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Suspected Cannabis Edibles Send

Students to Hospital
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Emergency responders had to take five students from Spring Ridge Middle
School to the emergency room Tuesday after they ate food likely laced with
chemicals derived from marijuana plants, police said.
Five students, one of whom brought the suspect food from home and shared
it with the other four while at school, complained of feeling ill after they con-
sumed it.
The school resource officer and rescue squad personnel began treating the
children after school administrators learned that all five had consumed the
suspect food.
Mike Wyant, schools security chief, said both the system and vice/narcotics
detectives were still trying to confirm the substance the children ingested was
linked to a marijuana derivative.
Also, they were still trying to find out where the substance came from and
how the child obtained it.
“It’s an ongoing criminal investigation,” Wyant told The County Times
Wednesday. “They’re literally tracking that down now.”
After they were rushed to MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital and treated, the chil-
dren were released to their parents and guardians; sheriff’s office vice/nar-
cotics officers as well as child protective services workers are continuing the
investigation into the suspect food.
Sean Davidson, chief of the Lexington Park Volunteer Rescue Squad, said
the incident affected four boys and one girl.
Two ambulances from his unit, along with one from Ridge Volunteer Rescue
Squad responded to take the children to the hospital.
He said seeing five students treated at once for intoxication at a school was
“not in my experience.”
Wyant said officials were relieved that the substance involved was not opioid
based, but the other substances’ presence in a school was still disturbing.
“It’s not good in any fashion, especially when it seemed to be a harmless
candy,” Wyant said.
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Water Main Break Closes,

Briefly, Leonardtown Library
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Thursday, January 4, 2018
SMECO Approved for
Distribution Rate Reduction
Southern Maryland Electric Coopera-
tive (SMECO) received approval from
the Maryland Public Service Commis-
sion (PSC) on Dec. 28 to reduce its Dis-
tribution Service charges for customers.
The lower rates—set to go into effect
in Jan. 2018—result from a redistribu-
tion of SMECO’s transmission costs that
will save SMECO customers $10 mil-
lion per year.
The distribution rate will be an aver-
age of six percent lower for all SMECO
customers and, along with lower energy
rates established in Aug., will reduce
residential bill costs by four percent as
compared to last year’s. The Jan. change
will put residential rates at $0.043 per
kilowatt-hour (kWh) and base energy
charges at $0.072 per kWh, dropping
the average monthly resident bill of
1,300 kWh by more than $7 from Jan.
2017 prices.
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“SMECO’s energy rates are as low as
they were 12 years ago, and that’s good
news for all of our customer-members,”
said Austin J. Slater, Jr., SMECO presi-
dent and CEO. “When reduced energy
costs are bolstered by reduced rates on
other parts of the bill, customers will be
able to save even more.”
These lower rates come thanks to
SMECO’s own reduced cost-of-invest-
ment in high-voltage facilities, paid for
by distributed expenses to all customers
in the region who use it. “SMECO was
registered as a transmission owner in
Jan. 2017. Since the entire region ben-
efits from SMECO’s high-voltage facili-
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 6 Local News
Highlights of the New Tax Reform Law
It’s always good to get your taxes done as early as
possible, advises Robert Askey, partner of the Leon-
ardtown CPA firm of Askey and Askey Associates. Of
course, if you are getting a deduction you will get it
quicker. But, also because of the tax law changes, if
you must pay more than expected, you’ll have more
time to round it up. Askey said that also late filers his-
torically have been more prone to ID theft.
The biggest challenge Askey said, is the loss of the
personal exemption. Where heretofore some taxpay-
ers, including businesses have been able to itemize,
this year they may not. For instance, the hone office
deduction is now out the window.
The impact on individual and business taxpayers
depends on one’s own personal situation. Here’s a run-
down on the changes as prepared by Askey and Aske
and Associates for their clients:
The new tax reform law, commonly called the “Tax
Cuts and Jobs Act” (TCJA), is the biggest federal tax
law overhaul in 31 years, and it has both good and bad
news for taxpayers.
Below are highlights of some of the most significant
changes affecting individual and business taxpayers.
Except where noted, these changes are effective for tax
years beginning after December 31, 2017.
Individuals
Drops of individual income tax rates ranging from
0 to 4 percentage points (depending on the bracket) to
10%, 12%, 22%, 24%, 32%, 35% and 37% — through
2025
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Near doubling of the standard deduction to $24,000
(married couples filing jointly), $18,000 (heads of
households), and $12,000 (singles and married couples
filing separately) — through 2025
Elimination of personal exemptions — through 2025
Doubling of the child tax credit to $2,000 and other
modifications intended to help more taxpayers benefit
from the credit — through 2025
Elimination of the individual mandate under the Af-
fordable Care Act requiring taxpayers not covered by a
qualifying health plan to pay a penalty — effective for
months beginning after December 31, 2018
Reduction of the adjusted gross income (AGI)
threshold for the medical expense deduction to 7.5%
for regular and AMT purposes — for 2017 and 2018
New $10,000 limit on the deduction for state and lo-
cal taxes (on a combined basis for property and income
taxes; $5,000 for separate filers) — through 2025
Reduction of the mortgage debt limit for the home
mortgage interest deduction to $750,000 ($375,000 for
separate filers), with certain exceptions — through
2025
Elimination of the deduction for interest on home
equity debt — through 2025
Elimination of the personal casualty and theft loss
deduction (with an exception for federally declared di-
sasters) — through 2025
Elimination of miscellaneous itemized deductions
subject to the 2% floor (such as certain investment ex-
penses, professional fees and unreimbursed employee
business expens-
es) — through
2025
Elimination of
the AGI-based
reduction of
certain itemized
deductions — This is just a brief overview of some of the most sig-
through 2025
Elimination of
the moving ex-
pense deduction
(with an excep-
tion for members
of the military
in certain cir-
cumstances) —
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through 2025
Expansion of tax-free Section 529 plan
distributions to include those used to pay
qualifying elementary and secondary
school expenses, up to $10,000 per stu-
dent per tax year
AMT exemption increase, to $109,400
for joint filers, $70,300 for singles and
heads of households, and $54,700 for
separate filers — through 2025
Doubling of the gift and estate tax ex-
emptions, to $10 million (expected to be
$11.2 million for 2018 with inflation in-
dexing) — through 2025
Businesses
Replacement of graduated corporate tax rates rang-
ing from 15% to 35% with a flat corporate rate of 21%
Repeal of the 20% corporate AMT
New 20% qualified business income deduction for
owners of flow-through entities (such as partnerships,
limited liability companies and S corporations) and
sole proprietorships — through 2025
Doubling of bonus depreciation to 100% and expan-
sion of qualified assets to include used assets — ef-
fective for assets acquired and placed in service after
September 27, 2017, and before January 1, 2023
Doubling of the Section 179 expensing limit to $1
million and an increase of the expensing phaseout
threshold to $2.5 million
Other enhancements to depreciation-related
deductions
New disallowance of deductions for net interest ex-
pense in excess of 30% of the business’s adjusted tax-
able income (exceptions apply)
New limits on net operating loss (NOL) deductions
Elimination of the Section 199 deduction, also com-
monly referred to as the domestic production activities
deduction or manufacturers’ deduction — effective for
tax years beginning after December 31, 2017, for non-
corporate taxpayers and for tax years beginning after
December 31, 2018, for C corporation taxpayers
New rule limiting like-kind exchanges to real prop-
erty that is not held primarily for sale
New tax credit for employer-paid family and medical
leave — through 2019
New limitations on excessive employee compensation
New limitations on deductions for employee fringe
benefits, such as entertainment and, in certain circum-
stances, meals and transportation
More to consider
nificant TCJA provisions. There are additional rules
and limits that apply, and the law includes many ad-
ditional provisions. Contact your tax advisor to learn
more about how these and other tax law changes will
affect you in 2018 and beyond.
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CSM Announces New Tuition Payment Policy

The College of Southern Maryland (CSM)
has announced changes to its payment policy,
effective with the spring semester. Students
taking classes in the Spring Semester, either
of the Spring Minisessions or the 12-Week
Session are no longer required to pay 20 per-
cent down at the time of registration, but must
pay their tuition in full by Jan. 11, using one
of the following options.
Students can log on to their my.csmd ac-
count to pay by credit card or pay in person
at a bursar’s office at the Prince Frederick,
La Plata or Leonardtown campus. Students
may also choose to sign up for CSM’s tuition
payment plan by logging on to my.csmd, and
in online services, clicking on “Current Stu-
dents” and under Student Finance, choosing
“View Account and Make Payments.”
Students receiving financial aid are asked
to log on to my.csmd to view their award and
ensure they have no outstanding balance. If
their aid has not been awarded or there is a
balance, the student must pay in full or sign
up for the college’s payment plan by Jan. 11.
Nonpayment by the Jan. 11 deadline will
result in a student being dropped from all The College of Southern Maryland (CSM), which includes, from left, the Prince Frederick Campus, La Plata Campus, Leonardtown
registered classes. Students who register on Campus and, not shown, the Regional Hughesville Campus, has announced changes to its payment policy. Students taking classes in
or before Jan. 10 must pay by Jan. 11. Pay- the Spring Semester, either of the Spring Minisessions or the 12-Week Session are no longer required to pay 20 percent down at the time
ment is due immediately for students who of registration, but must pay their tuition in full by Jan. 11.
register on or after Jan. 11.
For information on tuition and fees at CSM,
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Maryland Deer Hunting Season Reopens Jan. 5
The Maryland Department of Natu-
ral Resources has announced the win-
ter opening of the firearm deer hunt-
ing season Jan. 5 in Deer Management
Region B, including all the state but
its westernmost counties. Hunters
with valid hunting licenses may use
firearms to harvest sika and white-
tailed deer during this season.
The season opens Jan. 5 and 6 in all
Region B counties and Jan. 7 – on pri-
vate lands only – in Calvert, Caroline,
Carroll, Charles, Frederick, Harford,
Kent, Montgomery, Queen Anne’s,
Somerset, St. Mary’s, Washington
(Zone 1) and Worcester counties.
On Jan. 7, shooting hours end at
10:30 a.m. in Kent and Montgomery
counties.
“The winter season is a popular one
as it provides another opportunity to
hunt with a firearm after the holi-
days,” Wildlife and Heritage Service
Director Paul Peditto said. “The hunt
helps us meet our deer management
goals of stabilizing the population in
targeted areas.”
Bag limits for the season (including
any deer taken during the previous
firearm season) are:
One antlered white-tailed deer
(statewide limit);
Ten antlerless white-tailed deer;
Three sika deer, no more than one
antlered.
Region B hunters may also take one
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bonus antlered white-tailed deer per
license year in the weapon season of
their choice after purchasing a Bonus
Antlered Deer Stamp and taking two
antlerless white-tailed deer during
any season.
New to this year’s firearms season
is the legalization of certain air guns
in deer hunting, defined as any gun
that fires projectiles—including ar-
rows, balls, bolts, and bullets— with
non-ignited compressed air or other
gas.
An air gun must shoot a 0.40 caliber
or larger ball or bullet that generates
at least 400 foot-pounds of muzzle en-
ergy, or shoot an arrow or bolt at least
18 inches in length with a minimum
speed of 300-feet per second. Arrows
or bolts must be tipped with a metal
broadhead with a minimum cutting
width of 7/8 inches. Please note that
when checking in deer harvested with
an air gun, hunters should choose
“other” for their chosen game weapon.
The Apprentice Hunting License
Program, also new to this year’s sea-
son, allows first-time hunters a lower-
cost opportunity to explore the sport
with an experienced and licensed
guide.
The antler point restriction remains
in effect for the coming hunting sea-
son. Hunters may harvest up to two
antlered white-tailed deer within the
yearly bag limit that do not have at
least three points on one antler; any
additional antlered deer taken within
the established bag limit must meet
the minimum point restriction. Li-
censed junior hunters are exempt
from this restriction.
Hunters should always carefully
inspect all tree-stands and wear a
full-body safety harness while using
the stand. The department strongly
recommends using a sliding knot,
commonly known as a prussic knot,
attached to a line secured above the
stand to keep the hunter safely teth-
ered to the tree immediately after
leaving the ground.
Press Release from MD DNR.
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Chaney Named CAC Women’s Basketball Player of the Week

The ladies of St. Mary’s basketball should have one ern Virginia University (8-2, 2-2 CAC) to the Michael
resolution going into the new year: keep doing what P. O’Brien Athletics & Recreation Center Arena to-
they’re doing. For the second time in three weeks, a morrow, Jan. 3 on Military Appreciation Night. Tip-
St. Mary’s College of Maryland women’s basketball off is 6:00 p.m.
player has been selected as the Capital Athletic Con- Facebook: StMarysAthletics
ference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week. This Instagram: @smcseahawks, @smcm_wbb
time around, junior Kobe Chaney (Edgewater, Md./ Twitter: @smcseahawks, @SMCM_WBB
South River) earned the weekly conference honor for Hashtags: #SweepTheSheds, #GoHawks
the week of January 2.  
Chaney was selected as the CAC Player of the Week 2017-18 CAC Women’s Basketball Players of the
after pouring in career-bests of 20 points and 18 re- Week
bounds in leading the Seahawks to a 73-60 non-con- Nov. 20 – Victoria Diggs, Frostburg State, So., G
ference win over Penn State Behrend on Friday. She Nov. 27 – Katie Garrish, Southern Virginia, Fy., F
owned a first-half double-double on 10 points and 11 Dec. 4 – Regan Lohr, Marymount, So., G
boards to lead all scorers at halftime. Dec. 11 – Kendall Parker, Mary Washington, Sr., G
The 5-11 forward also contributed a career-high 10 Dec. 18 – Olivia Nowlin, St. Mary’s, Sr., G
field goals (10-for-18; 55.6%), a season-high five as- Dec. 26 – Stacey O’Neale, Wesley, Jr., G
sists, three blocks and two steals in the victory. The Jan. 2 –Kobe Chaney, St. Mary’s, Sr., F
double-double was Chaney’s third of the season, help-
ing St. Mary’s to its fourth win of the season and a
two-game win streak.
She is currently second in the conference with 11.2
rebounds per game and 2.0 blocks per game. Chaney
also ranks 32nd in the nation with 8.0 defensive re-
bounds per game and rebounds per game while coming
in 45th with 112 rebounds, 52nd in blocks per game,
and 53rd with 20 blocks.
St. Mary’s (4-6, 0-4 CAC) looks to continue its win-
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St. Mary’s Women Notch Victory

The St. Mary’s College of Mary-
land Lady Seahawks basketball team
defeated Peen State Bernard on De-
cember 29 by a 73-60 score.
The Basics
Score: St. Mary’s 73, Penn State
Behrend 60
Records: St. Mary’s (4-6), Penn
State Behrend (4-7)
Location: St. Mary’s City, Md. –
Michael P. O’Brien ARC Arena
The Short Story: Juniors Kobe
Chaney (Edgewater, Md./South Riv-
er) and Katie Robey (Kensington,
Md./Georgetown Visitation) com-
bined for 32 rebounds and 32 points
in leading St. Mary’s College of
Maryland women’s basketball team
to a 73-60 non-conference win over
Penn State Behrend Friday afternoon.
The Seahawks now head into the New
Year on a two-game win streak.
How It Happened
The first quarter featured back-
and-forth action with neither side
establishing more than a three-point
lead until Chaney and first-year
guard Kyaira Priest (Lexington Park,
Md./Chopticon) fueled a 7-0 run to
give St. Mary’s a 17-13 lead with 1:11
left. Ally Dillman made it a two-point Kobe Chaney ‘19 - Photo Credit: David Sinclair

game with her jumper with 55 seconds to go.

Behrend claimed its lead of the game at 8:59 in the second period on an Au-
tumn Byes jumper before Robey sparked a 13-5 run which put the Seahawks on
top, 30-24, at 3:32. The Lions closed the gap to three before Chaney’s jumper
in the waning seconds of the half sent the Seahawks into the locker room with
a 33-28 advantage.
Chaney led all scorers at the break with a first-half double-double on 11 re-
bounds and 10 points while Erika Woll paced the visitors with nine points and
six boards.
St. Mary’s controlled the temp in the third stanza, building a 14-point lead at
3:21 on a pair of free throws by senior captain Kerri Kline (Hagerstown, Md./
Saint James). The Seahawks headed into the final quarter up 10 after back-to-
back jumpers by Byes and Nicole Boyer.
The hosts shot an impressive 70-percent in the fourth and led by as many as
15 at 3:21 after Kline knocked down her third three-pointer of the day.
Inside the Box Score
St. Mary’s put up season-bests of 54 rebounds and 16 assists while notching
season second-highs of 26 field goals made and a 39.4-field goal percentage.
Chaney poured in career-bests of 20 points and 18 rebounds for her third
double-double of the season while making a career-high 10 field goals. She also
added a season-best five assists plus three blocks and two steals.
Robey finished the afternoon with a career-best 14 boards and 12 points for
her second double-double of the year to go along with a season-high five steals.
Kline contributed 12 points, three caroms, and season-best three assists while
first-year forward Hallie Persell (Pasadena, Md./Chesapeake) also chipped in a
dozen points plus five rebounds and season-highs of two helpers and two steals.
Three players scored in double figures for the Lions with Woll leading the
way with 18 points and 10 boards.
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Thursday, January 4, 2018 The County Times Cops & Courts 13

Wanted on Attempted Nationwide Officer Fatalities Dropped in 2017

The number of law enforcement pro-
fessionals nationwide who died in the
attributed to job-related ailments, mostly
heart attacks (10). Seven officers died as

Murder Charges
The St. Mary’s County Sher-
iff’s Office is currently seeking
the whereabouts of James Regi-
nald Flanagan, age 21, of Temple
Hills.
On November, 11, 2017, depu-
ties from the St. Mary’s County
Sheriff’s Office responded to the
area of River Bay Townhomes, in
Lexington Park, for the report of
a shooting. Through the course of
the investigation, Flanagan was
developed as a suspect. Flanagan
is currently wanted on the follow-
ing charges:
Attempted 1st Degree Murder
Attempted 2 Degree Murder
nd
Assault 1st Degree
Assault 2nd Degree
James Reginald Flanagan
Use of a Firearm in the Com-
mission of a Felony
Wearing a Handgun on Person
Anyone with information on the in- up to $1,000 for information leading officers responding to a domestic distur-
cident or whereabouts of Flanagan is to the arrest and conviction of James bance, the number one circumstance of
asked to contact the Criminal Inves- Reginald Flanagan.
tigations Division at (301) 475-4200
extension *1950.  Citizens may also
contact the Sheriff’s Office at (301)
475-8008, Crime Solvers at (301) 475-
line of duty in 2017 dropped to its lowest
level in four years, according to the Na-
tional Law Enforcement Officers Memo-
rial Fund (NLEOMF), a nonprofit group
that has long tracked officer fatalities.
The NLEOMF announced in its 2017
Preliminary Law Enforcement Fatalities
Report that 128 federal, state, local, tribal
and territorial officers died in the line of
duty over the past year, the lowest annual
figure since 2013 when 117 officers died.
The 128 officer fatalities in 2017 repre-
sents a 10 percent decrease over the 143
who died in the line of duty last year, and
reversed three consecutive years of in-
creases in officer deaths.
Traffic-related incidents claimed the
lives of 47 officers in 2017, a 13 percent
drop compared to the 54 officers killed
in the same incidents in 2016. However,
there was an increase in the number of
officers killed in single-vehicle colli-
sions—accounting for 42 percent of
all 2017 fatal crashes—with 14 officers
killed compared to 11 in 2016.
The number of officers struck and
killed while outside of their vehicle de-
creased 40 percent over last year, with
nine in 2017 compared to 15 in 2016.
Over the past 20 years, traffic-related in-
cidents have been the number one cause
of officer fatalities.
Forty-four officers were shot and killed
3333, or text a tip to “TIP239” plus across the country in 2017, which repre-
your message to “CRIMES” (274637).   sents a 33 percent reduction over 2016
Through the Crime Solvers program, when 66 officers died as a result of gun-
tipsters are eligible for an award of fire. Seven of these fatalities involved
f irearms-related
deaths.
T h i r t y- s e v e n
officers died from
other causes in
2017. Sixteen of
those deaths were
a result of being beaten. Five drowned
while working during hurricanes Har-
vey, Irma and Maria. Four officers died
as a result of an illness contracted during
the 9/11 rescue and recovery efforts. Two
officers died in a helicopter crash.  Two
died in boating accidents. One officer
was stabbed to death.
Among the states, Texas had the high-
est number of officer fatalities at 14, fol-
lowed by New York and Florida with
nine, California with seven, and Georgia
and North Carolina each with six. Twelve
correctional officers died in the line of
duty in 2017.  There were five federal offi-
cer fatalities in 2017, along with five who
served with territorial agencies, three
with tribal agencies and two who served
with university departments. 
Nine of the fallen officers in 2017
were female, compared to seven in 2016.
Among the officers who died this year,
the average age was 42, and the average
length of service was 13 years.
“After three consecutive years of ris-
ing deaths in the law enforcement pro-
fession, this year’s decline offered some
encouraging news,” declared NLEOMF
CEO Craig W. Floyd. “Sadly, though, the
128 officers who lost their lives in 2017
reminds us that public safety comes at a
very steep price and we must never take
the service and sacrifice of our policing
professionals for granted, nor should we
ever forget the officers who died and their
families.”
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LEGALS St. Mary’s County

Sheriff’s Office Arrests
False Statement- On December 20, Cole fled into the woods, but was lo-
Legal Notice 2017, at approximately 1:30 AM, DFC.
Steinbach observed Suspect Matthew
cated a short time later and charged
with Violate Exparte/Protective Or-
Joseph Hatcher, age 32, of Mechan- der.  CASE# 67368-17
NOTICE PURSUANT TO MD RULE 2-121 (C)
Assault- On December 20, 2017,
EILEEN E. KERNS AND VERNON L. MISKIMON, JR. DFC. Roszell responded to the St.
PLAINTIFF Mary’s County Detention and Reha-
V. bilitation Center, in Leonardtown,  for
DINA MARIE NORTH a report of an assault between two in-
DEFENDANT mates.  Investigation revealed Suspect
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR BALTIMORE COUNTY Christopher Michael Wall, age 42, of
CASE NO.: C-17-010975
ORDER OF PUBLICATION

Pursuant to MD. Rule 2-121 (c), this is to give notice that Eileen E. Kerns and
Vernon L. Miskimon, Jr. have filed a complaint for custody as Logan M. and Dylan
M., both minor children against Dina Marie North. The complaint seeks custody of
both minor children.

It is this 11th day of December 2017 by the Circuit Court for Baltimore Coun-
ty, ORDERED that notice be given by the insertion of a copy of this order in a
newspaper having a general circulation in Leonardtown, Maryland one a week for
2 successive weeks, providing notice to the defendant of the complaint. Unless an
answer to this complaint is filled on or before January 31, 2018, a default judgment icsville, walking in and out of the
may be entered against the Defendant. roadway in the 27000 block of Budds
Judge Keith R. Truffer Creek Road, in Mechanicsville. DFC.
Filed Dec. 14, 2017 Steinbach stopped to check his wel-
fare at which time Hatcher provided
false identifying information to avoid
apprehension for open warrants. 
DFC. Steinbach was able to positively Hagerstown, grabbed the victim and
identify Hatcher and he was arrested attempted to strike the victim.  Wall
for the following: FTA/Child Support, was charged with Assault 2nd Degree. 
FTA Violate Exparte Protective Or- CASE# 67435-17
der.  Subsequent to his arrest, Hatcher
was found to have CDS parapherna- Assault- On December 20, 2017,
lia and suspected cocaine residue Dep. McClure responded to the 46000
on his person.  Hatcher was charged block of Hilton Drive, in Lexington
with CDS- Possess- not Marijuana Park, for a report of a disturbance. 
and CDS- Possess Paraphernalia, Upon arrival contact was made with
and False Statement to Peace Officer.  a victim who indicated Suspect Oli-
CASE# 67337-17 ver Glenn Malone, age 40, of Lexing-

Violation of Protective Order- On

December 20, 2017, DFC. Maguire
responded to the 18000 block of Mat-
thews Drive, in Lexington Park for a
report of a violation of a protective or-
der. Suspect Darren Edward Cole, age

ton Park, had assaulted the victim by

grabbing the victim’s arm.  Injury was
observed to the victim and Malone
was arrested and charged with As-
sault 2nd Degree.  CASE# 67503-17

30, of St. Inigoes, was on the victim’s

property after being served an order
prohibiting him to be on the premises. 
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 16 Feature
St. Mary’s County’s 2017
Year in Review – July-December
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
July
Fritz
St. Mary’s came together in July to remember those
lost in a tragedy no one expected until it crashed, liter-
ally into their backyards.
A U.S. Army Blackhawk helicopter on a routine
training flight out of Fort Belvoir, Va. had crash landed
on the greens at the Breton Bay Golf Course in April
severely injuring two of the crew and killing one.
Immediately after the crash, residents risked their
own safety to attempt a rescue.
Local firefighters, rescue squads, sheriff’s deputies
and neighborhood members all tried to help bring the
three-member crew out of the UH-60 helicopter after
it crashed next to Fairlane Drive.
Witnesses who saw and heard the helicopter crash
described a smoking aircraft spiraling down to the
ground.
The helicopter came down just outside of the Jaffurs’
family backyard.
“It was pretty low,” said Gina Jaffurs, who saw the
helicopter just before it crashed. “It started spinning
and there was a lot of smoke coming from it.
“It just hit a tree and it crashed. It sounded like a
bomb.”
Gina’s brother and her father Alex Jaffurs both ran
to the wrecked aircraft and found two of the crew still
strapped in to their seats.
“There were people running in from all directions
to help,” Nick Jaffers told The County Times less than
The County Times Thursday, January 4, 2018
an hour after the crash. “We pulled one guy out and he prompted to go into the business after becoming better
was screaming and his face was covered in blood; his educated about medical marijuana and because he had
leg was out of place.” a friend with a tumor in her stomach that was killing
By July the U.S. Army memorialized the site of the
crash and the crew member, Spc. Jeremy Darrell Tom-
lin, of Chapel Hill, Tenn.
her.
“It was a wasting syndrome,” he said. “At first she
was getting the cannabis illegally… but it saved her life
Tomlin’s wife and mother-in-law placed a U.S. Flag and now she’s 100 percent cancer free.”
at his memorial site as dozens gathered to pay their Mattingly’s dispensary later opened in late fall.
respects.
Drugs continued to be a thorn in the side of law en-
forcement, or a soothing tonic to chronic pain suffer-
ers. It depended on who was asked.
State’s Attorney Richard Fritz vowed in summer to
August
bring depraved heart murder charges against peddlers The war on opioids and drug dealers continued with
of opioids whose wares had caused fatal overdoses; he Gov. Larry Hogan visiting St. Marys’ County just as
would make good on his promises. State’s Attorney Richard Fritz announced the indict-
“We’re getting ready to turn up the heat big time,” ments of eight defendants accused of second-degree
Fritz, 70, told The County Times in July. “For fatal depraved heart murder connected to fatal overdoses.
overdoses we’ll be seeking convictions for second- They were joined by Sheriff Timothy K. Cameron at
degree depraved heart murder. a joint press conference to announce the indictments.
“You distribute drugs and someone gets killed you’re “This crisis is destroying lives and tearing apart
going to prison.” families and communities,” Hogan said at the press
Fritz said the new strategy was designed to put the conference, adding that he wanted the rest of the state
onus directly on drug dealers in an effort to stem the
tide of illicit, and often deadly, opioids.
Fritz, who had announced his last re-election bid,
said he wanted one final opportunity to attack the local
drug problem.
“I’ve worked a substantial period of time on the drug
problem,” Fritz said. “And St. Mary’s County is suf-
fering now more than anytime that I’ve seen in the last
33 years.
“I’m going to spend the next four years attacking the
heroin distribution chain.”
Just as law enforcement was set to turn up the heat,
the county’s first medical marijuana dispensary was
set to open in Mechanicsville.
“We’ve pursued all three licenses,” Charlie Mat-
tingly told The County Times in July. “We only won
the dispensary license at this time but next year we’re
confident we’ll be able to get all three.”
The state had made medical marijuana legal to grow,
process and distribute, but only under tight controls.
And the number of such facilities was capped for
each senatorial district. Christina Grandos McCauley
Mattingly had said it took his new business interest
five years to finally get the distribution license from
the state. to know that what is being done here in St. Mary’s
Mattingly, a farmer who lives in Abell, said he was County should be done everywhere.
In August Fritz said: “The drug dealers have to pay
the consequences. For $50 (the cost of the drugs) they
don’t mind killing our brothers and sisters, or sons and
daughters.” He added. “The drugs that we are seeing
on our streets are horrifying.”
Later in the year, the first two to be tried, Regina
Malvalee Clagett Brown and Christina Grandos Mc-
Cauley, would escape conviction on the murder charg-
es but would be incarcerated on lesser counts.
A jury found that McCauley was guilty of
manslaughter.
Hogan had told reporters his visit to a county upon
the announcement of criminal indictments was unusu-
al but he wanted to lend weight to the fight against the
opioid epidemic.
It would not be the only announcement by Hogan
Helicopter Crash Memorial that was widely embraced in St. Mary’s, a bastion of
rural support that helped carry him to the governor’s
Thursday, January 4, 2018
Regina Malvalee Claggett-Brown
office in 2014.
As the summer was coming to a close, Hogan an-
nounced an executive order that effectively scuttled
the unpopular statewide land use program called Plan
Maryland, from the previous administration of Demo-
crat Martin O’Malley.
The new plan, to be called Better Maryland, would
restore local land use planning authority and allow for
differences between rural and urban counties.
“As I have traveled across Maryland, local elected
officials have repeatedly asked for a plan that better re-
flects the needs of our state,” Hogan said to the Mary-
land Association of Counties meeting in Ocean City.
“One that will improve coordination between state
agencies and local governments, support thoughtful
growth and infrastructure planning, stimulate eco-
nomic development and revitalization in existing and
planned communities, and will conserve and enhance
the state’s natural and cultural resources.”
County Commissioner Todd Morgan heartily sup-
ported Hogan’s executive order.
“If it’s a pro-growth policy, I’m totally in fa-
vor of it,” Morgan said. “The one message ev-
eryone got at MaCo was that Maryland is open
for business.”
September
Investigations into sexual assaults alleged
at St. Mary’s College continued in the fall
with some being resolved but some still under
scrutiny.
The college, often viewed as the jewel of
higher education of Southern Maryland, was
named in 2015 among about 100 other colleges
and universities for possible violations of fed-
erally mandated Title IX rules, which prohibit
sexual discrimination.
Of the five sexual assaults under investiga-
tion by the Office of Civil Rights, part of the
Department of Education, only one has been
resolved, officials at the college confirmed to
The County Times in September.
According to a website which tracks such
cases around the country, Title IX The Chron-
icles of Higher Education, the resolved case
started in June of 2012 and finished almost ex-
actly a year later.
The other four cases were opened in Febru-
ary and March of 2015, according to the site.
These assaults were not the only ones that
have occurred at the college in 2017 and the Capt. Walter Francis Duke
year prior.
The County Times
The college reported the allegations of a sexual as-
sault that occurred in a campus residence Sept. 3 of
last year.
There were two other sexual assaults alleged in the
fall of 2016 as well.
The campus alerts, which were put out to students
and faculty but not to local police, were part of law
and policy under the Cleary Act, college representa-
tives stated.
“It’s worth noting that policies that would require a
school to automatically report sexual assaults to po-
lice could deter people from coming forward, since the
victim/survivor would have no control over what hap-
pened next,” said Michael Dunn, the colleges Title IX
coordinator.
Sheriff Timothy K. Cameron said he understood the
fears victims may have about lax prosecutions and re-
taliation, but the reality in St. Mary’s County from a
law enforcement perspective was the opposite.
“That doesn’t characterize what happens here in St.
Mary’s County,” Cameron said noting the “vigorous
prosecution by the state’s attorney’s office and sensi-
tive way in which victims are dealt with.”
Autumn was also a time for mysteries to be solved;
at least partially.
After years of believing that the U.S. Army had
found the remains of World War II fighter pilot and ace
Capt. Walter Francis Duke, crashed in Burma after a
dogfight with Japanese combat planes, the truth was
revealed.
The Army had not found, nor had they any idea
where, the Leonardtown native’s remains were.
The County Times reported in 2012 that family
members of Duke had said the Army was, at that time,
taking DNA samples from family members to ascer-
tain whether remains found in the Burmese jungle
were in fact the lost ace.
Duke was a P-38 pilot, an aircraft distinguished by its
twin tales, long-range capability and heavy firepower.
But in 2017 the Army told a different story.
“The Army has never found his aircraft and we have
no remains we believe are his,” said Greg Gardner,
chief of the Past Conflicts and Repatriation Branch at
Fort Knox in Kentucky.
Feature 17
Terry Clarke
Gardner said the Army has about 34,000 cases of
missing in action soldiers from World War II that they
are still working on resolving — they are roughly split
in half between ground warfare losses and Army Air
Corp losses.
“We’re trying to get DNA for all the World War II
cases that we can because family members are dying,”
he said. “If we wait to collect DNA we’ll be dealing
with nieces and nephews and other descendents whose
connection genetically is not as close as siblings or
children.”
The decision to collect DNA might have come from
a defense related agency, officials said, but was not due
to Duke’s remains, or even his plane, being found.
St. Mary’s also lost a well-known resident this past
year in Tiki Bar owner Terry Clarke.
The Tiki Bar is known world-wide for its spring
opening that draws thousands to Solomons Island.
Clarke was also owner of the short-lived South-
ern Maryland Today newspaper, an attempt to
cover all three Southern Maryland counties in
one edition.
Clarke also had a troubled history with local
law enforcement. He was a convicted felon stem-
ming from a 1986 drug conviction. He was found
in possession of an AR-15 rifle and many other
firearms when he was accused of firing on a group
of young duck hunters in December of 2007 near
his home in California.
After the hunters had shot several waterfowl,
charging documents stated, they waded into the
water to retrieve them. It was then that Clarke ap-
peared on the shoreline and began firing at them.
Victims alleged in the charging documents that
Clarke fired at them 25 to 30 times and that the
rounds impacted some 30 to 40 yards away from
where they were.
Charging documents went on to state that when
deputies contacted Clarke about the incident,
Clarke said he was in possession of the AR-15 and
had fired “several rounds” into the ground trying
to “scare the ducks.”
Avoiding the full brunt of a 41-count indict-
ment against him, Clarke pleaded guilty to several
counts of second-degree assault and possession of
illegal firearms.
 18 Feature
October
As fall progressed county government and the pub-
lic school system were bombarded with political and
social problems.
A fiasco at a high school football game between
Great Mills and Leonardtown high schools sparked
calls for investigations into racism at school functions. have to pay anymore.”
Janice Walthour, head of the county chapter of the
National Association for the Advancement of Colored
People (NAACP), said she had received reports from
multiple sources claiming that students from Leonar-
dtown High School arrived at the game carrying pro-
President Trump signs and chanting “USA” during the
game as part of a patriotic-themed night encouraged by
the school system.
She said the mood took a turn for the worse with
Leonardtown students actively started taunting Great
Mills students with Confederate flag t-shirts and even
racial epithets.
“Some students were actually called the ‘N’ word,”
Walthour said, relaying reports to her organization.
“Some students from Leonardtown High School chant-
ed [expletive] Great Mills.
“We can’t tolerate this in our community.”
A school system investigation found the problem
came down mostly to one student.
That student wore a shirt that had a Confederate flag
design on it that school system and some attendees at
the game deemed offensive, particularly because he de-
liberate went over to students on the Great Mills side.
Other students in the Leonardtown section also
shouted “[expletive] Great Mills” at the game, con-
firmed Deputy Superintendent of Schools Maureen
Montgomery at a later interview.
“The principal and other administrators heard it two
or three times” before the behavior was stopped, she
said.
Montgomery told The County Times that simply
wearing a Confederate-themed article of clothing at
school was not a violation of the dress code but using it
has a tool of harassment or intimidation was.
“The key is that it has to cause a disruption,” Mont- partment in November by splitting back into two sepa-
gomery said, though noting that some were offended rate entities following an explosion of complaints from
by Confederate symbolism.
In Valley Lee, controversy brewed not over racial
epithets, but over something more
substantial, proposed tax increases.
The community served by the Sec-
ond District Volunteer Fire Depart-
ment and Rescue Squad got their
chance to speak out on proposed fire
and rescue tax increases to support a
new fire station and defray increased
operating costs.
They were, almost all of them, not
supportive when speaking at a com-
munity forum at the station.
“I really don’t want another tax,”
said Julie Thomas. “It’s a burden
on the elderly and those on fixed
incomes.”
Thomas openly doubted one of the
claims of the firehouse membership:
that a new building would help at-
tract new members.
“If a person really wants to join…
they would have done it already, no
matter what the building looks like,”
Thomas said.
Ron Verbos said the firehouse
membership had also not provided
evidence to support another key
claim: that a new firehouse would
allow them to reduce their response
Emergency Landing
times.
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“This community doesn’t need a Taj Mahal
for a fire station,” Verbos said. “The only solu-
tion to you is a new fire station.
“All you want is a bright, new, shiny toy.”
Michael Hallett was one of the few who sup-
ported the tax increase.
“I love to pay taxes,” Hallett said. “I want to
pay my part… so my kids and grandkids don’t
The leadership at the firehouse is expected to
make their formal request on the tax increase to
the Commissioners of St. Mary’s County this
month.
But the news was not all bad for October.
The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County
voted to move ahead with the construction on an
independently run animal shelter.
The push for a county animal shelter came
earlier this year when Charles and Calvert coun-
ties openly moved to create their own facility
instead of continuing to fund the Tri-County
Animal Shelter.
Calvert County had already purchased the
land upon which their new shelter will be built.
A feasibility study presented to commission-
ers back in August presented several differ-
ent options to move to an independent shelter.
County staff recommended a hybrid model as
the one that splits the difference between the
most economical and efficient to run and most
supported by the community.
The hybrid model that most commissioners
supported would mean building a shelter that
would allow space for the low/no kill option but
be run with the funding model of a standard Surgeon General Jerome Adams
shelter.
ning just minutes before a call came in for an infant
in Lexington Park in cardiopulmonary distress; units
November arrived to try to save the baby’s life but the infant died
on the scene.
County government acted quickly to bring stability This sparked a backlash from first responders,
to its troubled Emergency Services and Technology de- claiming their complaints about faults in the system
had gone unheeded and the department’s director, Bob
Kelly, had created a “toxic” working environment.
first responders about the emergency radio system. Commissioner President Randy Guy said at the time
The dispatch system had begun to malfunction in that the investigation into Kelly had turned up no evi-
the early hours of Oct. 24 but was back up and run- dence substantiating the allegations against him made
by emergency responders.
“Since he’s been over there, there have been only
four minor disciplinary complaints,” Guy said in No-
vember. “In all the time I’ve been here only one [emer-
gency responder] has called me with a complaint about
Kelly.”
Guy went so far to say Kelly was the victim of char-
acter assassination.
“That’s what I believe,” Guy said. “We found noth-
ing documented about what they’ve [emergency re-
sponders] have said.”
The eventual bifurcation of the department put Kelly
in charge of Information Technology and Steve Walk-
er, his deputy, in charge of Emergency Services.
Southern Maryland still had cause to rejoice, though,
as a native son had ascended to the highest levels of the
federal government to combat the nationwide opioid
crisis.
VADM Dr. Jerome Adams, Surgeon General and St.
Mary’s County native, came to the Prince Frederick
campus of the College of Southern Maryland to strat-
egize on how to deal with the crisis.
He advocated for the solution he used while chief
public health official in Indiana to curb the spread of
HIV from intravenous drug use.
“I’d advocate for more tools in the tool chest to fight
this epidemic,” Adams said. “Syringe exchange pro-
grams are scientifically proven effective.
“But they only work with community support.”
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff Timothy K. Cam-
eron said he might consider the option if local
health leaders thought it would work to alleviate
the crisis.
“It certainly is a viable option, regardless of
my personal feelings about it,” Cameron said.
“At the same time you would work hard to get
people into treatment.”
A syringe exchange program without an av-
enue for treatment and recovery was an option
Cameron said he would not support.
As November drew to a close one story stood
out as seizing life from the jaws of disaster.
County residents, and those around the region,
would pay witness to some skillful flying, as a
veteran civilian pilot landed his plane, without
functional landing gear, at St. Mary’s County
Regional Airport in California with virtually no
damage.
“He did a very good job,” said airport man-
ager Gary Whipple of Anthony James Capozzi’s
landing. “It was a picture perfect emergency
landing.”
Capozzi circled the airport for hours to burn
off fuel in his plane before landing, said Whip-
ple, who works for the county public works
department.
When Capozzi came in for a landing in his
1966 Piper PA 30 twin-engine airplane he glid-
ed down smoothly onto the runway, creating a
“continuous scraping sound” as he ground to a
halt.
Capozzi walked away uninjured from the or-
deal and even got out of the plane calmly to sur-
vey any damage.
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Whipple said. “He left little to no FOD
(foreign objects or debris) on the runway.”
The landing was so smooth, Whipple
said, that he only found a few pieces of
the aircraft’s fuselage on the runway.
December
With the year coming to an end the
compassion of a few continued.
At St. Mary’s Caring’s Soup Kitchen in
Lexington Park they were near to serving
more than 38,000 meals to the needy for
2017.
And they did it all on donations from
residents, local businesses and just $3,000
a year from the county government.
“The best thing about this soup kitch-
en is that whoever comes through those
doors gets fed,” said Kristine Millen,
director at the soup kitchen. “We don’t
check on social security or anything like
that.”
The soup kitchen sees all sorts of peo-
ple coming in for help including from
Calvert and Charles counties, Millen
said.
“Some people have walked and hitch-
hiked just to come down here to get a
meal,” according to Millen.
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Malcolm Luther Butler
Malcolm
L u t h e r
Butler, 19,
of Lexing-
ton Park,
MD passed
a w a y
peacefully
on Decem-
ber 20th,
2017 at his
residence.
He was
born on
January 20, 1998 in Brooklyn, N.Y. to
Gloria and Stephen Butler Sr. of Lexing-
ton Park, MD.
Malcolm was the youngest of four
children. Those who loved him called
him a “Gentle Giant”. He was autistic
and didn’t talk to many people, but he
was always willing to help others. He
was a senior at Great Mills High School.
He did well in school and always made
his teachers and classmates smile. Mal-
colm enjoyed the Special Olympics and
music.
In addition to his loving parents, he
is also survived by his brother, Rah-
saan; sister, Myanka; brother, Stephen
Jr.; and his nephew, Denzell. Malcolm
also has many uncles, aunts and cousins
who love him and will miss him dearly.
Gods speed Malcom, we will always
love and remember you.
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A Graveside Service will be held at
Arlington National Cemetery at a later
date.
Condolence to the family may be
made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com
Arrangements by the Brinsfield Fu-
neral Home, P.A.
Dennis James Maher
Dennis
James Ma-
her, 67, of
Lexington
Park, MD
passed away
on Decem-
ber 28, 2017
in Leon-
ardtown,
MD. Born
on March 3,
1950 in Ar-
lington, VA, he was the son of the late
June Patricia Maher and John Charles
Maher. Dennis was the loving husband
of June Rice Maher whom he married
on February 13, 1993 in Patuxent River,
MD. Dennis is survived by his chil-
dren; Jamie Yeatman of Lusby, MD,
Jody Yeatman (Kristy) of Hollywood,
MD and Jennifer Fairfax (Jeff) of Lex-
ington Park, MD. Siblings; Kathy Ross
of Springfield, VA, Beth Engelmann
(Bruce) of Alexandria, VA, Nita Jakubi-
sin (Chuck) of Charlotte, NC and Jack
Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A.
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dren; Haylee Yeatman, Corey Yeatman,
Piper Yeatman, Reese Fairfax and Scar-
lett Fairfax.
Dennis graduated from Virginia Tech
University in 1972 with a Degree in En-
gineering. He was employed as an Engi-
neer for the United States Government
in St. Inigoes, MD for 40 years retiring
in 2011. Dennis enjoyed spending time
with his grandchildren, traveling, play-
ing golf, listening to music, watching
classic movies and reading.
The family will receive friends on
Friday, January 5, 2018 from 5:00-7:00
PM with prayers recited at 7:00 PM in
the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home,
Leonardtown, MD. A Memorial Service
will be held on Saturday, January 6,
2018 at 10:00 AM in the Funeral Home
Chapel with. Interment will follow in
Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonar-
dtown, MD. Pall bears will be; Steve
Boggs, Steve Lichtenberger, Fred Bai-
ley, and Bruce Engelmann. Honorary
Pallbearers will be; Laura Ross, Mark
Jakubisin, Katelyn Jakubisin, Lauren
Jakubisin, Kevin Engelmann, and Kylar
Engelmann.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contribu-
tions may be made to Lexington Park
Volunteer Rescue Squad P.O. Box 339
Lexington Park, MD 20653.
Arrangements provided by Matting-
ley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A., Leon-
ardtown, MD 20650.
Thomas Erik Pinekenstein
Thomas
Erik Pinek-
enstein, 39,
of Califor-
nia, MD
died De-
cember 28,
2017.
Erik was
born on
November
6, 1978 in
Charlottes-
ville, VA
to Mark
H. Pinek-
enstein (Susan) of California, MD and
Joyce Dodson Pinekenstein Weston
(George) of Great Mills, MD
Erik is a graduate of Leonardtown
High School. He enjoyed working
with electronics and was employed by
Verizon for over five years. He was an
avid reader, and enjoyed cooking and
gardening. Erik’s jovial personality
and love of Reggae music was trea-
sured by his many friends. The beach
brought him great comfort and he loved
to spend time on the water. He was an
avid sailor and also enjoyed swimming.
He resided on a sailboat at Fort Walton
Beach, FL for four years, and always
hoped to return there. He loved his fam-
Thursday, January 4, 2018
ily deeply, especially his son, Devan.
In addition to his parents he is also
survived by his son, Devan Pineken-
stein, his siblings, Bradley Pinekenstein
(Kelly) of Vienna, VA and Rebecca G.
Lilly (Martin) of Laurel, MD; nephew,
Schark Pinekenstein; and many ex-
tended family and friends. He is pre-
ceded in death by his sister, Sara Rae
Pinekenstein.
All services will be private.
Memorial contributions may be made
to Walden Sierra, 3007 Business Center
Drive, Charlotte Hall, MD 20622.
Condolences to the family may be
made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com.
Arrangements by the Brinsfield Fu-
neral Home, P.A.
Rowena Tan “Wheng” De
Guzman
Rowena Tan
“Wheng” De
Guzman, 48,
of Lexington
Park, MD died
on December
24, 2017 at
MedStar St.
Mary’s Hos-
pital in Leon-
ardtown, MD
sur rounded
by her loving
family.
She was born on March 30, 1969 in
the Philippines, to Gloria Tan and the
late Lamberto De Guzman.
Wheng was born and raised in the
Philippines. She is a graduate of Villa
Roman High School. In 1992 she moved
to Southern Maryland and became a
permanent resident. Family was very
important to her and she enjoyed living
near them. She was employed as a food
server at McDonald’s in California, MD
for the past 10 years. She was friendly
to all who knew her. She enjoyed shop-
ping and cooking. She was a beautiful
singer and loved to sing karaoke.
In addition to her mother she is also
survived by her siblings: Florencia Far-
quhar, Imelda De Guzman, Eduardo De
Guzman, Rogelio De Guzman, Mari-
etta Singh, Emily Tan Riebel, and Car-
melita Montes; and many nieces, neph-
ews, cousins, and extended family and
friends. In addition to her father, she is
also preceded in death by her brothers,
Ludivico De Guzman and Manuel De
Guzman.
Condolence to the family may be
made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com
Arrangements by the Brinsfield Fu-
neral Home, P.A.
Shanda Kay Brewer
Shanda Kay Brewer “Gammy” 65,
of Mechanicsville, MD formerly from
Southern California passed away on De-
Thursday, January 4, 2018
cember
26, 2017
in her
home.
Born on
August
25, 1952
in Santa
Barbra,
CA. She
was the
daugh-
ter of the
late Delano Ruth Faught Cheatwood and
Henry Edgar Cheatwood. Shanda is sur-
vived by her children; Jussandra Drake
of Solomon’s, MD, Bryan Brewer of
Mechanicsville, MD, 2 grandchildren;
Kaythn Diaz of Solomon’s, MD and
Andrea Drake of Solomon’s, MD. She
graduated from Ventura High School in
1969, and attended Saddleback Valley
Community College. She moved from
California to St. Mary’s County, MD in
2002. Shanda was a training instructor
for NAS Patuxent River, and Booze Al-
len Hamilton for 45 years.
Shanda volunteered for Summer-
seat Farm, and St. Mary’s Caring Soup
Kitchen. She enjoyed gardening, and
reading. She was a member of the Unit-
ed Nations Missions to Native American
Reservations.
Shanda’s granddaughter wrote a mes-
sage upon hearing the news of her death;
“Until now, I’d never known loss, heart
break, or death. I’d give anything to
hear your voice for one more second,
hug you for one more minute, snuggle
you for one more hour, hangout with
you for one more day, travel with you
for one more week, learn from you for
one more month, and watch you grow
for one more year. I can only remember
everything now, and one thing I will
never forget is you bringing me to God.
I never thanked you for that but I’m sure
He has. You used to tell me I had the big-
gest heart but no one’s heart was as big
as yours. You have always been so calm,
patient, and loving. I can only pray to
become half the woman you were. I can
only imagine what a beautiful angel you
make. May God have a lovely garden
in heaven just for you. Rest beautifully
now, my angel.”
Arrangements provided by the Mat-
tingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.
Leonardtown, MD.
Roy David Ashley, Sr.
Roy David
Ashley, Sr.
passed away on
Saturday, De-
cember 23,
2017, at the
age of 88. He
is survived by
his wife Helen
Ogle Ashley.
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Also survived by his children; Roy
D. Ashley Jr,  she is also survived by her children:
Donna Ashley Tennis and Teresa
Ashley Krosnick. Grandchildren; Ame-
lia Michelle Ashley, Ryder Monroe Ash-
ley, Ava Margaret Tennis, Erin Lilian
Tennis, Laura Ashley Krosnick Walker,
John Carl Krosnick III. Great grandchil-
dren; Graham Leif Krosnick and Jordan
Tyler Walker.
His love of all people, his kind smile
his ability to blend humor with his
strong Christian faith will be remem-
bered.  He was born in Charlottesville,
VA on September 29, 1928 he was the
son of the late Lillian Adeline Ash-
ley. His beloved mother passed when he
was 2. He served in the Airborne Divi-
sion of Army in the Korean War and
Navy Reserves until the age of 60. He
graduated from the Hargrave Military
Academy in 1951 with a BS in Chemis-
try, MS in Safety Engineering and PhD
in philosophy at the University of Mary-
land in 1994.  He was an Industrial Hy-
gienist for EPA and Health and Human
Services. He taught at the University of
Maryland for 10 years and served on the
board of trustees at UMUC.  He moved
to Leonardtown, MD in late 1990s and
volunteered at Saint Mary’s Hospital un-
til 2014.
Janice Marie Carter
Janice
M a r ie
Car ter,
83, of
Da me r-
on, MD
died on
Decem-
ber 27,
2017 at
her home
surround-
ed by her
loving
family.
S h e
was born
on July
23, 1934
in Cof-
feeville, MS, to the late George Edward
McMahan and Lucy Dale Parker.
On March 24, 1955 she married her
beloved husband, John D. Carter, in
Pittsboro, MS. Together they celebrated
over 62 wonderful years of marriage.
Janice was an avid gardener, and loved
red roses. When she was 9 years old she
began her love of cooking. She was a
wonderful cook and fixed many deli-
cious meals for her family and friends.
Quilting was her favorite pastime. Fam-
ily was her greatest love, and she espe-
cially loved spending her time taking
care of them.
She was an active member of St. Peter
Claver Catholic Church.
In addition to her beloved husband,
Janice Ann Merritt (Bill) of Ridge, MD;
Johnnie Jean Liggett of Lexington Park,
MD and Jackie G. Herbort (Ken) of
Allen Park, MI; her brothers, Kenneth
McMahan of Grenada, MS and Billy
McMahan of Big Creek, MS; her grand-
children, Tapestry Dalrymple (Steve)
and Rebecca Fischer; her great grand-
children, Kayley Dalrymple and Kellie
McCarson; and many extended family
and friends. In addition to her parents
she is also preceded in death by her sib-
lings: Nell McMahan, Hazel McMahan,
George McMahan, James McMahan,
Carl McMahan, Buford McMahan and
Douglas McMahan.
Memorial contributions may be made
to Hospice of St. Mary’s, P.O. Box 625,
Leonardtown, MD 20650.
Condolence to the family may be
made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com
Arrangements by the Brinsfield Fu-
neral Home, P.A.
Roger Allen Bruce
Roger
A l l e n
Br u c e
“ Po p -
Pop”, 66,
of New
Market,
VA (for-
m e r l y
of St.
George’s
Island)
died on
Decem-
ber 24,
2017.
He was born on July 23, 1951 in
Riverdale, MD to the late Roger Wallace
Bruce and Betty Pruitt Bruce.
On October 17, 1970, Al married his
beloved wife, Mary Agnes Bruce, at St.
Joseph’s Church in Lutherville, MD.
Together they celebrated over 47 won-
derful years of marriage. Al was em-
ployed for over 40 years as a transmis-
sion expert; beginning with Northeast
Ford and spending the last 17 years with
Cottman Transmissions in Waldorf,
MD. In retirement he worked part time
as a tractor trailer driver for Van Whyte
Trucking. He was a “handy man” and
was able to fix most things. He was an
avid wood worker, making many beauti-
ful pieces including a spice rack, kitchen
island, planter boxes and bird houses.
He and his wife enjoyed travelling,
which included trips to Cancun and Bar-
bados, but he especially loves the Rocky
Mountains. He was very social, never
met a stranger and had a terrific sense
of humor. He also enjoyed boating and
fishing. However, family was his great-
est love and he loved to spend time with
his grandchildren.
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In addition to his beloved wife, he is
also survived by his children: Michael
Allen Bruce (Karen) of Coltons Point,
MD; Samuel Wallace Bruce (LaPlata,
MD) and John Edward Bruce of New
Market, VA; his siblings: Cherry Lea
Leith (Robert) of LaPlata, MD, Lonnie
Darnell Bruce (Amy) of Waldorf, MD
and Angela Marie Baker of LaPlata,
MD; his grandchildren: Kacey Marie
Daily, Rachel Marie Bruce, Mikey Al-
len Bruce, Luke Bruce, and Savanah
Asley Bruce; and many aunts, uncles,
cousins, extended family and friends.
He is preceded in death by his parents.
Memorial contributions may be made
to the American Heart Association, P.O.
Box 5216, Glen Allen, VA 23058-5216.
Condolence to the family may be
made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com
Arrangements by the Brinsfield Fu-
neral Home, P.A.
Margaret Adele McHenry
Marga-
ret Adele
McHen-
ry, 86, of
L e o n a r-
dtown,
M D ,
for merly
of Camp
Spr i ngs,
M D ,
passed
peace-
fully af-
ter a long
battle
with de-
mentia on
December 23, 2017. Margaret was born
in Walla Walla, WA on October 22,
1931and received a degree from Wash-
ington State University. She was em-
ployed as a realtor with Coldwell Banker
until her retirement from the P.G. Board
of Realtors. She always loved garden-
ing, reading, and playing bridge with
numerous bridge clubs. Margaret is
survived by four children, Kim Riddle
of Haymarket, VA, Jonathan of Prince
Frederick, MD, Christopher of Owings,
MD and Scott of Lusby, MD; six grand-
children and six great-grandchildren.
Interment will be at a later date in Walla
Walla, WA. Memorial contributions
may be made to the Alzheimer’s Asso-
ciation, National Capital Area Chapter,
3701 Pender Drive, Suite 400, Fairfax,
VA 22030 or at www.alz.org. Condo-
lences to the family may be made at
www.rauschfuneralhomes.com.
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Thursday, January 4
American Legion Post 221 Meeting
21690 Colton Point Rd; Avenue, MD
8:00 PM-9:00 PM
American Legion Post 221 invites all active
duty personnel and veterans to join us for our
monthly meeting on the first Thursday of each
month at 8:00pm. Visit our website at www.
alpost221.webs.com/ Call (301) 884-4071
for more information. Tell them you saw the an-
nouncement on the SoMd Internet Calendar
Zumba Fitness Classes No Contract, 46925 Crocus St., Lexington Park, Maryland
No Membership! 20653
46925 Crocus St., Lexington Park, Maryland
20653
6:00 PM-7:00 PM
Happy new year to you and all the Zumbera’s
and Zumbero’s
Start 2018 off on the dance f loor. Zumba Fit-
ness Classes are back! It’s time to start that
new year’s resolutions with some great Zumba
can Legion. Tickets are available at the door for
$20.00 per person, under the age of 12 admit-
ted free with a paid adult. Although not required,
non-perishable food donations will be collected
for the Helping Hands Food Pantry of Southern
Maryland. For more information on the show,
please call 301-737-3004 or visit the website at
www.americanlegionbluegass.com.
Tuesday, January 9
Zumba Fitness Classes No Contract,
No Membership!
6:00 PM-7:00 PM
Happy new year to you and all the Zumbera’s
and Zumbero’s
Start 2018 off on the dance f loor. Zumba Fit-
ness Classes are back! It’s time to start that
new year’s resolutions with some great Zumba
Fitness classes! Come and check out our NEW
LOCATION!!
Center. Throughout the class they will be dis-
cussing symptoms and stages of kidney disease
(CKD), treatment options, eating well with CKD,
coping with CKD and building your support net-
work. They will also discuss the financial im-
pact and what assistance is available to you. This
class is the best way to learn that you’re not alone
and to have many of your questions answered.
Class size is limited so sign up early!
Thursday, January 11
No Sew Fleece Pillow Cover
Northern Senior Activity Center, 29655 Char-
lotte Hall Rd, Charlotte Hall
10:30 AM-11:30 AM
With the cold weather setting in you need
something warm and fuzzy to cuddle. Why not
cover your favorite pillow with snuggly f leece?
Make your own no sew f leece pillow cover with
fringe for free. You bring the pillow and we pro-
vide everything else. You can bring anything
from a throw pillow to a king-size; no body pil-

Fitness classes! Come and check out our NEW
LOCATION!!
Friday, January 5
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HOLD’EM TOURNAMENT lors Run Rd, Great Mills
(VFW 2632) 10:00 AM-11:30 AM
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7:00 PM-11:00 PM
NO LIMIT TEXAS HOLDEM TOURNA-
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$1000 and 50/50 Entry). Sign In is from 6:20
PM to 6:45 PM, Tournament starts at 7PM. Early
Bird Bonus: Register and PAY by 6:45 PM and
receive an extra $500. Pre-registration is encour-
aged, but not required. We will accept late play-
ers until the end of the 1st break. (~1 hour) One
Re-Entry is available until the end of the first
break. If you decide to re-enter, you will receive
a full starting chip stack and be re-seated; you
are treated as a new player entering the tourna-
ment field, with a full buy-in added to the prize
pool with each re-entry. Payouts are determined
by the number of entries.
Wednesday, January 10
lows please. Space is limited.
Zumba Fitness Classes No Contract,
No Membership!
Educational Video Series: Surviving
Progress 46925 Crocus St., Lexington Park, Maryland
Loff ler Senior Activity Center, 21905 Chancel- 20653
6:00 PM-7:00 PM
Happy new year to you and all the Zumbera’s
and Zumbero’s
Start 2018 off on the dance f loor. Zumba Fit-
opment, population increase—are they signs of
a thriving society, or too much of a good thing? ness Classes are back! It’s time to start that
Executive produced by Martin Scorsese, ‘Sur- new year’s resolutions with some great Zumba
viving Progress’ is a provocative documentary Fitness classes! Come and check out our NEW
that explores the concept of progress in the mod- LOCATION!
ern world, guiding through the major ‘progress
traps’ facing civilization in the arenas of tech-
nology, economics, consumption,
and the environment. Register to
see it by calling 301-475-4200, ext.
*1658, or stop by the reception desk
to sign up.
  Book Discussion Group
Garvey Senior Activity Center,
41780 Baldridge St, Leonardtown

Sunday, January 7
Nothin’ Fancy and Remington Ryde
Concert
American Legion Post 238 on the corner of MD
Rte. 381 & Rt. 231 in Hughesville
2:00 PM-4:00 PM
Two headlining groups on the National Blue-
grass circuit, Nothin’ Fancy and Remington
Ryde will perform one big show. Presented by
Jay Armsworthy and the Sons of the American
Engagements
11:30 AM-1:30 PM
We want you to join us. If you
& Weddings
have a love for reading and are
enthusiastic about sharing your
thoughts about what you’ve read,
this is the group for you. In Janu-
ary, the group will discuss “Cir- Share the love with a wedding or engagement announcement!
cling the Sun” by Paula McLain.
Kidney Care Class
To place an announcement:
Garvey Senior Activity Center, Call 301.373.4125
41780 Baldridge St, Leonardtown
1:30 PM-3:30 PM

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Legion, the show gets started at 2:00 pm. The The Fresenius Kidney Care group
doors open at Noon at the American Legion with will be offering a free Kidney Care
food available for sale by the Sons of the Ameri- class at the Garvey Senior Activity www.countytimes.net
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St. Mary’s Department of Aging

Loffler Senior Activity Center 301-475-4200, ext. 1658
Garvey Senior Activity Center, 301-475-4200, ext. 1050

Programs and Activities

Northern Senior Activity Center, 301-475-4002, ext. 3101
Visit www.stmarysmd.com/aging for the most up-to date information
Brought to you by the Commissioners of St. Mary’s County: James R. Guy, President; Michael L. Hewitt; Tom Jarboe; Todd B. Morgan; John E. O’Connor; and the Department of Aging & Human Services

A Matter of Balance No Sew Fleece Pillow Cover

The Garvey Senior Activity Center will be offer-
ing A Matter of Balance on Tuesdays from 1:30-3:30
p.m. starting January 9- February 27. A Matter of
Balance is a nationally recognized, award-winning
time-tested program for people over 60 designed to
help manage falls and increase activity levels. In
this class, participants will learn to:
View falls and fear of falls as controllable
Set realistic goals for increasing activity
Make changes to reduce falls at home
Exercise to increase strength and balance
Classes are two hours in length and are held once
a week for eight weeks and are led by two trained
coaches in the Matter of Balance program. Class
format is mostly lecture/discussion with approxi-
mately 30 minutes of exercise each session. All ma-
terials are provided. To sign up for the course, call
301-475-4200, ext. 1050. Space is limited so sign
up early.
Kidney Care Class
The Fresenius Kidney Care group will be offer-
ing a free Kidney Care class at the Garvey Senior
Activity Center on Wednesday, January 10 at 1:30
p.m. Throughout the class they will be discussing
symptoms and stages of kidney disease (CKD),
treatment options, eating well with CKD, coping
with CKD and building your support network. They
will also discuss the financial impact and what as-
sistance is available to you. This class is the best
way to learn that you’re not alone and to have many
of your questions answered. Class size is limited so
sign up early! To make reservations, call 301-475-
4200, ext. *1050.
With the cold weather setting in you need some-
thing warm and fuzzy to cuddle. Why not cover
your favorite pillow with snuggly fleece? The
Northern Senior Activity Center will have a no sew
fleece pillow cover class on Thursday, January 11 at
10:30-11:30 a.m. Make your own no sew fleece pil-
low cover with fringe for free. You bring the pillow
and we provide everything else. You can bring any-
thing from a throw pillow to a king-size; no body
pillows please. Assorted colored and pattern fleece
will be provided. Space is limited. To sign up for
this craft in advance, please visit the signup table or
call 301-475-4200, ext. *3103.
Zumba Gold at Northern
It’s 2018 and this is your year! Get moving on your
fitness goals and try your first class for free. The
Northern Senior Activity Center offers Zumba Gold
on Tuesdays at 10-11 a.m. Getting fit was never so
fun, as you dance to upbeat music while meeting
friendly and welcoming people. Keep going to class
by purchasing a fitness card. Fitness cards are $30
for 10 sessions and are available at the front desk.
For more information about this program, call 301-
475-4200, ext. *3103.
Healthwatch Presentation
Loffler Senior Activity Center will offer a free
presentation by Linda Weintraub on Thursday, Jan.
11 at 10 a.m. called Tests Needed for Mature Adults.
This topic will cover some of the medical screen-
ings and tests people over 50, 60 or 70 should get
and how often they should get them as well as the
kind of problems that can be avoided or lessened by
regular screenings and tests. To sign up call 301-
475-4200, ext. *1658, or stop by the reception desk.
Swing Dance Lessons
Fun, fitness and style, all in one place! Swing
Dance Lessons will be offered at the Loffler Senior
Activity Center on Thursdays Jan.11-Feb 8 from
1-2:30 p.m. (5 sessions). These classes are taught by
Henry Brown. Cost is $50/pp payable to the instruc-
tor on the first day of classes. Partners are recom-
mended, though not required. Register for this class
by Jan. 8 by calling 301-475-4200, ext. *1658, or
stop by the reception desk.
AARP Safe Driving
The next AARP Safe-Driving course will be held
at the Loffler Senior Activity Center on Wednesday,
Jan. 17 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. (with an hour lunch
break at 11:30). This program includes emphasis on
roundabouts, pavement markings, stop-sign com-
pliance, red-light running, and safety issues such as
speeding, seat belt and turn signal use. The cost is
$15 for AARP members, $20 for non-members, pay-
able to AARP on the day of class. Pre-registration
is required and can be accomplished by calling 301-
475-4200, ext. *1658 or stop by the registration desk
at Loffler by Monday, Jan. 15. Please mention if you
wish to order a lunch from the center. The cost for
lunch is $6 if you are under 60 and by donation for
those 60+ years of age.
Rummikub
Try something new and come learn to play Rum-
mikub at the Garvey Senior Activity Center on
Tuesday, January 23 & 30 at 10 am. This is a won-
derful game to learn to help increase brain function
and become more socially involved. Bettie Broad-
hurst is the instructor so you are guaranteed to have
fun! To sign up, call 301-475-4200, ext. *1050.

Library Holiday Closings
All three branches of the St. Mary’s
County Library will be Closed Mon-
day, January 15 in observance of
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. All
branches will be open regular busi-
ness hours on Tuesday, January 16.
 
Completing the FAFSA
Form
Leonardtown Library will hold
‘Completing the FAFSA Form’ on
Wednesday, January 10. Two ses-
sions will be held, one at 5 p.m. and
one at 6 p.m. Filling out the Free
Application for Federal Student Aid
form is the first step toward getting
federal aid for college, career school,
or graduate school. Completing
and submitting the form is free and
quick, and gives you access to the
largest source of financial aid to help
pay for college or career school. If
you don’t fill out the form you could
be missing out on a lot of financial
aid. A representative from College of
Southern Maryland will be on hand
for two one hour sessions to help you
with the completion of your FAFSA
form. Registration required on www.
stmalib.org.
 
Opioid Learning Series:
Kickoff with Screening of
‘Chasing the Dragon’
Lexington Park Library, in part-
nership with the St. Mary’s County
Health Department, will hold the
first of a six-part Opioid Learning
Series: Kickoff with a screening of
Chasing the Dragon on Thursday,
January 11 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
In an effort to combat the growing
epidemic of prescription drug and
heroin abuse, the FBI and DEA have
released “Chasing the Dragon: The
Life of an Opiate Addict,” a docu-
mentary that explores the dangers of
addiction. This session will feature a
screening of this powerful documen-
tary followed by a guided discussion
on the opioid epidemic.
I Didn’t Know the Library
Had That!
Charlotte Hall Library will hold ‘I
Didn’t Know the Library Had That!’
on Thursday, January 18 from 2 – 4
p.m. Did you know that you can learn
a language, do research, prepare for a
school or career exam, and more on-
line with your library card? Explore
the library’s online resources includ-
ing Rosetta Stone, Explora, Learn-
ing Express Library, Lynda.com, and
Hobbies and Crafts. Adult computer
classes are limited to ages 16 and
up. Registration required on www.
stmalib.org.
 
Computer Basics 1:
Introduction to Computers
Charlotte Hall Library will hold
Computer Basics 1: Introduction to
Computers on Wednesday, January
17 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Part one of
a four-part series. Learn the compo-
nents, terminology, and general use
of a computer. Learn how to use a
mouse and keyboard. Adult comput-
er classes are limited to ages 16 and
up. Registration required on www.
stmalib.org.
 
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Regulatory Reform Commission

Publishes 2017 Report
The Regulatory Reform
Commission, established by Going On
Governor Larry Hogan and
tasked with conducting a com- In Entertainment
prehensive review of Mary-
land’s regulatory climate, is- Thursday, Jan 4 Tuesday, Jan 9
sued its final report on Dec. 28, Billy Yeager Ben Connelly
identifying 657 total regulation The Ruddy Duck, Solomons Anglers Seafood Bar & Grill, Solomons
to be streamlined or eliminat- 7:30 PM 6:00 - 9:00 PM
ed. Governor Hogan promptly http://www.ruddyduckbrewery.com www.anglers-seafood.com
announced that the adminis- Trio Taco Tuesday
tration would implement all Friday, Jan 5 The Ruddy Duck, Solomons
recommendations.  4:00 PM
To fulfill one of the recom- Karaoke http://www.ruddyduckbrewery.com
Anglers Seafood Bar & Grill, Solomons
mendations, Hogan issued Ex-
ecutive Order 01.01.2017.33,
9:00 PM - 1:00 AM
www.anglers-seafood.com Wednesday, Jan 10
requiring agencies to use guide- Coastline
lines adopted by the Advisory Wild Card Trivia
The Ruddy Duck, Solomons
Council on the Impact of Reg- Anglers Seafood Bar & Grill, Solomons
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan 7:30 PM
7:00 - 9:00 PM
ulations on Small Businesses http://www.ruddyduckbrewery.com
www.anglers-seafood.com
in estimating the regulations’ Entertainment
compliance costs and economic impacts for small businesses. Creating a common The Brass Rail Sports Bar, Great Mills
sense regulatory environment for Maryland’s hundreds of thousands of small busi- 8:00 PM - 12:00 AM Thursday, Jan 11
nesses, many of which are minority- or women-owned enterprises, is critical to DJ RAY in the House
Anthony’s Bar & Grill, Dunkirk Iz’em with Mike Damron
growing the state’s economy.    9:00 PM The Ruddy Duck, Solomons
“The primary focus of our administration has been on growing our economy, put- www.anthonysdunkirk.com 7:30 PM
ting people back to work, and creating an environment of economic opportunity for http://www.ruddyduckbrewery.com
every single Marylander,” said Governor Hogan. “These common sense reforms to Monday, Jan 8ia
cut red tape and bring state government into the 21st century will help Maryland job
creators – especially our small businesses – grow, thrive, and put even more people The Ruddy Duck, Solomons
7:30 PM
back to work.” 
http://www.ruddyduckbrewery.com
Reforming state government is a top priority of the Hogan-Rutherford adminis-
tration. In July 2015, the governor signed an executive order creating the Regula-
tory Reform Commission to conduct a top-to-bottom review of every regulation on
an escrow account for 20 years equal to costs to construct or expand the system and
the books to improve upon bureaucratic efficiency. The administration eliminated
allowing the department to issue a joint permit for toxic substances and pesticide
or streamlined another 187 regulations identified in the commission’s 2016 report,
application rather than two individual ones.
bringing the total number of reformed regulations since taking office to 844.
The report highlights additional Hogan-Rutherford administration initiatives to
“This is the first comprehensive, exhaustive review of Maryland’s regulations in
make government more accessible and responsive to Marylanders, including the
a generation, and delivers on Governor Hogan’s promise to reform state govern-
Governor’s Customer Service Initiative, the Governor’s Office of Performance Im-
ment to be more responsive to the citizens of our great state,” said Lt. Governor
provement, and Maryland Business Express, an online portal to optimize services
Rutherford. “We thank the Commission, numerous state agencies, and the Advisory
for the hundreds of thousands of businesses that interact with the Maryland State
Council on the Impact of Regulations on Small Businesses for the countless hours of
Department of Assessments and Taxation.
work that went into this report, enabling our administration to eliminate or stream-
Governor Hogan signed an executive order establishing the Regulatory Reform
line hundreds of regulations.”
Commission in July 2015. The commission is chaired by Abba David Poliakoff and
Among the reforms in the report is a repeal of 224 obsolete or redundant Depart-
includes the Lt. Governor as an ex-officio member, plus eight additional members
ment of Health violations and expunging of a $500 fee charged by the Maryland
appointed by the governor with a range of experience in various sectors represent-
Transportation Authority to tow companies seeking permits. The Department of
ing regions across the state. For more information, please visit http://governor.mary-
the Environment was the recipient of a few regulatory changes to its procedures,
land.gov/ltgovernor/home/regulatory-reform.
including the removal of a requirement that only small businesses with privately
owned water and sewer systems—not those with public systems-- place capital into
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GUESS WHO?
I am a singer born on January 10, 1953
in New York. I quit my bank teller job
when I saw Liza Minelli in concert and
became a singer. I sang opera before
gaining fame as a rock singer.

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

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

Kid'S Corner
18. Of I 57. Rural delivery 33. French dynasty
19. Indicates position 59. Intrauterine device 36. Scottish port
20. Article 60. The Wolverine State 38. Irish militant
21. Insignificant 61. Free agent organization
organizational member 62. For instance 39. Dawn
22. __ route 63. Reduces 41. Musical group of
23. Expression of 66. Lincoln’s state seven
disapproval 67. Quit 42. Used to fry things
24. 70. Midsections 43. Carrot’s companion
Microelectromechanical 71. Bullfighting maneuvers 46. Rough stone
systems landmarks
26. Ponds CLUES DOWN 47. Fourth son of Jacob
28. Satisfy and Leah
30. Dad 1. The arch of the foot 49. Goes against
31. Spanish soldier “El __” 2. Canadian peninsula 51. Passion
32. Pouch-like structure 3. Koran chapters 53. Hard white animal fat
34. Obscure unit of 4. Abba __, Israeli 54. Soybean pastes
measurement politician 55. Beckon
35. Okinawa prefecture 5. Youngster 58. Mountain and morning
capital 6. Burns are two
37. Platforms 7. Comedienne Gasteyer 60. Self-referential
39. Jazz singer Irene 8. Valley 64. Data executive
40. Benefits 9. Belongs to sun god 65. Retirement plan
41. Hellenistic governors 10. Nickel 68. Star Trek character
43. Brownish-green fruit 11. Great in salads Laren
44. Needed to see 12. Leader 69. You and I
Puzzle Solutions
Last Week’s

Guess Who: Pat Benatar

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Metropolitan Commission Employees

Support Christmas in April
On Dec. 21, MetCom employees
participated in an annual holiday
pot-luck luncheon marking the
completion of fundraising efforts
for Christmas in April St. Mary’s
County, Inc., the company’s select-
ed charity for 2017.
Christmas in April St. Mary’s
County, Inc. is a 501(c)(3), exempt
status charity that partners with
the community to rehabilitate low-
income homes, focusing on the el-
derly and disabled, and allow their
owners warmth, safety, and inde-
pendence. Since 1990, the charity’s
St. Mary’s volunteers have repaired
over 724 homes and made home re-
pairs worth more than $7.5 million
to improve the living conditions of
those in need in the community.
Joy Potter, MetCom’s Procure-
ment Agent, chaired this year’s
fundraising with a team of employ-
ee volunteers kicking off efforts
in early summer.  Various events
were held throughout the year in-
cluding 50-50 raffles, a pulled pork
sandwich sale, a lasagna luncheon,
bake sales and an annual Soup
Cook-Off challenge.  Fundraising
efforts concluded at the holiday
luncheon with an in-house auc-
tion of various handmade and
donated items as well as hand
crafted evergreen centerpieces.  
MetCom’s executive director,
George Erichsen, announced that
the year’s efforts raise $2,726
and declared how “very proud”
he is “of the support, generosity
and kindness that our employ-
ees show every year. It’s pretty
amazing.” On behalf of the fun-
draising committee and Metcom
employees, a ceremonial check
from the fundraising committee
was presented to Christmas in
April’s executive director Darene
Kleinsorgen and President How-
ard Thompson.
Contributing to a local charity
has been a longstanding tradition
at the Metropolitan Commission
in conjunction with the annual
employee potluck luncheon. To
learn more, or to volunteer with
Christmas in April St. Mary’s,
please visit their website at www.
christmasinaprilsmc.org or email A ceremonial check presented to Christmas in April St. Mary’s Executive Director Darene Kleinsorgen
(second from left) and President Howard Thompson (center) by MetCom’s Executive Director George
darenek@christmasinaprilsmc. Erichsen (second to right), Procurement Agent Joy Potter (left), and board member Steve Willing (right).
org.
Press release by MetCom.

Help Available for Crab

St. Mary’s Treasurer
Accepting 2017 Real Estate Pot Competition
New and emerging businesses own- Technology Initiative (SMIT) with sup-

Tax Overpayments
Due to increasing requests from citi-
zens, the St. Mary’s County Treasurer
is accepting overpayments for 2017 real
estate taxes to be applied to future tax
liabilities. Overpayments are being ac-
cepted in the treasurer’s office and by
mail.
Property owners should understand
that the St. Mary’s Treasurer and staff
are not providing tax advice by offering
an option for overpayment of 2017 real
estate tax liabilities. Each property own-
er should contact their own tax advisor
with questions on Federal and State tax
liabilities.
All owners making walk-in overpay-
ments will receive a receipt with the
date of overpayment and the amount of
their overpayment.
Those making mail-in overpayments
must include a self-addressed stamped
envelope (SASE) to receive a dated re-
ceipt. Overpayments received by the
treasurer’s office will be provided a re-
ceipt in their SASE with the date of their
postmark. Overpayments should be ad-
dressed to:
St. Mary’s County Treasurer
P.O. Box 642
Leonardtown, MD 20650
Tax bills are available at www.st-
marysmd.com/treasurer/taxes/
Once tax liabilities for 2018 are made
available, any shortfall is the responsi-
bility of the individual taxpayer. If the
overpayment is greater than the 2018
real estate tax liability, the overpayment
will be applied to future tax account
liabilities.
For further information about the
2017 overpayment offer, please contact
the St. Mary’s County Treasurer’s Of-
fice at 301-475-4200, ext. *3300.
 
ers, who plan on entering the annual
Crab Pot pitch competition, will have
help available to refine their startup
pitch.Southern Marylanders can enroll
in the Crab Pot Accelerator program
which will fine-tune their concept, busi-
ness model and presentation skills.
Free interactive workshops will give
current and future entrepreneurs a crash
course in customer discovery, prod-
uct design, business models and public
speaking. The workshops also offer a
great opportunity to network and learn
from a diverse set of peers across South-
ern Maryland. Participants will also
have access to one-on-one mentoring to
help mold their business proposals and
pitches.
The Crab Pot Accelerator is designed
to prepare Crab Pot contestants for
the annual competition, scheduled for
Thursday, May 10, 2018. The St. Mary’s
County Department of Economic De-
velopment is a sponsor of the Crab Pot,
which began in 2015 by PaxSpace and
the Southern Maryland Innovation &
port from the Department of Economic
Development.
Over the last three years, more than
40 Southern Marylanders have com-
peted in Crab Pot. Winners and runners
up have gone on to compete in statewide
competitions, receive see funding and
launch their businesses.
The College of Southern Maryland
will host Crab Pot Regional Accelerator
workshops at their campuses in Leon-
ardtown, La Plata and Prince Frederick
and will consist of two sessions. At CSM
Leonardtown, session 1 (Validating
Your Problem and Solution) will be held
Monday, February 19, 2018, from 6 – 9
p.m., in Building C, room 322. Session
2 (Pitching Your Solution and Strategy)
will be held Monday, March 12, from 6 -
9 p.m., in Building C, room 322.
To learn more about the Accelerator
and sign up go to www.paxspace.org/
crabpot.
Press Release from St. Mary’s County
Government.
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“Before I Let Go” by
Marieke Nijkamp
c.2018, Sourcebooks
$17.99 / $24.99 Canada
368 pages
Home is where your heart is.
You’ve probably heard that before but
is it true?  Home is where you put your
stuff. It’s where you sleep most often,
chill sometimes, and eat now and then.
But is it where your heart is – or, as
in the new book  “Before I Let Go” by
Marieke Nijkamp, is it a place you can
never go again?
Corey barely knew how to breathe
anymore.
How could she, when she’d just
learned that her best friend, Kyra, had
frozen to death in a gruesome suicide?
How could she, when nothing would
ever be the same?
Had it been just seven months since
she’d last seen Kyra? Yes, and Corey
carried a lot of guilt for that: though
Kyra had faithfully written letters each
week, Corey was away at school and
rarely wrote back. Really, how do you
tell your best friend that you’re happier
elsewhere than you were with her?
Heading home, the airplane touched
down in Lost, Alaska , and Corey want-
ed answers. Kyra never felt accepted in
Lost, even though her family had lived in
the tiny town since forever. The towns-
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“Flying Through the Years”
people avoided her, were even cruel to
her, partly because Kyra suffered from
depression and mania. 
Lost was not good for Kyra, but it can I be a better,
wasn’t worth killing herself.  thinner, or hap-
So how had things had changed? In pier person? I am
the seven months since Corey’d last not even going
been home, the people of Lost had sud- to try and make
denly decided that Kyra was “magic.” written or stated
Her artwork and paintings were every- resolutions since
where, and townsfolk said that she had I never follow
some sort of gift, an ability to see into my own rec-
the future. They said that Corey didn’t om mend at ions
belong in Lost anymore, and they’d em- anyway.
braced Kyra as one of them. Did that I think this
scare Kyra to death?  year I might like
No, something wasn’t quite right. to learn some-
Throughout their entire friendship, thing new. Not
Kyra shared her hopes and dreams sure what yet,
with Corey and those dreams didn’t in- though. There
clude Lost. The girls grew up together, are so many
learned about themselves together, Kyra ideas to choose
was Corey’s soul, and the townspeople ***Dear Readers, last week’s column from. It might
didn’t understand. They didn’t know title was supposed to be: “The great be a great benefit to learn how to read
Kyra’s heart.  stocking disaster of ‘17*** music for when my husband and I are in
And they didn’t know about the secret How many times have you heard, choir practice at church, so I think I will
place where Corey found diaries, and “Wow, this year just flew by” or some- try and find a “Learn music for dum-
the truth… thing to that effect. I know I have, and mies” book. Learning a language might
You know the story about the race be- have said that many times. We’ve even be nice, and I should start with English.
tween the tortoise and the hare?  Well, said that to our grandkids while also Those old college books on grammar
there is no “hare” in “Before I Let Go.”  giving them the time-honored words of must be here somewhere. Unfortunately,
No doubt, this is one of the slowest wisdom, “Enjoy your life now while you I didn’t pay attention like I should have
novels I’ve had in my hands in awhile. don’t have adult responsibilities, every back then. Well, really, I got lost on the
A hundred pages in, minute of it, because when you grow up grammar and also the geography train
and I still didn’t care it will seem like you don’t have time to long before that. I still have trouble fig-
about any of the char- do everything you want or need to do be- uring out where all the states are located
acters because too cause the time will just fly by too fast.” on the US map. And why are dangling
much time is spent on And I am sure I heard all that when I participles and ending with a preposi-
inconsequentials: rep- was younger and barely took notice, or tion so bad? I realize we need rules for
etition, go-nowhere heed, of those same words of wisdom. grammar just as we do with life.
conversations, mus- How many of us did? Actually, I have been toying with
ings, and memories There have been a few days this the idea of learning a musical instru-
that are longer than month where January felt like it was last ment for years, but it, of course, has to
the points gained from month instead of next month. It’s hard be something my fingers are willing to
reading them. Except for me to believe that my organization work with. (Uh Oh, ended my sentence
for Kyra’s mother - and clutter control month is only a few the wrong way again). A recorder flute
who’s not in the story days away. I’m hoping that the organi- may be nice. Wouldn’t my husband and
much - the adults in zational expert from TV and blogs, Pe- Mindy love that. I always liked playing
this book are laugh- ter Walsh, has some different types of the harmonica when I was a teen, so that
ably zombie-like, and organizational challenges for this Janu- could be a good choice too. I don’t know,
fierce about something ary. I do want to get my clothes closet there must be something to learn that I
that doesn’t seem one back to the way it looked last year like in am really enthused about. Ball room
bit well-founded or the photo. But how many junk drawers dancing sounds fun. Or, taking an art
reality-based. Even and closets can you declutter and rear- class somewhere to learn a new medium
the ghost-story aspect range anyway? Okay, that’s true, there is most likely the best idea.
of this book feels half- are always more drawers and closets to Let me know what new things you
hearted. Heavy sigh. organize and always will be. It’s just like would like to try or learn in the new
Author Marieke Ni- laundry; you think to yourself, “Didn’t year. Maybe we can be online student
jkamp leapt out of the I just wash this and/or catch up on this buddies for support and encouragement.
chute with last years’ pile of laundry yesterday??” YES, you Happy New Year!
stellar “This is Where did, as the universe sardonically laughs. To each new year’s adventure, Shelby
It Ends,” and if you Is this what hell is really like; a never- Please send your comments or ideas
haven’t read it, get it ending pile of laundry baskets? to: shelbys.wanderings@yahoo.com or
now. As for “Before It seems that I have lots of questions. find me on facebook
I Let Go,” it’s barely January is always good for that. This is
worth taking home. when you normally ask the questions
like, can I change a certain bad habit,
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