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One parent bluntly said that the only way to stop a school shooter once they
had engaged in homicide was with an armed response to protect life.
School Superintendent Scott Smith told those gathered Mar. 7 in the high
school’s auditorium that no matter what was done to improve school security,
the most important thing was for the community to look after students’ safety
first.
“The community keeps kids safe,” Smith said, meaning they were often the
ones with information on threats spoken or otherwise expressed towards schools.
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There are 500 cameras throughout the school system but not in all, Smith said,
and they are not constantly monitored; there is a continuing project to replace
all the locks on classrooms with throw bolts instead of traditional lock-and-key
arrangements.
This would allow a classroom to be quickly locked down in the event of an
emergency.
Schools security chief Michael Wyant said staff and soon students will be
trained in run-hide-fight scenarios to deal with active shooter threats.
This includes running out of the school away from danger or locking down in
a classroom; the last option was to fight off a shooter with improvised weapons
at hand.
“In this day and age this is a responsibility,” Wyant said of providing the
training.
That same night in Calvert County TFC Casey Ruth spoke about civilian re-
sponse to active shooters and that lockdowns were no longer favored.
Instead state police were encouraging evacuations.
“There is a movement away from lockdowns,” Ruth said. “If you hide and play
dead and the shooter finds you you’re helpless.”
Her talk gave Sheriff Timothy K. Cameron pause; he said lockdowns were a
viable option.
“Why would you remove any option,” Cameron said. “I believe you maximize
options.”

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Correction
In last week’s edition of The County Times, our article on Andrew Ponti’s
candidacy for the Leonardtown Town Council referred to him as the deputy
director of communications for county government.
This is incorrect. Ponti’s title is communications coordinator. The County
Times regrets the error.
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State’s Smallest County has a Big Day

Governor, State Agencies Descend on Calvert
government.
Gov. Hogan isn’t from South-
ern Maryland, but he has some
powerful ties to the region.
His daughter and son-in-law
and granddaughter live in St.
Mary’s County. The governor
said he would be making mul-
tiple stops during the day, but
the best one for him would be
visiting his granddaughter’s
day care in Leonardtown.
Hogan will soon be ask-
ing the voters of Maryland to
return him for a second term.
Gov. Larry Hogan talks to businessman Wayne Davis at He is unopposed in the June
Calvert Marine Museum
Republican primary, but has
By Dick Myers and Guy Leonard Democrat, Libertarian and
Staff Writers Green Party opposition in the November
general election.
“It feels like coming home to me to be Hogan threw out some one liners to the
coming to Southern Maryland,” Gover- delight of the crowd. He noted that Calvert
nor Larry Hogan said to the delight of the was founded in 1654. “I think that was
crowd shoehorned into the Prince Fred- Mike Millers’ first year as president,” he
erick firehouse on March 12. They were quipped, referring to the venerable Cal-
there to attend the governor’s cabinet vert County resident and the country’s
meeting as part of a day-long visit by rep- longest serving state senate president.
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Hogan touted his
administration’s ac-
complishments in-
cluding going from
losing 100,000 jobs
in the last year of the
O’Malley Admin-
istration, to gaining
Gov. Hogan was presented with a proclamation from the
100,000 jobs.
Calvert County Commissioners, read by their President Evan
And, Hogan rattled Slaughenhoupt, Jr.
off transportation ac-
leading the state’s war on opioid abuse.
complishments, in-
cluding killing the “Road-Kill Bill” which Rutherford presented awards to St. Mary’s
he said would have zeroed out Sothern County Sheriff Tim Cameron, Calvert
Maryland transportation priorities. He County Circuit Court Judge Mark Chan-
touted funding for the Gov. Harry Nice dlee and Farming 4 Hunger founder Ber-
Bridge over the Potomac and going over nie Fowler, Jr. for their contributions to
options “so we can move forward with the that effort.
Gov. Thomas Johnson Bridge” over the Also during the ceremonies moderated
Patuxent. by Maryland Department of Veterans Af-
In a stop later in the day in Leonard- fairs Secretary George Owings of Calvert
town, the governor said, “We’ve come County, awards were presented to citizens,
here to show that you are no longer being law enforcement officials and workers in
forgotten, neglected or ignored.” Hogan stare agencies in Southern Maryland for
helped break ground on the long-awaited outstanding customer service.
Moakley Street breakout project on Route
5.
During the session, State Department
of Assessment and Taxation Director
Later, at the Calvert Marine Muse- Michael Higgs announced a new Busi-
um, where dozens of business leaders ness Express Website to make it easier “to
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Park Ave. Hotel Sold Hogan Discounts

at Courthouse Auction Waugh’s Political Future
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
The Executive Inn and Suites on
Park Avenue in Leonardtown, held in
foreclosure by the Community Bank of
the Chesapeake, was sold Monday to a
Baltimore-based real estate investor for
$1.85 million.
The foreclosure sale was attended by
town staff as well as Mayor Dan Bur-
ris; town leadership has been anxious to
have a new buyer for the hotel to make
better use of the property.
“It’s been underutilized,” said Burris
who was enthusiastic about the pros-
pect of new management. “It’s hard for
people to get rooms there, but I think it’s
still in operation.
“I’d like to see an operator come in
and run the place like a hotel.”
The buyer was Stan Zimmerman, op-
erating under the corporate moniker of
Dancing Avoccado LLC.
In discussions with Zimmerman, Bur-
ris said, the investor would likely bring
in a new hotel operator.
“He may have plans to sell it off in the
future,” Burris said.
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By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Gov. Larry Hogan said Monday that
Sen. Steve Waugh (R-Dist.29) was out of
favor with many of his GOP colleagues,
particularly over the senator’s recent
vote to override the governor’s veto of
a bill that prohibited colleges and uni-
versities from asking about applicants’
criminal histories.
Waugh had signaled in recent weeks
that he had fallen out of favor with Ho-
gan’s administration over his vote on
that same bill.
Hogan said Monday that he had not
placed Waugh on any enemies list but
said the Lusby-based senator’s bid for
reelection was in question because of his
recent actions.
“Many of his Republican colleagues
are upset with him,” Hogan said. “I
don’t think the Republican Senate Cau-
cus is interested in him returning.”
Hogan said Waugh was the only GOP
senator to vote to override his veto of the
college application criminal history bill.
“Anyone who votes like that is prob-
ably going to have trouble getting
reelected.”
Sen. J.B. Jennings, the Senate Minor-
ity Leader from Baltimore, refuted the
governor’s claims.
“Sen. Waugh is a member of the cau-
cus in good standing,” Jennings told The
County Times. “He’s a vital part of it.
“I look forward to helping him with
his reelection.”
Waugh was absent from at least two
of the events the governor attended in
both Calvert and St. Mary’s counties on
Monday.
Waugh was also conspicuously ab-
sent from the reelection endorsement of
Hogan for the District 29 delegation of
delegates Matt Morgan, Gerald “Jerry”
Clark and Deb Rey back in February.
Two Republican challengers had
signed on to compete for Waugh’s
seat in the upcoming primary elec-
tion but one, Dr. Daniel Geary, has al-
ready bowed out and endorsed Jack
Bailey of Mechanicsville, a retired
Natural Resources Police sergeant.
Waugh seemed satisfied that the gover-
nor had not relegated him to a political
enemies list.
“I guess this particular issue is done,”
Waugh said.
Waugh also said he had made amends
with Morgan over Morgan’s choice to
have Del. Mark Fisher speak for him in
his stead at a recent St. Mary’s Coun-
ty Chamber of Commerce legislative
breakfast.
Waugh left before the program began
on Feb. 26, due to the presence of the
Calvert County District 27 delegate.
“Oh, yeah,” Waugh said Tuesday. “I
don’t mind that at all.
“That’s his [Morgan’s] decision.”
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Modernizing Ordinances
Mayor Dan Burris and Town Administrator Laschelle McKay speak about improvements at the
State of the Town Meeting.
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
The Leonardtown council will soon
begin to consider modernizing town
ordinances ranging from alcoholic bev-
erages to firearms.
Five new ordinances were introduced
at the Town Council meeting Monday,
mainly to bring regulations up to date.
One dealt with alcohol consumption
and seeks to repeal decades old restric-
tions on selling liquor or beer on Sun-
days or on election days.
“This was from the 1930s,” said
Town Administrator Laschelle McKay.
“It’s just really outdated.”
Another ordinance would remove
much of the town code used to set liv-
ability standards for properties within
the town limits and replace it with the
International Property Maintenance
Code and the state’s own minimal liv-
ability standard.
One proposed ordinance would elim-
inate the old prohibitions in town of not
riding bicycles, skateboards or even
skates on streets and sidewalks.
The town government realized that
in its efforts recently to install bike
racks on the sidewalks that riding them
in town was prohibited.
The bike racks were designed to
make the town more friendly to alter-
nate modes of transportation.
McKay said the new ordinance, if
passed into law, would not restrict the
town from regulating the use of bicy-
cles, skateboards or skates.
“We can still enforce against bad be-
havior,” she said.
Other ordinances deal with the set-
backs required for installation of swim-
ming pools and the prohibition of dis-
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The new ordinances were discussed
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Some of the projects boosting the
town include the new high-end apart-
ment complexes just outside of down-
town, plans to build slips and a pier at
the Leonardtown Wharf and the con-
version of the old PNC Bank building
into the Park Avenue Apartments.
Also the new Dos Amigos Mexican
Restaurant reported it received its li-
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One member of the Leonardtown
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tion of parking in town, since more cus-
tomers meant fewer spaces available.
McKay and Mayor Dan Burris both
said that there was ample parking
in town, just not always in front of
businesses.
“Have your employees park off the
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the town had long-range plans for a
parking garage but that it was not need-
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“Parking problems are good prob-
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County elected leaders agreed Tues-
day to give about $2.5 million more
in funding to the St. Mary’s County
Sheriff’s Office to fill 28 vacancies in
that agency but said no to the Board of
Education’s request for an additional
$2 million that would have fulfilled a
step increase for all their employees
and shifted more health care costs to
them.
After Tuesday’s budget reconcilia-
tion, the sheriff’s office budget stands
at $40.6 million.
Commissioner Mike Hewitt ex-
pressed concern that the sheriff’s of-
fice has faced difficulty in recent years
filing all of its vacancies and that Sher-
iff Timothy K. Cameron’s administra-
tion ends up sending about $2 million
back to county government each year.
“It looks like we’re over funding you
each year,” Hewitt said. “And the BOE
is here asking for $2 million for their
salaries.”
Commissioner Tom Jarboe said that
if Cameron had vacancies to fill they
needed to be included in the budget.
“If these billets are real billets then
they need to be budgeted,” Jarboe said.
When the commissioners turned to
the Board of Education request, de-
bate immediately began about how the
schools managed their own funding.
“Why are we looking at cutting the
county budget when they should be
doing that in the school system,” said
Commissioner John O’Connor, add-
ing that he believed there was enough
money in the schools budget to come
up with the step increase.
Thursday, March 15, 2018
“You’re not willing to
go back and retool your
budget to meet your
negotiated agreements
[with school unions,]
O’Connor said.
Superintendent Scott
Smith told commis-
sioners it was “a dis-
service to students and
a disservice to staff”
to make programmatic
cuts in the schools.
Smith said the school
board and school staff
would not accept the
commissioners’ deci-
sion on providing only
slightly more than
maintenance of ef-
fort for the fiscal 2019
budget.
The entire county op-
erating budget is $226.6
million as of the Mar.
13 budget work session, about $5 mil-
lion more that last year.
The total county appropriation for
the school system is $102.3 million or
just $162,585 over last year’s funding
level.
“This is going to be very hard to
take this back to them,” Smith told
commissioners.
The final approval of the budget will
take place March 20 at the commis-
sioner meeting in Leonardtown.
The public hearing for the budget is
set for April 19.
In other news the commissioners ap-
proved the public works department to
move ahead with the application for an
MS4 permit from the state’s environ-
mental department, which regulates
storm water runoff and discharge.
County officials were concerned be-
cause the permit requirements meant
the possible cost of $74 million to
restore impervious surfaces in the
county.
Public works chief John Deatrick re-
ported that after negotiating with the
state, they would only require restora-
tion of impervious surfaces in urban
areas at a cost of about $13 million.
The commissioners also tabled an
amendment to the county sign ordi-
nance that allowed digital signs within
250 linear feet of residential areas;
they agreed that the sign ordinance
needed a more comprehensive review.
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Walden Sierra facility in St. Mary’s at
Addiction
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the time, and another resident there had ing to the scene, the Chief Medical Ex- Treatment of Opioid Use 3/8/18 6:00-7:00 PM
gone to Solomons and met up with Gar- aminer’s Office ruled that Sneden was Disorders
ner to buy heroin. killed due to heroin intoxication.
Snede and her companion used some Responses to Opioid Missue & 3/22/18 6:00-7:00 PM
For a month St. Mary’s and Calvert
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before com- pect in the death investigation and ex-
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Snede was During the arrest police found pack-
later found aged heroin that was “uniquely” linked
dead from to Garner who was the dealer, and found
a heroin that the heroin seized matched that
overdose. owned by Garner, police reports stated.
Abrams
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Maryland State Trooper, Two Others Injured
In St. Mary’s County Crash
A Maryland state trooper and two
others were injured after the departmen-
tal vehicle she was driving crashed into
an ambulance Tuesday afternoon in St.
Mary’s County.
At approximately 1:45 p.m., the troop-
er, identified as TFC Allison Oyler, was
on duty operating a marked patrol car
on MD Rt. 235 at Rescue Lane in Holly-
wood, Md. TFC Oyler, who is assigned
to the Leonardtown Barrack, was trav-
eling southbound with emergency light-
ing equipment activated while working
traffic enforcement in the area. An am-
bulance from the Hollywood Volunteer
Rescue Squad pulled out from Rescue
Lane onto MD Rt. 235 and into TFC Oy-
ler’s path of travel. TFC Oyler’s vehicle,
a 2013 Chevrolet Caprice, crashed into
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Thursday, March 15, 2018
the ambulance.
TFC Oyler was flown by Maryland
State Police medevac helicopter to
Shock Trauma in Baltimore for treat-
ment of her injuries. The driver of the
ambulance, Gregory Casoni, 63, and his
passenger, George Newton, 67, both of
Hollywood, Md., were transported by
ambulance to MedStar St. Mary’s Hos-
pital for treatment of their injuries.
According to a preliminary investiga-
tion, the ambulance operator is listed at
fault. Charges are pending in this case.
Anyone with information on this case
is asked to contact the Leonardtown
Barrack at 301-475-8955.  The investi-
gation is ongoing.
—Maryland State Police
Thursday, March 15, 2018 The County Times In Our Community 13

Agritourism Venues Invited to Host Buy Local Event

The Southern Maryland Agricultural Development
Commission (SMADC) is seeking agritourism farms
and wineries in the 5 Southern Maryland counties that
are interested to host the 2018 Buy Local Challenge
Celebration Event, in July.
To mark the Buy Local Challenge (BLC) 10th An-
niversary in 2017, SMADC hosted an evening celebra-
tion featuring the food, the fun and bounty of South-
ern Maryland farms. The event attracted over 30 farm
vendors offering tastings and sales of Maryland farm
foods, wines, beer and other local produced beverages.
Over 455 people attended (vendors, VIP’s, sponsors
and general public). The SMADC Board hopes to con-
tinue the Buy Local Challenge Celebration as an annu-
ally recurring event, rotating to a different county and
Southern Maryland farm venue each year.
The 2018 BLC Celebration venue must be able
to host the event on the evening of Monday July 30,
2018. Prospective applicants will be evaluated based
on proven experience in staging large public events
and the ability to support and provide key infrastruc-
ture for various associated event requirements and
activities. Farm venues that would like to be consid-
ered to host the 2018 BLC Celebration must submit an
on-line application to SMADC by Friday, March 30,
2018. Established agritourism farms and wineries are
encouraged to apply.
For complete details, venue selection criteria and to
apply, visit What’s New/News and Announcements at
www.SMADC.com, or contact Susan McQuilkin at
(301) 274-1922, Ex. 1.
The Southern Maryland Agricultural Development
Commission (SMADC), a division of the Tri-County
Council for Southern Maryland, is committed to: a)
a market-driven and sustainable farming future as
Maryland transitions away from tobacco. b) a Mary-
land where farmland preservation, and environmental
stewardship positively impact the quality of our air and
water and c) cultivating awareness among consumers
and leaders of the vital role our farms play in a bal-
anced community, safe, nutritious food and a cleaner
and healthier environment. To learn more about ad-
ditional programs and resources, contact SMADC, P.
O. Box 745, Hughesville, MD 20637; phone: 301-274-
1922, Ex. 1, fax: 301-274-1924; email info@smadc.
com ; or visit www.smadc.com.
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the exhibits will con-
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Youth Art Month (YAM)
show at St. Mary’s Coun-
ty Arts Council, featur-
ing the work of local stu-
dents will run through

High winds hampered many of the
evening’s events but those braving the
elements were out and about enjoying
hand-dipped ice cream cones and perus-
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ery, at The Good Earth Natural Foods
Co. for delicious soup and smoothies,
and visiting other merchants who were
able to be open. As part of their year-
round First Friday music series, the Port
of Leonardtown Winery hosted local
favorite Joe Parsons, playing many a fa-
vorite tune as guests visited the newly
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Thursday, March 15, 2018
Leadership Class Pet of the Week
Experiences Housing Meet Buckeye!
and Human Services
Leadership Southern Maryland
(LSM) Class of 2018 on March 1partici-
pated in the seventh of nine educational
sessions – Housing and Human Services
– sponsored by the Cherry Cove Group
and Ms. Catherine Meyers, executive
director for the Center for Children and
LSM council member.
The day began with an introduction
and welcome by Executive Director
Helen Mattingly Wernecke and Lead
Advocate Robbie Loker LSM’16 at the
Church of the Ascension in Lexington
Park. A panel then convened to share
information and insights on the topic
“Asset Development Approach to Fight-
ing Poverty: Building Volunteer Bases.”  duced the class to the A.L.I.C.E. report
Kerry Miciotto, LCSW-C, team leader
for the St. Mary’s Department of So-
cial Services, Lexington Park office;
Dr. Janice Walthour, retired educator
and current board member of the Col-
lege of Southern Maryland; Sara Mar-
tin, church administrator & community
ministry outreach liaison for Lexington
Park United Methodist Church; Jenni-
fer Neff, LCSW-C, program specialist
for adult services at St. Mary’s Depart-
ment of Social Services; and H. Spear-
man Lancaster, executive director for
Three Oaks Shelter, were on hand to
discuss the resources available both at
the county government and community
charity access points for those dealing
with homelessness and poverty.
Loker, who previously worked for St.
Mary’s Social Services, leant her knowl-
edge and experiences to the day’s dis-
cussions.  The morning concluded with
session sponsor, Cathy Meyers present-
ing the Adverse Childhood Experiences
(ACE) assessment as well as educating
the class on how intertwined childhood
experiences, poverty, mental health, and
homelessness can be and how adverse
childhood experiences can affect one’s
ability to thrive.
Chris Longmore LSM’09, attorney
and partner at Dugan, McKissick &
Longmore, led the lunchtime activity
and discussion on how we, as leaders,
can help with housing and human ser-
vices issues in our own communities
and beyond. Afterward, the class heard
from Wanda Digennaro, director of
H.O.P.E, an organization based at the
Church of the Ascension that has helped
over 130,000 needy individuals with
The County Times In Our Community 15
Isn’t Buckeye the best?
The answer to this question is in my
big beautiful eyes. You can see by
looking at me that I’m a MELLOW,
LAP LOVING SWEETHEART! I’m
perfect with the litter box and
I’d love to have a window
to stare out of all day. My
perfect household would
have another kitty friend to
play with but my DEAREST
electric bills, fuel oil, rent, food, medi- WISH more than anything
cine, and other emergency needs in St. else is to find a family! I’m a
Mary’s County, and toured the church’s big girl at 19 lbs but that’s 19
food pantry which has supplied food lbs OF SPECIAL! Come meet me
for over 22,000 local households since and see how it feels to have all
it’s inception.  “Little Jack” Woodford that cuddling in your lap!
was also on hand to share information PLEASE CHOOSE ME!
about Heart F.E.L.T., a Calvert based And remember, if there is room in the
program that supplies meals to children heart, there is room in the house!
to bridge the weekend gap for those
who participate in the public schools’
Come meet me and the wonderful gang at Tri-
free and reduced lunch programs and
County Animal Shelter (6707 Animal Shelter
face food insecurities at home.  The ses-
Road, Hughesville) or call
sion wrapped up with a presentation by
301-932-1713 for more information. To see
Mike Bellis, executive director of Unit-
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ed Way of Charles County.  Bellis intro-
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which details financial struggles and
hardships faced by Marylanders, many
of whom are “one blown transmission
away” from financial crisis.
The class wrapped up their day with
a networking event that evening hosted
by LSM’s Alumni Association at Ele-
ments Eatery and Mixology in Lexing-
ton Park. Class participants were able
to meet and interact with LSM alumni,
nearly 300 strong, as well as Leadership
Maryland alumni living in the Southern
Maryland region.
Leadership Southern Maryland is
designed and dedicated to educate and
inspire a diverse group of current and
emerging leaders to create collabora-
tions and partnerships to impact the
community needs of Calvert, Charles,
and St. Mary’s counties and incorpo-
rates a cross-section of the region to in-
clude diversity of geographic location,
profession, ethnicity and gender.  Lead-
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Leadership Southern Maryland is
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as charitable contributions to the extent
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For more information, please contact
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Maryland, 240-725-5469 via email hel-
en@leadershipsomd.org or visit www.
leadershipsomd.org.
Press release from LSM
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 18 Feature
A Passion for Preservation
Steeple at St. Francis Xavier Chapel. Photo by Ceandra
Scott.
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
St. Mary’s County is steeped in history and for
the past 10 years Grace Mary Brady, the county’s
only historic preservation planner, has been busy
cataloguing and preserving as much of it as she
can; before it disappears in some cases.
In that short time Brady, a Calvert County na-
tive, has compiled a computer database of more
than 900 historical sites in St. Mary’s.
These range from old manor homes from the 17th
and 18th century, small family cemeteries and even
archaeological sites not open to the public.
Many of the cemeteries she has had to plot out
using latitude and longitude coordinates, to ensure
they are affirmatively catalogued and preserved
from being destroyed by developers who might oth-
erwise have been unaware of their existence.
“It’s a real protection for private cemeteries,”
said Brady, adding that the history people don’t see
is often the most in danger of disappearing.
“The reason people don’t care is because they
don’t know the value of what’s under their feet,”
Brady told The County Times.
A former long-time employee of the Maryland
General Assembly, Brady said history has always
been her hobby and this job with county govern-
ment allowed her to explore and expand it.
Though hobbies are designed to be pleasurable,
sometimes this one is bittersweet for Brady.
When she goes out into the field to take pictures
of an historic home to note its salient features,
many times it has faded from its former glory.
“Many of them are gone, ruinous or have been
demolished,” she said.
The County Times Thursday, March 15, 2018
Some properties have a prospective buyer in- sort areas that run from Southern Anne Arundel
terested in preserving it but the owner refuses to County down to Plum Point.
sell and allows the old house to slip further into Decades ago the region was alive with sum-
disrepair. mer cottage life, the first permanent Boy Scout’s
Some can’t be effectively preserved because they camp, numerous amusement attractions and even
have no facility for light, heating or even plumbing. racetracks.
Cataloguing all the house’s features is time con- Brady, who witnessed a good portion of this his-
suming and taxing. tory, has a garage full of artifacts from that era she
“When you’re saving a house you have to do it has used to fill up the museum in North Beach.
one at a time,” Brady said. “It was the resort for the entire region,” Brady
But it isn’t all so bad. said. “It truly was.”
Brady finds hope for preserving history in St. Brady is set to retire this summer but she doesn’t
Mary’s County, founded in 1634 and the mother plan on slowing down.
county of Maryland, because of the people who “I have a lot more projects to do,” she said.
live here. More than keeping up with the Bayside History
County residents still care about their history, at Museum she wants to write a book about the Amish
least when they know it’s there. community, with which she has had many dealings,
“The best defense is the neighbors because they and she also wants to write a book about the many
know when one’s [a cemetery] out there,” Brady small churches of Southern Maryland that are also
said. “People in St. Mary’s County care so much fading away.
about their history. Many are absorbed into larger congregations,
“They’re how I get informed.” Brady said, as the population grows and small com-
Brady has also left her mark by helping to write munities morph into much larger ones.
several books on facets of St. Mary’s County “We’re really losing smaller churches that were
history. meant for smaller communities,” Brady said.
The works she has been involved in include “I’m Despite all the field work and hours of study,
Going Down County,” “The Blackistones of Mary- Brady said her passion for history, and the fight to
land,” “Justice Rolls Down,” “Southern Maryland preserve it, keeps her going.
Tobacco Barns,” and “America’s First,” document- “It never really seems like work,” she said.
ing the history of the oldest continually running
sheriff’s office in the nation. guyleonard@countytimes.net
Brady was part of a team of historians who
worked on that project when tragedy
struck.
The 17-year-old intern who helped on
the project, Tyler Mattingly, was killed in
a car crash in August of 2012.
“She got us back on track with finish-
ing that book,” said Sheriff Timothy K.
Cameron. “She’s an incredible researcher
and writer.
“I can’t say enough good things about
Grace.”
She has also published a guide to his-
toric St. Mary’s County roads and been
credited in a Maryland Public Broadcast-
ing documentary on historic barns filmed
in St. Mary’s County.
Local independent historian Linda
Reno, who has worked closely with Brady
on several projects, said Brady changed
the game for local historic preservation.
“She has put in a tremendous amount
of work into research in St. Mary’s Coun-
ty,” Reno said. “She has brought historic
preservation to the highest standards here
where it’s never been before.
“She’ll be sorely missed.”
One of her greatest contributions, Reno
said of Brady, was her cataloguing of ag-
ing homes, particularly of those that were
either demolished or faltered later.
“When you try to think about what
an old house looked like all those pho-
tographs she took helped fill in the pic-
ture,” Reno said. “It’s a big gift.”
Brady’s passion for history extends
back to her native home of North Beach,
where she runs the Bayside History Mu-
seum, which tells the history of the re- The museum at Piney Point is one of Brady’s favorites. Photo by
Ceandra Scott.
Thursday, March 15, 2018 The County Times Education 19

Push Back Begins on School Funding Proposal

Commissioners Budget Maintenance of Effort
By Dick Myers plained that he had pared his budget from an original
Editor request for $8 million more down to $1.5 million, just
enough to cover the negotiated agreement with the
“It was hard for school employees for the fourth year of their contract.
me to listen to,” said But, Smith was told to find that money elsewhere in
St. Mary’s County his budget.
Board of Education Smith said by the time the commissioners got to him
Chairman Karin they had allocated more than $5 million more to other
Bailey about the departments, leaving the schools with just $150,000.
commissioners’ de- “It’s really hard not to come to the conclusion that
cision to only put an education is last,’ Smith said during a budget work ses-
additional $150,000 sion following the board’s March 14 regular meeting.
for schools in the School Board Member Rita Weaver said two let-
budget that will go ters had been sent to the commissioners’ office asking
to public hearing for an explanation of theor budget numbers. She said
on April 17. Those they did not get a response from either. And, Assistant
monies are the bare Superintendent of Fiscal Services Tammy McCourt
minimum, called said county staff had not contacted her to request any
School Board Chairman Karin Bailey
Maintenance of Ef- information.
fort, that each school system is required by state law to “We are still waiting for an explanation,” Weaver
contribute to schools. said. Later she added, “They just blew us off. They
Bailey said it was particularly difficult for her as a don’t care if we get an answer.”
parent to hear some of the criticisms from the county Smith and several of the school board members com-
commissioners. plained about the county’s budgeting, questioning the
Superintendent of Schools Dr. Scott Smith said the income tax revenue projections. And Smith also noted
education budget was heard last during the commis- that in previous years the commissioners had put $2.5
sioners’ March 13 budget work session. Smith ex- million each year into their reserves from monies not
spent by the sheriff’s office for deputies they were un-
able to hire.
“We have questions about the revenues and expendi-
tures (of the county) going forward,” Smith said.
Board Vice Chairman Cathy Allen said she thought
the school board and the commissioners had good rap-
port. “I was really struck by the change in them this
year over the past several years,” she said.
“Education is the foundation of our democracy,” said
board member Mary Washington, in questioning the
commissioners’ decision. She urged citizens to show
up at the budget hearing on April 17.
“God help us if there’s a security issue,” said board
member Jim Davis. Smith said there was no extra mon-
ey for security in the budget.
During the regular board meeting, Education As-
sociation of St. Mary’s County President Jill Morris
reminded the commissioners that teachers are voters
too. She said she and her members were concerned that
there was “a lot of negativity expressed about EASMC”
by the commissioners.
Later Weaver, who was outspoken in her criticism
of the commissioners, asked them what is important to
them. “Are you for education or are you not?”
dickmyers@countytimes.net

Students Walk Out to Remember Shooting Victims

By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Hundreds of high school students walked out of their
classrooms Wednesday at 10 a.m. to memorialize the
17 students and school administrators killed in a mass
school shooting in Parkland, Fla. last month at the
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
March 14 marked one month after the mass shooting.
At Leonardtown High School several hundred stu-
dents walked out of class and walked around the track
on the athletic field for 17 minutes to commemorate the
17 victims.
They walked mostly in silence to honor the victims.
“Remember 17 minutes of silence,” said Principal
Jill Mills to students. “This is to remember those who
died.”
Hundreds more students at Great Mills High School
observed the national school walk out
by congregating in front of the school;
some demonstrated against gun vio-
lence and called for greater school
safety.
Officials counted about 400 students
in the Leonardtown demonstration.
Mills wrote a letter to Leonardtown
parents explaining the situation.
“Although the school day was inter-
rupted for a short time while some stu-
dents participated in the walkout, the
instructional day for the remainder of
the student body was not interrupted.
The students involved in the walk- out
were extremely respectful during the
event and resumed their instructional
day immediately following the event,”
Mills wrote.
The letter also reported that stu-
dent leaders had told school officials
of their desire to participate in the na-
tional event.
“Our goal is to show our commu-
nity that our generation is moving
towards making positive change and
that we as a student body are willing
to take action,” the letter reads, mak-
ing direct reference to the shooting in
Parkland and violence in schools.
School officials also reported that about 50 Chopti-
con High School students left their classes for 17 min-
utes but that many more planned a kindness rally later
in the afternoon to encourage more inclusion and un-
derstanding within the student body.
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and readers. We run them in the order we receive them. Any submissions that come to
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Rhodessa Lee “Rhokey” Millham
Rhodessa Lee “Rhokey” Millham, 78,
of Leonardtown, MD, died on Sunday,
March 4, 2018, at Medstar Washington
Hospital Center in Washington, D.C.
She was born November 1, 1939 in Bir-
mingham, AL, to the late L.Z. Crowder
and Mary Lee Crowder.
On August 3, 1963, Rhokey married her
beloved husband, Paul Martin Millham
in Pennsylvania. Together they celebrat-
ed over 43 wonderful years of marriage
before his passing in June 2007. She is
a graduate of Millersville State College,
Pennsylvania, where she earned her de-
gree in teaching. Later she earned a mas-
ter’s in education. She had an innate love
of learning and dedicated her life to teaching others, especially children. She began
teaching in Pennsylvania, then in Prince George’s County Schools, before spend-
ing many years with the St. Mary’s County Public School system. She was a car-
ing and devoted teacher to many students at Oakville Elementary and Hollywood
Elementary schools, before becoming the principal at Banneker Elementary, assis-
tant principal at Margaret Brent Middle and principal at Mechanicsville Elementary
schools. After being a principal, she became supervisor of elementary instruction
and library media and then, in the years prior to her retirement, was the director of
instruction for SMCPS. She was so passionate about teaching children that she still
managed to take time to teach others, even in retirement. She was an avid reader
and enjoyed playing “Words With Friends,” an online Scrabble game. She travelled
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extensively visiting family and friends. She was a self-taught wine connoisseur,
even learning about South African wines. Her family was her greatest love and she
enjoyed spending her time with them, especially her grandchildren.
She was a member of the Southern Maryland Wine Society, the College of Southern
Maryland Foundation and a Lifetime Member of the Rotary Club of Leonardtown.
Rhokey is survived by her sons, Eric P. Millham (Jacquelyn) of Great Mills, MD
and Keith A. Millham of Annapolis, MD; her brother, William “Bucky” Crowder
(Zola) of Antelope, CA; sister, Linda Sams (George, “Junior”) of Jessup, MD; broth-
er-in-law, Edmund Millham; grandchildren: Sean, Ian, and J. Siobhan Millham, all
of Great Mills, MD; and many extended family and friends. She is preceded in
death by her parents and husband.
Services will be scheduled at a later date.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Hospice of St. Mary’s, P.O. Box 625,
Leonardtown, MD 20650; Rotary International Foundation, 14280 Collections Cen-
ter Drive, Chicago, IL 60693; College of Southern Maryland Foundation, P.O. Box
910, LaPlata, MD 20646-0910; Literacy Council of St. Mary’s County, c/o Lexing-
ton Park Library, 21677 FDR Boulevard, Lexington Park, MD 20653.
Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com
Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A.
Lien Ton Pham
Lien Ton Pham, 61, of Lexington Park,
MD (formerly of Surprise, AZ) died on
Thursday, March 8, 2018, at Medstar St.
Mary’s Hospital, Leonardtown, MD, with
her loving family at her side.
She was born March 20, 1956 in Saigon,
Vietnam to Di Ton and Mai Nguyen.
On May 9, 1975, Lien married her be-
loved husband, Mike Pham in Vietnam.
Together they celebrated over 42 wonder-
ful years of marriage. She was a loving
wife, mother and grandmother. She en-
joyed spending her time with her family
and friends. She made them all many de-
licious meals, including her Vietnamese
barbeque and pho. She was a life-long
devote Catholic.
In addition to her parents and beloved
husband, she is also survived by her sons,
Tan Pham (MocChau) of Lexington Park,
MD and Vinh Pham of Springfield, VA;
her sisters, Chantal Than (Phi) of Boston,
MA and Hong Bossennec of France; her granddaughters, Clara Pham and Chris-
tyna Pham; and many extended family and friends. She is preceded in death by her
brother, Dung Ton.
A Mass of Christian Burial and Interment will be private.
Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com
Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A.
Teresa Karnes Wren
Teresa Karnes Wren, of California, MD
died Monday, March 5 2018, at Hospice House
of St. Mary’s, in Callaway, MD. She was 98.
Teresa was a native of Washington, DC,
and a graduate of Trinity College (now Trin-
ity Washington University). Her Bachelor of
Science degree in physics put her on a career
path of working, first, for the Navy’s David
Taylor Model Basin and later for U.S. Geo-
logical Survey of the Dept. of the Interior.
It was at the Naval facility that she met her
future husband, Edgar Alban Wren, then a
Naval officer and later a private-practice law-
yer in Washington. Married in 1948, Teresa
and Ed enjoyed traveling throughout Europe
but especially to Ireland, where they owned a
home for many years. Mr. Wren died in 1992.
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Teresa was a longtime and active member of the National Association of Retired
Federal Employees and the Trinity College Alumnae Association.
Friends are invited to a celebration of Teresa Wren’s life, a Memorial Mass at Im-
maculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, Lexington Park, Maryland on Thursday,
March 15, at 11:30 a.m.
Memorial contribution may be made to the Missionary Servants of the Most Holy
Trinity (9001 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20903) or Hospice of St.
Mary’s (P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650).
Condolences may be expressed at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com.
Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A.
Terri-Lynn Johnson
Terri-Lynn Johnson, 52, of Chaptico,
MD passed away March 6, 2018, at her
home surrounded by her loving family.
She was born January 12, 1966 in Leon-
ardtown, MD to Martin Eugene Latham
of Chaptico, MD and Peggy Jean Copsey
of Chaptico, MD.
Terri-Lynn is a lifelong resident of St.
Mary’s county and a 1984 graduate of
Chopticon High School. She was em-
ployed for over 31 dedicated years as an
optician technician with Eye Care Cen-
ter in Waldorf, MD. She retired in 2015
due to her illness. In November 2007, she
married her beloved husband, William A.
Johnson, in Leonardtown, MD. Together
they celebrated over 10 wonderful years
of marriage. Her hobbies included taking
care of her flowers, playing PITCH, and
eating crabs. She loved to spend time at the beach, particularly Nags Head, NC. Her
family was her greatest love and she often coordinated cookouts and holiday gather-
ings. She was a delicious baker and was known for her crab dip and brownies. She
also loved her pet cats, her macaw, Moe and bloodhound, Lucy.
In addition to her parents and beloved husband, Terri-Lynn is also survived by
her step-sons, Adam Johnson of Bushwood, MD and Jeremie Johnson of Callaway,
MD; her godson, Brett Reed of Chaptico, MD; her goddaughter, Jessica Reed of
Chaptico, MD; her step-granddaughter, Bailee Marie Johnson; her sister-in-law’s,
Brenda Yates (Dale) of Clements, MD and Diane Brooks (Mickey) of Hollywood,
MD; and many extended family and friends. She is preceded in death by her sister,
Rosann Latham and her sister-in-law, Judy Earp.
Serving as pallbearers will be Eddie Oliver, Mike Latham, David Williams, An-
thony Quade, Jonathan Yates and Phillip Farrell.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of St. Mary’s, P.O. Box 625,
Leonardtown, MD 20650.
Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com.
Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A.
Thomas Franklin Fowler, Sr.,
Thomas “Tucker” Franklin Fowler, Sr.,
81, of Mechanicsville, MD passed away
on March 10, 2018 in Washington, DC.
Born on January 20, 1937, he was the
son of the late Cecelia Trice Fowler and
Holmes Love Fowler. Tucker was the lov-
ing husband of Catherine Fowler, whom
he married in Immaculate Conception
Catholic Church Mechanicsville, MD on
November 21, 1959.
Tucker is survived by their children;
Tommy Fowler (Gail) of Mechanics-
ville, MD, David Fowler (Stephanie) of
Mechanicsville, MD, Nancy Fowler of
Marathon, FL 10 grandchildren and 3
great-grandchildren. As well as brothers,
Joe Fowler and John (Ronnie) Fowler. He
was preceded in death by his brother Gene
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Fowler.
He graduated from Charlotte Hall Military Academy in 1956. Tucker served in
the United States Army from December 6, 1956 to December 4, 1958. He served in
Korea, and was stationed at Fort Meade, MD. Tucker’s biggest pride was his grand-
children. He enjoyed fishing, cutting grass and taking his motor home to NASCAR
races.
The family will receive friends on Thursday, March 15, 2018 from 5:00 PM-8:00
PM with prayers recited at 7:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home
,Leonardtown, MD.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, March 16, 2018 at 11:00
AM in Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Mechanicsville, MD with Father
Michael Tietjen officiating. Interment will follow in Queen of Peace Catholic Ceme-
tery Helen, MD. Pallbearers will be; Seth Fowler, Blake Fowler, Trey Fowler, Shaun
Hardy, Kenny Lloyd, and Jake Senatore. Honorary Pallbearers will be; Christy Har-
dy, Taylor Fowler, Kennedy Fowler, Blair Fowler, and Erin Sieber.
Contributions may be made to the Mechanicsville Vol. Rescue Squad P.O. Box 15
Mechanicsville, MD 20659.
Mary Lillian Bailey
Mary Lillian Bailey, known to friends
and family as “Mary Lillian” or “Aunt
Sis,” passed away on January 18, 2018 in
Leonardtown, Maryland at the age of 96
years. Mary was born on February 28,
1921 at the family home place on White’s
Neck Creek in Bushwood, Maryland. She
was the daughter of John William Hall,
Sr. and Gladys Mae Cheseldine Hall. She
married Thomas A. (Teen) Bailey on June
21, 1942 at St. Joseph’s Church in Mor-
ganza, MD.
She will be lovingly remembered by her
children Winnifred Lee Merson of Cle-
ments, and Thomas Christopher Bailey
(Kathy) of Bushwood; grandchildren Mi-
chelle Bekel (Troy), Todd Merson (Jenni-
fer), Ryan Bailey (Jordan), Alison Bailey
and Sydney Bailey; and great-grandchil-
dren Anna Merson and Abby Merson.
Mary was sister to Lucy J. Ramos and
George L. Hall, Sr., both of Bushwood.
She was predeceased by her parents; hus-
band; and siblings John W. Hall, Jr.; Eliza-
beth Cleo (Betty) Twilly; Charles H. Hall;
Thomas A. Hall, Sr.; and Dorothy M. Rusaw.
A native of St. Mary’s County, Mary attended Holy Angels School in Avenue and
graduated from Margaret Brent High School. After graduation she went to work
in Washington, D.C. for the C&P Telephone Company. She later worked in the St.
Mary’s County Tax Assessments office in Leonardtown for eight years. In 1966 she
went to work for St. Mary’s County Public Schools as a paraeducator. This was a
job she truly enjoyed as she loved working with children. She made many life-long
friendships at SMCPS and she retired in 1980. Mary loved spending time with fami-
ly and friends - especially her grandchildren. She experienced life to the fullest with
hobbies and special interests such as cooking, crafting and volunteering her time to
help others. She was known for her fashion sense and “green thumb” for gardening.
Visitation was held on Monday, January 22, 2018 from 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
with prayers at 7:00 p.m. at the Mattingly Gardiner Funeral Home, in Leonardtown.
Mass of Christian Burial was held on Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at
Holy Angels Church in Avenue, with Rev. Anthony Lickteig officiating. Interment
followed at St. Joseph’s Church, Morganza, Md.
Pallbearers: Charles Hall, Jr., Joe Ramos, Jr.; J.W. Hall; George Hall, Jr; Tommy
Hall, Bradley Hayden, and Troy Bekel.
Memorial donations in memory of Mary may be made to the Seventh District
Volunteer Rescue Squad, Avenue, MD.
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Community Calendar
ONGOING
Free Tax Preparation
Church of the Ascension, 21641
Great Mills Rd., Lexington Park    Email: poker@vfw2632.com or call
 Mon. & Wed., 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM;
Sat., 9:00 AM
AARP Tax-Aide/IRS certified
counselors will provide free tax prep-
aration and electronic filing for low-
to moderate-income taxpayers of any
age in St Mary’s County, with special
consideration for those 60 and older.
Taxpayers do not need to be a mem-
ber of AARP. Not able to prepare re-
turns for businesses.
Walk-In Service is available. Call
240 466-1740 to schedule an appoint-
ment. Additional information is avail-
able at: www.smctaxaide.org.  Parish Hall, 21656 Oakley Rd.,
 Zumba Fitness
Hunting Creek Community Club,
46925 Crocus St, Lexington Park
6:00 - 7:00 PM, Mon., Tue. & Thu.
Perfect for Everybody and Ev-
ery Body! Low-intensity and
high-intensity moves for a to-
tal workout. All fitness levels
are welcome. Info 301-481-0752.
Thursday, March 15
Gills Club
Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons
5:30 – 7:00 PM
Free program designed for girl’s
ages 7 – 12 interested in learning
more about sharks. Gills Club is a
STEM-focused program from the
Atlantic White Shark Conservancy.
Preregistration is required. www.bit.
ly//GillsClubRegistration. For more
information, email Mindy.Quinn@
calvertcountymd.gov.
Widow/Widower Group
United Methodist Church, 21760
Great Mills Rd., Lexington Park
6:00 - 8:00 PM
No matter how long since your
loss—10 days or 10 years—join us to
(1) gain support, comfort and practi-
cal discussion; and (2) provide sup-
port, advice and comfort to others
struggling with their grief journey by
sharing your own experiences. Ques-
tions? Contact Frankiemiller61@
AOL.com
Purses & Bags Bingo
Mechanicsville Vol. Fire Dept.
Social Hall, 28165 Hills Club Rd.,
Mechanicsville
6:00 - 10:00 PM
Early Bird Games start at 6:45. Bin-
go Starts at 7:00. $25 book of regular
games. Extra Books $5.00 each. Spe-
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cials $1.00 each. Early Birds $1.00
each. Raff les and more.
Friday, March 16
NARFE Chapter 969 Luncheon/
Meeting
Olde Breton Inn in Leonardtown
11:30 AM
Dr Sudha Hailey, VP Maryland
Federation of NARFE will share the
latest MD legislative information
at the St. Mary’s National Active &
Retired Federal Employees (NARFE)
monthly meeting. Cake raff le during
the meeting.  $16.50 – reservations
required. Please contact Judy Lof-
lin 301 872-0064. Contact Geneva
for membership details 301-884-5112.
Visit: www.narfe.org/site/chapter969
Drive Thru Fish Dinner
21804 Colton’s Point Road, Avenue
Every Friday through March 23.
The 7th District Optimist Club is
having drive-thru fish dinner to sup-
port the kids of the St. Mary’s County.
Beer battered cod, steak fries, cole
slaw and a roll for $11. Any questions
please email: jesse_rollins@outlook.
com. Come support friends of youth.
Lenten Dinner Third District
Optimist
St. Mary’s County Fairgrounds,
42455 Fairgrounds Rd., Leonardtown
4:00 - 7:00 PM
Drive through seafood dinner $10,
menu includes for each dinner fish,
shrimp, clam strips, fries, hush pup-
pies and apple sauce. No substitu-
tions. Benefit 4H archery. Contact
Tony 301-904-0799. criscokid41@
yahoo.com.
Lenten Seafood Dinner
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catho-
lic Church, 22375 Three Notch Rd.,
Lexington Park
4:30 - 7:00 PM
Give the kitchen a break and treat
the family to a seafood dinner. Fried
rockfish, baked haddock, fried oys-
ters, or shrimp Po’Boy sub. Each en-
trée comes with two sides: coleslaw,
green beans, or fries. Kid meals, des-
serts, and soft drinks, also available.
Fridays during Lent. 301-863-8144.
Texas Hold’em Tournament
VFW Post 2632, 23282 Three
Notch Rd. (Rt. 235), California
7:00 PM
No limit Texas hold’em tourna-
ment. $50 Buyin ($40 Prize Pool +
$10 Charity). Optional $10 Add-On
(Receive an extra $1000 and 50/50
Entry). Sign-in 6:20 - 6:45, tourna-
ment starts at 7:00. Pre-registration
Thursday, March 15, 2018
with the listing details by 12 p.m. on the Monday prior to our Thursday publication.
is encouraged, but not required
Late players accepted until the end of
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the 1st break. (~1 hour). The public is
welcome. Must be 18 or older to play. Team Fly4aCure Kite Festival
More info, pre-register contact Brian. St. Mary’s Fairgrounds, 42455
Fairgrounds Rd., Leonardtown
240-925-4000. 12:00 - 6:00 PM
Team Fly4aCure, a group composed
Nicole Zuraitis Quartet of high schoolers, are holding a com-
Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons munity kite festival to benefit The
7:00 – 9:00 PM  Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
The Maritime Performance Series Join them for food, fun, entertain-
presents an evening of jazz, pop, and ment, music, games, and beautiful
classical music. Doors open at 6:00, kites. $10 admission includes a kite.
with beer and wine available for sale.  All proceeds go to LLS.
$20 online, $25 at the door, and avail-
able at  Benny C. Morgan Recital Series
www.bit.ly//MaritimeConcerts. College of Southern Maryland,
Leonardtown Campus, 22950 Holly-
Irish Folk Song Sing-a-long wood Rd.
3:00 PM
Avenue The Calvert Chamber Players, a
7:00 - 9:00 PM group of current and retired educa-
St. Patrick’s Day Irish Sing-along, tors that once included the late Benny
featuring Steve Huett of Pond Scum Morgan, will perform classical mu-
and Bruce Blackistone. Free admis- sic in a concert given in Morgan’s
sion. Light snacks available. BYO memory. Free. bxoffc@csmd.edu,
beer or wine, green or any color. 301-934-7828, 
w w w.csmd.edu /com mu n it y/t he -
Celebrate Recovery ar ts/music/ benny-c-morgan-series/
Our Father’s House, 45020 Patux- index.
ent Beach Rd, California
7:30 - 9:30 PM Ham and Cabbage Dinner
Free group for adults dealing with Hollywood Volunteer Rescue Squad
any hurt, hang-up or habit. If you are Auxiliary
dealing with addiction to porn, shop- 4:00 -8:00 PM
ping, food, drugs, gambling, cutting, All you can eat ham, cabbage,
smoking, alcohol or if you are affect- carrots, potatoes, beets and corn-
ed by the addiction of a loved one, bread. $14. Dine in or Carry Out.
come see how working the Celebrate
Recovery program can help. Ques- Hold em Tournament n Poker
tions? of hCR4u@gmail.com Night
Moose Lodge, Mechanicsville
5:00 – 9:00 PM
Saturday, March 17 Buy in $75 ($12,000 chips); $5 for
extra chips.
This is a bounty tournament. Doors
open 4:00. Tournament starts 5:00.
Pre-register by March 16 and receive
$3,000 extra in chips. Call to reserve
a seat: Ron, 301-481-6318 or Chris,
240-210-3187.
Super Bingo
Mother Catherine Academy, 38833
Chaptico Rd., Mechanicsville
6:30 - 10:00 PM
Happy St. Patrick’s Day Easter Bin-
go Special.
Adopt a Road Cleanup
Doors open at 4:30. Early Birds
Abell Rd. and Hatchet Thicket Rd.,
start at 6:30.
Abell
Everyone wearing Green will re-
9:00 - 11:00 AM
ceive a $10 coupon to spend like
Friends of St Clements Bay is
Cash! Door Prizes. 25 Golden Easter
sponsoring a Roadside Litter pick up
Eggs each contains a prize. $20 first
on Abell Rd. from Murphy’s Store
book of regular games. $5/ea. extra
around to Hatchet Thicket Rd. Also,
regular book. Chicken dinner $6 piz-
the length of Hatchet Thicket Rd.
za, fries, hot dogs, desserts. Call 301-
Please join in keeping our commu-
884-3165 for more information, visit
nity beautiful and our water clean.
www.mothercatherine.org.
Supplies and safety gear provided.
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Swing and Ballroom Dance
Little Flower School Gym, Rt. 5,
Great
7:00 - 11:00 PM
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with
a night of dancing! Wear something
green for a night of ballroom danc-
ing. A beginner-level lesson at 7:00
and then dancing until 11:00. Please
bring a snack to share. $10 per per-
son. For questions, please call Greg at
240-577-0153.
St Patrick’s Day Dance
Brass Rail Sports Bar, Great Mills
8:00 PM – Midnight
DJ Nell. Wear Your Green!
Sunday, March 18
Breakfast with the Easter Bunny
Seventh District Firehouse, 21660
Colton Point Rd., Avenue
8:00 – 11:30 AM
Menu includes Pancakes, Sausage,
Bacon, Home Fries, Scrambled Eggs,
Baked Apple Dessert, Coffee, Milk
and Juice. Carryout Available. $11
Adults, $10 Senior Citizens, $3 Chil-
dren 4 -12 and Children 3 and under
Free.
Breakfast with the Easter Bunny
Elk’s Lodge 2092, 45779 Fire Dept
Lane, California
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
All you can eat breakfast. Two Eas-
ter Egg Hunts: ages 1-10 at 9:15 and at
11:15 for ages 10 and up. Bring your
own baskets. Prizes to win and pic-
tures with Easter Bunny. Bring your
camera. $10/adults, $5/children 5 to
10, and free for children 4 and under.
RVRS Quarter Auction
Knights of Columbus Hall, 16441
Three Notch Rd., Ridge
12:00 – 3:30 PM
Vendors with over 100 items for
winners to select from. Paddles are
$3 each or 2 for $5. All bids will be
between one and four quarters. Food,
drinks and baked goods available.
Not sure how to play? No problem!
We’ll show you how to get in on the
fast paced fun. Benefit hosted by the
Ridge Volunteer Rescue Squad Asso-
ciation. For info or reservations, call
240-416-4224.
Easter Egg Hunt for Special
Needs Children
St. Mary’s County Fairgrounds
1:00 – 3:00 PM
Presented by Girl Scout Troop 3362
for Special Needs Children ages 3-9.
A fun free event. Baskets are not
needed. Rain or shine. Please RSVP
to: troop3362@gmail.com.
Meet and Greet the Easter Bunny
Gracie’s Guys & Gals Dance
Studio, 44150 Airport View Dr.,
Hollywood
1:00 – 4:00 PM
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Easter Bunny is coming. Free ad-
mission for the whole family. Shop as
craft and vendors will be there. Pur-
chase great gifts for Easter, Mother’s
Day, Birthdays or Just Because. Do
you have a dog/cat? Bring them to
meet the Easter bunny. Please have
them on a lease. Take your own
photos. Questions? contact Lisa at  ries present a Mash Up of classical
mustangmomma7@gmail.com or call
301-475-5265.
Turkey Shoot
Mechanicsville Moose Lodge
1:00 - 5:00 PM
Sign up starts at 12:30,
first round starts at 1:00.
Shoot for money and prizes. Info call
jimmy 240-417-5767.
Mar. 20, 21, & 27
Boat MD Boating Safety Course
Patuxent River Sailing Club,
West Basin Marina, NAS Pax
6:00 - 8:30 PM
Get your MD Boating Safety
Education certificate in just 3 short
sessions. All operators of numbered
or documented vessels in MD waters
born on or after July 1, 1972 must
have in their possession a certificate
of boating safety education.
The Patuxent River Sail and Pow-
er Squadron will present the course
on 20, 21 and 27 at the Naval Air Sta-
tion West Basin marina. $25 and $10
each additional family member. For
more information or to register call
301-904-7265 or email PRSPS.com-
mander@gmail.com.
Tuesday, March 20
Spring Equinox
12:15 PM
You can’t miss it!
CSM Summer Registration
Opens
College of Southern Maryland, all
campuses
Summer registration opens for new
students.
www.csmd.edu/apply-register.
Museum Members Save 20%
Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons
10:00 – 11:00 AM  
Museum members are invited for
coffee and donuts. Members enjoy a
20 % discount in the Museum Store all
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day today and on the 20 th of every ages can discover something new.
month! Pick up an interactive BINGO card
  at CMM, complete 5 tasks to earn
The Clazzical Project BINGO, and turn it in at AMG for the
Auerbach Auditorium of St. Mary’s chance to win a prize. The program is
Hall, St. Mary’s College of Maryland free with admission at both locations.
7:00 PM Visit www.calvertmarinemuseum.
The SMCM Tuesday Concert Se- com or www.annmariegarden.org for
more information.
pieces which will then be blended
with jazz renditions, along with
humorous “anecdotes” about each Thursday, March 22
piece designed to educate and en-
tertain. Free admission! At the Water’s Edge Lecture
Donations are appreciated and
Series 
will make future concerts possi-
Calvert Marine Museum, Harms
ble. More information at 240-895-
Gallery, Solomons
4498 and http://www.theclazzicalpro-
7:00 – 8:00 PM
ject.com.
Grace Mary Brady will present
“Gambling” with a focus on horse
Wednesday, March 21 racing tracks that once existed in
Calvert County. Here her fascinat-
ing story about a slot machine indict-
Celebrate ART! Home School Day ment case at Uncle Billie’s in North
Calvert Marine Museum and An- Beach. Detective Shawn Moses of the
nmarie Garden, St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Depart-
Solomons and Dowell ment will discuss gambling cases in
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM St. Mary’s County. Free and open to
The Calvert Marine Museum the public.
(CMM) is partnering with Annma- More info 410-326-2042. Visit
rie Garden Sculpture and Arts Cen- www.calvertmarinemuseum.com.
ter (AMG) for Homeschool Day 2018
with the theme, Celebrate Art!
Homeschooled students are wel-
come to participate from 10:00-Noon
at CMM and 1:00-3:00 at AMG. Ideal
for children in 5th – 8th grade, but all
Interested
candidates
Licensed and Registered Pharmacy should call
Technician for our Charlotte Hall 301-373-5848
location.
The schedule will be the 3:00 to 9:00
shift Monday through Friday plus
every other weekend, Saturday 9:00
until 6:00 and Sunday 10:00 until
4:00.
Competitive pay and benefits.
Great customer service skills are
required.
PO BOX 98
Call 301.373.5848
Hollywood, MD
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St. Mary’s Department of Aging
Programs and Activities
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
Property Tax Credits
An overview of the St. Mary’s Coun-
ty and State of Maryland Homeowners’
Property Tax credit programs will be
held Friday, March 23, at 10 a.m. in the
Chesapeake Building in Leonardtown.
Christy Kelly, County Treasurer will
be present to explain the various tax
credit programs and eligibility criteria.
Safety Presentation
Do you have a personal safety plan?
Whether it is your physical safety while
you’re out and about or your cyber safe-
ty while in your own home, it is impor-
tant to know how to limit your risk and
what to do in case an incident occurs.
This free presentation is being offered
at the Loffler Senior Activity Center on
Monday, March 19, at 10 a.m. It will be
led by Harold Tafe who has been in-
volved in law enforcement and private/
corporate security for 45 years. Ad-
vance sign up is required- simply call
301-475-4200, ext. *1658 by March 16,
or stop by the reception desk.
Reader’s Theater Luncheon
The Garvey Senior Activity Center
will have The Reader’s Theater here on
Wednesday, March 21, at 12 p.m. You’ll
laugh long and loud when our Readers
Theater presents two comedies that can
only be described as March Madness!
“Snow White and her Seven Merry
Men” is a new look at an old tale sure
to make you chuckle and to rethink the
original. Hilarity is served up during
“The Rehearsal,” a behind-the-scenes
look at what goes on in theater when
you have a director and a group of ac-
tors who may not be quite as good at
their craft as they think they are. Join
us for a performance before lunch and
New! Book Bites
St. Mary’s County Library will hold
a new program, Book Bites at Elements
Eatery & Mixology (46580 Expedition
Drive, Lexington Park) on the 3rd Mon-
day in March, April and May (March
19, April 16 and May 21) from 6 to 7:30
p.m. Grab a bite and gab about books!
Join us for a relaxed conversation about
what you’ve been reading. Share what
you loved (or loathed) about the last book
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then one after the meal. The meal for
the day is turkey & Swiss cheese sand-
wich on whole wheat bread, lettuce &
tomato slices, carrot/pineapple slaw,
pears, navy bean soup and crackers.
Cost for lunch is by donation for those
ages 60 and above and $6 for those un-
der the age of 60. To make reservations,
call 301-475-4200, ext. *1050.
Maryland Day Bingo
Can’t get enough of that yellow, red,
and black flag? Need more spice in your
life; like Old Bay? Come to Maryland
Day bingo and celebrate all things
Maryland at the Northern Senior Ac-
tivity Center on Friday, March 23, at
10-11 a.m. Prizes will follow the theme
of Maryland, flag colors, and nautical.
The cost is $3 and is due at sign up. To
sign up and pay for this program in ad-
vance, please visit the front desk. For
more information call 301-475-4200,
ext. *3103. We will also be raffling off
our Maryland Day basket. Tickets will
be one for $1 or seven for $5. Why sev-
en for $5? Because Maryland is the 7th
state in the United States.
Local MD History & Stories
Love all things Southern Maryland
and want to know more about our lo-
cal history? Storyteller Joe Norris will
be sharing stories and songs about
Southern Maryland from its founding
to modern times. This presentation will
be at the Northern Senior Activity Cen-
ter on Friday, March 23, at 12:30-1:30
p.m. Learn about the people, the places,
and the events that shaped our home.
Space is limited. To sign up for this free
presentation in advance, please visit the
signup table or call 301-475-4200, ext.
*3103.
you read, gather new recommendations
from the rest of the group, and enjoy the
company of fellow bibliophiles. Visit
elements-food.com for directions and to
see menu options available for purchase.
Adults only. No registration required.
Stop Motion Workshop
Leonardtown Library will hold a Stop
Motion workshop on Tuesday, March 20
from 4:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. Have you ever
been interested in making your own stop-
motion videos? Join us to learn all about
the process of making cool videos using
the stop-motion process, and get started
making videos using figurines and props
provided by the library! Recommended
for ages 13-18, registration required.
Thursday, March 15, 2018
Loffler Senior Activity Center 301-475-4200, ext. 1658
Garvey Senior Activity Center, 301-475-4200, ext. 1050
Northern Senior Activity Center, 301-475-4002, ext. 3101
Visit www.stmarysmd.com/aging for the most up-to date information
forever. From the streets of Jerusalem
National Nutrition Month to the raging Sea of Galilee, there’s no
Book Discussion place—and no person—that his love
National Nutrition Month® is a nu-
couldn’t reach. The show is breathtak-
trition education and information cam-
ing in every way. Cost is $142 and in-
paign created annually in March by
cludes luxury motor coach transporta-
the Academy of Nutrition and Dietet-
tion, lunch, admission to the live show,
ics. The campaign focuses attention on
snack and water on the bus plus all tips,
the importance of making informed
taxes and gratuities. Payment can be
food choices and developing sound made at any of the centers. Your seat
eating and physical activity habits. In
celebration of this month, the Garvey
is reserved when payment is received.
Questions? Call Shellie at 301-475-
Senior Activity Center will be offering 4200 ext.*1655.
a special discussion group. We will be
discussing “DASH Diet Younger You:
Shed 20 Years and Pounds In Just 10
Living Well with
Weeks,” by Marla Heller, MS, RD, with Chronic Conditions
Start doing something wonderful
Donna Taggert, RD, on March 27, from
for yourself- Improving your life even
10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. You will be able to
while dealing with a chronic health
ask Donna questions during lunch. A
condition! Living Well with Chronic
free book is available to all who sign up
Conditions is an evidence-based pro-
to participate in the discussion. Sign up
gram that was developed by Stanford
and receive your book beginning Mon-
University to help people with chronic
day, March 5. Read the book and come
conditions take charge of their life by
prepared to discuss what you’ve read.
developing self-management skills, in-
A limited number of books are avail-
cluding dealing with depression and fa-
able. To sign up, call 301-475-4200, ext.
tigue, pain management, working with
*1050.
health care providers and more. If you
have a chronic condition and are seri-
Sight & Sound Trip ous about improving the way you feel,
A trip to Lancaster PA to see the very
this is the workshop for you. This class
newest Sight & Sound production –Je-
is offered at the Northern Senior Activ-
sus- is scheduled for Thursday, May 31.
ity Center on Mondays, April 2-May 7,
The bus will depart Northern Senior
from 12:30-3 p.m. There is no charge
Activity Center at 8 a.m. and will ar-
for taking this class; however, a com-
rive at the Bird-in-Hand restaurant for a
mitment to regular attendance of all
full smorgasbord lunch. Afterwards we
six sessions is needed for good results.
will go to the beautiful Sight & Sound
To sign up for this series in advance,
Theater to see the newly-premiered
please visit the signup table or call 301-
musical Jesus. This production is an
475-4200, ext. *3103.
action-packed musical stage adventure
that takes you on a miraculous jour-
ney alongside the most famous person
ever to walk the earth and the every-
day people whose lives he changed
a person who has overdosed on heroin,
Opioid Learning Series: fentanyl, or a prescription opioid drug
Response like oxycodone, hydrocodone, morphine,
Lexington Park Library will hold the or methadone. In partnership with the St.
sixth and final session of the Opioid Mary’s County Health Department.
Learning Series: Response on Thursday,
March 22 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The ses-
sion will include a brief overview entire
Teen Opioid Learning
Series, followed by information for com- Series: Response
Lexington Park Library will hold a
munity members on how to recognize
special teen session of the Opioid Learn-
and respond to an opioid overdose. Par-
ing Series: Response on Thursday, March
ticipants in this session will learn how
22 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. A special teen ses-
to recognize the signs and symptoms of
sion of the Opioid Learning Series where
opioid overdose, the importance of call-
teens will learn about peer intervention
ing 9-1-1 in medical emergencies, as
strategies, how and when to seek help,
well as how to administer naloxone and
what to do if you see an overdose, and
care for someone until emergency help
more. In partnership with the St. Mary’s
arrives. Participants will also receive
County Health Department and Walden
a free rescue kit that includes naloxone
(Narcan®), a life-saving medication that Behavioral Health.
may be able to restore the breathing of
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St. Mary’s Baseball Notches Pair of Wins
Jackson Edelman ‘21 - Photo Credit: Bill Wood
The St. Mary’s College of Maryland baseball team
improved to 4-2 Saturday afternoon with a pair of
wins over Lasell College (0-3). St. Mary’s posted
a 3-0 shutout behind first-year Jackson Edelman’s
(Cherry Hill, N.J./Cherry Hill East) second complete
game of the season and then edged Lasell, 5-4, in the
nightcap thanks to junior outfielder Dakota Merritt’s
(Lexington Park, Md./Great Mills) game-winning
RBI double.
GAME 1 STATS
• Hits: St. Mary’s 7, Lasell 2
• Errors: St. Mary’s 1, Lasell 1
• Left on Base: St. Mary’s 5, Lasell 7
ST. MARY’S OFFENSIVE LEADERS
• Holden Marshall: 2-for-3, 1 run scored
• Andy Collins: 2-for-3, 1 RBI
LASELL OFFENSIVE LEADERS
• Zach Herring: 1-for-3, 1 walk
• David Marsell: 1-for-3
ST. MARY’S PITCHING
• Jackson Edelman: 7.0 IP, 2 hits, 0 earned runs, 5
walks, 3 strikeouts (W, 2-1)
LASELL PITCHING
• Zach Handzel: 3.1 IP, 6 hits, 3 earned runs, 3
walks, 3 strikeouts (L, 0-1)
• Justin Webb: 2.2 IP, 1 hit, 0 earned runs, 0 walks,
1 strikeout
HOW IT HAPPENED
• St. Mary’s scored all three of its runs in the bot-
tom of the fourth inning. Senior catcher Sean Goodie
(Rising Sun, Md./Rising Sun) led off the inning with
a double then first-year designated hitter Joey Bryner
(Leonardtown, Md./St. Mary’s Ryken) took a base
on balls. Junior outfielder Holden Marshall (Towson,
Md./Friends) loaded the bases with a single before
Zach Handzel got the next batter to pop up for the
first out. First-year infielder Andy Collins (Arlington,
Va./Washington-Lee) then singled to score Goodie.
An error brought home Bryner for a 2-0 lead before
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junior outfielder Lucas Kraft’s (Boyds, Md./Clarks-
burg) RBI single allowed Marshall to cross home
plate. After a pitching change, the Lasers turned a
double play to end the inning.
• Collins finished with a season-best two hits while
Edelman threw a two-hit complete game with three
strikeouts and five walks in 7.0 innings, improving to
2-1 on the season.
GAME 2 STATS
Hits: St. Mary’s 6, Lasell 5
Errors: St. Mary’s 2, Lasell 1
Left on Base: St. Mary’s 9, Lasell 9
ST. MARY’S OFFENSIVE LEADERS
Dakota Merritt: 2-for-2, 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 1
double, 1 walk
LASELL OFFENSIVE LEADERS
David Marsell: 2-for-3, 2 runs scored, 1 walk
ST. MARY’S PITCHING
Will Spanoghe: 4.2 IP, 4 hits, 2 earned runs, 6
walks, 4 strikeouts
Matt Ansaldi: 2.1 IP, 1 hit, 0 earned runs, 0 walks,
4 strikeouts (W, 2-0)
LASELL PITCHING
Dan Petr: 5.0 IP, 6 hits, 5 earned runs, 4 walks, 3
strikeouts (L, 0-1)
Patrick Colvin: 1.0 IP, 0 hits, 0 earned runs, 2
walks, 2 strikeouts
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Lasell opened up the scoring first with two runs
on two hits and an error in the top of the first in-
ning. David Marsell scored an unearned run on Rob
Cutone’s RBI single after reaching on a walk, ad-
vancing to second on a passed ball and going to third
on an error. Andre Marchesseault notched the second
run on Jesse Tejero’s RBI single after reaching on a
two-base error and taking third on Cutone’s single.
• The Seahawks responded with two runs in the
second and two in the third to stake a 4-2 lead. Mar-
shall’s RBI double highlighted St. Mary’s third in-
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ning action.
• The Lasers tacked on two more in the fifth to
even up the contest at 4-4 as Dom Mascolo connected
on a two-run double to score Zach Herring and Mar-
sell with one out. With bases loaded and two outs on
the board, junior infielder Matt Ansaldi (Ellicott City,
Md./Mt. Hebron) relieved first-year Will Spanoghe
(Annapolis, Md./St. Mary’s-Annapolis) and worked
himself out of the jam by striking out Chris Maringo
to end the inning.
• Bryner scored the eventual game-winning run in
St. Mary’s half of the fifth inning as Bryner led off
the inning with a single, went to second on Marshall’s
sacrifice bunt, and came home on Merritt’s double.
Dan Petr held the Seahawks to just one run as Petr got
the next two batters to ground out to end the inning.
• In the sixth, Ansaldi retired the first two batters
before giving up a single and hitting a batter to put
runners on the first and second. Lasell would generate
no more offense as Ansaldi fanned the next batter to
close out the inning.
• The Seahawks left two on in the sixth as Patrick
Colvin relieved Petr and struck out two and forced a
fly out after giving up two walks.
• Ansaldi opened up the seventh with his fourth
strikeout before a throwing error gave Tejero two bas-
es and put him on second. However, senior infielder
Bennett Garner (Bowie, Md./Bowie) turned a double
play to preserve the Seahawk win.
• Ansaldi moved to 2-0 on the season with the win
as he finished with a career-best four strikeouts and
no walks in 2.1 innings of relief.
UP NEXT FOR THE SEAHAWKS
• Mar. 17 vs. D’Youville College (1-2) – Hawk’s
Nest – 7-inning DH – 1:00 p.m.
• Mar. 18 vs. D’Youville College – Hawk’s Nest –
12:00 p.m. 
By Nairem Moran · nmoran@smcm.edu for SMCM.
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“Family and Fun”
Well, so far
the Lenten jour-
neys in our
house have been
doing well. As
you may re-
member Robert
promised to be
nice and listen to
everything I say
without making
faces of either
extreme pain or boredom. I would say the status on that is about 70 – 75%
at this point. Yes, maybe I am pushing things a bit and enjoy seeing his face
turn red and nearly biting his tongue off at times. It is so pleasant here. You
have to remember he was a Firefighter for many years, and also has a strong,
decisive personality – used to making quick life or death decisions. I, on the
other hand, like to go with the flow, or as my best friend from college said,
“float through life”. And my poor husband has to deal with either manic fits of
extreme creativity where every table in the house and workshop has a project
or whether I am paralyzed by indecision and stuck in one spot physically and
mentally. No easy job, you can see why we are good together. MY Lenten
journey is developing more and more into the “Swedish Death Cleaning” de-
cluttering process. It works well for me.
Unfortunately my big brother and I made no such promises of niceness.
Actually we are doing quite well while he and his wife are staying with us.
Why is it that sometimes when you are with your siblings you suddenly turn
back into children? Or, rather it would be me as the child and my 14 years
older brother trying to make me live life the right way. So now instead of a 56
year old woman and a 70 year old man we sometimes revert to 13 and 27. And
I can tell you I was not a pleasant 13 year old to be around. I know, doesn’t
look like things have changed, right?
The years have mellowed my brothers and I somewhat and we can have re-
ally nice conversations now…at least until we get on the subject of my mother
and who she loved best, and then we have rousing good fun and lots of laugh-
ter. Doesn’t every family do this? You know I say all this in fun, I have amaz-
ing brothers.
I will be putting my amazing sister-in-law Kathy to work this week, as we
prepare for our St. Patrick’s Day Dinner at church, since Kathy can bake,
cook, or create anything with food whereas I will be looking for the box
of months old cake mix in the back of the pantry. I was just yelling out to
Kathy in the living room asking, “Kathy, weren’t you a Home Ec major?”
And Kathy just walked back here and said, “Yes, I was a Home Economics
and Child Development Major – your brother and I agree that’s why we get
along so well.” My brother LOVES food.
And to this end, we took Bobby and Kathy over to Stoney’s Clarke’s Land-
ing Restaurant in Hollywood last night because we knew that the appetizer
selection would dazzle them, especially my brother. With everything from 4
types of grilled oysters, Crab Dip Nachos by Sea, Smoked Bluefish, Rockfish
bites, Bacon Wrapped BBQ Scallops and seven other appetizers to choose
from, it is paradise. We did warn them that we should either just eat appetiz-
ers or just get meals because it is hard to do both, though my Lambda Chi
Alpha brother gave it the old college try with the fish, shrimp, and steak tacos,
two crab cake dinner, and Cream of Crab soup besides.
Wow, I am glad I didn’t give up food for Lent.
To each new day’s adventure, Shelby
Please send your comments or ideas to:
shelbys.wanderings@yahoo.com or find me on facebook
Thursday, March 15, 2018
Three Tips on How Not
to Get Sued in Business
First, the title of this article is a misnomer. Everyone can get sued. Any-
one can sue you. The issue is not whether someone can sue you, it’s whether
you will prevail because the procedures you have put into place protect you.
Common sense is your best guide to not getting sued. This article will
focus on three tips to protect yourself against the most problematic areas
business owners face. There are lots more that future articles will address.
TIP #1: IF IT’S A BUSINESS AND NOT A HOBBY, TREAT IT
LIKE ONE
Stay away from being a sole proprietorship if you are thinking about cre-
ating a business. A business structure like a limited liability company or
a corporation is relatively easy to create and, once in place, that structure
will protect your personal assets from a business lawsuit. What does that
mean? If someone want to sue your business, that person can only reach
the assets of the business, not your personal assets. To protect yourself and
your family, make sure you have correctly created the business structure.
This requires, by the way, that you use a professional to help you set up your
business.
Business structures are not one size fits all. If you have a spouse or a
partner you want to work with as a business owner, your basic corporate
documents must address what happens if one of you dies or is disabled. The
basic corporate LegalZoom documents will not help you. Go to a profes-
sional for the creation of the business and get it done the right way.
Does just creating the correct business structure protect you from suit?
No. Especially not if you have not followed customary business procedures.
The way for an adversary to get to your personal assets is to prove that you
have not run the business like a business. This is called “piercing the cor-
porate veil”. Basically, if you have all your business financial statements
on the backs of envelopes, your contracts are oral, your “business” bank
account is actually your personal bank account, and you do not refer to your
formal business name when conducting business, there is a good chance in
a lawsuit you would not be able to protect yourself against piercing.
TIP #2: DON’T EVEN THINK ABOUT USING ORAL CONTRACTS
Contracts, agreements, financial transactions must all be written and
made easy to understand. The major problem all small service businesses
face is not using a written contract with standard terms and conditions that
relate to your business. It takes a professional to help you figure out what
your standard contract should address. For example, if you are a wedding
planner and your customer cancels the wedding, who pays you if your ser-
vices have already been rendered. Unless you have a contract that is very
specific about what happens if the wedding is cancelled, you are likely to be
on your way to litigation. How easy it is to protect yourself with a visit to an
attorney to create a contract for your business. The basic saying is don’t be
“penny wise and pound foolish.” Pay money up front to get your business
and contracts organized.
TIP #3: IF YOU CAN’T UNDERSTAND IT, YOUR CUSTOMER
CAN’T EITHER
This relates to the prior point about written contracts. Once you do ob-
tain a standard contract, make sure it is written in standard language. If
you cannot understand the language, neither can your customer and mis-
understanding the terms of your service is a clear path to litigation. This
is true about more than just contracts. Be very clear with your customers
about expectations. What are you saying you will do in terms of tasks. To
what extent will your performance of your services depend on what the cli-
ent does? What if the client doesn’t do what they say they will? You can
and should address these issues in your written contracts, but just in oral
conversation, you need to make clear what you expect out of the relationship
and the customer needs to know the ground rules of the engagement.
By the way, do not vary from your standard terms unless you specifically
put that in writing. If you standard contract calls for a payment of a certain
percentage of the bill upon certain events and you want to do something dif-
ferent with a customer, make sure you write it down and both of you sign it.
If someone want sot use you and your business, they will. The issue is
whether you will prevail. Try these tips to protect yourself and good luck.
Lyn Striegel is a partner with Andrea Baddour at Striegel & Baddour in North Beach.
Attend a free seminar on estate and financial planning with Edward Jones representatives
at 5-7pm on April 12th at Mama Lucia’s in Prince Frederick. Call 301-855-2246 to reserve a
space. Nothing in this article constitutes legal advice. Consult your own attorney.
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CLUES ACROSS
1. Punctuation mark
6. Married woman
9. Nocturnal rodent
13. Suffix
14. A way to disappoint
15. Saddle horse
16. West African country
17. Philippine island
18. “Girls” creator Dunham
19. A type of twin
21. Groans
22. Infections
23. What a beaver makes
24. Thou
25. Make a mistake
28. Receive
29. Dresses
31. Burn the surface of
33. Where coaches observe
36. Ceremonial offices
38. Paddle
39. The body’s main artery
41. Altered the original state
44. Alleges
45. Short-billed rails
46. Northern Thai province
48. Albanian monetary unit
49. Who the Wolverines play for
Puzzle Solutions
Last Week’s
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Guess Who?
I am an actor born in Canada on March 27, 1971. I started my career
working on soap operas, and then transitioned to sci-fi work. Today, I
am known for my crime-fighting television character.
51. Oath 20. Clothes
52. Astronomical period 21. Opera’s Callas
54. A single unit 23. Lentil dish
56. Presides over 25. Energy-saving module
60. Spoiled tot 26. Make sense of a language
61. Hillsides 27. Hurries through
62. Fertility god 29. Songs to one’s lover
Kid'S Corner
63. Assuage 30. Name given to plant groups
64. Signs a contract 32. Improves
65. Ancient Greek war dance 34. Patriotic women
66. Allows 35. Inflamed swelling on the eyelid
67. Lunar crater 37. Instrument in Indian music
68. Crash a motorcycle (Brit. slang) 40. Request
42. Make into leather without using
CLUES DOWN tannin
1. Loose-fitting undergarment 43. Defies
2. Western Romanian city 47. Neither
3. Unit of length 49. Flower cluster
4. Type of electricity 50. Phonological unit
5. Article 52. Leaves in water
6. Mothers 53. Cavalry-sword
7. Monetary unit 55. Famed American cartoonist
8. Single Lens Reflex 56. Messenger ribonucleic acid
9. Tan-colored horses 57. Scarlett’s home
10. Region 58. Make
11. Cautious in spending money 59. Stony waste matter
12. Belittle 61. What to do at auction
14. Sarcastic 65. Incorrect letters
17. Fathers
Guess Who? Nathan Fillion
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LEGALS
Legal Notice Legal Notice
IN THE MATTER OF DEVYN ANTHONY LLOYD MASON IN THE MATTER OF DONNA LYNN GAGNON
FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO DEVYN ANTHONY MASON FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO DONNA LYNN MOORE
In the Circuit Court for St. Mary’s County, Maryland In the Circuit Court for St. Mary’s County, Maryland
Case No.: C-18-FM-18-000163 Case No.: C-18-FM-18-205
Notice (Minor) (DOM REL 65) Notice (Adult) (DOM REL 61)
The above Petitioner has filed a Petition for Change of Name in which The above Petitioner has filed a Petition for Change of Name in which
he seeks to change his name from Devyn Anthony Lloyd Mason to Devyn An- he seeks to change his name from Donna Lynn Gagnon to Donna Lynn Moore.
thony Mason Quade. The petitioner is seeking a name change because: The petitioner is seeking a name change because:
Child prefers to use Anthony only for middle name. He has only used Anthony I would like to have my birth name.
or intial A. in his documentation of his name. He has requested to only have
Anthony as his middle name which is the same as his fathers and both parents Any person may file an objection to the Petition on or before the 19th
concur. This change is easier to make now before he is of legal age for govern- day of April, 2018. The objection must be supported by an affidavit and served
ment identification, employment, etc. upon the Petitioner in accordance with Maryland Rule 1-321. Failure to file an
objection or affidavit within the time allowed may result in a judgment by default
Any person may file an objection to the Petition on or before the 8th or the granting of the relief sought.
day of April, 2018. The objection must be supported by an affidavit and served
upon the Petitioner in accordance with Maryland Rule 1-321. Failure to file an Tracy L. Cantrell,
objection or affidavit within the time allowed may result in a judgment by default Acting Clerk of Court for
or the granting of the relief sought. St. Mary’s County Maryland
Tracy L. Cantrell, March 15, 2018
Acting Clerk of Court for
St. Mary’s County Maryland

March 15, 2018

Legal Notice Legal Notice

NOTICE OF LEONARDTOWN ELECTION AND DEADLINE FOR FILING IN THE MATTER OF LONNELL NESHAUN BELCHER
Election of three (3) Council Members for the Town of Leonardtown will be held on FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO LONNELL BELCHER JR.
Tuesday, May 1, 2018.
In the Circuit Court for St. Mary’s County, Maryland
Notice is hereby given that an election of three (3) Council Members for the Town of
Leonardtown shall be held on Tuesday, May 1, 2018, and that the polls shall be open at Case No.: C-18-FM-18-000209
the Town Hall, 22670 Washington St., Leonardtown, Maryland, between the hours of Notice (Minor) (DOM REL 65)
12:00 pm and 7:00 pm, on said date, for voting.
The deadline for candidate filing is Monday, April 16, 2018 at 4:30 pm. Candidates may The above Petitioner has filed a Petition for Change of Name in which
file at the Town Office, 22670 Washington St., Leonardtown, Maryland. he seeks to change his name from Lonnell Neshaun Belcher to Lonnell Belcher
Jr. The petitioner is seeking a name change because:
In order to hold elective or appointive office as a Town Council Member, one must be The child’s father doesn’t have a middle name so “n/a” is commonly being used
a citizen of the United States, a resident of the Town for at least one year, and at least but the child has a middle name starting with “N” this is causing confusion with
twenty-one (21) years of age. Property ownership alone does not qualify for election or banks, medical bills, etc. I would also like for my son to carry on the name sake.
appointment as a Town Council Member.
VOTING QUALIFICATIONS Any person may file an objection to the Petition on or before the 19th
To qualify to vote in a Town Election one must be registered. To register, one must be a day of April, 2018. The objection must be supported by an affidavit and served
citizen of the United States, at least eighteen (18) years of age, and have resided in the upon the Petitioner in accordance with Maryland Rule 1-321. Failure to file an
Town for at least one year immediately preceding their election. objection or affidavit within the time allowed may result in a judgment by default
or the granting of the relief sought.
VOTING REGISTRATION
Deadline for registration to vote is Friday, April 6, 2018 at 5:00 pm. Registration shall be Tracy L. Cantrell,
at the St. Mary’s County Board of Election Monday through Friday, between the normal Acting Clerk of Court for
business hours of 8:00 am through 5:00 pm, located at 41650 Tudor Hall Road, Leonard- St. Mary’s County Maryland
town, MD. Registration may be done in absentia by returning a completed registration
application to the Town Office before the April 24, 2018 deadline. March 15, 2018
DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING APPLICATION FOR ABSENTEE BALLOT:
TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 2018 AT 4:30 PM. DEADLINE FOR OBTAINING EMER-
GENCY BALLOT: TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2018 AT 7:00 PM.
Emergency ballots are for any voter who, becomes unable to go personally to the polls
because of illness or infirmity or condition of employment that occurred after the deadline
for submittal of application for Absentee Ballot, (April 24, 2018).
To obtain forms or for any questions, please call 301-475-9791 or email Leonardtown.
commissioners@leonardtownmd.gov.
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Legal Notice
IN THE MATTER OF JUSTIN BAILEY KNEESSI
FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO JUSTIN BAILEY CONKLIN NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY
FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
In the Circuit Court for St. Mary’s County, Maryland Impacts to the Critical Area for the
Case No.: C-18-FM-18-000002 Chesapeake & Atlantic Coastal Bays
Notice (Minor) (DOM REL 65)
PROJECT: MD 5 Point Lookout from Causeway to
The above Petitioner has filed a Petition for Change of Name in which South of Camp Brown Road
he seeks to change his name from Justin Bailey Kneessi to Justin Bailey Conklin.
The petitioner is seeking a name change because: DESCRIPTION:
Justin’s mother Gabrielle Kneesi has given her constent to change his name. I The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration
have sole legal custody. (MDOT SHA) is proposing to resurface MD 5 from the Causeway to the
Park Entrance and widen MD 5 from the Park Entrance to south of Camp
Any person may file an objection to the Petition on or before the 27th
day of April, 2018. The objection must be supported by an affidavit and served Brown Road.
upon the Petitioner in accordance with Maryland Rule 1-321. Failure to file an
objection or affidavit within the time allowed may result in a judgment by default WRITTEN COMMENTS DUE:
or the granting of the relief sought. To request information or to submit written comments on the Critical Area
impacts, please use the contact information below. Written comments are
Tracy L. Cantrell, due by April 2, 2018.
Acting Clerk of Court for
St. Mary’s County Maryland PROPERTY ADDRESSES:
MDOT SHA Right-of-Way
March 15, 2018
10000 to 12100 Blocks of Point Lookout Road
ADC Map 31

Legal Notice For additional information, please

www.roads.maryland.gov and click on
visit SHA’s website:

Projects and Studies/MDOT SHA Projects page/County.

NOTICE
Questions? Call (800) 228-5003. Project comments regarding Critical Area
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ST. MARY’S COUNTY impacts must be submitted in writing.
STEVEN R. THARPE
21810 CHANCELLOR’S RUN ROAD
GREAT MILLS, MARYLAND 20634 Project Contact: Virginia Collier, P.E.
PLAINTIFF Maryland Department of Transportation
V. State Highway Administration
AUDREY R. THARPE Office of Highway Development
21810 CHANCELLOR’S RUN ROAD 707 North Calvert Street, Mailstop C-102
GREAT MILLS, MARYLAND 20634 Baltimore, MD 21202
DEFENDANT
CASE NO.: C-18-FM-000154 Fax Number: 410-209-5001
The above named Plaintiff has filed a Complaint for Custody and Other Relief in Email Address: vcollier@sha.state.md.us
which he is seeking primary care and custody of his grandson who is the minor
child of the Defendant.

Notice is hereby issued by the Circuit Court for St. Mary’s County, that the relief
sought in the aforementioned complaint may be granted, unless cause be shown to
the contrary. Defendant is to file a response to the complaint on or before April 23,
2018. Failure to file the response to within the time allowed may result in a judg-
ment by default or the granting of the relief sought, provided a copy of this Notice
be published in some newspaper published in this county, once in each of three (3)
successive weeks on or before March 23, 2018.

Tracy L. Cantrell,
Acting Clerk of Court for
St. Mary’s County Maryland

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