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Governor To Attend
Waugh Rival’s
Fundraiser
Jack Bailey
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
District 29 Senate candidate Jack
Bailey is holding a fundraiser Apr. 27
in Bushwood and among his guests are
Gov. Larry Hogan.
The governor’s visit signals his sup-
port for Bailey against the sitting Re-
publican Sen. Steve Waugh, of Lusby.
Bailey, a retired Natural Resources
Police sergeant, was pleased.
“For the governor to come down
here for my campaign is just phenom-
enal,” Bailey said.
The rift between Hogan and Waugh
has grown in recent months, particu-
larly over Waugh’s vote to override the
governor’s veto on a bill that would
have prohibited colleges and universi-
ties from asking about an applicant’s
criminal background at the beginning
of the process.
Waugh said in recent weeks that he
had earned a spot on Hogan’s enemies
list, but the governor denied it in an
interview with The County Times in
February.
In the same interview Hogan said he
doubted Waugh’s chances for reelec-
tion, claiming he had fallen out of fa-
vor with his own party.
Waugh retorted that he had full
support from the GOP Senate Cau-
cus and the leader confirmed that.
Also when Hogan endorsed all the
delegates from District 29, Matt Mor-
gan, Jerry Clark and Deb Rey, Waugh
was conspicuously absent from the
endorsement.
Learning of the governor’s pending
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appearance, Waugh
said Hogan appar-
ently did have an en-
emies list after all.
“He has only done
two fundraisers in
four years for 14 GOP
Maryland state sena-
tors,” Waugh said in a
text message Wednes-
day. “This year I de-
livered for Southern
Maryland on school
safety, veterans, tax
cuts and the higher
education center.
“I asked for this job
to work for South-
ern Maryland, not
for some governor.
Southern Maryland
will have a choice be-
tween a lap dog for
Hogan and a bulldog
for Southern Maryland.”
Todd Eberly, professor of political
k D i a m ond i on5
science at St. Mary’s College of Mary-
land, said this move by Hogan was out
T h e B l a c e m o r a t
of character.
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Disaste
“It’s surprising,” Eberly told The S u n d a y
County Times. “Hogan risks under-
mining his image of not being dog-
matically partisan.”
Eberly said Hogan’s support of Bai-
ley was a strike at Waugh “because
he’s angry about one vote.”
There are just 14 GOP senators in
Annapolis, Eberly said, and the party
needs at least five more to successful-
ly engage in a filibuster and increase
their relevancy against an overwhelm-
ing Democrat majority.
“It’s completely unlike Hogan,” Eb-
erly said. “He should be focused on
incumbent Democrats who can be de-
feated, not members of his own party. The St. Mary’s County Museum Division, in partnership with Naval Air Station Patuxent
“You don’t go after your own team.”
River, the United States Army, historian and author Donald G. Shomette, Maryland
Department of Natural Resources, the Alexandria Fire Department, and Maryland Historical
Hogan has been careful to trumpet Trust’s Archaeology Month will travel to St. Clement’s Island to remember the lives lost
his success in this year’s legislature in this tragedy on the Potomac. This FREE event is open to the public and is an excellent
particularly when it came to bipartisan opportunity to learn about this, one of Maryland’s four worst nautical disasters. This event
issues like school security and health will include a commemorative ceremony, wreath laying, reception, and special Civil War
care; Eberly said. Waugh is perhaps programming at Blackistone Lighthouse.
being singled out for his independence.
“Here’s someone being punished for
12:30 PM Boats begin leaving for the Island
being bipartisan,” Eberly said.
Officials from Hogan’s campaign
2:00 PM Ceremony
staff did not return phone calls seek- 3:00 PM Refreshments on the lighthouse lawn
ing comment. 4:00 PM Boats begin returning to the Mainland
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Navy Celebrates 75 Years of Aviation at Pax NAS

A Navy honor guard opened the ceremonies at Pax NAS April 6
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
For three-quarters of a century Patux-
ent River Naval Air Station (NAS) has
helped make the Navy not only domi-
nate on the high seas but also in the
air, by making key advances in aircraft
design.
“Patuxent River Naval Air Station has
been at the absolute forefront of naval
aviation history,” said Capt. Jason Ham-
mond, the base com- out the years.
manding officer at the “The fabric of Pax River NAS… is
Apr. 6 celebration of its the people,” Hammond said, adding that
75 years of operations. Webster Field in St. Inigoes, was an inte-
The base was first gral part of the work done at Pax River.
commissioned in 1943 “Webster Field is an absolute power
to vastly increase the house for systems development,” said
research, development, Hammond.
testing and evaluation Though the base has undergone many
capacity for Navy war changes in over the past 75 years, from
planes for World War being home to squadrons to being more
II; Rear Adm. John civilian and defense contractor oriented,
McCain, then chief it never lost one vital component to its
of the Navy’s Bureau mission.
of Aeronautics, who “We never lost our ability to build
spoke at the base when things,” Hammond said. “It’s an amaz-
it first became opera- ing thing.”
tional said there was Rear Adm. Dean Peters, Program Ex-
“never one [air station] ecutive Officer for AIR ASW, Assault
with the far reach- & Special Mission Programs, PEO(A),
ing importance of Pax said the base has been responsible for
River.” many of the Navy’s continued advances
Hammond, speak- technologically since World War II.
ing to assembled Navy “It changed the destiny of a rural
personnel and com- community,” Peters said. “Pax River is
mand staff as well as the engine to ensure the fleet has the lat-
past base command- est technology.
ers, called the work done at the base “an “It’s a tremendous responsibility.”
amazing feat.”
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Shuttle Service School Security

Returning To Base
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Civilian officials at Patuxent River Na-
val Air Station trying to solve internal
traffic and parking woes say that fund-
ing for a shuttle service has again become
available.
This means that internal traffic and
parking congestion on the base can be
alleviated, with the aim of making travel
around the base more efficient with far
less congestion.
The return of the base shuttle, which
was cut due to funding constraints from
the federal government back in 2012, is
just one of the traffic initiatives base of-
ficials and their county government coun-
terparts are working on to relieve traffic
outside the base.
The shuttle service’s return will not al-
leviate the heavy traffic that comes on and
off the base each day; about 22,000 people
come to the base everyday for work.
John Deatrick, chief of county public
works, said that additional STS bus routes
to the base could be an option to reduce
traffic on Route 235.
But to really make that option work,
Deatrick said, a bus or HOV (high oc-
cupancy vehicle) lane should be added to
Route 235.
“That would unleash the value of a bus,”
Deatrick told a gathering of the county
commissioners and Navy officials Tues-
day. “We’re working on that.”
Finding ways to have safer and more
convenient bus stops – STS buses often
stop on the right hand side of the road –
was also a priority.
“We want real bus stops,” Deatrick said.
“That will make it safer and more conve-
nient to ride the bus.”
Commissioner Todd Morgan said the
Tri-County Council was trying to stand
up a van service to bring workers to the
base from as far away as Charles or north-
ern St. Mary’s counties.
“That will be a big deal,” Morgan said.
“And if they take a van they get a $260
stipend.
“A van load of people coming to the
base could take eight cars out of traffic on
Route 235.”
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LESS
Officer, Higher Ed
Center Bills Pass
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
In the waning hours of the 2018 Maryland General Assembly, local legislators
were able to help push through a bill that calls for major enhancements to school
security across the state and provides about $40 million to make that happen.
They were also able to resurrect and pass a bill that just days before had seemed
doomed to failure that will allow the merger of the Southern Maryland Higher Edu-
cation Center in the University System of Maryland.
Sen. Steve Waugh said putting the merger back on track took much negotiating
with Sen. President Thomas V. “Mike” Miller, who had many reservations about
the takeover.
Funding for the much-anticipated autonomous engineering building at the higher
education center, known as the third building, was still out of this year’s budget,
though, at least until next year, Waugh said.
“It is bittersweet,” Waugh said of the last-minute success paired with
disappointment.
The school safety legislation – SB 1265 – called for each school system to develop
behavioral assessment teams to look for any threats posed by students.
It also requires each school system to appoint a school safety coordinator and
work with their local law enforcement agencies to establish police presence or re-
sponse plans for their schools.
Waugh said, in essence, that counties must provide a school resource officer in
every school or provide a guaranteed response time to a school in time of crisis.
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Gov. Larry Hogan signed SB1265, and 113 other bills, into law Tuesday.
“No mom or dad should ever have to worry when they send their kids off to school
whether their son or daughter is going to come home safely,” Hogan said. “I want to
thank legislators on both sides of the aisle for coming together and working with us
to make our schools safer.”
For the higher education center merger, amendments to the bill mandated the
chancellor of the university system have the College Park campus be responsible for
the direct oversight of the California campus and that the chancellor would appoint
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convince Sen. Miller it was the right time for the merger.”
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Commissioners, Navy Say
No To New Bay Bridge Here
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
As conversations continue in An-
napolis about the possibility of build-
ing a new bridge across the Chesapeake
Bay to relieve traffic congestion on the
current aging span, leaders here say a
potential crossing from St. Mary’s to
Dorchester County is out of the question.
“We’re very concerned about the
possibility of a new span from St.
Mary’s to Dorchester,” said Commis-
sioner Todd Morgan at a joint meet-
ing of county and Patuxent River Na-
val Air Station officials Tuesday. “St.
Mary’s County is not the place for it.”
Speaking to Capt. Jason Hammond,
base commanding officer, Morgan said:
“All it does is mess up your mission.”
Hammond agreed.
“We would not be supportive of that,”
said Hammond.
Base and county leaders banded to-
gether several years ago to combat an-
other threat looming in the Chesapeake
Bay – giant wind turbines off the East-
ern Shore – that threatened the radar
capabilities of the Atlantic Test Range.
The test range is key to national secu-
rity as it allows aircraft at the naval air
station to test their capabilities.
Local and base leaders worked fever-
ishly to kill the project to protect the
Navy’s interests.
Morgan said a new bridge from St.
Marys’ across to the Eastern Shore
would create a host of problems, not
only for the Navy.
“They’re saying we need another
Hospice Run For
Charity and Healing
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
This weekend’s Run for Hospice in
Leonardtown is the organization’s 23rd,
said Jim Dicus, the event’s coordinator,
and it’s about more than raising money
for end of life care, it’s also about those
who’ve lost a loved one to find some
healing.
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Jack Bailey
District 29
State Senate Candidate
Cordially invites you to
bridge span,” Morgan said of the Mary- an evening by the Wicomico River
land Transportation Authority, which
oversees all toll routes. “But it would
with special guest
directly interfere with the mission of the
Navy.
Governor Larry Hogan
“I also don’t want to see even more
traffic barreling down Route 235 just to
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Nuclear Power Plant Gets a Gold Star
Federal Regulators Say Plant ‘Operated Safely’
Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant.
By Dick Myers
Editor
“Operated safely and in a manner that preserved the
public health and safety and protected the environ-
ment.” That’s how the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Com-
mission (NRC) summarizes the operation of the Cal-
vert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant.
In a letter to Exelon Generation Company, LLC, the
plant operator, NRC’s Acting Branch Chief of the Divi-
sion of Reactor Projects Michelle Catts said the inspec-
tion findings for 2017 have “very low safety signifi-
cance’ or are “within expected range.” The NRC cat-
egorizes those two parameters as “green,” as opposed
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to yellow or red, which are much more serious.
Catts and other NRC officials were on hand
April 4 at Springhill Suites in Prince Frederick
for an open house to inform the public of the
plant’s record. No formal presentation was giv-
en and only a smattering of citizens showed up.
On hand to answer questions were the NRC’s
resident inspectors at the plant, Rodney Clagg,
who lives in St. Mary’s County and Christopher
Roettgen, who lives in Calvert. Also in atten-
dance was Exelon’s Calvert Cliffs Plant Man-
ager Todd Tierney.
The plant’s 2017 operation was not unblem-
ished – there were two issues reported that fell
within that “green” range or were not consid-
ered significant safety issues. But they still were
issues that needed to be addressed by the plant
operator, according to the NRC officials.
Those two issues were officially described as:
• Inadequate assessment of fire brigade perfor-
mance during an announced fire drill, and
• Exercise of enforcement discretion for pressur-
ized safety valve found out of tolerance.
Clagg explained that announced and unannounced
fire drills are conducted and plant teams critique how
things went. Clagg also observed the announced drill
that was the subject of the violation. The issue, Clagg
said, was that the evaluation team didn’t accurately re-
port what happened during the drill. One failure was
the fire brigade did not use the proper type of fire sup-
pressant (foam).
Clagg said the plant did an assessment based on re-
Thursday, April 12, 2018
ceiving the reported issue findings and have submitted
it to the NRC; that now is under review.
Roettgen explained the second issue to The Coun-
ty Times. He said each reactor has two safety valves.
When one reactor was taken off line for a routine out-
age, testing revealed that one of the two safety values
was not operating properly. It was replaced before the
unit was put back on line and the defective valve was
repaired.
Roettgen said the problem was such that it would
have been difficult to uncover except during an outage.
He said the problem was such that it did not even rise
to the level of getting a “green” rating.
Tierney said the company works closely with the
NRC and its inspectors to correct any reported prob-
lems and hopefully to anticipate them before they
become an issue. “We try to respond before that,” he
insisted.
According to the summary data sheet supplied with
the 2017 report for Calvert Cliffs, NRC says they have
a comprehensive program of inspections for commer-
cial nuclear power plants. “Generally. inspectors verify
the organizational structure, operator qualifications,
design, maintenance, fuel handling, and environmen-
tal and radiation protection programs are adequate ad
col with NRC safety requirements.”
The NRC report of 2017 inspections included 49
during the year at the Calvert Cliffs plant that gener-
ated the two issues for the plant last year.
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Town Treatment Plant Upgrades to Help the Bay

By Guy Leonard “It’s the largest project we’ve ever completed,” said
Staff Writer Town Administrator Laschelle McKay. “It came in at $18
million.”
After two-and-a-half years of engineering and con- The costs were split between the town, the Metropoli-
struction the enhanced nutrient removal technology up- tan Commission and the state’s Bay Restoration fund,
grades to the Leonardtown Waste Water Treatment Plant McKay said.
have been completed. The restoration fund picked up $6 million of the tab,
Town officials say the upgrades, which were required she said, while the town raised $7.5 million through fi-
by the state, will remove pollutants such as nitrogen and nancing with the state’s water quality administration; the
phosphorus in even greater amounts. rest of the price tag came from impact fees the town col-
This means water will be more pure when it is dis- lected from development.
charged into the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. The Metropolitan Com-
mission, which has some of Plant superintendent Jay Johnson cuts the ribbon on
its waste water treated by Leonardtown’s upgraded wastewater treatment plant.
the town’s plant, has agreed to turn around three years ago, enough to begin the up-
to reimburse the town about grades, she said.
$3 million for the project, “We started in August of 2015, it took two-and-a-half
durkinsrealty.com McKay said. years to complete,” said McKay. “We now have a state of
It has been a difficult the art facility that allows Leonardtown to do its part to
project. protect the Chesapeake Bay.
Private Secluded Gem The town wanted to start Despite the upgrades to the plant, the VanWert Lane
Immaculate well maintained home located on construction almost 10 years facility gets no extra capacity in gallons per day for
beautifully landscaped .45 acre lot. Enjoy your ago when they believed that treatment.
day on the screen porch or your deck. Back yard burgeoning housing con- Maryland Secretary of the Environment Ben Grum-
with large trees backs into property held in Land struction would provide bles toured the facility and was impressed with the
Trust so you will have plenty of privacy. Spacious the necessary impact fees improvements.
rambler with attached garage. Move in and to start, but the recession “Grumbles is all smiles,” he said. “This is a huge
enjoy. See pictures at www.durkinsreality.com. of 2008 put a halt to those project.
SM10198566 plans as projects could no “It’s all about clean water, a healthy community and a
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Thursday, April 12, 2018 The County Times Cops & Courts 11

Sheriff’s Office High School Assault

Defendant Gets
Crime Report
Theft Suspect-ID Needed Suspended Sentence
The St. Mary’s County Sher-
iff’s Office is seeking the iden- By Guy Leonard to “beat up” the student who owed him
tity of the person pictured. On Staff Writer money for the marijuana.
March 17, 2018, while at the This precipitated the victim, Sylvester
Walmart store located on Mi- An 18-year-old Leonardtown High Kenneth Price, to intercede on the stu-
ramar Way, in California, the School student who is alleged to have dent’s behalf when he saw Straughn and
suspect left the business with a committed a brutal assault on a classmate another student attack him.
Samsung Galaxy J7 Perx cell- in December received an 18-month sen- Price tried to jump on the two attack-
phone that was not purchased. tence last week in county District Court ers, court papers stated, but was soon
Anyone with information on but it was suspended to just six months of knocked to the ground by both.
the identity of the suspect is incarceration. Price was on the receiving end of kicks,
asked to contact Deputy Henry The fight at the school, recorded on a punches and repeated stomps to his head
at (301) 475-4200 extension cell phone and uploaded to social media, and body, police reports stated.
*8012, or by email at Phillip. caused great concern among public offi- Police said the examination of the
Henry@stmarysmd.com. Citi- cials about violence in schools. cell phone video taken of the alterca-
zens may remain anonymous The video showed a melee involving tion showed Straughn and another stu-
and contact Crime Solvers at four students but only Howard Straughn dent press the assault on Price, who was
(301) 475-3333, or text a tip to was charged as an adult. curled in a fetal position on the ground at
“TIP239” plus their message to “CRIMES” (274637). Through the Crime Solvers According to police charging docu- an outdoor space at the school, in an ef-
Program tipsters are eligible for an award of up to $1,000 for information about a ments Straughn was in a fight with an- fort to defend himself.
crime in St. Mary’s County that leads to an arrest or indictment. CASE# 14404-18 other student at the school that school of- Straughn has since been expelled from
ficials suspected was over money he was school but has been working with a tutor
Prescription Drug Take Back Day owed for a pound of marijuana. and is expected to graduate this year.
Leonardtown, Maryland – On Saturday, April 28, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. the St. School officials told police that
Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, in conjunction with the St. Mary’s County Health Straughn, nicknamed AJ, had threatened guyleonard@countytimes.net
Department will give the public an opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by
ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted pre-
scription drugs.  Bring your pills for disposal to one of three locations: District 1
Station - 37575 Charlotte Hall School Road - Charlotte Hall, Sheriff’s Office Head-
quarters - 23150 Leonard Hall Drive – Leonardtown and St. Mary’s Square – 21600
Great Mills Road, Lexington Park.  (Please note: the Sheriff’s Office cannot accept
needles or sharps.)  The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.In past
years, St. Mary’s County residents have turned in nearly 1.5 million prescription
pills at multiple community events and sites operated by the Sheriff’s Office. Na-
tionally, previous Take Back events, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Justice, 
Drug Enforcement Administration and its partners have taken in over 8.1 million
pounds—more than 4,050 tons—of pills.
This initiative addresses a vital public health and safety issue.  Medicines that
languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse, and abuse.
Rates of prescription drug abuse in the U.S. are alarmingly high, as are the number
of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs.  Studies show that a ma-
jority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including
from the home medicine cabinet. In addition, Americans are now advised that their
usual methods for disposing of unused medicines—flushing them down the toilet or
throwing them in the trash—both pose potential safety and health hazards.

Cpl. Julie Yingling, Sheriff’s Office PIO

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12 In Our Community The County Times Thursday, April 12, 2018

First Friday Happenings in Leonardtown

It was a beautiful spring evening in Southern
Maryland on April 6th! Numerous pups (and one
kitty), many dressed to impress in an array of
costumes and pet attire, joined their people for
a walk around The Square at Leonardtown’s de-
but First Friday Pet Parade. Many animals avail-
able for adoption were present as well as local
rescue groups provided information about both
foster and permanent placement opportunities,
accepted donations of food and supplies, and
spoke about volunteer opportunities.
Three fabulous art shows opened up with
a trio of receptions at: the North End Gallery
(3 Bold Women – pictured in photo is Rachael
Platt), Opal Gallery (Transitions), and St. Mary’s
County Arts Council (The Colors of Spring, fea-
turing the Color & Light Society). The SoMar
Drummers brought the beat back as well as a
colorful array of percussion instruments for the Rachael Platt at North End Gallery
audience participation Drum Circle, now cele-
brating their one-year anniversary as an ongoing date to come join us May 4th from 5 to 8 PM for
monthly event. All art exhibits run through the “Sounds of Spring”, featuring the Chesapeake
end of this month, see the First Friday Facebook Swing Band and a fun f lash mob! Always pet
page for links to the many businesses and rescue and family friendly, visit the First Friday Face-
groups that participated for additional info. book page or www.FirstFridaysLeonardtown.
The Leonardtown Business Association com for details.
(LBA) would like to thank everyone who at-
tended, all of the shops who participated, the Submitted by the Leonardtown
First Friday volunteer team, and our Platinum Business Association
Level Sponsors (Marrick Homes, Quality Built
Homes, Winegardner Motor Company). Save the

Southern Maryland
Film Festival Returning
to Leonardtown
New Local Films to Screen July 13-14, 2018
The Planning Committee for the
Southern Maryland Film Festival is
pleased to announce that their third
full festival will be held in Leonard-
town, MD, July 13-14, 2018. Accord-
ing to Committee Chairperson The-
resa Wood, the 2-day plan will mimic
the 2016 Fest with an opening screen-
ing, professional expert panel session,
and filmmakers’ reception on Friday
evening, and then a full schedule of
new film screenings all day Saturday.
“This schedule worked well for us before,” Wood says, “and made things a lot easier
for our patrons and a lot more enjoyable for our filmmakers.”
Local filmmakers in the Tri-County area are invited to submit films until Tuesday,
May 15, 2018. Revised guidelines have been posted on smdff.org and the Southern
Maryland Film Festival Facebook page. “Films maybe submitted either electroni-
cally via withoutabox.com, or on CD as we have done in the past,” adds Alex David,
one of the head A/V techs for the event. “Correct formatting is the key to smooth
transitions between film screenings the day of the event.”
In addition to film submissions, the Film Festival is in need of host venues, spon-
sorships, in-kind donations or rentals (especially video and sound equipment),
committee chairs and volunteers (particularly A/V techs and venue hosts). Anyone
wishing to become involved the 2018 SMDFF should call 240-298-0183 or email
smdfilmfest@gmail.com.

Theresa Wood, Southern Maryland Film Festival

Thursday, April 12, 2018 The County Times In Our Community 13

Solomons Resident LAST WEEK For Our Signs Of Spring Savings

Still Bowling at 96 Premium Mulch

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As Lois O’Connell gets ready to take another

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turn to bowl at Esperanza Lanes in Lexington
Park, she takes a swig of beer from a bottle of An-
gry Orchard.
“This is what keeps me going,” O’Connell says,
laughing.
Next to her beer is a bowling pin, signed by
all her bowling league friends and tied to it are a Early Bird Roses Spring
bunch of colorful balloons. Mix or Match - includes Blooming Camellias
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It’s a celebration of her 96th birthday; she’s Red, White or Pink
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the oldest one to continue bowling at Esperanza
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“I’ve been bowling since I was about 16 years
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O’Connell is used to the bowling scene since Now ScheduliNg For SpriNg iNStallatioN
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“I used to set pins for the chiefs there,” she said.
She also bowled at the old Naval Air Station in Anacostia, where she had a job as
the manager of the Officers’ Mess.
She’s always used a 13-pound ball up to this year when she switched to an 11-pounder.
Even at her age she usually scores over 100 on the lanes, her family says.
“I hope I’m bowling when I’m 100,” O’Connell, who lives in the Asbury community
in Solomons, said. “I’ve been in good health so thank God for that. Dogwoods
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Potomac Cleanup Day

Set at Two State Parks
Weeping Cherry Purple Plum
Pink or White. 15 gal. size Special 7 gal. size
Special $13988 Only $8888

Volunteers Sought for Two Sites in St. Mary’s County
Purchase our “Tree Planting Success Kit” for $21.98 per tree.
Kit includes (1) Tree Stake Kit, (1) 3 cu. ft. bag of Mulch,
(1) Bag of Leaf Gro Soil Conditioner, & (1) lb. Plant-tone Fertilizer
Pick up the coupon at our store and get a $25 per tree credit at time of
purchase of any Native Tree priced at $75 or more. (NO MAIL IN REQUIRED).
*There is a list of qualifying trees on the www.trees.maryland.gov

$ 25 Off The purchase

of one tree*

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources invites volunteers to get outside

to help clean up along the Potomac River  in St. Mary’s County, from 9 a.m. to GreenView Green Wentworth White
noon April 14. Crews will meet at two different locations: Newtowne Neck State Starter Fertilizer House Grass Seed Holly-tone & Plant-tone
Park and Point Lookout State Park. 5,000 sq. ft. bag Only 24
$ 88
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Point Lookout will have a sign-in table at the pavilion at the swim beach and
Newtowne Neck will have a sign-in table at the horseshoe-shaped parking lot, on the Wentworth Nursery
Prices Good Thru April 17th, 2018

right-hand side past the old barns. No entrance fees will be charged. 
Oakville
More information about either cleanup is available by phone at 301-872-5688, or Charlotte Hall
30315 Three Notch Rd,
Prince Frederick
1700 Solomon’s Island Rd, 5 minutes North of Hollywood
by email to joshua.witt@maryland.gov (Point Lookout) or william.james@mary- Charlotte Hall 20622
301-884-5292
Prince Frederick 20678
410-535-3664
41170 Oakville Road
Mechanicsville 20659
land.gov (Newtowne Neck). 800-558-5292 1-866-535-3664 301-373-9245 • 800-451-1427

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Thursday, April 12, 2018 The County Times In Our Community 15

Pet of the Week

Financial Literacy Meet Nemo!
Tips For Children and Hello! My name is Nemo and I’m a
HAPPY ENERGETIC dog who is

Grandchildren always SMILING and ready

to play. I’d love to stretch
my legs at the beach or
The end of the school year is about three months away. All parents and park. I’d be an amazing
grandparents worry that three months without school will put their chil- exercise partner! I’m
dren and grandchildren behind the learning curve. That certainly doesn’t good with other dogs but
have to be the case. This summer, how about teaching your children and
grandchildren about finance? How can you start teaching your children
private with my food. I
and grandchildren? Here are three tips. have SO MUCH LOVE to
Explain what money is and how it works. Unfortunately, many chil- give and I’m an awesome
dren hear only negative comments about money from overhearing what cuddler! I’m a one year
their parents say. This can easily turn into a fear about money, specifically old Lab mix with ENDLESS
not having “enough”. If this fear is coupled with ignorance about how POTENTIAL looking for that
money works, the child will not have the confidence to tackle money is-
sues. Your goal is to give your child or grandchild the confidence to learn caring someone to share my
about money. Money should be explained in objective terms—what is it? life. I just need a chance to show you
How does it work? What do those pennies mean? How do the pennies how wonderful we can be together! Be MY
turn into dollars? A simple way of teaching about money is to start in the MIRACLE and adopt your own snuggle bunny
grocery store. If you give your child or grandchild a dollar, for example, today! PLEASE CHOOSE ME!
and ask them to buy some fruit with the dollar, they will quickly under-
stand how the money is used to purchase food. Take a field trip to the And remember, if there is room in the heart,
grocery store letting the child handle some money and pay for groceries there is room in the house!
at the checkout. You will be amazed at how helpful grocery store clerks, Come meet me and the wonderful gang at Tri-County
managers and others will be when they know you are trying to give chil- Animal Shelter (6707 Animal Shelter Road, Hughesville)
dren confidence about money. All of us know how important it is to teach or call 301-932-1713 for more information. To see more
children about money. of my amazing friends available for adoption, “like” us on
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money to live. I recall one incident in my childhood that left a lasting
impression on me. I was about 5 or 6 and took a grape in the grocery store
and promptly ate it. My father saw me and explained I had stolen that grape
from the employees of the store; that employees had to earn money for their
families and I had taken their money by stealing something they could no
longer sell. My father made me take one penny, find the store manager,
apologize for stealing the grape and offer to pay the penny to the store and
its employees—all by myself. Needless to say, I did what my father asked,
in tears and with great fear, and I never forgot the lesson. I couldn’t wait
until my own child made the same mistake so I could repeat the lesson. He
did and I did. Somehow we need to teach children and grandchildren what
money means in the context of other people and their families.
Get creative with the concept of savings. Savings is a harder concept
for younger children and grandchildren. They need to see their savings in
the form of one or more piggybanks. Using a piggybank for small children
and a checking account for older children will teach saving as a concept.
But saving in a vacuum will not generate excitement among children. Set-
ting goals for expenditures and saving for those goals will teach budgeting.
Using more than one piggybank for different purposes can help even young
children learn how to budget. By setting aside some money in the “spend-
ing” piggybank and other money in the “sharing” or “saving” piggybanks,
children can learn to allocate money to various purposes. With older chil-
dren, opening a checking account and a savings account is a major step
towards maturity. Guide the older child through the process.
However you approach the subject, you are the primary teacher for your
children and grandchildren and it is never too early to start them on good
money habits. Enjoy your summer with the children and help them learn
more about finance while doing so.

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By Lyn Striegel
16 In Our Community The County Times Thursday, April 12, 2018

n o u n c i n g
MARCH 1, 2018 MARCH 23, 2018

A n
CHELSEA LYNNE BURCH, 24 MARK WAYNE DARRAH, 58
TRIANGLE, VA TALL TIMBERS, MD
PHILIP RAY ANTHONY, 26 PAMELA KAYE GRAY, 56
TRIANGLE, VA TALL TIMBERS, MD

STEVEN CARROLL NORRIS, 31 JOSHUA LEE TAYMAN, 24

ST. INIGOES, MD
M ar r i ag e MECHANICSVILLE, MD
ALYSSA JEANETTE WILSON 31
Issued LINDSEY ERIN WATSON, 24

ns
Applicatio
SOLOMONS, MD MECHANICSVILLE, MD

MARCH 2, 2018
March 2 0 18 MARCH 26, 2018
MOIRA ANN VILLA, 19
CALIFORNIA, MD for COLLEEN DAWN MILLIGAN, 24
CALIFORNIA, MD
ABRAHAM JACOB REINWAND 17 THOMAS PAUL VOEGTLI, II, 28
CALIFORNIA, MD CALIFORNIA, MD

LASHANDA ARLENE WATLINGTON 26 MARCH 28, 2018

LEXINGTON PARK, MD
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RUC ANDRE WOODARD, 23
LEONARDTOWN, MD
LEXINGTON PARK, MD
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SICKLERVILLE, NJ
EMILY SUSAN ANDERSON, 21
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MARCH 5, 2018 HUGHESVILLE, MD LEXINGTON PARK, MD
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LA PLATA, MD MARCH 12, 2018
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INGTON PARK, MD LEXINGTON PARK, MD
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MECHANICSVILLE, MD GREAT MILLS, MD VALLEY LEE, MD
ONTARIO, CANADA
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CALIFORNIA, MD
Thursday, April 12, 2018 The County Times Feature 17

Little League, Babe Ruth Baseball

Teaches More Than Home Runs
Photo by Ceandra Scott
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
As spring pushes out the autumn cold and days
grow sunny and warm, baseball is in the air as sure
as butterflies.
That means hundreds of kids will take to local ball
fields, many playing for a team attached to one of two
youth leagues; but they will learn more than just the
fundamentals of the great American pasttime.
“We teach the fundamentals of baseball but it’s also
to learn about community and leadership,” said Bart
Ludlow, president of St. Mary’s Little League, which
is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.
Every young person, from the ages of 4 through 16
years old, takes a little league pledge, Ludlow said.
“They pledge to trust in God and love their coun-
try,” Ludlow said. “And they pledge to, win or lose,
always do their best.”
Ludlow’s son, 11-year-old Ryan Ludlow, has been
playing for the past four years and is a dedicated
member of the local Cleveland Indians baseball team.
He likes the fact that Little League helps forge
teamwork.
“I like supporting them throughout the season,”
Ryan Ludlow said of his teammates.
The league also makes sure that talent is spread out
among the age groups so one team does not become
too dominant.
“One of the best things about little league is that
they organize groups of ages so you’re not playing
someone who’s really good and then someone who
just got started,” Ryan said.
His sister Ashley, 9, was right along side her brother
but she plays on a different field.
She’s fond of wearing her face protector throughout
practice.
“I like softball,” Ashley said “My favorite thing is
making friends with my teammates and going over
our mistakes so you know what you can do next time.
“I like to make new friends.”
And there are plenty of chances to make friends
in St. Mary’s Little League, which has preeminence
in the southern portion of the county, since there are
about 1,600 young people who are assigned to 86 their attitude if they lose.”
teams through softball and baseball. The Babe Ruth League also provides a special pro-
Tee ball is reserved for the very youngest of players. gram for middle school kids to play in teams attached
Bart Ludlow, who took over the presidency of the to their school but not directly administered by the
league in August, said it takes a serious volunteer ef- school system.
fort to make little league happen. Parents wanted their children to have sports teams
He has 258 volunteer coaches but is always looking of their own even before high school, Richardson said.
for more help. They make for teachable and ardent ball players.
“We are completely 100 percent non-profit,” Lud- “I love that middle school program,” he said.
low told The County Times. “There are no paid The one thing he laments about the local league
positions.” setup is that teams from either league can’t play each
Aside from no pay or stipend for their efforts, vol- other.
unteers can expect to give up a significant amount of “We’d like to compete [with Little League] but we
their personal time. can’t,” Richardson said. “It’s their policy that they
Kids from Ridge all the way up to Mechanicsville can’t play outside their own organization.”
need to be taught the sport and sportsmanship. Ludlow said that if nothing else, young people will
“It’s a challenge,” Ludlow said. “It’s very time learn to grow in a positive way by playing in sport
consuming. under the watchful eye of adults.
“But at the end of the day the kids are having fun.” “It has a very positive impact,” Ludlow said. “They
From Mechanicsville northward, the Babe Ruth learn about life, that there are ups and downs, you
League uses most of the fields and has been officially may strike out sometimes.
playing for the last 26 years. “But you learn that you don’t wear your emotions
Robert “Bob” Richardson has been guiding the on your sleeve.”
league since 1992, he said. If kids are willing to learn and work hard, victory is
Apart from a few differences, his league provides assured, Ludlow said.
the same sporting opportunities as their counterparts It’s all about courage, character and loyalty.
to the south. “The bottom line is we always want to do our best,”
“It’s Pepsi and Coke,” Richardson said. “It’s all said Ludlow. “Winning will follow.”
about where your fields are.”
In the local Babe Ruth League there is no tee ball, guyleonard@countytimes.net
but machine pitching for the
youngest players.
“It’s all about the funda-
mentals of baseball,” Rich-
ardson said, but in his league
there are only 278 players.
“Our numbers are down,”
he said, noting how easily
other sports catch young peo-
ples’ interest. “There’s the
travel involved.
“And lacrosse and flag foot-
ball all intercept our kids.”
Other offshoot youth
leagues, such as the St.
Mary’s Elite and the St.
Mary’s Sting, started by a
player who was once in Babe
Ruth, all compete for young
people, as well, he said.
Still, Richardson said he
remains committed to teach-
ing the pasttime to the young.
“I don’t want to see it dis-
solve,” said Richardson. “I
love working with kids.
“One of the most important
things is the influence of the
coaches.”
The quality of coaching, he
said, not only improves skills
but reinforces life lessons.
“It teaches them how to re-
act to things,” he said. “When
you strike out you don’t get
upset.
“It teaches them to improve
Photo by Ceandra Scott
 18 Education The County Times Thursday, April 12, 2018

Superintendent Speaks on Great Mills HS Shooting

We have been on a heartbreaking
journey in St. Mary’s County over the
past three weeks.   This morning, I would like to take a
Our students and their parents, our
staff and their families, our schools, our
community - all of us are now part of
this national conversation - this debate
on how to keep kids safe.  I am not sure
where all this will lead, but I do know
that I have seen people put aside petty
differences to seek solutions. I can also
say there is no place I would rather live
and work than St. Mary’s County.  We
need to all give thanks to live in a com-
munity that takes action in the face of
tragedy and wraps it arms around the
grieving. Donations of people’s time,
and their services, and goods has been
staggering.
moment to recognize our front line peo-
ple - those at the center of the incident as
well as those who have been providing
support since.
From the immediate work of the
school nurse, Penny Michaels, and
teacher/ athletic trainer, Jenna Costello,
who performed CPR on Jaelynn and
never gave up - resulting in the Willey
’s being able to say goodbye to their
daughter. To Troy Kroll for his moving
eulogy. He spoke from the heart as only
a teacher and a coach can. These are
humble people who act from the heart
- and they are what make Great Mills
High School truly “great.”
All the staff at GMHS, from the teach-
ers who sheltered their students, to the
administrators and safety assistants who
cleared halls and witnessed the School
Resource Officer confront the shooter -
we are forever in your debt.  Everyone
acted to keep students safe and calm
and later worked to reunite parents with
their kids before that long day ended.
Dr. Heibel has told his staff that re-
covery will take time - it is an emotional
marathon.  These are words we must
take to heart - because each day they
have to be there for our children and the
people who work with our children, we
must help them process this new normal.
We have been heartbroken and hum-
bled by the past three weeks. We have
seen the best of people at the worst of
times.   I know that through the process
of recovery we will come together stron-
ger than we have ever been - but this will
take time and test us all.
Tomorrow we meet with President
Commissioner Randy Guy, Sheriff
Cameron, and County Administra-
tor Rebecca Bridgett.  I look forward
to sharing with you how we will all be
moving forward together.
St. Mary’s County School
Superintendent Scott Smith

Greenview Knolls Activist,

Administrative
Changes Announced
St. May’s County Superintendent of
Schools, Dr. J. Scott Smith, announces
the following administrative changes for
Greenview Knolls Elementary School.
Elizabeth Servello has served as prin-
cipal of Greenview Knolls Elementary
School since 2007, after serving as its
assistant principal for 5 years. Servello
has announced her retirement from St.
Mary’s County Public Schools after 38
years of service.
With this vacancy, veteran adminis-
trator, Janet Fowler, will be transferred
to lead Greenview Knolls. Fowler cur-
rently serves as principal of Margaret
Brent Middle School, where she has
Communications Expert to
be Commencement Speaker
News American. She also worked at
WJZ-TV and Maryland Public Televi-
served since 2013. Fowler previously sion. She spent five years as director of
has served as assistant principal, and el- community affairs and visitor services
ementary teacher. She holds a master’s at the National Aquarium in Baltimore,
degree from the College of Notre Dame managing admissions, security, catered
of Maryland. events, retail sales and community af-
Greenview Knolls will be a Title fairs. She has extensive management
I school beginning in the 2018-2019 training at the Disney Institute, the
school year, and this will provide the American Association of Zoos and
consistency of strong leadership with the Aquariums and the National Associa-
addition of support programs through tion of Broadcasters.
Title I and Head Start. Draper is dedicated to uplifting and
This change becomes effective July 1, empowering communities in need. Her
2018. view of community service as a so-
cial responsibility has led her to take
Pres Release from SMCPS on hunger, homeless, and education,
amongst many other worthy causes.
The highlight of her community service

Military Child Month

Wanda Queen Draper
St. Mary’s College of Maryland is
pleased to announce that Wanda Queen
Draper will deliver St. Mary’s College’s
commencement address. The com-
mencement ceremony will be held on
the College’s Townhouse Green on Sat-
urday, May 12, starting at 10 a.m.
A native of Baltimore, Md., Draper
graduated from the University of Mary-
land School of Journalism. She went
on to attend Johns Hopkins Univer-
sity Graduate School of Contemporary
Studies and the University of Maryland
School of Law. She was appointed ex-
ecutive director of the Reginald F. Lewis
Museum of Maryland African Ameri-
can History and Culture in September
2016. She came to the museum from
Patuxent River NAS Commanding Officer Capt. Jason Hammond on April 11 accepted a WBAL-TV of the Hearst Corporation in
proclamation from the school board on behalf of the 5,000 county school children of military- a number of capacities including direc-
connected families. Schools are asked to dress in purple on Friday, Apr. 13 to mark the
tor of programming and public affairs.
occasion Hammond, whose children are in the school system, said military children have
difficulties adjusting to moving around., “You seem to completely understand,” Hammond She began her career with Hearst News-
said to Superintendent Dr. Scott Smith, as the base’s school liaison, Dawn Simpson looks on. papers as a reporter for the Baltimore
was serving on the founding board of
the Reginald Lewis Museum from 1999
to 2008. During that time, $38 million
was raised to build the museum and $2
million to install the permanent collec-
tion. She returned as executive director
in 2016 and looks forward to the many
contributions that the museum will
make toward enriching the lives of Bal-
timoreans, Marylanders, and visitors of
all ages.
Draper is married to Robert Drap-
er. They have two children and three
grandchildren.
St. Mary’s College of Maryland is
accredited by the Middle States Com-
mission on Higher Education through
2024-2025. St. Mary’s College, desig-
nated the Maryland state honors college
in 1992, is ranked one of the best public
liberal arts schools in the nation by U.S.
News & World Report. Approximately
1,600 students attend the college, nes-
tled on the St. Mary’s River in Southern
Maryland.
Press Release from SMCM
Thursday, April 12, 2018
Nursing Students Inducted into Honor Society
The 11 nursing students inducted into Alpha Omega, CSM’s chapter of the Organization for
Associate Degree Nursing (OADN) Alpha Delta Nu Honor Society include, from left, Jessica L.
Bly, Melinda Isemann, Lydia Jewell, Kathleen E. Maresch, Luciana Naegele, Emily M. Niner,
Jennifer Owens, Betty Porter, Bonnie VanMeter, Kattie A. Woomer and Brittany Young.
The College of Southern Maryland
(CSM) has inducted 11 students into
CSM’s chapter of the Organization for
Associate Degree Nursing (OADN) Al-
pha Delta Nu Honor Society at CSM’s
La Plata Campus.
The objective of the society is “to
recognize the academic excellence of
students in the ADN programs encour-
aging the pursuit of advanced degrees
in the profession of nursing as well as
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Owens was selected student speaker
for the ceremony. She described the in-
ductees’ service learning project, which
was a presentation to fellow nursing stu-
dents at the Spring 2018 nursing orien-
tation to close to 300 people on Jan. 9.
The students shared information about
further education opportunities in the
nursing profession to the orientation au-
dience and the value of advanced nurs-
ing degrees and certifications.
In addition, Owens described the pro-
gression in the student nurses’ education
at CSM. “From our first day of nursing
school as we were so excited to wear
those green scrubs and white non-slip
leather shoes, with white socks only,”
she said. “To second and third semester
promotion of continuing education as where we began to feel more like nurses,
a lifelong professional responsibility,” writing care plans, papers, realizing you
said CSM Clinical Simulation Coordi- have to watch ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ to keep
nator Linda Goodman, who served as up in lecture, and relieved that the pa-
mistress of ceremonies at the event. thology of everything was finally start-
The newest members of CSM’s Al- ing to make sense. We are on our way to
pha Omega Chapter of the OADN Al- healing people’s lives the way we have
pha Delta Nu Honor Society are Jessica been learning to for some time now.”
L. Bly, Melinda Isemann, Lydia Jewell, Owens ended with a thank-you to all
Kathleen E. Maresch, Luciana Naegele, the students’ families — moms, dads,
Emily M. Niner, Jennifer Owens, Bet- husbands, wives, boyfriends and girl-
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friends. “There is no way we would have
gotten to where we are today without
your support,” she said.
The path to induction in CSM’s Alpha
Omega Chapter involves nursing stu-
dents becoming provisional members in
their third semester of the program. The
student must maintain a 3.0 GPA, earn
a B or higher in all courses required
for the nursing program with no previ-
ous nursing course failures and reflect
sound moral and ethical values with pro-
fessionalism and integrity of the highest
caliber. Additionally, the new inductees
complete a service learning project and
reflect on that project.
At the induction ceremony, each of the
second-year students was called forward
to receive a pin and an honor cord that
they will also wear when they graduate
this spring.
CSM faculty advisers for the Alpha
Omega Chapter of Alpha Delta Nu are
Nursing Professors Janice Bonham,
Lynn Kennedy and Dr. Karen Russell.
For more information on CSM’s nurs-
ing program, visit www.csmd.edu/nurs-
ing. To view photos from the event, visit
http://csmphoto.zenfolio.com/18adn.
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 20 Obituaries The County Times
The County Times runs complimentary obituaries as submitted by funeral homes
and readers. We run them in the order we receive them. Any submissions that come to
guyleonard@countytimes.net after noon on Mondays may run in the following week’s edition.
Eugene James married for 56 years.   cal Association and the Medical and
Guazzo, M.D Dr. Guazzo was pre-deceased by his
parents, Eugene Camillo Guazzo and
E u g e n e Augustina Pivano Guazzo, and his sis-
James Guaz- ter, Lucille K. Schusler.
zo, M.D. died In addition to his wife, he is survived
Sunday, April by his four children: Eugene Tai Guazzo
8, 2018 at 88 (Cheri) of Riverdale CA, John Palmer
years of age Guazzo (Caroline) of Falls Church VA;
at St. Mary’s Dante Edward Guazzo 2nd (Emine) of
Hospice House San Francisco CA; and Shelby Smith
with his wife, Guazzo (David Mattis) of Denver CO.
Shelby Palmer There are six grandchildren: Saman-
Guazzo at his tha and Juliette Guazzo, Leyla Grace
bedside.   and Indigo Rose Guazzo, and Dorian
In 1968, Dr. and Mrs. Guazzo moved John and Mila Shelby Mattis. He is also
to St. Mary’s County. They had been en- survived by his niece, Jeanne Schusler
couraged by St. Mary’s physician, Dr. J. Ten Broeck and her son David W. Ten
Roy Guyther, to come and see the rural, Broeck (Heather) all of Baltimore MD.
family oriented communities that made  Dr. Guazzo graduated from Auburn
up the county. They settled down to University, AL, with a BS in Education
work and raise their family, first at Cre- and a MS in Psychology. He received his
mona Farm and later at their own farm Doctor of Medicine degree from Duke
in Maddox.   Before his retirement in University School of Medicine, Durham
2008, Dr. Guazzo was Board Certified NC. His post graduate training was at
in Family Medicine and a family physi- Hunterdon Medical Center, Flemington,
cian for 40 years at his office in Chap- NJ; followed by a fellowship at Harvard
tico.   After his retirement, Dr. Guazzo University, Boston MA.
enjoyed working as a substitute teacher  Dr. Guazzo supported his profession-
for the county school system. They were al organizations; the American Medi-
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Chirurgical Faculty of Maryland. For
many years, he enjoyed being a member
of the Maryland State Medical Ethics
Commission.
 He was a Lieutenant in the U. S. Navy
and is a disabled Korean War veteran,
but resigned his commission to enter
medical school. His last assignment was
with the U.S. Navy Aircraft Squadron
VW 4, known as the Hurricane Hunters.
Dr. Guazzo took great pleasure in
sailing small boats on the rivers and
the Bay around our county and riding
to hounds with the De La Brooke Fox-
hounds W Hunt. As the Master of the
Hunt he secured the Hunt’s national reg-
istration with the Masters of Foxhounds
Association of America.
He was a member of the Southern
Maryland Society, the Vansville Farm-
er’s Club, the St. Mary’s County Farm
Bureau, the St. Mary’s Riding Club and
the St. Mary’s River Yacht Club. He was
one of the original members of the St.
Clements Hundred and a longtime sup-
porter of the St. Mary’s Historical So-
ciety as well as the Friends of the St.
Clements Island and Piney Point Muse-
ums. He was a member of the Disabled
American Veterans and the American
Legion Post 221.
Growing up as a boy, in the City of
Orange, NJ, Dr. Guazzo joined the Boy
Scouts of America. He was always
thankful for the leadership training
and of learning to set achievable goals
so early in life. He achieved the rank of
Eagle Scout and continued to support
the B.S.A throughout his life.
 Dr. Guazzo was a member and
lay reader first at All Faith Episcopal
Church, Mechanicsville MD, and later
at Christ Episcopal Church, Chaptico.
 Visitation will be held Thursday,
April 12, 2018 from 5:00 PM until 8:00
PM, at Brinsfield Funeral Home, 22955
Hollywood Road, Leonardtown MD
20650. Prayers will start at 7:30PM
conducted by Rev. Christopher Jubin-
ski, Rector of Christ Episcopal Church
Chaptico.
 Funeral services will take place
Friday, April 13, 2018 at 11:00 AM at
Christ Episcopal Church, 25390 Mad-
dox Road, Chaptico, MD 20621. Inter-
ment will follow in the church cemetery.
 In lieu of flowers, donations may be
made to the Hospice House of St Mary’s,
P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650
or the St. Mary’s County Historical So-
ciety, 41680 Tudor Place, Leonardtown,
MD 20650.
 Condolences to the family may be
made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com.
Arrangements by the Brinsfield Fu-
neral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.
Tina Renee Hancock
Tina Renee Hancock, 49, of Leon-
ardtown, MD passed away on Friday,
Thursday, April 12, 2018
March 30,
2018 at her
residence. 
 She was
born on No-
vember 10,
1968 in Leon-
ardtown, MD
to Charles
Morris and
the late Dar-
lene Farrell. 
Tina en-
joyed nature
and spending time with family, espe-
cially her grandchildren whenever she
could. They loved playing games, col-
oring, dancing, singing and laughing
together. She believed in magic and
unicorns and thought that anything was
possible. Tina loved everyone for who
they were and will be dearly missed by
all.
Tina is survived by her father, Charles
Morris; brothers, Roy Morris (Melissa)
of Leonardtown, MD, Ronnie Morris
(Sherri) of Hollywood, MD; children,
Steven Roger Jerome, Jr. of Leonar-
dtown, MD, Kristyn Lynn Jerome of
Montross, VA and Charles Patrick Han-
cock of Leonardtown, MD; grandchil-
dren, Aaralynne Leigh Jerome, Jazlynn
Mariah Jerome, Aaden Lee Jerome,
Jenaryi Donnell Jones, and Alayna Je-
rome; and five nieces and nephews. She
was predeceased by her mother, Darlene
Farrell. Tina had many other family and
friends that loved her dearly.
Condolences to the family may be
made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com. 
Arrangements by the Brinsfield Fu-
neral Home, P.A.
Robert ‘Rob’ Scott
Murphy 
Robert
‘Rob’ Scott
Mu r phy,
age 53, of
C a l i fo r n i a
MD, passed
away unex-
pectedly at
St. Mary’s
Hospital in
Leonard-
town, MD, on Friday, April 6th, 2018
due to a medical emergency. 
 Born in Lansdale, PA, to Grace M.
Hill (Houpt) of Kempton, PA, and Rob-
ert W. Murphy of Albuquerque, NM,
Rob displayed an early love for theater
and a talent for humor that would serve
him well through a career with the U.S.
Navy.  He served in active duty as an
H-46 pilot and after 20+ years of dedi-
cated service, as a civilian employee. 
Rob graduated from Perkiomen Valley
High School, Collegeville, PA in 1982. 
After graduating from Villanova Uni-
versity, PA, in 1986 with a degree in
Thursday, April 12, 2018 The County Times
Computer Science, Rob was commis- 8pm at Brinsfield Funeral Home, 30195
sioned as an Ensign in the U.S. Navy Three Notch Road, Charlotte Hall, MD.
and later attended the Naval Postgradu- Interment will be private.
ate School in Monterey, CA, earning a In lieu of flowers, the family asks that
Master of Science degree in Operations you make a donation in John’s name
Research.  He served numerous deploy- to St. Mary’s Animal Welfare League
ments overseas and eventually transi- (SMAWL) at 26433 Loveville Road,
tioned to the program management field, Mechanicsville, MD 20659 or to your
supporting rotary wing programs (both favorite local charity.
manned and unmanned) at the Naval Condolences to the family may be
Air Systems Command.  A gifted ora- made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com.
tor, Rob was well known for his quick Arrangements by Brinsfield Funeral
recall and storytelling abilities.  Home, P.A.
 He is survived by his wife Stephanie
(St. Clair) and their two children Cait- James St. Clair Hill
lin and Haley; his first wife Diane Shaw
Freeman, and their daughter Erin of James “St.
Tuscaloosa AL; his parents; his father- Clair Hill”,
in-law John Hill; his brother Andy; his 90, of Leon-
sister Julie; and numerous nieces and ardtown, MD
nephews.  formerly from
A Memorial Service will be conduct- Mechanic-
ed at Brinsfield Funeral Home in Leon- sville, MD
ardtown, MD, on Friday, April 13, 2018 passed away on
from 6-8pm with a prayer service at 7 April 8, 2018.
pm.  Interment will be private.  Born on Au-
In lieu of flowers, donations to gust 6, 1927
his children’s college funds will be in Mechanicsville, MD, he was the son
gratefully accepted at NFCU Acct# of the late Lucy Belle St. Clair Hill and
3096119114, P.O. Box 3100, Merrifield, Joseph Jefferson Hill. St. Clair was the
VA 22119-3100.   loving husband of Mary R. Hill “Dol-
lie” and whom he married in Holy Face
John James Kilroy, III Catholic Church Great Mills, MD on
March 30, 1949. St. Clair is survived by
John James his daughter; Mary Belle Hill Combs of
Kilroy, III, 39 Mechanicsville, MD, 2 grandchildren;
of Lexington Vicki Combs Stevens (Scott) of Leon-
Park, MD ardtown, MD, Cynthia Ann Combs (Fi-
passed away ancé John Morgan) of Mechanicsville,
on April 4, MD, great grandchildren; Joseph S.
2018 at Med- Combs of Mechanicsville, MD, Chloe
Star Wash- Stevens , Chelse Stevens, and Chayne
ington Hos- Stevens all of Leonardtown, MD. He
pital Center was preceded in death by his son Joseph
in Washington, DC. John was born in St. Clair Hill, and Son in law Richard S.
Washington, DC on July 18, 1978 to Combs, “Stormy”. As well as siblings;
John James Kilroy, Jr. and Debra Jean Joseph Hill, Jr, and Katherine Hill. He
Hamilton Smith. John was a member was a lifelong resident of St. Mary’s
of Southern Maryland Mustangs, Blue County, MD.
Oval Gang and Southern Maryland Fox St. Clair served in the United States
Bodies. He enjoyed racing, Nascar, fish- Army from April 29, 1946 to May 2,
ing and hunting. John was Ford Senior 1947, while serving in the Army he
Master-Tech. earned the World War II Victory Medal
John was predeceased by his grand- and Army of Occupation Medal Japan.
parents, John James Kilroy, Sr., Philip St. Clair was a proprietor of Hill’s
Vernon Hamilton and Shirley Jean Club with his spouse Dollie, they ran
Hamilton. He is survived by his lov- the restaurant and bar for 20 years
ing wife, Wendi Sue Kilroy; father, along with his parents, Joe and Lucy
John James Kilroy, Jr. (Susan); mother, Hill. Along with being the owner of the
Debra Jean Hamilton Smith (Jerry); Western Auto Store for 24 years. He also
grandmother, Norma Jean Kilroy; sons, belonged to the Mechanicsville Lions
John James Kilroy, IV, Gavin Dean Club.
Grey; daughters, Danielle Sue Wenk, The family will receive friends on
Daisy Elizabeth Kilroy; brothers, Jerry Thursday, April 12, 2018 from 5:00 to
Vernon Smith, Joshua Aubrey Gragan; 8:00 PM with prayers recited at 7:00
sisters, Amber Lynn Kilroy Dent (Kev- PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral
in), Heather Marie Kilroy Hall (Mike), Home, Leonardtown, MD. A Mass of
Scarlett Faye Gragan Bland (Ricky) and Christian Burial will be celebrated on
Sarah-Jean Kay Smith, as well as sev- Friday, April 13, 2018 at 9:30 AM in
eral nieces and nephews. St. Aloysius Catholic Church Leonard-
Family will receive friends on Sat- town, MD with Father David Beaubien
urday, April 14, 2018 from 5pm until officiating. Interment will follow in St.
Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery Morgan-
za, MD. Pallbearers will be; Joseph S.
Combs (Jay), Chris Hill, Scott Stevens,
George Tatlow, Paul Haigley, III, and
Bill Simpson, Jr. Honorary Pallbearers
will be; Rodney Madewell, Mike Lacey,
Archie Pilkerton, Jr.
Contributions may be made to the
Leonardtown Vol. Rescue Squad P.O.
Box 299 Leonardtown, MD 20650, St.
Aloysius Church Building Fund P.O.
Box P.O. box 310 Leonardtown, MD
20650, and Mechanicsville Lion Club
P.O. Box 512 Mechanicsville, MD
20659.
Thomas W. “Joe”
Hancock
Thomas W. “Joe”
Hancock, a life-
time resident of
St. Mary’s County,
died peacefully at
his home on April
8, 2018 with his
loving family by
his side. Born on
April 7, 1959, he was the son of the late
Norman and Mary Irva Hancock of Hol-
lywood, MD. Joe was the loving and
devoted husband to Pamela Miedzinski
Hancock whom he married in St. John’s
Church on May 1, 1980. He was a lov-
ing father and is survived by his chil-
dren Tiffany, Joseph and James and two
grandchildren, Lexi and Dakota
He is also survived by his siblings
Patty Wood and Jimmy, Tweet Pilkerton
and Winks, Alvin Hancock and Sandy,
Carroll (Lenny) Hancock, Calvin Han-
cock and Annette, Sheila Smith and Dar-
ren and sister-in-law, Glenda Hancock
and many nieces, nephews and god-chil-
dren. In addition to his parents, Joe was
preceded in death by his brother Nor-
man Hancock Jr. and sisters Alice Gray
and Darlene Snellings, as well as his
in-laws, Jimmy and Nancy Miedzinski.
Joe had a special place in his heart for
his children and his granddaughter, who
knew him as Pop Pop. Lexi and Joe were
very close and both of them cherished
the time they spent together. All of his
children and his granddaughter are so
thankful to him for leaving so many
wonderful memories. Dakota, Pop loves
you wanted so much to get to know you
and to make wonderful memories with
you.
He attended Chopticon High School
and was a carpenter by trade. He
spent many years working with Har-
ry Miller as a Carpenter and later
joined the staff of William M. Da-
vis for 13 years, until he was forced
to stop working due to his illness.
Joe was very caring and always there
to help friends with carpentry projects
or whatever else they needed. He was a
hard worker and enjoyed spending time
with family and friends. In his spare
Obituaries 21
time he liked to fish and grow award
winning tomatoes in his garden, but
NASCAR was his passion. He was a
dedicated Rusty Wallace fan and looked
forward to going to the race or setting
aside time every Sunday to watch the
race on TV. We will all miss him and
love him always.
A Mass of Christian Burial will
be celebrated on Thursday, April 12,
2018 at 10:00 AM in St. John’s Catho-
lic Church Hollywood, MD with Fa-
ther Ray Schmidt officiating. Inter-
ment will follow in the Church Cem-
etery. Pallbearers will be: Kenny
Johnson, Curtis Gantt, Tony Norris,
Norman(Buddy) Buckler, Steve Gragan
and Charlie Harris. Honorary Pallbear-
ers will be: Sam Smith and Joe Stone.
Contributions may be made to the Hol-
lywood Volunteer Fire Department P.O
Box 7 Hollywood, MD 20636 and/or
the Hollywood Volunteer Rescue Squad
P.O. Box 79 Hollywood, MD 20636.
Dr. Arthur Lee
Poffenbarger
Dr. Arthur
Lee Poffen-
barger, 84, of
Charlotte Hall,
MD, formerly
of Charleston,
WV, passed
away surround-
ed by his family
on Easer Sun-
day, April 1,
2018 at Lorien
Healthcare in
Mt. Airy, MD.
Bill was born August 9, 1933, the son
of Leonard Franklin and Virginia Jarrett
Poffenbarger.
In addition to his parents, he was
preceded in death by his son, Law-
rence Franklin (Luke) and his nephew,
Mathew Tallman Poffenbarger.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia C.
Poffenbarger of Clements, MD, his sons,
John C. Poffenbarger (Beth), Thomas
William Poffenbarger (Kimberly);
his brother, John T. Poffenbarger (Su-
san), sister, Mary Martha Poffenbarger
(Bernard Gates); grandchildren, Mark
Poffenbarger, Thomas Poffenbarger,
Gretchen Poffenbarger, Rebecca Camp-
bell, Ryan Poffenbarger and Kristen
Poffenbarger.
Prayers by the Rev. McClean at Brins-
field Funeral Home, P.A., 30195 Three
Notch Road, Charlotte Hall, MD on Sat-
urday, April 21st at 2pm. Visitation will
begin at 1pm.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be
made to the Mathew and Luke Pof-
fenbarger Scholarship Fund at The
University of Charleston in Charles-
ton, WV for those who wish to do so.
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Community Calendar
UPCOMING & ONGOING
SMCM Theater Performance –
“Beyond the Sunset”
April 19-21 at 8:00 PM and April
22 at 2:00 PM in the Bruce Davis The-
ater, Montgomery Hall Fine Arts Cen-
ter, St. Mary’s College campus.    AM until 2:00 PM.
Conceived and directed by Amy
Steiger, assistant professor of the-
ater, film, and media studies, the
play follows two roommates just
getting started as St. Mary’s Col-
lege students when a hurricane blows
their dorm across Mattapany Road. A
poignant but funny twist on “The
Wonderful Wizard of Oz.”
Not recommended for children un-
der the age of 14.
To reserve tickets, contact the Theater
Box Office at 240-895-4243 or email
boxoffice@smcm.edu.
Newtowne Players present “God’s
Favorite”
April 6 through Sunday, April 22
at Three Notch Theatre, 21744 South
Coral Dr., Lexington Park.
Neil Simon’s comedy is based on
the Biblical story of Job, and centers
on Joe Benjamin, a carboard box mag-
nate who has everything.
Curtain times are 8:00 PM Thurs-
day through Saturday, and 3:30 PM.
on Sunday. Tickets may be purchased
online at www.newtowneplayers.
org. Reservations may be made by
calling 301-737-5447. Tickets are $15
for adults, $12 for seniors/students/
military, and $10 for children age 12
and under. Thursdays only all tickets
are $10.
For more information: Rick Thomp-
son, 410/535-6967.
Christmas in April, St. Mary’s
County, Inc.
Seeking volunteers to help with our
Neighbors helping Neighbors day on
Saturday, April 28. Volunteer with
your company or as an individual.
You do not need to be skilled to help.
Please call 301-884-2905 or email
darenek@christmasinaprilsmc.org
2018 Summer Activities
St. Mary’s County Public Schools
(SMCPS) announced the registra-
tion period for 2018 Summer Activi-
ties is now open until Tuesday, May
15, 2018. For information regarding
these programs and/or to register for
an event, please visit the St. Mary’s
County
Public Schools’ Summer Ac-
tivities page at www.smcps.org/
strategic-planning/summer-activities.
The County Times
To submit your event listing to go in our Community Calendar, please email timescalendar@countytimes.net
Prekindergarten/Head Start
Application
St. Mary’s County Public Schools
announced open application for Pre-
kindergarten/Head Start to determine
eligibility for school year 2018-2019.
The application period is now open
until Friday, May 25, 2018, from 10:00
Questions about the program and
registration may be directed to Dr.
Kelly Hall, Executive Director of
Supplemental School Programs at
301-475-5511, ext. 32136.
Free Tax Preparation
Church of the Ascension, 21641
Great Mills Rd., Lexington Park    Events in the Square
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 member
of AARP. Not able to prepare returns
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.  is required. Bring work gloves and
Thursday, April 12
College Knowledge Night
Chopticon High School, 25390
Colton Point Road, Morganza
5:00 - 8:00 PM
A free event for all middle and high
school students. Students and parents
participate in informational work-
shops on subjects such as Applying
to College and the College Admission
Process, College Admission Essays,
Financial Aid and FAFSA, Transfer-
ring from a Community College to a
Four Year College/University, Impor-
tance of High School Course Selec-
tion, NCAA and Athletic Recruitment,
SAT/ACT.
=There will also be a traditional
Spring College Fair with over 75 or-
ganizations represented. For more
information, visit schools.smcps.org/
chs/college-and-career-information or
email Mrs. White at cmwhite@smcps.
org or 301-475-0215, ext, 38139.
At the Water’s Edge Lecture
Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons
7:00 – 8:00 PM
In the Harms Gallery, Dr. Ralph
Eshelman will present the last lecture
in the series, “Boats, Roads, Trains
and Planes: A Look Back in Calvert
County.” Free.
Thursday, April 12, 2018
with the listing details by 12 p.m. on the Monday prior to our Thursday publication.
www.calvertmarinemuseum.com
Indoor Yard Sale
Ed Gillespie Mechanicsville Vol. Fire Dept. So-
Auerbach Auditorium of St. Mary’s cial Hall 28165 Hills Club Road
Hall, St. Mary’s College campus    7:00 - 11:00 AM
7:00 - 8:30 PM 8ft. table/spaces available for $10
GOP strategist and former Republi- each.
can National Chair Ed Gillespie will More info or to reserve your space
give “The Political Scoop.” Presented please email jmturner6207@ymail.
by the Office of the President. Free com
and open to the public but registra-
tion is required at www.smcm.edu/  Christ Church Chaptico Yard Sale
gillespie. 7497 Zach Fowler Rd., Chaptico
8:00 AM -12:00 PM
Furniture, toys, household items,
Friday, April 13 clothes and much more!
Park Place Toastmasters Club
Leonardtown
Church of the Ascension, 21641
8:30 – 11:00 AM
Great Mills Road, Lexington 12:00
23rd Annual Hospice Run & Fun
- 1:00 PM
Walk. Expect delays.      
=Toastmasters is a place where you
develop and grow—both personally
CleanUp for Potomac River
and professionally. You join a commu-
Watershed
nity of learners, and in Toastmasters
Newtowne Neck State Park, New-
meetings we learn by doing. Come
towne Neck Road, Leonardtown
visit us to find out how we can help
9:00 AM – 12:00 Noon
you develop your speaking, listening,
Help the rangers clear old farm
and leadership skills in a non-threat-
equipment to prepare a nature area at
ening environment!
St. Mary’s County newest State Park.
Families welcome, but heavy lifting
Elks Texas Holdem Tournament
St Mary’s County Elks, 45779 Fire
boots. To find the site, look for a sign
Department Lane
along the park road, or contact Friends
Lexington Park
7:00 PM
of St Clements Bay for directions:
email Liz at curtzeli@gmail.com
No limit Texas Holdem tournament.
$60 Buy in = 6500 chips. Cash games
Southern MD Decorative Painters
will start as soon as there are enough
Immaculate Conception Church
players that are interested.
Social Hall, 28297 Old Village Rd.,
Please enter through the side of the
Mechanicsville
building.
9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Questions: James Dean 240-577-0828
We will be painting an Erica Joanne
Email: jdeanjunior@yahoo.com
project, “On Healing Wings” led by
Cordy Dickson. Guests are always
welcome and should contact us for
Sat. & Sun., April 14 & 15
supply info if you’d like to paint on
Pork & Beef Sandwich Sale
the date of your visit. 
American Legion Post 221, 21690
Visit www.smdpaint.org/Calendar.
Colton Pt. Rd., Avenue
html. Questions contact Garnett Joy
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
@ 301-884-2835 or email smdp.Learn-
American Legion Post 221 is spon-
ToPaint@gmail.com.
soring this event. Pork loin, sliced
roast beef, and BBQ beef sandwiches.
Ottermania
$7 each. Call 301-884-4071 for further
Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons
information.: www.alpost221.webs.
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM 
com/
Celebrate the museum’s favorite
mammal! Dance “the Swim” with the
Saturday, April 14 otter mascots, get your face painted
($5 fee), make an otter-themed craft,
touch otter fur, and learn “otterly”
Inside Yard Sale terrific facts about otters. Museum
7th District VRS Aux. Annex Bldg., admission applies.
21506 Colton Pt. Rd., Avenue
7:00 – 11:00 AM Pet Adoption
Table Rental $20/ea. The Auxiliary Pepper’s Pet Pantry, Solomons
will accept your donations of clean, 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM
gently used items on Friday, April 13. A dog and cat adoption event with
Info: Trisha 301-769-3214 local Saint Mary’s and Calvert County
Thursday, April 12, 2018
animal rescue groups. Pepper’s Pet
Pantry is located in the Solomons
Towne Center behind CVS. More info,
call 410-326-4006.
Celtic Dinner Concert
Mad Moon Café and Lounge, 22576
MacArthur Blvd, California
5:00 - 9:30 PM
Experience the revival of The
Groove in traditional Scottish music
in an intimate setting over a home-
cooked Celtic meal!  through the completion of high school.
More info: www.cssm.org; see event
on our Facebook page.
Comedy Dinner Night
KC Hall, 16441 Three Notch Rd.,
Ridge
6:30 PM
Ridge Lions Club buffet dinner.
Doors open at 5:30; dinner at 6:30;
comedy show at 8:15. $25/person.
Purchase tickets at ‘SIGS,’ 15094
Point Lookout Rd., St Inigoes or con-
tact the Ridge Lions Club at Ridge-
LionsClub@gmail.com.
Tickets are limited and will NOT be
sold at the door.
Saturday Night Bingo
38833 Chaptico Rd., Mechanicsville
6:30 - 10:30 PM
Doors open at 5:00. Early Birds
start at 6:30. Regular Games start at
7:00. $10 admission (includes one reg-
ular book). Progressive Money Ball!
Door prizes.
Info 301-884-3165. Visit www.moth-
ercatherine.org for Jackpot and Mon-
eyball update.
Contra Dance
Christ Episcopal Church Par-
ish Hall, 37497 Zach Fowler Road,
Chaptico
7:00 -10:00 PM
Sponsored by Southern Maryland
Traditional Music and Dance (SMT-
MD), features caller Jason Little and
live music by the Southern Maryland
Open Band.
The doors open at 7:00; dancing be-
gins at 7:30. Beginners: arrive at 7:00
for the dance workshop. $10 for non-
SMTMD members; $6 for members
(band members are free). Children
under 17 are free. For more informa-
tion and directions go to www.smtmd.
org.
Sunday, April 15
Harrington Casino Bus Trip
Location: Harrington, DE
8:00 AM - 3:30 PM
The Seventh District VFD Aux-
iliary is sponsoring the bus trip to
Harrington Casino in Harrington,
Delaware, $45/person. Bus will depart
the Seventh District Firehouse at 8:00
AM with a stop in Charlotte Hall for
pickup in that location. Payment due
in advance. For information or to re-
serve your seat on the bus please call
The County Times
301-769-4042 or 301-769-2016.
Young Marine Recruitment Open
House
Cornerstone Presbyterian Church,
23101 Town Creek Dr., Lexington
Park  Cash games will start as soon as there
2:00 - 4:00 PM
Recruiting for our upcoming recruit
class. We are a national non-profit
501c(3) youth education and service
program for boys and girls, age eight
For more information and applica-
tions contactRob Willis, 240-577-
1489. somdyoungmarines@gmail.com
Awesome Egg Layers
Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts,
Dowell Rd., Solomons
2:00 - 4:00 PM
See and learn about oviparous ani-
mals during our
newly revised Eco-Adventures
program with a guided tour of An-
nmarie Garden’s Nature Nook Exhibit
“Eggsibit.”
Perfect for elementary school-aged
children. $10. AMG Members $6.
Price is for parent/child couple. Extra
family members $3. Price includes
full admission to AMG—stay and
play afterwards!
Registration required: reg139.im-
perisoft.com/AnnmarieGarden/Pro-
gramDetail/3436323831/Registration.
aspx
Adult Contemporary Dance
22715 Washington St., Suite #1,
Leonardtown
6:00 - 7:30 PM
Classes are rooted in modern dance
traditions and current movement
training trends. Beginner-intermediate
level. $60 for four classes (Sundays
thru April 29). All sales are final. Pur-
chase tickets: 
clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/
ws?studioid=927076&stype=-7&sTG=
23&sView=day&sLoc=0&sTrn=10000
0003&date=04%2F08%2F18
Mon. & Tue., April 16 & 17
$6 Sale
St. Mary’s Hospital Lobby, 25500
Pt. Lookout Rd., Leonardtown
Monday, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM  Series
Tuesday, 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Browse over 1,000 items priced at
$6 such as scarves, jewelry, small
leather goods, children’s items, etc.  Man and The Myth”
Proceeds go to purchase patient care
items.  Curator, Smithsonian National Por-
Sponsored by MedStar St. Mary’s
Hospital Auxiliary. For more info,
contact 301-475-6153. 
Monday, April 16
 Elks Holdem Bounty Tournament
St. Marys County Elks, 45779 Fire
Department Lane
Calendars 23
Lexington Park limited.
7:00 PM
No Limit Holdem Poker Tourna- Key Issues in the 2018 Midterm
ment. Elections
$25 Buy in. $5 add-on and raffle Auerbach Auditorium of St. Mary’s
drawing Hall
6:00 PM
are enough players that are interested. St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s
Food and Beverage are available for Center for the Study of Democracy
purchase. presentation with State Senator Steve
Questions: James Dean 240-577-0828 Waugh and Political Strategist Steve
Email: jdeanjunior@yahoo.com McMahon. The event is free and open
to the public.
Tuesday, April 17 Saving History: The Urgency of
Preservation
Sotterley Plantation, Hollywood
Dream Queen St. Mary’s Empow-
6:00 PM Refreshments. 7:00 PM
erment Networking Event
Program
Pax River Ale House, Lexington
A new exhibit, based on the impor-
Park
tance of historic preservation, is pre-
5:30 - 7:30 PM
miering at Sotterley in the Warehouse.
If you want to expand your busi-
The exhibit will incorporate artifacts
ness, share your product, service, or
from the original Resurrection Manor
message, and connect with amazing,
property.
positive, supportive, encouraging
Advance Reservations Required:
women in the Southern Maryland
301-373-2280 grants@sotterley.org.
community, join your Empowerment
Networking Leader, Marla Ballard.
Beverly Brown of Travel Leaders
will be our guest speaker. Thursday, April 19
Free. Register: events.constantcontact.
com/register/event?llr=i7m6x9sab&oe  CSM Open House
idk=a07ef62kullda810916 College of Southern Maryland,
Leonardtown Campus, Building A,
Science for Citizens Room 206, 22950 Hollywood Road
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, 5:00 PM
Bernie Fowler Participants learn how to get started
Lab, 142 Williams St., Solomons at CSM with less debt. Visitors meet
7:00-8:00pm faculty, learn about financial aid and
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory scholarships, receive transfer informa-
Seminar – “Solomons Island Bay tion, talk to current CSM students and
Grasses” presented by Dr. Jeremy find out about athletics and other CSM
Testa. clubs and organizations. Free. www.
Pre-registration is not required. csmd.edu/apply-register/credit/
Seating is available first-come, first- campus-open-house-tours/. 
served. Free event. Visit: http://bit.ly/
Science4Citizens Maryland Archeology Month
Lecture
Historic St. Mary’s City, Visitor
Wednesday, April 18 Center Auditorium, 18751 Hogaboom
Lane, St. Mary’s City
 7:00 - 8:00 PM
Little Explorers
This symposium celebrates 50 years
Shop at Farthing’s Ordinary, 47414
Old State House Rd. (Rt. 584), St.
of archaeology conducted at Historic
St. Mary’s City (HSMC).  Free.
Mary’s City
240-895-4990. info@HSMCdigsh-
10:00 -11:00 AM
istory.org. www.HSMCdigshistory.org
Discover the world at Historic St.
Mary’s City through storytelling,
Our American Family—Speaker
crafts, songs, and outdoor exploration.
Preschoolers, ages 3-5, and an accom-
Sotterley Plantation, Hollywood
panying adult
$4/child for non-members ($3 for
7:00 - 9:30 PM
“Picturing George Washington: The
Friends members) and accompanying
 
adults visit free. Includes full-day ad-
featuring Robyn Asleson, Assistant
mission to the museum.
Info: Sharol at 240-895-4980 or
trait Gallery No fee but advance reser-
email Programs@HSMCdigsHistory.
vations required.www.sotterley.org
org.
Sea Squirts
Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons
10:00– 10:30 AM and 11:00 – 11:30
AM
O is for Otters! FREE drop-in
program for children 18 months to 3
years and their caregivers. Space is
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St. Mary’s Department of Aging

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

Programs and Activities

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

Sight & Sound Trip
A trip to Lancaster PA to see the
very newest Sight & Sound produc-
tion –Jesus- is scheduled for Thursday,
May 31. The bus will depart Northern
Senior Activity Center at 8 a.m. and
will arrive at the Bird-in-Hand res-
taurant for a full smorgasbord lunch.
Afterwards we will go to the beautiful
Sight & Sound Theater to see the new-
ly-premiered musical Jesus. Seating
is limited. Cost is $142 and includes
luxury motor coach transportation,
lunch, live show, snack and water on
the bus plus all tips, taxes and gratu-
ities. Payment can be made at any of
the centers. Your seat is reserved when
payment is received. Questions? Call
Shellie at 301-475-4200 ext.*1655.
Trip to Gatlinburg, TN
Oct. 1-4, 2018 - This 4 day-3 night
adventure in the heart of the Great
Smoky Mountains will take place as
the Appalachians are coming alive
with color. Loaded with entertainment
as well as some time to shop and re-
lax, this trip has it all- laughter, mu-
sic, history, even spooky legends! And
then there’s the food…Enjoy these at-
tractions: Hatfield & McCoy Dinner
Feud, Gatlinburg Heritage and Ghost
Tour, Ole Smoky Moonshine Distill-
ery, Comedy Barn, East Tennessee
Backroads Tour, Bush Beans Visi-
tor Center and Dolly Parton’s Dixie
Stampede. This trip includes deluxe
roundtrip motor coach transportation,
3 nights’ accommodations, 3 deluxe
breakfasts, 3 dinners, all the above-
mentioned tours and attractions, bag-
gage handling, taxes and gratuities,
snack on bus days 1 & 4, bottled water
each day. Cost is $1264/pp (Based on
double occupancy). A deposit of $100
is required to hold your place. Full
payment is due by August 1. Payments
can be made at any of the Senior Ac-
tivity Centers. 22 spots available. For
questions call Shellie Graziano 310-
475-4200, ext. *1655 or e-mail Sheila.
graziano@stmarysmd.com.
A Red Carpet Affair &
Talent Show
We have discovered hidden talents
within the seniors of our community
that we would love to share! So break
out that red carpet attire and come join
us for entertainment, prizes, laughs
and delicious food! There will be spe-
cial guest performers from the De-
partment of Aging & Human Services
staff, Paul Barber (a local pianist/vo-
calist), and celebrity judges. The event
takes place at the Northern Senior Ac-
tivity Center on Friday, April 20 from
10 a.m.-2p.m. The meal will be catered
by Personalized Touch Catering with
the menu being chicken Florentine,
garden salad, green bean casserole,
roasted red potatoes and awesome
strawberry crème cake. Tickets are
available at all three county senior ac-
tivity centers for $9. Make sure to get
yours early before they sell out! Tick-
ets are required to attend. For more
information call 301-475-4200, ext.
*1050.
Walk with Ease Is Coming
Back to Loffler
The Arthritis Foundation has devel-
oped a program that uses walking to
relieve the pain and stress of arthritis.
This six-week program is part class-
room instruction and part walking
and has been shown to reduce the pain
of arthritis and improve your overall
health. This series will be offered at
the Loffler Senior Activity Center for
S.W.A.T.: Senior Weight &
free! It is an evidence-based program Aerobic Training
Senior fitness-certified instructor
that is taught by Arthritis Foundation-
Karen Weaver is on a mission to build
trained lay leaders. Classes will take
your strength and improve your stami-
place on Mondays, Wednesdays, and
na. Challenge yourself with the 4-week
Fridays, April 9-May 18, 9-11 a.m.
program at the Northern Senior Activ-
Commitment to regular class atten-
ity Center on Mondays, April 16-May
dance and follow up at home is re-
7 from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Your mission,
quired. Call 301-475-6019 to sign up.
Class size is limited. should you choose to accept it, is to
work on key muscle groups using aer-
obic, balance, and hand weight exer-
Friday Morning Softball cises. S.W.A.T. is appropriate for those
Spring is in the air and it’s time to
that have beginner and intermediate
dust off that bat and glove and head
exercise experience. The cost is $20
out to Miedzinski Park for a pick-up
for all four classes. Space is limited
game of softball. Pick-up games will
and payment is required at the time of
be held on Fridays beginning April
signup. To sign up and pay for this pro-
20 at 10 a.m. Men and women ages 50
gram in advance, please visit the front
and above are welcome. Call the Gar-
desk. For more information call 301-
vey Senior Activity Center at 301-475-
4200, ext. *1050 for more information.
475-4200, ext. *3103.
Landscape Oil Portrait Drawing Lessons
Painting Series with Carrie Patterson
This 4-week held at the Garvey Se-
Artist and Professor Carrie Pat-
nior Activity Center, Mondays, April
terson from Yellow Door Art Studios
9-30, from 1:30-3:30 p.m., is taught by
will teach a 6-week class series on
Carrie Patterson. Students will learn
landscape oil paintings at the Northern
the basics of portraiture by learn-
Senior Activity Center on Tuesdays,
ing basic anatomy of the head, how
April 10-May 15, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Learn
to draw the likeness of a person, and
as Professor Patterson guides you
how to capture expression. Students
through basic landscapes and prog-
will leave the 4-week class with three
ress to copying the work of masters
drawings and one watercolor painting.
and even a landscape of your choice.
Payment of $55 is due at the time of
Students will complete the series with
reservation; make checks payable to
(3) 8”x10” oil paintings of differing
landscapes. The cost is $120. All sup-
Carrie Patterson. To learn more call
301-475-4200, ext. *1050.
plies and instruction are provided for
in class use. Payment is due at time of
sign up. Space is limited. To sign up
and pay for this 6-week series in ad-
vance, please visit the front desk. For
more information call 301-475-4200,
ext. *3103.

The Friends of the St.
Mary’s County Library
Annual Spring Book Sale
The Friends of the St. Mary’s Coun-
ty Library annual spring book sale
will be held Friday, April 13 through
Sunday, April 15. The Annual Books
Sale takes place at the St. Mary’s
County Fairgrounds and offers over
100,000 books! The Friday sale is
open only to members of the Friends
of the St. Mary’s County Library. Join
at the door! Cash/checks only, ATM
on site.
Book Bites
St. Mary’s County Library will host
Book Bites at Elements Eatery & Mix-
ology in Lexington Park on Monday,
April 16 from 6 p.m. 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
you read, gather new recommenda-
tions from the rest of the group, and
enjoy the company of fellow biblio-
philes. Visit elements-food.com for
directions and to see menu options
available for purchase. Adults only.
No registration required.
Lawyer in the Library
The Lexington Park Library will
hold Lawyer in the Library on Thurs-
day, April 19 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
The Lawyer in the Library project
provides FREE civil legal services in
your community! No appointments
necessary. Attendees will be helped
on a first-come, first-served basis.
Please bring all relevant documents
with you.
Microsoft Office:
Introduction to Publisher
Lexington Park Library will hold
Microsoft Office: Introduction to Pub-
lisher on Thursday, April 19 from 2
p.m. to 4 p.m. Learn to create flyers,
cards, certificates and more! Prereq-
uisite: Basic computer skills required,
ability to use a mouse, and familiarity
with Microsoft Word. Adult computer
classes are limited to ages 16 and up.
Registration required.
Author Fair
Lexington Park Library will hold
the annual Author Fair on Saturday,
April 21 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Come together and learn with local
and aspiring authors. Spend the day
discovering new authors and learn-
ing how to get started in the writing
industry. No registration for the au-
thor fair and author presentation. A
registration only workshop “Growing
a Plot by Saying “Yes”’ will be held
from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
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Emory Scores at Potomac in Season Debut

Alvey Rolls to RUSH Crate LM Victory
Model feature. Matt Hill lead the first lap of the event until Darren Alvey arrived
and overtook Hill to become the new pacesetter. From that point forward, it would
be a race for second, as Alvey was the class of the field scoring his 5th career win
in the class aboard his Rocket XR-1 no.30. “It sure does feel good to get a win so
early in the season.” Alvey stated in victory lane. “We were awful in the opener last
week so we went to work on this thing during the week and the hard work paid off
because this car was just about perfect tonight.” Matt Hill took second with Amanda
Whaley, Chuck Bowie and Darin Henderson rounding out the top-five. Heats went
to Alvey and Jeff Pilkerton.
In support class action, Sam Archer took his first win of the season in the 16-lap
Street Stock feature, Tommy Randall drove to his first career Potomac feature win
in the 15-lap Hobby Stock main, Defending track champion Greg Mattingly took top
honors in the 15-lap Strictly Stock feature and reigning U-Car champion Savannah
Milton, Delaware’s Robbie Emory drove to his first Limited Late Model feature Windsor took her first of the season in the divisions 15-lapper after apparent winner
win of the season last Friday night at Potomac Speedway. The win for Emory, steer- Brad Sayler did not satisfy the Potomac tech man. 
ing his Swartz Chassis no.9E, was the second of his Potomac career and it came in
his first start of the new season. Limited Late Model feature finish
Emory and Jonny Oliver were on the front row for the start of the event with 1. Robbie Emory 2. Kurt Zimmerman 3. Brad Rigdon 4. Derick Quade 5. Tyler
Emory blasting into the race lead as the field went into turn one. Emory would Emory 6. Billy Tucker 7. Jonny Oliver 8. Darrell Dow 9. Dale Murphy (DNS)
eventually lead the
distance but would RUSH Crate Late Model feature finish
have to hold off a pesky 1. Darren Alvey 2. Matt Hill 3. Amanda Whaley 4. Chuck Bowie 5. Darin Hen-
Kurt Zimmerman over derson 6. Matt Glanden 7. Jeff Pilkerton 8. Cory Lawler 9. Megan Mann 10. Jamie
the waning laps to Sutphin 11. Timmy Booth 12. Austin Bussler 13. Daniel Hudson 14. Logan Rober-
preserve the win. «It›s son 15. Justin Jesmer (DNS)
always fun coming
here to race and to Street Stock feature finish
leave with a win is 1. Sam Archer 2. Ethan Ours 3. Kyle Nelson 4. Ed Pope Jr. 5. Mike Raleigh 6. Troy
even better.» Emory Kassiris 7. Scott Wilson 8. Jeremy Pilkerton (DNS)
stated post race. “I
Interested want to thank Mark Hobby Stock feature finish
candidates and Eddie Pettyjohn of 1. Tommy Randall 2. Greg Morgan 3. Buddy Dunagan 4. Jonathan Knott 5. Jona-
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Technician for our Charlotte Hall 301-373-5848 been a big help to us Randall 11. Mikey Latham 12. Kevin Murphy 13. Stevie Gingery
location. and to get a win so
early in the season is a U-Car feature finish
The schedule will be the 3:00 to 9:00
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until 6:00 and Sunday 10:00 until Quade and Tyler Emo- phen Suite 11. Joey Suite 12. Ben Pirner 13. Shawn Payne 14. Tim Steele 15. Chester
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Jonny Oliver was the
Competitive pay and benefits. heat winner. Strictly Stock feature finish
Great customer service skills are Defending track 1. Greg Mattingly 2. Nabil Guffey 3. John Hardesty 4. Jeff Block 5. JJ Silvious 6.
required. champion Darren Al- Rusty Hanbury 7. Jamie Quade 8. Drew Payne 9. Ed Pope Sr. 10. Johnny Hardesty
vey scored his first 11. Andrew Mills (DNS)   
win of the season in
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Thursday, April 12, 2018 The County Times Entertainment 27

New Music and Arts Festival Coming to Area

Celebrate the convergence of the interactive music, arts, and entertainment industry!
All are invited to CEMAFEST on Saturday, April
21, 2018, at the Charles County Fairgrounds in La
Plata, Maryland, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. CEMAFEST
will open with the Southern Maryland Community
Gospel Choir and a warm welcome from this year’s
honorary chairman, “The Golden Platter,” MILTON
BULLOCK, formerly of the original Platters of the
world famous Mo- in the live performances, food selections, and spe-
town/Beach sound cialty products at this festival. CEMAFEST is where
of the 1960’s and music industry professionals, celebrities, and aspir-
70’s. This family ing artists meet. 
friendly celebra-   CEMAFEST is a festival presented in partner-
tion will also fea- ship with CEMA Foundation, Do It For The Kids
ture antique cars (DIFTK), Text4Help, Text2Report, the Milton Bull-
and an appearance ock Foundation, and the Circle of Angels Initiative,
by Wu-Tang Clan Inc.
management. Each year, the festival salutes legends of music
This music and and arts by highlighting their contributions as well
arts festival is free as showcasing a roster of local performance artists
and open to the and groups. CEMAFEST is designed to host many
public. CEMAF- artists and ensembles from many different countries
EST will feature and/or culturally distinct regions. The Festival at-
performance Art- tracts a multi-cultural and generational audience,
ists, Bands, and participation from local and regional ethnic/cultural
Comedians from communities, and a significant out-of-town popula-
the DMV and beyond along with entertainment in- tion from across the state and across the country.
dustry pros, and workshops conducted by Bowie For more information, visit www.cemafoundation.
State University. There will also be artisans, craft- com, call 866-599-5390, or info@cemafoundation.
ers, vendors, and food available for purchase. com.
Come out and embrace the multicultural styles
and cultures represented

Al Petteway Coming to
Calvert Marine Museum
Southern Maryland
Traditional Music and
Dance (SMTMD) and
i i
l
Calvert Marine Museum
present Al Petteway in
concert, Friday, April 27,
at 7:00 pm, at the Calvert
Marine Museum in Solo-
mons. Tickets are $15
for members, and $20 for
non-members.
Al Petteway is a Gram-
Prince Frederick Library
ry
y
my and Indie Award-win-
ning guitarist who has
toured and recorded with
March & April
many of the best-known
artists in folk and Celtic
music. Al’s original com-
Coming to Frederick in May & June
positions for acoustic fin-
gerstyle guitar are deeply Hagerstown July & Aug
influenced by his love
of Celtic, Appalachian, Westminster Sept & Oct
Folk, and Blues styles.
His music has been fea-
tured on dozens of CDs
Towson Nov & Dec
and soundtracks, including filmmaker Ken Burns’ Emmy-winning PBS series,
The National Parks-America’s Best Idea, featuring Al’s music throughout.
Originally a D.C. area resident, Petteway won multiple Wammies from the Featuring:
Washington Area Music Association before moving to the mountains of Western
North Carolina with his singer songwriter wife, Amy White. His latest CD, “The
Collector’s Passion”, includes tunes from his Chesapeake-inspired project, “The
Mary
ryland
y Ammo Boxes,
Waters and the Wild.”  Petteway will perform as a soloist, playing his favorite
pieces. Mary
ryland Belts, Weapons,
Doors open at 6:00 pm. For more information, and advance ticket sales: https://
www.smtmd.org/new-events-1 For directions: www.calvertmarinemuseum.com Excavated Buckles and
Press Release from SMTMD Original Images of Local Soldiers
28 Contributing Writers The County Times
Colonel. John Henry
Sothoron, Pt. I
Colonel John Henry Sothoron was born on Christmas Day
of 1807 at “The Plains of Plenty” (aka “The Plains”) located in
today’s Golden Beach. He was the son of Major James Forbes
Sothoron, 1784-1847 and his second cousin Rebecca Ann Maria
Forbes, 1789-1819.
On May 22, 1834 at “Greenwood” in Prince George’s County,
Col. Sothoron married Elizabeth Magruder Somervell (4/9/1816-
8/4/1888), daughter of Thomas Truman Somervell and Margaret
Terrett Hollyday. The couple had 13 children, 11 of whom would
live to adulthood.
On October 19, 1863 Lt. Eben White went to “The Plains” at-
tempting to recruit the slaves of Col. Sothoron into the Union
Army. An altercation took place and Col. Sothoron shot and killed
Lt. White. Col. Sothoron, along with his son, Samuel Pleasants
Webster Sothoron f led to Virginia.
One hundred and thirty slaves have been taken from the planta-
tion of Col. Sothoron, St. Mary’s county, Md., who killed Lieut.
White whilst enlisting negro troops. They have been sent to Nor-
folk. (Richmond Daily Dispatch, 2/8/1864).
Elizabeth (Somervell) Sothoron and her children were placed
under house arrest. On November 22, President Lincoln wrote a
letter to Edwin Stanton, Secretary of War stating, in part, “It is
represented that the family [Sothoron] are substantially impris-
oned in their house by our soldiers and are near starvation. I
submit that perhaps some attention better be given to the case”.
By then Mrs. Sothoron and her children apparently were liv-
ing with friends or family.In March 1864 President Lincoln again
wrote to Secretary Stanton stating “He [Col. Sothoron] f led, and
his family are driven from their home without shelter or crumb,
except when got by burdening our friends more than our enemies.
Sothoron had no justification to kill the officer and yet he would
not have been killed if he had proceeded in the temper and man-
ner agreed by yourself and Gov. Bradford. But this is past. What
is to be done with the family? Why can they not occupy their old
home and excite much less opposition to the government than the
manifestation of their distress is now doing? If the house is really
needed for the public service or if it has been regularly confis-
cated and the title transferred, the case is different”.
Apparently, after being chastised by President Lincoln, govern-
ment officials apparently took further action as Mrs. Sothoron
received official notification on May 5, 1864 that “the estate be-
longing to John H. Sothoron in St. Mary’s County, Maryland is
seized in the name of the United States under the Confiscation
Act.”
Col. Sothoron stayed in Virginia until just after President Lin-
coln was assassinated on April 14, 1865 at which time he f led to
Canada.
In September 1865, Mrs. Sothoron wrote to President Johnson:
“Suffer me to impose upon your notice in behalf of myself and
my seven suffering innocent and unoffending children. I have
observed your magnanimous pardon to prominent Rebels in the
Border States, the Army, and Navy and amnesty to all. I see no
reason by the same should be denied me and my helpless family.
To be continued.
Thursday, April 12, 2018
“Quarantine”
I really thought the flu bug was finished
for the year…was hoping it was anyway.
Looks like I, and quite a few others, have
been hit with the last round of the season. I
do remember a segment on the news men-
tioning that this flu season could last lon-
ger. Normally, I miss the flu bug and have
been fairly lucky in that regard, though I
do remember a flu many years ago which
kept me from any holiday festivities and
stuck on our couch nearly a week.
The couch is still my friend so far
with this flu, because the urgent care doc-
tor said I couldn’t sleep in the same bed as
my husband for fear he could get it. But,
isn’t that what marriage is all about; shar-
ing? No, I wouldn’t want my husband or
anyone else to share this. Since I am on Orencia injections every week,
a biologic medication to lower my immune system, the doctor said my
immune response to the flu might not be as drastic as I have had be-
fore. You would think it would be opposite – but I am always different.
Coughing, tiredness, and chest pressure are enough to wear me out just
walking around the house. So, it is back to light home organizing for
me until I am cleared and allowed around people again.
As to that end, I have little piles forming on tables and cabinets of
easy, but necessary tasks. The dining room table holds the contents of
our kitchen junk drawer. This is the drawer for light household repairs
containing a few tools, a one inch rusty, dusty mess of nails, screws,
bolts, and unknown parts from 35 years. I have a feeling that the one
inch mess is going to accidentally fall in the trash without sorting. The
office has the last few remaining piles of my husband’s work papers
to be filed, and the extra room has piles of socks to match and sort
through. The best thing with the flu is you are forced to find these pleas-
ant little chores.
The six boxes of Easter decorations are still sitting down in the
basement, waiting to be placed at the back of the closet under the steps.
They might still be out for another week or so, since getting Easter to
the back, means pulling out Christmas, fall, and Halloween again to
leave fall and Halloween up next. Just writing about doing that exhausts
me. My husband, of course, offered to put them all away, but does he
really need to know how much stuff there is? To me, that sounds like
unnecessary conflict.
I have been enjoying some B movies for fun. Svengoolie hosts
Scary B-movie nights that can really get you laughing…and coughing.
The last one was Dinosaurus from 1960, where lightning brings to life
a brontosaur, a tyrannosaur and a caveman in the 20th century. There
were some really funny scenes with the caveman. They don’t make
them like this anymore. And yes, there is a reason for that. The Jane
Powell mini marathon on TCM has been great to watch in the middle
of the night if I get bored with Murder She Wrote. As you can see, I am
bored silly. Thank goodness for Mindy, watching her antics gives me
endless hours of amusement.
The only thing I am missing is Spaghettios which were my grand-
mother’s ultimate comfort food for sick little girls. Oh how I wish that
she was still here. The 8 years we had together were so wonderful. I
think I am going to go hunt through the pantry for a can of Spaghettio/
grandmotherly comfort right now. All those piles can wait.
To each new day’s adventure, Shelby
Please send your comments or ideas to:
shelbys.wanderings@yahoo.com or find me on facebook
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u
Guess Who?
I am an actress born in Paris, France on April 15, 1990. I attended
Dragon School in Oxford and starred in school plays. I rose to fame in
the popular Harry Potter series, and was recently
seen in a popular Disney film.

CLUES ACROSS bay 10. Island capital

1. Upon
4. Roman Statesman
8. A protective covering
worn over the face
10. Perfected
11. British school
34. Mollusk 12. Refinisher
35. Large nest of a bird of 14. Brazilian city
prey 15. Pearl Jam’s debut
36. Predict 17. Resinous substance of
37. Reconnaissance an insect
38. Move in a particular 19. Stretched out

12. Colored with red powder
13. Tivoli
15. What bowlers hope to
knock down
16. Finnish lake
17. Damaged regions of
tissue
18. World-renowned
guitarist
21. Political action
committee
22. Oxygen reduction
system
23. Part of a circle
24. Italian monk’s title
25. Kidney problem (abbr.)
26. One point east
(clockwise) of due north
27. Home to a world famous
Puzzle Solutions
direction
39. Cut with a tool
40. True firs
41. Heaven’s opposite
42. Employed
43. “Partridge Family”
actress Susan
CLUES DOWN
1. Induces vomiting
2. Gloss or sheen on wood
furniture
3. Meteorological line
4. Help shoppers save
money
5. Heart condition
6. What tweens become
7. __ and ends
9. Small knob
Kid'S Corner
20. Bag-like structure in a
plant or animal
23. Reference works
24. Hoover’s office
25. Confused
26. The Science Guy
27. A young woman
28. Used to express good
wishes
29. Body part
30. Draw blood
31. Curved
32. __ Kidman, actress
33. Profoundly
34. Fools
36. Wife (German)

Guess Who? Emma Watson

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