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The County Times Endorsements
2018 General Election
The Editorial Board of the County
Times has spent numerous hours over
the past few weeks meeting with candi-
dates for local elected offices. Beyond
our interviews with candidates, we have
observed the candidates at numerous fo-
rums and events through the course of
the campaigning process. One thing we
have found, almost universally for all lo-
cal candidates, their character and qual-
ity is exceptional. All candidates should
be proud, and the citizens of St. Mary’s
should be grateful to have such a fine
group of men and women from which to
choose.
Governor: Larry Hogan
Of all the endorsements we will of-
fer, our strongest endorsement goes to
Mr. Hogan. The past four years, while
more centrist than many of his trusted
supporters would have hoped for, has
been the right course, at the right time
for Maryland.
Going forward, we do expect that the
next four years will give Mr. Hogan the
opportunity to assure the infrastructure
of Maryland’s rural counties is prepared
not only for the future, but for what will
no doubt be a focus of state resources
to the urban and suburban areas of our
state by the Governor who will follow
Mr. Hogan in four years. We expect Mr.
Hogan and the state delegation to stop
patch work solutions and bring compre-
hensive solutions to the transportation
needs of St. Mary’s County.
Mr. Hogan understands the impor-
tance of the Naval Air Station to our lo-
cal economy as well as the state econo-
my. He also understands that if he does
not take care of business for St. Mary’s
over the next four years, than who will?
Ben Jealous is not good for Maryland
and not good for St. Mary’s County.
Congress, 5th Congressional
District: Steny Hoyer
While many people in St. Mary’s
County are dismayed by the politics of
the Democratic Party at the national lev-
el, we believe Mr. Hoyer has the courage
to push back against his party going too
far left. This is a great opportunity for
Mr. Hoyer to lead a moderate solution
for his party in Washington.
Mr. Hoyer has worked hard to support
federal installations in his district. Ex-
pect military funding priorities to adjust
over the next few years as the President
prepares to launch another branch of
military, the U.S. Space Force. There
is no doubt about the need for this bold
strategy. Mr. Hoyer can be a force, if
he chooses, to help assure the adequate
funding levels remain to maintain the
Navy’s mission at Patuxent River NAS
and Webster Field.
The County Times
State Senate District 29:
Jack Bailey
Mr. Bailey is Governor Hogan’s hand-
picked candidate. Governor Hogan
broke from long standing unwritten
policies to strongly endorse and work
for a candidate who opposed his party’s
sitting senator. While we endorsed the
primary candidacy of Mr. Bailey over
Steve Waugh, we were surprised to see
the Governor take the action he did.
While it may serve Mr. Bailey well in
the short term, Mr. Bailey will need to
fight extremely hard over the next four
years, not against the Democrats in the
state senate, but against funding deci-
sions of the executive branch that do not
favor St. Mary’s County.
As the Governor’s handpicked soldier
to take out a sitting party senator, the
expectations for Mr. Bailey to deliver
over the next four years could not be
higher. No way does he stand before us
four years from now and claim he is just
getting the wind in his sails. He is there
because the Governor wanted him there,
we delivered for them both, and now
they both are expected to deliver for us.
Expect Mr. Bailey to be more acces-
sible and visible than former Senator
Steve Waugh.
Thomas Brewer is a moderate candi-
date with good ideas in the area of health
care, environmental protection, and
higher education funding mechanisms.
State Delegate District 29A:
Matt Morgan
Again, with the likely reelection of
Hogan, this is not the time to change the
course. Mr. Morgan has a lot of heavy
lifting to do over the next four years, and
he is in the right place at the right time to
get the job done.
We are concerned that Mr. Morgan
has shown a lack of understanding and
respect for the roles of local government
officials both at the county level and
the town level. Hopefully the past four
years has helped him understand that
while the local jurisdictions derive their
authority from the state, our residents
believe that authority is best exercised
by the eleven locally-elected officials
debating the issues locally and voting
locally, not by him sitting in Annapolis.
For Mr. Morgan working with Hogan,
we expect the challenges in his district
to be addressed. The partial solutions
should become full and complete solu-
tions, the burden of traffic in Charlotte
Hall and Leonardtown must be resolved.
Robbie Loker is a moderate candidate
with a long history of helping people
come together, working for the common
good of others. She did a fine job run-
ning a very nice campaign, and would
do a good job if elected.
Opinion 3
State Delegate District 29B: of illegal federal drugs in this state.
Deb Rey Mr. Crosby has earned a great deal
More than any of the legislators from of respect and has a bright future. He
St. Mary’s, Ms. Rey, over the past four will be a fine representative for his
years pushed back against the often generation.
times left leaning policies of the Hogan State Delegate 29C:
administration. And both were leaning
their respective directions for good rea-
Jerry Clark
Mr. Clark is another handpicked sol-
son, they were both doing their best to
dier of Governor Hogan. Clark was
represent the citizens who elected them.
appointed by Mr. Hogan to fill the
Ms. Rey has been widely criticized for
seat vacated by former Delegate Tony
this, even within her own party, how-
O’Donnell. Clark may never have won
ever we find it quite refreshing. Putting
this seat without Hogan, and without
what you believe is best for your district
the expansion of the Thomas Johnson
ahead of what is best for your party.
Bridge underway within the next four
And more than any other legislator
years, Mr. Clark may not win election
from St. Mary’s, Ms. Rey over the past
again.
four years has excelled in constituent
Mr. Clark resides in Calvert County
service. She has the time to do the job
as this district is split between the south-
right, she makes herself accessible, and
she clearly will do what she can to help
ern end of Calvert and the center of St.
Mary’s. It will be very important to the
when you call.
voters of St. Mary’s County that Mr.
Ms. Rey brings diversity to the dele-
Clark is able to deliver for both counties.
gation by way of being female, a mother,
Traffic problems along Rt. 235 from the
and the only female veteran serving in
Navy base north require more attention
the Maryland legislature.
than has been given over the past four
Yet, at the end of this next four years,
years.
like Bailey and Morgan, the team of Re-
Julia Nichols is a fine lady who has
publican legislators will all be held ac-
countable not for what they did, but for
done a lot of good work for the St.
what they were unable to get done. Ex-
Mary’s community. Her work sup-
porting the forming of the Chesapeake
pect Rt. 5 from Great Mills Road to Cal-
Charter School is most notable. Her
laway will no longer be an issue. A par-
ideas seem better suited to work with a
tial solution is simply not good enough.
governor such as Ben Jealous, not Larry
Expect quality of life, educational and
Hogan.
vocational opportunities, addiction re-
covery, job access, and community re- County Commissioner
vitalization to take a major twist for the
President: Randy Guy
better in Lexington Park. Both gentlemen, Randy Guy and
Brian Crosby is a bright, up and com-
Howard Thompson are good candidates.
ing star for the Democratic Party. He
Mr. Guy has grown tremendously in the
has not resided in St. Mary’s County
job and certainly has done enough to be
very long, but he has committed to
given the opportunity to serve a second
maintaining a district office on Great
term. If you like the way things are go-
Mills Road to assure he is providing the
ing today at the county commissioners
best constituent services possible. Un-
table, than there appears to be no reason
fortunately, his position on legalizing
for change.
recreational marijuana is wrong for his
Mr. Guy’s weakness is the lack of vi-
district. The federal government facil-
sion for the future. His priorities are to
ity is the largest employer of folks living
complete what has been started, which
in his district and as a community we is good, however Mr. Guy is not one to
should all stand in opposition to the use bring new ideas to the table. Unfortu-
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nately for Mr. Thompson, he has been
unable to offer any vision beyond that
of the current county commissioners
either. This leaves one to wonder why
change.
Mr. Thompson has spent a great deal
of time serving on the Planning Com-
mission and the Board of Appeals, so
has Mr. Guy.
Mr. Guy, with four years of experience
and a hold the course approach seems to
get the edge here. There is little discern-
able difference between the two.
County Commissioner
District 1: Eric Colvin
This race comes down to two, not
three candidates. Both Eric Colvin
and Roy Alvey have demonstrated the
desire, and passion to serve. Either of
the two would serve the citizens of St.
Mary’s County very well.
Mr. Colvin would make a bright
younger addition to the board, and we
welcome such an addition. He has done
a really good job familiarizing himself
with the issues and maintains a good
thought process. Our concern is that he
might find the job more consuming than
he realizes as he attempts to balance his
career and family with the commission-
er requirements.
Mr. Alvey is a lifelong resident of St.
Mary’s and would serve the citizens
well. He is a conservative thinker and
will work hard to protect the past while
making way for the future.
The other candidate in this race, Tim-
othy Ridgell refused to participate in
forums or interviews, was unwilling to
face the public and thus is not recom-
mended for this huge responsibility.
County Commissioner
District 2: Mike Hewitt
Mr. Hewitt has earned the opportuni-
ty to serve another four years. While we
were disappointed Mr. Hewitt failed to
demonstrate a working relationship with
the town of Leonardtown during his
first three years in office, Mr. Hewitt has
more recently shown his understanding
and commitment to our county seat.
Mr. Hewitt has been a warrior for con-
trolling taxes, but must find the ways to
control spending into the future while
providing the services needed in this
ever growing community. Mr. Hewitt
needs to work closely with others at the
commissioner table to find that balance.
Rose Frederick would be a welcome
addition to the board, unfortunately
it does not appear to be her time. Ms.
Frederick would bring diversity and her
desire to see school class room sizes re-
duced could be a good idea.
County Commissioner
District 3: John O’Conner
Mr. O’Conner has grown in the job.
a change, Mr. O’Conner has earned the
opportunity to serve four more years.
The burden for Mr. O’Conner over the
next four years is very high.
The northern area of St. Mary’s Coun-
ty is often the step child of local gov-
ernment services. With his experience,
with a Republican state delegation, and
with a majority Republicans at the coun-
ty commissioner table, Mr. O’Conner
must work closely with his fellow Re-
publicans to bring solutions to problems
facing the northern end of our county.
Clarke Guy is a very good candidate.
He has run an extraordinary campaign
and would be a nice addition to the
board. Mr. Guy has stated he wants to
cut taxes but has failed to say how he
would cut spending. His conservative
thinking is in line with the voters of St.
Mary’s County.
County Commissioner
District 4: Todd Morgan
We do not offer our endorsement for
Mr. Morgan because he has no oppo-
nent, we believe Mr. Morgan has been
a great commissioner for St. Mary’s
County. Mr. Morgan brings a unique
view to the board, a view that is always
worth taking into consideration. Mr.
Morgan is his own man, and is never shy
about speaking out on any issue.
Mr. Morgan will serve his final term
over the next four years, and he has
earned that right.
Sheriff: Timothy Cameron
Mr. Cameron has indicated this will
most likely be his final term as Sher-
iff. Mr. Cameron has been a very good
Sheriff and we are happy to offer our en-
dorsement for his final term.
Mr. Cameron has bought a no non-
sense approach to the department. The
professionalism and accountability
within the agency has created a cultural
change, putting the community and the
citizens first.
Mr. Cameron has committed over the
years to continually improve his person-
al training and education and has made
training, education and accreditation a
hallmark of the agency.
Ted Belleavoine offers a new vision,
one that would be expected after so
many years of a law enforcement agen-
cy being under the same leadership. Mr.
Belleavoine a 28 year veteran of the
Sheriff’s office, offers new ideas on how
to better utilize manpower, how to fo-
cus more on the opioids epidemic, how
to better recruit, how to better diversify.
Mr. Belleavoine no doubt would bring
a fresh approach to the agency. How-
ever, the agency as a whole is well re-
spected, and while maybe not perfect,
has been under excellent leadership for
the past 12 years and should remain so
for the next four.

“
There is no reason at this point to make

My name is Faye Wheeler and I’m running for the Clerk of the Circuit Court.
I have 25 Years experience working in the Circuit Court Clerk’s Office of St.
Mary’s County. I currently hold the position of Supervisor for three divisions in
the Circuit Court Clerk’s Office – Criminal, Juvenile and Jury. This position is not
about politics it is about my 25 years experience and my passion for serving the
citizens of St. Mary’s County with professionalism and integrity. I have a broad
understanding of all functions of the office and have already supervised many of
its employees.

”
My experience and dedication to this work are the reasons that the past two
Clerks of the Circuit Court for St. Mary’s County, Joan Williams and Evelyn
Arnold, endorse my candidacy. I worked for both of them and they recognize my
dedication and professional approach to getting the job done correctly. I am also
proud to say that our former U.S. Congressman and State Senator, Roy Dyson,
supports my candidacy.

“ As a state and local

official, if there was ever
an office that you needed
experience it would be
the Clerk of the Circuit
Court. Experience matters
to your court system and
that is why I’m endorsing
Faye Wheeler for the
“
Clerk of the Circuit Court.
Endorsement from
Roy Dyson, former U.S.
Congressman & State Senator

Endorsements from Evelyn W. Arnold, Joan W. Williams, & Roy Dyson

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Rey, Crosby Face Off

FOR ST. MARY’S COUNTY Near Election Finish Line
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer

Candidates for the state delegate and

senate races for District 29 debated
audience questions Tuesday night at
the College of Southern Maryland in
Leonardtown but only one pair running

COUNTY COMISSIONER against each other were there to debate:

Del. Deb Rey and Democratic opponent

PRESIDENT
Brian Crosby.
GOP Senate candidate Jack Bailey
was absent as were Robbie Loker and
Julia Nichols.
Bailey’s Democrat opponent Thomas
Brewer was present as were Delegates
Matt Morgan and Jerry Clark. Brian Crosby
Political pundits have looked to the
race between Rey and Crosby as per-
haps the most hotly contested in District
29.
Four years ago Rey narrowly defeated
Democrat John Bohanan in a district,
29 B, where he was believed to have the
advantage.
Democrats now believe they are
poised to take back the seat.
Both candidates took the measure of
the other.
Crosby criticized the delegation, of
which Rey is the chair, for allowing a
three-fold rise in the debt incurred by
the local government.
COMMON SENSE STANDING STRONG FOR ST MARY’S COUNTY
Deb Rey
But Rey retorted that the delegation
Crosby opposed the idea of tax breaks
only authorized the local county com-

DEVELOPMENT A 20-year Air Force veteran and the only female veteran in
for families who send their children to
missioner board to borrow money on the
private schools instead of public.
bond market for construction projects.
“Taking money away from a collec-
“It’s up to the county commissioners
the Maryland General Assembly, Deb Rey is working with
tive good is a problem,” Crosby said.

SAFE COMMUNITY &

to decide how much they want to bor-
Rey, though, supported the idea.
row,” Rey said.
Governor Hogan to deliver real results to St Mary’s families.
On the issue of oyster aquaculture
“The public schools should be com-

SCHOOLS
peting for our tax dollars,” Rey said. “It
leases versus property rights, Rey said
will make them better.”
 Eliminated over $1.2 billion in taxes, tolls and fees she wanted the state’s Department of
Throughout the campaign Crosby has
Natural Resources to map the Chesa-
hit Rey for her vote against a bill that
 Fought to eliminate automatic gas tax increases
THRIVING ECONOMY
peake Bay in order to find the best plac-
would have allowed the absentee ballots
es to put the leases.
of soldiers killed in action to count; Rey
 Ensured rural counties receive a greater share of road funding
Many locally have complained that
the water column leases have deprived
countered by saying the possibility of
voter fraud in the that situation was too
 Secured $15 million to improve county schools & boost safety
them of access to long-enjoyed waters.
Crosby called the current situation,
strong.
There was no guarantee the soldier
pitting the state against property own-
 Championed tougher sentences for violent criminals
ers, a “boondoggle.”
actually filled out the absentee ballot be-
fore they died, she said.
He said such leases could be placed
in waters on state-owned land; private Endorsed By:
Todd Eberly, the forum moderator and
Endorsed by: property owners should also have right
political science professor at St. Mary’s
Governor
of refusal first regarding leases coming
College Larry Hogan
of Maryland, said both can-
didates gave strong performances and
Fraternal
close to their shoreline, he continued. Order
represented theirof Police
positions well.
On the idea of local mass transit in
Lexington Park, Crosby advocated for Maryland
a
“The Farm Bureau more and
district has become
more Republican and will vote over-
“kind of public Uber system” where res-
idents could get a ride on a government-
Maryland
whelminglyRealtors
for Gov. Hogan,” Eberly
said. “I think the advantage has to go to
owned car from pointNat’l
to pointFederation
Deb of Independent Business
by using
Rey.”
an app on their phone.
But he would not discount Crosby’s
“Mass transit probably isn’t the best
strong campaign.
@RealDebRey
option right now,” Crosby said. DelegateDebRey
“He’s mounted an aggressive cam-
Rey said it was up to the county com-
paign,” said Eberly.
missioners to ask for funding for such a

By authority J. Howard Thompson, Candidate. Patricia Robrecht, Treasurer

www.DebReyforDelegate.com
system, and they had not.
She said she would be “happy” to
guyleonard@countytimes.net
work with them on the issue.
Auth: Deb Rey for Maryland, Mary E Coombs, Treasurer
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STANDING STRONG FOR ST MARY’S COUNTY
A 20-year Air Force veteran and the only female veteran in
the Maryland General Assembly, Deb Rey is working with
Governor Hogan to deliver real results to St Mary’s families.
 Eliminated over $1.2 billion in taxes, tolls and fees
 Fought to eliminate automatic gas tax increases
 Ensured rural counties receive a greater share of road funding
 Secured $15 million to improve county schools & boost safety
 Championed tougher sentences for violent criminals
Endorsed By:
Governor Larry Hogan
Fraternal Order of Police
Maryland Farm Bureau
Maryland Realtors
Nat’l Federation of Independent Business
@RealDebRey DelegateDebRey
www.DebReyforDelegate.com
Auth: Deb Rey for Maryland, Mary E Coombs, Treasurer
Storm Water
Compliance to Cost
County Millions
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
The Maryland Department of the
Environment is set to enforce strict
storm water management rules on
the county through the Municipal
Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4)
permit; the county estimates the im-
provements to storm water collection
facilities required to fulfill the ex-
pectations of the permit could cost
about $12 million.
The state designated the county
as an MS4 permit area in 2016, the
result of its growth in both popula-
tion and development; the MS4 per-
mit is a piece of the effort to reduce
the overall daily input of sediment,
nitrogen and phosphorus into the
Chesapeake Bay Watershed.
“This is what happens when the
State of Maryland comes down and
helps you to live your lives,” said
Commissioner Todd Morgan after
receiving a briefing on the MS4 per-
mit from public works chief John
Deatrick. “This is part of the unin-
tended consequences of growth.”
The permit requires the county to
educate the public about its impacts
as well as solicit their participation
in eliminating storm water pollution.
Mike Canova, public works engi-
neer who is managing the permit,
said this means individual home
owners and home owners associa-
tions (HOA)with storm water man-
agement ponds on their properties
can now be held responsible for the
pollutants they discharge into the
watershed.
Canova told The County Times
Thursday, October 25, 2018
the county had held off on enforc-
ing the permit but now that was set
to change; he said the county might
have to step in to take over stormwa-
ter management facilities of HOAs
that are now defunct.
The state rules also require the
county to detect any illicit pollution
discharges and eliminate them as
well as monitor construction sites for
contaminated storm water runoff.
The county must also restore 20
percent of the impervious surfaces
– such as roads and sidewalks – in
the urbanized area designated by the
permit.
This includes much of the Lexing-
ton Park Development District.
Canova said the county has been
able to negotiate with the state in the
past two years to reduce the county’s
level of responsibility for cutting
pollutants from runoff and thereby
the costs.
“At first our estimates were about
$70 million in costs,” Canova said.
The MS4 permit has the goal of
reducing the pollution levels going
into the watershed to acceptable lev-
els by 2025.
Commissioner Mike Hewitt, who
represents the county at the state’s
Critical Area Commission, said larg-
er counties with greater levels of im-
pervious surfaces suffered costs in
the hundreds of millions due to the
MS4 permit.
“I’ve seen counties decimated by
this MS4 permit,” Hewitt said.
guyleonard@countytimes.net
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Florida Man Takes U.S. VOTE

Oyster Shucking Title ROY ALVEY
COUNTY COMMISSIONER
CANDIDATE
1ST ELECTION DISTRICT
My name is Roy Alvey and I am
running for St Mary’s County Com-
missioner, 1st Election District.
A native of St Mary’s County, I am
69 years old and originally from
Mechanicsville, MD. My mother
was a homemaker and my father
was the farm manager at Snow Hill
Farm, the very same farm that is
now know as Snow Hill Park.
I graduated from Chopticon High
School in 1968. I was a business
major and enjoyed playing baseball
and basketball. My wife of 48 years,
Brian Clark shucks the last oyster before claiming the U.S. National Oyster Schucking Rose Alvey retired in 2016 from the
Championship. Board of Education after more than
By Guy Leonard At the end, the only person standing 25 years of service. We now reside
Staff Writer between Clark and the U.S. title was An- in Valley Lee and have two children
nie Bonifacio, a North Carolina nurse and four grandchildren.
As Brian Clark, a native of Florida, who took to shucking oysters after she In 1969 I joined the United States Army. I served with the 82nd Airborne
shucked the last oyster of two dozen was kicked out of school early in life. Infantry Division. I worked as a systems technician for Verizon telephone
that would decide whether he won the “My mom said, ‘You can either go to company for38 years, retiring in 2009. I worked closely with Patuxent River
crown of top oyster shucker in the nation school or go to work, so she put me to Naval Air Base and Webster Field installing high speed data during my time
he raised his hands to the cheers of the work,’” Bonifacio said. “I made good with Verizon. While working full-time for Verizon, I also worked part-time at
crowd gathered at the St. Mary’s County money but it was very cold and hard and the local Safeway supermarket as night shift manager for 20 years and was
Fairgrounds. I knew I didn’t want to do it the rest of member of the local 400.
He took his shucking knife and my life.”
stabbed it into the table, Coupled with having served on the legislative committee for CWA Union Lo-
cal 2107 supporting bills that benefited communications employees, I have
looking over a tray of
been active in the community by serving on PTA committees, spending time
what judges would soon
as a little league coach, I’ve been actively involved with the local softball
proclaim as near perfectly
league for over 25 years and have participated in the annual Christmas in
shucked oysters.
April project.
It marked the end of
competition crowning a St. Mary’s County is a wonderful place to live and to raise a family. St Mary’s
new champion at the U.S. County offers us beautiful waterfront views, great parks and sports fields
National Oyster Shucking for our youth and adults. As a community we gather together for local
Championship. events such as the County Fair, Oyster Festivals, the Blessing of the Fleet,
Clark, of Eustis, Fla., Firehouse Carnivals, the Christmas Tree lighting on the town square and so
has been shucking oys- much more.
ters since he was 12 years We have a diverse economy and a great one. We have farmers and water-
old in his family’s Oyster Annie Bonifacio once again claimed the Women’s U.S. Oyster men. We have the St Mary’s Regional Airport, the Higher Education Center,
Troff seafood restaurant. Shucking title this year. Webster Field and of course Patuxent River Naval Air Station that makes us
“It’s incredible,” Clark, the technological center of excellence. Even with a great economy we have
32, said of his victory. “I’ve only been Still, Bonifacio learned to enjoy many challenges that need to be addressed and improved. Our schools are
competing for a couple of years.” shucking oysters enough to continue being pushed to their limits. We have traffic issues, infrastructure needs and
Clark unseated Honor Allen, last competition; she won the women’s U.S. a growing population that is in need of affordable housing. We need to take
year’s U.S. shucking champ, but the title in 2002 and 2016 and went to the care of our citizens, our children with special needs and growing population
two men embraced often during the world shucking championship in 2003. that is in need of affordable housing. We need to take care of our citizens,
competition. She may not have beaten Clark, but our children with special needs, our seniors and our youth. We need to look
Allen even cheered Clark on. she remains the 2018 women’s U.S. out for our veterans, support our first responders and help our homeless.
“He’s been a good friend to me while shucking champion. We take need to continue to support our law enforcement, we need to keep
we’ve been competing,” Clark said. “I’d love to get back to Ireland one our children safe and continue to be a strong economy, to grow and thrive,
Clark is now focusing on his impend- more time,” Bonifacio said. “I’ll keep while keeping our rural character. That being said, we need strong, effective
ing trip to Galway, Ireland for the world going, I’ll keep trying.” leaders willing to make tough decisions. I have the time, the commitment
championship in oyster shucking. At the end of a fierce competition, and dedication and the ability to be your County Commissioner. I am a fiscal
“I wouldn’t miss is for the world,” she and Clark embraced to congratulate conservative willing to work with the other commissioners to make the best
Clark said. each other. decisions for the citizens of St. Mary’s County.
Clark said he prepared for the U.S. “We love the competition, but we’re So on November 6, 2018 please remember to vote for Roy Alvey running as
championship by shucking 7,000 of our all like a family,” Bonifacio said. “We’re
an unaffiliated candidate for the 1st Election District of the St Mary’s County
native oysters; he plans to do the same just trying to keep [shucking] alive.”
Board of County Commissioners.
with oysters found in Ireland.
“Oysters are different everywhere guyleonard@countytimes.net Friends of Roy Alvey • George K. Alvey Treasurer
you go,” he said.
12 Local News The County Times Thursday, October 25, 2018

VOTE ROSE FREDERICK

for ST. MARY’S COUNTY
COMMISSIONER County Government Mourns
Dear Friends & Neighbors,
Loss In Fatal Wreck
I am writing you today to re-introduce myself. My name
is Rose Frederick and I am running for St. Mary’s County Guy Leonard
Commissioner, District 2. First, I’d like to thank you for Staff Writer
voting for me in the Primary Election. I am humbled by
your support. Now I am asking you to vote for me again as A longtime county government
we work toward the General Election on November 6, 2018.
employee who was killed in a vehi-
As your County Commissioner, I am focused on these cle crash early Sunday morning was
critical issues: someone others went to for advice or
• Access for every child to a high quality education
just to hear stories from his decades
• Fair pay for educators
• Support for our law enforcement officers who insure our
in public service, county emergency
public safety services chief Steve Walker said.
• Working with the County Health Officer to address the Opioid Epidemic and its “He was a class act,” Walker said of
effects — Crime, Premature Death and Fetal Addiction Antonio “Tony” Malaspina, who was
• Elimination of substandard housing for our elderly, special needs and homeless the county’s animal control supervi-
neighbors sor for years. “He was an outstanding
• Small Business initiatives to hire interns employee.”
• Summer Youth Employment Initiatives that will pay off in a broader job market Malaspina was travelling south in
• Support for our Fire and Rescue and hundreds of other County Volunteers who
serve us all
his 2016 Ford F-150 on Mechanic-
• Improved Planning and Zoning Ordinances so that neighborhoods have sville Road, towards Budds Creek
adequate sidewalks and shopping centers have adequate access before they Road at about 4 a.m. when the vehicle
are built and open for business crossed the center line and exited the
roadway, sheriff’s office crash inves- Tony Malaspina
“St. Mary’s County — A County That Cares” tigators reported.  The vehicle struck
a sign post, telephone pole, and ulti- animal rescue groups.
Let’s all work together to keep it that way. “If we got reports of animal abuse
mately an unoccupied building in the
Endorsed by The Education Association St. Mary’s County (EASMC)
area of Bet Lane. I could always call him or send an E-
& The Sierra Club of Maryland mail and he would make sure someone
Malaspina was transported to Med-
Website: voterosefrederick.com Star St.Mary’s Hospital were he was would go out and investigate,” Wer-
Facebook: RoseforCommissioner later pronounced dead. ner said, adding she could always get
Twitter: FriendsofRose Sheriff’s office investigators be- follow up reports on the allegations.
Email: friendsofrosefrederick@gmail.com lieve Malaspina suffered a medical Malaspina also worked to help
By Authority of Rose Frederick for Commissioner 2018, Sharon Redmon, Treasurer emergency while driving, which re- SMAWL and other groups spread
sulted in the crash; neither alcohol the word about spaying and neuter-
nor speed are believed to contribute ing clinics the group offered, Werner
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ty, where he spent 21 years in the ani- on service calls or by giving residents
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served in the U.S. Army and in the
contact information for SMAWL.
“We had a very nice working re-
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Thursday, October 25, 2018 The County Times Local News 13

Appeals Board Approves Hollywood Auto Plan

Guy Leonard
Staff Writer

Despite continued community testimony that addi-

tional traffic from a new Winegardner Auto dealership
in Hollywood would pose a danger to residents, the
county Board of Appeals voted unanimously to ap-
prove the project’s concept site plan.
The auto dealership would abut the Hollywood
Commercial Center on the same 22-acre piece of dis-
used farm land north of the intersection of Route 235
and Hollywood Road.
The commercial center project is expected to bring
an additional 13,000 traffic trips per day; the dealer-
ship is projected to generate nearly 1,000 additional
trips.
“I’m for the project,” Board of Appeals member
Wayne Miedzinski said. “But I know it’s dangerous.”
Miedzinski was speaking specifically on the intersec-
the Oct. 18 hearing. He said that concerns over heavy it grants you a lot of discretion.
tion of Old Three Notch Road and Sotterley Road; Sot-
volumes of traffic accidents were not born out by the “It allows you to use your common sense. It allows
terley Road would contain one of three entrances to
record on Old Three Notch and Sotterley roads. you to go beyond considering the adequacy of the
the site.
“We simply don’t think there’s evidence in the re- facility.”
The others would be on Route 235 and on Old Three
cord to support denial of the concept site plan at this In the final vote, the board imposed only two condi-
Notch Road.
point,” Longmore told appeals board members. tions: that there be traffic signage prohibiting tractor
Residents complained that these entrances, com-
Eileen Powers, attorney for the residents who op- trailers on Old Three Notch Road.
bined with the additional 13,000 traffic trips per day at
posed the project, said the project’s merit should be The second condition was that the county public
the site due to the already-approved Hollywood Com-
judged on more than its adherence to county zoning works department review the same intersection with
mercial Center, will make an existing dangerous inter-
codes. the intent of curbing the turn radius to further prevent
section even more so.
“The question is will this project promote the health, tractor trailer traffic.
Christopher Longmore, attorney for Dean Limited
safety and welfare” of St. Mary’s County residents,
Partnership LLC, argued that his client had met all the
Powers told the board, quoting the first sections of the guyleonard@countytimes.net
requirements in the zoning ordinance for approval at
county’s zoning ordinance. “That’s a broad criteria and
14 Feature The County Times Thursday, October 25, 2018

Republican
COUNTY COMMISSIONER
ST. MARY’S COUNTY
St. Mary’s County is an amazing community.
I am committed to preserve and protect what
we have and to prepare us for the future.
MIKE HEWITT

2014-Present: Elected St. Mary’s County When Re-Elected, Mike Hewitt will work to:
Commissioner for District 2, Hollywood/
Leonardtown District ELIMINATE the Energy Tax: a regressive tax
that has higher impacts on the poor and the
2014-Present: Appointed by Governor Hogan as St. elderly
Mary’s County Representative to the Critical Areas
Commission for the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic REDUCE the Homestead Tax from 5% to 3%
Coastal Bays
COMPLETE infrastructure projects to ease
2014-Present: Appointed by Governor Hogan as St. traffic congestion and lessen daily driving
Mary’s County Representative to the Patuxent River
Commission
time
2011-2014: Board Member, Patuxent River Naval COMPLETE renovations to the Adult Detention
Air Museum Board of Directors Center
2000-2006: Board Member, St. Mary’s County COMPLETE new St Mary’s County Animal
Zoning Board of Appeals Shelter
2000-2006: Board Member, Calvert Marine Museum
Board of Governors PROVIDE more Recreational Fields and
Facilities to accommodate growing need in
1997-1999: Appointed to the State Highway the County
Administration Route 235 Focus Group
1996-2000: Elected to St. Mary’s County Board of IMPROVE the Permitting Process to benefit
Education. 1998 & 1999 served as Chairman, 1997 County residents
served as Vice-Chair
1995-1996: Appointed to the S.t Mary’s County
IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE
Planning Commission FOR ALL COUNTY RESIDENTS

W W W. E L E C T M I K E H E W I T T. C OM
AU T HOR I T Y: F R I E N D S OF M I K E H E W I T T; K R I ST I NA T HOM P S ON , T R E ASU R E R
Thursday, October 25, 2018 The County Times Local News 15

Elder Congressional Run Focuses on Money in Campaigns

is the corrosive affect private money
has in deciding elections.
Elder is inf luenced by the Com-
mon Cause movement and by the
structure of European elections such
as those held in Germany, where po-
litical campaigns are funded by tax
dollars.
“I’m advocating for the public
funding of elections,” Elder told The
County Times.
He said the reality of politics in
America means that elections and
candidates are controlled by cor-
the right.” Elder said. “I’m for fairness as much
Political agendas of both parties, as I am for the Green Party.”
he said, “are largely dictated by Elder was also critical of Ameri-
corporations.” ca’s foreign policy in both the prior
Elder has described himself as a Obama administration as well as the
Democratic Socialist but said the Trump administration, particularly
Democratic Party has gerryman- the use of the military.
dered Maryland to favor their party, “We need to stop using violence as
with a 7-to-1 advantage in the Con- a tool of foreign policy,” Elder said.
gressional delegation.
“It should be more like 5-3 or 4-4,” guyleonard@countytimes.net

“
porate interests with deep bank
accounts. 10 Local News
The County Times

That is his main talking point The County Times Fisheries Com
Thursday, June 28,
2018 Thursday, June 28,
2018
The County Times
mission in Financia Local News
l Trouble
11

against Hoyer, who Elder said has is one of the as well as the other
lantic Coastal states.
It has operated since
At- taxpayer money
and federal grants.
The report pointed
ects, both oyster out a pair of proj-
Governor Hogan Annou
Kirwan Commission nces $18.6 Mil. for
Education Initiatives Recommendations,

best methods for

1958 and controls preservation projects,
the
licensing of commercial that cost the commission $400,000.
Career and Technical
Programs, Teacher Educational Grants, Before and

taken donations from health care and

and recreational fishers This took a heavy
Scholarships, and After
School Safety FundingSchool
toll
and anglers alike. sions operating funds on the commis-
The appreciate, according they did not fully Governor Larry
commission to the audit.
is based in Colonial According to the
report the commis- Hogan today an- academic program offered before
and
Beach, Va. sion diverted revenues
from nounced $18.6 mil- after the school day, or in summer
surcharges inspection all oyster lion in new educa- a school with a high concentratio for

advertising my
The audit found licenses,
that taxes n of
the commission increas- identification tags to these projects. and tion funding to go students in kindergarten through

pharmaceutical industries as well as

The audit chided living in poverty eighth
ingly cannot operate the commission for toward a series and at risk of falling
of
without spending expending so much
on one portion initiatives, includ- behind academic requirements,

Pat Elder
out along
its reserve accounts of fisheries preservation at the expense of ing recommenda with $500,000 for
the recruitment, train-
and -
it does little to regulate all else. of Photo courtesy of tions from Mary- ing, and ongoing development of
new
its own spending. “While the preservation
of the oyster
Office of Governor land’s Commission teachers.

events – it is also the

“During fiscal 2017, population is important, concentrating Hogan’s website.
on Innovation and An additional $4.9
million will
all funding efforts Excellence in Edu- used by the Interagency Commission be

from big energy and the defense con-

the commission in this area without
used cation, known as
$80,000 in cash restrict- gard for other areas of responsibility re- the Kirwan Commis- School Construction (IAC) to conductOn
ed for future projects the need for funds for ongoing and sion. While the Commission statewide facilities a
Potomac River Fisheries
trative operations adminis- its final findings will present assessment.
Commission to cover operating and The governor also
ex- ability to remain could result in the in- at the end of 2018, recommendations ditional $1.8 million authorized an ad-
By Guy Leonard penses when there a viable going this funding reflects in the current fis-
was the audit stated. concern,” preliminary recommenda cal year
Staff Writer no operating cash tions made through for need-based scholarships

best source for me

in tenuous financial avail- Concurrently, the audit earlier this year.
condition, a report able,” the report stated. the Maryland
from state’s Office
of Legislative Audits mission had problems found the com- “Every child in Maryland Commission (MHEC). Higher Education

tractor community.
“As
The Potomac River states. the commission had of June 30, 2017, counting for all recording and ac- deserves ac-

Guy Leonard
sion, which is chargedFisheries Commis- The commission coordinates not
reserve for these funds. reimbursed the tion; it did not
of its financial transac- cess to a world-class
education, regard- In addition to the
tion and oversight with the preserva-
fisheries have accounting personnel less of what neighborhoo Kirwan recommenda funding for the
of the fishery shared regulations between the Maryland “At the end with adequate to grow up in,” said d they happen released tions, Hogan
by both Maryland De- commission’ of fiscal year 2017, the ing standards knowledge of account- Governor Hogan. $40 million in school also
and Virginia, is still partment of Natural Resources s deficit for restricted to do so, according “That’s why our administrati funding that had safety
Virginia Marine Resources and the totaled been restricted
approximately $145,000, funds report. to the on has pro- legislature
vided record funding in the budget. This by the

to catch up on all Just Listed!

Commission
crease of $55,000 an in-
over the fiscal year The commission does for four years in a row for K-12 education includes: $23.5 funding
2016 deficit.” secure location where not even have a million
mitted to innovative and has been com- capital improvemen for safety-related

Staff Writer “Forget about your civics books,

it stores the back- and outside-the-box ts;
LE The report stated ups to its servers, education strategies, grants to local school $10.6 million in
$95 SS THAN
the according to the audit,
erated at a loss of $84,000commission op- which makes and our ACCESS such as P-TECH systems to en-
for fiscal 2017, them “subject to damage, Initiative. These new hance school safety; $3 million
0 PER
demonstrating an
“inability to operate destruction or loss.” investments are yet
another way we are Maryland Center for School Safety’s
for the
with a positive cash The commission responded giving our students
MO! even more opportu- operations, including 13 new positions;
47729 Devin Circle, balance.” to the au-
The commission’s
Lexington Park, MD revenues decreased dit saying it had heeded the advice given

the local news and

nities to learn, grow, $2.5 million to help
20653 from $815,685 in fiscal and was searching The new funding
and thrive.” with newly required
NO MONEY DOWN AREA! 2016 to $790,589 for ways to correct for Kirwan Com- school safety evaluations; and $1 million
Sell it - Buy it
in fiscal 2017; the problems. the

look at where the money goes,” Elder

commission gets mission initiatives for Hate Crime School
revenues from licenses its includes: Safety Grants.
$2.5 million for an “Keeping our kids
but also from Marylandand surcharges guyleonard@countytimes.n early literacy pro- safe is one of our
and Virginia gram, providing additional most
reading sup- Hogan.important jobs,” said Governor
atBuy it at
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 16 Local News The County Times Thursday, October 25, 2018

It’s Not a Nice Bridge Anymore

Governor Larry Hogan on Saturday
announced the Governor Harry W.
Nice Memorial Bridge will be renamed
after Charles County Senator Thomas
“Mac” Middleton. Standing at the base
of the 77-year-old bridge, Governor
Hogan joined Senator Middleton, Del-
egate Sally Jameson, and Maryland
Transportation Secretary and Mary-
land Transportation Authority (MDTA)
Chairman Pete K. Rahn for a ceremony
to unveil the new signage and officially
name the Governor Harry W. Nice Me-
morial/Senator Thomas “Mac” Middle-
ton Bridge.
“I cannot think of a more fitting trib-
ute to a gentleman and a leader who
has dedicated so much of his life to this
county, to our great state, and to serv-
ing others than renaming this the Gov-
ernor Harry W. Nice Memorial/Sena-
tor Thomas “Mac” Middleton Bridge,”
said Governor Hogan. “On behalf of
all the grateful Marylanders, I want to
sincerely thank Senator Middleton for
his decades of dedicated service to the
people of Charles County and to the
State of Maryland.”
During the 2018 Legislative Session,
a law sponsored by Delegate Jameson
was passed that would rename the Nice
Bridge after the Senator. Senator Mid-
dleton has been a public servant since
1976, when he entered the U.S. Army.
He was a member of the Charles Coun-
ty Planning Commission from 1978
to 1985 and served in various roles in
Charles County until 1995, when he
became a Maryland Senator. Senator
Middleton served his last term in office
during Session 2018 as the Chair of the
Senate Finance Committee.
As part of this event, the governor
announced that the Request for Quali-
fications (RFQ) for the new $765 mil-
lion bridge was issued today, officially
starting the contractor procurement
process. Only the most qualified teams
that successfully respond to the RFQ
will be included in the subsequent Re-
quest for Proposals solicitation process
next year. The MDTA anticipates start-
ing construction in 2020 and opening
a new, wider, and safer bridge in 2023.
The MDTA will bring $45 million in
construction management contracts to
the Maryland Board of Public Works
for approval on Oct. 31. The contracts
will allow the MDTA to get construc-
tion management and inspection ser-
vices for the new bridge.
“By right-sizing the bridge design,
we’re able to deliver an affordable new
bridge and do it years sooner,” said
Transportation Secretary and MDTA
Chairman Rahn.
Since taking office, the Hogan ad-
ministration has been committed to
building a new, wider, and safer bridge.
On Nov. 21, 2016, Governor Hogan an-
nounced $765 million in funding to
construct a new Potomac River cross-
ing, replacing the Nice Bridge.  With-
out the new bridge, the existing bridge
would have required a major rehabilita-
tion project in the next five years. The
MDTA has successfully reduced proj-
ect costs by more than $200 million be-
low early study estimates, making this
project more affordable and enabling
MDTA to move forward with construc-
tion in the near term.  The new bridge Senator Thomas “Mac” Middleton
will be built north of and parallel to
the existing 1.7-mile bridge and will In May 2018, Governor Hogan elimi-
include four new lanes for traffic, with nated the $7.50  E-ZPass  Maryland
two in each direction. transponder fee. Since then, 73,000
The MDTA is responsible for con- new E-ZPass accounts have opened and
structing, managing, operating, and 86,000 free transponders have been
improving the state’s toll facilities. provided to customers.
In May 2015, Governor Hogan low-
ered toll rates in Maryland for the first Press Release from the
time 50 years. Since then, Maryland- Office of Gov. Larry Hogan
ers have saved $186 million in tolls.

PROVEN LEADER WITH A LIFETIME

OF SERVICE TO ST. MARY’S COUNTY
• President, United Way of St. Mary’s County Board
ROBERTA “ROBBIE” MILES LOKER
• President, Medstar St. Mary’s Hospital DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
• President, Health Share of St. Mary’s
• First Vice-President, St. Mary’s County Chamber of Commerce “RETURNING COURTESY
• Vice-President Library Foundation AND COMPROMISE TO
• Member, College of Southern Maryland Advisory Council
• Member, Medstar Health System board
THE ART OF GOVERNING.”

ENDORSED BY
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DESIGNATED Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate
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Thursday, October 25, 2018 The County Times Cops & Courts 17

Drug Collection
Day this Weekend
The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Of-
fice, in partnership with the St. Mary’s
County Health Department and St.
Mary’s County Elks Lodge #2092, will
host a medication collection event on
Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018 as part of Na-
tional Prescription Drug Take Back Day.
The public may dispose of expired,
unused, and unwanted medications and
syringes from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. on
Oct. 27 at the following locations:
Elks Lodge #2092 at 45779 Fire De-
partment Lane in California environment by keeping drugs from en-
St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office tering the water when poured down the
Headquarters at 23150 Leonard Hall drain or flushed down the toilet.
Drive in Leonardtown In the past year, St. Mary’s County
The service is free and anonymous, residents have turned in 1,120 pounds of
no questions asked. prescription medications at community
Proper disposal of medications pro- events and sites operated by the Sheriff’s
tects the community in many ways. It Office, keeping these substances off the
deters misuse and abuse, prevents ac- streets and out of the wrong hands.
cidental poisoning of children and pets, For more information, visit www.
and avoids health problems from acci- smartaboutmeds.org/disposal or call the
dentally taking the wrong medicine, too St. Mary’s County Health Department at
much of the same medicine, or a medi- 301-475-4330.
cine that is too old to work well. Proper
disposal of medicines also protects the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office PIO

FOR
ALL
THE
PEOPLE
OF
ST. MARY’S
COUNTY
Paid for by Friends of Clarke Guy for Commissioner,
authorized by Kelly Windsor, Treasurer
 18 Feature
Renowned Aircraft Artist Hank Caruso:
‘The Caricaturist of Naval Air’
By Dave Spigler
Contributing Writer
Southern Maryland is rich and fortunate to have so
many interesting personalities and talented residents
who make their homes here. They come from every
walk of life, their backgrounds are varied, and they
bring unique abilities and special skills that are origi-
nal and “one of a kind.” Like our native citizens, they
found good reasons to settle in our part of the world
and pursue their work, enjoying the quality of life that
Southern Maryland affords us.
St. Mary’s County resident Hank Caruso has
achieved a nationally-known reputation for developing
an artistic style that uniquely illustrates, older as well
as current, aircraft flown by Navy, Marine, Air Force,
Army, Coast Guard, and National Guard aviators. A
congenial, well-liked individual, Hank has practiced
his trade for more than 35 years. His artwork has en-
deared him to generations of airmen and made him a
favorite speaker and a popular guest within all of the
military services.
Very often, his framed illustrations are highly-
sought gifts that are presented at commissioning, re-
tirement, and change of command ceremonies. These
ubiquitous works of art can be found in offices of the
most senior military leaders at the Pentagon to small
aviation museums scattered across the country. His
illustrations often appear on the covers of aviation
magazines of every type. And, his many colorful cal-
endars with a different aircraft each month are anx-
iously awaited each year and have won awards from
The County Times
the Calendar Marketing Association for Best Cartoon
Art and Most Original Calendar.
To this day, Hank remains thoroughly immersed in
producing new works as newer versions of aircraft are
developed and put on the military flight lines. Living
in close proximity to the Navy’s primary Aircraft Test
and Evaluation facility at Patuxent River has provided
Hank with great opportunities to see the latest airborne
weapons systems as they become a reality in our Na-
tion’s arsenal. He has flown in these aircraft to gain
first-hand knowledge of their capabilities. However,
like the aviators he flies with, he has had to pass a bat-
tery of physical tests and physiology training before
suiting up and riding in the back seat of the most so-
phisticated jet airplanes, propeller, and rotary wing
aircraft.
Among his greatest thrills and experiences were the
times he was allowed to fly with the famous military
flight demonstration team, the Navy’s Blue Angels. He
has also flown with the instructors at “Topgun” and at
Pax River’s U.S. Naval Test Pilot School, rare opportu-
nities very few civilians have been permitted to strap
in and learn what pulling 7 “Gs” is all about!
“Been there, done that” made it possible for Hank
“to understand the real experience of flying and of
the special pilot-aircraft relationship in a way that a
ground-based artist never could.”
For his years of dedication and promotion of naval
aviation, Hank was honored with the distinction of be-
ing named “Honorary Naval Aviator #27” by the Chief
of Naval Operations in 2006, one of only three artists
to have this special recognition bestowed upon them.
Thursday, October 25, 2018
Importantly, Hank is an experienced aerospace en-
gineer with a degree in mechanical engineering from
Cornell University. He clearly understands the internal
structural construction of an aircraft. He is acutely
aware of the many dynamic forces acting on the exte-
rior surfaces of wings and tails and the effect pressure,
thrust, and gravity have on an aircraft’s ability to lift,
turn and roll.
A very respected professional in the engineering
community, he has published more than 75 technical
papers and previously served as national President of
the Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technolo-
gy (IEST). This knowledge provides him with a totally
unique ability, when coupled with his broad imagina-
tion, to “personalize” an airplane as only he can!
Hank’s popularity keeps him busy and he often has
so little time to stay in contact with his thousands of
fans. His works are in constant demand by military
squadrons, government agencies, aviation compa-
nies, and airplane buffs throughout the world. He has
been commissioned to prepare original illustrations
for NASA, Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Burt Ru-
tan, Senator and Astronaut John Glenn, Marine Corps
Aviation Association, and the Tailhook Association to
mention just a few.
Caruso recently was invited this month to the An-
nual Navy Ball in Washington, DC to celebrate the
Navy’s 243th Birthday. This event kept him tied up for
days. He did find time to provide The County Times
an opportunity to briefly chat about his interesting life
experiences and his many artistic accomplishments.
It is a small wonder Hank ever became involved in
Thursday, October 25, 2018 The County Times Feature 19

lection of pictures, pamphlets, and paintings and still tion artist blends the technical and emotional realities
has all of this material to this day! of aviation in such an engaging fashion.” He has cre-
As a teenager, Hank developed a special love for the ated his own niche in the way airplanes and pilots are
U.S. Air Force and had his eyes on a military career, portrayed.
but soon realized he could never become a pilot due A subset to his Aerocature genre is his special love
to his need to wear glasses to correct his visual acu- for drawing naval aircraft of all types, purposes, and
ity. He knew there are aircrew positions other than the missions. His fondness for naval aviation has taken
“front seater” available to him such as a navigator, “but him across the country to many Navy and Marine
if he couldn’t be the pilot, what was the point?” And Corps air stations and even aboard eight of the Navy’s
besides, navigation involved lots of math. Although he large aircraft carriers. He has assembled a collection
was good at math [remember he became an engineer], of illustrations of these aircraft in a book titled “Sea-
he couldn’t see a career based on manipulating num- birds” and it remains a very popular publication.
bers every day. In the book’s Foreword, Vice Admiral Dick Dun-
Hank went on to state, “As for the Navy, it involved leavey, one of the Navy’s senior aviators, paid Hank
lots of very deep water in which one could drown,” one of the greatest compliments he was to ever receive.
certainly not the place he wanted to be. He states: “Hank Caruso captures that spirit, that mo-
The question that is invariably asked of Hank in the ment of truth, that in-your-face attitude that separates
many interviews and question and answer sessions he the warrior from all others. From his fertile mind and
provides following his talks is: “How do you get your through his sharp pen, Hank gives the aircraft and car-
ideas?” He admits his answer is “not very satisfying” riers he draws the emotions Naval Aviators experience
and he obviously wishes he could provide a more wor- as they live carrier aviation…Hank captures it all!”
thy answer. He says it’s the way he sees things in his Hank’s works are on display at the Paxtuxent River
head and knows no other way to put it. Naval Air Museum next to the Naval Air Station in
Even as a kid, “I have always seen faces on airplanes. Lexington Park. They may be purchased in the mu-
No, not just faces, personalities. Each airplane has seum hift shop. They make wonderful gifts and are
Hank Caruso
its own distinct personality.” Hank coined the word always in demand by aviation enthusiasts and others
“Aerocatures” to describe his most novel and distinc- who wish to own a piece of history. And his drawings
aviation to begin with! Born into a military family at tive images in aviation art. He has designed literally would be a perfect gift for a loved one whether they are
Fort Benning, Georgia in 1945, he flew in his first air- hundreds of illustrations that he “carefully drafts with a grown veteran or a young person full of fascination
plane, a DC-3 at the age of 4 months, when his family special attention to detail to add a strong sense of real- and wonderment of flying. Hint: Christmas is coming!
was being transferred to their new home in Connecti- ism to his dynamic portrayals of each aircraft’s unique
cut. Evidently, this new lad didn’t do well with the personality.” It’s been said by admirers: “no other avia-
bumpy ride and threw up all over his dad’s uniform.
He stated, “At a very early age, flying and motion sick-
ness became inextricably intertwined in my life.”
Yet throughout his childhood, he became intrigued
by anything that flew including birds and manmade
objects. He was thrilled to grow up during a period
following WWII when the brain trust of our nation
would transition our large industrial base from our
successful war efforts to a real concerted focus for de-
veloping commercial aviation.
The development of new propulsion systems, cou-
pled with the creation of stronger materials, allowed
for aircraft to attain greater speeds with expanded
flight characteristics and far reaching abilities unheard
of during our war years. The public became intensely
fascinated with the new aviation technology and the
growing popularity of black and white television and
movie houses featuring cinemas involving airplanes
flown by the biggest Hollywood stars of the time
helped fan the growing excitement of flying!
The news media played a huge part in furthering this
new interest with glowing stories of the rapid advance-
ment of newer systems. Magazines featured continual
colorful photographs and beautiful paintings by avia-
tion artists. Plastic airplane model kits became all the
rage! Air Shows drew record crowds of enthusiasts to
greet the many aviators and see their wonderful flying
machines! It was a good time to be a young lad grow-
ing up in America!
Living in New England provided young Hank with
ample opportunities to visit nearby air fields and mili-
tary bases and get up close and personal with airplanes
of every description. When other boys in the fourth
grade where collecting baseball cards packaged with a
piece of bubblegum, Hank was feverishly reaching out
to fill his large collection of airplane postcards with his
meager allowance (he refers to it as a “pittance”).
At an early age, he learned to use a typewriter to
type requests for aircraft pictures and data; he figured
a typed request would “look more official” and he be-
lieved “important people always corresponded with
typed postcards” and would reap greater rewards for
his efforts or as he says, “his aviation lust!”
Over the years, Hank amassed an astonishing col-
20 The County Times Thursday, October 25, 2018

L e o n a r d t o wn
In Downto w n
5 P M - 8 PM
NOVEM BER 2 •

LOCAL
Check out the First Friday Specials
WINES ST. MARY’S COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL NORTH END GALLERY
FROM LOCAL 22660 Washington St. 41652 Fenwick St.
VINES 240-309-4061
Jennifer Cognard-Black is a
301-475-3130
November at North End Gallery
Professor of English at St. Mary’s features “Pairs, Pears, & Peers” -
College of Maryland where she an imaginative one-woman show
teaches creative writing, women’s by Diana Manchak, pottery and
literature, and the novel. This clay work artist. Opening Oct 31-
Live music every weekend! special presentation will include thru Nov 25, a reception will be on
301-690-2192 • www.polwinery.com material from “Books That Cook”, the first Friday Nov 2 from 5pm.
Open 7 days a week Noon - 6 pm • 23790 Newtowne Neck Road edited by Jennifer along with Melissa A. Goldthwaite. - 8pm at 41652 Fenwick St. Leonardtown. Open Tues- Sat
The presentation time will be from 5:30-6:30 PM, we 10am- 5pm, Sunday 12-4pm. www.northendgallery.org
will be open at 5 PM on. This event is free with seating
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FENWICK STREET USED BOOKS &
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41655A Fenwick St.
ROOT SUP & FITNESS 301-475-2859
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Bob Lackey will be signing copies
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music.

St. Mary’s First Friday in November at The

Good Earth will feature a Pumpkin
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Wear workout clothes and gym
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FENWICK STREET USED BOOKS & MUSIC
41655 Fenwick Street
www.fenwickbooks.com
OPAL FINE ART
41625 Park Avenue
THE HAIR COMPANY
22740 Washington Street
www.thehaircompany.biz
SOCIAL COFFEEHOUSE
41658 Fenwick Steeet
www.socialcoffeehouse.company
CARRIE PATTERSON
22715 Washington Street
www.carriepatterson.com
JESSIE’S KITCHEN
22845 Washington Street
FREE Community
Workout
at root SUP & Fitness
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November 2nd • 5-6PM
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23190 Newtowne Neck Road
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ST. MARY’S ARTS COUNCIL
22660 Washington Street
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SPICE STUDIO
22715 Washington Street
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WHITE RABBIT
25470 Point Lookout Road
LBA
Leonardtown
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The LBA gratefully acknowledges the
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“Committed to the Community… 

Dedicated to Progress” 


I WILL WORK TO...

• Maintain and develop roads, utilities, and BACKGROUND
VOTE TIMOTHY A. •RIDGELL
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Thursday, October 25, 2018 The County Times Cops & Courts 23

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Blotter

Assault 1st Degree Arrests
Peterson
On October 17, 2018, at approximately
8:50 p.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s
County Sheriff’s Office responded to
the 46300 block of Columbus Drive in
Lexington Park, for the report of an as-
sault with a firearm. Investigation de-
termined Marcus Isaiah Peterson, age
29 of Lexington Park, brandished a
firearm in the area of his residence, and
then pointed the weapon at a juvenile
victim; Peterson also pointed the weap-
on at several other individuals in the
area. Shortly after this incident, Peter-
son was confronted by a relative of the
juvenile victim. Peterson and his wife
Amber Lanesh Adkins, age 28 of Lex-
ington Park, agreed to meet the relative
outside, to settle the issue. The parties
met outside, at which time Adkins pro-
duced a firearm from the inside of her
jacket, and pointed the weapon at the
victim, threatening to shoot the victim.
Peterson and Adkins then left the scene
and returned to their residence. Depu-
ties made contact with Peterson and
Adkins
Adkins at their residence, and shortly
after contact a search warrant was ob-
tained for the residence. Located during
the search warrant was a black replica
handgun which matched the victims’
descriptions. Peterson was placed un-
der arrest at which time Adkins became
confrontational, and interfered with his
arrest. Ultimately, both Peterson and
Adkins were arrested; Peterson was
charged with Assault First Degree, and
Adkins was charged with Assault First
Degree and Resist/Interfere with Arrest.
Investigators Search for Robbery
Suspect
The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Of-
fice is seeking the identity of the indi-
vidual pictured. On October 19, 2018, asked to contact Corporal Chad Hartz-
the individual pictured entered the ell at (301) 475-4200 extension *8024 or
Subway located on Three Notch Road by email at Chad.Hartzell@stmarysmd.
in Lexington Park. Once inside the es- com. Citizens may remain anonymous
tablishment, the individual made a ges- and contact Crime Solvers at (301) 475-
ture to imply he had a weapon; the indi- 3333, or text a tip to “TIP239” plus
vidual then proceeded to reach over the their message to “CRIMES” (274637).
counter, and take money from the cash Through the Crime Solvers Program
register. The suspect then fled the es- tipsters are eligible for an award of up to
tablishment on foot. Witnesses describe $1,000 for information about a crime in
the suspect as a white male, who was St. Mary’s County that leads to an arrest
wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and or indictment.
a black mask. Anyone with informa-
tion about the identity of the suspect is St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office PIO

As a member of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Strategic Management Plan
(SMP) team, I wholeheartedly support the time and effort identifying our best
practices to protect our community only to watch this effort not come to fruition in 12
years. My plan of action is:
• Immediately fill the vacant positions in our School Resource Officer (SRO) program
that have been vacant for years, and expand the program to all middle and high
schools. Develop a strategy to fill every school as soon as practical.
• A relentless pursuit of those who sell drugs, and those who use them. I will expand
the Vice/Narcotics team, educate, and equip these officers to enhance our efforts.
• Address the failed practices of hiring and retention of employees. Focus our efforts
on developing a culturally diverse team of officers to enhance our understanding
and efforts.
 24 In Our Community The County Times Thursday, October 25, 2018

52nd U.S. Oyster Festival

Oyster cook-off contestant Tammy Davis Oyster cook-off champion Debbie Reynolds One of the many performers

Shucking oysters Shucked oysters ready to eat At the information booth

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Thursday, October 25, 2018 The County Times In Our Community 25

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Old Town Camp Canoe is paddling once

again on the waters of the Patuxent. Photo
courtesy Augie Selckmann.

The vintage 25-foot Old Town Camp

Canoe was relaunched on Tuesday at the
Calvert Marine Museum (CMM) after
spending many years in storage. Patux-
ent Small Craft Guild (PSCG) volunteers
have been restoring this beauty for the
past eight months. …Perennials OnlY $988 select GrOuP OF 1 Gal. size

Built in Maine in 1960, this classic can-

vas canoe was used for years at YMCA
summer camps in Calvert County. The
canoe first hit the water at Camp Druid
Hill on the Patuxent River near Hun-
tingtown, Maryland. Camp Druid Hill
was a residential summer camp for Af-
rican American youths from Baltimore
and is now King’s Landing Park. These
large canoes, sometimes referred to as
war canoes, were very popular at sum- Project StarterS
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safety and the importance of teamwork
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$
27700/pallet
6”x 8”x 2” 8”x 9”x 3”
gie Selckmann, Calvert County resident
and avid canoe paddler, picked up the
$
Only
00
499 Only 1
$ 88
ea. Only 3
$ 88
ea. Only 47700/pallet
$ Only
When you buy 3 or more
canoe at an auction for a mere $25. He
covered it with fiberglass and it was later
sold to George Surgent, the museum’s
Fall IS For lawnS
Boatwright. The PSCG volunteers have Green ‘n White House Starter Fertilizer NEW!
replaced several broken ribs and split Grow Lime Grass Seed Good for new lawns, installing sod &
reseeding. Promotes rapid root growth.
Totes of Leafgro
The equivelant of
planks, made new decks and inner and Apply lime now or Custom Blended for
Southern Maryland 5,000 sq. ft.
approximately 35 bags.
outer stems, stripped the fiberglass and anytime during fall.

re-canvased the boat.

30 lb. bag 50 lb. bag Only
$
2188 $
12999/tote
“This addition to the museum’s col-
Covers 5000 sq. ft.
$
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excited about the educational program-

ming opportunities it offers,” said Mark Now ScheduliNg Fall lawN & laNdScapiNg projectS
Wilkins, Curator of Maritime History.  call today to Schedule aN eStimate 800-451-1427
See the Patuxent Small Craft Guild
members at work on Tuesdays and Satur-
Wentworth Nursery
Prices Good Thru November 9th, 2018
days from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. in the Patuxent
Small Craft Center. For more information
about the canoe, contact George Surgent Oakville
Charlotte Hall Prince Frederick 5 minutes North of Hollywood
at gsurgent@comcast.net. 30315 Three Notch Rd, Charlotte Hall 20622 1700 Solomon’s Island Rd, Prince Frederick 20678 41170 Oakville Road • Mechanicsville 20659
301-884-5292 410-535-3664 • 1-866-535-3664 301-373-9245 • 800-451-1427
Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8-7, Sat. 8-6, Sun. 9-6 Hours: Mon.-Fri. 7:30-6, Sat. 7:30-5
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 26 In Our Community The County Times Thursday, October 25, 2018

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Thursday, October 25, 2018 The County Times 27

Preservation Award Applications Now Open

The Maryland Historical Trust
is now accepting nominations for
the 2019 Maryland Preservation
Awards!  You may complete a nomi-
nation here using the 2019 guide-
lines. Nominations are due Novem-
ber 9, 2018.
The Maryland Preservation
Awards, presented annually by the
Board of Trustees of the Mary-
land Historical Trust, are the high-
est level of recognition for historic
preservation, heritage education and
community development projects in
the state. Since 1975, the Maryland
Historical Trust has honored the
outstanding preservation efforts of
more than 250 individuals and proj-
ects throughout the state. 
Awards are presented in four cat-
egories: Leadership and Service, Ed-
ucation and Community Engage-
ment, Project Excellence and Stew-
ardship. To learn more or submit a
nomination, visit  https://mht.mary-
land.gov/awards.shtml. 

Press Release from MD Historical Trust Historic Sotterley, Inc. received a 2018 Maryland Preservation Award for Excellence in Public Programming

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 28 Sports The County Times Thursday, October 25, 2018

Women’s Soccer Senior Day Dampened by Loss

The St. Mary’s College of Maryland women’s soccer
team recognized their eight seniors Saturday afternoon
before facing Penn State Harrisburg in Capital Athletic
Conference action. The Seahawks (7-9-1, 2-3-1 CAC)
came out on the short end of a 2-0 loss to Harrisburg
(8-9-1, 2-4-0 CAC).
Haley David (Frederick, Md./Smithsburg), Katie
Flores (Towson, Md./Towson), Lauren Hall (Perry
Hall, Md./Perry Hall), Rachel Harris (Poolesville,
Md./Poolesville), and Emily Huey (Pocomoke City,
Md./Snow Hill), Jenna Pastel (Silver Spring, Md./Ein-
stein), Sam Saunders (Hanover, Md./Meade), and Zoe
Smedley (Clarksville, Md./River Hill) were all rec-
ognized for their contributions and dedication to the
Seahawk women’s soccer program. Click here for the
Senior Day Game Day Program.
St. Mary’s 0, Penn State Harrisburg 2
How It Happened
The Seahawks edged Harrisburg, 11-5, in shots
for the match while corner kicks were equal at three
apiece.
St. Mary’s and the Lions played to a scoreless draw 2018 Women’s Soccer Seniors - Photo Credit: Roshawn Panton
at halftime with possession and chances being fairly
even throughout the opening half. For the Seahawks Notes
Play continued to be back and forth in the second Scorers: None Today’s result marks the first time ever Harrisburg
stanza until Harrisburg finally broke through in the Goalkeeper: Katie Flores (5 saves, 2 goals allowed, has 1. scored against the Seahawks and 2. beat St.
61st minute as Tabitha Fake tallied her first of the sea- 90:00) Mary’s. The Seahawks now move to 5-1 in the series.
son to put the Lions on the scoreboard. For Penn State Harrisburg
Harrisburg tacked on an insurance marker in the Scorers: Fake (1 goal); Smedley (1 goal) By Justin Gordon · jpgordon@smcm.edu for SMCM
70th minute as Kaeleigh Smedley scored off a free Goalkeeper: Kayla Arnold (8 saves, 0 goals allowed,
kick. 90:00)

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Invasion Coming to Point Family-Friendly Halloween

Lookout State Park Returns to Annmarie Garden
The War of 1812 Returns in Dramatic Fashion
Visitors are invited to  Point Lookout
State Park the weekend of Oct. 27-28 to
witness a living history reenactment of
American forces during the War of 1812.
Volunteers in period costumes and
uniforms will interpret the life of sol-
diers and other Marylanders during
the War of 1812, along with small arms
demonstrations, drills and other events
throughout the weekend.  Camps at the
historic fort area and on the beach at
Point Lookout are open to the public
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 27, and 9 a.m.
to 3 p.m. Oct. 28. There will also be a
Saturday evening program.
Point Lookout figured prominently in
the War of 1812 due to its vantage point
at the confluence of the Potomac River
and Chesapeake Bay. American soldiers
on watch were able to monitor British
vessels moving toward Annapolis or the
nation’s capital, Washington D.C.
“Invasion! The War of 1812” is host-
ed in partnership with the  Friends of
Point Lookout Inc.  More information
is available by calling 301-872-5688
or emailing the Friends of Point Lookout.
Press Release from MD DNR
Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts
Center in Solomons, will host their
annual trick-or-treating parade, Hal-
loween in the Garden, on Saturday,
October 27 with a new start time of
10:00am-4pm.  The community will
come together for the 19th year to
create this safe and family-friendly
Halloween activity!  Kids and their
families are invited to visit more than
70 booths collecting treats and small
gifts from local businesses and com-
munity organizations. Creative and
interactive booths line Annmarie’s
Wooded Path to make for a fun experi-
ence for costumed visitors young and
old. Admission is $2.00 per person and
will benefit local charities, including
the American Legion’s Holiday Food
Basket Program and the Annmarie
Scholarship Fund. Trick-or-treating
bags will be provided courtesy of Do-
minion Energy. A Fast Pass for $5/per-
son is available in advance online at
www.annmariegarden.org to avoid the
wait in the general admission line!
Halloween in the Garden is a won-
derful opportunity to enjoy the beau-
tiful fall colors in the Garden, and
celebrate the change in the season by
participating in this beloved South-
ern Maryland family tradition.  The
Festive decorations throughout the
Garden will provide wonderful photo
opportunities, so be ready to capture
images to remember the day. Dress the
whole family up in their Halloween
finest and enjoy a day of trick-or-treat-
ing and fall fun!  There will be food
vendors selling family-friendly food
and snacks.  Visitors will also be able
to shop from vendors including inde-
pendent consultants, handmade crafts,
and more. 
Parking is free in the field adjacent
to the Garden. Halloween in the Gar-
den is a smoke-free and pet-free event,
so leave your cigarettes and pets at
home.  Purchase a Fast Pass online
for $5 per person and jump the line, or
buy your ticket the day of the event for
$2 per person.  For additional informa-
tion, call (410) 326-4640 or visit www.
annmariegarden.org. 
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 30 Education
STEM Expo at St. Mary’s CSM to Host First Women’s Business Showcase
County Fairgrounds Saturday landThe College of Southern Mary- Our country and our community
There are a variety of
STEM-related programs
available to students in St.
Mary’s County and the fourth
annual Maryland STEM Fes-
tival and Expo brings a myri-
ad of STEM related activities,
programs and organizations
together in one venue. Parents
and students can explore the
various hands-on activities to
help foster their child’s STEM
interests.
St. Mary’s County Public
Schools is hosting the Mary-
land STEM Festival and Expo
and has arranged to have ex-
hibitors from many local and
state agencies, to include
Naval Air Station Patuxent
River Educational Outreach
Office, St. Mary’s College
of Maryland Chemistry and
Physics Departments, South-
ern Maryland Astronomical
Society, University of Mary-
land Unmanned Aircraft Sys-
tems, and many more.
There will also be opportu-
nities for students to do some
(CSM) Small Business have been built and nurtured by
hands on learning with dem-
onstrations in robotics, rock-
etry, and many other fasci-
nating areas of STEM. There
truly is something for every-
one at the Expo! Students of
all ages are encouraged to
attend.
The 2018 Maryland STEM
Festival and Expo is being
held on Saturday, October 27,
2018, at the St. Mary’s Coun-
ty Fairgrounds in Leonard-
town, Maryland. The Expo
runs from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00
p.m. Admission is free and
the event is open to the public.
There will be food and bever-
ages available for purchase.
Come and spend the day at
this event.
For more information on
the Maryland STEM Festival
and Expo, visit maryland-
stemfestival.org or contact
Ms. Denise Mandis at 301-
475-5511 ext. 32138 or Mr.
Jason Hayes at 301-475-5511
ext. 32116.
The County Times
Development Center (SBDC),
Southern Region is hosting a
Women’s Business Showcase
and brunch Nov. 7 at CSM’s La
Plata Campus. The day’s keynote
speaker will be Tameka Mont-
gomery, who led the U.S. Small
Business Administration’s Of-
fice of Entrepreneurial Develop-
ment in support of the nation’s
28 million small businesses dur-
ing President Barrack Obama’s
administration.
Currently the president and
CEO of Core Strategy Partners,
Inc., Montgomery will speak
about “Doing Business Coura-
geously.” The event will also
feature 13 women small business
owners from across Southern
Maryland who will be on hand to
share their business methods and
successes.
“As women entrepreneurs, we
are constantly focusing and re-
focusing our lives and our jour-
neys,” said SBDC Program Assis-
tant Lisa Creason. “Women lead
their companies and influence
their families whether related by
birth, marriage or by business.
Thursday, October 25, 2018
strong women who give back and
advocate for what’s right. This
program is going to allow women
to share their stories, and cel-
ebrate and build on each other’s
achievements.”
Register at https://bit.ly/Wom-
ensBizShow and join Montgom-
ery and the owners of Excellent
EZ Solutions, Fran’s Nu Image,
Myra’s New Orleans, Nails &
Faces of Joy Spa, Therapeu-
tic Massage and Wellness Spa, Tameka Montgomery, who was
Briscoe-Tonic Funeral Home, Ul- appointed by President Barrack
Obama to lead the U.S. Small
timate Beauty Shield, Mathnasi- Business Administration’s Office
um, Spider Hall Farm, Maertens of Entrepreneurial Development in
Fine Jewelry & Gifts, The Good support of the nation’s 28 million
Earth Natural Foods Company, small businesses, will provide key
Wear Your Spirit Warehouse, note remarks at the CSM Small
Bekôz Marketing and Brackish Business Development Center’s
Inaugural Women’s Business
Waters.
Showcase Nov. 7. 
The Inaugural SBDC Wom-
en’s Business Showcase will be ern Region, offers low cost and
held from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at no cost online training, classroom
CSM’s La Plata Campus, Cen- training, events and consulta-
ter for Business & Industry (BI tions. Visit www.sbdchelp.com or
Building) Chaney Enterprises https://www.csmd.edu/programs-
Conference Room (113) located courses/non-credit/workforce-
at 8730 Mitchell Road, La Plata, training/sbdc/ for more details.
Md.
The Maryland SBDC, South- Press Release from CSM
Thursday, October 25, 2018 The County Times
Robbie Loker Endorsement
To the Editor:
Voters in District 29 A have an opportunity to elect a true stateswoman as
their Delegate on November 6th. Robbie Loker has a demonstrated talent for
bringing people together to solve complex problems. Her years spent manag-
ing programs to strengthen families and individuals in St. Mary’s, Charles
and Prince George’s counties Departments of Social Services provided keen
insight into the cumbersome bureaucracy of Maryland government. Working
in the mortgage industry, she sees first-hand the struggles families face to
achieve and maintain home ownership. She has served as President of several
non-profit Boards of Directors in St. Mary’s County. She was instrumental in
leading the St. Mary’s Hospital Board through the transition to become Med-
Star St. Mary’s Hospital. She has spent her life serving the community both
in professional and charitable roles and improving our community.
Our Governor has achieved success by reaching across the aisle in Annapo-
lis. Some of our local representatives have not followed his model, however,
which is a disservice to the citizens of St. Mary’s County. Robbie recognizes
the importance of bipartisanship in order to solve the complex problems that
face our County and State. Her vast experience, ability to listen and work
productively and positively with others will benefit the citizens of District 29A
when she is our Delegate. Vote for Robbie Loker on November 6th!
Susie and Henry Fowler
Mechanicsville
Faye Wheeler Endorsement
To the Editor:
I am a former Clerk of the Circuit Court for St. Mary’s County, having
worked 40 years in the office- 16 of these years as your elected Clerk and
I thank the citizens for giving me that honor to serve.
In 1993 I employed as one of my deputies, Faye Wheeler, who worked
in various positions for the next 13 years during my tenure and she has
continued to work in the office faithfully for over a total of 25 years and
now in a supervisory position.
I believe that Faye will continue to instill in her staff the need to further
learn and use that knowledge and the satisfaction they will enjoy in carry-
ing out the many diversified duties and responsibilities required of them
either by statute or rules of procedure in their positions as Deputy be it in
the judicial or non-judicial category.
I believe Faye Wheeler whole heartedly meets these criteria with her
qualifications and background – all vital in fulfilling the many services
as Clerk.
I therefore endorse Faye for the position of Clerk of the Circuit Court for
St. Mary’s County.
Thank you.
Respectfully yours,
Evelyn W. Arnold
Mechanicsville, Md.
31
Local Government Also Fails
To the Editor:
Local Hollywood residents have been expressing major safety concerns
over the past few years regarding the Hollywood Development Center and
the Hollywood Auto Center and yet both local and state government say the
concept site plans are legal and meet all requirements, including promot-
ing the health, safety and public welfare of the County. While St. Mary’s
County Board of Appeal members agreed “there are going to be accidents
and we can’t stop them.” “we are going to have problems,” but “this is the
best we have at this point,” they decided that the developers met the legal
requirements for the concept site plans.
These decisions were made in spite of statements from numerous resi-
dents who have lived in the area for decades and testified of dangerous road
conditions that will not be fixed as part of the new development. Citizens
have no opposition to developing the property on the corner of Rt 235 and
Rt 245. However, they believe the main entrance should be on Rt 235 across
from the Hollywood firehouse where a crossover in the highway already
exists.
Local residents believe the approved entrance on Rt 245/Sotterley Rd.
that will incorporate five new lanes in only 500 feet of travel path will
be even more dangerous than it already is. The BOA members also stated
we have the County and State experts to make the decision on the final
site plans to hopefully resolve safety concerns. As a reminder these are the
same officials who have approved the debacle at the Rt. 4 and Rt. 235 inter-
section. Hollywood residents are in trouble if that’s the case.
Have local governments not learned that just because something is legal
that doesn’t make it right? The only good news is the true civility that oc-
curred between the parties on each side of the issue. Complete and utter
respect, politeness and professionalism was given by and to each side which
is definitely not seen at the national level at the current time.
At least in this respect local government is not as bad as the national
government.
Tracy Kubinec
Hollywood, Md
To St. Mary’s County Voters:
To the Editor:
Faye Wheeler is a candidate for Clerk of the Circuit Court.
In her 25-plus years in the clerk’s office, she initially worked in the civil
section, specifically working with juvenile cases. She became a court room
clerk, rose to intermediate supervisor in the criminal section and eventu-
ally supervisor in that section overseeing the personnel in the Juvenile and
Criminal divisions and the Jury Office.
She has been an exemplary employee and would make a wonderful clerk.
I fully endorse her candidacy.
Joan W. Williams
Hollywood, MD
 32 The County Times Thursday, October 25, 2018

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and east
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THE COMMISSIONERS OF LEONARDTOWN
59. Type of wrap NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
60. Potato state
61. Spinning toy ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REVENUE BOND
64. Type of degree (ST. MARY’S RYKEN, INC.)
65. Ornamental molding PROPOSED EXTENSION OF WEIGHTED AVERAGE MATURITY
67. Closes again
The Council of The Commissioners of Leonardtown (the “Town”) will meet on Novem-
69. Verses
ber 13, 2018 at 4:15 P.M. in the Council Meeting Room in Town Hall, 22670 Washington
70. Rise up
Street, Leonardtown, Maryland 20650 to conduct a public hearing with respect to the pro-
CLUES DOWN posed extension of the weighted average maturity of the Town’s Economic Development
Revenue Bond (St. Mary’s Ryken Facility) Series 2017A (the “Series 2017A Bond”).
1. Spanish seaport
The Series 2017A Bond was issued on March 30, 2017 in the original principal amount of
2. Equal to one quintillion (abbr.)
$17,680,000 as a limited obligation of the Town and not upon its faith and credit pursuant
3. Powders
to the Maryland Economic Development Revenue Bond Act (the “Act”) and Resolution
4. One of the “Great” ones
No. 1-17, adopted by the Council and approved by the Mayor of the Town on February
5. Increase motor speed
13, 2017 (the “Resolution”). In accordance with the Act and the Resolution, the Town
6. “E.T.” director loaned the proceeds of the Series 2017A Bond, together with the proceeds of the Town’s
7. Caught sight of
Economic Development Revenue Bond (St. Mary’s Ryken Facility) Series 2017B issued
8. Congressional investigative body in the original principal amount of $2,000,000 (the “Series 2017B Bond”), to St. Mary’s
9. Aroma
Ryken, Inc. (the “Facility Applicant”) for the purpose of (1) refunding the Town’s out-
10. Runs without moving
standing Economic Development Revenue Bond (St. Mary’s Ryken Facility) 2009 Issue
issued in the original principal amount of $8,500,000 (the “2009 Bond”), the proceeds of
which were used to finance and refinance the costs of the 2009 Facility (as defined below)
and pay a portion of the costs of issuing the 2009 Bond and other transaction-related
costs, (2) financing and refinancing all or a portion of the costs (to the fullest extent per-
mitted by the Act) of the 2017 Facility (as defined below), and (3) funding or paying any
one or more of the following: reserves, costs of issuance of the Series 2017A Bond and
the Series 2017B Bond, interest on the Series 2017A Bond and the Series 2017B Bond for
a certain period and other costs related to the transaction.
The 2009 Facility consisted of and included the acquisition, construction and equipping
of improvements by the Facility Applicant to the campus of St. Mary’s Ryken High
School located at 22600 Camp Calvert Road, Leonardtown, Maryland 20650 (the “Cam-
pus”), including (i) a new campus entrance, new parking area, turf field, bleacher seating
and press facilities, Romuald Hall and renovations and improvements thereto, renovations
and improvements to Paschal Hall, and HVAC improvements and renovations to Rupert
Hall and Xavier Hall, (ii) the acquisition and installation of certain necessary or useful
equipment and machinery and (iii) the acquisition of interests in land and improvements
as may have been necessary or suitable for the foregoing, including rights of access,
utilities and other site preparation facilities (the “2009 Facility”).
The 2017 Facility consists of and includes the acquisition, construction and equipping
of improvements to the Campus consisting of (i) a multi-story student activity complex
containing approximately 48,035 square feet, which will house a performance court,
offices, conference rooms, training room, locker rooms, multipurpose room, weight
room, storage, fitness center and concession area, (ii) renovations to Paschal Hall, (iii) the
acquisition and installation of certain necessary or useful equipment and machinery and
(iv) the acquisition of interests in land and improvements as may be necessary or suitable
for the foregoing, including rights of access, utilities and other site preparation facilities
(the “2017 Facility”).
The Facility Applicant was the initial owner of the 2009 Facility and continues to own
and use the 2009 Facility in its operation of a high school. The Facility Applicant is the
initial owner of the 2017 Facility and will use the 2017 Facility in its continuing operation
of a high school.
Interested persons are invited to attend the public hearing and will have a reasonable
opportunity to express their views, both orally and in writing, on the proposed extension
of the weighted average maturity of the Series 2017A Bond. Any written statement must
be submitted prior to the hearing to the following address: The Commissioners of Leon-
ardtown, Attention: Town Administrator, 22670 Washington Street, P.O. Box 1, Leonard-
town, Maryland 20650.
A Resolution providing for the extension of the weighted average maturity of the Series
2017A Bond may be considered for adoption at the November 13, 2018 meeting of the
Council or at a later meeting, either as originally introduced or as amended.
THE COMMISSIONERS OF LEONARDTOWN
By: Laschelle E. McKay, Town Administrator
Thursday, October 25, 2018 The County Times
Reverend John
Abell Morgan
Rev. John Abell, son of Jo-
seph F. Morgan (1805-1867) and
Catherine “Kitty” Abell (1810-
1891) was born in St. Mary’s
County on October 30, 1838. He
entered the Society of Jesus in
1857 and was ordained in 1872.
“During his lifetime, Rev.
Morgan was credited with the
revitalization of Loyola Univer-
sity’s educational curriculum
and implementation  of its first
major building expansion in the
late 19th  century; as President,
overseeing major renovations
to  St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
in Philadelphia in 1886 and his
efforts as the fourth editor of the
Woodstock Letters published at
Woodstock College, Baltimore,
MD.   Rev. Morgan contribut-
ed over 20 articles to the Woodstock Letters which “at the time of its
discontinuation in 1969 was the oldest Jesuit magazine in the United
States, and one of the oldest continuously published magazines in the
whole Society.” In addition, he also served as President of Loyola Col-
lege in Baltimore for nine years.
“FATHER MORGAN DEAD: Dies Suddenly of Apoplexy at the Paro-
chial Residence. Rev. Father John A. Morgan, of St. Aloysius Church,
died last evening at 7 o’clock, at the parochial residence, at North Capi-
tal and I St., NW. Father Morgan was born 68 years ago in Leonard-
town, Md. He belonged to one of the oldest families in St. Mary’s Co.
In 1856 he entered the Society of Jesus and in 1876 took his last vows..”
(Washington Post, November 27, 1906).
“Father Morgan’s personality was marked, a colleague wrote, by that
‘old time Maryland geniality and bonhomie,’ which won for him (and
the college) ‘a large circle of friends in Baltimore.’  The pace of activity
at Loyola continued to increase under President Morgan, but his person-
ality gave the college a buoyant, even relaxed, air.”   When I sit in waiting rooms, I go to my Evernote app on my
“Death visited the College again on November 26 [1906] and released
Fr. John Abel Morgan from his labors.  Though he walked in the portals
of death for months before the final summfns came, the end was com-
paratively sudden.  He was seized with a stroke of apoplexy soon after
supper, while seated with the Fathers at recreation.  Extreme Unction
was hurriedly administered, and in a few minutes his soul had passed
to its reward.  I suppose I should start getting busy on everything I want
“At the time of his death he was within a year of his Golden Jubilee
in the Society of Jesus… He was descended from an old and respected
family of Maryland, famous for its steadfastness in the Faith during
the early days of persecution in the Colonies…he taught at Gonzaga
and Georgetown.  Between 1867 and 1884, he worked along the whole
Atlantic coast, between New Brunswick and Florida… From 1886 to
1890 he was Superior at St. Joseph’s Church, Philadelphia, and after a
year in the counties of Maryland, he was for nine years Rector at Loyola
College, Baltimore.  Five years before his death a stroke of paralysis in
Philadelphia robbed him of his energies, and he never really recovered
from the shock all a good religious, carefully observant of duty in his
own life, zealous for the glory of God and the salvation of Souls.” 
Contributing Writers 33
“The Luxury of Time?”
Looking at the bottom of a page in our hymnal during choir
practice, I noticed how many of the composers of that time had
passed away at early ages. The particular hymn I was look-
ing at showed an age of 48 for one man and 42 for another. I
thought, wow, this composer was only 48 when he died in 1608.
At 48, I was still thinking about what I was going to do when
I grew up and started adulting. That was 9 years ago, and I m
still wondering if I have time to get started on a new career. I
wondered if those who were living in the 16 th and 17th centuries
were conscious of how short their lives could be. These compos-
ers seemed to accomplish such greatness in their short lives,
granted they could have been child prodigies. Take a look at any
old cemetery, or our own Christ Church Chaptico’s cemetery,
and you are likely to see evidence of what we see now as short
age spans on the gravestones. Did this knowledge of how truly
short life can be encourage them to create and accomplish goals
more quickly than their counterparts of today.
Have we become so lackadaisical in today’s society believing
that we have all the time in the world, in thanks to better living
conditions, more sanitary eating/ cooking, and with advances
in modern medicine, that we “put off today what can be done
tomorrow”? We are given the luxury, in recent times, of the
knowledge that we have a really good chance of living until our
80s or 90s. No, of course, this isn’t always the case, but we are
given more hope now. Does this foster more procrastination of
life’s goals?
Since I was a teenager, I have always thought that I would “ex-
pire” in 2039. Let’s see, I will be 78 in that year. As a teenager
that naturally sounded old to me, now, I think, “That’s only 21
years! 21 years goes by in the blink of an eye! What was I think-
ing?!” What have I accomplished in my first 57? Well, I could
give a good list of my accomplishments like anyone. But what
about writing that great American novel.
You are probably wondering where all this came from. Me
too, but I think it was from filling out life insurance forms,
and thinking over how to plan out retirement, final wishes, and
things like that which got me on this track. But, we should think
about it, talk about it. If Alex Trebek, and all those other fi-
nal expense commercials had their way, it would be all we ever
thought about.
phone and mentally walk through my house labeling each item
and who’s it is: whether it belongs to my husband and his family,
or to mine. I type all this in letter form in a folder in the app with
my sons’ names on it. I am hoping this will make things easier
for them when the time comes. Or, they can just take everything
to a thrift shop.
to do- the list is long. And I know I can. That is our luxury,
though one never knows when life can change as we all know
all too well. What have I been waiting for – a house to drop on
me? Whoa, better not even think that in storm season. I hope
you accomplish something new and wonderful in your life and
embrace this luxury.
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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In Remembrance
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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.

Ransom Hanford
Ransom “Billy” Hanford,80, of Lexing-
ton Park, MD formerly from Henderson,
NC, passed away on October 19, 2018 in
Callaway, MD. He was born on May 6,
1938 in Henderson, NC and was the son of
the late Lucy Bell Hanford and Matt Ran-
som Hanford of Henderson, NC. Billy was
the loving husband of Martha Haywood
Hanford of Lexington Park, MD, whom he
married on September 1, 1963 in Candor,
NC. Ransom is survived by his children:
Elizabeth Schlosser (Lou) of Lexington
Park, MD, Melissa Hanford of Fort Lauder-
dale, FL, 6 grandchildren; Lauren Miller,
William Miller, Owen Schlosser, Kyle Gre-
enwald, Ransom Greenwald, and Chason
Greenwald, 2 step grandchildren Dennis
Schlosser and Corey Schlosser. As well
as, siblings; Alton Hanford, Mark Hanford
(Patsy), Wayne Hanford (Juanita), his sister
in law Janice Haywood and Sue Hanford.
He was preceded in death by his brother
Ray Hanford and sister in law Charlene
Hanford. He graduated from Henderson
High School in 1956.
In addition, he earned an Electrical Engi-
neering Degree from North Carolina State
University in 1964. Moreover Billy moved
from Henderson, NC to St. Mary’s Coun-
ty, MD in 1964. Afterwards, he worked
at Patuxent River Naval Air Base Testing
Center for 33 years, retiring in 1997.
Billy served in the United States Navy
from February 6, 1957 to January 24, 1961.
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he earned the Good Conduct Medal. Billy
started Cedar Point Financial Services in
1994, and worked as a consultant to EMA,
Dyncorp, and Vitro. He was on the Board
of Directors for Cedar Point Federal Credit
Union and Cedar Lane Apartments. Billy
loved fishing, traveling to different coun-
tries, investing in stock and bonds, spend-
ing time at his Carolina Beach condo and
spending time with family and friends.
Contributions may be made to Hospice
House of St. Mary’s P.O. Box 625 Leon-
ardtown, MD 20650, Pulmonary Fibrosis
Foundation 230 E. Ohio Street, Ste 304
Chicago, IL 60611.
Arrangements provided by the Matting-
ley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A. Leonar-
dtown, MD.
Mary Elizabeth Farrell
Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Farrell, 81, of
Leonardtown, MD, left her earthly home
on October 17, 2018.Born in Oakville, MD
on September 5, 1937, she was the daugh-
ter of Ella Mae Knight and William “Bill”
Knight. She is survived by her husband
of nearly four years, Dr. Herbert C. Win-
nik, and his daughters Aliza M. Robin and
Natasha R. Winnik; her daughter Lisa K.
Farrell; her son David L. Farrell; grandsons
Tyler H. Jones and Travis D. Farrell; and
siblings George G. Knight and Joseph A.
Knight. She was preceded in death by her
first husband, Leonard B. “Tink” Farrell on
October 16, 2010. She was also preceded in
death by her siblings Doris C. Knight, John
B. Knight, and James W. Knight.
Betty was a homemaker most of her life
but also worked as a bookkeeper for The
First National Bank of St. Mary’s, as a bab-
ysitter, as a salesperson at the Hub cloth-
ing store, and as a receptionist at Bernice’s
Beauty Salon.
Betty’s talents and interests were many.
She enjoyed sewing, creating floral ar-
rangements, gardening, traveling, going to
plays, cheering on the Orioles, and spend-
ing time with her family. She was a loving
caregiver to family and friends throughout
the years. She always had a way of bright-
ening your day with her laughter.
Contributions may be made to the St.
Francis Xavier Church, 21370 Newtowne
Neck Rd., Leonardtown, MD 20650 or the
Seventh District Volunteer Rescue Squad,
P.O. Box 206, Avenue, MD 20609.
Joseph Lee Readmond
Joseph Lee “Bumsie” Readmond, 88, of
Hollywood, MD passed away peacefully
Wednesday, October17, 2018 at Hospice
House of St. Mary’s in Callaway, MD.
He was born March 26, 1930 in Hol-
lywood, MD to the late James Leonard
Readmond and Emma Estelle Wallace
Readmond.
Bumsie is a lifelong resident of St.
Mary’s County. On December 18, 1948,
he enlisted in the United States Army and
proudly served his country until his hon-
orable discharge on April 12, 1950. He
earned the Army of Occupation Medal
with Japan Clasp. On November 17, 1954
he married his beloved wife, Catherine
Marie Readmond at St. Aloysius Catholic
Church. Together they celebration over
54 wonderful years of marriage before her
passing. He was a dedicated paver operator
with over 30 years of dedicated workman-
ship with GenStar until his retirement in
1994. He was a skilled guitarist and also
played the mouth harp. He enjoyed country
music and playing in a band with his broth-
ers. He loved spending time on the water,
fishing and crabbing. He looked forward to
hosting Fourth of July celebrations for his
family and friends, accompanied with cold
beer, hard crabs and lots of fun yard games.
He customized his man cave from a shed
out back, naming it the “bumshack.” He
took great pride in his lawn and keep it me-
ticulous manicured, along with his beauti-
ful flower and bountiful vegetable garden.
Bumsie is survived by his children: Jan-
ice Haggerty (Richard), Timothy Read-
mond, Sheila Marie Readmond (Ronald
“Otis” Wood) and Jason Keith Readmond;
his siblings: William Clyde “Bucky” Re-
admond (Sue) of Hollywood, MD, Jeanne
Davis (Carl) of Beadford, TX, and Cath-
erine “Jo” Jones of Indian Head, MD; his
grandchildren: Joseph Haggerty (Mandi)
of Lusby, MD and Kellie Haggerty of Cali-
fornia, MD; great grandchildren: Raegan
and Ryleigh Haggerty and Tori Pernell; and
many extended family and friends. In ad-
dition to his parents and wife, he is also pre-
ceded in death by his siblings: Agnes Fer-
guson, Robert “Tootie” Readmond, John
“Tinki” Readmond, and James “Sumpy”
Readmond.
Memorial contributions may be made to
Hospice of St. Mary’s, P.O. Box 625, Leon-
ardtown, MD 20650.
Condolences to the family may be made
at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com.
Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral
Home, PA.
Brian James Douglas
Brian James Douglas, 48, of Charlotte
Hall, MD passed away at his home on Fri-
day, October 19, 2018.
Brian was born on March 26, 1970 to
Arthur H. Douglas, Jr. and Carolyn Marie
Latham-Douglas in Washington, DC.
Brian was a window installer in the
building improvement industry. He en-
joyed Harley and Street bike riding, NAS-
CAR, speed boats, jet skis, moto cross,
fishing, and the Dallas Cowboys, and
spending time with his grandchildren and
his Pitbull Hemi.
Brian lived his life doing exactly what he
wanted to do and how he wanted to do it,
with no apologies and no regrets. He was
a daredevil, thrill seeker and was an ex-
tremely talented drummer and tattoo artist.
He was loving and extremely caring, never
meeting a stranger.
In addition to his parents, Brian is sur-
vived by his son, Brian James Douglas, II,
of Charlotte Hall, MD; his brother, David
A. Douglas, of Brandywine, MD; and his
two grandchildren, Karlee Jaymes and Ka-
meron David Douglas.
The family will receive friends for Bri-
an’s Life Celebration Visitation on Thurs-
day, October 25th, from 2-4 PM and 6-8
PM, and Funeral Services on Friday, Oc-
tober 26th at 11 AM at Brinsfield Funeral
Home, 30195 Three Notch Road, Charlotte
Hall, MD 20622. Interment will follow
at Trinity Memorial Gardens, 3221 Mat-
tawoman Beantown Road, Waldorf, MD
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20601.
Condolences to the family may be made
at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com.
Arrangements by Brinsfield Funeral
Home, P.A., Charlotte Hall, MD 20622.
Antonio Joseph
Malaspina, Sr.
Antonio Joseph “Tony” Malaspina, Sr.,
71 of Mechanicsville, MD passed away on
October 21, 2018 in Leonardtown, MD.
Born June 10, 1947 in Washington, DC,
he was the son of the late Norma Pauline
and Leon Antonio Malaspina.
Tony is survived by his children; Dawn
Stroud of Mechanicsville, MD, Marisa
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(John) Surdick of Odenton, MD and An-
tonio “Tony” (Melisa) Malaspina, Jr. of
Mechanicsville, MD, siblings; Veronica
(Butch) Malaspina and Maria (Rick) Gen-
try both of Mechanicsville, MD, grand-
children; Ryan Baird, John, Jenna and Ja-
cob Surdick and Taylor, Kayla an Adriana
Malaspina, great-granddaughter Ryleigh
Baird, niece Maria (Sean) Fallon, nephew
Rick (Amber) Gentry, Jr. Tony was preced-
ed in death by his niece Amanda Gentry.
Tony graduated from Suitland High
School, he served in the U.S. Army, and
retired from the U.S. Capitol Police. He
worked for St. Mary’s County Animal
Control as an Animal Control Supervisor
for over 20 years. Tony was the owner of
the Gun Locker in Mechanicsville, MD,
he enjoyed hunting, football, playing poker
and spending time with family and friends.
The family will receive friends on Sat-
urday, October 27, 2018 from 6:00PM to
8:00PM in the Encounter Christian Center,
30080 Henry Lane, Charlotte Hall, MD
20622 with a Memorial Service at 7:00PM
with Pastor Dennis Gillikin officiating.
In lieu of flowers memorial contribu-
tions may be made to Animal Control of
St. Mary’s County, P.O. Box 653, Leonar-
dtown, MD 20650 and/or the American
Heart Association, P.O. Box 744806, At-
lanta, GA 30374-4806
Interment will be private.
Arrangements by the Mattingley-Gar-
diner Funeral Home, P.A. Leonardtown,
MD.
Martin Henry Ritter
Martin Henry Ritter, affectionately
known as Marty or Coach Ritter, passed
away peacefully on October 18, 2018.
Marty, born in St. Louis, Missouri, was
the oldest of thirteen siblings. He later
served in the United Stated Navy, where he
fell in love with aviation and engineering
working on board the U.S. Naval Carrier.
After coming home from Vietnam, Martin
worked at McDonnell Douglas Aircraft.
Marty earned his Bachelor of Science in
Aeronautical Engineering from Parks Col-
lege. Upon graduation, he moved to South-
ern Maryland to work at the Patuxent River
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Naval Base for the Naval Air Test Center,
continuing his career in Aerospace Engi-
neering for over 30 years and becoming an
expert in aircraft maintainability.
During that time, he volunteered as a
youth soccer coach. He had a love of foster-
ing teamwork and sportsmanship in youth
players.
Marty also loved animals and always
had several pets. For his retirement proj-
ect, Marty converted a tobacco barn into
a horse stable, and spent his days teach-
ing children to take care of horses. Marty
helped support his family by rescuing and
adopting abused horses. Marty’s kind gen-
tle nature and endless patient helped trans-
form these animals into quiet calm horses
that help children learn to ride. Marty en-
joyed the time that he got to spend working
on the farm and creating a beautiful peace-
ful setting for the community to enjoy.
Marty is survived by his wife, Carrie
Ritter. In addition, he is survived by elev-
en of his siblings, four children and four
grandchildren.
Condolences to the family may be made
at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com.
Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral
Home, PA.
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Community Calendar
UPCOMING
Dinner Theater
Mt. Zion United Methodist Church
27108 Mt. Zion Church Road,
Mechanicsville
Fri. & Sat., Nov. 2 & 3
Tickets on sale now for CAPISCE?, a ‘30s
detective movie dinner theater spoof by Kim-
berlee Mendoza. Catered by Olive Garden.
Silent auction to benefit the Hungry Team.
Advance Reservations Required. Tickets
$30.
Call: Judy Pulvirenti at 301-904-9484 or
Cathy Johnson at 301-672-0015.
Thu., Fri., & Sat., Oct. 25, 26 & 27
Spirits of Saint Mary’s
Sotterley Plantation, Hollywood  for purchase. Contacts: Ms. Denise Mandis at
Tours begin 7:00 PM (run every 10
minutes)
Visit Sotterley if you dare, the casualties of
wars past, too young to die and too far from
home. Rain or shine! $15/ person (children
under 2 free). Advance online reservations re-
quired. No walk-ins. No refunds or changes.
Group rates available. 301-373-2280. www.
sotterley.org
Thursday October 25
Maryland Politics
Cole Cinema, Campus Center, St. Mary’s
College of Maryland
4:30 - 6:30 PM
St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s Center
for the Study of Democracy presents “Mary-
land Politics: Can Larry Hogan withstand
the Blue Wave?” Many questions will be ex-
plored. Free and open to the public.  Leonardtown VFD Firehouse, Lawrence
Friday, October 26
Park Place Toastmasters
Church of the Ascension, Lexington Park,
21641 Great Mills Road
12:00 - 1:00 PM
Develop your speaking, listening, and
leadership skills in a non-threatening
environment!
2018 Oldies for Oldies
5 South Event Center, 21030 Point Lookout
Road, Callaway
6:30 PM
A FAB evening of food and dancing to the
sounds of the fabulous Beatles. Beatlema-
nia Again will perform live. Wear your best
60’s outfit; $350 prize. Silent auction opens
at 6:30. Cash bar and concessions available.
Proceeds support Sugar Faces Senior Dog
Rescue of Southern Maryland. $29/ea. (+ ser-
vice charge) at www.brownpapertickets.com/
event/3499723 or call 410-474-2958.
Trunk or Treat
Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church,
9463 HG Trueman Road, Lusby
6:30 – 8:00 PM
Free family fun on the church parking
lot. Come in costume for sweets, treats and
games.
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Pitch Tournament – High-Low-Jack
–Game
Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department
 7:30 PM
Doors open at 6:15. $20. Cash bar and food
available. E-mail: jrussell@lvfd1.org
SMTMD Open Mic
Christ Church Parish Hall, 37497 Zach
Fowler Road, Chaptico
7:30 PM
Doors open 7:00. Hone your performance
skills. Acoustic musicians of all skill levels are
welcome to this friendly venue. $7. Perform-
ers/free; sign up to perform, John Garner at
garner@wildblue.net  or  301-904-4987.  Vis-
it www.smtmd.org.
Saturday, October 27
Medication Collection Event
Elks Lodge #2092,45779 Fire Department
Lane, California and St. Mary’s County Sher-
iff’s Office Hq., 23150 Leonard Hall Drive,
Leonardtown  Squad Auxiliary (LVRSA) Fundraiser. Get a
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Community members may dispose of
expired, unused, and unwanted medications
and syringes. The service is free and anony-
mous, no questions asked. 301-475-4330. 
Holiday Festival and Bake Sale
Hughesville Baptist Church, 8505 Old
Leonardtown Road
8:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Crafts and baked goods created by mem-
bers of the Knitwits. Contact Sharon Athey
301-884-8466. www.hughesvillebaptist.com
Vendor & Craft Fair
Ave.
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Holiday gifts and goodies. LVFD Auxil-
iary food and bake sale.
Fall & Christmas Craft and Vendor
Fair
2nd District, Valley Lee VFD & RS, 45245
Drayden Road
9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Homemade crafts. Stuffed ham
sandwiches.
Face Painting, Moon Bounce and Hay
Rides. Darlene at 240-434-1095
Hide Tanning Workshop
Historic St. Mary’s City, Woodland Indian
Hamlet, 18751 Hogaboom Lane
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Park and meet at the Visitor Center. A
workshop in the traditional approach to hide
tanning. Designed for beginners (ages 14+),
takes you through the steps required to do
natural brain-tanning. $20/person. Space
is limited. Register: 240-895-4990. www.
HSMCdigshistory.org
SOMD Pinups for Paws
Leonardtown Wharf
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
A calendar release party and car show to
benefit all local rescues in the tri county area.
Vendors and rescues present. Live music,
raffles, costume contest for kids and pets. $20
with the listing details by 12 p.m. on the Monday prior to our Thursday publication.
to enter a car for the show. Free for spectators.
Halloween in the Garden
Annmarie Garden Dowell Road, Solomons
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Something SPOOKtacular for Halloween!
Dress the whole family for a day of trick-or-
treating, art activities, lunch and more. $2/per-
son. Benefit local charities and the Annmarie
Scholarship Fund. www.annmariegarden.org
STEM Festival and Expo
St. Mary’s County Fairgrounds,
Leonardtown
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
STEM related activities, programs and
organizations in one venue. Parents and stu-
dents can explore hands-on activities. Free
and open to the public. Food and beverages
301-475-5511 ext. 32138 or Mr. Jason Hayes
at 301-475-5511 ext. 32116. marylandstemfes-
tival.org
Bluegrass for Hospice
Flat Iron Farm, Great Mills
12:00 – 8:00 PM
Family event featuring Bluegrass music all
day, door prizes, raffles, and a silent auction.
301-737-3004.
CSM Benny C. Morgan Series
College of Southern Maryland, Leon-
ardtown Campus, Building A, Room 206,
Hollywood
3:00 PM
Soprano Jenni Dunn performs. Free. 301-
934 -7828.  www.csmd.edu/community/
the-arts/music/benny-c-morgan-series/index.
PING in Concert
Historic St. Mary’s City, Brick Chapel of
1667, 18751 Hogaboom Lane
3:00 - 4:00 PM
St. Mary’s College of Maryland Music De-
partment’s vocal ensemble, PING, performs
a cappella musical selections, under the direc-
tion of Professor Larry Vote. Free. Park at the
Visitor Center. 240-895-4990, info@HSMC-
digshistory.org. www.HSMCdigshistory.org
Fall Festival
Callaway Baptist Church, 20960 Point
Lookout Road
4:00 - 7:00 PM
Food, Games, Treasure Hunt, Cake Walk,
and Door Prizes. Free event. Invite your
Friends and Family. 301-994-0655
Sunday, October 28
Harvest 5k for Snack Sak Program
Lancaster Park, Lexington Park
9:00 AM – Noon
Join United Way and others as we walk/run
to end childhood hunger in St. Mary’s County.
Snack Saks provides 7.5lbs. of child friendly,
nutritional, snacks to hungry children in our
public schools over the weekends and holi-
days. Costumes, Prizes, and Goodie Bags.
www.uwsm.org for registration form
The Arc’s Trick-or-Trot 5K/1K
Potter Heating & Electric, 6 Irongate
Drive, Waldorf
Thursday, October 25, 2018
1:00 PM
Fun for All Ages & Abilities. The Arc
Southern Maryland’s 4th annual Trick-or-Trot
5K and 1K Fun Run/Walk/Roll fundraising
event. Proceeds benefit people with intellec-
tual and developmental disabilities. Info, reg-
istration, visit www.arcsomd.org/trot. 
Dinner & Cruise
Morris Point Restaurant, 38869 Morris
Point Road, Abell
2:00 – 8:00 PM
Cruise on the St. Clement’s Island Water
Taxi. Cocktail reception at St. Clement’s Is-
land Museum. Dinner at local waterside Mor-
ris Point Restaurant. $45/person. 20 person
limit. Info and reservations: 301-769-2222
Monday, October 29
VRSA Fundraiser
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Lexington Park
4:00 - 8:00 PM
Chipotle Leonardtown Volunteer Rescue
flyer at lvrs.org and bring it or show it to your
cashier on your phone, or just let the cashier
know you are there to support the LVRSA
fundraiser.
Tuesday, October 30
Nature Discovery Time
Greenwell Foundation, 25420 Rosedale
Manor Lane, Hollywood
10:00 - 11:30 AM
Outdoor discoveries and learning. Sensory
Play, Games, Songs, Art, Music, Stories, Sea-
sonal Activities, Dance, and More. $8/child.
Ages: up to 6 years old and their caregivers.
Follow us on Facebook for changes or weather
notifications. www.greenwellfoundation.org
301-373-9775 or email: info@greenwellfoun-
dation.org
Harvest Festival
Living Hope Church, 21650 Chancellors
Run Road, Great Mills
5:00 - 8:00 PM
Family-oriented events for all ages. Home-
made apple butter, apple cider, a chili cook-
off, trunk or treat, corn hole, sack races, cara-
mel apples, hay rides, pumpkin painting and
live music.
ECC Trunk or Treat
30080 Henry Lane, Charlotte Hall
6:00 PM
Join us for hot dogs, hay rides and harvest fun.
Boo Through 2018
Mechanicsville Vol. Fire Department Sta-
tion 2
7:00 PM
Drive through our Haunted Fire
house. Goodie bags for the children Free.
301-884-4709
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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

Nutrition for Bone and Joint
Health
Dietitian Donna Taggert will address
nutrition for bone and joint health on Mon-
day, Oct. 22 at 10 a.m. at the Loffler Senior
Activity Center. Bring your questions con-
cerning these important concerns to this
free, interactive presentation. Call 301-
475-4200, ext. *1658 or stop by the Loff-
ler reception desk to register. If you would
like to schedule an appointment for nutri-
tion counseling, make an appointment with
Donna by calling or texting 240-538-6539.
Truth Be Told Art: Pumpkin
Harvest Design
Truth Be Told Art (TBTA) is a Chris-
tian-based paint party business, with God’s
Word as its focus. Artist Beth Radford will
be at the Northern Senior Activity Center
on Thursday, Oct. 25 from 12:30-3:30 p.m.
to guide you as you paint this Pumpkin
Harvest Design on an 8” x 24” canvas with
finishing touches to give it a wooden effect.
The design features Psalm 85:12. There
will be a brief video introducing the com-
pany story and an opening prayer at the
beginning of the event with Christian mu-
sic played during the class. The cost is $30
and includes all supplies and instruction.
Snacks and beverages will be provided as
a courtesy by the center. Space is limited
and payment is due at sign up. Participants
must sign up no later than end of business
on Tuesday, Oct. 23. To sign up and pay for
this painting party in advance, please visit
the front desk. For more information call
301-475-4200, ext. *3101.
Halloween Party at Loffler
Kick off the holiday season at the Loffler
Senior Activity Center by celebrating Hal-
loween! The party starts on Wednesday,
Oct. 31 at 11 a.m. with music, dancing,
occasional spurts of impromptu entertain-
ment (bring your good nature- there will
be a few tricks and they may be on you!)
along with a scary lunch: Spicy Spider Ci-
der, Coffin-Wrapped Monster with Sour
Yellow Sauce, Dirt-Dabbled Orange Earth
Apples, Green Leaves with Severed (Man-
darin) Sections, Honeyed Toadstool, and
for dessert: Smothered Burial Mounds.
(If you are too squeamish for this repast,
you can be served the following instead-
Bratwurst & Roll with mustard, Seasoned
Oven Fried Sweet Potato, Mandarin Or-
ange & Spinach Salad, Honey Baked Ap-
ple, and a Cupcake). If you want to ramp
up the fun, wear a costume- there will be
prizes in several categories! This is a tick-
eted event ($6 suggested donation) with a
limited number available. Stop by Loffler
to get your tickets while they are still avail-
able. Call 301-475-4200, ext. *1658 if you
have any questions.
Veterans Resource Day
Join us for the third annual Veterans
Resource Day on Wednesday, Nov. 7, at
the Southern Maryland Higher Education
Center from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. This year’s Vet-
erans Resource Day will include a ques-
tion and answer session centered around
veterans affairs, informational workshops,
displays by local veteran support organi-
zations, peer counseling, and workshops
discussing PTSD and being a caregiver for
a veteran. Following the question and an-
swer session, we invite you to join us for
lunch, provided by Mission Barbeque.
This event is free and open to the pub-
lic. We encourage veterans, active service
men and women, their friends and family
members, and employers that work with
veterans to attend.
For more information, contact Commu-
nity Programs & Outreach Manager Sarah
Miller at 301-475-4200, ext. *1073, email
sarah.miller@stmarysmd.com, visit www.
stmarysmd.com/veterans.asp, or find us on
Facebook, keyword St. Mary’s County De-
partment of Aging & Human Services.
Intro to Shamanism
The Northern Senior Activity Center
will host an Intro to Shamanism class on
Wednesday, Nov. 7, from 1-3 p.m. Learn
history of shamanism, its view on illness
and treatment in this 2 hour introduction
class. Most cultures around the world have
ancestries that were shamanic in nature.
From the British Isles, to China, to Austra-
lia, Africa, and North and South America
you can find traces of village, or nomadic
tribes who practiced Shamanism. This is
not a religion; one can be any religion and
use this spiritual practice to enhance their
own connections to their higher power.
This class is led by Deanna Slate Sten-
nett, Maryland Licensed Acupuncturist
and Nationally Certified Diplomat with
NCCAOM. She holds a Master’s Degree
in Transformative Leadership and Social
Change. She is a graduate of the three year
program in the Foundation for Shamanic
Studies, Tom Cowan’s two-year program
in Celtic Shamanism and Sandra Inger-
man’s two year Shamanic teachers’ train-
ing program. The cost of this class is $25
and is due at sign up. Space is limited. To
sign up with payment in advance, please
visit the front desk. For availability call
301-475-4200, ext. *3103.
Veterans Circle Celebration
On Friday, Nov. 9, from 9:30-10:30
a.m., the staff at the Loffler Senior Activ-
ity Center will honor veterans, active duty
and former service members at our annual
Veterans Circle Celebration- a touching
tribute to those who have served our coun-
try and those who serve today. Veterans-
wear your ribbons (and your uniform if you
wish). A staff-prepared breakfast will be
served at 9:30 a.m.; opening ceremony at
10 a.m. The event this year is a ticketed
event- cost is $4 for civilians, FREE for
veterans and active duty service members
(ticket still required). A limited number of
tickets are available at the Loffler Senior
Activity Center. Call 301-475-4200, ext.
*1658, for more information.

entry-level participants at the high school and col-

Friends of the St. Mary’s County
Library Fall Book Sale
The Friends of the St. Mary’s County Library
will hold the Fall Book Sale on Sunday, October
28 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The sale will be held
outside in good weather, and will be held inside
the library if it’s raining. Cash, checks and credit
cards will be accepted.
Halloween Spooktacular!
All three locations of the St. Mary’s County
library will hold a Halloween Spooktacular on
Tuesday, October 30. Charlotte Hall Library will
hold a Spooktacular from 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 am.,
Leonardtown Library from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., and
Lexington Park Library from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Enjoy trick-or-treating in the library and partici-
pate in a costume parade to show off your awe-
some Halloween costume. It’s some not-so-spooky
fun for the whole family! No registration required.
Minecraft Challenge
Leonardtown Library will hold Minecraft Chal-
lenge on Thursday, November 1 from 5:30 – 7 p.m.
Can you think on your feet, team up, use creativ-
ity, and complete the challenge? Come play Mine-
craft with us and find out! Must be able to use a
mouse and keyboard commands, and be familiar
with how to play Minecraft (we will not use the tu-
torial). Ages 8-11. Registration opens on October
18 for this program.
Itsy Bitsy Storytime
Leonardtown Library will hold Itsy Bitsy Story-
time on Friday, November 2 from 10 – 10:30 a.m.
A storytime designed for a smaller group. It'll be
a bit more chill, but just as much fun as regular
storytime. Recommended for ages 2-5 with their
caregivers. Registration required and opens on
October 19.
Capture the Flag: Ethical Hacking
Cybersecurity Competition
Lexington Park Library will hold MAGIC’s
Capture the Flag: Ethical Hacking Cybersecu-
rity Competition on Saturday, November 3 from
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. MAGIC’s Capture the Flag is
an ethical hacking cybersecurity competition for
lege level. No prior experience is required and the
event is free for participants. MAGIC’s CTF will
feature teams of 2-4 students working their way
through a series of cybersecurity puzzles set up
in a ‘jeopardy’ style format to find hidden flags
to earn points. Coaches will be on site to help
students if needed. The top 3 teams overall will
win Amazon gift cards, and every participant gets
a free t-shirt! A limited number of laptops are
available, students who can do so should plan to
bring their own laptops. Register today as space
is limited!https://magicinc.org/event/capture-the-
flag-006-ethical-hacking-cybersecurity-competi-
tion Registration closes October 31 at noon.
Barracoon: The Story of
the Last Black Cargo
Leonardtown Library will hold a special Dis-
mantling Racism and Choose Civility book dis-
cussion on Barracoon: The Last Black Cardo on
Thursday, November 8 from 6 – 7:30 p.m. Karl
Pence will join us to discuss the new Zora Neale
Hurston book titled Barracoon: The Story of the
Last Black Cargo.
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