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By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Chuck Kimball, a Tall Timbers-based de-
veloper, looks at his newly fnished 28-room
lodge on St. George Island as a success story
just waiting to happen.
Even in tough economic times, Kimball
said he expects that hell make back every
penny of the $6.5 million he invested in it, plus
profts; county economic development offcials
hope so, too.
Its all going to come back, Kimball said
of the cost of the hotel. We havent had one
negative comment or complaint about the res-
taurant or the hotel.
Kimball was the one who tore down the
old deteriorating Evans Seafood restaurant on
the island and had a new one built in its place.
With minimal advertising, the reputa-
tion of the place has continued to bring steady
crowds to the island for top-notch seafood.
On the weekends were jammed, Kim-
ball said.
He believes that tourists, boaters and cor-
porate parties will be just as eager to take their
rest at the River Creek Lodge.
Each of the 28 rooms has a waterfront
view of the Potomac River and comes equipped
with coffee service, a microwave, refrigerator
and freezer, wall-mounted fat screen television
and a balcony. There is also a 275-foot pier and
boat slips.
Rates for rooms range from $160 to $200
a night, Kimball said.
After being open for a month, the lodge
has had the occasional visitor and been booked
solid for a wedding party.
The lodge is already booking heavily for
the Fourth of July weekend, he said.
Kimball added that he received no tax in-
centives or aid from the county in building the
resort.
The countys master plan calls for more
hotel and resort space to attract tourists and
bolster and diversify the local economy.
Bob Schaller, director of the countys De-
partment of Economic and Community Devel-
opment, said that hotel space in the county has
been going up and while some has been geared
towards capturing weekday dollars of business
travelers, the resort-style amenities should grab
the weekenders as well.
But, he said, the county may have to wait a
year or so to see the benefts.
More than a year ago the county had a
dearth of hotel and resort spaces, Schaller said.
Now because of economic conditions due to the
recession, he said, there are more spaces and
fewer occupants.
The key, he said, will be for hoteliers to
come up with the best deals and packages to
attract the tourist dollar.
We want the tourists, Schaller
said. Thats why [Kimballs] project is so
important.
And just as importantly for the island,
Schaller said, the restaurant and resort life has
made a comeback.
Its a big boom for St. Georgess Island,
Schaller said. Its a great setup.
For more information, go to www.river-
creeklodge.com or call 301-994-1234.
Developer, County Offcials Have
High Hopes for St. George Lodge
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Leonardtown Mayor J. Harry Norris
says the Board of County Commissioners
and the town government must come to-
gether soon to resolve concerns over the
impending annexation of the Hayden Farm
property into the towns limits, specifcally
to ensure that commercial sprawl does not
come to Route 245.
Norris said the annexation of the prop-
erty, which would be required to bring wa-
ter and sewer service to the site, could also
open up the possibility of having to annex
additional property along Route 245.
The town does not want to see com-
mercial development sprawl out to outside
downtown, Norris said. We already have
that issue on Route 5.
Norris told The County Times on Tues-
day that he had no objections for the coun-
tys plans to use the Hayden Farm property,
which it agreed to purchase in December
last year, for a new school and for an ex-
panded local library. Norris is worried that
traffc generated by the new uses set back
from Hollywood-Leonardtown Road would
become a problem.
The major concern is access and the
traffc fow, he said. I dont think theyve
done a traffc study.
Residents complained at a recent pub-
lic hearing on the project that traffc along
Route 245 was already troublesome and that
the library, new school and possible athletic
felds on the site would only make things
worse, especially since there was currently
only one way in and out of the site via the adja-
cent Leonards Grant subdivision entrance.
Norris said he had had hopes that the library
could have been located much closer to the
downtown area of Leonardtown, so that
it could beneft from increased traffc for
businesses, but the town was never able to
fnd a site that could accommodate the new
library, which is expected to reach more
than 40,000 square feet over two stories.
Commissioner Thomas A. Mattingly
(D-Leonardtown) said the traffc concerns
could be mitigated by plans to feed the traf-
fc from the site via the Leonards Grant en-
trance route out to Route 5 and not directly
back onto Route 245.
He said the county would engage in
traffc studies and models that would be re-
quired of any other project in St. Marys.
He said that he was reasonably sure
that land owners along the road would like-
ly lobby the town to allow them to develop
the parcels if town government did annex
in those sites.
But thats really an issue for the
town, Mattingly said. Theyll certainly
be the ones to make that decision.
Mayor: Hayden Farm Annexation
Issues Need To Be Addressed
There are 336 dimples on
a regulation golf ball.
The Maryland Department of the En-
vironment warns recreational anglers to be
cautious about how many striped bass and
bluefsh they catch in Atlantic Ocean coastal
waters because the fsh tend to have higher
levels of a neurotoxin and possible carcinogen
known as PCBs.
According to MDE information, blue-
fsh more than 20 inches in length and striped
bass, known also as rockfsh, tend to contain
these higher levels of the toxins.
The agency advises that pregnant women,
women of childbearing age, nursing mothers
and children six years old or younger should
not eat these kinds of fsh.
Anyone else consuming the fsh should eat
no more than an eight-ounce portion for adults
or three ounces per child per month for striped
bass and just one meal every other month for
bluefsh.
State Issues Consumption Warning On Coastal Fish
The new River Creek Lodge on St. George Island could bring back a resort-style feel to the island that has long
been absent, its owners and county offcials believe
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Is the Job Access and Reverse
Commute Grant working to get
people to work via public transit?
This equates to 80 to 100
people getting to work choosing
public transportation.
George Erichsen, director
of the Department of Public
Works and Transportation
Will the new lodge on St. George Island
bring back resort-style vacationing there?
Its big boom for St.
George Island. I think theyve
done a great job marketing.
Bob Schaller, director of the
Department of Economic and
Community Development
Todays Newsmakers In Brief
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Businesses are now free to use digi-
tal signs for advertising, or to display any
message they choose, now that the Board
of County Commissioners voted to ap-
prove them.
The vote came down to four commis-
sioners in favor with Lawrence D. Jarboe
(R-Golden Beach) the lone opposition
vote.
The final regulation allows digital
signs in virtually every area of the county
except the rural preservation district, and
differing from a county planning com-
mission recommendation to allow only
non-profit or business names on the sign,
the new text amendment does not restrict
messages on the digital signs.
We recommend that the signs be al-
lowed to say whatever the owner wants
them to say, said Derrick Berlage, direc-
tor of the Department of Land Use and
Growth Management.
Commissioner Daniel H. Raley
(D-Great Mills) said that the new text
amendment was better legally and con-
stitutionally from what we had before.
County legal staff had warned com-
missioners that any attempts to restrict
the messages placed on the digital signs
would amount to violation of free speech
guarantees in the U.S. Constitution.
But Jarboes opposition was based
on how he believed the signs appearance
and proliferation would effect the look of
the county, he noted that both Calvert and
Charles counties had declined to make
the digital signs legal for businesses.
We are the mother county we
should respect the way we are, Jarboe
told The County Times. A sign ordi-
nance like this makes us like Anywhere
U.S.A.
Jarboe argued that the county was
well known as a quiet, rural and historic
place, and that a proliferation of digital
signs would undermine that.
We dont need to go there, he said.
Commissioner Thomas A. Matting-
ly (D-Leonardtown) said that the text
amendment, which only allows gently
fading messages as opposed to f lashing
and blinking ones and requires signs be
no more than 32 square feet in size, is far
from permissive.
What were proposing today is
much more restrictive than what they
[Anne Arundel County] have, Mattingly
said. Its not the bright and glitzy type
of messages.
County Approves Digital Signs
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Sheriff Timothy K. Cameron says that the av-
erage daily population at the already overcrowded
county detention center has decreased somewhat,
which may be an indication that programs designed
to keep former inmates from going back to prison
may be working.
Last year the average number of inmates at
the jail on a daily basis came out to be 335; that
number so far this year comes out to 309, or about
30 fewer inmates.
I believe theyre beginning to work, Cam-
eron said of programs such as substance abuse
treatment among inmates, adult drug court and job
training in felds such as the culinary arts.
But were limited on conducting these pro-
grams because were limited on space, Cameron
said.
But even with the recent reduction in inmates,
, the facility is still well above its intended 230-in-
mate capacity, Cameron said.
The county has just resubmitted its request to
the state via the sheriffs offce for funding of the
frst part of a project to build a 280-bed addition for
minimum security offenders, Cameron said.
The county should award the construction
contract for that portion of the three-phase project
by September of 2010 and be fnished by Feb 2011,
he said.
With the prior delays in the funding for the
jail, for which the state has agreed to provide 50
percent of the cost, that puts the expansion nine
months behind the originally planned schedule.
So all in all, not bad, Cameron said, who
added that some jurisdictions that haves put in re-
quests for jail expansions have done so for years
with no results.
With greater space, Cameron said, the anti-
recidivism programs could become even more ef-
fective. And that could result in the fnal expansion
of the jail to last beyond the year 2025 with a maxi-
mum of about 520 inmates.
Will this take us out to 2025?, Cameron
said. We hope we can extend the time.
The bigger picture [of having offender re-
entry programs] is good.
The remaining phases of the jail expansion,
including a security system renovation and an ad-
ditional 64 beds, could be completed by 2015.
Its great weve got programs to ease the
[jail] population, said Commissioner Lawrence
D. Jarboe (R-Golden Beach) I think they [the
sheriffs offce] are trying to fnd a balance as we
go into tough times.
Drop In Inmates Gives Hope For
Offender Reentry Programs
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
There are about 92 suspected cases of Lyme
Disease currently in St. Marys County, accord-
ing to a county health department offcial, but
only two have been confrmed so far; still the
county is cautioning residents to beware of ticks
carrying the disease.
Statistically we dont have a Lyme Disease
epidemic, said Diane McKinney of the county
health department. Its [the level of suspected
cases] on a par with last year.
McKinney said the severe effects that Lyme
Disease can bring could be prevented if residents
check often to ensure they are free of ticks.
Most people know about Lyme Disease;
they should do a tick check everyday, McKin-
ney said. If you dont look for them, you may not
know theyre there.
Preliminary numbers from last year show
that there were about 148 suspected cases of
Lyme Disease reported here but only about 17
of them turned out to be confrmed, according to
county fgures.
Statewide, McKinney said, there appears to
be an increase in suspected Lyme Disease cases
since the 2006.
County health offcials warn that deer ticks
are the prime carriers of the disease and are most
active in the late spring and early summer.
Symptoms include rash, fu-like pain, ner-
vous system disruption and arthritic pain.
Offcials advise avoiding wooded and grassy
areas altogether where ticks are found, or wear-
ing long pants and shirts for protection as well as
close-toed shoes.
Tick repellent with a 30 percent concentra-
tion of DEET is also advisable, they state.
County Health Offcials Issue Tick Warning
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By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
The Leonardtown Town Council directed staff
Monday to seek more bids on the contract to replace the
boiler at the towns water treatment facility on Van Wert
Lane.
According to town staff the frst bidding
process took several months, with only one
contractor responding; a second bidding pro-
cess turned up just three.
The council just feels its a little bit high,
Town Administrator Laschelle Miller said of
the current pricing for the replacement. Theyd
like to see it go back out for bid.
The bids currently in place are from Burch
Oil Company to do the job for about $7,800,
Southern Maryland Oils price is $7,245 and
Ridgell Oils cost would be $9,800, Miller said.
The council had originally planned to
make an emergency purchase for the replace-
ment, Miller said, after the system failed to pro-
duce heat for the facility over the winter.
It hasnt been on since January, Miller
told The County Times. It isnt much of an is-
sue now that its summer but we want to do this
in plenty of time for next winter.
The boiler at the Van Wert Lane facility
has been working for the past 29 years, she
said.
Miller said the town hopes to have the contract in
place by mid-summer.
The boiler replacement is just part of the replace-
ment of equipment at the aging facility; last year the
town had to delay the expansion and improvement of the
facility for state-mandated enhanced nutrient removal
requirements when several large housing developments
stopped work or went bankrupt.
That resulted in a loss of impact fees, which were to
be used to make the facility upgrades.
Now, Miller said, the town is still hoping for
projects to get back on line to fund the much-needed
improvements.
Were just holding, waiting for the market to open
back up, Miller said.
Town Council Wants More Bids for Boiler
Replacement at Treatment Plant
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
The Leonardtown Town Coun-
cil may decide to keep the real estate
property tax rate at .137 percent per
$100 of assessed value, effectively in-
stituting a constant yield on property
taxes in town.
Mayor J. Harry Norris said that
the town would likely hold this rate
instead of the proposed .15 percent tax
rate that council members previously
rejected.
The difference between the rates,
Norris said, was $35,000 in tax reve-
nue, which he said was minimal.
The town council will take a f-
nal vote after Mondays public budget
hearing next Tuesday.
Property tax revenues are the
largest source of funds in the town
budget, at 38 percent of operating rev-
enue, according to budget documents
for fscal year 2010.
Despite the reduction, the prop-
erty tax rate has still grown by 3 per-
cent over fscal 2009 as a result of
residential and commercial expansion
in town since the summer of 2008,
budget documents assert.
The total general fund expenses
come to $1,262,175 with $232,373 of
that going towards capital projects.
The total general fund number repre-
sents an increase of about 2.5 percent
over fscal 2009.
But the fscal operating budget is
actually about $92,000 less than the
adjusted approved budget from fscal
2009, which was about $1.35 million.
Other revenue sources for the
town were also up for fscal year 2010
estimates.
Income taxes increased to
$375,000 from $320,000 from fscal
2009 and licenses and permits reve-
nues jumped to $69,000 from 56,500.
The state however did not pay
as much for the fscal 2010 budget as
they did for the current year, as high-
way user fees dropped from $117,000
to $105,000.
Town government expenses in-
creased over last year as well, howev-
er, with the cost of doing business now
at $391,369 for fscal 2010 as opposed
to $340,799 from the current fscal
year, while public safety and public
works expenses decreased in the new
budget.
Law enforcement, fre and res-
cue disbursements dropped in the
proposed budget to $52,707 from
$54,809.
Public works expenses also
dropped from about $293,600 to
$271,450 in the recommended
budget.
Town Looks to Hold Property
Taxation Rate
Photo by Guy Leonard
Town council members want more bids for a boiler replacement project for the
Van Wert Lane water treatment plant.
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ANNAPOLIS (AP) - Lawyers for Laurel Racing went to
Marylands highest court on Tuesday to argue that its rejected bid
for a slot machine license should be put back into consideration by
a state commission.
But attorneys for the state contended that Laurel Racings
failure to put up a $28.5 million licensing fee simply disqualifes
the company from consideration because it failed to play by the
rules defned in law.
Michael Berman, an attorney for Laurel Racing, argued be-
fore the Court of Appeals that Laurel Racing did not submit the
license fee, because the law did not adequately guarantee a refund
if a state commission did not grant the license. He said the lack of
clarity was a big concern, considering the amount of the fee.
One of the problems with this statute is the uncertainty that
it created for companies trying to operate in the marketplace,
Berman told the court.
But Austin Schlick, an assistant attorney general, empha-
sized that the money is refundable and that Laurel Racing failed
to raise its concern about whether the fee was refundable before a
February deadline. Schlick said Laurel Racing mentioned ``mar-
ket reasons for why it wasnt submitting the fee.
It never suggested that the fees were unconstitutional and
never suggested that they were nonrefundable, Schlick said.
Laurel Racing, which is a subsidiary of bankrupt Magna
Entertainment Corp., has expressed interest in putting 4,750 slot
machines at Laurel Park, a horse racing track in Anne Arundel
County.
Laurel Racing Argues For Slots Reconsideration
ANNAPOLIS (AP) Maryland offcials are making
progress toward their goal of planting 1 million new trees
across the state by 2011.
As of May 30, agencies including the State Highway
Administration and the Department of Natural Resources
had completed the plantings of about 152,000 trees. The
trees, which were planted by inmates, comprise nearly 250
acres at eight state parks across Maryland.
Funds for the trees purchase come from the Federal
Highway Administrations Transportation Enhancement
Program.
Offcials say the trees are being planted during the
spring and fall so they can survive hot, dry summers and
harsh winters.
Md. Looks To Plant 1
Million New Trees By 2011
UPPER MARLBORO - (AP) A Silver Spring man has
been charged with arson for a fre set at a vacant Landover
Hills home last year.
Fire offcials say Anthony J. Sellers was arrested last
week. The 26-year-old is charged with second-degree arson
for a June 2008 fre. The felony charge carries a maximum
penalty of 20 years in jail and a $30,000 fne.
Firefghters were called to the two-story home for heavy
fre coming from the second foor and roof. One frefghter
suffered burns to his leg while battling the blaze.
Prince Georges County fre offcials say additional
charges are pending against Sellers for fres set in two other
vacant structures in Laurel and Riverdale last summer.
Sellers used to be a volunteer frefghter in the county
but left before the fres were set.
Former Volunteer Firefghter
Charged with Arson
SABILLASVILLE (AP) - The escape
of 14 youths last month from the Victor
Cullen Center near Sabillasville refected a
failure by staff and not the reform schools
security measures, a Maryland Depart-
ment of Juvenile Services spokeswoman
said.
Had workers acted more quickly and
used restraint techniques more effective-
ly, that entire incident could have been
avoided, agency spokeswoman Tammy
M. Brown said in a telephone interview.
However, department secretary Don-
ald W. DeVore said later Monday after a
community meeting at the center that the
workers acted properly and were simply
overpowered by the boy who started the
disturbance.
Hes a big, strong kid, DeVore said.
This incident started with one young
man that was out of control and a lot of
the kids who were near him became very
hyper as a result of this incident, DeVore
told about three dozen area residents.
DeVore said six staff members had
minor injuries, the worst, a cut across the
bridge of the nose.
Two juveniles attacked staff mem-
bers, but no weapons were involved, De-
Vore said.
He said the youths who escaped on
the night of May 27 were recaptured with-
in an hour and immediately moved to other
detention centers.
He said he would remain at the cen-
ter Tuesday to oversee a daylong training
session.
Brown said the training would be on
proper restraint techniques.
Brown has said the juveniles escaped
after leaving their unlocked cottages,
breaking into a locked maintenance build-
ing and using tools they found to cut the
14-foot fence surrounding the 48-bed fa-
cility in northern Frederick County, about
60 miles northwest of Baltimore.
DeVore said capacity has been re-
duced from 48 beds to 36 beds because
of the escape and will remain at that level
for a while. He said perimeter security
has been increased.
Brown said the episode began when a
youth refused to give the telephone back to
staff members after a routine call home.
They ended up taking the phone
from him and that was kind of the cause
for him to get angry and really start getting
aggressive toward the staff, Brown said.
She said staff members acted too
slowly and ineffectively in trying to re-
strain him.
They used the correct technique, but
not effectively, Brown said.
Detainee Jackson J. Blaire, who
turned 18 about two weeks before the up-
rising, has been charged as an adult with
second-degree escape. Authorities will
seek to charge eight or nine juvenile de-
tainees as adults, Frederick County States
Attorney J. Charles Smith III said.
The Victor Cullen Center is a state-
run detention center for boys convicted
of crimes ranging from minor offenses to
armed assaults, but not with frearms.
Philip Merson, the state attorney gen-
erals Juvenile Justice Monitoring unit ad-
ministrator, said his investigation should
be fnished within a week.
We have many concerns about the
way this was handled as well as it how it
could have been prevented, Merson said.
Staff Blamed for Escape of 14 Juvenile Offenders
OCEAN CITY (AP) - Ocean Citys Town Council is considering a ban on stun guns.
The council is expected to review the proposed ban at Tuesdays meeting.
Ocean City Police Chief Bernadette DiPino recommended outlawing electronic weapons at
a police commission meeting last month, citing concerns that they could be used against police
offcers.
DiPino says police offcers receive extensive training on the use of stun guns, but little train-
ing is required before a person can purchase one.
The proposed law would ban the sale, possession, discharge or activation of any instrument
capable of temporarily incapacitating another by the discharge of electrical current, through a
projectile or direct contact.
Violators could be subject to six months in jail and a $1,000 fne.
Ocean City Considers Stun Gun Ban
A fnal oyster restoration strategy released by the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers Wednesday advises that the native oyster be
the only animal used to restore the population in the Chesapeake
Bay.
The proposition in the report, which is open for public com-
ment for the next 30 days, is actually a combination of enhancing
efforts to restore the native Eastern oyster, in lieu of the Asian
oyster, and imposing a temporary moratorium on harvesting the
animal, with compensation for the oyster industry workers. The
fnal document is available on-line at www.nao.usace.army.mil/
OysterEIS/homepage.asp.
The hard copy is available at the Leonardtown public
library.
Army Corps Releases Final Plan For Oyster Restoration
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On March 7 a spirited community of St.
Marys citizens assembled at the Paul Hall Cen-
ter in Piney Point to support and celebrate the
Juvenile Drug Court of St. Marys County. This
dinner/ silent auction was a fundraiser to sup-
port the program.
Judge Kaminetz introduced the program
and offered some brief celebratory remarks.
In operation since 2004, the program has as-
sisted more than 100 adolescents from our
community.
On behalf of the Juvenile Drug Court, I
would like to take this opportunity to thank the
Advisory Board members that supported the
evening by purchasing tickets (Sue Armitage,
Phil Riehl, Todd Morgan, G. Thomas Daugh-
erty, Sonny Burch, Gwen Bankins, Mike Colina
and Charlie Hayden).
We would also like to thank organizations
such as Encounter Christian Center, SMECO
and Walden-Sierra, Inc. that contributed to
the event. Special thanks go to attorney Sam
Baldwin for his support and to Commissioner
President Russell and Vicki Volk for their
attendance.
A heartfelt nod goes out to all the busi-
nesses and individuals that donated items for
the auction. They are Lennys Restaurant,
Neibauer Dental Care, Maximum Health Club,
Applebees, Holiday Inn, Kennys Flowers,
Tidewater Dental, SKAPE Salon, Sen. Roy Dy-
son, Wal-Mart, Bear Creek BBQ, Blairs Jew-
elry, Solomons Pier Restaurant, One-Stop Fam-
ily Fun Center, Smokey Joes BBQ, Wicomico
Shores Golf Course, Wine Bar Caf, Daugherty
Conference Center, Loops and Lariats, Party
Lite Candles, Fanstasia Kennels, Mary Kay
Cosmetics, Jackson Hewitt Tax, Pizza Hut, Kits
Hair, and a Plane Ride over St. Marys County.
In addition this event could not have hap-
pened had it not been for the generosity of Don
Nolan and his staff at the Paul Hall Center. The
dinner was stupendous. They are truly a gift to
our community. The advisor board also thanks
Kathy Steele for all her hard work in collecting
and organizing the auction.
The Juvenile Drug Court Program contin-
ues to be a positive force within the often-time
negative criminal justice system. Under the
auspices of Circuit Court Judge Mike Stamm
and his Drug Court Team, which is comprised
of representatives from Walden-Sierra, Dept. of
Juvenile Services, St. Marys Public Schools,
Sheriffs Dept., States Attorney and Public
Defender, the program appears to be in good
hands. The Juvenile Drug Court looks forward
to continued success in combating substance
abuse and criminal behavior.
Carl Franzen, advisory board member
St. Marys County Juvenile Drug Court
Southern Maryland Publishing is look-
ing for summer interns to cover news, write
features and take photos for The County
Times, a weekly covering St. Marys County,
and the new Southern Calvert Gazette, cov-
ering southern Calvert County and published
twice monthly.
In an era of rapidly shrinking news-
rooms, we offer an opportunity for aspiring
journalists to develop their skills with help
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Although we cannot pay full-time sala-
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Juvenile Drug Court Fundraiser a Success
Commissioner Raley, I did not call you a
Cold Hearted person. You called yourself one,
and thinking about it, I agree with you.
Do not blame the State of Maryland for
the $4 million in cuts you knew were com-
ing. Knowing that, you should not have asked
county department heads to raise their budgets
by 5 percent.
Where do you think the money was com-
ing from? You took the easy way out and picked
the pockets of the county taxpayers.
About the water increases, I know that you
as a commissioner do not set the water rates, but
three of your fellow Commissioners did vote to
allow MetCom to increase their staff which is
the reason for the raise in water costs. The result
is the same; we need to pay more for water.
I hope your facts in other parts of your
letters are more accurate than those you stated
about me.
I am Commissioner Jarboes Campaign
Chairman, not the Treasurer, and I am proud of
it.
So Commissioner Raley you say Enough
is Enough; Not Really!!
Jacqueline Miller
Lexington Park
Enough is Enough; Not Really!!
The current structure of St. Marys
County board of commissioners dates
back to 1974 when state delegate James
Manning McKay sponsored legislation
to expand the board of county commis-
sioners from three commissioners to
five commissioners. One commissioner
would be elected from each of the four
commissioner districts and the president
would be elected from the county at large.
Even though St. Marys County has dou-
bled in population since 1974, that same
governance that was designed to serve our
county then has remained unchanged for
the past 35 years.
Included in that 1974 legislation es-
tablishing our current board makeup was
a restriction on the number of consecutive
terms any one commissioner could serve.
A 12 year term limit was imposed, mean-
ing that no commissioner could serve
more than three terms in a row. Com-
missioner Dan Raley and Commissioner
Tommy Mattingly will both reach that 12
year limit in 2010 and therefore are not
eligible to seek reelection to a commis-
sioner seat.
Last week Raley sent a letter to The
County Times editor that was published in
our June 4th edition. The letter clearly
ref lected a harsh tone and even at times
seemed more spitefully directed at in-
dividual citizens rather than the public
policy to which they aspire. Even Raley
himself admitted to the harsh tone and at
one point apologized for it saying, to the
average taxpayer who does not like nega-
tive political rhetoric, I apologize for the
tone of this letter. What Raley publicly
displayed was a distaste for naysayers
that builds up inside every elected official
who is doing the publics business. After
11 years, all politicians suffer from Ra-
ley outrage inside, but those who know
another election is just around the corner
avoid a public display, they hold it inside
themselves.
Politics is all about public perception,
and politicians (at least good politicians)
craft the art of always managing a posi-
tive public perception, which more often
than not includes such things as telling
people what they want to hear, offering
lip service to their cause even when they
do not agree with it, and publically thank-
ing people, even if they ridicule them be-
hind closed doors.
Raley has always been a good politi-
cian. That is how he gets re-elected. But
Raley is also a good man. He maintains an
honest respect for his fellow citizen. We
often disagree with his left leaning voting
record which conf licts with his centrist
rhetoric, but it is fair to say that Raley is
an honest man who cares deeply about his
community and especially the people of
St. Marys County.
There are many who contend that it
should be the voters choice when elected
officials should have to leave office. Oth-
ers give strong arguments for having term
limits. Raleys display of pent up frustra-
tion is not typical of elected officials, but
the pent up frustration is. It is a clear and
final verdict on why term limits should
apply to all elected offices, people who
are doing the business of all the people,
not just the people they are in good stand-
ing with.
Last week the governor of Minneso-
ta, Tim Pawlenty announced he would not
seek re-election because when it comes
to how long someone should stay a in par-
ticular public office 8 years is enough... a
little less is better than too much. He said
that although Minnesota does not impose
term limits we do have common sense
and good judgment, we are also good at
taking turns, these jobs are about ideas,
principals, and leadership, not about
hanging on. Government and governors
should not be a permanent position.
Pawlenty intentionally and Raley
unintentionally provide clear evidence
that elected officials should spend 8 to 12
years providing leadership, energy, and
fresh ideas and then move on. It is time to
pass the baton.
Raley Makes Case For Term Limits
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Corrections
The cover photo of the June 4 edition incorrectly iden-
tifed four volunteers who played a part in reconstructing
the Blackistone lighthouse on St. Clements Island. Standing
from left to right are Samuel Bo Bailey, Dick Gass, Frank
Roys and James Jim Banagan. A photo on page 18 also in-
correctly identifed one of the volunteers as Bo Bailey when
it should have said Frank Roys.
The headline on Shelby Oppermanns Wanderings of
an Aimless Mind Column in the June 4 edition was incor-
rect. It should have said A Blue Sport Coat .
The Southern Maryland Agricultural Development
Commission will host an estate-planning workshop on Mon.,
June 15, specifcally designed to beneft the regions agricul-
tural community.
The workshop starting at 6 p.m. is free to the pub-
lic, and registration is required by June 12. It will be held
in the SMECO Auditorium at 15035 Burnt Store Road in
Hughesville.
The workshop will stress the importance of estate plan-
ning to protect the family farm and fnancial assets from ex-
cessive taxation.
As we approach the fnal phase of the Tobacco Buyout
Program, it is more important than ever to preserve and con-
tinue to grow our farming communities in this region, said
Christine Bergmark, executive director of the commission, in
a press release. This workshop offers an opportunity to pre-
pare for the future and be empowered to make far reaching
and fruitful decisions for farm owners and their families.
The workshop will feature case studies to illustrate hy-
pothetical real life situations in hopes of helping farmers
avoid the common pit falls that can cost farmers money in
the long term.
Participating are Joyce Cool, chartered fnancial con-
sultant, and Robert Ramos, certifed fnancial planner, both
with Wealth Management Partners in Waldorf, and Robert
Burke, a Waldorf lawyer who specializes in estate planning.
The workshop is co-sponsored by Colonial Farm Credit and
Country Mortgages.
To RSVP, call commission staff at 301-274-1922; for
more information, go to www.somarylandsogood.com.
Estate Planning for
Farmers
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By Virginia Terhune
Staff Writer
Now under construction, the sixth branch
of the Cedar Point Federal Credit Union is ex-
pected to open just north of the Wawa store on
Route 5 in Charlotte Hall by Thanksgiving.
The frame of the building is up, and the
Credit Union expects to open it around Thanks-
giving, assuming rain doesnt further delay the
project, said Barbara Horn, president and CEO.
Weve had requests to go to the northern
part of the county for so long, said Barbara
Horn, president and CEO, from her headquar-
ters in Lexington Park. We were thrilled at the
opportunity to fnd a piece of land to do this.
Cedar Point to Open Branch in Charlotte Hall
Each year the St. Marys
County Chamber of Commerce
recognizes an outstanding busi-
ness leader in the community as
its Business Person of The Year.
The criteria for the selection of the
recipient of this award includes
success in this or her profession,
involvement in the community,
personal attributes, and equally im-
portant, support for the chamber.
The 2009 Business Person
of the Year Award was presented
to A. Joseph Slater, president and
CEO of Southern Maryland Elec-
tric Cooperative, at the chambers
annual meeting on June 8 at St.
Marys College.
In his profession Slater is not
only respected in Southern Mary-
land, but nationally. His leadership
has managed to meet the industrys
economic challenges and work to
upgrade the quality and reliability
of service for customers.
In the community he has an outstanding re-
cord of participation and commitment, whether
through personal or corporate support. He has
set a high standard for involvement in the com-
munity in areas of nonproft organizations, work-
force development, education and of course the
business community through the chamber.
This standard of excellence is not only lim-
ited to Southern Maryland. He is recognized
throughout the state as the frst Southern Mary-
lander to serve as chair of the Maryland Cham-
ber of Commerce Board.
The chamber also recognized Phillip Shire,
deputy director of the St. Marys County De-
partment of Land Use and Growth Management
with the 2009 Public Servant Award.
This honor is for people serving in the pub-
lic sector that have distinguished themselves for
their professionalism and willingness to work
dwith the business community and display a clear
understanding of the important role business
plays in St. Marys County. Shire has displayed
a commitment to upholding the regulations and
ordinances of the county while working with cit-
izens and businesses to overcome obstacles. He
has taken the time to work with people to serve
the best interest of the community.
The meeting also included presentation of
the chambers annual Ambassador of The Year
Award to Lisa Lemke who is a representative of
Pathways. Lisa was honored for her active par-
ticipation as a Chamber Ambassador during the
past year.
The 2009 annual meeting concluded with
remarks from the 2009-2010 Chairman of the
Board, Frank E. Taylor, who presented a plaque
to the retiring Chairman Tom Jarboe of Technol-
ogy Security Associates.
Slater, Shire, Lemke Win
Chamber Awards
Cedar Point Federal, which serves mainly
small business, hospitals and nursing homes in
Southern Maryland, employs about 120 people
in fve branches, including three in Lexington
Park, one in Leonardtown and one in Prince
Frederick in Calvert County.
Horn said she expects to hire about nine
people to staff the new branch, including a
manager, tellers, loan offcers and member
service reps.
Were putting feelers out there right
now, said Horn, explaining that fnal hiring
decisions may not be made until closer to the
opening.
She said the 5,000-square-foot building
will look just like the branch on Three Notch
Road near the Naval Air Station Patuxent Riv-
er in Lexington Park.
Horn also said that the credit union plans
to relocate within Prince Frederick in 2010 and
build a larger building on land it plans to buy.
The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by
a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
Cedar Point Federal Credit Unions new branch now under construction in Charlotte Hall will look just like this
one in Lexington Park.
Several people were recognized during the St. Marys County Cham-
ber of Commerce annual awards dinner Monday. From left to right,
Tom Jarboe of Technology Security Associates, retiring chairman of
the board; Phillip Shire, deputy director of the St. Marys County De-
partment of Land Use and Growth Management, who won the Public
Servant Award; and Joe Slater, president and CEO of Southern Mary-
land Electric Cooperative, who won the Business Person of The Year
award. Not pictured is Lisa Lemke, a representative of Pathways, who
won the Ambassador of The Year Award.
Company Symbol Close Close Change
6/10/2009 12/31/2008
Wal-Mart WMT $50.06 $56.06 -10.70%
Harley Davidson HOG $16.53 $16.97 -2.59%
Best Buy BBY $38.87 $28.11 38.28%
Lockheed Martn LMT $82.93 $84.08 -1.37%
BAE Systems BAESF $5.20 $5.41 -3.88%
Computer Science Corp. CSC $44.02 $35.14 25.27%
Dyncorp Internatonal Inc. DCP $16.96 $15.17 11.80%
General Dynamics Corp. GD $59.04 $57.59 2.52%
Mantech Internatonal Corp. MANT $43.19 $54.19 -20.30%
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Great Mills High School will be the only
high school set to compete with nearly 20 colleges
and universities in the seventh annual Student Un-
manned Systems competition that starts June 17 at
the Webster Field Annex in St. Inigoes.
This is the frst time there is a high school
entry; its really a pleasure to have a high school in
the competition, said Jim Curry, a past president
and current board member of the Seafarer Chapter
of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems
International, one of the sponsors of the event.
Students in the Great Mills High engineer-
ing club had volunteered their time in the past at
unmanned aircraft contests at Webster Field and
this year decided to submit their own entry, said
their adviser, Allen Skinner, who teaches physics
at Great Mills and works with the club on robotics
projects.
Its all extracurricular, theyre giving up
time after school which makes it even more im-
pressive, said Skinner, who is also volunteering
his time.
The students Joe Hodkiewicz, Greg Lynn,
Jenn Lyons, Ashley Poole, Garrett Smith and
Molly Tracy also got some help from volunteers
Kevin Loyer and Guy Smalt, two engineers with
ASEC (Aviation Systems Engineering Co.) in
Lexington Park.
The engineers advised students on what to
buy for the competition and helped them learn
about the programming, software and compo-
nents involved with the project, which for the
students involved modifying the inside of a radio-
controlled airplane, Skinner said.
Students also had to write a paper and will be
presenting their project to the judges at the compe-
tition. We try to teach engineering, but you cant
really do that unless its authentic, and this is chal-
lenging and diffcult to do, Skinner said about the
project.
The assignment for the competition was to
design an unmanned system that would support
a company of Marines on patrol with intelligence,
surveillance and reconnaissance.
Not only will competitors beneft from learn-
ing about how others approached the challenge,
they will also beneft from contact with working
engineers who help teach them about real-world
engineering and also potentially help them get
jobs.
The college kids bring their resumes, and
our kids have the opportunity to learn about sum-
mer jobs on base, Skinner said.
The competition, which runs through June
21, is sponsored by the Seafarer Chapter of As-
sociation for Unmanned Vehicle Systems Inter-
national, a group of more than 1,400 member
companies and organizations based in Arlington,
Va. Other sponsors of the event include defense
contractors and universities, which are expected
to collectively generate close to $80,000 in prize
money, Curry said.
In addition to the Patuxent Partnership,
AUVSI, PEO (U&W) and ONR, other sponsors
include Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin,
The MathWorks, John Hopkins University (APL),
Boeing, DCS Corporation, Raytheon, L3 Commu-
nications, EG&G, System Planning Corporation,
SAIC/EMA, Wyle Laboratories, Coherent Tech-
nical Services, Inc., INCOSE, Compass Systems,
IBM, Cloud Cap, Bowhead Science and Technol-
ogy, Booz Allen Hamilton and Sabre Systems.
The Seafarer Chapter, AUVSI has been ac-
tive since 1998 and serves as a regional focal point
and clearinghouse for UAV and unmanned sys-
tems matters of interest. For more information,
visit www.auvsi-seafarer.org or call 301-866-
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Great Mills High Competes With
Unmanned Aircraft At Webster Field
The U.S. House of Representatives recently approved $17 million to build a new child
development center and expand the existing one at the Naval Air Station Patuxent River.
More than 170 children are on a waiting list to use the program currently housed in two
buildings on the base, according to a recent press release from Congressman Steny Hoyer.
The House approved $13.5 million for a new building and $3.85 million to expand one
of the existing onees to accommodate infants and children up to fve years old. The second
building, built in 1943, will be torn down.
The request was included in the FY 2009 Supplemental Appropriations Act, which must
also be approved by the U.S. Senate.
Money For New Childcare Facility
The University of Texas at Arlington was one of the competitors in last years Student Unmanned Systems com-
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Dennis Anthony Allio, 79
of Charlotte Hall, MD died on
June 8, 2009 at Charlotte Hall
Veterans Home.
Born on December 13, 1929,
in Akron, OH, he was the son of
the late Joseph and Angelina
Ingolia Aiello. Dennis worked
for 34 years for Army Navy Ex-
change Service as an Operations
Manager and retired in 1985.
His commitment to the country
included overseas tours of duty
in Germany, Vietnam and South
Korea. He also served in the U.S.
Airforce from 1948 until 1951 as
Staff Sgt. His final commitment
to his country was as a member
of Coast Guard Auxillary Flot-
tila 23-7 in Solomons, MD and
was a FEMA and Homeland
Security volunteer. If he wasnt
serving the country Dennis had
a passion for his family, sailing
and woodworking.
Survived by his wife, Emma
Louise Doyle Allio, children &
their spouses, Dennis A., Jr.
and Gail Allio, Chris and Jan
Allio, and Lisa Elizabeth and
Frank Wathen., siblings, Mary
Halleck, Rose Struharik, and
Thomas Allio, 8 grandchildren,
and one great grandchild.
Predeceased by siblings,
Ann Smith, Florence Goshorn,
Francis Thatcher, Joseph, James,
and Phillip Allio.
Family will receive friends
to Celebrate Denniss Life on
Monday, June 15, 2009 from
9-10:30 a.m. at Brinsfield-Echols
Funeral Home, P.A., 30195 Three
Notch Rd., Charlotte Hall, MD.
Mass of Christian Burial will be
celebrated following at 11 a.m.
at St. Josephs Catholic Church,
29119 Point Lookout Rd., Mor-
ganza, MD with Reverend Keith
Woods officiating. Inurnment
will follow at Maryland Vet-
erans Cemetery, Cheltenham,
MD.
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by Brinsfield-Echols Funeral
Home, P.A., Charlotte Hall,
MD.
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may be made at www.brins-
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Joseph G. McClully, 55
Joseph G. McCully, 55, of
Waldorf, Maryland passed away
at his Home on June 8, 2009. Jo-
seph is predeceased by his Par-
ents; Joseph A. McCully and Ma-
rie E. McCully. He is survived
by his Wife; Cathy M. McCully.
Daughters; Heather C. McCully,
and Shannon M. McCully. Son;
Joseph J. McCully. He is also
survived by his Brother; Charles
Buck McCully. Joseph enjoyed
spending time with his Family
and taking frequent trips to the
Beach. He also loved to work in
the Yard, Baseball, and listening
to Jimmy Buffett. He had lived
in this area for 22 years and had
attended St. Marys-Piscataway
Catholic Church. There will be
a Life Celebration gathering for
Joseph on Friday, June 12, 2009
from 12 noon until 2 pm at ARE-
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the Funeral Home, a Memorial
Mass will be held at 2 pm at the
Sacred Heart Catholic Church in
La Plata, Maryland. Interment
will be Private. In lieu of Flow-
ers, please make a donation to
the American Cancer Society.
Drew MacDonald
Thompson, 23
Drew MacDonald Thomp-
son, 23, of Mooresville, North
Carolina and formerly Lexing-
ton Park, Maryland, died June 1,
2009 in Charlotte North Caro-
lina. Drew was born in Leonar-
dtown, Maryland, February 17,
1986 to Ken Thompson and Pa-
tricia Hobgood Rivenbark. Af-
ter attending Leonardtown High
School, Drew applied to and was
accepted by the prestigious NA-
SCAR Training Institute to be-
come an automotive technician.
He was to have graduated this
fall. He was also continuing
his studies at Central Piedmont
Community College in Char-
lotte, NC.
Drews humor and gift for
storytelling, his kindness and
innate goodness, brought joy
to the lives of those who knew
and loved him. He had a smile
that lit up a room, and he dear-
ly loved his family, though his
friends were always an impor-
tant part of his life. His family
is mourning the early death of a
son with great promise.
Drew is survived by his
mother, Patricia Rivenbark and
her fiance, Karl Wagner; his
father and stepmother, Kenneth
and Nancy Thompson; his lov-
ing brother, Logan Thompson;
his closest friend, Cherrikka
Ford; his maternal grandmoth-
er, Hazel Ulrich; his maternal
grandfather, William Hobgood
and wife, Marian and his aunt
Skye Hobgood and Uncle Jim
Butler, his aunt Charlotte Jyd-
strup and cousin, Rael Ammon;
his aunt and uncle, Robert and
Ursula Thompson, and cousins,
Cody and Austin; his aunt Anne
Thompson.
A Funeral service was held
on Saturday, June 6, 2009 at the
Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral
Home in Leonardtown, Mary-
land at 12:00 PM where the fam-
ily received friends from 10:00
AM 12:00 PM for a viewing.
Interment followed at Charles
Memorial Gardens. Pall Bear-
ers were Logan Thompson, Jack
Hare Jr., Specialist John Therres,
James Owens, Mike Norfolk,
and Richard Starr. Honorary
pallbearers will be Joe Able,
Steven Henry and Manna Ford.
A reception followed at Good
Samaritan Lutheran Church.
Flowers may be sent to the
Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral
Home. Donations may be made
to the James D. Forest Technolo-
gy Center, care of Leonardtown
High School.
Izola Dodie Orleta
White, 86
Izola Dodie Orleta White,
86, of Hollywood, MD passed
away peacefully at home on
June 7, 2009.
Dodie was born in Adrian,
Michigan on April 2, 1923 to the
late Thomas and Lelah Hilyard.
In 1958 she and her husband
Richard moved from Michigan
to Florida where she kept her-
self busy raising her two chil-
dren and being an active mem-
ber of the Community United
Methodist Church. She enjoyed
spending time doing crafts and
needlework, but more than any-
thing, she enjoyed spending
time with the family that meant
everything to her. Dodie moved
into the home of her daughter
and son in law in Maryland in
2003 after the passing of her
husband of forty six years.
Dodie is survived by her
son, Jeff White of Florida, her
daughter, Vickie Frederick and
her husband Ron of Maryland,
grandchildren; Eric Frederick,
Ryan Frederick, Kevin Freder-
ick, Jennifer Nienhouse, Jackie
Killoran, and Jeff White II, and
great grandchildren; Kassidy
Frederick, BJ Frederick, Austin
Frederick, Michael Frederick,
Michael Watson, Matthew Wat-
son, Joshua Gilman, Joseph Kil-
loran and Jordan Killoran.
She was preceded in death
by her husband, Richard H.
White, three brothers, and five
sisters.
Arrangements will be made
in Florida for her burial.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Hospice of St.
Marys, P.O. Box 625, Leonard-
town, MD 20650. Condolences
to the family may be made at
www.brinsfieldfuneral.com.
The County Times
By Andrea Shiell
Staff Writer
School offcials met with Superin-
tendent Michael Martirano at the James
A. Forrest Career and Technology Cen-
ter on Monday for the presentation of a
refurbished fre truck that was donated to
the school by the Bay District Fire De-
partment in Lexington Park.
This is a partnership between the
County Commissioners, the Bay District
Fire Department and the school system
along with our business partners, and
we received a fre truck that had engine
problems, cracked heads and so forth, so
we were fnally able to procure the heads
through a donation and a company do-
nated the gaskets. Then Mr. Wolf and his
students rebuilt the engine, said principal
Robert Taylor at Mondays gathering.
So the diesel kids got to experience
rebuilding it, our fre and rescue students
will have the ability to train on it, and
the partnerships between the business
community, the school system and the
fre company are all kind of culminating
in this event to celebrate all of it, said
Taylor.
John Wolf, a Diesel Technology
teacher at the Forrest Career and Tech-
nology Center said his students had put
in many hours working on the project,
particularly over Easter break, but the
real treat for his junior class that day was
seeing Martirano drive the truck around
the school that afternoon.
I made a challenge to the superin-
tendent during senior graduation, and he
took us up on it, so here we are, he said.
Forrest Center Receives Truck Donation
By Andrea Shiell
Staff Writer
On June 4 students from the Chesapeake Public
Charter School joined their teachers and dignitaries
for what has become a tradition, the annual Bernie
Fowler wade-in at Myrtle Point Park.
Though the students themselves had spent the
previous weeks making Secchi disks and learning
about the history and health of the Chesapeake, the
students focused on a simpler way of determining the
health of the bay and its tributaries by wading into the
water and noting how deep they could go before their
feet disappeared.
Deeper, of course, is better, according to Fowl-
er, who teamed with retired Hollywood Elementary
School teacher Betty Brady and Tom Wisner to per-
form a simple sight test to determine water clarity.
They were three-pronged in this activity when
they started it, said Mary Piotrowski, who organized
this years event.
She explained that combining with the scientific
element, which included both sight tests and tests
done with homemade Secchi disks to determine wa-
ter clarity, there was a political element as espoused
by Fowler and other local politicians including state
Sen. Roy Dyson and County Commissioner President
Francis Jack Russell, who both arrived donning beach
towels at Thursdays event.
The third piece of the puzzle was local folk hero
Tom Wisner, who has written hundreds of songs about
the Chesapeake Bay, some of which he performed for
the children that morning.
Ive always wanted to see this whole event
grow, said Wisner, waving to the children as they
arrived. In fact, Ive always thought the best thing
would be to have NBC news helicopters take aerial
shots of the wade-in.
Fowler, a former state senator, said the event had
certainly grown since he joined a crowd of only 20 to
25 people for the first wade-in at Broomes Island in
1988, and he was only able to wade into the water 8 to
10 inches deep before seeing his toes disappear.
Now more than 20 years later, people all around
the bay are doing wade-ins in June, including folks
who will meet Fowler at Brooms Island on Sun., June
14 at 1 p.m.
Fowler says the water clarity has improved, but
not enough. He acknowledged on Thursday that he
was not that optimistic about this years findings,
particularly in light of the Patuxent River report card,
which this year gave the river a D- for water qual-
ity and an F for the stretch of the river in St. Marys
County.
Its very disheartening to me it is very hurt-
ful, and this is in no way to be cynical of our leader-
ship, but its very distressing that after 39 years the
rivers in worse shape than it was when we started in
the 1970s, said Fowler, referring to his work with
environmental organizations dating back to when he
was running for county commissioner nearly four de-
cades ago.
Fowler added that he will be joining the Chesa-
peake Bay Foundation to bring lawsuits against the
federal Environmental Protection Agency for its fail-
ure to improve conditions in the Chesapeake and its
tributaries. Until then he said he wanted to continue
to instill a sense of urgency and responsibility in the
children assembled there that day.
I just hope that somewhere in their little hearts
and minds, they can take home some of the passion
and affection that I have for this river, he said.
Chesapeake Public Charter School Joins
Fowler for Wade-In
Photo by Andrea Shiell
Superintendent Michael Martirano, County Commissioner Tom Mattingly and teacher John
Wolf.
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By Andrea Shiell
Staff Writer
It was a somewhat emotional scene at St.
Marys College on Friday, where parents, teach-
ers, Board of Education members and students
gathered to celebrate the very frst batch of Fair-
lead Academy students completing their ninth
grade year.
The Fairlead program was created in 2008 to
help ninth graders in the countys public school
system who are at risk of possibly not graduating
from high school.
All 60 students enrolled in the program will
move on to 10
th
grade, which resonated with many
parents who had been worried that their children
were at risk of dropping out of school.
What I loved best about Fairlead this year
was that it brought out my son, said Toni Dyson,
who was there celebrating her son Josephs com-
pletion of the program.
Last year when he was at Spring Ridge he
had fallen grades, he didnt want to go to school
he thought the school was going to be dumb,
and he told me, I dont want to go there, Mom,
because I dont think Im going to ft in, she said,
tearfully adding that he had quickly changed his
mind after the frst day, and his grades and partici-
pation in school programs had blossomed in the
past year.
School superintendent Michael Martirano
and college President Maggie OBrien were also
there to sign a memorandum of understanding es-
tablishing a partnership with St. Marys College
for the continued mentorship and support of Fair-
lead students after they move back to their home
schools next year.
The promotion ceremony was held after Fair-
lead students were invited to spend two days and
one night at the college campus to sample univer-
sity life and pique their interest in higher educa-
tion, a feld trip that will be repeated with other
Fairlead students in future years.
Many of those present seemed hope-
ful that the gains the students had made in
the last year would go a long way to helping
them get to college, a prospect that for some
had been doubtful before they attended the
academy.
Besides promotion to 10th grade, stu-
dents raised their grade point averages from
1.82 to 2.43 by the end of their ninth grade
year.
Attendance increased from 85 percent
to 95 percent, a point of pride for Principal
Wendy Zimmerman, who said that getting
students to attend classes had been one of
the most challenging tasks for her in the
schools opening year.
If all children had a safe harbor, none
would be at risk, said Martirano at the cer-
emony. Fairlead has become a safe harbor
for every student that is enrolled in this program ...
and I will be there shaking your hands as you walk
across the stage to receive your diplomas.
Martirano added later that the school system
would be sending 72 students to the Fairlead Acad-
emy next year, an increase of 12 students over this
years enrollment.
Moving Up: Fairlead Academy Graduates
First Batch of Students
By Andrea Shiell
Staff Writer
The Board of Education voted Monday to
approve the latest updates for the Fiscal Year
2010 budget, this time accounting for federal
stimulus funds from the American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act.
Board of Education Vice Chair Cathy Al-
len joined many others in her description of the
stimulus funds as not so much coming with
strings attached, but chains while Superin-
tendent Michael Martirano explained how the
school system would be spending the $3.1 mil-
lion dollars of stimulus money that have been
accounted for and incorporated into the operat-
ing budget for the upcoming school year.
Were buying things, not people, said
Martirano, explaining that in light of the re-
strictions on the availability of stimulus money,
the funds would be used for Title 1 programs in
the county, and only for nonrecurring costs.
$1.3 million will be used to upgrade all
K-5 classrooms with SMART technology in
each of the countys four Title 1 schools, which
will allow access to Fast Math and the addi-
tion of audio systems to help students work on
areas of language development.
$1.9 million will be used to create 92
SMART technology classrooms in grades six
through nine, including middle school mathe-
matics and special education classrooms. Eng-
lish and Algebra classrooms will be upgraded
with new equipment.
The funds will be distributed in two phas-
es, the frst of which will target higher need
schools across the state. Phase two will be a
general distribution from the Maryland State
Department of Education, and will likely be al-
located in August 2009.
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Superintendent, Dr. Michael J. Martirano, signs a memorandum of understanding between SMCPS and St. Marys Col-
lege of Maryland at a ceremony with Dr. Jane Margaret OBrien (left), president of SMCM, and two Fairlead Academy
students, Shawn Briscoe of Lexington Park (far left), and Larissa Briscoe (far right) of Park Hall.
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David Anderson was one of 60 students to receive
awards at the promotion ceremony for Fairlead Acad-
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By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
St. Marys county criminal investigators
say they have found three men responsible for
a violent home invasion that took place in Me-
chanicsville nearly fve years ago.
Hung Tam Lam, 34, of Montgomery
County, Tuan Minh Nguyen, 30, of Howard
County, and Van Son Thai, 37 of Bridgeport,
Conn., the suspects indicted in the cold case
late last month, remain incarcerated in the St.
Marys County detention center after their
arrests.
Circuit Court indictments accuse the sus-
pects of robbing Thuan Hu Nguyen and Hoa
Trung Duong at gunpoint of several thousand
dollars during a violent October 2004 home
invasion.
Capt. Rick Burris, commander of the
criminal investigative section, told The County
Times that the three suspects allegedly bound
and tied the victims during the robbery.
Burris declined to divulge many details
of the alleged crimes because of its potentially
sensitive nature.
Its a sensitive case and I dont want to
comment any further because the men may be
looked at in other areas for similar crimes,
Burris said.
Burris said the cold case was reactivated
when new information from outside the juris-
diction helped link the three suspects to the
Mechanicsville home invasion.
That information had been received in the
past two months.
The three suspects likely had knowledge,
Burris said, regarding their victims.
I think they did their homework and
thats why they went to that particular home.
Burris said.
Sheriff Timothy K. Cameron said that the
case was brought to a close by law enforce-
ment agencies working together effectively.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and Mont-
gomery County law enforcement offcials are
involved in the investigation.
It was a very violent crime and Im glad
to see we were able to bring this people to
justice, Cameron said. This is a group that
uses violence and intimidation against their
victims.
Each of the three suspects face 12 felony
counts including two counts of armed robbery,
one count of frst-degree burglary, two counts
of frst-degree assault and second-degree as-
sault, two counts of theft over $500, two counts
of conspiracy to commit armed robbery and
the use of a handgun in the commission of a
felony.
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the Tuesday burglary of the Tackle Box sport-
ing goods store in Lexington Park in which
several rifes were stolen, according to the Bu-
reau of Criminal Investigations.
Sheriffs deputies and Maryland State Po-
lice responded to the store at about 11:55 p.m.
Tuesday night for a burglar alarm and found that
the perpetrators had broken though a wall to
gain access to the interior.
Anyone with information on the burglary
is asked to call investigators at 301-475-4200
ext. 8955 or Crime Solvers at 301-475-
3333.
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By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Two men who cornered a theft
suspect last month in the parking lot
of BJs Wholesale Club in California
received an award Wednesday for
their heroism from Sheriff Timothy
K. Cameron.
Jason Brown and Jeramiah Coo-
per each received a Sheriffs Com-
mendation for their actions on May
8.
According to information from
the sheriffs offce, a suspect, Joseph
D. Thomas, was allegedly attempting
to steal a television from the store and
citizens were trying to stop him from
leaving.
Brown was in the parking lot, a
sheriffs release stated, when Thomas
exited the store with an employee fol-
lowing after yelling that Thomas had
just stolen a television set.
Brown then ran after Thomas,
police said, and Cooper, who also wit-
nessed the incident, got in his vehicle
and attempted to corner the suspect at
the end of the parking lot.
Brown caught up with Thomas
and tackled him, police said. Deputy
Thomas Seyfried arrived to fnd both
Brown and Cooper detaining Thomas
on the ground.
As for his actions that day, Brown
said he didnt think about what he
should do.
We were pulling out as he ran
out with the TV, Brown said. I just
went off of reaction. It wasnt right; I
didnt want him to get away with the
TV.
Seyfried arrested the suspect
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and charged him with theft as well as posses-
sion of a controlled dangerous substance and
paraphernalia.
Thomas also had a warrant out for his arrest,
police information stated. He remains incarcer-
ated at the county detention center.
Brown said that Thomas struggled mightily
to get away once he had been tackled.
He defnitely didnt just lay down, Brown
told The County Times. He was trying to bite
and claw, anything to get away.
Brown didnt expect the recognition for foil-
ing the alleged theft that day.
It was very nice, Brown said. I felt
honored.
Attempts to contact Cooper for this article
were not successful.
The County Times
Police Seek Robbery Suspect
On June 8, 2009 at approximately 2:30 a.m., a white male, with a thin build, wear-
ing a dark shirt over his face, a black t-shirt over a white t-shirt, blue jean shorts and
black shoes, entered the 7-11 on southbound Three Notch Road in Charlotte Hall. The
suspect placed his hand under his shirt and demanded money from the clerk. The clerk
complied and the suspect f led on foot. Searches by Maryland State Police helicopter
Trooper 2 and Sheriffs Office K-9, were unable to locate the suspect. St. Marys Coun-
ty BCI detectives are asking anyone with information on this crime to call them at (301)
475-4200 ext. 9049 or Crime Solvers at (301) 475-3333.
Woman Charged On Vehicle Theft Notice From
Texas
On June 6, 2009, while investigating a trespassing complaint in Piney Point, Dfc.
Anthony Whipkey ran a Texas registration plate to a 1994 green, Pontiac Bonneville.
The St. Marys County Emergency Communications Center advised Whipkey the reg-
istration and 1994 Pontiac were reported stolen to the Harris County Sheriffs Office
in Texas. Angel Misael Ayala Blanco, 20, of no fixed address, was the operator of the
vehicle. Blanco was arrested and charged with two counts of theft.
Man Charged With Biting Victim
On June 7, 2009, deputies responded to a report of a domestic on Army Navy Drive
in Mechanicsville where investigation revealed Grant Adkins Williams, 50, of Mechan-
icsville was engaged in a verbal dispute with the victim, which escalated into a physical
assault when Williams allegedly grabbed the victim and bit her on the cheek. Williams
was arrested and charge with second-degree assault.
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Staff Writer
Investigators with the State Fire
Marshals Office say that that they have
arrested the man responsible for three
separate arsons spread out over nearly
a year and a half in the Mechanicsville
area.
Investigators charged Kevin Vincent
Moreland, 43, with first-degree arson
June 5 and also charged him with trying
to set his own Flora Corner Road resi-
dence on fire on other occasions.
Investigators allege in charging doc-
uments that Moreland first set fire to his
home in August of 2007 by using a can-
dle under curtains to initiate the blaze.
That fire was at first thought to be ac-
cidental, charging documents state, but
investigators state that new information
from an associate of Morelands led them
to believe that it was arson.
According to charging documents,
Moreland had called his friend, Abram
Harris, of Bowie, to his home as he was
leaving and asked him to go inside to
check on a pot of water he left boiling.
When his friend entered the house,
he saw the fire and called Moreland to
inform him. Charging documents allege
that Moreland told his friend, If it looks
like an accident, they will pay me for
it.
Moreland allegedly went on to say,
If you dont say it was an accident, I will
tell them you did it, charging documents
state.
The 1850s structure was destroyed
in the blaze, and Moreland paid a con-
tractor, Ronnie Mackel, to begin work on
a new house, court papers state.
But investigators allege that Mo-
reland attempted to burn that structure
down twice as well, once in December of
2008 and again in January of this year.
In the December blaze investigators
found the front of the under-construction
home in f lames and the 1997 Chevrolet
Suburban belonging to Morelands moth-
er, Juanita Edmonds, also engulfed.
In the January incident, investigators
determined that a mobile home Moreland
was living in at the address had been in-
tentionally set ablaze as well, investiga-
tors state.
The defendant claimed, according
to charging documents, that he and oth-
ers were in Las Vegas, Nev., during the
December blaze and returned three days
later Dec. 10.
The defendant also claimed that he
was in Washington, D.C., during the Jan-
uary fire celebrating a birthday with his
wife Kia Moreland and that his daughter
was the one who called in the emergency
to firefighters.
But investigators again interviewed
Harris who told them, according to
charging documents, that Moreland had
admitted to him that he got rid of it, re-
ferring to the home under construction,
and that he had returned from Las Vegas
early Dec. 6 and called him using a pre-
paid cell phone.
Investigators also state that airline
records show Moreland had returned
Dec. 6 and not Dec. 10 as he had claimed;
also there were no records that he and
his wife and other friends had stayed at
an MGM Hotel as he had claimed.
Fire Marshals Arrest Suspect In
Multiple Arsons
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Maryland State Police say there may
be another suspect in the killing of Serika
Dunkley Holness other than her husband,
Ryan Holness, whom investigators have
arrested and charged with first- and sec-
ond-degree murder.
Investigators are currently looking
into how Holness vehicle made it from the
Eastern Shore of Maryland to Washing-
ton, D.C., where it was found abandoned
June 6, one day after his wifes murder.
This investigation is still very ac-
tive and continuing, said Greg Ship-
ley, spokesman for the Maryland State
Police. How that car turned up in D.C.
is a question at the top of the list for
investigators.
Shipley said that Holness is being held
without bond after a bail hearing Tuesday,
but no additional arrests have been made.
The bizarre chain of events started
June 5 when state troopers and Kent Coun-
ty Sheriffs Office deputies responded to
a 911 call on Route 290 in Kent County
on the Eastern Shore at about 6 a.m., after
Ryan Holness had made his way to a resi-
dence on Crumpton Road and asked them
to contact 911 for him.
He told police, according to law en-
forcement press releases, that he and his
wife were carjacked between exits 8A and
8 on the New Jersey Turnpike after stop-
ping at a rest station.
Holness said he and his wife were trav-
eling back to their Lexington Park home
from visiting relatives in Brooklyn, New
York. Holness, 28, is an air traffic con-
troller Petty Officer 2
nd
Class stationed at
Patuxent River Naval Air Station. He has
served there since November of 2007, ac-
cording to base spokesman John Romer.
Ryan Holness went on to claim that
the man who carjacked them, armed with a
gun and a knife, bound his hands and feet
with duct tape after he had been forced to
drive them to Crumpton Road.
Holness claimed the attacker attacked
and killed his wife as she tried to escape,
but police, who interviewed witnesses
and investigated physical evidence where
his wifes body was found in a field on
the side of the road near Crumpton Road,
say they found many inconsistencies in
his story.
Shipley declined to comment on the
nature of those inconsistencies and said
there was as yet no motive in Serika Hol-
ness slaying.
Investigators also found text mes-
sages between Holness and a woman he
told police was his girlfriend, charging
documents state. At one point Holness
sent a text saying he planned to divorce
his wife.
Ryan Holness is currently being held
without bond at the Kent County Deten-
tion Center.
Lexington Park Man Held for Murder
The County Times
By Virginia Terhune
Staff Writer
High school sailors who want to sharpen their racing
skills will now have new waters to tackle thanks to the cre-
ation of a new community sailing center on St. Inigoes Creek
south of St. Marys College.
The frst of its kind in Southern Maryland, the centers
mission is to ramp up junior sailing program to higher lev-
els, said Stovy Brown, president of the nonproft Southern
Maryland Sailing Foundation that established the center,
called Sailing Center Chesapeake.
For its kickoff summer and fall programs, Brown and a
host of other volunteers are working with the Milburn Creek
Marina, owned by the Cole family, at the end of Bauer Road
to host high school programs that had been based in Solo-
mons for a few years.
The marina is charging the foundation a slip fee for one
or two safety boats but no fee to store its feet of a dozen, two-
person FJ (Flying Junior) boats.
Its very kind of them to allow us to be here, Brown
said. Theyve allowed the sailing center to try it out for 2009,
then well make a decision next winter.
A lifelong sailor, Brown worked for IBM for 30 years be-
fore moving to Calvert County in the mid-1990s and starting
the Patuxent High sailing club, which he still coaches.
The shift in the location of high school programs will not
only affect students at Patuxent High but also Leonardtown,
where Brown also coaches with help from Guy Barbato. (St.
Marys Ryken has its own coach and facilities.)
The center has already moved
its boats from the Southern Maryland
Sailing Association facilities in Solo-
mons and will start its Advanced Teen
Racing program on June 22.
Its the frst time any club has
done a multi-week program, said
Brown, who has been working with
the association in Solomons and other
local sailing groups for several years to
establish a community sailing program
in Southern Maryland.
Private clubs offer classes, but
they often fll up with children and
grandchildren of members, and they
can be expensive, he said.
We try to keep our prices way
down, Brown said, noting the $400
cost for the Advanced Teen Racing
program is low compared to others,
which can run $800 to $1,000.
For a modest fee, they can learn
about the sport of sailing and advance
their skills, said Brown.
Ryan Been, Eddie Sierra and
Brent Thorward, members of the Leonardtown High sailing
club, say other students sometimes dont see sailing as a real
sport and Barbato agrees.
Most kids dont know how competitive, exciting and
fast-paced it can be, said Barbato, a sailor since his college
days at Penn State who also teaches biology at Leonardtown.
They have to work together to make the boat move, he
said. When theyre doing things in sequence, they have to
talk to each other and know what the other is doing.
Besides the Advanced Teen Racing program, Sailing
Center Chesapake will also offer high school students an 11-
week program from Aug. 26 to Nov. 13 that will meet two af-
ternoons a week at Milburn Creek marina and one afternoon
at St. Marys College for a cost of $100.
During July, the center will also partner with the St.
Marys Yacht Club to host the clubs classes for beginning
and intermediate sailors and a class for women. (Last year the
club, which does not have its own facilities, used the Milburn
Creek marina with boats borrowed from St. Marys College.)
This allows them to expand their offerings, Brown
said about the clubs program.
Also in July, the center will send its boats up the road to
St. Marys College, which is hosting a Special Olympics sail-
ing event on July 25-26.
Organizers said the decision to shift the junior sailing
programs to Milburn Creek came about for a number of
reasons.
Costs had started to rise in Solomons, and St. Marys
College was not an option because of its state charter.
Meanwhile, Milburn Creek looked promising because
of its easy access to St. Inigoes Creek, the St. Marys River
and the Potomac River, which offer a mix of challenges and
levels of protection for beginning and intermediate sailors.
Its ideal for that, Brown said.
The site also has more room to expand than larger es-
tablished sailing centers in Annapolis, West River and Solo-
mons, where marinas are already dealing with a crowded sail-
ing conditions and shortages of places to park.
Over time, the mix of Sailing Center Chesapeake orga-
nizers envision the Milburn Creek sites as not only a place
to teach and train aspiring junior sailors but also as a venue
to host higher level competition, including major small-boat
championships, Junior Olympic regattas and other events.
There are very few motorboats, good wind, and rela-
tively open water, said Brown, who has already brought
the Chesapake Bay Yacht Racing Association in Annapolis
into the loop of organizations he is working with to promote
Southern Maryland as a great place to sail.
The goal is not to detract from existing programs around
the Bay but to complement and build interest in the sport
generally.
The more people that are interested, the more demand
there is, said Brown. A rising tide raises all boats.
For more information, go to the link at www.smsailing-
found.org or e-mail Barbato at gjb172@gmail.com.
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Cover
Friday, June 19, 2009
CEDAR POINT GOLF COURSE
ST. MARYS COUNTY
ELKS LODGE # 2092
9TH ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT
TO SIGN UP:
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Stop by the Elks Lodge
Or
Mail in your check & players names
Elks Lodge #2092 P.O. Box 277
Lexington Park, MD 20653
Cash, Check, Visa or Mastercard accepted
Friday, June 19, 2009
CEDAR POINT GOLF COURSE
ST. MARYS COUNTY
ELKS LODGE # 2092
9TH ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT
Check In 7:30 AM
Shot Gun Start 9:00 AM Scramble Format
Register by June 12th: $70 / Person
Register after June 12th: $80 / Person
Includes Beverages on the course, plus Drinks,
Dinner, Door Prizes and Awards at the Elks Lodge
on Chancellors Run Rd.
For more information call 301-863-7800
New Sailing Center Opens Near College
Sailing Programs
Advanced Teen Racing
Dates: 6/22-8/13
Cost: $400
Location: Milburn Creek Marina
Info: www.smsailingfound.org
Fall High School
Dates: 8/26-11/13
Cost: $100
Location: Milburn Creek Marina, St. Marys College
Info: www.smsailingfound.org
St. Marys River Yacht Club
Dates, juniors: weeks of 7/13 (basic); 7/20 (intermediate);
7/27 (advanced to racing)
Dates, women: 7/13-23
Cost: $125 to $175 per week
Location: Milburn Creek Marina
Info: www.smryc.org
Southern Maryland Sailing Association
For: ages 6-16
Dates: 6/15-8/14 (one-week sessions)
Cost: $230-$245; $290-$305.
Location: Solomons
Info: http://smsa.com
Working to rig an FJ boat at Milburn Creek Marina on June 5 are, from left, Ryan Beem, Eddie Sierra and Brent
Thorward from Leonardtown High School. In the foreground is Kristin Horn from Patuxent High School.
Photo by Virginia Terhune
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more than half a century, its location on
the quiet waters of Jutland Creek has
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Sheltered from the wind on all four
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Whether your interest is sailing, fsh-
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About 50 deep-water covered and
un-covered boat slips are available with
metered power. Slip holders receive a
discount in the ships store and use of
the grill and picnic area.
Marina services include mechanic
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Check out the ships store, offering
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A House is
a Home
The trend toward outdoor liv-
ing continues strong, and many
homeowners are interested in out-
tting their outdoor spaces with
new patio furniture and accesso-
ries. How to shop depends upon
needs and use of the space.
1. First assess the space you
have. What do you do in the areas
of your yard, and how do you want
them to be divided? For example,
many homeowners like to set up
different zones depending upon
space. One area can be a conver-
sation place with a few intimate
seats and perhaps a small bistro
table. Another area can be the
main dining and entertaining spot
with large patio table and chairs.
A secluded area can be established
for resting, with a lounge chair or
hammock.
2. Look through catalogs
from outdoor furniture retailers
or from your favorite home center
or department stores. Get to know
the sizes of furniture and the styles
of the season. There are a few ma-
jor materials from which outdoor
furniture is made: plastic, wrought
iron, wicker, and wood. Know the
price points of these items so you
can comparison shop and get the
best deals for your budget.
3. Before buying, visit area
stores to get a feel for the furniture
and test out cushions, etc. Because
sizes of furniture pieces can seem
abstract when youre simply read-
ing measurements out of a catalog,
it helps to see the items youre con-
sidering buying in person. Go over
warranties, care questions and
potential sales/markdowns with
a salesperson to be doubly sure
about your potential purchase.
4. Pay special attention to the
cushions and the materials used
to construct the furniture. They
should be durable and treated
properly to withstand different
weather conditions. Todays out-
door fabrics are more durable and
attractive than in the past. So you
may be able to create a look in the
yard that rivals a living room set-
up indoors.
5. In todays economy you
may be able to negotiate a good
deal on price. If budget restraints
are a problem, dont overlook the
opportunity to buy oor models or
discontinued styles. Just remem-
ber that warranties or return poli-
cies may be different or nonex-
istant on these discounted items.
Deep discounts also are typical at
the end of the season. So you may
want to get as many necessities as
possible now, but wait until the end
of the summer before splurging on
that one big piece youve had your
sights set on.
6. Plot out the areas of your
yard youd like to ll on paper rst,
this way you can move around
your paper furniture and decide
on placement and size. There are
also virtual computer programs
that can be used to visualize what
your yard can look like with the
right furniture and accessories.
7. Once you get your fur-
niture home, nish off the look
with decorative items that really
set the stage for an outdoor room.
Candles, small potted plants, an
outdoor area rug - all of these ac-
cessories can really complete the
look of the space.
How to Choose
Outdoor Furniture
The County Times
A House is
a Home
An outdoor deck is an ideal recreational gathering spot, particularly
during the warm weather months. However, a deck that hasnt been main-
tained or is unsafe can cause injuries.
Deck failures and collapses can occur. When a deck surpasses its
recommended life span of 10 to 15 years, weakening, rotting and collapse
may be the side effects of aging.
In the last ve years, there have been over 300 injuries and at least 30
deaths attributed to deck failures in the United States according to statis-
tics. Considering decks are such a common component of home renova-
tion and landscaping - and many are 20 years old already - the potential
for injury is great.
Dr. Don Bender, a deck safety researcher and director of the Wood
Materials and Engineering Laboratory at Washington State University,
warns that a deck can be one of the most dangerous parts of a house.
However, through proper design, construction and maintenance, most
deck failures are completely avoidable, she says.
Many homeowners are able to pinpoint deck failings through the
novice eye. But to ensure that your deck is truly safe, it is benecial to hire
a licensed inspector. Many decks built on homes were done so before cer-
tain codes were in place to protect the safety of occupants. Also, through
the years, certain building codes change -- your deck may no longer be
safe in the eyes of the law. For your own personal safety and to sell your
home down the line, it pays to have an inspector offer a report on the deck
and what changes, if any, need to be made.
Wobbly railings and the decks connection to the house are the pri-
mary culprits behind deck collapses. In the past, decks needed only to be
connected to the dwelling with nails. Times have changed.
Properly built decks display a number of features, one of which is
continuous load path. A continuous load path is a method of construction
that creates a series of solid connections within the structure of the deck.
The weight load of the deck is transferred from its frame to the ground and
an adjacent structure, such as your house. There are also a number of vital
connections needed to create a safe and secure deck. Experts will know
what to look for regarding these critical connections.
While it may take trained eyes to spot some of the safety features of
decks, as a homeowner there are steps you can take to ensure safety before
using your deck this season.
* Look for warning signs that the structure may be failing, such as
missing or loose connections, corrosion, rot, and cracks.
* Maintain and protect the deck each and every season. Over time,
metal connectors, screws and nails in your deck can corrode and weaken
the structure, especially if the right product is not used. If you live in an
area prone to moisture, such as along the coast or near bodies of water,
the risk of corrosion is much higher. While many wood decks are built of
treated wood, that does not make them invincible. Its important to seal
your deck against weather to avoid rotting beams and railings.
* Dont overlook insects. There are a number of insects that see your
deck and other wood structures as a free meal. They may lay nests, burrow
or feed upon the structure, compromising its integrity.
* Take action quickly if you suspect a problem. A fall from a deck can
be fatal. If you see a problem area or are advised by an inspector to make a
change, do so promptly to ensure the safety of your family and guests.
Is Your Deck Safe?
Inspection
Can Prevent Injuries
The outdoor entertaining season has ofcially begun. Is your yard ready to face the scrutiny of
friends and family gathering for summertime backyard barbecues? If not, you still have time to make
your yard the envy of all your guests!
Brad Staggs, HGTVPro.com and DIY show producer and host, and a licensed contractor, offers some
great advice for getting your yard in top party shape. The options for adding beauty and functionality to
your outdoor living area are limitless, says Staggs. A deck that doubles as a gathering place for guests
and an outdoor kitchen for the host is one of the most popular outdoor additions.
Adding a deck to your home essentially increases your living area by giving guests a great outdoor
gathering space while giving you a place to prepare a delicious meal on the grill without leaving your
guests unattended. And imparting your familys personalized style into the deck couldnt be easier.
Incorporating a few planter boxes into your deck design allows you to add splashes of color to your
deck with your familys favorite owering plants, explains Staggs. Add some interesting end caps to the
deck posts, string up some festive lighting and scatter coordinating cushions and throw pillows around
the seating areas, and you are ready to host a great summer party.
When choosing the building material for your deck, several considerations should be made. Choose
a material that is sturdy enough to hold
your family and guests, durable enough
to last for years, within a comfortable
price range, and natural and beautiful so
that it blends in with your house and your
yard. For Staggs, the choice is simple.
Pressure-treated wood is the real
deal -- its everything I look for when
selecting an outdoor building material,
says Staggs. It is extremely strong, it
lasts for years with surprisingly little up-
keep required, it is one of the most eco-
nomical decking choices on the mar-
ket, and its natural beauty makes it
blend effortlessly into your yard. Add
to that woods inherent green quali-
ties and you simply cant go wrong.
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For the past few years, quartz has been the fast-
est growing category of premium countertops because
it provides the best balance of beauty, durability and
style.
Designers, builders and architects are working
with and specifying quartz more and more because of
its unique appeal in combining depth and color consis-
tency -- assuring the desired look is always achieved.
Quartz countertops have the deep beautiful col-
ors of granite without the problems and high-mainte-
nance of porous stone, explained Mark Hanna, Presi-
dent of Montreal-based Leeza Distribution Inc., one
of North Americas leading distributors of HanStone
Fine Quartz Surfaces and Durcons Elements epoxy
surfaces.
Quartz countertops, such as the industrys top rat-
ed HanStone surfaces, offer a sophisticated elegance
and timeless beauty. They are stronger than granite and
because theyre nonporous, they require no resealing,
are highly resistant to scratches, stains, and bacteria
growth and come in 36 dramatic colors and patterns.
While popular brands of premium quartz sur-
faces, such as HanStone, are here to stay, this lasting
quartz appeal has not escaped the radar of the industry
leaders. As a result, there is now a new ultra-durable,
sleek, stone-like surface available with an aesthetic
quality and durability that rivals quartz and natural
stone called Elements by Durcon Inc.
Elements countertops were originally created to
withstand the harshest industrial and laboratory envi-
ronments with a proprietary blend of epoxy resin and
ne quartz formed through a unique manufacturing
process, which creates an incredibly smooth and du-
rable countertop surface.
Elements is a truly unique surface unlike any
other option available today, said Hanna. Quartz is
one of the hardest minerals found in nature and epoxy
resin is inherently heat- and chemical-resistant. Ele-
ments provides the best of both materials in an entirely
new surface option.
Ideal for kitchens, bathrooms, backsplashes,
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countertops are monolithic in nature, homogenous in
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Made in the U.S., elements features a contempo-
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attribute. More information on epoxy and quartz sur-
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By Linda Reno
Contributing Writer
John Blackistone III was born in 1755 at
Longworth Point in the 7
th
District and was the
youngest child of John Blackistone, Jr. and his
wife, Eleanor Dent. In early 1776 he enlisted
as a private in the St. Marys County Militia
but was shortly promoted to the rank of Ser-
geant and served under the command of Cap-
tain John Allen Thomas of the 5
th
Independent
Company. The men would remain near home
and were kept busy guarding our own shores.
On July 6, 1776 Colonel William Small-
wood was ordered to march his troops to
Philadelphia. This included the 5
th
Indepen-
dent Company. Captain Rezin Beall was or-
dered to furnish out of his company as many
muskets with bayonets as will completely arm
Capt. John Allen Thomas Company. He will
leave you with what of his guns have not got
bayonets. (The Marylanders were sometimes
known as the Bayonets of the Army because
of their ability in its use and because they were
the rst to use them in battle).
With the appearance of the British eet
just off our shores, however, Thomas and his
men were recalled to St. Marys County. On
July 12 it was reported that forty Sail of Square
Rigd Vessells as far up the [Chesapeake] Bay
as Point Lookout had been seen. The next day
another account was given but now there were
58 ships. We have had two small vessels drove
on shore from the Fleet, on board of one of
them was three whites and two Negroes, three
of which now have the Small Pox on themit
[is] surmised that they intended to take posses-
sion of St. Georges Island.
The Marylanders successfully drove the
British off St. Georges Island in what is now
recognized as the site of the rst battle
of the Revolutionary War in the state of
Maryland. The British nally left our
shores on August 9 whereupon Thom-
as and his men began their march
again. They arrived in Philadelphia
on August 13 and then went on to
New York.
The Battle of Long Island be-
gan on August 27, 1776. It was the
rst major battle of the Revolution-
ary War. Through a combination of
mishaps, poor leadership, and just plain
bad luck, the British soon surrounded the
Americans. General Washington ordered a
retreat to save the remnants of his army. Ap-
proximately 400 young Marylanders were es-
sentially asked to sacrice themselves to allow
their fellow soldiers from all over the colonies
to escape. With only a few of the 400 still
standing and after the repeated pleas of Colo-
nel Smallwood, two companies were sent in to
rescue them.
Colonel Smallwood, upon his dismission
from the Court Martial arrived on the eld
of action about noon and applied to General
Washington for some regiments to support and
cover the retreat. At rst, Washington refused,
but a little later gave him a New England regi-
ment and Capt. John Allen Thomass 5
th
Inde-
pendent Company, which had just come over
from New York. Between the place of action
and the American line lay a large marsh and a
deep creek about 80 yards wide at the mouth.
The bridge had been burnt the day before;
therefore it was necessary to either cross the
creek or surrender. Smallwood [Thomas] took
up a position at the mouth of the creek oppo-
site Stirlings Brigade. He had two eld pieces
which silenced the six pieces of the enemy,
which were ring upon the fugitives, all but 12
of whom waded or swam to safety, helped espe-
cially by Thomass men.
John Blackistone and his fellow soldiers
subsequently participated in a number of bat-
tles and then went on to the Battle of Trenton
on December 26, 1776. Shortly after this battle,
the American army went into winter quarters
and John requested leave. In an article written
in 1893 by John F. Dent He had to pass thru
enemy lines--he was espied and pursued. He
broke a spur switch off a nearby pear tree, by
aid of which with a eeter horse, he escaped
capture. At home he planted the pear switch.
It lived, bore fruit. He requested to be buried
under the pear tree. He said, it saved me from
a prison ship.
When I read this story I thought here we
go.another legend.
That was, however, until
just recently when I was
reading an article from
the August 16, 1813 edi-
tion of the Alexandria
Gazette regarding the
British invasions along
Marylands shores. At
Blackistones Island, it is
stated; that when in their
possession, a pear tree
having unripe fruit, was
guarded by sentinels in
order to prevent its de-
struction by their men.
John Blackistone
served throughout the
war and would ultimately
achieve the rank of Lieu-
tenant in 1779. He died
in 1801. Is he buried be-
neath the pear tree? Id
like to think so.
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Columnist Linda Reno
is a historian and genealogist
specializing in Southern
Maryland history. Mrs. Reno is a
member of the St. Marys County
Historical Society, St. Marys County
Genealogical Society, Charles County
Genealogical Society, Maryland Historical
Society and the Maryland Genealogical
Society. She has authored many books
and articles on local history. We
hope you will enjoy these articles
and welcome your comments
and suggestions for
future subjects.
A Journey Through Time A Journey Through Time
The Chronicle
Photo Courtesy of St. Clements Island Museum
The old lighthouse at Blackistones Island
The County Times
By Andrea Shiell
Staff Writer
It makes sense. They
are friends, and there are
four of them, so when
Michael Briscoe (guitar),
Keith Smith (drums, vo-
cals), Roy Johnson (key-
board) and Roy Miles
decided to form a jazz
band, their name seemed
self-evident.
Miles pointed out
though that their name had
very little to do with their
relationship with each oth-
er, but rather their relation-
ship with the audience.
The number is not
about the band, he an-
nounced before they began
their set at Chefs Ameri-
can Bistro on Saturday
night. Its about playing
FOR friends, and FOR
you all, and nothing could
have proven the point bet-
ter than when a bar patron
jumped up and grabbed a
microphone, joining them
for one of her own requests, Every Day I Have the
Blues.
Smooth jazz may not be the best word to describe
these four friends, as they blend a fair amount of jazz
classics and pop favorites into their mix, but there were
a lot of real books (the undisputed jazz bible popular
with students and professional musicians) making the
rounds at the bar that night, adding to the bands already
eclectic set list, and when they launched into a quick
and condent version of Cannonball Adderleys Mercy
Mercy Mercy, there seemed to be little doubt that they
had been honing their swinging skills for quite some
time.
Miles, who works in Lexington Park as a Naval
contractor and started playing saxophone at the tender
age of 12, said that the band had originally come togeth-
er at a gospel concert at Zion United Methodist Church
in Lexington Park, and from there they began playing
together, pooling their collective inuences ranging
from John Coltrane to Earth Wind and Fire.
You name it, if they play saxophone Im into it,
said Miles, laughing.
Roy Johnson, who works as a music teacher at Es-
peranza Middle School, said his rst inuence came
long before he ever sat down at
a keyboard.
I used to listen to Jack-
son 5 all the time, he said, adding that he started play-
ing keyboard off and on when he was 14, and had also
dabbled in trumpet when he was younger, but through
it all he had listened to soul and gospel music at home
with his parents.
Im a very big fan of Earth Wind and Fire, said
drummer Keith Smith, explaining that the challenge of
learning to play by ear to a band with four percussionists
had toughened him up as he was discovering his love of
jazz, and though he sacriced hours of school work to
play, he said the music just came naturally, much like
his demeanor onstage.
Guitarist Michael Briscoe said he had grown up in
a family of musicians.
They all played music when I was just a little pug
but I just picked it up because I liked it. I started out
playing trumpet but I always thought trumpet was
hard to play, he said, adding that he had started going to
clubs at the age of 17 to watch guitar players, after which
he fell in love with the instrument.
Though this band has only been together since No-
vember, and they do not yet have a website, they do have
a regular gig at Chefs American Bistro on Fridays and
Saturdays, and a true desire to share their musical phi-
losophy with the rest of St. Marys County.
Jazz music doesnt send any message, and thats
what I love about it, said Johnson. It just puts you
somewhere where you can just free yourself, he added,
as his friends nodded in agreement.
AMC Loews, Lexington Park 6,
(301) 862-5010
The Hangover
R, 96 min
Imagine That
PG, 107 min
Land of the Lost
PG-13, 93 min
Night at the Museum:
Battle of the Smithsonian
PG, 105 min
Star Trek
PG-13, 126 min
The Taking of
Pelham 1 2 3
R, 121 min
Terminator Salvation
PG-13, 114 min
Up; PG, 96 min
By Christie Lemire
AP Movie Critic
There is exactly one funny bit in Land of the Lost, and it
stands out because it comes at the very beginning and the very
end.
Will Ferrell, as arrogant scientist Dr. Rick Marshall, appears
on the Today show to discuss his time-travel theories and pro-
mote his latest book. Matt Lauer, thinking hes a crackpot, inter-
views him with unmistakable disdain and chafes at Marshalls at-
tempts to hijack the segment. (Lauers deadpan comic timing is
great, by the way. Maybe he should think about a career in acting
if this TV thing doesnt work out.)
In between these two scenes, though, is an awkward com-
bination of kitschy comedy (which is never amusing) and earnest
action (which is never thrilling). And its not as if the source mate-
rial was worthy of a big-budget summer blockbuster starring an
A-lister like Ferrell.
The Sid & Marty Krofft TV series Land of the Lost, about
a family that gets sucked into a prehistoric age when an earth-
quake hits while theyre rafting the greatest earthquake ever
known, as the theme song goes aired for just three seasons in
the mid-1970s. It was laughable with its stiff dialogue and low-tech
effects.
At least the series knew what it was. Working from a script by
Chris Henchy and Dennis McNicholas (though Ferrell and co-star
Danny McBride clearly did a healthy amount of improv), director
Brad Silberling cant seem to decide whether hes making fun of
the shows cheesy visuals or seizing on its sense of roughhewn
adventure. And so in hopes of pleasing the lowest common de-
nominator nonetheless, all these people offer an overload of jokes
about dinosaur poop and urine.
Holly (Anna Friel) is no longer Marshalls fresh-faced daugh-
ter but a brainy British research assistant who happens to look sexy
in a wife-beater tank top and short shorts. Will, who was Mar-
shalls son, is a redneck who runs the tourist trap that becomes the
inadvertent portal to the past. (McBride attacks the role with his
patented brand of Southern, mulleted brashness.)
And Chaka (Saturday Night Live writer Jorma Taccone),
who was merely a mischievous primate before, is now a shameless
horndog who repeatedly fondles Hollys breasts and even nds
himself attracted to Marshalls manhood. The joke doesnt work
even once.
The plot consists of our trio running from dinosaurs and try-
ing to nd a way back home. Chaka sort of tries to help. Sometimes
they run into the menacing Sleestaks, in their obviously rubbery
reptilian costumes, stomping around like zombies and hissing a lot
(they were scary when we were kids, though).
Also hammered into the unexplored ground is a running gag
about A Chorus Line a song from the musical keeps blaring
from Marshalls time-traveling contraption which ultimately al-
lows Marshall to unleash his inner Broadway star. Although the
character has his origins elsewhere, this is basically the same guy
Ferrell keeps playing over and over. Hes Ron Burgundy in khakis
instead of a polyester leisure suit, Ricky Bobby traveling to the
past instead of driving in circles.
Talk about your time warps.
(A Universal Pictures Release; Rated PG-13 for sexual con-
tent; Running Time: 96 minutes; One star out of four.)
Movie Review:
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Rain or Shine. Covered Seating Available
ST. MARYS COUNTY
CRABS AT THEIR BEST
For all there is to see and do
and for great places to stay,
call 800-327-9023 or visit
www.stmarysmd.com/tourism
Info at www.StMarysCrabFestival.com
Sponsored by
Leonardtown Lions Club Inc.
Gate Admission:
$5 per person,
Children Under 12 FREE.
FOOD ADDITIONAL
MOON BOUNCE
KARATE EXHIBITION
COUNTRY DANCING
DEMONSTRATIONS
NON-SEAFOOD
DISHES
CLASSIC CAR
SHOW
LIVE MUSIC
ARTS & CRAFTS
CRAB RACES
ST. MARYS COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS
2 miles South of Leonardtown, MD, on MD Rte. 5
Thursday, June 11
Village Day
Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum 10
a.m.
Upstroke
Chefs American Bistro (San Souci Plaza) 6
p.m.
Ladies Night
Fat Boys Country Store (Leonardtown) 7
p.m.
Ladies Night at Spicers
1232 Mount Harmony Rd (Owings) 7 p.m.
Karaoke
Cadillac Jacks (Lexington Park) 9 p.m.
Friday, June 12
Special Olympics No Limit Tournament
Center For Life Enrichment (25089 Three
Notch Road) 7 p.m.
Auditions for Harvey
Three Notch Theater (Lexington Park) 7
p.m.
Smith-Tucker Band
Mechanicsville Moose Lodge 8 p.m.
DJ Harry
Big Dogs Paradise (Mechanicsville) 8 p.m.
4 Friends
Chef American Bistro (San Souci Plaza)
8:30 p.m.
Karaoke
J Red Dog Karaoke
Cryers Back Road Inn (Leonardtown) 9
p.m.
Karaoke
911 Bar (Mechanicsville) 9 p.m.
DJ Mango
Heavy Hitters (Charlotte Hall) 9 p.m.
Saturday, June 13
Free Airplane Ride The Experimen-
tal Aircraft Association is hosting a Young
Eagles Rally at the St. Marys County Re-
gional Airport on Sat., June 13. The event,
scheduled from 8 a.m. to noon, invites youth
between the ages of 8 and 17 to take a free
airplane ride. (Rides subject to weather con-
ditions and pilot availability).
Designed to inspire the next generation of
aviation enthusiasts, rallies are held through-
out the U.S. by EAA chapters. For more in-
formation, contact the local chapter at www.
eaachapter478.org or call the Countys Pub-
lic Works and Transportation Department at
301-863-8400.
Yard Sale
Leonardtown Elementary School, 8 a.m. to
1 p.m., rain or shine. Tables available to rent
for $10. Donations accepted (please no large
appliances). To rent a table or more infor-
mation, call Susan Fox at 301-472-0250 ext.
110.
Yard Sale/ Car Wash/ Bake Sale
Benet for the Center for Life Enrichment.
Event will be held at the center 25089 Three
Notch Road in Hollywood from 8 a.m. until
1 p.m. Tables are available for rent for $15.
The center is a nonprot and United Way
organization that meets the needs of people
with disabilities. Call 301-373-8100 to re-
serve a table or for more information.
Sam Grow Summer Bash
Sails Restaurant and Lounge 12 noon
Wine In the Gardens
At Summerseat Farm, from 3 -7 p.m., an
afternoon of ne wine, music and food.
Cost is $10 per person and includes a com-
memorative wine glass and wine tasting by
Guenthers Fine Wine and Spirits. Food will
be available for purchase from the Seventh
District Optimist Club. Summerset Farm
is located at 26655 Three Notch Road, Me-
chanicsville. Call 301-373-6607 or go to
www.summerseat.org.
Dance Showcase by House of Dance
students
Margaret Brent Middle School 6 p.m.
Contra Dance
St. Andrews Church Parish Hall 7 p.m.
Nuttin Fancy Band
CJs Back Room (Lusby) 8 p.m.
Francis Bridge
Chefs American Bistro (San Souci Plaza)
8:30 p.m.
Idle Americans
Cryers Back Road Inn (Leonardtown) 9
p.m.
Latin Night
DJ Mango
Heavy Hitters (Charlotte Hall) 9 p.m.
Karaoke with DJ Tommy T & DJ T
Applebees (California) 9 p.m.
Silvertung
Memories Bar 9:30 p.m.
Sunday, June 14
St. Marys Crab Festival
St. Marys County Fairgrounds (Leonard-
town) 11 a.m.
Karaoke
St. Marys Landing 5:30 p.m.
Flag Day Festivities
Governmental Center Lawn (Leonardtown)
6 p.m.
Flag Disposal
American Legion Post (Avenue) 7:30 p.m.
Monday, June 15
Democratic Club
The monthly meeting of the Democratic Club
of St. Marys will be held Monday June 15 at
Lennys Restaurant at 7 p.m. Guest speaker
will be Lise Van Susteren, a psychiatrist and
former candidate for the U.S. Senate. Her top-
ic is How Women/We Can Save the Planet.
Happy Hour from 6-7 p.m. Meeting will be-
gin at 7 p.m. Call Cindy at 301-737-7978.
Patuxent Baptist Church is sponsoring an
open house and car show on Sun., June 21

from 1 to 4 p.m. to benet the churchs youth
group and precede their vacation Bible school
starting June 22.
Cars will be on hand from local car clubs.
Admission and rafes are free. Live Gospel
music will be on hand as well. Visitors are
encouraged to meet with church members
and fellowship.
The church is located at 22614 Chancellors
Run Road in Great Mills next to the Bay Dis-
trict Volunteer Fire Department and the Elks
Lodge. For more information call the church
ofce at 301-863-0001.
The Board of County Commissioners for
St. Marys County authorized Ride-All-Day
for a Dollar promotional rates from June 17 to
June 19 to commemorate the National Dump
the Pump event.
After marking the Fourth Annual Na-
tional Dump the Pump Day, the County Com-
missioners noted that citizens are encouraged
to choose public transportation in St. Marys
County.
STS transit ridership has been steadily
increasing, noted Commissioner President
Francis Jack Russell. Our residents are real-
izing the nancial and environmental benets
of mass transit.
To encourage transit ridership, a special
rate of $1will entitle a rider to use STS ser-
vices all
day from Wednesday, June 17 through
Friday, June 19. For more information on the
STS service, call
301-475-5100 or log on to www.st-
marysmd.com and click on STS Transit Ser-
vices under the Services box.
Citizens Urged to
Dump the Pump
Time Travel at
Sotterly Plantation
The past comes alive in an exciting week-
long exploration of Sotterley Plantation from
July 20-24. Children ages 8 to 12 will have the
opportunity to investigate Sotterley Plantation
throughout its 300-year history. The weeks
activities include investigating history, life as
a Colonial child, African American history,
archaeology, hiking and more. For those who
enjoy the challenge of sleuthing, there will be
a scavenger hunt. Through hands-on activi-
ties and daily crafts, this summer camp is the
ultimate experience in learning while having
fun.
The deadline to register is July 1. Fees
are $150 per child, $125 for Sotterley mem-
bers, and a $25 registration fee is required. To
reserve your childs space, contact Carolyn
Hoey, education director, at 301-373-2280 or
education@sotterley.org.
Car Show
The County Times
On The Vine
Joe Six-pack,
meet Charles Chardonnay
By Michelle Locke
Associated Press Writer
BERKELEY, Calif.
(AP) _ Cal Dennison likes a
nice cold glass of chardon-
nay. And hes man enough to
admit it.
Thats hardly surprising
since Dennison is winemaker
at the Modesto-based Red-
wood Creek winery, but is he
an exception?
Judging by some mar-
keting campaigns, you might
think so. Take the Super Bowl ad that ran a couple years back in which men
invited to a wine and cheese party sneaked into the kitchen to unpack beer
hidden in a fake wheel of cheese.
It was a stereotype played for laughs _ in real life lots of men like wine
_ but maybe one with a crumb of cultural truth. The designator for `àverage
dude in political campaigning last fall was Joe Six-pack, not Peter Pinot
Noir.
Its hard to say for sure exactly whos drinking what, but a Gallup Poll
from last July found that among women who drink, 43 percent say wine
is what they drink most often and 28 percent say beer. Among men who
drink, 58 percent say beer is what they drink most often and 17 percent say
wine.
`Às a general rule, guys get together, they dont want to be seen with
a glass of wine, says Nelson Barber, an associate professor of hospitality
management at Texas Tech University who has studied gender differences
in marketing wine.
Wine companies would like to change that. During the past few years
some have adopted guy-friendly marketing with tie-ins to such red-blooded
pastimes as camping and racing.
Take Maximus, a blend of cabernet sauvignon, syrah and merlot intro-
duced by the Bennett Lane Winery in Calistoga a few years back. Bennett
Lane, which owns a NASCAR team, is sponsoring a NASCAR West event
at Inneon Raceway this Fathers Day weekend.
Then theres ``The Slammer, a syrah from Big House wines (their
Soledad winery is near a California state prison), that features a back label
showing a tough-looking guy with pants slung at plumber level.
Redwood Creek doesnt dene itself by gender _ the outdoors isnt
solely a male preserve _ but it is sold under a campaign strong on muscular
pursuits; corks are emblazoned with GPS coordinates leading to various
hiking spots.
``Without a doubt we start with the great outdoors, says Dennison,
a horseman and sherman. `Ìf you decide to bring a little wine on an
outdoor adventure, by golly, Redwood Creek is the wine of choice.
Natalie MacLean, editor of _ www.nataliemaclean.com _ a wine
Web site, tends to be skeptical of marketing campaigns, but she under-
stands a winerys need to stand out on crowded shelves.
Wines aimed at women, with labels such as ``Mad Housewife,
came out some years ago and MacLean isnt surprised
to see guy wines follow. ``We all shop based on the label
_ uffy squirrel, castle in the middle distance _ its what-
ever works, she says.
Its up to consumers to decide ``whether the wine
delivers _ for a mans man or a womans woman, she
says.
When selling wine, one thing you dont want to do
is walk up to a guy in a wine shop and ask ``Can I help
you? says Barber. He theorizes this may have some-
thing to do with that elusive asking-for-directions gene.
An opener like ``What kind of occasion are you
thinking of buying a wine for is a better bet, Barber
says.
Dennison has started some conversations of his
own with fellow members of his riding club, men and
women.
Its ``quite the rodeo cowboy culture and the folks
there, of course, are enjoying the odd beer or two, he
says. ``But as I spend time with them, Im just getting
pummeled with questions on wine and which wine we
should have and what wine is good.
Hes got Fathers Day all planned out. Up early, get
the boat, off to his favorite Sierra lake for some shing
with his son and then back to the ranch to re up the grill
and cook their catch.
One guess what hell be washing it down with.
Today in
St. Marys County
we have many
wonderful options for
dining out. Each week we
will feature a local
restaurant and give our
readers an overview of what
they can enjoy on the menu
at each location.
Bon Apptit!
Cuisine
& More
Cuisine
On The Menu
The Kokopelli image rst appeared over 1,000
years ago etched into walls of canyons by Native
Americans in a place now known as Arizona. This
fun loving symbol of the American Southwest is also
the good luck charm for Arizona Pizza. This restau-
rant serves up fun for all the moment you walk thru
the door. Owner Matt Kulp offers a full menu from
appetizers to wood-red brick oven pizza made from
the freshest ingredients and a hand- made crust.
Other menu items include calzones, strombolis,
pasta dishes, gourmet salads, burgers and wraps. A
new Lunch Express Menu is available from 11 a.m. till
3 p.m. and includes all you can eat salad, soup and gar-
lic bread for $4.99 all served in a hurry. Arizona Pizza
opens daily at 11 a.m. and is open till 9 p.m., Sunday
thru Tuesday, 10 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday and
11 p.m. Friday and Saturday. A full bar is available on
site and dont forget party platters can be ordered for
special occasions. Stop by today to see why Arizona
Pizza has become a family dining favorite.
40874 Merchants Lane
Leonardtown, Md.
301-997-1700, www.somdpizza.com
Healthy Bites
Warm-weather dining should be full of light, delicious and
easy-to-prepare meals that can be whipped up in a snap. After all,
when entertaining poolside or heading home for a bite after a day at
the beach, meal preparation should be as simple as possible.
You also want to prepare and serve foods that t with a healthy
lifestyle, which will provide plenty of energy and keep the entire
family looking and feeling its best during a season full of fun and
recreation.
In addition to fresh vegetables, fruits, and plenty of hydrating
beverages, foods high in protein but low in fat are important compo-
nents of a healthy diet, say many dietary experts. Those that can be
tossed on the grill or conveniently made into sandwiches and wraps
to take on the go are ideal to have on hand.
Science suggests a diet rich in mycoprotein, the unique ingredi-
ent found in Quorn Naked Chikn cutlets, may help reduce choles-
terol and manage risk of obesity and type-2 diabetes. Completely
meat- and soy-free, mycoprotein is a powerhouse ingredient with
less fat, fewer calories and more ber than meat, and also has great
texture and delicious taste. Ounce for ounce, mycoprotein has nearly
as much protein as an egg, more ber than a baked potato and one-
third less fat than skinless chicken breast, making it a smart option
for families whether they eat meat or enjoy a vegetarian lifestyle.
All 11 prepackaged varieties found in your grocers freezer can be
stowed in your own freezer and cooked on demand, making fast
work of meal preparation.
Many mycoprotein fans have also commented on its delicious
taste and how theyve been fooled into thinking theyre eating real
meat or poultry.
To try mycoprotein for yourself, heres an easy meal that should
become part of any warm-weather entertaining recipe collection.
Enjoy Quick, Tasty, Healthy Meals
Serves 4
4 Quorn Naked Chikn Cutlets
1 small eggplant, diced into -inch squares
2 tomatoes, seeded and diced
2 Tbsp. olive oil
1 Tbsp. fresh basil, chopped
1 tsp. fresh parsley, chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
1 tsp. fresh lemon juice
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Line the grill rack of gas or charcoal grill with foil, or use
a foil-lined baking sheet and pre-heat the grill to medium. Place
the cutlets, eggplant and tomatoes on foil. Brush with 1 table-
spoon of olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill 10 min-
utes then turn over the cutlets and vegetables. Grill an additional
10 minutes, or until the cutlets are golden brown.
Combine the eggplant and tomatoes in large bowl with re-
maining olive oil, basil, parsley, garlic, lemon juice, and more
salt and pepper to taste. Spoon this salad over cutlets and serve.
To learn more about mycoprotein, visit www.mycoprotein.
org or www.quorn.us.
The County Times
By Shelby Oppermann
Contributing Writer
Many readers have asked that I continue
to write about hidden treasures in the coun-
ty. Well, some are fairly large hidden trea-
sures that we pass by or keep saying, we need
to stop there some day. These places are all
through our county. It must be the same for
any area, you have all sorts of neat museums
or historic areas right in your back yard, but
dont take the time to visit.
Yes, Colonial Williamsburg is a great va-
cation spot, but we have Historic St. Marys
City, which continues to grow with state of the
art museums, in historic areas and walking
tours. There are at least four distinct areas to
explore. Starting with the reconstructed State
House and then walking around Farthings
Ordinary, other buildings, and the gardens,
you can really experience what the rst set-
tlers saw in this beautiful land. The militia re-
enactors always give a breathtaking show.
You can walk right by archaeologists at
work, or better yet sign up for the Tidewa-
ter Archaeology Weekend in late July or St.
Marys College Archaeological Field School
and dig in the dirt yourself. Nothing is more
fun for an archaeologist than nding the privy
(outhouse site). Those were also the recep-
tacles of most of the colonists trash which
is a gold mine of artifacts. Wouldnt that be
the highlight of anyones day to dig around in
300+-year-old outhouse remains. It was for
me. When I had my own kids archaeology
club at Hollywood Elementary, my son Ryan
and I made up all sorts of funny sayings for
the group: archaeologists dig old bones and
the like. I used all of my experiences to teach
the kids from my own time in the 10-week
Field School. You never know when what you
have learned can come in handy.
Traveling down the path from Farthings
& Smiths Ordinaries, you can take a mean-
dering trail down to the beautifully recon-
structed chapel or take the route to the mu-
seum buildings. I walked into the Chapel not
that long ago, and could truly feel a Godly
presence, even though it is not the original.
There is a feeling on that eld of wooden and
brick structures that others from the past are
standing with you. I really felt that most in
the chapel.
You can also drive down Rosecroft Road
to the museum and take the time to look at
the artifacts or artichokes as we called them
that are beautifully displayed. The pottery
shards are fascinating; everything from salt
glazed stoneware to delicate pieces of china
can be seen. Artifacts of many weapons are
on display along with remnants of the colonial
settlers daily lives. To hold them is amazing,
but even to see the pieces in a case is nice.
And for those who like to shop, the St. Marys
City Visitors area has a magnicent gift shop,
as well as Farthings ordinary.
As you drive out of the museum parking
lot, take a right down to the rst turn, and that
is the Godiah Spray tobacco plantation, which
is a lot larger than it looks at rst glance. The
costumed interpreters can answer any ques-
tion while working on their 17th century task.
While writing this, I had a question on
whether the old park with the Indian village
was still further down Rosecroft Rd. So I
made a call and was referred to Sue Wilkin-
son, Director of Marketing for Historic St.
Marys City. She said that park was closed
many years ago and the entire Woodland In-
dian village was transferred to the visitor cen-
ter. Ms. Wilkinson also told me that on June
20th, the historic area and St. Marys College
will be having a huge celebration for Mary-
lands 375th. Tall ships will be coming to the
waterfront, along with free Skipjack rides.
There will be live music all day, including Da-
vid Norris who is such a beautiful weaver of
history into song. Lots of activities for kids,
including working with the militia. The mili-
tia will teach the children how to muster with
wooden muskets. Magicians, food, ne arts,
crafts, colonial games and dance, so much
to see. American Indian dancers will give a
demonstration too. Ms. Wilkinson mentioned
lots more events and demonstrations. The day
culminates with a special River Concert Series
program at the college and a reworks display.
What a fun and inexpensive way to have a
good time locally. Free music, boat rides, and
history sounds great for families. I looked
up the website: www.stmaryscity.org
The 375th year is a perfect time to visit
the counties historic sites. Events are happen-
ing throughout the year in our own back yard.
Save gas, and enjoy whats around you.
To each new days historic adventure,
Shelby
Please send comments or ideas to:
shelbys.wanderings@yahoo.com.
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tion, loss of faith, vio-
lence, and death.
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boss? Youd better hope
so, because listening to
Eve on your commute
is going to make you late.
Youll want to hear just
one more minute of this positively beautiful
novel.
Spinning a tale thats both lush and lyri-
cal, author Elissa Elliott gives Eve a complex
humanity as a mother worried about her chil-
dren and as a wife who sees her husband slip-
ping away. She feels bereft and abandoned,
powerless to stop the changes she sees. El-
liotts story sticks pretty close to the Biblical
version, though still making Eve seem famil-
iarly, comfortingly contemporary.
What I liked best about this audiobook
is that its read by three different perform-
ers. Sandra Burr, Tanya Eby Sirois, and Ellen
Grafton bring their characters to life, which
gives Eve even more listenability.
Take this audiobook to work with you.
Take it home, take it on vacation, but dont
miss it. If you crave a novel experience, Eve
will be Paradise to you.
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By Andrea Shiell
Staff Writer
It may seem like a novel idea, but with
the wealth generated by vending machines
dispensing snacks across the country, Don
Patterson, founder of Charitable Vending Inc.,
thought he might take advantage of a great
source of revenue for his own donation pool,
setting up a company that manages vending
machines and then forwards the prots to
various charities.
One group reaping the benets of Pat-
tersons idea is the Lexington Park Volunteer
Rescue Squad, which operates 14 machines
in ofce buildings in the area and which re-
ceived a donation of nearly $3,000 for the pur-
chase of new equipment on Monday.
Patterson, a Navy Academy gradu-
ate who has been involved for years with
Christian ministries in Northern Virginia,
explained that he had come up with the idea
for vending machines after brainstorming for
new and more creative ways of fundraising.
Patterson said he drew on his own expe-
riences running his own training and service
support company, D.P. Associates, which he
sold in 2004 to L3 Communications before
deciding to devote his time to charitable work,
adapting his former policy of allowing ofce
managers who maintained their own vending
machines to keep their prots for Christmas
parties.
I quickly found out that vending is a
nickel-and-dime business, but its a highly
protable business, he said, so I thought I
could form a company that was staffed with
nothing but volunteers no employees and I
could put the machines in various locations.
The result for Patterson has been a com-
pany staffed with volunteers who stock and
maintain machines in Northern Virginia and
Southern Maryland, designating 50 percent
of their prots to the charity of their choice,
while sponsors can similarly designate 25
percent of the proceeds, leaving a scant 25
percent to cover the cost of the machines
themselves, not a penny of which Patterson
says he receives for himself.
Volunteers Donna Levay and her son
Mike from the Lexington Park Volunteer
Rescue Squad were there on Monday at Wyle
Laboratories, where both were presented with
a check from Patterson for their earnings over
the last several months.
Donna Levay explained that the rescue
squad had started working with Patterson
after rescue squad member Dale Ford had
agreed to take over machine maintenance du-
ties while Patterson was away.
Mr. Patterson was looking for someone
to take over the vending while he was away,
and was primarily looking for some sort of
nonprot organization that could really use
the help, she said, so the rescue squad as-
sociates were recommended, and we got in
touch with Mr. Patterson and it all kind of fell
into order, and we started doing vending back
in December, she said, adding that the group
has averaged about $500 per month from the
machines they maintain.
Mike Levay said he had been helping
his mother Donna with the machines, and de-
scribed it as a great source of revenue for the
rescue squad.
The rescue squad recently purchased an
Auto Pulse, which is nicknamed a thumper,
and it automatically resuscitates someone
instead of manually doing CPR, he said, ex-
plaining that the money would be used to pay
for the rescue squads portion of the cost.
Patterson smiled as he conrmed that
his fundraising idea had been a great success
so far. When asked if he had any expansion
plans for his philanthropic endeavors, he said,
Ill expand as long as there are volunteers
who are willing to help out, and who need the
help.
Donna Levay and her son Mike from the
Lexington Park Volunteer Rescue Squad help
each other stock one of their 14 vending
machines, which have been set up to raise
money for the department and other charities
across the county.
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Money for Rescue Squad
Under New Management
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Interviewing:
Wanda Paduamo
Wanda is the owner and manager of Blades School of
Hair Design at San Souci Plaza in California, where she
took some time out of her teaching schedule to talk
about her business.
CT: How long have you had your business, and how
does being the only beauty school in town position
you in the community?
WP: Weve been here 23 years. We started out on
Great Mills Road, and we were there for nine years,
and then we moved here but it takes time to build a
business and a reputation, and its like any other busi-
ness. You hate it when its quiet, youre afraid people
wont come in there, but after 23 years its really start-
ed to blossom.
CT: Where were you educated?
WP: In Calvert County, and I took my cosmetology
course in Annapolis, at a school that isnt there any-
more. I am a master educator, and it took me 10 years
to become that and I just got my certicate this
year.
CT: What was the hardest thing for you to learn when
you got your certication?
WP: Finger waves its pushing the hair in an S-for-
mation back and forth, and when I was in cosmetol-
ogy school you had to pass that part of the board to
be a hairdresser. Nowadays its not a skills test, its
more of a safety test, so they dont have nger waves
in it, but then it was really sad because you had some
students who couldnt become hairdressers because
they couldnt do nger waves, but I think the test is a
little more fair now.
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C-SPAN Civics bus The public can tour C-
SPANs 45-foot Civics bus on June 16 from 10 a.m.
to noon at Leonardtown or from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
at Lexington Park to learn about its mission, fund-
ing and programs. Some visitors might be taped
discussing what they are reading this summer.

Soldiers care packages St. Marys County Farm Bu-
reau Womens Committee is collecting items until June 27
to ll care packages for soldiers oversees. Items such as gum,
snacks and magazines can be dropped off at any branch.

Free book Children from babies through teens
can earn a free book by completing their reading log
(or activity sheets for babies) in the Summer Reading
Clubs which run June 8 through Aug. 8. All partici-
pants will receive a complimentary lawn ticket to the
Blue Crabs Aug. 21 game and 120 participants will
receive two Orioles tickets in a random drawing. To
participate, once registered, they read or are read to
and return every three weeks with their reading logs
to earn prizes or chances for prizes. More information
can be found at www.stmalib.org or at the libraries.

Free ice cream Children ages 5-12 can pick up
an Adventure Passport at any branch and have fun
exploring 10 sites in the county and learn about 375
years of history. After visiting ve sites, they are eli-
gible for free ice cream from Brusters and a chance
for the drawing of Sally Walkers book, Written in
Bone. Each additional site visited earns them an extra
chance in the drawing. The passport admits the child
free to those sites with admission fees. The program
runs through Aug. 31 and is made possible in part by
the Southern Maryland Heritage Area Consortium.
Starting next week, Flat Sneaks, the librarys sum-
mer reading mascot, is exploring eight sites in the
county. Each week a photo and clues about a site he
visited will be posted in this paper. Children 5-12
guess where he visited and drop off their entry at the
library before noon on the following Monday to be
eligible for a drawing. The rst correct entry drawn
will receive a book. Watch for Flat Sneaks next week.
Computer game workshops Discover U Childrens
Museum is sponsoring free workshops conducted by
Deb Daniel. A workshop for kids ages 7-11 on how to
create their own computer game using RPG is set for
June 15 at 6 p.m. and June 30 at 6 p.m. at Charlotte Hall.
Daniel is also conducting several workshops for
teens. Lexington Park will offer a workshop on us-
ing Scratch software to create a computer game on
June 11 at 2 p.m. A digital art workshop on creat-
ing simple animation for eemail messages will be
offered on June 17 and 24 at 2:30 p.m. at Charlotte
Hall and on June 24 at 10 a.m. at Lexington Park.
Registration is required for all workshops. The
same workshops are being offered at various
times throughout the summer at each branch.

Free movies On June 11 a PG rated movie about
the adventures of the Central Zoo animals stranded in
Africa will be shown at 5 p.m. at Charlotte Hall. Lex-
ington Park will show a G rated lm about a mouse
and his rat friend who rescue a princess and save
an entire kingdom on June 17 at 2 p.m. A PG movie
about a group of kids who begin caring for stray dogs
in an abandoned hotel will be shown at Leonard-
town on June 18 at 2 p.m. Snacks will be provided.
Teens can watch a movie about a couples chance meeting
which turns into a crusade to nd a legendary rock bands
show at Lexington Park on June 16 at 2 p.m. At Leonar-
dtown on June 17 at 2 p.m. they can watch the lm about
two teenagers who nd themselves in the middle of a bat-
tle in a war between the Autobots and Decepticons. Both
of these movies are PG-13 rated. Snacks are provided.

Wii game fun Gamers of all ages can challenge
each other at the Wii Play Family Game Fun sched-
uled on June 18 at Charlotte Hall from 5:30 -7:30
p.m., Lexington Park on June 24 from 6-7:30 p.m.
and Leonardtown on June 25 from 5:30 -7:30 p.m.
Teens can challenge other teens at Teen Gaming Fun on
June 18 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Lexington Park and
on June 26 at 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Leonardtown. Registra-
tion is requested for these free TAG sponsored events.
L ibrary Items
The Sanford Concert Se-
ries will be presenting its annual
Sounds of Tomorrow concert on
Sun., June 14, at 7:30 p.m. at St.
Andrews Church in California,
featuring outstanding young musi-
cal talent from St. Marys County
selected by audition.
Auditions were held in March,
when the following solo artists
were selected: Andrew Callahan,
pianist; Gabrielle Crofford, pianist;
Elizabeth Davis, violinist; Christo-
pher Lange, baritone; Melissa Lu-
cas, piano; Elijah Smoot, pianist;
Molly Tracy, pianist; and Brandi
Wightman, soprano. In addition,
a quartet of the following cellists
was selected: Maura Coughlin,
Christina Gancayco, Patricia Rose
and Abigail Crosby. Each of these
artists will be demonstrating his or
her talent in formal recitals during
this evening presentation.
This annual concert provides
a chance to showcase some very
talented musicians from our area.
All of these musicians bring a
lively, energetic force to their well
executed performances. Our audi-
ence always comes away uplifted
by these recitals.
The audience will have the
opportunity to meet the performers
during the reception immediately
following the concert in the Parish
Hall. During this formal reception,
honorariums will be presented to
the recitalists.
Tickets for this event cost $5
per person. For information re-
garding seating availability, please
call Lyn Schramm at 301-862-9541.
For information regarding future
concerts, visit www.sanfordconc-
certseries.com.
The 24th annual St. Marys
Crab festival will be held at the
St. Marys County Fairgrounds.
Gates open at 11 a.m. and the fes-
tivities end at 5 p.m.
Admission is $5 per person,
with children under 12 getting in
free. Food costs are additional.
The Crab Festival will feature
a lot of things in addition to crabs.
There will be live music, a
classic car show, arts and crafts ven-
dors and crab races (weather per-
mitting). Miss Maryland will visit
again this year and there will be
country dancing demonstrations.
Non-seafood dishes are avail-
able, in addition to steamed crabs,
crab cakes and soft shell crab sand-
wiches. And dont forget to leave
room for desserts, such as snow
cones and ice cream.
The Crab Festival is a proj-
ect of the Leonardtown Lions
Club and is their major fundrais-
ing event of the year. All money
raised by the Lions Club is do-
nated to local charities and needy
individuals.
For additional information
visit the web site at www.St-
MarysCrabFestival.com
Sanford Concert
Series presents
the Sounds of
Tomorrow
Crab Festival
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Recreation Parks
The Board of County Commissioners
will once again host the annual Scott Ver-
bic Memorial Golf Tournament Fri. June
12 at the Wicomico Shores Municipal Golf
Course, 35794 Aviation Yacht Club Road in
Mechanicsville (near Chaptico).
The tournament will begin with 8:30
a.m. registration followed by a shotgun start
at 9 a.m. A buffet lunch will be served at the
conclusion of the tournament. There will be
hole-in-one, closest-to-the-pin and longest-
drive contests, as well as several rafes and
door prizes.
The Recreation and Parks Department
coordinates the tournament each year as a
memorial to Scott Verbic, a Rec and Parks
Citizen Advisory Board member and youth
advocated who passed away while serv-
ing on the board. All proceeds benet the
departments scholarship program for sum-
mer youth camps and other recreational
activities.
For additional information on forming
a team or sponsorship, call Christina Bishop
at 301-475-4200, ext. 1802, or visit www.
co.saint-marys.md.us/recreate/specialev-
ents.asp.
Play is held twice weekly and consists of infor-
mal doubles matches put together by the site coordi-
nator based on that days attendance. All who show
up play.
5 p.m. Tuesdays at Great Mills High School,
May 26-Sept. 29. Tuesdays coordinator is Bob
Stratton.
5 p.m. Sundays at Leonardtown High School,
May 31-Aug 30. Sundays coordinator is Cris Sigler.
The league fee is $30 for the Great Mills site and
$25 for the Leonardtown site. All fees include court
costs and balls. No ofcial registration is required.
Just show up at the courts and enjoy the evening.
Tennis:
Social Doubles
Gretton
Goalkeeping
Summer Camps
Gretton Goalkeeping will offer its 7th Annual
Summer Goalkeeper Soccer Camp Series beginning
the week of June 22 through the week of Aug. 17 at
various locations in Southern Maryland. Camps run
Monday through Thursday each week at various
hours of the day. All ages and skill levels welcome.
Field player training offered as well by separate eld
player instructor. For questions or to reserve your
spot, call 301-643-8992 or e-mail grettongoalkeep-
ing@gmail.com.
New Horizons Camp
Kicks Off June 22
Verbic Memorial Golf Tournament
Tees Off Friday Morning
The New Horizons Summer Camp Program will be offered
again this year, a collaboration between the countys Department of
Recreation and Parks and the public school system.
The camp begins Mon. June 22 and ends Fri. July 31 and will
operate on weekdays from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Hollywood El-
ementary School.
Registration is now open; the fee is $750. Help with nding
nancial assistance is available.
Children in this program will receive a free nutritional break-
fast and lunch each day through the departments participation in the
U.S. Department of Agricultures Summer Food Service Program.
The program will not discriminate in the course of the meal
service and will not promote physical segregation or other discrimi-
nation against any child because of race, color, age, national origin,
sex or disability.
For more information, call Christi Bishop at 301-475-4200 ext.
1802.
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Walden/Sierra will hold a
timed, cross-country, 5K run and
fun walk on Sat., June 13, at 9
a.m., rain or shine, at Greenwell
State Park in Hollywood. Dogs on
a leash and strollers are welcome
as community members gather
together to Take a Step for
Walden. A short program with po-
etry and art will follow the race.
Proceeds will benet pro-
grams of Walden/Sierra that help
individuals of all ages to recover
from abuse, trauma or addiction.
Walden/Sierra is a nonprot orga-
nization that provides counseling,
a 24-hour hotline and treatment
services.
Pre-registration entry fee is
$20, and race-day registration is
$25. Pre-registration discounts are
available for military, groups of 10
or more and children 13 and un-
der. For more information, con-
tact Laura Webb at 301-997-1300
ext. 804 or lauraw@waldensierra.
org, or visit www.waldensierra.
org. Online registration is avail-
able at www.active.com.
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The average life span of a major league baseball is 7 pitches.
St. Marys Ryken High
School seeks qualied applicants
for the positions of Head Var-
sity Girls Soccer Coach, Head
Girls Tennis Coach and Head
Baseball Coach for the 2009-10
school year. These are part-time
positions but teaching positions
are also available. If interested,
contact Mike Vosburgh, athletic
director, at 301-373-4199 or Mi-
chael.vosburgh@smrhs.org.
Do you love playing soccer? Want to play soccer at
a more competitive level? If youre a U-9 to U-19 player,
then Northern St. Marys Select Soccer Club has an op-
portunity for you tryouts for Northern Lightning.
New boys and girls teams are being formed and
existing teams are lling openings. Players age 7- 3
(U-9 to U-14) are especially encouraged to attend so
that younger teams can be formed. The club is the se-
lect/travel soccer arm of St. Marys Northern Soccer
League.
The tryout sessions will take place June 16 and 17
from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Fifth District Park (behind Lettie
Dent Elementary). You should plan to attend both days
if possible. The rain date is Fri., June 19.
For more information, contact Northern Lightning Se-
lect Soccer at 301-884-2010 or Leagueofce@smnsl.org.
The Chesapeake Bay Field Lab
will hold kayak and canoe races June
28 from noon until 4 p.m. to support
environmental education program-
ming on St. George Island.
Attendance is free. Food and
beverage purchases are available at
the lab on the island.
A $25 race participation fee
will cover a variety of races includ-
ing a Cash Race. All races will be
held in Island Creek in the heart of
St. George Island to begin at the
Chesapeake Bay Field Lab at the end
of Piney Point Road (Route 249).
Corporate sponsors include
Booz Allen Hamilton and Coombs
Creek Marina.
In addition to the races and on-
site, kid-friendly activities, the re-
cently refurbished yawl boat of the
skipjack the Dee of St. Marys will
also be dedicated on June 28. The
yawl boat, also called a push boat,
served as the only motorization of
the Dee during the decade the ves-
sel oystered in the Chesapeake Bay.
The yawl boat was refurbished by
Piney Point Boatwright Ben God-
dard and underwritten by generous
grants from Preservation Maryland
and National Trust for Historic Pres-
ervation and by members of the
Chesapeake Bay Field Lab.
To register for or to sponsor the
kayak/canoe races, call Chesapeake
Bay Field Lab at 301-994-2245 or e-
mail skipjack@skipjacktours.com.
The Mid-Atlantic Skating
Series, now in its seventh season,
will return for its yearly meet in
St. Marys County on Sat., Aug.
22, when MASS takes over Ni-
colet Park in Lexington Park. All
ages and skill levels are welcome.
For more information, go to http://
www.curtkimbel.com.
Skate Series
Returns in
August
Walden/
Sierra 5K Fun
Walk Set for
Saturday
Ryken Seeks
Head Coaches
For Three Sports
Northern St. Marys Soccer
Club Seeks Players
St. George Island Site of
Kayak and Canoe Races
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By Chris Stevens
Staff Writer
CALIFORNIA Jim Warnick thinks
the annual Southern Maryland Soapbox
Derby has a chance to grow into a larger
event, including more soapbox races in the
area.
Almost half the eld are rst-time
racers, and this is the only time they get to
race, Warnick said Saturday afternoon as
the Derby was taking place. Our future
plans including having more races and
hopefully a Masters division.
The Masters division is reserved for
the best of the best, and Jims son Jay, along
with Casey Raiter and Courtney Rail, two
Chopticon graduates, have gone to Wash-
ington, D.C., to compete in the Masters
division races.
Warnick hopes that the Southern Mary-
land Derby will grow to the point where
they can send a Masters division champion
to the national derby in Akron, Ohio.
When we have our champions rac-
ing in the national meet, with 41 states and
seven countries represented, we want the
world to know they belong to St. Marys
County, instead of having Washington on
their cars, said Warnick, who took over as
Derby chairman in February. Thats my big
push, for us to have a Masters division.
As is, the Southern Maryland Derby
currently runs a Stock and Super Stock Di-
vision, and the races took place this year on
Patxuent Boulevard in California, a change
from the usual hill on Fenwick Street in
Leonardtown. Fears that the Patuxent Bou-
levard hill would be too slow for racers were
unfounded.
So far, weve had to shorten the track
twice and ask the drivers to hit their brakes
as soon as they cross the nish line, War-
nick said.
The short and speedy track took a stra-
tegic turn for most racers, including 8-year-
old Kyle Wedding, a rst-time racer who
competed in the consolation bracket of the
Stock Division.
I think I have a better chance in the
rst lane because its faster, said Kyle, a
student at Dynard Elementary School in
Chaptico. True to Warnicks mission of
having new racers and participants, this was
Kyles rst time in competing in the Derby.
I just heard of it this year, but Im hav-
ing a lot of fun, he said.
Maintaining an annual derby consists
of a lot of work, including keeping cars
maintained and up to National Derby stan-
dards (the winners of both division races get
to travel to Akron to compete in the national
Derby), but Warnick credited advertising
and the Third District Optimist Club for
their great support.
I couldnt ask for better sponsors to
help us today, he said.
Sirin, Sonmez
O To College
By Chris Stevens
Staff Writer
As far as their introduction to American basketball goes, St. Marys
Ryken graduates and Turkish natives Gokhan Sirin and Gorkem Son-
mez learned a lot.
They plan to take those lessons to college next fall, with Sirin sign-
ing with the University of Charlotte and Sonmez heading to Radford
University, becoming the fourth and fth Ryken boys basketball play-
ers to sign NCAA Division I college scholarships.
Radfords a good place for me because they really needed a 2 or a
3, the 6-foot-5 Sonmez said. And I get a chance to play right away.
Sonmez was forced to play out of position at Ryken because the
team needed a post presence.
Hes got the
strength to play at
the next level, and
hell get to play his
natural position of
shooting guard,
Knights head coach
Dave Tallman said.
Radford has a
coach, Ali Ton, that
recruited him the
hardest and helped
get him to the
States. I think its a
great opportunity.
While Son-
mez had a good
idea of where he
wanted to go and
what position he
wanted to play,
6-foot-9 Gokhan
Sirin drew interest
from Georgetown
University and the
University of South
Florida before deciding on Charlotte, an Atlantic-10 conference member
school.
When I went there for my visit, I felt comfortable, just hanging
around on campus, the coaches and their staff were very helpful to me,
Sirin said of his trip to the campus that clinched his decision. Im going
to improve my game by playing inside and maybe play 20-25 minutes a
game. That was my biggest thing.
Sirin earned second-team all-Washington Catholic Athletic Con-
ference honors for the Knights, as the team rebounded from last seasons
disappointing play-in exit to challenge eventual conference champion
DeMatha down to the nal minutes of their tournament quarternal
game in February.
He is one of the most skilled big men you will ever see, Tallman
said of Sirin. Hes ready for the next level.
Both play-
ers are impressed
with the level of
American bas-
ketball, but look
forward to going
back home to
play ball in the
Turkish Basket-
ball Federation.
Coach Tall-
man helped us
get together and
get used to bas-
ketball here; its
a more physical
and faster game,
Sonmez said.
T a l l m a n
adds that he be-
lieves that both
players can play
at the next level.
I think
theyll play pro-
fessionally, he
says.
Gorkem Sonmez will go from playing in the paint
at Ryken to his natural position in the backcourt at
Radford University.
Photo By Chris Stevens
St. Marys Ryken graduate Gokhan Sirin will
take his unique basketball talents and his 6-foot-
9 frame to the University of Charlotte.
Photo By Chris Stevens
New Soapbox
Derby Chairman Hopes
To Spark Event Growth
2009 Derby Stock Division Champion
Elizabeth Beaton
2009 Derby Super Stock Champion
Mathew Baumann
Photo By Frank Marquart
The County Times
Potomac Speedway and Steel Block Bandits staff have agreed to run the remaining 25 laps
of the Steel Block Bandits feature event that was stopped due to rain on May 29; the race has been
rescheduled for Friday night, July 10. The eld has been locked and no cars may be added for the
remaining 25 laps. However, Potomac Speedway will have a regular 25-lap Late Model event and
the Steel Block Bandits will have the opportunity to run a second show. See Potomac Speedways
Late Model rules for the second race of the night. Anyone with questions can call the speedway at
301-884-4200 or the Steel Block Bandits at 540-336-4673.
Running order as of Lap 15: 1) Kyle Lear 2) Bruce Kane 3) Tommy Wagner 4) Walker Arthur
5) Mike Latham 6) Steve Long 7) Sommey Lacey 8) Ed Pope 9) Jarred Powell 10) Paul Cursey 11)
Mark Jones 12) Kris Looney 13) Buddy Isles 14) PJ Hatcher 15) Chuck Cox 16) Bubby Tharp 17)
Brandon Long-2 18) David Puckett -5 19) Gerald Davis -7 20) Dave Adams -8 21) Chris Cromer
-14 22) Derick Quade -15.
Steel Block Bandits Race Rescheduled for July 10
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Enjoy your Saturday in the
Park at The Grapevine
next to Lindas Cafe
Featuring Special Sales
for Juneteenth
and Fathers Day!
Thurs., June 11
Mens Over-40 League
Seabreeze vs. Captain
Sams at Captain Sams
Clements vs. Hobos at
Back Road Inn
Tri-County Aire vs. Hole-In-
The-Wall at Tippets Field
Nationwide vs. Mom &
Pops at Fenwick Field
Rita Bs vs. Andersons at
Andersons Bar
Slow-Pitch League
Chaneys vs. Bombers at
Pax River, 6:30 p.m.
Bookkeeping By Blanche
vs. Wentworth at The Brass
Rail, 6:30 p.m.
Budweiser vs. VFW2632 at
Chancellors Run, 6:30 p.m.
Back Road Inn vs. Eagles
Nest at Chancellors Run,
8 p.m.
Fri., June 12
Young Mens League
Raleys Softball vs. Straight
Cuts at Moose Lodge,
6:30 p.m.
Jeff Rocks vs. Big Dogs at
Andersons Bar, 6:30 p.m.
AC Moose vs. Knotts Con-
struction at Captain Sams,
6:30 p.m.
Sat., June 13
Young Mens League
Liberty OS vs. Raleys
Softball at Back Road Inn,
4 p.m.
Shockers vs. Eagles Nest
at Chancellors Run Park,
Field No. 3, 4 p.m.
Jeff Rocks vs. Cryers at
Back Road Inn, 6 p.m.
Liberty OS vs. Dew Drop
Inn at Chancellors Run
Park, Field No. 2, 6 p.m.
Sun., June 14
Premier League
(All games at Knight Life)
Country Boyz vs.
Elks, noon
True Players vs. Park
Cougars, 1:15 p.m.
Raiders vs. Backstabbers,
2:30 p.m.
Ballers vs. Stars, 3:45 p.m.
G-Quest vs. Raiders, 5 p.m.
Boatman vs. Budweisers,
6 p.m.
Slow-Pitch/Young Mens
Inter-League Play
Bombers vs. Knotts Con-
struction at Captain Sams,
4 p.m.
VFW2632 vs. Cryers at
Back Road Inn, 4 p.m.
Jeff Rocks vs. AC Moose at
Moose Lodge, 4 p.m..
Back Road Inn vs. Shockers
at Captain Sams, 6 p.m.
Bookkeeping by Blanche
vs. Big Dogs at Back Road
Inn, 6 p.m.
Budweiser vs. Liberty OS
at The Brass Rail, 6 p.m.
Straight Cuts vs. Dew Drop
Inn at Chancellors Run,
Field No. 3, 6 p.m.
Mon, June 15
Womens League
Just Us vs. Coors Light at
Back Road Inn, 6:30 p.m.
Chesapeake Custom
Embroidery vs. Captain
Sams at Captain Sams,
6:30 p.m.
Andersons Bar vs. Dew
Drop Inn/Two Pt
Construction /P.Js
Autobody/Bryan Jones
Paint at Knight Life,
6:30 p.m.
Back Road Inn vs. Knock-
outs at The Brass Rail,
6:30 p.m.
Knight Life vs. Xtreme at
Chancellors Run, 6:30 p.m.
Moose Lodge vs. Simms at
the Brass Rail, 8 p.m.
Womens Over-30
League
Captain Sams at Rosebuds
at Tippetts Field
Hole-in-the-wall at Ryce
Electric at Moose Lodge
Moose Lodge at Hurri-
canes at Chancellors Run
Raleys at S&J Heating at
Andersons Bar
Tues., June 16
Slow-Pitch League
Bookkeeping By Blanche
vs. Budweiser at Captain
Sams, 6:30 p.m.
Eagles Nest vs. Wentworth
at The Brass Rail, 6:30 p.m.
Bombers vs. Back Road Inn
at Back Road Inn, 6:30 p.m.
VFW2632 vs. Chaneys at
The Brass Rail, 8 p.m.
Wed., June 17
Womens League
Bud Light vs. Back Road
Inn at Back Road Inn,
6:30 p.m.
Southern vs. Simms at The
Brass Rail, 6:30 p.m.
Moose Lodge vs. Ander-
sons at Andersons Bar,
6:30 p.m.
Dew Drop Inn/Two Pt
Construction /P.Js Auto-
body/Bryan Jones Paint
vs. Xtreme at Chancellors
Run, 6:30 p.m.
Coors Light vs. Knight Life
at Knight Life, 6:30 p.m.
Knockouts vs. Just Us at
Chancellors Run, 8 p.m.
6/11-6/17/2009
Potomac Speedway: News and Events
The Street Stock feature event that was rained out May 29 has been rescheduled for Fri.
June 12. No cars will be added to the eld as the eld is locked. It will be run right after the
warm-up sessions have been completed,
leaving drivers enough time to compete in
their regularly scheduled events.
Autograph Night June 12 For Street Stocks,
Crate Late Models and Hobbystocks
Potomac Speedway will host a regular show on Fri. June 12 with The Carruth & Son Late
Models, Coors Light Street Stocks, Big Dog Paradise Hobbystocks, B & B Welding 4 Cylinders
and The Crate Late Models. The Coors Light Street Stocks and Big Dog Paradise Hobbystocks
and Crate Late Models will have a special autograph session at intermission for all fans. Gates will
open at 5 p.m., warm-ups 7:30 p.m. and the green ag waves at 8 p.m. Pit entrance is $20, with
grandstand admission $10 for adults, children 12 and under free, to the grandstand area.
Demolition Derby: June 13, 20
The Silver Hill Lions Club will host the Demolition Derby on Sat. June 13 and Sat. June 20.
General admission gates will open at 5:30 p.m. and crashing begins at 7 p.m. Adult general
admission, $18; children 10 and under, $9, with Pit admission, $25. For additional information
on rules, directions or car entry, call the Silver Hill Lions Club at 1-888-44-DERBY or visit
www.shlcdemolitionderby.com.
Street Stock Makeup Race
Rescheduled for June 12
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Blue Crabs Halama Earns
Pitcher of the Month
Award for April and May
Southern Maryland left-handed start-
ing pitcher John Halama has been named the
Atlantic Leagues Pitcher of the Month, for
games played in April and May of this sea-
son. Opening Day was April 23. The award
was somewhat of a foregone conclusion for
Halama, who bafed Atlantic League bat-
ters while cruising to a 7-0 record in his rst
seven starts of the 2009 season. Halama
was not defeated until a 2-1 loss to the York
Revolution on June 2 in the rst game of a
doubleheader at Regency Furniture Stadium.
Halama was still impressive in defeat though,
tossing a complete game (doubleheader
games are seven innings), striking out a sea-
son high seven batters.
As of his most recent outing on June
2, Halama is 7-1 in eight starts with a 2.17
earned run average. His ERA is second in
the Atlantic League, while his seven wins are
top on the circuit, two ahead of the next clos-
est players. His 58 innings pitched lead the
Atlantic League, and his 36 strikeouts place
him third. Halama has walked just 13 batters
on the season.
On the 09 campaign Halama has thrown
four complete games total; three of the seven
inning variety in doubleheaders, and one
nine-inning complete game May 28 at Long
Island, where he allowed just seven hits and a
run. Halamas last three starts have all been
complete games.
At 37, Halama is still quietly condent
that he can return to the Major Leagues,
where he spent parts of ve seasons.
Whether I start or relieve, I know I can
help somebody out on the big league level.
Thank God I havent been injured and thats
helped me to be able to come here, and be
able to compete, said Halama. So maybe
being healthy tells me all the hard work has
paid off, and will pay off, he continued.
With a career Major League record of
56-48, Halama made his MLB debut with
the Houston Astros in 1998, going 1-1 in
six starts. Halama was then sent to the Se-
attle Mariners in October of that year, as the
player to be named later in the trade that sent
hurler Randy Johnson from Seattle to Hous-
ton before the trade deadline earlier that sea-
son. Halama would spend the next four sea-
sons on the Mariners roster, amassing a 41-31
record in 130 appearances and 81 starts from
1999 through 2002.
Through free-agency, Halama would go
on to suit up in the big leagues for the Oak-
land Athletics (2003), Tampa Bay Devil Rays
(2004), and the Boston Red Sox and Wash-
ington Nationals in 2005. Halamas most
recent season in the Major Leagues came in
2006, when he went 3-1 in 17 appearances
and a start for the Baltimore Orioles. Halama
spent the 2007 season with the Long Island
Ducks in the Atlantic League and made 26
starts, before transitioning to the expan-
sion Blue Crabs for 2008. After sparkling
in eight starts, going 4-1 with a microscopic
1.91 ERA, Halama was inked to a deal by the
Cleveland Indians and assigned to the Triple-
A Buffalo Bisons of the International League.
He would prove to be just as dependable for
Buffalo, notching 16 starts with an 8-6 record
and two complete games.
Halama has put together an impressive
128-90 record at all levels in his career. He
was originally drafted by Houston in 1994,
and made his professional debut that sum-
mer in their organization at Class A Auburn
in the New York-Penn League. Halama has
accumulated well over 1,000 strikeouts in
his career, and is likely to pass 1,200 strike-
outs for his career this season. (He currently
stands at 1,185) The lefty has 492 strikeouts
at the Major League level.
LIBERTY DIVISION W L PCT GB STREAK LAST 10
Southern Maryland 26 17 .605 W 1 5- 5
Long Island 22 22 .500 4.5 L 1 4- 6
Camden 22 22 .500 4.5 W 1 5- 5
Bridgeport 18 25 .419 8.0 W 1 6- 4
FREEDOM DIVISION W L PCT GB STREAK LAST 10
Somerset 28 15 .651 W 2 8- 2
Newark 23 20 .535 5.0 W 1 4- 6
Lancaster 20 23 .465 8.0 L 1 3- 7
York 14 29 .326 14.0 L 1 4- 6
Atlantic Baseball League Standings
(For games through Tues., June 9)
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By Virginia Terhune
Staff Writer
Sailors from St. Marys College won the 2009 ICSA/
GILL National Championship last week in San Francisco,
beating a eld of more than 100 sailors from 18 competing
schools.
The seven-member Seahawks team headed by Coach
Adam Werblow won the three-day series of races defeat-
ing second-place Yale University.
Our B-Division team had a rough start in the sec-
ond-to-last race, but then won the start in the last race and
had a clear lane and were able to go fast, said Werblow in
a press release.
Yale battled really hard. We thought
we could hang with them in A and
beat them in B. We were blessed,
he said. We brought seven, all
seven sailed and they worked really
hard, prepared for this venue and did
enough right to win.
The race was the last of three
competitions held this spring in San
Francisco by the Inter-Collegiate
Sailing Association, which governs
college and university sailing com-
petition. The others were the team
race (won by Boston College) and the
womens race (won by Yale).
A replay of the race hosted by
Annapolis sailing commentator Gary
Jobson is scheduled to air on ESPNU
on Sat. June 20 at 3 p.m. and Wed.,
July 1, at 3 a.m.
The Inter-Collegiate Sailing Asso-
ciation has also named ve St. Marys
sailors to its All-America team: Megan
Magill (women); Jesse Kirkland and
Michael Menninger (coed) and Jennifer
Chamberlain and Kelly Wilbur (crew).
Two years ago, St. Marys College
sailors won the ICSA Womens National
Championship at Old Dominion University in Virginia
and the ICSA Team Race National Championship at the
U.S. Naval Academy.
St. Marys College
Sailors Win
Championship
Left to right, team members are St. Marys Head Sailing
Coach and Waterfront Director Adam Werblow, senior
Jennifer Chamberlin (Alexandria, Va.), junior skipper Jesse
Kirkland (Warwick, Bermuda), sophomore Megan Magill
(San Diego, Calif.) , sophomore Michael Menninger (New-
port Beach, Calif.), junior Mike Kuschner (San Francisco,
Calif.), and Bill Ward, director of sailing.
Front row: rising sophomore Madeline Jackson (Bainbridge
Island, Wash.), junior crew Kelly Wilbur (Ipswich, Mass.)
Photo Courtesy of GTSphotos.com
LOCAL RACERS GO PRO
By Chris Stevens
Staff Writer
Three St. Marys County residents recently became professional
Motocross racers, after earning their American Motorcycling Asso-
ciation (AMA) Pro Racing Licenses.
The three racers, Robert Kraft of Charlotte Hall, Eric McKay of
Hollywood and Kenny Day of Mechanicsville, each competed in Pro-
fessional/Amateur (Pro-Am) events in order to earn the necessary
points to be licensed AMA racers. Their rst event as professionals
takes place this weekend at High Point Raceway in Mt. Morris, Pa. at
the annual Monster Energy National event, to be televised on NBC. 80
riders from all over the world will try to qualify in hopes to compete in
the 40-rider Motocross Event.
There is no other level, this is it. Just like the Ravens or the Ori-
oles, this is it. McKay said. This took 18 years of my life to get here,
and a ton sweat and tears.
The AMA Pro Motocross Championship features the worlds fast-
est outdoor motocross racers, racing on the best bikes, on the roughest,
toughest tracks in the world. Motocross racing is survival of the ttest
as well as the fastest every weekend.
The 12-rounds series, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing, began in
California on Memorial Day weekend and ends in Pennsylvania on
Labor Day weekend. It includes stops at the premier motocross rac-
ing facilities in America, with events in Colorado,
Texas, Massachusetts, Washington, New York,
Maryland and Michigan. The pro riders meet up on
Saturday afternoon, with competition divided into
two classes: one for 250cc bikes, and one for 450cc
machines.
Each track presents its own unique blend of
jumps, hills, corners and whoops, but all the races
run under the same format: two thirty-minute-plus-
two lap motos (races) per class, with the scores
from each race combined to determine the overall
winner. The competition also tests tness, as moto-
cross at this speed is arguably the most physically
demanding sport in the world.
For Kraft, who has been racing for eight
years, this weekends Motocross event is the ful-
llment of a dream.
I used to have all of these guys posters on
my wall, Kraft, 20, said. Now Im right on that
level with them.
Its very exciting to line up next to these
guys, its a dream come true, Day, 21 says while
adding Its exciting that all three of us from this
county get to go up there and give it a go.
Budds Creek Motocross Park owner John
Beasley, who has seen the three locals rise
through the ranks, is very pleased to see their
hard work pay off.
Ive watched them come from mini bikes to amateur races
to racing on NBC Sports, Beasley said. Its been very cool
watching them come through the ranks and Im proud of them.
The path from amateur races to the big stage is one full of
work and sweat.
There has been a lot of hard work, and sacrices. With-
out my girlfriend, mom, dad, and closest friends, I might not
have ever had the drive to make it this far Anyone in this sport
knows its a dream to be able to race these guys, and I nally have
the chance. Its going to be fun. McKay said.
The three local racers have earned their licenses as privateers,
racers who put their own money and time into their motorcycles, while
Factory Riders are fortunate enough to have bikes sponsored and
maintained by professional companies.
Its not a level playing eld, Beasley admits.
No matter how good of a privateer you are, your bikes are not
going to be as good as factory bikes, Kraft says. He plans to race in
the 450cc races, which gives him a better chance to win. Check out his
web site at www.kraftmx.com.
Its a huge disadvantage, Day says, but thats what makes it
fun. Its a new challenge.
To compete in the Nationals makes everything I have worked for
worth while. said McKay, who will be racing the 250cc class in six out
of the twelve events as of right now. Some of McKays main sponsors
include: Hollywood Grafx (www.hollywoodgrafx.com), Giles Racing,
Moto Jockey, No-Toil, Motorex Lubricants, and Williams Motorwerx.
No matter what happens, John Beasley will be watch the three
young men that grew up at his track with pride.
It will be very interesting to watch them race on National TV,
he said.
Eric McKay is also the associate
publisher of The County Times.
Robert Kraft
of Charlotte Hall.
Eric McKay of Hollywood.
Kenny Day of
Mechanicsville.
THURSDAY
June 11, 2009
Page 39
JOE SLATER IS
BUSINESSMAN OF THE YEAR
Story Page 10
LOCAL RACERS
ON THE RISE
CHARTER SCHOOL STUDENTS
WADE-IN WITH FOWLER
Story Page 14
LEX PARK MAN
HELD FOR MURDER
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