2015-04-09 St. Mary's County Times
2015-04-09 St. Mary's County Times
2015-04-09 St. Mary's County Times
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Education
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Community
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Library Calendar
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Business
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Sports
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Community Calendar
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Church Directory
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Entertainment
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Entertainment Calendar
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Classifieds
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Biz Directory
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Seniors
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Contributing Writers
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April Hancock
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Obituaries
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Divorce/Separation
Support/Custody
Domestic Violence
Criminal/Traffic
DWI/MVA Hearings
Power of Attorney
Name Change Adoption
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Man Displaced
From Home
Following Fire
By Lauren Procopio
Staff Writer
A La Plata man was displaced
from his residence Thursday
morning after a discarded cigarette ignited a fire in his home.
On April 2, around 11:18
a.m., approximately 47 volunteer firefighters from the La
Plata, Bel Alton, Waldorf, Indian Head, Mechanicsville, Potomac Heights and Bryans Road
Volunteer Fire Departments responded to Charles Street in La
Plata after a citizen discovered
the fire.
Officials from the State Fire
Marshals Office stated the fire
was accidental and the smoke
The mishap knocked out power throughout St. Marys County and the rest of Southern Maryland, Kelly said, resulting in about
5,100 SMECO customers here losing power
the afternoon of April 7.
Many traffic lights were also disabled and
the countys phone system was knocked out
as well for a time.
Officials estimated that across Southern
Maryland there were as many as 17,000
outages.
Charles County had quite a bit more than
we did, Kelly said.
Sheriff Timothy K. Cameron said the malfunction also shutdown power briefly at their
headquarters.
His office also sent out an immediate
warning to county residents signed up for
Nixle updates to treat all traffic signals at
major intersections as four way stops to
avoid collisions.
Kelly said there were no reports of collisions as a result of any power outages.
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Funding Plan
For Third
Buildling Crumbling?
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
The head of the Board of Governors for
the Southern Maryland Higher Education Center says that a key portion of the
funding for a third building to research
and develop unmanned and autonomous
systems has been moved to other construction projects just a week after the
University System of Maryland was believed to have made it available.
Joe Anderson told The County Times
Tuesday that the $2.4 million the university system had freed up was no longer available. That money coupled with
$1 million from the Commissioners of
St. Marys County and an additional
$450,000 from Gov. Larry Hogans supplemental budget would have provided
the $3.85 million the project needed to
move forward with the design phase.
Anderson said officials with the University System of Maryland had informed
him of the reprogramming of funds.
He still held out hope, though, that
the project funding could be had in this
years fiscal 2016 budget, since Hogan
has issued an executive order calling for
an additional 10 days of the legislative
session.
Theres still time left to resolve this,
Im optimistic, Anderson said. We
knew this would be an uphill battle.
The third building has enough support
to eventually be built Anderson said, but
the concern was that the longer the process is to get started the more opportunities could pass the county by to bring in
high-tech companies who want to move
research projects here.
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Local News
Teachers, Support
Personnel Finally
Sign Contract
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Members of the school systems
unions for teachers and support
personnel finally signed negotiated
agreements Wednesday after more
than a year of negotiations that
dragged on from mid 2013.
The school system said that the
long delay was due to budget constraints that did not allow for all
employees demands.
In the newly ratified agreements
neither teachers nor support personnel received any wage or step
increases for fiscal 2015.
Anna Laughlin, president of
the Education Association of St.
Marys County which represents
teachers, said the signing of the
agreement brought a troublesome
chapter of negotiations to a close.
Were finally closing the book
on an unfortunate set of events
because of last years deficit,
Laughlin said, adding that teachers
Local News
Watergate
Reporter Coming to
St. Marys College
Former Washington Post Journalist
Carl Bernstein will present the 2015 Ben
Bradlee Lecture on Tuesday, April 28, at
St. Marys College of Maryland. Bernstein, with his colleague Bob Woodward,
won a Pulitzer Prize for their investigative reporting on the 1972 Watergate
burglary and related conspiracies. Their
work helped lead to the resignation of
President Richard Nixon in 1974.
The lecture is co-sponsored by the
League of Women Voters of St. Marys
County and the Center for the Study
of Democracy at St. Marys College of
Maryland.
Bernstein left the Post in 1976 to pursue a writing career. He and Woodward
co-wrote three books about Watergate.
Bernstein subsequently has published
books about his parents who were blacklisted during the McCarthy Era (Loyalties: A Sons Memoir), Pope John Paul
II (His Holiness), and Hillary Clinton (A
Woman in Charge).
Women Inspiring
Women
By Sarah Miller
Staff Writer
Sometimes, a woman just needs to
take some time out and be around other women. Women Inspiring Women
(WIW) offers just that - a chance to
spend an evening out among friends.
Unlike business groups, the members dont have to prepare elevator
speeches before they come out to the
monthly activities, said co-founder Jenny Thompson.
There are a number of organizations
that focus on networking to promote
business development, Thompson said,
but there was a need for a group to focus
on networking at the personal level.
The goal is for women to come
out and be motivated and inspired by
friends with no pressure, Thompson
said.
WIW meets at least once per month,
Thompson said. Currently, the group
has more than 500 members. Membership is free, as are the majority of the
meetings. Between meetings, WIW
members post inspirational messages
for each other on the community Facebook page.
The groups biggest supporters so far
have been Re/Max One, Maryland Trust
Title and Escrow, LLC, C&F Mortgage,
Calvert County Sheriff Dept, Fridays
Creek Winery, Susan Shaw, Jorgina
Colyn, Stoneys Broomes Island, Capitol Alarms, Maertens Fine Jewelry,
Changes In The
Compulsory School
Attendance Age
Beginning with the 2015-2016 school year, every student who resides in Maryland
and is five years or older and under seventeen must attend school during the entire
school year. This raises the drop out age to 17. This applies to students who turn
age 16 on or after July 1.
The changes in law were passed by the Maryland General Assembly and Governor
through Senate Bill 362 in 2012. The intent is to reduce the number of students dropping out of high school and increase the number of high school graduates. St. Marys
County Public Schools had its highest ever on-time graduation rate of 93.46 percent
for the Class of 2014. The new rate represents an increase of 10.7 percent over five
years. At the same time, the four-year cohort dropout rate fell from 10.98 percent in
2010 to 4.44 percent in 2014. Both measures outpaced the Maryland State Average.
Many states have already increased their age of compulsory attendance to age 17
or age 18. Maryland will increase the age to 18 beginning with the 2017-2018 school
year.
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Rape Suspect
Indicted on
Attempted
Murder Charge
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Lusby Man
Arrested for Sexual
Solicitation of a Minor
By Lauren Procopio
Staff Writer
A Lusby man was charged and arrested on Saturday for sexual solicitation of a minor after he planned to
meet, whom he believed to be, a teenage girl at a pre-determined location.
On March 23, Cpl. Raddatz, of the
St. Marys County Sheriffs Office,
engaged in online conversations with
Nicholas Seskar Sr., 41, who is a Tier
III sex offender.
The undercover officer posed as a
15-year-old female and communicated
with Seskar through the social media
site, Facebook.
According to court documents, Seskar asked whom he believed to be
a minor female to perform numerous
sexual acts with him and also stated
he wished to be urinated on.
According to court documents, during the course of the conversations,
Seskar sent an nude photograph to the
undercover officer, which clearly iden-
Prosecutors Office:
Burglary Ring
Broken Up
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
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SHERIFFS BLOTTER
The following information is compiled
directly from publicly released police reports.
The Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA), Federal Highway Administration, and
local partners invite interested persons to attend an Informational Workshop regarding
the MD 4 Thomas Johnson Bridge Project Planning Study from Patuxent Point Parkway
to MD 235 in Calvert and St. Marys counties. The purpose of the project is to improve
existing capacity and traffic operations, increase vehicular and pedestrian bicyclist safety
along MD 4 and support existing and planned development.
WHAT: The purpose of the Workshop is to update interested persons on the progress of
the study, explain its status in the Project Planning Process and outline future activities.
Based on the information gathered during detailed engineering and environmental
studies and the input received from review agencies and the public, SHA has identified a
Preferred Alternative for the project. Displays at the workshop also will be available on
the SHA website. There will be no formal presentation. You may arrive at any time
during the workshop and walk through at your own pace. SHA representatives will be
available to discuss the project, answer your questions and record your comments.
WHEN: Wednesday, April 22, 2015, 5:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m.
WHERE: Esperanza Middle School Cafeteria
22790 Maple Road
Lexington Park, MD 20653
CONTACT: Mr. Jeremy Beck, Project Manager, Office of Planning and Preliminary
Engineering, Maryland State Highway Administration, 707 North Calvert Street, MS
C-301, Baltimore MD 21202; call 410-545-8518 (toll-free: 1-800-548-5026); or e-mail
[email protected]. For more information on this project, visit our website at
www.roads.maryland.gov and click on Projects & Studies / SHA Projects Page /
St. Marys or Calvert County / MD 4, Solomons Island Road.
REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE: The Maryland Relay Service can assist teletype users
at 7-1-1. Persons requiring assistance to participate, such as an interpreter for
hearing/speech or assistance with the English language, should contact Mr. Beck by
April 15, 2015.
Please mark your calendars and plan to attend!
April 9, 2015
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Melinda Peters
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Go to www.co.cal.md.us/residents/safety/
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suspect could result in a $1,000 reward.
tempted to the throw the victim outside. Deputy Cameron observed injuries on the victims
neck and elbow. Dyson was placed under arrest and transported to the St. Marys County
Detention Center. He was charged with 2nd
Degree Assault. CASE #18973-15
Burglary
On April 4, 2015, Deputy K.
Molitor responded to a vacant
residence in Lexington Park,
for a reported burglary. Witnesses reported seeing people
inside the residence which they
knew to be vacant. On arrival,
Jones
Deputy Molitor observed suspect Anthony Tyrone Jones,
age 51, of no fixed address, walking down the
drive way. The investigation revealed Jones
had entered the residence. Jones was placed
under arrest and transported to the St. Marys
County Detention Center. Jones was searched
on arrival at the detention center by corrections
staff. A portion of a hydrocodone pill was located in his shoe. Jones was charged with 4th
Degree Burglary and Possession Contraband
Place of Confinement. CASE #18548-15
Theft
On April 5, 2015, Deputy
Manns responded to the California Walmart for a reported
theft. A loss prevention employee alleged suspect Nicki
Lee Jiminez, age 24, of Hollywood, concealed several items
Jiminez
of merchandise in her purse and
attempted to leave without paying. The value of the items was over $70.00.
Jiminez was charged with Theft Under
$100.00 by criminal citation. CASE #19189-15
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Library Trustees
Seek Community
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The recent discussion on the Leonardtown Library
has now shifted to the consideration of location. In
some communications, including the correspondence
from the Leonardtown Business Association, the position of the Library Board of Trustees has been misstated or understated. The Board has always maintained
that the interests of the community and the library
staff would be best served by a new building. In both
2011 and this year when a town site has been proposed,
the Board has strongly supported the Leonards Grant
Parkway site, and disputed the assumptions in the town
recommendation.
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Obituaries
Sunrise
Sunset
April 7, 1927
April 9, 2011
Gloria Mae (Guy) Wood, 74, of Mechanicsville, Md. passed away on March 4 in Washington, D.C. Born on December 4, 1940 in
Loveville, Md., she was the daughter of the late
Mary Elizabeth (Mattingly) Guy and Claude
Byron Guy. Gloria was the loving wife of Harold Eugene Wood, whom she married on Sept.
23, 1961 in St. Josephs Catholic Church Morganza, Md. Gloria is survived by her children;
Dale Wood (Judi), Rhonda Wood, and Sheryl
Butler (David) all of Mechanicsville, Md.,
7 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren.
Siblings; Dorothy Marie Thompson (Paul)
of Coltons Point, Md., Juanita Chapdelaine
(Mike) of Bowie, Md., Kay Hayden (Al), Paul
B. Guy (Nancy) all of Avenue, Md., Raymond
P. Guy (Susan) of Clements, Md., and sister
in-law Grace Ann Guy of Clements, Md.. She
was preceded in death by her brothers Claude
E. Guy and Bryon L. Guy. She attended Elementary School at St. Josephs in Morganza,
Md. Gloria graduated from St. Marys Academy in 1959, and worked as a Chief Clerk in
the Meter Division with Southern Maryland
Electric Company Coop in Hughesville, Md.
for 35 years, retiring in March, 2000. Gloria
was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Mechanicsville, Md.,
where she enjoyed decorating for Christmas
and Easter well as singing in the 9 a.m. church
choir. Gloria enjoyed Dancing, bowling, shopping, and bunco. Most of all, she loved spending time with her family, grandchildren, great
grandchildren, and friends.
The family received friends on Monday,
March 9 from 5 to 8 p.m. with prayers recited
at 7 p.m. in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral
Home Leonardtown, Md. A Mass of Christian
Burial was celebrated on Tuesday, March 10
at 10 a.m. in Immaculate Conception Catholic
Church Mechanicsville, Md. with Father Michael Tietjen officiating. Interment followed
in Trinity Memorial Gardens Waldorf, Md.
Pallbearers; Nicholas Wood, David E. Butler
III, William S. Wood, Jr., Robert A. Wood,
Shawn Guy, and Kevin Thompson. Honorary Pallbearers; Larry Wood, Andy Guy, Al
Hayden, Jr., and Jason Guy. Contributions
may be made to Immaculate Conception
Catholic Church Building Fund P.O. Box 166
Mechanicsville, Md. 20659, and/or Mechanicsville Vol. Rescue Squad P.O. Box 15 Mechanicsville, Md. 20659.
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The County Times runs complimentary obituaries as submitted by funeral homes and readers.
We run them in the order we receive them. Any submissions that come to
[email protected] after noon on Tuesdays may run in the following weeks edition.
moved to Washington D.C. from her familys
Mechanicsville farm and became employed
at the Mayflower Hotel where she became
a manicurist. Many stories were regaled by
Catherine of working on many of the movie
stars during the time such as Frank Sinatra,
Pat Boone, and Gene Autry, politicians, dignitaries, and other white-collar (of high caliber) city folk. It was in Washington D.C. as
a manicurist, where she met and later married
James Roger Smith. James and Catherine later
returned to her roots in St. Marys County and
made a home in Patuxent Beach (the former
Seven Gables Community). Catherine was the
Martha Stewart of her time. She was the matriarch of her family and to the community and
made everyone feel welcomed and part of her
family however extended it may be.
Catherine was known by many in the community by family, friends and neighbors as
Kay, Nan, NanMamma, Burphie, Juanita, and
Granny-Kay. She was revered as a caring and
loving woman with much knowledge and advice. Her pleasures were crafts, gardening,
building (at time reverse engineering things),
cooking, and floral design for weddings and
events. Catherines perseverance was unmatched in so many ways as she was a very
determined person. She was an accomplished
gardener, manicurist, homemaker, business
woman (she invested in much real estate over
the years), a loving and devoted mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, aunt, friend
and neighbor.
Catherines greatest pleasures were sharing all of her interests with family, friends and
neighbors. Her greatest gift was sharing her
knowledge, her time and her stories with the
ones she loved. She would give of herself to
others be it a story, a joke, a hug, or a glass of
tea and conversation. She was an avid storyteller, a lost art today. Catherine had a situation appropriate story for just about everything. One of her sage advices were, a wise
man will give you advice, and a fool wont take
it. Catherine so enjoyed gardening that she
would give plants and bulbs to everyone she
loved. As a gardener she would occasionally
plant indiscriminate roses and other plantings
in and around the neighborhood. Her plant offsprings can be found all throughout the community and spanning many states for those
who came to visit and got the Kay Smith care
package. She fed many over the years as she
was very nurturing and often joked that she
was a First National Bank, a bed and breakfast,
a taxi service, a maid, a short-order cook and
she shared with many these fast order cooking
techniques. Her specialty was fried chicken
and mashed potatoes Southern Style. Catherine Marie Smith was truly a Southern Style
woman who cared for everyone that came into
her life. She was the definition of self-less and
will be missed and loved forever.
The family received friends on Tuesday,
March 10 from 5 to 8 p.m. with prayers recited
at 7 p.m. in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral
Home Leonardtown, Md. A Funeral Service
was held on Wednesday, March 11 at 10 a.m.
in Mt. Zion United Methodist Church Mechanicsville, Md. with Rev. Sue Carns officiating.
Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
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Education
Spring is coming,
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Join the Little Explorers program and see
how many colors you
can spy around the museum. The program will
meet at 10 a.m. on April
15, by the Shop at Farthings Ordinary.
Little Explorers discover the world at Historic St. Marys City through storytelling, crafts, songs, and outdoor exploration. Preschoolers, ages 3-5, and
an accompanying parent are invited
to gather at Historic St. Marys City
for an hour of adventure, fun, and
learning twice monthly on Wednesdays in the spring and fall. Each Little
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Education
After a day of
exploring the rigors of
college, CSM President
Dr. Brad Gottfried
presents an acceptance
certificate to CSM
to middle school
students attending the
Destination College
graduation ceremony.
CSM Tri-County Job and Career Fair 2015. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., April 7.
College of Southern Maryland, La Plata Campus, Physical
Education (PE) Center, 8730 Mitchell Road, La Plata.
The College of Southern Maryland is holding the Tri-County Job and Career
Fair for students, alumni and community members who are seeking employment
opportunities. Job seekers will have the opportunity to meet with employers in
areas ranging from information technology and health care to hospitality and
government. There will be representatives from more than 40 businesses. Free.
[email protected], 301-934-7569, http://www.csmd.edu/JobFair/.
CSM Student Success MidAtlantic Conference. 8 a.m.
to 2 p.m., April 17. College of
This one-day event will feature workshops, presentations and discussions designed to inform young women
on careers that rely heavily on math. Keynote address
by Dr. Pamela McCauley, author, award-winning educator and professor leading the Human Factors in Disaster Management Research Team at the University
of Central Florida. Open to young women ages 13 and
older as well as high school math teachers and parents.
The workshops will cover various subjects, including
architecture, electrical engineering, microbiology and
veterinary medicine. Free.
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SPORTS
The St. Marys College of Maryland athletic department is celebrating the Fourth Annual NCAA Division III Week (April 6-12, 2015)
with daily student-athlete profiles
throughout the week as well as an
interview with Professor Heather
Moon, faculty mentor to the mens
and womens cross country teams.
The week of April 6-12 has been
designated as Division III Week and
schools across the country will be
celebrating the impact of athletics
and of student-athletes on the campus and the surrounding community.
St. Marys will kick off Division III Week today with a pair of
student-athlete profiles from mens
soccer player Matt Braun and womens cross country runner Brianna
Darling.
Anyone interested in following
Division III Week can do so through
the SMCM athletic website at www.
smcmathletics.com. If you miss any
of the student-athlete profiles or Professor Moons interview, you can
catch up on all of the weeks essays
at St. Marys D3 Week page.
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regular schedule
for Sundays through Oct. 31)
This year promises to be an exciting
one for Historic Sotterley Plantation
and we hope you and yours will take
advantage of our early start. Visit us
soon and often!
Film Festival Submissions
Film makers from the Tri-County area
are invited to submit original productions to the Southern Maryland Film
Festival, to be held Saturday, July 11 in
Leonardtown, Md. All ages and experience levels welcome. No submission
fees. Prizes will be awarded in several
categories. Submission deadline is
April 30. For submission and volunteer
information, visit www.smdfs.org. For
sponsorship information, contact Theresa at [email protected].
Dog Obedience Classes
Leonardtown Fairgrounds (42455
Fairgrounds Rd., Leonardtown)
Saint Marys County Department of
Recreation and Parks Dog Obedience
Classes
Puppy Kindergarten
Start: April 15 and Ends: May 20
Days: Wednesdays
Time: 7 to 7:45 pm
Fee: $45 (6 weeks)
Basic Obedience
Start: April 13 and Ends: May 25
Days: Mondays
Time: 7 to 8 p.m. (no second class
offered)
Fee: $50 (7 weeks)
Advanced Dog Obedience With
CGC Training.
Start: April 15 and Ends: May 27
Days: Wednesdays
Time: 8 to 9 p.m.
Fee: $50 (7 weeks)
FMI: 301-475-4200; ext 1801
www.co.saint-marys.md.us/recreate/index.asp
Fire and Ice
North End Gallery (41652 Fenwick St.,
Leonardtown) - to April 26, First Friday
on April 3 from 5 to 8 p.m.
Winter is hopefully behind us but we
still have vivid memories of the cold and
snow and ice. And, with these beautiful and bright images of winter in mind
the North End Gallery will continue their
popular All Member show Fire and Ice .
This show will hang until April 26. Put
it on your calendar to visit the Gallery
during this time and also plan to join us
for the First Friday celebration on April
3 at the Gallery.
The North End Gallery may be
reached at 301 475 3130 and the web
address is www.northendgallery.org.
Thursday, April 9
Sea Squirts
Calvert Marine Museum (14200
Solomons Island Rd. S, Solomons)
10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., 11 a.m. to 11:30
a.m.
O is for Otter! New! Now offered
twice. Come learn more about our
playful river otters. Free drop-in program for children 18-months to three
years and their caregivers.
Lecture: The Land They Left Behind
Historic St. Marys City (18751 Hogaboom Ln., St. Marys City) 7 p.m.
British historian Stuart Peachey reveals the food, drink, and society of
the England that St. Marys settlers
knew. Free.
Friday, April 10
Consignment Sale
St. Marys County Fairgrounds (42455
Fairgrounds Rd., Leonardtown)
9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
The Leprechaun Lillys Childrens
Consignment Sale will be held at the
St. Marys County Fairgrounds in
Leonardtown. More than 25,000 gently used childrens and maternity items
will be available. Many items remaining after the sale are donated to local
charities. Any local organization interested in receiving items from future
sales can contact McConville at Mitzi@
LeprechaunLillys.com.
Saturday, April 11
OtterMania
Calvert Marine Museum (14200 Solomons Island Rd. S, Solomons)
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Come celebrate all things otter! Perfect for families with pre-school and
elementary age children. Play like an
otter, dance the Swim with our otter
mascots, discover where otters live everywhere in the world, and learn what
makes them so special. Touch the otter
fur and discover why swimming outside
all year is great for these water weasels.
Make an otter mask to wear, or do an otter craft. Hear Ming Diaz tell otterly terrific stories and get your face painted by
Ming or Piper the Clown. Admission applies; free for CMM members.
Consignment Sale
St. Marys County Fairgrounds (42455
Fairgrounds Rd., Leonardtown) 9
a.m. to 2 p.m.
The Leprechaun Lillys Childrens
Consignment Sale will be held at the
St. Marys County Fairgrounds in
Leonardtown. More than 25,000 gently used childrens and maternity items
will be available. Many items remaining after the sale are donated to local
charities. Any local organization interested in receiving items from future
sales can contact McConville at Mitzi@
LeprechaunLillys.com.
Contra Dance
Christ Episcopal Church Parish Hall
(37497 Zach Fowler Rd., Chaptico)
doors open at 7 p.m., dancing begins
at 7:30 p.m.
A Contra Dance, sponsored by Southern Maryland Traditional Music and
Dance (SMTMD), featuring caller Delaura
Padovan, will be held on Saturday, April
11.. Contra is a traditional American style
of social dance and is a huge amount
of fun (and exercise) for the whole family! If youve ever danced a Virginia Reel
or been to a Square Dance, you have
a good idea how much fun it can be. If
you havent, its about time you tried it!
Beginners are encouraged to arrive at
7 to get some instruction in the various
dances. Admission is $10 for non-SMTMD members; $6 for members (band
Sunday, April 12
VFD Recruitment Open House
Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department (22733 Lawrence Ave., Leonardtown) 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
There will be information about volunteering at LVFD. We will have Fire
Truck rides, Static Displays, Fire Extinguisher Hands on Use, Firefighter
Gear Races, Vehicle Extrication Demo,
Moon Bounce, Light Food and Drinks.
We look forward to inviting the public
in to our station and let them learn how
they can join and participate as a volunteer responder or as an administrative member for the Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department.
Fried Chicken Dinner
St. Michaels Council, Knights of
Columbus (RT- 5 & RT-235, Ridge)
11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., carryout until
5 p.m.
Fried chicken dinner at the Saint Michaels Council, Knights of Columbus,
in Ridge.
$12. Fried chicken, mashed potatoes, peas, and more.
301-872-4641
The John J. Polko Sr. Memorial
Polish Dinner
St. Francis Xavier Parish Hall (21370
Newtown Neck Rd., Leonardtown) 4
to 7 p.m.
Hosted by: Knights of Columbus St.
Francis Xavier the Missionary
Council # 10957
Menu: Kielbasa and Kapusta (Polish
Sausage & Sauerkraut)
Kapusta I Kluski (Cabbage and
Noodles)
Golabki (Cabbage Roll)
(Stuffed w/potato and cheese)
Bread; Dessert; and a Drink (coffee
& tea).
Price: $14 Adults $ 7 Children (12
and Under)
For more information call
240-434-1464
All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast
2nd District VFD & RS Auxiliary (intersection of MD State Rte 249 and
Drayden Rd., 45245 Drayden Rd., Valley Lee) 8 to 11 a.m.
Cost for adults is $8, children from
age 6 12 is $4, and children 5 and under are free; Menu consists of scrambled Eggs, Home Fried Potatoes, Pancakes, French Toast, Sausage Links,
Ham, Hot Biscuits, Creamed Chipped
Beef, Spiced Applesauce, Grits, Assorted Juices, milk and coffee; For
more information call 301-994-9999
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Monday, April 13
Last Day For Free Tax Service
Church of the Ascension (21641 Great
Mills Rd.,Lexington Park) 10 a.m. to 6 pm
AARP Tax-Aide volunteers will be on
hand to help late filers with their tax returns. This free service is available to
taxpayers of all ages with low to moderate incomes whose returns fall within
the parameters of our scope of service. Essentially we can help with basic returns including wages, pensions,
sales of stocks and bonds, itemized
deductions, education credits, child
care credits, etc. Returns we cannot
help with are those with rental property, cancellation of debts other than
credit cards, sole proprietorships with
inventory and/or employees, etc. If in
doubt, come by and well take a look at
your papers to tell you whether we can
help you or not. LAST DAY Monday,
April 13, 10 a.m. 6 p.m.
Pax River Quilters Guild
Good Samaritan Lutheran Church
(20850 Langley Rd., Lexington Park)
6:30 p.m.
Pax River Quilters Guild - the next
monthly meeting will be held Monday,
April 13th. The meeting features AQS
Certified Appraiser and author Mary
Kerrs presentation Yes You Can Machine Quilt Your Vintage. Visit Marys
website, www.marywkerr.com. We will
be forming the nominating committee for upcoming board elections. New
members and guests welcome! For info,
visit our website www.paxriverquiltguild.
com. Pax River Quilters Guild is a 501(c)
(3) organization and is open to the public.
Tuesday, April 14
Fundraiser
Elements Eatery & Mixology
(40580 Expedition Dr., Lexington Park)
6:30 to 9 p.m.
The Soup Kitchen at St. Marys
Caring invites you to attend a fundraising event
Donation: $75 per person - all donations go directly to the soup kitchen.
Come enjoy inventive food, wine
from small producers, classic cocktails with a twist, and craft beers, live
auction, and live jazz.
This event is made possible thanks to
the generosity of Northrup Grumman,
Brad Schell of Raymond James Financial, Smartronix, Inc., and ElementsEatery & Mixology, please R.S.V.P. by
Friday, April 10 by emailing stmcaring@
gmail.com or by calling 301-863-5700.
Oysters in Maryland
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory,
Bernie Fowler Lab, Room 1101 (146 Williams Street, Solomons) 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Oysters in Maryland: Where weve
been and where were going Maryland once supported one of the largest
oyster fisheries in the world, but their
abundance is now much lower than
it was 50-100 years ago. Come learn
about the how and why oyster abundance has changed, how management of the fishery has changed, and
what might be in store for the future.
Speaker: Dr. Mike Wilberg
All seminars are free and open to the
public. Light snacks and beverages will
be provided. Additional information and
updates are available at: www.umces.
edu/cbl/outreach-seminars
Wednesday, April 15
Sea Squirts
Calvert Marine Museum (14200
Solomons Island Rd. S, Solomons)
10 to 10:30 a.m. and 11 to 11:30 a.m.
O is for Otter! Now offered twice.
Come learn more about our playful
river otter. Free drop-in program for
children 18-months to three years and
their caregivers.
Sotterley Museum Shop Sweet Deal!
Sotterley Plantation (44300 Sotterley
Ln., Hollywood) - 7 p.m.
Our First Speaker Series book entitled, A Sweet World of White House
Desserts by the world famous Chef
Roland Mesnier. Your reserved copy will
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Tuesday, April 15
Thursday, April 9
Team Trivia
Wednesday, April 16
Swamp Candy
Ruddy Duck (13200 Dowell Rd,
Dowell) 7:30 p.m.
Friday, April 10
Funkzilla Unplugged
A Tiffany Affair
Team Trivia
Saturday, April 11
Cerebral Punishment Comedy
Show
Brass Rail (20331 Point Lookout Rd,
Great Mills) 8:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 17
Shades of Gray Band
Leonardtown Grille (25470-C Point
Lookout Rd, Leonardtown) 7 p.m.
Latrice Carr
Karaoke
Leonardtown Grille (25470-C Point
Lookout Rd, Leonardtown) 7 p.m.
Sunday, April 12
Swing Away
Ruddy Duck (16810 Piney Point Road,
Piney Point) 11 a.m.
Spoon Creek
Hills Store (29933 Point Lookout
Road, Helen, Md.) 2 p.m.
Sunday, April 13
Team Trivia
Ruddy Duck (13200 Dowell Rd,
Dowell) 7 p.m.
Monday, April 14
DJ Spitfire
Memories Bar (2360 Old Washington
Road, Waldorf) 9 p.m.
Friday, April 18
Karaoke
Leonardtown Grille (25470-C Point
Lookout Rd, Leonardtown) 7 p.m.
Saturday, April 19
Joe Martone
Ruddy Duck (16810 Piney Point Road,
Piney Point) 11 a.m.
Sunday, April 20
Team Trivia
Ruddy Duck (13200 Dowell Rd,
Dowell) 7 p.m.
Monday, April 21
DJ Spitfire
Memories Bar (2360 Old Washington
Road, Waldorf) 9 p.m.
Its Free!
The Calvert County Times is always looking for more local talent to
feature! To submit art or band information for our entertainment section,
e-mail [email protected]. Please submit calendar listings by 12
p.m. on the Tuesday prior to our Thursday publication.
CLUES ACROSS
1. Piece attached on one side
5. Flat-bottomed boat
10. Oblong cream puff
12. Czar nation
14. Jump rope fast
16. Mas partner
18. Ink writing implement
19. Wet spongy ground
20. Gunga Din screenwriter
22. Root mean square (abbr.)
23. Strode
25. Former ruler of Iran
26. Provide with a top
27. Chit
28. Actor DeLuise
30. Point midway between E
and SE
31. S.E. Asian nation
33. Protein basis of cheese
35. 1976 Music Pulitzer Ned
37. Belonging to Mrs. Parks
38. Tooth covering
40. Satisfy fully
41. Animal companion
42. Fix conclusively
44. 7th day (abbr.)
45. Pouch
48. Employee stock ownership
plan
50. Fastened with adhesive or
masking
52. Dont know when yet
53. Eagles nest
55. Early modern jazz
56. Auricle
57. Atomic #81
58. Social class of manual
laborers
63. Groups of regional animals
65. Release draft animals
66. Musical notations
67. Bearing or manner
CLUES DOWN
1. Grippe
2. Scientific workplace
3. Afflict
4. Construction of parts off-site
5. Cut back shrubs
6. Road furrow
7. The Nazarene author
8. Fire residues
9. 3rd tone
10. Excessive fluid accumulation
11. Fellow plotter
13. Inability to use or understand
language
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Wabbits
By Linda Reno
Contributing Writer
Between 1929 and 1931 a number of
folks wrote to the editor of the Washington Post about a rabbit problem in St.
Marys County. V.B.C. said on a recent
trip to St. Marys County he encountered
a number of rabbits on the highway. He
stopped and two of them sprang toward us and attacked our tires. As he
escaped, a dozen more rabbits appeared
and joined the pursuit. They proceeded
with a staggering gait and there was a
strange odor in the area reminding him
of soaked and sour grain.
Strickland Gillian wrote several days
later that V.B.C. evidently does not
know the States rights tenets of Gov.
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Forever Friends
By Shelby Opperman
Contributing Writer
Treasured friendships are not
only of the human or animal variety; a treasured friendship can
rekindle as you read the pages of a
well-loved book, or listen to a song
whose words brought understanding (or despair) into your life. We
have all experienced those moments
when a song comes on the radio at
the exact moment you need it. Listening to a song transports us back
to childhood, or a relationship, a
break-up, or a death. These inanimate objects store themselves in the
vast storage rooms of our mind, but
mainly in our emotional storage,
and in our soul.
I personally, have to turn the radio station dial when I hear Cats in
the cradle by Harry Chapin come
on the radio. Apparently it started
out as a poem by his wife written
about the relationship her first husband had with his Dad. But as Harry
Chapin adapted the poem for his
song, he found that it also applied
to the relationship he had with his
own son. Many years later, Chapin
would remark about Cats in the cradle, Frankly, this song scares me to
death. Well, Mr. Chapin, I guess it
scares and depresses me too. And
I have too many songs that make
me happy to list them all here. Fill
me up Buttercup, the 1968 song by
The Foundations has to be my first
and longest running happy song.
Green grass and summer days is all
I feel with that song.
And who of us who heard Bobby
Goldsboroughs 1968 cover of the
song Honey doesnt remember shedding a tear or two while listening to
it. Okay, maybe thats just me. Then
of course there is Karen Carpenters soulful 1971 rendition of Rainy
days and Mondays which I love, but
know it is going to make me very
quiet and contemplative. There are
too many songs that affect us, and
me, to keep going. I still have these
45s under the basement steps. Will
I listen to them again? No. Will I
use them again? Well, maybe. I did
do really cool table centerpieces for
our 35th high school reunion last
summer with them. But I probably
wont do the same idea for the 40th
reunion. But they are my friends!
I loved each of these records, and
later I felt the same way about my
albums. My oldest son is also gradually taking and caring for my albums too.
I have written about my love for
treasured books before. Since I have
been purging lots of my material
things in the last few months I also
have been trying to whittle down
my book collection. Both my sons
have taken some, and my oldest son
has assured me that he will keep
and take care of our oldest books as
well as the ones my Father had collected these would probably take
up the space of one, maybe two floor
to ceiling bookcases. All the other
books are just ones I love and have
collected for me, whether mysteries, spiritual, artsy & crafty, childhood, college, or hobbies. I have a
donation/giveaway book bag under
an extra chair in the dining room.
I keep adding to it, but sometimes
I put a book in it and then take it
back out. I keep doing this with
my college textbooks. I dont need
them, will never use them, but consider them my well-worn friends.
I graduated college 31 years ago;
if I am not a practicing, certified,
professional Social Psychologist
by now, then it is just not going to
happen. Okay, text books are going in the bag today. My only fear
is what things I might have written
or doodled in them during class that
someone would see and blackmail
me with later.
Some books, my sons are going
to have to giveaway or keep after I
am gone. I cannot give up Watership
Down, Walden, Old Man Rabbits
Dinner Party, Uncle Wiggily, The
Wonderful Wizard of OZ and The
Marvelous Land of OZ, All of the
James Herriot (James Wight) series,
Jan Karons Mitford series, and my
Foxfire series to name a few. Will I
read them again? Yes, because these
are amongst my forever friends.
I hope you visit with a treasured
forever friend too. This rainy week
might be just the time to do it too.
To each new days adventure,
Shelby
Please send your comments or
ideas to: shelbys.wanderings@
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Shelby Oppermann
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Wanderings
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By Terri Schlichenmeyer
Contributing Writer
Its supposed to go like this:
You are born, you grow up, graduate from
high school, then college. You fall in love, get
married, have two-point-five children and a
mortgage with a two-car garage, you grow old,
then you die. Its supposed to be like that.
But, as they say, if you want to see God laugh,
make plans and in the new book The Undertakers Wife by Dee Oliver with Jodie Berndt,
He surely saw plenty that was funny.
Dee Oliver was destined to marry a wealthy
doctor.
Thats what she thought, growing up in Virginia
Beach. Doctors had money, and who doesnt appreciate money? Plus, they were good with that
in-sickness-and-in-health stuff, and Oliver was not.
A doctor, she decided, would be a perfect husband.
And that was the plan until Oliver met
Johnnie.
He was an older (35-year-old) man, handsome
and charming. He was also a funeral director and
on their first date, he was on-call which meant
that before they reached their destination, they
had to retrieve a corpse, which accompanied
them on their evening.
Still, Oliver fell in love and, though their early
romance was on-again-off-again, she married
Johnnie, birthed three children, and they lived
happily ever after.
Almost.
When Johnnie suddenly had a stroke and died,
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