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The outbreak concern with Ebola
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fatalities. Were prepared to respond to
that [an outbreak] in Maryland.
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to Ebola and does not develop symptoms within 21 days they will not become sick with the
virus.
Compared to the enterovirus, which has
sickened about 600 children in 43 states including Maryland, Ebola is much harder to contract
since it cannot infect others through respiration,
Brewster said.
Brewster said another pressing worry
with public health was the prevalence of teen
tobacco use that is higher on average than the
rest of the state.
According to the states Youth Risk Behavior Survey for 2013, 21 percent of high
school students had tried tobacco for the first
time in a 12-month period compared to 17.9
percent for the rest of Maryland.
More than seven percent of the same high
school students from St. Marys County surveyed reported smoking 100 or more cigarettes
during their lifetime to date; just five percent of
students in Maryland reported the same.
The states tobacco usage figures also
show that teens who use tobacco are three
times more likely to drink alcohol, five times
more likely to smoke marijuana and nine times
more likely to abuse prescription medication.
Tobacco use lowers the threshold for
addiction to other substances, Brewster said.
If we can cut down on tobacco use maybe we
can cut down the addiction rates to these other
substances.
Dr. Meena Brewster, county health officer, told the Board of County Commissioners
that a strong health care infrastructure locally
and across the state meant the government was
ready to handle the Ebola virus if there were a
local outbreak.
Because of that we are well prepared
and equipped to respond, Brewster said.
Much of her public health presentation to
the commissioners focused on virbrio bacteria
infection and youth tobacco use but Commissioner Dan Morris posed the question about
the spread of the Ebola virus, which in West
Africa has claimed half of all of its victims.
Ebola has already been discovered in
Texas from a man who had traveled to Liberia.
That patient has since died.
The outbreak concern with Ebola is
huge because of the numbers of fatalities,
Brewster said. Were prepared to respond to
that [an outbreak] in Maryland.
Ebola is contracted through contact with
bodily fluids from a symptomatic infected person, according to information distributed to
county employees from the U.S. Centers for
Disease Control (CDC).
The disease cannot be transmitted unless
the patient carrying it is showing symptoms
according to the CDC; if a person is exposed
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During their weekly business meeting, the Commissioners of St. Marys County held a
proclamation ceremony, which designated October Domestic Violence Awareness month in
the county.
Commissioner Cindy Jones presided over the ceremony which featured members of the
St. Marys County Commission for Women, St. Marys County Sheriffs Office, Family Violence Coordinating Council and Walden Sierra.
During her remarks Commissioner Jones (1st District) remarked on the impact domestic
violence has on women. A woman is beaten every 9 seconds and women miss over 8,000,000
days of work annually due to domestic violence injuries and issues. The impact of domestic
violence is wide ranging, directly affecting individuals and society as a whole, here in this
community, throughout the United States and the world, said Commissioner Jones.
A second ceremony was held to pay special recognition to the St. Marys County States
Attorneys Office. Commissioner Dan Morris (2nd District) read the proclamation which touted the efforts of the States Attorney.
States Attorney Richard Fritz was the first to establish a specialized division singularly
devoted to fighting domestic violence. In this division has a dedicated experienced domestic
violence prosecutor, a highly trained victim/witness coordinator and a specialized investigator, said Commissioner Morris.
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BY SUPPORTING:
STUDENTS: Rick Fritz fully funds Project

Graduation, keeping our high school seniors safe
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COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS: Rick

supports our community outreach programs by
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Juvenile Drug Court, helping our youth to
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He is a founding member of the Child Advocacy
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Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness
For the month of October, St. Marys Countys welcome signs will again be bathed in
pink light in the fight against breast cancer. The event is part of the Susan G. Komen for the
Cures statewide pink lighting project.
The three welcome signs are located along MD 234 (Budds Creek Road), MD 5 in Charlotte Hall (both at the Charles County line) and on MD 4 just south of the Thomas Johnson
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All three welcome signs will remain lit in pink each night through Oct. 31. Komen Maryland reports:
Maryland has the sixth highest breast cancer rate in the nation
An estimated 4,570 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed among women in
Maryland in 2014 and 820 women are expected to die from the disease
There are more than 3 million Breast Cancer Survivors in the United States
75% of Komen Marylands net proceeds remain within the state to fund local research,
screening, treatment and support service programs throughout Maryland. The remaining 25%
goes directly to national peer reviewed research
In 2014, Komen Maryland has provided over one million dollars to 14 local research,
screening, treatment and support service programs throughout Maryland. An additional
$520,000 has gone directly to support national peer reviewed research through Komen
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The Commissioners of St. Marys County paid tribute

to Our Lady of the Wayside Church of Chaptico during a
proclamation ceremony. The occasion is one of a number
of celebrations marking the churchs 100th anniversary.
The church, formally known as the Jesuit Mission of
Chaptico, first opened its doors on Oct. 6, 1914. The church
was later re-dedicated on May 24, 1938 on the same site.
During the ceremony Commissioner President Jack
Russell made special note of the churchs architectural significance. Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Church of
Chaptico is one of the first Catholic churches designed by
architect Philip Frohman, a national figure in American

architecture, said Commissioner Russell.
Donald Cardinal Wuerl plans to recognize Our
Lady of the Wayside Church of Chapticos centennial by
celebrating a special mass on Oct. 25.
The proclamation also made mention of the churchs
plans to celebrate the special anniversary, noting it will
hold a 100th anniversary gala dinner on Nov. 1.
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Fall Festival of Fun

By Emily Charles
Contributing Writer
Many people love
art and the members of
the Craft Guild Shop are
no exceptions.
According to Joyce
Owen, a long time Guild
member, the shop has
been open for about 37
years, though it has only
resided in its location
at 26005 Point Lookout
Road in Leonardtown
for eight years.
Currently, 18 people make up Craft Guild
Shops co-op, she said.
Because of this, everything from
woodwork to stained glass lines
the shop walls. Some artists even
display their works of art exclusively at Craft Guild Shop, like
George McWilliams. Craft Guild
Shop is the only store in Southern
Maryland where customers can
purchase McWilliams variety of
maritime paintings, Owen said.
Craft Guild Shop is always
looking to welcome new customers, and if you havent seen their
vast array of art, the upcoming
Craft Guild Fall Harvest Festival,
to be held at Leonardtown Park,
behind the Port of Leonardtown
Winery, is a great place to begin!
Starting Saturday, Oct. 11 at 11
a.m., the event will include a series
of crafters not limited to those in
the Guild, Owen stated. In addition, it will be filled with family
fun! This years harvest festival
includes scarecrow making
there will be pumpkin painting
for the kids. There will be barrel infused cigars there, I know
thats something that the Winery had
contacted someone about. Chef Dan
from Morris Point Restaurant will be there
with food for everyone, Owen said. Baked
goods will also be featured and a tour of
the Winery may also be taken, according to
Guild member Sandy Web.
The event is free of admission, and attendees can enjoy the sound of live music.
Its free admission, free parking, its
very accessible, Owen said, There will be
two bands playing. The OM Band will be
playing from 1 to 4 p.m. and Groove Span
will be performing from 4 to 7 p.m.
A good turn out is expected.
The Winery is always busy on Saturdays, they always have a full parking lot,
theyre always full on Saturdays. With what
they have and with what we draw, we should
have a pretty good sized turn out. We did a
show there in May and it was very well received. It was just us, just the members of the
Guild, and we did very well, Owen stated.
Owen has been planning these events
for thirty years, she said, and compared the
upcoming festival to Leonardtown Squares
Fall Follies.
The Fall Follies that used to be in
Leonardtown, on the Square, this is kind of
taking the place of that, she said.
This is the first weve ever done something this big. What theyve done in town,
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for Follies, its never been this elaborate,

added Web.
This festival, said Owen, is the kick-off
to the holiday shopping season.
This time is a little different because
we are incorporating the scarecrow making
event for kids. Usually its just people coming out to get an idea for what they planned
or would like to purchase for Christmas
gifts, thats a big thing. Its, more or less,
kicking off the shopping season. If someone
sees something that they like or that theyd
like in a different color than what they see
available, thats the time and place for it,
because most of us do special orders for
customers.
This two-day event, which has been
in the making since January, according to
Owen, will run Saturday, Oct. 11 and Sunday, Oct. 12, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. each
day.
If this weekend you find yourself in
need of a family event including plenty of
food and plenty of wine, Owen said, check
out the Craft Guild Fall Harvest Festival!
For more information about Craft
Guild Shop or the Craft Guild Fall Harvest
Festival, call 301-997-1644 or visit www.
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Matthew Beard was found guilty of rape

earlier this year in Circuit Court after a jury
heard evidence that he took advantage of a
woman who was too drunk to resist him; he
admitted his actions during his Oct. 3 allocution and even apologized to the victim.
Though he called his own crimes despicable and took full responsibility despite his
lifelong struggle with drug abuse Judge Michael J. Stamm sentenced him to two decades
in state prison.
Youve had a horrible life, said Stamm
of Beards growing up in a home where drug
abuse was common. But its in the past.
Youve had 20 plus years in the drug
culture. Drugs have controlled your life and
frankly destroyed your life.
The incident occurred last year in the
parking lot of a Lexington Park restaurant
where the victim claimed she was drunk and
Beard used her condition to take advantage of
her. Beards attorney at trial claimed the sex
was consensual and the victim was making
the accusation because she had been spurned
and taken for a large sum of money.
The two met for drinks at the ABC
Lounge in Hickory Hills the night of the rape
and the victim testified at the July trial the two
had met earlier that spring on an on-line dating
site and he was known to her at that time as
Matthew Bishop. They eventually had a sexu-
al relationship but it did not go beyond perhaps

one encounter.
He wasnt interested in pursuing it further, the victim said of Beard.
The night of the rape she said she tried
to push Beard off of her but was unable to because she was so inebriated, she had testified.
Assistant States Attorney Julie White
said Beard had often attempted to couch his
behavior in a difficult upbringing.
He uses his childhood to justify his
bad choices, White said during the sentencing hearing. He uses women to get what he
wants.
Beards family members testified that
he was actually a kind and gentle person, but
whose personality was marred by drug use.
You dont know my brother he is an
amazing man, said Lisa Ziegler. This is an
injured man.
In his lengthy allocution Beard said he
realized that by taking advantage of the victim
that night he violated his duties as a man.
I had an obligation to protect her and I
didnt, Beard said. The way I treated her was
despicable.
I in no way blame anybody but myself.
As part of his sentence Beard must register as a lifetime sex offender and must serve at
least half of his sentence due to his committing
a crime of violence.
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Seven years ago Antonio Warrant Gantt

robbed the same bank on Shangri La Drive
in Lexington Park twice, the second time terrorizing the bank staff there by spraying them
with gasoline from a sports drink bottle and
threatening to set them on fire.
The second time Gantt was captured by
local police as he was fleeing to Calvert County
and he was eventually tried twice for the same
crime and sentenced to life in prison.
Now he is seeking a third trial, arguing
that his defense counsel at the time did not object to the prosecutions striking of a potential
juror from the list from his second 2011 trial for
armed bank robbery.
Gantt expressed initial dissatisfaction
with the jury at the trial three years ago, claiming States Attorney Richard Fritz struck the
female juror because she was black.
I dont think Mr. Fritz should have
[struck] an African American female because
there was no reason for [him] to do that. This is
basically unfair.
Fritz said his choice to strike the juror had
no racial impetus behind it.
Judge Karen Abrams said the countys
population did not allow for a large percentage
of African Americans to sit on juries.
But Ive never known any prejudice in
that regard and I certainly wouldnt tolerate it if
I thought there was, Abrams said according to
the Gantts latest complaint.

Throughout his trials Gantt exhibited often bizarre, belligerent and disruptive behavior,
even at one point threatening to kill his defense
counsel.
The states Court of Special Appeals
ruled on one of Gantts motions for appeal in
April of last year, basically stating that Gantts
continual complaints are designed to stymie
the legal system rather than address any substantive issues with his convictions.
The iron-clad nature of the states case
against him also helps to put the contentions in
realistic perspective, the courts ruling stated.
The court did find that Gantts first trial
erred in that he was allowed to dismiss his
counsel without being told that he faced the
prospect of a life sentence without the prospect
of parole; this led to his first conviction in 2009
being overturned and a new trial.
The special appeals court ruled that
Gantts convictions should stand but that he
should be resentenced.
This is an open-and-shut case for a crime
that occurred six years ago, the courts ruling
stated. Instead of being tried by the criminal
justice system for his substantive criminal behavior in robbing a bank, the appellant has put
the criminal justice system on trial for its procedural handling of his persistently disruptive
behavior.
It is time for closure.
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Education
School
System Moving
Money From
Advanced Testing
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
At Wednesdays Board of Education meeting board member Cathy Allen
expressed concern over $110,000 being
moved from advanced placement testing
to help pay for software maintenance.
Students pay for the opportunity to
take the advanced placement test after
taking the course during the school year
in the hopes of gaining college credit; in
times past the school system picked up
the tab for the test.
Allen said she was concerned because the school systems policy was to
reimburse students for taking the test if
they scored at least a three on a five-point
scale.
Taking money from the systems advanced placement testing fund could endanger their ability to pay students back,
she said.
Interim Schools Superintendent
Scott Smith said the school system

should still have enough funding left to
reimburse students taking the test successfully even though more children
than ever are taking the AP courses and
sitting for the tests.
The information regarding the
change of monies was listed in the school
systems general fund budget transfers
up through September.
The reports also show that the system is over budget with regards to funding of students who are sent outside the
county, many of them for special needs
requirements.
According to the latest figures that
category is $207,236 over budget for that
particular instructional cost.
Allen said in a later interview that
there was enough money in salaries for
positions that have been left unfilled to
fund the transfers of students.
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Talk of
Forensic
Audit for
School
Board
Persists
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
The latest financial audit for the St.
Marys County Board of Education gave the
system a passing grade on the veracity of all
its financial transactions but the subject of
having a forensic audit of the school systems
books still came up during the boards Tuesday meeting.
The calls for a forensic audit started several weeks ago when County Commissioner
Todd Morgan, a Republican, said he supported the idea because of continued questions surrounding the school boards spending
practices.
Morgan has criticized the school systems
penchant for spending money on numerous
programs instead of funding teacher salary
increases and earlier this year castigated them
publicly for a $6.2 million deficit from overspending on health care costs.
School Board Chairman Salvatore Raspa
noted the lengthy audit process the school
system goes through throughout the year and
seemed to dismiss the need for a forensic audit.
The system continues to be audited on a
regular basis, Raspa said. Were going into
a time when funding for education is probably
not going to be what it should.
Hopefully looking to the future more
funding will be available.
The audit did note the decrease in the
school systems financial standing by $4.8 million due to the deficit and the near depletion of
its unassigned fund balance to just $480,726.
School Board Member Marilyn Crosby
expressed concern that the school system retain tighter controls over its spending lest they
run out of money to fund its many pathway
programs for students.
Interim Superintendent Scott Smith said
such an action would be a last resort even in
tight budget times.
I shudder at the thought of taking away
from a child, Smith said.
The audit showed that the entire operating budget for the school system totaled
$205.1 million between local, state and federal
government funding sources.
Smith said he understood that any auditing process was an arduous one, but if anyone had serious doubts or questions about
the school systems financial status or practices then a forensic audit was not out of the
question.
Whatever needs to be done we will
certainly enter into, Smith said.
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Im not only writing this letter as a

taxpayer but as a father; a father that will
be sending his only daughter to a public
school, in hopes of a stellar education.
However, with all the hurdles that the
Board of Education is currently facing,
their fixation on leaked personal information baffles me and concerns me.
The following motion that was voted
upon by the Board on August 27, 2014:
That the Board of Education investigate whether there was an unlawful
disclosure of confidential, personnel information of a St. Mary's County Public
School employee, and hire an independent counsel to conduct the investigation and make a report to the Board of
Education.
The motion specifically asks if there
was an unlawful disclosure of confidential, personnel information of a St.
Mary's County Public School employee.
Nowhere within the motion does it state
that the investigator determine who and
how, so whats taking so long?
From the news articles, the issue is
the document that Brad Clements wrote
to Sal Raspa, which outlined transition
plans, salaries and compensations for the
Interim Superintendent position. This
conclusion was derived from your previous article published July 10th, where
actual excerpts from the document were
printed in your article.
First off, the information is not confidential. Mr. Clements salary is available from the state. His demands cannot
be considered personal information because they are not fact.
But lets say in some alternative universe, someone deems that all that information is personal. But can it be deemed
Letters to the
Board of Education
confidential. It could be if it were in a personnel file or part of an employment negotiation. But it was in neither, it was in a
document written by Brad Clements and
given to Sal Raspa. But isnt Dr. Raspa
the Chairman of the BOE, so it should be
confidential. No, Sal Raspa, individually
cannot represent the Board of Education,
unless sanctioned to do so with a vote
from the Board. The following is from
the BOE website, under policy BBAB,
BOARD MEMBERS AUTHORITY.
* Members of the Board of Education have authority only when acting as a
Board legally in session. The Board will
not be bound in any way by any action or
statement on the part of any individual
Board Member except when such statement or action is in pursuance of specific
instruction from the Board.*
Dr. Raspa did not have the authority
to discuss conditions of employment with
a candidate for the position of Interim Superintendent. So technically, this information was volunteered by Mr. Clements
to Dr. Raspa, not the BOE*.*
OK, lets go back for a minute to
that wacky alternative universe and Mr.
Clements intent was that the document be
given to the Board of Education, and have
Dr. Raspa deliver it. Wouldnt that make
the letter official? It might have, if the
chairman of the BOE followed his own
policies, but he did not.
If the document was directed to the
BOE, then that document should have
been presented to the Board during an of-
ficial handoff of information, as outlined

in Policy BH, School Board Communications. Instead that document was given to
each Board Member individually and not
in a meeting.
*All communications received by
the system which are addressed to the
Board will be copied and distributed to
all Board Members either in a weekly
Board update or as part of* *the agenda
materials for the next meeting, or at the
beginning of the meeting.*
Even Kathy Allen is quoted in your
article, pertaining to Dr. Raspas handling
of the document, Its premature to hand
out information before the board meets to
discuss our options. Not only premature but a violation of policy.
The way this document was handled, it never became official or confidential and is essentially a piece of paper that was written from one citizen to
another, who then passed it out to other
citizens. If it did acquire the umbrella of
confidentiality, then the only one that
leaked it was Dr. Raspa. Hiring an independent counsel at $300.00 an hour to
investigate whether there was an unlawful disclosure of confidential, personnel
information of a St. Mary's County Public School employee occurred is laughable. Instead of hiring an investigator,
maybe the Board needs to hire someone
to teach them what their own policies are
and how to follow them.
Bart Bach
California, Md.
The FOX Is Guarding

St. Marys Schools Henhouse
St. Marys County spent $93 million dollars of their total
$192 million budget on our schools. State and Federal funding
added approximately $20 million more to ST. Marys County
schools, yet our school board always moans It isnt enough.
If school spending per student was the primary criteria for
good education Washington DC would have the best schools
in the country. Sadly, they are near the worst.
Citizens of St. Marys dont realize the county commissioners have ZERO control how the school board spends the
money. We have a school board that backed the now departed
Superintendent with many new programs, large and bloated
staffs and failed to get money to the teachers and students
where there are real needs, paying the now departed Superintendent $262,000 base salary, 78 days paid leave, 10 days
paid vacation and 32 days sick leave, plus a huge automobile
allowance and bloated staff. His real compensation with perks
exceeded $400,000 which is truly asinine. Our current school
board gave those big perks!
The chief culprit for out of control spending, no accountability to our citizens and little or no transparency is the retiring school board president, Sal Raspa. He is a true liberal who
knows it all and loves to spend taxpayers hard earned dollars.
He is cut out of the same mold as President Obama and Governor OMally (BIG DEFICIT spenders).
Now Mr. Raspa wants to turn his seat over to his hand-
Editor
BOE Financial
Mess
It was refreshing and encouraging to read both of

Guy Leonard's articles about some of the school system's finances and the compensation of our new interim superintendent of schools, Scott Smith, in your
September 25th edition. The financial mess the Board
of Education and the former superintendent created is
shameful and the $422,000 windfall that will be going to West Virginia is upsetting but with a lot of hard
work and wise decision making by the new players the
damage inflicted can be turned around. It's too bad the
newcomers will be required to clean up the mess created by others.
The openness in which Mr. Smith's compensation
package was addressed is a vast departure from the
past. His new salary is modest to say the least and I am
sure the taxpayers will appreciate his conservative approach to his new position and I am equally certain that
the taxpayers will gladly compensate Mr. Smith commensurate with his performance. He claimed at the
onset that he would be transparent and he has proven
that within the first week of his tenure, including posting his contract on the web site. I understand he has
also effectively dealt with several thorny and lingering issues he inherited from the former superintendent,
whose name I can't seem to remember. He will have
more cleaning up to do but his initial assertiveness is
impressive.
I sincerely wish him well and if his first week on
the job is an indicator of what will follow I have little
doubt he will be a shoe-in for the permanent position
and that his honest, sincere and refreshing approach
will soon convert the critics and permeate the entire
school system creating a positive work and learning environment for the employees and the students to flourish, grow and reach new heights under his tutorage.
I expect the voters will clean up of the School
Board starting next month.
David A. Ryan
Hollywood, Md.
picked candidate, John Alonzo Gaskin. He is a big union organizer and NAACP activist. Barrack Obama would love his
credentials as he loves community organizers. Mr. Gaskin
thinks the current school board is doing a good job so obviously $6-8 million dollar over runs on the budget is no big
deal to him.
Now is the time for the citizens of ST.
Marys County to send a message to the new
school board We have had enough! Knock
Invitation For Bids
off the feel good programs and bloated staffs.
Commissioners of Leonardtown
Send more money directly to the teachers and
Uniforms
students in the classroom. Reduce the large
number of people making over $100,000 salaries
The Town of Leonardtown is currently seeking bids from interested
who never see a classroom.
firms for a three-year term beginning December 1, 2014 for uniform rentals
for four employees.
Rita Weaver is an energetic, talented, ex-milInterested bidders may obtain a bid package from the Town Office,
itary highly educated hard charger who wants to
Monday thru Friday between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm or by calling
see controlled spending, more accountability and
301-475-9791. Sealed bids, addressed to the Town Administrator and marked
total openness to the public on school board poliSealed bid for Uniforms will be received at the office of the Commissioners
cies and spending. She will serve the citizens of
of Leonardtown, 41660 Courthouse Drive, POB 1, Leonardtown, MD 20650,
St. Marys County and make them proud.
until 10:00 a.m. on Friday, October 31, 2014, at which time the bids will be
We need a Watch Dogs not LAP DOGS
publicly opened and read.
who rubberstamp too many worthless programs
The Commissioners of Leonardtown reserve the right to reject any and
and frivolous spending.
all bids and proposals, and to accept any proposal deemed to be in the best
interest of the Town.
Donald Beck
10/9/2014
St. Marys City
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Relativity
Editor
Mr. Samuel R. (Sal) Pistachio, of Mechanicsville,

I had the opportunity to read your letter to the editor in
the Oct. 2 edition of The County Times, and I, of course,
accepted your challenge.
You describe society, in specific St. Mary's County, linked together like a chain. Well, unfortunately, the
chain is only as strong as its weakest link. I have found it
is those who are elected to be our leaders that become the
weak link. They fail to remember where they came from
or the people that go them there. The self-serving agendas takeover and special interest groups takeover. They
get so lost in the government; they forget the people
they represent until the next election year.
Through my experiences as a Sergeant in the United States Army, with deployments to Kosovo and Iraq, I
absolutely know what it means to be a part of a team, to
have the responsibility of protecting the lives of the soldiers I was charged with, and to absolutely never forget
where I came from or how I got to where I was. I know
what it means personally to put myself in direct harms
way for a larger cause. I have evidence of this, a Purple
Heart for gun-shot wounds, and the Army Commendation Medal with Valor Device for heroic actions while
under direct enemy fire.
I challenge the people to read the United States
Army NCO Creed. A brief excerpt is below:
All Soldiers are entitled to outstanding leadership;
I will provide that leadership. I know my Soldiers, and I
will always place their needs above my own. I will communicate consistently with my Soldiers and never leave
them uninformed.
Just replace the word soldiers with people". This
is the level of commitment of leadership I know and also
where I operate. I can say that I am up to the challenge
and dedication it will take properly to lead the people of
St. Mary's County.
I believe I am worthy of representing the people of
St Marys County. I have no personal agenda, or buckets
of water to carry for the good ole boys. I have served
my country, state, and now I want to serve the people of
St Marys County. One thing you can definitely expect
from me is Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Self-less Service,
Honor, Integrity, and Personal Courage (LDRSHIP:
Army Core Values).
Again I reiterate, when the people vote and choose
a leader, the peoples voice should be what resonates
through that single voice of the elected official. If
elected, I will have the ability to speak for the watermen,
farmers, teachers, educators, law enforcement, fire and
rescue, waitresses, chefs, businessmen, military personnel and every other person who resides in our county, but
I will speak and represent them honorably. These groups
comprise the very lifeblood of St. Mary's County. I can
guarantee the people will receive equal and fair representation, regardless of where they live in the county.
Many politicians overlook what makes St. Marys County such a great place to live, work and play. That is the
very people and their diversity that make up our county:
From the waterman in Ridge to the 7th, to those
who serve in the military at Pax NAS and Webster Field,
to those who serve in our community from teachers,
nurses, doctor, police and corrections officers to those
who serve our community in a volunteer status in the
local churches, community organizations and the fire
departments and rescue squad, and the families that support them.
We are a community of people serving together
and working together. All backgrounds and lifestyles are
working toward keeping St. Mary's County to continue to
be a great place to live, work and play. I say this to the
people of St Mary's County do not elect a self-serving
weak link, remember this is your county, and you want
that anchor to be as strong as possible.
John E OConnor
County Commissioner Candidate, District 3
Mechanicsville, Md.
Bob Schaller is a nice man with a long resume. He

is well connected, a good campaigner, a Community Organizer, and an articulate highly educated college professor with a Liberal Ideology. So was OBAMA. Schaller
claims to be a "conservative". A conservative with a Liberal Ideology is an enigma, maybe an illusion. Several
Unions endorsed Schaller. Unions do not endorse the conservative. Unions always endorse the Liberal. Schaller
claimed in his campaign literature to be a "Proud Catholic Democrat", which doesn't have a good ring to it. All
of the proud Democrats I know want more government
spending and higher taxes. But, Democrat or Republican,
ALL proud politicians are scary, so beware. Also, in 2012
Schaller resigned for impropriety from his position as
St. Mary's County Department Head for Economic and
Community Development rather than be fired, according
to media sources. This is a BAD OMEN.
Schaller may have a long resume with academic
skills, but Mike Hewitt, the Catholic Republican candidate, has the practical skills necessary to be a good Coun-
ty Commissioner. Hewitt is a successful small businessman and commonsense fiscal conservative with a conservative Ideology. As a small businessman, Hewitt knows
what it is to set priorities to meet budgets and take risks
in the market place to earn a pay check not guaranteed.
Mike Hewitt served on the first elected School
Board in St. Mary's Co. He was there when the School
Board did a good job, something that is now lacking with
mismanagement, big cost overruns, and the departing
Superintendent walking with big bucks and the teachers
get no raise. Mike Hewitt will require Transparency and
Accountability, putting students and teachers first(fair
pay).
Hewitt is the better choice for all teachers, parents,
and tax payers including Catholics, Protestants, Conservative Democrats, Republicans, and Independents.
Joe Wible Sr.
Leonardtown
Change the Status Quo

in Annapolis
Daniel Slade, attorney in Leonardtown, Maryland
has thrown his hat into the political arena by running for
State Delegate, District 29A for the Maryland House of
Delegates. At a recent debate sponsored by the St. Marys
County Chamber of Commerce, Daniel Slade spoke in
great generalities about supporting jobs, and supporting
youth; however, I felt there was no depth or breadth of
knowledge exhibited. In my opinion, Daniel Slade displays no actual awareness of the impact and importance
of the Patuxent River Base and no ability to eloquently
discuss any of the issues put before him (i.e., job creation,
spending control, taxes, etc.). I invite you to the next
open forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters,
to be held at the Lexington Park Library, October 28th,
5:30 P.M. Attend and listen to his opponent Matt Morgan
and youll quickly surmise that Matt is a highly qualified

candidate and one who is willing to change the politics
as usually mentality. Matt Morgan has the background,
the leadership experience, the business acumen and the
knowledge to work hard issues and create positive outcomes. Please use your right to vote and change the
status quo in Annapolis. We already know and understand how disconnected and inefficient our Washington,
DC political machine is. Our community needs leadership, we need a business savvy manager that can control
spending, help reduce our tax burden and promote job
growth; Matt Morgan is far more qualified to take up that
battle in Annapolis.
Scott J. Belanger
California, Md.
March of Dimes,
Bikers for Babies
On behalf of the March of Dimes, Id like to express my
deepest gratitude to the people of Southern Maryland who
joined together to support the health of all babies.
On beautiful, sunny October 5, more than 400 bikers,
residents and volunteers joined together and raised more
than $45,000 for Bikers for Babies, to benefit all babies
those born healthy as well as those who need help to survive
and thrive.
Premature birth touches half a million babies and their
families every year including nearly 9,000 in Maryland. In
an average week in Maryland 12 babies die before celebrating their first birthday. Babies born too soon are more likely
to die or have disabilities. Annually, more than 120,000
babies nationwide are born with serious birth defects that
can mean a lifetime of disability. Babies born healthy need
champions to ensure they have access to newborn screening and preventive health care. The March of Dimes is there
for all babies and is extremely appreciative of its volunteers,
sponsors, vendors and donors who assist in supporting its
mission.
Thank you to our sponsors and leadership is provided
by: University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center, Riders Insurance, All-American Harley-Davidson, Beacon Printing, Maryland International Raceway, Waldorf
Ford and Dodge and Waldorf Lions Club.
Thank you to our vendors: Tastefully Simple, Mary

Kay, Origami Owl, Calvert Healthcare, Scentsy, Thirty One,
PM Clothing, Kona Ice, Silpada, Perfectly Posh, TuVous,
Hancock Farms and Chocolate Rider.
Thank you to the committee members and volunteers:
Jason Miller and the staff and Maryland International Raceway, Alan Richey and the Christian Motorcycle Association,
the Waldorf Lions Club members, Stephanie East, Bunny
Laroque, Francis Miller, Jimmy Buckles, Kelly and Emily
Fleming, Stacey Martin, Fred Ehler, Dana Montfort, the
Zeolla and Reynolds family, the Wicked Killa Ink, the 301
Derby Dames, Franklin Square Band, and VenDetta.
And of course a big thank you to our ride escorts who
made the ride safe: Volunteer Fire Departments from Accokeek, Bel Alton, Hughesville, LaPlata, Leonardtown, Mechanicsville, Waldorf, Charles County Rescue Squad, Waldorf EMS, Charles County Sheriffs Office and St. Marys
County Sheriffs Office.
Again, thank you for joining the March of Dimes to
help give every baby a healthy start in life.
Wayne Magoon
Chair, Bikers for Babies
March of Dimes, Maryland
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Museum fundraiser event. The theme of the night was no program just fun. The
entertainment was provided by the Southern Maryland Teen Piano Group followed by
our own St. Marys County Harmonie & Bleu jazz band led by Mr. Roy Johnson. Roy
and his band supported the museum a couple of years and the bands music lifted the roof.
The Southern Maryland Teen Piano Group (SMTPG) was the warmup for the night with
original piano pieces by Lorina Clemence, a junior at Leonardtown High School and Lucy
Paskoff, a homeschooled piano enthusiast. SMTPG is a student run organization that supports events with their beautiful music throughout southern Maryland region. Canards
Catering owned by Mike and Lisa Kelly, renowned for their top-notch quality and outstanding event productions, provided the hors doeuvres and are generously donated the
table decorations. Lastly, Pete Butts and his team set up the lighting to create a festive
dcor of fun and relaxation.
It was a highly successful fundraising event due to the support of its many sponsors
and attendees. A special thanks to the following organizations and individuals: ACE
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and Technology; Cherry Cove; MILCORP; Overlook Systems Technologies; Smartronix;
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knows he faces perhaps the toughest reelection campaign of his career in GOP
candidate Steve Waugh, but he honestly
does not see much difference between
the two of them on the issues.
As a conservative Democrat, Dyson
has stood in opposition to tax increases
as well as many social issues like gun
control, same-sex marriage and tuition
for children of undocumented immigrants, but in an increasingly left-leaning legislature he finds it more difficult
to legislate.
Still he finds ways to help constituents, often times by acting as a fixer in
dealing with state agencies.
That includes helping small
businesses.
The one thing we try to do is get
government off their back, Dyson said,
adding that virtually everything they do
now is advocating for people by getting
on the telephone with state agencies.
We do that all the time.
One of his major concerns now,
he says, is a perceived push to stop all
wild harvesting of oysters in the local
waterways and convert the industry to
aquaculture.
There is nothing official being proffered, he said, but he believes the push
is out there.
What that means is there would be
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the way were really going?
Thats of great concern to me.
He says he still votes traditional
Southern Maryland values, but suffers
from being identified with Gov. Martin
OMalleys administration, which has
actively brought the states Democratic
party farther to the left politically.
Im having to deal with the fallout, Dyson said. I consistently vote
against them; I made sure the rain tax
stayed out of St. Marys County.
Dyson also believes a base realignment and closure (BRAC) effort will
foment at the federal government level
next year and it is imperative that Southern Maryland be ready for it.
Dyson has served as chair of joint
BRAC committees before and said the
county must be ready to deal with any
changes at Patuxent River Naval Air
Station, either work flowing in or flowing out, and it needed a voice on that
committee.
But political pundits say that the
rapid growth in St. Marys County and
the rise of a strong Republican constituency could spell the end for Dyson not
because of anything he has done, but
simply because he is a Democrat.
Theres a real chance the St.
Marys County delegation could become
entirely GOP, said Todd Eberly, professor of political science at St. Marys College of Maryland. And with the exception of Tony ODonnell they would all be
freshmen and all in the minority party.
Locally, voters who are increasingly shifting to the right politically, much
like those in Calvert County, the Eastern
Shore and Western Maryland, are more

and more dissatisfied with the policies
from a Democrat-controlled legislature.
Theyre getting tired of what the
people with a D after their names are
doing, Eberly said. Theyre saying that
now their only choice is to send people
to Annapolis who have an R after their
name.
While Dyson may suffer from the
changing situation in St. Marys County,
Republicans also know that if they can
secure more seats in the senate, to the
ideal number of 19, then they can actively filibuster legislation they oppose
without the support of Democrats, Eberly said.
This election cycle may not bring
them to that number, Eberly said, but 15
or 16 GOP senators was possible, making them more formidable and much
closer to their goal.
With 19 seats, perhaps from the next
election cycle four years from now, the
GOP instantly have a seat at the table,
Eberly said.
If that happens the Republicans are
in a position to actually negotiate, which
is a position theyve never been in before, Eberly said. I think it will be a
tough reelection for Dyson.
Dyson said despite the challenges
he faces, he wont change his stance.
Ive not changed my conservative
views, Dyson said. Im not going to
change my vote, but Ive still got good
relationships with my colleagues on
both sides of the aisle.
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Sports
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Local High
School
Football
Week 5
Review
Week 5 Football Review
The Leonardtown Raiders football team lost Thursdays home conference game against North Point by
a score of 43-7.
The St. Marys Ryken football team won Fridays
away non-conference game against Edgewood by a
score of 41-14.
The Great Mills Hornets football team lost Thursdays away conference game against La Plata by a
score of 28-7.
The Chopticon Braves football team won Thursdays
home conference game against Huntingtown by a
score of 28-20.
Photo by Michele Stratton
Photo by Jessica Woodburn
Photo by Jessica Woodburn
Photo by Michele Stratton
To submit photos of local high school football, email news@countytimes.net by 12 p.m. on the Tuesday prior to our Thursday publication.
Kane Closes Potomac Season

With Thrilling Nationals Victory
Geesaman Collects Potomac First in Street Stock Finale
By Doug Watson
Contributing Writer
Glen Burnie Md.'s Bruce Kane scored the biggest win of

his career in last Saturday nights 30-lap Limited Late Model
headliner at Potomac Speedway during the running of the 23rd
annual Southern Maryland Nationals. The win for Kane, worth
a cool $1722 pay day, was his third career Potomac Limited Late
Model feature win and his first career Nationals triumph.
Jimmy Jesmer Jr. and Derrick Quade made up the front
row for the start of the event with Quade surging into the race
lead as the field raced off turn-two. Quade's lead would last for
seven-laps before Jesmer slid into the race lead on lap-eight and
would lead the next seven-circuits before Billy Tucker became
the third different leader as he took over on lap-fifteen with
Bruce Kane in tow. A caution on lap-twenty two set the stage for
another dramatic Potomac finish. As the field went back green
Tucker's car quit coming off the fourth turn with Kane pouncing on the opportunity as he became the fourth, and final, leader
on lap twenty-three. Kane would go on to lead the remaining
eight laps, however, he would have to withstand a furious laterace rush from former Potomac track champion Paul Cursey to
preserve the win. "I'd like to dedicate this win to my brother."
An emotional Kane stated during his post-race interview. "He
passed away on June 10th and we wanted to get a win before the
season ended and I'm glad we could get it done here this weekend, this win is for him." Tire choice played a key role in Kane;s
winning drive. "We kind of expected the track would take rubber, so before the feature we bounced some idea's around on
what to use, and I think we made the right choice because this
car was just about perfect tonight." Jesmer settled for third, Scott
Adams took fourth with Brian Wright completing the top-five.
Heats for the 19-cars entered went to Scott Adams and Derrick
Quade.
Lebanon Pa.'s Jasen Geesaman, in his first-ever Potomac
start, took top honors in the 35-lap Street Stock feature. Geesaman's win, worth a solid $2000, made him the the 19th different
winner in the event's 23-year history and only the second driver
from the Keystone state to win the event.
Chris Derr lead the first five laps before defending Na-
tionals champion Mike Franklin took over on lap-six. Franklin

would lead the next seven circuits until Derr found the bottom
of the speedway and overhauled Frankiln to become the new
leader. Franklin would re-take the lead for two laps until Geesaman arrived on lap-25 to take the race lead for good. Chris Derr
got by Franklin on lap-33 and kept Geesaman in his sights over
the remainder of the event, but would settle for runner-up honors. "I can't believe we're standing here right now!!" A Jubilant
Geesaman stated in Potomac's victory lane. "I really didn't think
we had a car that could win here this weekend and for our team
mate Chris (Derr) to finish second, I couldn't be more proud."
Franklin settled for third, Scotty Nelson took fourth with Barry
Williams Sr. rounding out the top-five. Heats for the 32 cars
on hand went Geesaman, Derr and Franklin with Dale Reamy
winning the consolation.
Greg Morgan etched his name in the Potomac record book
with his first career Potomac feature win in the 25-lap Hobby
Stock main. Morgan, who lined-up sixth for the start, snared
the race lead from Ed Pope Jr. on lap-8 and would survive five
caution periods to score the break-through win over Korey
Downs. 2014 champion Jonathan Raley came home third, Pope
held tough for fourth with Jerry Deason completing the top-five
Heats for the 23 car field went to Pope and Raley.
In his first-ever visit to Potomac speedway, 2014 Hagerstown speedway Hobby Stock champion, Gary Proctor was
victorious in both 25-lap Strictly Stock features for his career
1st and 2nd at the speedway. In the twin U-Car features, Mark
Pollard scored his first win of the season in race number one
with David Rhodes scoring his second of 2014 in the nightcap.
Limited Late Model feature finish

1. Bruce Kane 2. Paul Cursey 3. Jimmy Jesmer Jr. 4. Scott
Adams 5. Brian Wright 6. Derrick Quade 7. Brandon Long 8.
Billy Hubbard 9. Rich Marks 10. Kurt Zimmerman 11. Billy
Farmer 12. James Sparks 13. Billy Tucker 14. Marty Hanbury
15. David Williams 16. Ryan Hackett 17. Barry Lear Sr. 18.
Brian Lederhouse 19. Jonathan DeHaven
Street Stock feature finish
1. Jasen Geesaman 2. Chris Derr 3. Mike Franklin 4.
Scotty Nelson 5. Barry Williams Sr. 6. Walt Homberg 7. Terry

Staton 8. Jimmy Combs 9.Earl Brooks 10. Mike Grady Jr. 11.
Dale Reamy 12. Rick Stouffer 13. Dickie Tharp 14. Chuck
Bowie 15. Lloyd Deans 16. Keith Koontz 17. Michael Friedman 18. Kyle Nelson 19. Troy Kassiris 20. Boyd Brode 21.
Craig Tankersley 22. Jerry Jenkins Jr. 23. Mike Raleigh 24.
Mike Latham (DNS)
Hobby Stock feature finish
1. Greg Morgan 2. Korey Downs 3. Jonathan Raley 4. Ed
Pope Jr. 5. Jerry Deason 6. Tommy Wagner Jr. 7. John Burch
8. Bobby Miexsall 9. Matt Stewart 10. CJ Pannuty 11. Lee
Brooks 12. Kevin Sprague 13. Ray Reed 14. Ryan Clement 15.
Travis LaRoque 16. Steve Windsor 17. Billy Crouse 18. Buddy
Dunagan 19. Jamie Sutphin 20. Tommy Randall 21. Kenny
Sutphin 22. JT Bowie 23. Jordan Pilkerton
Strictly Stock Feature (1)
1. Gary Proctor 2. Kevin Mays 3. Nabil Guffey 4. Greg
Mattingly 5. Johnny Hardesty 6. Dylan Rutherford 7. JJ Silvious 8. Ray Bucci 9. Drew Payne 10. Jimmy Suite 11. Matt
Heisch 12. Shawn Smith 13. John Hardesty 14. Carl Adkins
15. Ed Pope Sr
Strictly Stock feature (2)
1. Gary Proctor 2. Kevin Mays 3. Ed Pope Sr. 4. John
Hardesty 5. JJ Silvious 6. Matt Heisch 7. Deuce Wright 8. Ray
Bucci 9. Carl Adkins 10. Jimmy Suite 11. Greg Mattingly 12.
Johnny Hardesty 13. Nabil Guffey 14. Drew Payne 15. Dylan
Rutherford
U-Car feature (1)
1. Mark Pollard 2. Mikey Latham 3. David Rhodes 4.
Kevin Oates 5. Larry Lamb 6. Megan Mann 7. Sam Raley 8.
Savannah Windsor 9. Jeremy Pilkerton 10. Erica Bailey
U-Car feature (2)
1. David Rhodes 2. Kevin Oates 3. Larry Lamb 4. Mark
Pollard 5. Megan Mann 6. Sam Raley 7. Savannah Windsor 8.
Mikey Latham 9. Erica Bailey 10. Jeremy Pilkerton
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The annual Health Fair will offer a variety of activities, health

screenings and exhibits aimed at promoting a healthy balance of
the mind, body, and spirit; an overall feeling of well being--for all ages.
Health Fair
The Way To Wellness
Friday, October 24, 2014
8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
FREE
ADMISSION
Southern Maryland Higher Education Center

44219 Airport Road, California, MD 20619
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Lunch & Snacks Available For Purchase
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SHREDDER TRUCK
from 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Uniformed personnel will safely place your

sensitive documents in their state of the art mobile
shredding truck. You can witness the destruction
and they will provide a certificate of destruction
for your records. No need to remove paper clips,
binder clips or staples.
HEALTH SERVICES
INCLUDE:
Skin Cancer Screening
Hearing Screening
Depression Screening
Balance & Falls Screening
Body Mass Index Screening
EXPIRED PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION COLLECTION Vision Screening
PROVIDED BY THE ST. MARYS COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE Flu Inoculations

All non-prescription over the counter medications, prescription medications,
in addition to pills, liquids, ointments and lotions, will be accepted.
FREE SEMINARS
Identification Theft & Telemarketing Fraud

Understanding Medical Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (MOLST)
Living with Diabetes: Prevention, Awareness, Signs & Symptoms
(Medicare card holders

should bring their cards;
a $20 payment, by cash
or check is required from
those not eligible for
Medicare.)
. Over 80 vendors, other free screenings, health checks and tons of giveaways!!!!
For more information call 301.475.4200, ext. 1050 or visit the

Department of Aging & Human Services website at stmarysmd.com/aging
Brought to you by the Commissioners of St. Marys County: Francis Jack Russell, President; Lawrence D. Jarboe;
Cynthia L. Jones; Todd B. Morgan; Daniel L. Morris and the Department of Aging & Human Services.
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Obituaries
David Allen Tippett, 71
David Allen Tippet, 71,
of Leonardtown, Md. passed
away on Sept. 25, in Annapolis, Md. He was born on Sept.
5, 1943 in Leonardtown, Md.
to the late Beezie and Dennis Tippett, Sr. David is survived by his daughter Cheryl
Tippett, grandchildren; Amber Tippett, and
Michael Tippett, and great grandson Michael
Smith, all of NC. Dave is also survived by his
brothers Richard Tippett of Leonardtown,
Md.; Jack Tippett of Hollywood, Md., and
sister Gay Fowler of Avenue, Md. and many
extended family and friends. He is predeceased by his daughter Debbie Tippett. In his
early years Dave worked as a waterman and
in construction. His later years were spent
working at the Hotel Charles. Dave was an
active member of AA and proudly celebrated
his 40th Anniversary in April. He enjoyed
watching sports especially car races and the
Washington Nationals. Dave loved music and
was an excellent dobro guitar player. It was a
real pleasure listening to him play. Dave will
be missed and remembered by many people.
The family received friends on Monday,
Sept. 29 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., and prayers
were recited at 7 p.m. in the MattingleyGardiner Funeral Home Leonardtown, Md.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated
on Tuesday, Sept. 30 at 10 a.m. in Holy Angels Catholic Church Avenue, Md. with Father Charles Cortinovis officiating. Interment
was private. Pallbearers; Billy Bowles, Jamie
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
news@countytimes.net after noon on Tuesdays may run in the following weeks edition.
Fowler, Daryl Pilkerton, Joey Tippett, Buddy
Tippett, and Michael Tippett.
Thomas George Repasi, 69

Thomas George Repasi
of Mechanicsville, Md., died
peacefully at home on Oct.
1. He was born Nov. 18, 1945
in Braddock, Pa., the son of
the late Joseph and Catherine
Repasi.
He served with the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War
era, worked for what was then DC WASA
as a wastewater plant operator at the Blue
Plains facility for 35 years, from 1969-2004,
in Southwest Washington, D.C. until his retirement in 2004. Thomas then worked part
time for St. Marys County Department of
Public Works as an attendant mainly at the St.
Andrews Church Road transfer station beginning in 2005 until retiring in 2011.
He leaves behind to cherish memory his
loving wife, Rose Marie Repasi, son Ronald
Repasi and his wife Bonne of California,
son Dennis Repasi and his wife Christine of
Mechanicsville and daughter Jennifer Lamp
and her husband Michael of California, and
grandchildren Victoria Repasi, Steven Repasi,
Thomas Respasi, Bailie Anthony, Nolan Repasi, Briana Padgett, Anna Repasi and Julia
Repasi.
Also survived by his brother Joseph
Repasi of Hagerstown, Md., sisters Barbara
Heron, Karen Repasi, Carol Sprankle of West
Mifflin, Pa., Mary Louise Collins of Home-
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Family received visitors on Sunday,
Oct. 5 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. with prayers
at 4 p.m. at the Brinsfield Funeral Home,
P.A., 22955 Hollywood Rd., Leonardtown,
Md. 20650. A Mass of Christian Burial
was held on Monday, Oct. 6 at 10 a.m. at
St. Joseph Catholic Church, 29119 Point
Lookout Road, Morganza, Md. 20660
with Fr. Keith Woods officiating. Interment will follow in St. Marys Queen of
Peace Cemetery, 38888 Dr. Johnson Rd.,
Mechanicsville, Md. 20659.
Memorial Contributions may be
made to Hospice House of St. Marys, Post
Office Box 625, Leonardtown, Md. 20650
Condolences to the family may be
made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com.
Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, Md.
Joseph Donald Jarboe, 78

Joseph Donald Jarboe, born on March
16,1936 in Leonardtown, Md., was the youngest son of Mary Catherine (Connelly) and
Ignatius Jackson Jarboe Sr. He died Sept.
18 in Lincoln, Neb.
After graduating from Margaret
Brent High School and briefly working at
Ford Motor Co., Joe enlisted in the U.S.
Air Force as soon as he was able. While in
the military, he was stationed at bases all
over the globe and stateside. He attained
the rank of Master Tech Sgt. and eventually retired with over 20 years of service. A
contributing factor to his death was agent
orange which he contracted while serving
in Southeast Asia.
He was a loyal husband, father and
provider.
He was the father of Catherine Anne
Jarboe, and her husband Troy Martin,
both of Chicago, Ill.
He was preceded in death by his loving wife Margaret Ann Mehser of Lincoln, Neb. where they had made their
home the past several decades.
Besides his wife and parents he is
also preceded in death by brothers John
L., James A., Ignatius J. Jr., and sisters
Ann E. Kurz, Mary G. Jarboe, and Virginia H. Jarboe.
Surviving siblings are Margaret T.
Tippett, of Leonardtown, Md., and Mary
L. Peggy Stone, of Waldorf, Md. and a
bevy of nieces and nephews.
A memorial and inurnment service
was held on Thursday, Sept. 25 at Lincoln
Memorial Funeral Home.
Donations may be made to the charity
of your choice.
George Thomas Brandon, 86
www.brinsfieldfuneral.com
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Charlotte Hall, Maryland 20650
(301) 472-4400
George
Thomas
Brandon, 86, died on
Sept. 27 at his residence in
Bushwood, Md.
Born Sept. 5, 1928 in
Beacon, N.Y., he was the
son of the late Ernest Clifford Brandon and Ruth
George Brandon.
In 1946 George enlisted in the United States Navy and proudly served his
country as a Cook until his honorable discharge in 1949. In 1956, he began working with the United States Postal service
as a dedicated electrician until his retirement in 1989. He was a superb handyman,
and could fix everything. He built his own

homes and helped his son and daughter
with many home projects. He had a bountiful garden every year and was a fabulous
cook. He and Denise enjoyed travelling,
particularly to St. Thomas. Above all, he
enjoyed spending time with his family and
friends.
George is survived by his children,
Cynthia Barnes (Roger) of Pittsburgh,
Pa. and Demrey Brandon (Joyce) of Pittsburgh, Pa.; his step-children, Denver
Beaulieu-Hains, Dore Mobley (Darrell),
Gregory Gaston (Sonney) and Teo Gaston; his brother, Williams Bill Brandon
of Pittsburgh, Pa.; his sister, Lorraine
West of San Jose, Calif.; his long time loving companion, Vivian Denise Gaston;
14 grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren,
and two great-great grandchildren; and
many nieces, nephews, and dear friends.
In addition to his parents, he is preceded
in death by his wife, Bettie Williams and
his siblings, Ernest Haney Brandon,
John Appleseed Brandon, Jean Upshaw,
Merle Simpson, Patricia Rojas, and Margaret Sue Brandon.
Family received friends on Thursday,
Oct. 2 at 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Brinsfield
Funeral Home, P.A., 22955 Hollywood
Road, Leonardtown, Md. 20650. A Funeral Service was celebrated by Reverend Daniel Lindsey at 1 p.m. Interment
followed at Charles Memorial Gardens,
Leonardtown, Md.
Serving as pallbearers were Claude
Scott, Greg Gaston, Darrell Mobley,
Teo Gaston, Phillip Caroth, and David
Lindsey.
Memorial contributions may be made
to Stand Up To Cancer, P.O. Box 843721,
Los Angeles, Calif. 90084-3721.
Condolences to the family may be
made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com.
Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, Md.
Everard Lee Rawlings, 80

Everard Lee Rawlings, 80, of St. Leonard,
Md. passed away Oct. 3 at
Calvert Memorial Hospital,
Prince Frederick, Md. Everard Lee was born in Prince
Frederick, Md. on May 8,
1934 to the late Frank Rawlings and Evelyn M. Dove.
He grew up in Bowensville and was raised
by his mother and stepfather, Herman S.
Bowen. He was an avid Ravens and Orioles fan.
He is survived by his daughters Terry
and her husband Bill Miller, Vicky and
her husband Jeff Horsmon, and son Brad
Rawlings. He is also survived by three
grandchildren, Dale Elliott, Megan Horsmon and Cody Horsmon. The family
received friends at the Rausch Funeral
Home, 4405 Broomes Island Road, Port
Republic, Md. on Sunday Oct. 5 from
1-5 p.m. A celebration of life was held
on Monday Oct. 6 at the Broomes Island
Wesleyan Church with Reverend Linwood
Benton officiating. He will be laid to rest
in Broomes Island Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Prince
Frederick Fire Department.
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Hours: Mon.-Sat. 7:30-5, Closed Sunday
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In Our
Community
Starting a small business to be
discussed
Openings
program
available
for
STEM
There are still openings for the Rockets

and Racecars, a STEM program presented
by growingSTEMS, scheduled at Charlotte
Hall branch this Saturday, Oct. 11, at 3 p.m.
Youth ages 7 and older will build air-powered rockets and racecars to race against
each other. Registration is required.
Paying for college
College expenses can be overwhelming.

Nadine Hutton, Director of Financial Aid for
St. Marys College, will discuss options to
help parents and students pay for college at
the Leonardtown branch on Oct. 15, at Charlotte Hall on Oct. 22, and at Lexington Park
on Nov. 3. The FAFSA form, student loans,
and scholarships will also be discussed.
Getting started in genealogy
An introductory genealogy class is being offered at the Charlotte Hall branch on

Oct. 15 at 2 p.m. The class will cover where
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Local Students
LIBRARY ITEMS
Staff from the Small Business Administration will present an informative session
on starting a small business and the variety
of services available at a program at Leonardtown branch tomorrow Oct. 10, Charlotte
Hall branch on Oct. 20 and Lexington Park
branch on Oct. 31. All three start at 10 a.m.
and no registration is required.
to start, filling out charts, organizing information, using the library databases and
exploring useful websites. Leonardtown
branch is also offering a genealogy class
on Oct. 20 at 2 p.m. that will explore useful
websites, US Census, and Social Security
Death index. Registration is required for
both classes.
Kids to build whatever
Kids can stop by on Oct. 17 at the

Charlotte Hall branch between 2 p.m. and
4 p.m. and have fun building whatever they
can imagine with the recycled materials
provided.
Writing
contest
approaching
deadline
Teens and adults can write a story, either

fiction or nonfiction, related to a theme in the
One Maryland One Book, The Distance
Between Us by Reyna Grande and enter it
in the Whats Your Story? writing contest.
Entries are due Oct. 17. Both the teen winner and the adult winner will receive $100
gift card and the runner-up a $25 gift card.
Check the librarys website for more details
and how to enter.
By Haley Wood
Contributing Writer
The Snack Sak 5k will be held at Lexington Park Elementary on Saturday, Oct.
18, at 7 a.m.
The Mission of Snack Saks is to fill the gap of hunger during the weekends, when other resources like free or reduced breakfast and lunch programs are
not available, said St. Marys County United Way Executive Director Jennifer
Hollingsworth.
The concept of the Snack Sak program is to provide food to insecure and deprived children with food on the weekends and holidays- when free or reduced lunch
is not available to them.
Children receive backpacks, filled with ready-to-eat, kid friendly, nutritious
snacks. With the help of countless volunteers, such as Chopticon High School senior Christie Norton, and partnership with Southern Maryland Food Bank Director
Brenda DiCarlo, the United Way of St. Marys County is committed to doing so.
Funding for these projects is miniscule when compared to the considerable impact on the community. To fund 100 students in St. Marys County, the United Way
needs raise $27,500 for the current school year, Hollingsworth said.
The benefits of the Snack Sak program are limitless. Children that are hungry
at school are in no way prepared to learn. By raising money, the United Way could
increase the amount of children attending school, assist in building schools, and also
allow students to carry their Snack Saks into the summer break.
The events registration begins at 7 a.m., and the race begins at 8 a.m. Entry fees
are $25 in advance or $30 the day of the race. The United Way of St. Marys County
and the Southern Maryland Food Bank encourage runners and walkers of all ages to
come out for the worthy cause. For more information, contact Park Hall Elementary
School at 301-863-4054.
St. Marys County Ducks Unlimited
Annual Banquet: OCT. 18th
Vision
Screening
cocktails - dinner - games - raffle prizes - silent and live auction
Consider a sponsorship or donation:

- Table Ad Sponsor (1/4 page ad in auction guide, 8 admission
tickets, reserved table) - $950
- Table Sponsor (reserved table, 8 admission tickets) -$800
- Local Art Underwriting - $150
- National Art Underwriting - $100
- Sponsor - $320 each, $380 per couple
- Dinner Tickets - $80 each, $140 per couple
Doors open 5 p.m.

Hollywood Firehouse
For tickets or to donate,

call Tommy Bowes at 301-994-0606
www.stmarysdu.com
Volunteer Lions from the five St.

Mary's County Lions Clubs recently concluded the vision screening of 148 SMCPS
Head Start students at their home schools.
Lion Jerry Pope is shown using the
lastest in the hand held vision screen instruments to screen Head Start student Carmel
with Lions George Kirby and Bruce Maynard. The County Lions Clubs will combine
their volunteer services to begin conducting vision and hearing screening for several SMCPS Elementary Schools later this
fall. For more information concerning the
school vision and hearing screenings contact Lion George Kirby, at 240-577-0029
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October, Month Long

Water Works
Opal Fine Art Gallery & Gifts (41625 Park Avenue, Leonardtown) Artist Reception Oct. 3, 5 to 8 p.m.
Opal Fine Art Gallery & Gifts will host Water
Works, an exhibit of work by Annie Compton beginning
Oct. 3 and running through Oct. 31.
Lottery Book Fundraiser
The Hollywood Volunteer Rescue Squad Auxiliary is sponsoring a Lottery Book fundraiser. There are
only 1,000 books numbered 000 through 999. Each book
has a 3-digit number. When you purchase a book you will
receive a calendar for the year 2015. A different amount
is listed on each day ranging from $25 to $200. All cash
winnings will be determined by the amount indicated
on each day of the calendar. If your number matches the
3-digit Maryland Nightly Lottery drawing, you have won.
You have 365 chances to win. There are over $12,000
in prizes. Cost is $25 per book. This will make a great
Christmas present, stocking stuffer, or a gift for that one
person who you have no idea what to get for them. You do
NOT have to keep track of your number, we will contact
you if you win. For more information contact 301-9043098. We might have your lucky number still available
for you.
Karaoke and DJ Friday Nights
Brass Rail Sports Bar & Lounge (20331 Point Lookout
Road, Great Mills) 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
The Brass Rail Sports Bar & Lounge will host
a Karaoke and DJ party every Friday night in October.
Music by Scarlet Plus Entertainment. All for Fun and Fun
for All!
Film Festival
The First Annual Southern Maryland Film Festival
Is Coming to Leonardtown! Friends of the Leonardtown
Theater is partnering with the Southern Maryland Film
Society to organize the Southern Maryland Film Festival,
scheduled for Sat. July 11, 2015 in Leonardtown, Md.
Filmmakers of all ages and all levels of experience are
invited to submit their own films to be shown at various
locations throughout the town. Prizes will be awarded
in several categories. The Friends of the Leonardtown
Theater is a 501(c) 3 nonprofit organization, dedicated to
advancing the arts by bringing film, live performance,
and educational programming to the downtown Leonardtown area, ideally through restoring the former New
Theater in Leonardtown. For more information on how
to submit your film for consideration, or if youd like to
volunteer to help with the festival, go to www.smdfs.org.
If you are a business in the tri-county area, and you would
like to be a sponsor for the film festival contact Theresa at
fotlt@outlook.com.
After-School Youth Development Program
Jarboe Education Center (21161 Lexwood Drive, Lexington Park) 3 to 7 p.m.
Tri-County Youth Services Bureau is offering an
After-School Youth Development Program for children
and youth up to age 18 at the Jarboe Education Center in
Lexington Park, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3 p.m. to
7 p.m. that focus on Anger Management, Social Skills and
Youth Leadership Development. Homework assistance is
also provided. Starts Tuesday, Oct. 7.
Thursday, Oct. 9
Jazz Cabaret
Caf des Artistes (41655 Fenwick Street (On the Square),
Leonardtown) 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Gretchen Richies Jazz Cabaret will perform Kind
of Blues on Oct. 9 at Caf des Artistes from 6 to 9 p.m.
New Evangelization DVD Series
St. John Francis Regis Catholic Church (43950 St. Johns
Road, Hollywood) 7 to 9 p.m.
View the new DVD series by Father Robert Barron
on the New Evangelization and discuss, in small group
format, how we, as Catholics in an increasingly secularized world who are called upon by to share the Good news
of Jesus Christ, can fulfill that mission, in a six-week series. Beginning on Thursday, Oct. 9, from 7 to 9 p.m. in
the parish hall.
Friday, Oct. 10
Second Annual Monster Glow Dash 5K (Scary Glow)
Summerseat Farm (26655 Three Notch Road, Mechanicsville) 5 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 10 (Scary Glow) AND Saturday, Oct.
11 (Glow) 2014 is the year of the 2nd Annual Monster
Glow Dash 5K! The 1st Annual MGD 2013 sold out
last year with 2300 registered participants in one night,
and this year promises to be bigger, better, and brighter!
Because one night wasnt insane enough for Southern
Maryland, were hosting two nights this year to give our
participants their 2014 glow fix. Our Friday night glow

run will feature some of the areas creepiest and scariest
creatures guaranteed to haunt our runners throughout the
course. For families and our glow addicts, well be hosting
a strictly glow run course Saturday night after the monsters and creatures have moved on. And the party doesnt
stop there- our DJ will be playing the hottest mixes at our
MGD After Party again this year, complete with dancing,
food, beverages, and more! This race is guaranteed to be
the hottest 5K experience in the region! Not only does this
event promise our registrants an unforgettable experience, but it also benefits two amazing local non-profits.
All proceeds will benefit Heroes for the Homeland, Inc.
and Summerseat Farm, Inc. For more info go to www.
monsterglowdash.com
Saturday, Oct. 11
Turkey Shoot for Scouting
Sanners Lake Sportsmans Club (21375 Sanners Lane,
Lexington Park)
A Turkey Shoot to support the local Southern
Maryland Boy Scouts of America will be held Oct. 11
from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. For more information, go to
www.ncacbsa.org/TurkeyShoot
A Contra Dance
Christ Episcopal Church Parish Hall (37497 Zach Fowler
Road, Chaptico) 7:00 p.m.
A Contra Dance, sponsored by Southern Maryland
Traditional Music and Dance (SMTMD), featuring caller
Kim Forry, will be held on Saturday, Oct. 11 at the Christ
Episcopal Church Parish Hall. The doors open at 7 p.m.
and the dancing begins at 7:30. Contra is a traditional
American style of social dance and is a huge amount of
fun (and exercise)! 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 members
are free). No special clothing is required! You need to be
comfortable, to move freely. There will be an ice cream
social following the dance. For more information and directions go to www.smtmd.org
Second Annual Monster Glow Dash 5K (Glow)
Summerseat Farm (26655 Three Notch Road, Mechanicsville) 5 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 10 (Scary Glow) AND Saturday, Oct.
11 (Glow) 2014 is the year of the 2nd Annual Monster
Glow Dash 5K! All proceeds will benefit Heroes for the
Homeland, Inc. and Summerseat Farm, Inc. For more
info go to www.monsterglowdash.com
Christ Episcopal Church Annual Dinner
Christ Church Parish Hall (37497 Zach Fowler Road,
Chaptico) 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
We will be serving a delicious dinner.
The menu includes a dinner menu with sides and
a lacarte menu.
Dinner Menu:
~ Trio: Oysters/Crab Balls/Ham - $28
~ Seafood: Oysters and Crab Balls - $25
~ Old or Country Ham and Oysters - $20
~ Ham and Crab Balls - $20
~ Fried Oysters Dinner - $15
~ Crab Balls Dinner - $15
~ Old or Country Ham Dinner - $11
Dinner Sides: Parslied Potatoes, Cole Slaw, Applesauce
and Roll
Tea and water are included in the price of dinner.
Soda and beer will be sold separately.
RESERVE YOUR PLATE NOW! Prepay for your
dinner early; use the Pay Pal icon on our webpage http://
www.christepiscopalchaptico.org/fallfestival.html and
your name will be added to our prepaid list at the door.
Its that simple!
There will be delicious homemade desserts and a
cake walk! For more information or to purchase advanced
dinners, please visit our webpage: www.christepiscopalchaptico.org/fallfestival.html
Colonial-Style Dining at HSMC
Van Sweringens Inn in Historic St. Marys City (18559
Hogaboom Lane, St. Marys City) 5:30 p.m.
On Saturday, Oct. 11, pull into the slow-food lane
and experience dining like a colonist. Work alongside
Historic St. Marys City interpreters to prepare a historically accurate and delicious meal at the site of Van
Sweringens Inn, renowned in the seventeenth century
for offering the best of colonial food and drink. Spend
an evening in good company, enjoying lively conversation by candlelight, while learning about food in the seventeenth century.
Cook over the open hearth, then enjoy the fruits,
vegetables, and proteins of your labor. The meal will include meat pasties, cheese and pickles, spitted pork loin,
sauted apples and sweet potatoes, and cherry preserves
over fry bread.

Dinner at Van Sweringens will begin at 5:30 p.m.
and is appropriate for those 18 years and older. The fee
is $30 ( $25 for Friends members). Reservations are required; contact the museum at 240-895-4990 or info@
hsmcdigshistory.org.
For more information about the museum or this
program, call 1-800-762-1634, 240-895-4990, or visit
www.stmaryscity.org
Fall Harvest Festival
Port of Leonardtown Park (23190 Newtowne Neck Road,
Leonardtown) 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The Craft Guild Shop of Leonardtown will host a
Fall Harvest Festival at the Port of Leonardtown Winery.
Unique items handcrafted by local crafters and artists
will be available to shoppers. Also, the Winery will be
releasing a new wine that weekend. The Guild will have
its scarecrow making on site and pumpkin painting for
the kids from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. On Saturday, two bands
will provide entertainment -- the OMB Band will play
from 1 to 4 p.m. and the Groove Span Duo will be on the
patio playing from 4 to 7 p.m. The Guild and Winery are
planning for a busy Fall Harvest Festival weekend with
something for all ages. For more information, please call
the Craft Guild Shop at 301-997-1644 or visit the website
at www.craftguildshop.com
Chesapeake Community Chorus Concert
St. John Vianney Church Family Life Center (105 Vianney Lane, Prince Frederick- The Family Life Center is the
large building down the long driveway behind the church
and rectory) 7 p.m.
The Chesapeake Community Chorus will be performing a concert of southern gospel and patriotic music
with a freewill offering to benefit Burnett-Calvert Hospice House. The Chesapeake Community Chorus is in its
12th season. The chorus is composed of about 35 members from many areas in Calvert County. The purpose of
the chorus is to raise funds for Calvert County charities.
Our concerts have raised over $89,000 for charities in
Calvert County. We have raised money for Hospice of
Calvert County, the Burnett-Hospice House, Windows
of Strength, local food pantries, housing renovations for
sick and handicapped in Calvert County. We have done
programs for Calvert County Lions Club, Calvert County
Elks Lodge, America Legion Posts. We have sung at
many Calvert County Churches, Blue Crabs Baseball,
Calvert County Fair, Hospice Festival of Trees, Calvert
County Memorial Day, and Calvert County Veterans
Day programs, nursing homes and retirement homes.
Meet the Airplane
Patuxent River Naval Air Museum (22156 Three Notch
Road, Lexington Park) 12 to 4 p.m.
Discover Naval Aviation with a visit to the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum on Oct. 11! Our bi-monthly
program, Meet the Airplane! is scheduled Oct. 11, 12
to 4 p.m. This month we are featuring the F-4 Phantom
and well also celebrate the birthday of the U.S. Navy with
a cake cutting ceremony. View our exhibits and discuss
this versatile aircraft with an amazing Panel of Experts.
Panel members will gather for a presentation at 2 p.m. in
the main exhibit hall. There will be special activities for
children - building paper airplanes, face painting, carrier
landings, and radar games! 50/50 raffle drawings will be
at 1:30 & 3 p.m., so dont forget to buy your tickets while
you are there. Delicious grilled burgers and hot dogs will
be available from the NAS Patuxent River First Class
Association. Beverages and desserts will be available as
well. An Aerocatures print by Hank Caruso will also be
raffled. In addition to entry into the Hank Caruso Print
Raffle, each raffle ticket gives you a discount at Mattedi
Gallery! We hope to see you at the Meet the Airplane!
F-4 Phantom Event. Spend the afternoon at the museum youll have an amazing time! Your support is appreciated.
Community Dialogues to Decide How to Have a Ball
(a Better and Longer Life)
Leonardtown Public Library, (23250 Hollywood Road,
Leonardtown) - 2 to 5 p.m.
Come help start these dialogues on the Potomac
River Association website by attending the Community Television in St. Marys County monthly meetings
at 2 p.m. in the Leonardtown Library on the 2nd Saturday
(the 3rd Saturday in Dec 2014). Contact David Triantos at
301-997-1409 or email mtriantos@erols.com.
Third Annual Cow Pie Bingo
Flat Iron Farm (45480 Highway to Heaven Lane, Great
Mills) 12 to 4 p.m.
The Third Annual Cow Pie Bingo, sponsored by
the Ridge Volunteer Rescue Squad Auxiliary, will be held
Saturday, Oct. 11th from 12 to 4 p.m., with cows released
at 2 p.m. No Admission Charge - $10 per ticket for Cow
Pie Bingo. Winning Prizes of $3000, $2000 and $1000.
Car Show, Petting Zoo, Food Available, Flat Iron Farm
Shops will be open.
Sunday, Oct. 12
Our Lady of the Waysides Annual Apple Festival
Our Lady of the Wayside (37575 Chaptico Road, Chaptico) 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Our Lady of the Waysides annual Apple Festival is
on Sunday, Oct. 12 from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. There will be
crafters, food, apple desserts, and apple and fall products
for sale, face painting, pumpkin painting, scarecrow making, childrens games, bingo and live music. There will be
a cash money raffle and an Apple Basket raffle. There
will also be a Silent Auction. In lieu of an admittance fee,
the Our Lady of the Waysides Works of Mercy will
accept cash donations and nonperishable food items for
the Mary Lou Gough Food Pantry. For additional information, please contact Brenda Russell at 301-247-1871
or rsbrssll@AOL.COM. Event will be held rain or shine.
Traditional Southern Maryland Oyster Scald
Camp Maria Retreat Center (41290 Camp Maria Road,
Leonardtown) 12 to 4 p.m.
Enjoy an afternoon on the shore of the beautiful
Breton Bay, while having scalded oysters, or fried oyster
basket, fried chicken basket, fried oyster and chicken dinner, stuffed ham sandwich or kids hotdog meal. There
will be live music, a bake sale, crafters and vendors, kids
activities, local wine, beer and all you can drink lemonade, tea or coffee. Come support this congregational
ministry of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth. For more
information contact director@campmaria.org or call 301475-8330 of Friends of Camp Maria on Facebook.
Fall Harvest Festival
Port of Leonardtown Park (23190 Newtowne Neck Road,
Leonardtown) 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
For more information, please call the Craft Guild
Shop at 301-997-1644 or visit the website at www.craftguildshop.com
Breakfast All-You-Can-Eat
Second District VFD & RS, Company 6 (45245 Drayden
Road, Valley Lee) 8 to 11 a.m.
Breakfast All-You-Can-Eat; Sunday, Oct. 12;
starts 8 a.m. and ends at 11:00 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 Fire Prevention Fried
Chicken Dinner
Knights of Columbus 2065 (16441 Three Notch
Road, Ridge) 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Knights of Columbus 2065 will sponsor their fried
chicken dinner on Sunday, Oct. 12, from 11:30 a.m. to 5
p.m. Cost is $12 - half chicken, mashed potatoes, peas,
coleslaw, etc.
Dessert table will be available. Eat-in or carry-out.
Book Signing
Fenwick Street Used Books & Music (41655 Fenwick
Street, Leonardtown) 12 to 2 p.m.
Author Gary Knight will sign copies of his book,
Forgotten Brothers this Sunday, Oct. 12 from 12 p.m. until
2 p.m. at Fenwick Street Used Books & Music.
What if Christopher Columbus owed his successmaybe even his very lifeto two brothers who
have been almost completely forgotten in the annals of
history?
Forgotten Brothers is the story of Martn and Vicente Pinzon, and their instrumental role in the eventual
success of Christopher Columbus mission. Columbus
invited Martin Pinzon to join the expedition, but the two
men would eventually become bitter rivals. And while
heartbreak was the fate for the Pinzons, Columbus returned a victor, and history regards him as a hero.
Based on many long-neglected historical treatises,
some as many as 140 years old, this book presents a different picture of the facts of the voyagefacts todays history books fail to reveal.
Monday, Oct. 13
Pax River Quilters Guild
Good Samaritan Lutheran Church (20850 Langley Road,
Lexington Park) 6:30 p.m.
The next regular monthly meeting of the Pax River
Quilter Guild will be held Monday, Oct.12, 6:30 p.m. at
Good Samaritan Lutheran Church, 20850 Langley Rd.,
Lexington Park, Md.
This months meeting features guest speaker Cindy Herndon and her topic is Not Your Grandmothers
Quilt lecturing on techniques with an artistic flare
to add dimension to your quilting. There is a $5 fee for
non-members for this lecture/meeting. New members
and guests welcome. For more info, visit www.paxriverquiltguild.com, join our Facebook group page, Pax River
Quilters Guild, email juliagraves82@hotmail.com or call
301-872-5772.
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Calendar
Bluegrass For Hospice
2014 to Feature Washington,

DCs The Seldom Scene
The Bluegrass for
Hospice-2014, now in its
6th year, will be held on
Saturday, Oct. 25 and
will feature The Seldom
Scene, one of the most acclaimed bluegrass bands
of all time. The event will
be held at the Flat Iron
Farm in Great Mills. It is
located on Flat Iron Road
just 1.5 miles from MD Rt.
5. The event begins at 12
p.m. with gates opening
at 11 a.m. All proceeds
for the day go to support
the Hospice House of St.
Marys County.
Throughout the day,
Bluegrass Music can be
heard by local favorites:
Charlie Thompson & Bottom County Bluegrass,
Bubby Abell & Spoon
Creek, Bluegrass Gospel
Express, and David Norris. Added this year for
the first time will be Recycled Bluegrass and the Smoke Creek
Rounders. As always, Troy Jones
will provide the sound for the day.
The Seldom Scene is an American bluegrass band formed in 1971
in Bethesda, Maryland. The band
formed out of a fun weekly jam session that was held in the basement of
banjo player Ben Eldridge. These sessions included John Starling on guitar and lead vocals, Mike Auldridge
on Dobro and baritone vocals, and
Tom Gray on bass. Then mandolinist John Duffey, who had previously
played with the Country Gentlemen,
was invited to the jam sessions at the
time when Auldridge arranged for the
group to play as a performing band.
Its been over 40 years since they began playing together and The Seldom
Scene have become one of the single
greatest contributors to the progression of bluegrass while setting a new
standard and attracting new audiences
to Bluegrass music. Their legendary
weekly DC-area residencies included
bluegrass versions of country music, rock, and even classical pop. The
bands popularity soon forced them to
play more than once a weekbut they
continued to maintain their image
as being seldom seen, and on several of their early album covers were
photographed with the stage lights on
only their feet, or with their backs to
the camera. The Seldom Scene has
performed at the White House many
times, and continues to tour yearround. The current lineup of Seldom
Scene are founding member Ben El-
Thursday, Oct. 9
George Dunn
Ruddy Duck Seafood and Alehouse (16810
Piney Point Road, Piney Point) 8 p.m.
Piranhas
Ruddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell Road,
Dowell) 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 10
Tracy Allen
Dowell) 8 p.m.
Funkzilla
Gridiron Grill (20855 Callaway Village, Callaway) 8 p.m. to mignight
Saturday, Oct. 11
Tracy Allen
Ruddy Duck Seafood and Alehouse (16810
Piney Point Road, Piney Point) 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 12
Blue Eyed Blues
Toots Bar (23971 Mervell Dean Road, Hollywood) 6 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 13
Trivia Night
Dowell) 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 14
dridge (banjo), Lou Reid (mandolin/

vocals), Dudley Connell (guitar/vocals), Ronnie Simpkins (bass/vocals),
and Fred Travers (dobro/vocals).
So what does it take for a bluegrass band to remain popular for more
than four decades? For the Seldom
Scene, its taken not only talented musicians, a signature sound, and a solid
repertoire, but also a sheer sense of
fun.
The longtime pillars of the bluegrass world are back with their latest
titled CD, LONG TIME.....SELDOM
SCENE. This is The Seldom Scenes
first ever release with Smithsonian
Folkways, and captures the identity
and playfulness that have endeared
the group to audiences around the
world for so long. The newly recorded
collection features fresh interpretations of the 16 most requested tunes
and is the bands first studio album
since the GRAMMY nominated album Scenechronized in 2007. Its a
family reunion in all the best ways,
featuring the current-and longest
running- lineup, joined by founding
members Tom Gray and John Starling
and guests Chris Eldridge, Emmylou
Harris, and Rickie Simpkins. They
will have this CD available with them
at the Bluegrass for Hospice.
Throughout the day on Oct. 25,
there will be many vendors with an
array of merchandise to sell 50/50 raffles throughout the day, a $500 money
raffle, door prizes, and a silent auction
with many fantastic items donated
by the local community. There will
be fine seafood and other specialtys
available for sale provided by the 3rd

District Optimist Kruzin Kafe and
alcohol is BYOB. The event is held
inside a closed and covered arena
which is handicap accessible and portable bathroom facilities are located
outside. Non-perishable food items
will also be collected for the Helping
Hands Food Pantry in Hollywood,
Md.
Sponsors for Bluegrass for Hospice-2014 are: Ms. Christine R. Wray
& Mr. John E. Felicitas; Hearing Professionals; Jan Barnes-Century 21
New Millennium; and many, many
more.
Tickets are $25 in advance and
$30 at the door. To purchase tickets
in advance send a check or money order payable to Hospice of St. Marys
along with a self-addressed stamped
envelope to P.O. Box 741, California, Md. 20619. The deadline for
advanced tickets to be mailed is Oct.
15. You can also get them instantly
online through Brown Paper Tickets
by going to www.bluegrassforhospice.
com/4. Children under 12 are admitted for free with a paying adult. For
more information on this years Bluegrass for Hospice-2014, call 301-7373004 or go online at www.bluegrassforhospice.com.
Since the beginning, 5 years ago,
Bluegrass for Hospice has turned over
$97,000 to the Hospice of St. Marys,
Hospice House.
Bluegrass for Hospice Press Release
Thrill the World

House of Dance (24620 Three Notch Road,
Hollywood) 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 15
Open Mic Night
Dowell) 7 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 16
Against Grace
Dowell) 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 17
Mike Starkey
Dowell) 8 p.m.
Too Many Mikes
Toots Bar (23971 Mervell Dean Road, Hollywood) 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 18
Youth Halloween Barn Dance
Serenity Farm (6932 Serenity Farm Road,
Benedict) 6 p.m.
Karaoke
California Applebees (45480 Miramar Way,
California) 9 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 20
Team Trivia
Dowell) 7:30 p.m.
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Presenting the professionals' favorite properties on the market.

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Short- and long-term value: A concrete home is built to last and retain its
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Last Weeks Puzzle Solutions
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15. On _ __ with
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(Br.)
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43. Performs a song
47. Note of hand

49. Icelandic poems
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52. Peter Pan illustrator
Attwell
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St. Marys Department of Aging

Programs and Activities
Free Information Seminars to be offered at the Health Fair: The Way to Wellness
On Friday, October 24 from 8:30 a.m. 3:30 p.m. the St. Marys County Department
of Aging & Human Services will host their annual Health Fair. Free seminars will be offered on Medical Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (MOLST), Diabetes Information
and Identification Theft and Telemarketing Fraud. The times are as follows MOLST (11:00
a.m.) Diabetes Information (noon) and Identification Theft and Telemarketing Fraud (1:00
p.m.) For more information call, 301-475-4200 ext. 1073 or visit www.stmarysmd.com/
aging.
Halloween Party
Tickets are now available for the Mostly Ghostly Halloween party that will be held
at the Loffler Senior Activity Center on Friday, Oct. 31 from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Tickets are
$6. Enjoy a grilled hot dog and wash it down with some ghostly brew, shake a leg and
participate in the costume contest. There will be tricks as well as treats so be a good sport
if the laugh is on you. Only 75 tickets will be sold.
The Enchanted Kingdom
Tickets are on sale for the Friday, Oct. 31 event from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Northern
Senior Activity Center. Have fun dressing up as your favorite fictional character and show
off at the Royal Show. Friends are encouraged to coordinate group themes. The Best
dressed and Best In-Character will be awarded a fancy prize. Enjoy bingo hour, entertainment by Sir Mean Gene, and a Photo Throne for a take-away memento for all. All activities and roast beef feast are included in this ticketed event with suggested contribution of
$8 per person. Stop by or contact the front desk no later than Wednesday, Oct. 29 for your
ticket (or while supplies last.)
Fall Gardening Series
Back by popular demand The University of Maryland Extension St. Marys County
Master Gardiners will present a series of gardening topics to help you get the most of
your garden during the fall and prepare your garden for the cold winter months. On Tuesday, October 21, the topic is Choosing and Planting Blubs for Spring, Tuesday, October
28 is Five Favorite Plants for Shade Gardening and Tuesday, November 4 is Tabletop
Gardens. There is no fee to attend the presentations. Advance registration is required by
calling 301-475-4200, ext. 1050. When registering, indicate which session(s) you will be
attending.
Steps to Avoid Scams
Come to the Loffler Senior Activity Center for a free presentation that provides an
overview of popular scams targeting seniors, tips for avoiding them, and next steps for victims of financial fraud. This session will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 14 at 9 a.m. Sign up
at the Loffler Senior Activity Center reception desk or by calling 301-737-5670, ext. 1658.
Finding Your Voice
On Wednesday, Oct. 15, at 10:30 a.m., bring your favorite poem or prose selection and
enjoy reading aloud among friends in an informal and relaxed atmosphere at the Northern
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Senior Activity Center. Also if you are a lay reader or church lector, this is great help in
basic audial techniques. Readers and listeners from beginners to experienced are all welcome to exercise your vocal cords and ears. Call 301-475-4002, ext.1001 to sign up no later
than Tuesday, Oct. 14.
Tai Chi for Arthritis Review
This review session, offered at the Garvey Senior Activity Center on Mondays, Oct.
20 & 27 from 1:30 2:30 p.m. is open only to those who have completed Tai Chi for
Arthritis the Core Movements and the Extension Movements. On Oct. 20 the Core Movements will be reviewed and on the 27th the Extension Movements reviewed. This review
is an opportunity for those to review the movement they have already learned before registering for the next offering in the Tai Chi for Arthritis series, which will begin in Nov. For
more information, or to register, call 301-475-4200, ext. 1050.
Basketry Demo at Northern
On Friday, Oct. 16 at 11 a.m., learn the basics of basket weaving and watch instructor,
Pam King while she weaves her magic at the Northern Senior Activity Center. This is a
wonderful opportunity. Regular basket weaving classes in a variety of styles and colors
are offered periodically, the cost averages about $30 per basket, which includes the reeds,
material needed and instruction time. Call 301-475-4002, ext. 1001 or check upcoming
calendars for dates scheduled.
The Positive Power of Pets
On Friday, Oct. 17, at 12:30 p.m., the benefits of having a pet at home will be discussed
at the Northern Senior Activity Center. Having pets has proved to improve ones overall
health by relieving stress, lowering blood pressure and providing loving companionship.
There will be open discussion and sharing experiences about pets that have passed. Explore whether having a pet is best for you. Names of local animal adoption organizations
will be provided. Persons wanting to have friendly pets come to visit can call 301-4754002, ext. 1003 to sign up before Wednesday, Oct. 15.
Its a Wonderful Life
On Wednesday, December 17 the Department of Aging and Human Services will
host a trip to Riverside Center in Fredericksburg, VA to see Its a Wonderful Life musical. Based on Frank Capras beloved and timeless movie, this joyful musical adaptation
written by the award-winning team of Susan and Philip Kern and Jerry Lowe closely follows the original story of George Bailey and his satisfying life in Bedford Falls, New York.
Filled with memorable songs and Norman Rockwell moments that evoke the nostalgia of
small-town life in 1940s America, this production is sure to warm your heart and make
your holiday season especially bright.
Cost: $90.00 includes, motor coach transportation to and from Fredericksburg, diver
gratuities, snacks for the return trip, lunch at the theater and the show. The bus will depart
the Garvey Loffler Senior Activity Center at 9:30 a.m., Garvey at 10:00 a.m., and Northern
at 10:30 a.m. and will return to Northern at 6:00 p.m., Garvey at 6:30 p.m., and Loffler
7:00 p.m. Reservations are required and can be made by calling 301-475-4200, ext. 1062.
Loffler Senior Activity Center 301-737-5670, ext. 1652; Garvey Senior Activity Center, 301-475-4200, ext. 1050
Northern Senior Activity Center, 301-475-4002, ext. 1001
Visit the Department of Agings website at www.stmarysmd.com/aging for the most up-to date information.
Leonard Hall School
A Journey Through Time

The
Chronicle
By Linda Reno
Contributing Writer
4th Row: (1) John Ford; (2) Eddy Mulineer; (3) Francis McDonneld; (4) Thomas Springer.
3rd Row: (5) Xavier Stone; (6) J. Wiles; (7) Zach Fowler; (8) Merlin Tippet; (9) James
Cawood; (10) Nobel Richards; (11) Robson Dunbar; (12) Harry Bietzell; (13) E. Gash; (14) A.
Hodges; (15) John S. P. Caufield; (16) _____Jenkins.
2nd Row: (17) Eugene Collins; (18) Unidentified; (19) Harold Robinson; (20) Joe Wheeler;
(21) Charles McSweeny; (22) M. Myers; (23) B. Cille (Cecil?); (24) John Wilson; (25) _____
Dunkee (Donahue); (26) Claude Hanley.
1st Row: (27) Rich Caufield; (28) Augustus Brean (Breen?); (29) J. McSweeny; (30) N.
Myres (Myers); (31) Hugo Dyriliano; (32) J. Celil (Cecil?); (33) J. Bryan; Dog, George Washington.
(Courtesy, Charles Fenwick Collection, St. Marys County Historical Society).
Leonard Hall School Boys, 1915 (Picture taken by Brother Hillary)
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Wanderings
of an Aimless
Min
Beautiful
Produce
By Shelby Oppermann
Contributing Writer
Last week, I had the good fortune
to have a day where I felt pretty good,
and it was one of the open days for the
Loveville Produce Auction on Bishop
Road in Loveville. The lively and colorful auction of local Amish and Mennonite produce is held on Mondays,
Wednesdays, and Fridays. My friend
Karen loves the auction and we were going to meet up along
with her daughter and friends who had come from Northern
Virginia. She is hooked on the auction, and looks forward to
finding new recipes each day using fresh vegetables and fruits
she purchases there. I like to experiment with some veggies
too, but not near as much as her. But, I do love auctions, though
normally it has always been antique auctions.
I wasnt sure what to expect in Loveville. I am always
worried if I will understand the auctioneer. It took me a few
times at the big antique auction, Crumpton on the Eastern
Shore before I got the hang of it. Antique auctions are usually aggressive in bidding wars. My youngest son Ryan (the
collector) was my auction ace when he was little. Id say Ryan
you get right in here at the table with me, hold up the item and
dont give up that space to anyone. We always wont the item.
Loveville, on the other hand, is mild though you do see some
studious expressions on the serious buyers. They also walk
around with clipboards and keep close track of what they buy.
For me, the auction was a mission. My husband handed
me a certain amount of money and said to get pumpkins and
mums for our upcoming Halloween Trails. I got there a little
bit before 9 a.m. and walked the huge boxes and carts of pumpkins, flowers, vegetables, and hand crafted items. I fell in love
with the huge chain sawed wooden pumpkins, and the horses
made of straw. The horses were so well crafted that the large
one could support 400 pounds on its back. The creative flower
arrangements in pumpkins and vases caught my eye too. I kept
wondering where I could put 18 flower arrangements just because they were so beautiful. As we were heading to a softball
tournament in Ocean City for the weekend, I knew I couldnt
get any perishables either. But I wanted to buy just for the thrill
of winning a bid. You get caught up in it. Thank goodness I had
a set amount of money and only about $15 extra of my own.
And I was going to get one of the food stands hot dogs with
sauerkraut for breakfast which I did. Boy, do they load on the
sauerkraut, it was wonderful.
My friend pretty much stayed in the smaller auction side
where you bid on small boxes or bags of produce. I could tell
she was having a great time, and thinking about what delicious
meals she was going to make. I would wander over to her for
a while and then wander back to the main auction so I could
get used to the auctioneer. There were a few times I was going
to bid on mums, but I got confused on how many I was to be
bidding on, so I figured Id wait until the auction made its way
to a few rows of mums behind the pavilion. If I waited out the
crowd, I had a better chance of not getting flustered. Most of
the items I wanted would be near the end of the auction anyway. I didnt want the boxes of 60 pumpkins, I just wanted the
little groups of 8 or less big ones, and 20 or less small ones. I
think I ended up doing pretty well and only spent $2 over my
limit. The mums I purchased were large and barely budding.
I talked to lots of people, got tips from Paul Oliver, and I am
so thankful to Mike Stauffer for his help in carrying pumpkins and mums, and for his tips as well. Everyone there was so
helpful you can walk up to anyone and ask a question. It was
all so enjoyable, and such a lovely day. I cant wait to go back.
To each new days adventure, Shelby
Please send your comments or ideas to: shelbys.wanderings@
yahoo.com or find me on facebook: Shelby Oppermann
The House on Mulberry Lane

Laura Joyce
Contributing Writer
By now, the new owners have signed the
papers, and my parents home belongs to another family. We were at the same stage when it
became our familys home: parents beginning
to dream about what retirement might look like, adult children
starting their own families, young children looking for the soil
where their happiest memories will be planted, taking on shape
and substance over time. Perhaps our footsteps always echo in a
place where we have lived, a place we have loved, but they will
be overlaidas they should beby the sounds of the new life
within these walls, by the new moments that accumulate, ones
in which we play no part: the life of another family lived out in
this well-loved place.
Wed been coming to St. Marys City since I was a very
young child: each year my brothers and I would pile into the
back of the station wagon, our parents up front, and make the
2-hour drive. Time and distance have a magical quality when
youre young: it always seemed to me wed left one world and
entered another when we came to Southern Maryland. Finding
a curve of the Bay or a crick behind every tree-line, the horses
clopping by pulling Amish carriages, the farm stands selling
fresh baked goods and berries that were still wet with dew and
corn on the cob that tasted like summer itself somehow made
the place seem both foreign and familiar to me.
When I was in my early 20s, my mom and stepdad
bought the property from an aunt, and built a new house where
the old one had stood. The new house became the center of our
familys best moments, and a place to escape or recover from
our worst ones. Ive spent countless weekends there, inhaling
the peace that I feel when Im near the water. I couldnt have
known back then just how big a part of my life this place would
becomethe house on Mulberry Lane or St. Marys County
but as it turned out, I would one day rebuild my life here.
Over the years, four generations have celebrated Thanksgivings and Christmases and birthdays together in the great
room. Newborn babies who once slept in car seats perched
on the kitchen island have grown into young men and women
standing at the sink doing dishes and urging their grandmother
to take a break. Boysfresh-faced toddlers, elementary school
children, adolescents and then teenaged boys by the dozen
have pitched tents on the lawn by the water. Baseball teams
have celebrated seasonssome championship, some not so
muchwith leaps and belly flops into the pool. Because a fam-
ily lived here, this place has been the backdrop for more than
celebrations; sorrow has visited us here, too. Last summer my
mother was diagnosed with ALS, and my stepfather is increasingly struggling with the tricks played by time and memory.
This is where I found peace after the death of someone I had
loved since I was young; the water lapping against the dock, the
sun setting spectacularly over the creek, my mothers steady
presence and my stepfathers gruff hugs offering sanctuary,
healing.
A patchwork quilt of memories floods the empty rooms,
saying that once we were here, and now, we are not. In my mind
I can still see the place as if nothing has changed: I can remember walking through these halls, heavy with the weight of my
children, first in my belly and then in my arms. I can see my
mothers intricate Japanese embroidery hanging on the wall; I
can almost reach out and touch the tall grandfather clock standing in the corner, with the long, old-fashioned gold key always
in its lock, until the day the key disappeared, hidden so well by
a small child that it was never found. I stand in the empty kitchen, the heart of this place, and for a moment, I am surrounded
by my brothers carrying in a bushel of crabs, my parents teasing each other, the children underfoot in every direction, the
aunts and uncles and grandparents. None of them are here now:
some are gone, some are grown, and some are just less frequent
visitors in our lives, as happens through the years.
Trite, but true: time marches forwardand sometimes
it seems to sprint. Now this place of serenity and beauty and
happiness has a new family as its stewards, caring for it and
making their own memories here. New generations of children
will learn to swim in the pool; theyll sit with their parents on
the dock, discovering the mysteries of fishing and crabbing and
being still in the world. On summer nights theyll watch the sun
go down and try to catch the fireflies that appear; theyll go to
sleep as the crickets awake. On crisp fall mornings their parents
and grandparents will take steaming cups of coffee out onto the
deck and feel winter settling in over the water.
As I lock the door one last time, I offer up a prayer that
the joy we have known here will transfer, too, as much a part of
the place as the floors and the walls; I offer up a wish that the
serenity and closeness we have known here will be pressed into
the hands of this new family, like a golden key, safely hidden
somewhere deep within the recesses of this magical place, letting them come in from the cold for many years to come.
I love hearing from you; feel free to contact me at
thewordtech@md.metrocast.net.
Book Review
Skink No Surrender
by Carl Hiaasen
By Terri Schlichenmeyer
OW contributor
Sorry to say, but you know all
about Santa.
Yeah, you learned the truth about
the Jolly Old Elf years ago, but you let
your younger sibs believe. Same with
the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy:
get past grade school and youre a little
old for that stuff. So if, in the new book
Skink No Surrender by Carl Hiaasen, fourteen-year-old Richard Sloan
said he met a one-eyed, bearded, beakwearing man-bear on a Florida beach,
whod believe him?
Malley was almost never late.
Its true that she was a rebel and
gave her parents plenty of grief, but late?
No, Richard Sloan knew his cousin Mal
hated tardiness, which is why he was
surprised when she didnt show up on
their nightly turtle nest hunt.
Figuring that Malley was grounded (again), Richard decided to scout for
egg-laying loggerheads anyhow. He
was sitting next to a turtle nest when
he saw a drinking straw poking out of
the ground right before the sand exploded and a gigantic man burst from
the beach, scaring the daylights out of
Richard.
The guy was well over six feet tall,
with different colored eyes pointing in
different directions. He was wearing an
ancient army jacket, camo pants, and
vulture beaks tied in his long, scraggly
beard. When he said his name was Clint
Tyree, Richard couldnt wait to Google
it.
It turned out that Clint Tyree, college football star and Vietnam vet, had
somehow gotten elected to the Florida
governors office years ago. Halfway
through his term, he disappeared. Rumors said he lived in the wilderness
as a hermit called Skink; one post said
Skink was dead, but Richard knew that
wasnt true.
Hed met Clint Skink Tyree.
And Skink knew where Malley was.
Shed lied to her parents when she
said she was leaving early for boarding
school, and had instead run away with a
man with a strange alias. But now there
was trouble, few clues to her where-
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abouts, and a lot of places to hide in
Floridas Gulf Coast. Riding with Skink
in a plain gray car heading north, Richard hoped the governor knew all that.
And he hoped they werent too
late
So youve known the truth about
Santa for a few years: the dude doesnt
exist. Its a fact, but after reading this
book youll wish that Skink did. I mean,
what can you say about an old guy who
eats road kill, barely bathes, is moral
and kind, but hates trouble?
Weirdly addictive. Thats what
you can say because author Carl Hiaasens main man here in a teen novel for
the first time is someone you cant resist. Indeed, the title character in Skink
No Surrender is outrageously, appealingly wild and the story is rompish
with a surprisingly keen element of suspense, which will keep readers laughing
and turning pages.
Adult fans of Skink will run to
find this book, but its mostly meant for
readers age 14 and up. Still, you know
you want it because Skink No Surrender will make you say ho-ho-ho.
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