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Newly Elected
Leaders Sworn In
Below: Monday nights swearing in ceremony for
newly elected leaders represented a changing
of the guard as outgoing commissioner
president Francis Jack Russell, left, handed the
ceremonial gavel to the new presient James
Randy Guy. Right: Newly elected County
Commissioner John OConnor also took the oath
of office as did two new Board of Education
members Rita Weaver and Karin Bailey.
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By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
The newly installed Board of County
Commissioners approved one of three new
emergency communication towers at their
Tuesday meeting, which will bring county
government one step closer to virtually
complete radio coverage for emergency
dispatches over the entirety of St. Marys.
The new tower commissioners approved as part of an overall $30 million
communication upgrade to the countys
system will start operations at the Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department station
No. 22 in Golden Beach, which is one of
the most underserved areas for emergency
communications in the county, according
to Director of the Department of Emergency Services and Technology Bob Kelly.
Once made fully operational its go-
ing to take away those communications

problems, Kelly said.
The construction of the tower is budgeted to cost a little more than $570,000
with another $594,000 for a shelter; a third
party lease agreement with the Mechanicsville fire house, which owns the property
where the tower is to be built, saves the
county government $289,229, according to
county documents.
The next generation radio system once
completed will be tested to ensure messages can still be received inside of critical buildings like the hospital and nursing
homes, 52 different facilities in all, Kelly
said, and the system will have 15 years
of fixed maintenance costs that cannot be
raised per the contract with Harris, the systems vendor.
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Changes May Come to

Public Transit Stops
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Pedestrians who want to catch a ride
on a county STS bus have long been able
to flag one down, but that may change
in the future, say county transportation
officials.
They say pedestrians will be able to
continue to flag down a STS bus for the
foreseeable future, but safety concerns and
pressure from the state and federal government over new transportation performance
standards are forcing officials to evaluate
just how much longer the practice will be
allowed and to what degree.
The pressure from the state and federal government comes now because of the
new metropolitan planning organization
(MPO) that arbitrarily designated much
of the California area and Chesapeake
Ranch estates in Calvert County as an urban transportation planning area based on
population numbers from the census.
This means that buses that have traditionally been run to support a more rural
schedule may have to meet more stringent
urban standards for efficiency of their
routes to maintain funding for the system.
Were going to try to get people to
cluster, but were not going to immediately
halt flag stops, said George Erichsen, director of the Department of Public Works
and Transportation. Were still a rural
jurisdiction despite the urbanized designation, with the increased standards of performance it will simply be more challenging to track our performance.
The scheduled stops for STS buses will

not change, Erichsen said.
Even without the requirements from
the new MPO, the county was still looking
at whether it should curb the flag stop policy
for STS buses due to traffic safety concerns.
The flag stops could pose safety problems at portions of the road, where little to
no shoulders existed, but drivers had to be
careful to choose the safest spot to make
their pickups.
They can be dangerous, but they dont
have to be, Erichsen said.
What remains to be seen is how the
routes will actually work out with the funding provided by federal grants since some
routes start in rural areas and then move
into the MPO designated areas and back out
again.
The grant funding is split, Erichsen
said, between $725,697 for rural routes and
about $1.04 million for urban ones.
The decision for funding was made
base on estimated distribution of passenger
trips inside the MPO and outside the MPO,
Erichsen said. We have to see how it all
pans out.
County Commissioner Todd Morgan
said he and other commissioners with the
last board vehemently protested the MPO as
a federal government overreach and that new
rules could forces riders to adapt.
People are going to have to adapt to the
fact, Morgan said. It bothers me because
we are a rural county.
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By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Watermen and state fisheries officials both say this is one of the best oyster
harvests in recent memory, but the native
bivalve has a long way to go before it can
even come close to its historical levels.
Its gotten off to a good start, said
Tommy Zinn, president of the Calvert
County Watermens Association. Its the
third year in a row that weve had a decent
harvest.
Its probably the best three years in
the last 20.
Zinn said watermen have reported a
20 percent increase in prices for their catch
this season so far and buyers are coming
from as far as Texas and Louisiana for oysters as the bivalve has become more scarce
in the Gulf of Mexico due to the oil spill
four years ago.
The buyers down south are coming
here to buy, Zinn said. Thats never happened before.
The recent revival of the native oyster
has given local watermen hope for their
way of life, especially since the last few
crab harvests have been dismal.
It gives up something to look forward
to, Zinn said.
Mike Naylor, shellfish program manager with the Department of Natural Resources, said the recent news about harvests was mixed.
Last years harvest brought in 430,000
bushels, up from the previous years catch
of 339,000.
The harvest for 2011 to 2012 season
was just 128,000 bushels but was still much
better than the 105,123 bushels from the
2010 2011 season when about one-quarter
of public oyster habitat was closed off and

turned into oyster sanctuaries.
We certainly have seen a large increase in the oyster harvests, Naylor said.
And we know exactly why that is we
had a good spat [larval oyster] set in 2010
and 2012.
The reasons for the good spat setting
are more nebulous, Naylor said, but scientists believe stable weather and acceptable
water quality were likely factors.
The problem is, Naylor said, is that
spat have not set as well in their habitat
since then and watermen could be fishing
plentiful harvests on borrowed time.
Id expect one more year after this
one, maybe two, Naylor said. This is not
likely something that will continue.
Last years harvest was the highest
level since the 1988 to 1989 season, according to Naylor, but is a far cry from the 1980
to 1981 harvest of 2.5 million bushels.
The latest harvest at the dockside
could be worth $15 million initially, he
said, but could grow to $30 to $45 million
as they are resold throughout the market.
Watermen and even some biologists
had hinted in recent seasons that the native oyster might be developing natural resistance to MSX and dermo, diseases that
have decimated the species, but Naylor said
that does not appear to be a factor in the
species resurgence.
The lack of a real drought has kept
salinity levels low in recent years, he said,
and kept the disease levels low.
The situation in Virginia waters was
much worse, he said, but the oysters there
have subsequently developed more of a
resistance.
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Leonardtowns Christmas on the
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The Bay District Volunteer Fire Department (BDVFD) welcomed the holiday season
with its Winter Wonderland and Tree Lighting event Saturday Nov. 29 from 5 to 9 p.m.
At 6 p.m. sharp, Santa Claus arrived at
the volunteer fire department by fire truck
and lit the decorated Christmas tree. After
the lighting, guests made their way inside
the firehouse to have their photo taken with
Santa; one photo cost $5 or three photos for
$10. Along with a picture with the star of
the show, the event featured fire truck rides,
a moon bounce, face painting, free arts and
crafts; holiday music and refreshments such
as, hot coco; coffee; cookies; chips; hot dogs;

soda and water. The event was free, but all
the proceeds made at the event benefited the
BDVFD.
The next event hosted by the BDVFD is
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will be $8 for ages 13 and up, $5 for ages five
through 12 and free for children under four.
The breakfast will serve eggs, bacon, sausage, pancakes, french toast, coffee and juice.
Guests will be able to have their photo taken
with Santa as well.
The BDVFD is located at 46900 South
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Man Dies in Road

Rage Incident
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
A man who was run over by a vehicle at what police have called a road rage
incident at a Charlotte Hall convenience
store has died from his injuries and police are still investigating the cause of the
melee.
Assistant States Attorney Laura
Caspar, assigned to the investigation,
said she was not certain if there would be
any charges pending against the driver of
the vehicle, Marvin Jerome Savoy, 47, of
Charlotte Hall.
Caspar said Savoy told police he was
not aware David Thomas Bever, the man
he struck, was in front of him as he was
attempting to leave the melee.
Basically he said he didnt see him,
Caspar said.
Police found Bever, 47, of Brandywine lying in the parking lot of the WaWa
on Three Notch Road Nov. 28 after he
had been run over in the incident; Bevers
passenger Robert Lee Robinson, 51, of
Hughesville has also been charged.
According to police charging docu-
ments, Bever used his van to cut off Savoy

in the parking lot of the convenience store
and both Bever and Robinson got out and
began to kick and strike Savoys vehicle
and spit at him while he was still seated in
his own truck.
Accounts from several witnesses on
the scene noted in charging documents
that Robinson tried to jump through Savoys window and strike him; Savoy attempted to leave the scene but Bever came
from behind and walked in front of the vehicle and was run over.
Savoy immediately stopped and got
out of the vehicle, witnesses told police,
and Robinson allegedly pulled a knife
and took an aggressive posture towards
Savoy, according to charging documents.
When police arrived on the scene,
Robinson put away his knife, charging
documents stated, and was arrested on
charges including first-degree assault.
Robinson was later released on bond
from the county detention center, according to on-line court documents.
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NEWS in
Education
Spring Ridge
to Reopen Today
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
After being shut down Tuesday to repair a chronic water main leak, Spring
Ridge Middle School in Lexington Park is set to reopen, county public school officials said.
The school is currently undergoing a long-awaited renovation to expand and
update classroom space and the work is believed to have at least in part contributed
to the water main break, said Deputy Schools Superintendent Brad Clements.
The 40-year-old school has had its share of problems in April of last year
a fire at one of the outer air conditioning units gutted several classrooms and triggered a push to update and modernize the school quickly.
Clements said the leaks in the boiler room pump apparatus were caused by trying to link old infrastructure to new lines and the contractor was working to solve
the problem at no extra cost to the school system.
The school system had hopes that repairs made last week would hold but the
leak continued to grow and it could no longer wait.
On Tuesday work crews had to replace the broken pipe and close down the
school to sanitize the new pipe with a chlorine solution, Clements said, for 24 hours
and then pump it out the next day.
Once a pipe was cut it was exposed to contaminants from the surrounding air
and had to be sanitized, he explained.
Thats in the process now, Clements said Tuesday.
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LEGAL NOTICE
In the Circuit Court for St. Marys County, Md
George M. Thompson
43865 Thompson Farm Lane
Plaintiff
v.
Civil Action 14- 001734
TAX SALE
James Robert Adams
5249 Parham Rd.
Groveton, GA 30813
&
Carroll F Delozier
13425 Point Lookout Rd, Apt 25
Ridge, MD 20680
&
Janice Elaine Johnson
25745 Colton Point Rd
Morganza, MD 20660
&
Joseph Michael Adams, Sr
25023 Sotterley Rd
Hollywood, MD 20636
&
Patricia Lynn DiMeo
5183 Britten Lane
Ellicott City, MD 21043
&
Margaret Ann Johnson
5120 Herron Road
Keystone Heights, FL32656
&
Lisa Anne Adams
1010 Ironwood Lane
Hanover, MD 21076
&
Patricia Ellyson
2911 New Kent Hwy
Quinton, VA 23141
&
William H Johnson
25719 Johnson Dr
Morganza, MD 20660
&
Eleanor A Alvey
45470 Steer Horn Neck Rd
Hollywood, MD 20636
&
Susan Marie Gagliardi
25715 Goodrich Lane
Morganza, MD 20660
&
Doris C Lawrence
27044 Mechanicsville Rd
Mechanicsville, MD 20659
&
Harold A Anderson, Jr
27600 Baptist Church Rd
&
Agnes Louise Bennett
39553 Ledford Dr
Clements, MD 20624
&
Donna Marie Garrison

9917 S McKinley
Oklahoma City, OK 73139
&
Daniel W Gatton
24675 KMR Way
Hollywood, MD 20636
&
Jo Allen Cusic Mattingly
25536 Jimmys Ln
Hollywood, MD 20636
&
Michael J Mattingly
22620 Cedar Lane Rd
Leonardtown, MD 20650
&
Douglas W Bowles
44149 Joy Chapel Rd
Hollywood, MD 20636
&
David W Gatton
26998 Cat Creek Rd
&
Nancy T Mattingly
24769 Sotterley Rd
Hollywood, MD 20636
&
Francis X Bowles
25000 Sotterley Rd
Hollywood, MD 20636
&
Phyllis Ann Hall
24084 Hurry Rd
Chaptico, MD 20621
&
Lisa Claire Miedzinski
24973 Briscoe Rd
Hollywood, MD 20636
&
Wallace R Bowles
25100 Sotterley Rd
Hollywood, MD 20636
&
Raymond Anthony Hicks
4495 Padgett Rd
White Plains, MD 20659-2846
&
Paul Arthur Murdock Jr
1533 Lantern Rest Rd Unit 204
Myrtle Beach, SC 29579
&
Ann M Combs
40995 Paw Paw Hallow Ln
&
Catherine M Johnson
5222 N Bales Ave
Kansas City, MO 64119
&
Eileen Naughton
4417 Fair Stone Drive #106
Fairfax, VA 22033
&
Mary Jeanette Cooper

22873 Dement Lane
California, MD 20619
James Claude Johnson
c/o Joshua Johnson
44584 Tall Timbers Rd
Tall Timbers, MD 20690
&
Rita Lorraine Nelson
27196 Mechanicsville Rd
&
Margaret M Reeder
43005 Hugh Dr
Hollywood, MD 20636
&
Robert Scully, Jr
125 Allnutt Ct, Apt 210
Prince Frederick, MD 20678
&
Samuel C Thompson
45550 Deer Crossing Lane
California, MD 20619
&
Alice Ann Sarfati
1 Meadowfair Ct
The Woodlands, TX 77381
&
Pamela Scruggs Sherman
8405 Harbour Pt
Alpharetta, GA 30005
&
Wayne A Thompson
24730 Sotterley Road
Hollywood, MD 20636
Paula R Scruggs
677 Red Hill Dr
Urbanna, VA 23175
&
Katherine Ann Spalding
22680 Cedar Ln Ct Apt 3208
&
Albert Francis Scully, Jr
9202 51st Ave
College Park, MD 20740
&
Bernardo Tapia
481 Rosina Dr
Los Oso, CA 93402
&
and
All persons having or claiming to
have any interest in Real Estate
described as follows:
All that property described in the
deed dated January 29, 1879, and
recorded among the land records
of St. Marys County of Maryland at Liber JFF 3, Folio 306 as
Part of Well Found, containing
40 acres of land, more or less.
Defendants
COMPLAINT TO FORECLOSE RIGHTS OF REDEMPTION

The object of this Proceeding is to ensure the Foreclosure of all Rights of Redemption in the following
property sold by the Collector of Taxes for St. Marys County and the State of Maryland to the Plaintiff on March
07, 2014.
Said Property is descrifped as follows:
38.547 acres, more or less, located on Lawrence Hayden Road in the Third Election District of St. Marys County,
Maryland per a Survey Plat dated April 5, 2010 and recorded among the Land Records of St. Marys County,
Maryland in Plat Book JWW No. 68, Folio 51.
Being the land called and known as PART WELL FOUND that was conveyed by James H. Wilson, Trustee,
to Samuel C. Thompson by Deed dated January 20, 1879 and recorded amount the Land Records of St. Marys
County Maryland in Liber JFF No. 3 at pages 306 and 307.
The Complaint to Foreclose Right of Redemption states, among other things, that the amounts necessary for Redemption have not been paid, although more than six (6) months and a day from the date of sale has
transpired.
It is thereupon this 24th day of November, 2014 by The Circuit Court for St.
Marys County, Maryland, Ordered, that notice be given by the insertion of a copy of this Order in a newspaper
having a general circulation in St. Marys County, Maryland, once a week for three (3) successive weeks, warning
the Defendants and all persons having or claming to have any interest in the said property to be and appear in this
Court by the 24th day of January, 2015, and redeem the property and answer the Complaint or thereafter a Final
Decree will be rendered Foreclosing All Rights of Redemption in the property, and vesting in the Plaintiff title,
free and clear of all encumbrances.
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Clerk of the Court
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Letters to the
Editor
School Board is
Heading in a
Positive Direction
I'd like to thank Guy Leonard for researching and reporting,

in your Nov. 26 edition, the names of the donors to the former
school superintendent's farewell party. Mr. Raspa's previous reply
to that inquiry, providing only the check numbers and amounts
donated, was another example of the school board's passion for
avoiding transparency. Nobody should be surprised that the three
board members who were complicit in the former superintendent's
shady financial arrangements are three of the donors but I think the
fact that SMECO and the Patuxent Partnership are spending their
member's money for the party is a surprise to many and begs the
question - Why ? The unidentified $500 cash donation remains a
mystery but quite likely it was made by someone who doesn't want
to be publicly linked to the old superintendent. The most interesting donation is the $1,000 donation from the law firm, Pessin
Katz Law, who is presently retained by the school board. It was
one of their attorneys who recommended the retired lawyer who
resides in Delaware and collected $20,000,00 for conducting the
investigation into an information leak by a board member or members and who stand to collect more of our tax dollars if the case
proceeds. I have been at meetings where one of their lawyers was
either resting his eyes or sleeping during the meeting and another
member of the firm provided inappropriate advice to one board
member. I hope the newly elected board members consider replacing this firm as part their agenda when they take office.
Like the former superintendent, Mr. Raspa and Mr. Matthews
are history so the future of the new school board is heading in a
positive direction. I was personally pleased that Mr. Raspa, in his
farewell speech at his last meeting, made a disparaging reference
to those who wrote letters to the editor exposing the board's missteps. I wasn't really sure he got the message but it was nice to hear
him confirm he has seen the light.
I still have a strong belief that there are more financial arrangements that need to be brought into public view and corrected
as deemed appropriate. The proposal by one of the contenders for
the interim superintendent position was full of treats for certain
staff members and I'm not certain they didn't come to fruition even
though he didn't get the job. A forensic audit would cost, according
to Mrs. Allen's assessment, the same amount as the bogus investigation but that would be tax dollars well spent. Adjusting some
of the sweet salary arrangements being received by senior staff
would more than offset the cost. Perhaps Mr. Leonard could use
his investigative techniques to shed some light on that part of the
problem.
David A. Ryan
Hollywood, Md.
An Open
Letter of Thanks
Once again, God blessed the Church of the Ascension with a
Thanksgiving miracle. More than 200 folks enjoyed Thanksgiving dinner with us, and that would not have been possible without
the miracle of volunteers who roasted turkeys, peeled potatoes,
cleaned tables, sliced turkeys, baked and bought desserts, and
those who came to work in the kitchen and serve up the goodies.
You know who you are. You are the true miracle of Thanksgiving
and I am so very grateful to each of you for just being you. What
you did was nice, but it is you that made Thanksgiving a special
day for so many people. Thank you and lets do it again next year,
shall we?
Dana Davis
Church of the Ascension
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Our Take
Protecting the
Mission at PAX is
not Politics
Monday, Mr. Andy Bowman, president of Pioneer Green Energy,
developer of the proposed Great Wind Energy Center in Somerset County wrote an opinion letter which was published by The Baltimore Sun.
The content of the letter is disingenuous and very self-serving for Mr.
Bowman and his company. The County Times has decided to publish a
copy of the letter as published by The Baltimore Sun so our readers might
become better aware of the continued battle taking place state wide. (See
Politics, not safety concerns, hamper Eastern Shore wind project)
Along with questioning the credibility and integrity of both Congressman Steny Hoyer and Delegate John Bohanan, Mr. Bowman goes
on to call the issue of wind turbines on the Eastern Shore as having
an impact on the mission at Patuxent River Naval Air Station (PAX) as
fake and even threatens to sue the taxpayers.
St. Marys County has a long history of being a leading community
in our nation when it comes to taking necessary steps to prevent and
minimize mission encroachment at our countrys military installations. The land use restrictions we have made in this community dating
back to the 1970s have proven both difficult and necessary.
The community of St. Marys County along with the majority of
our elected officials have always recognized encroachment as having a
broad meaning because of the critical and complicated work performed
at the Navys premier research and development center, PAX. Over the
past 20 years we have spent untold hours and resources making sure that
the state of Maryland joins St. Marys County as a leader in guarding
against mission encroachment at all Department of Defense facilities
located in Maryland.
In 2005, St. Marys County along with the state of Maryland, expended the largest Community Development Block Grant in the history
of Maryland to relocate families from their homes and tear down some
250 homes to assure those homes were not encroaching upon the mission
at PAX. This was not done for political reasons, it was done because the
importance of PAX to our community, our state, and our nation cannot
be underestimated and cannot be jeopardized.
Notwithstanding the merits of the issue itself, actions by elected officials to guard against even the possibility of encroachment is what we
do here in Southern Maryland in order to assure all the possible considerations are thoroughly reviewed and considered before final decisions are
made that may cause unforeseen problems down the road.
We are huge supporters of private sector growth and the creation of
new jobs as well as new sources of energy. Yet many businesses and residents here have been negatively affected by encroachment decisions,
yet Mr. Bowman would put aside the best interest of Maryland so that the
best interest of his company can be served.
We may not always like the politics of Hoyer and Bohanan here in
St. Marys, yet we are always grateful for the commitment they have
shown to protecting PAX. Dont be surprised, Mr. Bowman, if our newly
elected Senator and Delegates are just as political when it comes to
protecting the mission of our military bases here in Maryland.
Editor
Reprinted from The Baltimore Sun's Monday, Dec. 1 edition.
Politics, Not Safety

Concerns, Hamper
Eastern Shore Wind Project
By Andy Bowman
For my company, developer of the Great Bay
wind project in Somerset County, what a difference a year makes.
Last November we were wrapping up agreement with a technical team at Patuxent River Naval Air Station (PAX) resolving all concerns that
had been raised with our wind project by the Department of Defense (DOD) and their consultant,
MIT's Lincoln Labs. The agreement was the product of a year-long effort required by federal law to
resolve potential adverse effects of wind projects
on military installations. Rotating blades from our
wind turbines 36 miles across Chesapeake Bay
might interfere with a radar at PAX. The solution we reached was simple: Stop turbines whenever PAX uses the radar. No moving blades, no
radar interference problem solved.
By December the first Navy signature was
in hand, and we executed the agreement. We
exchanged congratulatory emails with the PAX
team and began coordinating a joint press release. Then, abruptly, PAX went silent. No further
signatures arrived, and DOD suddenly began to
backtrack. "Agreement? What agreement?" our
contacts said.
Only months later did we learn why. In an
April hearing this year, U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer explained that when he heard that PAX had reached
agreement with us, he called the Navy and "put a
hold" on it. Mr. Hoyer and former Del. John Bohanan, who also serves as Mr. Hoyer's senior advisor, then launched an assault on the project. First,
they tried to enact a state law to block the project,
which would have passed but for the leadership of
Gov. Martin O'Malley, Comptroller Peter Franchot and others like newly elected Attorney General Brian Frosh, who saw the bill for what it really
was. Next they enlisted Sen. Barbara Mikulski to
introduce non-binding language in the Senate directing DOD not to sign the agreement.
Why is Mr. Hoyer so opposed to wind in the
Eastern Shore? He says it's not about wind, which
he claims to support, and it's also not about national security he's on record saying the wind
project doesn't present national security concerns.
Rather, he says he is concerned about PAX subcontractors who believe the wind project will
somehow endanger PAX under base closure laws.
One might ask, if the wind turbines stop
whenever PAX instructs, how could they interfere
with PAX's mission? They can't, of course, a finding confirmed by Lincoln Labs. When confronted
with this, Mr. Hoyer and Mr. Bohanan unveiled a

new complaint foreign powers could, by watching the wind turbines stop and start, know when
PAX was testing. This is preposterous not only
do wind turbines start and stop all day as wind
comes and goes, but PAX's own public information acknowledges it launches large weather balloons before each test. Surely the weather balloons
would be of concern long before the turbines.
If there is no real security or operational
concern, why is Mr. Hoyer so intent on killing the
wind farm? Many signs point to politics. When
this manufactured crisis began, Mr. Bohanan was
gearing up for a tough re-election campaign in St.
Mary's County, the part of Mr. Hoyer's district
trending Republican. Throughout Mr. Bohanan's
campaign, Mr. Hoyer lobbied DOD to formally
object while Mr. Bohanan cast himself as PAX's
savior by pushing the project's demise. Mr. Hoyer
was successful, and the timing of DOD's press release objecting to our project couldn't have been
better for Mr. Bohanan a couple of hours before
the election edition deadline for the weekly newspaper covering Mr. Bohanan's district.
There is nothing new about DOD and politics
in Southern Maryland, but Mr. Hoyer's actions are
concerning because they go against the federal
law he himself co-sponsored in 2011 to de-politicize resolution of DOD-wind project impacts.
This law sets up a purely technical resolution process as the exclusive means for resolving these
matters in other words, politicians may not "put
a hold" on an agreement at will. Mr. Hoyer must
know that by meddling he has potentially exposed
the government to lawsuits for many millions in
taxpayer dollars.
If the Great Bay wind project is killed, it
will be a terrible loss for Maryland. Governor
O'Malley's visionary plan for Maryland to lead
in clean energy jobs and investment will be set
back. Somerset County, Maryland's poorest, will
be deprived of a $200 million investment, 500
construction jobs and $44 million in new tax revenues. Over 200 landowners would lose untold
millions in royalty payments.
Mr. Hoyer created this fake crisis by meddling in a process that he himself passed a law to
protect from politics. It is time he stopped playing
politics and started supporting the agreement we
reached with PAX last February.
Andy Bowman is president of Pioneer Green
Energy, developer of the proposed Great Bay
Wind Energy Center in Somerset County. His
email is andy.bowman@pioneergreen.com.
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Small Business
Remains Countys Backbone
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
The base at Naval Air Station Patuxent River may generate 80 percent of the
countys economic activity and employ
more than 22,000 people but locally-owned
small businesses still comprise the majority of companies in the county and combined are the largest employers according
to the countys Department of Economic
Development.
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There are 12,794 individual businesses

in the county alone, said economic director
Robin Finnacom, with 11,522 headquartered locally.
Of those that choose to make St.
Marys County their home there are about
2,000 that offer everyday retail services to
residents.
The vast majority of them are locally owned, Finnacom said of the countys
business base. Thats something most people would not expect.
Retailers often depend on holiday
shopping to make their annual operations
profitable but for the past seven years since
the national economic downturn it has been
a struggle to stay afloat said Kevin Hugel
and Melody Hitch, who run the day to day
operations of Pams Hallmark stores here
and across Maryland and Delaware.
Their parents Fred and Pam Hugel
started the countys first Hallmark store
back in 1986 in Charlotte Hall.
This is our 29th Christmas season,
said Hitch.
What has kept their stores open, said
Hugel, was their customer service ethic and
knowledge of what each individual wanted
since the same products they sell often are
found in bigger box retailers, which made
competition increasingly difficult.
Were not on-line, we dont have a
web presence, he said. All of our dollars
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Since the economic downturn seven
years ago, they have had to operate more
efficiently, making careful decisions about
what products they stock to ensure a quick
sale instead of just keeping whatever looked
good in store.
Youve got to be more careful, Hitch
said.
He and Melody credit their loyal customer base with their continued success and
their longtime employees who often know
customers by name.
Theyve been here a long time and
they know everyone who walks through the
door, Hugel said.
Hitch said the 11 stores her family owns employees about 120 people, the
stores in Southern Maryland alone employee about 80.
Having the local, loyal employees
who know their customers is really important, she said, adding that some of her
employees had been with her for at least a
decade.
Shopping locally meant keeping dollars in the county economy, Hugel said.
At the end of the day our money stays
here locally, he said. When you shop at
big boxes your money is going to Arkansas
or wherever by sundown.
Bill Scarafia, CEO of the St. Marys

County Chamber of Commerce, said small
businesses will continue to be a critical part
of the local economy despite the weight of
the work on the navy base.
The small businesses provide more
jobs in the aggregate than the large ones,
Scarafia said. They provide more job opportunities and services and products than
if we had solely big box stores.
Small business in Maryland remains
an important part of the states economy
even considering the states general dependence on dollars from federal government
activities.
According to the U.S. Small Business
Administrations (SBA) profile of Maryland
there were more than half a million small
businesses in the state with 103,904 that
are actually able to hire nearly 1.1 million
employees.
Also small businesses make up 97.5
percent of all employers in the state, according to the SBA, and created 21,556 new net
jobs in 2011.
Most small businesses in the state are
sole proprietorships with annual income
from those proprietorships increasing 7
percent late in 2103 totaling to $24.6 billion.
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Newsmaker
By Emily Charles
Contributing Writer
A lot of people love to read, and local

authors like Em Perna are doing their best to
make sure that those people never run out of
books. Pernas book Grant Me, promises an
interesting adventure filled with characters
youll enjoy.
A single mom to a son with special
needs, Neva Mathews relies on her wit and best
friend to surviveand never dreamed shed
find romance after losing her childhood love.
But as she lowers her defenses, will it cost her
her life? Grant Me, the debut novel by Prince
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Frederick author Em Perna,intertwines laughs

with suspense and crafts endearingly flawed
characters. Through the storys twists and
turns, each struggles to move beyond violence
in their past that threatens once again, reads a
synopsis provided by Chief Copywriter/Publicist of Bohlsen Group, Mandy Bray.
Perna, proud to have published her first
novel, still considers herself a largely accidental author.
Im a reader, I never considered myself a
writer, but one day I had all these people in my
head and I came home and instead of picking
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cident, Perna
said.
While her
talent in writing
may be accidental, it also comes
very naturally to
Perna.
I didnt
have an inspiration for writing
it [Grant Me].
Literally, these
people came into
my head, this story, and these people evolved
out of nothing. I dont know how to explain it
any better than that! It just flows how I want it
to go, and I write a few chapters and I go back
and I say, Wait a minute, she shouldnt have
said that. My characters seem to speak for
themselves and I just plunk it out.
Perna holds a sturdy position as a self
published author, but that isnt the only position
she holds. She is also the mother to three children, including one set of twins, and worked
hard to balance her motherly duties with her
passion to write.
I wrote this book over the summer, and
that was challenging because there were days
when I had this feeling, where I just had to get
my thoughts down onto paperor computer and you know, its summer, so my kids
are like, Mom, lets go! Lets go play! There
were a few days where I kept going, Go play,
go play, I have to finish this! I had to get it out,
Perna stated. Her balancing act paid off, as
Grant Me, the first in a series, was published
by AuthorHouse in September of this year.
I started in June and it was published
in the beginning of September. I finished the
actual writing of the book at the beginning of
August, but I found an editor and we worked
on fixing a few issues together, so that took
time, Perna said.
Perna took time writing and editing, but
she also took a little time to worry. Would publishing her book be difficult? Perhaps not!
It was easier than I thought it was going
to be. I think I spooked myself out quite a bit
as far as the publication process. I had asked
several people how you do this, and everybody
said, Oh, youre never going to get published,
its never going to happen, but I found this
company that self-publishes books. So they
took it and published it!
The publication of her debut novel has
been a surreal, door opening experience, especially concerning the relationships Perna has
since made.
Its a surreal feeling. Its hard to explain the feeling that I got, because they send
you your first book, before its actually on the
Photo Courtesy of Em Perna's Facebook page.
shelves, and I remember opening the mailbox and holding it and being like, Wow, this
is my story, I created this. Its a surreal feeling to know that others are out there reading
my work, Perna said, It has opened doors in
making relationships with other people that are
in the same boat that Im in.
Currently, Perna is in the process of writing her second and third novels, one of which
will be part of the Grant Me series.
This is a series, but there are no cliff
hangers. Theres a set of characters in this
book, and a set of characters in this book, but
there are also supporting characters that are
the same. There is a happily ever after in each
book. The third book that Im writing is more
of a personal book, kind of about personal
things that Im going through, but its going to
be a love story, Perna said.
Perna is looking forward to her future in
writing, and encourages other aspiring writers
to follow their dreams of publication.
If you want to do it, do it. You can do it!
Its doable! If its something that speaks to you
and its something that needs to be written, do
it. It can happen, its really not a hard process
once youve got your book written. I think that
was my biggest issue, I was so afraid of the
censure or the negative feedback, and I had to
get over the fact that if someone doesnt like
it, its okay, not everybodys going to like it,
Perna said.
Grant Me, Pernas first novel, is available on amazon.com and in Barnes & Noble.
Be sure to pick up a copy!
To learn more about Em Perna or her
novel Grant Me, visit Pernas Facebook page:
Author Em Perna, or contact Mandy Bray at
317-602-7137.
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Obituaries
Margaret Ann Wilson, 83
Margaret Ann Wilson
died peacefully on Nov. 20 at
Southern Maryland Hospital
Center, surrounded by her
two sons.
She was born on Jan.
19, 1931, beloved daughter of
the late Valley and Blanche
Greenwell of Hollywood, Md.; the eight of
nine children. She started her education attending the little two room schoolhouse in
Hollywood, Md. After moving to Patuxent Beach in 1937, she attended Great Mills
Elementary School, and later graduated
from Great Mills High School in 1948.
She was the youngest student in her class.
She worked at Sickles Grocery Store in
Redgate, Md. and Sam Sowells Pharmacy
in Leonardtown, Md.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Randolph Wilson, whom she married
on Jan. 29, 1950 at Our Ladys Church in
Medleys Neck, Md.
She and Randolph enjoyed many vacations up and down the East coast with
friends and relatives. Her many hobbies
included cutting grass, planting flowers,
playing Bingo, and playing slot machines.
She is survived by her two sons, David
of Leonardtown, Md. and Jamie of California, Md. She is also survived by her two
grandchildren, Eric A. Wilson, and Nicole
L. Wilson, both whom enjoying coming to
Grandmas house for stuffed ham and macaroni and cheese dinners. She is also sur-
vived by her siblings Mary McKinney of

Lower Marlboro, Md., Agnes Poe of Valley
Lee, Md., Dorothy Sickle of Leonardtown,
Md., and Kenneth Sonny Greenwell of
Hollywood, Md., as well as many nieces
and nephews.
In addition to her husband, she is preceded in death by her siblings, Chester
Greenwell, Ignatius Greenwell, James Elmer Greenwell, and Evelyn Mazzuco.
Family and friends gathered to celebrate Margarets life at a prayer service
to be held at Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral
Home on Monday, Nov. 24 at 6:30 p.m.,
with visitation from 5-8 p.m. A funeral
mass was held on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014
at 11 a.m. at Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral
Home. Interment followed at Our Ladys
Catholic Cemetary, Medleys Neck, Md.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made
to the American Cancer Society, the Alzheimers Foundation, or the charity of your choice.
Mary Agnes Cobbs, 90

Mary Agnes Cobbs, 90, of Piney
Point, Md. passed away at her residence
on Nov. 12. Born on Sept. 19, 1924 in
Valley Lee, Md., she was the daughter
of the late Mary Madeline and Bernard
Bradburn. Mary was the loving wife of
Walter H. Cobbs, whom she married
on May 14, 1948 in Allentown, Penn.,
and who preceded her in death on April
11, 1998. Mary is survived by her son
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She is preceded in death by her sister
Leah Koehler. Mary graduated from St.
Michaels High School in 1941, and was
a lifelong resident of St. Marys County,
Md. Mary worked as a bus driver and
was a member of the Bus Drivers Association and St. George Catholic Church;
she enjoyed embroidering, and sewing.
The family received friends on Tuesday, Nov. 18 from 5 to 8 p.m. with prayers
recited at 7 p.m. in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home Leonardtown, Md.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Wednesday, Nov. 19 at 10 a.m. in St.
George Catholic Church Valley Lee, Md.
with Father Paul Nguyen officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery.
Pallbearers were; Sonney Forrest, Steve
Wendling, Mike Koehler, George Thompson, Thomas Saxon and Billy Thompson.
Wayne L. Pettit, 84
Former Maryland State Police Waldorf
Barrack Commander and St. Marys
County Sheriff Wayne L. Pettit passed
away peacefully at his home surrounded
by his family on the Wicomico River in
Maddox, Md., on Friday, Nov. 21, after a
valiant two year battle with Leukemia.
Sheriff Pettit was born May 31,
1930, in Vance, Miss. He was the fourth
of seven children of the late William E.
Pettit, Sr., and Willie Mae Haley Pettit
and grew up on a cotton farm in Tallahatchie County, Miss., during the Depression. He was preceded in death by
his older brother, Kenneth, his younger
brother, Graham, and younger sister,
Mary Ann Ellett.
Pettit came to Maryland in 1950 to
work for his Uncle Harvey in his Silver
Diner in Silver Spring. It was there he
met his first wife, the late Patricia Marie White, whom he married in 1952.
In 1951 he was drafted into the Army,
serving in the Korean War with the
179th Infantry Regiment. Upon his return from Korea, he transferred to the
Army Reserve and achieved the rank of
Master Sergeant prior to his Honorable
Discharge in 1957. During his Army
service, he earned the Combat Infantry Badge, Korean Service Medal with
Bronze Star, and the United Nations Service Medal.
Following his Korean service, Pettit returned to Maryland and completed
his high school education, graduating
from Montgomery Blair High School.
He then joined the US Postal Service as
a mail carrier in the Silver Spring area.
After two years with the postal service,
he entered the Maryland State Police
Academy, graduating as a Trooper in
1957. Service with the State Police led
to posts in various locations, eventually
being assigned to St. Marys County in
1960 where he would establish his longtime home.
After the loss of his first wife, he
married Virginia Lyon Wolfe of Maddox. In 1969, they established their
home on the Wicomico River, including
Glen Echo Farm, where he lived until his
passing.
Pettits life was dedicated to law
enforcement and public service. He
was chosen as Post Commander for
the Leonardtown MSP post and after
achieving the rank of First Lieutenant,
was promoted to Commander of the

Waldorf Barrack, where he served until
his retirement in 1981. In 1982, he was
elected to his first term as Sheriff of his
beloved St. Marys County. He served
three terms, during which he led the
transformation of the Sheriffs Office
and Corrections Department into professional law enforcement organizations on
par with their national counterparts.
He enjoyed working on the farm and
helping his neighbors and brother-in-law
with their farm work. He always enjoyed
his garden, which he took great pride in
each year and spent countless hours preparing and tending. He enjoyed incubating and hatching ducks and other game
birds, and was frequently seen leading a
string of ducklings around the yard.
Sheriff Pettit enjoyed spending time
with his friends playing golf at Wicomico Shores Golf Club and traveling on annual golf excursions. After retirement,
he enjoyed traveling with his wife, Genny, on numerous trips throughout North
America. He also enjoyed returning to
Mississippi to visit family and friends.
He was a member of the Maryland
Troopers Association, Maryland State
Police Alumni Association, Maryland
Sheriffs Association, National Sheriffs
Association, American Legion, Veterans
of Foreign Wars, 7th District Optimist
Club, and the Maryland Farm Bureau.
Sheriff Pettit is survived by his loving wife, Virginia; his sons, Doug of
Lake Helen, Fla., Mark (Kelly), and Todd
(Corey), both of Maddox; his daughter,
Beth (Jack) of Peoria, Ariz.; and four
grandchildren, Kevin Mooney, Aidin
Pettit, Keiran Pettit, and Jordyn Pettit.
He is also survived by his brother, William E. Pettit, Jr. (Betty Jo) of Jackson,
Miss.; sisters, Martha Kyle of Tillatoba,
Miss., and Carolyn Little (Markes) of
Cleveland, Miss.; and sister-in-law, Berniece Pettit of Scobey, Miss.
The family received friends on
Tuesday, Nov. 25 from 4:30 to 8 p.m.
with prayers recited at 7 p.m. in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, Md. A Funeral Service will be
held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 26
in First Saints Community Church St.
Pauls Leonardtown Campus, Leonardtown, Md. Interment will follow in the
church Cemetery. Pallbearers will be
a mixed Honor Guard from the Maryland State Police and St. Marys County
Sheriffs Office.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may
be made in memory of Sheriff Pettit to:
A Community That Shares (ACTS), P.O.
Box 54, Bushwood, Md., 20618, or (301)
769-4199 and/or the 7th District Volunteer Rescue Squad, Inc., 21530 Coltons
Point Road, Avenue, Md., 20609, or
(301) 769-2287.
Frederick Barrett Garris

Frederick
Barrett
Garris of California, Md.
died peacefully on Nov.
21 at Hospice House in
Callaway, Md.
He was born in
Collosse, Va., Isle of
Wight County to the late
Claude Etheldred Garris and Violet Davis Garris.
He married Madelyn M. Boom-
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hower on April 10, 1949 at First Christian Church, Portsmouth, Va. He was an
active member of the Church of God
Anderson in Norfolk, Va. until 1977 and
attended Lexington Park Baptist Church
since 1977. He served on the board of the
Church of God for 30 years and was the
treasurer for 17 years. He was a veteran
of the U.S. Army Engineers, WWII. He
retired as a Comptroller at the Naval Air
Systems Command after 37 years, receiving the Meritorious Civilian Service
Award, as well as seven awards from
bases around the world. He spent many
hours in his workshop creating everything from jewelry boxes to furniture.
He also enjoyed reading and was an extensive world traveler with his wife by
his side.
Along with his wife of 65 years, he
is survived by his children: Frederick W.
Garris of Lusby, Md., Claudia B. Garris
McMillan (Kent) of Prospect, Va., David
S. Garris of Solomons, Jeffrey K. Garris
of California, Md. and grandchildren:
Amber G. Richardson (Scott) of Va.
Beach, Va., Daniel B. Garris of Solomons, Md., Sarah M. King (Andrew) of
Charleston, S.C., and Olivia Haring of
Marion, S.C. He is also survived by nine
great-grandchildren and many loving
nieces and nephews. Fred was preceded
in death by his parents and sister, Evelyn
Baughman Church.
Family will receive friends on
Wednesday, Nov. 26 from noon to 2
p.m., with a Funeral Service by Pastor
Mark Garrett at 2 p.m., at Brinsfield Funeral Home, 22955 Hollywood Road,
Leonardtown, Md. Interment will follow
at Joy Chapel Cemetery in Hollywood,
Md.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American
Cancer Society, 1041 Route 3N, Building A, Gambrills, Md. 21054 and St.
Marys Hospice, P.O. 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.
Grace Jackson Morris Bebe

Gibson, 92
Grace Jackson Morris Bebe Gibson, 92, of
Leonardtown, Md. died
Sunday, Nov. 16 at her
residence with her family
by her side. She was born
Nov. 11, 1922 in Avenue,
Md. to the late Andrew
Jackson Morris and Grace Catherine
Hill Morris. She was the fifth daughter
and baby of the family. The nickname
Baby was quickly changed to Bebe
at birth. She was always a lady and never lost the values she was taught by her
wonderful mother.
Bebe started high school at eleven
years old. She graduated from Margaret
Brent High School in 1938 and received
the Good Citizenship Medal at graduation. She was granted two college scholarships; one to Western Maryland and
one to St. Marys Seminary. She started college at 15 years old and attended
Western Maryland College in Westminster, Md. where she made many lifetime
friends.
Her nieces and nephews gave much

joy and happiness to her as well as her
many cherished relatives. She had an
extensive collection of milk glass, was
a crossword fanatic and loved to cook
dinners, especially for her family. She
always had a book in her hands when she
wasnt cooking. She was known as the
Purple Lady. She loved the color purple
and wore it quite frequently as well as
decorated her apartment in purple dcor. Bebe was a lifetime member of the
American Legion Auxiliary Post 221 in
Avenue, Md. serving one term as Auxiliary President. She took great pride in
being the wife of a WWII veteran. During WWII, she was a secretary at the
Navy Department, Bureau of Yards and
Docks at the original Navy Building in
Washington, D.C.
In June 1947, she married Charles
Freeman Gibson and they lived for a
short time in Washington, D.C. She and
Charles moved back to the 7th District
and enjoyed 63 years of marriage. Bebe
was postmistress in Avenue for a few
years and then moved to Coltons Point.
When her children were in school, she
taught Special Education and First
Grade at Dynard Elementary School and
later Bethune Elementary School. In
1972, she became a tutor for St. Marys
Board of Education and enjoyed eight
years before retiring. Her husband,
Charles, died in 2010. Afterwards, she
lived with her daughter and family for
six months before moving to Cedar Lane
Apartments.
She is survived by her children;
Nicholas Thaddeus Gibson (Sheryl)
and Susan Laurita Horn (Harry), six
grandchildren; Theresa Friess (Gary),
Nicholas Gibson (Crystal), Dennis Gibson, and Laura Latchford (James), Jessica Horn and Barbara Horn (Matt); 11
great-grandchildren; Dustin Vachalek,
Toby Friess, Cheyanne Friess, Wyatt
Friess, Rebekah Gibson, Summer Gibson, Candice Gibson, Jordan Gibson,
Andrea Gibson, Kira Latchford and
James Latchford, III. She is preceded in
death by her husband, Charles Freeman
Gibson, her sisters, Alma Ellis (Frank),
Sadie Ellis (Emory), Hilda Banagan
(Marshall) and Polly Gibson (Francis),
and great-granddaughter Mikala.
Serving as pallbearers will be Greg
Stabler, Andy Ellis, Jr., Chris Ellis,
Francis Gibson, III, T.W. Bell, III, and
Devin Gibson.
The family received friends on
Wednesday, Nov. 19 from 5 to 8 p.m.,
with prayers recited at 7 p.m. followed by
American Legion Auxillary prayers, at
Holy Angels Church, 21340 Colton Point
Road, Avenue, Md. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated by Reverend
Brian Sanderfoot on Thursday, Nov. 20
at 10 a.m. at Holy Angels Church, 21340
Colton Point Road, Avenue, Md. 20609.
Interment followed in Sacred Heart
Cemetery in Bushwood, Md.
Memorial contributions can be
made to Hospice of St. Marys, P.O. Box
625, Leonardtown, Md. 20650.
Condolences to the family may be
made at www.brinsfield.com.
Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, Md.
Obituaries
Billie Lou Brown, 78

Billie Lou Brown, 78, of
California, Md. passed away
peacefully on Nov. 16. Billie
was born on Jan. 3, 1936 in
Crumpler, N.C.
On Nov. 12, 1952, Billie
married her loving husband,
the late Marvin W Brown in
Grassy Creek, N.C. Together they celebrated
55 loving years of marriage before his passing
in October 2008.
In 1974 Marvin and Billie relocated to St.
Marys County Maryland where she excelled
in her career with the Department of the Navy.
Billie started her career in the material management department, moved into a position
with Military Family Housing. She retired
as the Director of Navy Housing for NAS
Patuxent River in January 1998 after 29 total
years of civilian service. She was the first
female at NAS Patuxent River to receive the
Navy Meritorious Civilian Service award for
her exemplary support. She was also an active member of the Board of Commissioners
for the St. Marys County Housing Authority
from 1989 to 1997.
Upon retirement Marvin and Billie travelled in their motor home to tour the United
States. They later took up part time residence
in Ocala, Fla. to enjoy their retirement in
warmer weather. Billie loved to read, and was
rarely caught without a book within reach. She
was very proud when she was able to add the
title of author to her list of accomplishments.
She worked on Journey Back for many
years, and published it in August 2006. She

loved nothing more than spending time with
her family, reading her bible, shopping for a
great bargain, or enjoying a sweet treat. She
was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother,
but her favorite new role was that of Great
Grammy. She will forever be missed.
Billie was predeceased by her parents,
Robert and Alda Sturgill, her sister Lorraine
Haskins of Forest Hill, Md., and her brother
Frank Murphy of Indian Head, Md.
She is survived by two children; Charles
M Brown (Deanna) of Sparrows Point Md.,
and Russell D Brown (Robin) of Lexington
Park Md. She is also survived by her brother
Ben Sturgill (Rena) of Edgewood, Md.; five
granddaughters; Jenny, Nichole, Riley, Bridget and Amanda; and six great grandchildren.
Family received friends for Ms. Browns
Life Celebration on Nov. 20 from 5 to 8 p.m.
in the Brinsfield Funeral Home, 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, Md. 20650.
Prayers will begin at 7 p.m. Funeral Services
were held on Nov. 21 at 10 a.m. in the Brinsfield Funeral Home Life Celebration Chapel.
Interment will follow in Charles Memorial
Gardens, Leonardtown, Md.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made
be made to Hospice of St. Marys, P.O. 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.
You are invited to start the

magical time of the year with
Hospice of St. Mary's Festival
of Trees! In addition to lavishly
decorated trees, there will be
vendors to start your gift giving,
holiday music and activities
for children, as well as Santa.
Join us Saturday, December 6, 2014 from 10 am - 5 pm
Southern Maryland Higher Education Center
44219 Airport Rd., California, Md 20619 (Next to St. Mary's County Regional Airport)
Live Entertainment Schedule:

10 AM - 5 PM Santa Claus
10 AM - 5 PM Face Painting By Art Buzz
10 AM - 11 AM Billy Breslin
11 AM - 12 PM David Norris
12 PM - 1 PM Flute Choir
1 PM - 2 PM David Flood
1 PM - 2 PM Southern Maryland Sound
2 PM - 3 PM Southern Maryland Gospel Choir
4 PM - 5 PM Boot Scooters
Santa, Children's Activities

& Holiday Shopping All Day!
Entertainment, Music
& Food Available All Day!
Trees & Wreaths For Auction!
Cost: $5 Adults, $3 Seniors, $1 Ages
4-12 and Free for 3 and Under
Face Painting
All Day by
All proceeds from the Festival of Trees support Hospice of St. Marys
For more information, please contact the hospice office at
301-994-3023 or visit www.hospiceofstmarys.org
www.facebook.com/hospiceofstmarys
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December, Month Long

Christmas Tree Sale
McKays in Charlotte Hall (37670 Mohawk Dr., Charlotte Hall) and Mechanicsville Carnival Lot across from Bank of
America
The Mechanicsville Optimist Club

would like to announce the Annual Christmas Tree Sales event. It started last Saturday, Nov. 28, and will run until all trees are
sold. Trees range from 6 to 9 with prices
from $45 to $65. We also have table top
trees for $25. All trees are freshly cut fraser
fir. Locations for tree sales are at McKays
in Charlotte Hall and Mechanicsville Carnival lot across from Bank of America.
All proceeds go to help the local youth and
community service programs.
Holiday Living History

Sotterley Plantation (44300 Sottereley
Ln., Hollywood) December 5, 11, 12, 18,
19, 20, 6 to 9 p.m., Tours every 15 minutes.
Celebrate the season at Sotterley Plantation, all within Sotterleys 300 year-old
Plantation House decorated in different historical periods for the holidays. Experience
Sotterleys 2014 interactive living history
tour, Common Lives, Shared Sentiments.
Visit family members from the past who
called Sotterley their home. Share their lives
and conversations to discover how each persons life can transcend generations. Interact with the performers, enjoy light refreshments and live seasonal music at this unique
Sotterley event.
Advance reservations required. No
walk-ins. $15 per person. Purchase tickets
online: sotterley.org.
Make We Joy
St. Maries Musica Winter 2014 Season
Saturday, Dec. 6, 8 p.m. State House
at Historic St. Marys City (For reservations, call 240-895-4991)
Monday, Dec. 8, 7 p.m. First

Saints Community Church - St. Pauls in
Leonardtown
Friday and Saturday, Dec. 12 13, 8
p.m. State House at Historic St. Marys
City, in St. Marys City
Monday, Dec. 15, 7 p.m. Patuxent Presbyterian Church (Ticketed) in
California
Tickets for the final concert at Patuxent
Presbyterian Church will be on sale at the
door, the cost is $10 for adults, students, and
children, 12 year-olds and under are free
Babes In Toyland
North Beach Boys and Girls Club (9021
Dayton Ave., North Beach) Fridays and
Saturdays at 7 p.m., Sundays at 3 p.m.
Twin Beach Players presents Babes in

Toyland, weekends Nove. 28 through Dec.
14. The theater is located at the North Beach
Boys and Girls Club, 9021 Dayton Avenue,
North Beach, Md.
Come and see this wonderful production for the Holidays that has some beloved
characters from our childhood that learn a
few lessons along the way with a little holiday spirit. Its a show you wont forget!
Fridays and Saturdays at 7 p.m.
Sundays at 3 p.m.
Tickets: $12
Members, students, military and seniors: $10
Reservations strongly recommended
www.twinbeachplayers.com
Thursday, Dec. 4
Inaugural Concert
Hollywood United Methodist Church
(24422 Mervell Dean Rd., Hollywood) 7
p.m.
The Southern Maryland Youth Choir
(SMYChoir) is pleased to announce its inaugural concert All is calm, All is bright!
Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for children
ages 5-12; children under 5 are free. Tickets
will be available at the door.
The choir will be performing a number of festive carols and traditional works,
including a choral version of Silent Night
arranged by Mary Val Marsh, Shalom
Chaverim, an Israeli folk song, and several
arrangements from the movie Frozen. The
directors are Laurel Dietz and Lori Beth
Sink.
Tween Holiday Craft Night

Calvert Library Prince Frederick (850
Costley Way, Prince Frederick) 6:30 to
8 p.m.
Tis the season for gift giving. Tweens

(5th through 7th graders) come Get
Your Craft On. We will have supplies
to make Minecraft paper gifts, Super hero/
Minecraft ornaments, Zipper bracelets, and
Duct tape pouches/wallets. Registration for
this event is required. Light refreshments
will be served. Space is limited so sign up
early! To register or find out more information about this and other events, visit Calvert Library on the web at calvertlibrary.
info or call 410-535-0291.
Friday, Dec. 5
Book Signing
Fenwick Street Used Books & Music
(41655 Fenwick St., Leonardtown) 5
p.m.
Visit Fenwick Books on December
First Fridays and meet Jonathan Nordstrom,
author, illustrator and artist, signing copies
of his childrens books Sometimes Sleep
Annual Gift Show Opening

Opal Fine Art Gallery (41625 Park Ave.,
Leonardtown) 5 to 8 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 6
Thrift Store Specials
St. Michaels School Thrift Store (16560
Three Notch Rd., Ridge) 9 a.m. to 4:30
p.m.
The St. Michaels School Thrift Store,

Angel Wings & Things, continues to have
many specials this weekend. Take 25 percent off our already low prices for all furniture, toys and all baby items. Free books.
The store also offers fantastic values on
clothes, jewelry, decorations, sports memorabilia, and household goods. Directions: go
11 miles south of Lexington Park, turn left
at St. Michaels School and the store is to
the right of St. Michaels Church. All proceeds go to St. Michaels Schools tuition
assistance fund.
Festival of Trees
Southern Maryland Higher Education
Center (44219 Airport Rd., California)
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
You Are Invited to Start the Magical

Time of the Year with Hospice of St. Marys
Festival of Trees! In addition to lavishly
decorated trees, there will be vendors to
start your gift giving, holiday music and activities for children, as well as Santa. Trees
and wreaths will be available for purchase.
Food available for sale!
Join Us Saturday, Dec. 6 from 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
Southern Maryland Higher Education
Center
Live Entertainment Schedule:
10 a.m.-5 p.m. Santa Claus
10 a.m.-5 p.m. Face Painting by Art
Buzz Kids
10 a.m.-11 a.m. Billy Breslin
11 a.m.-12 p.m. David Norris
12 p.m.-1 p.m. Flute Choir
1 p.m.-2 p.m. David Flood
1 p.m.-2 p.m. Southern Maryland
Sound
2 p.m.-3 p.m. Southern Maryland Gospel Choir
4 p.m.-5 p.m. Boot Scooters
Christmas Bazaar and Craft Show

Golden Beach Fire House (29848 Therese
Circle, Mechanicsville) 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The Golden Beach/Patuxent Knolls

Civic Association will be holding its annual Christmas Bazaar and Craft Show on
Saturday, Dec. 6, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. In the
event of freezing temperatures the bazaar
will be postponed to Sunday, Dec. 7. Bazaar will be held at the Golden Beach Fire
House. Bring the kids to have their picture
taken with Santa. Santa will arrive at 11
a.m. Sorry no pets allowed. There will be
over 30 vendors; door prizes; baked goods
and food for sale. Vendors - rent a table for
$35. Please pre-register for the table by calling Kathy Owens at 301-884-8432.
Please bring a non-perishable food
item or a new unwrapped gift to donate to
needy families in the area.
Holiday Wreath Workshop

Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum
(10515 Mackall Rd., St. Leonard) Sessions at 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
On Saturday, Dec. 6, Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum (JPPM) in St.

Leonard, Md., will host a Holiday Wreath
making workshop. Plant materials from the
estate gardens of Point Farm, located on
the grounds of JPPM, will be used to create the wreath. The materials will include
magnolia, boxwood, holly, pine, pine cones
and magnolia seed pods. Finishing touches
such as ribbons, bows and other ornamentation are included in the price. There are
two sessions being offered, 10 a.m. and
12:30 p.m. Session size is limited and advance reservations are required. Fee for the
workshop is $25 or $20 for members of The
Friends of JPPM. For information or registration, please call 410-586-8501 or email
m.parlett@maryland.gov.
Sunday, Dec. 7
Christmas Open House at Summerseat
Historic Summerseat Farm (26655 Three
Notch Road, Mechanicsville) - 11 a.m. to
3 p.m.
Historic Summerseat Farm will host a

Christmas Open House. Meet Santa Claus,
Enjoy Manor House Tours. There will also
be a Petting Zoo and Hay Rides. Admission

is free - donations accepted.
Performance
American Legion Post 238 (6265 Brandywine Rd., Hughesville) Doors open
at noon
Award winning Bluegrass band, The

Boxcars, along with 2014 Mandolin Player
of the Year, Adam Steffey will be making a
return performance to the American Legion
Post 238. The show starts at 2 p.m. with
special guest Davis Bradley Duo from the
Shenandoah Valley area of Linden, Va. The
doors open at noon and tickets are still,
the best entertainment bargain in town, just
$15 per person. A Spaghetti dinner will be
available for sale before the show by the
Sons of the American Legion. For more
information, tickets, and directions, go to
www.americanlegionbluegrass.com or call
301-737-3004.
Thrift Store Specials

St. Michaels School Thrift Store (16560
Three Notch Rd., Ridge) 9 a.m. to noon.
The St. Michaels School Thrift Store,

Angel Wings & Things, continues to have
many specials this weekend. Take 25 percent off our already low prices for all furniture, toys and all baby items. Free books.
The store also offers fantastic values on
clothes, jewelry, decorations, sports memorabilia, and household goods.
Health Share Holiday Home Tour

Take Md. Rt 5 (Point Lookout Rd.) to Md.
Rt. 243 (Newtowne Neck Rd.) to Bull Rd.
and follow Tour signage 11 a.m. to 4
p.m.
20th Annual Health Share of St. Marys

Holiday Home Tour featuring 6 homes in
the Breton Bay area of Leonardtown. Tickets available at each home at $50 entire Tour
or $10 per home. Box lunches for purchase
by Thompsons Corner Kafe. Raffle items at
each home for $5 a ticket. Call Anne Bell at
301 475-2129 for more information.
Our Lady of the Wayside Breakfast

with Santa
Our Lady of the Wayside Church (37575
Chaptico Rd., Chaptico) 8 a.m. to noon
Our Lady of the Wayside Church will

have Breakfast with Santa. Prices-Adults
$10 Children 6-12 years old-$5 and children
5 and under are free. The menu will include
scrambled eggs, French toast, pancakes,
fried potatoes, sausage, bacon, coffee and
juice. Pictures with Santa are $5. There will
be hot chocolate and treat bags for all children. There will also be Christmas items
and other items for sale. For more information, please contact Brenda Russell at
rsbrssll@aol.com or at 301-247-1871.
Vendor/Craft Show
Rescue Squad Building (21530 Coltons
Point Rd. RT 242, Avenue) 9 a.m. to 3
p.m.
Seventh District Volunteer Rescue
Squad Auxiliary Vendor/Craft Show
Monday, Dec. 8
Quilters Guild Monthly Meeting
Good Samaritan Lutheran Church (20850
Langley Rd., Lexington Park) arrival
begins at 6:30, meeting at 7 p.m.
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The next monthly meeting of the

Patuxent River Quilters Guild will be held
Monday, Dec. 8 at Good Samaritan Lutheran Church. For info, check us out at
www.paxriverquiltquild.com or call
240-925-5200.
Tuesday, Dec. 9
Blood Drive
Leonardtown Fire House (22733 Lawrence Ave., Leonardtown) 2 to 7:30 p.m.
The Auxiliary of the Leonardtown

Volunteer Fire Department is sponsoring
a Blood Drive Please contact 1-800-RedCross or go to www.redcrossblood.org and
use sponsor code 05314730 to schedule your
life saving donation!
Thursday, Dec. 11
VOICES Reading Series
St. Marys College of Maryland, Daugherty-Palmer Commons (18952 E. Fisher
Rd., St Marys City) 8:15 p.m.
For the fourth installment of the 201415 VOICES Reading Series at St. Marys
College of Maryland, author Robin Bates
will read from his works on Thursday, Dec.
11, at 8:15 p.m. in Daugherty-Palmer Commons. After the reading, Bates will talk
with the audience during a brief question
and answer period, followed by a reception and book signing. Bates is author of the
book How Beowulf Can Save America:

An Epic Heros Guide to Defeating the Politics of Rage. He also blogs daily at betterlivingthroughbeowulf.com
Jazz Cabaret
Caf des Artistes (41655 Fenwick StreetOn-the-Square, Leonardtown) 6 to 9
p.m.
Gretchen Richies Jazz Cabaret
Songs of the Holidays
Friday, Dec. 12
Winter Wonders
All Saints Church (100 Lower Marlboro
Rd., Sunderland) 7:30 p.m.
Patuxent Voices, an all-female a cappella group, will perform Winter Wonders,

a selection of holiday music to celebrate this
most special season. Performances are free,
but donations are welcome. For more information, visit www.patuxentvoices.org.
Saturday, Dec. 13
Christmas Market
All Saints Episcopal Church (100

Lower Marlboro Rd., Sunderland) 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m.
Expert craftsmen, gourmet cocoa,
Glhwein, and home-baked goods make
the 8th Annual Christmas Market the place
to be. Rain, snow or shine! No admission
fee. Proceeds benefit parish and community

projects.
Meet the Authors

Lennys Restaurant, St. Marys Room
(23418 Three Notch Rd., California)
Authors and illustrators who will

have their books available for sale include:
Christina Allen, Hank Caruso, Ellynne
Davis, Joyce Judd, Linda A. Stewart, SMC
Sheriff Tim Cameron, Dawna Diaz, Eddie J. Washington, Katie Spivey Brewster,
Patrick Burke, and Kevin Grote. For more
information you may contact lennys@lennys.net, lynniebdavis@gmail.com, or joycejudd1@verizon.net.
Family Plantation Christmas

Sotterley Plantation (44300 Sotterley
Lane, Hollywood) 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Here comes Santa Claus, Here comes

Santa Claus, right down Sotterley Lane! Its
time to kick-off your Christmas season at
Sotterleys Family Plantation Christmas on
Saturday, Dec. from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Begin the day with Breakfast with Santa! We offer two seatings; 8 to 9 a.m. and 9
to 10 a.m. This fun and fabulous part of the
event requires advanced reservations and it
books up fast, so dont delay. Purchase your
tickets online today at www.sotterley.org.
Christmas at The Sanford Concert

Series
St. Andrews Episcopal Church (44078 St.
Andrews Church Rd., California) 7:30

p.m.
Christmas at The Sanford Concert Series. Cost: $20 adults, $10 students over 5 if
prepaid; $25/$15 at the door.
We have our wonderful four men from
The Washington National Opera again
this year and back by popular demand as
is Two Rivers Harmony. This year, Susan
Ricci and I will also be part of the program
in a different way from previous years. We
refer to ourselves as the Ferrante and Teicher of Southern Maryland for those of
you who remember that very famous piano duo. Seating is limited so reservations
are recommended. Call Lyn Schramm at
301-863-2315.
Holiday Craft Show

St. Marys Landing Apartments (21590
Pacific Dr., Lexington Park) 9 a.m. to
4 p.m.
The Craft Guild Shop of Leonardtown

will participate in a Holiday Craft Show at
the St. Marys Landing Apartments. Shop
from a wide variety of unique gifts, ornaments and decorations for the holiday season handcrafted by local artists and crafters. For more information, please call the
Craft Guild Shop at 301-997-1644, visit
their website at www.craftguildshop.com,
or call St. Marys Landing Apartments at
301-737-4588.
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Making Musical Opportunities
By Sarah Miller
Staff Writer
Local musician Daniel Warren Hill wanted to be in a band since he was young.
In 2011, he decided to make that dream a reality, co-founding Yellow Tie Guy.
One of the first challenges the fledgling band encountered was recording and
releasing their debut album. Hill did some research and found that an independent
band could release under their own label. The band decided that was the route they
wanted to take Alchemical Records was born.
Hill now runs Alchemical Records, now based in Waldorf, Md. The label currently has four artists - Yellow Tie Guy, Andrew Ullman, Spencer Joyce and The
Collaterals.
I dont believe we need as much separation in genres as we believe, Hill said.
The label is meant to bring together a wide range of artists. Hill looks for people
and groups who are passionate about what they do and are willing to work hard.
I dont preach or believe in overnight success, Hill said.
The label holds events to showcase its artists and offer newer bands a chance
to plan. Every Wednesday Alchemical Records offers a venue for entertainers of

all types at the at the Treehouse Lounge in Washington D.C. Past participants have
included musicians, comedians, dancers, sword swallowers, poets, painters. Entry is
$10. The next event will be on Dec. 10 at 7:30 p.m.
Bands from Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and Washington, D.C., will gather
at the Battle of the Bands scheduled on Dec. 13 from 2 p.m. to 1 a.m., also at the
Treehouse Lounge.
Yellow Tie Guy is currently recording their next release, which will be out in
summer 2015. The bands first music video is slated for release this month.
In the interim, Hill has been playing acoustic solos, including one at ArtsFest at
Annmarie Gardens. His next performance will be on Dec. 11 at the Garden in Lights
at Annmarie Gardens.
For more information, visit www.alchemicalrecords.com. For a full listing of
musicians to perform at the Garden in Lights, visit www.annmariegarden.org.
sarahmiller@countytimes.net
Patuxent Voices
Presents Winter Wonders Concert
Patuxent Voices, an all-female a
cappella group, will perform Winter
Wonders, a selection of holiday music to
celebrate this most special season. Performances are Friday, Dec. 12, 7:30 p.m.
at All Saints Church, Sunderland; Saturday, Dec. 13, 7 p.m. at Christ Church,
Chaptico; Sunday, Dec. 14, 3 p.m. at
Trinity Church, St. Marys College; and
Tuesday, Dec. 16, 7 p.m. at Calvert Pines
Photo by Justin Brackett

Standing, left to right: Diana Stellway, Karen Lowery, Amy Brackett, Cynthia Gonzalez, Laura Curran,
Lisa Ghee, Liz May, Lori Beth Sink. Seated in front: Linda Aughe, Molly Wilkerson, Iain Sturrock, Sherrod
Sturrock, Gabriela Principe
Senior Center in Prince Frederick. Performances are free, but donations are
welcome. See website for details: www.
patuxentvoices.org.
Winter Wonders touches on many of
the magical aspects of this holiday season, from the wonder expressed in O
Magnum Mysterium at the birth of the
Christ child to a desire to Let It Snow
to those quirky Christmas wishes like
I Want Crabs for Christmas! There is
something special for every listener in
the hour-long program. Its a great way
to put your whole family in the Christmas spirit.
This season Patuxent Voices is directed by Iain Sturrock, who will con-
duct several selections in the concert

as well as provide percussion. The 12
members of Patuxent Voices come from
Calvert and St. Marys Counties. In addition to giving two sets of concerts annually, one at Christmas and one in the
spring, Patuxent Voices can be seen at
a variety of community events. During
the holiday season, they will perform at
the Calvert Marine Museum for the Solomons Christmas Walk on Friday, Dec.
5 at 7 p.m. and at Sotterley Plantation for
Christmas Traditions by Candlelight on
Friday, Dec. 19 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
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Thursday, Dec. 4
Mercy Creek
Ruddy Duck (13200 Dowell Rd, Dowell)
7:30 p.m.
Get Your Craft On
Calvert Library Prince Frederick (850 Costley
Way, Prince Frederick) 6:30 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 5
Mike Starkey
Ruddy Duck (16800 Piney Point Rd, Piney
Point) 8 p.m.
Holiday Bazaar
Windy Hill Elementary School (9550 Boyds
Turn Road, Owings) 5 p.m.
(13480 Dowell Road, Solomons) 10 a.m.
Team Trivia
Ruddy Duck (13200 Dowell Rd, Dowell) 7
p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 9
Open Mic
Toots Bar (23971 Mervell Dean Road, Hollywood) 11 a.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 10
Saturday, Dec. 6
Redwine Jazz Trio
The Westlawn Inn (9200 Chesapeake Avenue,
North Beach) 7:30
Team Trivia
Toots Bar (23971 Mervell Dean Road, Hollywood) 7 p.m.
Supper Break String Band

7:30 p.m.
DJ and Karaoke
Anthonys Bar and Grill (10371 Southern
Maryland Blvd, Dunkirk) 8:30 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 7
Lusby Annual Tree Lighting
Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center
(13480 Dowell Road, Solomons) 6:30 p.m.
Tracy Allen
Ruddy Duck (16800 Piney Point Rd, Piney
Point) 7 p.m.
John Shaw
Lusby Commons Shopping Center 5:30
p.m.
Ladies Night and Trivia

Anthonys Bar and Grill (10371 Southern
Maryland Blvd, Dunkirk) 8 p.m.
ArtLAB Moms Club

Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center
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Memories Bar (2360 Old Washington Road,
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Open Mic Night

Ruddy Duck (13200 Dowell Rd, Dowell) 7
p.m.
Pirates and Princesses

Charlotte Hall Library (37600 New Market
Road, Charlotte Hall) 10:30 a.m.
Visit Southern Marylands

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The County Times is always looking for more local talent to feature!
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In Our
Community
Leonard Hall
Students Assist the
Center for Life Enrichment
Leonard Hall Junior Naval Academy students assisted The Center for Life Enrichment in unloading 350
Christmas trees. The Christmas tree sale is an annual fundraiser for the Center.
LIBRARY ITEMS
Libraries to close for staff development

All three branches will be closed tomorrow, Dec. 5,
for Staff Development and Volunteer Appreciation Day.
Making math fun
The next Southern Maryland Math Circle conducted by St. Marys College of Maryland Math Department at the Lexington Park branch for students in
grades 6 through 12 and interested adults will be Dec.
6 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. The planned math activities will encourage exploration of non-standard math
problems in fun ways. Snacks will be provided. The
Patuxent Partnership is a sponsor of this program.
Minstrels to present holiday concert
St. Maries Minstrels, the Saint Maries Musica
ambassador choir, will perform at Lexington Park
branch on Dec. 10 at 7:30 p.m. The musical selections
will follow the theme, Make We Joy.
Fun planned for kids
Kids of all ages can wear their pirate, princess, or
fairy-tale outfit for lots of imaginative fun and crafts
at Charlotte Hall branch on Dec. 6 at 10:30 a.m. and at
Lexington Park branch on Dec. 18 at 6 p.m.
Snowtastic, a program for children of all ages,

featuring wintry stories, games, and crafts will be held
at Lexington Park branch on Dec. 11 at 11 a.m. and at
Leonardtown branch on Dec. 15 at 6 p.m.
Help available for job seekers
The Southern Maryland JobSource Mobile Career Center will be at Leonardtown branch from 1 p.m.
to 4 p.m. on Dec. 9 and at Lexington Park branch on
Dec. 12 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Job seekers can stop by
to get assistance with their job search and to get registered with the Maryland Workforce Exchange.
Facebook and PowerPoint classes offered
Those interested in learning more about Facebook and how to get started can attend a class offered
on Dec. 8 at 2 p.m. at the Leonardtown branch. Lexington Park branch will offer an introductory class to
PowerPoint 2010 on Dec. 15 at 2 p.m. Registration is
required for both classes.
Cats of the Week

WE ARE SUPER FRIENDLY LOVE BUGS!
Our names are Bonnie and Clyde. We are about 10 weeks old
and you wont find a friendlier pair. We love to play and we purr a lot.
We like to walk all over our foster mom when she lays down so we
can be petted. We run over to see her when she comes in our room
to visit us. We cost $125 each or two for $200. We are combo tested
for aids and feline leukemia, spayed and neutered, microchipped, dewormed and the price even includes all three distemper vaccines that
we need at age 8 weeks, 12 weeks and 16 weeks. You can bring us
back to Feral Cat Rescue on a Sunday at Petco to finish our distemper
vaccines.
We cant wait to meet you and melt your heart.
Love always, Bonnie and Clyde
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Solomons Christmas
Walk Celebrates
30 Years of Family Fun
The 30th annual Solomons Christmas Walk will be bigger and
better than ever, with the addition of a Christmas Bazaar and an extra day of festivities. The holiday tradition, presented by the Solomons Business Association, will be the weekend of Dec. 4 through
7 and will feature candlelit streets, festive storefronts and homes, a
lighted boat parade and breakfast with Santa.
For 30 years, this has been our gift to the community, said
SBA Board Member and Christmas Walk Chair Vandy Young, with
BlueShift Marketing. This favorite event for many is a signature
event of the SBA, and this year we are adding a Christmas Craft
Bazaar in addition to all the time-treasured traditions weve always
enjoyed.
The weekend of activities will kick off with the announcement
of the winners of the best decorated Solomons homes and businesses at the Solomons Ice Castle Gala, which will benefit the local
HeartFELT efforts of Solomons United Methodist Church. This is
a ministry for Feeding Empty Little Tummies in the area, and the
event will include a canned goods drive. The Gala evening is open to
the public and begins at 6 p.m., Dec. 4 at the Kingfishers Restaurant.
Tickets are $30 per person. Reservations are requested by Dec. 3 at
410-394-0236.
Fridays events will include Santa arriving by fire truck, provided by Solomons Volunteer Fire Department, for the annual lighting of the tree located at the Solomons Riverwalk Pavilion. The
Christmas tree from Chesapeake Bounty is decorated and maintained by the Solomons Civic Association and the Solomons United
Methodist Church. In addition, luminaries filled and staged by Boy
Scout Troop 451 and Our Lady Star of the Sea Youth Group will
line the streets.
Fridays opening ceremony will be followed by childrens activities and Christmas crafts at Calvert Marine Museum from 6 to
9 p.m. A free puppet show, Pigs at the Pole, presented by the Blue
Sky Puppet Theatre will begin at 7 p.m. at Our Lady Star of the Sea
Church.
Saturdays evening activities begin at 6 p.m. Weather conditions permitting, the Lighted Boat Parade, coordinated by the Patuxent River Sail and Power Squadron, Solomons Island Yacht Club,
Solomons Yachting Center, Sail Solomons and Zahnisers Yachting
Center, will begin at dusk at the Solomons Yachting Center and end
along the boardwalk at approximately 7:15 p.m. Sail and power boats
are welcome, and a captains meeting covering the route, safety issues and rules for judging will begin at 5:15 p.m. at the Solomons
Yachting Center. The parade can be easily viewed from many of the
restaurants and establishments on Back Creek or the Patuxent River
boardwalk. For information, contact Lisa Batchelor Frailey at lisa@
sailsi.com or 410-326-4917.
Offered both Dec. 5 and 6, in addition to the holiday shopping
atmosphere at Solomons businesses will be P.A.W.S. pet adoptions
at Carmens Gallery and a live nativity scene weather permitting at
Our Lady Star of the Sea.
The Calvert Marine Museum will be open and free to the public both evenings as well, from 6 to 9 p.m., with holiday delights,
entertainment, Santa and holiday crafts.
Families can enjoy Annmarie Garden in Lights, opening Dec.
5 at Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center, from 6 to 9 p.m.,
weather permitting. The light show continues nightly through Jan.
3 except for Dec. 8-10 and 24-25. For information, visit www.annmariegarden.org.
Sundays events begin with Breakfast with Santa at Isaacs
Restaurant from 8 to 11 a.m. Cost is $7 for adults and $5 for children
ages 10 and younger. Children must be accompanied by an adult and
reservations are required by calling 410-326-6311.
The Christmas Bazaar will be open midday, Dec. 5 and be
open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Dec. 6 and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 7.
Other activities occurring in Solomons over the weekend include the 2014 Jingle Bell 5K Run/Walk for Arthritis as well as a
Christmas Pub Crawl to benefit the United Way of Calvert County.
The race/walk will be at 8:30 a.m., Dec. 6, with walkers and runners
encouraged to wear a holiday themed costume and to tie bells to
their shoelaces as they raise funds to fight arthritis. For information
contact Lisa Boccia at lboccia@arthritis.org or 1-800-365-3811. The
Christmas Pub Crawl is hosted by Kingfishers and Solomons Pier,
Dec. 7, with the opportunity to cast ballots for United Way of Calvert
County Mardi Gras candidates Eric Faughnan and Stephanie Corley. For information, contact Kingfishers, 410-394-0236.
For a complete map, showing parking and the schedule of
events, visit www.solomonsmaryland.com/solomons-christmaswalk.html. For information on activities in Solomons as well as local
shopping, dining and lodging, visit http://www.solomonsmaryland.
com/. Sponsorships are available by contacting SBA Board Member
Thomas Bird with Wells Fargo Advisors at 410-897-5718 or thomas.
bird@WFAdvisors.com. For vendor information on the bazaar contact Jenn Stotler at 301-247-7611 or somdmarketing@gmail.com.
Solomons Business Association Press Release.
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AARP Smart Driver Course

As a result of evidence-based research findings, AARP has adjusted
its Smart Driver curriculum in 2014 to focus on areas where older drivers
could benefit from additional training, including: roundabouts, pavement
markings, stop-sign compliance, red-light running, and safety issues such
as speeding, seatbelt and turn-signal use. This class will be offered at
the Garvey Senior Activity Center on Tuesday, Dec. 9 from 10 a.m. 3
p.m. The cost is $15 for AARP members, $20 for nonmembers, payable
to AARP. Members must show their membership card to get the member
rate. Advance sign up is required. Call 301-475-4200, ext. 1050.
Its a Wonderful Life
The Department of Aging and Human Services is sponsoring a trip
to Riverside Center in Fredericksburg, VA on Wednesday, Dec. 17 to see
Its a Wonderful Life. 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 life in Bedford Falls, New York. After
despairing over a serious setback to his family-owned savings and loan
company, George eventually comes to realize that his life truly is worth
living and that everything he has is everything a man could want. 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. The cost
is $90 and includes motor coach transportation to and from Fredericksburg, driver gratuities, snacks for the return trip, lunch at the theater and
the show. The bus will depart Loffler Senior Activity Center at 9:30 a.m.,
Garvey at 10 a.m., and Northern at 10:30 a.m. and will return to Northern
at 6 p.m., Garvey at 6:30 p.m., and Loffler 7 p.m. Reservations are required and can be made by calling 301-475-4200, ext. 1062.
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102.9 FM, WMDM 97.7 FM and WSMD 98.3 FM. For the most up-todate information visit the Departments webpage (www.stmarysmd.com/
aging), or like us on Facebook, keyword: St. Marys County Department
of Aging & Human Services. You can also telephone the senior activity
center you were planning on attending and follow the voicemail directions
for closing information. Information concerning Meals On Wheels delivery will also be available. When in doubt, please check before venturing
out. Your safety is important to us.
Lunchtime Piano Recital & Singing Ensemble
On Friday, Dec. 19, from noon to 12:45 p.m., enjoy the Easy Listening Lounge at the Northern Senior Activity Center for a warm meal and
lovely piano music and performances with Meleah Backhaus Shrout. Ms.
Shrout is a pianist, composer and private piano instructor. Student Christmas recitals give that special magical touch just in time for the holidays!
Call 301-475-4002, ext. 1001 by noon on Thursday, Dec.18 to reserve your
special event seat for this lunchtime listening performance. The cost for
lunch is by donation for seniors 60 and older; $6 for others.
Gift donations needed for Christmas Gift Bingo
New, unwrapped items for our annual Christmas gift bingo are being
accepted at the Loffler Senior Activity Center Mon-Fri now through noon,
December 16. The bingo will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 17 from 10:30
a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Please, no candles, expired foodstuff, old things from
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loved ones. Items can be dropped off at the Loffler Center during business hours (8 a.m. 5 p.m. Mon-Fri.) Thank you for thinking of us! For
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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.
Richard Sothoron
By Linda Reno
Contributing Writer
On August 23, 1693 Richard Sothoron of Calvert County Gent., aged about 50
years deposed that he had been ordered by Nehemiah Blackistone to deliver a warrant and to bring Jowles to appear before the Governor and Council on August 23rd.
He arrived at the Jowles home on August 21. When he told Jowles the purpose
of his visit, Jowles swings himself about and said God damn him-- this was nothing
but what he did expect a parcell of shitten dogs Jowles then told Sothoron to go
on about his business and that he would be sure to be [get] there himself. Sothoron
explained that would not be possible as his orders were to personally take Jowles.
As Jowles became angrier, Sothoron said to him that as he was a Gentleman
if he would, like a Gentleman, submit himself quietly to his custody and Sothoron
would be civil to him--otherwise [he] must take him by force and thereupon clapt
him into the custody of Mr. Thomas Collier,,.the said Jowles flew out into a passion
and said they had forced him to give bonds and now God damn em they would beat
him to make him break his bonds and when he came down before the Governor and
Council he would declare what he thought before them all.
Jowles cooled off a bit and gave his word to Sothoron that they would go together on the appointed day.
On that day, however, Sothoron was met at the door by Sybilla Jowles who said
her husband was very sick and she was afraid he would die. Sothoron demanded to
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see Jowles and was escorted into the bedroom where Jowles told him he was sorry
he was sick and could not go according to his promise but desired Sothoron to tell the
Governor and Council when he was well he would wait upon them.
The Governor and Council ordered that Captain John Bigger demand and take
of Colonel Henry Jowles a bond of 500 pounds sterling with two sufficient sureties
in the sum of 250 pounds sterling each for his, the said Jowles future good behavior,
whereof he hath already made a breach and for his appearance at the next provincial court to answer what shall then and there on their Majestys behalf be objected
against him and in case the said Jowles shall deny or refuse to give such bond and
security as aforesaid then the said Bigger is to take him into custody until he shall
so do.
Whatever differences there had been between Nehemiah Blackistone and Henry
Jowles were were apparently smoothed over as Jowles was made Marylands first
judge of the Court of Vice Admiralty in 1694.
According to Wikipedia, Vice admiralty courts were juryless courts located in
the British colonies that were granted jurisdiction over local legal matters related to
maritime activities, such as disputes between merchants and seamen. Judges were
given 5% of confiscated cargo if they found a smuggling defendant guiltyan incentive to do so by the judges.
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Wanderings
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Comfort Food
By Shelby Oppermann
Contributing Writer
I gave in this week to an old favorite: Spaghettios. Last week for
some reason I started thinking about them and the taste and the feel of
comfort that I associate with Spaghettios overwhelmed me. In the back
of my mind, I thought it must be a message to me from my Grandmother (Ma) who died 45 years ago when I was 8 years old. My sweet
Grandmother couldnt cook, or maybe just didnt like too. So, her specialties when I stayed with her on my sick days were lumpy Cream of
Wheat, hot tea with lots of cream and sugar, and Spaghettios. Yes, I
still love all three. In those (too) short years I knew my Grandmother,
she was such an influence on my life. She was who taught me how to
read, and the one who played Candyland and Hi Ho Cheerio with me for
endless hours. She was a simple woman who loved to laugh, play cards,
and play games. When everything else was crazy, Ma was quietly there
for me.
As any other child, I loved going to my grandparents house. It was
a strange house on Woodyard Road in Clinton, not far from our house
next to Joes El Rancho. Many of you from the old days of Prince Georges County may remember my Grandparents house. I am sure I mentioned this before, but it was the half a house, not halfway house. My
Grandfather drank quite a bit, apparently disillusioned with what his life
became. He came from a very rich Hungarian family, had a nanny, the
best clothes, a college education, and then met my Grandmother who
was considered a peasant by his familys standards. Pa was disowned,
and gave up any thought of a promising career to work as a mechanic to
support his young family. This was all according to my Mother, but he
did seem like a grumpy old man to me. Though I was told that I was the
only thing he loved in the world and the only person he had ever bought
a present for. He died when I was 6, but really my only memories of him
are when he came to live at our house for a long time before he died, and
he would just sit in the living room with a scowl on his face. I know now
he was in so much pain from cancer, but as a child I just peered around
at him from the hallway, too scared to go near him at that point. After,
my Grandfather died, Ma lived with us while she was fighting cancer,
and I treasure all that time with her.
Anyway, the house was never finished. My grandfather built one
half of the house with a sloped roof as a separate unit and never built
the other half. Most people knew exactly where the house was located.
After a short time as a doggie salon called Clip-a-Poo in the 80s, it was
torn down in the90s to build a huge brick house. I still see the old house
there when we pass by to go to Resurrection Cemetery.
Apparently Spaghettios bring all these memories up to the surface.
Memories of being constantly sick with colds, and knee and joint pains
(which now I am pretty sure were allergy attacks from all the cigarette
smoke at my parents house and probably from Juvenile Rheumatoid
Arthritis I can look back now and see I had all the symptoms my
whole life. And getting cortisone shots in your knees starting at the age
of 6 is probably a pretty good indication too) and staying at my Grandparents house. The other part of my Spaghettios comfort fix is the
sound of airplanes over head. Of course Andrews AFB is right there,
but Hyde Field was a really busy airfield at that time also. Small private
planes are the sound I associate with Cheerios the most.
So, a few days ago when my husband and I were grocery shopping I had Spaghettios on the brain and picked up a can. I really wanted
more. I thought sure my husband would say something about high fructose corn syrup and how we are supposed to be eating healthy, but he
didnt. He must have been distracted. In to the cart the can went. The
next day, I couldnt wait to have the Spaghettios. They were so good.
Tidbit was watching me waiting for her last dregs in the bowl, but was
disappointed when they were only five little rings left for her. And what
do you think I heard overhead? I felt Mas presence so strongly which
made me warm and happy and just a touch sad. But if I can conjure up
wonderful memories like that with a can of Spaghettios then I know life
still has so much magic that hasnt even been tapped.
To each new days adventure, Shelby
Please send your comments or ideas to: shelbys.wanderings@yahoo.
com or find me on facebook: Shelby Oppermann
Ray Rice Again

Laura Joyce
Contributing Writer
If youve read my columns, you
know how I feel about the situation
involving former Ravens running
back Ray Ricealthough its hardly
going out on a limb to say that I felt
disgust, sadness, anger and a host of
other emotions, none of them positive, after viewing the
videotapes of Rices assault of his wife in an elevator and
his behavior after the assault, when he dragged her from
the elevator, dumped her on the floor, and then stood
there looking annoyed.
For the past two mornings, Ive watched Matt Lauers interview with Janay Rice and her mother, and a brief
post-interview talk with Ray himself, while Janay and
her parents stood by, smiling at him supportively.
Where do I begin? I suppose the best place to start
is with my utter conviction, although I have no evidence
(but also no doubt), that the interview was the first step
in a detailed and coordinated plan put together by a crisis management team. The goal, of course, is to rehabilitate Ray Rices severely damaged image in order to
return him to the NFL. Word is that there are already 3
or 4 teams quietly discussing picking him up, but Ill tell
you this: even if Ray Rice was some combination of Jim
Brown and Emmett Smith and God himself it wouldnt
make him worth the world of trouble hes going to bring
to whatever team decides to pick him up.
Then again? Maybe Im wrong. Maybe football is
so important, perhaps the ability to catch a ball and then
rapidly run down a field, dodging other men running in
the opposite direction, is so essential to our well-being
as a society, that the owners and the team members and
the fans are ready to forgive. After all, his wife seems to
have forgiven him, and even her mother and fatherher
fatherare standing by him, smiling and looking supportive as he talks about how hes a different man now,
after the long months of soul-searching, during which (he
proudly noted) he hasnt complained once. Oh, and those
long months? That would be 8 monthsthats right, less
than it took to grow the child hes going to have to look
in the eyes someday when she Googles Ray Rice and
finds out that he smashed her mothers head into a wall.

So, yeah: maybe everyones ready to forgive, to forget.
But Im not.
Heres why: I dont believe hed never hit her before.
That was too brutal a hit, and his behavior afterward was
too cavalier, to ever convince me that it was the starting
point. But even if it was, it was such a violent assault that
it scares me to think what will happen next time, and
mark my words: the odds are, without in-depth therapy
and ongoing support, there will be a next time. There almost always is: the statistics are truly frightening. Can
someone learn better coping skills? Can someone learn
to be a better man? Of course. I just dont believe that that
kind of brutality is cured by a brief period of counseling.
Men hit women for complex reasons, but at the core of it
is a sense of inadequacy and rage and entitlement, and
you dont cure that with a little short-term therapy. Maybe
other people are convinced hes learned his lesson.
But Im not.
I think Ray Rice has something important to say
about being a man (which is to say, about being human),
about sometimes feeling small and scared and weak and
angry. Imagine if a big, strong football star said that its
okay for men to feel those things, to sometimes feel unsure and insecure. What a gift that would be to the boys
in our society, who are learning how to be men. Instead,
Rice patted himself on the back for taking his punishment
without complaining. He appealed his punishment, arguing that it was unfair: I call that a complaint. Hes also
repeatedly said that he and his wife just had a bad night,
and he expressed his sympathy for real victims who experience this sort of thing every day. Everything he said
struck me as a carefully crafted effort to try to downplay
and erase the event from our collective memory, and that
makes sense from a crisis management perspective. In
order for Ray Rice, or any abuser, to ensure that he can
get away with the abuse, he needs the world around him
to devalue women by downplaying it, by erasing it; he
needs to be sure that were going to forget.
But Im not.
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Thursday, December 4, 2014

Small Businesses Help Shape Countys Economy

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Thursday, December 4, 2014

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Photo by Frank Marquart

ing to take away those communications

Changes May Come to

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Thursday, December 4, 2014

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Featuring Music By:

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Thursday, December 4, 2014

Over 80 Years of Tradition

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