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Meredith Taylor has announced she will be retiring after 21 years as a Theatre andDance professor at St. Marys College and offers a nal performance piece, TheBig Picture App?

Enthusiastic members of The RoboBees welcome visitors to check out theirdisplays at the California Best Buy on Saturday.

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I read that letter and I was absolutely amazed

my name is on maybe 80 percent of those cases But it is not a reection on the number of cases Mr.

Stanalonis has handled and they should know that.

- Richard Fritz, St. Marys County States Attorney

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Early voting ends today but as of early Wednesday nearly 1,000 had already made theiprimary election choices in local, state and federal races.

Its better than weve done in the past, said Susan Julian, deputy director of the countys Board of Elections. Every year its going to grow because people know about it.

Julian said this is only the second time early voting ha been available in the county; the rst time was in the 201elections.

While some have criticized the costs of opening pollup for six days, she said the costs should become justied apeople become more comfortable with the idea of early voting

The practice was instituted to make voting more convenient for those who may have to go out of town on ElectionDay or for those who otherwise could not make it to the pollat the usual time.

Julian said people who requested absentee ballots became interested in early voting once they learned about it.

She suspected the early voting offering has had an affecon peoples voting habits.

I did a lot fewer absentee ballots this year, Julian said.The tally of voters as of Wednesday morning was 994

who showed up to cast ballots early, according to state Boardof Elections gures, which represents 1.64 percent of thcountys 60,598 registered voters.

Julian reported that 336 voters came out on Saturday, thmost on any day so far, 239 on Sunday, 207 on Monday, and212 on Tuesday.

Early voting closes Thursday but runs from 10 a.m. to 8p.m. at the elections ofce in Leonardtown, she said, addingthat the last day may be the busiest.

On Saturday we were busy all day and on Sunday wwere busy; we thought no one would vote on Sunday.

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A local waitress alleged last week thata state trooper assaulted her over an under-cooked chicken tender meal.

The trooper, assigned to the Leonard-

town Barrack in St. Marys County, is underinvestigation by his own agency as well asthe Calvert Investigative Team for the allegedincident on March 22 at Ruby Tuesdays inPrince Frederick.

Amy Howes, 20, of Lusby, claims shewas serving Cpl. Paul Trossbachs tablewhen he became angry over a chicken tendermeal he said was undercooked and eventu-ally slapped her in the back of her arm with acheck presenter.

Howes claimed Trossbach became frus-trated when she was too slow in returningwith his check.

He threw up his hands and said DidntI specically say to you to make it quick?Howes told the Calvert Gazette. Then hesaid This is [expletive] ridiculous.

Then he slaps the back of my arm with

the check presenter and he said Take this andmake it quick.

Lt. Mike Thompson, commander of theLeonardtown Barrack, conrmed that Tross-

bach is the trooper under investigation but heis still on duty.

He has the same presumption of inno-cence as anyone else, Thompson said.

Howes said she went back to the kitchenand gave the check and credit card to her

manager to handle because she was too upseand in tears.

Ive worked here almost four years andIve never been treated like that, Howes saidHe never apologized, nothing like that.

I would think its crazy for a regulaperson to act this way but for a police ofce

to act this way is ridiculous.Howes said her manager went out to

try to calm the customer, but the managesaid the man continued to use profanity andclaimed he had power to have the restauranshut down.

She said her manager saw Trossbach gein an unmarked vehicle, turn on his overheadlights and yell at other people in the parking lot warning them not to patronize therestaurant.

Prince Frederick Barrack commandeLt. Randy Stephens would not reveal thetroopers identity but said an administrativeinvestigation is underway, while the CalverInvestigative Team is investigating criminaallegations.

Its in its early stages, it will take time,Stephens said Tuesday. We want to make

sure were doing this r ight.Lt. Steve Jones, commander of the Cal

vert Investigative Team, said detectives arestill gathering facts in the case.

We have to determine whether therwas a crime committed, Jones said.

The trooper has not been charged, Stephens said.

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In the days leading up to Tuesdaysprimary election, which could decide in oneday who will sit as one of three Circuit Court

judges, Assistant States Attorney JosephStanalonis is disputing claims that he lacksexperience in the courtroom and has a me-diocre track record when it comes to pros-ecuting serious felony cases.

Stanalonis referenced a campaign adpurchased by incumbent Judge David Dens-ford that includes statements from two for-mer local prosecutors attacking Stanalonisrecord as a prosecutor.

Since 1996, Mr. Stanalonis has onlytried six jury trials, three of which werelosses Mr. Stanalonis claim that he hastried more cases than any other prosecutor

is patently false, former local prosecutorsFrank Cubero and Christina Taylor wrote ina letter sent to local media, of which sectionsappeared in Densfords ads.

The two former prosecutors go on tosay that Stanalonis dismissed or stetted 35serious felony cases he personally indicted,including 11 child sex abuse cases, two rapecases and one attempted murder case.

Mr. Stanalonis would rather offendersgo free out of spite than provide justice forSt. Marys County victims; such intemper-ance is not the demeanor of a judge.

Stanalonis slammed the claims as pa-tently false but said they have actually aidedhis campaign.

The negative attacks against me havebeneted me, Stanalonis said Wednesday.People are tired of negative campaigning.

Ive been a prosecutor but Ive handleda lot of different cases and Ive had a lot of

jury trials.Stanalonis said he has had at least two-

dozen jury trials he could easily rememberand dozens of court trials in his career.

Densford told The County Times hestands behind the comments in his ad made

by Cubero and Taylor and criticized Stana-lonis trial record as a prosecutor calling itsad.

He especially criticized his handlingof a case in which a defendant was accusedof raping an under-aged girl. The defendantJohn Edison was acquitted in that case.

He passed that case to someone elsewho promptly lost, Densford said. Whenyoure in private practice you dont get toturn to someone else and say can you take

this for me.

When Christina Taylor and Frank Cu-

bero say something about their former col-league its true, period.Stanalonis replied saying that particular

case was prosecuted by two other attorneys.Why am I be criticized for a case I did

not try, Stanalonis said. I had an aunt who died from breast cancer unexpectedlytwo days before the trial and her funeral wason the day of the t rial.

Other attorneys were prepared to goforward with the case, he said, and it wouldhave been unfair to all parties to delay it.

Taylor told The County Times that theirresearch was done with on-line public re-cords at the Maryland Judiciary website.

I spent quite a large amount of timedoing that, Taylor said. Nobody has to takeour word for it.

Taylor admitted, however, that a case

that was indicted by States Attorney Rich-ard Fritz could still be given to another at-torney to prosecute but their name would notshow up on the on-line records as the pros-ecuting attorney.

She said, however, in her experiencesuch a practice was rare.

Thats just not true, Stanalonis said.The cases theyre citing for dismissals weresuperceded by indictments, which meansthe cases were prosecuted just not under theoriginal charging documents.

Fritz told The County Times that bothCubero and Taylor were stretching thetruth about Stanalonis to benet Densfordscampaign.

Fritz said that not only does he some-times indict cases and give them to otherattorneys to prosecute, but that his name

still shows up in on-line records as the chiefprosecutor simply because he is the electedofcial.

I read that letter and I was absolutelyamazed my name is on maybe 80 per-cent of those cases, Fritz explained. Butit is not a reection on the number of casesMr. Stanalonis has handled and they shouldknow that.

The judiciary website is notoriouslyin error on who the actual prosecutor is,said Fritz, adding that Cubero and Taylor re-signed from his ofce to take higher-paying

positions. He said Taylor was technicallyred on her last day for not appearing incourt as scheduled.

Editor Sean Rice contributed to this story.

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With the wars in Iraq and Afghanistanwinding down, thousands of veterans will

be returning to civilian life and they will belooking for jobs, according to federal andstate ofcials who spoke at Patuxent HighSchool in Lusby on Monday.

Vice Adm. David Architzel, command-er of Naval Air Systems Command (NA-VAIR) located at NAS Patuxent River, said

businesses should seriously consider hiringveterans not only because of their technicalexpertise and their training but because oftheir dedication and determination.

More than 100,000 will be returningto the workforce, Architzel said at the Lead-ership Maryland conference. What betterway to welcome them home than to givethem full employment.

Architzel said that while some vet-erans are nding work upon their return,many were still either unemployed orunderemployed.

Alan Crawley, local veterans employ-ment representative for the Department ofLabor, Licensing and Regulation, said thatmany employers dont understand the ben-ets available for hiring veterans, especiallythose who have been unemployed for sixmonths or more.

There are tax credits for hiring veter-ans, a lot of employers arent aware of that,

Crawley said. These credits are extensive.Kenneth Shelley, a vice president with

Wyle corporation, said veterans make upthe backbone of their organization, whichis one of the largest Department of Defensecontractors.

About 40 to 50 percent of our peopleare veterans, Shelley said. If it werent foveterans we probably wouldnt be here.

Petty Ofcer Javid Benson said as hicareer in the U.S. Navy came to a close afte

being reduced from the force, he was looking for work the same as other veterans.

We have everything youre lookingfor, were the people you can rely on, saidBenson, a sailor for nearly 15 years.

Benson said he volunteered to go toAfghanistan for a year tour before an ordefrom the Department of Defense cut himfrom his unit because it was overstaffed.

He had given away everything in hi

home so he would have no worries for hioverseas tour.

Many veterans are leaving the serviceso quickly that it puts a real strain on themto nd a job.

This is a real dire matter, Bensonsaid.

David Regan, a former soldier who wabadly wounded in an explosion in Iraq, saidhis injuries were so severe he had to relearnmuch of what hed been taught as a child.

We are resilient, he said. Help somebody else star t a second chapter.

Businesses Encouraged to Hire Vets

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E n d o r s e d b y :

F ra t e r n a l O r d e r o f P o l i c e

As a prosecutor, Joe Stanalonis works in

the courtroom every day ghting to put

career criminals behind bars and seeking

justice for victims.

Joe Stanalonis is good at it. He has

prosecuted thousands of cases in the

States Attorney oce and he oversees

the Juvenile Court Division, the Juvenile

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Patuxent Habitat for Humanity (PHH) has been astaple of help for citizens in need in St. Marys and Cal-vert counties since 2003, but is looking to do more tomeet the immense community need.

Habitats executive director Pamela Shubert ex-plained the organization was one of 45 afliates to re-ceive a grant from the U.S Department of Housing andUrban Development to expand their outreach through aneighborhood revitalization initiative coordinator (NRI)

position.The director said the group is striving to go from

a one to two house per year category to a three to vehouse per year model, to respond to the unmet need. Inaddition, she said, Habitat Internat ional is focusing more

on a mission of building hope and enhancing communi-ties through other programs offering small projects thatmake big impacts.

The NRI will be instrumental in sparking involve-ment in things like A Brush With Kindness, which fo-cuses on exterior painting and minor repairs, CriticalHome Repairs, which alleviate health and safety issues,and Weatherization, which aims to improve energyefciency.

The organization is currently looking to ll the NRIposition.

Shubert explained the organization is eager to put

all available resources to work to help positively affectthe lives of low- to moderate-income residents. A grantfrom the Maryland Energy Administration will helplessen the burden of energy bills, so that folks are able tospend the savings on other necessities like food and gas.

The organization also takes advantage of fundinghelp from the county commissioners in using native

plant species in landscaping projects and a partnership

with Valspar for large amounts of paint.While a fresh coat of paint or ramp for a disabled

resident or an enhancement to a propertys curb appealseems small, it builds pride within neighborhoods, Shu-

bert explained.With multiple projects of various sizes already

underway, Shubert said the group is gearing up for itsnext Chiefs build beneting Mary King, her 21-year-oldstep-daughter and 8-year old granddaughter, who cur-rently live in a basement apartment with water damageand mold issues.

An April 3 groundbreaking is anticipated and Shu-

bert said PHH is still looking for nancial support othis build.

We can always use more volunteers, she said, ex plaining any extra hands on a build site are beneciaand the group also needs help with family selection andhomeowner mentorships.

She also said the ReStore donations serve as a direcfunding source for Habitats project and serve another

more green mission of the organization, to keep reusable items out of the landlls. She said while the NorthBeach store is not incredibly successful, the dollars pesquare foot coming through the Lexington Park store i

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The 17th Annual Run and Fun Walkfor Hospice is set for Saturday, April 14 at8:30 a.m. at the St. Marys County Gov-ernmental Center in Leonardtown.

There is a 5K run and a 5K Fun Walkthrough the streets of Historic Leonard-town passing several of the towns land-marks including Tudor Hall. A 10K runis also on the venue and features a scenic,country road course.

Participants receive a commemora-tive t-shirt and will enjoy the famous one-of-a-kind post-event brunch featuring bottled water, sports drinks, fresh fruit,bagels, hotdogs, stuffed ham sandwichesand more.

The brunch alone sets this eventapart from any other walking or runningevent in the Washington, DC region,stated Rick Freedman, president of theCapital Running Company which profes-sionally times the race.

There is plenty of free parking at the

Governmental Center in Leonardtown. Inaddition, baby strollers and leashed dogare also welcome on the course.

All net proceeds from this even

stay right here in St. Marys County helping hospice provide comfort, care andcompassionate support to the terminallyill, hospice volunteer Jim Dicus said ina press release.

In addition to being a fun, sociaevent - people understand how importanthe event is to hospice and people want togive something back to an organizationthat helped them through a trying timeHospice is there for the family as muchas for the patient. And this event allowfamily and friends to get out and exprestheir love and support for a loved one whomay have been in hospice care.

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County revenue estimates greaterthan last years moved the scal 2013county operating budget to about $211.4million, but elected leaders warned thatmore costs from the state could changethe scal outlook before the budget goesto a nal vote in May.

The proposed budget is about $18.8million, or 9.8 percent greater, than last

years spending plan.The latest plan retains the .857 per-

cent per $100 of assessed value for prop-erty from the last budget so property taxrates are not set to increase in the com-ing year, though the actual revenue isestimated to increase by $754,059 to atotal of $100.3 million or an increase ofless than one percent, county documentsstate.

Six new sheriffs ofce deputies areincluded in the budget as is $350,463 fortheir vehicles to be nanced over veyears.

Overall the budget has $1.4 millionto replace 25 vehicles, also to be nancedover ve years, the budget documentsstated.

The sheriffs ofce got $31.6 mil-lion, less than the $34 million requestedbut it was still more than $900,000 overlast years allocation.

The Board of County Commissioners also funded the Board of Educationwith $85.7 million, above what the staterequires for maintenance of effort a$78.4 million.

Included in that package is an additional $2.2 million as well as $4.1 million for expected costs of teacher pensions being shifted from the state to thcounty.

The county also added a one-timeallocation of $1 million from its fund

balance to add to the school boards othepost-employment benet fund.

Both Commissioner Dan Morri(R-Mechanicsville) and CommissioneLarry Jarboe (R-Golden Beach) votedagainst the budget.

Morris said the proposal was a recommended draft and would likely bsubject to change before the nal vote.

He also said the school board couldlook to eliminate half-days for studentto save money.

Jarboe said he could not support thevote because of the money allocated fothe planned construction of FDR Boulevard, which he has opposed as a taxpayer-funded benet to developers.

He called it a 10,000 car-a-day

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STATE NEWSSTATE NEWS

By Justin SnowMarylandReporter.com

The House of Delegates approved theirversion of the states $35.8 billion budget Fri-day, moving the process into its nal stage toresolve differences with the Senate.

The budget bill was approved 95-43, butnot before Republican lawmakers attemptedone last time to derail its passage. They de-

scribed the budget, which would increasestate spending by $1 billion for the fth yearin a row, as scally irresponsible and de-structive. The Democratic chairman of theHouse Appropriations Committee, NormanConway, had repeatedly called it scally

prudent and socially responsible.Republicans argued that casting a red

vote would be an opportunity to send the budget bill back to committee in order toaddress their concerns. During the previ-ous days 11-hour session, every Republicanamendment had been rejected.

Voicing his opposition to the bill, HouseRepublican Leader Anthony ODonnell saidhe understood why few Democrats werestanding in support of the bill.

I wouldnt want to defend this thingin front of those cameras either, ODonnellsaid, motioning toward television crews.

Echoing criticisms he directed at thebudget bill Thursday, ODonnell said legisla-tors were kicking our citizens when theyredown.

Calling ODonnells bluff, House Dem-ocratic Leader Kumar Barve defended the

bill. Barve reminded legislators that the state

was entering its 51st year with a tr iple-A bondrating while the states public school systemwas ranked best in the country and highereducation continues to remain affordable.

Other Democrats joined Barve in coun-tering criticism, including St. Marys CountyDel. John Bohanan, who said committees

placed funding aspirations in the budget thatare often adjusted with reality. Bohanan,chair of the education appropriations sub-

committee, said this creates an expectationin the budget for the next scal year.After brief debate, the House also ap-

proved the Budget Reconciliation and Fi-nancing Act (BRFA) 88-50, despite a breakin the Democratic ranks.

The most controversial aspect of theBRFA bill shifts teacher pension costs tocounty governments. The proposal has facederce opposition from teachers across thestate and legislators who believe the costscould be too much for local governments to

bear.Six Montgomery County Democrats,

one of the chambers most liberal delega-tions, and two other Democratic lawmakers,

joined Republicans in voting against the billbecause of the pension shift.

Supporters argued that forcing localgovernments to share in the expense of pen-sions was a difcult but necessary step. Op-

ponents, however, said it threatened to bank-rupt county governments.

The House and Senate must now workout their differences on the budget in a con-ference committee.

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Septic ControlBill Passes Senate

By Len LazarickMarylandreporter.com

The Senate passed an OMalley ad-ministration bill Tuesday to increase con-trol over septic systems for new develop-ments in a 32-14 vote, with all 12 Republi-cans opposing a bill they called a move tocentralized planning.

This bill clearly is a down-zoning,said Sen. Barry Glassman, who lives on afarm in Harford County. It will cause farmsto lose 30-40% of the value of their land,he said.

We want to save the land, but wedont want to save the farmer, Glassmansaid.

Last week, Sen. Thomas Mac Mid-dleton proposed a series of amendments backed by the Maryland Association ofCounties, farmers, developers and builders.Those changes were opposed by more lib-eral members of the Senate who co-spon-

sored the bill and wanted stronger controls,but the OMalley administration ultimatelybacked them in order to gain nal votes for

the plan.Senate Minority Leader E.J. Pipkin

called the bill part of the war on ruralMaryland, but Sen. Ron Young, D-Fred-erick, said, Theres been a war on cities inthis state for years.

In almost every way, the state hasfunded leaving the city, Young said, bybuilding roads and schools outside the cit-ies. This isnt putting the farmers out ofbusiness.

Pipkin insisted, This bill is aboutcontrol, not cleaning up the bay.

Only two Democrats, Sens. James EdDeGrange, Anne Arundel, and Roy Dyson,St. Marys, voted against the bill, whichnow heads to the House for action.

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The artistic talents of St. Marys students were on display Mon-day evening as the George Craggs Hopkins, Jr. Arts Endowment, Inc.hosted its nal scholarship awards gala.

The non-prot was founded by Hopkins, a retired St. MarysCounty Public Schools visual arts teacher, a decade ago and hasawarded scholarships to 37 students pursuing careers in the arts andart teaching.

A pleasant, but bittersweet affair, according to many involved,included many kind words about Hopkins, the organizations boardthat kept it going after his passing in 2008 and those who carriedout his endowment, particularly soon-to-retire supervisor of ne artsLynne Morgan Smoot, who helped bring the competitive program tofruition.

Ten students submitted works for public adjudication and onesenior from each of St. Marys high schools walked away with a$5,000 college scholarship.

Chopticons winner Emily Prettyman was complimented ona portrait with a well-captured expression and a surreal cityscape,which accomplished artist Charlie Hewitt called evocative andmoody. Hopkins was Hewitts teacher and mentor.

Lydia Browne, of Great Mills High School, impressed theprofessional artist judges with a painting which featured a distinctperspective and composition. She was complimented on her techni-cal talents and her layered construction piece inspired by the worddivinity.

Leonardtown Highs Eumi Pok garnered comments from thejudges on her creative use of scale and a dramatic self-portrait.

Amanda Lucas, from theDr. James A. Forrest Tech Cen-

ter, was granted the scholarshipand praised by the judges forher sense of color and style, hercontinuity from piece to pieceand unique digital renderings.

All of the other partici-pants received a $50 gift card toMichaels and the winners wereasked to share their favoritework with the Board of Educa-tion on Wednesday evening.

Nearly $200,000 in schol-arships has been granted to thecountys artistically gifted stu-dents over the years and manyhave gone on to complete high-er education goals and forge

promising careers with the helpof this program.

By Sarah MillerStaff Writer

The long awaited adaptationof the The Hunger Games cameout Friday, and the buzz was allaround locally as well as nationally.

For eighth grade students atEsperanza Middle School, open-ing day also meant a trip to theLexington Park movie theatre fora special showing of the lm af-ter having read the rst book as agroup.

For the group of 280 studentsand teachers, including Superin-tendent Michael Martirano, it cost$1,500 for two private screeningsand the busses to get to the the-atre, according to Reading andLanguage Arts teacher MeganDinopoulos. She said the classessplit up into districts, to mirror thedistricts in the book, and they heldvarious fundraisers, like a costumecontest and a breakfast cart sellingcoffee and doughnuts.

Reading and Language Arts teacher Katie Mc-Carthy said each student was asked for $2 to go on thetrip, and for another $2 to purchase a T-shirt. Each classhad their own color, and each T-shirt has a quote fromthe book.

Dinopoulos said thstudents also had academi

competitions among themselves, and the grades for thquarter were higher than average for every class.

There was no questiothat making the book an interactive experience helpewith the students performance, said Reading anLanguage Arts teacher JeaGrosche.

Some students who hanever read a book from cover to cover had no problemwith The Hunger Games,and some even read aheadDinopoulos said.

Eighth grade studenAlexa Seringolb counts herself among those ranks.

I couldnt stop reading it, she said, adding ThHunger Games was the rs

book she enjoyed readinShe said she couldnt stop a

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Now in its eleventh year, The RoboBeesteam, which meets weekly at the Dr. JamesA Forrest Career and Technology Center, hasmade a name for itself in the national robot-ics competition arena.

Started by Dave Buddenbohn andsupported by a bevy of expert mentors,The RoboBees have made a consistentlystrong showing with their team-built, high-tech robotic creations in several nationalcompetitions.

Most recently, in early March, the Beescompeted against 63 other teams at theChesapeake Regionals and won, for the sec-ond year in a row, the prestigious RegionalChairmans Award, as well as the regional

website award.This years challenge is called Rebound Rumble, and involves ro-

bots designed to shoot hoops in a 3-on-3 style basketball game.The Bees are working to raise funds to get to the national cham-

pionship in St. Louis April 26 through 28, with the team and mentorsexcited to show off their skills in what senior mentor Steve Page calledthe varsity competition of the mind, the FIRST Robotics competition.

Page said hes watched the program grow into a full, challengingrobotics curriculum, with highly-competitive and dedicated part icipantsthat conduct outreach to engage new, younger students in the robotics

program.While the teams have won numerous national awards for their ro-

bots, the true success can be measured by the fact that almost 98 percentof students completing the program go on to college, with many of themreturning to employment in St. Marys and serving as mentors for newgenerations of RoboBees, completing what we call the STEM cycle,Page said.

Those wishing to support the Bees trip to St. Louis can maketax-deductible donations by contacting the Tech Center. Check out the

teams website at www.robobees.org. [email protected]

$20,000 inScholarships Help

Student Artists Soar

Photos By Carrie Munn

Amanda Lucas, of the tech center, and Lydia Browne, of Great Mills HighSchool, pose as proud winners of a 2012 George Craggs Hopkins, Jr. ArtsEndowment, Inc. scholarship following Mondays gala.

Chopticon senior and scholarshipwinner Emily Prettyman takes downher display at the end of an art andeducation-focused evening. The imageto her right, the cityscape and pianokeys, garnered a lot of positive reactionfrom the judges.

RoboBees RobotsRocking Competition

Esperanza Students go toThe Hunger Games

Photo by Sarah MillerEighth grader William Russell and SuperintendentMichael Martirano, sporting T-shirts with quotesfrom The Hunger Games, get ready to go seethem movie on opening day.

Photos by Carrie MunnEnthusiastic members of The RoboBees welcome visitors to check out thedisplays at the California Best Buy on Saturday.

Kids get a chance to drive the complex robotbuilt by regional champions, The RoboBeesinside the Best Buy store on Saturday.

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Joseph Bond, Jr., 47

Joseph Arthur Bond,Jr., 47, of LaPlata, Mary-land, peacefully passedaway on March 22, 2012at the Washington Hospi-tal Center after a long and

courageous battle with can-cer. Joseph Jr. was born toJoseph Arthur Bond, Sr.and Dorothy Ann Bond ofLeonardtown, Maryland(Compton) on March 2 , 1965.

Joseph Jr. was blessed with two sons thathe loved dearly, Joseph Arthur Bond III and An-drew Jaiden Bond. Joseph Jr. was affectionatelyknown as Jr. or Joe Babe to friends and lovedones. He was employed at an earlier age as aSupply Manager for the Wildewood Construc-tion Company. He recently was a truck driverfor Chaney Enterprises until his health would nolonger allow.

Jr. was extremely passionate about the worldof Drag Racing and recently fullled his dreamof owning his own racecar. Early in life, Jr.thrived as a baseball pitcher. He enjoyed shing,

playing cards, eating seafood and being outdoorsworking with his hands. He also loved traveling

to many vacation hotspots with his anc. Hewas loved by many and enjoyed meeting people;once you met him you were no longer a stranger.

Jr. leaves to cherish his mother Dorothy;sons Joey and Andrew; beloved anc Jan, andsiblings Eunice V. Bond (Kelly), Deborah D. Bris-coe (Henry), Brian (Tony) Bond, and Dwayne W.Bond (Karla); two nephews Rashad Briscoe andCarlos Bond; and three nieces, Kaneisha Holt,Lexie Bond, and Brittney Bond, and many aunts,uncles, cousins and close friends.

He is preceded in death by his father JosephSr., grandparents John Henry Sr. and Sarah Ro-setta Bond and James Andrew and Ann Eliza-

beth Thomas.Family and friends will unite on Thursday,

March 29, 2012 at 10 a.m. until time of Mass ofChristian Burial at 11 a.m. at St. Josephs Catho-lic Church, Morganza, Maryland. Intermentwill follow at Charles Memorial Gardens, Leon-ardtown, Maryland.

Thomas Butler, 52

Thomas "Wayne" But-ler, 52, of Mechanicsville,Maryland, departed thislife after a brief illness athis residence on March 20,2012. Wayne, the son of thelate James Vincent Butler,Sr. and Florence GertrudeButler, was born in New-

port, Maryland on March 8,1960. Wayne received hiseducation in the Charles County Public Schools.He graduated in 1978 from LaPlata High School.Throughout Wayne's life, he was employed withseveral companies including B&F Erectors, CTElectric, Advanced Window Systems, and Mary-land International Raceway. Wayne's hobbies in-cluded spending time with his brothers, familyand friends, shing, drawing, cooking, xingcars and lawnmowers, watching NBA basketballgames, and on Sunday, watching the WashingtonRedskins. Wayne leaves to cherish his memo-ries two brothers, William Irvin Butler (Shelia)and Francis Jerome Butler; two sisters, MaryMadeline Wheeler (James), Violet Marie Lu-cas (Bernard); four aunts, Carrie Taylor, HelenBrown, Sarah Brooks and Madeline Woodland;and one uncle, Wilbert Dunn. He was precededin death by his daughter Sarah Grant; brothersJames Vincent, Jr., Joseph Ernest, Calvin Edwin,Charles Sylvester and Howard Eugene Butler.Family, relatives and friends will miss Wayne's

pleasant smile and quiet demeanor.Family and friends united on Wednesday,

March 28, 2012 for Mass of Christian Burial atSt. Mary's Newport Catholic Church, 11555 St.Mary's Church Road, Charlotte Hall, Maryland.Interment followed at Sacred Heart CatholicChurch cemetery, Bushwood, Maryland. Rever-end Mark Ervin ofciated.

Ronald Colvin, 68

Ronald Colvin, 68, of California, MD, diedMarch 21, 2012, at St. Marys Hospital.

He was born July 15, 1943 in Washington,DC to the late John Colvin and Ann (Bruning)Colvin.

Ronald served in the United States Army.

He worked as operating engineer for Safeway andMetropolitan Poultry & Seafood. He was a mem-

ber of the VFW Post 2632 in California, MD andthe American Legion Post 274 in Lusby, MD.

Ronald is survived by his wife, Carole(Grifn) Colvin; daughter Barbara Ann Martin(Brian), of Keedysville, MD; son Ronald PaulColvin, of California, MD; sister Joan Corrnett,of Hyattsville, MD; brother Harold Colvin (Judy)of Hyattsville, MD and two grandchildren.

All services are private. Interment at Arling-ton National Cemetery at a later date.

Condolences to the family may be made atwww.brinseldfuneral.com.

Charles Hall, Jr., 59

On Wednesday, March21, 2012, Charles HenryHall, Jr. of Chaptico, Mary-land (Mill Point Shores),

unexpectedly departed thisearthly life to have eternalrest. Henry, as he was affec-tionately known, was bornon July 9, 1952 to the lateCharles Henry Hall, Sr. andEdna Cecila Hall-Johnson.

Henry was born and raised in St. MarysCounty. He attended St. Marys County PublicSchools. He enjoyed life after his retirement fromSouthern Maryland Tri-County Committee Ac-tion where he worked as a maintenance worker.Henry possessed many skills bricklayer, automechanic and gardener to name a few.

Henry regularly attended mass at Our Ladyof the Wayside Church in Chaptico, Maryland. Inaddition, he often attended church services withhis dear sister, Lisha Tyer, at Greater Morning StarPentecostal Church where he thoroughly enjoyedfellowshipping with her.

Since his retirement, Henry acquired many

hobbies. He enjoyed patronizing St. Marys Farm-ers Market, going to various community ea mar-kets, Amish shops, consignment shops, shing,

playing cards, preparing large wholesome dinnersand he especially enjoyed tending to his garden.However, above all, he loved spending qualitytime with his companion of 37 years, Linda Gold-ring, and his grandchildren. He will be deeplymissed.

Henry was preceded in death by his parentsCharles Henry Hall, Sr. and Edna Hall-Johnson;and three sisters JacquelineTyer, Leona Halland Audrey Mae Hall. He leaves to cherish hismemories his long-time companion Linda; twodaughters Tanya and Belinda; one son, Charles IIIPeeWee; ten grandchildren, LeKeisha, Delon-tey, Demetrius, Trevon (Junior), MyLisa, KaLisa,Gerald (Cabbage), Mariah, Keon, and Precious;three great-grandchildren, Sammie, Destiny andHezziah; ve sisters, Rebecca Tyer (Oscar), Val-erie Tyer, Martha Tate (Wendell), Geraldine Miles

and Jennifer Thomas; four brothers, Leroy, Rob-ert, Willie and Timothy Hall (Crystal) and a host ofaunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and other relatives.

Family and friends will unite on Thursday,March 29, 2012 from 10 a.m. unti l time of serviceat 11 a.m. at Briscoe-Tonic Funeral Home, 38576Brett Way, Mechanicsville, MD. Interment tofollow at Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonard-town, MD.

Norris Hindle, 68

Norris Cecil Hindle,68 of McConnellsburg, PA,formerly of St. Marys andCharles County, MD passedat his home surrounded byhis family. Born July 29,1943 in LaPlata, MD, hewas the son of the late Mau-

rice Hindle and VirginiaDare Bowie. He is survived

by his loving and caring wife, the former Doro-thy Balta Moore who he married on November30, 1991. Mrs. Hindle survives at their home.Also surviving are 1 son, Kevin Hindle of MD, 2stepsons, Robert Moore of MD, David Moore of

NY, and 1 grandson, Charles Moore of MD. Mr.Hindle is survived by 10 siblings; Steve Hindleof VA, Betty Mitchell of VA, Eileen Hardesty of

MD, Randy Bowie of MD, Mike Bowie of MD,Rita Thomas of VA, Anita Marsh of MD, KathyCrowe of MD, Essie Gueno of FL, Cliff Bowie ofMD, and David Bowie of NC. In addition to his

parents Mr. Hindle was preceded in death by onesister, Eunice Hewett.

Norris was a very loving and devoted hus-band, father and grandfather. He was vice presi-dent of his company, NORCRON, LLC; McCon-nellsburg, PA Norris retired from Honeywell asa contracts manager after 11 years of service. Heloved building things and tinkering in his barnwith tools and tractors. He was always willingto help the neighbors in the area with anythingthey needed. Mr. Hindle was a veteran of theVietnam War serving in the U.S. Army as Gen-eral Abrams right hand man and was honorablydischarged.

The family will receive friends on Thurs-day, March 29, 2012 in the Mattingley-GardinerFuneral Home, Leonardtown, MD from 5 to 8

p.m. with prayers recited at 7 p.m. A FuneralService will be held on Friday, March 30, 2012at 9:30 a.m. in the Mattingley-Gardiner FuneralHome Chapel. Interment will follow in TrinityMemorial Gardens, Waldorf, MD

Memorial contributions may be made to theCancer Society of your choice and/or Hospice.

Joseph Hoopengardner, Jr., 90

Joseph LutherHoopengardner, Jr., 90, ofHollywood, MD died onMarch 25, 2012 in CharlotteHall, MD. Born on May 6,1921 he was the son of thelate Catherine Renner andJoseph Luther Hoopen-gardner, Sr. He was theloving husband of LorettaJoy Ashby Hoopengardner

whom he married on December 18, 1942 in theAlpha Delta Phi Sorority House in College Park,MD and preceded him in death on September30, 2011. Mr. Hoopengardner is survived byhis children; Stanley Joseph and Stephen DavidHoopengardner of Hollywood, MD., Sarah Ly-nette Reedy of York, PA., Susan Annette Corbinof Honesdale, PA., 11 grandchild ren, and 11 greatgreat grandchildren. Mr. Hoopengardner is sur-vived by his siblings: Mary Miller of Frederick,MD., and Charles Hoopengardner of Dover, Del.He is preceded in death by his brothers: George,Herbert, and James Hoopengardner.

Mr. Hoopengardner graduated from Hag-erstown High School and went on to graduatedfrom the University of Maryland with a Bach-elors Degree in 1943. He moved from Frostburg,MD to St. Marys County in 1961.

Mr. Hoopengardner was a high schoolmath teacher, head football coach for Beall HighSchool in Frostburg, MD., Minister for the Cum-

berland Bethel Church of the Nazarene for 8years, Minister of the Hollywood Church of the

Nazarene for 26 years, and Lexington Park Unit-ed Methodist Church for 18 years. Mr. Hoopen-gardner served in the United States Army from

November 17, 1943 to September 28, 1946 dur-ing World War II (European Campaign) and wasa 1st Lieutenant.

The family received friends on Wednesday,March 28, 2012 in the Mattingley-Gardner Fu-neral Home, Leonardtown, MD., with prayers re-cited. A Funeral Service will be held on Thurs-day, March 29, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. in the Lexing-ton Park United Church with Rev Doug and LoriHays ofciating.

Interment will be held on Friday, March30, 2012 in Oakland Cemetery, Oakland, MD.Pallbearers will be: Michael Hoopengardner,Greg Reedy, Rick Naill, Carlos Tavares, EriksonCorbin, Benjamin Corbin, Andrew Hooker, andSean Powell.

Memorial contributions may be made to

Hollywood Vol. Rescue Squad P.O. Box 79 Holywood, MD 20636, Hollywood Church of th

Nazarene 24710 Sotterley Road Hollywood, MD20636,

Lexington Park United Methodist Churc21760 Great Mills Road Lexington Park, MD20653.

Charles Houghton, 68

Charles IrvingHoughton, 68 of Califor-nia, MD died March 24,2012 at Anne ArundelMedical Center, Annapo-lis, MD.

Born September 21,1943, he was the son ofthe late Irving CharlesHoughton and Josephine(Grifn) Houghton.

Charles was a graduate of the Universityof Buffalo, NY. He served in the U.S. Navfrom 1961 until his retirement in 1987. Aftehis retirement, he worked for BAE Systems aan Electronic Systems Technician from 198until 2010. Charles was a Lifetime Member othe American Legion Post, the Fleet Reservethe Disabled Veterans and the VFW. He wa

an achieved Eagle Scout in the Boys Scouts.Charles is survived by his wife, Donna M

(Burnett) Houghton, his children, Amy LynChester (Maroy) of Victoria, VA, Jessie DenisTownsend (Arnold) of Ocala, FL, and DenMarie Buchanan (BJ) of Newport News, VAsix grandchildren, ve great grandchildrenand siblings, Wilma Chapman of Great Valley, NY, and Bruce Houghton of Great Valley NY. In addition to his parents, Charles wa preceded in death by his son, Matthew RaHoughton, his grandson, Kyle Townsend anhis brother, Wayne Houghton.

Family received friends for Charles LifCelebration on Wednesday, March 28, 201at the Brinseld Funeral Home, 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, MD 20650A funeral service will be held on ThursdayMarch 29, 2012 at 10 a.m. in the BrinseldFuneral Home Chapel. Interment will followin Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown

MD.Memorial contributions may be mad

to the American Diabetes Association1025 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 1005Washington, DC 20036 or the Boy Scouts oAmerica.

Condolences to the family may be madat www.brinseldfuneral.com.

Tonya Jones, 40

Tonya Lynn Jones,40, of Leonardtown,Maryland was calledhome to be with the Lordon March 23, 2012 at theUniversity of MarylandMedical Center. Born onOctober 29, 1971 in Bal-timore, Maryland, Tonyawas the daughter of thelate Jack Reese Jones andGloria Jean Cole.

Tonya attended Chopticon High Schoowhere she met her life partner, Eric. As friendly, and down-to-earth waitress, shmanaged Perkins Restaurant for 4 yearsTonya enjoyed watching Law & Order: SVUand Lifetime movies, while doing crosswor puzzles. You could frequently nd her as spectator at racing events at the Maryland International Raceway, or at the Bicycle Motocross track. Tonya collected Boyd's bears andwas a Baltimore Ravens fan.

Tonya was preceded in death by her father, Jackson

Reese Jones and brother, John MichaeJones. She leaves to cherish her precioumemories her children, Erica Spears, TomaSpears and Lance Jones; her life part ner, EriSpears; her mother, Gloria Cole; grandmotherDorothy Cole; her siblings, Melissa DibbleAlicia Rawley, and Jack McKneely; life com

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panions, Judy and Thomas Spears and Anthony andKim Spears. She also leaves behind her Maine Cooncat, named SoCo, whom she adored.

Family and friends will unite on Thursday, March29, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. until time of service at 7:30 p.m.at Briscoe-Tonic Funeral Home, 38576 Brett Way,Mechanicsville, Maryland. A memorial celebrationwill be held on Saturday, March 31, 2012 beginning

at 1 p.m. at Chancellors Run Park. Interment will beprivate.

Onisim Krasnokutsky, 78

Onisim Krasnokutsky, 78, of Leonardtown, MD,died March 19, 2012, at his residence.

He was born in September 5, 1933 in Belgrade,Yugoslavia.

Onisim attended vocational school in Europe fortwo years and enlisted in the United States Army. Heworked as a master machinist. Onisim was a mem-

ber of the First Maryland Volunteer Infantry Regimentand the Civil War reenactment unit.

Onisim is survived by his wife, Shelvadeane(Coleman) Krasnokutsky; son Victor Krasnokutsky ofLeonardtown and one grandchild.

All services are private.Condolences to the family may be made at www.

brinseldfuneral.com.

Clarence Lyall, 86

Clarence Odell ClancyLyall, 86 of Lexington Park, MDdied March 19, 2012 at St. MarysHospital.

Born October 14, 1925 inOrange, TX, he was the son ofthe late Arthur Edward Lyall andBeulah (Mitchell) Lyall.

Clancy is survived by hiswife Isabel (Dasilva) Lyall; hischildren, Wayne Lyall (Gloria)of Round Rock, TX, Linda Fitzgerald (Tommy) ofBrooksville, FL, Tonia J. Gibson of Lexington Park,MD, Roy C. Adams of Supply, NC, and Art hur E. Lyall(Julie) of Great Mills, MD; grandchildren, KimberlyLyall, Valerie Lyall, Danielle Gibson, Chelsea Gibson,Cody Gibson, Mason Lyall, Sydney Lyall, ChristinaAdams, Faith Adams Helms; and great-grandchildDylan Beaver. In addition to his parents, Clancy was

preceded in death by his son, Ronald Lyall.Clancy enlisted into the Army in 1942. He was

assigned to the Second Battalion, 506 Regiment, 101st.Airborne Division. After ghting in Normandy hewas assigned to Easy Company in Aldbourne, Englandin 1944. In Holland he was involved in the liberationof Eindhoven. On March 15, 1945, the 101st. AirborneDivision received the Presidential Unit Citation. Thiswas the rst citation given to an entire division. In

November 1945, Easy Company, was de-act ivated, andClancy was honorably discharged. He re-enl isted andwas reassigned to B Company 508th Parachute Infan-try Regiment, 82nd. Airborne Division in Frankfurt,Germany. In 1950 he was assigned to the 187th. Para-chute Infantry Regimental Combat Team. In 1955,he was assigned to E Company, 506th. Para InfantryRegiment, 101st. Airborne Division. During his mili-tary career he made four combat jumps and earned 25decorations and citations that include the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal w/3 BronzeService Stars and a Bronze Arrowhead, AmericanCampaign Medal, Bronze Star Medal, Good ConductMedal, Purple Heart, World War II Victory Medal andBelgian Fourragere.

After his military career ended, Clancy was heav-ily involved in local organizations. He was the Veter-ans of Foreign Wars Post 2632 Commander, AmericanLegion Post 255 Vice President, Lions Club (Ridge)President, President of Veterans of the Battle of theBulge; and a member of the 40/8s, Order of the PurpleHeart, Disabled American Veterans, Fraternal Orderof Police and Southern Maryland Veterans AdvisoryBoard.

Family received friends for Clancys Life Celebra-tion on Friday, March 23, 2012 in the Brinseld Funer-al Home, 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, MD20650. A Memorial Service was held with Bishop Jo-seph Dobson ofciating. Interment was on Saturday,March 24, 2012 in Evergreen Memorial Gardens, Lex-ington Park, MD.

Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinseldfuneral.com.

Naomi Olsen, 82

Naomi Emily Olsen, 82 of Lo-thian, MD, died on Thursday, March22, 2012 at Anne Arundel MedicalCenter.

Born February 14, 1930, inBrandywine, MD, she was the

daughter of the late Ernest Shermanand Melvina (Goldsmith) Sherman.

Naomi graduated from GywnnPark High School. She was marriedto her late husband, Harry Olsen for35 years. She enjoyed traveling and taking pictures. In hertravels she enjoyed collecting dolls and lighthouses. Sheand Harry took trips to trace their family roots. Naomiespecially enjoyed her trip to Alaska and the Philippines.When she was not traveling she loved to spend her timewith her grandchildren. They were the light of her life.

Naomi is survived by her children, Robert Conner(Charlotte) of Birmingham, AL, Margaret Bustillo (Rudy)of Pensacola, FL, Richard Conner (Lori) of Hollywood,MD and Diane Pielmeier of York, PA.; her sisters, NellieQuade (Wilmer) of Brandywine, MD and Pearl Flemingof California, MD; her brothers, Alton Sherman of New-

port, AR, and Roy Sherman of Hamilton, AL; fourteengrandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren. In addi-tion to her parents, Naomi was preceded in death by herhusband; her children, Donald Connor and Ruth Jimenez;

her sister, Mary Farrell; and her brothers, Burton Sher-man and Jonas Sherman.Family received friends for Naomis Life Celebra-

tion on Monday, March 26, 2012 at the Brinseld FuneralHome, P.A., 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, MD20650. Funeral services were celebrated by Pastor Rich-ard Conner. Interment will be held on April 2, 2012 at 1

p.m. at Maryland Veterans Cemetery, 11301 Crain High-way, Cheltenham, MD 20623.

Memorial contributions may be made to the PatuxentBaptist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 687, Hollywood,MD 20636.

Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinseldfuneral.com.

William Hans Rehder, 73

William Hans Rehder of Holly-wood, MD died on March 24, 2012 withfamily at his side. He was 73.

Mr. Rehder was born on February

3, 1939 to the late Herman A. Rehderand Charlotte Rose (Chodkowski) Re-hder. On July 29, 1957 he married NancyWenck and made their home in Odenton,MD. He retired from BGE in 1993 as aheavy equipment mechanic. In 1999 heand his wife moved to Hollywood, MD.

Mr. Rehder enjoyed shing, hunt-ing, restoring old cars and trucks, coincollecting, collecting and restoring oldtools, camping, planting trees and spend-ing time with his family.

In addition to his wife of 54 years,Mr. Rehder is survived by his three chil-dren, W. Paul Rehder of Hollywood,MD, Ruth Lake of Ballston Spa, NY andJimmy Rehder of Catonsville, MD; twosisters, Shirley Powers and CharlotteRehder of Riverside, CA; one brother,Herman Butch A. Rehder of Pasade-na, MD; seven grandchildren and three

great grandchildren. He is predeceasedby one brother, Joseph Rehder.

A visitation was held on Wednes-day, March 28, 2012 between at LastingTributes Cremation & Funeral Care, P.A.814 Bestgate Rd. Annapolis, MD. A fu-neral service will be held on Thursday,March 29, 2012 at 11 a.m. at the funeralhome. Burial will take place at Stevens-ville Cemetery, Stevensville, MD imme-diately following the funeral service.

In lieu of owers, memorial con-tributions may be made to the follow-ing charities: Hospice of St. Mary's P.O.Box 625 Leonardtown, MD 20650 and/or MedStar St. Mary's Hospital P.O.Box 527 Leonardtown, MD 20650 and/or National Parkinson Foundation GiftProcessing Center PO Box 5018 Hager-stown, MD 21741.

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Three Republican candidates are vy-ing for their partys nomination on primaryelection day Tuesday to face Democrat Con-gressman Steny Hoyer in the race for the 5thCongressional District seat in November.

Two Republicans from Prince GeorgesCounty, Glenn Morton and David Hill, haveaddressed traditional conservative red meatissues by supporting lower taxes, less intru-sive government and reduction of businessregulations to spur economic growth.

Del. Anthony ODonnell, who repre-sents the states 29th District in Annapolis,shares positions on many of the same issuesbut has a ready made base of support here inCalvert and St. Marys counties, where he

has represented citizens since 1995.Political observers say that distinctionis important, because when it comes to get-ting enough votes for the GOP nomination,many of them are in Southern Maryland anda sliver of Anne Arundel County. These areplaces where ODonnell is better known.

Its a perfect setup for him in the primary race, said Todd Eberly, politicalscience professor at St. Marys College ofMaryland. I fully expect him to win andby a comfortable margin.

ODonnell said he is working to gain

as many votes as he can in Prince GeorgesCounty, a Democratic stronghold and theseat of Hoyers voter base. In 2010, Hoyersopponent Charles Lollar received morevotes in Calvert and St. Marys counties.

Im under no illusions its going to be very difcult to unseat the entrenchedincumbent, ODonnell said.

But he said he has been encouragedby his time in Prince Georges and with thereception he has received from those hes

met.People are tired of how its been man-

aged by the political class, ODonnell said.And Steny Hoyer is at the top of that class.

ODonnell said voters are energized by two key ballot initiatives this electioncycle the same sex marriage act and theDream Act, which gives illegal immigrantsin-state tuition at state universities.

ODonnell said the same sex marr iageact has garnered a great deal of attention inhis campaign stops.

Youd be surprised at the concernover that issue and it gives us a lot of op-portunities to speak out without them wemight never have had the chance, he said.

Eberly said Democrats outnumberRepublicans by a 9-to-1 margin in PrinceGeorges, but the majority African Ameri-can county is also home to many who op-posed the measure that narrowly passed inAnnapolis this year.

Its not just about energizing the Re- publicans, but the question is what willthe same sex marriage bill do to the Afri-can American community? Eberly said.Quite a clear majority of the African

American community is opposed to it.Eberly said African Americans may

choose to vote against same sex marriageand withhold their votes from its support-ers, such as Hoyer and Sen. Ben Cardin whois also running for re-election.

But even if everything breaksODonnells way its still going to be a steephill to climb for a Republican to win, Eb-erly said.

Morton, a health insurance specialist,agreed but for different reasons.

He said his expertise in the eld makeshim uniquely qualied to ght the nationalhealthcare law.

He also believes he could better

reach his fellow Prince Georgeans thanODonnell, who lives in Calvert County.

If you cant win Prince GeorgeCounty you cant win the 5th District,Morton said. If you havent done it in 26years how can you do it six months?

The health care law is worse on theblack community than any other.

Morton explained that many in theblack community with lower incomes armore at risk of not being able to buy health

insurance or affording the penalties for nodoing so.

Knowing the most about the biggesissue in the campaign is what sets me aparfrom Tony ODonnell, Morton said. Hea creature of what Im trying to change.

David Hill, a motorcycle technicianand a former English teacher in Japan, saidhis experiences in that country informedhim about national health care and differentaxation systems.

Ive been under national healthcarefor seven years and it sucks, Hill saidBy the time I made $40,000 I was paying$4,000 into national healthcare and thatwith a 30 percent co-pay.

Hill said he used his experiences inthe campaign to warn voters of what awaitthem.

On taxation, he called the national system Byzantine-like and praised the atax he worked under in Japan.

It was great, it was awesome, Hilsaid.

ODonnell said he is ghting in thelegislature against the implementation othe Maryland law that paves the way foObamacare, citing the extreme expenseand the potential demise of private healthinsurance.

ODonnell is well known for his opposition to tax increases in the state and hafought successfully to stop the doubling ohunting license fees.

Im hoping to do the same thing withthe gas tax [increase], which is a horribleidea, ODonnell said.

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Larry's or your choice o 32 avors oHershey's Premium Ice Cream or maybea 100% Fruit Smoothie! Big Larry's will

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CHEZ NOUS --Fenwick Street 240-538-4571 Mon - Sat 10AM - 5:30PM. Comesee our new chocolates and jewelry de-signs ready or your Easter Basket. Free

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Chez Nous oers unique hand made oneo a kind ne jewelry by Balbina Meyer(Art in Wire) Jewelry Designer. Artisanchocolates, handcrafed in Baltimore orGerman chocolatier Albert Kirchmayr.

CRAFT GUILD SHOP-26005 PointLookout Road (next to Maryland

Antiques Center) For April, our eaturedartisan is Joan Heath o Great Mills, MD.Her wide variety o hand and machine

sewn items -- ood carrier covers, place-ments, hot pads, girls summer dresses,and baseball themed items -- will be

available. Te Craf Guild Shop, CEL-EBRAING OUR 35th ANNIVERSA-RY, is a co-op o diverse and dedicatedlocal artisans and hand-crafers. Te

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FUZZY FARMERS MARKET 22696Washington Street. I you're looking

or unique, high quality and handmadeitems to give or to keep, youve come to

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luxurious scarves and shawls. Ten llyour home with hand painted accentsas well as abulous textiles and pottery.

You'll see how we upcycle discarded ob-jects into abulous and un bags, jewelryand more. Visit us to nd out what ourcooperative o local women artists andarmers are dreaming up and creating

next! April's theme is rash 2 reasureeaturing our upcycled and repurposeditems. Come by and see the chair we'resprucing up or Habitat or Humanity's4th Annual Recycled Art Show. Watcha weaver make rag rugs rom discarded

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CREEKSIDE GALLERY-(in MarylandAntiques Center) Local reasureswill continue this month eaturing the

watercolor paintings o Sue Stevenson,who is well known or her capture o

Southern Marylands local seascapes andlandscapes. Tere is always a story witheach painting that connects the piece

with the history o the area. Te gallerywill also begin its Historic Southern

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LEONARDTOWN ARTS CENTER-Court Square BLDG, 2nd foor, 22660

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Light Society o southern Maryland. Tegallery eatures art works by 15 members

o the Color and Light group and oneguest artist. In the coming months,

the Galleria plans to have special guestshows, classes and workshops. For more

inormation, call Carole Tieme at410-394-0326.

MONTPARNASSE GALLERY ANDGIFTS -22760 Washington Street.

Montparnasse Gallery and Gifs is avenue that showcases contemporaryworks o art by regional, national, andinternational artists. Te mission o

Montparnasse is to display and promoteartists, poets and musicians, meanwhileproviding a comortable environmentwhere artists and visitors are ree to

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tural diversity, and encouraging creativeexpression. Montparnasse promises toprovide aordable items, demonstra-tions and events. Regular business

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NORTH END GALLERY-41652Fenwick Street. Spring is on its way,

and so is a new show or the season ..."ransormation" is about each artist

giving their own way o l ooking at thesubject. Some may show how we move

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unique look at "ransormation" or youto enjoy. Tis special show will run un-til April 29th. Join us or our First Friday

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OLDE TOWN PUB- Washington Street.Relax afer work, meet with riends, orcome watch the big game on our giant60-inch plasma V. We oer 14 beers

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PORT OF LEONARDTOWN WIN-ERY- 23190 Newtowne Neck Road. Lo-

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5:30PM to 8:30PM. Photographer KatieBuckler's work is on display and or

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QUALITY STREET KITCHENS-41675 Fenwick Street. astings andspecials! asty culinary classes and

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RUSTIC RIVER BAR AND GRILL-40874 Merchant's Lane (Route 5) Dinner

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To The Editor

NOTICE

GOLDEN GOOSE LLC 401K EMPLOYEE PROFIT

Plaintiffv.

ALLISON G. WEAVER

And

ST. MARYS COUNTYAnd heirs, devisees, personal representatives and executors, administrators, grantees, assigns or succes-sors in right, title, interest, and any and all persons having or claiming to have any interest in the propertyand premises situate in the County of St. Marys

In The Circuit Court for St. Marys County

Case No: 18-C-12-000261

The object of this proceeding is to secure the foreclosure of all rights of redemption in the follow-ing property in the State of Maryland, County of St. Marys, sold by the Collector of Taxes for the Countyof St. Marys and the State of Maryland to the plaintiff in this proceeding:46648 Midway Drive Lexington Park, MD 20653.

The Complaint states, among other things, that the amounts necessary for redemption have notbeen paid, although more than six (6) months from the date of sale has expired.

It is thereupon this 23rd day of February 2012, by the Circuit Court for St. Marys County;ORDERED, that notice be given by the insertion of a copy of this Order in The County Times

Newspaper having a general circulation in St. Marys County, once a week for three successive weeks onor before the 30th day of April, 2012, warning all persons interested in the said properties to be and appearin this Court by the 30 th day of April 2012, and redeem the Property, and answer the Complaint, or there-after a nal judgment will be rendered foreclosing all rights of redemption in this Property and vesting inthe Plaintiff a title, free and clear of all encumbrances.

Joan W. WilliamsClerk of the Circuit Court for St. Marys County, Maryland

03-29-12

Recent letters in this newspaperhave asserted that defense attorneyDavid Densford is more qualied forthe position of Circuit Court Judge

than Joseph Stanalonis simply be-cause he was appointed by the politi-cal screening process developed bythe governor. Comments that statethe process of judicial recommen-dations is not a political exercise issimply ridiculous. Of course this is a

political process and to suggest oth-erwise is insulting the intelligenceof the members of this community.Everyone involved in politics, evenmembers of the Maryland TrialCourt Judicial Nominating Com-mission, has political motivations.Which is why as citizens, it is ourduty to gather our own informationand make an educated choice basedon the facts.

This seat is an elected positionand I, like many, still have faith indemocracy. Voting is a way of voic-ing our opinion as a community. Wewill decide our own future. As citi-zens, we need to keep in mind thatwe are not here to serve our govern-ment, but our government is hereto serve us. We have the right todecide how we will be represented.Which is why Governor OMalleysappointment of Mr. Densford willhave little bearing on my choice forCircuit Court Judge. I am an edu-cated individual who has lived in thiscounty since birth. I am just as com-

petent to choose who should ll thisseat as any nominating committeemember or Governor. I have spenthours looking up court cases, read-ing past newspaper articles, visiting

the candidates websites, and talkingwith people who know the candi-

dates personally to make my choice.All I am asking is that you take thetime to do your own research.

The facts have led me to give

my support to Mr. Stanalonis. Afterresearching his cases over the last 16years, I found that he has representedthe State on numerous serious casesinvolving crimes like rape, robbery,murder and child abuse. These seri-ous cases resulted in dangerous peo-

ple being sent away to prison and outof our community, thus keeping ussafe. At the end of the day, I feel Mr.Stanalonis 16 years of experience asa prosecutor and his work in childadvocacy (Shop With a Cop, ProjectGraduation, Juvenile Drug Court)make him the strongest candidate.

Unfortunately, I cannot say thesame for Mr. Densford. In my re-search of Mr. Densford I discoveredthat he accused prosecutors of tryingto ruin the life of Michael Spoelker,a former high school teacher chargedwith sexual child abuse. The Enter-

prise article went on the say that Mr.Densford had nothing to do with thecase. The sex offender pled guilty,admitted his crimes and apologizedto his victims. Mr. Densford madean accusation without all the in-formation and never set the recordstraight or apologized to the policeand prosecutors or to the victimsof this criminal. These commentsdo not display maturity or judicialtemperament.

I believe after you do your in-dependent research and analysis, youtoo will join me in casting your votefor Joseph Stanalonis on April 3rd.

George Dickson IVMechanicsville, MD

As former county prosecutors and colleaguesof Joe Stanalonis, we are writing to endorse theretention of his opponent, Judge David Densford.Judge Densford is the only candidate in this racewith the experience, demeanor, and integrity toserve on the Circuit Court and serve the people ofSt. Mary's County.

Mr. Stanalonis has campaigned extensivelyon being one of the m

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