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Thursday, November 26, 2015
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IN LOCALDrug Overdoses Continue
to Bedevil Counties
IN LOCALLocal RadioShack Staves Off Closure
IN LOCALGOP Insiders Choose
Cruz, Rubio in Straw Poll
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“We’re open, we’re going to stay open and we’re restocked and ready for Christmas.”
- Rick Gerek, manager of the RadioShack in Lexington Park, part of a handful of stores that survived Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Thursday, November 26, 2015 3The County Times
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By Guy LeonardStaff Writer
A straw poll of favored Republican presi-dential nominees taken at the Maryland GOP convention on Solomons Island over the weekend shows that at least state rank and file party members want a candidate more established in politics than those like real estate magnate Donald Trump and re-tired neurosurgeon Ben Carson.
The straw poll had Sen. Ted Cruz at the top of the list with Sen. Marco Rubio com-ing in at second place.
State GOP operatives said that Cruz had 62 votes while Rubio had 52 votes.
The straw poll flies in the face of many popular polls that have had Trump on top for months in a crowded GOP field.
Trump came in third in the convention straw poll with 49 votes.
State GOP representatives said the con-vention straw poll was open to central committee members only and was entirely informal.
However a straw poll taken back in Au-gust and released in September after a month of reaching out to a broader base of voters showed that Carson was on top with 31.8 percent of potential voters and Trump was second in the earlier poll with 25.9 percent.
Rubio and Cruz took the third and fourth spots respectively.
The broader poll took in about 1,000 vot-ers GOP representatives said.
Political analysts say that the results of last weekend’s convention poll show the state party may have turned from pure conservative ideaology to a more practical outlook.
Todd Eberly, professor of political science
at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, said the election of Gov. Larry Hogan, just the sec-ond Republican to hold the office in nearly 40 years, was a harbinger of such a shift.
“It shows that the Maryland GOP has be-come especially focused on who they need to win,” Eberly said.
Both Trump and Carson have scored high in popular polls including straw polls, Eb-erly said, with Carson having a particularly strong showing in them.
“Typically straw polls bring out the most committed party activists,” Eberly said, noting that for purely conservative ideaol-ogy Trump and Carson usually have higher marks than other candidates.
But, Eberly said, state party members seem impressed with the conservative bonafides of Cruz and Rubio.
“It is amazing to consider that Trump didn’t finish in the top two,” Eberly said.
Cruz is especially strong on immigration reform and budget discipline, Eberly said, while Rubio has one of the strongest stances supporting pro-life issues.
“These are two very conservative guys by anyone’s measure,” Eberly said.
Moreover, he said, pollsters continue to be dogged by problems with reaching enough of a sample of voters or even a lack of participation.
Elections in Greece and Canada were telling, according to Eberly, because in those cases polls failed accurately predict the electoral outcomes.
“We’ve had quite a few polls that have missed the mark,” Eberly told The County Times. “They all use the same methodology.”
By Guy LeonardStaff Writer
After filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this year, RadioShack is finally emerging from financial turmoil and the local store in Lexington Park will remain in business, according to the store’s man-ager Rick Gerek.
“We’re open, we’re going to stay open and we’re restocked and ready for Christ-mas,” Gerek told The County Times.
The future of the RadioShack store at St. Mary’s Square, the county’s oldest shopping center, had been in question, with some believing the store was going to close.
County economic development officials are pleased that the local retail store would stay open, particularly in a part of Lexing-ton Park that needed all the business pres-ence it could get.
“We’ve been tracking this for several
years,” said Robin Finnacom, deputy di-rector of the county’s Department of Eco-nomic Development. “It’s been thriving for years.
“It validates that it’s a great location.”RadioShack has been in business for al-
most a century but when it filed for bank-ruptcy last year it was revealed that it had not turned a profit in nearly four years.
The company was finally bought out by one of its creditors after much legal wran-gling and the Chapter 11 proceedings con-cluded in the spring, but better inventory did not begin to flow back into the stores untill just two months ago, sources with RadioShack said.
RadioShack is retaining its brand name but is now owned by General Wireless.
The bankruptcy deal meant that more than half of RadioShack’s 4,500 stores — 2,400 of them — had to close.
Convention GOP Straw Poll Favors Cruz, Rubio
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The number of drug and alcohol re-lated overdose deaths for Calvert and St. Mary’s counties continues to be a major concern with the number of those deaths in Calvert on track to meet or exceed last year’s fatalities.
The latest state statistics show that there have already been 11 such deaths in Cal-vert County from the period of January to June alone; there were 10 such deaths in St. Mary’s County for that same time pe-riod which puts the tally at one over from 2014.
The state also measures what is known as the crude intoxication death rate for all of Maryland and its counties, with the state average being 13.5 deaths for every 100,000 residents. Calvert’s rate is 15.2 while St. Mary’s comes in below at 9.6.
The number of heroin related deaths in Calvert for the first sixth months of the year continue to be high and have reached over half of the amount in 2014 according to state statistics.
There have been seven heroin related deaths in Calvert in the first half of the year compared to 13 for the entirety of
2014, statistics show.There have been just two deaths con-
nected to heroin overdoses in St. Mary’s for the first half of the year compared to just five in all of 2014.
But prescription opioids, which are essentially synthetic heroin prescribed for pain management, are another major problem.
There have already been five such opi-oid related deaths in Calvert for the first six months of the year, just two short of the total number for all of 2014.
In St. Mary’s County there have been three such deaths for the same time period and the same for all of the previous year, state fatality statistics show.
And where as heroin and prescription opiate abuse has overtaken many other drugs as the chief narcotics problem, in St. Mary’s state fatality records show that there have been four cocaine related over-dose deaths for the first half of 2015, com-pared to just one for all of 2014.
So far in Calvert there have been no co-caine overdose deaths, state firgures show, while there were two there last year.
Overdoses Continue To Plague Calvert,
St. Mary’s
This year, why not consider giving friends and family the gift of member-ship to the Calvert Marine Museum. A membership gift to the Calvert Marine Museum offers opportunities for friends and loved ones to discover the remarkable world where fresh and saltwater meet to form the largest estuary in North Amer-ica. Membership is a gift that will offer lasting memories and first-hand experi-ences all year long. As support increases, so do the benefits of a CMM membership. See all of the benefit levels at www.bit.ly//CMMMembership.
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So don’t fight those large holiday shop-ping crowds, visit our website www.cal-vertmarinemuseum.com or call one of Santa’s helpers at 410-326-2042, ext. 16, 17 or 18 to do your shopping today!
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Gift Of MembershipPerfect Gift Idea For Friends And Family
Thursday, November 26, 2015The County Times6 Local News
CHOOSE LESS PACKAGING• Buy refillable bottles of milk, soft drinks, beer and other beverages. • Look for products with minimal packaging. Buy the ones with the fewest layers. • Bring your own cloth or paper bag when shopping. Reuse plastic bags when buying produce or bulk items. • Use reusable storage containers instead of single-use plastic bags. • Buy items in bulk to avoid extra packaging and expense. Products available include nails, screws, bolts, cereals, pasta, spices, candy and dried fruit. • Avoid individually wrapped items. Buy economy-size packages of products you use a lot. • Make a shopping list of items you really need and stick to it. Impulse buying may add to waste.
REUSE IT• Use glass jars for storing foods, screws and nails, and sewing supplies. • Make a kit of twist ties and plastic bags to take along when you go shopping. • Save plastic tubs from prepared foods to use as storage containers in the refrigerator and freezer. • Use plastic jugs from windshield-washer fluid
to collect used oil for recycling. • Reuse scrap paper that's printed on one side. Use the blank side for phone messages or notes. • Reuse greeting cards by using the front flap as a post card. • After you've read a magazine, give it to someone else to read, such as friends, nursing homes, hospitals, schools, doctors' waiting rooms or the library. • Save plastic foam peanuts and other packing materials to use with your next fragile package. • Save used gift wrap to use again on a smaller package. • Cut old bedding, drapes and clothes into pieces for rags, or use them in braided rugs or patchwork designs. • Remove nails and hardware from used lumber so it can be reused in smaller projects. Lumber that is not painted or treated can be safely used for firewood. • Donate unwanted household items, clothes and appliances that are still usable to charitable orga-nizations. You can also sell them through classified ads, community bulletin boards or garage sales. • Repair older items if possible and/or buy used or remanufactured products and goods when they will do the job as well as new items.
What is Source Reduction? Simply stated, Source Reduction is the elimination of waste before it is created. It involves the design, manufacture, purchase, or use of a material or products to reduce the amount of material that is discarded. Source Reduction can go a long way to reducing the costs associated with the transportation, disposal or recycling of waste. Best of all, practicing Source Reduction can SAVE YOU MONEY!!!
Commissioners of St. Mary’s County: James R. Guy, President; Michael L. Hewitt; Tom Jarboe; Todd B. Morgan; John E. O’ConnorFor Additional Recycling Information: Contact the St. Mary’s County DPW&T at (301)863-8400 or visit our website at www.stmarysmd.com
USE PRODUCTS THAT LAST A LONG TIME BEFORE THEY WEAR OUT.PRODUCTS THAT LAST A LONG TIME CREATE LESS WASTE, AND YOU WILL OFTEN SAVE MONEY IN THE LONG RUN!• Use reusable cloth napkins, diapers and towels. • Take a reusable coffee mug to work. • Use silverware and heavy-duty, reusable plastic plates and glasses for parties and picnics. • Ask for high-mileage tires. Keep them filled to the proper air pressure for maximum wear. • Buy compact fluorescent lights instead of incandescent ones. • Clean, maintain and repair your tools, appliances, vehicles, shoes and clothing. • Check consumer publications for lists of durable items.• Use rechargeable batteries whenever possible.
Creative gift giving takes many forms, but choosing items grown and created locally also gives a gift back to your community. This holiday season, why not consider shopping at a local farm for all your gifts and festive gatherings.
Find everything you need for the holi-days here in Southern Maryland in the 2015 Farms for the Holidays Guide. The
handy mini-guide highlights farms that offer a surprising array of locally grown products and services, including Christ-mas trees and holiday décor, unique gifts, meats, seafood, produce and wine and even fun farm-hosted events for the whole family.
Published by the Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission
(SMADC), the guide promotes local farms in the region’s five county area (Anne Arundel, Prince George’s, Cal-vert, Charles, and St. Mary’s) and is free to the public while supplies last at select venues, regional public libraries and Visitors’ Centers. For a full list of pick-up sites visit www.smadc.com ‘News and Announcements’ page, or view the
guide online at the “Get the Guides” page.
Christine Bergmark, Executive Director, Southern MarylandAgricultural Development Commission (SMADC)[email protected] or (301) 274-1922 / Ext. 1
2015 Farms for the Holidays Guide Available Now!
The American Red Cross encour-ages individuals and organizations to give something that means something this winter by making a lifesaving blood donation or hosting a blood drive. Blood donations often decline from now to New Year’s Day when holiday festivities pull people away from their donation ap-pointments. Seasonal illnesses, such as colds and the flu, can also have a serious impact on blood donations In addition, there are fewer blood drives during the winter months when many hosting orga-nizations postpone drives while people are traveling for the holidays. Severe winter weather may also cause sched-uled blood drives to be canceled. De-spite the busy holiday season and threat of extreme freezing weather, the need for blood remains steady. Organizations
can help by hosting a blood drive during the winter months, and eligible donors are encouraged to make an appointment to give blood. Donors with all blood types are needed, especially those with types O negative, B negative, A nega-tive and AB blood. Visit redcrossblood.org to learn more about hosting a blood drive. To make an appointment to do-nate blood, download the free Red Cross Blood Donor App from app stores, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767). Donors can now use the Blood Donor App to access their donor card and view vital signs from previous donations.
How to donate blood Simply download the American Red
Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcross-
blood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) to make an appointment or for more information. All blood types are needed to ensure a reliable supply for patients. A blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identifica-tion are required at check-in. Individuals who are 17 years of age (16 with parental consent in some states), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also have to meet certain height and weight require-ments. Blood donors can now save time at their next donation by using RapidPass to complete their pre-donation reading and health history questionnaire online, on the day of their donation, prior to ar-riving at the blood drive. To get started,
visit redcrossblood.org/RapidPass and follow the instructions on the site.
Calvert Huntingtown- Dec. 12: 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., St. Nicholas Lutheran Church, 1450 Plum Point Rd.
Owings- Dec. 6: 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Je-sus The Good Shepherd, 1601 West Mt. Harmony Rd.
Prince Frederick- Dec. 4: 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Calvert Memorial Hospital, 100 Hospital Dr. Dec. 5: 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., St. Paul’s Parish, 25 Church St.
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The College of Southern Maryland has rescheduled its 2015-16 Ward Virts Concert Series with a performance by classical pianist Brian Ganz to 3 p.m., Dec. 13. Ganz’s performance is the sec-ond of six in the series, all of which are held at the Prince Frederick Campus, 115 J.W. Williams Road, Prince Freder-ick in the Multipurpose Room of Build-ing B.
Having performed as a soloist with the St. Louis Symphony, the St. Pe-tersburg Philharmonic (of Russia), the Baltimore Symphony, the National Philharmonic and many more, Ganz is widely regarded as a leading pianist of his generation. He is a laureate of the Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibaud and the Queen Elisabeth of Belgium International Piano Competitions and has performed with conductors such
as Leonard Slatkin, Marin Alsop, Ms-tislav Rostropovich and Piotr Gajewski.
Since 2011, Ganz has been fulfilling a 10-year project, “Extreme Chopin,” in which he will perform the more than 200 complete works by Frédéric Cho-pin at the Music Center of Strathmore in Bethesda.
Ganz is on the piano faculty of St. Mary’s College of Maryland, where he is artist-in-residence, and he is a mem-ber of the piano faculty of the Peabody Conservatory. He is the artist-editor of the “Schirmer Performance Edition of Chopin’s Preludes” (2005).
The Ward Virts Concert Series is pre-sented and sponsored by the CSM Foun-dation and is also sponsored by Dr. and Mrs. Henry Virts, Edward and Patricia Mehosky, Exelon Corporation, Nancy Powell Hempstead in memory of Roger
Powell, and Stovy and Anne Brown. Grants are provided by the Arts Coun-cil of Calvert County and Maryland State Arts Council.
Admission is free and seating is open but limited. Doors open for seating at 2:30 p.m. the day of the concert. For information, contact 443-550-6011, [email protected] or http://www.csmd.edu/calendar/arts/prince-freder-ick/brian-ganz-piano. The complete schedule for the 2015-16 Ward Virts Se-ries is Brian Ganz (piano), Dec. 13; the Barry Gurley Trio (pop/classical), Feb. 14; the Merling Trio (classical), March 6; David Kane (jazz/classical), April 3; and the Octtava Duo (piano), May 1.
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Ward Virts Concert with Brian Ganz Rescheduled to Dec. 13
Renowned pianist Brian Ganz will present the second concert of the 2015-16 Ward Virts Concert Series season beginning at 3 p.m., Dec.13, College of Southern Maryland, Prince Frederick Campus, Building B, Multipurpose Room, 115 J.W. Williams Road, Prince Frederick.
By Muirgheal WheelerContributing Writer
The Southern Mary-land Wedding and Party Expo occurred on Sun-day, Nov. 21 at the Cal-vert County Fairgrounds. It is now in its second year, sponsored by local businesses associated with catering, clothes, music, and other items necessary to create the best wedding or party. The festivities of the event included raffles and drawings as well as different fashion shows for parties and weddings. The Expo served to help people find local busi-nesses to help them to create a unique
and wonderful wedding day that is sure to be admired by others.
Photos by Muirgheal Wheeler
The Southern Maryland Wedding and Party Expo
Tishima James sits at the booth her mother, Gwen James, and her have held for two years.
They are both sponsors for the event.
Brittany Hinton (left) and Kayla Barmby (right) both consultants for the company Pure Romance, their first time having a booth at the expo.
Candy arranged nicely upon a white table with drapes on the wall to help complete the feel and design of a real wedding.
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released state jobs and unemployment data earlier today. According to the preliminary survey data, Maryland added 10,800 total jobs over-the-month. Maryland’s private sector added 12,500 jobs over-the-month. Maryland has recorded jobs gains in seven out of 10 months in 2015. Please note that Maryland’s prelimi-nary jobs estimate for September was revised by BLS from a loss of 4,000 jobs to a loss of 300 jobs.
The Maryland October preliminary unemployment rate remained steady at 5.1 percent (September revised).
"The upward trend in jobs and growth in business cre-ation shows that Maryland’s economy is improving and stabilizing. It also indicates greater confidence in this Administration’s economic development policies as a
driver of job creation. It's an indication of confidence in the economy and the direction it’s going in—we’re see-ing that potential employers are feeling more confident about opening a business here in Maryland, than they have in the past,” said Governor Larry Hogan.
“I am proud to announce that as of October, Maryland now has almost 7,000 more businesses than we had in 2011, the low point for business creation in the State. As the number of Maryland employers continues to rise, it's clear that that Maryland is 'open for business," said Kelly M. Schulz, Secretary of the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation.
According to data released today, the Mining, Log-ging, and Construction sector added 1,700 jobs mainly attributable to building construction. The Manufac-
turing sector gained 1,800 jobs. (The Durable goods subsector added 500 jobs and the Non-Durable goods subsector gained 1,300 jobs. Gains in the Non-Durable Goods subsector were seen in food manufacturing busi-nesses and gains in the printing and related support activities subsector.) The Trade, Transportation and Utilities sector added 2,700 jobs. (The Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities subsector gained 500 jobs. The Wholesale Trade subsector added 200 jobs and the Retail Trade subsector gained 2,000 jobs, attributed to clothing and clothing accessory stores and sporting goods, hobby and musical Instrument shops.)
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Maryland Adds 10,800 Jobs in OctoberSince January, Maryland Gained 43,200 Jobs
Thursday, November 26, 2015 9The County Times Local News
By Crista DockrayStaff Writer
On July 6 of this year, The Arc of Southern Mary-land welcomed their new Residential Director, Carol Osborne.
Osborne came from CHI Centers, Inc. in Silver Spring, where she worked for 30 years. CHI is a non-profit, very similar to the Arc, that helps people with disabilities obtain jobs, housing, vocational training and more.
After 30 years at CHI, Terry Long who was also em-ployed by CHI at the time and currently works at the Arc as the Executive Director, encouraged Osborne to move to the Arc of Southern Maryland. She would work as their Residential Director, replacing Josephine Parker who worked for the Arc for 32 years. In July, Osborne decided for the change and made the move.
“It’s been wonderful,” said Osborne. “I like the area, I like the people…the consumers the staff, everyone has been very supportive.”
“We were really lucky to get Carol and have some-one that is going to continue the care and empathy and devotion to making sure that we are supporting the in-dividuals correctly as people,” said Nkeshi Free, De-velopment and Public Relations Manager for the Arc.
In her early years, Osborne was a military dependant as her father was a career officer in the Air Force. She was born in Alaska before it was a state, and lived in Europe, the Philippines and the United States.
“It was a wonderful way of growing up,” said Os-
borne. “It really frames how you see the world because you see that everybody is basically the same.”
Osborne graduated high school in Germany and went on to attend Stan-ford where she majored in Psychology.
After Stanford, she moved to Wash-ington, D.C. for graduate school at Howard University, but realized this was not the path she wanted. She then started her career. She worked with emotionally disturbed kids and then in her mid-twenties, she began working with people with disabilities.
She worked as a live-in staff person for a residen-tial program then moved to CHI where she worked in admissions, worked in case-management, moved to be the Director of Quality Assurance, and then became the Residential Director.
Since her start as the Residential Director with the Arc in July, she has been settling in and learning the ropes.
“I’m just going to ease my way into it because there are people that have been here a long time and they need to get to know me and I need to get to know them,” said Osborne.
She will be overseeing the 13 residential sites and 42 consumers in Calvert, the 13 residential sites and 41 consumers in St. Mary’s, and the two residential sites and seven consumers in Charles.
Her responsibilities include health and safety, speak-
ing with families, finding new homes, managing cur-rent homes, creating programs for the consumers, training staff and more.
“Ultimately, I want to get more community inte-gration,” Osborne said, speaking of her future plans. “Anything that you or I would do, I want to facilitate that.”
She also finds a lot of value in families and providers partnering together to work for the quality of life for the consumer and hopes for even more of this in the future.
Lastly, she looks forward to mentoring.“I really want to give back, I want to mentor younger
professionals because I’ve learned a lot and I want to make sure that goes on to somebody else,” Osborne said.
A New Residential Director for the Arc
Photos by Crista Dockray
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Javar Charles Nolan and his twin broth-er, Lamar Kevin Jarel Nolan (Age 28 of Mechanicsville) were indicted and charged for “Possession of Heroin with the Intent to Distribute” following the execution of search and seizure warrants. Suspect La-mar Nolan received an additional charge of “Possession of Marijuana with the Intent to Distribute”.
Lisa Marie Trossbach (Age 31 of Califor-nia, MD) was indicted by St. Mary’s County Vice/Narcotics detectives and charged with numerous drug violations. The charges in-cluded “Possession of Heroin”, “Possession of Cocaine with the Intent to Distribute”,
and “Possession of Oxycodone with the Intent to Distribute”.
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LOKER BUILDING
On November 9 at 7:25 p.m., officers responded to the Bank of America lo-cated in the 700 block of Charles Street in La Plata for the report of a robbery of a citizen. Upon arrival, officers made contact with the victim who re-ported that, after she had driven up to the ATM machine, a suspect armed with a long gun entered the back seat of her car and demanded money. A second suspect then entered the front passenger seat. The suspects ordered the victim to withdraw money from the ATM and then drive them to a nearby location where they fled. The victim was not injured and notified police immediately.
On November 11, 2015, at approximately 9:15 p.m., St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office and Charles County Sheriff’s Office patrol deputies responded to Cedar Point Federal Credit Union, located at 30330 Three Notch Road in Charlotte Hall, for the report of an armed robbery. While using the ATM, the vic-tim observed two male subjects approach his location. Subsequently, the suspects obtained items of personal property from the victim. While attempting to flee to a local business, the suspects fired a weapon toward the victim.
Detectives from the St. Mary’s County Criminal Investigations Division and Crime Lab responded to the scene and assumed the investigation
St. Mary’s and Charles County Sheriff’s Office investigators collabo-rated to determine the same suspects were responsible for both robberies. The property stolen from both victims was recovered in Washington, DC. The suspects, David Terry “Lucky” Luck-ett, age 36, of Southeast, Washington, D.C., and Charles Nathaniel Thomas, Jr., age 40, of Southeast, Washington, DC, were positively identified as the
suspects in both robberies.Investigators from St. Mary’s and Charles
County, with the assistance of members of the Investigative and Patrol Divisions of the Washington D.C Metropolitan Police Depart-ment, as well as the U.S. Marshall’s Service, were able to locate and arrest both suspects for their involvement in both of the related robberies.
Suspects Luckett and Thomas are currently being held in Washington D.C pending their extradition back to the State of Maryland.
Press Release
Suspects Identified in Bank of America and Cedar Point Federal
Credit Union RobberiesBy Guy LeonardStaff Writer
A woman local sheriff’s deputies have charged with second-degree child abuse and second-degree assault has been re-leased on bond but court records show the children she had custody over have been taken from her care.
Latasha Carter, of Lexington Park, is alleged to have used a gaming console cord to strike the 9-year-old child in the back of the knees and on the left back and shoulder, according to charging papers filed against her in county District Court.
Police were informed when teachers at Lexington Park Elementary School where the victim was going to school found evidence of abuse on the child’s body.
“Inside the bruise was a cut that was starting to scab over,” charging papers read. “He stated his mom struck him with the the cord because he was bad at school.”
When child protective service workers questioned Carter about the alleged inci-dent she told them that she had received a call from the school about the child being disrespectful and had used a belt to disci-pline the child.
The victim showed the cord to child protective services personnel and law of-ficers and told them Carter had used the cord and not a belt as she had insisted.
The two children were put into the custody of Carter’s sister, court papers stated.
Police: Mother Whipped Child With Cord
Luckett
Thomas
VICE NARCOTICS
L. Nolan J. Nolan Trossbach
11-13-2015 – Theft – Deputy T. Wesner re-sponded to the 45000 block of Miramar Way in California (Wal-Mart), for the report of a theft. The suspect, Karin Jeanne Kless, age 40, of Mechanicsville, attempted to exit the store without paying for merchandise. Further investigation revealed, Kless opened packages of merchandise and removed the contents. Kless was arrested and transported to the St. Mary’s County Detention Center. She was charged with Theft Less than $100 and Mali-cious Destruction of Property less than $1000. CASE# 66303-15
11-13-15 – Theft – Deputy J. Vezzosi re-sponded to the 45000 block of Miramar Way in California (Wal-Mart), for the report of a theft. The suspect, Stacey Michelle Lowe-Graves, age 44, of Lexington Park, attempted to exit the store without paying for merchan-dise. Lowe-Graves was placed under arrest and transported to the St. Mary’s County De-tention Center. She was charged with Theft less than $100 and was also served an active Bench Warrant. CASE# 66383-15
11-14-2015 – Assault – Deputy K. Krum responded to the St. Mary’s County Detention Center, for the report of an assault on correc-tional staff. Correctional Officer M. Graves asked the suspect several times to wear his shirt properly. The suspect, Tyler Patrick Springer, age 22, of Leonardtown, intention-ally and actively resisted. Correctional Officer Graves made several attempts to gain control of Springer and a physical struggle ensued. Subsequently, Springer intentionally struck
Correctional Officer Graves with a closed fist and then spit on his face. Springer was charged with Second Degree Assault on a DOC Em-ployee. CASE# 66551-15
11-13-2015 – Child Abuse – Deputy T. Syn-der responded to Lexington Park Elementary School, for the report of alleged child abuse. The juvenile displayed injuries consistent with child abuse. The suspect, Latasha Shervonne Carter, age 32, of Lexington Park was arrested and transported to the St. Mary’s County De-tention Center. She was charged with Second Degree Child Abuse and Second Degree As-sault. CASE# 66294-15
11-12-15 – Handgun in Vehicle – While con-ducting surveillance in the area of Great Mills Road and FDR Boulevard in Lexington Park, Deputy Cole observed a vehicle fail to come to a complete stop. Subsequently, a traffic stop was conducted on the vehicle. During the traf-fic stop, the deputy detected what appeared to be a moderate odor of burnt marijuana emit-ting from the vehicle. The suspect, Michael Fitzgerald Dobbins, Jr., age 28, of Lexington Park, was asked to exit his vehicle. An inves-tigation of the vehicle revealed a handgun, bullets, and an expired learner’s permit. Dob-bins was transported to the St. Mary’s County Detention Center. He was charged with Hand-gun in Vehicle, Handgun on or about a per-son, Possessing Regulated Firearm, Obliterate the Manufacturer's Identification Number on the Firearm, Driving Motor Vehicle without a License and Failure to Display License on Demand.
POLICE REPORT
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Food Pantry Donations Dwindle as Demand IncreasesBy Guy LeonardStaff Writer
Local food pantries that help feed needy families during the year as well as during peak holiday times say that their ability to do so is suffering while demand is only increasing.
Local pantries stock up their cupboards with food they buy on their own from various sources, including the Southern Maryland Food Bank, as well as by tak-ing donations. But without the help of the food bank the proposition becomes much harder.
The problem is the food bank is open less often even than last year. Catholic Charities, the organization that runs, it is signaling the donations they get to feed other pantries are down as well.
“We’ve been blessed with enough re-sources that we can feel peoples’ needs,” said Bev Hargraves, who runs the pantry at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lexington Park. “But the Southern Maryland Food Bank has been closed more than last year.
“It’s harder to keep things on demand and maintain the confidence that we can help people.”
The local foodbank, located in Waldorf
has long been a source of food that food pantries have been able to rely on but now that they have had to expand the amount of food they buy from other sources, it’s becoming harder to fulfill their mission.
When they have food to give out to local pantries, the food bank weighs how much
a pantry wants to take and charges them 18 cents per pound.
With that level of pricing available less and less, local pantries have to buy food from other local sources that are more ex-pensive if donations don’t answer the need.
It’s difficult to get regular stocks from the food bank, too, Hargraves said, since it tends to be closed every other week.
The needs the church sees in Lexington Park has leveled off so far as hungry fami-lies are concerned, but that’s just part of the story.
“It’s leveled off but we definitely have more coming in these last four years,” Har-graves said.
The situation in Leonardtown and the surrounding community is different and perhaps more needy, said Carol Barton, who heads up the soup kitchen and food pantry at the First Saints Community Church on Point Lookout Road.
“We’ve probably had the worst year ever because the need is so great,” Barton said, adding that on Tuesdays and Thursdays when they serve lunch for free, they have a combined attendance of 160 people.
“But on some days its climbed to as high as 125 people,” she said. “It’s just getting harder for us to do.”
The donations to their pantry are drying up as well, Barton said, and the food bank is less help than before.
But their shortage is on two fronts, not just one.
“We’re desperate for volunteers,” she said. “We need them almost as much as we need the food.”
There are between five and six volunteers working the food pantry or the soup kitchen or both, she said, but she could easily use twice that many to help all the needy com-ing in.
“You’re being the hands and feet of Christ, helping the poor,” Barton said. “It’s a bless-ing and a privilege.”
She can tell that the need is growing by who is coming in seeking help.
“It’s not the same people,” Barton said. “I see a lot of new faces.”
Often they are the middle-aged or senior citizens, and many of those are elderly wom-en, Barton said.
Volunteers are needed sometimes just to make sure they can deliver food to people who drive up in their cars who are unable to walk.
Despite the sadness they see in peoples’ needs, volunteers can keep going because they gain strength from filling those needs.
“You can volunteer for just 30 minutes if that’s all you can do,” Barton said. “It’s a good feeling.”
Brenda DiCarlo, who coordinates the food bank, said that the economic slump is at the heart of several symptoms as to why their ability to provide food to pantries is down.
There have been fewer food drives on the food bank’s behalf, she said, and retail store donations are down as well.
“The economy hasn’t provided the ability for us to bounce back the way we would like to,” DiCarlo said. “Some of the families who had been donors are now recipients.”
“We’re desperate for volunteers.
We need them almost
as much as we need the food.”
Photos by Frank Marquart
Carol Barton and a volunteer busy themselves stacking food for the pantry at First Saints Community Church in Leonardtown but the food they have on hand, Barton said, is tougher to replenish.
Pastor John Wunderlich is the senior pastor at First Saints Community Church and has seen firsthand the dwindling amounts of food available for the pantry.
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HMCM Percy Arthur “Bud” Morasch, 94
HMCM Percy Arthur “Bud” Morasch, U.S. Navy (Retired), age 94, of Ridge, Md., passed away peacefully on Nov. 13. Bud was born on Jan. 20, 1921 in Calgary, Al-berta, Canada. He joined the U.S. Navy on Jan. 2, 1941, serving 30 years before retirings Dec. 31, 1970. He then worked at Hewitt’s Lumber and Patuxent Naval Hospital, retiring a sec-ond time in 1987. Bud was a resident of St. Mary’s County for 56 years.
Bud proudly served his country as a Hospital Corpsman in the Pacific Theatre of World War II. Serving with the US 2nd Marine Division during the Battles of Gua-dalcanal and Tarawa, he amassed multiple successes, awards, and friends.
Tours of duty at Sea included: USS TANGIER (AV-8), 3rd Medical Company, 2nd Medical Battalion, 2nd Marine Divi-sion, Fleet Marine Force; Company “A” Medical Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force; USS LURLINE (Troop Transport); USS HENDERSON (AP-1); USS FOSS (DE-59); 2nd Marine Air Wing Headquarters Squadron (HEDRON-2), Fleet Marine Force; USNS GEN GAFFEY (TAP 121), USS CAVALLARO (APD-129), USS CADMUS (AR-14), USS NEOSHO (AO-143) and USS CANISTEO (AO-99).
Tours of duty at Shore included: USN Hospital Puget Sounds, Wa.; USN Hospital Brooklyn, N.Y.; USN Hospital Key West, Fla.; USN Hospital Bethesda, Md.; Ship-yard Dispensary, Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii; and USN Hospital Patuxent River, Md.
Bud will be greatly missed and remem-bered by all his family and friends as some-one always willing to help others. He leaves behind to cherish his memory: his loving wife, Betty; daughter, Julie Rycraft and hus-band, Stu; daughter, Vera McNamara; son, Edward Morasch, and wife, Cheryl; daugh-ter, Eden Evans and husband, John; grand-children, Trevor Rycraft, Juleen Hudak, Shawn McNamara, Beverley Blackwell, Carly Morasch, Ethan Morasch, Cameron Evans, Tyler Evans; seven great-grandchil-dren; and shipmates and friends too numer-ous to list here. Funeral arrangements to be determined.
Robin Ann Bassford, 50 Robin Ann Bassford, 50 of Mechanics-
ville, Md. passed away surrounded by her children and family at Chesapeake Shores Nursing Home, Great Mills, Md.
Robin was born March 20, 1965 in La Plata, Md., the youngest daughter of the late Mary Emily (Burch ) and Walter Edward Bassford.
Robin is survived by her daughter Tam-my Campbell (“G”) of Lexington Park, Md.; son Robert Bassford (Jessie) of Mechanic-sville, Md.; four grandchildren Nathaniel, Chloe, Callie and Cammie; siblings Wal-ter Bassford (Veronica) of Mechanicsville, Md., Dian Aeschlimann (Larry) of West Virginia, Edith Woodall (Mike) of Hughes-ville, Md., Brenda Simpson (Fox) of Wal-dorf, Md.; caregivers Sheroline and Mark Fletcher, along with her nieces and nephews and cousins.
Robin grew up in Hughesville, Md., at-tending St. Mary’s Catholic School, John Hanson Middle School, and Thomas Stone
High School. Although Robin did not grad-uate from Thomas Stone High School, she returned to night school and received her GED. Robin was so proud of herself and so were her children and family. Robin was employed at Moreland’s County Store. Rob-in enjoyed gardening with a love for flow-ers, sewing, and needlepoint. Robin enjoyed racing her racecar a Potomac Speedway and MIR. She also enjoyed NASCAR, Jeff Gor-don being her favorite driver. She enjoyed her dogs Gandoff, Arwin, and Titan. Pink was her favorite color.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations can be made to Hospice of St. Mary’s, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, Md. 20650
Family will welcome friends on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2015 for a life celebration at 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. followed by a service at 1 p.m., at Brinsfield-Echols Funeral Home, P.A., 30195 Three Notch Rd., Charlotte Hall, Md. 20659.
Eric Alvin Veney, 48Eric Alvin Veney, 48, of
Ridge, Md. passed away on Nov. 8 in Washington, D.C. on his 48th birthday. Born on Nov. 8 in Washington, D.C., he was the son of the late Christine Annie Lovelace Veney and Samuel Edward Veney. Eric gradutated from Oakton High School in 1985, he moved to St. Mary’s County in 2001, coming from Alexandria, Va. He was a landscaper.
Eric was the loving husband of Wendy Morgan Veney whom he married on Jan. 11, 2013 in Leonardtown, Md. Eric was a loving and devoted husband and father. There was nothing he wouldn’t do for his wife Wendy or their kids. Eric was the protector of his family and held that responsibility with much pride. Eric was always there when anyone needed advice and was never one to judge. He wanted people to know it was okay to make mistakes and someone always had their back. Eric believed in forgiveness and understood no one was perfect. Eric wanted nothing more than for his children to succeed and be compassionate under-standing people. Eric had a love for football, Cheering on the Cowboys with his mother-in-law or rooting for Alabama. Eric also had a need for speed, motorcross of course. Eric and his family use to go up to Budds Creek where he would ride, which was a sense of freedom for him. Eric loved to fish and would fish with anyone who would go with him. If you didn’t have a rod, he would have one for you, you may not catch anything, but you’d be making memories.
Eric will be greatly missed by his fam-ily and friends, but especially by his wife. Wendy and Eric were more than spouses, they were each other’s best friends and stronger halves. They often referred to each other as their better halves and knew that to-gether they could face anything. Eric would often state Wendy helped him become the man he truly wanted to be and through all their trials, they always found a way to be together. Together, they were the definition of true love.
Eric is survived by his children; Morgan Veney of Ridge, Md., Ryan Veney of Ridge, Md., Demitre Carter-Veney of Orange, Texas, and Seth Robinson-Veney of Medi-cal Lake, Wa., siblings: Tammy Addison of Manassas, Va. And Charlene Williams of Mechanicsville, Va.
Family received friends on Monday, Nov. 16 from 9 to 10 a.m. in the Mattingley-
Gardiner Funeral Home in Leonardtown, Md. with a funeral service held at 10 a.m. in the funeral home chapel with Pastor Kevin Cullins officiating. Interment followed in the Charles Memorial Gardens in Leonar-dtown, Md. Pallbearers were Billy Ridgell, Chet Barrett, Allen Ridgell, Andy Tippett, Jimmy Morgan and Rob Beall. Honorary pallbearers were; Tiffany Ridgell, Brian Irvin and David Strain. Memorial contribu-tions may be made to the Eric Veney Funer-al Fund at PNC Bank.
Patrick John (Pat John) Forrest, Sr., 64
Patrick John (Pat John) Forrest, Sr., son of Louis K. Forrest, Sr. and Patricia Bankowski Forrest passed peacefully at his home sur-rounded by his family on Nov. 17. Pat John was born on June 14, 1951 in Leonardtown, Md. He has one brother, Louis K. (Sonney) For-rest, Jr. (Charlene) of Solomons, Md.
Pat John Attended Great Mills High School before joining the Army. He served in the 82nd. Airborne Division. On Oct. 24, 1970 he married the love of his life, Debo-rah Jean Reeder. Pat John and Debbie were married 45 years and have four children. Patrick John (PJ) Forrest, Jr. (Trina) of St. Inigoes, Md.; Christopher Forrest (Margie) of St. Leonard, Md.; Jessie Forrest (Amy) of Ridge, Md.; and his “baby girl”, Angela Forrest of Ridge, Md. Pat John has seven grandchildren; Madison, Alyssa, Mercedes, Karissa, Emily, Jordan, and Kayla.
Pat John retired from Local 1590 as a Finishing Carpenter, 20 of those years were spent with Gardiner And Gardiner Con-struction Company. His precision work can be found throughout the tri-state area. Some of his work was on the Chalk Point Cooling Towers, the Woodrow Wilson, Bay and Sol-omons’ Bridges, and Nicks of Clinton. His last few years were spent as a Supervisor and doing finishing carpentry on numerous CVS stores in Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia. He was most proud of his work on the Can-cer Center in Annapolis, Md. Pat John was always working himself out of a job!
He loved life, his children and grandchil-dren, and of course his wife, “Mom”. A lifelong resident of Ridge, Md., Pat John en-joyed cutting grass on his John Deere, fish-ing, his Budweiser with family and friends, and having those popsicles for the grandkids in “Pop Pop’s Garage”. Pat John lived his life to the fullest, “hisway”.
The family received friends on Nov. 21 from 10 to 11 a.m. in St. Michael’s Catho-lic Church Ridge, Md. A Mass of Christian Burial followed at 11 a.m. with Father Peter Givanoni officiating. Interment was private.
In lieu of flowers the family requests do-nations to Hospice of St. Mary’s P.O. Box 625 Leonardtown, Md. 20650 or Ridge Vol. Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 456 Ridge, Md. 20680.
Thomas Allen “Fatback” Jameson, Sr., 73
Thomas Allen “Fatback” Jameson, Sr., 73, of Califor-nia, Md. died on Nov. 15 at Chesapeake Shores Nursing Center in Lexington Park, Md., surrounded by his loving family.
He was born March 3, 1942,
in LaPlata, Md. to the late Thomas Paul Jameson and Elizabeth Ann Greenwell.
On April 3, 1964 Allen married his be-loved wife, Mary Jane Abell at St. John’s Regis Catholic Church in Hollywood, Md. Together they celebrated over 51 loving years. He was employed as a Pipefitter for the Federal Government for 33 years until his retirement in 2005. After retirement, he worked part-time as an attendant at the St. Andrews Landfill. He was an avid boater, and enjoyed crabbing. He coached and played softball and often went to his grandson’s games and tournaments to cheer them on. His other hobbies included shoot-ing pool, duck and rabbit hunting, attending horse races, playing cards, especially poker, and socializing with his many friends. He is a member of the St. Mary’s County Softball Hall of Fame. He was an animal lover and enjoyed his dog, Sno-Jo and cat, Missy.
In addition to his beloved wife, Allen is also survived by his children, Thomas Al-len “Tommy” Jameson, Jr (Lori) of Leon-ardtown, Md., Robert Keith “Robbie” Jameson (Tammy) of Hollywood, Md., and Donna Lee “Dee Dee” Gladu (Donald) of Great Mills, Md.; his siblings, Beverly Peters (Pete) of Millbury, Ohio, Freddie Jameson of Ocean City, Md., Judy Jame-son of Ocean City, Md., and Sarah “Pinky” Manwiller (Jimmy) of Hollywood, Md.; his grandsons, Tyler Allen Gladu of Piney Point, Md., Brady Scott Jameson (Annie) of Leonardtown, Md. and Cody Parker Jameson of Leonardtown, Md.; his great-grandson, Levi Scott Jameson; and many extended family and friends. In addition to his parents, he is also preceded in death by his step-mother, Marie Jameson.
Family received friends on Friday, Nov. 20 from 5 to 8 p.m., with a Service of Re-membrance at 7 p.m., at Brinsfield Funeral Home, 22955 Hollywood Rd., Leonard-town, Md. 20650. Interment was private.
Memorial Contributions may be made to the Diabetes Association, 1701 North Beau-regard Street, Alexandria, Va. 22311 and the St. Mary’s County Animal Welfare League, P.O. Box 1232, Leonardtown, Md. 20650. Condolences may be made to www.brins-fieldfuneral.com.
Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, Md.
Herbert Cole, Jr., 91Herbert Cole, Jr., World
War II Veteran, 91, of Char-lotte Hall, Md. passed away on Nov. 16 at Charlotte Hall Veteran’s Home.
Born Jan. 7, 1924 in Wash-ington, D.C. he was the son of the late Herbert Cole, Sr. and Grace Cole.
In 1942, Herbert enlisted in the United States Navy, where he served on the U.S.S. Vincennes. After his military service he married his late wife of 52 years, Catherine Amanda Cole who predeceased him in 1998. Together they raised their sons; Billy and Bruce, and daughter Bonnie. Herbert worked as a crane operator for the Local 77 Operating Engineers for 50 years. He was also a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Herbert had four siblings; Joe, Margaret, Dorothy and Mary all of whom predeceased him. Predeceased by his wife and daughter Bonnie. Herbert is survived by his sons; Billy Cole (Sharyn) and Bruce Cole (Peg-gy); grandchildren Karen Irvin (Brian) and Michael Cole (Mandy), two great grandchil-
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dren Adrian and Zander, and two step great grandchildren Rani and Charisma. Herbert was buried with military honors Monday, Nov. 23, at 1 p.m. at Maryland Veteran’s Cemetery, 11301 Crain Hwy, Cheltenham, Md. 20623.
Joseph O. Knoefel, 75Joseph O. Knoefel, 75, of
California, Md. died Tuesday, Nov. 17 at his residence.
Born June 16, 1940 in Lou-isville, K.Y., he was the son of Louis Knoefel and Martha Stengler.
Joe Attended Florida State University, where he earned his BS in Elec-tronic Engineering in 1971. His career brought him to NESEA, ST. Inigoes, Md. as a Project Engineer in the communications and tacti-cal systems division. By 1996, soon after Mr. Knoefel’s proposal to design, integrate, and test radio communication system (RCS) for the new AEGIS ships was accepted, the systems Integration and Test Division was formed. In1990 Mr. Knoefel became the head of the newly formed Systems Integration Di-rectorate. The directorate’s major programs include designing and integrating communi-cation systems to meet the requirements of ships, special warfare groups, and joint allied endeavors; designing, testing, integrating, and delivering RCSs for AEGIS ships; as-sisting the navy and other DOD components regarding automatic data processing security and computer networking systems; and devel-oping the Joint Universal Data Interpreter to provide joint service interoperability. In 1992 Mr. Knoefel transferred to NISE East Charles-ton, S.C., where he was the Security System Department head and retired in 1994 from Civil Service. Mr. Knoefel retired as senior chief petty officer in the naval reserves. Joe worked part time as a consultant for the gov-ernment until the day he passed. Joe Loved to spend time with his family. His hobbies were his family especially his grandchildren. Joe devoted a lot of his time helping others. In ad-dition to loving his family Joe was very proud to serve his Country all of his life.
Joe is survived by his wife Marty Knoefel of 50 years and his children Joey (Crystal) Knoefel of Callaway, Md. Jennifer Knoefel of California, Md.; his grandchildren, Shan-non Knoefel of California, Md., and Emily and Lindsey Knoefel of Callaway, Md. Fam-ily received friends for Joe’s Life Celebra-tion on Monday, Nov. 23 from 5 to 8 p.m. with a prayer service at 7 p.m. with deacon Paul Bielewicz officiating at Brinsfield Fu-neral Home, P.A., 22955 Hollywood Rd., Leonardtown, Md. Interment was private.
In lieu of flowers memorial contribu-tions may be made to Hits4Heros, Post Of-fice Box 82, Leonardtown, Md. 20650 or America Legion, St. Mary’s Post 54, Post Office Box 362, Leonardtown, Md. 20650. Condolences may be made to www.brins-fieldfuneral.com.
Arrangements made by the Brinsfield Fu-neral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, Md.
Robert Michael “Jake” Jacobs, 69
Robert Michael “Jake” Ja-cobs, 69, of Chaptico, Md. died Tuesday, Nov. 17 at Med-Star St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown, Md., surround-ed by his loving family.
He was born Aug. 4, 1946
in Baltimore, Md. to the late Warner W. and Lucille V. Watson Jacobs.
In 1965 Jake proudly served in the United States Navy for 28 dedicated years until his retirement in 1993 as a Chief Warrant Of-ficer. After retiring from the United States Navy, Jake proudly worked with numerous local Government contractors for 19 years supporting the Navy fleet, retiring in 2012. On Aug. 15, 1971, he married his beloved wife, Mary Ellen “Sue” North. Together they celebrated over 44 wonderful years together.
He was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, VFW Post 2632 in Cali-fornia, Md., American Legion Post 221 in Avenue, Md., Fleet Reserve ASO Branch 92 in Lexington Park, Md., Vietnam Veteran VO-67 Ghost Squadron, and the Mustang Associates.
In addition to his beloved wife, Jake is also survived by his children, Vickie L. Sands-bury of Lexington Park, Md., Marshelle A. Jacobs of Chaptico, Md., Tammy R. Fla-nagan of Chaptico, Md., Charles F. Jacobs of California, Md. and Wayne K. Jacobs of California, Md.; his siblings, Margaret K. Jackson of Lexington, K.Y., Barbara E. Jacobs of Lexington, K.Y., Brenda L. Der of Baltimore, Md., and Mary Beth Jacobs of Baltimore, Md.; 11 grandchildren and six great grandchildren. In addition to his parents, he is also preceded in death by his brother, William B. Jacobs.
Family received friends for Jake’s Life Celebration on Sunday, Nov. 22 from 2 to 5 p.m., with a prayer service at 4 p.m., at Brinsfield Funeral Home, 22955 Hol-lywood Rd., Leonardtown, Md. 20650. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated by Reverend Anthony Lickteig on Monday, Nov. 23 at 11 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 23080 Maddox Rd., Bushwood, Md. 20618. Interment followed in the church cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 23080 Maddox Rd., Bushwood, Md. 20618. Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com. Arrange-ments by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A.
Mary Ann Robey, 54Mary Ann Robey 54, of
Mechanicsville, Md. passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 18 at Washington Hospi-tal Center. She was born on July 24, 1961 in Hag-erstown, Md. Mary was the daughter of Curtis Eugene Hall of Bluff City, Tenn. and the late Mary Lee(Gower) Hall. Mary enjoyed spending all her time with her children and grandchildren. She loved calling her two daughters sev-eral times a day just to talk. Mary had an ongoing thing with all her grandchil-dren to see who could say “ I love you for the day and night” first, sometimes she would win but not often because she loved when the kids got excited because they got her first. They were her heart. Aside from her mother, she is preceded in death by her late husband, James Allison Robey and a son-in-law, Michael Eberhardt. Mary is survived by her two daughters, Teresa Ann Robey (Kevin) of Mechanic-sville, Md. and Crystal Lee Eberhardt of Leonardtown, Md. and her son, James Curtis Robey (Melissa) of Lusby, Md. She is survived by her significant other Dar-
rell Vargo. She is also survived by two sisters, Teresa Smith (Ronald) of Bluff City, Tenn. and Dawn Williams (Ken) of Leonardtown,Md. and one brother Cur-tis Hall (Christine) of Hughesville, Md. And lastly, she is survived by her 11 grandchildren, Breanna, Devin, Autumn, Frank, Shampaigne, Lexy, Dai›Andre, Curtis, Nathan, Grace and Liah. Family received family and friends on Monday, Nov. 23 for visitation from 1 p.m. until time of service at 2 p.m. at Briscoe-Tonic Funeral Home, 38576 Brett Way, Mechanicsville, Md. Interment was private.
Gregory Thomas “Brother” Ridgell Gregory Thomas “Broth-
er” Ridgell passed peace-fully away on Nov. 19, 2015 at the Charlotte Hall Veteran’s Home with his daughter at his side. He was the son of the late Austin “Buck” and Cecilia Ridgell of Scotland, Md. and husband of the late Marilyn Ridgell. He is preceded in death by his brothers Leslie, Gus (Austin), and George and his sisters Cecelia “Flip” Ti-tus and Grace Pratt. He is survived by his daughter Diane and his sisters Catherine Dean, Eleanor Tippett, Clara Norris and Susanna Wolf.
He joined the Air Force in 1950 and served in the Korean War. He spent 26 years in San Francisco before moving to
Maryland with his family. He had a Forth Degree Honorary Life Membership in the St. Francis Assembly #43 Knights of Co-lumbus Council in San Francisco. He spent many of his later years as an usher at Our Lady of the Wayside in Chaptico.
His many occupations included: janitor, gardener and subway driver for the Senate where he was known for always whistling a happy tune.
He loved playing the slots, cards—es-pecially pinochle, golf, bowling, garden-ing, fishing and watching baseball, but the thing he loved most was enjoying a great meal out and telling stories and jokes with his loved ones. He was known for his grin, his easy-going attitude and his love for others.
The family will receive friends on Fri-day, Nov. 27 from 5 to 8 p.m. with prayers recited at 7 p.m. in St. Michael’s Catholic Church Ridge, Md. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, Nov. 28 at 10 a.m. in St. Michael’s Catholic Church Ridge, Md. with Father Peter Giovanoni officiating, and Father Joseph Bayne cel-ebrating. Interment will be held at a lat-er date in the church cemetery. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to Charlotte Hall Veterans Home 29449 Charlotte Hall Rd. Charlotte Hall, Md. 20622 and/or Hospice of St. Mary’s P.O. Box 625 Leonardtown, Md. 20650.
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Visit Leonardtown First Friday web page for specials at participating businesses!
Wish ListFirst
Friday!
On the first Friday of every month, historic Leonardtown’s art galleries, restaurants, ca-fes, gift shops, antique shops, bookstores, etc. open their doors to showcase local art-ists and/or serve specials at their establish-
ments. You are invited to a fun evening of live entertainment,
demos, receptions, hands-on activities, and seasonal
promotions.
Dear Santa,I’ve been (check one) �Good Pretty Good I can explainI’ve made a wish list at these smallindependent shops in Leonardtown. Give your elves a little break and shop small, shop Leonardtown!
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Wine Accessories
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Unique Wines & Craft Beers
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Australian Soaps
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Project bags & handmade shawl pins
Interchangeable needle sets
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Skirts, blouses, jackets & Vests
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Books on local history
Gift Certificates
Leonardtown’s small independent businesses are open and full of wonderful, unique gifts. They’ll each have a wish list you can fill out just for that store. Be sure to visit all the shops and tell Santa what you’d like him to bring!
Use our handy list here to let Santa
know where you’d like him
to shop for the merriest
Christmas ever!
December is...
301-475-2859www.fenwickbooks.com
41655A Fenwick StreetDowntown Leonardtown, MD
Dec. 4 from 5 -7 p.m.
Book Signing with Lauren S. Silberman
Lauren R. Silberman is the author of Wicked Baltimore: Charm City Sin and Scandal (The History Press) and The Jewish Community of Baltimore (Arcadia Publishing). Silberman is the deputy director
of Historic London Town and Gardens in Edgewater, Maryland, and a board member of the Small Museum Association. She is also the treasurer for the Friends of the Greenbelt Museum and a committee
member for the Anacostia Trails Heritage Area. She lives in Greenbelt, Maryland, with her husband."
"Wild Women of Maryland- The daring women of Maryland made their mark on history as spies,
would-be queens and fiery suffragettes. Sarah Wilson escaped indentured servitude in Frederick
by impersonating the queens sister. In Cumberland, Sallie Pollock smuggled letters for top Confederate officials. Baltimore journalist Marguerite Harrison snuck into Russia to report conditions there after
World War I. From famous figures like Harriet Tubman to unsung heroines like Lady Law Violet
Hill Whyte, author Lauren R. Silberman introduces Marylands most tenacious and adventurous women.
Thursday, November 26, 2015 17The County TimesHandcrafted Items & Gifts Produced by Local Fiber Farmers & Artisans
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Come Check Out Our
SpeakeaSy Bar Behind the Bookcase!
Come Try Our Great Coffee,
Smoothies, Frappes &
Food MenuMonday 6 am – 6 pm • Tuesday - Thursday 6 am – 10 pm Friday 6 am – Midnight • Saturday 7 am - Midnight • Sunday 8 am – 2 pm
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Vinyl lettering
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Make Leonardtown “Your Place” Every First Friday!For First Friday Updates and Event Locations visit www.leonardtownfirstfridays.com
Dine at Cafe des Artistes, or any of Leonardtown’s wonderful independent restaurants and pick up a gift certificate for someone special on your list!
FridayDec. 45-8P.M.
22715 Washington StreetLeonardtown, MD 20650
301-475-2744Lessons and Classes For All Levels
Quality Yarns • Stylish Designs
www.crazyforewe.com
Visit Leonardtown First Friday web page for specials at participating businesses!
Wish ListFirst
Friday!
On the first Friday of every month, historic Leonardtown’s art galleries, restaurants, ca-fes, gift shops, antique shops, bookstores, etc. open their doors to showcase local art-ists and/or serve specials at their establish-
ments. You are invited to a fun evening of live entertainment,
demos, receptions, hands-on activities, and seasonal
promotions.
Dear Santa,I’ve been (check one) �Good Pretty Good I can explainI’ve made a wish list at these smallindependent shops in Leonardtown. Give your elves a little break and shop small, shop Leonardtown!
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.8.9.10.
LBA County Times Scroll ad Nov 2015 v3 11/15/15 2:28 PM Page 1
Craft Guild Shops
Handicrafts from India
Local Art & Vintage Furniture
Vintage Furniture & Rare Findings
Caught My Eye
Marble Bead Necklace
Stained Glass, Pottery
homemade soaps/lotions
Big Larry's
Black Market Interiors
Superhero Collectibles
Comic Books & Games
Gift Cards
Small Gift & Table Top Items
Aquiesse Candles and Diffusers
Origami Owl Jewelry
BTBGift Certificates
TShirts
Coffee Mugs
Holiday Centerpieces
Fresh or Silk Wreaths
Fruit and gourmet baskets
Towne Florist
Opal Gallery & GiftsPaintings and Photography
Handbags and Jewelry
Art Glass and Pottery
Local Wine
Wine Accessories
Gift Certificates
Port Of Leonardtown
Redken & Pureology Products
Hair & Body Care Gift Sets
Bioelements Skin Care
S'kape Salon
Quality Street Kitchen
Gourmet Olive Oils & Vinegars
Unique Wines & Craft Beers
Quality Knives and cookware
North End GalleryPaintings & serigraph prints
Stained Glass, sculptures
Woodwork, Jewelry, Silk scarves
Antique Sterling Silver and crystal
Oyster Pans
Australian Soaps
Maryland Antique Center
Handmade Chocolates
Real Hot Chocolate
Chocolate covered strawberries
Heritage Chocolates
McKay's FoodStuffed Ham & Party Platters
Floral Arrangements & Centerpieces
Large Wine & Spirits Selection
Good Earth Natural FoodsShoyeido Incense with decorative holders
Aromatherapy with essential oils & diffusers
Organic Tea and artisan roasted coffee
Local fiber art and knitwear
Goats Milk Soap
Pottery and Chain Mail Jewelry
Crazy for Ewe Yarns
Fuzzy Farmers
Learn to knit kits and project kits
Project bags & handmade shawl pins
Interchangeable needle sets
Fenwick Street Used Books & MusicSigned First Editions
Science Fiction & Vintage Children's Books
Local hand poured soy candles
Explore CoutureUnique Women's Fashions
Scarves & Jewelry
Skirts, blouses, jackets & Vests
Front PorchCafé des Artistes
Historical Society Tudor HallGift Membership
Books on local history
Gift Certificates
Leonardtown’s small independent businesses are open and full of wonderful, unique gifts. They’ll each have a wish list you can fill out just for that store. Be sure to visit all the shops and tell Santa what you’d like him to bring!
Use our handy list here to let Santa
know where you’d like him
to shop for the merriest
Christmas ever!
December is...
301-475-2859www.fenwickbooks.com
41655A Fenwick StreetDowntown Leonardtown, MD
Dec. 4 from 5 -7 p.m.
Book Signing with Lauren S. Silberman
Lauren R. Silberman is the author of Wicked Baltimore: Charm City Sin and Scandal (The History Press) and The Jewish Community of Baltimore (Arcadia Publishing). Silberman is the deputy director
of Historic London Town and Gardens in Edgewater, Maryland, and a board member of the Small Museum Association. She is also the treasurer for the Friends of the Greenbelt Museum and a committee
member for the Anacostia Trails Heritage Area. She lives in Greenbelt, Maryland, with her husband."
"Wild Women of Maryland- The daring women of Maryland made their mark on history as spies,
would-be queens and fiery suffragettes. Sarah Wilson escaped indentured servitude in Frederick
by impersonating the queens sister. In Cumberland, Sallie Pollock smuggled letters for top Confederate officials. Baltimore journalist Marguerite Harrison snuck into Russia to report conditions there after
World War I. From famous figures like Harriet Tubman to unsung heroines like Lady Law Violet
Hill Whyte, author Lauren R. Silberman introduces Marylands most tenacious and adventurous women.
Thursday, November 26, 2015The County Times18 Education
College of Southern Maryland alumna Kayla Ruiz, of Califor-nia, was awarded the University of Maryland Transfer Academic Ex-cellence Scholarship (TAES) which covers full tuition for four consecu-tive semesters. The scholarship, the most prestigious offered to transfer students, is awarded to students who earned an associate degree with a grade point average of 3.5 or higher and who demonstrate civic engagement in their community. Ruiz began her studies at CSM as a dual enrollment student while at Leonardtown High School taking math, English and anatomy classes at the Leonardtown Campus. “I had a general idea that I wanted a career in kinesiology and CSM offered ex-ercise science which would allow me to explore the field,” said Ruiz.
“I was fortunate to have Profes-sor [Turner] Coggins at CSM who pushed me to go above and beyond what I would have in high school,” said Ruiz. In addition to excelling at academics at CSM, Ruiz played soccer for the CSM Hawks for two years and was on the team that went to the National Championship in 2013.
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Daniel Carney, left, is sworn in as the newly appointed member of the St. Mary’s County Board of Education by Clerk of the Circuit Court Joan Williams.Carney, who is the former chief financial officer of the school system, was selected last week by a unanimous vote of the Commissioners of St. Mary’s County from a pool of 34 applicants.He will finish out the term of Marilyn Crosby who resigned her seat for health reasons.
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Carney Sworn Into Board of
EducationBy Guy LeonardStaff Writer
The St. Mary’s County Board of Education voted Tuesday to respond to a state survey about how each county provides assessments, including the recently rolled-out PARCC tests, but disagreed with the state’s findings that a 5-to-1 ratio of students to computers was sufficinet for such test taking.
Schools Superintendent J. Scott Smith and the board said that the myriad of problems the school system faced in administer-ing the PARCC assessment on-line, including student unfamil-iarity with the test, the sheer lack of modern computers and the lack of bandwidth to support their use, could not be discounted.
“Anyone who says that technology was not a problem [dur-ing PARCC testing] just wasn’t listenting,” Smith said. “With a 5-to-1 ratio that means 20 percent of your students have access while the other 80 percent don’t.”
Board Member Rita Weaver said that the state’s assessments on how much technology was sufficient were unrealistic.
“We don’t have the computers or the bandwidth to be doing
this,” she said.Many of the computers used in schools, particularly at the
elementary school level, are up to eight years old.Smith said that technology like computers must be replaced
every three to five years to ensure it does not become obsolete.But the problem is the sheer cost, he said, since the school
system is only now able to retask $1.9 million of its operating budget to purchase some more updated laptops and support gear for student use.
The retasking of the money was recently approved by the Commissioners of St. Mary’s County.
Smith reported Tuesday at the regular school board meeting that the new computers and support equipment would be avail-able for installation next month, though it would not come close to reaching the lofty goal of providing a computer for every student.
“A computer for every child is a tremendous investment,” Smith said.
School Board Continues to Lament Tech Gap
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The Maryland Agricultural Commis-sion will meet from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 9, at the Maryland De-partment of Agriculture (50 Harry S Tru-man Parkway, Annapolis, Md. 21401).
The Commission serves as an advisory body to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary
of Agriculture. Its members are appointed by the Governor and represent major com-modity groups across Maryland. For more information, contact Jessica Armacost: 410-841-5828, [email protected].
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Md Ag Meeting Notice: Maryland Agricultural
Commission to Meet Dec. 9
By Crista DockrayStaff Writer
The Southern Maryland Youth Orchestra and Choir took to the stage to perform their concert, Simple Gifts. The show took place on Sunday, Nov. 22 at the Chopticon High School at 3 p.m. The show featured the Treblemak-ers, for ages 8 and up, CAPELLA, for middle and high school, and the youth orchestra. The orchestra is directed by AnneMarie Karnback and the choir is directed by Angelica Brooks. They direct children and teens from all three counties.
The Treblemakers performed Bantama Kra Kro and A Solfege Christmas. CAPELLA performed Bonse Aba and Carol of the Bells and the Orchestra performed songs such as the Ancient Echoes of Time and Simple Gifts.
The concert had a special performance by Jennifer Cooper, a professional vocalist and the President/CEO of Go-DIVA!, a production company.
Next auditions for the SMYOC Orchestra, TrebleMakers and CAPELLA are January 11, 12, 13, and 14. More details available online. For more information on the Youth Orchestra and Choir, visit www.smyoc.org.
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LIBRARY ITEMSAll St. Mary’s County Library Branches Closed for Staff Day: December 11All three branches of the St. Mary’s County Library will be closed Friday, Dec. 11 for staff training. All branches will be open regular business hours on Saturday, Dec. 12. St. Maries Musica Holiday PerformanceCharlotte Hall Library will host St. Maries Minstrels for a holiday program on Wednesday, Dec. 2 at 7 p.m. Feel the joyful spirit of the December holidays with St. Maries Musica. Some familiar carols will include the opportunity for the audience to sing-a-long! Free and open to the public. Microsoft Office: Introduction to Publisher 2013Leonardtown branch will hold a Microsoft Office: Introduction to Publisher 2013 computer class on Wednesday, Dec. 9 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Learn to create flyers, cards, certificates and more! Basic computer skills required and ability to use a mouse. Adult computer classes
are for ages 16 and up. Registration required. Buying and Selling Online computer classLexington Park branch will hold a Buying and Selling Online computer class on Thursday, Dec. 10 from 10 a.m. to noon. Trying to sell your old dining room table, or go into business selling handmade scarves? Learn which online selling venue is right for you, Craigslist, eBay, Amazon, or Etsy. Understand how to stay safe, when buying and selling online. Outfitting OutlanderLeonardtown branch will hold a special program: Outfitting Outlander: So much more than kilts, ye ken! on Saturday, Dec. 12 from 2:30 to 4 p.m. This talk will explore how Outlander’s costumes and props compare to 18th-century artifacts recovered by archaeologists in Maryland, such as table glass, medicine containers, horse tack, architecture, weaponry, clothing and more! No registration, free and open to the public. In partnership with Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum.
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On Dec. 5, begins a new holiday tra-dition with Historic St. Mary’s City’s Colonial Christmas and discover the spirit of Christmas past in the 17th- century. Guests follow the journey of a recently freed servant as he des-perately searches for love. The people he meets on his journey offer insight on how he can win the heart of a girl through colonial tradition and the goodwill of the season. Join in the cel-ebration by hanging evergreens, mak-ing crafts and learning a traditional dance. Arrive dressed for the weather and be prepared for mild walking. Tours will depart every hour from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Admission is $10 for adults, $9 for se-niors, $6 for students and free Friends members and children five and under. For information, call (240) 895-4990 or [email protected]
Historic St. Mary’s City is a museum of living history and archaeology on the
site of Maryland’s first capital in beauti-ful, tidewater Southern Maryland. For more information about the museum contact the Visitor Center at 240-895-4990, 800-SMC-1634, or [email protected].
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Colonial Christmas At HSMC
Calvert CountyCSM Wellness Open House. 11-3 p.m.,
Dec. 3. College of Southern Maryland, Prince Frederick Campus, B Building, 115 J.W. Williams Road, Prince Fred-erick, B. Bldg. A variety of health and wellness services, such as blood pres-sure, vision, fitness and HIV screenings, fitness classes, healthy snacks and prizes will be available at the campus’s well-ness center. Free. Melvina Frazier 443-550-6000 ext. 6450.
CSM Jazz Ensemble Concert. 8 p.m., Dec. 4. College of Southern Maryland, Prince Frederick Campus, Building B, Multipurpose Room, 115 J.W. Williams Road, Prince Frederick. CSM’s Jazz En-semble Solid Brass, directed by Randy
Runyon, will perform an assortment of holiday classics in the big band swing style. $5 in advance, $7 day of event. [email protected], 301-934-7828, www.csmd.edu/Arts.
Cupcake Decorating at CSM. 12-3 p.m., Dec. 12. College of Southern Maryland, Prince Frederick Campus, Building A, Room PFA-122, 115 J.W. Williams Road, Prince Frederick. Learn the basics of decorating cupcakes us-ing techniques such as drop flower, ro-sette, star, pull out star, dots and zig-zags. Bring one dozen baked, unfrosted cupcakes to the class. Frosting and 12 piece cupcake decorating kit is included in the cost of the class. Course number PEP-8940-128268.Tuition and fees $49.
Registration is by phone 301-359-4760, or online through http://www.csmd.edu/go/register.
CSM Ward Virts Concert Series: Bri-an Ganz, classical piano. 3 p.m., Dec. 13. College of Southern Maryland, Prince Frederick Campus, Building B, Multi-purpose Room, 115 J.W. Williams Road, Prince Frederick. Brian Ganz is widely regarded as one of the leading pianists of his generation. Ganz has appeared as soloist with orchestras such as the St. Louis Symphony, the St. Petersburg Philharmonic, the Baltimore Symphony, the National Philharmonic, the National Symphony and the City of London Sin-fonia. Ganz is on the piano faculty of St. Mary’s College of Maryland, where he is artist-in-residence, and is a mem-ber of the piano faculty of the Peabody Conservatory. He is the artist-editor of the “Schirmer Performance Edition of Chopin’s Preludes,” (2005). Doors open at 2:30 p.m. Limited seating. Free. [email protected], 443-550-6011, http://www.csmd.edu/community/the-ar ts/music/ward-virts-series/index.
St. Mary’s County Genealogy Class at CSM. 7 to 9 p.m.,
Dec. 1-10. College of Southern Mary-land, Leonardtown Campus, Admin-istration/Classroom Building, Room A203, 22950 Hollywood Road, Leon-ardtown. Are you looking to improve your skill set in family history and ge-nealogy? Do you want to learn how to
transcribe and abstract documents you find and discuss records from as far back as the 17th and 18th century? Then join us for Genealogy- the Next Step. Learn what is available online, what reposito-ries have information that can help an-swer your genealogical questions and dig deeper into your family tree. Course number AAA-7220-129326. Tuition and fees $89. Registration through http://www.csmd.edu/go/register.
CSM Wellness Open House. 3-6 p.m., Dec. 3. College of Southern Maryland, Leonardtown Campus, D Building Foy-er, 22950 Hollywood Road, Leonard-town. A variety services, such as blood pressure, vision, fitness and HIV screen-ings, fitness classes, healthy snacks and prizes will be available at the campus’s wellness center. Free. Sherrise Debaugh 240-725-5372.
CSM Barbershop Concert. 8 p.m., Dec. 11. College of Southern Mary-land, Leonardtown Campus Building A, Room 206, 22950 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown. Southern Mix, directed by Paul Douglass, is a men’s barber-shop chorus which rehearses on CSM’s La Plata Campus. They will perform a variety of holiday and seasonal songs. $5 in advance, $7 day of event. [email protected], 301-934-7828, www.csmd.edu/Arts.
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December Events at CSM
Thursday, November 26, 2015The County Times22
BLEACHERSA View From The
By Ronald N. Guy Jr.Contributing Writer
Roaming my well-worn paths of SoMD, I spotted a yard ablaze with Christmas lights a mere week after Halloween. Is it already time for fly-ing reindeer, a financial hemorrhage and the rotund distributor of dreams come true? A bucket of bite-sized sugar bombs still resides on my kitchen table. What happened to…November? It’s a nice month. Vet-eran’s Day. Endless football. Col-lege basketball’s kickoff. National Epilepsy and Native American Heritage Month. It’s even National Novel Writing Month. Whoa…I’m feeling the pressure.
And there’s November’s crown jewel: Thanksgiving, my top seed of underrated holidays (that aforemen-tioned way-too-early Christmas dis-play is proof). Turkey Day is steeped in American history. It offers a brief respite (hopefully) from the daily grind, time with family and the op-portunity to reflect and be thankful. And if you’re upright, healthy and not desperately fleeing a terrorist-infected homeland or picking up the pieces after a tragic attack, there’s much to appreciate.
Sports seem so small consider-ing the disturbing nature of recent world events. Nevertheless sports are what I do and sports are why you’re reading this column. I sup-pose as fans we’re all grateful that games continue to be played. As for the athletes themselves, there are many who should feel particularly indebted at the moment. Stephen Curry’s Golden State Warriors are blazing hot. Alex Ovechkin recently broke the Russian record for NHL goals. Bryce Harper was awarded the National League MVP award. And Ronda Rousey, after being knocked out by Holly Holm, is the former UCF bantamweight cham-pion. Wait. What?
On the surface, that makes no sense. While contemplating her battered body and wounded pride, it would undoubtedly make little sense to Rousey too. Thankful for losing her belt, an undefeated record and title of the most overwhelming MMA fighter – male or female – the sport has ever seen?
Yes.Rousey was a perfect 12-0 enter-
ing the fight with Holm. Nine of her matches had ended in submissions, via her trademark arm bar; the three other victories were by KO/TKO. Only one fight had gone past the
first round; eight had ended in less than a minute. She was devastat-ing, charismatic and attractive. She was the sport’s biggest attraction, its first cross-over star. The ceiling on her future was raised with every convincing win.
So now what? Holm left Rousey bloodied and in a heap on the can-vas. After rising to congratulate her victorious opponent, the one-time Queen of Destruction resembled the Cowardly Lion after Dorothy popped him in the nose. The rage was gone. She looked…broken.
And therein lies the opportunity and Rousey’s reason to be thankful.
Not unlike society, the sports world loves champions. Winners are showered with adulations. Vince Lombardi once said, “Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing.” But it isn’t that simple. What appeals to people isn’t just winning, it’s triumph after adversity. Few can relate to perfection and total domi-nance – the pre-Holm Rousey. We are flawed. We fail. We dominate…nothing. So victory after apparent catastrophic failure is inspiring. Michael Jordan, on his way to six championships, was beaten back for years by Boston and Detroit in the playoffs and, after his baseball fling, lost to Orlando in the conference semifinals. Larry Bird and Magic Johnson took turns getting the bet-ter of each other throughout their careers. Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova, the greatest rivalry I’ve witnessed, split their 80 matches 37 (Evert) to 43 (Navratilova). Each player failed as much as she suc-ceeded. Even Tom Brady and Bill Belichick, the best quarterback and head coach of their era, have been uneven. Yes, they’ve won four Super Bowls. But they’ve also lost two and grinded for 10 years between their third and fourth titles. Mike Tyson never did recover from the Buster Douglass loss. Personal and profes-sional adversity seems to have got-ten the best of Tiger Woods, too.
What does the future hold for Rousey? Currently bloodied and beaten, she has a chance to author her own Rocky Balboa-like return to glory. I hope she does. An epic Rousey comeback would offer us evidence to believe in the never-ending series of our own. We could all use the encouragement.
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On Sunday, Nov. 29, MDIR will host the last Test & Tune of the season. Time runs and grudge racing all day long! A $1,000 to win gamblers race will also be held for E.T. bracket racers. So bring your grudge matches, street cars, pro cars, bracket cars, imports, motorcycles, and Jr. Dragsters to MDIR! Gates open at 10 a.m., eliminations begin at 3 p.m., and the gates close at 6 p.m. Admission is just $15 and kids 11 & under are free. Test & Tune entry fee is $30 and No
Time entry fee is $40. MDIR will be closed for the season on
Dec. 1, and will re-open again in March of 2016. Happy Holidays everyone!
For more information on these events call 301-884-RACE, visit us at www.RaceMDIR.com or connect with us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @RaceMDIR.
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“Small Works” Holiday Art ShowArtworks@7th (9100 Bay Avenue, North Beach)
As the Holiday season ap-proaches, once again the artists of Artworks@7th have been bus-ily preparing one-of-a-kind “Small Works” trinkets, stocking stuffers, and other unique works of art to help customers new and old cel-ebrate the season and be a gift giving superstar. This special show will run to Jan. 17th with an open-ing reception and complimentary refreshments on Saturday, Dec. 5th from 1 to 4 p.m. So come on out and peruse the distinctive works of the Gallery’s creative and talented local artists – you might just find that something special for friends, family, or even for yourself! Gal-lery Hours are Thursday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Our tele-phone number is 410-286-5278 or you can visit our website at www.artworksat7th.com or our Face-book page at www.facebook.com/Artworkat7th.
Thursday, Nov. 26
Thanksgiving DinnerChurch of the Ascension (21641 Great Mills Rd., Lexington Park)- noon to 3 p.m.
The dinner is free and all you need to bring are your friends and/or a good appetite. Everyone
is welcome. We’re serving a tra-ditional Thanksgiving dinner with turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, etc. And, of course, what would Thanksgiving be without dessert! Call the Church office at 301-863-8551 for more information.
4th Annual 5K Turkey TrotCalvert County Homeless Shelter (Prince Frederick) - 7 a.m.
The 4th Annual “Strut Your Stuff-ing” 5K Turkey Trot to benefit the homeless shelter of Calvert Coun-ty, Project ECHO. Early registra-tion is highly recommended to guaranteed a fabulous t-shirt! Visit www.5kturkeytrot.vpweb.com to be directed to the appropriate reg-istration web site. Join 500 of our local neighbors to start the Trot at 7:00 a.m., get your exercise in for the day, and eat guilt free for the rest of the day knowing you sac-rificed your Holiday sleep for the homeless of our community. For more information about the run to benefit Project ECHO, contact Tri-sha Riggs-Gipson at [email protected] or 410-535-0044 ext. 4.
Friday, Nov. 27
Hearth and HomeVisitor Center (18751 Hogaboom Ln., St. Mary’s City)- 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Give your post-Thanksgiving kitchen a break and experience
what and how the colonists pre-pared food in the “olden days.” This hearth and home event is a lively exploration of 17th-century foodways focusing on most things venison. We invite you to watch demonstrations in various meth-ods of venison cooking and pres-ervation while discovering the 17th-century versions of a refrigerator, stove, and food processor. All ac-tivities are included in general ad-mission to the museum: $10 adult, $9 for senior, $6 for children ages 6 to 18, and free for those 5 years and younger and Friends members. Bring a non-perishable food item for the Southern Maryland Food Bank and enjoy a $1 discount. For more information, contact 240-895-4990, 800-SMC-1634, or [email protected].
Saturday, Nov. 28
Hearth and HomeVisitor Center (18751 Hogaboom Ln., St. Mary’s City)- 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Give your post-Thanksgiving kitchen a break and experience what and how the colonists pre-pared food in the “olden days.” This hearth and home event is a lively exploration of 17th-century foodways focusing on most things venison. We invite you to watch demonstrations in various meth-ods of venison cooking and pres-ervation while discovering the 17th-century versions of a refrigerator, stove, and food processor. All ac-tivities are included in general ad-mission to the museum: $10 adult, $9 for senior, $6 for children ages 6 to 18, and free for those 5 years and younger and Friends members. Bring a non-perishable food item for the Southern Maryland Food Bank and enjoy a $1 discount. For more information, contact 240-895-4990, 800-SMC-1634, or [email protected].
Sunday, Nov. 29
Annual Holiday BazaarSt. Mary’s Fairgrounds (Fair-grounds Rd, Leonardtown)- 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Crafters, vendors, homemade items, gifts, and more!
Monday, Nov.30
On Pins & NeedlesCalvert Library Twin Beaches Branch (3819 Harbor Rd # 200, Chesapeake Beach)- 1 to 4 p.m.
Bring your quilting, needlework, knitting, crocheting, or other proj-ect for an afternoon of conversa-tion and shared creativity. For more information, call 410-257-2411.
Tuesday, Dec. 1
CSM Chorale and Chamber Choir ConcertCSM La Plata Campus (8730 Mitch-
ell Rd., La Plata)- 7:30 p.m.CSM’s Chorale, under the direc-
tion of Krystal McCoy, will be joined by the Chamber Choir in perform-ing an assortment of holiday clas-sics. $5 in advance, $7 day of con-cert. For more information, contact [email protected], 301-934-7828, or visit www.csmd.edu/Arts.
Wednesday, Dec. 2
“The Miracle Pond” – Southern Audubon SocietyWashington Square Community Center (101 Kennedy Place, La Pla-ta)- 7:30 to 9 p.m.
Come enjoy an evening with one of Maryland’s most noted photog-raphers. Middleton will present his newly released book featuring nearly 800 photographs of natural beauty. Years in the making, Mid-dleton captures nature in action at Baltimore’s Patterson Park fol-lowing the Wood Duck’s life cycle along with other waterfowl, mi-grating Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, songbirds and raptors. Join us for a journey of discovery with this enor-mously talented action shot pho-tographer whose publication will be available for purchase and make a great holiday gift. Holiday refresh-ments will be offered so come early and enjoy! For more information contact SMAS President, Michael Patterson, at 301-752-5763.
Thursday, Dec. 3
Spanish Class for Little AmigosWaldorf West Library (10405 O’Donnell Pl., Waldorf)- 6 to 6:30 p.m.
For ages 2 to 5. Children will en-joy hearing stories in English and Spanish. We’ll read stories, sing songs and do finger plays and a craft! For more information, call 301-645-1395.
Friday, Dec. 4
Madrigal DinnerChrist Episcopal Church (37497 Zack Fowler Rd., Chaptico)- 6:30 p.m.
Ditch the holiday hubbub and step back in time for an elegant evening of fine dining and merry music. Presented by the Chopticon High School’s Chorus Boosters, the Madrigal Dinner and Concert features festival holiday music per-formed by Chopticon’s Peace Pip-ers, Infinity, Divas and CHS Cho-rale. All proceeds from the perfor-mances benefit Chopticon’s choirs.
Saturday, Dec. 5
Madrigal DinnerChrist Episcopal Church (37497 Zack Fowler Rd., Chaptico)- 6:30 p.m.
Ditch the holiday hubbub and step back in time for an elegant evening of fine dining and merry music. Presented by the Chopticon
High School’s Chorus Boosters, the Madrigal Dinner and Concert features festival holiday music per-formed by Chopticon’s Peace Pip-ers, Infinity, Divas and CHS Cho-rale. All proceeds from the perfor-mances benefit Chopticon’s choirs.
Music Holiday ConcertSt. Luke UAME Church (45000 St. Luke Ct., Piney Point)- 5 p.m.
Come out, enjoy yourself, and get into the holiday spirit. Concert fea-tures Wilbur Johnson and The Gos-pel Persuaders, and Like Minds. Donation: $10 – tickets and food will be sold at the door.
Meet the AuthorsCoffee Quarter (22576 MacArthur Blvd. #336, California)- 3 to 6 p.m.
The Third Annual Meet the Au-thors event. This is a great oppor-tunity to meet local authors and il-lustrators and to purchase an auto-graphed copy of your favorite book for yourself or as a gift. The Coffee Quarter’s delightful menu will be available for purchase that day, as well. Participants include Linda Stewart (Snow’s Rest, Snow’s Run,) Arianna Pray/Vesta Clark (The Mythos Cycle,) Eddie and Mary Washington (Pegasus: The White Man, The Red Horse, The Black Boy,) Christina Allen (A Micro-Chip on My Shoulder, Momma Tree,) Joyce Judd and Ellynne Davis (El-lynne’s Top Tomato Cookbook, Halloween Fright on a Chesapeake Night, The Chesapeake Cats and the Easter Surprise, all edited by Myra Raspa,) Patrick and Jeanne Burke (Ghost Soldiers of Gettys-burg,) Dan Dobbins (Andros, TheIn-famous Exploits of John Gideon,) and Hank Caruso (X-Traordinary Planes, X-Traordinary Pilots.) This event is free and open to the pub-lic. For more information, you may contact 301-475-2577.
Winter Owl Prowl Field TripMyrtle Point Park (California)- 8 to 9 p.m.
Youths especially welcome! This trip is co-sponsored with the Friends of Myrtle Point Park and is an annual event attempting to “call out” the resident owls of the park. Owls are nocturnal and not easy to spot. We will meet in front of the park gates and attempt to attract owls by having them respond to re-corded calls. Please dress for the weather, but avoid “noisy” clothing. This event is weather dependent and rain or high winds will cancel the event. To find Myrtle Point Park take Rte. 4 in St. Mary’s County to Patuxent Boulevard and follow to the end.
RSVP to Bob Boxwell at 410-610-5124 or [email protected].
Sunday, Dec. 6
An Afternoon DelightChrist Episcopal Church (37497 Zack Fowler Rd., Chaptico)- 2:30
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St. Cecilia Church47950 Mattapany Rd, PO Box 429
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HUGHESVILLE BAPTIST CHURCHA member of the Southern Baptist Convention
8505 Leonardtown Road, Hughesville, MD 20637301-884-8645 or 301-274-3627
• Sunday School (all ages) 9:15 am• Sunday Morning Worship 10:30 am• Sunday Evening Worship & Bible Study 6:00 pm• Wednesday Discipleship Classes 7:00 pm (Adults, youth & Children)
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Victory Baptist Church29855 Eldorado Farm rd
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Hollywood United Methodist Church 24422 Mervell Dean Rd • Hollywood, MD 20636
Rev. Sheldon Reese, PastorSunday Worship 8:30 and 11:00 a.m.Sunday School for all ages 9:45 a.m.All of our services are traditional.
Child care is provided.Sunday Evening Youth Group
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301-373-2500
We invite you to experience the change…the transformation with us. Just bring your heart and God will supply the rest.
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Everyone is Welcome!
Greetings from the Bible Temple Church family in Mechanicsville Maryland.
Here at Bible Temple, we believe that in this life it is important to have strong and
healthy relationships1. A relationship with Christ
2. A personal relationship with family and friends
Address: 29050 New Market Village Road, Mechanicsville, MD 20659
Website: www.bibletemplechurch.orgPhone number: 301-374-9110
Leadership: Pastor Joseph and First Lady Marilyn Young
Sunday School for all ages: 9:00AMSunday Morning Worship: 9:45AM
Bible Study: Wednesdays at 7:30PM
Through these relationships, we develop the characteristics of love, understanding and forgiveness; the true heart of Christ.
“ Endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace” (Ephesians 4:3).
Church ScheduleSunday Morning Worship 10 a.m.
Tuesday Bible Study 7 p.m.Friday Men Perfecting Men 7 p.m
21800 N. Shangri-La, Dr. #8PO Box 1260Lexington Park, MD 20653301-866-5772Pastor James L. Bell, Sr.
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St. George Church: Saturday, 5:00 p.m. • Sunday, 8:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m.
St. Francis Xavier Chapel: Saturday, 7:00 p.m. (Memorial Day-Labor Day)
Weekday Mass Schedule: Tue, Wed, Thur, Fri, 1st Sat: 9:00 a.m.
Confessions: Saturdays: 4:00 - 4:30 p.m. or by appointment
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19199 St. George Church Road • Valley Lee, MD 20692301-994-0607 • www.saintgeorgeromancatholicchurch.org
Teaching The Bible Without Compromise
We Are Located On The Corner Of Route 5 & 23839245 Chaptico Rd., Mechanicsville, Md.
301-884-3504 • Email: [email protected]/faith
Grace Chapel MinistryMember of the Grace Fellowship Brethren Churches
Sunday Worship • 8 A.M.Sunday School • 9:15 A.M.
Blended Worship • 9:15 A.M.
Wednesday Bible Study • 7 P.M.Tuesday Youth Group • 6:30 P.M.
American Heritage Girls 1st & 3rd Thursday • 6:30 P.M.
Senior Pastor - Dr. Carl Snyder
Assoc. Pastor - David Roberts
Youth Pastor - Luke Roberts
You are invited to worship with us.
Summerseat Farm’s Annual Christmas Open House
Saturday, December 5, 2015 11:00 to 2:00 p.m.
at the historic Summerseat Farm House, beautifully decorated for the Christmas season.
Enjoy holiday cookies and cider, visits with Santa,
photos with Santa, Christmas music, Christmas craft room for the kids, hay rides, visits with the farm animals
$5.00 per family
For information, call 301-373-6607/301-373-5858 or email [email protected]. Summerseat Farm, Inc ▪ 26655 Three Notch Rd ▪ Mechanicsville MD ▪ 20659
p.m.The Madrigal Concert is the Mad-
rigal Dinner with fewer calories! The afternoon show is a combination of delightful music and delicious desserts.
Seventh District Volunteer Res-cue Squad Auxiliary Vendor/Craft ShowRescue Squad Building (21530 Coltons Point Rd., Avenue)- 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Different crafters and vendors will be represented. Food, drink, and homemade desserts. There will be a pick-a-gift raffle and silent auc-tion. For table rental information, contact Jackie at 240-925-8473 or email [email protected].
COSMIC Symphony ConcertPatuxent Presbyterian Church (23421 Kingston Creek Rd, Califor-nia)- 4 p.m.
COSMIC Symphony, directed by Vladimir Lande, presents its Holiday Pops concert. Celebrate the season with COSMIC as they present a joy-ful program of holiday favorites for the whole family. The concert will feature many popular tunes in a va-riety of genres including highlights from The Nutcracker. Tickets online at www.cosmicsymphony.org or at the door. Individual ticket is $10, special (senior, student, military) is $8, family is $25.
Christmas BazaarMechanicsville Rescue Squad
(28120 Old Flora Corner Rd., Me-chanicsville)- 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Bring the kids to have their picture taken with Santa. Santa will arrive at 11 a.m. Sorry, no pets allowed. Kids do your Christmas shopping for your family at our Kids Table. There will be over 30 vendors; door prizes; and food for sale. Vendors - rent a table for $35. Please pre-register for the table by calling Kathy Ow-ens at 301-884-8432. Please bring a non-perishable food item or a new unwrapped gift to donate to needy families in the area.
Monday, Dec.7
LAFRA Unit 93 monthly meeting(21707 Three Notch Rd., Lexington Park)- 6 to 7:30 p.m.
All Ladies Auxiliary of the Fleet Reserve Association Unit 93 mem-bers are cordially invited to attend our monthly meeting as well as Branch and Associate members in-terested in working with Unit 93 on our projects helping our veterans and our community.
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Going OnIn Entertainment
The Calvert County Times is always looking for more local talent to feature! To submit art or band information for our entertainment section, e-mail [email protected].
Please submit calendar listings by noon on the Tuesday prior to our Thursday publication.
Team TriviaRuddy Duck (13200 Dowell Rd., Dowell) - 7 p.m.
Happy HourRuddy Duck (13200 Dowell Rd., Dowell) - 3 to 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 1
Burger and Pint NightRuddy Duck (13200 Dowell Rd., Dowell) - 4 to 7 p.m.
Team FeudRuddy Duck (13200 Dowell Rd., Dowell) – 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 2
Open Mic Night With Steven NelsonRuddy Duck (13200 Dowell Rd., Dowell) – 6 to 10 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 3
George Dunn Ruddy Duck (13200 Dowell Rd., Dowell) - 7:30 p.m.
CSM Barbershop ConcertCSM Fine Arts Center (8730 Mitchell Rd., La Plata)- 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 4
NightcapRuddy Duck (13200 Dowell Rd., Dowell) – 8 p.m.
Jody’s BandAnthony’s Bar and Grill (10371 Southern Maryland Blvd.. Dunkirk)
Thursday, Nov. 26
4th Annual 5k Turkey TrotPrince Frederick - 7 a.m.
Friday, Nov. 27
Travers, Allen, and Previti - Acoustic RockThe Westlawn Inn (9200 Chesa-peake Ave., North Beach) - 7:30 to 10 p.m.
Still StandingRuddy Duck (13200 Dowell Rd., Dowell) - 8 p.m.
DJ/KaraokeAnthony’s Bar and Grill (10371 Southern Maryland Blvd., Dunkirk)
Live Music by LaTrice CarrThe Lounge at Bollywood (San Souci Plaza Shopping Center, 22576 MacArthur Blvd., Califor-nia)
Saturday, Nov. 28
The Woven Lullabies- Folk/Rock HarmoniesThe Westlawn Inn (9200 Chesa-peake Ave., North Beach) - 7:30 to 10 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 29
Build Your Own Bloody MaryRuddy Duck (13200 Dowell Rd., Dowell)
Monday, Nov. 30
Pizza and Pint NightRuddy Duck (13200 Dowell Rd., Dowell) - 4 to 7 p.m.
Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Cen-ter will host four drop-in days of Ornament-Making Fun on Nov. 25, 27, 28, and 29, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Bring your family to the artLAB to make Pinecone Penguins, Ugly Sweaters, and Festive Tree ornaments – all from repurposed and recycled materi-als. Projects are appropriate for all ages; res-ervations are not required; activities includ-ed with regular admission. For additional information or questions, call 410-326-4640 or visit www.annmariegarden.org.
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By Linda RenoContributing Writer
There are many members of the Stone family of St. Mary’s County who claim they are descended from Governor William Stone (1603 to 1660), Maryland’s first Protestant governor. They are not. Their ancestor was a farmer named William Stone who was here prior to 1688 and died about 1714. Our Wil-liam Stone married Mary Stratford, daughter of Joseph and Mary Stratford.
William and Mary (Stratford) Stone had three children: Ann Stone (died 1747) who married Peter Joy (they are the ancestors of the Joy family); William Stone, Jr. (died 1766) who married Susanna Greenwell; and Joseph Stone (died 1752) who married Mary Miles.
Many descendants of John Thompson Yates claim that his wife was Jane Doyne Stone of Charles County, a descendant of
Governor William Stone. That assertion is also incorrect. His wife was Jane Stone (1782 to 1823), daughter of Francis X. Stone (wife not known), granddaughter of John Stone (died 1769) and Jane Raley, and great-grand-daughter of Joseph Stone and Mary Miles.
Jane was named in the will of her uncle, John Michael Stone in 1783. Will of John Michael Stone, St. Mary’s County, Feb. 15, 1783 to Aug. 5, 1785. Cousin: Ann Wil-liams, daughter of Hugh Williams, a Negro girl named Grace. If Ann dies, the Negro is then devised to Jane Stone, the daughter of Francis Stone. In case I cannot return home in two years, the Negro Grace should be de-livered to Hugh Williams. Exec.: Brother-in-law, Hugh Williams. Wit.: Philip Clarke, George Clarke. (Cousin was often used in those days in lieu of niece or nephew).
There was no girl named Jane Doyne Stone. This was actually Jane Doyne (1782 to
1860), daughter of Jesse Doyne and his sec-ond wife, Ann King Gray of Charles County. Jane Doyne married Francis Stone of Charles County.
Will of Ann King Doyne, Charles County, April 25, 1806 to July 21, 1806. Daughter: Cordelia Doyne, one moiety or half of the real estate where I now reside being pt. of “Manor Poynton” to include the houses now tenanted to and occupied by a certain Jo-seph Davis provided she makes over to my other representatives all of her right to the land she may hereafter be entitled by her marriage to Joseph Doyne, late of Charles County. Grandson: William Doyne Stone, a negro child named Fanny. Daughter: Jane Stone, one moiety or other half of the real es-tate where I now live and not devised to my
daughter Cordelia Doyne being pt. of “Man-or Poynton” to include my present dwelling house. Exec.: Son-in-law, Francis Stone and daughter, Cordelia Doyne.
Lastly, Maddox descendants often claim their immigrant ancestors were Samuel Maddox and Ann Notley, niece of Gov. Thomas Notley. No proof exists. Ann Mad-dox (wife of Samuel) was living when Gov. Notley made his will in 1679 and she is not named. He did name his godchildren (who were named for him): Thomas Notley Gold-smith and Notley Goldsmith (son and daugh-ter of John Goldsmith), Notley Maddox (son of Samuel and Ann), Notley Warren (son of Humphrey Warren), and Notley Rozier (son of Benjamin Rozier).
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St. Mary’s Department of AgingPrograms and Activities
Loffler Senior Activity Center 301-737-5670, ext. 1658Garvey Senior Activity Center, 301-475-4200, ext. 1050
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Visit the Department of Aging’s website at www.stmarysmd.com/aging for the most up-to date information.
Enhance Fitness classes offered for FREE during the month of December
Join us at a senior activity cen-ter near you for a well-rounded fit-ness class that incorporates aerobic, strength, balance, and flexibility com-ponents all in a one-hour workout. En-hance Fitness is being offered during the month of December at the Garvey, Loffler, and Northern Senior Activ-ity Centers free of charge to all par-ticipants (normally $3/class). Whether you already regularly participate in Enhance Fitness, or have been want-ing to give it a try, here’s your chance if you are 50 years of age or older. For more information, call Alice at 301-475-4200, ext. 1063.
Christmas at the 1676 State HouseEnjoy the holiday season and this
lovely event on Monday, Dec. 14 at 11 a.m. See the fabulous holiday deco-rations that the Mistress Brent Garden Club has created and installed in the Historic State House in St. Mary’s City. A club member will explain the tech-niques and materials used to deck the halls of this Jacobean-style landmark. This is a perfect time to get together with friends for lunch. If you’ve at-tended before, you are welcome to go again, as the decorations are al-ways different. After touring the State House, enjoy a delicious lunch at the State House. The Shop at Farthings Ordinary will be open before and af-ter the State House tour. Fee: $24, includes lunch at the Inn at Broome Howard. Preregistration required. Call 301-475-4299, ext. 1063.
Live Christmas Performance at Northern
The Charles County Show Troupe will perform “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” on Monday, Nov. 30 at 10:30 a.m. at the Northern Senior Ac-tivity Center. Come enjoy this classic holiday story along with singing, danc-ing, and talent galore. The show is free and is sure to be a lot of fun. Don’t forget to sign up for lunch by noon on Wednesday, Nov. 25. After the show enjoy lunch of a hamburger with natu-ral cheese, lettuce, tomato, and onion with condiments on a deli roll along with orange and pineapple salad, apri-cots, and low-sodium V8 juice. To sign up for the show and lunch, call 301-475-4002, opt. 1/ext. 3101.
Holiday Trivia & White Elephant Gift Exchange
The Garvey Senior Activity Center will host the ultimate holiday themed trivia afternoon on Wednesday, Dec. 9 from noon to 2 p.m. Prizes will be awarded to those who demonstrate a high level of holiday knowledge. An optional white el-ephant gift exchange will follow the trivia challenge; gift value should be around $7. Bring a wrapped item to participate. Lunch will include fruit juice, roast beef, mashed potatoes, gravy, asparagus, din-ner roll and oatmeal raisin cookie. Cost for lunch is $6 for those under the age of 60 and a donation for those 60 and over. Call 301-475-4200, ext. 1050 to sign up.
Gift Donations Needed for Christmas Gift Bingo
Every year the Loffler Senior Activity Center hosts a special day of Bingo in
which Christmas shopping items are the prizes. We have a full house of 50 players signed up and are now looking for dona-tions of gifts for our prize table. Dona-tions should be new items, not shopworn or expired foodstuffs, but items suitable for gift-giving. They should not be gift-wrapped. Donations can be dropped off at the Loffler Senior Activity Center, Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. now through Dec. 15. Thank you for thinking of us. If you have questions, call 301-737-5670, ext. 1658.
Christmas Piano RecitalEnjoy our “Easy Listening Lounge for
Lunchtime Listeners” on Friday, Dec. 4 at the Northern Senior Activity Center. The students of Meleah Backhaus Shrout, pianist, composer, and private piano in-structor, will be featured on the Great Room stage from noon to 1 p.m. playing music for the holiday season. The audi-ence is requested to arrive by 11:30 a.m. so that lunch can be served prior to the start of the performance. Lunch for this event is meatloaf, mashed potatoes, gra-vy, seasoned greens, whole wheat din-ner roll, apple juice, and peach crisp for dessert. Meal contributions will be taken the day of the performance. For more in-formation or to reserve a lunch, please call 301-475-4002, opt.1/ext. 3101.
Fresh Greenery NeededThe staff and volunteers at the Loffler
Senior Activity Center are gearing up for the holiday season, which includes making centerpieces and swags for our annual Christmas Party. We are looking for donations of freshly cut evergreens. We will be using most evergreens except
cedar. If you would like to give us some clippings from your yard, we will gladly accept them on Dec. 7, 8 and 9 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more information call 301-737-5670, ext. 1658.
AARP Smart Driver CourseAs a result of evidence-based re-
search findings, the AARP Smart Driver Course includes a focus on areas where older drivers could benefit from addition-al training, including: roundabouts, pave-ment markings, stop-sign compliance, red-light running, and safety issues such as speeding, seatbelt and turn-signal use. The class is offered at the Garvey Senior Activity Center on Tuesday, Dec. 8 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The cost is $15 for AARP members, $20 for nonmem-bers, payable to AARP. Members must show their membership card to get the member rate. Advance sign up is re-quired. Lunch is available at the Center; cost is a donation for ages 60 and above and $6 for those under the age of 60. Call 301-475-4200, ext. 1050 to register for the class and for the lunch menu and to make lunch reservations.
Basket Weaving Workshop for Begin-ners and Beyond
Make a handy Christmas basket at the Garvey Senior Activity Center on Mon-day, Dec. 14 from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. The completed basket measures about 4” in diameter and features red or green reed. The class is taught by Pam King, Three Dimensional Fiber Artist. The cost for the kit, which includes all materials and tools, is $15. Payment is due at the time of registration. Call 301-475-4200, ext. 1050 for more information.
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