Thursday, June 19, 2008 • St. Mary’s County

By Guy LeonardStaff Writer

A 17-year-old from Mechanicsville who went missing May 25 was killed just the next day in a high speed pursuit with a Virginia law enforcement officer, according to the latest information from the Albemarle County, Va. Police Department.

The department released the information on the death of Quentin Aaron Lewis June 12 after a two-week investigation.

“The pieces came together and the Medical Ex-aminers Office was able to identify the 17-year-old juvenile,” said Lt. Todd Hopwood of the Albemarle County Police Department.

Investigators with the Maryland State Police, who along with Virginia law enforcement worked to identify Lewis, said that Lewis might have run away

Andrea ShiellStaff Writer

Students from George Washing-ton Carver Elementary and Piney Point Elementary sang their hearts out Saturday during the St. Mary’s County’s Flag Day festivities, even

as dark skies loomed overhead, claps of thunder deafened the crowd and storm winds whipped each flag.

Spirits seemed high as attendees filed into the air-conditioned safety of the Leonardtown Recreation Hall near the governmental center to con-

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Heavy thunderstorms, pounding wind and rain over the weekend all added up to plenty of downed trees and concurrent damage for county resi-dents, particularly those in the Holly-wood area.

The June 14 storm comes after two other storms that hit Southern Mary-land the previous week when heavy rains and winds knocked out power and sparked fires, one even destroying a home in Hermanville.

But there was no severe damage to homes reported, according to the De-partment of Public Safety’s emergency management division.

Despite some fears of tornadoes touching down in the Hollywood area,

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The new Evans Seafood restaurant on St. George’s Island is open for business, just six months after the construction started, and with its resurrection St. George’s Island has once again become a dining destination.

The restaurant re-opened June 11 quietly with no advertising.

But the owners of the new seafood house, Chuck and Julie Kimball, said they have been flush with customers since their opening and say that so far they have only met with satis-fied diners.

There is an abbreviated menu to start out with since opening, but diners can still get steak, crab legs, shrimp and premium crab cakes to satisfy their seafood cravings.

Even with fewer choices, the customers just kept coming, said Chuck Kimball, espe-cially over the weekend.

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About 200 walkers and runners came to Greenwell State Park on Saturday morning to participate in the 2nd Annual Run and Fun Walk to benefit Walden/Sierra. Money collected at the event will go to benefit programs for thousands of people who seek services from the com-pany, including in-patient and outpatient substance abuse treatment, counseling, and help for domestic violence.

Though some runners and walkers came to benefit Walden, others took the morning’s event as a chance to practice, like members of the Leonardtown High School Cross Country Track Team, including Michael and Sean Hageman, and Jessica Gass, who said “It’s just a run, an opportunity to practice.”

“We just wanted to start a community event where anyone can come out…we’re hoping it will grow,” said event director Valerie Colvin.

Runners and Walkers Join in for 2nd Annual Run Fun Walk for Walden

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Jocelyn Henderson, a member of the Evans family and a waitress at the newly reopened Evans Seafood restaurant on St. George’s Island serves up a tray of crab legs.

Brendan Weigle, 8, Alyssa Weigle, 7 and Ian Weigle, 4, sit atop a tree that snapped at their Hollywood home and smashed their father’s truck. Reports of tree and other storm damage were common in Hollywood after a June 14 thunderstorm.

India King, Analysse Gammon, Brandon Hughes, and Alyssa Carter enjoy the Flag Day festivities in Leonardtown.

The St. Mary’s County Board of County Commis-sioners will hold a public hearing July 15 to allow a prop-erty tax credit for home owners with certain sprinkler systems.

The meeting will take place at the Potomac Build-ing in, 23115 Leonard Hall Drive in Leonardtown at 6:30 p.m.

The ordinance that would put the tax credit into af-fect states that the measure was designed to encourage homeowners to install sprinkler systems for fire suppres-sion in their homes.

The current proposal would give a tax payer a one-time credit against the county property tax between Feb. 1, 2008 to Feb. 1, 2011.

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ByGuyLeonardStaffWriter

Investigatorswith theSt.Mary’sCountyBureau of Criminal Investigations have re-trieved most of the firearms stolen during aburglary at theTackleBox sportinggoodsstoreinLexingtonParkmorethanaweekago,but the number of times the store has had fire-armsstolenworriespolice.

“IwishtherewerebettersecuritytherebutI can’t go into specifics,” said Lt. Rick Burris,

commander of the investigative unit. “We’recertainlyconcernedwithsecurityatanyplacethat has weapons.”

Burris said there was a firearms theft there in2006,andthatseveralgunswerestolendur-inganarmedrobberyin2007.

One of those firearms, a Glock 19 9mm handgun,wasusedbyJohntonnaYoung,oneofthearmedrobbers,tokillformerU.S.NavysailorKennethJamesWalterwhenhecaughtYoungattemptingtostealitemsfromhiscar.

Sofar, theJune6burglaryat theTackle

Box has been the only one thisyear.

Burris said investigatorsarea still looking for a coupleofthe firearms that were allegedly stolenbyDavidT.Dillow,23,ofHollywood.

“Thefts from gun shopsare serious to us because of what the re-sults can be,” Burris said. “We saw that with the armed robbery in 2007.“Wehopethatgunshopswoulddoeverythingthey could to make the weapons secure.”

KenLamb,owneroftheTackleBox,saidhis business has an alarm system, and thatevery timehis storehasbeenburglarizedorrobbedlawenforcementhasalwayshadarap-idresponsetime.

Thislatestincidenthasforcedhimtore-placethedoorshehadonthefrontofthestore

since 1974, he said, but these are much stron-gerthantheoldones.

Lambalsosaidheisconsideringinstallingafoldingmetalscreenthatwouldcomedownover thedooroncethestoreisclosedfor thenight.

Lambadmitsthatgunsathisstoremakeatemptingtargetforthieves.

“Whenyouhavegunsitgoeswiththeter-ritory,” Lamb said. “We’ve never had a break-in,burglaryorarmedrobberywhere[lawen-forcement] didn’t find the culprits and most of the guns have been recovered.”

Lambsaidgunstoresweren’ttheonlytar-getsofthievesseekingweapons;privatehomeswerejustasmuchindanger.

“There’s not a week or so that goes bywhensomeonebringsinalistofstolengunsand says ‘Hey,wouldyou lookout for thoseguns,’” Lamb said. “It happens often.”

GunTheftsAmongTheMostWorrisomeOfBurglaries

AndreaShiellStaffWriter

Residents wishing to display po-litical campaign signs too soon ortoofarafterthegeneralelectionmayface penalties according to an ordi-nance that was recently challengedby the Maryland American CivilLibertiesUnion.

Article 6, chapter 65 of the St.Mary’sCountyComprehensiveZon-ingOrdinanceprohibitsthedisplayofpoliticalyardsignsonprivateprop-erty until 45 days prior to an elec-tion, 15 days after a primary election if thecandidate isdoesnotadvanceto the general election, or 15 days af-terageneralelection.Theordinanceis similar to a recently invalidatedBaltimore County law that imposedsimilarrestrictions.

In Bell v. Baltimore County,Judge Catherine Blake ruled theregulation to be an infringement onfreespeech,notingthatmanycourtshave recognized “the importance ofofficialcampaignsignsandthemes-sage they provide,” and ruling them aformofprotectedspeech.

ThoughtheSt.Mary’sCountyor-dinancehasnotbeenofficiallychal-lenged in court, officials from theACLU have sent out notices to thisandneighboringcountieswithsimi-lar laws about the issue, chargingthat the enforcement of these lawsisunconstitutional,asitviolatestheFirstAmendment.

Legal Director Deborah A. Jeon

wroteinalettertoSt.Mary’sCountyCommissioner President Jack Russell that,“evenifyouarenotactivelyen-forcingyoursignlaw,thecontinuedretention of a law that unconstitu-tionally limits speechhas a chillingeffect upon residents.”

Jeonexplainedinatelephonein-terview that she hopes to see moreattentiongiventotheordinanceandforcountieswithsimilarrestrictionsto respond by updating their ownlaws.

Similar laws exist in Harford,Washington, Charles, and TalbotCounty,andcanbeenforcedbyfinesor citations. Homeowners associa-tions would of course retain theirown rights to enforce whatever re-strictions they felt appropriate forthe display of signs or f lags, andJeon explained the repeal of the St.Mary’sCountyordinancewouldnotaffectthem.

Russell said he would not be op-posedtoupdatingthecountycode.

“Maybe it’s a good reminder fortwo years hence,” he said, explaining that localelectionscouldbehurtbythe existing law, aswell asnationalelections. “I saw the letter…butwehave other things to deal with rightnow.”

Russell added that the courts wouldultimatelyhavetoruleontheissue.

ACLUChallengingLocalCampaignSignOrdinance

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ThesunbroiledthelandscapeinHughes-villeonFridayasacasualgatheringofcountycommissionersandanimalloversfromCharles,CalvertandSt.Mary’scountiescongregatedtocelebratethelatestcollaborativeeffortfortheTri-County Animal Shelter, unveiling a newbarnfacilityforfarmanimals.

Those visiting the shelter may not beawareofthenumberofpigs,emus,orponiesthatpass through,butemployeesandanimalcontrol officials at the shelter have counted 75 in the past year, in addition to over 13,000 cats, dogs, rabbits, squirrels, birds, hamsters andothers. Though the number of farm animalshas stayed consistent, housing these animalshasbeenaprobleminyearspast.

What used to be a shell of a barn withdirt floors, partitioned with chain-link fences, wasdescribedbyAssistantShelterSupervisorTommyScottas“aroofwiththreesidesandastorage room,” but has now been transformed overthelastyearintoafacilitythatcanaccom-modateanywherefrom20to30animalswithelectricity, concrete floors, adjustable parti-tionsandastoragelevelupstairs.

“This barn was terrible,” said Calvert CountyCommissionerLindaKelly,whohadbroughttwopigsinhervanthatmorning.“Wewould have cited a homeowner for keepinganimals the same way.”

In the last year, Kelly had checked lineitemstomakesure thatfundingwasallottedfor the project, as did commissioners fromCharles and St. Mary’s County. Each of thethree counties contributed $15,000 for the proj-ect,amodestsumwhencomparedtothecom-fortableaccommodationsitachieved.

“This is beyond our expectations,” said Kelly. “Now we’ve got a place to put them.”

Shelter SupervisorKimStephens smiledandfannedherselfasScrappyandMax,twoofthepot-belliedpigsbroughtbyKelly,scuf-fled in the hay behind her, enjoying their new

accommodations.She explained that the recent downturn

intheeconomywasforcingpeopletogiveup

theirfarmpets.“With theway thepopulationsaregoing

withtheeconomy,alotofpeoplecan’taffordto keep them,” she said, adding that groups like the Snowflake Society in St. Mary’s County, Bunny Magic Rescue in Lusby, and the Cal-vertCountyHumaneSocietyrescuemanyani-malsthatarenotbroughtinbytheirowners,atwhichpointtheyarebroughttotheshelter.

Inadditiontothenewbarn,aircondition-ingwasadded tosomeof thesmaller roomsintheshelteritself,whichScottdescribedasablessingashefannedhimselfoutside.

“The major units don’t have it yet,” he said, adding that retrofitting a building that old for airconditioningmaybenexttoimpossible.

Still, with summer baking the facilitiesandtheanimalsinthem,heremainshopeful.

“Thenexthopefullybigthingwillbeairconditioning.”

NewBarnUnveiledForTri-CountyAnimalShelter


Circuit Court Judge C. Clarke Ral-ey sentenced a Great Mills man to 30 years inprison forhis role inahomeinvasion that took place on Medley’sNeck Road in July of last year where heandhisaccomplicekickedindoorsataboardinghouselookingfordrugsandmoney.

Derrick R. Medley, 23, was con-victed in February during a two-daytrial when 12 jurors found him guilty of three counts of first-degree as-sault and three counts of first-degreeburglary.

His accomplice, Trey D. Barnes,pleaded guilty to robbery charges inthecasebeforeMedley’strial.

“This was a very serious case, avery dangerous situation,” said Deputy State’sAttorneyTedWeiner.

Medley’s trial earlier this yearrevealed that after a night of heavydrinking and marijuana use, he andBarnes went to the Medley’s NeckRoad boarding house looking to rob Jeb McWade, who they believed hadmoneyanddrugs.

Both Medley and Barnes enteredthe boarding house and proceeded tokickindoorsonthesecondf loorand,according to testimony from victims,pointed guns at them demanding toknowwhereMcWadewas.

Once they found McWade in hisroom a struggle ensued between Mc-WadeandMedleyandBarnes firedashot down the hallway, according tocourttestimony.

AftertheshotwasfiredbothMed-ley and Barnes ran down stairs, andoneofthem,accordingtotheboardinghouseproprietorWalterFrancisDuke,pointedaguninhisfacetellinghimtogetoutoftheirway.

BothBarnes andMedleywere ar-rested soon after at Medley’s girl-friend’shome.Investigatorsfoundtwohandguns and ammunition they be-lievewere used in the home invasionbythedefendants.

Throughoutthetrialandevendur-ing his sentencing hearing Medleymaintainedhisinnocence,sayingthathewasavictimofcircumstanceinthewrongplaceandthewrongtime.

“I never had a weapon, I neverkickedinanydoorandIneverrobbednobody,” Medley told Raley.

Hetestifiedduringthetrialthathewas just looking for more marijuana,andthatBarnesinitiatedtheincident.

ButstatementsgivenbyMedleyaf-terthecrimetocriminalinvestigatorsseemed to show he knew beforehandthat Barnes had intended to commitrobbery.

Raley said that the evidence pre-sented at trial was more than enoughtoconvince the jury thatMedleywasan active participant in the robbery,however.

“You abetted the main perpetra-tor,” Raley said. “It doesn’t matter re-allywhohastheguns.

“Andinfact the jurybelievedyouhad the gun.”

Raley said that Medley’s attitude from thebeginningof the case inhiscourt, through the trial and then thesentencingshowedhedidnotappreci-atethegravityofhisoffenses.

“Hejustdoesn’ttakeaseriousviewas to what his conduct is,” Raley said. “He never has.”

AfterMedley’slawyer,PublicDe-fender John Getz, told his client his post trialrightsinopencourthewastakenintocustodybysheriff’sdeputies.

“I’ll see you in two years,” Medley saidconfidentlytothecourtashewastakentoholding.

ManGets30YearsForAssault,BurglaryDuringHomeInvasion



Another animal to benefit from the new facilities at the Tri-County Animal Shelter is this silver pot-bel-lied pig, Scrappy.

From left to right: Jack Russell, Wilson H. Parran, Linda Kelly, Reuben B. Collins II, Wayne Cooper, and Kim Stephens cut the ribbon for the new barn at the Tri-County Animal Shelter in Hughesville.

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Dear Editor:

ThankstoFrankCameronforhiscritiqueoftheLettertotheEditorregardingthestateofourcountrysincethe2006elec-tionswhichinstalledtheDemocrat-controlledCongress.Opin-ions,polls,datacollectionandchartsarelikenoses...everyonehasone,andeveryonehasafavorite--somesmellsweet,oth-ersjustsmell.TheAnnenbergPolicyCenterproducedFrank’squotes. Asidefrompickinganithereandthere, theirreportmade an interesting conclusion regarding thepowerofCon-gress to influence the price of gasoline, I quote: “Despite what thise-mail(mine)implies,Congresslittle(sic)ornothingtodowithsettingthepriceofgasoline.Gaspricesriseandfallwithfluctuations in supply and demand. Prices go up when the sup-plydecreasesorthedemandincreases.Pricesfallwhensupplygoesupordemandgoesdown.Therearethosewhobelievethatoilcompaniesaremanipulatingsupply,butifsothat’sthedoingofoil-companyexecutives,notDemocraticsenatorsor

Housemembers,someofwhominfactarecallingforyetan-other investigation of oil-company practices.” “Little or noth-ingtodo...”?ThisDemocrat-controlledCongressrakesin18%ofthepriceofgasoline(effort-free)--tax.ThisDemocrat-con-trolledCongress(andSlickWilly’svetointhelastDemocratregime)haspreventedtheuseofourownU.S.ownedresourc-es inAnwar,Alaska, internalCONUS,and50-100milesoffthepristinecoastsofCalifornia,theEasternshoreandFlorida,wherecoincidently,Chinadoesn’tseemtohaveoursamehesi-tance in drilling. This Democrat-controlled Congress is notshy when it comes to “investigations”...like Annenberg’s quote onmoregrillingofoilcompanyexecutives.Bottomline--Sup-plyisavailable...demandisincreasing...Democratcontrolisthestumblingblock...nay,stumblingboulder.

LarryLutzLexingtonPark,Md

Dear Editor:

InhisJune6newsletterto constituents, Congress-manStenyHoyernotesallthe obvious problems intoday’s economy includ-ing rising prices, unem-ployment,and thehousingcrisis. “These grim con-ditions” complains Hoyer“are further proof that the current Administration’smisguided economic poli-cieshavefailedtheAmeri-can people by weakeningour economy and leavinghundreds of thousands ofpeople looking for workand struggling to makeendsmeet.”

AstheMajorityLeaderofCongress, this responseby Congressman Hoyer issimply a pathetic admis-sionof impotence. WhereI come from, a leader ac-cepts, rather than deflectsblame, then immediatelyresponds with a plan toturnthingsaround.

Inanattempttofurtherbamboozle his constitu-ents, Congressman Hoyerthen trumpets passing theeconomic stimulus pack-age. Only a lifelong poli-ticianwouldthinktolabela policy that taxesAmeri-cans 50% of their incomeon April 15, then givesthem back 5% on May15th,a

stimulus package. Hefurther gloats about pass-ing legislation to suspendfillingof theStrategicPe-troleum Reserve. Incred-ibly, this legislation is hisentire response to the gasprice crisis. If this actdoes anything to combathigher gas prices, it’s ef-fectwill beminiscule andwillbeentirelytemporary.This crisis requires boldand permanent steps, notthe least of which wouldbe to shore up our plung-ingdollar,whichisthema-jor culprit in rising pricesofALLkinds. Ofcourse,thiswouldrequirethegov-ernmenttoendit’smassivespending ways, somethingthat Congressman Hoyerand his Congressional co-horts are unwilling or un-abletodo.

AndwhatisCongress-man Hoyer’s response tothe economic downturn?After making some vaguereference to investing intheeconomyintherecent-

lypassedbudget, theonlyspecific plan he offers ishis hope to extend unem-ployment insurance ben-efits.IsthatCongressmanHoyer’s

totalpackagetostimu-latetheeconomy?Duringthese difficult economictimes, I’d like to think Icould expect more fromthe Majority Leader ofCongress.

Contrastthiswithwhathappened the last time anew party took over Con-gressduring theAdminis-trationofaPresidentoftheotherparty.Ireferto1994.Congressmadenoexcusesthat year about the inabil-itytogetthingsdonewiththeopposingpartystilloc-cupyingtheWhite

House. The Presi-dent was even labeled, bysomeat the time,asbeingirrelevant.

Todaymanyvotersaredisgruntled with politicsandpoliticians.Somehaveevenlefttheranksofthosethat vote. Perhaps thesevotersnowhavereasonforoptimism.Thereisacan-didate forCongress inourdistrict, Collins Bailey,who offers a change frompoliticsasusual.

Mr. Bailey, who cur-rentlyisservinghisfourthfour year term on theCharles County SchoolBoard,speaksthetruthandsticks to his beliefs. Col-lins Bailey does not com-promisehisprinciplesandheletsyouknowwherehestands. Perhaps most im-portantly, Collins Baileyis a strong believer in fol-lowing our Constitution,something that is all toorarenowadays.

With Congress’s ap-provalratingatanalltimelow, it is time to realizethat those inpower in thisinstitution - especially it’sleaders-needtohearfromthe voters that we’re sim-plynotgoingto

stand for business asusual anymore and we’renotgoing toacceptexcus-es for inaction. Do your-selfanenormousfavorandcheckoutCollinsBaileyatwww.baileyforuscongress.com, and let’s send Con-gress a message that theywillneverforget.

GaryRumseyLeonardtown,Md

WhyareGasPricessoHigh?

Haveyou everwonderedwhygasprices are sohigh? Itmustbe thegreedyoilcompanies!Andwhyare foodpricesgoing up suddenly? It must be the scheming “agribusinesses”! Howaboutmanufacturedgoodsthatarealsostartingtogoupafter nearly a decade of Wal-Mart advertising “Watch for fall-ingprices”?ItmustbetheevilChinese!Inrealityofcourse,theoilcompanieswerejustasgreedywhenoilpriceswerebelow$20 dollars per barrel (less than 10 years ago), the “agribusi-nesses”werejustasschemingwhencorn,wheat,andsoybeanpricesweremuchlowerthantheyarenow,and(ifanything)theChinesecommunistregimewasmoreevilinthepastthantheyarenow(aslittleas30yearsagoChinawasbasicallyacloneoftotalitarianNorthKorea).No,thecommondenominatorofallthesepriceincreasesisnotgreedy,schemingbusinessmen,orevilChinesebutthefactthatthedollarissuddenlyworthawholelotlessnowthanitwasinthelastfewyears.

Why is thedollarworth less?Has everyone inAmericasuddenlydecidedtoquittheirjobs,stayhome,andplayvideogamesalldayinsteadofgoingtowork?Idon’tknowaboutyou,buteveryonethatIknowisworkingjustashardtoday(ifnotharder)thantheydidjustafewyearsago.Americahasnothadacatastrophicshiftineconomicoutput.Instead,wemustlooktotheeconomiclawofsupplyanddemandfortheanswertothedecliningvalueofthedollar.Thelawofsupplyanddemandissimple to state: everything else being constant, more of some-thingonthemarketwillcausethepricetofall,whilelessofitonthemarketwillcausethepricetorise.Thus,abumpercropofcornwillgenerallyresultinalowerpriceperbushelthanifthe harvest had been poor. The same is true of the “price” of the dollar: if too many dollars are chasing too few goods then the dollar’s “price” will go down. What does the “price” of the dollarmean?Afewquickexampleswillmakethepoint.Tenyearsagothepriceofgaswasrightaround$1/gallon(remem-berthosedays?).Nowthepriceofgasisrightaround$4/gallon(yuck!). So ten years ago the “price” of a dollar was one gallon of gas. Today, the “price” of a dollar is one quarter of a gallon of gas. The “price” of the dollar has gone down (by a lot). We couldalsolookatfood.Tenyearsagoyoucouldroutinelybuyaloafofyourfavoritebreadfor$1perloaf.Nowthepriceofbreadisaround$2-3perloaf(dependingonwhatandwhereyou buy). So ten years ago the “price” of a dollar was one loaf of bread. Today the “price” of a dollar is somewhere between one half and one third of a loaf. Again, the “price” of the dollar has gonedown(byalot).So,thelawofsupplyanddemandtellsusthat if the “price” of the dollar is going down it is because the supplyofdollarsisgreatlyexceedingdemand.Therearetoomanydollarschasingtoofewgoods.

Wheredidalltheseextradollarscomefrom?Andwhyaretheysuddenlyshowingupnow?Theanswerlieswiththefed-eralgovernment.Inparticularthedeadlycombinationoflargebudget deficits and the Federal Reserve System lowering inter-

est rates to “let the good times roll” causes the price inflation weseetoday.WhentheCongressandthePresidentspendmoremoney than the government collects in taxes (known as deficit spending), that “extra money” gets borrowed on the open mar-ket.(Familiesdothistoosometimeswhentheyaren’tabletokeeptheirmonthlyspendinginlinewiththeirmonthlyincomeandchargesomeoftheirbillstotheircreditcards.ThisisOKifyoudoitonce.ThisisnotOKifyoudoitmonthaftermonthaftermonthwithoutend.)However,whenthegovernmentbor-rowshundredsofbillionsofdollarsperyeartheamountofbor-rowingissolargethatitputshugeupwardpressureoninter-est rates,whichwouldordinarily chokeoffotherborrowers,suchasmortgages forhomesales, loans fornewbusinesses,etc.That’swhentheFederalReserveSystemstepsin.Itpro-vides “new money” to selected large “money center” banks in New York (and other large cities) to keep interest rates artifi-ciallylowandmasktheimpactofgovernmentborrowingonthe market. This is a good deal – for the large “money center” banksinNewYork.Unfortunatelythisisnotagooddealforthe rest of us. By the time this “new money” ripples through the economytoordinarypeople,allitsvaluehasbeenusedupandfullypricedintothemarketashigherprices.Sowhatyouseeas a result of this “new money” is higher prices for gas, higher pricesforfood,andhigherpricesforalmosteverythingelse.

Whatcanwedoaboutit?Theproblemiscausedbypoliti-cians in Congress and can only be fixed by fixing Congress. The Constitution gives Congress (not the president) “the power ofthepurse”.Congresspassesspendingbillseveryyearthatroutinelyspendmuchmorethanthegovernmenttakesin.TheFederal Reserve System then obligingly creates all that “new money”thatresultsinhighergasandfoodpricesforallusor-dinarycitizens.

Hasmyexplanationabovecausedyoureyestoglazeover?“Wow, that’s so complicated!” you’re probably thinking. And that’sjustwhatincumbentmembersofCongresswant.Theywantordinarypeopletobeconfusedandjustgiveupandblameanyone else while they continue to get re-elected time aftertime,allwhiletheystealyourmoneythroughthehiddentaxofinflation. But for voters in Maryland’s Fifth Congressional Dis-trict,thereissomethingyoucanactuallydotomakearealdif-ferenceinthissituation.CollinsBaileyisrunningforCongressagainsttheincumbentCongressmanandheunderstandstheseissues on a deep level. Just look at his campaign slogan: “Cut Spending,ObeyOurConstitution,LimitFederalGovernment”(http://www.baileyforuscongress.com/).ElectCollinsBaileytoCongressthisNovemberandwecanhelpbringanendtothisinflation that is steadily eroding the purchasing power of the moneyinyourwalletandbankaccount.

Sincerely,OsaFitchClements,Md

To The Editor:

Onceinawhileapromotionaleventcomesalongthat issuchawinnerforeveryoneyoujustcan’tpassitup.Thisyear’s first ever “Local Flavor, Local Fare”eventtobeheldJune24thonthesquareinLeonardtownisoneofthoseevents. This prelude to the upcom-ingBuyLocalChallengewill benefitPatuxent Habitat for Humanity whilesupporting our local farmers. From5:30-7:00 p.m. you can enjoy a deli-cioussamplingofdishesandwinesallprepared from ingredients from areafarms, waterways and vineyards pre-sented by some of our favorite localrestaurantsandwineries. Participat-ing in theeventareBlueWindGour-

met, Café des Artistes, Corbel’s, TheGood Earth Natural Food Company,Brome Howard Inn, J.T. DaughertyConferenceCenter,TheTidesRestau-rant,MorrisPointRestaurant,QualityStreet Catering, Perigeaux Vineyardsand Winery and Solomons IslandWinery.

In today’s struggling economy,keepingour local farmers inbusinessisamajorchallenge.Bybuyinglocalyou will not only be eating fresher,more nutritious foods but supportingmany of your friends and neighborswhorelyonfarmingforaliving.

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Everybody has their priorities and their quirks and their personal preferences in regard to just about everything including how one reads the newspaper or a magazine. I suppose it says something about you, good or bad, how you read the various publications. I’m sure someone could get their doctorate degree with such a thesis. Of course, there are folks who don’t read the newspaper at all. That’s kind of odd to me. The newspaper has always been part of my household. My folks read the daily paper and I’ve always had a subscription. There are a number of folks who get their news from radio or television and I do that, too. But the newspaper has so much more than the news. And you’re going to get much more in-depth on any subject in a newspaper than you’re go-ing to get on the 5-minute radio news update or even an hour of television news.

Besides the in-depth coverage, there’s also the continuing coverage, the follow up that’s as interesting as the initial news story. And of course, there are lots of small news stories that you’re only going to see in the newspaper. Hu-man interest stories, continuing series, just all kinds of good stuff you’re only going to see in the newspaper. I’m not saying television and radio news isn’t good, I’m just saying by their very nature, they just can’t give you the same amount of information as a newspaper. You also can’t get the store ads every week unless you get the newspaper! Or the coupon sec-tions, I clip coupons every Sunday. There’s a television guide, community event listings, movies and plays; all kinds of stuff. Now some of you are going to say that you can get all that information off the internet. And you’re right, you can. But I don’t think you’re going to find it all in one convenient place. You’re going to have to search for it in multiple places. No, give me the good old newspaper any day of the week. Actually, give it to me every day of the week; I need my daily paper.

One reason I need my daily paper is the funny papers; I need my daily comics! A dis-

cussion ensued this morning about which sec-tion of the newspaper various people read first or even read at all. During the week, I go for the Style section first, I’ll admit it in public. I like the funnies, the crossword, the daily ad-vice columns and Heloise. Some of the popu-lar culture stuff is interesting and there are also columns about television, movies, art exhibits, etc. Mainly, I need my funnies and the cross-word. Also, you have to peruse the obituar-ies and death notices. Some people think it’s slightly morbid, but better to read the obituar-ies and make it to the funeral or know to send a card, than to not know about a death at all.

It was hinted at that a person who goes for the Style section first may be shallow. How silly! Just because I read the Style section first doesn’t mean I’m not interested in the other stuff. I don’t avoid the heavy news, I just delay it. Going for the Style section first is no dif-ferent than going for the Sports section first. My other favorites include the Food section and the Home section. I also enjoy the special weekend sections and some special inserts. And why is it any worse to read the Style sec-tion first than to grab the Business section and check to see what your stocks are doing every day? Every day? Get a life! The bottom line, I think, is that reading anything is better than reading nothing at all. And reading something you enjoy first just makes sense. It makes sense to me anyway. And being judgmental about someone else’s reading habits is just, well, just a little snotty. So read what you want, when you want and please yourself.

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tinue with this year’s 22nd annual celebration. “Ladies and gentlemen welcome to plan

B!” said County Commissioner president Jack Russell. Next to him were Commissioners Lawrence Jarboe, Dan Raley, Sheriff Timo-thy Cameron, Senator Roy Dyson, Delegate John Wood, Superintendent Michael Marti-rano, School Board members Mary Washing-ton, Cathy Allen, and Praveen Ramaswamy, among others.

All took the evening’s ceremonies as a chance to reflect on what Flag Day meant to them. Historically speaking, the holiday was born when President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation in 1916 establishing the holiday on June 14, the same day that the Continental Congress had adopted the flag in 1777.

The idea for the holiday originated in 1885, when Bernard Cigrand, a school teacher from Waubeka, Wis., set up a day for obser-vance at Stony Hill School, a site that has been restored.

Flag Day was officially designated a na-tional holiday by Congress in 1949, and has since become a celebration of the spirit of the stars and stripes as much as of the flag itself.

The Continental Congress did not leave any records to show why red, white, and blue were chosen, but in 1782 the Congress of the

Confederation chose the same colors for the Great Seal of the United States and listed red as a symbol of valor and heartiness, white as a symbol of pu-rity, and blue as a symbol for vigilance.

Legend has it that George Washington interpreted the famous stars as taken from the sky, the red from the Brit-ish colors, and the white stripes symbolized succession from the home country.

Whatever the case, those attend-ing the observance on Saturday were happy to reflect on what the flag meant to them.

“You can go anywhere, and every-one recognizes that flag wherever you go,” said Raley. “You’re all still here because you know what that flag stands for.”

“This symbol, our flag, has been a witness to our history,” said Captain Andrew Macyko, Commanding Officer at Patuxent River Naval Air Station. “The stars and stripes have cer-tainly seen us through.”

The storm passed in waves over the recreation center, but the sounds of thunder grew fainter outside as the ceremony drew to a close and people carried their flags home.

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Photo by Andrea ShiellSenator Roy Dyson with Ann Raley at this year’s Flag Day festivities.

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“WeranoutoffoodSaturdaynight,”Kim-ballsaid.“Weranoutofallkindsofstuff.

“ButwedidverywellSunday,IguessitwasbecauseofFather’sDay.”

KimballcloseddowntherestaurantMon-day to make sure everyone on staff had abreak.

“Weknewit[wouldbegood,]butnothinglike this,”Kimball said after the restaurant’sfirst week. “We did not have one negative com-mentthewholeweekend.”

Churchandbusinessgroupshavealready

booked space at the restaurant afterword ofmouthspread,Kimballsaid.

EvansSeafoodgot its startback in1962when its then owner Robert “Bugs” Evansstartedoutwithanoystershuckingshackthatquicklyturnedintoarestaurantwhenpeople

found itmoreconvenient to justbuyandeattheirseafoodthereontheisland.

Over the years the restaurant grew andgrewovernearly40yearstomeetthegrowingdemandforseafoodandEvanshelpedputSt.George’sIslandonthemapastheplacetogointhecountyforthebestseafood.

Kimballtookoverthebusinessin2004af-terthefamilycouldnolongerrunthebusiness;in1994“Bugs”Evansdiedandhisson,Ron-nie,who took over the business, later devel-opedAlzheimer’sdiseaseandhadtobeunderhiswife’sfull-timecare.

Carol Evans, “Bugs” Evans’ daughter-in-law, who was an integral part of the res-taurant’soperationsfornearly20yearsalongwithhusbandRonnie,hadhighhopesfortherestaurant’sresurrection.

“I hope we can keep a good restaurantdown here,” Carol Evans told The CountyTimes. “I wish them well; we need morerestaurants.”

Since Evans’ inception more than 40years ago, it has not only been a valuablecommodity for bringing in hungry touristsandtravelersbutalsotothelocaljobmarket.

Many in the Piney Point area and St.George’sIslandcouldgetsummerjobsthere;duringthatseasonasmanyas50to60em-ployeesearnedapaycheckthere.

“I’m so glad they’re finally open,” Carol Evans said. “It definitely will help the whole areaandallofSt.Mary’sCounty.”

The owners’ decision to have a quietopeningwasa smartone, she said, that al-lowedwordtocirculateabouttherestaurant’sreturntoensureagrandopeningdidnotfallflat.

“They’redoingittheverybestway,”CarolEvans said. “The rumors are all around thecounty,peoplearewhispering‘Evansisopen,Evansisopen.’”

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emergency management officials say there werenone.

AthishomeonJonesWharfRoad,JasonWeigleandhisfamilycamehomeafteraneveningofshop-

ping at Wal-Mart to find that 10 trees had fallen right aroundtheirhome.

One of them landed squarely on his truck,smashingintothebackpassengerseats.

“Wecamehomeandwesawallthatcarnage,”Weigle said. “That tree could’ve angled anywhereelsebutwasgoingformytruck.

“Someofthetreesaroundthehousewereup-rootedandsomejustsnapped.”

WeiglesaidhesawevidenceoftreesdownallalongJonesWharfRoadthateveningdrivingbackastreesandbeencutandmovedtothesideoftheroad.

“Somebodythoughttheremayhavebeenator-nadoinSandgates,”saidMichelleLilly,headoftheEmergencyManagementDivision.“Therewassomeflashing, but there were no extended power outages.”

Some county residents seeking exciting night life as thestormcamethroughgotmorethantheybargainedfor.“Weweredriving toa [local restaurant]Seabreezeandthewindstartedtopickup,”saidDebbieTudorofLeonardtown.“Myvanwasactuallyshaking…thehailwasbiggerthannickels.

“I’veneverbeenoutinastormlikethat;itwasshockingseeingtherainandwindgoonewayandthenchangedirections.”

TheownerofSnellman’sGeneralMerchandisestore on Sotterley Road said he saw beach-goersseekingcoverfromthestormandsomewereevenhuggingtreesforsafety.

“Theskygotdark,thewindpickedup,andgotkindofscarybecauseitgotlightoutanditstartedto

hail,”saidWillSnellman.“Thereweresomecustom-ersthatduckedinhereforsafety.”

Oneofhiscustomerswhohadbeenonthewateras the storm hit, Snellman said, was terrified by its wrath.

“Hiseyeswerestillbuggingoutwhenhewasheretalkingaboutit,”Snellmansaid.

Thedowned trees in theHollywoodareakeptsome cleanup services busy, especially since theywere still dealingwith the previousweek’s stormsthathitnorthernCalvertCounty.

“We’re starting to get calls [Monday] aboutSaturday’sstormandwe’restillgettingalotofcallsfromWednesday’swith the tornadoatChesapeakeBeach,” said Jennifer Groat at Jeff’s Tree Service,alsolocatedinHollywood.

Whileheavy rainsandwindshavepummeledSt. Mary’s several times since May, one benefit has beenthemuch-neededprecipitation.

AccordingtotheU.S.DroughtMonitor,theen-tirestateofMarylandhasshedthedroughtthathasplagueditsincethesummeroflastyear.

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Onemaybehard-pressedtofind a person who doesn’t enjoy a breathtaking fireworks display. These pyrotechnic delights areoneofthehallmarksofthesum-merseason.Parks,areabeachesandmanyother recreationalar-eas feature fireworks displays to light up the nighttime sky.Fireworksarealsoverypopularforpersonaluse,withpeakusearound big holidays, such asIndependence Day or CanadaDay.

Consumer fireworks, if usedinaccordancewiththeirin-structions,areverysafe,saystheNational Council on FireworksSafety. Injuries from consumerfireworks have dramatically decreased over the past twentyyears,despiteanincreaseinus-agebyconsumers.Today,someform of consumer fireworks are allowedin45states,PuertoRicoandtheDistrictofColumbia.Butsome fireworks can be danger-ous.Itisrecommendedthatyouonly buy consumer fireworks from a licensed store or stand.Never buy fireworks from an in-dividual’shouse,orfromsome-one on the street. Such fireworks

are likely to be illegal explosives thatcancauseseriousinjury.

Consumer fireworks regu-lated by theConsumerProductSafetyCommissionarepackagedinbrightcolorsandhavesafetywarningsonthepackaging.Thepackagingsetsforththecountryoforigin,normallyChina.Typi-cal consumer fireworks include fountains, cones, sparklers, fire crackers, bottle rockets, andmultiple tube products. Illegalexplosives are often unpack-agedandarewrappedwithplainbrownpaper.Theyareunlikelyto have any safety warnings,or place of manufacture. Manyof themarehandmade inbase-mentsorillicitfactories.TheygobynamessuchasM80,QuarterStickorCherryBomb.Ifsome-oneapproachesyoutoselloneofthese illegal explosives, politely declineandthencallyourlocalpolicedepartment.

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What will the Electronic Consolidated Au-tomated Support System benches bring to the fleet? A lot of capability in a smaller, smarter package. It starts with a much smaller footprint with more capability, faster run times, multi-lingual test environments; it preserves the $2 billion investment in CASS Test Program Sets; it facilitates factory-to-field migration of Test Programs; it’s more interoperable with other Services’ Automated Test Equipment; it’s more scalable to fleet needs; it reduces acquisition and support costs; and it brings “Smarter” test concepts with faster and better diagnostics and reduced no-defect found rates. Currently, CASS performs functional test-ing, fault detection, fault isolation, and align-ment or adjustment of avionics components

for almost every Type/Model/Series aircraft in the Navy and Marine Corp inventory. “CASS has been an extremely successful program,” said Captain Mike Belcher, Avia-tion Support Equipment Program Manager (PMA 260). “CASS replaced 30 different legacy testers with one family of ATE and eliminated all of the logistics requirements associated with maintaining all of those dif-ferent test benches. However, because most of the CASS components are Commercial-Off-The-Shelf items, obsolescence is going to become a huge issue for us to overcome. With the newer test technologies, the time is right to modernize our ATE family of testers.” “The plan we are working on now calls for getting the competitive Request For Propos-

al on the street for an award in early 2009,” said Belcher. “The System Design and De-velopment phase with Engineering Develop-ment Models will last until approximately 2012. Then we’ll build some Low Rate Ini-tial Production stations and enter Full Rate Production in 2014. Full up eCASS units should be arriving in the fleet by 2015.” “We’ve hit our peak in terms of CASS re-quirements aboard the carriers. The typical carrier today has 19 CASS stations aboard,” said Bill Ross, Senior eCASS Program Man-ager. “Our studies show that by 2020 we can reduce that number down to 15 eCASS sta-tions to support the air wings of the future.” “We are committed to keeping our current CASS Family modern and are embarking on

a program to deal with obso-lescence and technology is-sues,” added Ross. “CASS first went into production in 1990, and these stations have been well used. Our plan is to base a modernization pro-gram on the emerging Depart-ment of Defense Automated Test Systems Framework and

we expect that industry will insert the test technologies demonstrated in the ongoing Reconfigurable-Transportable CASS (RT-CASS) development program and recent joint services technology demonstration projects.” “eCASS will be a product of all of its prede-cessor testers. The test capability inserted in the previous testers will flow into eCASS and it is expected that as additional new weapon system test requirements emerge in the future, those too will flow into eCASS,” stated Ross. “The CASS systems have avoided almost $3.8 billion in total ownership costs for the Navy by consolidating the functions of 30 different test systems into a single system, and eCASS will continue to contribute to this cost avoidance.”

The Future Of Automated Test Equipment For The Navy And It Is Called eCASS. Naval Air Systems Command Press Release

NAVAIR’s Aviation Training Sys-tems Program Office delivered the first EA-18G Growler aircrew trainer five months early to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash.

Installation work began at NAS Whidbey Island on April 21, 2008 for this first EA-18G Tactical Operational Flight Trainer.

“Our original goal for the program

was to provide an operationally rep-resentative trainer in time to support the Growler’s Operational Evaluation (OPEVAL) beginning September 2008 and we exceeded that goal,” said Capt. Spike Long, Aviation Training Sys-tems Program Manager (PMA205). “The trainer arrived at Whidbey Is-land almost five months before OPE-VAL. No other organization has ever delivered an aircrew trainer with this level of aircraft concurrency prior to the aircraft’s OPEVAL, and it is a true privilege to lead such a forward lean-ing group of professionals.”

“This accomplishment was a com-plete team effort,” added Long. “And was made possible by aligned, com-mitted and self less folks populating a

high performance and decorum cen-tric Integrated Program Team. The team consisted of Boeing St. Louis, L3 Communications, NAVAIR’s Avia-tion Training Systems Program Of-fice (PMA205) and the F/A-18 Hornet Program Office (PMA265), Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Divi-sion (NAWCTSD), Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division’s Air Combat

Environmental Test and Evaluation Facility (ACETEF), and the EA-18G Fleet Introduction Team.”

“The Naval Air Systems Command is extremely proud of the EA-18G pro-gram,” said Capt. Mark Darrah, F/A-18 and EA-18G Program Manager. “We consider it to be a ‘model’ program in terms of executing better than plan. A solid government and industry part-nership is the foundation of our suc-cess and a critical reason the Growler has remained on cost and schedule for the Warfigher. Delivering the Tacti-cal Operational Flight Trainer (TOFT) early allows the f leet more time to get accustomed to the aircraft and ensures a smooth f leet transition.”

“The first operational EA-18G

Growler simulator was delivered to NAS Whidbey Island and was up and running prior to the first Growler being delivered to the f leet. This is unprece-dented for a newly fielded aircraft, but par for the course for the highly suc-cessful Growler program. The EA-18G remains on cost, on performance, and ahead of schedule. More importantly, this simulator delivery ahead of sched-ule marks the first step in the f leet transition of the Growler which offi-cially began on June 3 during the of-ficial arrival ceremony in NAS Whid-bey Island,” said Cmdr. Frank Morley, deputy program manager for spectrum dominance.

“Since the Growler is a new plat-form with a new mission (combining the mission and capabilities of the F/A-18F Super Hornet and the EA-6B Prowler), NAVAIR wanted to provide a trainer for the Fleet Introduction Team to become familiar with the air-craft before OPEVAL and to stand-up of the Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS),” said Cindy Conger, EA-18G Training Systems Program Manager (PMA205).

“The first EA-18G aircraft (G4) for use by the f leet arrived at NAS Whid-bey in an official welcome aboard cer-

emony attended by the Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Donald C. Winter, on June 3, 2008,” added Con-ger. “SECNAV requested to “f ly” the trainer during his visit, which he did for nearly an hour.”

The EA-18G (TOFT) is designed to support training for Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS) students and Fleet aviators. The trainer emulates the ba-sic f light mechanics and procedures, including instrument f light, and weap-on systems procedures.

The emphasis is on advanced weap-ons systems employment and mission rehearsal for post-FRS training. The EA-18G trainer is a baseline F/A-18E/F trainer that has been modified to add the Airborne Electronic Attack weap-ons systems and capabilities of the EA-18G aircraft in order to accomplish a number of different missions includ-ing FRS, Advanced Operational train-ing, f light and navigation training, AEA tactics and mission integration training, and AEA mission rehearsal training.

A total of three Growler trainers will be installed at NAS Whidbey Is-land to support the EA-18G Growler aircrews.

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KristopherCusick, themanwhopleadedguilty to al-mostbeatinghisgrandfathertodeathin2006wantsanewtrial,claimingthathewasinadequatelyrepresentedbythencountypublicdefenderWilliamF.Renahanandthathedidnotfullyunderstandthesentencethathewasacceptingbytakingapleadealtoattemptedseconddegreemurder.

CusickalsoclaimedathispostconvictionhearingJune10thatRenahandidnotseekoutevidencethatheclaimedcouldhavehelpedhimmakeadefense.

“Hefailed to investigateanything,”Cusicksaid.“Theweaponclaimedtobeusedhadnobloodonit.”

Cusick,alongwithhisattorneyPublicDefenderAutumnLovato,arguedthatheagreedtoasentenceof20yearsinprisonaspartofhispleaagreement.

What he did not know, Cusick claimed, was that thesentenceheagreedtowasactually30yearsofincarcerationsuspendeddownto20years.

IfCusickcompleted20yearsofhissentenceandvio-latedhisparolehecouldfaceanother10yearsinprisonasaresultofthepleaagreement.

Deputy State’s Attorney Ted Weiner argued that Cu-sickgot exactlywhat hebargained forwhenhemade theagreement.

“So you’ve got what’s called now buyer’s remorse,”Weinersaid.

Renahan said that he court staff could not find the files thatcontainedexactlywhattheagreementbackin2006be-tweenhis then-clientand thecourtwas.Hesaidhis testi-monyreliedheavilyonthememoryofthecase.

“Ican’ttellyoutheexacttermsoftheagreement,”Re-nahantoldWeinerfromthewitnessstand.“ButIwould’vewithdrawnthenotguiltypleaif[JudgeKaren]Abramshadhandeddownasentenceoutsidetheagreement.”

Circuit Court Judge Michael J. Stamm, who presidedoverthehearing,saidhewouldrenderawrittendecisioninCusick’scasesoon,butdidnotmakearulingonhismotionthatday.

According to court testimony Cusick was out on afraudulent work release from incarceration in 2006 whenheallegedlynearlykilledhisowngrandfather inaseverebeating.

Thebeatingwasapparentlyoveradisagreementaboutmoney.Cusickwassupposedtobeworkingonthereleasefrom jail but did not go to work, netting him an escapecharge.

Cusick was originally incarcerated for robbing hisgrandfatherin2002.

ManConvictedOfNearDeathBeatingOfGrandfatherWantsANewTrial

fromhome.Lt. Rick Burris, com-

mander of the Bureau ofCriminal Investigations saidthatLewishadtakenthefam-ilyvehicletoVirginiaandleftittherewhenitranoutoffuelbut it was unknown why heleftsosuddenly.

“We can’t really specu-lateastowhyheleft,”Burrissaid.

According to police re-portsfromAlbemarleCountya deputy from neighbor-ing Louisa County began ahigh speed chase in pursuitofLewis,whowasdrivinga1993GeoMetrothathadbeenreportedstolenfromCarolineCounty.

Police were pursuingLewis for alleged recklessdriving violations that oc-curred inLouisaCounty, re-portsstated.

Hopwood said that sincethe vehicle had no licenseplates, investigators had touse the vehicle identification number to find out its origins.

According to police re-ports Lewis was travelingwest-bound on Louisa Roadwhen his vehicle drove offtherightsideoftheroadandcrashed into a tree. Lewisdied at the scene, police re-portsstated.

Accident reconstructionreports stated that excessivespeed and driver error werethemaincausesofthecrash.

Police reports said thatLewis was not wearing aseatbeltwhenthecarcrashedand the subsequent vehiclefire made identification very difficult.

Kaitlyn Fernald, one ofLewis’ classmates at Chopti-conHighSchoolinChaptico,said that theyoungmanwasmostly taciturn only comingoutofhissolituderarely.

“Ialwaysthoughthewasreallycool,buthealwayskepttohimself,”Fernaldsaid.“Hewasquiet,butIneverthoughthe’drunaway.”

FernaldrodeonthesameschoolbusrouteasLewis,shesaid,andhewouldoccasion-allytalktoherandherfriendsbutonlyforashorttime.

“He would make com-ments sometimes aboutwhatmeandmyfriendsweretalk-ingabout,”Fernaldsaid.“Orhewouldtrytojumpintotheconversation.”

On one occasion, shesaid, Lewis played a lunch-roomstuntatChopticonHighSchool that gave him somebrief notoriety, showing thathehadasenseofhumorthat

beliedhisquietnature.“Hedrankawholefamily

sizedcontaineroftacosauce,”Fernald said. “The wholelunchroomsawitandthesaid‘Chug!Chug!Chug!”

Fernald said the news ofhisdeathshookherbadly.

“Iwasjustinshock,”Fer-nald toldTheCountyTimes.“Whena17-year-olddieslikethatit’satotalschock.

“I felt guilty because Inever really reached out tohim.”

Lewis is the fourth stu-dent attending ChopticonHighSchooltodieinanauto-mobilecrashinthelastthreeyears.

Last year 16-year-oldEthanChewningwaskilledinacarcrashonSunnysideRoadwhenhisfriend,thedriverofthe car who was allegedlydriving too fast, lost controlofthevehicleandcrashedintoanoncomingcar.

In 2006 both TiakeshiaThompson and ChristinaQuesenberrywerebothkilledinseparatecaraccidents.

FuneralservicesforLew-iswereplannedforJune18atthe Mattingley-Gardiner Fu-neralHomechapel.

Interment for Lewiswas planned to take place atCharlesMemorialGardensinWaldorf.

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George Robert Briscoe, 60

George Robert Bris-coe, 60, of L o v e v i l l e died June 11 in St. Mary’s Hospital.

B o r n June 28, 1947 in Great Mills, he was the son of the late George Washington Briscoe and Mar-tha Brooks Briscoe. Mr. Bris-coe worked for the St. Mary’s County Board of Education for more than 30 years.

He is survived by his wife, Helen Theresa Briscoe of Loveville; daughter Roslyn M. Briscoe; two sons Wayne L. Briscoe and Marvin Banks all of Lexington Park; six sisters Dorothy Wiggins of Greens-boro, N.C.; Barbara Jean Berry of Clinton, Md.; Lorraine Wil-liams of Lexington Park; Con-nie Baldwin of Jacksonville, N.C.; Rose Briscoe of Lexing-ton Park; Brenda Briscoe of Park Hall; two brothers Larry Briscoe of Jacksonville, N.C.; Raymond Briscoe of Havlock, N.C. and two grandchildren. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister Diane Briscoe.

The family received friends Wednesday, June 18 from 9 – 10 a.m. in St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Morganza with a Mass of Christian Burial celebrated at 10 a.m. The Reverend Keith Woods was the celebrant. In-terment followed in the Queen of Peace Cemetery, Helen.

Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A. in Leonardtown.

Anthony Ray “Tony” Bry-ant, Sr., 45

A n -thony Ray “Tony” Bry-ant, Sr., 45, of Lexing-ton Park died June 5 at Medical University of South Caro-lina Hospi-tal, Charleston, S.C.

Tony was born July 17, 1962 to Shirley Johnson Bry-ant and the late Ray Bryant in Beachville, Md. From the age of 7 months, his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Carrroll raised him.

Tony attended Great Mills High School where he earned his diploma in 1981. After graduation, Tony enlisted in the United States Army where he served four years from 1981 through 1984. Tony was em-ployed by the BAE Systems, Building 8165, NAWC, Paxtux-ent River/Webster Field An-nex as a Production Operator Master.

Tony leaves to cherish his memory: wife, Deidre W. Bry-ant, whom he married Nov. 7, 1998; son Anthony Bryant, Jr.;, daughter Laprea N. Bryant; mother, Shirley Ann Johnson; step-father, Rubin Johnson; grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Clar-ence Carroll; sisters Myshonda Bryant, Catina Bryant, Karen Bryant, Sherrie Henton and Andrea Haynes; two broth-ers Jeremy Bryant and George Holly.

He is also survived by his Mother in Law, Alice Winters; brother in law William Winters (Cindy) and Francis Winters; two god-children, Quentin Bryan and Kenyon Berry as well as a host of nieces, neph-ews, cousins and close friends.

Tony is preceded in death by his father Ray Bryant and his son Demario Raquon Bryant.

Tony enjoyed watching the Washington Redskins, fish-ing cracking jokes and loving his family. Tony will truly be missed.

Relatives and friends at-tended Tony’s Life Celebra-tion at the Gospel Tabernacle of Prayer, Clements, Saturday, June 14 from 9 – 11 a.m. Elder William H. Williams, Jr., pastor of Greater Morning Star Pen-costal Church, Lexington Park, officiated. Interment followed in Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown.

Serving as pallbearers were Kelly Holt, John Berry, Bobby Hall, Wesley Thomas, Isiac Taylor and Lloyd Brothers.

Condolences to the family may be made at www.brins-

fieldfuneral.com.Funeral Arrangements

provided by Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown.

Delores Elizabeth Knott Goodwin, 84

Delores E l i z a b e t h Knott Good-win, 84 of La Plata, M., and for-merly of Jacksonville, Fla., died June 4 in the Charles County Nursing and Rehabili-tation Center.

Born March 29, 1924 in Baltimore, Md. she was the daughter of the late Martin Webster and Ruth Elizabeth Knott.

She is survived by her chil-dren Connie Wright and her husband Joe of Mechanicsville, Charles H. Moore, Jr. and his wife Leneta of Jacksonville, Fla., and sister in law Eunice Knott of Ridge, as well as her six grandchildren; Julie Fuller, Tracy Hammonds, Robert L. Moore, Jr., David Moore, Mar-tin Moore and Christine Moore and five great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her sons Robert L. Moore, Sr. and John P. Goodwin and her brother Julius M. Knott.

She was employed as a bookkeeper for 19 years, retir-ing in 1985.

The family received friends Saturday June 7 from noon – 1 p.m. in the Matting-ley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, where a funeral Service was held at 1 p.m. with Rev. John Ball officiating. In-terment followed in Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonard-town. Pallbearers will be Joe Wright, John Hammonds, Lee Hammonds, Joseph Ham-monds, Carl Hammonds and Katlyn Hammonds.

Contributions may be made to Charles County Nurs-ing Home, 10200 La Plata Road, La Plata, MD, 20646.

Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Fu-neral Home, P.A.

Isarel Paul Lawrence, 77

I s a r e l Paul Law-rence, 77, of Falling W a t e r s , W.V. died June 8 in the V.A. Medi-cal Center, Wa s h i n g -ton, D.C.

Born Jan. 18, 1931 in Cal-laway he was the son of the late John Paul and Nellie Stewart Lawrence.

He was the loving husband of Rebecca Swindell Lawrence whom he married Dec. 23, 1985 in Dillion, S.C. He is also sur-vived by his sisters; Inez Ivey of Washington, D.C., Rossetta Smith and Myrtle Johnson, both of Callaway.

He was preceded in death by his siblings; May Johnson, Mary Lawrence, Thomas Law-rence, Adele Harris, Henrietta Ball and Alexander Lawrence.

He was a retired Mail Clerk for the U.S. Postal Service. He served in the U.S. Army from June 1949 – June 15, 1955 and received a National Defense Service Medal.

The family received friends Saturday, June 14 from 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. in Bethesda United Methodist Church, Val-ley Lee where a funeral service was held at 10:30 a.m. with Rev. Irvin Beverly and Rev. Alfred Statesman co-officiating. In-terment followed in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were Greg Barnes, Leon Barnes, John Brown, Jr., Lamont Sax-on, Sam Taggart and William Thompson.

Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Fu-neral Home, P.A.

Jean Gaston Ledford, 92

Jean Gaston Ledford, 92, of Clements died June 11 in his residence.

He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Helen Holmes Led-ford, of Clements and a son, Bruce Ledford, of Waldorf, Md.

For funeral arrangements please call Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A. in Leonardtown, MD at 301-475-5588 or con-dolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuner-al.com.

Evelyn Scott McDaniel, 84

Evelyn Scott McDaniel, 84, of Valley Lee, formerly of Lynchburg, Va., died June13 in her residence.

Born Sept. 3, 1923 in Lynchburg, Va. she was the daughter of the late Raleigh and Mamie Scott Terry.

She was preceded in death by her husbands: Thomas White, Joseph Sanderlin and Mac McDaniel.

She is survived by her children: Carol Latz and Tom-my White both of Baltimore, Md., Sheila Simms and Randy Sanderlin both of Drayden, Md. and Sandy Billings of Sis-terville, W.V.; siblings: Corretta Davis of Eldersburg, Md., Til-lie Hunter and Betty Bingham both of Lynchburg, Va.; 18 grandchildren, 19 great grand-children and two great-great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her daughter: Diane Fergu-son; siblings: Vernon Terry and Roger Terry.

She moved to St. Mary’s County in 1985 from Sykes-ville, Md. Ms. McDaniel was employed as a nurse’s aide for the State of Maryland for 30 years until her retirement in July of 1985.

The family received friends Monday, June 16 from 5 – 8 p.m. in the Callaway Bap-tist Church, where a Funeral Service was held Tuesday, June 17 at 10 a.m. with Pastor Dan-iel Moore officiating. Interment followrf in St. George’s Catho-lic Cemetery, Valley Lee.

Pallbearers were: Eddie Latz, Doug Gardiner, Wayne Latz, Scott Latz, Bobby Fergu-son and Danny McLung.

Contributions may be made to: Hospice of St. Mary’s, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650 and/or Callaway Baptist Church, Point Lookout Road, Callaway, MD 20620. Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.

Carol Joanne Miller-Karel, 50

C a r o l Joanne Mill-e r - K a r e l , 50 of Ridge died June 7 in the Wash-ington Hos-pital Center, Washington, D.C.

Carol Karel was born Carol Miller to Frederick John “Jack” and Joan Miller in Selma, Ala. May 3, 1958.

Her father was an Air Force officer and frequently moved across the United States. She graduated from La Reine High School in Suitland, Md. Carol met her husband Steve at An-drews AFB and the two were married in September 1978. Since Steve was active duty Air Force, they were stationed at a variety of places to include Colorado, Germany, Califor-nia, and Virginia.

She worked as a bank teller, slot machine cashier, and payroll clerk. No matter what the position, she always had a warm and generous heart and appreciated the needs of her customers. Carol earned her Associates Degree in Liberal Arts at Alan Hancock College, Santa Maria, Calif. in 1991, fol-lowed by her Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, graduating Cum Laude, from Christopher Newport University in New-port News, Va. in 1994.

After Steve retired from active duty, Carol was hired in 1996 by Naval Air Systems Command at Patuxent River as a Software Engineer for the S-3B Viking program. One of her major accomplishments was getting flight certified and she was one of very few Software Engineers to actually fly in the aircraft she developed software for.

Since Carol was great at giving nicknames to everyone else, it was appropriate her call sign was (Carol)2. From 2001 on, Carol worked on the P-3C

Orion project. She served in various roles, including soft-ware development, process improvement, fleet support, and as the liaison between the Software Support Activity and the Program Office.

Carol put harmony in her life by going camping with friends and family, but espe-cially her two beagles, Ashley and Honey Bunch. She con-sidered her trailer her “hotel on wheels that always accepts my pets.” Carol was always ac-tive. She loved aerobics, water skiing, snow skiing and riding roller coasters.

Carol lit up any room with her zest for life and bubbly per-sonality. She loved and was loved by her parents, brother and sisters and good friends. She always put the Fleet first, above all else, while at the same time living and advocat-ing a balanced life.

The memory of a good per-son is a blessing. Proverb 10:7

A Memorial service was held Thursday, June 12 at 10 a.m. in the Patuxent Presbyte-rian Church, California, with Reverend Michael Jones, pas-tor of the church, officiating.

In lieu of flowers, memo-rial contributions may be made to the Beagle Rescue of South-ern Maryland, Inc., P.O. Box 983, Waldorf, MD 20604.

Condolences to the family may be made at www.brins-fieldfuneral.com.

Arrangements provided by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown.

Mary J. “nee” Brizzi Nardinocchi, 94

Mary J. “nee” Brizzi Nardinocchi, 94, of Solomons, died June 10 in Solomon’s Nursing Center.

Born Aug. 10, 1913 in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of the late Domenico and Pasqualina DiSilvestri Brizzi.

Mrs. Nardinocchi retired from the Department of Ag-riculture in Washington, D.C. She was an active member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church serving on the Church Coun-cil, Altar Society, Sodality, Casa Italiana Foundation Club and Villa Rosa Italian Festival Committee.

She is survived by her be-loved husband Natale Nardin-occhi; son, Lawrence Nardin-occhi; guardian niece, Kather-ine Powell; sister, Rose Pippi; one grandchild; several great grandchildren; sisters-in-law, Lena Galanti and Lina Brizzi; nieces; nephews; relatives and friends.

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Friday, June 13 at 10:45 a.m. in Holy Rosary Catholic Church, 595 Third Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. Interment followed at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, 13801 Geor-gia Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20906.

Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice House c/o Hospice of St. Mary’s, Inc., P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650.

Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A. in Leonardtown.

Rita Carole Ortman, 68

R i t a Carole Ort-man, 68, of Cal i for n ia died June 9 in Anne A r u n d e l M e d i c a l Center, An-napolis, Md.

B o r n Aug. 23, 1939 in Washington, D.C. she was the daughter of the late Horace Landolph Gray and Gertrude Catherine (How-ard) Gray. Rita worked at the Patuxent River Naval Air Sta-tion Commissary.

Rita is survived by her husband Raymond G. Ort-man, daughter Cathie Cage of Edgewater, Md., son Raymond “Donnie” Ortman of Califor-nia, three grandchildren, and five great grandchildren; and brother Roland Gray of Harts-villle, S.C.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Milton Gray.

Family received friends Sunday, June 15 from 2 – 5 p.m. in the Brinsfield Funeral Home, 22955 Hollywood Road, Leon-

ardtown. A Funeral Service was conducted Monday, June 16 at 11 a.m. in the Brinsfield Funeral Home. Pastor Stephen Updegrave conducted the ser-vice. Interment followed in Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown.


Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A. Leonardtown.

Armando Arthur “Mon-do” Puchetti, 85

A r man-do Arthur P u c h e t t i , “Mondo,” as he was af-fectionately referred to by his late wife, Dorothy Yvonne Puchetti, was 85 years old, and a long time resident of Piney Point, when passed away quietly at St. Mary’s Hospital June 9.

He was born May 18, 1924 in Baltimore, Md. to Anna Matilda D’Ambrosio (Puchetti) and Nicholas Puchetti, both of Italy, who had only been in the United States since 1920. He is survived by two sisters, Ann Breslaur of Piney Point, and Rose O’Brien and husband Jack of Annapolis, Md.

He grew up in Washington D.C. along with his two sis-ters, Ann and Rose. He spent many summers in Piney Point, where he eventually made his home. Arthur married Dorothy Yvonne Martin, who preceded him in death and was laid to rest in February 1998, in March of 1943. They were married for almost 55 years. Arthur lived a full life beginning by meeting his beloved wife at the age of 14 years old, to enlisting in the United States Naval Reserve at the age of 18 to serve in World War II. He is honored veteran who survived the Invasion of Normandy. He returned safely home in September 1945 to his wife. Dorothy and Arthur have three children, Barbara Ann Raley, Gay Darlene Brittian and Nicholas Puchetti.

Arthur was a skilled tradesman, who spent most of his life as a Photo Engraver, a trade he learned from his father who owned and operated D.C. Engraving Co. in the late 20’s. Arthur also became a private business owner of Oakwood Lodge Bar and Restaurant from about 1958-1974. Our fondest memories of him were his years working on the Potomac River as a waterman. He spent many mornings telling sea stories at Swanns Restaurant. He was a hard worker with a happy spirit, and a kind hearted person. He loved people, and people loved him in return.

Arthur is survived by his three children, Barbara, her husband Clarke, Gay and her husband Robert, and Nicholas and his wife Julie; seven grand-children; Charles Christian Raley, Jeanne Marie Chris-tensen, Heather Raley Perkins, Michele Ann Coberly, Nicole Sara Brittian, Amanda Ma-rie Puchetti and Nicholas Ar-mando Puchetti; 10 great grand children; Charles Christian Raley, Jr., Katherine Elizabeth Raley; Benjamin Gerard Raley; Alexandra Marie Christensen; Sara Brittain Coberly; Abigail Yvonne Coberly, Elizabeth Catherine Coberly; Zachary Clarke Perkins, Noah Timothy Perkins, and Colin Chase Raley Perkins. He also leaves behind numerous nieces and nephews, as well as his dearest closest companion, Susanne Poe, who has been at his side for the past 10 years, and her surviving children and grandchildren.

The family received friends Wednesday June 11 from 5 – 8 p.m. in the Brinsfield Funeral Home, Leonardtown.

Mass of Christian Burial was offered June 12 at 11 a.m. in St. George’s Catholic Church, Valley Lee. Monsignor Karl A. Chimiak was the celebrant. The burial followed at St. George’s Episcopal Church Cemetery, Valley Lee.

A Memorial Contribution can be made in Arthur Puchet-ti’s honor to the Hospice House c/o Hospice of St. Mary’s, Inc., P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650.

Dinah K. Somerville

Dinah K. Somerville, daughter of Mary Artina Dot-son-Miles and the late Joseph Edward Miles, was born Aug. 7, 1953, in Mechanicsville, the fourth of nine children. On Sunday, June 8, Dinah, 54, of Hollywood, departed this life at Howard University Hospital in Washington, D. C., after a long illness.

She attended Immaculate Conception Church and later became a charter member of the Ladies Auxiliary 359 and served in the position of Finan-cial Secretary. In 1995, she re-located to Hollywood, whereby she became of member of St. John’s Catholic Church.

Dinah grew up in St. Mary’s County and attended White Marsh Elementary School, Banneker School, and graduated from Chopticon High School in 1971. During her freshman year at Chopti-con, she met Charles (Charlie) Webster Somerville and they began to date. They remained a steady couple for the next 13 years until deciding to declare their love before God, their fam-ily and friends Nov. 25, 1978, in the Immaculate Conception Church in Mechanicsville. This loving union brought forth two sons, Charles Webster II and Damion Edward.

Dinah was employed with the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services for more than 20 years. She was a dedi-cated Federal employee for more than 30 years. Also, Di-nah spent time with the Smith-sonian Institution and the U. S. Department of Agriculture. Dinah held various part-time employments with the Hecht’s and Food Lion companies. In her spare time, she loved spend-ing her Sunday afternoons at her parents’ home, laughing, talking and joking with her sib-lings, nieces and nephews, and with any family friends that would visit that day.

In 2003, Dinah’s health began to fail. She subsequently endured a continuous and em-battled struggle with a difficult and elusive illness, which pre-vented her from resuming her normal daily life at work and at home. Thus, on June 8, 2008, in the shadow of the afternoon summer sun, God called to Di-nah telling her to come home, ending her suffering. Sur-rounded by her loving husband Charlie, her siblings, and her friend, she took her last breath and her soul was released.

Dinah was a dedicated wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and aunt. She leaves to cherish her loving memory her beloved and devoted husband of 30 years Charles Webster Somerville, Sr.; her two sons, Charles Webster Somerville II and Damion Edward Somer-ville; four grandchildren, Lex-us Friend, Charles Somerville III, Krystalee Somerville, and Landon Somerville; a devoted mother Mary Artina Miles; 11 siblings, Joseph Miles, Jr., Cle-mentine Somerville, Garnell Miles, Laura Miles, Charles Miles, Paula Miles-McDonald, Shirley Miles-Jones, Jacklyn Miles-Chesley, Ernie Miles, Clara Tyson, and Diane Reed; mother-in-law Mary E. Somer-ville; life-long friend of 30 years, Veronica Miles, as well as a host of in-laws, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

The family received rela-tives and friends Friday, June 13 from 9:30 – 11 a.m. at St. John Francis Regis Catholic Church, Hollywood. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at 11 a.m. with the Reverend Ray Schmidt as the celebrant. Interment will follow in St. Mary’s Queen of Peace Cem-etery in Helen.

Serving as pallbearers were her nephews, Ernie Miles, Roy S. Chesley II, John Tyler II, Jermaine Barnes, Thomas Somerville, Jr., and Roy Per-son. The honorary pallbearers will be Dante’ R. Chesley, Ja-vante Fenwick, George Somer-ville II and Carlos Young.


Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown.

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