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“WE HAVE A SOLIDLY PERFORMING SCHOOL SYSTEM.” SUPERINTENDENT SCOTT SMITH ON THE COMING CHANGES TO HOW SCHOOLS ARE RATED BY THE STATE
In Local Page 4 The lights are on for SOMD BMX at Chaptico Park
In Community Page 14 Leonardtown celebrates Christmas on the Square
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FDR Boulevard Section Imminent By Guy Leonard Staff Writer
The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County approved the ordinances for signage and speed limits for the section of FDR Boulevard that runs from Colony South to Old Rolling Road, marking the official countdown to that section being opened to traffic. Engineers with the county’s Department of Public Works and Transportation told commissioners Tuesday that the section of the long-awaited arterial road could be opened by the end of the week; but more likely it would be open to motorists by the middle of next week. “Lets get it done,” entoned out going Commissioner Tom Jarboe, anxious for the project to be completed. Jarboe made the motions to accept the section of FDR Boulevard into the county’s highway roster for operation and maintenance. Commissioners unanimously agreed. Allen Settles, engineer for county public works who oversaw the project, said the challenges which delayed the section of road opening were many, the work over a gas line being just one. “Since June we’ve had 40 inches of rain,” Settles told commissioners, noting that the precipitation was far above any received for the same time period in the past. The rain made for sodden ground which halted progress there and at many other county construction projects.
A county electronic sign warns of the opening of FDR Boulevard within the week at First Colony down to Old Rolling Road
“We still have work to do in the triple culvert section,” Settles said. There will be no stop signs on the section of FDR Boulevard, he said, just to slow down at traffic circles used to curb speed. “There won’t be any stopping on FDR Boulevard,” Settles said. “Just yield signs on the roundabouts.” Looking at the pictures on screens at the video presentation in county chambers, Commissioner Todd Morgan was pleased to see crews finally make progress. “Looking at these pictures I can actually see light at
the end of the tunnel,” Morgan said. “It’s taken us eight years to finish three-quarters of a mile.” Two election cycles ago, county commissioners finally agreed to fund the project, which had been in the county’s construction schedule for decades. Running parallel to Route 235 from Lexington Park to California, the project is designed to provide much needed traffic relief to commuters and residents on the county’s main highway. guyleonard@countytimes.net
Zoning Ordinance Update Sought By Guy Leonard Staff Writer
The county’s chief of land use and growth management told the Commissioners of St. Mary’s County Tuesday that the zoning ordinance needs to be updated significantly to eliminate outdated requirements as well as shore up other requirements to aid in the county’s economic development and grow tourism opportunities. Bill Hunt, the county’s zoning director and top land use planner, offered a bevy of recommendations on what could be changed to better suit the county’s changing needs. One such change would be to work out conflicting requirements for the major and minor site plan process. “I’ve gotten many calls on why major site plans are required for something small,” said Commissioner Mike Hewitt. “It drives the cost up and keeps people from doing stuff.” Hunt agreed. “Until they [criteria] get changed in the ordinance my office follows what’s written,” Hunt said. “It’s written clearly but not pragmatically or practically. “But it’s been that way in St. Mary’s County as they say; it’s time to change those things.” The zoning ordinance changes needed
to keep stakeholders, including property owners, in mind, Hunt continued. “We need something... that is practical and pragmatic for everybody,” Hunt said. Some of the many recommendations include text amendments for the Lexington Park Development District Plan, amending regulations for commercial docks relating to oyster leases, changing the requirements for traffic studies timed for completion of improvements, establishing an aircraft safety zone around Webster Field and repealing the current noise ordinance to match up with state law. There were 18 recommendations in all. Hunt also said there was a need to address the requirements for land buffers for projects since they were often the subjects of requests to reduce them at the Board of Appeals. That would be revised to still provide protection of green space but reduce the variances doled out by the appeals board, said Hunt. There were often requests to reduce the 65-foot requirement down to 30 feet or less. “Nobody has 65 feet in the development district to put up for a buffer,” Hunt said. guyleonard@countytimes.net
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New Lighting Puts SOMD BMX On The Map
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By Guy Leonard Staff Writer
After the activation of stadium quality lighting at the bicycle motocross (BMX) track at Chaptico Park Nov. 17 the local BMX organization is poised to bring national-level races to St. Mary’s County, according to the track’s manager.
“This was to be able to host national BMX events, race longer into the season and also race during cooler hours during the summer,” said Greg Wheeler. “It’s one of the biggest things that could have happened to us.” Wheeler had worked with the county’s Recreation and Parks Department earlier this year to get the funding for
the lighting – about $250,000. “It was the only thing holding us back from holding the national events,”
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Wheeler said. “We had the parking, we had the hotels but we didn’t have the lights.” For racing tracks to have new LED stadium lighting is rare, Wheeler said. Most of the tracks with event lighting for night time events date back 10 to 15 years in their installation. “Without the lighting we would’ve already had to close down the track for the season,” he said. “We’re still racing for a couple more weeks. “Other tracks are jealous of us; no one has the new LED state-of-the-art lighting, not in the Delaware, Maryland, Virginia area.” There are 350 registered racers with SOMD BMX, Wheeler said, and each race brings out about 130 to 150 racers. Racers range in age from 2 years old to 80, he said. “We’ve got four-generation families racing out there,” Wheeler said.
Commissioner Tom Jarboe said his farewells at his last meeting with the Commissioners of St. Mary’s County Tuesday but left Tom Jarboe open the possibility of seeking the commissioner office again. “I will probably try this again,” Jarboe said at the end of the commissioner meeting. “But what I want for Christmas is for you guys to work together.” In speaking to the other commissioners, minus Commissioner John O’Connor who was not in attendance, Jarboe also quipped that St. Mary’s County needed its own inspector for fire safety assigned here. “We need our own fire marshal for St. Mary’s County,” Jarboe said. “Every project is being held up because of that.” Earlier in the meeting Jarboe received a commendation from the other commissioners for his work on the board, especially in pushing for greater economic development and diversity. His colleagues said he would be sorely missed. “It’s definitely a loss,” said Commissioner President James “Randy” Guy. “He’s done a lot, especially in the area of economic development.” Jarboe has been a tireless advocate of diversifying the county’s economy and
expansion of work at the county airport, which includes autonomous systems. Commissioner Mike Hewitt called Jarboe his “wingman for the past four years” due to their close working relationship. “You’ve got to be able to think on your own [as a commissioner]… and he’s done that,” Hewitt said. Commissioner Todd Morgan credited Jarboe with keeping the commissioners focused on improving the airport, which included new hangar space put in by Hunt Aero LLC as well as helping establish the TechPort business incubator there. “If it hadn’t been for his initiative and pushing forward, especially at the airport, we wouldn’t be where we are today,” Morgan said. Jarboe decided earlier this year not to seek reelection as his job took on numerous global trips that kept him away from the commissioner table; he often called in from other locales during meetings to conduct public business. He admitted at the Chamber of Commerce’s State of the County luncheon that the county deserved a commissioner who was around more often. He believed Eric Colvin would be that person. “His heart is in it,” Jarboe said. “It’s a good time for someone else to come in and take care of things who isn’t on travel all the time.” guyleonard@countytimes.net
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Task Force To Examine Tourism Regulations By Guy Leonard Staff Writer
The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County approved this week the formation of a task force to examine local regulations on the tourism industry after conversations with stakeholders showed there were rules that hampered their business. In particular there were concerns over the limits to the number of events allowed in a year on agricultural land and the use of land for recreational vehicles for short term stays. Chris Kaselemis, director of the Department of Economic Development, said the number of stakeholder concerns was enough to warrant a task force. “We want to make sure we’re not hindering our tourism economy,” Kaselemis said. The current regulations regarding events on agricultural land limits them
to just 20 a year, he said. Many of these events are weddings and property owners could do a more brisk trade if they were allowed more events. But it could be premature to simply eliminate the regulation, Kaselemis said, because more events on an agricultural piece of land, which did not have commercial zoning, could impact neighbors and the larger community. “We want to be thoughtful in how we change these regulations,” he said. The members of the tourism task force would come from an existing task force that was examining the county’s zoning regulations related to agricultural operations, Kaselemis said. The findings of the new task force could be ready within six months, he predicted. guyleonard@countytimes.net
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CONCEPT SITE PLAN # 18-13200021, 7-ELEVEN LEONARDTOWN (Zoning Ordinance 10-02) (Use # 48, 60) OWNER: Joseph and Lorraine Goddard Trustee AGENT: Bohler Engineering LOCATION: 24175 Point Lookout Rd, Leonardtown MD 20650 TM-0041 GRID-0013 PAR-0052 ED-03 TAX ID-009343 LAND USE: Mixed-Use Medium-Intensity ZONING: CMX ACREAGE: 5.40 ACTION REQUESTED: Review of a concept site plan for a 3,065 square foot convenience store and 4,402 square foot fuel sales canopy. MINOR SUBDIVISION # 1811000028, J.F. TAYLOR SUBDIVISION (Zoning Ordinance 10-02) (Subdivision
Ordinance 10-01) Floodplain OWNER: JFT Great Mills LLC AGENT: Little Silences Rest, INC. LOCATION: Great Mills Rd, Lexington Park MD 20650 TM-051 GRID-13 PAR-0669 ED-08 TAX ID-009724 and 177761 LAND USE: Mixed-Use Medium-Intensity/ Residential Low Density ZONING: CMX/RL ACREAGE: 24.61 ACTION REQUESTED: Review of a one lot minor subdivision. MINOR SUBDIVISION # 1811000029, TUCKERS GAP SUBDIVISION (Zoning Ordinance 10-02) (Subdivision 10-01) Floodplain OWNER: Sylvia E. Texeira AGENT: VARC, LLC LOCATION: 20675 Hermanville Rd. Lexington Park, MD 20653 TM-051 GRID-23 PAR-0362 ED-08 TAX ID036853 LAND USE: Residential Low Density ZONING: RL ACREAGE: 6.910 ACTION REQUESTED: Review of a two lot minor subdivision around two existing dwellings. MINOR SUBDIVISION # 1811000030, DALE SPRINGER SUBDIVISION, LOT 3 (Zoning Ordinance 10-02) (Subdivision Ordinance 10-01) OWNER: Edward Leo Springer Jr. AGENT: Robert Trautman LOCATION: Finally Our Way, Leonardtown, MD 20650 TM-057 GRID03 PAR-0295 ED-02 TAX ID-024276 LAND USE: Rural Preservation ZONING: RPD ACREAGE: 8.373 ACTION REQUESTED: Review of a one lot minor subdivision. Technical Evaluation Committee Agenda, Department of Land Use and Growth Management
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Leonardtown Fatal Collision Under Investigation On November 26, 2018, at approximately 7:40 p.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a motor vehicle collision, in the 24200 block of Point Lookout Road in the area of Hanover Drive in Leonardtown. Upon arrival deputies discovered a vehicle on fire with an occupant trapped inside. The fire was extinguished by fire department personnel, and the trapped occupant was found to be deceased. The deceased sustained minor burns as a result of the vehicle fire, however non-survivable injuries were sustained in the collision. The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Collision Reconstruction Unit responded and continued the investigation. Preliminary investigation determined a 2013 Ford Fusion operated by Michael Anthony Cook, 45 of Callaway, was traveling southbound on Point Lookout Road, when for unknown reasons the vehicle left the roadway and struck the guardrail on the southbound shoulder of the roadway. The vehicle was then propelled across all lanes of travel, and struck a 2007 Honda Odyssey operated by Stoianka Lubomrova Encarnacion, 47 of Great Mills, which had maneu-
vered to the northbound shoulder in attempt to avoid the other vehicle. After the collision both vehicles caught fire, with Encarnacion still trapped in her vehicle. After the fire was extinguished, Encarnacion was found to have succumbed to injuries sustained as a result of the collision. A juvenile passenger in Encarnacion’s vehicle was flown to Children’s Hospital with incapacitating injuries. Cook was also transported to a trauma center with incapacitating injuries. At this time alcohol does not appear to have been a factor in the collision. Anyone who witnessed the collision or the events leading up to the collision, is asked to contact Corporal Brian Connelly at (301) 475-4200 extension *8031 or by email at Brian.Connelly@ stmarysmd.com. Citizens may remain anonymous and contact Crime Solvers at (301) 475-3333, or text a tip to “TIP239” plus their message to “CRIMES” (274637). Through the Crime Solvers Program tipsters are eligible for an award of up to $1,000 for information about a crime in St. Mary’s County that leads to an arrest or indictment. St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office PIO
Sheriff’s Office Crime Report Assault- On November 18, 2018, Cpl. Seyfried responded to the 25900 block of Chaffee Court in Me c h a n i c s v i l l e , for the reported assault. Investigation Bowles determined Joseph Michael Bowles, age 32 of Mechanicsville, assaulted the victim by striking the victim in the arm, causing visible injury. Bowles was arrested and charged with Assault 2nd Degree. CASE# 62236-18 Theft- On November 18, 2018, Dep. Edwards responded to the 45100 block of First Colony Way in California, for the reported thefts. Investigation determined George Dale Scruggs Scruggs 2nd, age 26 of Lusby, stole numerous watches from Target, and then returned minutes later and attempted to steal Hoverboards. Pamela Roseanne Miller, age 28 of Lusby, also attempted to wear stolen jewelry out of the store as well. Scruggs and Miller were both arrested and charged with Theft. CASE# 6227618 (No Photograph Available of Miller) Drug Arrest- On November 19, 2018, Cpl. Carberry was serving an outstanding warrant on Darwin Terrell Banks, age 45 of Lexington Park. Search of
Banks revealed a smoking device containing suspected cocaine residue. Banks was charged with CDS PossessNot Marijuana and CDS: Possess Paraphernalia. CASE# Banks 62465-18 Warrant ArrestOn Nov. 20, 2018 Trevis Lamar Butler, age 37 of Mechanicsville, was arrested on outstanding warrants for Rape, Assault 1st & 2nd Degree, Sex Offense 3rd Butler and 4th Degree, and Witness Retaliate by Dep. Fenwick# 338. CASE# 52634-18 Tr e s p a s si n gOn November 21, 2018, Cpl. Pesante responded to the 20700 block of Great Mills Road in Great Mills, for the reported tresSosa passing. Investigation determined Charles Sosa, age 60 with no fixed address, was on the Sheetz property after being served a notice not to trespass. Sosa was arrested and charged with Trespass-Private Property. CASE# 62798-18
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Legal Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMISSIONERS OF LEONARDTOWN ORDINANCE NO. 180 CRITICAL AREA MAP AMENDMENT The Commissioners of Leonardtown will hold a Public Hearing on December 10, 2018 at 4:15 p.m. in the Town Hall located at 22670 Washington Street, Leonardtown, MD. The purpose of the hearing is to present for public review and comment, a Critical Area map amendment to Chapter 60 of the Leonardtown Code. House bill 1253 passed in 2008 required updating of the Critical Area mapping across the State. All interested parties are encouraged to attend or to submit written comments by 4:00 p.m. on December 10, 2018 to Commissioners of Leonardtown, POB 1, Leonardtown, MD 20650. Further information pertinent to this hearing can be obtained at the Town Office Monday thru Friday, 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. or by calling 301-475-9791. Special accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities upon request. By Authority: Laschelle McKay, Town Administrator
Legal Notice IN THE MATTER OF CAROLINE ELIZABETH BUCKLER FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO CAROLINE ELIZABETH FAIRFAX In the Circuit Court for St. Mary’s County, Maryland Case No.: C-18-FM-18-000928 Notice (Adult) (DOM REL 61) The above Petitioner has filed a Petition for Change of Name in which he/she seeks to change his/her from Caroline Elizabeth Buckler to Caroline Elizabeth Fairfax. The petitioner is seeking a name change because: I would like to use my stepfather’s surname. Any person may file an objection to the Petition on or before the 18th day of December, 2018. The objection must be supported by an affidavit and served upon the Petitioner in accordance with Maryland Rule 1-321. Failure to file an objection or affidavit within the time allowed may result in a judgment by default or the granting of the relief sought. Tracy L. Cantrell, Acting Clerk of Court for St. Mary’s County Maryland Novemeber 28, 2018
Legal Notice IN THE MATTER OF TAMMY SLAUGHTER FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO TAMMY NINA BARBOUR In the Circuit Court for St. Mary’s County, Maryland Case No.: C-18-FM-18-926 Notice (Adult) (DOM REL 61) The above Petitioner has filed a Petition for Change of Name in which he/she seeks to change his/her from Tammy Slaughter to Tammy Nina Barbour. The petitioner is seeking a name change because: Spouse passed away. Any person may file an objection to the Petition on or before the 26th day of December, 2018. The objection must be supported by an affidavit and served upon the Petitioner in accordance with Maryland Rule 1-321. Failure to file an objection or affidavit within the time allowed may result in a judgment by default or the granting of the relief sought. Tracy L. Cantrell, Acting Clerk of Court for St. Mary’s County Maryland Novemeber 21, 2018
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Conrad Family Donates North WARM Seeks Volunteer Drivers End Gallery Building to the As low $55 a month financing avai St. Mary’s County Arts as Council As colder weather settles in, the St. Mary’s County Department of Aging & Human Services seeks additional volunteer drivers for Wrapping Arms ‘Round Many (or WARM). The program is a winter emergency shelter program for homeless individuals in St. Mary’s County. Citizens who have wondered how they could make a difference regarding homeless individuals in the county now have an opportunity. The Department of Aging & Human Services coordinates transportation for the WARM program, including recruiting and scheduling of volunteer drivers. Drivers must be 18 or older and have a valid driver’s license. Volunteers are given access to a county-owned van. Volunteer slots are available 7 days per week while WARM is operational. This year’s WARM season began on November 4 and will end March 23, 2019. Volunteer drivers are divided into evening and morning shifts. Evening drivers pick up WARM guests at the Three Oaks Center at 5:30 p.m. for transportation to the selected church for the evening. Morning drivers arrive at the church by 7 a.m. the next
morning to transport guests back to Three Oaks. The WARM program is a partnership between the faith community, local human service agencies and citizens to provide safe shelter and hot meals to homeless citizens during the coldest months of the year. The first WARM season took place in October 2009 and has become very successful. More than 50 churches currently work together to provide food and shelter. WARM operates in close partnership with St. Mary’s County Government, including the Department of Aging & Human Services and Department of Public Works and Transportation. Partner agencies include the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, Department of Social Services, Walden, Three Oaks Center and MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital. To volunteer, contact Ursula Harris at 301-475-4200, ext. 71658, or via email to Ursula.Harris@stmarysmd.com. Your assistance with helping others is greatly appreciated during the cold winter months.
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Pictured from left to right; Laschelle McKay, SMCAC board president; Jeanne Hammett, NEG board president; Nell Elder, SMCAC Executive Director; Paul Conrad; Heidi Kaselemis, SMCAC board member. Photo by Wednesday Davis
A recent very generous donation by the family of Pete and Judy Conrad will ensure that the wonderful cooperative of artists at the North End Gallery will be able to stay at their Fenwick Street location for as long as they wish. North End Gallery formed in 1986 and consists of up to 35 owner/members. Judy Conrad was a founding member and her family is honoring her commitment to this wonderful organization by donating the building at 41652 Fenwick Street to the St. Mary’s County Arts Council who will maintain the building and ensure that
North End Gallery has a home in Leonardtown’s Arts & Entertainment District for many years to come. The Conrad’s son, Paul, was present at the Gallery for a First Friday unveiling of a beautiful commemorative plaque in his parents honor on November 2nd. The plaque was created by Gallery artist, Parran Collery. If you missed the reception be sure to come by and visit the gallery. For shop hours and times visit www.northendgallery.com, call (301) 475-3130.
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who pay for dental insurance every year but never go to the dentist are writing a free check to the insurance company. The insurance companies are keeping the money they’ve earmarked for preventative care as well as the entire annual maximum for those patients. Putting off dentistry until it hurts could easily escalate to $5000 worth of treatment or much more in one year. The dental insurance company will only contribute $1500 because that is the average maximum on any given plan which leaves the out-of-pocket due at $3500 for the insured individual in this example. Whereas, had they gone to the dentist every year and had the work done as needed over the course of four years, their out-of-pocket may have been zero, as the $1500 per year ($1500 x 4 years = $6000) would have covered $6000 over the four year period.
patients to see them as recommended but can’t force anyone to do anything. This is why they try to educate them about the benefits that they have with their insurance company, so that when they need work, they understand how to best take advantage of their insurance.
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Thursday, November 29, 2018
Down the Rabbit Hole: Hospital Hosts Annual Gala to Benefit Healthcare Scholarships for Local Students
Please join us in welcoming our newest employee, Sandy Capps! She writes auto, homes, boats, & umbrella’s (personal insurance).
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Attendees enjoyed a magical night down the rabbit hole at the MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital 2018 Gala, held Nov. 16 at the Hollywood Social Hall. Sponsored by the hospital and the Family of Francis Taylor, Sr., the annual black-tie affair featured a gourmet dinner and dessert by Ken’s Creative Kitchen of Annapolis with live entertainment by Paradigm. The hall was transformed into a whimsical experience for more than 500 guests. Nearly $135,000 was raised in net proceeds to help fund scholarships through MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital. To date, 149 scholarships have been awarded to local students pursuing healthcare careers in return for their commitment to bringing their expertise back to our facility. Chances were sold to win one of two necklaces and an accompanying gentleman’s gift, courtesy of G&H Jewelers. Micheline Lopez-Estrada held the winning number and selected a stunning gemstone and diamond pendant as her prize. MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital would like to acknowledge this year’s contributors, especially the Family of Francis Taylor, Sr., this year’s Presenting Sponsor ($25,000). The hospital also thanks and acknowledges: Premiere Sponsors ($15,000): Associates in Radiation Medicine • G&H Jewelers • Pam & Dave Jamieson • MedStar Shah Medical Group • The Cherry Cove Group • Christine Wray & John Felicitas Diamond Sponsors ($10,000): • AMEWAS, Inc. • Servpro of St. Mary’s & Calvert • St. Mary’s Academy Class of ‘72 • US Acute Care Solutions Platinum Sponsors ($6,000): • Anna Choi, MD & Richard Ferraro • Jayaraman Medical Associates, LLC • Karen & Stephen Michaels
• ManTech International Corporation Gold Sponsors ($4,000): • KBRwyle • Parlett Affiliated Companies • Printing Press, Inc. • Raley Watts & O’Neill • Something Special by Tracy • W.M. Davis, Inc. General Contractors Silver Sponsors ($2,500): • ASEC, Inc. • C3 Innovations, Inc. • Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant • CMI General Contractors • College of Southern Maryland • CRGA Design • DCS Corporation • Fotheringill & Wade, LLC • Carrie Jennison & John Stenson • Old Line Bank • Sabre Systems, Inc. • Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative • St. Mary’s College of Maryland • Taylor Gas Company, Inc. Bronze Sponsors ($850): • Bank of America • Community Bank of the Chesapeake • John P. Crine, In Memory of Thelma Jean Crine • Dean Lumber Supply • Edward Jones • Kristine & John Greely • J.F. Taylor, Inc. • KIWI-TECH • Joan & Alfred Mattingly, Sr. • Midoula & Axis Healthcare Groups • Carol & Bill Moody • PAE Applied Technologies, LLC • Parran’s Flooring Center • Kathy & Chris Perlick • Phocus Video • PNC Bank • Dr. & Mrs. Yahia Tagouri • Dawn & Nick Yeitrakis Save the date for next year’s gala on Nov. 15, 2019! Visit Facebook.com/ MedStarStMarys to view more event photos.
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Annmarie Garden Sets Four Holiday Maker’s Markets
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Hospice of St. Mary’s Festival of Tress Saturday, December 1st at Southern Maryland Higher Education Center Hospice of St. Mary’s, a nonprofit organization, hosts its annual Festival of Trees to raise funds for patients in our community who are suffering a life- threatening illness. The funds donated through the event are used to provide comfort to both patients and their families during critical times, including grief counseling.
Jump start your holiday shopping with Annmarie Sculpture Garden’s popular Holiday Maker’s Market with four opportunities to shop in December. The markets will be open and free to the public Saturday, December 1, 8, 15, and 22, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Visitors will find all things handmade, homemade, or homegrown, with crafts, handmade soaps and candles, folk art, handmade gifts, organic skincare products, farm fresh produce, sweet treats, and more! Find something special for
everyone on your list as you shop local from independent artisans and crafters. The December markets will each feature a different mix of vendors that include favorites from past markets as well as first-time vendors with new things to see. Admission to the Market area is FREE! For more information, visit www.annmariegarden.org Press Release from Annemarie Garden
Festival of Trees December 1st from 10AM-4PM Southern Maryland Higher Education Center 42219 Airport Road California, MD 20619 Santa from 10-12 and 1-4 The family friendly event on Saturday, December 1 is free for our community, and visitors come to admire and bid on the trees and wreaths that are generously sponsored by companies, groups and individuals. It is the perfect way to kick off the holiday season with live music, food, shopping and a visit with Santa.
Entertainment Line-Up: 10:00 a.m. - Billy Breslin on stage 10:00 a.m. - Jen Narkevicius in the hall 11:00 a.m. - David Norris on stage 11:00 a.m. - COSMIC Flute Choir in the hall 12:00 p.m. - Josh Riley on stage 12:00 p.m. - McKenna Randall in the hall 1:00 p.m. - The Southern Maryland Sound Barbershop Chorus on stage 2:00 p.m. - The Southern Maryland Community Gospel Choir on stage 3:00 p.m. - David Flood on stage 3:00 p.m. - Joe Norris in the hall For more information, visit www.hospiceofstmarys.org/festivaloftrees. Please contact Hospice of St. Mary’s at 301-994-3023. Hospice of St. Mary’s Press Release
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Thursday, November 29, 2018
Christmas Tree Lighting on the Square
Leonardtown’s Christmas on the Square Nov. 23 drew thousands of visitors to watch the tree lighting and bring their children to talk with Santa Clause. Children also perused the craft tent and were able to take carriage rides around the town square.
St. Mary’s Christmas Stories Wanted We are seeking heartwarming stories from Christmas’ past to share with our readers. Send your Christmas story & photos to dickmyers@countytimes.net
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Lions Clubs International 2018 Peace Poster Contest
This year’s winners: Seth Sachs, Faith Sampson and Alexys Perdomo; not pictured: Clara Pham
Winners of the Lions Clubs International 2018 Peace Poster Contest were announced at an artists’ reception, Saturday, November 10. The theme this year is KINDNESS MATTERS, and the students’ posters reflect their
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artists. These and all posters submitted are on display at the Lexington Park Library through November 30. St. Mary’s County Lions Clubs, working with our community partners, St. Mary’s County Arts Council, Studio R, and Red Chalk Studios in Virginia Beach, sponsored the contest for all County students ages 11, 12, and 13. Our judges this year are Nell Elder (St. Mary’s County Arts Council), Todd Burroughs (St. Mary’s County Public School Supervisor of Instruction for Fine Arts), Jane Rowe (Opal Gallery), Lions Anne Hodges and Dana Davis. For more pictures, visit www.lexingtonparklionsclub.org or w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m / lexingtonparklionsclub.
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Chesapeake Charities Honors The Wills Group
Lock Wills, Chairman, President and CEO of The Wills Group with Audrey Scott, Chesapeake Charities Board Chair and Linda Kohler, Chesapeake Charities Executive Director at 2018 Celebration of Charity awards luncheon.
Lock Wills and The Wills Group employees at the 2018 Celebration of Charity awards luncheon.
Chesapeake Charities hosted “A Celebration of Charity” awards luncheon on Thursday, November 15 at the Chesapeake Bay Beach Club in Stevensville. In its third year, the event recognizes people who give back to the community in an extraordinary way. Following the luncheon’s theme of “Breaking the Cycle of Poverty,” awards were presented to organizations and individuals focused on lifting families out of poverty by providing food for the hungry, safe and healthy homes, and shelter and
daunting, like childhood hunger and homelessness, but I think if we have the will to solve those problems together, we can implement real solutions.” Philanthropist of the Year was presented to Lock Wills, Chairman, CEO and President of The Wills Group by Bernie Fowler, Jr., Executive Director of Farming4Hunger. Fowler, who received the Philanthropist award in 2017, said “The Wills Group has a family tradition of giving back to the communities they serve. Their corporate culture is built on the idea that we are all here to make a difference in the lives of the people around us.” Founded in 1926, The Wills Group has always been a good neighbor and corporate citizen. In 2017, they provided 1.5 million meals for children in partnership with No Kid Hungry and collected 901 pounds of food. Through their Safe and Healthy Homes initiative, The Wills Group assisted 678 households through the Maryland Energy Assistance Program, distributed $61,304 and provided 16 households with heating equipment through SMO Cares. It is a profound honor for all of us at The Wills Group to be recognized by Chesapeake Charities as Philanthropist of the Year,” said Lock Wills. “We want to ensure that our communities’ basic needs of food and shelter are met. and through our relationship with Chesapeake Charities, and our partners, customers, and the hard work of our employees, we’ve been able to make a real impact.” In 2018, The Blackie Wills Community Leadership Fund supported several partnerships, including one with Share Our Strength, an organization focused on eliminating childhood hunger, and one with Rebuilding Together, an organization that completes approximately 10,0000 projects annually to repair homes, revitalize communities and rebuild lives. The Fund also provided support to the Maryland Food Bank, the Southern Maryland Food Bank and Lifestyles of Maryland, a Southern Maryland nonprofit organization that serves approximately 14,000 individu-
services to prevent homelessness. The luncheon opened with a video greeting from Dr. Ben Carson, U.S. Secretary for Housing and Urban Development, praising and encouraging charitable giving. “Events like this mean so much because we get to help people whose lives depend on giving back to others,” said Linda Kohler, executive director for Chesapeake Charities. “There’s no limit to where we can go as a community if we work together and pool our resources. Some of the challenges we face are
als by providing emergency assistance, transportation, housing and job training. For the second year, The Governor Larry Hogan Scholarship was awarded to an exemplary medical student pursuing a career in cancer research. Bridgette Lundfelt, Outreach Director from the Office of the Governor presented the 2018 Governor Hogan Scholarship to Amy Nemirovsky, a promising third year medical student at the University of Maryland. Amy’s career plans include urologic oncology and cancer research so that she can bring better treatment options to her patients. Jeremy Todd, a third-year medical school student at Eastern Virginia Medical School, received a $500 honorarium. Todd has chosen interventional radiology as his specialty. Alex Tsai also received a $500 award to assist him as he completes concurrent MD and PhD programs at the University of Maryland. Tsai will dedicate his career to the development of cancer immunotherapies through research. Sponsors for the luncheon include the Chesapeake Bay Beach Club, the Rural Maryland Council, WHBG Certified Public Accountants, GTI/Rise Maryland, The Star Democrat, Shore United Bank, Avon Dixon, The Marksmen Company, Customer Relationship Metrics and Chaney Enterprises. Chesapeake Charities is a community foundation in Stevensville, Maryland that supports over 90 nonprofit funds that impact a range of charitable causes including animal welfare, arts, education, health and human services, and the environment. To date they have generated more than $25 million in investment and grant funding for charitable projects in eight counties: Anne Arundel, Calvert, Caroline, Charles, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s, and Talbot. For more information, contact Chesapeake Charities at (410) 643-4020 or info@ chesapeakecharities.org, or visit www. chesapeakecharities.org. Chesapeake Charities is accredited by the National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations.
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New School Grading System Rolls Out Soon By Guy Leonard Staff Writer
Starting next week parents will be able to view performance data on their children’s schools in a different way; gone will be the old MD RePublic School port Card on-line Superintendent Scott site in favor of a Smith new website that rates schools from one to five stars. The performance of each school will be based on a 65 percent/ 35 percent split, with the majority based on academic achievement during high stakes assessments – such as the PARCC assessments – and also on how much cohorts and even individual students improve from year to year. It’s designed by the state to give parents a quick glance at their schools performance but also to dive deeper into all kinds of data other than academic achievement that gives the school its rating. For example, the remaining 35 percent of criteria focuses on the kinds of courses offered at a school, varying educational opportunities and the attendance of students; also included in
the minority criteria will be student and staff surveys opining on the culture and conditions at their schools. “This is looking at school performance for the first time from a wholistic approach,” said Alex Jaffurs, Director of Assesments and Accountability with St. Mary’s County Public Schools. “It’s not just about test scores.” Schools Superintendent Scott Smith said the amount and nature of the data provided by the state Department of Education could be bewildering to parents used to the old system; raising questions about why their child’s school got a high or low star rating. For his part, Smith said there are no single-star rated schools among the 28 in St. Mary’s based on the embargoed data he has seen. There might, perhaps be a school deemed by the state as a two-star school but the local system would heartily disagree. “We’re disputing that data with the state,” Smith told The County Times. “We have a solidly performing school system.” Part of that is due to a course mandated by the state that the school system does not have; computational learning. The lack of such a course costs the middle schools 10 points in their state ratings but Smith has said the state has
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been slow to define just what the course should include. The course mainly involves ensuring that students have strong, overall problem solving and analytical skills beyond math or using computers. This has given the local system to dispute some of the state’s findings. Smith acknowledges that students in St. Mary’s have not performed particularly well on the PARCC assessments – only a fraction rate a 4 or 5 score on tests to be considered proficient in math and English by the test’s standards – but county students have managed to outpace their counterparts in the state by several points. Smith and his staff believe the PARCC test is quite rigorous and students who achieve at least a 3 on the assessments should be given a proficient grade. There has been no guidance from the state level as to what corrective actions could befall a school if it had a low rating under the new system. Maureen Montgomery, deputy superintendent, said system officials are still assessing the fairness of the state’s measure of individual and cohort progress. A student may make progress on their own from one grade to another, she said, but it may not meet the average level of progress made by other students in their cohort or class.
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Is SO MD Coming Back Together Again?
Charles to Reconsider Full Regional Funding
(Left to Right) SMADC Livestock Specialist Craig Sewell and Director Shelby Watson-Hampton, Tri-County Council Executive Director John Hartline, Transportation Director George Clark and Workforce Development Director Ruthie Davis.
By Dick Myers Editor
The cover of the February 2, 2017 issue of The County Times asked the question: “Is SO MD Falling Apart?” The story inside explained the rift within the Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland (TCCSMD) in which Charles County was threatening to withdraw most of its financial support for the agency. That did in fact happen and Charles County is now providing only the bare minimum required by state law-- $8,500 annually instead of the almost $90,000 provided by Calvert and St. Mary’s. The Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland has been the caretaker for all things Southern Maryland since its formation by state law in 1966 to help placate the region for the loss of slot machine revenues. The council is made up of legislators, county commissioners and some regular citizens from Calvert, Charles and St. Mary’s. And even though Charles has backed off, it still has full membership. They have, however, lost some of the programs the $5.7 million agency provides to Calvert and St. Mary’s. Some, but surely not all. It depends on where the money is coming from. There are some signs that Charles County’s resistance may be cracking. Those signs were solidified with the results of the Nov. 6 general election in Charles County. The ringleader of the Charles County revolt, County Commissioner President Peter Murphy, was defeated by former commissioner Reuben Collins, who ran a youth program which was cut when Charles pulled back its council funding.
The TCCSMD chairperson at the time of the 2017 insurrection, Charles County Commissioner Debra Davis, who strongly supported the county remaining a full partner in the council, was elected a state delegate on Nov 6. “I am encouraged,” Davis said, about the hopes of her county restoring the funding, noting it’s such a small amount considering what it’s leveraging. Davis said she felt the Tri- County Council was a “really important part of the Tri-County region.” Collins isn’t ready to say quite yet that he will support returning Charles to full status. He said he was an outsider when the decision was made and he wants to get back in office to find out the reasoning. He was reminded that one of Murphy’s stated reasons for withdrawing was the county could run its own youth employment programs, something the council had done. Collins responded, “It hasn’t happened.” He noted about the decision, “As an outsider it didn’t make any sense to me.” Another sign that Charles could be relenting was the election of Gilbert Bowling, a farmer, as county commissioner. Bowling is a member of the council’s Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission (SMADC). Calvert County Commissioner Steve Weems replaced Davis as chair, a position he had previously held. “I am hopeful,” Weems said about Charles’ return. He said its main advantage to the counties was leveraging their $220,000 commitment into the $5.7 million grant payoff. “It is our eyes and ears of what’s going on at the state level,” Weems added.
Current council chairman St. Mary’s County Commissioner Todd Morgan said the organization was stronger with all of its members fully engaged and that many issues bound the counties together despite the many demographic changes in Charles. “It’s an economic development engine for the three counties,” Morgan said. “It’s short-sighted [Charles all but breaking away] because there’s still so much they still have in common with St. Mary’s and Calvert counties.” Road networks laid down long ago still connected all three counties and they shared a growing work-force training center in the College of Southern Maryland, said Morgan. What’s more, Charles had a stake in the Charlotte Hall Veterans’ Home’s success as well as the new community-based outpatient clinic to be built nearby. The council has gone through turmoil before and has survived. Just weeks after John Hartline was selected as council executive director five years ago, there was a movement to disband it. “That question came up about two weeks after I started. We looked at it, but I think that pretty much everyone agreed at that time that the council was pretty valuable,” Hartline said. The main argument for its existence is the amount of federal and state grant monies it is able to snag for some of the most important issues for the region – transportation, jobs and preserving the area’s productive farms. Hartline had been a vice president at Besche Oil Company when it was sold. The council job was a perfect fit for his management experience. He’s lived in Southern Maryland for 31 years.
The County Times interviewed Hartline on Nov. 26. He was joined by SMADC Executive Director Shelby Watson- Hampton and its marketing and livestock specialist Craig Sewell, Transportation Director George Clark and Workforce Development Director Ruthie Davis. Hartline was asked to explain what TCCSMD does for those not familiar with it: “Well, we usually get classified as an economic development organization. So, we belong to the Maryland Economic Development Association and we’re officially a quasi-governmental agency, which a lot of economic development organizations are. And, we’re nonprofit, which makes us a little different than most economic development organizations. We’re a nonprofit and the government agency at the same time.” What’s Charles County losing by not being a full member? “For instance, when we went after Rural Maryland Council funding in the last two years, the projects that they fund were primarily projects for St Mary’s and Calvert County.” That amounted to $82,000 over the last two years and its being used for projects such as providing medical transportation for needy persons. The region has been the beneficiary of tobacco restitution monies from the tobacco companies. Tobacco was one of the commonalities within the three counties that historically bound them together. Watson-Hampton said the monies are used for smoking prevention and land preservation. “We get $999,000 for land preservation. And then we get $950,000 for all our programs, our inContinues on next page
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Continued from previous page frastructure and our admin and we’re promised that money in the original 1999 tobacco documents until fiscal year 2025.” She added, “ But every year we still have to go to the state and justify why they should be giving it to us.” This is a busy tine for SMADC as some long-anticipated projects are coming to fruition. The Amish community slaughterhouse is about ready for opening, Sewell said, “It was virtually complete the last segment to be built, was receiving a holding area for livestock.” “We’re looking to apply for our USDA (status) probably early January for hopefully a February or March go-live date,’ Sewell said. Meanwhile, proposals are being solicited from the five counties (including Anne Arundel and Prince George’s) for a value-added processing facility. Watson-Hampton said agriculture is one reason why the area should stick together. “The farmers in the Southern Maryland region are very strong and band together. In fact, a good example of that was when some individuals from St. Mary’s and Charles County started the relief fund for the wildfire victims out west and the five counties got together and held an auction and raised over $90,000 to send to the farmers affected out west. So, the farming
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community network amongst the five counties is very strong.” Clark said it’s really beneficial in transportation to keep the region together because the commuting patterns cross county lines. The majority of residents of Charles and Calvert commute out for jobs while in St. Mary’s the majority commute within the county because of the Patuxent River Naval Air Station. Light rail would terminate in Charles County, when it’s built, yet St. Mary’s County residents are anxious to use it, Clark observed. Some missing service links, such as weekends, spread across all three county lines, Clark said, “So right now I get them on the commuter buses, but they don’t have that opportunity on the weekends because commuter buses do not run right now.” “We still have 98 daily trips, commuter buses coming out of St Mary’s, 108 from Charles County, and we’ve got 94 out of Calvert on a weekly basis,” Clark said. He added, “People don’t realize federal employees can get up to $260 a month.” Clark’s office helps commuters take advantage of that stipend. Workforce development is also a three-county issue, Ruthie Davis said. “We have businesses that are trying to
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grow and thrive and they simply can’t find the right talent. So, what we do in all three counties is work with the businesses to understand what their talent needs are now as well as in the future. And try to create that pipeline of skilled individuals to fill those jobs and make our entire local economy healthy,” Davis said. Davis noted that the employer’s market for employees doesn’t stop at county lines and is regional by its very nature. Davis said one of the obstacles for workforce development has been the absence of a job center in Calvert County. That is about to be rectified with the opening of a center in the District Court building in Prince Frederick. Education is one of the keys to successful job hunting, Davis said, “The Tri-County Council provides funding that we can send people to training to either CSM or another training partner and we also have funding available under the newest workforce law for incumbent workers of local businesses, meaning they can up-skill their current workforce and that leaves room to bring new workers as their business grows.” Hartline said of his staff: “Well, they keep me on my toes because they’re always doing innovative things and we’re always trying to get the right resources for them to improve our service to the
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citizens.” As to potential areas for expansion of service, he said, “This year one of the areas that I’m concentrating on is rural broadband. There’s a rural broadband task force that is just completing its work on November 30th. It’s been a two-year study by the legislature and the word is that the governor will put it in his budget a substantial amount of funds to go to the rural areas. It needs to be decided by the legislature if those go to the Tri County Council or some other government entity.” Hartline observed, “I would say the thing that really excites me is some of the success stories that people have brought to me, farm people who actually bought farms and made a go of it. People who were unemployed that had barriers to employment.” Editor’s Note: The public is invited to the TCCSMD offices in Hughesville for a holiday open house on Wed. Dec. 12 from 4-8 p.m., that includes food from local farmers and the unveiling of a new table top book on local farmers called “Taking Stock.” Reporter Guy Leonard contributed to this story. dickmyers@countytimes.net
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Gover nor Larry Hogan today an- academic program offered before and nounced $18.6 mil- after the school day, or in summ er lion in new educa- a school with a high concentration for of tion funding to go students in kindergarten through eighth living in poverty toward a series of behind academ and at risk of falling initiatives, includ ic requirements, along - with $500,000 for the recruitment, ing recommenda trainPhoto courtesy of tions from Mary- ing, and ongoing development of new Office of Govern land’s Commission teachers. or Hogan’s website An additional $4.9 . on Innovation and million will Excellence in Edu- used by the Interagency Commission be cation, known as On School Constr uction the (IAC) to conduct sion. While the Comm Kirwan Commis- statewide faciliti a es ission will present assessment. its final findings The governor also and at the end of 2018, recommendations ditional $1.8 millio authorized an adthis funding reflect n in the curren preliminary recom s t fismendations made cal year for need-based scholarships earlier this year. through the Maryl and “Every child in Maryl Commission (MHE Higher Education C). cess to a world-class and deserves acIn addition to the funding for less of what neighb education, regard- Kirwan recom mendations, Hogan the orhood they happe n released $40 to grow up in,” said also millio “That’s why our adminGover nor Hogan. funding that had n in school safety been restricted by vided record fundin istration has pro- legislature in the the budget. This g funding for four years in a row for K-12 education includes: $23.5 millio n for safety-related mitted to innovative and has been com- capital improv ements; $10.6 millio and outside-the-box education strategies, n in grants to local school such as system P-TEC s to enH and our ACCESS Initiative. These new hance school safety; $3 million for the investments are yet another way we are Maryland Center for School Safety giving our studen ’s operations, includ ts even more opport ing 13 new positio u- $2.5 million nities to learn, grow, ns; to help with newly and thrive.” required The new funding school safety evalua for tions; Kirwa and n $1 millio Com- for Hate Crime mission initiatives includes: School Safety Grants n . $2.5 million for an “Keeping our kids early literacy prosafe is one of our gram, providing additio most impor tant jobs,” said Gover port to eligible studen nal reading sup- Hogan. “This nor past session we enacte ts in kindergarten through 8th grade. d landmark school safety legislation $2 million for the Teachi to create aggressive, statew ng Fellow ide standards s Real Estate │ Busin for for school safety, Maryland Scholarship, ess & Inventory will cover 100 percen a program that Maryland Center expand the work of the │ Farm Equipment │ Personal Prope for School Safety, rty/Estates & Machinery │ of tuition and manda t of the annual cost require each school and Livestock │ Stora Benefits/Fundra tory fees at the Unisystem in Maryland isers │ Certified ge Units │ versity of Maryland, Personal Prope College Park, or 50 to develop assessment teams in order rty Appraiser percent of the cost to identify potential EXCITINGUpco of tuition and manda FUN safety ming ● FAST threats Auct ● ions . 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He next public programs for teachi August. ng $125 million proposed an additional candidates. to accele $2 million to promo safety improvement rate and enhance s te high-quality, innovative Career as an additional $50 in schools, as well and Technical Educa million annually in tion (CTE) throug Multi-Estate Auct h competitive grants operating funds for new school ion safety for local boards of grants that could education to partne SAT, AUG 4th @ with community r source officer be used for school re8 AM s, counselors, and colleg St. Mary’s Co. Fairg and industry to develo es, businesses, tional safety additechno rounds Furniture – Tools an innovative CTE p and implement was to be allocat logy. 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By Ronald N. Guy Jr. Contributing Writer
The Nationals, with Bryce Harper on the open market, are staring down an uncertain future. Washington’s football team, with a broken quarterback and a declining defense, is falling apart…again. The Wizards are an embarrassing combination of long-term, nine-figure contracts and spectacular dysfunction. So much for the Capitals’ Stanley Cup win being contagious; everything is back to the suffering norm for D.C. sports fans. But hoisting the Stanley Cup did sugar the bitterness. It took the edge off and created a different perspective on the world of sports. Back in September, the Stanley Cup afterglow had me, a proud and passionate long-term D.C. sports fan, expressing genuine happiness for Philadelphia Eagles fans – D.C.’s most hated mob of rival fans - and their overdue Super Bowl title. I did this previously unthinkable thing in this column. In print…forever. It felt good. Appropriate. And here we are again, at yet another bizarre moment when adoration will be heaped on perhaps D.C. sports’ greatest enemy. Why not? ‘Tis the holiday season… For nearly 30 years, I have cussed and mocked Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. I loathed his resuscitation of “America’s Team” and Dallas’s three Super Bowl championships in the 1990s. I celebrated his ego-driven divorce from head coach Jimmy Johnson and the destruction of one of the NFL’s greatest dynasties. I have enjoyed his often misguided impulsiveness, the jettisoned coaches – Johnson, Barry Switzer, Chan Gailey, Dave Campo, Bill Parcels and Wade Phillips – and high-profile acquisitions gone awry – Keyshawn Johnson, Joey Galloway, Terrell Owens, Greg Hardy, Ryan Leaf, and Roy Williams (to name a few). I relished in the fatally flawed Tony Romo era and have found comfort in an unrestrained Jones habitually being his own worst enemy. It’s different now. I’m older…and a little less chippy. What I feel most for Jones these days is appreciation. No, no, not for his fabulous defects. I appreciate Jones’s passion, commitment and fearlessness. He absolutely loves being the owner of the Dallas Cowboys, isn’t afraid to take big risks and is impervious to criticism. His best friend is his gut instinct and he’ll keep betting on it until he gets it right. The proof? For nearly every one of Jones’s personnel swings and misses, he’s hit a homerun. Take the recent acquisition of WR Amari Cooper. Jones was criticized heavily for shipping a first round pick to Oakland for the receiver. But it was Cooper, Jones’s latest gamble, who ran wild through the ‘Skins’ secondary on Thanksgiving to the tune of 180 yards and two touchdowns. Loving what you do and having the courage to do it your way – may we all be so fortunate. But that’s only part of Jones’s appeal. What I like the most about the man I shouldn’t like at all is that he makes football fun. I often disagree with his opinions on the league and social issues, and I root passionately against his team every week, but the dude puts smiles on faces. To steal a phrase from Reggie Jackson, Jones is one of the straws that stirs the NFL’s drink. Confession: The Caps aren’t completely to blame for this Cowboys love; a cab driver was a co-conspirator. Two days before Jones’s Cowboys whipped the ‘Skins on Thanksgiving, a family had booked an early morning boat excursion and was frantically searching for the appropriate dock. A cabbie driving through the area noticed the group, guessed (correctly) that they were looking for a particular boat and knew they were off-track. He slowed, wound down his window and casually offered a welcomed re-direction. It was nothing. It was everything. I’m indebted to a stranger. Kindness: We seek it, we endeavor to spread it. Every day is a test, but especially this time of year. Are we still capable of going over-and-above, doing the right thing, making another human feel good or simply helping them through their day (even one with vastly different sports affiliations)? When no one is watching? When there is no possibility of personal gain? That cabbie passed the test. He sprinkled a little kindness on me. Cowboys fans, I just sprinkled some on you. Pass it on. Send comments to RonaldGuyJr@gmail.com
Eric Parker with rockfish among plenty that hit small umbrella rigs as soon as they hit the water.
Typical fish from lower bay where domestic schoolies are eager to take trolled lures
known as the Triangle. The rockfish bite is now wide open in that portion of the bay, and should conTrollers caught stripers in the tinue with big fish from the ocean Potomac and the Patuxent all joining our domestic fish. week bottom bouncing bucktais The lure arrangements that have on the edges of drop offs. Best ar- been successful are smaller umeas were Ragged Point in the Po- brellas with single or double lures. tomac and the mouth of St. Leon- Tandem rigs are very good. ard Creek in the Patuxent. There are white perch in the The bay had plenty of rockfish mouth of the Patuxent between at buoy 72A early in the week. the Solomons Bridge and Point The live-line bite that was so good Patience. The perch are in 40 to with spot quit with the sudden 50 feet and will hit double bottom drop in temperatures and everyone rigs baited with bits of bloodworm. switched to trolling. By Thursday They love shad darts tipped with a the fish had moved south to the bit of bait rigged on a bottom rig. mouth of the Potomac in the area By Ken and Linda Lamb Contributing Writers
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Putting Christ Back in Christmas By Dave Spigler Contributing Writer
The parking lots at our shopping centers are now full into the night. Folks are driving around with trees strapped to their roofs or wreaths attached to their grills hoping to find a place to park. Shopping carts are full of boxes as frenzied shoppers search for that one special last gift. Bell ringers are incessantly ringing their noisemakers to get our attention. music with familiar melodies is being played over loudspeakers everywhere we go! Ah, the Holiday Season has come to Southern Maryland! Over the next few weeks the pressure to spend our hard-earned monies will grow even more intense as firms large and small continue to focus on their bottom lines in an effort to achieve their yearly sales quota come “hades” or high water! We are smack dap in the middle of the proverbial Christmas sales rush and once more we find ourselves being sucked into an anxious search for that perfect gift for a loved one or friend. Our nerves are becoming overloaded from shouts of “Sale, Discount, Buy Now!” And despite it all, we are continually reminded of the number of “shopping days” left until Christmas!!! The refrain “The Bells of Saint Mary’s” has given away to “The Sales of Saint Macy’s!” What happened to the “reason for the season?” How did the celebration of Jesus’ birth take second place in this pursuit to get beautifully wrapped gifts placed under a dazzling evergreen tree bedecked with twinkling lights and shiny ornaments of every description and color? Why do we go all out to illuminate our houses with gaudy light displays and upbeat holiday music? Is it because we want Santa to find us? Or maybe we consider it important to impress our neighbors? Jesus knows where we live so it’s not really for him. There are many causes for this vast commercialization of this most important of all Christian Holidays. The reasons are numerous and far reaching. A proper dissertation on this timely subject would provide a suitable topic for a college thesis. Suffice to say some of the reasons are easy to conclude; many feel it has come about with the loss of prayers being allowed in school classrooms. Others believe the falling attendance rates at religious services for many Christian faiths makes it more difficult keep our focus on the Lord as we should. Using the term “Xmas”, whether in spoken or used in written form distracts from the reality of why Jesus was put on Earth in the first place. Good Christians know this term is just another of those four-letter words that shows the ignorance of its user! And truthfully, the increased diversification of our Country as a whole with the growing influx of people with Middle Eastern backgrounds and cultures, while a good thing and a reality of life in America today, does result in diluting our once heavy Christian influence. Fortunately, there are many efforts each year to halt these distractors and put the true meaning of Christmas front and center as it should be. Many Christian denominations, such as the Methodists, Baptists and Lutherans, actively engage their congregations with services that promote the significance of this day. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, known as the Mormons, promotes the true meaning of Jesus’ birthday by erecting large billboards throughout the West proclaiming the “good news!” Episcopalian priests and Catholic pastors alike press their parishioners with the real meaning of Christmas in their homilies during their services over the Holy Season. Christian Ministers of all Faiths are doing their best to capture our attention and remind us of what this day is all about For many years, a Catholic men’s fraternal organization, the Knights of Columbus have sponsored a “Keep Christ In Christmas” Poster Contest for our school children to provide their ideas of how to remind us of Jesus’ birthday. Many hold two contests: one for elementary school age children and one for middle school students. The winners of these contests then compete with winners within their District and those winners go on to complete at the State level. Years ago, a young seventh grader from Calvert County, Jennifer Price, submitted a beautiful poster that showed a hand placing the last piece in a large puzzle. The piece had “Christ” written across it and when it was put in place, the word “Christmas” was completed. Her poster won at every level of completion and was voted the top Poster by a middle school student by the Maryland State Council that year! Once more it shows there are many ways to keep the significance of the season uppermost in our minds! And it proves we are never too old to learn something from a young person. May each of you and your families enjoy your best Christmas yet and don’t forget to wish you know who a Happy Birthday too!”
“A smile as big as the star on a Christmas tree”
Is there a certain type of TV show that just keeps a smile on your face every time you watch it? I know which ones do that for me. Hallmark movies will keep me smiling through them. Classic cartoons will make me smile, especially Bugs Bunny sunny day cartoons (I love how the skies are painted in the background), Schoolhouse Rock!, ABC after school specials, and the best are the classic Claymation and old Christmas cartoon specials of the early 60s. Last night, as I watched Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, I suddenly noticed that a smile was on my face that just wouldn’t go away. I think I was the same way when The Grinch who stole Christmas, A Charlie Brown Christmas, Frosty the Snowman, Santa Claus is comin’ to town, and all the other animated features have come on. I love them...every year, every time. I always notice something new or swear there is a part I haven’t seen before. It brings back memories of the smell of overheated, scratched Christmas lights mingling with the sharp, metallic smell of warm tinsel on our Christmas trees of old. And memories of laying on our dark red, itchy wool carpet watching wisps of cigarette smoke dance in front of my head while trying to see our tiny black and white tv. Then there are the painful memories of Christmas: My hair being put up in tight, wet pin curls and wrapped in an old, CLEAN and much bleached white diaper so my hair would be full of bouncy, soft curls for Christmas morning. Oh, how I must have whined. I am sure there are many of you in my age group who remember that feeling. There might have even been a bit of Dippity-do involved. I suppose the reason why I like watching the old tv shows and Hallmark movies now is because sometimes it is nice to just smile and enjoy and forget all the reality of life, and the too real reality of some of the present tv shows. Don’t get me wrong, I love all the NCIS shows, FBI, all of that, but sometimes it is too much. I don’t know how kids can take some of those shoot em up, blow em up video games on constant brain feed. And censors way back when were worried about Wile E. Coyote on The Roadrunner show. I suppose we do get desensitized after a while, because after that what horrified us once starts to seem, I hate to say normal, mild maybe? Or we have reached our plateau. I don’t know. Another thing I tried to do while watching Rudolph last night was to really look at the craftsmanship of Tadahito Mochinaga and the Japanese animation studio who took 18 months to create such a timeless show. When you really watch it and look at everything from each movement, to the perfect stitching on the clothes, to the graceful boughs on forest of trees, you really appreciate everything so much. That is a labor of love. I am getting used to all the newer computer graphics of cartoons and movies and truly appreciate the patience and art that goes into them but will forever love Claymation and stop-motion for the coziness and warmth it gives me…and much better to withstand an hour of the torturous twisting and digging of two bobby pins all over your head. And so, the Christmas season begins. Makes me wish for old times…and I think I know just how to get back that old feeling…I’m going to call my salon right now and ask if anyone still does pin curls. To each new day’s adventure, Shelby Please send your comments and ideas to: shelbys.wanderings@yahoo. com or find me on Facebook.
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MORE ABOUT REVOCABLE LIVING TRUSTS Having spoken and written about revocable living trusts for years, and having prepared hundreds of them, I often assume people know why they are used and how they work. I was reminded recently that my assumption is incorrect. A revocable living trust has the primary goal of avoiding the probate process. To understand why a revocable living trust is used, you have to understand probate. When you die, if you hold property in your sole name, whether it is real estate, bank accounts or brokerage accounts payable to your estate, the only way that property can be given to your loved ones is through the probate process. Probate is an administrative function supervised by the Register of Wills in the county and, in the event of litigation, by the Orphan’s Court for the county. If you own real estate in Maryland and in Florida in your sole name, two probate proceedings in two States are necessary to transfer the property to loved ones. The probate rules require that in a standard estate proceeding, any creditors are given six months to claim against an estate. This means that probates ordinarily take between 8-12 months to complete. Often, the probate process is much longer, usually due to family disputes over property. Unfortunately, such disputes are all too common. The probate process is public. This means that all of the filings made in the probate of an estate, such as the inventory of estate assets and records of liabilities, are available to the public, including any relatives of the deceased who may want to challenge the will or any filings. Ordinarily, the Personal Representative (PR) named in a person’s will to handle the probate process seeks the advice of an attorney to make the proper filings. The maximum commissions that a Personal Representative (or Attorney hired by the PR) can charge the estate for services is approximately 3.6% of the estate assets. Usually, the PR pays that fee to the attorney to prepare the filings that the PR signs. So, if the probate assets amount to $1 million, the legal fee can be estimated at $36,000. That money comes out of the estate and the pockets of the beneficiaries. Court approval of legal fees is required. To sum up, the probate process is long at between 8-12 months, it is public and it can be expensive. The alternative to probate is the revocable living trust. Why? Because when a living trust is created and funded, all the assets of a person are retitled into the name of the trust so that there are no assets held in sole name when the person dies. Therefore, no probate. The person creating the trust becomes the Grantor of the trust, meaning they contribute their property to
the trust. Ordinarily that same person is also the Trustee of the trust, meaning they have the power to use all the assets of the trust. In the trust, the Grantors designate a Successor Trustee to act if the Trustee cannot do so. Most often, the Successor Trustee is also the beneficiary of the trust. The trust that is created uses the same social security number as the Grantor of the trust. In a real sense, the living trust becomes the alter ego of the Grantor. The Grantor still uses his or her property in any way he or she chooses. The Grantor can buy or sell real estate held in the name of his or her trust in the same way he or she can if the real estate were not in the name of the trust. Because the assets of the person are placed into the name of the trust, they are no longer held in sole name and therefore, on death, there is no need for probate. Upon the death of the Grantor/Trustee, the assets in the trust immediately pass to the care of the Successor Trustee whose job it is to follow the terms of the trust and distribute them to the beneficiaries. With no probate process, assets pass immediately to beneficiaries on death and there are no legal or other fees involved. In addition, living trusts are private, not public. Why doesn’t everyone use a living trust? Primarily because people do not understand what a living trust is. I call it the “last act of love and affection you can give to your loved ones.” Why? Because it makes it easy on the beneficiaries when you die. With a living trust, there is virtually nothing the beneficiaries need to do after a death. No probate, no filings, no legal fees, no public scrutiny, no court supervision. At a time when you hope your loved ones are mourning your death, they will not be faced with the added burden of going through the probate process. Additionally, the legal costs involved in creating and, most importantly, funding the living trust are more expensive than the legal costs involved in creating a will and for that reason, some people opt to use a will. Why is it more expensive to create a living trust than a will? If you have a will, you will see language in the will relating to disposing of any property held by the deceased, real or personal. No property is usually identified in the will. When the person dies, the PR and beneficiaries have the burden of figuring out what property the deceased owned in sole name that has to go through the probate process. Unless the deceased has left their affairs very well organized, this process itself can be a great burden on the beneficiaries. The approach to a living trust is much different. When a person goes to an attorney to set up a living trust, that attorney must inquire into all assets held by the person. Every asset is discussed and a strategy to place each
and every asset into the name of the trust is then used. A revocable living trust is absolutely useless to avoid probate if it is not properly funded. That means, once the trust is completed, all assets must end up in the name of the trust. Remember, if no assets are held in sole name when you die, there is no probate. In addition, to ensure that Grantors are always protected, regular reviews of the trust and the assets are necessary. As I tell my clients, once you have your living trust set up, you will no longer buy or hold any important assets in your sole name. All assets will be held in the name of the trust. Proper funding of the trust is critical. For example, if a person owns a house in his or her sole name, a deed must be prepared to deed the property into the name of the person’s trust. There are no transfer taxes or recording fees applicable to transferring a piece of real estate into a revocable living trust. That’s because the trust is “revocable” meaning the Grantor can alter, amend or terminate the trust at any time. This is completely different from an irrevocable trust where no changes can be made and the property placed into the trust by the Grantor is literally given away and cannot be recovered. If a person has a savings account in his or her sole name, the bank must be contacted to transfer that account into an account in the name of the trust, and so on. Every asset is checked and double checked and different strategies are used for different assets. The process is time intensive for the attorney and support staff and therefor costs more in legal fees than a will. By the way, never pay for a living trust that does not include the funding of the trust. If you, as a client, are required to complete all of the forms and actions necessary to transfer assets into the trust, chances are you will not follow-up and, without proper funding the trust, the trust will be useless to avoid probate and you will be wasting your money. There is so much more to say about living trusts. For more information, go to my website at www.legalstriegel.com or use the internet to educate yourself about “revocable living trusts”. The best approach all of us can take to protect ourselves is to educate ourselves. Join us on the third Wednesday of every month for a free discussion of this and other estate matters. Call 301855-2246 to reserve your space. Striegel & Baddour is a law firm focused on Estate and Business Planning located in NorthBeach with appointment locations in Hollywood and Annapolis. Nothing in the following article represents legal advice. Readers are urged to consult their legal counsel. By Lyn Striegel
Enjoy Breakfast with Santa at the Forrest Tech Center
Join the students and staff of the Dr. James A. Forrest Career and Technology Center for their annual Breakfast with Santa on Saturday, December 12, 2015, 8:00 to 11:00 a.m., at the school site across from the St. Mary’s County Fairgrounds in Leonardtown. Santa will make his grand entrance at 8:30 a.m. Enjoy a delicious breakfast prepared by the Forrest Center’s Culinary Arts students. Admission to this event, which includes breakfast, is $10 for adults, $5 for students and free for children 4 and younger. Escape the hustle and bustle of the holiday, enjoy some home cooking, and let the little ones check out the face painting room. Your children can even decorate their very own gingerbread man for $2. Santa’s Workshop will be available for children to purchase small gifts (most under $10). Forrest Center students will assist the children. The gifts they purchase will be wrapped. Remember to get a photo of your child letting Santa know their holiday wishes. If you forget your camera, students from the Forrest Center will photograph your child with Santa for $5. Families will have the option to get five poses on a CD or two prints of one pose. Proceeds will benefit the Forrest Center’s SkillsUSA chapter and student programs. The Forrest Center’s SkillsUSA chapter is among the most successful in the state and annually must fundraise over $25,000 to cover the cost of leadership training, chapter activities and regional, state & national competitions. For more information about SkillsUSA, go to: www.skillsusa.org. The event may be recorded and presented on SMCPS Channel 96, the school system’s cable channel, and the Internet. In addition, the Forrest Center’s new Internet radio station, TC Radio may be broadcasting live. For more information, contact Chef Amanda Granados at 301-475-0242, x28210 or aegranados@smcps. org.
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A Marine launches a RQ-20 Puma unmanned aircraft system (UAS) from Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, as part of a Small UAS certification course taught at the Training and Logistics Support Activity (TALSA) Pacific. The facility opened its doors Nov. 5 and joins TALSA East and West coast facilities where Marines become qualified SUAS operators. (Photo courtesy U.S. Marine Corps)
A new Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (SUAS) training facility opened its doors Nov. 5 for Marines stationed in the Pacific region. Training and Logistics Support Activity (TALSA) PAC is located at Marine Corps Base (MCB) Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, and managed by the Navy and Marine Corps Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program Office (PMA-263), located at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland. It is the third of this kind of facility dedicated to SUAS training and logistics.
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Linda Davis Reno
Linda Davis Reno was born in Leonardtown, St. Mary’s County on March 20, 1946. She was one of those rare people who loved her community and was involved in everything. Reno was a retired Federal Government employee serving as the Executive Director, Office of Post Secondary Education, Department of Education in Washington, D. C. Reno loved her job of more than 40 years, but her real love was genealogy, particularly the families of St. Mary’s County. Reno was a lifetime member of the St. Mary’s County Genealogy Society, as well as the St. Mary’s County Historical Society where she volunteered over the years. Reno spent more than 50 years of her life creating a genealogy data base of more than 100,000 St. Mary’s County names which will be available to researchers at the St. Mary’s County Historical Society. Reno also enjoyed writing a genealogy column for the County Times newspaper. Reno was the chair of the St. Mary’s County Historic Preservation Commis-
sion. During her tenure several book projects were undertaken. She co-authored the first book of research that proved St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Department was the oldest sheriff’s department in the country, whose Sheriffs have continuously served the citizens of St. Mary’s County since 1637. Reno also co-authored a second book for the Sheriff’s Department: “America’s First – A History of America’s Oldest Continuously Operating Sheriff’s Office.” Reno’s earlier published books include “Images of America – St. Mary’s County, Maryland” and “The Maryland 400 in the Battle of Long Island, 1776.” Reno was invited to Brooklyn, New York, each and every year to represent the Governor of Maryland and present a proclamation from the State of Maryland honoring all of her work on the Maryland 400. Reno was a well-respected community advocate fighting tirelessly to keep Charlotte Hall a family community. In addition to all of her community work and time with friends, Reno loved her family and friends. A member of her family always went to Brooklyn, New York for her Maryland 400 presentations and family reunions. Reno died on November 18, 2018. She was preceded in death by her parents, William Phillip Davis and Nellie Agnes Phillips. She was also preceded in death by her husband Ronnie R. Reno, who died on February 25, 2013. Reno is survived by her son Darryl G.
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Mueller of Alexandria, Virginia, daughter Dawn L. Mueller of Charlotte Hall, brother William P. Davis, Jr. of North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and grand-children Justin D. Mueller, Matthew W. Dobson, Christopher M. Mueller, Nathan D. Mueller, Michael L. Mueller, Cody Schmidt. Reno is also survived by her great grand-children Violet E. Mueller, Jaxon B. Mueller, Dixie E. Mueller, Sutton J. Mueller and Braxton D. Mueller. Family will receive friends for Linda’s Memorial Life Celebration at Brinsfield Funeral Home, 30195 Three Notch Road in Charlotte Hall on Friday, November 30, 2018 from 1pm to 1:30pm with a Service of Remembrance at 1:30pm. Interment to follow at Mt. Zion United Methodist Cemetery, Mechanicsville, MD. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the St. Mary’s County Genealogy Society, P. O. Box 1109, Leonardtown, Maryland, 20650
Linda Margaret Buffenbarger
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Linda Margaret Buffenbarger, 72, of Brookeville, MD passed away on November 20, 2018 in Washington, D.C. She was born on June 24, 1946 to Margaret Ernestine Hewitt and the late James Wellington Hewitt in Valley Lee, MD. Linda was the loving wife of R. Thomas Buffenbarger, whom she married on November 29, 1980 in CincinTraditional Funerals, Church Services, Traditional Funerals,Cremation CremationServices, Services,Memorial Memorial Church Services, nati, OH. Linda is survived by her children Direct Burials, Burials, Monuments, Through After Care. Direct Monuments,Unlimited Unlimitedwith withCommitment Commitment Through After Care. Amy Buffenbarger Jordan and Andrew Robert Buffenbarger, their spouses Casey Jordan and Casey Buffenbarger, and 3 grandchildren: Stella, Miles, and Eli Bruce. She is also survived by her siblings Timothy David Hewitt and Diane Marie Hewitt. Linda graduated from Great Mills High School in 1964. She was a full-time mother and homemaker. Linda was an avid reader and gardener. In addition, she enjoyed traveling near and far. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, November 29, 2018 at 10:00 AM in Holy Face Catholic Church Great Mills, MD with Father Jerry Gamrot officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Her pallbearers will be Andrew Buffenbarger, Casey Jordan, Tad Buffenbarger, Tim Buffenbarger, FAMILY-OWNED & OPERATED Kurt Buffenbarger, Joe Sagel, and Ronny Armsworthy. FOR TWO GENERATIONS
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Octavia Irene Gantt Octavia Irene Gantt (aka Tay) was born on May 29, 1948 to the late Sara and Marcus Gantt. Tay was the youngest of ten siblings. On November 16, 2018 at the age of 70 while
at home, Octavia was called home to be with the Lord while surrounded by her lovely family. On June 5, 1965 she married Walter Waul Sr. aka Dick. They were blessed with four children. Even after their divorce, she and Dick still remained to have a great lovely friendship. Her favorite gospel hymn was “Your Grace and Mercy” and scripture Psalm 23. Octavia was educated in the Calvert County Public School system. She was a graduate class of 1967, the first inter-racial class of Calvert High School. She was a care taker for 30 years until her retirement. Her hobbies were watching channel USA, playing cards, taking care of her great granddaughter Myashia Colman and listening to her favorite song “She’s a Bad Mama Jama”. Oh how her face would light-up and her lips turn up whenever she heard this song. Tay was preceded in death by her parents Sarah and Marcus Gantt; siblings: Thomas Gantt, James Gantt, Romans Gantt Sr., Marcus “Boo” Gantt Sr. and Robert Gantt. Sister-in-law Audrey Gantt. Octavia leaves to cherish her memories: two daughters: April S. Fenwick “Lisa” and Amanda V. Price; three sons: Walter Tyrone Waul Jr. “Mojo”, Thomas Johnson Jr. “TJ” and Wayne Darnel Waul; one adopted son Delaceyo Barnes; two sons-in-laws; Mark Fenwick and James Price Sr., fifteen grandchildren: Tamecia Commodore, LaShawnda Scriber, MaShawnda Scriber, Robert Morgan, Crystal Janey, Laketa Price, James Price Jr., Justine Waul, Walter “Pooh” Waul, Wayne Waul Jr., Siearra Waul, Tigeona Waul, Shontae Waul, Sarah Waul and Lechia Johnson; twenty-five great grandchildren; one great-great grand; three sisters: Lee Audrey Boone, Doris Janey and Eleanor Gantt “Big Sis”, one brother: Joe Gantt; five sisters-in-law: Emily Gantt, Rosie Gantt, Chris Gantt, Mary Francis Gantt and Judith Gantt; one goddaughter: Eureka Bourne “Reka”: one special niece: Sara Lee Janey and host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Douglas Mark Grandstaff Douglas Mark Grandstaff,”Doug”, 58, of Chaptico, MD formerly from Nanjemoy, MD passed away surrounded by his family on November 20, 2018. Born on May 20, 1960 in Arlington, VA, he was the son of Frances Grandstaff and Carroll Grandstaff of Luray, VA. Doug was the loving hus-
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band of Sarah Ward Grandstaff, whom he married on June 23, 2018 in Chaptico, MD. Doug is survived by his children; Nick Grandstaff (Tina) of Woodstock, MD, Emily Akers (Brandon) of Mechanicsville, MD, Step daughters; Nicole Vandervliet of Portland, OR, Marie Vandervliet of Salt Lake City, UT, Nathan Vandervliet of Leesburgh, VA and 4 grandchildren. Along with siblings Edie Shaw, Patsy McGraw, May Lunn Dubon, and Darrel Grandstaff. He graduated from Thomas Stone High School in 1978. Doug worked as a Service Supervisor for Warfiled & Sanford Elevator Company for 30 plus years. He enjoyed hunting, loved riding his Harleys, loved classic cars, and loved spending time with his family including the dogs. Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A. Leonardtown, MD.
Janice Marie Esler
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ville, Maryland in 1992 and then settled in Leonardtown in 2010. Janice had a diverse and fruitful career, first in obstetrics nursing. After several years as a full-time stay-athome mother during her children’s formative years, she returned to the workforce in computer software development at UPS and GEICO. Janice was a deeply committed Catholic whose faith informed her every word and action. She was a devoted wife and a lovingly supportive mother. Janice treasured time with her husband Kenneth, with whom she celebrated fifty years of marriage in June, 2018, as well as with her children and grandchildren. She was a fervent supporter of the Catholic community and a dedicated member of Ladies of Charity, as well as an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion. During the last five years of her life, Janice battled ovarian cancer. She approached this disease like everything in life - with determination, unwavering faith and trust in God, patience, love and personal dignity. Janice always put others first in her life. During her prolonged fight with cancer, Janice’s focus on her family and friends never ceased. Janice is survived by her loving and devoted husband, her four children and their spouses, and twelve grandchildren. Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com. Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A. Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. (Phillipians 4:8)
Star Medal, the Vietnam Armed Forces Honor Medal Second Class, and the Oak leaf cluster to Meritorious Service Medal. After retiring from the Air Force he worked as a civilian for the Department of the Army as a personnel manager until he retired in December 1997. Dashel married his lovely wife Keiko Asaga on October 22, 1957 in Tokyo, Japan. They have been married for 61 wonderful years and have two beautiful daughters, Deborah Monne McCann of Leland, NC and Janet Johnson Perryman of Hollywood, MD. He enjoyed taking care of his family, being a devoted husband and a doting grandfather. In addition to his wife and daughters, Dashel is survived by two grandchildren, Jason Andrew McCann (Norah) and ToriMonne Johnson Perryman. He is also survived by siblings Selma DeBerry, Mary Jeanne Johnson, McHenry Johnson, Elayne Darnell, Donald Johnson, Gayle Johnson, and Shippey Gardner, all of Georgia. He is preceded in death by his parents and siblings Barbara Ann Gable, Julian Harris Johnson, Johnnie Lee Johnson, Jackie Joe Johnson, and Clara Jane McAdams. Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com. The family requests donations to the Hospice of St. Mary’s Co., P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650, in lieu of flowers. Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A.
William “Bill” Birurakis
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Janice Marie Esler passed away in her home on November 13, 2018 in the company of her loving husband Kenneth and four children Tamara, William, Tara and Kenneth, Jr. Janice was born on July 28, 1946 in Hoboken, New Jersey to William and Josephine Adamsky. Janice continued to reside in New Jersey for the first seven years of her life, spending some of the most treasured years of her childhood living in a house on Greenwood Lake with her mother and father. When Janice was seven, she and her parents moved to Bettendorf, Iowa. She attended parochial schools in Bettendorf. After graduating from high school, Janice attended the University of Iowa to study nursing. There she met her future husband, Kenneth Esler, whom she married the day after she graduated. Janice and Kenneth moved back to Bergen County, New Jersey, where they raised their four children. During this time, Janice also earned a second Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science. The Esler family moved to Clarks-
Dashel Johnson, 87, of Great Mills, MD passed away on November 13, 2018 with his loving family at his bedside. Dashel was born on May 1, 1931 in Canton, GA to the late Seth Harris Johnson and Cora Mae McArthur. Mr. Johnson was enlisted in the United States Air Force from November 14, 1951 until January 31, 1974 when he retired as a Chief Master Sergeant, the highest enlisted rank in the Air Force. While in the Air Force he received numerous service awards and was awarded the Air Force Commendation Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Bronze
William “Bill” Birurakis, Jr., 62, of Great Mills, MD and Hobe Sound, FL passed away Saturday, November 3, 2018 at MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital in Clinton, MD with his loving family at his side. He was born on March 26, 1956 in Morgantown, WV to William, Sr. and Joann Korakaki Birurakis of Charleston, WV. In 1974 Bill enlisted in the United States Army and proudly served his country until his Honorable Discharge in 1981 as a Sergeant. Bill married his first wife of 7 years, Beverly Umstead, in 1975 and was blessed with his first daughter, Leah in 1980. During his service he earned the Good Conduct Medal (Clasp, Bronze 2 loops), Expert Badge (Rifle); Overseas Service Ribbon, and Army Service Ribbon. On February 4, 1983 he married his wife, Saundra Birurakis in Copenhagen, Denmark. Together they
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have celebrated over 35 wonderful years of marriage and were given three beautiful children, William III, Alexandra, and Maria. Bill earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering at West Virginia Institute of Technology in Montgomery, WV in 1989 and was employed as an Electrical Engineer at the Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland until his retirement from Government Service in 2006. Bill rapidly earned a wide reputation for his knowledge, engineering skills, and innovation while serving as the Chief Engineer for the Navy’s automated test and support equipment program office. He managed a team of engineers and skilled technical staff successfully conducting operational validation and testing of numerous automated test configurations and supporting multiple aircraft for the Navy and Marine Corps. His teams were award-winning for their dedication and passionate commitment to the service members who operated and performed the work on the systems in the field and at sea. His reputation for engineering excellence spanned across the Department of Defense, all service branches, and into the Defense Industry. After his government service, Bill and his wife created a government contracting company specializing in electronic test equipment and innovative engineering. He loved the challenge of rapidly “Pioneering” a “Solution” to any problem, thus the name “Pioneering Decisive Solutions, Inc.” (PIDESO). The business expanded from one location in California, MD to three locations including Reston, VA and Jupiter, FL. The business also grew from a local “Center of Excellence” support for the F/A-18 RADAR System to staffing the Navy’s Aviation Rapid Action Team (ARAT) for all Navy and Marine Corps aircraft platforms, Air Force Automated Testers at Warner Robbins AFB in GA, and support to the Army Automated Test Systems Division (ATSD) at Picatinny Arsenal in NJ. PIDESO currently has more than 50 employees spread across a vast engineering support network with many close business partners and customers. He thrived on the challenges of work and spending time with family and friends as an avid outdoorsman with a passion for camping, hunting, fishing and farming. Bill is survived by his loving parents, his beloved wife Saundra, and his children: Leah Birurakis of Savannah, GA; William “Bill” Birurakis, III of Lusby, MD; Alexandra Birurakis of White Marsh, MD; and Maria Birurakis of Great Mills, MD; his brothers: Michael Birurakis, Gregory Birurakis and Steven Birurakis, all of Charleston, WV; his nephew Jacob Birurakis; his niece Eva Birurakis; his father-in-law Meril Fetters of McConnellsburg, PA. Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com. Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A.
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Christmas Belles Three Notch Theatre, 21744 South Coral Drive, Lexington Park November 30–December 16 The Newtowne Players present this hilarious holiday journey through a misadventure-filled Christmas Eve. Performances Thursday-Saturday at 8:00. Sunday matinees at 3:30. $15 adults; $12 seniors, students and military; $10 children age 12 and under. $10 Thursdays only. Tickets online at www.newtowneplayers.org or 301-737-5447. Christmas Doll & Train Exhibit St. Clement’s Island Museum December 1–January 6, daily 12:00– 4:00 PM An exhibit of unique antique and collectible dolls, trains and toys at this festive holiday display. $3 adults, $2 seniors and military, $1.50 for Children. 5 and under free. Holiday Display Piney Point Lighthouse Museum November 25–January 6, daily 12:00–4:00 PM This year’s theme is “Reading Lights the Way.” Visitors view Lighthouse Digest cover exhibit, Flying Santa exhibit, and a number of other exhibits. $7 adults, $3.50 seniors, students and military. Children 5 and under free. Garden In Lights Annmarie Sculpture Garden, Dowell Rd., Solomons November 30—January 1 6:00-9:00 PM A magical holiday light experience that takes visitors on a beautiful walk through the glittering woods. $7 ages 3 and up. Under 2 are free. (Closed Dec. 3, 4, 24, 25) No smoking. No vaping. No pets except on Pet Night (Jan. 1). Detailed schedule: www.annmariegarden. org.
Fri. & Sat., Nov. 30 & Dec. 1 Amahl and the Night Visitors St. Mary’s College, Bruce Davis Theater Friday, 8:00 PM. Saturday, 3:00 PM The music department of St. Mary’s College of Maryland present Gian Carlo Menotti’s holiday opera. Free, open to the public. Limited seating. Reservations: 240-895-4498.
Friday, November 30 Egyptian Mummies St. Mary’s College, Cole Cinema, Campus Center 4:00 PM Sahar Saleem, professor of radiology
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at the University of Cairo, presents a lecture “Recent Research on Egyptian Mummies: Harem Conspiracy and the fate of Ramesses III: CT Scans of the Royal Mummies Rewrite History.” Free and open to the public. Parents’ Night Out Thomas J Shryock Lodge, 24410 Mervell Dean Rd, Hollywood 5:00 - 9:00 PM Hosted by Job’s Daughters Bethel 42. Enjoy an evening out while we watch your little ones! Ages 5-10. $10/child, $30/per family max. RSVP: clreynolds1129@gmail.com. Elks Texas Hold’Em Tournament St Mary’s County Elks Lodge, 45779 Fire Department Lane, Lexington Park 7:00 PM $60 Buy in = 7000 chips. Optional $5 add-on = 1,000 chips. Food and beverage for purchase. James Dean 240-5770828. Email: jdeanjunior@yahoo.com
Saturday, December 1 So. Md. Farm & Country Christmas Auction 25111 Colton Point Road, Morganza 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM Farm/Utility Tractors; Tools; Locally Handcrafted Live Evergreen Wreaths and Centerpieces; Much More! Many items made in the Southern Maryland area and support local farmers, growers, and craftsmen. Registration and preview Friday at noon! www.FarrellAuctionService.com Holiday Horse Open House Greenwell Foundation, 25450 Rosedale Manor Lane, Hollywood 9:00 AM - Noon Free family event. Take your holiday photo with our horses, make a festive craft and enjoy the beauty of Greenwell State Park. Greenwellfoundation.org Holiday Maker’s Markets Annmarie Sculpture Garden, Dowell Rd., Solomons 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM Each Market features a different selection of vendors offering a variety of gifts. All the markets are indoors. Also, December 8, 15 and 22. Free admission. 410-326-4640. www.annmariegarden. org Craft and Vendor Fair Leonard Hall Recreation Center, Leonardtown 10:00 AM–2:00 PM Fundraiser to support the programs, activities and special events offered at the Garvey Senior Activity Center. Open to the public. 301-481-5850. Email gsaccouncil@gmail.com
Christmas Bazaar and Craft Show Golden Beach Fire House 29848 Therese Circle, Mechanicsville 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM The Golden Beach/Patuxent Knolls Civic Association annual event. Santa arrives at 11:00; bring the kids to have their picture taken. Sorry no pets. Colonial Christmas Historic St. Mary’s City, 47414 Old State House Road 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM Meet at The Shop at Farthing’s Ordinary. Light-hearted tour of the Town Center follows a newly freed servant and his fellow colonists. Tours depart hourly: 11:00, 12:00, 1:00, 2:00, and 3:00. $10 adult; $9 senior; $6 youth; free ages 5 and younger, and to Friends members. 240-895-4990. info@HSMCdigshistory.org, www.HSMCdigshistory.org Santa Bingo Mechanicsville Vol. Fire Dept. Social Hall 28165 Hills Club Road 12:00 - 3:00 PM Games Start at 1:00. Ages 4-12 must be accompanied by an adult. $5 for 10 games. Toy Prizes, 50/50 Raffle, Refreshments & more. Bingo Every Saturday Mother Catherine Academy, 33883 Chaptico Road 6:30 PM Doors open 5:00. $10 includes one regular book. $50 Early Birds. Concessions. 301884-3165. Visit: www.mothercatherine. org for Jackpot and Moneyball update.
Sunday, December 2 Holiday Shopping The Belmont Farm, 24079 Budds Creek Rd, Clements 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM Crafters and vendors ready to help you with your gifting needs. Food available, stuffed ham and more! The Tudor Hall 4-H Club is collecting non-perishable food and personal hygiene items to benefit St. Mary’s Helping Hands Food Pantry. Holiday Open House St. Clement’s Island Museum 12:00 – 4:00 PM Free admission. Children’s activities, refreshments, games and face painting. Santa and Mrs. Claus,12:00–2:00. Dr. Thomas Gerard, the first owner of St. Clement’s Island. The COSMIC Flute Orchestra, 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. Vendor and Craft Faire Christ Episcopal Church, 37497 Zach Fowler Rd, Chaptico 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Vendors/crafters come together to sell their homemade crafts and goods such as wreaths, ornaments, jewelry, person-
alized gifts, local food items … more! Bake sale. Holiday Home Tour Homes throughout the 7th District 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM Features homes located throughout the 7th District. Details about the tour and where to purchase tickets visit: www.facebook.com/healthshareofstmarys or contact at Sheryl at 301-9042801. 100% of the proceeds from ticket sales go to Health Share of St. Mary’s. Book Signing Betsy and Norman Mason in Wildewood, St. Mary’s County 2:00 – 5:00 PM A booksigning for Whispers From the Colonial Past: A Self-Guided Walking Tour of Historic St. Mary’s City by Ellynne Brice Davis, illustrated by Joyce Judd and edited by Myra Raspa. A portion of book sales donated to the High School Scholarship Fund sponsored by the St. Mary’s County Retired Teachers’ Association. Call 301-475-2577 or 301737-3404 for directions and for more information, or contact LynnieBDavis@ gmail.com, or joycejudd1@verizon.net.
Monday, December 3 Orange & Grapefruit Sale St John’s School, 43900 St Johns Road, Hollywood 6:00 AM - 6:00 PM Will be held at St John’s, Hollywood the weekend of Dec 15/16. Order by Dec 3. Navel Oranges, Pink Grapefruit and juice oranges from Florida; pecan halves from Georgia. Order on the St Johns School website: sjshollywood.org/ wordpress2. Mike Thompson, 301 373 8545 or mikeandbarbarat@gmail.com. Holdem Bounty Tournament St. Mary’s County Elks Lodge, 45779 Fire Department Lane, Lexington Park 7:00 PM No Limit Holdem Poker Tournament. $25 Buy in = 4,000 chops. $5 add-on = 1,000 chips and raffle drawing. Food and beverage for purchase. James Dean, 240-577-0828. Email: jdeanjunior@yahoo.com
Thursday, December 6 American Legion Post 221 Meeting 21690 Colton Point Road, Avenue 8:00 - 9:00 PM All active duty personnel and veterans are invited to join the monthly meeting. www.alpost221.webs.com or e-mail alpost221@aol.com. 301-884-4071.
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Loffler Senior Activity Center 301-475-4200, ext. 1658 Garvey Senior Activity Center, 301-475-4200, ext. 1050 Northern Senior Activity Center, 301-475-4002, ext. 3101
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Coffee with the Sheriff
The Triad/SALT Council invites you to have Coffee with the Sheriff on Friday, Nov. 30, at 9 a.m. at the Garvey Senior Activity Center! Are you interested in learning about the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office? Do you want to know more about issues that affect you? This is an opportunity to ask Sheriff Timothy Cameron directly! Contact Sarah Miller at sarah.miller@stmarysmd.com or 301475-4200, ext. 71073, to RSVP.
Craft Fair
The Garvey Senior Activity Council, Inc., is sponsoring a craft fair at the Leonard Hall Recreation Center on Saturday, Dec. 1, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. All are invited to shop at this event! Find holiday wreaths, Christmas ornaments, jewelry, crochet items, embroidered items, re-purposed wine barrel products, nail wraps, Scentsy, cosmetics, Tastefully Simple, skincare oils and lotions, printed quotes on boards, candles, handmade soaps, handbags, bath and body products, all occasion cards, baked goods and more! To learn more, email gsaccouncil@gmail.com.
December Art Classes at Loffler
During the month of December, instead of four sessions, Jamie will offer two individual workshops that will be independent of each other. The first is on
Dec. 4 at 10 a.m. and will feature making holiday cards using watercolor pencils and watercolor paper. Cost is $25, payable to Jamie on that day. The second workshop will be Dec. 11. This will be another fun, take-home project- a winter welcome sign on wood. Cost is $25 and will include all materials. Call 301-4754200, ext. 71658 for more information.
YES Cycling Ride
Finish off the year with one of the last YES Cycling rides before the cold sets in! Our next ride is scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 5 from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. The ride will be led by Dan and Diana Donahue, experienced cyclists and volunteer bicycle trip leaders. Ride lengths adjust to meet the needs of the group. The Northern Senior Activity Center has three bicycles and one trike available to borrow for local trips only. Helmets and cell phones are required to participate on all rides and are not provided by the center. To sign up for the ride, please visit the signup table or call 301-475-4200, ext. *7103.
Christmas Lunchtime Music and Sing-a-long
Enjoy a lovely meal of roast pork, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans, cinnamon spiced applesauce, cranberry juice and milk. Diane Trautman will play holiday tunes on piano during lunch at the Garvey Senior Activity Center on Wednesday, Dec. 5, at 12 p.m. Following
the meal, Kathy Creswell will lead a holiday sing-a-long with Diane on piano and Tommy Chedester on bass. You won’t want to miss this lively holiday celebration. Sign up in advance by calling 301475-4200, ext. 71050. Note: Walk-ins, for lunch or the performance, will not be accommodated. Reservations are required.
R&B Line Dancing
A NEW session of R& B Line Dance is starting at the Garvey Senior Activity Center for this fun class held on Mondays, Dec. 6-Jan.18 at 1:30 p.m. If you have ever wanted to learn some of the line dances that are all the rage right now come on in and join us! We will be taking it step by step and learning dances like the Cupid Shuffle or The Wobble. The cost per class will be $12 for all 6 classes payable to Marie Bond; payment is due at time of reservation. Call the Garvey Senior Activity Center at 301-475-4200, ext. 71050, for more information.
Purse Bingo
The Northern Senior Activity Center will have a purse bingo on Friday, Dec. 7 from 10-11:30 a.m. Win a new or a onetime-carried purse featuring popular brands such as Vera Bradley®, Guess®, Tignanello®, Nine West®, and The Sak®. Event bag styles include totes, hobos, shoulder bags, and wristlets. Deadline to sign up is Wednesday, Dec. 5; space permitting. Limited seating is available and seat reservations must be
ers Guild, Inc., will be joining us to present the final workshop in the Life Journeys Writing Series: Tips to Drive Your Story to the Finish Line! Bring your laptop, notebook or flash drive. Light refreshments will be provided. Register on www.stmalib.org.
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Library Closed
All three locations of the St. Mary’s County Library will be closed on Friday, December 7 for staff development. All three locations will be open for regular business hours on Saturday, December 8.
NaNoWriMo Thank Goodness It’s Over (TGIO) Celebration featuring Yvonne J. Medley
Lexington Park Library will hold a NaNoWriMo celebration “Thank Goodness It’s Over!” featuring Yvonne Medley on Saturday, December 1. Whether or not you reached 50K this November, the fact that you’re here, that you wrote any amount of words at all, that you made the commitment to take the first steps on your creative journey, is huge - and we are so, so proud of you. Join us for cake and a chance to get together and celebrate your accomplishments. Yvonne J.Medley, founder of The Life Journeys Writ-
Lexington Park Library will hold “Art on Your Own Terms” on Monday, December 3 from 6 – 7:30 p.m. Dark, winter months got you feeling down? Come brighten your day with a little ‘art therapy’, and use creativity as your outlet for stress! Experiment with a variety of art supplies, and make a project to take home. Materials provided. Ages 18 and up. No registration required.
Chillax at the Lex: Wii and WeDo Robots
Lexington Park Library will hold a special Chillax at the Lex: Wii and WeDo Robots on Thursday, December 6 from 3:30 – 5 p.m. Wii, computer games, and WeDo LEGO robots. Open for kids ages 8 to 13. Hang out, bring your friends! Walk ins welcome.
Cookies and Cards
Charlotte Hall Library will hold Cookies and Cards on Saturday, December 8 from 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Decorate cookies to eat, and make cards to give your
made with payment of $3.To sign up and pay for this activity in advance, please visit the front desk. For more information, call 301-475-4200, ext. 73101.
Holiday Celebration Luncheon with Riverview Mirror
And Special Guests Reader’s Theater Come join us for a performance by the duo Rearview Mirror at the Garvey Senior Activity Center on Wednesday, Dec. 12 at 12 p.m. This oldies variety, Iris Hirsch and Glenn Bullion, play a blend of rock and roll, R&B, pop, country, standards from the Great American Songbook, disco, and Motown from the 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, and beyond. Not only does their performance include music, but also humor, music trivia, some dancing and fun for all. An audience member once described the duo’s show as “modern vaudeville: music, dancing, costumes and comedy.” Rearview Mirror’s mission is to involve its audience with the music and to provide a good time for all. They will have a special mix of holiday music for us! Don’t miss out on this performance! Before the performance be sure to get there time to see our award winning special guests, Reader’s Theater. They will perform a special holiday comedy for you! Cost for lunch is by donation for those ages 60 and above and $6 for those under the age of 60. To make reservations, call 301-475-4200, ext. 71050.
friends and family! All supplies provided by the library. Free, all ages, registration required.
DIY Woodland Winter Wreath
Leonardtown Library will hold a DIY Woodland Winter Wreath on Wednesday, December 12 from 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. Feeling creative? Join us in making a winter wreath out of an embroidery hoop, pine stems, pine cones, and a bit of hot glue. Attendees will be provided with all of the supplies necessary to make an 18-inch wreath to decorate your home or give away as a gift. Class size is limited. Register on www.stmalib.org.
Minecraft Challenge
Charlotte Hall Library will hold Minecraft Challenge on Thursday, December 13 from 5:30 – 7 p.m. Can you think on your feet, team up, use creativity, and complete the challenge? Come play Minecraft with us and find out! Must be able to use a mouse and keyboard commands, and be familiar with how to play Minecraft (we will not use the tutorial). Ages 8-11. Registration opens 2 weeks before the program.
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