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Heavy rains have contributed to an intensebut relatively limited oyster die-off in the north-ern portion of the Chesapeake Bay, ofcials say,

pushing oyster harvesters farther into SouthernMaryland waters and putting more pressure onthe local shery.

But state sheries experts say that most of

the oyster population is untouched throughoutthe bay despite the die-off and that lower salin-ity in the bay resulting from heavy spring rainshas helped reduce oyster decimating diseases.

It was a very small area it impacted,said Mike Naylor, deputy director of MarylandDepartment of Natural Resources sheries di-vision. It represented only about one to two

percent of the overall population.Some oyster bars in the northern portion

of the bay have seen between 85 to 100 percentloss of oysters due to fresh water washing saltfrom those waters, Naylor said, but southernwaters have not been affected.

Naylor said reports he has heard fromwatermen have been good, reporting healthyoysters.

Right now theyre doing pretty well in

southern waters, Naylor said.The reduction of salt in sout

helped ght the resurgence of disedestroy oyster populations, Naylor

Tommy Zinn, president of County Watermans Association, men harvesting locally have been aa living this season but not much m

Patent tongers are getting seven bushels per man, Zinn said

are able to make a days work.But with watermen having to

of the southern waters, he said, nis getting more competitive.

Its a burden on our stock, thwork their own areas so they havZinn said.

Larry Simns, president of themans association, said watermen hed that the state open up some ofclosed oyster sanctuaries to let ttheir losses from this season, but hceived a positive response.

It means they wont do it, intion, Simns said.

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By Sean RiceEditor

The countys public information ofce an-

nounced Wednesday that Metrocast channel 95is being re-launched as a continuous contentgovernment news channel.

In addition to technical upgrades beingprovided by Metrocast as part of its franchiseagreement with St. Marys County govern-ment, a county press release states that a host ofnew programming is being planned.

Public Information Ofcer Tony Jones,who is also taking the title of station manager,said in a press release the new content will in-clude local weather updates, news headlines,stock market information, trafc reports, sportsnews, scores and schedules as well as daily his-torical tidbits and information.

In addition to existing broadcast of gov-ernment meetings, Jones said new program-ming will also include interview segments withcounty commissioners, segments with employ-ees and updates on current county programs

and events.

St. Marys County Commissdent Francis Jack Russell, wheWednesday said he was unawarewhat changes will be taking place

nel. He said Jones is, just doing sothings.

I dont know that theyre news on channel 95, he said. I kexpanding it a litte bit.

Russell said he believed the pmation ofce has exsisting funds changes.

St. Marys County has at leastlished newspapers, local radio staleast four news websites that serveRussell said he doesnt believe thechanges are designed to compete outlets.

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The task force appointed late last year byGov. Martin OMalley to examine options formanaging growth of septic sewerage systemsacross the state voted last week to adopt a four-tier regulation strategy.

A bill in last years legislature that soughtto virtually ban the installation of new septicsystems ran into stiff opposition from bothRepublicans and Democrats, many from ru-ral counties, where septic systems are widelyused and a moratorium on them could spell thesame fate for continued growth.

That bill failed but the task forces mis-sion was born out of it.

Fred Tutman, a member of the task forceand the Patuxent Riverkeeper, said the panelwas made up of many diverse opinions on the

value of septic systems and their impact on theenvironment.

For his part, Tutman, who lives in UpperMarlboro, said that the damage septic systemspresent to the environment varies in propor-tion to their numbers in certain areas and themaintenance they receive.

While septics can prove harmful in somecircumstances, they are not always so. He saidin his research, he has not seen how septic sys-tems are proven to be universally harmful.

Ive never seen the science settled on

this, Tutman told The County Times. Idont think we could nd a one-size-ts-allapproach.

Calvert County Commissioner EvanSlaughenhoupt (R-Dunkirk) said Calvert resi-dents, by a great majority, use septic systemsand there is great interest in keeping exibilityto allow for more of them.

When you have commercial water andsewer that sets up for higher density, Slaugh-enhoupt said. The majority of residents wantto have some distance between themselves andtheir neighbors.

Septic systems allow for that space, hesaid.

St. Marys County Commissioner DanMorris (R-Mechanicsville) said the task forcesrecommendations appear much less stringentthan previous efforts to regulate the sewagetreatment systems.

I think its more of a softer approach,as it should be, Morris said. Its much moreagreeable It sounds more promising, at leastfor St. Marys County.

Chris Trumbauer, an Anne ArundelCounty Council member who sat on the task-force, said the agreed-upon framework thatwill go to OMalley for approval will take theshape of a four-tier system that has varyinglevels of restrictions based on levels of devel-opment and land preservation.

The recommendations, which have yet to

be nalized, have the rst tier aspriority funding areas that al-ready have dense developmentand infrastructure as the mostrestrictive against new septicsystems, Trumbauer said.

The second tier would en-compass areas that have densedevelopment but are not priorityfunding areas and would allowfor a little more leeway in allow-ing septic systems.

The third tier appears to bethe most accommodating for septic systems,with areas far removed from developmentdistricts and with few constraints like rurallegacy programs, easements or resource pres-ervation zoning.

The fourth tier would again be restrictivebecause it encompassed more remote areas that

do have environmental resource constraints.The details of how to achieve regula-

tions within the recommended tiers are still inthe works, Trumbauer said, but it representsa framework that drew consensus from themembers.

We signed off on the concept of wherewere going, Trumbauer said.

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Southern Maryland residents haveuntil Dec. 12 to comment on the SMECOSouthern Maryland Reliability Project.

The project will include two milesof underground construction beneath thePatuxent River.

Erica Schmidt, project manager withthe Army Corps of Engineers for theSouthern Maryland Reliability project,said SMECO originally applied for the

permits needed from the Maryland De-partment of the Environments regulatoryauthority on April 8 and was sent on to theCorps of Engineers on April 22.

According to information suppliedby the Corps of Engineers, the project willbe constructed in areas that include tidal

and nontidal waters, including unnamedtributaries and wetlands contiguous andadjacent to that Patuxent River, Fish-ing Creek, Mattawoman Creek, HuntingCreek, Parker Creek, Battle Creek, St.Leonard Creek, St. Marys River, Hunt-

ing Creek, Parker Creek, and St. LeonardCreek in Calvert and St. Marys Countiesin Maryland.

Once the public comment period isclosed, Schmidt said, the corps of engi-neers will take all comments under reviewand work with SMECO and the agenciesexpressing concerns to work out kinks inthe plan. Then the corps of engineers willapprove, revise or deny the permit.

SMECO spokesperson Tom Den-nison said the permit is only one ofmany procedures SMECO has had to gothrough to get the multi-county project off

the ground. He said in the end, they willbe laying a 230 kV transmission line tocomplete a loop between Calvert and St.Marys counties. Other things they havehad to do is work with each county to getlocal grading permits and work with the

Maryland Public Service Commission.He said SMECO has been trying to

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Lets light up the town with the holi-day spirit. For contest details contact Sar-ah Bolton at 240-298-6364.

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Representativesfrom businesses bothsmall and large aroundthe county crammedinto a conference roomat the Southern Mary-land Higher EducationCenter on Wednesdaymorning to get an un-derstanding on how toget a foot in the doorto doing business withthe U.S. Naval AirSystems Command NAVAIR.

The conferencewas geared toward showing small businesseshow get into the acquisition process for con-tracts between $3,000 and $150,000 NA-

VAIR is required by law to have set asides forsmall businesses as well as simplied proce-dures that make it easier for those entities toget a share of business done by the U.S. Navysacquisition arm at Naval Air Station PatuxentRiver.

Ken Carkhuff, with NAVAIRs Ofce ofSmall Business Programs, said that in scalyear 2011, there was $1.7 billion allocated solelyto small business contracts, showing just howlucrative it can be to do business with the Navy.

Carkhuff said NAVAIR wants to workwith small businesses, but they needed to dotheir homework about just what the acquisi-tion giant wants and what the smaller contrac-tor could really provide.

Know where the opportunities are andhow best to t them, Carkhuff said, addingthat NAVAIRs mission is to get the best equip-ment to war ghters as quickly as possible.

We need to be able to ght today, hesaid.

NAVAIR does not know what every smallbusiness around is capable of, Carkuff said, so

businesses need to let them knowNavy contract out there they can

We dont know everything,us know youre out there and how

us.Jack Pappas, a Navy veteran

small business in Lexington Parkquisition process is daunting andiscouraging.

He said he served as a seniospecialist for the Navy and knowtion in dealing with regulations go

Conferences like the one scounty government are valuable t businesses new to dealing with tderstand what they are getting into

The government guys are by this as we are, Pappas said.

The real value of the conferenlowed small businesses the chanwith larger contractors who can mto get a piece of the navy contract

Thats one of the benets oflike this, linking with the big gu

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Small Businesses Get Ton Dealing With NAVA

By Sarah MillerStaff Writer

Tax increases may be in the future; theunemployment rate is higher than peoplehave been led to believe; and the state willcontinue raiding money from dedicatedfunds these are a few points Delegate Mark

Fisher (R-27B) warned of during a town hallmeeting this week.Fisher, in the rst of three town hall

meetings in Northern Calvert County in De-cember, updated North Beach citizens Tues-day night on his forecast for the 2012 legisla-tive session starting in Annapolis next month.

There are few people who are going totell you what Im going to tell you, Fishersaid.

Fisher warned that unless action is takento stop it, the Democrat-controlled Marylandlegislature will continue to borrow moneyfrom trust funds built up by tax moneyspecically designated to go to things such asroad maintenance.

Fisher said there is legislation in the

works that would increase taxwould add to the trust funds bein

balance the state budget.He said he supports legis

would put a lock on the trust fundvent the state from taking furthfrom dedicated funds, but that legnot the most popular in Annapolis

He said while Marylands ment rate is ofcially upwards ofthe people only working part-timeing additional or alternative emplo

people who have gotten discoura point of not even looking for wocounted. With those factors includthe true unemployment rate in Mcloser to 13 percent.

Fishers two additional townings are set for Dec. 1 from 6:30 at the Northeast Community Centapeake Beach, and Dec. 6 from 6

p.m. at the Calvert Pines Seniorcated in Prince Fredrick.

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Delegate: Tax IncreasMay be in Store

Ken Carkhu, with the Ofce o Small Business Programs or NAVAers to local small businesses about how the contracting process wor

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IN THE MATTER OF BARBARA ANNE TIDD

FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO BEAR LEVI TIDD

In the Circuit Court for St. Marys County, Maryland

CIVIL NO.: C-11-1510

TheabovePetitionerhasledaPetitionforChangeofNameinwhichhe/shechangehis/hernamefromBarbaraAnneTiddtoBearLeviTidd.Thepetitionerissname change because:

I am t ransgender.AnypersonmayleanobjectiontothePetitiononorbeforethe15 th day of D

2011.TheobjectionmustbesupportedbyanafdavitandserveduponthePetitionerindancewithMarylandRule1-321.Failuretoleanobjectionorafdavitwithinthetimmayresultinajudgmentbydefaultorthegrantingofthereliefsought.

AcopyofthisNoticeshallbepublishedonetimeinanewspaperofgeneralciinthecountyatleastfteen(15)daysbeforethedeadlinetoleanobjection.

JOAN W. WILLIAMS,Clerk of the Circuit Court forSt. Marys County Maryland

12-01-11

ElectionDay2011haspassedandthebigone,ElectionDay2012,isjust12monthsaway.Regardlessofyourpoliticalpersuasion,Ithinkeveryonethinksthe2012electionwillhavesig -nicantconsequencesthatsomewillsayaregoodandotherwillruetheday.IfIreadtealeavescorrectlymostofuswillbeselectingfromthelesserofevilsratherthanbeingproudofthosewedecidetosupport.Foracountrythatpridesitselfonourdemocraticsystem,wehavesuregotourselves into a political mess.

SinceIdontlikefeelinghelpless,Imgoingtosuggestwealltakeagoodlookatourbro -kenpoliticalsystemandseeifwecanbreakitdownintomanageablepiecesthatwillleadustowherewewouldliketobe,evenifitwilltakeseveralelectioncyclestogetthere.Wedidntgethereovernight,soIdoubtifwecanstraightenthingsoutintheblinkofaneye.

Therearethreebasicchangesinourpoliticalsystemthatwouldgreatlyimprovethesys-tem:Termlimits;publicfundingofcampaigns;and,aprovisionwherebyalllawsapplyequallytoelectedofcials,withnosweetheartdealsofexceptions,wouldbeagoodstarttosolvesomeof the problems.

Term limits have become necessary and are long overdue. In reality, our career politiciansarethereforonereasonitsalucrativejob.Ifyoubelieveallthisstuffaboutpublicserviceas their motivation, Ive got a bridge to sell you. They get elected, make friends, get and givefavors, protect their political hind parts at all costs, and get rich. If they help constituents intheprocess,itsabonus.Thelongertheystayinofce,themoreinfatuatedtheybecomewiththemselves,themoretheyrelishthepowertheyhaveattheirdisposal,themoretheybecomeobligatedtothosewhogreasedtheshootfortheirreelection,andthemorewealthytheybecome.Howmanypoorpoliticiansdoyouknowexceptthosewhogotcaughtinsomescamandhavebeensenttojailornarrowlymissedanindictment?Eliminatingthegravytrainwouldeliminatethe bottom feeders.

Ihatethethoughtofusingmytaxdollarstofundpoliticalcampaigns,butintheenditwouldprobablysavemoney.Letsfaceit,moneytalksandmoneywinselections.Inreality,our

electedofcialsarebought.Withoutpublicdisclosure,wedontevenknowwherethemoneycomesfrom.Deeppock -etsruleand,aswehavelearned,thedeeppocketeliteisaverysmallsegmentoftheelectorate.The current system hardly represents a true democracy. My vote may be a drop in the ocean, butcollectivelyourvotescanraisethetide.Thatwillonlyworkifweareaccuratelyinformedandnotfooled,brainwashed,tototallyconfusedbythespecialinterestwhocontrolthepoliticaldia -logue.Gettingthefreeowofprivateandcorporatemoneyoutofpoliticsshouldhelpcleanupthepoliticaldialoguesoweknowwhowearevotingfor.Ifmytaxeshavetogouptogethonestgovernment, Ill do my part and hope minimizing corruption saves me money in the long run.

Iamalsoarmbelieverintheconceptthatalllawsshouldapplytoeveryone,evenourpoliticianswhoseemtobelieveahalocomeswiththejob.Onepublicretirementsystemshouldtallinpublicservice.Mypublichealthcaresystemshouldapplytothosewhodedicatethemselves to public service as an elected role. If my congressman gets a free gym, all thoseonpublicpayrollgetafreegym.Afterall,ourelectedofcialsoftentelluswereallinthistogether,butwhyarentweridinginthesameboat.Imtiredofridingintherowboatwhilethosewhogobbleupmytaxpaymentareridingintheyacht.Sincepoliticiansactliketheywalkonwater,theyshouldntbeafraidtojoinusinthedingy.Iwouldalsoexpectfulldisclosureofthetotalvalue,includinganyperks,ofthecompensationpaidtoourelectedofcials.Thisdis-closure should be made annually and available at any time.

Howdowebringabouttermlimits?Getthebigmoneyourofcampaignsandmakethe

lawsapplyequallytoeveryone.Itcouldstartbyaskingeverycandidateforpublicofce,Doyousupportandwillyousubscribetoandworkfor,termlimits,publicfundingforpoliticalcampaignswithnooutsidemoneyandaprovisionsthatmakesalllawsapplytoelectedofcialsequallyastheydototheelectorate?Iftheydontsayyea,dontvoteforthem.Ifwedothisateverylevel,municipal,county,stateandnational,soonerorlaterwellgetwhatwedeserve,dedicatedelectedofcials.

The recent sit-in movements indicate that corporate greed is not a popular notion and dis-contentiswidespread.ThesuccessoftheTeaPartymovement,whetheryoulikeitornot,didshowthatthereisagenuinedesireforsomedifferentthinkingandcontemptforthestatusquo.Perhaps the time is right for each of us to start demanding accountability and perhaps it is timeforeachofustotakeasteptowardpoliticalreform.

Ifanyoneisinterested,IpreparedasimplequestionnaireaskingtheirpositionwhichIplanonsendingtomyrepresentativethatIwillprovidetoeveryonewhowantsone.Ifanybodywouldlikeacopyyoucancontactmeat301-373-8572oremailmeatdryan@md.metrocast.net .

David A. RyanHollywood,MD

Three Things to Fix a Broken Democracy

Thefollowingismyownopinionandinnowayreectsthatofothers.Iamcurreingmyrsttermontheboardofeducationandhaveledtorunformysecond.Mycoexperiencegainedfromtwenty-veyearsofteaching,servingonvariouscommittethe Budget Advisory Committee to the Board of Education, the Citizens Advisory Cfor Special Education to the Board of Education, and the Superintendents Teachers Fogivenmeanexcellentperspectiveoneducationalmatters.Since1971whenIrstcaMarys County I have seen a great deal of change, and I must say that it has been for t

Letsusquicklyexaminethehistoryoftheissueoftesting.IsitagoodorbadthinIreenteredthesystemin1990,twenty-oneyearsage,westartedgivingtheMarylanPerformanceAssessmentProgram(MSPAP).Indeed,thestudentsandteachersattthoughtastemandleafplotmustlooklikeatree.Sincemypeergroupdidverypoorly$10,000thatyearasanincentivetodobetter.AftertenyearsoftheMSPAP,only50%itpasseditsobye,bye,Imustsaythatthemajorityofstudentscouldsolveproblemsahowtheygottheiranswers.However,theterminologyinthegradingwasnotobjectook too long to grade it.

ThenwithGeorgeW.BushcameNoChildLeftBehind(NCLB)andtheMarylanAssessments.TheyweremuchshorterasevidencedbyBriefConstructedResponses(BWhatisgoingonnow?NationalStandardsarebeingdevelopedfortheentirec

allchildrenwillgraduatecollegeorcareerready.Eachstatecancarryoutthestandardt.GototheMarylandStateDepartmentofEducationwebsiteandreadmore.AlsGoogleit.AboveallKeepChildrenFirst.Ourcountyhasdoneanexcellentjobwtheseendeavorsandwillcontinuetodosointhefuture.

Marilyn CrosbyLexingtonPark,MD

Keep Children First

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A new delightful-smelling little shop onLeonardtown Square held its grand opening

Saturday. After about a half a years practiceand growing popularity at area craft shows,Christine Saulter, a.k.a. Chief Candlemaker,and her partner Gary Tharaldson opened thedoors to Ruberry Candle Company on ParkAvenue.

Saulter said the company and its signaturecandle scent Ruberry Pie are named for heralmost two-year-old daughter, Ruby. She andTharaldson, who reside near the LeonardtownWharf, hand pour all the candles and add thedyes and fragrances in their garage. Theyvetaken notes throughout the process to perfectthe craft and have listened to the suggestions ofcustomers and family as well.

I love that these candles are better for theenvironment, Saulter said, explaining how hersoy-based products are nearly 100 percent natu-ral, helping local soybean farmers and burningcleaner with hemp wicks. She also emphasizedthe importance of the candles being American-made, poured into an old-fashioned U.S prod-uct mason jars.

The candles burn very evenly and leavevery little black soot, Saulter explained. Thesoy candles have a very strong scent throw,the crafter explained, meaning it carries wellacross the room, and lasts longer than the paraf-n-based variety, since it burns at a lower tem-perature. The Ruberry owner said this means

that long burning times wont rapidly depletethe candle.

With a plethora of scents like BananaBread, Grapefruit Mango and CountryCabin in sizes from tarts to large jars for un-

der $20, Ruberry Candle Co. offers an earth-friendly alternative to other expensive designercandles, she said. The shop currently has sev-eral seasonal scents available for the holidays.

Saulter said they alsosell candles online and havestarted doing custom ordersfor events like weddingsand baby showers. Becausethey make the labels them-selves, they can craft can-dles in requested scents andcolors with personalizedmessages.

To provide the cozy, boutique atmosphere shewanted to create, Saulterteamed up with local ar-tisans Katrina Grifs, ofPink Koala Design, andSamantha Salzman, of AvaBug Accessories. Grifsdesigns and creates unique

bags in a variety of sizesand styles and Salzmanhand crafts one-of-kind ac-cessories. Locally-craftedand found jewelry are alsoavailable.

Saulter said so far, shes

really happy with her location on the Square,adding that other Leonardtown business own-ers have been very helpful and f riendly.

Its still a work in progress, with moreand new products to arrive in coming weeks,

she said.Saulter and Tharaldson will continue to

take their products to craft shows, but are happyto have a new store in a bustling area.

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Winifred Barnes, 87

Winifred Irene Barnes, 87 ofLeonardtown, MD passed awayWednesday, November 23, 2011at St. Marys Nursing Center.

Born August 24, 1924 in Al-

legheny County, PA, Irene wasthe daughter of the late WalterGuy Clark and Frances KaneClark.

Irene enjoyed the simplepleasures of life; a good book,

quiet times with family andfriends. She was quick with asmile and witty remark. She wasthoughtful, kind, and consider-ate. She loved planting flowersand enjoyed their beauty. Shewill be thought of often and al-ways missed. She very muchenjoyed spending time with herchildren and grandchildren.

She is survived by her fivechildren, Roger David Barnesand wife Lou of Franklin, OH,Charles Lee Barnes and wife Su-san of DeGraff, OH, Sherri AnnGuy and husband Roy of Clem-ents, MD, Bruce Lee Barnes andwife Cathy of Clements, MD,and Rhonda Barnes-Riche andhusband Richard of St. MarysCity, MD. Irene is also survived

by nine grandchildren, TonyBarnes, Roger David Barnes,Derrick Barnes, Kate Har-ris, Noelle, Michelle and JuliaBarnes, Emmilee Guy and Ra-chael Riche.

Family received friends onSunday, November 27, in theBrinsfield Funeral Home, 22955Hollywood Road, Leonardtown,

MD 20650. A funeral servicewas conducted on Monday, No-vember 28, 2011 in the BrinsfieldFuneral Home Chapel with Pas-tor Keith Schukraft officiating.Interment followed in CharlesMemorial Gardens, Leonard-

town, MD.Condolences to the familymay be made at www.brinsfield-funeral.com.

Arrangements by the Brins-field Funeral Home, P.A., Leon-ardtown, MD.

Pietro Bello, 76

Pietro Antonio Bello, 76 ofTall Timbers, MD died on Tues-day, November 22, 2011 at the St.Marys Hospital, Leonardtown,MD.

Born May 24, 1935 he wasthe son of the late Michael Bel-lo, Sr. and Anna Maria Torrillo

Bello. He retired from PEPCOin 1991 after 35 years of service.Pietro was an avid fisher-

man and after his retirement heloved to go fishing with his bestfriend Ron Darr.

He is survived by his wifeAudrey E. (Stokes) Bello, hischildren Anna Maria Bello ofVirginia Beach, VA, Joseph M.Bello (Deborah) of Leonardtown,MD and Pietro Bello of Califor-nia, brother Michael Bello, Jr. ofDunkirk, MD. He is also sur-vived by four grandchildren Tif-fany Bello, Rachel Swisher, Han-nah Bello and Nicholas Bello.

The family will receive

friends for Pietros Life Celebra-tion on Thursday, December 1,2011 from 1 to 2 p.m. At theBrinsfield Funeral Home, 22955Hollywood Road, Leonardtown,MD 20650. A memorial ser-vice will be conducted at 2 p.m.

with Deacon George LHeureuxofficiating. Interment will beprivate.

Memorial Contributionsmay be made to Second DistrictVol. Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 1,Valley Lee, MD 20692.

Condolences may be made atwww.brinsfieldfuneral.com

Thomas Brock Jr., 81

Thomas Russell Brock,Jr., 81, of Mechanicsville, MD,died on November 27, 2011 at St.Marys Hospital with his familyby his side. He was born on July

8, 1930 in Wilmington, NC.He was the son of the lateThomas Russell and Evelyn Rog-ers Brock.

Russell served in the U.S. Navy and retired from the U.S. Naval Oceanographic Officeafter 34 years of service. Afterretirement, he got his captainslicense, captained a sport fishingboat, and delivered boats up anddown the coast.

Russell is survived by hiswife of 57 years, Margaret AnnWelch Brock; his 4 sons, DanielMontgomery, Timothy Brock,Eddie Brock (wife, Sara), andGregory Brock (wife, Faye); his 6

grandchildren, Jessica, Timothy,Christopher, Kimberly, Cara,and Samuel Jay, and his 2 greatgrandchildren, Cameron andHayden. He is also survived bya special niece, Louise Morgan.

Family will receive friends

for Visitation on Thursday De-cember 1, 2011 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Brinsfield-Echols Fu-neral Home, P.A., 30195 ThreeNotch Road, Charlotte Hall, MD20622, www.brinsfieldecholsfu-neral.com. Prayers will be heldat 7:30 p.m. Funeral Serviceswill be at 10 a.m. on Friday, De-cember 2, 2011 at ImmaculateConception Church, 28297 OldVillage Road, Mechanicsville,MD 20659. Interment will fol-low to St. Marys, BryantownCemetery.

Memorial contributions canbe made to Immaculate Concep-tion Church or Knights of Co-lumbus Immaculate ConceptionCouncil, #8159.

David Gebhardt, 56

David Alan Gebhardt, 56 ofAvenue, MD died November 21,2011 at his residence.

Born May 10, 1955 in Wash-ington, DC, he was the son ofJoseph Gebhardt and the late Fay(Wood) Gebhardt. David was anexcavation contractor. He was aman among men who loved people and his collection of yellowmachines. David was a memberof the Seventh District Optimist

Club and St. ClementDavid is surviv

wife Connie, his chvid Gebhardt of DavMD, Casey Lynn GHuntingtown, MD, CSimpson of Alexandri

ah Simpson of DenvJohn Simpson of MD,child and one on the also survived by hiMary Jo Gebhardt, Land Edmund Gebhardition to his mother, preceded in death by John Gebhardt.

Family received Davids Life Celebraturday, November 26, Brinsfield Funeral HoHollywood Road, LeMD 20650. A funewas conducted by thHarry Harper. Inteprivate.

Memorial contribbe the Seventh Distri

Club, P.O. Box 53, MD 20618 or the Soutland Food Bank, P.OHughesville, MD 206

Condolences to may be made at wwwfuneral.com.

Arrangements byfield Funeral Home, Pardtown, MD.

Shirley Hoffm

Shirley HoffmaGreat Mills, MD died22, 2011 at The Soloming Center in Solomo

Born April 12, 19

adelphia, Pennsylvanthe daughter of the land Minerva Selingmwas a Registered Nurtaking care of many pover 40 years at the StHospital in Tennessee

Shirley is survivson, David Hoffman Great Mills, MD and ter Renee Williams Marlboro, Vermont. survived by five lovchildren . In additionents, she was precedby her husband, Allen

A graveside servion Tuesday, Novemb

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Allen Perrie Jr., 71

Allen Preston Perrie, Jr. 71of Leonardtown, MD died peace-fully November 27, 2011 at Hos-pice House of St. Marys.

Born January 18, 1940 inWashington, DC, he was the sonof the late Allen Preston Perrie,Sr. and Naomi (Lusby) Perrie.

Allen lived locally in South-ern Maryland, graduating fromSurrattsville High School in1957. He began working for the

Washington Suburban SanitaryCommission and retired fromthere in October 1989 as a Di-vision Manager in the waterand sewer departments. Afterretiring, he came to St. MarysCounty and served two termson the Board of Directors at theMetropolitan Commission. Hecompleted two major projects,including the Neighbors HelpingNeighbors Compton Sewer Proj-ect, saving thousands of dollarsand surpassing estimated sched-ule completion dates.

He spent his free time fish-ing, farming, boating and hunt-ing. Allen loved spendi ng timewith his wife, children, grand-children, great grandchildren

and friends.Allen is survived by his

wife, Carol, his children, TerryHynson of Mechanicsville, MD,Michael Perrie (Debbie) of VA,Bonnie Hanger (Kevin) of Wal-dorf, MD, David Perrie (Cheryl)of Afton, VA, eleven grandchil-dren, three great-grandchildren,siblings, Doris Hartdagen (Ger-ald) of York, PA, Benson Perrieof Compton, MD, and JimmyPerrie (Joyce) of Edgewater, MD.In addition to his parents, he waspreceded in death by his daugh-ter, Kathy Perrie.

Family will receive friendson Friday, December 2, 2011

from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in theBrinsfield Funeral Home, 22955Hollywood Road, Leonardtown,MD 20650. A Funeral Servicewill be conducted at 12 p.m. inthe Brinsfield Funeral HomeChapel by Father John Matti ngly.Interment will follow in Imman-

uel United Methodist Cemetery,Baden, MD.Memorial contributions may

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Arrangements by the Brins-field Funeral Home, P.A., Leon-ardtown, MD.

William Scriber, 73

William H. Scriber, 73 ofLexington Park, MD, peacefullywent home to be with the Lord onNovember 22, 2011.

Diddy as he was affec-tionately called, was a giving,caring, and to the point person--he didnt sugarcoat anything.He loved teasing, having funand talking to family, friendsand even unfamiliar faces. Heonce stated in conversation thathe would put a bleeding personin his car. He said it wouldntmatter to him. He would do itany time to make sure he helpedsave a life. He befriended every-one whom he came in contactwith and always greeted every-one with a smile. He was an avid

Wrestling fan. He will be trulymissed by all that knew him.Diddy is survived by his wifeof 53 years, Sarah Scriber;four children-William, Elea-nor ( Sue), Francis, and Mary(Jenny) Scriber, six grandch il-dren- Lamont, Darwin, Latoya,Kenyada, Eboni, and Ashley, sixgreat- grandchildren; Tamara,Deomantae, Kaviantae, Jamari-on, and Justyce, sister Catherine(Dinkey) Herbert, brother James(Dingum) Armstrong, brotherin-law Joseph (Fizz) Herbert,sister in-law, Rashel Armstrong,special friends Ronald Black-well, and William Stevens, Jr.and a host of nieces, nephews,other relatives and friends. He is

preceded in death by his parentsJames Tyer and Catherine Scrib-er and one sister Mary E. Wilder.

The family will receivefriends on Saturday, December 3,from 10 a.m. until time of Massof Christian Burial at 11 a.m. atHoly Angels Roman CatholicChurch, 21340 Coltons PointRoad, Avenue, MD 20609. Inter-ment will follow immediately af-ter service at Sacred Heart Cem-etery in Bushwood, MD.

Arrangements by Briscoe-Tonic Funeral Home, 2294 OldWashington Rd.,

Waldorf, MD. 20601

Marguerite Smith, 97

Marguerite Wise Smith, 97of Leonardtown, MD died No-vember 29, 2011 at St. MarysHospital.

Born February 15, 1914, shewas the daughter of the late Clar-ence Wise and Ruth (Wilkenson)Wise.

Marguerite is survived byher daughter, Jean Curry ofAnnapolis, MD, her grandchil-dren, Kimberly Anne Vasco andRobert Trenton Vasco (Dawn)and great-grandchildren, Troy,Shelly, Bobby, Laura, Ashley

and Travis.Family will receive friends

on Thursday, December 1, 2011from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. in theBrinsfield Funeral Home, 22955Hollywood Road, Leonardtown,MD 20650. Prayers will be re-cited at 7 p.m. by Deacon Bill

Nickerson. A Mass of ChristianBurial will be celebrated on Fri-day, December 2, 2011 at St. Mi-chaels Catholic Church, 16555Three Notch Road, Ridge, MD20680 at 11:30 a.m. Msgr. KarlChimiak will be the celebrant.Interment will follow in St. Mi-chaels Church Cemetery.

Memorial contributions maybe made to St. Michaels School,P.O. Box 429, Ridge, MD 20680or Ridge Volunteer RescueSquad, P.O. Box 456, Ridge, MD20680.


Arrangements by the Brins-field Funeral Home, P.A., Leon-

ardtown, MD.

Wayne Waid, 53Wayne Ray Waid, 53, of Me-

chanicsville, MD, died on No-vember 27, 2011 at Bay Ridge Nursing Home in Annapolis,MD. He was born on November

3, 1958 in WashingtonWayne was the s

liam Ray Waid and BWaid (Paul).

Wayne loved goinand spending time wiily and friends.

Wayne is preced

by his grandmother Pand his grandfather WWayne is also s

his son , Wayne Waid,of Hollywood, MD; hers, Gary Waid (Mechanicsville, MDWaid(Tammy) of Haand Richard Waid AL; his 2 nieces, Krof Mechanicsville, Merra Waid of Hartfordhost of many other fabers and friends.

Family will recefor a church service aThursday, December Patuxent Baptist ChuChancellors Run RMills, MD 20634.

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A man police allege was involved in thearmed robbery of St. Johns Pharmacy with a

partner earlier this year has been formally in-dicted in Circuit Court, just two weeks after his

partner was sentenced to a local jail term forthe crime following a guilty plea to robbery.

Marcus Paul Cannon, 23, of Hughesvillenow faces charges of armed robbery, robbery,conspiracy to commit both armed robberyand robbery after his indictment was unsealedMonday. Cannon was originally only chargedwith robbery.

Jody Sanna, 33, of Indian Head, is nowserving an 18-month sentence for the robbery,during which he took several bottles of pre-scription narcotics by implying to store staffthat he was armed.

Cannon, believed by police to be the get-away driver in the pill heist, was ar rested later

in Hughesville after his alleged partner hadbeen taken into custody by police.Sanna later admitted to detectives that he

had planned the robbery the night before withCannon, who was to share in the proceeds ofthe robbery as payment for his services as the

getaway driver,charging papersstate.

Police foundCannon in his Ca-maro in the area ofthe robbery just af-ter it had occurred,and he told troop-ers that his carhad broken downon the side of theroad.

Troopers thenwent to the ditchalong Route 235 where Sanna had and when they went back to the caCannon gone, police reports state.

BCI detectives later caught unon however, and during an intervfessed to conspiring with Sanna torobbery, charging documents state

Maryland State Police foundHughesville Nov. 23 and served harmed robbery indictment.

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Felony Assault AllegedOn Nov. 28, at approximately 5:30 a.m. deputies responded to a residence on Budds

Creek Road in Clements for an assault report. Investigation revealed Christina MarieWedding, 26, of Clements became involved in an argument with the victim. The argumentescalated when Wedding allegedly slapped the victim and then retrieved a knife from thekitchen and stabbed the victim on his arm. Corporal Patrick Handy arrested Wedding andcharged her with rst-degree assault, second-degree assault and intentionally injuring a

person with a dangerous weapon.

Disorderly ConductOn Nov. 26, at approximately 7:30 p.m., deputies responded to a report of a ght in

progress on Piney Point Road in Callaway. As Deputy Rogers was checking the area for theght, he located Delonte Deangelo Harvey, 19, of Callaway. Harvey began yelling profani-ties and causing a disturbance that drew the attention of other neighbors, police alleged.Police reported Rogers ordered Harvey several times to stop yelling and quiet down, butHarvey refused. Rogers arrested Harvey and charged him with Disorderly Conduct.

Troopers Make Warrant ArrestsOn Nov. 24, at 12:40 a.m., Trooper. E. T. Reuschling served an arrest warrant on

George Neal Stauffer, 29, of Charlotte Hall. The warrant was issued on July 27, 2011 withan original charge of malicious destruction of property by the District Court of St. Marys

County. Stauffer was located and transported to the St. Marys County Detention Centerwhere he was served and held pending a bond review with the District Cour t Commissioner.

On Nov. 24, at 1:15 p.m., TFC J. A. Pilkerton served a bench warrant on Jeffrey Bran-don Junge, 23, of Hollywood. The warrant was issued on Nov. 5, 2011 by the District Courtof St. Marys County for driving while impaired by alcohol. Junge turned himself into lawenforcement personnel and was transpor ted to the St. Marys County Detention Center. Hewas served and held pending a bond review with the District Cour t Commissioner.


A transport truck carrying fuel oil ca-reened off the side of Medleys Neck RoadWednesday around 10 a.m., sheriffs deputiesreported, spilling home heating oil and forcing

the closure of the road from both directions.According to a statement from the sher-

iffs ofce, the truck, part of Burch Oil Inter-nationals eet, was traveling westbound whenit left the roadway on the right hand shoulder,overcorrected to the left and overturned nearMedleys Neck Lane.

Leonardtown volunteer re ghters andhazardous materials specialists from CharlesCounty responded to the crash along with of-cers from the Maryland State Police and crewsfrom the State Highway Administration.

A state police helicopter took the driver ofthe truck to Med Star for treatment. The crashis still under investigation.

Thomas A. Mattingly, Sr., a memberof the Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Depart-ment who was on the scene of the crash saidas of about 1:20 p.m. the truck was back onits wheels and most of the clean-up efforts had

concluded.Mattingly said that preliminary estimates

had the loss of oil at between100 and 300 gallons, but re-ghters and hazardous materialunits were able to lay down spe-cial absorbent pads to soak upsome of the spill.

Most of it was contained pretty well, but theyll have tomeasure the amount of fuel theygot back to get a better number,Mattingly said.

The driver sustained non-life threatening injuries in thecrash, Mattingly said.

Sonny Burch of Burchoil

said the driver was wearing his seathe accident and while some oil most remained in the trucks stora

Burch explained that the hattank were designed to prevent spevent of an accident, but that a the tank during the roll over allow

escape.When the truck came to rest

the hole was facing upward, keeinside.

There was very little spillaBurch said.

Burch said he had been unabthe driver, a 58-year-old from Grhis family after the accident, but to have escaped serious injury.

We just think he was badlytheyre pretty sure hell be releasaid.

Tony Jones, spokesman for ernment, said the Maryland Dethe Environment was still assessfrom the spill but was able to stopspilled into the nearby creek froBreton Bay.

Sheriffs deputies reported

mailboxes were also damaged as aaccident.

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Last month the St. Marys County Board

of Education approved a contract that would putmore security cameras in Leonardtown MiddleSchool, as part of its limited renovations.

Additional upgrades and enhancements arealso taking place to integrate digital systems withmore memory, explained Mike Wyant, safety andsecurity director for the schools.

He told the board and superintendent a newhub server would provide a system-wide en-hancement, calling the contract to Mona ElectricGroup, Inc. based in D.C, a very worthwhile andeconomical investment.

Wyant said camera systems are currently in

16 of the 27 school sites, adding that the older ana-log systems may be repurposed and utilized in theelementary schools.

Security cameras have been in use for the

past several years, predominantly in the middleand high schools, and funding to keep up thatequipment and expand its coverage is included inthe annual budget for security.

Video footage is often useful in resolvingdisputes about student conduct or criminal ac-tivities, Wyant said, adding it seems to curb somenegative behaviors and destruction of propertyand is signicant to the safety and security ofstudents.

Superintendent Michael Martirano agreed,stating, The cameras are working.

He said having them aboard buses and

strategically placed throughout the schools, par-ticularly at entrance and exit points, ensures thesecurity of what he called sacred entities withinour community, where we house and educate our

many children.We dont want to take anything for chance,

he said, adding that while St. Marys is viewed asa very wonderful and safe area to l ive, bad thingscan still happen to good people.

In a letter Martirano released in mid-No-vember, following the allegations of abuse tominors at Penn State, he stated, As a society, wemust react and be called to action Its one ofour main job requirements to protect kids.

Martirano explained how measures like in-tensied screening of school volunteers, manda-tory staff participation in child abuse and sexual

harassment training, as well as striing procedures help to ensure the countys 17,000-plus students.

While the precautionary steps

some complaints from parents, MId rather have a parent upset withinconvenience of sign-ins and morecurity policies than for something bahappen.

Both Wyant and Martirano sasystem will continue to be vigilant inthe schools remain safe and secure, ing staff and students when possiblgrams geared at young driver safetviolence will be presented later in th

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Photo by Carrie MunnSMCPS Director of Careerand College Readiness, TheoCramer presents an award toMelinda Brown, Coordinatorof Adult Basic Education andthe GED program, as sheretires after 12 years of dedi-cated service. It will be hardto replace you, Cramer toldher. More than 50 studentsgraduated from the GEDprogram and 11 attendedthe ceremony Tuesday eve-ning. Many speakers praisedtheir dedication and decisionto complete their educationand proceed with more op-portunities opened to them.

50-Plus GED Graduates Honor


American businessman Henry L. Doherty(1870 1939) said, Be a student so long as youstill have something to learn, and this will meanall your life.

Often when we think of students, we con-jure up an image of young children, teenagersor college kids. These days, there are studentsof all ages, from all walks of life pursuing ad-ditional education.

Kathleen Sweet, who volunteers her timeas a tutor, shared a story of one 60-year-old St.Marys County woman, who, despite learningdisabilities that prevented her from completingher primary schooling decades ago, is deter-mined to continue her education.

After the mother and grandmother raised afamily and watched her son earn his G.E.D, shedecided she too would make that a goal.

When Rosalie was a child, there was very

little understanding of or support for the learn-ing disabled, Sweet said, and she repeated el-ementary grades numerous times before stop-

ping school completely. As a result, she neverlearned to read or write.

Sweet said she and other volunteersworked with Rosalie to improve her readingand writing skills over the past few years.

Three autobiographical paragraphspenned by the student show, regardless of age,the determination to learn can be a very re-warding cause.

It is never too late to learn because learn-ing is forever, Sweet said, Just ask Rosalie.Here is her story

My name is Rosalie and I live in St.Marys County. I have a husband James, threesons, Steve, Kevin and Howard and a daugh-ter, Cindy. When one of my sons got his GED,I wanted to learn more too. I am studyingmath, writing, reading comprehension and po-etry. I really enjoy learning new things.

I like art and music very much. I enjoysinging and dancing. When I walk outsidewith my husband, James, we really like to hear

the birds sing.I like people

and I like talking

with them. Visiting with my friends and fam-ily makes me very happy. I often take care of

my grandkids Trevor and Tyler and I can share

my studies with them and my granddSummer Marie and Emily Rose. It is a

life for me.

Local Woman Proves Its Never to Late to Learn

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The Patuxent Partnership (TPP) hosted an education forum

Tuesday morning, which addressed the local effort to supportwhat St. Marys County Public Schools Superintendent MichaelMartirano calls, home-growing our own talent.

Department of Defense and higher education ofcials were joined by about 50 students involved in the Science, Technol-ogy, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programs in St.Marys County schools and community members.

Martirano commented on the benets to students TPP hasprovided through peripheral programs that support the STEMinitiative, contributing more than $100,000 since 2008.

Dr. Darryll Pines, Dean of the A. James Clark School ofEngineering at the University of Maryland, spoke of the engi-neering profession as one often invisible, but doing things thattruly benet society. He shared details about the program thathas produced the talented engineers behind such technologiesas the common UPC bar code system, SMS text messaging,and hybrid electric car engines, telling the students how gradu-ates experience a high rate of job placement with competitivesalaries.

Pines encouraged what he called a seamless vision for

Southern Maryland, with the support of the Navy, legislatorsand connectivity between the College of Southern Maryland,University of Maryland and the Southern Maryland HigherEducation Center.

Delegate John Bohanan said the state set a goal to have55 percent of students obtain additional education or training

beyond high school graduation by 2020, and while that goal is aways from being met, he stated, The future is bright for thoseof you going into these programs.

Bohanan said the Southern Maryland Higher EducationCouncil is working on a game plan involving all stakeholders

on how to meet the needs of the workforce through partnershipsand possibly more brick and mortar investments in the region.

CSMs President Brad Gottfried and Pre-Engineering Pro-gram Coordinator Robert Marino discussed the ability to get a

start toward their engineering career with an Associate of Sci-ence degree through the co-op program with the University ofMaryland and the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division(NAWCAD). Graduates of the program right now, Marino said,are obtaining a 100 percent success rate of gaining immediateemployment.

Dave Barrett, NAWCADs director of engineering educa-tion and research programs explained how the outreach effortsthrough STEM programs from elementary school levels into thecommunity college, apprenticeship programs and Departmentof Defense research scholarships are the successes that show,the investments are starting to pay off.

NAWCAD physicist Frank Narducci and St. Marys Col-lege of Maryland physics professor Josh Grossman talked about

the work being conducted at their lab, where burgnologies that could substantially benet society andcommunity are being developed, studied and tweak

Narducci explained how applied physics i

that moves these big science experiments into thephase, creating new products and technologies. Hopportunities to highly-qualied students where tvelop real world experience, doing the research ancommunicate it clearly.

Martirano commented with a direct linkageworkforce, STEM Programs begin in fourth gradestudent to be essentially getting a college educaschool. He said there are close to 400 students enrohe hoped after graduation would take advantage otwo plus two program at University of Marylagood job and stay here.

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Photo bFrom left is St. marys College of Maryland physics professor Dr. Josh Grossman, NAWCAD physicist Dr. Frank Narducci, Delegate JoNAWCAD engineering education and research director Dr. Dave Barrett, Patuxent Partnership Executive Director Bonnie Green, DeanSchool of Engineering Dr. Darryll Pines, CSM Pre-Engineering Program Coordinator Robert Marino, CSM President Dr. Brad Gottfried adent of St. Marys County Public Schools Dr. Michael Martirano.

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On Aug. 24, Deondre Gus Hawkins, 20, was foundsuffering from what tur ned out to be a fatal gu nshot woundafter his car crashed into a utility pole on Sell Drive inLexington Park. Since then, police have been working thecase, but have made no arrests in the killing and have ap-pealed to the community for more information.

Hawkins mother Phyllis Clark, has undertaken herown efforts to help solve the mystery surrounding hersons death and has now added to the $1,000 Crime Solv-ers reward for leads in the case.

I put up $2,000 on Friday and Im putting up another$2,000, Clark told The Cou nty Times. Im trying to getit up to $5,000. Its been a struggle to get there.

As of Wednesday, Clark said, she ha d given $3,000 ofher own money over to Cr ime Solvers.

Theres going to be additional monies by Friday,Clark said.

Lt. David Yingling, deputy commander of the Bu-reau of Criminal Investigations, said that detectives arecontinuing to follow up leads in the case.

Its still a very active investigation, we need reliableinformation from the public to help in the i nvestigation.

Clark, who has since moved out of St. Marys Countyin the wake of her sons death, has blamed petty jealou-sies in the community against her son as contributing tohis murder.

She said her son was not involved in local criminalgangs or drugs, but was able to make money while unem-

ployed because he used his unemployment checks to buycars and then resell them.His ability to be prosperous without connection to

territorial groups here, she believed, led to scrutinyfrom local criminal gangs she believes her son was setup to die.

I personally feel like someone he trusted set himup for this, Clark said, pointing to the place her sondied as an area he usually avoided since his rivals couldoften be found there.

There was no reason for him to be over there,Clark said. Somebody told him something. He knewwho his enemies were.

Her son was never part of any particular group butwas naturally gregarious and tried to make friends witheveryone.

And you cant be friends with everybody, not downthere, Clark said. Its very ter ritorial. It was hard forhim to make f riends without people getting jealous.

Tributes to Hawkins can even be found online in the

form of videos on YouTube and she has started to postsigns in the community in the hopes that someone willcome forward with more information.

Despite the lack of arrests in the case, Clark said shebelieves police are gaining ground on finding a suspect.

Theyre actively working on it, they just needsomeone to come forward, Clark said.

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By Carrie Munn

Staff WriterIts hard to believe that all of this stuff ts

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For the third year, Walsh and her extendedfamily and friends put their best packing skillsforward and make such a pile of loot t neatlyinto a at rate priority box headed overseas to asoldier for the holidays.

She said theres a soldiers room in herhome that has been steadily lling up with food,toiletries and comfort items that will let thetroops know folks back home are thinking aboutthem and hopefully lift their spirits.

Packages for Patriots is unique in that, ontop of requests from priority local parents andfriends of deployed service men and women,they also reach out to the many who receivelittle mail and benet greatly from a box full ofsupport from back home through the militarys

chaplains.They need to hear from people, Walsh

said, adding that after talking to many soldiers,she discovered the weakened economy has leftmany military families strapped for cash and un-able to send care packages to their loved ones inharms way.

Walsh said while her Army son isnt cur-rently deployed overseas, shes seen rst-handthe sacrice the troops make.

They are facing situations that few of us

have ever experienced and it is a lonely time for

them, she said.She began the Packages for Patriots pro-gram out of her intention to reach out and thankthese soldiers in a meaningful way. Last year,she sent over 150 packages chocked full of usefulgoodies and heartfelt letters to let those far fromhome know they are loved.

Walsh created a specic list of items thatwill not only delight the troops receiving them,

but will also be useful in the eld. Many dontrealize how harsh it is, and how cold it gets over-night, she said.

In a letter of gratitude from 2010, Lt. Col.David May included an Afghanistan RemoteOperations Cryptologic Center poker chip, hesaid was given only to those individuals whohave gone above and beyond their normal dutiesand sacrices.

Your generosity is an example of this dedi-cation, he wrote to Walsh.

May said many in his unit were experienc-

ing rst-time deployments and told Walsh, Thekindess of your gifts gas shown us the remark-able spirit and patriotism of the American citizenis abundantly strong and that we are truly caredfor.

The Walsh family and friends began themeticulous process of packing the boxes theSaturday following Thanksgiving and througha partnership with Life Community Church ofGod in Great Mills and activity in other areachurches, intends to ll and send as many boxes

as possible this year.A Dec. 15 deadline for the rst round of

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beyond that date.It costs $50 to sponsor a box and $12.50,

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Christmas is on its way. Its a time forfamily and charity. Its a time to celebrate the

birth of the savior.So every year since 1983, I have been rais-

ing money buying turkeys and trimmings forneedy families in St. Marys County. Last yearwe delivered over 1,800 baskets.

This year there are more homeless andmore needy than ever. I need your help.

The cost of food has gone up. Each basketincluding a 12-14 lbs turkey, 10 lbs of potatoesand some canned goods will cost about $25. Iwould like to help 2,000 households this year.

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U.S. Coast Guard Station St. Inigoes is taking an opportunity to serve our comdifferent capacity than what they're used to distributing new toys and non-perisgreater Washington area with the Salvation Army, National Capital Area Command

The USCG Station St. Inigoes and the Salvation Army are teaming up in their"Fill the Boat" event.

Taking place Saturday, Dec. 3 and Saturday, Dec. 10, Station St. Inigoes will sfoot response boats in the Giant and Chick-l-A parking lots in California, MD. Dnon-perishables and new, unwrapped toys for 10-12 year olds will be collected and dthe National Capital Area.

Chick-l-A coupons will be distributed to the rst 250 donators both Saturdaykids chicken nugget or eight piece chicken nugget. Toys will be distributed beginningthe Salvation Army, and the non-perishables will be handed out throughout the holi

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Since its start in London in 1865, The Salvation Army has touched millions their darkest hours. The Salvation Army National Capital Area Command helped62,000 individuals last year from families living across the Greater Washington reviding help and hope through a diverse range of social services.

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The crowd dining at the Ruddy Duck in Solomons on Sat-urday was pleasantly surprised when a ash mob broke out indance in the middle of the restaurant. Joined by many costumedcharacters. The covert performance was to promote the sixth an-nual performance of Holly Jolly Musical.

The holiday-themed show which features dancing, singingand humor was created and written by Grace Myles, owner ofGracies Guy and Gals Dance Studio in Hollywood, with her sonJustin Myles serving as director and artistic advisor.

Holly Jolly Musical is a fundraiser for the dance troupewith parents making props, stage decorations, costumes andsome even participating as cute costumed characters.

It is a very professional show with lots of scenery changesand fun choreography, Myles said.

The kids in the troupe and their par-ents have been traveling all over St. Marysand Calvert counties to drum up, or ratherdance up, interest in the production.

Myles said this is her studios 24thyear in business in St. Marys. Offeringrecreational opportunities and professionaltraining for dancers, the show troupes fromGracies have become a xture at commu-nity events like the Blessing of the Fleetand the Christmas Tree Lighting on Leon-ardtowns Square. The group also performsat many charitable events like Bluegrass for

Hospice and Relay for Life.The musical features a cast of wackycharacters like Elfis, the Elvis of Elves,Jingles the comical horse, Santa Mouse andthe Grinch and promises to be an entertain-ing holiday show combining song, dance,acting and performance to bring cheer toaudiences for the holidays.

The show goes on at Chopticon HighSchool Saturday, Dec. 3 at 2 and 6 p.m. andthen on Saturday, Dec 10 at the Mary Har-

rison Center in Owings at 4 p.m.Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door.

on obtaining tickets can be found by emailing Hollyaol.com or by calling (301) 475-5265.

To see a preview of the high-energy show or the opportunities to hone dance skills at Gracieswww.graciesguysandgalsdancestudio.com.

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