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Violates Open Meeting ActBy Guy LeonardStaff Writer

After months of hearings and ne-gotiations over reducing the size of theirHollywood grocery store to make way fora restaurant that serves upscale beer andwine, the county Alcohol Beverage Boarddenied an application from the McKayfamily, despite the boards approval of an-other establishment that followed a nearlyidentical business model last year.

Moreover, the liquor board appearedto violate Marylands open meetings lawwhen, near the end of a nearly three-hour meeting, theywent into recess and returned with a written statement

read by one of its members that outlined why they shoulddeny the application before the actual vote.

The board voted 3-to-2 to deny the application be-cause they claimed it would allow for two licenses to oper-ate under the same roof.

The liquor board however, voted to approve just sucha license a year ago at the Guenthers Wine and Spirits inLeonardtown, which has a liquor store on one side and arestaurant on the other with only a two-foot high whitepicket fence separating the two.

Board members tried to get the McKay family to in-stall a wall along the entire length of the store before theywould consider the approval, but they said it would not beeconomically feasible to do so.

Laschelle McKay, the applicant and Leonardtowntown administrator, decried the decision, citing it as unfairand destructive to struggling small businesses.

Theyre applying the law differently between two

businesses and its unfair, McKay said, citing the Guen-thers Wine and Spirits approval. It isextremely disturbing that laws are beingapplied differently to one business thananother with the exact same request. Itraises all kinds of red ags.

The two board members who votedagainst the denial were Betty Currie ofHollywood and Linda Palchinsky ofLexington Park.

Currie told The County Times hervote involved problems she perceivedwith the law being applied consistently.

That was a concern I had, shesaid.

Thomas F. McKay,president of McKayssupermarkets, said theseparation planned for theFresh Express businessand the grocery side of thebusiness would be moreextensive than what hadbeen approved at the Guen-thers Wine and Spirits.

We still dont under-stand to this day why theliquor board feels that onebusiness establishment

should be treated different than another business estab-lishment in the community, McKay said. This unfortu-

nate decision by the liquor board forces us to change thatmodel, which creates a great deal of uncertainty about thefuture of that store.

The store, which opened on the property in 1952, hasbeen under renovation since October of last year. McKaysaid for it to remain open it must remain protable.

Liquor board members, save Currie, did not returnphone calls seeking comment for this article, nor did JoannWood, the boards attorney.

Requests for comment from liquor board membersand Wood have gone unanswered for previous stories onliquor board decisions regarding McKays applications,including one last year that led to a denial for a request totransfer the liquor license held by Marilyn McKay to thefamily store in the Wildewood Shopping Center.

At that time the beverage board denied the applica-tion because there was not sufcient evidence to show thatthe license was grandfathered due to its being in existence

before 1962.But this past meeting board mem-

bers voted to agree that Marilyn McK-ays license was indeed grandfatheredafter the McKays presented evidenceafter searching old newspaper clippingsshowing that they had a license as farback as 1952 when the store opened onHollywood Road.

They ended up turning around andthey couldnt contest the evidence, Las-chelle McKay said. It ies in the face ofthe decision they made last year.

One of the key opponents of McK-ays plans for the Hollywoon store was

David Dent, head of the St. Marys Countys LicensedBeverage Association and owner of W.J. Dents groceryand Chiefs Bar in Tall Timbers.

He also opposed the notion that two liquor licensecould operate in the same establishment, though his storsells alcohol in the grocery portion as well as in the basection with both being on the same premises.

It would be more acceptable if the two businessewere completely separated, Dent said.

Moses Saldana, chair of the liquor board, said thconcept of creating a Spanish style bodega where customers could sample beer and wine from specialized machinewas an intr iguing one, but said he believed approving thapplication was a slippery slope without a wall to separate them.

Whats to prevent a Target that sells groceries or Giant that sells groceries from doing the same thing? h

asked during the meeting.State law prohibits supermarkets from selling alcohoThomas McKay, a former county commissioner pres

ident, said that neither of those examples had a grandfathered license and the beverage board would be under noonus to grant such requests from them.

For them to blame it on state law is to say we brokstate law for Guenthers but were not going to break foyou, McKay said of Saldanas stated reasoning for denialBut in reality, they did not break state law for Guentheand they wouldnt break state law for us either what really is, is an imbalance of justice.

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By Guy Leonard

Staff Writer

Commissioner Larry Jarboe (R-GoldenBeach) says his bid to offer his land in Char-lotte Hall to the College of Southern Mary-land for a new fourth campus does not in-volve any deal with his neighbor to providewater and sewer for the site.

Jarboe was one of several landownersto offer up property months ago to the re-gional college, which is reportedly lookinga new campus in either Charlotte Hall orHughesville.

Charlotte Hall has no public water orsewer systems, only a few private ones, andJarboe orchestrated a vote last week that en-sured a Metropolitan Commission projectthat would bring such services was shelved.

Jarboes property, a family saw mill thatis zoned as industrial land, is bordered by

property with a private sewer system ownedby Ben Burroughs.

Jarboe said he has had no agreementswith Burroughs either written or verbal tohave his land connected to that system in

preparation for a move by the college, whosenew campus would require a central sewersystem.

We dont have any other relationshipother than being neighbors, Jarboe said.

The Board of County Commission-ers voted last week to remove the sewer and

water project from Charlotte Hall and New

Market, partly because Jarboe and Commis-sioner Dan Morris didnt want extended de-velopment to proceed without a master plan.

The master plan for Charlotte Hall, adesignated town center, could begin in the

planning stages next year, but the county isstill deep in the process of updating the mas-ter plan for the Lexington Park DevelopmentDistrict.

Jarboe said his vote to curtail sewer de-velopment there would likely hurt the valueof his property, but he believed it was neces-sary for the proper development of the area.

It may hurt me on a private level but ona public level there needs to be a master plan

before anything else, Jarboe said. They [thecollege] like everyone else should wait for amaster plan.

Jarboe said his bid was to sell the land,about 22 acres, to the college for $85,000 anacre, which comes out to about $1.8 million.

Jarboe said the fgure was low consider-ing the industrial zoning and he would havecharged a higher price had a private entityentered the process.

Commissioner Todd Morgan (R-Lex-ington Park) said that the college plans to askeither county, depending on whether theychoose one of three sites in Hughesville orone of three in Charlotte Hall, to pay for theland acquisition while the state would pay forthe construction.

That means if Jarboes parcel is selected

he stands to gain by county funds.Anyone chose for that site stands tobeneft, Morgan said, adding that anothercollege campus that teaches trades would be

benefcial to a growing community. Im notopposed to it, we need to have these kinds oftrades.

Morgan said that the prospect of havinganother college campus in the northern por-tion of the county only underscored the needfor a public water and sewer project like theone delayed last week.

Its inevitable you have to get water andsewer in there, he said. You have to acceptthe fact that the county is growing.

College president Brad Gottfried saidWednesday that counties may not have to payfor the land if the college chooses to lease it,

but he said the college could potentially askeither county to acquire the land on behalf ofthe college.

If its a lease the college would be pay-ing, we dont have money to buy [the land],Gottfried said. The biggest issue is will the

county support construction.

Gottfried explained that the state woulfund 75 percent of the construction with thecounty, if it agreed, funding the remaining 25

percent.It wont do us any good to lease th

land if the county wont support construction, Gottfried said.

Morris said last week that without master plan to guide development, infrastructure would be overly taxed by large projects that would come in if water and sewewere available.

John Parlett, Jr., a Charlotte Hall developer, said Morris comments cast aspersionon developers who mostly had pursued projects for the betterment of Charlotte Hall annot its detriment.

Hes completely wrong about developers, I dont think he was remotely factual,Parlett said. Im offended by CommissioneMorris comments.

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The Leonardtown planning andzoning board voted to approve the countyschool systems plan to subdivide thepiece of land formerly known as the

Hayden Farm property to allow for theconstruction of new elementary school.

The Board of County Commission-ers recently agreed to subdivide the pieceof property and deed a little more than 16acres to the school system, the next stepin the process is for the Leonardtowntown council to approve the measure.

The portion that the school systemplans to develop is part of larger 172-acreparcel and is set to include multipurposeelds for sports and other activities aswell as an early childhood developmentcenter.

Brad Clements, chief operating of-

cer for the St. Marys County PublicSchool System, said the developmentcenter would be for sometime in the moredistant future.

For now though, the system plans togo to the state for funding for the comingelementary school.

Hopefully a year from now well beable to start construction, Clements toldthe planning commission.

County elected ofcials have ea-gerly sought the Hayden Farm rst as acampus for public use and especially fora school site to deal with burgeoning stu-dent seat demand.

The town has been supportive so farof the annexation of the property into itstown limits, mainly to provide water andsewer to the site without which develop-ment could not occur there.

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When it comes to economicstrength, Lexington Park is moving up inthe world, at least according to a thinktank that analyzes the fundamental eco-nomic vitality of states and cities.

The research rm Policom Corpo-ration lists Lexington Park as the thirdstrongest of the micropolitan areasaround the country, which the group de-nes as an area that is not a city but hasa population greater than 50,000 people.

Lexington Park, whose economiccenter is Patuxent River Naval Air Sta-tion, is close to the Washington D.C.metropolitan area, ranked in Policomsstudy as the strongest metropolitan econ-omy in the United States.

Metropolitan areas have at least onecity of 50,000 people or over and typi-cally span several counties.

With an expanding federal govern-ment as its economic anchor, the metro-

politan area has been virtually immuneto the national recession, the reportstated.

Only Concord, N.H., and Helena,Mont., outrank Lexington Park in thislatest report.

Bob Schaller, local economic devel-

opment consultant, said the data showsthat Lexington Park has been steadilyincreasing in the rankings over the lastseveral years as a micropolis all the wayfrom 66th on the list in 2006.

The 2011 study showed it was No. 5

in the nation.Schaller said on paper the accolade

is good news for Lexington Park but ialso shows just how dependent the countys main development district is on federal defense dollars.

The latest statistics from the stateDepartment of Labor, Licensing andRegulation show St. Marys County hasthe second highest weekly wage in thestate, coming in behind MontgomeryCounty.

St. Marys actually bests Montgomery when it comes to weekly wages fo

federal employees.The impact of the federal govern

ment is much larger than in Montgomerybecause its so much bigger, Schallesaid. The base is such a prominent forceit skews everything. You really do havetwo economies here.

Statistics have shown that those wholive here and work on the base have muchhigher incomes than those in the economy outside the base main gate.

Schaller said access to the base ione problem because many who live heredo not have the college education or thetechnical skills to be competitive in getting a greater slice of the economic pie.

More college education would begood, he said, but perhaps even more

important would be the outreach to gepeople the specic training they need.

We need better transitional training, he said.

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A skunk that entered a California res-taurant last week and bit a customer hastested positive for rabies, according to arelease from the county health department.

The incident at Cheeseburger in Para-dise marked the sixth conrmed rabid ani-mal in the county this year, according to thehealth department.

Tony Malaspina, director of animalcontrol, said the rabid skunk entered the es-tablishment and relatively quickly attackeda female customer, biting her on the toe.The manager of the restaurant used a box totrap the animal, he said, and Animal Con-trol Warden Amanda Whipkey captured it

using a catch pole.Whipkey took the animal outside and,

using a .22 caliber rie, dispatched the ani-mal on the grass, Malaspina said.

Were not really sure how he got in,Malaspina said, adding that the proxim-ity of the woods near the shopping centerin Wildewood as well the animals rabidand unstable condition may have led to itsentering the restaurant, though it is a rareincident.

Youre only talking about 100 yardsfrom Cheeseburger in Paradise to the

woods, Malaspina said. You dont havetoo many rabid wild animals go into res-taurants and stores.

The victim will need a series of vac-cinations over the next two weeks to guardagainst becoming infected with the disease,ofcials conrmed.

Three raccoons and two other skunkshave tested positive for rabies so far thisyear, but most rabid animals come in con-tact with pets rst rather than humans,Malaspina said.

There were 14 animals conrmed ashaving rabies last year, health departmentinformation stated.

The health department advises resi-dents to vaccinate their pets against rabiesand avoid all contact with wild animals that

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Ofcials dedicate the new park and ride on GoldenBeach Road in Charlotte Hall last week with the ceremonialrst shovel of dirt. From left are Brian Heckman of ReliableContracting, Sonny Burch of BurchOil, Del. John Wood,St. Marys County Commissioner Cindy Jones, Del. An-thony J. ODonnell, Simon Taylor, deputy administrator forthe Maryland Transportation Authority and John Hovatter,director of MARC trains and commuter buses.

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A study from the U.S. Geological Sur-vey (USGS) says there evidence of 1 mil-lion-year-old water present in groundwatersupplies, but that pumping operations in theWestern Shore and Eastern Shore of Mary-land are taking that water out faster than isbeing replenished.

Understanding the average age ofgroundwater allows scientists to estimate atwhat rate water is re-entering the aquifer toreplace the water we are currently extract-ing for human use, USGS Director MarciaMcNutt said in a statement. This is the frst

step in designing sustainable aquifer man-agement that takes into account the addedchallenges of sea level rise and increasedhuman demand for quality water supplies.

Extensive pumping of ancient watersupplies lowers pressures in the under-ground aquifers and changes the chemistryof the water, the study states, which canimpact the ability to provide fresh water forconsumption.

Dan Ichniowski, deputy director of theMetropolitan Commission (MetCom) said

Maryland Department of the Environment(MDE), which took part in the study, wasresponsible for guiding MetCom in its wateruse.

MetCom has used water from both theAquia and Patapsco aquifers, the later men-tioned in the report, but has shifted mostly tothe Patapsco because of concerns in the lasttwo decades over depleting water suppliesthat led to wells in the northern section ofthe county going dry.

Though there are concerns that the Pat-apsco is being depleted faster than it is beingreplenished, Ichniowski said there have beenno indications from the state that water willbe in short supply locally.

The recharge of this is a matter of na-ture, Ichniowski said. The quality of thewater [from both aquifers] is great.

From what weve seen from MDE onthese two aquifers we dont have a concernon the amount of water available, he added.

Ichniowski said however that develop-ment and paving over of land in more north-ern counties could slow the replenishment ofaquifers because of impervious surfaces.

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The Maryland Wineries Association has announced winners of the WinemastersChoice Awards for 2012.

Locally, Port of Leonardtown Winery won Best in Class for red, and a gold med-al for its 2010 Chambourcin.

Silver medals were awarded to the winery for its 2010 1634 Chardonnay; the2011 Cauyga, 2010 Vidal Blanc; 2011 Chaptico Rose'; 2011 Wicomico Rose'; 2010Autumn Frost; and the 2011 McIntosh Run Apple Wine.

The winery received bronze medals for its 2010 American Chardonnay; 2010Cabernet Franc; and the 2010 Captain's Table - red blend.

For more information on these and other local wines call 301-609-2192 or visitthe winery at 23190 Newtowne Neck Road, Leonardtown - www.portoeonardtown-winery.com.

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By Alex Panos

Staff Writer

Three St. Marys County businessesreceived accolades at Southern Marylands12th annual Leading Edge Awards awardshonoring individuals and businesses thatspur economic growth, and demonstratequalities consistent with excellence, dedica-tion and innovation.

MedStar St. Marys Hospital wasrecognized with the CSM Partnership inEducation award. A release stated MedStaris considered a leading edge business fortheir ongoing support of CSMs nursing andhealthcare programs, Twilight PerformanceSeries, student-athlete wellness programsand programs at the Leonardtown CampusFitness Center.

MedStar continues to deliver top-notch

emergency, inpatient and outpatient care,the release stated.Chaney Enterprises William F. Childs

IV was named CEO of the year. Childs is incharge of the overall operations of ChaneyEnterprises companies and partnerships.According to a press release, Chaney usedhis leadership strategies and a can-do at-titude to turn a prot despite an economiccrisis, and managed to fulll a promise todonate 10 percent of the companys net prof-its to charities within the community.

The rest of the world was going

through recession. In construction its a

depression, not a recession, MarketingManager Steven Tripp told The CountyTimes. (Were) just so proud of Bill, hesbeen able to sneak out a prot when othershave not been able to do so.

Tripp also said that Chaney Enter-prises is very gratied to receive such aprestigious recognition as the companycelebrates its ftieth anniversary this year.

Anyone can drive a ship throughgood times, but Bill has made severaltough decisions and really made this workfor us, Tripp said.

According to their website, Cheney isstill family owned and operated. CheneyEnterprises has grown to be one of the lead-ing suppliers of construction materials andsupplies in the Mid-Atlantic. Chaney En-terprises continues to focus on delivering

superior quality products with exemplaryservice to contractors and homeowners.Childs is also active in professional

and civic organizations. He is currently aboard member on the National ConcreteReady Mix Association and on the Boardof Trustees for St. Pauls School in Brook-landville, MD.

Sabre Systems, a professional Informa-tion Technology and engineering servicescompany, took home The Patuxent Partner-ship (TPP) Member Firm of the Year.

According to a press release from Sa-

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Sabre Systems is responsible for pro-viding state-of-the-art technology, scienticmanagement solutions and services global-

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The awards celebration was held onJune 13, at the Greater Waldorf JayceesCommunity Center.

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A man charged with sexuallyabusing an 8-year-old girl abouta decade ago has been formallyindicted in county Circuit Court.

Byron Wood, 48, of Mechan-icsville, has been charged withchild abuse while being a custo-dian of a child and second-degreesex offense according to an in-dictment that was unsealed Tues-day, court records show.

The original report came tolocal detectives April 5, whenthe victim in the case, now 18,

told Texas law enforcement of-cers that she had been sexuallyassaulted multiple times over aperiod of several years by Woodwhile she had been living in St.Marys County.

On April 18, detectives locat-ed Wood in Anne Arundel countyand arrested and charged himwith second-degree sex offenseand a single count of engaging

in a continual course of conduc

with a victim under 14-years-oldfor more than 90 days.

Bond was initially held thiweek on $25,000 bond after hiformal indictment.

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Two charged in assault by a camp freOn June 19, deputies responded to an assault report on Point Lookout Road in St. Inigoes,

and made contact with a victim who sustained severe burns to his back. The investigationrevealed that Joshua Joseph Yates, 23, and Charles Bryan Jones, 48, both of St. Inigoes, wereinvolved in a verbal dispute with the victim which escalated into a physical assault when Yatesallegedly knocked the victim into a campre and held him down while Jones is alleged to havekicked the victim.

Yates and Jones ed the scene prior to the deputies arrival but were located a short timelater and arrested, police said. Both were charged with rst- and second-degree assault. In addi-tion, Yates was served with two outstanding District Court bench warrants for theft and destruc-tion of property. Jones was also served with a criminal summons for violating the conditions ofa protective order.

Both Yates and Jones are currently being held without bond in the St. Marys County Deten-tion Center, police said.

The victim was transported to St. Marys Hospital via ambulance.

Detectives make narcotics arrests

Joseph Wayne Bosse, 29, of Leonardtown, was identied as distributor of marijuana, and asearch and seizure warrant revealed marijuana, packaging materials and a scale, police alleged.He was arrested and additional charges are pending, according to police.

Vivian Denise Smith, 50, of Lexington Park, was charged with possession of cocaine andmarijuana, police stated. Narcotics detectives observed the suspect in a parking lot utilizing anoxygen tank for a medical condition. The suspect removed the tubing from her nose and begansnorting cocaine through a dollar bill, police say. Detectives approached the vehicle and seizednearly $300 worth of cocaine, marijuana and a related smoking device.

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By Alex Panos

Staff Writer

St. Marys County will get a case of theblues when Nothin But Trouble, a Mid-Atlantic rhythm and blues group, visits St.Marys College of Maryland for a live per-formance June 30.

The concert is the rst of two Ameri-can roots shows at the college this summer performances that will celebrate and edu-cate the audience about some of the historyof American music and culture.

According to a St. Marys Collegepress release, Nothin But Trouble exhib-its a strong and condent blues sound thatdemonstrates a denite enthusiasm for theirmusic.

The release also stated Nothin But

Trouble produces what has been describedas a rousing, hard-swinging sound andhas become a popular asset to the blues barcircuit.

Since their formation in 2007, NothinBut Trouble has been recognized with theBaltimore Blues Societys Battle of theBands title in 2008 and has also Repre-sented Maryland at the International Blues

Challenge in Memphis.

Lee Capristo, Director of Publicationsat St. Marys College, said a major goal ofthe college this summer is to provide thecommunity with more cultural events.

By bringing in Nothin But Trouble,the college will feature a group that displayssome of Americas richest music.

Nothin But Trouble, also referredto as NBT, features four members; ChrisMcAfee, Greg Haughey, Joe Fulkersonand Bill Myers, who are a cohesive group helping them create a sound all their own.

Guitar-driven, full harmony sound isa trademark of an NBT show, their websitestates.

Capristo believes people should be ex-cited and come out for the concert not onlyfor the unique and cultural vibes that come

along with blues tunes, but also because ofthe more than affordable rate the music isbeing provided.

Its an opportunity for the communityto enjoy music at no cost, Capristo said.

Nothin But Trouble will take the stageat 7 p.m. on the patio of St. Marys Col-leges Campus Center. People planning onattending the show are encouraged to bring

their own refreshments as well blankets andchairs to sit on.

However, audience members shouldnot plan on sitting all night. As NBTs web-

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The St. Marys County Board of Educa-tion took some time during their last meetingto acknowledge two recent accomplishmentsin the school system.

Leonardtown Middle School PrincipalLisa Bachner was formally recognized bythe board for the Distinguished EducationalLeadership Award she received in May.Bachner, who was nominated by her staff,won the Washington Post sponsored awardfor displaying exceptional instructional lead-ership, management skills and communica-tion with the community.

St. Marys County Public Schools Su-perintendent Michael Martirano said Bach-ner did an excellent job of working with sup-

port services as they completed a two-yearrenovation process at Leonardtown Middle,while also remaining focused on the learning

process and the well being of the students.Its a remarkable feat balancing day-

to-day (business) while the school gets gut-ted, Martirano said.

Along with the individual accolade,select St. Marys public schools were alsonoted for their efforts and accomplishmentsas a whole.

Five schools were recognized for be-coming state distinguished green schools

a program aimed at improving environ-mental sustainability in Maryland schoolcommunities through local environmen-tal issue investigation, development, andmanagement.

Dynard, Green Holly, Ridge and Leon-ardtown elementary school along withLeonardtown Middle School all received thedistinguishment, bringing the total numberof Maryland Green School Program certi-ed public schools in St. Marys County to19.

As part of Martiranos hope to focuson environmental awareness in St. Marys

County, the board challenged the rest of thecountys schools to obtain green schoolcertication by 2013.

Even with 80 percent of St. MarysCounty schools being recognized as greenschools, a number in the top three for the en-tire the state, Martirano says he is far fromsatised.

My goal is that 100 percent of all ourstudents be environmentally aware, Marti-rano said, because our region has a real rolehere.

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Signicant progress was made lastweek in the on going process to create athird bargaining unit for school employees.The school board approved the splitting ofEASMC, the association containing teach-ers and administrators, to create a separateadministrators unit.

Along with CEASMC, the associationsupporting employees such as custodiansand cafeteria personnel, there will soonbe three separate units to represent the ap-proximately 2,400 employees that work inthe St. Marys County Public School Sys-tem, according to Superintendent MichaelMartirano.

Starting July 1, the new unit will begina process which is expected to take up-wards of a year of forming a new contractit will negotiate with the school board.

Under the Code of Maryland Regula-tions, Maryland is a bargaining state withassociations as opposed to unions, Marti-rano said. This new unit negotiation dividesthe EASMC labor group into more specicassociations.

The division of EASMC is aimed atgiving the group of administrators the sepa-rate representation they desire, in order tofocus on what Martirano called their owninterests.

Also according to Marylands statecode, every school district can have up to

ve bargaining units, two of which maybe certicated. Creating a second cer ti-cated unit for administrators would keepSt. Marys comparable with majority of thestate.

Martirano said majority of counties inMaryland already have separate third bar-gaining units for employees considered tot the school administrators category.

The Board of Education is supportingthis and theres now great collaboration be-tween all parties to achieve this goal, Mar-tirano said, Were proud of all parties.

Employees eligible to join the new unitincludes principals, vice-principals, super-visors, and other staff members in admin-istrative roles.

The groups will begin to work withthe Maryland State Education Association(MSEA) to get on the same page as theyformulate a proposal for the school board.

Martirano said this summer he willbegin negotiations with the third group inaddition to the two he regularly deals with.

Also during Wednesdays meeting,the Board ratied next years agreementfor EASMC and CEASMC employees,guaranteeing them a 1.5 percent increase inwage rates starting next month.

The contract will last three years, butmay be reopened in 2014 and 2015 to dis-cuss new terms.

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Inheritance

Have You Forgotten?

An inheritance. For most, a bright prospect. Once, the termdepicted some fortunate soul coming into position, property ornancial means via award of someone elses booty. Perhaps pos-

sessions left behind from mom and dad or rich uncle Ned. Thatssince evolved.Todays casual news observer is molded to accept inheri-

tance as excuse. Constantly grappling for rationale to explain fail-ure, hardly a day goes by but that our president doesnt decry hismiserable inheritance. An inheritance, by the way, which wasntfoisted on him. Rather, his inheritance was aggressively soughtat the hands of uninformed voters as they were misled via ournations decisively liberal biased media. Youll recall the formertouting of how he was going to effect change, never bemoaninghis prospect of any inheritance. Then, 2008 brought unied Dem-ocrat victory and under the party chiefs directive ultra left wingideology prevailed. Befuddled plans with disastrous consequenc-es were craftily implemented and thus engulf our nation today asthey will for generations to come.

Who or whats to blame for our leaders unfortunate inheri-tance and todays calamitous failures? Well, rst there was Bush,then Europe, then the weather, then Bush, then whatever elsewas or will become convenient. After all this time youd thinkone would employ more persuasive rationale beyond the constanttheme of impassioned blame gaming. And Democrat strategistsoperate precisely the same. Loving the sound of his own voice,complete with myriad uhs and ahs connecting a loquaciousstream of nothing, his excuses remain paramount. Sympathetichistorians could attempt to transfer blame and bad judgment fall-

out from the legacy of each presidents tenure all the way back tothe nations rst. Such action benets America how?

Presidential whining shouldve stopped years ago. He

had almost four years to set things aright instead of complaining especially considering half the time his party gripped the entire Congress. With a reelection and his own inheritance then in

place theres no reason to believe things will improve. Within foumore years, therell be no man-up, no positive change for Americand her interests, no uniting, but, rather, the crybaby option wil

bedevil us consistently. Only then, after eight long and arduouyears of failed policies and confused initiatives in place serving todivide and weaken us here and foment distrust for us abroad wilthis nation but survive?

America is ripe for rebirth under new leadership, with newinner strength, new direction, new opportunities, new world

prominence and renewed allegiance to Israel. We deserve newmedia void of political party subservience. We can then accentuate the positives, eliminate the negatives and forget about mistein between.

Envision a Romney - West presidency. Theyre neither confused nor crybabies and upon assuming their own mess of an inheritance things will improve for all Americans. These are divers

proven leaders who will be held to a higher standard due to partafliation and personal faith in the Lord God Almighty. Liberamedia detractors and Democrat politicos will see to it.

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Legal Notice

6-21-2012

As a registered Republican and formerChairman of the Republican Central Commit-tee (way back in the last century), I was disap-pointed to see the current RCC endorse a can-didate during the recent primaries, injectingpartisanship into a non-partisan Circuit Judgecontest.

The RCCs job has always been to the GOPcandidates a forum during the primary and sup-port GOP candidates in the general election.There are several important contests in the up-coming general elections in November that theyshould be working hard to help the Republicanswin, and I hope they havent squandered theircredibility, and that they would reconsider andwithdraw their unfortunate primary endorse-ment of a Democrat.

Any selection process, whether for promqueen, Heisman trophy winner or, perhaps,

even Pope, can arguably be considered politi-cal, but the contest for Circuit Court judge isnon-partisan, i.e., not Republican versus Demo-crat (actually, both candidates are Democrats).

Im supporting Judge David Densfordfor several reasons, including his experience,which is almost twice as long and far broaderthat his opponent. The recommendation of theJudicial Nominations Commission (and non-recommendation of his opponent) and recentendorsement of St. Marys County attorneys(both groups bi-partisan), essentially peer re-views, are compelling and should be taken se -riously. It should be understood by all votersthat both Judge Densford and his opponent areDemocrats; both applied for the recommenda-tion; and the Governor selected Mr. Densfordfrom the four recommended applicants. TheGovernor may not be popular in St. Marys

County, but make no mistake; both candidatessought his appointment, and any attempt to im-ply guilt by association now is hypocritical.

Mac McGarityLexington Park, MD

In November 2010, voters in St. Marys County overwhelm-ingly voted against longtime incumbent Steny Hoyer to keep hisseat in Congress. From what I can tell, the resentment felt in2010 has not gone away as yet another challenger has emerged toreignite the resentment that Mr. Charles Lollar started two yearsago. For those of you readers who voted against Mr. Hoyer lasttime around, I am left posing the following question: Have youforgotten?

Name a federal issue or program that matters to you the

most. Odds are, Congressman Hoyer has advocated for that issueor program on the oor of the U.S. House of Representatives atsome point during his illustrious career. For me, my family, myfriends, and my neighbors, the issues that matter most at the fed-eral level are related to defense. Why? Because our high-payingjobs are dependent on the survival of the defense industry.

If you had to name one person who is most responsible forthe growth and sustainability of the busi-ness conducted by the Navy in St. MarysCounty, who would that person be? Comeon, you know where I am going with this

I beg anyone out there who has a betteranswer to that question to respond with anargument. But rst, lets look at the facts.The defense appropriations bills which areannually crafted in the U.S. House of Rep -resentatives consist of programs that Housemembers would like to secure funding for.This funding gets funneled back to mem-

bers districts for use at various militaryinstallations around the country.This concept is hard to grasp for some

and it speaks to the elegance with whichthe Framers crafted our Constitution. TheHouse of Representatives was created toallow people from diverse areas of the re-

public to be democratically elected so that the voices of a smachunk of citizens, from all walks of life, are heard by their elected ofcials within the halls of Congress. If the elected ofcialdo not effectively do their jobs, then they should face reelectionevery two years and be booted from ofce.

Our incumbent Congressman has done his job. From FY9to FY12, Congressman Hoyer has single handedly secured ove$776 million in defense appropriations for the installations aPatuxent River and St. Inigoes. This gure includes congressio

nally allocated funding for the contractor community, MILCONprojects, and other large programs.

The citizens of the 5th district of Maryland have a greaopportunity this November. If we want to have our voices heardin the top tiers of leadership within the halls of Congress, thenwe know who to vote for. If we want to build on the $776 millionthat has been secured by one man for our precious job-creatingentity that is Patuxent River Naval Air Station, then we knowwho to vote for.

But my friends, if we want a freshman member of Congress telling us the federal government cannot invest in suchjob-creating entities because spending is out of control and taxecan never be raised, then we know who to vote for. If we want person who has the word no so ingrained in his persona thahe will contribute to the anti-compromise, dysfunctional climatthat already embodies Washington, then we know who to votfor.

By the way, I study and pay close attention to Washingtonand Mr. Hoyer is considered by congressional colleagues as way

too bipartisan for their liking. But he is a socialist, right? Comon Mr. Hoyer is our neighbor and he deeply cares about thicounty. If you think otherwise, then you are not paying attention

St. Marys County: Let us use this opportunity, not waste it

Calvin BrieLexington Park, MD

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Preston Bowen, 22

Preston Allen Bow-en, age 22 of Prince Fred-erick MD. passed awaypeacefully on June 12,2012 with his family byhis side at GeorgetownUniversity Hospital inWashington DC.

Preston was bornon July 19, 1989 at JohnsHopkins Hospital in Baltimore MD. He wasthe son of David and Tammy Bowen.

Preston had Cerebral Palsy, yet he stillfound ways of expressing his love and affec-tion to those that were near and dear to him.As he grew older, the admiration of him byothers grew even stronger as it was evidentthat he was an extraordinary and a specialone-of-a-kind person. Loved by everyonewho was fortunate enough to know himduring his natural life; it was a great honorto have him as part of our life, words cannotsay how much he was loved and how much

he will be missed. He was an inspiration tothose he touched and there will always be aspecial place in our hearts for the goodnessand kindness that he brought to others to beforever treasured.

Preston is predeceased by his lovingGrandmother Betty Jane Bowen and Mater-nal Grandfather Robert Reece Sr.

Preston is survived by his father DavidBowen (Donna Thayer) of Prince Frederick,MD., and his mother Tammy Bowen of Cal-laway, MD., and his brother Justin Bowen ofPrince Frederick, MD. He is also survivedby paternal grandfather Raymond D. BowenPrince Frederick, MD., and maternal grand-mother Shirley Parcel Lexington Park, MD.

Preston also leaves behind many auntsand uncles, Raymond L (Ebba) Bowen Or-lando, FL, Larry (Connie) Prince Freder-

ick MD, Robert Reece JR. (Sandy Wathen)Hollywood MD, Tommy (Betty Lou) ReeceLexington Park MD, Scottie (Beth) Re-ece Lexington Park MD, Lisa (Tom) RaleyLexington Park MD., Brian (Marie) CorbinRidge MD, Mary Beth Reece (Aunt), andmany cousins and friends to name.

Pallbearers were Raymond L Bowen,Robert Reece Jr., Larry Bowen, MatthewBowen, Brian (Scooter) Corbin and Bran-don Reece.

Honorary pallbearers were TommyReece, Scottie Reece, Joshua Bowen, JasonBowen, Travis Bowen, Lisa Raley and Lau-rie Stone.

Family received friends June 18th atRausch Funeral Home, 4405 Broomes Is-land Road, Port Republic, MD 20676 anda Funeral Service was held on June 19th at

Rausch Funeral Home. Memorial contribu-tions may be made in Prestons name to theARC of Prince Georges County 3116 TealLane, Bowie, MD 20715.

Elizabeth Council, 92

Elizabeth ViolaOla Council, 92, ofLeonardtown, MD diedpeacefully on June 13,2012 at her home inLeonardtown.

Born November 7,1919 in Hughesville, MD,she was the daughter ofthe late Frank Schultz andIrene Jameson Schultz.

Ola was married to the late Donald EarlCouncil, Sr. in 1945. She was a life-long res-

ident of Charles and St. Mary's County. Shehad lived in California, Maryland prior toher last residence in Cedar Lane Apartmentsin Leonardtown, MD. Ola was a graduate ofStrayer Business School. She was a civilianemployee on the Patuxent Naval Air Stationand retired from the Personnel Departmentof Public Works after 27 years of dedicatedservice. Throughout her lifetime, she al-ways gave back to the community as a vol-unteer and ofcer in the Power Squadron,Lions Club, National Association of Profes-sional Women, and many other local orga-nizations. Ola was very creative and lovedarts and crafts projects, many of which shedonated for fundraisers, gave as gifts andused in decorating her home. She lookedforward to teaching and sharing with otherswho also had the same interests in crafts,quilting, sewing, cooking, crocheting, knit-ting, and gardening. She was an avid readerof romance novels and The WashingtonPost. Her other favorite pastimes includedplaying cards (Pitch and Rummy), complet-ing crossword puzzles and simply spendingtime with friends and neighbors. Above all,Ola will be remembered as a very caring andgiving "people" person - always wanting toput a smile on everyone's face and tellingjokes when least expected. Fond memoriesof her wonderful nature will remain in thehearts of many who shared her life.

She is survived by her daughter, MaryElizabeth Council of Plantation, FL; herdaughter-in-law, Betty Council of Vienna,MO; her granddaughter Nicole Council ofGainesville, FL, Angie Council Wathenof Leonardtown, MD, Chris Council ofVienna, MO, Jeff Council of Vichy, MO,Donna Council Knox of Corpus Christi,TX, Todd Mattingly of Callaway, MD, andSherri Bradley of New Orleans, LA; hersister, Elsie Dent of Millersville, MD; step-grandsons, David, Shannon and Brandon;

13 great-grandchildren; one great-greatgrandson; nieces and nephews, Jane SchultzCollins, Paul "Pete" Dent, Irene Dent, How-ard Dent and Sophie Mahoney. In additionto her husband and parents, she is also pre-ceded in death by her son, Donald "Snake"Earl Council, Jr. and her brother, JimmieSchultz.

Family received friends for Ola's LifeCelebration on Monday, June 18, 2012,prayer service was said at the Brinseld Fu-neral Home, P.A., 22955 Hollywood Road,Leonardtown, MD 20650. A Mass of Chris-tian burial was celebrated on Tuesday, June19, 2012 at St. Aloysius Church in Leonard-town, MD with Reverend John Dakes, pas-tor of the church, as the celebrant. Intermentimmediately followed in Charles MemorialGardens in Leonardtown, MD.

Memorial contributions may be madeto Hospice of St. Mary's, P.O. Box 625,Leonardtown, MD 20650 or the Cedar LaneRetirement Community, 22680 Cedar LaneCourt, Leonardtown, MD 20650.

Condolences to the family may bemade at www.brinseldfuneral.com.

Arrangements by the Brinseld Funer-al Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.

Jane Davis, 72

Jane Louise Holt Da-vis passed away on June11, 2012 in Callaway,MD. Born August 25,1939 in Carterville, MO,she was the daughter ofthe late Thomas Benton

and Jane Frampton Holt.

Jane is survived by her husband James H.Davis whom she married on December31, 1960 in Kansas City, MO. She is alsosurvived by her children Timothy Davis ofHampton, VA., Heather Jacobs of Califor-nia, MD., Brooke Fallon of Leonardtown,

MD., Todd Davis and James ChristopherDavis both of Washington, DC., 7 Grand-children, 3 Great-Grandchildren and herbrother Mat thew Holt of Webb City, MO.Jane was preceded in death by her brotherThomas Holt.

Jane graduated from Carterville HighSchool in 1957 and furthered her educa-tion at National College, graduating in1961 with a Bachelors of Arts Degreein Education. She moved to St. Mary'sCounty in 1965, living here numeroustimes due to Navy family moves. Janewas a Natural Teacher and taught for over40 years in various school systems, retir-ing in June of 2007 from Holy Angels Sa-cred Heart Catholic School.

Jane was a magnicent wife, mother

and grandmother that was deeply lovedand will be sorely missed by all who camein contact with her.

Memorial contributions may be madeto Hospice House of St. Mary's P.O. Box625 Leonardtown, MD 20650.

Edna Henderson, 86

Edna Mae Hender-son, age 86 of Califor-nia, MD, died on June12, 2012 at the HospiceHouse of St. Marys Inc.in Callaway.

Edna was born onSeptember 15, 1925 inLos Angeles, CA, to the

late Mary Fern (Borges) Bisbee and Si-mon Bisbee.Edna moved to St. Marys in 1963

with her U.S. Navy husband and familyfrom Virginia Beach, VA. She was a pastmember of the National Ceramic Associa-tion Accredited Teachers, Ladies Auxil-iary of Fleet Reserve Association Unit#93, Disabled American Veterans Auxil-iary Post #26, American Cancer Society,Business & Professional Womans Asso-ciation, and the St. Marys GenealogicalSociety.

Edna worked at the Patuxent RiverNaval Air Station for more than 30 years,retiring from the supply department in2003. Edna engaged in a broad spec-trum of activities related to creating and

demonstrating visual arts. As a CertiedCeramics Instructor, Edna taught ceramicclasses at the base for many years. Shealso enjoyed practicing needle arts, callig-raphy, cooking and gardening.

After being separated from a brotherand sister for over 60 years, Edna con-nected with her sister, June Overstreetwho lived in Washington State. Sincetraveling was not an option, she enjoyedmultiple telephone conversations beforeJunes death in 2011. Edna was also pre-deceased by her husband, the late RichardThomas Henderson and her daughter, thelate Patricia Lou Oakley Albertson.

She is survived by her daughter, Su-zanne Kay Henderson of California, MD;a son, Thomas Earl Oakley (Liz) of Colo-

rado City, TX; her granddaughters Kelsey

Albertson Beard and Stacie AlbertsonOliver, both of Columbus, Ohio and greagranddaughters, Taylor and Ava Oliver.

A Life Celebration Memorial Visitation was held on Friday, June 15, 2012 athe Brinseld Funeral Home, 22955 Hol

lywood Road, Leonardtown, MD 20650A Memorial Service followed ofciatedby Fr. Raymond Schmidt of St. John Francis Regis of Hollywood, MD.

Contributions in memory of Ednmay be directed to the Hospice House oSt. Marys, P.O. Box 625, LeonardtownMD 20650.

Condolences to the family may bmade at www.brinseldfuneral.com.

Arrangements by the Brinseld Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.

Daniel Kapaska, 46Daniel (Dan)

Wayne Kapaska, 46, ofMechanicsville, MD.,

passed away on June 12,2012. Dan was born onAugust 3, 1965 in thestate of California.

Dan was a veteranof the United StatesAir Force and the District of ColumbiMetropolitan Police Department. Hwas a devoted Mormon who attendedthe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-DaySaints, Lexington Park, MD. Dan lovedmusic, carpentry, and anything that challenged his mind.

He is survived by his childrenDaniel Kapaska II and Shawn Kapaska(Danielle); his father, Norman Kapaska

brothers, Kenny Probst, Colin KapaskaEric Kapaska, and Damian Kapaska

sister, Sandra Shupe; granddaughter, Rylan Kapaska; life companion, CatherineLazor, and numerous loving aunts, uncles, cousins, family and friends. Dan ialso survived by his canine companionthat he took in and loved.

Dan was preceded in death by himother, Bonita Talbot-Kapaska and

brother, Aaron Kapaska.A memorial service was held on

Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at The Church oJesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 22747Old Rolling Road, Lexington Park, MDDan will be laid to rest on Friday, Jun22, 2012 in Delta, Utah.

In lieu of owers, the family requestthat donations be made in Dans name toThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter

Day Saints, and mailed to Bishop DenniReed at 21227 Woodmere Drive, Leonardtown, MD 20650.

Arrangements by Briscoe-Tonic Funeral Home, Mechanicsville, MD.

Angela Long, 46

Angela Karen"Boo-Boo" Long, 46 ofMechanicsville, MD andformerly of Clements,MD., passed away at herresidence on June 18,2012 surrounded by herloving family. Born Jan-uary 16, 1966 in Leonar-dtown, MD., she was the daughter of th

late Albert Vivian "Sonnie" Lyon and Lu

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cille Thompson Lyon. She was the lovingwife of Stanley L. "Vernie" Long, whomshe married on January 6, 1984 in HolyAngels Catholic Church. She is survived

by her children Brandon A. Long and hiswife Melissa, Samantha M. Long, Colin

A. Long and a grand daughter Hailey JoyLong all of Mechanicsville, MD., andher siblings Albert Lyon, Ronnie Lyon(Melinda), Kathy Lawrence (Mac) andBrenda Gardiner (Mike) all of Clements,MD. She was preceded in death by hersister in-law Donna Lyon and her nephewAlbert L. "Speedy" Lyon, Jr.

Boo-Boo was a member of the Chop-ticon High School graduating class of1984. She was employed as a Buyer IIIfor BAE System for 28 yrs. She enjoyedspending time with her family and wasa supporter of Relay for Life fundraisers.

The family received friends onWednesday, June 20, 2012 in the Mat-tingley-Gardiner Funeral Home chapel,with prayers recited. A Mass of Christian

burial will be celebrated on Thursday,June 21, 2012 at 10 a.m. in ImmaculateConception Catholic Church Mechanic-sville, MD with Father John Mattinglyofciating.

Pallbearers will be "Lil" Mac Law-rence, Pat Lyon, Adam Lyon, Frank Long,George Coppage and Josh Colliower.Honorary pallbearers will be Jamie John-son, Speedy Lyon, Dustin Gilbert, RayQuade, Danny Rhodes and Kevin Mann.

Craig Mellies, 63

Craig Leonard Mel-lies, 63, of Leonardtown,MD passed away onJune 16, 2012 at his resi-

dence surrounded by hisloving family. Born onJanuary 24, 1949 in Peo-ria, IL, he was the son ofthe late Russell Melliesand Ruby (Mellies) Hodgson, and stepfa-ther Paul Hodgson. Craig was the lovinghusband of Wanda Faye Norris Mellies,whom he married on May 21, 2005 inCallaway, MD. Mr. Mellies is survived

by his children Benjamin Paul Mellies(Amy) of Reisterstown, MD, Joshua Aar-on Mellies of California, MD, ChristinaLeigh Mellies of Hollywood, MD, and2 grandchildren Destiny and Ian Mel-lies. Craig is also survived by his sistersGloria (Mellies) Dill (Robert) of Wichita,KS, and Sylvia (Mellies) Wagerle (Craig)

of West Chester, PA, a stepsister SharonHildreth and stepbrother Roger Hodgson,both of Hutchinson, KS. Craig was pre-ceded in death by stepsisters Janalyn Mc-Murphy and Marilyn Gooch.

Craig graduated from Sterling HighSchool in KS in 1967. He joined the Unit-ed States Navy in May of 1967; duty sta-tions included Vietnam (swiftboat riverrats) and Patuxent River Naval Air Sta-tion in Lexington Park, MD, retiring af-ter 20+ years of service. Craig belongedto the VFW and the Patuxent MooseLodge, and enjoyed spending time withfamily and friends.

The family received fr iends on Tues-day, June 19, 2012 with prayers recited inthe Mattingly-Gardiner Funeral Home

Leonardtown, MD. A Funeral Service

followed on June 20, 2012 in the FuneralHome Chapel with Deacon Bill Nicker-son ofciating.

Pallbearers were Robert Dill, CraigWagerle, Ralph Heard, Wade Norris,Troy Norris, and John Mitchell. Honor-

ary Pallbearers were Jerry Norris, PerryGuy, Alex Sogn, and Brennon Norris.Contributions may be made to Hos-

pice of St. Marys P.O. Box 629 Leonard-town, MD 20650, and/or Charlotte HallVeterans Home 29449 Charlotte HallRoad Charlotte Hall, MD 20622.

Robert Norris, Jr., 56

Robert BernardBernie Norris Jr., 56,died on June 12, 2012 athis home in Hollywood,MD, surrounded by hisloving family, after acourageous battle withcancer.

Born May 18, 1956,in Leonardtown, MD, he was the son ofHelen G. Norris of Hollywood, MD andthe late Robert B. Norris, Sr.

Bernie married his beloved wife,Debora Annette Garner Norris on De-cember 17, 1977 at St. Johns Church inHollywood, MD. Together they had vechildren. He retired in April 2012 fromSt. Marys County Department of PublicWorks as a Highway Foreman. He wasalso employed by the State Highway Ad-ministration and worked with his son,Brian, doing excavating and farm work.His lifelong hobby was farming.

In addition to his mother and wife,Bernie is also survived by his children,Lisa Marie Ledman (Chris) of Holly-

wood, MD, Kelly Lynn Norris of Holly-wood, MD, Melissa Ann Dean (Ryan) ofChaptico, MD, Robert Bernard Robbie

Norris III, Hollywood, MD, Brian Man-ning Norris of Hollywood, MD; sevengrandchildren, Tyler, Shawn, Kerri,Devin, Tyra, Kyle and Jason; four sisters,Rose Miller of Hollywood, MD, Mary

Norris-Goddard (Paul) of Hollywood,MD, Patricia Norris of Hollywood, MD,and Saraha Norris (Paul) St. Marys City,MD. In addition to his father, he is also

preceded in death by his brother, Man-ning Joseph Norris.

Family received friends for Ber-nies Life Celebration on Thursday, June14, with prayers recited at the BrinseldFuneral Home, 22955 Hollywood Road,

Leonardtown, MD 20650. A Mass ofChristian burial was celebrated by Rev-erend Raymond Schmidt on Friday, June15, 2012 at St. John Francis Regis Catho-lic Church in Hollywood, MD. Inter-ment immediately followed in St. JohnsChurch Cemetery.

Pallbearers were Doc Dillow, CharlesGarner, Jimmy Garner, Glenn Norris,John Raley, and Chris Yates. HonoraryPallbearers will be his grandchildren.

Memorial donations may be madeto Hospice of St. Marys, P.O. Box 625,Leonardtown, MD 20650.

Condolences to the family may bemade at www.brinseldfuneral.com.

Arrangements by the Brinseld Fu-neral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.

Vernie Willenborg, 73

Vernie Evelyn Wil-lenborg, 73, of Lexing-ton Park, MD, died atWashington Hospital

Center on June 17, 2012,after a courageous fouryear battle with cancer.

Born July 8, 1938,in Blueeld, WV, shewas the daughter of the late Charles Leeand Mattie B. Short. She was the eighthchild of eleven born to her parents.

Vernie moved to Lexington Park,MD from Blueeld, WV in 1953, whenshe was fteen years old. On August 7,1957, she married her devoted and lov-ing husband, LeRoy Willenborg at Hol-lywood Methodist Church. They cel-ebrated fty-ve years together as bestfriends. She managed the Nav-Air Grilland owned Vs Ceramics. She was anavid collector of many things. Her yards

sales were legendary. She was a devotedwife and mother, and was a mother gureto many in Southern Maryland. She will

be greatly missed.In addition to her loving husband

and best friend, she is survived by herchildren, David Leroy Willenborg (Lisa)of Hollywood, MD; Donald Bush Wil-lenborg (Rose) of Lexington Park, MD;Edward Allen Willenborg (Mary Jo) ofLeonardtown, MD; and Kelli DeniseWillenborg of Lexington Park, MD; two

grandsons; three granddaughters; vegreat-grandchildren; sisters, ElizabethAlcorn of Florida; Helen Wright of Lexington Park, MD; Mary Princen of Lexington Park, MD; and Joyce Ann Smithof Princeton, WV; brothers, Robert Shor

of North Carolina; Danny Short of NorthCarolina; and Jackie Short of Delawareand many nieces, nephews, great niecesand great nephews. In addition to her

parents she was also preceded in deathby her brothers, Paul Short and WillisShort, her sister, Beulah Duncan, and onegrandson.

Family will receive friends for Vernies Life Celebration on Thursday, June21, 2012

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