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Morris Says ‘Show Me The Science’By Guy LeonardStaff Writer

The Board of County Commission-ers has questions for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation Monday on the state mandated Watershed Implementation Plan designed to reduce pollution going

into the regional watershed.In anticipation of the event, some

commissioners said they wanted to hear from the advocacy group, especially since they were coming with advice on how to make it work.

Commissioners have been worried about the costs associated with the plan,

estimated to be $200 million.“I’m all ears and I have questions,”

said Commissioner Larry Jarboe (R-Golden Beach).

Jarboe has been critical of the plan, saying it concentrates too much on regulations and not enough on getting natural filters, like the oysters and sub-merged aquatic vegetation, could com-bat the nitrogen and phosphorus labeled as the biggest problems.

Jarboe also wants to hear from Funk and Bolton, a Baltimore law firm, trying to build a rural coalition of counties to counter the WIP plan.

“I’d like to watch them bat it back and forth,” he said.

Commissioner Dan Morris (R-Me-chanicsville) said when the foundation first contacted commissioners he was of the understanding the foundation wanted to meet with commissioners in private.

He wanted them to go on the record in a regular session.

“I wanted them to be out there in the public,” Morris said, adding that he wanted to hear from the CBF about how the state came to believe that septic sys-

tems needed to be targeted so heavily by the plan.

“Show me the science,” Morris said.Morris recently voted against a $25

million loan to upgrade the county’s main wastewater treatment plant with enhanced nutrient removal technology.

The measure passed but he said the county should have refused and let the state penalize them.

“The state is not willing to listen to anybody,” Morris said. “Let them fine us and we’ll take them to court.”

Beth McGee, senior water quality scientist with CBF, said the 2025 dead-line for the plan means counties can use bond financing to help pay for the clean-up and jurisdictions have been making steady progress over the years in fight-ing pollution.

“Now’s not the time to throw up our hands and say we can’t do it,” McGee said. “We’re not going to have the silver bullet [at the commissioner meeting] if we did we probably would have used it a long time ago.”

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The facility, to be located at the northeast corner of MD 5 (Three Notch Road) and MD 6 (New Market Turner Road), is being designed to meet future commuter demands.

MTA invites members of the public to attend the Community Open House, which will be held on Wednesday, Nov 28 at Charlotte Hall Library, 37600 New Market Road, Charlotte Hall Time from 6 to 8 p.m.

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By Guy LeonardStaff Writer

Gov. Martin O’Malley, along with environmental advocates, is pushing back against efforts by Dorchester County and a Baltimore law firm to counteract the water-shed implementation plan (WIP) that dras-tically curbs the total maximum daily load (TMDL) of nitrogen and other pollutants going into the Chesapeake Bay.

Funk and Bolton, a Baltimore firm, asked rural counties to join the coalition to challenge the plan. Dorchester County elected officials joined and invited other counties – including St. Mary’s and Calvert – to do so.

Local leaders have chaffed at the gov-ernor’s plan saying that the cost is too much, especially because it requires connecting septic systems to main sanitary sewer sys-tems or replacing them altogether with en-hanced nutrient removal technology.

The state offers no financial assistance for the plan and county officials have said such an undertaking would likely cost up-wards of $200 million, or virtually an entire year’s operating budget.

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation, sup-porting O’Malley’s plan, argues the law firm misrepresented the nature of pollu-tion in the bay as coming from upstream sources and not nearly as much from local sources like septic systems.

The law firm has attacked enhanced nutrient removal technology as not being as effective as advertised in actually reduc-ing nitrogen loads, according to the Chesa-peake Bay Foundation

“They are preying on the fear that counties have over how to pay for clean-up efforts,” CBF President William C. Baker and state Executive Director Alison Prost wrote in a letter to O’Malley. “We believe the state needs an aggressive, targeted re-

sponse to counter this effort by some coun-ties to ignore their legal obligations under the Clean Water Act and Maryland law.”

Leaders here have been anxious to find a way to either pay for the clean up efforts or another alternative altogether that will not come at an exorbitant price but those options have not materialized.

Commissioner Larry Jarboe (R-Golden Beach) said the key to improving the bay is not so much reducing pollutants like nitrogen but improving the numbers of natural filters like the menhaden fish, sub-merged aquatic vegetation and the oysters. Nitrogen makes up 78 percent of the atmo-sphere, he said.

“They’re [the state] going after things that are not the problem,” Jarboe said. “It’s about an agenda based on politics to drive people into cities.”

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Rockfish Probe By Guy LeonardStaff Writer

Loud explosions in the Piney Point community start-ing Nov. 19 are a joint exercise between the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office and the Federal Bureau of In-vestigation (FBI), according to the Sheriff’s Office.

Sheriff Timothy K. Cameron said training on im-provised explosive devices, more commonly known as IEDs, has become important for law enforcement of-ficers, who are more likely to come across them in their daily duties.

The FBI course will be held at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship, Cameron said.

“It’s about what we’re seeing domestically and internation-ally,” Cameron said. “We’ve seen pipe bombs here and even tennis balls with a fuse filled with gun powder.”

IEDs often have the connotation of being high explosives attached to a detonator — like a cell phone — but Cameron said they can be very simple affairs and patrol officers could be the ones first on the scene to deal with the device.

The class brings together patrol deputies and other agencies, and not just tactical team members.

“It’s not just for SWAT (special weapons and tactics) but for first responders, too,” Cam-eron said. “It’s the question of what does a bomb look like and the answer is anything.”

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Federal authorities indicted a Stoney Kingfisher’s charter boat cap-tain, out of Solomons, for allegedly illegally harvesting rockfish out of a Virginian inlet.

David Wayne Scott, of Lusby faces charges of trafficking in illegally harvested rockfish and destroying evidence connected to a charter fishing trip back in 2009, the U.S. Department of Justice stated.

Scott, as well as four other captains, is charged with harvesting the rockfish from the Exclusive Economic Zone, an area where the U.S. gov-ernment has control over environmental resources. Federal authorities stated it is illegal to harvest from that zone.

In addition, Scott faces charges that he violated the Lacey Act, which makes it illegal to acquire in any fashion any wildlife in the United States that is prohibited from being taken.

Charges include making false statements to law enforcement officers connected to the investigation.

If convicted of the charges, Scott faces a maximum prison sentence of five years and $250,000 in fines per count.

Scott might also have to forfeit his fishing vessel, The Stoney Kingfisher.

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A Temple Hills man working for a construction contractor has pleaded guilty to illegally dumping soil and solid waste at a site in Dunkirk that contained a stream flowing into the Patuxent River, according to At-torney General Douglas Gansler’s office.

Gilbert W. Francis, 55, an employee working for Hyattsville-based American Contractors, Inc., allegedly used an earth-moving vehicle to push construction and demolition debris, including old mattresses, pipes and even toilet fixtures down a steep embankment on Yel-low Bank Road.

Gansler’s office stated that the incident stemmed from an ad that the property owner’s son had responded to for free fill dirt. He had contracted with Francis’ em-ployer to deliver the dirt to the property.

“Preserving our state’s troubled waterways be-comes even more challenging when individuals reck-lessly add to the problem,” Gansler said in a prepared statement. “This irresponsible action demonstrates the importance of enforcing laws designed to protect the environment.”

Calvert County’s planning and zoning department discovered the violation after responding to a complaint for dumping, the office’s press release stated.

Circuit Court Judge Warren J. Krug sentenced Francis to a 30-day jail sentence that was suspended and

a $500 fine.Krug placed Francis on one year’s probation and

imposed 20 hours of community service.Francis’ employer pleaded guilty in Calvert to un-

lawfully disposing of solid waste and performing con-struction work without a proper plan to control sediment.

The court ordered American Contractors, Inc. to pay $14,290 in restitution to the property owners for the cost they incurred in cleaning up the waste, according to Gansler’s office.

The court imposed a $30,000 fine on the contrac-tor with $20,000 suspended, and five years of probation.

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Robert Brown, president of the St. Mary’s County Waterman’s Association, said Monday that after a few weeks into the oyster harvest conditions are looking better than they have in several years.

Though it is far from a renaissance in the local oyster harvesting industry it is still good news for local watermen who de-pend on the bivalve to help make a living.

“It’s up over last year,” Brown said of natural and manmade production of oys-ters in local waters. “And that’s throughout the state.”

Brown said that the Patuxent River has done somewhat better in oyster pro-duction this year, as have the Wicomico and St. Mary’s rivers.

St. Mary’s has been a local bright spot in oyster production in recent years be-cause it provides a healthy habitat for natu-ral production. Watermen have received assistance from the county to lay down oyster spat to spur growth in rivers like the Wicomico.

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off.“We’re happy that it is,” Sasscer said.Brown said that this year’s prices per

bushel of oysters stands at about $30 to $35, down from last year’s prices of about $40 to $45.

He said the price shift was likely due to the increased supply.

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Sasscer said that the quality of local oysters so far has been fine.

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Watermen will still have to work hard, though, to make a living off of seafood, Brown said.

“We’re far from out of the woods,” he said.

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By Alex PanosStaff Writer

Last week Michael Martirano, school superintendent, addressed executives from local businesses on the state of the schools

during the 2012 annual report.He took time to note the success of

students, and the remarkably high gradua-tion rate, which, pending official word, is expected to be the highest in the county’s history.

Martirano said the school system’s continued emphasis on technology in the classroom is well on its way thanks in part to a recent $2.5 million technology grant from the Department of Defense.

The money received from the award will go towards computer tablets and lap-tops for students along with proper training for instructors.

Martirano explained in the future, classrooms in the county are going to uti-lize web-tools, apps and books on Kindle.

“Gone are paper and pencil. Those are extinct tools,” he said.

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tools, resources and varying strategies to come up with solutions.

Martirano emphasizes teaching chil-dren to read in kindergarten, so by third and fourth grade they do not fall behind when curriculum becomes more intense.

He hopes for children to be able to communicate orally and in writing.

“We are transitioning right now,” he said, “and defining new assessments.”

The school system is evaluating teach-ers using a new criteria directly correlating teacher success with the overall improve-ment of students in the classroom.

The total budget was $183,512,668, with salaries accounting for 80 percent. Maintaining the high-quality teachers of the “robust school system” needs to be the number one goal.

“We’re all 10’s [out of 10],” Martirano said. “The best teachers cost more.”

Martirano believes paying for top-notch instructors is a necessary invest-ment in the students – which are exceeding national and state averages on Advanced Placement exams and the Scholastic Apti-tude Test (SAT).

Students in St. Mary’s are scoring

more 3 out of 5’s on Advanced Placement tests, 66.5 percent, more than the national average of 59.2 percent.

“I want more students taking rigorous courses,” Martirano said. Therefore, the school system will continue to reimburse student test fees for scores of 3 or higher.

The average St. Mary’s County SAT score was1,539 – above both the national and state average.

Admitting he is “a little competitive,” Martirano took a moment to note that this number is higher than Charles and Calvert counties as well.

“The race to the top drives what we do every day,” he said. “Our work is never done.”

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It wasn’t a school day, but St. Michael’s Catholic School’s halls were packed Sunday afternoon as commu-nity members took part in the annual fall festival.

People filtered through the school enjoying a number of vendors, gift sales, dinner catered by Thompson’s sea-food, raffles, and kids pictures with Santa – with all pro-ceeds going towards St. Michael’s School.

Michele Slade, one of the event’s coordinators, said the community’s participation displays the strong drive they have to carry on the tradition, beliefs and values taught at St. Michael’s School.

“It shows their love of the school and the love of the parish,” she said.

The fall festival is one of the larger events of the year, she said, with the two largest being the Cash Bash at the beginning of November and the auction in June.

She believes the festival is important to the existence of the school because it is difficult to determine how suc-cessful the other two major fundraisers will be each year.

“We can’t rely on a set amount of money from those

two [events],” she said. “We need to continue to raise money.”

She added, the event provides an opportunity for St. Michael’s students, alumni, staff, parents and church mem-bers to come together on a Sunday afternoon.

“It’s a big family affair,” said the former St. Michael’s third grade teacher.

As of 2 p.m. on Sunday after-noon, St. Michaels had sold 100 dine-in meals and 125 carryout.

Located in Ridge, St. Michael’s School is a catholic private school for children, kindergarten through eighth grade.

It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement and is sponsored by the Archdiocese of Washington.

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Sarah Burke, left, Kelly Coulby, and Chris McBride make crafts in the children’s craft room at St. Michael’s Fall Festival Sunday.

Emerson, left and Wyatt Taylor visit with Santa Claus.Community members enjoy a dinner, catered by Thompson’s Seafood, with all proceeds go-ing towards St. Michael’s School.


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Crosby Thanks Voters NARFE Thankful for Support

School Plan for Weather Closings

Hoyer Confident Marylanders Will Work

First, I would like to thank all of my supporters and poll workers, many of whom are current or retired teachers. In spite of the less than ideal weather, they spent long hours at the polls engaging voters.

I am glad that the St Mary’s County community has strongly sup-ported my efforts on behalf of all of the children of the county. Many of the people I spoke to during the cam-paign recognized the importance of the long hours that I devote to my position.

I would like to talk about the issue of parent involvement. Since my first day as a teacher and continuing until

today I have been a strong advocate of parental involvement in education. I would like to remind the parents that Board members can be reached by email at [email protected]. The mail address is: Board of Education of St. Mary’s County, 23160 Moakley Street, P.O. Box 641, Leonardtown, MD 20650.

I would like to thank the voters of St. Mary’s County for providing me the opportunity to continue to serve all of the students.

Marilyn CrosbyBoard of Education Member

St. Mary’s Chapter 969 of the Na-tional Active and Retired Federal Em-ployees Association (NARFE) wants to thank all of the businesses in the area that so graciously participated in our Alzheimer’s & Hospice of St. Mary’s fundraiser in September by allowing our volunteers to collect donations. Their support and assistance was a major factor in our success:

California: McKay’s Food Store, Wal-Mart, Monterey Restaurant, and Gi-ant Food Store

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The kind and generous people con-tributing at these establishments in St. Mary’s County donated over $8,000 to our volunteers. The St. Mary’s Chapter 969 of NARFE wants to express our sin-cere thanks and appreciation to all of you that contributed. NARFE will donate 100 percent of the money collected to the Alzheimer’s Association and the Hos-pice of St. Mary’s, two extremely impor-tant causes. A special thanks also goes to our many volunteers who gave their time and dedication to collect for these very worthwhile organizations. If you are an active or retired federal employee and would like more information on our organization, please contact Judy Loflin at 301-872-0064 or the NARFE Service Center at 301-757-4121.

Robert D. Schultz, PresidentSt. Mary’s Chapter 969, NARFE

The safety of our students and staff is of utmost importance, as they are trav-eling to and from school and when they are on school property. This is especially true during inclement weather. When making decisions on whether to delay or open schools, we take many things into consideration.

Our county is oriented such that quite often weather conditions differ greatly from one area of the county to an-other. Sometimes there is a snow event where the northern part of the county re-ceives the most accumulation. In mak-ing the decision, we look at what the tem-peratures will be and whether the sun is out providing for melting. At times our buses have to maneuver in very tight ar-eas. Quite often they are turning around by having to back into driveways or do three point turns in cul-de-sacs.

There are six staff members that are assigned to various regions of the coun-ty during a weather event. They are on the road at approximately 2 a.m. check-ing the road conditions, as well as the school parking lots and sidewalks. This

information is relayed to the director of transportation and the deputy superin-tendent of schools and operations, who is in constant communication with me. We are also in contact with the State High-way Department, county roads, Sheriff’s Office, Maryland State Police, and the Emergency Operations Center, as well as surrounding counties, for weather and road conditions. The decision to delay the opening of schools or close schools is made by approximately 5 a.m. At such time, communications are relayed to television and radio stations, posted on the SMCPS web site, and through our communications call out.

Whenever possible, the decision to delay opening or closing school is made the evening before. If the storm occurs during the day, we follow the same proto-col; however, the timeframe is different.

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From protecting local jobs to investing in our communities, I have worked in a bipartisan way to deliver results for Fifth District residents throughout my career and am eager to continue to do so. In the next Congress, I will remain focused on the Make It In America jobs plan so that we can create good-paying jobs and boost our economy. I will also work toward reaching agreement on a responsible, bal-anced deficit reduction plan. Working together, I’m confident that we can continue to put Marylanders back to work, strengthen the middle class, and improve the quality of life in the Fifth District.

There is much to do in the next Congress, and I will work hard on behalf of Maryland families and businesses. I encourage you to share your concerns and thoughts with me by contacting my office or visiting my website at www.hoyer.house.gov.

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The team competed against 15 other high school bands from all over the east coast.

Todd Burroughs, Chopticon’s band director, says the field performance and musical rendition were executed to perfection.

“It was one of those performances where everything just clicked,” Bur-

roughs said.The entire band season culminated

with the national competition. They have been practicing for three hours a day, four days a week, on the same nine-minute routine all season.

He added, Chopticon’s band has tweaked the performance, and improved all season long since “laying the building blocks” during the first walk through.

The band was graded on visual ap-peal, musical performance and overall ef-fect – “how well the show connects with the audience.”

“They’re incredibly dedicated,” Bur-roughs said, noting their intense focus from the first practice. “They’re the hard-est working group of kids I’ve had. The

drive to get better was incredible.”Burroughs graduated from Chopti-

con in 1997, before returning as the band director six years ago. In all, he has been teaching in St. Mary’s County Public Schools for 10 years.

Burroughs says each group he has each year has had a different dynamic, and must be handled uniquely.

Sometimes as a director it is impor-

tant to be more supportive or help kids through the season, he explained, but this year’s kids responded to an emphasis of improving one day at a time.

All Burroughs had to do was give the band instruction, and they would correct the problems the first time he asked.

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son Chopticon won the national cham-pionship, because they were the second youngest group Burroughs has had at the high school.

Chopticon has been among the state’s elite for years – they won the state championship for the last four years.

The four state titles, dedication and hard-work were enough to land them a spot – even before being named national champs – in Pearl City, Hawaii this year to take part in the 50th annual Pearl Har-bor Day Parade, said Burroughs.

Only eight marching bands from the continental United States were invited to participate, according to band booster Jennifer Schmidt.

Chopticon is representing the USS Maryland.

Band members and boosters have been raising funds for months for the trip through raffles, auctions, fun-runs and a pig roast.

Despite the efforts and planning, the band still needs approximately $10,000 to ship all the instruments and equipment needed for the parade.

Burroughs says although shipment plans for the equipment fell through at the last minute, they will do whatever it takes to perform in the parade on Dec. 7, even if that means charging the money to a credit card.

“No matter what. We’re going,” he

said, because they have already formal-ly agreed to participate, and the trip is a once in a lifetime opportunity for the kids.

Along with participating in the pa-rade, the band will spend a few days in town touring the islands and the sites in historic Pearl Harbor.

Scheduled activities range from ex-periencing an authentic Hawaiian luau and snorkeling, to visiting the memorial built for the USS Arizona – the most fa-mous battle ships sunk during the Japa-nese attack in 1941.

“I think it’s going to be a life-chang-ing experience for them,” Burroughs said of the trip, both culturally and historical-ly. “They’re really going to get the true Hawaiian experience.”

He added, the community recogniz-es the significance and honor that comes with being invited to participate in the day’s parade, and has been very support-ive of raising money for the program.

“The community loves us,” Bur-roughs said. “They always seem to have fun when they see us perform.”

Burroughs says the band will accept donations, and potentially hold fundrais-ers, even after the parade. He said they will keep raising money until they paid for the trip.

People can make donations at any time to chopticonband.org.

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By Joany NazdinContributing Writer

Frank and Christina Allen of Great Mills celebrate Thanksgiving for an en-tire week. For seven days they feature a different food – one day is pie day, or the next is stuffing day. The amazing part is, the Allen family never goes shopping.

“It has been six to eight months at least since I have been to the grocery store,” said Christina. “We do buy some of our foods in bulk from a food co-op, but we raise hundreds of different kinds of heirloom vegetables and fruits right here. Every month we have something different in season, and even in the winter I can dig up carrots, mustard, cilantro and beets the size of footballs.”

Frank added, “We even grew a 14 pound sweet potato one year.”

The Allen family homesteads on a 10-acre parcel of land, which provides them with everything they need to live. They make their own clothes from cot-ton and wool, which they raise, and soap from the sheep fat to wash bodies and clothes. Christina is most proud of her salad greens, growing 40 different va-rieties in a 1,500 foot bed. They raise turkeys, chickens, catfish and sheep for meat, fish and eggs.

“We take what we need first, and then sell the surplus,” Christina said.

The hot surplus item now for the holiday season is naturally the free-range all organic turkeys the family raises and sells.

The Allen family has raised the heir-loom breed of Jersey Buff turkeys for about 10 years now.

“This year we are selling about 25 Jersey Buff Turkeys to people for the hol-

idays. We started taking orders this year for the turkeys I am selling now before some of them even hatched from the eggs. I guess that is like counting your chickens before they hatch,” Christina laughed.

Elizabeth Mills, 7, came from Silver Spring this past weekend with her grand-parents, Rose Mills and Bob Park.

“This is the second turkey we have gotten from the Allen’s,” Park said. “You have never tasted turkey until you have tasted one of these birds. The breast meat is not real white, and as long as you cook it low and slow, it will turn out great.”

Park uses a pint of pear juice in the body cavity to increase the flavor while he cooks the turkey.

Debra and John Birtwistle of Med-ley’s Neck also came to pick up their sec-ond turkey.

“The Allen’s have the best tasting turkey anywhere,” Debra said. “We tried another farm’s natural turkeys, and they just did not have the taste these turkeys have.”

“Thanksgiving is my favorite time of year,” Debra said. “I love having every-body over and cooking for them. I come from a Hispanic heritage, so I cook my turkey with Tarragon and butter, but I agree that low and slow is the best ways to cook the free-range birds.”

While her grandparents were buying their turkey, Elizabeth was having fun with the different animals on the farm.

“I like the baby turkey, and the white rooster,” said Elizabeth. “I saw some chicken eggs that were white pink and blue. I also got to play with Chip.”

Chip is the star of the farm. Chris-tina wrote and illustrated a book about rehabbing the wounded poult after a possum mauled his leg when he was

three-days-old.“If I was a good

farmer, I would have just snapped his neck after he got injured,” Christina said. “Instead I started him on a three-week course of physical therapy, and he healed. I needed to keep him warm, so he stayed inside my shirt.”

The book is called “A Micro-Chip on my Shoulder”, and it won In-die Award for Excellence Children’s Book Non-Fic-tion for 2011.

Chip needed to be taught to eat, and turkeys like shiny things, so the Allens put marbles in his food so he would peck at it. Frank would point at bugs till Chip got the idea to peck at the bug also.

“We did a good job raising Chip, because he knows he is a turkey,” Christina said. “We would not have done such a good job if he wanted to hang out with the humans all of the time.”

When Chip does feel like hanging out with humans, he is perfectly happy to have child-sized humans almost as big as he is come over and pet and hug him. He poses for photo ops just like any celebrity. Chip has no fear of anyone, even a school field trip full of children.

Last week, the Bay Montessori School from Lexington Park came on several different days for their field trip to the homestead.

Jim Pool is the owner operator of the school, and this is the second year they have done the trip.

“We are going to make these field trips to the farm a regular thing,” Pool said. “They do such a great job over there, and the Allens are great naturalists. The kids loved seeing Christina weaving the wool she got from the sheep. Being able to pet the sheep was something the kids enjoyed, too. It is very educational, even inside the house, as they use solar passive heat. The kids enjoyed learning about the organic gardens.”

The Allen family enjoys sharing their knowledge with people who wish to learn.

The Allens host people with an inter-est in organic farming methods through an organization called World Wide Op-portunities on Organic Farms, or WOOF.

“We have had 17 different Woofers this year,” Christina said. “They come to stay and work the farm in exchange for the chance to learn about our farm-ing techniques. We have had people from as far away as South Korea, Austria and Russia.”

“It is a lot of work teaching some-one,” Christina said. “We just had a class where we taught seven people how to

butcher turkeys, and something that usu-ally takes me from sunrise till about 9:30 a.m. took me until 10 or 11 a.m. People ask a lot of questions, and it disturbs my concentration. I think I need a break from the Woofers, also. I think I am getting Woolfed out.”

When the stress of teaching things to people gets a little too much, the Allens go for a row on the 14-foot mahogany wineglass wherry that Christina built herself.

“People are always asking if my husband built this boat,” Christina said. “They are amazed when they find out that a woman did it.”

Frank chose St. Mary’s County to settle in after a life in the navy, as he al-ways wanted to be near the water, hav-ing grown up on the North-East Coast. A time being a commercial fisherman taught him to love the water.

Frank also loves the land and the gar-dening, though.

“I have had a garden since I was three-years-old,” Frank said. “I would plant tulips and dig them up the next day, just to see how they were doing.”

When Christina is not working the farm, she paints, and her work is on dis-play in galleries all over Southern Mary-land, including her studio, the Corn Crib Studio, which is right next to her house.

Christina walks by the feather pluck-er during her farm tour, and explains they use every part of the turkey, right down to the feathers.

“We had a Hungarian woman come and pick up boxes of feathers to make feather pillows with,” Christina said. “After you wash and strip the pillows, you have a pillow that will last you your entire lifetime.”

CommunityLocal Farm Sells Organic Turkeys

Chip the Turkey is the main character in a story written by Christina Allen.Photos by Andy Phillips

Elizabeth Mills, 7, of Silver Spring Md, came with her grandparents to the Allen's Great Mills home-stead on Sunday to pick up a Thanksgiving Turkey.



Business is usually much more brisk during the hunting season at the Nice Rack Butcher Shop.

But business is a little slow for the Mechanicsville shop – whether from the hunters bringing their deer to harvest or from donations of deer meat to feed the needy.

Some of those hunters donate the deer they take from local woods to the Hunters Feeding the Hungry program. Meat from one deer can feed as many as 200 people.

“The whole deer gets ground into burger,” said Leroy Owens, who processes deer at the shop. “But donations are down this year.”

The meat goes to local churches and soup kitchens providing meals to the needy.

The Southern Maryland Food Bank also gets a share, said Owens, processing deer for both regular customers and Hunt-ers Feeding the Hungry for four years.

“It’s the warm weather and people are keeping the meat as opposed to donating it,” Owens said. “Times are hard so I think they’re filling their freezer first and then come and donate later.”

The unseasonably warm weather

this hunting season means that deer aren’t moving about nearly as much as they would if the temperature were colder, Ow-ens said, which could mean fewer oppor-tunities to harvest deer.

Owens has seen only 20 to 25 deer donated since the hunting season started with one only to process in his freezer as of Saturday.

“Over the last two or three weeks I think we’ve had just seven deer donated,” Owens said, adding that was far lower than years past.

Mike McWilliams, who runs Wild Game Processors on Indian Bridge Road, said he has received 40 to 45 deer dona-tions so far this season, which puts him on track for prior years during the same time frame.

“Overall the kills seem to be down a little bit, especially for muzzleloader sea-son,” McWilliams said. “The deer didn’t have to move as much to get food.”

Acorn falls were heavy this season suggesting deer could eat well without much effort, according to McWilliams.

“I’m hoping shotgun season will be good,” McWilliams said. Heavy deer har-vesting by regional hunters may account for what he believes may be a somewhat smaller herd here.

“We’re not seeing as many as we

used to see here, like say, three years ago,” he said. “And we’ve got coyotes here now so that could be affecting the deer to.”

Coyotes, spotted in locales like Ridge, are known to prey on deer, espe-cially fawns.

“I tell hunters if you want to get deer you have to get rid of the coyotes,” McWil-liams said.

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MOMS (Moms Offering Moms Support) is an international group and the St. Mary’s County Chapter acts as a support group for mothers who stay at home for their children but also those who have home based businesses or part-time jobs.


CommunityHearth and Home at HSMC

When your turkey feast is a pleasant memory and guests are ready to move away from the table, set your GPS to 17th-century Maryland and discover how the first citizens celebrated a bountiful harvest. Historic St. Mary’s City will present Hearth and Home in Early Maryland on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 23 and 24, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. This year the focus is on a local culinary tradition – stuffed ham.

There are as many recipes for stuffed ham as there are stories about who first thought to meld greens, pork, and spices. Some suspect African American origins and there is a good argument that the idea of “stuffed chine,” served in Elizabethan England, was brought to the New World by

the Maryland colonists. George Calvert, the first Lord Bal-timore and Maryland’s proprietor, wrote that he dined on stuffed ham while at the family estate in Yorkshire.

During Hearth and Home, visitors can watch the pro-cess of making stuffed ham: volunteers Pete Himmelhe-ber and Becky McDonald will demonstrate the technique they have honed over decades of stuffing together. Savor a sample – while supplies last – and record your memories of making and enjoying this special dish. Meet some unique and historically accurate pigs at the Spray Plantation. Pig stories and a special “pig passport” for youngsters will en-courage the whole family to get into the day’s theme. Enjoy

seasonal, hands-on activities and demonstrations of early food preservation techniques and open-hearth cooking at each of the museum’s four living history sites. Each will feature colonial consumables that are stuffed, including “stuffed chine” at the Town Center.

Admission is $10 for adults, $9 seniors, $6 students, and free for those five-years and under and Friends members. Visitors contributing a non-perishable food item will receive a $1 discount off admission benefiting the Southern Maryland Food Bank. The Stuffed Ham project during Hearth and Home is supported by a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council and the Historic St. Mary’s City Foundation. Historic St. Mary’s City is a museum of living history and archaeology on the site of Mary-land’s first capital in beautiful, tidewater Southern Maryland. For more information about the museum contact the Visitor Center at 240-895-4990, 800-SMC-1634, or [email protected].

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Charles County Sheriff’s Office investigators are investigating a crash leading to the death of a Lexing-ton Park man early last week.

The crash occurred Nov. 11 around 12:30 a.m., Charles law officers reported.

Officers responded to a call for a large fight in progress at the American Legion post in the 4300 block of Livingston Road in Indian Head.

Once on the scene officers observed a Volkswagen

Jetta speeding away from the scene and posted a look-out for the vehicle.

Shortly after an officer spotted the vehicle on Liv-ingston Road in the 3900 block, he made a U-turn and attempted to follow the vehicle onto Pomfret Road.

The suspect vehicle continued speeding down the road at a high rate of speed and was far ahead of the officer when it crested a hill near Ray Drive and the driver lost control, police said.

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a hill. His vehicle came over the hill and struck Wal-lace Maddox, 27, the passengers, according to reports. Maddox was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said.

The 23-year-old driver, sustained serious injuries, and was admitted to hospital care.

Police say they do not know why the suspects were speeding away from the altercation at the American Legion post.

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County investigators are looking for the shooter of a man in the River Bay community on Hermanville Road Friday night.

According to police sources the vic-tim in the case was shot twice but not

fatally.Police found the victim outside at

the scene of the shooting, sources said. A witness at the scene told investiga-tors a possible suspect and three others ran into a nearby house shortly after the shooting.

Police have not identified the sus-

pect, sources said.That same day police answered a

call at the Green Door bar in Park Hall where the victim had been stabbed in the left side near his rib cage in an altercation.

An unknown white male wearing red shirt and bow tie stabbed the victim,

police sources say. Both incidents took place within a

short time span of each other, according to police sources.

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Thursday, Nov. 22• Zumba FitnessSt. Mary’s Sunshine Center (22995 Moakley Street, Leon-ardtown) – 6 p.m.

Zumba is a Latin inspired Aerobic work out that’s fun and energetic. The cost is $7 per class or $25 for a 5-class pass.

Friday, Nov. 23• Hearth and Home in Early Maryland Nov. 23 and 24Historic St. Mary’s City (18751 Hogaboom Lane, St. Mary’s City) – 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Getting stuffed! St. Mary’s stuffed ham is exam-ined, tasted, and, yes, stuffed! Explore the colonial table and discover how Maryland’s first settlers celebrated the end of the harvest season. Help churn butter, shuck beans, grind corn and learn about the many tasks required to cook the family feast over a 17th-century hearth. For more information, call 240-895-4991 or 240-895-4967.

• Fill the Van 2012Nov. 23 and 24Walmart (45485 Miramar Way, California) – 8 a.m.-3 p.m.Kmart (16080 Three Notch Road, California) – 8 a.m.-3 p.m.Dress Barn (45147 First Colony Boulevard) – 8 a.m.-3 p.m.

Toys for Tots for St Mary’s County has begun its of-ficial toy collection for the 2012 Holiday Season with lo-cal events including “Fill the Van 2012” which takes place until For further information on how to sign up to receive toys, as well as information other toy drop-off/collection events/places, go to www.toysfortots.org, choose Mary-land, then St Mary’s County and complete the appropriate form.

• Unify to Unity – Community Bus Trip to Washing-ton, D.C.Depart from Wildewood Shopping Center – 9 a.m.

Come discover the truth about the power of faith in unity that inspired people to unite and overcome two of the greatest challenges of humanity. Lunch provid-ed. For more information, e-mail [email protected] or call 240-431-2112.

Saturday, Nov. 24• Thanksgiving Classic Soccer Tournament

The Central Maryland Soccer Association is current-ly accepting team registrations for the 23rd Thanksgiving Classic soccer tournament scheduled for November 24th & 25th at venues in the Dundalk - North Point communi-ties in the Baltimore metropolitan area.

The tournament is USSF sanctioned thru Soccer As-sociation for Youth (SAY) and is open to all school; recre-ation and club USSF affiliated travel teams from through-out the mid-Atlantic region. Single age competition is of-fered for both boys and girls teams in the age groupings of eight thru 14; with dual age competition for high school U16 and U18 teams. Registration forms are available at the tournament’s web page located at cmsasoccer.com. For more information e-mail [email protected].

Sunday, Nov. 25• Holiday Craft BazaarMechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department Social Hall (28165 Hills Club Road, Mechanicsville) – 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Mechanicsville Vol. Fire Department Ladies Auxil-iary is hosting their Annual Holiday Craft Bazaar. Start your Christmas shopping as you browse through the va-riety of crafters and vendors. Bring the kids to get their picture taken with Santa and don’t forget to get your tick-ets for our beautiful handmade Amish made Quilt. For More information or to reserve a table Contact Peggy at 301-884-4519.

Monday, Nov. 26• Zumba FitnessCallaway Baptist Church (20960 Point Lookout Road, Callaway) – 6:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

No dance experience required. Zumba is designed for all ages, all background, and all fitness level. No need to pre-register, stop by any time on Mondays. Get a $25 fit-ness card for six classes. Admission is $5 each class. For more information, call 301-247-1322.

• No Limit Texas Hold ‘Em “Bounty” TournamentSt. Mary’s County Elk’s Lodge (45779 Fire Department Lane, Lexington Park) – 7 p.m.

Part of our Leaderboard Challenge Fall-Winter Sea-son (Monday sessions) Anyone can join or play at any time

(no cost other than your buy-in to each tournament). No need to be part of the points system, you can just play to win. Buy-in is $25 for $3,000 in chips.

Blinds start at $25/$50 and progress from there every 20 minutes. For more information, call the lodge at 301-863-7800, Linda at 240-925-5697, James at 240-577-0828 or Chuck at 301-904-8747.

Tuesday, Nov. 27• No Limit Poker Tourney & Cash Game(24930 Old 3 Notch Road, Hollywood) – 7 p.m.

$40 No Limit Poker Tournament starts at 7 p.m. $25 to the prize pool and $5 to the charity buys $5,000 in. Cash Game with $1 and $2 blinds starts as soon as players avail-able. Dealers are provided. All food and drink is free. For more information, contact Jim Bucci Sr. at 240-298-9616 or 301-273-6104.

Wednesday, Nov. 28• Free Line Dance LessonsHotel Charles (15100 Burnt Store Road, Hughesville) – 7 p.m.

The Boot Scooters of Southern Maryland offer free beginner line dance lessons every Wednesday. Guests may stay and watch, or even participate in, the more advanced practice session that follows the beginner lessons. Anyone interested in obtaining more information about these lessons can contact us through the Boot Scooters of Southern Mary-land website at www.bootscootersofsomd.blogspot.com.

Thursday, Nov. 29• Vice Admiral David Dunaway Briefing Maryland Higher Education Center, Building 2, Center Hall (44219 Airport Road, California) – 7:30 a.m.

The Patuxent Partnership invites members and the re-gional community to a briefing by Special Guest Speaker Vice Admiral David Dunaway Commander, Naval Air Systems Command. This is a free program. There is lim-ited seating, so advance registration is required to guaran-tee your seat. Register at www.paxpartnership.org/index.cfm?action=CL2&Entry=1017.

• Manufacturer’s Focused Panel Discussion and Match-Up EventMaryland Center for Entrepreneurship (9250 Bendix Road, Franklin Room, Columbia) – 10 a.m.

Maryland Procurement and Technical Assistance Program (PTAP) in conjunction with the BASE Business Initiative (BBI) is hosting a special Manufacturer’s fo-cused Panel. This event is unique in that it will combine information on contract opportunities and professional development, for small businesses navigating the Manu-facturing sector.

The event will start with a panel discussion where experts share insight on the manufacturing industry and business development solutions for manufactures that can help help them increase competitive advantage in an ever changing environment. Invited panelist include Regional Manufacturing Institute, Society of Manufacturing Engi-neers, and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership

In the second half of the program both CECOM and Northrop Grumman Electronics Division will discuss procurement opportunities one-on-one with Match-UP Participants. The 15-minute Match-Up meetings will give manufacturers an opportunity to discuss capabilities and understand procurement needs. Participants include Ke-nyata L. Wesley, Chief Associate Director for CECOM Office of Small Business Programs; Voltaire Walker, Man-ager, Socio-Economic Business Programs, Supply Chain Management Northrop Grumman; and FLIR, Desigh Manufacturers. They are looking at companies to fulfill needs as either prime or subcontractors. If you are a manu-facturing business with any of the following NAICS codes: 541330, 334220, 334511, 334111, 541712, 334210, 336413, 334290, 333314, or 335312, please come to this event.

Seating is limited to 20 companies, so register early. For event questions contact Kellyann Few at [email protected]. To register, go to www.eventbrite.com/event/4770277027.

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TERMS: Cash, check (w/ proper ID/approval from auction staff) VISA/MC. Ten percent buyer’s premium will apply to allcash/check purchases (includes 3% discount); 13% for credit card purchases. We are committed in providing you theopportunity to purchase top quality items at this auction (many items made by local artisans and craftsmen). Thank youfor attending our auction and for supporting our local community. You may pre-register for this auction on Fridayevening during the preview. You may also leave an absentee bid if you are unable to attend the auction on Saturday.

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In EntertainmentWednesday, Nov. 21

Live Music: “Sam Grow Band” and “No Green Jelly Beenz”Hotel Charles (15110 Burnt Store Road, Hughesville) – 8 p.m.

Live Music: “Mason Sebastian”DB McMillan’s (23415 Three Notch Road, California) – 5 p.m.

Live Music: “Juke Box Thieves”The Greene Turtle (6 St. Mary’s Av-enue Suite 104, La Plata) – 9 p.m.

Free Beginner Line Dance LessonsHotel Charles (15110 Burnt Store Road, Hughesville) – 7 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 23Live Music: “Sam Grow Band”The Greene Turtle (6 St. Mary’s Av-enue Suite 104, La Plata) – 9 p.m.

Live Music: “Dave Norris”DB McMillan’s (23415 Three Notch Road, California) – 6 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 24Live Music: “R&R Train”Gridiron Grill (20855 Callaway Village Way, Callaway) – 9 p.m.

Live Music: “Hydra FX”Loveville Tavern (28275 Point Lookout Road, Leonardtown) – 9 p.m.

Live Music: “Stickey Wicket”Big Dogs Paradise (28765 Three Notch Road, Mechanicsville) – 9:30 p.m.

Live Music: “Flow in the Dark Band”Vera’s White Sands Beach Club (1200 White Sands Drive, Lusby) – 9:30 p.m.

Live Music: “Pet the Monster”Ruddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell Road, Dowell) – 8 p.m.

Live Music: “Matt Zimmerman”Running Hare Vineyard (150 Adelina Road, Prince Frederick) – 1 p.m.

Live Music: “Diane Daly”The Westlawn Inn (9200 Chesapeake Avenue, North Beach) – 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 25Live Music: “RetroPhyt”Running Hare Vineyard (150 Adelina Road, Prince Frederick) – 1 p.m.

Live Music: “Gretchen Richie”Café des Artistes (41655 Fenwick Street, On-the-Square, Leonardtown) – 5 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 26Zumba FitnessCallaway Baptist Church (20960 Point Lookout Road, Callaway) – 6:30 p.m.

No Limit Poker Tourney and Cash GameElk’s Lodge Counseling Service of Hol-lywood (45779 Fire Department Lane, Lexington Park) – 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 27Live Music: “Fair Warning”DB McMillan’s (23415 Three Notch Road, California) – 5 p.m.

Live Music: “Justin Myles”Ruddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell Road, Dowell) – 7:30 p.m.

No Limit Poker Tourney and Cash GameCounseling Service of Hollywood (24930 Old Three Notch Road, Hollywood) – 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 28Live Music: “Mason Sebastian”DB McMillan’s (23415 Three Notch Road, California) – 5 p.m.

Free Beginner Line Dance LessonsHotel Charles (15110 Burnt Store Road, Hughesville) – 7 p.m.

St. Mary’s County AARP Tax-Aide Program needs volunteer tax counselors to provide free federal and state tax preparation for low to moderate income taxpayers with special attention to the senior population.

Training is provided; all returns are prepared

electronically. Volunteers must have Internet/

e-mail access, be comfortable with computer use, and

commit to attend all training sessions Jan. 7-25, 2013 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

and serve at least one day a week at a tax site during

tax season.

For more information contact the St. Mary’s County District Coordinator, Dana Davis by e-mail at [email protected]

Tax sites are located throughout the County. Training and the majority of site work are held during normal working hours during the work week.

Occasional service events are scheduled for evenings and Saturdays.

The St. Mary’s County AARP Tax-Aide Program provided service to more than 600 taxpayers last tax season at five tax sites and saved an average of $60,000 in tax preparation fees for folks who simply could not afford paid tax assistance.

AARP Tax-Aide is administered by the AARP Foundation in cooperation with the IRS.

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‘From This Day Forward’ at SotterleyBy Alex PanosStaff Writer

A live holiday performance at Sotterley Plantation will revisit each Christmas between 1826 and 1885, the years leading up to and following the Civil War, and 60-years of marriage.

Jeanne Pirtle, playwright and director, says high-lights of the re-enactment include the visit on Christmas Day in 1862, after the Battle of Fredericksburg, and the emancipation of a former slave and his family in 1864.

Audience members will walk through the planta-tion as the characters around them come to life and act as they might have during actual events that once took place on the plantation.

Titled, “From This Day Forward,” the performance is historically accurate, with the exception of minor character assumptions.

Pirtle says she took historical facts and documents to interpret the information, giving the characters life.

“It’s a living history,” she said, comparing simi-larities to this summer’s “The Choice” of a runaway slave during the War of 1812. “My goal is to bring more [quality and research unique to Sotterley] for people to remember.”

Sotterley Plantation’s annual candlelight plays are slated to provide what people have called “better pro-duction quality than Monticello,” Pirtle said.

She believes watching the play is an unusual op-portunity to see how lives unfolded during a long period of time, and the many significant events people can live through.

“People don’t realize how much really happens during one life span,” Pirtle said.

The shows provide a unique opportunity to learn about Sotterley’s history while still enjoying traditional holiday songs and traditions, according to the feedback Pirtle received last year, her first year writing the script.

“It’s going to lift your spirit.”The Family Plantation Christmas, which Pirtle

says is more “geared toward children and families” than the plays, takes place the following weekend on Dec. 8.

Plantation Christmas features a variety of outdoor, holiday-themed activities including horse-drawn car-riage rides, sing along with carolers, holiday crafts, and numerous outdoor holiday decorations, says Pirtle.

She added, kids will even have an opportunity to shop for treats from Mrs. Claus’ kitchen and shop for presents in Santa’s shop without their parents, so the gifts remain a surprise for family members until

Christmas.Seasonal greens, handcrafted items from the Gar-

den Guild and food from vendors such as Bear Creek Barbeque will be available for purchase on the property

as well.The festival takes place from 10

a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $5 per person.

“From this day forward” per-forms on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1.

Tickets are available on sotterley.org for $15 each.

The show runs every 10 minutes, starting at 6:30 p.m. and do not have a specific cut off time.

“We’ll start at 6:30 and depend-ing on ticket sales, go from there,” Pirtle said.

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Photos courtesy of Sotterley Plantation


NewsmakersLocal Riding Champ Looks to Three-peat


A retired Navy pilot, local resident Ray Coutley, has changed from flying to horse-back riding.

Coutley recently won first place riding horse Navier “Naven” Stokes and second on Naven’s sister Ruby’s Work of Art “Geor-gia” as an amateur rider in the national quarter horse jumping competition.

Coutley, who spent 20 years as a Navy officer and went to Test Pilot School at Na-val Air Station Patuxent River, won Naven’s third national championship – also taking home the first place golden “globe” trophy in 2007 and 2010.

Alfred Hewitt, Coutley’s trainer, took second place riding Naven in the open com-petition – the professional rounds.

“These are very, very talented horses,” Coutley said of Naven and his sister, who are the offspring of his first horse Ferns Ruby.

Coutley bought Ruby for $5,000 in 1990 because his girlfriend at the time was into horses.

After buying Ruby, Coutley began rid-ing in his spare time.

Just five years later he was competing in national competitions, and has been rid-ing ever since.

Ruby went on to win three national jumping championships.

“The relationship didn’t work out, but the horse did,” he said in his home deco-rated with horse riding trophies, ribbons, championship belt buckles and first-place jackets.

Riders take their horses through a 12 to 14-piece obstacle course in the first round, in hopes of qualifying to the second round in a shorter, six to eight obstacle course.

The obstacles are three-foot six-inches high in the amateur rounds and three-foot nine-inches in the open.

Scoring is based on time and faults, a slower horse with fewer obstacles knocked down will finish higher than a horse with a faster time.

Coutley works with the horses at least twice a week during the riding season to keep them in shape.

Currently employed full-time as a se-nior analyst at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, he says he rides whenever he can get a chance.

“I constantly work on my equestrian skills,” Coutley said, adding he continues to improve his leg posi-tion, hand position and controlling the horses’ speed.

Coutley travels all over the east coast to take part in competitions and accumulate points.

In the near future, Coutley plans on breed-ing the next generation of elite horse jumpers through Georgia.

He hopes Naven, meanwhile, will com-pete in the Washing-ton International Horse Show, because he is among the elite jumpers in the nation.

In fact, Naven has been the high-point horse in open and ama-teur jumping for the last

two years. This year, he anticipates Naven com-

pleting a three-peat.“It looks like he’s going to win it again

in 2012,” Coutley said. “We don’t think any-one will catch him.”

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October 1, 2012

Michael Aaron Hayden 23 Leonardtown, Md

Sarah Elaine Cusic 21 Leonardtown, Md

Joshua Allen Carroll 25 Lexington Park, Md

Alondra Danielle Johnson 23 Lexington Park, Md

October 3, 2012

Justin David Raley 24 Lexington Park, MdStacy Lynn Price 28 Mechanicsville, Md

Everett Raymond Gantt, Jr., 30 Mechanicsville, Md

Latisha Annette Milburn 23 Leonardtown, Md

October 4, 2012

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Mechanicsville, MdNicole Jeanine Zios 36

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George Earl Beall, III 29 Lexington Park, Md

Emma Louise Williams 25 Lusby, Md

John Barron McKendrew, Jr., 49 California, Md

Julie Crenshaw Bicknell 39 California, Md

Kerry Les Stephens 27 Great Mills, Md

Nicole Marie Herlihy 22 Hollywood, Md

Michael Joseph Lilly, Jr., 21 California, Md

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Tonie Marie Cockrell 58 Mechanicsville, Md

Albert Cleveland Huntington, Jr., 65

Charlotte Hall, MdBrenda Kay Reithmeyer 54

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Kristin Nicole Bowes 24 California, Md

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Sheriff Cameron Set to Meet With the Seniors

On Thursday, Nov. 29, at 11 a.m., Sher-iff Tim K. Cameron will visit with area se-niors at the Northern Senior Activity Center. The event is for attendees to hear about ac-tivities in the area and learn how the Sher-iff’s office is making safety a priority for the community. The session begins at 11 a.m. followed by lunch at noon. To register for the event, call 301-475-4002, ext. 1001 by noon on Nov. 28. The lunch menu includes: chick-en cordon bleu, mashed potatoes, green bean almondine and blueberry pie. The cost for lunch is $5.50 for those under 60 and by donation for those over 60 years old.

“Senior Matters”On Tuesday, Nov. 20, at 10:45 a.m.,

the “Senior Matters” discussion group will meet at the Northern Senior Activity Center. This group meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday at 10:45 a.m. Structured like a small study or focus group, participants explore issues and concerns related to ag-ing in a small group setting. Elizabeth Holdsworth, LCSW-C, will facilitate a dis-cussion about seniors and nutrition. Please contact the center for more information at 301-475-4002, ext. 1001.

Hand Crafted Items for Sale at Loffler Holiday Bazaar

The arts and crafts programs at Loffler Senior Activity Center will offer beautiful, handmade treasures at very reasonable prices at their holiday bazaar on Thursday, Nov. 20 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. This one-day event is open to the public. Take advantage of this great op-portunity to get some holiday shopping done. Proceeds from the sale will go to the arts and crafts council, which sup-ports programs at Loffler Senior Activity Center. For more information call 301-737-5670, ext. 1658.

Introduction to FacebookIn this class at the Garvey Senior

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New Arts & Crafts Class Started at Loffler Senior Activity Center

Form-a-Line is a unique method of card embroidery that makes stunning greeting cards and gifts. A design is punctured onto card stock then embel-lished with embroidery floss. Each week a new design will be featured. For your first class, bring $4 to cover supply costs and a small pair of scissors for snipping thread. This class meets on Mondays at 1 p.m. For more information, call 301-737-5670, ext. 1658.

Northern One-Stop Holiday ShoppeThe Northern Senior Activity

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By Linda RenoContributing Writer

On April 12, 1866 the St. Mary’s Gazette reported “Clement Wathen, Esq., who left this county during the year 1860, is reported to have died on the Yazoo River in 1862. He was several times elected

a Justice of the Peace in this District, prior to his departure for the South, and was noted for his frank and ingenuous disposition and for his devotion to the principles of the State Rights Democracy. He was a member of the Company raised here by Capt. R. T. Merrick for service in the Mexican war; and he returned to us in 1849, an experienced and ac-complished soldier. He was unanimously chosen Orderly Sergeant to the “Riley’s Rifle,” organized here in the winter of 1859, and this Company was greatly indebted to him for the marked efficiency it attained in soldierly bearing and the minutia of the drill. All here respect the memory of Clement Wa-then. He has left among us many warm and earnest friends and a wife and three children to mourn his untimely demise.”

Missouri (Morgan) Wathen died in Leonard-town on June 10, 1879. Of the three children of Clem-ent and Missouri, only Felix (1860-1905, known as F. Eugene) married, but had no children.

Upon his death, the Maryland Bar Association said: “F. Eugene Wathen, a member of this associa-tion, died very suddenly on November 7, 1905, aged forty-four years. He was originally from St. Mary’s

County and was born in Leonardtown just as the Civil War commenced. His father was killed in the celebrated charge of the Second Maryland Confed-erate Infantry at Gettysburg. (Not true).

The subject of this sketch graduated from St. John’s College, Annapolis, with highest honors, af-ter which he made Annapolis his home, studied law, graduated and settled there ….

Subsequently he purchased the Maryland Re-publican and edited that paper until his death. He was examiner and treasurer of the public schools of Anne Arundel County and took a leading part in educational matters of the State.

He married Miss Bettie Revell, of Annapolis, who now survives him.

He was loyal to his friends as a knight of old, but never showed bitterness to his foes. He was a good writer, a fair speaker, a warm-hearted com-panion and in his life typified the adage that ‘An hon-est man is the noblest work of God’.”

Bettie died in 1951. She was a founder and, for a number of years, president of the Alumnae Associa-tion of St. Mary’s Seminary and Junior College (now St. Mary’s College of Maryland). At the time of her death, she was a member of its board of trustees. She was also historian of the Ark and Dove Society.

Robert Henry Wathen (1833-1871), the youngest child of Clement and Mary Ann (Spalding) Wathen, married Mary Priscilla Duke (1840-1887, daughter of John Duke, Jr. and Mary Ann Dent) in 1855. They had seven children: Lillian, 1855-1879; Ruth, 1857-1867; Robert Duke, 1860-1924; Edith, 1867-1926 (married George McCully); Minnie, b. 1867; Mary S., b. 1870; and Robert H., 1872-aft. 1940.

The Clement Wathen Family, Part II

A Journey Through TimeA Journey Through TimeThe ChronicleWanderings

“Grateful for…Everything”

By Shelby OppermannContributing Writer

I had been noticing that several Facebook friends had been posting things that they are grateful for in numerical order such as: Day #1: I am grateful for my family, Day #2 I am grateful for hav-ing a home to live in, and so on; though I didn’t at first see that this was so widespread across the internet. A few times, I thought about joining in, but the first time I noticed this thread was about day 9 or 10. I was too far behind to start. But each time I read what someone else was grateful for I thought, “Well I’m grateful for that too, and also such & such.” And anyway I found out it was a 30 day challenge of Thanksgiving for the whole month of November. There was still time to join in.

This morning I decided to start my 30 day Thanksgiving chal-lenge on Facebook, and began to write my “catch-up” things I’m grateful for. The problem is that you can’t stop. You are thankful for your spouse, your children, step-children, grand-children, siblings, cousins, in-laws of siblings and cousins, parents that are either still here, or your parents and loved ones in Heaven, all your friends, your pets, unknown siblings of your pets, unknown mothers and fathers of your pets, teachers and mentors you’ve had, the trees, the wa-ter, Earth in all its glory, your church, your warm bed, your home, your car, your stash of hidden Snickers bars…Wow!

This is a good thing. I believe that Sarah Ban Breathnach started the “Gratitude” trend in 1995 with the publication of her book, Simple Abundance: A daybook of Comfort and Joy, and follow-up book, The Simple Abundance Journal of Gratitude a few years later. I first saw her on Oprah promoting the book and immediately bought Simple Abundance for myself, and a few more for friends. Ms. Ban Breathnach wrote beautiful essays for all 365 days of the year, and changed my life in many ways; we even corresponded by old-fashioned letters for a time. Oprah started her gratitude journey because of this book. I have read and re-read it many times over the years, go-ing day by day through the year. It is nice to see that social media has also embraced daily gratitude challenges and posts.

As I read my friend’s posts, I wondered where this particular 30 day gratitude challenge had begun, and found lots of pages devoted to this. Growing in Gratitude page was a nice one and the largest by far was the 30 days of Gratitude page; with all linking back to nice websites. I never did find the exact one, but I found so many great thoughts and quotes that it made me realize again how much the simple things in life can make you happy. The “God path” in the trails in our front yard and my “God spot” on Mechanicsville Road can make me unbelievably grateful and manically happy, and they are simple things. My husband and I spending our Mondays off travelling around country roads or sharing a steak dinner and a glass of Sangiovese out at the fire pit are some of the most wonderful things I am grateful for with my husband. Sharing the last vestiges of my morning tea with ten year old Tidbit is a simple pleasure I am grateful for, yet fearful that it will end all too soon. My children and grand-children are sources of endless happiness and gratitude. I am especially grateful for long con-versations or excursions with my sons – two of the greatest treasures of my life.

And I am grateful for the readers of my column. I know I’ve said it many times, but in these last four years of writing “Wanderings” I have heard from and met so many wonderful people through this column. Every letter and visit is appreciated…I just want to say thank you and how grateful I am to all of you. Have a wonderful, warm Thanksgiving.

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It has happened at least four times before and I remem-ber every detail of each encounter. Each big buck provided a story that I’ve told over and over again, and one that I will re-member for the rest of my life. Lesser deer that I’ve taken provided neither the thrill nor as much excitement. That do-main is reserved for “The Big Boys.”

I make it a point to be in the woods on Veterans Day and the days before and after the holiday every year. It is the peak of the rut; a time of high deer

activity during their mat-ing season. I don’t see big deer on every outing, but it is not uncommon to see small bucks and does. The big bucks tend to remain elusive. Even when deer don’t come within shooting range, it is a time of excite-ment as they run through the woods with abandon, intent on procreating.

The members of the group who hunt our little piece of woods have poured

over trail camera photographs of most of the big bucks frequenting our woods this year. We’ve identi-fied each big buck and have given nicknames to some of the more spectacular. It is a time of high anxiety among deer hunters.

On Wednesday morning, like several days before, I placed doe-in-estrus scent bombs in three loca-tions around my stand in the dark, and took a seat 16 feet high in a tree

stand to see what the woods had in store for this day. The sun came up slowly, re-vealing a beautiful morning, crisp and clear with seasonably mild temperatures. The winds were light from the North, and the new moon was set to rise at 7:29 a.m. I contemplated the cool pleasure of being in the woods at this time of year.

Then I heard it. Grrrruuuunnnnttt! I strained to look through the woods over my left shoulder in the direction of the unmistakable sounds of a buck in pursuit of a ready doe. Long periods of silence and mild grunts followed. I could only catch glimpses of the pair and I was not at all sure that they would head in my direction. The little doe soon appeared, tentative, in a small clearing just 30 yards away.

She was quickly followed by “The Big Boy” intent on keeping her attention as she moved on. He was oblivious to any other details of his surroundings. I didn’t recognize this one from the trail camera pictures, but he was spectacular.

This was my chance. Can I hit this target at 30 yards? I released the arrow and watched in slow motion as it carried to the buck. A perfect hit. The big buck bolted off 80 yards and I watched him fall. I checked the time: 7:26 a.m.

I was fumbling, knowing that I had to wait at least 30 minutes before going after him. I quietly sent a text to hunting bud-dies, none of whom hunted on this morn-ing, “I got him! I don’t recognize him! He is BIG!” Time passed while I dealt with a barrage of text replies until I was able to get down. Tracking him to where he fell, I realized that help would be needed to get this one out of the woods. Easily over 200 pounds on the hoof, a day of heavy lifting was upon me now.

Keith has hunted wild game and waterfowl in Maryland and other states for more than 45 years. When the fish-ing season wanes, you will find him in the woods until deer season finishes.

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