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Deputy Schools Superintendent J.Bradley Clements has withdrawn hisname from consideration for the postof interim superintendent, The CountyTimes has learned.

“Your consideration of me as t he In-terim Superintendent has caused consid-erable controversy within the Board ofEducation, the community, and the employees associat ions,” Clements wrote to

Board of Education members in an earlyWednesday morning E-mail. “I am notsure why this is the case in that I have provided 21 years of impeccable serviceto St. Mary’s County Public Schools un-der three different superintendents, andone interim superintendent.”

Before Clements’ announcement board members said they would weightheir options among candidates for theinterim schools superintendent post in

the wake of Superintendent MichaelMartirano leaving to take over runningWest Virginia schools.

In a Wednesday afternoon phone in-terview Clements said he wanted to stayin his current deputy’s post because thesystem needed him there.

“I have a large responsibility al-ready with the school system,” he saidof declining to pursue the interim slot.“I wanted to do the best job here… Ithought it would be spreading things toothin.”

Board Chair Salvatore Raspa saidClements was the only candidate so farto express any interest in the post andthat he had forwarded information aboutClements to board members for them toexamine.

He said in doing so he was not push-ing for Clements’ selection.

Clements told The County TimesRaspa had approached him about seek-ing the position.

“When I get information… then Ishare it with the other board members,”Raspa said. “I haven’t pushed anybody because we haven’t had a meeting yet.”

Anna Laughlin, president of theEducation Association of St. Mary’sCounty (EASMC) was shocked at Cle-ments’ decision to leave the running forthe post.

Far from knowing about any con-troversy over Clements’, she said he waswell liked within the teacher’s union.

“He is a fair and honest man and

he’s employee friendly,” Laughlin said.“We recommended him.

“There’s nobody who knows bet-ter what’s going on…better than BradClements.”

The County Times learned of a setof documents given to board members by R aspa that included a b iography andrequirements for accepting the interim position from Clements.

In these documents Clements laidout plans for rearranging staff if giventhe position as well as an increase in sal-ary from his current pay to one about$30,000 greater.

“Commensurate with transition tointerim superintendent my current sal-ary of $164,000 per year would increase

to $195,000,” the letter stated. “The sal-ary increase would remain the same for12 months even after return to my cur-rent position.

“I also request that on completion ofthe 12 months and return to my current position , I be placed at the top step of mycurrent salary scale in perpetuity, whichwould be a one step increase.”

Board member Cathy Allen con-rmed Monday the existence of the let-ter and said she was given it by Raspa, but that most board members wanted toconsider all their options before makinga decision.

“I think there is a majority of the board that wants to consider all the options,” Allen said, which included a planto reach out to the state’s school superintendent to accept their nominee annegotiate a contract with whoever theychoose.

She characterized Raspa’s actionas different from the way she handledthe search for a superintendent when shwas chair of the school board.

“I can’t say he’s right or wrong,Allen said of Raspa’s giving out infor

mation on Clements. “It’s premature tohand out information before the boarmeets to discuss our options.”

Allen said the board has receivedinformation on several candidates as totheir certications to t ake the job.

Allen said she believed the boardcould not make a vote at the July 15meeting but would consider the procesfor looking at candidates.

“We have been given some name but that doesn’t mean we have to be limited to those names,” Allen said. “In order for us to choose an interim superintendent we have to meet as a body.”

Board member Mary Washingtonsaid she was unsure when the boarwould actually vote on an interim se

lection but wanted to do so “as soon a possible.”

Clements said that he might consider serving in whatever capacity th

board asked him to ll to help supporthe school system. He said that sincMartir ano was on vacation this week, hwas taking charge of the school systemwhile he was gone and had done so onother occasions.

“He’s on vacation this week and I’macting in charge,” Clements said.

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Report:PAX Not in Danger of

Closing But Still Vulnerable

New Facility Brings MoreSecrets to PAX NAS

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Patuxent River Naval Air Station has a great deal of stay-ing power with its conuence of high priority aircraft testingmissions and military technology development projects accord-ing to a study commissioned by the Southern Maryland NavyAlliance but it could suffer the loss of programs here due toacross-the-board budget cuts and even a lack of understandingamong key players about exactly what goes on at the base.

The strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats(SWOT) analysis completed by Public Private Solutions GroupInc. shows that high energy costs in Maryland along with thestate’s reputation for being expensive in which to do business

are weaknesses for the base’s viability.“The resulting high relative costs of operations in the state

create weaknesses at a time when there is an increasing interestin [the Department of Defense] and the military services forreducing the costs of operations,” the report states.

One of the outstanding threats to operations on base is thecall for $487 billion in cuts over the next 10 years mandated bythe federal scal 2013 budget; added to that are the $500 billionin cuts required by sequestration initiated at the federal levellast year, the report states.

Elected leaders here have been keen to try and nd waysto diversify the local economy in light of these massive defense budget cuts and have already convened an economic develop-

ment commission to come up with a county wide plan.But the navy alliances study is aimed at providing recom-

mendations to keep the naval air station a strong and vibranteconomic engine; roughly 80 percent of the county’s economyis based on the navy’s presence here.

The report has 15 recommendations to keep the navy baseviable, the rst of which is to create a strategic plan to do sowith a focus on cutting operating costs and the navy alliance producing a marketing campaign to better explain the benetsof allowing a diverse group of projects to continue working onthe base.

One of the key ndings of the report was that due to thecomplex or secretive nature of programs on the base many pow-erful decision makers do not understand their benets and sub -

sequently would be inclined to either defund them or send those programs to another facilit y.

The report also advocates that the greater county put itssupport behind the enhanced use lease project (EUL) that seeksto build new upgraded ofce space inside the base main gaterather than rely on local ofce space that has been the staple ofthe contractor community.

Leaders here have chafed at the proposal, though, becauseit would essentially keep dollars inside the base main gate rath-er than let them ow to the larger community.

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With the announcement that the U.S. Navy has autho-rized $44.2 million for the construction of the second phaseof the Advanced Prototype Facility at Patuxent River NavalAir Station there is yet another shift in the fundamental mis-sion of the traditionally aircraft testing oriented post.

Del. John Bohanan, a key promoter of the base’s mission,said the second phase of the project, which will bring in manynew classied projects, will be large enough to modify andwork on larger aircraft and other sophisticated equipment.

“This facility will be able to take on any level of clas-

sied project,” Bohanan said. “This will pretty much be aclosed facility.”The facility represents the shift from testing and evalu-

ating aircraft to taking advantage of the technical talent atthe base to rapidly create prototype modications of existingaircraft and equipment to fulll missions that quickly changein warzones around the world.

“This facility will allow us to modify aircraft and equip-ment to go perform very specialized missions,” Bohanansaid. “It’s a great facility… it’s exciting.”

The new facility also helps to ensure that the air test basewill remain exible regarding the workload it can accept tokeep the base viable in the face of shrinking defense budgets.

The navy released the funds to the John Grimberg Com- pany to construct the actual facility; the contractor has a widerange of experience in military construction projects.

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Local NEWS


The Maryland Department of theEnvironment announced early last weekthat it was restricting several county wa-terways as shellsh harvesting habitat,citing excessive pollution that was a haz-ard to public health.

The state agency closed off portionsof Carthagena Creek and St. InigoesCreek, all of them along the St. Mary’sRiver, to shell shing starting June 30,according to a letter to the Board ofCounty Commissioners.

Portions of St. Inigoes Creek remainopen to shellshing, however, and JutlandCreek has been conditionally approvedfor shellshing as well as the adjacent

Fox Harbor, according to the state noticeRobert T. Brown, president of the

Maryland Waterman’s Association saidthe closings were a small blow to locashellsh harvesters.

“None of it helps,” Brown, of Avenue, said. “It all hurts a little.”

The St. Inigoes Creek closures hadsome impacts on watermen, Brown said

because they had public shellshing bottoms.

He said some of the pollution camefrom failing septic systems and even runoff from farms.

“It just goes to show how pollution isuch a problem,” Brown said.

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Local NEWS Feeding the Hungry

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By Claudelle A. ParchmentTri-County Resource Recruiter/TrainerCharles County Department of Social Services

These children, placed in foster care due toabuse and neglect, are awaiting the opportunity tosafely return home or nd a permanent home withother family members or through adoption. Fami-lies – you, your neighbors, your relatives, your fel-low church members, co-workers and friends – are

desperately needed to open your hearts and homes tothese children. Foster and Adoptive Parents (called“Resource Parents”) have been providing this serviceto children and older youth for years. Resource Par-ents need not be perfect, just patient; not wealthy, justwelcoming; not full of answers, just willing to try andlearn.

Many children are placed far away from theircommunities because of the shortage of ResourceParents in the Tri-County area. Imagine what itwould be like to be a child, separated not only fromyour family but also everything else you are con-nected with in your life – your friends, your church,your school, your relatives, your pets, your school busdriver…nothing is the same anymore!

Resource Parents provide supportive and nur-turing home environments in which the emotional,social, physical and developmental needs of childrenand youth are met and their full potential can be un-

leashed. Resource Parents play a vital role in improv-ing the quality of life for children who have come tothe attention of the local Department of Social Servic-es in all three counties, primarily due to abuse and ne-glect. Resource Parents help children and youth workthrough the trauma of being removed from home bykeeping them connected to their community.

The need for Resource Parents is never reallymet. Some Resource Parents have the opportunity toadopt a child who they have fostered. Sometimes thatmeans they stop fostering other youth so new homesare needed. Some Resource Parents only want to fos-ter young children, leaving many of our older youthwaiting for a family. Finding Resource Parents forsibling groups, medically fragile children and chil-dren who have been in foster care for a long time isan on-going challenge. There are also many ways to

provide care for these children and youth if you can-not be a full time Resource Parent - as a Respite CareProvider for families who are fostering children, andas a mentor.

The Tri-County Departments of Social Servicesare actively looking for Resource Families across thethree counties to care for children and youth in fostercare; increase awareness of the need for local fam-ily connections for our youth and serve as a Call ToAction to keep our children and youth in their homecommunity. Every Resource Family is trained inspecialized competencies including but not limitedto understanding abuse, grief and loss and buildinghealthy relationships through strong families. Re-source parents are supported in gaining the knowl-edge and skill needed to parent in ways that will meetthe developmental, cultural and permanency needs ofchildren.

Adults – couples and individuals - who wouldlike to get more information on Resource Parentingare encouraged to contact the Tri-County Recruiter& Trainer at the Charles County Department of So-

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By Sarah Miller Staff Writer

St. Mark’s UAME Church inValley Lee is working to feed fami-lies in need countywide through anew outreach program, The Breadof Life Food Pantry

The pantry opened in April,said coordinator Tangie Jordan.

Trafc has been slow, but sheanticipates more poeple coming inat the end of the summer and intofall. Right now, the church is work-ing on getting the word out in thecommunity, Jordan said.

The pantry was a project Jordanwanted to work on since November2013, when the church gave away

pre-packaged Thanksgiving meals.The Thanksgiving event grew into

plans for the food pantr y, Jordansaid.

The church gets food from theMaryland Food Bank. Currently,

they stock non-perishables such as pasts, sauce and canned fruits andvegetables, Jordan said. As the pan-try gets more customers, they planto stock perishables such as meats.The pantry will be open longer hoursand more days as demand increases,

Jordan said.There are ve volunteers who

regularly man the food pantry. Dor-etha House said she enjoyed givingout food at Thanksgiving, and wantedto continue ensuring families in thearea get regular meals. It’s important

to give back to the community,she said.

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The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Ofcehas received 3 recent reports of attemptedfraud using telephone scams.

Two citizens, who reside in the Me-chanicsville area, reported receiving phonecalls from male callers identifying them-selves as "Ofcers". In the rst instance,an "Ofcer Foster" left a voice mail mes-sage requesting his call be returned and

warned citizen(s) at the residence not todrive until he or she called "Ofcer Fos-ter" back. The complainant did not returnthe phone call. The phone number wherethe call came from 202.864.1728 has beenreported on various internet websites as aSCAM. The second complainant received4 separate phone calls from 914.364.9546and 800.678.0507. A male caller with aforeign accent left a voice mail messageidentifying himself as a "Federal CrimeInvestigator". During another call, the malecaller identied himself as "Ofcer FrankMartin" and during another as "OfcerDan Blackmore". The male caller wishedto discuss alleged legal issues with thecomplainant. When the complainant re-fused to provide personal information, thecaller became irate and cursed loudly at thehim. Both numbers have been reported onvarious internet websites as a SCAM.

A citizen who resides in Dameron,reported he received a phone call from210.299.0977. The caller had an accent andstated he was from "Windows". He indicat-ed Microsoft had given permission to callthe complainant to discuss "issues that had been spotted on his computer". He directedthe complainant to go to www.is.lonline.net where he was directed to download cer -

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someone you don't know asking and pressuring you to divulge personal information- like your credit card number or your Social Security number - it's likely a SCAMHANG UP. These phone call SCAMS comin all different shapes and sizes - ALL witthe intention of HOOKING YOU and TAKING YOUR MONEY. They also use thmail, text messages, or computer ads baiting you to call them for more details. Mosoften they come in the form of travel packages, credit and loan opportunities, business or investment opportunities, charitablcauses, "high-stakes" foreign lotteries, extended car warranties, and "free" trial offersSome callers tend to target specic groups ocitizens; however EVERYONE is a potentiaTARGET.

The Federal Trade Commission hamore great information on it's website awww.consumer.ftc.gov . Citizens can always call the St. Mary's County Sheriff'Ofce to report a SCAM or for assistance a301.475.4040. Please feel free to send youSCAM experiences to me at [email protected] or as a personal message tour facebook page at www.facebook.comrstsheriff. Sharing information is great wayto KEEP INFORMED.

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The Alliance has recognized theGreater Washington, D.C. area’s best

places to work for the past 15 years andthis year has recognized 66 organizationsfrom across the United States representingmore than one mill ion employees from or-ganizations of all sizes and in all sectors—

private, public and nonprot.CSM is recognized for its additions

of programs to enhance employees' skills

and knowledge, with training in leader-ship and customer service benetting theemployee and the community the collegeserves. The college’s Promotion in Place

program, unique to community collegesin Maryland, rewards employees for suc-ceeding in their cur rent positions, for theirefforts to continue to enhance their abili-ties through training and for their serviceto the college. CSM has expanded its con-servation programs and continues to offerthe summer Code Green program, en-abling employees to work the hours duringthe week in order to leave early on Fridaysin the summer to save energy.

CSM has been an AWE Winner since2002 and this year is one of 14 compa-nies that are recipients of all categoriesrecognized by the AWE, the WorkplaceExcellence Seal of Approval, the Healthand Wellness Trailblazer Award, theEcoLeadership Award and the DiversityChampion Award. The Workplace Ex-cellence and Health & Wellness Awardshighlight businesses that promote profes-sional fulllment and personal wellnessat work, at home and in the community.The EcoLeadership Seal of Approval wascreated to recognize organizations com-mitted to building sustainable workplaces.Launched in 2013, the Diversity Champi-on Award honors companies that have cre-ated and maintain a diverse and inclusiveculture within their organizations.

In addition to CSM, AWE quadru- ple winners include American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, CalvertInvestments, Inc., Carroll Hospital Cen-ter, Discovery Communications, Inc.,Holy Cross Hospital, Honest Tea, Hughes

Network Systems, LLC, An EchoStarCompany, MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital,M-NCPPC, Montgomery College, Mont-

gomery County Government, Social &Scientic Systems, Inc. and SRA International, Inc.

“Once again and for the 12th year ina row, CSM has been awarded workplacexcellence awards. These awards are inrecognition of developing and implementing human resources best practice programs that serve to assist employees in

balancing work and family commitmentsWe are very proud to be recognized foinitiatives such as our employee health andwellness programs, and employee growthlearning and professional developmenopportunities along with our workforcdiversity programs,” said CSM HumanResources Interim Associate Vice President Doreen Bickel.

All award recipients undergo a rigorous assessment process led by an inde

pendent review panel of professors, PhD professionals and doctoral candidates in business, industrial and organizationa psychology, and human resources. For information, visit www.excellentworkplaceorg.

CSM is a thriving, progressive antechnologically advanced college that delivers quality higher education programand services. The college is committedto offering a wide variety of learning options, student services and high-qualityworkforce development training and sup

port. The staff and faculty work closelywith a diverse student population to provide a rich variety of educational optionsCSM strives to create a global education

program, yet remains a local college thahas a real stake in supporting our community's academic, professional and selfenrichment pursuits. For information, visiwww.csmd.edu.

CSM Recognized with HR Seal of Approvalfor Workplace Excellence,

Health & Wellness, EcoLeadership, Diversity

The College of Southern Maryland is one of 66 organizations that has been awarded by the Alliance for Workplace Excellence for its commitment not only toworkplace excellence, health and wellness, and EcoLeadership, but also as a leading practitioner in diversity and inclusion. CSM has been an AWE Winner since2002 and this year is one of 14 companies that are recipients of all categories recognized by the AWE, the Workplace Excellence Seal of Approval, the Healthand Wellness Trailblazer Award, the EcoLeadership Award and the Diversity Champion Award. From left are Human Resources Interim Associate Vice PresidentDoreen Bickel, General Counsel Lead Executive Assistant Debbie Jacques, Compensation and Benets Lead Director Jennifer Rupp, Employment and EmployeeRelations Associate Director Tonia Miles-Carvana and Employee Recruiting Coordinator Shelly Snell.


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BusinessProfileMaking the Most Out of Music

By Emily CharlesContributing Writer

Do you march to your own rhy thm? So does Dawn

Locke, founder of Allegro Music Service, located inCalifornia, Md.

Locke began Allegro Music Service in 2000, after being unable to nd other employment in St. Mar y’s.

“I moved out of St. Mary’s and when I moved back, there were no jobs, so I started something out ofmy garage and eventually moved into a bigger build-ing,” Locke said. Allegro Music Service occupied a

small building located in Hollywood for several years before moving to its cur rent Cal ifornia locat ion in Au-gust 2008, Locke said.

In her time running Allegro Music Service,Locke has worked hard to create a business dedicatedto making sure musicians get whatever they need tostay musicians, Locke said. That being said, Allegrofunctions as a “full service band repair facility which

provides reg ular pick-up and delivery to the SouthernMd. County schools of Charles, St. Mary’s and Calvertas well as music stores in Prince Georges and AnneArundel Counties,” states www.marylandmusicalin-

struments.com. In addition, the store offers a myriad ofmusical lessons in subjects such as voice, guitar, piano,ute, violin, mandolin and much more, according to itswebsite, www.allegromusicservice.com. However, Al-legro’s forty to fty musical students aren’t the onlyones learning from the business, Locke said.

“I’ve learned tons of things. I learned how to jug-gle different job responsibilities. When I was a techn i-cian I only had to focus on one job. Now that I own thestore I do book keeping, I work the website, I have tokeep the lesson program running smoothly and then

I do repairs. So, multitasking is one of the most im port ant things I’ve learned,” Locke said of her yearsas Allegro’s owner. The knowledge she’s gained fromher job has joined her prior knowledge of music andmusicians as an alumna of three colleges: St. Mary’sCollege of Maryland, Northwestern University andDuquesne University. Locke holds a Bachelor of Music degree, a Master of Music in Trumpet Performanceand a K to 12 teaching cert ication, notes the businesswebsite.

In Locke’s many years of service to the community, she said her favorite part has always been her

clients.“The best part is helping people to learn music andhow to keep playing music. I enjoy helping them dowhatever they need to do as musicians,” Locke said.

If you love music as much as Dawn Locke doesswing by Allegro Music Service at 22741 Three NotchRoad, California or call 301-862-5222. You can alsovisit www.allegromusicservice.com or www.marylandmusicalinstruments.com.

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Education

The Seventh District Optimist Club provided three scholarships to universi-ty-bound students at their June 11 meeting. The awardees each received a $2,000scholarship towards their university education costs. The scholarships were pre-sented to Mary Jane Williams (Chopticon High), Rachael Potts (Chopticon High)and Elizabeth Morgan from (Leonardtown High). Congratulations to these three

fne young ladies.

The fundraising level advertised for the ChesapeakePublic Charter School’s capital drive shows the amountof money raised before the alliance running the schoollost its non-prot status.


The Chesapeake Public Char-ter School’s fundraising arm, theChesapeake Charter School Al-liance, LTD, the has lost its non-

prot standing with the U.S. In-ternal Revenue Service due to anerror in the ling of the organiza-tions tax forms The County Timeshas learned.

“There is a process they willhave to go through to get it back but i t’s a long one,” said Board ofEducation member Cathy Allen.

The alliance is also respon-sible for running the school.

Allen added the loss of thedesignation “would have the po-tential” to hamper the school’sfundraising efforts but the charter

board that runs the school has al-ready come up with a plan to con-tinue getting donations.

Angela Funya, the school’s principal said the revocation wasdue to errors in the ling of theschools Form 990 for the pastthree years.

“It was basically an issuewith the e -ling,” Funya told TheCounty Times. “We submitted the990s electronically and there wereerrors.”

She said the IRS on-line l-ing process returned the electron-ic forms for the lings but the al-liance did not know they had beenreturned.

“When it kicked back wedidn’t know it,” Funya said, adding that thealliance learned of the revocation from theIRS in March.

She said the accountants Askey, Askeyand Associates in Leonardtown were work-ing to solve the ling errors so the alliancecould regain their status.

The non-prot status is important be-cause it allows those who give money to thecharter school to make their donations taxdeductible.

Funya said she hoped the status could be restored by the end of the calendar yea r but was told by the accountants that the process could take between eight to ninemonths.

The charter school is still operatingas normal, she said, and plans on openingAug. 6 before other students return fromsummer break.

Currently the school receives its neces-sary funding from the county public schoolsystem, but the fundraising efforts allow itto fund other programs.

In the absence of its own non-protstatus, the alliance has partnered with theSynthesis Center of St. Mary’s to continuefundraising, Funya said.

“They’re lending us their tax exemptnumber,” Funya said, adding that the al-liance had in the past raised “at most…$50,000 to $60,000 a year to support our programs.”

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Scholarship Winners

Photo by Al Francis Guy Pictured (L to R) are 7 th District Optimist Club President Richard Lacey, Mary Jane Williams,Elizabeth Morgan, Rachael Potts and Scholarship Committee Representative Sam Brown.

The charter school is set to open Aug. 6 and school leaders hope to get its governing body’s non-prot status back by the end of the year.


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Education

A diverse group of 31 high school stu-

dents from Calvert, Charles and St. Mary’scounties celebrated completion of LEAD2014 on June 25, each walking away withlife-long leadership skills, new friends andunique memories.

For the fth year, Leadership South-ern Maryland (LSM) and Maryland Lead-ership Workshops (MLW) partnered to

provide a unique four-day, three-nightresidential learning experience intendedto strengthen skills such as project plan-ning, group dynamics and diversityappreciation.

The tenth, eleventh and twelfth-graders from throughout the region wereguided through group games and work-shops designed to help them recognizeand maximize their potential for becom-ing leaders within their schools and com-

munities, while gaining or strengthening practical skills that will benet them infuture academic and career endeavors.

The MLW staff which worked di-rectly with the LEAD delegates are youngadults typically attending college or recentgraduates and are frequently former lead-ership camp completers. LEAD 2014’sMLW Outreach Coordinator AndrewWilliams, 25, said he enjoyed attendingMLW as a high school senior and collegefreshman so much that he decided to getinvolved as a mentor.

“It’s just a great experience and I enjoy getting to be part of something that canreally make a positive impact in a young

person’s life,” Williams shared.Like the teen delegates, the staffers

were diverse and each brought their ownunique life-experiences to share during

both the comprehensive lessons and themore relaxed social activities. Through-out the experience, LEAD participantsgot to know their peers from other schoolsand other counties, delving into their dif-ferences as well as their commonalities.While the workshops are thought-provok-ing, there is equal time given for high-en-ergy games of balloon stomp and camprecamaraderie.

Housed in dorms on the beautiful,waterfront campus of St. Mary’s Collegeof Maryland, the students got a little tasteof college life and were treated to a guidedtour of Historic St. Mary’s City with Ex-ecutive Director and LSM alumna Dr.Regina Faden and Dr. Henry Miller. Fromthe St. John’s Site Museum to boardingThe Dove, delegates were surrounded by

history while learning of the tried and true

leadership principles utilized by Mary-

land’s founders in the 17th

century and bythose creating headlines today.LEAD delegates also engaged in

community service, doing their part tohelp clean up the St. Mary’s River andthe Chesapeake Bay, learning more aboutenvironmental stewardship and restora-tion efforts through a partnership withthe St. Mary’s River Watershed Associa-tion (SMRWA). Donning lifejackets andgloves, they worked alongside SMRWAExecutive Director and LSM alumnusBob Lewis, staff and volunteers to loaddozens of Marylanders Grow Oysters(MGO) cages and boarded a barge to de-

posit them at a designated spot within theoyster sanctuary.

This year, LEAD participants plantedroughly 500,000 oysters, captured and ex-

amined aquatic creatures with a seiningnet and got up close and personal with thewater-ltering bi-valves.

Tom Jarboe, LSM founding memberand past president and St. Mary’s CountyCommissioner candidate, LSM alumnusand SMRWA board president Joe Ander-son, Delegate John Bohanan and BoeingGlobal Corporate Citizenship communityinvestor Oscar Ocasio greeted the LEADdelegates at the waterfront to support the

positive local and environmental project.Before delegates received their cer-

ticates and headed into the future witha bevy of new-found leadership tools,they presented synthesis projects assmall groups, exercising the teamwork,S.M.A.R.T. goal-setting and public speak-ing skills they’d honed during the pro-gram. Each year, teens use this platformto express topics they deem interesting andimportant to them, along with potentialsolutions or implementation plans while a

panel of LSM board members and alumni

ask questions and assess their projects.

2014 delegates offered projects fo-cused on eliminating the 4-year math orEnglish requirements if it proved unnec-essary for a student’s career path choice;another proposed a unique ChesapeakeBay restoration project; and a third groupconcentrated on greater education aboutand a reduction in the use of prescriptionand opiate drugs.

Whether delegates decided to followin the footsteps of an older sibling that

previously benetted from attending, re-turned for a second year or signed up at theurging of a relative or teacher, each par-ticipant said they gained something usefulat this unique camp experience and wouldrecommend LEAD to their fr iends.

Talia Thomas, an 11th-grader atPatuxent High School said, “I really gained

a lot from this, like great new friends, howto work together well and [the understand-ing] that there are people who really care.”

Many teens said the project planningand goal-setting skills were valuable andapplicable takeaways they could use toreach greater success in many aspects oftheir lives. Others said they gained con-dence in areas like public speaking andmaintaining motivation.

Chopticon junior Shannon Burkeshared, “I really loved the whole pro-gram… I learned to talk in front of othersand I made a ton of great friends.”

The Inaugural LSM/LEAD 5K/10KRun & Walk will be held on Sept. 14 at8 a.m. Pre-registration of $25 for walkersand $30 for runners directly benets theLSM and LEAD programs. Visit active.com and enter ‘LEAD – 5K/10K Walk/Run’ to participate.

For more information, please contactus at 240-725-5469 or via e-mail at [email protected].

LEAD 2014 Provides PracticalSkills, Positive Memories

AdultLearning Expo

July 14 atWaldorf Center

Fifth Annual LEAD Experience Offers

Skills for Success to Southern Maryland Teens

CSM, UMUC Present

Fast-Track

to Associate,

Bachelor’s Degrees

The College of Southern Maryland isteaming up with University of Maryland Uni-versity College to present the Waldorf AdultLearning Expo on July 14 at the Waldorf Cen-ter for Higher Education.

“We believe a college education is notonly a way to increase a student’s nancialearnings, but a way to add life satisfaction andfulllment. Research shows that students withonly a high school diploma are three times aslikely as college graduates to say their work is

‘just a job to get them by,’” said CSM Admis-sions Director Brian Hammond.The Expo is from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and

will offer opportunities for potential studentsto talk with advisors and administrators aboutnancial aid, Veterans Affairs (VA) benetsand scholarships as well as transfer options.Transfer evaluators will be available to assesstranscripts and make recommendations. On-site placement testing is available prior to theExpo beginning at 9 a.m. and ending at 1 p.m.

Prospective students can enroll andregister the day of the Expo and be ready tostart classes in September. The Waldorf Cen-ter is located at 3261 Old Washington Road,Waldorf.

Pre-registration for event is requested,visit www.csmd.edu/AdultLearningExpo.

For information on CSM, visit www.

csmd.edu.

The College of Southern Maryland is teaming up withUniversity of Maryland University College for theWaldorf Adult Learning Expo July 14 at the WaldorfCenter for Higher Education.


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Feature Story

By Emily CharlesContributing Writer

People all over the country are striv-ing to achieve the American Dream. In St.Mary’s County, Charlene and Nick Tsirigo-tis are living that dream as the happy own-ers of a 30 year old business, The AppleBasket.

Originally located in Calvert County,Charlene Tsirigotis said the store found its beginning in simple civil functions.

“I would go to yard sales and auctionsand I would sell to dealers—other antiquedealers— and what I made off of them, thatwould pay for what I kept for myself. So, I

had to study and research antique books andso when I’d see the stuff, I’d kind of knowabout what to pay, and I’d make a prot. In’84 I was offered a spot in a shop over inSolomons and I started with two rooms andthat went to seven. I was there for nine yearsand then I purchased this building 22 yearsago,” Tsirigotis said.

Business at The Apple Basket started inSolomons, and several years later, the busi-ness moved to its current location in Me-chanicsville. The building it occupies was built in 1881, and was the home of Latham’sBargain Store and God’s Creations before it became The Apple Basket, Tsirigotis said.

While her journey as owner and man-ager of The Apple Basket has been suc-cessful, Tsirigotis was not always sure her business would grow to prosper as it has,

Tsirigotus said. To provide a sense of secu-rity, she made sure not to begin the businessalone.

“I did have a partner when I started.She was a neighbor. I kind of wanted some- body to do it with me in case I opped. Sheworked with me for a couple years, but herhusband was a pilot, and then they trans-ferred to Texas,” Tsirigotis said.

Despite the loss of her partner, TheApple Basket continued to thrive, some-thing Tsirigotis claims is the result of hardwork and a lot of determination. The shopconsumes most of her time, whether she’sworking or not, Tsirgotis said.

“You’re never not thinking aboutthe shop; you wake up thinking about the

shop, you go to bed thinking of the shop,you go on vacation, you’re thinking aboutthe shop, we’re always thinking about theshop. What you’re going to do, what you’regoing to buy, and how you’re going to dothis, and decorate the shop, and it’s in yourhead 24/7,” Tsirigotis said.

This state of mind has encouraged hersuccess at The Apple Basket, and has helpedher to keep the 6,000 square foot buildingstocked both uniquely and well.

“Twice a year I go to Atlanta. That’swhere I buy my new merchandise, like giftsand maybe jewelry, pictures. I started out just with antiques and I’ve evolved to havehome decor and ne jewelry,” Tsirigotis

said.Where does she keep all of her nd-ings? In a barn.

“I have a barn where I live, and westore stuff there. Twice a year, in spring andfall, we have a barn sale with items that are bought but have never been to the store yet.I stage the barn like a shop. I do room set-tings and hang chandeliers, and it’s all newto the customers. It’s in Great Mills. Theykind of look forward to that. So I can buy awhole lot of stuff, even if it won’t t in the building, I can put it in there. After the barnsale is over with, then I start bringing that inhere,” Tsirigotis said.

The barn is located on Flat Iron Farm,according to The Apple Basket’s Facebook page. Tsirigotis uses Facebook to advertiseBarn Sale dates as well as store updates, of-

ten revealing new items to be stocked soon.Having owned The Apple Basket for30 years, Tsirigotis has seen some interest-ing items come into her store, she said.

“I just recently sold the Post Ofcedesk from the Great Mills Post Ofce. Thatwas probably from, I’d say the 1920s. It stillhad a lot of the county people’s names onthe little slots,” Tsirigotis said.

Some antiques sold at The Apple Bas-ket are found locally, and others in Atlanta,Ga. during Tsirigotis’ yearly trips. Many,however, are presented personally to Tsi-rigotis to be purchased.

“The antiques, mostly, people come tome. Say their mother or father has passedand they’ve got a house full of stuff. I’ve

gone to two houses and purchased andsometimes they bring a couple boxes to meat a time and I go through them,” Tsirigotissaid. As such, she spends a lot of time with people, and claims it’s the best part of the job.

“The best part is the customers I think,

because they come from all walks of lifand every day’s a different day and nothing is ever exactly the same,” Tsirigotisaid. Her long term employee, Suzi Rayleyshares the sentiment.

“It’s fun working with the people andit’s fun working with the staff. It’s just

An Apple a Day Won’t

Lead Your Business Astray

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nice, fun job,” Rayley said.Rayley has been a friend of The Apple

Basket’s owners for a long time. She wentto high school with Nick Tsirigotis and usedCharlene Tsirigotis as her antique dealerwhile she operated her own store, Seasons,in Ridge, Rayley said.

Currently retired, Rayley said thatCharlene Tsirigotis was able to talk her“out of retirement to come work a couple ofdays a week.” She now oversees The AppleBasket’s department in bead jewelry, whichincludes troll beads from Denmark andChamilia from Minnesota, now owned bySwarovski, Rayley said.

In addition to these jewelries, TheApple Basket sells items such as Charlene

Tsirigotis’ very own simmering potpourri.“That’s really popular. I’ve been mak-

ing that I guess since I started here, so I’ve been making that for 22 years,” Tsirigotissaid.

Aided by her skills as a foral design-er, Tsirigotis also makes center pieces andwreathes for her customers to buy duringtheir busy Christmas season. She also hasthe duties of buying and pricing the store’sitems and decorating The Apple Basket’s 13themed rooms, Tsirigotis said.

Tsirigotis is proud of the business sheand her husband own, and despite the in-

creasing number of responsibilities she’staken on over the years, the job that startedout as fun is still fun, Tsirigotis said.

Not all businesses last as long as TheApple Basket has, but Tsirigotis has advicefor those that are just starting out: work.

“If you want to make success you’d better work really hard. You just don’t openup and have a shop, you have to continuallychange with the times,” Tsirigotis said, “It’sall about working hard, that’s it, you’ve gotto keep doing it all the time.”

With that in mind, Tsirigotis intends tokeep up her hard work, and is looking for-ward to what lies ahead, Tsirigotis said.

Having celebrated 30 years of busi-ness with an anniversary sale, The Apple

Basket and its employees stands as a primeexample of a successful venture thanks to Nick and Charlene Tsirigotis and their staff.Sometimes, dreams really do come true.

For more information about the AppleBasket or the Apple Basket Barn Sale, visitwww.applebasketantiques.com or contactThe Apple Basket at 301-884-8118 or ap- [email protected]. You can alsovisit their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/theapplebasket.

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I found Guy Leonard's article, WestVirginia Approves Hiring Martirano,in your July 3rd edition very interesting inmany ways. Mr. Leonard should be congrat-ulated on shedding some light on some of thesalaries being paid to top school ofcials andthe pay raises they will be receiving. Thisdata has been kept from public view and hid-den in budget documents making them verydifcult to identify. Some of the wordingin the article and the quotes by the Super-intendent of Fiscal Services referring to the budget document such as, "seems to show","shown as one fth of a position", "what ap- pears to be", "not completely accurate", "pro-viding the appearance of a pay raise", "whichwas not necessarily reective of where thenal actual costs ended up" and "inaccurateappearance", show that the budget docu-ment is about as clear as mud. The lack of

transparency by the school system has beendifcult deal with. I held the third highest position in the agency I was employed byand my complete salary was available toanyone for the asking in every facility withinthe agency. Even those above my pay gradehad their salaries listed. We were proud ofwhat we had accomplished and deserved ev-ery penny we were paid. Others could seethe advantages of hard work and aspire forupward mobility. It seems the top school of-cials know they are over compensated andare ashamed of letting anyone know howdeep their hands are in the taxpayers pocket.Indeed they should be ashamed in accept-ing generous raises, done by obscure bud-get slight of hand methods, when those whowork in the trenches are affectively havingtheir pay reduced. One such raise, for the

Deputy Superintendent, started out givingextra leave that could be cashed in but wasthen changed to a job reclassication equal-ing the same amount. A $17,000 pay raise isnot chump change for most working people but for the educational elite it is just a COLAadjustment. This little bonus was allegedlygiven for taking on additional responsibili-ties. His schedule must not have been veryfull if he can add another 11% of new duties,the time equivalent of his salary increase, tohis routine. I can't see how these folks canlook other employees in the eye without

squirming. Their dedication to education revolves solely around their bank accounts. Aconsistent complaint by teachers is the scarcity of fundamental supplies and you could buy a lot of pencils for $17,000. Their greedis arrogance and just what employee moradoesn't need. They all deserve pink slips anda ticket to West Virginia.

It was also interesting to see the leadeof the pack, of thieves, has a lower salary inhis new position in West Virginia than hedid here, that is unless you believe that th$217.000 published salary is the total package. If you believe that I have a bridge to selyou. In one year he picked up an additiona$127,000 between a stipend and cashed inleave and I expect his total would be closer to$400,000 if he stayed here for the whole 12months of 2014. Based on his performancin managing the school system's money he

wasn't worth the $217,000 he told us about.The article points out another lesson inthe new math. Evidentially you can claim teliminate 25 positions and yet have a net gainof 25 of employees. I hope this is because new school is scheduled to open and not another example of creative bookkeeping.

Greed is contagious and as long as thBoard of Education leaves the cash draweopen things will never change. They arsupposedly our watchdogs over the systemand they have failed miserably. The lack oleadership by Chairman Raspa, along withthose joined at the hip with the superintendent, has been a major contributing factor inthe license to mismanage and steal. As tharticle points out nobody can really deciphewhat the luminaries are really taking homeevidentially not even the members of the

Board of Education or the County Commissioners. This should be bothersome to thetaxpayers and the voters.

I thank Mr. Leonard for giving us glimpse into what is going on but I hopsomebody digs deep for the total story andlets us know what they nd. If the voterdon't elect Board members who have the credentials in their resume and proven tenacityto shake the tree, instead of their heads, theydon't deserve any apples.

David A. RyanHollywood, Md

We wish Michael Martirano, St.Mary’s County’s cur rent Superinten-dent of Schools the best in his futureadventures. He has announced hisdecision to assume the job of StateSuperintendent of Schools for WestVirginia. In accepting the new posi-tion, ofcials in West Virginia haveexpanded the salary beyond the statecap in order to attract Martirano toWest Virginia.

Martirano’s salary will be$230,000 per year, which is $65,000higher than his predecessor and thehighest for any state school super-intendant among bordering states,including Maryland, Virginia, Penn-sylvania and Kentucky, all with largerschool systems.

Martirano has been Superinten-dent of Schools in St. Mary’s for nineyears. His current salary is $216,000

per year.While many in the community

raise concerns about the current stateof school nances, including a widelyreported $6 million budget decit forthe previous school year, Martiranoleaves St. Mary’s at just the right t ime.

St. Mary’s County school systemis underfunded. With per pupil fund-ing being the lowest of Maryland’s24 jurisdictions, the bubble is aboutto burst. Blame state government,

blame county government, blamethe school board, blame the teachersunion, but don’t blame Martirano,he’s leaving just in time, it’snot going to burst on hiswatch.

And not on thewatch of DeputySuperintendent ofSchools, Brad Cle-ments, either.

While acceptingthe title and the paythat comes along with

the Deputy position, Clements has been more than happy to play sec-ond ddle to Martirano so long asnot called upon by the maestro to hitany high notes. Taxpayers have beenasked to invest heavily in Clementsover the years as a backup should he

be needed in the event Mart irano isunavailable, isn’t that why we pay adeputy?

But now that he may be neededto ll in as Interim Superintendentwhile a search takes place to ll the

position permanently, Clements hassent a letter to school board membersinforming them that “it may be bet-ter for the school system if I withdrawmy name for consideration as the In-terim Superintendent”.

The school board would be wiseto accept Clements letter as a resigna-tion. It is not reasonable or accept-able that he would stay on as DeputySuperintendent if he is not availableto ll the duties. The nerve of this guyto cash his paycheck.

It looks like the game might bein trouble. The starting quarterbackleaves the game and the backup quar-terback says not me, I’d rather stay onthe bench and collect my $164,000salary.

Being a school board memberis a difcult job, not much pay, a lotof responsibility. Clements has nowafforded school board members theopportunity to demonstrate going

forward there will be account-ability within the adminis-

tration of the school sys-tem. And with Martira-no gone and Clementsgone the taxpayerscan feel condent thatthe will of the school

board is strong, andthe future turbulence

will be weathered well.

When The Going Gets

Tough, What Happens?

OUR TAKE


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Francis Aloysius “Shine”

Dickerson, 80

Francis Aloysius“Shine” Dickerson, 80, of

Mechanicsville, Md., passedaway peacefully on June 27 atGeorge Washington Hospital,to be with his Master. Shinewas born on December 12,1933 to the late George Allenand Elizabeth Dickerson inAbell, Md. He was the ninth child born andthe youngest of his siblings. Shine receivedhis education in the St. Mary’s County PublicSchools. He later married Elizabeth ThomasDickerson and from this union, they had oneson, Francis.

In 1955, he joined the U. S. Army wherehe served our country with courage and brav-ery to protect our freedoms. He was honor-ably discharged in 1957. After leaving themilitary, Shine began doing what he loved todo; working on the water and building homes.

He rst built his own home and also helped build homes for family and friends. In 1967,Shine joined Labor Local #832 and worked onvarious construction jobs. In 1974, he went towork for Baltimore, Gas and Electric (BG&E)doing construction work, where he worked un-til his retirement.

Shine was a person of good moral char-acter. He was a kind-hearted, very likable andfun-loving person. He was always a positive

person and loyal to his family and friends. Hisnickname “Shine” is so appropriate for him; heis truly a “shining” star to all who knew him or

had the opportunity to meet him.Shine knew that life was about being

happy and being able to enjoy life. He hadseveral hobbies and interests which made himhappy and enjoy his life. He enjoyed going to

boat races, car shows and meeting up with the“boys” at the race track. Shine also enjoyeddancing, relaxing in his recliner and watchingwesterns and hanging out with his homeboys,shooting the breeze, at the Chaptico store. Hehad a passion and love for antique cars. Shineloved to restore old cars, with his grandson,Dwayne, right by his side.

Shine was preceded in death by his par-ents George and Elizabeth Dickerson; six sib-lings, George, Herman, Earl, Aubrey, Paul andMarjorie Dickerson; and his mother and father-in-law, Harry and Mary Thomas.

He leaves to cherish his memories hiswife, Elizabeth Dickerson; loving son, Francis(Elaine); one sister, Rita Frederick ; brother, Jo-seph (Joe) Dickerson ; seven adored grandchil-dren, Charity Dickerson, Shanika Cutchember,Tomika Cutchember Maddox, Lakisha Powell,Derrick Cutchember, Dwayne Dickerson and

Elesite Lyles; eight great grandchildren; sevensisters-in law, Mary Dickerson, Louise Dick-erson, Vincena Dickerson , Shirley Dickerson,Caroline Countiss, Agnes Queen and RoseShade; two special friends, Jimmy Parker andKenny Armstrong and a host of other relativesand friends.

Family united with relatives and friendson Saturday, July 5 for visitation at 10 a.m. un-til Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. at HolyAngels Catholic Church, 21340 Colton’s PointRoad, Avenue, Md. Interment followed at Sa-cred Heart Church Cemetery, Bushwood, Md.

Arrangements by Briscoe-Tonic FuneralHome.

Marie Katherine Trossbach, 87

Marie Katherine Trossbach, 87, of Hol-lywood, Md. died June 30 ather residence with family byher side.

Born January 21, 1927in Great Mills, Md., she wasthe daughter of the late Clar-ence Matthew Aud and Es-telle Agnes Aud.

On June 7, 1947, Mariemarried her late husband, Joseph Otto Tross-

bach, Sr. Together, they celebrated 47 wonder-ful years of marriage before his passing in June1994. Marie helped her husband run the fam-ily farm raising tobacco. She enjoyed garden-ing, both vegetable and ower. She was an ex-cellent cook, and baked many delicious cakes.The family always enjoyed coming togetherfor her delicious Sunday dinners. She also en-

joyed croqueting, sewing and country music.When she was in her 50s she went to work forPRB Associates (now Northrop Grumman) foralmost 20 years cleaning. Her favorite pastimewas spending time with her family, especially

babysitting for her grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. She was a long time memberof St. John Francis Regis Catholic Church inHollywood, Md.

Marie is survived by her children, JosephO. Trossbach, Jr. (Lanette) of Hollywood, Md.,Barbara A. Boatwright (Eddie) of Dameron,Md. and Rosalie M. Barnes (Larry) of Hol-lywood, Md.; her siblings, Dorothy AgnesSchindler of Hollywood, Md., Frances EstelleTrossbach of Leonardtown, Md., Edna MaryTrossbach of Browns Mill, N.J. and John Mat-thew Aud (Audrey) of Park Hall, Md.; sixgrandchildren, 11 great grandchildren and hercaretaker, Beverly Hostetler. In addition to her

parents and husband, she is also preceded indeath by her siblings, Matthew Aud, CoombsAud, Thomas Aud, Clarence Aud, Jr., MyrtleAbell, Theresa Trossbach, Mary Schindler andBernice Aud; and her great-grandson, MichaelRay Anthony.

Family received friends for Marie’s LifeCelebration on Sunday, July 6, from 2 to 5

p.m., with prayers recited at 4 p.m. by Dea-con Ammon Ripple, at the Brinseld FuneralHome, 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown,Md. 20650. A Mass of Christian Burial wascelebrated by Reverend Eamon Dignan onMonday, July 7, at 10 a.m. at St. John FrancisRegis Catholic Church, 43927 St. John’s Road,Hollywood, Md. 20636. Interment followed at

Charles Memorial Gardens in LeonardtownMd.

Serving as pallbearers were her threegrandsons, William Trossbach, Keith BarnesGlenn Boatwright and family friends Aaron Dalton, Michael Macdonald and DanieWenke.

Honorary pallbearers will be her greagrandsons, Vincent Dalton, David HostetlerJustin Dalton, Tyler Barnes, Zachary Barneand Leland Boatwright.

Memorial Contributions may be made toHollywood Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box79 Hollywood, Md. 20636 and St. John FranciRegis Catholic Church, 43950 St. Johns RoadHollywood, Md. 20636.

Condolences to the family may be madeat www.brinseldfuneral.com.

Arrangements by the Brinseld FuneraHome, P.A., Leonardtown, Md.

Mary Katherine Love Walker, 48

Mary Katherine Love

Walker, 48, passed away ather home in Saint Inigoes,Md. on June 26 after an ex-tended battle with breastcancer.

Born in Martinsville,Va. on April 12, 1966, she isthe daughter of the late Wil-liam Taft Love, Jr. and Zoe Chapman Love.

She was a graduate of Martinsville HighSchool and attended Southern Seminary. Shewas a ight attendant with U.S. Airways fo25 years.

Mary is survived by her husband, JohnP. Walker, III and two step-children, BethanyLynn Walker (Michael Conway of Portsmith

N.H. and Jonathan Lynch Walker (Sara) oLaurel, Md. Also surviving are her motherZoe Chapman Love of Martinsville, Va.; he

brother, William Taft Love, III (Robin) and

their children, Taft, Clair and Zoe, all of Sausalito, Calif. She is preceded in death by hefather, William T. Love, Jr.

All services will be private.Memorial contributions may be made

to Hospital Volunteer Auxiliary, MemoriaHospital of Martinsville and Henry CountyAttention: Shelby Sink, Treasurer, P.O. Box4788, Martinsville, Va. 24112 or AstraZenacaHope Lodge of the American Cancer Society110 West Laurel Avenue, Cheltenham, PA19012.

Arrangements by the Brinseld FuneraHome, P.A., Leonardtown, Md.

Condolences to the family may be madeat www.brinseldfuneral.com.

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The College of Southern Mar yland’s Foundation Golf Classic will celebrate its23rd year at Swan Point Yacht & Country Club, Aug. 14, and will include celebrityguest, former Baltimore Orioles catcher Rick Dempsey.

The tournament is a signature event for CSM, raising more than $700,000 forstudents and programs offered at the college. The goal this year is to raise $40,000for CSM Foundation initiatives which includes athletics and student scholarshipsfor credit and non-credit workforce development programs. Co-chairing the golfcommittee this year are Foundation Director and CSM 1987 alumna Chr is Rush andMark Posten, owner of Ma rk Posten Excavating Company.

“It is my honor to be partnering with the college to raise much-needed funds tohelp our students achieve their full academic potential through this event, which isrecognized as one of the nest golf events. We’re really excited this year to have therespected Rick Dempsey from the Baltimore Orioles join us as our celebrity guestfor the day,” said Rush.

As the Golf Classic’s celebrity guest, Dempsey will be talking with golfersthroughout the day as they play through the course. Former Baltimore Oriolescatcher and 1983 World Series MVP, Dempsey is considered the g reatest defensivecatcher of his era. He is in h is fourth year as a member of the Orioles broadcast teamafter spending ve years on the club's coaching staff.

“I am pleased to have the opportunity to assist the CSM Foundation with raisingfunds for scholarships and athletics. This is always a fun and rst-class event andthe participation of Rick Dempsey should make it an entertaining day for everyone,”said Posten.

The tournament kicks off with breakfast sponsored by Burger King of Charlesand St. Mary’s counties as well as Safeway of La Plata, beginning at 7:30 a.m. andis followed by a shotgun start at 9 a.m. Lunch will be provided followed by a closingreception including remarks by Dempsey and prizes.

The day will include a silent auction featuring vacations, goltrips and other exclusive items. Sponsors include Marrick Homesin its 13th year as the tournament grand sponsor, Raley, Watts &O’Neill Insurance and Community Bank of the Chesapeake hostin$10,000 putti ng contests and Toyota of Waldorf hosting the hole-inone contests. Closest-to-the-pin sponsors include Bill Waugh anAssociates Insurance Agency, and Educational Systems FederaCredit Union.

Additional sponsors include Southern Maryland NewspapersDRN Environmental Solutions, LLC, Brookeld Residential, MarPosten Excavating, Facchina Constr uction Company, Inc., Bozick’Distributors, Inc., Royalle Dining Services, Inc., Burger King oCharles and St. Mary’s counties, and Safeway of La Plata.

Beverages will be provided to attendees throughout the day byRoyalle Services, Inc. and Bozick Distributors, Inc.

“As a CSM alum and an avid golf fan, I have joined the CSMteam in an effort to raise more money for our youth,” said ChrisHood, who has played on Golf Classic winning teams in the past. “ promise you that this is a great event a nd one of the best sc ramblgolf tournaments in the state. There are tons of giveaways and contests, and food. If you plan to do one charitable golf tournament thiyear, this is the one for you.”

Golfers may register as a team or individually. Deadline foregistration is Aug. 1. To register as a golfer or for information onhow to become a sponsor and partner with CSM contact Erika Abelat 301-934-7647 or [email protected] or visit http://www.csmdedu/Foundation/GolfClassic. To see highlights from last year’event, visit http://youtu.be/BDqKgbL3jUo.

SPORTS

NEWSCSM Plans 23rd Golf Classic, Aug. 14

Former Orioles’ CatcherRick Dempsey to Be Celebrity Golfer

The College of Southern Maryland’s Foundation Golf Classic will celebrate its 23rd year at Swan PointYacht & Country Club, Aug. 14. The goal this year is to raise $40,000 for CSM Foundation initiatives whichincludes athletics and student scholarships for credit and workforce development programs. For eventinformation, please call 3 01-934-7647 or visit ht tp://www.csmd.edu/Foundation/GolfClassic.

Sponsors for the CSM Golf Classic include Marrick Homes, in its 13th year as the tournament grand sponsor, as well as Raley,

Watts & O’Neill Insurance and Community Bank of the Chesapeake hosting $10,000 putting contests.

This Friday, Saturday, and Sunday it's the 18th annual IHR A Junior Dragster Team Finals. The 8to 17 year old Junior Dragster racers have the track all to themselves for three big days. These amaz-ing little machines can run speeds over 80mph in just 7 seconds. This is an ofcial IHRA Nationalevent, with IHRA Ironman trophies and many special awards up for grabs. Plus, on Friday night therewill be a “Dad’s pit bike challenge” and on Saturday night there will be a “Mom’s in Junior DragstersRace”, so it’s fun for the entire family. Also, be sure to see MIR’s mascot “Lugnut” who will be onhand to play games with kids a nd entertain the crowd! Full details on all class info, special races, andother detailed info is available on the MIR website at mirdrag.com under event yers. Gates will openat 10 a.m. on Friday with time trials starti ng at 5:30 p.m. Gates will open at 8 a.m. Saturday & Sundaywith time trials star ting at 9 a.m. Adult Admission is $15 per day, or a 3-day pass is $40. Childrenages 6 to 11 are only $5 per day or a 3-day pass is $10.

For more information on th is event call Dragline at 301-884-9833 or visit www.mirdrag.com

Kids Rule at MIR This Weekend


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SPORTS

NEWS

By Ronald N. Guy Jr.Contributing Writer

Boys will be boys. And sowill young men, itseems.

Somewhat lost

in the at-or-near rst place Baltimore Orioles and Wash-ington Nationals is the absence of both teams’ young phenoms – MannyMachado and Bryce Harper – from thelineup for large chunks of this season’srst half. Winning masks all warts.It’s like beer for not-so-pretty-faces.

Machado didn’t make his 2014debut until May 1, the result of offsea-son knee surgery. On June 8, he threwa 21-year-old t after a pitch fromOakland A’s reliever Fernando Abad buzzed by his surg ically repai redknee. Machado purposefully let his bat helicopter onto the eld after anempty swing at the next pitch. The benches cleared and a lot of bad breathand choice words were exchanged.

It was, shall we say, an unattractivemoment. The temper tantrum costMachado ve games, a suspension heserved last week.

Not to be “out-controversied”,Harper, continuing his reckless play,ripped up a thumb sliding into thirdon April 25, had surgery and missedtwo months. But he’s back now –with an attitude. The day after play-ing his rst game since April, Harper,as reported by The Washington Post , popped off about his position in the batt ing order and the team’s defen-sive alignment. He didn’t

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