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A county Circuit Court judge has deemed that a defendant in a four-year-old bank robbery case can now stand trial.

Cornelius Leroy Chase, 47, has been charged with numerous counts in connection with the armed rob-bery of Cedar Point Federal Credit Union in Leonardtown, including armed robbery, first-degree assault and the use of a handgun in the com-mission of a felony.

Chase, according to court docu-ments, has convictions for robbery, theft, assault with intent to rob and assault in St. Mary’s County dating back to 1996.

He was convicted of robbery in Calvert County in 2006 as well as

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The St. Mary’s County Board of Education was jubilant last Wednes-day upon learning that an audit re-quired by the state was completed and that the state would now release $1.5 million in previously withheld funding.

The firm of McGladrey and Pul-len, LLP completed its audit of the fi-nancial statements of the St. Mary’s County Public Schools (SMCPS) fiscal year 2008, which ended June 30, 2008, rendering an “Unqualified Opinion.” This qualifies SMCPS as a “low-risk auditee.”

“We got an unqualified opinion, which is the highest rating you can get,” said SMCPS Accounting Co-ordinator Robert Springer. “If you

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When Steven King first started working for the county’s Metropoli-tan Commission in 1976 he had just graduated from St. Mary’s College of Maryland with a degree in social sciences and a strong background in biology.

That, plus experience working as an intern with planning and zon-ing authorities in Calvert Counties helped land him the job as executive assistant to the director of MetCom.

When he got on the job King said he didn’t know anything about providing water services to the en-tire county.

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State prosecutors began their case Tuesday against a 16-year-old male juvenile accused of raping a 12-year-old girl by putting his al-leged victim on the stand to testify against him.

John K. Edison, who was ar-rested in July on charges of second-degree rape, watched as his accuser recounted her story in open court.

The alleged victim, now 13, testified that she and her cousin left their adult relative’s house the night of July 4 with two young males, one of them the accused, to Edison’s house in Great Mills.

The alleged victim testified that Edison forced her from the couch she was sitting on down the hallway of his home and forcibly raped her as well as hit her with a belt.

The victim’s cousin and the other male who she said was there at the time did nothing to prevent it, she testified.

Assistant State’s Attorney Julie White, the lead prosecutor on the case, told the jury in her opening statement that the victim in the case had maintained her story of being dragged by the defendant to his bed-room after coming with her cousin and the other male over to Edison’s house.

Edison, on the other hand, White claimed, had at first denied that there

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St. Mary’s County Schools Superintendent Michael J. Martirano told the Board of County Commissioners today at a joint meeting that he is still uncertain just how much he will be asking for from the county for this year’s public schools’ budget.

Part of the problem, Martirano said, was that he

had not yet received a firm estimate from the state as to how much funding he would receive from them.

Martirano said that he has instead had to rely most-ly on anecdotal information from the state and others that he should be preparing a lean budget for submittal to the county commissioners.

Specifically, Martirano said, he did not expect the state to fully fund the geographic cost of education in-

Board Of Education Still Mulling Budget Request

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Erin Deroche, left, Katie Thompson, Lindsay Hanf and Shannon Gleason of St. John’s School in Hollywood stuff stockings for military service men and women who are away from their families at Christmas. Students at St. John’s School started the project last year as a way to provide candy, games and other sundries to troops fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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The St. Mary’s Board of County Commissioners began their fiscal 2010 budget process Monday with caution.

The budget outline present-ed by finance office head Elaine Kramer allowed for a five per-cent “baseline” increase from last year’s county operation budget; but some commissioners believed the projections might not be sustainable in tough eco-nomic times.

On top of that, some revenue projections, like the recordation tax, were projected to be down by about 13 percent or $1.5 million.

Highway user fees as well as state and federal grant funds are also expected to be down by a total of about $340,000.

The overall budget projec-tion for fiscal 2010 is just over $200 million.

“We’d be better off to ask all departments to come back with just the bare bones of what they need to operate,” said Commis-sioner President Francis “Jack” Russell (D-St. George’s Island). “A thorough scrubbing of these budgets is in order so we won’t have to make such drastic cuts later on.”

Russell supported having county government depart-ments coming back to the com-missioners later in the budget process with requests ref lecting only what they needed to main-tain services as they were, with any additional expenditures to be granted by permission of the board.

At the beginning of the Dec. 15 meeting, Russell said the five

percent baseline increase, which is usual procedure in county yearly budgeting, might be too generous for some departments.

Some sources of revenue are up this year however, such as property taxes, which have in-creased by $6.7 million. Income taxes are also appear to be up, according to finance depart-ment figures, to $67.6 million. That figure is an increase from $63.7 million from the fiscal 2009 budget.

The majority of the budget is set to go to the St. Mary’s County Board of Education and the Office of the Sheriff. Fi-nance department projections have $80.9 million going to the public schools and $31.6 million to the sheriff’s office.

The county apportioned amount for the board of edu-cation decreased by about

$890,000.C o m m i s s io n e r

Lawrence D. Jarboe (R-Golden Beach) said that in times past, county depart-ments would present

two separate budgets, one re-f lecting what they wanted and one about five percent below what they needed.

If they wanted to save paper, he said, they might just want to stick to the leaner projections.

“If you want to present a budget, present us a budget that’s about five percent under,” Jar-boe commented to The County Times. “We’ll be lucky to make a f lat budget this year.”

The county just received its first allotment of income taxes from the state, about $15 mil-lion, with three more payments on the way throughout the year.

Kramer has said she is cau-tiously optimistic about the county meeting its fiscal 2009 budget figure of $63.7 million.

Jarboe was not so hope-ful and said the commissioners

should consider more tax relief for citizens this budget cycle, particularly on property taxes.

“I think the income tax dis-tributions are going to be not as good as we expected,” Jarboe told other commissioners.

But, Commissioner Thomas A. Mattingly (D-Leonardtown) said that making cuts now that would diminish services was the wrong move.

“We’ve made too much in the areas of education and public safety to withdraw from that,” Mattingly said. “Until we know what’s coming out of the state, it’s a premature act.”

Commissioner Daniel H. Raley (D-Great Mills) warned that even though commissioners were in a mood to keep depart-ment budgets at status quo, there would still be added costs.

“We have to take into ac-count the rising energy costs and… rising health care costs,” Raley said. “In maintaining the status quo it’s going to cost more.”

Commissioners Kick Off Budget Process With Eye On Savings


Non-profit employees, including teachers and public school personnel in St. Mary’s County, will see some changes to their retirement accounts after the first of the year. At the most recent Board of Education meeting, chief academic officer Linda Dudderar presented an update on the changes that will affect 403 (b) retirement ac-counts after the first of the year, in the first major overhaul of the rules gov-erning such accounts since 1964.

Dudderar explained that the changes being implemented are an ef-fort to institute risk management con-trols and bring a better level of over-sight to 403 (b) retirement plans, in effect making them more like 401-K plans. “The government, through the IRS, is really trying to eliminate risk,” she explained, “they’re trying to make it more like a 401-K.”

What this means is that those with money in 403 (b) plans will have fewer investment options and more restric-tions to contend with, whereas before they could invest with numerous ven-dors and take out loans and withdraw-als without consulting their employer.

“When you have individual em-ployees working with a myriad of individual companies, there really is no oversight,” said Dudderar, who explained that a symptom of the lack of oversight may very well be the in-creasing number of employees across the country taking out hardship loans as the economy worsens.

New regulations will require plan sponsors to have several documents and agreements in place, including an approved list of vendors and detailed summaries of their plans, as well as detailed documents outlining eligibil-ity rules, contribution limits, and dis-tribution and withdrawal rules, among other things.

Dudderar said that the St. Mary’s County Public School system has now entered into negotiations to establish MetLife Resources as their vendor, acting on the advice of a Wachovia Securities advisor, but if an agreement is not reached soon, then negotiations will begin with their secondary ven-dor, ING.

Dudderar said that she expects these changes to ultimately benefit both employees and employers as they are implemented. “I think for the em-

ployee there is someone at the school system level who can answer all their questions…who will be ensuring that the plan is viable…this will provide ongoing review of the plan, so if there’s a problem with one of the securities, someone will be available to address that,” she said.

When asked how many employees the new IRS mandates would affect, Dudderar said she expects that as more information and training sessions are held, the school system will see more people enter the program. “It could affect all employees if they choose to invest,” she said, “right now we have a little over 400 employees who take advantage of the pre-tax benefit.”

As for restrictions in investment options, Dudderar said that the school system is negotiating for a large num-ber of options for each plan. “There are 14 different opportunities per plan, but the consulting group will be ex-panding those…they’re talking about offering a variety of different kinds of funds,” she said.

The school system will be mailing out a letter to employees the last pay period of December explaining how the changes will affect their investment plans, as well as outlining the steps they will need to take to participate. In the meantime, Dudderar said that they are still in the process of scheduling approximately 30 information forums to provide details and answer ques-tions on the new mandates, as well as individual meetings to review employ-ee needs and enrollment into the new program.

The Board of Education voted to approve entering into contract nego-tiations with MetLife Resources as the single vendor providing 403 (b) servic-es for employees of the school system, but in light of the school system strug-gling to complete internal and legisla-tive audits, changes to the 403 (b) plans came at an awkward time this year. The original deadline for completion of the new plans was set for Jan. 1, but Dudderar told the County Times that the school system had been given an extension to complete negotiations and complete their plan document for IRS approval.

“Last week, at the end of the day, I found out they’d be giving us some wiggle room,” said Dudderar, “but my expectation is that we’ll in fact follow through with our original deadline.”

IRS Mandated Changes to Affect Teacher Retirement Funds


Even as the gray skies loomed out-side and the pavement glistened with drizzling rain, students were braving the cold whilst moving between three different buildings at CSM’s Leonar-dtown campus for the First Southern Maryland Youth Technology Summit on Tuesday.

While students and parents ar-rived and registered, and companies

set up their exhibits, the creator of the event, Alland Leandre, rotated between guests and fanned himself, smiling excitedly.

“Pulling this off was not easy,” he exclaimed, adding that the origi-nal idea for the summit had occurred to him last February, after he had received the Black Engineer of the Year and Entrepreneur Award. He had achieved so much with his own

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What is it about the holidays? Beyond un-folding garlands of color and light, what is it that takes hold of us during the holidays that makes it such an exceptional time? Is it the rush of gift buying or whirl of holiday gather-ings? Is it everything around us or is it some-thing inside of ourselves that makes the holi-days special?

The surge of celebration that sets the holi-day season apart from any other time of the year is certainly a part of what captivates us, but far more than flares of activity go into mak-ing the holiday season such a special time.

Aside from the ring of tradition, the holi-days resonate with meaning for many of us because they are an incomparable time for giv-ing. Whether in good times or bad, the holi-days present us with an extraordinary opportu-nity to reach out to others through simple acts of giving.

No matter what our actual bank account balances may be, each day during the holiday season presents us with an ideal occasion for offering family members, friends, co-work-ers, acquaintances, and even perfect strang-ers, something that can instantly lift us out of ordinary moment into an astonishingly bright place filled with the spirit of joy.

Better yet, it is so easy to do. During the holidays, a kind word or minute of time can stretch further or last longer than it can on an ordinary day. The smallest of gestures can ring larger. The most modest of donations can quickly multiply into vast sums. The chances for receiving an incalculable reward can more than double.

This holiday season, as so many of us look forward to better times ahead, what sounder way is there to make an investment for our-selves and our loved ones than to give?

Spirited GivingIt Doesn’t Have to Cost Much

It’s that season for making party rounds and opening up homes to friends and family. Maybe it’s your turn to play host or hostess and you’re not sure where to start or how to set your party apart from the oth-ers. More importantly, you want to ensure guests have a good time.

Even if you’ve waited until the last minute for party planning, you can still host a memorable and fun event. Here are a few ideas how.

* Secret Santa gift exchange: Part of the enjoyment of the holidays is exchanging gifts with others. In-struct guests to bring along an inex-

pensive gift. You can set the price limit at $10 to $15. Place all of the gifts in a big red bag and play Santa, handing out a gift to everyone who attended.

* Play games: Scour the game aisle of your favorite store for board or action games that would work well in large groups. Or, modify baby or bridal shower games to fit a holiday theme. Door prize games, or “Pin the Red Nose on Rudolph” are silly ideas that can add up to fun, especially when the cocktails are flowing.

* Create the mood with lights

and music: Christmas and New Year’s are celebrated in most areas during the darkest days of winter. So shed light on your festivities with plenty of twinkling lights and votive candles. Create a holiday playlist on your MP3 player and make sure the tunes continue all night long.

* Involve guests in decorating: Short on time? Gather up supplies for decorating and advertise that you’re having a tree-trimming or house-trimming party on your in-vitations. Allow guests to get crafty and be involved in dressing up your home.

* Don’t fret about food: You don’t have to be a gourmet chef to host a winning party. If food isn’t your forte, don’t worry about ca-tering the event or looking to pre-packaged appetizers and snacks. As guests mingle and hop from party to party, they’re not going to be look-ing for an elaborate sit-down dinner. Fresh veggies and dips, bite-sized finger foods and the like are stan-dard party fare. If you want to get creative, take any of your favorite foods and just make them in minia-ture. Tiny burgers, bite-sized pizzas, and even small peanut butter and jelly sandwiches can delight.

* Cocktail savvy: Stock the bar with the old standards for vari-ety and come up with one signature drink you can make in bulk. Why not try a frosty punch and give it a theme-inspired name, such as “Win-ter Wonderland”? Be sure to have plenty of non-alcoholic drinks on hand for those designated drivers.

* Dessert bar: Top off the eve-ning with a dessert bar where guests can create and garnish their own des-serts. Set out ice cream and fixings, a fondue pot with skewers of fruit, different pies with nuts and whipped cream, or any other combination you can think of.

Holiday Entertaining -- Dial Up the Fun Factor

The death last week of this newspaper’s publisher, James Manning McKay brought great sorrow to many people. Mr. McKay had worked tirelessly during his 89 years, raised a large fam-ily, was a public servant, a community activist, and founded several businesses in St. Mary’s County.

Mr. McKay’s family has been showered with an outpouring of sympathy and well wishes from throughout Southern Maryland. For those who are left in this world to carry on after the

passing of a loved one, such an outpouring of condolence and support does indeed make the pain more bearable.

St. Mary’s County has been good to the McKay family throughout the many years. This kindness is what makes St. Mary’s such a great place to live. While the family grieves the loss of their beloved patriarch, they feel blessed to live in this loving and caring community.

This Christmas Season provides a perfect time for our community to reflect upon the spe-

cial gifts God has given each of us, the gift of living in a special place, a place where people, neighbor’s and friends are our greatest asset.

This Christmas, many families are planning to spend less money on gifts than in years past because of tougher than normal economic times. But it doesn’t mean less needs to be spent giving gifts, in fact just the opposite, this Christmas, in the spirit of a loving and caring community, we hope that everyone in St. Mary’s County will spread Christmas gifts of kindness to everyone

you meet.It doesn’t take much money, and it’s quite

easy to do. A word of kindness will spread more gifts throughout our community than gifts of material things. Kindness doesn’t have to be complicated or well thought out, it is best if it comes natural from your heart.

When all is said and done, the best gift you can give and the best gift you can receive is to know you live in a community of kindness.

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Consent Agenda

11.03 Personnel - Administrative and Supervisory

In accordance with the Annotated Code of Maryland (Section 6-201), “the superintendent shall nominate for appointment by the county Board of Education all principals, teachers, and other certificated personnel.” The superintendent “shall assign them to their positions and transfer them as the needs of the system require.”

Motion: To approve the consent agenda as presented.

Motion By: Cathy Allen Second: Mary M Washington Action: UnanimousVoting Record:William M Mattingly YesCathy Allen YesSalvatore L Raspa YesMary M Washington YesMarilyn A Crosby Yes

11.04 Policy BID: Board Member Compensation

Attached for your review and approval is a minor revision to “Policy BID - Board Member Compensation” to remove bullet A under Policy Statement as this paragraph no longer applies to this policy.

Motion: To approve the consent agenda as presented.

Motion By: Cathy Allen Second: Mary M Washington Action: UnanimousVoting Record:William M Mattingly YesCathy Allen YesSalvatore L Raspa YesMary M Washington YesMarilyn A Crosby Yes

Action Items

12.01 Financial Audit for FY 2008 The audit firm of McGladrey and Pullen,

LLP has completed its audit of the financial state-ments of the St. Mary’s County Public Schools (SMCPS) fiscal year 2008, which ended June 30, 2008. The Board’s Audit Committee recommends acceptance of the audit report, as reviewed by them Dec. 9, 2008.

The auditors have expressed an opinion that the financial statements of SMCPS fairly repre-sent the financial condition of the school system. They found no material weaknesses, and have is-sued an “Unqualified” opinion (the highest they can assign).

The audited information reflects an excess of Revenue over Expenditures of $8.7 million on a budgetary basis. We now have 13.3 million in un-reserved fund balance.

Motion: To accept the report as presented. Upon receipt, the printed version of this audit will be forwarded to the BOCC, state, and federal au-thorities. It will also be available at the public li-braries in St. Mary’s County.

Motion By: Mary M Washington

Second: Cathy AllenAction: UnanimousVoting Record:

William M Mattingly YesCathy Allen YesSalvatore L Raspa YesMary M Washington YesMarilyn A Crosby Yes

12.02 403(b) Retirement Plan Contract Award

In August, the school system solicited re-quests for proposals from current vendors, as well as other providers of 403(b) retirement plans. The proposals were accepted on Sept. 12, 2008. The proposals were reviewed by Wachovia Securities, a consultant working with the school system on developing a plan to meet the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) mandated changes. Four firms were short-listed and were interviewed Nov. 6, 2008. The school system had an information forum Nov. 17, 2008, and met with the employ-ees associations earlier that same day. Wachovia Securities, in working with school system staff, evaluated the vendors utilizing 12 areas of consid-eration and narrowed the potential vendors to two; MetLife Resources and ING. Staff is recommend-ing that the Board of Education approve entering into contract negotiations with MetLife Resources as a single vendor for providing the 403(b) servic-es to the school system. If the school system and MetLife Resources are not able to come to agree-ment as the provider of the 403(b) services, the school system would open discussions with ING.

Motion: That the Board of Education ap-prove school system staff entering into contract negotiations with MetLife Resources as the single vendor for providing the 403(b) services to the school system and that if the school system and MetLife Resources are not able to come to agree-ment for MetLife Resources being the provider of the 403(b) services, the school system would open discussions with ING.

Motion By: Cathy Allen Second: Slavatore L Raspa Action: UnanimousVoting Record:William M Mattingly YesCathy Allen YesSalvatore L Raspa YesMary M Washington YesMarilyn A Crosby Yes

12.03 High School Program of StudiesThe proposed revisions for the St. Mary’s

County Public Schools High School Program of Studies 2009-2010 is presented for approval. Pro-posals include additional courses and updating current programs.

The first reading was held Nov. 12, 2008. The proposed changes were posted on the website for public feedback. No one spoke at the public meet-ing Nov. 25, 2008. No changes are being submit-ted today as a result of public feedback.

Motion: To approve the St. Mary’s County Public Schools High School Program of Studies 2009-2010 as presented.

Motion By: Salvatore L Raspa

Second: Cathy AllenAction: UnanimousVoting Record:William M Mattingly YesCathy Allen YesSalvatore L Raspa YesMary M Washington YesMarilyn A Crosby Yes

1. Agenda for Special Meeting on December 24, 2008 (published)

2. Dept. of Public Works and Transportation (George Er-ichsen, P.E., Dir.; and

Jackie Fournier, Transporta-tion Mgr. )

FY2009 STS Grant Agreement (funding for the ADA, SSTAP, Rural Community Based, Job Ac-cess I and II, and Public Routes) totaling $2,147,001, and

related BAsMotion: To approve and autho-

rize Commissioner President Rus-sell to execute the State of Mary-land Department of Transporta-tion Operating Grant Agreement, in the amount of $2,147,001, and to sign the six related budget amend-ments that include increases from the BOCC Emergency Reserve (in the total amount of $41,998) and decreases with in the departments projects to reduce the amount of County funding.

Motion By:Mattingly Second:JarboeAction:PassedVoting Record:Francis Jack Russell YesThomas Mattingly YesDaniel Raley YesLawrence Jarboe YesKenneth Dement Yes

3. Dept. of Public Safety (David Zylak, Director)

A. Homeland Security Grant

MOA ($287,208) and related BA increasing the project budget by $82,198 and allocating funds in accordance with the prioritized spending plan developed by Pub-lic Safety; no required Co. match

(Michelle Lilly, Mgr., Emer-gency Mgr. Div.; Lt. Ed Willen-borg, Sheriffs Office; Bob Kelly, Dir., IT)

Motion: To approve and au-thorize the Commissioner Presi-dent to sign the Memorandum of Agreement with the Maryland Emergency Management Agency for the Federal Fiscal Year 2008 Homeland Security Grant Pro-gram, in the amount of $287,208, and the related Budget Amend-ment increasing the project budget revenues and expenses by $82,198 in accordance with the actual agreement/award amount.

Motion By: Mattingly Second:DementAction:PassedVoting Record:Francis Jack Russell YesThomas Mattingly YesDaniel Raley YesLawrence Jarboe YesKenneth Dement Yes

B. BA ($10k) closing out MIEMSS Radio Maintenance Project, due to state grant not being received (on behalf of the state, contracted with Commer-cial Communications to have state radios repaired).

(Tommy Mattingly, Jr., Emer-gency. Communications Mgr.)

Motion: To approve and au-thorize the Commissioner Presi-dent to sign the budget amend-ment closing out project MD0940, MIEMSS Radio Maintenance, and returning $10,000 to Supplemen-tal Reserve.

Motion By: Dement Second:MattinglyAction:PassedVoting Record:Francis Jack Russell YesThomas Mattingly YesDaniel Raley YesLawrence Jarboe YesKenneth Dement Yes

4. Dept. of Economic and Community Development (Bob Schaller, Director; Carolyn Laray, Tourism Mgr.)

FY2009 State Marketing Grant Agreement ($62,341) with the MD Tourism Dev. Board and related

BA (increasing the project budget by $2,341), no County funds

Motion: To approve and autho-rize the Commissioner President to sign the FY2009 County Coop-erative Marketing Grant Agree-ment with the Maryland Tourism Development Board.

Motion: To approve and autho-

rize the Commissioner President to sign the Budget Amendment re-f lecting an increase in the FY2009 Tourism Marketing Grant, Project Number MD0917, by $2,341.

Motion By: Dement Second: MattinglyAction: PassedVoting Record:Francis Jack Russell YesThomas Mattingly YesDaniel Raley YesLawrence Jarboe YesKenneth Dement Yes

5. Dept. of Recreation and Parks (Phil Rollins, Director)

A. MOU with the MD SHA for FY09 National Recreational Trails Program funding ($30k) for Phase V of the Three Notch Trail

Motion: To approve and au-thorize the Commissioner Presi-dent to sign the Memorandum of Understanding with the Maryland State Highway Administration for FY09 National Recreational Trails Program funding for Phase V of the Three Notch Trail in the total amount of $30,000.

Motion By: Jarboe

Second:DementAction:PassedVoting Record:Francis Jack Russell YesThomas Mattingly YesDaniel Raley YesLawrence Jarboe YesKenneth Dement Yes

B. POS grant application and

project agreement for Phase V of the Three Notch Trail ($276,408) and related BA (transferring $175,000 in State funds from Phase IV A to Phase V)

Motion: To approve and au-thorize the Commissioner Presi-dent to execute the revised FY09 Program Open Space grant ap-plication and project manage-ment agreement for Phase V of the Three Notch Trail in the total amount of $276,408, and to sign the related budget amendment that realigns $175,000 from the Phase IV A project PA0106 to the Phase V project PA0804.

Motion By: Dement Second: MattinglyAction:PassedVoting Record:Francis Jack Russell YesThomas Mattingly YesDaniel Raley YesLawrence Jarboe YesKenneth Dement Yes

(Debra Pence, Museum Divi-sion Manager)

C. MD Heritage Areas Au-thority grant agreement ($92,500) for the Piney Point Lighthouse Museum and related BA (decreas-ing the project budget by $7,500)

Motion: To approve and au-thorize the Commissioner Presi-dent to sign the FY09 Maryland Heritage Areas grant agreement and related assurances in the total amount of $92,500 for the Piney Point Lighthouse Museum, and the related budget amendment that decrease the project RF0103 by $7,500 to align the project with the actual grant award.

Motion By: Dement Second:MattinglyAction: PassedVoting Record: Francis Jack Russell YesThomas Mattingly YesDaniel Raley YesLawrence Jarboe YesKenneth Dement Yes

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Alice Mildred Brown, 99

Alice Mildred Brown, 99 of Leonardtown died Aug. 16 in her home.

Born Nov. 9, 1908 in Baltimore, Md., she was the daughter of the late James and Lilly Mae Jackson Rebham.

She was a member of St. George’s Episcopal Church, Valley Lee, and Order of the Eastern Star, Chapter 107, Ju-lia Halla, Hollywood.

Mrs. Brown is survived by two sons, Lloyd E. (Jerry) Brown, Jr. of Leonardtown and Willard Bruce Brown of Terra Alta, W. Va. She is also survived by six grand-children, Julie Brown-Rund, Jeff Brown, Nancy Deal, Wendy Jarda, Judy Graybill and Pheobe Brown, and eight great-grandchildren Clay and Will Rund, Kristen and Josh Brown, Shawn and Bruce Deal, Audrey and Samantha Jarda.

She was predeceased by a daughter Betty Ruth Brown and a brother John B. Fenwick.

Relatives and friends at-tended Mrs. Brown’s Life Celebration in the Brinsfield Funeral Home, Leonardtown Wednesday, Aug. 20 from 5 – 8 p.m. with prayers recited at 7 p.m. A funeral service will be held Thursday, Aug. 21 at 11 a.m. in St. George’s Epis-copal Church, Valley Lee. Reverend Greg Syler, pastor of the church, will officiate. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

Memorial Contributions may be made to The Mis-sions Endowment Fund or Cemetery and Grounds Fund, c/o St. George’s Episcopal Church, P.O. Box 30, Valley Lee, MD 20692.

Condolences to the fam-ily may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com.

Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown.

Francis Joseph Brown, Sr., 66

Francis Joseph Brown, Sr., 66, passed away in his home in Indian Trail, N.C. Aug. 12.

Mr. Brown was born July 1, 1942 in Leonardtown, son of the late Mary Edna Brown Norris.

Mr. Brown is survived by his wife Jacqueline Mer-cer Brown; a son Francis J. Brown, Jr. and his wife Shelia of Stanfield, N.C.; a daughter Jennifer Lynn Brown of Indi-an Trail, N.C. and two grand-daughters Christianna Page and Allyson Grace Brown.

The family received friends Sunday, Aug. 17 from 2 – 5 p.m. in the Matting-ley-Gardiner Funeral Home, where Prayers were said at 3 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Mon-day, Aug. 18 at 9:30 a.m. in St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church with Fr. John Mat-tingly officiating. Interment followed in Charles Memo-rial Gardens.

Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.

Luis Antonia Castillo, 70

Luis Antonia Castillo, 70, of Leonardtown died Aug. 16 in St. Mary’s Nursing Center, Leonardtown.

Born Sept. 20, 1937 in Puerto Rico, he was the son of the late Luis Antonia and Elsa Monserrate Morales Castillo.

Luis is survived by three sisters, M. Elaine Ohler of Millsboro, Del., Evelyn Cas-tillo of Chestertown, Md. and Elsie Collins of Las Vegas, Nev. He is also survived by several nieces and nephews.

Family received friends Wednesday, Aug. 20 from 11 a.m. – noon in the Brinsfield Funeral Home, Leonardtown, with prayers recited at noon. Deacon George L’Heureux officiated. Graveside service followed at 2 p.m. at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.

Memorial Contributions may be made to the St. Mary’s Nursing Center Foundation, Inc.,

21585 Peabody Street, Leonardtown, MD 20650.



Lloyd Raymond Harris, 97

Lloyd Raymond Har-ris, 97, died peacefully Aug. 12 in the St. Mary’s Nursing Center.

Mr. Harris was a longtime resident of St. Mary’s County. He was born in Gallatin, Mo. June 13, 1911 to the late How-ard May Harris and Frankie Lee Jackson. He married his beloved wife of 59 years, Mary Catherine “Sis” Nelson at the Washington Cathedral in Washington D.C. Sept. 2, 1939. She preceded him in death in 1998. He was also preceded in death in 1998 by his beloved sister Margaret Harris.

Mr. Harris served in the United States Army as an As-sistant Chaplain. Following his army service he was em-ployed in Washington, D.C. by the Federal Government for many years before retir-ing. He then worked in the tax department for the State of Maryland and retired in 1971. During his retirement, he and his wife enjoyed trav-eling throughout the United States.

He enjoyed playing cards, dancing and buying new cars. Ray loved life and most of all he enjoyed helping others while expecting nothing in return. He was devoted in the care of his wife and sister un-til their death.

The family received friends in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, Friday, Aug. 15 from 9 – 10 a.m. with a funer-al service that followed at 10 a.m. officiated by Rev. Keith Schukraft. Interment followed at Charles Memorial Gardens in Leonardtown. Pallbearers were Frank Nelson, Donnie Bowles, Fred Nelson, Harry Nelson, Jr., Michael Russell and Roy Copsey.

Contributions may be made to American Heart Association, 415 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201-4101.


Valorie Anne Henry, 48

Valorie Anne Henry, 48, of Mechanicsville, formerly of Grandview, Mo., died Aug. 17, in Lexington Park.

Born Oct. 31, 1959 in Lincoln, Neb. she was the daughter of James Ray Dick-inson of Mouldrow, Okla. and Hortense Anne Campbell Crawford of Grandview, Mo. She was the loving wife of Earl Allan Henry, whom she married July 16, 1986 in War-rensburg, Mo.

She is survived by her son Earl Ian Henry.

Mrs. Henry gradu-ated from Grandview High School’s Class of 1977. She moved to St. Mary’s County in October 1988 from Wal-dorf, Md.

The family will receive friends Saturday, Aug. 23 from 10 – 11 a.m. in Patux-ent River Assembly of God Church, California, where a Funeral Service will be held at 11 a.m. with Pastor Lanny Clark officiating. Interment will be held Wednesday, Aug. 27 at 10 a.m. in Maryland Veteran’s Cemetery, Chelten-ham, Md.

Contributions may be made to Hospice if St. Mary’s, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650.


Karen A. McEntyre, 51

Karen A. McEntyre, 51 of Lexington Park, formerly of Plano, Texas, died Aug. 13 in Washington Hospital Center.

Born Feb. 24, 1957 in Sweetwater, Texas she was the daughter of Carold and Mary Aleese Benson of Pla-no, Texas.

She is also survived by her children Jeremy Porter of Snyder, Texas, Jonathan Porter of Plano, Texas, Angie Porter, Sheila Horton and Ma-rissa Horton, all of Lexington Park as well as her brother Victor Benson of Plano, Texas and three grandchildren.

Karen was employed as a registered nurse.

All services are private. Arrangements provided

by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.

Timothy Brian McGrath, 50

Timothy Brian McGrath, 50, of Lexington Park died Aug. 11 in St. Mary’s Hospi-tal, Leonardtown.

Born June 14, 1958 in Freeport, Ill., he was the son of Patricia (Chambers) Mc-Grath of Mesa, Ariz. and the late Charles McGrath.

Timothy attended La-salle-Peru High School in La-salle, Ill. where he graduated in 1976. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1976 until 1999. After his service in the Navy, Timothy was employed by a Government Contractor and worked at the Patuxent River Naval Air Station. He was an Elks Lodge member and a past member of the Lexing-ton Park Volunteer Rescue

Squad. In addition to his mother,

Timothy is survived by his wife Debra Kay (Houtz) Mc-Grath, his son, Sean Patrick McGrath of Lexington Park, his sister, Karen McGrath of Mesa, Ariz. and his brother, Michael McGrath of Ill.

A memorial service will be held Saturday, Aug. 23 at 10 a.m. at the Bay District Volunteer Fire Department, Lexington Park.



Patrick Connor Miller 2

Patrick Connor Mill-er 2, of Avenue died Aug. 12 in St. Mary’s Hospital, Leonardtown.

Connor was born Oct. 11, 2005 in Anne Arundel Medi-cal Center, Annapolis, Md., the son of James L. Miller and Krystal Kaldenbach of Avenue.

He is survived by two sis-ters, Lillian and Kayla Miller, a brother Kyle Miller, his pa-ternal grandparents James L. and Darlene Oliver Miller of Chaptico, maternal grandpar-ents, Eugene Kaldenbach of Harrimon, Tenn., and Debra Adams Kaldenbach of Win-chester, Ky.; great-grandpar-ents Francis and Audrey Oli-ver of Chaptico and

G reat-g rand mother s Mary Lou Adams of Waldorf, Md. and Shirley Miller of Newburg, Md.

The family received friends for Connor’s Life Celebration Sunday, Aug. 17 from 3 – 4 p.m. in the Brins-field Funeral Home, Leonard-town, with a funeral service at 4 p.m. Interment was private.



Mary Aleathea Redmond, 84

Mary Aleathea Redmond, 84, of Leonardtown died Aug. 16 in St. Mary’s Hospital.

Born April 18, 1924 in Mechanicsville she was the daughter of Clarence Leo Ev-ans and Gertrude M. (Pilker-ton) Evans.

Aleathea graduated from Margaret Brent High School in 1941. She worked from 1961 to 1971 as a secretary/re-ceptionist for St. Mary’s Col-lege. She enjoyed cooking, croqueting, playing cards, gardening, and sewing; often making clothing for her and her daughter.

She is preceded in death by husband James Franklin

Redmond, whom she mar-ried March 4, 1945 at the Im-maculate Conception Catholic Church in Mechanicville. She is survived by her beloved chil-dren Gayle A. Hancock and her husband William of Fair-fax, Va., and James “Frank” Redmond and his wife Wanda of Fredericksburg, Va. She is also survived by three grand-children, Jeffery A. Hancock and his wife Jennifer of Fair-fax, Va., Mark D. Redmond and his wife Tanya of Fred-ericksburg, Va., Jason P. Red-mond of Fredericksburg; and four great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her sister Agnes Rice.

Family received friends Wednesday, Aug. 20 from 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. in the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonar-dtown. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated 11 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 20 at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Leonardtown, with Rev. John Dakes officiating. Interment followed in Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown.

Serving, as pallbearers were Mark Redmond, Jason Redmond, Jeffery Hancock, Bill Hancock, Lawrence Pilk-erton, and Arthur Pilkerton. Honorary pallbearer was Earl Dean.

Memorial contribution can be made to the Ridge Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 456, Ridge, MD 20680.



Louis Marshall “Junior” Thompson, Jr., 84

Louis Marshall “Junior” Thompson, Jr., 84, of Avenue died Aug. 4 in his residence.

He was born July 20, 1924 in Dynard to the late Louis Marshall and Catherine Elea-nor Harris Thompson Sr.

He was the loving hus-band of Rose Lee Thompson whom he married July 26, 1942 in Sacred Heart Church, Bushwood. He is also sur-vived by his children, Mar-garet Taylor and her husband George of Hollywood, Buddy Thompson and his wife Deb-bie of Avenue, Benny Thomp-son and his wife Mary of

Morganza, Donnie Thompson and his wife Debbie of Me-chanicsville and Rose Mary George and her husband John of Avenue; 16 grandchildren, 44 great-grandchildren, two step-grandchildren and his sisters Mary Ozella Lacey of Abell, Gertrude Osborne of King George, Va. and Susan Vallandingham of Bushwood.

He was preceded in death by one great-grandchild and his sisters Catherine Hall and Louise Bryant.

A lifelong resident of St. Mary’s County, Junior was a self-employed waterman. While enlisted in the U.S. Army from Oct. 19, 1944 to Nov. 19, 1945, he served as a rifleman, a light machine gunner and a cook.

He belonged to the Knights of Columbus and en-joyed playing cards and being with his family and his two special buddies Maynard and Ringo.

The family received friends in the Mattingley-Gar-diner Funeral Home Thursday, Aug. 7 from 5 – 8 p.m. with prayers being said at 7 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Friday, Aug. 8 at 9:30 a.m. in Holy Angels Cath-olic Church, Avenue, with Fr. William Gurnee officiating. Interment followed in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Bushwood. Pallbearers were Johnny George, Jereme George, Tina Fay Ferguson, Dave Hodg-es, Matthew Thompson and Donnie Thompson. Honorary pallbearers were his grand-children, nieces and nephews.

Contributions may be made to Holy Angels Sacred Heart School, 21335 Colton’s Point Road, Avenue, MD 20609, Seventh District Vol-unteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 7, Avenue, MD 20609 and/or Hospice of St. Mary’s, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650.


Evelyn Tillotson Woods, 86

Evelyn Tillotson Woods, 86, of California died Aug. 14 in St. Mary’s Nursing Center, Leonardtown.

Born Dec. 18, 1921 in LeMoyne, Pa., she was the daughter of the late George C. Tillotson and Eva (Dowhow-er) Tillotson. Evelyn was an avid Pittsburgh Steelers fan.

Evelyn is survived by her daughters, Christine W. Moore of Chesapeake Beach, Md. and Deborah J. Standish of California, four grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.

All services are private. Condolences to the fam-

ily may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com.


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ToneyL.Berry“Black-berry,”38

Toney L.Berry“Black-berry,” 38,of Lutz, Fla.,formerly ofSt. Mary’sCounty, diedDec.8inUni-versity Com-munity Hos-

pital in Tampa, Fla. after ashortillness.

Born March 3, 1970 inLeonardtown,hewasthesonofMitchellL.GrimesandPhyllis(Berry)Somerville.

Toneyreceivedhiseduca-tioninSt.Mary’sCountyPub-licSchoolsandgraduatedfromLeonardtownHighSchool.Hewas a mechanic by trade. Helovedworkingoncarsandgo-ingtotheracetrackwithToneyGoddardandfamily.

He also loved to spin re-cords.Heworked forDJFox,DJBrownProductionsandLi-onelBlackwellProduction,Co.Heenjoyedplayingsoftballandwasafanofanykindofracing,nomatterwhatitwas.HealsoenjoyedwatchingtheRedskinsonSundayandwrestling.

Toney always had a bigsmileonhisface.Hewasknownas“Blackberry”tohisfriends.HisspecialfriendswereLionelBlackwell,ToneyGoddardandfamily,DJBrown,andBobbyBeanandfamily.Toneywillberemembered as a loving son,husband, stepfather, cousin,godfather, uncle, brother andfriend.

Toney leaves to cherishhis memory, devoted wife;LaraBerry,threestepchildren;Ashely,Andrew,andJacobVi-verette,mother;PhyllisSomer-ville, father;MitchellGrimes,brother;JosephB.Somerville,Jr., sister in law; Zelma D.Somerville, nephew; QuintonRemied,grandmother;LucilleBerry, Aunts; Vera Fenwick,Agnes Moore and CherylCastle,Uncles;CharlesBerry,LavaghnBerryandTroyBerryaswellasahostofcousinsandfriends.

Mr.Berrywasprecededindeathbyhisstepfather;JosephBernardSomerville,Sr.,grand-father;JamesTurnerBerryandhisuncle;JamesLeviBerry.

Serving as pallbearerswere Wayne Jorden, KevinBrown, Toney Goddard, Lio-nel Blackwell, Bobby BeanandDwightSmith.

Family received friendsDec. 15 from 9 – 11 a.m. inthe Brinsfield Funeral Home, Leonardtown. A Funeral Ser-vicewasheldat11a.m.Inter-mentwillbeprivate.

Condolences to the fam-ilycanbemadeatwww.brins-fieldfuneral.com.

Arrangements by theBrinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown.

Edith“Dee”IreneBurandt,�9

Edith“Dee”IreneBurandt,69ofCalifornia,Md.,diedDec10inherresidence.

Dee was born Aug. 17,1939 in Washington, D.C. to

Henry andEvaSchooley.

Dee issurvived byher husband,Gerald Al-len Burandt,brother; Wil-liam School-

ey, daughters;BunnyRussell,Happy Estes and Dee Estep,son; Thomas Burandt, grand-children;TiffanyHarrell,Lac-ey Russell, Nichole Russell,HeatherRussell,VictoriaRus-sell,MikalaSwordsandPaigeEstep and great-granddaugh-ter;TrinityRussell.

Deeworkedasasecretaryfor the Steamfitters Union Lo-cal602inWashington,D.C.

She is a past Matron ofthe Order of the Eastern Starin both North Carolina andMaryland.

She is also a Major-ityMemberofJob’sDaughtersInternational.

Family received friendsDec. 13 from 1 – 2 p.m. atBrinsfield Funeral Home, Leonardtown,whereaMemo-rialServicewasconductedat2p.m.

A reception followed atThomas J. Shryock MasonicLodge, 22410 Mervell DeanRoad,Hollywood,MD20636.

The Family is requestingthat in lieu of flowers, dona-tions be made to the Ameri-can Diabetes AssociationWashington, DC-MD Office, 1025 Connecticut Ave., N.W.Suite#1005,Washington,DC20036-4104and/orHospiceofSt.Mary’s,Inc.,P.O.Box625,Leonardtown,MD20650

Condolencestothefamilymay be made at www.brins-fieldfuneral.com.


DelmaLenoreBennett,91

D e l m aLenore Ben-nett, 91, ofLeonardtowndied Dec. 11in St. Mary’sHospital.

B o r nJan. 4, 1917

in Drayden, Md. she was thedaughterofthelateOliverandLouiseAdamsMilburn.

Shewasthelovingwifeofthe late Thomas WashingtonBennett,whomshemarriedinSt.George’sEpiscopalChurchin1949andwhoprecededherindeathAug.9,1974.

Sheissurvivedbyherchil-dren;LouiseBlancheBennettofTowson,Md.,StephenRich-ardBennettofMechanicsville,Md., Ruth Delma Bennett ofHouston, Texas and RobertHenry Bennett of Leonard-town,aswellashersistersVir-giniaStoneofMedley’sNeck,Elizabeth Johnson of Leonar-dtown and Charlotte BennettofLusby.Sheisalsosurvivedby six grandchildren and onegreat-grandchild.

ShewasprecededindeathbyhersonThomasOliverBen-nett and her siblings; Harvey,Stephen,James,RobertandEl-liottMilburn.

A lifelong resident of St.

Mary’sCounty,Delmagradu-ated from Great Mills HighSchool’s Class of 1935. Shewas a homemaker who lovedgardening and her flowers.

The family receivedfriendsDec.15from5–8p.m.in the Mattingley-GardinerFuneral Home, Leonardtown,where prayers were said at 7p.m. A funeral service washeld Dec. 16 at 11a.m. in St.Andrew’s Episcopal Church,California, with Rev. ShearonSykes-Williams officiating. In-termentfollowedinthechurchcemetery. Pallbearers wereStephenBennett,RobertBen-nett,TommyBennett,WilliamRidgell, Bruce Milburn andJustinBowers.

Contributions may bemade to St. Andrew’s Epis-copal Church, 44078 St. An-drew’s Church Road, Califor-nia,MD20619.

Arrangements providedby the Mattingley-GardinerFuneralHome,P.A.

MichaelS.Daugherty,58

MichaelS.Daugherty,58,ofAdamstown,Md.diedDec.12inCaliforniaMd.

Born March 23, 1950, hewas the son of Rev. CharlesDaugherty and Jessie (Wise)Daugherty. Michael was acomputer programmer forWyleLabs,Inc.

Inadditiontohisparents,Michael is survived by hiswife,MarieB.Daugherty,andsonJohnH.Daugherty.

A Memorial Service willbeheldDec.21at2p.m.inSt.Andrew’s Episcopal Church,California.Inurnmentwillfol-lowinthechurchcemetery.

Memorial contributionsmaybemadetoFriendsMeet-ingSchool,3232GreenValleyDrive,Ijamsville,MD21754.

Condolencestothefamilymay be made at www.brins-fieldfuneral.com.


GeorgeMageeLongfel-low,95

G e o r g eMagee Long-fellow, 95, ofL e x i n g t o nPark diedDec. 8 in St.Mary’s Nurs-ingCenter.

B o r nAug. 12, 1913 in Richmond,Va.,hewasthesonofthelateJohn Gilman Longfellow andMaryBettieMagee.

Mr. Longfellow spent al-most thirty years in the U.S.Marine Corps as a MasterGunnery Sergeant.He servedin the Asiatic Pacific Cam-paign, the Korean Conflict, and the Vietnam Conflict. During his time served,Mr.Longfel-low received numerous med-alsandhonorsincludingaFiveStar Air Medal, four BronzeStars,andfourGoldStars.HewasaMasterMasonanda32nddegree Shriner. Following hisservice in the Marine Corps,he was a flight engineer for the

Shilleadaghs Flying Club. Inhis free time,Mr.Longfellowenjoyedworkinginhisgardenandonhiscars.

He is survived by hisdaughters, Robin June Long-fellowofJacksonville,Fla.andJudith Anne Longfellow-Wal-lace of Lexington Park, threegrandchildren; Cynthia Gib-bonsofJacksonville,Fla.,Jen-niferHawseofPrinceGeorge,Va. and Brian Baker of Lex-ington Park; great grandchil-dren, Alexandra and VictoriaGibbons of Jacksonville, Fla.,DevonandDakotaRebarchickofPrinceGeorge,Va., sisters;MaryBrownofWarren,OhioandMarthaWhitedofDayton,Ohio.

Hewasprecededindeathbyhiswife,June;sisters,Pris-cilla Johnson, and VirginiaSherman;andbrothers,HarryandElmerLongfellow.

FamilyreceivedfriendsforGeorge’sLifeCelebrationDec.11from5–8p.m.intheBrins-field Funeral Home, Leonard-town. A Funeral Service wasconductedat7p.m.Intermentwill be held Jan. 30, 2009 at1 p.m. in Arlington NationalCemetery,Arlington,VA.

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JamesBartholomew“Sol-lie”Norris,Sr.,87

J a m e sBartholomew“Sollie” Nor-ris, Sr., 87, ofChapticodiedDec.15inhisresidence.

B o r nOct. 1, 1921inAvenue,he

wasthesonofthelateJosephStewartandAliceSelinaWiseNorris.

Hewasprecededindeathby his wife Helen VeronicaHallNorrisJuly12,1992;theyweremarriedFeb.16,1942inSacredHeartCatholicChurch,Bushwood.

Heissurvivedbyhischil-dren: Jean Carolyn Quade ofMechanicsville,BubbyNorrisandhiswifeCarolynofChap-tico,FrancisSteuartNorrisandhis wife Jessie of Pikeville,N.C. and Miriam “Mickey”McGinnis and her husbandWilliam of Waldorf; andhis sister: Eleanor Christen-bery; 10 grandchildren; sevengreat grandchildren and twostep-great-grandchildren.

Hewasprecededindeathbyhissoninlaw:JamesHar-oldQuade,siblings:EarlNor-ris,ElliotNorris,IrvingNorris,Cecil Norris, Norman Norris,Connie Norris, Elvie Baily,Gertrude Cusic, Mary AgnesEllis andFrancesTurnerHallSaunders.

Sollie was a lifelong St.Mary’sCountyresidentwherehe attendedRiverSpringsEl-ementary and Margaret BrentHigh School. He worked asa carpenter at Cedar Point,and as an auto salesman forGuy Chevrolet, Park PontiacandSponslerPontiac.HealsoworkedataPepcoPlant.

HeservedintheU.S.ArmyfromAug.28,1944–Feb.16,1946 where he was stationedin the Luzon Philippines; hisdecoration of honors include:Good Conduct, Asiatic Pacific Theater Ribbon, PhilippineLiberationRibbonandVictoryRibbonWWII.

Sollie enjoyed fishing, hunting,farmingandspendingtimewithhisfamily.

The family will receivefriendsDec.18from4–8p.m.in the Mattingley-GardinerFuneralHome,wherePrayerswillbesaidat7p.m.AMassofChristianBurialwillbecel-ebrated Dec. 19 at 10 a.m. inSacredHeartCatholicChurch,Bushwood, with Fr. FrancisEarly officiating. Interment willfollowintheChurchCem-etery.PallbearerswillbeMarkNorris,SeanNorris,KyleMc-Ginnis, Gary Norris, ScottArmsworthy and Josh Nor-ris. Honorary Pallbearers willbe Grandchildren and GreatGrandchildren. Contributionsmaybemadeto:HospiceofSt.

Mary’s,P.O.Box625,Leonar-dtown,MD20650,7thDistrictOptimist Club ScholarshipFund,P.O.Box53,Bushwood,MD 20618 and/or 7th DistrictVolunteerRescueSquad, P.O.Box7,Avenue,MD20609.


Dr.Robert“Bob”J.OttSr.,7�

Dr. Rob-ert “Bob” J.OttSr.passedaway peace-fully at homewith fam-ilybesidehimDec. 12, aftera long battle

withProstateCancer.Heisprecededindeathby

hisparentsAndrewandEmmaOtt,alongwithhisbrotherAn-drewB.OttJr.,andsistersRuthO’BrienandJaneSchmauder.

Hisbiggestjoywasbeingwithhisfamily;hislovingwifeMary, and his children andgrandchildren who lovinglycalledhimPop-Pop.

Heissurvivedbyhiswifeof52years,MaryRose,whomhemarriedin1956.Heisalsosurvived by his sonRobert J.OttJr.andwifeJudy;daughterRegina O. Sommer and hus-bandMike;daughterMaryO.PriceandhusbandDavid;sonCaptainGregoryM.Ott,USNand wife Rebecca, and sonCharles B.W. Ott; grandchil-drenKyleandEricFlynn,Jes-sicaandMichaelOtt,KatieandChristopher Ott, and DelaneyandZacharyOtt.

Bob was born August 1,1932inIrvington,N.J.Hegrad-uatedfromSetonHallPrepin1950, attended GeorgetownUniversityandgraduatedwithhisDDSin1956.Aftergradu-ation he served in the UnitedStatesNavyfortwoyearsandwashonorablydischargedandmoved to Westfield, N.J.

In Westfield, he practiced general dentistry for over 25yearsbeforejoiningDeltaDen-talPlanofNew Jersey as theVicePresidentofProfessionalServices in 1983. Six yearslaterhewaspromotedtoPres-identandCEOandservedinthat capacity until his retire-mentinJune1996.

In addition, from June1994 through June 1996, heservedastheChairmanoftheBoard of Delta Dental PlansAssociation.Hewas amem-ber of the ADA, NJDA, andtheCentralDentalSocietyaspresident, theAmericanCol-legeofDentists,andtheInter-nationalCollegeofDentists.

While in Westfield, Bob was drawn to communityservice. He served as a re-gional boardmember for theBank of New York. He wasalso a member of the localAmericanRedCross,servingas their chairman. He was amemberoftheCivilDefense,the Rotary Club of Westfield, the Westfield High School BoosterClub, scoutmasterofBoy Scout Troop 73, and amemberofEchoLakeCoun-tryClub.

HewasactivewithHolyTrinityCatholicChurchserv-ingontheParishCouncilandasaEucharisticMinisterandwasamemberoftheKnightsofColumbus.In2003,heandMary moved to Hollywood,Maryland where he retiredcontinuinghishobbiesofgolf,boating and gardening andaddingcrabbing.

In Hollywood, he was amember of St. John FrancisRegis Catholic Church andserved briefly on the Parish Council.Hewasalsoamem-ber of the local Lions ClubandtheNavyLeague.

The family receivedfriends at Brinsfield Funeral HomeDec.165–8p.m.Afu-neralmasswasheldatSt.JohnFrancisRegisCatholicChurchDec. 17 at 10 a.m. IntermentfollowedatSt.George’sCath-olicChurchCemeteryinVal-leyLee,Maryland.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations toSt. Jude Children’s Hospital501St.JudePlace,Memphis,TN38105and/ortheHospice

House of St. Mary’s, P.O.Box 625, Leonardtown, MD20650

MaryRuthNealeSomer-ville,75

M a r yRuth NealeSomerville,75 of Leon-ardtown diedDec.8,inherresidence.

B o r nOct. 29, 1933

inMaddox,Md.,shewasthedaughterof the lateClarenceThomas and Nellie GertrudeNeale.

She was the loving wifeof George Mitchell Somer-ville, Sr. whom she marriedOct.12,1957inLeonardtown.She is also survived by herchildren;RoyChesleyandhiswifeJackieofWaldorf,JoyceWhiteandherhusbandRich-ardofTanzania,Africa,Deb-orah Khavkin of Arlington,Va., Barbara Somerville andherhusbandWilliamofSilverSpring, Md., George Somer-ville,Jr.ofLeonardtown,andClarenceSomervilleofJessup,Md.;hersiblings;HelenHebband her husband William ofHollywood, Theresa Collinsand her husband James ofHollywood,VeronicaScriberofClements,Md.,ChristopherNealeandhiswifeNormaofRiverdale, Md. and GeorgeCurtisofWashington,D.C.

Shewasprecededindeathby her daughter GertrudePriestlyandhersiblings;Wil-liamNeale,LawrenceNeale,Clarence Neale II and JohnFrancisNeale.

A lifelong residentofSt.Mary’sCounty,Marygradu-ated from Banneker HighSchool’s Class of 1951. Sheattended the University ofMaryland, on the EasternShore, from 1951-1953. Shehas been an active Jehovah’sWitnesssince1965whenshewas baptized and was a fulltime minister for more thanthirtyyears.

AMemorialServicewasheldDec.17at1p.m. in theKingdom Hall of Jehovah’sWitnesses, Callaway, withFloyd Johnson officiating. In-termentwillbeprivate.


SharonRuthVarela,54

S h a r o nRuth Varela,54ofWaldorfdied Dec. 14in St. Mary’sHospital.

B o r nApril25,1954in PrinceG e o r g e ’ s

County,shewasthedaughterof Norma Marie Headley ofWaldorf and the late StanleyClarkHeadley.

She was the loving wifeof Frederico Michael Varela,whom she married Sept. 10,1973inUpperMarlboro,Md.

She is also survived byher children; Tony Varela,Stacey Varela, Brandy Yatesand Christopher Varela, allofMechanicsville, aswell asher brother Michael Head-ley of Merced, Calif., hersister Katheleen Stanalonisof Woodstock, Ga. and tengrandchildren.

Sharon was a gradu-ate of Potomac Senior HighSchool who enjoyed crochet-ing and playing bingo. Shewas a member of the Ladiesof Moose and was employedwith Nordstrom DepartmentStores,where shewas an in-ventory, integrity and qualityassuranceperson.

The family receivedfriendsDec.16from5–8p.m.in the Mattingley-GardinerFuneralHomewereafuneralservicewasheldat7p.m.withDeacon Jeff Delano officiat-ing.Intermentwasprivate.

Contributions may bemadetoAvonWalkforBreastCancer, c/o Jodi Stanalonis,42142CiderLane,Hollywood,MD20636.



He was just 22 years old.“I learned everything on the job,” King,

now the director of MetCom told The County Times. “I was the jack of all trades.”

After 23 years serving in just about every capacity from human resources to grant ad-ministrator, overseeing engineering and plan-ning of facilities to overall operations and an-other 10 as MetCom’s director, King is ready to move on to other things.

“I can’t work here forever and 33 years is a longtime,” King said.

But there is still plenty to do at MetCom before he leaves, King said, and he is trying to get as much done as he can.

“Anyone who knows me knows I can’t sit still,” King said. “I want to leave the commis-sion as sound fiscally and managerially as I

could.“That’s the condition it’s in now.”King touted the recent state-approved

change in the billing of customers county-wide with a service improvement charge as a drastic improvement in raising funds to build sewer projects in smaller communities.

In years past, he said, small communities in St. Mary’s had to foot the bill themselves for sewer improvements. Now the costs are spread out among all MetCom customers.

King said it might also be possible to avoid raising service rates for another three or four years.

Also the adoption of a renovation plan for the Marlay-Taylor wastewater treatment plant is nearly complete, King said, with the costs of the project much reduced.

The plan is critical not only to increase the capacity of the plant to meet increased de-mand but also to meet stringent state mandates for removing nitrogen and phosphorous from wastewater.

The plan to build a new facility for $125 million, which King said was astronomically high, has been changed to a $20 million refit of the existing site.

“What needs to be replaced now will be replaced now,” King said. “That’s one less thing he or she will [his replacement] have to deal with.”

King also said that the last few wells in the county that contained arsenic in greater quantities than federal Environmental Protec-tion Agency rules allowed would be replaced by Jan. 23.

King was unsure if the overall facilities plan for servicing the water system in conjunc-tion with other county services for the next 20 years, which started in 2006, would be com-pleted by the time he left. But said he would push ahead on the project.

“It’ll be the blueprint for the next 20 years,” King said, stating his last day on the job was Feb 27. “It’ll be close.”

While King has been the public face of MetCom for years now, he credited the 73 em-ployees there for keeping the system running smoothly, from the ones who make repairs to

the system out in the field to the administrators who do monthly billing.

King said he is the longest serving em-ployee at MetCom with his more than three decades on the job.

“I hope somebody beats that one day,” he said. “We’ve got a lot of good people at MetCom.”

After retirement King plans to continue working with the Internationa Rural Water Association to provide clean drinking water to remote villages in Honduras and other Third World locales.

He also plans to travel with his wife, who recently retired from the county’s public schools system, and get in more outdoors time fishing and hunting.

Hunting wild turkeys has become his lat-est passion, he said.

Kathleen Werner, MetCom board mem-ber, said she had asked King if he would stay and make his tenure at MetCom a full 35 years, but she knew he was ready to go.

“I wish he weren’t,” Werner said. “He’s to-tally dedicated to MetCom. He’s certainly go-ing to be missed. It’s going to be a great loss.”

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second-degree assault in Anne Arundel County in 2005.

In presiding over his competency hear-ing, Judge C. Clarke Raley said in his re-view of the case file and all the competen-cy reports from the state’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, he has never seen any indication that Chase was not able to fully understand the gravity of his situa-tion or stand trial.

Chase, who remained mostly unrespon-sive during his hearing Dec. 12, declined to testify on his own behalf.

“This is a case for the books,” Judge Raley said in open court. “[Chase]… is perfectly competent and perfectly responsible.”

A “very clever individual,” Judge Ral-ey said, Chase has “the skills to figure out how the criminal justice system works and how the people at [the psychiatric facility where Chase was examined] work.”

During court proceedings, it was made known that Chase may choose to dismiss his current counsel, Public Defender John Getz, for private counsel.

After Judge Raley informed the court and Chase that he had the absolute right to represent himself in court, even though he was advised to retain counsel, his lack of counsel on the day of the trial would not stop the proceedings of a case that has dragged on more than four years.

Judge Raley, known for sharing hu-morous stories from his legal experiences on the bench, told Chase a story of a man who had been charged with a crime, but who seemingly never went to trial because of his ability to stall the system.

“He was a constant source of irrita-tion,” Judge Raley said of the unidentified man.

He continued by saying the man finally wrote a letter to the court demanding his case be heard by a judge with an intelli-

gence quotient greater than 70.“To which I coolly replied to him: ‘We

don’t have anyone like that in this jurisdic-tion. You’re stuck with me,’” Judge Raley said. “You’re stuck with me Mr. Chase.”

Judge Raley left the trial date for Chase open to negotiation between the state and the defense, but intimated that the case had been left untried for too long.

He said there would be no continuances.

“It’s going to trial on that date,” Judge Raley said. “Whether the lawyers are pre-pared or not, I don’t care.”

According to charging documents, on Aug. 21, 2004, Chase, along with another masked accomplice, allegedly robbed the credit union located on Point Lookout Road in Leonardtown by exiting a nearby corn-field and forcing employees at gunpoint to hand over $262,000 in cash.

Police used canine units to track the suspects through the cornfields to Potato Hill Road; officers found in the cornfield nearest the bank a car-sized swath that could have been used to observe the bank without suspects being seen, according to charging documents.

Police found $10,000 in a money brick in the cornfield on the trail of the suspects.

Police later arrested Chase after a tip from a Charles County sheriff who had contact with Chase.

He said Chase wanted to buy a used car he had for sale for $12,000, charging docu-ments state, and had put down a down pay-ment of $2,500 in $50 dollar bills, some of which were in sequential order.

The sheriff called BCI detectives and told them of the contact, and they began to investigate, charging documents state.

A search of Chase’s home, vehicle and the motel room he was using in early Sep-tember of 2004 turned up more than $60,000 in cash, charging documents state.

Charging documents further allege that Chase used more than $20,000 to pay for two automobiles in the days after the robbery.

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Steven L. King, director of the St. Mary’s County Metropolitan Commission, retiring after overseeing distribution of water and sewer services for more than three decades.

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One of your co-workers is a fool.He’s always bragging about his mutt,

some cur that’s supposedly in high-demand for pretty much everything. Listening to this guy, you’d think his dog was a descen-dant of Einstein or Galileo, or had gradu-ated from Harvard. It’s blah blah blah all day long, like that fleabag invented the wheel or something.

Poor deluded fool. You have to feel sorry for him. He thinks his dog is so great, but everybody knows that the Smartest Dog in the World lives in your house.

But can your dog do more than just bark at pizza deliverers and keep the sofa warm? In the new book “Paws to Protect” by Sha-ron Sakson, you’ll meet dogs that work, fight, sleuth, and protect.

Ever since the first canine slinked toward a campfire and barked a warning, dogs have worked with humans. Author Sharon Sakson says we’d be living in a different world if it hadn’t been for dogs: legend says that Al-exander the Great had a Greyhound by his side, Attila the Hun used giant hounds in battle, Napoleon was supposedly saved from drowning by a Newfie, and nearly every im-portant American skirmish included dogs on the battlefield.

Sakson tells the story of Stubby, a Staf-fordshire Terrier who followed his master in battle and saved his battalion several times. One meeting with mustard gas almost end-ed Stubby’s life, but the dog went on to be-come the most decorated canine war hero and Georgetown University’s first football mascot.

Many of the stories Sakson presents are of brave German shepherds and Belgian Malinois on the battlefield. Years ago, those most loyal soldiers were often betrayed by the military but lately, government officials are making sure the right thing is done both for the dog and for the soldier who loves him. And before you think “large” when you think of a working or military dog, be sure to read the story of the Yorkie who helped save lives during World War II.

Dogs work to catch criminals, find miss-ing people and objects, and bring home our dead. To protect ourselves, we’ve learned to use a dog’s ever-watchful eyes, his keen hearing, and his extraordinary nose.

We’ve also learned to take advantage of his huge heart.

Have you been whining about a lack of things to read this winter? Then grab this book and chomp into it. You won’t be sorry.

Although author Sharon Sakson offers a slightly unbalanced collection of stories (many military dog accounts but surprising-ly few other protecting-dog tales), this book is still an irresistible treat for animal lovers, particularly those of the canine variety.

Some of Sakson’s true stories are warm and fuzzy. Others will make you howl with outrage and will make you dog your Con-gressman until laws are changed. Most will make you proud, and at least one of them will bring tears to your eyes.

If you’ve been scratching around for a good book to read, chase this one down. For dog lovers, “Paws to Protect” is a tail-wag-ger, for sure.

“Paws to Protect” by Sharon Saksonc.2008, Alyson Books $24.95 / $30.00 Canada 288 pagesBy: Terri Schlichenmeyer

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ByShelbyOppermann

MyheartandprayersgoouttoMrs.McKayandtheMcKay familyafter thepassingof theirmuch-lovedpatriarch,JamesManningMcKay.Mostpeo-pleontheEartharelovedandmissedastheypassonbytheirfamilyandfriends,butMr.McKayisofaspecialkindofpersonwhohasleftatangiblelegacythatmorethanjustaclosecircleoffriendswillfeelhis loss.Weseeandshop inhis storesmosteveryday,andwereadhisnewspapereveryweek.Thereareemployeeswhohavegiventhatextra100percentbecausetheyworkedforMr.McKayandweretreatedwell through theircareers,customerswhoreceivedconversationorsmilesfornoreasonotherthanwalk-ingthroughthegrocerystoredoors.Youwereap-preciated. Every last employee and customer wasappreciatedandmadetofeelspecial.

Iwas,andam,oneof thosecustomers. IhaveshoppedineveryMcKay’sstore,dependingonwhereIhavelivedwhileinSt.Mary’sCounty.Myfond-estmemoriesareoftheHollywoodstore.Ilovetheold-stylesizeofit.WhenIwantcomfort,that’swhereI shop. When I lived inHollywood, Iwould lookforward to shopping thereduring theweekandonSundaymornings.IcanstillseeMr.McKaywalkingwithhislongerstride,stoppingtosayhello,andMrs.McKaywithherbrisker,verypurposefulwalk,everbusybutaskingwhatyoumightneed.Evenwithitscompactsize,italwayshadeverythingIneeded.

My Mother wouldn’t believe me when I toldherthattheytookyourgroceriesoutforyouandputtheminyourcar.ShecamedownfromClintonmanytimesinthe1980’sand1990’stoshopatMcKay’sbe-causeitremindedherofthewaythingsusedtobe;whencustomerservicewasthenumberonepriority.Andthebaggerswouldnottakeatip.”Noma’am,we

can’ttaketips,it’spartofourservice.”Anothertime,after theCharlotteHall storewasbuilt,myMothercalledandsaidtomeetheratMcK-ay’s. CharlotteHallwasalwaysourhalfwaymeetingpoint.Shehadhitonalotterynumber,Idon’trememberhowmuch.AllIknowisIwalkedoutofMcKay’swithabout$400worthofgroceriesthatnightwhenIreallyneededit.SoIhavesomenicememoriesofMcKay’s.

Ihaveone tradition that Ihopemysonscarryon.EverybirthdaycakeforeachofthemhasbeenaMcKay’scake.½sheetchocolateforRoberttheoldest,and½sheetyellowcakefor Ryan the youngest, but always with thewhippedcreamfrosting.ThecakedecoratorshavedecoratedthemanywayIhaveeveraskedfrom that first helicopter cake for Robert (he wasbornonone)tothisyear’s21stforRyan.EvenifIforgotthecakeuntilthelasthour,itwouldbereadywhenneeded.That’squality,service,andhappyemployees.Employeesthatdonotmindgoingoutoftheirwayforthecus-tomer.Iwonderwhotaughtthemthat.

TommyMcKaydeliveredabeautifuleu-logyonhisFatheratthefuneral,andmentionedhowmanylettersthefamilyhadreceivedfromcustomersabouttheirDad’simpactorimpres-sionontheirlives.Theportionofacustomerletter he readwas touching.What awonder-fulgiftoflovetoreceiveinthemidstofsuchpain. It was also an inspiring eulogy. Mr.McKaywasapparentlystillworkingonsolvingproblemsoftheworld,thinkingaheadfornextyear’sgarden,andplanningaheadforthegro-cerystoresandthenewspaper.Nowonderheaccomplishedsomuchinhislife,andwasstillaccomplishinginthelasttwoweeks.Hewasawhirlwindofinnovationandideas.Hereallyneededanotherhundredyearstocompleteallhisprojects.

IamsurethateachofMr.McKay’seightchildrenembodyallofhisandMrs.McKay’sspecial qualities and have their own uniqueareasofexpertise.Theywillcontinuefurther-ing the legacy ofMcKay’s service and com-munitygoodwill. I,personally,havehad themostcontactovertheyearswithDavidMcKay,whohasalwaysbeen,justashisFather,greet-ingeveryonewhocomesthroughthegrocerystoredoorsasiftheywerepartofthefamily.Ioftenwonderedhowheorhisdadcouldgetanyotherworkdone,butmaybethatwastheirwork–makingeachcustomerfeelsospecial–rememberingthingsabouttheirlives,helpingthemtogetsomethingoffahighshelf,ororder-ingspecialitems.

IjustwanttosaythatI’mthankfulforsmallbusinessmen likeMr.McKay andhis familyforhelpingtokeepthesmall-townfeelinourcommunitywiththeirhands-onapproachandgraciousways.Iamhonoredtobeassociatedwithhisdreamofacountybasednewspaper.BestwishestotheMcKayfamily,Shelby

werethinkingintermsofgrades,itwouldbeanA.”

Thisnewsquellsfearsexpressedinrecentweeksregarding theaudit, since itwascom-pleted late this year. The penalty for filing late could have been as much as $1.5 million instateaidbeingwithheld.

InaformlettertoSuperintendentMichaelMartirano dated Nov. 13, the state declaredthatapproximately10percentofthecounty’sbi-monthlyaidpackagewouldbewithheldun-tiltheauditdocuments,whichweredueonthefirst of the month, were in hand.

“Wewerealittlelatethisyear…wehadalotofthingshitusthispastyearthough,”saidSpringer,whoexplainedthatinadditiontotheregular financial audit for FY08, the school systemhad also been selected to complete alegislativeauditrequiredbyarecentlypassedstatelaw.

The law was written to create more ef-fectiveoversightofpractices,procedures,andmoney transactions in the state’s school sys-tems.SMCPSisstillintheprocessofcomplet-ingthelegislativeaudit.

Board of Education Chairman WilliamMattinglysaidinNovemberthatformer

Chief financial officer Daniel Carney had alsoretiredthisyear,addingtoanalreadycon-

siderable staff shortage with the school sys-tem’s department of financial services.

“Welost40percentofourstaff…mostdueto retirement,” said Springer, adding that anodd coincidence of simultaneous retirementshadleftthepayrolldepartmentvirtuallywith-outastaff.“ButIreallywanttohighlightthefinance staff and everything they did,” he said, “theyputinalotofovertime,theytookonnewtasksthatthey’dneverdonebefore.”

Yet another hurdle delaying this year’saudit was revising the school system’s 403(b) retirement plan in accordancewith new IRSmandates. In the first major overhaul of the governingrulesofsuchplanssince1964,taxsheltered accounts are to be fully integratedplans for which the school system will havetheresponsibilityfordevelopingtheplan,planadministration, and regulatory compliance.SMCPS,inadditiontodealingwithtwoauditsandashortageofstaff,hasbeenmeetingwitha financial securities consultant to put together an integratedplanby the deadline of Jan. 1,2009.

The Board’s Audit Committee recom-mended acceptance of the audit report, as itwasreviewedbythemDec.9.

“Althoughwewerea little late thisyear,still coming out with an unqualified opinion says a lot,” said Martirano, “the good newsis that it’s finished, and we’ll be sending it to MSDEtomorrow.”

wereanygirlsathishousetopolicewhenin-terviewedasa suspect and thenchangedhisstory three times, finally saying that the sex-ualcontactbetweenheandthegirlhadbeenconsensual.

“Ineachonehelied,”WhitesaidofEdi-son’sstatementstopoliceabouttheeventsofJuly4leadingtoJuly5.

WhitealsotoldjurorsthatDNAevidencepresentedbythestatewouldshowthatEdisonhadrapedthegirl.

Kevin McDevitt, Edison’s defense at-torney, said thatmedical exams takenof theallegedvictimafter the incident showed thatthereappearedtobenobruisingorotherdam-agetoherbodyorprivateareas.

Healsosaid that theDNAevidence thatthe state would present was so insignificant thatit“isnotconsistentwithrape.”

On cross examination of the victim, the

young girl said she had not flirted with Edison priortotheallegedincidentanddidtrytopushhimaway,butadmittedthatshedidnotscreamorcryoutforhelp.

She also admitted that she and her fe-malecousinhadstayedatEdison’sresidenceforthreehours—fromthetimetheyarrived,includinganuncertainamountoftimeduringwhich the alleged incident took place —be-foretheylefttoreturntoherrelative’shomeatabout7a.m.July5.

After Edison’s arrest for second-degreerape, second-degree sexoffense and second-degree assault he was held in the detentioncenteronacriminal information.His familyprotestedasdidhislawyerforanemergencybond hearing for Edison in August but wasdenied.

Subsequenthearings tosendEdison toajuvenileprogram,and then tocontest the le-galityofhisdetentionweredefeatedincircuitcourt.

ThetrialforEdisonissettolastaslongasfourdays.

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dex,whichhelpsschool systemsmeet risingcostsofteachersalariesandinstructionalop-erationseachyear.

“We’vejusteliminatedthatfromourplan-ningprocess,”Martiranotoldcountycommis-sionersandmembersoftheSt.Mary’sCountySchoolBoard.“We’renotanticipatingthatthatmoneywillsurvive.”

The county commissioners set targetsTuesdayfortheboardofeducationandsher-iff’s office at five percent above last year’s budget; commissioners are still working ontargetsforotherdepartmentsbutwanttoen-surethatthecountycanstillmaintainitslevelofserviceandavoidcutswherepossible.

Martiranosaidthat,sofarthisyear,coun-tyschoolsbothadministrativelyandacademi-callyhaveperformedwell.

“We’venotcompromisedservicedeliverythisyear,”Martiranosaid.“Thiswillbealean[fiscal 2010] budget… to make sure that we don’tbackslide.”

All of the county’s public schools havemet their federally mandated achievementgoalsinreadingandmathematics,schoolsys-temreports indicate,andcloseto90percentof elementary school students were proficient inthosetwoareaswhenitcametostatestan-dardizedtests.

Middle school students tested at about84 percent proficient in reading and nearly 78 percentinmath;inhighschoolscholasticapti-tudetestscoresrosebyanaverageof16pointswithgraduationratesat86.23percent.

This is slightly higher than the stateaverage.

Despiterisingcostsandaperceivedneedto tighten fiscal belts board members and commissioners agreed that opening the newEvergreenElementarySchool inWildewoodwasatoppriority.

The school is set to open in the fall of2009.

The new school adheres to the “green”concept of smaller environmental impactsand greater efficiency of energy use and has received “attention locally, at the state andnationallevelsasamodelschool”Martiranosaid.

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business, Vyalex Management Solutions,Inc., an engineering firm specializing in avi-onicsengineeringandprogrammanagementservices,thathesaidhewantedtospreadalittlemoreofhispassionaround.

Leandre’s interest in engineering start-ed when he was three years old, when hewatchedashisfatherboardedaplanetotrav-elfromhishomelandofHaititotheUnitedStates.

“IrememberthinkingthatonedayIwillknowhowthismysteriouswingedtubecantraveltosuchwonderfulplaces.Icommittedmyselffromthatpointtoendeavortolearnas much as I could about flight,” he said.

Leandre’s determination paid off withthe help of mentors and specifically an in-ternshipheworkedwheninhighschool.“Iwas able to, with one internship over thesummer, see the light,” he said, explainingthat he had gone to work for the NationalOceanic and Atmospheric Administration,wherehewasexposed thehands-onactivi-tiesthatnotonlypeekedhiscuriosityaboutacareerinengineering,butgavehimexperi-encetostartwithashepursuedthatcareer.

ItwasthatexperiencethatLeandrewashoping to bring to middle and high schoolstudentsonTuesday.Thesummit,conceivedby Leandre and sponsored by C&M Solu-tions,PatriotsTechnologyTrainingCenter,LLCandtheCollegeofSouthernMaryland,focused on four subject areas: aerospacetechnologies, energetics/ordnance technolo-gies,healthcaretechnologies,andeducationandscholarshipopportunities.

“This is more to drive them into theSTEM initiative,” said Leandre, “the kidsthataredoingwellwillgointoitanyway,buttheoneswhoaren’t, thereseems tobe thisidea that there’snothing in thoseprogramsfor them, and we want to change that,” hesaid.

“It isessential to reachasmanyyoungstudentsaspossibletoexposethemtothein-crediblevarietyofcareersrelatedtoscienceand technology,” said F.J. Talley, PresidentandDeanoftheLeonardtowncampus.“Myhopeisthatstudentswhohaveyettobeginconsideringcareerswillincludeintheirca-reer exploration those fields, and that their introduction to these fields can be compel-lingandfun.”

TheNavalAirWarfareCenterAircraftDivisionatPaxRiverprovideddisplaysanddemonstrationsincludingatelemetrytrack-ing van, a post-flight debriefing system for pilots and high-speed video playback tech-nologyusedincrashsimulationtesting.NA-VAIRalsoprovidedsimulationequipmenttosupportnavalaviation.Othersinattendance,includingscientistsandengineersfromNa-valSurfaceWarfareCentersacrossthestateengagedstudentsinexperimentsusingelec-tricity,magnets, liquidnitrogen,androbot-ics,tonameafew.

Over300studentsregisteredforthesum-mitonline,butmoremayhavebeeninatten-dance that night as the engines roared, thelights flashed, and the instruments beeped theirgreetingstoeachvisitor,someaswide-eyed and curious as Leandre said he hadbeenwhenhewasyoung. “It’s the ideaofpluggingthemin,”hesaid,“connectingthedotsforthem…showingthemwhat’sthere.”

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It may not seem like an instrument that normally echoes with Christmas cheer, instead hiding in the back row and giving the rest of the brass section a punch of bass, but things are changing for the Tuba.

According to the Harvey Phillips Foundation in New York, a non profit organization that first coined the term “TUBACHRISTMAS,” moving these huge wallflowers up to the front row is gives a whole new perspective on the old instruments.

As the foundation’s website proclaims, “the Foun-dation focuses special attention on musical instruments not ordinarily the object of other support,” by offering scholarship assistance to schools that teach music per-formance, and by assisting with new compositions for such instruments, like the ones being performed this year by brass players from Calvert and St. Mary’s.

Performers do not charm audiences with the treble twang of bells or flutes, but rather, the roar of brass, and nothing could possibly sound sweeter to co-ordinator Bill White. White’s lifelong enthusiasm for the instrument led him to routinely take students to go with him to see TUBACHRISTMAS at the Kennedy Center in D.C. before he and Jim Martz, both members of the Calvert Brass Consortium, decided to contact the Harvey Phillips Foundation and Calvert Marine Museum about holding their own event in Solomons.

The annual Solomons TUBACHRISTMAS events were held the past six years at Calvert Marine Museum, where the event grew from 11 local tuba players, family and museum members to 40 tuba play-ers and hundreds of attendees last year.

“The last couple of years we were basically burst-ing at the seems,” White said, “and we couldn’t play comfortably.”

The new event location, Southern Calvert Baptist Church, at 12140 H. G. Trueman Rd (2.5 miles north of Solomons) will provide much needed additional room for attendees, not to mention dozens of musicians sporting very large instruments.

This year’s free concert, which will be held at 4

p.m. Dec. 20, promises to be as big and bold as the in-struments it showcases, and according to White, the growing pains are pleasurable.

“I never imagined that we would outgrow the auditorium and parking lot at the Calvert Marine Mu-seum,” he wrote, “or that tuba players would be sitting elbow-to-elbow with each other and face-to-face with the audience!”

And it’s not just the tubas and sousaphones that this program thrusts into the spotlight, but euphoniums as well, also known as baritones, both instruments commonly relegated to the back row of any orchestra or band.

“If you can see both the horn and the player, it’s probably a euphonium. If you can see the horn but not the player, it’s a tuba!” said White.

The first TUBACHRISTMAS concert was held in New York City’s Rockefeller Center in 1974 with over 300 tuba and euphonium players sharing the stage to pay homage to creator Harvey Phillips’s mentor and teacher William Bell, who was born on Christmas Day in 1902. This year marks the 35th anniversary of the event, and White claims it will be just as big and bold as any of the concerts that will be presented in more than 200 cities throughout the world this season.

White said players will register and then spend about an hour rehearsing before the show, but he is expecting players from Virginia, Maryland, West Vir-ginia and Delaware, in numbers surpassing last year’s turnout.

“We had about 40 last year and each year it’s gone up…so I hope I ordered enough supplies.”

For White, this is a unique opportunity to shine the spotlight on an instrument that normally doesn’t get a lot of fanfare, explaining that the tuba had been the only instrument he had ever been interested in playing, even as a little boy.

“I didn’t realize I’d be a lowly servant in the back row, sitting in the back of the bus of every band I’d ever be in,” he said, laughing.

“But for one day in the year…we’ll be able to play the melody and the harmony,” he said, “and the last shall be first.”

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Thursday, Dec. 18

BBQ Pork NightVFW (California, MD) - 5:30 p.m.Dinners include a BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwich (Reg-

ular or Carolina Style), fries and coleslaw for a bargain price of $6 per dinner. Everyone is welcome so bring your family, friends and associates; or take it to go! Proceeds support Ladies Auxiliary programs which benefit Veterans of Foreign Wars and their families.

Christmas Doll & Train ExhibitSt. Clements Island Museum - 12 noon The twenty-third Annual Christmas Doll & Train

Exhibit hosts dolls representing 14 different countries

with interesting information about that country’s holi-day traditions. Displays include a 7-foot dollhouse, Cin-derella dolls, snow babies, etc. Admission: $3 adults, $2 senior citizens and military, $1.50 children 6-18, and free for children under 5. Call 301-769-2222 for more information.

Drop in SalsaHouse of Dance (25741-C Three Notch Road, Hol-

lywood) - 7:30 p.m.Class is designed for first time dancers or more

experienced alike. Instructors for all levels will be available to teach salsa rhythms, timing, basic steps, turns, footwork, and partnering techniques. Sneakers or soft rubber soles not recommended. Practice party after class! Admission $10. Call 301-373-6330 for more information.

Community Christmas Concert Great Mills High School - 7 p.m.The sixth annual Community Christmas Concert

sponsored by Living Hope Church will feature chil-dren’s choirs, adult and children’s singing teams, a

youth ensemble, the Blue Grass Gospel Express, the Men-ard Family, Kings Christian Acad-emy Ensemble, and more. Door prizes will be given away, as well as a grand prize $250 Wal-Mart card giveaway. Refreshments will be provided after the show. Call 301-862-9805 for more information.

Friday, Dec. 19

Count Your Blessings

Hotel Charles (Hughesville) - 9 p.m.

Original mu-sic night, Shallow Deep, Everyone But Pete and Just Like Always in the party room. Cover charge. Call 301-274-4612 for more information.

Saturday, Dec. 20

Lunch with St. Nicholas

Holy Angels Hall (Avenue) - 12 noon

Serving ham-burgers, chicken tenders, macaroni salad, applesauce, chips and drinks. Children 4 and un-der are free. Ages 5-12 are $7, and 13 and up are $10. Pictures with Santa will be sold for $5.

Steak Night VFW (Califor-

nia, MD) - 5 p.m. Dinner includes

Delmonico steak, green beans, baked potato, beef veg-etable soup, salad, bread, iced tea. $13

per plate. Karaoke with Crazy Craig starts at 8:30 p.m.

T U B AC H R I S T-MAS

Southern Calvert Baptist Church - 4 p.m.

12140 H G True-man Road, Lusby. Sev-enth Annual TUBA-CHRISTMAS concert will feature musicians from Southern Mary-land playing traditional Christmas carols on tubas and euphoniums. Concert is free and open to the public. For more details, visit www.tu-bachristmas.com.

Christmas: A Cause for Celebration

Three Notch The-ater - 7 p.m.

Come out and cel-ebrate the meaning of Christmas with up and coming artist Latrice Carr, Montario Hill, and Johnne. They will take you on a musical journey through the meaning of Christmas. Tickets are $10. Pro-duced by Yclone Enter-tainment and the New-towne Players.

Kristen & the Noise with DJ Rob & Signa-ture Live

Hotel Charles (Hugheville) - 9:30 p.m.

Kristen & The Noise in the party room with DJ Rob playing during intermissions. Signature Live in front bar. Cover charge. Call 301-274-4612 for more information.

Sunday, Dec. 21

Christmas CarolingWildewood Shop-

ping Center - 6 p.m.Join the fellowship

of Lexington Park Bap-tist Church between 6 and 8 p.m. to sing Christmas carols and celebrate.

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