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The Democratic Party brand proved to be a stum-bling block for nearly everyone running under its bannerTuesday night as Republicans swept to victory in countyand state elections.

Democrat mainstays like Sen. Roy Dyson and Del.John Bohanan went down to defeat.

Steve Waugh, of Lusby, will now take over the Dis-trict 29 senate seat for the GOP and Deb Rey, who ran anardent ground campaign against Bohanan, will take theDistrict 29 B seat.

Rey was jubilant in victory but said she could barelybelieve she had won out over such an entrenched andwell-connected opponent.

It has been unbelievable, truly unbelievable, Reysaid at the Veterans of Foreign Wars post in CaliforniaTuesday night. Im still in a state of shock.

Rey said Bohanan called at about 10:20 p.m. and

conceded the race to her; she said she still sought hisadvice in lling the position he had long held.

Rey said she was anxious to take the job, though sheknew she had much to learn.

With each job theres new challenges, Rey said.You learn how to do it and then you move on.

The race in 29 B was one of the closest of the nightwith Rey besting Bohanan by only 115 votes; only nearthe end of the night did Rey pull ahead of the Democratincumbent.

Republicans also handily claimed victory in all ofthe commissioner races with Randy Guy, who spentcomparatively little on the campaign, defeating two-term incumbent Francis Jack Russell for the commis-sioner presidency.

In the Dist rict 1 race, Tom Jarboe defeated Merl Ev-ans by a more than 2-to-1 margin, while the District 2race between Mike Hewitt, a local small business ownerand Bob Schaller, former county economic developmentdirector, was closer, but Hewitt still won with about 57

percent of the vote.Newcomer John OConnor also defeated well-

known county resident and former Metropolitan Com-mission Board Chair Joe St. Clair in the District 3 racewith about 56 percent of the vote.

OConnor was another candidate who also reportedspending very little on the campaign trail.

Todd Eberly, professor of political science at St.Marys College of Maryland, said the election was a re-

pudiation of not just Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown but of theObama Administration.

On state house races, he said, the continual shiftto the GOP in St. Marys was responsible for Democratlosses but he was not sure if Reys victory was a surething.

Lets wait and see what the absentee votes tell us,Eberly said.

Bohanan, though, said he believed that the number

of absentee ballots in his district would not help himclaim victory.

Thats not enough to overcome the difference,he said Wednesday. Ill keep the full time job I have

[as senior staff member for Hoyer], working it hard andthats it.

As for St. Marys Countys political position afterthe election, it will likely be even stronger, Eberly saidnow that Larry Hogan is governor.

Waugh, Rey and District 29A winner Matt Morganwill comprise an entirely Republican county delegation

They will be part of a team working with Hogan,Eberly said. That changes the calculus.

We might actually see our governor for a change.Hogans governorship might even result in much in

creased transportation funding for the county.God knows we need some new roads and bridges

down here, Eberly said.He heaped as much praise on Hogans campaign as

he did scorn for Browns.Hogan ran a great campaign that was incredibly

focused and he refused to let Brown knock him off hismessage, Eberly said.

Hogan continually hacked away at Browns connection to Gov. Martin OMalleys administration, whichtaxed and spent heavily and favored heavy businesregulation.

Moreover, Brown continually tried to interject fearsthat Hogan would try to reverse gun control legislationand abridge a womans right to an abortion; a strategythat failed to gain traction, Eberly said.

Browns campaign was a big hot mess, it was agod-awful campaign, he said. It was fatally awed.

The GOP label even helped sweep other newcomers to politics into ofce like Christy Kelly, who ran focounty treasurer.

She beat Democrat Carrie Swartz by a 2-to-1 margin even though Swartz received outgoing Treasurer Jan

Norris endorsement. Norris is ret iring af ter 20 years inthe ofce.

Unafliated treasurer candidate Steve Gelrud garnered 3,699 votes.

Democrat incumbents Linda Dean and Bill Mattingly, judges in the Orphans Court, were also pushedaside by GOP candidates A. Allie Babcock, MichaeR. White and incumbent Dalton Wood.

It was just a good night in the state for Republicans, Eberly said.

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Turnout for the 2014 midterm electionsreached nearly half of all registered voters forSt. Marys County, according to gures fromthe local Board of Elections with just under1,200 absentee ballots yet to be counted.

Elections staff said, in light of the un-ofcial election results, the absentee ballotscould change some races outcomes.

In the delegate race for Dist. 29B whereGOP newcomer Deb Rey unseated incum-bent Democrat John Bohanan by just 115votes, elections ofcials say there are 346 is-sued absentee ballots with 264 returned as ofWednesday.

Theres enough to push it either way,one elections board ofcial said.

It was also possible that the race for theJudge of the Orphans Court that had A. Al-lie Babcock as the third highest voter win-ner could change to bring Bill Mattingly, aDemocrat, back into his seat.

Babcock won 13,196 votes Tuesdaynight while Mattingly came in close behindwith 12,891.

County wide the board of elections is-sued 1,188 absentee ballots and so far 885 hadbeen returned.

Of the 64,510 registered voters in St.Marys the board of elections reported therewere 31,457 ballot cards cast, equating to48.76 percent voter turnout.

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TermBy Guy LeonardStaff Writer

The mood at Olde Breton Inn wasalready a somber one starting out asonly a handful of Democrats showed upbefore the polls closed on Election Day.A few more trickled in as the results be-gan to tally on the countys public accesschannel and the mood quickly began todarken.

One by one Democrats watched astheir incumbents and other candidatesin county commissioner and statewide

races hung on for their political careersand then lost them at the end of the night.

The reactions of Democrats presen-tranged from disbelief and frustration tooutright anger.

The realization that Nov. 4 wouldbe a GOP rout came when Larry Ho-gan pulled ahead of Democrat AnthonyBrown in the race for governor.

Hogan became just the third Re-publican in half-a-century to take thestates top elected ofce by a margin of53 to 46 percent; in St. Marys he badlyoutstripped the Brown campaign by amargin of 22,862 votes to just 7,749 forBrown.

Democrats were equally shocked

at longtime congressman and HouseMinority Whip Steny Hoyers loss inhis home county to newcomer GOP can-didate Chris Chaffee by a margin of 56percent to 43 percent.

Chris Chaffee is leading StenyHoyer in St. Marys County, bellowedJoe Anderson, a former county com-missioner, as the poll numbers rolled in.This place sucks.

Hoyer still retained his congressio-nal seat.

One woman gasped when District29B candidate Republican Deb Reyedged past incumbent John Bohanan.

She passed him! Oh my Lord, shesaid.

This is the Republican sweep, an-other woman said dolefully.

Karl Pence, president of the St.Marys County Democratic Club, la-mented the performance of his party butpraised the candidates who ran under itsstandard.

I dont like these numbers but Ilove these candidates, Pence said at thegathering. We offered the citizens thechance to move forward intelligentlyand responsibly and some of themchose not to.

Anderson said Democrats hada hell of a lot of work to do leading

into the next election to change peoplesminds about the par ty.

We should be f_ing ashamed ofourselves, Anderson said. Excuse myFrench but I mean it Im embarrassed.

In recent years St. Marys Countyhas turned into a stronghold for Re-publicans moving away from a tradi-tional Democrat majority; Maryland,though still shows a strong majority forthe party with a 2-to-1 advantage overRepublicans.

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Incumbent States Attorney Richard Fritzis looking to serve out a full 20 years in his postafter Tuesday nights victory ensuring a fthterm in ofce.

Tomorrow its just back to work, Fritzsaid Tuesday night at the GOP victory after thevote tally came in.

Fritzs opponent Democrat Shane Mat-tingly, a veteran private practice attorney inLeonardtown, leveled an effective campaignwhere he brought to light issues of domesticviolence and mistreatment of the elderly aswell as having a broader outreach effort to thecommunity.

Fritz countered, though, with his longrecord of prosecutorial experience and hisstanding up of a special unit to deal exclusivelywith domestic violence cases and his hard-linestance on jailing drug dealers, particularlythose dealing in heroin.

J. Ernest Bell, a long time Leonardtownattorney and former state delegate countedboth men as friends and said both ran strongcampaigns.

As an attorney I was pleased we had twogood lawyers running, Bell said. We woulddo well with either one; weve certainly donewell with Rick Fritz.

Mattingly started off the campaign strong,Bell said, by bringing many unique and impor-tant issues to the forefront, but Fritz was ableto effectively counter by saying his ofce was

already dealing with many of those problems.I thought he brought a very positive cam-

paign, Bell said of Mattinglys efforts. Theyboth ran a positive campaign.

Fritz won handily however, winning justover 60 percent of the vote to Mattinglys 39percent, according to unofcial election results.

Bell praised both men for running a cam-paign on a myriad of issues.

Neither are foreign to a courtroom, Bellsaid. I didnt hear the typical Lock em upand throw away the key speech.

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Democrat HopesFade on Election Night

Kathy OBrien, head of the countys Democratic Central Committee, and Cindy Slattery watch asdisappointing poll results for their party come in at Olde Breton Inn.

Despite strong campaigning Democratcandidates like Bob Schaller suffered deeplosses on election night.

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Two candidates who preached a platform of school system reform, Rita Weaver oDameron and Karin Bailey of Mechanicsville, won their bids for election Tuesday nightbeating out incumbent Brooke Matthews and Alonzo Gaskin, who were both supported bthe local teachers unions.

Weaver got 57 percent of the vote while Gaskin received just 43 percent in the Distric

1 race; Bailey, though easily surpassed Matthews with 63 percent of the vote compared this 36 percent.

The votes came after a tumultuous year on the school board that saw public scornheaped on incumbents due to a $6.5 million decit for scal 2014 related to budgeting mistakes and leaks of personnel information regarding their search for a new superintendent.

While leadership on the board decried the leaks, some in the community praised themfor opening up the process to public scrutiny.

Weaver said the resume of Deputy Superintendent Brad Clements should have beenmade public in the rst place since he was a public employee.

She called the $300 an hour spent on a lawyer to complete the investigation moneynot well spent.

Nothing should be hidden, Weaver said. The people want change. They want thschool board to listen to input they have. They want the board to be transparent.

Weaver, despite the nights resounding victory, was not absolutely condent that shwould prevail.

Going into it you just never know.Bailey said she was ready to get to work in her rst elected ofce.Im very excited, Im very humbled, Bailey said. Im looking forward to working

with the Board of County Commissioners, those two boards need to work together.

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The Commissioners of St. MarysCounty and the Commissioners of Leon-ardtown invite the public to come out andsalute Americas Veterans at theAnnual Veterans Day Paradein Leonardtown, on Tues-day, Nov. 11. The parade

steps off at 10 a.m. onFenwick Street and willfeature Veterans, digni-taries, elected ofcials,local high school march-ing bands, military units,color guards, classic andantique cars, boy and girlscouts, cheerleaders, motor-cycles, horses, as well as re, po-lice and emergency personnel and equip-ment. Immediately following the parade,spectators are encouraged to remain in theTown Square for a Veterans Memorial Cer-emony to include patriotic music, laying ofwreaths, and words of remembrance.

Come to the Square early to see a re-stored MiG-21 cockpit on display, and talkto representatives from Semper Fi, Vaca-

tions for Vets, National Alliance on Mental

Illness (NAMI), Disabled American Veterans (DAV), The Marine Corps Leagueand Young Marines, The Patuxent Rive

Naval Air Museum, and CSMHeroes Campaign. All of these

organizations will be set upin the Square to provide in-

formation on programs foveterans and active-dutymilitary, including waythat the general publiccan help our local militaryfamilies.

In the event of inclement weather, the Veterans Day

Parade will be cancelled, and theMemorial Ceremony will be moved

inside to the Leonard Hall Recreation Center Gymnasium, on Route 245 adjacent tothe St. Marys County Governmental Cen-ter Complex (23145 Leonard Hall Drive) a11 a.m. Those wishing to lay wreaths at themonuments may choose to do so.

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A civil rights law suit led earlierthis year by a Waldorf-based attorney whoclaimed a bailiff forced him from a St.Marys County District Court room ille-gitimately will have its day in U.S. District

Court.An attorney with the Maryland Attor-

ney Generals Ofce, who is representingtwo bailiffs named in the suit, moved thecase to U.S. District back in September;Attorney James Farmer alleged that hiscivil rights of free speech were violatedwhen bailiff Michael Leishear allegedlytold him to shut up.

Farmer also alleged that Leishearaggressively grabbed him and forciblyremoved him from the courtroom.

Farmers lawsuit also names bailifJoe Caspar in the suit; Caspar said he wanot in the courtroom at the time but waworking the down stairs security station athe Leonardtown courthouse.

The only reason he dragged me intthe lawsuit was that I was the lead bailiff,Caspar said, adding that he had no disci

plinary powers over other bailiffs and hiauthority was limited.

According to Farmers complaint, hwas talking with an assistant states attorney about a theft case when Leishear accosted him and the issue ensued, but Caspar said Leishears account varied widely

He [Farmer] got very loud and started accusing the police ofcer that he didnknow what probable cause was and that hexpected the states attorney to drop thcase, Caspar told The County Times.

That was when Leishear asked Farmer to go outside and calm down, Caspasaid, but soon after Farmer came back inand began swearing at Leishear. The bailiff then told Farmer if he didnt leave hwould charge him with trespassing.

Caspar said bailiffs supervisors conducted their own investigation and founno wrongdoing on Leishears part.

I thought he used restraint, Caspara retired state trooper, said of Leishearactions.

Farmer denied Caspars version oevents and denied swearing at the bailiff.

I didnt curse him out, Farmer saidIn my opinion, Caspar is the main problem down there.

There is no justication or authorityfor a bailiff to assault someone because owhat they say.

Farmer said he is asking others tocome forward with their own claims of excessive force by local bailiffs.

Im doing this solely to ensure th

public is protected, Farmer said. I wanthis case to go to trial.

Last year Farmer sued AssistanStates Attorney Laura Caspar, Joe Caspars wife, for attorney misconduct ovea case involving a client who had beenconvicted of vehicular manslaughter tharesulted in the deaths of two women inCallaway back in 2011.

He alleged that Laura Caspar hadtried to hinder the police investigation thacould have found exculpatory evidence tobenet his client Robert Rice.

Prince Georges County Judge SeanD. Wallace dismissed that complaint withprejudice and ordered the case closed bacin May.

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LEGAL NOTICES

Letters to the

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11/6/2014

IN THE MATTER OF Aunjonae Brittany Jackson

FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO

Brittany Renee Boyden

In the Circuit Court for St. Marys County, Maryland

Case No.: 18-C-14--1490The above Petitioner has led a Petition for Change of Name

in which she seeks to change her name from Aunjonae BrittanyJackson to Brittany Renee Boyden. The petitioner is seeking aname change for the following reason:

The proposed name ts me better; therefore, I would like to beknown by this name in all my personal and business affairs.

Any person may le an objection to the Petition on or beforethe 21st day of November, 2014. The objection must be support-ed by an afdavit and served upon the Petitioner in accordancewith Maryland Rule 1-321. Failure to le an objection or afdavitwithin the time allowed may result in a judgment by default or thegranting of the relief sought.

A copy of this Notice shall be published one time in a news-paper of general circulation in the county at least fteen (15) daysbefore the deadline to le an objection.

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tractors for November 11, 2014 at 1:00 PM at the site. All contractors a re

encouraged to attend. Contractors should call Calvin Boozer at Cedar Lane(301) 475-8966 by November10, 2014 and advise if you will be attending the

Pre-bid. Contractors who have registered for the Pre-bid will be given a bid

package at the Pre-bid meeting. Subsequent site visits will be scheduled on

an as needed basis. All questions regarding the bids or scope of work for this

solicitation should be sent in writing and addressed to Calvin Boozer at Cedar

Lane Senior Living Community, Inc. Questions should be emailed to Calvin

Boozer at [email protected] or faxed to his attention at 301-475-

9860 by November 14, 2014. Bids will be due to Cedar Lane on November

10, 2014 by 12:00 PM. Bids may be delivered, emailed or faxed to the address

or number above.

Abortions Election Effect

Camp Maria Retreat CenterOyster Scald

Oct. 12 was a glorious day for an Oyster Scaldat Camp Maria Retreat Center. This event could nothave happened without the work and support of many.First, we thank our sponsors for this event: Pearl Lev-el ($1000+) - the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, OurNeighbors from across the Bay - The Fleury, Hartleyand Kerns Families, Bailey's Catering, and Bailey'sParty Rentals. At the Oyster Level (500+) are Jonand Connie Meyer, Mark and Ann Kovalcik, and anAnonymous Donor - In Appreciation for the 2014Camp Maria Staff. The Reef Level ($250+) spon-sors are Community Bank of the Chesapeake, DysonBuilding Center, Great Mills MD, and Robert H. Mo-reland, Attorney, Charlotte Hall Md.

Heartfelt thanks to the Advancement Commit-tee and to the members of the Camp Maria RetreatCenter Board of Directors who dedicated time andenergy for the success of this event: Denise Pietsch,Alice Moreland, Sarah Kane, Robin Willis, DanKerns, Rose Mary Klein, George Fleury, Rick Woodand Kathleen O'Brien. Much appreciation goes to As-sociate Director, MeMe Stauffer, Maintenance Man-ager, Lenny Zelonis, and our kitchen, housekeepingand maintenance staffs for attention to detail and thesmooth running of the facilities. Most importantly,thanks to all who came out and supported Camp Ma-ria Retreat Center's Oyster Scald event.

Thanks also go out to Guy Distributing Co Inc.Leonardtown, Taylor Gas Company Great Mills, andAngel Systems Great Mills, for donations of support.Thanks to St. Mary's County Department of PublicWorks for supporting recycling at this event. Weare very grateful to our volunteers who scalded the

oysters: Paul O'Brien, Jack Russell, Al Guy Sr andTom Emmart. We are grateful to Larry Stauffer, Zach

Stauffer, Lenny Zelonis, Jim Bradburn and DonalHolt for crafting beautiful Oyster Scald tables. Wthank Jack Russell, Paul O'Brien, Larry StaufferEddie Bailey and Bill Bailey for equipment, tentand oyster donations. Special thanks to the amazing band members who volunteered their time tprovide excellent music for this perfect venue: BoSchaller, Robin Guyther, Chuck Bowling, Jessica StClair, Stanford Brooks, Lee Bridgett and Pete McDevitt. Thanks also to our vendors for coming out ansupporting us: Kim Simpson - 31 Bags, Deb Kola- Damsels for Defense, Melanie Dyson - Apple MillDenise Pietsch - Longaberger Co. and St. FranciXavier Church Quilt Rafe. Thanks to all of our oth

er volunteers who worked to make our Oyster Scala success: Rudi Carrico, Lisa Dean, Theresa, Nataliand Meredith Emmart, Francis and Louise GoughKathy Guy, Clarke Guy, Carol Edick, Mark Kovalcik, Bob and Jan McGrain, Laura Moreland, RacheStauffer, Gary and Robin Willis, Derek Willis, Easonand Peter.

Save the date to join us next year! Oct. 11, 2015Contact [email protected] for information.

Camp Maria Retreat Center, a ministry of thSisters of Charity of Nazareth, strives to providan atmosphere of prayer, hospitality and simplicityin a peaceful, natural environment for retreats anvarious types of renewal programs. Our facilities aravailable to those who seek to strengthen and deepetheir commitment to God, the Church and to God'people.

Ann Kovalcik, DirectoCamp Maria Retreat Cente

Leonardtown, Md

Although there hasnt been much attention onabortion in the recent election, it has had and willcontinue to have a signicant effect on elections.

According to Census Bureau data, approxi-mately 32 million abortions have been performedbetween 1973 and 1995, with approximately 10 mil-lion being performed on black women. If those un-born babies hadnt been aborted, were allowed to beborn and were still alive, there would have been 10million more potential black voters (mostly Demo-crats) in the recent election. Even if you assumed

4 million had miscarried, died at birth or died sincethen, that would still leave 6 million potential blackvoters, who could have made a difference in the elec-tion results.

The remaining 22 million were performed on

whites or other and were not identied by politicaparty. However, since most Republicans are pro-lifand most Democrats are pro-abortion, it is reason-able to assume that most of those 22 million abortions were performed on Democrat women, therebyreducing the number of potential Democrat voters.

The problem is that you cant abort unborn children to keep the abortion industry going and stilhave those children be born and become future voters. Democrats appear to have the strategy to keepabortion legal and protable using blacks (35 percen

of the customers) and trying to legalize illegal alien(mostly Hispanics) as replacement voters.

Robert BoudreauxWaldorf, Md


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Letters to the

EDITOR

Thank You

from Bob Schaller

Thank You 2014 OysterFestival Sponsors

Many thanks to all of you for yourvotes, support, and especially your wellwishes following yesterdays results.

We did not win, earning 13,000 votesbut falling 4,500 votes short of victory.Congratulations to Mike Hewitt, our newCounty Commissioner representing Dis-trict 2.

While were disappointed with theoverall numbers, we can take solace inthe fact that we did win our neighborhoodof Compton and the Town of Leonard-town. This underscores the point that allpolitics are local, that people who knowyou will support you, regardless of party

afliation.Yesterdays Republican sweep of all

local ofces at county and state levels is areferendum on many things that countiansand Marylanders are displeased with.What I referred to as a red tide turned outto be a tidal wave.

I was caught in it along with all my

Democratic colleagues. We all acceptthe will of the people. This is democra-cy. Though not perfect its the best thinggoing.

After a nights sleep and seeing theoutcomes of other races around the stateand country we realize my loss was nofault of ours. We did everything possibleto get out our message of hope and prom-ise. It was a family and friends, grassrootseffort that we are very proud of. Again,many thanks to all of you who contributedto the campaign, volunteered, displayed asign, or honked your horn along the way.

Today is a new day. Im sitting here

next to Wendy whos holding our youngestgrandson, Reyes and surrounded by otherkids and grandkids. Life is good. Pleasesupport all our new elected ofcials, andwishing you all a great St. Marys Countyday and future.

Bob SchallerLeonardtown, Md.

The Rotary Club of Lexington Parkwould like to thank everyone who at-

tended our 48th Annual Oyster Festival.As a result of your help (and appetite foroysters), the proceeds will enable manystudents attend college through our schol-arship program, and local charities willbe able to continue providing services forour community. Louisiana shucker DukeLandry won the U.S. National ShuckingContest narrowly defeating North Caro-linian Lisa Bellamy in the championshipround. Duke will represent the UnitedStates in the 2015 World Oyster OpeningChampionships next September in Gal-way, Ireland. In the accompanying Oys-ter Cook Off competition, Robert Bon-ner of Prince Frederick was awarded theGrand Prize as well as best presentationfor his Oysters in a Blanket dish. Every

entry in the cooking competition was de-licious. Special thanks go out to all our

sponsors MD DNR, St, Marys CountyCommissioners, Bozick, Country Inn and

Suites, DB McMillans, Lexington ParkFord, Northrop Grumman, The PatuxentPartnership, The Ruddy Duck, SMECO,the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs, Tay-lor Gas Company, and Wyle, who gener-ously supported the festival and greatlycontributed to our success. October 17thand 18th, 2015 will be our 49th Festival,mark your calendar and watch the website(usoysterfest.com) for a special poster de-sign contest! And in 2016 the 50th Annu-al Festival will be worth waiting for. Spe-cial plans are afoot. Finally, King Oysterwould especially like to thank VirginicaCrassostrea, the Chesapeake Bay Oysterwho makes the whole thing possible!!

Bill Moody, Larry Branthoover

Event ChairsRotary Club of Lexington Park

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By Emily CharlesContributing Writer

If youre looking for a new place to eat during your down time, check out Days Off Deli &Grill, LLC, located in Lexington Park!

Culinary businessman Justin Keys opened the small restaurant about two years ago, afterve years of serving food from the Days Off Deli & Grill food truck, which is still used to caterevents.

The deli is a popular lunch restaurant, and its business time of the day is from 1 a.m. to 2p.m. for lunch, Keys said. What draws the customers to the local deli? Its vast array of foods andbeverages!

Our customer favorites are the Philly Cheesesteak, Boars Head HoagiesWe do a varietyof seafood, Keys said, Were the only restaurant in the area that serves Boars Head. We alsohave craft beers, Grab N Go sandwiches and sandwiches made to order.

If the food doesnt sound good enough, the awards its been given should convince you.We won three awards at Taste of St. Marys: best appetizer, best specialty and best desert

Our appetizer was rocksh bites, the special was Ahi Tuna Tacos and the best dessert was ourmini cannolis, Keys said.

Keys loves to cook, but he also loves the people he serves.The best part is interacting with the customers and making sure they have a good experi

ence with the food, he said.To ensure a good experience, Keys, who moved to Southern Maryland from Philadelphia

Penn., has learned to accommodate the desire of St. Marys locals.We do specials and our menu changes. Were not like other restaurants that way, our menu

changes for accommodation, Keys said.While accommodating its customers, Days Off Deli & Grill, LLC also works to suppor

the community.Boars Head and I are teaming up to donate food for a fundraiser in Hughesville for Dia

betes. Were the only ones locally who are doing that, Keys said.

In the future, Keys hopes to turn his business into a franchised chain, but until then, he icontent to serve the people around him food he knows theyll enjoy.

For more information about Days Off Deli & Grill, LLC, call (240) 237-8310 or stop by thedeli itself at 22608 Three Notch Road, Lexington Park.

[email protected]

Business

Food for Days!

By Megan ConwayContributing Writer

If exploring new places and wayfar ing across for-eign lands are desires of yours, look no further thanTravel Leaders.

We are a full-service travel agency, serving who-ever wants to walk in the door and is interested intravel, Travel Leaders owner Dan ny Parker said of hisagency. I think pa rt of our story is that we come witha lot of history. My mother founded this business

back in 1976. My mother st arted the business as just aone-person shop down in Millison Plaza. As of 2016,the agency will have been in the St. Marys area for40 years. After beginning in Millison Plaza, the com-

pany then moved to Laurel Glen and under the nameCarlson Wagonlit Travel, where it remained until2007 when it became the present Travel Leaders onGreenview Parkway.

Parker said that he thinks travel agencies are a bit

misunderstood in modern- day society.A lot of people, particularly young people

havent grown up using travel agencies, so they dontunderstand the value. The importance, he says, hasmuch to do with exper ience. We have a lot of things tooffer the consumer that they dont realize: the knowl -edge, the expertise and the connections from being inthe travel business for so long.

Travel agent Lori Wentworth has been i n the busi-ness for 25 years. When asked about the possibilitiesoffered to clients, she said Travel Leaders can do any-thing the client desires. For those new to using a travelagent, and unsure about the whole process, she oftenasks them to give her a feel for their wishes.

When you close your eyes, what are your visions?What are you thinking about? We make that visioncome true, she said.

Current hot vacations include Italy, England, andpopular European River Cruises. Travel Leaders canalso assist in details such as dinner reservations, and

has even been involved in helping to plan and executeengagements.

Travel Leaders works with all kinds of vacationswhether leisurely, educational or religious (retreats otours). In this high, big vision of humanity, I reallythink that travel is important to understand each other,Parker said of tr aveling.

Are you interested in getting assistance with younext trip? Travel Leaders is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The ofce is located a22325 Greenview Parkway, Unit 1C in Great Mills. Fomore information, call 301-863-6012, visit their Face

book page: www.facebook.com/greatmillst ravelleaders, or visit www.travelleaders.com/greatmillsmd.

[email protected]

Photos by Emily Charles

Travel Leaders: Making YourVacation Visits A Reality


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BusinessBusiness


Autumn is drawing to a close as winter is beginningto not-so-subtly creep in. However, if youre not ready forthe season to end, you can still enjoy fun fall activities atlocally owned and operated Forrest Hall Farm.

Joseph Winston Wink Wood and his wife, MaryWood, welcome any and all to visit both their farm, whichhas been passed down through the family for years, andtheir corn maze.

The farms been in my family since 1912. Mygrandfather bought it in 1912 and its been in the familyever since. I bought my aunts and uncles out when mygrandfather died. Were past the century mark, said Jo-seph Wood, Corn mazes, we happened along that afterthe tobacco buyout. We were mainly growing tobaccoand there was an article in Progressive Farmer around2001 or 2002 that was saying a corn maze was donefor a benet for a church group and that it went over sowell they continued to do it. I thought maybe that wouldwork here, and we needed something to keep the wholefamily involved. We had three children and all three ofthem stayed.

Every year, the corn maze has a different theme, andthis year, the theme is in support of Marylands Best,Buy Local programs, according to the farms website.

We get together by Christmas and talk it over andtry to develop what we want to do. As soon as weve -nally settled on an idea, all the duties are split up. One [ofmy sons] is assigned to draw it up to scale, to design it.The other son, he cuts it out. My job is just to plant it,Joseph Wood said.

Wood supports buying local programs through bothhis corn maze and his farm store.

Whatever I grow, I sell here through the shop. I wastaking a few things down to the Loveville auction, but Ihavent taken anything down there in the last year or twoyears. Im selling everything in this shop. As a matter offact, I have to go down to the auction and I supplementeverything I need locally from the Mennonite commu-nity. They are good growers, they have high quality andits been a good resource for what we sell, said Wood.

What can be found in the farm store? An assortmentof foods, including meats and apples and grapes pickedfrom Forrest Hall Farms very own orchard and vineyard.

The apple orchard came along with my brother. Hewas doing apples on a pretty good scale and he decidedto get out. Once he got out and I got out of tobacco, Iwas looking for something to get back into. He talkedme into buying his equipment and planting apple trees,so we followed that route. He usually helped, he was mymentor, he would tell me the spray schedules and some ofthe chemicals to use. Were in a region thats not knownfor growing apples, mainly because of the high humid-ity, and its the same with the grape production, we justwerent known for grape production. Through extensionservice and through Ben Beale, the way hes coordinatedit and researched it, were doing pretty good, Wood said.The grapes he grows were part of an effort to create localvineyards and wineries, supported by St. Marys CountyCommissioners.

We approached the county commissioners at thetime Tommy McKay was president. Of course, they wereadvocating to try to get grapes started and wineries. Wewanted it to be local vines, local grapes, and they helpedus enormously. They found us a site we could go to, theold St. Marys garage building in Leonardtown. It wasvacant, and through his efforts, and the commissioners,especially Dan Raley, and Jackie Russell, when she gotelected. He supported us all the way and its really work-ing out good, Wood said. Most of the grapes he and hisfamily grow are used to make wines at the Port of Leon-ardtown Winery, while other serve as table grapes.

Some of them are table grapes. Ive tried tablegrapes and Im going to expand on that so I can sell themthrough the shop. I planted the seedless type, and in my

opinion, they were excellent. They had a super taste.Still, in the learning curve, I have to know when thingsare ripe, and sometimes I test things too soon, but if youget them when theyre ripe, they are excellent. In fact,everything I brought into the shop, I sold before I couldget back out there to pick more. I wasnt picking a lot, buteverything I brought in, I sold before I could get back outthere to pick more, Wood said, This year we are ask-ing the town of Leonardtown to nd extra space. Wevegotten to the point where we have grown and were pro-ducing a very good quantity of grapes. We need stor-age, we need everything that goes along with a growingbusiness.

While the apple orchard and the grape vineyarddraw attention to the farm, its main attraction is the cornmaze. The maze is so popular that Wood and his wifehave extended its closing date.

We were going to close Nov. 2., but weve got make

up groups that want to come, we had make up groups to-day, make up groups tomorrow. We also have groups thatwant to come next weekend. Were going to stay open

until we satisfy everybody, get them through there. Ithey demand or want to come later, well do that too. Asthe season wears on, its going to get freezing and windyand cold, but well stick with it as long as they want usto, Wood said.

It usually takes people about 45 minutes to an hourWe have found that the younger generation, they getired, and the parents get tired too, so we design it sothat they can still have fun and can make their way out ifthey dont want to be in there for more than 45 minutesWe want them to have a happy experience, we dont wanthem to come out and say, Weve done that, we wont doit again. I think weve achieved that because we havepeople come back every year, Wood said, We do have Gator now, we used to have a golf cart, but we turned to a

Gator. We have escape spots where we can get in and ouin a hurry. Theyre designed so they [maze goers] cansee where they are, but we can see where they are. Wehave somebody on duty at all times. Anybody goes in thmaze, somebodys going to be out here with a watchfueye, and they know how to get in and out quicker thananybody.

The Woods want their visitors to have fun at theifarm, and have only a bit of advice for people goingthrough the maze.

Enjoy yourself! Slow down your pace, enjoy youtime. Weve had some kids from the college come ouand they go through several times, trying to beat theilast time. If thats what you want to do thats ne, butotherwise, we encourage people to hang out, stay for awhile when they visit the farm. We want them to enjoythemselves, Mary Wood said. For more informationvisit www.forresthallfarm.com, call 301-884-3086, o

visit the farm at 39136 Avie Lane in Mechanicsville.

[email protected]

Fun at the Farm

Photos courtesy of www.forresthallfarm.com


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Board of Ed Investigation:Spying, Selective

Information Handling

Put the Odds in Your Favor

Education


An internal investigation un-dertaken by the school board showsthat Board Member Marilyn Crosbyleaked information to the press dur-ing the school systems search foran interim superi ntendent but it alsoshowed that the Board Chair Salva-tore Raspa also handed out person-nel information outside of execu-tive session and that another boardmember apparently took to spyingon Crosby during the controversy.

The board is now seeking herouster but she has refused to leaveand vowed to ght to keep herposition.

I will not agree to leave theboard , Crosby said. Im not giv-ing up.

The uproar started when The County Times, usinginformation about Deputy Superintendent Brad Clementsattempts to take over the top position in the school boardprovided by condent ial sources, published his demandsfor taking the position in the July 10 issue.

Due to media attention Clements dropped out of therunning and Crosby sent out an e-mail regarding his deci-sion, the report stated.

Following the release of the information Raspa andboard members voted to h ire an attorney to investigate theleaks; they were only able to assign the leak of the e-mail

to Crosby but not denitely who leaked Clements personalinformation.

The investigation showed that Raspa went to boardmembers individually to deliver Clements personal infor-mation about his seeking the position and not when theywere convened as the board or in executive session.

He delivered the information to Board Member CathyAllens house in Hollywood, according to the investigationand when he delivered it to Crosby it was over scrappleand eggs, she said, at Lindas Caf in Leona rdtown.

Raspa said he felt compelled to do so because at thetime the board was not scheduled to meet in executive ses-sion for several days and they needed to be well versed onthe issue.

Leaks had been getting out and [Clements] had giventhat to me to share with the board in condence, Raspa

said Wednesday. I felt I needed to dothat.

The County Times quoted Al-len earlier this summer as saying thatRaspas efforts to spread Clementsinformation to board members outsideof the connes of their meetings wasirregular.

Before The County Times brokethe story July 10 it became apparentthat Clements personal information, abiography, salar y requirements and re-sume, were already known to insiderswith the school system.

By July 7 Liz Leskinen, the

UniServ director of St. Mar ys County,told Clements the contents of his June30 letter to the school board were un-usual, according to the ndings of theinvestigation.

According to Mr. Clements dur-ing the ensuing almost hour-long con-

versation, Ms. Leskinen repeatedly referenced [his let-ter] Also according to Mr. Clements she said to him Idont think you wrote this document. It doesnt sound likeyou.

After the leaks became known the board held an ex-ecutive session to discuss the issue and Board MemberBrooke Matthews, in offering to boot up Crosbys laptopfor her, used his cell phone camera to take a picture of thescreen that showed she had sent the e-mail, according tothe investigation.

She had given him permission for months to open

her laptop because she couldnt remember her password,Raspa said. About the other part youll have to ask Mr.Matthews.

Matthews did not return phone calls for comment asof press time.

He offered to help a woman who couldnt walk but hewas spying on me, Crosby said of the incident.

Matthews lost his seat on the board to candidate Kar inBailey Nov. 4. Raspa is also retir ing from the board.

Still the investigation found no direct trail leading toCrosby as having released Clements personal information.

No direct evidence was found that showed any dis-closure of those documents to anyone outside SMCPS byMrs. Crosby, the investigation found.

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The release of the third Hunger Games movie, Nov. 21, is fast approaching. What better way to prepare than with a pre-releasecelebration at Lexington Park Library?

On Thursday, Nov. 20 from 6 to 8 p.m., Hunger Games lovers can drop by the library to enjoy an evening lled with fun andgames.

Well be doing quite a few different stations. There will be Mockingjay trivia, they [attendees] can participate in a rescuemission to save Peeta from the Capitol, amongst other things, said Sarah Stevenson, one of the events two planners, They candress up too, like someone from the Capitol or Katniss, if they want to dress like Katniss.

Weve had Hunger Games programs the past couple of years and theyve been pretty popular. We gured we'd have one forMockingjay too, Stevenson said.

The event is free of charge and pre-registration is not requied, Stevenson said. Participants are free to drop in as they please.They can participate in tr ivia and have a fun evening, Stevenson said. She hopes to see you there.To learn more about Lexington Park Libraryss Mockingjay event, please call 301-863-8188 or visit www.stmalib.org.

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St. MarysRyken

Presents

HighSchool

Musical

High School Musical will be performedby St. Marys Ryken students on Thursday,Nov. 13; Friday, Nov. 14; and Saturday, Nov. 15.

Shows begin at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Fridayand Saturday. In addition, there will be a 1 p.m.matinee performance on Saturday, Nov. 15.All performances will be held in the RomualdHall Theater on the lower campus. Tickets canbe purchased online at www.smrhs.org. Thelobby will open for ticket sales one hour beforeshow time. $12 for adults and $7 for students.St. Marys Ryken is at 22600 Camp Calvert Rd.

in Leonardtown.Its the rst day after winter break at EastHigh. The Jocks, Brainiacs, Thespians andSkater Dudes nd their cliques, recount theirvacations, and look forward to the new year.Basketball team captain and resident jock Troydiscovers that the brainy Gabriella, a girl he metsinging karaoke on his ski trip, has just enrolledat East High. They cause an upheaval whenthey decide to audition for the high school mu-sical. Although many students resent the threatposed to the "status quo," Troy and Gabriellasalliance might just open the door for others toshine as well.

High School Musical is producedthrough special arrangement with Musical The-ater International Inc.

St. Mary's Ryken is a Catholic, coeduca-tional, college preparatory high school spon-

sored by the Xaverian Brothers and dedicatedto individualized student growth.

St. Marys Ryken Press Release.

The Braniacs, one of the cliques at East High in the St.Marys Ryken production of High School Musical, workon their lab assignment for the day. From the left: Lindsay

Hanf, Alyssa Ingelido, Liz Bullard and Andy McCloskey.

Members of the basketball team at East High, the highschool in High School Musical, take a break from

practice. From the left: Trent Hall, Connor Bullis, BrianBizier and John Hoerauf.Archived Photo by Frank Marquart

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25,000 Fans Roll into MIRfor the World Cup Finals

Photo by Jessica Woodburn Photo by Jessica Woodbur

Photo by Jessica Woodbur

Photo by Jessica Woodburn

SPORTSWeek 9 Football Review

The Leonardtown Raidersfootball team won Fridaysaway conference game against rival school Chopticonby a score of 27-14.

The Great Mills Hornetsfootball team lost Fridays

home conference game against Lackeyby a score of35-6.

Local HighSchoolFootballWeek 9Review

To submit photos of local high school football, email [email protected] by 12 p.m. on the Tuesday prior to our Thursday publication.

The 19th Annual Haltech World Cup Finals - Import vs.

Domestic battle will take place at Maryland International Race-way on November 7-9, 2014. The event hosts 6-second, 240mphImport vs. Domestic Drag Racing, A Custom Car Show, IBTBikini Contest, A Huge Vendor Midway, and a Live DJ! Theevent is busting at the seams with over 25,000 fans in atten-dance, and over 500 racers from 10 different countries! There isno other event like it on the planet!

The event draws racers from all over the world competingfor over $60,000 in ten different classes of competition: MickeyThompson Tires Outlaw vs Extreme, ATI Performance Prod-ucts Radial vs Modied, Precision Turbo & Engine X275vs Hot Rod, JPC Racing Street Fighter, Real Street Perfor-mance Super Street, Driveshaft Shop True Street, ERLPerformance All Motor, USA Auto Supply 10.00 Index,Racepak 10.50 Index, and UPR Products 11.50 Index. Theevent brings you side by side racing action from just about ev-ery type of genre in drag racing featuring the top cars from just

about every sanctioning body in the country! Forget the trash

talking, its time to prove that these drivers has got what it takes,with each side putting their reputation and egos on the line!The pit area also features a Custom Car Show sponsored

by Gary Best Kustumz on Sunday with $1,000 in cash prizesand 75 Trophies awarded. This show features hundreds of themost beautiful cruisers, classics, hot rods, tuners, low riders,and exotics you can imagine. All Car Show participants must

be pre-registered.The International Bikini Team kicks off the Bikini Con-

test presented by Victory Precision Machine on Sunday and isalways a crowd favorite at WCF! Also, be sure to check over1500 of vendors on the vendor midway where youll nd per-formance parts, accessories, and apparel at great prices!

Gates will open on Friday at 8am. The rst Index qualierwill be at 10am. Heads-up qualiers will be at 12noon and 3pm.The last index qualier on Friday will be at 6pm. Gates willclose at 8pm on Friday.

Gates will open on Saturday at 8am. The last Index quali

er on Saturday will be at 10am. Heads-up will get 2 more qualiers at 12noon and 3pm. First round of the index classes wilstart at 6pm. Gates will close at 8pm on Saturday.

The main event will be on Sunday and the gates will openat 8am. 2nd round of eliminations for the Index classes will starat 9am, and 1st round of the feature heads-up classes will starat 10am. Car Show parking on Sunday is from 8am-11am andthe car show awards will be at 4pm, and the Bikini contest onSunday will kick off at 3pm!

Spectator and Crew admission is $25 per day or you canpurchase a 2-Day pass for $40, or a 3-Day pass for $55. Kid6-11 are only $5 per day. General Parking is free, and Pit Parking is $10. Entry fees for Index racers are $75 and Heads-Upclasses are $100. For more info on the World Cup Finals andwatch the Promo Video please visit www.importvsdomesticcom


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SPORTS

By Ronald N. Guy Jr.Contributing Writer

I have ofciallybecome my parents.I laugh at my ownfutile argumentsagainst the obvious. I

dont know when thetransformation happened specically,

but its indisputable fa it accompli.I was warned that this unsettling

change would happen. Unconvinced,I fought it - passionately. But thenmy own kids started navigating theirworld, one quite different from theone of my childhood, became instantexperts (apparently) on all things life

presents and emboldened to argueagainst the often inconvenient andmostly unsolicited advice of theirgray-bearded, clueless father.

Regardless of topic homework,extracurricular activities, Ebola,ISIS, unplugging from the electron-ics or the social dynamics of middleschool our discussions dont al-

ways go so wellfor anyone involved(again, similar to debates with my

parents). When I am challenged (orignored completely), my temperaturerises, my words become more directand I usually blurt something com-

pletely unproductive l ike, this is nota democracy. I doubt my kids evenunderstand what a democracy is atthis point. But it makes me feel bet-ter, so...

I try not to preach. Honestly, Ido. What I have is wisdom; I dont

portend to have perfect answers fortheir unique situations. I recognizethat my antiquated childhood expe-riences and Gen-X worldview dontalways produce sound advice today.Of course how could I forget my limi-tations when two pint-sized criticsand their whopping two decades ofcombined earthly experience are con-stantly questioning my theories? Butheres an odd twist. Id be willing to

bet a six-pack of ne Maryland craf tbeer (high stakes for me) that if youwrapped either of my kids in WonderWomans truth lasso, theyd begrudg-ingly spill this fact: dad is usuallyright.

Why am I usually on-point? Is itbecause Im some oracle of life expe-riences or all-seeing eye afxed atopthe parental mountaintop? Hardly.Im usually right, and my parentswere usually right (ouch that hurt),and their parents were usually rightfor a very simple reason. And the

answer, my friend, is blowing in thewind; for those seeking less abstract,anti-Dylan proof, grab a chair in thesports worlds classroom.

Im betting even the most casualsports fans noticed that the San Fran-cisco Giants and Kansas City Royalsmade improbable runs to the World

Series and that (this is really goingto hurt) the left-for-dead Dallas Cow-

boys, their leaky defense, embatt ledquarterback and kooky owner arermly in the playoff conversation.How did they all do it? The Giantsrode the golden left arm of pitchingace Madison Bumgarner and the Roy-als leaned on a nasty bullpen full ofguys throwing 100 MPH and capableof making a baseball move like awife ball. And the Cowboys? TheCowboys, behind a young, talentedoffensive line and RB DeMarco Mur-ray, are running the football like its1975.

Pitching and running the ball: asmuch as sports have changed, thesefundamental tenets of success in

baseball and footbal l, respectively,have not. The same applies to thefundamentals of parenting and life.The basics are timeless: thats whymy parents were almost always rightand thats why Im usually right. I ama father, validated by sports.

What are those enduring, trans-generational lessons, the pitching andrunning game of parenthood? Well,here are a few. Work hard. Be re-liable and trustworthy. Respect au-thority but dont be afraid to questionit. Care about yourself and others.Brush your teeth. Bring a positive,can-do attitude to every situation andchallenge. Understand that a brokenheart is often an unfortunate part ofultimately nding lasting love. Live

below your means. Candy is not afood group (except on Halloweennight). Chores and adversity buildcharacter. Video games are ne inmoderation. Learn when to speakyour mind and when to bite yourtongue. And yes, you have to eat yourvegetables.

Oh, and just in case your kidspoint out your failure to always liveby your own guidel ines, Il l offer onelast salvo my father used on meandone Im now using on my kids: do asI say, not as I do (or did). Its the pa-rental escape clause.

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Pearl Evon Jones, 84

A new star shines fromheaven because God has se-lected a fresh, new, uniqueLily and has placed it in

Heavens Garden. What abeauty to behold!

Pearl Evon Jones, 84of Accokeek, Md. (formerlyof Oakville, Md.), entered into eternal reston Oct. 25. Pearl, born on Sept. 9, 1930, wasthe second daughter of the late Charles andMadeline Jones and granddaughter of the lateJames and Alice Blake of St. Marys County,Maryland. Pearl was born and resided in St.Marys for many years until moving to Wash-ington, D.C. and Accokeek, Maryland. Pearlwas preceded in death by three of her siblings:Lee Etta Nelson, Charles Herman and JamesMelvin Jones and two of her children, JosephCornell and Tressy Selina.

Pearl was an achiever, attending the oldOakville School and Banneker High School.She had a passion for health care and became

employed by St. Marys Hospital. Whileworking at the hospital, Pearl began workingto fulll her dream career and later movingon to Walter Reed Army Medical Center un-til her retirement. In addition to the hospitals,Pearl also worked several jobs in the southernMaryland area - Leonardtown Cleaners, Cal-vert Cliff Nuclear Plant and the Indian Head

Naval Base.Pearl was truly loved and will be missed

by all. She leaves to mourn one daughter,Marsalia Sutton (Anthony); two sons, Wayne

(Mary) and John Jones (Julitia); a very spe-cial cousin, Sadie Ann Smith, sixteen grand-children, 19 great-grandchildren and a hostof nieces, nephews and other relatives andfriends.

Family and friends united on Monday,

Nov. 3 for visitation at 10 a.m. until time ofservice at 11 a.m. at Briscoe-Tonic FuneralHome, 38576 Brett Way, Mechanicsville, Md.Interment followed at Galilee United Method-ist Cemetery, Route 247 (Oakville), Mechan-icsville, Md.

Marion Meems Gillot, 86

Marion Meems Gil-lott, 86, of East Patchogue,

N.Y., formerly of LexingtonPark, Md., died peacefully inher sleep on Oct. 16.

Born on July 16, 1928in Queens, N. Y., she was thedaughter of the late Henryand Rose Gutbrod Hafner.

Marion was adventurer who loved totravel and enjoyed begin with family andfriends. She was quick to volunteer and al-ways willing to lend a hand.

Marion is survived by her children, Bar-bara Stanley (Kenneth) of Lexington Park,Md., Patricia Fiorelli (John) of Sound Bend,

N.Y., and Thomas G. Gillott of Decatur, Ga.She is also survived by ve grandchildren,Darrin Farrell, Debra Furey (Mike), Joe Fio-relli (Melissa), Angelica Gillott and Gabe Gil-lott, ve great grandchildren, a sister, LindaKubler and numerous nieces and nephews.

Marion is preceded in death by her husband ofmore than 50 years, George A. Gillott.

Family will receive friends for MarionsLife Celebration on Monday, Nov. 10 at 2 p.m.at the Brinseld Funeral Home, P.A., 22955Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, Md., fol-

lowed by a Memorial Service at 3 p.m.Memorial Contributions may be made to

Susan G. Komen for the Cure; Post Ofce Box650309, Dallas, Tex. 75265-0309.

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

by the Brinseld Funeral Home, P.A., Leonar-dtown, Md.

Leonard Eugene Gross, 78

Leonard Eugene Gross,78, of Lexington Park, Md.,departed this life on Sunday,Oct. 26 after a brief illness.He was the son of the lateLeonard and Geneva Grossof Lusby, Md., born on Nov.9, 1935.

He was educated in the Calvert CountySchool System. He worked many years as alaborer in construction at Bechtel Power Plant,A.H. Smith, and even traveled as far as Ross-lyn, Va. to work. In his leisure time, Leonardenjoyed dancing, playing cards, watching

baseball, and he loved WWE Wrestling.Leonard was united in Holy Matrimony

to Mary G. Gross on Feb. 12, 1966. He was amember of Eastern United Methodist Church.Leonard was also a member of Eastern MensChoir and the Eastern Jubilees Choir.

He was preceded in death by one daugh-ter, Belinda Gross; sister, Aruzlia Johnson

brothers, William Gray and Joseph Gross; onegrandson, Jamal Gross and great-grandsonAnsley Watkins.

Leonard leaves to mourn his wife, Mary

daughters, Tina Morgan (Francis), VeronicaBrooks, Velvetta Buck (Willie); sons, EugeneGross (Linda), Michael Gross (Myrtle), Cal-vin Gross (Eartha), Darnell Gross, Eric Gross(Anna), Larry Gross and Fitzgerald Jefferson29 grandchildren and a host of great-grand-children; two aunts, Louise Savoy and MarieGross; adopted grandson, Tyrone Banks; spe-cial nieces, Elaine Smith and Melissa White;special nephews, John Boulden and TimothyWhite; special cousins, Diana Charity, WayneSavoy and Levar Rawlings and a host of niec-es, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Family and friends will unite on TuesdayNov. 4 for visitation at 10 a.m. until time ofservice at 11 a.m. at Eastern United Method-ist Church, 975 Eastern Church Road, LusbyMd. 20657. Interment to follow in the churchcemetery.

Arrangements by Briscoe-Tonic FuneraHome.

Theodore Emery Hall Jr., 83

Theodore Emery Hall, Jr., 83 of Mechan-icsville, Md., passed away peacefully at homeon Aug. 13. Ted was born Sept. 24, 1930 inSouth Charleston, West Virginia. He was theson of the late Flossie Marie Watkins andTheodore Emery Hall, Sr. Ted was the lovinghusband of the late Donna Joan (Keller) Hall


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who he married in Charleston, W.Va. on Dec.29, 1950. Ted is survived by his children: Mi-chael (Debbie) Hall of Chaptico, Md., Christy(Donald) Morgan of Mechanicsville, Md. andTammy Daye (Chuck Pippin) of Hollywood.Ted also leaves behind ve grandchildren and

their spouses: Bobby (Missie) Hall of Hol-lywood, Md., Chasity (Anthony) Goddard ofValley Lee, Md., Deana (Steve) Click of Av-enue, Md., Jessica (Jeff) Cardello of Mechan-icsville, Md. and Tony (Beverly) Buckler ofLeonardtown, Md.,

along with 12 great-grandchildren, Shel-by Hall, Lexi Buckler, Seth and Rylee God-dard, Holly and Erin Click, Trent Dean, Mya,Ally and Donnie Cardello, Dylan Hobbs andCamryn Buckler. Ted is survived by one sis-ter, Barbara (Clyde) Mikeal of Callaway, Md.and one niece, April who was his Tater, herhusband Rusty and their son Travis Tarletonof California, Md.

Ted retired from the United States Navyin March, 1972 after serving 20 years to hisCountry. His duty stations were Cecil Field,FL and Patuxent River, Md. Honors served

during his navy career were: Air Medal, Meri-torious Unit Commendation Ribbon, GoodConduct Award, National Defense ServiceMedal, Vietnam Service Medal with BronzeStar and Republic of Vietnam CampaignMedal. After retiring from the Navy, Ted thenwent to work as contractor, supporting thePower and Propulsion

Division for DOD and retiring from Ea-gle Systems of California, Md. in 1996.

Ted was a Life Member of the VFW Post2672, Benefactor Member of the NationalRie Association, Life Member of the Mary-land State Rie and Pistol Association, FleetReserve and North American Hunting Club.

Teds hobbies were, gun collecting, hunt-ing, shing and coin collecting as well as be-ing an avid NASCAR fan with the legendaryDale Earnhardt his favorite driver and then

Earnhardt Jr. Most of all he always lookedforward to gatherings with family and friends.Ted spent two weeks in the fall camping andhunting with his family and extended familyand for years he spent time in the cabin withhis cousin Nick Harris and his sons.

The family received friends on Sunday,Aug. 17 with Veterans of Foreign War prayersrecited followed by prayers in the MattingleyGardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, Md.with Deacon Bill Nickerson ofciating. A Fu-neral Service will be held on Monday, Nov. 3from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Mattingley-GardinerFuneral Home, Leonardtown, Md. Interment

will be held on Wednesay, Nov. 5 at 9 a.m. inArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.Pallbearers: United States Navy Casket Team.Honorary Pallbearers are: Michael Hall, Bob-

by Hall, Tony Buckler, Donald Morgan, BenAnderson, Rusty Tarleton and Andrew Patton.

In lieu of owers, contributions can be made toHospice of St.

Marys County, P.O. Box 624, Leonard-town, MD 20650, and VFW Post 2672, 23282Three Notch Road, California, Md. 20619.

Francis Xavier Holt, 70

Francis Xavier Holt, 70of Lexington Park, Md., de-

parted this life on Wednes-day, Oct. 29 after a long ill-ness. He was the son of thelate James Norman Holt andAgnes Marie Morland of Me-chanicsville, Md., born onJuly 15, 1944.

He was educated and graduated fromthe St. Marys County School System. Heworked for over 33 years as supply technicianfor Department of the Navy, Patuxent River,Md. Upon retiring, he took up a second careerworking for IAP Worldwide Services as boiler

plant technician on the Naval Warfare Center,Patuxent River, Md. In his leisure time, Fran-cis enjoyed watching sports, westerns, playingcards and family gatherings.

Pop-Pop, a name given by his grand-children, was all about family and enjoyedsocializing with his close friends and family.He was also known as, Snappy, to his closefamily members.

Francis was united in Holy Matrimony toSandra D. Holt on March 27, 1965. They have

been married for 49 years. He was a memberof Joseph A. Egan Masonic Lodge #149 PHAand the NAACP. He was preceded in death by

two brothers, James Holt and Paul Holt; sister,Edna (Holt) Culpepper; brothers-in-law, Har-ris Reed and Robert McLamb.

Francis leaves to mourn his wife, San-dra; daughters, Tammy Short (Floyd), WendyCarroll (Melvin) and Toni Holt (Wayne);sons, Patrick Wayne Holt (Polly) and TerryHolt; six grandchildren, Gabrielle Holt, Mel-vin Carroll, Jr., Brittany Chadwick, JasmineHolt, Marcus Carroll and Amber Holt; sis-ters, Marie McLamb, Alice Holt and DorothyReed; brother, Joseph Holt; sisters-in-law,Darrie Graham (Earl), Florence Holt, ClarrisaHolt, Joann Beamon (Lynwood); brothers-in-

law, Willie Hutcherson, Jr. (Gladys), DennisHutcherson (Hazel), Stanley Langley (Elaine)and Stevie Langley; special friend and worker,Terry Clinton, cousins, and a host of nieces,nephews and longtime friends.

Family and friends will unite on Thurs-

day, Nov. 6 for visitation at 10 a.m. until timeof service at 11 a.m. at Zion United MethodistChurch, 21291 Three Notch Road, LexingtonPark, Md. 20653. Interment to follow in theCharles Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Leon-ardtown, Md. Arrangements by Briscoe-TonicFuneral Home.

John Crewe, 81

John Crewe, 81, of Leon-ardtown, Md., formerly ofRidgeeld Park, N.J., passedaway Oct. 25.

John was born in Lon-don, England, and servedin the Royal Air Force as anAircraft Mechanic. Whilein the service he became the Boxing Welter-weight Champion of the RAF in St. Athensand served in the Guard of Honour at thecoronation of Queen Elizabeth II. He also

played guita r in a band and was heard onthe radio in London before immigratingto America in 1960 where he met his wifeof 52 years, Ruth Ann Murray. John wasactively involved in his church with Chil-drens Ministries, choir, stringband, and

board member, and t ravelled to the Philip-pines on a missions trip. He was a Spe-cial Police Ofcer in Ridgeeld Park andworked as a oor mechanic and storeownerin Cliffside Park, N.J. before retiring toFlorida where he worked for Disneys Ani-mal Kingdom.

Beloved husband of Ruth Ann, de-voted father of Derek Crewe (Lucinda) and

Karen Ann Tucker (Jeremy), loving grand-father of Michael Crewe, Faith and GraceTucker, and Nikki and Ian Crewe, cherished

brother of Linda Sgroi (Sal). Survived bymany loving nieces, nephews, and in-laws.Preceded in death by parents John and Marjo-rie Crewe and siblings Joan and Derek.

A memorial service will be held at 10amon Saturday, Nov. 1 at The Summit Church,Hackensack, N.J.

Donations may be made to PleasantHill Childrens Home in Texas or the Al-zheimers Foundation of America (www.alzfdn.org).

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

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

Laurice M. Chase White, 76

Laurice M. ChaseWhite, 76, passed awayTuesday, Oct. 28 at herresidence.

She was born onAug. 20, 1938 to the lateLawrence and GeraldineChase.

Laurice attended school in St. MaryCounty before relocating to WashingtonD.C., where she attended Langley JunioHigh and Martha Washington VocationaSchool for nursing: where began her career in nursing for ten years. In the lat1960s she moved back to St. MaryCounty, where she lived until her demiseIn 1972, she changed careers and became

the rst African American librarian in StMarys County, working at the LexingtonPark branch. She retired in July 2000.

Laurice was a member and subsequently elected president of the StMarys County branch of the NationaAssociation for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). On Oct. 18 at the

NAACP Annual Freedom Fund Banqueshe received the Presidents Award.

Laurice is survived by her threechildren, Lovey Gabriel (Keith), WydelChase (Rhonda) and Faith Meath (Anthony); eleven grandchildren; thirteen greatgrandchildren, ve sisters, two brothersover one hundred nieces and nephews andmany other family members and friends

Family received friends at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, on

Monday Nov. 3 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. AFuneral Service will be celebrated at 12p.m. Interment will follow at the churchcemetery.

In lieu of owers, the family requestsdonations b

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