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Thursday, September 24, 2015 1The County Times

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Cops & Courts 10

Letters 11

Business Directory 12

Obituaries 14

First Friday 16

Feature 19

Education 20

Business 22

Community 23

Library Calendar 23

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Church Directory 25

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Thursday, September 24, 2015The County Times4 Local News

Man Charged withStriking Sheriff in

Fire Truck IncidentBy Guy LeonardStaff Writer Prosecutors with the

State’s Attorney’s Of-ce have charged avolunteer reghterat Company No. 1 inLeonardtown after heallegedly struck SheriffTimothy K. Cameronwith a re truck on thescene of a vehicle crashin Clements Wednesdaymorning.

Kenneth Scully, 61, faces charges ofnegligent driving, failure to control speed

to avoid a collision and failure to exercisedue care to avoid a pedestrian collision,according to the sheriff ’s ofce.

Assistant State’s Attorney Laura Casparsaid that the charges did not carry any jailtime and that she did not anticipate anycriminal charges in the matter.

“They’re just payable citations at this point,” Caspar said, adding that neitherdrugs nor alcohol appeared to have any bearing on the incident.

“He [Scully] was just trying to block theroad off for safety… and he simply failedto see how close he was,” she told TheCounty Times.

Cameron was released from St. Mary’s

Medstar Wednesday afternoon with some abrasions andsoreness but no broken bonessheriff’s ofcials said.

He was injured while trying to render assistance alongwith other deputies during a personal injury accident onPin Cushion Road eariler thamorning, the agency reported

Reports from the sheriff’ofce state that after Cameronarrived on the scene he watalking to the injured operator of a Chevrolet S-10 truck

that had struck a tree, when the re enginstruck Cameron as it moved into position

Agency ofcials conrmed that Cameron’s leg was pinned between the re engine and the rear section of the crashed vehicle and that as the apparatus moved forward Cameron was thrown to the ground

The incident occurred about 8:05 a.msheriff’s ofce representatives statedwith Cameron being released shortly aftenoon.

Sheriff’s ofce spokeswoman JennifeStone said the agency is not releasing anymore information about Cameron’s condition or when he will return to duty.

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By Guy LeonardStaff Writer

By the beginning of next year 13 depu -ties will be testing body cameras to seehow useful they are in gathering informa-tion from police on the beat and in deal-ing with use of force complaints, SheriffTimothy K. Cameron said Tuesday.

“We’re purchasing 13 units with grantmoney to evaluate them,” Cameron toldThe County Times. “I believe they arevery useful but they may not be the silver

bullet that everyone believes them to be.“But the audio portions of the record-

ings could be the most valuable.”The nationwide push to equip police

with body cameras has only increasedin the wake of several high prole casesin which police have used force — oftentimes to the lethal extreme — againstsuspects.

The most notable in Maryland has beenthe Freddie Gray case in which a man ar-rested by Baltimore City Police died intheir custody under murky circumstances;six ofcers have been charged in his deathwith some counts ranging to murder.

Cameron said the cameras will be dis-tributed mostly to patrol ofcers and thosedeputies working on trafc enforcementand in the Special Operations Division.

Cameron said the body cameras will

rst be tested to ensure they are technically sound; the units are compatible within-car camera systems that are installed inall patrol vehicles.

Those in-car cameras, along with theiaudio systems, have proven to be valuableinvestigative tools, Cameron said, buthey have also shed light on use of forcecomplaints.

“They have helped exonerate ofcerof charges,” Cameron said, who addedthat the audio recordings were particularly useful since the statements made by

both police and suspects in use of forcinstances were invaluable in determining whether the amount of force used waappropriate.

Each unit of body camera costs abou$1,300, Cameron said and their use bylocal deputies should coincide with theMaryland Law Enforcement TrainingCommission’s adoption of regulationgoverning the use of body cameras.

Currently under debate, along with other operational questions, is how much olaw enforcement recordings should be released under public information requestto either just interested parties in a case orto anyone in the public requesting to viewthe recordings.

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Only about a month after com-muters had to suffer throughlengthy road work on Route 235,

work on a smaller but vital feederroute is already causing problems.

State ofcials say that work onRoute 245, also known as Holly-wood Road, should be completed by mid-Fall at a cost of $2 mi llion.

The work is on two distinct sec-tions of the road, they say, but isalready backing trafc back to theintersection on Route 235.

The State Highway Administra-tion (SHA) is working on a three-mile section of Hollywood Road between McIntosh Road and Route235 that has already been milleddown and paving is currently

underway.All of that work is being done

during the day, SHA ofcials say.The second area of work will

take place this week when crews begin milli ng a sect ion of Holly-wood Road in the opposite direc-tion between Route 235 and Sotter-ley Wharf Road.

Paving of that two-mile stretch of

road will take place after the mill-ing operation, which they estimatewill take two weeks.

Earlier this summer numerous businesses complained along Route235 when repaving efforts discour-

aged customers from patronizingthem, they also complained that thework could have caused less distur- bance if it had been done at night.

David Buck, representative forSHA, said the road project wasneeded to improve the thorough-fare and that the decision to start solate in the season was not a riskyone.

He said the recent lack of rain aswell as stable temperatures meantSHA was condent they still haveseveral weeks to complete thework.

“As long as we have temperatu resabove 45 degrees we shouldn’t haveany problems,” Buck said. “Theycould get done in mid-October.

“We will never mill somethingand leave it over the winter.”

The reason for limiting the workto the daytime hours, Buck said,was due to the fact that tempera-tures would likely be higher andconducive to laying new asphalt.

“It’s a short inconvenience for asmoother ride that will last for 15years,” Buck said.

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The Commissioners of St. Mary’sCounty were quick to laud the benetsof a switch to code home rule at a pub-lic hearing in Ridge last week but members of the small gather ing were not soconvinced.

Some there feared that the proposedmove to code home rule from the com-missioner form of government,which thecounty has held for nearly 200 years,would give local elected leaders toomuch control closer to home.

If the current form of governmenthad worked for so long, they said, whychange it now?

Roy Fedders, noting information fromthe Maryland Association of Counties(MACO) orientation for the newly elect-ed, said that code home rule could allow

leaders to levy or raise nes for certaincivil infractions, though there were somelimitations.

Also the commissioners could estab-lish impact fees along with an excise taxon school construction as well as an ex-cise tax on agriculture if the county isnot currently levying an impact fee, ac-cording to the information f rom MACO.

“What code home rule promises ismore taxes and fees of all kinds,” Fed-ders said.

Keith Harless said he chaffed at the provision that allowed citizens 40 daysto get 10 percent of voter signatures on areferendum to oppose an action commis-sioners took under home rule and of thegreater power they would have overall.

“It’s hard to muster up interest in that

amount of time,” Harless said. “Thiswould entrench the power [of electedofcials.]”

Elected leaders said that recent eventsat the legislture in Annapolis put intosharper focus the need for more local au-tonomy in creating new local laws with-out the approval of state ofcials.

The key example of this was the fail-ure of a measure offered by the countydelegation this past session that wouldhave allowed the county to eliminate the persona l proper ty tax most businesses paid on equipment and other operat ionsitems.

Elected leaders here said it could have been a boon to economic developmentas tax relief to businesses but acknowl-

edged that they already had the authorityto zero out that tax rate on a yearly basis

Del. Deb Rey, Dist. 29 B, asked why

this was brought up now as an issue andnot during the 2014 campaign.She wanted to know when residents

could ask questions of commissionerabout the proposal but CommissioneTom Jarboe, directing the meet ing in the place of Commissioner President JamesGuy, said they were only accepting comments about the home rule issue.

Bill Scaraa, executive director of theSt. Mary’s County Chamber of Commerce, said code home rule was the bes balance between autonomy and publicovesight.

“We feel that this change would im prove the efciency of government to respond to the needs of our community ina timely manner,” Scaraa said. “It wilstill require public discourse before ac

tion is taken with this added authorityand it still allows the communit y to holdthe commissioners accountable.”

County Attorney George Sparlingencapuslated the supporting argumenfor code home rule by noting that velocally elected commissioners would be able to decide what laws were righfor the county instead of a majority of188 legislators in Annapolis who had toagree to approve local laws proposed bythe delegation.

Most local laws are approved througha practice of local courtesy that deferto the desires of those delegations, withsome exceptions.

Sparling also pointed out that undecode home rule, commissioners couldnot enact any new taxes or license and

franchise fees.“It [code home rule] does not transfe

nancial authority from the General Assembly to the county commissioners inits entirety,” Sparling said.

There are six more hearings regardingcode home rule in St. Mary’s County; after the hearings the commissioners wildecide whether to proceed with a resolution to the local board of elections whichwill then put it to a referendum vote inthe November 2016 election.

If approved by a majority of voterscode home rule would be the new government structure by December of nexyear.

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Tepid Reaction toHome Rule in Ridge


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Navy: EUL Won’t HarmBase Environment


Plans to build a modern ofce building andwork campus on Patuxent River Naval AirStation will not have a signicant impact onthe environment there, according to a reportissued by the Department of the Navy.

The enhanced use lease (EUL) proposalwould build 600,000 square feet of new ofcespace for approximately 3,000 people work -ing on the base, according to ofcials at thenavy base, and would be located near Gate No. 1 at Buse and Cuddihy roads.

Plans to build similar work space at a sitenear Buse and Liljenkrantz roads will no lon-ger be pursued, according to navy ofcials.

The EUL project involves a private devel-oper building the work campus in cooperationwith the Department of Defense in an effortto upgrade the aging ofce space already atPatuxent River NAS but the process has beenyears in the making starting back in 2010.

Despite the lengthy process the navy hassettled on Hines Interests L.P. as the primedeveloper of the project.

While the navy has been enthusiastic aboutthe project, local businesses and elected of-cials have been worried that the project inside

the base gate would harm commerce outsidethe gate in the Lexington Park community.

For decades developers had provided of -ce space for contractors and service busi-nesses had made their living off the trafcthe outside activity provided.

But, said Commissioner Todd Morgan,the EUL project threatened that.

“With the EUL the vacant ofce space isout there and could continue to grow,” Mor -gan said. “Of course we’re not going to beharming the bay with the EUL but I’m muchmore worried about our commerce and ourtrades people.”

Morgan, who is employed by a defensecontractor and often works at the base, saidthe problem with capacity there was with NAVAIR, which shares space with othercommands.

The issue, he said, was that NAVAIR in-sisted on bringing independent contractorsonto the base to work alongside governmentemployees instead of allowing them to re-main in town.

“You have to be adaptable to the market place,” Morgan said. “We need to have a dis-cussion about this.”

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The latest capital construction plan fromthe St. Mary’s County Board of Educationshowed that school construction costs haverisen to “historic” levels and that over the next10 years student enrollment, especially in themiddle grades, is set to skyrocket.

County Commissioners balked at both setsof information.

The latest gures from the state show thatthe cost of constructing a new school, whichincluded the cost of the site, was close to $350a square foot projected for scal 2017.

That translated into a 21 percent increase,or $49 per square foot, for that scal yearalone, school ofcials reported.

Much of that was due to state requirementsin nding a site and other construction issuessuch as hiring minority vendors, school of-cials said.

Despite that, Commissioner Todd Morgansaid, the cost increase was staggering.

“Ination is basically zero, wages are atso this is hard for the tax payers to swallow,”Morgan said.

Commissioner Mike Hewitt also chaffedat the cost increases, especially when it cameto whether the county should choose to put aschool on the 200-plus acres on St. AndrewsChurch Road where a sports eld complexhas also been proposed.

Hewitt said sites like the Hayden propertyin Leonardtown were less costly because theyhad water and sewer infrastructure, whereasrunning those same utilities to the St. An-

drews property would only drive up the price.

“When you’re talking about building anew school I would hope you would look forschool sites that give us the most bang for our

buck,” Hewitt told school ofcials, includingSuperintendent Scott Smith.

Kimberly Howe, director of Capital Plan-ning and Green Schools, said the schoolsystem was also projecting vastly increasingnumbers for student enrollment for the next10 years based on trends they saw of a “bub-

ble” of enrollees noted in the middle schoolgrades.

This, Howe said, was due in part to morefamilies staying in St. Mary’s County ratherthan moving to other jurisdictions.

Hewitt again disputed the gures sayingthat there were no indicators that a new eco-nomic force had entered the county to bringmore jobs, in fact the navy had recently sig-naled that their would be a slowdown in jobgrowth in defense related activities.

“I think you’re projections are too high,”Hewitt said.

The school system estimates that the cur -rent enrollement of more than 17,000 studentswill increase to more than 20,000 in a decade. Commissioner John O’Connor said that theincrease might also be due to more familiesmoving to St. Mary’s County from Beltwaycommunities who still commute north forwork.

Commissioner Tom Jarboe said the projec-tions were still confusing.

“It seems counter-intuitive, if the navywork is at where is the increase in enroll-ment?” Jarboe asked.

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By Muirgheal Wheeler Contributing Writer

Artsfest is held every yearat Annmarie Gardens and is achance for local artists, pho-tographers and craftsman alike

to sell their wares.Tents are set up along the

many paths throughout An-nmarie Gardens, each boothunique to the maker them-selves. There were areas forlive performances and food

vendors set up. The event com- pletely child fr iendly, with sev-eral areas devoted to activitiesfor youngsters. There was a lit-tle bit of everything so almosteveryone could fnd what theyenjoyed most from the games,

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For more information, visitwww.annmariegarden.org.

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Photos by Muirgheal Wheele

Lucy Tremaglio from King George looking at fairy houses behind one of

the vendor’s crafted tables.

The painted railings as you enter Annmarie Garden.

Performer Marigold Bumbleroot showing off her bubble magic to an enthusiastic

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R a f e

Communities surrounding the na-val air station are advised that noise-generating test events are scheduled totake place between 5-9 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday.

Pilots at PAX will be training for re-alistic ight scenarios including FieldCarrier Landing Practice (FCLP).FCLP training is essential for the preci-

sion and safety of our service members

and the success of their mission. Residents may notice increa sed noise leveldue to these operations.

As with all operations, NAS Patuxent River takes precautions to lessen theimpact of testing activities on the community. For more information, call the

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The Commissioners of St. Mary)sCounty will hold their nal Public Fo-rum for 2015 on Tuesday, October 6 at6:30 p.m. The forum will take place intheir meeting room, inside the Chesa- peake Building, at 41770 BaldridgeStreet in Leonardtown.

Citizens unable to attend the forum in person , and wishing to voice a concern,can take to social media to pose their is-sue or question. Citizens are invited to post comments or questions using thehashtag #CSMCforum to the county)sFacebook page Awww.Facebook.com/StMarysCountyGovernment) or twit-ter feed (@StMarysCoGov.) Time per -

mitting, comments and questions will be read at the forum. Citizens shouldinclude their full name and mailing ad-dress when posting to social media asthe comments will become part of theofcial record.

Commissioners of St. Mary)s Coun-ty Public Forums are televised live onSt. Mary)s County Government TV95 (SMCG TV 95) on Metrocast Cableand streamed live for online viewingon the county)s website at http://www.

stmarysmd.com/broadcast.asp. Clickon the LIVE link at the top of the page(note: this featu re is not available on Ap ple or mobi le devices).

A rebroadcast of the forum wil be aired on SMCG TV 95 on Sunday, October 11 at 7 p.m. Forumsare also available for viewing on demand on the county)s YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/userStMarysCoMDGov?feature=mhee.

Individuals wishing to speak at thePublic Forum will be allowed up to th ree(3) minutes to address the Commissioners (those representing a group will beallotted ve (5) minutes to speak.) Any

one wishing to provide more detailedcomments may do so via email or regular mail.

The Commissioners of St. Marys County can be reached via e-mail [email protected] or by E.S. maiat Commissioners of St. Mar y)s CountyP.(. Gox 653, Leonardtown, Maryland20650.

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Public Invited to Address

Commissioners at

October 6 Public Forum

Registration is open for a hide tan-ning workshop scheduled for October

3, 2015 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.Learn the native art of taking a deerhide and turning it into soft buckskin.This program, designed for beginners,takes you through the steps required todo a natural brain-tanning. Not for thefaint of heart – come prepared to getmessy and work! Space is limited.

For more information, call (240) 895-4990 or i [email protected].

Cost is $14 per person ($12 Friendsmembers).

Historic St. Mary’s City is a mu-seum of living history and a rchaeologyon the site of Maryland’s rst capitalin beautiful, tidewater Southern Mary-land. For more information about themuseum contact the Visitor Centerat 240-895-4990, 800-SMC-1634, [email protected].

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9-22-15 TheftBetween 5/16/15 and 9/22/15, unknown

suspect(s) stole batteries from an AT&T cel-lular tower compound. CASE# 55991-15

9-22-15 Theft

An unknown suspect borrowed propertyfrom a victim and then refused to return the

property on the 38000 block of Green GablesCourt in Mechanicsville. CASE# 56037-15

9-22-15 FraudUnknown suspect(s) withdrew cash from

a victim’s bank account. The withdraws took place at an ATM in Frederick, MD. The vic-tim lives on the 45000 block of InsuranceCourt in California, Md. CASE# 56027-15

9-22-15 TheftUnknown suspect(s) stole a package from

the front porch of a residence on the 45000 block of Ketch Court in Lexington Park.

CASE# 56069-15

9-23-15 TheftUnknown suspect(s) removed a prescrip

tion delivery from a residence on the 21000 block of Genesta Street in Lexington Park

CASE# 56084-15

9-23-15 BurglaryUnknown suspect(s) entered a barn and

stole property on the 37000 block of QuadLane in Chaptico. CASE# 56083-15

Breaking & Entering to Motor VehicleAn unknown suspect removed property

from a vehicle in the WaWa parking lot inCharlotte Hall, Md. CASE# 56098-15

TheftAn unknown suspect stole property from

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LEGAL NOTICE

Ebenezer Camp Service and Bonfre

As reported in your September10th edition, Mrs. Marilyn Crosbyannounced her intentions to retirefrom the St. Mary’s County Boardof Education by reading her retire-ment letter at the September 9th

board meeting. Her letter was wellwritten, short, to the point and posi-tive in every way. I believe her deci-sion to leave the board is a wise one

since her health has been steadilydeteriorating for the past 18 months.Her retirement is a defnite loss to the

school system and ends, at least tem- porarily, a career of dedicated ser-vice to the children in the St. Mary’sCounty school system.

As the board members took theirturn to speak, Mrs. Bailey and Mr.Smith thanked Mrs. Crosby for heryears of service and wished her wellin her retirement. Mrs. Washingtonand Mrs. Weaver never mentionednor acknowledged Mrs. Crosby’sretirement when they addressed theaudience. This was an intentional in-sult to Mrs. Crosby and what a poorexample to set for the students. How

petty can youget? It appears some board mem-

bers need some remedial education

in civility and how to conduct them-selves at a televised public meeting.It has been my experience that onlythose with very limited intellectualcapacity allow past differences to

prevent them from wishing a col-league well upon the announcementof their retirement. Mental midgets! I hope the video of the meeting isarchived so it can be used to remindvoters in future elections. Mrs. Al-len, who had many differences withMrs. Crosby over the years, was verygracious and thanked Marilyn forher years of service and wished hera happy retirement. That added atouch of class to an otherwise dismal

portion of the meeting.Both the former board and the

present board has treated Mrs.

Crosby miserably over the past 1months and should be ashamed othemselves. They spent upwards o$40,000.00 of our money, enoughto hire at least one para-educator oteacher’s aide for a year, pursuingallegations that were never provenand were eventually dropped. Thnew board persisted in pursuing thcharges raised by the former board

and even had the police go to MrsCrosby’s home to investigate an allegedly perceived threat that waalso found to be without merit. I amcertain all the claims, innuendos anremarks took their toll not only onMrs. Crosby but her family as wellI am also sure the family spent aconsiderable amount of money onattorney fees responding to the allegations as the complaint workedits way through the system up to thstate level where it was dismissedIn the end Mrs. Crosby retires withher reputation fully intact but withthe unpleasant memory of the manyfalse allegations made against herIn reality, Mr. Smith would moslikely not be the superintendent oschools if not for Mrs. Crosby anthe outcome of the last school boar

election could have likely been different if not for her. What a nice wayto show appreciation.

I hope Mrs. Crosby has a longfull, healthy and happy retiremenwhich is well deserved. She has lefher mark on the school system whicwill last for many years to come. Shwill miss the school children but wil

be free from dealing with associates who spend as much time in seladoration as they do attending to the

people’s business. Marilyn deservea rest and the other members deserveach other.

Sincerely,

David RyanHollywood, Md.

The article written by Linda Renotitled as “Run Away Slaves” uses thetired technique of hiding the racism

behind the claim of history, as if call-ing it as “history” will whitewashthe racism away which it does not.Reno writes a quote, which declaresthis: “Those negroes have been welltreated and much indulged by me,

and they all ran away from me with-out any provocation whatever.” So inher article Reno leaves it as that asif that were true because that is the“history” record as if those slaveswere doing wrong by ru nning awayfrom the nice white owners - andthat kind of “history” makes it intoa racist white lie. We never ever hear

any kind of apology for the crimesagainst humanity committed againstthe Africans people under the sys-tem of slavery, and if we did thenthat would start the process of giv-ing some true histor y.

James Cusick Sr.Hollywood, Md.

It’s a shame that Marilyn Crosby will no longer be onthe Board of Education. She was the only Board member that sent her children through St. Mary’s County public schools and was a t eacher. She was a voice fo rthe children, the parents and the teachers.

Now the ball is in the commis sioner’s cour t, andhopefully they’ll weigh all options before they appointCrosby’s replacement. We don’t want any Tom, Rand orHarry given this responsibility. The replacement needs

to have strong qualications a nd not just be someone’scousin or friend. The parents, the students, the teach-ers and the taxpayers dese rve more than that. With anyluck, the replacement will have some kind of educa-tional experience and have worked for the school sys-tem. That kind of insight will be nee ded on the Board.Especially this Board, where one member has an obvi-ous vendetta against the teachers.

This vendetta was painfully obvious during theBoard’s work session on September 9th. Was a board

member having a full-blown temper tantrum overteachers from different counties bringing their chil-dren over to St. Mary’s for an education? Who justiedher objections by saying that she was standing up fortaxpayers? Was it not obvious that no other membershared her views, yet she demanded further investiga-tion? So in an attempt to stand up for the taxpayers,did she want more resources committed to a nancialinvestigation on an issue that no one else supports?

I wonder who’s paying for those resources. Let’s getreal, if this member really cared about how the Boardof Education spends our money. Then shouldn’t we beinformed on why public school funds ar e being paid toa private school?

Is this hypocrisy or just a severe disdain towards ourteachers?

Jack LeBaughLexington Park

My husband, Branch 93 Presi-dent, and I would like to say “Thankyou” to the Manager of Long JohnSilver’s on Great Mills Road forreplacing the tattered and tornAmerican Flag. The Fleet ReserveAssociation Branch 93 at 21707Three Notch will gladly acceptyour unserviceable ag for properretirement on Flag Day 2106 by

Boy Scout Troop 413. If you neesomeone to pick up the ag, pleascall the Branch to arrange.

Shirley Vatter, Ladies Auxiliaryof the Fleet Reserve Association(LAFRA) Unit 93 PresidentLAFRA East Coast Region VicePresidentHollywood, Md.

The women of Ebenezer are plan-ning a weekend of activities to wor-ship and praise Our Lord and to bless His people. On Satu rday, Sept.26, at 6 p.m., a camp meeting ser-vice and bonre will be held at thesite of the original log cabin on Eb-

enezer property to honor our ances-tors whose diligence and persever-ance paved the way for our churchtoday. On Sunday, Sept. 27, we wel-come Rev. Curtis (Chris) Smalls of

the ministerial staff at the GreaterMt. Nebo AME Church of Bowie,Md., who will deliver a messagefrom God at our 11 a.m. service. Weare equally pleased to host Rev. D.Melynda Clarke, Pastor of the Mt.Sinai AME Church of Waldorf,

Md., who will provide the eveningmessage for the 4 p.m. ser vice. Feelfree to join the women in wearingthe colors of the rainbow during theweekend events.

We are excited and look forwardto your participation and sharing inour festivities and celebration of anew beginning in the life and workof our church.

Yours in Christ,

Rev. KC White, PastorEbenezer Charlotte HallAME Church

Thank You

To The County Times:

Dear Editor:

Crosby: A Voice for The Children

On Thursday September 3rdour daughter Lauren Shelby Pitttragically lost her life in a motor-cycle accident in Calvert County atthe age of 27. Our daughter was akind and loving young women. It’ssomething her family knew all toowell. As most parents know, we alltry to raise our ch ildren with strongcharacter, with respect for elders,compassion for others, a strongwork ethic and moral code. Thetrue measu re of it however, is theiractions and deeds when the parent-ing ends and the move to adulthoodand making their way in the world begins. As our family progressedthrough the difcult days of ar -rangements and services followingthe accident, my wife Julie and Istood at the prayers in wonder-ment and disbelief of the immenseoutpouring of love and affection,respect and sorrow shown for ourlovely daughter and our family.The stories told to us by her teach-

ers, doctors, coworkers and friendsabout her humor and kindnessas well as the compassion for the patient s she served as a radiog ra- pher at Calvert Orthopedic and St.Mary’s Hospital gave my wife and Ian overwhelming sense of comfortand pride that I think only a parentcan feel in the accomplishment oftheir child. She learned her lessonswell.

It now seems to be a ti me in thisworld where everything seems tocirculate around getting every-where you need to go as fast as possible. Conversation is throughemail, twitter, text or the next newgadget. Everyone’s head is downlooking at their iPhone. True in-terpersonal skills, courtesy andmanners seem to be fading away.However, our daughter Laurenalways seemed to have a way of brigh tening a room with an uplift-ing spirit and a million dollar smile.More importantly though, was the

way she made people feel relevantand important with her caring andloving demeanor and willingnessto talk with anyone, and above allelse, listen. She was truly loved andwill be missed by many people.

My entire family would like totake this opportunity to expressour sincerest thanks and deepestgratitude for the abundant outpour-ing of support, warm stories, sym- pathy and prayers shown by family,friends and coworkers during thisdifcult time.

Lauren, we are so proud of you,for your short time in this world,the impact you made on your fam-ily and so many others has beentremendous. Life will never be thesame. We Love You and you will bewith us always.

Sincerely,Mike and Julie PittHollywood, Maryland

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Thursday, September 24, 2015The County Times14 Obituaries

The County Times runs complimentary obituaries as submitted by funeral homesand readers. We run them in the order we receive them. Any submissions that come to

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Thelma D. Jefferson, 95

Thelma D. Jefferson, 95

of Colton’s Point, passedaway on Sept. 12. Thelmawas born on Dec. 1, 1919 inPittsburg, Texas to the par-ents, Mary Ella Andersonand Reverend Frank Crid-dle, Sr. She was the oldest offour siblings, having three younger brothers,Odell, and Frank, Jr., both who preceded herin death, and her youngest brother, Ander-son. She accepted Christ at an early age, be-ing baptized at the Living Green MissionaryBaptist Church in Pittsburg.

She was a student at Center Point HighSchool in Pittsburg, and was valedictorianof her class. Thelma always commented onhow much she loved attending church, goingto school, and studying.

After relocating to Phoenix, she met and

fell in love with Yulice Jefferson, Sr. Theywere married on Aug. 19, 1943 and weremarried for 53 years, until her husband’sdeath on Feb. 1, 1997. To this union sixchildren were born; Yulice Jefferson, Jr.,Gurthie Mae Jefferson Mosley, ClevelandJefferson, Charles Lee Jefferson, Sr., Eu-gene Jefferson, and Robert Lee Jefferson.

Thelma was known by many titles: Moth-er Dear (Mudeah), Mama, Grandma, Nan-ny, and Mama J.

Thelma will always be remembered forher hospitality and delicious home cooking.She would cook up a feast consisting of hertasty spaghetti, roast beef, sweet potato pie,home-made pound cake, enchiladas, and hertrademark mustard greens and cornbread.

Never passing up the opportunity to helpthose in need, the homeless and less fortu-

nate knew that they could knock on her doorand ask for a meal and she would never turnthem away. Instead, she would go inside, xthem a plate, wrap it up nicely and hand it tothem to take with them on their way. Her lifewas a testament to one of her favorite po-ems, “The House by the Side of the Road”,much of which she still quoted by memoryup into her 90’s.

Thelma was a hard worker and worked atthe Maricopa County Hospital for over 20years. She climbed up the ladder until she

became supervisor of her department, beingthe rst black woman to accomplish sucha position. But only after being requiredto take nightly college courses; graduatingfrom Phoenix Technical College with hon-ors. This was not, however, a requirementfor the non black workers in her eld. Even

after retiring, Thelma continued to work do-ing various jobs from selling Watkins prod-ucts, doing demo work at various stores, andworking as election clerk ofcer in her dis-trict and community.

Thelma was faithful to God and herchurch. As a member of Saint Paul Mission-ary Baptist Church, Reverend B. J. Stanton,

pastor, she held the ofce of church clerk,her name being permanently engraved onthe cornerstone until this day. She later

joined Mount Calvary Missionary BaptistChurch, Reverend C. N. Hall Pastor, andnally, Abundant Life Missionary BaptistChurch, Reverend Milton Pleasant pastor,where she served in numerous ofces fromSunday School Teacher to Senior MissionPresident. Those acquainted with Sister Jef-ferson, knew that she didn’t come to churchlooking shabby by any means. She was quite

the dresser and wore her hats! However, shedid not have to parade her Chr istianity aboutfor men to see, rather, from the moment you

approached Sister Jefferson, it was evidentthat she was a woman of integrity and virtue.Those left to cherish her memory are her

children; Gurthie Mae Jefferson Mosley ofPhoenix, Ariz., Reverend Eugene Jefferson(Ruby) of Phoenix, Ariz., and Dr. Robert L.Jefferson (Pensacola) of Colton’s Point; One

brother, Anderson Criddle of Los Ange-les, Ca.; First Cousin, Earl Edward Wilsonof Daly City, Ca.; Sister in Law, EmogeneDavis of Houston, Texas, 26 grandchildren,27 great-grandchildren, two great, great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, neph-ews, and friends.

“Mama”, “Nanny”, “Grandma”, “MamaJ”, “Mudeah”, you will be greatly missed,

but we know you are safe in the arms of Je-sus, our loving Lord and Savior.

Mary Lou Raley, 87

Mary Lou Raley, 87,of Leonardtown diedSept. 6 in her residenceat Cedar Lane Apart-ments in Leonardtown.Born July 13, 1928 in Leon-ardtown, she was the onlychild of the late I. Stanleyand Ida F. Johnson of Leonardtown.

A life-long resident of St. Mary’s County,she graduated from Margaret Brent HighSchool in Morganza and later attendedSt. Mary’s Female Seminary College, St.Mary’s City, before working for the Ameri-can National Red Cross during World WarII. By 1946, she received awards and ac-commodations for her service at the Ameri-can National Red Cross. In addition, shereceived accommodations from the Dis-abled American Veterans for the generouscontributions she made to the welfare ofAmerica’s disabled war veterans. Mary Louloved her family and friends, church, andhad a great love of music, baking, and cats.

She is survived by her three daughters,Sandra Lou Martin and her husband, Jack,of Severna Park; Linda Anne Pigman andher husband, Colin, of Green Valley, Ariz.;and Mary Elaine Sincavage and her hus-

band, Edward, of Pasadena; and son, JamesM. Raley, Jr. and his wife, Joanne, of Naples,Fla.; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents,she is also preceded in death by her husbandof 64 years, James Morris Raley of Leonar-dtown, and a son, Brother Paschal (ThomasStanley) Raley, CFX.

Family received friends on Monday,Sept.14 from 5 to 7 p.m., with prayers recit-ed by Reverend David Beaubien at 7 p.m., atthe Brinseld Funeral Home, 22955 Holly-wood Rd., Leonardtown. A Funeral Servicewas celebrated by Deacon Ammon Rippleon Tuesday, Sept. 15 at 10 a.m. at BrinseldFuneral Home. Interment followed at St.Aloysius Cemetery, Leonardtown.

Serving as pallbearers were John MartinIII, Richard Raley, Jami Raley, and MichaelSincavage.

Memorial contributions may be made toSaint Mary’s Ryken High School for theBrother Paschal Raley Scholarship Fund,22600 Camp Calvert Rd., Leonardtown orFriends of Cedar Lane, 22680 Cedar Lane

Ct., Leonardtown. Condolences to the fam-ily may be made to www.brinseldfuneral.

com. Arrangements handled by the Brins-eld Funeral Home, Leonardtown.

Gail Lee Godwin, 72

Gail Lee Godwin, 72,of Lexington Park, passedaway Sept. 11 at her resi-dence surrounded by herloving family.

She was born on Dec. 18,1942 in Richmond, Va. tothe late James Francis Wa-ters and Ellen Lenell Watts Waters.

Gail was a dedicated employee for theState of Maryland Comptroller’s Ofce asan Information Technologist until her re-tirement. On Jan. 1, 2000, she married her

beloved husband, Garn Thomas Godwin,III in Annapolis. Together, they celebratedover 15 wonderful years of marriage. Gailwas extremely active and enjoyed spending

time outside. She loved to spend time at the beaches, especially Ocean City. She alsoliked to go to Seven Springs and hike theAppalachian Trail. She was an avid hunterand hunted Cariboo in Alaska. Her otherhobbies included, gardening, golng, bowl-ing, working out, and dancing, especially

ballet. She loved her pets, especially herChesapeake Bay Retriever, Jack and Yor-kie, Izzy. However, her greatest love wasfor her family, whom she enjoyed spendingtime with.

In addition to her beloved husband, sheis also survived by her children, DeborahMontalvo (Jesus) of Pasadena, Mark Wil-liams (Mary) of Leonardtown, and ScottWilliams (Jen) of Pasadena; stepchildren,Garn Godwin IV (Lynn) of Aquasco, KevinGodwin (Angel) of Perryville, and KimGodwin Clark (Bill) of Upper Marlboro;sisters, Linda Waters Dapp of Rosedale, andMary Grace Waters of Springhill, Fla.; 17grandchildren; seven great grandchildren;and many nieces, nephews, cousins and ex-tended family. In addition to her parents,she is also preceded in death by her brother,James F. Waters, Jr.

Family received friends for Gail’s LifeCelebration Memorial Service on Saturday,Sept. 19 at 2 p.m., conducted by ReverendJoe Orlando, at Brinseld Funeral Home,22955 Hollywood Rd., Leonardtown. Inter-ment was private. Memorial contributionsmay be made to Ridge Volunteer RescueSquad, P.O. Box 456, Ridge. Condolencesmay be made to www.brinseldfuneral.com. Arrangements by the Brinseld Fu-neral Home, P.A., Leonardtown.

Eloise Hall Peterson, 97

Eloise Hall Peterson, 97,died Sept. 13 after a briefillness at St. Mary’s NursingCenter, Leonardtown.

Mrs. Peterson was bornthe daughter of Edna Morrisand Herman Hall. She wasreared in Ashland, K.Y. andlater resided in Southeast Ohio after gradu-ating from high school. She relocated toArlington, Va. following World War II andworked at the Department of Defense andthe White House in the succeeding years.

Mrs. Peterson was a resident of Ridge,having moved there in 1965 from Arlington,

Va. She was an employee of the Surface Ef-

fect Ship Facility at the Patuxent Naval AiStation for 10 years, retiring in 1975.

Beloved by her family and a wide circl

of friends and possessing an effervescenand outgoing personality, Mrs. Peterson remained actively engaged socially until theend. She was always animated by a playful sense of humor and consistently made a

positive impression on all who she encountered, inspiring new bonds and loyalty at every turn. She was a sophisticated consumewho loved to shop and always appreciatedgreat deals.

Mrs. Peterson was pre-deceased by hehusband William Bradshaw Peterson Jr., herst husband Barnard Mark Dirzulaitis andher eldest daughter Patricia Ann DirzulaitisShe is survived by three children and theispouses, Michael Dirzulaitis and Janice Ga

brilove, Kimberly Wiley and Wayne Wileyand William Bradshaw Peterson III andMary Peterson, as well as eight grandchil

dren: Kristen Baldwin, Kyle Pratt, HarryFudge Jr., Dylan Wiley, Jason Wiley, William B. Peterson IV, Mark Dirzulaitis andMatthew Dirzulaitis, and six great grandchildren: Emma Peterson, Adam BaldwinBailey Baldwin, Zoe Pratt, Tryssa Fudgeand Anna Fudge.

Family received friends on SaturdaySept. 19 from 10 a.m. to noon with a Fu-neral Service held at noon celebrated byPastor Tiffany Kromer at the First Friendship United Methodist Church, 13723 PoinLookout Rd., Ridge. Interment followed inthe church cemetery.

In lieu of owers, donations in her memory may be made to the St. Mary’s Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Foundation21585 Peabody St., Leonardtown or thRidge Volunteer Rescue Squad, Post Ofc

Box 456, Ridge.Following the service, the family and al

friends were invited to gather at Mrs. Peterson’s home at 49435 Portney’s Overlook Rdin Ridge. Condolences to the family may bemade to www.brinseldfuneral.com. Arrangements handled by the Brinseld Funeral Home, Leonardtown.

Mary Katherine Bradford, 88

Mary Katherine Bradford,88, of Scotland, passed away

peacefully on Sept. 15 atSt. Mary’s Nursing Center,Leonardtown.

Born March 17, 1927, inWashington, D.C., she is thedaughter of the late HarryFrancis Flanagan and Katherine Edna Ab

bott. She moved to St. Mary’s County in1989.

Mary Katherine is survived by her sonMelville H. Bradford (Nancy) of Forest, Vaand daughter, Mary K. Bradford (Kitty) oScotland, two grandchildren; James Bradford (Crissy) of Drums, Pa. and RusselBradford (Samantha) of Bryans Road; threegreat grandchildren: Chloe, Connor, andCaelan Bradford of Drums, Pa.; her siblingsJane Walmsley of Brooksville, Fla., EvelynMedlar (Bob) of Stevensville. In addition toher parents, she is preceded in death by he

beloved husband Melville M. Bradford, hesister Gina Denell and brother Pat Flanagan

Family received friends on Sunday, Sept20 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Brinseld Fu

neral Home, 22955 Hollywood Rd., Leonardtown. A Funeral Service was held on


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For Additional Recycling Information: Contact the St. Mary’s County DPW&T at (301)863-8400 or visit our website at www.stmarysmd.com

USE PRODUCTS THAT LAST A LONG

TIME BEFORE THEY WEAR OUT.

PRODUCTS THAT LAST A LONG TIME

CREATE LESS WASTE, AND YOU WILL

OFTEN SAVE MONEY IN THE LONG RUN!• Use reusable cloth napkins, diapers and towels.• Take a reusable coee mug to work.• Use silverware and heavy-duty, reusable plasticplates and glasses for parties and picnics.• Ask for high-mileage tires. Keep them lled tothe proper air pressure for maximum wear.• Buy compact uorescent lights instead ofincandescent ones.• Clean, maintain and repair your tools, appliances,vehicles, shoes and clothing.• Check consumer publications for lists ofdurable items.• Use rechargeable batteries whenever possible.

Monday, Sept. 21 at 10 a.m. with Rev. JoeOrlando ofciating at the Brinseld FuneralHome. Interment followed at 1 p.m. at Ce-dar Hill Cemetery, 4111 Pennsylvania Ave.,Suitland.

Memorial contributions may be made toSt. Mary’s Nursing Center, 21585 PeabodySt., Leonardtown or Ridge Volunteer RescueSquad, Post Ofce Box 456, Ridge. Condo-lences may be made to www.brinseldfu-neral.com. Arrangements by the BrinseldFuneral Home, P.A., Leonardtown.

Stanley Bryant Harris, 79

Stanley Bryant Harris,79, of St. Inigoes passedaway on Sept. 19 at MedStar Washington Hospi-tal Center in Washington,D.C.

He was born on Feb. 12,

1936 in Washington, D.C.,to the late Theodore Harris and NancyAnn Keys.

On Dec. 21, 1955, Stanley married his beloved wife, Beatr ice K . Harr is in A r -lington, Va. Together they celebrated 60wonderful years of marriage. He ownedhis own electrical company in Vienna,Va., with over 30 years of dedicated ser -vice, until his retirement in 1984. Heretired to St. Mary’s County where he

became a chart er boat shing captain.

He built his own charter boat which hecalled the Miss Bea. During his life he

built many houses and boats. He coulddo every aspect of building which in-cluded carpentry, brick work, plumbing,electric, dry wall, heat pump etc. He wasvery talented and could observe othersdoing something and then do it himself.

Stanley enjoyed shing and boating.He loved going to his winter home in theFlorida Keys. He loved spending timewith his family and friends. He was verygenerous with his time and you wouldoften nd him helping others by xingsomething for them. He also loved ex-

ploring and travel ing. He was a memberof the IBEW Local 26 Electrical Unionand the Charter Boat Association.

In addition to his beloved wife, Stan-ley is also survived by his daughtersc,Diane Harris of Mechanicsville and JoyHarris Schwab and son-in-law, John M

Schwab of Yuba City, Ca.; his grand-children, Holly Elder, Lucas Elder, RyanSchwab, and Kristin Schwab; and hisgreat grandchild, Coral Sprout. In addi-tion to his parents, he is also precededin death by his brother, Theodore W.Harris.

Family will receive friends on Satur -day, Sept. 26 from 9 to 11 a.m. with aFuneral Service at 11 a.m. celebrated byReverend Joe Orlando, at Brinseld Fu-neral Home, P.A., 22955 Hollywood Rd.,Leonardtown. Interment will follow

at the St. George’s Episcopal Church1167 Poplar Hill Lane, in Valley Lee.

Serving as pallbearers will be; John

Schwab, Lucas Elder, Gary Sacks,Harry Kerrill, Steve Spedden and DaleVallaudingham.

In lieu of owers, Memorial Contribu-tions may be made to Saint Jude‘s Chil-dren‘s Hospital. Condolences may bemade to www.brinseldfuneral.com.Arrangements by the Brinseld FuneralHome, P.A., Leonardtown.

Joseph F. Quade “Frank”, 83

Joseph F. Quade“Frank”, 83 of Bush-wood, passed away onSept. 20 at his home.Born on Sept. 8, 1932 inMechanicsville, he wasthe son of the late Alice

Russell Quade and Rich-ard C. Quade, Sr. Frankwas the loving husband of Rachel Ag-nes Quade. Frank is survived by hischildren: Delores A. Wong of ColonialBeach, Va., Joseph F. Quade, Jr. of Av-enue, Michael E. Quade of Bushwood,David A. Quade of Bushwood, Gary M.Quade of Bushwood, Danny G. Quadeof Clements, Mary E. Oliver of Bush-wood, Shirley K. Jackson of Hollywood,Pamela M. Haynes of Bushwood, 24

grandchildren, 26 great grandchildrenand four great great grandchildren, andhis sister Josephine Quade. He was preceded in death by his siblings: GeorgQuade, Henry Quade, Leonard QuadeRichard Quade, William Quade, Eliza

beth Bowles, and Russell Quade. Hewas a lifelong resident of St. Mary’County and attended Margaret BrenHigh School. Frank worked as a car

penter for the Carpenters Union for 45years, retiring in 1989. Franks loved tentertain friends and family playing higuitar, and his favorite thing to do wassinging in the church choir.

The family received friends on Thursday, Sept. 24 from 5 to 8 p.m. with

prayers recited at 7 p.m. in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home Leonardtown. A Mass of Christian Burial wascelebrated on Friday, Sept. 25 at 10 a.min Sacred Heart Catholic Church Bush

wood with Father Anthony Lickteigofciating. Interment followed in thchurch cemetery. Pallbearers were; Joseph F. Quade, Michael E. Quade, DavidA. Quade, Gary M. Quade, Danny GQuade, and Lewis Quade.


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2015 ST. MARY’S COUNTY FAIRLeonardtown, MD • Thursday, September 24th - Sunday, September 27th

Please leave your pets at home.

The fairgrounds are locatedon St. Route 5, two miles

south of Leonardtown.smcfair.somd.com

GATE FEES:Adults $5, students 6 - 12 $1,

Children under 6 admitted free.Season passes: Adults $9, children $2.

Sche dule O f E ve n t s

3:00 PM Gates open to public4:00 PM Exhibit Buildings

open to public5:00 PM Carnival opens (ride

all evening: wristband for $25)

5:00 PM 4-H LivestockJudging Contest (SR)

5:30 PM 4-H Western DrillTeam Performance(GS)

6:00 PM 4-H Market GoatShow (SR)6:00 PM Barnyard Runners

Pig Races6:15 PM 4-H English Drill Team Performance (GS)6:30 PM Masters of the

Chainsaw7:00 PM Ofcial Opening

(Tolerance Hall) Color Guard by Cub

Scout Pack #1203 “The Star Spangled

Banner,” MargaretBrent Middle School

Introduction of theQueen of ToleranceCourt

Welcome, JohnRichards, President,St. Mary’s County

Fair Association Crowning of theQueen of Tolerance

6:30 PM ZuZu Acrobats (Tent)7:00 PM Miniature Horse Pull (GS)7:30 PM Chain Saw Artist Rick

Pratt

9:00 PM Exhibit buildingsclose

10:00 PM Carnival closes

SEPTEMBER 24,

2015

“OPENING DAY”

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

“SCHOOL DAY”

SEPTEMBER 26, 2015

“PARADE DAY”

SEPTEMBER 27, 2015

“FAMILY DAY”THURSDAY FRIDAY

SATURDAY SUNDAY

• ZuZu African Acrobats 11:30 PM, 2:00 PM, 3:30 PM, 5:30

PM, 6:30 PM (Tent)

• MD Child Identication Program (CHIP) 11:00 AM - 6:00PM (FSA)

• Barnyard Runners Pig Races: 12:00 PM, 2:30 PM, 4:00 PM,

6:00 PM

• Chain Saw Artist Rick Pratt: 12:00 PM, 2:00 PM, 4:00 PM,

6:00 PM• Maryland Agriculture Showcase Trailer(open all day)

• Dick Haines, Stilt-walker

• Suttler Post Farm Clydesdales on display• Pat Fulcher Blacksmith demonstrations (FM)• Lion’s Mobile Screening Trailer (Vision & Hearing)(10 am- 8

pm)

• Southern Maryland Decorative Painters (Home Arts 10

am - 6 pm)

8:00 AM Open Class livestock show (SR)9:00 AM Exhibit buildings open9:00 AM Fair Parade Registration begins (Tech

Center)9:00 AM Canine Weight Pull (Tractor Pull Track)10:00 AM Carnival opens10:30 AM Fair Parade begins (Tech Center) “the Star Spangled Banner” Leonardtown

High School: Potomac Voices1:00 PM 4-H Rabbit Showmanship workshop (4-H)1:00 PM Jousting Tournament (GS)1:00 PM Interlocking Building Block competition

(ARTS)1:00 PM Super Magic Man Illusions (Tolerance Hall)1:00 PM Stuffed Ham Demonstration – David Dent

(FSA)1:30 PM St. Mary’s Dance Academy (PAV)2:00 PM 4-H Rabbit Showmanship Contest (4-H)2:00 PM Canine Weight Pull (Tractor Pull Track)2:00 PM Stormwater Best Management Practices &

Rain Barrels presentation (FSA)3:00 PM Southern Maryland Concert Band (PAV)3:00 PM Super Magic Man Illusions (Tolerance Hall)5:00 PM Super Magic Man Illusions (Tolerance Hall)6:00 PM 4-H Livestock Auction (SR)6:00 PM Bicycle Drawing (OF)6:30 PM Suttler Post Farm Clydesdales

Demonstration (GS)7:00 PM Heavy Weight Horse Pull (GS)9:00 PM Exhibit buildings close10:00 PM Carnival closes

8:30 AM Open Class Horse Show (GS)9:00 AM 4-H and Open Dairy Goat Show (SR)9:00 AM Exhibit buildings open10:00 AM Baby Show (FSA)10:00 AM Antique Tractor Pull (Tractor Track)11:00 AM Carnival opens (ride all day wrist

band $25)11:00 AM Chesapeake Spinners Wool

Demonstration (Sheep barn)12:30 PM Gospel Choir ??(TENT)1:00 PM 4-H Visual Presentation Contest (4-H)1:00 PM The Daughters of Veda (PAV)1:00 PM Introduction of the Queen of

Tolerance & Court (Tolerance Hall)“The Star Spangled Banner,”Chopticon High School Peace Pipers

and Oakville Elementary SchoolChorus

1:30 PM Gospel Inspiration (TENT)

2:00 PM Southern Maryland SoundBarbershop Chorus (Tolerance Hall)

2:30 PM St. Peter Claver Gospel Choir (TENT)2:30 PM Chesapeake Country Cruzers (PAV)3:30 PM Southern Maryland Consolidated

Choir (TENT)4:30 PM Chainsaw Sculpture Auction4:30 PM New Briscoe Brothers (TENT)5:00 PM 4-H Contest Results announced (SR)6:00 PM Bicycle Drawing (OF)6:00 PM Exhibit buildings close6:00 PM Carnival ticket sales stop7:00 PM Carnival closes

• Chain Saw Artist Rick Pratt: 11:00 AM, 1:00PM, 3:00 PM, 4:00 PM

• ZuZu African Acrobats:11:00 AM, 12:30 PM,

2:30 PM, 3:30 PM, 4:30 PM (roving)

• Barnyard Runners Pig Races: 11:30 AM, 1:00

PM, 3:00 PM• Maryland Agriculture Showcase Trailer (open

all day)• Wool Demonstrations (Chesapeake Spinners

& Weavers) Sheep Barn• Dick Haines, Stilt-walker

• Suttler Post Farm Clydesdales on display

• Pat Fulcher Blacksmith demonstrations (FM)

• Lion’s Mobile Screening Trailer (Vision &

Hearing)(11 am - 4 pm)

8:00 AM 4-H Livestock Show (SR)9:00 AM 4-H Horse and Pony Show (GS)9:00 AM Exhibit Buildings open to public9:00 AM SoMD Robotics Demonstration (PAV)9:00 AM Canine Weight Pull (Tractor Pull Track)10:00 AM Horticulture ID Contest (4-H)10:00 AM Photo Challenge Contest begins (4-H)10:00 AM Carnival opens (special student pricing

& tickets per ride: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM)10:00 AM Cake Decorating Contest (Tolerance

Hall)10:00 AM Decorated Wagon Contest (ARTS)12:30 PM The Thistle Dancers and Pipers (PAV)1:00 PM Margaret Brent Middle School Band

(Tolerance Hall)1:30 PM Black Belt Demo Team (PAV)2:00 PM Speech Contest (Tolerance Hall) “The Star Spangled Banner” Great Mills

High School: Amarillo Vert2:00 PM Canine Weight Pull (Tractor Pull Track)3:00 PM Registration for Kiddy Tractor Pull (PAV)4:00 PM Kiddy Tractor Pull (PAV)4:00 PM St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Department

K-9 Demonstration (GS)4:00 PM WMDM live remote broadcast5:00 PM School Day Activities End, normal entry

and carnival ticket prices resume5:00 PM Ice Carving Demonstration with Chef

John Hetmanski5:45 PM Gracie’s Guys and Gals (FSA)6:00 PM 4-H Cake Auction (GS)6:00 PM Bicycle Drawing (OF)6:30 PM Suttler Post Farm Clydesdales

Demonstration (GS)7:00 PM Light Weight Horse Pull (GS)

7:30 PM Boot Scooters (PAV)9:00 PM Exhibit buildings close10:00 PM Carnival closes

• Lion’s Mobile Screening Trailer

(Vision & Hearing)(5pm - 8pm)• Suttler Post Farm Clydesdales

on display

• Barnyard Runners Pig Races: 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM,

5:00 PM

• Chain Saw Artist Rick Pratt: 12:00 PM, 2:00 PM,4:00 PM, 6:00 PM

• ZuZu African Acrobats: 11:00 AM, 1:00 PM, 2:30 PM,

4:30 PM, 6:00 PM (Tent)

• Maryland Agriculture Showcase Trailer (open all day)

• Dick Haines, Stilt-walker• Suttler Post Farm Clydesdales on display

• Pat Fulcher Blacksmith demonstrations (FM)

• Lion’s Mobile Screening Trailer (Vision & Hearing)

(10 am - 8 pm)

• Southern Maryland Decorative Painters (Home Arts10 am - 6 pm)


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Thursday, September 24, 2015 19The County Times Feature StoryFeature Story

By Crista DockrayStaff Writer

The Beatles said “all you need is love,”and Café des Artistes owners Loic andKarleen Jaffres have worked to bring thosewords to life every day for the past 16 years.

The time has come, however, that Loicand Karleen from Café des Artistes willeither sell their business or will be closingtheir doors after Valentines Day 2016.

The Jaffres opened Café des Artistes in November of 1999 because of their lovefor good food and desire to share that lovewith the community. They love their jobsand customers, making efforts to remember

birthdays, anniversaries, and more.The rst step for Café des Artistes took

place on a Sunday afternoon in Leonard-town Square, which was about 60 percent boarded up at the time.

The Jaffres came to town to consider the building of a little pizza place but decidedit was a little too small. When they werewalking back they saw their current cornerlocation.

“When you saw it, you just immediatelythought of that Jimmy Dean scene… andwe just thought, this looks very promising,”said Karleen.

Loic watched the people that drovethrough town and he said to Karleen, the

people that would appreciate his culinaryart are already here.

So they called the agent, rented the loca-tion, renovated the space, and opened theirdoors. According to Karleen, it took a cou-

ple of years to get their name out but imme-diately they had customers that came in and

became regulars r ight off the bat. She saidthat there was nally trafc in Leonardtownagain and once the courthouse nished itsrenovations, the town square really startedto ourish.

After ve to six years, it seemed that newstores always popped up around them andsome even moved because they outgrewthemselves. Laschelle Mckay, LeonardtownTown Administrator of 15 years, said thatCafé des Artistes has a draw from far andwide and they helped to bring in a lot of

people into the town.“They have been one of the anchors that

have hung in there and helped to turnthings around in town,” she said.

Since that Monday in 1999, Café

des Artists has become a pillar ofLeonardtown and has, accordingto their website, “provided a stablefoundation in the revitalization ofLeonardtown.”

According to Joe Orlando, LBAVice President and owner of FenwickSt. Used Books and Music, Loic andKarleen had always been so helpfulto new businesses and restaurantsand were, and still are, respected forthat. McKay mentioned they haveeven been known to send over em-

ployees to help upcoming businessesduring their rst week.

Café des Artistes is currently onthe market and it is waiting for theright person to come along and con-tinue its name. The owners of the

building are willing to renew a long

term lease to any perspective purchaser, al-though Loic and Karleen hold a month tomonth lease. The Jaffres have had some in-terest in the restaurant since it has been puton the market, even a person from Canada,

but nothing has since transpired.“The restaurant is a success and all they

have to do is come in with love and they will be able to continue running it,” said Karleen.

The original plan was to have her son takeover the business after they retired. Howev-er as the years went by, he got married, hadchildren, and decided that having a businesswould put too much stress on his job as afather.

If the restaurant is sold, much of thestaff will stay and keep the spirit of the Jaf-fres alive. They will still know orders and

drinks and how people like their meals, saidKarleen.If a buyer does not come along, Loic and

Karleen will set a date and they will closethe business. The Jaffres have decided, how-ever, that because French food is one of themost romantic cuisines and the restauranthas a theme of love, Café des Artistes willstay open until February, the month of ro-mance as they call it, comes to a close. Thisgives Café des Artistes a nal ve months.

Their closure date will be announced viaword of mouth, on their newsletter, on theradio as well as other outlets to make surethey get the word out and don’t leave anyonesurprised.

The Jaffres decided to close Café des Ar-tistes because they believe they have cometo the point where they need to spend more

time with Karleen’s parents in Pennsylva-nia, with their grandchildren, and takingcare of themselves.

“The restaurant business is rough on you physically and mentally as well,” Karleensaid.

She went on to say, “The only thing thathas been missing from our lives is to be ableto share our love with our family, and whenyou run a business and a restaurant 24/7, youdon’t get to do that very much.”

Karleen explained that her parents aregetting to the age where they will need fulltime care, so in response she has been tak-ing classes to become a certied nursing as-sistant. Not only does this allow her to help

her parents, but other people too, which sheloves doing. Karleen did say however, thatmoving is not etched in stone, they may stayhere, but it is their goal to do so.

As for Loic, he wants to get back intoteaching, maybe private cooking classes inhis home, and he wants to open up his ownsmall farm and raise chickens. He says thathe will miss coming out of the kitchen tocatch up with all of the regulars.

“I’m just going to have to talk to mychickens, and name them after my custom-ers,” he said.

According to Karleen, the reaction to thenews so far has been heartbreak. Café desArtistes has been able to watch kids growup and customers come along and then passaway; they’ve seen lives happen.

“They’re not customers, they’ve become

old friends. When you see them two, threetimes a week, it affects you…It’s hard whenyou’re a part of that to turn the page andclose the book,” said Loic.

Wendy Ellis, the Head Server of almos16 years, says she doesn’t want to thinkabout it. They’ve been like a second set o

parents to her and have been good to her thentire time that she has been working there

“I won’t nd another boss like Karleenand Loic,” said Ellis.

Orlando said that it will be a real loss forLeonardtown and a loss for the county because there really isn’t another restauran

like them. He hopes that something similawill open up, but states that nothing will bable to replace them.

McKay says that although they will bemissed, the town is now strong enough thait can carry on without them.

“We will continue to serve the quality ofood and nothing will change up until thelast day,” said Karleen.

Café des Artistes is located at 41655 Fenwick Street in Leonardtown. For more information or to make reservations, visit wwwcafedesartistes.ws or call 301-977-0500.

[email protected]

Café des Artistes: A Pillar Still Strong

Photos by Frank Marquar

“Tey have been one ofthe anchors that have

hung in there and helped to turn things

around in town.”


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Thursday, September 24, 2015The County Times20 Education

MHBR

No. 103

By Sarah Miller Staff Writer

Students from St. Mary’s College ofMaryland (SMCM) and The Forrest Ca-

reer and Technology Center are teamingup to build Tiny Houses – miniature ver-sions of log cabins that are completelyfunctional as homes.

According to a SMCM press release,“this 2015-16 academic year, a group ofstudents at St. Mary’s College of Mary-land, led by professors Barry Muchnickof Environmental Studies and Carr ie Pat-terson of Art and Art History, will cre-ate St. Mary’s history with a new coursecentered around the building of two tinyhouses.”

“Over the course of the year, studentswill spend time both in class and in thecommunity discussing, planning, and ex-ecuting the build.

The class is structured as both a semi-nar, discussing four central ideas: com-munity, art education, sustainability, de-sign, and a studio art class that combineshigh school students at the Forrest Careerand Technology Center in Leonardtown,Md., with college students to build thetiny houses,” a SMCM press release reads.

High school and college students froma wide variety of disciplines will be in-volved with the project.

“If you boil down engineering and thearts, it’s all about creativity,” Muchnicksaid.

“Students involved in The Tiny HouseProject will combine the theory and prac-tice of democracy through real world problem-solving and community-build-ing. The Tiny House Project is partneringwith the Forrest Career and TechnologyCenter at Leonardtown High School, theGreenwell Foundation, Lexington ParkElementary School, and the Three OaksCenter with the hope of creating a cultureof sustainability and civility, and to in-spire societal change. These partnershipsrepresent the St. Mary’s mission to ad-vance civility, integrity, and sustainabil-ity,” a SMCM press release reads.

One of the tiny homes constructed bystudents will allow the Greenwell Foun-dation to house and help a displaced

veteran re-establish ties to nature and the community through their Camp Host Program.

The other will be housed at SMCM as “modle of excellent design and sustainability,Patterson said.

“Our Tiny House Project is exciting, entrepreneurial, and demonstrates experientialiberal arts learning at its best,” Muchnicsaid. “The Tiny House Project will help sparcommunity wide conversations about a widrange of social and environmental concerns.

[email protected]

Students Team Up forSmall House Project

Photos by Sarah Miller

Members of FRA (Fleet Reserve Associ-ation) Branch 93 invite all students in grades7 through 12 to participate in the Associa-tion’s 2015–2016 Americanism Essay Con-test. Participants are invited to submit a 350-word essay centered on this year’s theme:“What the United States Flag Stands For”.

This national contest, sponsored by FRAto promote a spirit of patriotism amongAmerica’s youth, offers a Grand NationalPrize of $5,000, with other recognition ineach grade category.

“Each entrant must be sponsored by anFRA member or branch,” explains TomVatter Branch President. “We’re proud tosponsor students, including those who arehome-schooled, from the Southern Mary-land area.”

Winners are selected at the branch level

in each grade category, which are fo

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