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By Guy Leonard
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By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Since 1983, Mike Schwartz, owner of
Mikes Bikes in Lexington Park, has been
buying and donating turkeys for the needy for
Christmas dinner.
He cant do it without the support of the
community and this year he got $5,000 from
the Lexington Park Rotary Club to help make
Christmas better for perhaps more than 2,000
families.
I basically beg every organization for
donations I can get ahold of, Schwartz said,
adding that hes been able to make the dollars
stretch pretty far, since with $20 he can provide a family with a turkey, potatoes, beans
and cranberry sauce for their holiday meal.
When he started his turkey drive more than
30 years ago, it was after he had been the recipient of aid from the local Salvation Army.
The house in Drayden he had been living in
was destroyed by fire and he said it was so ferocious a blaze students at St. Marys College
said they could see it from the campus.
Schwartz said he determined then to help
those were in need just as he had been.
He started small but has grown so much in
his efforts to match the need, he said
that he handed out 2,500 turkeys last year
alone.
With any money thats left over we try
to help out with other food emergencies,
Schwartz told Rotarians gathered at the Elks
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Homeless Trends In
St. Marys Shifting
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
In St. Marys County, the Three
Oaks Homeless Shelter in Lexington Park reports there is a significant
population of those seeking assistance, but the number of those who
are actually homeless, especially veterans, may be declining.
Were seeing a shift from those
who are actually homeless more to
those who are at risk of being homeless, said H. Spearman Lanny
Lancaster, Three Oaks director.
Thats promising. Thats a good
sign.
Lancaster estimated that about 40
percent of the money Three Oaks
spends, which is a combination
of county, state and federal funding, is now spent on prevention of
homelessness.
Were still getting about 1,300
referrals a year now, Lancaster told
The County Times. And were getting more referrals from Calvert
County than we have in past for supportive housing.
Of those more than 1,300 referrals, 945 persons or families were in
danger of becoming homeless, Lancaster said, and were given subsidies
to keep them in the housing they had.
Helping Those in
Need in St. Marys
By Crista Dockray
Contributing Writer
As the holidays come closer and the weather gets colder, those in need require your help
more than ever. Here are just a couple of places to lend a hand in your county.
Three Oaks
Three Oaks helps those in need within St.
Marys County year round with three facilities and a veterans program. The first facility
is a 20-bed women with children shelter and
the second is a 4-bed single womens shelter
which are right next-door to each other.
All of their referrals come from the Department of Social Services in St. Marys
County.
The typical stay for the women and the
women with their children is 30 to 90 days,
but the times can be even longer for particular
situations.
Three Oaks provides bathrooms, a full
kitchen, living room and laundry facilities.
The also provide all counseling and job services and anything else they may need in order for them to be stable when entering the
world on their own.
They have emergency funds to help pay
security deposits as well as a program that
will pay up to six months of rent for families.
About a mile away, Three Oaks also runs a
permanent 16-bed housing for homeless men
with disabilities.
If you would like to donate or volunteer at
any of the three facilities, you may contact
Patrice Campell at 240-577-2337. According to Campell, their clients need person hygiene items, they need linens and dishes and
the like for the women moving out, diapers,
canned goods, and monetary funds. They
do not have the storage for clothing items,
however.
The Three Oaks Veterans Program began
three years ago. It supports veterans and their
families who are homeless or at risk of being
homeless. Their priority is to provide housing for honorable discharged veterans. The
program does not supply beds, but instead
monetary assistance such as paying a security deposit, paying first months rent or paying
an amount needed in order to avoid eviction.
If you would like get assistance from the
Veterans Program or you would like to make
a monetary donation call Aaron Awkward at
301-863-9535.
WARM
WARM stands for Wrapping Arms
Round Many. Its purpose is to simply provide a warm safe place in the cold winter
months. For 21 weeks from November to
March, participating churches in St. Marys
County will provide shelter, breakfast and
dinner for up to 25 homeless from 6 p.m. to
7 a.m. for a one-week duration. The WARM
program is looking for two more churches to
take a week in order for WARM to run the
full 21 weeks.
If you would like to be a client of the
WARM program, contact the Department
of Social Services of St. Marys County at
240-725-5700.
The Safe Nights program provides the
churches with everything they need and the
churches only need to be responsible for the
food.
If you would like to make a monetary
donation to Warm address your donation to
WARM c/o Lexington Park United Methodist Church 21760 Great Mills Rd., Lexington
Park, Md. 20653. Volunteers are needed in
order to be overnight monitors and to cook
meals. If you are interested in becoming a
volunteer and going through the training program, contact Maria Scott at 240-587-2667.
WARM always needs drivers in order to
transport clients to different sites. If you are
interested, contact Ursula Harris at 301-4754200 ext 1680.
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November kicks off another winter season of Bluegrass concerts at the American
Legion, Hughesville, Maryland with National touring Bluegrass acts to include Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out, The Boxcars,
and many more starting November 15.
California, MD, October 30, 2015: November 15 will kick off the season of the
American Legion Bluegrass series presented by Jay Armsworthy & the Sons of
The American Legion featuring upcoming
act Adkins & Loudermilk along with The
James King Band. The American Legion
Post #238 is located on the corner of MD
Rt. 231 & Rt. 381 in Hughesville, Maryland.
Admission will be $20.00 per person, under
12 admitted free with a paying adult.
Two of bluegrass musics most admired
players, Dave Adkins and Edgar Loudermilk, joined forces with the official formation of Adkins & Loudermilk in November
2013. They have certainly hit the ground
running with their impressive tour schedule
and receiving critical acclaim and tremendous chart success for their solo albums and
are now celebrating their first album release,
Adkins & Loudermilk on Mountain Fever
Records. They have both spent years supporting some of bluegrass musics most
highly lauded artists, including Rhonda
Vincent, Marty Raybon, IIIrd Tyme Out,
and Adkins having a deep well of contribution spending time playing bluegrass at Dollywood and most recently heading his own
group, Dave Adkins and Republik Steele
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Homeschool
Day
Whats an ornithologist? Children aged 5
to 12 that attended the
Calvert Marine Museums Homeschooling
day were quick to find
out the answer: a person
dedicated to the research
of birds. The Southern
Maryland Audubon Society partnered with the
Calvert Marine Museum
for this unique biannual
event that grants homeschooled children the
ability to attend handson workshops to learn
special topics of interest. This years fall day
was all about the various animals that migrate
through the Chesapeake
and the importance of
those migrations.
Partnering up with
outside
organizations
is what makes it memorable, says Traci Cimini
of the Calvert Marine
Museum. It ties everything together and its
fun.
Ernie
Willoughby,
an ornithologist from
the Southern Maryland
Audubon Society came
down for the day in order
to go through the different patterns that birds
migrating through the
Chesapeake Bay would
take, using the specific
birds that are modelled
in the museum itself.
It wasnt a lecture, according to Laurie Cole
of the Educator Department of the CMM, but
rather a more personal
talk that described exactly what his job was
as one who studied birds
exclusively.
Admission fee was
the museum admission
and the event lasted
from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30
p.m. Onsite registration
began at 10 a.m. in the
lobby. The next homeschooling day will take
place in the spring, and
the topic will be decided
closer to the date.
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munity Bank of the Chesapeake, Leonardtown branch only; PNC Bank, Leonardtown
branch only; Traditions of Loveville, 28420
Point Lookout Rd., Loveville; The Apple
Basket, 27056 Mount Zion Church Rd (Right
off Rt. 235), Mechanicsville; and, The Vintage Source, 22080 Newtowne Neck Road,
Compton (this location will have tickets only
on November 21st and 22nd).
Carry out lunch by Kevins Korner Kafe
will be available for purchase at one of the
homes.
ALL tour purchases are tax deductible and
100% of proceeds benefit Health Share of St.
Marys, a non-profit organization dedicated
to helping the working poor of St. Marys
County obtain medical treatment.
We wish to express our sincere gratitude
to our gracious homeowners for opening
their homes for the purpose of benefiting
Health Share of St. Marys.
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Leonardtown Veterans
Day Parade Could
Be Biggest Yet
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
With a little less than a week left to
fully organize what is widely thought to
be the largest celebration of its type in
the state, the Veterans Day parade in
Leonardtown on Nov. 11 is set to be the
largest in recent memory and perhaps
the largest ever recorded.
Town officials say that as the parade
continues to grow it has reached a point
where it takes careful consideration and
planning to ensure a smooth procession
along Washington Street and around the
town square.
This years procession is much larger than even last years said the towns
Event Coordinator Maria Fleming.
Its definitely the largest one since
Ive been here, Fleming said, noting
that just in the parade alone there will be
about 2,700 marchers and 350 vehicles
divided up among motorcycles, cars and
floats.
There will be 16 floats this year,
Fleming said.
In last years parade there were 2,300
marchers and just 150 vehicles, she said.
Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford and Comptroller Peter Franchot are expected to
attend, she said, and numerous service
organizations and clubs will take part
in the parade.
None of this includes the onlookers
at the parade which could number in
the thousands.
The need to keep the influx of parade
spectators orderly has grown so much
that the Leonardtown Town Council
authorized an extra $4,000 in their
budget to be used for a speaker system
along Fenwick Street so spectators can
hear event announcements.
Also, the town has had to modify how
it stages the parade.
Just a few years ago it could stage at
the St. Aloysius Catholic Church but
soon outgrew that and had to stage at St.
Marys Ryken High School parking lot.
But a large sinkhole that has closed off
much of the schools parking lot means
that the schools main stadium is now
used as a staging area.
A nearby martial arts studio has also
volunteered to allow the town to use its
parking lot for that purpose, said Town
Administrator Laschelle McKay.
date.
This years parade will be the 40th
sponsored by the county.
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in Omaha, Neb. Together they celebrated 26 wonderful years of marriage. She was a loving and devoted
wife, mother and friend. Lumie was
employed at Webster Field, St. Inigoes Md. from 2003 to 2014. She
was a BINGO enthusiast, a very avid
bowler, a savvy energetic shopper, and
loved jewelry. She travelled extensively with her husband as he served
his country for 26 years in the United
States Air Force. Lumie has made
dear friends all over the United States
and the world through her many travels. She particularly enjoyed living in
San Diego, Ca. and taking trips to Las
Vegas, Nev. where she enjoyed playing
the slots and going to the shows. She
also loved spending time with her family, whom were her pride and joy. She
was a member of St. Cecilias Catholic
Church in St. Marys City, Md.
In addition to her beloved husband,
Malaki, Lumie is also survived by her
children, Kemal and Keyona Hameed
of Bowling Air Force Base, Washington D.C., Farrah Cecilio of Lexington
Park Md., Eiad Hameed of Denver,
Colo., and Gavin Hameed of Lexington Park Md.; her grandchildren, Deja
Hameed, Lael Hameed and Kobi Hameed of Washington, D.C.; her siblings, Carmen and Michael Henson
of Virginia Beach Va., Bernadette
Cecilio of New York, N.Y., Joy and
Greg Clark of Enterprise Ala., Consorcio Cecilio Jr. of Toms River, N.J.
Luzviminda Lumie
Cecilio Hameed, 59
Luzviminda Lumie Cecilio Hameed,
59, of Lexington Park,
Md., died on Oct. 26
at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, surrounded by
her loving family.
Born on Dec. 5,
1955 in Cebu City, Philippines, she is
the daughter of the late Consorcio Cecilio and Anecita Villa de Gracia.
On Oct. 26, 1989, Lumie married
her beloved husband, Malaki Hameed
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Selection
Begins for
Vacant School
Board Seat
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
The Commissioners of St. Marys
County held the first of three public
forums to see who will be their choice
to fill the vacant school board seat left
empty by the departure of Marilyn
Crosby earlier this fall.
Of the 34 applicants for the job, 10
gave a six minute summation of the
reasons why they should be chosen for
the position.
The commissioners will hear from
12 more applicants at their regularly
scheduled meeting next week.
Former school system chief financial
office Daniel Carney was one of the 10
who spoke.
He said he wanted to help ensure
better financial stewardship within
the school system.
In a prior interview just before his
presentation, Carney said he had become nervous when I saw there was a
six million dollars deficit last year.
When he retired from the system
in 2008, he said, the school system
had a $12 million surplus in its fund
balances.
In his eight years as the systems
head financial officer he had developed
good relationships with people who
still worked in that office and knew the
intricacies of the system, he said.
I saw what worked and what didnt,
Carney said. I would be able to act as
a member from day one.
James Tomasic, who has run unsuccessfully in the past for a school board
seat, touted his long time volunteer association within the school system and
in the community.
He said the school board needed to
reach out to families more and that
parents had sometimes felt slighted
by the system when they tried to engage it.
Tomasic has campaigned in the past
on soliciting greater parent involvement in the school system.
Jacinta Bottoms-Spencer said she
had a solid basis of morals and values that made her the right choice for
the seat.
She said her work as an educator
for the past decade gave her insight in
teaching children and that it was possible to mitigate mistakes through
practice.
Beverly Bowen, of Golden Beach,
listed her extensive masters degree
experience along with her doctorate,
and noted her teaching experience at
the College of Southern Maryland.
She said it was important to ensure
that teachers not only understood the
new curriculum being taught to students but how to teach it.
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Because of the inclement weather last month, the reception for the
Uplifting Designs fundraiser is
Friday Nov. 6 from 5 to 8 p.m.
The show has been on display
the whole month of October in
businesses throughout Leonardtown, The St. Mary's County Arts
Council and the Town of Leonardtown team up each year to present
the "Uplifting Designs" Contest to
support Breast Cancer Awareness
Month. Last year we raised over
$1,200 for Cancer Support Services at MedStar St. Mary's Hospital.
Please join us on Nov. 6 and vote with
your donation for your favorite design. All
proceeds from the event will be donated to
bers ($3 for Friends members) and accompanying adults visit free. The fee
includes full-day admission to the museum. Bring a picnic and spend the day!
For more information, contact Sharol at
240-895-4980 or email info@HSMCdigshistory.org.
Historic St. Marys City is a museum
of living history and archaeology on the
site of Marylands first capital in beautiful, tidewater Southern Maryland. For
more information about this program or
the museum, contact the Visitor Center at
240-895-4990, 800-SMC-1634, or info@
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counterparts. Adopt an older, gentler soul
today.
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throughout the week. Black dogs and cats
often take longer to get adopted because
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Leonardtown!
Small Business
Saturday
Customer Service
By Ellen Lewis
Contributing Writer
Small independent businesses provide
a level of customer service much higher
than big box retailers and chain restaurants could ever begin to offer. Why is
that? There are several reasons, and the
first is product knowledge. Another term
for a small, independent store is specialty
retailer. The store specializes in the products and services they sell. The owner
and small staff know all about their merchandise because they personally selected
every single piece. When you go into a
small retailer, looking for something, you
can be confident that the staff will not
only help you find just the right thing, but
help you learn about what youre buying
as well. Youll learn how the items youre
considering differ from one another, why
one is priced more or less, and what features youll gain or lose with each. That
service saves you money in the end because theyll help you choose the product
with the features that you want and need
rather than letting you pay extra for features you dont.
The interaction that you have in a small
independent business builds a relationship between you and the owner and staff.
They remember what you bought last
time and will likely ask you how you are
enjoying it. If you have a question about
it, they can help you figure it out. Thats
service after the sale, and its another really big benefit you get from small independent business owners..
When you go to make your next purchase, the owner and staff already know
your preferences. They can make informed suggestions and find that special item that will delight you because
they know what you like. They know
you. When you step in the door, you get
a warm sincere greeting, and the owner
probably even calls you by name. In this
ever growing, often impersonal world,
its especially nice to be remembered and
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In Our Community
By Crista Dockray
Staff Writer
The Hollywood Volunteer Rescue Squad
hosted their first Haunted Trail of St.
Marys at the St. Marys Fairgrounds in
Leonardtown. The event was held on Oct.
29 through Oct. 31 from 7 to 10 p.m. each
night and served as a fundraiser for the Rescue Squad.
Tickets were on sale for $10 each and hot
chocolate and hot dogs were available as
refreshments to those waiting in line or to
those who just had a good scare.
Guests were first taken on a short hayride to the entrance of the trail where their
scary guide was waiting for them. They
were led through a door and into the field
full of spooky scenes, one complete with an
ambulance. They were followed by creepy
clowns, chased by a man with a chainsaw,
and spooked by a ghost.
According to the President of the Rescue Squad Stanley Williams, after about
six months of planning and preparation,
in total close to 1,000 people attended the
event over the course of the three days. As
of press time they do not have a final figure
of how much money they raised.
Williams said it was a great success and
the Rescue Squad and the volunteers who
helped put it together had a wonderful time.
They are going to try and make it an annual
event and are looking forward to doing it
again next year.
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until November 1st at midnight.
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The event features Import vs. Domestic
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with over 25,000 fans in attendance, and
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Spectators are not permitted to bring Golf
Carts, ATVs or other Pit Bikes.
The event brings you side by side racing
action from just about every 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 presented by Gary Best Kustumz on
Sunday with $1,000 in cash prizes and 75
Trophies awarded. This show features 200
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Thursday, Nov. 5
SMHEC Open House
SMHEC Campus (44219 Airport Rd.,
California)- 4 to 7 p.m.
Meet with Representatives of over
90 degree programs including bachelor completion degrees, doctorates
and over 50 Masters degrees. All of
the classes for the academic programs
are presented at the Center. There is
a new Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of
Maryland, College Park, for Fall 2016
and new Cybersecurity Bachelors and
Masters degrees from UMUC. A Doctorate from Florida Institute of Technology in Business Administration (DBA)
is also new. Classes at SMHEC are offered during evening hours and Saturdays. Take classes right here in Southern Maryland and get a degree from a
world-class university at SMHEC. See
how your future can be brightened. For
additional information, call SMHEC at
301-737-2500, or visit www.smhec.org.
Friday, Nov. 6
Spaghetti Dinner
Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department
Social Hall (24801 Three Notch Rd.,
Hollywood)- 5 to 7 p.m.
Sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary of
the Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department, there will be a dinner with a menu
consisting of: spaghetti and meatballs,
salad, garlic bread, and tea and coffee.
All you can eat buffet; adults are $9 and
children 5 to 12 are $5. There will also
be baked goods for sale. For more information, call 301-373-2061.
Patuxent River Naval Air Museum Inaugural Dinner
Patuxent River Naval Air Museum
(22156 Three Notch Rd., Lexington
Park)- 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Program starts
at 7 p.m.
We celebrate the history of Naval Aviation with the completion of Building A
of our Patuxent River Naval Air Museum
complex with a special pre-opening
fundraiser dinner. To RSVP for this special pre-opening event, visit www.paxpartnership.org. $175 per person, $300
per couple. For Table Sponsorship call
301-863-19 00.
2015 Uplifting Designs Fundraiser
for Breast Cancer Awareness
Leonardtown Arts Center (22660 Washington St., 2nd floor)- 5 to 8 p.m.
The reception for the Uplifting Designs fundraiser is this Friday, Nov. 6
because of the inclement weather last
month. The show has been on display
the whole month of October in businesses throughout Leonardtown, The
St. Marys County Arts Council and the
Town of Leonardtown team up each
year to present the Uplifting Designs
Contest to support Breast Cancer
Awareness Month. Last year we raised
over $1,200 for Cancer Support Services at MedStar St. Marys Hospital.
Please join us and vote with your donation for your favorite design. All proceeds from the event will be donated
to St. Marys MedStar Hospital Cancer
Support Services.
Opal Gallery Opening Reception
Opal Gallery (Fine Art & Gifts 41625
Park Ave., Leonardtown)- 5 to 8 p.m.
Shop the gallery for unique finds
perfect for holiday gift giving! Remember to support your local galleries and
shops during this holiday season and
on Small Business Saturday, Nov. 28!
Gallery Hours: Wednesday to Saturday
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., first Fridays 11 a.m.
to 8 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 7
Craft Fair
Valley Lee VFD & RS Auxiliary (5245
Drayden Rd., Valley Lee)- 9 a.m. to 2
p.m.
Crafters only $25 per space. Stuffed
ham sandwiches and great food will
be for sale! Possible items homemade
jewelry, flower arrangements, quilts,
paintings, country crafts, crocheted
items, baked goods and more. For an
application and reserve a spot, contact
Robin at 301-737-4366 or 240-5770270; please call between the hours of
9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Pork Loin and Beef Sandwich Sale
American Legion Post 221 (21690
Coltons Point Rd, (Rt. 242), Avenue)11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
American Legion Post 221 is sponsoring a pork loin and beef sandwich
sale. Pork loin, sliced roast beef, and
BBQ beef sandwiches will be sold.
Sandwiches will cost $7 each. The
Auxiliary Unit will also hold a bake sale
in the parking lot. For further information, call 301-884-4071 for further
information.
Craft Fair, Bake Sale and Holiday
Boutique
LAFRA Unit 93 (21707 Three Notch Rd.,
Hollywood)- 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Get a head start on your holiday
shopping for your family and friends as
you choose unique crafted items from
the many artisans that will be there.
Also meet Sarah and her therapy dog
Buddy of Operation Warrior Refuge and
learn about her program to help veterans suffering from PTSD.
Riverside WineFest
Sotterley (44300 Sotterley Ln., Hollywood)- noon to 5 p.m.
The 13th Annual Riverside WineFest
at Sotterley is coming up, celebrating
the very best of over 20 Md. wineries
in the breathtaking setting of this National Historic Landmark! This event is
all good things rolled into one weekend; the wine flows freely, live music
is jamming, demonstrations are educational and entertaining, artists are
selling their exquisite creations, food is
scrumptious, and the 1703 Plantation
House Mini Tours and the Colonial Revival Garden Tours are free.
Maryland State Boychoir
Auerbach Auditorium of St. Marys Hall
(47645 College Dr., St Marys City)- 7:30
to 8:30 p.m.
The Maryland State Boychoir performs live in concert. Join the tour choir
for a thrilling performance of a variety of
music, including sacred masterworks,
contemporary, gospel, spirituals and
folk songs. Free and open to the public.
Craft Fair
Valley Lee VFD & RS Auxiliary (45245
Drayden Rd., Valley Lee)- 9 a.m. to 2
p.m.
Stuffed ham sandwiches and great
food will be for sale! Possible items:
homemade jewelry, flower arrangements, quilts, paintings, country crafts,
crocheted items, baked goods and
more. Crafters only $25 per space.
For an application and to reserve a
spot, contact Robin at 301-737-4366 or
240-577-0270; please call between the
hours of 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 8
Breakfast All-You-Can-Eat
Valley Lee VFD & RS Auxiliary (45245
Drayden Rd., Valley Lee)- 8 to 11 a.m.
Cost for adults is $8, children from
ages 6 to 12 are $4., and children 5
and under are free. Menu consists of
scrambled eggs, home fried potatoes,
pancakes, French toast, sausage links,
ham, hot biscuits, creamed chipped
beef, spiced applesauce, grits, assorted juices, milk, and coffee. For more
information, call 301-994-9999.
Craft and Vendor Fair
Firehouse (21660 Colton Point Rd., Avenue)- 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Tables can be rented for $15. For
information, please call 301-769-2654
or email bsue@md.metrocast.net or
301-769-2614.
Pork Loin and Beef Sandwich Sale
A merican Legion Post 221 (21690
Coltons Point Rd, (Rt. 242), Avenue)11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
A merican Legion Post 221 is sponsoring a pork loin and beef sandwich
sale. Pork loin, sliced roast beef, and
BBQ beef sandwiches will be sold.
Sandwiches will cost $7 each. For further information, call 301-884-4071 for
further information.
Roosevelts Second Act: The Election of 1940 and The Politics of War
Speaker Series
Sotterley Barn (44300 Sotterley Ln.,
Hollywood)- 3 p.m.
Winner of the 2013 PROSE Award
for U.S. History, Richard Moe focuses
on a turning point in American political
history: FDRs controversial decision to
seek a third term.
Riverside WineFest
Sotterley (44300 Sotterley Ln., Hollywood)- noon to 5 p.m.
The 13th Annual Riverside WineFest
at Sotterley is coming up, celebrating
the very best of over 20 Maryland wineries in the breathtaking setting of this
National Historic Landmark! This event
is all good things rolled into one weekend; the wine flows freely, live music
is jamming, demonstrations are educational and entertaining, artists are
selling their exquisite creations, food is
scrumptious, and the 1703 Plantation
House Mini Tours and the Colonial Revival Garden Tours are free.
Monday, Nov. 9
Monday Morning Movies and More
Calvert Library Prince Frederick (850
Costley Way, Prince Frederick)- 10 to
11 a.m.
Bring the little ones for a movie and
a story! For more information, call 410535-0291 or 301-855-1862.
Tuesday, Nov. 10
Writing Club for Tweens
Waldorf West Library (10405 ODonnell
Pl., Waldorf) 6 p.m.
Young writers hone their writing skills
through various fun activities that encourage creative thinking and writing. Writers will have an opportunity
to share their work voluntarily with the
group. 301-645-1395.
Relay For Life Kickoff
Wednesday, Nov. 11
Horse Camps for a Day at Greenwell
Greenwell State Park (25450 Rosedale
Manor Ln., Hollywood) 8:30 a.m.
Spend your day off from school at
Horse Camp for a Day! Based on our
popular summer horse camps, Horse
Camp for a Day offers similar activities
in a one-day format. Riders will be given
challenges whether they have never ridden a horse at all or have some experience. The day also includes a horsethemed craft, a sensory trail hike, an
afternoon snack and a horse-themed
activity. Horse Camps for a Day are of-
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Thursday, Nov. 12
Operation Warrior Refuge PowWow
Fleet Reserve Association Branch 93
(21707 Three Notch Rd., Lexington
Park) 6 p.m.
Attention all active duty military, veterans, reservists, first responders Operation Warrior Refuge will be holding
a series of PowWows. For more information, please check the website www.
owr22.org or call 301-880-0531.
Friday, Nov. 13
St Michaels Pizza Social
St Michaels School (16560 Three Notch
Rd., Ridge) 5 p.m.
The Eighth Grade will have a Pizza
Social. We will have pizzas and other
goodies. Come by, have some great
food, socialize with your friends, neighbors and family, and support the Eighth
Grade at St Michaels. Carryout is
available.
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Entertainment
Eco-Explorations
at Annmarie
Sculpture Garden
In Entertainment
Thursday, Nov. 5
Free Family Steam Event
Swamp Candy
Friday, Nov. 6
RDB Mike Starkey
Ruddy Duck (13200 Dowell
Rd., Dowell) - 8 to 9 p.m.
LFS Purse Bingo
Little Flower School (20410
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Saturday, Nov. 7
Pancake Breakfast
Applebees (555 N Solomons
Island Rd., Prince Frederick) 8 to 10 a.m.
Texas Holdem and Cash
Games
Julie Rogers Studio of Dance
(4120 Old Town Rd., Huntingtown) - 7 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 8
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Amercican Legion Post 206
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Bag Bingo
Mechanicsville Moose Lodge
(27636 Mechanicsville Rd.,
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roundabouts, pavement markings,
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the Garvey Senior Activity Center
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The Garvey Senior Activity Center is hosting a holiday themed trivia afternoon on Wednesday, Dec.
9 from noon to 2 p.m.! Prizes will
be awarded to those who demonstrate a high level of holiday knowledge. An optional white elephant
gift exchange will follow the trivia
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to participate. Lunch will include
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My Maryland!
Thy beaming sword shall never rust, Maryland! My Maryland!
Remember Carrolls sacred trust,
Remember Howards warlike thrust.
And all thy slumberers with the just, Maryland! My Maryland!
The family made their home in Carroll
County where Mr. Lee served as Maryland
senator in 1876 and 1878. In 1885 he was appointed by President Cleveland as charge
d affaires to Austria. While the family was
in Austria, Cornelias daughter Agnes Carroll met and married Count Anton Otto von
Heussenstamm.
The Lees returned to the U.S. at the close
of the Cleveland administration, and James
Fenner Lee became the chief clerk to the State
Department. When the republic of Brazil was
organized in 1889, he was appointed by President Harrison as the first envoy of the U.S. to
that country. The family remained there until
Wanderings
of an Aimless Mind
November Notes
I hope everyone had a safe and
fun Halloween. The Trails were fun
like always, and I am always thankful for all the friends that come
and that bring wonderful food. Lots
of children went through and hopefully were scared a little bit. Some
of our grandchildren are the best
tour guides. I was only able to lead
three tours myself before my ankles
and knees screamed No More! But
I think I gave tours to some pretty
large groups of 20 or more adults and
children. Thank you to our friends
who helped with set-up as well. I personally dont think I want to make
any more deviled eggs for a while.
I deviled 78, that was enough. I am
happy with how my apple pies turned
out. My crust has been pretty good
I think over the years, but last Saturday, I think I finally perfected it
to taste like my mothers pie crust.
Another life quest off my bucket list.
My husband asked that I set one off
to the side for him. He said he never
gets a slice. This time he had it all to
himself for at least for a day or so.
I did snitch a sliver or two here and
there. And I believe I will make the
roasted butternut squash soup again.
I pureed roasted onions, celery, and
carrots along with the squash. Thats
comfort food.
Tidbit didnt steal any hot dogs
though I dont know for sure. Every
time I looked at her she was licking
her lips. I am sure with all the kids
running around that she found plenty
of scraps. Our friend Herbie did say
he took Tidbit off to the side a few
times to give her his plate scraps.
Tidbit loves Herbie and follows him
around like, well, like a puppy dog,
albeit a 13-year-old puppy dog.
Sunday morning around 5:30 was
a bit scary. I know, that when we
went to bed Friday night after hearing the 11 p.m. weather forecast, we
both heard that the weekend was go-
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