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Local News
Commissioners,
MetCom Look
To Kent Island
For Solutions
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Members of the Commissioners of
St. Marys County, the Metropolitan
Commission (MetCom) board and the
Maryland Department of the Environment are planning a trip to Kent Island
this Friday to examine how Queen
Anne Countys $53.1 million project to
expand sewer to southern Kent Island
could provide answers for failing septic systems in the St. Clements Shores
community here.
While the costs for homes on Kent
Island were projected to be high to obtain a hookup to the new sewer service
about $14,500 the bill to existing
homeowners is being phased in over a
20-year period with a monthly service
charge of $100.
Commissioners here have been trying
for weeks to convince MetCom to allow
more homes in the St. Clements Shores
community about eight or nine properties to hook up to the local water
and sewerage treatment plant.
MetCom has balked at the request,
however, since they were worried that
extra properties would overtax the
100,000 gallons per day capacity at the
plant, result in the release of untreated
pollutants and bring heavy fines down
from the state.
The parties discussed the issue again
at a joint meeting Tuesday morning.
Scott Bundy, recently-hired executive
director of MetCom, said one of the issues the state had was that St. Clements
Shores needed to be designated an official service area.
This would speed the process to allow
for more growth there, he said and enable the expansion of the plant.
Commissioner Mike Hewitt said
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Local News
Commissioners, Delegates At
Odds Over Some Proposed Bills
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
tive order to seal those records of an executive session but ODonnell said nothing was
certain.
They may seek one but they may not get
one, ODonnell said.
Moreover, such a punitive measure could
simply be used by one politician to wreck the
career of another with wild or false accusations, he said.
Some future board may use this to commit political shenanigans against eachother,
ODonnell said. This could be a process that
paralyzes government.
ODonnell and Del. Matt Morgan also
questioned the need for the county sheriffs
agency to seek the right to collective bargaining, though OConnor and police representatives there Tuesday night said it would help
forstall attrition within the agencys ranks.
OConnor said collective bargaining would
provide a set of work rules and a stable platform to negotiate from for law officers.
He said the average career of an officer in
an collective bargaining agency was nine to
10 years, but in St. Marys County it was only
three to five years.
He said the cost of training new officers to
replace those who left has so far amounted to
$8.7 million.
Morgan argued, though, that collective
bargaining takes away form the [elected
sheriffs] agenda and the power to implement
their vision.
Det. Cpl. William Raddatz said that the
current system meant that commissioners
could strip away time to retire without warning and they have done so.
Its not working right now, Raddatz said.
Weve lost about 10 percent of our agency.
He said Sheriff Timothy K. Cameron was
doing a good job but he might not always be
sheriff.
Its about a set of work rules, Raddatz
said. Right now a guy who owns a farmers
market could be elected sheriff with no law
enforcement background.
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MHBR
No. 103
After hearing from 34 applicants the Commissioners of St. Marys County chose former county schools finance chief Daniel Carney to fill the vacant school board seat left by
Marilyn Crosby.
The vote was unanimous.
Carney, who lives in Leonardtown, said he
was looking to be sworn in quickly and would
be attending the next school board meeting
regardless.
I was quite pleased and honored to be chosen from all those candidates, Carney said.
I want to jump right in and get up to speed
on the budgeting process.
Carney said he also wanted to be briefed on
the current status of employment negotiations
with administrators and teachers.
The recent test scores on the PARCC assessment also concerned him.
I want to take a look behind the numbers
to see why theyre going in the wrong direction, Carney said, adding that while the
school systems graduation rate was impressive he wanted to ensure they had plans to
keep it that way.
Operation Christmas
Child in Full Swing
By Crista Dockray
Staff Writer
The national collection week has started
for Operation Christmas child, a project
of Samaritans Purse, a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization
that provides relief and support around the
world. Operation Christmas Child provides
gift-filled shoeboxes that make their way to
more than 150 countries and territories to
kids who are victims of war-torn countries,
poverty, and natural disasters.
Operation Christmas Child began in
1993 and according to Samaritans Purse
fact sheet, they have sent more than 124
million shoeboxes since their inception.
They collect from the over 4,000 drop-off
sites they have in all 50 states and Puerto
Rico. They also collect in Australia, Finland, Germany, Japan, New Zealand,
Canada, Spain and the U.K. Last year Operation Christmas Child sent 10.5 million
shoeboxes according to the Lexington Park
Baptist Church Relay Center Coordinator,
Lynda Turing. This year they hope to collect 11 million.
Last year St. Marys County collected
2622 shoeboxes. The goal for this year is
2800. Since opening on Monday, Turing
has collected 550 shoeboxes.
If you would like to help make the goals,
St. Marys County has two drop-off locations, the Lexington Park location at the
Lexington Park Baptist Church, which is in
their seventh year with Operation Christmas Child and the Leonardtown location at
the Leonardtown Baptist Church which just
started only a couple of years ago.
Individuals, groups, and organizations
can donate shoeboxes to the cause. The
process starts with an average sized shoebox, wrapped or unwrapped, and then the
donator will choose between a boy or a girl
within the three age groups available, 2 to
4, 5 to 9, and 10 to 14.
They are asked to fill the shoebox with
one big item like a toy or a soccer ball and
then fill the rest of the shoebox with hygiene items, school or home supplies, clothing, shoes, and smaller toys or games. They
only items prohibited are liquids, perishables, and war toys. The donator can then
drop off the shoebox at their local relay
center during the national collection week
between Nov. 16 and Nov. 23. For a $7 donation they can receive a tracking label for
the shoebox and find out in what country
the box ended its journey.
You may also pack and donate a shoebox
online.
Operation Christmas Child is a great
way to share hope and love with children
said Turing, adding that every year the need
is greater. The impact that you can make
with one shoebox is amazing she said.
Lexington Park Baptist Church is located at 46855 S Shangri-La Dr. in Lexington
Park. Their hours are Thursday, Nov. 19,
1 to 4 p.m., Friday, Nov. 20, 3 to 6 p.m.,
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Local News
Olde Fashion
Christmas Bazaar
Historic St. Francis Xavier Church of Compton, Md.
will host their 28th Olde Fashion Christmas Bazaar
on Nov. 21 from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.
The winning ticket for our annual quilt raffle will
be drawn. This years quilt features stars made with
rich colored fabrics. Shop our local artists handmade items and stay for lunch.
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the Governors office. Although Governor Hogan was not able to attend, he
sent Gloria Larman from the Maryland
Veterans Home Commission to give the
proclamation, and Mark Hendricks the
administrator for the Maryland Veterans Trust Fund. The school also presented Hendricks with a check for the
Veterans Trust Fund with an undisclosed
amount. The students raised the money
through tag day, in which they were able
to pay money to get out of wearing their
uniform for a day. The program ended
around 2:30 p.m.
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Local News
SMECO Donates
to the Community
Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO) employees held two
fund raising events and recently donated
$41,322 to three local shelters. Funds
will be donated to Safe Harbor in Calvert County; Lifestyles of Maryland,
Marthas Place Transitional Home, in
Charles County; and Wrapping Arms
Round Many (WARM) in St. Marys
County. Each organization received
$13,774. SMECO employees raised the
money through the SMECO 75 Bike
Ride held in June and the SMECO Annual Charity Golf Outing in October.
The events are supported by a group of
volunteers, vendors, and the SMECO
executive team. The Co-op selects a different organization each year to benefit
from the fundraising events.
Richard Jarboe, SMECO supply chain
director, described SMECOs involvement with the golf fundraising event:
Many co-op employees volunteer for
local organizations, but this is an event
that we can work together on. We join
our colleagues, contribute time and
funds, enjoy the event, and support the
local community. We are grateful for the
support we receive from SMECOs supply chain partners who make the charity
golf tournament a success. We have held
the charity golf event for 12 years and
have given more than $120,000 to local
groups.
SMECO and its employees continue
to be active contributors to those in need
in our community. This contribution
will provide much needed shelter for
women and children in the county who
would not have had anywhere else to lay
their heads. This donation will essentially provide over 800 bed nights as well as
case management services to help these
families get on their feet, said Sandy
Washington, Executive Director of Lifestyles of Maryland in Charles County.
She added, We are honored that the
co-op selected us as one of the recipients
for this year, allowing us to serve these
individuals who are trying to overcome
so many barriers. Many of our clients
are working, but they cant afford housing. We allow them to stay up to a year.
While they are here, we help them establish bank accounts, develop their skills,
and find more permanent housing. These
are women who are trying to help themselves, keep their children in school,
and implement life-changing practices
to improve the quality of life for themselves and their children.
Safe Harbor in Calvert County provides shelter for abused women and children. Together with the Calvert County
Health Department, they provide food,
safety, counseling, medical services,
and compassion to those seeking refuge.
We rely on the hard work and generosity of the community to keep our shelter
running and our women safe from eminent danger at the hands of their abusers.
This tremendous donation will allow us
to continue to keep our residents secure
and provide them with the necessary
services to assist them in their healing
process, said Cindy Dunn, shelter manager. We support individuals for up to
nine months, and we provide transporta-
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Lennys Restaurant
In the next few days we will witness the loss of a county
institution and a foundation of Southern Maryland culture
and ethos. Lennys restaurant will close on Friday, Nov.13.
Danny Rebarchicks restaurant is being forced closed by
many factors, and BRAC is one major factor. Another even
larger reason has been the effects of sequestration on the
local hotels and restaurants. The Belvedere hotel was one
of the first victims, followed by Sleep Inn, which Danny
also owned. Many local restaurants have had similar issues (major short term reduction of customers). The county
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Linda Reno
Doug Watson
Muirgheal Wheeler
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Anthony ODonnell
Lusby, Maryland
The Great Seal of the State of Maryland contains two figures symbolizing
our beloved states founding and bountiful natural resources; the land and the
waters. These two figures, a symbolic
farmer and a fisherman, remain as relevant today in our states collective identity and political discourse as they were
hundreds of years ago. Agriculture is
understood to be many different things
historically, socially, economically, environmentally as well as recreationally
and commercially. Most of us broadly
view agriculture as the land-based raising of crops and livestock, plants and animals, for consumption and other beneficial use. In a general sense, aquaculture
is no different with the unique exception
being that aquaculture predominantly
occurs on the water instead of the land.
Maryland state law formally defines
aquaculture as both an agricultural and
fisheries management activity. This
definition is most clearly illuminated as
our states policy makers, along with our
federal and local partners, grapple with
ways to sustain both our traditional land
based farming and the productive health
of our states fisheries in Chesapeake Bay
and its tributaries. These policy challenges, by their very nature, shall and
must cause new and innovative ways to
keep our farmers and our fisherman as
productive and viable as ever while helping to create a sustainable environment
for ourselves and future generations.
One aspect of aquaculture, oyster farming, is emerging as another potentially
important policy initiative to help maintain both the environment and commercial activities compatible with our
states best long-term interests. Restoring the oyster population to Chesapeake
Bay to the maximum extent possible is
universally accepted both scientifically
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One of two defendants charged in the recent armed robbery of the CVS Pharmacy in
Leonardtown was arraigned in county Circuit
Court last week and will stay in the countys
detention center on a no-bond status, Judge
Michael J. Stamm ruled.
Trevone Demone Butler, 25, has been described by law enforcement officers investigating the case as the driver of the escape vehicle used by his accomplice who entered the
off cards.
They would steal the dispensers, Giddens
said, and then scratch of scores of the tickets
to find cards with winning combinations.
Then they would go to another gas station
and turn them in, Giddens said.
Proctor and his conspirators made off with
about $15,000 worth in lottery tickets, she
said, but their winnings did not reach that
level.
What they won wasnt worth nearly what
they stole, Giddens said.
She said that Proctor and his accomplices
hit five separate locations and were successful
in stealing lottery tickets at four of them.
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Mayor of Leonardtown
Has Deep Roots There
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Leonardtown Mayor Dan Burris has led
the town along with the town council for the
past three-and-a-half years and despite the
added weight of responsibility his passion
for the towns well being has not abated.
In fact, it seems to have grown.
He sees opportunities as well as challenges to the towns future and he wouldnt have
it any other way.
Its the give and take of progress.
Its an exciting time to be mayor, Burris
said. I dont care where you are if youre
not growing, youre withering on the vine.
And Leonardtown has been growing despite several tough budget years.
New businesses have either started there
or are soon to open and the town has expanded its borders with the annexations of
the Wathen and Wilkinson properties closer
to Hollywood.
The Leonards Grant community continues to grow as does Clarks Rest on Route 5
and the town is currently deep into a twoyear project to upgrade the towns waste
water treatment plants ability to extrude nitrogen and phosphorous before its released
back into local waters.
Its an expensive process that wont actually add any capacity to the towns plant,
but Burris said the town has enough capacity to ensure that developments like Clarks
Rest can continue to expand at the rate of 37
houses per year.
Thats certainly put strain on the staff,
Burris said. Weve got a lot going on in
town but weve been able to do all of this
without raising taxes.
Avoiding taxes was a considerable
achievement given that for several years under former Governor Martin OMalley highway improvement funds were almost completely cut to counties and municipalities to
balance badly overspent state budgets.
Like many others, Leonardtowns highway improvement budget was cut by 95
percent.
It went down to 5 percent of normal,
so we had to use reserves to maintain the
roads, Burris said. A small town needs to
take care of its infrastructure.
But things have not always gone so
smoothly.
The mayor was caught between a majority of the county commissioners who wanted
a new library located on the Hayden property and a divided town council who wanted
at base to ensure the library deal did not
evaporate.
Burris was adamant that it be located
downtown but the commissioners chose the
Hayden property.
Burris, who was on the receiving end of
some rancor in the debate, took it in stride.
The good news is were getting a new library in Leonardtown, Burris said.
Moreover, there are still some holes in
the downtown as far as businesses are concerned that Burris would like to see filled,
including the vacant PNC Bank building
and a space at the Leonardtown Wharf that
both Burris and the council would like to see
filled with a high-end seafood restaurant.
Were adding new businesses but some
of them are still struggling, Burris said.
Still with the towns newly won arts and
entertainment designation from the state
tourism has picked up and Burris said there
was a lot of hope.
The A and E district is helping tourism
and its seemed like since summer broke
the evenings have been very busy around
town, he said.
Burris predecessor J. Harry Chip Norris said Burris has been effective in getting
things done that had long been in the planning stages.
Dan Burris has done an excellent job,
Norris said. Very few people see the day to
day operations of the town.
Its a lot of every day work to keep the
town moving.
Burris career in town politics is long.
Before being elected mayor he served on
the town council twice, once going back as
far as 1986, and also on the towns planning
commission.
And with him all the way has been his
wife Donna; she said there was virtually no
political rest for her husband when he took
the mayors seat.
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Education
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
The St. Marys County School System has announced that its latest batch
of SAT test scores are overall better than
the state and national average.
The average test scores for the 612
county students who took the test was
1,546 points out of a possible 2,400, according to school system figures.
That number totals out to 48.9 percent
of seniors taking the test for the class of
2015.
Seniors at Great Mills High School
scored a landmark achievement, according to the school system since for the first
time in 10 years they achieved an aggregate score of more than 1,500 points on
the test.
Their average score was 1,507, which
was 11.6 points above their scores taken
in 2014.
The scoring is based on three separate areas of the scholastic aptitude test,
mathematics, reading and writing.
Chopticon High School students
scored an aggregate of 1,504 points and
there three separate scores were above
state averages and above national averages for critical reading and mathematics.
Leonardtown High School had the
highest achievement level of all three
county high schools with an aggregate
score of 1,595 points.
According to the school system there
performance was also above national and
state averages as well.
The county has seen a steady increase
in the taking of the college gateway test
since 2009 up until 2013 when it dropped
to 583 from 615.
The number rose again in 2014 to 636
before dropping off again this year.
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By Ellen Lewis
Contributing Writer
Santa and
Mrs. Claus
Teen Steampunk!
Leonardtown branch will hold a Teen
Steampunk event on Monday, Nov. 30
from 5 to 7 p.m. Get your goggles and top
hats, its time for a marvelously phantasmagorical steampunk adventure. Create
a steampunk related craft that is sure to
astound your friends. Bonus points for
coming in costume!
Strolling
Carolers
November 28th
11 am - 4 pm
LIBRARY ITEMS
Small Business
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November 22
11:30 A.M. To 4 P.M.
Featuring: Ladies
of Charity Bake Sale,
Quilt & Basket Raffles,
Christmas Room
And Many Vendors!
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Business
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ing the healthy side of breakfast sandwiches, like Brie and apple sandwich, on
their homemade bagels and croissants.
They also make their own pastries and
cookies and offer oatmeal.
Blue Wind Gourmet has recently extended their morning hours and now
opens at 6 a.m., serving breakfast until
around 10:30 to 11 a.m.
Blue Wind Gourmet also offers online
ordering, which are ready for pickup in
20 minutes. On their website you can order your coffee and any menu item you
prefer and have it waiting for you when
you arrive.
Blue Wind Gourmet is located at 22803
Gunston Dr. in Lexington Park. For more
information, visit www.bluewindgourmet.com or call 301-737-2714.
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The Vintage
Source
By Skylar Broome
Contributing Writer
Toss aside any preconceived notions of antique
furniture belonging in a grandmothers house
The Vintage Source in Compton, Md. offers a new
outlook. Started 12 years ago by Michelle Radez,
old and beat up furniture is transformed into usable, beautiful and affordable furniture, through
a lengthy process of repairing damages, stripping,
repainting, degreasing, sanding, cleaning, etc.
I started alone, says owner Michelle Radez.
But I met people doing the same thing I did. The
store wouldnt have made it this long without that
community. At the time of its founding, she also
explained, she was almost married and unable to afford furniture leading her to begin fixing up her
own. Many mistakes were made, but I learned from
each one. After my first auction, I was hooked.
Now Radez finds lines of 50 to 70 people outside her store on anticipated weekends. Thanks to a
strong following, the opening of the store is viewed
as a family event within the community. Buying a
customized secondhand piece almost guarantees
that no one will have the same look as you have in
your home, Radez commented.
The Vintage Sources Holiday Open House is this
weekend, Nov. 21 and 22 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The
store will also be open on the second weekend of
December from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. A vintage flea market is held three times a year. For more information,
visit www.thevintagesource.net.
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Community
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Month Long
After Image
Yellow Door Art Studios (22795 Washington St., Leonardtown)
See local photographer Bernard
Mathus work in the community art
gallery titled After Image. Works will
be on view from Nov. 6 to Nov. 29.
with an opening reception for the artist on first Friday, Nov. 6. from 5 to 8
p.m. Also, the first Friday open studio
runs the same night with a Card Making Workshop with Renee Dennison
(drop-in fee $10.) For more information, call 240-925-1888.
Kathleen Ball Paintings
Lexington Park Library (21677 FDR
Blvd., Lexington Park)
The exhibit runs from Nov. 1 to Dec.
12. This exhibit offers a sample of
Kathleens recent works, many plein
aire, from travels in the New England
coast, Ireland and Iceland as well as
local scenes and portrait studio work
at the Art League. In creating, she first
mentally and emotionally tries to capture the essence of the scene or the
individual - the light, the color, the form
- and work to convey this spirit as she
complete the image.
Karen Vaughn Paintings
Community Bank of the Chesapeake
Gallery Space (30165 Three Notch
Rd., Charlotte Hall)
Community Bank of the Chesapeake is featuring paintings by Karen
Vaughn. This show runs through Nov.
30.
Angel Wings and Things
St. Michaels Church (16560 Three
Notch Rd., Ridge)
Angel Wings and Things Thrift Store
will be open every Saturday from 9
a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday from 10
a.m. to 1 p.m., except holiday weekends. We feature a great selection of
clothing, baby goods, home goods,
sports equipment, and furniture, all
very reasonably priced. Donations are
accepted between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
on Saturdays. Weekly specials are
posted in the store. We look forward to
having you visit us! For any questions,
please contact Marti Lloyd
at St. Michaels School, at
301-872-5454.
Thursday, Nov. 19
Laser Therapy Open House
Southern Maryland Anne Penman Laser Therapy (22530 Washington St.,
Leonardtown)- 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Southern Maryland Anne Penman
Laser Therapy is holding an Open
House on Thursday, to support the
Great American Smokeout Day. Events
include: laser demo and information
on Smoking Cessation, Weight Loss
and Stress Management; mini-education sessions with Sergina Rodriguez,
of Sergina Skin Care, of Barefoot Wellness; Stacy Green Holistic, a Certified
Nutrition Consultant, also of Barefoot
Wellness; Carol Boehm, MSN, FNPBC, Family Practice, Young Living
Essential Oils; Melaney Wood, LMT
currently located in Wildewood; and
also, sharing her therapy skills through
music, Donna Bennett, Clinical Social
Worker/Therapist/Life Coach all in
Friday, Nov. 20
Auction
Immaculate Conception Church Hall
(28297 Old Village Ave., Mechanicsville)- 6 p.m.
Live auction, Country Store, bake
table, raffles, food table, basket table,
and Christmas table, and lots of fun
and excitement. Quilts, furniture, antiques, picnic tables, gift sets, dinners,
sports memorabilia, collectibles, Afghans, rockers, and many other items
made and donated by the parish community. Auctioneer will be A.J. Bussler.
Food (stuffed ham sandwiches, fried
chicken, hot dogs, potato salad, and
vegetable crab soup) and drinks available. See donated items on www.auctionzip.com. Click on 20659, Search,
click on Nov. 20, then IC Auction. View
Photo Gallery for pictures, which will
be constantly updated. Visa and M/C
accepted. For information, contact
Evelyn Arnold 301-884-4567, Rectory
301-884-3123.
Saturday, Nov. 21
Contra Dance
Christ Episcopal Church Parish Hall
(37497 Zach Fowler Rd., Chaptico)7:30 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m.
Contra is a traditional American style
of social dance and is a huge amount
of fun (and exercise) for the whole fam-
Writing Talk
Leonardtown Library Meeting Room
(23250 Hollywood Rd., Leonardtown)7 p.m.
The St. Marys County Chapter of
The Maryland Writers Association is
sponsoring a talk entitled A Recipe for
Writing Success by cookbook author
Ellynne B. Davis. Join us and you will
learn how to write a recipe for a cookbook, your memoir, or to add spice to
your fiction and nonfiction titles.
Sunday, Nov. 22
Chesapeake Community Chorus
Practice
North Beach Union Church (8912
Chesapeake Ave., North Beach)- 4 to
6 p.m.
The Chesapeake Community Chorus, an all-volunteer chorus that raises
funds for local charities, is looking to
add singers to the chorus. No auditions required. Contact Larry Brown,
Director, at 301-855-7477 or email him
at lbrown9601@verizon.net.
Fall Craft Fair
Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department
Social Hall (24801 Three Notch Rd.,
Hollywood)- 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Free parking and admission is free.
The Ladies Auxiliary will have lunch
items for sale that will include stuffed
ham sandwiches, homemade soup,
barbecue sandwiches, burgers, hot
dogs and French fries. There will also
be stuffed ham for sale by the pound
and baked goods for sale. For more
information, contact Leone Gatton at
301-373-2221.
Monday, Nov. 23
Tuesday, Nov. 24
Wednesday, Nov. 25
Bird Feeder Workshop
Calvert Marine Museum (14200 Solomons Island Rd., Solomons)- sessions
at 11 a.m., 1 p.m., and 3 p.m.
Make a bird feeder using recycled
materials and get messy making a
birdseed stuffed pinecone. For children age 5 10. Register at the admissions desk the day of the workshop.
Space is limited; $4 per child due at
time of registration.
Thursday, Nov. 26
Thanksgiving Dinner
Church of the Ascension (21641 Great
Mills Rd., Lexington Park)- noon to 3
p.m.
The dinner is free and all you need
to bring are your friends and/or a good
appetite. Everyone
is welcome. Were serving a traditional Thanksgiving dinner with turkey,
dressing, mashed potatoes, etc. And,
of course, what would Thanksgiving be
without dessert! Call the Church office
at 301-863-8551 for more information.
Project ECHOs 4th Annual Turkey
Trot
The Arc of Southern Maryland (355 W
Dares Beach Rd., Prince Frederick) Registration 6 a.m. Race at 7 a.m.
Project ECHO is the homeless shelter of Calvert County that serves men,
women and children. Residents stay
rent-free in a safe, sober, substancefree environment for up to 90 days
while they work toward stabilizing their
lives. Last year ECHO provided more
than 13,000 bed nights and nearly
24,000 hot meals to members of our
community. Every Thanksgiving we
hold a benefit called the Turkey Trot.
The Turkey Trot is a 5k run/walk that is a
fun, family-friendly event. This year will
be our 4th annual 5k and we kindly ask
that you help us notify the community.
To register go to www.5kturkeytrot.vpweb.com.
Friday, Nov. 27
Hearth and Home
Visitor Center (18751 Hogaboom Ln.,
St. Marys City)- 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Give your post-Thanksgiving kitchen a break and experience what and
how the colonists prepared food in the
Saturday, Nov. 28
Hearth and Home
Visitor Center (18751 Hogaboom Ln.,
St. Marys City)- 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Give your post-Thanksgiving kitchen a break and experience what and
how the colonists prepared food in the
olden days. This hearth and home
event is a lively exploration of 17thcentury foodways focusing on most
things venison. We invite you to watch
demonstrations in various methods
of venison cooking and preservation
while discovering the 17th-century versions of a refrigerator, stove, and food
processor. All activities are included
in general admission to the museum:
$10 adult, $9 for senior, $6 for children
ages 6 to 18, and free for those 5 years
and younger and Friends members.
Bring a non-perishable food item for
the Southern Maryland Food Bank and
enjoy a $1 discount. For more infor-
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Sunday, Nov. 29
Winter Wonderland
Bay District Vol. Fire Department- 5:30
p.m.
Fun for beginning of the holidays....
Santa, crafts, lighting the tree and
more.
We are located next to the Lexington
Park library. Everyone welcome.
Monday, Nov.30
On Pins & Needles
Calvert Library Twin Beaches Branch
(3819 Harbor Rd. # 200, Chesapeake
Beach)- 1 to 4 p.m.
Bring your quilting, needlework,
knitting, crocheting, or other project
for an afternoon of conversation and
shared creativity. For more information, call 410-257-2411.
301-373-2500
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Good Old-Fashioned
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CSM Main Stage Theatre: Oliver!
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17. Venice beach
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19. Attentiveness
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24. A Passage to India author
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39. Acquit
40. Male parent
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42. Rattan
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45. Former CIA
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Fact or Fallacy, Pt I
By Linda Reno
Contributing Writer
I always tell people who are beginning to trace their family trees If you
cant stand a little bit of dirt, you need to
leave it alone. I should also add that its
highly unlikely you have Indian blood or
that your ancestors arrived on the Ark
and Dove. But most importantly, make
sure you get it right!
If you are new to this and think that
you can go to Ancestry.com and get the
answers to all of your questions, you are
living in a fools paradise. Many folks
have posted their family trees and while
some of the information is correct, most
of it is not and to add insult to injury,
you will see that others have copied the
same erroneous information over and
over again.
Then there have been cases where
people have actually falsified information to enable them to join the DAR,
Society of the Ark and Dove, etc. One
of these involves the Briscoe family. If
you are a Briscoe descendant (as I am),
you are descended from Philip Briscoe
(1645-1724). He was NOT the son of
the supposed Dr. John Briscoe who was
personally invited by Lord Baltimore to
come to Maryland on the Ark or Dove.
There was no Dr. John Briscoe and there
was no invitation.
During the 1930s members of the
Briscoe family living in West Virginia
had this so-called letter in their possession, but when it was tested (parchment
and ink), it was debunked. Further, the
records of John Biscoe (1609-1667) were
used by this family to prove their theory that there was a Dr. John Briscoe.
That doesnt work either.
Then we have the Green family. For
many years, members of that family
had gained membership into the Society of the Ark and Dove as they claimed
to have descended from James Green,
son of Robert Green (son of Governor
Thomas Green). Yes, they were descended from a James Green who died
in Prince Georges County in 1734, but
not THE James Green.
James Green, son of Robert Green
and Mary Boarman, and grandson of
Governor Thomas Green, died in St.
Marys County in 1721. He married Agnes Thomas, daughter of William and
Catherine ____Thomas. They had no
children. After James Green died Agnes
married William Cutler.
The will of Mary (Boarman) Green of
St. Marys County dated May 12, 1716
devised to her sons Thomas and James,
Wanderings
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Gargoyle Hall: An
Araminta Spookie
Adventure
By Terri Schlichenmeyer
Contributing Writer
Thats what your parents, grandparents, even your teacher says all the time.
Use your head. Think things through.
Dont stop looking for the solution because youre close to an understanding
even if, as in the new book Gargoyle
Hall: An Araminta Spookie Adventure by Angie Sage, you have to go
somewhere else to find it.
Like any good detective, Araminta
Spookie loved a mystery. She and her
sidekick-best-friend, Wanda Wizzard,
were really talented at solving them,
and that was a great thing, because
Spookie House was positively filled with
mysteries!
First of all, Aramintas Uncle Drac
wasnt sleeping with his bats, which was
a mystery. And then he told the girls
that they couldnt go into the Bat Turret, which was another mystery. And
then there was the mystery of why Aunt
Tabby and Great-Aunt Emilene were
planning on sending Araminta away to
boarding school.
That was the saddest mystery of all because Araminta didnt want to go. Sure,
shed been the cause of a little trouble
but was it really that bad?
Great-Aunt Emilene mustve thought
so, because it wasnt long before Araminta was on the steps of Miss Gargoyles
Academy for Girls, right in front of Miss
Gargoyle herself! As round as she was
tall, Miss Gargoyle was waiting for Araminta, accompanied by two skinny, identical girls who both looked like vultures.
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