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Bell Motor Co. Closing After 85 Years In Business

On La Plata Campus For A Free Book Talk And Discussion About His Latest

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COMMUNITY B-5

Andrea ShiellStaff Writer

Patty Mattingly opened the gate to her small parcel of farmland and smiled as she moved amongst her al-paca herd.

Nobella Farm in Leonardtown is home to chickens, turkeys, and rab-bits, but Mattingly said she is most at home with her alpacas, of which she has 15, and is expecting two more of by November.

The alpacas gently hummed their greetings to her as she approached; some echoing curiosity while others seemed more like grunts of acknowl-edgement. Very rarely do these ani-mals bray or make loud noises, Mat-tingly said, adding that they are very quiet creatures who generally hum when they see familiar humans.

Mattingly said this behavior is typical, and she explained that until these animals get used to each other

Highlighting the Humming HerdsLocal Farmers to Showcase Alpacas During Weekend Open House

Deputy Under Investigation For Weapon Violation

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THEY JUST KEEP IMPROVING, WHICH IS ALL I CAN ASK FOR.”

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By Guy LeonardStaff Writer

A deputy with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office has been placed on restricted duty since it was allegedly found that a weapon registered to him was in the possession of a convicted felon charged with shooting at a group of hunters Dec. 29 of last year.

Sheriff Timothy K. Cameron confirmed the status of Deputy First Class Randall Wood Mon-day, and that Wood remained employed with the agency while an internal administrative investiga-tion was underway.

Cameron said Monday that Wood had been engaged in a “non-contact, non-police roll” while working for the sheriff’s office.

The original suspect in the case, Terry Clarke, who is also the co-owner of the Tiki Bar on Solo-mons Island, was charged with 41 criminal counts for using an AR-15 Bushmaster semi-automatic rifle to shoot at hunters who were shooting at wa-terfowl near his home on Johnson Pond Lane in

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It’s weathered ups and downs in the economy, good times and bad times in Leonardtown and even The Great Depression that occurred six years after its opening in 1923 but after almost nine decades in business Bell Motor Co. is closing its doors.

Bell Motor Co. has been a near permanent fixture in Leonardtown since its opening Jan. 17 �5 years ago, employing not only four genera-tions of the Bell family, but many in the local community.

“We’re going to end the business either this month or next month,” said Gary Bell, one of the brothers who runs the shop on Washington Street. “We’re still doing parts and service right now, but we’re not ordering any new cars.”

Once the family has liquidated its current inventory, Gary Bell told The Count Times, the business ven-ture that has kept the title of second-oldest, continuously-running Chev-rolet dealership in the nation will cease.


Police officials in Worcester, Mass. say they are still working to solve the killing of William L. Smith, 19, of Scotland who was a student at Becker College.

Smith died as a result of injuries apparently sustained in a fight at an off campus party held over the week-end, said Sgt. Kerry Hazelhurst, spokesman for the Worcester Police Department.

“The investigation is still ongo-ing,” Hazelhurst told The County Times. “The fight spilled out onto the street, it escalated and he was stabbed once in the chest.”

According to information from Becker College, where Smith was a sports management major, several college students hosted a party off campus and when some uninvited party-goers were asked to leave a fight ensued.

One other student was injured in the fight, the Becker College news release said.

Smith, who graduated from Great Mills High School, was pro-nounced dead at 2:45 a.m. Sept. 21 at University of Massachusetts Me-morial Medical Center, the college statement said.

Hazelhurst said that police have yet to make any arrests in Smith’s killing and are still trying to work out how many assailants were in-volved in the melee.

Tracey Heibel, principal at Great Mills High School, said that the entire

Gary Bell, of Bell Motor Co., says that tough economic times, caused in part by high energy prices, meant that making a profit on selling cars has become increasingly difficult.

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More than two years ago, 15-year-old Tiakeshia Renee Thompson was killed in a collision between a Crown Victoria driven by her cousin and a county-owned public transit bus.

Since then her father and mother, Lawrence Thompson and Bonnie Butler, have sought damages in civil court against both drivers.

Last week a Circuit Court jury awarded them just $2,500 to cover some of the funeral costs while at the same time finding that Brandon Lydell Short, the driver of the Crown Victoria was responsible for the accident.

William Gettys, the bus driver, was exonerated.The civil trial lasted three full days with the jury finishing

their deliberations on the fourth day.Much of the testimony revolved around expert witness tes-

timony about how the accident occurred as well as the stories of both parents, who at the time of their daughter’s birth gave her up to the paternal grand parents to be raised.

Both were unable to give her proper care, according to court testimony, because both had been addicted to drugs.

The incident occurred Jan. 6, 2006 when the vehicle driven by Short southbound on Route 5 veered into the opposing lane and collided with the oncoming STS (St. Mary’s Transit Sys-tem) bus.

Lawyers for the plaintiffs, who represented each separate-ly, argued that Gettys, while engaged in a conversation with a regular passenger, looked back at the passenger long enough to negate his effective reaction time to avoid the oncoming threat and was just as responsible as Short for Thompson’s death.

But witnesses for the defense testified that physical evi-dence examined after the crash showed Gettys had been able to move his 16-passenger vehicle to the right as the two vehicles collided, avoiding a head on collision.

“There’s no evidence to show that the bus driver did any-

thing unreasonable,” said Greg Russell, head of Accident Anal-ysis and Reconstruction Inc. “It all points to the Crown Victoria crossing the center line.”

In closing arguments, Martin Carroll, attorney for Law-rence Thompson, said Gettys had changed his story several times in the aftermath of the crash and in fact was really not aware of his actions that day.

“Mr. Gettys and Mr. Short were at fault,” Carroll argued. “But for [Gettys’] negligence Tiakeshia Thompson would still be here today.

“I don’t think he really knows what happened; he was not keeping a proper lookout, that was negligence.”

But Kevin Karpinski, attorney for the defense, said that despite the arguments of the opposing counsels, the evidence showed that Gettys did what he could to avoid the accident.

“This really is a family tragedy… but what they are arguing over is how much you [the jury] should give them,” Karpinski said of the plaintiff’s case. “There’s no evidence whatsoever [Gettys] was at fault.

“Other witnesses say they saw the Crown Victoria cross the center line and within seconds the collision occurred.”

Karpinski also argued that Gettys had less than two sec-onds to react after looking back at his passenger for less than a second and that the plaintiffs did not offer up any expert testi-mony to refute the defense’s analysis of the collision.

Tiakeshia Thompson died on the accident scene as a result of her injuries that day.

Jury: Bus Driver Not Responsible For Death Of Teen In Collision

ItallpointstotheCrownVictoriacrossingthecenterline.” -GregRussell,headofAccident AnalysisandReconstructionInc.


Among the students making their way to class-es and the alumni and dignitaries gathered on the lawn of the College of Southern Maryland’s Leon-ardtown campus, several board members smiled as they talked with CSM President Bradley Gottfried, each passing by a small table to the left of the stage where a flawless cake was displayed.

Gottfried served as the master of ceremonies that morning for the college’s 50th birthday celebra-tion Sept. 17, a day that others noted for being his-torically significant many ways.

“It was 221 years ago today, in 1787, that the U.S. Constitution was signed,” said Board of Trust-ees Chair James Raley. “Higher education in 1787 was exclusive, it wasn’t available to the masses…it was [not until] the 20th century before residents of Southern Maryland had access to higher education in their communities.”

“Think back to 1958,” said Gottfried as he ad-dressed the crowd. “It was a time when first class stamps were three cents, gas was 25 cents a gal-lon…” and CSM’s first location at La Plata High School (then called Charles County Community College) opened in 1958 with a scant 12 faculty members, and only 23 students. By 1959 the col-lege had 68 students, and held its first commence-ment in 1960.

The “Friendly Hall” campus in La Plata opened in 1968, and the college expanded its services to St. Mary’s County in 1978, and then to Calvert County in 1980.

Part of Wednesday’s celebration was the dedication of a time capsule to commemorate the milestone, using items compiled by librarian Ani-ta Warnes and History and Philosophy Professor Chretien Guidry.

“We took a student survey to find out what their likes and dislikes are,” said Warnes. “What we’re trying to do is capture 2008, this year, as op-posed to just the college itself.”

Items in this year’s time capsule include local newspapers published on or near the day of Sept. 17, surveys from students and faculty members, the 2008-2009 student handbook, a student ID, articles about the college from local publications, proclama-tions, a cell phone, and a flash drive. Guidry said the decision to include the flash drive was tough since, “people might not have any way to read it 50 years from now.”

Dignitaries offered their remarks and several

p r o c l a -m a t i o n s to com-memorate the event, including Dick Meyer, who came to represent Sen. Bar-bara Mikulski (D-MD), Del. John Wood (D-29A), and Commissioner Thomas Mat-tingly.

Offering a historical perspective of the college was Ed Cole, former chair of the St. Mary’s Advi-sory Board. Cole said simply getting approval to have a college campus in St. Mary’s County was a struggle.

“So many opposed and protested it, they actu-ally helped us,” said Cole, explaining that the pub-licity generated by protests from private citizens and institutions like St. Mary’s College of Maryland helped generate interest in the project, and highlight the need for higher education opportunities in the area.

John Hanson Briscoe, former member of the Maryland House of Delegates and House Speaker from 1973 to 1979, also remarked on the struggle to establish a campus in St. Mary’s, saying that “jeal-ousy, turf battles, naysayers, and other institutions” threatened to impede the establishment of another higher education venue in the area.

“Everybody was opposed to it back then. I wasn’t even sure it was a good deal,” he said.

All who gathered at Wednesday’s ceremony agreed that it had been a good deal, however. Since then, more than 16,000 people have gradu-ated from the college, many going on to four-year institutions.

One such success story was Kylie Erdolino, who offered her remarks on how, at the age of 21, she had “attempted the impossible” by going back to school at CSM to get her degree. She has since transferred to a four-year institution and is one class away from becoming the first member of her family to receive a bachelor’s degree.

Erdonlino smiled as she recounted her experi-ence at CSM, and quoted Coco Chanel while ad-dressing the crowd and wishing her alma mater a happy birthday.

“Nature gives you the face you have at twenty; it is up to you to merit the face you have at fifty,” she said. “And CSM, your face is flawless.”

CSM Celebrates 50th Birthday


Antonio Warren Gantt, the man charged with robbing the Lexington Park branch of the Maryland Bank and Trust twice in two months last year, has been deemed competent to stand trial after a Circuit Court hearing last week.

Gantt is also charged with attempting to escape the St. Mary’s County Detention Cen-ter where he is currently incar-cerated awaiting trial.

Gantt’s attorney Pub-lic Defender John Getz, said that he will continue to act as Gantt’s counsel.

He said Gantt was silent during his brief hearing before Circuit Court Judge C. Clarke Raley Sept. 19.

“He said ‘I invoke my 5th Amendment right,’” Getz said of his client’s choice not to make a statement regarding his competency.

Court records show that it has been a year since Gantt was captured and charged for both bank robberies and found competent to stand trial.

In letters to the court found in his case files, Gantt expressed his dissatisfaction

with his counsel, because, he argued, a motion filed

for his not being crimi-nally responsible for the two bank robberies he is charged with was not his doing but that of his attorney.

“It was John Getz, the appointed public defender,

who entered the NCR plea,” Gantt wrote earlier this

month. “I requested a 180 days fast and speedy tri-al and that the NCR plea was never my intention

and this plea is contrary to a speedy trial because an NCR plea is an admission of guilt.”

In another letter to the court, Gantt requested a change of venue from being tried in St. Mary’s County, since the media coverage of his alleged crimes, he argued, would impede his right to having a fair trial.

No trial date has been set for Gantt, according to court records.

Because of his lengthy criminal history, State’s Attor-ney Richard Fritz has said that he will seek the penalty of life without possibility of parole for Gantt, 41, of St. Leonard.

The first robbery of the Maryland Bank and Trust oc-curred last September when Gantt allegedly walked into the foyer and demanded mon-ey from one of the tellers after claiming to have a gun.

Gantt then fled the bank on foot, ran behind it and onto Great Mills Road, prosecutors and police allege.

Detectives with the St. Mary’s County Bureau of Criminal Investigations started a manhunt for the suspect, but Gantt was able to elude them for a month.

In October, Gantt was al-leged to have returned and committed an even more vio-lent bank robbery.

This time investigators ac-cused Gantt of spraying gaso-line on tellers at the same bank in order to get money.

Gantt allegedly fled the scene and used a taxicab in an attempt to make good his es-cape, but police caught up with him and arrested him at the in-tersection of Route 4 and Route 235 as he was heading towards the Solomons Island Bridge.

Man Charged With Dual Bank Robberies Competent To Stand Trial

Photo by Andrea ShiellAnita Warnes stands by a presentation board highlighting the history of CSM. She was one of the main collabo-rators of the time capsule that will be placed in the Wellness Center at the Leonardtown Campus to commemorate the college’s 50th anniversary.

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I am writing this letter to ask the reader to consider the candidacy of Marilyn Crosby for the Saint Mary’s County Board Of Education in the upcoming general election.

I have known Marilyn Crosby since 1979, when,asHeadmasterofLeonardHallJuniorNaval Academy, I had the opportunity to em-ploy her as the school’s social studies teacher.

While Marilyn was a very professional educator, consistently providing thought-pro-voking and challenging lessons, she also dem-onstrated a genuine interest in and concern for her students. She always made an effort to recognize individual differences among her students and to meet their various needs.

As Marilyn continued her career with St. Mary’s County Public Schools from 1991 to 2005,itappearshersuccessintheclassroomcontinued. In 2002, she was nominated for The Washington Post Agnes Myers Outstand-ing Teacher Award.

Marilyn has not limited her efforts to the classroom. Her passion for education has led her to become an activist on educational issues and concerns in the community. She attended budget forums and spoke on behalf of educa-tion. On many occasions, she has advocated fro the children of St. Mary’s County when she addressed her concerns on various educational issues in letters to the local newspapers.

During her many years as an educator, Marilyn has never lost her interest enthusi-asm and dedication to her students. It is these qualities, I believe, that will be beneficial to the students and community if Marilyn has an op-portunity to serve on the Board of Education. For this reason, I encourage you to give your consideration and vote to Marilyn Crosby for membership on the Board of Education

Edward T. CampbellLexington Park, Md

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I’m not one to write to complain about something as I usually just voice my concerns. This issue would likely go unheard during this time of year with elections right around the corner. The issue I’m speaking of is Party Lines. Yeah, we’ve all heard time and time again that politicians will reach across party lines. We as Americans need to hold these politicians that are making this state-ment accountable. In my opinion, these are the only folks that should be elected. Politi-cians that stay caught up in the party agenda needtobereplacedbyonesthatwillactuallywork for Americans, not only Republicans or Democrats. Americans are not being fairly represented by mostly Federal politicians.

Fortunately, local and state politiciansare not as bad as the federal politicians. We send our federal Congress and Senators to Washington and the amount of progress com-ing out to help the majority of Americans is shameful. Why? Party Lines rules the agenda. Why does a Democrat or Republican think that their party is right ALL of the time? So much money and time are spent trying to make the other party look bad they often forget the real reason they are there.

I am currently a Republican after a change in party approximately 6 years ago. I still can

honestly say I believe Bill Clinton was a very good President and also can honestly say that Governor Ehrlich was the best Governor in my time. Now if I were a politician and made this statement, regardless of what party I was affiliated with, my party leaders would hang me out to dry. I wouldn’t be able to chair any committees or have any clout to bring home the bacon to the ones who sent me there. Look at Delegate Johnny Wood. As far as I’m con-cerned, Del. Wood is one of the Best in the state legislature. His reaching across party lines got hishandslappedandcommitteechairmanshiptaken away. He did this because he thought moreabouthisconstituentsthenhedidofhisparty. We need more politicians like this and need to keep the ones like this in office.

Now as you’ve noticed, I have not endorsed any candidate in this letter and I don’t intend to. I just would like to see all branches of Gov-ernment to get rid of party line voting and do what’s right for Americans. The children that much legislation will effect in time, do not be-long to any party “yet” so do them a favor and vote with your heart, not your party.

JimmyHaydenLeonardtown, Md

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If your plans this year include a major move, it is important that you plan ahead to save yourself frustration, time and money. Start planning your move at least six to eight weeks before your targeted moving date.

Ask friends or neighbors to recommend moving companies. Your Realtor should also have a list of at least three local or national moving companies that their clients have been happy with for past moves.

Contact these companies to ask about their charges and the types of services they of-fer, then compare movers to determine which one suits your needs and budget.

Companies will offer estimates to help you approximate moving expenses. Such estimates can be binding (the mover guarantees the price prior to the move) or non-binding (the mover estimates the price and provides final charges after the shipment is weighed). To assist mov-ers in calculating the cost of your move, show them every item to be moved, including the contents of your attic, basement, and garage. Ask the mover to explain the estimate in de-tail and reach a clear understanding about the amount of packing and other services you’ll require. Also, be sure you receive a written and signed copy of the estimate.

Before packing begins, the mover will

take an inventory of your household goods to be shipped. Since the inventory record is one of your most important shipping documents, make sure all copies are legible, and that all itemsarenumbered,listedanddescribedcor-rectly. To save on packing charges, you may want to pack part of your belongings yourself. But keep in mind movers usually will not ac-cept liability for breakage to “owner-packed” items, or they may require that the driver in-spect the cartons. Be sure to ask your moving company about its own policy, and ask for ad-vice on packing materials and procedures.

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If you have any comments, suggestions forfuturearticlesorhelpwithyourrealestateneeds, call Patrick Dugan, 301 672 1925. I can help with selling your current house, finding a new home, and relocation services if you are moving out of the area. I’ll help make your move as pleasant as possible. You can also [email protected]

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Sheriff Cameron is simply doing his job. In fact, keeper of the jail is a state con-stitutional duty assigned spe-cifically to the sheriff. With inmate population getting close to 400 on some week-ends, the current jail is of-ten too crowded. Concerned aboutthesafetyoftheinmatesand even more important, the safety of correctional officers and staff, Cameron has pro-posed the only thing he can, build a bigger jail.

It should be notedthat Cameron, Lieutenant Merican, and all the staff at the detention center are doing an outstanding job of manag-ing the overload of prisoners, while keeping our community safe.

The proposal, whichhas been endorsed by thecounty commissioners callsfor theconstructionofanewjail to supplement the existing jail. The expansion will be 83,000 square foot, cost some

$26 million to build, and house approximately 230 prisoners.

The cost of constructiondoesnotincludetheadditionalcost of operating the new fa-cility. The existing jail cost approximately $10 million per year to operate, the expanded jail, more than doubled will no doubt greatly increase the cost to the taxpayers

While Sheriff Cameron is doing the only thing he can given his position, the con-struction of a second jail in Leonardtown and the chal-lenge of dealing with the issue of growing inmate populations have implications that go be-yond the scope of any sheriff.

First, there is the basicissue of warehousing people who have committed vary-ing degrees of crime against society. The goal of course is to protect society from thesewrongdoers and punishing the criminal. We should also be providing reform to those who commitminoroffensessothat

they are prepared to reentersociety as law-abiding citizens as quickly as possible.

With the recidivism rate of prisoners being in excess of 60%, we are failing miserably in the area of reform. This is a statewide problem, whichMaryland needs to address. If the rate of returning prison-ers were cut in half to 30%, than capacity issues would go away for most jurisdictions in Maryland.

No one believes that re-forming criminals is easy, but what we do know is simply enlarging our existing ware-houses will do nothing to ad-dress the larger issue. Inno-vative ideas are needed, for example many of those in our existing jail are there because of crimes associated withdrugs. Drug addiction is a medicalconditionthathasthepossibility of being medically treated. When criminals have been determined to have men-talconditions,theyaresentto

State Mental Hospitals for ap-propriate treatment, why nothave State Drug Addiction Hospitals where judges could send these types of criminals. Itwouldbebetterforatrainedpractitioner to say when adrug addict is ready to rejoin society than a judge issuing a 6-month prison term.

With nearly every county in Maryland having a similar problem, it is time for stateleaders to look at alternatives.

Second is the issue ofwhatisbestforourcommuni-ty as a whole. Leonardtown is not only the County seat; it is one of only two development districts in our County. Leon-ardtown is where the County intends to build schools, li-braries, recreational centers,medical facilities, parks, tour-ism attractions, and more.

Leonardtown is also theplace where the County pro-posesthatnewresidentialcom-munitieswill locate and newbusinesses will open. In short,

Leonardtownisplannedtobea model community for law-abiding citizens. Is this where we want a huge jail housing 500 or more prisoners?

Worse, the County Com-missioners are already plan-ning another expansion once this expansion is complete. With the jail expansion planned to be complete by2011, the Commissioners have budgeted $232,000 in 2012 to design another $5 million expansion. Our County Seat willbecomeamodelcommu-nity for crooks.

Additionally, these large penal institutions require sig-nificant infrastructure such as water and sewer, infrastruc-ture that is limited in Leon-ardtown. The question then comes, is it better to exhaust sewer capacity on jails for the criminals, or on schools,libraries, community centers,and economic development for the good guys?

Since Calvert County and

Charles County both have similar issues concerning jail overcrowding, why wouldn’t the State of Maryland look to build a regional facility that would take inmates sentenced to longer terms, keeping only shorttermprisonersandthoseawaiting trail in the local jails? Sure there are challenges with this idea as well, but why isn’t state leadership at least look-ing at the idea or other non-traditional ideas?

Leonardtown’s Mayor Norris doesn’t think a large prisonerpopulationiswhathistown needs, the County Com-missioners disagree.

Rather than spending his time trying to rid our commu-nity of a good institution like St. Mary’s College, Senator Roy Dyson should be spend-ing his time providing lead-ership to this importantStateand County issue.

Jail Expansion In Leonardtown, Leadership Needed

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A Leonardtown man remains in police custody on a no-bond status after detectives arrested him for allegedly trying to hire some-one to kill his estranged wife and her boyfriend charging documents state.

Michael Redman, 34, was arrested Tues-day after a investigation by the St. Mary’s County Bureau of Criminal Investigation.

According to charging documents, filed by Officer Robert Merritt, the detective con-ducted an investigation this month regarding the alleged murder plot.

Charging documents allege that a confi-dential informant working with investigators had conversations with Redman regarding killing his estranged wife and her boyfriend for an undisclosed amount of money.

Lt. Rick Burris, commander of the inves-tigations bureau, told The County Times that the family of one of the victim’s in the case contacted detectives over the weekend about the alleged threat; detectives then launched their investigation, he said.

Burris said that while the family of one of the victim’s only learned about the alleged plot over the weekend, the actual first conversation about the plot occurred two months ago.

The first conversation Redman allegedly had about having his estranged wife and her boyfriend killed involved the person who would later become the confidential informant in the case, Burris said.

The confidential informant was someone outside the family, Burris said.

Redman has been charged with two counts of first-degree attempted murder in the alleged

plot.He faces the possibility of serving a life

sentence in prison if convicted of the crime.Court records show that in 2007 Redman

was charged with violating an ex-parte order — his wife was also the complainant — but the charges were later dismissed.

The ex-parte order stemmed from a do-mestic violence case in county Circuit Court that occurred earlier in 2007.

Court documents also show that both Red-man and his wife were involved in a civil non-support case last year in which Redman was the defendant.

Man Arrested In Alleged Murder-For-Hire Plot

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Sheriffs Office (Erin Shoemaker, Fiscal Manager)

Motion: To approve and authorize the Commissioner President to sign the budget amend-ment, increasing the grant reserve for US0915 by $25,805, to reflect that a grant budgeted was not received.

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

Office of the County Attorney (Liz Passarelli, Real Property Manager)

Motion: To approve and authorize the Commissioner President to execute the Temporary Railroad Right-of-Way Easement Agreement for the construction of a sewer main to the proposed Park Place project, to be located on the northbound side of Route 235 in California.

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

Community Development Corporation(Robin Finnacom, directorScott Rowan, Director of Operations/Secretary, SMARTCO)

Motion: To approve and sign the resolution in support of SMARTCOs application to the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development for an allocation of tax credits for business entities under the Community Investment Tax Credit Program, with an Effective Date of October 7, 2008.

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

Dept. of Human Services (Bennett Connelly, Director; Cynthia Brown, Mgr., Div. of Community Services)

Motion (1): To approve and authorize the Commissioner President to sign the Emergency Food Assistance Program Grant Memorandum of Understanding, in the amount not to exceed $24,000 for three years ($8,000 per year), as a pass-through to the Southern Maryland Tri-County Community Action Committee, Inc.

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

Motion (2): To approve and authorize the Commissioner President to sign the Sub-Recipient Agreement with the Southern Maryland Tri-County Community Action Committee, Inc., related to Emergency Food Assistance Program Grant Agreement.

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

Dept. of Public Safety (David Zylak, Dir.; Michelle Lilly, Emergency Mgmt. Mgr.)

Motion: To approve and authorize the Commissioner President to execute the sub-recipient agreement with the Town of Leonardtown allowing the pass-through of funding, in the amount of $62,000, from the Maryland Emergency Management Agency (MEMA), FFY2007 Homeland Security Grant program (Critical Infrastructure Protection), to the Town of Leonardtown in sup-port of acquiring a generator to protect the towns water source; and to sign the related budget amendment realigning funds in support of the sub-recipient agreement.

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

Dept. of Finance (Elaine Kramer, CFO; Jeannett Cudmore, Deputy Director)

Motion: To approve the budget calendar for FY2010, as presented.

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

County Administrator (John Savich)

(Elaine Kramer, CFO; George Erichsen, P.E., Director, DWP&T)

a. Motion: To authorize staff to take the necessary steps to reject all bids and to contact the appropriate State officials to determine whether current State/Federal monies may be utilized for the redesign and/or construction of a new project within the specified funding limitations.

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

b. Motion: To approve and authorize the Commissioner President to sign the Community Health Advisory Committee Bylaws Revision dated

September 10, 2008.

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

c. Motion: To appoint Mary Ann Murray, Ray Wernecke, and Joe Densford to serve as the Board of County Commissioners appointments to the 2008 Elected Officials Compensation Re-view Commission.

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

Michael Redman

SectionA-� The County Times Thursday,September25,2008

schoolwasinastateofmourn-ingduetoSmith’swidespreadpopularityamongstudentsandteachers.

FamilymembersofSmithwho now attend Great Millshighstruggledwithhislossthemost,shesaid.

“It’sverysomber,”HeibeltoldTheCountyTimes.“We’realljusttryingtosupport[fam-ilymembers]andeachother.”

Heibel said she went toschoolwithSmith’sfatherandalso new the younger person-ally when he was a studentthere.

“He was a gifted athleteand so was young William,”Heibel said. “They’re an ex-tremelywellknownfamily inthecommunitysoeveryoneisfeelingtheloss.”

Smithplayedfootballandbasketballallfouryearshewasat Great Mills before head-ing off first to West Virginia TechnicalUniversityand thentoBeckerCollege,Heibelsaid.He also played baseball, shesaid,andwasascholaraswellasapromisingathlete.

More than that, Heibelsaid, Smith had a winningpersonality.

“Hewasanextraordinarilylikeableguy,”shesaid.“Hewasverypopularhereandhecouldgetalongwitheverybody.

“That why this deathcomesacrossassuchashock.”

Frank Peck, boys basket-ballcoachatGreatMills,saidhe knew Smith since he wasasixthgraderatSpringRidgeMiddleSchoolandhewasjustasstunnedbyhiskilling.

“You can’t believe it’s re-ally reality,” Peck said. “Hewasacharismatickindofguy.“Hewasgoodateverythinghe

triedathletically.”A candlelight vigil was

settobeheldinSmith’shonorTuesday night at Great MillsHighSchool.

Thefamilywillstillownthe building they’ve occu-piedinLeonardtownandwilllikelyleaseit,butthosenego-tiationsarestillongoing,GaryBellsaid.

The Bells also lease outportion of their space onWashington Street to thecounty as storage for theiremergency preparedness ve-hicles;thatleasewillalsocon-tinue,hesaid.

Gary Bell said that hisfamily’s business has fallenvictim to the sharp econom-ic downtur that has hit thecountry.

Withbadmortgagescrip-pling the system, the U.S.GovernmentandTheFederalReserve scrambling to bail-out huge investment banksand the high costs of energythatdriveup thepriceofev-erything else, turning a profit sellingautomobileswas sim-

ply too difficult, he said.“We can compare the

salesofthisyeartoyearspastand there is no comparison,”GaryBellsaid.“There’slittleto no profit in a new car now, it’sbeencuttothebone.”

Frank Bell, uncle to theBellbrothers,saidthatthede-cisiontoclosedownthefam-ilybusinesswasanemotionalone.

“EverydayofmylifeandGary’s lifetime we’ve beenhereworkingsixdaysaweek,sometimesseven,”FrankBellsaid.“Sometimesit’sliketak-ingyourheartout.”

But the decision to closethe family business has notbeenasuddenone,GaryBellsaid.

Over the past severalyearsthey’vebeenwaitingforthe economy to turn around,he said, but things just keptgettingworse.

“It’sbeenbuildingforthelastcoupleofyears,”hesaid.“You have to know when tocutyourlosses.”

FrankBell said thebusi-nessjustcouldnolongersus-tainitself.

“Inthe50plusyearsI’vebeenherethisistheworstit’sever been,” Frank Bell said.“Barany.”

Bob Schaller, director ofthe county’s Department ofEconomic and CommunityDevelopment,saidthelossofBellMotorCo.meantthelossofalocalicon.

“It’s definitely serious,” Schaller said. “It’s a hugeloss.”

AstheonlyGeneralMo-torsdealerinthecounty,any-one seeking to get such anautomobile or service wouldsoonhavetodriveallthewaytoPrinceFrederickinCalvertCounty,Schallersaid.

“It seems every [local]familyhasboughtacarfromBell, we’ve purchased twofrom them,” Schaller said ofhis own family. “It’s just not

goingtobethesame.”If a local business icon

likethiscangodown,Schaller

said,itwaswarningastojusthowserioustheeconomicsit-uationhadbecome.

“It’sasignofthetimes,”Schallersaid.“Itmakesusallmore aware of how soft theeconomyisinsomesectors.”

Gary Bell said that afterthe doors close to the fam-ily business, they’ll have toseek their own opportunitieselsewhere.

“We’llbelookingforjobslikeeverybodyelse,”hesaid.

County CommissionerLarry Jarboe said anothersign of the times was thatbusinesseswouldhavetoseekotherwaysofoperatinginthemarketorfacefailure;buthe

alsosaidthatgovernmenthadarole,particularlyinkeepingtaxeslow.

Hesaidthatthisyear’s4-to-1 vote of the board to notholddownpropertytaxeshurtlocal businesses in the eco-nomicdownturn.

“Isawthiscoming,”Jar-boesaid.

Jarboevotedtoinstituteaconstantyieldrate,whichlow-eredthetaxrateonpropertytocompensateforthesharprisein assessment values. Othercommissioners said the con-stantyieldcouldhavecostthecounty$7millioninrevenue.

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Leonardtown.Clarke,whocarriesadrug

convictiononhisrecordfrom1986,isnotallowedtopossessweaponsasaconvictedfelon.

Afterthehuntershadshotseveral waterfowl, chargingdocuments stated, they wad-ed into the water to retrievethem.ItwasthenthatClarkewasallegedtohaveappearedon the shoreline and began fir-ingatthem.

Victims alleged in the charging documents thatClarke fired at them 25 to 30 timesandthattheroundsim-pacted some 30 to 40 yards awayfromwheretheywere.

Charging documentswent on to state that whendeputies contacted Clarkeabouttheincident,Clarkesaidhe was in possession of theAR-15 and had fired “several rounds” into the ground try-ingto“scaretheducks.”

Police went on to seizemultiple guns from Clarke’shome,oneofwhichallegedlybelongedtoWood.

Wood,who is amemberoftheUnitedStatesNavyRe-serve, has been called up to

serve in Operation EnduringFreedom, the U.S. Govern-ment’s official name for the warinAfghanistan.

Wood left Sept. 12, ac-cording to sheriff’s office press releases, for a trainingperiodtoprepareforayear’sdeployment.

Wood holds the rank ofGunner’sMateSecondClassandisattachedtoNavalSpe-cial Warfare Group 2.

Woodhasalsoservedonthe sheriff’s office tactical team, but has been removedfrom those duties as wellpending the outcome of theinvestigation.

State’s Attorney RichardFritz would not comment onwhetheranyactionwouldbetaken against Wood in theshooting case since the casehadyettogototrial.

“The Terry Clarke caseis still pending and Wood ispart of that case,” Fritz said.“Whether he’s a witness forthe Clarke case depends onwhetheritgoestotrial.”

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William L. Smith

The County Times File PhotoBell Motor Co. opened its doors 85 years ago and perhaps within a few weeks will close its doors.

Thursday, September 25, 2008 The County Times Section A - �Thursday, August 21, 2008 The County Times Section A - �

Alice Mildred Brown, 99

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Francis Joseph Brown, Sr., 66

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

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

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

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

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

Luis Antonia Castillo, 70

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

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

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

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

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

21585 Peabody Street, Leonardtown, MD 20650.



Lloyd Raymond Harris, 97

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

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

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

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

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

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


Valorie Anne Henry, 48

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

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

She is survived by her son Earl Ian Henry.

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

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

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


Karen A. McEntyre, 51

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

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

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

Karen was employed as a registered nurse.

All services are private. Arrangements provided

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

Timothy Brian McGrath, 50

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

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

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

Squad. In addition to his mother,

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

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



Patrick Connor Miller 2

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

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

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

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

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



Mary Aleathea Redmond, 84

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

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

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

She is preceded in death by husband James Franklin

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

She was preceded in death by her sister Agnes Rice.

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

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

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



Louis Marshall “Junior” Thompson, Jr., 84

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Evelyn Tillotson Woods, 86

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

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

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

All services are private. Condolences to the fam-

ily may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com.


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Leonard Melvin “Buck” Bu-chanan, 62

Leonard Melvin “Buck” Buchanan, 62 of Clements died Sept. 15 in St. Mary’s Hospital, Leonardtown.

Born Sept. 5, 1946, in Indian Head, Md., he was the son of the late William Russell Buchanan and Gladys Lillian (Weeks) Bu-chanan. He was employed as a licensed HVAC and apprentice plumber/gas fitter with John-son’s Plumbing in Leonardtown. He served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam from September 1966 through August 1968. He was a recipient of many awards includ-ing the Purple Heart and the Viet-nam Service Medal. He enjoyed fishing, NASCAR, and horserac-ing. Leonard had a big heart and enjoyed serving others. He loved people and life and it showed in his actions.

Leonard is survived by his siblings, Marlene Virginia Wed-ding of Indian Head, Md., Norma Lee Gullett and Bette Jean Devlin both of Summerville, S.C., Ver-non Alton Buchanan of White Plains, Md., Randolph Russell Buchanan of Indian Head, Md., and Elaine Carole Gates of Sil-ver Spring, Md. and twenty two nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by siblings, Edna Mae Hasselbring, Gilbert Marvin Buchanan, and Calvin Maurice Buchanan.

Family received friends Sept. 22 from 5 – 8 p.m. in the Brinsfield Funeral Home, Leonardtown. A Funeral Service was conducted at 7 p.m. by Pastor Kevin Holder. Interment was private.

Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinfieldfu-neral.com.


Mary Martha DeFalco, 89

Mary Martha DeFalco, 89, of Dameron died Sept. 19 in South-ern Maryland Hospital. Born April 30, 1919 in Ridge she was the daughter of the late Emory and Mary Geneva Forrest Evans.

She is survived by her son Charles DeFalco of Dameron. A graveside service was held Sept. 24 at 10 a.m. in St. Michael Cem-etery, Ridge, at 10 a.m.


Joseph Clarence Evans, 64

Joseph Clarence Evans, 64, of Morganza died Sept. 21 in St. Mary’s Hospital.

Born July 26, 1944 in Leon-ardtown he was the son of Clar-ence and Sarah Elizabeth Turner Evans.

For arrangement details please visit www.mgfh.com.


Mary Margaret Barrick Goldsborough, 92

Mary Margaret Barrick Goldsborough, 92, of Mechanic-sville died Sept. 14 in St. Mary’s Nursing Center.

Born July 4, 1916 in Wash-ington, D.C. she was the daughter of the late Charles Ray and Mar-garet Howder Barrick.

She was preceded in death by her husbands Ennis VanWart, Marshall Huntington and George Goldsborough.

She is survived by her chil-dren William “Billy” VanWart of Lexington Park and Paul VanWart of Mechanicsville; 12 grandchil-dren, 15 great grandchildren and five great-great grandchildren.

She was also preceded in death by her children Margaret “TeeTee” Smith, Thomas “Tom-my” VanWart, Laura Comeau and Joseph VanWart; siblings Jo-seph Barrick, Charles Barrick and Jane Mayhew.

Mary moved to St. Mary’s County in 1950 from Washing-ton, D.C., where she worked as a nurse’s aid.

The family received friends Sept. 17 from 5 – 8 p.m. in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, with Prayers said at 7 p.m. A Funeral Service was held Sept. 18 at 10 a.m. in the Mattingley-

Gardiner Funeral Home Chapel with Deacon Bill Nickerson of-ficiating. Interment followed in Charles Memorial Gardens. Pall-bearers were Michael Smith, Sean Smith, Sandra Schwarz, Richard Mayhew, Ed Comeau and Rick Goldsmith.


Catherine Cecelia Jackson, 8�

Catherine Cecelia Jackson, 87 of Clinton, Md. departed her life Sept. 15 after a long illness.

She was born April 4, 1921 to the late Levi Holley and Mary M.(Barnes) Holley.

Catherine attended St. Peters Catholic School in Baltimore, Md., fellowshipped with National Church of God of Ft. Washington, Md., and was Pastored by Fletcher Wright until her illness.

Catherine’s greatest love was being an Evangelist, a mother, grandmother, and a friend to many especially in their time of need. She was a praying woman with a strong faith in God.

From a blessed union with the late Thomas A. Jackson came five sons; two of whom are de-ceased, Gilbert Jackson and Da-vid Jackson. Her three surviving sons are William I. Jackson Sr. of Mechanicsville, Francis S. Jack-son of Forestville and Elmer Jack-son of Gilbert, Ariz.

In addition to her sons, Cath-erine leaves fond memories in the hearts of her beloved brother James Holley; Three daughters-in-law; Selina Holt-Jackson, Re-gina Jackson, Sandra Jackson; grandchildren Marina Jackson, Seresa Fenwick, Thomas Jackson, Jerome Jackson, Randy Jackson Rena Norris, Lamont Rothwell, Vandora Rothwell Turner and a host of great grandchildren; fam-ily members and friends.

Catherine was preceded in death by sisters Alberta Weems and Elizabeth Holley; brothers Spencer Holley, Lewis Holley, Charles Holley and John Holley and grandson William I. Jackson Jr.

Family received friends for Catherine’s Life Celebration Sept. 22 from 10 – 11 a.m. in the Brinsfield Funeral Home, Leon-ardtown. A Funeral Service was conducted at 11 a.m. by the Rev-erend Roderick McClanahan. In-terment followed in Charles Me-morial Gardens, Leonardtown.

Serving as pallbearers were Thomas E. Jackson, Jr., Jerome M. Jackson, Randy W. Jackson, Wesley Johnson, Gerald Warren and James Norris.

Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfield-funeral.com.


Eliette Christina Rossi “Letinha” Kuehn, 82

Eliette Christina Rossi “Letinha” Kuehn, 82, of Califor-nia, Md. died Sept. 20 in Chesa-peake Shores Nursing Center.

Born Sept. 24, 1925 in Pe-dreira, Sao Paulo, Brazil, she was the daughter of the late Antonio and Mathilde Peres Rossi. She was the loving wife of the late Charles Stephen Kuehn, Sr. whom she married Aug. 6, 1957 in St. Aloy-sius Church, Leonardtown.

She met Charles on a blind date at the University and he pro-posed to her that evening. She declined the first proposal, so Charles flew to Brazil and pro-posed her hand in marriage with flowers, at which time she said yes. Six months later, she arrived in St. Mary’s County.

She is survived by her chil-dren Annette Marie Gisoldi and her husband Joseph Anthony of California, Md., Miriam Louise Hafey and her husband Robert James Jr. of Germantown, Md. and Charles Stephen Kuehn Jr. and his wife Rebecca Everett Kuehn of Fairfax Station, Va. and her brothers Helcio Peres Rossi and Roberto Peres Rossi, both of Sao Paulo, Brazil. She is also sur-vived by her grandchildren Phil-lip Joseph and Jacquelyn Chris-tina Gisoldi, Hannah Christine and Alexander Charles Hafey and Charles Stephen Kuehn III.

Letinha attended the Escola Normal, Campinas Brazil Col-

lege where she received a bache-lor’s degree in teaching in 1942. She attended graduate school at Mormon School, Campinas, Bra-zil where she received a degree in library science in 1945. She then completed her master’s degree in library science at Catholic Uni-versity in Washington, D.C. in 1956. She worked as a librarian at St. Mary’s College Library from 1980 to 1988. She loved her fami-ly first and foremost; God; and she enjoyed and had a gift for paint-ing and artistry. She also enjoyed gardening, which came as second nature and she always found time for her grandchildren.

The family will receive friends Sept. 27 from 9 – 10 a.m. in the Mattingley-Gardiner Fu-neral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD where a funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Interment will follow at Charles Memorial Gar-dens, Leonardtown. Pallbearers will be Joseph A. Gisoldi, Charles S. Kuehn, Jr., Phillip J. Gisoldi, Jacquelyn C. Gisoldi, Hannah C. Hafey and Alexander C. Hafey. Honorary pallbearers will be Helcio Peres Rossi, Roberto Peres Rossi, Rauol Peres Rossi, Carlos Peres Rossi and Flavio Peres Ros-si. Contributions may be made to Hospice of St. Mary’s, who were there for us for four months, ev-ery moment of every day. We love you; you are Man’s Best Friend! P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650.


Winifred Louise Roop Mo-ran, 80

Winifred Louise Roop Mo-ran, 80, of Hollywood, Md. died Sept. 18 at home after a brief can-cer illness.

She was born Dec. 15, 1927, in Carroll County, Md. She was the daughter of the late Ralph G. Roop and Grace Engler Roop of New Windsor, Md. and the wife of Earl Joseph Moran who died in January of 2006.

Winnie grew up on the fam-ily dairy farm, Carroll Farms Dairy, in New Windsor and later raised her family on Nev-R-Dun farm near Pleasant Valley until 1963, when they moved to Cuck-old Creek in St. Mary’s County.

She enjoyed working with children in 4-H and as a substi-tute teacher. During her earlier years she was a member of the Edgewood Brethren Church and Westminster Church of the Breth-ren. As an avid parishioner of the Hollywood United Methodist Church, she was a Happy Hearts and daycare volunteer. She loved genealogy, scrabble, fishing, trav-eling, gardening, and spending time with her family and grand-children. She was also an active member in the Republican Wom-en’s organization.

Winifred is survived by her children Sandra Martin of Man-chester, Terry Farman of Port Republic, Md., Ralph Moran of Hollywood, Md., Gloria Adams of Westminster, Md., and Ceci-lia Murphy of Lusby, Md. Also surviving are twelve grandchil-dren; Deborah Gorman, Eric Martin, Shannon Kwiatkoski, Ryan Welch, Mike Welch, Lauren Moran, William Moran, Jessica Adams, Ritchie Murphy, Wesley Murphy, Kenny Murphy, and Beth Smith; nine great-grand-children; Brandon & Rachael Gorman, Ty & Mia Kwiatkowski, Zachary Welch, Jetta & Aidan Murphy, and Mykenzie & Mal-lorie Smith. She is also survived by three brothers; Rauland, Gary, and Dan Roop, all of New Wind-sor, Md.

The family received friends Sept. 23 from 5 – 8 p.m. in the Brinsfield Funeral Home, Leon-ardtown. A memorial service was held Sept. 24 at 9 a.m. in the Hol-lywood United Methodist Church in Hollywood, Md., with Rever-end Sheldon Reese officiating. Inurnment will be at Pipe’s Creek Cemetery at a later date.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Hollywood United Methodist Church,

24422 Mervell Dean Road, Hollywood, MD 20636, the Hol-lywood Volunteer Fire Depart-ment, P.O. Box 7, Hollywood, MD 20636, or Hospice of St. Mary’s, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650.

Condolences to the family

may be made at www.brinsfield-funeral.com.


Daisy Evangeline Pegg, 84

Daisy Evangeline Pegg, 84, of Lexington Park died Sept. 14 in her residence.

Born Feb. 6, 1924 in Hol-lywood, Md. she was the daugh-ter of the late Briscoe and Daisy Jones Thompson.

She is survived by her chil-dren Fay Pegg and her husband Tony Dias of Reva, Va., Thomas Pegg of Lexington Park and Mel-anie Pegg and her husband Steve Joplin of Middlebrook, Va., her grandchildren Trina Brown and her husband Daniel, April Pegg-Joplin and Colby Pegg-Joplin as well as her great-grandchildren Justen and Kailen Brown. She is also survived by her brother John B. Thompson of Hollywood, Md. and her sisters Naomi Fowler of Wheelersburg, Ohio and Juanita Modlin of California.

She was preceded in death by her brothers; Roscoe, Latelle, Jones, and Lamen Thompson and her sisters; Isabel Nielsen, Ruth Joy and Mavis Sweeney.

A lifelong resident of St. Mary’s County, Daisy attended Great Mills High School. She was a librarian at the Lexington Park Library for 25 years, retir-ing in 1986. She belonged to the Potomac River Association and enjoyed researching her family genealogy.

The family received friends Sept. 17 from 5 – 8 p.m. in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, where Prayers were said at 7 p.m. A Funeral Service will be held Sept. 18 at 11 a.m. in the Hol-lywood Church of the Nazarene with Rev. Vern Haskell officiat-ing. Interment will follow in the Church Cemetery.


William Lucas “Will” Smith, Jr., 19

William Lucas “Will” Smith, Jr., 19 of Scotland, Md. died Sept. 21 in University of Massachu-setts Medical Center, Worcester, Mass.

Born Jan. 4, 1989 in Patuxent River, he was the son of William Lucas Smith, Sr. and Jean Marie Mulhall Smith of Scotland, Md.

Arrangements are pending at this time. For information please call the Brinsfield Funeral Home at 301-475-5588

Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinfieldfu-neral.com.


Ulysses Usher “Rocky” Stal-cup, 95

Ulysses Usher “Rocky” Stalcup, 95, of Hollywood, Md., formerly of Hyattsville, Md. and Ainsworth, Neb., died Sept. 17 in St. Mary’s Hospital.

Born Aug. 10, 1913 in Ain-sworth, Neb. he was the son of the late General Ulysses Grant and Gertrude Claussen Stalcup. He was the beloved husband of Cath-erine Louise Laughton Stalcup whom he married March 14, 1942 in Mt. Rainier, Md. He is survived by his children Linda Stalcup of Hollywood, Md., and Beverle Grass and her husband Eric of St. Inigoes; two grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by sibling Alma Pieplow.

Rocky graduated from Blind College High School Class of 1931. He moved to St. Mary’s County in 1972 from Hyattsville, Md. He was a self-employed mu-sician for 59 years until his retire-ment in 1998. He was a member of the Piano Technicians Guild, and his hobbies were composing mu-sic, playing the piano, fishing and playing the card game solitaire.

The family received friends Sept. 21 from 2 – 5 p.m. in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, with Prayers said at 3 p.m. A Funeral Service was held Sept. 22 at 10 a.m. in Trinity Lutheran Church with Pastor Stephen Up-Degrave officiating. Interment followed in Charles Memorial

Gardens. Pallbearers were Eric Grass, Ron Gellatly, David L. VanWyhe, David M. VanWyhe, Donald VanWyhe and Steven Gregory. Honorary Pallbearers were Wayne Waldron, Robert Waldron and Rev. Paul Hoffmas-ter. Contributions may be made to Trinity Lutheran Church, 46707 Shangri-La Drive, Lexington Park, MD 20653.


Mary Hilda (Aud) Weiland, 91

Mary Hilda (Aud) Weiland, 91, of Leonardtown died peace-fully Sept. 17, in her home.

She was the oldest of seven children, born Aug. 15, 1917, in Pearson, Md., to the late Benja-min Francis Aud, Sr. and Irene (Miles) Aud.

She attended Little Flower and St. Michael’s schools. She was married to Leo Modestus Weiland April 12, 1937, and was blessed with nine children.

Mrs. Weiland worked for the federal government as a civil servant and retired after 26 years of service. She was a wonderful cook; a devoted mother, grand-mother, great-grandmother, sis-ter and aunt; and a compassion-ate friend. She was the strong, silent type, with a heart of gold and the ability to calm even the most treacherous storm. Her lis-tening skills and patience were extraordinary.

In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Mary Judith Hurley; and two brothers, Benja-min Francis Aud, Jr. and Richard Thomas Aud, Sr.

Mrs. Weiland is survived by eight children; Joseph Hugh Wei-land of Leonardtown; Benjamin Francis Weiland of Lexington Park; Theresa Marie Hawthorne of Virginia; Mary Ann Longmore of Leonardtown; Edward Thom-as Weiland of California; Dan-iel Sheridan Weiland of Conn.; Donna Marie Ives of Washington, D.C. and Louise (LuLu) Marie Schlosser of Leonardtown; her sisters and brothers, Elizabeth Lee (Aud) Lancaster of Leonard-town; Mary Anne (Aud) Lancast-er of Leonardtown; George Rob-ert Aud, Sr. of Lexington Park; and John (Jack) Samuel Aud of California; 25 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews and friends.

The family received friends Sept. 21 from 4 – 6 p.m. at Im-maculate Heart of Mary Church in Lexington Park, with prayers at 6 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Sept. 22 at 10 a.m. with Father William George, S.J. as the celebrant.

Pallbearers were grandsons Paul Weiland, Michael Intinarelli, Craig Intinarelli, Brently Vause, Brian Hawthorne, Jason Wei-land, Jacob Weiland, Pete Wei-land, Dennis Schlosser and Corey Schlosser. Interment took place in the parish cemetery. Family and friends were received after the funeral services in the Fellow-ship Hall at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Cedar Lane, Hos-pice of St. Mary’s, or Immaculate Heart of Mary St. Vincent de Paul Society.

George Frederick Wilson, �8

George Frederick Wilson, 78, of Avenue died Sept. 14 in his residence.

Born Oct. 24, 1929 in Oak-ley, Md. he was the son of the late James A. and Nellie A. Wilson. He was preceded in death by his daughter Cynthia Herbert and brothers James A. Wilson and Jo-seph E. Wilson.

Mr. Wilson was a lifelong St. Mary’s County resident where he graduated from Banneker High School. He was a carpenter for St. Mary’s County Public Schools for 23 years. He also served in the U.S. Army for four years.

The family received friends Sept. 19 from 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. in the Mattingley-Gardiner Fu-neral Home. A Mass of Christian Burial followed at noon in Holy Angels Catholic Church with Fr. William Gurnee officiating. Interment took place in Charles Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Kelvin Armstrong, Kevin

Jameson, Leon Herbert, Clyde Farrell, Douglas Frederick and Ronnie Herbert.

Contributions may be made to the 7th District Volunteer Res-cue Squad, P.O. Box 7, Avenue, MD 20609.


Thomas Jack Woodburn, 64

Thomas Jack Woodburn, 64, of Mechanicsville died Sept. 16 in St. Mary’s Hospital, Leonardtown.

He was born Dec. 21, 1943 in St. Mary’s City, to the late Richard Martin and Beatrice Marie Nor-ris Woodburn. He was the loving husband of Ellen Carolyn Dixon Woodburn whom he married in St. Mary’s County Oct. 13, 1982.

He was the devoted father of Thomas J. Woodburn, Jr. and his wife Wendy of Carlsbad, Calif., Todd Michael Woodburn of San Diego, Calif. and Carole Denise Guy and her husband James of Mechanicsville.

He is also survived by his sib-lings Mildred A. Holeck, Frances M. Mozick and her husband Peter and Theresa D. Cusic all of Leon-ardtown, Joseph F. Woodburn and his wife Phyllis of Florida, Betty S. Seligman of South Carolina, Norris E. Woodburn and his wife Wanda of Kinsale, Virginia, Mary E. Woodburn of Califor-nia, Md. and Patricia A. Adams of California, Md. as well as four grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his siblings Richard M. Wood-burn, Jr. Mary Adele Mattingly, William G. Woodburn and Charles B. Woodburn, Sr.

He was a lifelong St. Mary�s County resident and graduate of St. Michaels High School, Class of 1962. He served in the United States Army for two years from April 16, 1965 to March of 1967, where he was awarded the Na-tional Defense Service Medal. He also was the President of Quality Transfer Company, Inc., Lexington Park, for 31 years and enjoyed fishing and boating. He was a member of Ducks Unlim-ited, Chamber of Commerce and an honorary member of the Havre De Grace Museum.

The family will received friends Sept. 24 from 5 – 8 p.m. in the Mattingley-Gardiner Fu-neral Home, with Prayers said at 7 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Sept. 25 at 11 a.m. in St. John’s Catholic Church with Fr. Raymond Schmidt offi-ciating. Interment will follow in the Maryland Veteran’s Cemetery at 1 p.m. Pallbearers will be Kyle Guy, Austin Samblanet, Robert Woodburn and Richard Cusic.

Contributions may be made to the Mechanicsville Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 15, Me-chanicsville, MD 20659 and/or St. Mary�s Hospital Foundation, P.O. Box 527, Leonardtown, MD 20650.


Rosetta Young, 84

Rosetta Young, 84, of Mor-ganza died Sept. 18 in St. Mary’s Hospital.

Born Feb. 7, 1924 in Helen she was the daughter of the late Horace Price and the late Mary Cecelia Young Reed and her late husband James Reed.

She is survived by her sisters Mary L. Young of Leonardtown and Agnes L. Holt of Morganza.

She was preceded in death by her sister Mary T. Young.

A lifelong resident of St. Mary’s County, Rosetta was a homemaker and farmer.

The family will receive friends Sept. 25 from 5 – 8 p.m. in the Mattingley-Gardiner Fu-neral Home, Leonardtown, where prayers will be said at 7 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Sept. 26 at 10 a.m. in St. Joseph Catholic Church, Mor-ganza, with Fr. Timothy Baer of-ficiating. Interment will follow in Queen of Peace Cemetery, Helen. Honorary Pallbearers will be the Try Me Social Club.


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andhumans,theyareapttomoveawaywhenapproached.

“But they are very gentle creatures,” shesaid,addingthattheydonothaveupperteeth,soeventhehardestbitetheycouldmusterwouldnotfeellikemuchmorethanapinch.

Mattingly said she has been farming al-pacas for about five years, and they are the gen-tlestcreaturesshehaseverdealtwith,aswellasbeingoneoftheeasiesttocarefor.

Inadditiontofarming,Mattingly is an instruc-tional resource teacheratMechanicsville Elemen-tary School, but she saidthatthenatureofherlive-stockhasmadeiteasytobalanceheractivities.

Originally from theAndesofEcuador,south-ern Peru, northern Bo-livia,andNorthernChile,alpacashavebeendomes-ticated for thousands ofyears,andnoneexistinthewild. They look similartollamas,butaresmaller,andarenotusedasbeastsof burden. Unlike mostlivestock,alpacasareonlyused for their fur, whichis sheered regularly andissimilartosheep’swoolwithasilkiertexture.Thisfur is also warmer thanwoolandhypoallergenic.

“Thefurmakesthemanunusuallivestock,”saidMattingly,explain-ingthatthereisnomarketforalpacameatintheUnitedStates,asitisonlysoldinafewremoteregionsofSouthAmerica.Shesaidthatalpacafiber is sheered yearly, and whole furs are only collectedaftertheanimalshavediedofnaturalcauses,makingthemoneoftheonlyanimalsnotsenttoslaughterforanyoftheirparts.

“It’snicetoknowalsothatwhenI’minter-actingwiththem,theywon’teventuallybeonsomeone’sdinnerplate,”Mattinglysaidassheofferedgrains to somemembersofherherd.“Wesheer theminAprilandMay,”shesaid,adding thatoneanimalcanproduceasmanyastenpoundsofluxuriousfureachtimeitisshorn.Thefurcansellforanywherefrom$3to$6perounce,makingitoneofthemostlucra-tive fibers in the world.

“Their fleece pays for their upkeep, and thensome,”Mattinglysaid,goingontoexplainthat alpacas have four stomachs, “so they’rehighly efficient users of their nutrition,” and re-quiremuchlessfoodthanmanyotheranimals.

Mattinglysaidoneofthereasonsshechosetokeepalpacasonherownfarmwasthattheyalsodonotrequire largeamountsofacreage,makingthemperfectforsmallerfarms.“Theycan be stocked at five to ten per acre,” she said, addingthattheyarealsoamongthemosteco-

friendly animals in the world, with soft feetthatdonottearuptheground,andwastema-terialthatissonutrientdensethatitisoneofthemostsought-aftermanuresintheworldforfertilizing.

YoungeralpacasplayedwitheachotherasMattinglytouredthegrounds,offeringgrassorgrainstotheanimals.

“They’re very playful, especially in theevening,”Mattinglysaid.“Thebabieshaverac-esandplayhideandgoseek…andtheyseemvery attracted to young children and peoplewhoareelderlyorhavedisabilities,”shesaid,addingthattheirgentlenaturemakesthemper-fectcandidatesforanimal-assistedtherapy.

Alpacascanbekeptaspets,“buttheydon’tdowellbythemselves,”Mattinglysaid,explain-ingthattheyareincred-ibly social creatures,and develop stomachulcers and depressionwhen left alone.Manyof themdie ifnotkeptingroups.

“They’ll get sickanddieofdepression,”sheexplained.

As Mattingly pet-ted her animals theyhummedcalmlytoher.She admitted that shetriesashardasshecantospoilthem,butwhatshe enjoys most is thecompanionship.

“Myfavorite thingtodointheeveningistograbadrinkandalawnchairandjusthangoutwiththem,”shesaid.

Three farms inSouthern Maryland will offer open housesSept.27and28toshowcasethealpacafarmingindustry and talk about its benefits. Those inter-estedinlearningmoreareencouragedtodropby,ortocallanytimeformoreinformation.

NobellaFarms40280WathenRoadLeonardtown,MD240-925-6959OpenSaturdayandSundayfrom10amto

3pm

DameronAlpacas48905Tom’sWayDameron,Maryland240-577-1751OpenonSaturdayandSundayfrom9am

to5pm

MooreorLessAlpacas22467CottonPointRoadBushwood,MD301-769-2210Open on Saturday and Sunday from 10

amto4pm

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TheU.S.Navyismakingprog-ressintherecoveryofitsgroundedP-3COrionaircraft.Currently,10ofgroundedaircrafthavebeeninduct-ed for outer wing modifications, with the first one due to be complet-ed this fall - less thanayear aftergrounding39aircraftforstructuralfatigueconcerns.

Additionally,theNavyawardedcontracts to L-3 CommunicationsAug. 19 and to Lockheed MartinAug. 26 for the production of 17outerwingsassemblykitsfortheP-3C Orion with delivery of the first outer wings scheduled to occur inearly2010.Thesekitswillreplacethe entire outer wing section, toincluded Zone 5, which was theareaofconcern in thegroundings. L-3 Communications will producefouroftheouterwings,andLockheedMartinwillproduce13.Opportuni-tiestoprocureadditionalouterwingkitsmaybeavailableatalatertime.

According to Bob Holmes, U.S.Navy P-3 Sustainment lead, theNavy is proactively managing thefatigue status, flight hour usage, and operational profiles on those aircraft not currently impacted bythe fatigue groundings in order toreduce the likelihoodof additionalunanticipated elevated fatigue riskconditions.

“Wearecloselymonitoringtheflight hours and mission profiles flown by each aircraft, as well as recording specified aircraft data through the use of an on-boardStructural Data Recording Systemto ensure continuous tracking ofairframe structural fatigue,” Hol-messaid.“Additionally,detailedfa-tigueanalysisinformationobtainedthroughtheP-3CFatigueLifeMan-agementProgramisprovidedatreg-ular intervals to our fleet command-ers, ensuring they have the neces-sary aircraft-specific fatigue status

availabletoeffectivelymanagetheirassets. However, due to the P-3’sageandelevatedfatiguelife,wean-ticipateadditionalgroundingstope-riodicallyoccurinthefuture.”TheNavy grounded 39 P-3C aircraft,approximately a quarter of the fleet, inDecember2007forstructuralfa-tigue concerns on a portion of thelower outer wing, called Zone 5.Oneadditionalaircraftwasground-ed inMarch 2008.Only 10 of thegrounded aircraft were deployed.Thegroundingswerenotaresultofanaircraftincident,ratheraresultofongoing analysis obtained throughthe structural engineering focusedP-3C FLMP program conductedbetween NAVAIR and LockheedMartinAeronauticsinMarietta,Ga. Immediately following the initialgroundings,theNavalAviationEn-terprisedevelopedacomprehensiverecovery plan to include accelerat-ingelementsoftheFLMPschedule

from 36 to 18 months in order toassessadditionalareasontheouterwings; inductinggroundedaircraftinto depots to begin modifications ontheaffectedZone5section;andcommencing detailed inspectionsandanalysisofairframestructuresremoved from grounded aircraftin order to evaluate actual fatiguecrackslocatedinZone5region.

Additionally, in order to opti-mizetheinventoryofaircraftavail-able to support operational andtraining requirements, the NAEre-evaluatedscheduleddepotmain-tenance requirements for each in-dividual aircraft, adjusting depotinductions where able in order tominimize the overall impact asso-ciated with the grounded aircraft. Lastly,adualpathapproach to re-covery was developed, which in-cluded outer wing modifications - which replaces specific wing planks and spars, and replacement of the

entire outer wing assembly. TheNavy currently has 157 P-3C air-craft in service.Following the ini-tialgrounding,threeoftheaffectedaircraft were retired from serviceearly. The P-3C Orion will be re-placed by the P-8A Poseidon - ananti-submarine warfare, anti-sur-face warfare, intelligence, surveil-lance, and reconnaissance aircraft.InitialoperationalcapabilityforthePoseidon is scheduled for fiscal year 2013.

With the possibility of futureP-3C groundings, the Navy hasconsidered providing the trainingand support necessary to achievea ready-to-deploy P-8A squadronnine months ahead of schedule.Anearlydeliverywouldnotaffectproductionof theaircraft and IOCwould remain FY 2013. The P-3COrion will remain in service untilthe P-8A Poseidon is fully opera-tionalinFY2019.

Recovery Progress Underway For Navy P-3CsNaval Air Systems Command Press Release

By:TerriSchlichenmeyerDoyourememberMatthewBeard?HowaboutLouiseBeavers?LeoGorcey?What

aboutAnnBlythe,MichaelCallan,orPeteDuel?ThosepeoplewereoncebigHollywoodnames,

butunlessyou’reofaCertainAgeorareastudentofstardom,youprobablydon’trecognizethem.

Inthe1950sand60s,singer/dancer/actorSam-myDavis,Jr.wasoneofAmerica’sbest-lovedper-formersbutyourarelyhearmuchabouthimthesedays.Inthenewbook“DeconstructingSammy”byMattBirkbeck,you’llseewhy.

ThreeyearsafterSammyDavis,Jr.wasborn,hisparentsdivorcedandhisfathertookSammyonthe road. Though he would forever lack a formaleducation,itwasquicklyapparentthatthechildwastalented; he was able to mimic almost every per-formerhesaw.

Becauseheandhisfatherhadperformedastheopeningactformanybignames,Sammy’sstarrosequickly.HebecamefriendswithFrankSinatra,andlater,withothermajorstarsoftheera.

Fortwodecades,SammyDavis,Jr.wasoneofAmerica’s top entertainers. In the 1970s, though,hisaudience-drawingabilitybegantowane.Hegotinvolvedinsomeiffybusinessdealsandmadesev-eral bad financial decisions. When he died in 1990, SammyDavis,Jr.’sestatewasamessandhisenter-tainmentlegacyallbutgone.

FouryearsafterDavis’death,SonnyMurray,aPennsylvanialawyer, toldafriendofhisfather’sthathewouldtakethecaseofAltoviseDavis,wifeofthelatestar.Mrs.SammyDavis,Jr.hadanotice-

ableproblemwithalcoholandshewasinillhealth.Worse,shewasindeepdebtandintroublewiththeIRS.

Foryears,SonnyworkedonbehalfofAltoviseDavis,tryingtoclearupherdebts.Hebecameob-sessedwithre-establishingSammyDavisJr.’samaz-inglegacy,andheworkedwithlittleornopaytodoit,often,accordingtoBirkbeck,withlittleornohelpfromAltovise.

Intheend,thelifeanddeathofasingercon-sumedthelifeoftheattorney.

While“DeconstructingSammy”surelykeptmeupafewnightspastmybedtime,itcouldhaveeasilybeencalled“DeconstructingAltovise”or“Decon-structingSonny”becausethelattertwopeoplewereeasilytwo-thirdsofthebook.

With a journalist’s eye toward a great story,authorMattBirkbeck leads readers through a de-cades-long financial mess including cover-ups, deals thatobviouslytookadvantageofSammy,mobcon-nections, political friendships and snubbings, andcontractualissuesthataffectedthesinger’slifeandestate,includingsomewithseveralplayerswhoap-pearedtohavebeenplayingthefamousperformer.

While Davis’ life-story is un-put-down-able,though,Birkbeck’sportrayalofSonnyMurrayisab-solutelystunning.It’sataleofobsession,legalwran-gling,andwantingtodotherightthingdespitetheroadblockserectedby theverypeoplewhowouldhave benefited most from Murray’s work.

Ifyouloveagoodscandal,agoodstory,oragreatbio,you’regoingtowanttoread“Deconstruct-ingSammy”soon.Rememberthisoneonyournexttriptothelibraryorbookstore.

“Deconstructing Sammy” by Matt Birkbeckc.2008, Harper Collins Amistad $25.95 / $27.95 Canada 280 pages

Photo by Andrea Shiell

Patty Mattingly with one of her baby alpacas.

ByGuyLeonardStaffWriter

Bids received earlierthis month by the countygovernment to begin con-struction on the much an-ticipated andoftendelayednew Patuxent Naval AirStation aviation museumwere too high, county of-ficials said Tuesday, so the

Board of County Commis-sioners voted to stop thebiddingprocessandensurethat federal money slatedfor the project was stillavailable.

Commissioners saidthat tough economic timesresulting from the failureof multiple banking insti-tutions andmortgagewoesmean that projects like the

museum would have to bereevaluated.

Commissioners votedunanimouslytopassareso-lution to stop the biddingprocess Tuesday at theirregularmeeting.

“We have the fiscal re-alities at hand,” said Com-missioner Daniel H. Raley(D-Great Mills) “But weshouldn’t abandon the

Commissioners Suspend Bidding On Aviation Museum Project

project.“But when those num-

berscameback[onthepro-spective bids] I said we’vegotaproblem.”

Themost recent actionmeansthattheprojectmayyet again be delayed sincethe plans for the projectmayhave tobe redrawn tomake the footprint of thebuildingsmaller.

“It might be a partialredesign or a complete re-design,” said John Savich,countyadministrator.

The estimated cost of

theprojectwasabout$11.7million,butnowthemoneyavailable stands at about$5.6 million and officials said that without federalfundingfortheprojectrout-edthroughthestateitwouldbe difficult to complete.

Commissioners werealsounwillingtousecoun-ty funds to pick up any oftheshortfall.

“I don’t want to spendmoremoney…ifitrequiresmore money from thecounty,” saidCommission-er Thomas A. Mattingly(D-Leonardtown).

Savich said that withthe passage of the resolu-tion county staffers wouldbegin talking to state andfederal contacts to insurethatthebulkofthemoney,

about$3.7millionwasstillavailable.

Much of the groundwork for starting the proj-ect has been completed atthe county level, such asinstalling curb and gut-ter works and establish-ing sewer and water linesat the site, located next toGateNo.1of thenavalairstation.

Despitehavingtoscaleback the project, Com-missioner President Fran-cis Jack Russell said itwouldstillbeaworthwhileendeavor.

“Iexpectwith$5.6mil-lionyouwouldn’tcomeoutwithacrabshanty,”Russellsaid.

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Tina Bowlesbeamed at the coolbreeze sweeping the15-acre patch of tallcorn stalks, noddingtothescarecrowsthatwere posted near thefront of the field, set up to invite gueststo come in and “getlost.”

Gettinglostwouldbeeasytodohere,too,since the field of plants has been cut into anelaborate maze, oneof the most popularattractions at BowlesFarminLeonardtown.

“You’re not going to do this mazein15minutes,”saidTina,addingthatifoneweretowalkeverytrailinthemazetheywouldbehikingforthreeandahalfmiles,andthatwouldonlybeiftheydidnotbacktrackorretraceanyoftheirsteps,whichmanyendupdoingwhile tryingtonegotiatepathuponpathamongsttallstalksofcorn,sometoweringat10to12feethigh,blockingtheviewoftheobser-vation tower at the front of the field, and evenblockingthetwobridgessetupatoppositeendsofthemazetogiveguestsaplacetoviewtheirprogress.

All guests, of course, are encour-aged to take flags with them so they can signal for help. “Some people do stayinthereforhours,”saidTina.“Andtheones who say they don’t need a flag, that theycandoitwithouthelp,thosearetheoneswealwayshavetogointogetout.”Tinasaidthisneverposesanyproblemsthough,sincestaffmembersareondutyattheobservationtower,aswellasinthemazeitselftohelpout.

Thisyear’smaze is in theshapeofBlackistone Lighthouse, and previousmazes have been cut in the shape of acrab,aboat,andlogosfortheUniversityof Maryland Terrapins, and local FireandRescueSquads. “We try to comeup with ideas, something to associatewithSt.Mary’sCountyandMaryland,”said Tina, explaining that she and herhusband, Tommy, conduct competi-tionsforlogos,designs,andthemesforeach year’s maze. They start growingthecorninJune,buttheydonottakeanaerialpictureofthemazeitselfuntilthefirst week of August, when the plants are aboutafoothigh.“Soyoudon’tknowif

you’vegotitrightuntilthen,”saidTina,addingthattheplantingshavegonewellthusfar.

Thisistheeighthyearthemazehasbeenopen,andthoughTommyBowlesagrees it is a fun attraction for peopleofallages,heismostinterestedinsee-ingchildrencome to the farm inordertolearnaboutagriculture.“Weneedtogetthesekidsofthehouseandoutonthefarm,”hesaid,addingthathewascon-cerned that parentswere not providingenoughoutdooractivitiesfor theirchil-dren.“Ijustgettiredofseeingkidsinthehouse,”hesaid.“Thebiggestrewardformeiseducatingthepubliconagricul-ture…there’salotofkidsthatdon’tknowwheretheirfoodorclothescomefrom.”

Bowlesfarmhasanumberofotherattractionsbesidesthelabyrinth,includ-ing wagon and barrel rides, a pettingzoo, a pumpkin patch, and corn boxes(as opposed to sand boxes) and strawmazesforyoungerchildren.Inadditiontocorn,theBowlespropertyalsoboastssoybeans,wheat,barley,pumpkins,andastretchofcottonplantsforeducationaltours.

Tickets are $10, and include every-thingbutthepriceofapickedpumpkin.“We just do a flat rate for everything,” explained Tommy, adding that field trips makeupthebulkofthefarm’sbusinessduring theweek, but themaze is opento everyoneonSaturdays andSundaysuntilNovember2nd.

“Ittakesalotoftime,andthere’salotofexpenseinit,”saidTina,addingthat the maze itself requires an entirestafftomaintain,“butweenjoyit.It’salotofwork,butwegetalotoutofit.”

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Citizensgatheredthispastweekendforthe62ndAnnualSt.Mary’sCountyFairinLeonar-dtown,aneventforwhichcountyschoolsgavestudentsFridayoffinordertoattendthemanyshowsandexhibitsthisyear.

Severalnewfeatureswereaddedthisyear,includingtheMarylandWorkboatChallenge,wherecontestantsbuiltworkboatmodelstobejudgedandranked.Alsoamongtheentertain-

ment selections was “No Puff Daddy,” whogavearapperformancetochildrenaboutthedangersofsmoking.

Ribbons were awarded on Thursday forhundredsofexhibits,andbyFridaythegroundswereteemingwithstudents,whowereadmit-tedforfreeuntil5pm.

Alltold,thisyear’sCountyFairwasagreatsuccess, combininggreatweather, food, fun,andfestivitiesforyoungandoldalike.Therewassomethingthereforeveryone,andevery-one,itseemed,stoppedbytotakealook.

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Photo by Andrea Shiell

Photo by Andrea Shiell Photo by Andrea Shiell

Chainsaw sculptures and plant shows were two of this year’s attractions at the county fair, which was held at the fairgrounds from Thursday to Sunday.

A young girl with one of several Clydesdale horses at this year’s county fair.

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