By Chris StevensStaff Writer

LEONARDTOWN – Saturday morn-ing’s nasty weather couldn’t put a damper on the spirits of the Leonardtown girls’ lacrosse team. Led by solid goaltender by senior Ka-tie Hammerer and goals by nine different players, the Raiders moved on the 4A-3A East semi-finals with an 11-4 win over Great Mills at Raider Stadium. After a slight first half hiccup before beating Patxuent 15-8 to close out the regular season and the SMAC championship last week, the Raiders came out and played a full game, something that Leonardtown coach Mike Denny termed as being crucial.

“That was our main goal, to play a full 50 minutes,” Denny said. “We even changed our warm up routine. I do want to give Patuxent credit, they played as well against us as they have all season, I don’t think it was poor play on our part, Patuxent played well.”

After briefly trailing 1-0 in the first half, the Raiders got started with four consecu-tive goals from Courtney Williams, Taeler Errington, Jessica Reabe (who with Joanna Bennett were the only players to score twice for Leonardtown) and Krista Tippett. Lau-ren Donovan Katelyn Blondino, Emily Hall and Kristina Ferraro also scored goals for Leonardtown (14-1 on the season).

Great Mills’ offensive contributions came from Kelly reed, Natalia Donaghue and Morgan Ruloff.

With the offense in gear, the air-tight Raider defense limited Great Mills to just four goals, a total Denny estimates has the

Thursday, May 15, 2008

The County Times

By Chris StevensStaff Writer

LEONARDTOWN – It didn’t take Stephen Norris long to get fired up for Leon-ardtown High’s 4A-3A East Region quarterfinal match-up with Chopticon. A senior attacker headed to lacrosse power Towson University next season, Norris scored two of his six goals in the first 52 sec-onds to jumpstart the Raiders’ 19-6 win over the Braves Sat-urday afternoon. “Stephen is really excited about the post-season,” Raiders coach Matt Chew said. “He believes that you should lead by your actions.”

“We came out with a lot of intensity, and played hard,” Norris said, who shared the team lead in goals with Brian Dallaire. “It’s hard not to. It’s the playoffs.”

Norris’ first goal came just 17 seconds into the game off of a quick feed from Dal-laire from behind the net. Just 35 seconds later, after Mike Hebb won a faceoff, Igor La-ray dashed toward the front

of the net and found Norris on his left-hand side. He then zipped a shot past Chopticon

goalkeeper Zack Flowers for a 2-0 lead, and Leonardtown coasted from there, although

Chew doesn’t exactly see it that way. “It was a while be-fore we felt comfortable,” he

says. “I’m a firm believer that on any day of the week, any team can be beaten.”

Keeping pace with Norris’ six-goal output was Dallaire, who continues to astound and amaze as one half of a dynam-ic duo-style act with fellow senior Kenny Aicher. While the bigger and stronger Nor-ris uses his strength to get off shots and wear his opponent down, Aicher (who dished off six assists Saturday after-noon) and Dallaire use diz-zying speed and unparalleled skill to beat their defenders to the net, and before anyone can blink, the ball is already in the back of the net. “It’s nice to watch them work,” Norris said, “because teams might fo-cus too much on me and there they are. Kenny and Brian are like Matt Danowski and Zach Greer down at Duke. They’re really good.”

Dallaire doesn’t worry about opponents catching on to their amazing chemis-try because of the prepared-ness they have in each game. “We have great coaches who help us study film and break things down so if teams do

Raiders Handle Braves In Playoff OpenerNorris’ Fast Start Sparks Leonardtown

Raider Girls Advance In Regionals

Falcons Swoop In, End Ryken’s Repeat HopesBy Chris StevensStaff Writer

LEONARDTOWN – St. Mary’s Ryken boys’ la-crosse coach John Sothoron preaches that there are two games within each match his Knights play; the first half and the second half.

The second game was one of Ryken’s worst in 2008 and it ended their season as visiting Good Counsel took a 10-7 victory over the Knights in the Washington Catho-lic Athletic Conference semi-finals Thursday afternoon.

“You have to keep your composure in big games,”

Sothoron said after the Knights were beaten by the Fal-cons for the second time this season. “It’s an emotional game, but you have to play smart and we made some mistakes.”

The Knights, conference champions last season (breaking a nine-year string by DeMatha Catholic), looked as if they were going to come away with the vic-tory and their second straight trip the title game after se-nior attacker Zack Angel spun and fired a shot over the right shoulder of Falcons goalie Patrick McEnerney for a

Leonardtown’s Mike Hebb scoops up the ball as Chopticon’s Nick Long gives chase.

Photo By Chris Stevens

Photo By Chris Stevens

Photo By Chris Stevens

Angels 13 Yankees 3

The St. Mary’s Angels beat the Yankees Tuesday night at Dorsey Park. Hunter Stone, Ben Wietzke and Clark Ripple combined to pitch a four-hit game and recorded 10 strike-outs between them. The An-gels hitters were hot, led by Warren Forinash and Brandon Adams who both had three hits and reached base safely in every at bat. Angels’ left fielder Jonathan Morse also came up big going, 2 for 2 with 2 RBI’s.

The game started out close as the Yankees scored in the top of the first on a walk and a double by Brendon Lessell. The Angels couldn’t respond as they went down in order in the bottom half of the first. Stone stopped the Yankees in the second and it looked as though the Yankees were going to do the same as they put down the first two bat-ters in order in the bottom of the inning. Then, Forinash and Stone had back-to-back singles and Angels right fielder Nathaniel Silbershlag came through with a 2-RBI shot into left center field. After that it, was all Angels as they outscored the Yankees 11-1 in the next 4 innings.

Corner

Braves 10 Indians 0

Twins 17 Brewers 6

This week’s schedule

Saturday May 17th

Twins vs. Orioles at Dorsey Park #2Brewers vs. Carnidals at Cecil Park #2

Yankees vs. Indians at Regional Park #3, 8:00 p.m.Braves vs. Angels at Regional Park #4, 8:00 p.m.

Tuesday May 20th

Angels vs Indians at Dean FieldYankees vs. Brewers at WildewoodCardinals vs. Twins at Dorsey Park #3Orioles vs. Braves at Cecil Park #2

See Ryken Boys page B-3

See Lacrosse page B-2

See Leonardtown Girls page B-2

Bryant Schmidt makes a move on the Falcons’ Andrew Polous.

Katelyn Blondino of Leonardtown and Regan Beasely of Great Mills fight for pos-session in Saturday morning’s regional playoff game.

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catch on, we don’t do the same things twice,” he explains When asked if Aicher and Dallaire could keep up this amazing stretch, he re-sponded with a wide smile, “I sure hope so.”

“We plan to try to keep it up until states,” Aicher adds.

The Braves, who got goals from six different players Saturday, won their first round playoff game Thursday at Meade high school 11-4, led by Chas Guy’s six goals. However, against a Leonardtown team on a mission, the Braves came up short, although the team’s improvement over the course of the season has pleased head coach Mike Boyle greatly.

“I am very proud of our team this year, and as with most years,

it is bittersweet, bitter because we end our season with a loss, but only one team ends with a win, and sweet as this was the most success-ful team in Chopticon history. We

went 9-7 and that is the most wins that CHS has had in a season and it is the first time that they are over .500,” Boyle says.

“I thought that we played well on Saturday and we were doing the things that we needed to do to give us the best chance to win the game. They [Leonardtown] are a strong team that capitalized on every mis-take that we made, and that is what good teams do.”

defense’s season aver-age. Even when Great Mills got good shots off, Hammerer was there, turning aside shots with her stick and catching them rather easily in the net of her glove. “We usually have a tough de-fense, but to have Katie stopping shots makes a difference,” Denny said. “I’m real proud of Katie. “I think it was important to prove that we can play

with teams like Broad-neck,” Hammerer said of Tuesday night’s semi-fi-nal match-up with peren-nial contender Broadneck High School (too late to be included in this week’s edition).

It helps that Leonar-dtown, the second seeded team in the East Region, would have home field advantage up until the regional finals next week.

“It gets us pumped

up,” Hammerer said of playing at home, “because we know our field.”

“The girls really take pride in playing in Raider Stadium, and we have great support from the fans and parents,” Den-ny says of home sweet home.

He also cautions that “It’s not going to get it done for us. Broadneck is a great team, so we’ll have to play error-free lacrosse and play with in-credible intensity.”

While the Raiders

move on to a huge game with major implications for the program, Great Mills coach Pam Hage-man was very proud of her girls, who defeated Huntingtown 13-12 Thursday to get to the quarterfinal round.

“There is always deep emotion anytime GM & Leonardtown play each other and this game was no different. I thought our girls gave 100% ef-fort throughout the entire game, and that’s all we have ever asked of them,” Hageman said.

“They play with great heart. They certainly did not disappoint us. We have had a great season.”

She also feels that it won’t be long before the Hornets catch up with the Raiders and become one of the top teams in the conference. “I believe the girls’ lacrosse program at Great Mills contin-ues to build momentum and gain respect. I do not think Leonardtown was taking us lightly and knew we would give them our best shot.”

“They have nice all around talent. It’s always fun to play them, and I am already looking for-ward to seeing them on the field again next year.”

Recreational and Youth Schedule 05/15-05/21/08

Adult Roller Hockey (All Games At Leonard Hall)

Wednesday May 21st

Donny’s vs. Fred’s, 7:00 p.m.Mike’s vs. Pete’s, 8:00 p.m.

Indoor Soccer Co-Ed League A (All Games At Leonard Hall)

Thursday May 15th

Mean Machine vs. The Nit, 9:00 p.m.Dew Drop vs. XH Sports, 9:45 p.m.

Indoor Soccer Co-ed League B (All Games At Leonard Hall)

Thursday May 15th

V-22 vs. Michelob Ultra, 6:00 p.m.Giggity-Giggity vs. Old Crew, 6:45 p.m.The Hustle United vs. The 21st Amendments, 7:30 p.m.The Mix vs. Lightning, 8:15 p.m.Lunatics vs. Johnson, 10:30 p.m.

Men’s Indoor Soccer (All Games At Leonard Hall)

Tuesday May 20th

Comets vs. PRB, 7:30 p.m.Green Door vs. Farfrumscoron, 8:15 p.m.Johnson vs. The Nit, 9:00 p.m.STX vs. The 5-0’s, 9:45 p.m.

Women’s Indoor Soccer (All Games At Leonard Hall)

Tuesday May 20th

Beacons vs. White Tigers, 6:00 p.m.Blue Meanies vs. Red Hots, 6:45 p.m.

St. Mary’s Babe Ruth League

Thursday May 15th

Orioles vs. Indians at Leonard Hall, 6:00 p.m.Astros vs. Nationals at St. Cle-ments Shores, 6:00 p.m.White Sox vs. Pirates at Laurel Grove Field #4, 6:00 p.m.

Friday May 16th

Blue Crabs at PF Blue, 7:00 a.m.Mets vs. Blue Claws at Lettie Dent, 6:00 p.m.Red Sox vs. Pirates at Leonard Hall, 6:00 p.m.Orioles vs. Rangers at Laurel Grove Field #4, 6:00 p.m.Marlins vs. Indians at Laurel Grove Field #3, 6:00 p.m.Braves vs. Yankees at 7th Dis-trict Optimist Park, 6:00 p.m.SYB Nationals at Nationals, 7:00 p.m.

Saturday May 17th

Blue Claws vs. Giants at St. Clements Shores, 10:00 a.m.Mets vs. Orioles at 7th District Optimist Park, 10:00 a.m.

Yankees vs. Tigers at Laurel Grove Field #4, 10:00 a.m. Mariners vs. Cardinals at Leonard Hall, 10:00 a.m. Dodgers vs. Athletics at Laurel Grove Field #3, 10:00 a.m. Nationals vs. Padres at Laurel Grove Field #1, 10:00 a.m.

Monday May 19th

Indians vs. Nationals at St. Cle-ments Shores, 6:00 p.m. Orioles vs. Astros at Lettie Dent, 6:00 p.m.Pirates vs. Red Sox at Laurel Grove Field #3, 6:00 p.m.Blue Claws vs. Yankees at 7th District Optimist Park, 6:00 p.m.

Tuesday May 20th

Braves vs. Indians at Laurel Grove Field #4, 6:00 p.m. Rangers vs. Pirates at Leonard Hall, 6:00 p.m. Orioles vs. Red Sox at Laurel Grove Field # 3, 6:00 p.m. Marlins vs. Mets at St. Cle-ments Shores, 6:00 p.m. Nationals at PF Blue 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday May 21st

Blue Claws vs. Orioles at 7th District Optimist Park, 6:00 p.m. Padres vs. Dodgers at Leonard Hall, 6:00 p.m. Tigers vs. Giants at St. Cle-ments Shores, 6:00 p.m. Nationals vs. Mets at Laurel Grove Field #2, 6:00 p.m. Yankees vs. Mariners at Laurel Grove Field #4, 6:00 p.m.Cardinals vs. Athletics at Lau-rel Grove Field #3, 6:00 p.m.

SPECIAL NOTE:For all youth and rec league coaches

and officials, if you would like the scores and standings from your

respective leagues to be published in the County Times, contact

Chris Stevens at 301-373-4125 or at chrisstevens@countytimes.net.

LacrosseContinued from page B-�

Leonardtown GirlsContinued from page B-�

Photo By Chris Stevens

Photo By Chris Stevens

Photo By Chris Stevens

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Photo By Chris Stevens

Raiders Goalie Katie Hammerer made several key stops as the Raiders advanced to the 4A-3A East Region Semifinals.

The Raiders’ Shannon Bonnel eyes the ball in the Raiders’ 11-4 win over Great Mills Saturday morning.

Leonardtown’s Emily Lynch looks to pass the ball.

Chopticon’s Chas Guy scored six goals in the Braves’ first round win over Meade High School, but was held to just two in Leonardtown’s 19-6 win Saturday afternoon.

Chopticon Goalie Zack Flowers watches as a shot by Leonardtown’s Stephen Nor-ris finds the net in the first half of the Raid-ers’ regional quarterfinal win Saturday afternoon.

The Raiders’ Kenny Aicher and the Braves’ Lee Mora chase down the ball during the 4A-3A East quarterfinal match-up Saturday afternoon.

Thursday, May 15, 2008 The County Times Section B - �

By Ronald N. Guy Jr.Contributing Writer

Five years ago, Kobe Bean Bryant was jetting be-tween a Colorado courtroom and L.A. Lakers games. He was in the process of a me-teoric fall from NBA golden boy to vilified, accused rapist. Sponsors were bailing, fans were booing and the star play-er with the infectious smile had become a toxic image for the NBA. Bryant had been considered one of the NBA’s good guys, at a time when the league was desperate for positive imagery. But in July 2003, this smart, articulate, squeaky-clean husband and expectant father went to Colo-rado for medical treatment on an ailing knee. He ended up at a resort in Eagle, Colorado where he had a sexual en-counter with the front desk at-tendant. She alleged rape, the Eagle county District Attor-ney’s office pressed charges and a lengthy legal battle be-gan. We’ll never know exact-ly what happened in that Col-

orado hotel room. What we do know is one of the NBA’s brightest stars had random sex with a woman other than his wife. The criminal charg-es against Bryant were later dropped and the civil suit was settled out of court. So while Bryant was never convicted of any criminal offense, he was an admitted adulterer. Un-fortunately, this is neither un-common nor does the public find it particularly offensive for most star athletes; infi-delity and stardom being fre-quent dance partners. Bryant succumbed to the intoxicating lifestyle of the pro athlete, the roar of adoring crowds and the sense of invincibility they breed. Given society’s gener-al tolerance of infidelity, Bry-ant probably was judged too harshly in the court of public opinion. But he represented all that was good in profes-sional sports and we expected more of him. Sadly, when this saga ended, he seemed to have more in common with Mike Tyson than he did with character stalwarts such as

Art Monk, Darrell Green or Grant Hill.

We all meander between our professional and private lives and when one is out of sorts, a common coping mech-anism is to seek solace in the other. Bryant was no differ-ent. His therapist became the basketball court…briefly. In the years following his legal troubles, the Lakers declined from perennial championship contender to a marginal play-off team. Bryant’s relation-ship with star center Shaquille O’Neal deteriorated, contrib-uting to the latter’s acrimoni-ous departure from the team, he fell out of favor with Head Coach Phil Jackson and, as recently as this past summer, he attempted to force the Lak-ers to trade him. For most basketball fans, the passage of time created a psychological distance from Bryant’s worst of times, but until this season, he was still far from the pre-Colorado, Hollywood darling; that rare player whose game, regardless of the jersey he wears, is impossible not to ap-

plaud. So how appropriate it seems for Hollywood to be the setting of this return to glory. During this past season, some of the young players on the Lakers matured, the front of-fice made a shrewd in-season trade and Bryant became a better teammate. More im-portantly, the Lakers began to win with regularity. The team finished with the best record in the Western Confer-ence and is once again poised for a title run. Last week, as flashbulbs popped, Bryant, the former fallen star of the NBA, once again adorned that infectious smile and proudly accepted his first Most Valu-able Player trophy from NBA Commissioner David Stern. At that moment the events of Colorado seemed a distance memory, filed away firmly in the past. Bryant, having long since reconciled with his wife and now a proud father of two daughters, has seemingly completed his professional reclamation.

How did Bryant navigate this journey? And why have so many steroid users in base-ball failed to accomplish the same? In many respects, Bry-ant’s transgressions should be viewed as more offensive than, say, those of Rafael Pal-meiro, Mark McGwire, Barry

Bonds or Roger Clemens. While those baseball stars cheated themselves, the game and fans, baseball is, after all, just a game. Bryant’s act for-ever changed the lives of real people (Bryant, his accuser and his wife). In the spirit of simple answers to complex problems, a children’s book and familiar parental lesson may hold the answer to Bry-ant’s transformation. We’ve all heard a parent or teacher encourage us to admit our mistakes and to tell the truth. That’s timeless advice. In fact, I was reading a Care Bear book the other day (did I just admit that in print?) that used “trouble bubbles” as a meta-phor for life’s mistakes. The advice of mother Care Bear to child was to “pop those trouble bubbles (by telling the truth and admitting your mistakes)…lest they linger and get bigger (more problem-atic).” Bryant’s story includes an element that is absent from the story of our fallen baseball heroes: an admission of fault and an apology. Shortly after the accusations against him became public, Bryant held a press conference, admit-ted his adultery, expressed his disgust with himself and apologized to his wife, the Lakers and basketball fans.

In that act, he opened the door for us to forgive. And forgive-ness is what sports fans do best. Conversely, baseball’s arrogant denials are endless. Baseball gave us Palmeiro wagging his finger in denial at Congress and McGwire’s pathetic request to simply not dwell on the past. Bonds smugly soiled the greatest record in professional sports (the all-time homerun record) and Clemens’ fall from grace seems to get more bizarre and disturbing with each passing week. In addition to cheating (by all reasonable accounts) on the field, he appears to be a serial cheater off it (what’s the affair count up to now?). My how things could have been different for our baseball heroes had they introduced their steroid trouble bubbles to a pin. Instead, we were left waiting for an admission and an apology that never came.

Overtime: I hardly feel qualified to appropriately cap-ture the story of John Challis, so I’ll leave it to the profes-sionals. In short, John is a high school student-athlete battling terminal cancer. (ar-ticle title: Teen is running out of innings, but the game still isn’t over). Have a box of tis-sues handy.

A View From The BleachersPop Those Trouble Bubbles

Fisherman Catches 51 Pound Rockfish

Captain Michael Critzer, a light tackle fly fishing guide who operates Coastal Fly Fishing Charters, will speak on “Successful Summer Fishing at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel (CBBT)” at the May 28 meeting of the Coastal Conservation Association Maryland, Patuxent River Chapter. The meeting is scheduled to be-gin at 7:30 p.m. at the St. Mary’s County Elks Lodge #2092, 45779 Fire Department Lane, California.

“While the CBBT is recognized as a world class winter fishery for striped bass, it also has

many species available to fly and light tackle anglers during the summer,” Critzer said. “Spadefish, flounder, drum, and cobia all ap-pear during the summer months along with stripers and blues. The summer is an over-looked bonanza at the CBBT.”

The meeting is free and open to the public. Food and beverages will be available for pur-chase beginning at 6 p.m. for those attending the meeting.

Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel Tops Agenda

Rockfish season on the Potomac River started off with a bang for a resident of St. Mary’s County. On April 25th, Phil Zalesak of Tall Timbers caught the biggest rockfish of his life when he boated a 51 pound rockfish while trolling the waters of the lower Potomac. The Tackle Box in Lexington Park measured the fish at 50 inches in length and 30 inches in girth. Since the fish was too big to net, Zalesak boated the fish by lifting the fish from the wa-ter by its gill plate and lower jaw.

Photo Courtesy of Jerry Charest

Phil Zalesak and his big catch.

Ryken BoysContinued from page B-�

Salisbury, Md. – The No. 1 Salisbury University women’s lacrosse team moves on to Sunday’s NCAA Division III Women’s La-crosse Regional Final as the Sea Gulls (21-0) eliminated St. Mary’s College of Maryland from the 2008 NCAA Tournament with a decisive 22-9 victory in second round action Saturday.

The Seahawks have their 2008 campaign come to close today as St. Mary’s finish the season at 15-6 overall. SMCM was making its seventh NCAA Division III Women’s La-crosse Tournament and now holds a 3-7 mark in NCAA tourney action.

Today’s match-up was the third meeting between the two teams this season with the Sea Gulls coming out on top in all three games, in-cluding an 18-11 win on April 5 at St. Mary’s during the regular season and an 18-7 victory on April 25 in the Capital Athletic Conference Championship at Salisbury.

Senior attacker Sue Ackermann (Sykes-ville, Md./Liberty) finished the afternoon with game-highs of seven goals and 10 points, while also dishing out three assists. Sophomore at-tacker Kim Cudmore (Bel Air, Md./Bel Air) added seven points on two goals and a game-best five assists.

The Sea Gulls opened up with a 6-0 run as Ackermann picked up two goals and an assist. The 2008 CAC Rookie-of-the-Year, freshman midfielder Aileen McCausland (Phoenix, Md./Hereford) broke up SU’s momentum with an unassisted goal at 17:42. Salisbury scored two more before junior midfielder Allie Zerhusen (Cockeysville, Md./Park) netted the Seahawks’ second score of the game at 11:33.

Junior midfielder Lauren Carrier (Crowns-ville, Md./Old Mill) contributed five goals to pace the Seahawks and Carrier has now scored at least one goal in 42 consecutive games, four games from breaking the NCAA Division III women’s lacrosse record of 45 set by the Uni-versity of Scranton’s Liz Baumbach from 2001 to 2003.

St. Mary’s received goals from McCaus-land and Carrier in the first half’s final minute to make it 13-4 at the half. The Sea Gulls dom-inated the draw in the first 30 minutes, posting a 14-3 advantage, as well as controlling ground balls 7 to 2.

The Seahawks moved to within 13-5 at 28:45 as SMCM scored the first goal of the sec-ond half with a goal from Carrier. SU scored the next two before St. Mary’s tallied three in a row, including a pair from Carrier, to be down 15-8 at 18:07.

Salisbury closed out the game on a 7-1 run to post the 13-goal triumph and advance to the round of eight.

McCausland chipped in two goals and an assist for St. Mary’s, while Zerhusen had two goals and sophomore midfielder Kelsey Branch (Jarrettsville, Md./North Harford) dished out two assists.

Junior goalkeeper Sonja Stuart (Rock-ville, Md./Good Counsel) made nine saves, with eight coming in the first half, to keep Salisbury’s hopes of an NCAA crown alive. Freshman Ella Schoming (Westminster, Md./North Carroll) played tough in goal, making 11 stops in the loss.

Story Courtesy of St. Mary’s College De-partment of Sports Information

No. 14 St. Mary’s (Md.) Bows Out of NCAA Tournament

6-4 halftime lead. Unfortunately for Ryken,

their normally high-powered offense idled in the second half, as they were held score-less for the first 21:43 of the half. When Kyle Yates fired in a shot while falling down with 2:17 remaining in the game, it was too little, too late. The Falcons scored six goals in the half, including a 4-0 third pe- riod tally that was key in the

eyes of Good Counsel coach Matt Durkin.

“I thought our third quar-ter was tremendous, we got three solid goals off of pos-sessions. To do that is huge,” Durkin said.

While the Falcons’ of-fense came alive in the sec-ond, Sothoron was extremely disappointed in his own, which failed to execute and make plays as they had done all season.

“We haven’t added any-thing new, these are the same plays we’ve run all year,” So-thoron said. “We couldn’t con-trol the ball, so our defense got worn down.”

“They outscored 6-1 in the second half, and that’s the name of the game right there,” he added of the Falcons’ sec-

ond half scoring advantage.The Falcons took the lead

for good when team captain Andrew Polous fired a shot from the left side of the field past Ryken goalie Andtew Wascavage at with 5:55 to go in the third quarter.

After Grant Romano Gates scored at the 8:57 mark of the fourth, the celebration began and the Knights would not have the chance to repeat

their heroics from 2007.Sothoron did not want to

take anything away from the Falcons, who defeated Ryken 11-9 in Olney, Md., April 15th.

“Good Counsel passed the ball extremely well, and they outplayed us,” he said. “They came out in the second half and got off to a good start. We didn’t.”

Bryant Schmidt and An-

gel scored three goals and two goals respectively for Ryken, while Addison Goodley and Yates also got on the board.

Polous, Bryce Dabb and James Bionti scored two goals apiece to lead Good Counsel, who will play in next week’s WCAC title game at the Uni-versity of Maryland-College Park.

Photo By Chris Stevens

Photo By Chris Stevens

Photo By Chris Stevens

Bryant Schmidt scored three goals, but Ryken’s offense came up short in a 10-7 loss to Good Counsel Thursday afternoon in the WCAC boys’ lacrosse semi-finals.

Zack Angel flips the ball to Bryant Schmidt in Thursday afternoon’s WCAC boys’ lacrosse semi-final.

A host of Ryken defenders close in on Good Counsel’s Nicholas Gorman.

Thursday, May 15, 2008

The Homeschool Christian Academy (HCA) in-vites you to its Open House and Fine Arts Festival on Saturday, May 17, 2008 at 5:30 pm with the Drama Pro-

ductions beginning at 6:30 pm. It will take place in the

Open House and Fine Arts Festival at The Homeschool Christian Academy

The annual Elementary Math-ematics Challenge Competition, co-sponsored by Southern Mary-land Electric Cooperative, for fourth and fifth grade students, was held at Leonardtown Middle School on Sat-

Elementary Math Challenge

On Saturday under a huge tent on a soggy lawn, 426 students walked into their future at St. Mary’s Col-lege of Maryland’s (SMCM) commencement. Valedic-torian Amanda “Mandy” Heatwole from Damascus, Maryland, graduated at the top of the class with a 4.0 grade average. In her address to her peers, Heatwole said, “Thank you for lending me your grace, St. Mary’s, I will pass it on.” This fall, Heatwole will return to SMCM to extend her bachelor’s degree in English into a Master of Arts in Teaching. She plans to become a high school English teacher.

College president Jane Margaret “Maggie” O’Brien spoke warmly to the students after they cheered for their faculty and said, “I know the depth of your admi-ration for your teachers. Their high expectations for ac-ademic rigor and moral integrity create the transform-ing climate of learning that you have come to know. Remember this always and reflect on the ideals that can be drawn from it, all of your lives, in any circumstance,

SMCM Graduates 426 Stem To Benefit From $15,000 Donation

St. Mary’s County Public Schools (SMCPS) is the recipient of a $15,000 donation from The Patux-ent Partnership.

This donation will be used to fund the 2008 Summer Space Camps developed by the school system’s STEM Consortium. The purpose of space camp is to in-crease students’ knowledge of sci-ence, technology, engineering, and mathematics, and to broaden their interest in these subjects as they continue their academic stud-ies. Participants will explore con-cepts such as engineering, rocketry, Earth science, space science, and space citizenship.

“This generous donation from The Patuxent Partnership will al-low some qualified students who lack financial resources to partici-pate in this worthwhile program,” said Dr. Michael J. Martirano, su-perintendent of schools. “We truly appreciate the continued support and commitment from The Patux-ent Partnership.”

The Chopticon HS Class of 1988 is celebrating their 20th Re-union October 11, 2008. We are still looking for classmates. For information, please visit our web-site: www.chopticon1988.com or contact Elliott Lawrence via email: elliottl.hvac@comcast.net or Jon Hurley via email: jon@jonhurley.com Thank you for your time, Tina Barrett barrettm3@comcast.net

Citizens are urged to be aware and be prepared for weather emer-gencies, particularly for tornado events.

If there is a tornado warning for any area in St. Mary’s County, the county’s Emergency Communica-tions staff will activate the Fire & Rescue Sirens with a “Take Cover” signal for Tornado Warnings. This signal lasts for 13 cycles and is sig-nificantly different from a fire or rescue call signal. While this sys-tem is tested on the first Saturday of every month at noon, it will also be tested this Saturday, May 10 at noon. Please be aware of the monthly test

and do not confuse it with an actual Tornado Warning.

Things you can do to prepare include:

• Familiarize yourself with the terms that are used to identify a tor-nado hazard.

• A tornado watch means a tor-nado is possible in your area. You should monitor NOAA Weather Ra-dio local radio and television news outlets for the latest developments.

• A tornado warning is when a tornado is actually occurring; take shelter immediately.

Tornado Preparedness

Walden/Sierra will hold a timed cross-country 5k run and fun walk on Saturday, June 14, at 9 a.m., rain or shine, at Greenwell State Park in Hol-lywood. Dogs on a leash and strollers are welcome.

Proceeds of this event will benefit programs of Walden/Sierra, including domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse services and a continuum

Walden/Sierra to Hold 5k Run and Fun Walk

See Math Challenge page B-10

See SMCM Graduation page B-5

See 5K Run and Fun Walk page B-5

See Tornado Prep page B-5 See HCA’s Fine Arts Festival page B-7

Public Involvement Meeting Hosted by the County’s Commission

The County Commissioners for St. Mary’s County encourage at-tendance at the Public Involvement meeting on May 20 hosted by the County’s Commission for People with Disabilities and the Mary-land State Highway Administration (SHA).

The meeting will be Tuesday, May 20 from 6 -7:30 p.m. in the Rus-sell Room at the Carter Building in Leonardtown. SHA is conducting a self-evaluation to identify features in the State’s public right-of-way, such as sidewalks, that may not meet the Americans with Disabilities Act’s current guidelines.

SHA is holding these public meetings throughout the state to garner public input on challenges to accessibility. Comments will help prioritize future ADA improvement projects. Starting at 6 p.m., a brief overview will be given, and displays

Amelia Hinnebush from Germantown was one of 426 graduates at Saturday’s soggy commencement at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. Hinnebush earned a bachelor of arts in human studies and graduated Magna Cum Laude.

Photo Courtesy of Robin N. Kendall, SMCM

showing individual ADA element compliance on sidewalks along State roads in St. Mary’s County will be available for viewing. SHA repre-sentatives will be available to discuss ADA compliance issues and answer

See Public Involvement Meeting page B-5

Thursday, May 15, 2008 The County Times Section B - 5

questions.Those unable to attend the

meeting wishing to provide input or to request informa-

tion on upcoming meetings should contact Linda Singer at ADA@sha.state.md.us or 410-545-0370.

of substance abuse treatment. Walden/Sierra is a nonprofit organization that has been serving the Southern Mary-land community since 1973, and its mission is to provide help and hope to courageous individuals healing from trau-ma and addiction.

Pre-registration entry fee

is $20, and race-day registra-tion is $25. Pre-registration discounts are available for military, groups of 10 or more and children 13 and under. For more information, call Valerie Colvin at 301-997-1300 ext. 804 or visit www.waldensierra.org.

The event is supported

by the Chesapeake Bay Run-ning Club and sponsored by Compass Pointe, LLC, Mary-land Bank & Trust Company, N.A., Pierce Financial Group, CSC, Reilly Benefits, W.M. Davis Inc. General Contrac-tors, Chesapeake Wholesale, Cedar Point Federal Credit Union, Dyson’s Building Center, Eagle Systems, Guy Distributing Company, RED-INC and SMECO.

time or place, as you seek to lead responsible, meaningful and effective lives.”

The commencement speaker was Richard Moe, president of the National Trust for Historic Preserva-tion and chairman of the His-toric St. Mary’s City Com-mission. Moe also encour-

aged the graduates toward social responsibility and civ-ic engagement, saying, “You can see the College’s com-mitment to public service in the fact that St. Mary’s ranks among the top 10 small col-leges in the percentage of alumni serving with the Peace Corps.”

Speaking about his con-cern for climate change, Moe addressed the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Sustainability Initiative. He said, “Preserving and reus-ing a building avoids energy waste.”

Moe was introduced by James Muldoon, chairman of SMCM’s Board of Trustees. Muldoon said, “Dick Moe has been a steadfast guard-ian of our national treasur-ers.” Among the treasures

Moe has protected for the past 15 years are Abraham Lincoln’s summer home out-side Washington, the bus on which Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat in 1955, the historic campus of St. Eliza-beth’s Hospital in Washing-ton, and Ernest Hemingway’s house in Cuba, where the author wrote For Whom the Bell Tolls and The Old Man and the Sea. Moe was given an honorary doctor of letters degree from the College.

Also receiving honor-ary degrees were C. Bernard “Bernie” Fowler, former state senator and crusader for the health of the Chesapeake Bay; Agnes Kane Callum, a descendant of the enslaved families of Sotterley planta-tion and authority on Mary-land’s African-American history; and Kathleen Ken-nedy Townsend, former lieu-tenant governor of Maryland and this year’s senior fellow in the College’s Nitze honors

program. In absentia, honor-ary degrees were presented to Judge James A. Kenney, III, former president of the St. Mary’s College of Mary-land Foundation and the lon-gest serving of all adjunct faculty at the college and Muhammad Yunus, founder of the Grameen Bank and recipient of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize.

A full list of graduates and their degrees will be an-nounced later in the month.

• Determine in advance where you will take shelter in case of a tornado warning.

• Storm cellars or basements provide the best protection.

• If underground shelter is not available, go into an interior room or hallway on the lowest floor possible.

• In a high-rise building, go to a small interior room or hallway on the lowest floor possible.

• Stay away from windows, doors and outside walls. Go to the center of the room. Stay away from corners because they attract

debris. • A vehicle, trailer or mobile home does

not provide good protection. Plan to go quick-ly to a building with a strong foundation, if possible.

• If shelter is not available, lie flat in a ditch or other low-lying area. Do not get under an overpass or bridge. You are safer in a low, flat location.

• Plan to stay in the shelter location until the danger has passed.

• Get a kit of emergency supplies. Store it in your shelter location.

For more information contact the Depart-ment of Public Safety at 301-475-4200 x2124 or visit our website at http://www.co.saint-marys.md.us/Emergencycomm/index.asp

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Parents of children with developmental disabilities are encouraged to attend a seminar about the St. Mary’s County Health Depart-ment’s Resource Coordination Program to be held Thursday, May 22, 2008, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Lexington Park Public Library in Meeting Room A. Children with develop-mental disabilities registered with Resource Coordination may be eligible for services and funding.

The guest speaker will be Ms. Janet An-drews, the client services director for the pro-gram. During the seminar, parents will learn

the eligibility criteria for the Developmental Disabilities Association (DDA), how to apply for and access services, how to complete the paperwork, and much more. Parents will have an opportunity to talk with Ms. Andrews about their individual situations.

St. Mary’s County Public Schools’ Partners for Success Resource Center for Families and Schools is sponsoring this seminar. To register for this free seminar, please contact Ms. Su-san Shannon by phone at 301-863-4069, or by email at partnersforsuccess@yahoo.com.

Seminar To Provide Details About Health Department’s

The Greenwell Foundation, in conjunction with Academy Dental and Dr. Timothy Modic, hosts a horse fair and trail ride. Proceeds benefit Greenwell’s Therapeutic Riding Program and the Smiles for Life Foundation. Sunday, June 1, 2008 Trail Ride: 9 a.m. / Horse Fair: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Greenwell State Park, Hollywood, Md. There will also be a tack swap and sale, pony rides and photos, riding demonstrations, children’s activities, a petting zoo, hay rides, food, and more. Visit www.greenwell-foundation.org or call 301-373-9775 for more information.

Horse Fair & Trail Ride

Greenwell State Park hosts a summer camp open house. Stop by to find out about Greenwell’s summer camp options: Camp Green-well, Horse Camp, Kayak Camp, and Nature Lovers Camp. Sunday, May 18, 2008 1 – 4 p.m. at Greenwell State Park, Hollywood, Md. Visit www.greenwellfoundation.org or call 301-373-9775 for more information.

Summer Camp Open House

St. Mary’s County Health Department employ-ees and friends of Health Share are holding a GRAND YARD SALE Saturday, May 17 from 7 a.m. – noon at the Health Department, 21580 Peabody St. Leonardtown. Furniture, household goods, clothing, toys, and other mis-cellaneous items will be sold with all benefits from the sale going to Health Share of St.

Mary’s, Inc. Health Share is a non-profit program, pro-viding health care at a very minimal cost to those who are eligible. Health Share is a joint effort of local St. Mary’s County Physicians, St. Mary’s Hospital. St. Mary’s County Health Department, and St. Mary’s County De-partment of Social Services. For more information, call 301-475-4419.

Grand Yard Sale

Sunday, May 18, 2008 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Holy Angels So-cial Hall Avenue, Maryland

Menu Includes (All Served on Fine China) Seafood New-burg over Rice, Ham with Raisin Sauce, Round of Beef, Cottage Potatoes, Scrambled Eggs, Eggs Benedict, Bacon, Sausage, French Toast, Fresh Fruit, Danish and Biscuits Come and experience our wonderful Omelet Station! All proceeds benefit children at Holy Angels- Sacred Heart School! $1,000.00 Raffle

$19.00 – Per Person $8.50- Children 6-12 for more information call Beverly Bai-ley (301) 481-4335.

Annual Brunch

The Newtown Players presents “Crimes of the Heart”

The Newtowne Players (NTP) will perform “Crimes of the Heart” Thursdays through Sun-days, May 16 to June 1, 2008. Thursday, Friday and Saturday performances start at 8 p.m.; Sun-day shows are at 3:30 p.m. Performances are held at Three Notch Theatre on 21744 South Coral Drive in Lexington Park, Md. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for students and senior citizens, and $10 for children. Thursday general admission is also $10. You can make reservations for the show by calling 301-737-5447 or online at www.newtowneplayers.org.

The second season of live music returns to downtown Leonardtown this summer when Gretchen Richie and Jazz Cabaret opens the Downtown Tunes series on the square on May 24th.

They will be followed by evenings devot-ed acoustic music, country/bluegrass and rock and roll throughout the summer. All concerts are on the fourth Saturdays of the month and all are free. Show begins at 6 p.m. and will run about three hours.

Following Jazz Cabaret on June 28 will be acoustic music featuring Fortune’s Turn, Hamm-It-Up and Celtic Know with Mason Se-bastian. On July 26 country and bluegrass mu-sic will take the state starring Country Memo-ries, with local guitar legend Kenny Wathen, No Class Today, and the Dance Hall Ghosts. The series will wind up on August 23 with a rock and roll show with Bent Nickel, Geezer and The 25th Hour Band.

All shows are free but concertgoers are

invited to bring chairs or blankets to sit on. Downtown restaurants will be open before and during the shows.

Gretchen Richie and Jazz Cabaret consist of musical veterans Gretchin Richie on vocals, Randy Richie on Keyboards, Jim Daulton on the drums, Rick Humphreys on saxophone and James Fowler on bass.

Gretchen Richie has been performing in the Washington and southern Maryland areas for over 20 years. Together with the rest of the band, she brings fresh interpretations to a repertoire that ranges from romantic ballads to swinging jazz standards, Bossa Nova and pop standards.

Downtown Tunes is presented by Quality Built Holmes. W.M. Davis is the sponsor for the jazz concert. The series was organized by the Leonardtown Business Association. For more information call Robin Guyther, chair at 301-904-4452.

Jazz Cabaret Opens Second Season of Downtown Tunes in Leonardtown

The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) is sponsoring its summer collection program for empty plastic pesticide containers from licensed pesticide applicators. The MDA will provide a collection trailer for the South-ern Maryland Region at the USDA-BARC Visitors Center located on Powder Mill Road in Prince George’s County, Maryland on June 19, July 17, August 21 and September 18, 2008 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.

The recycled containers will be shipped and hauled away to be made into plastic lum-ber and other recycled products. MDA inspec-tors will supervise the collection to ensure only triple rinsed, clean pesticide containers

are collected. Additional information on the rinsing of empty pesticide containers can be obtained from the following MDA publica-tions: Rinsing and Recycling Empty Pesticide Containers and Pesticide Information Sheet No.7 - Pesticide Container Recycling Program. Additional information from the MDA can be found on the web at www.mda.state.md or by calling 1-410-841-5710.

For information about recycling in St. Mary’s County, please contact the Department of Public Works and Transportation, Recycling Program at (301) 863-8400, or on the web at http://www.co.saint-marys.md.us

Pesticide Container Recycling Program

To benefit 22-year-old Leonardtown Resident Mi-chael Hamelet who suffered a severe spinal cord injury on March 22nd and is hospital-

ized at NRH in Washington, D.C. Saturday May 24th at Father Andrew White School in Leonardtown. Doors open at 6 p.m., bingo starts at 7

p.m. Admission is $20 per person. Snacks available for purchase. For more informa-tion or to reserve a table call 301-862-3353.

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Cinnamon Raisin French Toast Fromeatbetteramerica.com

Ingredients

¾ cup fat-free egg product¾ cup 8th Continent® vanilla soymilk½ teaspoon vanilla8 slices whole-grain cinnamon-raisin swirl breadSyrup or fresh fruit, if desired

Directions

1. In medium bowl, beat egg product, soymilk and vanilla with hand beater or wire whisk un-til smooth; pour into shallow bowl.2. Spray griddle or 10-inch skillet with cook-ing spray; heat griddle to 375°F or heat skillet over medium heat. Dip bread into egg mix-ture until completely soaked. Place on griddle.

Cook about 4 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Serve with syrup.

Stuffed Vidalia Onions Fromeatbetteramerica.com

Ingredients

4 Vidalia or sweet onions½ teaspoon olive oil2 medium zucchini, shredded3 cloves garlic, minced1 teaspoon dried thyme, crushed1 teaspoon dried basil, crushed3 tablespoons Progresso® plain dry bread crumbs1-½ tablespoons chopped toasted pine nuts3 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese¼ teaspoon salt¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Directions1. Preheat the oven to 400°F. Line a small bak-ing pan with foil.2. Cut 1/2” off the top of each onion; slightly trim the bottoms so that the onions stand up-right. Place the onions, cut side up, in the pre-pared baking pan and coat with cooking spray. Bake for 1 hour, or until soft. Set aside for 15 minutes, or until cool enough to handle.3. Reduce the oven temperature to 350°F.4. Remove and discard the onion peels. Using a spoon, scoop out the onion centers, leaving a 1/2” shell. Chop the centers and reserve 1 cup for the stuffing; save the remainder for another use.5. Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the zucchini, garlic, thyme, basil, and the 1 cup chopped onions. Cook for

6 minutes, or until the zucchini is softened and most of the liquid has evaporated. Remove from the heat and stir in the breadcrumbs, pine nuts, 2 1/2 tablespoons of the cheese, salt, and pepper.6. Divide the filling among the onion shells. Place the onion shells in the same baking pan and top with the remaining 1/2-tablespoon cheese.7. Bake for 20 minute, or until golden.

Tomato and Basil Flatbread Pizza

Fromeatbetteramerica.com

Ingredients

2 tablespoons pesto sauce2 flatbreads or pitas, each about 7 inches across1 tomato, thinly sliced1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil leaves¼ cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Directions

1. Heat oven to 425°F.2. Spread pesto on bread. Add a layer of to-

mato and a layer of basil. Sprinkle cheese over top. Bake for 7 minutes, or until cheese is gold-en and melted.

Thai Chicken with Basil Fromeatbetteramerica.com

Ingredients

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 1 1/4 lb)1-tablespoon canola or soybean oil3 cloves garlic, finely chopped2 red or green jalapeño chiles, seeded, finely chopped1-tablespoon fish sauce or reduced-sodium soy sauce1-teaspoon sugar¼ cup chopped fresh basil leaves1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint leaves1 tablespoon chopped unsalted dry-roasted peanuts, if desired

Directions

1. Cut each chicken breast into 4 pieces.2. Spray 12-inch skillet with cooking spray.

Add oil; heat over medium-high heat. Cook chicken, garlic and chilies in oil 8 to 10 min-utes, stirring occasionally, until chicken is no longer pink in center. Stir in fish sauce and sugar. Sprinkle with basil, mint and peanuts.

Strawberry Honey Sorbet Fromeatbetteramerica.com

Ingredients

2 cups chopped fresh strawberries2 cups red wine or apple juice¼ cup chopped fresh or 1 tablespoon dried mint leaves3 tablespoons honey1 teaspoon grated lemon peel

Directions

1. In 1 1/2-quart saucepan, heat strawber-ries, wine, mint and honey over medium heat 5 minutes, stirring occasionally; remove from heat. Cover; refrigerate at least 4 hours but no longer than 24 hours.2. In blender or food processor, place straw-berry mixture. Cover and blend until smooth; strain.

3. Stir in lemon peel. Pour into 1-quart ice-cream freezer. Freeze according to manufac-turer’s directions.

Raspberry Granola Bars Fromeatbetteramerica.com

Ingredients

1 egg white¼ cup margarine or butter, softened¼ cup packed brown sugar¼ cup canola oil¼ cup canola oil1-teaspoon vanilla1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour1-teaspoon baking powder½ teaspoon baking soda1 ½ cups Cascadian Farm® organic oats & honey granola1 cup Cascadian Farm® organic raspberry fruit spread

Directions

1. Heat oven to 375°F. Grease 8-inch square pan. In large bowl, beat egg white, butter, brown sugar, canola oil and vanilla with spoon until creamy.2. Beat in flour, baking powder and baking soda. Stir in granola.3. Press about two-thirds of the dough in bot-tom of pan. Spread spreadable fruit over dough

to within 1/2 inch of edges. Crumble remain-ing one-third of dough on top of the fruit. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown and set. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. For bars, cut into 4 rows by 4 rows.

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Man charged in firearm threat incident

On May 11, 2008 Chris-topher Allen Dale, 25 of Lexington Park, Md. went to Town Creek Drive, Lex-ington Park, Maryland to confront his brother in law over a domestic issue. Dale allegedly pointed a loaded .45 caliber handgun in the victim’s face and threatened

the victim. Dale then left the residence. Dale was charged with first-degree assault and reckless endangerment. Deputy Charles Dodson was the arresting deputy.

Defendants sentenced or found guilty in drug cases

The St. Mary’s County State’s Attorney’s Office and the St. Mary’s County Bureau

of Criminal Investigations Vice/Narcotics Division an-nounce the following recent drug case dispositions. Mi-chael Anthony Reed Sr. was sentenced to 20 years at the Department of Corrections for distribution of cocaine. Chad Cameron Gass was sentenced to five years at the Department of Corrections for distribution of cocaine. That charge will run consec-utive to any other sentence. Thomas Evans pled guilty to

possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute and a related handgun violation. He is a subsequent offender and is awaiting sentencing. Skylar Sanders was convict-ed of possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute and a handgun violation. He is a subsequent offender and is currently awaiting sentenc-ing. Daniel Alan Faucette was sentenced to18 months at the St. Mary’s County Deten-tion Center for conspiracy to

distribute marijuana. Chris-topher Somers Ireland was sentenced to three years at the Department of Correc-tions suspended to 18 months at the St. Mary’s County De-tention Center. John Edward Colleary pled guilty to pos-session of cocaine with the intent to distribute. He is a subsequent offender and is awaiting sentencing. Timo-thy Wayne Brooks was found guilty of distribution of co-caine in one case and pled

guilty to a second indictment for possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute. His state sentencing guidelines are 18 to 24 years in prison. John Columbus Courtney pled guilty to possession of cocaine with the intent to dis-tribute and is a subsequent offender. Courtney is await-ing sentencing.

Critter CornerMay 18-24 Is Dog Bite Prevention Week

The third full week of May is National Dog Bite Prevention Week, and the Tri-County Animal Shelter would like to present you with the following information to help keep you and your loved ones safe.

Each year, nearly five million people are bitten by dogs. Of those, almost 70% are chil-dren. On average, about a dozen people die each year from dog bites. There are many rea-sons why dogs bite: out of fear, to protect their territory, or to establish dominance. Howev-er, there is good news-most dog bites can be prevented.

There are ways that you and your fam-ily can avoid being bitten. Everyone should be cautious around strange dogs, and should treat their own pets with respect. Babies and children should never be left alone with a dog. Never disturb a dog that is sick, sleeping, eat-ing, playing with a toy, or nursing puppies. Don’t run past a dog, since they naturally like to chase things. Never approach a dog you don’t know or a dog that is alone without its owner, especially if the dog is behind a fence, tied up, or in a parked car. If a dog approaches you, stay still. Usually the dog will sniff you, then go away when it determines that you are not a threat. If a dog does seem dangerous, avoid eye contact and try to stay still until the dog leaves, or back away slowly until the dog is out of sight.

If you own a dog, you can significantly reduce the risk that he will bite someone. So-cialize your dog by introducing him to many different types of people and situations. Train your dog to learn basic commands and teach him appropriate behavior. Don’t allow your dog to run at large, and don’t chain your dog outside since he may become territorial and aggressive. Have your pet spayed or neutered, as this makes them less likely to bite, and keep them current on their rabies shot. Make sure

that your dog treats all people as friends, because it is not realistic to expect him to decide who belongs on your property and who doesn’t.

As a pet owner, also keep in mind that while most insurance companies insure ho-meowners with dogs, some companies won’t insure for what they consider “dangerous breeds”. However, even if your dog does not fall into this category, once he bites someone he poses an increased risk, so insurers may charge a higher premium, decide not to renew the homeowner’s policy, exclude the dog from coverage or suggest the owner find the dog an-other home.

If you or someone you know is bitten by a dog, immediately wash the wound thoroughly with soap and water, contact your physician for additional care and advice, and report the bite to your local animal control office.

LIBRARY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Horse program features two guest speakers

Horse lovers won’t want to miss the pro-gram, From the Horse’s Mouth, being offered this Saturday, May 17, from 1 to 4 p.m. at Lexington Park Library. Lauren Maruskin from the Maryland Horse Council will speak on “Owing your own horse” while Dr. Jenni-fer Tacia from Tidewater Veterinary Hospital will discuss “When to call the vet”. Horse trivia and braid instructions will round out this program designed for 10-18 year olds. Registration is requested.

Plant Clinics now offered at Charlotte Hall

The Master Gardeners will hold a drop-in plant clinic at Charlotte Hall library on the first and third Saturdays of each month from 10 a.m. till noon through October. Plant clinics are also held from 11 a.m. till 1 p.m. on the first and third Tuesdays at Lexing-ton Park and second and fourth Tuesdays at Leonardtown.

Libraries gearing up for Summer

Catch the reading bug at your library this summer. Summer fun begins June 9 at the three branches. Three reading clubs following a bug theme this year will be of-fered for babies through teens. Six profes-sional performances are scheduled with the first performance being on June 30. Wii play family game nights, storytimes, superheroes

programs and a program on Maryland ani-mals are planned at each branch. A complete listing of these activities can be found in the summer brochure which is available online and in the libraries. Summer t-shirts are cur-rently on sale at each branch while supplies last.

Libraries looking for summer reading volunteers

The libraries are looking for summer volunteers to assist with the summer reading programs. Students need to be entering the 6th grade or older to volunteer. Any student interested should attend one of the following short training sessions: May 29, at 5 p.m. or June 2 at 4 p.m. at Charlotte Hall; May 24 at 2:30 p.m. or June 5 at 5:30 p.m. at Leonard-town; or June 2 at 4 p.m. or June 4 at 4 p.m. at Lexington Park. Those unable to attend one of these sessions should contact the children’s librarian.

Drop in for a book discussionReaders can drop in for any of the fol-

lowing book discussions: Robert Fitzgerald’s translation of The Odyssey on May 15, 7 p.m. at Leonardtown; Matthew Pearl’s book, The Dante Club on June 2, 7 p.m. at Charlotte Hall and Ron Chernow’s book, Alexander Hamilton on June 9, 6 p.m. at Lexington Park. Teens are invited to discuss Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz, June 3, at 4 p.m. at Lex-ington Park.

Fellowship Center at SAYSF Bible Church in Lexington Park. Open registration for the 2008-2009 1st thru 8th grade

classes will begin June 1st. Classes to be offered include: Science, Art, Music, Drama, Writing, Latin, History, PE

and Band. HCA IS SEEK-ING A BAND INSTRUC-TOR FOR THE 2008-2009 SCHOOL YEAR. Please visit our website at home-schoolchristianacademy.org for registration information and teacher applications.

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The Mechanicsville Vol-unteer Fire Department will be holding its 47th annual carnival on

June 12-15 and June 19-22, 2008. The carnival will be open 7 p.m. _ 11 p.m. nightly and

Sundays 6 p.m. _ 10 p.m. Rides will be provided by M & M Amusements. Ride all night bracelets will be available ev-ery night. Single tickets will be available. Raffle tickets for nightly and last night prizes will be available at $1.00 each

or 6 for $5.00. Last night of the carnival there will be a cash raffle for $200.00, $300.00, $500.00 and $1000.00. To win nightly and last night prizes you need to be present. Pres-ence is not required to win the cash raffle.

Mechanicsville CarnivalCOSMIC Symphony, un-

der the direction of Vladimir Lande, pairs music and art in its final performances of the season. The symphony’s “Do You See What I Hear” program is in its third year of partnership with public and private schools in Cal-vert, Charles and St. Mary’s Counties. Artworks created by students in elementary, middle and high schools vi-sually interpreting music on the concert program will be showcased at each of the two final concerts. Last year, over one hundred works of stu-

dent art were submitted and displayed. The young artists receive free admission to the concerts. Performances take place on Saturday, May 17, at 7 p.m., at Great Mills High School in Great Mills, and on Sunday, May 18, at 4 p.m., at Huntingtown High School in Huntingtown.

The concert, entitled “To B & B & B” features Leonard Bernstein’s popular “Candide Overture”, Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 3” (Eroica), and a Fan-tasie with solo saxophone based on Georges Bizet’s

“Carmen”. Saxophonist Gary Louie will be the fea-tured soloist. Mr. Louie, a native of Washington, D.C., has earned an admired niche in the music world for his dedication to championing the artistic possibilities and expanding the repertoire of the saxophone.

For further informa-tion or to purchase tickets, visit www.cosmicmusic.org. Tickets are also available through several local outlets as listed on the website.

Do You See What I Hear?

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Few ethnic cuisines are more widely enjoyed than Italian food. With so much delicious variety to choose from, many people would be hard pressed to find at least one Italian dish they didn’t like indulging in from time to time.

One of the more popular Italian dishes among Ameri-cans is calzone, which can be made with a number of dif-ferent ingredients. For those looking to entertain an inti-mate group of people, try the following recipe for “Calzone All Parmigiana” from Max-ine Clark’s “Pizza, Calzone & Focaccia” (Ryland, Peters & Small).

Calzone Alla Parmigiana

Makes 4 Calzones

1 recipe pizza dough (see box)2 eggplants, cubed12 whole garlic cloves, peeled1⁄4 cup extra virgin olive oil, plus extra to glaze61⁄2 ounces buffalo mozzarella or cow’s milk mozzarella5 ripe tomatoes, cubed3 tablespoons chopped fresh basil1⁄4 cup freshly grated Parme-san cheeseSea salt and freshly ground black pepper

2 large, heavy baking sheets2 rimless baking sheets

Put the baking sheets into the oven. Preheat the oven to 400 F for at least 30 minutes.

Uncover the dough, punch out the air, and divide into four balls. Dredge with flour and let rise on floured baking parchment for 20 minutes, un-til soft and puffy.

Meanwhile, toss the egg-plant and garlic cloves with the olive oil in a roasting pan

and roast for 20 minutes. Lightly squeeze any ex-

cess moisture out of the moz-zarella then cut it into cubes. Remove the roasting pan from the oven and let cool for 10 minutes before stirring in the tomatoes, mozzarella and ba-sil. Season to taste.

Roll or pull the risen balls of dough into 8-inch circles directly onto two sheets of baking parchment. Slide these onto two rimless bak-ing sheets. Spread a quarter of the vegetable mixture on one half of each calzone, leaving just over 1⁄2 inch around the edge for sealing. Season well. Fold the uncovered half of the dough over the filling. Pinch and twist the edges firmly together so that the filling doesn’t escape during cook-ing. Brush with olive oil and sprinkle with Parmesan.

Working quickly, open the oven door and slide paper and calzone onto the hot baking sheets. Bake for 30 minutes, swapping the baking sheets around halfway or until the crust is puffed up and golden. Remove from the oven and let stand 2 to 3 minutes before serving (this will allow the filling to cool slightly). Serve hot or warm.

SIDEBAR: Basic Pizza Dough

Makes 2 medium-crust pizzas, 10-12 inches

1 cake compressed yeast, 1 packet active dry yeast, or 2 teaspoons quick-rising yeast1⁄2 teaspoon sugar1 cup hand-hot water4 cups Italian “0” or “00” flour, or unbleached all-pur-pose flour, plus extra to dust1 teaspoon fine sea salt1 tablespoon olive oil

In a medium bowl, cream the compressed yeast with the sugar and beat in the hand-hot water. Leave for 10 minutes

until frothy. For other yeasts, follow the manufacturer’s instructions.

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For Sale By Owner: $224,000 with $5,000 in closing help. End Unit Townhouse, 3 levels, finished walk-out base-ment. Family room, eat-in kitchen and half balf on main level; Two master bedrooms with full baths and walk-in closets on second level; newly finished basement has recreation room with slate top bar & built-in shelves, bedroom, and unfinished laundry room with storage space; new Berber carpet throughout recreation room. Other features include lami-nate hardwood flooring, crown molding, upgraded KitchenAid stainless steel appliances,ceiling fans, french doors with blinds between glass leading to deck, fenced in yard backs to woods, storage shed, nicely landscaped front yard. Located in nice, quiet neighborhood. Conveniently located between Leonardtown and Pax River Naval Air Station, close to shop-ping, bank, restaurants, daycare and St. Marys River State Park. View website for pictures and description of rooms. Call 240-298-1973 for a private showing. Thanks for looking.

If you are looking for great water view & water access on the Potomac River, wonderful neigh-borhood for children, & great school districts this all brick rambler with spacious 3BR/2BA de-tached 2 car garage lo-cated on .87 acres (corner lot) located at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac could be yours. Home features in-clude: large living room, formal dining room, huge country kitchen with custom oak cabinets and laundry room. Appli-ances included: refrigera-tor/freezer, electric stove, dishwasher & microwave. All bedrooms have refin-ished original hardwood floors. In-ground 20x40 gunite Anthony pool with automatic pool cleaner. This house is priced be-low appraised value and is MOVE-IN-READY! Please call 301-994-2538 or 301-904-2856 to sched-ule a wall through today. Price: $322,900.

This rambler with 3 bed-rooms & 2 bathrooms sits on 6.44 acres of open land in Avenue, Mary-land. The house has a large open living room and kitchen area with a cathedral ceiling, cus-tom built cabinets, hard-wood & ceramic floors and fireplace. One wing of the house has a large master bedroom with his & her’s walk in closets and the master bathroom. The other wing contains two bedrooms with a bathroom between them. A 16x20 Deck is located off the living room. A de-tached 30x40 Conestoga Metal Building/Barn with a partial concrete floor would be perfect for a handyman and/or animal lover. There is plenty of open land ideal for horses, goats, etc. Price: $429,000. If interested, and for fur-ther information, please call Tanya Colliflower 301-769-4680.

5 Acres approved build-ing lot in St. Inigoes 10 minutes from Pax River. Call Leon at 240-538-1101. Price: $175,000.

Great wildwood condo for sale 2 bedroom 1.5 bath middle level condo that means no steps to go up or down walk staight into your front door. Kitchen has full wall between living room not half wall like most full wall gives your more cabinet space. main bathroom has large laundry room off it and main bedroom has large walk in closet. Balcony overlooks parking lot side washer dryer are new and stay with buyer also kitchen appliances stay. condo is in great shape and rosewood is a very quiet neighborhood. Also one reserved parking spot and plenty others for extra vechiles. If interested call William Long at 301-481-8798. Price: $185,000.

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House for rent. Very Pri-vate, secluded 10 acre lot off rt. 301. Big lawn sur-ounded by woods. Beau-tiful place to live. Short commute to D.C. vie Rt. 5 or 210. Price: $1800. Call Daniel Evans 240 682 1497.

Mobile home for rent. 2 Bedroom, on private lot in Valley Lee. $800 month plus utilities, $800.00 deposit required. Rental application and income verification required. NO pets accepted. call 301-994-9716 or 240-538-7939 to see. Price: $800.

Well kept and spacious colonial 5BR, 3.5 bath located minutes to all the convenience and Pax Base. This beau-tiful home has wood floor,formal D/R & L/R, large F/R, kitchen with island ,super soaking tub, 12x29 ft deck fac-ing wooded backyard, finished basement with 2 B/R, full bath, multi-use room and a lot more. Don’t delay, call today! Call 240-925-3307 for more information. Price: $1975.

Cute 4 BR, 2 bath cape cod in Chesapeake Ranch Estates. Freshly painted interior. Upstairs bed-rooms are huge. Wrap-around porch. Quiet area of the Ranch. CRE ben-efits include: 2 private ocean beaches, 1 pri-vate lake, stables, camp ground, private airstrip. Available 1 May. If inter-ested, please call Jacque-line Etheridge 831-601-1945. Price: $1400.

Split Foyer Single Fam-ily Home is located on a private lot in the Southern Part of Mechanicsville. New paint and flooring throughout. House is a split foyer with 2 bed-rooms, full bath, living room, and kitchen on top floor. Lower level has a family room, full bath, 1 bedroom and laundry room. Attached HUGE 4+ car port. Please call for more information and pictures (sorry they were too large in size to load). One month’s deposit re-quired. No pets. Owner will maintain most of yard. References and credit check will be re-quired. Sorry No Section 8. No utilities included. Call Dawn or Bobby at 301-884-3909 or email drp20657@hotmail.com. Thank you. Price: $1350.

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FOR RENT! 1 Bedroom Apartment, Full Bath, Full Kitchen, Living Room, Decorative Fire-place, seperate entrance, off street parking in drive-way and use of shared laundry room. Located in a quiet treed neighbor-hood with short walk to pond, near Huntingtown. Just minutes from Park & Ride/Mass Transpor-tation. Available June 1. Heat, Central AC, newly carpeted floors, corian countertop, refrigerator, dishwasher, microwave. Fully Furnished with big screen TV, bed, dresser, living room seating ... and much more. Includes cable. Close to beaches and shopping. No Pets & No Smokers. Must Have Good Credit. 1 year lease min, $950/month plus half utilities (electric) and security deposit. (410) 371-9026. Price: $950. Call 410-371-9026.

Large, fully furnished bedroom w/private full bathroom, linen closet, and large walk-in closet in single-family home on 3 acres; kitchen and laundry privileges; abun-dant parking; beautiful, peaceful setting; perfect location. $700.00/month for one person, includes utilities (electric, gas, sat-ellite, and weekly trash pickup). No children or pets, please. $700.00 se-curity deposit required. Month-to-month lease. Available immediately. If interesetd, please call 301-934-0309 for ap-pointment/can leave message.

Efficancy apartment for rent in quiet neighbor-hood washer and dryer in unit all utilities in-cluded except trash. If interested, please call 301-373-3787 for more information. Price: $850 a month.

Activities Director/Rec-reational Therapy. 125 bed skilled nursing facil-ity seeks experienced ac-tivity professional to di-rect Therapeutic Activity Program and enchance residents’quality of life. Must be knowledgeable of COMAR regulations and federal regulations. Ap-plicant must have current activity or occupational therapy certification/li-cense or have at least 3 years experience in a Rec-reational/Activity therapy setting. Come join our team of innovative health care professionals. If in-terested, and for any fur-ther information, please contact Jessica Barnes at 301-863-7244.

AirTime Wireless AT&T”s premier dealer of Southern Md is ex-panding. Retail sales po-sitions available in Cali-fornia, Prince Frederick, and Dunkirk locations. Generous hourly wage plus bonuses. Fax resume to 410-257-9576 or email to lkhorten@comcast.net

Janitorial Maintenance in Wildewood area. Mon-day through Friday early A.M. shift./start time 6:30 a.m. 3.5 hours per day. Must be reliable, have own transportation, and pass a background check. Experience clean-ing commercial property desired but not absolutely necessary. Please call 301-769-2300 for an ap-plication or additional information.

Looking for Class A cdl driver for local deliv-ery monday - friday and home at nights. Dump trailer expirence a plus, great pay and imediate job opening. contact B.J. 301-536-0259.

Dental assistant with xray license. Prefer expanded duties license as well but not essential for otherwise qualified person. General and Implant Dentistry located on Solomons Is-land’s River Walk. Please call Sandi or Michelle (410/394-6690) for inter-view appointment or fax (410/394-6693) or email (dr.wayneo@earthlink.net) your resume.

Local tee shirt company looking for a reliable screen printer. Must have experi-ence. 301-862-4848.

Holmes-Tucker Interna-tional, Inc. An employee owned small business is seeking an Accountant-Full Charge Bookkeeper: Responsible for general bookkeeping. Process, correct and post daily billing, reconcile ac-counts, post payments, maintain files and re-cords, and prepare year-end closing schedules. Assist with data process-ing, and assist staff. PC and computer experience in Word and Excel, ex-cellent communication and customer service skills required. 5 to 10 years experience, college degree preferred. Cost Point experience pre-ferred but not required. Working Knowledge of government contracts a plus. You must have ex-cellent work ethics. We offer medical, vacation, sick leave and many oth-er great incentives. We are a small office with a strong team playing at-mosphere. If interested, please send resume with salary requirement to jobs@htii.com.

Clinton Cycles in Camp Springs, MD is seeking an experienced Service Technician to work full time. An “A” of “B” tech-nician is preferred. We are a state-of-the-art fa-cility. We offer Competi-tive pay, 401K, Health benefits, and Vacation & Holiday pay. A neat and clean appearance and excellent customer service skills are a must. Please call 301-449-5900, for more information. Clinton Cycles, 6709 Old Branch Ave, Camp Springs, MD 20748.

Growing childcare center in St.Leonard, Md. has a group leader position and a senior staff posi-tion available. Applicants must meet C.C.A qualifi-cations. If you love work-ing with children and want to be part of a won-derful team, we’d love to hear from you! Call Lisa at 410-586-1661 or e-mail: daycare@c r o s s r o a d -c h u r c h .com.

1994 Jeep Grand Chero-kee Limited 4 X 4. This Jeep has 40K originial miles on it and is in great condition. It has the larg-er 5.2L V8 engine and has a towing capacity of 6800lbs. It has the towing package and wiring. The interior is leather and is in excellent condition. It also has climate control, electric control seats, CD changer, alarm, driver air bag, keyless entry, cruise control and great AC! Kelly Blue Book has rated the private party value at $5690. Selling at Price: $4000. The only reason we are getting rid of it is because we have purchased another truck and this one is no longer needed. Please call to see! 301-481-4403 or 301-481-6136 or 301-863-6597.

1989 Ford Mustang LX Convertible. Here you have a nice car for that teen who wants the sporty Mustang Look. Its got absolutly no Power, barely will spin the tires. Its packing the 2.3L 4-Cylinder and it will pass nothing but the gas pumps. It needs some mi-nor work. The $1500++ top was replaced over a year ago, but it needs the front weather-striping replaced. ($160 from the resto place) Other than that it runs and drives good. Does have some dents and dings from over the years. Paint is still glossy. It has Chrome Cobra Wheels on it. Rear tires a bit low on tread. Fronts are good. Make me a reasonable offer and its yours... $2500 OBO 301-904-3619.

I have a 1986 longbed sil-verado with a superlift 8 inch suspension lift and a 3 inch body lift. It had a 350 with a small cam it has an electric fan and trans cooler. The motor runs but needs replaced so I have a 350 4 bolt main that goes with it and i have a new cam and lift-ers, a gear drive timing chain kit extra electric fan, a whole but of extras, body in decent shape but some dents in front so i have a whole front clip for it. So call me anytime @ 240-577-9303 -Bucky. Price: $2000 obo.

1994 Mazda MX6. Look-ing for a Great Starter Car, this is it! Runs Good. Call 301-866-1899 ask for Garry. Have all reciepts. Price: $1000 OBO.

2001 Suzuki JR 50. Run but needs some work! New carb. Call Steve 301-751-0826. Price: $500.

2007 Harley Davidson FLHRC Road King Clas-sic. Like new and garage kept. Barely broken in, 2007 RK classic with 6 speed trans. Extras include: Touring seat, cruise control, reduce reach handlebars, cover and Rinehart Exhaust. (True Duals) Excellent condition, must sacrifice. Pictures are available via E-mail upon request. hower ton4@comcast.net. Price: $18,000.

Custom built 2002 Su-zuki GSX-R1000 with 12K miles, steering dampener, yoshimura programmer, rear sets, powder coated frame and other parts, front and rear frame sliders, undertail with integrated LED turn signals, HID head light, micron exhaust, also mirror plates and a rear seat cowl, over 2K in accessories. It has a little road rash, mostly on the sliders, and a cracked tail. NEED to sell, if in-teresetd, please call Mi-chael at 863-255-3308. Price: $5000.

Excellent condition One of a kind 2000 Harley Davidson 1200 Sportster Custom. Harley David-son Limited Edition paint you’ll never see another one like it. Low miles, under 1,500 a year. If your looking for a bike other than Black, this is it. Lots of crome, lowerd as low as it will go. New tires, Screaming Eagle Carb Kit, La Pera seat, Samson Pipes and lots more. Original owner, bike has been garage keep since bought. 45-50 MPG, I hate to let this one go but she has to go since I got a bigger bike. This is one head turning Sporty. If interested, please CONTACT Dan at 301-863-2547. Price: $6,500 or best offer.

Licensed Family Daycare offers full time daycare for children 6 weeks to 12 years of age. The hours of operation are 6:30 A. M. - 6:00 P.M. Monday thru Friday. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Snacks in-cluded. Storytime with local library on premises, arts and crafts, games and much more. 2 Licensed providers on staff. CPR trained (One provider is a certified CPR instructor). A Beka curriculum. Pri-mary provider has expe-rience as assistant man-ager with a government based daycare center and over 30 years experience caring for children. In Waldorf-near Smallwood Dr. by Wade Elemen-tary School. I will accept vouchers. Call anytime 301 861-6235.

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Directions from Rt. 5 going south: Turn right onto Old Village Road, Make Right onto Lockes Crossing Road (behind Mechanicsville Elementary School), Make Right onto Plateau Lane. Follow Signs to new home. Call 240-682-7940 for more pictures! This one is a beauty!

Bayfront Group is a family owned and operated builder. Our office is located at 27777 Three Notch Road, Mechanicsville, MD 20659. Please feel free to contact us at 240-682-7940 for additional information on this home or other available properties.

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Exterior Features:• Cambridge Beaded Siding• 25 year Horizon Shingles• 2x6 Construction• Termite Protected• R-36 Insulation• Fiberclassic Front Door• Silverline Double Hung Windows• Sod Yard• Amaar Garage Doors

Interior Features:• Upgraded Interior Doors• Custom Kitchen with Birch Cabinets• Stainless Steel Appliances• Interior French Doors• Two Gas Fireplaces with Marble Surrounds• TV Alcoves above both Fireplaces• Tile Floors in Kitchen & Master Bath• Hardwood Floor in Foyer• Two Jacuzzi Tubs

Other Features:• Six Bedrooms• First Floor Master Bedroom• Full Unfinished Basement• Four Full Bathrooms• First Floor Powder Room• 80 Gallon Water Heater• Walk Through Shower• Whirlpool Tub in Master• TWO Laundry Rooms• Under Cabinet Lighting

*Brand New Home*5,000 Square Feet

*Beautiful Home*Upgraded Features$525,000

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urday, April 26, 2008. Seventeen elementary schools (14 public and 3 nonpublic) sent a team of seven fourth graders and a team of seven fifth graders to compete. The competition consisted of a team portion where members collaborated to answer five multiple step mathematics problems. The next portion was an individual test consisting of 40 multiple-choice questions. The scores of the top five finishers from each school were combined to make the individual school total. The individual school total is combined with the team score to make the final school team score.

Below are the school team results for the first three places in each grade level:

Place Grade41st Leonardtown Elementary School2nd Piney Point Elementary School3rd Greenview Knolls Elementary School

Place Grade51st Town Creek Elementary School2nd Leonardtown Elementary School3rd Greenview Knolls Elementary School

Below are the individual results for the top finishers in each grade level:

Place Grade41st Ryan Williams, Leonardtown Elementary School2nd Ryan Reagan, King’s Christian Academy3rd Spencer Crispell, Piney Point Elementary School4th Andrew Breslauer, Leonardtown Elementary School5th Michael Collier, Chesapeake Public Charter School6th Ramnick Gill, Benjamin Banneker Elementary

School Samuel Feddersen, Greenview Knolls Elementary School7th Megan Conway, Hollywood Elementary School Lauren Cain, Oakville Elementary School Andrew Rothstein, Leonardtown Elementary School8th Meghan Neville, Greenview Knolls Elementary School Shawn Byrne, Town Creek Elementary School Branden Beavers, Mechanicsville Elementary School

Place Grade51st Andrew Lee, Piney Point Elementary School2nd Jared Dobry, Hollywood Elementary School3rd Hannah Ray, Benjamin Banneker Elementary School4th Christie Norton, White Marsh Elementary School Ryan Edwards, Leonardtown Elementary School

5th Brady Sauter, Hollywood Elementary School Brooke Lytle, Leonardtown Elementary School Sohum Shah, Benjamin Banneker Elementary School6th Doug Post, Town Creek Elementary School Kevin DiCola, Town Creek Elementary School Jonah Martin, Hollywood Elementary School7th Kyle Billings, Town Creek Elementary School Sharlene Chiu, Leonardtown Elementary School Megan Yuen, Piney Point Elementary School Jack Prewitt, White Marsh Elementary School8th Robert Vandergrift, Greenview Knolls Elementary School Kade Randall, Greenview Knolls Elementary School Sarah Carty, Greenview Knolls Elementary School Aidan Dollins, White Marsh Elementary School Meagan Goff, Leonardtown Elementary School

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