State Holds Up Red Light Cameras

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State Holds Up
Red Light Cameras
Sheriff Continues Push For Traffic Safety System
IN LOCAL
Dyson Remembers
The Reagans
IN LOCAL
Lockheed May Layoff
Pax River Workers
IN CRIME
Man Charged
With Sex Abuse
Photo by Guy Leonard
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IN LOCAL
“Based on the data right now
the answer is ‘no.’ We don’t want
to make a situation worse.”
- State highway spokesman David
Buck on recommending against
red light cameras on Route 235.
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Cops & Courts
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Obituaries
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Letters
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Community
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Library Calendar
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Community Calendar
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Church Directory
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Classifieds
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Business Directory
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Dyson Remembers
The Reagans
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Following the death of former First
Lady Nancy Reagan at the age of 94,
Great Mills native Roy Dyson who
served in the U.S. Congress before
he became a state senator for District
29, remembered them both as charming and bringing dignity to the White
House.
Nancy Reagan died Sunday.
“She brought a lot of class to the
White House,” Dyson said. “As
Americans she made us all proud of
the first couple.”
Dyson said in his contact with the
Reagans while a congressman, that
they were a team who loved each
other.
“They were very much in love,”
Dyson said. “He doted on her.”
He praised her efforts to persuade
young people to avoid drug abuse with
her famous “Just Say No” program
she pushed throughout her husband’s
presidency.
Photo Submitted by Roy Dyson
“She made it fashionable to say ‘no,’
to turn their backs on drugs,” Dyson
said.
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Honor Veterans with
Commemorative Bricks in
Support of Solomons “On
Watch” Memorial Statue
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
The Calvert County
Department of General
Services is coordinating the annual “On
Watch” memorial brick
campaign taking place
now through April 4.
For a limited time, the
public may purchase
memorial bricks to be
placed at the Veterans Patio, located at
the World War II “On
Watch” Memorial Statue in Solomons.
The bricks are available to memorialize
those who served our
country during World
War II. The cost of each brick is $100
and all contributions are tax deductible. Purchasers will be notified when
the bricks are in place and available
for viewing. An On Watch application
is available at the following link, or
by going online to www.co.cal.md.us/
onwatch. To learn more, call Melinda
Donnelly at 410-535-1600, ext. 2565.
The “On Watch” memorial statue is
an 8-foot-tall bronze statue by Maryland artist Antonio Tobias Mendez commemorating the people and work done
at the Solomons Amphibious Training
Base during World War II. This, the nation’s first amphibious training facility,
was active from 1942 to 1945 and its effect on the area continues to be felt today. The statue was unveiled in August
2007.
For more information on Calvert
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Local News
Route 5 Improvements Up For Review
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
The State Highway Administration
(SHA) is set to host a presentation of
various ideas to improve Route 5 at its
intersection with Flat Iron Road and
Indian Bridge Road as well as its intersection with Great Mills Road at Great
Mills High School March 15.
The section of road on Route 5 be-
tween the two significant intersections is
prone to heavy traffic congestion everyday during rush hours and flooding from
both rain and melting snowfall, highway
administration officials said, and the options to be addressed at the public meeting should address both problems.
Officials say there will be a mix of
alternatives on display for residents to
consider, including varying degrees of
widening Route 5 between the two in-
tersections, raising the height of the road
section to avoid flooding as well as reconstructing the bridge located there.
Reconstruction of either intersection
with Route 5 will also be up for consideration, SHA officials stated. It has been
set to start at 6:30 p.m.
Route 5 currently has an average traffic volume of 18,500 vehicles per day
which is expected to increase to 25,800
by 2035.
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There will be no formal presentation
of the options by state highway staff.
State officials said that the improvements for Route 5 have been funded
for planning and design but not for
construction.
Monies set aside for the project currently are about $5.1 million.
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Lockheed May Layoff Pax River Workers
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Helping Your
Loved Ones
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Lockheed Martin, one of the largest defense contractors in the world, is looking to
enact a “voluntary layoff program” that is
targeting 1,000 of employees for termination across the nation.
Employees at Patuxent River Naval Air
Station are part of that targeted population,
according to a press release from the contractor’s corporate headquarters.
The action also stretches to activities in
Texas, Georgia, California, Mississippi and
West Virginia.
“The action is necessary to position
Lockheek Martin Aeronautics to be competitive in the future marketplace, secure
future business opportunities and keep an
infrastructure appropriately aligned with
customer demands,” the release stated.
Representatives with Lockheed Martin
did not return phonecalls for comment as of
presstime.
Lockheed Martin in the prime contractor on the most expensive program the
military has ever embarked on — the F-35
Lightning II air superiority fighter — with
versions to be built for Navy, Marine Corp
and Air Force and allied militaries around
the world.
The program’s initial costs came to about
$400 billion but has since ballooned to
about $1 trillion. It has been continually
plagued with cost overruns and delays in
making the aircraft’s advanced technology
systems, including the pilot’s helmet, work
to interface properly with the plane’s other
systems.
Other problems, according to some of
The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County will host their sixth Code Home public
hearing, on Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at the
Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department.
The address is 22733 Lawrence Avenue,
Leonardtown, MD 20650. The hearing begins at 6:30 p.m.
A move to Code Home Rule would give
county commissioners authority to enact
local laws on a number of subjects without having to await action by the Maryland
General Assembly. Under Code Home
Rule commissioners could not enact any
new taxes or regulatory fees.
Code Home Rule gives the commissioners legislative authority throughout the
year. Public hearings on legislation would
be held in Leonardtown, rather than in Annapolis during the winter. The public could
demand a referendum on any new public
local law, something which does not currently exist. St. Mary’s County is one of
six counties in Maryland which has yet to
adopt some form of home rule.
St. Mary’s County voters would have to
approve a referendum to adopt Code Home
Rule on the ballot in the November, 2016
general election.
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Hollywood Man
Charged With
Child Sex Abuse
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
occurred during “an extended
period of time.”
The first victim confirmed to
A man charged with sexupolice that Hughes was a famally abusing two young girls has
ily member with whom she was
been released on bond, accordresiding.
ing to court documents.
“Victim No. 1 went on to state
Douglas Hughes, 35, of Hollyover the last two years the dewood faces six separate charges
fendant had touched her vagina
including two counts of sexual
with his bare hands at least 15 to
HUGHES
abuse of a minor, two counts of sec20 times” and had attempted to perond-degree sex offense, one count
form other sexual acts on her.
of fourth-degree sex offense and secondThe second victim also confirmed to podegree assault.
lice that she was also living with Hughes at
According to charging documents filed the time of the alleged abuse.
against Hughes in county District Court,
“[The second victim] recalled the defensheriff’s office detectives acted on a tip dant began sexually assaulting her while
from Child Protective Services about pos- she attended elementary school until she
sible sexual abuse occurring at a River- entered the 7th grade,” charging docuview Drive residence.
ments alleged. During that time the defenThey interviewed a 13-year-old girl, be- dant was alleged to have performed cerlieved to be the first victim of Hughes, and tain sexual acts on the victim, court papers
another girl who was 15 years old, who alleged, and had forced the second victim
told them the defendant had performed or to perfom certain sex acts on him.
attempted to perform various sexual acts
Hughes is scheduled for a preliminary
on them.
inquiry March 18.
Both victims told police in separate interviews that the alleged sexual abuse had guyleonard@countytimes.net
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MD. Deputies arrived on scene
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and readers. We run them in the order we receive them. Any submissions that come to
news@countytimes.net after noon on Mondays may run in the following week’s edition.
Margaret Gertrude
“Doll” Evans, 54
Margaret Gertrude
“Doll”
Evans,
54,
of Great Mills, Md.,
passed away on March
2 at her home surrounded by her loving family.
She was born on
October 31, 1961 in
Leonardtown, Md., to
the late Mary Cecelia
Stewart Holly.
Doll graduated from Leonardtown
High School in 1983. She was employed
as a geriatric nursing assistant at St.
Mary’s Nursing Center and Chesapeake
Shores Nursing Center (formerly Bayside
Nursing Center). She was a barbeque
master, famous for her ribs and chicken.
She was an avid Washington Redskins
fan and also enjoyed watching wrestling.
She had a great sense of humor and liked
to socialize. Her greatest love was for her
family, whom she always enjoyed being
with.
Doll is survived by her sister, Ann
Swales (Walter) of California, Md.; her
brothers, James Evans and Francis Stewart (Brenda), both of Great Mills, Md.;
her aunts, Mary Rose Young of Leonardtown, Md., Jane Catherine Taylor of
Loveville, Md., Dorothy “Lollie” Wise of
Great Mills, MD, and Frances Herbert of
Oakville, Md.; Elizabeth Carter of Bushwood, Md.; her uncle, James V. Young,
Jr. of White Plains, Md.; her godchildren, Javarus Swales, Antoine Herbert
and Patricia Barnes Medley-Gibson; her
step-father, Joseph Holly of Great Mills,
Md. and many nieces, nephews, cousins
and extended family, and her best friend,
Agnes Curtis. In addition to her mother,
she is also preceded in death by her siblings, Ellen Jo Evans and Michael Darnell
Evans, her grandparents, James and Kathleen Young, her uncle Josh Stewart; also
Martha Lee and Wesley Holcomb who
was devoted to her like a mother and father, and her long-time companion, Stanley Hayden.
Family received friends on Wednesday,
March 9, 2016 from 12 - 2 p.m., with a
Funeral Service celebrated by Reverend
Michal Sajnog at 2:00 p.m. at Brinsfield
Funeral Home, P.A., 22955 Hollywood
Road, Leonardtown, Md. 20650. Interment was private.
Condolences may be made to www.
brinsfieldfuneral.com
Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD
Elise Bragg Pool, 95
Elise Bragg Pool, 95,
of Leonardtown, Md.,
passed away on March
4 at St. Mary’s Nursing
Center surrounded by
her loving family.
She was born on
March 1, 1921 in Syl-
vania, Ga. to the late Walter Bragg and
Annie Mallard Bragg.
In October 1944, Elise married her
beloved husband, Virgil Ellis Pool, Sr.
Together, they celebrated over 71 wonderful years of marriage. Elise was a
natural caregiver through her nurturing
personality and was the final sibling of
eight to pass. She cared for many of her
siblings and other individuals during her
life. She was a member of Fellowship
Bible Church in Winchester, Va.
In addition to her husband, Elise is
survived by her sons, Virgil Ellis Pool,
Jr of Daytona Beach, Fla. and James Edward Pool, Sr. (Vickie) of Tall Timbers,
MD; her grandchildren, James Pool, Jr
(Rachel) of Winchester, Va. and Tammy
Willen (James) of California, Md.; her
great grandchildren, Henry Pool, Calvin
Pool, Gunnar Willen, and Kara Willen;
her sister-in-law, Sarah Bragg and her
brother-in-law, Doc Massey. In addition
to her parents, she is also preceded in
death by her siblings, Anne Morris, Estelle Avret, Doris Moore, Grace Perkey,
Walton Massey, Rabun Bragg, Ward
Bragg, and Rozzie Bragg.
Family received friends on Tuesday,
March 8 from 11 - 12 p.m., with a Funeral Service celebrated by James Pool,
Jr. at 12 p.m. at Brinsfield Funeral Home,
P.A., 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, Md. 20650. Interment will be
held at a later date at Maryland Veterans
Cemetery, 11301 Crain Highway, Cheltenham, Md. 20623.
Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD
Mary E. Robinson, 98
Mary E. Robinson, 98, of Leonardtown, Md., passed away peacefully on
February 20 at Mary
Washington
Hospital in Fredericksburg,
Virginia.
She was born on July
2, 1917 in Baltimore,
Md. to the late Raymond Insley and Helen
Insley.
Mary was a devoted
wife and loving mother. She was employed as a dental technician until her
retirement with Fort Howard. She was
outgoing and enjoyed spending time
with others. One of her favorite pastimes was playing cards, and she belonged to card clubs. She was a beautiful seamstress, creating many beautiful
pieces. She enjoyed taking vacations to
Ocean City, Md. She was a past member
of the Order of the Eastern Star and the
Women’s Club.
Mary is survived by her son, John
Robinson (Linda K.) of Leonardtown,
Md., five grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren, and nieces, nephews and extended family. In addition to her parents, she is also preceded in death by
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her husband, John Marshall Robinson,
Sr. and her siblings, Raymond Insley, Jr.
and Peggy Hipkins.
All services will be private.
Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, Md.
Ida Mae Savage, 86
Ida Mae Savage, 86, of Leonardtown,
MD, passed away on
February 28 at Medstar
Georgetown University
Hospital in Washington, D.C.
She was born on
November 3, 1929 in
Thomasville, Ga. to the
late Lucius Allen and
Geneva Folsom. Ida
was an only child raised
with cousins James Hadley Jr.(deceased)
and Samuel McCray (deceased). Her
mother like others; migrated to Florida
for employment. Although separated
from her mother, she often talked about
periodic visits to Fla. The phrase, “it
takes a village to raise a child” obviously applies in her case. While living with
her grandmother, I can recall a story she
told about her first smoking experience.
She took one of her grandmother’s cigars
and went under the porch of the house
with the old dog. She got so sick, she
was unable to answer her Grandmother
when she called but the old dog told. She
said that she got the worst whooping of
her life.
In her early teens, Ida and her mother
relocated to New Jersey to be with other
family members. Ida attended South
Side High School located in Newark,
New Jersey. In 1947, Ida gave birth to
her son Samuel Allen (deceased) and
in 1950, married her beloved husband,
Harry Savage. They raised their children, Samuel and Carolyn as well as
nephew Sylvester Joyner from age 5 to
age 12. Together Ida and Harry celebrated over 29 years of marriage before his
passing in 1979. In 1980, Ida met Johnnie Simmons (deceased) who became
her lifelong companion for the next 25
years. Ida became the matriarch of her
family helping to raise her grandchildren. Ida worked several jobs during her
lifetime but retired from the Economy
Color Card Company as a bookbinder.
She had a rebellious spirit but a giving heart. She would donate $5 to every
charity that contacted her even though
she didn’t have a lot of money. She enjoyed telling jokes, getting all dolled up,
playing Bingo and going on field trips.
Her smile could light up a room.
Ida is survived by her daughter, Carolyn Rice (Raymond) of Lexington Park,
MD, her grandchildren: Valencia Phillips, Tahisha Witter, Jamilla LaSure,
Zekeya LaSure, Ahmad and Malika
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Great-children, one Great-great grandson, and a host of nieces and nephews.
Family will received friends on Saturday, March 5 from 9 to 10:30 a.m., with a
Funeral Service celebrated at 10:30 a.m.,
at Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., 22955
Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, MD
20650. Interment followed at Charles
Memorial Gardens in Leonardtown, Md.
Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, Md.
Marsha Marie Evans
Marsha Marie Evans passed away on
Monday, Feb. 8 at INOVA Fairfax Hospital, Va. She was the loving wife of Brian
Evans, Park Hall whom she married on
Nov. 26, 2005 at St. Michael’s Church.
She is the mother of their furbabies,
Mack, Dozer, and Roscoe, daughter of
Frances Bean Titus and the late Joe Titus
of Ridge, sister of Jessica (Tim) Snyder,
St. Inigoes, daughter-in-law of Roberta
Evans and the late Bob Evans, sister-inlaw of Mallory Evans and aunt of Blake,
Rylee and Brianna Evans, all of Lexington Park, sister-in-law of Jeff Evans of
Knoxville, Tenn. She is also predeceased
by her grandparents, Stephen and Edith
Bean and Chuck and Flip Titus.
Marsha attended St. Michael’s Catholic Elementary School in Ridge, Great
Mills High School, Class of 2001 and
earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in
Computer Science from St. Mary’s College of Maryland, Class of 2005. Marsha was employed by defense contractor,
J. F. Taylor since 2005 to present.
Marsha and her husband were the photography team of “1 Love Photography”
Inez Cusic
as their first Chairperson for 3 years and
presently serving as Treasurer. One of
Marsha’s proudest accomplishments was
growing the Annual Brown Bag Auction
to a fundraising event that the community looked forward to attending plus
providing financial support to the squad.
Visitation was Sunday, Feb. 14 at St
Michael’s Church, Ridge, Md. from 2 to
7 p.m. Prayers were at 5 p.m. with EMS
prayers immediately following. Mass of
Christian Burial was Monday, Feb. 15
at St Michael’s Church at 11 a.m. officiated by Fr. Scott Woods. Private Interment took place at St. James Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Austin Titus, Mike
Scrivener, Darius Hawkins and Shawn
Downs.
Honorary Pallbearers were
members of the Ridge Volunteer Rescue
Squad and Auxiliary and Ridge Volunteer Fire Department and Auxiliary.
Memorial contributions may be made
to the Ridge Volunteer Rescue Squad
Auxiliary, P. O. Box 456, Ridge, Md.
20680 or the charity of your choice.
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As you fought so hard to stay.
We knew you had to leave us,
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For part of us went with you
The day you left your home.
capturing the memories of many happy
couples and family portraits. Marsha
enjoyed sharing “Safe” scents with others as a Scentsy Consultant. She was
always posting specials on Facebook or
looking for party hosts.
Marsha was known as a very sweet,
kind and caring young woman who was
always thinking of others and wondering how she could help them. She was
blessed with a charming personality.
She could light up a room with her smile
and had the most distinctive “giggle”
that will be remembered by many whom
would laugh just by hearing her.
Marsha was a diehard Green Bay
Packers fan, even owning a share in
team stock. She would watch the Washington Redskins games so she could call
her Great Aunt Mary Bean Hockman to
discuss how they played that day. Her
favorite baseball team was the Baltimore
Orioles and enjoyed going to Camden
Yards.
Marsha followed in her family footsteps joining the Ridge Volunteer Rescue Squad on June 9, 2003. She also
has been a member of the Saint Mary’s
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Ridge Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary. Marsha was one of the
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State Signals Against Red
Light Cameras On Route 235
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Sheriff Timothy K. Cameron said his
agency is still pursuing the installation
of several red light enforcement cameras
along Route 235 despite a recent signal
from the State Highway Administration
(SHA) that they may not be appropriate
for the county’s major thoroughfare.
“We’re going to continue in the process,” Cameron told The County Times.
“The process will lead us where it will.”
The SHA sent a letter to Commissioner John O’Connor dated Feb. 22, stating
that they had examined the traffic safety
situation on Route 235 and found that
most of the vehicle crashes were rearend collisions.
“Therefore, red light cameras are not
recommended,” wrote Cedric Ward, the
director of the SHA’s Office of Traffic
Safety.
Cameron was not satisfied with the
letter from the SHA because he believed it “begged more questions than it
answered.”
Cameron said the SHA seems not to
have taken into account the severity
of the accident or of personal injuries
sustained in them, nor did they take
into account how many vehicles actually complied with red light signals at
intersections.
Cameron said he would not give up on
the red light issue.
“I would say it would require further
study,” Cameron said. “I don’t think
SHA has done its due diligence because they haven’t answered all these
questions.”
When SHA teams analyzed Route 235
they did make some changes, however,
according to the Ward missive.
“They adjusted the clearance intervals
at 17 traffic signals and adjusted the pedestrian timing at four traffic signals,”
the letter states. “Additionally our traffic engineering staff conducted a review
of the corridor and found that all of the
traffic control devices were properly in
place.”
The sheriff’s agency has selected five
intersections in the county that they
want to see red light cameras installed,
with four of them on Route 235 and
only needs approval from the state highway authorities to begin the process of
installation.
Cameron said that ultimately it was
up to the state highway authorities, and
to any vendor that the agency might engage, to allow the red light cameras to
be installed.
Once the process was completed,
Cameron said, the agency would abide
by the decision, but the sheriff’s office
would continue to do its research to
make red light cameras a reality.
“This is still a traffic safety issue,”
Cameron said. “We’re going to do our
due diligence.”
David Buck, SHA spokesman, said
there was still room for Cameron and
state officials to come to terms but red
light cameras would not likely be among
them.
“Things can and do change,” Buck
said. “But we can’t support a red light
camera there because the crashes that increase because of red light cameras are
rear end crashes.
“Based on the data right now the answer is ‘no.’ We don’t want to make a
situation worse.”
County commissioners have no vote
on whether red light cameras will come
to St. Mary’s County since it is a decision that has to be left up to the sheriff’s
office and SHA but Commissioner Todd
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Morgan has said he would not give up on
the issue.
Morgan’s wife was critically injured
several years ago when his wife’s vehicle
was struck by another motorist who had
run a red light. She later died as a result
of her injuries.
“I’m always going to fight for public
safety,” Morgan said. “I’m not changing
my mind.
“They can time these lights until
they’re blue in the face but it’s not going to change driver behavior. They’re
still running red lights and blocking
intersections.”
O’Connor, who works in the automated traffic enforcement industry, said that
distracted driving and aggressive driving were the main problems on Route
235 and that red light cameras would
likewise not change those behaviors.
But greater enforcement by police
patrols would, he said, and there were
grants both local and state agencies
could explore to expand their efforts.
He agreed with the SHA assessment
that red light cameras would likely only
compound the problem, while their research showed there were few problems
with right-angle turns which would necessitate red light cameras.
“If anything, retiming the lights will
help the problems by increasing the
times for yellow lights and red lights,
which will allow extra time for the intersections to settle,” O’Connor said.
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Rising Freshman
Orientation Nights
St. Mary’s County Public Schools will host
three Rising Freshman Orientation Nights midMarch. The purpose of the events is to provide
an opportunity for rising 9th graders and their
families to preview 9th grade course selections,
learn about available Academies and Pathways, tour the schools and meet counselors and
school administrators. The Rising Freshman
Orientation Nights will take place from 6:00 to
8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 15 at Chopticon
High School; Wednesday, March 16 at Leonardtown High School; and Thursday, March 17 at
Great Mills High School.
Families are welcome to attend any night.
All information will be repeated each night.
For more information contact the Department
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email classof2020@smcps.org.
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Participating businesses are: The Ruddy
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China Harbor, Captain Smith’s Seafood
Market, Angler’s Seafood Bar and Grill,
The Dry Dock at Zahniser’s, The CD
Café, Kingfishers Seafood Bar and Grill,
The Striped Rock, Carmen’s Gallery, The
Lighthouse Restaurant and Dock Bar, The
Lotus Kitchen and Kim’s Key Lime Pies,
Grill Sgt Barbecue, The Charles Street
Brasserie, The Island Hideaway, Running Hare Vineyard and Calvert Brewing
Company, Annmarie Sculpture Garden
and Arts Center, and the Calvert Marine
Museum. Tickets are also available at the
McNelis Group.
For more information on the Taste of
Solomons, call 443-624-1658. For a map
of participating restaurants and their offerings, or for information on activities, shopping, dining, and lodging in Solomons,
visit www.solomonsmaryland.com.
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Traveling from British Columbia, the
exhibit “Creature Comforts” from the Museum of Maritime Pets will be on display
at the Calvert Marine Museum. During the
month of March, see various ships’ animal
mascots and companions from the late 19th
century through the Korean War period to
include a wide variety of birds, cats, dogs,
sea mammals and many less common pets.
All ages are welcome!
The Museum of Maritime Pets fosters an
appreciation of animals living or working on
or near the water, who collaborate with
man in times of peace and war. They explore and interpret the role of domestic animals on sea voyages from ancient times to
the present. Visitors will see the animals’
contributions and the role that the museum
plays in promoting safe and humane treatment of animals living or working on or
near the world’s waterways.
Domestic animals have been going to
sea since man first launched boats and
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have served as companions, guards, hunters, mascots, messengers, pest controllers,
rescuers and workers. Discover the roles
animals have played on various types of
maritime missions.
The “Creature Comforts” exhibit is on
display through March 31 in the Maritime
History Hall.
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The museum is open daily from 10 a.m. to
5 p.m. Admission is $9.00 for adults, $7.00
for seniors, military with valid I.D. and AAA
members, and $4.00 for children ages 5 - 12;
children under 5 and museum members are
always admitted free. For more information about the museum, upcoming events,
or membership, visit the website at www.
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The Calvert Marine Museum (CMM)
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Scholarship for Natural Sciences. Southern Maryland graduating seniors (public
or private high school, home school, or
etc.) in pursuit of post-secondary education focusing on natural sciences, are
invited to apply.
One scholarship in the amount of
$500 is available yearly (as funding or
suitable applicants permit.) Preference
is given to applicants with interest in
the fields of Paleontology or Geology,
but the scholarship is open to applicants
pursuing education in any of the natural sciences (e.g., Biology, Chemistry or
other Physical Sciences.)
Applications are being accepted now
through March 31. For more information
and to obtain an application, visit www.
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The museum is open daily from 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $9.00 for
adults, $7.00 for seniors, military with
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16th Annual Taste of
Solomons, March 26th
New tastes abound in the historic Solomons Town Center as restaurants showcase selected food and beverages during
the one-day food festival, The Taste of
Solomons 2016 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, March 26th. The event is one of the
yearly signature events designed and sponsored by the Solomons Business Association, with proceeds to benefit the association’s annual July 4th fireworks display.
The Taste of Solomons provides a fun
and affordable way to sample all of the flavors of this remarkable waterfront town,
according to Taste of Solomons Chair Eric
Faughnan.
Tickets are $4 each and may be purchased at any of the participating businesses. Each ticket can be exchanged for
a sample of selected food or beverages.
Many restaurants are also participating
in a Gift Certificate Prize program, with
some of the tickets at each location designated as prize winners. The lucky purchaser will be awarded a gift certificate for
future use at the respective restaurant.
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Small Incisions,
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Laparoscopic procedures are less painful
and require shorter hospital stays, which
lead to a faster recovery.
Now at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital,
Charles Kim, MD, treats a variety of
colorectal conditions, including:
• Colon cancer
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• Hemorrhoids
• Severe constipation
A member of the MedStar
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with Dr. Kim, and get back
to enjoying a healthier,
worry-free life.
Call 855-546-1823 to schedule
an appointment, or visit
MedStarStMarys.org/Results
My name is Kitty. I was born in April of 2015. I am super friendly. I run over to my foster mom to be petted. I
really like people. I am one lucky girl as I was rescued
from the kill shelter where they euthanized 204 cats per
month in 2015.
I was rescued along with my three baby kittens. They
no longer need me and I am fully vetted and ready to find
a home of my own. Since I am an adult, you could foster
to adopt me once your application is approved. That way
you could see if I would be a good fit for your family and
other pets.
Mother-Son Kickball
Coming in April
St. Mary’s County Recreation
and Parks will host the third annual Mother-Son Kickball, for
boys and moms alike, on Sunday
April 3. The Hall of Fame Building at Chancellors Run Regional
Park will host this popular event.
Each participant receives a commemorative t-shirt and pizza for
lunch.
Mother-Son Kickball takes
place from 3 to 5 p.m. The cost
is $25 per couple and $7 for each
additional son. Everyone who
registers before March 14 will be
guaranteed a shirt in their size.
Online registration is available
at www.stmarysmd.com/recreate or in person at the Recreation
and Parks office in Leonardtown.
For more information call 301475-4200 ext. *1800 or *1801.
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What does
prescription
drug misuse
and abuse
look like?
Reggie Rice Magic Show
Reggie Rice’s Magic Show is
coming to all three St. Mary’s
County Library branches! Charlotte Hall branch will host Reggie Rice on Monday, March 21
at 10:30 a.m., Leonardtown
branch will host Reggie Rice
on Monday, March 21 at 2 p.m.
and Lexington Park branch will
host Reggie Rice on Wednesday, March 23 at 2 p.m. Reggie
Rice's Magic Shows are filled
with magic, music, and comedy!
The audience will go on an adventure of pure fun and excitement. SPACE IS LIMITED: Free
tickets will be available at the
library prior to the show.
School Age STEM: Project
Wet and Wild
Attend one of these two events to find out.
Lexington Park Library will
hold a School Age STEM activity: Project Wet and Wild on
Monday, March 21 from 2 p.m.
to 3:30 p.m. Get a little wet and
a little wild as we learn about
the natural environment with experiments and engineering challenges. Ages 6 to 12. Registration opens two weeks before the
program on www.stmalib.org or
call 301-863-8188.
DRUG MISUSE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION SEMINARS
FOR PARENTS AND CONCERNED COMMUNITY MEMBERS
March 17, 2016
5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
April 7, 2016
5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
St. Mary’s County Public Schools
Central Administration Office
23160 Moakley Street
Leonardtown, MD
Dr. James A. Forrest
Career and Technology Center
24005 Point Lookout Road
Leonardtown, MD
Computer Basics 3: Introduction to the Internet
Charlotte Hall Library will hold
a Computer Basics 3: Introduction to the Internet class on
Tuesday, March 22 from 2 p.m.
to 4 p.m. Participants will learn
terminology, basic features,
and how to navigate the Internet. Pick up tips on browsing
and evaluating websites in order to make your browsing experience more successful. Adult
computer classes are limited to
ages 16 and up. Registration required on www.stmalib.org or
call 301-884-2211.
Hosted by St. Mary’s County Public Schools
Co-sponsored by: The Collective Education Association of St. Mary’s County, The Education
Association of St. Mary’s County, and the St. Mary’s Association of Supervisors and Administrators
Seminar presenters include:
SMCPS, Walden Sierra, Inc., St. Mary’s County
Sheriff’s Office and Mark Besen Ph.D.
For more information contact:
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SMCPS Department of Safety and Security at
301-475-5511, ext. 32235
Leonardtown Library will a
Business Facebook class on
Wednesday, March 23 from 2
p.m. to 4 p.m. Learn how to
make the most of your Facebook
Project funded in part by the Commissioners of St. Mary’s County and the
Department of Aging & Human Services, Behavioral Health Administration
Prevention Grant.
business page, including admin
settings, building your audience
and assessing your success.
Prerequisites: A personal Facebook account (library staff can
assist with this prior to the day of
the class) and some experience
with Facebook or participation
in our Intro to Facebook class.
Adult computer classes are limited to ages 16 and up. Registration required on www.stmalib.
org or call 301-475-2846.
Facebook Q&A
Lexington Park Library will
hold a Facebook Q&A class on
Thursday, March 24 from 10 a.m.
to 12 p.m. Take in a short presentation on the general gist of
Facebook, then stay for a Q&A
style discussion. Concerned
about privacy? Need to know
how to do one specific thing?
Bring all the questions, because
we've got the answers. Adult
computer classes are limited
to ages 16 and up. Registration
required on www.stmalib.org or
call 301-863-8188.
What do I want to do with my
life? Choosing a Major
High-school students are invited to join AmeriCorp VISTA
and St. Mary’s College of Maryland students to ‘What do I want
to do with my life? Choosing a
Major.’ Choosing a major can
seem like a huge task. What do I
want to do with my life? What did
I enjoy in high school? What is
an Anthropology major anyway?
This is a drop-in program from
3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday,
March 10 at Leonardtown Library. No registration required.
Library Closed March 25 for
Good Friday
In observance of Good Friday, all three branches of the St.
Mary’s County Library will be
closed on Friday, March 25. In
observance of Easter, Lexington
Park Library will be closed on
Sunday, March 27.
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Local Coach Dedicated
to Youth Programs
By Skylar Broome
Contributing Writer
Since beginning his coaching career in the
1990-1991 season, Richard Abell has built
quite the repertoire for himself in St. Mary’s
Recreation Division. Abell started his long
running history after being asked by the now
facilities coordinator of the Parks and Rec;
Tyrone Harris asked him for his assistance
in coaching basketball and Abell accepted.
Now 26 years later he finds his schedule
packed with coaching a variety of sports,
dedicating himself to the youth programs of
the area.
“I’ve coached basketball, soccer, baseball,
flag football and tackle football,” says Abell.
“Sometimes I coach multiple teams in a season. I also run a gym for recreation and parks
during basketball season.”
Abell was born in the area, having spent
his childhood in St. Mary’s County. For 20
years he coached the ‘Biddy Basketball’ division. Biddy Basketball is for first and second graders to learn the rudimentary skills
of basketball. It is solely instructional and
there are no games or competition to pressure the kids with.
He has not only coached the young children, though. The Parks and Rec has a recreational and select league for older player as
well and he has had the opportunity to coach
teams in that division as well.
“I was lucky enough to win championships in both leagues.” Abell feels blessed
to be able to work so closely with the players, and yet winning championships is not
his proudest moment when it comes to the
team. “I more enjoy the progress the players
make,” he explained. “The more progress,
John Barber Prints
Are Back!
Limited edition, signed and numbered collector prints of John Morton
Barber’s “Buying Oysters at Drum
Point” are available again at the Calvert
Marine Museum Store. John M. Barber is a nationally acclaimed artist and
premier chronicler of Chesapeake Bay
maritime life. These rare prints capturing a piece of Southern Maryland’s history are only available at the Museum
Store and are the perfect addition to any
artwork collection.
The original painting was commissioned by the museum in memory of
James H. Buys, the first chairman of the
museum board, and is part of the museum’s permanent collection. “Buying
Oysters at Drum Point” depicts a typical
scene that was once very common to this
area, but is never seen today. Shown in
the picture is the Wm. B. Tennison buying oysters from the skipjack Apollo,
just inside Drum Point.
The Tennison was built in 1899 at
Crabb Island, Maryland, as a sailing,
oyster-dredging bugeye. She was converted to power in 1907 and spent her
winters buying oysters from local watermen and taking them to oyster shucking houses. The skipjack Apollo was
“Buying Oysters at Drum Point”
built in Solomons in 1914. The Drum
Point Lighthouse in the print marked
the entrance to the Patuxent River, but
was moved in 1975 to the museum’s
waterfront.
The “Buying Oysters at Drum Point”
prints are $150 each and available for
purchase in the Museum Store or online
at
www.calvertmarinemuseum.com.
Framed prints are also available in the
Museum Store. For more information,
call the Museum Store at 410-326-2750.
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the better they play in a game.”
There are long hours put into the job and
he is fully dedicated. The relationships he
built with his team have undergone a metamorphosis over the long 26 years. Before the
popular use of cell phones and social media,
he would only engage with the kids during
scheduled practices and games. Eventually
he would come to coach his own children,
and his children’s friends would often be
around – hanging out and allowing him to
talk to them more often.
Now the players are “in constant communication 24/7.” There is a deeper bond built
between coach and teammates, and Abell
comments that he is “talking as much about
stuff outside of sports as we do on the sport
itself.”
There is no doubt that Abell cares about
the kids. “As long as you show them respect
and that you’re sincere about the fact that you
care about them as a person they will always
try to live up to the expectations you set for
them.” His attitude might play a heavy hand
in the success he has had with his teams.
When asked about his fondest memories
during his time coaching, he found it difficult to narrow it down simply to one. “I’ve
had so many wonderful memories coaching. But if I had to pick one it was probably
coaching a game against a player I coached
when he was in first and second grade.”
Throughout his years, Abell is still continuing strong. To him, running the youth
basketball programs is hardly a chore. He
considers his time spent with all of the kids
as a blessing. He feels he has gotten a lot
more out of coaching than he has given.
“They have been such a blessing to me and
I can honestly say I love every one of them.”
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Community
Calendar
Month Long
Angel Wings and Things
St. Michael’s Church (16560 Three
Notch Rd., Ridge)
Angel Wings and Things Thrift Store
will be open every Saturday from
9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday from
10 a.m. to 1 p.m., except holiday
weekends. We have a huge selection
of winter clothes, coats, shoes, and
so much more. We also have a great
baby room, kids’ toy room, and tons
of wonderful winter items. All items are
in terrific shape, and very reasonably
priced. We look forward to having you
visit us! For any questions, please
contact Marti Lloyd at St. Michael’s
School, at 301-872-5454.
Open Skate Nights
Leonard Hall Recreation Center (23145
Leonard Hall Dr., Leonardtown)- every
Saturday, 6 to 9 p.m.
Looking for an evening of roller skating
fun? Well, strap on your skates and
bring your family and friends to
Leonard Hall Recreation Center in
Leonardtown! For all ages, $5 per
person. Skates available for rental at
$2.50 per person or bring your own.
For more information, please call 301475-4200 ext. 1800 or 1801. Paintings
in all media. For information, call 301475-3130.
Thursday, March 10
Free Tax Preparation and Electronic
Filing
Church of the Ascension (21641 Great
Mills Rd., Lexington Park)- 9 a.m. to
3:30 p.m.
The Saint Mary’s County AARP TaxAide program is providing free walk-in
tax preparation and electronic filing for
low-to middle-income taxpayers, with
special attention paid to those ages 60
and older. Taxpayers must bring their
social security cards and picture IDs (to
prevent identity theft,) as well as a copy
of last year’s tax returns and all income
and tax related information including
names, social security cards, and birth
dates for everyone who will be listed
on the return. Unfortunately we are not
able to prepare tax returns involving
businesses, farms, rental properties, or
partnerships. Additional information is
available at: www.smctaxaide.org .
March Madness
St. Andrew’s Thrift Shop (44078 St.
Andrew’s Church Rd., California)- store
hours.
March Madness begins March 2
through March 12 at the St. Andrew’s
Church Thrift Shop. Opening hours
are Wednesday and Thursday 9 a.m.
to noon. Saturdays are 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. Most winter clothing, including
outerwear, sells at 25 cents for
children’s clothes and 50 cents for
adults, this includes outerwear! Don’t
miss this great opportunity to buy
quality clothing at a great price!
Bay Montessori Open House
Bay Montessori School (Lexington
Park)- 5 to 6:30 p.m.
Please join us for a tour of our campus.
Sea Squirts
Calvert Marine Museum (14200
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Solomons Island Rd., Solomons)10:30 a.m.
An Oyster Is My Home is the theme!
Children 18 months to 3 years old and
their caregivers are invited for this free
program. Learn about all the animals
that live around the oyster reef.
Bingo Night
Harry White Wilmer American Legion
Post 82 (6330 N. Crain Hwy., La Plata)7 to 10 p.m.
Smoke-free BINGO Thursday with
early birds beginning at 7 p.m. Doors
open 6 p.m. Call 301-934-8221 for
more details. PUBLIC WELCOME.
Friday, March 11
Trinity Church Yard Sale
Parish Hall (47477 Trinity Church Rd.,
St. Mary’s City)- 7 to 8 a.m.
Housewares, books, toys, yard tools,
furniture - something for everyone!
Contact the office at 301-862-4597 for
more information.
Bay Montessori Open House
Bay Montessori School (Lexington
Park)- 9:30 a.m.
Please join us for a prospective parent
meeting for a tour of our campus and
to observe a class in action.
Casino Night
Bowles Farm (22880 Budds Creek Rd.,
Clements)- 6 to 11 p.m.
Father Andrew White School will be
hosting a Casino Night at Bowles.
Featured games are Black Jack,
Roulette, Poker, Money Wheels and
50/50. Admission is $5. Must be 21
to enter. Cash only to play. Food and
beverages will be offered. Come join
the fun!
Steak Dinner
VFW 8810 (2310 Old Washington Rd.
(Rte 925,) Waldorf)- 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Steak dinner. Baked potato and/
or mashed potatoes, gravy and
mushrooms, vegetables - medley and/
or green beans, salad, rolls. $15. Drinks
available at club prices. Call 301-6456331 for more information.
CSM Children’s Theatre: “Spirit of
Hispania: Hispanic Tales”
CSM La Plata Campus (8730 Mitchell
Rd., La Plata)- 7 p.m.
Five short plays explore LatinAmerican mythology, for all ages and
races. $7 adults/seniors, $5 youth. For
more information, email bxoffc@csmd.
edu, call 301-934-7828, or visit www.
csmd.edu/Arts.
Saturday, March 12
more information.
Mulch Sale
Golden Beach Fire House (29848
Therese Cir., Mechanicsville)- 8 a.m. to
4 p.m.
We will be selling 3 cu. ft. bags of
shredded hardwood mulch for $4 per
bag. We offer free local delivery, if you
To submit your event listing to go in our Community Calendar, please email news@countytimes.net
with the listing details by 12 p.m. on the Tuesday prior to our Thursday publication.
order 20 or more bags. Orders must
be received and paid for by March
7th, to guarantee delivery on March
12th. For order forms go to www.
ourgoldenbeach.com or call 301-8845478 or 301-884-8432.
Filing
3:30 p.m.
available at: www.smctaxaide.org.
March Madness – Last Day
St. Andrew’s Thrift Shop (44078 St.
Andrew’s Church Rd., California)- store
hours.
March Madness begins March 2
through March 12 at the St. Andrew’s
Church Thrift Shop. Opening hours
are Wednesday and Thursday 9 a.m.
to noon. Saturdays are 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. Most winter clothing, including
outerwear, sells at 25 cents for
children’s clothes and 50 cents for
adults, this includes outerwear! Don’t
miss this great opportunity to buy
quality clothing at a great price!
CSM Children’s Theatre: “Spirit of
Hispania: Hispanic Tales”
Rd., La Plata)- 2 p.m., 7 p.m.
Five short plays explore LatinAmerican mythology, for all ages and
races. $7 adults/seniors, $5 youth. For
more information, email bxoffc@csmd.
edu, call 301-934-7828, or visit www.
csmd.edu/Arts.
Sunday, March 13
Breakfast with Easter Bunny
2nd District, Company 6 (Valley Lee
VFD & RS 45245 Drayden Rd., Valley
Lee)- 8 to 11 a.m.
Cost for adults is $8, children from
ages 6 to 12 is $4, and children 5
and under are free. Menu consists of
scrambled eggs, home fried potatoes,
pancakes, French toast, sausage links,
ham, hot biscuits, creamed chipped
beef, spiced applesauce, grits,
assorted juices, milk, and coffee. For
more information, call 301-994-9999.
Easter Breakfast
VFW #2632 (23282 Three Notch Rd.,
Hollywood)- 8 to 11:30 a.m.
Cost is $7 for adults (ages 10 and up)
and children are $5. Kids under 5 are
free. Cost includes eggs, pancakes,
bacon, sausage, potatoes, juice, and
coffee. There will be crafts, games,
coloring, and prizes. Must have
valid email address to receive photo
with the Easter Bunny. All proceeds
benefit Patuxent High School
NJROTC and local charities. Email
njrotcboosterpresident@gmail.com for
additional details. If you are unable to
attend but would still like to contribute,
please donate to www.gofundme.com/
phsnjrotc.
Mulch Sale
Golden Beach Fire House (29848
Therese Cir., Mechanicsville)- 9 a.m. to
4 p.m.
We will be selling 3 cu. ft. bags of
shredded hardwood mulch for $4 per
bag. We offer free local delivery, if you
order 20 or more bags. Orders must
be received and paid for by March
7th, to guarantee delivery on March
12th. For order forms go to www.
ourgoldenbeach.com or call 301-8845478 or 301-884-8432.
more information.
Chesapeake Community Chorus
North Beach Union Church (8912
Chesapeake Ave., North Beach)- 4 to
6 p.m.
The Chesapeake Community Chorus,
an all-volunteer chorus which performs
concerts to benefit Calvert County
charities, will hold a practice session.
We are looking to add new singers
and no auditions are required. Contact
Larry Brown, Director, at 301-855-7477
or email him at lbrown9601@verizon.
net for more information.
Hand Dancing and Line Dance
Social
House of Dance (24620 Three Notch
Rd., Hollywood)- 5 to 9 p.m.
The best of oldies, hand dancing, linedancing, bopping, free styling, and
much more! Cost is $10 per person
at the door. Come early (4 p.m.) for a
drop-in of hand dance or line dance
class. $15 for the class and party.
There will be a cash bar and light
refreshments. Come for an evening of
fun and dancing! For more information,
visit www.thehouseofdance.org or
email admin@thehouseofdance.org.
Monday, March 14
March Calvert GOP Men’s Club
Speaker
Calver Elks Lodge (1015 Dares Beach
Rd., Prince Frederick)- 7:30 to 9 p.m.
The guest speaker will be Senior
Assistant State’s Attorney for Calvert
County, Andrew Rappaport. A
graduate of Elon College and the Univ.
of Baltimore School of Law, among his
various duties as Office Supervisor,
Rappaport handles vehicular
manslaughter cases, accident
reconstruction and other serious
vehicular cases. A $10 fee covers light
refreshments (sandwiches, cookies,
beverage) and room rental. For more
information, email racebeat@aol or call
410-610-8666.
GRIEFSHARE Program
Real Life Wesleyan Church (27399 Old
Village Rd., Mechanicsville)- 6 to 7:30
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p.m.
Community members who have
experienced the death of a loved
one, are invited to register for the
GRIEFSHARE program. For more
information, call Jen at 240-249-6098.
Tuesday, March 15
Summer Camp Showcase
Southern Maryland Higher Education
Center (44219 Airport Rd., California)5 to 8 p.m.
Free admission. Find out about the
numerous and varied summer camp
and activity options for your kids in St.
Mary’s County! Many vendors will be
available to share information about
their camps and summer program
offerings. For more information, email
info@greenwellfoundation.org.
Filing
3:30 p.m.
available at: www.smctaxaide.org.
Steak Night
American Legion Stallings Williams
Post 206 (3330 Chesapeake Beach
Rd., Chesapeake Beach)- 5:30 to 7
p.m.
Particular about your steak? Order it
directly from the Grill-Master and you
get what you order.
The $15 price tag includes sides,
salad, beverage, and roll. Public
welcome. For information, call 301855-6466.
Southern Maryland Real Estate
Investors’ Group
Custom Kitchens (6750 Crain Hwy., La
Plata)- 7 to 9 p.m.
Our mission is to educate and do
business with those in the community
who are interested in real estate
investing. Southern Maryland’s only
Real Estate Investing Association/
Group. We have one speaker per
meeting, however we do not sell
from the front of the room. No sales
pitches here! Our meetings are for
NETWORKING and are free of charge!
State Highway Administration Public
Workshop
Great Mills High School (21130 Great
Mills Rd., Great Mills)- 6 to 8:30 p.m.
The purpose of the study is to improve
existing traffic operations, address
design deficiencies, and provide safety
upgrades for vehicles, pedestrians, and
cyclists. The meeting will provide an
opportunity for study team members
to hear your project-related comments,
Community
explain the project planning process,
present the Purpose and Need
Statement, and share the preliminary
findings of the study. You may arrive at
any time during workshop hours and
walk through at your own pace. There
will be no formal presentation. For
additional information, visit www.roads.
maryland.gov and click on Projects,
SHA Projects Page, St. Mary’s County.
Wednesday, March 16
Sea Squirts
Calvert Marine Museum (14200
Solomons Island Rd., Solomons)10:30 a.m.
An Oyster Is My Home is the theme!
Children 18 months to 3 years old and
their caregivers are invited for this free
program. Learn about all the animals
that live around the oyster reef.
Human Resources Association of
Southern Maryland Meeting
Casey Jones (417 Charles St., La
Plata)- 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Stephen Stern, partner with Hyatt &
Weber, will provide attendees with
information on identifying reasons
why investigations may be conducted,
developing strategies for structuring
investigations and fact gathering, and
developing resolutions for the matters
being investigated. The meeting is
open to anyone with an interest in
Human Resources issues. The cost
is $25 for members and $30 for
nonmembers, which includes lunch.
Registration begins at 11 a.m. Deadline
for registering is March 14, 2016. To
register, go to: http://hrasmonline.shrm.
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Filing
3:30 p.m.
and tax related information.
Bingo Night
Harry White Wilmer American Legion
Post 82 (6330 Crain Hwy., La Plata)- 7
to 10 p.m.
Doors open at 6 p.m. Smoke-free. For
more information, call 301-934-8221.
Public welcome.
CSM Cause Theatre: “The Walls”
Rd., La Plata)- 7:30 p.m.
The Walls takes a look at the effects
of mental illness—and the various
forms of separation it so often brings
with it—on a group of women and
their families in three different time
periods. $5 all ages. Due to subject
matter and language, this play is not
suitable for patrons under 18. For more
information, email bxoffc@csmd.edu or
call 301-934-7828.
CHURCH SERVICES DIRECTORY
METHODIST CHURCH
Hollywood United Methodist Church
24422 Mervell Dean Rd • Hollywood, MD 20636
301-373-2500
Rev. Sheldon Reese, Pastor
Sunday Worship 8:30 and 11:00 a.m.
Sunday School for all ages 9:45 a.m.
All of our services are traditional.
Child care is provided.
Sunday Evening Youth Group
Christian Preschool and Kindergarten available
CATHOLIC CHURCH
St. Cecilia Church
47950 Mattapany Rd, PO Box 429
St. Mary’s City, MD 20686 301-862-4600
Vigil Mass:
4:30 pm Saturday
Sunday:
8:00 am
Weekday (M-F):
7:30 am
Confessions:
3-4 pm Saturday
www.stceciliaparish.com
St. GeorGe roman CatholiC ChurCh
St. George Church:
Saturday, 5:00 p.m. • Sunday, 8:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m.
St. Francis Xavier Chapel:
Saturday, 7:00 p.m. (Memorial Day-Labor Day)
Weekday Mass Schedule: Tue, Wed, Thur, Fri, 1st Sat: 9:00 a.m.
Confessions: Saturdays: 4:00 - 4:30 p.m. or by appointment
19199 St. George Church Road • Valley Lee, MD 20692
301-994-0607 • www.saintgeorgeromancatholicchurch.org
BAPTIST CHURCH
NON-DENOMINATIONAL CHURCH
CATHOLIC
Victory Baptist Church
Grace Chapel Ministry
301-884-8503
Teaching The Bible Without Compromise
29855 Eldorado Farm rd
CharlottE hall, md 20659
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sun schOOl, all ages…...............10:00
sun mOrning wOrship.............…11:00
sun evening wOrship….................7:00
wed evening prayer mtg.........…7:00
ProClaiming thE ChangElEss
word in a Changing world.
Member of the Grace Fellowship Brethren Churches
Sunday Worship • 8 A.M.
Sunday School • 9:15 A.M.
Blended Worship • 10:30 A.M.
Wednesday Bible Study • 7 P.M.
Tuesday Youth Group • 7 P.M.
American Heritage Girls
1st & 3rd Thursday • 7 P.M.
Senior Pastor - Dr. Carl Snyder
Assoc. Pastor - David Roberts
Youth Pastor - Luke Roberts
You are invited to worship with us.
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We Are Located On The Corner Of Route 5 & 238
39245 Chaptico Rd., Mechanicsville, Md.
301-884-3504 • Email: seeugoingup@yahoo.com
www.gracechapelsomd.org/faith
HUGHESVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH
PENTECOSTAL CHURCH
Jesus saves
A member of the Southern Baptist Convention
8505 Leonardtown Road, Hughesville, MD 20637
301-884-8645 or 301-274-3627
Senior Pastor Dr. J. Derek Yelton
Associate Pastor Kevin Cullins
• Sunday School (all ages)
• Sunday Morning Worship
• Sunday Evening Worship & Bible Study
• Wednesday Discipleship Classes
(Adults, youth & Children)
9:15 am
10:30 am
6:00 pm
7:00 pm
21800 N. Shangri-La, Dr. #8
PO Box 1260
Lexington Park, MD 20653
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Church Schedule
Sunday Morning Worship 10 a.m.
Tuesday Bible Study 7 p.m.
Friday Men Perfecting Men 7 p.m
Greetings from the Bible Temple Church
family in Mechanicsville Maryland.
Here at Bible Temple, we believe that in
this life it is important to have strong and
healthy relationships
1. A relationship with Christ
2. A personal relationship with
family and friends
Through these relationships, we develop
the characteristics of love, understanding
and forgiveness; the true heart of Christ. “ Endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit
in the bond of peace” (Ephesians 4:3).
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the transformation with us. Just bring
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Come grow with us in a place,
“Where the Word Reaches the Heart!”
Everyone is Welcome!
Leadership: Pastor Joseph and
First Lady Marilyn Young Sunday School for all ages: 9:00AM
Sunday Morning Worship: 9:45AM
Bible Study: Wednesdays at 7:30PM
Address: 29050 New Market Village Road,
Website: www.bibletemplechurch.org
Phone number: 301-374-9110
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old days
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Last Week’s Puzzle Solutions
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Thursday, March 10
Gary Gibson
Ruddy Duck (13200 Dowell Rd.,
Dowell)- 7:30 p.m.
Friday, March 11
Drive Train
Anthony’s Bar and Grill (10371
Southern Maryland Blvd., Dunkirk)
Dylan Galvin
Dowell)- 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 12
CSM Children’s Theatre: “Spirit
of Hispania: Hispanic Tales
College of Southern Maryland, La
Plata Campus, Fine Arts Building,
Theatre (8730 Mitchell Rd., La
Plata) 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Sunday, March 13
Hand Dancing And Line Dance
Social
House of Dance (24620 Three
Notch Rd., Hollywood)- 5 p.m.
Monday, March 14
Pizza and Pint Night
Dowell)- 4 p.m.
Team Trivia
Dowell)- 7 p.m.
Tuesday, March 15
Burger and Pint Night
Dowell)- 4 p.m.
Team Feud
Dowell)- 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 16
Open Mic Night
Dowell)- 6 p.m.
Thursday, March 17
Entertainment
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Friday, March 18
St. Paddy’s Day Celebration
Dowell)
Face Down: St. Patrick’s Day
Weekend, Double Shot Party
Anthony’s Bar and Grill (10371
Southern Maryland Blvd.,
Dunkirk)
Saturday, March 19
CSM Cause Theatre: “The
Walls.”
College of Southern Maryland,
La Plata Campus, Fine Arts
Building, Theatre (8730 Mitchell
Rd., La Plata) 2 p.m.
Sunday, March 20
Easter Bunny
Dowell)- 2 p.m.
Hand Dancing And Line Dance
Social
House of Dance (24620 Three
Notch Rd., Hollywood)- 5 p.m.
John Shaw
Ruddy Duck (16800 Piney Point
Rd., Piney Point)- 11 a.m. to 1
p.m.
Monday, March 21
Drive-Thru Fried
Chicken Dinner
Hollywood Vol. Rescue Squad
43256 Rescue Lane • Hollywood, Maryland
Sunday, March 13
11 A.M. - 5 P.M.
Half Chicken, Parsley Potatoes,
Green Beans, Roll & Cookie
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Pizza and Pint Night
Dowell)- 4 p.m.
Team Trivia
Dowell)- 7 p.m.
Tuesday, March 22
Burger and Pint Night
Dowell)- 4 p.m.
Team Feud
Dowell)- 6:30 p.m.
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St. Mary’s Department of Aging
Programs and Activities
Key Basket Weaving Class
Make a handy basket at the
Garvey Senior Activity Center on
Mondays, March 14 and 21 from
1-4 p.m. The finished basket can
hang on a hook or doorknob to
hold keys and other small items.
Learn to make a wrapped handle
as part of the basket. There will
be some choice of colored reed
to add decorative rows, if you
like, as well as a choice of tieons. The finished product measures approximately 6” L x 4” W
x 8” H. The cost for the kit and
instruction is $35, payable in ad-
vance. Make checks out to Pam
King. Attendance both days is
required. To learn more, call 301475-4200, ext. *1050.
Spring Gardening
The University of Maryland
Extension – St. Mary’s County
Master Gardeners will present a series of gardening topics at the Garvey Senior Activity
Center from 10:30-11:30 a.m. to
help you get your garden ready
for spring. There is no fee to attend the presentations. Advance
registration is required by calling 301-475-4200, ext. *1050.
When registering, indicate which
session(s) you will be attending.
March 15: Attracting Birds and
Bees to your Garden
March 22: Designing Your
Container Garden
March 29: Introduction to
Pruning
Total Body Strength
Improve your health and work
to achieve your fitness goals by
working with a certified personal
trainer. The Northern Senior Activity Center offers ‘Total Body
Strength’ classes on Mondays
at 2 p.m. This program helps to
maintain good bone density, improve balance, as well as exercise the core, upper, and lower
body using weights, resistance,
and specialized movements.
Try your first class for free! Then
purchase a fitness card for $30,
good for 10 sessions. For more
information, please call 301-4754002, ext. *3101.
Spring Wreath Craft
Make a beautiful spring wreath
at the Garvey Senior Activity
Center on Tuesday, March 15
at 1 p.m. using artificial flowers
and greenery, ribbon and buttons. Participants are invited to
bring items from home; however,
all needed materials will be provided. Cost per person: $3, payable to the Garvey Senior Activity Center. Advance registration
is required. Call 301-475-4200,
ext. *1050 to register.
Jar Filling Event
Join with other seniors in the
community to make cappuccino
drink mixes, M&M cookie bar
mixes, and soup mixes at the
Garvey Senior Activity Center
on Tuesday, March 22 at 1 p.m.
Everyone participating takes
home 1 mix. The remainder will
be donated to the Garvey Senior
Activity Center Council for fundraising events. To learn more or
to register, call 301-475-4200,
ext. *1050.
Indoor Gym Walking
The Leonard Hall Recreation
Center Gymnasium is open for
walking on Wednesdays and Fridays, March 2-April 8 (excluding
March 18) from 11 a.m.-noon.
This is an excellent opportunity
for area seniors to get in some
aerobic physical activity during
the cold months. No pre-registration required. To learn more,
call the Garvey Senior Activity Center at 301-475-4200, ext.
*1050.
Wearin’ of the Green Bash at
O’Garvey
For the luck of the Irish, join us
at the annual St. Patrick’s Day
bash at the Garvey Senior Activity Center on Thursday, March 17
at noon! Enjoy a traditional meal
of Irish stew, Irish soda bread,
steamed cabbage and a fruit
tart in a graham cracker crust,
milk/coffee/tea. Irish tunes will
be performed by John Pomerville, singer of traditional Irish
pub tunes. Cost for lunch is by
donation for those ages 60 and
above and $6 for those under
the age of 60. To make reservations, call 301-475-4200, ext.
*1050. Remember to wear your
lucky green!
Bikes and Trikes on the Trail
On Thursday, March 24 at 1:30
p.m. the Northern Senior Activity Center will have a “Bikes and
Trikes” ride on the Three Notch
Trail. Bring your own bike or trike
and helmet for a causal, relaxedpace ride stopping along the
way to read the trail interpretive
signs. The trip is led by Dan Donahue, experienced cyclist and
bicycle trip leader and is a joint
ride with the Oxon Hill Bike &
Trail Club. The Northern Senior
Activity Center has two bicycles
and one trike available to borrow for the trip. To sign up for
the ride or to reserve one of the
three cycles, call 301-475-4002,
ext. *3103.
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Senator Allston and Dr. Lynch
By Linda Reno
Contributing Writer
“A Personal Recontre in Southern
Maryland. Quite a sensation was created
on Saturday last at Valley Lee post office, in St. Mary’s County, by a personal
rencontre between State Senator John
(should be Joseph) S. Allston and Dr.
Thomas A. Lynch. Valley Lee post office is at Thomas’s store. A number of
persons were congregated there. The circumstances as reported are as follows:
Senator Allston, who is a young man
and elected last fall as a republican,
came up as Dr. Lynch was about to get
into a buggy to go away. The Senator
had a letter in his hand, which he gave
to Dr. Lynch to read. The letter proved
to be a communication from Mr. Dennis
Madigan, a commercial traveler of the
Baltimore house of Ambach, Burgundor
& Co., informing Mr. Allston that Dr.
Lynch had made reports affecting his
commercial standing. Mr. Allston demanded that the reports should be contradicted, which Dr. Lynch declined to
do.
The Senator then denounced Dr.
Lynch as a falsifier and slanderer and
struck him over the head and shoulders
with a maple switch which he carried in
his hand. Mr. Jeff. D. Loker and several
others interposed to protect Dr. Lynch,
who did not seem to be disposed to make
much resistance, but when they were
being separated he scratched Allston’s
face, and the latter kicked him, and it
is alleged also drew a revolver, but the
weapon was not used. Dr. Lynch was not
armed. The Doctor is 57 years of age and
reproached Allston for assaulting one so
much his senior.”
(Baltimore Sun,
June 7, 1882).
“In your issue of June 7 in the local
column, under the heading ‘A Personal
Rencontre in Southern Maryland,’ are
statements which fail to do justice to
one of the parties to the difficulty. In
the first place, Allston did not hand Dr.
Lynch a letter to read, nor did Mr. Jeff D.
Loker and others interpose to protect Dr.
Lynch, who was very efficiently protecting himself, and was giving Allston the
punishment his assault so well merited.
It is true that the parties were separated
by Loker and others, after which Allston
drew a pistol as if to shoot the Doctor,
who is much his senior, and was practicing his profession years before Allston
was born.” Justice. (Baltimore Sun,
June 14, 1882).
Dr. Thomas Alexander Lynch, born
1825, was the son of Dr. Thomas Alexander Lynch, Sr. and Elizabeth Coad. He
married Mary Mahala Hooper on May
31, 1860. During the war, Dr. Lynch was
arrested for his criticism of President
Lincoln. He died May 19, 1893 at his
residence “Hollywood” near Drayden.
Joseph Stone Allstan, born April 29,
1849, was the son of John Jordan Allstan
and his first wife, Mary Elizabeth Stone.
He married Juliet Garner on April 29,
1868. Juliet died a little less than three
months later. He married second, Mary
A. “Mamie” Bean on October 14, 1873.
Allstan died December 3, 1885 of typhoid pneumonia.
Wanderings
of an Aimless Mind
“Lion
or Lamb”
Well, as I said on my Facebook status March 1st, March
came in like a lamb, but a lamb with a little wind problem, and
the wind only seemed to get stronger. Maybe it came in more
like a lion cub. Between the wind that morning, barking dogs
on the lam in our yard, and Dahlgren on an explosion spree, it
was quite a noisy day. I am amazed when I look outside and
see a few clumps of dried leaves here and there on the trees
that have still not blown off. One bright spot is watching the
squirrels try to grab and steady the birdfeeder with their little
paws while the wind has it swinging wildly back and forth.
Windy days, I don’t even try hair spray or try to get all of this
hair to tame. Why bother? It’s not like I take a lot of time with
it any other day. Last week I did one of my thinning scissor
trims on the top from front to back. I must have been tired,
because I thinned it a little more on one side of my part than
the other, leaving my bangs a bit shorter on the one side and
also a bit more thinned, making it poof out more. Just what I
need – more poof.
I have already noticed that this is going to be a bad allergy
year for me. There must be some combination of factors, from
the high winds, dampness, and new growth that is hitting me
just right. So, I know that I will be a walking, sneezing zombie
for some time to come. We did buy our Alavert a few days ago,
and maybe when that gets in my system then the symptoms
will level off and ease up. I hate being fuzzy headed. Fuzzyheadedness leads to walking around in circles and from room
to room with no clue what you started out to do. Thank goodness for lists.
The first weekend of March I just stayed mindless, and did
what my husband and I do best, we wandered. We hit a few
wineries here and there on two wine trails in the two weekend
Maryland Wine Passport Experience and took whatever roads
suited us. We only did this past weekend since I am feeling
so much better now at the five week point. Winery hopping
is an easy way to have fun, and not too strenuous. Sometimes
we only taste the reds, so we don’t drink much, but still enjoy
the beautiful views and the people. All weekends after this are
already filled, and plus, my husband will have pool season and
softball season starting soon. Sometimes it is so nice for us to
have a weekend out of the house together, and boy have we
been in the house together a lot. Probably too much for us. This
is where the lion and the lamb (albeit a feisty, restless lamb) really clash. When we are out exploring, we are both inquisitive,
happy lambs.
And I was ready to get out, having done enough organizing
of paperwork, crafts, and shelves to last for a few months. Not
that you ever really get caught up. Now I am working on going through all the stuff in the desk that I have had since my
6th birthday. The drawers had been blocked with a file cabinet
for quite a while, but that was moved. There were things still
in there that I haven’t gone through since I moved into my husband’s house 15 years ago. And most of the stuff were items I
hadn’t gone through for 20 years before that. I am trying to be
ruthless in what I throw out, though sometimes it is hard when
they are memories. But aged stationary boxes, statements from
15 years ago, cards from even longer ago, and stuck together
wads of rubber bands are just not needed. I guess I better bring
out my inner lion and finish the other drawers, then it is back to
the lamb until the next project. No, I think I want to go through
March like a lion.
To each new day’s adventure,
Shelby
Please send your ideas or comments to:
shelbys.wanderings@yahoo.com or find me
on facebook: Shelby Oppermann
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The Jerk
Long, long, long ago, I laughed when Donald
Trump threw his hat into the ring and announced
his plans to run for the presidency (yes, that
Presidency, of the United States of America. Not
President of the Loud & Vulgar Spray Tanners
Club; not President of the Uniformly Uninformed
East Coast Braggarts Coalition; not even President of Misogynists International, Trump Towers Chapter). Trump’s announcement seemed
funny at the time, sort of like it seemed funny
when Prince Firstly, at the age of 4, armed himself with a Nerf baseball bat and hid behind the
closet door, loudly announcing his plans to Take
Care of Business if someone tried to break into
our house. I didn’t think Prince Firstly would do
any real harm, and it made for an amusing story.
Ditto, Trump. Until...
Here we are, months later, and it is looking
increasingly likely that Trump will secure the
Republican nomination. In an attempt to keep
laughing—the alternative is to cry—I have been
trying to think of who he might choose as his
running mate. Bozo? Pee Wee Herman? George
Zimmerman? Each idea seems more appropriate
than the previous one.
This column isn’t about politics, not really. I
believe in the democratic system with every fiber
of my being; I may not like the choice someone
else makes, but I will fight to the end for their
right to make it. I respect the process of democracy, and the office of the President, even when
my politics are very different from the politics of
the person occupying that office. And that’s why
I am so appalled, so saddened, so stunned, even,
that we could be at this point.
We are seriously talking about nominating
a man who has consistently shown his lack of
knowledge about both domestic and foreign affairs (that’s a set-up for a cheap shot, but I won’t
take it, okay?). This is a man who openly flaunts
his racism and his lack of respect for women and
his disregard for anyone who dares to disagree
with him. He is like a poorly-behaved kindergartener when things don’t go his way, name-calling
and making fun of people.
When I try to understand how anyone could
support Trump, I find myself lost, and it’s not
about conservative or liberal, right-wing or left.
Depending on your experiences and how you see
the world, certain candidates just make more
sense…and that’s how it works, in a democracy.
You listen to the platforms candidates lay out;
you consider their ideas, their plans, their proposed actions, and then you choose the candidate
whose ideas, plans and proposed actions most
closely match your beliefs. In a democracy, that’s
your right, and it’s my right, and it’s central to
the foundation of democracy that our beliefs may
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differ vastly…but our right to have those beliefs
doesn’t.
The problem is that Trump doesn’t agree—and
on top of that, he doesn’t appear to have any truly
reasonable or workable ideas, plans or actions.
Listen to his plans—closely, if you can tolerate
it. A recent one concerns his intention to “open
up” and strengthen libel laws, making it much
easier to sue anyone who writes anything negative (this is chilling, if you value your 1st Amendment right to have and to state opinions freely).
Another plan? That wall that Trump is going to
“make” Mexico pay for (former Mexican President Vicente Fox responded last week, taking a
page from Trump’s dictionary by saying “I’m not
going to pay for that bleep’ing wall”).
Trump may be short on plans, but he’s fully
stocked when it comes to narrow-minded thinking that flies in the face of the Constitution and
the values that make up our democracy. And so I
return to the subject of how this could be happening. How is it that so many people turn up at his
rallies, cheering on a man who is anti-American
in his views, a man who encourages his followers to threaten and even attack citizens who turn
up at those rallies and disagree with Trump?
How is it that so many people are willing to look
past Trump’s ignorance of Civics 101, his vague,
crazy plans? How is it that so many people are
willing to ignore the racism, the sexism, the hatehate-hate he spews?
I’ve heard the theory that the support for
Trump could be a reaction, for some, to having
had an African American President—as if anyone, anyone (white) would be preferable…even
the childish, vulgar, and uninformed Donald
Trump. Likewise, some believe that Trump’s successful run could be a reaction to the idea of a
woman as President. Neither theory explains why
Trump is succeeding where Cruz and Rubio are
not, however.
I’ve heard the theory, too, that people find
Trump’s outspoken, brash manner refreshing.
I guess, if you like having a bucket of icy-cold,
racist-rant, hateful-names, vulgarity-filled water
thrown in your face, I can see that. Refreshing,
sure.
Listen: I get how someone could vote to elect
a Republican. I get how someone could vote to
elect a Democrat. I get how someone could vote to
elect an Independent, or a Socialist. What I don’t
get, what I suppose I’ll never get, is how someone
could vote to elect such a bigoted, mean-spirited,
narrow-minded and unrepentant jerk.
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