On Monday, September 23, 2019, Abraham Dantzler departed from this earthly life. Family and friends will unite on Friday, September 27, 2019 from 10:00 am until time of service at 11:00 am at Briscoe-Tonic Funeral Home 2294 Old Washington Rd. Waldorf, MD 20601. Interment be at Heritage Memorial Cemetery following service.
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Eunice Clark
On Sunday, September 15, 2019, Eunice Clark, departed from this earthly life. Family and friends will unite on Friday, September 27, 2019 from 11:00 am until time of service 12 noon at Greater Deliverance Christian Church, 441 Chaplin Street SE, Washington, DC 20019. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date.
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Vickii Bass
On Saturday, September 21, 2019, Vickii Bass departed from this earthly life. Family and friends will unite on Saturday, October 5, 2019 from 10:00 am until time of service at 11:00 am at Westphalia United Methodist Church 9363 Darcy Rd, Upper Marlboro, MD 20774. Interment be at Washington National Cemetery following service.
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The Department of Recreation and Parks Offering Lifeguard Training Course in October in Lexington Park
The Department of Recreation and Parks will be holding a lifeguard training course at the Great Mills Pool. Learn how to effectively prevent and respond to water emergencies with this American Red Cross lifeguard training. Courses are designed to provide participants with the skills and knowledge to respond to a variety of scenarios in...
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St. Mary’s County Public Schools Celebrating with Maryland Homegrown School Lunch Week to Encourage Families to Choose Local Foods
St. Mary’s County Public Schools (SMCPS) will celebrate Maryland Homegrown School Lunch Week during the week of September 30 through October 4, 2019. During this week, Benjamin Banneker Elementary School will be hosting our annual celebration, which will include visits from local farmers and local food featured in the cafeteria. In addition to the...
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Calvert Hospice Selected as Beneficiary of the Giant Food Community Bag Program for the Month of October
Calvert Hospice has been selected as a beneficiary of the Giant Food Community Bag Program for the month of October. The Giant Food Community Bag Program, which launched in July 2019, is a reusable bag program that facilitates community support with the goal to make a difference in the communities where shoppers live and...
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Single Vehicle Rollover in Lexington Park Sends Adult Male to Area Trauma Center
On Thursday, September 26, 2019, at approximately 12:30 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Wheeler Road in Lexington Park, for the motor vehicle accident reported serious with one vehicle overturned and one subject trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle off...
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No Fire at Chopticon High School, Just Smoke After Water Pump Malfunctions
On Thursday, September 26, 2019, at approximately 11:50 a.m., firefighters responded to Chopticon High School in Morganza for the report of smoke in the building. Firefighters from Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department responded, and after arriving on scene reported a water pump in a boiler room had malfunctioned. Students, teachers, and staff had evacuated...
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On October 1st, the Statewide Sales Age Increases to 21 for all Tobacco Products in Maryland
Effective October 1, 2019, the statewide sales age increases to 21 for all tobacco products, including electronic smoking devices (e-cigarettes, vapes, pod-based devices such as JUUL and their e-liquids, and component parts and accessories). Important changes impacting tobacco sales: There is no “grandfather,” phase-in, or grace period for individuals who are 18 years of age prior to...
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Charles County Public Schools Fall Chess Tournament Registration Now Open for Saturday, October 26, 2019
Registration for the Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) annual fall chess tournament, set for 9 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 26 at Thomas Stone High School, is now open for students. The tournament is for students in kindergarten through Grade 12. Interested participants must register online at https://ccpsregistration.wufoo.com/forms/ccps-2019-fall-chess-tournament/ by Wednesday, Oct. 23. The registration window closes...
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Herbert Gene Whichard, 84
Herbert Gene Whichard, 84, of Lusby, MD and formerly of Washington, NC and Berwyn Heights, MD, passed away on September 21, 2019 at Calvert Health Medical Center. Born August 29, 1935 in Greenville, NC, he was the son of the late David Forrest Whichard and Marian Payne. Gene graduated from Washington High School in...
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Jeremy Testa an Invited Lecturer in Natural Science and Mathematics Colloquia Series
St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s Biology Department presents Jeremy Testa to discuss “The Long Road of Chesapeake Bay Restoration: Resistance, Resilience, and Recovery” as part of the Natural Science and Mathematics Colloquia series. The talk takes place on Oct. 30 at 4:45 p.m. in Schaefer Hall 106. Testa, visiting the National Public Honors College...
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Little Explorers at Historic St. Mary’s City Wednesday, October 2, 2019
On Wednesday, October 2 at 10:00 am, join Historic St. Mary’s City Little Explorers to wander “On The Farm!” Youngsters will be able to meet the animals, learn about different farm jobs, and hear the many sounds “on the farm.” The Little Explorers will be meeting at the Godiah Spray Plantation, located at 47621...
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Anne Arundel Riviera Beach Volunteer Fire Department Assists Owl Moon Raptor Center and Citizens in Saving Injured Adult Osprey Stuck in Tree
On Saturday, September 21, 2019, at approximately 8:00 p.m., the Owl Moon Raptor Center received a call from Mark Decarli, who was boating and saw an osprey upside down in a tree in Pasadena. Donna Cole, employees from the Owl Moon Center, and Bob Baltz, who volunteers for the Maryland Park Service with the...
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Mom Rescues Almost-Lost $50,000 Winning Powerball Ticket Purchased in Bryans Road
Moving one’s belongings from one place to another is, at best, a hectic process. There are many things to remember, to keep track of and safeguard. Luckily, a Laurel woman had her mother helping with the move and her mom found a forgotten $50,000 winning Powerball ticket. “I almost never buy tickets,” said the...
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Maryland Fentanyl And Heroin Dealer Sentenced Today To 9 Years In Federal Prison For Federal Drug Charges
U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced Gari Terrell Miller, 39, of Clinton, to 9 years in federal prison, followed by four years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, and to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. Miller was one of the first defendants charged as...
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State House of 1676 in Historic St. Mary’s City Currently Undergoing Renovations and Repair
The reconstructed State House of 1676 (HSMC) has been undergoing renovations and repair to its original roof. Built in 1934 in honor of Maryland’s tercentennial, the State House was constructed with a flat tile, which was the best estimate as to the type of roof the original building had. Eighty-five years later, with the...
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Veteran Lake Shore Firefighter Suffers Medical Emergency Preparing to Respond to Call in Anne Arundel County Firehouse
On Sunday, September 22, 2019. at approximately 12:50 p.m., the engine company at the Lake Shore Fire Station in Pasadena was alerted to respond to a dwelling fire in the Jacobsville area, when a firefighter getting dressed collapsed. A career member of the crew became unconscious while dressing to respond and another member of...
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Historic St. Mary’s City Offering Hide Tanning Workshop on Saturday, October 26, 2019
Registration has opened for a hide tanning workshop scheduled on October 26, 2019. Hunting season is upon us, and Historic St. Mary’s City is offering a workshop to help learn the native art of taking a deer hide and turning it into soft buckskin. This program, designed for beginners, takes the participant through the...
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Planning to Travel Abroad? Get Your Passport at the Calvert Library in Prince Frederick
Prepare for upcoming travel and apply for your U.S. Passport today at Calvert Library Prince Frederick. As a convenience to the community, Calvert Library is now a State Department-approved passport acceptance facility. While there, you can pick up books and other materials about your destination. You can even download the library’s Mango Languages learning...
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State Fire Marshal Investigating Early Morning House Fire in Huntingtown Where Two Firefighters Were Injured
On Tuesday, September 24, 2019, at approximately 5:30 a.m., firefighters from Huntingtown, Prince Frederick, Dunkirk, St. Leonard and surrounding departments responded to Queensberry Drive in Huntingtown, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a two-story single family residence with fire showing from the roof and rear of the house....
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Congratulates Captain David Yingling for his Graduation from the FBI National Academy
Sheriff Tim Cameron and the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office congratulate Capt. David Yingling, Commander of the Patrol Division, for his graduation from the FBI National Academy this month. Capt. Yingling was one of 256 law enforcement officers to complete the 277th session of the National Academy, graduating on Sept. 13, 2019. Internationally known...
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Pamela Susan Saalbach
Pamela’s dynamic personality and innate sense of fairness were displayed across her many talents which included a gorgeous singing voice, mastery of guitar, banjo, and dulcimer, and detailed costume design. The wedding dress she wore when she married her loving husband Mark Schleicher in 1984 was handmade and precisely fashioned based upon a photograph...
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Charles Mellon Lockerby “Chuck”
After celebrating his 89th birthday on Labor Day, Charles Mellon Lockerby (“Chuck”) passed away on September 14 at his home in Drum Point, Lusby, Maryland, where he lived with his wife of 64+ years, Jean. Born in San Mateo, California in 1930, he spent his early boyhood years in San Mateo County before—following a...
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UPDATE: Police Release Identity of 60-Year-Old La Plata Man Killed in Construction Machinery Accident
UPDATE 9/25/19: On September 23 at 1:52 p.m., officers, the fire department and EMS responded to the 3100 block of Elsa Avenue in Waldorf for the report of a crash involving a pedestrian. Once on the scene, the victim was observed pinned underneath a skid-steer, a piece of construction equipment. He was extricated by...
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