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Library Outlines Reopening Plans

Library Outlines Reopening Plans

The St. Mary’s County Library has announced its Phase 1 reopening plans. The book drops at all three library locations — Charlotte Hall, Leonardtown, and Lexington Park — will be opened to receive checked out materials Wednesday, June 17. All three locations will start curbside pickup of reserved materials on Monday, June 22.

Please note that the Leonardtown Library has moved to the new building…

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Rev. Patrick Norman Kelly, age 86, of Mt. Gilead, went Home to Jesus' arms on September 28, 2020 after several months of care following several hospitalizations and surgeries.

He was born November 23, 1933 in Manhattan, NY to Freda L. Sheerlein-Kelly and Thomas E. Kelly. He and his mother moved to Ohio in 1937. Freda married Dorrill "Blondy" Bounds on May 29, 1940 and the family settled in Litchfield. Pat was a 1951 graduate of York High School (now Buckeye) in Medina County, Ohio. Pat married Virginia in 1953 and they had two children, Debbie & Linda. Virginia passed away in December 1956. On April 19, 1958 Pat married Shirley E. Rombach and she survives in Mt. Gilead.

He attended Bob Jones University and was ordained into the Lutheran Ministry from Trinity Seminary, Columbus Ohio in 1967. Pat lived his life to serve Jesus. For over 50 years he served congregations in Idaho & Ohio. His first parish was Calvary Lutheran in Post Falls ID. He later served many churches in Ohio including Cardington, Jackson Center, Marysville, Jelloway, Port Jefferson and Springfield. He "retired" 6 times but always ended up returning to the pulpit.

In 2009, he returned to Morrow County, after many years at Indian Lake, to help form a new church, Word of Life, in Mt. Gilead and later served St. John's Lutheran Church in North Woodbury until January 2020.

He was involved in many community and civic organizations including Chairman of Crippled Children of Morrow County, Key Ministries of Morrow County and was Chairman of the Cardington 1976 Bicentennial Committee. A few years ago he started the "Last Words of Christ" Good Friday service that involves the participation of several area churches. He visited Israel in 1974 on a state sponsored trip of Protestant & Catholic ministers & priests.

He held a special place and service to the Sons of the American Revolution for many years serving as Chaplain for the State of Ohio. He was very proud of his ancestry as a Frisbee and was a member of the Frisbie-Frisbee Family Association of America, Inc. He was an avid history buff and was proud to have had Frisbee ancestors serve in the Revolutionary War and the Civil War. He counted 63 relatives that participated in the Battle of Gettysburg. He was very proud of the time he met with Neil Armstrong. He also enjoyed Lake Erie perch fishing with friends from Cardington and he always had a line in the water at Indian Lake.

He was a true servant of God who was always quick with an uplifting word of inspiration and a helping hand. His smile and stories will be missed by many.

Left to cherish his memory are his wife of 62 years, Shirley E. (Rombach) Kelly, children Debbie (Edwin) Williams of Walker, WV, Linda (David) Taylor of Columbus, David (Sue) of Sunbury, Karen (Jerry) Webb of Bellville and John (Donna) Kelly of Tamarack, FL. Grandchildren; Sonja Kelly, Ben George, Betsy Robison, Rachel Kelly, Laura Kelly, Allison Kelly, Andrew Webb, Michael Webb, Sarah Webb, Nick Webb, and eight Great grandchildren.

In addition to his birth parents, Pat was preceded in death by his stepfather Dorrill D. Bounds and his first wife Virginia.

He was lovingly cared for by Dr. Tom Freundlich for many years and the Bennington Glen Rehab and Woodside Village Care Center these past few months. Their attention and care during these difficult social times has been greatly appreciated.

Friends may call on Monday, October 5, 2020 from 10:00 AM until the time of the funeral at 11:00 AM at the Gompf Funeral Home in Cardington. The burial will follow in Oak Grove Memorial Park, Lexington, OH. A light lunch will follow at St. John's.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made to either: St. John's Lutheran Church, 6808 Ohio 314, Mt Gilead, OH 43338 or Sons of the American Revolution c/o David Kelly 15401 Meredith State Rd. Sunbury, OH 43074.

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Keep America Beautiful Announces 50 Organizations Receive 2019 Cigarette Litter Prevention Program Grants

Keep America Beautiful®, the nation’s leading community improvement nonprofit organization, today announced it has awarded 50 grants to Keep America Beautiful community-based affiliates and partner organizations for its 2019 Cigarette Litter Prevention Program® (CLPP), designed to help communities combat the most commonly littered item in America.  

Keep America Beautiful is providing individual merit-based grants, totaling more than $300,000, in amounts of $10,000, $5,000 and $2,500 to 50 organizations throughout the country.

Keep America Beautiful affiliates, local governments, business improvement districts, downtown associations, parks and recreation areas, and other organizations dedicated to ending litter and beautifying communities are receiving grants. Since the establishment of the national initiative, communities in 49 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Canada have implemented the CLPP. Throughout its history, the program has helped reduce cigarette litter in the communities in which it has been implemented by an average of 50 percent.

Communities implementing the CLPP in 2018 reported an average 62 percent reduction of cigarette litter, even greater than the previous year’s average reduction of 52 percent. Cigarette Litter Prevention Program grant funding empowers communities to help mitigate the economic, environmental and quality-of-life impact of cigarette butt littering.

“Litter is both the smallest and largest problem at the same time,” said Jerred Jones, program director for the CLPP. “Keep America Beautiful believes that many of our social ills begin with litter. Access to ash receptacles and portable pocket ashtrays are crucial to changing littering behaviors.”

The CLPP, created by Keep America Beautiful in 2002, is the nation's largest program aimed at eliminating cigarette butt and cigar tip litter. Since its inception, the program has been successfully implemented in more than 1,800 urban, suburban and rural communities nationwide. Over the past decade, participating communities have consistently cut cigarette butt litter by 50 percent based on local measurements taken in the first four months to six months after program implementation.

Research has shown that even self-reported “non-litterers” often don’t consider tossing cigarette butts on the ground to be "littering."  Keep America Beautiful has found that cigarette butt litter occurs most often at transition points—areas where a person must stop smoking before proceeding into another area.  These include bus stops, entrances to stores and public buildings, and the sidewalk areas outside of bars and restaurants, among others.  

The Cigarette Litter Prevention Program is supported by funding from Altria, Reynolds American, and the Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company.

About Keep America Beautiful Keep America Beautiful, the nation’s leading community improvement nonprofit organization, inspires and educates people to take action every day to improve and beautify their community environment. Established in 1953, Keep America Beautiful strives to End Littering, Improve Recycling and Beautify America’s Communities. We believe everyone has a right to live in a clean, green and beautiful community, and shares a responsibility to contribute to that vision.

Behavior change – steeped in education, research and behavioral science – is the cornerstone of Keep America Beautiful. We empower generations of community and environmental stewards with volunteer programs, hands-on experiences, educational curricula, practical advice and other resources. The organization is driven by the work and passion of more than 600 Keep America Beautiful affiliates, millions of volunteers, and the collaborative support of corporate partners, social and civic service organizations, academia, municipalities, elected officials, and individuals. Join us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube. Donate and take action at kab.org.

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2019 Cigarette Litter Prevention Program Grant Recipients

Capitol Hill Business Improvement District City of Coffeyville KS/Coffeyville's Reawakening City of Espanola City of Hallandale Beach City of Shamokin EcoSuperior Environmental Programs I Love A Clean San Diego Keep Alabama Beautiful Keep America Beautiful-Topeka/Shawnee County Keep Bartlett Beautiful Keep Blanco Beautiful Keep Canton Beautiful Keep Chester County Beautiful Keep Copiah County Beautiful Keep Dalton-Whitfield Beautiful Keep Darke County Beautiful Keep Denton Beautiful Keep Douglas County Beautiful Keep Dublin-Laurens Beautiful, Inc. Keep Durham Beautiful Keep Golden Isles Beautiful Keep Indian River Beautiful, Inc. Keep Katy Beautiful Keep Keith County Beautiful Keep Lexington Beautiful Keep Lorain County Beautiful Keep Midlothian Beautiful – Illinois Keep New Hanover Beautiful Keep New Mexico Clean & Beautiful Keep North Miami Beautiful Keep Ohio Beautiful Keep Paris/Henry County Beautiful Keep Panama City Beach Beautiful Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Keep Pinellas Beautiful Keep Port St. Lucie Beautiful Keep Prince William Beautiful Keep Rabun Beautiful Keep South Carolina Beautiful Keep the Bluegrass Beautiful Keep Tennessee Beautiful Keep Van Buren Beautiful Keep Virginia Beautiful, Inc. Maryland Coastal Bays Program Minneapolis Downtown Improvement District Mulberry River Society Oklahoma City Beautiful Town of Danvers Town of Norwood Transition Prince Rupert

source: http://www.csrwire.com/press_releases/41950-Keep-America-Beautiful-Announces-50-Organizations-Receive-2019-Cigarette-Litter-Prevention-Program-Grants?tracking_source=rss

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Community Invited to Drayden Schoolhouse

Community Invited to Drayden Schoolhouse

The Drayden African American Schoolhouse in Drayden will be opened periodically, thanks to a partnership between the St. Mary’s County Museum Division and the Unified Committee for Afro-American Contributions (UCAC).

The Drayden Schoolhouse is one of the country’s best-preserved, one-room African-American schoolhouses. The story of the schoolhouse represents a significant part of St. Mary’s…

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Expect Traffic Pattern Changes at Base Gate 1 Drivers can expect traffic pattern changes Monday morning at NAS Patuxent River's Gate 1. A 30-day road construction project will begin May 11.

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Library to Host Navy’s PFAS Open House Residents in the vicinity of Naval Air Station Patuxent River and other interested parties are invited to attend a public information meeting from 5 to 7 pm Tuesday, March 3, 2020, to learn about the US Navy’s assessment of on-base surveys of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

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Still Time to Enter DNR Photo Contest

Still Time to Enter DNR Photo Contest

2019 Grand Prize Winner: Papilio glaucus, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Head by David Illig. Photo courtesy of Maryland DNR

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is now accepting entries for its annual photo contest. Photographers, novice or professional, can enter the DNR contest for a chance to win cash and other prizes.

Winning entries will be posted online, featured in an issue of the…

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Brewster to Be Honored as Health Care Hero

Brewster to Be Honored as Health Care Hero

The Daily Record has selected Dr. Meena Brewster, St. Mary’s County health officer, to receive a 2020 Health Care Hero Award.

As home to several renowned medical and federal institutions, Maryland is a national leader in health care research and development. The Daily Record’s Health Care Heroes Awards honor those organizations and individuals who have made an impact on the quality of health care…

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State Offers Free Fishing Day June 6

State Offers Free Fishing Day June 6

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources will offer license-free fishing days on June 6, June 13, and July 4 — a free option to explore Maryland’s diverse and unique fishing experiences without needing a fishing license, trout stamp, or registration.

Following Gov. Larry Hogan’s announcement of the first stage of the Maryland Strong: Roadmap to Recovery, the state has expanded opportunities…

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Stormwater Pollution Ordinance to Be Discussed

Stormwater Pollution Ordinance to Be Discussed

The St. Mary’s County commissioners will hold a hearing at 10 am Tuesday, June 9, 2020, to consider a new county ordinance titled Stormwater Pollution and Illicit Discharge, Detection and Elimination as required by the state’s General Permit for Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems Permit No. 13-IM-5500, a discharge permit for stormwater.

The new ordinance follows the guidelines and…

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FDR Blvd. Monterey-Kinnegad Extension to Open

FDR Blvd. Monterey-Kinnegad Extension to Open

The extension of FDR Boulevard in Lexington Park — from Monterey Lane to the roundabout at the intersection of Kinnegad Drive/Castletown Way — for a length of 0.28 mile, will be open to traffic Tuesday, June 9.

Construction completion will provide a connection to the current end of Amber Drive at the intersection of Kinnegad Drive/Castletown Way within the Hickory Hills community. Amber Drive was…

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Gallery-V Seeks 'Quarantine' Submissions

Gallery-V Seeks ‘Quarantine’ Submissions

Gallery-V, an emerging online exhibit space, is accepting submissions for its first show, “Quarantine Dreams.” Anyone with art created during the COVID quarantine may submit now through June 26, 2020.

Submissions to “Quarantine Dreams” may be uploaded here through June 26, 2020.

Selected works will appear in the exhibit, and the juror will make cash awards. There will be $400 in prize money to be…

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Plans Move Ahead at New Garvey Center

Plans Move Ahead at New Garvey Center

Though the St. Mary’s County Department of Aging & Human Services senior activity centers remain closed to the public, plans are moving forward on the new Garvey center in Leonardtown.

The ribbon-cutting ceremony for the senior activity center and the new library was postponed in April, that does not mean the project has stopped.

Garvey Senior Activity Center staff moved into the new building…

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YMCA Exploratory Committee to Meet June 3

YMCA Exploratory Committee to Meet June 3

The St. Mary’s County YMCA Exploratory Committee will hold a rescheduled meeting via teleconference at 6 pm Wednesday, June 3, 2020.

Due to social distancing guidelines at this time, the meeting will not be open to the public.

While the public is not allowed to be physically present, the public may listen to the meeting by calling 301-579-7236; Access code: 963443. While citizens may listen only,…

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Libraries' Top 10 Downloaded Books

Libraries’ Top 10 Downloaded Books

As Southern Marylanders practice social distancing, they are catching up on their reading lists and taking advantage of digital books offered through their public libraries. The region’s Top 10 downloaded books include memoirs, an older fantasy favorite, and recent bestselling novels.

The top 10 books downloaded from Southern Maryland public libraries since March 16 are:

“Funny, You Don’t Look…

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Adopt an Egg, Help Piney Point Museum

Adopt an Egg, Help Piney Point Museum

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The Piney Point Lighthouse Museum has come up with an “egg-cellent” way to help its newest exhibit.

The public is invited to support the museum’s Osprey Exhibit through its Adopt an Egg program. Set to open in the summer, the exhibit is part of several new permanent displays going into Piney Point Lighthouse…