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The Rocksh Season opens Sat. April 19. Are you
ready to catch the big sh? During the trophy season
that runs through May 15, anglers may catch one striped
bass per day measuring a minimum of 28 inches in the
mainstream Chesapeake Bay. For the rest of the story,
turn to page 14 (Photo by Bob Munro).
Catching The Big Ones Catching The Big Ones
During May, local Girl Scout Cadette Olivia Hooe
will be collecting used musical instruments to be
donated to Calvert County Public Schools. The
Forgotten Melodies instrument drive is intended to
supply local students with instruments to borrow so
that they can experience the myriad of benets that
come with learning to play music. You can bring your
instrument donation to the North Beach Farmers
Market on Fri. May 2 where there will be a Forgotten
Melodies booth. Additionally, three drop-off locations
are available: the Northeast Community Center in
Chesapeake Beach, Windy Hill Middle School in
Owings, and Calvert Middle School in Prince Frederick.
Ms. Hooe is also offering a convenient pick up service.
For more information or to donate call (301) 646-7411
or email downbythesea73@msn.com.
Forgotten Melodies Drive Forgotten Melodies Drive
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans donates $1,000 to
Patuxent Habitat for Humanity as a sponsor for the 6th
Annual Recycled Art Show & Benet Auction. The
event is being held Sat. Apr. 26 at Our Lady Star of the
Sea Church on Solomons Island, from 6:30 9:00 p.m.
For tickets and more information check out the
website patuxenthabitat.org or call (301) 863-6227.
Patuxent Habitat for Humanitys annual fundraiser
helps further the mission of building more affordable
housing in Calvert & St. Marys Counties since 2003!
Pictured are (L to R): Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Board members, Liz Swann (Financial Advisor), Edie
Hintz , and Lori Ball (Treasurer) with Sharon Farbizio
(Director of Operations) & Henry Nicholes (Board
Member)of Patuxent Habitat for Humanity.
Habitat Gets Check Habitat Gets Check

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Board members, Liz Swann (Financial Advisor), Edie Hintz , and Lori Ball (Treasurer) with Sharon Farbizio (Director of
Operations) & Henry Nicholes (Board Member)of Patuxent Habitat for Humanity.
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans donates $1,000 to Patuxent Habitat for Humanity as a sponsor for the 6
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Annual Recycled Art Show & Benefit Auction. The event is being held Saturday April 26, 2014 at Our Lady Star of
the Sea Church on Solomons Island, from 6:30-9 PM. For tickets and more information check out the website
www.patuxenthabitat.org or call 301-863-6227. Patuxent Habitat for Humanitys annual fundraiser helps further
the mission of building more affordable housing in Calvert & St. Marys Counties since 2003!
3 Chesapeake Current Tursday, April 17, 2014
Second Phase Of Chesapeake
Boulevard Project Begins
Road construction at the intersection of
Armory and Dares Beach roads in Prince
Frederick is expected to move into its second
phase by the end of April.
Te project will change the name of
Armory Road between Dares Beach Road
and Main Street to Chesapeake Boulevard
and will provide a number of improvements,
including new sidewalks, wider shoulders,
roadway lighting and a trafc circle at the
intersection of Chesapeake Boulevard and
Dares Beach Road. Te project is part of the
Prince Frederick loop road. Tis winters
inclement weather has signifcantly delayed
progress.
Te frst phase is nearly complete and
included building the frst half of a trafc
circle at the intersection. Trafc on Armory
Road north of Dares Beach Road has been
detoured but will be opened to allow right
turns from Dares Beach Road onto Armory
Road and right turns from Armory Road
onto Dares Beach Road in the second phase.
Construction on the second half of the
trafc circle and the new portion of Chesa-
peake Boulevard and Monnett Court is
slated for the second phase. Monnett Court
is a portion of existing Armory Road that will
intersect with Chesapeake Boulevard and
serve the cluster of businesses just to the
south of Dares Beach Road. During this
phase Fairground Road will become a detour
route for trafc between Dares Beach Road
and Main Street.
In phase three, Monnett Court, the
Fairground Road entrance and the southern
portion of Chesapeake Boulevard will be
fnished. Te trafc circle and portions of
Chesapeake Boulevard will be open to trafc,
except for the portion just north of
Fairground Road.
In the fnal phase, the center of the
trafc circle will be fnished; splitter islands
for the circle will be completed on Dares
Beach Road; curbs will be constructed; and
fnal pavement and markings will be
completed for the entire project site. Trafc
will resume normal patterns for this phase.
Maps plotting the project by phase and
additional information are available at
co.cal.md.us/roadproject.
To learn more, contact Karl Deugwillo
at deugwikr@co.cal.md.us or (410)
535-1600, ext. 2546. A Facebook page has
been established and will ofer updates on the
project as it progresses.
Two Road Closures Announced
Trafc at the intersection of Armory
and Fairground Roads in Prince Frederick
will be reduced to one lane the evening of
Turs., April 17 and continuing into the
early morning hours of Fri., April 18 to allow
workers to install a 12-inch water main.
Te construction is part of the Chesa-
peake Boulevard road improvements project.
Work will start at about 8:00 p.m. April 17
and will not last beyond 5:00 a.m. Tempo-
rary signage and a fagging operation will be
set up at the intersection to direct trafc
through the construction area.
Te frst phase of the project is nearly
complete and included building the frst half
of a trafc circle at the intersection of
Armory and Dares Beach roads. Trafc on
Armory Road north of Dares Beach Road has
been detoured but will be opened to allow
right turns from Dares Beach Road onto
Armory Road and right turns from Armory
Road onto Dares Beach Road in the second
phase, which is expected to begin April 23.
Maps plotting the project by phase and
additional information are available at
co.cal.md.us/roadproject.
To learn more, contact Karl Deugwillo
at deugwikr@co.cal.md.us or (410)
535-1600, ext. 2546. A Facebook page has
been established and will ofer updates on the
project as it progresses.
County Considers Transportation Issues
Anne Arundel County Executive Laura
Neuman has announced that the Countys
Transportation Commission has completed
its task of preparing recommendations
regarding the Countys transportation
program.
I am pleased that the Commissions
recommended fndings address our Countys
most critical transportation and safety
needs, said County Executive Neuman.
My administration is dedicated to increas-
ing efciency across the county, and I look
forward to considering the Commissions
recommendations in optimizing our existing
infrastructure and making our streets safer
for all users.
Formed in September 2013, the
Commission, composed of 21 members
representing communities and major
employers, presented recommendations to
the County Executive on April 2, 2014, from
the following facets of transportation:
Public Transportation: Participate in
the Regional Transit Agency proposal to
promote more efective and efcient public
transit alternatives.
- Roads and Bridges: Optimize the
performance, operation and maintenance of
the existing road and bridge network, while
improving the coordination among the
various bureaus, branches, departments or
organizations that are responsible for
planning, operating and maintaining the
Countys transportation infrastructure.
- Program Administration: Improve the
Countys ability to collect, evaluate and use
crash and other data in planning and admin-
istrating the transportation program and
reorganize its transportation eforts to
facilitate clearer lines of authority and
coordination.
- Land Use: Understand the relation-
ship between land use and transportation by
broadening Adequacy of Public Facilities
requirements and linking land use and
transportation planning, stafng and
funding decisions.
Tese are only a few of many recom-
mendations. For more information and to
read the full report, go to aacounty.org.
4 Tursday, April 17, 2014 Chesapeake Current
Cove Point Residents Demand
Risk Assessment
Some Calvert residents who live
near the proposed Cove Point LNG
facility that Dominion is planning to
build are calling for a full and trans-
parent quantitative risk assessment of
the hazards - including explosion
risks since this LNG export facility
would be the frst ever located close
to so many people.
Te liquefed natural gas facility
explosion that rocked a Plymouth,
WA community on Mon., Mar. 31
has Lusby residents demanding
answers. Te incident is also reignit-
ing debate on the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commissions role as a
sole siting authority and safety regu-
lator, given the agencys apparent
ongoing failure to fully consider the
worst-case, compound safety risks of
locating LNG facilities within close
proximity to peoples homes.
Calvert Citizens for a Healthy
Community is demanding that the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commis-
sion complete an objective and trans-
parent quantitative risk assessment
for Dominion's proposed LNG
export facility - an assessment open to
public scrutiny and including all
potential mishaps, including the
worst-case domino efect of explo-
sions like the one in Plymouth.
If FERC refuses to do such an
analysis, they are calling on Governor
Martin OMalley to order the Mary-
land Department of Natural
Resources to conduct a similarly
thorough updated risk analysis.
Te explosion and fre at the
Williams Northwest Pipeline Facility
in Washington State shook homes
more than a mile away, injuring fve
workers and sending a mushroom
cloud of black smoke into the air,
according to the Associated Press.
Shrapnel from the explosion caused
the failure of a single containment
LNG storage tank, which led to the
formation of a fammable vapor cloud
and the evacuation of residents
within a two-mile radius. As reported
by Reuters, local authorities feared
that a second blast could level a 0.75
mile "lethal zone" around the plant.
Te tanks in Plymouth were
single containment tanks, considered
the lowest integrity tanks with respect
to protecting nearby residents from
LNG spills and fammable vapor
clouds. Te tanks at Cove Point are
also single containment tanks. How-
ever, the largest tanks at Cove Point
would hold more than twice as much
LNG volume as the tanks in Plym-
outh, WA.
Unlike the Plymouth site, which
is in a relatively remote area, the
Cove Point site is within 4,500 feet of
about 360 homes and adjacent to a
public park.
Te proposed Cove Point export
terminal footprint would crowd
together additional hazardous
processes that the Plymouth site
doesnt have, including a large-scale
liquefaction train.
Te explosion of a liquefaction
train at an LNG export terminal in
Algeria in 2004 killed 27 people and
injured over 70 more.
Members of Calvert Citizens for
a Healthy Community say the Mary-
land Department of Natural
Resources (DNR) was tasked with
producing an independent risk analy-
sis of the 2006 Cove Point expansion,
which included the two largest LNG
single containment tanks on the site
today. Te DNR report was a quanti-
tative risk assessment that looked at
every possible mishap scenario,
including terrorism.
If one of the new Cove Point
tanks were to rupture and spill all of
its contents, according to a chart on
page 23 of that report, citizens within
1,300 meters (4,265 ft.) of that failed
storage tank could be exposed to a
fatal fash fre risk.
Dale Allison, a father who lives in
Lusby near the plant and is a retired
U.S. Navy civilian aerospace
engineer, said, Te unfortunate
mishap which just occurred at the
Plymouth LNG facility once again
highlights the absolute requirement
that LNG terminals only be sited in
remote locations. Cove Point is not
that site.
Because the proposed Cove
Point liquefaction site is so tightly
packed with hazardous process equip-
ment and materials, and because
there are so many homes in close
proximity, we demand that a full
quantitative risk assessment be
performed that not only looks at ALL
individual mishaps, but also addresses
all possible mishap escalations.
Dales wife Sue Allison, adds, I
think the Plymouth incident high-
lights the fact that even when safety
precautions are taken, accidents can
happen and one mishap can lead to
another, and another.
5 Chesapeake Current Tursday, April 17, 2014
391 West Bay Front Road, Lothian Maryland
410-87-?500 www.GreenstreetGardens.com
Garden Editor, Mike McGrath, of WTOP, will be speaking
at our Lothian Store on Sunday 4/27 at 1:00 pm.
The worlds largest
(and most fun) tomato
seedling sale returns
to Lothian with a new
wave of choices that will
astound you!
Dominion To Share Technology
Dominion has agreed to
provide proprietary technology to
Maryland electric utilities that helps
reduce greenhouse gas emissions as
well as lower customers electric
bills. Te proposal comes as part of
the approval process for the Cove
Point LNG export project.
Subject to approval by the
Maryland Public Service
Commission, Dominion would
contribute its Dominions EDGE
Grid Efciency proprietary
technology -- valued at more than
$20 million - to support Marylands
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Reduction Act (GGRA).
Dominion Cove Point has
agreed to an additional permit
condition requiring the EDGE
contribution as proposed by the
Maryland Power Plant Research
Program in flings today with the
Maryland Public Service
Commission, which is deciding on
Dominions Certifcate of Public
Convenience and Necessity
(CPCN) application for a power
facility for its proposed liquefed
natural gas (LNG) export facility at
its import terminal in Calvert
County.
For purposes of this CPCN, the
value of the EDGE conservation
voltage-reduction product is as
follows: BGE: $9.28 million,
Pepco: $4.67 million; Delmarva:
$2.15 million; SMECO: $1.8
million; and Potomac Edison:
$2.48 million.
Te companies will not be
charged for installation or start-up
user training. Plus, for each utility
that adopts the EDGE program,
Dominion Voltage Inc. (DVI) will
service, maintain and provide
software updates at no cost for the
frst four years following execution
of the license agreement.
If all of these companies adopt
the technology, the total projected
annual greenhouse gas emission
reduction is projected to be nearly 1
million tons.
Te additional permit
condition contemplates that
EDGE will be made available to
and implemented by Maryland
utilities. To the extent those
utilities do not accept the ofer,
Dominion Cove Point will fund
GHG reduction projects selected by
the commission through a call for
proposals process.

How EDGE Works
Utilities with Advanced
Metering Infrastructure (AMI) can
take advantage of this technology
and its energy-saving benefts
immediately. For utilities not yet
utilizing AMI, the energy savings
that the EDGE platform delivers
can ofset the investment in AMI.
Te industry standard permits
voltage to be delivered to homes at a
range from 114 volts to 126 volts,
with the center point at 120 volts.
Te EDGE platform enables the
utility to optimize the voltage
delivered to the customer towards
the lower end, while still complying
with customer equipment
performance requirements.
For the consumer, EDGE can
result in reducing the customers
electric bill by three to fve percent
with no change in the customers
behavior.
For electric utilities, EDGE is
designed to enable them to realize
savings through voltage
conservation by reducing their fuel
and purchased power costs, leading
to reduced greenhouse gas
emissions from fossil fuel-fred
generation.
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6 Tursday, April 17, 2013 Chesapeake Current
Police Blotter
Destruction of Property, Resisting
Arrest
Sherif s deputies arrested Terrence David
Brooks, 32 of Prince Frederick, on Apr.
11 at 5:20 p.m. after they responded to
the Bayside Chevrolet dealership for the
report of a domestic altercation in the
parking lot. Dep. C. Ward and Cpl. M.
Naecker found Brooks and attempted to
detain him to investigate the situation. A
dealership employee advised that he had
observed Brooks in the parking lot with a
female who was in her own vehicle and
they were arguing. Te female left the
scene and then Brooks jumped onto a
special release Corvette valued at $80,000,
scratching it and breaking the convertible
top. When the deputies attempted to
handcuf Brooks, he resisted arrest and
attempted to fee. He attempted to push
deputies away and a taser was deployed on
him after failing to obey numerous
commands to stop. Brooks was fnally
subdued and arrested. He was transported
via ambulance to Calvert Memorial
Hospital for evaluation due to being
tasered. Brooks has been charged with
destruction of property in the amount of
$10,000 or more, destruction of property
in the amount of less than $1,000,
disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.
Hospital personnel indicated that a test
revealed that Phencyclidine was present in
Brooks system.
Tefts
On Apr. 4 at 11:34 a.m., Dep. A. Curtin
responded to the Dunkirk Walmart for
the report of a shoplifter in custody. Two
store employees reported that Robert
Samuel Buckmaster, 33, of Owings, left
the store wearing a pair of boots and
carrying a Sprint Android, neither that
had been paid for. After making contact
with Buckmaster, Curtin discovered him
to be in possession of suspected drugs.
Curtin also found two large knives inside
Buckmasters vehicle. He was arrested
and charged with possession of a schedule
II drug; Percocet, possession of a schedule
IV drug; Xanax, theft less than $1,000 and
carrying two concealed weapons.
A victim on Roundup Rd. in Lusby
reported to Dep. W. Rector that someone
stole a package from her porch that had
been delivered by UPS on Apr. 1 during
the daytime. Te package contained
products valued at over $400. Te
investigation continues.
Unknown suspect(s) stole about $50 and
caused $300 in damage to the soda
machine at Hallowing Point Park in
Prince Frederick overnight between April
1 and 2. Dep. J. Buck is investigating.
Teft from Vehicle
Someone stole a blue hard case wallet
with pink fowers on it from a vehicle
parked outside a home in the 300 block
of Red Cloud Rd. in Lusby between
12:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. on Apr. 2.
Dep. L. Kelly is investigating.
Burglaries
A woman in the 1100 block of Regency
Dr. in St. Leonard looked out her
window on Apr. 3 at 10:14 a.m. and saw
a black male standing just outside her
garage. Te male saw her and ran of. A
second male came running out from
around the corner, near the door to the
garage. Te victim went into her garage
and found that cash and a credit card
were missing from her vehicle. Dep. C.
Ward is investigating.
A homeowner entered his house on Apr.
2 at about 11:48 a.m. and heard
someone in the home when no one
should have been there. He says he saw
a white male inside so he returned to his
vehicle and called police. Dep. J. Buck
responded and searched the home but no
one was located. Te homeowner advised
that nothing appeared to missing. Te
investigation is continuing.
On Apr. 6 a homeowner on Calvert Ave.
in St. Leonard discovered his house had
been burglarized and copper piping was
stolen. Te theft occurred sometime
between Apr. 5 and 6. DFC J.
Livingston is investigating.
DFC A. Locke is investigating a burglary
to a home in the 200 block of Sharon
Dr. in Lusby that occurred during the
daytime hours on Ap. 7. Te suspect(s)
stole food and some money.
Unknown suspect(s) entered a garage
and then threw rocks through the
windows of a home in the 900 block of
Calvert Beach Rd. in St. Leonard
sometime between Apr. 6 and 10. Over
$200 in damage was done but nothing
was stolen. Dep. C. Ward is
investigating.
Dep. Y. Bortchevsky is investigating a
burglary in a shed behind a home in the
1400 block of Knight Avenue in
Dunkirk sometime between Feb. 1 and
Apr. 11. An Ace brand push
lawnmower, valued at $200, was stolen.
Destruction of Property
A victim advised Dep. C. Idol that at
10:00 p.m. on Apr. 2 he observed
someone standing on a ladder looking
into his shed. Te subject heard the
victim at the window and fed the scene
on foot. Nothing was taken but the
window had been damaged. Te ladder
belonged to the victim and had been at
the front of the house but was apparently
moved by the suspect. Te investigation
continues.
Fraud
A victim on Abigail Ct. in Prince
Frederick advised Dep. B. Schaefer that
when he fled his income taxes he was
informed that someone had already done
so, using his personal information. Te
investigation continues.
Maryland State Police
Barrack U Reports:
CDS Violations
Trooper First Class Esnes stopped a
vehicle on MD Rt. 4 near Hospital Dr.
in Prince Frederick for trafc violations
at 12:12 a.m. on Apr. 1. Te driver,
Joann S. Livingston, 52 of
Huntingtown, initially gave TFC Esnes
false information regarding her identity.
Investigation revealed her true identity
and it was learned she had an open
warrant through Calvert County District
Court. A search revealed that Livingston
was also in possession of Hydrocodone.
She was arrested and transported to the
Calvert County Detention Center.
On Apr. 3 at 11:21 p.m., Trooper
Barlow responded to the 7-11 store in
Solomons for a suspicious person
complaint. Florence L. Goldring, 55 of
Lusby, was contacted by Troopers.
Goldring attempted to discard a plastic
bag which the Troopers recovered and
found it to contain crack cocain and
pills. She was placed under arrest and
incarcerated at the Calvert County
Detention Center.
Burglary and Teft
Trooper First Class Merkelson
responded at 6:18 p.m. on Apr. 2 to the
4100 block of Overlook Court in
Dunkirk for a reported burglary. Te
homeowner found a safe in the basement
of the residence had been opened and
the contents removed. Suspects have
been established and the investigation
continues.
A reported burglary in the 2900 block of
Morning Glory Lane in Dunkirk was
responded to by Trooper First Class
Smith at 5:18 p.m. on Apr. 4.
Numerous items of jewelry were
removed from the home. A possible
suspect has been developed and the
investigation continues.
Disorderly Conduct & Public
Intoxication
On Apr. 1 at 4:03 p.m., Trooper First
Class Costello responded to Ledos Pizza
in Prince Frederick for a disorderly
person in the parking lot. David N.
Raymond, 60 of Huntingtown, was
intoxicated and acting in a disorderly
manner and causing a disturbance. He
was arrested and incarcerated at the
Calvert County Detention Center.
Teft from Vehicle
A complaint regarding theft of a
registration plate was received by
Corporal Bennett at 10:24 a.m. on Apr.
3. Te victim reported that his license
plate was stolen. Te MD license plate is
86341CD. Investigation continues.
Calvert County Sherifs
Department Reports:
Beware Of Tax Scam Warning
Maryland Comptroller Peter Fran-
chot is warning taxpayers about a new
phone solicitation scam aimed at
getting taxpayers money and personal
information.
Ofcials from the Bureau of Fiscal
Service are reporting incidents of
taxpayers receiving phone calls from
individuals claiming to be employees of
the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
Te phone scammers tell taxpayers
they have been awarded money from
the Treasury Department and that the
funds can be retrieved by wiring funds
to a Western Union account. Tere also
are unrelated scams sent via emails
announcing lottery sweepstakes, solici-
tations for debt relief and notifcation
of delinquent federal debts. Tese calls
and emails are not generated by the
Treasury Department.
Treasury ofcials want taxpayers to
know that they do not communicate
via email with individuals regarding
issues requiring the disclosure of PINs,
passwords or similar confdential infor-
mation, such as requests for Social
Security numbers of bank account
numbers. Recipients also are cautioned
NOT to open any email attachments or
click on any links contained in the
message.
If you have received a suspicious
call or email, Treasury ofcials ask that
you forward the emails to
TOP.Customer.Service@fms.treas.gov
or fax them to (855)-292-9700. Te
Treasury department continues to
investigate reports of possible scams.
I strongly advise all Maryland
taxpayers to be very careful in giving
out their personal information,
Comptroller Franchot said. Like the
Treasury department, the
Comptrollers Ofce does not send
email asking for PINs or other conf-
dential information, and, we never ask
for payments to be sent via Western
Union. If you have received a phone
call or email like this, please call
1-800-MD-TAXES or email my ofce
at mdcomptroller@comp.state.md.us
and let us know about it as soon as
possible.
7 Chesapeake Current Tursday, April 17, 2014
Police Blotter (Cont)
Help Locate Thieves, Claim Reward
Calvert County Crime Solvers
and the Calvert County Sherifs
Ofce are seeking the publics assis-
tance in identifying the person or
persons responsible for the recent
series of thefts from automobiles
that occurred in the Lusby area in
the early morning hours of April
13.
Electronic equipment and cash
was stolen out of numerous vehicles
on Sitting Bull Circle, Durango
Lane and Stirrup Lane. None of
the vehicles had been secured by
their owners.
Citizens with information on
these crimes or any criminal activity
in Calvert County who wish to
report it anonymously can now
access the Calvert County Crime
Solvers link at
www.CalvertCountySherif.us or
by calling (410) 535-2880.
If the information leads to an
arrest and conviction, the caller
may be eligible for a cash reward up
to $1,000.
Deputies Crack Down on
Distracted Drivers
Te Calvert County Sherif's
Ofce is partnering with the
Maryland Highway Safety Ofce to
combat distracted driving
violations on the roads of Calvert
County.
Te Distracted Driver
Campaign has kicked of for the
month of April. In Calvert County,
distracted driving accounts for 69%
of the county's serious injury
accidents and 50% of its' fatal
crashes. Te month of April is one
of Calvert County's peak months
for distracted driving crashes.
Te Calvert County Sherif's
Ofce applied for and received
additional grant funding to combat
this problem. During the month of
April, deputies will be targeting
multiple areas at diferent times of
the day to address this serious
problem.
Te Sherif's Ofce conducted
the frst of several planned
initiatives on April 4, 2014.
Deputies from the Community
Action Team and Patrol Bureau
stopped a total of 42 vehicles
during a four -our period. A total
of 38 citations were issued, 15
warnings, 2 Safety Equipment
Repair Orders and one DUI arrest
was made. Fifteen of the citations
issued were for violations of texting
or failing to use a hands free device
while operating a motor vehicle.
Te Calvert County Sherif's
Ofce has several other initiatives
aimed at reducing distracted
driving crashes in April. Tey ask
that you please "Park the phone
before you drive!"
8 Tursday, April 17, 2013 Chesapeake Current
By Susan Shaw
Calvert County Commissioner
Teachers are frustrated. Parents are
frustrated. Articles are beginning to
appear about the Common Core State
Standards and its efect on a parent or
grandparents ability to help their child
with homework.
A young mother recently told me
that she downloaded an app to her i-Pad
to help her understand her second graders
math so she could learn along with him.
What? While I applaud her initiative,
how realistic is it for a parent to have to go
to such expense and to spend so much
time to grasp what her child is doing in
one class? She tried to describe to me the
numerous steps a child is expected to do
to add and subtract. I also had an elemen-
tary school art teacher tell me that for the
frst time in her almost 30 year career, she
had children sobbing in class, because
tests are now required for art. In one case,
the child could not read the test, and the
art teacher did not know this fact because
he did not have an accommodation to
have the test questions read to him. Imag-
ine the stress on all those involved!
Forty-sixstates have adopted the
Common Core State Standards, but some
have begun to repeal them.
I read that the Common Core is a set
of standards and the curriculum to teach
those standards is the individual teachers
responsibility. What? No wonder teach-
ers say they are working many extra hours.
One gubernatorial candidate, David
Craig, a retired educator, states that he
knows how to fx the Common Core.
Clearly, he is appealing to parents and
teachers all over the state who are
struggling to deal with this issue.
Into this context, put your tax dollars
and those of teachers.
At the budget hearing where the staf
presents their draft budget to the
Commissioners, that budget projected a
defcit with the Board of Education held
harmless from drops in enrollment. By
July 1st, the Commissioners have to
eliminate the defcit to adopt a structur-
ally balanced budget. Many teachers were
angry, because while more is expected of
them, they have less in their paychecks
now than in 2009. A number of articles
have appeared recently about WHY
teachers are making less in 2014 than in
2009, and NONE of the reasons have
anything to do with actions by Calvert
County. At the local level, you, the
taxpayer, and that includes teachers as
taxpayers, can not continually pick up the
tab for these massive experiments
schemed up at the federal and state levels
and then passed on to the schools as
unfunded mandates. Tere is NO endless
pit of money in the pockets of local
taxpayers to fx the fact that the state has
required teachers to pay more toward
their pensions, required Calvert and other
Counties to pick up the costs of those
pensions (which for the coming fscal year
is almost what a step and cola would be
for teachers), then the legislature took
$200 million of that pension money to
balance the state general fund. Yes, the
Governor and Legislature balanced the
state budget on the backs of teachers -
while giving State employees a 2% raise.
In describing how the MD State
Legislature assesses fees and taxes for
special funds, then raids those special
funds to make up budget shortfalls, then
raises the fees and taxes again to make up
for the funds that were raided, and does
this over and over, Delegate Gail Bates
says, Nowhere is this more visible than in
the promises we make to our state
employees, teachers, and others with their
pensions. We promise them that when
they retire, there will be funds for them to
live on, with annual COLAs. In 2011, we
(the legislature) passed pension reforms to
assure the promises made will be kept. A
compromise was reached where the
employees would pay more and the state
would pay more. With the ink barely dry
on that agreement, the Governor
proposed withholding of $100 million of
the promised investment to fx the
budget. Tis year he proposed another
$100 million to fx the budget. Now the
revenue writedowns are being used to
withhold another $200 million. Our
pension system has become a Ponzi
scheme.
Would I be angry if I were a teacher?
Absolutely! However, I would also know
that adopting the Annapolis model of
continually raising taxes and fees on a
local level, especially on those with fxed
incomes, is not the answer.
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GIVING TO CHARITIES
Your Money Matter$
I love to tell the story of a client of
mine, aged late 40s, who was a hard worker
and had saved her money. She was unmar-
ried and had no family. When we discussed
her estate plan, she admitted she didnt
know anyone to name as a benefciary. I
suggested she was in a position of maximum
fexibility since she could decide to leave her
money to any charity, organization, college
or cause.
We started talking about her education
and she indicated how much she appreci-
ated her small Pennsylvania college and
what they did to educate her for her career
in the sciences. She said that between the
support of her parents and that college, she
had made her career. Te idea of leaving her
money to her small college in memory of
her parents seemed obvious and pleased her.
My client contacted the college to advise of
the gift, worth about $1 million, and to her
amazement the college was so pleased she
was invited to become a member of the
Board of Directors of the college! A great
result for her and the college.
Charitable bequests are gifts made to
charities that you specify in your will or
trust. You can specify a gift of a sum of
By Lyn Striegel
money, a percentage of your assets or a
combination of the two, or a gift of specifc
property.
And, you do not have to have a million
dollars to make a charitable bequest. A
bequest of $100 to your favorite charity will
be appreciated.
While most charitable bequests are
made by individuals who do not have
children or grandchildren, often gifts to
charity will also be included along with
bequests to children.
When you give to charity, you must
think about using the proper language in
your will or trust so that it is clear what you
intend. If you simply want to make a gift to
a charity, use the proper name of the charity
with their address and say the gift is for the
charitys unrestricted use. If you want to
specify that the gift is to be used to fund a
building or a scholarship, you must make
that specifc in the will or trust.
But, be careful about getting too
specifc. A gift for the purpose of fnding
a cure for polio may have been popular in
the 1950s but may not be meaningful
today. If you are determined to be specifc
about your gift, use language that will allow
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the charity to re-direct the gift if circum-
stances have changed, such as If at any time
in the judgment of the trustees of [name of
charity] it is impossible or impractical to
carry out exactly the designated purpose,
they shall determine an alternative purpose
closest to the designated purpose. Tat
way, the charity will not have to forfeit the
gift if it cannot be matched exactly to the
language in the will or trust.
Te best way to match your gift with
your intentions is to meet with an ofcer of
the charity and work out the language the
charity suggests for making the gift. Believe
me, the charity will be delighted to learn
you are considering leaving money to them.
Tis is especially true if you intend to set up
a scholarship fund in your name or the
name of your relatives with an educational
institution. Suppose, for example, that you
want the educational institution to support
college students to study chemistry. You
can discuss with the institution exactly how
a scholarship fund can be created, including
who will qualify for the scholarship, how
much they will receive and when, who will
determine which students receive the
scholarship, what grades must be
maintained by the student to continue to
receive funds, etc.
Working out the language with the
institution or any other charity will not be a
problem. Your contribution, even of a
small amount, is critical to the support of
the charity and charities these days will
provide you with many options. Some
charities have structured investment plans
for you where you will invest a sum of
money with the charity and receive annual
dividend payments on the money until your
death.
You can also leave specifc items of
property to a charity. Tat sailboat you own
can be given to a charity with instructions
that they are to sell it and retain the
proceeds. Jewelry, furniture, paintings,
stocks, all can be given directly to the charity
with or without instructions that the charity
sell the item and keep the proceeds.
Your charitable gift can be direct or can
also be a contingent one. If your estate is
going to your spouse, but you have no
children or grandchildren, and you want
the estate to go to a charity if your spouse
doesnt survive you, the language of the will
or trust should refect that. For example: I
give, devise and bequeath the residue of the
property, real and personal and wherever
situated, to my spouse if he or she survives
and, if not, to {Name of charity} for their
unrestricted use.
Even if your estate is going to your
spouse and then your child if the spouse
doesnt survive, adding language that a
charity should receive your estate if your
child doesnt survive is a good idea. While it
may be remote that the charity will ever
receive the gift, at least you have directed
where you want the money to go and have
not left it to the courts to decide.
When you think about how you want
to leave your property in your will or trust,
consider giving to your favorite college,
hospital, community organization or
church. Charities depend on contribu-
tions, big or small. And, it feels good to
leave something to organizations that will
beneft others.
About the Author: Lyn Striegel is an attorney in private practice in
Chesapeake Beach and Annapolis. Lyn has over thirty years
experience in the felds of estate and fnancial planning and is the
author of Live Secure: Estate and Financial Planning for Women
and the Men Who Love Tem (2013 ebook download available
at LegalStriegel.com.). Nothing in this article constitutes specifc
legal or fnancial advice and readers are advised to consult their
own counsel.
10 Tursday, April 17, 2013 Chesapeake Current
Yowza! It is almost time for
tomatoes!
We were beginning to wonder if the
ground would ever warm up enough for our
favorite summer crop. But spring has indeed
sprung and tomato season is on our
doorstep.
You dont need a lot of space for
tomatoes a large pot on a sunny porch,
patio or deck suits them fne. But note the
sunny. Tomatoes need full sun to produce
fruit. Tey love heat, and wont thrive in
cool soil. Cover the planting area with black
plastic a couple of weeks before planting;
those extra degrees will translate into earlier
tomatoes
Plant tomatoes deeper than they come
in the pot, all the way up to the top few
leaves so that the plant will grow roots along
the stem and will make for a stronger plant.
Laying the tomato sideways in a trench
works; the plant will grow up to the sun. We
recommend amending soil with a nutrient
rich compost. Lobster Compost, a product
produced by the Coast of Maine, contains
composted lobster and crab shells and sea
kelp rich in calcium, perfect for tomatoes.
Water deeply and regularly while the
plants are developing. Irregular watering -
like missing a week then drowning the plants
to make up for it - leads to blossom end rot
and cracking. Te rule of thumb is at least
one inch of water per week, but during hot,
Garden Dirt
By Ray Greenstreet
Cherry tomatoes.
Tomatoes are easy to grow in containers.
dry spells, they may need more. If your
plants start to look wilted for most of the
day, give them a drink.
Once the fruit begins to ripen, you can
ease up on watering. Lessening the water will
coax the plant into concentrating its sugars,
resulting in better favor. But dont withhold
water so much that the plants continually
wilt; stressed plants drop their blossoms and
possibly their fruit.
Tere are two types of tomato plants.
Determinate tomatoes are compact growers,
good for containers. Tey set and ripen their
fruit all at one time, making a large quantity
available all at once, so these are often
preferred for canning or sauce-making.
Te big, juicy beefsteak tomatoes we all
crave grow on indeterminate plants. Tese
plants keep growing and producing
tomatoes - until killed by frost. Tey grow
tall and require staking or caging for support.
Pinching of the tips of the main stems in
early summer will encourage them to put
their energy into fowering. Tis is also a
handy trick toward the end of the summer
when you want the last tomatoes to hurry up
and ripen.
Another way to classify tomatoes is by
their shape.
Globe tomatoes are smooth, round,
and medium to large in size. Tese days the
globe tomato is the norm; they are the most
common tomatoes youll fnd at the chain
grocery stores.
Cherry tomatoes are small, round,
two-celled tomatoes that also include the
type known as currants. Tey range in size
from one to two inches in diameter. Cherry
tomatoes come in many colors. Sun Gold,
Honeybunch, and Sweet100 are common
varieties.
Heirloom tomatoes.
Beefsteaks are large to very large
tomatoes that are typically wider than they
are tall. Te larger specimens tend to be even
squatter. Tey can be irregular in shape
compared to the other tomato types.
Tomato Mania!
Brandywine is a beefsteak tomato.
Elongated tomatoes are plum or pear.
Te pear shape is distinctly smaller near the
stem. Te plum is more uniformly elongated
than the pear shape. Roma tomatoes are
plum tomatoes and are traditionally used to
make tomato sauces.
Heirloom tomatoes are back in
demand and for good reason. Te seeds of
these varieties have been collected and passed
down, often through several generations,
because of their valued characteristics. In the
past decades, we've lost many of our
heirloom varieties, along with the many
smaller family farms that supported
heirlooms. Te multitude of heirlooms that
had adapted to survive well for hundreds of
years were lost or replaced by fewer hybrid
tomatoes, bred more for commercial conve-
nience they ship from feld to store well,
whereas heirlooms can be fragile. But thanks
to the resurgence in popularity, heirlooms
have become more widely available in the
commercial market. Seed companies, like
Seed Savers Exchange, ofer a good selection
of heirloom seeds, and growers, like us, are
beefng up selections of heirloom plants for
home gardeners.
Nothing tastes quite as wonderful as a
juicy tomato right of the vine, still warm
from the sun. And if you follow these basic
planting rules, you can be plucking your
homegrown tomatoes for salads, sandwiches
or sauces all summer long.
About the Author: Ray Greenstreet began his career
when he was just 13, as a yard boy at a garden
center. In 2000, Ray and his wife Stacy, began
Greenstreet Growers, a wholesale growing operation
on their 65-acre Lothian farm. In 2005, they
opened Greenstreet Gardens, a retail nursery and
gift store. Last year Greenstreet Gardens grew to
include a second retail store in Alexandria, VA.
11 Chesapeake Current Tursday, April 17, 2014
pring is a magical time of the year.
Life renews as trees green, buds are
fowering and the weather is getting
warmer. Te days get longer and it is
nice to take a stroll in the early evening,
listening to the sounds of nature
celebrating Springs arrival.
Sometimes you will walk by a
wetland, a marsh, a pond or even a
neighbors pool and the sounds can be
deafening. Did you ever wonder what
was making all the racket?
I mean, who let the frogs out?
Te Spring Peeper (Pseudacris
crucifer ) is one of the tiniest species of
amphibian living in the Eastern United
States. It hides in marshes and wetlands
among plants leaves. Although you may
never see it, you sure can hear it!
S
It is typically only one inch long and
weighs about 1/10th of an ounce.
Called a chorus frog, its scientifc
name comes from the cross like marking
across its brown or gray back.
For such a small creature, it can
generate a lot of sound to fnd a mate.
Tey have been recorded from as far
away as a mile clearly.
When you hear 100 of them it
sounds like a great din of thousands or
more! Believe it or not, this wall of sound
these frogs crate is actually a mating call.
All that sound is to get a female to come
to their little part of the pond and create
some tadpoles!
Well, actually, the male grips the
female and fertilizes the jelly-like mass of
eggs as she lays them in shallow water.
Four weeks later tadpoles have emerged
and soon will transform into very small
replicas of their peeping parents.
What is most amazing about frogs
and other amphibians is their ability to
In
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What are those frogs you hear?
Teyre Spring Peepers.
(Source: fickr. com/photos/briangratwicke)
Source: cars. er. usgs. gov/herps
Spring Peeper mating. By the way, the
scientifc term for frog whoopee is Amplexus.
By Lisa Bierer-Garrett
survive the cold weather. Some species
can be frozen and still survive. Tis year
as soon as the temperature hit 50
degrees, we heard the frst peepers
emerge. Ten the snow came back.
Silence in the marsh for two days.
Ten as the snow melted, we heard the
faint peeps. Te temperature was just
above 40 that day. Now that spring is
fully here, the Spring Peepers are being
joined by Leopard frogs snoring, the
beautiful trilling of American toads,
Spade foot toads ,pickerel frogs, green
frogs and bullfrogs all serenading the
warm evenings looking for that special
lady.
For more info go to
marylandnature.org/mara/ to learn
about the fve-year Reptile and
Amphibian Atlas and how you can be
involved.
Te Amazing Maryland Biodiversity
project compiles sightings from folks all
over Maryland and is a good source of
information. Find them here:
marylandbiodiversity.com/viewChecklist.
php?category=Amphibians
About the Author: Lisa Bierer-Garrett is a
North Beach resident and local naturalist, avid
birdwatcher and photographer.
Who Let the Frogs Out?
12 Tursday, April 17, 2013 Chesapeake Current
All About BBG-U
About the Author: Brian Crow McDaniel is the owner
of Crow Entertainment, LLC and a resident of North
Beach. He is a Ministry Leader at Chesapeake Church in
Huntingtown, and serves on the Board of Directors for the
Bay Business Group.
Clif Bridegum.
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The Bay Business Groups educational
series that we call BBG-U already has three
successful classes behind us, and our next
one is Tues. April 22 on the topic of Quick-
books.
If this is the first youve heard about
BBG-U, heres some background.
There are many benefits of being a
member of the Bay Business Group for local
businesses, and BBG-U is one of them.
In addition to our monthly meetings
(held the 3rd Wednesday of the month), we
have BBG-U classes on the 4th Tuesday of
each month. See BayBusinessgroup.org and
click on Announcements for our meeting
schedule for the rest of the year. BBG-U
classes are open to all BBG-members, who
can attend free of charge. We also invite
anyone interested in learning more about us
to come to one of these sessions and check us
out.
We did a survey of members recently to
learn more about what topics they would
like to learn about in educational classes.
Then, we look at our members and see if any
of them could be qualified to teach on the
subject. Sometimes we bring in instructors
from outside of our area as well.
In January, CPA Pat Blackford of
Huntingtown taught a class on tax advan-
tages for small businesses. John Reif, an
independent insurance professional, taught
the members and guests who attended the
February class about the Affordable Health-
care Act and how it affects businesses.
By Brian McDaniel
During our March class, we had Clif Bride-
gum of Your Digital Salesman in St.
Leonard teach us about email marketing -
how to use it effectively - and legally.
The BBG is an organization made up of
a large number of local businesses most are
small business owners - who come together
each month to learn about whats going on
in the community and network. Through
this group we are able to support various
ventures throughout the year with our
strength in numbers.
I lead the BBG-U team, but would have
great difficulty doing so if it wasnt for
people like Cindy Bliss, Karen Croll, BBG
President, Diane Burr and the others behind
the scenes to keep benefits moving through-
out the BBG. The BBG-U organizers
welcomed Karen Croll to the team recently
to serve administratively by keeping classes
and schedules organized. Karen brings her
virtual assistance skills to the table so that
each month we have an instructor who will
teach members and non-members
something new. Already, we have seen the
bar raised thanks to Karen.
We decided to open BBG-U to
non-members, to give them exposure to
some of what the group has to offer and then
we hope they will consider joining the
group. We have support from many angles.
In March, North Beach offered its Town
Hall to host a BBG-U class in addition to
hosting the regular BBG meeting the week
before. Like anything the BBG does, it is
always met with the support of the entire
community. Since the BBG isnt just beach
businesses any more and covers a very wide
area, its safe to say that for some of the
members, local means out of the county.
The BBG-U classes are held January
through July and then picked up in Septem-
ber with the last class being in October.
Most are in the evenings, but we are now
also looking at adding some classes in the
morning hours so more business owners can
attend.
Each class is unique and very informa-
tive. Last year, we had classes on how to
write a business plan for a new business or a
business expansion, why business owners
should set up a trust, how you can use
Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn for
business, and the importance of estate
planning, just to name a few. We have a
number of very interesting topics coming up
later this year as well.
We have held BBG-U classes at the
Chesapeake Beach Resort & Spa (CBRS).
CBRS is a longtime member and we are
grateful for their support of the BBG and
allowing us to use their venue to host classes.
Theres so much talent in this organiza-
tion and not a day goes by that Im not
thankful for the BBG, especially since
everything that is done, is done voluntarily.
If you are able to surround yourself with
excellent talent, education and drive, why
wouldnt you want to be a part of an organi-
zation like this? Joining the BBG is easy and
there are different membership options for
businesses and non-profits. Attending a
BBG-U class is absolutely free. If you own a
business, hope to be in business for yourself
some day, or just want to learn something
new, check out a BBG-U class. We want to
help you grow and build your business.
Connect with the Bay Business Group
on Facebook and visit our website to keep
up to date on classes, meetings and other
community news. On behalf of every
member we thank you, the community, for
your support. Its a pleasure to serve you.
www.BayBusinessGroup.org
13 Chesapeake Current Tursday, April 17, 2014
County To Recognize
Businesses In May
The Calvert County Board of County
Commissioners (BOCC) and the Depart-
ment of Economic Development (DED)
celebrate Business Appreciation Week
annually to showcase and celebrate local
businesses. This year Business Apprecia-
tion Week (BAW) will be May 5-9 and
will feature special events and activities to
thank businesses of all sizes for their
contributions to the countys economy
and quality of life.
This years theme, Celebrating the
Spirit of Entrepreneurship, recognizes
the companies that show the grit, determi-
nation, perseverance and passion to
succeed. The week will include special
events, workshops, networking activities
and personal visits with county business
owners by the BOCC and staff from
Calvert County Government agencies.
Schedule of Events (Please note
seating is limited at most events and
advanced online registration is required at
ecalvert.com.)
Monday, May 5
12:30-7:30 p.m., Celebrating
Entrepreneurship Building Blocks for
Success conference for small business
professionals and entrepreneurs. Featuring
workshops on business start-up, business
financing and marketing development.
This conference will also include an expo
featuring small business resource providers
and wrap up with a networking reception.
Register by email or by calling (410)
535-4583. An agenda and details on each
workshop can be found at ecalvert.com.
Tuesday, May 6
Noon-4:30 p.m., Company site
visits with Ambassador Teams, including
BOCC, various locations.
6:30-8:30 p.m., Open House
Networking Event, hosted by the Calvert
County Minority Business Alliance,
Calvert Career and Technology Academy
and Lusby Business Association; free.
Calvert Career and Technology Academy,
330 Dorsey Road, Prince Frederick. Call
(866) 517-0477 or email
info@calvertcountymba.org.
Wednesday, May 7
6-8 p.m., Womens Business
Roundtable Networking Event, cohosted
with DED by the Small Business & Tech-
nology Development Center; free, but
seating is limited. College of Southern
Maryland Prince Frederick campus. Call
(301) 535-4583 or email
kmacadams@csmd.edu.
Thursday, May 8
5:30-7 p.m., Calvert County
Chamber of Commerce Business After
Hours Mixer, hosted by Davis, Upton,
Palumbo & Dougherty, LLC, 132 Main
Street, Prince Frederick; free. Call (410)
535-2577; www.calvertchamber.org.
For more information on Calvert
Countys BAW, including updates on
planned activities and events, or to learn
about the many services the county offers
the business community, contact the
DED at (410) 535-4583, or (301)
855-1880; by email at info@ecalvert.com;
or visit ecalvert.com.
$$
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14 Tursday, April 17, 2014 Chesapeake Current
On The
Rockfish Season Begins
et ready to start reeling in the big
ones! Its the season fshermen
are waiting for: Rockfsh season
begins Sat., April 19.
Also known as rock, stripers or striped
bass, the fsh come to the Chesapeake Bay
tributaries from the Atlantic Ocean
between April and June to lay their eggs in
fresh water. Te young fsh spend up to
fve years in the bay before they go back to
the Atlantic Ocean, where they could live
30 years.
During the trophy season that runs
through May 15, anglers may catch one
striped bass per day measuring a minimum
of 28 inches in the mainstream Chesapeake
Bay from Brewerton Channel to the
Maryland/Virginia line and in Tangier and
Pocomoke sounds. Between May 15 and
Dec. 15, the rockfsh size and limit changes
to 18 inches or larger and anglers will be
allowed to keep two rockfsh, but only one
may be larger than 28
inches. Te record for
a striped bass caught
on the Chesapeake
Bay is 67 pounds, 8
ounces for a fsh
caught in 1995.
Te striped
bass, or Rockfsh, is
the ofcial fsh of the
State of Maryland and
gets its name from the
seven or eight dark
stripes that run from
head to tail. It has an
olive green back,
fading to light silver
on its sides, with a
white underside.
Known for its size
and ability to put up
a good fght, the
striped bass is
considered by many
to be the premier
sport fsh on the bay.
Calvert County
is home to the bays
largest charter boat
feet and anglers
from across the East
Coast and beyond
visit the county to
chase the big ones
with help from the
areas knowledge-
able boat captains.
Sport fshing is an important industry in
the county and it is serious business for
people like Robin Payne of Chesapeake
Beach, who owns and operates the Rock-
N-Robin.
Charter fshing is great for all ages
because the Chesapeake Bay holds a fshery
that ofers a grade of fsh from small ones
to 40-pounders, Payne said. Its good for
kids looking for the smaller fsh and adults
who want the fsh of a lifetime.
Her husband, Drew Payne, Captain
G
Photos by Bob Munro.
Photos by Bob Munro.
of Te Worm, adds, After May 15th
(end of the trophy season), the summer
season begins with a two Rockfsh limit
(over 18 inches, only one of which can be
over 28 inches). Late in May we'll have a
brief window of opportunity to catch
Black Drum, largest gamefsh that visits
our part of the Chesapeake Bay. Ten
sometime in June live lining will kick of as
soon as the Spot return. Ten Bluefsh will
be next, followed by Spanish Mackerel.
15 Chesapeake Current Tursday, April 17, 2014
Dear Chesapeake Current readers,
Te Chesapeake Beach Stars and
Stripes Festival (CBSSF) is looking for
people with Vietnam Era collectables to
display at the Stars and Stripes Festival
on Sun., May 25, 2014 from 12 noon
to 4:00 p.m. at Kellams Field.
Te Festival mission is to educate
our community and especially youth
about the true meaning of Memorial
Day.
Tis years Festival has a Vietnam
War theme. We would be honored to
display any number of memorabilia or
collections from that Era.
Our guest speaker this year is
Wayne Karlin, a Vietnam Veteran,
author of many books and memoirs as
well as a professor of languages and
literature at the College of Southern
Maryland (CSM) on who will speak
Sat., May 24 at 10:00 a.m. at Veterans
Memorial Park.
On Mon., May 26, the Old Line
Chapter of the Nam Knights of
America will join the American Legion
Post 206 to unveil a new Vietnam War
Memorial. Te Memorial will be
placed in the Chesapeake Beach
Veterans Memorial Park on Monday at
10:00 a.m.
Sunday will be a big day as we
celebrate our Family Fun Day from
with education and fun events for all
ages including games, moon bounce,
slide, arts and crafts, military displays,
picnic and local entertainment
highlighting a Southern Maryland
favorite, Te Sam Grow Band from
1:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m.
Please plan to be with us for these
very special events over the Memorial
Day weekend as we Honor Our Fallen
Heroes of the Vietnam War and all
Wars.
If you have a collection you would
like to display, share and talk about,
please contact Stephanie Zanelotti at
sasz_cbssf@comcast.net or (301)
752-0445.
For additional information about
the CBSSF, please visit our web site,
chesapeake-beach.md.us under Special
Events or our Facebook page at
Chesapeake Beach Stars and Stripes
Festival.
Stephanie Zanelotti
Chesapeake Beach
16 Tursday, April 17, 2014 Chesapeake Current
Do You Have Vietnam
War Artifacts?
United Way Reaches Out To
Other Non-Profits
Dear Chesapeake Current readers,
Recognized as a trusted steward of
funds, United Way of Calvert County
provides an opportunity for 501(c) 3
organizations addressing an identifed
community or health and human
service need in Calvert County to
receive designations through the
United Way campaign. Participation
in the United Way campaign increases
an agencys visibility and connection
with donors.
United Way of Calvert Countys
designation application process scores
each agency according to their
profciency in providing services that
meet a community need, governance
and fscal accountability. Designation
applications are available on an annual
basis to ensure agencies adhere to
nonproft standards.
To provide additional assistance
for the application process, United
Way is ofering a Financial Training
and Application Technical Assistance
on Wed., Apr. 30, from 9:00 a.m. to
Noon at the College of Southern
Maryland, Prince Frederick Campus,
Room PFB 105. Please RSVP to Sherri
Gedridge at
uwadmin@unitedwaycalvert.org.
Applications are available at
unitedwaycalvert.org. Te application
deadline is Fri., May 9, 2014 no later
than 4:00 p.m. No late or incomplete
applications will be accepted.
Applications are reviewed by
UWCCs Community Impact and
Finance Committees, with fnal
approval determined by its Board of
Directors. Agencies will be notifed of
their status after June 4, 2014.
For more information, email
uwadmin@unitedwaycalvert.org.
Jennifer Moreland
Director of Community Impact
United Way of Calvert County
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17 Chesapeake Current Tursday, April 17, 2014
Recognizing Hospice Volunteers
Dear Chesapeake Current readers,
Two important anniversaries
are being celebrated this year.
It was 40 years ago that
President Richard Nixon declared
the frst National Volunteer Week
and it was that same year, 1974,
that the frst hospice in America
opened its doors in Connecticut.
Even before that frst hospice
began to serve the community,
volunteers were an integral part of
the way that hospice brought care,
compassion and dignity to the
patients and families they selfessly
served.
As we celebrate National
Volunteer Week, its only ftting
that we take a moment to honor our
more than 100 volunteers who
donated more than 4000 volunteer
hours last year alone!
We are so thankful for our
patient care volunteers, who give of
themselves tirelessly to support
patients and families during one of
lifes most challenging experiences
the journey at lifes end. Tese
dedicated volunteers help patients
and families live as fully as possible
and our community is better
because of their service.
In addition, we rely on our
non-patient care volunteers who
donate their time and talent with
bereavement support,
administrative tasks, special
projects, community outreach and
fundraising. Teir commitment
and dedication enables us to carry
out our mission of providing
compassionate care for those who
are living with a serious,
life-limiting illness, as well as
support for their caregivers and
loved ones.
Whether at the bedside, out in
the community or right here in our
ofce they are truly angels among us
and we are forever grateful for their
service.
I encourage others to learn
more about volunteering by
contacting our Volunteer
Coordinator at (410) 535-0892
x4012 or visiting
calverthospice.org.
Sincerely,
Brenda Laughhunn
Executive Director
Calvert Hospice
Concerns About Safety Near
Cove Point LNG
Dear Chesapeake Current readers,
Te Mar.31 explosion at the
Williams LNG storage tank facility
in Plymouth, WA was felt by
residents three miles away and the
resulting smoke plume was visible
for miles.
Te Williams storage tank was
double-shelled with fve feet of
inner and outer walls, yet the force
of the explosion sent a 250 pound
piece of shrapnel into the tank
causing it to leak, according to the
Benton County Sherifs ofce. A
pipeline leak is suspected because
thats where the shrapnel came
from, but ofcials are investigating.
Te explosion, fre, and gas leak
led to the evacuation of residents
within a two-mile radius and a shut
down of highways near the storage
tanks.
Tis incident raises many safety
concerns for Lusby residents. Arent
Dominions storage tanks single
shelled? What are their safety plans
to improve that? Where is
Dominions emergency plan?
Within two miles of the Cove
Point plant, there are almost 20,000
residents. How will these residents
be taken to safety if such an
emergency occurs? What will
happen if Route 4 must be closed in
Lusby?
Our elected ofcials have all
supported the building of
Dominions Cove Point LNG
refnery. It is time for them to come
forward with an emergency plan
that provides for the safety of our
residents.
Nancy Radclife
Lusby
18 Tursday, April 17, 2014 Chesapeake Current
Delegate Fishers Letter
Dear Chesapeake Current
readers,
It is a privilege to serve you in
the Maryland House of Delegates.
Tis legislative session presented
more challenges to the quality of
economic, community, and family
life here in Calvert County.
Te 2014 Session of the Mary-
land General Assembly came to a
close on Monday, April 7th, at
midnight. Tis Session was a
continuation of the spending
frenzy Governor OMalley initi-
ated upon taking ofce. Legislators
introduced 1,555 House bills,
1,117 Senate bills, and 23 resolu-
tions during the Session. Only 811
bills passed some of them good
and some very problematic.
State Budget: Te only legisla-
tion mandated by the Maryland
Constitution is the Budget Bill.
Te Governor presents the budget
and the legislature can only make
reductions to the proposal. Te
total budget has increased by over
$1 billion every year since Gover-
nor OMalley took ofce in 2007.
Tis year, the budget will increase
by $1.6 billion dollars more than
last years budget and more than
$10 billion (37%) since 2007.
Te total state budget is now
over $38.9 billion dollars.
Te House Republican Caucus
ofered common-sense alternatives
to the spending frenzy that has
characterized the OMalley/Brown
Administration. Once again, we
ofered a proposal that would have
equated to a 3% across the board
cut to Governor OMalleys oper-
ating budget proposal. Te Demo-
crat Majority rejected this alterna-
tive budget proposal to cut spend-
ing.
Te most egregious component
of the Democrats budget concerns
pensions. Tey robbed contribu-
tions of Maryland State Employees
in the amount of $400 million and
diverted the money into the Gen-
eral Fund. Te pension theft came
from future promises made to the
retirement of teachers and state
employees. In 2011 an agreement
was reached to shore up our woe-
fully underfunded pension system.
Employees were required to
increase their contributions from
5% to 7%.
Te State even shifted a
portion of the pension costs to
Calvert County in exchange for a
promise by the State to fully fund
their portion of pensions. How
quickly the State reneged on their
end of the bargain.
I strongly oppose the shifting
of the pension fund payments for
more spending. I strongly support
protecting pensions for teachers,
state employees, and future taxpay-
ers.
I supported an amendment, to
restore dollars stolen from pension
funds. Te Democratic Majority
rejected this amendment.
House Republicans ofered a
number of amendments to the
budget, however the Majority
rejected all of them. In total,
amendments ofered by Republi-
cans would have reduced spending
by nearly $600 million, kept
pension payments funded and in
place, and left a cushion if revenues
fell short again in the coming fscal
year.
I ofered an amendment to the
State Budget that would eliminate
funding for the highly controver-
sial Film Production Tax Credit.
Te primary benefciary of the tax
credit is House of Cards, which is
owned by a company not even
located in Maryland. As you know,
the flm production industry is a
highly mobile business. Modern
portable sets and computer graph-
ics enable production to be flmed
anywhere. Typically, when tax
credits run out, the flm produc-
tion companies fee for greener
pastures. In the case of House of
Cards, the producers threatened to
leave Maryland if they did not
receive more corporate welfare.
Tis is not a good deal for the
already overburdened Maryland
taxpayers. My amendment failed,
but I succeeded in defeating Senate
Bill 1051, which would have
authorized even larger increases in
flm production tax credits.
Capital Budget. As rapidly as
State spending has grown over the
past 7 years, the growth in state
debt has risen dramatically as well.
Te $1.1 billion Capital Budget is
packed with projects that are
funded with long-term borrowing.
While there are many worthwhile
projects in the Capital Budget,
Marylands debt far exceeds the
taxpayers ability to pay for it.
Te Maryland Constitution
requires debt payments to be
secured by the State Real Property
Tax. Maryland is already paying
over $1 billion in debt service
(interest) annually, while receiving
only $700 million in property tax
revenues. Te 2014 Capital Budget
places additional pressure on debt
afordability.
Without additional supple-
ments from the General Fund,
Marylands only other option will
be to increase State Real Property
Taxes. It would take an increase of
almost 70% in the State Property
Tax rate to cover the shortfall.
After more than 80 tax, fee &
toll increases during the last seven
years, a Real Property Tax increase
is NOT something taxpayers can
aford.
I voted against both of these
fscally irresponsible budget bills.
CONTROVERSIAL BILLS &
ISSUES FACING THE 90-DAY
SESSION
Minimum Wage Increase
Marylands minimum wage
will increase to $10.10 an hour
phased in by 2018. Tis measure
was tied to an increase in state
subsidies for the developmentally
disabled community support staf
by 3.5% annually through 2018 in
order for them to meet the require-
ments of the new law without
cutting positions. Tis extreme
increase in minimum wage is
expected to cut nearly 12,000 jobs
in Maryland small businesses.
Maryland will now have the high-
est minimum wage in the region.
Once again, special interests
prevailed. An exception was
granted to Six Flags Amusement
Park, as they will not be required to
pay the higher minimum wage.
According to the Democrat Major-
ity, whats good for Six Flags isnt
good for small business owners
statewide. I voted against this bill.
Fairness for All Marylanders
Act of 2014
While the bill was advertised as
a way to prevent discrimination
against transgendered individuals,
there were several unintended
consequences of the bill.
Te bill allows transgendered
individuals to determine which
public facility they would like to
use (i.e. male or female), and
creates a new class of protected
individuals in the state's anti-
discrimination statute. Te bill
defnes "gender identity" as a
gender-related identity, appear-
ance, expression, or behavior of an
individual regardless of the indi-
vidual's assigned sex at birth. Tis
legislation does not end discrimi-
nation. Instead, it creates a vague
legal standard that will create more
complications for businesses and
the public. Te chief concern is
with public facilities, specifcally
restrooms, locker rooms, dressing
rooms, etc. that are traditionally
designed for separate genders. I
voted against this bill.
Maryland Health Exchange
After an abysmal implementa-
tion of Obamacare taxpayers
sufered the failed execution of the
Maryland Health Exchange
(MHE). Only 60,000 individuals
signed up for private insurance
through the exchange, far below
the original goal of 150,000. More-
over, 73,000 individuals lost their
insurance due to Obamacare.
Maryland is going backwards. A
precursory audit of the Exchange
revealed that in 2013, there was a
lack of a plan, insufcient stafng,
and no manager for the project.
Many issues and risks were identi-
fed and there is little information
about who made the key decisions.
A September 2013 report states
that no testing was undertaken
prior to launching the website.
Governor OMalley and Lt. Gover-
nor Brown decided to roll out the
MHE on October 1st, despite
warnings that it would fail. It is
truly the largest government
funded boondoggle in the history
of the State of Maryland and has
a long way to go to before it is
fxed.
Te glitch-prone (as referred
to by Governor OMalley) website
has been a disastrous failure and
the Exchange Board announced
they will be switching to the tech-
nology used in the state of Con-
necticut. So far, more than $200
million has been wasted on the
exchange. Te Afordable Care Act
is not only failed technology it is a
failed philosophy.
Stopping Legislative Salary
Increases
Te House Republican Caucus
forced a vote to block automatic
pay increases for Legislators. Shun-
ning common-sense transparency,
the Democrat Majority would not
permit legislators to vote on the
issue of salary increases. Te
Democrat Majority consistently
supports the expansion of govern-
ment spending, even when it
concerns their personal compensa-
tion.
Poultry Fair Share Act - Te
Chicken Tax
Te Chicken Tax is fatally
fawed. Many of the major funding
programs that were originally
designed to protect our environ-
ment have been raidedfor
example, the Bay Restoration
Fund is supposed to be used for
cleaning-up wastewater treatment
plants. Since 2004, the Bay Resto-
ration Fund has been routinely
raided and used for other purposes.
Last year, there were more than
1,800 wastewater treatment plant
spillages in Maryland. Yet,
Marylands existing Flush Tax has
been systematically diverted to
non-wastewater treatment
purposes.
Te 1,800 spillages resulted in
more than 300 million gallons of
untreated sewage dumped into the
bay and its tributaries. Ironically,
Government runs the wastewater
treatment facilities and Govern-
ment is the Big Polluter. Te best
way to correct the problem of
raiding dedicated funds is to
constitutionally protect the funds
from further raiding. I routinely
co-sponsor such legislation. Te
Democrat Majority defeated this
legislation.
Cloud Computing & Student
Data Privacy
Tis legislation deceived many
legislators with a misleading title,
and would have actually threatened
the security of student information
statewide. I fought aggressively
against House Bill 607, which
would specifcally authorize
lifting massive amounts of private
student information to the cloud.
Tis bill is extremely dangerous
because it does not require parental
consent to collect data, store data
to the cloud and manipulate data.
In efect, the bill relieves parents of
their consent to data collection
regarding their children, while
enabling access to hundreds of
thousands of student profles. Te
Democrat Majority defeated an
amendment that would require
parental consent.
NEW BENEFICIAL LEGISLA-
TION:
Not all of the legislation passed
during the 2014 Session of the
Maryland General Assembly was
burdensome. Below are some high-
lights of positive legislation.
Dog Bite/Injury Rebuttable
Presumption
Te recent court ruling that
deemed certain breeds inherently
dangerous was fnally overturned
through corrective legislation. Te
passage of House Bill 73 eliminates
stricter liability standards for pit
bull owners as determined by the
controversial, Maryland Court of
Appeals ruling Tracey v Solesky.
Te law will hold all dog owners
responsible for injuries caused by
their dogs, regardless of breed.
Owners could avoid liability if the
victim was trespassing, committing
a crime, or provoked the attack by
teasing or tormenting the animal.
I had the honor of hosting the
Huntingtown Humane Society
Club of Huntingtown High School
this Session. Like last year, the
students and I had an open discus-
sion about legislative proposals
afecting animal rights advocacy.
As a result of their commitment, I
cosponsored legislation that over-
turned breed specifc liability and
also cosponsored another bill that
would penalize convicted animal
abusers through means of restitu-
tion to local shelters.
Common Core
Concerns about Common
Core curriculum in Marylands
public schools prompted several
bills aimed at slowing down and
even abandon its implementation.
Tere were a few small victories.
HB 1164 establishes a workgroup
that would oversee the implemen-
tation of Partnership for Assess-
ment of Readiness for College and
Careers (PARCC) testing require-
ments and the Maryland College
and Career-Ready Standards. HB
1001 requires the General Assem-
bly to review any waivers requested
by the State Department of Educa-
tion regarding the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act. HB
1167 delays the use of testing data
to be used for teacher evaluations.
Tere are still considerable
concerns regarding Common Core
that will be highly debated in the
months to come. Legislation that
would have empowered Counties
to set their own timeline for
Common Core implementation
died in the Ways and Means Com-
mittee. I continue to remain very
concerned about the large amount
of reporting mandates put on
teachers, administrators and school
systems.
NOTABLE LEGISLATION
THAT DID NOT PASS THE 90
DAY SESSION

Upholding the Second Amend-
ment
Republicans introduced bills to
completely repeal and weaken SB
281 (Firearms Safety Act of 2013).
No legislation pertaining to
frearms was passed in this years
General Assembly. I am a steadfast
supporter of the Second Amend-
ment.
Local Highway User Revenues
Restoration
Te restoration of Highway
User Revenues (HUR) to
Marylands counties and munici-
palities has been a priority for local
governments and the House
Republican Caucus. HURs are gas
tax dollars sent to the counties for
road maintenance. During the
depths of the recession, HURs
were withheld by the State and not
distributed as promised. Tis year
it is anticipated that the State will
realize approximately $1.75 billion
from gas taxes and other vehicle
registration and titling fees, yet less
than 10% of those revenues will go
to the local governments. Histori-
cally it has been around 30%. Te
majority of the new gas tax revenue
has been used to fund over $4
billion in new mass transportation
projects in Baltimore City and
Montgomery County.
Income Tax Relief Act
Since 2007, 80 taxes, fees, and
toll increases have cost every Mary-
land household an additional
$4,000 per year. Te House
Republican Caucus backed a mea-
sure that would provide much
needed tax relief by decreasing all
income tax rates by 10% over the
next three years. Te Democrat
majority defeated this proposal.
Te folks in Annapolis
continue to ignore our calls for
common sense, fscal reform. Rest
assured, I will continue to fght for
policies that encourage economic
opportunity, fscal responsibility
and lower taxes on behalf of the
people of this great State and
Calvert County.
In an efort to keep families in
Calvert County informed, I send
out occasional e-mail updates on
state and local issues that may be of
interest to you. If you are not
receiving my updates and would
like to be added to the e-mail list,
please send your name, address
and phone number to
mark.fsher@house.state.md.us or
feel free to reach me on my cell at
(301) 802-3159.
Yours in service,
Mark N. Fisher, Chair
Calvert County Delegation
19 Chesapeake Current Tursday, April 17, 2014
warnings that it would fail. It is
truly the largest government
funded boondoggle in the history
of the State of Maryland and has
a long way to go to before it is
fxed.
Te glitch-prone (as referred
to by Governor OMalley) website
has been a disastrous failure and
the Exchange Board announced
they will be switching to the tech-
nology used in the state of Con-
necticut. So far, more than $200
million has been wasted on the
exchange. Te Afordable Care Act
is not only failed technology it is a
failed philosophy.
Stopping Legislative Salary
Increases
Te House Republican Caucus
forced a vote to block automatic
pay increases for Legislators. Shun-
ning common-sense transparency,
the Democrat Majority would not
permit legislators to vote on the
issue of salary increases. Te
Democrat Majority consistently
supports the expansion of govern-
ment spending, even when it
concerns their personal compensa-
tion.
Poultry Fair Share Act - Te
Chicken Tax
Te Chicken Tax is fatally
fawed. Many of the major funding
programs that were originally
designed to protect our environ-
ment have been raidedfor
example, the Bay Restoration
Fund is supposed to be used for
cleaning-up wastewater treatment
plants. Since 2004, the Bay Resto-
ration Fund has been routinely
raided and used for other purposes.
Last year, there were more than
1,800 wastewater treatment plant
spillages in Maryland. Yet,
Marylands existing Flush Tax has
been systematically diverted to
non-wastewater treatment
purposes.
Te 1,800 spillages resulted in
more than 300 million gallons of
untreated sewage dumped into the
bay and its tributaries. Ironically,
Government runs the wastewater
treatment facilities and Govern-
ment is the Big Polluter. Te best
way to correct the problem of
raiding dedicated funds is to
constitutionally protect the funds
from further raiding. I routinely
co-sponsor such legislation. Te
Democrat Majority defeated this
legislation.
Cloud Computing & Student
Data Privacy
Tis legislation deceived many
legislators with a misleading title,
and would have actually threatened
the security of student information
statewide. I fought aggressively
against House Bill 607, which
would specifcally authorize
lifting massive amounts of private
student information to the cloud.
Tis bill is extremely dangerous
because it does not require parental
consent to collect data, store data
to the cloud and manipulate data.
In efect, the bill relieves parents of
their consent to data collection
regarding their children, while
enabling access to hundreds of
thousands of student profles. Te
Democrat Majority defeated an
amendment that would require
parental consent.
NEW BENEFICIAL LEGISLA-
TION:
Not all of the legislation passed
during the 2014 Session of the
Maryland General Assembly was
burdensome. Below are some high-
lights of positive legislation.
Dog Bite/Injury Rebuttable
Presumption
Te recent court ruling that
deemed certain breeds inherently
dangerous was fnally overturned
through corrective legislation. Te
passage of House Bill 73 eliminates
stricter liability standards for pit
bull owners as determined by the
controversial, Maryland Court of
Appeals ruling Tracey v Solesky.
Te law will hold all dog owners
responsible for injuries caused by
their dogs, regardless of breed.
Owners could avoid liability if the
victim was trespassing, committing
a crime, or provoked the attack by
teasing or tormenting the animal.
I had the honor of hosting the
Huntingtown Humane Society
Club of Huntingtown High School
this Session. Like last year, the
students and I had an open discus-
sion about legislative proposals
afecting animal rights advocacy.
As a result of their commitment, I
cosponsored legislation that over-
turned breed specifc liability and
also cosponsored another bill that
would penalize convicted animal
abusers through means of restitu-
tion to local shelters.
Common Core
Concerns about Common
Core curriculum in Marylands
public schools prompted several
bills aimed at slowing down and
even abandon its implementation.
Tere were a few small victories.
HB 1164 establishes a workgroup
that would oversee the implemen-
tation of Partnership for Assess-
ment of Readiness for College and
Careers (PARCC) testing require-
ments and the Maryland College
and Career-Ready Standards. HB
1001 requires the General Assem-
bly to review any waivers requested
by the State Department of Educa-
tion regarding the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act. HB
1167 delays the use of testing data
to be used for teacher evaluations.
Tere are still considerable
concerns regarding Common Core
that will be highly debated in the
months to come. Legislation that
would have empowered Counties
to set their own timeline for
Common Core implementation
died in the Ways and Means Com-
mittee. I continue to remain very
concerned about the large amount
of reporting mandates put on
teachers, administrators and school
systems.
NOTABLE LEGISLATION
THAT DID NOT PASS THE 90
DAY SESSION

Upholding the Second Amend-
ment
Republicans introduced bills to
completely repeal and weaken SB
281 (Firearms Safety Act of 2013).
No legislation pertaining to
frearms was passed in this years
General Assembly. I am a steadfast
supporter of the Second Amend-
ment.
Local Highway User Revenues
Restoration
Te restoration of Highway
User Revenues (HUR) to
Marylands counties and munici-
palities has been a priority for local
governments and the House
Republican Caucus. HURs are gas
tax dollars sent to the counties for
road maintenance. During the
depths of the recession, HURs
were withheld by the State and not
distributed as promised. Tis year
it is anticipated that the State will
realize approximately $1.75 billion
from gas taxes and other vehicle
registration and titling fees, yet less
than 10% of those revenues will go
to the local governments. Histori-
cally it has been around 30%. Te
majority of the new gas tax revenue
has been used to fund over $4
billion in new mass transportation
projects in Baltimore City and
Montgomery County.
Income Tax Relief Act
Since 2007, 80 taxes, fees, and
toll increases have cost every Mary-
land household an additional
$4,000 per year. Te House
Republican Caucus backed a mea-
sure that would provide much
needed tax relief by decreasing all
income tax rates by 10% over the
next three years. Te Democrat
majority defeated this proposal.
Te folks in Annapolis
continue to ignore our calls for
common sense, fscal reform. Rest
assured, I will continue to fght for
policies that encourage economic
opportunity, fscal responsibility
and lower taxes on behalf of the
people of this great State and
Calvert County.
In an efort to keep families in
Calvert County informed, I send
out occasional e-mail updates on
state and local issues that may be of
interest to you. If you are not
receiving my updates and would
like to be added to the e-mail list,
please send your name, address
and phone number to
mark.fsher@house.state.md.us or
feel free to reach me on my cell at
(301) 802-3159.
Yours in service,
Mark N. Fisher, Chair
Calvert County Delegation
20 Tursday, April 17, 2014 Chesapeake Current
A Legislator That Works For All
Kullens Record On Job Creation
Dear Chesapeake Current
readers,
Sue Kullen is not a far left
leaning Democrat as her oppo-
nents have tried desperately to
portray her.
I have known Sue for over 30
years and we have had many
political conversations over the
years. I would consider myself
more on the liberal side and Sue
tactfully will always provide a
more moderate perspective
during our conversations. I have
found her views insightful and
well thought out, sometimes
difcult to argue against.
Sue always listens to both
sides of an issue and tries to
fairly develop a solution that
addresses all concerns when
possible. Sue listens to her con-
stituents and is extremely
passionate about education and
the environment. Tis is the
reason that Sue has been
endorsed by the Maryland State
Education Association, the
Sierra Club, the Maryland
League of Conservation Voters
and the National Organization
of Woman. Sue passed many
bills during her six years in
ofce. Tis demonstrates her
ability to get along with people
and pass common sense legisla-
tion for Calvert County. I could
not fnd one bill that the current
Delegate has passed. If this is an
indicator of his efectiveness in
ofce and his ability to get along
with others then I do not want
him representing me.
One of Sues bills that she
worked on with the Maryland
State Police was a Statewide
Scrap Metal bill that resulted in
a decrease in scrap metal thefts
and increased solving a number
of copper theft crimes.
Dear Chesapeake Current
readers,
As a former small business
owner in Calvert County, Ive
been researching the voting
records of Calvert Delegates.
Just as I thought, former Del-
egate Sue Kullen has one of the
worst voting records concerning
small businesses and job
creation.
For years, businessmen and
women have been under siege
from Annapolis elites. In
response to the poor business
climate in Maryland, a group
was established called the Mary-
land Business for Responsive
Government (MBRG).
MBRG began rating legislators
on their voting records concern-
ing issues facing the business
community. Te group seeks to
inform Maryland's businesses,
elected ofcials, and the general
public about the policies needed
to foster economic development
and job creation in Maryland.
Te ratings provide great
insight as to how a Legislator
values the very people who create
the jobs Marylanders need.
After serving two terms in
the House of Delegates, Sue
Kullen received a cumulative
F. Tats F for Failing the
business community!
Tats an F for voting
against jobs.
Job creation and small busi-
ness development should always
be a priority, particularly during
weak economic times. MBRGs
rating of Failure demonstrates
without a shadow of a doubt that
Kullen governed as a Far Left
zealot. After all, didnt she vote
hundreds of times? At the very
least, couldnt she vote for a few
bills that foster job creation to
garner her at least a C?
Te answer is simple:
Kullens record in the House of
Delegates caused great harm to
Marylands economy and con-
tributed to the exodus of job
creators. Teres no greater
example than this: During her
tenure in the legislature Mary-
land had a net loss of 5.5 Billion
dollars of taxable income. Fami-
lies, retirees and businesses are
leaving and many more are
making plans to leave.
Now, Kullen wants her job
back. Her representation of
Senator Ben Cardin, a far Left
member of the United States
Senate, is further proof that
Kullen has not changed her
ways. Shes just another
OMalley-Brown liberal.
Put simply, Kullen may live
in Calvert, but her two-term
voting record demonstrates that
she stands with the far Left in
Montgomery County. And -
that voting record has caused
great harm to the job creators of
Maryland.
Bobby Gill
Huntingtown
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Steven Steve
James Baltz, Sr., age
65 of Prince Freder-
ick passed away on
Apr. 9, 2014 in
Calvert Memorial
Hospital, Prince
Frederick. He was
born on Oct. 22, 1948 in Fort Wayne, IN to
the late Earl James Baltz and Dorothy
Dawson Baltz.
Steve joined the United States Marine
Corp and served his country during the
Vietnam Era as a Lance Corporal from 1966
until 1969. He was a member of Dunkirk
Baptist Church and Te Gideons Interna-
tional.
Steve is survived by his son, Steven
James Baltz, Jr of Lusby, and his brother,
David Wright of Magnolia, AK. He was
preceded in death by his parents and his
brothers, Richard and Danny Wright.
A Memorial Service to celebrate his life
was held at Dunkirk Baptist Church with
Pastor Rick Hancock ofciating.
Memorial contributions to be made in
Steves memory to the Gideons Interna-
tional, Calvert-St. Marys Counties Camp, P.
O. Box 1530, Prince Frederick, MD 20678,
www.gideons.org.
Arrangements were handled by the
Rausch Funeral Home in Lusby.
Steve Baltz, 65
Byrl A. Gibson,
Sr., age 79, of Spotsyl-
vania, VA and a
former resident of
Chesapeake Beach,
passed away April 9,
2014 at Mary
Washington Hospital
in Fredericksburg, VA.
He was born September 16, 1934 in
Cumberland, MD to Robert W. and Ethel D.
(Bosley) Gibson. He was raised in Cumberland
and graduated from Allegheny High School.
He moved to the Washington area in the
1960s and to Chesapeake Beach in the 1970s.
Byrl was an automobile mechanic by trade
and was employed by UPS in Landover from
1969 until retiring in 1997. He moved to
Florida in 2010 and returned to Spotsylvania in
2012.
He is survived by his son Byrl A. Tim
Gibson, Jr. of Chesapeake Beach and a sister
Rosezella Jefries and her husband Robert of
Fredericksburg, VA.
Friends may call on Fri., Apr. 18, 2014 at
Rausch Funeral Home, P.A., 8325 Mt.
Harmony Lane, Owings, MD from 11:00 a.m.,
until the time of the Memorial Service at 12
noon. Interment will follow in Mt. Harmony
United Methodist Church Cemetery.
Rausch Funeral Home in Owings handled
arrangements.
Byrl Gibson, 79
David Michael
Bowen, age 36, of
Lusby, passed away
unexpectedly on Apr.
3, 2014.
David was born
Feb. 2, 1978 in
Prince Frederick, to
Mark Allen Bowen and Paula Jean Goulet.
David was a very loyal person with a big
heart. He enjoyed being around people and
telling stories. He will be missed by many.
He is survived by his daughter Savannah
Sky Bowen, brother, Cody A Bowen, his love
Lauren Erwine, and beloved family and
friends. David was preceded in death by his
parents, his grandparents Corraine
(Meemaw) and Joseph Goulet and Fred and
Ruth Bowen.
Visitation will be held Fri., Apr. 18 from
3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. followed by a Memo-
rial Service at 3:30 p.m. at Rausch Funeral
Home, 8325 Mount Harmony Lane,
Owings, MD 20736.
David Bowen, 36
Gloria Valencia
Gatewood, age 84, of
Edgewater and a
former resident of
Huntingtown, passed
away Apr. 15, 2014 at
Calvert Memorial
Hospital.
She was born October 7, 1929 in
Washington, DC to Frank Tomas and Minnie
Belle (Taylor) Lochboehler. Gloria was raised in
Washington and graduated from Eastern High
School. She married Donald C. Gatewood April
8, 1950 in Coral Hills, MD.
Gloria was employed as a secretary with the
Government Accountability Ofce from 1962
until retiring in 1987. Gloria and her husband
moved to Huntingtown in 1980. From 1989 to
1995 Gloria was the curator of the Calvert
County Historical Society. She enjoyed geneal-
Gloria Gatewood, 84
Nellie May
Boo Boo Bolton,
age 77, of North
Beach passed away
Apr. 1, 2014 at
Calvert Memorial
Hospital in Prince
Frederick.
She was born Oct. 6, 1936 in Washing-
ton, D.C. to Tomas Harvey and Audith
Corey (Momyer) Burriss. Boo Boo was raised
in Montgomery County and attended public
schools. She was employed as a cafeteria
manager for the Prince Georges County
School System, retiring from Largo High
School in the early 2000s. Upon her
retirement, she moved to the senior housing
in North Beach.
When her children were young she was
active in the Hyattsville, Mt. Rainer and
Brentwood Boys and Girls Club. Boo Boo
was very involved in the North Beach Senior
Center, where she enjoyed playing cards. She
also enjoyed going to dinner with her friends
at the various restaurants in the Beaches,
taking daytrips, and family cookouts and
reunions. Most of all, she loved being with
her family, especially her grandchildren and
great-grandchildren. She also considered her
friends families a part of her own.
Nellie Bolton, 77
Tomas Bell
(known as "Dinky"),
age 60, of Lothian
was born Oct. 11,
1953 and passed
away Sat. Apr. 12,
2014.
He was the
beloved husband of over 40 years of Nancy
Bell, and loving father of Tomas Bell, Jr.,
Thomas Bell, 60
Robert Bob Bell and Sandy Musser. He is
also survived by 13 grandchildren, and a
sister Ellen Diane Jett.
Mr. Bell lived in the Lothian for over 20
years and worked for the John C. Grimber
Co., Inc.of Rockville as a carpenter. He was
very active with the Marlboro Boys and Girls
Club having coached, served as equipment
manager and as a member of the board. In his
spare time you could fnd him playing the
slot machines. But to his family he was just a
great guy and loved by all.
Lee Funeral Home in Owings handled
arrangements.
She is survived by daughters Kay Brown
of Dayton, Karen M. Llanes and husband
Mark of Tracys Landing, and Kathy Ander-
son of Sykesville, MD; sons Allen Bolton and
wife Teresa of Crofton, and Wayne Bolton
of Lothian. Also surviving are 13 grandchil-
dren, 10 great-grandchildren, a brother
Arthur Filmore Burriss of Glen Burnie, and
many nieces, nephews and friends.
Boo Boo was preceded in death by a son
Kevin Ray Bolton, grandchildren Stacie
Brown and Mark Llanes, Jr., a brother
Tomas Harvey Burriss, Jr., and a sister
Audith Corey Tomas.
Rausch Funeral Home in Owings
handled arrangements.
ogy, reading, tending to her fower garden,
traveling and watching detective shows.
Surviving are a son Donald C. Gatewood,
Jr. of Gerrardstown, WV; daughters Sharon L.
Morrow and her husband Jerry of Prairieville,
LA and Donna S. McCrory and her husband
Alan of Huntingtown; grandchildren Kimberly
Hays of Baton Rouge, LA; Justin McCrory of
Jackson, MI; Michael McCrory of Lorton, VA;
Mark McCrory and his wife Stephanie of Cape
Porpoise, ME; Nicole Frick and her husband
Justin of Lake Charles, LA; and Maile Bowen
and her husband Archie of St. Leonard, and fve
great grandchildren.
Gloria was preceded in death by her
husband Donald December 27, 1998.
Visitation will be held Turs., April 17
from 2:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
8:00 p.m. at Rausch Funeral Home, 4405
Broomes Island Road, Port Republic MD
20676. A Funeral Service will be held Fri., April
18 at 11:00 a.m. at Rausch Funeral Home - Port
Republic as well.
Interment will be in Asbury Cemetery in
Barstow.
Memorial contributions may be made to:
Calvert Animal Welfare League, 1040 Prince
Frederick Blvd., P. O. Box 1660, Prince Freder-
ick MD 20678. Phone (410) 535-9300 or
online at cawlrescue.org.
23 Chesapeake Current Tursday, April 17, 2014
James Jim
Francis Harrell, Sr.,
age 65 of Dowell,
passed away April 10,
2014 at his residence.
He was born on Sept.
9, 1948 in Washing-
ton, D. C. to Mattie
Magdalene Carey Harrell and the late Francis
Elmer Harrell.
Jim graduated from Suitland High
School, Suitland, MD. He was employed by
R & R Fabricators of Prince Frederick as a
truck driver until his retirement in 2012.
Jim is survived by his children, James F.
Harrell, Jr. of Lusby; Amanda L. Randall of
Great Mills, MD; Krysta R. Harrell of
Huntingtown; Heather Neese of North
Beach; Lisa Tucker and Jamie Harrell both of
Baltimore, and 15 grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his father
Francis Elmer Harrell.
A Memorial Service to celebrate his life
will be held on Fri., April 18, 2014 at 11:00
a.m. at Rausch Funeral Home, P. A., 20
American Lane, Lusby, MD 20657 with Dr.
Svetlana Papazov ofciating. Interment will
be private.
Te family requests memorial contribu-
tions to be made in Jims memory to Calvert
Hospice, P. O. Box 838, Prince Frederick,
MD 20678. Donations are encouraged
online at calverthospice.org.
Rausch Funeral Home handled arrange-
ments.
Jim Harrell, 65
Kelly Lynn
Hudson, age 45 of
Lusby, passed away
suddenly on April 7,
2014 at her residence.
She was born Aug.
26, 1968 in Bethle-
hem, PA to the late
Linda V. and Michael Menko.
She is survived by her husband Clark E.
Lutz of Lusby; daughter, Christine Harris of
Brandon, FL and a brother, Michael
Schucker of Japan.
Rausch funeral Home handled arrange-
ments.
Kelly Hudson, 45
John Baxter
McCall, Jr., 74 of
Lusby, formerly of
Camp Springs, MD
passed away April 3,
2014 in Baltimore. He
was born Sept. 26,
1939 in Washington,
DC to the late Virginia
Carpenter and John B. McCall, Sr.
He was the beloved husband to June
McCall whom he married on July 5, 1986 in
Denver, CO.
John graduated from Surratsville High
School in 1957 and went on to attend the
University of Maryland College, graduating in
1961. He then joined the United States Air
Force and served his country honorably as a
Captain and Minute Man from 1961 until
1966. John fnished his career as an Employ-
ment Counselor for the State of Colorado
retiring in 2000. Later that year he moved to
Drum Point in Lusby, where he served as the
President & Director of the Drum Point
Homeowners Association, was a member of the
United Cerebral Palsy, and the Power Squadron.
Johns greatest love in life was his family,
being a true Patriot, and being a confdant to
fellow veterans in there time of need.
John is survived by his wife of 27 years,
June M. McCall of Lusby; children, Kenda
McCall of Rife, CO, Diane Major of Falls
Church, VA, Sara McCall Russell of Brighton,
CO, Michael McCall of Denver, CO, and
Christine Turstin of DE; and eight grandchil-
dren.
Memorial Contributions may be made to:
United Cerebral Palsy of Southern Maryland,
Inc., 1919 West Street # A, Annapolis MD
21401.
Rausch Funeral Home handled arrange-
ments.
John McCall, 74
Odell C.
Mackall age 72, was
born in Calvert
County on March 12,
1942 to the late
Contee and Marie
Mackall. He departed
this life on Sat., Mar.
29, 2014 at Calvert
Memorial Hospital.
Odell, known to everyone as Bigboy and
Shortylove, was born and raised in Calvert
County. He received his education through the
county school system and the ups and downs of
life itself. Later, when he was old enough to
venture out on his own, Bigboy moved to New
York and stayed with his brother Penroe until he
could support himself. He lived in New York
the majority of his adult life. He was employed
by Nick Cassell as a foreman and later worked
for Andrew Penn Construction until he retired.
He met the main love of his life ,Juanita Lawler
48 years ago in New York. Tey moved to
Calvert in 2008 and were married in September
of 2010.
Odell was diagnosed with prostate cancer
in 2010 and was given a clean bill of health in
August 2011. After being healed from early stage
of prostate cancer, he decided to make some
positive changes in his life and did very well for
almost a year; in which he rededicated his life to
Christ.
In Nov. 2012 he had a terrible fall that left
him disabled. With Gods grace and his determi-
nation, he refused to allow his disability to get
him down. Te doctors told him he may never
use his hands or legs again, but with the help of
his wonderful therapist, Les and his assigned
Odell Mackall, 72
Marvin Jones,
known as "Tater", age
61, was born May 20,
1952 to the late Ella B.
Gross and Guy Jones.
He passed away Apr.
4, 2014.
Marvin was
born and raised in
Calvert County, and was a resident of Chesa-
Marvin Jones, 61
peake Beach. He was educated by the Calvert
County Public School System. Marvin worked
in the feld of farming for many years.
As a person, he was cheerful and friendly.
He had a wonderful sense of humor and was a
joy to be around. He touched the lives of those
he encountered and we are blessed to still have
those precious memories.
On Friday April 4, 2014, at Calvert
Hospice, Marvin was called home to be with
the Lord.
He leaves to cherish his memory; one son:
Marvin Jones, Jr., two grandchildren, three
sisters: Doris Jones, Betty Jones, and Mildred
Jones; seven brothers: Arthur Lee Jones, Jr.;
Benjamin Coleman; Mervin Jones; Calvin
Gross; Oliver Jones; Melvin Jones; and Dion
Jones. Two sister-in-laws: Mabel Jones and
Janice Gross; two aunts: Ernestine Jones and
Ruth Coates. Five nieces: Arlene Jones, Sheila
Jones, Anastasia Jones, Andrea Jones, and
Levina Coleman. Five nephews: Arthur
Benjamin Jones, Calvin Gross, Jr., Dywane
Gross, Alnutt Chase, and Jamar Jones. Five
close friends: Mary Claggett, Martin Jones,
Patsy Brown, Ethel Jones, and Genus Reid.
Marvin also leaves behind a host of other
relatives and friends to cherish his memory.
Sewell Funeral Home in Prince Frederick
handled arrangements.
nurses, Lori, and Jamila from HomeCall Inc.
made it possible for him to feed himself and to
use a walker to get around.
Bigboy was a man with a big heart who
loved life and family. He was a man who would
do anything for his family. He had no problem
telling you how he felt but at the end of the day
if you had a need and if he could help, he would
do it. He would always say I love my family
and his wife Nita would always say everything
is gonna work out just fne whenever
something wasnt going right. While in New
York, he always had his boys Norman Kyler,
Isael Mackall, Elmo Mackall, Nova Chase, and
his twin brother Bitty to back him up whenever
he would come home to visit.
Odell loved children and had said recently
he wished he could have spent more time with
his daughters, but hoped they were aware of how
much he loved them.
Bigboy and aunt Nita looked out for all his
family members whenever they would come to
New York. He had a special bond with his
nephews Gary and Cordell, who lived with him
for a while and Donald who visited them quite
often. He made it a point to look after his
youngest brother Sherman as well during his
time in New York. He also has a special niece
Marion, whom he took on the role of as a father
to, especially after her father Penroe who was his
brother passed.
Te Greek meaning for Odell is song and
he loved quartet gospel music. Te English
meaning for his name is wealthy and he shared
the wealth of life the best he knew how. He even
allowed his brother Kenny to think he was the
boss over him.
He is going to be truly missed by everyone
because of the love he showed to family and
friends. As he would say; what you dont know!
Tey call me Shortylove! Shoooot
His life will always be cherished by those he
leaves behind: his loving wife Juanita, his three
daughters, Leslie Caine (Lance), Lena &
Geraldine Norris (George); one dedicated son,
Adam Frankfurt (Kasha); four grandchildren;
fve brothers, Charles, Wilson, Kenneth, Freder-
ick and Sherman Mackall; three sisters Dorothy
Wheatley, Minnie Stepney, Shirley Harris; four
sisters-in-law, Shirley Ware (John), Viola, Alice
and Tammy Mackall. He leaves a host of nieces
and nephews who love him to the bone, three
special friends of Odells, Audrey Bishop, Daniel
(Puddin) & Regina Butler.
He was preceded in death by one son,
Gerald; two brothers, Penroe and Rodell and
three sisters, Genevieve, Loretta and Vernell.
Sewell Funeral Home in Prince Frederick
handled arrangements.
Teresa Helen
Terry Miller, age
85, of Deale passed
away Apr. 9, 2014 at
Anne Arundel Medi-
cal Center in
Annapolis. She was
born Jan. 12, 1929
Terry Miller, 85
Willie J. Mont-
gomery, age 78, of St.
Leonard, passed away
on April 3, 2014 in
Washington Hospital
Center.
He was born on June
25, 1935 in Anawalt,
WV to the late Frank and Alley Phillips Mont-
gomery.
Willie Montgomery, 78
Bernard R.
Mingioli of Gambrills,
MD passed away Apr.
3, 2014 at his
residence. Bernie was
born Bernar- dino
Raphael Mingioli on
Jan. 13, 1927 in New
York City (Bronx), New York to Litizia and
Raphaele Mingioli, who had both immigrated
from Italy. Tey were both naturalized citizens.
He grew up on the Lower East side of Manhat-
tan. His father graduated from Te Teological
Seminary at Colgate University and Te
General Teological Seminary of the Protestant
Episcopal Church of the United States. In his
early days, Bernie was known as Dino. Bernie
attended P.S. 19 and P.S. 40 and graduated
from Stuyvesant High School in 1944. He
received his Bachelor of Science from Brooklyn
College in 1951 and his Master of Arts from
Columbia University in 1954.
However, before attending college, Bernie
enlisted in the U.S. Army at the young age of
17. He soon found himself in the Battle of the
Bulge where he was captured and held as a
POW for several months. After returning
home, he reenlisted and served as a Military
Policeman. Bernie received the American
Teater Ribbon and the World War II Victory
Medal. He also received a Purple Heart that he
buried with his mother. He always said, SHE
was the one who earned it.
As a young boy, Bernie attended many of
his beloved Yankee games. He said that while
sitting in the 50 cent seats in the bleachers, he
could see the curvature of the earth while
trying to see home plate! Bernie told us that he
was at Yankee Stadium when Lou Gehrig gave
his famous luckiest man alive speech. Bernie
was a lifelong fan of the Yankees and Football
Giants.
After the Army and College, Bernie held
several jobs in New York City before moving to
Maryland and going to work as an Oceanogra-
Bernie Mingioli, 87
Antoinette Cecelia McElligott, age 77, of
Lothian passed away suddenly Apr., 2, 2014.
She was born Jan. 17, 1937 in Washing-
ton, DC to Vincent H. and Agnes W. (Rollins)
Tompson. Antoinette was raised in DC and
graduated from St. Teresas Elementary
School and St. Cecelias High School.
She went to work for the Department of
Justice in the tax division and retired in the mid
1980s. She later went to work for the State of
Maryland in the Ofce of the Public Defender,
retiring in Mar. 2013. Antoinette loved animals
and supported several animal welfare organiza-
tions.
Surviving are a daughter Tracy L. Jones
and her husband Claude, Jr. of North Beach,
and a son Lon P. Colbert of Bowie; four
grandchildren Marla J. Colbert and her
companion Shaun Humphrey of Chesapeake
Beach, Richard A. Poole III of Lothian,
Heather L. Poole of Lothian and Lon P. Adams
of North Beach, seven great grandchildren and
three sisters, Elizabeth Killmon and her
husband Jack of Laurel, MD, Rose Woods and
her husband Charlie of Fairmont, WV and
Dolores Pearce and her husband Graham of
Macon, GA.
A memorial service and celebration of
Antoinettes life will be held 1:00 P.M. on
Saturday, April 26, 2014 at Dunkirk Baptist
Church, 11275 Southern Maryland Blvd.,
Dunkirk, MD.
Arrangements were handled by Rausch
Funeral Home, Owings.
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in Campbell, OH to Joseph and Teresa
(Sedlak) Makosky. Terry was raised in
Ohio and upon graduating from North
High School in 1948, she moved to the
Washington, D.C. area.
Terry was employed as a medical
secretary at Malcom Grove Hospital at
Andrews Air Force Base, retiring in 1980.
She married Roland Francis Miller on Feb.
18, 1950, and they made their home in
Deale.
After retiring from Andrews, Terry
was the secretary at Our Lady of Sorrows
Catholic Church in Owensville, where she
was also a member. She has spent the last
several years as a caregiver for her in-laws
and her husband. Terry enjoyed being
outdoors, sitting in the sun, and bird
watching. Most of all, she loved spending
time with her family.
Terry is survived by her husband
Roland F. Miller, and children Mickey
Miller and wife Karen of Lusby, Rusty
Miller and wife Evie of Shady Side, Terry
Harper and husband Marty of Shady Side,
Steve Miller of Baltimore, Susan Rogers
and husband Paul of Shady Side, Jimmy
Miller and wife Frances of Badin, NC, and
Vincent Miller of Deale. Also surviving are
a sister Anne Hvisdak; brothers John and
Andy Makosky, all of Ohio; ffteen grand-
children, and twenty-nine great-
grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her
parents, fve brothers and a son Bernie
Miller.
A Mass of Christian Burial was
celebrated at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic
Church in Owensville. Interment followed
in the church cemetery.
Memorial donations in Terrys name
may be made to the American Heart
Association.
Rausch Funeral Home in Owings
handled arrangements.
pher at the U.S. Naval Oceanographic Ofce,
Suitland, MD in Aug. 1955. In 1976, the
Naval Oceanographic Ofce moved to Bay St.
Louis, MI. As an Oceanographer, Bernie
traveled the world in Navy ships charting
waters. On one his trips to Scotland, he met
and later married Margaret F. Graham on Nov.
7, 1959 and they had one daughter, Fiona
Elizabeth, born in June 1964. Fiona attended
the University of New Orleans and currently
works for the Food and Drug Administration.
Bernies former wife, Margaret, passed away in
1981.
Bernie met Darlene (Clerico) Pugh in
1988 when she went on a Government business
trip to Biloxi, MI. Tey married on Mar. 18,
1989 here at Grace Brethren Church. Pastor
Robert Wagner married them and honored
Bernie at his Memorial Service. Bernie and
Darlene celebrated their 25th Anniversary just a
couple of weeks ago. She afectionately called
him Bubbie.
Bernie enjoyed reading, doing crossword
puzzles and watching sports. He also loved
attending Bowie Baysox baseball games for the
past 18 years. He was a staple in the stadium
and made many, many friends there. He was
also a member and Treasurer of a local chapter
of the National Association of Retired Federal
Employees.
Services and a celebration of Bernie Life
was held Tues., Apr. 8, 2014 at Grace Brethren
Church of Calvert County.
Arrangements were provided by Rausch
Funeral Home, Owings.
Ashlee Nicole
Robinson, age 24, of
Benedict, MD was
born April 11, 1990
and passed away
April 11, 2014 in
Benedict, MD.
Rausch Funeral
Home in Port Republic handled arrange-
ments.
Ashlee Robinson, 24
Vivian Vickery
Nicodemus, age 88,
passed away peacefully
on Feb. 24, 2014 at
her residence in North
Beach, surrounded by
her loving family. She
was born on Mar. 22,
1925 in New Brunswick, NJ to the late Evelyn
Miller Vickery and Cooper O. Vickery. Mrs.
Nicodemus attended nursing school at Middle-
sex General Hospital School of Nursing, and
served briefy in the Nurse Cadet Corps after
World War II. Troughout her life, as a
registered nurse, she attended to the medical
needs of hundreds of patients.
After nursing school she married her high
school sweetheart, and U.S. Army veteran, C.
Leslie Hudson, II, with whom she had two
children after moving to Miami, FL.
She lived her life on and around the water,
frst spending summers working at the Jersey
shore, then with her husband and children in
South Florida. While living in Miami, they
traded their house for a boat and spent six years
enjoying life on the Miami River and Biscayne
Bay while working and raising their children.
Active in all their childrens activities, they
Vivian Nicodemus, 88
Calvin R.
Parks, age 86, of
Broomes Island
passed away April 6,
2014 at his home.
He was born August
30, 1927 to the late
Lionel and Julia
(Bean) Parks.
Calvin enjoyed life as a waterman,
commercial fshing, crabbing, clamming
and oystering, when the bounty of the
Patuxent River was at its best. Calvin was
in the Army at the end of WWII and was
honorably discharged at the rank of
Corporal. He belonged to Carpenters
Local 1590, working at Calvert Clifs
Nuclear Power Plant and Cove Point LNG
Terminal.
Calvin is survived by his two sons,
Buddy Parks of Port Republic, and Barry
Parks of Broomes Island. He is also
Calvin Parks, 86
25 Chesapeake Current Tursday, April 17, 2014
Willie was a man who was born a worker and
provider. He sacrifced and saved to put his
familys needs before his own. If it was broken,
he found a way to fx it. He was inventive,
turning ideas to reality.
Shortly after getting married he picked up
gardening, developing a real knack for the art.
He also enjoyed fshing, crabbing, and spending
time on the water. Willie played the guitar and
banjo. He was also known to sing a tune or two.
He worked many years in the construction feld
as an operating engineer.
He was the beloved husband of Rindy P.
Montgomery of St. Leonard, and devoted
father of James G. Montgomery of St. Leonard.
He is also survived by his granddaughter, Bobbi
R. Parks and her husband Aaron Carter of
Baltimore, brother Dorsey Montgomery of
Indian Valley, VA; sisters Sylvia Turpin and
Lucille Gallimore both of Indian Valley, VA
nephews, Wesley Junior Combs and his wife
Joyce of Shawsville, VA; Roger Huf and his
wife Betty of Indian Valley, VA and many other
relatives.
He was predeceased by his children
Barbara Parks, Kenneth Willie Montgomery,
and David Allen Montgomery and siblings,
Ernie Montgomery, Carlos Montgomery, Billy
Montgomery, Ivory Combs, Bessie Huf,
Lorraine Janey and Rosie Phillips.
Memorial contributions may be made to
American Cancer Society, 1041 Route #3
North, Building A, Gambrills MD 21054.
Rausch Funeral Home in Port Republic
handled arrangements.
raised them to enjoy small boats, swimming,
and fshing, and to become active community
leaders.
She later met the love of her life, Paul
Russell Nicodemus and shared many wonderful
years living in Tampa, Florida and then in Blue
Ridge, GA. Following Pauls death, she moved
to North Beach, to be near her daughter and
son-in-law. In the 11 years living in North
Beach she was blessed with many wonderful
friends in the North Beach community of
whom each one she cherished and adored. Her
last wish was for her body to be donated to the
Georgetown University School of Medicine for
anatomical studies, and that her friend and
confdante Miko, her Maine Coon cat, retire to
a life of comfort and leisure in her daughters
home.
Vivian is survived by her two children, Les
Hudson of Lake Worth, FL; his wife Brenda
and grandson Taylor, and Pamela Elaine
Hudson Brown of Chesapeake Beach; her
husband Larry and granddaughter Laurel
Christine Barsa; husband Paul and
great-grandsons John Gavin and Maxwell
Emerson; and grandson William Lawrence
Brown, wife Robin and great-grandsons Bryce
Hudson and Anderson Henry.
A memorial website has been arranged for
condolences and to exchange memories. It can
be visited at:
memorialwebsites.legacy.com/VivianNicodem
us/homepage.aspx
Memorial contributions may be made to
Calvert Hospice, which extended compassion,
care and comfort during Vivians fnal months:
CalvertHospice.org , P.O. Box 838, Prince
Frederick, MD 20678. Alternatively, memo-
rial contributions may be made to the Calvert
Animal Welfare League,
www.CAWLrescue.org.
survived by his sister, Sharon Miller and
her husband Lou of Odenton, Maryland
and two nieces Patricie Silvestri and Lynne
Mulligan. Besides his parents, Calvin is
predeceased by his wife of 65 years, Grace
and his two sisters, Shirley Quintero and
Jean Pitcher.
He will be missed by his wonder-
ful caregivers, Rosa, who was by his side
every day, and Jannette.
Memorial contributions may be made to
Calvert Hospice, P.O. Box 838, 238
Merrimac Court, Prince Frederick MD
20678.
Rausch Funeral Home Port Republic
handled arrangements.
In response to reader requests, we are
publishing the English translation of
the touching poem in French that we
ran in the last issue of the Chesapeake
Current by Christian Beres of North
Beach, in memory of his daughter,
Natacha:
Ode to my Daughter
Nounouche my darling, wasn't it
yesterday
Tat at the dawn of your youth, happy
and crazy girl
You ran through the streets and danced
in the felds
Heart of an angel and as well as a lion,
free traveling bird
You left us to never return;
Your absurd departure destroyed our
heart
Overwhelmed by this sudden and
unjust death.
Tears of pain run down our cheeks;
Our dreams are overrun by obscene
nightmares,
And all that remains is an eternal dust.
Daddy
D o r o t h y
Dot Shaw Seawell
of Solomons, Mary-
land, formerly of
Temple Hills, Mary-
land, passed away
peacefully on
Monday, March 31,
2014, at the age of 89.
Dot was born on February 9, 1925, in
Hopewell, Virginia to the late Arthur L.
and Linda (Harrison) Shaw.
In 1945, Dot married the love of her
life, James R. Seawell and they were
married for over 69 years. Te family made
Temple Hills, Maryland home for 50 years,
before moving to the Solomons area in
2011.
Dot had a number of hobbies, but
dancing was at the top of the list. She also
enjoyed gardening, was a wonderful
seamstress, loved crocheting, canning
pickels and pears and traveling. She was a
member of the Eastern Star Electra Chap-
ter #2, in Charlotte Hall, Maryland.
She is survived by her daughter-
in-law, Helen Seawell, and was the mother
of the late James R. Seawell, Jr. Dot was a
devoted grandmother to Jefrey S. Seawell
and his wife Jennifer, Zachary P. Seawell
and his wife Holly and Jamie M. Seawell
and his wife Shelly. She was the great-
grandmother of 10 great-grandchildren,
the sister of Lucille Roberson, Ruth Rober-
son, the late Carthine Williams.
Memorial contributions may be made
to the Eastern Star Electra Chapter #2,
15030 Oaks Road, Charlotte Hall, MD
20622-3311 (please make checks payable
to: Electra Chapter #2 OES) or Asbury
Foundation Benevolent Care Program,
11100 Asbury Circle, Solomons, MD
20688.
Lee Funeral Home Calvert in Owings
handled arrangements.
Dot Seawell, 89
W i l l i a m
Michael Bill
Tew, age 66, of
H u n t i n g t o w n
passed away April
8, 2014 at Calvert
Memorial Hospital
in Prince Frederick.
He was born July 5, 1947 in
Cheverly to William Harrell and
Marcella Bridget (Urquhart) Tew. Bill
was raised in College Park until moving
to his familys farm in Huntingtown in
1954. He attended Huntingtown
Elementary and Calvert Senior High
School, graduating in 1965. Bill played
football in high school, was in the band,
and was also a member of the Calvert
County Riding Club, where he was
active in horse shows and jousting.
He served in the United States Air
Force from 1966 to 1970, and was
deployed to Vietnam and Korea. Upon
his discharge, Bill attended Burnside-
OTT Aviation School in Miami, FL,
and became a commercial airline pilot.
He retired as a Captain with Continen-
tal Airlines in 2005.
Bill married Billie Louise Larson on
October 30, 1976, and they lived in
Miami, FL, Wharton, NJ and then
Bill Tew, 66
William R.
Trumbull, age 64,
of Lusby, was born
Dec. 25, 1949 and
passed away on
Apr. 9, 2014.
He was the
beloved husband of Valerie Trumbull
and loving father of Jeremy R. Trum-
bull, Jodi L. Perez (and her husband
Luis) and Kimberly A. Trumbull. He
was the grandfather of Ella Perez, and
soon to be his second grandchild; he was
the brother of the late Stephen Trum-
bull and Cheryl Trumbull and son of
the late Clayton and Billie Trumbull
Lackford.
For over 32 years he was the
devoted husband to Valerie. Tey lived
in Lusby for 22 years where they raised
their family.
He was the founder of TMS, Inc.,
an HVAC service and installation
company located in Waldorf. He was a
member of ACCA and the Solomon
Island Yacht Club. William enjoyed a
number of hobbies, which included
boating, cruising, playing golf and was a
very big Redskins fan.
Memorial contributions may be
made to: Melwood, 5606 Dower House
Road, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772 or
Race for Hope DC, email to:
teamlombardi@curebraintumors.org.
Lee Funeral Home Calvert in
Owings handled arrangements.
William Trumbull, 64
Bertha Viola
Leitch Sharper, age
84, of Hunting-
town passed away
April 2, 2014 at
Chesapeake Shores
Nursing and Reha-
bilitation Center in
Lexington Park. She was born Dec. 12,
1929 in Owings to Joseph Arthur and
Maude Iola (Williams) McKenny.
Bertha was raised in Owings and
attended Fairview Elementary and
Calvert High School, graduating in
1947.
She married James Mason Leitch on
Sept. 20, 1948 and they lived in Hun-
tingtown.
Bertha was primarily a homemaker,
and was also a substitute teacher in
Calvert County for 17 years. She later
operated a childcare center at Hunting-
town Elementary for seven years, and
retired from the school system in June
1994.
Mr. Leitch passed away in 1995,
and on Oct.6, 2000, Bertha married
Herbert Sharper, who passed away in
2009.
She was a member of All Saints
Episcopal Church in Sunderland, where
she was on the Alter Guild and taught
Sunday school. She was also a member
of the Huntingtown American Legion
Auxiliary and Calvert Memorial Auxil-
iary, where she volunteered in the gift
shop.
Bertha loved reading, and going to
the exercise group at Calvert Pines
Senior Center. She also enjoyed her pet
dog, Belle, and spending time with her
family, especially her grandchildren.
Bertha Sharper, 84
26 Tursday, April 3, 2014 Chesapeake Current
She is survived by a daughter Mary
Emily Crumbacker of Prince Frederick,
a son Richard Colton Leitch Rick of
Delray Bay, FL; grandchildren Ginny
Huerta-Kellam of Laurel, DE; Jillian
Schreiner, and Justin Leitch, both of
Baltimore. Also surviving are great-
grandchildren Ava, Chloe, and Cam-
eron; a brother William Ernest McK-
enny and wife Jeanette of Winston
Salem, NC, and several nieces and neph-
ews.
Bertha was preceded in death by her
parents, and husbands Mason Leitch
and Herbert Sharper.
Family and friends were received
Mon., Apr. 7 at Rausch Funeral Home
in Owings. A funeral service and
celebration of Berthas life was held at
All Saints Episcopal Church in Sunder-
land. Interment followed in the church
cemetery.
Memorial donations in her name
may be made to All Saints Church or
Calvert Hospice.
Rausch Funeral Home in Owings
handled arrangements.
returned to Huntingtown after Bills
retirement. In his leisure time he
enjoyed hunting, camping, fshing,
boating, and spending time with his
family.
He is survived by his loving wife,
Billie Louise Tew, an aunt Margaret
Edgar of Gilbertown, AL, and several
cousins. Bill was preceded in death by
his parents.
Memorial contributions may be
made to either the American Cancer
Society, 1041 Route #3 North, Building
A , Gambrills MD 21054; St. Jude
Childrens Hospital, P.O. Box 1000,
Dept. 142, Memphis TN 38148-0142;
or the Wounded Warriors Project,4899
Belford Road, Suite 300, Jacksonville
FL 32256.
Rausch Funeral Home in Owings
handled arrangements.
27 Chesapeake Current Tursday, April 17, 2014
Hospital Honors Physicians
Calvert Memorial Hospital has
honored four longtime physicians
obstetrician and gynecologist Dr. Ruby
Alonzo, orthopedic surgeon Dr. Bruce
Beck, cardiologist Dr. Mark Kushner
and urologist Dr. Modesto Rivera
who are retiring this year with special
tributes at its annual awards dinner.
Te emotional evening was flled
with afectionate ribbing, touching
testimonials and fond memories that
sparked a lot of laughter and a few
tearful moments.
Together, the four retirees have
dedicated 135 years to caring for local
residents and their families. Tere are
no greater examples of a caring, loyal
and hard-working physician anywhere,
said CMH President and CEO Jim
Xinis. Teir collective impact on our
hospital and our community over these
many years is beyond measure.
Additionally, Dr. Samuel Foster
was saluted for his advocacy of the
hospitals cardiopulmonary services and
Dr. Frederick Beavers was recognized
for his leadership of the vascular surgery
program at Calvert Memorial.
Each year, we look forward to this
dinner, said Xinis, as a way in which
we can express our gratitude and show
our appreciation for the medical
services our doctors provide to the
community 365 days a year.
He went on to add, Day in and
day out, our talented physicians distin-
guish themselves as top notch provid-
ers. One of the evenings highlights
was when he read excerpts from
patients letters talking about the care
they had received.
It has been an incredible journey,
said Dr. Alonzo, who joined the CMH
medical staf in 1983, and I wouldnt
have exchanged it for any other profes-
sion. As the frst female OB/GYN at
Calvert Memorial, she delivered 4,649
babies for some it was the second
generation.
Her sentiments were echoed by Dr.
Kushner who came to Calvert in 1982.
Its been a privilege to practice medi-
cine, he said, and a great honor to do
it here. Described as the anchor of
the cardiopulmonary department,
Dr. Kushner was also actively involved
in the hospitals intensive care unit,
serving as medical director for years. A
staunch advocate for patient safety, he
always kept abreast of the current
research in his feld and shared with his
peers.
Both Dr. Beck and Dr. Rivera each
have 36 years of service. When they
came to Calvert in 1978 there were 20
physicians on staf at the hospital
today there are 348. A lot has changed
but their commitment to individualized
care and clinical excellence has
remained steadfast.
Dr. Beck, who served four tenures
as chief of orthopedic surgery at CMH,
said, Te practice of medicine is a great
profession and one that Im honored to
be part of. He is perhaps best remem-
bered for his compassionate manner
and his willingness to listen and answer
questions. A true collaborative team
leader, he focused on educating both
the staf and his patients about the care
plan.
As the frst urologist to practice at
Calvert Memorial, Dr. Rivera ushered
in specialty care in our community. His
broad clinical knowledge and excellent
rapport with patients helped him forge
enduring relationships that have lasted
many years.
In describing his years at CMH,
Dr. Rivera said: Calvert Memorial
Hospital is small enough to know your
colleagues but big enough to support
excellent services.
He went on to add, I look forward
to my retirement with a sense of trepi-
dation and wonder.
Te Community Service Award
went to Dr. Foster and Dr. Beavers was
presented with the Best of Breed
Award. Dr. Foster not only provides
wonderful patient care within his
practice, said Dr. J. Michael Brooks,
vice president for medical afairs at
CMH, but he gives back to the
community by participating in many
heart-related programs throughout the
year.
A popular presenter, his lectures
are informative and engaging, said Dr.
Brooks. As medical director for
Cardiac/Pulmonary Rehab, he is always
looking for ways to help his patients
optimize their wellness potential.
Dr. Beavers was recognized for his
invaluable service as medical director of
the Center for Vascular Care at CMH.
His consistent leadership has been a
mainstay of the program and has
allowed it to grow and fourish, said
Dr. Barbara Estes, chief of the medical
staf at CMH.
Calvert Memorial Hospital honored four longtime physicians
(l-r) orthopedic surgeon Dr. Bruce Beck, obstetrician and
gynecologist Dr. Ruby Alonzo, urologist Dr. Modesto Rivera
and cardiologist Dr. Mark Kushner and who are retiring this
year with special tributes at its annual awards dinner on
March 28.
New Procedure Eliminates
Need For Surgery
Dr. Saad A. Haque, gastroenter-
ologist with Calvert Physician Associ-
ates at Calvert Memorial Hospital, was
recently certifed by the American
Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
(ASGE) to perform Endoscopic Muco-
sal Resection of large colonic polyps.
After age 50, all patients require
screening for colon cancer. Te precur-
sor lesions for colon cancer are usually
colon polyps. During a colonoscopy,
gastroenterologists look for these
polyps very carefully and cut them out,
hence preventing colon cancer.
On occasion, these polyps are very
large, and if removed through the
scope, carry a high risk of perforating
the colon during the process. So,
patients are often asked to have a
portion of their colon removed surgi-
cally, which is a signifcantly more
invasive procedure, with multiple days
of hospitalization and recuperation
required as compared to a colonos-
copy.
Tis new procedure, when
performed by an experienced, trained
gastroenterologist, allows the removal
of larger colon polyps through a scope
without the need for surgery, allowing
the patient to return home the very
same day, with no major signifcant
discomfort.
To date, only 40 gastroenterolo-
gists in the country have been certifed
by the ASGE for this procedure.
Local gastroenterologist, Dr. Saad A. Haque.
CSM To Help Those 50+
Earn Degrees
Te College of Southern Maryland is
joining 100 colleges nationwide in a
three-year initiative called the Plus 50
Encore College Completion Program,
with a mission to help 10,000 students
age 50 and older who are seeking a career
change.
Led by the American Association of
Community Colleges (AACC), the
program is poised to help adults chart
their next steps in life by ofering easy
access, fexible schedules, long and short-
term programs, and a wide range of
opportunities.
Many adults age 50 and over want
to train for new [felds] that help others
and are hiring, but they need to update
their skills. Community colleges ofer a
supportive environment where baby
boomers can train for new jobs quickly
and afordably, while completing a
marketable degree or certifcate, said
Mary Sue Vickers, director for the Plus 50
Initiative at American Association of
Community Colleges (AACC), manager
of the program.
Many baby boomers are seeking to
transition to a next or new career and this
program will help them rediscover a
passion they may have put on hold while
they were working and/or raising a family.
We want to build a cohort who will make
the best use of the colleges available
resources. Future plans include several
workshop options and guest speakers, as
well as classroom options for updating
technology skills, resume writing and
interviewing techniques. In addition, we
also ofer wellness and ftness opportuni-
ties for the Plus 50 community, said
CSM Community Education Direc-
tor Vickie Grow.
Te program will ofer skill updates
and career makeovers for those who want
to venture into careers such as dental
hygienist, dialysis or EKG technician,
nurse, pharmacy technician, physical
therapy aide, sign language teacher, social
work assistant or substitute teacher.
With solid employment track
records and years of experience, boomers,
with updated technical skills, will position
themselves for successful second and even
third careersrewarding careers, said
Shaunda Holt, personal enrichment
department program coordinator for
adults.
Since 2008, AACC and its network
of Plus 50 Initiative colleges have helped
adults prepare for new careers. An
independent evaluation of AACCs Plus
50 Initiative found that 89 percent of
students agreed that college workforce
training helped them acquire new job
skills, and 72 percent attributed landing a
job to such training.
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white and has short hair.

Anne Arundel County Animal Control is
located at 411 Maxwell Frye Road Millers-
ville, MD 21108. Tey ofer a low cost
rabies shot clinic for county residents every
Turs. from noon to 3:00 p.m. except on
major holidays. Te cost is $5.00 per animal
vaccinated. Cash or checks only are
accepted. Call Anne Arundel Animal
Control at (410) 222-8900 with any
questions.
(2.5 hours per week) workshop program, developed by
Stanford University, will be taught at various places
throughout Anne Arundel County, including BWMC,
AAMC, senior activity centers, community centers,
churches and libraries. Te program teaches participants
how to manage their chronic disease(s) through healthy
eating, exercise, stress reduction and other
self-management skills. No medical background is
needed, but volunteers must be comfortable speaking in
front of an audience. Training will take place from 9:30
a.m. 4:30 p.m. June 5, 6, 12, and 13, 2014 at the
Department of Aging and Disabilities, 2666 Riva Road,
Annapolis, MD 21401. Volunteers must be able to
attend all four days of training to become a certifed
program instructor. For more information, contact Pam
Toomey, Living Well Coordinator, at (410) 222-4366
ext. 3081 or at agtoom88@aacounty.org.
Calvert County Humane Society
Alec is a sweet shy boy, who is just
learning to warm up to people. He is
interested in you and wants to learn to
play. He is very gentle and seems to get
along great with other dogs. Because
Alec is shy, we are requiring a fenced-in
yard for him and we feel that he would
be best in a quiet home, without young
children. He will take patience, but we feel that in the right
home, he will thrive!
Visit the HumaneSocietyOfCalvertCounty.org or
come see all the animals available at the Humane Society of
Calvert County, 2210 Dalrymple Road in Sunderland.
Phone: (410) 257-4908.
Be sure to say you read about this pet in the
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Farmers Markets Open Soon
As thoughts turn to spring, the mind also
conjures tasty salad greens, asparagus,
strawberries and other tempting treats. Find
these delicious items and more when Calvert
County farmers' markets open in May.

Tuesdays in Prince Frederick, Calvert Memo-
rial Hospital
Parking lot adjacent to Route 2/4.
3:00 -7:00 p.m. from May 6 - Nov. 25.
Tursdays in Solomons
Parking lot adjacent to the Riverwalk
4:00 - 8:00 p.m. from May 1 - Nov. 20

Friday Night Farmers Market in North Beach
5th Street and Bay Avenue
6:00 9:00 p.m. from May 2 - Oct. 3

Saturdays in Prince Frederick
Calvert Fairgrounds (Barstow)
7:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. from May 3 - Nov. 22
Museum Trip To Another Museum
A trip to the Winterthur Museum,
Gardens and Library is being sponsored by
the Captain Avery Museum on June 18. Te
deadline for reservations is May 8. Te cost to
members is $95, and to non-members $110.
Tis includes transportation, admission,
lunch, all taxes and gratuities. Winterthur is
the childhood home of the late Henry Francis
duPont, noted collector and horticulturist.
Te magnifcent 175-room house is the
premier museum of American decorative arts,
with a collection of nearly 90,000 objects
made or used in America between 1640 and
Friday, April 18
1860. Designed by duPont, this 60-acre
naturalistic garden is among American's best.
Reservations should be made by May 8 by
completing a form to be mailed to the
Captain Avery Museum, P.O . Box 89, Shady
Side, MD 20764. For the form and for more
info, contact Pat Kaczka, (201) 341-8913 or
(201) 341-8913, kaczkap@gmail.com, or the
Museum's web site at
captainaverymuseum.org.
Show Your Work at Nature's ARTcade
On June 7, Battle Creek Nature Educa-
tion Society will present Nature's ARTcade, a
showcase of art inspired by Southern
Maryland. Te exhibition will be open
Fridays and weekends, June 7 - June 29 at
Flag Ponds Nature Education Center on the
western shore of the Chesapeake Bay. Tere
will also be a student exhibit featuring the
work of Calvert's young artists. Important
Dates are May 1: Artist Registration
Deadline;
May 15: Art Selection; May 31: Artwork
Drop Of ; June 7: Opening Reception and
Award Presentation. Te curator for this
exhibition will be Dr. Margaret Dowell, artist
and adjunct professor of art at the College of
Southern Maryland. More info can be found
at calvertparks.org/ARTcade. Prize monies for
this exhibition will total $2,000.
P.R.A.D. INC. Grant Applications
Patuxent River Appreciation Days, Inc.
is pleased to announce the opening of the
2014 grant round. Non-proft organizations
that provide educational programs about the
Patuxent River or conduct research activities
in and around the Patuxent River or Patuxent
River Basin are eligible to apply. Awards are
made on a competitive basis by the P.R.A.D.,
Inc. Board up to $1,000 per organization in
any one calendar year. To request an applica-
tion for a P.R.A.D. Inc. grant, please call
Melissa McCormick at (410) 326-2042, ext.
41 or email mccormmj@co.cal.md.us. Dead-
line: applications must be postmarked by
April 30. For more info, go to pradinc.org.
Patuxent Partnership Seeks Volunteers &
Sponsors
Te Patuxent Partnership (TPP) is
organizing Science, Technology, Engineering,
& Mathematics Inspiring the Next Genera-
tion (STEM-ING), a local initiative that aims
to heighten awareness of STEM and STEM
careers for middle school girls. It will take
place May 3 at St. Marys College and is open
to 6th-8th grade girls from the Tri-County
region. TPP is actively seeking volunteers,
sponsors, and in-kind and monetary
donations to support this educational
initiative. Donations are tax-deductible.
Checks should be made payable to Te Patux-
ent Partnership and include STEM-ING in
the memo feld; mail to: TPP, 22335 Explo-
ration Dr., Suite 1035, Lexington Park, MD
20653.
Walk for Recovery
CAASA (Calvert Alliance Against Substance
Abuse) will be working with the Calvert
County Health Department Prevention
Ofce to coordinate a Walk for Recovery
sometime in May or June. Tey are looking
for participants to walk, speak and/or share
information. If youd like to assist with this
event, please contact Candice DAgostino,
Coordinator, CAASA at (410) 535-3733.
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Caf open weekends with specials
Chef Clarisses Award Winning Fish Dinner:
Hosted by the American Legion Stallings-
Williams Post 206 Auxiliary from 5:30 - 7:00
p.m. Tis is a meal you wont soon forget. Come
to the lower level dining room. Cost is $10
including sides and beverage. Te Post is on
Route 260 in Chesapeake Beach and questions
may be directed to (301) 855-6466. Public
warmly invited.
Membership Meeting: All members of the
American Legion Stallings-Williams Post 206
are encouraged to attend the regular meeting,
starting at 7:00 p.m., in the Upper Level
Meeting Hall at the American Legion Stallings-
Williams Post 206. For information call (301)
855-6466 or visit ALpost206.org.
Good Friday Service: 7:00 p.m. at Dunkirk
Baptist Church, 11275 Southern Maryland
Boulevard. For more info call (301) 3555 or
(410) 286-8500.
Saturday, April 19
Mens Prayer Breakfast: Dunkirk Baptist
Church invites all men to a Prayer Breakfast at
8:00 a.m. Cooking lessons start at 7:00 a.m.
Great food, fellowship, guest speaker and local
missions to follow. More info:
dunkirkbaptistchurch.org or
men@dunkirkbaptistchurch.org.
Calvert County Government Facility
Closures for Good Friday, Easter
Sunday
All Calvert County government
ofces will be closed Fri., Apr. 18, in
observance of Good Friday.
Te Calvert Pines, Southern Pines
and North Beach senior centers will be
closed Apr. 18. Meals on Wheels will be
delivered.
All Calvert Library locations will be
closed Fri., Apr. 18 and open Sat., Apr. 19.
Tere will be no public transporta-
tion services Fri. Apr. 18. Regular
schedules will resume on Sat., Apr. 19.
All solid waste facilities will be open
and operating on normal business hours
Fri., Apr. 18. Sites with Sunday hours will
be open Easter Sunday, Apr. 20.
Te Edward T. Hall Aquatic Center
will be open to visitors on Apr. 18 and
closed Apr. 20.
Te Northeast Community Center
will be open Fri., Apr. 18, and closed Sun.,
April 20.
Southern and Mt. Hope commu-
nity centers and the North Beach
Recreation Center will be closed Apr. 18
and 20.
Battle Creek Cypress Swamp will be
closed Apr. 18 and 20.
Kings Landing Park will be closed
Apr. 18 and open Apr. 20.
Flag Ponds Nature Park will be
open Apr. 18 and 20.
For more info, call (410) 535-4583,
visit the Calvert County website at
co.cal.md.us or like us on Facebook.
Easter Eggstravaganza: Pictures with the Easter
Bunny, egg hunt, crafts, story time, snacks & egg
hunt for all children birth-5th grade. 10:00 a.m.
12:00 p.m., Dunkirk Baptist Church, 11275
So. Md. Blvd. For more info call (301) 3555 or
(410) 286-8500.
Garden Smarter: Photo tour of the Master
Gardeners demonstration gardens. Learn which
plants are used and how you might use them in
your yard, too. Before and after photos are
included. 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. Calvert Library
Southern Branch, 13920 H.G. Trueman Rd.,
Solomons. For more info call (410) 326-5289.
Natural History of Goshawks: Dave Brinker of
the Maryland Department of Natural Resources
will share his passion for Goshawks and his
experience with these remarkable birds. What
drives the massive goshawk incursions from
Canada and might we experience once in the
near future? Are goshawks still increasing in the
Central Appalachians? Do breeding adults
migrate? Learn about their ecology and natural
history. Presented in partnership with the Anne
Arundel Bird Club. $5 fee. Call (410) 741-9330
to register. 10:00 am - 12:00 p.m., Jug Bay
Wetlands Sanctuary, Lothian. Website:
jugbay.org.
Kayak Event at Kings Landing: Dr. Ralph
Eshelman will discuss his research, "Vestiges of
the War of 1812 in Maryland." Copies of his
recent book will available for sale. A kayak trip to
the Holland Clif battle site will be a moderately
strenuous three mile journey on the river;
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Saturday, April 19 (cont)
paddling experience required. You can bring
your own kayak or rent one of ours. 16 years
to adult; 12:00-4:00 p.m. Wisner Hall, Kings
Landing Park, Huntingtown. More informa-
tion, including online registration, is available
at calvertparks.org/calendar.html.
Dig It At Discovering Archaeology Day:
Visit the 18th-century tobacco plantation site
to see the ongoing excavation and talk to
museum archaeologists. Tere will be guided
tours of the Maryland Archaeological Conser-
vation Laboratory at 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.
and demonstrations in the Indian Village. Do
you own something you think might have
historical value? Bring it to the Artifact ID
table. Professional archaeologists from around
the region will be available to answer
questions. 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Jeferson
Patterson Park and Museum, 10515 Mackall
Road, St. Leonard. For more info call (410)
586-8501 or visit jefpat.org.
Texas Hold Em Tournament: Limited to 50
players advance registration required
payment will hold your spot. $100 buy-in;
payout to top seven. Check-in 3:30 p.m.
Game starts at 4:00 p.m. Hosted by the
American Legion Stallings Williams Auxiliary
Post 206 located on Route 260 in Chesapeake
Beach. Public warmly welcomed. For more
info, call Karen Miller or Brenda Miller at
(301) 855-6466.
Sunday, April 20
Sunrise Service: Easter Sunday at Dunkirk
Baptist Church: 6:30 a.m. Sunrise Service
outside of DBC; 7:30 a.m. free Easter Fellow-
ship breakfast RSVP
ofce@dunkirkbaptistchurch.org; 9:15 a.m.
Sunday School for all ages; 10:30 a.m. Easter
Worship Service. For more info visit
dunkirkbaptistchurch.org or call (301)
855-3555.
CSMs Women + Math Workshops: Tis
one-day event will feature workshops, presen-
tations and discussions designed to inform
young women on careers that rely heavily on
math. 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., College of
Southern Maryland, La Plata Campus, Center
for Business and Industry (BI Building), 8730
Mitchell Rd. Free. Registration deadline is
April 20. For information and complete list of
presenters visit csmd.edu, call (301) 934-7808
or email SandraP@csmd.edu.
Monday, April 21
Calvert Eats Local: Te dinner, flm screen-
ing and spring potluck. Meet the creators and
the farmers featured in the new documentary
Te Dinner. Watch the movie and enjoy a
hands-on show and tell that will include some
of the products from the Allen Heirloom
Homestead. Te flm features music from local
musician Joe Norris. Encourage local agricul-
ture, discover ways to eat locally, and share
resources, energy, good ideas and great food!
Preview. 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Calvert Library
Prince Frederick. For more info call (410)
535-0291 or (301) 855-1862.
Tuesday, April 22
Casual Tuesday Shrimp Dinner: Informal
dinner from 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. hosted by the
American Legion Stallings Williams Auxiliary
Post 206, on Route 260 in Chesapeake Beach,
in the lower-level dining room. Te cost is
$10, including shrimp and beverage. Call for
more info (301) 855-6466. Public warmly
invited.
Friday, April 25
Lyme Disease Seminar: Community Lyme
Awareness and Education Lecture with Dr.
Kathy Spreen. Dr. Spreen is the author of
Compendium of Tick-Borne Disease: A
Tousand Pearls. Her book will be available
for $50.00. Held at the College of Southern
Maryland Prince Frederick campus.
Co-sponsored by Keepwell at Calvert Memo-
rial Hospital and Calvert County Health
Department. 6:00 8:00 p.m. College of
Southern Maryland, Prince Frederick campus,
new building.
Saturday, April 26
Yard Sale: Te MOMS Club of Prince Freder-
ick is holding its spring group yard sale in the
parking lot of the First Lutheran Church,
6300 Southern Maryland Blvd. in Hunting-
town, near the Route 2/4 split. Te yard sale
specializes in children's clothing, baby
equipment, toys, books, and maternity items.
Household items will also be available. First
Lutheran Church will receive 10% of all the
proceeds from this sale. 7:00 a.m. to noon
(rain or shine). For more information about
the sale or joining MOMS Club, email
pfmomsclub@yahoo.com.
Earth Day 5k Trail Run and Family Fun
Walk: Celebrate Earth Day with the Ameri-
can Chestnut Land Trust's inaugural Earth
Day 5k Trail Run and Family Fun Walk. Te
event will raise money to support "Windfall,"
a traveling exhibit of sculptures to be created
from the wood of ACLT's fallen namesake
American chestnut tree. Tis event is designed
for the whole family to enjoy and all ftness
levels are welcomed. All participants will
receive a race bib and goody bag as well as
snacks and water during and after the race.
Race T-shirts will be available for purchase.
Te race will start and fnish at the ACLT
south side trailhead in Port Republic. Registra-
tion begins at 7:30 a.m. and the race begins at
9:00 a.m. rain or shine. Registration is $25 for
ACLT members and $30 for nonmembers.
Families participating in the Family Fun Walk
will pay $40 collectively. For more informa-
tion, visit online, contact Tricia Realbuto at
(410) 414-3400 or email info@acltweb.org.
Calvert Garden Club Annual Plant Sale:
Items will include many native trees, shrubs
and perennials as well as bulbs, herbs, bedding
plants, ground covers, hanging baskets, fresh
fowers and white elephants. Home made
baked items; hot dogs and sodas will also be
for sale. Te Calvert Garden Club is a
non-proft organization and the proceeds from
this event will go to community projects. 9:00
a.m. until noon at Historic Linden, home of
the Calvert Historical Society. Linden is
located at 70 Church Street in Prince Freder-
ick, next to Trinity Methodist Church. For
info visit calvertgardenclub.com or call (410)
610-1787.
Shady Side Clean-Up: Are you weary of
seeing all the litter in the ditches along Shady
Side Road, Route 468, between Christophers
Wednesday, April 23
Food Safety Training Workshop: Ofered
for fruit and vegetable producers, the
Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA)
and the University of Maryland will conduct
an advanced food safety training workshop
focused about fruit and vegetable production
and packing practices. 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
at MDA Headquarters, 50 Harry S. Truman
Parkway, Annapolis. Registration check-in
begins at 8:30 a.m. Te fee is $25 and includes
lunch and materials. For a registration form,
see Hot Topics on MDAs website
mda.maryland.gov. For more info, contact
Sherry Weygant at (410) 841-5769 or email
sherry.weygant@maryland.gov.
Preschool Play Day: Jug Bay is a great place
to spark your preschoolers curiosity about the
natural world. Meet a live animal, make and
take a nature craft. Enjoy creative play at the
Nature Play Space. Ages: 2 to 5. Free with
admission. Max: 15 participants. Call (410)
741-9330 to register. 10:30 noon. Jug Bay
Wetlands Sanctuary, Lothian. Visit
jugbay.org for directions or more info.
CSM Latin Concert - Ritmo Cache: Directed
by Dr. Stephen Johnson, this concert special-
izes in salsa, Mexican, Afro-Cuban, merengue,
Latin jazz and other musical styles of Latin
America. $5 in advance, $7 day of concert.
Contact bxofc@csmd.edu or (301) 934-7828.
7:30 p.m., College of Southern Maryland,
Building B, Multipurpose Room, 115 J.W.
Williams Road, Prince Frederick. Website:
csmd.edu/Arts.
Thu., Apr. 24 Sun., Apr 27
Artists on the Half Shell: Muddy Creek
Artists Guild show at Galesville Memorial
Hall.
Tursday: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; Friday:
10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. (5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Meet
the Artists Reception); Saturday: 10:00a.m. -
8:00 p.m. (5:00 - 8:00p.m. Entertainment);
Sunday: 10:00a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (2:00 - 3:00
p.m. Scholarship Reception)
Thursday, April 24
Resume and Cover Letter Workshop: Need
help with your resume? Join job counselor
Sandra Holler in a small group to learn what
makes a strong resume and cover letter. If you
have one started, bring it with you so editing
can happen on the spot. 1:00 3:00 p.m.,
Calvert Library Prince Frederick. Please
pre-register; call (410) 535-0291 or (301)
855-1862.

Music Open Mic: Bring your guitar, drums,
ukulele or whatever to share some tunes! Or
just come to listen! Sign up for a 10-minute
spot if you want to perform. 7:00 8:30 p.m.,
Calvert Library Prince Frederick. For more
info call (410) 535-0291 or (301) 855-1862.
Fine Foods and Snug Harbor Road? Te
South County Watershed Stewards want to do
something about it, and they are organizing a
Clean Up Day on Sat. Apr. 26, beginning at
9:00 a.m. Volunteers who care about their
community should meet at the empty lot
opposite Christophers Fine Foods on Shady
Side Road (the former Smith Lumber
Company site). Bring your gloves, wear your
boots, and come ready to help collect the
debris that has accumulated along both sides
of Shady Side Road between Deale-
Churchton Road and Snug Harbor Road. It
will give everyone participating a sense of
satisfaction by doing something important for
the community, and by celebrating Earth
Week. If you need more info, contact
MaryBeth Austin, Watershed Steward at (410)
867- 0280 or Sam Hartman at West/Rhode
River Keeper, (410) 867-7171.
Running Your Heart Fit: Te Southern
Maryland Chapter of Jack & Jill of America is
sponsoring a 5K Walk or Run fundraiser for
Ruth's Miracle Group Home Foundation.
$30/person. Registration opens at 8:00 a.m.;
race starts at 9:00 a.m. Rain or Shine. Indian
Head Rail Trail, 10390 Teodore Green
Blvd., White Plains. For more info call (443)
219-7663.
Learn By Playing At Family Fun Fest:
Calvert County Commissioners proclaimed
April as the Month of the Young Child. To
celebrate, families of young children ages 5
and under are invited to a FREE Family Fun
Fest from 10:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. at Beach
Elementary School, 7900 Old Bayside Rd.,
Chesapeake Beach. In its 10th year, the Family
Fun Fest, themed I Learn by Playing, will
bring partners in early education together to
demonstrate how diferent types of play help
children learn skills that prepare them for
kindergarten. For more info on the free Family
Fun Fest or the importance of play in early
learning, please email H.I.P.P.Y./Healthy
Families at impact@unitedwaycalvert.org.
Save the Forest, Eat the Weeds! Seeking
enthusiastic volunteers to help our forest and
butterfies. Learn about the invasive
non-native garlic mustard plant, then remove
it from the forest. After removal, the plants
become part of the lunch! All ages welcome.
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Meet at Plummer
House, 5702 Plummer Lane. Call (410)
741-9330 to register. Free volunteer event.
(8:00 - 9:30 a.m.- optional bird and
wildfower walk.) Visit Jug Bay Wetlands
Sanctuary website for more information and
directions: jugbay.org. (Rain date May 3).
Tap Into Your Celtic Roots: Celebrate Celtic
heritage at the 36th annual Southern
Maryland Celtic Festival and Highland
Gathering at Jeferson Patterson Park and
Museum (JPPM). Held from 10:00 a.m. to
6:00 p.m. rain or shine, this lively event
celebrates Breton, Cornish, Irish, Manx,
Scottish and Welsh cultures. Te park will be
flled with music and the smells of Celtic foods
as more than 50 clans and societies gather to
dance, perform and weave tales of ancient
history. For more information call (443)
975-0972, email festival@cssm.org or visit the
Southern Maryland Celtic Festival website.
Help a Horse Day: Southern Maryland
residents can help Freedom Hill Horse Rescue
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display ads to attract even more attention! Call for details!
(410) 231-0140.
Saturday, April 26 (cont)
(FHHR) win one of fve ASPCA $10,000
grant awards to assist with their eforts to
protect horses. FHHR volunteers work
year-round to save the lives of unwanted
horses from abuse or neglect. Te event will
feature interactive demonstrations with rescue
horses, music from WKIK 102.9, item rafes,
and local vendors. Help a horse while
shopping and having some springtime fun at
the 231 Farm, Home, & Pet Center Annual
Spring Fling from 12:00 5:00 p.m. located
at 171 Skipjack Road in Prince Frederick. For
more info, please visit
freedomhillhorserescue.com.
Pig & Shrimp Roast: Dinner, from 4:00
7:00 p.m., will consist of a menu of pig and
shrimp, beans, cole slaw, corn-on-the-cob,
draft beer, and fountain sodas. Dancing tunes
from 7:00 11:00 p.m. by Legal Action.
Tickets in advance (see the bartender) $30.00
and at the door $35 per person. Hosted by the
American Legion Stallings-Williams Post 206,
in the Upper Level Ballroom in Chesapeake
Beach on Route 260. For info call (301)
855-6466 or (410) 257-9879. Public warmly
invited.
Recycled Art Show: Tanks to the support of
local artists and donors in our community,
Patuxent Habitat for Humanity is showcasing
the 6th Annual Recycled Art Show & Beneft
Auction. Auctioneer Billy J. Fitzgerald will be
presenting the featured treasures of the 2014
show! Go to patuxenthabitat.org to reserve
your tickets or they can be purchased at the
Patuxent Habitat for Humanity ReStore! On
sale now for only $25 and includes entry to the
event, a complimentary glass of wine, a
delicious selection of light fare, and music by
DJ Johnny G. All proceeds help support the
Patuxent Habitat for Humanity mission of
serving our community by providing decent,
safe, afordable homes. 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. at
Our Lady Star of the Seas, Providence Room,
on Solomons Island. For info phone (301)
863-6227.
Chesapeake Youth Symphony Orchestra:
Established in 1990, the orchestra provides
dedicated young musicians in the Annapolis-
Washington-Baltimore region with training
and performance of music from the standard
repertoire. Te Symphony, Senior Flute
Ensemble, and Jazz Ensemble will perform for
us. You are invited to bring your children and
grandchildren to this concert. 7:30 p.m.,
Southern High School, Harwood. Tickets are
$20 for general admission. Children and
grandchildren will be admitted free.
BIKE! To End Hunger in Calvert County:
A day of biking along the Western Shore of the
Chesapeake Bay. Pedal along the bay front,
marinas, farmland and wine country while you
enjoy the company of friends who share your
same passion for biking. Registration: $59
per rider ($57 for team members). Email
endhungercalvert.org or call (410) 257-5672
for more info.
Sunday, April 27
Beach Bishops Chess-a-peake Spring
Classic: Beach Elementary Schools chess
team will host a non-rated tournament.
Wednesday, April 30
NARFE Meeting: Te National Active and
Retired Federal Employees Association
(NARFE),
Bay Area Chapter No. 1363, will meet at
noon at Pirate's Cove Restaurant, 4817
Riverside Drive in Galesville. Linda L.
Dennis, MSW, CMC, Members Care
Coordinator, Partners in Care, will speak on
empowering older adults to remain indepen-
dent in their homes. Lunch is ordered from
the menu. Members, invited guests and
interested visitors are welcome. For more
information, call (410) 867-2207, (410)
741-1750 or visit
facebook.com/NARFE1363.
Song Circle/ Jam Session: Singer-
musicians trade songs, taking turns in
choosing and leading a group of musicians.
It's a sing-along with space for learning from
each other and trying new things. Teme:
Pete Seeger tributes. A range of playing
abilities and experience can be expected.
Public is welcome to participate or just
observe. 6:30 9:00 p.m., Calvert Library
Southern Branch, Solomons. For more info
call (410) 326-5289
Thursday, May 1
Breezy Point Beach and Campground
Opens: Tis is one of the rare public
beaches along the Chesapeake Bay: sandy
beach, fshing and crabbing pier, netted
swim area, playground and shaded picnic
tables. Te site also ofers bath houses,
concessions and rental options for kayaks,
paddle boards, umbrellas and beach chairs.
Te campground has 17 daily camping sites
and 83 seasonal camping sites. Visit the
beach and campground daily May 1 through
Oct. 31, 6:00 a.m. to dusk. Tere is an
entrance fee. For more info call (410)
535-0259 or (410) 535-1600, ext. 2225.
Tere will be four sections; trophies will be
awarded to the top 5 players in each section.
All players will play fve thirty-minute
rounds, win or lose. Parents will need to
chaperone their children between rounds
from 12:30 - 5:30 pm. Food and drinks will
be sold on site. Fee: $10 per player, $15 for
two players from the same family; $20 for
three or more players from the same family.
Please register by Tu., Apr. 24, by phone
(410) 257-1512 or email:
shislerm@calvertnet.k12.md.us Walk-in
registrations will be from 11:45 a.m.
12:15 p.m. at Beachs cafeteria. Walk-in fees
will be $20 per player or $25 per family for
two or more players. Beach Elementary
School, Chesapeake Beach from 12:30 -
5:30 p.m.

Chesapeake Community Chorus: Tis
all-volunteer chorus performs concerts to
beneft charities in Calvert County. Tey are
looking to add new singers to the chorus.
No auditions are required. A practice
session will be held 4:00 6:00 p.m. in the
North Beach Union Church, 8912 Chesa-
peake Avenue. For more infocontact Larry
Brown, Director, at (301) 855-7477, or
email lbrown9601@verizon.net.
Pier Work Delayed
Te Town of North Beach is
postponing construction of the
stone breakwater in front of the
t-section of the pier, the addition of
the lower deck in front of the
t-section of the pier, and the
replacement of pilings and decking
on the pier until mid-October
2014. Tis will therefore not
obstruct the summer season at
North Beach.
During the construction in the
fall, the pier will be closed to the
public. Te construction is expected
to continue through the end of
March 2015.
Te jellyfsh nets will be put up
the beginning of June. Te beach
and pier will be open for business as
usual through the spring and
summer.
@Dom_CovePoint
To learn more visit dom.com/covepoint
GIVING BACK OFTEN LEAVES US
FEELING AS GOOD AS THOSE WE HELP.
WERE PROUD TO CELEBRATE 30 YEARS OF DOMINIONS VOLUNTEER PROGRAM,
AS WELL AS EVERY SINGLE EMPLOYEE WHOSE DEDICATION HAS MADE IT POSSIBLE.
To celebrate 30 years of volunteering in the communities where we live and work, Dominion has recognized 30 honorees for the personal time and effort they donated in 2013.
One of those volunteers, Susie Lopez, works at our Cove Point LNG terminal right here in Southern Maryland. And like other Cove Point volunteerswho, since 2005, have spent
3,500 hours volunteering alongside a company thats donated $2.3 million to Maryland charities over the past 12 yearsSusie has found important and meaningful ways to make
a positive difference through public service.
In addition to recruiting and inspiring others, Susie and her family have personally participated in numerous efforts in and around their community. One thats especially meaningful
for her is Farming 4 Hunger, a nonproft near Cove Point that grows and harvests foodensuring that families in need dont go hungry. Because even though Dominion helped buy
Farming 4 Hungers bean picker, its the generosity of people such as Susie that will help end hunger itself.

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