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IN LOCAL
“IT IS A SAD DAY WHEN OUR CHILDREN’ SECURITY IS
TAKEN MORE SERIOUSLY BY CHUCK E. CHEESES.”
PARENT CARLY BROCKINGTON TO THE SCHOOL BOARD.

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Legislative Proposals
Presented to Commissioners
By Dick Myers
Editor
Although there will be a new majority of the
Calvert County Board of County Commissioners
in December and at least one new member of the
county’s legislative delegation in January, the exist-
ing commissioners have begun to look at legislative
proposals.
County Attorney John Norris, at their Oct. 15
meeting, presented the existing board with five pro-
posals that will be voted on in November and then
presented to the legislators at a Dec. 4 meeting at 7
p.m. at Calvert Pines Senior Center.
Two of the proposals were submitted by the sher-
iff’s office and deal with corrections officers. One
would “provide a peer review and evaluation of
personnel actions within the correctional system
through a Correctional Officers Bill of Rights.”
Norris said that proposal follows one now in place
in Charles County; the proposal is to add Calvert to
the legislation that allowed that.
Commissioner Vice President Tom Hejl, a retired
police officer, said that proposal would make it more
difficult to remove an officer from duty.
The second proposal provides “a conversion of
correctional officers to correctional deputies and al-
lows the sheriff to have direct oversight of the selec-
tion and disciplinary process.” Currently that pro-
cess is under the county’s personnel office.
The third proposal is for an additional $10.32 mil-
lion in bonding authority. That authority would be
used for:
• Solomons Volunteer Rescue Squad and Fire De-
partment land acquisition.
• Little Cove Point Road
• St. Leonard Road widening.
• A wastewater treatment plant; and
• A pumping station upgrade.
The commissioners were told that staff in making
the recommendation whittled the proposal down by
using several million dollars as “Pay Go”from their
reserves.
The fourth proposal will give police extra author-
ity to ban “disruptive and violent persons” from with their own legislative ideas.
public access to parks and other facilities. Currently • Norris also told the commissioners that the
that ban only extends for the day of the incident. Maryland Association of Counties agenda for
The final proposal will “extend the Length of Ser- the next session included:
vice (LOSAP) benefit of $6,000 to the family of a • Continuing state commitment to education
volunteer who lost his or her life in the line of duty.” • Re-prioritizing public health
The newly-elected commissioners will be invited • Repeal of “Implied Preemption Doctrine”
to the November commissioner meeting and the new • Next Generation 9-1-1 Implementation.
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 4 Local News
Mother Questions School Security
By Dick Myers
Editor
The Calvert County Board of Education has been
hearing concerns about school safety all year at their
regular meetings during the public comment section of
their agenda. School Superintendent Dr. Daniel Curry
reported at their Oct. 11 meeting that doors were ex-
pected to arrive soon for three schools. Lack of doors
on some rooms has been an ongoing concern expressed
by parents and educators.
But the school board at the same meeting heard a dif-
ferent safety concern from the mother of a five-year-old
girl attending school for the first time this year.
Carly Brockington approached the microphone and
asked the school board members if they knew who Su-
san King was. She was reproached by School Board
President Tracy McGuire that she could not talk about
school employees by name during the public comment
section. She replied that King was not a school employ-
ee and said that she too didn’t know who King was. She
then went on to read her statement:
”No? Neither do I, But, this lady was listed as my
daughter’s number one emergency contact through
Calvert County Public Schools. Last week, I learned
that a complete stranger was authorized to pick up my
child any time she wanted. There’s â good chance they
authorized the same woman to pick up your child too.
And it’s not the first time this countywide error has
happened. The secretary called it a mistake; the assis-
tant superintendent -- after trying to deflect blame and
tell me it wasn’t a serious issue -- said they’re retraining
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the person who made the error. It is a major flaw in a
computer system if someone has been able to change
a large number of children’s emergency contacts by
mistake -- and more than once. And I’d call it a legal
liability. That system needs to be fixed, immediately.”
Brockington then went on to tell about how she be-
lieves the school system compounded the problem: “
But, as terrifying as that is, it’ a moot point. On Mon-
day, I learned that who is authorized to pick up my
child doesn’t matter. I had never picked my child up
from school. She typically goes to daycare after dis-
missal and this is her first year at this school. But Mon-
day, I went to the school to pick her up at regular dis-
missal time. I walked to the wide-open side door that
goes into the gym. There were kids and parents every-
where milling about, playing in the gym, and playing
outside. I wasn’t sure what to do, but I jumped in line
with the other parents. I had to write on a paper log
my child’s name, my name, and ‘mom.’ The staff mem-
ber -- who I’ve never met -- looked at my child’s name
and called her to the gym. She was dropped off at the
gym entrance, wandered over to find me, and we left.
No one asked who I was. No one checked my ID. No
one checked to see if I was someone who was allowed
to take my child home. No one even saw her reaction
when she saw me to see if she knew me. I could have
been anyone who knew her name, wrote it down, and
walked out the door with a beautiful 5-year-old child.
I could have signed out any of the kids in her class. I
know a lot of their names. But, you assume, the child
wouldn’t go with someone they don’t know. “
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children, the danger is someone they do know: 73 per-
cent of abductors are the non-custodial parent, and 21
percent are other relatives, according to the U.S. De-
partment of Justice. I spoke with the principal. He said
he’d add a staff member to the gym door as another
set of eyes to see if things are amiss. He said the lady
calling children for dismissal knew me. That was a lie.
My child is new to the school this year. I have met her
teacher and her teacher assistant. Her principal and vice
principal were at the front of the room at orientation.
And I met a secretary on Thursday when I raised the
issue about her emergency contacts. I had never met the
lady who called my daughter to be released on Monday.
The principal also told me they check who is authorized
to pick up kids if they come during the school day and
check them out of the office. They do not check at dis-
missal time. ‘That’s just how it works in our schools,’
he said. I asked if there was a way to check IDs and ver-
ify authorized pickup. He said, ‘There’s just so many
people that, that’s just not possible.’ That’s odd. My
daycare does it. Other schools do it. Why can’t we? We
owe our children more. We need to enact better poli-
cies and procedures. We need to fix these systems. It
is a sad day when our children’s security is taken more
seriously by Chuck E. Cheeses than by Calvert County
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Hope Goes to Her
Forever Home
Shelter Dog Adopted After 1,403 Days
By Dick Myers
Editor
Going away parties can sometimes be
sad events. This one wasn’t. Although
there were some tears of joy shed and
some sadness that she was leaving, the
staff of Calvert County Humane Soci-
ety’s shelter in Sunderland were ecstatic
that Hope, an adorable, six-year-old bea-
gle mix, was going to a forever home. She
has been at the shelter for 1,403 days.
Adoption Counselor Debbie Sandler
explained that Hope had two strikes
against her when she arrived at their no-
kill shelter after being rescued from the
Prince George’s County Animal Shel-
ter. She was labeled by that kill shelter
as available only to recue organizations
because she had a heart condition which
can be easily treated with medication, she
said.
But, there was another issue for Hope.
She didn’t like men. Over the 1,403 days
a few of the male volunteers were able to
convince her that they were ok. But, she
was very picky about men. She didn’t
take to this reporter, for instance.
Animal shelter workers and animal
welfare volunteers will tell you there’s a
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home out there for every animal in their
care. It’s just a matter of them finding a
home for each of them. Michelle La-
combe of North Beach had volunteered
at the shelter previously. Both of her dogs
passed away and she was looking for a
new friend. Kennel attendant Casie Kent
is credited with being the matchmaker,
putting the two together.
Lacombe said she took to Hope right
away and vice versa. They clicked and got
along great on home visits. But the best
thing of all for Hope is that Michelle is
single. Although, she agreed she’ll have
to be picky about introducing boyfriends
to Hope. She’s especially excited to go on
long walls with her new companion.
So, there weren’t any champagne bot-
tles to break over the bow of the ship for
this going away party. Instead there was
popcorn and cupcakes (for both humans
and dogs) with which to celebrate. And,
then everyone gathered, shelter staff and
friends, outside in front of a big going
away sign for Hope. And, she and Mi-
chele went home, while the shelter staff
went back to work finding a hone for the
rest of their precious charges.
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Courthouse Mural Dedicated in Prince Frederick

By Tim Flaherty
Staff Writer

When Calvert County Administrative Court Judge

Marjorie Clagett looked out her courtroom windows
into the interior courtyard of the old Calvert County
Courthouse in Prince Frederick and saw only a blank
brick wall on the other side, she thought: “This is
un-inspirational”.
Clagett, who has been spearheading an initiative to
redecorate the entire building into a living history mu-
seum of sorts, initiated the process to select an artist
and acquire grant funding to turn that blank wall into
a new mural entitled The Legacy of the Skipjack. The
new artwork was recently completed and dedicated ear-
lier this month.
Carol Wade, a local artist who is a member of the
CalvArt Gallery, was selected to paint her vision of a
skipjack under sail onto the wall, providing local flavor
and a soothing view to those in Clagett’s courtroom.
“When people are in the courtroom, they are there
for cases like domestic assault and child abuse,” Clag-
ett told The Calvert County Times. “ Things stressful
and unpleasant. Now when people come into the court-
room, (the view of the mural) transports them into a
comfortable space.”
Funding to create the mural was obtained through made. Then, Wade and a number of volunteers painted noting for example that one wing has a lighthouse
a grant from the Maryland Arts Council’s Public Art in the colors to complete the work. theme and another has a theme dedicated to civil rights.
Across Maryland program, the same grant program “I think it’s brilliant,” exclaimed Clagett when de- “When citizens come to the courthouse, it is a respect-
used to fund a mural at Leonardtown’s Wharf area. scribing her reaction to seeing the completed image. ful place to be. The entire courthouse focuses on our
After the county painted the red brick wall white, Clagett has been overseeing the decorating of the great county and our great history.”
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mural onto the wall one evening, and an outline was ment. “Every wing has a different theme,” she says, timflaherty@countytimes.net

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to Calvert Aquaculture
Application Tools
Service Provides Early
Notification of Proposed Leases

The Maryland Department of Natural Blazer said. “The new early notification

Resources has launched a new set of system will provide near real-time
The following list of pending site plans was presented to the Calvert County Plan- online tools to help educate and engage data on all future aquaculture lease
ning Commission at their Oct. 17 meeting. That means that the proposals are on the the public on proposed aquaculture lease applications as well as information on
list for consideration by the planning commission at a future meeting. Those meet- applications. The tools, which include location, status and type.”
ings are now being held at the Harriet E. Brown Community Center (HEBCC), 901 a  dynamic database and email notifica- The new tools will provide users with
Dares Beach Road, Prince Frederick. tion system, will provide information on information on submitted shellfish aqua-
1. SPR-16-537335, Scaggs Industrial Flex Space. Located at 7630 Meadow Run pending and proposed commercial shell- culture lease applications, including the
Lane, Meadow Run Industrial Park in Owings, on a 14.61 parcel, zoned I-i. Pro- fish lease applications when they are re- applicant, county, body of water where
posed two multi-tenant light industrial buildings totalling 25,600 square feet. ceived by the department. the proposed project is to be located as
The submittal was accepted February 24, 2016 as a Category I project. Agent: The customer service enhancements well as its size, status and type. Once
Collinson Oliff & Associates are being rolled out after a series of an application is under review, it will
2. SPR-2017-266, Calvert Hills East. Located on the west side of North Prince conversations and meetings with aqua- also include a map of the proposed lease. 
Frederick Boulevard and Radio Road in Prince Frederick on five (5) parcels culturists, commercial watermen, com- Commercial shellfish aquaculture
consisting of 22.57 acres, zoned PFTC, Village District. The proposed five (5) munity and county leaders, homeowners lease applications received since Jan. 1,
new buildings contain 96 apartments, a maintenance building, required parking, associations and others throughout the 2018, and determined to be complete,
utilities and recreation area. The project is on public water & sewer. The submit- Chesapeake Bay. will appear on the database. An applica-
tal was accepted September 27, 2017. Agent: Bay Engineering “During our statewide listening ses- tion’s designation as “complete” does not
3. SPR-201 8-272. Prince Frederick Volunteer Fire Department, Company sions, we heard time and again that mean that it is approved. All proposed
#2. Located at 450 S. Solomons Island Road, Prince Frederick, on a 4.44 parcel, community leaders wanted to be alerted leases are subject to change throughout
zoned PFTC, Town District. Proposed to demolish the existing 18,000 sq. ft. about proposed aquaculture projects ear- the permitting process.
building and replace it with a 29,929 square foot new building as well as expand lier in the permitting process,” Fishing
the parking lot and other site improvements. Agent: Bay Engineering and Boating Services Director David Press Release from MD DNR
4. SPR-201 8-277, Appeal Training Facility. Located at 401 Sweetwater Road
in Lusby on a 202.98 parcel, zoned RCD. Proposed 1,152 square foot storage
structure at the existing Appeal Training Facility. The clearing and grading for
the Outdoor Institutional Firing Range was completed under a previous grading WHAT IS COLORSTREET?
permit. The purpose of the site plan is to permit the construction of the stor-
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also submitted at ten same meeting:
1. SD-2017-047, Shoppes at Apple Greene, Lots 1 & 2, and Outlot 3. Located on
Dunkirk Way within the Shoppes at Apple Greene Shopping Center, on a parcel
consisting of 15.47 acres, zoned Dunkirk Town Center. Submittal accepted July
26, 2017. Agent: Collinson, Oliff& Associates SD-2017-0048,
2. Calvert Hills East Located on Prince Frederick Boulevard in Prince Frederick.
Zoned Town Center (TC), 22.57 acres; three lots. Submittal accepted September
27, 2017. Agent: Bay Engineering.
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10 In Our Community The Calvert County Times Thursday, October 18, 2018

Got Talent? – This May Be for You

By Dick Myers
Editor
A casting call has gone out for all res-
idents of Calvert and St. Mary’s coun-
ties. This call is for a talent show to be
put on next month by the same folks
who brought the Solomons Dragon Boat
Races to the community.
Southern Maryland Community Re-
sources (SMCR) will be hosting South-
ern Maryland Got Talent on November
3rd at Great Mills High School in St.
Mary’s County. The non-profit agency
operates in Calvert, Charles and St.
Mary’s and provides services to per-
sons with “developmental differences.”
According to SMCR, “We advocate for
persons with special needs, to recog-
nize the inherent dignity that is theirs
because they are members of our one
human race. We promote a social, rec-
reational and educational opportuni-
ties in which individuals with develop-
mental differences can contribute their
unique gifts and develop them.”
Notice SMCR does not call them dis-
abilities. They are differences. They
want their clients and the general public
to embrace those differences through
inclusion, in which everyone gets to-
gether, and in the case of SM Got Tal-
ent, has a good time. This is why the
contest is open to everyone, in order to
facilitate bringing everyone together, Grand prize for the first-place finisher The agency is also working on a new
according to SMCR Executive Director in the contest will be $1,000, while sec- pilot program with Great Mills High
Bonnie Elward. ond place will receive $500 and third School JROTC called “Community Ca-
Several auditions have already been place $300 dets” in which young adults will be able
held and a final one is scheduled for Tickets for the event on show night to return to the school and participate in
Saturday, Oct. 20 from 1-3 p.m. at Our are $5 per person and $10 per family. the ROTC program as color guards. It
Lady Star of the Sea School in Solo- For more information go to the SMCR is expected to begin in January.
mons. So far, according to Elward, website at qww.somdcr@gmail.com or
about 10 contestants have qualified to contact Peggy Thomason at peggytho- dickmyers@countytimes.net
show off their talent for the show. mason.smgt@gmail.com

Artsfest Award
Winners Announced
Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts
Center in Solomons, Maryland, held
Prompt, Personalized, Professional its 25th annual Artsfest Fine Arts Fes-
tival on Saturday, September 22 and
$10 WALK IN NAIL TRIMS 23. Festival attendees enjoyed fine
arts at its’ best with over 150 artists
displaying their works. Live enter-
tainment filled the Garden and young
301-769-2363 guests enjoyed wonderful hands-in art
25741 Three Notch Rd. • Hollywood MD activities and experiences.  The origi-
nal event date was rescheduled due to
the threat of Hurricane Florence, but
weather still presented a challenge

Pet
as Sunday brought relentless rain.
“We certainly had an unforgettable
25th Anniversary celebration with the
weather challenges, but as always, our
wonderful visual and performing art-
OF THE WEEK ists were the highlight of the week-
end,” said Stacey Hann-Ruff, Director,
MEET BISCUIT of Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts
Center.  Thanks to the support of com-
CAN’T TOUCH THIS! for her plein air oil painting. Alison
munity sponsors, Annmarie Garden is
Looking for a FRIEND that provides you pleased to announce the award win- captured the flavor of the festival as
with LOVE AND ENTERTAINMENT in one ners of the 25th Annual Artsfest Fine she painted along the Wooded Path.
TOO CUTE PACKAGE? Then you need me! My Arts Festival” • Sarah Houde of Hollywood, Mary-
name is Biscuit and I’m an approximately 3 year old The Artsfest 2018 Award Winners: land, was awarded the Ann’s Circle
male Terrier mix. I’m a well-mannered boy and I really enjoy showing off • Susan Wolf of Toms Brook, Virgin- Artsfest ’18 Spirit Award. Sarah
my AMAZING DANCE MOVES. I’m VERY SMART and I also know how ia, was awarded the Arts Council of has brought her beautiful ceramic
to sit and paw. I’m just a fine looking boy searching for my next dance Calvert County Artsfest ’18 Best of work to Artsfest for more than
partner. I’m hoping that’s YOU! Head on down to TCAS and let me Show Award for her exquisite hand twenty years.
audition for you so you can BE MY MIRACLE!! painted and carved gourds.  • The Sidleys of Montgomery Coun-
• Bill Finks of New York, was award- ty, Maryland, were awarded the Jan
PLEASE CHOOSE ME! ed the Tom & Katie Watts Artsfest Kleponis, O’Brien Realty Artsfest
And remember, if there is room in the heart, there is room in ’18 Best New Artist Award for his ’18 Performing Arts Award. The
the house! unique art dolls made from sal- crowds rocked to their soul influ-
Come meet me and the wonderful gang at Tri-County Animal vaged materials; including old tins enced indie rock music Saturday
Shelter (6707 Animal Shelter Road, Hughesville) or call 301-932- antique doll parts. afternoon at Artsfest.
1713 for more information. To see more of my amazing friends • Alison Barry of Lusby, Maryland,
available for adoption, “like” us on Facebook @ Tri-County was awarded the Ann’s Circle Arts- Press Release from Annemarie Garden
Animal Shelter Southern MD. fest ’18 Best Demonstration Award
Thursday, October 18, 2018 The Calvert County Times 11

Unique Boutique Introduces New Artists

Works by Anja Zander of Calvert County

November 10th and 11th will mark the
45th anniversary of a southern Maryland
art tradition, the Unique Boutique Fine
Art and Craft Show. The event prom-
ises to continue its heritage of bringing
together the works of the region’s most
talented artisans, a hallmark that has
made the show a popular and enduring
destination. In partnership with Calvert
Hospice, the show seeks raise funds and
awareness for the vital work they do for
the community.
This year Unique Boutique would like
to introduce two featured artists who
are new to the show.  Eric Jackson is a
St. Mary’s County resident whose me-
dium is fabric batik.  Using wax resist
and dye, Eric creates colorful depictions
of native fish and birds. Many layers of
wax and dye are applied to the canvas,
creating a unique visual style which is
both highly detailed and contemporary.  with domestic and exotic wood, and also
He describes his artwork as “the world’s
fanciest tie dye - just take out the rubber
bands and use hot melted wax!”  In ad-
dition to working as an artist, Eric is a
full time teacher with St. Mary’s County
public schools.  Eric’s website is www.
bayfibersstudio.com
Anja Zander is a woodworker whose
craft takes the form of many of the ob-
jects we use in our daily lives: lamps,
serving trays, whisky and wine racks.
candle holders, and jewelry.  She works
repurposed driftwood, which she col-
lects near her home by the bay in Calvert
County.  Sometimes the wood suggests
itself to become sculptures and wall art.  Press Release
Originally from Germany, Anja worked
for many years as an archaeologist but
now works full time as a woodworker. 
See more of her work at www.Zana-
WoodArtZ.com
The 45th Annual Unique Boutique
Fine Art and Craft Show 2018 in n part-
nership with Calvert Hospice will be
held Nov. 10, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Nov. 11,
10 a.m.-4 p/m. at Calvert High School in
Prince Frederick.

SMECO Board Elects New Officers

The Southern Maryland Electric Cooper-
ative (SMECO) Board of Directors recently
elected new officers at the regular monthly
board meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018.
P. Scott White of Hollywood was elected
chairman, and W. Michael Phipps of Ow-
ings was elected vice chairman. In addi-
tion, Samuel “Jack” Hammett received the
Regional Service Award for Outstanding
Service from the National Rural Electric
Cooperative Association (NRECA).
At the September board meeting, Ken-
neth L. Dyson of Hughesville was re-elect-
ed to the secretary-treasurer’s post, and Fern
G. Brown of White Plains was re-elected as
the assistant secretary-treasurer. Board of-
ficers’ terms are limited to five years. Rich-
ard A. Winkler of La Plata, former chair-
man, and W. Rayner Blair III of Lexington
Park, former vice chairman, will continue
to serve on SMECO’s board.
Scott White, who holds a St. Mary’s
County seat on the SMECO Board of Di-
rectors, is the president and CEO of Holmes-
Tucker International, Inc. White joined
SMECO’s board in 2010. He received the
Credentialed Cooperative Director designa-
tion in 2011 and the Board Leadership Cer-
tificate in 2018 from the NRECA. Recently,
he received the Director Gold Certificate
from NRECA. White represents SMECO
on the board of ACES, a power marketing
cooperative.
White retired from the U.S. Navy with 20
years of active duty service, including par-
ticipating in combat operations in Kuwait
and Iraq during Operation Desert Storm,
and he served as a systems engineer at the
Naval Air Systems Command. Throughout
his career as a naval flight officer, aerospace
engineer, acquisition professional, and de-
fense contractor, White has had experience
with managing multi-million dollar proj-
ects, planning and executing military oper-
ations, and implementing technology-based
management information systems to trans-
form raw data into actionable information.
White holds a Bachelor of Science degree
in civil engineering from Virginia Military
Institute and a Master of Science degree in
systems management from the Naval Post-
graduate School.
Mike Phipps has represented Calvert
County on SMECO’s Board since 1998. He
currently serves on the Board Risk Over-
sight Committee and is Chairman of the
Policy, Audit and Budget Committee. He
holds the Credentialed Cooperative Direc-
tor designation, the Board Leadership Cer-
tificate, and the Director Gold certification
from NRECA.
As a past president of the Board of Direc-
tors of the Calvert Farmland Trust, Phipps
has worked to preserve farmland in the
county. Since 1987, Phipps has been ac-
tive in the Maryland Farm Bureau and for
three years served as its statewide president.
Phipps has also served as a member of the
Calvert County Planning Commission.
Phipps received his Bachelor of Science
degree in business and management from
the University of Maryland, University Col-
lege. Phipps is a farmer and licensed funeral
director. He is also a member of a popular
SMECO’s Directors elected new officers at the September Board meeting. Left to right, W.
Michael Phipps was elected vice chairman, P. Scott White was elected chairman, Kenneth L.
Dyson was re-elected to the secretary-treasurer’s post, and Fern G. Brown was re-elected as
the assistant secretary-treasurer.
bluegrass band. management services, and a participant in
Jack Hammett, who received the NRE- service organizations, Hammett has made a
CA Regional Service Award, has repre- meaningful impact on the positive develop-
sented Calvert County on SMECO’s Board ment of Calvert County and the Southern
of Directors since 1990. He held the office Maryland region.
of Vice Chairman from 2008 to 2013 and Owner of Hammett’s Building Services,
currently serves on the Personnel and Ben- he is a member and secretary of the Cal-
efits Committee and the Board Risk Over- vert County Plumbing Commission. He is
sight Committee. He holds the Credentialed past chairman of the Calvert County Fire
Cooperative Director designation, Director and Rescue Commission and past member
Gold certificate, and the Board Leadership of the Maryland State Fire Commission.
Certificate from NRECA. Hammett is a founding member, former
Hammett was recognized for his last- board member and treasurer of Calverton
ing contribution to advancing the goals of School. In addition, Hammett is a member
NRECA and helping to preserve and ensure and past president of the Calvert County Li-
the future of the electric cooperative model. ons Club, as well as a life member of the
Through his commitment to his community Calvert County Historical Society.
as a business owner, a founding member of
a private school, an advocate for emergency Press Release from SECO
12 The Calvert County Times Thursday, October 18, 2018

Calvert Hospice Watch for Wasps and Bees

at Convenience Centers
Receives Grant

Pictured (left to right):  Rebekah Lare representing the Chaney family, Jean Fleming, Executive
Director of Calvert Hospice, Claire Piason, Director of Development for Calvert Hospice, and In an effort to help safeguard custom- or disposal. Residue inside bottles and
Angela Travers of the Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County.
ers, the Calvert County Department of containers can attract insects. Individu-
Calvert Hospice was the grateful re- patients who cannot afford to pay for Public Works, Solid Waste Division, is als with bee sting allergies are advised to
cipient of a $1,000 grant from the Chaney their room and board.  working to address the seasonal prolif- take caution when visiting convenience
Impact Fund, managed by the Commu- Last year 45% of the residents at the eration of wasps and bees congregating centers or avoid the sites temporarily.
nity Foundation of Anne Arundel Coun- Hospice House paid reduced fees; some around disposed items at county conve- Convenience center staff are available
ty. We truly appreciate the grant, which were only able to pay as little as a few nience centers. This is a natural, annual on site to assist customers if a difficulty
will be used to help offset costs at the dollars per day.  As of the end of July of occurrence that will subside with the ar- arises. Citizens can learn more about
Burnett Calvert Hospice House. this year, this assistance has cost the or- rival of cooler weather. Calvert County’s six convenience cen-
Contributions and grants such as this ganization $62,920.  Yet we will remain Precautionary and remediation efforts ters by visiting online at www.calverty-
one are critical to our efforts to oper- true to our promise that no one will ever are underway to deter the insects away countymd.gov/recycle.
ate and maintain our six-bed hospice be turned away because of their inability from high use areas of the convenience
residence. In addition to keeping up with to pay. centers. Citizens are asked to assist in Press Release from
the overall expenses of managing this efforts by replacing caps and lids on Calvert County Government
15,000 square foot facility, we are also Press Release from Chaney Impact Fund bottles and containers before recycling
providing financial assistance to those

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Kirwan Commission ounces $18.6 Mil. for

Education Initiatives Recommendations,
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1958 and controls preservation project
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licensing of comm
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is based in Coloni to offered before and
Beach, Va. al sion diverted the report the commis- nounced $18.6 mil- after the school day,
revenues from all or in summer for
oyster a school with a

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The audit found licenses, surcha lion in new educa- high concentration
that identification rges inspection taxes and of
the commission increa tags to these project tion funding to go students in kindergarten through
s. eighth
ingly cannot operats- The audit chided toward a series living in poverty
e expend ing
the commission for of behind academ and at risk of falling
without spending so much on one initiatives, includ ic requirements,
out of fisheries portion of - with $500,000 along
its reserve accoun preservation at the ing recommenda for the recruitment,
ts and all else. expense of - train-
it does little to regula Photo courtesy of tions from Mary- ing, and ongoing development of
te new
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vation of the oyster
Office of Govern
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million will
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used gard for other in this area withou Excellence in Edu- used by the Interagency Commission be
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the School Constr uction On
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a
Potomac River Fisherie adminis- ission will present es assess ment.
s Commission to cover operating s trative operations could result its final findings
and The governor also
penses when there
ex- ability to remain in the in- at the end of 2018, recommendations ditional $1.8 millio authorized an ad-
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this funding reflect
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earlier this year. through the Maryl ased scholarships
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of its financial transac In addition to the
d with the preserva- The commission coordi
have accounting person - less of what neighb education, regard- Kirwan recom funding for
tion and oversight nates
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CALVERT 2018
VOTERS
GUIDE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
STATE OFFICE QUESTIONS 2
MD SENATE DISTRICT 27 3
THOMAS V. “MIKE” MILLER, JR. (D) V JESSE PEED (R)
MD SENATE DISTRICT 29 4
THOMAS BREWER (D) V JACK BAILEY (R)
MD HOUSE OF DELEGATES 27B 5
MICHAEL JACKSON (D) V MICHAEL THOMAS (R)
MD HOUSE OF DELEGATES 27C 6
JASON FOWLER (D) V MARK FISHER (R)
MD HOUSE OF DELEGATES 29C 7
JULIA NICHOLS (D) V JERRY CLARK (R)
COUNTY COMISSIONERS QUESTIONS 8
COMMISSIONERS AT-LARGE - DEMOCRATS 9
GREG BROWN (D) & MATT BENNETT (D)
COMMISSIONERS AT-LARGE - REPUBLICANS 10
STEVE WEEMS (R) & EARL “BUDDY” HANCE (R)
COMMISSIONERS - DISTRICT 1 11
TRICIA POWELLS (D) V MIKE HART (R)
COMMISSIONERS - DISTRICT 2 12
SUSIE HANCE-WELLS (D) V THOMAS “TIM” HUTCHINS (R)
COMMISSIONERS - DISTRICT 3 13
HOLLY BUDD (D) V KELLY MCCONKEY (R)
CALVERT COUNTY SHERIFF QUESTIONS 14
REGISTER OF WILLS QUESTIONS 14
CALVERT COUNTY SHERIFF 15
MICHAEL HAWKINS (D) V MIKE EVANS (R)
T ING 1
REGISTER OF WILLS 16
Y VO OV.
MARGARET PHIPPS (D) V MARK LYNCH (R)
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DELEGATE QUESTIONS
QUESTION 1 First, tell us a little about yourself. QUESTION 7 Six years ago, the legislature and governor adopted
a large fuel tax increase that included an annual CPI adjustment.
QUESTION 2 How would you differentiate yourself from your The result of which is an annual fuel tax increase on the
opponent? residents of Maryland. Residents of counties such as Calvert are
disproportionately affected without any guarantee of proportional
QUESTION 3 If elected, what would be your top three legislative
revenue sharing. Do you find this a fair and equitable taxing and
priorities during the next legislative session?
funding method, and if elected, how would you work to change
QUESTION 4 The Federal government has modified the way transportation funding?
personal income taxes are calculated, capping personal mortgage
QUESTION 8 Governor candidate Ben Jealous is proposing free
interest expense and local real estate tax deductions. The State
Higher Education for all, including those here illegally, a single
of Maryland has not modified the way state and county income
payer state run health care system, increase in minimum wage to
taxes will be calculated. While most people in Calvert will see a
$15, legalizing and taxing marijuana, full-day, universal Pre-K, and
reduction in their federal tax liability, many will see a substantial
releasing 30% of Maryland’s prison population back to the streets.
increase in state and local liability. This will result in a large tax
Would you support any or all of these proposed changes, and if so,
windfall for the state and local governments. Should the legislature
how would you support funding these changes?
act to correct this? And if so will you lead the effort?
QUESTION 9 What would you consider to be the single most
QUESTION 5 Both governor candidates have received low ratings
important infrastructure need, such as transportation, schools,
from the National Rifle Association, and the Maryland legislature is
parks, water & sewer, etc., and the top three specific infrastructure
well known for its consistent desire to place greater controls on gun
projects in your district and why?
owners; will you be on the side of greater gun control or greater
protection of 2nd Amendment rights? QUESTION 10 The 90-day legislative session in Annapolis is
important, also important are the other 275 days not in Annapolis.
QUESTION 6 This November, voters are likely to approve
How can you better serve the residents of district 29 during those
legislation that will provide large increases in education funding,
275 days than your opponent?
mandating that gambling revenues be directed to education
without offsetting Thornton funding requirements. Are you in
favor of this and how can we assure this large windfall of funding
will provide improved results in the classroom for our students?

REGISTER OF WILLS
Margaret Phipps

Elect
Thomas E. “Tim”
Experience, Legal Knowledge HUTCHINS
Calvert Commissioner
& Technical Expertise with
Compassion & Understanding.
Professional and Courteous Service For All. Endorsed by: CEA Teachers; SMAR;
By Auth: Bruce A. Hutchison Calvert County Times; Commissioner Pat Nutter
Authority: James L. Smith, Treasurer

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THOMAS V. 18,
Thursday, October “MIKE”
2018 MILLER, JR.
The Calvert County Times
DEMOCRAT MD SENATE DISTRICT 27
1. One of 10 children. Went to public schools.
Eniversity of Maryland University, University of
Maryland law school. I have five children. I’m
expecting a 15th grandchild in February. I’ve been
married 53 years and I consider myself a centrist
Democrat. I’ve worked to bring people together
and being the oldest of 10 children and having
worked in retail my whole life, it’s keeping the customer happy. If you
can’t keep a smile on your face, you shouldn’t go into retail. You just got
to work to make them happy, to keep the customer happy. Same thing
in politics. You not only have to deal with your constituents, but you
serve the Senate. I’ve been elected by the body each year for 32 years
and no one’s ever run against me. I work at it, I love the Senate. I’m there
almost every day and I love the history of the place. I restored the state-
house, continue to restore it.
2. I guess I would say experience, in the sense that he knows business, he
has a pool business, but, I also know business, I was a bank director. I
worked in retail from the time I was 10. Now, I own companies, a couple
of different locations, probably 15 to 20 employees. I’m concerned about
healthcare business and business costs, so he has, he knows those but
he doesn’t know the legislature and he doesn’t know the politics of
Calvert County and Charles County. So, I represent part of three coun-
ties. He lives in southern Prince George’s and with Waugh’s defeat, I’m
the only senator now that lives in Calvert County. I believe each county
should have its own representative. I’ve lived in Calvert for 25 years.
3. There’s the state priorities, with balancing the budget and I’m keeping a
AAA bond rating while at the same time, fully-funding education. That’s
the only thing that we’re really charged to do in the constitution is to
make certain that everyone has equal educational opportunities in the
state. Then getting the Bay up to a B-plus. Now we’ve finally got it a
passing grade. We want to continue to make progress on the Bay. We
were number one up until six years ago. I’m not blaming it on anyone
person, but we’ve fallen back to sixth place. There’s no reason with our
resources and our educational opportunities that we can’t be number
one again. And, also, make certain that everyone has access to health-
care, those are my key priorities. My key role, more so than anything, it’s
working with the governor, the speaker, and to make good public policy.
4. We will look at it again this year. The policy we have in place, the sheet
was presented to us by a Republican senator, an accountant and a tax
expert. So, we worked with the governor. we work with the House and
we worked with Democrats and Republicans and Maryland’s unique
situation because we have either first or second highest incomes in the
United States and elsewhere. We have either the first, second or third
lowest amount of poverty United States. This attempt to change the tax
code was economic war from the red states, blue states. I’m one of the
persons very adversely affected by this tax code. I don’t complain about
it because I’m in government.
5. I think we have enough gun control legislation. To get to my library,
which is about 10 times the size of this room, you’ve got to go through
my armory, which is four sizes of this room. I’ve got a wall full of guns
and swords. I just understand guns. I’m a collector, but at the same
time, I don’t need an assault rifle. I don’t need an AR 15 and so on.
6. Well, it’s got to be greater accountability that comes with those reve-
nues. So, example, the Kirwan Commission Report provides that ac-
countability has to be put in place before any other aspect of the report
takes place. Now, there’s going to be pushback from the educator’s
association, so it’s going to be tough sledding in terms of getting that
through and funded, but I’m going to work to try and make it happen.
7. I wanted to pass it so I’m not going to work to change it and the rea-
son it’s fair and equitable to Calvert County and the reason I supported
it was to widen Route 4, which is happening now, but also to fund the
Thomas Johnson Bridge. It’s up to the governor to say I want to make
the Thomas Johnson bridge happen.
8. Ben Jealous is populist and trying to excite his base. He also proposed
cutting the sales tax, but letting it go back into place in two years; I
don’t support any of these, not in their current form. We passed a bill
last year which Governor Hogan also supported, which was an access to
community col=leges. That was a huge step forward. So, we’re going to
see how that works before we do anything else. As for universal Pre-K,
what we’re going to do is look into the Kirwin Commission report. The
question is how do you fund it? It’s going to be very challenging in-
creasing the minimum. New York has moved forward in that direction.
So’s California. In California, it only applies to people in businesses of 25
or more. In New York. It’s a differentiated between urban and rural. And
then, provides initial bump and then increases based upon the cost of
living index until it gets to 15. Something will pass in the next term. How
and why we get there, I have no idea at this point in time.
9. You can’t go anywhere in 27 without looking at infrastructure needs,
whether it’s Route 3, 4, 5 or 10. Thomas Johnson Bridge and the Harry
Nice Bridge. Obviously, you know, in St. Mary’s and Calvert, there’s only
one way in and one way out which at the end, you think that we need
an improved infrastructure and, the Washington metropolitan area, this
is the capital of the free world, was carved from Prince George’s County
in 1790 and now we feed into the capital of the free world and it’s just
gridlock. It’s an economic development issue, but 27 is very challenged
because it balances three counties and all of them are sitting on top of
Southern Maryland.
10. Today I was at an event at the Solomon’s firehouse, solving problems
with a firefighter in our town who died and his wife can’t get the ben-
efits because they won’t release the, death certificate. I’m at the State-
house at least three days a week. I never stopped attending events such
as an Eagle scout event this past weekend, you know. Just this Saturday
I was at six events.
JESSE
PEED 15
REPUBLICAN MD SENATE DISTRICT 27
1. I’m 59 years old. I’ve been married for 33
years. I was in the United States Army. I’m a
small business owner for 33 years. I have four
children, five grandchildren. I’m just a hard-
working guy. Just a regular person. My busi-
ness is located in Upper Marlboro.
2. I believe he’s supposed to serve people rather than rule over peo-
ple. I’m tired of ‘em; want less spending. I’m a fiscally conservative
individual. I think we should cut taxes, lower spending to cut the
taxes. I also believe in term limits. I’m not going to be there for
47 years. So, I’m a two-term senator at most. After two terms I’m
going home.
3. Cut spending, push for term limits and education.
4. Yes, absolutely. Why would the federal government give us a tax
decrease, and then the state keep it? It’s crazy.
5. I believe in the Constitution of the United States. The Second
Amendment is pretty sound.
Q: Would you work to try to roll back some of the controls that
the state has?
A: I believe in the Second Amendment as written “shall not be
infringed.”
Q: How about the existing controls?
A: I don’t know about all the controls. I don’t want people running
around the streets with them packing heat that don’t belong.
There’s some controls we have to have. If you’re a convicted felon,
you shouldn’t be running around with a gun, especially if he shot
somebody before. We have the right to protect ourselves. That’s
what the constitution is about, individual liberty, I think they call it.
6. Yes. I believe that they should have used the money for what they
said they were going to use it for in the first place. They said we’re
going to use the gambling money for education, which they didn’t.
They do their little accounting trick where they put the money in
and lower the budget by that much and the other thing is how I
would think we need accountability in our school systems. I don’t
think it’s the teachers. I think the teachers are trying to do a fine
job, but they’re too busy putting up with the regulations that they
put upon them. I have a daughter-in-law who is a school teach-
er and it’s constant paperwork. They don’t spend enough time
with our children and we need to know where the money’s going.
I’m one of the people that believes that you should have school
choice because one of the problems we have is we keep sending
our kids to failing schools. If it’s failing, why do you have to force
those children to go there? It’s ridiculous. I mean I don’t even know
what they’re teaching our children.
7. Sorry, I can be a little sarcastic – it’s an automatic tax. We don’t
get an automatic pay increase do we. They get an automatic tax
increase every year so they can spin it off and say, oh, I didn’t
vote for the tax increase on fuel. No, and I think that every county
should be looked at equally instead of saying, we’re going to give
all the money to Baltimore. I mean, they’re pulling out the govern-
ment legislation at this particular point in time with what they’re
pushing through is making this so they’re not responsible for any-
thing that’s going on.
8. I’ll actually got two of them going on right now. I would say that
Route 5 is needs help. As for the school system, I think they prob-
ably just need to go through and upgrade some of the schools to
clean them up.
9. No, maybe the marijuana one but only for medical use and I’d
like to see. I think it’d be nice if they would allow farmers to grow
hemp again.
Q: I think he’s talking about recreational medical marijuana.
A: I think it should be studied. It’s already been approved and I’d
like to see the farmers actually grow a product for hemp, not the
part that you smoke, but actually for making cloth and paper.
10. I would have an office someplace down here that we can staff so
that people can get easier access to the government itself rather
than having to go all the way to Annapolis. I would think a central-
ized location someplace down here where you could have a small
staff. I don’t know about you, but I don’t really want to spend 270
days in Annapolis. I plan on working in my pool business.
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 THOMAS
16 BREWER
The Calvert County TimesBAILEY
DEMOCRAT MD SENATE DISTRICT 29
1. I spent most of my life in Wildwood. It’s where
my parents still live. My mom works for a defense
contractor and my dad works down at St. Mary’s
College. I went through the public school sys-
tem here and graduated from Leonardtown High
School and went to St. Mary’s College and gradu-
ated from there. I went to University of Maryland, school of Pharmacy.
2. Question 2 was not asked of the District 29C candidates.
3. The opioid problem is one that needs to be addressed and better
addressed by the health community, but also at the state level, we can
have an effect over the cost of drugs. There was legislation last year to
try to create a commission around pricing. I think that’s something that
should be pursued because it’s the largest increase in costs and insur-
ance. Education is another one. I’m hoping that the amendment passes
on the ballot this year, requiring the Education Trust Fund to fully sup-
port education. The third one would be environmental. And again, that
goes to two things. Food waste which we have identified in the Com-
mission on the Environment as the largest percentage of the solid waste
stream that we can divert from the landfill. And then there’s traffic…I
think that we are deserving [since we] pay 35 cents a gallon towards
Maryland’s transportation fund.
4. I think we should have a serious discussion about what that means
for our state economy as a result. So I can’t say that I take a specific
position without speaking to some economists on their thoughts on
the effect. So if we can put that towards a rainy day tax…I think that’s a
responsible move to potentially protect the future.
5. I believe you can be both so I don’t think they have to be necessarily
contradictory. I believe that most people are satisfied with gun legisla-
tion, that makes sense and I believe that in Maryland we have some of
the better legislation, especially when you compare it to surrounding
states, Virginia and Pennsylvania.
6. I am in support of the amendment. In the first year that the bill would be
past, that doesn’t mean that all of the gambling revenue goes to educa-
tion, about a quarter of it goes to education and then the next year and
a half and then three quarters and then I think you get the full amount
after four years. So I’d like to ensure that stuff like per capita spending,
classroom sizes, and disruptions of classes are some of these outcomes
that we can monitor to make sure that the funding is effective and help-
ing to actually make the schools better.
7. I don’t think it’s fair right now because we haven’t gotten any help with
their transportation projects. And then the elephant in the room is the
[Thomas Johnson] Bridge.
8. We are seeing now that student loan debt is a not a good indicator
of the economic state of our country and it’s something that should
certainly be addressed. Making that free is not a true thing because if
it’s going to be paid in taxes, then we’re all collectively paying so that
some people can get a higher education, right? I do not think that the
single payer system is the appropriate route to take, I believe that it
is important to have a conversation about where we should be going
with healthcare if we want it to be run privately and we want private
insurance companies to run it. I believe that in Maryland they should be
nonprofit. I believe that if you just jumped to $15 an hour, that’s going to
cause a lot of harm to the local economy, but if you make it something
that within five years we step it up a dollar per year. [Marijuana] should
be very well regulated to know exactly what we have so much coming
into the state through, through the legal methods. How would you stop
that? How would you prevent it by making sure that the people that are
selling it or getting it from a well-regulated growers. I think that[univer-
sal Pre-K] is something that I would support because childcare cost is
a huge burden right now to a number of individuals. If you’re going to
release 30 percent of violent criminals, no, I don’t think that’s a good
idea at all. So it’s important to identify what population we’re trying to
decrease and I don’t know exactly his plan for that 30 percent, so I can’t
say I completely support it.
9. I think number one would actually be transportation. There is a mini-
mum opportunity for [residents] to get public transportation to take
them [to hospitals outside the area]. And usually these are people that
cannot easily transport themselves to a place that needs that they need
to go. Public transportation is a big issue. The bridge is a big issue. One
of the ones that I see all the time since I live off of Flat Iron Road is the
Great Mills and Route 5. The plan on the books is one that I think will
adequately ease that congestion.
10. What I’ve been doing over the past year, which is trying to talk to
people to identify what are their main concerns and then going to the
different agencies and departments that handle those concerns to try to
understand where are we at, why aren’t we moving forward? What can
we do?
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JACK
Thursday, October 18, 2018
REPUBLICAN MD SENATE DISTRICT 29
1. I’m from St. Mary’s county. I’m married to
Karin [Bailey] the head of the school board,
my two children both attend a public school.
I did my education, both my graduate and
undergraduate at Johns Hopkins University
in management. I have worked previously when I was with the
natural resource police as the executive officer, so I was in charge
of working with the legislature in Annapolis. I’ve been a public
servant for 30 years, a full career and I want to continue my work
as a public servant to our citizens of St. Mary’s in Calvert County.
2. Question 2 was not asked of the District 29C candidates.
3. First one, school safety. We can work with the governor’s office
so that we can get reoccurring funds that come into our school
system every year for school safety, just like the bill that he had
introduced last year. Second, work with the governor and [Sen-
ate] President Mike Miller for the completion of the third build-
ing [at SMHEC], third to take the burden off of state employees
retirement right now where they just got whacked, where their
prescription plan was taken. We need to do something to fix that
right away.
4. I am not an accountant or a tax guy. I will definitely work towards
trying to understand that this year to see what the benefit is for
the residents of St. Mary’s County.
5. I am a pro Second Amendment person. Being a 30 year police-
men, I can carry a gun everyday. I think it’s important that every
single citizen that has a clean background be able to do the
same thing.
6. We want to get the same amount that they get in other juris-
dictions. That’s the bottom line. And that’s where the Kirwam
Commission was headed. So as far as supporting that, I want to
increase the funding.
7. The answer to that is it’s not fair. The fact is that we pay almost
40 cents and we get back four. So we need to increase that.
8. [Higher ed for all] No. [Single payer state run healthcare system]
No. [Increase the minimum wage to $15?] No. [legalizing and
taxing marijuana. Recreational marijuana?] No. [Universal Pre-K]
I would like to read about it more, so that I could make the most
educated decision. In our school system here, we don’t have the
infrastructure to do it right. We don’t have the buildings and the
space. [Releasing 30 percent of Maryland’s prison population.]
No.
9. Transportation and the Thomas Johnson Bridge, the Route
4/235 intersection and Great Mills Road. And any person that sits
through those any day realizes that we have got to change our
transportation policy.
10. I would like to have an office where I’m accessible to the public
and my constituents and I think that is better going to better
serve everybody in St. Mary’s and Calvert counties. When you
go to meet with a senator, sometimes the issues that you have
are very personal to you and your family and you should have an
office where you can go where you can discuss things.
RE-ELECT MIKE HART FOR COMMISSIONER
As your Commissioner I...
• Voted Against Tax Increases
• Worked with the School System to Improve
School Safety
• Achieved the First Ever Triple A Bond Rating
for Two Consecutive Years that will Save
Calvert County Millions
• Built Calvert County’s First Animal Shelter
• Will continue to Preserve our Rural Character
Please Come Out & Vote November 6th
By Authority of Jenny S. Thompson, Treasurer
MICHAEL JACKSON
Thursday, October 18, 2018 MICHAEL
The Calvert County Times
DEMOCRAT HOUSE OF DELEGATES 27B
1. I’m retired sheriff for Prince George’s county. Got Elected
in 2002 and retired in 2010. Worked with Governor O’Mal-
ley. We created something called leadership develop-
ment. Teach at the university system. Born and raised
in Prince George’s County. I’m on the appropriations
committee in Annapolis. The only person in Southern
Maryland delegation that’s on a budget committee, which is not a good thing. Had a
pretty successful first few years. I understand how to work across the aisle. I joined
with the sheriff’s officers in 1988. I also was the Fraternal Order of Police president
before. I’ve been married for 27 years. I’m from Upper Marlboro on a family farm. I
grew up in Forestville, attended Crossland High School. I live in Brandywine. I have a
Master’s Degree in management from Johns Hopkins University.
2. I have an extensive record in Annapolis. I’ve been working the halls of Annapolis
since 1996, so I have a relationship with folks on both sides. I have relationship with
chairmen of every committee. I have not only lobbied in Annapolis and served as a
delegate, but I’ve served in leadership roles. I lead the team for the Maryland sher-
iffs and Annapolis. I understand that legislative process.
3. In Calvert in particular there’s some concerns we had with the volunteer fire and
rescue service, because of the makeup of our county and the fact that it’s pret-
ty tough for young folks that live here when they graduate college or leave high
school. The local officials are going to have to make a decision and I think they’ve
already made a decision and bringing in some paramedics to address the concerns.
So, we want to make sure that we can help on the legislative side in Annapolis.
Calvert schools were at one point, number one in the state. There are some things
that we can work along with the local officials here to ensure that teachers are
getting what they deserved to get a and that you’re continuing to attract them and
keep them here and get away from being a training ground.
4. I’m looking to be a part of that. We are sort of prepared for that. I sit on the appro-
priations committee in Annapolis. We looked at that a little bit last year. And, uh,
there are some folks who believe that if there is a windfall for this state, you take
that in, you invested wherever, , but I think we did the right thing last year to kind of
look at that and kind of study this matter to see where it’s best to put those funds.
5. I’m a believer in the Second Amendment rights, but as a guy who came from law
enforcement, I think we need to make sure that we are responsible gun owners.
Maryland has some of the best gun laws in the country. We don’t operate on the
reciprocity of other states because we’re looking out for what’s best for Maryland.
6. I am for that. I actually voted for that. The legislature put a lockbox piece forward.
I think I’m a person who having run an agency who understands accountability, I
think we need to make sure that we are accountable for every dollar. You know, in
the past it’s been said that certain windfall of dollars is going to go to education.
The fact that we say there has to be hundreds of millions of dollars going to educa-
tion, that’s just words. If you look at the makeup of the Kirwan Commission, and you
look at the findings of the Kirwan Commission and you look at the, the work groups,
there’s your accountability component. There is your funding component and then
there’s additional school construction component, a facilities piece. What is Kirwan
going to cost us going forward versus what’s in the Thornton Commission? So, I
think we’re moving in the right direction.
7. I was not in the legislature six years ago. There’s a reason I said that. I’m a person
having been blessed to rise to the level of being a CEO of an agency organization.
I believe in periodic assessments of every process and every law and everything
that’s in existence. Is it applicable for tomorrow? If it’s not, then we need to make
that adjustment. Case in point, I was not there when the rain tax was implemented.
However, the first term, the first session and Annapolis have voted to repeal the rain
tax. So, allow the locals to make that assessment on themselves. If I don’t think that
Calvert is being treated fairly in that, I would vote to repeal that component of that.
8. On higher education for all, I have voted in Annapolis for a free education tuition for
community colleges, for families that can’t afford it. So, I am for what I voted for in
Annapolis. I don’t think that we can afford a free higher education. We’re just not
set up to be that way. So, I’m testing your good with having a means test for those
who need it. And, I think we need to make sure that our resources are allocated
where they need to be allocated. On healthcare, too many folks who are either as-
piring to be in office or to stay in office speak too general about what you’re talking
about. And so, the key is, you know, where are the needs. I’ve voted to ensure that
we could ensure that those, because of the attacks initiative from the federal gov-
ernment, which also affected the ACA to make sure that we could extend for those
who needed health care and for Maryland to be able to do that so that the impact
wouldn’t be so great. The next session we’ve got to figure that and going forward.
So, I think there’s an assessment that needs to be done on this. And I think from a
political standpoint, hopefully once we get past this election and hopefully I’ll get
reelected, we can begin to sit down and put our heads together and say what really
works for Maryland. On the $15 minimum wage, I’m for that. On legalizing and tax-
ing marijuana, No, no, no, no. No recreational marijuana. On universal Pre-K. I think
we can get to that. But that’s a process that’s going to take a number of years and
again, you’d assess where the needs are the greatest. I’m not for just releasing folks
out who had been convicted by a jury of their peers. You’re talking about folks that
are in the penitentiary.
9. For Calvert obviously Route 4 is an initiative for you, Route 231 and the Thomas
Johnson Bridge. I think what you’ll see in the coming General Assembly session,
maybe even the first session, you’ll see a movement such as the one you saw with
the bridge in Charles, the Harry Nice Bridge.
10. Well I am actually proud of myself for working all year round and not just a 90-day
session. My commitment when I came here to win, when this position became avail-
able, when I knew that Delegate Vallario was not going to run, he was going to be
moved into another district. I came down late, but I committed myself to a four-year
courtship to Calvert County. Folks knew me from law enforcement and maybe some
family down here or whatever. So, I’ve worked year-round. There is not an interested
party in Calvert County that will say to you that they don’t know who I am.
THOMAS 17
REPUBLICAN HOUSE OF DELEGATES 27B
1. I was born in New York Long Island where I grew up. My
mother was born in this country two months after my
grandparents immigrated from Malta. My father was a
World War II vet. I enjoyed the politics right from the
start. I majored in government and politics, political
science at Saint John’s university with a minor in public
administration and got involved with local politics. I came down to Washington
in 1980 and worked several years as a staffer that didn’t pay the bills though.
So, I got into real estate appraisal and sales and eventually set it on an appraisal
work for almost 35 years now. But I did get involved with the Republicans here
in Calvert County when we were outnumbered nine to one back in the early
eighties. I have a blended family with seven children, nine grandchildren, num-
ber nine on the way.
2. I’m self-employed, paying self-employed taxes and it’s a whole different world
out there, you know, delegate Jackson is a creature of government. He’s been
in government almost his entire life and unfortunately too, he’s hindered and
directed by the powers that be in Annapolis, specifically Senator Miller, who
orchestrates everything that goes on in the general assembly and in the state
senate. I would bring a totally different perspective and voting pattern to the
office as opposed to my opponent.
3. A little bit of background. I’m an appraiser. I’ve been appraising property goal of
the Prince George’s county, Calvert Charles County for 30 years, and I’ve heard
this from thousands of people. They can’t afford to retire in Maryland, first re-
sponders, school teachers, police officers, small business owners, very wealthy,
successful building, millionaire some people and they can’t, they don’t want to
retire in Maryland. It’s appalling. And the young people can’t get a start and this
is all attributable to the high taxes. So, issue number one would be to cosponsor
with Mark Fisher, delegate or do it myself to exempt all retirement income from
taxes. The second problem is we got spending under control. Then it’s out of
control. I should say a public pension debt and borrowing adds up to $12,750
per person. So, a family of four. It was $50,000. And, finally, the corruption in
Annapolis, which again comes from the domination of one party
4. I would lead that effort, they should do it immediately. The last session of the
legislature, they monkeyed around with it, but basically, they’re keeping it about
90 percent of it and that’s just not right.
5. I lean towards protecting Second Amendment rights. Clearly we need to have
one because you know, first of all, with all these horrible shootings to take place
around the country, I don’t think anyone’s ever involved in an NRA member, but
that being said, I could probably go into any high school here in the county and
within 15 minutes of sitting in a cafeteria, find out from the kids who the trou-
bled kids are and who the problematic ones are. So, we do need a mechanism
to keep guns out of the hands of people that are mentally unstable.
6. I know for me the concept of a lockbox is terrific. The question is, will it stay
locked? Various levels of government all around the country, state, federal, they
raid the lockboxes, they did it with social security, they do it all the time. So
yes, I would support the establishing of the lockbox to help the students and
the teachers and get them adequate compensation. The technology’s changing
incredibly. I think we need more kids in trade schools, learning trades and stuff.
This business of getting a liberal arts degree in underwater basket weaving just
doesn’t make any sense anymore and we’ve got to get smart and the trades are
starved for personnel now to get into those fields and you’d make a great living
doing that.
7. Why Calvert County and other counties don’t get their fair share of revenue
back is because of the super majority at the Democrats in the legislature. They
just pass this stuff and we don’t have a prayer. So again, we’re fighting for a seat
at the table. If the bill passes, that continues to deny Calvert county 90 percent
of its gas tax revenue because we used to get all of it and now we’re down to
about five percent a piece of legislation comes up, and it passes. I would fight
to get those full education funds back from the gas tax revenue, but in order to
do that, we need to get Gov. Hogan reelected, five in the Senate or seven in the
House of Delegates.
8. It can’t be funded. I mean this is just a fantasy and this is the radical left and
they’ve captured the heart and soul of the Democratic Party. It’s where all the
energy is. There is no such thing as free. Mr. Jealous is a socialist. I think we can
pretty much establish that and much of the Democratic Party is going in that
direction. We all know the little truism about socialism. It works until you run
out of other people’s money. It destroys incentive. It destroys initiative.
9. Infrastructure; 27 B as a district we know is divided between two counties and
the demographic and legislative and structural internal needs of the two com-
munities are completely opposite, by design. I think for Calvert County, people
are concerned, and rightfully so, at the pace of development. Maybe it’s got
to be slowed down a little bit. I don’t know that you can slow it down because
economies grow and people want to come here and live. But basically, the main
issue for Calvert County would be we’re going to have growth. What’s it going
to look like? Where’s it going to be in? What’s the pace?
10. I like people and I get around and I think you need to be a little bit of an extro-
vert to be a successful politician. And quite frankly, I don’t know that my oppo-
nent is comfortable with those things because you’ve never seen him around.
He doesn’t go door to door. I went door to door in Calvert County, no one knew
who their delegate was.
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 JASON
18 FOWLER
The Calvert County Times
DEMOCRAT HOUSE OF DELEGATES 27C
1. I’m born and raised here in Calvert County and I grew up
in Dunkirk. I now live in North Beach with my wife and our
daughter, Lee, who was just born this year. I was recruit-
ed to Dematha. I was a soccer player and a musician. My
sisters both went to Northern. I did leave Calvert County
to go to school at Eckerd College in St Petersburg, FL and
majored in languages and in ancient history. I went to law
school at St Thomas University in Miami. I also got a master’s in business while I was
there in three years, which is pretty tough to do at the same time. I was accepted
into Georgetown Law’s master in tax program. I’m a tax attorney. My wife and I de-
cided to open up our own little shop here in Prince Frederick. We have a general law
practice in various fields,
2. I think the biggest point of pride for myself as a candidate is my ability to work
across party lines. Now on my team, I have Democrats, Republicans, and indepen-
dents that are on my staff. So, at the very outset of this campaign, I decided that
partisan politics was not going to be how I was going to govern in Annapolis and we
made a sticking point at the very beginning that we were going to have a team that
looked like Calvert County and that meant a diverse group.
3. Calvert county has been working on the same problems for 30 plus years. One
of the biggest is transportation and traffic in the county, specifically the Thomas
Johnson Bridge. I would like to know what they have done to do it. My number one
priority is making sure that we get funding for the Thomas Johnson Bridge replace-
ment project. The second is making sure that we can improve our schools. I grew
up in Calvert County, Maryland schools. We’re number one in the nation and Calvert
county schools were anywhere from the top three to even at number one at times
in the state. Now the reason people move to Calvert county in the 80’s and the 90’s
was directly related to our school rankings. Now, property values are also tied 100
percent to those numbers.
4. Probably one of the biggest problems with the tax act that came out of the federal
government was the fact that it was rushed through the Congress. When you rush
anything through Congress that usually doesn’t have a good result. Now for me, we
need to make sure when we pass laws that are mirroring what the federal govern-
ment does so that the systems can work together.
5. I am an endorsed candidate for “Moms Demand Action,” which is an organization
that has common sense gun legislation that they have passed in the House of Dele-
gates and in the Senate. I’m someone who grew up hunting in Calvert county and in
the surrounding area. So, for me, gun rights are something that I hold near and dear
to my heart. I also understand that when people have weapons, they’re more likely
to have people shot in their own homes and they’re more likely to have a child or
one of their children shoot another sibling or perhaps even themselves. So, for me
it’s about making sure that the laws on the books are enforced, making sure that we
have laws in place that protect children and then making sure that responsible peo-
ple own weapons. For me, it’s crazy that we do not have background checks.
6. At the very outset, I said I do support casino revenue going to the schools. When
MGM and other casinos were coming in, they did sell under the premise that that
money would go to education, in my view, and this is the fault of the legislature
and those in it. For me, this is also a band aid problem. People are going to vote in
November on this issue, believing that they’re going to add money to the schools,
which they will, but when the Kirwan commission comes into effect, we’re going to
have to pass the exact same bill, but for the current commission, so yet again, this
is another attempt by the legislature, the pull the wool over the eyes of our citizens
by telling them that something is going to happen and then only been a year or two
later having to fix the exact same problem.
Q: How would you assure that funding for education that would assure that it would
give to the students
A: So that a lot of that comes through locally as well. That’s one huge part of the
problem is that, you know, the state can only do so much.
7. I don’t think it’s equitable. I do believe that we have to have means of revenue and
I think, you know, add on taxes such as that I think had been very beneficial for our
states to do. I think some type of a formula needs to be changed and I think the
formula probably needs to be some type of a sharing agreement where we have a
certain percentage that will always come back to the local jurisdiction and then the
rest OF that would match and go into the state coffers for general projects.
8. As somebody who has quite a bit of student debt, I can speak to how that literal-
ly chained you to a rock that you can’t move away from. I do believe that higher
education should be something that we could build into the system. Now. I think
the viability of doing that overnight is very difficult to do. But I do believe that in
America we need to see changes to higher education and how we go about funding
it. I think that the mindset of a single payer system is beneficial because it does what
all large companies do and that is they put people together to offset costs. Now, I
don’t know, again, the particulars of his plan. I think that there’s some faults with his
plan when it pertains to solely in the state of Maryland. I also believe that healthcare
has been determined more or less to be a federal issue because we did the ACA.
And you know, this is based on the, the idea that every place in the country needs
to be $15. Now, I don’t know if that’s the number that it should be or not. But one
thing I would like to say is that Maryland is an expensive state to live in and we can’t
think that people can’t afford to live here if they can’t make livable wages right now.
Legalizing and taxing marijuana. Now, I’m a proponent of this 100 percent, so I don’t
really need to sugarcoat my positions on marijuana. For me, education is the best
dollar that we can spend, so I fully support Pre-k education for three and four-year-
old students in the state of Maryland. And then finally releasing 30 percent of Mary-
land’s prison population. I think we do need to look at. I think a lot of the numbers
that come from that platform position are predicated on the fact that nonviolent
drug offenders would be released under legalization of marijuana.
9. I mentioned earlier the Thomas Johnson bridges is a huge need for Southern Mary-
land. the second point would be a school construction projects and in Calvert county
alone, we recently began building the new Northern High School. I would like to do
park spending, I think that that may be something that is more suited for the local
government to handle.
10. The first thing I would do is start working on relationships because nothing gets
done without them. So, my 275 days after the session when I’m in an office, I’m go-
ing to work on working with people.
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MARK
FISHER Thursday, October 18, 2018
REPUBLICAN HOUSE OF DELEGATES 27C
1. I’m a father of three; married 30 years this year. My parents
just celebrated their 60th. I started a company 25 years
ago that got into the cell tower business; worked for a
company that was in it. The company went public and I
was just an employee and they decided that they weren’t
going to include the Cell Tower part. I started that business
a non-conflict because they decided to do the engineering
part. I decided to do the cell tower infrastructure. I couldn’t get a loan. No one would
loan me money. Calvert Bank wouldn’t lend me money. Community Bank wouldn’t
loan. You’d go right down the list. Mr. Mitchell from Bob Hall Distributing loaned me
the money to build the cell tower that’s on their property. Bob Hall said I’ve got to
promise to, because “If you don’t pay it back, I know everybody.”
2. I’m working with Governor Hogan, to roll back the taxes from the O’Malley Admin-
istration and to curb state spending. And my opponent is working with Ben Jealous
to bring back those higher taxes and bring back the higher state spending. I think it’s
really comes down to that.
3. Maryland is a really expensive state to live in and it’s an expensive state to retire and
I would love it if we could make it more affordable to live here and more affordable
to retire here and it will be great for this to be a place where you can raise a family
and retire rather than be forced to leave. So how do you do that? You do that by
curbing taxes on retirement income? I thought we had that happening with respect
to income across the board with the federal tax cut, but we didn’t.
The second would be basically to work more on safer schools. This is a big issue for
me because, we have a mental health care crisis and that’s part of making schools
safer. The other part of making schools safer is to also have a school resource offi-
cers in school, safety officers that are in every school and they should be armed with
the proviso that they are highly trained.
And number three, healthcare insurance is not affordable, especially in the private
market. When you’re self-employed, it’s a disaster. Delegate Matt Morgan put this
bill that said, and this is really cool because we were trying to do the middle of the
road. We’re saying it has the 10 essential benefits required by the ACA. Obamacare
has those 10 essential requirements, but what we did was we got rid of all the other
requirements that Maryland threw on top of the ACA, which has literally made
healthcare and affordable healthcare insurance and that bill was scored by DLS (De-
partment of Legislative Services) and I think it reduced rates by (about) 23 percent.
4. It’d be great. Do you know that the number is the Comptroller estimated that at the
state level it’s $550 million? And, at the local level, cumulatively it’s $250 million. So,
it’s $800,000,000 more being taken out of people’s pockets. We raised taxes by
$800,000,000 by doing nothing. The governor did put in a bill, it was called a hold
harmless bill. Jason backed a similar bill. I signed to the governor’s bill. I’m the guy
and you guys know how it works. Usually the majority party takes the idea and since
we’re not going to give you credit for it, we’re going to pass it. I’m okay with that.
Let’s just get it done. And this year, they put the Kibosh on it and killed it.
5. I just support the Second Amendment rights. I’m a 2A supporter. I support the right
of concealed carry. I do think that if we had a concealed carry capability in Maryland
that was rigorous, but at the same time constitutional, then we would have more
people who are able to defend themselves in a timely manner because obviously
as you guys know, there are many minutes that go by and it’s no fault of the police.
You’ve heard me talk about school safety? There is something happening in the
American family, and I hate to say it, I think it’s the dissolving of the American family.
I think it’s cell phones. Kids are always on their cell phones. They think there’s a lot of
bullying and so forth that happens in schools. And last but not least, I don’t think par-
ents are eating together anymore, and even when they are, they’re on their phones.
I said, put your phones down. And, as a result, you don’t have an opportunity as a
parent to identify when your kids are having a mental health crisis.
6. Great question. I’m on the House Ways and Means Committee. (It) passed a bill
years ago to expand gambling to National Harbor. I didn’t vote for the bill because
of the fact that when we try to lock box the money, because all we were told during
testimony was it’s for the children. And then when it came time to lock box, it wasn’t
there. I think it’s interesting after all these years of raiding that money and using it
for other things, we’re finally having this conversation. So yes, of course I voted for
the lockbox bill. I’m going to vote for the lock boxing in the ballot as well. There’s a
preliminary report that’s available, so let’s see what that says. Allegedly outcomes
are part of it. I know that what’s going to happen is next year, not the teachers who
are wonderful, but the Teacher’s Union, who control everything, are going to come
to Annapolis and ask for the money first and try to not have that nexus between the
money and the outcomes. There needs to be a nexus between the two.
7. We had the Roadkill Bill that was passed over this four-year cycle and that basically
was a bill that stopped the Department of Transportation from using the money for
certain transportation projects and basically transferred them to the urban areas and
away from areas like Calvert County. Fortunately, we fought against that and there
was a push back. A far as the gas tax, it’s the only tax in Maryland that’s ever been
embedded in the constitution, which basically increases the tax automatically with-
out there being elected officials voting for it, which is a terrible idea. And the reason
they did that is because the intent was always to raid it and use it for the general
fund. The governor has done a good job restoring most of the highway user funds,
the higher user revenues. We need to do that for the towns, and for the counties.
Until we fix that, we’re going to continue to have roads that are way behind the eight
ball on getting fixed; just look at this county.
8. I would just answer very simply and say, No! I don’t support those. I was raised by a
blue-collar father who was in the automotive business fixing cars when they get into
an accident. His entire life he always said to me, “If something’s worth having at all,
it’d be worth working for and paying for it.
9. So generally speaking, it would be the Route 4 widening in Prince Frederick. A
second would be a couple of dozen intersections at least throughout Calvert County.
And third would be the Thomas Johnson Bridge.
10. I live right off of Adelina Road, which is really close. And, so what I do is when, a
constituent contacts us, I always meet the constituent usually at IHOP, Starbucks
or Panera, their choice, so that way they don’t have to go to Annapolis and I don’t
have to go to Annapolis. Because there’s no point in me going there and meeting
the constituent and I can dress like this and not in a suit and tie and talk to them as a
regular person.
JULIA NICHOLS
Thursday, October 18, 2018
The Calvert County Times
DEMOCRAT HOUSE OF DELEGATES 29C
1. Alright, well I have lived in the county for over
20 years now and I have spent my time here
working to improve my community. I was
part of the team that formed the Chesapeake
Public Charter School. And I also founded
the Southern Maryland Youth Orchestra and
choir, which serves the Tri County area.
2. Question 2 was not asked of the District 29C candidates.
3. Well, certainly one of the top three would be to work to get a
funding mechanism from the government for the Thomas Johnson
Bridge. Secondly I think that it’s important that we get the fund-
ing for that third building at the Higher Ed Center back into the
budget that was removed this year. And education is a really big
topic for me. I think that we are going to need to find a way to get
more funding and help to the schools so that we can help bring
the schools back up to their number one position where they were
several years ago.
4. I’m a big proponent of trying to spend wisely and I think that if
there is going to be additional revenue that we don’t have any-
thing to spend it on, it should definitely go back to the citizens.
And so if that is the case, then yes, I think that we should follow
the lead of the federal government.
5. My priority for guns is the prevention of incidents of gun violence,
such as we saw at Great Mills earlier this year. I think that this is
a multifaceted issue and that we need to maintain things such as
comprehensive criminal background checks.
6. I am in favor of that. I think that it’s right that we spend this mon-
ey on education. They’re having many other issues coming up
such as school safety, which will also need to be addressed. That’s
additional money that we need to find for schools because they
don’t have that already planned out. [There needs to be] over-
sight of what the schools are doing to ensure that it’s being spent
properly.
7. I do think that it would be good for us to see an, a expenditure of
those taxes because yes, rural areas, [There is a] disparity … be-
tween the rural and the urban and what’s available to rural versus
urban communities. And so I think that it is important that the
representatives from our area going to Annapolis, are really stress-
ing the fact that our needs may be different from Baltimore.
8. I have read through some of these changes that Ben Jealous has
proposed. In theory I like a lot of them, but I would want to make
sure of the details before I jumped wholly into everything of how
they’re going to work and how they’re going to be funded. And
a minimum wage increase I think will benefit our community, um,
in the long run because it creates better citizens and people with
more money to spend. I think that healthcare is something that
we as citizens should have as a right and not a privilege. And so
I think that it’s important that we figure out a way to keep the
costs down. I am for medical marijuana and for the expansion of
the decriminalization of it. I think that we need to make sure that
we’re proceeding responsibly with this. We need to be careful to
address any safety concerns that there may be, such as sobriety
checks for that as well as for alcohol. Universal Pre-K, I do think
that that is could be a really good thing. I think that early educa-
tion is very helpful in getting kids on the right track. [On releasing
30 percent of prisoners] Ithink I’ll take a pass on this one. It’s not
one that I’ve looked into very carefully.
9. I do think that transportation is a big issue. Public transportation
and inter county transportation as well. We don’t have much of
any of that and there are plenty of people, who might want to
come across the bridge to shop over on the St. Mary’s side or peo-
ple from the same area who want to go over to Solomon’s and en-
joy Solomon’s. The Thomas Johnson Bridge I think is definitely in
need of replacement and has been for awhile. It’s not built to hold
the traffic thing, that crosses it now. The higher ed center that has
one of my top priorities.
10. I think what I would like to be doing during that time is just be-
ing out in the community and meeting people, I’m speaking with
leaders and figuring out what the specific problems are that need
to be addressed and how different groups or different people are
coming up with ideas as to how best to address them and how
the state can help doing that.
JERRY
CLARK 19
REPUBLICAN HOUSE OF DELEGATES 29C
1. Well, my background is I’m a self employed
business person for the last 42 years. Start-
ed in Prince Frederick in 1977 at age 24. I
have progressed to the point where I’ve
owned about seven different businesses in
Calvert County. I’ve ventured into some real estate ventures in
St. Mary’s County. I graduated from the school of hard knocks
because as anybody that’s in retail knows you learned by get-
ting knocked on your butt every once in awhile and knocked in
the head.
2. Question 2 was not asked of the District 29C candidates.
3. My first priority is to continue to try to help small business, the
super majority in Annapolis has been making a tremendous
effort to try to overburden small businesses. I’d like to see us
lower the corporate income tax on small corporations. I want
to be there to fight and try to get at least a reasonable deal on
the minimum wage bill. I truly believe that they will bring back
the sanctuary state bill. I truly believe we should try to help
[immigrants], but we have to do it in a reasonable way to where
we don’t burden the other taxpayers. I want to work extremely
hard to make sure that we continue to get our share of trans-
portation money from Annapolis for Southern Maryland.
4. I believe that we should have held the citizens of Southern
Maryland harmless when that [occurred] because the money is
much more well spent and well circulated when it’s in the hands
of the private citizens to go out into the businesses and buy
and spend money. It circulates through, creates jobs, and just
helps to build the local economy. I think it was a money grab
and I was against it last year and I would be against it this year
if it comes up again.
5. I’m a big proponent of the Second Amendment. I believe that
folks in this country have the right to bear arms and to have
their weapons and guns as they see fit
6. I agree with thethe lockbox issue. I have no problem with using
the gambling money. Now seeing that 85 percent of the Mary-
land budget is mandated spending, it’s probably a good thing
to have a mandated amount of money for schools, but as that
money is passed down to local jurisdictions we’d need some
things in place to make sure that the money’s being spent wise-
ly and some accountability on it all. It [has to] come from local
government. We do have elected school boards at this point in
both to St. Mary’s in Calvert County and we need to make sure
that they’re accountable for the way they spend the money.
7. I don’t particularly like the way that they have tied to transpor-
tation, a sales tax and things like that to the price of gas. It’s in
law now and the odds of us ever changing it with the super ma-
jority in Annapolis is pretty slim. In the previous administrations,
the rural areas again were shut out of their rightfully deserved
percentage of the transportation money.
8. Well, obviously candidate Jealous had some lofty goals. If it’s
free, there’s no free fairy out there that’s going to drop the
money there to run these programs. It may be free to some, but
it’s going to be costly to others and the taxpayers are going to
have to be the ones that pick up the bill. And the voters four
years ago rejected the 43 tax increases and the crazy spending
of the previous administration for a more conservative results
orientated administration. I think they’re pretty socialist-driven.
9. Number one would be making the schools safe. Number two
would be rebuilding the Thomas Johnson Bridge. And number
three would be rebuilding the Thomas Johnson Bridge.
10. During the interim between sessions we spend a lot of time
talking to community groups at different functions in different
forums and things like that and listening to the citizens as to
how they would like to see things done. I believe in local gov-
ernment and local government is the closest to the people and
has the most immediate effect on people.
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 CALVERT COUNTY The Calvert County Times
20 Thursday, October 18, 2018

COMMISIONER QUESTIONS
QUESTION 1 First, tell us a little about yourself.
QUESTION 2 How would you differentiate yourself from your
opponent?
QUESTION 3 If elected, what would be your top three priorities
during your first year in office?
QUESTION 4 The Federal government has modified the way
personal income taxes are calculated, capping personal mortgage
interest expense and local real estate tax deductions. The State
of Maryland has not modified the way state and county income
taxes will be calculated. While most people in Calvert will see a
reduction in their federal tax liability, many will see a substantial
increase in state and local liability. This will result in a large tax
windfall for the state and local governments. If the state does not
take action to reduce this tax windfall, will you provide local rate
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economic development and preserving the county’s rural character.
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one would prevail? How can the county maintain the balance
between the two?
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 GREG
Thursday, BROWN
October 18, 2018
The Calvert County Times BENNETT
DEMOCRATIC AT-LARGE COMMISSIONER
1. I teach, mostly 11th graders, at Henry Wise High School
in Upper Marlboro. Before that I’ve worked in the restau-
rant industry I’ve worked at as a system manager. I was a
troubleshooter for a while and became area supervisor at
one time. I supervise up to 17 different restaurants all the
way from Winston Salem, North Carolina to Lynchburg,
Virginia; that was Biscuitville Restaurant. I enjoyed that
experience in the private sector, endeavoring to serve a good product and increase
sales and profit margins and the challenges of identifying good employees to help
you put out a product in a quick manner and a clean environment, understand the
challenges small business people have. And I happened to be the son of a waterman
who first opened a seafood business, then a marina, and he even did construction. I
think that gives me a perspective that maybe some folks don’t have that, will serve
me well as I endeavor to serve all the people of Calvert County on the Board of
Commissioners.
2. I think my experience as I just mentioned in both the private and public sector
helps. I have a great deal of respect for all three of the other candidates. I’m sure
they would do that if the voters choose other gentlemen other than me. I’m frankly
confident that those individuals would serve well. I just know that I have a passion to
get acquainted with lots of people and frankly I campaign to get my name out there,
which has been enjoyable.
3. First of all, they will deal with it in the area of education and transportation. I’ll say
citizen engagement or participation, frankly, I was noticing that the county sent out
this list of all these vacancies on all these boards and commissions, Justin, just the
four pages of vacancies. There is a lot of good people in Calvert County and I’m
sure would like to contribute to their community. I think that I can be instrumental at
increasing civic engagement. Abd the comprehensive plan. I don’t think that the plan
that we have, that a good enough job was done and, in the area of transportation, I
make sure that teachers and schools h
think that there should have been a study. I’m convinced that when it comes to the
transportation concerns of the people here in the county that we can do a better job
and frankly, because I am an educator, I have a passion in that area. I believe that I
can be instrumental at helping us become number one again in the state of Mary-
land.
4. Frankly, I’d have to study that a little more, I do think if you have a small business in
Calvert County and you are employing Calvert County residents, that they should be
given a tax incentive. If there are additional monies coming to the county as a result
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of this, I think that we should channel it to education and more to our deputies
5. First, we should bring our teachers compensation up to standard. The STEP increas-
es they’ve not received in the past should be restored. We should also insure that our
buildings, that if we have issues, we should look to be sure that our facilities are up
to par. We want to lead the way here in Calvert County when it comes to providing a
world-class education, because frankly, I was reading the other day that teachers are
now preparing students for jobs that we don’t even have yet that haven’t even been
created as we move into the 21st century. So, we’ve got to be on the cutting edge,
leading the way.
s and young students, we will prevent p
6. I understand the challenges of transportation here in Calvert because of being a
peninsula. Let me start with the Thomas Johnson Bridge. We need a better link be-
tween Calvert County and St Mary’s county, plain and simple. I know that the com-
missioners have some role in hopefully making that happen. But, I would be lobbying
Congress on this. I’ll be lobbying our next governor and legislators because I think
a commissioner needs to be involved in that too. I know that there is a concern on
some citizens about an administrative building, but I do think it’s time for an adminis-
trative building. I just do not want to see it at Armory Square. I think that wherever
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it’s placed that it needs to contribute to revitalizing old town Prince Frederick.
7. That is the key question. We have an aging demographic here in Calvert County. We
are going to have to prepare for that. We have to expand our commercial tax base.
So, whatever we can do to encourage entrepreneurs and small businesses to expand
and to get our residents shopping here in Calvert, lots of folks go to Anne Arundel
or over to Charles, that some of those dollars we could bring back into the county
which would serve us well in the long term. I am a firm advocate of preserving the
rural character. They county. I consider myself a strong ally of keep Calvert Country.
But, I think some people forget that a part of their slogan is grow responsibly.
8. I don’t think many residents will want to see the town center expanded. Once we
have fully created all of the economic opportunities that we can within the town cen-
ters, then perhaps we’re going to have to look at some gradual expansion. When it
comes to water and sewer, it’s a delicate balance, particularly with regard to Dunkirk,
that seems to be the consensus that many citizens don’t want this. And frankly we
were asked that question at a recent (Chamber) forum. But I refused to hold a plac-
ard up Yes or No on that because I’d like to know more.
9. Investing in the people that are working here who are working for us here. If you’re a
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deputy or a school teacher or, or you’re working for the county government in some
other capacity, you’re paying taxes here too. But the most important investment you
can make is in us and your people. I’m a Democrat, I’m not a tax and spend Demo-
crat, but I do think that we should look first to our public servants and do all we can
for them.
10. On free higher education I can agree with that, but providing free higher education,
you know, it costs taxpayers. Whatever we do is going to cost taxpayers, but ulti-
mately, I do hope that as a country and move in that direction as much as possible.
Single payer healthcare system. I agree with Ben Jealous on that. Increasing the
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minimum wage to $15. I don’t think it should be done quickly. On legalizing and
taxing marijuana -- I agree. Hold the Universal Pre-k. I’m uncertain frankly because
does it matter at that age? I do have reservations. I know I’m an educator, not believe
but, sometimes think that we’re starting sooner than we need to frankly. On the pris-
on population, arbitrary, that sounds terrible, But I would hope that anyone who’s
incarcerated that the state determines to release that there is justification for release.
The purpose of incarceration should be rehabilitation of course, depending on the
nature of the crime, everything from rape and murder to smoking marijuana or doing
some illegal drug. So, it has to be a common-sense approach to that. I will say that
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I do support Ben Jealous for governor and I know I’m in a jurisdiction that is Hogan
friendly.
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MATT
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DEMOCRATIC AT-LARGE COMMISSIONER
1. I have lived in Calvert County my whole life. My parents
bought a house in Calvert County in 1995 before my sister’s
kindergarten year. So, they came here for the schools. I was
born in 1998, lived off of Brickhouse Road in Dunkirk my
whole life, a product of the public schools. I went to Mt.
Harmony, Northern Middle and then Northern High, Now
I’m a mathematics major at UMBC. I thought the pub-
lic-school system did a fantastic job. I had a great experience there and I thought I
was very well prepared to go on and get my college degree.
2. I would say that my age puts me in a unique position to understand the importance
of sustaining Calvert County’s character for generations. Being a 20-year-old running
for office, my generation will inherit all of the consequences that the current govern-
ment imposes. I want to make sure that by the time that I’m ready to raise a family
here that Calvert County still looks like our county, still feels like Calvert County and
not grow with reckless development and pave over the county because I think a
lot of people live here exactly because it’s not as developed as other metropolitan
counties.
3. I would say my top three priorities would be, first of all, something that could happen
very quickly in office is increasing transparency within the operations of the Board of
County Commissioners. They hold our legislative meetings Tuesday at 10 a.m. Many
working residents cannot make that, obviously. Increasing a common-sense invest-
ment within the budget. I think our public schools are our business, and as long as
the schools remain world class as they are now, we will never run out of people in
our county that want to raise a family here. We really need to properly invest in our
school system. That means giving teachers the money that was promised to them.
That means staying ahead of the technology curve. That means making sure that
our students are safe with the shooting in St Mary’s County and we saw that a mass
shooter is; it’s not a distant threat. It could happen anywhere. That means making
sure that we have enough resources invested in vocational training because a four-
year college degree, whether financially or academically, uh, that’s not for everyone.
And my third thing would be making sure that the Board of County Commission-
ers does not attempt to develop its way to lower taxes. That means conducting
the proper studies before expanding so we know that the impact of our proposed
expansions, A lot of people are very scared with the proposed changes in the new
comprehensive plan. And changing Dunkirk from a minor town center to a major
town center from increasing the size of Prince Frederick by 83 percent, combining
the town centers of Lusby and Solomons. I’m scared that by the time that I raise a
family here in Calvert County it isn’t going to look like our county anymore. Route 4
is going to be hopelessly congested and our water supply is going to run a high-risk
of depletion, especially with more people, more businesses in the county.
4. I don’t know, without looking at the numbers, looking at the budget, I can’t come up
with an answer right now. Without knowing what the state’s going to do, not know-
ing what the federal government is going to do. I will say, I don’t see a need to raise
taxes at the local level. The current commissioner saw that, that was already done.
5. I believe hopefully it will pass and more money is going to our school systems. I do
think we can put a little bit more money into the school system or that school safety,
whether that’s teacher pay, whether that’s staying ahead of the technology curve. I
believe the number is over the past 10 years, student enrollment in the county has
declined slightly, but over that time, class sizes have been increased by 15 percent.
So, lowering class sizes is something that is a good thing for teachers. It’s a good
thing for students to have more individualized attention
6. I know we have a couple of schools that badly need to be reconstructed. I believe
it’s Beach Elementary. Maintenance of the schools, whether that is school safety or
issues with mold or AC and heating. I know earlier this year there was some prob-
lems with the air conditioning and students had to leave, And, making sure there
are ample bike paths and walking paths. I’d really like to do that as I’m a runner. I run
50 miles a week and sometimes I’m running on roads that don’t have shoulders or
let alone sidewalks. I would try to work with developers to develop a squares and
walkable shopping centers instead of, instead of just parking lots.
7. I don’t know if I can, uh, issue out a blanket statement that one is more important
than the other Finding that balance is the most important aspect of, the county
commissioner’s job. I think the current board of commissioners has routinely put
the wants and needs or the wants of developers and realtors over the needs of our
citizens.
8. I don’t think that the current town centers should be expanded. We have to do
the proper studies before doing that. I do agree with the town center model. We
shouldn’t have businesses and homes sprawling up and down the highway. As for
water and sewer in Dunkirk, as of right now, I’m not in favor.
9. I think it should go into our education, into investing in infrastructure needs. It should
not go into a new county administration building on Armory Square. I think that
this is a bad deal for the taxpayer. I know that it was $42 million in bonding author-
ity that’s going to eventually come out of the taxpayer’s pocket. And that’s just
construction, that’s not maintenance, that’s not interest that we’ll have to pay. There
is space in old town, Prince Frederick, the comprehensive plan and the master plan
call for Old Town Prince Frederick to remain the center of government services in the
county,
10. I don’t think that we need free higher education. I don’t think there is a need for it to
be free. I think that affordable is the better word. I think that college costs are soar-
ing. You know they’ve increased 500 percent since 1985. That’s way beyond inflation.
The student debt crisis is crippling students out of college. A kid whose parents
cannot pay anything and then he has great grades, it should be free for him. But
for someone who has very wealthy parents who is able to pay, should it be free for
them? A state-run healthcare system -- no, I don’t support that.; that’s a question for
the federal government. Increasing the minimum wage to $15. I support that, not lo-
cally, but at the state level. I think if you work a full-time job, the taxpayers shouldn’t
be paying for your food stamps and housing assistance. You should be able to live
independently. Legalizing and taxing marijuana -- I support that again, at the state
level, not at the local level. For the releasing of 30 percent of the prison population,
I’d have to look more. I know that was a very contentious, contentious topic at the
gubernatorial debate. You know, there was some disagreements with ho we were
releasing. If nonviolent for small drug possessions, I support that, but releasing dan-
gerous people, of course not.
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 STEVE
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The Calvert County Times“BUDDY”
REPUBLICAN AT-LARGE COMMISSIONER
1. I’m a lifelong county resident. I have a small busi-
ness, third generation that I work for the family. I’m
located in St. Leonard. I’ve resided in St Leonard all
my life. I was educated in Calvert County schools.
I have a wife and two children. My wife is a school
teacher. I graduated from Calvert County schools,
went to Frostburg State University, and I also attended the University of
Maryland College Park, institute of Applied Agriculture. I am a two-term
incumbent seeking a third term.
2. Due to my incumbency, I have gleaned institutional knowledge and expe-
rience.
3. Well, on a macro level, I wish to continue the fiscal conservative policies
that our forefathers have implemented over the years. I guess continue
supplementing the three pillars of local government, which are education,
public safety and infrastructure.
4. That will be discussed, the numbers will not be clear until the income tax
I’ve discussed the matter. And you have to remember that they are not
clear exactly what the windfall will be, whether it will even be a windfall.
The bottom line for me is until I see the actual numbers and if elected to a
third term, I would reserve an answer until I know what the majority of the
next board would like to do .
5. We are mandated by the state of Maryland to a per pupil allocation,
which is the maintenance of effort, you know, statute. In essence, I would
defer until I know exactly what additional revenues, if any are coming.
And if so, you know, we also via the state had been mandated to provide
more public safety in the schools. So, it may be a natural evolutionary
process for it to go to school safety.
Q: Just for follow up, where do you think the best bang for the buck is in
education funding that would really help students make the most in class
A: I would probably defer to the education community, what their views
are on it. I have family members that are in the education system. Prob-
ably technological innovations. our information technology. We recently
had on display at the county fair an interesting module that was actually
presented at the Maryland Association of Counties this summer in Ocean
City and in essence it showed soil erosion and it was a computer-generat-
ed model that a nine-year-old really sunk himself into. My wife made the
comment that that would be very helpful. It’s a visual representation of
the watershed for the Chesapeake Bay and it’s a hands-on experience.
6. On the macro level there are a lot of infrastructure needs. The population
of Calvert County since 1990 has grown 75 percent. So, with that said,
having aging wastewater treatment plants that are being upgraded, now
slowly. I’d like to continue those efforts. Actually, there was a $10 million
bond bill in this past legislative session for the Solomons Wastewater
Treatment Plant upgrades. I think on a macro level, you have the existing
pipes that have reached their lifespan. Currently we still have the Dow-
ell Road widening. Certainly, the new county offices are one of our top
infrastructure projects. I think that you will see the next board hopefully,
after they get their feet on the ground and if I am elected and I’m part of
that board, I think that’s going to be a priority on the location and moving
forward where we’re going to go with that project because it is necessary.
7. I would have a balanced approach towards the comprehensive plan. I
think what is being lost is the fact that the comprehensive plan is a vision
and the zoning ordinance is where we basically put flesh upon a skeleton
and the zoning ordinances willing to dictate density levels. It’s going to
dictate geographic regions. It’s going to dictate the various sub zones
within said master plans. I think you can still balance the two, given the
tools that we currently have.
8. So, I guess the question is, should the water and sewer be extended to
Dunkirk. With private systems, some people say it may be destined to
fail. Should there be water and the sewer in Dunkirk, I guess it’s part of
the question and then the other question is the size of the town center
sufficient to handle the growth that the county would like to accomplish
and should they be expanded. Getting to Dunkirk, as I’ve stated during
the campaign, until there is a public safety concern and the Maryland
Department of the Environment is going to basically mandate an action,
it’s their call.
9. They should be used wisely. We basically are the envy of the area right
now and uh, you know, I think that you know, continuing education, pro-
viding safety for our residents and providing good roads and infrastruc-
ture is, is our charge.
10. Single payer healthcare, no. Increasing the minimum wage to $15, I
thought it was phased in anyway. Legalizing and taxing marijuana, I
would defer to the electorate.
Q: So, like a referendum.
A: Yeah. That’s forthcoming. We’ll do universal Pre-K full day, you’ve got
some people who are under underprivileged. I’ll say that it’s dependent
upon state contributions.
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EARL
HANCE Thursday, October 18, 2018
REPUBLICAN AT-LARGE COMMISSIONER
1. I live in Port Republic. I’ve been a farmer my whole
life. I’ve served in many different positions. I was
a member of the Prince Frederick volunteer fire
department for over 30 years. I served as presi-
dent of the Maryland Farm Bureau and served as
deputy secretary and Secretary of the Maryland
Department of Agriculture. I’ve been always very active in local issues.
2. I have a lot more experience in leadership positions. I’m a native of
Calvert County, been here my whole life. I think that gives me a great
historical background to make decisions.
3. Right now, based on the current issues that are facing the board, it
would be a comprehensive plan rewrite. It would be spending and it
would be school safety. If you look at the county budget over the last
three or four years, the budget’s increased by about $50 million. The
operating budget, the debt has doubled and so control of government
has grown significantly and those are issues that need to be addressed.
4. I think that the new board should took take a look at the tax structure.
If we get our spending under control, I think there are opportunities to
reduce taxes for citizens.
5. I think what it takes what to make good decisions regarding education is
a good working relationship with the superintendent of schools and the
school board. I think that the current funding formula that the commis-
sioners put in place one year ago looks like it’s meeting the county’s
needs. We just have to see if the ballot issue passes and what that reve-
nue amounts to and then how the state decides to spend those dollars.
6. I believe transportation is probably the biggest issue that people have
concerns about. When you look at the traffic backups in Prince Freder-
ick, the issues on Route 231, the Thomas Johnson Bridge in Solomons.
I hear that there’s either a study underway or there will be a study of
Route 231. The traffic issue is not going to go away even with the cur-
rent project that’s going on right now, so, that’s going to continue to
get worse. There are county feeder roads that have to be looked after
and county bridges. There’s an evacuation route for Dominion that runs
through Chesapeake Ranch Estates that probably needs some attention.
7. I think that for the past 30 years we’ve done a very good job of design-
ing comprehensive plans that try to protect rural character and direct
growth into town centers. If you look around at the town centers, I
believe there still opportunity for development. It’s a matter of attracting
those businesses to locate here in Prince Frederick. If you look at the
Patuxent Business Park, for 20 years it has sat vacant. I think that we
certainly need to look at that and find out what the issues are that are
holding back the development of that project. But rural character is very
important. As I campaign, that’s why people say they moved here. And
that’s why my family has stayed here all these hundreds of years.
8. I believe in a town center concept, it’s the only way to protect rural
character and allow for growth and development. It’s your opportuni-
ty to have high density, which is where you’re going to get workforce
housing and commercial development. It’s the only way to protect the
rural character, I don’t believe that the current town centers need to be
expanded. Calvert County is a peninsula. We already have significant
traffic issues. If you talk about expanding the town center as the current
proposal that’s on the table, a very quick, simple math says that that can
add an additional 20,000 homes, which is 40,000 people and 40,000
cars based on recent studies. I’m not sure that we have infrastructure in
place to handle an additional 40,000 cars and those people. I think that,
if we’re going to maintain our character, we also can’t blow up our town
centers. I don’t want water and sewer in Dunkirk because the citizens
for 20 years have fought water and sewer. If there is a public issue that
arises, the state will step in and may mandate ordering that’s, that’s an
entirely different issue, but it would be hypocritical for me to sit here
and tell people I’m going to listen to you and then, go against what the
citizens of Dunkirk want.
9. Tim Hayden, who’s the financial guru for the county, says that if spend-
ing continues on its current track in four years, taxes will have to be
raised regardless of Dominion. We should make sure that we put away
some money. We certainly have requirements for the retirement ac-
counts for employees. We have to make sure that when we make
decisions about hiring, creating new departments, hiring additional staff,
that we think about the long-term impacts of those decisions.
10. I don’t support a candidate Jealous. I support Gov. Hogan for many
reasons. The programs that Jealous has proposed, I don’t know how we
pay for those programs. Certainly, pre-kindergarten would be import-
ant, we have one opportunity to educate our children. We need to make
the best of that. We need to make sure that when our children grad-
uate from high school that they are prepared for life. I do not support
reducing the prison population by 30 percent. There’s enough criminal
activity today that once those individuals are captured, I don’t believe
they receive adequate punishment. I don’t support legalizing marijua-
na. I believe it’s a step to the next level of drug use except in the case
of medical marijuana. I don’t believe we should give free education to
illegal citizens.
TRICIA POWELL
Thursday, October 18, 2018
The Calvert County TimesHART
DEMOCRAT COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 1
1. I’m a retired a healthcare administrator, however,
I have 10 years of experience working in county
government where I did cost studies. I worked on
multimillion dollar budgets, operational and cap-
ital and I worked in contracts and grants. I have
lived in Calvert County for 21 years and during
that time I worked in the community and I was elected three times to
the Drum Point Property Owner’s Association board and in that capac-
ity I was instrumental in bringing down the special tax district fees and
also in stopping the building of breakwater barriers out in the Chesa-
peake.
2. Well, my experience, my county experience number one, I am very
strong in budgets and I think that’s one of the main things that differ-
entiates me from my opponent. And, also, I am very people oriented. I
listen and I listen proactively to people.
3. Well, the comprehensive plan, number one, number two would be the
housing issue that we currently have and three would be traffic.
4. Of course, everybody would love to get a tax reduction, but I think what
I would need to do is look at all the facts before I made a decision like
that. What would be reduced? Where the county is financially, I think
that’s the biggest part. In fact, that’s what I would look at.
5. Well, we have a lot to do in our education area. I’m really concerned
about the infrastructure for the schools and I think if the more funding
we can get in that area, the better it is. And also, getting the teachers
caught up to where they’re supposed to be on their Steps.
Q: So, would that with what you just said help to improve student per-
formance?
A: Yes, because I’ve always thought, when mom was happy, everybody’s
happy and we got to keep our teachers happy. And I think that just goes
with anyone who’s on a job, if they have what they need to perform
their duties, if they’re compensated fairly, they’re going to do a great
job.
Q. You talked about the infrastructure. You said that you need better
infrastructure because it’s just a little bit more specific.
A: I heard about a teacher who went into her classroom this fall and
found mold in her classroom and I think that shouldn’t have happened
and we need to really keep up on our infrastructure for schools. And I
also understand that they pay more attention to the high schools than
they do the elementary schools when it comes to maintenance or reno-
vation. We need to look at the elementary schools as well.
6. Well, roads, traffic is, it is a real concern. It not only has people sitting
in traffic, but we’re consuming fuel and we need to look at the traffic
issues. We need to have a traffic study done. And, there’s not enough
workforce housing, affordable workforce housing. And third is our edu-
cation.
7. Well, first of all, I think there should be a better working relationship be-
tween the developers and the county. I think that the new board coming
in needs to make sure that there is a good bridge of communication.
Right now, there seems to be good communication. I would hate to lose
that.
Q: Could you conceive of a situation where there would be a conflict be-
tween economic development and preserving the rural character If that
was the case that one of them would have to win out over the other?
A: I could see that happening and that would be a real tough decision
because I really want to keep the rural flavor in Calvert county, but if it
came to a point where our livelihood was dependent on it, I would have
to say the economic development part.
8. Well, first of all, they shouldn’t be expanded. I’m against the town cen-
ters being expanded and I believe that we have not put enough money
into the town centers. We haven’t invested in our town centers. We need
to do that; we need to work with what. Dunkirk first of all does not want
to be a major town center. And I went along with the people who do not
want water and sewer.
9. Well, education, it should be used in education. And I would like to
see the money going to the people. What I’ve seen is money going
to the county. I understand that they had to fund OPEB. I questioned
the amount of money that they put in that kitty. And I think that with
Dominion coming on hey really should have taken care of the teachers
once and for all. And, a recreational facility, something for the people.
10. I think we need Pre-K. That’s a given. You need to get them on a good
start, (a free higher education for all) would be wonderful, but I don’t
think our infrastructure could handle it. I don’t think funding-wise we
could handle it. Single payer state run healthcare system I would like
to see that happen. Increasing the minimum wage to $15. I would like to
see that happen. And legalizing the taxing marijuana. Yes. And I’m re-
leasing 30 percent of Maryland’s prison population back to the streets.
No. My reasoning for saying no is I’ve, I’ve run psychiatric hospitals and
many times it’s very high percentage in your prisons that need mental
health help. And, so just by releasing them out, you’re going to be rob-
bing Peter to pay Paul.
MIKE
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REPUBLICAN COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 1
1. I’ve been a resident here 44 years. I have a wife,
two kids and three dogs. Small business owner.
Been county commissioner last four years; my
background has been really kind of a retail back-
ground, business background
2. Experience, the four years there, you can’t buy
that kind of education. It’s really only something you can learn by doing
it. I can’t describe it. Everything I thought I knew, I didn’t know. It’s a true
learn-on-the-job. I have a stronger business background. I’ve lived in that
community for 44 years. I know those people like the back of my hand.
I’ve lived in Drum Point, Ranch Club, White Sands, Cove Point. I know
the people very well. With my store it just gives me access to the entire
community. I think it would be hard for anybody to have that feel that I
have for them and I’m just growing up there when there was nothing, I
mean and to see what it would it evolved into. I mean just gives me a total
picture of the area down there and globally, like say on a, on the commis-
sioner side, the experience for the four years going to New York for the
bond rating.
3. I’m setting up really for the next generation. The Dominion money peaks
in 2023, drops by about $9,000,000. We got a lot of aging infrastruc-
ture, so it’s real to pick which projects are the top priority. You don’t want
to put anything on the next generation. I want to make sure my animal
shelter is run properly and the park that we’re opening down there, we’ve
never owned a park in District One.
4. Absolutely! I think we are right where we need to be. We only need
enough money to operate and to do the projects we needed to do. We
don’t need a stockpile. You need a rainy-day fund. We’ve seen that it
rained; we’ve seen everybody get hit, whether it was here, St Mary’s,
Charles, nobody’s bulletproof from a recession. If you’re starving your
people, they’re not dumping money back in the local economy.
5. That’s always been an argument. You know, you’ll hear people say there
are studies that the more money you throw at it doesn’t necessarily mean
results. The biggest thing we’ve had to tackle was the county and all the
counties have when they took away teacher pensions, you know, states
that we’re not going to pay for it. We had to pay for it. Well, that’s almost
$6,000,000. I understand why the state did what it did, but if there is
going to be more revenue streams, two years ago we wrote the largest
check in the history of Calvert County school systems. This year we beat it
by $5.7 million. It’s not like that money when you spend it, you don’t have
to spend it again because that technology is so out of date.
6. All the above. Calvert hasn’t done anything in over 40 years. I mean, all
the infrastructure is you seem. We’re trying to do two firehouses at the
same time. We’ve got water main breaks; half of Calvert’s under water
when it rains, the other half’s up on a hill, which means you get erosion. If
you have to pick, you have to get public safety. We’re not equipped right
now. We have an aging population which requires a lot more emergency
services. We have an opioid epidemic like everybody else. These guys are
running a lot of calls to that. Obviously, transportation is always a hot but-
ton issue, but I tell people and they don’t like to hear it and it’s the God’s
honest truth. The state owns Route 4, the state owns 231, the state owns
Route 2. We’re very limited on what we’re allowed to do.
7. The hottest button issue of the election? The town center concept is what
everybody wants had been saying for years. I don’t really think you’re
going to be forced to choose. I don’t see big business coming here. We’ve
even purchased more property this year. We just bought 100 acres some-
where. We’re already preserving a lot of property, but there’s a lot of fear
mongering going on. They look at this thing and they go, oh my God, like
they’re going to combine Solomon’s and Lusby. Well not while I’m county
commissioner,
8. And you just said the magic word. That’s why you’re not going to see
water and sewer because we can’t pay for it. They love to bring up the
Dunkirk question. Is Dunkirk going to get it? We’re not paying for it. We
don’t have it when we just don’t have it. I voted no (at the Chamber fo-
rum) because we’re not going to pay for it. Now I’m telling you, the state
of Maryland’s going to mandate it now. Is it in our lifetime or our grand-
kids?
9. You know, you got everybody wants a piece of it. So, you’re going to have
to make somebody mad. You have certain things you have to pay. You
would have to put money in that OPEB account. I knew other counties
aren’t doing it. That’s up to them. That is mandatory. You better pay off a
lot of these projects. You need more firehouses, need more schools. Every
day you wait, cost of goods goes up and cost of labor goes up. So, in my
mind is you attack infrastructure with this money right now, knowing that
it’s going to drop something and knowing that right now as we see it,
there is not another Dominion on the horizon.
10. I can’t say I can support any of it in the exact way that it said. I d be-
lieve though that community colleges are the way to go. They’re pretty
affordable right now at $5,000, you know, I don’t know if I’m one for free.
I think there’s some merit out of it if somebody’s working and paying their
way through school. On releasing part of the prison population, that’s too
broad a stroke to answer. Obviously there’s a reason they’re incarcerated.
The minimum wage to $15, that’s a serious problem because of the states
around us. You seen McDonald’s going to kiosks; it’s going to diminish
jobs.
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 SUSIE
24 HANCE-WELLS
The Calvert County Times
DEMOCRAT COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2
1. I was born and raised here on a family farm in Calvert
County. After graduating from University of Delaware
with a degree in agriculture. I came back to the farm and
became the eighth generation to take over our family
farm, which is a grain and livestock farm now. When
I came back from school and started farming, I got
involved in the community as well as different county
boards and committees. I served on the planning commission. I was on the first ag-
ricultural land preservation board here in the county. I’m currently on the board of
appeals and I served as chairman for several years of that. As far as the community
goes, I was president of the Calvert County Farm Bureau. I’ve led the Red Cross
swimming program when it first started in our county, Sunday school teacher. I was
a 4-H livestock club leader for years and worked at the fair especially when they
moved to their new location, organizing the barns and the shows and everything
for the fair board. I was the first woman and the only woman to be elected to the
Colonial Farm Credit bank board. I served on the budget committee; they are over
$2 billion company. I learned a lot in budgeting and fiscal planning.
2. I’m not a career politician, I’m a citizen and I care deeply for the county as well as
Tim does. But I have not had a career in politics. I always felt that I was more effec-
tive lobbying in front of our legislators and our Board of County Commissioners.
About two and a half years ago, I started noticing a change in our county that I felt
that the only way to be effective now was to be one that made the decisions. And
that’s why I decided to run for county commissioner
3. The very first thing that I would do is create a change of attitude between the cit-
izens and the county commissioners. It has gotten very difficult over the past sev-
eral years and just changing an attitude of how you relate to the citizens and how
you consider their opinions will make a huge difference in that I do believe that we
need to bring our meetings and informal meetings such as town hall meetings into
different segments of Calvert County, so we listen to all the citizens equally. The
second most important thing is to complete the comprehensive plan. The third one
is to develop the master plans. They do have master plans in the town centers, but
a lot of them need updating. We need to update them.
4. I think in this case it would be better for us to follow the federal government. If the
federal goverment has granted that reduction across the board. I would want to be
more consistent with that.
5. When it was approved for National Harbor, everyone thought at the time that it
was earmarked for education and it got diverted. It should be diverted back, no
question about that. That way the state will have more funds available to improve
school safety and possibly offset some of the increases in expenses for the county.
The county has been very good. I think funding the education requests, it was I
think 47 percent of the budget last year. Our school enrollment is declining, but
that’s, I think just a trend and it may go back up. I think that money going into a
budget does not equate quality and I think that we need to work with Board of Ed
and making sure that funding goes in to educating across the board.
6. I think the top concern of the public right now is the traffic situation, the trans-
portation issue, and that’s going to be one of the most difficult ones to solve, for
a couple of reasons. One is that it’s a state highway issue in most cases, so you’ve
got to work with the state highway on that, which I think can be done. When I was
on the planning commission in the late 80’s early 90’s, there were access roads
that were planned paralleling Route 4 that would take the local traffic off of Route
4. They’ve not really been completed. Education as in the safety of our children.
You can put locks on doors, you can put armed guards in schools, you can do all of
that, but until we address what is causing this problem, it won’t be safe. We need
to put more resources into the development of the child.
7. There are many aspects that create a community. There’s residential and commer-
cial, agricultural, natural resource, preservation, recreation and tourism. All of those
things need to be kept in a balance. They’re all interdependent and when one gets
out of balance, it creates a problem to create a thriving and productive community
is about balance. They talk about the preservation of 40,000 total acres of land,
not just agricultural land, but also open space and natural resource preservation
as well. We want to be very careful and this is one thing in the comprehensive
plan they have taken out any growth control measures that allows us to keep up in
infrastructure requirements and in the adequate public facilities for these devel-
opments. I think that we need that growth control in order to keep pace without
bankrupting our budget.
8. I was on the planning commission when the whole concept of town center came
about and I think it’s a very good concept. I think talking about balance, you need
to have a definitive line between your land uses because they’re not all compatible.
You’re heavier industrial needs to be in the industrial parks, your residential, your
higher density residential needs to be in the town centers and so do your concen-
trated businesses. And then you need to have room for single-family dwellings
with a little bit of acreage. And then you need to have your farm land and your
open space and park land preservation. I’m not in favor at this point of a developer
funded water and sewer outside of town centers. I think that that tends to create
an urban sprawl.
Q: Tim Hutchins’ idea about an industrial park or jobs center and technology park
in Dunkirk , which would require her water and sewer. What do you think about
that?
A: With so many other areas available that isn’t as far out, I think it’s unrealistic to
think technology centers would locate here.
9. It shouldn’t be used to balance the budget. I’m adamant about that. This is bonus
money as far as I’m concerned. It’s just kind of the icing on the cake. I think we
need to use that for priority projects that we need to do. A good example would
be some of the infrastructure we have to do with the access roads.
10. I do believe there needs to be a grant system for higher education for American
citizens. If the immigrants choose to become citizens, they’re more than welcome
to participate in that additional monies. On increasing the minimum wage, that’s a
tough one because it makes it very difficult on small businesses to do this. I would
have to say that I’m not in favor of it being across the board. I do not agree with le-
galizing recreational marijuana. On full day. universal Pre-k, yes. I think I would be
in favor of that. It would reach the children of parents that can’t afford daycare that
has an educational system within it. On releasing 30 percent of Maryland’s prison
population back to the streets – I think that’s ridiculous.
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THOMAS
“TIM” HUTCHINS Thursday, October 18, 2018
REPUBLICAN COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2
1. I grew up here in Calvert County, grew up on a farm and
certainly paid my dues as a farmer. I left to become a sol-
dier and in 1965 went to Vietnam, came back home. Either
the place changed or I had changed, probably more the
latter. So, I moved on to different things and became first
a correctional officer, then went on to become a trooper.
Eventually when I retired from there the first time around, I ran for office in Charles
County, was elected three times and served in the house of delegates until Gover-
nor Ehrlich selected me to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs, served there and then
became Superintendent of State Police. This is the last stop.
2. I think we both represent old Calvert County. Susie’s Dad, my dad were close
friends and so it’s a very close association there, about caring about Calvert Coun-
ty. The difference is that I believe she’s got vast experience in farming and certainly
exposure to government and certainly education as well. And, and I have that ed-
ucational background also, but the background that I bring from very experiences
around the world as a soldier, a trooper, a cabinet secretary, I’m a director of home-
land security, a defense contractor, that’s a vast amount of knowledge to bring to
bear on the actuality of what you’re confronted with on a day-to-day basis.
3. First and foremost, public safety. And that encompasses a lot. Not only law en-
forcement, but it encompasses school safety, transportation issues, highway safety,
those kinds of things. The second thing is we need to roll back the property tax. It
was increased in 2016. I think we can do that in two increments in 2020 and 2021.
The third thing that jumps right out, and it’s part of public safety, is the opioid cri-
sis. We have got to do something and a concerted effort as a tri-county consolidat-
ed effort because you look at the death rates and although Charles County went
down and we went up. St. Mary’s county still has a pretty large chunk.
4. It’s a very complex issue. First of all, the Board of Public Works in March 2018 wrote
up their revenue estimates for $100 million based on that change in federal tax.
How that shakes out at the the local level, I don’t know, but I tell you one thing that
we can do on income taxes. We have a pretty wealthy county, but we can focus it
on, in my opinion, the one percent of the people that are serving in the military and
have served since the terrorist attack and that is to try to give a $5,000 income tax
break to retired military personnel.
5. First and foremost, the Board of Education is the elected body that has the re-
sponsibility for setting the policy with the superintendent for how the money is
spent. The commissioners in this particular case have a fiduciary responsibility to
ensure that the money is spent correctly. I think if you look at metrics and I dealt
with metrics a lot, you look at those inputs, outputs and outcomes and that kind of
thing could impact you.
6. Transportation, transportation, transportation. Having that exposure being super-
intendent of state police, where I had to deal with 23 jurisdictions and Baltimore
City to a lesser degree, we’re a decade behind where we should be. That’s where
the commissioners, the delegation working in concert with the administration can
get these projects moving. Route 231 is the most dangerous highway in Southern
Maryland.
7. I think we can maintain the balance between the two. First, of all on the economic
part, I’m just putting up my tagline, on my signs: “The Economy Matters” and it
does because we have got to have other economic development to sustain the
population. Exelon will shut down operations in the mid 2030’s. We need to pre-
pare for that LNG plant, a volatile commodity on international market subject to a
world crisis. We have an aging population in Calvert County. So, we’ve got a target
that 18 to 44 demographic and then increase the focus on the prime years of 45
to 65. Thus my issue of trying to attract military retirees in here because they don’t
strain the schools, Most of their kids are out of school into a second career, mostly
government associated in some way. So, they’re continuing to bring revenue in and
that revenue turns over and over.
8. There are really four town centers along the axis of Routes 2/4. They have always
been there. Dunkirk offers one of the best positions of the town centers for eco-
nomic development. I think we need to look at expanding the economic zone in
Dunkirk. That’s not a very favorable topic up there, but it’s a reality of going back to
the economic piece.
Q: So, when you favor expanding water and sewer to Dunkirk, your vision is not
dense residential development?
A: No, my vision is being able to create an economic zone up there that we can
continue to expand upon. And I think technology is where the focus ought to be.
We could probably get a logistics center of some sort.
9. We’ve got to look down the road. We’ve got to look at 2030 and 2040 as to
which one of those energy giants are not going to be providing that kind of input
in revenues. I think the money needs to be used judiciously, but we need to get
some projects done. We need to know what the long-term plan is going to be for
schools. We need to get the county government consolidated. We need to build a
sheriff’s office that suits their needs.
10. I think (free higher education for all) is a very noble endeavor and a very noble
cause. You can’t just give it away, you want to make it affordable, but you can’t just
promise everybody a bachelor’s degree. Single payer state run healthcare system
is too complex for me. As to the $15 minimum wage, it is nice to consider, but you
have to consider what’s the impact on small business? As to legalizing marijuana,
-- Absolutely no. I served on the Judiciary Committee. Marijuana is a gateway drug
to future drug use. I was there when the tobacco issue came up. Tobacco definitely
was a health issue. Marijuana likewise is a health issue. Hold the universal Pre-K, I
think that should be an option that we need to explore. And the reason why is
you’ve got working moms that don’t have the option. It’s either work or stay home
and try to get by because they’re single moms. On releasing prisoners; no, because
while prison does no good, the fact of the matter is you can’t just arbitrarily release
people, drug dealers, felons, that are tough population to deal with. You’re not
going to change a drug dealer’s attitude.
HOLLY BUDD
Thursday, October 18, 2018
The Calvert County Times
DEMOCRAT COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 3
1. I grew up on the Chesapeake Bay. Went off to school in
New Jersey, got my Bachelor of Science in Environmen-
tal Studies. Came back, married my husband who I met
in New Jersey and we live on our farm in Sunderland in
District 3. I have three kids and I went back to school and
got my Master’s in Business Administration from Trinity in
DC and took over the family printing business started by
my great grandfather. I’m really proud of it because, I guess a lot of people seem to
think it’s like I’m making copies in the basement. But I employ 49 people. I pay them
a living wage. Last year I increased our sales to almost $10 million. We’re in Capital
Heights.
2. My values and knowledge differentiate myself and my opponent a lot. I combined
sound business practices with environmental stewardship. I value Calvert’s rural
character and I want to make sure that as Calvert grows, we are doing studies and
making sure we take traffic, water and sewer in schools into account
3. I think diversity is really important to government, that we need to be able to hear
from all segments of society, men, women, old, young, black, white. Of course, just
being on the board would solve one of those problems right there. We need to be
able to listen to our constituents politely and acknowledge that they’re there. We
have meetings now on Tuesday mornings, which makes it hard for some people to
attend and to listen. And you know, the answer is, well listen online. That doesn’t
always work because I don’t have the greatest Wi-Fi. I can’t listen online. So, I think
it would be great to at least be able to move some of the meetings to the evening.
The third one is once again the master plan and we need to make sure that we, we
have enough knowledge and information and studies beforehand before we just go
blindly building all over the place.
4. I am not in a position to promise anything about what will be happening to taxes
in the future. If the federal government is reducing taxes, we will be receiving less
services from the government, and it’s going to fall on the state and the counties to
make up that difference. So, to say that that I’m going to give all the tax money back
as I can’t break that promise.
5. We had a terrible time in 2008 when all the money went away and the state stopped
funding schools in Calvert County and around the state. And that left the commis-
sioners in everyone in the county in a real bind to keep the quality of our schools up,
so I’m definitely in favor of the gambling. We were told that the gambling money
was supposed to go to schools and I’m sure a lot of people who may have wavered
on gambling said yes because the money was going to schools. Schools are on list of
the most important issues in the county. Also, I think it’s really important for safety in
the schools and it’s more than just fortifying our schools or arming people in schools.
We need to make sure that we prevent disasters before they happen by counseling
training, giving people the opportunity to see something, say something.
6. That’s a tricky one. I think our schools have to be the most important because that’s
why we’re here, the future for our kids and if we don’t provide them with good
schools, nobody’s going to live here anyway, so that would be the most important.
Well, the infrastructure of our roads I think is really, really important. It’s going to get
our kids to school faster, safer. It’s going to get the parents the ability to spend more
time with their kids if they’re not stuck in traffic. We talk about Route 4 being the
only way in and out of Calvert County, but, but I live off of Route 2, and you know,
anytime something bad happens the traffic’s on Route 2. And 231 is ridiculous that
the other way in and out of the county has, only two lanes and left turns are incredi-
bly dangerous.
7. I believe that economic development should be done in such a way that we preserve
our rural character. For example, farms are bringing the youth back to the county.
Forms can produce an incredible amount of income. Our rural character is what’s
making tourism a wonderful thing here in the county and that’s money here and so
there shouldn’t be a conflict between the two. I believe in long term thinking. My
company has been here since 1921 and making a short-term decision to destroy a
beautiful piece of land versus the land once it’s gone, it’s gone forever. I would lean
towards preserving the rural character.
8. People who use the water and sewer are the ones paying for it. I know people don’t
like the fact that they have to pay more and more every year. It cost more every year
and that’s why prices go up. I know that Dunkirk really does not want water and
sewer primarily. They don’t want it, I believe because they’re worried that just like
roads, more roads you build, the more people are going to drive on it. And, if you put
in water and sewer, they’re afraid that they’re going to have more growth. Dunkirk
does not want to be a major town center, they don’t want more growth. So, I would
like to honor what the citizens of Dunkirk want. From an environmental standpoint
as a member of the environmental commission, the county has great water and
sewer systems. They’re keeping the water clean. I can’t say the same about all the
little houses on the Patuxent or Chesapeake Bay with failing septic systems. So, from
an environmental standpoint, water and sewer would probably be a good thing.
9. We should probably try to save some of that for a rainy day. We talk about town
centers and vibrant town centers and building up the town centers. I don’t see any
investment by the county into town centers so far. I think that there may need to be
more of than just attracting businesses to build more nail salons and liquor stores or
big box stores to make a community where a variety of people would like to live. I
think we can provide incentives for both businesses and to create a variety of homes
where people of diversity, of income, can live and interact in a really great place.
10. I think free education for all is an awesome thing. That’s the way you get people out
of poverty. So, I’m all for that. I think it’s interesting that governor Hogan is now say-
ing the same thing in some of the quotes I see. As to single payer state run health-
care system, I think that’s wonderful. I have good insurance. I provide good insurance
to all my employees. The cost of providing this insurance goes up every year and I
believe that single payer insurance is going to reduce costs in the long run for ev-
eryone On the minimum wage, something like that has to be done gradually. I know
it’s hard. I pay the Prince George’s county living wage, which is now 16 something or
more. Universal Pre-K, I think that would be a wonderful benefit to so many people
in this county, in the state.
Q: But he also talks about releasing 30 percent of the prison population.
A: Well, if they’re just in there because of illegal marijuana use, I’d say cut them loose.
Conversely, maybe somebody deserves to be locked up and they should stay there
too.
KELLY
MCCONKEY 25
REPUBLICAN COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 3
1. I am 50 years old, lived in Calvert County 20 years.
Been married 27 years. I have four sons, aged 26, 22,
19 and 14. They’re all still living at home. I have served
on the United Way Board. I’m the past president of the
Optimist Club. I’m a little league baseball coach and
basketball coach. So, from the time I got here I’ve been
involved in the community, the best that I can. I’m also in my sixth year on the
Board of Education.
2. We have some different views, but just being a small business owner and my
experience on the Board of Education, which is huge because you’re getting
control of over 50 percent of the tax money, the taxpayer’s money. That it just
a huge insight of what the needs are of Calvert county because almost every-
body either has a child or grandchild or a family member that works in a school
system. I think anybody that runs for county commissioner should be on the
school board first.
3. My number one top priority is public safety in general, but also school safety.
Being on the Board of Education, I was able to go to the commissioners after
this shooting happened in St Mary’s and requested that they give us $2 million
and if they did to get our board to match it. And that went through very quickly.
So, we’ve been able to do all these security measures in a school from cameras
to film on the doors and windows that’s unbreakable to get through. We redid
the vestibules in the elementary schools so that you can’t just walk in and go
right into classrooms and since all this happened there’s been bills passed that’s
going to require a door and a lock on every classroom, which we don’t have and
has been a huge problem. And there’s also been a bill passed to require armed
safety police officers in the schools, but there is a word in there I’m not famil-
iar with basically saying adequate coverage. I don’t know if that means they’re
going to try to bounce an officer in between schools. I’m working with the
sheriff’s office, on the drug problem that’s going on in the county. And making
sure our roads are safe. We have, uh, many of our roads are failing and I know
this because I work with public works directly and with all the flooding. A lot of
these roads in these communities are actually collapsing and so they are going
to need somewhere around $3 million to address some of these that need to be
done right now.
4. I would not have raised the taxes if I was elected the last time. I’m not going to
raise the taxes now. I do want to get rid of his personal property taxes on small
businesses. I think that’s tough on everybody. So, until I get in there and look
at the numbers and what the cost of that would be, is it millions of dollars? Is it
hundreds of thousands of dollars?
5. I’m a huge fan of the gambling money going to our schools. It should’ve been
done years ago. I know they kept robbing the fund. There are so many things
that need to be done for one. One thing that we did with the Board of Edu-
cation, we did a funding formula with the teachers, so that has given them all
their back steps and raises so that we can get everyone caught up so we don’t
have problem anymore because we’re losing valuable teachers. There’s a huge
teacher shortage; that’s going to be the key and I’m all for keeping the money
in the classrooms.
6. Well, of course everyone would say the bridge in Solomons, which I don’t know
where they’re at with that. A lot of that’s to do is with the state officials. I’m go-
ing to work with state highway anyway I can to address these issues. We have
many intersections where people were being killed. I worked with them on in
front of the Sunderland Elementary School. They’ve already reduced the speed
limit there.
7. There is a draft of the 2040 plan right now that I’ve read 90 percent of. A lot
of people are putting a different spin on it. I’m all for keeping the development
in the town centers, which it was designed to do many years ago. That’s where
they want to concentrate any type of residential building. There’s an issue
where they wanted to do a lot of development on Yellow Bank Road and that
whole community’s very upset about that. So, we’re looking into that now.
8. The city water and sewer is a big thing, you know, mostly in Dunkirk is where it’s
discussed the most. I put up No (at the Chamber forum). But there’s the other
side to that question. I don’t think that the county will approve city water, sewer.
I think that at some point the state is going to step in and say you’re going
to be required to have it because there are several shopping centers that are
having issues.
9. I’m not sure. Depends on what the needs are. I know that, I think it’s in 2023,
we lose almost $9 million from Dominion. Until I get in there, it’d be hard to say
exactly what I would use it for.
Q: Well, the current board said it should be used for OPEB and it should be
used for capital projects as opposed to recurring expenses. Does that sound it
sound right to you?
A: The OPEB account isn’t fully funded yet. That’s always a good thing to make
sure of. Retirement benefits are there for the retirees. That’s not a bad thing by
any means.
10. Free higher education -- no. Single payer, state run healthcare system -- no.
Increasing the minimum wage to $15. I don’t have a problem with that. I think
that’s happened anyway. As long as it’s an even playing field for everybody.
Legalizing and taxing marijuana -- I’m not a fan of legalizing marijuana. But if
it is, I would tax it as much as I could. Which 30 percent are you are releasing?
The murders or those who are nonviolent. If I had to guess, I would say I’m not
for that at all. They’re there for a reason.
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26 The Calvert County Times Thursday, October 18, 2018

SHERIFF QUESTIONS
QUESTION 1 First, tell us a little about yourself.
QUESTION 2 How would you differentiate
yourself from your opponent?
QUESTION 3 If elected, what will be your top
three priorities over the next year as Sheriff?
QUESTION 4 What are your plans for
improving school safety?
QUESTION 5 Do you support the county’s
plan to move the sheriff’s office to the County
Services Plaza? If that happens, does the
sheriff’s office have any additional space needs?
QUESTION 6 What improvements or
expansions, if any, are needed for the adult
detention center?
QUESTION 7 How would you assess the
current morale within the sheriff’s office?
QUESTION 8 What additional technology
improvements are needed within the sheriff’s
office, if the funding was provided?
QUESTION 9 How should the use of manpower
be prioritized? Are there changes that should
be made in the current use of manpower that
would better reflect current conditions in our
community such as school safety, opioids
proliferation, and a growing level of gun
violence?
QUESTION 10 Governor Candidate Ben
Jealous has proposed major changes to
law enforcement in Maryland. Included in
these changes are the implementation of
“Smart on Crime” policies, and the release
of approximately 30% of the state’s inmate
population. Do you support or oppose these
initiatives and why?

CALVERT COUNTY REGISTER

OF WILLS QUESTIONS
QUESTION 1 First, QUESTION 6 How
tell us a little about important is the
yourself. Register of Wills
responsibility for
QUESTION 2 How educating the public
would you differentiate on the need for wills?
yourself from your
opponent? QUESTION 7 Are
there any needs for
QUESTION 3 Why additional staffing or
are you running for the additional equipment
office (or seeking re- in the Register of Wills
election)? office?
QUESTION 4 If QUESTION 8 Is the
elected, what are the current office space
three top priorities for in the courthouse
the office for next year. sufficient to do the
job?
QUESTION 5 Could
you enumerate what QUESTION 9 What
you consider to be the are the biggest
duties of Register of challenges to running
Wills? the office?
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MICHAEL HAWKINS
Thursday, October 18, 2018
The Calvert County TimesEVANS
DEMOCRAT CALVERT COUNTY SHERIFF
1. I’m a county resident. I graduated from North-
ern High School in 1982. I spent most of my life
down here. Our family moved back in 1976. I spent
almost every year in this county since I came here
except for four years of college in Nashville, Ten-
nessee. I came back and was selectec immediately
by six police departments, but I chose the Maryland State Police. The sent
me back home to the Prince Frederick barrack where I got my first three
years of grooming. From there was promoted several times. Got Married.
Became first sergeant. I had stops in Forestville, at Annapolis and in Balti-
more County. I then went to Pikesville where I spend my time doing staff
inspections and even a student at HRD. I was the personnel commander
for hiring and retention. As a lieutenant I went down to the barrack in
Charles County where I spent my time as the commander. They in turn
send me back up to Pikesville where I spent some more time in Pikesville,
where I commanded 18 state facilities. I then came back to Pikesville
specifically to help recruit minorities and increase the manpower with
the state police, which I did successfully. I’m a father, a grandfather and
married to me wife, Alice.
2. I’ll admit I’m a trained leader. The state police sent me to Johns Hopkins
University to get my Master’s in business and management. I went there
as a law enforcement and EMS program only where law enforcement
leaders go. I spent 23 out of my 28 years at state police as a manager, a
supervisor.
3. Well, first year as sheriff, I wouldn’t want to make any drastic changes.
First of all, I had to do some investigation on understanding that there are
11 deputies at Dominion Energy, but only eight in schools. And I’d like to
change that, it should be totally opposite. The main needs are to train our
own people to have their own security. It’s like Calvert Cliffs does. I’m also
going to partner up with several organizations to get a grasp on opioid
issues. Opioid issues have gotten out of hand. It’s only increased in the
past few years, but it’s not just the sheriff department problem. There’s a
mental health problem. It’s a corrections problem. It is a medical prob-
lem when people are over prescribing these opioid drugs. . And third of
all, I would do my best to improve the quality of life in this county. Even
though the sheriff touts that that crime is down in this county. It’s not.
Quality of life crimes are up: car break ins, home break ins, minor thefts,
minor assaults are all going up in this county. Those 11 deputies that we
have down in Dominion can be put back in that community and help out
with us getting hope on these quality of life crimes.
4. I’m trying to get a deputy in every school. I’s a budget-driven issue. But
the school resource officers that you have who are civilian, most of them
are former state troopers. So, I have no animosity against them whatso-
ever. What the problem is, we need to have uniform deputies for our kids
and families and faculty to feel safe.
5. From what I understand, I don’t want to see them move from where they
are . You’re already in that building that’s 100 years old. It needs several
upgrades. From what I understand from talking to the deputies, the doors
don’t property shut, the cells don’t work properly.
6. Well I’ll be honest with you, I have not visited much about the detention
center yet, even though I know it’s been down there, but don’t want to
see it have to expand. We will have to learn to stop putting people in jail
for some crimes.
7. Depends on who you talk to. I’ve talked to several deputies, have talked
to them off the record, of course, and when they’re free to talk, the mo-
rale is terrible. According to them, the sheriff makes promises to a certain
group of deputies. His special response deputies, especially his so-called
SWAT team. They’ve all been getting promoted. He seems to tend toward
those few special deputies he has in special operations and not the rank-
in-file deputies.
8. Well, the mobile data computers have to work and I mean they have to be
able to work, have to be down on Solomons and able to contact Prince
Frederick. Also, now they have tag readers in this county and need more
of those because those are essential to solve major crimes.
Q: Do you support body cameras?
A: Absolutely. I was fortunate enough as a state trooper to have one of
the first in car cameras when I worked up at Forestville. It’s saves com-
plaints. I’ve heard so many horror stories about our strip search at road-
side. This happened, I was beat and it didn’t happen that way. When the
camera comes on, you can prove it didn’t happen that way.
9. It’s my issue with having so many deputies assigned permanently to
Dominion. Those deputies can be put back on our streets. The commu-
nity has told me in all of the forums I’ve gone to in my community visits
that they don’t even see deputies at the time. There are some people who
swear that they’ve never seen a deputy in the community.
Q: Will you go to the commissioners with a request for more deputies?
A: Absolutely. I will ask for more. That way I can staff the road and staff
my schools also and make the community itself see a bigger presence of
the deputies.
10. I don’t support it for one. I have a little problem with governments who
come in who have no law enforcement experience, who have no correc-
tional experience coming in to mandate certain changes.
MIKE
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REPUBLICAN CALVERT COUNTY SHERIFF
1. I’m 62 years old and I always start off by say-
ing I served my country as a soldier. My state as a
Maryland state trooper and for the past 16 years
I’ve been the sheriff for Calvert County. I grew up in
this county, had great role models with my father
being a state trooper. My mom being the clerk of the
circuit court. I got into law enforcement because I wanted to be like my dad
and it has been an experience and people always ask me if you had to go
back to the state police or sheriffs, I couldn’t decide. But, I have raised two
boys. I have a wife of 40 years and Calvert is my home and I want to make
it as safe as I can possibly make it with all the assistant from all the deputies
and troopers.
2. Almost 100 percent of my experience has been working in Calvert County
dealing with Calvert County people and [Hawkins] as got a couple of years
here as a trooper. So that would be the big difference. I have had a lot more
contacts and personal experience with people in Calvert County and I think
those personal experiences go a long way.
3. The first one would be to try to save lives on this heroin epidemic we have.
The second is trying to get pay increases for our deputies and correctional
deputies because they’re under the pay scale from comparable counties
and the state; we’ve fallen behind seriously. And third would probably be to
have zero deaths on our highways.
4. Well, we added three deputies this year, so we have eight deputies in our
schools now. There’s still some talk about a plan to put a contract deputy
after school just for safety. We want to add more full-time school resource
officers who cost about $150,000 a piece initially. So, it’ll be at the top of
the school board and the county commissioners list what we can afford.
And we’re obligated by law to do certain things in our schools with, police
officers.
Q: So, do you support the support contract deputy?
A: Yes. If you’re there solely to prevent an active shooter, a contract deputy
armed personnel could stop that if we want the role models and the metro
shift, which I think is better and we can afford that. We should do that and
both would be fine. One or the other or both. A combination even.
5. When I first got to the Calvert House, we were almost full then and I’ve
doubled the size of the sheriff’s office. Of course, my plan all along was to
put a public safety complex in like the state police would have in Frederick
County. I pushed that for years, starting about 2005. It did never come to
fruition. Obviously, we need a better place to go. Not having seen the plans
yet, but I can’t say that I wouldn’t object to some type of a new building.
6. I did put the detention center in three times. They tried to build a new de-
tention center with funds from the state. They’ve gone to state and twice
got state approval, got the money from the state and they fell through be-
cause the commissioners, not just naturally this board, but several boards
previously changed their mind on funding it. It is an old building. It’s got an-
tiquated systems, but we are making it work. We have maintenance people
down there working constantly on it. The population has decreased a little
bit over the last couple of years with a drug court and home arrests.
7. The current morale is as good as far as they’d like for working conditions.
The deputies like the shift, they’re working every other weekend off. They
are underpaid starting salary, so that’s always a figure to talk about. But,
we did get the DROP program. They did get to back STPS last year and
this year or extra back STEP. So, the working conditions are good, we have
great supervisors. We have seen a reduction in the applications lately, but
we are hiring good deputies.
Q: Are you 100-percent staffed?
A: I have one vacancy right now. Now I’ve got eight people in the academy
and I’ve got one on injured reserve and one got hurt and he’s going to
be transferred to the detention center. We do have a difficult time find-
ing women and African Americans and I don’t know what else we can do.
We’ve recruited at different colleges and I’ve asked the NAACP to help me
find good African American men and women.
8. We were the first sheriff’s office in the state to go to body cameras. We
have like 85 body cameras on all the patrol. All the patrol deputies have
body cameras, so we’re ahead of the curve there. We use the speed
camera money to pay for those. We’re exploring the use of drones so that
I think there’ll be important as far as search and rescue marking traffic
scenes very quickly and they could use be used tactically.
9. Well, I worked with a great command staff and we always are talking about
allocation of resources. We got two narcotics deputies approved in the
budget a year and a half, two years ago.
We took a person out of the current investigation bureau and put them in
our crime suppression unit, so we constantly are working in a network nine
people down because they’re in the academy. So, when those folks get
ready to graduate after that, then we’re going to decide, where do we need
to add? And I think we get the best information together and make the
best decisions as a team and then I make the final decision.
10. We strongly oppose the release of what we are sending to prison and I
think the last governor has already done that to a certain percentage and
we have all the programs in place now. We have a lot more work release,
also home monitoring and house arrest. I don’t know what else we could
do. Some people are not going to learn unless they go to jail.
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 MARGARET
28 PHIPPS
The Calvert County Times LYNCH
DEMOCRAT REGISTER OF WILLS
1. Well, I’m a farm girl. I grew up on a farm,
married a farmer and I still own a farm. I
have my son helps me now that my husband
has died and now we have black angus cat-
tle so we just shipped 14 head of cattle yes-
terday. I went in the office one day a week in 1970 as a favor to
type because they were typing everything then and if you could
type, you could get a full-time job. We didn’t have the 20,000
people here and you could get a full-time job and I was carrying
the mail out of Owings and I went in and my husband carried the
mail so I could type a day a week and then the county started
growing. I got interested in the work and I used to go upstairs in
the law library and find out what was going on. And then I came
on full time.
2. I have a program that helps the people of the state of Maryland.
Not only Calvert county, but also the state. I’m very involved in,
um, automation, electronic filings in everything that we have
and in fact, I chaired that committee for state of Maryland, for
the registers of wills, the program that I have in my office. This is
all over the state and when we change it, it comes through my
committee.
3. The Lord’s been good to me and I want to be good to others and
I love what I do and I want to continue to serve them.
4. To continue the work that we’re doing to make the program eas-
ier and the, the service, the papers that people have to file and
easier for them. That is so important. That is so paramount to
everything else that I’ll be working a lot on that we enhance this
program every so often. Um, to continue to give the service that
we’ve been giving to, to no matter who you are, what political
affiliation, we’re there to help you.
5. First of all, we can’t practice law. We can’t give legal advice. We
have to know the law, but we can’t give legal advice. That’s fine
line. Oh, and then, we don’t set policy, but we’re there to admin-
ister the estates and when people come in with a will or they
have property that needs to be transferred, we can admit wills to
probate. We have point personal representatives. We can issue
letters of administration which allows them to step into the foot-
steps of the deceased and take care of their affairs. And then we
do all of the auditing of accounts that come in, we’re responsible
for that. The court may not even know we have an estate until
such time as it’s finished because they have to sign off on the
accounting after it’s audited. So that’s just a real small part.
6. We just help people in any way that we can. It’s just important to
make people aware why they need a will.
7. Right at the present time we are fairly good. We could probably
use another person, but I am kind of from the old school, I don’t
spend the money unless we have to. We are serving the people
with the staff that I have and I have to be able to justify why I
would need someone else. On equipment, we have pretty much
what we need right now. We have scanners and computers and
things that we need. We’re pretty up to date.
8. Well we’re making do, let me put it that way. We could use more
space but we’re making do with what he have.
9. Staffing is probably. You need a good staff and because of num-
bers, but also the quality. And I want people treated right. And
they know that you don’t have the answer, you don’t brush them
off, you try to find the answer. That is so important.
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MARK
Thursday, October 18, 2018
REPUBLICAN REGISTER OF WILLS
1. I am currently a practicing lawyer. I’ve spent
my entire 40-year career in estate planning.
I’ve represented and counseled families as
they prepare for the end stages of life. I’ve
had those discussions with people where they
know that mortality is around the corner and
they’re not afraid of dying. They want to prepare for their loved
ones. I’ve probably written thousands of wills, trust documents,
met these people at an important part of their lives and devoted
my entire career to it.
2. I think that qualifies me and my candidacy for register of wills
because I have written the documents that will now be subject to
probate and it’s been a lifelong love of mine while you’re running.
And particularly.
3. The Office of Register of Wills is the only that has been held by
the same person for 40 years. The specific reason I’m running is I
believe what separates me from my opponent is I have a vision for
the Office of Register of Wills. As a practicing attorney, I’m familiar
with the electronic circuit court filing. The existing technology is
there. There’s no reason why the Register of Wills cannot join the
circuit court platform. And, specifically the message that I’ve been
trying to get out is, although the paper system might be fine for
us as we sit here today, it will not be acceptable to your children or
to your grandchildren and that will expect the office to transition
as all other industries have and all of the court systems and that’s
what I want to implement.
4. Number one is electronic probate and it’ll require some legisla-
tive changes. Number two, an estimated 50 percent of all citizens
across the United States don’t have valid estate plans or if they
have one, it doesn’t do what they think it will do. I strongly advo-
cate a public outreach program. I’ve called it where there’s a will,
there’s a way. And, I want to inform the public specifically about
the nuances of special disability children, people with autism, peo-
ple that have been challenged in their lives. All lawyers in Maryland
have to volunteer pro bono hours through the Court of Appeals
and report it. I want them to discharge those hours by writing free
wills with guidance from the Register of Wills at lower costs to
people that frankly can’t afford it.
5. I certainly do have a vision for what that duty is. I think to serve
the public trust, number one, you’re obligated to run that office as
efficiently and, to discharge the public service component to peo-
ple that needed it at a particularly sensitive time in their lives. But
number two, and I think this separates me, is an obligation to the
public to have a vision for where that office can be and to move it
forward for the benefit of our children and grandchildren.
6. I think it’s absolutely critical, as I indicated before, there are special
categories. There’s no such thing as a cookie cutter. If you leave
an inheritance to a child with challenges, you’ve disinherited or
disenfranchised them from federal and state benefits. Everybody’s
situation is differently met. I’ve drawn thousands of them and I
find a particular joy in meeting those people’s needs.
7. The state of Maryland has got a great deal of money on high
speed scanners, so the existing mountains of paper documents
can be scanned before they are electronically filed. There’s no
need for new equipment. In terms of staffing needs, electronic
probate and electronic filing has been proven to save jobs, not
eliminate jobs. And, what you’re really doing is putting the onus
back on private industry to do the data entry. So, it arrives at the
Register of Wills Office in Electronic Probate, and you change the
skillset of the deputy clerks to reviewing it in their expertise rather
than data entry. Anyone with computer skills that can recognize a
PDF.
8. I’ve been in the office many times. There is a critical shortage of
office space to the Court House. There’s been a raging debate in
the county about whether or consolidation of county offices make
sense. I can only speak to the Register of Wills.
9. I think the biggest challenge to running the office is making sure
that the staff is available to do the job they’ve been hired to do,
and what I mean by that is, although you may be hired as a dep-
uty accounting clerk or a deputy intake clerk, your real job is that
when someone walks through the door, you have to remember
they just lost somebody that they love that no matter what ques-
tion they’re asking you, whether it’s a technical filing question,
that always has to be paramount in your mind. These are people
that are in need not only of your services but of a kind word or an
understanding word. And I think that’s been the hallmark of the
Register of Wills for Calvert County. I think that’s been its legacy,
but I think I could enhance that legacy by improving service and
giving people, frankly, the benefit of my 40 years of experience in
litigation of probate cases and administration of the court.
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AVOIDING MORE COMMON

RETIREMENT PLANNING MISTAKES
In Our Community

Coexistence
We have discussed the need to get professional assistance with your
retirement plan. Why? For the same reason you would use a brain surgeon
to take out a brain tumor. There is no way most of us can understand all
of the investment options that are available or how those options might
be put to good use in your retirement plan. Here is the good news—your
investigation of professionals will not cost you money, only time. Creating
a retirement plan can be done at any age and at no cost. What is required
is your commitment to doing it and your time and energy. Problems have
She exited a fast-food restaurant loaded with rations. One hand held a large
solutions. You may not like the solutions you come up with as you create
bag of food; the other clutched a drink carrier bowing precariously under
your retirement plan, but at least you will have solutions to review.
the weight of several 32oz beverages. As she shuffled across the parking lot,
We note that 10,000 baby boomers are turning 65 every day for the next
disaster seemed likely.
19 years. And, many of those have no retirement plans in place.
But she made it to her car – mostly.
The time to begin is now and that is true whether you are a baby boomer
Halfway through the journey, a straw was blown to the ground. She wisely
or in your 30’s, 40’s, 50’s or wherever. Planning is not rocket science—it
abandoned the accessory, focusing instead on safely delivering the primary
begins with a willingness to take a hard and honest look at your own finan-
cargo to her car. Best case, it could be retrieved. Worst case, she’d return to
cial situation.
the restaurant for a replacement.
Use all available resources to educate yourself. Today, the number and
Neither was necessary. As she got to her car and turned to check on the
variety of free online investment education services is staggering. Every
straw, a man brought it to her. He saw the errant straw, stopped his vehicle,
brokerage firm, insurance company and bank has a website full of learning
fetched it from the parking lot and walked it over to the grateful woman.
tools, including retirement calculators, that will help you understand where
It was a small thing. A simple act of kindness. In context, it was a power-
you are and where you need to be. Or, if you prefer, your local library has
ful moment.
hundreds of books available to you free of charge. Your goal is to spend
There has been much of late, in the world of sports and otherwise, to chal-
the time to learn the basics of financial planning, including retirement plan-
lenge even the most stubborn optimist’s faith in humanity and belief that the
ning. Once you have learned the language of investing, then seek out the
world’s good outweighs its bad.
professionals to help you.
Catholics, in the wake of the unconscionable and disgusting sexual abuse
Get a second opinion. If you have already been working with an invest-
scandals, are left wondering how this church could preach its moral code –
ment professional and are not happy with the results, call them. Meet with
and burden the non-compliant with heavy consciences - while so many of
them. Discuss your concerns. If you are still not satisfied, seek a second
its clergy preyed on children and its leaders protected the predators. Was
opinion. Take your lists of investments to another professional. Keep doing
Catholicism a ruse? Did all those financial contributions at mass do good or
that until you find an expert who relates to you.
support the legal defense fund of pedophiles and a corrupt institution?
Do not become obsessed with the daily financial news. You are thinking
The presidency, often a source of wisdom and calming perspective, has of
and planning for long term success. You do not need to get sidetracked by
late created consistent national inflammation. President Trump’s expressed
the daily ups and downs of the market. It’s fine to watch the financial news
opinions on immigrants, minorities, Muslims, women and a free press, in
but keep in mind this is entertainment, nothing more.
addition to a long list of personal indiscretions and curious international in-
Remember liquidity—your comfort zone. Plan for that cash cushion that
teractions, have deeply disturbed critics. But it is hard to imagine that his
feels right to you. Discuss this with your professional.
free-thinking political supporters, in their heart of hearts, aren’t troubled by
Take some investment risk. Why? Because taking some risk will help
the rhetoric and influence on the country, one founded on the ideas of free-
you to ride out inflation. We haven’t had much of that recently but you can
dom and equality and heavily influenced by Christian ideals.
be assured it is coming. That means your portfolio cannot be restricted
Sports and politics have recently intersected on the issues of sexual assault
only to fixed income investments. You need something in that portfolio to
and domestic violence. Steelers fans cheer Ben Roethlisberger. Yankees fans
help you keep up with inflation. Again, your investment professional will
cheer Aroldis Chapman. Some Americans are cheering the confirmation of
help you select what you need, but you need to know that some investment
Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Ohio State University has moved on
risk is required to achieve the rewards you want.
with Urban Meyer as the face of the institution. Whatever your opinion on
Plan for your loved ones. Get a will or a living trust. Make sure you
each issue, the collective message is unacceptable. Women deserve better.
have a current power of attorney, both medical and financial, so if some-
The Milwaukee Brewers’ won the first game of the ALCS last week. Dur-
thing happens to you, someone you love will be able to take care of you.
ing the post-game interviews with Ryan Braun and Josh Hader, the elephants
Make it easy on your loved ones. Get all your documentation together in
in the room were unmistakable. Braun parlayed PED use into a massive con-
one place including insurance policies, car and boat titles, etc. Check all of
tract from the Brewers. He vehemently denied the allegations in 2012; a year
your beneficiary designations to ensure they are up to date. There is noth-
later he issued a disingenuous “okay, you got me” apology. Hader, an ace
ing worse for your family than finding out after you die that your 401(k)
reliever, once sent racist and homophobic tweets that were discovered earlier
plan proceeds have been paid to some relative you designated when you
this year. He’s sorry too, of course (at least for getting caught). But the cheat-
were single. Remember—“it’s not an if, it’s a when.” When you die, leave
ing, lying and hate fades to the background in the glow of sweet victory! Go
behind a plan for your loved ones, not a mess.
Brewers!
Finally, retirement should be a joyous time for you and your loved ones.
So what about all of that? A powerful theme throughout Harper Lee’s clas-
The most powerful predictor of satisfaction after retirement is the extent
sic “To Kill a Mockingbird” is the coexistence of good and evil (and the eter-
of a person’s social network, not health or wealth. Having a plan helps, if
nal struggle it begets). Both are apparent, too, in our games, our government,
course, but maintaining your social networks, giving of yourself to others,
our institutions – in all facets of life. It’s a sobering thought. But all isn’t
these are the predictors of retirement happiness. This is your retirement.
hopeless – it can’t be. Our games – sports - make tremendous contributions
To get the most out of it, you need to make it work for you. Good luck with
to society and our government, despite its flaws, remains one of humanities
your retirement!
best ideas. As for religion, individual faith in something greater than “this” is
Join us for “Preparing Your Estate Plan” hosted by Andrea Baddour
at the core of just about all of them; that’s powerful when “this” is so corrupt.
and Robert Riffe of Edward Jones on Thursday October 25, 2018 from 6
We are, as a nation, a people…a species…a work in progress. To grow into
to7:30pm at Mamma Lucia’s restaurant in Prince Frederick. Dinner will be
something greater, we share a responsibility to keep this whole thing tilted
served. Please RSVP to 301-855-2246.
in the right direction, at least in the aggregate if not in every instance. This
Striegel & Baddour is a law firm focused on Estate and Business Plan-
demands that every person condemn evil and spread good wherever possible,
ning located in NorthBeach with appointment locations in Hollywood and
even if it’s doing something as simple as stopping to retrieve a stranger’s lost
Annapolis. Nothing in the following article represents legal advice. Read-
straw.
ers are urged to consult their legal counsel.
Send comments to RonaldGuyJr@gmail.com
By Lyn Striegel
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32 Entertainment The Calvert County Times Thursday, October 18, 2018

Fifty-second Oyster Festival This Weekend
Ellyne Bryce Davis a last year’s National Oyster Cook-Off
It’s that time of year once again! The 52nd Annu-
al U. S. Oyster Festival in St. Mary’s County will be
held on Saturday and Sunday, October 20th and 21st at the
Fairgrounds on Route 5 just south of Leonardtown. For
oyster lovers, fairgrounds transform to nirvana. Oysters
served up raw, scalded, grilled, on bread, on the half
shell, stewed, nude, cooked in savory sauces, in salads,
and just about every way imaginable and then some.
They’re here for the eating and enjoying!
The Festival is home to the US National Oyster
Shucking Competition and the National Oyster Cook-
Off. This year’s Shucking Competition includes 35 con-
tenders, including the reigning champion, Honor Al-
len, who placed fifth in the International Competition
in Galway, Ireland in September. Thirty-two of these
shuckers come from the eastern seaboard, New Hamp-
shire to Florida. Two come from the Gulf Coast and one
comes all the way from Colorado. For the first time this
year one of the shuckers will also be competing in the
Cook-Off. The shucking competition always includes
a number of familial relations: a husband and wife, a
mother and son, a father and son, an uncle and nephew,
and a set of sisters. But this year it also includes a father
and son, with mom competing in the Cook-Off. This is
another first! The Oyster Festival is truly a family affair
for both the participants and the attendees!
Along with all of the food vendors you have come
to expect, two new ones have been added this year. A
map and complete menu listing is available on the Oys-
ter Festival’s website. You can also find a complete list
of entertainment there. This year as always there are
a number of different local bands playing all day both
days. We are happy to welcome SOMAR Drummers as
one of the new act this year.
The ever-popular Far-raised Oyster Tasting Tent will
be back this year and will include a guest farm from
Virginia. This is a great opportunity to try a variety of
oysters and learn first-hand the difference the location
makes in the taste. Some are saltier than others, some
taste a little earthier. Come try them all and see which
you prefer! The Craft Beer Tent is also coming back,
and will be combined with the Oyster Tasting Tent so
you can try oysters, craft beers, and a local wine all
under the same “roof”.
The Oyster Festival is hosted by the Rotary Club of
Lexington Park, and is their biggest fund-raiser of the
year. Proceeds raised by the Festival are given back to
the community by the Rotary Club in the form of grants
and scholarships throughout the year. Stop by the Infor-
mation Booth right inside the front gate to learn more
about Rotary and their good works. If you would like
to get involved in the Festival or the Rotary Club, it
is not too late! Just send an email to usoysterfestival@
gmail.com.
The gates open at 10am on Saturday and 11am on
Sunday, and close at 6pm both days. Admission is $10;
children 12 and under are free. For more information,
visit usoysterfest.com See you there!
For additional information contact Karen Stone, Fes-
tival Administrator, at usoysterfestival@gmail.com or
301-863-5015.

Bluegrass for Hospice Celebrates 10 Years of Giving

This year marks the 10th year for Bluegrass for
Hospice.  The event will be held on Saturday October
27, 2018 at the Flat Iron Farm in Great Mills.  The
farm, most noted as the “Christmas Farm” will be
taken over by the sounds of Bluegrass music.  Since Danny’s father Bob Paisley (founder of South- over. He is a rhythm machine and his playing compli-
The one-day fundraiser, with all proceeds going to
the Hospice of St. Mary’s, Hospice House, will be-
gin at Noon with the gates opening at 11 a.m.  This
family event will include raffles, silent auction, many
giveaways, and live Bluegrass music by national and
local talent.  for Song of the Year.  grass items and raffled off along with a money raffle
Since 2009, Jay and Michelle Armsworthy have
been presenting Bluegrass for Hospice in memory
of Jay’s grandfather who Hospice came to assist.  In
which has turned into a much expected annual event,
not only giving back to Hospice, but preserving Blue-
grass music in the Southern Maryland area.  and legends of this music, they strive to advance the lawn chairs and “BYOB” is welcome.  The event will
This year will feature the local sounds of the event
host, Jay Armsworthy and his band, Eastern Tradition,
along with David Norris & the Dixie Ramblers, Bubby
Abell & Spoon Creek, The California Ramblers, Re-
cycled Bluegrass, and 15 Strings.
Headline Bluegrass for Hospice-2018 will be Danny
Paisley & Southern Grass.  They were the headlining
band at the very first Bluegrass for Hospice 9 years
ago.  For the more modern appealing Bluegrass fans,
the new group, The Highland Travelers will join the
show.
Danny Paisley and the Southern Grass play pow-
erful, unadorned, and intense traditional Bluegrass.
Their instrumentation and vocals convey the energy
and emotion of classic bluegrass and country mu-
sic. Danny’s lead vocals will captivate your senses,
so much so that many musicians, including Alison
Krauss, have considered Danny as one of their favor-
ite singers.   His voice combines powerful range and
as well as adding creative, tasteful solos and lyrical
lines on his guitar.
Jason Davis is one of the most gifted banjo players
of this era. He has a sense of timing and drive that is
hard to find. He played most notably with Junior Sisk
and Rambler’s Choice before helping form the High-
land Travelers.
soulful blues with a sound like no one else in blue- Kameron Keller plays bass with the group and sings
grass today.  They continue to be deeply rooted in harmony. He is without doubt one of the best young
tradition, but look to the future with enthusiasm and bass players in this type of music and with understated
anticipation.  accuracy can lay the foundation for the band to soar
ern Grass) passed away in 2004, Danny and his band ments everyone around him.
have made their own niche in the bluegrass world.  The silent auction, this year, will include many
Their album, The Room Over Mine, earned them unique handmade items.  The popular McCormick
significant chart action and the song, “Don’t Throw Spice Basket will again be raffled off.  A small hand-
Mama’s Flowers Away” won the 2009 IBMA Award made “John Deere” wagon will be filled with Blue-
The Highland Travelers are a group of musicians of $500.00.  Bluegrass for Hospice-2018 will feature
and friends that share a common love of the tradi- something for everyone.
tional sounds and styles associated with the first and  
second generation of the legendary bluegrass artists. There will be vendors, 50/50 raffles and food avail-
While there is an immense respect for the pioneers able for sale by Lynn’s Catering. Please bring your
genre with original material and arranging ideas. be held inside a handicap accessible, ‘arena style’ barn
Keith Garrett is the principal songwriter and guitar- with outdoor bathroom facilities.   
ist in the band and has performed with many groups, Bluegrass for Hospice-2018 will also be holding a
most notably The Boxcars and Blue Moon Rising. He food drive to support the Helping Hands Food Pantry
has become very well respected as one of the best of Southern Maryland.  Although it’s not required to
writers in the bluegrass world. Not only is he a strong enter, everyone is encouraged to bring non-perishable
writer, he’s an excellent lead vocalist and guitarist as food items.  
well. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the gate. 
Adam Steffey plays mandolin, sings lead and har- Children under 12 are admitted free with a paid adult. 
mony vocals. He has been a part of the Bluegrass To purchase tickets using a credit card, go to www.
music scene for over 30 years and has performed, brownpapertickets.com/event/3563410. 
traveled, and recorded with many artists in both the For more information on Bluegrass for Hos-
bluegrass and country music scene, including Alison pice-2018, go to the event website at www.bluegrass-
Krauss, Mountain Heart, The Dan Tyminski Band, forhospice.com or call 301-737-3004.  Vendor applica-
and The Boxcars. tions are now being accepted for the event.  Call or go
Gary Hultman is a gifted young resophonic guitar to the event website for complete details. 
player who started his professional music career as  
part of The Boxcars. He plays a big role in the harmo-
nies that the band displays in their song arrangements,
Thursday, October 18, 2018
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Hejl Apologizes for Error:
Commissioner Hejl,
I read your comment  in the Thurs-
day, September 27th issue of the Cal-
vert County Times  where you  said “
Not one person came forward to tell us
where to cut” in reference to the coun-
ty budget.  I take exception to that re-
mark.  In November of last year, when
you were President of the Board,  I
wrote you and your colleagues about
the wasteful spending present in the
management of the county employee
health benefit plan offering specific
areas of action that would save  sig-
nificant expense to the county with
little or no impact on  the employ-
Mr. Frank,
I apologize for the error; you were
the only one with a suggestion. Al-
though some of the recommendations
did have some merit our employee
groups were very concerned with sev-
eral aspects of the changes. With that
in mind, the BOCC left the plan as it
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states he ‘mistook’ a communication
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34 Obituaries
In Remembrance
Ann C. Lake
Ann C. Lake, 87, of Solomons, MD
passed away on October 11, 2018 at St.
Mary’s Hospice in Leonardtown, MD.
Born on October 9, 1931 in Clearfield,
Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of
Bowman and Mildred Cowdrick. Ann
graduated from Anacostia High School
in Washington, D.C. and attended Mt.
Vernon United Methodist Church.
While participating in a youth group at
the church, she met her husband Wil-
liam B. Lake. They have been married
for almost 68 years. Ann was preceded
in death by her parents and her sister
Nancy Cowdrick Settlemire. In addi-
tion to her husband, Ann is survived by
her three daughters, Karen Livingston
(Michael), Janice Biennas (Dennis), and
Joan Decker (George). She was grand-
mother to Steven (Colleen), Kathryn
(Sergio), and Ryan (Angela). Her great-
grandchildren are Grace, Sophia, Max,
Cameron, Reese, and Logan. She is also
survived by a niece and several nephews.  Windsor and seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements were by Rausch
Funeral Home.
Francis Roland Windsor
Francis Roland Windsor, 77, of Lo-
thian, MD passed away October 11,
2018 at Washington Hospital Center.
He was born October 23, 1940 in Lo-
thian to Roland Moses and Mary Eliza-
beth (Howard) Windsor. He was a 1958
graduate of Southern High School. Fran-
cis married Charlotte Ann Griffith on
May 27, 1961 at Our Lady of Sorrows
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Church. Francis and Charlotte built their
home and raised their family on the fam-
ily farm where Francis continued his
work as a lifelong farmer. He was em-
ployed at Ford Lumber Company retir-
ing in 2003 after 44 years of service. In
his younger years Francis enjoyed play-
ing baseball, softball and bowling. Later
in life he enjoyed watching sports, espe-
cially those played by his grandchildren.
He also enjoyed attending tractor pulls
with his sons and grandchildren, gar-
dening, crabbing, and family gatherings.
He is survived by his wife of 57 years,
Charlotte Ann, his children Katherine
(Buster) Campbell, Donald (Julie) Wind-
sor, Kevin (Kelly) Windsor all of Lothian,
MD. In addition he is survived by eight
grandchildren Robbie (Allisin) Campbell,
Matthew (Monica) Campbell, Kariann
Campbell, Heather (Kenny) Swanson,
Michael Windsor, Catherine Wind-
sor, Kevin Windsor, Jr, and Christopher
He is also survived by brothers William
H. Windsor of Lothian, MD and Richard
T. Windsor of Silver Spring, MD.  land. Seth was a big hearted and very tal-
Mass of Christian Burial will be
Thursday October 18, 2018 at 10 a.m.
at St. Mary of the Assumption Catho-
lic Church, 14908 Main Street, Upper
Marlboro MD 20772.   also loved nature, the water, working on
Interment will be at Resurrec-
tion Cemetery, 8000 Woodyard Road,
Clinton MD 20735.
Funeral arrangements were made by
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Thomas Warren Horstkamp
Thomas Warren Horstkamp, 23, of
Huntingtown, Maryland passed away on
October 10, 2018 in Prince Frederick,
Maryland.
Visitation will be Friday. Oct. 19, 10-11
a. at Rausch Funeral Home - Port Republic 
4405 Broomes Island Road, Port Repub-
lic MD 20676. Funeral service will fol-
low at the funeral hone at 11 a.m.
Burial will be at  Christ Church Cem-
etery, 3100 Broomes Island Road, Port
Republic MD 20676.
Memorial contributions mat be made to
Christ Church, 3100 Broomes Island Road
Port Republic MD 20676, Phone :
410-586-0565.
Page Almas Stallings
Page Almas Stallings, 76, of Calvert
County passed away October 10, 2018.
He was born June 5, 1942 in Lusby to
Warren and Louise (Cochran) Stallings.
Page was raised in Calvert County and
attended Calvert High School. He served
in the United States Army and was sta-
tioned in Okinawa, Japan. Page married
Dorothy Hall and they lived in Prince
Frederick. He was employed as a builder
and later owned and operated Stallings
Associates with his brother Tommy. Page
enjoyed history, NASCAR, going to rac-
es, shopping, and spending time with his
family, especially his grandchildren.
Page was preceded in death by his wife
Dorothy Mae Stallings, sisters Constance
Wood and Ann Frisco and brothers Clif-
ton and Russell Stallings. He is survived
by his daughter Kimberly S. Stallings
and her fiancée Mark Mandley of Deale,
Thursday, October 18, 2018
stepdaughter Tracy Bowen-Gray and hus-
band Michael of Prince Frederick, step-
sons Donnie Bowen and wife Colleen of
Huntingtown and Arnie Bowen and wife
Sandy of Prince Frederick, grandchildren
Austin and Alexa Catterton, several step
grandchildren and great-grandchildren,
brothers Tommy, Ronnie, and Roger
Stallings, all of Huntingtown, and com-
panion Georgia Grooms. 
Funeral arrangements were made by
Rausch Funeral Home.
Seth Wayne Beverage
Seth Wayne Beverage, 19, of King
George, Virginia and formerly of Prince
Frederick, Maryland passed away on Oc-
tober 9, 2018 in Prince Frederick, Mary-
ented young man. He had a love for music
that showed through his ability to play the
piano and almost any instrument he ever
picked up. Out going and adventurous, he
cars and 4 wheeling, as well as spending
time with his family whom he loved deeply.
Seth is survived by his mother, Mary Jane
Richardson and her husband Rick, father
Lewis Wayne Beverage, Jr. and his fiancé
Billie Jo Miles. Brother of Shane A. Blad-
en and Shannon Bladen. He is also sur-
vived by his grandmothers Phyllis Bow-
els and Faye Beverage, and many aunts,
uncles and cousins. Seth was preceded in
death by his grandfathers, Lewis Wayne
Beverage, Sr. and Louis Franklin Bowles.
The family will receive friends on Satur-
day October 20, 2018 from 3:30-4:30 PM
where services will follow at 4:30 PM at
the Rausch Funeral Home, 4405 Broomes
Island Road. Interment is private.
William Scott Chenault
William Scott Chenault, 46, of Hun-
tingtown, MD passed away October 7,
2018 at George Washington Univer-
sity Hospital in Washington, D.C. Scott
was born July 26, 1972 in Montgomery
County, MD to William S. and Linda
Thursday, October 18, 2018
Lou (Pearson) Chenault. He was raised
in the Viers Mill Village community in
Wheaton, and graduated from Wheaton
High School in 1991. He was employed
as an automobile mechanic, and later as
a tow truck driver and automobile trans-
port driver, and owned and operated TCB
Transport with his father. In his leisure
time Scott enjoyed hunting and fishing,
tinkering with cars, comic books, col-
lecting baseball cards, and playing poker,
especially in poker tournaments. He also
loved spending time with his family.
Scott is survived by his son William
Scott “Will”, Jr., and daughters Kaitlyn,
Amanda and Olivia Chenault, all of St.
Leonard, his father William S. Chenault
of Huntingtown, a nephew Travis Reyes of
Annapolis, and by his former wife Deir-
dre Burke of St. Leonard. He was preced-
ed in death by his mother Linda Chenault
and his sister Kimberly Chenault.
Funeral arrangements were by Rausch
Funeral Home.
Mrs. Virgie Lorraine
(Dustin) Finley
Mrs. Virgie Lorraine (Dustin) Finley,
of District Heights, Maryland, born on
January 16, 1928 in Washington D.C., to
the late Amy P. Dustin and the late Wal-
ter W. Dustin, passed away peacefully at
age 90 on October 5, 2018 at Tribute As-
sisted Living, Gainesville, Virginia. Vir-
gie grew up in District Heights, Maryland
and later, became a long-time resident of
The Calvert County Times Obituaries 35
Huntingtown, Maryland. Virgie grew up him has been profound. We called him and the rest was history. On January 11,
in a rural setting, learning much about the Pied Piper because of the way kids 1958, she married Paul Louis McClana-
gardening from her father and mother loved him, and Dr. Doolittle because of han and quickly started a family. Seeing
who were proud farmers. She graduated his way with animals. Keith had a magi- as how she was the oldest girl of nine chil-
from Maryland Park High School, and cal connection with all of Mother Nature dren and he came from somewhere close
upon graduation began work at the Li- that most only dream about. He was an to the end of a family of twelve children,
brary of Congress in Washington D.C. avid archer and hunter. Keith left us all they had two children, Joyce and Rita.
She was an Administrative Officer at better for knowing him. Margaret stayed home raising their girls
the Library of Congress until retiring Memorials may be given to any wild- and supported Paul as he followed his
in 1984. Virgie was married to the late life or conservation fund that directly dreams.
Elliott “Skeets” Finley in 1956 and cel- makes the world better. Or just hold your When Paul retired in 1990, Margaret
ebrated 55 years of marriage. She was loved ones close. once again had someone to take care of
preceded in death by her sister, Emma F. The family of Keith wishes to extend full time. She retired from yard work
Catterton. She and “Skeets” enjoyed rural our sincere thanks to family and friends when her newly retired husband re-
life in Calvert County raising Christmas that have supported us in this time of mowed the yard because her lines “were
trees and being active members of the deep sorrow. not straight.” They enjoyed retirement
Calvert County Lions Club. Virgie was an A casual gathering to tell stories and until Paul was diagnosed and succumbed
enthusiast of gardening, cooking, crochet- honor his memory, will be announced at to pancreatic cancer in 2015. Immedi-
ing, and crafting. She loved and was loved a later date. ately following his death, Margaret was
by nieces and a nephew, great nieces and also diagnosed with cancer. She fought
nephews, great-great nieces and nephews Margaret Louise two heroic battles against cancer but, in
and dear friends and family.  the end, she was tired and ready to see
Visitation will be Saturday, No- McClanahan Paul again.
vember 17, 2018, 1-2 p.m. at Family and friends can take comfort
Rausch Funeral Home - Owings  in the fact that she is reunited with Paul
8325 Mount Harmony Lane, Ow- at last. In the words of country singer,
ings MD 20736. Memorial services will Brad Paisley, he better be “waiting on a
follow at 2 p.m. at the funeral home. woman.”
Following the services, a reception will She is survived by her children, Joyce
be held at Mt. Harmony United Method- M. Shott and her husband, John P. Shott,
ist Church. Memorial contributions may II of Alexandria, Virginia, Rita M. Dune-
be made to Calvert Hospice, Calvert Hos- vant and her husband, Lewis Dunevant,
pice, P.O. Box 838, 238 Merrimac Court, of Marshall, Virginia; her sisters, Jean
Prince Frederick MD 20678; Phone: 410- O’Meara of Marshall, Virginia, Loretta
535-0892; website: http://calverthospice. Delano of Upper Marlboro, Maryland,
org or a charity of one’s choice. Gail Grimsley of Warrenton, Virginia,
her brother, David Lunsford, her dear sis-
ter-in-law, Bertha Lunsford of Marshall,
Keith Goebel Virginia; her grandchildren, Lori Dune-
August 31, 1938 – June 10, 2018
Margaret Louise McClanahan, 79, of vant and her husband, Justin Wallace, of
Dowell, Maryland, died June 10, 2018, in Richmond, Virginia, Cati Shott of Kings-
Burke, Virginia. towne, Virginia, and Jessi Shott of Kings-
She was born on August 31, 1938 in towne, Virginia. She is preceded in death
Marshall, Virginia to the late Charles and by her parents, her husband, her grand-
Lillie Lunceford. son, Christopher Dunevant, and brothers
Leaving home after high school gradu- Luther, Arthur, Pat, and Roy.
ation, she traveled to Washington, D.C. Memorial contributions can be made
where she lived in a hostel for women and to Calvert Hospice at wwww.calverthos-
secured a job with the telephone com- pice.org or P.O. Box 838, Prince Freder-
pany. While living in Washington, D.C., ick, Maryland, 2078.
a handsome young man walked past her,
kicked her chair, started a conversation,
Keith Goebel, 66, of Lusby, passed
away on October 9, 2018, peacefully in
his home.
Keith was born in Washington, DC, to
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UPCOMING
Halloween Decorating Contest
Decorate your house or business for
the Town of North Beach Halloween
Decorating Contest! Judging businesses
Saturday, October 27 between 3:00 and
5:00. Judging houses on Wednesday,
October 31, during trick or treat times
6:00 and 8:00. Show us your spooky
spirit!
ONGOING
The Time Machine
The Twin Beach Players present this
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inventor who builds a time machine he
uses to visit the far future. Be advised:
This show has state of the art creature
effects which may be too scary for small
children. North Beach Recreation Cen-
ter, 9021 Dayton Ave. Shows run Friday,
Saturday and Sunday 10/19 thru 10/28.
Show times are 8pm Fridays and Satur-
days and 3pm on Sundays. Tickets can
be purchased at twinbeachplayers.org
Thursday, October 18
Trunk or Treat
Plum Point Middle School,
Huntingtown
6:30 - 9:30 PM
Kids trick or treat from car to car. Hal-
loween movie outside at 7:30. $5/kid. All
ages welcome! Concessions will be sold.
Contact: Leslie Baczynski at 240-417-
9707 or baczynskiL@calvertnet.k12.
md.us.
Friday, October 19
Halloween Extravagance
Southern Community Center, 20 Ap-
peal Lane, Lusby
11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Infant to adult. Dress in scariest, cut-
est, funniest or most original costume for
judging. Prizes. Crafts and games. Eric
Energy performs at 12:30. Presented
by Calvert County Parks & Recreation.
410-586-1101
Dino Daze
Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons
8:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Be a paleontologist for the day! On-
going activities. Scheduled activities at
11:00, 1:00 and 3:00. Ages 4-10. Free
with museum admission. 410-326-2042.
www.calvertmarinemuseum.com
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Calvert Community Resource Fair
105 Vianney Lane, Prince Frederick
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Hosted by local agencies and non-
profit organizations
to share resources to help members of
our community experiencing homeless-
ness and those at risk of homelessness.
Free. Family-friendly. Giveaways such
as gas and grocery cards. Activities for
kids.
Conflict Resolution Day Luncheon
Phillips House, 28 Duke St., Prince
Frederick
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Free luncheon to all Calvert County
residents. Join staff and volunteers from
the Community Mediation Center of
Calvert. Find out about our services.
Contact: Sheri at 443-295-7456.
Friday Night Farmers Market
5th Street and Bay Avenue, North
Beach
5:00 – 8:00 PM
Last of the Season!
Meatloaf Dinner
American Legion Post 206, 3330
Chesapeake Beach Rd.
5:30 – 7:00 PM
Includes all the trimmings. $12. 410-
257-9878. www.alPost206.org
Low Lily
Calvert Marine Museum, Harms
Gallery,14200 Solomons Island Rd,
Solomons
7:00 – 9:00 PM
String and vocal trio explore the roots
and branches of American folk music.
$25/door. $20 on line at www.cssm.org/
tickets. 410-326-2042
Karaoke at the Legion
American Legion Post 206, 3330
Chesapeake Beach Rd.
8:00 PM - Midnight
A good time in the lower level lounge.
No cover charge.
410-257-9878. www.alPost206.org
Saturday, October 20
Race 4 Heroes
Solomons Island
7:00 - 10:00 AM
Walk, run, roll or fly event. Benefit the
501c.3, Foundation 4 Heroes, with their
mission to inspire children and honor
Veterans. T-shirt and give-a-ways for
racing. Costume contest. Register: www.
active.com. Contact: drjay@f4heroes.
com.
5K Fun Run & Walk
North Beach Boardwalk
7:00 AM
Bring the Family and your Dogs!
Registration starts 7:00, Race starts
8:30. Prizes for best Halloween cos-
tume for dogs participating in the race!
Well behaved dogs welcome. No retract-
able leashes please. Benefit Humane
Society of Calvert County. Contact:
Alicia 301-938-8207. Register: www.
active.com/north-beach-md/running/
distance-running-races/16th-annual-pet-
day-5k-fun-run-walk-event-2018?int=
Craft Show and Shopping
Extravaganza
Huntingtown United Methodist
Church, 4020 Hunting Creek Road
9:30 AM - 2:30 PM.  7:00 – 8:00 PM
Early Holiday shopping.
Community Paddle
St. Leonard Shores, Boat Ramp (end
of Wagner St.)    bit.ly/Science4Citizens
10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Explore beautiful St. Leonard Creek.
Canoes will be provided or bring your
own kayak/canoe. Free. Space limited.
Registration required:  7:30 PM
bit.ly/stleonardcreekpaddle. Contact:
Taylor Roswall at troswall@acltweb.org.
Sunday, October 21
Climate in the Pulpit
Yardley Hills Community Center,
Prince Frederick
10:30 - 11:30 AM
Rev. Robin will be joining the Uni-
tarian Universalist Congregation of the
Chesapeake with the Interfaith Power
and Light’s environmental interfaith co-
alition. 443-646-3518. www.TheUUCC.
org
Halloween Family Fun Night
Northeast Community Center, Chesa-
peake Beach
4:00 – 7:00 PM
Family friendly event hosted by the
Town of Chesapeake Beach and North
East Community Center.It’s Fun and It’s
Free!!
Tuesday, October 23
Being Mortal
SpringHill Suites, 75 Sherry Lane,
Prince Frederick
1:00 – 2:30 PM
Calvert Hospice presents a video
based on Dr. Gawande’s book, in which
he shares stories of his patients and fam-
ilies as they navigate the medical world
at the end of Life. Discussion follows.
Free. Register: call 410-535-0892 ext.
4011 or online at www.calverthospice.
org/education-seminars.
Thursday, October 18, 2018
Roy’s Night for PHS
Roy Rogers in Solomons
5:00 PM
Fundraiser for Patuxent High School
Theater
Protecting Your Identity and Stay-
ing Safe Online
North Beach Town Hall
7:30 – 8:30 PM
Learn how your identity and person-
al information are at risk online. Free
1-hour workshop. Register:
www.digadel.com/workshop
Science for Citizens Seminars
Chesapeake Biological Labo-
ratory, Bernie Fowler Lab.,
142 William St., Solomons
Topic: High-Tech in the High Sea: In-
novative Technology Helps Scientists
Study the Bering Sea Food Web. Free.
Seating first-come, first-served. http://
Bingo
North Beach Volunteer Fire Depart-
ment, Rt. 261, Chesapeake Beach
$1,000 jackpot. $8/person.   Doors
open at 5:00. Food and drink for pur-
chase. 301-855-0520.
Wednesday, October 24
Networking Dinner
Mama Lucia’s Restaurant, Chesa-
peake Beach
6:00 – 8:00 PM
Open to all - women and men - spon-
sored by the Calvert County Commis-
sion for Women.
Turn the Beach Pink
Various Restaurants, North and Ches-
apeake Beaches
4:00 – 8:00 PM
In support of the “Real Men Wear
Pink” fight against breast cancer “Twin
Beach Deputies” will be working during
October to collect donations.  
Thursday, October 25
Fall Teacher Education Open House
College of Southern Maryland, Prince
Frederick Campus, Bldg B, Rooms
104/105
5:00 – 7:00 PM
Current high school and college stu-
dents drop in and learn about teacher
education and certification pathways.
Free. 240-725-5459. www.csmd.edu/
teachered
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Thursday, October 18
Campfire Tales of Terror III. 6:00-
8:00pm. Come swap scary stories, play
Events
For more information & to register for events visit http://calvertlibrary.info
535-0291 or 301-855-1862.

Werewolf, and eat s’mores around our
“campfire”! Bring your own original sto-
ry to share, read from one that is provided,
or make something up on the spot. Cal-
vert Library Prince Frederick, 850 Cost-
ley Way, 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862.
Kids Just Want to Have Fun. 6:30-
7:30pm. Kids in kindergarten through 3rd
grade are invited to this series of exciting
events exploring topics from art to his-
tory to science. Each month will include
fun activities, crafts and a snack! This
month’s topic: Temple Grandin. Please
register. Calvert Library Twin Beaches
Branch, 3819 Harbor Road, Chesapeake
Beach, 410-257-2411.
Friday, October 19
On Pins & Needles. 1:00-4:00pm.
Bring your quilting, needlework, knit-
ting, crocheting, or other project for an
afternoon of conversation and shared
creativity. Calvert Library Prince Fred-
erick, 850 Costley Way, 410-535-0291 or
301-855-1862.
Saturday, October 20
Garden Smarter: Double Oak Farm
Garden Tour (ACLT). 10:00-11:30am.
Take a guided tour of American Chest-
nut Land Trust’s Communal Food Pan-
try Garden and Food Forest. Discover
natural based gardening techniques. 676
Double Oak Rd, Prince Frederick, MD.
410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862.
Dungeons & Dragons for Teens. 2:00-
5:00pm. All teens welcome, experienced
players and novices. Please register. Cal-
vert Library Prince Frederick, 850 Cost-
ley Way, 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862.
Monday, October 22
Tuesday, October 23
Building Bridges. 2:30-3:30pm. Meet
and greet for parents and their children
with differing abilities to get together and
interact with toys and books. Please reg-
ister. Calvert Library Fairview Branch,
Rt. 4 and Chaneyville Road, Owings,
410-257-2101.
Flying Needles. 6:00-9:00pm. Knit-
ting, crocheting and portable crafting
group open to anyone wanting to join in
and share talents, crafting time or learn a
new skill. No registration. Calvert Library
Southern Branch, 13920 H. G. Trueman
Road, Solomons, 410-326-5289.
Wednesday, October 24
Brain Games: Mahjongg, Scrabble &
More. 10:00-1:00pm. Want to learn Mah-
jongg? Hope to make your Scrabble skills
killer? Games are a great way to keep
your brain sharp while having fun! Join
us! Please register. Calvert Library Prince
Frederick, 850 Costley Way, 410-535-
0291 or 301-855-1862.
Happy Crafternoon! 1:00-1:45pm.
Children enjoy books and language
through short stories and create fun art
projects using a variety of techniques and
mediums. For 3 to 5 year-olds. Children
must be accompanied by an adult. Please
register. Calvert Library Prince Freder-
ick, 850 Costley Way, 410-535-0291 or
301-855-1862.
Thursday, October 25
Reading Festival. 7-8:30pm. We all
know that reading is the foundation of
learning. Join us to learn how to turn
your child on to reading despite chal-
lenges. There will be fun for the whole
family plus cool door prizes! Sponsored
by CCPS Parent Connections and Calvert
Library. Calvert Library Prince Freder-
YoungatHeart
Behavioral Health
Counselor
Amanda Cipriani is accepting ap-
pointments at all three senior cen-
ter locations. Call Amanda at 410-
375-1047 to schedule a session and
complete registration. She is avail-
able on the following days and loca-
tions: Calvert Pines, Tuesdays; North
Beach, Wednesdays; Southern Pines,
Thursdays.
Healthy Gains 365
Melinda Gaines, our Health Coor-
dinator, has new hours. Melinda will
take blood pressures and will share lo-
cal health resources with you. Melin-
da’s hours in October are as follows:
Wednesdays, Southern Pines, 8:30
– 11:30 a.m.; Wednesdays, Calvert
Pines, 12 noon – 3:30 p.m.; Thursdays,
North Beach, 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Enroll in
“My Social Security”
Manage your very own Social Se-
curity account. To sign up, all you
need is an email address, cell phone
and go to www.ssa.gov. Scroll down
to “My Social Security” and enroll.
You can manage your own Social
Security account without having to
drive to Social Security or wait on
the phone, and you can change your
address, print out benefit statements,
1099 forms, and much more.
Calvert Pines
Senior Center
Join us for a morning of CREATE!
Bingo, Monday, October 22, 10:30
a.m. Prizes!
By Office of Aging Staff
Kirsti Uunila will return to enlight-
en us on the Ghost Stories of Calvert
County’s past, Thursday, October 25,
11:15 a.m.
Enjoy a fun filled Halloween party
and costume contest with our Monster
Mash Bash, Wednesday, October 31,
11:15 a.m. Dress in your favorite cos-
tume to have a chance to win the best
costume contest.
North Beach
Senior Center
Relax and enjoy cards, Scrabble
and other various board games with
friends daily.
The Maryland Insurance Admin-
istration will provide information
about all areas of insurance and edu-
cate Marylanders about their rights,
Wednesday, October 24, 10:30 a.m.
Wear your favorite costume and
play for prizes at the Halloween Bingo
Bash, Wednesday, October 31, 10:30
a.m.
Southern Pines Senior
Center
The Ask the Expert Dietician will
talk about Easy Meals for 1 or 2 peo-
ple, Tuesday, October 23, 10 a.m.
The Maryland Insurance Admin-
istration will provide information
about all areas of insurance and edu-
cate Marylanders about their rights,
Wednesday, October 24, 12:30 a.m.
Dress in your Halloween best and
have some spooky fun at the Hallow-
een Celebration, Wednesday, October
31, 12:30 p.m. Following lunch, musi-
cal entertainment will be provided by
Tom Delaney.

Eating Together Menu

Monday Morning Fun. 10:00-11:00am.
Join us for dancing, stories, movies and
fun. Calvert Library Prince Freder-
ick, 850 Costley Way, 410-535-0291 or
301-855-1862.
Green Crafting. 2:00-4:00pm. Make
crafts out of materials that would typi-
cally be thrown out. Crocheting, needle-
work, sewing, and simple tying tech-
niques will be used. Calvert Library
Southern Branch, 13920 H. G. Trueman
Road, Solomons, 410-326-5289.
Full STEAM Ahead. 6:30-7:30pm.
Adult and child will interact with books,
crafts and experiments while exploring
the skills of science, technology, engi-
neering, art and math (STEAM). Ages
4-8. Please register. Calvert Library
Prince Frederick, 850 Costley Way, 410-
ick, 850 Costley Way, 410-535-0291 or
301-855-1862.
JobSource Mobile Career Center.
1:00-3:00pm. Stop by to visit the Job-
Source Mobile Career Center for your
job search needs! Get job counseling and
résumé help, search for jobs and connect
with Southern Maryland JobSource. No
registration. Calvert Library Southern
Branch, 13920 H. G. Trueman Road,
Solomons, 410-326-5289.
Drop in, hang out at Southern Branch
- Anime Night! 6:30-8:00pm. Need a
place to meet up with your friends (or
meet new ones)? Come hang out, watch
anime on the big screen, eat pizza, and
enjoy some Japanese snacks and mochi
ice cream! Calvert Library Southern
Branch, 13920 H. G. Trueman Road,
Solomons, 410-326-5289.
Monday, October 15
Liver & Onions, Gravy, Lentil Soup, Thursday, October 18
Mashed Potatoes, Carrots, Kale, Spinach Baked Fish, Seasoned
Spiced Peaches Brown Rice, Succotash, Broccoli,
Tuesday, October 16 Dinner Roll, Lemon Cake
Lasagna, Spinach, Dinner Roll,
Plums
Friday, October 19
Wednesday, October 17 Pot Roast w/Potatoes, Carrots &
BBQ Chicken Leg, Oven Roasted
Onions, Dinner Roll, Banana
Red Potatoes & Onions, Roasted
Carrots, Dinner Roll, Baked Apples
Lunches are served to seniors, aged 60-plus, and their spouses through Title IIIC of
the Older Americans Act. Suggested donation is $3. To make or cancel a reservation call:
Calvert Pines Senior Center at 410-535-4606, North Beach Senior Center at 410-257-2549,
or Southern Pines Senior Center at 410-586-2748. Lunches are subject to change.
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31. Drunk
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Custom front storage locker. 38. Sodium
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Wheels and hitch sandblasted and painted. 41. Supporters
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5. Fashion accessories 45. Type of attorney
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12. Clever 47. Most sheer
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