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CONTENTS
LOCAL NEWS 3

COMMUNITY 7
FEATURE 12
COVID-19 takes over 2020
FEATURE 12

COPS & COURTS 16

EDUCATION 17 LOCAL 5
EDUCATION 17
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CALENDAR 19
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Thursday, December 31, 2020 The Calvert County Times Local News 3

Miller Resigns from State Senate

By Dick Myers
Editor
Senate President Emeritus Thomas V.
Mike Miller, Jr. of Calvert County has an-
nounced his resignation from his Senate
seat. He made the announcement in a letter
to Senate President Bill Ferguson. It said:
“For more than a half century, it has been
my privilege to serve the people of Mary-
land. During my 45 years in the Senate of
Maryland, I served with so many Sena-
tors of integrity and commitment - men
and women from all over the State who
dedicated themselves to making our State
a better place on behalf of our citizens. It is
now with tremendous sadness that I must
write to you today to inform you that my
service will end, effective today. My heart
and my mind remain strong, but my body
has grown too weak to meet the demands
of another legislative session.
As a student of history; in leaving the
Senate in a time of national discord, I am
reminded of some of the thoughts I shared
with the Senate over the years. In another
time of conflict and national reckoning,
John F. Kennedy said, “In a time of domes-
tic crisis, people of goodwill and generosity
should be able to unite regardless of party
or politics.”
“It seems that a unity of purpose cannot
be found in our Nation’s Capital or in many
places across our country and that in most
instances, true compromise has become
the enemy of elected officials. That lack of
unity, inability to compromise, and belief
that each political party can walk alone has
Sen. Mike Miller at this year’s Juneteenth
celebration in Prince Frederick.
School of Law. She encouraged me to seek
public office, and I might not have done so
but for her.
“I have always believed in the power of
education to change people’s lives and to
grow our state’s economy, which is why I
was a relentless advocate for investments in
public education during my tenure as Pres-
ident of the Maryland Senate. The monu-
mental changes we made in the Bridge to
Excellence program pushed $3.3 billion
more into our classrooms and helped to
make Maryland’s schools the best in the na-
tion. Now, the state is once again prepared
to take our schools to new heights, with
increased tools for parents, children, and
teachers, and tackling some of the decades
long inequities that sadly still exist in our
school system today. I was proud to vote
for the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future
because education is the great equalizer.
Those who share my belief in the power of
now finished the work assigned me, I retire
from the great theatre of Action, and bid-
ding an affectionate farewell to this August
body, under whose orders I have so long
acted, I here offer my Commission, and
take my leave of all the employments of
public life.’
“I must now retire from the august
body of the Senate of Maryland and take
my leave of public life. I bid an affection-
ate farewell to you all and it is my great-
est hope that our Almighty God bless and
protect you, your families, our Nation, and
our State. I pray that future generations in
the Maryland General Assembly will con-
tinue to come together in the spirit of public
service and unity to once again get to work
on behalf of the citizens of the great State
of Maryland.”
The Calvert County Board of County
Commissioners issued the following state-
ment: “Senator Mike Miller is a first-rate
legislator, a man of the highest integrity and
a true gentleman. His accomplishments on
behalf of District 27 and all Marylanders
over the past five decades are incalculable.
The enduring effects of his distinguished
service and tremendous leadership will be
felt for many decades to come. It has been
a privilege to work with him in service to
the people of Calvert County. Our thoughts
and good wishes are with Senator Miller
and his family.”
Gov. Larry Hogan issued the following
statement: “On behalf of a grateful state,
I want to thank my good friend Senate
President Emeritus Mike Miller for 50 in-
credible years of service to the people of
Maryland. 
“Over the weekend, I spoke to President
Miller as he prepared to make this difficult
announcement. It was a deeply personal
and heartfelt conversation, as ours have al-
ways been. I have known Mike since I was
a kid, and it has been one of my greatest
privileges as governor to serve alongside
him.
“He will go down in our state’s history as
a lion of the Senate.
“The First Lady and I ask all Maryland-
ers to join us in praying for Mike and his
family.”
U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen said, “Mike
Miller is a student of Maryland history and
his departure from its Senate marks the
end of an era. Governors have come and
gone, but Senator Miller, with unmatched
political acumen, has steered Maryland on
a progressive course and toward a more
perfect union. 
“Senator Miller has dedicated his life to
serving Marylanders and set the gold stan-
dard for true leadership in the State Sen-
ate. I was proud to serve with him. He is a
dear friend and his mentorship and wisdom
remain invaluable to me. As he continues
his battle with cancer, he knows that Kath-
erine and I are in his corner every step of
the way.”
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operated by an adult female. Kerri be contributing factors.  
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Thursday, December 31, 2020 The Calvert County Times Local News 5

COVID-19 Vaccinations
Begin in Calvert
Merry
COVID-19 vaccination has begun in
Calvert County. On Dec. 23 at Calvert
&
Bright
County Health Department, the first
100 doses of vaccine were given to first
responders and frontline health profes-
sionals who have been performing CO-
VID testing since March.
EMS staff and healthcare workers
from the Health Department and prima-
ry care offices across Calvert were first
in line for the vaccines. Dr. Laurence Calvert County Health Officer Dr. Laurence
Polsky receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.
Polsky, who heads our local health
department and has been part of the
team at the county drive-thru COVID
The COVID vaccines have shown to
be 95 percent effective in preventing
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test site, was among those who were infections. The Health Department will call for nothing but the best.
vaccinated. make announcements once vaccines are
"After all we've been through, it feels available to begin inoculations for the
general public. We know there are many
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this ongoing outbreak," said Dr. Polsky. people anxious to receive protection, From Our Family to Yours!
"We wish we had enough doses of vac- and everything will be done to expedite
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Based upon Governor Hogan’s dents to learn, and we continue to

recent travel restrictions and lo-
cal data, all instruction in Calvert
County Public Schools will be vir-
tual for the first two weeks of Janu-
ary, which delays the start of hybrid
instruction by one week. Groups of
students will begin hybrid instruc-
tion in staggered cohorts starting
January 19, instead of January 11.
Dr. Daniel D. Curry, superin-
tendent, said, “We believe that the
classroom is the best place for stu-
move forward to with our plan for
hybrid learning. We are delaying
the return to school after the win-
ter break based on local COVID-19
trends after Thanksgiving, the ad-
vice of the Calvert County Health
Department, and the Governor’s
order. This plan could change, de-
pending on the status of the virus.”
A detailed schedule will be shared
with families in early January.
Press Release from CCPS.

SMECO Reduces Energy Rates Prayer Celebration

For the second time this year,
Southern Maryland Electric Coop-
erative (SMECO) received approval
for a decrease in the power supply
rates that most members pay for
their electric service. SMECO sub-
mitted a filing to the Maryland Pub-
lic Service Commission to reduce its
base energy charges for residential
members as of December 1, 2020.
“This rate reduction will benefit
many of our members who have
been adversely affected by the eco-
nomic impact of COVID-19,” said
Sonja Cox, SMECO president and
CEO. “Our winter rates will be 6.56
cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh), and
with summer rates at 6.11 cents per
kWh, our residential base rate will
be the lowest it has been since 2005.”
In December, the bill for a resi-
dential member with 1,200 kWh of
monthly energy use will be $10 less
than last December and $20 less
than it was five years ago. “This is
the second rate reduction this year
for our residential members,” Cox
said. “The summer energy rates that
went into effect in May had been re-
duced by 11 percent.” She added, “In
addition to our rate reduction, most
of our residential members had very
low energy bills recently because of
the mild weather, and lower bills are
always good news.”
SMECO’s Standard Offer Service
(SOS) rate is made up of the energy
charge and the Power Cost Adjust-
ment (PCA). SMECO’s base residen-
tial energy charges for summer will
be reduced from 6.21 cents per kWh
to 6.11 cents per kWh. Summer ener-
gy charges appear on bills rendered
May through September. Base resi-
dential winter energy charges will
be reduced from 6.74 cents per kWh
to 6.56 cents per kWh.
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Candidates to be Interviewed for Senate Seat

The Democratic Central Committee
of Calvert County will convene a spe-
cial public hearing on Saturday, Jan,
9 at 7 p.m. to interview candidates for
the District 27 Maryland State Senate
Vacancy that was created by the res-
ignation of Senator Thomas V. Mike
Miller, Jr. on Wednesday December
23, 2020.
Pursuant to the Democratic Central
Committee of Calvert County Bylaws
Article II Responsibility Section 2.3.1
The Central Committee shall present
names of candidates as required by
law to the Governor for appointment.
The Governor shall appoint a per-
son to fill such vacancy from a per-
son whose name shall be submitted to
him/her in writing within 30 days af-
ter the occurrence of the vacancy from
the legislative district from which the
Senator or Delegate was elected or ap-
pointed, provided that the appointee
shall be a member of the Democratic
Party in the legislative district at the District Candidates may have no more than
time of the last election or appoint- Democratic Central Committee of two people speak on their behalf - two
ment of the vacating Senator or Dele- Calvert County requires the following minutes each.
gate. It shall be the duty of the Gover- documents in pdf format: letter of In- Speakers may not transfer their
nor to make said appointment within tent and resume. time to another speaker.
fifteen (15) days after the submission Filing deadline is Thursday January The special hearing shall be
thereof to him/her. If the vacancy oc- 7, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. Email to: Jea- livestreamed on Facebook.Candidates
curs in a district which has boundar- netteFlaimDemCentral@gmail.com and people speaking on their behalf
ies comprising a portion or all of two Incomplete packets and packets re- shall be emailed a zoom registration
or more counties, the Central Com- ceived after the deadline will not be link.
mittee of each county involved shall accepted. Press Release from Calvert County
have one vote for submitting the name Candidates will speak in alphabeti- Democratic Central Committee
of a resident of the district. If there is cal order, two minutes per candidate.
a tie vote between or among the Cen-
tral Committees, the list of proposed
names shall be submitted to the Gov-
ernor, and he/she shall make the ap-
pointment from the list.
Eligibility Requirements and In-
structions for Candidate Filing:
Must be a registered voter in Cal-
vert, Charles or Prince George’s
County.
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CSM Students Hands-On
Training
HVACDonation.jpg: Mote Management Company donated this commercial, package/roof top, heat
pump/air conditioning HVAC unit with an economizer and controls to CSM students for training.
The Mote Management Company, of
La Plata, recently donated a large com-
mercial roof-top heating ventilation and
air conditioning (HVAC) unit to help
train trade students attending the Col-
lege of Southern Maryland’s (CSM)
Center for Trades and Energy Training
(CTET) at the Regional Hughesville
Campus.
CSM HVAC Instructor Robert
“Scott” Shannon facilitated the dona-
tion. In Shannon’s role as the President
of Metal Crafters Sheet Metal in Wal-
dorf, he was aware of the unit’s avail-
ability and worked with Mote Manage-
ment to secure the equipment for CSM
students.
“This donation supports our commit-
ment to provide the best hands-on trades
training in the region,” said CSM Direc-
tor I, Master Trainer, Accredited Train-
ing Sponsor Representative Michael
Langton. “Our HVAC Lab is equipped
with mostly residential HVAC heating
and cooling equipment; although, our
curriculum does include commercial
HVAC systems. This is a commercial,
package/roof top, heat pump/air condi-
tioning unit with economizer and con-
trols. CSM currently uses a roof top
trainer unit. This donation will help our
students better understand commercial
HVAC equipment, systems, controls
and applications.”
“It’s a new unit in that it was installed
in a new building but never used.” Shan-
non said. “It will be a great addition for
our students to train on during classes.”
All trades classes are offered this fall
as CSM continues to play a significant
role in shaping the local economy by
educating and training the future trade
workforce.
“This fall we will offer hands-on
training sessions in-person while prac-
ticing physical distancing, wearing face
masks, and sanitizing equipment, tools
and supplies,” said CSM Associate VP
Continuing Education & Workforce De-
velopment Ellen Flowers-Fields. “When
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Leadership Southern Maryland
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Mortensen, USMC (retired) to its
board of directors.  Mortensen is a
graduate of LSM’s Executive Pro-
gram, Class of 2016 and will serve
on the programs committee for the
organization.
Mortensen, a native of Albion,
Nebraska, enjoyed a 29-year Marine
Corps career retiring in May 2009.
He served in a wide variety of lead-
ership positions that included com-
mander, Naval Test Wing Atlantic;
commanding officer and chief test pi-
lot, Air Test and Evaluation Squadron
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support of Operation Southern Watch
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Joe “Mort” Mortensen, USMC (retired)
during Southeast Asia tsunami re-
lief in support of Operation Unified
Assistance.
After his Marine Corps career,
Mortensen joined United States Fed-
eral Civil Service as a general engi-
neer and served for two years as the
director, Test and Evaluation for the
Naval Air Warfare Center Training
Systems Division, Orlando, Florida.
Mortensen transferred to Patuxent
River, Maryland and joined Naval Air
Systems Command where he served
as the chief-of-staff, Test & Evalu-
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Evaluation Staff Office. In 2019, he
was reassigned as director, Research,
Development, Test, & Evaluation
Strategy and Management. Concur-
rently from 2014 to 2020, he served
as co-chairman of the NATO Science
and Technology Organization Flight
Test Technical Team. Mortensen re-
tired from federal service in July
2020.
Mortensen received an interdisci-
plinary Bachelor of Science degree
in engineering from the University of
Nebraska-Lincoln and Master of Sci-
ence degree in aviation systems from
the University of Tennessee-Knox-
ville. He is a graduate of the United
States Naval Test Pilot School, com-
pleted a fellowship with the Asia Pa-
cific Center for Security Studies, and
was a member of Leadership Southern
Maryland Class of 2016. Mortensen is
an associate fellow of the Society of
Experimental Test Pilots, member of
the Marine Corps Aviation Associa-
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The Honorable John C. Wobensmith, Secretary of State of Maryland
The Honorable Steny Hoyer, Congressman, 5th District,
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The Honorable Gary D. Knight, Vice Chairman and Secretary,
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Ms. Sharon Murphy, Director of Charlotte Hall Veterans Home November 11, 2019
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By Dick Myers
Editor
Newspapers everywhere, including
The Calvert County Times, do year-end
reviews. Here’s an inside secret: there’s
nothing much else going on between
Christmas and New Year’s. The retrospec-
tives help fill space.
But actually, they are a good way to
reflect, before we forget, on what has just
happened, for both our audience and our
reporters. It’s a reminder of what’s been
done and what is left undone for another
year.
What is far from a secret is that the year
2020 has been another story. They broke
the mold when 2020 was left to unfold.
This newspaper has a signature front
page story every week. It’s a feature, of-
ten a profile of a special person in Calvert
County, sometimes well-known and also
those who live under the radar doing good
things. It has been this reporter’s respon-
sibility in recent years to interview those
cover story subjects. And, it has been one
of the joys of the job meeting interesting
people, finding out about them and sharing
it with you.
A perusal of the early issues of 2020
shows that continuing. Business as usual.
Three of those early issues highlighted
stories that could under normal times be
considered for one of the top slots as story
of the year. On Jan. 9 we told of the coun-
try’s longest serving senate president Sen-
ator Mike Miller stepping down from the
post. In this issue we have a report of Mill-
er resigning his seat for health reasons.
On Jan. 23, we talked about the 2020
census which concluded successfully in
October.
And on Feb. 27, our cover was of newly
elected Commissioner President Kelly
McConkey. During 2020 the commis-
sioner would be the target of an ethics
complaint that concluded recently with the
Ethics Commission censuring him for a
conflict of interest in voting to place two
properties he owns in an expanded Hun-
tingtown Town Center.
The letter to McConkey from the Ethics
Commission said, “…your participation in
that vote constitutes a textbook conflict of
interest.”
In between, McConkey was in a serious
traffic accident and had to lead county gov-
ernment under the most trying of times.
But our March 5 cover foretold what
was about to consume the rest of 2020 and
threatens to do the same for 2021. It asked:
“Are We Ready?”
The story opened with: “’Be Prepared!’
It’s the Boy Scout motto but it also seems
an entirely appropriate description of how
Calvert County’s health care community
is dealing with the prospect of coronavirus
here.
“CalvertHealth’s Executive Director of
Quality and Safety Nicole Heddrich said,
‘We're confident in our capability to care
for our community and also not just our
community but our health care workers.’
“Calvert County Health Officer Dr. Lau-
rence Polsky said, ‘The health department
has been in regular contact multiple times
a week with our partners at state level and
federal level. So, we're part of teleconfer-
ences with the Centers for Disease Con-
trol (CDC) and with the infectious disease
specialists at the Maryland Department of
Health, getting all the latest information
as far as what's been happening in other
parts of the world. And in terms of prepa-
ration in the U S and then more locally in
Maryland, we also communicate regularly
with our county partners and that would
include the hospital and with individual
medical practices’.”
The answer to our question, both for
Calvert County as well as the country and
the world is controversial and will con-
tinue to be. Could we have done better?
Could things have been worse if we hadn’t
done what we did?
We learned COVID speak and “met-
rics” became part of that lexicon. Calvert’s
metrics as this story was being written
on Dec. 28 included 2,681 cases and 20
deaths. The numbers would have been
unimaginable as the corks were popped
on Jan. 1, 2020, yet they surely seem a lot
better than even Calvert’s closest neighbor
counties.
Our covers show how quickly things de-
teriorated. In just three issues we showed a
vacant shopping center parking lot, and the
first issue in April showed kids “Learning
Online at Home.”
Let’s look at the Year of COVID in four
parts: its impact on healthcare, the econo-
my, schools, and government:
Healthcare
That March 5 issue included parts of the
mantra we would be hearing for the rest of
the year. Health Officer Polsky observed,
“While it is a new virus, it is spread es-
sentially the same as the regular flu. So,
people do need to know that they need
to protect themselves by washing their
hands; if they're sick, staying home. Kind
of the same measures that we recommend
during flu season, which of course it's still
going on.”
CalvertHealth officials also reported
in the same issue that they were secur-
ing more personal protective equipment,
which would be used for people coming
in with serious illnesses. The “Mask On”
orders would come soon thereafter.
Dr. Polsky from that point on would be-
come the most visible image in the war
on the coronavirus, Calvert County’s Dr.
Faucci. He would make regular reports to
the county commissioners and his regular
posts on the health department’s website
kept us and everyone else posted on trends.
Things went south dramatically in the
two weeks that followed. In our cover sto-
ry “Calvert Hunkers Down,” we reported.
“in the week that has passed since our last
issue on March 12, life has changed dra-
matically in Calvert County, at the very
least temporarily, although some would
argue permanently.”
“First sporting events were cancelled,
then schools closed, to be followed by most
local fundraisers and any gatherings of 50
or more people, to be followed by restau-
rants, bars, movie theaters and gyms.
“And during that week, Calvert Country
learned a new phrase – ‘Social Distanc-
ing.’ It was an idea that in many ways is
antithetical to the Calvert County way of
life. As United Way of Calvert County
President and CEO Kelly Chambers put it,
‘We are a tight-knit community. We sup-
port each other’.”
United Way is one example of the im-
pact on non-profits which provide essen-
tial services to the community. They had
to postpone an upcoming fundraiser and
the monies raised there were earmarked
for their non-profit member agencies.
The agency was forced to announce lat-
er in the year the sale of their headquarters
in Prince Frederick and they are still strug-
gling to recoup the revenue lost through-
out the year.
In early April the terrible impact of CO-
VID-19 on urban areas was predicted to
surge into the less populous parts of the
country like Calvert. A Calvert Health
statemen said, “We do anticipate a surge
of patients. The timing is debatable, but
CalvertHealth is always preparing for
any type of emergency so we are consis-
tently ready when a crisis arises. We’re
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also hopeful that the efforts of Governor
Hogan are successful in helping to ‘flat-
ten the curve’ meaning that everyone isn’t
sick all at once. Whatever the outcome, we
are here to serve our community, and we
continually collaborate with the Calvert
County Government and their Emergency
Management team, the state and at the fed-
eral level to treat our community.”
Just a note: by this time, for several
weeks, we consolidated our Calvert and
St. Mary’s editions to save money as we
too were hit hard by revenue declines. We
are considered essential employees, so we
were working part-time at home and sev-
eral days a week in our office to put out
the papers so we could keep you informed.
There was good news for a change in
our April 16 issue: “The Calvert County
deputy who tested positive for coronavirus
on March 29 was released from Calver-
tHealth Medical Center on Easter Sunday..
The family of Cpl. Marty McCarroll says
‘it's an Easter Miracle.’
“McCarroll had been hospitalized for
flu-like symptoms before receiving the
positive test at the hospital.”
Gov. Larry Hogan revealed a three-
phase plan to reopen Maryland’s social
and economic life Apr. 24 after more than
a month of virtual statewide shutdown due
to COVID-19 but that plan will only start
when key data points become a real trend.
Those include seeing declining rates of
COVID-19 hospitalizations as well as pa-
tients admitted to intensive care units, Ho-
gan said at an Annapolis press conference.
As of Wednesday, May 13, Calvert
County was reporting 222 confirmed CO-
VID-19 cases and three deaths. The num-
ber of cases had increased by 43 percent in
the past two weeks. Polsky said that was a
direct result of increased testing. He said
the percentage of positive cases, however,
has not increased.
On May 21, we reported, “Being iso-
lated at home can be stressful. Calvert
County Director of Community Resourc-
es Jennifer Moreland noted, ‘With that
elevated stress and people being isolated
in their homes, there may be a greater risk
of domestic violence.’ Moreland and those
involved in providing services for those in
domestic abuse situations want to get out
the word that help is available.
“It may be counterintuitive to hear that
as soon as stay-at-home orders were is-
sued, the reported domestic abuse cases
went down.”
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The cover of our March 19 issue said
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it all. It showed a vacant shopping center
parking lot with the caption : “Small Biz,
Big Problem.” Our editorial asked coun-
tians to “Remember Small Business.”
In the April 2 issue, we reported, “Trish
Weaver is in the midst of a self-described
‘balancing act.’ The owner of Dream
Weaver Catering and Café in Prince
Frederick has been hit with a double
whammy from effects of Gov. Hogan’s
orders aimed at containing the spread of
the coronavirus. The result has been that
Weaver’s business is now 20-30 percent
of what it was just a few short weeks ago.
She has had to lay off about 16 part-time
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workers and several full-timers.
“Weaver’s business is comprised of a
sit-down café and catering. The cafe had
to close when the order was given for
all sit-down restaurants to temporarily
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some restrictions still in place.
Starting June 12 at 5p.m. restaurants
across Maryland can reopen to allow in-
door dining at 50 percent capacity, said
Gov. Larry Hogan June 10 at an Annapo-
lis press conference on the state’s prog-
ress against COVID-19.
Some good news was reported on July
30: “While coronavirus continues to
devastate businesses across the country,
Maryland’s signature crustacean has re-
mained a monetary powerhouse in Cal-
vert and St. Mary’s counties. From inde-
pendent watermen to local crab shacks,
high demand and plentiful crab popula-
tion led to an unexpectedly successful
season.”
The Twin Beaches, which in part de-
pend on tourism revenue, shut down at-
tractions during the summer. Chesapeake
Beach limited attendance at the water
park to town and county residents. And,
North Beach, while reopening the board-
walk, closed the beach for the summer.
Schools
A press release in our March 12 is-
sue, that seems like ancient history after
a year of dealing with it, said, “Calvert
County Public Schools (CCPS) and the
Health Department understand the con-
cerns many people have over the poten-
tial spread of coronavirus to our area. We
want you to know that our schools have
been limiting risks to students and school
staff by monitoring attendance, cleaning
high-touch areas, and encouraging stu-
dents and staff to practice proper hand
washing.”
The March 19 issue reported the clos-
ing of schools. On March 26, it was the
closure for four more weeks.
Early April was a time of uncertainty
for the schools, as decisions still had not
been made about whether to continue at
home or perhaps come back. The rest of
the year would continue that conundrum,
as the school board changed its collective
mind repeatedly. They remain virtual un-
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Superintendent Dr. Daniel Curry said
in April that whatever happens for the
rest of this year, he wants students to re-
main engaged: “We want to be sure no
one shuts down. We don't want any of
the students to say, ‘Okay, third quarter
is over. I've got this; this is my grade. I
guess I can't hurt it if I don't really do
much this last quarter.’ We want to keep
everyone motivated and involved in the
courses, right up to the last day in school,
no matter what that might look like.”
We reported on Apr. 23, “State Su-
perintendent Karen Salmon has ordered
that all Maryland public schools remain
closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
until May 15, extending the closure past
the former deadline of Apr. 24.
“Salmon stopped short of announcing
the closure of schools for the remainder
of the school year at an Apr. 17 press
conference with Gov. Larry Hogan in
Annapolis.”
Salmon announced May 6 that she
was closing all schools for the remainder
of the 2019-2020 school year due to the
novel coronavirus.
On July 16 we reported: “The Cal-
vert County Board of Education will re-
ceive at their July 16 meeting an 84-page
school reopening plan called “Calvert
County Public Schools (CCPS) Road to
Recovery.”
The plan called for students to report
to their school two days a week and work
from home the other three days.
Then on July 23, the story continues:
“The Calvert County Public Schools
(CCPS) ‘Road to Recovery’ has hit a road
block. The Board of Education appears to
be moving towards a plan that will fea-
ture some form of online learning when
schools open.
But then on July 30, we reported, ‘“It
wasn’t easy at all and that’s a complete
understatement,’ was the way Calvert
County Board of Education member Pa-
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Making his Mark
mela Cousins described the decision to
open school on Sept. 2 with 100 percent
online learning but allowing for specific
exceptions.”
An Aug. 13 story said, “Calverton
School students will be given two op-
tions when they return to school: a hybrid
model and synchronous online learning.”
Our cover story in the Aug. 27 issue
was titled: “Tough Decision for Teachers”
and underscored the desire on one hand
for teachers to get back together with their
students while on the other hand concern
for their safety and that of the students.
The latest plan for a hybrid rollout is op-
posed by the teachers.
While most public school students re-
mained virtual when school opened, we
reported on Sept. 3, “As Catholic schools
in the area started classes last week, they
were given three options by the Archdio-
cese of Washington: in-person, virtual or
a combination.”
Regarding the online learning, we re-
ported on Sept.17, “The Calvert County
Board of Education has drawn a line in
the sand, but they have expressed a will-
ingness to jump over it. Just not now.”
Then on Oct. 1: “The Calvert County
Board of Education, on a split vote, has
turned down a request by the superinten-
dent and staff to begin a hybrid learning
model for Pre-K through 2nd Grade be-
ginning Oct. 26.”
Then on Oct. 16, the news was: “With
dozens of parents and students protesting
outside for a return to school and with
pages and pages of emails inn their inbox,
many from teachers fearful of a return,
the Calvert County Board of Education
at their Oct. 8 meeting was faced with a
tough, no-win decision.
“The board, on a 3-2 vote, decided to
begin hybrid learning for students, Pre-K
through 2nd Grade, beginning Nov. 9. A
motion two weeks ago would have started
the hybrid model on Oct. 26 but stalled on
a 2-2 vote. New board member Pat Nutter
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broke the tie at the Oct. 8 meeting.”
If you’re still following, then on Nov. 19
we reported, “The Calvert County Board
of Education, on a 3-2 vote, rejected the
staff plan for grades 3-5 to go into a hy-
brid mode beginning Dec. 7. The decision
at the school board’s Nov. 12 meeting will
be revisited at the Nov. 19 meeting to take
into consideration any changes in the rate
of community COVOD-19 spread.”
Then on Dec. 17, the news was: “The
Calvert County Board of Education has
approved a plan for rollout beginning
next month of hybrid learning for all stu-
dents, Pre-K to Grade 12. Under the plan
the Pre-K-2 students would begin return-
ing to part-time in-person learning on
Jan. 11, followed by Grades 3-6 on Jan.
25 and Grades 7-12 on Feb. 1. The rollout
for each group of grades would be over
a two-week period, with half of the stu-
dents reporting to school at a time.
“The approval came at the school
board’s Dec. 10 meeting on a 3-2 vote,
with President Inez Claggett and Vice
President Pamela Cousins opposing as
they have consistently done on several
votes on hybrid learning this school year.”
The open has been delayed until Jan.
19 because of the governor’s travel
restrictions.
Government
On March 19 we reported, “As part of
another series of major actions to limit
the spread of COVID-19 pandemic and
maintain essential services, Governor
Larry Hogan today issued a proclamation
to officially postpone the April 28 pri-
mary election until June 2, and to move
forward with the 7th Congressional Dis-
trict special general election as scheduled
by implementing a vote-by-mail system.”
The same issue reported: “Out of an
abundance of caution over the spread of
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19),
the Calvert County Board of County
Commissioners (BOCC) has declared a
State of Emergency for Calvert County.”
The declaration would be extended nu-
merous times throughout the year.
Then we reported, “Calvert County
Government buildings will be closed to
the public effective March 25 until fur-
ther notice, as a precautionary measure to
slow the spread of Coronavirus Disease
2019 (COVID-19).”
Government buildings remain closed
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and staff are still working from home.
Soon Zoom became the word of thg day
for government entities, and all are still
meeting either all virtually or a combina-
tion of limited in-person and streaming.
The commissioners went on basically
an every-other-week schedule, with all-
virtual at first and then back in their meet-
ing room with limited attendance. They
were able to accept public testimony via
Zoom, as were both the North Beach and
Chesapeake Beach town councils. But
the school board, while meeting virtually,
didn’t set up a system which allowed pub-
lic comment. That section of the meet-
ings had been very lively the prior year
and teachers expressed frustration their
voices were not being heard by the board.
Protests: The Other Big Story
If not for COVID-19, the story labeled
“Peaceful Rally Ends in Tear Gas, Ar-
rests” in our June 4 issue would have
risen to the top as the Number One story
of the year. It said:
“’If you are not here for peace you are
in the wrong place,’ said Pastor Jeff Long
at the beginning of the hastily organized
rally that Long said was not so much
about what was happening in Calvert
County as it was in solidarity for what
was happening around the country.
“The protest rally on June 1 started in
the Prince Frederick Shopping Center
in front of O’Gannigan’s and followed a
week of similar ones in many much larg-
er places protesting the death of George
Floyd, a black man, allegedly by a white
Minneapolis policeman. Many of those
protests ended in violence and looting.
“Sheriff Mike Evans said he agreed
with the protesters. ‘The good cops across
the nation are appalled and disturbed by
what happened in Minnesota,’ he told the
crowd that built up to several hundred by
the time the marchers took off through the
parking lot, down Church Street in front
of the sheriff’s office, along Main Street
to the courthouse and then back to the
shopping center. Evans, Calvert County
Commissioner President Kelly McCon-
key and Pastor Long led the march while
deputies made sure the streets were clear
of traffic so everyone could safely walk
om the street.
“At the courthouse everyone kneeled
for a moment of silence in honor of Floyd.
Along the route the protesters chanted
Merry ChristMas!
Floyd’s name along with ‘No Justice, No
Peace,’ ‘Don’t Shoot,’ ‘I Can’t Breathe,’
and ‘Black Lives Matter.’
“Back at the shopping center after the
peaceful march manty dispersed while
about a hundred lingered, as did Sheriff
Evans and his deputies, who were direct-
ing traffic. During an interview with a re-
porter, Evans praised the protesters. But a
short time later a group standing nearby
entered Duke Street once again, quickly
followed by everyone else who had stayed
behind. The added march appeared to be
more planned than spur of the moment.
“Evans chased the marchers down the
street, trying to get them to turnaround.
They refused.
“When the marchers got to near the
end of the street they stopped and were
urged to turn around by Evans and sev-
eral of the march organizers. Sone did
but then a command was heard to “drop”
and about a dozen fell to the pavement,
some lying flat on their backs. The event
appeared to have been preplanned by un-
known persons.
“Things deteriorated from there. Ev-
ans, several members of the Concerned
Black Women of Calvert County, who
had drummed up support for the rally
on their Facebook page, along with Pas-
tor Long and Retired Prince George’s
County Police Chief Alphonso Hawkins
urged the crowd to disperse. ‘Go Home’
was shouted into a megaphone. Some left
but the majority stayed put, shouting ob-
scenities and slogans.
“At one point, Evans could be seen
talking into a Walkie-Talkie and in short
order many police officers arrived on the
scene. They arranged themselves shoul-
der to shoulder across Duke Street, facing
the protesters, some of whom came up to
the officers, taunting them.
“Evans said he pleaded with the or-
ganizers to get the crowd to disperse
because they were creating a safety haz-
ard by blocking the street that connects
Routes 2/4 with Old Town Prince Freder-
ick. Several office buildings line the street
along with the post office and the county
elections headquarters.
“The officers and the sheriff waited
patiently for some time, but the protest-
ers refused to leave. Evans gave the order
for tear gas and the officers marched up
the street, their presence causing the pro-
Thursday, December 31, 2020
testors to move along as well. The back
window of a police SUV parked along
the street was broken out, reportedly by a
white protestor.
“Tear gas cannisters were set off sev-
eral times. The protestors reassembled
on the shopping center parking lot, many
rinsing their eyes with bottled water. The
officers repositioned themselves to block
the exit onto Duke Street. The taunting
and shouting continued. Another tear
gas canister was exploded, and the of-
ficers advanced on the protesters to get
them to disperse to their cars. During that
last advance two of the protestors were
arrested.”
Racial tensions were also stirred when
hate graffiti was discovered at Calvert
High School and five teenagers were
charged. And tensions boiled over after
the school board passed an anti-racism
policy that blamed “white privilege” in
part.
Suit Against County
Before Christmas of 2019, four Cal-
vert County citizens filed suit against
the county over the adoption of the com-
prehensive plan in August of 2019. They
cited Commissioner McConkey’s vote on
the Huntingtown Town Center boundary
(see above) and other irregularities. An
injunction to stop implementation of the
plan went in the county’s favor and the
case will be heard in April.
Recap
It was a year in which almost every-
thing was canceled because of COVID,
from the county fair and other major
events, to church dinners and non-profit
fundraisers. And, in case you thought we
forgot, there was an election, although
most of the fireworks occurred nationally
and the county and Chesapeake Beach
elections went pretty much as predicted.
And there was a lot of rain, with Tropi-
cal Storm Isaias soaking the county and
causing flooding and road washouts.
Everyone of course is ready for 2021
tomorrow, but it looks like it will take
sone time into the new year, hopefully
with a successful vaccine rollout, to get
things back to sone semblance of normal.
Hopefully we’ll be able to tell you all
about that in next year’s Year in Review.
dickmyers@countytimes.net
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CALVERT COUNTY
SHERIFF’S OFFICE CRIME REPORT
During the week of December 14 – December 20 deputies of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to 949 calls for service throughout the community.
Burglary: 20-64102
On December 15, 2020, Deputy J.
Ward responded to Cavalier Drive,
Dunkirk, Maryland for a theft com-
plaint. The complainant advised some-
time between November 29th and De-
cember 15th an unknown suspect(s)
stole various tools from their shed.
The stolen tools were a DeWalt impact
wrench, DeWalt 3/8 inch air ratchet,
DeWalt 30 gallon compressor, and a
Gorilla 50 foot air hose (green). The
estimated value of the stolen property
is $627.
Burglary: 20-64521
On December 18, 2020, Deputy E.
Payne responded to West Chesapeake
Beach Road, Dunkirk, Maryland for
a theft complaint. The complainant
advised between 12:30 p.m. and 6:30
p.m. on December 18th an unknown
suspect(s) forced entry into his locked
shed. The complainant advised two
black and burgundy end tables and a
black and burgundy coffee table were
missing. The estimated value of the
stolen property is $355.
Theft: 2020-64574
On December 19, 2020, Deputy
Kwitowski responded to Sycamore
Road, Lusby, Maryland for a theft from
vehicle complaint. The complainant
advised sometime between December
18th 10 p.m. and December 19th 4:00
a.m. they noticed the seat in their ve-
hicle to have been laid back and items
in the vehicle to have been rummaged
through. The complainant also advised
there was money missing from the con-
sole. The value of the stolen property
is $180.
Arrests:
On December 18, 2020, Deputy T.
Buckler responded to Sea Breeze Court,
North Beach, Maryland, for a burglary
complaint. Upon his arrival, he made
contact with the resident who advised
they heard a loud noise outside the resi-
dence and woke up to investigate. At
that time, nothing seemed out of the or-
dinary. In the morning, the complain-
ant noticed their window mounted AC
unit was outside on the ground near a
drain spout. The complainant also no-
ticed a box fan moved from the floor to
the couch. During the investigation,
muddy marks were located that led up
the siding of the residence and outside
of the window where the AC unit should
have been. In addition, an insurance
card was located outside on the ground
near the AC window unit. It was de-
termined that a firearm had been stolen
from the residence as well. The fire-
arm was located
and returned to
the homeowner.
The investigation
led to a subject
who was identi-
fied as Henry
Austin James
(21). James was
placed under ar- Henry James
rest, transported
to the Calvert County Detention Center
and charged with BURGLARY-FIRST
DEGREE, MAL DESTR PROP VAL-
UE $1,000+, THEFT: $100 TO UN-
DER $1,500, BURGLARY- 4TH DE-
GREE-DWELL, TRESPASS-POSTED
PROPERTY.
On December 19, 2020, Deputy Cress
was patrolling in the area of Wind-
male walking along the road pushing a
Roland’s shopping cart. Deputy Cress
approached the subject and asked him
to return the cart to the property of Ro-
land’s. At this time, the subject turned
around, began pushing the cart, and
started hitting the cart against the rail-
ing of the bridge causing damage to the
cart. Once the subject returned to Ro-
land’s, Deputy Cress tried to speak with
him about the events that had occurred.
After a brief
struggle the Sub-
ject identified as
Joseph Charles
DePaola JR.
(58) was placed
under arrest and
transported to the
Calvert County
Detention Cen-
ter where he was Joseph Depaola Jr.
charged with
THEFT LESS THAN $100.00, MAL
DEST PROP/VALU < $1,000, RESIST/
INTERFERE WITH ARREST.
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Prince Frederick Barrack’s effort to ensure that Calvert County is a safe place to
live, work, and visit.
Missing Person - On December 13, 1st Degree Assault (Domestic) – On
2020, TFC Matthews responded to 6390 December 22, 2020, S/T Costello made
he Dant Drive, Owings, Maryland, for a re- contact at the Prince Frederick Barrack
ported missing person. During the investi- with the complainant, who claimed to have
Half or gation, it was learned the victim, John Ed- been assaulted at 1451 Wilson Road, Hun-
Hams ward Fleig, DOB: 06/24/1932, was suffer- tingtown. It was learned during S/T Costel-
ing from dementia. Fleig had left the resi- lo’s investigation that the victim had been
ble! dence earlier that day in a white 2017 Buick choked by the suspect. After obtaining a
Enclave. TFC Matthews contacted On- statement from the victim, and consultation
Star, who were able to track the vehicle and with the State’s Attorney, an arrest warrant
provide a location in the Edgewater, MD was issued for the suspect, William Ham-
area. Officers from AACO PD and Troop- ilton Knight, DOB: 11/21/1983. Troopers
ers from the Annapolis Barrack responded and deputies responded to the address and
to the area and were able to locate Fleig in made contact with Knight. Knight initially
the parking lot of a local gas station. Fleig attempted to flee into the residence, but was
was transported to the AACO PD Southern apprehended by Troopers a few moments
District where he was reunited with family later. Knight was charged with 1st Degree
members. Assault, 2nd Degree Assault, Reckless En-
Closed Jan 1st 2nd Degree Assault (Domestic) – On dangerment, Obstructing and Hindering,
December 15, 2020, Tpr. White responded Resisting Arrest and Fail to Obey a Law-

Open Friday Jan 2nd to 1052 Rimrock Road, Lusby for a re- ful Order of a Police Officer. Knight was
ported domestic related assault. His inves- transported to CCDC, where he remained
LOCATED IN OLD DOWNTOWN LEXINGTON PARK tigation revealed that the suspect/aggressor, uncooperative throughout processing.
Krystal Leanne Adams, DOB: 02/16/1993, All persons charged with a crime are
OUTSIDE BASE GATE 2 PAX NAS had assaulted her husband. Two children considered innocent until proven guilty in
MON.-FRI. 6AM-8PM SAT. 7AM-2PM SUN 8AM-2PM were present during the incident. EMS re- a court of law.

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with 2nd Degree Assault and then trans-
Press Release from MSP Prince Frederick
Barrack
ported to CCDC to see a Commissioner.
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CSM Hosts Mobile Hawk Feeder Event
Delivered Food to Students
College of Southern Maryland’s
(CSM) Student Life team hosted its
seventh, and final drive-thru food
distribution event of the year for
CSM students Dec. 8. More than 770
pounds of food were passed out to
students who expressed a need and
pre-registered to come to the Re-
gional Hughesville Campus.
The contactless “Mobile Hawk
Feeder” events have been going
on since spring – rotating between
the college’s campuses in Calvert,
Charles and St. Mary’s counties –
resulting in 8,735 pounds of food be-
ing delivered in 2020. In two cases,
deliveries were made to CSM stu-
dents living in Calvert County who
did not have transportation.
“It is hard to believe that when
we started these drive-thru events,
we were all standing outside in t-
shirts,” shared Student Life Coor-
dinator Erika Abell. “Now, nine
months later, we’re standing outside
bundled up in our warmest coats, it’s
almost Winter Break, and so many
of our students are still struggling.
This pandemic has been so hard, on
so many.”
Forbes Magazine contributing
writer Afdhel Aziz recently re-
ported that one in three college stu-
dents experiences food insecurity.
“According to a survey of 43,000
college students at 66 schools, 36
percent of students on U.S. college
campuses are considered “food
insecure,” meaning they do not get
enough to eat,” he wrote. “Espe-
cially in the age of COVID, where
many students from underprivileged
backgrounds can’t work the college
jobs they need to qualify for SNAP
benefits, this problem is greatly
exacerbated.”
In his story, Aziz interviewed
Founder and CEO of Swipe Out
Hunger Rachel Sumekh who chal-
lenged readers who may be skeptical
of national statistics.
“The reality is that every day, thir-
ty million American children rely on
their schools for their breakfast and
lunch,” Sumekh said. “Our Kinder-
garten-12th grade system knows this
and thus we have the National School
Breakfast and Lunch program. If we
truly want to create pathways out of
poverty, we need these meals to con-
tinue through to our community col-
leges and four- year schools.”
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each of CSM’s four campuses. Hawk
Feeders help address the short-term
basic food needs any student may be
experiencing. Built by a CSM fac-
ulty member Bill Luyster, the Hawk
Feeders are stocked through indi-
vidual donations by faculty, staff
and students as well as through food
drives, under the adage, “Give what
you can, take what you need.”
“I am so proud of our Student Life
team, our CSM Student Government
Association and CSM’s community
partners, who all pitched in to mo-
bilize and create these many, many
care packages,” Abell continued.
“The partners who have joined us to
help us meet the basic needs of our
students are our heroes.” 
Joining in support have been the
First Baptist Church of Waldorf,
LifePoint Church of Waldorf’s Pas- The CSM Student Life team hosted its seventh drive-thru food distribution event of the year for CSM
tor Michael and Angela Rogalski; students in December.
Pastor John Lewis with the Servants
of Christ Church; New Life Church
and the Charles County Department
of Social Services, who all donated
food. In addition, the CSM Foun-
dation supported the effort through
funding from its “Help a Hawk”
emergency fund.
“It is an honor to partner with
CSM,” said Michael Rogalski. “It is
our goal at LifePoint to be a church
not just in the community, but FOR
the community.  We are thankful
for the opportunity to make an im-
pact together with CSM.”
“We heard about the food program
at CSM from one of our members,
[CSM Human Resources General-
ist] Nikki Bradburn,” shared First
Baptist Church of Waldorf Pastor
Randy Stacks, whose three sons
have attended CSM. “I always chal-
lenge our church to look for ways to
connect and serve others.  Not only
within the walls of our church, but
everywhere we go.”
Maryland Sen. Arthur Ellis and
his wife Rosalind joined the Col-
lege of Southern Maryland (CSM)
Student Life team to help distribute
725 pounds of food in one day at
the sixth Mobile Hawk Feeder event
held at the La Plata Campus Nov. 19. 
“[This is] A harsh truth but neces-
sary response to action,” the senator
later tweeted. “The holiday season
is an especially difficult time for
many, let alone college students. We
appreciate CSM’s efforts to provide
this kind of relief.”
Press Release from CSM
18 Education
Student Engineers
Thank Calvert First
Responders
Hosted Breakfast and Toy Donations
From left, HVFD volunteers Mike Eversole, PJ Mann and Robert Small pose with CSM engineer club
members Joan Popoola, Asha Gaines,  Nyah Christen and Pre-Engineering Program Coordinator Jehnell
Linkins.
College of Southern Maryland’s
(CSM) Engineering Club visited
Calvert County first responders in
December to thank them for their
service, participate in their toy
drive and learn a thing or two about
how careers in engineering can sup-
port our country’s fire service.
Engineering students Asha Gains,
20, of Lexington Park; Joan Popoo-
la, 20, of Lexington Park; and Nyah
Christen, of Brandywine joined
their CSM club sponsor and Pre-
Engineering Program Coordinator
Jehnell Linkins, of Indian Head,
to visit the Huntingtown Volunteer
Fire Department and Rescue Squad
Dec. 7. The club provided the all-
volunteer department with break-
fast, donations for their Toys for
Tots drive and toured the station.
“I had no idea that engineers
played such a large role in helping
to design fire engines and squads,”
said Gains. “This has been a real
great experience.”
“When I actually saw their forced
entry demonstration, I finally got
the solution to a problem I had been
working on for days for my semes-
ter final,” said Popoola.
“These young engineers got a lot
out of their visit to Huntingtown
VFD,” shared Linkins. “It is impor-
tant to our club that we do more than
just focus on what we’re passionate
about. We want to expand to learn
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CSM student engineers Asha Gaines, Joan
Popoola and Nyah Christen got an insider’s view
of Huntingtown VFD Engine 62.
as much as we can about our com-
munities and how engineering plays
a role in everything around us.
“We also strive to be service-ori-
ented and service leaders,” Linkins
continued. “These volunteers give
to our community day in and day
out. We were honored to meet them,
and thank them in our own small
way.”
Press Release from CSM.
Thursday, December 31, 2020
Southern Maryland Studies
Center Receives Award
To Be Used to Transcribe Local History
The Southern Maryland Studies Center
(SMSC) at the College of Southern Mary-
land (CSM) received $25,500 from the
National Endowment for the Humanities
(NEH) to support the center’s “Stories of
Southern Maryland Oral History Tran-
scription Project” – an effort involving the
transcription of 40 oral interviews docu-
menting the history and culture of South- been completed and posted to the SMSC
ern Maryland. website. The transcripts will continue to
CSM was one of 317 recipients of be posted on the center’s website as they
NEH’s Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Eco- are completed.
nomic Security (CARES) Act economic The mission of SMSC is to store, pre-
stabilization grant that is providing more serve, and connect individual elements,
than $40 million to support essential op- in order to give a voice to all present and
erations at cultural institutions across the past residents of Southern Maryland and
country. NEH received 2,300 eligible ap- create a strong base of historical evidence
plications requesting more than $370 mil- that reflects the events, decisions and out-
lion to sustain projects through December comes that have shaped local history and
2020. CSM was among the 14 percent of culture. SMSC is located at CSM’s La Pla-
applicants who were funded, according to ta Campus and provides a central location
the federal agency. for researching and sharing historical ma-
“Over the past few months we have terials that document Calvert, Charles and
witnessed tremendous financial distress St. Mary’s counties, along with the south-
at cultural organizations across the coun- ern portions of Anne Arundel and Prince
try, which have been compelled to fur- George’s counties. Founded in 1976, the
lough staff, cancel programs, and reduce archive houses hundreds of unique col-
operations to make up for revenue short- lections that provide valuable insight into
falls caused by the pandemic,” said NEH the economic, social and political currents
Chairman Jon Parrish Peede in a press re- that have shaped this region. The center’s
lease issued earlier this summer. “NEH is work focuses on continuous collection
pleased to provide $40 million to preserve and processing to ensure ease of access
thousands of jobs at museums, archives, and use of the history it stores.
historic sites, and colleges and universities The center holds business records, fam-
that are vital to our nation’s cultural life ily and individual collections that offer a
and economy.” wealth of photographs, compiled research
At CSM, the $25,500 will provide con- notes, news clippings, maps, inventories,
tinued employment for an archives assis- surveys, architectural drawings, geneal-
tant who has already begun the work to ogy and more. 
collect and transcribe select oral histories You can contribute by sharing your his-
that give voice to minorities and speak torical legacy with SMSC through jour-
of their lives in Southern Maryland dur- nals, letters, diaries, illustrations, photos,
ing times of segregation, the influenza documents, short videos, audio recordings
epidemic and The Great Depression in and oral histories or creative writings. 
Southern Maryland. SMSC is committed to sharing the evi-
 “We are honored to receive this dence of Southern Maryland’s history and
funding,” said SMSC Archivist Maria culture through activities such as teach-
Leighton. “This project supports ing, organizing cultural events, support-
CSM’s commitment to accessibility ing local historical preservation efforts,
and diversity through the creation of and ensuring physical and digital access
materials readily available to the public to its collections for students and faculty,
and at no cost, through ADA compliant researchers, historians, genealogists and
online pdf files that will be used in course all members of the public.
content, research, cultural enrichment The public can follow the “Stories
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20 Obituaries
In Remembrance
Darla Marie
Hunter-Biddle
Darla Marie Hunter-Biddle, 58,
of Lusby, MD passed away on De-
cember 22, 2020 at her residence.
Born October 8, 1962 in Balti-
more, MD, she was the daughter of
Donna M. (Lunz) Hunter and the
late Donald M. Hunter.
Darla graduated from Bladens-
burg High School in 1980 and
moved to Calvert County from
Prince Georges County in 1994.
She was a Technician for WSSC for
twenty five years, retiring on April
4, 2004.
The Calvert County Times
Darla is survived by her husband,
William R. Biddle whom she mar-
ried in Calvert County on Septem-
ber 15, 2003; her children, Faith-
lin Hunter of Lusby, MD, Autumn
Hunter-Biddle of Lusby, MD and
Ashten Hunter-Biddle of Lusby,
MD; her mother, Donna M. Hunter;
and her brother, Donald M. Hunter,
Jr. of Washington, DC.
A Memorial Service will be held
on Friday, January 8, 2021 at 10:30
a.m. at Our Lady Star of the Sea
Catholic Church, Solomons, MD.
Interment will follow at 2:00 p.m.
at Oak Lawn Cemetery, Baltimore,
MD.
Condolences to the family may be
made at www.rauschfuneralhomes.
com.
Joseph L. Denton
Mr. Joseph L. Denton, 95, of
Prince Frederick, Maryland died on
Wednesday, December 2020 at the
Calvert County Rehabilitation Cen-
ter in Prince Frederick, Md.
Joe (Bootsie as called by many)
was born and raised in Calvert
County and lived there all his life.
He was the son of the late J. Gill
Denton and Nettie Mae Denton of
Barstow, Md.  He is the brother of
the late Edward W. Denton, Roland
The Calvert County Times runs complimentary obituaries as submitted by funeral homes
and readers. We run them in the order we receive them. Any submissions that come to
dickmyers@countytimes.net after noon on Mondays may run in the following week’s edition.
K. Denton, and J Lawrence Denton.
Joe was married to the late Pau-
line E. (Brigham) Denton for
57 years.  He is survived by one
daughter, Sherry Decker of Leon-
ardtown Md and one son, Joseph L.
Denton Jr of Prince Frederick, Md;
five grandchildren, Shana Smith of
Glen Arm, Md, Jaime McQuay of
Hollywood, Md, Joseph L. Denton
lll of Nottingham, Md, Jennifer
Lund of Port Republic, Md, Jessica
Turner of King George, Va and sev-
en great grandchildren, and many
nieces and nephews.
He was a graduate of Calvert
High School, Class of 1942.
After graduation, he served in the
U.S. Army during World War II,
fighting in the Pacific theater, Bat-
tles of Saipan and Okinawa, where
he received many medals including
the bronze star.
After the war, he returned home
and worked brief ly at Solomons
Island.  Later he worked for the
Calvert County Health Department
as the Director of Environmental
Health for 30 years.
The family lived at Dares Beach
for many years and after retirement,
he and his wife moved to live on the
family farm in Barstow.  One of his
greatest joys was his family and his
grandchildren and great grandchil-
dren.  He enjoyed boating, fishing,
and crabbing all the years at Dares
Beach and enjoyed spending time
with all his friends, neighbors and
community.  Other activities were
golfing, walking three miles a day
for many years, gardening, reading
newspapers, and enjoying nature
on the peaceful farm.
Serving as pall bearers are Jo-
seph L Denton III, Michael Lund,
Ridge Turner and Peter Smith.
The family will be having a pri-
vate viewing and a private inter-
ment at Central Cemetery in Bar-
stow Md.
Any contribution can be made
to Calvert Hospice, P.O. Box 838,
Prince Frederick, MD 20678; 410-
535-0892l Link:
https://calverthospice.org/.
Funeral arrangements were by
Rausch Funeral Home.
Thursday, December 31, 2020
Clarence “Bill”
Batson
Clarence “Bill” Batson, 87, of
Clinton, MD passed away Decem-
ber 24, 2020 at Medstar Southern
Maryland Hospital Center. He was
born on December 22, 1933 in
Washington, DC to George E and
Alta K. (Goedel) Batson. Bill was
raised in Washington and North
Beach and has lived in Clinton for
the last 57 years.
Bill was an electrician with Lo-
cal Union # 26 for over 55 years.
He was a member of First Baptist
Church of Waldorf. Bill was an ac-
complished musician and played
guitar and sang at local venues.
He was preceded in death by
his two brothers John W. and Rev.
George “Buddy” Batson and three
sisters Janet “Jenny” Holsworth,
Lenoir Marquess and Catherine
Holsworth. Bill is survived by
his wife of 66 years Sue Batson,
daughters Brenda Lindley and her
husband Bob of Fairfax Station, VA
and Terry Crouch and her husband
Steve of Waldorf, MD, and son
Mark Batson and his wife Annette
of Crownsville, MD. Also surviv-
ing are grandchildren Austin, Ra-
chel, Brooke, Bradley and Taylor.
Due to COVID 19 restrictions
a maximum of 25 people wear-
ing masks will be allowed at the
service.
Graveside Service will be Mon-
day, January 4, 2021 at 11 a.m.
at Resurrection Cemetery, 8000
Woodyard Road, Clinton, MD
20735 with interment in rge
cemetery.
The service will be livestreamed
on Rausch Funeral Homes Face-
book page.
Memorial contribiuti0obs may
be made to St. Jude Children’s Re-
search Hospital, 262 Danny Thom-
as Place, Memphis, TN 38105;
Link: https://www.stjude.org/
Brandi Lynn Kelley
Brandi Lynn Kelley, 37, of Hun-
tingtown passed away December
22, 2020. She was born September
Thursday, December 31, 2020 The Calvert County Times Obituaries 21

with her family in Prince Frederick,

15, 1983 in Cheverly to Mark and
Susan Kelley. Brandi grew up in
Calvert County and attended Cal-
vert and Northern High where she
played softball. She graduated from
Northern High School in 2001 and
went on to attend the College of
Southern Maryland. Brandi worked
for her family business, Edmonds
Nursery in Alexandria, VA. Brandi
was a very artistic person and en-
joyed going to the beach and watch-
ing the Washington Capitals.
Brandi is survived by her parents
Susan and Mark Kelley of Chesa-
peake Beach, children Logan and
Meli Delawder, brother Justin Kel-
ley of St. Leonard, niece Kennedy
Kelley, grandparents Emory and
Rita Kelley of Clements, MD, and
numerous aunts, uncles, and cous-
ins. She was preceded in death by
her grandparents Carl and Louise
Edmonds.
Due to Covid-19 restrictions and
for everyone’s safety, a celebration
of Brandi’s life will be held at a
later date.
Funeral arrangements by Rausch
Funeral Home.
Audrey Elizabeth
Paddy
Audrey Elizabeth Paddy, 96, of
Lothian passed away December 19,
2020. She was born July 17, 1924 to
Louis and Emma Louise (Disney)
Beall. Audrey was raised in Up-
per Marlboro and graduated from
Frederick Sasscer High School.
After graduating, Audrey worked
as a secretary in Washington, DC
until she met and married James
Wilbur Paddy, Sr. In 1954, Au-
drey and James bought a farm in
Lothian where they raised tobacco
for 35 years. Audrey later opened
strawberry fields on the farm and
worked the fields for 17 years. She
also helped out at the family pro-
duce stand on 258, Paddy’s Pro-
duce. Audrey was an active mem-
ber of Wesley Chapel and enjoyed
traveling with her church group.
She also enjoyed cooking, canning,
and spending time with her family,
especially her grandchildren.
Audrey was preceded in death by
her husband James Wilbur Paddy,
Sr. in 1972 and brothers Edward,
Ernest, and Louis Beall. She is
survived by her children Darlene
Rattie and husband James of Ken-
ley, NC, Jo-Ann Paddy Kim and
husband Jin of Lothian, and James
“Jimmy” Paddy, Jr. and wife Paula
of Lothian, 8 grandchildren and 12
great-grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements were by
Rausch Funeral Home.
Linda Gayle Hubbard
Linda Gayle Hubbard, 61, of
Prince Frederick, Maryland passed
away on December 17, 2020 in
Prince Frederick, Maryland. She
was born on October 31, 1959 in
Annapolis, Maryland to the late
Marion P. and Arnilla E. Stuphin.
Besides her parents, she is also pre-
ceded in death by a sister, Alfreda
Horton.
She is survived by her sons
Gregory A. Tippett and James E.
Stuphin, her sister Patricia Stall-
ings, and a brother Gary Stuphin.
Services will be private.
Funeral arrangements were by
Rausch Funeral Home.
Doris J. Johnson
On Tuesday, December 15, Doris
J. Johnson (nee Turnbull) went to
be with the Lord Jesus and Blessed
Mother Mary while she was at home
Md.  Doris was born July 10, 1919
in Atlantic City, N.J. where she
lived until she married hometown
love Ralph Johnson in 1948.  They
moved to Washington, D.C. and
then Maryland to begin their life
together and raise three children.
Doris had a very lively personality
and joined many clubs throughout
her life in New Carrollton, Md.,
making and keeping many lifelong
friends.  She loved being with peo-
ple, was talented with crafts, and
made a beautiful, loving and warm
home for her family to grow in.
Doris was preceded in death by
her beloved husband Ralph in 1990,
son Steven, parents Thomas and
Kathleen Turnbull, brother Thomas
Turnbull II, and sisters Kathleen
Mogan and Elnor Best.
Left to mourn her are her chil-
dren, Donna (Kurt) Nelson, of
Prince Frederick, Robert (Betty)
Johnson, of Huntingtown, and
Jeanine (Ronald) Howard, of Lo-
cust Grove, Va.  She also leaves be-
hind grandchildren Jessica (Steven)
DeBolt, of Chesapeake Beach, Me-
gan Runnels of Plano, Tx., Timothy
Johnson of Huntingtown, Kristen
(Ronald) Williams of Prince Fred-
erick and Lee (Kingsley) VanPelt of
Tallahassee, Fla., her seven great-
grandchildren, Cayde, Conrad,
Tracy, RJ, Chance, Cassidy and
Dylan, 5 great-great grandchildren
and special nieces Deanie, Kate,
Eileen, Susie, Ann and Ronda and
their families.
Interment will be private at Chel-
tenham Veteran’s Cemetery in
Cheltenham, Md. due to Covid pre-
cautions.  A memorial and celebra-
tion of Doris’ life will take place
in July 2021.  The family suggests
giving to the charity of your choice
in lieu of f lowers.
Funeral arrangements by Rausch
Funeral Home.

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