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Huntingtown Master Plan Still On Hold
By Sarah Miller Staff Writer Scheduled updates to the Huntingtown Master Plan remain on hold while the State Highway Administration (SHA) does a road study of Route 2/4, between Routes 521 and 524 in Huntingtown. SHA Project Manager for the study, Jamaica Arnold, said the study is being done at the request of the county, and SHA is currently working on their preliminary analysis. According to information given out at the first shareholders meeting in December, the number of crash rates and significant crash types between Radcliff Drive and Sheckells Road are higher than the state average. Shareholders in the study include the Calvert County Board of Education, Emmanuel Baptist Church, Hatchers Feed and Farm Supply, staff from Calvert County and private residents in the area being studied. Arnold said there is also a preliminary environmental analysis being done with the land use information the county supplied. She said SHA is working to have a presentation to give to the board of county commissioners by the summer. sarahmiller@countytimes.net
In what state officials are calling a potential cost-savings move, the Maryland Farm Service Scan this Times Code Agency (FSA), part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is considering closing up its shop in with your smart phone Calvert County and combining it with the sister agency in St. Marys County to consolidate the operations. Accepting: The public meeting to discuss the idea will be held Feb. 3 at the Prince Frederick Public Library at 1 p.m., according to the states Farm Services Agency. 99 Smallwood Dr. Waldorf, MD 206 Washignton Ave. LaPlata, MD Charles Cawley, the executive director of the state FSA, said that while one office may be closed SERVING CHARLES ST. MARYS PG CALVERT (301) 932-7700 (301) 870-7111 down, no employees are set to lose their jobs as a result of the shift. Thats No. 1, were not losing any personnel, Cawley told the Calvert Gazette, adding that some staff may be moved other FSA offices in either Anne Arundel or Prince Georges counties. The jobs stay in Southern Maryland, Cawley said. Patrick Goode, the Calvert branch director said that the decision to consider the consolidation was a surprise to many in the office as they were only informed of the upcoming hearing Jan. 9. The change could come as quickly as 90 days, Goode said. The local FSA is important because it works with local farmers to find portions of their land that can be set aside to remain fallow in an effort to clean up the watershed, Goode said. The FSA rents those portions of the farmers land to Gary Simpson ensure they are not cultivated, thus keeping fertilizer with Matt Laidley its concurrent nitrogen and phosphorus loads which can Katie Facchina contribute to bay pollution off the land and out of the 7480 Crain Highway watershed. La Plata, MD 20646 The local FSA also aids farmers with federal disas301-934-8437 ter relief money due to damages sustained from drought and storms like the ones that downed many crops last April Hancock summer. PO Box 407 An Independent Agent Representing: ERIE INSURANCE GROUP The major inconvenience will likely be for Calvert Standing: Dan Burris, Jake Kuntz, Seated: Lisa Squires, Bryans Road, MD 20616 farmers, Goode said, if the change goes through. Susan Ennis, Donna Burris 301-743-9000 For some it will means a longer distance to travel to get services, he said. For more information contact the Maryland FSA at 443-482-2760. Auto - Home - Business - Life Leonardtown, MD Bus: (301) 475-3151 guyleonard@countytimes.net www.danburris.com
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By Guy Leonard Staff Writer The Town of North Beach has secured about 16 acres of marshland in the northern section of the town as well as about one-half acre of upland from private owners to make way for a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project designed to turn the wetlands deteriorating condition around. The town council recently reviewed the armys proposal for restoring the wetlands, which included eliminating an invasive and destructive form of plant life known as phragmites through spraying of herbicides but also through digging channels from the nearby Chesapeake Bay into the marshlands that would circulate sea water back into the marsh, killing the encroaching plants. The plan also calls for a new culvert pipe at both the northern and southern ends of Route 261 at the wetlands; town engineering staff have informed the town council members that the culvert under the highway at the border with Anne Arundel would have two-to-three times
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By Guy Leonard Staff Writer North Beach Mayor Mark Frazer proposed putting a band stage at the end of the towns fishing pier at a recent town meeting, with the idea being that the towns economy could pick up some of the wedding business that neighboring communities in Chesapeake Beach and Harrington Harbor in Anne Arundel County have taken advantage of. Councilman Randy Hummel said that idea had merit as long at the town limited its participation in the actual use of a band stage for weddings. As long as were not going to be planning them, Hummel said of weddings that could take place there. That was part of the original proposal. Hummel said the town would install a lower tier off the pier to ensure that residents
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By Corrin M. Howe Staff Writer Instilling a love for traveling in students while enjoying traveling are the reasons why two Huntingtown High School teachers are recruiting for a 10-day tour in Europe during summer 2013. Computer Science teacher Tom Currier and Science teacher Victoria Bol announced a potential tour of Florence, Rome, Paris and London in June 2013 if they can gain the commitments of enough students. I call it a shot-gun approach to travel, said Currier one day during the Flex Lunch where a handful of students came to learn more about the trip. Well spend three days in Rome and well see everything a tourist will want to see. He and Bols are using E.F. Tours the world leader in international education and student travel with 45 years of experience and schools and officers in more than 50 countries, according to their website. Bols said she likes this organization for a number of reasons. One is that their group from Calvert County will be paired up with another group from the United States so that students are receiving a social as well as educational experience. Currier appreciates the company providing native language speakers who meet the group at the airport and stay with them until they return to the airport. The tour guides can bring the group to the front of lines for popular tourist in order to stay on their packed daily schedules. They appreciate the students time and help them experience as much as they can, said Currier. Both teachers have traveled to a number
of countries. This will be Curriers third trip where he has been the teacher/leader. It will be Bols first, although shes attended similar tours with adults. Each day the students start with breakfast and the rest of the day they will be traveling to another destination or touring. At the end of the day they will receive dinner. All the travel expenses, accommodations, tour fees and two meals are included in the package amount paid to E.F. Tours. The kids need to bring money to purchase their own lunch and souvenirs. The reason Currier and Bols are starting now is so that the kids can raise the money to travel. In the past the students have sold Joe Corbis Pizzas and asked for money in lieu of Christmas and birthday gifts. Although the students are being recruited from Huntingtown High, it is not an official school function. The school system is aware of the program as many teachers do take students to foreign countries through similar programs. Currier said that he likes having the ability to determine which students hell take. Hes not had any major incidences in his previous travels. E.F. Tours does make students and parents sign contracts agreeing to rules and behavior. If there is an infraction, the chaperones can take the student to the nearest airport and the parent is responsible for getting him/her home. Bols talked about one of her first trips to Europe. I saw some random thing on a hill and it blew my mind. It had been there over 3,000 years. And I understood for the first time there is more to the world than what we have here (in the U.S.) Kids discover that they arent the center of the universe, Currier agreed. corrin@somdpublishing.net
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She said some students will purchase their own boots and helmets for comfort. Students are required to work with a VFD during the year they are in class. Each department has a checklist of requirements the student will meet before the end of the year. The fire departments are another way for the students to pick up practical skills and gain experience. In classroom they receive training in the Incident Command Structure which is the same throughout the nation. Each seat on the truck has a different job and the students will learn every role and responsibility, said Jones. The students have a section on Hazardous materials, basic firefighting and basic emergency medical services. Jones said it takes a long time to train a volunteer which is why in 2001 the Board of County Commissioners put together a recruitment package for volunteer fire-rescue-EMS. The program to train the students retains about 50 percent of those trained. The package also included $50,000 a year in college scholarship for those who successfully completed the training and meet the other eligibility requirements. Jones said the money is split evenly between all the qualified applicants. The program does not require the students to pursue a degree in the fire and rescue field. Every year, two or three students will graduate from the program and go work for a county that pays their firefighters and EMTs. And the others will either continue volunteering while they attend local colleges or work; some will go away to school but come back and pick up their volunteering later. Still others will be in Jones situation. Like, me, I was really active when I was younger, then I took a few years off to get married and have my kids. Now Im back volunteering, said Jones, who said there is a strong generational link to fire and rescues volunteer. This training program is also open to adults who work shift work and cant attend the evening training offered by the county. There were two adult women in this group of students. Two years ago, Jones said the program produced a student who successfully competed in Skills USA through the Career and Technology Academy. She said he started as one of three who competed from Calvert in a regional competition, went on to state and finally to Kansas City. He placed 10th and is now a paid fireman in Prince Georges County. Jones and Dameron are already talking about which three will represent Calvert on Feb. 5 over in Charles County for the Skills USA competition.
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According to Occupy Wall Street protesters and Budget-building season is back in full swing. Democrats, the Grinch stealing Christmas this season You have probably seen reports about the on-going is the collective corpus of bankers, hedge fund manstructural budget deficit in Annapolis and all the agers and other financial-sector bigwigs who dont taxes and fees proposed to be raised to make the budpay their fair share in taxes. get balance for this year. Senator Miller told memIts easy to see why. They make perfect scapebers of the Chamber of Commerce that there would be goats for unemployed college graduates with lots of no new taxes except gas taxes, higher flush taxes, and debt, big-government liberals and others who want to perhaps a sales tax increase. believe a black-and-white narrative of the countrys Calvert County is in the process of finalizing financial collapse and blame someone. our budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1, 2012 But protesters and others should hold a mirror up to themselves and check the facts on the 1 percent. (FY2013). I wanted to shed some light on the topic of Their stereotype does not hold, especially here. zero-based budgeting and how our County budget is Maryland has the highest percentage of millionaires crafted. of any state in the nation, according to the Census, in In the late summer, the Commissioners give the County Department large part due to the thousands of federal employees Heads some guidance about putting together their departmental budgets based with large pensions. It is also the wealthiest state in on projected budget revenues and our on-going desire to hold the line on taxes, the nation in terms of household income, due signifiand decrease taxes, if we can do so responsibly. We knew that property tax cantly to people who make money off of the federal assessments in the 1st election district (Southern end of Calvert County) were government as employees or contractors. going to come in considerably lower than three years ago. With increasing Many others earn huge salaries from hospitals needs (like for more deputies, school funding, fire and rescue equipment reand other nonprofits whose main funder is governplacement, wear and tear on buildings and parks, etc.), and decreasing revenue, ment. In Baltimore City, 33 percent of the private secthe goal to lower taxes becomes more remote, and the focus on holding the line tor is employed in a business designed not to turn a on taxes takes precedence. Consequently, we tell department heads to find a profit, compared to 8.6 percent nationally. way to do more with less, plan to forego step increases (longevity increases for And last week The Baltimore Sun reported that satisfactory work or above), and eliminate pay raises. We comb through the some Baltimore County police officers are retiring capital projects (buildings and other one time costs) to see what can be delayed with a $500,000 payout on top of annual pension until the economy improves while still maintaining our superb quality of life. payments upwards of $150,000 per year. Maryland Based on this direction from the Commissioners, each Department Head is not the only place where this is happening. The looks at every line item in his/her budget to determine what has to be elimiphenomenon of municipal millionaires is causing finated in order to do so something new and what can be done in a less expensive nancial nightmares for cities across the country who cannot afford the large retirement benefits promised way. In other words, each Department Head starts from zero and builds his/ to government employees in better times without cuther budget to reach the goals they are tasked with achieving. This is a difficult ting core services and raising taxes. process with increasing costs, many of which are hard to predict, like fuel pricThese are the people occupying the top income es, and with the desire to implement new ideas or to deploy new technology to tiers in Maryland and across the nation and whose advance efficiency. There are a lot of unforeseen possibilities that have to be benefits ensure they will stay on top for the rest of accounted for. Once the Department Head has drafted a budget, he/she then their lives. Only a tiny fraction of private-sector workhas to defend that budget, starting again from zero, to staff in the Department ers can hope for such income and retirement security. of Budget and Finance, and especially to the Budget Officer. Proving that a But dont hold your breath waiting for Occupy new staff person is needed, or that an expenditure will result in efficiencies, Wall Streeters or the states dominant party to critiis tough since the Budget Officer is striving to keep the entire budget below a cize government for making people wealthy. certain mark. Usually, a negotiation between Budget and Finance staff and the Department Head resolves differences, but every year a list of items comes to the Commissioners for resolution when Budget and Finance is not convinced and the Department Head is adamant. We are all stingy. What I have described is a Publisher Thomas McKay form of zero-based budgeting. Associate Publisher Eric McKay Most of us probably use an example of zero-based budgeting at home or in our Editor Sean Rice businesses. We start with zero. We list our contractual obligations like mortgage and/ Graphic Artist Angie Stalcup or rent, phone, cable, electric, etc. Then we list necessities like food, medicine, doctor Office Manager Tobie Pulliam co-pays. If we have exceeded our income, we go back to ground zero and see where Advertising sales@somdpublishing.net we can cut our contractual obligations. Can we refinance the house? Eliminate cable? Email info@somdpublishing.net Change phone carriers or plans? Phone 301-373-4125 The other kind of budgeting is just to slice a percentage off of everything we are currently doing. So, if we are spending $100 on groceries, and we decide we are cutStaff Writers ting everything by 10%, we can only spend $90 on groceries. But we still may have Guy Leonard Law Enforcement to go back to zero to decide what groceries we feel we absolutely need and which we Sarah Miller Government, Education Corrin Howe Community, Business can pass up. Budgeting is all about priorities and necessities. For example, we could decide Contributing Writers that we do not need to pave roads so often. For a few years, we get away without pavJoyce Baki ing, but then the road develops the kind of potholes that can only be fully repaired by Keith McGuire re-building the road completely, which is far more expensive than paving more often P. O. Box 250 . Hollywood, MD 20636 would have been. Our Public Works Director currently does not have enough money in his paving budget to pave every road in Calvert County every 20 years, the gold The Calvert Gazette is a weekly newspaper providing news and information for the residents of standard. So, he has to decide which roads must be done this year and hope that the Calvert County. The Calvert Gazette will be available on newsstands every Thursday. The paper is lowest responsible, responsive bidder will come in with a paving price that allows him published by Southern Maryland Publishing Company, which is responsible for the form, content, and to stay within his budget. Or, he may have to convince first the Finance and Budget policies of the newspaper. The Calvert Gazette does not espouse any political belief or endorse any staff and then the Commissioners that more money must be put into the paving budget product or service in its news coverage. Articles and letters submitted for publication must be signed to keep up to avoid complete road rebuilds. and may be edited for length or content. The Calvert Gazette is not responsible for any claims made I hope I have explained how zero-based budgeting works in Calvert County to by its advertisers. keep our budget structurally balanced in this economic downturn despite significantly lower property tax income.
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Eldridge Bowen, 92
Eldridge M. Popeye Bowen, 92, of Prince Frederick, MD, a longtime resident of Tracys Landing and Lothian, MD passed away January 6, 2012 at Calvert Memorial Hospital in Prince Frederick. Popeye was born December 23, 1919 in Adelina, MD, now part of Prince Frederick, to Molly (Montgomery) and Eldridge C. Bowen. He was raised in Fairhaven, MD and lived in Tracys Landing for many years. He married Patricia Patty Kirby on July 3, 1982 and they lived in Lothian, MD and Prince Frederick for the past year and one half. Popeye was a lifelong farmer and a truck driver with the Anne Arundel County Pubic Works Department. He also hauled loads of tobacco for many local farmers to the tobacco markets in Upper Marlboro. Popeye was a faithful member of Friendship United Methodist Church, and a former member of Deale Volunteer Fire Department. In his leisure time, Popeye enjoyed baseball and taking bus trips to the casinos in Delaware where he liked playing the slot machines. He was preceded in death by his parents and by six siblings. He is survived by his devoted wife Patty Bowen, daughters Margaret Dyar of Huntingtown, MD and Nancy Skinner of Stevensville, MD, and by a son Raymond Bowen of Lansing, MI. He is also survived by granddaughters Sandra Callow, Loretta Czarnomski and Bridgett Bowen, and by four great-grandchildren. Friends and family were received at Rausch Funeral Home, Owings. A funeral service and celebration of Popeyes life was held Wednesday January 11, 2012 at Friendship United Methodist Church, Friendship, MD. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Expressions of sympathy in Popeyes name may be made to Friendship UM Church, P.O. Box 72, Friendship, MD 20758. For additional service information visit www.RauschFuneralHomes.com.
Cecelia Brooks, 67
Cecelia Bowen Brooks, 67, of Prince Frederick, MD died January 14, 2012 at Solomons Nursing Center. She was born Cecelia Marie Bowen to George Ernest and Susie Minnie (Mister) Bowen. Cecelia attended Calvert County Public and graduated from Calvert High School. Cecelia was an accounts payable specialist with MONA Electric Company until retiring in 2008. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Paul J. Curran in 1980 and brothers George, John and Daniel Bowen Surviving are a son Lionel Ray Humphreys, daughter Karen Sue Greenborn and husband Brian, grandchildren Robert Cleveland and Austin Humphreys, brothers Paul, Lawrence, Landell, Duck, and Charles Bowen. Friends may call at Rausch Funeral Home, P.A., 8325 Mt. Harmony Lane, Owings, MD on Saturday, January 21, 2012 from 2:00 3:00 P.M. with a service celebrating her life to follow at 3:00 P.M. Interment will be private. Memorial contributions may be made to Christmas in April, Calvert County, P.O. Box 2761, Prince Frederick, MD 20678 or Christmas in April Prince Georgess County, 7915 Malcolm Road, Clinton, 20735.
Belvoir, Virginia. Jimmy, along with his dad, owned and operated the car and tractor business Cox Motors of Prince Frederick for approximately forty years. Mr. Cox was also a member of the Masonic Lodge and the Calvert County Lions Club. He was an officer of the 121st Engineer Battalion, Maryland National Guard and retired with the rank of Major (U.S. Army). He was a founding member of Trinity United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents Ernest Leroy Cox and Myrtle G. Cox, and by a grand daughter, Julie Cox. He is survived by his wife of fifty eight years, Olivia Sibley Cox of Huntingtown, daughters Laura Lynn Cox and Anne Kimberly Cox Cross and husband Kevin of Huntingtown, sons James L. Cox Jr. and wife Nancy, and Scott K. Cox and wife Robin of Huntingtown, grandsons Jon Cox and wife Melissa of Lusby, Kevin Greenwell and wife Tracy of Sunderland, Kyle Greenwell of Cape Coral, Florida, and Scott K. Cox II Kenny of Huntingtown, granddaughter Ashley Cox Dare and husband Mark of Port Republic, great-grandchildren include Koy, Lily, and Gy Greenwell, Reed and McKenna Cox, and Madison Dare. Friends were received at Rausch Funeral Home, Owings on Sunday, January 15, 2012. Funeral Service and celebration of Life was celebrated on Monday, January 16, 2012 at Trinity United Methodist Church, Prince Frederick. Interment followed at Central Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Calvert Hospice, P.O. Box 838, Prince Frederick, MD 20678 or at www.calverthospice.org, The American Heart Association, Mid-Atlantic Affiliate, 4217 Park Place Court, American Heart Association Building, Glen Allen, VA 23060 or Calvert County Lions Club, P.O. Box 214, Prince Frederick, MD 20678.
He was preceded in death by his brothers, John and Thomas Fawley and sisters, Dorothy Dellinger and Romona Curtis. He is survived by one sister, Jean Davies of Washington, DC, his beloved wife of 34 years, Marilyn Greer Fawley, three children from a previous marriage, Dorman Walton Fawley, III of Cincinnati, OH, Tana Fawley Leasure of Vienna, VA, and Ellen Fawley Tolbert of Lewes, DE and two step-daughters, Susan Greer OConnell of Virginia Beach, VA, and Janet Greer Schroeder of New York City and 7 grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 PM on Friday, January 20, 2012 at the Solomons United Methodist Church at 14454 Solomons Island Road South, Solomons, MD 20688. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the St. Leonard Volunteer Fire Department & Rescue Squad, www.slvfd.org, 200 Calvert Beach Road, St. Leonard, MD 20685. Arrangements provided by Rausch Funeral Home, P.A., Lusby, MD.
Elliott Finley, 84
Elliott Campbell Skeets Finley, 84, of Huntingtown, MD died January 1, 2012 at his home. He was born October 3, 1927 in Washington, D.C. to Elmer George and Hulda J. (Pletzer) Finley. Skeets served in the U.S. Army and upon being honorably discharged as a Sergeant attended Randolph-Macon College, later working for P.D. Gawltney, Jr. Co. in Smithfield, VA. In May 1955 he accepted employment with the Library of Congress and retired in September 1984 as Chief of the Central Services Division. Subsequently he worked part time in real estate, and for the past ten years shared his artistic talents with the St. Marys County Art Association. One of his greatest satisfactions was derived from his associations with the International Association of Lions Clubs which he joined in 1970 and where he served over 40 years, and was District Governor of District 22C from 1984 until 1985. Always eager to help, Skeets devoted his entire life trying to make life better for others. He is survived by his wife of 55 plus years, Virgie Lorrain Dustin Finley; two brothers, Shirley H. Jack Finley and wife Helen of Smithfield, VA and Elmer E. Finley and wife Barbara of Lakeland, FL, and one sister Dorothy V. Ferruzza and husband Anthony of Frederick, MD. Also surviving are seven cherished nieces and one nephew; seven great-nieces and seven great-nephews and their children, and many special friends and caregivers. A memorial visitation was held Friday, January 6 at Rausch Funeral Home, Owings, MD, where a Memorial Service was held, followed by a Lions Service. Expressions of sympathy in Mr. Finleys name may be made to Calvert Hospice, P.O. Box 838, Prince Frederick, MD 20678, online at www.calverthospice.org, or to RandolphMacon College, P.O. Box 5005 Ashland, VA 23005. For additional information visit www. RauschFuneralHomes.com.
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David Jaeger, 37
David Paul Jaeger, 37, of Washington, Pennsylvania, passed away on January 8, 2012. He was born on May 8, 1974 in Seoul, Korea to Robert and Ursula Jaeger. David is survived by his parents, siblings; Jonathan (Linda) Jaeger, Anna (Charles) Patrick, and Nicholas (Brenna) Jaeger; nephews, Elijah Jaeger, Julian Patrick, and Adrain Patrick; nieces, Victoria and Sophia Patrick. The family received friends on Saturday, January 14, 2012 in the St. John Vianney Catholic Church, Prince Frederick, MD where a Funeral Service was held, with Fr. Peter Daley officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Arrangements provided by Rausch Funeral Home, P.A., Lusby, MD.
er. In her leisure time Arlene enjoyed reading, gardening, and also adored her pets. She was preceded in death by her parents, and is survived by her devoted husband Bill Krystopik, her daughter Lori Frame and husband Phillip of Huntingtown, her son Scott Krystopik of Orlando, FL, grandchildren Christopher Redding and Leanna and Madison Frame, all of Huntingtown, and sisters Lola Johnson of Ft. Washington, MD and Carol Robbins of West Palm Beach, FL. Friends were received on Thursday January 12, 2012 at Huntingtown United Methodist Church, 4020 Hunting Creek Road, Huntingtown, MD, where a funeral service and celebration of Arlenes life followed. Interment was at Miranda Cemetery in Huntingtown. For additional information visit www. rauschfuneralhomes.com.
Arlene Krystopik, 71
Arlene Jeanette Krystopik, 71, of Huntingtown, MD passed away January 4, 2012 at the Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C. Arlene was born February 20, 1940 in Washington, D.C. to Ferrell W. and Anna D. (Milner) Oden. She was raised in Coral Hills, MD and was a graduate of Suitland High School, class of 1958. She married Walter S. Bill Krystopik April 18, 1960, and they lived in Washington, D.C. until moving to Brandywine, MD in 1968 and to Huntingtown in 1976. Arlene was employed as a secretary with the Department of Agriculture for several years and later as a receptionist at Calvert Memorial Hospital in Prince Frederick, MD but was primarily a homemaker, wife, mother and grandmoth-
Alice Nobles, 85
Alice Joyce Nobles, 85, of Prince Frederick, MD, passed away January 11, 2012 at Calvert Memorial Hospital in Prince Frederick, MD. Joyce was born September 4, 1926 in Kinston, NC to John and Josephine (Tilghman) Gardner. She received her education in North Carolina public schools and attended Columbia Union College in Takoma Park, MD. She was employed as a subject cataloger with the Library of Congress, retiring in 1988. Joyce resided in Suitland until moving to Prince Frederick in 1996. She was a member of Pennsylvania Avenue Seventh Day Adventist Church and the National Association of Retired Federal Employees. She was an avid reader and enjoyed
making gourmet chocolates for her family and friends. Joyce was preceded in death by her parents and a brother Johnny Ray Gardner. Surviving are her son Terry Nobles and his wife Betty of Dunkirk, MD, grandson David Nobles and his wife Jennifer of Huntingtown, a great-granddaughter Lexi Nobles and a great-grandson Chase Nobles, brothers Jesse Gardner and his wife Annie Mae of New Bern, NC, Joel Gardner and his wife Jessie of Vienna, VA, Jeffrie Gardner and his wife Sandra of New Bern, NC, sisters Jacqueline Willis of New Bern, NC, Jonquil Lanier of Chattanooga, TN, Joan Finch, Lansing, MI, Juliette Church and her husband Charles of Kirkland, WA, and numerous nieces and nephews. Friends were received at Rausch Funeral Home, P.A., in Owings on Saturday, January 14, 2012. A Funeral Service and Life Celebration were held 2:00 P.M. Sunday, January 15, 2012 at Smithville United Methodist Church, Dunkirk. Interment followed at Smithville Cemetery.
of Maryland in 1978 earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, with an emphasis on Solar Engineering. Among many awards he received was the May Fauth Award for Engineering and Math. From 19641966 he worked as an Apprentice Machinist at the Naval Ordinance Station, Indian Head Maryland. Lloyd proudly served in the United States Navy from 1966-1972, with assignments to: The USS Forrestal, the USS Robert E. Lee and the USS Ray. During this tenure in US Navy submarine service, he served in many strategic and critical capacities aboard nuclear powered submarines. In 1972, Lloyd began his dedicated career at Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, BG&E, serving initially as Senior Plant Operator then followed from 1978-2011 as Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, utilizing his extensive design and operations experience in the Nuclear Power industry. Lloyd is survived by his beloved wife Kathie Jean Wenger; children, Karla Celeste Wenger, Lloyd Owen Wenger III, David Justin Paulos, Kathryn Jean Paulos and Kristina Lauren Paulos of St. Leonard, Md.; mother, Pauline Celeste Throop Wenger; brother Paul D. Wenger and his wife Marlene of NC; sistersin-law, Noel Hiotis of Washington, D. C. and Nancy Mountain of Hughesville, MD. The family received friends at the Rausch Funeral Home, P.A., 20 American Lane, Lusby, MD on Thursday, January 12, 2012, were services celebrating his life were held. Calvert Hospice Chaplain, Pastor Gerry Headley officiated. Interment services were held on Friday, January 13, 2012 at 11:00 AM in the chapel at Maryland Veterans Cemetery, Cheltenham, MD. Should friends desire memorial contributions may be made in Lloyds memory to Calvert Hospice, P. O. Box 838, Prince Frederick, MD 20678, Donations are encouraged online at www.calverthospice.org. Arrangements conducted by the Rausch Funeral Home, P. A., Lusby, MD www.rauschfuneralhomes.com.
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Newsmakers
Local United Way Has Kept Pace with National HQ For 20 years
By Corrin M. Howe Staff Writer The United Way of Calvert County has kept up with the trends of the national organization. What was good for them was good for us. We didnt let size stop us from doing what is right, according to CEO Kelly Chambers. This is a highlight of the 20-year history of the organization within the county, according to Chambers recent discussion with the Calvert Gazette. The agency started off with one fulltime employee, a part-time (10 hours) employee and donated space from the Board of Education. Chambers was the part-time employee. She provided administrative assistance while she was attending school. She laughed. Twenty years later and Im still working on my degree. The time out she took from her college to marry and raise two children didnt reflect in the United Way, which Kelly Chambers, CEO of the United Way of Calvert County. never stopped or stayed still. When Chambers took over as CEO in 1999, the organization had just purchased the United Way House, opened the Volunteer Center and received for the first time ever two grants totaling $360,000. The grants started Success by Six and Healthy Families. One of the first things Chambers had to do as the new CEO was go to my board and tell them we needed to hire a financial person because accounting wasnt my strong suit. Prior to then, Chambers remembered when she first started she had a ledger book and had to handwrite all the checks and account balances. Administering grant money demanded an entirely different level of accountability and paperwork. Now the countys United Way has four full-time and one part-time staff. Currently the agency has a number of different funds to allocate to 32 programs/agencies within the network of the countys charitable organizations. The way we do business has changed dramatically, said Chambers. Originally all the agencies hoping to receive money had to submit an annual application. Now there is much more accountability. Our outcome measurement was difficult for the agencies to swallow. But we taught them how to do it and they all caught on. Now they say they are better agencies because of it, Chambers said. Another recent change has been to award money to where the needs in the county lie. In 2010, the Chambers agency conducted an extensive needs assessment which included forums and surveys of leaders, donors and agencies. It got everyone talking about the issues in depth. We got to the core issues. The root causes. We talked about how people not being able to pay their electric bill is really because they never learned to balance a checkbook, Chambers said. Now the United Way is focused on three areas: education, income and health. Calvert Can is a countywide health initiative to address overweight/obesity. Why are people overweight? Do they have access to healthy foods and fitness programs? Chambers is excited to see how organizations like the Arc of Southern Maryland, which didnt apply for funding, works with other agencies that did receive funding for Calvert Can. Another example of collaboration from the community is Northern High Schools Future Business Leaders of America club, who didnt ask for any United Way funding but is helping to address financial illiteracy in the county. The hardest thing about my job is for people to understand what United Way does, said Chambers. When Im done talking theyll say, I didnt know United Way did all that! The other source of great pride is The Day of Caring which Chambers brought to the county. Ever year at the kick-off ceremony I tell everyone that it is my favorite day of the year. And it is. I pass along the passion to my staff, who take it and run with it. corrin@somdpublishing.net
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The Calvert Gazette is always looking for more local talent to feature! To submit art or band information for our entertainment section, e-mail sarahmiller@countytimes.net.
By Carrie Munn Staff Writer One of Southern Marylands local rising stars, The Sam Grow Band, took a short break from their steady shows last week to record a new single, Shot of Crown. The new song will be available Jan. 25 for download on iTunes for $0.99. Frontman Sam Grow said the group is hoping to top previous single releases that hit numbers 13 then 7, respectively, on the top downloaded singles under the singer-songwriter genre in iTunes. Grow, along with bassist Gene Quade, lead guitarist Mike Stacey and drummer Joe Barrick, went into Nightsky Studios in Waldorf with the help of producer Ron Vento, and crafted Shot of Crown. The song is a personal one, Grow explained, as the inspiration came from listening to a recently-divorced friend with a penchant for Crown Royal tell him that try as he might, he wasnt able to drown out the problems with alcohol. Grow said it may be considered a cross-over tune, calling it a hybrid of pop, soul and country that was well-received by local radio stations. Many loyal fans may find the tune familiar, as Grow said it became referred to as the secret song by fans catching acoustic shows, where the band would often play and hone the tune prior to taking it to the studio. He said that while releasing singles is a bit of a throwback idea, in the new age of iTunes and other Internet-based music retailers, doing well at it draws a great deal of attention. Grow said he continues to be grateful for the packed houses the band plays to and the overwhelming responses they get via Facebook. Were very, very blessed, he said. The band will be traveling out of state often in 2012, but aims to continue playing shows in St. Marys, Calvert and Charles counties each month and local acoustic shows as well. Grow said the group is working on its next album and hopes to write and record in the studio. Grow said that for his birthday on Jan. 21, the best present you could give him is to buy Shot of Crown four days later. For more information about The Sam Grow Band, visit their webpage at www. samgrowband.com.
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2011 Winter Snow Goose Adventure
So Now What?
Association, Maryland will have their second Anglers Night Out on Monday January 23rd, from 6:00 8:30 p.m., at The Ruddy Duck Brewery and Grill in Solomons. This event features the film Stripers Gone Wild that explores the environment and feeding habits of our favorite recreational fish. Again, the public is invited. Now is a good time to renew your fishing license for 2012 because your 2011 fishing license expired with the beginning of the New Year. Dont be caught short when a quick trip for yellow perch or white perch comes up. CCA Maryland is sponsoring a catch and release Pickerel Challenge January 15 through March 15, so there are fishing opportunities. If youre interested in the Pickerel Challenge, details are available at www.ccamd.org. On top of that, the Baltimore Boat Show opens today (Jan 19th) and runs through the weekend. Lots more shows, meetings, flea markets and outdoor events will be happening in the weeks to come. But.it is still hunting season! Die hard deer hunters can pursue whitetail deer in our region with a vertical bow or crossbow until Jan. 31. If you really get into pulling a bow string in freezing temperatures, now is the time for you! The upland game (like rabbits and crows) and certain forest game (like squirrels) seasons continue through next month (check State regulations). Hardy hunters who are not into waterfowl, but like to hunt cold conditions enjoy these times afield and in the woods. And, then theres the waterfowl season. The late season for most species of ducks and geese continues through the end of the month. Im getting reports that the migration of ducks through the area is light this year compared to previous years, but there are a few decent flocks of Canada Geese to fill the void.
On the Eastern Shore, snow geese are cooperating for some of the professional guides. Ill be heading that way next month to celebrate Ground Hog Day when I hope to shoot enough snow geese to fill the freezer until fishing season starts. The Light Goose Conservation Order Season continues until April 14th. The only place to find really abundant populations of these birds is on the big farms on the Eastern Shore. Ive seen the cover crop on 400 acre farm fields reduced to mud, goose footprints, feathers and scat after the snow goose flocks come through. I completely understand why unplugged shotguns and an unlimited bag limit are the rule for this season. So, theres always something going on that will tweak the pleasures we get from the outdoors. All we have to do is find them! If you have a particularly interesting hunting or fishing story and a picture, please drop me a line at riverdancekeith@gmail.com.
BleaChers
By Ronald N. Guy Jr. Contributing Writer I dont love tennisIve actually never liked sportsI dont like working out, I dont like anything that has to do with working physically. Weve heard these expressions before. Usually theyre delivered, in a similar form, courtesy of the attractive woman seated across the table. The words land with the subtlety of a left hook to the jaw because, for a foolish but fleeting moment, we had hoped that beyond her beauty and intelligence was a fellow sports fanatic. We had designs on Sundays at the stadium, not the mall and hours of fixed sports viewing without irritated urgings for more produc-
On Second Thought
lightly filtered connection between Serenas thoughts and her spoken words delivered a message that sounded spoiled, arrogant and unappreciative. In an economic period marked by debilitating debt, recession and high unemployment, Serena sounded disconnected from and ignorant of the real world. With honesty as her guide, she simply went too far this time. On second thought, maybe she didnt. There is much lost in translation between fans - those with an external view of the sports world - and professional athletes those with an inability to understand or, at times, even be sensitive to just how different life is for those on the outside. I admit, I lost Serenas pointinitially but its clearer now. Serena plays tennis because she can and always has. Its just what she does. She doesnt love it, though. Maybe she did at some point, but not now, not anymore. This may seem remarkable, but its not; shes neither the first athlete nor the first tennis player to lose that loving feeling. Michael Jordan, John Riggins and John McEnroe all temporarily broke up with (stepped away from) the sports that were once their heartthrobs. During the same exchange when Serena disavowed her love of tennis and expressed her dislike of physical activity, she also offered this about the game that supplied her fortune and fame: I cant live without it. For Serena, playing tennis now is about what it affords her, not the game itself. That take on whatever it is that butters your bread should sound very familiar. Few people are fortunate enough to wake up daily and pursue their true passion. Fewer still maintain their affection for said pursuit after it becomes their source of sustenance. A job, by its very nature, is something we have to do to maintain the things we need (a residence, food, health insurance) and acquire the things we want (the occasional indulgences) and anything done out of obligation is bound to be less pleasurable than undertakings born from personal choice. Thats a basic tenet of human nature and one that holds true whether youre a civil servant, small business owner or professional tennis player. Serenas remarks initially seemed like more elitist dribble from another millionaire athlete that couldnt possibly be more detached from those occupying much lower tax brackets. After further review, and rather ironically, she may have never said anything that more closely connects with everyday life and the countless jobs performed not out of love but because we cant live without them. Send comments to rguyjoon@yahoo.com
tive behaviors. This time the words came under entirely different circumstances and from an unbelievable source: tennis great Serena Williams. Huh? Serena Williams, 13-time Grand Slam winner, doesnt love tennis and never liked sports? Wow, that was unexpected. I think. The Williams sisters, Serena and Venus, have never been conventional. They hail from Compton, CA, which isnt exactly a rich mine of tennis players. While professional tennis is diverse, the Williams are two of the few and by far the most dominant currently and of all time - African American players. The sisters dress flamboyantly using the tennis court as their own personal fashion runway and, to their critics displeasure, take time away from the game to indulge their other considerable interests. Another uncommon trademark of the Williams is their penchant for brutal honesty. The sisters, and especially Serena, rarely leave you questioning their true feelings. That has been mostly an admirable trait, especially in a sports world now littered with demi-heroes, but this time the
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