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February, 2011

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Calvert County Commissioner Steve Weems holds a proclamation from the Board of
County Commissioners recognizing Catholic Schools Week in Calvert County.
Poker players at the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 7 on Chancellors Run
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3 Local News
8 Community
11 Sports
12 Cover Story
14 Letters
15 Locals
16 Obituaries
18 Education
20 History
21 Out & About
22 Hunting
23 Entertainment
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A project that would establish a major electricity trans-
fer line through Calvert County to boost power reliability to
the region at a cheaper price has brought the commissioner
board down on the side of the opposition, stating that the pro-
posal does not protect a local watershed and does not jibe
with the countys own zoning ordinance.
The Calvert Board of Commissioners signed a peti-
tion last week asking that the Public Service Commis-
sion, which approves such projects as the Mid-Atlantic
Power Pathway (MAPP), to intervene on the countys
behalf.
The [commissioner board] understands the need
for reliable power and improvements to our nations in-
frastructure. Unfortunately the land upon which PEPCO
intends to construct the improvements is located at the
headwaters of Parkers Creek, one of the largest and most
environmentally sensitive creeks in Calvert County, said
Commissioner Susan Shaw (R-Huntingtown) in a pre-
pared statement. Much of the land surrounding Parkers
Creek has been preserved from development as part of an
effort to maintain the creek and the surrounding area in
their natural condition and to protect the water quality of
the creek.
Shaw also said that PEPCO has not effectively com-
municated its intentions to Calvert County residents.
The commissioners are the latest group to oppose
the project, which is estimated to cost about $1.2 billion
and stretch across Maryland, Virginia and Delaware but
would not actually provide any power for Calvert County.
PEPCO, which is owned by PHI, has stated that
the region relies on a power transmission system that is
overtaxed and needs the upgrade to keep power fowing
effciently.
The MAPP project would run for 152 miles from
Possum Point in Virginia to Indian River in Delaware
with about 4 miles of its length passing through Calvert
County.
PEPCO intends to build a power station that would
convert alternating current to direct current electricity;
but the stations size at 34 acres, along with a planned
65-foot building as part of the project improvements, is a
major issue for county government. By Guy Leonard (CT)
info@somdpublishing.net
PEPCO Projects Draws More Opposition
A new budget report by state analysts reveals that the
state may have to raise property taxes or make even more cuts
to basic services like education and public safety, to the tune
of about $1 billion, in order to cover Marylands increasing
public debt, much of which is tied up in construction projects.
The report stated that increasing property taxes to
$0.133 per $100 dollars of the assessable base was one option
to bridge a projected gap between declining revenues and a 5
percent increase in the amount of debt service the state pays
each year.
This rate would apply for
fscal 2013.
The projections in the re-
port also show that property tax
would have to be increased to
the rate of $0.175 per $100 of as-
sessable base to cover debt ser-
vice in fscal 2016.
The current state tax rate,
in fscal 2012, is $0.112 for every
$100 of the assessable base, the
report stated.
The report also showed
that the state is reaching its le-
gal limit on how much money it
can spend to pay down its debts;
the states ceiling for paying off
its debt service cannot exceed 8
percent of the states revenues,
while its overall debt cannot
exceed 4 percent of the states
income.
Property tax revenues state
wide are expected to drop from
$965 million to $715 million in
just fve years, the report states.
If taxes do not increase, the
report stated, by 2013 legislators
will have to dip into the states
general fund for $132 million to
pay debt services; that is project-
ed to increase to $398 million by
fscal 2016.
The report estimates that
with declining property tax
revenues, which is the primary
source of funds to pay down public debt, the report stated that
those revenues will likely be inadequate to pay down the debt
service in coming years.
The latest report only adds to concerns that the states
fscal woes continue to mount, despite steps by the OMalley
administration to reduce the structural defcit of fxed costs
that the state must pay each year but that also increase with
time. By Guy Leonard (CT) info@somdpublishing.net
Report: State May Need to Hike Property
Taxes to Pay Debts
The US Coast Guard Auxiliary, Solomons Flo-
tilla 23-2, will present a four-session Maryland Boat-
ing Safety Education course at the Dr. James A. Forrest
Career and Technology Center, 24005 Point Lookout
Road, Leonardtown on Tuesday and Thursday eve-
nings, Feb. 8-17. Class will begin at 6:30 pm each eve-
ning, and will end by 9 pm.
This course satisfes the MD Boating Safety Edu-
cation requirement for persons born after July 1, 1972,
and graduates of this course will receive the MD Boater
Safety Education certifcate. This certifcate must be
carried by any person born after July 1, 1972 while that
person operates a registered vessel in MD waters.
Students must attend all four sessions and pass a
fnal examination in order to obtain the certifcate.
Topics include: Introduction to Boating Terms,
Boating Equipment, Boat Trailering, Boat Handling
Underway, Navigation Aids, Boating Emergencies,
MD Boating Laws, Jet Ski Operation, Water Skiing
Regulations, Hunting and Fishing.
Contact Gary Smith at 410-326-8377 or
fsope.232@hotmail.com to preregister. Course admin-
istration fee is $25.
MD Boating Safety
Education Ofered
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Want to surprise your sweetie with a Valentines gift
theyll always remember? Consider a singing valentine.
Local barbershop quartet Fathers and Sons is again
offering singing Valentines on February 13 and 14 in
Calvert County. All money raised benefts Calvert Hos-
pice. To date, theyve donated over $6,500 raised by per-
forming the special Valentines.
This the ffth year that Fathers and Sons will me-
ander about, serenading
sweethearts, both female
and male, at workplaces,
homes, restaurants, bars or
wherever you want on Val-
entines Day.
Fathers and Sons is
made up of Dave Reyno of
Owings who is sings bass,
his son, Jeremy Reyno of
Prince Frederick, a tenor,
John Leavitt of Owings, a
baritone, and his son, Ja-
son, also of Owings who
sings lead and carries the
tune.
They present the
Singing Valentines wear-
ing the traditional barber-
shop quartet uniform: red
shirts, black pants, and
white ties.
The elder Reyno tells
The Southern Calvert
Gazzette how the Sing-
ing Valentines work. We
offer four different songs
and you have a choice: Let
Me Call You Sweetheart,
Wild Irish Rose, Heart
of My Heart, and I Love
You Truly. What we do is
show up where you tell us
and fnd the Valetine re-
cipient, sing them a couple
of songs, give them a red
rose and a bag of candies.
Its very sweet.
The cost of a Singing
Valentine is $50 and all money raised is donated to Cal-
vert Hospice.
We have a lot of scheduling to do and usually get in
20-25 a day, Reyno explains. We say Calvert County,
but we have been known to go into Southern Anne Arun-
del County if we can ft it in the schedule. One year we
did a Valentines party in Deale at the very end of the day.
But what we try to do is the Northern part of the county
half of the day and the Southern half the other, otherwise
wed waste all our time in travel. And were stretching
it into two days so we can raise more money both the
13th and the 14th. We start at about 9:00 a.m. and fnish
around 9:00 p.m. both days so its a lot of juggling.
One of the most unusual Singing Valentines they
ever presented was at the Calvert County Jail in Barstow.
No, it was not for an inmate, Reyno laughs. It was for
an employee, and everyone really enjoyed it.
Weve had some awkward ones, too, Reyno says.
Sometimes its kinda weird when were asked to sing to
guys, but we all have a great time.
We have a gentleman who is a repeat customer and
were still trying to fgure him out. We sing for the people
he sends us to and always their happy faces turn to oh,
geez faces when we tell them he sent us, Reyno laughs.
But oh, well! Its all for a good cause.
As for the strangest, Reyno says, There was one we
did for a lady in Dunkirk and it brought tears to her eyes.
How romantic she said over and over. Then, we told her
who it was from. You should have seen the look on her
face the smile turned to a frown! It obviously wasnt
from the person she wanted - or expected!
Reyno adds, Most people take the Singing Valen-
tines very well and just love it!
The rest of the year, Fathers and Sons keep busy.
Reyno says, Weve sung the National Anthem and God
Bless America at Camden Yards, and at the beginning of
Bowie Bay Sox and Blue Crabs games. Were also hoping
to sing for the Washington Capitals this year.
They also sang recently at a 90th birthday party, and
have performed at Asbury Solomons, area senior centers,
and Alzheimer wards at nursing facilities and hospitals.
Its very touching when the folks start remembering the
old songs and singing along, Reyno adds.
Interested in following them? We have a Facebook
page, so search for Fathers and Sons Quartet and youll
be able to fnd out where were performing next. By Diane
Burr (CC) info@somdpublishing.net
Fathers & Sons Vocal Quartet from left: Jeremy Reyno, Jason Leavitt, David Reyno and Jon Leavitt
On Aug. 30, 2010 an African
American male walked into the Mary-
land Bank & Trust located at 691
Prince Frederick Blvd, Prince Freder-
ick, MD where he passed the teller a
note announcing that it was a robbery
and that he was armed. He left the
bank after obtaining $1,100 in cash.
During the investigation of the
robbery, coordination was made with the Anne Arundel
County Police Department and Queen Annes County Sher-
iffs Offce who were investigating similar bank robberies
believed to be committed by the same individual.
A suspect was developed who was identifed as Jamie
Clarence Tongue, 26 of Harwood, MD. On Jan. 30, Tongue
was arrested for the bank robbery and charged with Armed
Robbery, Robbery, Theft over $1000, Assault 2nd Degree
and Delivering a Writing that Threatens Injury with the In-
tent to Obtain Money.
Tongue is currently incarcerated in the Anne Arundel
County Detention Center.
Anyone with further information is asked to contact
Detective Mark Fitzgerald of the Calvert Investigative Team
at the Calvert County Sheriffs Offce at 410-535-1600 ext.
2772.
Calvert Bank Robbery
Suspect Caught
Submitted Photo
Dowell Elementary School 5th grade teachers are
on site during their recent fundraiser for the annual
Fifth Grade Field Trip at the end of the year.
Thursday, February-2011 5
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Serenade Your Love with a Singing Valentine
Roy Rogers Restaurant in Solomons wants to get the
word out that they welcome any bona fde non-proft orga-
nization to take advantage of their fundraising program.
Well take groups from Huntingtown to St. Marys
County, said Donna Wagner, who oversees the program.
Approximately two years ago, Roy Rogers owner
Patience Barton, decided helping local organizations
raise funds was another way she could contribute to the
community.
Wagner says all an organization has to do is to talk to
any one of the managers on duty. Currently, the restaurant
has designated every Monday and Tuesday from 5 pm to
9 pm as a potential
fundraising day.
In order to
receive 25 percent
of the sales dur-
ing the fundrais-
ing hours, Wagner
says the restau-
rant has a few re-
quirements. First
a member of the
organization must
remain on site
during the fun-
draiser. Second,
the organization
must advertise the
event, including bringing a copy of the fyer to Roy Rog-
ers. And fnally, the representative must let the manager
know they are there.
Unlike some local businesses, Roy Rogers does not
require customers to say they are there for the fundraising
event. Instead, all sales from exactly 5 pm until the end
of the fundraiser are included in the percentage the club
earns.
As long as the organization advertises well, we do
see an increase in sales, said Wagner.
Patuxent High School groups and Dowell Elementa-
ry are the two most active organizations to take advantage
of the fundraisers. Wagner recommends the groups pick
a color or a theme and ask all their participants to come
dressed so that they and the restaurant can see how effec-
tive their advertising has been.
Dowell dresses up as cowboys and they usually
have a good turn out.
The Patuxent High School Marching Band set up out
front and played during their recent fundraiser.
We dont care what they do as long as it is safe and
doesnt interfere with the business. We want them to make
it a good time for everyone.
Besides the local schools, Wagner said theyve helped
the Boy Scouts, Calvert School of Dance, and churches.
We are doing the largest percentage of any of the
local businesses, said Wagner. The fundraisers are a win/
win for everyone. The group receives money for a little
bit investment into advertising and remaining onsite while
the restaurant can receive more business on traditionally
slower days.
Another advantage to their fundraising program, ac-
cording to Wagner, is they offer it year round. Even if kids
are not in school, their clubs can still raise money, they just
have to advertise it well and send reminders.
Currently the fundraising days are booked through
the end of March and the only limit on the number of
times an organization can schedule a fundraisers is once
a month.
We fnd if they do it more than once a month, the
excitement is no longer there, said Wagner. The younger
kids love to come out and see their friends and see their
teachers. By Corrin M. Howe (SCG) info@somdpublishing.net
Roy Rogers Events Donate 25 Percent
Now that the County Commis-
sioners are oriented, what kinds of ac-
tions are required? In other words, how does a new Com-
missioner begin?
Routine actions continue despite election cycles. Rou-
tine agenda items include awarding contracts for all the items
and services that a County government uses. Some contracts
have implications for capital projects, like awarding contracts
for architecture and engineering for a future capital project.
The previous Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) may
have decided to move forward with a project while the new
BOCC may require more information before they can endorse
the decision of the previous BOCC, especially given the nega-
tive budget forecast that County revenues will be decreasing
over the next four years. An example is Chesapeake Hills Golf
Course, where actions are likely to be controversial, yet a deci-
sion is required.
Commissioners serve on various Boards and Commis-
sions that are important to County government and to you, like
the Economic Development Commission, the Parks and Rec-
reation Advisory Board, and many others. The new BOCC
made those important assignments.
Numerous hot topics lurk on the horizon, including
Calvert Cliffs third reactor, the Mid-Atlantic Power Pathway
(MAPP), actions of the MD General Assembly that directly
affect us and our budget and especially the future of education
funding and more.
All of these areas add up to a lot! Stay tuned for future
developments.
Submitted Photo
Dowell Elementary School 5th grade teachers are
on site during their recent fundraiser for the annual
Fifth Grade Field Trip at the end of the year.
Photo by Corrin Howe
Wondering what those geometric checkerboard de-
signs are that have started to appear in magazines and news-
papers? If you own a Blackberry, Android, or iPhone, youre
going to love this.
The Southern Calvert Gazette is using a new technolo-
gy called linkblots developed by Envidient, Inc., a hi-tech
startup located in Maryland. linkblots allows the Gazette
to create special 2D barcodes called Quick Response codes
(QR codes) that work with smartphones to display online
content like videos and websites to our readers.
What is a QRcode?
Most people see barcodes in the supermarket everyday.
A QRcode is like a barcode on steroids. Normal barcodes
contains only vertical lines. A QRcode encodes information
both vertically and horizontally so it contains a lot more in-
formation. More importantly you dont need a laser scanner
to read a QRcode. QRcodes are scanned with mobile phone
cameras. If you have an internet-capable smartphone, you
can scan a QRcode and immediately begin watching the en-
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You will need two items to view the linkblots
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A Mobile smartphone (Blackberry, Android,
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Once you have installed the QR code reader, do
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Open the QRcode/Barcode reader on your
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Point your phone camera at the QRcode until you see
it in the camera screen. If you are using the iPhone or the
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If your phone is scanning the code correctly, you will
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our QRcode test video.
The Southern Calvert Gazette will be placing a wide
variety of videos, audios, and picture slide shows in the
paper to augment our normal print articles in the coming
weeks. Everything from movie previews, to sporting event
highlights, to campaign interviews are now possible and
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Why is the Gazette using these now?
According to nationwide statistics, over 20% of our
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LOCAL NEWS
Thursday, February-2011 6
LOCAL
NEWS
By Nick Garrett
The 428th
session of the
Maryland Gen-
eral Assembly
convened with a
proverbial pall be-
cause of a loom-
ing budget defcit
that could soon
spiral into a crisis
if not addressed
with more permanency.
There is currently a 1.6 billion dol-
lar budget defcit and $33 billion dollars in
unfunded state employee pension benefts.
In his legislative preview, our own Senate
President Mike Miller reached out to his
colleagues about how to tackle the states
fscal woes as a team. He outlined options
such as spending reductions and transfer
options from special fund balances and new
revenues.
One option that is
clearly off the table is a tax
increase. Governor Martin
OMalley has renewed his
commitment to Maryland-
ers not raise taxes. He and the General
Assembly seem to share the desire to bal-
ance the budget without cutting funding to
education, libraries, and important public
institutions.
As for our delegation, Senators Miller
and Roy Dyson, as well as Delegates Tony
ODonnell and Mark Fisher seem clear on
the issue and are proceeding with solutions
in mind. Miller and ODonnell are already
foating legislative ideas to work toward a
fx and Senator Dyson is approaching the
session with a frm resolve to analyzing
each situation through the lens of its effect
on the taxpayer and balancing the budget.
While Delegate Fisher is still getting his
bearings in Annapolis, his position seems
frm that he is going to make himself part
of the solution and not the problem. He has
commented, One of my primary concerns
of late is Marylands budget defcit.
Even though Senator Miller shared his
desire to solve Marylands debt and defcit
as a team with his colleagues, not all areas
of the state are as lucky as we are in their
delegations approach to spending. If one
goes to the Maryland General Assembly
website and looks at many of the bills that
have been proposed so far, one would think
there is no problem at all! Many delegates
have submitted bills asking for hundreds
of thousands, even millions of dollars, in
bonding authority for new projects for his or
her district. In past years, this would have
been status quo and is just part of the pro-
cess. Some projects make the cut while oth-
ers fall. In a year such as this one, with such
large fscal challenges, many feel it borders
on insanity to introduce bonding authority
for new projects.
Since we are coming off the heels of
such a dramatic election season where fscal
responsibility was at the core of the peoples
mandate, we can be happy about the efforts
of our delegation to correct this matter. That
being said, as Marylanders, we should hold
those elected offcials accountable. Those
who think taxpayers should pay for any new
projects across the state right now while we
are facing cuts to vital services and debt
that could damage our long-term fnancial
health should think twice. In short, its time
to get our house in order because we cannot
kick the can down the street any longer.
You can be part of the solution too by
communicating about the legislation being
proposed for passage this year. Go to the
State Legislatures website at www.mlis.
state.md.us and navigate the proceedings
of both the State Senate and the House of
Delegates. As bills are introduced, they ap-
pear instantly as do any changes that occur
along the way. Write letters and call those
Delegates and Senators who are not trying
to be part of the debt solution.
In closing, I am not suggesting that
our delegation is perfect and has never pro-
posed spending or that some spending isnt
completely necessary. There is, however, a
tone to this debate that is reaching its apex
and the time is now for legislators to look
forward and implement new habits for bills
with heavy fscal notes. The bills I have
seen go in so far indicate that in spite of the
recent election results, many delegates just
didnt get the memo.
Nick Garrett is the owner of The Garrett
Music Academy in Owings, a published author,
and has served and continues to serve on various
boards and commissions in Calvert County.
Come On, Ya ll! Cut It Out!
Maryland Senator Roy Dyson (D-Calvert, St. Marys)
told members of the local farming community last week that
lobbying efforts against arsenic in chicken feed and man-
dates from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
to clean up the Chesapeake Bay could spell trouble for their
industry.
While raising poultry is mostly confned to the East-
ern Shore of the state, farmers in Southern Maryland pro-
duce corn and soybeans that are sold as feed to support the
massive chicken farming interests that make up much of the
states economy.
Sen. Roy Dyson told farmers at a legislative dinner for
the St. Marys County Farm Bureau on Jan. 14 that his offce
has already been lobbied by groups that want to ban arsenic
in chicken feed.
He said he would not support a state ban on the ele-
ment found in poultry feed because it was approved by the
U.S. Food and Drug Administration as a way of preventing
diseases in chickens.
Theres a whole network throughout the state that will
try to prohibit the use of arsenic in chicken feed in Mary-
land, said Dyson (D-Great Mills). This may be extreme,
but it could drive the broiler industry out of Maryland.
Dyson went on to say that if the broiler industry headed
for another state that their absence would cause the col-
lapse of Marylands agricultural industry.
Tighter controls on nutrients like nitrogen and phospho-
rus, key ingredients in fertilizers used in agriculture, could
also spell more burdens for farmers since the EPA is requir-
ing at least a 25 percent reduction in nitrogen and a 24 per-
cent reduction in phosphorus entering the entire watershed.
Maryland is just one of the states required to submit a
plan to curb nutrient and sediment pollution into the Chesa-
peake Bay by 2025 and now individual counties are busy
putting together plans as to how they will contribute to the
reductions at the local level. By Guy Leonard (CT) info@som-
dpublishing.net
Annapolis Session May
be Tough on Farmers
After months of preparation, research and planning,
the Facing Fences exhibit held its grand opening at St.
Marys College of Maryland.
The exhibit is a collaborative effort between the col-
lege, the Between Fences traveling exhibit from the Smith-
sonian Institution and the tri-county area as a whole.
Jean Drzyzgula, a sophomore at St. Marys College of
Maryland, said there was work being done on the actual ex-
hibit from halfway through the semester until 10 minutes
before the show opened.
It was great, Drzyzgula said. It really brought to-
gether the college and the community to a larger extent.
There are pieces in the colleges Boyden Gallery about
Scientist Cliffs in Calvert County and the borders the Unit-
ed States shares with Canada and Mexico, showing fences
are as much of a concern close to home as they are in inter-
national issues.
Joe Urgo, the president of St. Marys College, called the
exhibit a tremendous college community collaboration.
He said the exhibit shows how few fences there are be-
tween the community and the college.
Its kind of interesting to look at what constitutes
boundaries and peoples perspective on that, said Judy An-
gelheart from Lusby who came down to see the exhibits
grand opening.
Regina Faden, the executive director of St. Marys City
and the instructor of the Intro to Museum Studies Class,
said it feels wonderful to fnally have the exhibit up and
open to the public.
She also said it was good for the students to see a proj-
ect they worked on be successfully executed.
Im sure its going to be gratifying for the students,
Faden said.
The exhibit will be up until March 4. For more infor-
mation, visit http://www.smcm.edu/boydengallery/current_
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LOCAL
NEWS
Care Net Pregnancy Center is mov-
ing its Calvert offce from Lusby to Prince
Frederick. This past weekend volunteers
continued to prepare the new offce space
behind Adams Ribs on Route 4 with the
hopes of obtaining the occupancy permit
within a week.
It was an emotional day for Center Di-
rector Cindy Fehrman as she stood in the
middle of cans of paint, tools and construc-
tion mess. She switched back and forth be-
tween being bubbly to close to tears as she
talked about the hundreds of hours volun-
teers have donated to creating the new of-
fce space.
I hate to talk about all the big dona-
tions because people like Mary who come
down and paint for one hour out of her busy
week are just as important.
Besides the many volunteers, local
businesses also donated supplies and mate-
rials which signifcantly defrayed the cost of
the new offce space.
A number of factors went into the deci-
sion to relocate the offce from the south-
ern end of the county. Fehrman researched
demographics and looked at one months
blue sheet of clients fnding 14 out of 17
new clients came from Prince Frederick.
Dr. Nasher was a wonderful landlord,
but it got to the point we hand to make a
decision, said Fehrman. We wanted to
be centrally located in the county. At the
time our frst location was perfect outside
the CRE. As the years have gone on we
started getting referrals from the Health
Department.
Fehrman is excited about the new of-
fce and location. The offce is located on
the ground foor where their prior offce
had 17 steps. It was hard on pregnant
moms carrying a toddler on her hip and
holding the hand of another child.
The larger space allows them to offer
limited ultrasounds with a portable ma-
chine purchased with funds donated by the
Knights of Columbus.
I am excited about the new location
for our Calvert County offce for two pri-
mary reasons: the larger offce space will
enable us to better serve those facing a cri-
sis pregnancy and the new location will en-
able us to reach more people in need of our
services, said Rich Good, member of Care
Nets local Board of Directors.
Care Net is a national organization
with more than 1,100 pregnancy centers
which offer hope to women facing un-
planned pregnancies by providing practical
help and emotional support, according to
their website.
Howard Wood, the onsite volunteer
coordinator that day, said he wished he can
completed his project management pro-
gram he started before he retired. He feels it
would have helped him with the day to day
surprises which come up during a massive
undertaking like this.
Just yesterday I told Cindy, we need
toilet paper holders in the bathroom. Who
thinks of toilet paper holders? By Corrin M.
Howe (SCG) info@somdpublishing.net
Care Net Moving From Lusby to Prince Frederick
A crowd of residents and local
and state offcials issued a farewell
send-off to former Calvert County
Commissioner Linda Kelley on
Sunday, Jan. 30, at the Dunkirk
Volunteer Fire House. Delegate
Tony ODonnell and former Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs George
Owings were the Masters of Cer-
emonies for the luncheon, spon-
sored by the Calvert County Re-
publican Central Committee.
The leadership that Linda
Kelley provided was key to bring-
ing growth under control in Cal-
vert County, saving our taxpaying
citizens huge sums of money in
not having to build more expen-
sive schools, said Frank Mc-
Cabe, Chairman of the Central
Committee.
Banquet Held in Kelleys Honor
Photos by Cheryl Emery
Howard Wood updates the board for
the work needing to be done as the
volunteers come and go throughout
the weekend.
Thursday, February-2011 8
Community
I used to be a queen of multi-tasking
before being diagnosed with stage four kid-
ney disease. I was depressed. I couldnt get
out of bed, Sharon Fossett raves about The
Trager Approach to her many painful ail-
ments. I literally crawled in here because I couldnt bear
any weight on this side. I was overwhelmed when I stood
up. I think I even did a jig,
Her recent diagnosis of kidney disease forced her to
stop many of the pain medications she was using to man-
age painful conditions including Lupus, arthritis, gout, a
torn meniscus, a broken toe and fbromyalgia.
I was defnitely in solid stage
four kidney disease. Between my doc-
tor taking me off medications interfer-
ing with the kidney and adhering to a
very strict diet I was able to move it
into stage three without dialysis. When
I came to Tracey, I was so desperate for
relief.
Tracey Eno, of Inner Peace, is a
certifed Trager Practitioner and li-
censed Massage Therapist.
I couldnt take pain medication.
It was the very frst session I walked
out of here and didnt even limp. But I
couldnt fgure out how it worked be-
cause it didnt hurt, Fosett said.
According to the Website provided
by Eno, The Trager Approach has one
aspect of the work, usually referred to
as the table work, you, the client, lie
on a well-padded table in a safe, com-
fortable environment while your body
is supported and gently moved within
its pain-free range of movement and
natural rhythm.
Eno further explains, Trager im-
parts feelings of lightness, openness,
and peace that resonate throughout
your body. It relaxes muscle tension,
soothes the central nervous system, loosens the joints and
massages the internal organs.
I dont understand how she can do hands-on ther-
apy and not hurt, said Fossett. I was hooked on the frst
try and I was making really good progress until I went
to the rheumatologist and the only reason I went was be-
cause my kidney doctor wanted my lupus managed.
Fossett said the specialist made her stop Trager and
instead put her on aqua therapy and medications she was
not previously taking.
I did a nose dive as far as the pain coming back
again. My husband, for the time period I was off (Trager),
would say how much longer before you go again? It was
that obvious that I wasnt getting any results off tradi-
tional medical criteria she (the doctor) was using, Fosett
said.
What was remarkable about that time period was
that she had a certain amount of Trager sessions and was
receiving a lot of beneft and the doctor said stop Trager
do aqua physical therapy. In that period things kind of
deteriorated, Eno said. It was a good test. Before and
after. Its so hard to isolate that its just Trager that is
working for Sharon but the combination of these things
there was a marked difference for Sharon.
The other thing Sharon told me which stood out
when she frst came to see me was her friends were won-
dering what the heck happened to her that they didnt
recognize her with all the energy she had and how easily
she moved.
Most insurance companies do not recognize Body
Movement or massage therapy as legitimate forms of
treatment. Fossett spoke to her company who agreed to
consider her documentation for the benefts of The Trager
Approach. The forced break from her weekly sessions
provided her with before and after medical test results
along with her own subjective experience. Her family
and friends are also sold that Trager is the right Approach
for her.
Inner Peace practices out of several different loca-
tions in Prince Frederick and Solomons. For more infor-
mation about The Trager Approach call 443-624-8022.
By Corrin M. Howe (SCG) info@somdpublishing.net
Patient Finds Relief with Trager Approach
Tracey Eno, left, of Inner Peace listens to Sharon Fossett show proof that the Trager
Approach worked for her ailments.
Calvert County Sheriff Mike Evans and Lt. Randy
Stephens, Commander of the Prince Frederick Mary-
land State Police Barrack are reminding motorists that
they have scheduled extra DUI enforcement efforts this
weekend, in anticipation of impaired drivers leaving Su-
per Bowl parties.
A little planning can prevent a tragedy, stated Lt.
Stephens. Members of the Calvert County Traffc Safe-
ty Council have dedicated many hours to raising aware-
ness of the need to use a sober driver, especially during
times of the year when drinking is more likely to occur.
Maryland State Police Troopers will be enforcing the
DUI laws for those motorists that dont use that advice.
Sheriff Evans added, We are also requesting that
motorists call 911 if they see an impaired driver on the
road. Between those motorists and increased manpow-
er, we hope to prevent the tragedies that weve seen in
Calvert County following previous Super Bowl games.
These efforts will be conducted by law enforce-
ment offcers on overtime, and efforts will be funded
by the Maryland Highway Safety Offces Community
Traffc Safety Program grant funds, which are distrib-
uted by the Calvert County Traffc Safety Council, a
press release states.
Cops Look to Curb Super Bowl
Drunk Driving
The Calvert Ma-
rine Museum will
present the ffth PEM
Talk (Paleontology, the
Environment & Mari-
time History) in The
Calvert Cliffs Conun-
drum series on Satur-
day, Feb. 5, at 2:30 p.m.
Dr. Michael Fen-
ster and Dr. Barry Kin-
sley will present Tigers
in the Cliffs: The Role
of Calvert Cliffs as an
Ecosystem for the En-
dangered Puritan Tiger
Beetle.
One of the most
controversial cliff
dwellers, this small
beetle has become the
target of great indigna-
tion, recrimination, and blame but what do we really know
about them?
Drs. Fenster and Kinsley, both professors at Randolph-
Macon College in Virginia, have done extensive research on the
Puritan tiger beetle and are prepared to share their fndings.
Dr. Michael S. Fenster is a professor of geology and Chair
of the Environmental Studies Program at Randolph-Macon
College in Virginia
and specializes in
coastal, estuarine,
and nearshore dy-
namics. Dr. Barry
Kinsley is a profes-
sor of biology at
Randolph-Macon
and has done exten-
sive research on the
Puritan tiger beetle.
The PEM
Talks series is
FREE and funded
by Bob and Betty
Currie, with addi-
tional support from
Holiday Inn Solo-
mons. PEM refers
to paleontology, the
environment, and
maritime history,
the three themes
covered by the mu-
seums exhibits. It
is being flmed by Real Life Delivered for distribution on the
museum website.
Visit the website at www.calvertmarinemuseum.com for
more information. The last lecture in the series is Thursday,
March 10 at 7 p.m.
The museum is open daily from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Admission is $7 for adults, $6 for seniors and military with valid
I.D., and $2 for children ages 5 12; children under 5 and mu-
seum members are always admitted free.
Tigers in the Clifs
Dr. Michael Fenster
Dr. Barry Kinsley
Thursday, February-2011 9
Community
Sebastian Maniscalco
One of the most respected entertainers in the
stand-up community today, Sebastian is no
stranger to television. OnThe Tonight Showwith
Jay Leno, he has appeared as the unforgettable
style correspondent providing hilarious grooming
advise to unsuspecting airline passengers and
churchgoers. Other television appearances include
The Savages, TimMeadows The Very Funny Show,
Comedy Centrals PremiumBlend, Showtimes Comics
without Borders, andthe Late Late ShowwithCraig
Ferguson. He was hand- picked to be a part of Vince
Vaughns WildWest Comedy Show.
February 19, 2011
7:00 p.m. - Doors Open 8:00 p.m. - Show begins
Location: Huntingtown High School Auditorium
4125 North Solomons Island Road Huntingtown, Maryland
Keith Alberstadt
Keith has performed on The Late
ShowwithDavidLetterman, Last Comic
Standing, Country Music Televisions
Greatest Redneck Moments, andFunniest
VideoCountdown. He has a likeable
personality and down-to-earth charm
that invites people into his brand of
humor--one that is smart, but not brainy,
and relatable, but not hacky. Keith shares
his witty insight on everything, all the
while doing it with a mischievous smile
that quickly becomes infectious.
Sponsored by: Calvert Alliance Against Substance Abuse, Inc. For information call: 410-535-3733
comedy invasion
Tickets: $25 in advance - seating is limited
$15 in advance for students ages 13 to 18
Visit the following locations for tickets: Educate &Celebrate, Prince Frederick; Richards
Bayside Florist, North Beach; CAASAOfce, Prince Frederick; Lotus Kitchen, Solomons Island
Show Rating: PG13
for Project
Graduation
Prescription drug disposal programs
developed through a local public/private
partnership have ensured the proper dis-
posal of more than 700 pounds of prescrip-
tion medications in just the frst year of
operation.
Participating Calvert County pharma-
cies collected 600 pounds of unused pre-
scription drugs in 2010 while county resi-
dents dropped off more than 146 pounds of
medications at a Calvert County Sheriffs
Offce drop box, a press release states.
The effort is a response to a rise in pre-
scription medication abuse and news about
the presence of pharmaceuticals in water
supplies. The proper disposal of unused
medications can combat both problems by
removing drugs from circulation and of-
fering a safe alternative to simply fushing
them down the drain.
A local working group led by the Cal-
vert Alliance Against Substance Abuse,
Inc. (CAASA) has spearheaded the effort.
The frst-year results for this program
are phenomenal, CAASA Coordinator
Candice DAgostino, said in a release. Our
partnering organizations developed easy,
effective ways for residents to dispose of
unused medications so they dont end up in
landflls or in the wrong hands. We hope to
build on this success and increase aware-
ness so we can combat the rise of illegal
prescription drug use along with the pres-
ence of pharmaceuticals in the Chesapeake
Bay and drinking water sources.
Two community pharmacies, Chesa-
peake Pharmacy of Chesapeake Beach and
Calvert-Arundel Pharmacy in Owings, are
part of Marylands Take-Back Program
and accept the return of non-narcotic pre-
scriptions, over-the-
counter drugs and sup-
plements. The Calvert
County Sheriffs Offce
maintains a 24/7 phar-
maceuticals drop box at its headquarters on
Church Street in Prince Frederick that can
be utilized at any time with no questions
asked.
County residents may also dispose of
unused pharmaceuticals through one of
the quarterly household hazardous waste
disposal events sponsored by the Calvert
County Division of Solid Waste. These one-
day events give residents the opportunity to
safely dispose of a wide variety of hazard-
ous chemicals and substances, including
unused medications.
Household hazardous waste disposal
events for 2011 are scheduled for March 26
and September 17 at the Mt. Hope Commu-
nity Center and for June 25 and November
19 at the Appeal Landfll.
For further information, the working
group developed a brochure entitled Pre-
scription Drug Abuse: Proper Disposal
Methods which details the issue of pre-
scription drug abuse, provides guidelines
for proper disposal and offers resource in-
formation. The brochure is available at lo-
cal pharmacies, doctors offces and in the
offces of participating agencies.
For more information, contact the Cal-
vert Alliance Against Substance Abuse,
Inc., at 410-535-FREE or visit www.co.cal.
md.us/residents/health/caasa.
Drop Of Program Nets 700+ Pounds of Drugs
Take advantage of Annmaries newest
evolving program to inspire and encour-
age children during days when schools are
closed. Come to Annmarie and meet new
friends, make great artwork, learn new
things, and escape out-of-school boredom!
Our SCHOOLS OUT dates correspond
with both Calvert County and St. Marys
County public school calendars. Week-long
camps are offered during Spring Break, and
all summer long in a variety of themes and
media.
Art and Shadow (Calvert Schools
closed) Age Group: Grades 1-3 - Friday,
Feb 4, 9 am - 4 pm.
Enjoy a day of shadow play as we cele-
brate Punxsutawney Phil and learn all about
light and shadow in art. Shadow puppets,
silhouette portraits, and more will help us
understand how great artists use shadows in
their work. Pack a lunch, dress for a mess,
and get ready to get creative!
Presidents and Portraiture Age
Group: Grades 1-3 - Monday, Feb 21, 9 am
- 4 pm.
Come celebrate Presidents Day with
us as we study presidential portraits, hear
strange stories, and create our own unique
portraits of ourselves and each other. Pack
a lunch, dress for a mess, and get ready to
strike a pose! Come in your best presiden-
tial costume for added artistic fair!
Fooled You! Op Art and Trompe
loeil (St. Marys Schools Closed) Age
Group: Grades 1-3 - Friday, Apr 1, 9 am - 4
pm.
Lets celebrate April Fools Day by
exploring art thats meant to fool your eye.
Well learn all about Op Art and make inter-
esting geometric patterns that seem to wig-
gle and shake. Well explore trompe loeil
and try to create our own realistic scenes.
Pack a lunch, dress for a mess, and get ready
to paint your way to a day of deceptive fun!
Spring Break Art-Around the World!
April 18-22; 9am-4pm each day. Grades 1-3.
Join Annmarie Instructors each day for
a different themed art experience around the
world! Sign up for one day or for all fve fun
flled sessions! All unique and inspirational.
Pack a lunch, dress for a mess and get ready
to get your hands dirty!
Monday, April 18 - 9am-4pm; Native
American Art- beads, fbers, clay and more!
Tuesday, April 19 - 9am-4pm; The Art
of Asia- calligraphy, scroll-making origami
and more!
Wednesday, April 20 - 9am-4pm; The
Art of Australia- create your own musical
instruments to play!
Thursday, April 21 - 9am-4pm; Afri-
can Art Adventure- make a mask, sculpt
clay and make cloth!
Friday, April 22 - 9am-4pm; The Art
of Europe- make an artsy passport for your
travels.
For more information, visit www.an-
nmariegarden.org.
School is OUT, Art is IN!
The 2011 Calvert County Visitors
Guide is now available. The Visitors Guide
contains information on shopping, restau-
rants and county visitor attractions like
Breezy Point Beach & Campground, An-
nmarie Garden, Calvert Marine Museum,
Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum, his-
toric churches, fve local wineries and many
other places of interest.
The Guide also features contact in-
formation and details on charter boating,
marinas, boat ramps, campgrounds, golf
courses, accommodations and biking/hik-
ing trails as well as a listing of major events
throughout the year.
To receive free copies of the 2011 Visi-
tors Guide or for more information on coun-
ty attractions and events, please contact the
Calvert County, Maryland, Department of
Economic Development at 410.535.4583 or
800.331.9771 or via e-mail at info@ecal-
vert.com. Visit online at www.ecalvert.com.
2011 Visitors Guide Now Available
Thursday, February-2011 10
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Community
Grammy Award win-
ner, Marty Raybon, is com-
ing to perform at American
Legion Post 238 in Hughes-
ville on Feb. 20.
Among his contemporaries,
Raybon is considered to possess one
the purest natural country voices in
the business, a press release states.
Raybon is best known for his long
time career in country music with
the award winning Country group,
Shenandoah.
Gary Levox, lead vocalist of
Rascal Flatts, calls Raybon The
greatest singer on the planet to this
day! Country music star, Josh Turn-
er, calls Raybon: One of the best
soul singers in music. He gets inside
a song and turns it inside out. When
you listen to him sing, he makes ev-
ery word sound important and makes you feel as though
he is singing straight to you. I love everything hes done.
Hes a great singer, a great artist, and a great man.
Throughout his epic journey, spanning nearly three
decades, Raybon has produced a remarkable list of ca-
reer accomplishments including; multiple number one
singles, top selling albums, CMA, ACM, IBMA, and
Grammy Awards, along with scores of other accolades.
Collectively, his contributions to the recording industry
have sold well into the millions and he has performed
literally thousands of live concerts at four corners of the
earth.
Along with Raybon, show host Jay Armsworthy
will join local Bluegrass favorite, Charlie Thompson.
They will be performing some old favorites that they
occasionally sing whenever they get together.
The show will be held on Sunday Feb. 20, at the
American Legion Post 238 in Hughesville, on the cor-
ner of Rt. 381 & Rt. 231. It begins at 2 p.m. with the
doors opening at Noon. Tickets are only $15 per person.
Children under 12 free with a paid adult.
A Fried Chicken dinner will be served by the Sons
of the American Legion from noon until 1:45 pm for an
additional cost. There will also be 50/50 raffes and door
prizes. The American Legion is handicap accessible.
For more information and directions, go to www.
americanlegionbluegrass.com or call 301-737-3004. Ad-
vanced ticket purchase is recommended. Pre-purchased
tickets will be held at the door for pick up on the day of
the show.
Also non-perishable food donations will be ac-
cepted for the Helping Hands Food Bank in Southern
Maryland.
Grammy Winner Coming to Southern Maryland
The wise use and management of our woodlands for a
variety of benefits is called Forest Stewardship. These ben-
efits include clean water, abundant wildlife habitat, timber
products, clean air, woodland beauty and economic vitality.
With 76 percent of Marylands forests being privately
owned, private landowners are essential in wisely manag-
ing and conserving this precious resource.
The Maryland DNR-Forest Service can assist these
landowners by developing a Forest Stewardship Plan. A
Stewardship Plan is a valuable tool used by landowners to
manage their woodlands. The plan tells the landowners
what type and how many trees are on their property and
how well they are growing. The plan also advises the land-
owner on what forestry practices will work best to accom-
plish the landowners objectives for the property. Some ex-
amples of recommended forestry practices are commercial
timber harvest recommendations, wildlife habitat improve-
ment projects, trail creation and maintenance, tree planting
and riparian areas/watershed management.
By having a Stewardship Plan written by the Forest Ser-
vice, the landowner may also qualify for a reduced tax as-
sessment on the wooded portions of the property. Through
several programs with the Maryland Dept. of Assessment
& Taxation and the DNR-Forest Service itself, landown-
ers can lower their taxes to that of a woodland-agricultural
assessment.
Forest Stewardship Plan
Help Available
Sp rts
Friday January 21s boys basketball game at
Great Mills High School looked to be a stirring come-
back for the Patuxent hoops team.
Instead, the Hornets snatched victory from the
jaws of defeat, converting a last second lay-up for a
55-54 that left Panthers coach Lou Bruno openly frus-
trated and hurt for his players.
A loss like this hurts so bad because they de-
served to win, Bruno said afterwards. My boys are
always great, they play hard for me.
The Panthers fell behind early, but had an incred-
ible third quarter rally, led by senior guard Brandon
Durbin and senior forward John Clyburn.
Durbin canned three consecutive three-point
shots early in the quarter and Clyburn added three in-
side baskets to help the Panthers (2-13 overall, 1-5 in
Southern Maryland Athletic Conference games) pull
even at 42 heading into the fourth quarter. Clyburn led
the Panthers with 14, while Durbin and Jacob Robert-
son added 13 and 10 points respectively.
Brandons been playing good the last four or fve
games and when he gets hot, it changes a game, Bru-
no said. John just has a motor. Hes always working
hard for us.
Patuxent took that momentum into a see-
saw fourth quarter that saw several lead changes
throughout.
The Panthers took their fnal lead with 19 seconds
left in the game as Robertson deposited a Travez Lee
miss to put Patuxent ahead 54-53. Great Mills ran the
clock down and when it seemed like Patuxent was go-
ing steal a win, Great Mills DeAndre Berry got the
ball and scored as time ran out.
They scored at the end, thats what happens
sometimes, Bruno said. Im just heartbroken for
these guys. I guess its supposed to make us stronger.
By Chris Stevens (CT) info@somdpublishing.net
Patuxent Boys Sufer Heartbreak at Great Mills
Thursday, February-2011 11
John Clyburn led Patuxent with 14 points in
their 55-54 loss to Great Mills January 21.
The Panthers Brandon Durbin, shown here
going for a lay-up, scored 11 of his 13 points
in the third quarter of a recent game against
Great Mills.
Thursday, February-2011 12
STORY
By Corrin M. Howe
Contributing Writer
The last generation put their children to bed saying, Good-
night. Sleep tight. Dont let the bedbugs bite.
Pest control practices in the United States after World War II
until recently made this bedtime saying an empty platitude. How-
ever, in the last decade bedbugs have made a comeback in major
cities on the East Coast and began popping up in Southern Mary-
land about two years ago.
An official with the St. Marys County Health Department said
the office has started receiving complaint reports in the last year
from citizens reporting bedbugs in homes and businesses.
Absolutely, its been on the rise for about a year, said Vic
Krasnokutsky, Environmental Sanitarian Manager with St. Marys
County Health Department, when asked if theres been a resur-
gence of bedbugs locally.
We tend to get these in the form of consumer complaints, it
not really a reportable disease issue. Its a nuisance issue, Kras-
nokutsky said.
Krasnokutsky said citizens have called the Health De-
partment to either issue a complaint about suspected bed-
bugs in commercial businesses, such as hotels, or to ask for
advice on how to remove the pest from their homes.
We have had some complaints about some commer-
cial facilities, he said. We go out there and try to confirm
the problem, then we tell them to get a professional pest
control outfit that will do a survey, do remediation and then
report back to us.
The resurgence is resulting in boon on business for pest
control services and related industries.
Weve doubled the number of homes weve treated
since last year, said Joe Lyons, co-owner of Arrow Ameri-
can Pest Control of Dunkirk.
Bedbugs feed on human blood but are not known to
cause major health problems other than skin rashes or al-
lergic reactions.
According to Michael J. Raupp, professor of entomol-
ogy at University of Maryland in College Park, bedbugs are
excellent hitchhikers which many believe is part of the
reason why bedbugs are now an issue again in the United
States, although they are part of everyday life in many
parts of the world.
Why are bedbugs a problem again after being virtually
eradicated?
Thats the million dollar question, according to
Kaupp Many pest control companies changed the way
they went about their practices in hotels, nursing homes and
multi-complex residences.
Lyons said pest control companies are not spraying
with pyrethriod, a synthetic insecticide which has been
found in acute levels in sediments and waterways.
Raupp agrees. What they used before for ants and
roaches probably had a residual effect on the bedbug popu-
lation. They shifted away from these practices, which is a
good thing because of the environment. However, many of
the new treatments include traps. Bedbugs dont come to traps
so they are able to survive better.
In addition to a change in treating for bedbugs, experts in
the field believe the increase in global travel factors heavily into
the bedbug population. Lyons says bedbugs remain prevalent in
Asia, Africa, Central and South America and Europe.
Its like having a cold. Once a certain number of people
have cold; it is easier to transfer the cold to many more, says
Raupp.
Bedbugs are being found in hotels, motels, universities,
daycares, office buildings, airplanes, retail stores and homes.
These insects typically live 10 to 20 feet from their food
source, lay up to one to five eggs a day and up to 541 in a life
time. They do need blood to go through each one of their six
stages of life. Lyons says to pull out a penny and look at the
date. A bedbug is the size of the last two numbers of the year
the coin was printed.
Not everyone will have a reaction to a bedbug bite. Those
who do will have red marks typically in a line along their arms
and legs where the bugs line up along the mattress and feed off
a human.
Bedbugs primarily are found in the mattress, and usually
a higher concentration of them around the corners; however,
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the new treatments include traps. Bedbugs dont come to traps
so they are able to survive better.
In addition to a change in treating for bedbugs, experts in
the field believe the increase in global travel factors heavily into
the bedbug population. Lyons says bedbugs remain prevalent in
Asia, Africa, Central and South America and Europe.
Its like having a cold. Once a certain number of people
have cold; it is easier to transfer the cold to many more, says
Raupp.
Bedbugs are being found in hotels, motels, universities,
daycares, office buildings, airplanes, retail stores and homes.
These insects typically live 10 to 20 feet from their food
source, lay up to one to five eggs a day and up to 541 in a life
time. They do need blood to go through each one of their six
stages of life. Lyons says to pull out a penny and look at the
date. A bedbug is the size of the last two numbers of the year
the coin was printed.
Not everyone will have a reaction to a bedbug bite. Those
who do will have red marks typically in a line along their arms
and legs where the bugs line up along the mattress and feed off
a human.
Bedbugs primarily are found in the mattress, and usually
a higher concentration of them around the corners; however,
they are also found in the bed springs, headboard, night stands,
behind picture frames, along base boards, in cracks and crevices
and in carpets.
If you find bedbugs you need to call in professionals, this is
not a kind of bug you can treat on your own, said Raupp. Further-
more, it is better to call in the experts as soon as possible because
the amount of time and money necessary to get rid of them in-
creases the longer the problem is ignored.
Bonnie Morris, Lyons partner in Arrow American Pest Con-
trol, recently returned from a conference on how the pest control
industry is dealing with bedbugs. The whole protocol for how to
handle bedbugs is a rigorous process for both the property owner
and the pest control company.
First the property owner calls her company out to confirm
there is a bedbug infestation. In the past, her partner Lyons has
done manual inspections, which can take approximately 90 min-
utes per room. Now Arrow American subcontracts with a scent in-
vestigation canine.
Blaine Lessard, a master K9 handler, and his dog Max can find
bedbugs in a room within two minutes.
Lessard, who has trained nine bedbug dogs and six handlers,
says his dogs are trained similarly to law enforcement narcotic
dogs.
A dogs scent is 16,000 better
than humans. And they can sort out
smells. For example when a person
walks into a room they can smell a
cake baking. A dog can be trained
to sniff specific ingredients such
as vanilla, eggs flour. They are re-
warded with food so they come to
associate the unique scent of a bed-
bug with reward.
Lessard and Max have been up
and down the east coast, primarily
in New York, where the first resur-
gence of bedbug infestations start-
ed about a decade ago. Recent me-
dia reports indicate bedbugs where
found in AMC movie theaters in
Times Square, Niketown on 57 Av-
enue and Google headquarters.
Both Lyons and Lessard start-
ed receiving calls about bedbugs
in Southern Maryland about two
years ago. Since then their cases
have doubled.
Two years I didnt have any
cases in Lexington Park. Last year
I had five and this year Ive had
12, said Lessard.
In fact, he is under contract
with a couple hotels in St. Marys
County to bring his dog in for a
regular sweeps.
This is the only proactive way
to (handle) bedbugs, there is no
other preventative maintenance.
He and his dogs have searched
over 70,000 rooms on east coast
from Manhattan to Virginia Beach.
Five years ago, he did not expect to
have more expertise in the area of
scent investigation of bedbugs than
most. Besides helping to detect
bedbugs in hotels, offices, retail
business and other areas, he also
trains scent dogs. It takes about
four months to train the dog and
about a week to train the dog and
its handler.
When contacting a company which uses scent dogs, Lessard
recommends asking if the dog is certified because not all dogs are
properly trained. Third Party Testing is a company that does certify
scent dogs and it is based in La Plata.
Lyons subcontracts for bedbug dogs, but cautions that they do
have one major disadvantage; they can only smell bugs at lower lev-
els. A trained pest control inspector still needs to check up higher
into the cracks and crevices around ceilings.
People are in denial when they find bedbugs and dont take
care of them right away, said Lyons partner, Morris.
The pest control industry has been experimenting with differ-
ent ways to treat bedbugs. So far, theyve discovered that bedbugs
can survive
freezing tem-
peratures, but not heat.
Americans dont live with bugs. Since it hasnt been much of
a problem in America the science for dealing with bedbugs isnt
there, said Morris. However, she is confident such science is about
10 years out.
One of the newest industry approaches to eradicating bedbugs
from a home or hotel is a heat trailer, which Arrow-American Pest
has recently started using. Part of the pre-work for property owners
is to box items. These boxes and furniture go into the trailer which
is heated to about 130 degrees to kill not only bedbugs, but fleas
and dust mites too.
All those interviewed say prevention is the best approach to
bedbugs. When traveling and staying in different places, pull up the
mattress cover and look for evidence, usually down in the corners.
Bedbugs are about the size of the tip of a pencil and will be in large
numbers. Also, brown pinpoint stains on the mattress is usually
blood leached from the human and bedbug.
Use the luggage racks provided by the hotels, dont put your
luggage on the bed, on the floor or even unpack and put the items
in the drawers. Instead keep all your clothes in your suitcase, in
specially designed bedbug bags available for purchase. (These bags
are designed to melt away in the wash cycle.) When you get home
dont bring your luggage inside. Instead immediately wash all con-
tents in the washing machine and dryer, the heat will kill them. If
it is summer time, but the suitcase itself in a plastic bag and leave
it outside in the garage or on the deck for a few days. Dont forget
about kids going to camps or coming home from college doors and
apartments. Lyons treated a home where the daughter brought bed-
bugs home from college.
As soon as you detect, seek professional help. If you are in
multi-unit housing contact the landlord, manager or home owners
associations immediately, said Raupp. This is not a problem the
average homeowner is equipped to deal with.
Infestations Popping Up in SOMD
Photo by Frank Marquart
Blaine Lessard, a master K9 handler, and his bedbug-sniffng dog Max can fnd the pests in a room within two minutes.
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You know what? Im tired of people feeling like they have to walk on
eggshells because some people feel its politically correct to be ashamed of the
Confederate Flag.
That fag is part of who we are. It represents a very important time in our
young history as a nation.
Yes, plantation owners used slaves as a part of their agriculture, but at the
time, many others in Europe, Africa, and all over the world did as well. Does
that mean it was right? Well, it wasnt right that cars back in the 60s didnt
have seat belts, either.
I dont believe Mr. Nutwell made the (Calvert) County look bad due to his
display of the fag. Was it prudent of the (TV) news reporter to tape the story
with the dead bird hanging in the background? Obviously, if it was someones
pet that had been lost and they just happen to watch that news story on TV,
it would most probably have been a sad occasion.
I think the story could have been handled differently in that case, and for
the (TV) reporter not to even be able to get the Sheriffs name correct was very
poor work indeed.
But lets not feel bad because there are fannel shirt-wearing hunters in
our county that choose to wave an historic fag that will forever be a part of our
culture and history.
Lets not be ashamed for being who we are. We are Americans. We work
hard, and sometimes we play hard, but my God dont think its something we
should be ashamed of.
Those people that would cast disparities about the Stars and Bars probably
know nothing about what it really represents. Its an important part of our his-
tory. Lets dont lose our identity, America.
God Bless us all.
Brian Blanche
Baden, MD
Confederate Flag is Nothing
to Be Ashamed Of
Lets look at the ending of the Dont Ask, Dont Tell law from a practical, realistic perspective. I
can only speak from twenty years of military service in the U.S. Air Force. On occasion, I lived in open
bay barracks where bunks were double stacked, eight to a a side a total of thirty-two men in one room.
The best living quarters I enjoyed as a single airman or as an unaccompanied married man on overseas
or temporary duty tours were those in which I shared a room with one other airman.
The worst locations required hanging our clothes on open racks and stuffng things in foot lockers.
The best gave us built-in wall lockers. I can see it now: My new roommate checks in. He (I think its
a he hes wearing makeup). He opens one suitcase and the doors to his wall locker. First he neatly
hangs his uniforms and puts away his military sox, ties, and underwear. Then he opens his other
suitcase and removes some dresses, blouses, a couple of purses, and several pairs shoes high heels,
sandals, and a pretty pair of slippers. He then asks me if there are two medicine cabinets in our shared
bathroom. I affrm that there is. He is overjoyed because he needs a good bit of room for his cosmetics
he tells me.
Im faced with a quandary. Im extremely unhappy with my new roommate. I cant stand his
perfume. I dont need him to tell me he is a homosexual. To me, its pretty obvious, but in case Im a
knuckle-dragging Neanderthal macho nasty man, he tells me he is gay and hopes this will have no
affect on our ability to get along. I grunt and go back to reading my book. I have a problem. If I go
to my Flight Sergeant and ask for a room change Im afraid that he will refuse for fear that granting my
request will identify both he and I as homophobic bigots. On the other hand, he may feel it his duty to
report me to his supervisor as a homophobic bigot. On the third hand, I can be quiet about my feelings
and wait until my hitch is up and I can leave the military even though it had been my desire to make it
a career.
I realize there is a multitude of gays in our society who are either unrecognizable as gay, or only
suspected to be gay, by the straight people around them. I also realize that courage under fre hass
nothing to do with sexual orientation. However, like the old saying, In for a penny, in for a pound,
once this law is enacted, the situation I describe above IS not only possible, but highly probable, given
the Liberal desire shown so often in the past to create an incident where some form of discrimination
can be alleged to exist.
I see in the elimination of the Dont Ask, Dont Tell law another victory in the Liberals efforts to
weaken our military through affecting the morale of the troops, regardless of what the military leaders
warn about the adverse effects this will have.
James H. Hilbert
Mechanicsville, MD
Dont Ask, Dont Tell
Hi. I am Ensun Choi, senior student at Saint
Marys Ryken. While writing this class assign-
ment for my religion class, I realized ho much I
was affected by my current Catholic school and
how much it enriched my life. So I want to share
with you about my story.
As a foreign exchange student, everything
was unfamiliar when I frst came to U.S. From
choosing a school to adapting to a new environ-
ment, it was very diffcult for
me to overcome my language
barrier and other cultural dif-
ferences. Because I did not
have much information about
American high schools, I de-
cided to go my current school,
St. Marys Ryken, following
my aunts suggestion.
When I frst came to this
school, I did not have any dif-
fculties going to school. Even
though I had no faith in Catholic and had family
who believes Buddhism religions, they look upon
me without any bias. When we had Mass, at frst,
I did not know what the purpose of the Mass was,
and also did not know how I should act during
Mass.
Becoming senior, I studied and stayed in this
school for three years. Now, so many things have
been changed compared to my sophomore year. I
never called myself outgoing when I was younger,
now I try to participate in many activities that
may help others. I attended March for Life this
Monday and had a great time believing our effort
can make a difference in the future regardless of
my religion. This school programs gave me conf-
dence and eyes to look at others without bias.
I appreciate so much about what it gave to me
and how it enriched my life.
Eunsun Choi, Senior
St. Marys Ryken High School
Catholic School Enriched My Life
My name is YooNa Son. Im from
South Korea. I never had learned about
what the Catholic is before I came here
to Ryken.
The frst thing that I appreciate was
coming to Ryken where I could have a
wonderful opportunity to know about
Catholic. The frst year at Ryken I had to
take a theology class which was manda-
tory religious class. In my life, that was
the frst time I learned about the Bible.
To get to know a God, Jesus Chris has
made my life enriched.
Since I study abroad being away
from my hometown, I had lots of hard-
ships and sometimes loneliness. Be-
cause there is always a God around me,
I was not alone anymore. I really appre-
ciate about it.
The most impressive thing was
going to retreat with classmates and in-
structors. It helped me to be sustained
and be happy that will be remembered
in my mind forever.
It was a fabulous experience and
education of Catholic at Ryken.
Yoo Na Son, Senior
St. Marys Ryken
First Taste of Catholicism Came From School
Thursday, February-2011 15
L
Its not a fad, its not a fash in the pan and its not going
away anytime soon. Like it or not, poker games have become
a weekly ritual for many people in Southern Maryland.
Joe Barrick, the drummer for the locally based Sam
Grow Band, said he would make a living of playing poker
if he could.
When were not playing music, were playing poker,
said Barrick, of Solomons.
Most of the local games are Texas
hold em, a specifc type of poker. In
Texas hold em, each player is dealt
two cards and they decide wheth-
er theyre in or out. The dealer
then lays three cards on the table,
known as the fop, which are con-
sidered community cards. Theres
another round of betting, then the
dealer lays down another card, the
turn. A ffth and fnal card, the river,
is laid on the table after the round of bet-
ting closes after the turn. The player with
the best hand, or the best bluff, wins the pot
after the river.
One of the reasons poker and other table
games are so popular is because theyre
not based entirely on luck. Rusty
Williams, another local hold em
player, said he likes card games
as opposed to slot machines
and scratch offs because he
feels like he has more of a
say on whether he wins or
looses.
Its all about strat-
egy, he said.
He said instead of
pushing a button over and
over, or pulling a lever and
hoping you get lucky, card
games are more cerebral.
You have to remember the
rules and what combina-
tions are higher than oth-
ers, as well as being able
to do a certain amount
of mental math to fgure out percentages and probabilities.
It takes skill to play card games and, unlike with slot ma-
chines, the more you play the better youll get.
There are several local venues in the county to play
poker or other table games, and even Bingo. One place is
the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 7 on Chancellors Run
Road, California, which holds a game on Sundays at 2 p.m.
and Wednesdays and Fridays at 7 p.m.
Patricia Conlon, the manger of the lodge, said on an av-
erage night between 30 and 40 people will come in to play,
with Fridays being their slow night for the week because of
how many places have poker games on Fridays.
We kind of share the wealth, she said. Just about
every non-proft has a poker night.
Poker games arent only played in halls and local
venues.
Weve played at a million friends houses, Barrick
said.
Williams said many of the venues for poker in the area
donate a certain percentage to charities to get around the fact
that table games are, for the most part, banned in Maryland.
One way to get a poker game or casino night legalized
at a public venue is to go through the sheriffs offce and
set up a beneft game, where 100 percent of the profts go
toward a charitable organization.
As a general matter, table games and roulettes are
banned, said Holly Knepper, the assistant attorney
general with the Maryland State Lottery, but when it
comes to beneft games, like poker fundraisers
and bingo nights, the indi-
vidual counties determines the standards governing them.
Cindy Allen, the Public Information Offcer with the
St. Marys County Sheriffs offce, said the beneft games in
St. Marys County have to be set up and run by members of
the organization. For example, a poker night for the Special
Olympics has to be set up and run by people who work for
the Special Olympics.
Places that host poker games and casino nights and
take a cut of the profts to be used for something other than
the charity are not doing so legally. Allen said that was what
the problem with pull-tab machines came from, the places
that had a machine were taking a cut of the money and say-
ing it was for the upkeep of the machine, or rental of the
space it was in.
What doesnt have to be donated to charity are the pay-
outs and prizes that go to winners.
Casino nights have to pay out, Allen said. So long
at the bulk of the money the bingo night, or other gaming
event, takes in is given to charity.
While charitable games are legal in some capacity,
other games are banned across the board in Maryland.
Carole Everett, the director of communications with
the Maryland State Lottery, said the fact that table games
are not allowed in Maryland whole other forms of gambling,
like scratch off tickets and the lottery, are legal is due to
legislative regulations.
Were just carrying out what the legislature has
deemed appropriate for Maryland, Everett said.
She said the laws would have to be changed to allow for
legalized non-charitable table games. The individual coun-
ties determine the charitable games, and the laws governing
them, Everett said.
One has nothing to do with the other, she said.
Barrick said legalized gambling would bring in rev-
enue and jobs for the state, and he doesnt see the negative
associations with gambling, like drinking and crime, being
much of an issue. According to him, the benefts to legaliz-
ing gambling across the board would far outweigh any nega-
tive impact if could have.
They generate jobs and they generate prosperity,
Barrick said.
Williams agrees with Barrick and said table games
should have been legalized when pull-tabs, scratch offs and
the state lottery were legalized.
If youre gonna legalize one, you should legalize them
all, he said. By Sarah Miller (CT) info@somdpublishing.net
Texas Hold em a Fixture in Southern Maryland
Nancy Schmitt rakes in a pot after winning a hand a the Fraternal
Order of Police Lodge 7 in California.
Thursday, February-2011 16
Delores Bowe, 68
D e l o -
res Collier
Bowe, 68, of
Lusby, MD,
formerly of
Wa s h i n g -
ton, D. C.
was called
home to be
with the
Lord on
January 17,
2011 at Cal-
vert Memo-
rial Hospi-
tal, Prince
Frederick, MD.
She was born on August 23, 1942
in Charlottesville, VA to the late Lewis
Lloyd Collier and Mavis Mozelle Mor-
ris Collier.
She was preceded in death by her
parents and her beloved husband Eu-
gene Papa Bowe.
Delores is survived by her chil-
dren, Donna Avelar of Carolina Beach,
NC and Dawn Hammons of Lusby, MD;
sisters, Elnora Sheler, Venita Johnson
both of WV and Carolyn Bellafiore of
DE; two grandchildren, Aleigha and
James Hammons of Lusby, MD; son-
in-law Steven Hammons of Lusby, MD
and numerous nieces, nephews other
relatives and friends.
The family received friends on
Friday, January 21, 2011 from 5:00
6:00 PM at the Rausch Funeral Home,
P.A., 20 American Lane, Lusby, MD.
Funeral Services followed at 6:00 PM
in the funeral home chapel with Pastor
Randall Casto officiating. Interment
was held on Monday, January 24, 2011,
1:00 PM at Holly Memorial Gardens
Cemetery, Charlottesville, VA.
Memorial contributions may be
made in Delores memory to Asbury-
Solomons Benevolent Care Fund,
11100 Asbury Circle, Solomons, MD
20688, or to Rivers Edge Church,
Muskogee, OK.

Madaline Calloway, 59
Madal i ne
Mattie Rosa
Calloway, 59,
of Lusby died
on January
11, 2011 at St.
Marys Hos-
pital in Leon-
ardtown. She
was born in
Washi ngt on,
DC on April
16, 1951 to the
late Upton and
Ma r g u e r i t e
Powers Crosby.
She previously resided in Clinton,
MD. She was a homemaker whose
hobbies included doting on her grand-
children, crocheting and cooking, es-
pecially her famous chili and vegetable
soup.
She is survived by her husband of
41 years, George Calloway; son George
and wife Drema of King George, VA;
daughter Christine and husband Rick
Alvey, also of King George; brother,
Lewis Crosby of Waysons Corner; sis-
ters Patricia and husband Henry Mil-
stead of Harrisburg, PA; Emma Lou
Gearheart of Waysons Corner, MD
and Dorothy Petrillo, also of Waysons
Corner and eight grandchildren. Two
sons, George, Jr. and Earl Calloway
predeceased her.
Services were held on January
15, 2011 at Raymond-Wood Funeral
Home. Rev. Charles Adair officiat-
ed. Interment was private. Memorial
contributions may be made to St. Jude
Childrens Research Hospital, 501 St.
Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or on-
line at www.stjude.org.
Arrangements provided by Ray-
mond-Wood Funeral Home, Dunkirk.
Michelle Dare, 40
Michelle
K a t h l e e n
Dare, 40, of
S o l o mo n s ,
MD, passed
away sud-
denly at her
residence on
January 27,
2011. She
was born on
S e p t e mb e r
8, 1970 in
Prince Fred-
erick, MD
to Jerry Calvin Dare and Sharon Lee
Arrington.
Michelle is survived by her de-
voted mother Peggy Shenton of Solo-
mons, MD; beloved daughters, Katie
Nicole Van Ness of Leonardtown, MD
and Brittany Arlene Gross and her hus-
band David of Roanoke, VA; sisters,
Crystal Anne Rippey of Roanoke, VA,
Stacy Wilson, Dominique Wilson and
Aixin Wilson; brother Tracy Wilson.
The family received friends on
Monday, January 31, 2011 from 4:30
pm 6:00 pm in the Rausch Funeral
Home, P. A. 20 American Lane, Lus-
by, MD. A service of Christian Burial
celebrating Michelles life followed at
6:00 pm with Fr. Richard Gardiner of-
ficiating. Interment will be private.
Honorary Pallbearers are Denise
Crivella, Tim Perdue, Jonathan Stuart,
Knute Crivella, Russell Tennyson and
Michael King.
Memorial contributions may be
made in Michelles memory to the
American Cancer Society, 1041 Rt #3
N, Bldg A, Gambrills, Maryland 21054
http://www.cancer.org or to Calvert
Animal Welfare League, C. A. W. L.,
PO Box 1660, Prince Frederick, MD
20678 http://www.cawlrescue.org. For
more information please visit www.
rauschfuneralhomes.com.
Ethel Grover, 88
Mrs. Ethel
M Grover for-
merly of Solo-
mons Mary-
land went to
be with her
Lord and Sav-
ior on Sunday,
January 23,
2011 on her
88th birthday.
Ethel was
the Postmis-
tress of the
S o l o m o n s
post office from where she retired in
1979. Throughout the years she also
worked at the Mine Warfare Test Cen-
ter which is now the Navy Recreation
Center, the J C Lore and Sons Oys-
ter House and the Maryland National
Bank.
She was preceded in death by her
husband (William R Tody Grover)
and her only son (William Robert
Bobby Grover). She was one of twin
daughters born to John E and Grace V
McCready of Lusby also deceased.
Ethel leaves behind her daughter
Terry Grover Edwards and husband
Ken, grandson Ryan F Bowen and
granddaughter Tamara S Porch and
husband Waverly and three precious
grandchildren Jaycie Lynn, Cameron
Jace and Sadie Grace Porch.
She was the twin sister to Erma
Lee Breeden, and her other sisters in-
clude Marie M Lyons, Vivian L Ward,
Eunice M Habig, and Annie E Batch-
elor and one aunt Velma Dowell. She
was also the sister to Donas H Mc-
Cready, Harold L McCready, John B
McCready and the late C Dudley Mc-
Cready and James E McCready.
She also leaves behind her won-
derful companion and caregiver of
four years Ms Louisiana Hambrick
of Wilson, NC and her lifetime fam-
ily friend Pauline Grover and Nalda M
Lankford.
The family received friends on
Wednesday, January 26, 2011 from
1:30 3PM and 5 -7 PM in the Rausch
Funeral Home, Lusby, MD. Funeral
Services were Thursday, January 27,
2011 at 11 AM in the funeral home
chapel with Pastor Carl Poole officiat-
ing. Interment followed in the St. Paul
United Methodist Cemetery, Lusby,
MD.
Due to extreme cold temperatures
the family requests in lieu of f lowers a
memorial donation in her memory to
the following: Local Disaster Relief
Fund in memory of Ethel M Grover,
American Red Cross, 100 N Peartree
Lane, Raleigh, NC 27610 or by calling
919-231-1602.
Nathaniel Holland, 60
Na t h a n-
iel Holland,
60, of Sun-
derland, MD
passed away
on January 4,
2011 at Cal-
vert County
Nursing Cen-
ter, Prince
F r e d e r i c k ,
MD. God in
his infinite
wisdom dis-
patched his angels and now he is free
from all pain and suffering and has
eternal rest.
Nathaniel Edward Holland, known
as Fish of Sunderland, Maryland was
born on June 14, 1928 to the late Lola
Wills and Edward Holland.
Nathaniel was educated in the Cal-
vert County public schools system. In
his early years he attended Mt. Hope
United Methodist Church in Sunder-
land, Maryland. He was employed
with The Maryland State Highway
Commission and construction compa-
nies. He also farmed and landscaped.
He enjoyed listening to music and
T.V. Game shows. He found great joy
in spending time with his family and
friends; He was always happy to en-
tertain visitors and would spend hours
talking and reminiscing about the
good old days. Nathaniel loved cars
especially his Ford Falcon and Ford
Maverick. He was always ready to take
a ride.
Fish will always be remembered
for the fun limericks he sang about
himself and his little Salandis as
he like to call his son philander. His
unique knack for making others laugh
will truly be missed by all.
He leaves to cherish his memory
Sons: Philander & Sherman Hol-
land; Grandchildren: Desonya Sell-
man, Iman, Jayden & Demetrius Hol-
land; Brothers: Clyde W., Wilson L.,
George C. Holland & Lee S. Wills
(Melvalee), Sisters: Ida A. Chambers
(Carroll), Mary Helen Jones, Theresa
E. Holland, Mary L. Holland-Savoy
(James), Geraldine Sharps (Richard),
Elizabeth Holloway (Roy), Christine
Wills, Madeline Spriggs, Katina Giles;
Aunts: Dorothy Pinkney & Laura Hol-
land; a Loving and Devoted friend Al-
berta Sewell, a special cousin Cheryl
Gorman-Plater, and a host of nieces,
nephews, relatives, and friends.
Preceding him in death were
Brothers: Carroll & Edward Holland,
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Funeral services were held on
Monday, January 10, 2011, at 11:00 AM
at Mt. Gethsemane Holiness Church,
Huntingtown, MD with Elder Robert
Watts, eulogist.
The interment was held at Ernes-
tine Jones Cemetery in Chesapeake
Beach, MD
Pallbearers were Larry Brown,
Kermit Gray, Sherman Holland, Mark
Jones, Glen Parran, and Delante Scott.
The honorary pallbearers were An-
thony Barnes, Pondell Beverly, George
Holland, and Robert Winfield Holland.
Funeral arrangements provided by
Sewell Funeral Home, Prince Freder-
ick, MD.
Shirley Rice, 86
Sh i r l e y
A. Rice, 86,
of Prince
Fr e d e r i c k ,
MD passed
away on
January 5,
2011 at Cal-
vert Coun-
ty Nurs-
ing Center,
Prince Fred-
erick, MD.
Sh i r l e y
was born to
the late Ella Johnson and Jack Hurley
on January 11, 1924. She attended pub-
lic schools in Calvert County. She later
met the late Herbert L. Rice whom she
spent many, many year with. Although
she never gave birth to her own, she
was a mother to her niece: Linda Jean,
nephew: Wilbur and Warren, great-
nephew: Cory, other relatives, friends,
and most importantly her two step-
children: Calvin Rice and the late
Leon Rice.
Shirley was a domestic worker and
traveled from Maryland to Virginia.
During the years she attended many
churches. She loved to hear the word
of God. She was baptized on March
7, 2006 along with her late sister Ol-
lie Chew. Reverend Alice Thompson
proudly performed the ceremony at
Calvert Memorial Hospital.
Shirley enjoyed listening to gospel
music (specifically the Silvertones),
giving wise advice to others and be-
ing with family. She loved keeping
her refrigerator full and counting her
money. She made sure she knew where
her money was before anyone left
her sight. Her favorite phrases were
Wheres my money and Do you
need anything honey? in her soft tone
dragging out the ney in honey!
Shirley is preceded in death b y the
love of her life Herbert L. Rice, both
parents; Jack Hurley and Ella Johnson.
Her three brothers: Jesse Fletcher, Cal-
vin Hurley, and Louis Chew Jr., two
sisters: Ollie and Louise Chew, one
brother-in-law: Louis Chew Sr., one
sister-in-law: Elnor Fletcher, five niec-
es: Judy, Minnie, Elaine, Caroline, and
Betty, three nephews: Oscar James,
Alonzo, and James. She leaves a leg-
acy of love to sixteen nephews; Doug-
las, Ronald, Alvin, Leonard, Frankie,
Estep, Donald, Warren, Arthur, Allen,
Carl, Page, Joseph, John, Wilbur, and
Tony. Eight nieces; Rosalee, Patricia,
Beverly, Linda Jean, Mildred, Ella,
Mary, and Barbara Jean. She also
leaves memories to cherish to a host of
great-nieces, nephews, and friends.
Funeral service was held on Sat-
urday, January 8, 2011 at 12:00 PM at
Sewell Funeral Home, Prince Freder-
ick, MD with Minister Lowell Thomas
officiating.
The interment was at Holland
Cemetery, Huntingtown, MD.
The pallbearers were her nephews.
Sylvia Sporn, 96
Sylvia Sporn, 96, of Sunderland,
formerly of Silver Spring, MD, died at
her home on January 15, 2011. She was
born in New York on June 9, 1914 to
the late Louis and Leua Taub Salzman.
She married Robert Sporn in 1951.
They spent 51 years together until his
death in 2002. She was an elementary
school teacher in Montgomery County
and her hobbies included painting and
swimming.
She is survived by her son-in-law,
Lloyd Wright of Sunderland; three
grandchildren, five great-grandchil-
dren and three great-great-grand-
children. In addition to her husband,
daughter, Debbie Wright predeceased
her in 2010.
Services were held on January
21, 2011 at Raymond-Wood Funeral
Home. Rev. Rick Hancock, Pastor of
Dunkirk Baptist Church, officiated.
Interment was private.
Arrangements provided by Ray-
mond-Wood Funeral Home, Dunkirk.
William Spriggs, 70
Wi l l i a m
Russell Poose
Spriggs, 70, of
Dunkirk, MD
t r a n s i t i o n e d
from this life
into eternal life
on Sunday Jan-
uary 9th, 2011
at the Anne
Arundel Medi-
cal Center, An-
napolis. MD.
William Russell Spriggs was born
on February 10, 1940, in Anne Arun-
del County, MD to the late James Ells-
worth Spriggs and Mary Spriggs Whit-
tington. William was the fifth of nine
children.
William, who was affectionately
known as Poose, was a quiet and
kind person who enjoyed doing what-
ever was asked of him. Poose enjoyed
life sitting at home watching television
with his mother and enjoyed laughter
with his many nieces and nephews
when they visited. He shared a special
bond with his nephew Purnell; they
were like two peas in a pod.
Poose was a member of Peters
United Methodist Church. He enjoyed
coming to church and listening to
music.
Poose leaves fond memories to his
mother Mary Spriggs Whittington, two
sisters Toye and Genevieve Spriggs,
four sister-in-laws; Shirley, Madeline,
Carolyn, and Valerie Spriggs, three
Aunts; Carrie Hall, Helen Wallace,
and Dorothy Spriggs. A host of nieces,
nephews, and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his
brothers; Lawrence, Robert, Everett,
Henry, Walter, and Frank. Also, his
step-father, Daniel Whittington. Poose
will be sorely missed by all.
Funeral service was held on Sat-
urday, January 15, 2011, at 11:00 AM
at Peters United Methodist Church,
Dunkirk, MD with Pastor Robert L.
Johnson officiating.
The interment was held at Spriggs
Cemetery in Dunkirk, MD.
The pallbearers were John Jacks,
Jr., Dwayne Spriggs, Larry Spriggs,
Sr., Oswald Spriggs, Roderickus
Spriggs, and Ronald Spriggs.
Honorary pallbearers were Pur-
nell Spriggs and Roosevelt Rice.
Funeral arrangements provided by
Sewell Funeral Home, Prince Freder-
ick, MD.
Susan Bullock, 95
Susan May Bullock of Prince Frederick,
Maryland died on Sunday, January 30, 2011, at
the age of 95.
She was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on Sep-
tember 25, 1915, to Jozef and Mario Katec.
Susan was preceded in death by her hus-
band, the late William Bullock, two brothers and
one sister.
She is survived by one niece, two nephews
and one grandniece.
Susan lived in Prince Georges County prior
to moving to Calvert County 14 years ago.
She was employed at Lerners Women
Clothing Store in Washington, DC for a number
of years. She spent her later years as a volunteer
for the Red Cross during blood drives and was a
member of the VFW Auxiliary.
Susan loved to travel and vacation to Flor-
ida and Canada. Hand sewing, interior deco-
rating and Chinese Art were just a few of her
hobbies.
The family invites friends to Lee Funeral
Home, Owings, on Wednesday, Feb. 9 from 10
a.m. until the start of Funeral Services at 12:30
pm. Interment will be at Maryland Veterans
Cemetery.
Memorial contributions can be made to
the St. Nicholas Lutheran Church General
Fund, 1450 Plum Point Road, Huntingtown, MD
20639-9215.
Robert Parr, 86
Robert Dean Parr, 86, of Solomons, MD,
formerly of College Park, MD, died on On Janu-
ary 15, 2011.
He was the loving father of Luanna Vil-
lanueva (Dick), Nicholas Parr (Beverly), Cindy
Bell (Christopher) and Deborah Emery; beloved
grandfather of Robert Villanueva, Christina
Frain, C. Nichol Pape, Celeste Pedroni, Jeff Bell
and the late Mateo Villanueva; great grandfather
of David Pape, Justin Pape, Kristina Sherard,
Sofa Pedroni and Alanya Pedroni.
Visitation and funeral services were held
at Lee Funeral Home, Owings on Jan. 27, and
burial followed at Southern Memorial Gardens,
Dunkirk.
Memorial contributions may be made to
the Alzheimers Association, 1850 York Road,
Ste. D, Timonium, MD 21093.
Thursday, February-2011 18
Spotlight On
The Community Bank of Tri County recently
decided to donate more than their time to the Calvert
County Public Schools.
Jim DiMisa, the executive vice-president and the
Chief Operating Offcer for the bank, said the Calvert
County Public Schools academy of fnance received
a check for $500 from the Community Bank of Tri-
County during at the Chamber of Commerce After
Hours on Jan 13.
We have branch managers or lending offcers go
into the schools and teach a class on fnancial literacy,
DiMisa said.
He said he thought the program was good for the
students, there was a lot of positive feedback and he
thought the time was right to try to something a little
more.
We thought it would be great to give them a
monetary donation as well, DiMisa said.
The money can be used to purchase books and
other teaching aids, DiMisa said. The people from the
bank come in to teach the students about managing
their fnances and about things like the annual percent-
age rate (APR) and the annual percentage yield (APY).
Its a great opportunity for fnancial literacy,
DiMisa said.
Jack Smith, Superintendent of Calvert County
Public Schools, said the money will be used to fund
trips and speakers for the students in the academy of
fnance completer course. There are academies of f-
nance in each high school in Calvert County, and stu-
dents in the academy of fnance can complete a state or
national completer course.
He said any sort of time or money individuals
and companies can provide is welcome. There are also
places that provide internship opportunities for stu-
dents, which is required for the academy of fnance.
Any sort of support they want to provide we ap-
preciate, Smith said. By Sarah Miller (CT) info@somd-
publishing.net
Calvert Schools Receive More Than Time
Bill Pasenelli, President of Community Bank, left, and Dr. Jack Smith, Calvert County Public Schools Superintendent.
The Southern Maryland Energy Cooperation (SMECO) recently
hosted the 17th annual Elementary School Knowledge Bowl. Forty-six
teams of fourth and ffth graders from 27 elementary schools in Calvert,
Charles, and St. Marys counties competed, totaling 350 students in all.
Its part of our commitment to helping our students in the math
and science felds, said tom Dennison, the spokesman for SMECO.
The Elementary Knowledge Bowl quiz tested the students knowl-
edge of mathematics, history, grammar and current affairs, among oth-
er things. The students worked in teams of six and each team was given
one hour to complete the 75-question quiz.
The Elementary Knowledge Bowl is sponsored by SMECO and
the Calvert, Charles, and St. Marys county school systems.
The overall winners in the tri-county area was William B. Wade
Elementary School, Charles County, in frst place, Sunderland Elemen-
tary School, Calvert County, in second place and Malcolm Elementary,
Charles County, in third place.
There were also winners announced by individual counties.
In Calvert County, the frst place winner was Sunderland Elemen-
tary, second place was Dowell Elementary and third place was Beach
Elementary.
The teacher in charge of Sunderland Elementarys team was Kevin
Lamb, a physical education teacher. The current school year is Lambs
frst with Sunderland Elementary.
I was very pleased with their [the students] performance and how
well they worked together, Lamb said.
In addition to using the practice test provided by SMECO, Lamb
said the students used various trivia sites, including quizzes from Are
You Smarter Than A 5th Grader, to brush up on general knowledge.
For St. Marys County, frst place was Hollywood Elementary, sec-
ond place was Green Holly Elementary and third place was Dynard
Elementary.
Virginia Meadows, an Instructional Resource teacher with Hol-
lywood Elementary and the advisor for the SMECO Knowledge Bowl
team for that school, said she and the students were pleased to have
placed frst in the county.
It was very exciting, the students were very happy with that,
Meadows said.
She said the test was general knowledge, so the students had to
bone up on a lot of different topics, because they didnt know what ques-
tions would be asked specifcally and how many questions there would
be on certain topics. To help as a study guide, Meadows said they had a
test from a couple of years ago.
It was very multi faceted, Meadows said. They [the students]
did a lot on their own. By Sarah Miller (CT) info@somdpublishing.net
SMECOs Knowledge
Bowl Winners Announced
The Calvert County Board of Education began heavily
advertising December 2010 for a public forum scheduled
for Feb 3, to fnd out what the citizens value about the public
schools and what factors contribute to student success.
What Counts is the moniker given to the meeting
held in Huntingtown High School cafeteria from 7 to 9 p.m.
The sessions are interactive. Well have six partici-
pants per table discussing the two questions in the press re-
lease, said Gail Hoerauf-Bennett, Calvert County Public
School spokesperson.
Board President William Bill Chambers said the
whole concept came while the board was seeking a Master
Board Certifcation.
We want to engage all the stakeholders in a very
structured meeting where everyone gets a seat at the table
so to speak, said Chambers.
The format comes from the Maryland Association of
Boards of Education, which has been used in other counties
in the state.
The overall meeting is facilitated by MABE while
staff and local citizen volunteers will facilitate each indi-
vidual group. Each table will discuss What do you value in
Calvert County Public Schools? And what factors do you
think contribute to student success? Then they will priori-
tize the ideas generated by their discussion and submit their
responses to the Board.
Board of Education members will be at the meeting but
not participating.
The facilitators are there to make sure the tables stay
on topic and on focus. We want this to be positive and not
turn into gripe sessions. Everything is up for grabs. Any-
thing related to education.
For example, the citizens are free to talk about aca-
demic resources in the classroom, the physical plant of the
schools, athletic facilities and funding resources.
The results go back to the Board, which will be using
the priorities when making budget and policy decisions,
said Bennett.
The forum is open to parents, community leaders,
school system staff, and other interested citizens.
This wont be the only What Counts we do, said
Chambers.
Participants were asked to RSVP but anyone is wel-
come to come. As of Monday, more than 100 citizens had
already called to indicate their participation. Those wishing
to come are asked to arrive at least 15 minutes early to reg-
ister since the meeting will begin promptly at 7 pm.
Those having more questions can con-
tact Bennett at bennettg@calvertnet.k12.md.us or
410-535-7620. By Corrin M. Howe (SCG) info@somdpublishing.
net
What Counts Forum Starts Tonight
Thursday, February-2011 19
Spotlight On
Over 250,000 Southern Marylanders cant be wrong!
Students looking to get a foot in the
door with military jobs now have an oppor-
tunity during the summer.
Kathy Glockner, the Naval Air Systems
Command (NAVAIR) educational outreach
coordinator with the Naval Air Station
Patuxent River, said the opportunities for
summer employment and internships are for
high school and college students.
Our primary focus of our jobs is grow-
ing the next generation of scientists and en-
gineers, Glockner said.
The summer opportunities are a way
for NAVAIR and other affliated programs
to reach out to students in the classroom,
Glockner said. Of the students hired, 87 per-
cent are college students, Glockner said. The
other 23 percent are high school students.
Theres enough out there to make it
worth students while to apply, Glockner
said.
Glockner said the students who are
employed by NAVAIR for the summer
wouldnt just be doing clerical work, either.
They will be getting hands on experience in
the programs they are working with.
Glockner said they employ a get them
young, get them for life policy in recruiting
students who have not yet completed their
educations.
We really are looking for students who
are interested in science and technology ca-
reers, she said.
She said there are also scholarship
opportunities for students, some of which
include their tuitions paid fully. She said
one common misconception from students
thinking about applying for scholarships is
they would be required to join the military.
She said they can be employed as civilians,
and they are under no obligation to join the
military.
We have a critical shortage of scien-
tists and engineers, particularly engineers,
in our country, Glockner said.
The deadline for the Paid Student Pro-
grams for high school students was Feb. 1,
but there is no published deadline for NAW-
CAD and NAVAIR college summer em-
ployment program.
Glockner said they are looking for stu-
dents who perform well in school and have
high GPAs, as well as being involved in ex-
tracurricular activities. They are particular-
ly interested in students involved in robotics
and the STEM project.
Students interested in submitting re-
sumes for consideration should go to jobs.
navair.navy.mil. By Sarah Miller (CT) info@
somdpublishing.net
Student Opportunities With
Destination Pax River
Schools all over the country are
winding up Catholic School Week,
an annual national event for Catholic
schools.
The schools on each side of the
bridge are recognizing the week with
various activities and special days.
In Calvert County, Our Lady Star
of the Sea School has been getting into
the swing of things since Sunday, when
the eighth grade students presented the
readings at Sunday Mass.
The theme for the Catholic School
Week is A+ For America - Catholic
Schools, which Sister Carolyn Marie,
principal at Our Lady Star of the Sea,
said gives recognition to the quality ed-
ucation students receive from Catholic
schools.
There are different activities each
day of the week for the students at Our
Lady. Monday was the opening day
and two Calvert County Commission-
ers spoke including Steve Weems (R),
an alumni of Our Lady Star of the Sea
School.
On Tuesday the students had a tag
day where they can pay a dollar to dress
out of uniform for a day, in red, white
or blue. The money raised from the tag
day will go to the Wounded Warriors
Program, Sister Carolyn Marie said.
Wednesday saw Mad Science
day and the St. Judes
Math-a-thon, which
raised money for St.
Judes Medical research
Center.
Today the eighth
grade students will see
what its like on the oth-
er side of the desk, Sis-
ter Carolyn Marie said.
They will be teach-
er for a day, with each
of the students acting as
teachers or administra-
tion and presenting the
lesson plans the teach-
ers had planned. The
regular teachers will
also be on hand, evalu-
ating the students and
providing support as
necessary.
Tomorrow is the
culmination of the ac-
tivities, with the prizes
for door decorations, the
guesses for the amount
of stars on a poster and
the forecast for who will
win the Super Bowl be-
ing presented.
There are two ta-
bles set up at the school,
one for the Packers and
one for the Steelers,
where students can put
a can of food on the table for the team
they think will win. Sister Carolyn Ma-
rie said one can is one vote, but students
are not limited to bringing one can. At
the end of the week, the food will be
donated to SMILE.
There will also be an open house
Friday from 9 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. The
first grade students will be leading the
8:15 mass, which includes the readings,
the collections and leading the singing.
Sister Carolyn Marie said the ac-
tivities, in addition to being fun for the
students, are meant to show them how
they can get involved in the community.
Its a double prong thing, she
said. By Sarah Miller (CT) info@somdpub-
lishing.net
Catholic Schools Week Underway
Photo courtesy of Gladys Nehf
Calvert County Commissioner Steve Weems holds a proclamation from
the Board of County Commissioners recognizing Catholic Schools week in
Calvert County, and congratulating Our Lady Star of the Sea School for its
accomplishments.
Applications for Marine Corps Aviation Association John Glenn Squadron Schol-
arships are due no later than March 15. Tri-county area high school seniors pursuing
STEM-based degrees may apply. Visit www.mcaa-jgs.org and click the Scholarship
Program button for details.
Since 2007 the Marine Corps Aviation Association John Glenn Squadron at Na-
val Air Station Patuxent River has been able to award $102,000 in scholarships to 27
students, ranging from $2,500 to $6,000, due to the generous contributions of local
businesses and individuals.
STEM Scholarships Available
Thursday, February-2011 20
P
ages
P
ast
By Joyce Baki
You have seen it many times, George Wash-
ington slept here, however Calvert County does
have many ties to presidents and yes, some slept
here.
Louisa Catherine Adams, wife of John Quin-
cy Adams, was born February 12, 1775, in Lon-
don, England. Louisa was the daughter of Joshua
Johnson, an American merchant, and Catherine
Nuth-Johnson, an Englishwoman. She was the only
foreign-born frst lady and the granddaughter of
Thomas Johnson and Dorcas Sedgwick Johnson of
Calvert County. The Johnson family had a farm lo-
cated near the mouth of St. Leonards Creek. After
growing up in St. Leonard, Joshua Johnson went to
Annapolis where he became a partner in a tobacco
business with friends. He was later sent to London
where he met and married Catherine Nuth.
When the Revolutionary War broke out Joshua
and Catherine moved their young family to France.
Although born in London and raised in France and
England, Louisa never had any doubts that America
was her home. When the war ended the family re-
turned to London and it was there that she met the
young diplomat, John Quincy Adams. They married
on July 26, 1797, at All Hallows Barking, London,
England.
John Q. and Louisa Adams had four children.
Their son, George Washington Adams, was a lawyer
and John Adams II was a presidential aide. Charles
Francis Adams was a diplomat, public offcial and
author and their daughter Louisa died at an early
age. Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams was frst
lady of the United States from March 4, 1825, to
March 4, 1829.
Thomas Johnson, Joshua Johnsons brother, be-
came a very important man in Maryland. Thomas,
like Joshua, grew up on the family farm known as
Brewhouse or Johnsons Fresh. Born in 1732, he
was sent to Annapolis to study and became friends
with a young man named George Washington with
whom he would have a lifelong friendship. John-
son became a lawyer and married Ann Jennings,
the daughter of Thomas Jennings, a prominent An-
napolis lawyer. After moving to Frederick to take
up his law practice, he was elected to the Provincial
Assembly and he served in both the frst and second
Continental Congresses. It was Thomas Johnson
who made the speech nominating his friend George
Washington as the Commander-in-Chief of the Con-
tinental Armies.
Thomas Johnson was elected frst governor of
Maryland in 1777. He served as governor until 1779
and in 1789 President George
Washington nominated Thomas
Johnson to be the frst federal
judge for Maryland, but Johnson
declined. On November 7, 1791,
he was confrmed by the United
States Senate to a seat on the U.S.
Supreme Court. He served on the
court until January 16, 1793, when
poor health caused him to resign.
In 1801 he was named the chief
judge for the District of Columbia.
Margaret Peggy Mackall
Smith was born on September 21,
1788, in St. Leonard on her fam-
ilys farm. Her father was Major
Walter Smith who had fought
in the Revolutionary War. Her
mother was Ann Mackall whose
family had Godsgrace in Cal-
vert County. Major Smith died in 1804 and not long
after, Margaret went to visit her sister in Kentucky,
probably in an effort to fnd a husband since she
was 21 and not married. She was introduced to a
young soldier, Zachary Taylor, by a friend from Cal-
vert County, Dr. Alexander Duke. They married on
June 21, 1810. Their marriage was a happy one and
Peggy, a devout Episcopalian, prayed regularly for
her husband to be kept safe on his journeys.
Known as old rough and ready, Zachary Tay-
lor served forty years in the United States Army.
In 1848, Taylor received the Whig nomination for
President and defeated Lewis Cass and Martin Van
Buren in the election. Peggy prayed that Zachary
would not win because she did not want the social
life that came with the presidency. As frst lady she
was reclusive and left many offcial hostess duties to
her daughter, Mary Elizabeth Taylor. Zachary Tay-
lor only served as President for 19 months and died
in offce of gastroenteritis.
The only son of Zachary and Margaret Taylor,
Richard, became a lieutenant general in the Confed-
erate Army. One of their fve daughters, Sarah Knox
Taylor, married Jefferson Davis against her fathers
wishes in 1835. Sarah died of malaria three months
after her marriage without having reconciled with
her father.
Believed to have been the favorite sailing ves-
sel of President John F. Kennedy, the Manitou was
known as the foating White House from 1962-
1963. Manitou, which means spirit of the water,
was built in 1937 by M.M. Davis of Solomons, Md.
It was a Marconi rigged yawl, named after Mani-
tou Passage in Lake Michigan. At 62 feet long and
almost 14 feet wide, the deck is comprised of solid
teak fastened to mahogany beams. The hull plank-
ing is all mahogany fastened with bronze to oak
frames and cruising speed is nine miles per hour.
M.M. Davis and Sons Shipyard was started
by Marcellus Mitchell Davis in 1883 and in 1924
he turned it over to his son, Clarence Davis. The
company produced many boats including some used
by the United States Navy as patrol vessels during
World War I and World War II. After the death of
Clarence Davis in 1936, the boatyard was purchased
by George Townsend of Greenwich, Connecticut
and in 1946 the boatyard began building Cruis-
Along boats. Employees purchased the company
in 1954 and changed the name of the company to
Cruis-Along Boats in 1957. It was acquired by
Century Boats in 1962 and closed in 1965. Ventnor
Boats leased the property until 1970. The shipyard
located at the foot of Florence Avenue is now leased
by Dominion LNG as a tugboat terminal.
Presidents Have Had Their Day in Calvert
George Washington
Zachary Taylor
Kennedy aboard the Manitou
Thursday, February-2011 21
& Out About
By Joyce Baki
The frst Friday of every month is the First FREE Fri-
day program at the Calvert Marine Museum and the mu-
seum is open free to the public from 5 to 8 p.m. Each month
special entertainment and activities will be featured. Per-
forming Friday, February 4, is the Annapolis Bluegrass Co-
alition. Visit www.calvertmarinemuseum.com for details.
The Makers Market at Annmarie Sculpture Garden is
THE place to fnd handmade, homemade, or homegrown
products like arts and crafts, hanging baskets, organic
skin care products, farm-fresh produce, cut fowers, baked
goods, batik and feece clothing, handmade soaps and
candles, herbal teas, ornaments, folk art, handmade gifts
and more. On Saturday, February 5, enjoy a special indoor
Valentine Makers Market from 9 a.m. 1 p.m. and fnd the
perfect gift for your sweetie. (www.annmariegarden.org)
Want to make a big splash with your sweetheart on
Valentines Day? For a $50 donation to Calvert Hospice,
the quartet Fathers and Sons will serenade your sweetheart
at home, work or any other venue in Calvert County. For
less than the cost of a dozen roses you receive a choice of
two songs plus a rose and candy that will be presented to
your special someone. For more information, visit www.
calverthospice.org.
What could be sweeter than wine and chocolate? Par-
ticipating wineries along the Patuxent Wine Trail invite you
to enjoy special wine and chocolate pairings on Saturday,
February 12, and Sunday, February 13. Five participating
wineries will pair their wines with selected chocolates or
will host local chocolate vendors. From complex and deep
bittersweet to smooth and buttery white, chocolate can ex-
cite and enhance the wine-tasting experience. Wine lovers,
foodies and chocolate lovers are invited to explore these
unique pairings. Participating wineries include: Cove Point
Winery, Fridays Creek, Perigeaux, Running Hare Vineyard
and Port of Leonardtown. For more information, visit indi-
vidual winery Web sites, or the Patuxent Wine Trail Face-
book page for a full listing.
If you are looking for a night of entertainment and
laughter, gather your family and friends for the 6th annual
Comedy Invasion For Project Graduation presented by
Calvert Alliance Against Substance Abuse (CAASA) on
Saturday, February 19, at Huntingtown High School. CAA-
SA is excited to present comedians Sebastian Maniscalco
(from Vince Vaughns Wild West Comedy Show) and Keith
Alberstadt (from Last Comic Standing). This event assists
in funding Project Graduation, an all-night alcohol-free
and drug-free celebration for graduating seniors in Calvert
County. For more information call 410-535-3733.
On Sunday, February 20, at 2 p.m., Calvert Marine
Museums Sunday Conversations with Chesapeake Au-
thors series features William Poe, author of African-Amer-
icans of Calvert County. Poe documents one of the oldest
African-American communities in Maryland, established
when the frst settlers arrived. The beautiful photographs
and documents in this book give a glimpse into the past of
these proud people and their descendents.
(www.calvertmarinemuseum.com )
Over 200 participants helped create a stunning,
unique collaborative community art project at Annmarie
Sculpture Garden & Arts Center during its annual MLK
Days event. Caryl Henry Alexander guided visitors in their
journey to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The
stunning mural is on display now in the Main Gallery of
Annmarie in conjunction with the new exhibit CELE-
BRATE!, a mixed media exhibit in honor of Black History
Month. The exhibit features the work of Southern Mary-
land artists Doug Reynolds, Dona Baker, Elaine Wallace
and Stephanie Garrison. Become part of a community that
collaborates, celebrates and cultivates culture at Annma-
rie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center. Visit today and make
your imprint! (www.annmariegarden.org)
During February, Black History Month, CalvART
Gallery highlights guest artist Tim Hinton and his show
The Legends: A Tribute to Historic Black Jockeys. When
we think of horse racing, names like Secretariat
come up but few are aware that African-Amer-
icans dominated the sport for many years. At
the frst Kentucky Derby, for example, 13 of
the 15 jockeys were black. These jockeys won
many races across the country and are often
overlooked or forgotten. Hinton has created an
artistic tribute to these sports legends in a se-
ries of paintings that powerfully capture nine of
these racing greats. These stunning, life-like im-
ages will help ensure these jockeys are honored
for generations to come. The show runs from
February 9 through 27. A special reception for
the artist will be held on Saturday, February 12,
from 5 - 8 p.m. at CalvART Gallery in the Prince
Frederick Shopping Center at Routes 4 and 231. (www.
calvartgallery.org)
On Saturday, February 26, at the Calvert Marine
Museums, Shaken Not Stirred 2011 Bugeye Ball, you
will enjoy an evening of dining, dancing, and adventure.
Scrumptious Mediterranean cuisine and specialty cocktails
prepared by Ken Upton of Kens Creative Kitchen will be
served beginning at 6:30 p.m. See the museum transformed
into an exotic Monte Carlo casino, try your luck at the gam-
ing tables for prizes and dance the night away to live mu-
sic. Tickets are $150 each and proceeds beneft the museum
preservation efforts. (www.calvertmarinemuseum.com)
Do you like rock-n-roll and have a passion for ani-
mals? The Fabulous Hubcaps will host a fundraiser for the
Humane Society of Calvert County on Saturday, March 5,
at the Holiday Inn Solomons beginning at 7:30 p.m. Tick-
ets are $40 per person and can be purchased at the Fish-
ing Creek Kennel in Sunderland or Peppers Pet Pantry in
Solomons. Food and drinks will be available for purchase
and there will also be a silent auction and raffe items. For
more information, call 410-286-2679 or visit online www.
humanesocietyofcalvertcounty.org.
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Fur and
Feathers
Fur and
Feathers
By Keith McGuire
Picture a pit, 18 feet long, four feet deep and four feet
wide. Fix a bench in the pit along its length and cover the
top with long stalks of dry grain and weeds. Its dark and
the temperature outside on this 500 acre Eastern Shore farm
is 21 degrees with a slight breeze that makes it feel like 10
degrees. The pit looks uninviting and cold. The guide has
done little to make it warm, but that will change. 500 ar-
tifcial snow goose decoys were arranged over an acre of
ground surrounding the pit. Their presence generated some
warm excitement among our group and made the pit more
inviting. We were hunting with Tom Marvels Chesapeake
Guide Service, a premier Kent County waterfowl guide.
Six of us climbed into the hole in the ground and sat
on the bench with our shotguns, ammo, snacks and warm
drinks. The guide joined us. It was not exactly comfy,
but more comfortable than the open feld. It was pre-dawn
and the suns early light was just beginning a glow on the
eastern horizon. The guide told us to hurry and load our
guns because the snow geese will fy at frst light. He would
frequently pop his head above the weed cover of the pit for
an early look at anything that might be fying our way. He
instructed us to stay low until he called the shot. Then he
said, Stand up through the cover like a man. Dont be timid
about it! We laughed and teased one another about who
might be timid. No one was cold.
The guide became excited as he scanned the south east-
ern sky. He grabbed his call and trumpeted goose sounds
unlike any I had ever heard. It was the sound of a master
musician to my ears. He ducked down in the blind and said,
Get ready! You guys are about to learn what 50,000 geese
sounds like. The noise was amazing. I could get glimpses
of the sky through the cover of the pit. Wave after wave of
snow geese were fying over at different heights. Suddenly,
the guide yelled, Take em! and we jumped up to see 1,000
geese low above us. We all fred heavy loads of 12 gauge
steel into the crowd of geese and 8 fell from the sky. The
noise was deafening and I was glad that I had taken time to
put in ear plugs. More
were coming! We got
back down into the pit
and quickly reloaded.
Many of the
geese passed this
feld, which had al-
ready been fairly well
devastated by their
constant foraging
of winter greenery.
They were headed to
a neighboring farm
that had fresh felds of
winter wheat. East-
ern Shore farmers
abhor the snow goose
onslaught. The geese can quickly destroy a winter cover
crop by eating the green stalks and blades and pulling up the
plant by its roots. Soon there was a single Boom! from the
direction of the targeted farm and thousands of snow geese
were in the air once again. This time, they were headed back
in our direction. The guide, once again, played a tune on
his goose call and said, Get ready. Take em! This fock
was much bigger. Geese were everywhere! In the confu-
sion only fve geese fell. We laughed and joked about our
terrible shooting for a short while when we were told to get
ready again!
Amazing! We fnished by 9:30 AM with 22 geese.
The feld was beginning to thaw in the morning sun as we
climbed out of the warm pit to a stiff chilling breeze. We
noted that there was not a single inch of ground without a
goose footprint in the mud. Snow geese were still fying this
way and that with tundra swans and Canada geese mixed in.
It was time for breakfast!
I will be offering stories of hunting adventures in future
articles for this column. If you have a particularly inter-
esting story, drop me an email at riverdancekeith@hotmail.
com. Be safe and enjoy the season.
A Warm Hole In The Ground
When an old-fash-
ioned, stern nun goes
up against a charismatic
and presumably popular
pastor with a chilling
accusation, it sets the stage for much drama
and, as the title indicates, doubt.
Doubt: A Parable, written by John
Patrick Shanley and directed by Bil Scara-
fa, is the latest play to hit the stage at Three
Notch Theatre in Lexington Park. Opening
night was Jan. 28 and the play will be pre-
formed Thursday through Sunday until Feb.
13.
The play opens with a sermon, deliv-
ered by Father Flynn, played by Brian Dono-
hue in his debut performance with the New-
towne Players.
To set the tone of the play, the sermon
is about doubt and the effects of doubt in a
persons life.
What to you do when youre not
sure? Father Flynn asks his assembled
congregation
in the opening
line of the play.
He ends with a statement for the con-
gregation to consider, which summarizes
one of the messages of the play, as well as
the stance of one of the main characters, Sis-
ter Aloysious, played by Joanne McDonald,
who goes up against Father Flynn armed
with nothing more than her certainty.
Doubt can be a bond as powerful, and
as sustaining, as certainty, Father Flynn
says.
Missy Bell plays Sister James, the
young, naive nun who teaches the eighth-
grade class that Donald Muller, a never-seen
but nonetheless important character, attends.
She brings to Sister Aloysiouss attention
the private meeting Father Flynn had with
Donald in the rectory, and Donalds strange
behavior upon returning to class.
Sister Jamess observation sets the rest
of the play in motion as Sister Aloysious em-
barks on her campaign to ferret out the truth.
Shemika Berry portrays Donalds
mother, Mrs. Muller, and rounds out the
four-person cast. Mrs. Muller is the smallest
part in the play, but she is no less important to
how the events unfold and she has no less to
loose than Father Flynn or Sister Aloysious.
It was interesting to see how impor-
tant this small character is to the over arch-
ing story, Berry said.
The play is set in a church and private
school in the Bronx in 1964. Using rotating
sets, the small stage at Three Notch Theatre
alternately becomes Sister Aloysiouss offce
as principal of the school, the pulpit where
Father Flynn delivers two sermons, and the
courtyard.
Doubt is not a comedy by any stretch of
the imagination, but surprisingly the stern,
arguably cold, Sister Aloysious is the one
to break the tension and make people laugh
with one-liners delivered deadpan. The char-
acter herself doesnt mean to be amusing,
but McDonalds delivery of her lines keeps
tense situations from becoming downright
uncomfortable for the viewers while staying
in character and keeping the story moving
along.
Doubt: A Parable subtly explores all
kinds of doubt in different ways from differ-
ent people. Nobody in the play is immune
to doubt in some capacity and at sometime.
There is also secondary theme, subtler but no
less important, about the loss of innocence.
Doubt isnt a play an individual can
come away from with a clear-cut idea of who
was right and who was wrong. There is no
the bad guy got what he deserved and ev-
eryone lived happily ever after ending. In-
stead, it serves to explore the gray areas of
the human condition.
Reservations are recommended. To
make reservations, visit www.newtowne-
players.org. Thursday, Friday and Saturday
performances start at 8 p.m. and Sunday
shows begin at 3:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 for
adults and $12 for students, senior citizens
and the military. Thursday shows are $10
general admission. Light refreshments and
beverages are also available for purchase at
the theatre. By Sarah Miller (CT) info@somd-
publishing.net
Newtowne Players Cast Shadow of Doubt
Matt Hoehn, Don McDougall, Keith McGuire, Scott McGuire, Richard
Everson, Jr. and Richard Everson, Sr. with their 22 snow geese.
Thursday, February-2011 23
Rock n roll was still in its infancy when the tragic crash
of a four-seat airplane on February 3, 1959 claimed the lives of
three of its biggest icons: Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.
P. Richardson, aka The Big Bopper. The three were killed
on a bitter cold evening following a concert scheduled at the
last minute at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa. More
than a decade later, the beginning lyrics from Don McLeans hit
song, American Pie, captured the lingering sentiment of many
around the world. Of course, the good news was that rock n
roll didnt die and grew beyond anyones imagination.
This special column is a departure from my usual focus on
the local music scene and for several good reasons. First, the
music of these artists is as pervasive and popular today as it was
then. Tunes like Peggy Sue, Its So Easy to Fall in Love,
La Bamba and Chantilly Lace have become part of Ameri-
can culture. Chances are when you hear these songs you smile,
tap your feet and know the words to sing along. The inspiring
stories and accomplishments of Buddy Holly and Ritchie Va-
lens, in particular, are worthy of remembering and should not
fade away.
Its important, too, that younger generations understand
and appreciate the huge contribution that these artists made to
rock n roll as an established musical genre. The infectious
quality of their music infuenced many of the greatest bands of
all time, and continues today.
The frst smash hit of the Rolling Stones and the feature
song on their frst album was Hollys Not Fade Away. The
Beatles recorded another Holly hit, Words of Love, on their
Beatles for Sale album and honed their skills by performing
other Holly hits on stage in their early days in Hamburg and
Liverpool. Come On, Lets Go by Ritchie Valens was cov-
ered by The Ramones and Los Lobos. Even Led Zeppelin re-
corded an obvious variation of Valens Ooh My Head, called
Boogie with Stu, on their Physical Graffti album.
At only 17 years of age, Ritchie Valens was the youngest
of the victims. He was born in Pacoima, a neighborhood in the
San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles. After joining a
local band named The Silhouettes when he was 16, he came to
the attention of Bob Keane, owner and President of a small Hol-
lywood record label called Del-Fi Records. Valens recording
career was to last only eight months. During this time, how-
ever, he scored several huge hits, most notably La Bamba,
Come On Lets Go, and Donna, while touring nationally
and appearing twice on Dick Clarks American Bandstand.
Valens is considered the frst Latino crossover artist to
ever have commercial success in mainstream rock n roll. His
most infuential recording, La Bamba, was sung entirely in
Spanish and blended traditional Latin American music with
rock. He has served as an inspiration to countess Latino art-
ists, including Carlos Santana.
In 1987 Lou Diamond Phillips starred as Ritchie Valens in
the flm, La Bamba, depicting the last several years of his young
life. Los Lobos performed most of the music in the flm. Valens
was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001.
Only a few years older than Valens, Buddy Holly was just
22 when he died in the crash. Born and raised in Lubbock,
Texas, he was initially infuenced by bluegrass and was per-
forming with a classmate under the name Buddy and Bob by
junior high. After seeing Elvis Presley perform in Lubbock in
1955, Holly began changing his music to rockabilly and then
gravitated to rock n roll.
Decca Records signed Holly to a contract in 1956, and
soon thereafter he formed his own band, The Crickets. After
releasing several singles, including an early version of Thatll
Be the Day that failed to chart, Decca decided not to renew his
contract. Holly then hired Norm Petty as his manager and the
band began recording at Pettys studios in Clovis, New Mexico.
Petty is famous for recording several other unknown Texas
singers, including Roy Orbison, Waylon Jennings and Buddy
Knox. Holly released three albums during the year and a half of
his success, but a backlog of other recordings of mixed quality
continued to be released years after his death.
Holly has been described by one music critic (Bruce Elder)
as the single most infuential creative force in early rock and
roll. He was an early inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall
of Fame in 1986, and Rolling Stone magazine ranked him #13
among The Fifty Greatest Artists of All Time in 2004. Hol-
lys life story was portrayed in a 1978 movie called The Buddy
Holly Story, starring Gary Busey as Buddy Holly. Paul Mc-
Cartney later produced his own tribute to Holly in 1985 called
The Real Buddy Holly Story to correct inaccuracies in the ear-
lier movie. By Jonathan Pugh (CC) info@somdpublishing.net
The Day the Music
Died February 3, 1959
Early Rock n Roll Icons Spurred Music Revolution
Thursday, February-2011 24

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