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An expert panel of firefighters from around the region compiled a report that gives insight into what the Huntingtown Volunteer Fire Department could have done better during an enormous mansion blaze last year that left 10 firefighters hurt, with two of them facing life-threatening injuries. The fire took place on Soper Road on March 19 in a chimney that was later found to have a firewall that had corroded, allowing the fire to spread throughout the 10,000-square-foot structure burning it to the ground. Jonathan Riffe, chief of the Huntingtown VFD, wrote in a letter prefacing the report that he wanted the experts to produce the report so firefighters could improve their procedures and training. In the history of the Calvert County fire/rescue/EMS service there has never been a fire of this magnitude resulting in so many injuries, two life-threatening, Riffe wrote. The summary of the report stated that once Huntingtown volunteers began to fight the fire inside the huge structure the situation deteriorated on the second floor as the main body
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of heavy fire in the attic and void spaces dropped down on operating personnel. This rapid change in conditions forced an emergency evacuation of the second floor. Some of the fire fighters had to jump out of windows, four of the 10 who were injured suffered serious burns. The study team, headed by Billy Goldfeder, deputy chief of the Loveland-Symmes, Ohio Fire Department, reported that the firefighters on call that night had only seconds to react to a lethal situation. But the report showed that firefighters need more training in several areas such as how to deal with fires in relatively lightweight structures like the one on Soper Road because of its susceptibility to fire. The report also criticizes that fact that had firefighters been trapped in the structure that night as it collapsed, rescue would have been too far away. A unit had been assigned that task but it had arrived too
late to be effective, the study revealed, therefore they were not in a position to carry out This photo of the blaze was included in the 121-page report. [rescue] functions. Also there were just simple communications problems between firefighters on the scene, according to the report, which made conditions less safe. Certain personnel on the scene also did not have adequate radios to go around, the report said. Numerous miscommunications occurred during the fire at 3380 Soper Road, the report stated. There was confusion over initiating the water supply at the split in the driveway and at times there was misleading and conflicting information as to where personnel were operating and under whose supervision and what their tactical objectives were. guyleonard@countytimes.net
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By Sarah Miller Staff Writer Work on the Lusby Town Center Master Plan update has all but ground to a halt since the public forums in 2009. Principal Planner Jenny Plummer-Welker said the update was put on hold with pressing deadlines from Sustainable Communities and PlanMaryland. The nature of the projects, in addition to the deadlines, meant they got some higher priority over the master plan update. The original deadline for a draft of the update was the end of March. PlummerWelker said that deadline has been pushed back to June. The plan includes a town green, which Plummer-Welker said brings the plan in line with the Calvert County Comprehensive Plan. According to the plan, each town center should have a park or central green, a trail or bike system, outdoor public facilities for team sports and an indoor community center for all age ranges. The Lusby Town Center Master Plan is one of three started at the same time along with master plans for the Huntingtown Town Center and St. Leonard Town Center. The updates come on the heels of having updated the Solomons Island master plan in 2009. The St. Leonard master plan is on its third draft and another public hearing will be held in the future. The Huntingtown master plan is on hold until a State Highway Administration study of the 2/4 corridor is completed. Calvert County Board of Commissioners President Jerry Clark said the commissioners are not in a rush for the studies to get finished. Itll take however long it takes, Clark said. He said it is better for Planning and Zoning to get the job done right so the master plan wont be revisited every other year. He said the idea is to have master plans that are only re-evaluated every 15 to 20 years. All the current town center master plans pre-date the current Board of County Commissioners. sarahmiller@countytimes.net
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By Sarah Miller Staff Writer With efforts to clean up the Chesapeake Bay moving forward, including the state mandated Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP), county officials are trying to benefit from years of keeping Calvert County green. Planning and Zoning Rural Planner Veronica Cristo said the county has one of the longest standing TDR programs in the country, having implemented it approximately 30 years ago. With a goal of 40,000 acres of land in preservation programs, the county is more than halfway there with 26,838 acres currently in preservation programs, Cristo said. Developers have been encouraged to build in clusters, keeping the houses near each other in order to maximize the amount of land left untouched. She said there has been a very conscious decision to keep Calvert County surrounded by woods. At one point, she said Calvert County had a seven percent growth rate, when two percent is considered high, and such measures were needed to keep Calvert Countys rural flavor. Director of the Calvert Soil Conservation District Bill Clark said preserving land is not necessarily synonymous with reducing the amount of nutrient runoff, though it doesnt hurt matters any. He said one positive effect of the clustering is it will make it easier to hook
Bret Michaels, pop culture icon and lead singer of the band Poison, will perform live at the Calvert Marine Museums PNC Pavilion on Sunday, May 27 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale now for museum members, and for the public on Tuesday, April 10, at 10 a.m. Tickets for the show are $50 for premium seats and $40 for reserved; additional service fees apply. Tickets may be purchased by phone at 1-800-7879454, in person at Prince Frederick Ford/ Dodge, or online at www.calvertmarinemuseum.com. Michaels will play his own hits as well as many Poison favorites. Become a Calvert Marine Museum member for special perks and the opportunity to purchase the best seats at http://www.calvertmarinemuseum.com/membership, a press release states. As a rock and reality TV star, businessman, philanthropist, and father, Bret Michaels does more jobs in a single day than most do in an entire lifetime, the release states. Best known for hits like Nothing But a Good Time, Talk Dirty to Me and his #1 single and 80's Rock anthem, Every Rose Has It's Thorn, his current solo tour Get Your Rock On is selling out venues across the country. His reality TV Series Rock of Love
is one of the most successful shows in VH1s history and Michaels emerged as the winning contestant on Donald Trumps Celebrity Apprentice. Bret Michaels is an advocate and spokesman for diabetes and supports an array of other charities and causes. Proceeds from the summer concert series support the education and preservation efforts of the Calvert Marine Museum. This event would not be possible without the generous support of many local businesses. Waterside 2012 sponsors include Prince Frederick Ford/Dodge, PNC Bank, Coors, Coors Light, Killians (Bozick Distributors), All American Harley-Davidson, GTMR, Inc., Quality Built Homes, Isaacs Restaurant, The McNelis Group, Directmail.com, WSMD 98.3 Star FM, WMDM 97.7 the Rocket, Southern Maryland Newspapers, Bay Weekly, Quick Connections, Comcast, United Rentals, Jay Worch Electric, Roy Rogers-Solomons, and the Holiday Inn Solomons. Gates open at 6 p.m. with music, food, and drinks available on site. Chairs and coolers are not permitted. For additional information and to purchase tickets, please visit the museums website at www.calvertmarinemuseum.com. To reach a staff person, please call 410-3262042 x 16, 17, or 18.
will continue to be used as a lecture hall and performance space, but will also be a gathering place for large school groups, a community space that can be subdivided for meetings or workshops, a banquet hall, or temporary exhibit space. The expansion of the mezzanine level will create three modern classrooms, one of which will serve as a distance learning studio, and a science and technology lab that will offer immersive environmental education, summer science centers, internships for students, and teacher professional development. A tough economic climate is always challenging for launching a capital campaign for new construction, so the museum is working within the existing footprint and maximizing use of the existing space to enhance and expand the ability to serve the public. The Calvert Marine Museum asks the public to help push the Coming of Age campaign over the finish line. Visit the website at www.calvertmarinemsueum.com or call Vanessa Gill at 410-326-2042, ext. 18 to make a pledge.
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Next, Stanley said the county had a great need for a different venue of food. He felt that almost all the restaurants in Calvert offer the same thing and no one really stands out. Both owners and the manager are on the same page when it comes to talking about how they plan to rise above others through their weekly brainstorming sessions. The restaurant is open Thursday through Sunday, and occasionally Monday holidays. On Thursdays they offer an All You Can Eat Buffet for adults at $18.99 and for kids under 12 at $8.99. The buffet features surf and tuff entres and sides one can expect at a beachfront restaurant. Throwback Fridays meets many of their overall goals. The
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But all that has changed. Stanley said Veras is open year-round with the exception of two weeks. Stanley said it is all about changing with the times. One of the first things they wanted to address was providing entertainment. At the time, no one else was offering, Del Ricco said. During the day the bands are family friendly. To punctuate their point, Jimmy Buffetts songs were playing in the background of the outside seating area near the front door during their interview with the Calvert Gazette on Thursday.
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menus is mamas home style cooking, which offers adult comfort and kid friendly foods at a pocket friendly $9.99 a plate. The four offerings are Country Fried Steak, Meatloaf, Battered Catfish and Pork Chops. Saturdays is full menu including Prime Rib with two sides for $14.95 and $17.95 or Prime Rib and All You Can Eat Oysters for $21.95. Solo Cup Sundays is $3 frozen drinks in a Red Solo cup and draft beer for $1.50. There are also seafood specials. On the weekends they also open for a breakfast buffet. Manager St. John recently visited Florida and came back with the idea of a Bloody Mary Bar. In conjunction with breakfast, a person can buy a shot and make their own Bloody Mary. She said this is a popular offering.
Cure Baseball and Relay For Life Team on April 21. All day a portion of the sales go to the organization. Various drink and Kids Ballpark Specials run throughout the day, and the evening wraps up with The Sam Grow Band. St. John said a number of outage workers for Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant requested Veras open for breakfast onthose outage days. Although they normally only open from breakfast on the weekends, they did meet the request of the customers. In return Veras had good business those mornings. Using fresh produce from local farms is another way they support the community. Unlike another restaurant and bar in a residential neighborhood, Veras owners said they havent had many complaints. The few theyve had theyve dealt with quickly. We have security and no tolerance, Stanley said when it comes to people leaving the bar making noise and honking horns.
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Veras Beach Club is also a marina, with boat slips offering many amenities. The slips range from no power to lifts. The services include, but arent limited to bathhouses with private showers, a fuel dock, a convenience store, free WiFi and a dock office. In these hard economic times we want to work with people, St. John said. They are offering payment plans for the boat slips and custom built parties through their new catering business. You dont have to spend $1,000 to have a party, said St. John. The catering menu lists room rentals from the entire restaurant itself, to the Mermaid Deck, to the private beach. The variations of food presentations include stationary assortments, hor doeuvers, buffet style and seated dinners. The facilities are available for reunions, graduations, weddings and the like. We dont want to be known just as a bar with drinks, said St. John. We want to be known for being the best at everything:
Stanley purchased property in White Raise Cash Against Valuables You Already Own. Sands about 12 years ago. He wanted to buy property on the water, but Annapolis and We offer generous loans on your valuables: other areas were too expensive. At the time, Jewelry, Tools, Electronics, he found Calvert more affordable. His home Musical Instruments, was eight doors down from Veras. He became friends with her. When it came time Laptops, to sell, Vera sold it to Stanley and Del Ricco Sterling Silver, about six years ago. Video Game They also purchased Veras home and are preparing to open it soon for tours. Stan- Systems ley said that 90 percent of the artifacts that & more were in the restaurant, including the throne and her gong, are now in the house. The amazing thing about (Vera Freemans) story is that she built an oasis which closed in on her. It was a place to gather and display her trophies, but her stepson didnt want them, Stanley said. She and her husband, optometrist Effrus Doc Freeman, purchased 800 acres to create White Sands Community. Her restaurant opened 1953. Her husband died in www.calvertpawn.com 410-535-0488 1980 and she died at 92-years-old in 2007.
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Jean Allen, 88
Jean Allen, 88 of Solomons, MD, formerly of Prince Frederick, MD passed away peacefully on Palm Sunday, April 1, 2012. She was born on May 14, 1923 in Chillicothe, Ohio to the late Thea Hawk. Jean was married to the late Edward J. Allen on Mar 8, 1952. Jean was a member of St Pauls Episcopal Church in Prince Frederick where she was actively involved since moving to Prince Frederick in the 50s. She was a devoted wife and mother who served the Lord in any capacity she could. While Jean would tell you she was a housewife to the normal person she was a farmer always helping out on the farm in whatever needed accomplishing. She and her late husband, Eddie, traveled greatly in their retirement seeing all parts of the world and enjoying many cruises as well. She is survived by her son Bruce of Snellville, GA; daughter Bonnie of Chillicothe, OH; six grandchildren, Michael of Port Republic, MD, Allen of Chillicothe, OH; Benjamin of Snellville, GA; Emily of Jacksonville, NC; Amy of Cobb Island, MD; and Zachary of Snellville, GA; and 10 great grandchildren: Sean, Allen Jr, Haley, Nathan, Skye, Gabriella, Maureen, Stephen, Shane and Angelina. The family will receive friends on Friday, April 6, 2012 from 6 - 8 p.m. at the Rausch Funeral Home, 20 American Lane, Lusby, MD. Funeral services will be held at the Rausch Funeral Home on Saturday, April 7, 2012 at 10 a.m. followed by the internment at Epiphany Church in Forestville, Maryland.
School in 1984. He later graduated from Lincoln Tech Institute to further his vocation as an auto mechanic. He later furthered his career by earning the title of Senior Master Ford Technician earning a cruise and multiple prizes and awards. He worked at various Ford dealerships before his last and final position as a mechanic for the Metropolitan Police of Washington, D.C., being humbled by them driving Impalas. Billy enjoyed fast cars, boating, camping, skiing, cruising and selling items on Ebay. Most of all, Billy loved spending time with his family and his dogs, especially his soul mate English bulldog he called Meathead. His family and dogs were always the highlight of his life making sure he was always there for them, as he knew that time was precious to him. He would respond to his very worst day as being on top of the world. Billy is survived by his parents and two sisters Kimberly Dove of Manassas, Virginia, Lanita Hance of Prince Frederick, Maryland and five nephews. He was a loving son, brother and uncle whom one could always depend on. He expressed his faith in God, looked up to his parents, looked after his sisters and mentored his nephews expressing the importance of respect, gratitude and appreciation to everyone. Billy will be greatly missed. Family and friends were received on Thursday, March 29, 2012, at Rausch Funeral Home, 4405 Brooms Island Road, Port Republic, Maryland, Funeral services were held at the Full Gospel Assembly of God Church in Prince Frederick, Maryland on Friday, March 30, with Pastor Todd Marple officiating. There was an additional service held at the Jerusalem Christian Church in Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania on Saturday, March 31, with Pastor Delmas Bard officiating. Interment followed in the Church Cemetery.
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Wayne A. Jones, 52, of Baltimore, MD passed away on March 15, 2012 at Lochraven Veterans Community Hospice Center, Baltimore, MD. Wayne Arthur Jones was born March 16, 1959 in Prince Frederick, Maryland to the late Charles Arthur & Dolores Graham Jones. Wayne was educated in the public school systems of Calvert County, MD. He began to follow in his father's footsteps by becoming a laborer in the construction field. Wayne later changed his direction by enlisting into the United States Armed Forces - Army. He was stationed in Germany for most of his service years, and later received an Honorable
Discharge. He continued his education and trained in refrigeration, heating & air conditioning, and became a certified HVAC Technician. In his later years, Wayne continued to take classes on-line at Strayer University. Wayne enjoyed the nature of God. Wayne also loved to fish and cook. Some of his dishes were great and creative, but others, you dared to guess or taste! He enjoyed working on cars as an auto mechanic. The more historical, the more the challenge. He was an exceptionally strong young man. In his high school years, he played football as a running back. One game in particular; he carried most of the opposing team down the field and scored the winning touchdown! Wayne had some turmoil in his life but was a remarkable young man. He put his past behind him and started life anew. Wayne met a wonderful lady named Lisa Mobely, and her two children, Dierra and Jermaine. They were planning to marry in June of this summer, 2012. When Wayne was first diagnosed with cancer, Lisa provided her love and dedication to aid his needs. When Wayne was transferred at the Veteran's Community Hospice Center, Lisa was there by his side. Wayne always had good family support and best friends; Dickie and Bunny from Calvert County, MD, and Lucky and Willie from Baltimore, MD. One of his favorite sayings was, "What's Up Dog"? His favorite football teams were the Washington Redskins and Baltimore Ravens. I know you can imagine what went on when the Redskins played the Cowboys! Wayne was preceded in death by his parents Charles and Dolores Jones and sister Paula Jones. He leaves to cherish their memories: fianc, Lisa Mobley,and her children Dierra Johnson and Jermaine Mobley, of Baltimore, MD; his Cat - Mister, of Baltimore MD; his sister Robin Foote (Robert), of Lusby MD; brothers Charles Darryl Jones, of Queens, NY; Kevin Jones (Judy), of El Paso, Texas; Eric Jones (Clovette), of Lusby, MD; Stephen Jones, of Lusby, MD; Corey Jones, of Virginia Beach, VA;. Nieces - Taylor Jones, Aniya Watson, & soon to be born - Jailen Jones; Nephews - Jerald A. Harris, Jr., Devon R. Perez, Joseph Smith, Rhakeim Miller, Nicholas Jones, Derrick T. Jones & Kyree Lowe. Great Aunts - Grace Graham, Margaret Parran, Annie Parran; Great Uncle - George Savage; Aunts & Uncles; Thomas Jones (Luther), Bertina Jones, Vivian Dargan (Gene), Yvonne Swift, Ellen Hicks, Gervine Somers (Gary), half sister - Marilyn Jones & Children; One most beloved Sister - Jerniece Jones; The Freeland Family - Uncle Mudd, Sis Julia, Clark, Saunders, & Bunny; The Ijams Family - James, Ms Clara, Dickie, Agnes, Sherman and Elton; The Spriggs Family - Uncle Morris & Sis Helen; The Long Family - Ms Mazie; and a host of cousins, relatives, and friends. Funeral service was held on Monday, March 26, 2012 at 11:30 AM at Sewell Funeral Home, Prince Frederick, MD with Elder Darnell Easton officiating. The interment was at Cheltenham Veterans Cemetery, Cheltenham, MD. The pallbearers were family and friends. Funeral arrangements provided by Sewell Funeral Home, Prince Frederick, MD.
She was born on February 15, 1927 in Decatur, Illinois to William and Mabel (Wright) Pier. She was one of 11 children. After World War II, Leona came to Washington, DC to work for the Navy Department, where she met the man of her dreams. For over 30 years she was the wife of the late Allen Seymour, Sr. She later moved to the Williamsburg, Virginia area and then to Owings, Maryland eight years ago. She was the mother of Cassandra Bollino, Patricia Jenkins and Allen Seymour, Jr. Leona was the devoted grandmother of Sonya and Joseph Bollino, Jr., Kristin and Patrick Jenkins, Sarah and Allen Seymour, III.; and the great-grandmother of Gabrielle Lash and Joseph Bollino, III. She was dedicated to her home and family. Leona was a member of the Executive Secretary Association and the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary Post 108 in Cheverly. Family invites friends to Lee Funeral Home Calvert, 8200 Jennifer Lane (Rt 4 & Fowler Road), Owings, MD 20736 on Saturday, April 7 from 4 p.m. until start of Memorial Service at 5:30 p.m. for a Memorial Gathering. Interment will be private. Memorial Contributions may be made in Leonas name to the Calvert County Nursing Center Activities Fund, 85 Hospital Drive, Prince Frederick, MD 20678.
Pete Watson, 82
Robert Edward Pete Watson, 82, of Leonardtown, MD, a former longtime resident of Friendship and Fairhaven, MD, passed away March 27, 2012 at Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis, MD. Pete was born Jan. 13, 1930 in Owings, MD to Samuel W. and Bertie M. (Catterton) Watson. He was raised in Owings and attended Calvert County public schools. He served in the US Army, and married Jacqueline Louise Bittner Jan. 29, 1949. They lived and raised their family in Friendship and Fairhaven, MD. Pete was employed as a refrigeration and plant engineer at the Meadow Gold ice cream plant in Alexandria, VA, retiring in the mid 1980s. He had also been a longtime farmer raising tobacco and livestock for many years. He and Jacqueline were divorced after 25 years of marriage. Pete had lived in Tracys Landing, MD for the past 20 years. In his leisure time Pete loved playing golf, and also enjoyed crabbing. He was preceded in death by his parents and sisters Evelyn Bowen and Helen Humphrey, and brothers Samuel and Vernon Watson. He is survived by six children: Judith A. Judy Neiswenter and husband David of San Angelo, TX, Robert V. Bobby Watson of Prince Frederick, MD, P. Michael Mike Watson, Sr. and Carole of Leonardtown, MD, Deborah J. Debbie Dickerman of Prince Frederick, MD, Victoria L. Vicki Avila and husband Ralph of Roseville, CA, and Daniel E. Watson and wife Rebecca of Harwood, MD. Also surviving are 10 grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. A memorial visitation was held on Saturday, March 31, 2012, at Rausch Funeral Home, Owings. Inurnment followed at Mt. Harmony United Methodist Church Cemetery, Owings, MD. For additional information visit www. RauschFuneralHomes.com.
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for students to be able to take electives they are interested in. I feel high school should be a little bit of an exploration, Miller said. In art courses, she said the AP courses include creating a portfolio and demonstrating growth in their chosen medium, like 2D, 3D or sculpture. In addition to the videos, electives teachers use signs throughout the school and other tactics to draw students to their classes. For more information, or to see the videos, visit phsweb.calvertnet.k12.md.us. sarahmiller@countytimes.net
Baldwin is looking for sponsors to help him continue his operation. Currently, he is paying for most of the operation out of his own pocket, and sponsors would allow him to continue taking his animals to charitable events free of charge. Many of the animals are rescues. Baldwin said he gets calls from people to come get the animals, often from bad situations where they are hurt or the owners dont want them anymore. He said he doesnt ask any questions but just comes out to pick the animal up. Sick animas he nurses back to health, and he makes sure each animal is tame before he brings them on the road with him. Baldwins history with reptile shows goes back to his childhood, when he would catch snakes and lizards and charge 10 cents for people to come in and see them. He has come full circle, and is happy to be doing what he loves. This is what Im gonna do the rest of my life, Baldwin said. For more information, or to schedule an appearance, call 443-975-9307 or mail P.O. Box 362, St Leonard, MD. sarahmiller@countytimes.net
By Sarah Miller Staff Writer After going back and forth with negotiations on an updated teacher contract, the Calvert Education Association (CEA) and Calvert County Public Schools bargaining teams have agreed to put things on hold until the end of the month. The standstill is due to the lack of final numbers on school system funding from the state and County Commissioners budgets, according to a school press release. There will also be a staff member going through Interest Based Bargaining training to act as a mediator in the negotiations, something that the CEA requested, according to Deputy Superintendent Robin Welsh. She said the goal it to pinpoint underlying priorities and work together with a facilitator to address the most important things first. In the case of requests like salary wage increases, where 84 percent of the schools budget is spent on salaries, Welsh said there could be alternative methods for added compensation, like extra pay for extra duties. The push is really to be creative, Welsh said. She said there have been several proposals, but none they could agree on so far. All negotiation teams have mutually decided to forego any negotiation sessions until, at least, the week of April 23 when budget figures will be available. sarahmiller@countytimes.net
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Through Internet searches he He said Charlottesville recently Stefanie Carey, Congressman Steny Hoyers found films all over the world that saw 800 people come out to watch Constituent Liaison, and Nkishi Free, Developdealt realistically with the subject the films; however, this is the excepment Public Relations Director for Arc of Southern Maryland, talk about their favorite films. Stefanie Carey said the only time she got teary-eyed dur- matter of living with disabilities. tion rather than the rule. Even in New ing the 2012 Sprout Film Festival was when one of the women Thats when he decided to have a York City, the films only receive a with developmental disabilities said if she could change one film festival. A selection committee minimal amount of attention. reviews about 250 films a year with thing in her life, shed like to be married. Its hard enough to get the choir Representing Congressman Steny Hoyer at the Arc of the following criteria in mind. The to come, Di Salvo said. Southern Marylands fundraiser, Carey said she wouldve film has to be something the general When he first imagined the film public enjoys, it has to be a realistic come even if her boss could have made the festival. festival, he thought it would be well My mom has worked with developmentally disabled portrayal and the actors have to have attended by special education teachpeople all my life. That last film got to me To know that developmental disabilities. If the film ers, social workers and families. they (developmental disabled) want the same things I want, is narrated, there has to be people Harriet Yaffe, Executive Direcwith developmental disabilities in said Carey. tor for the Arc of Southern Maryland, Anthony Di Salvo, Executive Director of Sprout and the film. This year films came from a said she purposely selected films founder of the film festival, said he filmed One Question dozen countries. which did not depict perfect lives. The committee selects 40 to be by asking three groups of people what would they change if She mentioned she was concerned by they could. His intention was to prove that everybody wants shown in New York City at the Metroone particular film about a dancing the same things. Instead he was surprised. One group con- politan Museum of Art. This year the troupe made up of people with Down sisted of developmentally disabled, another was a group of festival will be held April 27 through Syndrome. 20-somethings without disabilities and one group of senior April 29. After the showing, the films Some of the dancers were too will go into the citizens. The young group was interestgood to be in a troupe made up of online library at ed in cosmetic changes while the other only people with disabilities. I quesAnthony Di Salvo, Executive Director of http://sproutflix. two groups either didnt want to change tion why is it that way? Sprout, leads the question and answer org for people anything or wanted to be nicer people. Jerry Adams pointed out that period after each film session. to view. Some The film showed a number of develthe various musicians in the films of the films are opmentally disabled adults want things were only playing to crowds for such free and some require a small fee. Half events as Autism Awareness Day. that others take for granted, such as drivthe fee goes to the filmmaker, a quarter ing a car, being independent, marriage They are singing to the choir, said Adams. of the fee will come back to the Arc of and earning a college education. Di Salvo agreed. It is really difficult to get into the Southern Maryland when using code mainstream. Then you throw Down Syndrome into the mix. The theme of this years Sprout #1203C and the final quarter maintains Film Festival is Making the Invisible Both Di Salvo and Yaffe mentioned taking a different the website. Visible, according to Di Salvo. approach in the future and trying to take these films into Di Salvo tours the United States the schools and colleges. Di Salvo recently had 300 middle Sprout is a vacation program for for organizations interested in having a schoolers in Eugene, Oregon surprise him by their reactions adults with developmental disabilities. Sprout Film Festival. The national Arc and questions after watching some films. Di Salvo said about 10 years ago he ofhas teamed up with Sprout Film Festival fered a vacation where the first 10 who Kids stood up in front of 300 students and said they to educate the public about people with were recently diagnosed with Aspergers or that a sibling had signed up could make a film to educate developmental disabilities. others about disabilities. At first he used Down Syndrome and they didnt appreciate others making Its always a struggle to get people fun of them. It was powerful. students from New York Film Institute to come. They think they will hear defor their technical expertise; however, pressing and sad stories and say, Why corrin@somdpublishing.net he soon discovered they werent condo I want to hear more problems? I have necting with their subjects. So Di Salvo enough of my own, said Di Salvo. started filming on his own.
He said he likes to work with customers to put a personal touch on their tattoos so they dont see the same thing on dozens of other people. Chin said his specialty is black and grey realist designs, though he is always willing to take on a challenge. There hasnt been a tattoo I turned down, Chin said. The price of the tattoo depends on several factors, in-
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the venue. Duby said they would have to split up into smaller groups, which would be detrimental to the chorus. St. Maries Musica will be offering a traditional performance of Miserere Mei Deus at the 7 p.m. Good Friday service at St. Michaels Catholic Church in at 16566 Three Notch Road in Ridge. The next community concert will be the SMILE Benefit Concert April 29 at 3 p.m. at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catho-
lic Church in Solomons. Concerts are free, but donations are requested. Proceeds from the concerts pay for sheet music, the director and the accompanist. For more information, including a complete list of upcoming concerts, visit www.smmusica.org. sarahmiller@countytimes.net
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