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Calvert High Mock Crash A Wake-up Call

By Susan Shaw It takes a lot of people to create a realistic mock crash like the one held at Calvert High School on Tuesday, Oct. 17th.

Debbie Jennings, Director of Traffic Services for the Chesapeake Region Safety Council, coordinates all the players to grab the students’ attention in a way that nothing else can. The scenario must be choreographed in advance to build the suspense to break through teens’ sense of invulnerability. Using student actors and all the real-life emergency services, like the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office and the Prince Frederick Volunteer Rescue Squad (PFVRS), students observe the drama from start to finish. The scenario, to demonstrate the effects of poor decision making and fatigued driving, involved two cars with one overturned and a fatality. The students hear the Calvert Control Center interacting with someone reporting an erratic driver before the crash. 11th grade students see every detail of the trauma unfold.

It is riveting.

Jennings said, “For the 7th

Prince Frederick Volunteer Fire Department, Calvert Alliance Against Substance Abuse, Inc, and Sewell Funeral Home. We thank them for their work to encourage our young drivers to act responsibly!

About the Author: Susan Shaw is a retired Calvert County Commissioner and the author of Sincerely Susan columns in the Chesapeake Current.

She can be reached at chesapeakecurrent@gmail.com

Prince Frederick Volunteer Firefighters practice their skills following completion of the Mock Crash at Calvert high School.

year, APlus Towing of St. Leonard has donated vehicles for the scene.” Law enforcement and Fire/EMS respond, demonstrating all that must be accomplished in this situation and ones like it.

Prince Frederick Fire Department removes victims from the vehicles using their tools. PFVRS stabilizes the patients. Sewell’s Funeral Home removes the deceased student named Shelby. Students are told Shelby’s story to identify with her. All the events are narrated by local law enforcement officers who help the students think about the outcomes of the risky decisions made both at the accident scene and in the auditorium afterward.

This extremely effective educational medium used significant time and resources of the Chesapeake Regional Safety Council, Maryland State Police Barracks U Prince Frederick, Calvert County Sheriff’s Office, Prince Frederik Volunteer Rescue Squad Co. 4,

Huntingtown Citizens Association (HCA) invites all Huntingtown citizens to a general meeting on Sunday, Nov. 5 at 6:30pm at the Huntingtown United Methodist Church, 4020 Hunting Creek Rd. We have gathered the most recent information to share with citizens on the status of proposed site plans in our town, Comprehensive Plan update, expansion of Town Center across RT4 and change of Town Center to Village. Also learn where to send your opinions and how to get involved. Please direct questions to huntingtowncitizens@gmail.com.

PRAD 2017 Something for Everyone

By Carolyn Gill Patuxent River Appreciation Days or PRAD is an annual event, stretching over two days, that was held October 7th and 8th in Solomons. This celebration of the Patuxent River, sponsored the Calvert County Board of Commissioners, Calvert Marine Museum, Pa-Po-Peake Shrine Club (parade on Sunday), Arick L. Lore Post of the American Legion and the Calvert County Watermen’s Association is a popular event held annually since 1978, drawing crowds to celebrate arts and crafts, music, vineyards, food, and especially information!

This year’s event was packed with children of all ages. Parents were proud to see the boats the toddlers managed to construct and the ceramics that were available to paint.

Great selections of jewelry, homemade soaps, wine jellies, purses, totes, driftwood sculpture, fine arts, and wood carvings were plentiful to appeal to all shoppers looking for something special.

Continuous musical entertainment on the PNC Waterside Stage provided the perfect place to catch your breath will enjoying the shade and a wide variety of music including Jay Armsworthy, Pond Scum, California Ramblers, and the Calvert

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Free boat rides were available.

The museum was open and free for all to experience with complete tours of the museum enjoyed by a crowd of people from all over.

Information was varied and vast.

One example was the Master Gardener’s feature on raised garden gardening to information on the impor importance of native trees, plants and flow flowers. Calvert County Government and others had informative exhibits on various local programs like the importance of recycling. Wild animal care, available clubs, and local parks were covered. The Calvert County Control Center, CHESPAX, and the Chesapeake Biological Lab, provided information along with many other educational exhibits.

Our local vineyards held wine tastings, which, along with the live music, made this event something for everyone. See you there next year!

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Cyber Sextortion

Knowledge EVERY parent must have!

By Susan Shaw What is sextortion? How can you keep children safe?

At a recent forum on Sextortion and Human Trafficking in Calvert County and Beyond, hosted by the Calvert County Commission for Women, a broad amount of compelling information was shared in a short time by Deputy State’s Attorney for Calvert County, Kathryn Marsh and by Joan Winship, Chair of the Commission for Women and retired Executive Director of the International Association of Women Judges.

This presentation is highly recommended for any parent group!

Does your child truly understand the dangers of social media like FaceBook, Instagram, Skype, Snapchat and Kik? How do you convince your child how important it is to use caution on social media and that they MUST not communicate with someone either unknown to them or behind your back? How do you explain to them that a perpetrator could be hiding behind the mask of someone their age or totally different? How do you keep your child safe without frightening your child?

These were some of the questions in my mind during this excellent and

detailed presentation. Sextortion was defined and explained as a combination of sex and corruption. It is an abuse of power by someone to obtain sexual favors. It includes an abuse of authority and a quid pro quo as well as abuse of entrusted power. It involves psychological coercion, which is just as traumatic as physical force.

Cyber sextortion moves the abuse of power and authority online. Cyber sextortion is “by far the most significant growing threat to children,� according to Winship and statistics she provided, including that there is a 150% increase just in this year so far. The FBI concurs, with the Charlotte FBI defining “sextortion is a type of online sexual exploitation in which individuals coerce victims into providing sexually explicit images or videos of themselves, often in compliance with offenders’ threats to post the images publicly or send the images to victim’s friends and family.� They say that “sextortion is affecting thousands of U. S. children.� One perpetrator can reach hundreds of victims on-line.

The images are uploaded to child pornography sites.

Perpetrators target vulnerable 12 to 14 year olds on social media including Instagram, SnapChat, Skype, KIK and others. Boys can be targeted through on-line gaming, since it is not a gender-based issue, but a power-based issue. The perpetrator befriends the child, uses the trust he/she has created, takes psychological control, blackmails DUNKIRK MARKET PLACE: the child into providing sexually 10286 Southern Maryland Blvd explicit material on-line that can 'XQNLUN 0' Ĺ˜

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year olds are targeted on social media.

70% of victims have experienced physical or sexual abuse. 60% come from the foster care system. Every 30 seconds, a child is trafficked, with one boy for every 3 girls,� according to Marsh. Runaways are particularly vulnerable. It can, and does, happen to local kids. When it happened to a local girl who was found 8 months later, trauma-based counseling was required before she could go home.

Marsh explained the many facets of the trauma that can result in a re-victimization if the victim does not receive treatment.

Marsh talked generally about several cases of sextortion and sex trafficking that have occurred in Calvert County. All began innocently, with the child’s naivete

North Beach Farmer’s Market Season Ends

By Susan Shaw The last North Beach Farmer’s Market of the 2017 season was October 6th, the next to the last on September 29th. Both of these opportunities for community mingling and for purchasing fresh, local food and handmade products carried a celebratory flavor as families and folks from every demographic stayed well beyond dark to purchase produce, shop, listen to the music on the pier, to dance, to relax and to bask in the warm weather. It reminded me of a whole neighborhood playing outside as daylight turns to dusk and the night begins to settle in. The North Beach Farmer’s market has become a microcosm of social networking in person.

The streets are closed to most vehicle traffic starting at 3 p.m on Friday evenings to allow the venders to set up their tents,

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used to gain the child’s confidence. Federal partners helped with prosecution because Maryland’s laws are inadequate.

Governor Hogan has supported four laws last year, but, like California, where sextortion is a felony, Maryland needs to pass laws with teeth in the criminal code.

The main player in prevention is the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), who also try to and do rescue children. How? When the perpetrator uploads the images and videos to child pornography sites. NCMEC, amazingly, reviewed 22 million images, looking for clues to a child’s identity, location, or anything they can use to find a child. Their website at missingkids.org has tools a parent and the public can use for prevention.

trailers, and wares in a T-shape with the top part of the T on Bay Avenue between 3rd and 7th streets and the straight line of the T on 5th Street. On the 3rd Street end of Bay Avenue, antique and classic cars are lined up and can vary from week to week, just depending on who wished to bring their antique, classic, hotrod, modern performance car, specialty vehicles, trucks, and sometimes custom motorcycles.

Called the Classic Car Cruise-In, the beauties on display are admired. For the end of the season, there was quite a variety to see!

On the 7th Street end of Bay Avenue are artists and artisans, with the blend shifting a little and changing some each week, from face-painting to wine jelly to hand-crafted tea blends to organic soaps to

handcrafts to stitchery to pottery to jewelry to art to handmade bath bombs, creativity is on display!

With 30 venders signed up to provide food along 5th Street and spilling north of 5th Street, there is always Kettle Corn, baked goods, beer, wine, and sangria from various local vineyards, wineries, and breweries. There are food trucks, and a purveyor of delicious sausages. Somehow, dinner tastes better outside. On the last night, the line for fresh baked goods snaked along the street, just down from Michael Cox’s cart laden with more baked goods, produce, flowers, and other goodies. Specialty apples were sold by Swann Farms, and, yes, they tasted fresh and crisp. There were lots of seasonal farm produce of all kinds, including cabbages, and Brussel sprouts, and dozens of others including meats.

Tweens ran about, little children played on the pirate ship in the sand, even as dusk set in. Some local candidates for office shared family time with their children as they greeted folks. Some of the stores and businesses lining Bay Avenue and around the corner, on 7th Street, stayed open with patrons spilling into the street. Some came to bask in the light of the Harvest moon, which peeked in and outof the clouds.

Normally, there are tables set up by various non-profit groups doing raffles or selling items for important causes. On the closing night, the Calvert Relay for Life was selling luminarias in remembrance of those lost to cancer. After dark, luminarias were set up along the pier, then lit before a bagpiper played for a march of remembrance. This mini event was for awareness of the main Relay for Life in June of 2018.

For more info, go to RelayForLife.org/CalvertMD.

Other Resources for Protecting our Kids In the seminar on Sextortion on page 14, visiting missingkids.org was recommended for prevention.

Another helpful source is Things You Can Do Now to Protect Your Children Online by Maria Korolov at thebestvpn.com/protect-kids-online.

Her ideas are summarized below.

Please visit the website for more details.

1. Make YouTube safe for your kids - YouTube is the new children’s TV. It’s one of the most popular sites out there, but not all of those videos will be appropriate for your children.

But the site does have some safety features, and you should take advantage of them.

2. Help your kids set the privacy controls on their social media accounts - If your children share messages, pictures or videos on Facebook, Instagram and other platforms, they might not be aware of who can see their posts. Most apps do have privacy settings though that let your children control who they let into their lives.

3. Install anti-virus on your computers and mobile devices Children are as vulnerable as the rest of us, if not more so, to clicking on bad links and downloading malicious software. To protect them and their devices install anti-virus software on all of them.

4. Set up separate accounts for your kids on your computers - If you share a device with your children consider setting up a separate account or accounts. Each account will have its own home screen and, depending on the device and platform, a different selection of features, apps, and permissions. This helps you to protect your own data or video recommendations. It also allows you to set up customized security and privacy settings for each child.

5. Set up separate accounts for your kids on your mobile devices Tablets and smartphones also allow multiple user accounts on the same device 6. Secure your gaming systems Don’t forget that your gaming console is also an Internet device these days. Children can download games and make in-game purchases, and even surf the web.

7. Consider using kid-safe browsers and search engines 8. Lock in apps for the youngest children - If you want to let your child play with your phone without worrying about them messing it up or

surfing the web for creepy content do this: open up an app for the child and then set it up so that they can’t exit the app.

9. Use an app that limits the time your child spends online According to the Pew Research Institute, 50 percent of parents have used parental control tools to block, monitor, or filter their child’s online activities.

10. Make sure your kids are only using safe chat rooms - Some kid-friendly platforms offer chat rooms where kids can talk to other kids. Vet the sites first to make sure that someone monitors the chat rooms. And teach your kids not to share their real identities on such platforms but to use anonymous screen names instead.

11. Teach your children not to respond to messages from strangers If they get a text message, instant message, email or social media message from someone they don’t know then they must delete it at once.

Make sure they know not to open it, not to respond to it, and, of course, not to click on any links or attachments.

12. Educate your children about the risks of “sexting” - Last year, in a report to the U.S. Congress, the Justice Department revealed that the biggest growing threat to children is something called “sextortion.”

Besides the psychological damage, children who both send and receive the “sexts” are breaking the law.

Something that could result in prosecution and even registration as a sex offender.

13. Warn your kids about file sharing - Uploading illegal files is of course – illegal! Downloading illegal files also carries other risks, such as viruses.

14. Warn your kids about online polls and surveys - There are lots of fun, harmless polls out there, but many ask for too much personal information, and could land your kids on spammers’ email lists, or open them up to identity theft.

15. Warn your kids about getting too close to stranger - This is common sense. But children and teenagers often lack that basic common sense – or might be tricked into keeping their online relationships secret. Know your children’s online friends. And, as with off-line friends, confirm their identities, and talk to those kids’ parents. Be sure that those “kids” are, in fact, kids.

16. Help your children deal with cyberbullying - Cyberbullying affects up to 15 percent of children, according to a report released last year by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

Let your kids know that they can turn to you for help, and find out what resources are available from your local schools.

17. Set a good example - Before lecturing your kids about staying safe, make sure that you yourself are a good model. Learn about the privacy settings in the social media apps you use most, then check that you aren’t sharing private, personal moments with the whole Internet.

18. Set rules about what your kids can share online - As an adult, you know to be careful about what information you post online. You know not to share your financial information or social security numbers with strangers. Make sure your kids know the rules and

understand the reasons behind them.

Even seemingly innocuous information, like vacation pictures, can let criminals know when your house is empty.

19. Add your kids as a “Friend” If your children have their own accounts on Twitter, Facebook, Google Plus, Instagram, Snapchat or other social media sites, follow or friend them. Don’t let your kids tell you that other parents don’t do this.

According to the Pew Research Center (pewresearch.org), 83 percent of parents are friends with their teenage child on Facebook.

20. Set limits on how much time your children can spend online According to a recent national survey (commonsensemedia.org), tweens spend an average of six hours a day with their devices, and that’s not including the time spent on school or homework. Teens spend an amazing nine hours a day staring at their screens.

Dee Of St. Mary’s Participates In 21st Choptank Heritage Skipjack Race The Calvert Marine Museum's skipjack, the Dee of St. Mary's participated in the 21st Choptank Heritage Skipjack Race on September 23 in Cambridge, Maryland. The race, an annual event since 1997, celebrates the remaining skipjack fleet on the Bay and is sponsored by the Dorchester Skipjack Committee. The Choptank River provided a perfect course for the race and the day was beautiful with light morning northerly winds.

Departing early from Solomons on Friday, September 22, the Dee sailed to Cambridge, Maryland where opening festivities were held at Snappers Restaurant. The parade of boats rallied early on Saturday morning out of Cambridge Creek; 10 skipjacks participated. It was an opportunity for existing skipjacks to show their colors and the Dee crew enjoyed camaraderie with the other captains and crew.

Hosted by the Nathan of Dorchester, the Choptank Heritage Skipjack Race is held on the third Saturday in September for pride and skipjack preservation. Today, there are only two dozen active skipjacks left on the Bay and this race provides the opportunity to see some of these surviving traditional skipjacks up close and under sail in one location.

All participating boats receive equal show-up money which gives much needed funds for maintenance and preservation, not a prize.

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Photos courtesy Mike Ellwood – Photo 1: Dee Cree pictured bottom: Kathy Ellwood, Barry Winkelman, Judy Angelheart, and Dimitrios Papadakis. Top: Frank Arbusto (Captain), John Fulchiron (First Mate), Kate Dumhart (Mate in Training), Duane Heidemann, Al Rondina, and Roger Haskett.

Photo 2: Dee of St. Mary’s.

Plan on attending the 22nd Choptank Heritage Skipjack Race event next year on September 15 in Cambridge, Maryland and support skipjack preservation.

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Festival of Wreaths November 18th Calvert Hospice is looking for your help as they prepare for their annual holiday event, the Festival of Wreaths! Here is what they told us: “Even though we are experiencing summer-like temperatures, we are busily preparing for our annual holiday event, the Calvert Hospice Festival of Wreaths! This year the Festival of Wreaths will be held on Saturday, November 18th from 10am to 4pm at Calvert High School in Prince Frederick. We hope that you will join us for a day filled with all sorts of holiday fun!

Santa will be arriving in style courtesy of the Prince Frederick Volunteer Fire Department at 10am to kick off the festivities. We will have holiday crafts for the kids and a wreath-making workshop for a nominal fee.

Last year we had over 70 handcrafted wreaths donated and expect to have even more this year! Wreaths were made with everything from tulle to seashells, from recycled maps to driftwood. So many unique and wonderful designs! Over a dozen artists and crafters have already signed up to create fabulous wreaths to be put on display and made available for purchase. If you happen to be ‘crafty’

(or know someone who is), please consider donating a wreath to add to our display. We will be putting some wreaths into a Silent Auction and all others will simply be for sale.

Memorial poinsettias, ornaments and Calvert Hospice cookbooks will also be available for sale. If you would like to pre-order one or more poinsettias in memory of a loved one, visit calverthospice.org/festival-of-wreaths.

The poinsettias will be on display throughout the day of the festival and can be picked up later that afternoon.

We will also be raffling off a very special wreath filled with gift cards from area restaurants and businesses at the end of the day!”

Career Options for Technology Academy Students CSM Presents to IT, Cybersecurity and Health Care Students The College of Southern Mary Maryland (CSM) helped scores of Calvert Career and Technology Academy students learn more about where their area of study could take them during a presentation at the academy in Prince Frederick on Sept. 21.

CSM’s Continuing Education Workforce Development team presenta-conducted career option presenta tions at the academy for students studying IT, cybersecurity and health care programs. Altogether, 66 students participated.

“As I shared information with the students about becoming a phlebotomy technician and medical billing and coding, they gave their full attention and participated in the activity. It was exciting and rewarding,” said CSM Course Manager for Continuing Education Health Care Courses Jill Lassiter. “The students represent not only our future caregivers but our current climate of positive, focused and mature youth.”

Lassiter conducted a role-playing session with the students that took them through the process of what it takes to be a professional medical biller and coder.

CSM Program Coordinator Paula Coluzzi worked with the IT and cybersecurity students, discussing preparation for certifications, jobs available within their field and shortage of workforce-ready candidates to fill the jobs within the cyber field.

One of the academy Health Professions teachers Jennifer Rachic, MSN RN, thanked the college for sharing with her students. “My students had a blast,” Rachic said. “I thought the presentation was relevant, interactive and extremely engaging. We loved the presenter.

My students had nothing but positive things to say and many are looking into the phlebotomy course as a

CSM Course Manager for Continuing Education Health Care Courses Jill Lassiter presents information about medical billing and coding to Calvert Career and Technology Health Profession students.

result of the presentation.”

Students attending the academy get a head start on college and careers in high-skill, high-wage and high-demand occupations. Instructors are industry professionals teaching with up-to-date equipment and technology.

“The passion Mrs. Rachic and Mrs. [Kathy] Augustine, have for their students is evidenced by their interactions with them,” Lassiter said. “It's an awesome phenomenon that should be the rule not the exception with our youth.”

Two presentations later and after a day of valuable interaction, Lassiter noted the value of the relationship between CSM and the academy.

“The Continuing Education and Workforce Development division at the College of Southern Maryland can be an integral part of these students’ futures because we have tools for their success. We can give the students options to further their education that they may not have thought of or even knew were available to them.”

For information on non-credit continuing education offerings at CSM, visit csmd.edu/programscourses/non-credit/.

Health Profession students at Calvert Career and Technology Academy in Prince Frederick gather after learning about health care training available at the College of Southern Maryland.

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Garden Dirt Cool Pansies and Violas

By Margaret Tearman Summer’s blooms have faded, leaving our gardens looking a bit blah.

Bring your landscape and planters back to colorful life with pansies and violas.

Garden favorites for generations, pansies and violas thrive in cooler temperatures, blooming in our area until December, sometimes into January. Many return in the spring, and even a late snowfall won’t deter their flowering; they’ll flower until summer heat kicks in.

Pansies and violas are in the same family, but there are differences.

Pansies have the biggest flower, while violas are petite, but abundant bloomers. Other than size, you can tell the difference between the two by their petals: If the flower has four petals pointing upward and only one pointing downward, it’s a pansy. If the flower has two petals pointing upward and three petals pointing downward, it’s a viola.

One of my favorites, “Cool Wave” pansies are great for a colorful groundcover or spilling over the sides of a freeze-hardy container or winter hanging basket.

Calvert County Congratulates New and Expanded Businesses According to the Calvert County Department of Economic Development, “even though Calvert County may be one of the smallest counties in Maryland, it is open for businesses of all sizes. Calvert County is home to unique mom-and-pop specialty stores, some of the nation’s top Fortune 500 companies and everything in between.”

New Businesses: The Barn at Pleasant Acres 5415 Mackall Road, St. Leonard 443-624-3333 thebarnatpleasantacres.com

• Use a general, all-purpose fertilizer around your pansies to encourage robust growth. Apply according to directions; more is not better.

• For container planting, make sure pot is freeze-proof (so it won’t crack) and has a drainage hole.

Always use high quality potting mix and remember to water.

• Remove faded/dead flowers (called “deadheading”) to prolong blooming and encourage growth.

• Plant pansies close to the kitchen; they are more than pretty; Tips for successful planting: they’re edible, with a mild minty • Choose either a sunny or flavor. partially shaded area. Note that violas will perform better than pansies in the Some fun facts about these happy shade; both will be happy in the sun. flowers: • Plant in well-drained soil.

• Pansies are a symbol of hope, • Add a handful of soil amendment or compost to the and violas symbolize playfulness.

• Victorian meaning of pansy is planting hole for good drainage and “to think,” particularly of love. robust growth.

• Viola means “modesty,” hence • Remember to water your pansies regularly. One of the most the term “shrinking violet.”

• “Pansy” and “Viola” were both common reasons pansies fail is because they are not watered enough. popular names for girls until the early 1950s.

• Shakespeare referred to both pansies and violas in Hamlet and A Midsummer Nights Dream.

• Ancient Greeks used violas in love potions, thinking it to be a symbol of love and fertility.

• It is said that King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table used the lines in pansy petals to predict their fortunes: Four lines signified hope, seven promised loyalty in love, eight signified fickleness, nine forewarned of a change of heart, and eleven predicted an early grave.

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Expansions: Mama Lucia by the Bay 8323 Bayside Road, Chesapeake Beach 410-257-7700 mammaluciarestaurant.com For a full listing of all Calvert County businesses, please visit ecalvert.com/businesses. Calvert County is committed to fostering a dynamic and competitive business climate to ensure economic growth and sustainability. These new businesses help stimulate the local economy and provide employment opportunities for local residents.

For info. on the Calvert County Dept. of Economic Development and the many services the county offers the business community, call 410-535-4583 or 301-855-1880; or email info@ecalvert.com.

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Calvert Hospice Festival of Wreaths November 18, 2017 10 am - 4 pm Calvert High School

Admission is FREE! (410) 535-0892

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under the influence of narcotics. Mr. Quade informed Deputy Wood he had taken a narcotic. A search of Mr. Quade was conducted resulting in paraphernalia being located. Mr. Quade was transported to the Calvert County Detention Center and charged Oct. 3, Deputy Weems responded to with CDS: Possession of Paraphernalia Alamo Trail, Lusby. Upon arrival, the and CDS: Possession-not marijuana victim stated sometime between Oct. 2 at (heroin).

5:00 pm and Oct. 3 at 7:30 am an unknown suspect(s) entered their Sept. 26, Deputy R. Evans was on unlocked vehicle and stole a black North patrol in the area of the Greene Turtle Face jacket. The value of the stolen item parking lot in Prince Frederick, when he observed a subject that was wanted is $100. through the Calvert County Sheriff’s Oct. 3, Deputy Weems responded to Office. Deputy Evans made contact Susan Lane, Lusby. It was determined with the subject identified as Lionel sometime between Oct. 2 at 6:30 pm and Mackall (35) of Huntingtown. He was Oct. 3 at 7:00 am an unknown suspect(s) placed under arrest for his warrant. A entered multiple vehicles in the victims’ search of Mr. Mackall revealed he had driveways and stole items from within the narcotics and paraphernalia on him. vehicles. The items stolen included US He was transported to the Calvert currency, loose change, TI 83 calculator, County Detention Center and charged with CDS: Possession of paraphernalia debit cards, and a book bag. and CDS: Possession-not marijuana Oct. 3, Deputy Weems responded to (crack cocaine).

Gunsmoke Trail, Lusby. The victims stated sometime between Oct. 2 at 5:00 Sept. 25, Deputy Moran responded to pm and Oct. 3 at 9:00 am an unknown the Calvert County Detention Center suspect(s) entered multiple unlocked for the report of an inmate with CDS. vehicles. The items removed from the The complainant advised Deputy vehicles included an Ipod Touch, a Moran that the inmate, later identified diaper bag containing debit cards, and as Brittany Cannon (28) of Prince Frederick had the CDS on her. Once US currency.

Cannon was confronted about the Sept. 28, Deputy Williamson responded CDS, she removed all CDS from her to Jewell Rd., Dunkirk. The victim stated possession. Cannon was charged with Possession-not marijuana that sometime between Sept.27 at 6:20 CDS: pm and Sept. 28 at 2:55 am an unknown (Suboxone), Possession or Receive male subject entered the vehicle and stole CDS while Confined, and Possession in a place of their purse. The value of the stolen Contraband Confinement. property is $200.

Crime Blotter Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Reports During the week of Sept. 25–Oct. 1, deputies of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to 1,161 calls for service throughout the community.

During the week of Oct. 2 - Oct. 8, deputies responded to 1,246 calls for service.

Destruction of Property St. Leonard / Port Republic Oct. 6, Deputy R. Shrawder and Deputy Hardesty responded to multiple damaged property calls in the Saint Leonard and Port Republic area. Deputy Hardesty responded to Forest Lane, Port Republic where he determined multiple residences had been spray painted with profanity. Deputy Shrawder responded to Nicole Dr., St. Leonard for multiple residences having similar damage to their mailboxes. After deputies conducted a canvass of the area, it was discovered more residences in the area had their mailboxes damaged as well. The other streets affected include Hance Rd., Williams Wharf Rd., Parkers Creek Rd., Planters Wharf Rd., Flag Harbor Blvd., Valley Dr. and Eucalyptus Dr.

Burglaries Oct. 5, Deputy Denton responded to Stamper Ct., Prince. The victim stated they heard a window screen break and then observed two males leaving the residence in an unidentified vehicle. It was determined the unknown suspects used a tool to pry the screen off the window, but did not obtain any items Sept. 28, Deputy Burggraff responded to from the residence prior to leaving the Schooner Dr., Lusby. The victim stated that they observed that the interior light scene. The estimated damage is $20. of their vehicle was on and an unknown Oct. 3, Deputy Ostazeski responded to male subject standing in the street. The Hickock Trail, Lusby. Upon arrival, the subject had entered the unlocked vehicle, victim stated the suspect(s) had entered but it was discovered nothing had been the residence through the master taken from the vehicle. bedroom window. It was discovered that once the suspect(s) entered the residence, Damaged Property they stole a large amount of loose change, Oct. 6, Deputy R. Shrawder responded US currency, and prescription medicine. to Schooner Dr., Lusby. The victim The estimated value of the stolen stated sometime between Oct. 5 at 11:00 pm and Oct. 6 at 1:00 pm an unknown property is $110. subject(s) smashed their windshield with a brick. The estimated damaged property Thefts Oct. 7, Deputy Locke responded to is $200.

Chaney Rd., Dunkirk. Upon arrival, the victim stated that sometime between Oct. Oct. 6, Deputy D. Naughton responded 5 at 2:00 pm and Oct. 7 at 6:20 pm to Western Circle, Lusby. Upon arrival, someone stole their DynaHurst P31 the victim stated that an unknown 930A Heavy Duty Starting Battery. The suspect(s) had moved their garden tools from the front porch of the residence to value of the stolen property is $150. the car port area and there was damage to Sept. 30, Deputy Callison responded to the screen of their front door. The Stevens Rd., Owings. The victim stated estimated value of the damage is $100. that sometime on Sept. 27 three packages had been taken from the residence that Oct. 4, Deputy Sampson responded to included a knife, two bottles of Di Sixes Rd., Prince Frederick. The victim Electric Grease, and two spark plug stated that an unknown suspect(s) had testers. The value of the stolen items is keyed their vehicle. The estimated damage is $500. $155.

Thefts from Vehicles Oct. 3, Deputy Wood responded to McIntosh Dr., Dunkirk. Upon arrival, the victim stated sometime between 12:30 am and 8:30 am on Oct. 3 an unknown suspect(s) entered their vehicle stealing the victim’s wallet, US passport, and loose change from the center console.

The value of the stolen items is $85.

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ARRESTS: CDS Violations Oct. 2, Deputy Wood responded to the 7-11 located in Sunderland for the report of check welfare. Upon arrival, Deputy Wood made contact with a male subject later identified as Bryan Quade (35) of North Carolina, who appeared to be

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Disorderly Conduct Oct. 8, Deputy Livingston was made aware of a disorderly subject at Abner’s Crab House near the bar.

Deputy Livingston observed the disorderly male identified as Tony Reynolds (46) of Chesapeake Beach was intoxicated and had already been in an altercation with another customer inside the bar. Mr. Reynolds was asked several times to leave the establishment and refused to leave.

Mr. Reynolds was placed under arrest and transported to the Calvert Detention Center where he was charged with Disorderly Conduct, Intoxicated Public Disturbance, Fail Obey Reasonable/Lawful order of Law Enforcement Officer, and Resist/Interfere with Arrest.

Destruction of Property Sept. 29, Deputy Kreps responded to the area of Kent Rd. and N Solomons Island Rd. for the report of a subject walking in the roadway. Upon arrival, Deputy Kreps made contact with the male subject identified as Ryan Bussard (30) of Edgewater. It was determined that Mr. Bussard was intoxicated and had damaged another residence mailbox. He was placed under arrest and charged with Destruction of Property.

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Brian C. Beltz (40) of St. Leonard was located with his head down while stopped partially in the roadway with the radio playing loudly. A strong odor of an alcoholic beverage was emitting from Beltz and a Standardized Field Sobriety Test was given with positive results. Beltz was arrested for DUI. Additionally, a handgun was located in the vehicle.

Beltz was incarcerated at the Calvert County Detention Center.

Possession of a Stolen Handgun Oct. 3, Corporal Esnes and Trooper Foley, while attempting to locate a suicidal person in the Prince Frederick area, observed two males outside of Safeway. One of the subject’s clothing matched that of the person they were attempting to locate. While speaking with the two men, Andrew T. Grice (21) of Prince Frederick became nervous and a search revealed marijuana and a 9mm handgun. An NCIC query of the handgun revealed it was previously reported stolen through the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office.

Grice was arrested and incarcerated at the Calvert County Detention Center. The other male was released.

Possession of Concealed Dangerous Weapon and Marijuana On Oct. 4, Trooper First Class Warrick stopped a vehicle at Rt. 4 and Rt. 402 for traffic violations. The odor of marijuana was detected emitting from within the vehicle. A search was conducted and the passenger, Michael A. Grimm (22) of Prince Frederick was found to be in possession of marijuana. The driver, Eli S. Neal (24) of Owings was in possession of a concealed dangerous weapon (friction lock expandable baton). Both Grimm and Neal were arrested and incarcerated at the Calvert County Detention Center.

Theft from Vehicle On Oct. 6, Trooper First Class C. Davis responded to the Barrack to handle a report of a stolen registration year tab from a vehicle. The victim reported the tab was on his vehicle that morning when he parked it at the work site. Upon returning in the afternoon, he observed that the tab had been scraped off and stolen.

Theft - Shoplifting On Oct. 8, Trooper First Class C. Davis responded to the Dunkirk Walmart for a reported shoplifting complaint. John G. Lawson (37) of Upper Marlboro was located and identified as the shoplifter. He was arrested and incarcerated at the Calvert County Detention Center.

DUI Arrests Brian C. Beltz (40) of St. Leonard, Oct. 3, 12:14 am.

Donald D. Chew (45) of Pr. Frederick, Oct. 4, 4:22 pm.

William T. Dorsey 3rd (43) of North Beach, Oct. 6, 3:57 pm.

Ramon E. Diaz (29) of Huntingtown, Oct. 8, 2:26 am.

DUI & Weapon Violation On Oct. 3, Trooper First Class Rucker responded to area of Hillside Rd. at All persons charged with a crime are Long Beach Dr., St. Leonard for a considered innocent until proven noise complaint/suspicious vehicle. guilty in a court of law.

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By Patti Stueckler

When It’s Good To Be Second Best This time of year, home sellers often ask me, “Is it too late to list our home for sale now?” They follow it up with, “Shouldn’t we wait until spring?” Contrary to popular belief, the fall, not the summer, is the second best time of year to sell your home.

It’s true that spring is still seen as the peak home shopping season. Like every year, moms and dads motivated by changing school systems were out in full force this past spring. They got settled in their new homes before school started, or even before summer vacation. Growing families looking to upsize to a larger home have also likely moved before the new school calendar began.

Many homeowners mistakenly believe, this time of year, that they have missed their window of opportunity to sell. That’s simply not the case. Studies have shown that second only to spring, fall has the second highest home sales occurring. In my own experience, the summer months typically get much slower, especially from end of July through the month of August. Two reasons may explain the summertime lull. First, vast numbers of people, during this time period, are either preparing to go on vacation, are on vacation, or are just recovering from a nice long summer break. Second, when it’s 90 degrees outside, buyers would rather be lounging in a swimming pool than out trudging from house to house.

In contrast, the fall weather can be quite beautiful. Even as the temperatures require a jacket, it’s good weather to be out and about comparing closet space and kitchen islands. It’s good for home buyers, and good for

sellers, too. And, realtors find that this time of year, buyers are more motivated. In the spring, there tend to be plenty of ‘tire kickers’ that want to search for months on end before actually pulling the trigger on a purchase.

Fall buyers, however, are much more likely to be ready to write an offer on the first home that meets their needs.

Another good reason to list your home in the fall is that there is less inventory. Therefore, there is less competition for those home buyers who are ready to act.

It’s basic supply and demand. The fewer number of homes on the market, the greater the likelihood that buyers will look at your home, and pay a maximum price for it.

If you have a waterfront or water view home, the fall and winter months are a good time to have your home on the market.

Many of these homes have limited or no view during the spring or summer months when the tree leaves block the gorgeous views of the bay, creeks, or river. This can definitely impact how much a buyer would like to pay for your home.

Keep in mind that there’s no wrong time to list your home, if your price it right. There are buyers out there 365 days a year.

And, you might not want to wait until spring.

John Ward Leaves a Research Legacy Expert on the Levin J. Marvel Schooner Ship John Malcolm Ward, 76, died Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at his home in Deale, MD after a lengthy battle with cancer. He leaves his wife of 47 years, four children and nine grandchildren.

Raised in Hillwood Square, John attended Falls Church High School where he participated in varsity football, after which he set off for Florida State University.

He then served as a general’s driver in the US Army in post-war South Korea. John spent his professional life as a computer security consultant before retiring and moving to Deale, MD in 2000 where his love of history led him to co-found the Deale Area Historical Society and serve as Secretary/Administrator of that organization until his death.

Interest in history also led him to research and speak widely on both shores of the Chesapeake about the wreck of the Levin J Marvel, a three-masted schooner that went down in the Bay during Hurricane Connie in 1955. The story of the Levin J Marvel became an over-riding interest in his later years due to

the fateful connection of living near the wreck site. Mr. Ward was one of the featured speakers at a well-attended commemoration of the “60th Anniversary of the Sinking of the Marvel” on August 12, 2015 at the North Beach Fire Hall.

A private family celebration of life will be held sometime in the future. In lieu of flowers, you can make a donation to the Deale Area Historical Society. To do so, please contact Peggy at (410) 867-4281.

About the author: Patti Stueckler is an award-winning Realtor and Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) since 2002. The principal agent of Team Stueckler of Re/Max One, she has been a featured guest on numerous Sirius/XM radio shows. Her podcast, 'The Pitbull Patti Show’ can be found in iTunes.

Patti has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Journalism from The University of Maryland.

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By L Lyn S Striegel riege riegel If you have heard the term “due diligence” and are confused about what it means, don’t be surprised.

When I was a young attorney starting my first job at a large New York law firm, I was given an airline ticket to the Midwest and told I would be doing “due diligence” on a company. I was terrified I would completely fail at the job since I didn’t know what “due diligence” was. I learned pretty quickly that due diligence described a process of investigation. In the context of my legal work, this meant I needed to learn everything there was to know about the company I was investigating.

Due diligence doesn’t need to be confined to legal work. In fact, the

investigative process of due diligence is a very handy tool to use in life. You probably use it all the time—another phrase for the process would be “using common sense”.

Suppose you want to buy a car.

Your process would be to look at all the new cars and their features, figure out what you liked and why, probably test drive a vehicle, and do comparison shopping on price. You may do some research on the type of car you want on the internet or through a “Consumer Reports” magazine. Armed with all of your “due diligence”, you will approach a seller of the vehicle and use all your new found facts about the car to engage in negotiation over price.

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That’s the kind of process involved in due diligence investigations.

The unfortunate fact is, however, that even though most of us understand how to do a due diligence investigation, we often do not use our knowledge when we are making major life decisions. I have seen more attention paid by clients to picking a new couch than to picking an attorney to handle their estate planning, an accountant to handle their taxes, or an investment advisor to help them manage their assets.

Why? Perhaps it is that we feel more comfortable with our ability to investigate a couch than an attorney, accountant, or investment advisor.

My advice is DO NOT BE INTIMIDATED by subject matter.

After all, if you can investigate a couch, you can investigate an attorney, advisor, accountant or any other professional. Think about this process in the same way.

Start by looking for professionals who work in your area. Ask your friends and neighbors, your banker, your insurance agent and anyone else involved in finance whether they have heard about the professional and what they have heard. Read all about the professional. Check out the online reports on the professional to see if anyone has ever made a complaint against them. These are all available free to you. Meet with the professional, but not for the purpose of signing up for anything. Meet for the purpose of furthering your due diligence investigation. Your goal is to get some answers about how the professional approaches their subject area and, most importantly, how they communicate with you. Communication is critical.

Ask about the professional’s experience, the types of clients they have (especially in your age group), the approach they use; the processes they have in place to communicate with you on a regular basis. You want to hire the professional who can explain what they do in terms you understand. Anyone who is condescending to you should immediately be stricken from your list.

Anyone who makes wild promises to you about results should also be checked off your list.

Although you may not leave your consultation with a complete understanding about exactly how the professional can help you, you can become comfortable that the professional will

act in your best interests. Never hire a professional with whom you do not feel comfortable.

The due diligence approach can be used for any other life events. Suppose you decide to open a business. Before you commit, you need to do a due diligence investigation of your idea for a business. If the business involves food service, for example, what experience do you have in that type of business? Do you know what it costs to set up a food service business; how to hire and manage employees or how many you will need; how to arrange for suppliers and who to select; where the business will be located, what terms of lease you are willing to agree to, what advertising costs will be required, etc.

The reason professionals recommend you have a business plan for any new or existing business is so that the plan will answer all of these (and more) due diligence questions.

See how simple the concept is?

The next time you meet with someone, whether buying a couch, a car or seeking a professional, tell them you just have a few questions to complete your “due diligence” process, step back and let your common sense guide you.

Spending time learning about the professional you will work with is important to achieving a good result for you. Take the time to learn first, then commit to working with someone you like.

CORRECTION: For your “due diligence” on estate planning, Andrea and I are giving two free seminars at Rod N Reel Restaurant in Chesapeake Beach. The dates in the 10/5/17 Your Money Matters column were incorrect.

The correct dates are Oct. 26 and Nov. 7, 2017 from 6pm-8pm. The Nov. 7th seminar will feature a “long-term care” presentation. Hopefully, these seminars will teach you everything you need to know to do “due diligence” to select an estate planning professional.

Seats are reserved so call 301-855-2246 to save your seat. Looking forward to seeing you.

About the Author: Lyn Striegel is an attorney in private practice in Chesapeake Beach and Annapolis. Lyn has over 30 years experience in the fields of estate and financial planning and is the author of “Live Secure: Estate and Financial Planning for Women and the Men Who Love Them (2011 ed.).” Nothing in this article constitutes specific legal or financial advice and readers are advised to consult their own counsel.

Autumn Fundamentals

By Master Gardner Kay Parris of the look their best and we are prepared for Chesapeake Garden Club. winter's promise Lawns: Now is the time to seed, Our weather the past few weeks has lime and fertilize. Most lawns don’t been confusing, if not downright disap- require additional fertilizer if you have pointing. The cool weather we all look been using a mulching blade. Otherwise, forward to was a false start and no one most soils in our area are acid and grass has felt like working in the hot, not to say responds to a light application of pellethumid, atmosphere! That said, I remain ized lime. an optimist and know cooler days are Leaves: Rake! Rake! Rake! Or blow ahead and we will be working outside newly seeded areas. When possible, shred and enjoying our gardens. The following leaves and add them to your compost pile is a list of recommendations I have for use on your spring gardens. Be sure to suggested we follow to ensure our yards keep the pile damp and turn occasionally

so it degrades throughout. Leaves can also be blown into surrounding beds to shelter perennials over the winter.

Flower Beds: Many of us have taken care to plant milkweed and other flowers to attract pollinators and especially Monarch butterflies. Sedum and grasses make attractive additions when covered later with snow. It’s probably wise to pull weeds and discard them so they don’t reseed and make more work.

Just remember, Mother Nature has a plan and butterfly eggs and chrysalis are hiding from view in last season’s growth.

Mulch: Hardwood bark, Pine bark, Pine needles, and shredded rubber Pine Bark (shredded and otherwise) is the best choice because it doesn’t harbor insects, is slow to break down and doesn’t rob the soil of valuable nutrients.

Hardwood bark breaks down quickly, harbors insects (including termites) and is apt to develop various forms of mold as it breaks down.

Pine Needles are for use in areas favoring acid loving plants (including blueberries, hollies, azaleas and rhododendron) Shredded rubber, while available, has limited value in most gardens and is apt to degrade leaving undesirable chemicals in the soil.

For additional information, I suggest “Enough Said” by our own Dr. Francis R. Gouin. Copyright 2011, by Dr. Francis R. Gouin and the Annapolis Horticulture Society.

(Available at Green Street Gardens, Lothian). I highly recommend it as a handy reference for all seasons.

Sorghum and Deer A reader pointed out that she saw a new crop growing in Southern Maryland. She wanted to know more about it. She thought that it was sorghum. She was correct. Have you noticed sorghum growing where corn grew previously? I asked a local farmer, why sorghum? He told me that there were two reasons: the deer and that it does well in sandy soils.

Sorghum is a cereal grain, but Colleen Kiefer, a conservation planner with the Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA), told us that it is primarily raised here in Southern MD for animal feed or chicken feed. She said that it is similar to grow to corn, so it is an easy transition from corn for farmers.

In fact, it looks a little like short corn. It grows well in our soils.

The motivation for growing sorghum, however, is “due to deer pressure,” according to Kiefer. “A big corn field is more delicious than woodier plants,” she said. She described Calvert County “as beyond the carrying point for deer” with corn crop losses to deer unsustainable.

Speaking of deer, the season for various forms of deer hunting in MD and in Calvert and Anne Arundel Counties are upon us. The calendar for deer hunting is posted at dnr.maryland.gov.

While a total of 1,867 deer were harvested in Calvert County during the 2016-2017 season and 2,790 in Anne Arundel County, the population continues to burgeon due to the ideal exurban habitat in our area and the lack of predators.

Data released by State Farm last year estimated one in 139 car crashes in MD were for deer strikes, with collisions with cars doubling during the months of October through December as the deer are on the move. Remember not to veer

to miss a deer. If you can, push on your brakes hard, then release the brake just before the strike to raise the front end of your vehicle to reduce the likelihood of the deer coming into your windshield.

Here are the common sense actions recommended by State Farm and safety experts: • Slow down, particularly at dusk and dawn.

• If you see one deer, be prepared for more deer to cross the road.

• Pay attention to deer crossing signs.

• Always buckle up, every trip, every time.

• Use your high beams to see farther, except when there is oncoming traffic.

• Brake if you can, but avoid swerving, which could result in a more severe crash.

• Remain focused on the road, scanning for hazards, including animals.

• Avoid distractions, like devices or eating, which might cause you to miss seeing an animal.

• Do not rely on products such as deer whistles, which are not proven effective.

• If riding a motorcycle, always wear protective gear and keep focus on the road ahead.

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By Bob Poston MS, CFT

What is Metabolic Training?

The weather still feels unusually warm, but before long, the cold weather will be here. With that colder weather, fitness enthusiasts will be taking their workouts indoors. If you are looking for a change in the traditional weight training routines, look at metabolic training. Your old three to four sets of eight to twelve repetitions of an exercise while resting between sets is not metabolic training. This form of training is an increased calorie burning workout by getting your heart rate pumping and your metabolism on fire. This is the short and sweet on metabolic training.

Metabolic training is a high intensity workout that incorporates

your large muscle groups (chest, back and legs) with little rest between movements. Hitting these large muscle groups recruits multiple joints bringing the smaller groups in to help the big muscles with the movements. The more muscles involved, the more energy expended. The more energy expended, the more calories burned in the workout. For example, when you do a chest press, the anterior delts (front shoulder) and the triceps get involved with pressing the resistance away from the chest.

When you perform a seated row, you involve the lats, the rhomboids, the traps, your posterior delts (rear shoulders) and the biceps and forearms, as well as a

few others. When you perform squats, you are using all of your lower body muscles to include glutes, quads, hamstrings and calves.

The high intensity component of this training will have you sweating like crazy and breathing pretty heavy. An ideal setup would be a circuit format that has multiple stations that utilize the big muscles mentioned earlier. A great format would be one that alternates a strength resistance movement for say 30-45 seconds with maybe a 10 second break before moving to a more cardio-based movement for 30-45 seconds, then another 10 second break and repeat this format for a pre-defined number of stations.

Setting up a metabolic circuit does not require much equipment.

In our circuits, we use med-balls, dumbbells, kettlebells and sport tubing just to name a view of the tools. I have seen this type of workout designed in formats that run anywhere from 10 minutes up to 30 minutes in duration. The key is keeping the heart rate up by taking brief breaks between movements.

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The number of movements can vary as well as the amount of time in each. At Poston’s Fitness, we have designed a 10-station circuit that will truly challenge your fitness level.

Now you have an additional training protocol to research and incorporate into your winter exercise routine that I know you will really love to hate. If you have any questions, or want to experience such a circuit first, call us at Poston’s Fitness and set up a time to come see our metabolic circuit.

As always, I wish you great health and fitness.

By Carolyn Gill Spider Hall Farms is a key fall festival destination every weekend in October!

Enjoy a long hay ride, ride on a big trike, go through the corn maze, then see Sarah Jones and Chris Dement when you visit the Little Farmer/Little Hands station to learn about farming with an apple orchard, grain bin, chicken coop, and a milking station in the cattle barn.

Venture to the petting zoo provided by “Mary’s Go Round�.

Mary’s daughters, Makayla and Alexis Gray oversee pony rides and friendly goats, rabbits, ducks, chickens, a donkey, lama, and zeebo cow.

It was interesting to learn that the zeebo cow is a miniature breed that

matures no bigger than a Husky dog.

On to the bouncy house, giant slide, and straw bale maze.

Now that you have worked up an appetite, complete your day with a visit to the store loaded with home homemade selections. End your adventure with good food and a visit to Mrs. Moo’s ice cream truck.

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all is the invigorating time of year when fun abounds! The crisp air, the smell of cinnamon, the flavors of pumpkins and apples all seem to bring a new zest. It is the time of year to be out and about, exploring as the scenery changes, as Fall decorations show up, as cooler nights arrive. Autumn, with its new beginnings, such as a new school year, symbolizes the reaping of all the hard work completed through previous seasons, leading to harvest and bounty.

Looking through the events that come into the Chesapeake Current, it is surprising just how many opportunities for visiting Fall Festivals and for celebrating the season abound in Calvert County and South County! The Chesapeake Current has a listing by date in our events section with details. The Fall Festivals continue every weekend at area farms, such as Greenstreet Gardens, Spider Hall Farm, Horsmon Farm. Don’t forget the Calvert County Farm Festival on Saturday and Sunday, October 21 & 22 at Friday’s Creek Winery, Horsmon Farm, Mulberry Hill Farm, Perigeaux Vineyards and Winery, and Spider Hall Farm.

The weekend before Halloween is particularly full of many offerings! You may have started early, though. Consider some events in your neighborhood. (See details in Events.) In Lusby, on Friday, October 20, the Southern Community

Center offers the Halloween Extravaganza. On Sunday, October 22, in Chesapeake Beach, the Halloween Family Fun Night will begin at the Northeast Community Center. Friday October 27 the Halloween Spooktacular Party at Mt. Hope Community Center begins in the daytime for little ones and continues! Or how about the Halloween Festival at Jefferson Patterson Park in St. Leonard on Friday, October 27? Saturday, October 28 brings both Halloween in the Garden in Solomons and The Hound of the Town followed by the Boo Bash in North Beach trailed by Ghost Busters the movie, also in North Beach. Sunday, October 29 is the Optimist Club’s Annual Halloween Party and Costume Parade in Prince Frederick. What is your favorite?

For years, I looked forward to Halloween in the Garden at Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center in Solomons. Arriving early, we would set up our tent and get prepared with thousands of pieces of candy for all ages.

We found that adults like their piece of candy, too. At Halloween in the Garden, the kids, dressed up in costumes along with some adults, travel a natural winding path to trick or treat at about 70 decorated booths from costumed presenters that offer activities and handouts. This one-stop candy-filled experience is fun for all!

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Farming 4 Hunger Appoints Pam Wilkerson to the Board of Directors

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Named Outstanding Mathematics Educator Joyce Arter is the recipient of the 2017 Maryland Outstanding Educator Award from the Maryland Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Currently a teacher at Plum Point Middle School, Ms. Arter was honored for her work last year at Northern Middle School.

Dr. Daniel D. Curry, Superintendent, said, “Ms. Arter is not just an exemplary teacher; she is an exemplary teacher leader.”

Ms. Arter was recognized for both the academic growth of her students and her instructional expertise. Joe Sutton, Supervisor of Secondary Mathematics, said, “She has a natural talent for breaking content down into component parts, bringing a global perspective to what needs to be done to reach our students at the discrete level.”

In addition to her outstanding work with students, Ms. Arter enriches the mathematics community beyond her classroom through her collaboration with colleagues. Jaime Webster, Principal of Northern Middle School, said that Ms.

Arter was a key leader who facilitated professional development activities. In addition, he said, “She has been an integral part of highly effective co-taught classes, providing additional supports and individualized instruction to special education students with diagnosed learning difficulties in math.”

Ms. Arter has continued her tradition of excellence in her new position at Plum Point Middle School. Kelley Adams, Principal, said, “She is amazing and all about helping kids. Her fresh perspective and positive attitude are already valuable assets to our school improvement team.”

The Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland is proud to announce that Council employee Pam Wilkerson has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Farming 4 Hunger.

Pam is the Workforce Operations Manager for the Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland/Southern Maryland JobSource. She is widely recognized for developing unified, strategic planning processes to coordinate various education, training, and employment programs into integrated workforce development delivery systems that support economic development on the local, state and federal levels.

Pam holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management with an emphasis on Strategic Planning and Organizational Development.

She previously served as President and CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maryland from 2004 – 2009. Pam is a native of Calvert County and matriculated in the Calvert County Public School System. In addition, she is an ordained minister, owner of a consulting company, and mother of two fantastic children.

Pam was recently recognized and honored during Women’s History Month as a “2017 Inspiring African American Woman of Calvert County.” On a very personal level, Pam is a survivor of life’s many setbacks, which has played a major role in her passion and commitment to Farming 4 Hunger.

Bernie Fowler Jr. and Pam Wilkerson.

“I am absolutely committed to the work here at Farming 4 Hunger. Much like the farm, the work done is cultivating the souls of young men who need to realize their God-given potential. By planting seeds of possibility and potential, we all reap a tremendous harvest that keeps on giving. Bernie and Rose Fowler are truly pioneers in the effort to give the men a real “second chance!” I can’t help but enthusiastically support their shared vision.” – Pam Wilkerson Farming 4 Hunger is a 501(c)3 that grows food for the Hunger Community in the region. To date they have distributed over 7.5 million pounds of food to those in need in partnership with the Maryland Food Bank. Over the years Farming 4 Hunger has learned that hunger comes in many forms - not just physical but emotional, spiritual, and educational. Farming 4 Hunger has four

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initiatives that are at the core of their mission; food, youth outreach, community building, and second chances. All four initiatives feed each other and help to build a healthier community.

It was through the “second chances” initiative that Pam first came to Farming 4 Hunger to assist incarcerated individuals from the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Corrections with attainment of job readiness skills as they chart their post-incarceration course.

“The board as it grows at Farming 4 Hunger is looking to add individuals that serve in a tri-county capacity. Pam was a natural selection to be added to the board from her previous background, education and current workforce development position, along with her own personal conviction and heartfelt willingness to serve the incarcerated individuals. Pam is a strong woman with incredible leadership skills and an unending faith, which serves well with our core mission at Farming 4 Hunger. We are thrilled to welcome her to our family at Farming 4 Hunger and are excited with the impact she is already making on our Community.” – Bernie Fowler, Jr., Founder, Farming 4 Hunger “The Tri-County Council has always worked cooperatively with other regional agencies and community partners. With Pam Wilkerson’s appointment to the Farming 4 Hunger Board of Directors, the Council is directly contributing to the farm’s mission of feeding the hungry, reaching out to youth so they can achieve their full potential, and giving second chances to returning citizens who need employment to succeed in the future.” – John Hartline, Executive Director, Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland The Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland serves as a forum for the discussion and resolution of issues affecting the Southern Maryland Region, promotes the social and economic development of the Region, and assists Federal, State and County governments in better performing their respective duties.

Contact Information: Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland, Ruthy Davis, 301-274-1922, rdavis@tccsmd.org

Weems Announces for Sheriff Dear Chesapeake Current Readers, It is with great honor and pleasure to announce my candidacy to be your Sheriff right here in Calvert County, Maryland. For almost thirty-nine years, Calvert County has been my home. Born and raised by my parents on a small family farm in St. Leonard. I attended the public schools in the 80’s and 90’s before entering public service when I was just fifteen years old with the St. Leonard Volunteer Fire & Rescue Company, and I have continued to serve to this day. In my senior year at Calvert High School, I decided to ask my parent’s permission to join the United States Army. I served honorably in the United States Army for almost twelve years in Law Enforcement as a Military Police Officer, with assignments in patrol and proudly the Special Reaction Team.

When I left military service in 2008, I, like many others, fell on hard times with the economic crisis. Finding a job at the time was difficult, but I did persevere through the hard times. I made the decision to go back to school and work towards my education in Criminal Justice and Police Management. The field is ever changing and constantly active.

I am currently an active law enforcement officer in District Heights, located in Prince George’s County, Maryland. Over the years I have gained a considerable amount of knowledge and experience, both from working in administration, patrol, and criminal investigations.

I have had the pleasure of contributing to an agency that has brought new challenges daily. Over the years I have written numerous grants for traffic safety enforcement activities, ballistic body armor for officers, as well as grants for new technology for law enforcement.

This allowed the addition of new programs without increasing budgets or taxpayer liability.

Over the years here in Calvert, we have grown both our commercial and residential markets to new heights. The changes that we have

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seen range from new schools, stores, roads, houses and much more. Unfortunately, along with these new and ever-growing changes, we also see increases in crime, traffic and traffic related incidents and of course drug abuse. Family, friends, and I are confident that I am the right person to bring fresh new ideas to our Sheriff’s Office. I will strive to partner with every resident and business owner to proactively combat and ultimately reduce these issues.

I will endeavor to protect our schools, roadways, communities, and of course you and your family.

My priority is to make every day in Calvert safer than the last. By providing a transparent Sheriff’s Office built upon honesty, integrity, and commitment, we will establish new trust and foundations making communities in Calvert closer, stronger, and better informed than ever! Partner with me today to diminish, deter, and decrease criminal activity!

Thank you again for your time.

With your continued support, we will bring Calvert County forward, making it safer and better for generations to come. Remember to Vote: Kinsey Weems for Sheriff: 2018 Sincerely, Kinsey Weems (R) Port Republic, Maryland

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Dear Editor, Our family is relatively new Another thing that’s a little to the area, having moved here different is that we take almost in 2013. We really fell in love anything with ten dollars or with the County, with its rural more of value- baby items, character and proximity to D.C. lamps, dishes, tools, lawn Also, the schools here are great. mowers, most anything! Our Our kids really enjoy the area; drop off procedure is fairly grad- quick, and we’ll mail you a we have two children who grad uated from Northern High check once the auction is over.

School and are now attending Very easy! We also do full college in Manhattan and two estates and businesses.

Part of our parenting philoswho currently attend Northern Middle School. As a military ophy has always been to help our family we’ve moved around a lot children look around and notice over the years so, when my the needs of others. Living overhusband retired in 2015, we seas, we’ve seen poverty. We wanted to stay and make Calvert really have a heart to give back, and we’re determined that BunCounty our home.

When the little guys started ting Online Auctions be a part middle school, I decided it was of that effort. We want to partmy turn to do something! ner with local charities to hold Opening an auction house auctions on their behalf to raise seemed like the perfect fit. My money for their causes. As a mother was an antique dealer for parent of a child with autism, years, so I grew up going to we’d love to work with The auctions and estate sales. My Autism Project. The Northern grandfather was an auction Middle School has been a real buyer and my great grand- blessing for our son, as the staff mother, who lived in Chicago there work hard to ensure he’s and worked in the early days of getting the best education and the silent film industry there, social integration available. we’re animal spent her weekends at estate Additionally, sales. It’s definitely in my blood! lovers and have adopted five Bunting Online Auctions is a dogs over the years, and are bit different from a typical thrilled to be partnering with the auction house though. All of our Humane Society. We love bidding is done online so we can people so we’d love to see our reach the greatest number of fellow County residents stop by bidders and collectors. We are the business for a coffee and a open Tuesday through Saturday chat! to come in and see what’s currently up for auction or to Dawn Bunting

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 Harold Lynn Barger of Huntingtown passed away peacefully at Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC on September 28, 2017, with his wife and two daughters present.

Harold was born in Wilmington, DE on May 19, 1955 to Evelyn (Bomar) and Herbert Barger. Harold enjoyed growing up military as part of the US Air Force family.

His fondest memories were living in Japan as a young boy while his family was stationed there.

He enlisted in the Air Force in 1973 at the age 18. After basic training, he was stationed at Andrews Air Force base where he worked as a dental specialist. He received a Commendation Medal for his outstanding service for identifying victims of the Pan Am 747 flight disaster in Tenerife, Spain.

During his time in the Air Force, he worked as a projectionist in the evenings and received his Bachelor of Arts from University of Maryland in 1987.

Harold married the love of his life, Carol Wozniak in Sept. 1979 and had two daughters, Jennifer and Johanna. He entered the Federal Government as a Program Manager for Navy Family Housing. This position enabled him to do what he did best, travel! After the end of his 10 years of Federal service, Harold and Carol started a successful computer business in Alexandria, VA. He also obtained a real estate license and a Virginia Class A Build Contractors License. Harold then took on another new challenge and attended Belmont Technical College in Ohio, earning an Associates Degree in Building Preservation and Restoration. While at Belmont Technical, he was selected as the President of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. He applied his knowledge to several notable historic monuments and artifacts, including Thomas Jefferson’s grave memorial at Monticello. Harold ended his diverse career as a Property Manager of a

condominium complex in the heart of Washington, DC. He was a man who had everlasting love for his family, a strong belief in God, profound respect for the military and truly cherished his life. He had many joys: making memories on many family vacations, spending time at Disney World, watching his grandkids in sports and school events, family dinners every week and cookouts on the Big Green Egg. Harold was always looking for a new adventure.

He is survived by his wife of 38 years, Carol; his children, Jennifer Johnson (Clifford) and Johanna Keena (Brendan); three grandchildren, Matthew, Gabrielle and Tara; three sisters, Linda Patterson (Jim), his twin sister Pamela Buell (Frank) and Rebecca Hart (Michael) and other family and friends.

Memorial contributions may be made to Disabled American Veterans (DAV) or the National Military Family Association.

Kalas Funeral Home in Oxen Hill handled arrangements.

 Roy Franklin Beall passed away September 29, 2017 at Calvert County Nursing Center. He was born November 25, 1923 in Ritchie, MD to John Emery and Pearl Edna (Owens) Beall.

Roy was a farmer his entire life and a member of Mt. Harmony United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his wives Lois Skourn Beall and Norma (Best) Beall.

Surviving are his daughter Barbara J. Boone of Owings, son Daniel J. Beall of Selbyville, DE, grandchildren Dennis Boone, Christi Fitch, Lisa Boone, Joshua Beall and Jenna Beall, seven great grandchildren and brothers Willard Beall of Apopka, FL and Linwood Beall of Silver Spring.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Assoc., PO Box 5216, Glen Allen, VA 23058, or the Alzheimer's Assoc., National Capital Area Chapter, 3701 Pender Drive, Suite 400, Fairfax, VA 22030.

Rausch Funeral Home handled arrangements.

to The Brandon Cawley Educational Fund: gofundme.com/a34kf-brandons-colJohn C. "J.C." lege-fund.

Rausch Funeral Home in Owings Bumpus of Huntingtown passed handled arrangements. away on October 9, 2017 at home  surrounded by his Barbara Estelle loving family. Born Clark of Churchton in Sebree, Kentucky and originally Brookon February 3, lyn, NY (of which she 1933, he was a son of the late Sal and Doris was very proud), (Fulcher) Bumpus. passed away SeptemHe was the beloved husband of Mazie ber 26, 2017.

(Powell) Bumpus. He was a Navy veteran, She was a retiring after serving 22 years. He loved devoted mother of sports and followed all the local teams.

Along with his wife, he is survived by a four to Kal “Scott” Clark, Dianne Yuhas, daughter Carol Hurley (Robert), a son Ron Nancy Wren and Carolyn Clark; a loving Leggett, two grandsons, Robert Hurley Jr., grandmother of 11: Christopher Clark, Brian Mark Hurley, and one great grandson Clark, Bridget Walters, Amber Diehl, Johnny Yuhas, Matthew Wren, Erick Wren, Christine Robert Hurley III. Lee Funeral Home handled arrange- Burgess, Carl Funchion, Nathan Funchion and Shawn Funchion; a great grandmother to 24 ments. and a great-great grandmother to one. She was rooted in love, devoted to her family and was  the glue that held her family together. She Randy Jay could make the ordinary and everyday seem “Ice” Cawley of Rose extraordinary and celebratory, just by giving of Haven passed away herself.

If there was one word to describe Barbara October 10, 2017.

He was born Estelle Clark, it would be love. The love for her September 22, 1972 family was a fierce love, one that was uncomin Washington, DC promised and could be counted on uncondito Thomas Elmer tionally - a true love! She will be greatly missed and Barbara Regina here on earth but we know and look forward to the time that we will meet once again in (Boerckel) Cawley.

Randy was raised in Rose Haven and heaven.

Memorial contributions may be made to graduated from Southern High School in 1990. He was employed as a barber at Skills Chesapeake Cares Food Pantry, 6045 Barber Shop in Owings. Randy was an avid Solomons Island Rd., Huntingtown, MD fan of the Dallas Cowboys and enjoyed 20639.

Hardesty Funeral Home in Galesville spending time with his son, fishing and golfing. He will be remembered as a loving handled arrangements. father, son, brother and friend.

Randy is survived by his son Brandon  Thomas Cawley, mother Barbara R. Cawley Jason Michael of Rose Haven, sister Kelli Baldwin of Dillon of Port RepubHuntingtown, brothers Keith Cawley of lic passed away Sugar Hill, GA and Rick Cawley of Rose October 10, 2017. He Haven, nieces Morgan Cawley, Britanie was born February 3, Corey and Makayla Cawley and nephew 1979 in Charlestown, Gary Baldwin III. He was preceded in WV. death by his father Thomas E. Cawley and Jason owned nephew James Baldwin. and operated a power Memorial contributions can be made

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Danny Peterson. He was preceded in death by Born on July 13, 1926, his grandparents Margaret and Robert Havel in Seat Pleasant, MD, and Mary and Joseph Tulley, aunt Carol Havel William was the oldest son of six children born and uncle Jeff Havel. to the late Sadie and William Lee Godfrey, Sr. Rausch Funeral Home in Owings handled After serving in the Navy, William pursued arrangements. a career as an HVAC senior technician and supervisor for the U.S. General Services Admin istration, working primarily at GSA’s central shop. He was a kind, generous man who loved Todd Antonio his family. He was always a true gentleman. He Foster III, infant son enjoyed dancing, golfing, boating, fishing, of Todd Antonio basketball, fast-pitch softball and duckpin Foster, Jr. and bowling.

Keyontaye Phillips, In addition to his parents, William was born on March 16, preceded in death by his loving wife, Mary S. 2017, passed away at Godfrey; his three sisters, Norma Pickett, Ardel Children's Hospital Kans, and Beverly Godfrey, and his brother in Washington DC Charles Godfrey. He is survived by his son, on September 28, 2017.

Steven Godfrey of Edgewater; one sister, Shirley He leaves to cherish his memory his Torpey of Ocean City; one step-daughter, parents, his paternal grandparents, Todd Evelyn Swenson of WI, long-time companion Antonio Foster and Margaret Gibson and Veronica Frostbutter of VA, and grandchildren, maternal grandparents, Janice and Kenneth great-grandchildren, and great-great grandchilParker, aunt, Todasha Foster and uncles, dren.

Memorial contributions may be made to Kenneth Gibson and Sylvester Phillips, III. He was preceded in death by his maternal Seasons Hospice Foundation, 6400 Shafer Ct., Ste. 700, Rosemont, IL 60018. grandfather, Sylvester Phillips, Jr. Kalas Funeral Home in Edgewater handled Raymond Wood Funeral Home in arrangements.

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Christopher Gatton of Lusby passed away on October 7, 2017 at his residence surrounded by his loving family and friends. Born July 13, 1959 at Andrews Air Force Base, he was the son of Margaret Janet (Harris) Gatton and the late Frank Starr Gatton.

Christopher graduated from Chopticon High School in 1977 and served in the Army.

He was a truck driver for UPS where he met his lovely wife, Tammy Lisa, whom he married on Jul. 1, 1995 in Lusby. Christopher enjoyed football, playing Poker, and was a member of the Mechanicsville Moose Lodge #495. Christopher moved to Calvert County in 1993.

Christopher is survived by his son, Christopher Lee Gatton of Rockville, IN; his wife, Tammy Lisa Gatton; his mother, Margaret Janet (Harris) Gatton of Hollywood; his siblings, Marvin Gatton of Lusby, Janet Norton (Henry) of White Plains and Frank Gatton (Gene) of Lusby. He was preceded in death by his father, Frank S. Gatton; and his siblings Michael Gatton and J.P. Gatton.

Memorial contributions may be made to Calvert Hospice, PO Box 838, Prince Frederick, MD 20678.

Rausch Funeral Home in Lusby handled arrangements.

Thomas Henry Gray, Sr., son of the late Thomas M. Gray and Helen T Bannister Gray, was born June 22, 1922, in Calvert County.

While resting at home on September 28, 2017, he peacefully transitioned into eternity.

He was educated in the public-school systems of Calvert County. He was drafted into the Army in 1943 and served during WWII as a truck driver and medical technician. He was honored for his service with the Asiatic Pacific Service Ribbon and a Bronze Medal Star. He was honorably discharged in 1945 after being wounded protecting his fellow service men, while proudly serving his Country.

Thomas was employed at the Patuxent River Naval Air Station's Dept. of Public Works from Feb. 27, 1946, until his well-deserved retirement on Jan. 11, 1980. He was a faithful member of Eastern United Methodist Church and passionately served as an Usher and Communion Steward. He proudly celebrated a lifetime membership with the American Legion Gray Ray Post #220.

On Feb. 9, 1947, he married the late Gladys Marie Blake and from this union seven children were born. He was preceded in death by his wife, Gladys; three sons, Thomas Jr., James and Harry; and one granddaughter, Marquita Gray.

He leaves to cherish his memory, four children: David, Dennis, Jerry and Janet Johnson; one brother, Harry Gray; one sister, Mary Bourne; three sisters-in-law, Christine Gray, Alverta Buck and Marnett Stewart; five daughters-in-law; eleven grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.

Sewell Funeral Home in Prince Frederick handled arrangements.

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especially Stephen King's movies. Patsy was also a good cook. Her family will miss her chicken and dumplings and their favorite Raggedy Robin cookies.

Patsy is survived by her adoptive mother, Sandra Mooney of Greenbelt; son, Charles "Bookie" Butler (Catherine Walker) of Lusby; daughters, Jessica Spaulding of Delmar, Kimberly Fry (Jermaine Meekins) of Cambridge and Kellie Fry (Daniel Coulson) of Huntingtown; brothers, George Linkenhoker of Kilmarnock, VA and Charlie (Selma) Linkenhoker of Fredericksburg, VA; sisters, Kathy Linkenhoker of Greenbelt and Lorrie Engle of Spokane, WA; grandchildren, Robert Stanley, Alliana Fry, Kristy Whitehouse, Ty'Asia Meekins, Arianna Coulson and Jayden Higgs. Her mother, Hazel Gambrell, predeceased her as did her brother, James Linkenholder.

Memorial contributions may be made to the family.

Raymond Wood Funeral Home in Dunkirk handled arrangements.

Mary Lauren Robin Grierson, a ten-year resident of Deale and previously of Upper Marlboro, died of a heart attack at her residence on September 30, 2017.

She was born in Silver Spring on February 17, 1969 and was a 1987 graduate of Southern High School.

She was a homemaker and member of  Living Word Bible Church. In her spare time, Robin enjoyed cooking, fishing, Charles Eric hunting, dancing, watching movies, Hoofring of Lusby shopping and spending time with her family passed away peacefully and friends. on October 7, 2017 at Robin is survived by her husband of 20 Calvert Memorial years, Tracy Grierson; her son, Berry Eugene Hospital in Prince Moore of Deale; sisters Crystal Moore and Frederick. He was Karliena Moore Snay, both of Shady Side; born on June 10, and many nieces, nephews and cousins. She 1944 in Washington, was preceded in death by her parents, Berry DC to the late Laura Ruth and Charles Harry and Dorothy Moore.

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Hardesty Funeral Home in Galesville He married the love of his life, Diana handled arrangements.

Lorraine Wallace on August 16, 1964 in Suitland.

Charles graduated from Suitland High  School and was a truck driver for various Patsy Deanne construction companies for 30 years. He Hamilton passed away moved to Calvert County in May of 1982.

Charles was preceded in death by his in Lusby on September 28, 2017. She was beloved wife Diana. He is survived by his born in Missouri and daughter Sandra Gilbert and her husband had lived in Greenbelt, Daniel of Fallon, NV, grandson Stephen MD before moving to Gilbert of Newport News, VA and Calvert County almost brother-in-law Charles Wallace and wife Dorothy of Prince Frederick.

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 Barbara “Babs” Jean Jerosky of Owings passed away peacefully September 29, 2017 at her residence surrounded by family. She is now rejoicing in heaven.

She was born one of seven children to the late Clyde H. and Mary I. (Thomas) Barr, Sr. in Altoona, PA, on September 23, 1937.

Barbara was kindhearted, fun-loving and had a deep abiding love for the Lord. She had a genuine love for others and never met a stranger that she didn't quickly befriend and leave with a smile on their face. Her loving spirit inspired those around her. She often said, “I’m grateful for every minute of every hour of every day”, and her favorite saying was, "I love you, Jesus, and thank you for loving me". She found pleasure in spending time with family and friends and enjoyed painting, playing cards and Yahtzee. Her most enjoyable moments were spent sitting on her patio watching the birds and talking to God. She is lovingly remembered by her six children: Debbie Larkin, Diane Cover(Glenn), Cathy Tavarozzo (Greg), David Krohne (Amy), Mary Kidwell (Marty) and Paula Jerosky; 14 grandchildren: Melanie, James, John, Jennifer, Derek, Erica, Rachel, Holly, Gina, Sarah, Kyle, Savannah, Elissa, Rebecca, and seven great-grandchildren: Hannah, Kaitlyn, Cody, Rachel Grace, Gabriela, Alaina and Landon; three brothers, Clyde Barr, Jr. ( Lois), Robert Barr (Donna, deceased), Harold Barr (Bonnie), sister, Joy Kay Lumadue (James), and sister-in-law, Darlene Barr; along with a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband Paul Jerosky; brother, Richard Barr, Sr., and sister, Shirley (Barr) Harpster.

Barbara was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, "GG", sister, aunt and friend.

Her family finds great comfort in knowing that she has found everlasting peace and joy alongside our Savior, Jesus Christ. Although

their lives will never be the same without her, they look forward to the day when they will be reunited and share eternal life with her.

Memorial contributions may be made to Grace Brethren Church of Calvert County to support Outreach Ministries, 9870 Old Solomons Island Rd., Owings, MD 20736.

Lee Funeral Home in Owings handled arrangements.

 Frederick August “Fred” Jaeschke, III, a 50-year resident of Deale and previously of New Carrollton, died September 29, 2017 at the Mandrin Inpatient Care Center in Harwood after a six month battle with cancer.

Born in Washington, DC on Dec. 25, 1937, Fred worked as a chief engineer for NBC News. He was a President of the Pelicans Skydiving Club and a member of the DeLaBrooke Foxhunting Club. In his spare time, Fred enjoyed motorcycle racing, woodworking, all water sports including water skiing, sailing and power boating, and he was an avid model builder.

Fred is survived by his wife of 63 years, Kay E. Jaeschke; his son, Edward T. Jaeschke (Fran) of Huntingtown; his daughter, Sherrie L. Hudson of Linthicum; four grandchildren and one great grandchild.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. James Episcopal Church, 5757 Solomons Island Rd., Lothian, MD 20711.

Hardesty Funeral Home in Galesville handled arrangements.

 Erica Michele Killerlane of Prince Frederick passed away October 5, 2017. She was born December 6, 1992 at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring to Michele L. Cooke and Patrick M. Killerlane.

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She played youth softball for the Bayside Blues select team. She had worked at Pizza Hut, Kmart, and U.P.S, and was employed at the Safeway Distribution Center in shipping and receiving. Erica loved watching movies with her cousin Michael, doing puzzles, drawing, coloring, camping, four wheeling, and fishing with her Dad. She also had a great love for animals.

Erica is survived by her mother Michele L. Walker, loving partner Terry Dorr of Prince Frederick, father Patrick M. Killerlane (Greta) of Huntingtown, sisters Claudia M. Killerlane of Prince Frederick and Keira G. Killerlane of Huntingtown, grandmothers Kathleen Cooke of Chesapeake Beach and Mary Killerlane of Forestville, and great-grandmother Helen Hardy of Dunkirk. She is also survived by a nephew Lawrence “LJ” Nocente, Jr. of Prince Frederick, as well as several aunts, uncles, and cousins, and by her girlfriend Emily Keenan.

Erica was preceded in death by her grandfathers John J. Cooke, Jr. and Donald G. Killerlane.

Memorial contributions may be made to Calvert Alliance Against Substance Abuse, PO Box 2104, Prince Frederick, MD 20678.

Rausch Funeral Home in Owings handled arrangements.

 Robert Cleveland “Mike” Marsters, a 10-year resident of West River and previously of the Annapolis/Riva area, passed away at his home on October 2, 2017, surrounded by his family. Mike was born on June 30, 1926, in Lynn, MA to the late Harry and Elizabeth Marsters.

After Mike graduated from St. John Church High School, he enlisted in the Navy and served his country in WWII from 1944 to 1950. He was assigned to the USNTC Bainbridge and the USS Enoree and received the Pacific Theater Ribbon with three stars, American Theater Ribbon and the WWII Victory Medal. He later worked for Washington Gas as a general foreman in transportation and retired in 1992.

Mike was a member of the American Legion and was an avid Redskins fan.

In addition to his parents, Mike was preceded in death by his wife of 56 years, Gloria Marsters. He is survived by his sons, Michael Marsters (Tami) of West River and William Marsters of Riva; three daughters, Janet Phillips of Greenbackville, VA, Susan Autrey of Annapolis, and Laura Maury of Wexford, PA. He is also survived by 18 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild.

Kalas Funeral Home in Edgewater handled arrangements.

 B a r b a r a “Bobbie” Isabelle Morris of Owings passed away September 29, 2017 at her home surrounded by family. She was born November 15, 1946 in Cheverly, MD to John M. and Ruby P. (Walton) Boteler. Barbara married William Wayne Morris on January 14, 1967. They made their home in Owings.

Barbara worked for the Federal Government from 1964 until retiring Feb. 3, 2005.

She enjoyed reading, watching movies, going to car shows with her husband and spending quality time with her grandchildren and great granddaughter, son Todd and daughter-in-law Sue Ann. Bobbie is survived by her husband Wayne and son Todd Morris (Sue Ann Orsini) of Oakton, VA; sisters, Marsha (John), “Jackie” Bowles of Huntingtown; Dotty Ward and her companion Buddy Bohlayer of Owings; eight grandchildren, Brittany, Courtney, Holly, Cassidy, Ashley, Cody and Carley Aley and Linsey (Alex Baker); great granddaughter, Kaelynn Higgs and numerous nieces and nephews. Barbara was predeceased by daughter Shelly Lynn Aley and a sister Betty Hagy.

Pallbearers were Ronald Morris, Bruce Watkins, Michael Morris, John Newton, John (Jackie) Bowles and Michael Newton.

Honorary Pallbearers were Alex Baker and Moe Higgs.

Memorial contributions may be made to Calvert Hospice, PO Box 838, 238 Merrimac Ct., Prince Frederick, MD 20678, or American Cancer Society, 7500 Greenway Center Dr., Suite 300, Greenbelt, MD 20770.

Rausch Funeral Home in Owings handled arrangements.

 Justine Rae Moschetto-Parrott of Port Republic passed away on October 3, 2017 at home. She was born on July 8,1965 in Cheverly, MD to GiGi and Shirley Moschetto.

Justine is survived by her daughter, Jessica Moschetto Garner Phelps; grandchildren, Eric and Nick Edwards; her parents, GiGi and Shirley Moschetto, brother Anthony Moschetto (Holly), sister, Judy “Skeeter” Murray (Chuck); and her late brother Louise Michael Moschetto. She is also survived by nieces and nephews: Wesley, Bandon, Sierra, and Stella Murray, Tony and Joseph Moschetto, and Hannah and Logan Withem.

Memorial contributions may be made to CAASA, PO Box 2104 Prince Frederick, MD 20678.

Rausch Funeral Home in Port Republic handled arrangements.

 Janice Carolyn “Jan” Parks of Lusby passed away on October 3, 2017. She was born on October 4, 1951 in Horry County, SC to the late John Paul and Elise Lewis Tyler. After graduation from high school, Jan joined the Army National Guard where she became an X Ray Technician. She worked for Rozran and Spatz Orthopedic Practice in Prince Frederick.

Jan was a member of Broomes Island Wesleyan Church. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother and liked to spend time with her family, playing UNO with her grandchildren, keeping up with the times, and she even started playing games on her phone.

On perfect weather days, Jan enjoyed fishing on the Patuxent.

Beloved wife of Daniel Mark Parks, Jr.; mother of Landon Collins (Tomeka); step mother of Wayne Buck, Jr., Jamie Denton, Kirk Parks, and Danny Parks; grandmother of, Shania, Taylor and Cameron Collins; sister of Debbie Marsh (Bill) and Rene Tyler; brother in laws, Tim Parks (Marilyn) and the late Kevin “Stumpy” Parks; sister-in-law, Jenifer Price (Gary); many nieces and nephews; and great nieces and nephews.

Memorial contributions may be made to Broomes Island Wesleyan Church, 8520 Church St., Broomes Island, MD 20615.

Rausch Funeral Home in Port Republic handled arrangements.

 John Lee “Johnny” Schneider of Huntingtown passed away on October 7, 2017. He was born on October 5, 1955 to Charles Raymond Schneider and Pauline Russell Tinsley. Johnny was a long-time resident of Bowie and later moved to Huntingtown.

Johnny had worked for Maryland National Capital Park & Planning Commission. He retired after 30 plus years of dedicated service to the citizens of Prince George’s County. There he forged many friendships that he maintained to this day.

Johnny was predeceased by his parents.

He is survived by wife Ann Schneider, his daughter Pam; siblings, Carolyn Kirkley and Barbara Fladung of Odenton; Charlie Schneider, Jr. of Huntingtown; Billy Schneider of Ft. Myers, FL and Dougie Schneider of Odenton. He was the adored uncle to five nieces and five nephews.

His legacy will be the memories of his smile, his laughter, and the lasting friend-

ships he cultivated through the years with his many “buddies.”

Memorial contributions may be made in memory of Johnny to the American Cancer Society, 7500 Greenway Center Dr., Suite 300, Greenbelt, MD 20770.

Rausch Funeral Home in Port Republic handled arrangements.

 John Alphonse Waak of Chesapeake Beach passed away on September 29, 2017.

John was born on November 5, 1933 in Danville, PA, to Anthony and Mary Brennan Waak and was raised in Mahanoy City, PA. He graduated from Mahanoy City High School in 1952. He went on to Georgetown University where he earned his BS in Astronomy in 1956. He later earned both his MS and PhD in Radio Astronomy from Georgetown. He married Patricia Exner on November 17, 1962, at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Washington, DC. Dr. Waak worked as an Astronomer for the Naval Research Laboratory where he published numerous scientific papers, retiring in 1993 after 34 years of service. He was a dedicated volunteer with the Bowie Boys and Girls Club where he served as a basketball coach, baseball coach, and 20 years as the membership chairman where he applied his computer skills in the early personal computer era. John received numerous volunteer awards including the Bowie Blade Top Volunteer award and the Prince George’s County Boys and Girls Club Distinguished Service award. John and Pat moved from Bowie to Chesapeake Beach in 1999 where they were active in their parish, St Anthony’s and where John was a member of the Knights of Columbus, Calvert Council.

John was preceded in death by his parents, Anthony J. Waak and Mary Brennan Waak. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Patricia, his children Stephen Waak (Mary Beth) of Columbia, Sandra Waak of Chesapeake Beach, Terrence Waak of Crofton, Brian Waak (Diane) of Bowie, Darren Waak of Bowie, and Karen Waak of Boston, MA, his sister Ann Marie Waak Gimbi of Hazelton, PA, and his grandchildren Ashley, Stephen, Caroline, and Ellis.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Anthony's Ladies of Charity, PO Box 28, North Beach, MD 20713 or Knights of Columbus Calvert Council 7870, PO Box 28, North Beach, MD 20714.

Rausch Funeral Home handled arrangements.

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brief, she loved every minute of it.

Kathryn is preceded in death by her husband Daniel Yoder and her brother William H. Funderburk. Survivors include her sisters, Dianne Trauber and Jennifer Holloway (Robert), all of Murrells Inlet, SC; three stepsons, William “Bill” Longsworth (Barbara), Theodore “Ted” Longsworth (Debbie), all of Dunkirk, and Jay Longsworth (Shelley) of Rowlett, TX; five step grandchildren: Kendall Phillips and (Chris), Bradley, Emily, Landon and Will Longsworth; and various nieces and nephews.

Memorial contributions may be made to an Animal Rescue Group of your choice.

Rausch Funeral Home handled arrangements.

Patricia Louise “Pat” Withers of Prince Frederick passed away on September 28, 2017 in Prince Frederick.

She was born on October 8, 1963 in Calvert County to Shirley Faber and the late Norman Faber Jr. Pat is also predeceased by her step father, Bob Schellin, who raised her like his daughter.

Pat was a 1981 graduate of Northern High School and worked as a teacher in Huntingtown United Methodist Early Learning Center. She loved spending time with her family, being around children, going to the beach, looking for shark’s teeth, doing crafts and gardening.

Pat is survived by her husband, D.  Michael “Mike” Withers, daughters: Shelby Stephen Charles Holson (Trevor), Kelsey Withers and Haley Youngerman of Withers. She is also survived by her mother, Chesapeake Beach, Shirley Schellin, brother Norman Faber, Jr. died October 2, 2017 (Jeanette); sisters, JoAnn Faber, Brenda Talbot at his home.

(Donnie), Carol O’Dell, Kelly Niland-Mahaffee and many nieces and nephews.

Steve was born Memorial contributions may be made to in January of 1959 in either Ronald McDonald House (rmhc.org) or Pennsylvania to Friends of Felines, PO Box 325, Port Repub- Walter and Ruth Youngerman. He married his lic, MD 20676. sweetheart, Dottie in August 1982 and had Rausch Funeral Home in Port Republic three children together. Steve was in the handled arrangements. concrete industry for over 35 years and was the Vice President of Patriot Ready Mixed  Concrete, LLC in Alexandria, VA. He is survived by his wife, Dottie; Kathryn Yoder passed away October children Gemma (Josh), Matthew and Alex; 8, 2017 at her grandchildren Natalie and Cooper; and residence in Surfside siblings Ruthann, Robert and Jane. He is Beach, SC. Born in preceded in death by his father, Walter and Traverse City, MI, mother Ruth.

Memorial contributions may be made to Kathryn is a daughter of the late Dorothy Shriners Hospitals for Children (shrinershospitalsforchildren.org/donate) or End Hunger in and William Funderburk.

Kathryn was full of life, brightened any Calvert County (endhungercalvert.org/doroom she entered, and never met a stranger. nate).

Lee Funeral Home handled arrangements.

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Dining in the Field

By Susan Shaw

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Intrigued by the flyer for Dining in the Field 2017, I bought a ticket since the proceeds benefit the Calvert County Young Farmers Education Fund. This elaborate dinner, billed as the foodie event of the year, did not disappoint.

An outgrowth of Calvert Eats Local, “a citizen organization dedicated to the support of sustainable agriculture and community in Southern MD” that has over 500 members, the dinner was held in a large tent on the picturesque farm of Tommy and Ann Briscoe as the weather misted outside. Calvert Eats Local meets at Calvert Library in Prince Frederick on a monthly basis. ! By !showcasing ! ! the! delectable ! ! range of fresh foods available, the goal is to generate food purchases from farms in Maryland, especially Southern MD. Former Delegate Sue Kullen chaired the event, in the planning for at least 6 months. She stated, “When I heard that if 10% of all food purchases by Calvert residents were locally sourced, it would generate $28 million to the local economy, I knew that action was needed to support local agriculture.”

Calvert Hospice Recruiting Volunteers For Veteran Salute Ceremonies

Calvert Hospice announces its next Vet to Vet Volunteer Training on Novem November 6th. Are you a veteran or active duty military member who would like to help Hospice honor veteran patients with a salute ceremony?

The training will be held at the Burnett A treasured hand-carved model tobacco prize displayed by Tommy Briscoe. Made by Allen Calvert Hospice House located at 4559 “Sambo” Swann.

Sixes Road, Prince Frederick, MD from 6:30 – 8:30 pm. Participants will learn about the We Honor Veterans program and will be able to assist with salute ceremonies once training is complete.

For more information about becoming a vet to vet volunteer with Calvert Hospice,

The dinner ingredients were all ! ! as to ! where they ! ! documented originated. For example, grilled local rockfish (by way of Craig Mask) with a creamy Chesapeake blue-crab sauce (Kellam Seafood). Local restaurants, who already source ingredients from farms in the region, helped tremendously, especially Trish Weaver from Dream Weaver Catering and Cafe in Prince Frederick, who volunteered her time and talent to pull this event together. 16 sponsors provided support for this feast for the senses.

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contact Amanda Peterson at 410-535-0892 x4003 or apeterson@calverthospice.org.

The Volunteer Application can also be downloaded at calverthospice.org/volunteer.

Speed Cameras Moved !The Calvert County Automated Speed Enforcement Unit has moved the speed enforcement camera from Mt. Harmony Road to Southern Connector Boulevard.

This camera is in operation near the entrance to Mill Creek Middle School. The other cameras currently remain on Boyds Turn Road at Windy Hill Middle School and Ball Road at Mutual Elementary School. In the near future a camera will be placed in operation in front of Calvert Country School on Dares Beach Road.

• Cameras are active throughout the year, Monday through Friday, from 6 a.m.

to 8 p.m. This does not alter any posted speed reduction times.

• Citations are issued to the registered owner of the vehicle, and only if the speed was 12 mph or more over the posted speed limit. The camera will adjust for the reduced speed times.

• A school zone speed camera violation is a $40 fine with no points.

If you have any questions or concerns about the Calvert County Safety for Students program, please contact Deputy Julia Murphy at 410-535-2800, or email at Julia.Murphy@calvertcountymd.gov.

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Prepare Me Calvert Mobile App The “Prepare Me Calvert” mobile app is a must-have app for emergency preparedness and information. It puts critical, real-time information at users’ fingertips in the unlikely event of a regional emergency and helps residents stay prepared. Citizens are encouraged to download “Prepare Me Calvert” now for iOS (Apple) and Android devices for free through the Apple App Store or the Google Play market.

Some of the many features of the app include: • Alerts for actual emergencies that scroll across the screen • A weather section providing information based on users’ geographical locations along with guidance on how to respond to the weather conditions • Information on traffic, shelters, school closings and power outages • An “I’m OK” feature allowing users to send messages to loved ones—when phone systems are clogged in an emergency—letting them know their status during an emergency • A “Where Am I” feature that can send the user’s exact location to any recipient via text, email, Facebook or Twitter A sign-up area for people to register themselves if they, or a loved one, have

special needs, want to sign up to receive Calvert County ALERTs (see below) or who wish to join the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Editor note: This content is from the Calvert County Government website at co.cal.md.us

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By Kristin Pearson Wilcox

Know Your Monster Manners Halloween is around the corner.

Whether you're staying at home handing lollipops to goblins or dressing in the costume of your dreams for that adult holiday party, it’s a ghoulish night with sugar and alcohol fueling much of the excitement. So, it’s important that manners be a part of the evening. Here are some helpful tips for Halloween trick or treaters and party goers.

BE COSTUME SMART: Ghoulish makeup and army fatigues are acceptable but in these times of needless violence and quickly made mistakes, guns and other fake weapons are better left at home. Consider having your youngest children wear reflective and light-up glow gear.

Remember kids will likely be running or hurrying to the next house, so they will need to move in any costume. It shouldn’t be too tight, heavy, warm, long, or cumbersome.

REMEMBER SAFETY FIRST: Small children should always be accompanied by parents or a designated adult. Having your child carry a flashlight or mobile phone is a good idea. If your area isn’t kid-friendly, it’s fine to pack up your brood and head to Grandma’s neighborhood or to your best friend’s block. Dumping off a carload of kids in an area where you don’t know anyone or haven’t been invited is impolite and possibly dangerous. Many local towns have Halloween events so be sure to check them out and support our local businesses (see page 13).

REMIND THE LITTLE MONSTERS OF THE BASICS: Remind your little ghost not to be greedy; one piece of candy from each house is the general rule, unless the home owner says otherwise or invites them to take more. And saying, “thank you” is necessary.

TEACH THE JOY OF SHARING AND SAVING: A great lesson to teach your child around Halloween is the importance of saving and sharing their candy. There are several donation programs for unused,

individual wrapped candy. Making a service member far away in a warzone smile is just as sweet as candy. Operation Gratitude, see operationgratitude.com, sends care packages to troops overseas. Several dentist offices will take unopened candy in exchange for money or gift bags with dental health supplies like toothbrushes and floss!

See halloweencandybuyback.com and your zip code to find a local Southern Maryland dentist’s office. You can talk with your child about using the candy in the future.

You might decide to save unused Halloween candy to decorate gingerbread houses in December or make a plan to set it aside for your next birthday party piñata.

REFRAIN FROM PARTICIPATING PROPERLY: If you don’t like Halloween, you don’t have to participate. Either go out for the night or turn off your front lights.

Parents will get the message.

REMEMBER PARTY GOING TIPS: If the party invitation requests that you wear a costume, you should try to accommodate. And, as you would with any party, try to be on time. Arrive with a host-hostess gift.

Wine, flowers, candles, or a dessert work great. At the party, complimenting costumes is always a nice touch; people enjoy knowing their creative costumes have been noticed and enjoyed. Send a “thank-you” note or even a text or email the next day relaying what a scary and fun time you had. Trust me. These courteous touches ensure you can have confidence you will be invited to future ghoulish gatherings.

Kristin Pearson Wilcox, J.D., of North Beach is the founder of Capitol Manners, Calvert County’s only center for etiquette, event planning, customer service and executive presence training. Certified in global business etiquette from the Protocol School of Washington and trained by diplomatic experts at the U.S. State Department Foreign Service Institute, she brings empowerment to Southern Maryland through unstuffy manners lessons to instill confidence, courtesy, and success.

Anne Arundel Police Dept. Chief Supports Guard and Reserve members Maryland Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a Department of Defense (DoD) office, announced Anne Arundel County Police Department Chief Tim Altomare signed a Statement of Support for the department’s sworn officers and civilian employees who serve in the Guard and Reserve. The Statement of Support signing was conducted on October 7 at Anne Arundel County Police Department Headquarters immediately following the opening ceremony for the department’s annual Military Appreciation Day Event.

The Statement of Support confirms Anne Arundel County Police Department joins other employers in pledging: • We fully recognize, honor and comply with the Uniformed Services Employment and Re-Employment Rights Act (USERRA).

• We will provide our managers and supervisors with the tools they need to effectively manage employees who serve in the Guard and Reserve.

• We appreciate the values, leadership and unique skills service members bring to the workforce and will encourage opportunities to hire Guardsmen, Reservists and Veterans.

• We will continually recognize and support our country’s Service members and their families, in peace, in crises and in war.

“Today, supportive employers are critical to maintaining the strength and readiness of the nation’s Guard and Reserve units” said Jean Hulet, ESGR state chair. “I am asking all Maryland employers to take a look at their current human resources policies to incorporate policies supportive of Guard and Reserve employees,” Many Maryland employers provide support above and beyond what is required by law by offering pay differential to offset the loss of wages, and extension of health care benefits, which complement coverage provided by the military,

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Anne Arundel County Police Department Chief Tim Altomare; Maryland ESGR state chair Jean Hulet; and Anne Arundel County Police Department Deputy Chief, Operations Jerard Flemings proudly present the department’s Statement of Support for the department’s sworn officers and civilian employees who serve in the Guard and Reserve.

when their employees are mobilized.”

When asked about the criteria, Hulet said “By meeting the Statement of Support criteria, Anne Arundel County Police Department pledges to continue to stand proudly with their Guard and Reserve employees, who continue to answer their nation’s call to defend our way of life. Their personal sacrifices are essential to the strength of our nation.”

“Anne Arundel County Police Department joins a cadre of Fortune 500 companies, state and federal agencies and thousands of America’s employers in demonstrating support for our armed forces,” added Hulet.

“By signing the Statement of Support, Chief Altomare is sending a clear message to the sworn officers and civilian employees of the Anne Arundel County Police Department that while they are serving their country they do not have to worry about their civilian jobs.”

ESGR seeks to foster a culture in which all employers support and value the employment and military service of members of the National Guard and Reserve in the United States.

ESGR facilitates and promotes a cooperative culture of employer support for National Guard and Reserve service by developing and advocating mutually beneficial initiatives, recognizing outstanding employer support, increasing awareness of applicable laws and policies, resolving potential conflicts between employers and their service members, and acting as the employers’ principal advocate within DoD. For more information about ESGR outreach programs or volunteer opportunities, call 1-800-336-4590 or visit ESGR.mil.

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Judy’ s Take on Books Camino Island by John Grisham

By Judy MacWilliams John Grisham’s latest novel, Camino Island, is not his ordinary Court Room drama with the lawyer in hot pursuit. There is a crime involved; it is the heist of the century. Criminals discover that the handwritten manuscripts of one F. Scott Fitzgerald are housed in the Princeton Library.

Through a meticulous plan and a rather bizarre carrying out of the plan, they succeed in stealing five manuscripts. They are worth millions.

Now what to do with them?

Six months pass and the manuscripts are not found. Two suspects are captured but are not talking.

Elaine Shelby works with the FBI and its Rare Asset Recovery Unit to find the stolen works.

Mercer Mann is a professor of English, a published author, terribly in debt from student loans and three years overdue on her next novel. She has two books under her belt – one somewhat successful, the other not so.

Her last book signing left her devastated when no one came to meet her or buy a book. She retreated into a classroom. Sinking in debt and depressed, she learns she is about to lose this teaching job.

Elaine needs an inside person: someone with credentials in the publishing field. She knows Mercer’s background and offers a deal. For taking care of her debts and an extra sum, Mercer will return to Camino Island, and immerse herself into the literary community that thrives there.

The FBI believe the manuscripts are hidden by the owner of Bay Books, Bruce Cable and his wife, Nolle Bonnet. They have an “open” marriage.

Camino Island is off the coast of Florida and it is here that teen-age Mercer spent her summers. The cottage is still in the family although Mercer has not returned in years.

Mercer agrees for she needs the money. Her story will be that she returns to write her next novel. It is the perfect set up.

The FBI has watched Bruce Cable for years. They believe he deals in the black market of rare stolen books but are unable to prove anything. Bruce Cable has spent his life building up his business and his reputation. He is fastidious in his dress – seersucker suits and colorful bow ties reminding one of late author Pat Conroy with his Southern ways, always sockless with enduring charm.

His book store is the center of action; he loves books and aspiring young female writers. He has a huge

collection of First Editions; some legitimately bought, some maybe not.

His store is heavily secured. It houses a café and an apartment.

The Cables entertain frequently with a clientele of retired, aspiring, and recognized writers. Bruce hosts new authors with book signings, receptions and wonderful dinner parties. Because Mercer is a published author, she is welcomed and encouraged to put that first word on the first page of her overdue manuscript. The dinners around the Cables’ table are lively discussions. Mercer is captivated.

Elaine devises a plan to entice Bruce to trust Mercer with some First Editions. As the FBI starts to move in, things heat up between Mercer and Bruce. Even as she falls for him, she lures him into a trap. Can Mercer continue to pull off this charade as the FBI gets closer? Or does clever Bruce outsmart the young author and the FBI? Will the Fitzgerald manuscripts ever return to their resting place in Princeton?

As Mercer finds out, everyone has their price. She’s still trying to put that first word on the page of her next novel. But she may have found her story, perhaps in a sequel to Grisham’s Camino Island, readers also might find the answers.

About the Author: Judy is a life-long Southern Maryland resident. She has a passion for reading. From weekly visits to the bookmobile as a child to reading on her IPad today, she is always on the look-out for a "good read." Judy and her husband Richard are active in their church, community and most of all in the lives of their three children and seven grandchildren.

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Gone But Never Forgotten Substance abuse is something many in our county and country are sadly familiar with. Unfortunately, many are also familiar with substance abuse loss, the result of a loved one’s lost battle with drugs or alcohol. Sadly, there is also a stigma attached to this type of loss, often leaving grieving family members and friends feeling ashamed, angry, and guilty. Calvert Hospice bereavement staff recognizes the need for support for all kinds of loss and understands that this particular type of grieving is different from other types of loss.

“Gone But Never Forgotten” kicked off on September 27, 2017 with a seminar on substance abuse loss focusing on removing the stigma that comes along with overdose loss.

Topics included differences while grieving, helping loved ones heal after their loss, complicated grief, and learning to forgive yourself and your loved one. Over 25 people participated and gained helpful information for living with their loss. The seminar also provided an opportunity for those who work with people who have lost someone to substance abuse to learn helpful skills so that they can provide better support to the people they care for.

The “Gone But Never Forgotten” series will continue with an 8-week group starting on October 17 and running through December 5. The group will meet on Tuesdays from 3:00 – 4:30 pm at “The Space,” located at 96 Central Square Drive in Prince Frederick (Behind Outback Steakhouse). The group will build on the concepts intro-

duced at the seminar, focusing on supporting those who have lost a loved one to substance abuse and tackling the stigma of substance abuse loss. Participants will work through the pain of losing a loved one to addiction, find hope and healing to help them cope with their loss, and they will have the opportunity to share their experiences with others who understand. The group will provide participants with a network of support. The 8-week group is FREE, thanks to a Community Impact Grant from the United Way of Calvert County. Pre-registration is required.

Anyone who would like to participate can contact Tessa Washington, Bereavement Coordinator, at 410-535-0892, ext. 2201 or twashington@calverthospice.org.

Download the application at calverthospice.org/grief-support-programs.

Auction Brings $20,000 to Libraries Thanks to hundreds of Calvert County people who gave generously of their time, talent and finances, and by their attendance, the 2017 Calvert Library Foundation Art Auction on October 7th, at St. Paul’s Church Hall, Prince Frederick, raised over $20,000 for the betterment of all locations of Calvert Library! Dedicated Committee Members from around the County worked for months to bring it all together, creating a striking evening of music, art and entertainment, featuring local artists’ creations as well as a professionally curated collection of world-recognized art.

Scott Deacon, President of the Foundation, said, “Particular thanks go to the sponsors whose significant financial support ensured the success of the event: Community Bank of the Chesapeake; Dr. Sheldon Seidel, Orthodontist; Pickett & Oliverio, Attorneys at Law; Kip and Patti

At Lee; Ms. Martha Grahame, Dr. Lucinda Keller, in honor of Gloria and Russell Costley; and, the American Legion, Stalling-Williams Post 206.”

In addition, many community businesses and individuals purchased advertising in the evening’s program.

Twenty local restaurants and caterers provided their specialties for a lavish “Tastes of the Region” buffet for the evening’s reception. Dozens of businesses and individuals provided works of art and beautiful gifts that were auctioned.

Sincerely, Susan

By Susan Shaw

Additional Events Every time I think that we at the Chesapeake Current, have collected all the Fall Festival, Trunk or Treating, and Halloween events, more show up! Here are some additional Fall events that may spark your spooky interest! The regular column will return next edition.

Calvert Animal Welfare League is hosting their Fall Fest on October 21 from 11 am to 3 pm in Prince Frederick at 1040 Prince Frederick Blvd.

Free. Professional photos, games for kids, vendors, Indoor yard sale, bake sale, adoptions. Free. CAWLrescue.org Dunkirk Baptist Church is hosting a Fall Harvest Celebration, a Fall Festival & Trunk or Treat on Saturday, October 29th from 3 to 5 pm. No scary or gory costumes, please. Hay rides, kid’s games, treats, hot chocolate and cider.

Emmanuel Baptist Church in Huntingtown at Route 4 and Cox Road is hosting a Fall Family Festival on October 31st from 5 to 8 pm. A safe place to have fun. Games, entertainment, food, and fun. Free.

Twisted Fields of Terror in Prince Frederick is open on October 20th and 21st and again on October 27th and 28th. Listed as “scary” and for ages 11 and above with adult supervision, it is at 3915 Hallowing Point Road. The admission is $20. Hours 7 pm to 11 pm.

Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant in Lusby is hosting a Trunk or Treat and Community Info Night on Friday, October 27th from 5 to 8 pm.

Admission is at least one non-perishable food item to benefit End Hunger Calvert County and/or a cash donation to benefit United Way of Calvert County. Learn more about nuclear energy and station operations. Kid friendly activities including Trunk or Treat, face painting, inflatables, simulator demonstrations, and much more. 1650 Calvert Cliffs Parkway.

Call 410-495-5221 to register.

Trinity United Methodist Church in Prince Frederick at 90 Church Street is hosting a Halloween Trunk or Treat on Saturday, October 28th from 1:00 to 4:00 pm. Family-friendly fun with games, cake walk, food, and candy. 410-535-1782. Free.

American Legion Post 206 Auxil-

iary is hosting a Children’s Costume Halloween Party on Sunday, October 29th from 1:00 to 3:00 pm in the upper level of their hall on Route 260 in Chesapeake Beach. 410-257-9878.

Free.

New this year at Annmarie Gardens Halloween in the Garden.

You can purchase a fast pass in advance to avoid the lines. Fast pass tickets are $5 per person with ages 1 and under free. Gate proceeds will benefit a variety of local charities.

October 28th. 11:00 am to 4:00 pm.

Regular admission is $2.

410-326-4640 or go to annmariegarden.org Chesapeake Church in Sunderland is featuring the Biggest Trunk N’ Treat Maze in the County on October 31 from 5 to 8 pm with block party starting at 6 pm. Food, facepainting, music and dance floor, amusements, costume parade (no demon, witch, bloody or gory themes.) 6201 Solomons Island Road. 410-257-0700 or ahumphreys@chesapeakechurch.org Free.

Homestead Gardens Fall Fest in Davidsonville is Saturdays and Sundays through October at 11:00 am. Barnyard, corn maze, pumpkin patch, entertainment. Free entry, fee for some activities. 410-798-1000 or homesteadgardens.com Knightongale Farm in Harwood at 3924 Solomons Island Road.

Weekends through October from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. Pumpkin patch, corn maze, facepainting, hayrides and more. Free admission with additional activity costs.

443-510-9784 or knightongalefarm.com Editor note: This is not a Halloween event. Dunkirk Volunteer Fire Department is having an open house on Sunday, Oct. 22 from 11am to 3pm. You can tour the station, see the trucks, view demonstrations and so much more.

Remember to send your events to ChesapeakeCurrent@gmail.com About the Author: Susan Shaw is a retired Calvert County Commissioner and the author of Sincerely Susan columns in the Chesapeake Current.

She can be reached at chesapeakecurrent@gmail.com

CURRENT EVENTS Calvert Hospice Recruiting Volunteers Volunteering for Calvert Hospice is a rewarding way to give back to the community. Volunteers are needed to sit with patients, help in the office, work at the Shoppe for Hospice, serve as a buddy for a child at Camp Phoenix, facilitate the Bridges support group, or assist at other special events in the community. The next Volunteer Training consists of two mandatory sessions: Sat., Oct. 21 from 9:00 am–3:00 pm and Sat., Oct. 28 from 9:00 am–2:00 pm. For more info. contact Amanda Peterson at 410-535-0892 x4003 or apeterson@calverthospice.org.

The Volunteer Application can be downloaded at: calverthospice.org/volunteer.

Thu. to Sun., Oct. 19 - 22 Pumpkinfest: Lots of pumpkin games and activities. Free with paid admission $8/person. Horsmon Farm, 1865 Horsmon Farm Ln., St. Leonard.

443-532-5761.

Friday, October 20 Halloween Extravaganza: A costume contest for all ages (registration 11:00-11:30 am), a moon bounce, pumpkin painting and decorating (bring your own pumpkin), games and a Halloween Spark Attack show performed

by Eric Energy at 12:30 pm. Pizza available for purchase while supplies last.

11:00 am-2:00 pm. Southern Community Center, 20 Appeal Lane, Lusby.

301-481-2103 x4. FREE Ham & Sweet Potato Dinner: With all the trimmings for $12. 5:30 to 7:00 pm, in the lower-level dining room. American Legion Stallings Williams Post 206, Rt. 260, Chesapeake Beach. Public warmly welcomed. 410-257-9878.

ALPost206.org.

tion, 7:00 am. Run at 8:00 am. Walkers start at 8:10 am. Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum, St. Leonard.

For details and registration: jefpat.org/2017-5K-Webpage.html.

Extreme Couponing 101: Save hundreds on your groceries and keep your pantry stocked for a fraction of the price, or even free! Coupon binder required- $15. 9:00 am-12:00 pm., Southern Community Center, 20 Appeal Lane, Lusby. 410-528-1101.

Fossil Field Experience: Learn how to find and identify fossils. Cove Point Lighthouse at 9:00 am. Time on the beach until 11:30 am. Bring a bag lunch or eat at one of the many local restaurants. The program continues at 1:00 pm at the Calvert Marine Museum to discuss fossil finds and explore the Paleontology Hall. $20/person, ages 8 and over includes museum admission. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Space is limited and pre-registration is required. For more info./register, contact Melissa McCormick 410326-2042 x41, or visit: bit.ly//FossilFieldExperience.

Campaign School: The Calvert County Chamber of Commerce and the Calvert County Democratic Central Committee and the Calvert County Republican Central Committee conduct a non-partisan campaign school for candidates, political operatives, County Central Committee members and anyone else interested in campaigns. $35 includes a continental breakfast and lunch.

Registration begins at 8:30 am with the school beginning at 9:00 am until 3:30 pm.

Prince Frederick Campus of the College of Southern Maryland. Register at calvertchamber.org. Contact the Chamber office at 410-535-2577 for more info.

American Legion Membership Meeting: Stallings-Williams Post 206, ChesaFree Rabies Vaccinations for Pets: peake Beach at 7:00 pm. 410-257-9878.

The Calvert County Health Department offers free rabies vaccinations for Acoustic Music: Ross Crampton from county pets. Eligible pets include cats, 7:00-11:00 pm. Lower Level Lounge, dogs and ferrets in carriers or on leashAmerican Legion Stallings Williams Post es or muzzled if necessary. Proof of 206, 3330 Chesapeake Beach Rd. E., Rt. prior vaccination is required to receive 260, Chesapeake Beach. Public welcome. the three-year vaccine. 10:00 am to 410-257-9878. ALPost206.org. noon, Huntingtown High School.

Calvert County pet licenses available.

Info: Calvert County Health Dept.

Saturday, October 21 410-535-5400 or 410-535-3922.

5K Run Walk: No age categories. calverthealth.org.

Walkers and strollers welcome. Prizes to winners. Fundraising event to Calvert Library Uncanny Con: support programs at JPPM. Registra- Fandom day! Activities for ALL AGES

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CURRENT EVENTS and a cosplay contest! Artist/writer panels, video game tournament, board games, trivia, more! Share your love of Captain Marvel, Dr. Who, Harry Potter, or other fandom. No registration. 10:00-4:00 pm. Calvert Library Prince Frederick, 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862. CalvertLibrary.info.

Sunday, October 22 Democratic Party Picnic: Meet and Greet democratic elected officials and candidates. Festivities - Food-Celebrate -Fun-Family. 12:00-4:30 pm, Kings Landing Park, Huntingtown. More info: calvertdemocrats.com. Free!

CAWL Fun Fall Fest: The Calvert Halloween Family Fun Night: Slime, Animal Welfare League is the host for face painting, balloon animals, inflatprofessional photos, games for the ables; 4:00-7:00 pm. Northeast Comkids, vendors, indoor yard sale, bake munity Center. Line up at the Chesasale, and adoptions. 11:00 am- 3:00 peake Beach Water Park for the pm. Located at 1040 Prince Frederick trick-or-treat trail from 5:00-8:00 pm.

Chesapeake Beach. Free.

Blvd., Prince Frederick. cawlrescue.org. Free.

Shrimp & Roast Beef Dinner: Dine In or Carry Out. Bake table, too!

Prices vary. Fabulous silent auction indoors. 1:00-5:00 pm at Friendship UMC. 410-257-7133, friendshipmethodist.org.

Construction Zone: Explore the library's building sets. Constructive time in the storytime room with the library's collection of Legos®, Keva Planks®, Lincoln Logs®, blocks, Magformers® and more. No registration.

2:00-4:00 pm at Calvert Library Prince Frederick. 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862. CalvertLibrary.info.

Monday, October 23

Monday Morning Fun: Dancing, stories, movies and fun. 10:00-11:00 am at Calvert Library Prince Frederick, 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862.

CalvertLibrary.info.

CAASA Annual Awards Ceremony: 6:00-7:30 pm. College of Southern Maryland, Prince Frederick.

Tuesday, October 24

Pumpkin Painting: We'll provide the pumpkins and the paint and you will bring your creativity. Open for ages 1.5 to 5 years old. $4. Pre-registration required. 10:00-10:45 am. Mt. Hope MakePlayLearn: We provide the Community Center, Sunderland. space, Legos® and other building 410-257-6770. materials... you provide the imagination. 2:00-4:00 pm at Calvert Library Volunteer Council Forum: CMM Southern Branch, Solomons. volunteers and those that would like to 410-326-5289. CalvertLibrary.info. become a volunteer are invited to learn about the Volunteer Council, hear an Barrule: Fuses three distinct musical update on the museum’s future plans forces: fiddle player Tomas Callister, from the director, and exchange ideas accordionist Jamie Smith, and accom- about how to improve the volunteer panist Adam Rhodes on bouzouki. experience. 5:30–7 p.m. Calvert Marine $25/door, as available. Visit cssm.tick- Museum, Solomons. 410-326-2042. etleap.com to purchase tickets in calvertmarinemuseum.com. Free. advance. Doors open 6:00 pm, performance 7:00 pm. Presented by the Flying Needles: Knitting, crocheting Maritime Performance Series in and portable crafting group open to partnership with The Celtic Society of anyone wanting to join in and share Southern Maryland in the Harms talents, crafting time or learn a new Gallery, Calvert Marine Museum, skill. No registration. 6:00-9:00 pm.

Solomons. 410-326-2042. calvert- Calvert Library Southern Branch, marinemuseum.com.

Solomons, 410-326-5289. CalvertLibrary.info.

US Air Force 70th Anniversary Celebration: The Spaceflight America Wiz Kids: Do-it-all kids in grades 3-5 Museum and Science Center will be meet to learn about and do activities celebrating at the Arthur Storer Plane- based on science, technology, art, tarium, Bldg 520 Fox Run Blvd, engineering, math and their communiPrince Frederick. Starting at 10am. ty. This month the group will work Special activities, Civil Air Patrol on 3D printing 6:30-7:30pm.

Honor Guard, speakers, and free Calvert Library Prince Frederick. admission to active/reserve military. 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862.

All others just $2!

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getting organized and involved in issues that affect your community. Sponsored

by Maryland Humanities. Please register.

Happy Crafternoon! Children enjoy 6:30-8:30 pm at Calvert Library Prince books and language through short stories Frederick.

410-535-0291 or and create fun art projects using a variety 301-855-1862. CalvertLibrary.info. of techniques and mediums. For 3-5-year-olds. Children must be accom- Halloween Evening Storytime: An panied by an adult. Please register. evening of Halloween stories and songs.

1:00-1:45 pm. Calvert Library Prince Costumes welcome!

6:30-7:15pm.

Frederick.

410-535-0291 or Calvert Library Twin Beaches, Chesa301-855-1862. CalvertLibrary.info. peake Beach. 410-257-2411 and Slightly Spooky Halloween Storytime, 7:00-8:00 Halloween Evening Storytime: A pm at Calvert Library Fairview, Owings, fun-filled hour of Halloween stories and 410-257-2101. CalvertLibrary.info. songs. Costumes welcome! No Registration. Children of all ages. 6:30-7:15 pm.

Calvert Library Prince Frederick, Fri. & Sat., Oct. 27 & 28 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862.

Twilight Glow Maze & Bonfire: Bring CalvertLibrary.info. your flashlights. FREE with paid admisSong Circle / Jam Session: Singer-musi- sion $8/person. 6:00-8:00 pm at Farm, St. Leonard. cians trading songs, taking turns in choos- Horsmon ing and leading a group of musicians. A 443-532-5761.CalvertLibrary.info. sing-along for learning from each other and trying new things. A range of playing Friday October 27 abilities and experience can be expected.

Public is welcome to participate or just Halloween Spooktacular Party: Trick or observe. 6:30-8:30 pm. Calvert Library treating, a costume contest and our grand Southern Branch, Solomons, finale features "Mac the Maniac" 410-326-5289. CalvertLibrary.info. performing a Halloween illusion and magic show. For the entire family. Food and drinks will be provided while supplies Thursday, October 26 last. Costume contest for ages: Infant-12 yrs. Don't miss out on this wonderful Shake It Out: Music and movement night! Mt. Hope Community Center, create a rich environment that promotes Sunderland. 410-257-6770. All Day, social, emotional and physical skills. Free.

Please register. 10:00-10:30 am. Calvert Library Southern Branch, Solomons. Halloween Festival: 6:00 to 9:00 pm.

410-326-5289. CalvertLibrary.info.

Fortune Teller, Haunted Wagon Ride, Witch in the Woods, Haunted Barn Calvert Stewards Garden Club: Ages 13 (might not be suitable for children under and up, under 18 with adult. Volunteers 10). Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum, are needed to help our staff with the St. Leonard. 410-586-8501. Jefpat.org. maintenance and upkeep of the trails and Free. gardens around Battle Creek Nature Center. Must be able to perform moder- Chicken Cordon Bleu Dinner: An ately strenuous physical tasks. Also on informal dinner from 5:30 to 7:00 pm Sat., Oct. 28. 10:00 am-12:00 pm. Battle hosted by the Sons of American Legion Creek Cypress Swamp, Prince Frederick. Stallings Williams Post 206, Chesapeake Reservations required: calvertparks.org.

Beach, in the lower-level dining room.

The dinner includes all the trimmings, On Pins & Needles: Bring your quilting, and beverage for $12. Public invited. needlework, knitting, crocheting or other 410-257-9878. ALPost206.org. project for an afternoon of conversation and shared creativity. No registration.

2:00-4:00 pm at Calvert Library Twin Friday October 27 Beaches, Chesapeake Beach, Halloween Spooktacular Party: Trick or 410-257-2411. CalvertLibrary.info. treating, a costume contest and our grand Gills Club: Girls ages 7–12 interested in finale features "Mac the Maniac" sharks. A STEM-focused program from performing a Halloween illusion and the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy. magic show. For the entire family. Food 5:30-7:00 pm, Calvert Marine Museum, and drinks will be provided while supplies Solomons. Register at bit.ly//GillsClu- last. Costume contest for ages: Infant-12 bRegistration. For more info., email yrs. Don't miss out on this wonderful night! Mt. Hope Community Center, Mindy.Quinn@calvertcountymd.gov.

Sunderland. 410-257-6770. All Day, OMOB #DoSomethingCalCo! Find Free. your voice through civic engagement.

Professional facilitator Sue Kullen teaches Halloween Festival: 6:00 to 9:00 pm. a four-part series to practice the skills of Fortune Teller, Haunted Wagon Ride,

Wednesday, October 25

Witch in the Woods, Haunted Barn (might not be suitable for children under 10). Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum, St. Leonard. 410-586-8501. Jefpat.org.

Free.

Chicken Cordon Bleu Dinner: An informal dinner from 5:30 to 7:00 pm hosted by the Sons of American Legion Stallings Williams Post 206, Chesapeake Beach, in the lower-level dining room.

The dinner includes all the trimmings, and beverage for $12. Public invited.

410-257-9878. ALPost206.org.

Saturday, October 28 Shredding Event: Calvert County residents – destroy unwanted paper documents to help prevent identity theft.

Free. Rain or Shine. 8:00 am-2:00 pm at Northern High School, Owings.

410-326-0210. co.cal.md.us/recycle.

Women Inspiring Women: Helping others to rise up. A conference you won’t want to miss. Holiday Inn Convention Center, Solomons. Conducted by MCCS, helping you make connections.

Info@milesandchesley.com.

Garden Smarter: Decorating from the Woods. Learn how to gather and use foliage, berries, cones and other bits of vegetation to decorate your home for the holidays. No registration. 10:00-11:30 am at Calvert Library Prince Frederick, 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862.

CalvertLibrary.info.

Meet Interesting People: Check out a human book! Have a conversation and learn about their life experiences. The Human Library is a way to have a one-on-one conversation about stigmas and stereotypes of issues associated with conflicts we face today. Please register.

1:00-4:00 pm at Calvert Library Prince Frederick.

410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862. CalvertLibrary.info.

Halloween in the Garden: Art activities, trick or treating, parade and more. $2.

11:00 am-4:00 pm. Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center, Solomons. annmariegarden.org.

Hound of the Town: A costume parade just for dogs and dog lovers! Furry friends are introduced and judged for prizes.

Register at 11:00 am. $7. All proceeds benefit Calvert Animal Welfare League.

12:00-2:00 pm at North Beach Boardwalk. 410-535-9300 or 301-855-6681. northbeachmd.org.

Boo Bash: Costume contest, parade, judging, trick or treat and more. Registration from 2:15-3:00 p.m. on the pavilion.

Parade & judging to follow. Trick or Treat at local businesses until 5:00 pm

after judging.

North Beach. 410-535-0892, ext. 4011 or pbra301-855-6681, northbeachmd.org/spe- ham@calverthospice.org. cial-events/pages/boo-bash. Free.

Trick-or-Treat evening throughout Ghostbusters: The movie. At dusk. the area. Motorists be cautious of North Beach. 301-855-6681, north- humans and scary creatures in the beachmd.org. Free. streets. Trick-or-Treaters be aware of Family Fall Festival: Join NB Union traffic. 6:00-8:00 pm. Have fun – Church from 3:00 to 5:00 pm. Fun & keep safe! games for everyone including costume contest, DJ/dance floor, games, and Wednesday, November 1 treats! Located next to the North Beach Town Hall at 8912 Chesapeake Avenue.

This free event is offered with the compli- Happy Crafternoon! Children enjoy ments of the Congregation. All are books and language through short invited.

Info: 410-257-3555 or stories and create fun art projects using a variety of techniques and facebook.com/NBUnionChurch. mediums. For 3 to 5 year olds. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Please register. 1:00-1:45pm at Sunday October 29 Calvert Library Prince Frederick.

Children’s Costume Halloween 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862.

Party: 1:00-3:00 pm in the upper CalvertLibrary.info. level hall of the American Legion Stallings-Williams Post 206, Rt. 260, Cinema Cafe - Immigrants and Chesapeake Beach. Hosted by the Immigration: A screening and discusAuxiliary. All are welcome. Info.: call sion of three short documentaries the 410-257-9878. ALpost206.org. Free. federal government produced about immigrants, immigration, and refugees in the 1960's. 6:00 pm at Monday, October 30 Calvert Library Prince Frederick.

BYO Pumpkin Painting: Bring in 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862. your own pumpkin and we supply the paint! 4:30-5:30 pm at Northeast Book Discussion: This month's book Community Center, Chesapeake is Between the World and Me by Ta-Nahisi Coates. Book discussion at Beach. Free.

Lotus Café, Solomons at 6:30 pm.

Manga Otaku Artist Nights: Comics Info: Calvert Library Southern and manga fans ages 10 to 17 gather to Branch, 410-326-5289. learn the techniques of drawing for comics. Please register. 7:00-8:30 pm Thursday, November 2 at Calvert Library Twin Beaches, Chesapeake Beach, 410-257-2411. Shake It Out: Music and Movement CalvertLibrary.info. will create a rich environment that promotes social, emotional and physical skills. Please register. 10:00-10:30 Tuesday, October 31 am at Calvert Library Southern Branch, Halloween Family Storytime: For Solomons, 410-326-5289. CalvertLifamilies with children of multiple brary.info. ages. Children enjoy books and language through short stories, songs, Resume and Cover Letter Workshop: activities and more. An adult must Join job counselor Sandra Holler in a accompany child. The theme for today small group to learn what makes a is: Halloween. 12:00 pm at Calvert strong resume and cover letter. If you Library Fairview, Owings. have one started, bring it with you for editing. Please register. 1:00 pm at 410-257-2101.

Calvert Library Prince Frederick.

Ribbon Cutting at “The Space” 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862.

Calvert Hospice is pleased to present “The Space,” located at 96 Central Cityscapes: Builders' Challenge for the Square Dr., Prince Frederick (behind MD STEM Festival! Challenge your Outback Steakhouse), our new inner engineer to plan and build your location for community outreach, own city using K'NEX®, LEGO®, and planks.

Please register. conversation, education, and support. KEVA® The Grand Opening and Ribbon 7:00-8:00pm at Calvert Library Cutting is from 3:00–5:00 pm. All are Fairview. 410-257-2101. CalvertLiinvited. RSVP to Peggy Braham at brary.info.

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