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Places & Spaces Historic South River Club Collisons Corner, AA County By MHT.maryland.gov The photo is of The South River Club, an early social club established by English settlers, which survives today as one of the oldest, continuously active organizations of its type in America. In 1740 a fire destroyed the original club building and records, but there is evidence that the club itself existed in 1732 and perhaps as early as 1700. Built in 1742, the present structure is a small frame 1 1/2-story one-room clubhouse with a gable roof and a narrow exterior chimney on the east gable end. On the north side, a brick-floored one-bay porch with a gable roof covers the batten door slightly west of the center of the facade. This porch is supported by narrow Doric columns carried on square piers, with a balustrade on either side. The porch roof is relatively elaborate, with a dentiled cornice and raking cornice, and an elliptically arched opening. A 6/9 window to the east has its original single batten shutter. On the west gable end are two smaller windows, each with a single batten shutter, which were installed in 1806. The south elevation has a door and window corresponding to their northern counterparts. In 1909, an awning was extended between this rear door and the detached kitchen building for convenience in bad weather. This innovation is no longer used, but sockets for its supporting pipes can still be seen. In 1910 a well was dug, and in 1914 the small neo-classical front porch was added. Inside, the walls are plastered, and the crane and cooking utensils used in the early days of the club stand in the open fireplace. Entry to the loft above is via a ladder which stands in the southeast corner of the room. The rafters are dovetailed together, and there is no ridgepole.
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Significance: The South River Club can be traced back to English clubs of the same type which held an important place in the social and intellectual life of the mother country. The early members included prominent landowners, merchants, and the local doctor and clergyman, all of whom lived within a 10-mile radius of the clubhouse. The minutes of the club have been kept since 1740, and the present membership of 25 persons includes many descendants of past club members.
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North Beach Town Council Meeting Notes By Susan Shaw I attended the North Beach (NB) Town Council Meeting on Thursday, December 14th. The North Beach Town Attorney was John Shay for almost 30 years until his untimely death from cancer. His replacement for the last six months, Karen Ruff, is leaving the law to accept an administrative position. With a nod toward transparency, the Town Council is interviewing the four applicants for the town attorney position publicly. They had already interviewed Elissa Levan, Chesapeake Beach Town Attorney, at a previous meeting. Mr. Fred Sussman shared his 42 years of experience representing a variety of towns and other governmental entities in some detail. He replied to Councilwoman Jane Hagen’s question, “Why North Beach?” by stating, “There’s an opportunity. North Beach has a well-respected reputation.” Pastor Robert Hahn, accompanied by retired Chesapeake Beach Mayor, Bruce Wahl, who stated he had “shifted his attention from municipal government to various ministries at Chesapeake Church”, along with Robin Brungard, all came to request the Town’s support for a grant application to the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to benefit End Hunger, Inc. Pastor Hahn pointed out that NB sponsors the annual Dragon Boat Festival that is a critical fundraiser for End Hunger. He reminded the Council that, as the regional distribution center for the MD Food Bank, End Hunger supports 44 food pantries and school backpack programs, including St. Anthony’s Ladies of Charity Pantry, with food for which there is never an upcharge. He quoted the head of the MD Food Bank as saying “We are the model for rural counties.” Hahn explained, “the grant is for End Hunger to buy their own warehouse in Huntingtown, which will ultimately save a lot of money over leasing fees.” He emphasized
that 93 cents of every dollar goes to programming. Anyone who earns $63,000 or less annually is eligible to have their taxes done for free and they help people with money management. The goal is to End Hunger Insecurity and to “take people from dependency to self-sufficiency.” Robin Brungard added that “Community support is critical for receiving grants.” The language of the grant support request reads: “Whereas, End Hunger has the need for new and updated equipment, additional staff and new pilot programs for the community; Therefore, be it now resolved, by the Mayor and Town Council of North Beach, MD, support the grant application to USDA in the amount of $400,000 for the purpose of new and updated equipment, additional staffing and new pilot programs for the community.” The vote was unanimous to adopt the resolution to provide the support. Grace Mary Brady, whose name is synonymous with the Bayside History Museum (BHM) in North Beach, presented a comprehensive slideshow providing updates on the many activities going on at the museum. The BHM has benefitted greatly from the work of three interns: Tori George, who has become a teacher at Mill Creek Middle School; Vincent Turner, a senior at St. Mary’s College of Maryland; and McKenzy Zachery, a high school student. The three have scanned in thousands of items and converted 500 floppy discs to add to the BHM’s collection. The scanned entries include hundreds of items on the history of Tan’s Motorcycles, town minutes over the decades, and much more! Brady explained that many groups, some from a bit of a distance, like to make a day visit to the Western shore. They start at BHM, get lunch at the Rod ‘n Reel, then visit the Chesapeake Railway Museum in Chesapeake Beach. Kids love the mannequins. The BHM hosts a monthly scavenger hunt for kids. The Boy Scouts are intrigued by the
Chamber Pot and try to understand the lure of old-time games. The BHM has acquired over 100 years of the Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus memorabilia. The Native American Exhibit includes pelts of animals that can be touched. The interior of the Lighthouse Keeper’s home model is a popular exhibit. Coming up will be four cases of political items from local elections, county, regional, state and national elections. Brady is requesting that anyone who has run for political office give the HBM memorabilia for display and safe-keeping. Model boats are also desirable and needed. Amy Plummer, who is the President of the Friends of the BHM, made it possible for a private foundation to pay for scanning the extremely rare 1632 Captain John Smith book detailing his explorations in and around the Calvert County area, without damaging the fragile original. The results will be available in 2018. Predating the founding of Maryland as a colony, this book served as one of the only guides for those arriving in the New World in the 1600s. It includes fascinating maps and details about the time period in which it was written. Brady, employed as a historic preservation planner for St. Mary’s County Government, has written several historical books for St. Mary’s County, the most recent one on the history of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff. Her plan is to retire next June and write books on local history, which she has researched already, while spending even more time at the BHM where she has been instrumental in its founding and since. Mayor Mark Frazer awarded Grace Mary Brady with the key to the town, saying, “She knows more about this town than anybody! She loves North Beach. That museum would not exist except for Grace Mary. The town never gave her a dime!” Grace Mary’s family was in attendance for the recognition of her commitment. She was pleased to receive this recognition. She posted on her FaceBook page the
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following day: “Thinking about my grandfather, Robert S. Mead, who was a conductor on the railroad from New York to Washington, D. C. He visited North Beach in the early 1920’s and never looked back. He served on the North Beach Town Council for more than 20 years and was Mayor for an additional 10 years. What an honor to get a key to the Town my family loves so much. Thank you, North Beach.” The citizens of Southern Anne Arundel and Calvert County all benefit from Grace Mary’s years of devotion to preserving the history of the area. Thank YOU, Grace Mary Brady!
Grace Mary Brady receives the Key to the Town of North Beach from Mayor Mark Frazer.
Sgt. Pete Phelps gave a report from the Sheriff’s Office with 105 calls for service in November, 2017. The treasurer, Joanne Hunt, gave her report, which garnered applause. Don Bowen of the Department of Public Works reported that the flood dike work has been completed to address surface water management along with the living shore line at the north end of town. The electric car charging station at the NB Town Municipal Lot between 5th and 7th street will be operational soon. Charge Point is the vender. The town will be getting an electric vehicle soon. The Town is building a “Shirt Shack” next to the Welcome Center to sell souvenir items. Electric gates have been installed at Callis Park. The Crosswalk Project is finished with the exception of some white striping which requires replacement.
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North Beach continued... Paul Woodburn, P.E., Town Engineer reported on a number of projects. MD State Highway Administration will report to the Council in March on plans to raise Route 261 and bury utilities as it leaves North Beach and enters Anne Arundel County. A permit to dredge for the Beach Dredging Project is expected in January. The pier pavilion is under architectural design. Rick Crump of Code Enforcement discussed new reporting software. Dawn Richardson gave a busy report on all the marketing efforts of the Town. NB is looking at text notifications for the water system. Residents will be able to subscribe and choose what texts to receive. Veronica Owens, who described herself as a Circuit Rider, is the grants writer for NB and another town. Her services are secured by a 2 year grant funded by the State. Her resume makes her perfect for her role. She has been writing grants for 20 years, was in non-profit management; the Assistant City Manager of Mt. Ranier; followed by being a grant manager for the State of Maryland for seven years where she reviewed grants. She loved being on the reviewing side, but wanted a change, so she switched to the writing side. She has secured many grants for NB! The most recent is a $250,000 state grant for a library/art center acquisition and/or architectural drawings. What an asset she is to NB! Jane Hagen was elected the Vice President of the Town Council for 2018. Finally, the Town recognized its many volunteers including from various town committees and boards. This recognition included the Economic Development Committee, the North Beach Museum, the Events Committee, Opioid Awareness, the Master Gardeners and the North Beach House and Garden Club, the Planning Commission, the Board of Appeals, Santa and Mrs. Claus, and more! North Beach is busy, involved, and thriving!
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Sincerely, Susan
By Susan Shaw
Change and the New Year We live in tumultuous times. Sometimes I feel as though, as a society, we are living in alternate universes. We listen to different news media—or try not to listen at all, and prefer music and podcasts instead. Many of us get only one side of any issue. Yet we live and work together in the same communities, the same schools, and the same work places and we may worship together in the same churches, synagogues, or mosques. Social media brings us together as we share recipes, mourn together, celebrate together, support victims of devastating circumstances together, virtually, and sometimes as a call to respond in person. Social media also tears us apart with fake news, relentless presentation of one side of a story, algorithms that shape our minds, beliefs, and our human connections. Twitter has changed the political landscape and the news landscape. I was surprised when a local thought-leader told me he gets all his news from twitter. He scans short tweets, and if one catches his interest, he reads the article. Thankfully, many of us still like to hold a newspaper, book, or magazine and leaf through it. Books remain popular. Others have told me that they only shop on-line, even for most of their groceries. Roland’s Grocery has on-line shopping and delivery. I was in a beautifully decorated little shop in North Beach recently with lots of handmade and specialty items and spices. How do you find those on the internet? How do shoppers find Sister’s Corner’s brick and mortar store? Yet, brave new entrepreneurs open shops in unlikely places and market them on the internet, like some shops in North Beach and in homes. More change. My sister sent me a book recently called ‘The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains’ by Nicholas Carr, written in 2011, and a New York Times
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bestseller. Even then, he wrote convincingly about the effect of the internet on our thinking, our brains, our creativity, our focus, and our ability to connect with nature and a supreme being. Meanwhile, extreme weather events bombard our senses and we are told they may represent a new normal. Horrific violence appears where least expected. I am reminded that the internet represents all kinds of efficiencies, too. In this dynamic environment, we pray, go to work, eat, sleep, raise our families, volunteer, connect with our friends, and move forward—a pretty amazing accomplishment, when you think about it. Soon, local and state elections will be upon us, as the Primary will be in June, likely bringing some changes. Have you been following the controversy between the Board of County Commissioners in Calvert County (BOCC) and a bi-partisan coalition of various environmental and other interest groups that have formed Keep Calvert Country? If you google Keep Calvert Country (KCC), you will find a Facebook page, a website, and a petition. The KCC website defines the group as “Citizens for Responsible Growth and Government. We believe Calvert County should not grow beyond what our infrastructure and environment can sustain.” Whereas, the draft Comprehensive Plan (CP) calls for “directing growth to Town Centers and Villages and encouraging development that creates vibrancy.” The County government works closely with a small number of local builders, developers, land engineers, realtors, and the Chamber of Commerce called the Small Business Interest Group (SBIG) to promote development, be business-friendly and grow the commercial tax base. This on-going collaborative working relationship among development interests and
County decision makers is disconcerting to some. The BOCC, in the draft CP, is open to development outside town centers and villages with the provision of private sewer systems. KCC believes that the infrastructure, including roads, the aquifers, schools, sewer and water systems, cannot handle unrestricted growth in the town centers and that infrastructure and growth should be linked. One says forge ahead; the others says slow down enough to give the public time to react. On which side do you fall? In the context of all this relentless change, both positive and negative, what are your hopes and dreams for yourself, your family, and your loved ones for the coming year? What are you doing to nurture your soul? What excites you and motivates you? What inspires you? What worries you? What concerns you? What changes do you want to make? This is the time of year to pause and consider. I am reconsidering what is most important to me. I hope you are, too. While there are always circumstances over which we have little control, we can at least consider how and where to get the support we need to cope with change. Thankfully, we live in a very caring community. My wish for you and your loved ones is that the changes that 2018 brings will be welcome ones; that we will be kind to each other; that if you need help, you will be able to access it; that we will remember what holds us together as a nation and a community even as we hold difficult, but civil conversations; and that we will find joy in the love of our families, friends, and in this caring community. May we all be blessed! Happy New Year! 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
First Day Hikes Offer Healthy Start to New Year Celebrate 2018 in Maryland’s Parks and Public Lands
By Dept. of Natural Resources, historical and natural resources and Maryland.gov treasures. Some are even Anna Lucente-Hoffmann pet-friendly! Numerous state forests and The Maryland Department of wildlife management areas will also Natural Resources invites everyone be open Jan. 1 for self-guided treks. to welcome in the New Year with a “Taking part in a First Day First Day Hike! Hike is my favorite way to start the Maryland Park Service rangers, New Year,” Maryland Natural staff and volunteers will lead more Resources Secretary Mark Belton than 30 hikes on public lands and said. “It’s a wonderful opportunity state parks New Year’s Day, as part to enjoy and experience the beauty of a nationwide event sponsored by of nature and our state parks while America’s State Parks. taking in some fresh air and These hikes will provide a wide camaraderie. It is a great way to get array of outdoor adventures and some exercise after the holiday experiences for every level of hiker season as well as spend some quality and walker, providing unique time together with family and access to Maryland’s cultural, friends.”
In 2017, more than 2,000 First Merkle Wildlife Sanctuary First Day Hikers logged more than Day Hike 4,000 miles statewide. Pups in the Park Time of Event: 10 a.m. Calvert Cliffs State Park First Meeting Location: Meet at Merkle Day Hike Wildlife Sanctuary visitor center Fossil Hike Degree of Difficulty: Easy to Time of Event: 10 a.m. moderate hike for families. Meeting Location: Meet at the Length of Trail: 3.5 miles; hike will park's parking lot last approximately 2 hours Degree of Difficulty: Easy hike for Things to Bring: Participants are families. asked to wear clothes and shoes Length of Trail: 3.6 miles round appropriate for the weather (rain, trip snow or shine), and bring water for Things to Bring: Participants are drinking. asked to wear clothes and shoes RSVP: Call Merkle Wildlife appropriate for the weather (rain, Sanctuary at 301-888-1377 for snow or shine), and bring water for information drinking. Additional Information: Join RSVP: Call Calvert Cliffs State park staff for a 3.5 mile hike on Park at 443-975-4360 for Poplar Springs Trail with your information four-legged friends. The trail will Additional Information: Join take you through the forests of park staff for a family friendly hike Merkle Wildlife Sanctuary, passing down the Red Trail to the by our award-winning poplar tree. Chesapeake Bay. Learn about the Afterwards, refreshments will be geologic history of the park along served at the visitor center where the way, and search for fossils with you are welcome to stop in, learn the help of park staff upon about the history of the park, and reaching the beach. The trail is meet some of our resident animals. relatively flat, and stroller Dogs on a leash are welcome. accessible. Dogs on a leash are See all of the Maryland welcome. Warm up with hot First Day Hikes at: beverages around a fire at the dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/Pages/ pavilion following the hike. firstdayhikes.aspx
Welcome New Businesses! Even though Calvert County may be one of the smallest counties in Maryland, it is open for businesses of all sizes. Join the Calvert County Board of County Commissioners and the Department of Economic Development in congratulating the following new businesses. Fujiyama 10302 Southern Maryland Blvd, Dunkirk 410-257-3090 fujiyamaatdunkirk.com Jango’s Frozen Treats 9100 Bay Ave, Unit A104, North Beach 443-964-6076
Capital City Contracting, Inc. Creatyve Mynds Decor 3020 Farmers Lane, Dunkirk 1915 Derby Court, Prince Frederick 202-270-5716 capitalcitycontractinginc.com 443-370-7798
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“ I Can” Women in: Military & Law Enforcement Careers Calvert County Commission for Women By Kathryn Marsh, Deputy State’s Attorney The Calvert County Commission for Women (CCCW) and the Calvert County Library hosted its second in a series of “I Can” panels on December 7th. The “I Can” panel series focuses on careers that are traditionally considered male career fields, and introduces middle and high school girls to successful women at the top of these career fields. On Pearl Harbor day the panel focused on women in law enforcement and military careers. CCCW Commissioner Kathryn Marsh introduced the panel consisting of: Pam Cousins, President of the Board of Education, former Air Force Member and current Cyber Security Specialist for FEMA; Laura Martin, Calvert County State’s Attorney; Michelle Michaud, Agent, Diplomatic Services for the U.S. Department of State; Rosemary Chappell, Lt. Maryland State Police; Brandy Tremmel, TSgt. U.S. Air Force, Airborne Communications and Achala Dennison, Lt. U.S. Navy, Test Pilot. The panel discussion began with each panelist providing background information about herself and her career. The discussion was then opened for questions from the audience. Attendees learned a little bit about each career. For example, Cyber Security Specialists are charged with securing the Public Key Information System in order to allow systems and networks to communicate securely. This job is imperative in protecting data and information to help reduce the number of data breaches and identity thefts we hear about in the
I Can” Panel speaking about their careers. Photo by: Jackie Cutlip.
include being a member of the world famous MSP Aviation Unit as a pilot or paramedic, to being a road officer, an undercover officer, a homicide detective, and an officer in Computer Crimes or Internal Affairs. The Maryland State Police Internal Affairs Division is often requested by other law enforcement departments to handle their internal investigations. Air Borne Communications at Joint Base Andrews is responsible for communications at the top level of our government. Every time you see Air Force One, Marine One, or any other military aircraft carrying government officials, the Airborne Communications division is responsible for securing their transmissions and making sure that the on-board government officials are able to maintain communications with people on the ground at all times. Members of Airborne Communications are also part of the emergency management team to help secure critical information infrastructure. As a test pilot with the U.S. Navy, Lt. Dennison has flown over 1000 hours in 20 different aircraft. Prior to becoming a test pilot, Lt. Dennison flew the E2 Wing Hawkeye. The Hawkeye is responsible for airborne battle management, gathering intelligence and directing other force planes in the air. The Hawkeye also provides threat analysis for potentially hostile air and surface targets. Although these women covered an array of career fields in the military and law enforcement, there were many similarities. When Pam Cousins and Laura Martin were first hired in their law enforcement careers, they were the only females in their hiring class. Agent Michaud and Lt. Chappell were one of only three and five women to Kathryn Marsh, Calvert Commission for Women, TSgt. Brandi Tremmel, Ms. Pam graduate from their academy classes Cousins, Agent Michaud, State’s Attorney Laura Martin, Lt. Achala Dennison, Lt. respectively, and TSgt. Tremmel and Lt. Dennison are often the only Rosemary Chappell. Photo by: Jackie Cutlip.
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news. The State’s Attorney or prosecutor is the chief law enforcement officer in their jurisdiction. In Maryland there are 24 State’s Attorneys. The State’s Attorney is ultimately responsible for all charging decisions in their jurisdiction. The Diplomatic Security Agency is responsible for protecting the Secretary of State, the U.S. Ambassadors, visiting dignitaries (foreign heads of state) as well as investigating passport and visa fraud. Agents can be imbedded in regional security offices. Depending on the assignment, this may require the agent to be immersed in a language program for the country for which they will be assigned. The language school can take up to 9 months, with the goal of the agent becoming fluent in the language, so they can begin working with foreign law enforcement officials immediately. The Maryland State Police is one of the few law enforcement agencies that have jurisdiction statewide. The careers available in the Maryland State Police are almost limitless. Careers
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females deploying with their crews. The statistics from when these women started until now have not changed much. Ms. Cousins advised that world-wide, only 11% of all cyber security specialists are women; Ms. Martin informed the teens that she was the first woman elected State’s Attorney in Calvert County, is the first female President of the Maryland State’s Attorney’s Association and one of only three female State’s Attorneys in the State. Agent Michaud and Lt. Chappell told the teens that currently only 10% of the Diplomatic Security Agency and Maryland State Police are women. This was a point later echoed by Sheriff Mike Evans who came to the panel series to urge interested teens to consider law enforcement as a career, especially to apply for the Calvert County Sheriff’s Department. Sheriff Evans spoke about the Department’s Explorers Program and his desire to start a Cadet Program similar to the Maryland State Police program that hires individuals at 18 and trains them in various programs until they are 20 ½ and able to attend the academy. (In Maryland you can’t be a police officer until at least the age of 21). Despite being a minority in their field, each of the women on the panel expressed their deep love for their jobs and the fact that they wouldn’t want to be doing anything else. When questioned by those in attendance, each of the panelists said that, although many times they have had to work harder than their male counter parts, they all felt respected by their male peers and supervisors. When specifically asked about the #metoo movement and if there had been any harassment in their fields, two of the panelists spoke about being victimized in the past. However, they were quick to point out that they believed their cases had been handled appropriately when reported, and stressed that usually the most important thing you can do is speak up when you’re being made uncomfortable. The panelists were also asked if they had to make sacrifices that other women would not have had to make in order to work in their career field. The women advised that although time management is often a struggle and balancing act, especially when considering deployments, training and work travel, each panelist felt that they were able to make their family life, work life and social life balance. The “I Can” Panel series returns in 2018 with a panel on Finance and Accounting on January 17 and International Relations and Politics on April 11. Panel discussions are from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Prince Frederick Library.
TECHTIPS By Mike Clark
Internet Browsers, Cookies and HTTPS Cookies: Most of us want to maximize our privacy. Understanding what cookies, ads and other tricks reveal about our activity on the internet is a step toward protecting our personal interest. Odds are that your computer’s browser is full of cookies, tiny files left behind as you go from website to website. My personal machine has close to 5,000 cookies. Some of the web cookies on your machine are used by big advertising companies looking to gather and store information about you—what you shop for, which sites you visit, and so on. That can feel like a violation of your privacy and make you think you should dive in and delete them all. Cookies are not evil. They can be quite convenient and allow us to not have to redefine simple things like our preferred language or location. When you return to the site, the browser sends back the cookies that belong to the site. This allows the site to present you with information customized to fit your needs. Other cookies report back to their owner metadata about you and your activity on the internet with that browser. Cookies can store a wide range of information, including personally identifiable information (such as your name, home address, email address, or telephone number). However, this information can only be stored if you provide it. Websites cannot gain access to information you didn't provide to them, and they can't access other files on your computer. Cookies contain important information that makes your web experiences smoother, which is why you really shouldn’t dive in and delete them all. By default, the activities of storing and sending cookies are invisible to you. However, you can change your browser's settings to allow you to approve or deny cookie storage requests, delete stored cookies automatically when you close the browser, and more. If you
my strong recommendation to rid yourself of Edge (or the outdated Internet Explorer) and switch your default to Chrome or Firefox. The reasons are many, but in a nutshell, doing so will protect your privacy and security to a much improved level. Here is how you make that change: Windows 1. Open the Start menu and type "Default Programs"." 2. Launch "Default Programs"." 3. Click "Set your default programs". 4. Select the browser you want to use. 5. Click "Set this program as default".
check under security settings, you will see choices to accept or deny cookies, and to delete them one by one or purge them all. I recommend you allow cookies, but only for sites you visit and not third party sites (you will see this third party choice as an option). Here's how to clear cookies in three popular browsers. These same OS X general steps will also allow you to 1. Click the Apple menu and select delete just some of the cookies and "System Preferences"." to set preferences. 2. Click the "General" option." 3. Click the "Default web browser" Chrome: Under the Chrome tab at menu. the top left of your screen, click “Clear browsing data.” Check the HTTPS: box: “Cookies and other site data.” HTTPS stands for Hyper Text Then click the bar at the bottom Transfer Protocol Secure. It right of the window that says “Clear provides a secure encrypted connecbrowsing data.” tion over the Internet between your browser and the web server. You Firefox: Under the Firefox tab at have seen HTTPS in action and not the upper left of your screen, go to noticed it. For example, your bank’s Preferences > Privacy & Security > website, Gmail, Facebook, and Show Cookies > Remove All. Twitter all use HTTPS. In essence, HTTPS protects the integrity and Safari: Under the Safari tab at the confidentiality of users’ data. upper left of your screen, go to PrefAny quality website is using erences > Privacy > Manage Webcertificates and HTTPS (vs just site Data > Remove All. HTTP) addresses. As more sites move to these standards we all gain Browsers: in security and privacy. Both Each browser is slightly differChrome and Firefox, for instance, ent. Each of them allow the addiwill warn you of sites without valid tion of free tools to enhance your HTTPS certificates and hopefully web experience. Chrome and Safari convince you to not visit the site. call these enhancements “extenGoogle is pushing more secure sions,” and Firefox calls them “add Ons.” There are countless items you can add as extensions/add ons. I recommend installing “web of trust.” The other is an ad-blocker such as Adblocker plus or uBlock Origin. It is beyond the scope of this article to debate the pros cons of each, but suffice it to say that having some of these enhancements on your browser is a really good idea. Adblocker or uBlock Origin provide more protection than seeing and being bothered with ads. Your computer does not have to use the default browser that the manufacturer wants you to use. In fact, if you are a WIndows user, it is
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pages with HTTPS. The bottom line is that an unencrypted web page is wide open to eavesdroppers and hackers listening to communications between the user and the website. Having an insecure page is similar to sending a postcard through the mail. Anyone can see and potentially manipulate the data. Summary • Limit cookies to sites you visit, but not third party sites. Know how to control cookies. • Use a different browser for business-like activity such as banking vs. general shopping. For example, I typically shop with Apple’s Safari browser, and do banking with Chrome. I just don’t want to aggregate all my metadata in one place. It is not unreasonable to think that your search on Alzheimer’s or skin disorders provides metadata to a site you would not want to have that metadata… • When I search the web, I often use Duckduckgo instead of Google, and you can set up your desired browser to default search that way as well. • Avoid Microsoft’s built-in browsers, Edge and Internet Explorer. • Use Chrome, use Firefox, then Safari. Develop a system of using different browsers. • Seek HTTPS solutions, fear HTTP. About the author: Mike is a consultant for Tech Edge, LLC applying encryption and security technology to a wide array of customers with a focus on the mobile professional. He is a retired USAF pilot who currently flies around the globe for a large Fortune 100 company. Mike is a strong advocate for operations and communications security in the daily workflow.
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Crime Blotter Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Reports During the week of Dec. 4–10 deputies of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to 997 calls for service throughout the community; during the week of Dec. 11–17 deputies responded to 1,341 calls for service throughout the community.
Hammond Rd., Prince Frederick. The victim stated sometime between 6:30 am and 3:45 pm on Dec. 13 an unknown suspect(s) forced through the front door of the residence and stole their Smith and Wesson handgun and magazine. The total value of stolen and damaged property is $610.
Fatal Accident On Dec. 13 at 11:53 am deputies with the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the area of Plum Point Road and Cecil Lane for a report of a motor vehicle collision. Upon arrival deputies requested members of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Team (CRT) respond. Reconstruction units arrived on scene and determined that a 2017 Ford Fusion was traveling eastbound on Plum Point Road and Cecil Lane. At the same time a 2011 Ford Escape was traveling westbound on Plum Point Road in the same area. The preliminary investigation revealed the 2017 Ford Fusion was traveling eastbound when it crossed the center line and struck the 2011 Ford Escape in a head-on collision. Both the driver of the Ford Fusion and the Ford Escape were transported to the Calvert Medical Health Center where they succumbed to their injuries. The Ford Fusion was operated by Susan Irene Brown, a 66 year old female of Prince Frederick. The Ford Escape was operated by Angela Elaine Sunstone, a 41 year old female of North Beach.
Thefts Dec. 6, Deputy Burggraff responded to the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office for the report of a theft that occurred at Walmart in Dunkirk. The victim stated on Dec. 5 at approximately 5:30 pm they accidentally left their black and white clutch wallet in the shopping cart when they left. When the victim returned to the store the wallet had been removed from the shopping cart. The value of the stolen property is $20.
Threat at Huntingtown High School On Dec. 18, at approximately 9:12 am the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office received a call for a threat at Huntingtown High School. While deputies were responding another call was made to the Maryland State Police. The school was placed into a modified lockdown while Deputies and K-9 units cleared the area. The threat was deemed not to be credible and the school resumed normal activities a short time later.
Dec. 9, Deputy Barger responded to the Sunderland Park and Ride for the report of a theft from vehicle. The victim stated sometime between 6:45 am and 8:45 pm on Dec. 9 an unknown suspect(s) removed their rear registration plate from the vehicle. The value of the stolen property is $135. Dec. 10, Deputy Spalding responded to the Mills Creek Boat Center, Lusby. The victim stated an unknown suspect(s) stole their Loadstar tire from their trailer. The value of the stolen property is $200. Dec. 12, Deputy Wood responded to Ward Rd., Dunkirk. The victim stated sometime between Dec. 8 at 2:30 pm and Dec. 12 at 5:00 am an unknown suspect(s) cut two locks off of a storage container and stole four rolls of copper wire and a Wacker Tamper Model B550-4S. The value of the stolen property is $4,600.
Dec. 13, Deputy Beisel responded to the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office for the report of a theft from a vehicle that occurred on 8th St., Chesapeake Beach. The victim stated that an unknown suspect(s) entered their unlocked vehicle and stole their handicap Burglaries parking placard. The value of the stolen Dec. 6, Deputy Weems responded to property is $50. Running Fox Rd., Lusby for the report of an attempted burglary. Upon arrival, the victim Dec. 13, Deputy D. Naughton responded to stated that an unknown suspect(s) attempted Bafford Rd., Lusby. The victim stated to enter their residence through the basement sometime between Dec. 11 at 4:00 pm and door. The door appeared to be kicked several Dec. 12 at 1:00 pm an unknown suspect(s) times damaging the door, door frame, and stole a package from their mailbox containing the door locking hardware. The estimated a Harley Davidson bed spread. The value of damaged is $500. stolen property is $85. Dec. 9, Deputy Kreps responded to Dalrymple Rd., Chesapeake Beach. The victim stated sometime between 7:00 am and 12:00 pm on Dec. 9 an unknown suspect(s) broke into their shed and removed several items. The suspect(s) stole a red gas can, a red and green Craftsman mixed gas straight shaft weed eater, and a Craftsman 200-piece mechanics tool set in a black case. The value of stolen and damaged property is $420.
Dec. 15, Sergeant Basham responded to Grapevine Early Learning Center, Prince Frederick. The victim stated that sometime between Dec. 14 at 5:00 pm and Dec. 15 at 5:30 pm an unknown suspect(s) stole their black Pacesetter trailer. The value of the stolen property is $1,530.
Dec. 16, Deputy Wood responded to the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office for the report of a theft that occurred on Carla Dr., Dec. 13, Deputy Spalding responded to Clay Huntingtown. The victim stated that an
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unknown suspect(s) had stolen their without Prescription, and Theft: $100 to engagement ring and wedding band set. The Under $1,500. value of the stolen property is $3,399. Dec. 8, Deputy Boerum responded to Damaged Property Buckets Sports Bar, Lusby to assist Deputy Dec. 4, Deputy N. Buckler responded to Livingston with a disorderly subject. Deputy Bayside Rd., Chesapeake Beach. The victim Livingston made contact with a male later stated sometime between Dec. 3 at 9:00 pm identified as Mustafa Abdualla (43) of Kansas and Dec. 4 at 9:00 am an unknown City being disorderly in the bar. Deputy suspect(s) used an unknown object that Livingston asked the male several items to struck the bottom left window of the door leave, and helped place him in his sober shattering the glass. The estimated damaged driver’s vehicle. Abdualla got back out of the property is $500. vehicle, walked over to Deputy Livingston and began yelling profanities. Deputy Dec. 10, Deputy Holt responded to Redeye Livingston placed Abdualla under arrest. Rd., Lusby. The victim stated at Deputy Boerum placed Abdualla in his approximately 6:30 pm while driving down patrol vehicle and transported him to the Redeye Road they heard a loud sound and Calvert County Detention Center where he their driver’s side front window had was charged with Disorderly Contact and shattered. A BB sized hole was observed in Fail Obey Reasonable/ Lawful Order of Law the top of the window. The estimated Enforcement Officer. damaged property is $600. Dec. 10, Deputy Sampson was on routine Dec. 12, Deputy R. Shrawder responded to patrol in the area of the Prince Frederick Cove Point Park. The victim stated Wawa when he observed a male walking sometime between Dec. 10 at 8:00 am and across the parking lot who appeared to be Dec. 11 at 8:00am an unknown suspect(s) confused and disoriented. Deputy Sampson did multiple donuts on the football field with approached the male subject later identified an unknown vehicle. The estimated as Richard Wathen (34) of Huntingtown damaged property is $500. and noticed his pupils to be enlarged and that he was very fidgety. Deputy Sampson asked Dec. 14, Sergeant Basham responded to the Mr. Wathen if he could perform a search of Rod N Reel, Chesapeake Beach. The victim him for weapons or drugs and he stated he stated that an unknown suspect threw a fake did not mind. While searching Mr. Wathen, potted plant against the wall in the men’s it was discovered he had several drugs and restroom. The estimated damaged property paraphernalia on him. Mr. Wathen was is $25. placed under arrest and transported to the Calvert County Detention Center and Dec. 15, Deputy R. Shrawder responded to charged with three counts of CDS: Matapeake Ct., Saint Leonard. The victim Possession-not marijuana (Vyvanse, stated sometime between Dec 14 at 10:00 Amphetamine, and Alprazolam) and four pm and Dec. 15 at 9:00 am an unknown counts of CDS: Possession of Paraphernalia. suspect(s) drove through their yard leaving large tire marks. The estimated damaged Dec. 11, Deputy Gott conducted a traffic property is $500. stop in the area of S. Solomons Island Rd. and Lore Rd. Prior to Deputy Gott exiting Dec. 16, Deputy R. Shrawder responded to his vehicle, he observed the driver of the Big Sandy Run Rd., Lusby. The victim stated vehicle moving around and observed his arm sometime between Dec. 15 at 10:00 pm and doing a ramming motion between his seat Dec. 16 at 1:30 pm it appeared an unknown and the center console. Deputy Gott made suspect(s) hit the spotlight of their residence contact with the driver, later identified as with a BB gun. The estimated damaged Parker Eidle (21) of Morgantown, WV. property is $10. While speaking with Mr. Eidle, Deputy Gott observed a silver handgun in the driver’s side Arrests compartment door and a ten-inch metal Dec. 6, Deputy Ostazeski responded to bowie knife between the driver’s seat and Peace Pipe Ct., Lusby for the report of a theft center console. Mr. Eidle was placed under and a subject with multiple warrants. While arrest and transported to the Calvert County responding to the residence, it was Detention Center, where he was charged confirmed through Emergency with Dangerous Weapon-Conceal and Communications that the subject at the Handgun in vehicle. residence had warrants through two different counties. Deputy Ostazski arrived on scene Dec. 14, Deputy Holt conducted a traffic and made contact with the suspect, later stop in the area of northbound Rt. 4 and identified as Andrew Hood (28) of Lusby. Rousby Hall Rd. Deputy Holt made contact Deputy Ostazski placed Andrew under arrest with the driver and other two passengers in for the outstanding warrants, and also the vehicle to inform them why they were informed him he was being accused of being stopped. All occupants of the vehicle stealing prescription medicine. It was were asked to step out of the vehicle for a K9 determined the prescription bottle Andrew scan to be conducted. The K9 scan resulted had shown to the officers had multiple in a positive alert, and a search of the vehicle prescription and nonprescription was performed. It was determined there were medications inside he did not have a narcotics and paraphernalia both in the prescription for. Andrew was transported to vehicle where the front side passenger was the Calvert County Detention Center and sitting and on the passenger later identified as charged with three counts of CDS: Jacqueline Causey (37) of Lusby. Causey was Possession-not marijuana (Suboxone, placed under arrest and transported to the Alprazolam, Amphetamine), CDS: Opiate Calvert County Detention Center, where she
was charged with CDS: Possession-Not Firearms Violation / Impersonating a Marijuana (crack cocaine) and CDS: Possession of Paraphernalia. Dec. 11, Trooper First Class Costello and Trooper Keyser stopped a vehicle on Rt. 4 stop in the area of S. Solomons Island Rd. John W. Proper, 64 of St. Leonard and Industry Lane, Prince Frederick. While Trooper. He was unable to show MSP Reginald Sesker (54) of Lusby, Deputy Credentials and through investigation it was Rediker could smell a strong odor of determined that Proper was impersonating marijuana coming from the vehicle. Mr. Sesker was asked to step out of the vehicle for arrest revealed a loaded handgun was in the vehicle. Proper was arrested and search revealed narcotics within the vehicle. incarcerated at the Calvert County Mr. Sesker was placed under arrest and Detention Center. transported to the Calvert County Detention Center. Mr. Sesker was charged with CDS: Possession Marijuana 10 Grams Dec. 4, Trooper First Class Harrod +. responded to the Weis Market in Prince Dec. 16, Deputy T. Mohler conducted a had been observed putting items into a bag Blvd. and Costley Way, Prince Frederick. vehicle registration and description in which Deputy Mohler advised the driver later the suspect left was given, and a canvass of the area resulted in negative results. A description of the suspect was given and violation was for. Deputy Mohler observed matched that of the owner of the vehicle. the driver of the vehicle to be very nervous Surveillance footage was reviewed and and avoided eye contact when asked a showed two times in the same day that this question. A search of the vehicle was suspect had removed items from the store conducted resulting in paraphernalia and without payment. Chasity M. Testa, 29 of CDS. Mr. Mandley was placed under arrest Prince Frederick was served a Criminal and transported to the Calvert County Detention Center where he was charged on Dec. 8. with two counts of CDS: Possession-Not Marijuana (Oxycodone and Oxycontin) and CDS: Possession of Paraphernalia. Dec. 6, Corporal Oles received a complaint Maryland State Police Reports CDS Violations Dec. 9, Trooper First Class Matthews responded to the Bridge Liquor and Carryout on Hallowing Point Rd., Prince Frederick to check the welfare of an unconscious female. After becoming conscious, Daria S. Moasser, 26 of Brandywine was determined to be operating
reported Mitchell W. Ruslander, 26 of Lusby had stolen a cell phone from her and was making repeated calls and threats to both the victim and her daughter. Cpl. Oles made contact with Ruslander and explained that all contact with the victim and her daughter was to stop and that he would be charged for the theft of the phone. Later that evening, the victim called and reported that Ruslander was continuing to text and call. On Dec. 8, Ruslander was served a
controlled dangerous substance. Both Marijuana and Oxycodone were found in Misuse and Harassment. the vehicle during a search incident to the arrest. She was arrested and incarcerated at False Statement (Fraud) the Calvert County Detention Center. Dec. 8, Trooper First Class Harrod stopped a vehicle on Rt. 2 near Aspen Woods Dr., Dec. 14, Andrew S. Wilson, 27 of Lothian came into the MSP Barrack in Prince attempt to avoid arrest from driving on a Frederick to inquire about an active case. suspended license, the driver gave the name Wilson appeared to be slurring his words and and birthdate of a relative. After checking was very lethargic. He was found to be the MVA photo of the owner of the vehicle, driving on a suspended license and was Claire K. Larsen, 29 of Chesapeake Beach arrested. A probable cause search of his vehicle revealed both heroin and and incarcerated at the Calvert County Methadone. Wilson was incarcerated at the Detention Center. Calvert County Detention Center. DUI Arrests Warrant Service / CDS Violation Daria S. Moasser (26) of Brandywine. Dec. Dec. 4, Corporal Wiesemann and Trooper 9, 8:32 pm. Keyser stopped a vehicle on Rt. 4 near HG Dawn M. Verosko (43) of Millsboro, DE. Dec. 10, 1:52 am. Allison R. Beyer, 31 of North Beach was Bridget C. McNeary (44) of Pr. Frederick, found to have an open warrant through Dec. 10, 7:40 pm. Prince George’s County. She was placed Craig E. Koehn (56) of St. Leonard. Dec. under arrest. Beyer was found to be driving 15, 4:52 pm. on a suspended license. A search incident to the arrest revealed both marijuana and All persons charged with a crime are Oxycodone. Beyer was incarcerated at the considered innocent until proven guilty in Calvert County Detention Center. a court of law.
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Supernatural Help To Sell Your Home Are you superstitious? Many folks are. When it comes to celebrating a new year, there are tons of quirky traditions throughout the world. In Switzerland, for example, it’s a tradition to eat whipped cream and deliberately drop some on the floor for a year of abundance, keeping it there as long as possible. A Scottish New Year’s tradition to ensure a year of prosperity is called “First Footing” and involves the first person to walk through your door at the stroke of midnight. However, for maximum luck, not just anyone will do. An appropriate candidate must be a tall male with dark hair. They can’t have a unibrow, lazy eye, or flat feet. And, it’s considered unlucky to have a redhead be the ‘first foot.’ When it comes to selling a home, there is a common ritual for many home sellers to bury a Saint Joseph statue in the yard in hopes of selling quickly. Saint Joseph is the patron saint of families, fathers, craftsman, and carpenters. So, in addition to hiring a great realtor, St. Joe’s is the one to turn to for help getting your house sold. Over the years, many of my clients have participated in this home selling ritual. They’ve even brought their small, plastic statues of the bearded saint (often depicted holding a carpentry square) to the settlement table. No one seems to know exactly how or why this practice began, but there are several possibilities. Some say that a group of nuns looking for a new convent buried a Saint Joseph medal, with hopes of the saint’s intercession. Others claim that a group of German carpenters buried the saint’s statue near the new homes they had built in order to have them sell quickly. Regardless of the tradition’s
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origins, it’s not a bad idea to get a little help from above when selling your home. But, there’s some confusion about how best to participate in this ritual. Should you plant the statue with the head down, or up? Facing the house or the street? By the “for sale” sign, or in the backyard? I’ve had clients dig up their Saint Joseph statue when they moved, only to bury it again at their next home. So, if you’re having trouble selling your home, here’s how to get help from St. Joe: 1. Dig a 12” hole in your yard. There’s differing opinions on exactly where to dig the hole, but many home sellers will dig it under, or next to, the “for sale” sign. However, other options are a flower bed in the backyard, or three feet from the back of the house. 2. Place the St. Joseph statue in the hole in the upside-down position and facing the house. The belief is that if he’s upside down, he’ll try harder to get out. However, there are again conflicting views on the position to place him, as home sellers have been known to place him right-side up, or
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facing the street. Keep in mind that if you face St. Joseph toward the street it just might help your neighbors sell. 3. Pray for help. The belief is that none of this effort will pay off if you don’t pray for help from above. 4. After the home is sold, you can
either dig up St. Joseph or leave him for the new owners. If you decide not to take him with you, leave instructions and a small shovel for the new owners. Encourage them to clean the statue and display him prominently in their new home.
Podcasts: Entertainment with a Purpose Two to Try By Susan Shaw Do you listen to podcasts? For many, the answer is, of course! Others want to know, what is a podcast? I really got interested in this topic when I learned that a couple of local Calvert County folks had begun creating podcasts. Wikipedia defines a podcast as “an episodic series of digital audio or video files which a user can download and listen to. It is often available for subscription.” In other words, it is a way to listen to a talk show about a topic that interests you that you can access on your phone, tablet, computer, or other electronic device when you want to listen. There are podcasts available on virtually any topic imaginable. For example, there is one for owners of Day Spas. Many involve entrepreneurship. Some have video as well as audio. A friend, who is an avid listener, told me that the biggest misconception is that people sit and listen. He said, “It is just like listening to music.” People listen on their phone with ear buds in while they are working out or cooking or in their car while on the way to work. Stitcher is an app for downloading and subscribing, as is Google Play and the ITunes Podcast app, a purple circle with a microphone, which comes on Iphones. You can listen in your car through Bluetooth. The Album Art on the car stereo screen shows the episode. Patti Stueckler, who writes the How’s the Market? column for the Chesapeake Current, recently initiated a podcast series called the Pitbull Patti Show. I asked her questions about what led this dynamic woman in this direction. The decision began a year ago when a friend told her, “You should do a podcast!” She knew “it was a growing phenomenon.” It took her six months to launch, after she had done extensive research, hired help, and built a recording studio in her office. Anyone can do a podcast, but Patti “did not want to do anything
haphazard.” She is “building the Pitbull Patti brand,” her unique take on a happy, fulfilled life. Where did the name ‘Pitbull Patti’ originate? Her clients gave it to her for her tenacity at standing up for them in real estate transactions. Patti explained that “pitbull is an attitude.” It is also authentic to her, as a strong entrepreneur who is able to stand up for herself and others, frankly and fearlessly. She wants to inspire others to develop the same skills and authentic abilities, “to conquer their world.” Podcasters must be committed and consistent, since they usually produce a podcast on a regular schedule. Patti releases a new podcast every Wednesday. The purpose is to inform, motivate and empower the listener or viewer for personal growth and happiness. She uses Skype to interview dynamic, engaging people, often national figures, with life-changing stories. Because she has a degree in journalism and worked for the Calvert Independent as a young journalist, long before she became a top-producing realtor, she was used to interviewing and writing. Thus, her podcast is “like coming full-circle.” Patti has been building her network of experts and inspirational guests for some time. A friend introduced her to a group of authors and speakers to which she belongs and whose conferences and workshops she attends. That group has given her access to experts she interviews and who interview her, like her recent interview on Sirius XM Radio with Jennifer Hammond. Another local podcaster is Dr. Gwen Schiada, a psychologist, co-owner of Career Puppy, and elected North Beach Councilwoman. Her podcast is called Life On Your Terms – Powered by Your Inner Compass. Her podcast is personal, uplifting, thought-provoking and entertaining. If you haven’t yet, you may want to give a podcast a listen! You may be hooked.
as Rudbeckia and Echinacea; Somerset Hair (Koeleria vallesiana) blooms in late spring to summer and form masses of bobbing and swaying plumes; Prairie drop seed (Sporobolus heterolepis) is low Short and Sweet maintenance and drought tolerant suited to borders and slopes and By: Shahla Butler, Past President, a garden together is to use repeti- can be used as a lawn substitute. Calvert Garden Club and Garden tion. One way to accomplish this is by selecting plants with similar Dwarf Shrub varieties offer Club of Annapolis colors and forms. Of course, multiple seasons of interest; The winter months are when perennials are the mainstay of the extended bloom times and are gardeners start dreaming and plan- garden, so I like to use repetition suitable for both containers and ning for projects for the next year. by pairing traditional perennials flower beds. Fragrant and magnifiSo, as you start this process let’s with their shorter varieties. Classic cent, Sunny Anniversary Abelia is explore what sweet results can be purple coneflowers (Echinacea a deer-resistant flowering shrub for achieved in the garden with short purpurea) grow to 3 feet or taller the landscape and containers. It is while the compact cultivars aver- sprinkled with creamy yellow and plants. Do you have a large garden and age 18 inches tall. The coneflower pink flowers. Lo & Behold ‘Lilac need plants that help knit the ‘Kim’s Knee High’ has typical Chip’ Buddleia is my small space different parts together? Is yours a purple-rose blooms, ‘Kim’s Mop alternative with lots of blooms and woodland garden? Is it small? Head’ produces white flowers, and produces beautiful clusters of Looking for plants that are propor- ‘Little Giant’ has larger, purplish fragrant, soft lavender-pink flowtional to the size of your garden? blooms with horizontal petals that ers which are butterfly magnets. Do you need plants for the front of are supported on 16-inch-tall These are seedless and only grow 1 your garden? Are you looking for stems. These all flower in summer ½ to 2’ tall. Sun-loving native color? Texture? The answer to and continue until frost with dead- flowering shrub Tiny Wine Physothese questions may be low grow- heading. They grow in full sun and carpus performs as a rich dark average soil, and attract butterflies backdrop for other neighboring ing plants. Because of space, or to keep and make superb cut flowers. Or blossoms. I choose My Monet maintenance manageable, most of consider the three-foot-tall Shasta ‘Sunset’ Weigela in the garden for us have small gardens these days. A daisy, (Leucanthemum × super- its foliage and soft rosy blooms small garden is like a stage set, bum) Becky with petite cultivars that remind me of summer everything is on show – walls, ‘Snowcap’ 15 inches tall or ‘Little sunsets. It grows to 1- 1 ½ feet paving, structures and, of course, Miss Muffet’, 12 inches tall in the stars of the garden, your plants. front of it. In the woodland short Low growing plants can define plants rule. What can be more your bed lines, paths and boundar- beautiful than the foamy flowers of ies, softening the edges. They can Tiarella interplanted with phlox act as fillers among their taller divaricata, or bloodroots interminneighbors, mix with hardscapes in gled with trilliums? Ferns, hostas, paths and among stepping stones, bleeding hearts, gingers, mayapgive interest and color to areas ples, Solomon’s seals and Virginia under trees, be used to cover diffi- bluebells are just a few of the short cult slopes or give you a wonderful woodland plants to consider in the woodland floor. The ideal height of shade. edging plants depends on how Grasses can add color and close you will be to the beds when viewing them. Plants of several texture, while providing hiding inches to 2 feet tall work well and places for birds and other small there are many good candidates for creatures. We are so used to using stately grasses that we tend to sun and shade. To create a pretty garden stick forget there are shorter varieties to the simple rules: balance, repeti- that fit neatly into today’s smaller tion and variety. In a smaller gardens. Here are 5 outstanding garden, try not to choose hundreds varieties to examine: Oat Grass of varieties of plants as it will look (Arrhenatherum elatius) is a clump overcrowded and cramped. It is far forming, slow-spreading groundbetter to plant the same types of cover that reaches about 8 inches flowers in clumps surrounded by tall; up to 12 or 14 inches when in grasses or small evergreens to break flower; Blue grama (Bouteloua up the color. Where possible gracilis) is especially suited to choose plants with multiple func- sunny rock gardens, the front of a tions. Pretty flowers simply aren’t border, as a groundcover—and enough. The plant should also have even as a low-maintenance substilovely foliage, good form or a tute for lawns; Tufted Hair (Desdelicious scent or berries in winter. champsia cespitosa) does well in full sun to light shade; its foliage serves as a good companion to Repetition and Variety One of the simplest ways to tie plants with flowering natives such
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tall. Tiny Tuff Stuff Mountain Hydrangea is a lace cap with continuous blooms all summer and into fall. Blooms grow on both new and old wood to create an incredible display of dense color. Personally, I have always been partial to low growing plants, so I hope that I have enticed you to take a closer look at the amazing varieties that are available and can help beautify your garden-- no matter its size. If you would like more information on these and other plants, one of the best sources is the Missouri Plant Finder, maintained by the Missouri Botanical Garden. Visit missouribotanicalgarden.org.
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Keeping the Family Farm By L Lyn S Striegel riege riegel
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR to all my readers. Thank you for letting me know how much you appreciate these columns. I like writing them. Glad to know you are reading them. If you have any ideas for topics, just let me know at legalstriegel@gmail.com. Our topic today is keeping the family farm in the family. It is not uncommon in Calvert or Anne Arundel counties to see small family farms, many farmed by generations in the same family. However, if the owners of these family farms want to keep them as farms, they need to take specific
action before they die to do that. If the farmer wants to keep his or her farm as a farm, the State of Maryland will be happy to assist with an agricultural easement on the land. Once implemented, the land can never again be used for purposes other than agricultural. Suppose a farmer who is a widower who has five children, a few hundred acres that he wants to keep in agriculture and dies without a will. Dying intestate (without a will) means the law gets to decide who gets the property and how. In this case, the property goes in equal shares to the children as “tenants in common.” What
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does that mean—it means each one of the children has the right to sell off their share of the property. If four out of the five want to keep the farm as a farm, they have to figure out a way of buying out the fifth. Often, problems arise not with the children but with their spouses who have no attachment to the land. Let’s say the farmer has a will that leaves his property to his children in equal shares. Will that help? No. The equal shares will go to the children as tenants in common unless the will makes it clear that the farm goes to the children as joint tenants with rights of survivorship. That means that each child’s share belongs also to the surviving children so that if a child dies, his or her share goes to brothers and sisters. That keeps the farm in the family but doesn’t provide for grandchildren to inherit. If the farmer leaves the property to his children per stirpes, then if one child is deceased and has children, those children, the grandchildren, step up to take the place of their deceased parent. This does provide for grandchildren. But, when all the initial generation dies and the grandchildren take charge, will they want to keep farming? What is the farmer to do to keep the farm as a farm for his children and successive generations? If the farm is deeded into a limited liability company (LLC) or a corporation, the farmer can take back membership interests or shares in the corporation and can pass those along to his children when he dies. The operating agreement of the LLC can address how the farmer wants the property to be handled after his death. Since the property is inside a corporate structure, there is no threat of selling it off to third parties unless at least two-thirds of the shareholders agree or all agree depending on what the operating agreement says. This prevents one child from forcing the sale of the property. Can the membership interests be passed along to successive generations? Yes. How? Of course, each child could have a will to pass their interest along to their own children, but the better way is to have the operating agreement address the issue by saying that
upon the death of a shareholder, there is no opportunity to sell the shares to a third party, but only back to the corporation or to another shareholder or, if all shareholders agree, the property can be passed to direct heirs of the deceased child. If shares are sold back to the corporation, where does the corporation get the money to pay for them? And, how much does the corporation pay—what is the value of the farm? The corporation can come up with cash through insurance proceeds. The farm can buy insurance policies on all the children. When a child dies, his or her shares are purchased by the corporation with insurance proceeds. The operating agreement should also address valuation. In the operating agreement, valuation can be based on tax assessed value, not market value. Market value might unduly inflate the value of the farm since it can take into account rights to subdivide, etc. Finally, the operating agreement of the corporation can address the most important issues. Namely, who will manage the farm, what farm maintenance is to occur and other important issues relating to farm operations. In the past, farmers may have relied on the good will of their children to keep the farm as a farm. But, these days, good will needs to be replaced with common sense. If the farmer wants to keep the farm as a farm for future generations, the farmer must take concrete steps to ensure that a succession plan is put into place. To learn more about estate planning, including planning with farms, JOIN US on January 18th at 11am for a free seminar at the offices of STRIEGEL & BADDOUR, 8906 Bay Avenue, North Beach. Call 301-855-2246 to reserve a spot or just stop by. About the Author: Lyn Striegel is an attorney in private practice at Striegel & Baddour in North Beach, Annapolis and Hollywood. 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.
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e are sincerely sad to announce that this issue will be the last of the Chesapeake Current. For personal reasons, we must say farewell. With the many obstacles we have overcome, we are very proud of the quality, one-of-a-kind, local paper that the community has embraced. We thank our readers, our advertisers, our columnists and contributors from the bottom of our hearts. You have made this publication so special. We especially believe that our unique combination of local content, information and opinions has served our community well. Printing all the obituaries without charge has been a community service that we hope that one of our sister publications will embrace. We are proud of the assistance we have been able to provide to our non-profits by spreading the word of their importance to the community and their good works. We appreciate all of you that have picked up the Chesapeake Current, read it faithfully, and let us know how much you love the articles and columns! Thank you for patronizing our advertisers. We hope that you will continue to think of them when you need their goods and services. We thank our advertisers for trusting us with your advertising dollars. We have done everything we could to deliver your message in print, on the web, and on social media.
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Our columnists have taken valuable time to share their expertise and their passions with you, the readers. We are so grateful to them for doing so. They are one of the many reasons why the Chesapeake Current has been so successful. They have added such character to the paper. We have learned a lot from them and hope you did too! Mackie Valdivia has been the design guru for the Chesapeake Current for the last six years. He is the reason that the paper is so attractive, so well laid out, and has such beautiful ads and business cards. He designs our eye-catching covers. His competence in working collaboratively is topnotch. His talents are amazing! He will become a valued member of any team as he works his miracles in layout and design. He is a freelance creative designer who works remotely via email. He can be reached at mds_valdivia@yahoo.com. We especially want to thank Norma Jean Smith, who has reliably collated our current events, obituaries, and our police blotters. Kyndal Christofferson and Tyrone Hammond have provided dependable delivery services for which we are thankful. Marcia Rusk, we thank you for your guidance and support. There is a time and a place for everything under the sun. Thanks for being part of our journey! We hope 2018 brings you peace and happiness!
Polar Bear Plunge Coming on New Year’s Day! January 1, 2018, 1 pm, North Beach Polar Bear Plunge is the COOLEST event of the year! Plungers take a quick dip, splash or swim in the frigid Chesapeake Bay. Some feel the plunge is a way to cleanse their body and to welcome in the new year; others may have just lost a bet! Plungers enjoy hot cocoa and roast marshmallows around a warm bonfire. This event is FREE, but you may choose to pay to participate. Paying participants receive a certificate and t-shirt. The net proceeds of the event go to the Twin Beach Players. This event draws hundreds of brave participants and spectators. December 28 is last day to register to receive a certificate and t-shirt.
Wreaths Across America Remembering, Honoring, and Learning at Arlington By Kathryn Marsh Every December thousands of volunteers across the country come together to honor our fallen veterans. A tradition that began at Arlington National Cemetery is now carried out at over 1,200 locations in all 50 states, at sea and abroad. The Mission of National Wreaths Across America Day is to Remember, Honor and Teach. This year I was fortunate enough to participate with my 8 year old son and the Calvert High School Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (NJROTC). The Optimist Club of Calvert has sponsored Calvert High’s NJROTC’s participation in Wreaths Across America for a number of years. This year, while driving to Arlington National Cemetery, the school’s Warrant Officer spoke to all of us about the proper way to lay a wreath. “Say Their Names” he told us. “As long as a person’s name is spoken and remembered, they are never truly dead”; an important lesson for my son, and an important reminder for us all. As we entered Arlington, he was taken aback by how many white markers there were, and if he would be able to find his grandfather. We entered the wreath line (numerous tractor trucks were located throughout Arlington full of wreaths donated by citizens) where he was full of questions about Arlington National Cemetery. Thankfully, Arlington National Cemetery has a wonderful website so we could learn as we went. How old is the cemetery? 1860s. How many soldiers are
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buried here? Over 400,000. How many of the soldiers are unknown? Over 5000. How many funerals happen here each day? On average 25-30. We received our wreaths and my son wanted to walk to the farthest corner to make sure those graves weren’t forgotten. As we approached our graves, he read the names, practicing for the right pronunciation. He laid the wreath, said the name, and thanked them for their service. Goose bumps broke out on my arms. I have been a military dependent all my life. To see my child recognize and honor the service of others was important to me. Throughout our time at Arlington, the two of us laid about 20 wreaths, making sure to “Say their Names”. Wreaths Across America was one of the best ways to celebrate the Christmas season. We remembered, we honored and we learned.
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Meet Jessie! Remember that Rick Springfield song, Jessie’s Girl? “You know, I wish that I had Jessie’s girl; I wish that I had Jessie’s girl; I want Jessie’s girl!” This isn’t Jessie’s girl, but Jessie herself! She is a 2-year-old hound mix who is good with other dogs and has gotten along with every dog she has met. Jessie really enjoys playgroups here at the Humane Society of Calvert County, but will also toss her toys around and play by herself during her alone time. A fenced in yard would be recommended. She has not been cat
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Board of Education Honors State Athletic Champions
Pride & Joy
By Calvert County Board of Education
Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation Presents $5000 Grant to Calvert Meals on Wheels, Inc. On Thursday, December 7th, Dominion Energy Vice-President Mike Frederick presented a check for $5000 to Calvert Meals on Wheels (CMOW) at Dominion’s new business center located at 80 Anchorage Drive, Lusby, Mary Maryland. The check was accepted by Shirl Hendley, CMOW Vice President. About CMOW Calvert Meals on Wheels mission is to help homebound people, who have difficulty preparing meals to live more independently, by delivering a meal and a smile five days a week. CMOW is an all-volunteer organization governed by a Board of Directors. In addition to drivers who deliver noontime meals, volunteer route coordinators manage eight delivery routes throughout the county. CMOW works very closely with the Calvert County Office on Aging. This office delivers meals to designated locations for driver pickup, is the central contact point for new clients, and distributes monthly menus. CMOW is a United Way Agency and participates in the Maryland Charities Campaign.
About Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation The Dominion Energy Charitable FoundationSM is the philanthropic arm of Dominion Energy dedicated to improving the physical, social and economic well-being of the communities served by its companies. Together, Dominion Energy and the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation annually award about $20 million to causes that protect the environment, promote education and help meet basic human needs. Foundation grants are funded by shareholder dollars.
At the December 14, 2017 meeting, the Calvert County Public Schools Board of Education honored the athletes who won state championships during the fall season. Dr. Daniel D. Curry, Superintendent, said, “It is clear that the girls of Calvert County are hard workers and determined competitors.” The state champion teams for the fall season are: • Northern High, Girls Cross Country; • Northern High, Volleyball; and • Patuxent High, Field Hockey. The Northern High girls cross country team sped to its second consecutive state championship under the leadership of coach Josh Dawson. 2017 marked the team’s third consecutive year as the 3A South champion, as well as the Southern Maryland Athletic Conference (SMAC) champion. The perennially strong Northern High volleyball team, coached by Bobby Gibbons, won its 11th Maryland state championship. As the regional champion for three consecutive years, the team has more wins than any other public school team in the state of Maryland over the last three seasons. Coach Lynn Powell and the Patuxent High team brought a field hockey state championship home to Calvert County for the first time since 1997. The team has been the SMAC champion for two consecutive seasons and regional champion for three consecutive seasons.
State Championship Northern High School Volleyball Team.
State Championship Northern High School Cross Country Team.
State Championship Patuxent High School Field Hockey Team.
Trilogy Twirl Club Shines on National Level By Susan Shaw with Kara Ciprich, and cousin, Jessica. All three volunteer Director of Trilogy Twirl Club and teach for free so the kids have something positive to do that is different than During the Pat Carpenter Christmas dance and cheer, but also affordable. Kara Parade in North Beach, I was surprised to and her mother have been teaching togethsee a large contingent of young baton er for 20 years. Kara reports that “Jessica twirlers, some wearing sashes or jackets has been a huge, wonderful addition for that identified them as national winners. the last five years.” In a conversation with Kara Ciprich, the The Chesapeake Current is pleased to girls’ coach, I learned that the love of baton recognize the talents and achievements of twirling goes back four generations in her these young athletes. family. Looking at the athletic muscles of If you want to read more about our the little girls, I learned that baton twirling program, visit trilogytwirlclub.com or is a combination of dance, agility, coordi- facebook.com/TrilogyTwirlClub. nation, flexibility and control. The girls were proud of their titles and happy to demonstrate some of their routines. Trilogy is a baton twirling club that is in its 5th year in Calvert County! Trilogy offers free baton classes through Calvert County Parks and Recreation with practices in both North Beach and Chesapeake Beach three nights a week. The club has over 40 members, 33 of which compete locally and nationally. A family affair, it is Bailey Ciprich, Grand National 8 year old Solo run by Kara Ciprich, her mother Vivian, Champion.
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Last summer at the United States Twirling Associations National Championships in Madison, WI. This was their very first nationals and they came home with some amazing titles!
Grand National Juvenile Small Twirl Team: Autumn, Bailey, Emily, Jasmine, Kaitlyn, Layla.
Autumn Ciprich, Beginner Mid Atlantic Pageant Jasmine Harmon, Beginner Juvenile Dance Twirl Winner (One of several Northeast Regional winners). Champion.
Recycle, Reuse, Resale Dear Chesapeake Current Readers, There are several ways to turn your old stuff and garbage into something new and useful. Instead of disposing of your unwanted items as trash in our local landfill, below find a list of businesses and opportunities that can help you rid yourself of your unwanted items in creative, and sometimes money-making, ways. Chesapeake Auction House 5015 Saint Leonard Road, St. Leonard Local crafts, ceramics, used books, used furniture and more Bunting Online Auction 10745 Town Center Boulevard, Suite 1, Dunkirk Collectibles, furniture, antiques, etc. Humane Society 2210 Dalrymple Road, Sunderland Blankets, towels, animal toys Calvert Animal Welfare League 1040 N Prince Frederick Blvd, Prince Frederick Pet carriers, crates, pet beds, leashes & collars, towels, blankets, toys Calvert Hospice 92 Central Square Drive, Prince Frederick Ladies’ and men’s clothing, shoes, hats, jewelry, and other accessories Salvation Army 1-800-728-7825 to schedule a pick up Clothing, furniture, household goods, appliances
ChesapeakeCurrent@gmail.com Simply Vintage of Huntingtown 4005 Old Town Road, Huntingtown Vintage Values Thrift Stores 98B Solomons Island Rd N, Prince Frederick The Spot 4860 Saint Leonard Road, Port Republic Clothing, accessories, games, books, videos, housewares, linens, electronics, small appliances, collectibles Project ECHO 885 Main St., Prince Frederick Clothing, household goods, sporting goods, baby items SMILE 10290 H.G. Trueman Road, Lusby Clothing, household goods, jewelry, watches Calvert County Fairgrounds Saturday Flea Market 140 Calvert Fair Drive, Barstow
Facebook: Calvert County Freecycle Online, Calvert County Online Yard Sale, Calvert County Sell or Trade, Northern Calvert Online Yard Sale, and others Freecycle.org HELP Association Inc. groups.freecycle.org/group/1260 East Mount Harmony Road, CalvertCnty/posts/all Owings Clothing, small appliances, household Second Looks Books 759 Solomons Island Road, Prince items, small furniture, electronics, toys Frederick Vintage Treasures Thrift Store Angela Walters Small 13862 HG Trueman Road, Solomons Furniture, small appliances, jewelry, Public Information Specialist Angela.Small@calvertcountymd.gov clothing, books, household items Calvert County, Maryland Cherry Pickers Consignment Department of Communications and 2003 E. Chaneyville Road, Owings. Media Relations
Commission for Women Seeks Nominations for its Outstanding Achievement Awards Dear Chesapeake Current Readers, Planning is underway for the 16th annual Women of the World Awards Luncheon by the Calvert County Commission for Women (CCCW) and the Calvert League of Women Voters. Each year the Commission for Women recognizes women in four categories who have made significant contributions to our community. These categories are: Advocacy, Service, Business Leadership, and a Woman of Tomorrow (age 20 or younger. The Commission for Women (CCCW) encourages citizens of Calvert to nominate a woman or girl for its Outstanding Achievement Awards. The Commission for Women will honor its awardees at the annual Calvert County Women of the World Awards Luncheon on Saturday, March 17, 2018, to be held at the College of Southern Maryland. The CCCW honorees will also each receive individual proclamations from Calvert County Board of County Commissioners, which highlight their accomplishments. Our annual awards luncheon has become a sold out event attended by many, including county and
state officials, who stand with us to acknowledge the achievements and dedication Calvert women have in bettering our community. Nomination forms may be found on the Calvert County website at: co.cal.md.us/DocumentCenter/View/17311 or search ‘Calvert County Commission for Women Outstanding Achievement Awards’. Criteria for each award and simple directions are listed on the form, as well as an email address or county courthouse address to submit your forms. For your convenience, nominations will be accepted through January 10, 2018. We urge Calvert citizens to take the time to nominate someone and let CCCW honor those women who have made an impact in our county! With appreciation and anticipation, Joan Dowell Winship, Chair, Commission for Women Carol Harvat, Lead Commissioner for Outstanding Achievement Awards
Mardi Gras in Calvert County! One of the most-anticipated winter parties of the year is the annual Mardi Gras. United Way of Calvert County is celebrating its 19th year of fundraising with their New Orleans style Mardi Gras. This year’s bash will take place on Saturday, March 3rd at the phenomenal Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center in Dowell, MD from 7 to 11 pm. This black-tie affair is a benefit to raise money for United Way of Calvert County’s Community Impact and Basic Needs Funds. Each year a court of candidates including three men and three women compete for the title of King and Queen by raising the most donations to support our local United Way (Every Dollar = Vote). Through special events, sponsorships, and votes, they endeavor to win the crown, raising upwards of $100,000. This New Orleans style event attracts hundreds of costumed revelers out to dine on gourmet Cajun cuisine and dance the night away to the backdrops of local
artwork and live music. Come join the action and entertainment of fortune tellers, magicians, and other strolling performers or test your luck at the gaming tables upstairs! Don’t forget to place your bid at the Bourbon Street Silent Auction or enter to win thousands of dollars in designer jewelry at the Razzle Dazzle Raffle tent. The evening commences with the elaborate King and Queen crowning ceremony… It’s all part of the magic of Mardi Gras! This year's candidates for Queen: Erin Knowles, Kendall Steffan and Heather Heath; King Candidates: Ryan Bennsky Powell, Jeff O'Neill and Antoine White. Proceeds from United Way’s Mardi Gras directly benefit local programs that improve the education, financial stability, health, and basic needs of the people living in Calvert County. To buy tickets, choose or vote for a candidate, or to find out more about our programs and partners, please visit: unitedwaycalvert.org
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Trista Leigh Arndt of Lusby, MD passed away on December 16, 2017 in Huntingtown. Born January 27, 1984 in Baltimore, she was the daughter of Cynthia Lee Morgan and the late Herman Charles Arndt. Trista graduated from Patuxent High School in 2002 and was attending the College of Southern Maryland to further her nursing career. She had obtained her certification for Certified Nursing Assistant. Trista is survived by her mother, Cynthia Lee Morgan (Glen Cyr) of Solomons; her step-father, Everette Morgan of VA; her twin sister, Crystal Mellon (John) of Lusby and her brother, Herman C. Arndt of Lusby; her uncle, Jack Wooden; her nephews, Aric Couey and Riley Couey of Lusby, and her niece, Morgan Arndt of Lusby. Memorial contributions may be made to the Maryland Heroin Awareness Advocates: paypal.me/MDHeroinAwareness. Rausch Funeral Home in Lusby handled arrangements.
Charles David “Bub” Biggs passed away on December 14, 2017. He was a resident of the Charlotte Hall Veteran’s Home. Bub was born in Westernport, MD on August 5, 1930 to Herbert Luther Biggs and Jesse Mae (Miller) Biggs. He graduated from Bruce High School in 1948 and received a degree in
Mathematics from West Virginia University in 1952. Bub taught math at Flintstone High School for a year before being drafted into the Army to serve in Korea. Bub married Joan Louise Lambert of Piedmont, WV on June 30, 1953, and after the war, settled in New Carrollton. Bub worked as an illustrator and then a technical publications manager for several defense contractors. He retired from Litton Amecom in 1992. He and Joan moved back to Westernport, MD upon retirement. Bub was predeceased by Joan, his parents, his brothers Clarence (Marie), Wallace (Helen), Royland “Cub”, Harry, Gene, sister Shirley Whipp (Roy), and brother-in-law David Lambert. He is survived by his sister Mary Biggs of Cumberland, his sisters-in-law Sara Biggs of Cumberland, Dorothy Biggs, Westernport, MD, Verna Biggs, Severna Park, MD, Barbara Lambert, East Kingston, NH, and Christa Cheshire (Gary), Westernport, MD. He leaves behind his children Charles “Chuck” Biggs (Laura), Chesapeake Beach, MD, Carol Shoemaker (Leland), Huntingtown, MD, and Patricia “Patty” Miller, Frederick, MD. He also leaves behind four granddaughters, Kayleigh Shoemaker, Nashville TN, Emileigh Shoemaker, Huntingtown, MD, Natalie Miller and Deanna Miller, Frederick, MD, and many nieces and nephews. Until recently, Bub was an active member of the Masons. He enjoyed reading, military aviation, working in the yard, feeding the birds, and going for drives. He will be missed by his family and friends. Memorial contributions may be made to Shriners Hospital for Children, 2900 Rocky Point Drive, Tampa FL 33607. Rausch Funeral Home handled arrangements.
Susan Irene Brown of Prince Frederick passed away December 13, 2017. She was born December 14, 1950 in Washington, D.C. to Richard and Ivis (Bowman) Steele. Susan was raised in D.C. and Suitland and graduated from Suitland High School in 1970. She married Allan Lloyd Brown on January 29, 1971, and they lived in Oxon Hill and District Heights before moving to Chesapeake Beach in 1977. She and Allan moved to Prince Frederick in 2015. She was employed as a pharmacy technician with Group Health Associates and retired from Care Pharmacies in Chesapeake Beach in 2001. Susan was a member of the Red Hat Society and Grace Brethren Church of Calvert County. She enjoyed crafts, church dinners, traveling, bowling and most of all spending time with her family and friends. Susan is survived by her loving husband Allan and sons Robert W. and Brian R. Brown, both of Chesapeake Beach. Also surviving are her brother Ricky Steele and wife Nancy of Lothian, sister-in-law Jo Ann Steele of Charlotte Hall and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother Gary Steele. Memorial contributions may be made to Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka KS 66675. Rausch Funeral Home in Owings handled arrangements.
Robert John “Bob” Burns of Lothian, MD, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 17, 2017. He was born on November 28, 1944, in Chicago, IL. Bob grew up in Ocean City, MD. He graduated from Washington Academy High School in Tennessee in June 1962. Bob married Nancy Lee Grunder on Oct 11, 1969. They lived in Lothian since 1971. She preceded him to Heaven on July 20, 2015. He started working at American Security & Trust Co as a teller, but took a break for the US Air Force. He then came to Citizens Bank and Trust, and got into the management training program. Bob progressed through assistant manager and branch manager, through mergers, and finally retired as a vice-president and regional manager for Suntrust Bank in 1996, but continued in the antique business as Dove Tail Antiques. He was also involved in the Lions Club for many years. Bob’s interests included carving duck decoys, sailing, gardening, street rods, muscle cars, and shotgun hunting and sporting clays. Bob is survived by his sister Nancy Maschmeier and husband John of Thurmont, MD, and sisters-in law Kathleen Carpenter and Elaine Wilmer. Also surviving are 9 nieces and nephews and “grandchildren” Shannon, Shawna and Connor Ganley and Morgan and Patrick Maddox. He was predeceased by his good friend Mike Ganley, and will be remembered by many, many friends in many places, and especially by his good buddy Tom Hawk. Memorial contributions may be made
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Rose Ann Handy Byrd of Chesapeake Beach passed away peacefully on December 13, 2017. She was born on June 2, 1924 in Washington, DC. She was the beloved wife of her late husband, Herbert Byrd and a devoted mother to her four children: James (Debra Adair) Byrd, Catherine (Brian) O’Flynn, Pamela (Kevin) Byrd Berard, Susan (Wayne Winker) Finotti, and a close family friend of William Collins. Rose worked for the Prince Georges’ County school system for over 30 years. In her later years she volunteered at the South County Senior Center and Meals on Wheel while continuing to be an active member at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, an avid collector of antiques, and she always enjoyed a good card game with friends. She was the loving sister of Robert F. Handy and the late Mary T. Christensen, William A. Handy, Eleanor Handy, and Georgia I. Fantone. She was also blessed with three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Many nieces and nephews also carry wonderful memories of their beloved “Aunt Ann.” Memorial contributions may be made to a Charity of one's choice. Rausch Funeral Home handled arrangements.
Frances Mae Clark, 87, of Lexington Park, MD, passed away December 17, 2017. Born May 14, 1930 in Leonardtown, MD, she was the daughter of the late Martin Woodley Newton and Elsie Mae (Hill) Newton. Frances is survived by her children, Katrina Owens (John) of Lusby, Marcus Clark of Lexington Park, Norman Clark of Hollywood, Chris Clark of Hollywood, and Tony Newton of Idaho; eight grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, and sisters, Juanita Wallace and Virginia Wilkerson both of Hollywood, MD. She was preceded in death by her husband, Norman M. Clark. Memorial contributions may be made to
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, P.O. Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, TN 38148-0142. Rausch Funeral Home in Lusby handled arrangements.
Anthony Joseph “Tony” Cusato of Lothian passed away December 19, 2017. He was born April 10, 1948 in Washington, D.C. to Joseph John and Frances Elnora (Tolson) Cusato. He was raised in D.C and graduated from St. John the Assumption High School. Tony enlisted in the U.S. Navy on Jun. 12, 1967 and was honorably discharged Mar. 23, 1971. While in the Navy, he served in Vietnam on the USS Enterprise. Tony was employed as a crew supervisor with Prince George’s County Department of Public Works and Transportation for 47 years. He married Brenda Lee Farrall on Oct. 16, 1978 and they lived in Harwood before moving to Lothian in 1991. When his kids were younger, he coached little league baseball. Tony enjoyed hunting and collecting “stuff”, working at the produce stand at Wayson’s Corner and most of all, spending time with his grandchildren. Tony is survived by his loving wife Brenda Lee Cusato and children Anthony “AJ” Cusato, Jr. (Connie) of Huntingtown, Kelly Cusato (Joseph Mister) of Harwood, Jason Langeluttig of Glen Burnie, Ammie Fox (Michael) of Phoenix, AZ and Melissa Langeluttig of Lothian. Also surviving are grandchildren Logan, Joshua, Mackenzie and Kayla Johnson, Brantley Mister, Harley Frazee and Trevor and Michael Fox, father-in-law Pete Farrall and siblings Michael Cusato of Nanjemoy, Francis Cusato of Clinton, Martin Cusato of Bloomington, IN, Joanna Cusato Poag of Nanjemoy, Catherine Cusato Killinger of San Antonio, TX and Pat Cusato of Kernersville, NC. Rausch Funeral Home in Owings handled arrangements.
Lopez. Maria and her sister immigrated to the United States in 1966. She graduated from Oxon Hill High School in 1968. Shortly after, she met and married Robert Denyer, US Marine, and they began their lives together. Maria was a very loving wife, mother and grandmother. Her family was her most prized possession and greatest achievement. Her generosity and thoughtfulness to every one she met, knew or loved was limitless. Good luck stopping her from giving you the shirt off of her back or the food from her plate. She wouldn't hear of anything less. Maria is survived by her husband, Robert Denyer, sister Rebecca Lopez, two children, Jorgina Colyn (Peter) of Chesapeake Beach and Cheryl Keys (David) of Huntingtown, and four grandchildren, Nathan Budd, Sydney Budd, Austin Bean and Aiden Bean, and two step grandchildren Sophie Keys of Caro, MI and Mary Beth Colyn of Huntingtown. Rausch Funeral Home in Owings handled arrangements.
W i l l i a m Thomas “Tommy” Dorsey III of Owings passed away December 18, 2017. He was born May 18, 1974 in Prince Frederick to William Thomas, Jr. and Sheryl Ann (Lillemon) Dorsey. Tommy was raised in Calvert County and graduated from Calvert High School in 1992. He was employed as a carpenter in residential and commercial construction He also worked as a commercial crabbing and fishing waterman with Bobby Abner. He was an accomplished softball player and also enjoyed playing cards, raising his dogs and spending time with family and friends. Tommy was preceded in death by his father. He is survived by his mother, Sheryl
A. Dorsey of Huntingtown; his sister, Kristi M. Cawley (Bo) of Huntingtown; grandmother, Alberta Johnson of Prince Frederick; the love of his life, Tammy L. Abner of Owings; stepdaughter, Brittney M. Colliflower; nephews, Devin, Zayne, Landon and Canon; and uncle, James M.Dorsey and a cousin, Jimbo M. Dorsey, both of Prince Frederick. Memorial contributions may be made to the Humane Society of Calvert County, P.O. Box 3505, Prince Frederick MD 20678. Rausch Funeral Home in Owings handled arrangements.
Brittney Lynn Doyle passed suddenly on December 14, 2017 in Atlantis, FL. She was born July 20, 1988 in Annapolis, the daughter of Katherine Ann (Estep) Brown and Joseph Allen Doyle. Brittney attended Leonardtown High School. She later worked for Prince Frederick Animal Hospital and will always be remembered for her love of animals. Brittney is survived by her mother, Katherine (Kathie) Brown of Owings, step-father Joel Brown of Owings her sister Krystal Ringley (David) of Lusby, her brother Damien Doyle of Owings, MD, her aunt Georgianna Rovito (Anthony) of Dumfries, VA and cousin Alyssa McNally of Dumfries, VA. She was preceded in death by her grandparents George Estep and Sylvia Katherine Estep of Shadyside, MD. Memorial contributions may be made to Maryland Heroin Awareness Advocates: https://www.paypal.me/MDHeroinAwareness. Rausch Funeral Home in Owings handled arrangements.
Maria Lorgina Denyer, of Chesapeake Beach, passed away peacefully at her home on December 14, 2017. She was surrounded in love by her husband, Robert Denyer, sister Rebecca Lopez, daughters Jorgina Colyn and Cheryl Keys, son-in-law David Keys and grandson Austin Bean. Maria was born August 13, 1951 in Cebu City, Philippines to Rosario and Ricardo
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Cynthia Lea Elliott of Prince Frederick passed away on December 16, 2017 in Prince Frederick. She was born on June 22, 1944 in Prince Frederick to Halson and Naomi Ireland Young. She was a lifelong resident of Calvert County. She was a florist by trade, but an artist at heart using flowers to bring joy and happiness into other people’s lives. When not creating floral arrangements, Cynthia loved spending time with her family, especially her three wonderful grandchildren. She is survived by her loving husband, Joseph Elliott, her son, Brian Young (Lori) of Swan Point, MD, and her grandchildren, Kayla, Joshua, and Halie. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, P.O. Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis TN 38148-0142, or to St. Paul's Episcopal Church, P.O. Box 99, Prince Frederick MD 20678. Rausch Funeral Home in Port Republic handled arrangements.
Jessie Lee Franklin Sr., a ff e c t i o n a t e l y known by his family and friends as "Buddy", "Bert Charlie", "Brother", and "Uncle J" departed this earthly realm on December 2, 2017. Jessie graced this world with his presence on September 28, 1947 in Dunkirk MD. He was the sixth child of eight born from the union of the late Sherman Franklin Sr. and the late Ada Annie Viola Evans-Franklin.
Jessie was educated in the Calvert County Public School System. He served in the Army as a Sharpshooter Expert beginning in Sept. 1967. He was stationed in Korea for the majority of his service. In 1970, he married Lucille Bertina. Three children were born from that union: Nicole, Jessie Jr. and Nichelle. In 1972, Jessie founded J. L. Franklin & Son Trucking Company where he served as the Chief Executive Officer for 37 years. Some of his long-term contracts included E&C Excavation and Brandywine Construction Co. of Maryland. He retired in 2009 due to illness. His favorite pastimes were hunting, fixing appliances, repairing cars, and watching Western movies as well as wrestling matches. He was determined, goal oriented and strong-willed. When Jessie walked into a room, he could lighten the mood with his silly, but engaging jokes and loud belly laughs. He had a very humorous side. As an extrovert, he enjoyed people and left a lasting impression wherever he went. He leaves to cherish his loving memories his devoted wife of 47 years Lucille Bettina, three children: Nicole Franklin, Jessie Franklin Jr. (Laketia), Nichelle Sandy (Mark); six grandchildren: Sierra Thompson, Tyra Thompson, Myles Sandy, Madison Sandy, Kyndan Franklin, Kree Franklin; one brother: Sherman Franklin Jr.; two sisters: Annie Rawlings, Barbara Jean Moore; three sisters-in- law: Louise Franklin, Brenda Johnson, Paula Creek; two brothers-in-law: Bobby Creek (Gladys), Clifton Creek (Paulette); four God-children: Consernetta Rawlings-Guy, Faith Harris, Devonia Johnson, Kevin Franklin; close friends: Donald Johnson and Steve Smith. He also leaves a host of cousins, nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends. Sewell Funeral Home in Prince Frederick handled arrangements.
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Frances T. Lewis of Port Republic, MD passed away on December 11, 2017 in Port Republic, MD. She was born February 8, 1923. A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Dec. 15 at St. John Vianney Catholic Church, Prince Frederick.
Doris Greenwell Marshall of Deale, MD passed away December 10, 2017 at her residence. She was born November 15, 1931 in Greenock, (now Lothian) MD to Norman Edward and Eva Lucille (Stallings) Greenwell. She attended Anne Arundel County Schools and was a graduate of Southern High. Doris married Gene Upton Marshall on June 20, 1952 in West River, MD and the couple made their home in Deale. Doris was a member of Grace Brethren Church of Calvert County. She enjoyed quilting, crocheting and spending time with her grandchildren. Doris was preceded in death by her husband on Sep. 4, 2005. Surviving are her children; Faith Ann Marshall Hance (Paul) of Port Republic, Stuart C. Marshall of Deale and Gene A. “Chip” Marshall (Amy) of West River, MD; grandchildren; Rhyan M Hance (Kate), Brandon M. Hance (Meghan), Ashley M. and Chase C. Marshall; great grandchildren; Matthew, Connor, Lucy, Julia and Nora Hance; sister, Frances Lowman of Annapolis; and brothers Norman R. “Mike” Greenwell (Genie) and D. Ray Greenwell (Mary) all of Davidsonville. Memorial contributions may be made to Grace Brethren Church, 9870 Old Solomon Island Rd., Owings MD 20736. Rausch Funeral Home in Owings handled arrangements.
Doris Loretta Mason passed away on December 7, 2017. She was born on November 14, 1959, in Calvert County to parents Otto and Doris Mason. She attended Calvert County Public Schools and graduated in 1978 from Northern High School. Throughout her years, she attended college and had a true love and admiration for children. Loretta enjoyed sharing her life through storytell-
ing and laughing with everyone. She was a patient and supportive teacher with a passion for literacy and the arts. She sang for the Lord every chance she got and devoted her life to doing God’s will. Loretta’s willingness to pursue God’s words through learning and understanding the Bible inspired others and her creativity and dedication in pursuing the truth was her life-long goal. She led in stewardship as she was an intricate part of the kitchen ministry in her local church. Doris was married to Timothy Jones and from this union they had three loving sons: Patrick, Terry and Duane Jones. Doris had seven beautiful grandchildren that she adored and dedicated her time to educating and caring for each of them: Alexis, Niyahla, Jeremiah, Tristen, Layla, Mya and Ethan. She is survived by her sons Patrick Jones of Dunkirk, Terry Jones of Dunkirk, and Duane Jones of Dunkirk; her mother Doris Jewell Mason of Lusby; her sisters and brothers-in-law, Delores Rawlings of Lusby, Bertie and Leonard Mackall of Huntingtown, Sarah Terry of Chesapeake Beach, Edna Ford of Lusby, and Stephanie and Larry Mackall of Prince Frederick; her brothers and sisters-in-law, Otto Mason of Lusby, Hilton and Shirley Harrod of Lusby, and Garrett and Synovia Terry of Sterling, VA, her seven grandchildren, her loving aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews, and close cousins. She is preceded in death by her father, Otto Mason; grandparents, Clarice and Beatrice Holland; aunts, Bertie Hawkins, Martha Ward, Lilian Parent, Selina Niles and uncles Albert Holland and Clarice Holland. Sewell Funeral Home in Prince Frederick handled arrangements.
Anton “Bud” S. Miller, Sr. of Clinton, MD passed peacefully while surrounded by family on December 7, 2017. Born Nov. 25, 1919, on the same land that he farmed his whole life, to Bessie Marian (Robey) Miller and John Anton Miller, both now deceased. Farming trumped education when Bud was growing up. He learned the ways of the land from his father, earlier growing tobacco. He met the love of his life, Edna Myrtle Sellner when she was just 15. They were introduced by her best friend, his sister Gertrude. They courted for three years before marrying on January 1, 1947. This January would have been their 71st wedding anniversary. Together, Bud and Edna raised seven children on the farm. Farming was their life. Bud worked the land for generations, growing produce, fruit, beef, poultry, and anything that would grow. He continued with his passion of farming as his livelihood for his entire life. Over the years he was able to share his wisdom, practical experience and encouragement with new generations for over 75 years. His generosity was known throughout the community in his
sharing of farm food and in helping neighbors. His commitment was to take care of the farm, his family and the community. The values he possessed were passed on to those around him. He also served the farming community through his work on the Farm Bureau. Beloved husband of Edna M. (Sellner) Miller; devoted father of Barbara D. Hunter (Harry Pryor) of Hollywood, Margaret L. Thornton (George) of Hollywood, Brenda M. Gooslin (Robert) of Lothian, Sandra L. Oursler (Steven) of Drayden, Anton S. Miller, Jr. (Marla) of Mechanicsville, Richard V. Miller (Janet) of Clinton, and Gayle E. Padgett (John) of Compton; loving brother of John T. Miller of Clinton, Gertrude Goodson of Alexandria, and the late Mary Elizabeth Truitt and William J. Miller. Bud is also survived by 18 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great grandchild. Memorial contributions may be directed to: https://www.youcaring.com/carolinebickford-850042. Lee Funeral Home in Clinton handled arrangements.
Charles R. “Charlie” “Chuck” Palmer of Dunkirk, MD, passed away on December 21, 2017, at home with his family by his side. He was born on January 25, 1937 in Dalton, GA to Della [Starcher] and Floyd Palmer. He proudly served 31 years in the US Air Force, achieving the rank of CMSgt. He served 13 years on Air Force One under the administrations of four Presidents, eleven of those years as Chief Flight Steward until his retirement in 1986. Charles was the beloved husband of Colleen H. Palmer and the loving father of Steven (Connie), David (Martha), Pamela Palmer and Teresa Friedman (Allen). He was the devoted grandfather of Alex, Candace, Anna, Charles and Nona. He was also survived by four brothers, other family and friends. Family invites friends to Lee Funeral Home Calvert, 8200 Jennifer Lane, Owings, MD 20736, on Fri., Dec. 29 from 5:00 pm until start of Funeral Services at 7:00 pm. Burial will be at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to Calvert Hospice, PO Box 838, Prince Frederick, MD 20678, or to the Shriner’s Lodge of your choice. Lee Funeral Home in Owings handled arrangements.
Gale Sharon Parks (Gower) of Broomes Island, MD lost her battle with cancer on December 7, 2017 at Calvert Memorial Hospital. She was born in Baltimore in 1947 as the eldest daughter of F.
Harold “Chum” Gower and Wilma Ruth Sturm. Gale is survived by her sister Vicki; three loving children, Jamie, Kirk, and Danny; and life partner, Loch Weems. She also leaves her three legged “son” Rusty and grand doggy LB. Gale also leaves many loved nieces/nephews, their children, and friends. She is predeceased by her brother Ivan. Ms. Parks worked and volunteered for over 25 years at the Calvert Marine Museum before retiring. Known for her infectious laughter and compassionate heart, she was loved by many. She inspired many young people in soccer as Coach Parks. She enjoyed cooking for family and friends, especially during Thanksgiving. Gale also enjoyed fishing and hunting. A true Marylander, her favorite places to visit were Western Maryland, Smith Island, and Baltimore. Rausch Funeral Home handled arrangements.
Jim; daughter Kim; brother Thomas, and sister Ruby. She is survived by her sister Helen Chalapis; daughter Cherri; son Rob; daughter-in-law Terry; grandchildren, Christoper, Daniel, Alexander, Nicholas, Shannon, James, Rachel, Caitlin, and Sarah; great-grandchildren Chase, William, Holly, and Levi. Kandi spread her joy and zest for life to everyone she encountered. While her children were growing up many of their friends considered Kandi as their second mom. She always had a smile and could make people feel comfortable. She dearly loved her husband, children and grandchildren. She lived her life to the fullest and has moved on to bring joy and comfort to heaven. She was well loved by all and will be sorely missed. Memorial contributions may be made to Mooseheart Charities at www.moosecharities.org . At website, click Donate drop down menu and select, In Memory Of. Select Mooseheart program. Ecard notification available. Lee Funeral Home handled arrangements.
Christina Laverne Schott of Dunkirk passed on December 20, 2017, in her home. She was born in Buffalo, NY, on February 24, 1942, to Christina [O'ConAngela E. nor] and Nathaniel A. Cowan. She was the Sunstone of North beloved wife of Lawrence "Larry" A. Schott. Beach, MD passed on Christina was employed as an office managDecember 13, 2017. er in the medical field. She loved reading, doing Born in Washington, crossword puzzles, watching her favorite TV DC she was a daughshows with her husband, spending time with her ter of Terry and grandchildren, shopping, traveling, and having Carolyn (Jones) lots of laughs with her sisters and brothers. Sunstone. She was the beloved wife of James P. Along with her husband, she is survived by Roa. two children; Natalie M. Cronin (Tim) and She was employed as a statistician at the Joseph L. Schott (Laurie), six grandchildren; Census Bureau. She loved acting for the Twin Tadhg, Maura and Ciara Cronin, Vienna, Beach Players, being a bookkeeper for her August and Adler Schott. She was the sister church, camping, and her dog "Doodle." of James and Nathan Cowan, Florence Above all she cherished her family and her Norris, Shirley Williams, Martha Westman, friends. Lynta Huff, Mary Donn and the late Memorial contributions may be made to
Constance Watson. Memorial contributions may be made to Autism Speaks, 1990 K St. NW #18, Washington, DC20006. Lee Funeral Home in Owings handled arrangements.
the Calvert County Humane Society or the S.P.C.A. of Anne Arundel County. Lee Funeral Home in Owings handled arrangements.
Catherine Prendable Thames, a 60-year resident of Fairhaven, passed away peacefully in her home on December 17, 2017. Catherine leaves behind five children: Jeff Thames (Evelyn), Pam Thames Michael, Cindy Thames Blackistone (Mick), Paula Thames Sclichter (Karl) and Michael Thames (Julie), eleven grandchildren, nine great grandchildren, and two great-great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Thames, and sister Emily Corbin. Catherine grew up in Washington, DC where she was a swimming instructor, and championship swimmer and softball player. She worked for the DC Department of Parks and Recreation, Anne Arundel County School System and the US Capitol. As she worked and raised her family, her home on the Bay was open to any and all. For the past 23 years, her large yard was the neighborhood playground for young and old. As one neighbor put it, Catherine put the Fair in Fairhaven. She traveled to many parts of the world, enjoying the sights, sounds and people of many cultures. Catherine was wise, fun and hard working up until the very end of her life. She will be missed by many. Memorial contributions may be sent to the South County Food Bank. SCAN c/o St. James’ Parish, 5757 Solomons Island Road, Lothian, MD 20711. Rausch Funeral Home in Owings handled arrangements.
Lillian Pauline “Kandi” (Kandris) Spohnholtz, a resident of Asbury Retirement Community, passed away on December 16, 2017 at Washington Medstar Hospital Center. Kandi is predeceased by her parents, late Gus and Emma (Knapp) Kandris; husband
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Paid Leave Compromise Needed By Ella Ennis In 2017 the General Assembly passed (HB-1/SB-230) Paid Sick and Safe Leave Act despite the Governor’s proposal for a “Commonsense Paid Leave Act”. Governor Hogan vetoed this legislation in May at which time he called on the Leaders of the Legislature to work toward a compromise. To date that hasn’t happened. A few weeks ago, Governor Hogan put forth a -
ment and returns within 37 weeks, the employer must reinstate any unused leave. and record keeping hardships for employers, especially very small employers. Some of its terms are ambiguous and could lead
businesses must follow or be found in violation of the law, including the possibiling the likelihood of defensive “Emergency Bill” meaning that it will go record-keeping. ture passes it and the Governor approves the conditions for using the leave. It must be used for sickness, counseling or prevenemployees would begin accruing leave as tive care for physical or mental illness or of January 1, 2018. for safe (physical abuse, sexual abuse, So why did the Governor veto HB domestic violence) needs of the employee 1/SB-230? or their extended family. Employers may It requires all employers with 15 or more employees to provide paid sick and appropriately”, thereby subjecting an safe leave for all employees whether employee to reveal the details of an illness, temporary or permanent, full time, part counseling, or of sexual abuse or domestic time or seasonal. Employers with 14 or violence to themselves or a family fewer employees must provide unpaid member. shifts or work additional hours rather than use the leave. promise Act of 2018”? Employers must calculate the number It allows an employee to use the “Paid of employees by the number employed in the previous year whether they are not have to reveal any personal or family part-time, full-time, temporary or seasonal health details to the employer to accrue or employees. If an employee leaves employ-
three-year phase-in period for smaller for private health-care service providers for employers to plan and implement this developmentally-disabled or mentally-ill persons. 2018 - Employer with 50 or more employees. 2019 - Employer with 40 or more employees. reason for using the leave. Because it is less 2020 and after - Employer with 25 or complex, it is less costly for employers to more employees. implement. Since it is less costly to impleIt will not apply to employers with ment, the services or products of the fewer than 25 employees. Very small employer will be less expensive for employers often cannot absorb the customers to purchase. Ultimately, it is additional cost-burden of paid leave and the consumer/customer who will pay the increased cost of providing this leave. for hardship waivers that must be cient manner. It’s time for compromise.
Botox® for Pain Relief By By Cynthia Sclater, D.M.D. Pain in the face and jaw can be agonizing, life-altering and complicatsilence every day, and know little about a treatment that has become revolutionary in the world of face and jaw liever for many Americans because of time. Dr. Rhiannon DeLeon, D.D.S. and I began treating our TMD patients with Botox® in 2016, and it has brought a tremendous amount of relief to them. Temporomandibular joint disor-
in a responsible way, we discovered Botox®, and it has revolutionized the way we provide relief. Dr. DeLeon and I have discovered that helping patients with their cosmetic requests is as rewarding as helping patients with their pain management. Because the end result is a patient that feels good and smiles more! Becky Baker is one of our patients that has had tremendous success with Botox® as a pain relief therapy for TMD. ”After living with TMJ problems for several years, I knew it was time to take action. Dr. DeLeon suggested Botox as a minimally invasive option to help manage my pain. We discussed my options and developed a treatment plan. Dr. DeLeon was very knowledgeable about the treatment and was able to ease my
diagnose and treat because the symptoms usually begin as headaches, earaches, popping and clicking in the jaw, painful chewing and a tired feeling in the face - which often leads to the misdiagnosis of a sinus infection. injections were quick and almost totalPatients may make frequent trips to ly pain-free. Within a week, I felt like a their Primary Care Physician before brand new person. My jaw pain is almost totally gone and my quality of diagnosis and treatment for their chronic pain. Consulting a dentist that recommend this treatment to anyone is trained in diagnosing and treating They currently care for patients in TMD is a good place to start when a traditional physician has been unable their Dunkirk location in the Dunkirk Marketplace Professional Center by Burger King and Safeway. In the near jaw pain. Most dentists begin treating TMD future, they will begin caring for patients in their NEW Chesapeake Beach office, prescribing Ibuprofen, Tylenol, use of located in the Horizons on the Bay buildan oral appliance at bedtime to prevent ing, across from North Beach VFD. clenching and grinding, eating soft Dr. Sclater and Dr. DeLeon are a foods or applying moist heat. If after working with your regular dentist, the natural choice when you seek a Botox® pain persists, it may be time to seek out a dental provider that has a special interest and training in treating TMD. Facial Esthetics and Allergan (the Dr. DeLeon and I are fascinated by DERM®). In addition, they are memof the American Academy of to the root (no pun intended) of a bers Cosmetic Dentistry, as well as the patient’s pain. We want to help our American Academy of Facial Esthetpatients achieve maximum relief with advanced knowledge of facial anatoare very aware of the dangers of opioid my (the cranio-facial area is the most abuse and the epidemic that is sweep- complex area of the skeletal structure) ing Calvert and Southern Anne Arun- and extensive experience with dental del Counties. As a result, we rarely injections create a natural choice prescribe opioids for pain relief. In our when you choose a cosmetic dentistry specialist.
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Winter Reading Challenge Begins January 1 Join #CalvertReads By Calvert County Library After the success of the summer #calvertREADS program, Calvert Library decided to participate in a nationwide Winter Reading ChalBillionaire investor and Shark Tank personality Mark Cuban has announced his sponsorship of the inaugural Beanstack Winter Reading Challenge in support of local libraries. Cuban has challenged close to 100 libraries all over the country to meet a collective goal of reading at least 1.3 million minutes and 55,000 books during the month of January. If achieved, Cuban pledges to donate $25,000 to First that provides new books, learning materials and other essentials to $10,000 for the top-performing libraries to use for their community How can you help? Join library customers across the country to transform lives with the gift of readschool system, you may have already Calvert County students and adults are urged to read and log a total of 5,000 books for the month of January as our part of the national be a part of the Beanstack Winter Reading Challenge,” says Calvert
reading programs libraries run with Beanstack, they are providing these kinds of incentives for readers throughout the community. I love the idea that we will encourage readers through a shared, ambitious goal, and that the prize for everyone will be to pay it forward to an awesome organization focused on literacy and access to books."
Puppy Tips ~ Socialization people and animals. Beware though! If you do not pair these experiences with high-valued treats Many adult dog problems can or favorite toys, this exposure can be prevented or reduced through proper socialization of puppies. become overwhelmed and form a Many people let the fear of their long-lasting negative association puppy catching a disease keep them with the very things you are trying from taking their puppy out in to use to create a positive experipublic. Lack of exposure and posi- ence. tive experiences during the socialTip* Just using your voice to ization period will cause a dog to praise, is not a strong enough regress and become fearful as an reward to make a positive association. Make sure that you use food is between the ages of 3 weeks and 5 and toys that are valuable to your weeks and the second socialization dog. Make sure your puppy goes to period is between the ages of 6 new places every day, but don’t let people crowd over him/her. Only sure to socialize your puppy during allow one person to pet him/her at a these windows. time. As they are petting, you will fear period is at 8-10 click and deliver treats at a high rate Best Buddy Dog Trainer, LLC
First Book has distributed more than 170 million books and educational resources to programs and schools serving children from low-income families. "I believe that the most powerful force in the world is empathy," says First Book's president, co-founder and CEO Kyle Zimmer. "It is truly an honor to be selected by libraries and to have the reward for participants' reading to collectively be given to First Book—bringing the joy of reading time to introduce your puppy to more people, you will space out the through books and resources to so new sights, sounds, smells, places, clicks and treats. many more children. What a wonderful way to build empathy and community. First Book is an ardent supporter of libraries, and we are thrilled to be part of this program. We will absolutely put that $25,000 to work, serving kids in need." tREADS Winter Reading Challenge from January 1 to January 31, summer readers need only to sign in to their #calvertREADS account on -
“Participating is a win-win-win for Winter Challenge program to participate. Readers can expect of reading a book, the library gets some exciting new additions to the the chance to win money to support library’s online program including our classes and events, and national- the ability to add book titles by ly First Book gets a donation to ISBN numbers and the opportunity provide books to low-income to add picture reviews of the titles students." stack, an innovative software that summer reading fun in 2017? New facilitates reading programs for participants can sign up for an schools and libraries, to make it easy to track the number of books read. More information is available at "After doing a storytime for my every Calvert Library location. local library, Dallas Public Library, I became increasingly inspired by County and join the #calverthe work libraries do for their com- tREADS Winter Reading Chalmunities," says Cuban. "Growing lenge—after reading more than up, my mom used to give me a quar- 40,000 books in the summer, 5,000 will be a breeze!
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Your 2018 Exercise Plan Looking at your exercise workout routine for 2017 in the rear view mirror, how did things go for you? Were you able to stick to your plan? Did you incorporate the SMART goal setting we talked about in previous issues when you set up your plan? Did you have that roller coaster feeling as the year progressed or did you just feel lost when you got to the gym? If you have been following me in the Current, I know you have received the message about exercise and how important it is in your life for staying fit and active. So, let’s refocus in 2018 and look at how to put an exercise program together that will work for you. The following questions are the most commonly asked, whether you have been going to the gym for years or are just starting out: 1. How many days a week do I need to train? 2. Do I need more cardio then strength training and can I do them together? 3. When is the best time to train and for how long should a session last? 4. How many sets do I do in an exercise? 5. How many repetitions (reps) of a movement do I do? 6. How many different exercises per body part? 7. How fast do I do the rep and how long do I rest between sets? The first three questions are among the most I hear as a fitness professional, so I will address them together here. It is a great question because those that ask it usually think that 2 to 3 days a week is sufficient. That is a great start for the strength training component of your exercise program, but for the cardio piece of your program, the correct answer is “most” days of the week. The transla-
tion for “most” in this article is 5+ days a week. Your cardio training should push 45 to 60 minutes. I like to direct clients to mix up their cardio workouts between 2 or more machines if in the gym environment. So, start out on the treadmill and after 20+ minutes move over to the elliptical and pick your pace right back up. Also, doing intervals is a great change of pace and will challenge your body as well. This is where you go hard for 30 to 60 seconds to raise your heart rate to the top of your training zone and then backing the intensity down for 2 to 3 minutes into the lower end of your training zone and repeat. If training both cardio and strength in the same workout, I like to have a client strength train first and then finish the workout with cardio. This is based on the energy sources used to fuel your workouts. As far as timing goes, there are studies that support getting your cardio done first thing in the morning. This is due to glycogen stores decreasing overnight and the body looking to burn fat to energize your run or power walk. Okay, let’s look at your strength training routine a little deeper now. As stated earlier, 2 days a week is a minimum with 3 days being more ideal. How many sets and how many repetitions (reps) will depend on your training experience, your individual goals, and the body part(s) you are working. A set is a completed number of reps of a movement. For example, performing 10 reps of a chest press movement would be 1 completed set for the chest press. For the general fitness trainee, 3 to 4 working sets is plenty. For the first movement being performed, the first 2 sets are warm-up sets and then everything else becomes a working set. A superset is where you work two muscle groups back to back.
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This can be completely different parts of the body like a chest press with a bicep curl movement or opposing muscle groups like a seated row movement right after your chest press movement. A set can also be a circuit where you do multiple movements one after the other. I like to take my clients through 5 or more movements alternating between upper and lower body parts and push and pull movements. These are just 3 examples (out of many) of what a set can look like. Just as sets can vary, so will reps depending on the training program goal. If your goal is gain muscle size (hypertrophy) then the training weights will be heavier with the number of reps being lower, 6 reps minimum to 12 reps maximum. When you are doing a rep, you want to lift a weight that your form is correct for each and every rep, but the last rep is tough to complete and you cannot do another. I always preach quality over quantity to my clients. When training for endurance, think lighter weights and higher reps, 12 or more. For the number of movements to perform for each muscle group, again your experience and goals play into the formula. A trainee performing general conditioning for let’s say, their chest, 3 movements are plenty. I would have them perform a flat bench press, a stretch movement or a chest fly and then an upper chest movement like an incline bench press. Important on the incline bench movement is the amount of angle used on the bench. Getting above 40 degrees will start to put more emphasis on the anterior or front deltoid (shoulder) muscle and less on the pectoral (chest) muscle. For your back, I like four movements that separate the upper, middle, lower and outside regions of your back. For your legs, doing total lower body movements work best. I like squats, lunges (all directions), Bulgarian split squats, and Romanian dead-lifts. Your shoulders and arms will get plenty of work as they assist in all of your push and pull movements and you can finish them off with a couple of isolated sets at the end of your training. As for your abs, I like to save them for the end of the workout. They need to be fresh and able to stabilize you throughout your work-
out. Working abs first and working them hard can fatigue them and jeopardize your form later when they are needed to stabilize you. Get them ready prior to your workout during your warmup. Remember that your warmup is used to raise your core temperature and get your muscles prepared for the workout. Your tempo (speed) of the rep is one that allows you to perform the movement in good form, under control and with a full Range of Motion (ROM). General fitness is about 2 seconds in the concentric, or shortening of the muscle being worked. Think of the biceps muscle when you do a biceps curl with a dumbbell. The lowering of the dumbbell back to its starting position is called the eccentric or lengthening of the muscle and is about 3 seconds. You may have also heard it referred to as the negative where you resist the lowering of the weight. You should rest no more than 60 seconds between sets when doing general conditioning. Rest can be longer or shorter depending on your training program and goals. After you perform a set, whether it is focused on a single muscle group or all of them as in a total body circuit, you need to stretch. I love to incorporate stretching as active rest between each set. This stretching is static where you get the worked muscle into a stretched position and hold for approximately 10 to 20 seconds and never bounce the stretch. Also go back and read the Foam Rolling 101 article and incorporate foam rolling into your workout routine. If you need any help with putting your exercise program together, please seek the guidance of a certified fitness professional and make 2018 the year for a stronger and more fit you. I wish you great health and fitness. About the author: Bob Poston is a certified Fitness Professional and the owner of Poston's Fitness for Life personal training center located in Dunkirk. Bob has over 35+ years of fitness training experience and holds a Master's degree in Exercise Science as well as certifications from the International Sports Science Association and the Titleist Performance Institute.
CURRENT EVENTS Improve Your Child’s Vision While Sleeping? By Rose Susel Lucente, OD Dunkirk Vision Maybe as you were growing up, you experienced multiple lens changes in your eyeglasses or contact lens prescriptions. Did you expect your eyes to get worse each year? The odds were good, that if you had one parent with reduced vision, you would have a visual deficit as well. Many of our children are becoming near-sighted and the numbers continue to rise. It is estimated that by the year 2020, myopia (near-sightedness) will impair 50% of the world’s population. Near-sightedness is viewed as an epidemic by both the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO). Research has shown that the etiology has been a direct result of the extended time children spend on computers, digital devices and near point activities. It has become so common for youngsters to have their own cell phones and many seem to be “glued” to them. The concern about near-sightedness and its’ progression relates to the other sight-threatening conditions such as glaucoma, retinal detachments and even blindness. The earlier a child develops myopia, the greater the amount of visual deficits and the higher the risk for complications. This increase in myopia means more dependence on visual aids, eyeglasses or contact lenses and it means an increased risk for blindness. These facts have gotten the attention of many health care professionals leading to further research and a few international symposiums. All agree that the treatment plan is to halt the progression of myopia as soon as it begins. Orthokeratology (OrthoK) has proven to be one of the most successful methods to address myopia as well as some other refractive errors. OrthoK was developed in the 1940’s and it involves the reshaping of the cornea, the clear bulging section in the front of our eyes. It is done with successive changes in rigid gas permeable lenses which
are specially designed and intended to be worn during sleep. OrthoK has also been known by other names such as Corneal Refractive Therapy and Gentle Vision Shaping System. Here in the US, the FDA granted approval for OrthoK in 1994. Other countries have been prescribing OrthoK lenses for overnight use since the early 1990’s. There have been many success stories and the system works with most patients. The best candidate is a youngster who exhibits about one unit (diopter) of nearsightedness. A special instrument (corneal topographer) is used to measure and track the anterior shape of the cornea. Specially designed lenses (or molds) are uniquely manufactured and then dispensed by a highly trained eye care provider. The patient is then instructed to wear the lenses at night and return for an assessment on the following morning. The cornea, with continued use of the special lenses at night, will be reshaped and the effects of the correction will last longer, usually up to 72 hours. We have seen some patients be maintained up to one week after one night of wear. With the night-time wear and subsequent design changes, the technique is similar to orthodontia. OrthoK has been found to be a safe and effective treatment for patients. It is also a great alternative for those who are interested in refractive surgery but may not be a good surgical candidate. The other aspect to OrthoK is that it is reversible if a patient decides to discontinue the night-time lens use. With more attention on myopia by eye care professionals and the health care communities, we anticipate the public becoming more informed that there are other options besides the typical eyeglasses, contact lenses and lasik. We also expect patients will want to be more proactive in their visual health. If a patient is interested in learning more about OrthoK, they should ask their eye care professional or be referred to a practice where the doctors have experience in this type of specialty.
Holiday Highlights Winners The North Beach House & Garden thanks all the residents and businesses who decorated for the holidays this year. Congratulations to all the Holiday Highlights winners! The winners in the "home" category are:1st Place–9318 Atlantic Ave., 2nd Place–3904 6th St., and 3rd Place–3901 7th St. The winners in the "business" category are: 1st Place–Hook & Vine, 2nd Place–Plaza Mexico, and 3rd Place–Perfect Nails and Spa. The winners will be recognized at the Jan. 12. North Beach Town Council Meeting. Annmarie Garden in Lights! It’s not too late to see this treasured Southern Maryland holiday tradition. A unique holiday light show features hundreds of light sculptures designed to delight. $6 (Free for members and under 4 yrs.) 6:00-9:00 pm through Jan. 1. Annmarie Garden, 13470 Dowell Rd., Solomons. 410-326-4640. annmariegarden.org. Diabetes & Prediabetes Programs New classes are offered by the Calvert County Health Dept. and open for registration starting Jan. 3 at 12:00 pm in Huntingtown and Jan. 9 at 6:30 pm in Prince Frederick. Classes are free, but registration is required. Call
410-535-5400, x357 to register or on-line: calverthealth.org/personalhealth/healthlyliving/diabetes. Confirmation calls will be made one week prior to start dates. Living Well with Diabetes: A 6-week self-management workshop for those with type II diabetes and pre-diabetes. Learn the keys to take charge of your diabetes. Call to register: 410-535-5400, x459. Register on-line: calverthealth.org/personalhealth/healthlyliving/diabetes. Diabetes Prevention Program: Designed for those with prediabetes, this year long lifestyle change program is divided into 16 weekly sessions followed by monthly sessions. The program goal is to reduce body weight by 7% and increase physical activity by 150 minutes per week. Learn more about diabetes: mdh-dl-calchd-communityhealthcchd@maryland.gov. DOES All The artist group DOES All (Daughters of Eve Sisters All) will have their artwork on display at the Calvert Library Southern Branch from Dec. 29 to Feb. 28. Their opening reception is on Jan. 10 from 6:00-8:00 pm with an Artists Talk at 6:30 pm. Please come by to meet the artists and learn more about their artistic processes. More info., call 410-326-5289. Calvert.lib.md.us/events. On the Go with Calvert Library – Kennedy Center: Charter bus leaves Sunderland Park 'n Ride, 4:00 pm, for the Kennedy Center's free show featuring a Celtic Holiday Program including Irish music and step dancing! Snacks allowed on bus, or dine there. $20 bus fee must be paid when registering at any Calvert Library. Sorry, no refunds.
Friday, December 29
Blizzards and Bones: Discover which animals adapted to Ice Age changes and which faced extinction while exploring our Treasures from the Cliffs exhibit. Excavate a fossil and make your own fossil mold at 11:00 am and 2:00 pm. For ages 4 and older. Free with museum admission. Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons. 410-326-2042. Motown Night: What’s your favorite calvertmarinemuseum.com. tune? The Sons of the American On Pins & Needles: Bring your quilt- Legion Stallings-Williams Post 206 ing, needlework, knitting, crocheting, will host a night with music by DJ or other project for an afternoon of Stephen Varney beginning at 7:30 pm conversation and shared creativity. until 11:30. $10 includes draft beer 1:00 pm at the Calvert Library Prince and sodas. Tickets available at the Frederick. Calvert.lib.md.us/events. door. Public warmly welcomed. For info., call 410-257-9878. 410-535-0291. ALPost206.org.
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Sunday, December 31
New Year’s with the Lighthouse Keeper: Play 1930’s games and help decorate the lighthouse for the New Year with the lighthouse keeper. 11:00 am–3:00 pm. Check daily events schedule at the admissions desk. Free with museum admission. Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons. 410-326-2042. calvertmarinemuseum.com.
New Year’s Eve: The Museum and Museum Store will be open for members only from 10:00 am–2:00 pm. Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons. 410-326-2042. calvertmarinemuseum.com.
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CURRENT EVENTS party with Bubbles the otter. Toast in the new year with sparkling ginger ale and fishy snacks when the ball drops at high noon. Free for CMM members of all ages! 10:30 am-12:30 pm in the Harms Gallery, Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons. 410-326-2042. calvertmarinemuseum.com. New Year's with the Lighthouse Keeper: Play period games and help decorate the lighthouse for the New Year with the lighthouse keeper. Check daily events schedule at the admissions desk. Free with museum admission. 11:00 am-3:00 pm. Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons. 410-326-2042, ext. 62. calvertmarinemuseum.com.
and by age groups. Hot soup served post-race and commemorative t-shirts while supplies last. Timing services provided by the CBRC. Race is timed for one hour. Registration starts at 8:00 am, race starts at 9:00 am sharp. Southern Maryland Community Network. 305 Prince Frederick Blvd. Prince Frederick. Contact: 410-535-4787.
Polar Bear Plunge! The COOLEST event of the year! Plungers take a quick dip, splash or swim in the frigid Chesapeake Bay. Plungers enjoy hot cocoa and roast marshmallows around a warm bonfire. This event is FREE, but you may choose to pay $25 to participate. Paying participants receive a certificate and t-shirt. Net proceeds of the event New Year’s Eve Party on the Pier: go the Twin Beach Players. 1:00 pm at Full dinner, dessert and late-night North Beach – on the beach! snack. Bring your own alcohol. Champagne toast at midnight! DJ entertain- Pet Night! Music with Susan J. ment. Photo booth. 7:00 pm-1:00 am Berman & Ray Saunders - acoustic mix. at the North Beach Pier, 9023 Bay Ave. Bring your well-behaved pet on a short $95/person. Purchase in advance at leash, pets are FREE thanks to our Town Hall, 8916 Chesapeake Ave., sponsor Prince Frederick Chrysler Jeep 301-855-6681. Visit north- Dodge Ram! Annmarie Garden, beachmd.org. 13470 Dowell Rd., Solomons. 410-326-4640. annmariegarden.org. New Year’s Eve Party and Hotel Special: Featuring No Where Men Tuesday, January 2 with an opening act by Joe Martone. Party Favors and Champagne Toast at Flying Needles: Knitting, crocheting and Midnight. Must be 21 or older. Tickets portable crafting group open to anyone $39. Doors open at 8:45 pm. Keep the wanting to join in and share talents, party going! Stay overnight with our crafting time or learn a new skill. No New Year’s Eve hotel package that registration. 6:00 pm at the Calvert includes an overnight stay for two Library Southern Branch. 410-326-5289. guests and two tickets to the New Calvert.lib.md.us/events. Year’s Eve Party on Sunday, Dec. 31, starting at $217 for two guests. Chesa- Writers by the Bay: Looking for a peake Beach Resort & Spa. writers' group? All writers and would-be 866-312-5596. CBResortSpa.com. writers are welcome to come for critique & camaraderie. 7:00 pm at the Calvert New Year’s Gala at the Pier in Solo- Library Prince Frederick. 410-535-0291. mons: An event that features an Calvert.lib.md.us/events. elegant dinner, live music from The John Luskey Duo with Ryan Webster, Manga Otaku Artist: On 1st Tuesdays and cash bar. Tickets $50 each, with and 3rd Mondays, comics and manga $25 of each purchase donated to fans ages 10 to 17 gather at the Calvert Calvert Hospice. Tickets may be Twin Beaches to learn the techniques of purchased in advance or you may drawing for comics. Join us! 7:00 pm. purchase at the door. Call 410-257-2411. Calvert.lib.md.us/events. 410-535-0892. Email: apeterson@calverthospice.org.
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Monday, January 1
Diabetes Prevention Program: Free 16 Week Lifestyle Change Program. 12:00–1:00 pm on Wednesdays. Bethel Way of the Cross Church, Huntingtown. Registration required. 410-535-5400, x459. Register on-line: calverthealth.org
5K Resolution Race: Start the New Year with SMCN by participating in our 5K Resolution Race! Proceeds benefit our community mental health programs while a portion benefits the Erica Weems Scholarship Fund. $30/s- Cinema Cafe-Bag It: Feel like your life is ingle entry (kids 9 and under are free). too plastic? In this touching and often Awards to top male and female overall flat-out-funny film, we follow "every-
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man" Jeb Berrier as he embarks on a global tour to unravel the complexities of our plastic world. There will be discussion of bag politics, recycling and environmental and human health impacts. 6:00 pm at the Calvert Library Prince Frederick. 410-535-0291. Calvert.lib.md.us/events.
Thursday, January 4 Resume and Cover Letter Workshop: Need help with your resume? Join job counselor Sandra Holler in a small group to learn what makes a strong resume and cover letter. If you have one started, bring it with you so editing can happen on the spot. One printed copy helps. Please register. 1:00 pm at the Calvert Library Prince Frederick. 410-535-0291. Calvert.lib.md.us/events.
Intermediate Bridge Class: If you are familiar with other card games involving trick-taking, and you want to tackle bridge, join us for this hands-on, game-playing class taught by bridge experts Dick Wilson and Ken Miller. 2:00 pm at the Calvert Library Prince Frederick. 410-535-0291. Calvert.lib.md.us/events.
Monday, January 8 Calvert County Chamber of Commerce: Pre-Legislative Session Breakfast. 8:30-10:30 am. Rod N Reel Restaurant Chesapeake Beach. Contact: Bob Carpenter for details. bobc@CalvertChamber. Books & Toys: Faithful by Alice Hoffman. Book club for parents and caregivers, playtime for your tots! No registration. 10:00 am at the Calvert Library Southern Branch. 410-326-5289. Calvert.lib.md.us/events.
Green Crafting: Make crafts out of materials that would typically be thrown out. Crocheting, needlework, sewing, and simple tying techniques will be used. 6:00 pm at the Calvert Library Prince Frederick. JobSource Mobile Career Center: Get 410-535-0291. Calvert.lib.md.us/events. job counseling, resume help, search for Alzheimer's Caregivers Support: Get tips jobs and get connected with Southern and support from other caregivers. Facilitat- Maryland JobSource. The mobile center ed by Jeannette Findley & JC Hooker. 7:00 features 11 computer workstations, smart pm. Calvert Library Prince Frederick. board instructional technology, satellite internet access, exterior audio visual and 410-535-0291. Calvert.lib.md.us/events. broadcasting capabilities; state of the art workforce applications and connectivity Friday, January 5 for wireless mobile device access. 1:00 pm On Pins & Needles: Bring your quilting, at the Calvert Library Fairview, needlework, knitting, crocheting, or 410-257-2101. Calvert.lib.md.us/events. other project for an afternoon of conversation and shared creativity. 1:00 pm at Green Crafting: Make crafts out of the Calvert Library Prince Frederick. materials that would typically be thrown 410-535-0291. Calvert.lib.md.us/events out. Crocheting, needlework, sewing, and simple tying techniques will be used. JobSource Mobile Career Center: Stop 2:00-4:00 pm at the Calvert Library Branch. 410-326-5289. by to visit the JobSource Mobile Career Southern Calvert.lib.md.us/events. Center for your job search needs! Get job counseling and resume help, search for jobs and connect with Southern Mary- CEA 4th Annual Legislative Dinner: land JobSource. No registration. 1:00 pm 6:00-9:00 pm. Adam's Ribs Restaurant, at the Twin Beaches Branch. 2200 Solomons Island Rd., Prince 410-257-2411. Calvert.lib.md.us/events. Frederick. Info: co.cal.md.us/DocumentCenter/View/17579.
Saturday, January 6
Brain Games: Mahjongg, Scrabble & More: Want to learn Mahjongg? Hope to make your Scrabble skills killer? Games are a great way to keep your brain sharp while having fun! Join us! Please register. 12:00 pm at the Calvert Library Prince Frederick. 410-535-0291. Calvert.lib.md.us/events.
Book Discussion: The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up. Come discuss the best-selling guide to decluttering your home from Japanese cleaning consultant Marie Kondo or any favorite decluttering book that you have read. 7:00 pm at the Calvert Library Twin Beaches. 410-257-2411. Calvert.lib.md.us/events.
memoir, 500-800 words, to work on and Thursday, January 11 share with the group. 2:00 pm. Calvert Living Well with Diabetes: Free 6-week Library Prince Frederick. 410-535-0291. Calvert Conversations: Local history Self-Management Workshop. 6:00-8:30 Calvert.lib.md.us/events. lite! Listen to stories in the library’s pm on Tuesdays. Harriet Brown Comliving room; sometimes meet-up at munity Center, 901 Dares Beach Rd., DOES All (Daughters of Eve Sisters All) local places of interest. Call Prince Frederick. Registration required. Art Show Opening Reception. 6:00 pm at 410-257-2411 for latest info. 10:00 410-535-5400, x459. Register on-line: the Calvert Library Southern Branch. am at the Calvert Library Twin calverthealth.org. More info., call 410-326-5289. Beaches. Calvert.lib.md.us/events. Diabetes Prevention Program: Free Friends of Calvert Library Book 16-week Lifestyle Change Program. Book Discussion: Recurring monthly Sale Preview Night: Thousands of 6:30-7:30 pm on Tuesdays. St. John book discussion. 6:30 pm at Lotus Cafe. used books for sale. Preview night for Vianney Church, Prince Frederick. Regis- This month's book is Nutshell by Ian Friends of the Library members. 5:00 tration required. 410-535-5400, x459. McEwan. More info., call Calvert Library pm at the Calvert Library Prince Register on-line: calverthealth.org. Southern Branch. 410-326-5289. Frederick. is Book Sale Fri. and Sat., Jan. 12 & 13. Calvert.lib.md.us/events. Flying Needles: Knitting, crocheting and portable crafting group open to anyone wanting to join in and share talents, crafting time or learn a new skill. No registration. 6:00 pm at the Calvert By Town of North Beach, NorthLibrary Southern Branch. 410-326-5289. Beachmd.org Calvert.lib.md.us/events.
Tuesday, January 9
Electric Charging Station Now in North Beach
Wednesday, January 10 Living Well with Diabetes: Free 6-week Self-Management Workshop. 9:00-11:30 am. North Beach Community Center, Chesapeake Beach. Registration required. 410-535-5400, x459. Register on-line: calverthealth.org. Brain Games: Want to learn Mahjongg? Hope to make your Scrabble skills killer? Games are a great way to keep your brain sharp while having fun! Join us! Please register. 10:00 am. Calvert Library Prince Frederick. 410-535-0291. Calvert.lib.md.us/events.
The Town of North Beach was awarded funding from the Department of Energy to encourage our residents to go electric by installing an electric charging station for the public. This electric charging station is a dual station that allows two vehicles to power up at the same time. The station is now operational and is located on the town’s municipal parking lot near the corner of 7th Street and Chesapeake Avenue. The
hourly rate for electric vehicle charging is $1.90/hr. To create a Chargepoint account or to download the app, visit chargepoint.com/ drivers/join/.
JobSource Mobile Career Center: Stop by to visit the JobSource Mobile Career Center for your job search needs! Get job counseling and resume help, search for jobs and connect with Southern Maryland JobSource. No registration. 1:00 pm. Calvert Library Prince Frederick. 410-535-0291. Calvert.lib.md.us/events. Memoirs & Creative Writing Workshop: Join author and editor Elisavietta Ritchie as she encourages the art of creative memoir writing. Bring 6 double-spaced copies of your piece of
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