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The Twin Beach Players have essentially been a “homeless” theatre group, staging plays for years anywhere they could find the space. But this is changing for 2012. They’ll soon have a more permanent performance space in the short term, and they have new hope for a permanent Fine Arts Center for our area.

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Kung Fu

Corey Hopp is home for a few weeks visiting his parents.

But soon the Friendship man will return to China to practice Kung Fu with the masters…Story page 5.

Lothian Cotillion

Would you like for your kids to learn more about being courteous and respectful? How about improving their table manners? If yes, find out more about the Cotillion coming to Lothian! Story page 5.

Winter Commencement

Joshua Thomas Brown, 22, of Chesapeake Beach is one of the more than 500 students who received degrees and certificates at CSM’s Winter Commencement. More about our area’s high achievers in the Chesapeake Current’s Pride & Joy. Story page 19.

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Community Taking Care of Business On The Water Cover Story Letters In Remembrance Pride & Joy Business Directory Music Calendar Out & About

Skate Park Plans Unveiled Another Chesapeake Current Exclusive

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t’s not often that teenage boys are asked to design a public park. But their input is being sought to make a new Skateboard Park in Chesapeake Beach as incredible as possible.

Due to resident concerns about noise and potential problems, the proposed 10,000 square foot park, which was previously to be built behind Kellams Field, is being moved closer to Route 261.

The new location is on Gordon Stinnett Blvd., across from the Chesapeake Beach Water Park, behind the laundromat and FastStop.

Councilman and Committee Chair Bob Carpenter says by moving it, police will be able to keep a closer eye on things.

Former County Commissioner Barbara Stinnett agreed, adding, “Up here, it will be closer to the road, and there will be more visibility, more protection.

Council Member Valerie Beaudin added, “There’s not adequate lighting there. We will need more.”

Wally Hollyday, principal of the California company that was awarded the design contract, came to Chesapeake Beach Town Hall to discuss three possible plans with skaters. The teens were very attentive and offered what Hollyday called, “excellent suggestions.”

Carpenter told the teens that they were representing, “All skaters, for the next 20 years. We want to be sure you will skate it, and not get bored with it.”

Hollyday unveiled three design options. The preferred design features curved curbs, banks, a small tranny, pool stairs, a small fun box, and Euro gap box, and a half pipe with spine transfer.

One feature that was removed from the plan was a “volcano” or “roller,” because all agreed the park was already a bit crowded. However, the skaters did ask for more flat rails and ledges to pop up on.

“We want it to have a lot of variety and be a challenging park, with diversity for skaters of all levels. We want it to be fun and fast with a lot of transfers,” Hollyday said. All the boys nodded in agreement.

Although there will be modifications made following the meeting, this was the preferred design for the Chesapeake Beach Skate Park out of three drafts discussed.

they’re looking at a variety of other funding options. Design and construction is expected to be about $300,000.

“I’m optimistic the guys can be skating here by early summer,” Carpenter adds. “We’re out there ‘beating the bushes’ to find the money to build it now.”

“If this gets youngsters off the streets and keeps them from breaking in the windows of my car, it’s a success,” said Chesapeake Beach resident Charles Valear.

Meantime, the Dunkirk Skate Park has been dismantled and is under renovation. It’s expected to reopen in the spring.

Wally Hollyday has designed skate parks all over the US, including Lower Woodland Skate Park in Seattle.

After going over the plans with the youngsters, listening to their comments and answering their questions, Hollyday said, “These guys are right on target with the right kinds of changes in things they’re asking for.”

He added, “Once I have their point of view and I know they are going to like it, I will feel good about making it fit into the space. We’ll make it work.”

Hollyday was asked how many skaters could safely go through the course at once, and he answered, “About three. What we want is flow, so they can go through one after the other, pretty fast. And of course, the fun of skateboarding is watching what everyone else is doing and learning from them, so there will be a lot of guys standing or sitting around. Not everyone will be skating at once.”

Councilman Stewart Cumbo suggested the plans should also include a covered observation area, “Where parents and other kids can sit and watch. There has to have some shade, when it’s so hot in July and August.”

Northern High School Student Carson Grogard of Chesapeake Beach told us, “I like it. It will definitely give kids something to do. And I think it will bring more business to the FastStop and Trader’s, too.”

Dayne Foster, 16, of Chesapeake Beach said the park was long overdue. “I’ve wanted this for four or five years. We need a skate park. It’s great because I can walk here.”

Kenny Stinnett, 13, a Windy Hill Middle School student told us, “It’s really good. I like to skate a park that’s more like a street, with stairs, rails, stuff like that.”

Beyond being just a skate park, the plan is to also allow bikers to ride the course from time to time as well.

Carpenter says the request for proposal specified a 90-day design period, and followed by 180 days to build the concrete park. He says they have applied for a Parks and Recreation grant, and

Skate Park designer Wally Hollyday (standing) goes over plans with teenage skaters Dayne Foster, Kenny Stinnett, Carson Grogard and Nate Stone at Chesapeake Beach Town Hall.

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Let The Sun Set On The Deficit

By Nick Garrett Toward the end of Maryland’s Legislative Session each year there, there seems to be more than enough chest thumping about “tough decisions” and “serious cuts” in the budget. Yet like clockwork, shortly after the next legislative session begins, articles surface about deficit and the need for cuts. So when can taxpayers expect a permanent solution?

We can’t help but hold our breath and cross our fingers that we won’t have more taxes to deal with on top of higher costs on everyday goods and services and less money coming into each household.

I mean no disrespect to our elected officials when I suggest that lawmakers are placing an undue burden on us by even considering more taxes. Pointing out that “other states have tax rates lower than ours,” or that “we have not had an increase since such and such a time” is not a valid argument.

While bold to say, I truly believe that anyone outside Maryland’s legislative process could take our budget and find millions of dollars in cuts that would not dramatically alter progress.

However, those charged with this task

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are on the inside, which makes it difficult to objectively view priorities.

All you need to do is review Maryland’s budget each year to notice one crucial problem that can easily be turned into an opportunity.

At the beginning of each Departments’ section of the budget, there is a “purpose” that seems to be worded to justify funding instead of being worded to explain the success of its initiatives. More plainly, there are too many departments doing too many things and regulating too much, and our government is just too big.

And there’s another huge new initiative coming down the pike, “Plan Maryland.” On one side, counties feel like it’s a state power grab to exercise even more control over land management, traditionally governed by local governments. On the other side, if candidly put, it is saying, “Yeah, just say whatever we need to, say and accept whatever strings are attached, so we can get the state resources attached to it.”

So how did Maryland’s government get so out of control? Two reasons.

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Maryland is great at starting programs and developing purposes and funding, as well as establishing deadlines. However, once an initiative has served its useful purpose, that division, office, agency, etc., is given the opportunity to pull a “reason to exist” out of thin air to keep those jobs and continue existing.

With the utmost respect for the brilliant individuals who did the work and continue to study the future of agriculture in Maryland, programs like the Tobacco Buyout, are a perfect example of this epidemic, in my opinion.

Instead of the program ending in 2010 after it had accomplished its purpose, those who stood to lose jobs brainstormed and pitched the idea of continuing those resources for “agro tourism.”

What is agro tourism you ask?

That’s a topic for another article.

However, it seems to me and many other average Marylanders that “agro-tourism,” takes state resources to create the perception that farming is an important part of our society and viable for future generations. The irony is that this program was born as an initiative where our state paid farmers to stop farming certain crops!

They’ll send our children on field trips to “working farms” just like they would visit a museum!

A second issue that contributes to the size of Maryland’s government, in my opinion, is disorganization in the bureaucracy. We have departments, divisions, offices, and agencies that duplicate work, don’t interact, and the bureaucracy has become so complex, that operating costs alone are weighing down our budget.

When reading the budget, you can’t help but feel like it’s just hollow words unrelated to real, tangible human interaction of accomplishment.

In the purpose statement for Maryland’s Department of Business and Economic Development “Division of Marketing and Communication,” (that’s a mouthful), it says the mission is to “ promote the State of Maryland throughout the nation as an ideal location to start a business related to alternative energies.” However, two years ago, a report was completed for the Senate Finance Committee showing that onshore wind energy is not cost effective for Maryland. Construction of a new nuclear power plant is off the table, at least temporarily. So what exactly are we spending so much to promote?

With all the frustration surrounding transportation funds and highway

user fees, someone influenced the Harry Nice Bridge project to include over $1 million dollars that would add a bike path to the bridge. It sounds like a nice quality-of-life addition, but there is no bike path on either side of the bridge to connect with, nor will there likely be on a major highway like MD 301. On the Maryland side of the bridge is a coal-powered plant, and on the Virginia side is a military installation with signs along the chain link fence-discouraging stopping of any kind. So who’s going to ride their bike here? Why spend another million of our taxpayer dollars on this?

It really seems that organizing and fixing inefficiencies in Maryland’s government could solve our one billion dollar structural deficit. Keep in mind, the structural deficit only means that spending slated to happen is one billion more than we have to pay for it.

What we need is a legislative session dedicated to 1) sun-setting out-of-date and completed programs and 2) reorganizing our government.

If there are any new laws made during this session, why don’t they pass one that encourages departments to show savings at the end of each fiscal year?

Lastly, reorganize government across the board. Even government employees are public servants of sorts and in some positions they are going to come and go. Most understand that.

Governor O’Malley’s in 2010 attempted to cut spending and reduce the size of government. He was not strung up and ousted; instead praised when he cut 4,200 jobs and $5.6 billion. He will likely be one of Maryland’s most popular governors ever.

If we can work on organizing government and sun setting out-of-date programs, we will solve our deficit and make Maryland a national model. Imagine how courageous our lawmakers would be if they committed an entire legislative session to these two solutions. I truly believe it would make history. It would be an amazing closing chapter to Senator Miller’s outstanding career as a public servant, ensure re-election for many, and give Governor O’Malley a great platform for a national run.

About the Author: Nick Garrett is the owner of The Garrett Music Academy in Owings, a published author, and has served and continues to serve on various boards and commissions in Calvert County. He is also a State Senate legislative aide for District 29.

Cotillion Teaches Manners, Social Skills 60 years in the art of social skills and dance education, Jon D. Williams Cotillions has instructed over 250,000 students at the elementary, middle, high school, university, and corporate levels. This national program has been well-received by all families who have participated, and we are excited to bring the complete program again to the Old South Country Club in 2012.

Five progressive classes will incorporate dance as a tool to teach important social skills and etiquette. Basic concepts of courtesy, consideration, confidence and table etiquette are presented in an age appropriate format.

Classes are organized by grades 3 - 5 and 6 - 8.

Specific class dates for this year are January 28, February 4, February 11, February 25 and March 3. A high school-age class will be added The Old South Country Club in Lothian is hosting its 14th Annual Tidewater North Cotillion beginning January 28.

This unique program in social education promotes a positive, interactive learning opportunity in a stress-free and fun environment focusing on important life skills.

Through a variety of dances, the program instructs students in manners and etiquette, while exploring the importance of respect,

based on interest. There will be no class on February 18 due to the President’s Day Holiday weekend.

Registration is now open at www.cotillion.com. If you would like to be added to their mailing list, please send an email to tidewater@cotillion.com. For any questions concerning the program, need-based scholarships or to register directly, please contact Dawn Szot, Committee Chairwoman, at dawnszot@att.net.

Watch a video about Cotillion by scanning the Current Code on your smart phone!

leadership, teamwork, character and ethics.

They learn important behaviors such as table manners, graciousness, and how to interact with the opposite sex in an age-appropriate, respectful way. They even get dressed up and learn how to Fox Trot!

The Tidewater North Cotillion is run by an all-volunteer committee of ladies from Anne Arundel, Calvert and St. Mary’s counties and employs instructors from Colorado-based Jon D. Williams Cotillions. Celebrating over

A Long, Long Way From Home To Study Kung Fu in China

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wesome! Check out these photos of Corey Hopp of Friendship who has been training in martial arts in China since 2009.

He tells graduate tells the Chesapeake Current, “I study at the Wudang Daoist Traditional Internal Kung Fu Academy.

Info for the school is at wudanggongfu.com. Info on my class, the traditional class for foreigners, is at wudangtaoistarts.com. I live in Wudangshan, Hubei Province, China.”

Wudang is one of the most famous mountains in the world and is the holy land of Daoism (also spelled Taoism).

Wudang Mountain was named a World Heritage Site by the United Nations Educational Scientific Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 1994.

Now, at age 27, Hopp is completing a five-year program at this famed site. He returns to visit family for short breaks, this time back home until February 19.

To pick up some extra money for his tuition, he’s teaching Qigong seminars at Balanced Life Skills, a martial arts studio in Annapolis. He also has his own blog at balancedlifeskills.com.

While growing up in our area, Corey went to Southern Middle School in Anne Arundel County, then graduated from Calverton High School in Calvert County. Although he had dabbled in martial arts with a few classes while younger, his interest bloomed while in going to college in Boston.

Hopp earned a degree in architecture from Tufts University, but says he wasn’t ready to become an architect just yet.

Degree in hand, he decided to go to China, “Because I’m fascinated with the culture, all things Chinese.” He landed a

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job teaching English at a university close to Nanjing, and then discovered the Academy.

Hopp enjoys the journey he’s on and the paths he’s taking, says he’s looking forward to going back to school.

“I’m not a master, no way, I’m still learning,” he laughs. “I don’t know if I will ever be a master, but I’m working on it!”

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Your Money Matter$

This issue, let’s focus on “ETFs,” or Exchange-Traded Funds.

Because of the tax problems inherent in mutual fund investments and out of demand for mutual funds with daily trading capability, a new type of fund has been created called an “exchange-traded fund.”

Mutual funds price all of the securities within a mutual fund portfolio at 4:00 p.m. everyday, while ordinary securities listed on an exchange price throughout a day. This means that a mutual fund investor cannot trade the shares of a mutual fund during the day. There is no market or pricing mechanism to allow the shareholder to share in any appreciation in a mutual fund’s price during the day in the same way a shareholder could, for example, buy IBM stock at one price when the market opens and another price during the day.

As long-term investors, we really don’t care much about our inability to trade mutual funds during any day. But, taxes are another concern that could be important to you.

Exchange-traded funds or ETFs are securities traded on an exchange (primarily the American Stock Exchange, but also the New York Stock Exchange) like any security, but they represent securities backed by portfolios. ETFs today are primarily representative of various indexes or market sectors. ETFs are available today based on over 80 different domestic and foreign indexes and sectors. You can buy an ETF based on the S&P 500, or a pharmaceutical index, for example.

How are ETF’s structured? An ETF looks and acts like a stock, such as a share of IBM. You can buy and sell IBM stock all day long and ETFs can be bought and sold throughout the day on the American and the New York Stock Exchanges. If you wanted to buy a share of the S&P 500 index, you could buy the ETF that represents the index or an index mutual fund that tracks the S&P 500. With an ETF, you can trade the S&P 500 throughout the day since ETFs are priced like any security. With an index fund, you can’t trade intraday.

With an ETF, there are no mandatory capital gains distributions and taxes you must incur annually—the capital gains you may have on an ETF are the same as if you owned IBM stock—you will be taxed when you sell the ETF and any gains you incur after holding the security for more than one year will be taxed at the capital gains rate. With ETFs, then, you manage your tax situation—you aren’t forced to incur the tax as you are with ordinary mutual funds, including index funds.

But, ETFs offer something more. Since they are based on index funds, ETFs are less expensive than managed mutual funds and even less expensive than index mutual funds.

Also, ETFs can be used to “short” an index. If you think an index like the S&P 500 will decline over time, you can “short” the ETF for the S&P 500. This means you enter an order to sell the ETF 500, even though you don’t own it. A settlement for any security takes three days—on the third day you will be required to deliver the number of shares you sold. You hope the market price of the ETF declines during that three-day period so that by the time you buy the shares to deliver you will be paying less money than you received when you sold the shares, thus making a profit.

Ordinary securities can be sold short and so can ETFs. Shorting a security is a trading concept, but what we’ve been discussing in these articles is making long-term investments as your strategy, not shorting securities and engaging in other daily trading to make money.

Many people feel that ETFs are only useful in trading securities. I think this is incorrect. There is a use for ETFs in the portfolios of longer-term investors. If you have decided to set aside certain monies for the purchase of securities representing a certain market sector and you are unsure about what to purchase, you can buy ETFs that represent that sector. This will give you diversification in your portfolio until such time as you have decided what to buy or you can retain the ETFs to round out your portfolio.

Next issue: Managed Accounts About the Author: Lyn Striegel is an attorney in private practice in North Beach and Annapolis. Lyn has over thirty 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.

The Future of Calvert Middle School

By Susan Shaw Calvert County Commissioner

Tightening the Budget Belt Budget-building season is back in full swing.

You have probably seen reports about the on-going structural budget deficit in Annapolis and all the taxes and fees proposed to be raised to make the budget “balance� for this year. However, Senator Miller recently told members of the Calvert Chamber of Commerce that there would be no new taxes except gas taxes, higher flush taxes, and perhaps a sales tax increase.

We here in Calvert County are in the process of finalizing our budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1, 2012 (FY2013) right now as well. I wanted to shed some light on the topic of zero-based budgeting and how our County budget is crafted.

In the late summer, the Commissioners give the County department heads some guidance about putting together their departmental budgets based on projected budget revenues and our on-going desire to hold the line on taxes, and decrease taxes, if we can do so responsibly.

We knew that property tax assessments in the 1st election district (Southern end of Calvert County) were going to come in considerably lower than three years ago.

With increasing needs (like for more deputies, school funding, fire and rescue equipment replacement, wear and tear on buildings and parks, etc.), and decreasing revenue, the goal to lower taxes becomes more remote, and the focus on holding the line on taxes takes precedence.

Consequently, we tell department heads to find a way to do more with less, plan to forego step increases (longevity increases for satisfactory work or above), and eliminate pay raises. We comb through the capital projects (buildings and other one time costs) to see what can be delayed until the economy improves while still maintaining our superb quality of life.

Based on this direction from the Commissioners, each department head looks at every line item in his/her budget to determine what has to be eliminated in order to do so something new and what can be done in a less expensive way. In other words, each department head starts from zero and builds his/her budget to reach the goals they are tasked with achieving. This is a difficult process with increasing costs, many of which are hard to predict, like fuel prices, and with the desire to implement new ideas or to deploy new technology to advance efficiency.

There are a lot of unforeseen possibilities that have to be accounted for. Once the department head has drafted a budget, he/she then has to defend that budget,

starting again from zero, to staff in the Department of Budget and Finance, and especially to the Budget Officer. Proving that a new staff person is needed, or that an expenditure will result in efficiencies, is tough since the Budget Officer is striving to keep the entire budget below a certain mark.

Usually, a negotiation between Budget and Finance staff and the Department Head resolves differences, but every year a list of items comes to the Commissioners for resolution when Budget and Finance is not convinced and the Department Head is adamant. We are all stingy. What I have described is a form of zero-based budgeting.

Most of us probably use an example of zero-based budgeting at home or in our businesses. We start with zero. We list our contractual obligations like mortgage and/or rent, phone, cable, electric, etc. Then we list necessities like food, medicine, and doctor co-pays. If we have exceeded our income, we go back to ground zero and see where we can cut our contractual obligations. Can we refinance the house? Change phone carriers or plans? Eliminate cable packages?

The other kind of budgeting is just to slice a percentage off of everything we are currently doing. So, if we are spending $100 on groceries, and we decide we are cutting everything by 10%, we can only spend $90 on groceries. But we still may have to go back to zero to decide what groceries we feel we absolutely need and which we can pass up.

Budgeting is all about priorities and necessities. For example, we could decide that we do not need to pave roads so often.

For a few years, we get away without paving, but then the road develops the kind of potholes that can only be fully repaired by re-building the road completely, which is far more expensive than paving more often would have been. Our Public Works Director currently does not have enough money in his paving budget to pave every road in Calvert County every 20 years, the gold standard. So, he has to decide which roads must be done this year and hope that the lowest responsible, responsive bidder will come in with a paving price that allows him to stay within his budget. Or, he may have to convince first the Finance and Budget staff and then the Commissioners that more money must be put into the paving budget to keep up to avoid complete road rebuilds.

I hope I have explained how zero-based budgeting works in Calvert County to keep our budget structurally balanced in this economic downturn despite significantly lower property tax income.

The Calvert County Commissioners have moved a step closer to the highly anticipated new development project at the former Calvert Middle School site in Prince Frederick with the approval of a demolition contract at a board meeting in December. The $252,000 contract with Sun Demolition will fund the dismantling of the two-story building on the corner of Route 2/4 and Dares Beach Road. Work on the demolition is anticipated to begin by the end of January. As part of the project, bricks from the building and the cornerstone will be saved for commemorative use at the site.

The Commissioners are still considering development proposals for the site and have worked with Fore Consulting to develop criteria and evaluate potential uses. As part of this process, Fore Consulting conducted a

Retail Purchasing Power and Space Demand Analysis to determine how additional retail space at the site would dovetail with the county's current retail stock.

The analysis, available online on the county’s web site, looks at expenditures by county residents across a range of retail categories both in and outside the county. For example: Calvert County experiences a net "loss" of retail sales spending of more than $325 million annually as residents leave the county to shop.

There is an estimated unmet demand for approximately 1.6 million square feet of retail space.

The commissioners note that gaining back lost retail sales could increase county tax revenues by nearly $1.9 million and create more than 2,500 retail jobs.

Commissioners Study Sign Issues New state regulations governing roadside signage on state roads are posing a challenge for local businesses looking to promote their services, and the Calvert County Commissioners say they are responding by mounting a local effort to find solutions.

In spring 2011, prior to the implementation of a new Maryland law, the Commissioners had asked county staff to review local signage regulations.

That effort will now take into account the state regulations that took effect Oct. 1.

County staff has gathered an ad hoc committee of business owners, citizens groups, commission members and residents to study the issue and offer

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recommendations. The group will tackle a variety of concerns including temporary weekend signs, signs on vehicles, off-premise/directional signs and electronic signs. The commissioners say they hope this inclusive approach will yield solutions that adhere to the law while helping businesses with much-needed advertising.

County staff is planning a public forum to review county regulations and solicit resident input. The ad hoc committee and county staff will then work to have draft regulations ready this spring for presentation to the commissioners in April.

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A Different Kind of Body Work fix.” The best thing to do is speak directly to Webb. There are many

By Brian McDaniel variables to her work and best to talk with her about your specific needs.

“I would like to have clients come Body Work isn’t always about your healing ability. As regularly for massage and skin care 2010 she car. Meet Margaret Christine Webb, a of sessions. Regular massage and skin care massage therapist and healer at graduated from can be looked at as a preventative Phyto-Energetics Healing Arts Practice the Four Winds measure for your muscles, skin, which is Society.

This in Lothian. largest organ of the body, as well as was She’s always been in the service school mental stress release,” she says. by field. She says helping people has always founded Presently, Webb is teaming up with been her main objective in life. Being psychologist and Sheila Moretz, a licensed skin care intrigued by the art of healing, Webb’s m e d i c a l journey began back in 2005 when she anthropologist Dr. Alberto Villoldo. specialist. Together with Moretz, they completed her massage training and They specialize in the scientific have created an environment where a certification with the Baltimore School framework through which you can apply person can come in to receive full service of Massage. With that, she is state and the ancient art of energy medicine to treatments to include facials, skin care, nationally certified in therapeutic your daily life and professional practice; massage and a form of healing specific to massage and bodywork. Webb is a all of which Webb applies in her daily each person. On their website, they have listed several services they offer. Now member of the American Massage care for people.

In 2011, she learned how to help that Webb has teamed up with a licensed Therapy Association.

In August of 2007, Webb her clients through a method called skin care professional, their services will completed her certification for Reconnective Healing; a form of healing be expanding.

The Bay Business Group supports integrative aromatherapy and several that reconnects a person to the fullness years later became a Reiki Master. Reiki of the universe. This particular practice its members by encouraging the is a form of healing that originated in may be a little difficult to process if community to always see for yourself you’re someone who looks for the “quick what our local business professionals can Japan and targets the body’s innate

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do for you. Check out Phyto-Energetics Healing and Arts Practice on the web at www.phytoenergetics.com or call today to schedule an appointment at (443) 569-2029. On their site, they have a convenient contact form and several testimonials. You can expect a speedy reply and according to Ms. Web, the results you want.

About the Author: Brian “Crow” McDaniel is the owner of Crow Entertainment, LLC. He serves as one of three Ethics Commissioners for the Town of North Beach and is part of the communications team for the Bay Business Group (BBG).

Chesapeake Current Business Calendar The Bay Business Group’s next monthly meeting will be Wednesday, February 15 from 8:00 a.m. – 9:30 at Herington on the Bay in Rose Haven. Check their web site at www.baybusinessgroup.org for more information.

Chocolover's Affair: February 4 from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Solomons Conference Center & Marina. Join the Chamber for this gala event highlighting chocolate dessert creations from local restaurants, bakeries and caterers. A portion of the proceeds for this year's event will go towards a scholarship for a senior at each of the Calvert High Schools and the Calverton School. Silent auction items are also being accepted.

Call the Chamber office at (410) 535-2577 for details or questions.

Save the Date! The annual South County Festival is scheduled for Saturday, June 23 from 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. at Herrington Harbor North Marina, 389 Deale Road, Tracy's Landing, MD 20779. Admission is free; parking is $5. Vendor Applications are available at www.southcounty.org. or call the SAACC office.

Host a Business After-Hours (BAH) Mixer in 2012. Don't miss out on an opportunity to promote your business, sign up today!

For more information, visit their website at www.southcounty.org or call (410) 867-3129.

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Doctors Express Offers Alternatives

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ave a medical problem requiring immediate attention, but don’t know where to go? You have a family doctor, but getting an emergency appointment might be tough. And, depending on your condition, the ER might not be the most appropriate place to go (and, it’s expensive!).

Now you can get the care you need at Doctors Express Edgewater, the new state-of-the-art walk-in medical center that opened just opened. It's part of the first-ever national franchise of urgent care centers, and the fourth location in Maryland.

At the new Edgewater location, a board-certified family physician is teaming up with a successful technology business owner and his wife, Rick and Ginni Morani, to provide a new alternative in efficient and affordable patient care.

Dr. Rinde Fadirepo and the medical staff will diagnose and treat illnesses, dispense medication and have the capabilities to x-ray and set broken bones, all under one roof. The center also has an on-site lab that gives quick test results for strep throat and mono, and will provide physical exams, drug screenings and inoculations for local employers. The lab is set up to perform many additional diagnostic tests including complete blood

Get In the Meats and Seafood Guide counts (CBC), full blood chemistry urinalysis, DOT drug tests, pregnancy tests, STD tests and more. Doctors Express accepts patients of all ages.

Your average wait time at Doctors Express is just 15-20 minutes, and you're cared for by an experienced doctor during all operating hours, including weekends.

"We live in a busy world," says manager, Rick Morani. "Time is valuable and it doesn't have to be spent waiting for medical treatment."

Dr. Fadirepo says, "Think of us as an alternative to the modern day emergency room for non-life threatening health care needs, without the wait, at a fraction of the cost."

The new Doctors Express is located at 3059 Solomons Island Rd., Suite F-2, Edgewater, MD, 21037. The center will be conveniently open to serve your health care needs Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Saturday - Sunday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. For more information, call (410) 956-3394 or visit www.DoctorsExpressEdgewater.com.

The new Doctors Express is located in the South River Crossing Plaza, 3059 Solomons Island Rd., Suite F-2 in Edgewater.

Canning Workshop Offered The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) and the University of Maryland will conduct a food safety training workshop for fruit and vegetable producers on Wednesday, February 22, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Calvert County Fairgrounds in Prince Frederick. The training is co-sponsored by the Calvert County Sustainable Agriculture Workgroup and the Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission (SMADC).

This one-day workshop is important for small- and large- scale producers who want to understand how to meet current and future U.S. Food and Drug Administration food safety requirements and Good Agricultural Practice (GAP) certification.

The training will provide assistance in writing and implementing a GAP program for both wholesale and direct marketers.

Topics to be covered include: highlights of the federal Food Safety Modernization Act, review of recent outbreaks, basics of GAP, addressing water quality issues, compost/manure use, wildlife and livestock issues, worker hygiene, and MDA/University of Maryland programs to assist producers in implementing GAP. The training fee is $20, which includes lunch and materials. Registration deadline is February 17. For information and a registration form, see: www.mda.state.md.us MDA offers two GAP certification programs for fruit and vegetable producers.

Nationally recognized certification is provided through a cooperative agreement with USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service and meets the requirements of many wholesale buyers. MDA GAP certification is available for direct marketers.

The Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission (SMADC) is developing a new targeted mini-directory to help consumers and buyers find Southern Maryland's locally produced meats, seafood and aquaculture.

The So. Maryland, So Good Meats and Seafood Guide, which will be distributed free to the general public, is the latest in a suite of directories published by SMADC that feature products and services genuinely raised or produced from Southern Maryland's farms and waterways.

Meat and seafood producers who are seeking contacts with consumers and buyers, are invited to submit their business and product information for publication.

Brokers, wholesalers and retail venues that sell Southern Maryland meats and seafood are also invited to submit their information, as are vendors for aquaculture and aquaculture supplies. There is no charge to be included in the guide; however, advertising opportunities are available.

To be eligible for listing, meat and

seafood producers must be based in one of the five Southern Maryland counties (Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Prince George's, St. Mary's) and raise and sell their own product, and or buy and sell and portion of their product from other producers raising or harvesting in one of the five Southern Maryland counties.

Producers that feel they meet the guide criteria may submit an application by January 20. Applications and advertising information can be downloaded at www.smadc.com or call SMADC staff at (301) 274-1922 Ex. 1.

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Police Blotter Calvert County Sheriff’s Department Reports: Theft Unknown suspect(s) destroyed an outside air conditioning unit to cut away the copper piping.

The theft and destruction is valued at $2,000 that occurred outside a home on Arbor Way in Owings sometime between December 15 and 29. DFC D. Deakins is investigating.

Burglary A home on Bay Blvd. in Huntingtown was burglarized sometime overnight between December 28 and 29. DFC D. Deakins is investigating the theft of $600 worth of jewelry.

Anyone with information is asked to contact DFC Deakins at 410-535-2800 or Calvert County Crime Solvers at 410-535-2880.

CDS Violations While on routine patrol, Cpl. R. Wilson observed a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed and crossing the yellow center line on Plum Point Road in Huntingtown on January 7 at 3:39 a.m. Cpl. Wilson attempted to conduct a traffic stop on the vehicle but the driver continued on at a high rate of speed. After employing a maneuver used by law enforcement to bring the vehicle to a stop, he made contact with the driver identified as Amber M. Marchbanks, 21, of Huntingtown. Marchbanks was charged with possession of marijuana, destruction of property to a patrol vehicle, DWI, attempting to elude a police officer by failing to stop and other traffic violations.

Theft On January 8 at 6:37 p.m. Dep. J. Hardesty responded to the Prince Frederick Walmart for the report of a theft in progress. Security personnel advised a man was observed taking video games into the men’s room. After making contact with the man, he was found to be in possession of five video games that he had broken out of their plastic cases while in the men’s room. The value of the games is $286. Hardesty arrested Oscar James Chew III, 21, of Prince Frederick, and charged him with theft and destruction of property.

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office conducted a patrol check of the Holiday Inn located in Solomons on December 26 at approximately 1:00 a.m. During the patrol check, the deputies located a suspicious vehicle and made contact with the occupant, Daniel Weems, 19, of Lusby. A search of the vehicle revealed four weapons concealed in the trunk. A computer check revealed one of the weapons, a Remington 12-gauge shotgun, was stolen on December 12, from a residential burglary on South Flint Hill Road in Dunkirk. TFC Roy of the Maryland State Police was the on-call investigator for the Calvert Investigative Team.

TFC Roy conducted a follow-up investigation which revealed that Weems and another suspect, later identified as Anthony Ford, 27, of Lusby, are believed to have burglarized five residences in the northern part of Calvert County. Search and seizure warrants were executed by members of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office and the Maryland State Police at two residences in Lusby. Eleven additional weapons were recovered and seized.

These weapons included shotguns, rifles, and muzzle-loaders. Weems and Ford are currently awaiting charges for multiple burglaries. The investigation is continuing.

If you are a victim of a similar crime or you have further information on these cases you are encouraged to call the Calvert Investigative Team at (410) 535-1600 and contact TFC M. Roy on extension 2597 or Det. H. Rich on extension 2765. Any caller with information about these cases can remain anonymous.

State Police Barrack U Reports: Possession of Pills Trooper Costello responded to the 9100 bock of Easy St. in Owings to serve a warrant on January 3.

Jeanette C. Sigman, 52, of Owings, was transported to the Calvert County Detention for processing. During a secondary search, she was found in possession of pills for which she did not have a prescription. She was incarcerated at the Calvert County Detention Center.

marijuana. He was arrested and incarcerated at the He was arrested and incarcerated at the Calvert County Detention Center.

Calvert County Detention Center.

Trooper First Class West stopped a vehicle for traffic violations at Carlyle Ct. and St. Leonard Rd. in St. Leonard on December 24 at 11:54 a.m. A strong odor of marijuana was emitting from within the vehicle. Roy W. Deweese, 45, of Lusby was arrested for possession of marijuana. He was incarcerated at the Calvert County Detention Center.

Trooper Costello stopped a vehicle for traffic violations on Church St. in Prince Frederick on December 29 at 10:12 p.m. A search of the vehicle revealed marijuana. Steven A. McKnett, 26, of Prince Frederick, was arrested and incarcerated at the Calvert County Detention Center.

Possession of Percocet Trooper First Class Parker responded to the 1400 block of Woods Rd. in St. Leonard for a domestic disturbance on January 7 at 12:01 a.m. During the investigation, Crystal G. Hammond, 22, of Accokeek, and Kristina H. Woodward, 25, of Prince Frederick, were arrested for possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia. They were incarcerated at the Calvert County Detention Center.

Possession of Oxycodone Trooper First Class Saucerman stopped a vehicle for traffic violations on Rt 4 at Stoakley Rd. in Prince Frederick on December 30 at 4:03 p.m.

Derek J. Dolecki, 34, of Huntingtown, was found to be in possession of Oxycodone and other pills.

Destruction of Property: Trooper Barlow responded to the Solomons Island Yacht Club in reference to destruction of property on January 6 at 11:02 a.m. Two lamps at the end of the driveway were destroyed. Investigation continues.

Concealed Deadly Weapon Trooper First Class Lewis stopped a vehicle for traffic violations on Rt. 4 at Camaleer Pass in Sunderland on January 7 at 5:26 p.m. Sean Sammy, 38, of Ft. Washington, was found to be in possession of a handmade machete. He was arrested and incarcerated at the Calvert County Detention Center.

Reckless Endangerment Trooper First Class West responded to the 200 block of Helena Dr. in Prince Frederick in reference to a firearms complaint on New Year’s Day at 2:35 p.m. Donald E. Brubaker, 38, and Michael D. Shull, 18, both of Prince Frederick, were found to have discharged firearms. Both were arrested and incarcerated at the Calvert County Detention Center.

Arrests in Wendy’s Robbery

Trooper Esnes responded to the parking lot of the Safeway store in Prince Frederick for a report of a Terri Young possible drug transaction on December 30 at 3:29 Theft p.m. Christopher T. Cole, 22, of Lusby, and Calvert County Sheriff’s Deputies say A green Chaos FS20 bicycle valued at $100 was Russell E. Johnson, 20 of Port Republic, were stolen from behind a house on 3rd Street in North arrested for possession of pills for which they did they’ve made two arrests in connection Beach on January 6 between 5:30 p.m. and 10:00 not have a prescription. They were incarcerated at with a robbery at the Wendy’s in Prince p.m. Dep. Funchion is investigating.

Frederick in last month. the Calvert County Detention Center.

On December 7 at 9:19 a.m.

Rash of Thefts from Autos employees of Wendy’s located at 170 Possession of Marijuana Unknown suspect(s) entered an unlocked vehicle Trooper First Class Lewis stopped a vehicle for traffic Solomons Island Road in Prince Frederick overnight between January 5 and 6 on Williams violations on Rt. 4 at Bowie Shop Road in called to report that a robbery had just Wharf Road in St. Leonard and stole an Airpack Huntingtown on January 5 at 1:21 p.m. A strong It was learned that an backpack and personal papers belonging to the odor of marijuana was emitting from within the occurred. employee of Wendy’s observed the store victim. DFC J. Parsons is investigating. vehicle. Michael P. Morgan, 28, of Huntingtown, manager being robbed by a black male. was arrested for possession of marijuana and A Garmin GPS unit and a necklace, together incarcerated at the Calvert County Detention Center. That employee then gave chase, following valued at $250, were stolen from inside a vehicle the suspect north on MD Rt. 4 on foot parked outside a home on Williams Wharf Road in Trooper First Class Evans stopped a vehicle for until the suspect ran across the road and St. Leonard sometime on January 5. It is unknown traffic violations on Calvert Beach Rd. in St. entered a dark colored vehicle that then if the vehicle had been unlocked. Dep. J. Hardesty Leonard on January 6 at 9:37 p.m. A search of the proceeded north. is investigating. vehicle revealed that Richard B. MacWilliams, Jr., Det. M. Mudd and Sgt. R. Naughton 20, of St. Leonard, was found to be in possession of Two more vehicles parked in the driveway of a marijuana and drug paraphernalia. He was of C.I.T. responded to Wendy’s to take home on Williams Wharf Road were entered when arrested and incarcerated at the Calvert County witness statements of the robbery. The restaurant manager advised she left the they were left unlocked and a $125 brown Carhartt Detention Center. jacket and a $120 denim Orvis jacket were stolen. Trooper First Class Lewis stopped a vehicle for establishment to make the morning DFC V. Evans is investigating. traffic violations on January 7 at 5:30 p.m. on Rt. 4 deposit at the bank. While in her vehicle at Camaleer Pass in Sunderland. A search of the in the parking lot, she was approached by Five Burglaries Believed Solved vehicle revealed that the passenger, Rod K. Blaine, a black male who she said jabbed some DFC J. Smith and Deputy P. Mosely of the 44, of Washington, DC, was in possession of type of hard object into her side, then

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Burglary Trooper Barlow responded to DiGiovanni’s Restaurant in Solomons for a reported burglary on January 6 at 10:44 a.m. The restaurant was broken into and a cash box and several bottles of alcohol were stolen. Investigation continues.

Keith Young

took the bag containing the deposit money and fled. A lookout was broadcast for a suspect vehicle. The vehicle was not located.

Following up on a Crime Solver’s tip, several suspects were identified.

On December 22, suspect Keith De Marr Young, 26, of Waldorf, was observed operating a vehicle in Waldorf.

A traffic stop was attempted but the suspect fled. He was later apprehended in the front yard of a home in Waldorf after his vehicle was blocked in by police.

That same day in Prince Frederick, a second suspect was located, Terri Lynn Thomas Young, 43 of Waldorf.

Both suspects were charged with robbery and theft over $1,000. The investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information is asked to call the C.I.T. on (410) 535-1600 and contact Det. Mudd on extension 4691 or Sgt. Naughton on extension 2583 or call Calvert County Crime Solvers at (410) 535-2880 to leave an anonymous tip.

Waterfowl of the Chesapeake

By Bob Munro The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in North America. One definition of an estuary is as "that part of a river or stream or other body of water having an unimpaired connection with the open sea, where the sea-water is measurably diluted with freshwater derived from land drainage."

The Twin Beaches sit just about half way between the top of the Bay at Susquehanna Flats and the Atlantic Ocean at Norfolk, VA. So the water in front of the Twin Beaches is not fresh, not salt, but a mixture of the two called brackish. Actually our water is less than 10 PSU while ocean water is 35 PSU. Salinity affects everything living in the water column, including the organisms imbedded in or attached to the bottom like clams and submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV). And these are the organisms that constitute the food base for most waterfowl. There are some species of ducks called mergansers that eat small fish, and other water birds such as cormorants and loons that eat

Canvasback Duck

larger fish, but they are in the minority.

The exposed shores of the Chesapeake receive so much wave action that rooted SAV simply cannot maintain a secure foothold. Consequently we have essentially no SAV in the shallow waters along our part of the Western Shore. In areas where there are sand bars or oyster bars that reduce wave action, SAV might have a chance.

Why is the lack of SAV important with respect to waterfowl? Dabbling ducks such as Mallards and Black Ducks, geese and swans feed by tipping up in shallow water. With no SAV nearby, these species winter elsewhere in the Bay area or farther south in the Atlantic Flyway.

There are always local exceptions, such as the Mallards that scrape algae off dock pilings and hang out in marinas where their diet expands considerably. And there are flocks of geese and swans that seek refuge on Bay waters and fly inland to feed in corn and wheat fields. But by and large, we have very few dabbling ducks wintering along the Anne Arundel or Calvert County shorelines.

Other than the resident Canada Goose population that has exploded along the mid-Western Shore, the waterfowl we see from October through March are not from anywhere nearby. Some, such as the Tundra Swans, have flown about 3,000 miles from their breeding grounds along Alaska's North Slope to winter here or stop briefly on their journey to North Carolina. Most other species of waterfowl breed in the upper mid-west and Canada, and migrate to or through the Chesapeake Bay area for the rest of the year.

So for waterfowl, we're left with diving ducks that literally dive to the bottom and probe for SAV or small organisms like clams (generally smaller than a fingernail) and tiny crustaceans (shrimplike but very small). The Canvasback (see photo) historically was the most important duck of any species in the Chesapeake, but that was a long time ago. There are still decent numbers of Canvasbacks wintering in the Bay, as well as Greater and Lesser Scaup (collectively called "blackheads"), Buffleheads, Goldeneyes, and occasionally Redheads and Ring-necked Ducks. How-

ever, you're just as likely to see one or more species of sea ducks along the Twin Beaches shoreline, but more about those next time.

Have a question about Chesapeake Bay fishing?

Send your questions to "onthewater@chesapeakecurrent.com" and we'll do our best to get you an answer.

Don't catch 'em all, Bob Munro

About the Author: Bob Munro of Chesapeake Beach has been a career research biologist for the US Fish & Wildlife Service. At one time or another, he has visited every river entering the Chesapeake Bay from the Susquehanna Flats to Hampton Roads. An avid fisherman, he's fished the mid- Chesapeake since the mid-1980s.

Clean Marina Workshop Scheduled The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Boating Services will host a Clean Marina workshop for marina and boatyard operators in Annapolis. DNR encourages all marine facilities, including certified Clean Marinas, to attend this free event.

“Participants will learn how to; comply with regulation changes and the new General Discharge Permit, become a certified Clean Marina and successfully apply for pump-out grants,” said Donna Morrow, program chief of boating services. “Vendors of industrial wash water treatment systems will also be on-hand to share product information.”

DNR will provide complimentary copies of the Maryland Clean Marina Guidebook, Award Checklists, pump-out grant applications and educational materials for boaters at the workshops. The Guidebook outlines best management practices in areas such as vessel maintenance, fuel handling, sewage handling and storm water management.

Facilities of any size can be certified as a Clean Marina, including community associations and yacht clubs. In addition to

helping reduce pollution and protect waterways, Clean Marinas often enjoy discounted insurance rates, reduced clean up costs and improved relations within their community. Clean Marinas undergo a site visit to verify Award criteria and are then re-certified every three years. There are currently 144 certified Clean Marinas in Maryland, equating to approximately 24 percent of all marinas in the State. To view the list, visit dnr.state.md.us/boating/cleanmarina/cleanmar inas.asp.

The closest workshop to our area will be held on January 26 at from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Annapolis Recreation Center in Annapolis.

The Department requests advanced registration, as space is limited. To register: email dmorrow@dnr.state.md.us, include “Clean Marina Workshop” in the subject line, indicate the Annapolis workshop, and in the message, provide the names of the attendees.

For more information visit dnr.state.md.us/boating/cleanmarina/ or contact Donna Morrow at dmorrow@dnr.state.md.us or (410) 260-8773.

Serving Southern Anne Arundel, Northern Calvert and Surrounding Areas

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he Twin Beach Players (TBP) has been a roving group of actors and actresses, a homeless troupe of sorts for years.

They’ve performed wherever they could find the space, and never had a real business office, outside of a member’s home. They now, however, have new hope for stability.

North Beach Mayor Mark Frazer announced in his State of the Town presentation that Dale Thomas, the long-time owner of Nice and Fleazy Antiques, wants to convert his store into a permanent Fine Arts Center. The Twin Beach Players could stage plays there, and it could be a performance venue for Abigail Francisco School of Classical Ballet and others. Frazer acknowledged that this will take several years to become reality, and that the building would have to be demolished and rebuilt to flood standards because of its flood-prone proximity to the Chesapeake Bay. Dale Thomas tells the Chesapeake Current, “I’m open to the idea. There’s not much time left in my 70’s. I feel like I’m kind of pushing my luck because I have some heritage tomatoes to grow and eat!”

Thomas owns three parcels of land at 7th and Bay that could be incorporated into the plan.

He says the Mayor did approach him about forming a steering committee to look into the conversion, but it’s too soon to name names of people who could be involved. “I’d want the Twin Beach Players and Abigail’s school involved, of course, along with politicians. It’s going to take grants to fund it and architectural vision to create something that we’re all proud to support.”

Thomas adds that he’s looking forward to it. “It’s about telling people who I am now, because after my demise, I will be different and comfortable. Life is an ongoing now, it is always

Theatre Group Looks Forward to Feeling At Home now.”

So what’s his vision for the Performing Arts Center?

“I want it to have a vibration of well-being and unconditional love,” he answers with a smile.

Meantime, the Twin Beach Players this week inked a deal with the Bayside Boys & Girls Club (BGCSM) in North Beach to use

their facility for children’s programs in the short term.

Shefa Benoit, Chief Professional Officer for the BCCSM, representing Calvert, Charles and St. Mary’s County told us, “Personally, we’re thrilled. This is the best thing we’ve done in a while. I didn’t even know about the Twin Beach Players but this enhances awareness for both of us.”

“It gives us wider exposure and more programs for the kids because this building is for community groups to use. I want everyone to know it’s vibrant and available and the Boys & Girls Clubs are always open to new partnerships,” Benoit adds. The BGCSM has been in the building on Dayton Avenue for three years.

TBP President Sid Curl tells us that the agreement allows the group to use the facility after business hours for their three main youth projects: staging of Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night’ in June, the Annual Kids Playwriting Festival in the summer, and ‘A Christmas Carol’ in December. “Playwright Mark Scharf, whom we’ve worked with before, says he will host a playwriting workshop for the kids here. Cheryl Thompson, a speech pathologist with Calvert Schools has offered to hold a speech workshop, and I can do a workshop for kids on Shakespeare Technical Theatre. This allows us to do so much

Dale Thomas gives no time frame for closing his Nice and Fleazy Antiques store in North Beach, but says he’s open to the idea of a Fine Arts Center being built there.

more for children than ever before. Like I’ve always said, not all kids are into sports.”

The Twin Beach Players’ plays with grown-ups will be performed at the Holland Point Civic Center, with rehearsals at the Northeast Community Center in Chesapeake Beach.

Fund and Grant Developer for the TBP, Jana Barberio, says, “It this agreement will also help us save some money, and we can even have a box office at the Boys & Girls Club.”

The Many Faces Behind the Curtain Shefa Benoit, Chief Professional Officer of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maryland; Sid Curl of Prince Frederick, President, and Jana Barberio, Funds and Grant developer for the Twin Beach Players check out their new home. Also pictured is Jana’s son, Vittorio.

By Jana Barberio To raise money for its Youth Troupe and to support a new Twin Beach Fine Arts Center, Twin Beach Players (TBP) held their first fund raiser during their end of season show “A Christmas Carol,” and raised $700.

There are many faces behind these productions and fundraisers. Without them these events would not happen.

Twin Beach Players next fundraiser is on Sunday, February 12 at the Rod’N’Reel from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The highlight of this fundraiser is the talent and contribution of Meteorologist Doug Hill (who lives in Huntingtown) and Metro Traffic Reporter Lisa Baden (who lives in Rose Haven) will appear in a performance of A.R. Gurney’s “Love Letters”.

“Love Letters” is a Pulitzer Prize nominated play about the 50-year love relationship between Melissa Gardener and Andrew Makepeace Ladd. This dramatic affair takes place entirely through letters.

Vivian Peterson produced the marvelous video promotion for “Love Letters” that is being circulated online. She previously created incredible video promotions for Twin Beach Players productions of “Dracula” and “A Christmas Carol”.

Our “Love Letters” director, Tom Wines, has acted in several Twin Beach Players productions, which included marvelously playing the role of Big Daddy in “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” and Chief in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.”

He is assisted in direction by Katherine Willham. Willham is a Youth Troupe member who demonstrated spectacular presence and characterization on stage in her portrayal of the Cat in the Hat, in local teen playwright Jeffrey Thompson’s “Green Eggs and Ham the Sequel”, and of the female spy in playwright Matthew Konerth’s “Sherlock Holmes and the Missing Mona Lisa.” Both Thompson and Konerth were winners in the 6th Annual Kids Playwriting Festival.

Pat Carpenter, Executive Director of the Arts Council of Calvert County and owner of Celebrate, a floral design company, offered to donate 13 floral centerpieces for the “Love Letters” event.

Philomena Gorenflo designed the fundraiser postcards, flyers and ads.

TBP Vice President and Treasurer Regan Cashman has lent her voice to our reservation line and helped with advertising arrangements.

Brian and Carrie Raines have developed and modified our website: www.twinbeachplayers.com.

Sid Curl, TBP President, has prompted us all to stay focused, organized, and level-headed through the entire process of finding the talent, locating sponsors and donors, inviting support, editing, writing, asking questions, pricing, negotiating, verifying and communicating back and forth through hundreds of emails and telephone calls.

These are just a few of the many faces behind the curtain.

Now if you want to see the live performance of faces and voices you recognize Doug Hill and Lisa Baden - in front of the curtain, make reservations prior to February 5, that’s when the Rod’N’Reel needs their final head count to order the food.

Call (410) 286-1890 for reservations.

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State of the Town:

What’s Ahead for North Beach?

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bigger, better Bayside History Museum, an expanded nature preserve, and turning the town into a “wedding destination.� These were some of the future plans outlined by Mayor Mark Frazer in his State of the Town address at the January 12 Town Council meeting.

He began his presentation by noting that for 2012 the town is in a, “sound financial position� and that it “has never looked better.� North Beach currently has more than $2 million in its “rainy day fund.�

The mayor noted that the purchase of another beach parcel at the north end of town at the Anne Arundel County line, now known as the Walton Beach Nature Preserve, was finalized in 2011. And now that preserve may expand. Frazer announced that the town is now in negotiations with the Walton family to purchase another 14 acres near the new Public Works building and adjacent to the tidal marsh wetlands off Dayton Avenue. An observation deck built last year to give nature lovers a better view of the wetlands has since been completed as well.

Frazer also outlined plans to turn North Beach into a “wedding destination.�

Frazer noted that nearby Chesapeake Beach Resort and Spa and Herrington on the Bay in Rose Haven have booming wedding businesses, so why not North Beach? He added, “We have the bakeries, salons and gift shops.� He showed an artists’ rendering of a proposed covered pavilion to be built at the end of the fishing pier to accommodate waterfront ceremonies. It would be reminiscent of the old Oscar’s Crab House, which used to be located there, and the new pavilion would have a lower deck built around the sides so people could still fish.

He said that he has met with a group of investors interested in opening a bed and breakfast in North Beach, “away from the water.� When asked, the Mayor said no, the investors had not purchased any land and the B&B is not related to the proposed hotel project at 5th and Bay Avenue, which he did not mention in his State of the Town presentation.

However, he did say that he had recently spoken with Van Metre and they indicated that they could break ground on their townhouse projects at 3rd and Bay and 5th and Bay by the end of the year.

Frazer added, “I know we’ve heard that before‌â€?

Frazer pointed out that two County

By Diane Burr Commissioners, President Gerry Clark and Pat Nutter were in the audience, as he announced that the town is nearing agreement with the county on a lease for the North Beach Community Center, which would be converted into a larger Bayside History Museum. Frazer called it, “A big deal,� and said the town would sell the small, green building now housing the museum to “bring in more money for the residents.�

Frazer also praised Dawn Richardson, the full-time, paid marketing employee the town added to the staff last year.

Jerome Hansen was sworn in as a new member of the North Beach Planning Commission, replacing Jim Andre, whom Frazer said served, “faithfully and well.�

Jane Hagen encouraged residents through the Neighbor-to-Neighbor Committee to make an inventory of their valuable property, including serial numbers and other identification features so they can be identified, if stolen. “Most of the items stolen in our area are taken to Anne Arundel or Prince Georges Counties to fence, but often things are recovered. If you can claim your property, you could get it back.�

She said the Calvert County Sheriff’s Department has recommended forms that

Photo of a slide from the 2012 State of the Town presentation of an artist’s rendering of a proposed “wedding pavilion� at the end of the pier, reminiscent of Oscar’s Crab House. A lower deck would be built around the pavilion so fishermen could still fish.

residents can use to make their inventories.

She also warned about PCP use and dealing being on the rise, along with thefts of pain medications. “Don’t let anyone know if you have a prescription,� she advised.

And she said there have also been new reports of copper thefts, so residents are asked to be on the lookout and call 911 if they see any suspicious activity.

About the Author: Diane Burr of North Beach is the founder and owner of the Chesapeake Current and Chesapeake Bay Tripper.

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Local Compassionate Marylander Finalist Reverend Robert Hahn, Pastor of Chesapeake Church in Huntingtown and founder of End Hunger Calvert, has come in second in the latest Compassionate Marylander Awards.

To be eligible for the awards, participants had to submit an essay last year.

Marylanders then selected the ten finalists by voting for their favorite story online with voting ending January 9. A review committee compiled of members from the Governor’s Office and CareFirst will choose five winners from the top 10 finalists. Rev. Robert Hahn Corporate sponsor CareFirst will donate $5,000 in each winner’s name to the charity of their choice (a total of $25,000 is available).

Early on, Rev. Hahn led the pack, after a social media blitz, but by the end of the voting period had dropped to second with 22%, 6,138 votes.

Rev. Hahn recognized supporters on his Facebook page with this message: “THANK YOU to everyone who voted and Tweeted and Facebooked and got everyone they knew to vote for End Hunger Calvert. We got second place which keeps us in the running for one of the $5,000 grants. We did this together harnessed social media to feed the hungry and created community. I cannot list all of you - you know who you are and went above and beyond. Life in Calvert is better because of you.”

Of the more than 27,800 votes cast, the top vote-getter was Rich Blake, a Marine combat vet from Baltimore wrote an impassioned letter about “Operation Oliver,” an effort to repopulate the city with families. He received 25%, or 6,966 votes.

Here’s the essay nominating Reverend Robert Hahn for the Compassionate Marylander Awards, written by his daughter, Jaqueline Hahn:

community groups, and local businesses.

Just this October, over 200,000 pounds of food were collected to fill the shelves of the local food pantries.

Compassion is defined as “a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering.”

2011 also launched The Farms of End Hunger, eleven acres of farmland completely dedicated to providing fresh produce to local food pantries to provide healthy food options for low‐income families. Over 160,000 pounds of produce were harvested just this year.

I would like to nominate Rev. Robert P. Hahn, Chairman of End Hunger In Calvert County as my Compassionate Marylander. Rev. Hahn has been the Senior Pastor of Chesapeake Church for over 20 years and in 2006 he began a countywide movement that lead to the establishment of End Hunger In Calvert County.

Rev. Hahn was inspired to launch End Hunger In Calvert County when he learned that while Calvert is one of the wealthiest counties in the United States, it suffers from rising poverty and hunger rates. Upon hearing that the majority of Calvert food pantry clients are children and the remainder already hold full‐time jobs, he was gripped by the vision of what could be accomplished if churches, schools, nonprofits, businesses and other organizations joined together. His mission is to not only feed people but to get to the root causes of local hunger and equip people to become self‐sufficient.

In its existence, End Hunger In Calvert County has grown into a grassroots partnership of over 25 churches, 11 food pantries, and more than 60 businesses united behind the idea that hunger in Calvert County can be defeated. Every October is now officially End Hunger In Calvert County Month, declared by a joint resolution of the Maryland State Senate and the House of Delegates as well as Calvert County Board of Commissioners.

Rev. Hahn serves as an active partner on the board of Governor O’Malley’s Partnership to End Childhood Hunger.

Rev. Hahn’s vision for change has always involved people and inspiring others to envision what can be accomplished when they banned together to serve the greater good; one of his and End Hunger In Calvert County’s core values is that life change happens through relationships. And if you ever hear him speak on the issue of hunger, one thing is always unmistakably clear, hunger is not a food problem, it’s an awareness problem and together we can make a difference for thousands of people.

Determined to rally a people, Rev. Hahn has relentlessly spent the last six years unifying the community of Calvert County to care for the least fortunate.

Because of his leadership and vision End Hunger In Calvert County’s 11 partnering food pantries serve over 10,000 residents each year. Every October, End Hunger In Calvert County hosts a countywide food drive in partnership with the Calvert County Public School System, Calvert Memorial Hospital, Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, College of Southern Maryland, as countless individuals,

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Rev. Hahn also united the County clergy by spearheading a movement founded on the value that although they may disagree on some things; they can all agree that no person should go hungry. For the first time in Calvert County history, clergy members across all faith backgrounds, in a display of unity, stood together as the Clergy of End Hunger In Calvert County, demonstrating that religious and racial divisions can be defeated when we unite behind a common need. Because of this movement, two new church‐based food pantries have opened and the level of awareness about hunger in Calvert County has grown.

Rev. Hahn has also had a great impact on the business community. As stated, over 60 local businesses make up the End Hunger In Calvert County network.

Because of End Hunger’s relationship with the College of Southern Maryland and Calvert Memorial Hospital the life of Elena Hutchinson will never be the same. Elena is a mother of four, who came to End Hunger In Calvert County through the Red Cross after her husband had committed suicide and two weeks later lost her home in Hurricane Katrina. She now has her degree as an Occupational Therapist, holds a full-time job to care for her family and for the first time in her life she has a saving account.

Here is another story of a changed life.

Because of End Hunger In Calvert County’s relationship with a local car dealership, Shawn Englert was provided with a specialty van after a diving accident left him paralyzed from the shoulders down.

This vehicle now allows him to build a more independent lifestyle and continue to pursue his college degree.

It’s not about numbers, but behind those numbers are the faces of real people whose lives have been touched and transformed by the work of End Hunger In Calvert County. That success only comes from a compassionate vision combined with the courage and passion to make it happen.

Because of Rev. Hahn’s compassion for people, thousands of less fortunate families lives’ have been impacted. But even more, Rev. Hahn has united Calvert County. His work has influenced others to be compassionate people compelled to make a difference in the lives of their neighbors.

His legacy will live on long past his years.

And that is why Rev. Robert P. Hahn is my Compassionate Marylander.

Generosity Touches Hearts

Dear Chesapeake Current Readers, Toys for Tots ended up serving 181 families and 436 children in Calvert County for the holidays. I want to thank the community, local businesses community organizations and youth organizations for their support. Each family was able the select four presents and two books per child, along with board games for the family.

Dickinson Jewelers donated jewelry for older boys and girls. We had one very generous person donate a variety of 25 boys’ and girls’ bicycles and $25 gift cards for helmets.

Youth organizations that helped are Calvert County Young Marines, Northern High School NJROTC & FBLA, Huntington High School NJROTC, Calvert High School NJROTC, Paxtuent High School NJROTC, Happy Trails 4-H Club, Boy Scout Troop 429 and Cub Scout Troop 422.

Community organizations that help are Children’s Aid Inc., Elks Lodge, the American Legion and all the Volunteer Fire Departments. Many other groups and businesses also help collect Toys for Tots each season.

It was great to see the community and youth organizations come together to help deliver the message of hope and the joy of Christmas to the less fortunate.

Local Marine Reservists that helped are Sgt. Ray Trigger and Sgt. Will Costello.

Local Navy Reservists that help are PO1 Richard English and PO1 Carter.

Thanks again to everyone who opened their hearts to make the holidays brighter for so many local kids and their families in this tough economy.

V/R Jerry (Jake) Kepich Chesapeake Beach Toys for Tots of Calvert & Charles Counties

Help Wanted For Empty Bowl Supper Calling All Woodturners: It isn’t very often that a woodturner gets to do what he/she enjoys the most (turning a piece of wood) and at the same time help out those in need in their community.

You and I as woodturners can do this by turning one or more wooden bowls to be used at the “Empty Bowl Supper and Silent Auction” on March 24. Nothing fancy, just a simple six-to-eight-inch wooden bowl to be filled with food. Rest assured, event goes will still enjoy the traditional hand crafted clay bowls the local potters have made for years! We just want to do our part too.

Project Echo House has one major fund raising activity each year to support men, women and children in Calvert County the “Empty Bowl Supper.” Last year, Project Echo House provided 12,125 bed nights (one bed, one person, one night), served 15,014 meals, and found stable employment for 75 residents and permanent housing for 19 – all on a budget of $220,000.

I am acting as the coordinator for woodturners for the “Empty Bowl Supper”. If you’re interested in joining me in helping Project Echo House and those in need in Calvert County please contact me at Thehappyturnerinowings@yahoo.com or telephone me at (301) 855-4798. For more information on Project Echo Homeless Shelter go to http://www.projectecho.net/empty-bowl-supper.html .

Dave Wardrup The Happy Turner in Owings

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Popeye Bowen, 92 Eldridge M. “Popeye” Bowen, age 92, of Prince Frederick, a longtime resident of Tracy’s Landing and Lothian, passed away January 6, 2012 at Calvert Memorial Hospital in Prince Frederick.

Popeye was born December 23, 1919 in Adelina, MD, now part of Prince Frederick, to Molly (Montgomery) and Eldridge C. Bowen. He was raised in Fairhaven, and lived in Tracy’s Landing for many years. He married Patricia “Patty” Kirby on July 3, 1982 and they lived in Lothian, and Prince Frederick for the past year and a half.

Popeye was a lifelong farmer and was a retired truck driver with the Anne Arundel County Pubic Works Department. He also hauled loads of tobacco for many local farmers to the tobacco markets in Upper Marlboro.

Popeye was a faithful member of Friendship United Methodist Church, and a former member of Deale Volunteer Fire Department. In his leisure time, Popeye enjoyed baseball and taking bus trips to the casinos in Delaware where he liked playing slot machines.

Popeye was preceded in death by his parents and by six siblings. He is survived by his devoted wife Patty Bowen, daughters Margaret Dyar of Huntingtown, and Nancy Skinner of Stevensville, MD, and by a son Raymond Bowen of Lansing, MI. He is also survived by granddaughters Sandra Callow, Loretta Czarnomski and Bridgett Bowen, and by four great-grandchildren.

Rausch Funeral Home handled arrangements.

A funeral service and celebration of Popeye’s life was held at Friendship United Methodist Church, with internment following in the church cemetery.

Memorial Contributions may be made to Friendship U.M. Church, P.O. Box 72, Friendship, MD 20758.

Barbara Carver, 83 Barbara Louise Carver, 83, of Chesapeake Beach was born in Washington DC on January 8, 1928 to Frederick and Frances Kendrick, she entered into rest on December 23, 2011 at Washington Hospital Center.

She was the beloved mother of Daniel (Terry) Carver, devoted grandmother of DJ (Amanda)

Carver and Brittany Carver, the great-grandmother of Andrew Carver and Justin Carver. She is also survived by her adopted feline children Cammie, Lucky, Tinker, Chance and Dixie.

Barbara was the founder of Chesapeake Society to Prevent Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), and was a board member of Tri-County Animal Shelters.

Barbara was also a member of North Beach Volunteer Fire Department Ladies’ Auxiliary and the Chesapeake Beach American Legion.

Lee Funeral Home handled arrangements.

A memorial service was held at Emmanuel Baptist Church. Memorial Contributions may be made to Chesapeake SPCA: P.O. Box 506 Chesapeake Beach, MD 20732.

Jimmy Cox, 80 James Leroy Cox Sr., “Jimmy,” 80, of Huntingtown, Maryland passed away on January, 10, 2012 in Auburndale, Florida.

He was born, September 9, 1931 in Prince Frederick to Ernest Leroy Cox and Myrtle Gray Cox. He was a graduate of Calvert Senior High, Baltimore Business College, and the Army Officer’s School at Fort Belvoir, VA. Jimmy, along with his dad, owned and operated the car and tractor business “Cox Motors” of Prince Frederick for approximately forty years. Mr. Cox was also a member of the Masonic Lodge and the Calvert County Lions Club. He was an officer of the 121st Engineer Battalion, Maryland National Guard and retired with the rank of Major (U.S. Army). He was a “founding member” of Trinity United Methodist Church.

He was preceded in death by his parents Ernest Leroy Cox and Myrtle G. Cox, and by a grand daughter, Julie Cox. He is survived by his wife of fifty-eight years, Olivia Sibley Cox of Huntingtown, daughters Laura Lynn Cox and Anne Kimberly Cox Cross and husband Kevin of Huntingtown, sons James L. Cox Jr. and wife Nancy, and Scott K. Cox and wife Robin of Huntingtown, grandsons Jon Cox and wife Melissa of Lusby, Kevin Greenwell and wife Tracy of Sunderland, Kyle Greenwell of Cape Coral, FL, and Scott K. Cox II "Kenny" of Huntingtown, granddaughter Ashley Cox Dare and husband Mark of Port Republic, great-grandchildren include Koy, Lily, and Gy Greenwell, Reed and McKenna Cox, and Madison Dare.

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Robert Jenkins, 88

Daniel Patrick Davis, 57, of Huntingtown, was born in 1954 and passed away peacefully at his home on December 31, 2011 after a long illness.

He is survived by his loving wife of 32 years, Donna Davis; daughters Lindsey Davis of Prince Frederick, Christina Schertel and her husband Timothy Schertel of Troy, MT, son EN2 Nicholas Davis, USN, and his wife Lauren Davis of Key West, FL, grandson, Wyatt Schertel, three sisters and a brother-in-law. He was preceded in death by his parents, Andrew and Mary Davis.

Dan retired in 2009 after 35 years as a member of the Steamfitter Local 602. The John C. Grimberg Co., Inc. recognized him in 2011 with the Thomas J. McCoy and R. Glenn Ahearn Memorial Award for his outstanding dedication and commitment to his job and his craft.

Dan lived most of his life in Calvert County.

He enjoyed playing his guitar, fishing, and anything to do with computers. He was an avid western movie buff. Dan always took great pride in the accomplishments of his wife and children.

Family and friends remember his kindness, quick wit, and wonderful sense of humor.

A memorial service was held at Christ Church in Port Republic. Rausch Funeral Home handled arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to Calvert Hospice (www.calverthospice.org).

Robert Henry Jenkins, 88, of Owings, passed away on December 26, 2011 at Union Memorial Hospital, in Baltimore. He was born September 21, 1923 to the late Henry Jenkins and Emma Jane Lake.

Robert had one sister, Sadie and four brothers, George, Mack, Johnny and Jack who preceded him in death.

He received his education in the Calvert County Public School System.

In 1947 Robert was joined in holy matrimony to Mary Coates who preceded him in death.

He had been employed with Mike Construction, Bob Evans and Checkers before his retirement.

Robert leaves to cherish his memories; daughters: Ann Jenkins, Queenie Coleman (Thomas) and Delores Boyd (Grant); four grandchildren: Bridgett, Dora Jean, Sandra and Sean; four great-grandchildren: DeVon, Miles, Marc and Morgan; one great-great-grandchild, Layla; one sister-in-law: Alice L. Coates; and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.

Visitation and funeral services were held at Sewell Funeral Home's Chapel in Prince Frederick.

His final resting place is the cemetery at Patuxent United Methodist Church, 3500 Solomons Island Road North, Huntingtown.

Elliot Finley, 84 Elliott Campbell “Skeets” Finley, 84, of Huntingtown, died January 1, 2012 at his home.

He was born October 3, 1927 in Washington, D.C. to Elmer George and Hulda J. (Pletzer) Finley. Skeets served in the U.S. Army and upon being honorably discharged as a Sergeant attended Randolph-Macon College, later working for P.D. Gawltney, Jr. Co. in Smithfield, VA. In May 1955 he accepted employment with the Library of Congress and retired in September 1984 as Chief of the Central Services Division.

Subsequently he worked part-time in real estate, and for the past ten years shared his artistic talents with the St. Mary’s County Art Association. One of his greatest satisfactions was derived from his associations with the International Association of Lions Clubs, which he joined in 1970 and served over 40 years, and was District Governor of District 22C from 1984 until 1985. Always eager to help, Skeets devoted his entire life trying to make life better for others.

He is survived by his wife of 55 plus years, Virgie Lorrain Dustin Finley; two brothers, Shirley H. “Jack” Finley and wife Helen of Smithfield, VA and Elmer E. Finley and wife Barbara of Lakeland, FL, and one sister Dorothy V. Ferruzza and husband Anthony of Frederick, MD. Also surviving are seven cherished nieces and one nephew; seven great-nieces and seven great-nephews and their children, many special friends and caregivers.

Rausch Funeral Home handled arrangements.

Expressions of sympathy in Mr. Finley’s name may be made to Calvert Hospice, P.O. Box 838, Prince Frederick, MD 20678, online at www.calverthospice.org. or to Randolph-Macon College, P.O. Box 5005 Ashland, VA 23005.

George Jones, 65 George Travor Jones, 65, of Mechanicsville, passed away on January 1, 2012 in Washington Hospital Center.

George is survived by his wife, Shirley K. Jones, father of Theresa Ball (Charles) of York PA., Yvette Allen (Erik) of Huntingtown, Imogene Jones (Chuck Durant) of Chesapeake Beach, Michelle Jones of Mechanicsville, and George C. Jones of Huntingtown. Grandfather of Courtney Hunsberger, Ryan Ball, EJ and Clayton Allen, Colin Tarkington, Aiden, Brandon, Katie and Hailey Jones, he is also survived by a sister Patricia Will of Sykesville, MD. Rausch Funeral home handled arrangements.

Interment was at Parklawn Memorial Park in Rockville. Memorial contributions may be made to American Heart Association.

Arlene Krystopik, 71 Arlene Jeanette Krystopik, 71, of Huntingtown, passed away January 4, 2012 at the Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C. Arlene was born February 20, 1940 in Washington, D.C. to Ferrell W. and Anna D. (Milner) Oden.

She was raised in Coral Hills, MD and was a graduate of Suitland High School, class of 1958. She married Walter S. “Bill” Krystopik April 18, 1960, and they lived in Washington, D.C. until moving to Brandywine, MD in 1968 and to Huntingtown in 1976.

Arlene was employed as a secretary with the Department of Agriculture for several years and later as a receptionist at Calvert Memorial Hospital in Prince Frederick, but was primarily a homemaker, wife, mother and grandmother. In her leisure time Arlene enjoyed reading, gardening, and also adored her pets.

She was preceded in death by her parents, and is survived by her devoted husband Bill Krystopik, her daughter Lori Frame and husband Phillip of Huntingtown, her son Scott Krystopik of Orlando, FL, grandchildren Christopher Redding and Leanna and Madison Frame, all of Huntingtown, and sisters Lola Johnson of Ft. Washington, MD and Carol Robbins of West Palm Beach, FL.

Rausch Funeral Home handled arrangements.

Friends were received at Huntingtown United Methodist Church, where a funeral service and celebration of Arlene’s life was held. Interment was at at Miranda Cemetery in Huntingtown.

Rose Nalley, 77 Rose Marie Nalley , 77, of Lothian, formerly of Lanham, MD, passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at her home with her family by her side.

She was born April 6, 1934.

She is the beloved wife of the late George R. Nalley and loving mother of Donna Sonnenberg and Ray Nalley, and was the grandmother of Phillip and Charles Sonnenberg and Michael Jones. She is also survived by numerous other relatives and friends.

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at St. Mary’s of the Assumption Catholic Church in Upper Marlboro. Interment was at Ft. Lincoln Cemetery Brentwood, MD. Lee Funeral Home in Owings handled arrangements.

Memorial contributions in Mrs. Nalley's name may be made to Hospice of the Chesapeake, 445 Defense Highway, Annapolis, MD 21401.

Joan Owens, 72 Joan Elizabeth (Logue) Owens, a resident of Bristol (now part of Lothian) since 1959 died January 9, 2012 at the age of 72. She was born September 26, 1939 in Washington, D.C. and grew up in Berwyn Heights in

Prince George’s County.

She graduated from High Point Senior High School in 1957. Joan worked for Prince George’s County Health Department from 1957-1959 in Cheverly, MD. She returned to the Prince George’s County Health Dept. from 1963-1965 in Hyattsville, MD. She became a realtor in 1973 and retired in 1999 from Schwartz Realty in Deale. Joan was also a co-owner of the family business, Owens Sunoco Gas Station, from 1972 to 1992. She served as President, Vice President, and Secretary-Treasurer of the PTA at Tracey’s Elementary School in Tracy’s Landing,. Joan was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary Unit 206 at the Stallings-Williams Post American Legion in Chesapeake Beach.

Joan is survived by her husband Frank Richard Owens, Sr., her two sons Frank Richard Owens, Jr. and his wife Stacy and Michael Addison Owens and his wife Sandy, all of Lothian. She has one grandson, Frank Richard Owens III and his wife Joy of North Beach, and one great granddaughter, Kamryn Storm. Also surviving are her two sisters Grace E. Nye of Portland, OR and Donna L. Smith of Gilbert, SC. She has three nephews and one niece along with one great niece and two great nephews. Joan was preceded in death by her mother Julia E. Nye and father John H. Logue, and by a brother William E. “Sonny” Logue, Sr. Rausch Funeral Home handled arrangements. Interment was at Woodfield Cemetery in Galesville.

Memorial contributions and expressions of sympathy in Joan’s name may be made to the American Cancer Society, Anne Arundel County Unit, 1041 Rt. 3 North, Gambrills, MD 21054 or to Hospice of the Chesapeake, 445 Defense Highway, Annapolis, MD 21401.

North Beach; brother Arthur Rehkemper and his Anna worked in the Administration wife Betty of Columbia, MD and sister Janet Ritter Department for National Geographic. She was kind and her husband Robert of Owings. and sweet, and she always put the needs of others Alice Joyce Rausch Funeral Home handled arrange- before her own. She adored her family and enjoyed Nobles, age 85, of ments. every minute she spent with them. She loved all Prince Frederick, people and instantly developed friendships with passed away January Anna Sharpe, 90 everyone she met.

11, 2012 at Calvert She is survived by sons, Larry Sharpe and his Memorial Hospital in Anna Virginia wife Terry of North Beach, and Terry Sharpe of Prince Frederick.

Sharpe, 90, of Chesapeake Beach. She was the grandmother of Joyce was born Chesapeake Beach, Michael Sharpe of Huntingtown, and Matthew September 4, 1926 in passed away January Sharpe of North Beach. She is also survived by her Kinston, NC to John 13. 2012 in Solomons great grandchildren, Jason, Jacob, and Hayden and Josephine Nursing Center. She Sharpe.

(Tilghman) Gardner.

She received her education in North Carolina public was born May 19, Rausch Funeral Home handled arrangements. schools and attended Columbia Union College in 1921 in Lost City, Memorial contributions may be made to Takoma Park, MD. WV to the late Wade Calvert Hospice, P.O. Box 838, Prince Frederick, She was employed as a subject cataloger with the and Marcella Shell MD 20678.

Library of Congress, retiring in 1988. Joyce resided in Snyder.

Suitland until moving to Prince Frederick in 1996.

She was a member of Pennsylvania Avenue Seventh Day Adventist Church and the National Association of Retired Federal Employees. She was an avid reader and enjoyed making gourmet chocolates for her family and friends.

Joyce was preceded in death by her parents and a brother Johnny Ray Gardner. Surviving are her son Terry Nobles and his wife Betty of Dunkirk, grandson “For six generations your David Nobles and his wife Jennifer of Huntingtown, a great-granddaughter Lexi Nobles and a great-grandson Chase Nobles, brothers Jesse Gardner family has placed trust in our family’s and his wife Annie Mae of New Bern, NC, Joel Gardner and his wife Jessie of Vienna, VA, Jeffrie tradition of quality service.”

Gardner and his wife Sandra of New Bern, NC, sisters Jacqueline Willis of New Bern, NC, Jonquil Lanier of Chattanooga, TN, Joan Finch, Lansing, MI, Juliette Lee Funeral Home Calvert, P.A. Lee Funeral Home, Inc. Church and her husband Charles of Kirkland, WA, 6633 Old Alexandria Ferry Rd. 8125 Southern Maryland Blvd. and numerous nieces and nephews.

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Eugene Charles Rehkemper, age 64, of Chesapeake Beach, died suddenly January 3, 2012 at his home.

He was born January 10, 1947 in St. John’s, Newfoundland to Edwin George and Helena Mary (Beyers) Rehkemper. Gene attended Catholic schools and graduated from John Carroll High School in Washington, DC. He married Elsie “Molly” Bennie at Mt. Calvary Catholic Church in Forestville, MD on July 12, 1971. They resided in Forestville, MD until moving to Chesapeake Beach in 1975.

Gene was employed as a cable splicer for C&P Telephone Company and Bell Atlantic and retired from Verizon as a central office technician in 2003 after 34 years of combined service. He enjoyed spending time with his grandsons, gardening and doing home renovations.

Surviving are his wife Elsie B. “Molly” Rehkemper, daughters Jen Humphreys and her husband Jamie of North Beach, and Beth Burgess and her husband John of Easton, MD, grandsons Will Burgess of Easton and Jesse Humphreys of

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Pride & Joy Showcasing Young Talent The Arts Council of Calvert County will continue its sponsorship of month-long art shows in its Mary Beth Harry Student Art Gallery this year. Director Pat Carpenter says these shows will include the work of many young art students from various schools in Calvert County.

During January, the art students of Maria Lendacky of Sunderland Elementary will display their artistic creations at CalvArt Gallery where some of Calvert County’s most wellknown and celebrated adult artists show their work.

Age does not determine artistic ability, and through its Student Art Gallery, the Arts Council of Calvert County plans to prove it. The mission of the Student Art Gallery is to invest in and encourage the arts in Calvert County, and to sow a seed of interest in the future members of Calvert

County’s artistic community. These monthly shows will afford Calvert County art teachers the opportunity to display the artistic creations of their talented pupils.

January’s show features abstract relief structure, inspired by the work of Frank Stella, by the 4th graders. Stop by and take a look!

The mission of the Arts Council of Calvert County is to invest in and encourage the arts in Calvert County.

The Mary Beth Harry Student Art Gallery is made possible through the support of the Maryland State Arts Council, the Calvert County Board of County Commissioners and Friends of the Arts who support the Arts Council.

The CalvArt Gallery is located at 110 Solomons Island Road in Prince Frederick in the shopping center with Greene Turtle, Sakura and Dream Weaver.

Team Wins Regional Tourney CSM’s college VEX robotics team, The Talons, from left, Ryan Hutchinson, Stewart Smith, Jimmy O’Brien, Heather Stripling, Willie Hamel, Jonathan Frank and Evan Dahlstrom, show off their winning robots and tournament champion award from their first qualifier competition Nov. 18 at the California University in Pennsylvania. The team’s next competition will be March 2 in La Plata.

Proving that robotics competitions are not just for little kids, members of the College of Southern Maryland robotics team has won the tournament champion award at their first qualifier competition at the California University in Pennsylvania. In this year’s competition, the college teams build two robots.

“The VEX robotics competitions are open to all colleges—universities as well as community colleges around the world,” said CSM Technical and Industrial Studies Professor Bernice Brezina, the team’s coach and advisor.

“These students no doubt have promising careers ahead of them.

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CSM’s team, The Talons, named for the college’s Hawk mascot, consists of eight core members and several other students who provide support for the team.

So how does an interest in robotics begin?

Heather Stripling, 18, of Waldorf, a biomedical major says she’s tinkered with things since she was a toddler, “When I was two-years-old, my Mom said that I used to play with toys by unscrewing the compartment that held the batteries and taking the batteries out.”

Also on the winning team is Evan Dahlstrom of Huntingtown.

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CSM Celebrates 13th Winter Commencement The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) recognized 511 candidates for degrees and certificates during its 13th Winter Commencement held Jan. 12 at the La Plata Campus.

CSM awarded 500 associate degrees and 242 certificates: 23% from Calvert, 43% from Charles County, 31% from St. Mary’s County. Three percent are from outside of the region. Nearly a fourth of all associate's degree candidates for graduation earned a 3.5 grade point average or higher.

Of the graduates, 67 percent were female. The ages of this winter’s associate’s degree and certificate recipients ranged from 18 to 64.

Monica Fellows, center, of Chesapeake Beach, barely contains the emotion of the moment after graduates turn their tassels. She is joined, from left, by Morgan Ann Harger of St. Leonard; Lisa Ann Golway of Newburg; Whitney B. Burch of Hughesville; Heather Leigh Brooks of Huntingtown; and Mary Geneva Yates of Charlotte Hall.

“When you watch our graduates walk across the stage—this is an amazing feat for most of them because most have families, they work, they have a life and they are outstanding students. For them to reach this point is nothing short of incredible,” said CSM President Dr. Brad Gottfried.

“What they share—and they share a very important attribute—is the understanding of the importance of a college education.”

The most senior candidate for graduation is Susan T. Kruszka, 64, of Waldorf.

Kruszka earned an associate’s degree in arts and sciences and an associate’s degree in general studies.

The most senior candidate from Calvert County for an associate’s degree is Nancy Gardner, 60, of Dunkirk.

When Gardner headed off to the University of Maryland after high school to pursue a degree in elementary education, she didn’t anticipate the path ahead.

“It was the height of the Vietnam War and there were protests on Route 1 and tear gas—and lots of distractions,” she said.

After two years of college she left, got married and for the next 20 years raised her children. During the 1990s, Gardner

returned to work and returned to college—at CSM. She had first-day jitters worrying if she would fit in with students who were just out of high school. “I wondered if anyone would sit by me,” she says. “I was so intimidated that when my communication professor asked us to form groups for a project, I was sure that I would be left out. Instead, everyone sitting around me said, ‘I want you in my group.’”

“There is a great atmosphere at CSM,” Gardner says, adding that her younger classmates were very supportive. “They would tell me that I was over-thinking things and that I shouldn’t put so much pressure on myself—that I should ‘just relax.’”

Along with the support of her family and classmates, Gardner credits her advisor Alfreda Banks for her success. “I could not have made it through without her. She was amazingly helpful and quickly put me at ease.”

“I’ve been working towards my degree at a snail’s pace,” said Gardner, who added that she now feels she has made it up to her father for initially leaving college before earning her degree. “He’s very proud of me.”

Gardner volunteers with Partners in Education through her work at the Commerce Department in Suitland and plans to return to CSM to take classes toward an associate’s degree in education. “I started in elementary education and want to return to it in retirement.”

Gardner said that she likes furthering her education and that her husband likes to say that he is ‘going’ with a college girl!

The youngest candidate for graduation is Alyson Dodson, 18, of Park Hall in St. Mary’s County. Dodson began her studies at CSM as a dual/concurrent homeschool student at the age of 16 and through the years attended classes at all three campuses and the Waldorf Center.

She completed the requirements for an associate’s degree in general studies in August and transferred to St. Mary’s College of Maryland where she is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in anthropology.

CSM’s eighth winter class of nursing students participated in a recognition ceremony. Health Services Chair Dr. Laura Polk presented an Academic Achievement in Nursing Award to Rachel Emerson of Lusby, who graduated with highest honors. Michele Spaulding of Huntingtown received the Achievement in Nursing Award, which is given by CSM faculty to a student who has demonstrated advanced clinical competence, service and dedication to the community, leadership within and outside of the classroom, and academic excellence.

Commencement keynote speaker Rear Admiral Michelle Howard, chief of

Michele Spaulding of Huntingtown, right, receives the Achievement in Nursing Award from CSM Health Sciences Division Chair Dr. Laura Polk during the Nurses Recognition Jan. 12. The award is given by CSM faculty to a student who has demonstrated advanced clinical competence, service and dedication to the community, leadership within and outside of the classroom, and academic excellence. Spaulding opened the ceremony by singing the National Anthem and closed the ceremony by singing an Irish farewell ballad.

staff to the director for strategic plans and policy, J-5, Joint Staff is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and the Army’s Command and General Staff College, with a master’s degree in military arts and sciences. In 1999, Howard took command of USS Rushmore, becoming the first African American woman to command a ship in the U.S. Navy. Howard shared a

number of personal stories with graduates including one referring to her petite stature. “Life’s success in not about your height. Life’s success is about aspiring to the heights. So how do you manage that successful climb, and how do you overcome the challenges on this journey of life?”

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wo members of the Calvert County Young Marines unit, commanded by John DiGiovanni of Chesapeake Beach, attended the 70th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack in Hawaii this past December 7th.

The local high school students, Storme DiGiovanni and Nathan Snyder were accompanied

by Storme’s mother, Linda, who also serves as the unit’s Adjutant, along with Executive Officer, Jerry Kepich. The Calvert County unit raised funds during the past year to finance their trip, just as other Young Marine units did around the country.

When the local unit learned that a Young Marines unit in Detroit had raised funds to pay for one of the few remaining Pearl Harbor vets to attend the ceremony but could not accompany him, they immediately volunteered to take the Detroit unit’s place. The Calvert County unit was honored to escort Noel Stephens of Michigan, who’s 96, to the ceremony in Hawaii.

Stephens was a mess steward onboard the USS Zane when the attack happened. His ship was not damaged, but a bomb exploded only 20 feet away.

“I really remember that I thought I was gone,” he recalls.

More than 2,300 people lost their lives on that day.

Stephens is the oldest surviving African American survivor of Pearl Harbor and went on to become a decorated sailor earning medals for his actions in naval battles such as Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima.

Reflecting on his WW II service, Stephens says , “It is hard to talk about. I saw a lot of ships sink.”

YM PFC Nathan Snyder, Mr. & Mrs. Noel Stephens, the 96-year old Pearl Harbor veteran escorted to the 70th anniversary ceremony in Honolulu, and YM 1st Sgt Storme DiGiovanni.

Storme DiGiovanni told the Chesapeake Current that the experience was very memorable for her, especially the wreath laying ceremony at the USS Arizona memorial. She said she’s proud to be in the Young Marines program and has a greater appreciation for the sacrifices our veterans have made.

Storme’s commitment to the Young Marines and her personal achievements within the Calvert County unit were recognized last December when she received the Young Marine of the Year award for the 2nd Battalion of the Maryland Regiment of Young Marines.

Storme’s father, John, was instrumental in establishing the Calvert County Young Marines unit in October 2010 after first getting involved with the organization in 2006 while stationed in Okinawa. He is an active duty Marine currently assigned to Patuxent River NAS. “The Young Marines is a family affair for us,” he says. “It’s a great way for kids ages eight to 18 to develop leadership skills and learn about the dangers of drug use via our Youth Drug Demand Reduction Program.”

Besides Storme, he and Linda have another girl and two boys involved in the program.

Soldier Welcomed Home North Beach resident Kevin Archer, a tech sergeant in the DC Air Guard’s 113th wing, leads the Pledge of Allegiance at the January 12 Town Council meeting, flanked by two members of the Nam Knights motorcycle club.

Just before Christmas, Archer received a hero’s welcome and Nam Knights cycle escort from Andrews Air Force Base home to North Beach following a two-month deployment to Afghanistan. It was his 6th deployment to the Middle East.

Scan the Current Code to watch a WJLA-Channel 7 news report showing the motorcade.

Winter Interludes: Local country artist Courtlyn Carr comes back home to play for her hometown friends and fans on Thursday, January 19 from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. at the Calvert Library Prince Frederick. She has moved to Nashville, TN where she has been playing hotspots like the famous Blue Bird Café and sharing the stage with hit songwriters and artists like Lorrie Morgan, Ty Herndon and Linda Davis.

She has made a visit home to open for Martina McBride at the Calvert Marine Museum. Come hear her play!

Live Music with Kevin Sullivan and Friends: at Heavenly Chicken and Ribs in Dunkirk (Giant Shopping Center) at 8:00 p.m. both Saturday nights, January 21 and 28.

Annapolis Opera Company Vocal Competition: Submit CDs by January 20 to compete in this 24th annual event. Winners are awarded up to $2,500 and get to sing at the competition ceremony in 2013. $30 application fee. See their web site at www.AnnapolisOpera.org for more info.

Karaoke Night: at Heavenly Chicken and Ribs in Dunkirk (Giant Shopping Center) from 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

Beyond the Major Scale: A workshop for Intermediate/Advanced Guitar Players will be held on Saturday, January 28 from 3:00 - 4:30pm at Calvert Library Prince Frederick. Registration is free online at calvert.lib.md.us or by calling (410) 5350291 or (301) 855-1862.

This workshop is perfect for the passionate guitar player whose goals include playing songs by your favorite artists, writing and playing in bands, and taking what you currently know/play and organizing your skills to place you on the road to mastery. This one and a half hour program will improve your playing and enhance your perspective regardless of skill level. Free course material will be provided from Nick Garrett’s nationally distributed Guitar Lessons that Work DVD series.

Live demonstrations by Nick will include examples by Jimi Hendrix, Metallica, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Steve Vai, Incubus, Sevendust, Foo Fighters, Led Zepplin, Hoobastank, Smashing Pumpkins, Van Halen, Parkway Drive, and dozens of other artists spanning five decades of famous guitar-driven music.

The Boxcars, the 2011 IBMA winners will appear on Sunday January 29 at the American Legion Post 238 in Hughesville, on the corner of Rts. 381 & 23. Doors open at noon with the show beginning at 2:00 p.m. Tickets are $15.00 per person, with food available before the show begins. For more information, tickets, and directions, go to www.americanlegionbluegrass.com or call (301) 737-3004. Prepurchased tickets will be held at the door for pick up on the day of the show. Also non-perishable food donations will be accepted for the Helping Hands Food Bank in Southern Maryland.

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Friday, January 27

Photography by students at Northern High School is on display at the Calvert Marine Museum lobby through February 17. Under the guidance of art instructor Laura Rozengota and visiting artist Bob Tinari, AP Photo and Art students visited the grounds of the museum to take this series of amazing photos.

Books and Bubbly! With Friends of the Library. $35 per person. Food, music and bubbly champagne. 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. at Calvert Library, Prince Frederick.

“Bang, Bang, You’re Dead” presented by the CSM Cause Theatre at 8:00 p.m., Friday and Saturday, Jan. 27 and 28, at the College of Southern Maryland, Prince Frederick Campus, Flagship Building, Room 119, 115 J.W. Williams Road, Prince Frederick. This play by William Mastrosimone, is about a young man in jail for having committed unspeakable crimes and being tormented by figments of his imagination entering his cell, demanding answers. Tickets are $5. Production is not suitable for younger audiences. BxOffc@csmd.edu, (301) 934-7828 or www.csmd.edu/arts.

Saturday, January 28 Photo by Stephanie Dowell.

Saturday, January 21 Contour Line Drawing Workshop: The Calvert Artists' Guild will host this workshop with local artist Linda Rosenthal from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Linda is an award winning artist and teacher who enjoys silk painting, photography, acrylic painting, ceramics and mixed media. Contour line drawing is a great, basic and fun way to create original art. The workshop will be held in the art room at the Calvert Pines Center, located at 450 West Dares Beach Road, Prince Frederick.

Paper and pens will be supplied, but you may bring your own oil pastels, watercolors and brushes, markers, scissors, collage materials and glue, if desired. Please bring a lunch. Fee: Calvert Artists' Guild members $35.00; $45.00 non-members. For information and reservations, contact Gerry Wood, (301) 863-9663, gbwood2@verizon.net or Lonnie Harkins, (410) 326-7199, baronvonsmoogle@netscape.net.

Monday, January 23 “On Golden Pond” auditions with the New Direction Community Theatre will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Southern Community Center in Lusby. Characters needed include three males, three females, and one teenage boy (ages 12-15).

Performances will be held in April. Call (443) 624-4484.

Calvert Eats Local: A giant potluck celebrating local food. Bragging rights to those who bring the dishes with the lowest number of "food miles."

Bring your plate, utensils, cup and napkin for a truly green experience. 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. at Calvert Library Prince Frederick.

Chesapeake Beach Oysters – and You! The Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum (CBRM) is continuing its winter lecture series “Bayside Chats’; the featured lecturer for February is Keith Pardieck of the Chesapeake Beach Oyster Cultivation Society, who is presenting the ongoing efforts to save the Chesapeake Bay through oyster cultivation and reef restoration.

This informative presentation will take place at the Northeast Community Center in Chesapeake Beach and will discuss ways to help improve the local water quality of the Bay. The Town of Chesapeake

Beach, in cooperation with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, is providing a fun and collaborative opportunity for citizens to help restore the Chesapeake Bay by caring for the baby oysters, or “spat” in cages in Fishing Creek.

This event is free and open to the public. It will be on Sunday, February 12 starting at 2:00 p.m. in Meeting Room 1 of the Northeast Community Center in Chesapeake Beach. Light refreshments will be served afterwards.

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Garden Smarter: More and more people are growing their own food and managing their own landscape. Whatever your reason, Calvert Library and the Master Gardeners of Calvert County want to help. The new year’s Garden Smarter series will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 28, at Calvert Library Prince Frederick with “Starting from Seed.” This free workshop will teach you how to get the full potential from a piece of ground and a handful of seeds. For more information, call the Calvert Library Prince Frederick at (410) 535-0291 or (301) 855-1862.

Identifying Trees in Winter: All trees do not look alike! Join Sanctuary naturalist Elaine Friebele to learn the basics of plant identification using winter keys and field guides, then take a hike to practice your knowledge in the field. This program is designed for adults and teens with little or no experience and will focus on twigs, buds, and bark.

At the Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary in Lothian from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Email rpfrie00@aacounty.org for more information.

Hand Dance: It’s back and better than ever!

One-hour lessons commence at 6:30 p.m. followed by dancing until 11:00 p.m. Open to the public. $7.00 per person. Cash Bar and hot sandwiches available. At the American Legion Stallings-Williams Post 206 in Chesapeake Beach on Route 260. www.ALPost206.org.

Saturday, February 4 Fisherman's Flea Market: indoors at Tri-State Marine. Free Admission. 7:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.; Rt.256 Deale, Maryland 20751.

for interesting subjects and presenters on a wide variety of topics. From the Drum Point Railroad to the best time to grow parsnips, the talks are always lively and well received. The 2012 winter series will finish in March with a discussion on ospreys.

The Friends of the CBRM is proud to support the Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum in its mission to collect, preserve, interpret, and exhibit objects and information relating to the Chesapeake Beach Railway and the towns and resorts of Chesapeake Beach and North Beach, as well as general topics of railroad and Members of CBOCS (Chesapeake Beach Oyster Cultivalocal history and to enhance community pride through tion Society) are raising oysters in Fishing Creek beside the the history and traditions of the community. new Chesapeake Beach Railway Trail.

Poetry Out Loud Winners from the four high schools in Calvert County will compete in the County Level Competition of the Poetry Out Loud Competition at CalvArt Gallery, 110 S. Solomons Island Road in Prince Frederick on January 24 at 4:00 p.m. And this showdown, contestants from Calvert, Huntingtown, Northern and Patuxent High Schools will recite works they selected from an anthology of more than 680 classic and contemporary poems.

Poetry Out Loud contestants begin in the classroom, with winners advancing to a school-wide competition, and those winners moving to the County level. The County winners will proceed to a Regional competition which will be held in Calvert County this year at the Calvert Marine Museum. Winners of that then advance to the State competition, and ultimately to the National Finals in Washington, DC. Maryland’s State Champion placed in the top three and top nine respectively in the National Finals two years in a row. The Poetry Out Loud National Finals will bestow a total of $50,000 in awards and school stipends, with a $20,000 award for the Poetry Out Loud National Champion.

More than 365,000 students from 2,255 high schools took part in the 2010–2011 Poetry Out Loud program.

Poetry Out Loud, presented in partnership with the Maryland State Arts Council, the Arts Council of Calvert County, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Poetry Foundation, is part of a national program that encourages high school students to learn about great poetry through memorization, performance, and competition.

Teaching Pro Honored

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Peter Siegert chosen as Teaching Pro of the Year for 2011.

Luke Jensen head coach of Syracuse University’s tennis team presents a crystal trophy to Peter Siegert for being selected the USTA Maryland Teaching Pro of the Year for 2011.

Siegert, the head coach at Patuxent High School and president of the Calvert County Tennis Association, Inc. was nominated by the Executive Director of USTA Maryland, Lynn Coddington, for his teaching of many outstanding tennis players in the area.

Coddington also made specific reference to Peter's clinics working with special athletes with disabilities in Maryland.

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