Southern Calvert Gazette -- June 4, 2009 by David Noss

Gazette

Southern Calvert

June 2009

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Everything Solomons, Lusby, Dowell, and St. Leonard

Wisner:

Folk Hero River Hero

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Groundbreaking at ‘Our Lady’ Story Page 4

Millionaires Leaving Maryland Story Page 6

Photo by Frank Marquart & Tom Wisner

Lake Lariat Update Story Page 21

Your Paper... Your Thoughts Summertime in Southern Calvert

What do you like to do? Richard Robinson, of Lusby, has lived in the area for 20 years with his wife and raised three children. He likes to take advantage of the beautiful sights and sounds of the water. “I was driving down 4, and I said, ‘Well I can see the jets, let me keep on going down’,” Robinson said. He stopped by the Solomons Pier to watch the Blue Angels practice for Air Expo ’09. “They’re just putting in some air time I guess before the show,” he said. “I love the area. We love to just come down here and watch the water, and the sailing,” he said. “I’m not a boat person, or a water person, but I enjoy it very much.” He and his wife are also live music fans and saw Hank Williams Jr. at Calvert Marine Museum. “It’s nice to see the big names come so local instead of having to travel so far off,” Robinson said. Wendy Harvey and her younger sister, Megan, left, are Hollywood natives who decided to enjoy a beautiful day with a walk on Solomons Pier with some ice cream from Cone Island. “We were going to go for a drive, and I said, ‘Lets go over to Solomons’,” reports Megan, who was surprised to find the U.S. Navy Blue Angel team practicing overhead. “And we got a free air show while we were over here.” “It’s awesome,” Wendy said of the jets. “I think it might be a better air show over here, at Solomons.” Kim’s Key Lime Pies, on Solomons: That’s another reason to visit the island. “She has to-die-for Key lime pies, I would drive all the way over here just for a slice of pie, they are amazing,” Wendy said. Val Sutton, of Lusby, prefers to have a nice seat in the shade in the summertime, hanging out with friends, rather than go to nearby events and concerts. “I like to sit around in the yard and listen to music with my next-door neighbors and play cards,” she said. “Sometimes I’m over at my cousin’s house, she’s got a nice back yard with tables and a canopy over top of it,” Sutton said. “We just sit around and drink and talk about people.” Hanging out close to home is a safer bet anyway, with police out looking to make DWI arrests, she said.

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On T he Cover

Songwriter, storyteller, artist and teacher Tom Wisner reflects on life and death on the Chesapeake.

entertainment

Alan Jackson Comming to St. Leonard SEE PAGE 27

New oyster gardeners take stock SEE PAGE 8

EVENTS

FOR EVENTS HAPPENING IN YOUR AREA, CHECK PAGE 26 IN OUT AND ABOUT

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Local News State News Delegate Column Education Military Letters Community History Locals Cover Story Obituaries In Style Home Business Directory On The Water Chef’s Corner Behind The Bar Bon Appétit Restaurant Directory Out & About Entertainment

Annual Bernie Fowler wade in returning. SEE PAGE 21

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Groundbreaking

he choir outside sang “Standing on Holy Ground” as the congregation of Our Lady Star of The Sea Catholic Church let out from 10:30 a.m. Mass on May 24, and walked toward the construction site. More than 500 people attended the official groundbreaking ceremony for the new church on Solomons Island; many more than could safely fit in the existing 82-year-old chapel overlooking the Patuxent River. Most Rev. Donald W. Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington, celebrated the morning Mass, and later blessed the ground for the new sanctuary. Together with Rev. Richard Gardiner, pastor of Our Lady, and a couple of county commissioners, the Archbishop turned over a shovelful of dirt at the construction site, which is to the rear of the existing church. Most Rev. Wuerl presented a gift to the parish during the ceremony, a medallion commemorative of the Pope’s visit to the United States. The medallion looks like it’s made of gold, but it is only gold-plated, “so Father Gardiner won’t sell it to pay off the building,” the Archbishop said, getting a laugh from the crowd. The existing chapel has been too small for 10 years, and most regular masses are held in the multipurpose room in the school, said Fr. Gardiner, in an interview with the Southern Calvert Gazette. “But even that gets overcrowded sometimes.” Fr. Gardiner has seen the parish grow exponentially since he arrived in 1983, when there were 200 families in

the church. In 1993 when Our Lady’s school was renovated and the multipurpose room added, there were 450 families. Now there are more than 1,000 families in the parish. “We’ve been trying to make it happen for 10 years. To finally get there is a great relief,” Fr. Gardiner said. The new church will fit nearly 800 for Mass, and its architecture will match that of Solomons Island, Fr. Gardiner said. It will be faced in white brick, and have a gray metal roof with a spire. The main artwork inside the church will be produced by famed local artist Perry Carsley, who contributed to the World War II monument in the National Mall. He is also a parishioner of Our Lady Star of The Sea. Gardiner said Carsley plans to sculpt the crucifix, statue of Mary and the Stations of the Cross. “We are blessed with some really good people,” Gardiner said when talking about all the parishioners involved and the Vision Fund that’s been set up to pay for the new church. More than $3.7 million has been contributed to the fund to date. Construction is expected to be completed by Easter 2010. The existing chapel, built in 1927, will remain, and most likely it will continue to be regularly used for special events and services. “It’s a nice little chapel, with a great view of the water when you come out,” Fr. Gardiner said. “So I suspect a lot of people will still want to get married there.” BY SEAN RICE (SCG)

Solomons Doctors See Patients as Family

roximity to the Chesapeake Bay can present doctors in Solomons with some unusual ailments to treat. “Since fishing is popular here, I had one patient with a fishhook on her hand, which I had to remove,” said Dr. Kenneth Villar, with Calvert Family Care, which opened last August as an extension of services by Calvert Memorial Hospital based in Prince Frederick. Working in Solomons is Villar’s first job following his medical studies in the Philippines and completion of his residency training last year at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, St. Margaret Hospital. “I was exposed early on to healthVillar care, as I have a parent who is a doctor and this played a part in my decision to choose medicine,” he said in an e-mail. “I decided to specialize in family medicine, because I like to have the challenge of taking care of a newborn or the health concerns of an adult. “I am also an advocate of preventive care,” said Villar, who shares the practice with Dr. Leena Kodali, who last year completed her fellowship in geriatrics at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Board certified in internal medicine, she completed her residency at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center in New York. “I love my practice, since I can practice both internal medicine and geriatrics – which is ideal for me,” she wrote in an e-mail. Together the two doctors see patients from southern Calvert and St. Mary’s counties, as well as some visiting tourists, who come to their office in the Solomons Medical Center on Trueman Road with a variety of problems. Adults tend to suffer from chronic diseases such as

hypertension, diabetes and elevated cholesterol, while younger patients come in mainly with sore throats and upper respiratory infections. “We do see a lot of people with asthma and other respiratory ailments,” Villar said. “We’ve seen a few with Lyme disease, which I had never seen while I was doing my training.” Meanwhile, most of Kodali’s patients are senior citizens who come to the office with conditions such as dementia, delirium, use of multiple medications, incontinence, memory loss and immobility. “Just helping them by diagnosing the problem and treating them or just managing their medications has improved their quality of living, which is amazing,” Kodali said. “When we see that gratitude in their eyes, it just overwhelms us.” Kodali In the year ahead, both doctors say they will be working with the hospital to transition from paper to electronic medical records, “which will help us to better manage our patients’ records with the growth of our practice,” said Kodali. In the meantime, they will continue to see their patients, which after nine months on the job, have become more than just people with problems to treat. “Since we have opened the practice, we have developed a wonderful relationship with our patients,” Kodali said. “It is more like a family now.” “We as the family of Calvert Family Care along with our support staff are thankful to the community of Solomons for allowing us to take care of them and having faith in us,” she said.

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Make Plans For Summer

rom St. Leonard to Solomons, longer and warmer days mean more time for exploring the many outdoor activities, events and attractions that Calvert County has to offer visitors and residents alike. Families, adventurers, day trippers, treasure hunters and curious couples can find something to occupy their time – without emptying their wallets – on any given weekend. Below is a sampling of what’s happening in Calvert County in the coming weeks. Create your own adventure and spend an afternoon discovering something new right here in your own back yard.

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Annmarie Garden Sculpture Park & Arts Center, Dowell This 30-acre park features an arts center, shady walking paths and beautiful outdoor sculptures. Bring Dad to the Garden on June 20th for two special events: the Tobacco Trail Antique and Classic Car Meet and Father’s Day Fling, where kids and Dads build catapults to “paint” their own masterpieces. Visit www.annmariegarden.org for details. Cove Point Pool, Lusby The pool is now open for the season with a wading pool, leisure pool with slides and water features and a 25-meter, eight lane

lap pool with diving boards. For schedule and fees, visit www.co.cal. md.us/residents/parks. Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons Stop by on June 5 from 5 to 8 p.m. for First Free Friday when the Museum opens its doors to the public at no charge. And cruise aboard the Wm. B. Tennison with the summer kick-off cruise on June 13 or bring Dad for a special river tour on June 20. Check www.calvertmarinemuseum.com/ for more information.

Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum, St. Leonard This 560-acre archaeological playground has a full schedule of activities in June. Bring the whole family to Children’s Day on the Farm on June 7 and celebrate Southern Maryland’s rich agricultural heritage. Find out more at www.jefpat.org. Plus, there is charter fishing, sailing, hiking, Bay and river kayaking, waterside restaurants, Montgomery Gentry at the St. Leonard Volunteer Fire Department on June 5 and a multitude of shops and galleries that provide even more opportunities for fun and relaxation. Make plans now for a Calvert County summer to remember. BY GERALD “JERRY” CLARK, DISTRICT 1

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Thursday, June 4, 2009

STATE NEWS O’Malley to Rock 1st River Concert

aryland Governor Martin O’Malley will kick off the 11th annual River Concert Series at St. Mary’s College of Maryland on June 19, when is band, “O’Malley’s March, takes the stage as part of the celebration of Maryland’s 375th birthday. The band will play some Celtic rock songs written by O’Malley. The River Concert Series, which features the Chesapeake Orchestra under the musical direction of Jeffrey Silberschlag, runs on Friday evenings, from June 19 through July 31, as well as on Saturday, June 20. The concerts are free and open to the public, and picnic baskets are welcome. For a complete series schedule, visit the River Concert Series web site at www.smcm. edu/rcs. Laurie White Photo (CNS)

Drop in Millionaire Tax Filings Raises Eyebrows

aryland tax returns filed by April 30 for taxable income over $1 million dropped nearly a third this year, according to a recent comptroller’s report. Elected officials and commerce insiders say that the downturn in the general economy could be one reason that the number of millionaires filing in Maryland has dropped from about 3,000 to around 2,000, but they suspect something else is afoot. Since the General Assembly passed a measure in 2008 to tax millionaires to raise funds to plug holes in the budget, they say they have expected a backlash from Maryland’s wealthiest citizens. They fear that time has come. “There’s no way to explain [away] one third of the high-end filers simply due to the economy,” said House Minority Leader Del. Anthony O’Donnell (RDist. 29C). “They’re either shielding their income or leaving.” Comptroller Peter Franchot (D), in a May 13 letter to the legislative leadership, said that by October, when the state would have a more complete fiscal picture taking into account extensions, things would not look much better. “It seems reasonable to assume, particularly given the sharp drop in final payments, that there will be a substantial decline in the number of returns with taxable income over $1 million and a substantial decline in the income reported on those returns when complete results are in,” Franchot wrote. The 2008 law that instituted the latest top

tax rate for millionaires, Senate Bill 46, put those earning any more than $1 million in a 6.25 percent tax bracket, while those at $1 million down to $500,001 pay at the previous highest rate of 5.5 percent. Though designed to increase revenue, the latest figures show that the law has so far has not delivered, with final payments as of April for income tax in general dropping by $331 million. Overall general fund revenues as of April sit at $1.57 billion, according to comptroller figures. That’s down 16.6 percent from the same time last year. The millionaire surcharge law will remain in effect through 2010. Del. John Wood (D-Dist. 29A) said that millionaires have the means to move their residences to tax friendlier states. “It’s only a few miles across the Potomac River into Virginia or into Pennsylvania,” Wood said, adding that some people who are not so wealthy but who have retired with a nest egg have decided to establish primary residence in a state like Florida. “There are a lot of people who do it to avoid the Maryland taxes,” Wood said. “They’re just everyday people.” Wood said that the legislature might pass along expenses to the counties next year to make up for the income tax shortfall. “Next year I have the gut feeling they’ll pass it on to the counties so the state won’t have to raise taxes, but the counties will,” Wood said. “And that’s not right; we’re passing the buck.” BY GUY LEONARD (CT)

Poaching Law Strengthened

NNAPOLIS - Governor Martin O’Malley recently signed three new bills into law which will impose more serious penalties for fishing law violations in Maryland. “Poaching and other illegal fishing activity amounts to stealing the valuable natural resources that are critical to maintaining healthy rivers and bays. This legislation establishes much needed, more timely and consequential penalties that are necessary to prevent theft from and harm to the resources we hold in the public trust,” O’Malley said in a press release. House Bill 1355 will allow DNR to apply a reasonable commercial license suspension or revocation when someone is convicted of violating a commercial fishing law. Prior to enactment of this legislation, DNR could not suspend a commercial fishing license unless an individual incurred multiple convictions over two to five years. The bill does away with the need to first consider the frequency of convictions, as well as the need to first consider multiple convictions before a suspension or revocation can take place. This will provide a more serious consequence for fishing law violators, whose current penalty is generally a minimal fine, which in most cases is not a sufficient deterrent. House Bill 1419 was borne from recommendations of the Task Force on Fisheries Management. The bill will increase

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the maximum allowable fine upon conviction from $500 to $1,000 for a first offense and from $1,000 to $2,000 for a second or subsequent violation of fisheries law. These fines have not been increased since their adoption in 1973. The bill also allows the DNR to impose restitution or other monetary penalties on a person convicted of violating certain fisheries laws and authorizes the DNR to establish a list of monetary and ecological values for aquatic species. Restitution paid will be used for replacement, habitat management, or enforcement programs for fish or protected species. Senate Bill 164 was also developed from recommendations of the Task Force on Fisheries Management. This legislation gives DNR consistent authority to suspend recreational fishing privileges across both tidal and non-tidal waters. A clearer, more consistent process will promote compliance with fishing regulations, give DNR greater enforcement tools and send a clear message to the public about the process of fishing license suspension. “Violating the law is a crime and should be treated as such, whether the theft is bushels of oysters or blue crabs or a television or stereo,” said DNR Secretary John Griffin. “The enactment of these bills provides an additional measure of protection to our aquatic resources by discouraging violators who would intentionally abuse them.”

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ince the late 1990s, I have been intensely interested in making significant changes to the state of Maryland’s policies and efforts to restore oysters to Chesapeake Bay. Existing policies and previous efforts, although well intended, did not seem to be producing the desired positive results. I quickly came to the conclusion that if we simply continued these prior efforts unchanged, we would most likely continue to obtain the same disappointing results. Initially, I had to better understand the myriad of complicated issues and processes affecting oyster restoration. This self imposed task at first seemed almost overwhelming. Although the learning curve was steep for me, I’ve continued to work through it for some years before starting a long process of recommending changes through legislation and serving in other capacities in this arena. Endless discussions with scientists and academics, with waterman and fishermen, with aquaculturalists and environmentalists, and with policy makers and regulators in state and federal agencies all served to start to untangle these complicated series of issues for me. Working with like-minded legislators on both sides of the political aisle, the Maryland General Assembly along with Governors of both parties began to make slow but incremental changes over the years. New initiatives to begin changes to the processes and policies which seemed to be holding up progress on the state’s oyster restoration efforts began to be implemented over the last 7 years. The first significant changes occurred with two bills passed in the 2002 legislative session. One of the first efforts was to foster a better climate for oyster aquaculture to develop and thrive in our part of the Chesapeake Bay. Growing oysters through aquaculture had to be a part of the solution. HB-1098 (2002) was a bill that I was the lead sponsor on which allowed for a tax credit for waterfront property owners to grow oysters in a float device at their pier. This tax credit is still in effect today and many hundreds of Marylanders have used the tax credit to grow oysters at their pier, a humble but important first step. That same year I cosponsored HB-662 which established a task force to study the economic development of the Maryland seafood and aquaculture industries. Former Governor Glendenning signed both of these bills into law that year. The work accomplished by the task force established in 2002 produced another legislative initiative in 2005. I was the lead sponsor of a bill, HB-971 (2005) which was cosponsored by Delegate Maggie McIntosh of Baltimore City. Delegate McIntosh is the Chairman of the House Environmental Matters Committee. This bill recognized the need to streamline the permitting processes at various state agencies and restructured the permitting of acquaculture operations. The bill also created several interagency advisory and over-

sight boards, including the Maryland Aquaculture Coordinating Council, on which I currently serve as the House of Delegates representative member. This council has since produced additional legislative proposals and has developed best management practices for the industry. HB-971 was signed into law by former Governor Ehrlich. This effort appears to be producing positive results. In 2007, again I cosponsored another related bill to make yet more progress in this field. HB133 (2007) was entitled Chesapeake Bay - Oyster Restoration. It was signed into law by Governor O’Malley. The mandate of this bill was to establish a broader effort to make changes to oyster restoration policy. Its charge was to engage in a holistic approach which included but went well beyond aquaculture. I was asked by DNR Secretary John Griffin to serve on the Oyster Advisory Commission established by this bill. The commission includes scientists from Maryland and Virginia, economic specialists, environmentalists, watermen, industry representatives, legislators and others. It is Chaired by Mr. Bill Eichbaum, of the World Wildlife Fund. The work of this Commission is ongoing as well, but in this year’s legislative session it was instrumental in having HB-312 (2009) passed and signed into law. The bill establishes a complete revamping of leasing portions of Chesapeake Bay for acquaculture. This is another example of the changes being incrementally implemented to improve restoration efforts of the oyster to Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. We are just beginning the change in this important area and much work remains to be done. Many of the problems have developed over a hundred years or more and will take more time and effort to correct. Funding for these efforts will continue to challenge government. User conflicts, law enforcement challenges, agency conflicts within government itself, and hard to change views on the part of many entities are but a few of the challenges that lie ahead in these efforts. Diseases affecting oysters, pollution and silting over of natural oyster bars and their rehabilitation, and maintaing a vibrant public fishery all are challenges we must face. However, we are beginning to make some progress. If we keep our shoulder to the grindstone, so to speak, I am hopefull we will continue down the path to success in oyster restoration. To learn more about the Oyster Advisory Commission and its work, please visit www.dnr. state.md.us/fisheries/oysters . If you would like to find out more about the work of the Maryland Aquaculture Coordinating Council or aquaculture in Maryland, please visit www.marylandseafood. org/aquaculture . As always, please feel free to contact my office with questions about this or other matters. BY DELEGATE TONY O’DONNELL - DISTRICT 29-C CALVERT/ST. MARY’S

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Spotlight On

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Graduating 8th graders from Mill Creek Middle School in Lusby enjoyed a yearending “Hawaiian Luau” on Friday night, May 29 to celebrate their advancement to high school. LEFT: From left is Amber Drake, Nick Carlson, Georgia Schuh, Jacquelyn Nava, Brandon Linthicum and Lindsey Trollinger. TOP: From left is Colton Catron, Cassandra Beck, Brendon Maldonado, Courtney Blankenship, Ben Tilley, Elizabeth Inaba, Kaity Burkhart and Katie Wood.

New Oyster Gardeners Take Stock

bout a dozen local residents took advantage of a special program last Saturday morning that helped them get started in the field of oyster gardening. CHESPAX, an environmental education arm of Calvert County Public Schools, partnered with the Coastal Conservation Association, Maryland, to conduct a workshop on raising oysters from seedlings on shells encased in floats, built of PVC pipe and vinyl-coated chicken wire. The program was held at Morgan State University

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Estuarine Research Center, St. Leonard. Participants paid $5 each for the informative program and left with a float full of seed oysters ready to be tied to a pier in the Chesapeake Bay or its saltier tributaries. “It’s a great opportunity for people to get involved,” said participant Bonnie Denton, of Prince Frederick, who plans on setting up her float off the dock behind Bowen’s Inn on Solomons Island. The CCA, Md., is seeking additional people interested in raising oysters to help repopulate the Bay. More oyster gardeners and “creek captains” are sought to launch a $25,000 program in Calvert County creeks funded by the Dominion Foundation, the charitable arm of Dominion Resources, which operates the Cove Point Liquid Natural Gas plant. The group will provide four oyster cages and seed oysters free to participants. Residents with water access are also encouraged to take advantage of a $500 Maryland tax credit available for growing oysters. Anyone wishing to participate in oyster restoration projects can contact Scott McGuire, president of CCA, Md., at smcguire20653@gmail.com. In The Photos Scott McGuire, president of CCA, Md., talks to the group about placement and maintenance of the oyster floats before heading down to the creek for a demonstration. Bonnie Denton, of Prince Frederick, and Robert Simmons, of Huntingtown, watch as McGuire pulls a Photos by Sean Rice. sampling of wildlife out of the creek. BY SEAN RICE (SCG)

Weber Gives Crowd-Pleasing Performance at Air Expo ‘09

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light experts are fond of saying that the most dangerous part of flying is the drive to the airport, but that didn’t stop some pilots from performing death-defying maneuvers at this year’s Air Expo at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, which hosted some of the country’s best airborne talents over Memorial Day weekend. Among them was Tim Weber, who flew the German-built Extra 300 at this year’s show. Boasting a mighty single engine with over 300 horsepower, a roll rate tipping the scales at 360 degrees per

second, and a climb rate in excess of 3,200 feet per minute, making it a standout among commercial “dogfighting” aircraft, this may be one of the most aggressive small planes in the air today, which is why Weber says it’s his favorite. Weber, shortly after landing from a pre-show performance, explained that the plane is an “unlimited-class composite monoplane,” meaning “that the plane can be used for competition ... It’s the only airplane in the world certified to go 10 g’s,” he said as he explained the perks of the plane. “The Extra’s built in Germany, and I think it’s the best all-around aerobatic plane in the world ... It’s a very small airplane, and very, very quick to maneuver, and it hauls,” he added. An Arizona resident, Weber’s love of f lying began when he was 13 years old and living within bicycling distance of Turf Soaring School in Phoenix. By the time he was 14, he said he was trading work for f lying lessons, enduring tedium for time in the air, and he has been airborne ever since. “I think I worked 18 hours for one glider f light ... but when I looked down from that I thought it was the greatest thing in the world,” he said, smiling as he recalled the memory. From his roots trading working hours for time in the air, Weber began logging so many hours of air-

time that he himself admits having lost count years ago. He has f lown a variety of aircraft, including (but not limited to) the Pitts Special, the Russian YAK 55M, and several different jets including the F-16. All the while he was forging a name for himself in the world of aeorobatic stunt f lying, joining with Geico several years ago, which he calls “the best sponsor” he’s ever worked for. “It’s really fun for me, because the kids smile when they see the gecko on the plane and they get excited and start waving ... and the really neat thing about an air show like this is us pilots are accessible, whereas if you go to a NASCAR race you’re not going to be able to talk to the drivers,” he said. This year’s air show offered Weber his first

opportunity to visit Southern Maryland, one of his many stops on the show f lying circuit, and he admitted he was suffering from a weary combination of sleep deprivation and jetlag when he kissed the skies Memorial Day weekend, but he smiled at his airplane when talking about his performance at the Air Expo, ref lecting on the painstaking plane maintenance that he and his sponsors regularly lavish on the bird. “Air show planes really get babied, they really get taken care of,” he said. “Plus when you’re f lying upside down 15 or 20 feet off the ground at 250 miles per hour, you have to know your airplane’s working harder than you.” BY ANDREA SHIELL (CT)

Spectators on Solomons Island spot the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels practicing over the Patuxent River.

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he first issue of the Southern Calvert Gazette launched without a net on May 21, and our premier edition was received with open arms from St. Leonard to Solomons. You are holding the second edition of the Gazette, and we want to use these few inches to remind our readers that this is your paper. We invited you to share your thoughts on local issues, events, happenings and content published here. Please use the space on these pages to publicize your own events, engagements, announcements, weddings, anniversaries and interesting photos. You could even drop us a note about something you saw, or with ideas for interesting events to cover … after all this is your paper, and this is our home and we’re proud of it. BY SEAN RICE (SCG)

30 Learn About Lake Lariat Woes I want to thank Mr. John Eney and the POACRE Board of Directors for hosting an evening with Professor Richard Lacouture of the Morgan State University Estuarine Center. In addition to the professor, the meeting included Dr. David Rogers of the Calvert County Health Department, Sherman Garrison of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Quentin Forrest of the Maryland Department of the Environment, Tony O’Donnell, State Delegate District 29C, and thirty interested members of the Chesapeake Ranch Estates community. Mr. Lacouture delivered a presentation titled, “Bloom in Lake Lariat - Microcystis aeruginosa” that described the cause, toxic effects, and possible mitigation alternatives for the harmful blue-green algae, which is also termed a cyanobacteria. Microcystis was first recognized in Lake Lariat in the summer of 2007. In the late spring of that year it was detected as tiny golden particles suspended in the water column. By late summer the cells floated to the surface and created a bright, lime green bloom that looked like millions of gallons of paint had been poured over the lake. Evidence of the bloom dissipated by mid-October but re-emerged in May of 2008. But by late July evidence of the bloom dissipated again and the lake seemed clean and clear for the remainder of the year. The lake appears to be in good condition as of this date but Microcystis is beginning to emerge again.

According to Mr. Lacouture Microcystis is caused by excess nutrients. Phosphates are believed to be the most significant trigger chemical. Other contributing factors include high temperature and low turbulence. The likely sources of Lake Lariat nutrients that contribute to the harmful algae blooms include a local golf course, a farm, lawn runoff, broken septic tanks, and the atmosphere. Phosphates are also released from lake sediment during periods of anoxia. Mitigation strategies include nutrient reductions at their source, chemical remediation such as the use of algae poisons, or the use of predators that feed on algae. Sandi Sullivan of the Lake Lariat Clam Project is part of a team that is researching the algae predator solution. She has been collecting and analyzing water samples since 2004. Since the spring of 2007 she has been working under the direction of Mr. Lacouture to collect water samples for chemical and microscopic analysis. Allison Leap is a Junior High School student that contributed to the research effort in a science fair project by quantifying the ability of Corbicula clams to consume algae. There is still much to be learned. Microcystis is prevalent throughout the region and the nation. We have an opportunity. If we can find the problem and fix it in Lake Lariat, it can be fixed anywhere. Donald R. Statter, Jr., President Lake Lariat Clam Project

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ummer is here! Calvert County holds many great things to do with your family – and many of the events and activities are free! Jefferson Patterson Park will host their annual Children’s Day on the Farm on Saturday, June 7 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Bring the children to this celebration of Southern Maryland’s rich agriculture heritage that will feature hands-on activities, farm animals, crafts, farm-life exhibits and demonstrations. And there will be an antique tractor parade! The Calvert Branch of the NAACP invites you to enjoy the African American Family Community Day on Saturday, June 20, at Jefferson Patterson Park. A multi-cultural event for the entire family, you will enjoy live entertainment, exhibits, displays, food and merchandise vendors, children’s arts & crafts, games and more. For additional information on either of these events call 410-586-8501 or visit www.jefpat.org. Battle Creek Cypress Swamp Sanctuary holds one of the northern most stands of bald cypress trees. You and your family can walk the quarter-mile boardwalk trail and listen to nature’s harmony. The nature center allows you to explore the mysteries of the swamp through exhibits that focus on the natural and cultural heritage of the area. Open Tuesday – Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Sunday, 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Admission is free! You can find more informa-

tion on Battle Creek Cypress Swamp and other Calvert County Parks at www. calvertparks.org. What is better in the summer than fresh produce? And the freshest in Calvert County produce can be found at our Farmers Markets. On Thursday evenings you and your family can “buy local” fresh produce in Solomons. The Farmers Market sets up in the parking lot across the street from Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church beginning at 5 p.m. The American Chestnut Land Trust maintains 15 miles of self-guided hiking trails. The trails are free to the public. If you enjoy visiting the trails, consider becoming an ACLT volunteer or member. Saving our natural resources for future generations will be something that you and your family will remember forever. Check out their website at www. acltweb.org for directions to the two trailheads located north and south of Parkers Creek. Travel to the northern end of the county to visit the Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum. Tuesday, June 9 is Founder’s Day. Celebrate this historical date when the Chesapeake Beach resort area opened. Featured will be the museum’s special summer exhibit – “Celebrate Summer 2009.” Admission is free. More information can be found at their website – www.cbrm, or call 410-257-3892. BY JOYCE BAKI

aint Leonard is known for its small town atmosphere, with the dynamics of a beach life with a twist of southern comfort. Life here is having the beach at the bottom of your porch steps, your local grocery store around the corner and lively crabs for sale at the end of the street. It’s the kind of town were everyone knows you and you know everyone. Located in the center of St. Leonard, Buehler’s Market has been a landmark serving the local community for more than 76 years. The original store was built in 1932 by Bertie Buehler, where the new post office now stands. Mrs. Buehler moved her store to its present location in 1948 and continued to work 7 days a week until she was 89

years old. Buehler’s Market operates the same today as it did then, except for a few minor changes and a few new faces. The store is still family owned and operated, now by the third generation. Bertie’s son, Pat Buehler, ran the grocery store for more than 40 years, and in 1980 extended it to include a full deli. The liquor store originated in the backroom of the grocery store; and in 1962 when the building expanded, it was moved into its current location. Recently, in 2007, both stores were completely renovated, connected, and coined Buehler‘s Marketplace. Saint Leonard is full of family owned businesses that pride themselves on the traditions of our small town. BY MARIA BUEHLER

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long 2.5 miles of Patuxent River and St. Leonard Creek waterfront is Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum, a site rich in archaeological sites. Here you can investigate thousands of years of human history by touring archaeological sites and trails, visiting restored farm buildings and museum exhibits, and by attending educational programs. More than 70 archaeological sites have been discovered which span 9,000 years of human history. Researchers have discovered that this area was the home of Maryland’s first Attorney General, Richard Smith. One of his descendants was Margaret Mackall Smith who would become the wife of Zachary Taylor, the 12th President of the United States. Thomas Johnson, Maryland’s first elected governor, was born and raised along the shores of St. Leonard’s Creek. In 1814, the largest naval battle in Maryland’s history would take place here between the United States Chesapeake Flotilla, commanded by Joshua Barney, and the British Navy. This 512-acre site was donated to the State of Maryland – under the stewardship of the Maryland Historical Trust - in 1983 by Mrs. Mary Breckinridge Patterson for the purpose of “maintaining, preserving and promoting interest in the historical, archaeological, agricultural, scenic and environmental” features of the property. The daughter of John C. Breckinridge and Isabella Goodrich Breckinridge, Mrs. Patterson was born in New York City in 1905. Her grandfather, John C. Breckinridge was Vice President under President Buchanan, and would later serve as a general and then Secretary of War for the Confederacy. Her mother was the daughter of B.F. Goodrich. A woman before her time, Mrs. Patterson began her pro-

fessional career as a photojournalist and would travel throughout the world, with photos from these travels published in National Geographic, Harper’s Bazaar, Life and Look Magazines. She would be hired by Edward R. Murrow, and became one of the first women news broadcasters for CBS, reporting from Europe during World War II. In 1940, Mrs. Patterson married Jefferson Patterson, a career diplomat in the Foreign Service. Born in 1891, Mr. Patterson was the son of Frank Jefferson Patterson, a founder of the National Cash Register, and Julia Perrine Patterson. In 1932, Mr. Patterson had bought a piece of property in Calvert County, bordered by the Patuxent River and St. Leonard Creek. He would name it Point Farm. He would ask Miss Gertrude Sawyer, one of the first woman architects in the American Institute of Architects, to design a model farm on the property. Miss Sawyer would oversee the construction of 26 farm buildings, where Mr. Patterson would raise tobacco, soybeans and corn and prizewinning Aberdeen cattle. The home would also be used by the Mr. and Mrs. Patterson to relax and entertain between assignments. After Mr. Patterson’s death in 1977, Mrs. Patterson would continue to divide her time between the homes in Washington, DC and Calvert County until her death in 2002. Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum has a Visitor Center with museum exhibits, the Discovery Room with hands-on exhibits for children, and a museum shop. Housing a regional collection of farm equipment is the Farm Exhibit Building. Trails are marked throughout the Park where visitors will be able to see archaeologists discover the wealth of information that this farm holds. Visit their website for more information – www.jefpat.org. BY

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From Test Pilot to Top Gun

ne of Capt. Andrew Macyko’s goals when he took command of Naval Air Station Patuxent River in May 2008 was to bring the Air Expo back to town after nearly a four-year absence. The Blue Angels in recent years had been performing in larger metro areas as part of the Navy’s recruiting efforts and he wanted to get Pax River back on their schedule. “It’s a way to let the community know what we do on the base,” Macyko said. “It’s a way to show what naval aviation is all about.” A Long Island native who lives on base now with his wife Susan and four young children, Macyko has served 26 years in the Navy, doing everything from commanding a helicopter anti-submarine squadron to working at the Pentagon to serving on the USS Harry S. Truman carrier during the early phases of the Iraq war. Macyko said a lot has changed since in Southern Maryland he was at the test pilot school at Pax River in the late 1980s. “There are more shopping malls and more office buildings now. Gate 2 was the main gate, and there wasn’t even a Gate 1,” he said. Now halfway through his two-year assignment as commanding officer, he oversees operations that span more than 14,000 acres, including the main base in Lexington Park, the Webster Field Annex in St. Inigoes, the Solomons Recreation Center in Calvert County and Bloodworth Island near the Eastern Shore, not to mention the 16 vertical miles of airspace over the Chesapeake Bay.

More than 22,000 people go to work there every day, making it the region’s largest employment center. Macyko said security is his No. 1 priority, including staging drills to deal with potential threats, and maintaining a warning system to quickly alert thousands of people in case of emergency. He also has to oversee the base day to day, with duties that run the gamut from plugging potholes to fixing roofs to repairing water mains. “It’s like being the mayor of a town,” said Macyko about the many facets of his job. Retired Navy Capt. Glen Ives, who did the job for two years before him, likens the task to “herding cats.” Running a base like Pax River, with its variety of tenants and range of people, including active military, government workers and civilians, is different than running a ship with clear chains of command, and Macyko brings a certain patience to the job, Ives said. “He’ll bend over backward to work with people. He’s very good at listening, he doesn’t make rash decisions and he really thinks things through,” said Ives. Two or three times a month Macyko sets aside time to return to flying, piloting a C12 twin-engine, turboprop that seats eight people on trips to meetings up and down the east coast. He also occasionally personally monitors the flight patterns over the base, where 75 airtraffic controllers make sure planes stay clear of each other. Reluctant to be in the spotlight, Macyko

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prefers instead to talk about the Pax Pros who have earned awards and recognition for the base’s environmental efforts, recycling, fire and emergency service programs, as well as collaboration with local business groups, schools and community organizations. The sheer number of planes at Pax

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om Wisner sat down at his table and held his hand over a cup of black coffee, f lanked by shelves lined with books and CD binders, paintings, sketches and photographs, including one impressive shot of a female crab he affectionately called “Priscilla.” He poised his hands over his keyboard as he talked, as though he were preparing to illustrate his words with songs, as is his habit. But several months ago, Tom was not smiling or painting or singing. He learned that he was dying of cancer, and since then the folk singer, artist, scientist, educator and activist has been trying to adapt to a slower pace. “When I learned I was going to die, and they said very soon, I kind of got down into this cave. To think about it, it reminds me of a deep black hole in the earth somewhere,” he said. “I looked at death like that and it was very scary, and I didn’t have many good days … and through a period of time I got to a place where I thought, well, I’m still alive, so I’ve got to live.” And living, according to Wisner, is a thing best done through creation. “If I weren’t actively making something every day, then I wouldn’t be alive,” he said. “I think that’s one of the things that I realized when I was in that imaginary cave I was in. Being alive for me is making something. I paint, I draw, I used to dance a lot, I make songs, and I play drums. I’m always making something.” Wisner, whose career has spanned more than four decades, was awarded a citation in 1965 from the Washington D.C. Academy of Sciences for teaching, and later he earned the 1988 Excellence in Teaching Award for teaching the first Humanities course on the ecological crisis of the Chesapeake, a region that for him has fueled more than 100 songs. In 1979, renowned folk music producer Moses Asche invited Tom to New York City to publish his first album, “Chesapeake Borne”, which later earned him accolades as a local folk musician. An effort is underway now by staff at the Calvert Marine Museum to collect Wisner’s archives of songs, art and research, to be preserved for future generations. “Tom is kind of an icon of the Chesapeake, certainly through his stories and songs,” said museum director Doug Alves. “He’s helped expose, to the general public, the beauty of the Chesapeake, as well as the need to preserve it and clean it up.” Staff members have been visiting Wisner’s home once a week to go though his personal items, and coming back with “boxes and boxes of stuff,” reports Alves. “We are pleased to take his archives and collections of stories and songs from the years, to preserve them for the future,” Alves said. During his recent interview, Wisner talked about a second-grade student of his once telling him, “I wonder if people wonder what it’s like to be a crab? … Now she became a lawyer, but she was dealing with justice issues even then … but who answers the prayers of the fishes?” he said, adding that the crab in particular had become his muse over the years. “For darn near forty some-years,

I’ve been writing songs about, singing about, and dancing and prancing with blue crabs, and therefore I’ve fallen in love with them … I do feel remorse for the fact that we’re getting to the place where maybe we won’t have as many crabs,” he said. “They’re dying. We throw a lot of junk in that river.” Such are the subjects that he has worked tirelessly to bring to the public’s attention, most recently cofounding “Chestory”, a nonprofit organization focused on the preservation of the Chesapeake. His first three albums are part of the National Smithsonian Folkways collection, but he still treats his career as a musician with a rare combination of humor and humility. “Sometimes I have imagined that yeah, I’ve got it all, the kids ought to listen to me,” he said, laughing, “and you can’t help but think those things, but if you stand back, get behind yourself and take a look, then you realize you like fooling around with the visions, you’re putting them out there … they may not be valid at all, but are you willing then to still serve them? And the answer for me in my life has been yes. Are you going to get paid to do this? The answer is no, you’re not.” All the same, spiritual currency has admittedly driven his career as an activist and educator teaching about life on the Chesapeake, and he is planning to release one more album to round out his message. “So was I facing a wall of death three or four months ago? Yes, I was in a cave. I wasn’t writing my songs, I wasn’t doing any of this. I got busy dying,” he said, “but I don’t want to die my dying, I want to live my dying,” he said, laughing as he played several chords and ref lected on what he has taught himself through song. “I do know what I love. I know it well,” he said, smiling. “I know how I’m made, and who I am, and I know how to come home to that.” BY ANDREA SHIELL (CT)

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Eleanor Dorothy Blanchett, 80

Eleanor Dorothy Blanchett, 80, of Port Republic, Md., passed away on May 19, 2009, in Calvert Memorial Hospital. Born May 30, 1928, in Queens, N.Y., to the late Eric and Emma Mayer Rydberg. Mrs. Blanchett is survived by her daughters, Sheryl Lee Miller of Port Republic and Lorelle Duelley of Port Republic, Md. She is also survived by two grandchildren, Kristin Miller and Ricky Duelley. A memorial service was held on Sat., May 23, 2009, at 11 a.m. at Rausch Funeral Home, 4405 Broomes Island Road, Port Republic, Md. Interment was private. Memorial contributions may be made to either the SPCA or the Virginia German Sheppard Rescue.

Richard Aldo DelRicco, “Sonny”, 73

Lusby, Md., died Sat., May 16, 2009, at his home. Born in Providence, R.I., he was the son of the late Aldo and Loretta (Manfredo) DelRicco. Mr. DelRicco met his wife and resided in Lanham, Md., where they raised their family. Mr. DelRicco was a dental technician for the Veterans Administration in Washington, D.C., for more than 40 years. After retiring, they relocated to Lusby, Md. He is the loving husband of Cherie King DelRicco. They recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Oct. 25, 2008. He is also survived by his four children, Ronald J. DelRicco and his wife Diana, Michael A. DelRicco, Lisa M. DelRicco and George W. DelRicco and his wife Anne Marie; brother of Ida DelRicco DiSanto, Anna DelRicco Mazzuchelli, Delores DelRicco DiSanto, Geraldine DelRicco Spirito and Raymond DelRicco; grandfather of Nicole Nixon, Devin DelRicco, Demi DelRicco, Dillon DelRicco, Alyssa DelRicco, Sage DelRicco; and great-grandfather of Ashlan, Tessa and Chase Nixon. The family received friends at the Rausch Funeral Home, P. A., 20 American Lane, Lusby, MD 20657, on Tues., May 19, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church, 90 Alexander Lane, Solomons, Md., on Wed., May 20, 2009, at 11 a.m. Interment followed at Chesapeake Highlands Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Port Republic, Md. Should friends desire, contributions may be made in his memory to the Alzheimer’s Association, National Capital Area Chapter, 11240 Waples Mill Road, Suite 402, Fairfax, VA 22030.

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many years, but his trade was a carpenter. He could trim out a house faster and better than most around. He is survived by his daughters, Liz Armiger of Prince Frederick, Md., and Denise Crivella of Hollywood, Md.; grandfather of Angela, Melissa and Roger Armiger, III; great-grandfather of Terrelle and Marissa Neale; and brother of Roberta, George, Mary and Ruth Henderson, Edith Thomas, Dorothy Reed, Michael and Helen Henderson. Services were private. Arrangements were held by Rausch Funeral home, P.A., Port Republic, Md.

Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Ostenso of Welcome, Md. The family received friends on Tues., May 12, 2009, from 12 noon to 1 p.m. in the Rausch Funeral Home Chapel, 20 American Lane, Lusby, Md., where a Celebration of Life service was held at 1 p.m. Interment followed at St. Paul United Methodist Cemetery, Lusby, Md. In lieu of f lowers, the family requests contributions to be made to Capital Hospice and or the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. For more information, please visit www.rauschfuneralhomes.com .

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Robert Patrick “Bob” Mclean, 53, of Lusby, Md., formerly of Rockville, Md., passed away suddenly on May 26, 2009, at his residence. He was born on April 2, 1956, in Washington, D.C., to the late Robert C. and Irene Mae Mclean. Bob was in the construction business and owned Fine as Frog Hair Home Improvements and Mclean Construction. He moved to Lusby, Md., in 1986 and was a member of the American Legion Post 274. Bob loved camping with his grandkids, riding his four wheeler, and spending time with his family and friends. He is survived by his two children, Jadi Mclean and husband Ricky Canter, and Justin Mclean and his wife Kelly, all of Lusby, Md.; one sister, Bonnie Mclean; and four grandchildren, Lil’ Ricky, Alexis, Brendan and Skyler. A Memorial Gathering was held on Sat., May 30, 2009, from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. with prayers offered by Deacon

Lewis Leonard Miller, 81, of Port Republic, Md., passed away on May 17, 2009, in Washington Hospital Center. Born Feb. 21, 1928, in Gilberton, Pa., to the late Pauline and Lewis Miller. Mr. Miller served in the Army during World War II and was retired from the Washington, D.C., Police Department. Beloved husband of Elizabeth K. Miller of Port Republic, Md.; father of Lewis L. Miller Jr. of Stafford Va., Sharon Fertitta of Lusby, Md., Michael Miller of Mechanicsville, Md., and Richard Miller of Lusby, Md; and stepfather of Dolores Martin of Hughesville, Md. and Mary Burnette of Hughesville, Md. He is also survived by 22 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and a sister, Bernadine Flannery of Norristown, Pa. The family received friends at the Rausch Funeral home, P.A., 4405 Broomes Island Road, Port Republic, Md., on Wed., May 20, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Mass of Christian burial was offered on Thurs., May 21, at 10 a.m. at St. John Vianney Catholic Church, Prince Frederick, Md. Interment followed in Resurrection Cemetery, Clinton, Md. Pallbearers were Jason Muncey, James Muncey, Michael Miller, Justin Miller, Jeremy Miller and Jeffrey Miller.

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AT “Remodel” Your Kitchen for Less Stop Springtime Water Stains

kitchen remodel is one of the most common and expensive upgrades made by homeowners. New appliances, countertops and cabinets can be budget busters for many families. However, you can have a designer kitchen at a “real world” price! Now you can “remodel” your kitchen at a fraction of the cost. All it takes is some paint and a little imagination. Here are a few ideas from the decorating experts at Rust-Oleum: * Give old appliances a sleek modern look. Have your appliances seen better days? Are scratches, chips and discoloration making them look old and tired? Rust-Oleum Specialty Stainless Steel Paint is great for updating the look of your appliances, and much less expensive than the cost of replacement. Stainless Steel Paint gives appliances, like the outside of dishwashers and fridges, a sleek, modern appearance for about $30! The paint includes real stainless steel pigments, giving the look of the factory-like finish, without the expensive price tag. Plus, unlike real stainless steel, it’s fingerprint resistant -and easier to keep clean. If a white or black appliance is what you are looking for, also try Rust-Oleum’s line of Appliance Epoxy paints. Appliance Epoxy is available in an easy-to-use spray and also traditional brushon formulas. * Change the look of your kitchen countertops. Don’t spend thousands buying new countertops when you can refinish your existing ones for less than $100 with Rust-

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Charming 3 BR 2 BA house in Lusby. Price: $254,900. Custom touches throughout like custom bookshelf built into living room wall, decorative front walkway and porch, crown molding in every room, and newly remodeled kitchen including custom built cabinets, new stainless steel applicances (including gas range), and new ceramic tile floor and backsplash. LOTS of storage area in basement, large circular driveway, deck, garage, gas fireplace in living room. Carpet is 18 months old, all major appliances (hot water heater, furnace, air conditioning unit, oil tank) under 4 years old. Empty lots to each side and a level front yard. Close to Solomons Island, easy drive to Pax River NAS! Closing help is negotiable. Please call Will at 443-624-2838 or email willmccreadyjr@comcast.net to set up an appointment!

Real Estate Rentals Trailer very nice, 2 bedroom, one bath with washer/dyer, big fenced yard, nice neighborhood, Lusby area, 10 mins. from Solomons Island, non-smoker and no small children. $900.00 a month plus utilities and $450.00 security deposit. Call Pat @ 410-586-1970

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Toxic Algae Bloom Late This Year on Lake Lariat

Annual Bernie Fowler Wade-In Returning

wenty-one years ago, thenstate Sen. Bernie Fowler held his first Patuxent River Wade-In at Broomes Island to draw attention to the declining water quality of the Patuxent River and the surrounding Chesapeake Bay watershed. The tradition continues into 2009, and June has unofficially become “wadein month” across the state, with more than a dozen similar events planned this year. On Sunday, June 14, at 1 p.m. Fowler plans once again to tread into the water off Broomes Island to measure the “sneaker index” of the river as a low-tech way of measuring water quality. Fowler, and an expected crowd of

more than 100, will wade into the river until Fowler’s white sneakers can no longer be seen. In 2008, Fowler gave the river a “sneaker index” of 26 inches, which is much better than when he started his annual wade-in, but still far short of when he remembered as a child seeing through 60 inches of water. “It used to be that one person could catch 10 sugar barrels of crabs in a day, it’s all gone now, Fowler said. “When we can get chest deep, then we’ll be there,” he said. For more information on the 2009 wade-in, contact Claudia Donegan at 410-260-8768, or cdonegan@dnr. state.md.us. BY SEAN RICE (SCG)

Coast Guard Auxiliary Offers Safe Boating Class

he US Coast Guard Auxiliary, Solomons Flotilla 23-2, will offer a five-session Maryland Basic Boating Class at the West Marine Store in Solomons, MD on June 15, 17, 22, 24 and 29. Classes will run from 7-9 p.m. each evening. Maryland law specifies that anyone born on or after July 1, 1972, must have a Certificate of Boating Safety Education in order to operate a mechanically propelled vessel on Maryland waters. This beginner boating class will give you the knowledge needed to obtain your certificate. Many boat insurance companies offer discounts on boating insurance to boaters who successfully complete the course. Students must attend all five sessions and pass a final examination with a grade of 80% in order to obtain the certificate. The course fee of $25 includes the student textbook. (All class fees that are collected are used for boating safety education.) Children under 12 years old must be accompanied by an adult. Please contact Gary Smith at 410326-8377 (email FSOPE.232@ hotmail.com) to pre-register. Class size is limited. TOPICS INCLUDE: Introduction to Boating, Boating Law, Boat Safety Equipment, Safe Boating, PWC Operation, Navigation, Boating Problems; Trailering, Storing and Protecting Your Boat; Hunting and Fishing, Water-skiing and River Boating. After completing the program, boaters will receive a certificate of completion that is required to be onhand while boating. Instructor Pete Kelly

he toxic “blue-green algae” bloom on Lake Lariat in the Chesapeake Ranch Estates is late to return this year, but it would be pure wishful thinking to think the sickening alga is gone for good. There are more than 60 known variations of blue-green algae , also known as cyanobacteria, explained professor Richard Lacouture during a recent community discussion, but one type, microcystis aeruginosa, has taken hold of the Lake Lariat. Cyanobacteria continues to be heavU.S. Geological Survey Photo ily studied throughout the world, but still “there’s been a debate on this issue, some A dence bloom of blue-green algae on the Potomac River. people may call this a bacteria,” said Lacouof this thing blooming, is the potential health ture, of the Morgan State University Estuarine Re- effects.” search Center in St. Leonard. “Are they plants or Health consequences from contacting or inbacteria?” gesting microcystis aeruginosa begin with skin Lacouture provided an informative lecture irritation and typical hay fever symptoms, and the on Lake Lariat’s cyanobacteria infection, which effects escalate to liver cancer. There have been was made evident by lime green “blooms” that cases where groups of people were killed when coated in the lake for periods during the last two public water systems became infected with microcystis aeruginosa. Scientists and volunteers started a systematic monitoring of the lake last year, Lacouture said. The group of volunteers collected a range of statistics from the lake from numerous locations, and got started in earnest this year as well. “We collected more data than we knew what to do with … it was an amazing effort,” he said. Researchers discovered that at the during highest concentration of the algae bloom, in July 2008, samples contained 5 million cells of the bacteria per milliliter. In comparison, Lacouture said the World Health Organization published data claiming that human health risks from these bacteria begin at about 20,000 cells per milliliter. “Just to put this thing in perspective a little bit, these values may be a concern, but there are blooms elsewhere where you get much higher microcystin concentration,” the professor said. Microcystins are the group of Richard Lacouture amino acid liver toxins created by the bloom. “There are short term remedies, but there’s summers. only one solution,” Lacouture said, which remov“It caught us off guard and we were somewhat ing the nutrient flow into the lake, most specifiat a loss as to where it comes from, what it feeds cally phosphorus. “It’s phosphorus that seems to on and what we can do to stop it,” John Eney said be really driving the boat.” before introducing Lacouture. Eney is president of Phosphorus enters waterways through “point POACRE, the property owners association of the sources”, which can easily be identified, such as Ranch Estates, which is a private community with the county-owned golf course and farms. more than 10,000 residents. Lacouture said locating and limiting “non“This will be the third summer now that point source” infiltration, such as residential lawn we will see this organism,” said Lacouture, who runoff or the atmosphere, is a much more difficult was flanked by Sherman Garrison of Maryland task. Department of Natural Resources and Dr. David “We really need to have the county buy-in Rogers of the Calvert County Health Department. and help,” he said. BY SEAN RICE (SCG) “The worst part, other than the ecological impacts

Thursday, June 4, 2009

S & P’s Serving St. Leonard

long an old stretch of storefronts in St. Leonard stands “S & P’s” restaurant, a pleasant, casual hangout with a steady stream of devoted regulars, a boom box blasting classic rock, and a menu brimming with Italian-American favorites like six and twelve-inch subs, pizza, hot dogs, hamburgers and salads. “It stands for both subs and pizza and Susie and Paul,” said owner Susie Gaug, who purchased the restaurant with her husband Paul eight years ago. “I had two step kids who were in high school and we opened it up with the idea that they were going to be working down here, which they did, and that was sort of the start for it,” said Susie. A former culinary graduate from Johnson & Wales, Susie said she and her husband were at first unsure of what type of restaurant to open. “We didn’t really even know what we were going to open. It was sort of the landlord’s idea to make it a pizza place, because it had been a pizza place for several years before,” she said. “So we decided to keep that theme going.” It’s a theme that seems to be working well for the couple, too. With pizzas, subs, hamburgers, homemade soups and salads, cookies, snow cones, and a staggering 14 different flavors of wings (including mild, hot, toxic, teriyaki, bourbon and honey Dijon, among others), Susie said that their most popular item has always been their steak and cheese, and one look at one of this behemoth with its layers of tender thinly shaved ribeye and fresh provolone will tell you why. “Hands down, we sell more of those than anything else,” said Susie. The restaurant has also become known for their “Zestzels,” spicy and tangy flavored pretzel snacks that they not only offer in their own place, but to various businesses in the area. “They’re spicy, we have garlic, taco, and cinnamon sugar now. But the original zesty flavor is our most popular,” she said. S & P’s is located at 4985 Saint Leonard Rd. and is open Monday through Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays from 10:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. For more information or to make an order for delivery, call 410-495-7880. BY ANDREA SHIELL (CT)

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Behind the bar Q&A

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Behind the Bar: Tracey Cook

or bartender Tracey Cook, who has been working at “The Tavern” in St. Leonard for about five years, the daily grind smells more like bourbon than coffee, but that’s what makes her job fun, she says. For this lifelong resident and graduate of Calvert High School, “The Tavern” is both a fun hangout and a local historical landmark. In 1936 a little haven called “The Boys” opened for business in St. Leonard, and ever since the first patron paid 35 cents for a glass of bourbon, countless others have crowded into this little alcove for good drinks and good times. Back then there were only a couple of gas pumps where farmers could fill trucks and tractors, and three family-owned grocery stores in a hand-built building alongside a dirt road. “The Boys” were owners Sherbie Dowell and Pete Grover, who sold their first 35-cent glass of bourbon during FDR’s first term in office. Through 12 U.S. Presidents, two World Wars, one police action, a Cold War, a Desert Storm and a few name changes, the bar still remains nestled in the cut of St. Leonard Square in Calvert county, only a few blocks from its original location (the original building burned down in 1961), and has been renamed “The Tavern” by Captain Wayne McKnett, perhaps the bar’s longest running patron, who purchased the bar in 2000. When she’s not working as a daytime bartender, Tracey said she can either be found at home or out riding her bike. “I have a ’05 Deluxe Harley Davidson,” she said proudly, adding that biking traffic has increased dramatically as

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development has blossomed in Calvert County. Though she jokingly claims that her favorite drink to make is draft beer, Tracey said she also likes making bloody marys, but she shies away from fixing complicated shooters for guests, as most of her customers prefer shots and beers. “I don’t do fancy drinks or anything,” she said, adding later that, “I’m basically down to earth myself. I’m a Jack drinker. When all else fails I order Jack,” she said, laughing. Having spent several years in the restaurant business before starting out filling in shifts for bartenders, Tracey joined the staff at the Tavern five years ago and has been keeping the rivers of beer and bourbon f lowing ever since. “The Tavern” is located at 4975 St. Leonard Rd. and is open for business Monday-Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. and Sundays from 12 noon to 9 p.m. To find out about game nights or specials, call 410-586-2225 or visit them online at www.st-leonard-tavern.com . BY ANDREA SHIELL (CT)

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on ppétit B A Healthy Bites Grow Herbs for Cheap Flavor

hen it comes to cutting the fat in favorite recipes, it’s vital to replace the flavor that gets lost with it. Fresh herbs are some of the most versatile flavor boosters and when they come from your own kitchen garden they are both convenient and inexpensive. Seeds for annual herbs _ those that grow for only one season, such as cilantro, parsley, basil and chervil _ cost just a few dollars per package, but yield a bounty of herbs that would cost a considerable amount at the market. Perennials, such as rosemary, oregano, thyme, tarragon and sage,

grow back season after season and can be started from seed or purchased, inexpensively, as small plants. Of course, you don’t have to limit an herb garden to warmer weather. A countertop herb collection in your kitchen is both decorative and an excellent way to have fresh herbs on hand year-round. Delicately flavored, oniony, chives are one of the best indoor and outdoor herbs. In the garden, they grow like weeds in clumps that come back and spread each year. They can be started from seed or a large clump from the garden can be divided and replanted or potted for indoor use. Both the hollow, green chives as well as their lavender flowers are edible. The flowers can be broken up into tiny florets and sprinkled on salads or other dishes as a flavorful garnish. BY JIM RO-

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On The Vine

Wine Fuels My Time Machine

he best investment in wine I have ever made is making a dark corner of my basement into a Time Machine. My Time Machine has saved thousands of dollars and brought me great satisfaction. My Time Machine has turned some of the angriest young wines ever drunk into docile servants of pleasure. My Time Machine you see, runs on wine. Some people call them wine cellars and treat them like museums or small altars to expensive and hard to find wines. Do they drink them? NO WAY! They are much too valuable to drink, they exist solely to point out that you don’t have them and that by showing them to you and not opening a bottle that you are also unworthy to drink them. Ahh, good friends. The point of a wine cellar or Time Machine is to simply take wines that are too young to drink now and put them into a cool, dark and vibration free place to mature and become the marvelous wines we know them to be. In our TM I’ve got some great $9.99 Pinot Noir that just needs a year or two more, some Rosso di Montalcino I got for $29 a btl that should be the equal of more than a few $100 a btl Brunello’s. Putting a case or two of well chosen (but not expensive) wines into your TM will pay handsomely over time. Like my wife always says at shoe sales “with the discount, its like making money”. To illustrate my point further I’ll share some notes from last Saturday’s tasting here at Port of Call. We were discussing California Cabernets and which vintages were better than others. The consensus was that the 98’ vintage was a very poor vintage and that few wineries in Napa or Sonoma produced any remarkable wines. I disagreed and produced a 98’ Etude Cabernet from out of the store’s Cellar. The wine was perfect with fat black fruit and licorice leading to a long finish of toasted vanilla oak (easily the equal to first growth Bordeaux). Now the wine was exceptional, but not atypical of the vintage, but the vintage was atypical for California. When all the Wine Spectator’s and “Parker’s” had gotten through with their hatchet jobs on the 98’ vintage-you could pick some great buys for huge discounts because people were scared off. The smart money knew that those wines were sound and socked away a bunch for the future. Well the Future is here and we are now enjoying super high quality wines that we bought for virtually nothing. Oh, and when you come over for dinner, I’d be happy to open anything you’d care to try. Port of Call Wine and Spirits Cellar Selections Monte Degli Angeli, Monferrato Pinot Noir 2007 really inexpensive, will be perfect a year from now Chateau Du Segries, Cotes Du Rhone 2007 *a great deal on a great vintage* Domaine Serene, Jerusalem Hill, Willamette Valley an incredible wine that is quickly becoming scarce. BY J. BROWN

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Out&About Thursday, June 4 – Sunday, June 7 Original One-Act Plays Three Notch Theatre, 21744 South Coral Drive, Lexington Park, 8-10 p.m. The Newtowne Players announce upcoming performances of five original one-act plays written by local authors. The Newtowne Players will perform these one-acts Thursday through Sunday, June 4-7. Thursday, Friday and Saturday performances start at 8 p.m.; the Sunday show begins at 3:30 p.m. Performances are held at Three Notch Theatre on 21744 South Coral Drive in Lexington Park, Md. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for students and senior citizens, and $10 for children. Light refreshments and beverages are also available for purchase at the theatre. Reservations are recommended. Please call 301-737-5447 or visit www.newtowneplayers.org.

Saturday, June 6

Texas Hold’em North Beach V.F.D. 8536 Bayside Rd, Chesapeake Beach MD

20732 Doors open at 6 p.m. $150.00 buy in, cards dealt at 7 p.m. $100.00 buy in at 9 p.m. Entry to 2nd tournament $75.00 for players eliminated from 1st tournament. No re-buy or add-ons for either tournament. Side tables available, free food cash bar. Limited to 100 players. Get more info at nbvfdevents@hotmail.com www.northbeachfire.com 410-2576564

Sunday, June 7

“Pitty Party & Whine Time Pepper’s Pet Pantry, 13858 Solomons Island Rd in Solomons, in the plaza south of Boomerang’s Ribs. Look for the yellow “PET ADOPTIONS TODAY” banner. From 12 PM-4PM, Second Hope Rescue and the Humane Society of Calvert County will be holding this event to draw attention to the often overlooked and misrepresented Pit Bull Terrier and Pit mixed breeds. There will be many dogs up for adoption along with experienced handlers and volunteers. There will be several “Chinese Auction” gift baskets featuring wines and related accessories and non alcohol baskets as well; donat-

ed by local businesses to help raise funds for SHR and HSCC. Tickets for the baskets are $5 each and 6 for $25. The auction will start on May 29 at Pepper’s Pet Pantry in Solomons. Drawing for baskets will be on June 7th at 3:45 PM. Proof of age required; presence not required to win. For more information please contact Second Hope Rescue www. secondhoperescue.org (240) 9250628 or Humane Society of Calvert County www.calvertcountyhumanesociety.org (410) 257-4908 or Pepper’s Pet Pantry (410) 326-4006

Sunday, June 7

24th Annual Children’s Day on the Farm  Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum  All Ages; 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM; Free Admission. A celebration of Southern Maryland’s rich agricultural heritage. Enjoy new attractions as well as old favorites – featuring hands-on activities, demonstrations, exhibits, and live entertainment. There will be farm animals, crafts, farm-life demonstrations, and more! And don’t forget our all time favorite – the antique tractor parade! Family fun at its best! Visit www.jefpat.org or call 410-5868501 for more information.

Thursday, June 11

Speaker Series- From Boats to Bones: Archaeology is in the Details

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Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum The Search for Charles County’s First Courthouse; Speaker: Julia A. King, St. Mary’s College of Maryland. Once declared “impossible to locate”, the 1674 Charles County Court House was finally discovered last year in a plowed field near a tributary of the Zekiah Swamp. Find out how this feat was accomplished.

Saturday, June 13

Summer Kick-Off Cruise aboard the Wm. B. Tennison Calvert Marine Museum 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.  Come celebrate the start of summer with a cruise for kids. Eat pizza, get your face painted and enjoy balloon animals, all while enjoying the breeze of the Patuxent River. $12 per person. Advance registration required by Wednesday, June 10.

Sunday, June 14

Flag Day Ceremonies at American Legion Post 274 in Downtown Lusby, 5 p.m. Come out and join us as we show respect for our f lag and properly dispose of those that are unserviceable. For further info call (410326-3274) This Ceremony is open to the public and we urge you to bring you unserviceable f lags for proper disposal.

Alan Jackson To Top Off Concert Series

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At left members of Sugarland rocked the crowd. Below Huey Lewis wants to hear some noise. Photos courtesy of St. Leonard VFD

t. Leonard Volunteer Fire Department members are eagerly awaiting the start of their fifth year hosting concerts at the fire department stage. St. Leonard VFD’s roadside venue, renamed this year the Bayside Toyota Pavilion, hosted the Charlie Daniels Band for its inaugural show. Now, five years later, the venue continues to keep up the act of attracting the biggest names in country and rock and roll. Montgomery Gentry will be there Friday, Phil Vassar and Little Big Town are booked for Aug. 29, and to finish off the season, Alan Jackson is billed for September. “Everybody loves Alan Jackson,” said Roberta Baker, chairperson of the fire department’s fundraising committee. “We are out fishing, and country seems to be our biggest biters,” she said. “We’ve got a pretty good response to our country groups.” Last year St. Leonard hosted the band Sugarland, which “exploded last year, they are ‘ginormous’ … we couldn’t have timed it more perfectly,” Baker said. The annual concert series serves as the fire department and rescue squad’s main fundraising arm. “What makes our venue unique is the workers here are 100 percent volunteers,” Baker said. “There’s not one member that benefits one penny from the funds that are raised from this.” “One hundred percent of the profits go back to the St. Leonard Volunteer Fire Department, which goes back to the community we serve,” she said. For nearly every show so far, Larry Bowman, a local volunteer from St. Leonard, coordinates a special day for injured soldiers from Walter Reed Army Medical Center. As will occur again this year, Bowman travels to D.C. to pick up about a dozen recovering soldiers. He takes them out to dinner before the show, which they watch from a VIP tent. This year the Holiday Inn of Solomons is donating rooms for the soldiers. “We try to do it for every concert,” Baker said. St. Leonard is also trying a new layout this year, Baker said. Because many patrons typically stand for the entire concert, there will be premium seats up front for sale and standing room only behind that. “It’s a social event for them, they like to walk around and mingle,” she said. “Our venue is a small venue, you’re close,” Baker said. “I don’t think there is one seat in the house that’s a bad seat.” BY SEAN RICE (SCG)

Thursday, June 4, 2009

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