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Southern Calvert
A Vision For St. Leonard
July 2009
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Everything Solomons, Lusby, Dowell, and St. Leonard
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Calvert Hospice Marks 25 Years Story Page 4
Sailing Options Expanding For Students Story Page 8
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Declare Your Independence From Boring Days Story Page 9
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Feeling the Strain? “Business has picked up here now that school is out, and most of our guests are locals,” says Annmarie Garden’s Events Coordinator, Melissa Langley of Solomons. “While the gift shop is doing great, there has been a slight decrease in our camp registration this summer. I think that is because of the economy but also because everybody seems to be doing camps now.” “I was actually surprised by how well our Wild Things exhibit did considering the state of the economy,” says Langley. “One woman drove her piece all the way from Colorado. It was nice to see that people from a distance are still willing to get their artwork here.”
Dave Lane, of Lusby, and his wife Trish opened Patuxent Adventure Center in 2003, a business specializing in the selling, repairing and renting of kayaks and bicycles. “This summer has been steady,” he says. “Last year, when the gas prices spiked, we saw more bicycle repairs. Everyone was hedging against gas doubling at that point. People get nervous, go to their shed and pull out a bike that they haven’t touched for years.” “That created a rise in bike sales. The cost of repairing a bike may outstrip the cost of buying a new one.” “Locals buy the products because of the lifetime tune-ups that any quality bicycle shop offers. Buying locally makes sense, because the cost of tune-ups could definitely add up over the years,” Lane advises. The Blue Heron Bed and Breakfast brings in a lot of tourists for Solomons Island. “We’ve been gaining strength every year,” says Innkeeper and chef, Amanda Comer of Solomons, “and we’re not down this year either. Business travel has been lacking but leisure travel has increased.” Since taking over the inn three years ago, Comer says that she has noticed a change in customers. “More people want to bring their kids along. I think families are changing how they do vacations.” “The economy has everybody watching their pennies, but people still need a getaway. It’s just shifted from let’s go to the Bahamas for a week to let’s go within a 2-3 hour drive time for 2 or 3 days.”
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Photos and interview by Casey McClay (SCG)
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St. Leonard Vision Group members from left, Treasurer Fred Dellinger, President Tim Grover, Vice President Dot Lerose, Nancy Zinn (top right), Dotty Greene and Secretary George Lerose. Not pictured are members Tammy Grover, Jeanette Garofalo, John Garofalo and Joyce White.
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Volunteer pilot Bernie Wunder, of Lusby, helps Young Eagles Catherine Raley of Ridge and John Winslow of Hollywood get ready for a flight in a Piper Cherokee 140. SEE PAGE 9
Patty Dorsch and Chris Reichelt are UpStroke SEE PAGE 27
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Photo by Gary Medovich More than 200 people attended the June 19 opening celebration of the Calvert Medical Arts Center, shown here filling the lobby and balcony while Gov. O’Malley and others cut a ceremonial ribbon.
Calvert Hospice Marks 25 Years in Service to Community
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ore than 100 guests joined local and state officials June 20 to celebrate Calvert Hospice’s growth and accomplishments during the past 25 years, and to dedicate the new Burnett-Calvert Hospice House on Sixes Road in Prince Frederick. Several elected officials including Delegate Tony O’Donnell, former Delegate and Secretary of Veteran’s Affairs George Owens III, former State Senator Bernie Fowler and Senators Roy Dyson and Mike V. Miller, Jr. attended the event. Calvert Hospice is the result of many dedicated volunteers with a vision that began over 25 years ago. “Without our dedicated volunteers we could not accomplish all that we do for the residents of Calvert County,” said Lynn Bonde, Executive Director of Calvert Hospice. “It has been through their caring and contributions that we have continued to grow in our mission for 25 years and through that same dedication that we are now about to open Calvert County’s much needed Hospice House.”
The Hospice House will be a home-away-fromhome, available to anyone in Calvert County living with a terminal illness for which care at home is not an option. Access to the Calvert Hospice House will be available on a first-come, first-served basis, regardless of the individual’s ability to pay and will be staffed with trained, professional Hospice caregivers around the clock. The House will offer the traditional amenities of a comfortable single-family home including a family room, kitchen and dining areas where staff, families and volunteers can prepare meals for residents. A quiet space and gardens will be available for residents and families for reflection and prayer, Bonde said. “Family members will be welcome and encouraged to spend as much time with the residents as they are able,” Bonde said. The Burnett-Calvert Hospice House was dedicated in a prayer by Hospice Board Member Deacon John Verdon and blessed by Chaplain Pastor Willie Davis. The first patients of the Hospice House are expected in October 2009. Jay Webster, current president of the Calvert Hospice Board of Directors; Lynn Bonde, Calvert Hospice executive director and Marie Andrews, first president of the Calvert Hospice Board of Directors (1983-84), enjoy the Calvert Hospice 25th Anniversary Celebration and Dedication of the Burnett-Calvert Hospice House on Saturday, June 20.
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ov. Martin O’Malley was among dozens of government and community leaders who on June 19 marked the opening of the new Calvert Medical Arts Center, with a ribbon cutting at the 75,000-square-foot facility on the campus of Calvert Memorial Hospital in Prince Frederick. The celebration drew more than 200 attendees, including state and local officials, business leaders and community members as well as doctors, nurses, technicians, office managers, therapists and support staff who work in the building each day. The new three-story structure is now home to Calvert Medical Imaging Center, Calvert Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Center and Chesapeake Physical Medicine. Other practices have located there as well, including Bay Shore Pediatrics, Calvert Dermatology, Shah Associates and Woman’s Wellness. “This building represents the true future of health care in our community,” said CMH
President and CEO Jim Xinis. “It raises the bar for what can be achieved when medical minds, healthcare planners, hospital leaders and the community collaborate with the best interests of the residents of Southern Maryland at heart.” The $17 million center also enables the hospital to recruit new primary care and specialists to the area, hospital officials report. A new information technology center on the second floor provides critical space for IT infrastructure for the hospital to develop a community health information system. Later this fall, CMH plans to open a new breast center and neuroscience and spine center there. It was also announced at the event that $800,000 in state grant funds has been approved to expand the hospital’s infusion therapy center. That $2.2 million project is expected to start later this summer and be completed in six months. It will increase the number of treatment areas from 8 to 14.
Veterans Health Services Need Improvement
A final draft report from the Tri-County Council’s Veterans Regional Advisory Committee states that veterans returning home from war zones have significant problems accessing health care because facilities exist mainly in the Washington and Baltimore areas and not in more rural settings.
One of the key recommendations in the report states that federal, state and local entities should work towards improved outpatient services at the Charlotte Hall Veterans Home or in a new center. The veterans home recently failed to get a $1 million grant to improve services.
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Happy Birthday, America By: Gerald “Jerry” Clark, County Commissioner, District 1
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sk any grade school student and they will likely be able to tell you why we celebrate Independence Day on July 4th in this country. They know that it was on July 4, 1776, that the earliest Americans of the Second Continental Congress unanimously adopted our Declaration of Independence and proclaimed our nation’s separation from Great Britain. It was on this date that 56 men signed their names to that document and put forth some of the most important words in American history: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed, by their Creator, with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. These 56 men – who included Marylanders Samuel Chase, William Paca, Thomas Stone and Charles Carroll – set the course for our nation’s future and agreed that, by doing so, they would “mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honour.” However, it wasn’t until June 28, 1870, nearly 100 years later, that Congress passed a law making Independence Day a national holiday. Today, it’s easy for us to get caught
up in the fun of the day with cookouts, family outings, fireworks and time away from work and forget about the sacrifice and dedication that our nation’s forefathers put forth which allow us to enjoy the liberties we do today. July 4th is a fitting day to make a point of remembering the efforts it took to create the United States of America. It is also a fitting time to honor and thank those who are still fighting so that we may live in peace with the freedom to pursue our own individual happiness. America has come a long way in the 233 years since we declared our independence from the Brits. But Americans are as committed to liberty and autonomy now as they were in those first days when the colonies broke free. This holiday weekend, I encourage you to spend time doing those things that make us uniquely American: watching the fireworks over Solomons, having an old-fashioned Southern Maryland crab feast in your own backyard, enjoying a hike or paddle or sail along the shores of the Chesapeake Bay, dining in a waterfront restaurant with family and friends or watching a Little League baseball game. Do something that makes you happy and then take a moment to remember those 56 men who made it possible for you to do so. Have a safe, fun and patriotic Independence Day Calvert County!
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SMECO Awaiting Start of Reliability Project in Calvert
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outhern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO) officials are awaiting a decision from the Maryland Public Service Commission on SMECO’s proposal to upgrade the high voltage transmission line running the length of Calvert County from 69 kilovolts to 230 kilovolts. The approval is the last major hurdle before the estimated $110 million project can get under way. When the project to upgrade Calvert’s high voltage line is completed by 2015, the result will be a fully “looped” 230 KV power system in SMECO’s entire service area, which includes Charles, St. Mary’s and Calvert counties. That means more dependable power and a safer system to operate, said SMECO spokesman Tom Dennison. “This project is for the benefit of Southern Maryland
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Dennison said, except where the line crosses the Patuxent River into St. Mary’s County to connect to the existing 230 KV line running north toward Charles County. SMECO’s current power line that crosses the Patuxent River lays on the floor of the river. The new transmission line crossing the Patuxent will be what Dennison says is the most eco-friendly method: a horizontal drill through the ground under the river. “We don’t have to purchase new right-of-way, we don’t have to clear, and disturb farmland or neighborhoods that don’t have a transmission line already there,” Dennison said. SMECO has gone through all of environmental studies and preliminary works, including public hearings in St. Mary’s and Calvert counties. The co-op filed for a “Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity” in Nov. 2008, “and the PSC has been deliberating on that up BY SEAN RICE (SCG) until today,” Dennison said.
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ach year in Maryland a week-long program occurs that starts on the same Sunday in June as Father’s Day and culminates in a graduation ceremony the following Saturday. That program is the American Legion Boys State. The American Legion Department of Maryland administers the Boys State program and it is supported by local American Legion Posts from every region of our state. The program has convened for many years, as it still is today, at McDaniel College (formerly Western Maryland College) in the city of Westminster in Carroll County. American Legion Boys State is among the most respected and selective educational programs of government instruction for high school students. It is a participatory program where each participant becomes a part of the operation of his local, county and state government. Boys State has been a program of The American Legion since 1935. The American Legion Auxiliary sponsors a separate, similar program for young ladies called Girls State. In most cases, expenses associated with attending these programs are paid by a sponsoring American Legion post. American Legion Boys State is currently conducted in 49 Departments of The American Legion. Hawaii
does not conduct a program. As separate corporations, Boys States vary in content and method of procedure, but each and every Boys State adheres to the basic concept of the program that of teaching government from the township to the state level. Two outstanding representatives from each of 49 Boys States are called upon to represent their state at a seperate program, American Legion Boys Nation in Washington, DC. It is here that the young leaders, who had excelled at their respective Boys States, are introduced to the structure and function of the federal government. At American Legion Boys Nation, each delegate represents his Boys State as a senator. These youthful lawmakers caucus at the beginning of the session, organize into committees and conduct hearings on bills submitted by delegates to the program. Since its beginning in 1946, Boys Nation has seen many of its graduates elected to public offices which include the Presidency of the United States, the United States Congress, as state governors and as state legislators. Many others became inspired to actively work for the campaigns of individuals seeking public office. The famous picture of a teenage Bill Clinton shaking the hand of President John F. Kennedy is a well known photograph. What you may not know
is that this photo was actually taken at an American Legion Boys Nation in the early 1960’s. I have been honored each year, for many years now, to be part of the staff during the Maryland Boys State program. During the opening remarks on the first day of the program I give a wide ranging talk about government at all levels, including some instruction for writing a city charter. Participants in each of the cities in Boys State will participate in writing a charter for their respective city. Around mid-week of the program I often participate in a legislative simulation where participants consider legislation that has actually been before the Maryland General Assembly. On Friday I met the group on their trip to Annapolis and talked to them about our state capital and government operations there. Most of the real staff work is done by other Legionnaires at Boys State, but I still enjoy participating at least at some level. These young men who take the time to participate, and the young women who participate in Girls State, are the young people of today who will be the civic, military, government, and business leaders of tomorrow. I have met many graduates of this program over the years who come up to me and tell me that they remember meeting me at Boys State. We usually discuss what they are doing now, and I am very often impressed by their stories, but never surprised that they are doing well. Most of the above descriptive information was taken directly from the American Legion web site at the following internet address www.legion.org/ programs/youthprograms/ boystate . More information on this program can be obtained there. As always, please feel free to contact my office with questions about this or other matters.
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or the Horn family of Lusby, sailing is definitely a family affair. “People live along the water, and as you get older, you think, wow, it’s such a pretty area, we ought to be doing more water things,” said Kristin Horn, 17, a rising senior at Patuxent High School who started sailing three years ago, following in the footsteps of her older sister Jackie, who is now a student at Catholic University in Washington. Younger brother William, 15, also sails and like Jackie, enjoys the feeling of control it gives him. During most of the day, he’s guided by parents and teachers, but out on the water, he’s in charge, making his own decisions. “You’re on a path you choose,” William said. “And when you’re racing, making the wrong decision can cost you.” Recently, Kristin, William, Jackie and father William Horn were among a crew of volunteers who helped prepare a fleet of a dozen FJs (Flying Junior boats) for the Advanced Teen Racing class which started last week at a new community sailing center
south of St. Mary’s City. The fleet is based at the Milburn Creek Marina at the end of Bauer Road south of St. Mary’s College. Open to high school sailors from southern Maryland, the Teen Racing program includes students from both Patuxent High School and Leonardtown High School. The goal of the new sailing center is “to ramp up junior sailing programs to higher levels,” said Stovy Brown, a Calvert County resident and president of the nonprofit Southern Maryland Sailing Foundation that established the center, called Sailing Center Chesapeake. “It’s the first time any club has done a multi-week program,” said Brown, who had been keeping the foundation’s boats at the Southern Maryland Sailing Association facility in Solomons. Meanwhile, the Solomons association continues to offer sailing lessons through Aug. 14 for younger sailors ages 6 through 16 taught by new instructor Rebeckah Stanley; it also offers Sunday sailing from 3 to 6 p.m.
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A lifelong sailor, Brown worked for mation about the Southern Maryland SailIBM for 30 years before moving to Calvert ing Association in Solomons, go to http:// County in the mid-1990s. He has worked smsa.com. For more about Sailing Center out an arrangement with the Cole family, Chesapeake in St. Mary’s City, go to www. which owns the Milburn Creek Marina smsailingfound.org. BY VIRGINIA TERHUNE (CT) south of St. Mary’s City, to use its facilities at least through the summer and fall. “It’s very kind of them to allow us to be here,” Brown said. “They’ve allowed the sailing center to try it out for 2009, then we’ll make a decision next winter.” Brown said one of the benefits of the Milburn Creek location is its easy access to St. Inigoes Creek, the St. Mary’s River and the Potomac River, which offer a mix of challenges and levels of protection for beginning and intermediate sailors. “It’s ideal for Tony Sacco, left, and Kristin Horn, a Patuxent High School senior that,” he said. who lives in Lusby, competed as a team in an end-of-season n For more inforregatta for high-school sailors off Solomons Island.
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alvert County schools are mailing reading and math Maryland School Assessment (MSA) Home Reports to parents of students in grades three through eight. Most parents will receive the reports in early July. MSA Home Reports are prepared by the Maryland State Department of Education. Each report gives the child’s score in reading or math as well as the average scores for the school, Calvert County and Maryland in that subject area at that grade level. Each child’s score shows how well he or she has learned the math or reading content standards set by the state department. Content standards define what a student should know and be able to do at the end of that particular grade. For example, Grade 3 Mathematics Content Standards define the math knowledge and skills that a third grader should know at the end of grade 3. In addition to the child’s score, which will range between 240 and 650, parents are told whether their child is
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performing at the “Basic” level (student needs more work to master standards), the “Proficient” level (student has met the standards) or the “Advanced” level (student regularly works above the standards). Each MSA Home Report states, “the MSA test is only one indication of your child’s performance.” Jack Smith, Superintendent of Calvert County Public Schools, agrees. “If parents have questions about the MSA Home Report or about their child’s performance in school, we encourage them to call their child’s school and schedule a time to come in and talk,” Smith said in a released statement. “We know that the key to a student’s success is a strong working relationship between the home and school.” The school, county and state reports which determine whether schools and school systems have made adequate yearly progress are not yet available. It is anticipated that the state department will release those reports in July.
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appy Birthday, America! On July 4, 1776 the Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia declaring our freedom from outside forces. Today it is a day of picnics, patriotic parades, fireworks, and a great reason to fly the American flag. Jon and I will head down to Solomons on the 4th for their fireworks display, then it is out of town for an anniversary getaway. Looking for a place to watch fireworks? On July 3 join the folks in Chesapeake Beach to see their display. Come early and spend the afternoon playing in the water at the Chesapeake Beach Water Park and then watch the fireworks display at dusk. The Chesapeake Beach Water Park will stay open until 10 p.m. that evening. Other places to view the fireworks include the Chesapeake Beach Resort & Spa, the boardwalk in North Beach or from a boat on the Chesapeake Bay. Friday, July 3, 2009, Calvert Marine Museum hosts
another “First Free Friday.” The first Friday of each month the museum is open and free to the public from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Enjoy free half-hour cruises on the Wm. B. Tennison at 5:30 p.m., 6:15 p.m. and 7 p.m. Docents will be available in each gallery talking about the exhibits. Solomons will hold their annual display on July 4 at dusk. The greatest views are from the Solomons Riverwalk or by boat. Have a delicious dinner at one of the restaurants in Solomons before the fireworks. Beginning at 4 p.m. parking will be available at Glascock Field, across from the Calvert Marine Museum, and a shuttle will run from Glascock Field. This summer explore the Patuxent Wine Trail. If you are a wine lover, or would like to learn more, this trail takes you to the five wineries throughout Calvert County. Begin in Owings at Fridays Creek Winery situated on a working farm near the narrow reaches of the Patuxent River. In Prince Frederick you will find Running Hare Vineyard with rolling hillsides full of vines reminding you of the vineyards of Italy or Napa Valley. Take in the scenery amidst lush woodlands near the Patuxent River and St. Leonard Creek as you approach Perigeaux Vineyards in St. Leonard. Just south of Calvert Cliffs State Park you will find Cove Point Winery, located across the street from Cove Point Park. And as you approach Solomons, stop by Solomons Island Winery, located on Hungerford Creek near the Patuxent River. A great way to spend a day or two! If you are competitive, have some fun as you go on the Wild Things Summer Safari, hosted by Annmarie Garden.
Through August 30, gather animal clues as you and your family visit attractions throughout the County. Turn in your passport at Annmarie Garden to win great prizes! Go wild with Wild Things! Bayside History Museum in North Beach wants you to learn more about Captain John Smith. Between 16071609 Captain Smith and a band of hardy seamen explored the Chesapeake Bay. The maps that Smith created were used through the seventeenth century as a guide for settlers. Throughout the summer the Bayside History Museum will have contests in which you will learn more about this voyage and Captain Smith. There is a lot going on at the Calvert Marine Museum. Tuesday, July 7, come sail away with Styx and special guests .38 Special. Styx spawned hit singles and classic rock standards “Come Sail Away,” “Blue Collar Man,” “Fooling Yourself” and “Renegade.” Expect to hear hits like “Hold on Loosely,” “Caught Up In You” and “If I’d Been the One” from .38 Special. Saturday, July 11, learn amazing facts about shark habits and habitats – and have your photo taken in the jaws of a Giant Megalodon shark skeleton – at “SHARKFEST.” Doug Poole’s live shark pool allows children to touch the sandpaper skin of a real shark (additional fee). The day will include fish face painting, marine games, shark crafts, and lots more. Check out their website for more information – www.calvertmarinemuseum.com. To find more things to do this summer, visit www. ecalvert.com.
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PSC Decision is a Breach of Trust The Public Service Commission’s finding that BGE could be influenced by a nuclear joint venture between Constellation Energy and Electricit de France unnecessarily risks harming the state’s economy and future energy development. Constellation Energy has rightly appealed the decision, and let’s hope it wins - both for the sake of consumers and the rule of law. The latter point is especially critical for anyone doing business in this state. Businesses bank on the agreements they make, and yet the PSC’s decision clearly disregards a 2008 settlement between the state and Constellation Energy. The agreement provided $2 billion in benefits to BGE customers and unquestionably amended Maryland law specifically to allow limited transactions such as this to proceed without requiring state approval. Barely a year after signing it into law, the governor is again asking Constellation Energy for settlement money, and the PSC
is requiring EDF to submit to its jurisdiction in a transaction that clearly lies outside of its zone of authority. This breach of trust raises troubling questions about the state’s commitment to fairness in its dealings with the business community. Importantly, it also creates uncertainty for a transaction that is essential to Constellation Energy’s plans to invest multi-billions of dollars in a state that currently must rely on imported electricity to power its economy. As Constellation Energy has said, a new nuclear unit at Calvert Cliffs would be one of the largest industrial projects in state history, creating thousands of highpaying jobs. More importantly, it would benefit generations of Maryland consumers by increasing the supply of low-cost, emissions-free energy in a state that has too little of both. Kathleen Snyder, president and CEO Maryland Chamber of Commerce
Mother Nature Calls The Shots This past Saturday, we at Calvert Hospice had an object lesson in the power of Mother Nature. We intended our carefully scheduled, meticulously planned, and long awaited 25th Anniversary Celebration and Burnett-Calvert Hospice House Dedication to take place in front of the new Burnett-Calvert Hospice House now being built on Sixes Road in Prince Frederick. But Mother Nature had other plans. As the skies grew darker the and drops came, first lightly, but before long in torrents, volunteer Dave Walton and his team from Dunkirk Baptist Church pushed forward with set-up full-steam ahead despite the mud and muck. Dale Cross and Bonnie Carter of Out of Sight DJs set up their delicate equipment under a tent that filled every 10 minutes with gallons of rain. The Chesapeake Community Chorus arrived, umbrellas and music in hand, ready to actually “sing in the rain.” We are grateful to all for their dedication and donation of services to our effort. When it became obvious that the steady downpour would not abate anytime soon, Calvert Hospice Board of Directors President Jay Webster suggested that we move everyone into the as yet unfinished Hospice House, within the shelter of the building that will soon be our dream turned into reality. We dried off the chairs, wrung
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out our shirts, and welcomed our guests to join in a stirring program that honored the founders of Calvert Hospice and dedicated the Hospice House as a symbol of our ongoing commitment to serve the needs of those in Calvert County living their final months and weeks and those grieving the loss of someone close. Mother Nature seemed to want us to see that being in the Hospice House would make the day even more meaningful. And it was so. The voices of the Chesapeake Community Chorus soared through our open rafters, and the prayers of Calvert Hospice Chaplain Willie Davis and Board member Deacon John Verdon lifted our hearts and spirits to the heavens. We are grateful to all who brought us to this day, from the founders who gave birth to the first idea of Hospice over 25 years ago, to the current Board of Directors, staff, and volunteers who live out the mission and vision of Calvert Hospice every day in the lives of our friends and neighbors. We will be back at the Burnett-Calvert Hospice House when it opens its doors in October. We hope that everyone will join us then to see the dream that became reality here in Calvert County. Lynn Bonde, Executive Director Calvert Hospice
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olunteer pilot Bernie Wunder, a resident of Chesapeake Ranch Estates in Lusby, helps Young Eagles Catherine Raley of Ridge and John Winslow of Hollywood get ready for a flight in a Piper Cherokee 140 at the Young Eagles Day Rally. Students between the ages of 8 and 17 that were eager to fly in a plane got their chance during the Young Eagles Day at St. Mary’s Airport on June 13, where they were introduced to the world of flight in a light aircraft. Flying the planes were members of Chapter 478 of the Experimental Aircraft Association who volunteered their time as part of a nationwide program of rallies held around the country. Sixteen volunteer pilots, including several from Calvert and St. Mary’s counties, flew a total of 110 Young Eagle cadets. Each Young Eagle was matched with a pilot who began the flight experience with a hands-on explanation of what makes the airplane fly and how it is controlled. During the flight, Young Eagles were supervised on the dual controls, matching control inputs to the desired flight path using the aircraft instruments and outside references. Each flight ended with the presentation of a Young Eagles Certificate along with other follow-up material and references promoting career paths in aviation. For more information about EAA Chapter 478 and St. Mary’s CAP Composite Squadron activities, visit eaachapter478.org and capstmarys.org.
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ocal watermen say that the Asian oyster could have been a real hope for reviving their trade harvesting seafood from the Chesapeake Bay, but with a recent decision by state and federal officials to ban the alien oyster they feel like they are running out of time. A study that took about five years and $17 million to complete did not decisively recommend any options for reviving the native oyster in the bay, but environmental groups worried over the potential impacts of a placing a non-native oyster in the bay’s declining ecosystem. Tommy Zinn, president of the Calvert County Waterman’s Association, said that the state was determined to push aquaculture, or farming of the oyster on beds rented from the state, rather than allow harvesting on the public oyster bars that need a healthy reproductive
population to replenish each year. “It’s going to drive the price of the [native] oyster higher,” Zinn told the Southern Calvert Gazette. “We hate to see the tradition go, but we aren’t getting much help from the state.” Zinn and other watermen supported a bill in the legislature this year that would have allowed more dredging of the bay system that he claimed would have helped remove and clean away silt that is detrimental to the native oyster. That bill was defeated however, he said, because of environmental groups in opposition. He said that with traditional oyster harvesting methods failing, and aquaculture being likely too expensive, he said watermen could be driven out of business. “We’re already losing 10-to-15 percent of our
watermen a year because of the economy,” Zinn said. But Richard Pelz, who runs an oyster ranch in Ridge, said that the Asian oyster would have done far more harm than good. “The Asian oyster actually accumulates human pathogens,” Pelz claimed. “If you eat them raw you can come down with all kind of interesting diseases.” And in any case, Pelz said, farming the bottom of the rivers and the bay isn’t the way to go. The answer, he said, was to farm them on floating flats near the surface of the water, as he does at the Circle C Oyster Ranch, though he admitted it was an expensive venture. “You get more for your product, it’s a superior product,” Pelz said. He said wild oysters may fetch $40 a bushel, while his fetch $150 a bushel. BY GUY LEONARD (CT)
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his week we will begin to explore some of our historic structures in Calvert County. Our first will be Middleham Chapel, one of the oldest churches in Calvert County that still retains its basic original features and location. In 1684 a wooden structure was built in what is now Lus-
by to serve as a “Chapel of Ease” to Christ Church Parish in Broomes Island. A chapel of ease was generally built to be more accessible to parishioners who might live some distance from the home parish. The wooden structure would serve until 1745, when an act of the Maryland Assembly would provide funds to build a brick church, which was completed in 1748. The funds were paid in 80,000 pounds of tobacco. With a few modifications this chapel is still in use today. The structure is a one-story, cruciform shaped, Flemish bond brick building. The date of the construction was built into the brick on the front of the chapel. On the outside of the building above the main entrance the date 1748 was set into the gable walls with glazed headers. If you look closely at the date set into the gable you will see the outline of two windows that have been bricked up, probably during the renovation in 1893, on either side of the date. Stained glass windows are found on either side of the main entry. In the belfry there is a small cast-iron bell which bears the date 1699. The bell was salvaged from the wood chapel which had formerly stood on the site. The bell was donated in 1699 by two brothers from Middleham, England. In 1893 the church was renovated. A one-story brick addition was built to house the present sanctuary, the sacristy and the vesting room. It is believed that the existing gable roof was also introduced as part of this renovation. Very little was done to the outside, but the interior was completely renovated with windows, white marble altar, communion rail, pulpit and open pews with Gothic-style end boards. Take time to wander through the cemetery that surrounds the church. Many of Calvert County’s early settlers were laid to rest here. In the late 1800’s Solomons became more populated and churches were built on the island. Middleham Chapel served this southern part of the Christ Church parish until this time. The loving care of the present congregation is seen in the upkeep of the building today.
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he annual fundraising event formerly known as the Cancer Gala, now named the Celebration of Life Gala, is in its 28th year and still going strong. The “Cancer Crusade” fundraising event wraps up this year on Aug. 6, with the $125per ticket gala taking place at Rod ‘N’ Reel Restaurant in Chesapeake Beach. Pledges from individuals and businesses, as well as tickets sold each year have raised $3.8 million during its 28-year history, which has gone to various American Cancer Societysanctioned programs for patients and families touched by cancer. Last year, the event raised more than $439,000. Community Bank of Tri-County, headed up by President and CEO Mike Middleton, has stepped up to be the lead sponsor for the effort this year, immediately pledging $25,000 to kick off the fundraising season that leads up to the Gala. As “presenting sponsor”, the bank is also donating staff and additional resources to help make the event a success.
Former Chesapeake Beach Mayor Gerald Donovan, of Rod ‘N’ Reel, said the fundraising effort 28 years ago started as a personal mission, and it has grown into “something extremely special.” “We’ve had some wonderful improvements, and we had some horrific losses. (My brother) Freddy and I started this because we lost our Dad to lung cancer, and in the past few years we lost our cousin … she was in her early 50s,” Donovan said. “Sometimes you can take something that you’ve been doing for 27, 28 years and you can pick it up and look at it and turn it around and upside-down and try to improve it. We’ll they’ve done that in a big, big way, and not subtly either,” Donovan said of Community Bank’s involvement. “Community Bank of Tri-County lent us the money to build the hotel here, and the hotel did things for us that we didn’t even image it would do, and not just for us but for the community,” Donovan said. “So our association with Tri-County was started, and here we are tonight … And when they come to the table it’s been something special, very special.” “This seems to be a very natural fit for us … So when Gerald asked us, we said ‘yeah, that’s a great idea,” Middleton said. “We’re very excited to work with Rod ‘N’ Reel,” whose staff has enthusiasm that is “infectious.” “Our whole culture of this bank is community, that’s why we put it in our name and
that’s what we do as a bank, everybody is involved in the community,” Middleton said. “To me that’s the recipe for success.” As much as 40 percent of the proceeds raised stay in Calvert County, to support American Cancer Society programs, including I Can Cope, Reach to Recovery and Look Good .. Feel Better.
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Mike and Sara Middleton are the honorary chairs for the 2009 Cancer Crusade and Celebration of Life Gala on Aug. 6. Middleton is CEO and President of Community Bank of Tri-County, the presenting sponsor for the event.
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he original location of the town of St. Leonard, founded near 1640, is now an undetermined location near St. Leonard Creek. The town’s physical position on the map has moved at least twice before its present location became firmly established in the 1900s. Members of the St. Leonard Vision Group are work-
Community events are held at the historic Polling House in town.
ing prevent that trend of history from repeating port it more. I would beitself, by striving to foster a community spirit come more active in it.’ and community identity to keep the historical That’s the whole idea.” town from again becoming a victim of history. The vision group is “We just bought our first projector, so a non-profit civic associwe’re trying to get more and more into it,” said ation with a 12-member St. Leonard Vision Group President Tim Groboard and a goal of bolver, about their first “movie night” stering the local culture. held this year on June 20. “Last year The group hosts annual we rented it and it was about $350. It community events such worked out real well, so we got what as caroling and a visit we rented last year.” from Santa in DecemThe vision group is planning to ber, an egg hunt for kids hold a free movie night at the St. Leonnear Easter, both held ard Volunteer Fire Department stage at the historic Polling every third Saturday on the summer House in town, movie months. Nearly 100 people showed nights and more. up for the June movie to watch “The For the last year or Tale of Despereaux” outdoors on the so, the vision group has big screen. The next movie night will Tim Grover taken on a political task be July 18, and Kung Fu Panda will as well, with St. Leonbe the feature. ard’s “Master Plan” cur“We’re trying to get into the rently being revised by community spirit, trying to get people involved the Board of County Commissioners, as required by law. in the community, that’s what it’s all about,” The 10 active board members are doing what they Grover said. can to get more people in and around St. Leonard in“This is a nice small town and we want it volved, both in the vision group and in the effort to craft to be everything it can be, you know,” Grover St. Leonard’s new master plan. said. “And hopefully we can get people saying, “The biggest challenge is trying to overcome apathy, ‘I live next to a town center, if the town center and one of the ways we’re trying to deal with that is by had more in it I would use it more, I would sup- offering fun things to do,” Grover said. “So, many people
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ome out to the movie night and hopefully to see what we’re trying to do and what all about.” We’re trying to encourage local citizens to volved, either directly with the county, or an attend our monthly meetings,” said Fred nger, treasurer for the vision group. We’re a small core group that continues to ward and tries to keep things going,” said erose, vice president. “We would really like more people get involved.” Grover recently participated oint meeting of the viroup and represens from the civic ations of Beach and rt Beach, generate ments e first of reSt. ard ter n , ch ubed the y at nd of Vision Group mem-
bers help hang new This banners in town. ot a simmajority, we king 100 pergreement on all ,” Grover said of ine-page document he ated from the meeting. Parnts went over each point until there nanimous agreement among the groups. We do want some reasonable changes. We more controlled growth,” said Dellinger. e communities don’t want growth because ike it the way it is. We want a little more mic development.” he group’s goal with the master plan is to d the plan to allow for business growth as s residential growth. Now,
Grover said, St. Leonard is treated like any other rural area in the county, with the same regulations, such has tight rules on “transferable development rights.” “In St. Leonard, we want to be able to contribute to the idea that the town centers were developed essentially in the beginning to be the designated growth areas for residential and commercial,” Grover said. “The chief benefit of that is we would be a preserver of rural character outside of the town centers.” “We’re trying to get sewer in the town, because hardly anything in the master plan can be done without public sewer,” he said. “It would be real nice for the town center because then it could develop and look like a town center, like a traditional town center.” The challenge is convincing the county commissioners to direct growth to St. Leonard. “That’s very hard in a county like Calvert County, because we used to have a sign at the county line that for years said ‘Keep Calvert Country’,” he said. The St. Leonard Vision Group believes that you can guide the county to smart growth, while at the same time “keeping Calvert country.” “Yes you can have both, you can,” Dellinger said. BY SEAN RICE (SCG) St. Leonard Vision Group members look over photo albums at the June 20 “movie night.” From left is George Lerose, Dot Lerose, Dotty Greene and Fred Dellinger.
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Dora Alice Hake, 91 Dora Alice Hake, 91, died quietly of congestive heart fail-
ure on June 14, 2009, at Asbury-Solomons Island, Health Care Center, Solomons, Md. She was born on December 20, 1917, in Pittsburgh, Pa., to the late Corrine Hess and Milton Diamond. Dora Diamond graduated from Pennsylvania College for Women, now Chatham University. She received her masters in English from the University of Pittsburgh. Marriage to William E. Hake took Dora to Silver Spring, Md., where she taught English at St. John’s Episcopal Parish School for more than a decade. Retirement brought Dora and Bill to St Mary’s County, Md., and Dora to Asbury-Solomons Island Retirement Community, where she continued to exercise her English skills as regular columnist and editor of Riverviews, the Asbury-Solomons Island magazine. Dora was active life-long in the Republican Party and sorted mail at the White House during the Reagan administration. She is survived by a son, William C. Hake of Westminster, Md.; a daughter, Susan J. Phillips of Merritt Island, Fla.; and half-sister, Lora Kaltenborn King of Glenshaw, Pa. A memorial service was held at AsburySolomons Island Auditorium, 11100 Asbury Circle, Solomons, Md., on June 19, 2009, at 11 a.m. Interment was private. Should friends desire, memorial contributions may be made in her memory to the Asbury Foundation, Asbury-Solomons Island, attention Melissa
Carnes, 11100 Asbury Circle, Solomons, MD 20688. Arrangements by the Rausch Funeral Home, P.A., 20 American Lane, Lusby, MD 20657.
Mary Prances Medos, 97 M a r y Prances Medos, 97, passed away on June 13, 2009, at Calvert Memorial Hospital, Prince Frederick, Md. She has been a resident at Solomons Nursing Center for a little over four years. She was born November 4, 1911, in Bulger, Pa., to the late Mary Vlahovic and Frank Zalec. When she was two years old, her parents took her to Slovenia (the part of former Yugoslavia). When she was 17, she had the opportunity to return to the states on her own, since she was a citizen and was born here. She settled in Pittsburgh, Pa., to be near her aunt and uncle. She was employed as a housekeeper for a wealthy family. In 1936 she married Frank Medos and they settled in a house in the suburb of Bethel Park, Pa. They had two daughters, Helen and Evelyn. In 1977 her husband passed away. All through her life she worked as a housekeeper and caretaker and held several other positions in addition to raising her daughters and keeping her own home. Her favorite pastimes were sewing, cooking and crocheting. She lived in her home until she was 94 when she was injured from a fall. She was very happy living at Solomons where she has many friends and caregivers who help her meet all of her
needs. She very much enjoyed her activities, particularly bingo and van rides. Mary is survived by her two daughters Helen A. and her husband David A. Didion, of Port Republic, Md., formally of Cheverly, Md., and Evelyn and her husband Harry Haenig, of Bridgeville, Pa.; five grandchildren, Jeffery and Michael Didion, Mary Ellen Carsley, Sharon A. Haenig and Sue Ann Huber, and 10 greatgrandchildren. The family received friends on June 18 from 10 to 11 a.m. at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church, 90 Alexander Lane, Solomons, Md. where Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at 11 a.m. Interment took place at a latter date in Queen of Heaven Cemetery, 2900 Washington Road, McMurry, Pa. Arrangements by RauschFuneral Home, P.A., Lusby, Md.
Joanna Felicia Speorl, 52 Joanna Felicia Speorl, 52, of Lusby, Md., passed away peacefully at her residence on June 18, 2009. She was born on March 13, 1957, in Annapolis, Md., to the late Felix A. and Rose M. Mariani. She loved traveling, gardening, and life. Joanna is survived by her loving husband Richard Speorl of Lusby, Md.; stepson, Daniel Speorl of Rochester, N.Y.; sisters, June Prochaska of New Windsor, Md., Janice Bruno of Annapolis, Md., and Jina Mariani of Missoula, Mont. In lieu of flowers the family requests contributions to be made to Calvert Hospice, P.O. Box 838, Prince Frederick, MD 20678, www.calverthospice.org, and /or The Melanoma Research Foundation, 170 Township Line Road, Building B, Hillsborough, NJ 08844, www.melanoma.org.
A Mass of Christian Burial was said on June 25, 2009, at 2 p.m. in Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church, 90 Alexander Lane, Solomons, Md. Funeral Arrangements provided by Rausch Funeral Home, P.A., Lusby, Md.
Janet Gail Yax, 74 J a n e t Gail Yax nee Smith, 74, of Port Republic, MD formally of Suitland, MD passed away at her home on June 26, 2009. She was born July 9, 1934 in Detroit Michigan to the late Norman and Madeleine Smith. Janet was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Prince Frederick, MD and worked for the Census Bureau as a Survey Statistician. She is survived by her beloved daughter, Laura Kathleen Yax of Port Republic, MD and a sister Kathleen Smith Allen of Detroit, Michigan. The family will receive friends on Sunday June 28, 2009 in the Gathering Room at Trinity United Methodist Church, 90 Church Street, Prince Frederick, from 2-4 and 7-9 PM. Funeral services will be held on Monday June 29, 2009 , 11 AM at the church. Interment will be private. Memorial contributions may be made to either Heifer International, 1 World Ave. Little Rock AR 72202 www.heifer.org or Children International P.O. Box 219055 Kansas City MO 64121 www.children.org. Arrangements by Rausch Funeral Home, Port Republic, MD www.rauschfuneralhomes.com .
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their skin and freshen up their look in one step. • Choose a few bright, of-the-moment colors to give your look an update. Former model Jemma Kidd offers high-intensity eyeshadow shades within her JK Jemma Kidd collection. Prefer a classic red? Then go for a product with staying power like L’Oreal Paris Infallible(TM) Never Fail Lipcolour in Target Red for flashy long wear. Even when paired with last season’s dress, you’ll look au courant! • Be smart about choosing colors. Avoid wasted money and the wrong shades with a handpicked palette that really makes sense for your skin tone and style. The NP Set palettes by Napoleon Perdis have step-bystep instructions built into the case so no color goes unused. A makeup lesson by a celebrity makeup artist and smooth, satiny colors perfect for you for just $29? Now that’s a beauty bargain. • Take Stock. Keep your cosmetics organized so you know what you have and don’t buy what you don’t need. Rely on the Contents Yellow Bee cosmetic train case made from recycled cotton available exclusively at Target to make storing your beauty essentials easy, chic and eco-friendly. • At-home spa. Skip the spa day price tag and gather some skin-soothing items to lift your spirits right at home. Detox in your tub with Soap & Glory I Foam, an ultracreamy body wash with orange and grapeseed oils to soothe your body and soul. • Protect the beauty investments you make. Are you a fan of salon hair coloring services? Choose products that will help your color last longer and protect your hair from damage. Color- and heat-protectant shampoos and stylers cost less than a single process haircolor service. Two to try: Umberto Beverly Hills and Ted Gibson. • Each hairstylist was once a student. Find a reputable training program in your area and request a student cut. They’re usually free or low-cost. • Shop smart to save. Find quality beauty products for less at the same places you buy your fashion must-haves, groceries and electronics. Target, for instance, continues to bring beauty mavens everywhere the best brands from around the globe for less. For more information, or to shop online, log on to www.target.com.
Despite the current recession, women need not sacrifice beauty to save a buck or two. In fact, a host of products for under $30 are available for women hoping to look their best in spite of the struggling economy.
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Pet Ownership Good for Your Health If you have been thinking about adding a pet to the family it may be to your advantage to do so. It seems that owning a pet can be beneficial for your physical and emotional wellbeing. Statistics indicate that pet owners have lower blood pressure and lower stress levels, especially for male pet owners. This in turn relates to lower instances of heart disease among pet parents. Having a pet around can also boost a person’s mood. In general, pet owners have fewer health costs and reasons to visit their doctor. While it’s not likely that we’ll see health insurance discounts for pet owners, some people find it is good to know that their furry or feathered companion offers so much in addition to his or her unconditional love.
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The Captain’s Corner By Capt. Sonney Forrest, Solomons Island For the last week of Spring, it was just about all the weather and fishing you can have in Spring: Warm to hot days with fish breaking all around. The winds blowing you back and forth at anchor as you pull up those Spot and Croaker one after another. Then with thunder in the distance, it is, ‘Do I go or not?’ So it goes for the Spring fishing for another year, but with it being fun for all. On Monday June 15 Mike Haynie, his son Mike Jr. and guest came down for a first trip ever on Reel Relief. We left at 6 a.m. with our Volunteers, Mr. Spot. They like to volunteer to find us Stripes and bring them home to Solomons. Up to the Gas Dock we found others anchored and fishing, just not catching many. So we took off for another location up the Bay that in the past has held fish. To Photo submitted by Capt. Sonney our surprise we found them biting. We caught seven nice fish for the box and our limit. The three anglers, Mike Haynie Sr, Mike Jr., left, and Aaron, enjoying We caught 19 Stripers in all before we stopped and moved “Buddy time” with dad for Fathers Day.
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on to another location at the Cove Point Reef. Once back home, Mike Sr. got that “what about me Dad” from his younger son Arron Haynie. This required another go at it for next available day. On Saturday afternoon at 4 p.m. it was setup to go again. After the latest storm passed we left for the Gas Dock, word had it was breaking fish all over in the evening. So at 4:20 p.m. lines were in the water, drifting near birds seating on the water. The fish came on and it was game on. Mike Sr. caught the first one with Mike Jr. right behind yelling, “get mine first Captain Sonney.” 10-year-old Arron was not sure of all this excitement. Then his rod nearly pulled from his grip got his attention. I knew he had a good one as he slipped down inside the boat with all his weight to hold the rod as it bent over the boat side. With net dipping deep I pulled the 28-inch Striper aboard. It was his first ever. What a look and smiles I got for that one. He is on the phone right away, “Oh, you got to see this fish.”
Patuxent River on Waiting List for Army Corp Reef Project
he U.S. Army Corp of Engineers is poised to start using rubble and other kinds of construction debris to create man made oyster habitat in the Severn River near Annapolis, and while the project also authorizes them to do the same in the Patuxent River, the project manager says that is a long way off. The man made oysters bars use construction rubble in lieu of oyster shells scraped from the bottom of the bay and its tributaries, said Claire O’Neill, with the corps of engineers, since the natural oyster shells are now in short supply.
The corps has engaged in making oyster bars in the Patuxent River in 1997, 1999 and in 2002, she said, but those were from natural oyster shells. There are about 30 acres of those bars in the Patuxent, O’Neill said, a relatively small amount. Tommy Zinn, president of the Calvert County Waterman’s Association, said that the Patuxent River might be better off without bars made from something other than oyster shells. “It could work but talking to the old timers there’s noth-
ing like that shell,” Zinn said. “We’d be doing the environment much more good than putting something in we’re not too sure of.” Zinn said that there was still natural oyster shell to be had in the bay, and that the watermen knew where to get it. A report from the Army Corps of Engineers said that the negative environmental impact of the non-oyster shell material would be insignificant. BY GUY LEONARD (CT)
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The Naughty Gull: ‘Solomons’ Best Kept Secret’
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t may not be along the main drag of Solomons Island, but The Naughty Gull has been serving up some of the most decadent nachos, sandwiches and seafood specialties on the picturesque Solomons waterfront for close to 14 years. Owner and head honcho Pat Emmons says that despite being off the beaten path, business is still good. “We’re Solomons’ best kept secret because we’re not on the island, we’re kind of stuck back here between the Holiday Inn and the water,” said Emmons as she took a seat in her dining room and looked out at the view of the water. “The biggest thing is that we’re hidden … when people come to Solomons they go down on the island, and I think we’ve got a really nice view of the water, so the biggest thing is getting the word out,” she said. Emmons said she’s been in the restaurant business since before she even started working, starting out helping her mother, who was a waitress, bus tables at her restaurant. “Then I became a waitress,” she said. working at the famous Johnson’s House of Beef if Leesburg, VA for eight years before moving on to Chesapeake Seafood House for another eight years, moving up the ladder from head of wait staff to management, watching and learning as she went. “When I worked for Chesapeake Bay Seafood House, of course you had to learn everything when you went in to management … and everywhere I worked I basically would watch the back of the house and pick up stuff,” she said, reflecting on her time spent in each kitchen as she summed up her crash-courses in the culinary world. “My husband jokes because when we got married I was 23, and at that point I couldn’t boil water, and he jokes about it now because
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I have a restaurant, but I just picked up things wherever I worked,” she said, adding later that, “I don’t have a license, I didn’t go to school, it was pretty much hard-knocks learning for me.” Over the years Emmons says she’s adapted to the pace as she’s made her mark as a shrewd local restaurateur, running specials to draw more people in to the place as the economy has slowed down. “The biggest challenge right now is the economy. And I’ve run the Tuesday and Thursday night specials since I had the place … I pretty much started it for the locals,” she said, explaining that on Tuesday nights customers can cash in on two entrees for $21.99, and on Thursdays she offers two entrees for $25.99. She’s not shy about her specialty items, either. “The Cajun tri-
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ple delight isn’t on our menu, but it is one of our house specialties,” she said, motioning towards a plate of buttery linguini topped with shrimp, scallops and sweet jumbo lump crabmeat with Cajun spices. As for her favorite part of serving Southern Maryland, Emmons says she finds the richest rewards in working with others. “The rewarding part is just the challenge to go in every day – the employees, the customers, teaching people new things. We don’t have a head chef here. Most of the 14 years I’ve been here I’ve taken a child from 16 and taught them everything, from dishwashing to sandwiches … that’s been great to see these kids grow up and go on.” BY ANDREA SHIELL (CT)
The Naughty Gull is open for lunch and dinner Tuesday-Saturday, and is located in the Spring Cove Marina next to Solomons Holiday Inn. Starters include nachos, steamed shrimp, stuffed mushrooms and crab melts from $7 to $20; Soups, including their homemade specialty cream of crab from $3 to $6; Salads from $3 to $18; Seafood specialties like grilled Mahi Mahi, broiled rockfish, fried oysters, grilled Ahi tuna steak from $14 to $28; “Landlubbers” like filet mignon, grilled chicken and pork chops from $14 to $28; Pasta dishes from $11 to $18; Sandwiches like turkey clubs, crab cakes, fried rockfish and burgers from $5 to $14; Happy Hour Tues-Fri. For more information, call 410-326-GULL (4855) or go to www.naughtygullpub.com.
Behind the bar Q&A
from the vineyard
Behind the Bar: April Ricker, CJ’s Backroom
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pril Ricker smiled warmly as she frosted a glass with Old Bay seasoning, preparing her sweet and spicy Bloody Mary, one of her favorite drinks, made from her own secret recipe. She’s worked at CJ’s market in Lusby since 1994, and moved behind the bar when it opened as CJ’s Backroom Saloon in 2003. “This used to be a hair salon, actually, and I used to get my hair cut here, but then their lease was up so my husband thought it would be a good idea to build a bar,” she said. “This is a local bar, and they’re great. It’s just like Cheers. Everybody knows everybody, and when you walk in the door the bartender already has your drink ready because we see you pull up, and so we have a lot of fun. We don’t have a lot of craziness, just locals.” When asked what she least enjoys making, April said shooters were always annoying, but she has trouble deciding which she dislikes most. “It’s easy here, we don’t do anything too fruity, we’re strictly beer or straight up liquor, but shooters are hard sometimes, like buttery nipples or things like that,” she said, adding that she prefers wine when she goes out drinking. As for working at CJ’s with her husband, owner Michael Ricker, April said she wears many different hats at the restaurant. “I make all the food, and it’s really good food. I’d call it more upscale bar food. We’re not like a sit-down steakhouse restaurant, and I try to come up with a menu that changes for our customers,” she said,
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motioning to a thick pretzel burger and describing her homemade crab dip. CJ’s, formerly owned by Joe and Carol Gribble, has been a Lusby staple since 1983, and was purchased by April and her husband Michael in 1994. “We kept the name because everybody knows this place. This was the only place in town, for years,” said April. CJ’s is still “the only place” for many of the locals, said April as she welcomed another one of her regulars, setting their drink on the bar as they walked in. CJ’s Backroom Saloon is located behind CJ’s Market at 12020 Rousby Hall Rd. in Lusby. For more information call (410) 326-4028. BY ANDREA SHIELL (CT)
Photo by Andrea Shiell April Ricker of CJ’s Backroom, hands over one of her sweet and spicy Bloody Marys, made from her own secret recipe.
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GRILLED STRAWBERRIES AND BANANAS WITH ICE CREAM Start to finish: 15 minutes
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2 tablespoons lime juice 2 tablespoons honey 1 tablespoon canola oil Pinch salt Pinch cinnamon 1 pint strawberries, hulled and halved 1 banana, sliced crosswise into 1/2-inch rounds 1 pint vanilla ice cream Whipped cream, to serve
Servings: 4
Heat a grill to medium. In a medium bowl, whisk together the lime juice, honey, canola oil, salt and cinnamon. Add the strawberries and bananas, then toss gently to coat. Thread the strawberries and bananas onto 5 skewers. Reserve any of the glaze remaining in the bowl. Oil the grill grate. Grill the skewered fruit for 2 to 3 minutes, covered, or until there are light grill marks. Use a pastry brush to brush the tops of the skewered fruit with any remaining glaze, then turn and grill, covered, for another 2 to 3 minutes. If the skewers stick to the grill, use a thin spatula to loosen before lifting. Divide the ice cream between 4 bowls. Top with whipped cream. Remove the fruit from the skewers and use it to top each serving. Nutrition information per serving (values are rounded to the nearest whole number): 265 calories; 108 calories from fat; 12 g fat (6 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 34 mg cholesterol; 38 g carbohydrate; 3 g protein; 3 g fiber; 124 mg sodium.
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On The Vine
Don’t Underestimate American Wine By J. Brown
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ne of the best parts of working at Port of Call is that I get to taste wines from around the word. We taste wines from South Africa, Italy, India, Argentina, Canada, and Australia-sometimes in the span of a single day. But the most exciting wines I see are invariably wines from the US. When most people think of American wine they think of Napa Valley and overpriced Cabernet, but there is so much more. Just in Southern California alone there are at least 45 different types of grapes grown and thousands of wineries to choose from. Even though Europe, Australia or even South America created the gold standard for quality wines, the US has managed to carve out a style of wines that are rapidly closing the distance. As good as the Californians are (which is world class) the wines of Virginia and Maryland are quickly catching up. Virginia alone produces some of the best Cabernet Francs and Viognier made anywhere in the world. Maryland wines are particularly promising as the climate and terrain is so varied that the possibilities for unique wines is almost limitless. Wine is made now in all 50 states. Think about that for a moment. At the very least that means that there is a large enough population of wine enthusiasts in every state in the union to support all of those wineries. That means that everywhere you go there are Americans experimenting with growing and making wines better and better every day. The shear size alone of attempts almost guarantees that over time that the US will become the highest quality wine producer in the world. Even my brother out in Washington State and is always telling me about the huge advances in quality he is seeing from the wines of there and Oregon. It wasn’t to long ago that Washington’s greatest wine producing areas were simple apple orchards. The quality of Washington State Cabernet is quickly moving to be on a par with Napa and they are now exploring other grapes like Syrah and Tempranillo. Oregon is producing what I consider to be the highest quality wines made in the US right now with brilliant Pinot Noirs from the Willamette Valley leading the charge. They are simply brilliant delivering almost all the sophistication and nuance of Burgundy while being as consistent as California’s Russian River Valley. A True Wine Lover’s Wine. All in all the state of the wine industry in the US couldn’t be healthier. There are more producers than ever before. There are more different grapes being planted than ever before. Lastly, there has been a surge in quality wines that that the public has never experienced before. While the gold standards have always been Bordeaux, Burgundy, Australia, Argentina and Italy-you can clearly hear the US knocking on their doors. It is indeed a good time to be a wine lover. Port of Call has decided to put our money where our mouth is by throwing a Mega Tasting of American Wines on Saturday July 4th. Join us between 1 and 4 pm (long before the fireworks). We will have wines from Maryland, Virginia, California and New Mexico to taste as well as sales on Beer and Wine. Come on down and see why we feel so strongly about wines from the USA. Please email your thoughts to
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Out&About Friday, July 3
Chesapeake Beach Fireworks - Largest fireworks display on the bay; music, food and games. The fireworks are discharged right in front of the Rod-n-Reel. But, any spot along the water in Chesapeake Beach should give you a good view. People typically start arriving between 5 and 6 p.m. So, get there early in order to find parking and procure a good spot. 410-257-2230.
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Port of Call has decided to put our money where our mouth is by throwing a Mega Tasting of American Wines on Saturday July 4th. Join us between 1 and 4 pm (long before the fireworks). We will have wines from Maryland, Virginia, California and New Mexico to taste as well as sales on Beer and Wine. Come on down and see
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Saturday July 4
Solomons Fireworks - Come by boat or by land to enjoy this festive event in Solomons. The Solomons Business Association once again invites the citizens of Calvert County to sit back and enjoy 4th of July Fireworks over Solomons Island. Given the height of this spectacular show, people located anywhere on the island should have a good view of the fireworks.
Sunday, July 5
The Birthday Celebration of our Nation and our State, Sotterley Plantation, Hollywood Pack your picnic baskets, bring along your lawn chairs and blankets, and listen to
the patriotic music renditions of the Chesapeake Brass Ensemble led by Maestro Jeffrey Silberschlag of St. Mary’s College of Maryland. To cool things down, Bruster’s Real Ice Cream will be on hand to introduce their sweet & savory new flavor – “Maryland 375” – in honor of our state’s birthday, and also have a selection of their standard favorite flavors. As a special and sincere thanks, all those with a Military ID are invited to celebrate this event free of charge. The cost is $10 per vehicle, enabling Sotterley Plantation to keep its door open to the public and continue its mission.
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short talk and night sky observations. For information call 301-602-5251 or email tom_dugan@hotmail.com.
Wednesday, July 22
“Fishing for a Cure” at Bunky’s Charter Boats to benefit the Infusion Center at Calvert Memorial Hospital, in memory of Bunky Conner. 2:30-6:30 p.m. fishing. Awards dinner at 6:30 p.m. at Naughty Gull Restaurant. Cost $85 per person to fish, $45 for dinner and entertainment by John Luskey. Refreshments, bait and tackle provided. Children over 5 welcome. Space is limited, reservations required. For information call 410-326-3241
Astronomy Club of Southern Maryland Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum Dusk No Fee Monthly meeting with
Blue Crabs to Host Michael Jackson Tribute Night
he Southern Maryland Blue Crabs will host a Michael Jackson Tribute Night on Monday, July 6 at Regency Furniture Stadium in Waldorf, as they take on the Lancaster Barnstormers at 7:05 p.m. The Blue Crabs’ fans and staff will use the game as a means of honoring and remembering the late performer, with Michael Jackson themed promotions (best moonwalk anyone?) before the game as well as between innings. The first 100 fans to enter Regency Furniture Stadium
Monday night will receive just one complimentary batting glove, and anyone with the name Billy Jean who wishes to take in the ballgame on July 6 will be admitted free of charge. Also, any person with Jackson as a first, middle or last name that comes to Regency Furniture Stadium will receive a free ticket to the game as well. To keep with the theme of the night, Michael Jackson’s music will be played at the stadium throughout the game between innings.
“I think it’s safe to say we expect a Thriller between the Blue Crabs and Barnstormers on July 6,” said Blue Crabs Assistant General Manager Omar Roque, and a noted Michael Jackson enthusiast. For more information about Michael Jackson tribute night on July 6, and to purchase tickets, please call 301-6389788 or visit the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs online at www.somdbluecrabs.com.
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UpStroke Mixes it Up in ‘Smibville’
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Patty Dorsch and Chris Reichelt are UpStroke.
Photos by Andrea Shiell
To find out more information on UpStroke and to view upcoming performances, go to http://patty.somdcomputerguy.com.
Chris Reichelt
Photo courtesy www.verasbeachclub.com
atty Dorsch acknowledged that not much thought went into the lastminute decision to name her band UpStroke. The inspiration came in the recording studio, where she and the latest permutation of her band were suffering from a moment of “What’s our band name?” panic That’s when she and her onstage partner, Chris Reichelt, decided on the name, because it sounded “happy and upbeat,” according to Chris. But still, the name fits. It may just be a simple musical term, meaning to strum the guitar in an upward motion. It’s elementary lingo, making for an admittedly upbeat title, but the very idea of the pleasant twang of treble followed by the humming resonance of the bass notes tells a more complex side to this band’s story. Since picking up the guitar at the age of 13 and teaching herself and her sister to play, Patty said she began performing at open mic nights in town in the late 1970s. Both Patty and Chris studied at St. Mary’s College before joining together to bring their own blend of folk, acoustic rock, blues and jazz to the stage. As their set list has grown to more than 500 songs, they have an eclectic pile of tunes to choose from. As for her own musical style, it may be best to describe Patty as a folksy, confident alto. She is a talented vocal mimic, able to pull off Joni Mitchell and Coldplay covers in the same set, though she herself admits that her song selections usually depend on which audience she is playing for. She recorded her first CD, “Perfectly Crazy,” at Sounds Impossible Studios in Lusby, which includes her cleverly self-deprecating anthem, “Smibville,” which she says she wrote right before a performance at the county fairgrounds nearly 16 years ago. “I was in a little band, Don’t Quit Your Day Job … at the county fair, and they had this Jimmy Dean country sausage music contest. They had all these country bands, and we did southern rock so we didn’t have any country songs, so I said ‘Ok, I’ll write a country song about my life, and who I’m related to and what life is like around here,’” she said. “Now it didn’t get recorded or anything. We didn’t win the contest. Most people didn’t understand it – it was ahead of its time then,” she said, laughing as she added that it did become an Internet hit at the time, and it has remained a crowd favorite ever since then. The hardest thing for Patty to get used to, as her set lists have expanded and her fan base has grown, has been her branching out into vocal jazz, a genre which she hails as both deeply personal and challenging. “It’s not like I’d never heard the stuff. I mean my mom and dad played it, and I heard it in movies and everything growing up, but jazz is so internal. It’s not like singing something you heard on the radio. You have to feel it, you have to say ‘This is what I’m trying to tell you’ because it is personal. So that’s probably the biggest challenge for me,” she said. Another challenge for Patty, she says, is recording albums. “It was excruciating,” she said, fanning herself as she discussed her first experience in the studio. “Every time I make one, and with ours this is the fourth one, it’s like giving birth. Literally you’re in there from nine months to a year, just trying to get it done,” she said. Despite the drama, Patty and Chris released a jazz centered album, “Cordially Yours,” nearly two years ago, and are continuing to play shows in the area until they’re ready to mix it up in the studio again. Their CDs are available at Fenwick Street Used Books and Music in Leonardtown. BY ANDREA SHIELL (CT)
Thursday, July 2, 2009
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