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For the 18th year in a row, Spiggy Hogette will be holding his annual “Spiggy & Friends” Children’s Charity Benefit to raise funds for our sick children and their families.
Larry and Beth Carter of Lusby spent the past three summers helping rebuild homes after catastrophes.
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The Southern Calvert Gazette submitted a complaint with the Open Meetings Compliance Board, alleging the Calvert County Liquor Board violated the open meeting law. Above Board chairman Alonzo Barber, right, talks to board attorney Rob Damalouji. Member Beth Swoap is in the foreground.
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Blue Angels No. 2 pilot Lieutenant Commander Jim Tomaszeski talked with local high school students prior to Air Expo ’11 at NAS Pax River.
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So. Cal. Gazette Files Complaint With Open Meetings Compliance Board Newspaper: Calvert Liquor Board Violated Open Meetings Act By Sean Rice Editor On Tuesday, The Southern Calvert Gazette newspaper submitted a formal complaint with the Maryland Attorney General’s Open Meetings Compliance Board, alleging the Calvert County Board of License Commissioners (Liquor Board) violated the open meeting law for public bodies. The Liquor Board admittedly met in at least one closeddoor “executive session” prior to the board’s public Aug. 25 meeting to consider a license transfer request. At the Aug. 25 meeting, the board unanimously denied a liquor license location transfer request for the owners of Woodburn’s Food market, without any public discussion. Liquor Board Chairman Alonzo Barber told The Southern Calvert Gazette that the board voted during its July meeting to go into executive session sometime before the Aug. 25 meeting. Barber said the board met in executive session “a few days prior to the [Aug. 25] meeting.” Executive session meetings are closed to the public and no record of what is discussed during the meeting is made available to the public. The Maryland Open Meetings Act allows for 14 narrow reasons why a public body can go into executive session – meeting in private to consider whether or not to grant a license or permit is specifically listed as an action that must be done in public. The request to transfer Woodburn’s liquor license location from its storefront in Solomons to a new storefront within the Lusby Food Lion was presented and discussed in the Liquor Board’s meeting in June. The license holders presented documentation and testimony to the board on why the transfer request should be approved, and others not in favor of the transfer also testified. At the close of the June meeting, two of the three voting board members retired from their positions, and only current board Chairman Barber remains on the board that heard the evidence and testimony presented publicly in June. When the two new voting members, Beth Swoap and Ruth Reid, joined the board in July, the board voted to postpone the Woodburn’s decision to allow new members to become familiar with the testimony submitted. The issue was not discussed at this July meeting. When the board met on Aug. 25, Swoap read a long pre-prepared motion into the record. Asking the
board to deny the request on the basis that supermarkets and chain stores, under Maryland law, are prohibited from holding liquor licenses, unless the store has held a license prior to 1962. Although Woodburn’s has held its license since the 1940s, Swoap said in her motion that because the license was converted to a different class in 2010, it was no longer protected by the grandfathering provision for licenses older than 1962. Swoap’s motion was immediately “seconded” by Reid and approved by all three members with no discussion. The idea that the 2010 license class change had any affect on the license’s status as existing since the 1940s was never discussed by the board in public. When asked by The Southern Calvert Gazette, Chariman Barber said the board went into executive session to discuss “legal matters … to confer with counsel and bring new members up to speed,” on the issue.
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Barber confirmed that the detailed motion read in public by Swoap was discussed, crafted and written up during an executive session. The Southern Calvert Gazette, in its complaint to the Maryland Attorney General’s Office, claims the Liquor Board violated several provisions of the Open Meetings Act, including: • A meeting held to consider granting a license or permit is subject to the open meetings requirement. • Notice to meet in closed session. The public body is required to document the exact time, date and location of all meetings, open or closed to the public. • Reason for closed session. To discuss “legal matters” is not a valid reason to discuss the entire license transfer issue behind closed doors and come to a decision in private session. (info@somdpublishing.net)
Photo by Sean Rice The voting liquor board members are Beth Swoap, left, Alonzo Barber and Ruth Reid.
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LOCAL NEWS Two Locals Stabbed at Solomons Bar
At approximately 1 a.m. Sept. 5, a fight between two males ensued inside of Catamarans Restaurant on Solomons Island. The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office was later notified that two victims suffering from stab wounds were being treated at St. Mary’s Hospital. Maryland State Police TFC Greggs of the Calvert Investigative Team (C.I.T.) assumed the investigation and responded to St. Mary’s Wendell L. Blackiston Hospital. The investigation revealed that two victims sustained stab wounds as a result of the altercation at Catamarans, police said. Demetrick N. Maddox, 24 of Lexington Park, was subsequently flown to Washington Hospital Center for life threatening injuries, police report. Skyla J. Whalen, 19 of Lexington Park, was treated and released from St. Mary’s Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Wendell L. Blackiston, 24 of Leonardtown, has been developed as the suspect who is responsible for the stabbing of the above two victims, detective report. An arrest warrant has been issued for Blackiston’s arrest. Lt. Steve Jones, CIT commander, told The Southern Calvert Gazette that Blackiston has not yet been arrested and he should be considered armed and dangerous. Anyone with information regarding the fight and stabbing is asked to contact Senior Trooper K. Greggs at 410-535-1600 x2455.
Legion Donates To Wounded Warriors on 9/11 Most groups wanting to do a fundraiser for Wounded Warriors Project will call the organization and ask how they go about organizing an event, the American Legion Post 274 of Lusby decided to do things a little differently. On Aug. 6, the American Legion held a fundraiser for Wounded Warriors, and then called the group to send somebody to come collect the check. For Jim Mayer, Wounded Warrior Outreach Coordinator, the phone call to come collect $3,500 came as a surprise. “I didn’t even know they were doing it,” he said. This isn’t the first time Post 274 has done work with the Wounded Warriors. In the past, members have arranging chartered fishing trips for the vets and brought them back to the post to cook up their catch for dinner. The warriors also get membership to the post, free of charge, Mayer said. He said the fishing trip gives the warriors a chance to decompress on their own terms by sitting back and talking with other people in the same place in life in a low-stress environment. “It’s very much about the warrior,” Mayer said. Jay Bolles, commander of American Legion Post 274, said they support the Wounded Warriors, and all injured veterans, because it’s the right thing to do. The post makes the warriors feel so welcome and comfortable that it’s normally difficult to get the warriors to leave, and its often late when they do, Mayer said. The ceremony where Bolles handed the check over to Mayer was held Sunday, right before the football season kickoff party. Delegate Tony O’Donell also made an appearance at the small ceremony, expressing his gratitude and appreciation for the legion and the Wounded Warrior Program. By Sarah Miller (CT) sarahmiller@ countytimes.net
By Susan Shaw President, Calvert County Board of Commissioners As I write this article, I am heading to Chesapeake Ranch Estates to see how the recovery is progressing in that community. Last night, we visited Scientist’s Cliffs and witnessed the devastation there from Hurricane Irene as the large mature forest came crashing down on homes and vehicles. I spent the first days of Irene and her aftermath in the Emergency Opera-
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tions Center for Calvert County. What an education I got! The number of resources and agencies that pulled together to coordinate efforts was impressive to see in action. Here is an incomplete list of those who contributed to the unified response: Calvert Cliffs and BGE, SMECO, the State Police and Natural Resources Police, the Sheriff’s Office, Calvert County Technology Services to keep all the equipment running and provide digital maps, Calvert County Public Safety including Emergency Response and Fire and Rescue Coordination, Calvert County Control Center, Calvert County Emergency Planning, Calvert County Public Works including roads, water and sewer and solid waste, the Board of Education (who provided the shelters), the American Red Cross, the Dept. of Social Services (who staffed the shelters), the Health Dept. (who provided
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nurses for the shelters and carried environmental health), State Highway Administration, Calvert Memorial Hospital, Calvert County Public Information Office (who coordinated updated information for news outlets and the Calvert County website), the Maryland Emergency Management Agency, Calvert County Administration, Calvert County General Services (who kept the generators going and helped with leaks), and employees from various departments that answered the public information phone lines. The National Guard also helped get many people to evacuate their homes during the height of the storm and during the aftermath. The Salvation Army provided hot meals using a mobile food trailer. The Civil Air Patrol flew the Cliffs for us after the storm, taking aerial photos so we can compare before and after. Maryland State Police flew our Public Safety Director over the County on Sunday afternoon by helicopter to see if we had any areas that
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were under water or totally inaccessible. I am certain I am missing some contributors. The response was comprehensive. Was it perfect? No, but not for lack of dedication or effort. We will look at lessons learned and at what we can do better for you. However, our admiration for all who worked to serve you is huge. Thank you!! I have to mention all the acts of kindness shown by the public with strangers helping each other with sand bags, neighbors helping neighbors, and communities pulling together. It was typical Calvert County at its best!
Police: Suspect Led Cops on Tri-County chase A routine traffic stop turned into a high speed car chase that started in Calvert County and ran through St. Mary’s County and all the way to Hughesville before police were finally able to catch the suspect the night of Sept. 8. When they caught up with him, police charged Terry Brown, 49, of Capitol Heights, with multiple counts including reckless endangerment, possession of a controlled dangerous substance and first-degree assault for allegedly trying to rundown a St. Mary’s County deputy who was laying out an road block obstacle on Three Notch Road as Brown headed north, police stated. “It started out as a minor traffic violation and the suspect gave false information to the officer,” said Lt. Randy Stephens, commander of the Maryland State Police barrack in Prince Frederick, whose officers started off in the chase. Stephens said one of his troopers was going to arrest Brown on Solomons Island for driving without a license when Brown sped off and raced across the Thomas Johnson Bridge. “His vehicle struck a couple of cars trying to get away, at least one of them on the bridge,” Stephens said.
On Route 235 the St. Mary’s County deputy was busy trying to put out stop sticks to puncture the tires on Brown’s vehicles, Stephens told The Southern Calvert Gazette, when he started to drive towards the deputy, forcing her to back away. “At that point you have a first-degree assault,” Stephens said. By the time Brown got to Mechanicsville, he used his car to strike another vehicle intentionally, Stephens said, just to get it out of his way. Once in Hughesville, Brown finally lost control of his vehicle on the bypass and hit a guard rail where his car came to rest, police said. Brown then fled the scene on foot and police fetched K-9 units to find him. “He eventually flushed himself out,” Stephens said of Brown’s escape attempt, and police found the suspect outside the Harley-Davidson store and captured him. A search turned up oxycodone for which Brown did not have a prescription, Stephens said.
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It also resulted in finding a controlled dangerous substance on Brown’s passenger, Paula Krauchuk, of Washington D.C., Stephens alleged, resulting in a drug possession charge. All charges came from the state’s attorney’s office in Calvert County, Stephens said, because all the events of the case started there. Brown was also found to have six outstanding warrants for his arrest in four jurisdictions, including Charles, Montgomery and Prince George’s counties as well as Arlington and Alexandria, Va., Stephens said. By Guy Leonard (CT) guyleonard@countytimes.net
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LOCAL NEWS Alcohol Suspected in Crash
At 1:45 a.m. Sept. 10, units from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Bureau and Crash Reconstruction Team responded to the 2200 block of Cove Point Road in Lusby for the report of a crash involving a single vehicle. Units arrived on the scene to find a red 2003 Hyundai two door vehicle resting against a telephone pole. The driver, Cory Allen Grieb, 18 of Lusby, was transported to Calvert Memorial Hospital by Solomons Volunteer Rescue and Fire Department in serious condition. Once at CMH Grieb was then transported to MedStar by ground for further treatment. The front passenger, Solomon Michael Walker, 17 also of Lusby, was treated on the scene and released. A rear passenger, Scott Thomas Maratta, 16 of Lusby, f led the scene and was later located uninjured, police report. After a preliminary investigation it was learned that the Hyundai was traveling east in the 2200 block of Cove Point Rd. The driver attempted to negotiate a right curve in the roadway, and began to side and left the roadway. The vehicle continued to travel east on the south shoulder in a side skid. The vehicle struck several small trees before it came to rest against a telephone pole. The vehicle struck the telephone pole in the driver’s side door. As of Monday afternoon, police say speed and alcohol are believed to be factors in this crash, however the investigation is continuing.
Sen. Cardin Names Sue Kullen as So. Md. Rep
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• $50,000 to the American Red Cross, Virginia Capital Region. • $50,000 to the American Red Cross, Coastal Virginia Chapter. • $50,000 to the Virginia Disaster Relief Fund, a newly formed, statemanaged fund established by Gov. Bob McDonnell to help Virginia residents impacted by Irene. • $20,000 to the North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund, earmarked to assist residents of the northeastern part of the state. • $15,000 to Richmond-based FeedMore, formerly the Central Virginia Food Bank. • $10,000 to chapters of the American Red Cross to help Connecticut residents impacted by severe weather. • $5,000 to the North Carolina Baptist State Convention, which is providing relief support in Martin County and Williamston.
Campers Make the Most of Air Show Experience Some attendees of Naval Air Station Patuxent River’s Air Expo ‘11 had a unique experience. Instead of sleeping at home or in a hotel and joining the long line of people trying to get through the gates the morning show, they chose to camp on base and start their morning at the Expo. Harry Moedinger, a camper who spent Friday night in a tent at Goose Creek Campgrounds on base, said camping saved time getting to the expo and there was a shorter line to contend with. Also, with parking at a premium, saving time getting to the air expo also meant getting a better parking space.
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County Officials Warn of Booming Mosquito Population Following heavy rains from Tropical Storm Lee last week, Calvert County mosquito control specialists are warning residents to dispose of any standing water that may still be left on their property as best they can or face a heavy increase in the pest’s numbers. “[This] week it’s going to be very heavy with mosquitoes from what I’ve seen,” said the county’s mosquito control director William Clay. Clay said that mosquito control staff spent the last week spreading poison to kill mosquito larvae before they could hatch, but there was just too much water and too little time. “There’s no way we’ll get every puddle in everyone’s backyard,” Clay said. This week Clay said extra spraying for mature mosquitoes would begin in earnest to combat the 30 or so varieties of mosquitoes that live in the county, but the most robust and numerous pest has proven to be a problem to
control. The aedes albopictus, or more commonly known as the container breeder, has been the toughest kind of mosquito to eradicate locally because it breeds so easily. “They’ll only use bamboo shoots or man made containers to breed,” Clay told The Southern Calvert Gazette. “The last five years it’s been our worst species.” The mosquito will use any standing water it can find, like the kind collected in any number of containers found outside around the house or in the backyard, to breed. And because it has a very short f light range — some other kinds of mosquitoes will f ly as far as 15 miles to get a blood meal — it is able to avoid many airborne or sprayed pesticides. “When it doesn’t f ly much it doesn’t contact the spray and it’s not as effective,” Clay said. “They’re very adaptable.” By Guy Leonard
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Camping itself was also a fun experience, Moedinger said. Between the “good times with friends” s’mores and the time saved in the morning, he said camping out on the base before the expo was a great idea. From the time visitors got to the expo, whether they spent the night on base or off, to the time they left, there was plenty to see and do. Static displays and booths were easily accessible, with enough space between the displays to keep the crowd from becoming unmanageable. The concessions, with the exception of a couple lemonade stands, were gathered in one location right behind the viewing area. While the Blue Angel’s performance at 3 p.m. was the highlight of the weekend, the GEICO Skytypers had many eyes looking skyward as they spelled out messages to the crowd. The announcer for the Skytypers told the crowd each letter was approximately as tall as the Empire State Building. Helping to add a little variety to the air show and keep the crowds entertained between performances was Natalie Stovall, a Tennessee born country artist. There was also a busy activity center for children, Some individuals chose to find creative spots to watch the expo from. Unique vantage points for the expo included the Patuxent River, where dozens of boaters parked to watch the spectacle, and the Solomons Island Riverwalk. By Sarah Miller (CT) sarahmiller@countytimes.net Photos by Sean Rice Spectators at Air Expo ’11 watch the Navy’s Blue Angels put on a show on Sunday.
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For the 18th year in a row, Dave Spigler, aka, Spiggy Hogette, will be holding his annual “Spiggy & Friends” Children’s Charity Benefit here in Southern Maryland to raise needed funds for our sick children and their families. This popular party held each year at the American Legion Post 274 in Lusby attracts 300+ fans to view the Washington Redskins game on a 100-inch screen. Four of the “First Ladies of Football”, the Washington Redskins Cheerleaders will be present to sign autographs, pose for pictures, and sell their new calendars. They will be accompanied by the “Redskins Biggest Fans” otherwise known as “The Hogettes” in their bright multi colored dresses, wigs, pig snouts, and broad white hats. These crowd pleasers have been entertaining audiences for over 28 years and have been responsible for raising millions of dollars. There are several former NFL players scheduled to appear as well. A great Silent Auction with football memorabilia and a huge Raffle with Redskins tickets, a wide screen TV, and a homemade chest are offered as Grand Prizes. All the proceeds from this charity raiser will go to local organizations dedicated to helping families within the Tri County area as well as the National Children’s Medical Center in Washington, DC. This year’s event has a special meaning and awareness for needs within our community. We will be paying special tributes to Grand Paw Hogette and little 7 year old Hunter Scott who we lost this year. Grand Paw was one of the four original Hogettes and was beloved throughout the metropolitan area. He was buried at Arlington with full military honors and his funeral was covered by all the local TV stations. Little Hunter had been our Poster Boy for the past three years, and despite the best medical attention available, there was nothing the doctors at Children’s Hospital could do to treat his recurrent brain tumors. His funeral in June was attended by 600 family
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and friends. Finally, one of the additional charities that we will be helping this year is the US Navy Seals Foundation. One of the Redskins Cheerleaders that attended our Benefit a few years ago lost her husband in the Army Chinook tragedy in August. He was a Navy Seal and lost his life with 29 others in this attack. Money is being raised through the raffle of Hogette Bobbleheads at more than 40 locations throughout the area. Chances are 50 cents a piece and the winners of each Bobble will be drawn in late September so that a check will be prepared and given to a Seals Representative at this event. Doors open at 12:00. Tickets for admission are $25 each and there will be plenty of football food and beverages available. Children under 10 are free. The game starts at 1 p.m. and there will be chairs available under the tent outside for the overflow crowd to watch the game on TVs that will be provided. Come early and enjoy the biggest football party of the season and help our needy children and their families. For additional information, contact Spiggy @ 410 326-2524 By Dave Spigler (Spiggy@erols.com)
County Extends Free Storm Debris Disposal The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners has extended the county’s free storm debris disposal program through Friday, Sept. 30, for all county residents. Tree/green debris left from Hurricane Irene cleanup will be accepted at no charge at the Appeal and Barstow landfills now through Sept. 30. The sites are open 7 a.m.-7 p.m., seven days a week. After Sept. 30, debris must be taken to Appeal Landfill for a fee of $65.27 per ton for residential customers and $72.52 per ton for commercial customers. Demolition debris such as carpet, drywall, roofing and other damaged materials will be accepted for free from residential customers at the Appeal Landfill Monday through Friday, 6 a.m.-4 p.m. and Saturday,
7 a.m.-4 p.m. through Sept. 30. Commercial vehicles delivering demolition debris will be charged the commercial rate. County crews will also collect tree/green debris only from county road rights-of way for free through Sept. 30. Residents who desire roadside pick-up and live on any countymaintained roadway may place debris in front of their private property, in the county rightof-way only for free removal. Please ensure that debris is placed at least two feet from the road edge to ensure it does not interfere with vehicle or pedestrian traffic. County trucks will canvas neighborhoods to remove this vegetative debris. Tree/green storm-related debris is limited to un-bagged leaves, trees, limbs, branches, bushes, shrubs, etc.
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Young Eagles Go For First Flight Pilots from Calvert and St. Mary’s counties gathered at St. Mary’s County Regional Airport on Saturday to give local children between the ages of 8 and 17 a ride in their personal aircrafts. Bernie Wunder of the local Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) chapter 478 said the Young Eagles event Saturday is one of two they hold annually in the spring and fall to help “light an aviation type spark in youths.” When the Young Eagles started in 1993, Wunder said the goal was to have taken 1 million children up for a flight by 2003, a goal they hit. The most recent numbers released showed that 1.5 million children have gone up with EAA members. Before starting, the pilots had Photos by Sarah Miller a pilot briefing to go over weather Pilots Jack Pappas, above, and Alan Wirth, right, give Vinay conditions and the day’s agenda. Joe Pundith, Spencer Wallace, Ian House and Taylor and BreSpelz, Young Eagles coordinator for ana Brown their pre-flight briefings. EAA 478, said there were 16 pilots who came out, mostly from the airport in Calvert County’s Ranch Club Estates, and they averaged 2 or more flights per hour. Some pilots could accommodate multiple passengers, taking up children in groups of two or three at a time. Spelz said going up with friends or siblings helps to calm kids down who may have never flown before. Another way to make the kids comfortable in the air and make sure they have fun is to fly them over landmarks they’re familiar with, such as their schools or neighborhoods, Spelz said. At the event in Calvert County, they took 80 kids up. Approximately another 80 kids went up on Saturday. Don Byrne, one of the pilots Saturday, said he loves taking the children out and got an award for flying his 100th child in June. Some pilots have taken over 1,000 kids up for Young Eagles, so he has some work ahead of him to catch up, he said. For more information, visit www.eaachapter478.org. By Sarah Miller (CT) sarah-
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Watermen’s Festival Creates a Splash It’s that time of year again. The 10th Annual Watermen’s Festival is ready to take over the Watermen’s Wharf at the end of Solomons Island again on Sept. 18. Calvert County Watermen’s Association President Tommy Zinn said the festival begins at noon, and there is no formal end time. During the festival, 20 to 25 boats will be participating in the boat docking contest. The docking contest is a timed event, with the participants tying four ropes and going through a series of poles. Zinn said some boaters are so good they can “zip right in there and never touch a pole.” He said the drivers make sure to make the event entertaining for the attendees, performing tricks and showing off as much as possible. The boat docking contest is one of the top three in the state, Zinn said, and draws in participants from as far south as Smith’s Island and as far north as the Bay Bridge. Admission to the festival is free. Zinn said there will be refreshments at the festival for purchase, and no coolers will be allowed on premises. Parking will be available around the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory facility. For participants coming by water, Zinn said there will be no slips available but boats are welcome to anchor in the creek. In addition to the docking contest, Zinn said there will be multiple activities
for children from face painting to crafts for them to take home. Between 2,000 and 2,500 people are expected to attend the festival, a number Zinn said has been growing since the festival began. The draw of the festival is that, as a community event, it is “exciting, different and free.” Unlike some events, which draw people from all over but hold little appeal for locals after the first year or two, the Watermen’s Festival brings in familiar faces every year. “I see more local people at this than I see anywhere anymore,” Zinn said. The festival is supported by various sponsors and Calvert County, Zinn said. By
Sarah Miller (CT) sarahmiller@countytimes.net
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Community Artsfest is This Weekend Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center will be hosting the 18th annual Artsfest on September 17-18. Scheduled to commemorate Annmarie Koenig’s birthday - one of the Annmarie Sculpture Garden’s founders - Artsfest is set amidst the fine art and trees of the sculpture garden and Arts Center, providing an unforgettable festival experience for all ages. Artsfest offers more than 150 artist booths to browse and shop and enjoy a variety of activities including the self art-making area of the Discovery Tent; paint, clay and sketching demonstrations at the Studio School; and skillful, silly play for kids at the Zany Zone. Bands and entertainment acts will perform continuously throughout the garden including a special Sunday performance by two-time Grammy Award-winners, Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer - a formidable powerhouse duo full of sound, with a repertoire of traditional and contemporary folk, old-time country, and swing. “Artsfest is one of the most popular and best fundraising events at Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center,” Stacey Hann-Ruff, Executive Director of Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center, said in a press release. “We not only celebrate, fine art and music, but it also has a special and personal place in our heart - it commemorates the birthday of our dear founder, Annmarie Koenig.” Hann-Ruff continued, “Each year, Artsfest gets better and better. This year is no exception – we are so proud to not only bring artisans from around the U.S. to showcase their wares and have performances from a myriad of acts, but we are extremely delighted to have a very special performance by Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer – a dynamic duo whose performance was made possible by the generous donation of the Maryland State Arts Council and national Endowment for the Arts.” Admission is $6 for adults; kids 11-years and under are free. Hours of operation are 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. both days. Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center is located at 13480 Dowell Road, Solomons, Maryland. Parking is free. For more information about Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center or Artsfest, go to www.annmariegarden.org.
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New Farm Guide is Available The new 2011/12 edition of the “So. Maryland, So Good” Farm Guide helps residents find the food, the fun and other fabulous things available from local farms all in one handy resource. Produced by the Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission (SMADC), the Farm Guide is a comprehensive directory of the region’s family farms and farmrelated venues. The easy-to-use directory format allows consumers to search for their favorite farm foods and activities by county or by product. Extensive listings provide contact details for each farm plus product inventories; find everything from pick-your-own farms and CSAs, to corn mazes and hayrides, landscaping plants, Christmas trees, mulch, produce, meats, wine, seafood, equestrian pursuits and much more. The guide also features restaurants and stores that offer locally grown farm foods and wine. Free to the public, the guide is now available at participating farms and local businesses, public libraries in Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Prince George’s and St. Mary’s counties, and selected Welcome Centers around the region, or pick-up a free guide from the ‘So. Maryland, So Good’ booth at the upcoming county fairs. SMADC also hosts an interactive on-line version of the Farm Guide at www.somarylandsogood.com; the online guide provides additional resources for farmers, consumers and wholesalers and is continually updated throughout the year as new farms apply to be listed. For more information and a complete list of pick-up sites go to www.smadc.com or to request a copy of the Farm Guide (shipping and mailing charges apply), contact SMADC staff at: (301) 274-1922, Ex. 1 or email: info@smadc.com.
Rediscovering 66 Million Year Old Mammals Dr. Dana Biasatti will present “Paleocologies and Paleoclimates of Cenozoic Mammals from Northwest China Based on Stable Isotopes” on Saturday, September 17 at 2:30 p.m. in the Calvert Marine Museum auditorium. The lecture is free and open to the public. Dana Biasatti is an assistant research scientist at the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science in Solomons. Her background is in vertebrate paleontology and stable isotope geochemistry. She received an MS in geology from Southern Methodist University, and a PhD in geology from Florida State University. Her work has included field collection and isotopic analyses of Cenozoic mammals from northwestern and southwestern China and southern Tibet in order to learn about the paleoclimates, paleoecologies, and behaviors of those taxa. She has also collected and analyzed modern sea turtles from Central and South America to learn about their ecologies, behaviors, and physiologies. Biasatti also has experience in the excavation of dinosaurs in West Texas and northwestern Montana. Her most recent work involved the discovery and excavation of a possible new species of dinosaur in Montana. This lecture is hosted by the Calvert Marine Museum Fossil Club and sponsored by the Clarissa and Lincoln Dryden Endowment for Paleontology at the Calvert Marine Museum. Membership to the Fossil Club is open to members of the Calvert Marine Museum; annual dues are $10.00. For more information, please call Stephen Godfrey, Curator of Paleontology at 410-326-2042 x28 or visit the website at www.calvertmarinemuseum.com.
How to Eat Fat and Lose Fat
Do you care about the food your family eats? Meet bestselling author of Nourishing Traditions and Eat Fat Lose Fat, Sally Fallon Morell at the Calvert Library Prince Frederick on Monday, September 19 at 7:00 p.m. Calvert County Chapter of Weston Price Foundation joins up with Calvert Eats Local to host this nationallyknown speaker. Fallon will present a shortened version of her seminar on “Traditional Diets” covering the work of Dr. Weston A. Price and introducing the principles of healthy traditional diets and practical steps to change your diet for the better. Fallon is the co-founder and President of the Weston A. Price Foundation, nutrition researcher, chef, journalist, homemaker and author. Her cookbook, Nourishing Traditions “challenges politically correct nutrition and the diet dictocrats.” Nourishing Traditions will be available for sale and signing. Calvert Eats Local meets the third Monday of each month at Calvert Library Prince Frederick at 7:00 p.m. Their mission is to encourage local agriculture, eat locally and share resources, energy and good green ideas. Every quarter this group also hosts an amazing potluck where members bring dishes prepared with local ingredients. They also bring their own plates, glasses, silverware and even cloth napkins to be as green as possible. The Calvert County Chapter of Weston Price Foundation meets bi-monthly at Calvert Library Fairview Branch, usually on the third Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. Their mission is to help people find and prepare nutrientdense food, returning to traditional diets. For more information about the Sally Fallon event, call the Calvert Library Prince Frederick at (410) 535-0291 or (301) 855-1862.
Community Home Grown Lunch Week Offers Learning Opportunities
Photos courtesy of Valarie Parmer Debbie Jones from Windy Willow Farms talks to the students about goats and sheep at Sunderland Elementary.
So where exactly does the food at school lunch come from? Students all over the state will be finding out the answer to that question during the fourth annual Home Grown School Lunch week – Sept. 12-16. In Calvert County, Windy Hill Elementary School and Calvert Elementary School are online this year for the district’s third celebration of home grown lunch week. Calvert County Public Schools (CCPS) Food Services Director Valarie Parmer said the first year they celebrated the week, it was a little difficult finding schools to volunteer to pilot the program. Now, Calvert County schools are competing to be the two hosting home grown lunch week activities. Parmer said there are only enough volunteers to have the activity stations at two schools, though the rest of the schools celebrate home grown lunch week. The activity stations include a petting area where students learn about animals, a planting and growing station and a seed identification station among others. Students will also be shucking corn, which will be cooked for their lunches so they can see how much work goes into preparing the food from the vine to their lunch trays. There will also be mock farmers markets in the lunchrooms, Parmer said. The activities offered every year “vary a little,” but for the most part they stay the same, Parmer said. “It’s a wonderful opportunity for the students to learn about nutrition and agriculture,” said Laurie Haynie, the principal at Calvert Elementary School. She said Calvert Elementary had a community garden last year, planted in the spring of 2010 and harvested that fall for a stone soup lunch in October. This year, they will be scaling back their community garden activities to allow for the home grown lunch program, which Haynie said “fits beautifully” with the curriculum the school has been working on. In the future, Parmer said she hopes to see home grown lunch programs in the middle and high schools. The curriculum from the elementary schools could be adapted for use in the older grades, and would benefit the students just as much, she said. By Sarah Miller (CT) sarahmiller@coutnytimes.net
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Elizabeth Campaigne, 70 E l i z a beth “Betsey” Bennett Campaigne, 70 of Lusby, MD died September 1, 2011 at 3:10 AM at the Mandrin House Hospice Center in Anne Arundel County, MD with her loving husband (Curtis) of 41 years by her side. Betsey was born on February 14, 1941 in Washington, DC to Clarence O. and Louise M. Bennett, their third child. She attended elementary and junior high school in Washington, DC and graduated from Wheaton High School in 1958. From there she attended American University earning a BA degree in Psychology in 1962. She furthered her education by earning a Master’s degree in General Administration from the University of Maryland University College (UMUC) in 1995. Immediately following college, Betsey went to work for defense contractors that included Dunlap & Associates, Inc., IBM Federal Systems Division, TRACOR (BAE Systems), C-CUBED (CACI, Inc.) and PRB Associates (Northrop Grumman). After a total of 34 years’ experience, she retired on March 1, 2008. For a 10-year time period while her children were young, she became the Director/Teacher at the St. Paul Nursery School in Chevy Chase, MD and then Hollywood United Methodist Church (UMC) Preschool in Hollywood, MD. Betsey married the Reverend Curtis F. Campaigne on July 18, 1970 at Wesley Seminary in Washington, DC. She was an active minister’s wife
as editor of newsletters, choir member and Sunday school teacher at the four churches her husband served in addition to helping with retreats, suppers and bazaars. As a young person, Betsey was a member of the National Society Children of the American Revolution (C.A.R.) and rose to the rank of National President her senior year of college. She joined the Daughters of the American Revolution in 1962 and served as National Chairman of Junior Membership for three years, was a Chapter Regent and had maintained her membership in the Constitution Chapter in DC. Her interest in C.A.R. continued as a senior leader and she held five Senior National Officer positions. Living in Calvert County since 1988, Betsey was very active in the community as a Chief Election Judge and as a 6-year member on the Board of Social Services. She was a director from St. Paul UMC in Lusby to the Board of SMILE Ecumenical Ministries, Inc. and served as President, Vice President and Secretary. She was also Secretary of the Board of Directors for the Southern Maryland Tri-County Community Action Committee, Inc. In all her work, church, community and family activities, Betsey was well known for her “can do” attitude, her enthusiasm, her teamwork and a willingness to give the job 100% of her time and talent. She will especially be missed for her laughter. Betsey loved to read, travel, and organize (Campaigne Clutter Control was her side business) in addition to visiting with her family and grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her beloved husband, Curt; her son, David (Kristin)
of Baltimore, MD; and Christina (Dale) Watson of Virginia Beach, VA; and by her grandchildren, Claire Watson, Jonathan Campaigne, Maya Campaigne, and Nate Watson. She is also survived by her sister, Louise B. Bennett and her brother, Timothy R. Bennett. Family and friends were invited to Betsey’s Life Celebration on Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at the Brinsfield Funeral Home, 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, MD. Memorial service was held on Wednesday, September 7, 2011 at Hollywood United Methodist Church, 24422 Mervell Dean Road, Hollywood, MD. Interment followed in Joy Chapel Cemetery. In lieu of f lowers, memorial contributions may be made to your favorite charity or to St. Paul United Methodist Church, 11000 H.G. Truman Road, Lusby, MD 20657. Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com. Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.
Henry Caya, 85 Henry N. Caya (Hank) of Solomon’s, MD passed away in his home on Friday, September 2, 2011 after a long, courageous fight against cancer. He was born in Washington, D.C. to Albert and Karin Caya on June 3, 1926. In addition to his parents, Hank was predeceased by his brother, Albert Caya, Jr. Hank spent some of his early years in Calvert County, MD. He was a U.S. Navy vet-
eran who served in World War II for three years. After being Honorably Discharged, Hank settled in Prince George’s County where he and his wife, Marjorie, lived for nearly 50 years. He worked for the Amecom Division of Litton Industries in College Park, MD for 37 years as a facilities engineer, and retired in 1990. Having loved Solomons as a young boy, Hank and Marjorie returned there to live in 2001. Hank is survived by his loving wife of 60 years, Marjorie, daughters Janice Miller (Paul), Jodie Dailey (Mike) and Joyce Billingsley (Mark). He was the beloved grandfather of Tracie Meerholz (Collin) and Kelly Miller, and step-grandfather to Linda Musitano, Mark Billingsley, Jr. and Cory Billingsley. He was great-grandfather to Camdyn Meerholz, and step-great-grandfather to Sierra, Matthew, Maria and Benjamin Musitano. A memorial service to celebrate Hank’s life was held on Thursday, September 8, 2011 at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Solomons Island, MD. Inurnment was held at Cheltenham Veterans Cemetery on Tuesday, September 13, 2011. Memorial contributions may be made to Calvert County Hospice, P. O. Box 838 Prince Frederick, MD 20678. Donations are encouraged on line at www.calverthospice.org.
Bob Giaquinto, 84 Bob Giaquinto, age 84, of Fort Washington, passed away at Calvert Memorial Hospital on Saturday, September 3, 2011. He was born on January
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20, 1927 in Washington, DC to Attilio and Martha Giaquinto. He is the husband of 54 years of the late Margaret Buckler Giaquinto, who passed away in 2001. He is the loving father of Robbie, Marie, Lisa and John. Grandfather of Jessica, Sean and his wife, Susan; and great-grandfather of Michael, Aidan and Owen. He was the brother of the late Ernest and Norman Giaquinto. He is also survived by his companion, Lucy O’Bryhim and brother-in-law, Jeffrey Buckler. Mr. Giaquinto lived in the Fort Washington area since 1950, coming from a family of independent grocers’. He continued to operate the independent family grocery business for a number of years in North East Washington, DC. He retired from the federal government as a plumber, having done extensive work at Bowling Air Force Base. Bob was an avid bowler having won numerous awards, trophies and citations including “High Series”. He was a local at the Waldorf AMF Lanes where he played for several leagues. His other hobbies included gardening, golf, and fishing fresh water, Chesapeake Bay and the ocean. He was known to be pretty good cooking out on the grill and baking, especially his rum cakes. He was known to be a “jack of all trades” but most of all he just enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. Visitation and services were held at Lee Funeral Home Calvert, Owings. Visitation was Friday, September 9, and funeral services on Saturday, September. Interment followed at Resurrection Cemetery in Clinton, MD. Memorial contributions may be made to Calvert Hos-
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pice, P.O. Box 838, Prince Frederick, MD 20678.
Ola Reeves, 95 O l a Reeves, 95, a Labor Department official who served as the Department’s first National Trade Act Coordinator, died August 16 at Asbury Retirement Community in Solomons, MD, where she had lived the past four years. She had suffered a stroke in 2009. She began her career in government in 1947 with the Massachusetts State Employment Security Service. From 1951-1962 she worked for the Alaska Territorial and State Employment Security Agency and was the Deputy Director until moving to Washington, D.C. in 1962. From 1962 until her retirement in 1980, she worked for the U.S. Department of Labor’s Division of Manpower Training. A series of first accomplishments for women include the first class of stewardesses for Eastern Airlines (1943), the first to serve as an employment office manager (1953) the first Deputy Director of an Employment Security Agency (1956), and the first U.S. Department of Labor Social Administration Specialist (1962). She was also the first person appointed as the U.S. Department of Labor’s National Trade Act Coordinator (1975). She served as the International Secretary of the International Association of Personnel in Employment Security in 1959. Following a modeling career in Alabama, she worked for United and Eastern Airlines as a stewardess and Executive Representative from 1941-1946. She became involved with the Women’s National Democratic Club after her retirement where she served on many committees and on the governing board. She also served as a volunteer with Emily’s List. She was also active in the Hughes Methodist Hope Circle, the Inter-faith Chapel at Leisure World, and the Asbury
Gaithersburg Gift Shop. Survivors include three children JoAnn Patterson of Dowell, MD., Joseph Reeves of Juneau, AK., and Nancy Reeves of Las Vegas, NV.; two grandsons and four greatgrandchildren, and two sisters, Nora McGuirk and Betty Sargent of Fultondale, Alabama. The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. Sept. 27 at Rausch Funeral Home in Lusby, where funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Sept. 28. Burial will take place at Arlington National Cemetery. Memorial Contributions can be made to the Asbury Solomons Benevolent Care Fund, 11100 Asbury Circle Solomons, MD 20688.
Edmund Spinney, 62 Artist Edmund Starbuck Spinney, 62, of Lusby, MD passed away August 30, 2011. Ed was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts in 1949 to Robert and Jane Spinney. With his sister Susan, he spent his childhood on the waters of Cape Cod. After graduating as an art major from Marietta College in Ohio, Ed gravitated to the Chesapeake Bay area. Ed was an art teacher in Calvert County where he met another teacher, Nancy, whom he married in 1976. Together they had two sons, Matt, born 1980, of Mechanicsville, MD and Michael, born 1983, of Conshohocken, PA. Ed spent a majority of his life as a self employed artist where he created many compelling and complex compositions of the East Coast and the Chesapeake Bay in particular. He was best known for his classic pen and ink water scenes. He had a great passion for sports, particularly hockey, which he played or coached most of his life. He was instrumental in developing roller hockey in Southern Maryland. Ed was a loving grandfather to Matt’s children Ava, 3, and Gavin, 1; he also adored his daughter-inlaw Alexa. The family received friends on Friday, September 9, 2011, at the Rausch Funeral Home, Lusby, where a memori-
al service was held. Inurnment is private. The family request donations to be made in Edmund’s memory to Calvert Hospice, www.calverthospice.org, P.O. Box 838, Prince Frederick, MD 20678 or Hospice of St. Mary’s, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, Maryland 20650, 301-994-3023.
Pat Yost, 73
golf, which they passed on to both of their sons. Another of Pat’s favorite things to do was spend time at the family condo in Ocean City, MD, where there and everywhere she could be found reading a Harlequin Romance novel. Everyone could see the happiness on her face whenever she danced the jitterbug with her husband. Christmas was Pat’s favorite holiday because it meant even more time with family. She loved it so much that she would begin planning the day after Christmas for the next year. She took the time to hand write over 200 cards each year that included a personal note in each one. When it came to decorating, she went all out to make sure the reason for the season was felt by all who visited their home. Pat stayed busy keeping up with the activities of her 10 grandchildren. It was important to her to keep track of their schedules and attend as many sporting events as she could. She also loved playing games like Sequence, Pass the Pigs, and Yahtzee with her friends and grandkids. Originally from Washington, DC, it was quite an adjustment for Pat when she and her husband moved to their farm in Prince Frederick, MD, in the late 1970’s. She made the transition from city-dweller to gentleman farmer’s wife look effortless and quickly got involved in the community. She volunteered with Meals on Wheels and supported the Jaycee’s and Lion’s Club activities with her husband. She was proud of the fact that in her forties she completed training as a certified EMT
with the Prince Frederick Volunteer Rescue Squad in Prince Frederick, MD. She was preceded in death by her mother. Pat is survived by her father, Dock R. Farthing, Jr. who will turn 100 on his next birthday; her beloved husband of 50 years Paul L. Yost, Jr.; her children, Sharon A. “Sherrie” (John) Thompson of Port Republic, MD; Paul L. “Scott” (Carolyn) Yost, III, of Huntingtown, MD; Martin E. (Lisa) Yost of Huntingtown, MD; Michele L. (Michael) Nastasi of Owings, MD; and by her grandchildren Tiffany (Michael) Heamstead, Brittany Yost, Kaitlyn Thompson, Joshua Yost, Rachel Yost, Alexander Thompson, Alyssa Yost, Brooke Nastasi, Jessica Yost and Gabriella Nastasi. The family received friends on Thursday, September 8, at the Rausch Funeral Home, Lusby. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Friday, September 9, 2011, at 11 a.m. at St. John Vianney Catholic Church, with Fr. Peter Daly officiating. Interment followed at Chesapeake Highlands Memorial Gardens, Port Republic. In lieu of f lowers, the family asks that memorial contributions be made to Calvert Hospice, www.calverthospice.org, P.O. Box 838, Prince Frederick, MD 20678.
Pat ricia “Pat” Anne Far thing Yost died on September 4, 2011, peacef ully at home with her loving family by her side. Pat was born on July 25, 1938, in Washington, DC, as the only child to Dock Reams Farthing, Jr., and the late Pearl Elizabeth Farthing. She attended grade school at St. Francis Xavier Catholic School in Washington, DC, and graduated from the Academy of Notre Dame in 1956. Upon graduation, she attended Washington School for Secretaries and obtained a government position with the General Accounting Office. Pat continued working until she was blessed with and began raising her four children. When time permitted, she helped with the family insurance business. Pat was known by her family and friends as a fun-loving person with a great sense of humor. She enjoyed a variety of activities that always centered around her family. Pat loved traveling with her husband and family to yearly national bowling tournaments across the cou nt r y. Where Life and Heritage are Celebrated When she wasn’t in the bowling alley supporting her family, Pat could be found stayAffordable Funerals, Caskets, Vaults, ing up all Cremation Services and Pre-Need Planning night lookFamily Owned and Operated by ing for the Barbara Rausch and Bill Gross big jackpot from the slot www.RauschFuneralHomes.com machines. Pat and her husband 8325 Mt. Harmony Lane 4405 Broomes Island Rd. 20 American Lane e njoye d 410-257-6181 410-586-0520 410-326-9400 p l a y i n g
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CSM Students Preparing for Energy Jobs Driving under the high tension lines just inside the gates of the power plant was as energizing as it was motivational for 18 College of Southern Maryland (CSM) students arriving for their first day of hands-on training at the Constellation Energy Nuclear Group, LLC (CENG) plant in Calvert County. The students, many completing their first year of CSM’s Nuclear CENG Photo Engineering TechnolInstrumentation and Control Technician Murray Fiske ogy: Instrumentation and CENG speaks with CSM student Tara Wille, 20, of St. Leonard, in Control (NET) associates the control room at the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant. degree program, spent Wille was one of 18 CSM Nuclear Engineering Technology the summer connecting associates degree program students who participated in the education program. She accompanied a CENG their classroom instruc- cooperative mentor on job assignments for the final two weeks of the sumtion at CSM’S Center for mer program. Nuclear Energy Training in Prince Frederick to training experiences inside a working nuclear facility. Over the six-week summer cooperative education/internship program, students toured the CENG Calvert Cliffs facility, attended lectures and courses led by CENG instructors, and rotated through electrical and mechanical maintenance, instrumentation and control, chemistry and radiation protection systems to get a flavor of the work conducted in those shops. During the final two weeks of the program, students chose their preferred field among the systems shops and were matched with CENG mentors who they accompanied on job assignments. You will get a feel for not only the equipment but the organization and procedures, CENG Supervisor of Technical Training Al Fissel told students. Tara Wille, a Midwesterner who moved to Calvert County last winter to begin the NET program, said that CSM’S NET program is a dream come true for her. “I’ve been fascinated by nuclear energy since the seventh grade, something’ about the study of radiation, the core and the chemistry,” she said, adding that she didn’t initially pursue nuclear energy studies because there were no power plants in her area. Wille said that although she had never worked on electronics, she didn’t feel awkward or intimidated in any of her NET courses at CSM and that her classmates who had experience in electronics were a great help. It is challenging, she said, but she believes that women who are interested in the field should go for it. George Douglas, 50, of Waldorf, was working as an air traffic controller in Jamaica about the time that Wille was first discovering nuclear energy in school. He didn’t have Wille’s passion for nuclear energy, but he did have an interest in science. After coming to the U.S. 10 years ago, Douglas earned an engineering technology degree from CSM. He began the NET program last fall with no apprehension on mastering the curriculum and only a little apprehension on fitting in as the most senior student in the program. Douglas’ classmates have shared their knowledge of computer programs and technology and he has, in turn, offered historical perspective on nuclear events such as Chernobyl and Three Mile Island, which he remembers well, he said. Douglas said that even with those disasters as well as the recent Fukushima Daiichi plant in Japan in mind, he had not expected the training that he received through NET and CENG to be as intensive and in-depth. “The atmosphere of trying to instill a culture of safety [at the plant] has been a good thing [to witness first-hand],” Douglas said. “There is an overwhelming security presence that I appreciate.” With their associate’s degrees in nuclear engineering technology, CSM’S NET students may also qualify to receive a certificate of completion signed by Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant and the National Academy of Nuclear Training, which is recognized at nuclear and other power plant facilities around the country. For information on CSM’S NET program, visit www.csmd.edu/BAT/ NETInstrumentation.
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Blue Angel Pilots, Crew Visit Local High Schools
Students at St. Mary’s Ryken High School, Patuxent High School and Great Mills High School received visits from Blue Angel pilots and support crew members before the team’s performance at the NAS Patuxent River Air Expo ’11. Lieutenant Commander Jim Tomaszeski, the No. 2 pilot for the Blue Angels, visited St. Mary’s Ryken along with Petty Officer First Class Henry Ho, Captain Daniel Lakhani and Sergeant Lionel Smith to answer questions about the Blue Angels, the pilots and Naval aviation. Tomaszeski said they make as many 200 or more such visits during the year, visiting hospitals, schools, Boy Scout troops and other clubs at each location they have an engagement. “It’s the best part of the job,” Tomaszeski said. The Blue Angel pilots have two-year appointments, and Tomaszeski said there is always a mix of veteran pilots and first year Blue Angels – all expert pilots in their own rights. During their presentations to the students at Ryken, Tomaszeski and Ho warned students about the dangers of drug use. Tomaszeski said a small percent of the civilian population joins the military, and drug use in any form will normally disqualify an individual from joining the military. By Sarah Miller (CT) info@ somdpublishing.net
Photo by Sarah Miller Blue Angels No. 2 pilot Lieutenant Commander Jim Tomaszeski addresses St. Mary’s Ryken Students.
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By Martha Hummel Mossburg It was ironic to me that in the same week Steve Jobs stepped down as CEO of Apple, Gov. Martin O’Malley outlined a new definition of freedom as holding a job. The worldview of these two men could not be more different — and the one we choose as a nation could not be more important for the future of our country. Steve Jobs told Stanford University graduates in 2005 that “Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose.” That belief drives him to relentlessly pursue his own personal vision. He basically invented the personal computer; revolutionized the way we connect with one another, enjoy music and other media; gave us the amazing creativity and beauty of Pixar Animation Studios, producer of the “Toy Story” series, “The Incredibles” and “Finding Nemo”; and generated thousands of jobs. His personal style has been called dictatorial, and he is known for berating and firing employees who do not meet his exacting standards. As a recent Fortune magazine piece said, “Apple also is a brutal and unforgiving place, where accountability is strictly enforced, decisions are swift, and communication is articulated clearly from the top.” Mediocrity is not in his vocabulary. Excellence is everything to him. Now to Mr. O’Malley. When he ran for governor, he told voters that he had created thousands of jobs in Baltimore as mayor, when in fact thousands had been lost during his tenure. With him as governor, Maryland ranks at the bottom of states for creating jobs. One of his friends, Marcus Brown, magically received a police pension that he did not deserve based on his time in office and is now secretary of the state police. Mr. O’Malley frequently talks about “One Maryland,” in the sense that those who generate wealth through their own creativity and vision should have it confiscated and given to (his definition of) the more deserving. That theme is also behind his “balanced approach” — aka raising taxes — to plugging the $1 billion hole in the state budget. Mr. O’Malley’s latest announcement that “A job is the root of our freedoms as Americans. … A job is freedom and freedom is a job” most clearly distinguishes the two men from one another, however. His comments commemorated the unveiling of the statue of Martin Luther King Jr. that now graces the National Mall. He prefaced them with King’s question: “What good is the right to sit at a lunch counter if one can’t afford the price of a meal?” First, to reduce King’s civil rights struggle to a quest for jobs is to diminish the great man’s legacy. Above all else, King fought for equality before the law for all people. He knew that a good job would not be possible without a person’s innate dignity first being recognized. Besides, to say that a job is freedom is to reduce a human being to a machine that makes money, not individual hopes, dreams and qualities, the defining characteristic of a person. It also redefines the founding principle of our nation into a socialist utopian vision. Mr. Jobs rejects that view of humanity. He said that being fired from Apple 10 years after he founded the company was the best thing that ever happened to him. It forced him to reevaluate his priorities and propelled him into one the most creative periods of his life. Post-firing, he launched NeXT, which was later bought by Apple and whose software became a key component in the company’s operating system; as well as Pixar. Obviously, not everyone has the talent and drive of Steve Jobs. Very few throughout history have ever or will. But we are rapidly turning into a society that makes it impossible for a Steve Jobs and others like him to exist. We punish and mock individual achievement and glorify entitlement — made clear by the fact that almost half of Americans pay no federal income tax. Our state public high schools regularly graduate thousands of students who are functionally illiterate and cannot add and subtract, and yet Maryland is ranked first of the states by a prestigious education journal. Our tax and regulatory system are so unfair, only those rich enough to hire lobbyists can readily compete. Ultimately, we cannot celebrate men like Mr. Jobs and enjoy the fruits of their labors while simultaneously creating a society that does not value individual liberty, responsibility and success. Psychologists call it “cognitive dissonance” to hold two competing worldviews at once. Practically speaking, it produces what we have now: anemic growth, contempt for government, flash mobs, and a large swath of the populace that elects politicians based on how many goodies they promise. Thank you, Steve Jobs, for reminding us of who we still can be. Marta Hummel Mossburg is a senior fellow at the Maryland Public Policy Institute.
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Libraries Alive and Kicking By Nick Garrett
Are libraries dying? Not in our area. In recent years, questions about the evolution of public libraries has been asked more and more frequently by the institutions themselves, government, and private citizens curious about the role they will play. Some have suggested that technology will ultimately put the nail in the coffin of these once crucial public entities, making the need to borrow physical books obsolete. Others have argued, convincingly, that libraries are continuing to evolve with the times to incorporate technologies and public services, keeping themselves in high demand. The four branches of the Calvert Library in Owings, Chesapeake Beach, Prince Frederick and Lusby boast over one million items circulated every year in a row. Further, the modern librarian operates like a machine, developing vast knowledge of inventories, titles, technology, customer service, and research strategies to find even the most obscure. No one knows more about the continued successful evolution of public libraries in this county better than those that serve through the southern branch or its patrons, currently located in the Parks and Recreation building also shared with the Office on Aging, and Substance Abuse Services. To say it is cramped is an understatement. Perhaps no entity has done more to maximize space better. Each corner is packed tight with books and AV materials. Office space for staff is minimal. The current Board of County Commissioners, in partnership with the library and several community partners, made their feelings known at a public hearing before the commissioners recently about the proposed interim branch in what used to be Woodburn’s Market in Solomons. This interim location solves what has been a long-term space issue for Southern Calvert. It will provide over 9,000 square feet for library services and inventory. The commissioners approved over $800,000 for construction and over $100,000 per year for upkeep for the new location. It
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is, however, an interim solution. The funding for a new branch in Southern Calvert had appeared in the budget as far back as 2005. The economic downturn caused the funding to be deferred, to the wish list, and finally to virtually gone. At the hearing, each commissioner shared comments and stories about his or her relationship to the library and her services. Highlights included important background information from Commissioner President Susan Shaw and library director Pat Hoffman. “You made a believer out of me,” said Commissioner Gerry Clark, in reference to the library’s impact on the community. Commissioner Steve Weems told of his two-year-old going to story time and musical Commissioner Pat Nutter commented on the variety of programs and outreach that goes far beyond books. Commissioner Evan Slaughenhoupt drew chuckles when he commented on the opposition to libraries, based on the argument that technology will replace libraries, making them obsolete. “Upon returning from assignment in Turkey in 1983, I worked in an office where the big thing was that we were going to go paperless.” He then held up a huge stack of paper highlighting the commissioner business for that day to a room full of snickers. While the public record remains open for comment for another week, it is widely celebrated that the commissioners found the resources to implement such an important public service for Calvert County families. In politics, all’s fair when it comes to praising or criticizing the decisions that politicians make. In this case, kudos to the sitting board for their vision, foresight, and desire to expand important county services while keeping us in the green.
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Imagine One Wingmen take the Ruddy Cup
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The undefeated Imagine One Wingmen beat out the North Calvert Team Gunslingers to win the new Ruddy Cup Trophy of the Southern Maryland Adult Men’s Lacrosse League (SMALL) on Aug. 18, at the Leonard Hall Junior Naval Academy Field in Leonardtown. The Wingmen got off to a 2-0 lead at halftime thanks in part to their goalie Steve Armsworthy, who played an extraordinary game making 15 saves, 9 of which came in the 3rd quarter. The game ended 6 - 1 with Brian Hollingsworth scoring the final goal of the game. The Wingmen end their season undefeated at 11 – 0 and look forward to defending their title next summer. “We could not have the league without our sponsors, said Bart Rogers, goalie for the Green Door Ninjas and League Commissioner. “We send out a heartfelt thanks to them.” The Ruddy Cup was presented to the Imagine One Wingmen by Carlos Yanez, proprietor of the Ruddy Duck Brewery & Grill and sponsor for the South Calvert Ruddy Ducks. Imagine One Technology & Management, Ltd. sponsored the Wingmen. CEO & President Nancie Lumpkins and Senior Vice President Rey Bald, were there to cheer the Team to victory, along with employees from the Lexington Park office. Edward Jones; The Olde Town Pub; Chesapeake Custom Embroidery, Inc; and Kevin McDevitt, LLC also sponsored the Imagine One Wingmen. Other sponsors for this season were: The Green Door Tavern, Scheibel Construction and SERVPRO for the Green Door Ninjas; the Grid Iron Grill for the team of the
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same name; Southern Maryland Kitchen & Baths for the team of the same name; First Home Mortgage for the team of the same name; Foster’s Grill for the team of
the same name. For more information about next season and sponsorship opportunities please call 301-481-5714.
Friday, September 16 • Campfire on the Beach – 7 p.m. 5th Street and Bay Avenue on the Boardwalk, North Beach 301-855-6681 • 410-257-9618 • www. ci.north-beach.md.us Come to the beach for a campfire while we roast marshmallows and tell children’s stories.
Saturday, September 17
• Girl Scout Archaeology Day - 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum, 10515 Mackall Road, St. Leonard. 410-5868501 • www.jefpat.org Explore interactive exhibits, tour the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory, and spend time with professional archaeologists learning how they use artifacts to solve history’s mysteries. Advance registration required. • Pet Day 5K – 7 a.m. 9th Annual Pet Day 5K run/walk to benefit the Humane Society of Calvert County, a no-kill animal shelter. 8:30am run/walk starts on scenic Solomons Island at Our Lady Star of the Sea Church . Registration begins at 7 a.m. $30-Adults (13&Over), $25-Children (612), Children 5 and under are free. $5.00 discount if you pre-register online. Leashed, well-behaved dogs are welcome to attend. No retractable leashes please. On-line Registration available: www. active.com (search for HSCC’s Pet Day 5K) www.HumaneSocietyofCalvertCounty.org
Saturday-Sunday, September 17-18 • Maryland Lighthouse Challenge 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Calvert Marine Museum, 14200 Solomons Island Road, Solomons. 410-326-2042 • www.calvertmarinemuseum.com Join the Chesapeake Chapter and the lighthouse organizations of Maryland as they host this educational and fun-filled
weekend celebrating the lighthouses of Maryland. Tour any number of the lighthouse attractions along the challenge route (Turkey Point, Concord Point, the Lightship Chesapeake, Seven Foot Knoll, Hooper Strait, Drum Point, Cove Point, Point Lookout, Piney Point and Fort Washington) and receive a special souvenir at each, with a specially designed “completer” souvenir for those who visit all! For more information visit www.cheslights.org or contact Karen Rosage at challenge@cheslights.org or 410-437-0741. • Artsfest 2011 Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center – 10 a.m. -5 p.m. 13480 Dowell Road, Solomons, 410326-4640 • www.annmariegarden.org Recognized as one of the top outdoor arts festivals in the mid-Atlantic, Artsfest brings together some of the country’s most accomplished artists for a weekend of art, music, food and fine brews at the Garden. Music and entertainment and an outstanding array of food and drink for every palate will be available.
Out&About For more information about the group or to attend this luncheon please email NNCSMD@gmail.com.
Thursday-Saturday, September 23-25 • Solomons Offshore Grand Prix Solomons Riverwalk, Glascock Field, Solomons. www.solomonsrace.com Offshore racing fans can look forward to the 2nd Annual Solomons Offshore Grand Prix sponsored by Bayside Chevrolet-Toyota. Spectactors will get a firsthand look at the boats as they tour the pits on Friday. Up to 50 boats will compete in this amazing race with trials on Saturday, September 24. Race will occur on Sunday, September 25, and can be viewed from Solomons Riverwalk.
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Saturday, September 24
• Calvert County Watermen’s Festival – 12 p.m. Waterman’s Wharf, Solomons, 410326-3929 • www.calvertwatermen.org Best known for the boat-docking contest where work boats and charter boats compete for cash, prizes and trophies. Beer, food and soft drink sales and exhibits will also be available. Live entertainment provided by Deanna Dove, the Island Girl.
• Asbury Sale – 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. There will be a sale on Saturday the 24th of September from 9am to 3pm at Asbury Solomons Retirement Community, 11000 Asbury Circle, Solomons, in the auditorium. This will include Betty’s Closet a resale clothing of new and gently used clothing and accessories. The Library committee will have many books for sale. Granny’s Treasures will also be open, selling housewares,furniture and many miscellaneous items. Asbury Sails will also be open selling gifts,etc. All proceeds will benefit the Asbury Solomons Benevolent Care Fund.
Wednesday, September 21 • Newcomers and Neighbors of SOMD Lunch – 10:30 a.m. DiGiovanni’s Restaurant in Solomons. Newcomers and Neighbors of Southern Maryland will have their monthly luncheon at DiGiovanni’s Restaurant in Solomons. Meet ‘n’ Greet will begin at 10:30 a.m. and at 11:00 a.m. Prince Frederick attorney Rosemary Keffler will speak to the group about wills, trusts, and estate law.
• Introduction to Wildlife Rehabilitation Class September 24, 2011 and October 22, 2011 from 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Learn how to rescue and rehabilitate Wildlife, and become a licensed rehabber in
Maryland. Find out what it takes to rehab animals, and what it costs to feed and house wildlife. Become familiar with the Wildlife Rehabilitation community and find out who may be able to help you. For registration info call 301-922-4325 or email owrcsecbonnie@msn.com. • War of 1812 Reenactment - 10 a.m.5 p.m. Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum, 10515 Mackall Road, St. Leonard. 410-5868501 • www.jefpat.org. Discover and experience the site of Maryland’s largest naval engagement. All ages will enjoy this living history event with American and “British” reenactors demonstrating battle reenactments and camp life. Historic craft demonstrations and hands-on activities. • Tavern Night - 6-10 p.m. Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum, 10515 Mackall Road, St. Leonard. 410-5868601 • www.jefpat.org Huzzah! Celebrate the “high spirits” of 1812 as you unwind in our version of an 1800s tavern. Games, song and lively entertainment; food and beverage available for purchase. For information call 410-586-8515.
Wednesday-Sunday, September 28-October 2
• Calvert County Fair Calvert County Fairgrounds, 140 Calvert Fair Drive, Prince Frederick. 410-5350026 • 410-286-0877 • www.calvertcountyfair.com Calvert County’s long agricultural heritage and history is celebrated each year with an old-fashioned county fair complete with farm animals, displays, demonstrations and delicious Southern Maryland cooking.
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Lo STORY Larry and Beth Carter of Lusby spent the past three summers around the country rebuilding homes for those who needed a helping hand. It all started a few years ago when Larry, who worked as a handyman after retiring from the Department of Defense, and his wife, a retired teacher from Leonard Hall Junior Naval Academy, decided they wanted to make a difference in someone’s life. So when the Iowa River overflowed its banks on June 14, 2008 completely decimating the town of Oakville, the Carters set out to help. “My goal was to make one house ready for winter,” he said. According to newspaper reports at the time, the 2000 census reported the town had 439 homes. The flood affected 400 of them. “No one believed this town would be able to come back,” said Beth. They arrived in September on their own, bringing their own tools in the back of their truck. They stayed in a Methodist church basement which still had water in it from two weeks prior. A group of six from a church in Kentucky also showed up to help. “They came with their pillows and the church van,” Beth laughed. “They would’ve starved if I hadn’t brought food. They were very willing but clueless.” Larry agreed about the group’s state of unpreparedness. “The pastor said he could dig a trench, so that’s what I put him to work doing.” Together with the group from Kentucky, the Carters ended up working on three homes mitigating mold, installing insulation and hanging dry wall. “We impacted three homes but didn’t finish any of them,” said Larry. The result was an emotional lift and lasting friendships with the homeowner, according to Beth. “It was a life changing experience. You read in the newspapers about their spirit keeping them going, but you have to be there to understand it,” said Beth. “There is an emotional con-
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nection with the people you work with. We don’t always know how we’ve helped, but sometimes just being their gives them hope. They realize that someone cares.” Beth was happy to report the town not only survived, but they created their own co-op and are buying back homes, rebuilding and drawing new families to the area. Since Oakville, the Carters have gone on to restore other homes, but always as a part of an organized team, usually through church short-term mission projects. In fact the last three summers they have gone out with Hollywood United Methodist church to Berkeley Springs, West Virginia. “We primarily work with youth. We are gone from Sunday to Saturday,” said Beth. A week at a time is all they are able to handle emotionally and physically, according to Beth, who stated she realized she and Larry are better at going in and rebuilding after a disaster rather than cleaning up. Knowing she needs a bathroom, running water and food, she prefers to arrive on site when these basics are restored so “I can be a positive influence rather than adding to the problem.” Working with youth has become a passion for the Carters. Beth feels teens today no longer have a “rite of passage” – a point where they realize they’ve grown up. Going out and working on someone’s home is hard work but it gives them skills and builds their self-esteem. Larry points out, as a couple, Beth builds relationships Beth Carter with a volunteer team from the Hollywood United Methodist Church and connects at an emotional level with the teens on their builds, whereas he believes his strength is in teaching them skills and working one on one. “It’s not only skills, it’s self esteem. I made a comment to lot especially for a kid,” he continued. “They learn work is work.” Beth pipes in about a local project their church completed in H Katie who was laying tile. I told her she had an eye for this work and how she made corners match and her lines straight,” over the summer. Larry and Beth were part of team which took said Larry. The young woman realized the truth of his statement a roof, installing gutters and repairing flooring for a home previo when she went into another room and saw that another youth by Christmas in April as being too big of a task. The church group adults and a handful of high school and college boys working on was having a more difficult time with the same task. “I had Luke build a frame under a dirty trailer. It’s asking a one of the hottest weeks of the summer. “It was amazing how the boys kept working up on that roo should’ve been falling out,” said Beth. In fact, a number of the adu out” during the 100 degree weather while the boys remained up o This summer the Carters were part of three different churc mission trips to work on homes. They went with Hollywood Unite to Berkeley Springs, WV, with St. Paul’s United Methodist chur PA and stayed in Calvert with Harvest Fellowship. Over the years they’ve learned how to maximize their ability t various work sites. First, Larry keeps all his tools in Rubbermaid load up his truck and go. Beth keeps all their “grubby clothes” in When she returns home she washes them and repacks them for They have a camper shell and keep everything well stocked. Sin primarily through churches, they don’t have to worry about food congregations are willing to feed them. Having the right tools is the most difficult part of the projec to Larry. “You never know what you are going to need until you get times the project calls for a specialty tool but you got to use what y Recently the Carters went to a conference from their denomi sion board. The conference had a disaster relief trailer on site to organization’s goal of having similar trailers set up throughout the “It was an incredibly well stocked trailer. You got to have team to pick and leave when called,” said Beth when asked to having all the supplies necessary on hand during a build. “Around take several churches to put this together.” Larry said the benefit of his church working locally on a ho ability to have a runner get whatever supplies were missing. For ex owns a circular saw but he doesn’t like to travel with it because jostled around; however, a circular saw allows him to make better Photo by Frank Marquart handheld.
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On the Huntingtown house, he would’ve liked to have a nail gun to make the work easier and faster. However, he admitted the trade off was teaching the boys how to properly hammer a nail. The Carters also found that one of the hardest roles to fill on a work site is a safety officer. Because they aren’t actively participating in the building, most people don’t feel like they are contributing; however, having someone spotting the ladder, watching to make sure people take breaks from the heat and providing something as simple has iced towels is critical for any project. Larry leaves the summers open so that he can go out on these short-term projects. During the other months of the year he spends his Saturdays volunteering for the local Habitat for Humanity program. He’s helped build three houses in Calvert and two in Saint Mary’s counties. During Hurricane Irene, Larry’s pastor asked him to be the point man for the congregation members needing clean up and repairs. “We are supposed to be retired,” Larry started off talking about how his summer started off helping work around his daughter’s house in Colorado, then the three mission projects and ending the summer dispatching teams to cut up trees and assess damage after the hurricane. The day after the Hurricane he opened the duplex owned by the church to make running water available for church members to take showers. “It was a good idea that didn’t work out,” Beth laughed. While the duplex had electricity, its well was tied to another property without electricity so they couldn’t get water into the bathroom. However, the Carters were able to lend some support for the church member hit hardest by the storm. The day after the storm he recommended they call their insurance company right away to discuss how to proceed with the tree through their daughter’s bedroom. A few days later, when the insurance company contractor failed to completely clean up the tree debris, Larry sent another church volunteer to finish cutting up the tree. Over the years, the Carters aren’t completely sure how they’ve made an impact in the lives of the people they’ve helped; however, they have come away with a passion for working with youth and a number of new relationships. Beth also discovered even in the United States there are people still struggling. “We take a lot for granted. We expect people to know what we know, have what we have and do what we do.” By Corrin M. Howe (SCG) info@ somdpublishing.net
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Calvert County Fairgrounds: Route 231 (2 miles from Route 2/4) For Information: www.calvertcountyfair.com or Call: 410-535-0026
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Local Bookstore Owner Dives Into E-Publishing
Richard Due (pronounced Dewy) kept falling off to sleep as he told his oldest daughter a bedtime story. “My little one kept elbowing me – you’re not making sense, Daddy.” If not for her, Due said he “never would have snatched the Moon Realm from the precipice at the edge of my dreams.” When he walked out of her room that night he immediately set out to capture his thoughts on paper. “I wrote the first 13 chapters concurrently I was afraid I’d lose it like a dream collapses. I was in a panic for the first six months.” Six years later, the co-owner of Calvert County’s Second Looks Books is selling that story in electronic form for $2.99 on Amazon and Barnes and Noble websites and soon at Apple’s iBooks. Written for the middle school audience, The Moon Coin is the first in what Due plans to be an 18 book series. The young adult fantasy adventure series begins with Uncle Ebb telling his young niece and nephew “a wicked good tale.” According to the website tease “Lily and Jasper Winter still talk about their uncle’s forbidden bedtime tales of the Moon Realm. But they don’t believe, as they once did, that his tales are true, or that his fantastic paintings are from places he’s actually been . . . that would be childish.” By August 2007 Due had completed the first draft of books one and two and then set it down. A writer’s practice of letting a story sit in draft form for a period of time would take longer for Due. On April 8, 2008 he had a stroke in which he temporarily lost use of his right arm, speech and ability to read. “I thought it (the story) was gone. If you can’t read, you can’t write,” he told The Southern Calvert Gazette. His arm and speech returned quickly but it was six months before he could read more than a word at a time and even then
he wasn’t in a place to edit his book. It would be March 2009 before he started editing his story. In January 2010 he attended a conference for the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators where he received good advice about querying agents, publishers and editors. Due wrote on his blog The Moon Realm (http://themoonrealm.com), “There are probably as many ways to go about publishing a book as there are ways of writing one. As I conceived the Moon Realm series and wrote the first several books, I envisioned a publishing journey that involved agents and editors and publishers—oh my! But after so many queries and so few offers of representation, I realized I’d have to come to terms with going it alone.” The first thing he did was contact Carolyn Arcabascio, a book illustrator he met the conference. They worked together coming up with colorful works of art for the cover and beginning of each chapter. “When I saw the first one I gasped.” Next he typeset his book in an e-publishing software program called InDesign and applied to various websites to list his book. With 25,000 new electronic books being released every month, Due has his work cut out for him to market his book. He expects it will take a number of years to build a fan base large enough to make a significant impact to be listed among the top selling e-books. Every time someone writes a five star review on one of the publishing websites, his book gets a boost which increases his books chances of being listed and seen thus breaking away from the thousands of new books being published electronically. His plans to release a new book every year. His second book Dragondain is undergoing its last edit, the third The Murk is drafted and his fourth The Embasea is in the beginning stages. By Corrin M. Howe (SCG) info@somdpublishing.net
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Spacious 2 story home on 4 lots totaling .99 Acres w/water frontage & pier on town creek. Hardwood floors in most rooms, solar panels in place (need to be re-connected) house needs some tlc and updating. Live here and fix up at your own pace. Great space on beautiful lot. 2 Car garage with finished bonus room.
$329,900
SM7436100 Quiet farmhouse and barn nestled on 2.01 Acres. Screened porch overlooks the spacious lawn and private pier into St. Patricks creek.
$449,500
2 Houses on 1 lot...Must be sold together! Each house is currently rented month-tomonth (call for details on leases). #25606 Has hardwood floors, vinyl flooring in kit & basement. #25610 Has all vinyl flooring. Shared deep well. Heat pumps replaced 2+/- yrs ago. Each house has own septic system (have been pumped approximately every 2 years)
$199,900
SM7469719 Very nice split level home nestled on a nice .65 corner lot with big backyard. Open floor plan with cathedral ceilings, finished basement with family room, pergo floors, pellet stove, full bath and laundry room. Plenty of room for garage to be added to the side of the house. Pedestrian door already in place!
$250,000
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Immaculate one bedroom condo on the second floor with den/study and one and a half baths. Average utilities: Elec $65 per month, water/sewer $62 and Gas $61. Screened in porch. Covered parking and storage unit. Amenities include pool, workout room and club house. Gated during evening hours.
$399,900
CA7614857 Estate sale subject to lease which expires end of July. Great re-hab project near all the fun things to do at Solomons. Zoned Town Center Residential
$290,000
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Wonderful 2 story on a full basement nestled on a 2.59 Acre in one of st mary’s county’s desirable neighborhoods. Beautifully maintained w/4 BR, 2.5 BA, 9’ ceilings, great room w/open kitchen, some hardwood floor and master suite has cathedral ceilings & huge walk-in closet. Master bath has claw foot tub w/sep shower. Unfinished basement w/ rough-in for bath #3.
$379,900
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Spacious two story with gourgeous wrap around porch. Open floor plan w/4058 sqft, 4BR, 3 full/2 half BA, gas fire place w/raised hearth, stainless steel appl, family room w/ built in desk & enormous rec room. Enjoy outdoor living w/gleaming inground pool, hot tub, firepit & outdoor kitchen w/arbor. 5 Bay heated/ cooled garage, treehouse & storage shed. PreAppraised. Lift/Compressor do not convey.
$499,500
Charming circa 1843 “Chaptico House” listed on MD historical trust’s inventory of historic properties. Spacious floor plan w/finished attic that has plumbing for 3rd bath and tons of storage. Timeless hardwood floors, 5 fireplaces, huge pantry and formal gardens. (Stained glass pieces do not convey)
$299,500
Well maintained 2 bedroom/2bath condo featuring screened porch, jacuzzi tub & separate shower, covered parking, elevator, walk-in closets. Amenities include swimming pool, work out room and club house. Gated during evening hours. Storage in garage area. Not a short sale!!!
Why build when this wonderful “like new” home is ready and waiting for you. Nice foyer leads you to the formal living and dining/den then on to the open family room, breakfast area and charming kitchen with beautiful rich cabinets, built-in desk, stainless steel appliances and pantry. Sliding glass door leads to the deck. Nice master suite w/deluxe bath and laundry on the 2nd level!
$249,000
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Immaculate one bedroom condo on the second floor with den/study and one and a half baths. Average utilities: Elec $65 per month, water/sewer $62 and Gas $61. Screened in porch. Covered parking and storage unit. Amenities include pool, workout room and club house. Gated during evening hours.
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Nature’s Bounty By Keith McGuire Some would say that the beginning of September marks the start of autumn, even though we all know that it doesn’t really happen until the autumnal equinox on September 22nd. Still, we can all sense a change in the air as we notice migrating f locks of birds and shorter days. The best of the fishing season is yet to come. This weather will settle out and we will have many good days to pursue our sport. Whatever you do, don’t forget the sunscreen like I did this past Saturday. Trust me; the sun will still burn you! This week may be a bit of a blowout as the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee’s winds and rains pass through the area, but next week looks good. I’m planning a 5-day trip to the lower Eastern Shore of Virginia next week where I’ll be fishing the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel and other prime fishing spots in that area. I’m remaining optimistic that the weather will treat me right. Fishing reports from our area last week were good, albeit a little different. Anglers found a vast array of fish in the area including black drum, red drum, Spanish mackerel, bigger bluefish, keeper stripers, large Norfolk spot, speckled trout (in secret areas), sizeable croakers at night, and big white perch in the creeks. Par for this year (and last), no good reports of f lounder. We can expect the catch to become less diverse
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in the weeks to come as some species migrate out of the Bay, but better. The fishing scene in the Potomac and Patuxent Rivers is already getting better. The great thing about the fall is that fishing in the rivers gets better as the weather gets cooler; great news for small boaters. To prove the fishing report, Ronnie Wedding, George Hashman and their friend Archie posed for a snapshot with only part of their catch on September 1. They also got into some really nice red drum in the vicinity of Point No Point and Point Lookout, but they wouldn’t share the exact location. Conservation related annual festivities get underway this time of year, too. Although touted as fund raisers, these events are often celebrations of nature and the conservation efforts of the organizations that sponsor them. The annual Ducks Unlimited Banquet will happen on October 15th at the Hollywood Fire Hall. This is such a great party that it always sells out well in advance. For more information or to buy tickets go to http://md.ducks. org. The cost of your ticket includes membership in Ducks Unlimited and attendance offers a chance to win some really nice prizes. Raff les and auctions offer great excitement to compliment the delicious food. Another great party disguised as a fund raiser is the annual Bull and Oys-
Ronnie Wedding, George Hashman and friend Archie with a fine September 1 catch.
ter Roast held by the Patuxent River Chapter of the Coastal Conservation Association. Similar to the past two years, this event will be held at Sotterley Plantation in Hollywood on September 17th. For more information or to buy tickets go to http://www.ccamd. org/?p=817. The cost of your ticket to this event includes membership in the Coastal Conservation Association. The event offers live entertainment, door prizes, raff les, and auctions to compliment an excellent catered meal and oys-
ter bar. Don’t forget to take a picture of your catch and send it to me with a report at the email address below. riverdancekeith@hotmail.com. Keith has been a recreational angler on the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries for over 50 years; he fishes weekly from his small boat during the season, and spends his free time supporting local conservation organizations.
Calvert County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day
Saturday, September 17, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. Mt. Hope Community Center 104 Purshaw Station, Sunderland
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Contra Dances Back for Another Season By Sarah Miller Staff Writer
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Fans of contra dancing should get out their shoes and brush up on their dance floor moves for the Sept. 10 contra dance at Christ Church in Chaptico. The contra dances are sponsored by the Southern Maryland Traditional Music and Dance (SMTMD) group September through June, on the second Saturday of the month, accordPete ing to vice president Greg Penk. “Contra Dancing is an old European dance form which has changed over the centuries in the United Kingdom, France, and the United States. The dances are led by a caller and involve steps, which are repeated and easily mastered. It’s a great way to meet people since partners change through the course of one song,” the SMTMD website says. Elgin Perry, one of the founding members of the group, said they try to make beginners feel welcome by having lessons during the first half hour of the contra dancing nights so they have the basics when the rest of the dancing starts. He said the lessons start off slow, first without music and then more complicated. Beginners are also welcome to join in the dances throughout the night as well. “If you make mistakes, as long as you smile nobody’s going to be upset about it,” Perry said. He said the caller gauges the ability of the group as a whole by starting simply and making the dances more complicated until it looks like people are being challenged. Perry said the goal is to make sure people have fun. The caller for the upcoming dance will be Greg Frock. Becoming a member of SMTMD is simple. The application is available at www. smtmd.org and is $15 for an individual and $20 for a family of two adults and two children. Perry said members are not necessarily experts in contra dancing. Contra dancing is the type of thing “you can improve at as long as you dance,” and dancers of all ability levels are welcome. Stephen Keys Penk said the size of the group shouldn’t intimidate new dancers either. Generally, they get between 15 and 30 people at the contra dances, which is small compared to contra dances in Baltimore and Glen Echo Park. “Ours is kind of a teeny little one,” Penk said. The dances are also family friendly, with children and adults of all ages welcome to jump in. “Some of the little kids do a pretty good job learning to dance,” Penk said. In addition to the contra dance nights, there are open mic nights and concerts sponsored by the SMTMD on the fourth Friday of the month. Like the contra dances, the Home Spun Coffee House open mic nights are held at Christ Church in Chaptico. The open mic nights tend to run a little bigger than the contra dances, with 40 to 50 people coming out and 10 to 12 acts and individuals signing up to play during the evening. “We aim for folk music, but if somebody shows up with a guitar and wants to play, we don’t turn them away,” Penk said. The next Home Spun Coffee House will be held at 7 p.m. Sept. 23. Open mic nights are $5 for people who just want to come listen and socialize and free for the performers. SMTMD is a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization and all proceeds from events and membership fees go toward hall rental, booking bands for concert nights and general upkeep of the organization. Admission to the contra dance is $8 for non-members and $6 for SMTMD Steve Hickman members. Children under the age of 12 are free. For more information, visit www. smtmd.org. sarahmiller@countytimes.net
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