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-DIRECTOR IF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT KELLY ROBERTSONSLAGLE ON THE IMPACT OF A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.

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A Government Shutdown Hits Calvert Hard

By Dick Myers Editor

What’s the harm? When the government shuts down, Uncle Sam’s workers get a few days off and eventually get paid for it. But there is great harm to the community, Calvert County’s business leaders say. The can has been kicked down the road for three weeks after the compromise votes Monday, Jan. 22. But just the threats of another shutdown can put personal spending plans on hold by federal employees. Many of them live pay check to pay check. The threat of that turning off severely impacts their ability to pay their mortgages and car payments, not to mention some more discretionary spending. One business person who asked not to be identified said last week, with the threat of a shutdown looming, his business was off as people held back their spending Kelly Robertson-Slagle is the county’s new director of the Department of Economic Development. She was a business retention specialist before being appointed head of the e department. But, in 2013, when the last extended government shutdown occurred (for 16 days) she was with

the Small Business Development Center in Southern Maryland, so she was also on the front line then. “It’s quite an effect on us,” she said of the impact to Calvert County. Government employees bookend Calvert County. To the north, many head to work in DC at federal government agencies. To the south, many head across the Gov. Thomas Johnson Bridge to work at Patuxent River Naval Air Station or for a government contractor doing business with the base. The County Times was unable to find figures for how many federal employees live in Calvert County. But the office of Rep. Steny Hoyer reported that in his 5th Congressional District that includes all of Southern Maryland and a part of Prince George’s County, there are 62,000 federal employees out of the total of 800,000. Government shutdowns are particularly hard on restaurants, and hotels that depend on government travelers to Pax River. Holiday Inn in Solomons also has a restaurant so it is hit doubly. Owner John Simpson said of the 2013 shutdown, “It had quite an effect on us.”. Robertson-Slagle observed, “2013 wasn’t that long ago.” She said many of the federal employees who lived through

Planners Approve Huntingtown Church

By Dick Myers Editor

The Calvert County Planning Commission has approved the site plan for a new church in Huntingtown. Life Church will be developed in two phases at the intersection of Routes 2/4 and Cox Road. It currently meets at Plum Point Elementary School. According to a staff report from Planner III Olivia Vidotto, the site for the new church is 7.24 acres, of which 3.21 acres is proposed disturbed area. The first phase will be a one-story, 8,988-squarefoot church. The second phase will add a 2,940-square-foot expansion along with a similarly sized basement underneath. There are 122 parking spaces provided, more that required by the zoning ordinance. Pastor Steve Forrester said that the church currently has about 300 attendees at its 10:30 a.m. service at Plum Pt. E.S. The new church building is planned for a congregation of 400, so expansion is in the future, Forrester said. Pastor Forrester explained they have grown by serving the disenfranchised, those without a church home. They also do some things differently, such as not passing around a collection plate and having an informal dress code. He said they have grown by word of mouth. Forrester said his church also has worked with other churches in the coun-

ty, including Chesapeake Church’s End Hunger in Calvert. “We partner with other ministers,” he explained. Both Forrester and Pastor Dave Mohler are from Calvert County. Mohler has been in the ministry for 43 years and Forrester for 23 years. They both left and returned and met while at another church. They formed Life Church in 2011 with just 14 members and have grown steadily ever since. During discussions about the community reaction to the new Huntingtown village, and its expansion from the former town center, the new church was mentioned often as another project that might generate more traffic on Cox Road. But there was no one to testify against it at the public hearing at the planning commission’s Jan. 17 meeing. The church will be at its busiest at times when other traffic is at a minimum. “We have not gotten any public comments on this project,” said Vidotto. dickmyers@countytimes.net

that are prepared this time. Even with a three- weeks-long Continuing Resolution, they may cut back now just in case. Government, and the country as a whole for that matter, appear to be as politically divided as ever. There was a lot of finger pointing before and during the three-day closure this time. Rep. Hoyer (D: 5th District) said, “Funding the government by continuing resolution is not a responsible way to govern. While I am glad that our hardworking federal civilian workforce will no longer feel the strain of the Trump shutdown and will receive back pay, this continuing resolution only kicks the can down the road for a few more weeks. Maryland families deserve better – it’s past time for Republican leaders to work with Democrats to sustainably fund our government. “I implore Republicans to come to the table and negotiate with Democrats to address important issues facing Marylanders, including setting funding levels for the current fiscal year and protecting DREAMers. I hope that Congressional leaders will use the next three weeks to come together to find consensus on the issues on which we agree.” Last week Republican Gov. Larry Hogan blasted both parties. He said, “Mary-

landers are sick and tired of Washington’s dysfunctional, insider blame games. I am calling on all Members of Congress and the Administration to not only continue funding the government, but to finally find long-term, common sense solutions to provide health care for our vulnerable children and to protect Dreamers. “Let me be very clear to everyone in Washington, both Republicans and Democrats – stop the finger-pointing and do your jobs.” Stan Collender, political commentator writing for USA Today, stated in an opinion piece that government shutdowns could become more common not less. “The biggest and most depressing lesson coming from Washington these days is that government shutdowns are politically acceptable tactic for Congress and the White House,” Collender wrote. “Regardless of which political party is in the majority in the House and the Senate and who is president, government shutdowns are now very likely to be threatened and occur almost every year.” The reported revenue hit to Maryland is $5 million daily during a shutdown. dickmyers@countytimes.net

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Thursday, January 25, 2018

Agenda Adopted for Comp Plan Joint Meeting By Dick Myers Editor The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) and the planning commission will be huddling on Feb. 6 to discuss a topic with a joint responsibility -the update of the county’s Comprehensive Plan. The planning commission develops the plan and the BOCC ultimately have the responsibility of adopting it. The planning commission has been working on the plan for well over a year. Over the holidays they reviewed about 100 comments received on the proposed first draft of the plan. Those comments were discussed at a Jan. 10 planning commission work session. They decided at that work session to shrink the proposed size of the Huntingtown village. Other issues reviewed were: • The potential impacts of designating some minor Town Centers as Villages, • The potential impacts of the draft Land Use Plan, especially the proposed changes to the existing Town Centers on the county’s development capacity and future growth, • The possibility of conducting a county-wide traffic study (local travel demand model), and 5) the request from the public to extend the comment period for the second draft plan to 90 days.

Planning Commission Administrator Carolyn Sunderland was asked to develop a list of topics for the joint meeting. She presented them at the Jan, 17 commission meeting. The topics proposed were: • Completeness of the document, with particular concern for two topics: historic preservation and government, which appear in the 2010 Comprehensive Plan but are not elements required by state law • The Implementation Element was not included in the October draft • The effects of the plan updates, especially the proposed Town Center expansions, on the county’s development capacity, and the status of the previously-adopted growth target of 37,000 dwelling units • Proposed expansion of boundaries for some Town Centers and proposed Villages • Policies on the provision of sewer service outside the Town Centers and proposed Villages • The traffic impacts of the updated land use patterns • The treatment of appearance standards One of the issues to be talked about on traffic, the need and timing for a transportation plan, will be discussed. The planning commission unanimously adopted the agenda for the joint meeting. dickmyers@countytimes.net

Calvert County Enters Negotiations for Cable Franchise Agreement

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A major project for Calvert County Government staff in 2018 will be the negotiation of a new cable franchise agreement covering the provision of cable television services to county residents. Comcast currently has a non-exclusive franchise in Calvert County that it seeks to renew. A cable franchise agreement allows any cable television provider to build and operate cable systems in county rights-of-way. The agreement covers areas to be provided service, public access channels, local programming support, studios and equipment, and more. By federal law, cable franchise agreements only address services related to cable television, not internet service. While any cable provider can petition the county to provide service, Comcast is currently the only provider that has chosen

to enter the Calvert County market. In 2016, the county conducted a cablerelated community needs ascertainment and performance review in order to develop a renewed franchise agreement to best represent the county citizens’ needs. To help with the process, the county contracted with CBG Communications, Inc., a telecommunications and cable television consulting firm. Following a public input process conducted across 2017, negotiations are now underway with Comcast to define the county’s expectations for service. The county and CBG conducted a random survey of 4,000 county residents to learn the needs and concerns regarding Comcast and cable television service. Staff from the county Department of Technology Services hosted a public meeting July 13, 2017 to present the findings of the Cable Television-Related Needs and Interests Ascertainment and accept public comment. An online resource section is available at www.cocal.md.us/ComcastInfo with details on the franchise renegotiation, a copy of the present 15-year agreement, a map of current broadband access, and more.

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Fisher Critical of Overturn of a Hogan Veto One of the first actions of the 2018 Maryland General Assembly Legislative Session was to overturn Governor Hogan’s veto of HB 694. HB 694 prohibits colleges and universities from considering an applicant’s criminal history as part of the admissions review process. Delegate Mark Fisher (R: Calvert) said: “As a result of this legislation, your child’s college roommate could be a dangerous felon. Moreover, HB 694 shields the college from receiving any knowledge or disclosure of past offenses, including sexual assault.” Fisher continued: “This is just another example of Democrats putting politics over public safety.” The following Southern Maryland Legislators voted for HB694: Senator Mike Miller (D-Calvert), Delegate Michael Jackson (D-Calvert), Delegate Sally Jameson (D-Charles), Delegate Edith Patterson (D-Charles), Delegate C.T. Wilson (D-Charles), Delegate Susie Proctor (D-Charles), and Senator Mac Middleton (D-Charles) Senator Steve Waugh (R-Calvert, St. Mary’s). The following Southern Maryland Legislators voted against HB694: Delegate Mark N. Fisher (R: Calvert), Delegate Deb Rey (R-St. Mary’s), Delegate Matt Morgan (R-St. Mary’s), and Delegate Jerry Clark (R-Calvert, St. Mary’s). Also from Del. Fisher’s weekly blog: Delegate Lewis introduced HB 55, which requires real estate agents to provide voter registration forms at real estate closings. Realtors throughout the state were very upset that politics would be injected into a business transaction, oftentimes the largest transaction of an individual’s life. Delegate Fisher said: “Everyone has a personal responsibility to register to vote. This is not the responsibility of Realtors. Thankfully, as a member of the House Economic Matters Committee, I had an opportunity to kill this bad bill.” Also , Fisher has been critical of the Democrats for snubbing a breakfast with Gov. Hogan. He wrote: Senate President Mike Miller and other top Maryland Democrats chose to skip a bipartisan breakfast with Governor Hogan. The purpose of the breakfast was to discuss the 2018 budget.“ Maryland Democrats are upset about ‘how Governor Hogan released the details of his budget.’ Senator Miller attacked Governor Hogan unnecessarily and took his rant to the Senate floor. “Governor Hogan is constitutionally required to submit a budget. It’s a shame that Senator Miller can’t work with the Governor.

County Moves Ahead with Deferred Retirement Option

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By Dick Myers Editor The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) is moving ahead with plans to provide a Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP) for county government and sheriff’s office employees. The BOCC held public hearings Jan. 23 in both plans and there was no opposition. Representatives of the Fraternal Order of Police and the County Employees Association both supported the idea. The BOCC will hold the record open for 10 days and then make a final decision on the proposals that have been in the works for several years. Commissioner Mike Hart said adding the DROP to the list of benefits for deputies would make up for lean years when they didn’t get a raise. According to Human Resources Director Paula Gray, a DROP “allows an employee to continue to work and to begin collecting a pension benefit into a DROP account.” Participation is limited to a maximum of three years and when the employee retires from DROP they receive the funds accumulated in the DROP account. There are benefits to employer and employee, according to Gray. The employer gets the benefit of the continuance of working of a skilled employee and the cost of health benefits can be lower. For the employee, it’s the possibility of continuing to earn a salary while accumulating retirement income. DROP accounts are tax deferred. The proposal is slightly different for county staff and sheriff’s office em-

ployees. The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Pension Plan has 180 members and the DROP will be limited to 20 employees. The Calvert County Employees Retirement Plan has 82 members (hired before 1999 when the plan closed) There will be no limit to the number of county employees who can enter the DROP plan because of the small number of potential enrollees. The BOCC held work sessions on the DROP in June and November of last year and a number of ideas were kicked around by the board. The costs that cannot be avoided, according to the staff report, “are in the administration of the plan. This includes impact on staffing and professional services (legal, actuarial, etc.) that are incurred in setting up and administering the plan; these costs are estimated to be less than $12,500. There is language that will allow the County to suspend the plan if it is determined that expenses are increasing unacceptably.” dickmyers@countytimes.net

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Thursday, January 25, 2018

Local Woman’s Business Grows 60% With Small Business Development Center the Warehouse started, Banholzer’s husband, Col. David Banholzer, was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumor. He had a high-level position as the 14th Presidential Pilot of the United States and Commander of Air Force One, piloting the presidential plane for both Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama. After his diagnosis, Ali Banholzer moved her business to her home to be able to drive him to and from every appointment, as well as to his weekly meetAli Banholzer of Huntingtown works at the embroidery machine at Wear Your Spirit Warehouse in Huntingtown. ings at the White House. One year ago, Ali Banholzer of HunWorking at their residence “allowed tingtown was at a turning point with her me to be home for him and the busibusiness. ness,” Ali Banholzer said. Two close Banholzer owns Wear Your Spirit friends, Kitty Berry and Elaine Houser, Warehouse, a local business that creates helped out with the business, picking up personalized, promotional gear from t- extra hours as Col. Banholzer’s condishirts to mugs and more, the majority for tion worsened. “They were very much area school teams, clubs, and Vacation the heart and soul of the business,” Ali Bible School programs. Banholzer said of the two women, who Since 2014, Banholzer had been run- still work with the business. “They carning the business out of her home, and ried me.” Col. Banholzer died from the with good reason: nearly 10 years after

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brain tumor on Nov. 4, 2016. Several months after his death, Ali Banholzer was ready to make some decisions about the business. “It was time to pick up the pieces and move forward,” she said. “I wanted to grow the business.” She turned to the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for assistance. The Southern Region SBDC provides a wide range of low-cost training and no-cost counseling services to new and existing small businesses throughout Southern Maryland. Banholzer sat down and discussed her plans with SBDC Consultant Kathy MacAdams in Calvert County. As a military wife, Ali Banholzer views her business as a means to provide employment for those with employment roadblocks— caregivers who need flexible schedules, inexperienced teenagers looking for their first job, or college students and military spouses who can only commit to a couple of years of work with constant moves. “I want to provide a flexible and understanding workplace,” she said. In addition, Banholzer says she wants to contribute to the community that’s been so supportive of her family, and she wants to continue the great customer service that has been a hallmark of her company. To kickstart growth at the business, Banholzer planned purchase or lease commercial space to make room for more equipment and storage, allow night shifts, and increase visibility to the public. MacAdams gathered information about future county development plans—what businesses were going in and where—that might affect Banholzer’s decision. Additionally, MacAdams set up a meeting with a technical evaluation group outlining what would be needed to bring potential properties up to code, which Banholzer praised as “so valuable.” Without MacAdams’ assistance, “I would have been in over my head,” Ali Banholzer said. Instead, armed with the best information available, she rented in an easy-to-reach retail space just off Route 2/4 in Huntingtown. “It’s a perfect location,” Banholzer said, and the growth in her business proves it. Since moving into the new location in Apr. 2017, the Warehouse’s business has grown by 62 percent, Banholzer said. That initial assistance from SBDC has evolved into an ongoing relationship. “Kathy has been a great support,” Banholzer said. MacAdams is now working with the business on employee training and equipment opportunities, written business plan reviews, and introducing potential client leads. “Now we are gathering research on where this manufacturing industry is go-

ing,” MacAdams said. “It will help her be more aware of trends … If a business owner wants to do research like this themselves, it would be time-consuming and could be overwhelming. A lot of businesses don’t have the time to do all that homework.” All this assistance has been provided at no-cost and is confidential, MacAdams said. “It’s huge … that they’re willing to find resources and do the legwork for us,” Berry said of all of SBDC’s assistance to a small, busy business like Wear Your Spirit Warehouse, adding that MacAdams has become an integral connection for the small staff. “She’s part of us. She’s part of the heartbeat. That matters.” “Not only is she good for providing information on what you should be doing,” Banholzer said of MacAdams, “but she’s good at providing information to help keep you from making mistakes that could cost you your business. The don’ts are as important as the do’s … Kathy and SBDC are one of the best-kept secrets in the county.” “We are proud to be a part of the region’s economic development priorities which allows this valuable assistance to exist in all three counties. Wear Your Spirit Warehouse is one of nearly 500 businesses that have benefited from SBDC services this year,” said Ellen Flowers-Fields, regional director of the SBDC at CSM. The SBDC is a part of a statewide and national network of experts, working together to ensure entrepreneurs and existing business owners like Ali Banholzer get the information, resources and support they need to be successful. SBDC advisers offer a variety of free business consulting and low-cost training services, from business plan development to leadership training to market research help and more. Free workshops are available, as well as low-cost classes, and provided through CSM. SBDC won’t write someone’s business plan and they can’t give a business loan, but the consultants can provide feedback on a business plan and can help research things like market demographics as well as put businesses in contact with small business lenders, in addition to a variety of other functions. For more information on Wear Your Spirit Warehouse, visit www.wearyourspiritwarehouse.com or call 410474-2889. For more information on the SBDC non-credit CSM courses for small businesses, visit www.csmd.edu/programs-courses/non-credit/workforcetraining/sbdc/. For more information on the Southern Region SBDC and its services, visit www.sbdchelp.com. Press Release from CSM

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Disorderly Conduct: On Jan. 16 at 6:39 pm, Trooper First Class Costello responded to the Sakura Japanese Steak and Seafood Restaurant in Prince Frederick for a reported disorderly person. Marvin W. Thomas, 51, of Prince Frederick reportedly caused disruption with the patrons inside the restaurant before leaving. Investigation revealed that after leaving the restaurant, Thomas continued into other establishments in the shopping center, creating disruptions in each. Thomas was finally located on Church Street after leaving the shopping center. He was arrested for disorderly conduct and public intoxication. Thomas was issued Notice Not To Trespass orders for both Sakura Restaurant and Vape Jungle. He was incarcerated at the Calvert County Detention Center. Warrant Service/Possession of Amphetamine & Dextroamphetamine: On Jan. 18 at 10:14 am, Trooper Stull responded to assist the CCSO with a

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Thursday, January 25, 2018

warrant service at the 7-ll in Prince Frederick. Karin J. Kless, 42, of Lexington Park was arrested for an outstanding warrant with the Maryland State Police. A search incident to the arrest revealed amphetamine & dextroamphetamine pills that Kless did not have a prescription for. Kless was incarcerated at the Calvert County Detention Center. DUI & Possession of PCP: On Jan. 20 at 10:35 am, Trooper First Class Matthews stopped to check a vehicle on Rt. 4 south of Sherry Lane in Prince Frederick. Bonnie C. Maurer, 55, of Port Republic appeared to be confused and lethargic. Standardized Field Sobriety Tests were conducted and Maurer was arrested for DUI. The strong odor of PCP was emitting from inside the vehicle, and a search incident to the arrest revealed a cigarette with PCP fluid on it, as well as a clear glass vial containing PCP. Maurer as incarcerated at the Calvert County Detention Center.

On-going Investigation into Stabbing Police are seeking the public’s help on an active investigation into a father-son stabbing that has left a local man fighting for his life. On Jan. 17th, 2017, at approximately 11:22 a.m., deputies responded to 544 Antelope Trail, Lusby, Maryland for a report of a stabbing. While on the way to the scene, deputies located the suspect, Timothy Barton, of the same address, walking a short distance away from the residence. He was apprehended without further incident. An investigation revealed Mr. Barton stabbed his father, a 53-year old male of the same residence. The victim was transported to Calvert Health Medical Center, and eventually airlifted to Prince George’s

shock trauma. The victim is currently in critical condition. This investigation is ongoing. If anyone has any further information about this case, they are asked to contact Detective Wayne Wells at 410-535-1600, ext. 2595, or wayne.wells@calvertcountymd.gov. Press release from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office.

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Thursday, January 25, 2018

Continuing the Conversation One on One Diane Davies, Malcolm Funn Discuss Race

By Dick Myers Editor More than 150 people gathered Jan. 14 at Middleham and St. Peter’s Episcopal Parish Hall in Lusby for the third session in the Big Conversation on Race. At the end, one of the organizers, Diane Davies, vowed that the church would be involved in continuing the conversation—with an emphasis throughout the afternoon on each participant’s ability to do so one on one. As proof, committee members are meeting this week to talk about specific means to continue it. One way is the parish invitation to attend a Pot Luck Supper there on Feb. 25 as a venue for talking. As a way of continuing the conversation, The County Times arranged for Davies and another of the organizers, Malcolm Funn, to have a sit-down talk, which we taped. The following is that conversation, gently edited for space and clarity. The County Times, acting as a facilitator, asked each to talk about growing up. Diane Davies: I was born in Baltimore – Union Hospital. I am from a Maryland family—far back. My great grandfather is actually in the history books around here. He was a lawyer and he was a defender of the oystermen, especially the German oystermen. Apparently, he was quite a character. After the war, when I

was about three, my family moved back to my father’s area in New Jersey, where I grew up until college. I came back and went to Washington College for two years and finished my studies at American University. Then we spent some time in North Carolina… [we] then came back to the Washington area and I came back to teaching, had two little kids. I went to Hopkins because I was enamored (at that point in time I had been teaching English) with the personal computer in 1977. That was the year that Apple offered the schools, at least Montgomery County Schools, that “you buy two and we give you one free.” I talked to my principal about the fact that this was something I felt he should be interested in. I saw it first as a way to help disabled kids, kids with learning disabilities. So, I went to Hopkins and got a degree in Computer Science, IT education, and moved to Montgomery County to develop the program: not only to bring the computers into the school system, but also… to teach teachers and principals how to use it, and [try] to reach the administration because they are the last ones to use it, and [make sure] that it was beneficial to all students. I was thinking, how did I get to where I am now? Very frankly, I grew up around a table; my grandparents (and I was very close to my grandparents) came to the

dinner, it was a pretty formal dinner, and I can to this day remember hearing expressions and language [and] I didn’t understand how you could talk about a group of people that way. I was no more than about eight or nine years old. My mother had help in New Jersey, as did my father’s mother; so did everybody. I thought that that growing up everybody had a black person who helped around the house. I came from a family of five kids, and our help was sometimes more mother to me than my own mother. Malcolm Funn: Did your help have a family? Diane: Absolutely! I remember asking questions about that. Sometimes I had trouble because I asked too many questions. The County Times: Did you ever meet the family? Diane: Yes. Another thing …in Chestertown, at Washington College, I did participate in marches and sit-ins. I went to pick up some friends (from a bar) because I had the car one evening and I got stopped, and the first thing he wanted to write me a ticket for was that I was inebriated, and I said, “You are going to have a hard time proving that.” Then he said my one light didn’t work, and I went to court and fought it. Malcolm: Were the people in the car whites or blacks?

Diane: They were all white. But this was after, and many of us, had participated in the sit-in. It would have been in about 1963. Malcolm: A lot of sit-ins took place in ‘62 and ‘63. I grew up in Calvert County, but I wasn’t born here. My father came here in 1938 for the school system. In 1943 he left during the war for New York to work at a shipyard. I had an older brother who was born in 1941. So, my father, mother and brother went to New York, and that’s where I was born in June of ‘45. I guess the war ended in November of ‘45. My father came back to Calvert County in December of ‘45 to resume his position as principal. I was six months old when we came back. My father purchased land on Hallowing Point Road near Barstow, west of Mason Road, not too far from Yardley Hills. This was sort of an enclave where blacks could buy property. There were covenants in Calvert County where you could purchase and buy. A lot of people weren’t aware of that unless you were black. I grew up there and went to school there. The elementary school that I went to is now the women’s shelter on Armory Road. It was a Rosewall school. I went there from the first to the fourth grade. They had some trailers behind Brooks School, where the fifth and sixth graders went [and] where you could [use]

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the cafeteria that was there. They built a new addition in 1952, a brick building. They had a gymnasium and cafeteria. They wanted to get a piano for the music department and the choir, and the Board of Education more or less said that you could have a cafeteria or a piano; so, the parents decided they would use bake sales to purchase the piano. That piano is now in the conference room of the Brooks Administration Building. In growing up there were a lot of places we couldn’t go. A lot of people talk about Calvert County beaches—North Beach, Chesapeake Beach and Solomons. Not for us; we couldn’t go there. Our recreation was limited. There wasn’t much time for recreation. Most people were either tobacco farmers, who had their own land, or were tenant farmers. There were very austere conditions growing up. I didn’t realize how well off we were because my father had the job. There were some people who had certain jobs, but the majority of the African-Americans were either farmers or fishermen. The living was pretty rigorous. In fact, we always had food on the table. My mother always raised a garden. She would can. For teachers, there were very few places they could live, so my father boarded teachers at the house. My mother would always fix dinner for them. Then in about ‘55 or ’56, they got the cafeteria and my mother became cafeteria manager, so she went to work. But we still boarded one or two teachers. Some of the teachers lived in Washington, and they would drive each day. Growing up, I decided I was going to college and the weekend of the Martin Luther King march— August of ’63—I did not participate, because that was the weekend I had to go off to college, Virginia State… I had decided to be in the band and had to come two weeks before school started for practice and rehearsal, so I saw it on TV, but I did not participate

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directly. I was involved in a few things growing up. We had a Ben Franklin in Prince Frederick back in 1960 or ’61, and it was owned by the same people that had the one in Upper Marlboro. So, a friend of mine, Wilson Freeland, and I decided to go down there. We ordered milk shakes and started to drink them, and the man said, “You can’t do that.” And I asked why, and he said, “I can’t serve you here. If I do that, I’d lose paying customers. I serve blacks in my one in Upper Marlboro.” I just put it down and left. It was interesting that Wilson later on became the first full-time sheriff’s deputy in the late 60’s. There were a number of stores we could not go into. We would go to Washington to shop. My mother went into the Kahn’s store and she tried on a pair of gloves to see if they fit; she put them back, and she was told she had to buy them. She asked why, and was told, “You put them on your hands, you must buy them.” Most of our shopping was in Baltimore, which was much more open to African-Americans. We’d go to the May Company on Roland Road and the Lexington Market. Washington was a southern town and very, very segregated. We’d go every now and then to the drivein, and it was segregated, [so] we had to park in separate places, but the concession stand was in the middle – Go figure. If we went to the theater, we would go to the Hippadrone in Baltimore, which was a black-run theater. My father was born in New York, but he grew up in Richmond and met my mother, who was working as a domestic. We would always go to my father’s home in Richmond in the summer and then we would drive to my mother’s home farther south, and he would always make sure we went to the bathroom before we left. If you were going down to Surry County, through Wakefield, I remember seeing signs [in the service stations] there for bathrooms – “White” and “Colored.” He didn’t want to subject us to that. Growing up, I am sure you never had to experience being denied entrance to a place because of the color of your skin. D i a n e : Absolutely. Malcolm: You could go where you wanted to; you could shop where you wanted to. I don’t want to say it’s a burden, but you learn to adjust; your lifestyle [is] always looking over your shoulder. If there was

an accident or something that occurred, blacks were always subject to being stopped by the police. I never encountered it because when I was stopped, I knew how to act and to respond. I was taught that. I was looking at the TV show “Blackish,” and the guy was doing a program about “The Talk.” Everybody in the family has a conversation with their children about the Talk. Basically, the Talk is [what to do] if you are stopped by the police. During the Civil Rights era, you see how the police acted; they were pulling people over. Even though they were law enforcement officers, they still broke the law, again, because race was more important to them than the law itself. You have to remember that laws were written not for blacks, but to exclude blacks. We were written out of the Constitution until the 13th Amendment and even then, with the conditions and caveats. I was very fortunate to have a history teacher in high school that didn’t use the history books, because we weren’t included in [them]. We used Ebony and Jet magazines, because he wanted to relate and show us as students what we encountered and what we had to overcome. We learned more about black history, and the contributions of blacks, which weren’t in the books. Because we worked on railroads, we created pneumatic brakes, [as well as] intermittent windshield wipers on cars, the traffic light, and the cotton gin. Here in this county, Charles Cassell wanted to create a community on Dares Beach Road called Calvert on the Bay. He was an architect and taught at Howard University. They did everything they could to prevent that from taking place. Even now there’s a street called Cassell Boulevard. There were many barriers. Things have improved. But barriers are still there because you have, I guess, cultural differences. The Lord blessed me to operate in both cultures, so to speak. In college, I met my wife. In fact, I quit college at the end of the first semester of my senior year to be married— and then went back, continued my studies, and went to law school. We got married in 1967. We went to get an apartment on Pennsylvania Avenue [in DC]. They wouldn’t allow us to live there because we were black. I wrote a letter to President Johnson. They had come up with the Fair Housing Act in 1964, but the enforcement took years

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after the enactment. We lived in Prince George’s County and became involved in a lot of things. My wife was a scientist, and after I went to law school, I worked at the chief counsel’s office at the Internal Revenue Service. In both of our work environments, we were always around whites. Some of our associates and friends said we were more white than black. I said it’s not the way you act, it’s the way you were raised… the culture. We were raised to respect people—everyone. But at the same time, you still remember the conditions that you had to endure while growing up, and that is part of the character that you develop. My wife and I both felt that our contribution to the world would be our work in the community, building bridges between the generations, because we find that generations have a gap just as [there is a] gap between the races. Today, it’s an interesting scenario, because after integration and doing away with discrimination laws, you have a number of blended families. All the time I see young people, and they don’t know which culture they belong to—which may be good to a certain extent because we are all one and, as a result, we have all become a blended society. Yet even in that blended society, they still have relatives on the other side that have their prejudices and have their racism. People raise questions: is it racism or is it favoritism, and it’s how far you take that favoritism? Do you take that favoritism to the extent that you are going to deny any other person an opportunity? People say, “I am not racist because I have black friends.” So what? That still doesn’t mean you have feelings for me. There are times that there are people I won’t associate with. It’s a matter of what you are comfortable with. Though you may not be comfortable, you still don’t want to deny them the rights that they are entitled to. I see white supremacists— I still have to respect them for what they believe, even though they don’t think the way I think. We are all created by the same God, and there’s a purpose and reason for them being there. Perhaps that purpose and reason is to remind us of the situation that we, perhaps, would not ordinarily pay attention to or focus on. So, what are you going to do as a human to effectuate change or to try and improve things? Diane: As I was thinking about this, I thought it was perfect time [to bring]

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up [bridging] the generations. It brings up a question I wanted to ask somebody outside the school system for ages. In the mid-to-late 70’s in Montgomery County, we were teaching 8th graders a book for teenagers, but [was also read by adults]. The premise of the story basically is about a young girl who witnesses a hanging. I encountered black students who would vehemently say that book was lies; these things didn’t happen and would really have trouble with the story. I went back to make sure what they were saying was true with the incident— in trying to find out, “what do you see in this as being wrong?”—and they would say their parents never told them any of this. Malcolm: Black parents don’t want to subject their children to certain things that may have occurred in the past. We always want to soothe the way. If you don’t know your history, you are doomed

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to fail. Diane: I can’t understand that. Nor did the parents help me with it. Malcolm: They didn’t want to talk about it. Diane: They were educated people. There was something else, too. White eyes looking and ears [listening]. I found that there was—it seemed to me, at least— in that segment of the county that we had a group of parents, just as you said, who didn’t want to talk about it. A lot of the pre-history had not been shared. Malcolm: They were the product of the people who benefited from integration. They had arrived, and they wanted to put the past behind them. My son grew up in an integrated society and school, and he had just as many white friends as black friends. We always wanted to teach him his history. We always told him you associate with people who you can learn from. Some people can tear you down. A lot of black parents are beneficiaries of interracial schools in the late ‘60’s [who] became parents and had kids. It’s a dark past, and not talking about it as if wishing it didn’t exit. I feel you have to share this because it is part of your history. They were educated, but they had arrived. Montgomery County, too, that

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was even more of an arrival. Diane: It made it that much more difficult. Here’s a white teacher teaching black history. Malcolm: So-called taboo subjects; when people get in a social setting, and I think [of] how people talk about race and white privilege more than they ever have, but even when they do, they sort of select their audiences. You and I can talk about it. But how about the younger generation of the age of, say, 35 or 40. Do they talk about it because they don’t want to upset the mix that they are in? They are not mature enough to handle it, because at the conference here, one of the things that was sort of disturbing to me was the majority of the participants were, I would say, 50 or over. At least 60 percent of them. I was in one session and this white lady sent us a picture of her son— who was black, so I assume his father was black—and her son said things in such a way that she labels him as racist because he despises blacks [and] he was picked on by blacks. See, this is another situation where black kids will look on lighter kids and bully and pick on them. And this goes all the way back to slavery; you had your house slaves and your field slaves. You even have this now among youngsters. You have to bridge the generation gap. Kids get picked on because they aren’t black enough. Diane: I encountered it as a child as just the opposite. It was the color of your

skin, but it wasn’t because of how black you were, but where you were from. Growing up in the community I grew up in, it wasn’t that we couldn’t play with black kids. You could, and that was excepted. My grandmother’s maid came along with her kids and we all played together. But I was not allowed to play with the Italians, even though there was an Italian in my family. Malcolm: What age did they stop you from playing with them? When you were at puberty? For the opposite sex? Diane: Oh, yes. (laughing) I grew up in an area where I was the only girl. I was a tomboy. I played kickball and played baseball. The County Tines: What was the basis of that racism. Was it economic competition for jobs? Diane: In South Jersey at that time, Italians equated with the Mafia. It was a fear that these are bad people. Malcolm: Look at this country, [and] the way it developed. The Irish came over here with the Potato Famine. The Irish always became policemen in Boston and New York, and the Italians were against the Irish. And you had the Eastern Europeans. In this country, it’s good to have ethnic pride, but when that ethnic pride gets to where it’s denigrating another person, it’s dangerous, I feel. dickmyers@countytimes.net

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CSM Celebrates 19th Winter Commencement

Kettelle, who worked in the U.S. Navy Department for over 30 years and has won 15 Presidential Sports awards, is an advocate for the necessity of college to those who want to prosper. If you want the good life, go to college,” he said. “If you want to get 2018 graduates look on during CSM’s 19th Winter Commencement a good job with ceremony. Photo credit to the College of Southern Maryland. good pay, the best answer is still a The College of Southern Maryland college degree. (CSM) recognized 709 candidates for The good life doesn’t fix all your probdegrees and certificates during its 19th lems. It does make it a lot easier to live.” Winter Commencement, held Jan. 18 at Youngest Graduate the college’s La Plata Campus. The youngest student graduating is “Every student who is graduating today Michelle Beaulieu, 18, of Callaway. Starthas had to overcome challenges to get to ing early at CSM with dual-enrollment in this point,” said CSM President Dr. Mau- freshman her pre-calculus class at Great reen Murphy. “All of our students are an Mills, her participation in STEM from inspiration to all of us. Many have com- sixth grade on solidified her goal of bepleted their studies while working, raising coming a research physicist. families, and volunteering in your comBeaulieu graduates with an associate’s munity. That is what makes our graduates degree in math and physical sciences, but so special.” has already completed her first semester The college awarded 565 associate de- at SUNY Binghamton in the university’s grees and 481 certificates. Nearly 22 per- honors program. She is pursuing a double cent of all degree candidates for gradua- major in physics and math from SUNY, tion earned a 3.5 grade point average or and says “the credits I’ve earned from higher, with 17 percent graduating with CSM have essentially cleared the way for honors. me to focus on studying what I’m passionThis year marks the 60th anniversary ate about at Binghamton. of the college. Since its first graduating “I know there is sometimes a stigma class in 1960, the college has celebrated about the quality of community college 26,345 graduates. courses, but that stigma does not reflect Highlights of the ceremony included my experiences at CSM whatsoever; in the presentation by CSM Trustee Chair fact, one of the best math classes I’ve Ted Harwood of the presidential me- ever taken was Differential Equations at dallion to Murphy, CSM’s fifth presi- CSM.” dent, as she presided over her first CSM Keynote Speaker, Ashley Johnson commencement. The evening’s keynote speaker was Other highlights were keynote remarks Ashley Johnson, technical director of the by Ashley Johnson, technical director of NSWC IHEODTD, a multi-site workthe Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian force with annual operations of over $1 Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Tech- billion. nology Division (NSWC IHEODTD), Johnson spoke to the graduates about student speaker Alondra Lopez-Perez of the value of failure in the learning proLexington Park, the presentation of the cess. “My advice is this: Don’t be afraid Trustees’ Distinguished Service Award to fail. Expect failure. Embrace it. But to Foundation Director Dr. Ila Shah, and most importantly, learn from it. I believe the Faculty Excellence Award for Adjunct there is just as much knowledge in failure Faculty to Lead Student Success Coordi- as there is in success”, Johnson said. nator Beverly Dearstine-Russell. “Remember that honoring the compasOldest Graduate sionate heart does not imply weakness. Thomas Kettelle, 73, of Lexington Park True leadership, inspiration and influence repeats as the oldest graduate, having means listening to and from the heart received this designation in last winter’s while having the dedication and humility CSM commencement ceremony. This is to clear all that stands in the way,” Johnhis fifth degree from CSM, already hav- son said. ing earned a bachelor’s degree in social Student Speaker, Alondra sciences from UMUC and now working Lopez-Perez on a bachelor’s in history. Winter commencement student speak“I’ve enjoyed CSM,” Kettelle said. Tak- er Alondra Lopez-Perez, 20, of Lexington ing courses “keeps my mind sharp.” He Park spoke to her fellow graduates about does not plan to pursue any more associ- the value of perseverance. “At times, life ate degrees, but is thinking of pursuing a can be rough. But the final reward is what master’s degree in the future. matters,” Lopez-Perez said. “You need to

fight for what you really want to be in life. It’s not going to be a single step, but the promises at the end are worth it.” Lopez-Perez has had her share of challenges in the past several years: she grew up in Puerto Rico, but moved to Southern Maryland in the middle of her senior year of high school. Facing not only a new social group and school, she also had to overcome language barriers. While she could understand almost all English, she couldn’t yet speak it. “I even got bullied in school because they thought I couldn’t understand what they were saying,” she said. Despite those challenges, Lopez-Perez persevered. She enrolled in CSM, and was assisted by the Florence B. Trueman Scholarship—in combination with two part-time jobs. Lopez-Perez graduates with two associates degrees—applied science and general studies—and will transfer to University of Maryland, Baltimore, to continue her pre-med studies. “Let’s all remember that we know who we are and we know what we can do,” she told the graduates. “We have received a strong education and a solid foundation here at CSM. And now, we can go boldly into our future to make our dreams come true.” Trustees’ Distinguished Service Award The CSM Trustees’ Distinguished Service Award was bestowed on Dr. Ila Shah, retired pediatrician and co-founder of Shah Associates. A leader in the health sciences industry, she uses her expertise and network of colleagues to reduce barriers to education and healthcare. She’s also made an international impact: she’s been able to work with Rotary International on global projects via membership with the local chapter. Currently, she is on a team working to provide cataract surgeries for the blind in Nigeria. Shah was appointed to the College of Southern Maryland Foundation Board of Directors in November 2016. In making the presentation, Harwood said, “She is a leader in the health services industry locally and globally. She is a visionary who uses her expertise and network of colleagues to reduce barriers to education and healthcare.” Annual Faculty Excellence Award Honoring Adjunct Faculty The Annual Faculty Excellence Award Honoring Adjunct Faculty was presented to Beverly Dearstine-Russell, the lead student success coordinator at the Leonardtown Campus and an adjunct instructor for the First Year Seminar. Presenting the award, Professor Mike Green described Dearstine-Russell as someone who makes a difference wherever she goes. Associate Professor Barbara Link commented on Dearstine-Russell’s contribution to CSM and the community. “Beverly Russell is simply the heart and soul of CSM, Leonardtown Campus,” said Link. “All faculty and staff members know they can turn to Bev (“Miss Bev”

to the students) for help with students who need that extra ‘something’ to help them succeed. … Bev makes a difference wherever she goes. She certainly makes a difference at CSM because she always goes beyond expectations to effect positive change.” Nursing Recognition Ceremony In the nursing recognition ceremony a day earlier for the program’s 49 newest graduates, Miranda Reyna, 24, of California was recognized with both the CSM Health Sciences Division Academic Achievement in Nursing Award—given to the graduate with the highest grade point average—and the CSM Health Sciences Division Achievement in Nursing Award—presented to the graduate who demonstrates academic achievement, clinical competence, community service, and leadership potential. Reyna chose to pursue a career in the nursing field because she saw it as a way to have a positive impact. “I truly feel that my life’s purpose is to give back and try to make a difference in people’s lives,” she said. “It was very challenging,” Reyna said of the notoriously difficult CSM nursing program. “A lot of long nights.” That hard work earned Reyna a 3.77 GPA and a job as a Nurse Clinician I at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, beginning in April. In addition, the tuition assistance program at Johns Hopkins will allow her to continue her education, starting work on her bachelor’s degree as soon as this fall. “I like CSM,” Reyna said. “I like the small-town feel … the small classrooms where you get the direction and attention you need from the professor. They want to see you succeed.” Members of this nursing class selected Brian Whitworth, 35, of Owings as the student speaker at the recognition ceremony. After years of working as a waiter, bartender, or other similar jobs in retail and the hospitality industry, Whitworth realized he “wanted to do something a little more worthwhile in my life, something I would be a little more passionate about,” Whitworth said. Whitworth is married, and during his first year in CSM’s nursing program, he and his wife, Katie, lost their first child at 20 weeks gestation. But just as he finished up his associate degree, on Dec. 27, 2017, he and his wife welcomed their son, Henry, to the world. Henry arrived about seven weeks early and has spent his first weeks in the NICU at Johns Hopkins. Both experiences were lessons to Whitworth about the impact nurses and doctors have on their patients. “I could see the impact good nurses and doctors made,” he said. “I could see how powerful good nurses can be. It was motivating.” Commencement coverage and other student stories are available at the online newsroom, news.csmd.edu. Press release from CSM.

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In Remembrance Edward Matthew Zirnhelt

(Linda) of Centerville, Iowa, and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother Alfred, and sister LaVonne Estee. There is no public funeral service. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of the Chesapeake, 90 Richie Highway Pasadena MD 21122, Phone: 410-9872003; website: http://www.hospicechesapeake.org Funeral arrangements are by Rausch Funeral Home.

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Funeral service will be Friday, Jan. 26, 11 a. a the funeral home. Interment will be at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Lothian MD.

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Thomas Manning Barksdale

Henry Richard “Dick” Griffith

Edward Matthew Zirnhelt, 89, of Churchton, MD passed away on January 20, 2018, at the home of his son in Lothian, MD after a brief illness. He was born January 22, 1928, at the family farmhouse in Lisbon, ND to Edmund and Pearl Zirnhelt. He worked on the family farm and other farm’s before joining the United States Navy at the age of 17, and proudly served for 22 years achieving the rank of Senior Chief Petty Officer, retiring in 1967. After a brief retirement from the Navy, he went to work for the Washington Post Newspaper at the United States Naval Academy as the distributor, for 25 years. He enjoyed planting his annual vegetable garden and would share his crop with many family and friends. He enjoyed watching all sports and was an avid Washington Redskins, Washington Nationals and Bowie Baysox fan. He is survived by his beloved wife of 71 years, Ruth Phipps Zirnhelt of Churchton, MD, his son Michael (Robin) of Lothian, MD and granddaughter Amber (Chuck) Jacobs of Deale, MD. He is also survived by his brother Jim

Henry Richard “Dick” Griffith, 87, of Lothian, MD passed away January 19, 2018 at his residence. Dick was born in Lothian November 27, 1930. He was raised in Lothian and was a lifelong Tobacco farmer. Dick enjoyed rabbit hunting, horse pulls and attending local baseball and softball games. He was an avid New York Yankee fan but would watch any televised game that was on. Dick is survived by numerous cousins. Visitation will e Thursday, January 25, 2018, 2-4 ad 6-8 p.m. at Rausch Funeral Home - Owings 8325 Mount Harmony Lane, Owings MD 20736.

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George Martin Housel, 78, of Dunkirk, MD passed away January 18, 2018 at his home. He was born October 8, 1939 in Summit Township, PA to George Clayton and Emma Catherine (Christner) Housel. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps May 27, 1957 and served until being discharged May 27, 1960. George was a mechanic and worked at International Harvester and later for the Washington Post at Robinson Terminal until his retirement. He enjoyed hunting and watching NASCAR. George was preceded in death by his parents, brothers James, Robert and Ken Housel, and a sister Brenda Housel. Surviving are his wife Lucille Trott Housel, daughter Lisa Wondoloski and her husband Ronald of Prince Frederick, MD, son Steven Housel and his wife Carol of Huntingtown, MD; grandchildren Matthew and Nicholas Wondoloski of Prince Frederick, MD, Amanda Kelly and her husband Matt of Rising Sun, MD, and Ashley Greely and her husband Lee of Huntingtown, MD; brothers William Housel and his wife Joyce of Broken Arrow, OK, Tom Housel of Storytown, PA, Len Housel and his wife Sue of Meyersdale, PA; sisters Rose Shurg and her husband Rich, Nancy Roadman and her husband Ron, Emma Beal and her husband Jack, Catherine Housel and Patricia Miller and her husband Paul all of Meyersdale, PA and a very special cousin Ruth Minnick and her husband Ken of Meyersdale, PA. Memorial contributions may be made to Calvert Hospice, P.O. Box 838, 238 Merrimac Court Prince Frederick MD 20678; Phone: 410-535-0892; website: http://calvertho-

Thomas Manning Barksdale, age 75, passed away Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at his home. Mr. Barksdale was born on July 17, 1942 in Annapolis, MD, a son of Alice Jeter Barksdale and the late John Manning Barksdale. He was raised on a dairy and tobacco farm in Maryland. Mr. Barksdale was a member of First Baptist Church of Conway and the Anglers Sunday School Class. He was a member of St. Columba Masonic Lodge #150 in La Plata, MD and was in the National Guard in Maryland. Mr. Barksdale was an avid golfer at the Burning Ridge Golf Club and was an avid deer and quail hunter. In recent years, he enjoyed very much, buying, renovating, and reselling homes. Surviving in addition to his mother of Gambrills, Maryland are: his wife Barbara Barksdale of Conway; one daughter, Bernadett Ramirez of Nolanville, TX; one grandson, Keanu Ramirez of Nolanville, TX; three stepsons, Steven Beverly of Great Mills, MD, Brian Beverly and Bradley Beverly, both of Mechanicsville, MD; five step grandchildren, Dean Beverly, Erin Beverly, Morgan Beverly, Brayden Beverly, and Blake Beverly; one great step grandchild, McKenzie Edwards; one brother, Mark Barksdale of Lothian, MD; two sisters, Christine Peeler of Greer, SC and Margo Cardellino of Waldorf, MD. Funeral arrangements by Rausch Funeral Home.

David Douglas Salmon Jr. David Douglas Salmon Jr. passed away unexpectedly, yet peacefully on Monday, January 15th, 2018. He was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana on January 27th, 1948 to David Douglas Salmon and Barbara Jane Bolton. He grew up in Longview, Texas and en-

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885 Cox Road, Huntingtown MD 20639. Funeral arrangements made by Rausch Funeral Home.

private. Condolences to the family may be made at www.rauschfuneralhomes.com.

Nicholas Allen “Nick” Morrison

joyed playing baseball and the company of his siblings, Barbara Ann and Tracy, along with their dogs, Lucky and Yukon. He attended Longview High School where he graduated. David continued his studies at Southern Methodist University where he received a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology. Following graduation, he moved to Washington DC to work on Capitol Hill on advice of his Uncle, Congressmen Jake Pickle. He worked for Speaker of the House Carl Albert. During this time, he became active with the Airplane Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) and later became Vice President of Congressional Affairs at the AOPA. David and his friends purchased a plane they named Nellie and he received his commercial pilots license. While in Washington in between trips to the beach with friends, flying Nellie, visiting his parents in Longview, he became interested in real estate working for Coldwell Banker Stevens. Later, he moved to ReMax Allegiance of Georgetown. In 1993 David met Renee Bouchard and quickly fell into a whirlwind romance. They married in 1995. In 1997 they were delighted at the birth of their daughter Elise. David had a love for learning which never ended and he sought to satisfy it through travel, reading, and conversation, which he always saw the value of. This passion enriched Renee and Elise’s life and is carried on by them. David sought to better his community and was actively involved in consulting on community issues in Arlington county. He was a member of the Crystal City Civic Association and had recently joined its Executive Committee. David is survived by his wife Renee Bouchard, his daughter Elise Bouchard, his brother Tracy Salmon, his sister Barbara Rudasill, and many loving nieces and nephews. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Jesus Divine Word in Huntingtown, MD at a future time. Visitation will be Saturday, January 27, 2018, 1-4 p.m. at Crystal Gateway Condominium 1300 Crystal Drive, Arlington VA 22202. Mass of Christian Burial will be at Jesus the Divine Word Catholic Church

Eugene Whitman Perry

Nicholas Allen “Nick” Morrison, 25, Eugene Whitman Perry, 95 of Adelof Annapolis, MD passed away January phi, Md. passed away Jan. 16, 2018 at 12, 2018 in Severna Park, MD. his home. He was born in Springhope, Born December 21, 1992 in Lewis- North Carolina to the late Samuel L. burg, WV, he was the son of Richard Perry and Zula Jane Perry, the 10th child Carl Morrison and the late Ali Christine of 11. Upon graduation from high school, McGraw. he moved to Washington, D.C. later enNick graduated from Calvert High listing in the army in 1942. He met and School in 2009 and was a hospitality married Myrtle E. Winstead in 1944. server for Arturo’s Trattoria for three During his military service he traveled years. to the Solomons and Pacific areas, BouNick is survived by his father, Richard ganville and Luzon. He returned to the C. Morrison and step-mother Elizabeth states, honorably discharged in 1946. Morrison of Lusby, MD; his siblings, At this time, they moved to Prince Richard Michael Morrison of Wash- George’s County and started a family. ington, DC, Christian Daniel Crowdis, They had three children, Beth, Robert Christa Irene Crowdis, William August and Jennifer. Gottleid, IV and Emily Carol Gottleid He continued his career in commuall of Lusby, MD; grandmother, Patri- nications with Western Electric, later cia Ann Morrison; aunts and uncles, changing jobs to the U.S. Government’s Terri Lynn Morrison, Sherri Ann Rob- Naval Research Weapons Center in inson, Donna Sawtelle, Danny McGraw, White Oak, Md. Carol Baine, Linda Hooker, Stephanie Mohun, Shawn Wathen and Lisa Foote; and numerous cousins, other relatives and many friends. He was preceded in death by his mother, Ali Christine McGraw and his grandfather, Carl Brent Morrison. Family received friends on Monday, January 22, 2018 from 3:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. with a Memorial Service followed at 5:30 p.m. at Rausch Funeral Home, 20 American Lane, Lusby, MD 20657. 43251 Rescue Lane Photo by Keith Burke Hollywood, MD 20636 Interment was

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With his expertise in the electronics field, he had a full and long career, retiring late in the 1980’s. He and his family were members of the Hillandale Baptist Church and he was baptized in 1955. As a family, many vacations included trips south to see family and to the coast. As empty nesters, he and his wife traveled frequently to the Caribbean, enjoying many of the islands. He was predeceased by his parents, five brothers, Wade, Webster (infant), Robert, Stanley and Jack; five sisters Victoria Allen, Nova May, Lucille Burns, Sylvia Whipp and Elsie McKinnon. He was predeceased in 1995 by his wife of 50 years, Myrtle E. Perry. More recently by his youngest daughter Jennifer L. Perry of St. Leonard in 2017 and an ex-son-in-law Joseph A Neuland of Owings in 2015. He is survived by his oldest daughter, Gene Elizabeth (Beth) Neuland of Lusby, son Robert Whitman Perry of Bethesda, Md. and an ex-son-in-law, Shannon Humphreys of Port Republic. Also surviving are his grandchildren; Patricia Eugene Neuland (wife Lisa) of Hagerstown, Md. and Tifanni April East (husband David) of St. Leonard. Also surviving are his great grandchildren Jessica Ashley, Andrew Patrick, Timothy Joseph Neuland of Hagerstown and Lily Elizabeth and Logan Michael East of St. Leonard. Last but not least, he is survived by his long-time friend and companion, Sharon Leamon, of Columbia, Md. His love of family, geneaology, history, writing, electronics, the outdoors, gardening, yard work and especially fishing was surely passed on to his family. He was very strong willed, independent, firm yet loving, a good man and will be profoundly missed by all who knew him. Funeral arrangements were handled by Borgwardt Funeral Home, Powder Mill, Rd. Beltsville and George Washington Cemetery on Riggs Road in Adelphi on January 26, 2018.

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Thursday, January 25 Little Minnows Calvert Marine Museum 10:00 AM-11:00 AM Children ages 3 to 5 years old and their caregivers are invited. This month’s theme is Hungry Bear, Sleepy Bear! Gills Club Calvert Marine Museum 5:30 PM-7:00 PM FREE program designed for girls ages 7—12 interested in learning more about sharks. Gills Club is a STEM-focused program from the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy. Preregistration is required. Register now at www.bit.ly// GillsClubRegistration. TBT Zumba Gold-Toning Sunderland Elemenetary School, Sunderland, MD 7:00 PM-8:00 PM If you love to dance, this is the fitness class for you. All fitness levels welcome and no experience is necessary. Zumba Gold-Toning is the Zumba party that you love at your own pace with a total body workout using light weights to shake up those muscles. The class will focus on muscle conditioning, balance, range of motion and coordination-all in a party atmosphere. While this is a lower intensity workout, it will leave you high in energy.

Friday, January 26 Smile Senior Day 10290 H Trueman Road, Lusby, Md 20657 10:00 AM-2:00 PM Seniors 55 and over receive 50% off clothing for themselves (excludes purses and shoes). Senior card must be presented. Cards available on site. Come shop with us! Mexican Dinner Night American Legion Post 206, 3330 Chesapeake Beach Rd, Chesapeake Beach 20732 5:30 PM-7:00 PM FRIDAY JANUARY 26 MEXICAN DINNER Yum is the word for this informal dinner hosted by the American Legion Stallings-Williams Post 206(Venturing Crew 429) from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. Come to the lower level dining room for a meal you won’t soon forget. Cost is $12 including side, salad, and beverage. The Post is at 3330 Chesapeake Beach Road E on Route 260 in Chesapeake Beach and questions may be directed to (410)257-9878

Saturday, January 27

Calvert County Free Residential Shredding Event Northern High School, 2950 Chaneyville Road, Owings 8:00 AM-12 Noon The Calvert County Department of Public Works, Solid Waste Division is hosting a free paper shredding recycling event for county residents Saturday, Jan. 27. The event will be held at Northern High School located at 2950 Chaneyville Road in Owings from 8 a.m. to noon, rain or shine. The shred event helps prevent identity theft by destroying confidential or sensitive documents. All paper must be removed from plastic bags and cardboard boxes. Paper clips and staples are acceptable. Binders and binder clips are not acceptable. There is no limit per resident, and proof of residency is required. Certificates of destruction will be provided if requested. Businesses are prohibited from this event. Beach Zumba Gold-Toning NorthEast Community Center, Chesapeake Beach, MD 9:00 AM-10:00 AM THIS CLASS WILL ACTUALLY BEGIN AROUND 8:50AM If you love to dance, this is the fitness class for you. Zumba Gold-Toning is the Zumba party that you love at your own pace with a low intensity total body workout using light weights to shake up those muscles. The class will focus on muscle conditioning, balance, range of motion and coordination -all in a party atmosphere. While this is a lower intensity workout, it will leave you high in energy. No fitness or dance experience necessary. If you have any concerns/questions or want to know how you can try a class for FREE, please contact Parks and Recreation at 410-535-7080. National Issues Forum Discussions at County Libraries 850 Costley Way, Prince Frederick, MD 20678 9:30 AM-11:00 AM The first in a series of National Issues Forum (NIF) discussions begins this Saturday, January 13, at Charles County Public Library’s P.D. Brown Branch at 2 p.m. Two other discussions will be held on Saturday, January 27 at Calvert Library Prince Frederick at 9:30 a.m., and later that same day at St. Mary’s County Library’s Lexington Park Branch at 2 p.m. The discussions will be moderated by the former president of the College of Southern Maryland, Brad Gottfried, and his wife, Linda. All three discussions will focus on the question, “How Should Communities Reduce Violence?” as part of an overall topic of “Safety and Justice.” Build Your Own Toy Boat Calvert Marine Museum

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2:00 PM-4:00 PM Make your own toy boat in the Harms Gallery with sessions starting on the half hour. $2 donation per boat requested with museum admission.

trumpet, Alex Bizzarro on guitar, Andrew Ferguson on drums, and Magic Ray on bass.

Sunday, January 28

Zumba Toning Tuesday Mt. Hope Community Center., 104 Pushaw Station Rd, Sunderland, MD 20689 7:00 PM-8:00 PM If you love to dance, this is the fitness class for you. All fitness levels are welcome and no experience is necessary. This is an all Toning Zumba class where light weights are used for the entire class; thus a slightly amplified workout. The music is mostly World and Latin rhythms with top 40 sprinkled in. I guaranteed you will love it. If you have any concerns/ questions or want to know how you can try a class for FREE, please call 410-5357080 or message me on Facebook.

The UUCC Explores UU Roots Yardley Hills Community Center, Prince Frederick, MD 10:30 AM-11:30 AM The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Chesapeake is honored to host visiting Rev. Bob Clegg on January 28th at 10:30. Unitarianism and Universalism started out as reform movements within Christianity, but as young movements, they quickly became embroiled in their own internal controversies. This reflection focuses on the early history of both movements in America, looking for lessons about how UUs can “keep first things first” and avoid damaging internal conflicts while remaining relevant to each other and to the outside world, as we face the challenges of the coming years. Bob Clegg is a member of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Frederick, Maryland. He is pursuing a Masters of Divinity at Wesley Theological Seminary and a Graduate Certificate in Non-Profit Management at American University in Washington, DC. He is executive director of Justice Jobs of Maryland, a recently formed nonprofit which plans to open a job placement office in Baltimore next summer, serving people who are reentering society from incarceration and addictions. Bob and his wife, Connie, live in New Market, MD, where they defer to their three cats on important decisions. Cardinal Hickey Academy Open House 1601 W. Mt. Harmony Rd. Owings, MD 20736 12 Noon-2:30 PM Are you looking to give your children quality, faith based education? Cardinal Hickey Academy is 1 or 2 Catholic private schools in Calvert County. Come to our open house to tour the building, meet the teachers and find if CHA is a fit for you and your family. We are a Blue Ribbon School who’s focus is to develop the “Whole Child”.

Monday, January 29 Dinner and Jazz Night at the Lobby Lobby Coffee Bar at Chesapeake Church, 6201 Solomon’s Island Road, Huntingtown, MD 20639 6:00 PM-8:00 PM Come & jazz up your Monday night with us! Experience our full dinner menu while enjoying music by Magic Ray Jazz as they debut here at Lobby Coffee Bar. The band features Ross Thompson on

Tuesday, January 30

Wednesday, January 31 Community Conversation: Calvert County & the Opioid Epidemic Northeast Community Center, Chesapeake Beach, Maryland 6:30 PM-8:30 PM The evening’s program includes the following discussions and training: - Signs and Symptoms of Opioid Abuse - Calvert County Emerging Drug Trends - Substance Abuse and the Family - Free Naloxone Training The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office will be on hand to collect your unused/ expired medications. For more information contact the Calvert Alliance Against Substance Abuse, Inc. at 410-535-3733 or CAASA@calvertcountymd.gov

Thursday, February 1 Zumba Gold-Toning Sunderland Elementary School, Sunderland, MD 7:00 PM-8:00 PM Throw Back Thursdays! If you love to dance, this is the fitness class for you. All fitness levels welcome and no experience is necessary.Zumba Gold-Toning is the Zumba party that you love at your own pace with a total body workout using light weights to shake up those muscles. The class will focus on muscle conditioning, balance, range of motion and coordination-all in a party atmosphere. While this is a lower intensity workout, it will leave you high in energy. I GUARANTEE you will love it. If you have any concerns/questions or want to know how you can try a class for FREE, please call 410-535-7080

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Shake It Out. 10:30-11:00am. Shake It Out Music and Movement will create a rich environment that promotes social, emotional and physical skills. Come join us for some shake’n fun. Please register. Calvert Library Southern Branch, 13920 H. G. Trueman Road, Solomons, 410-326-5289. http://CalvertLibrary.info. JobSource Mobile Career Center. 1:00-3:00pm. Stop by to visit the JobSource Mobile Career Center for your job search needs! Get job counseling and résumé help, search for jobs and connect with Southern Maryland JobSource. No registration. Calvert Library Southern Branch, 13920 H. G. Trueman Road, Solomons, 410-326-5289. http://CalvertLibrary.info.

Friday, January 26

On Pins & Needles. 1:00-4:00pm. Bring your quilting, needlework, knitting, crocheting, or other project for an afternoon of conversation and shared creativity. Calvert Library Prince Frederick, 850 Costley Way, 410-535-0291 or 301-8551862. http://CalvertLibrary.info. Minecraft Free Play. 5:30-7:00pm. Play Minecraft on our computers while the library is closed to other customers. Grades 1st and up. Please register. Calvert Library Twin Beaches Branch, 3819 Harbor Road, Chesapeake Beach, 410-2572411. http://CalvertLibrary.info.

Saturday, January 27

Safety and Justice Deliberative Forum. 9:30-11:30am. How should communities reduce violence? Using the National Issues Forum content and guidelines, Brad and Linda Gottried will facilitate a community conversation about Safety and Justice. Together we will examine the costs and consequences of possible solutions and discuss what we would or would not accept as a solution. Please register. Calvert Library Prince Frederick, 850 Costley Way, 410-535-0291 or 301-8551862. http://CalvertLibrary.info. Construction Zone. 2:00-4:00pm. Bring your family to explore the Library’s building sets. It’s come and go constructive time in the storytime room as we bring out the library’s collection of Legos®, Keva Planks®, Lincoln Logs®, blocks, Magformers® and more. No registration. Calvert Library Prince Frederick, 850 Costley Way, 410535-0291 or 301-855-1862. http:// CalvertLibrary.info.

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Monday, January 29

Monday Morning Fun. 10:0011:00am. Join us for dancing, stories, movies and fun. Calvert Library Prince Frederick, 850 Costley Way, 410-535-0291 or 301-8551862. http://CalvertLibrary.info. Green Crafting. 2:00-4:00pm. Green Crafters will meet 2-4 on Mondays. Make crafts out of materials that would typically be thrown out. Crocheting, needlework, sewing, and simple tying techniques will be used. Calvert Library Southern Branch, 13920 H. G. Trueman Road, Solomons, 410-326-5289. http://CalvertLibrary.info.

Tuesday, January 30

Flying Needles. 6:00-9:00pm. Knitting, crocheting and portable crafting group open to anyone wanting to join in and share talents, crafting time or learn a new skill. No registration. Calvert Library Southern Branch, 13920 H. G. Trueman Road, Solomons, 410-326-5289. http://CalvertLibrary.info.

Wednesday, January 31

Happy Crafternoon! 1:00-1:45pm. Children enjoy books and language through short stories and create fun art projects using a variety of techniques and mediums. For 3 to 5 yearolds. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Please register. Calvert Library Prince Frederick, 850 Costley Way, 410-535-0291 or 301-8551862. http://CalvertLibrary.info. Song Circle / Jam Session. 6:308:30pm. Singer-musicians trading songs, taking turns in choosing and leading a group of musicians. It’s a sing-along with space for learning from each other and trying new things. A range of playing abilities and experience can be expected. Public is welcome to participate or just observe. Calvert Library Southern Branch, 13920 H. G. Trueman Road, Solomons, 410-3265289. http://CalvertLibrary.info. Treble at the Library: US Navy Band Country Current. 7:008:00pm. Calvert Library is proud to present the Treble at Calvert Library concert series. The first in the series is The United States Navy Band Country Current, the Navy’s premiere country-bluegrass ensemble. The band is nationally renowned for its versatility and “eye-popping” musicianship, performing a blend of modern country music and cuttingedge bluegrass. Come early to get a seat! Calvert Library Prince Frederick, 850 Costley Way, 410-5350291 or 301-855-1862. http://CalvertLibrary.info.

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AARP Tax-Aide Program

Certified Tax-Aide Counselors will be available Monday, February 12 through Friday, April 13, 2018 to prepare individual federal and state tax returns at no cost or low-to-moderate income senior citizens aged 50-plus. You do not have to be an AARP member. All individuals on the return must be present and provide identification (SSN card and photo ID). Senior centers will begin taking calls Monday, February 5. Please call for more information. Calvert Pines, 410-535-4606, North Beach, 410-257-2549, Southern Pines, 410-586-2748.

Do You Need Help Paying for Heat and Electric?

The Maryland Energy Assistance Program (MEAP), through Tri-County Community Action, assists eligible individuals and families with a one-time-per-year grant to help pay heating and electric bills. You must be eligible to apply and be prepared to show proof for all household members. Appointments are now being scheduled at each of the senior centers: Calvert Pines, Mondays – Fridays, 410-535-4606; Southern Pines, 410-586-2748; North Beach, 410-257-2549.

Volunteer Opportunity Available

Are you a senior, aged 50 or over, with some free time on your hands? Do you like assisting others? If so, we are looking for a volunteer to assist with clerical duties at the Calvert Pines Senior Center in Prince Frederick, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. We will gladly train seniors who wish to volunteer. If you would enjoy meeting and providing information and assistance to callers and visitors, please contact Liz Youngblood at 410-535-4606.

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Exercise training with a gym baJoin us for an exciting game of Coffee Pong, Wednesday, January 31, 2 p.m. Play with friends as you attempt bouncing a ball into a small cup. Walking is beneficial to your health, so why not walk and have fun amongst friends, Friday, February 2, 9:30 a.m.

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Celebrate everyone’s birthday, Wednesday, January 31, 10:30 a.m. while playing Birthday Party Bingo. Wear your team colors and test your skills and knowledge of the game, Friday, February 2, 11 a.m. during Super Bowl Extravaganza.

Eating Together Menu

Monday, January 29

Fried Liver & Onions w/Gravy, Tossed Salad, Mashed Potatoes, Carrots, Dinner Roll, Pineapple

Tuesday, January 30

Meatloaf w/Gravy, Succotash, Seasoned Greens, Dinner Roll, Orange Sections

Wednesday, January 31

Brussel Sprouts, Tomato Wedge Salad, Dinner Roll, Fresh Fruit Cup

Thursday, February 1

Spinach Baked Fish, Baked Potato, Green Beans, Dinner Roll, Peaches

Friday, February 1

BBQ Chicken, Baked Beans, Dilled Carrots w/Snow Peas, Dinner Roll, Fruited Jell-O

Baked Ham, Glazed Sweet Potatoes, Lunches are served to seniors, aged 60-plus, and their spouses through Title IIIC of the Older Americans Act. Suggested donation is $3. To make or cancel a reservation call: Calvert Pines Senior Center at 410-535-4606, North Beach Senior Center at 410-257-2549, or Southern Pines Senior Center at 410-586-2748. Lunches are subject to change.

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Thursday, January 25, 2018

First-year Picks Up Swimmer Athlete of the Month Award

A Decade of Views Believe it or not, Ripley, this column debuted in January 2008. So: happy 10th anniversary, my loyal, random, or accidental readers. What’s the tenth, tin? Only 40 more

to go for gold. To offer some perspective on late 2000-aughts sports history and the spacetime continuum, the first “A View from the Bleachers” covered the retirement of ‘Skins head coach Joe Gibbs. That dusty timepiece makes the passage of 10 years feel like, well, 10 years; in the abstract, though, the last decade passed in the blink of an eye. Such is the psychological trick of grains of sand slipping through the hourglass. The 260 or so Views since have traversed the sports landscape – college and pro football and basketball, baseball, tennis, golf, broadcasting, NASCAR, MMA, hockey, lacrosse, the Olympics, and the Little League World Series. The list of featured individuals and topics is long. LeBron James. PED usage. Ray Rice and Greg Hardy. Joe Paterno. CTE. Serena and Venus Williams. College sports championships vacated under scandal. The increasingly uncomfortable name of Washington’s football team. Olympians behaving badly (Ryan Lochte, Michael Phelps). Gregg Popovich. Tom Brady. LaVar Ball. Colin Kaepernick. Countless uplifting stories of athletes setting positive examples and serving their communities. Heartfelt farewells to Bob Feller, Abe Pollin, Jim McKay, and Dean Smith. And, of course, a lot of group therapy lamenting the latest debacle in the gloomy world of D.C. sports (The Darkness, as I’ve come to call it). In telling these stories, there have been weird/creative (choose your perspective) connections to history, pop culture, and music. Charles Darwin, Anthony Bourdain, Bruce Springsteen, Atari, Duke Ellington, Rocky, Bob Dylan, John Muir, The Big Lebowski, Jimmy Buffett, The Karate Kid, Sam Cooke, “Gladiator,” J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye, James Brown, Star Wars, George Orwell’s 1984, The Rolling Stones, E.T., The Jetsons, Hoosiers, Nirvana, Prince, Back to the Future, Hunter S. Thompson, and— of all people, places and things—Milli Vanilli have all been used to accentuated points

or sprinkle a little humor on whatever serious business was being addressed. I started the column in the bottle-anddiaper phase of parenthood. Those days are long gone, but my parental journey is chronicled through various references to kid-culture: Care Bears, Steadfast Tin Soldiers, Barbie, Charlie Brown, Wile E. Coyote, Dr. Seuss and The Wizard of Oz. They were all authentic, autobiographical windows into my other on-going life as a father. What to make of all these Views and the decade together? At its best and worst, the column recklessly breaks modern rules. The titles are often deliberately vague. The lede is consistently and hopelessly buried for the sake of storytelling— the poor reader often burns through 500 mysterious words on sports, music, etc. before getting to the point of the madness. It’s an unfair (and unintentional) test of the reader’s commitment and, no doubt, an occasionally fatal flaw (how many readers have aborted 100 words in?). Click bait this column is not…for good or ill. For those who stubbornly stick with me, thank you. For those who routinely abandon your perusal of the latest View, I understand. The point of all these pieces has always been more about life than sports. Sports are used to illuminate some encouraging, inspiring, difficult, uncomfortable and controversial part of life. In this column, sports assume a long-held role in my life: a great teacher. The subject is irrelevant— economics, relationships, career, diversity, nostalgia, sportsmanship, growing up, compassion, respect, accountability, decency, fear, ambition, responsibility, love, and, yes, politics. Beyond the scoreboard, sports teach. Sports = Yoda. Listen we should. I’ll offer this one last parting shot. My mother-in-law started all this. She passed away in August 2007 after a long battle with breast cancer. In the months after her death, my father-in-law shared some excerpts from the personal diary she kept during her illness. Her words moved me to do something meaningful with the written word—no matter how small or insignificant compared to her powerful memoir. This paper gave me a seat in the bleachers and this platform. I hope you’ve been challenged and entertained. I hope my mother-in-law is proud. Send comments to RonaldGuyJr@gmail. com

Firstyear Andrew Scott (California, Md./Leona r d t ow n) named the St. Mary’s College of M a r yl a n d Athlete of the Month for the month of December, as selected by the Department of Athletics & Recreation management team. Scott set two school records as the Seahawk men’s swim team competed at the Yellow Jacket Invitational hosted by Randolph-Macon College on Dec. 1-2. The 6-0 freestyler first broke the eightyear mark in the 500 freestyle on Dec. 1, taking first overall in the 33-person field with a winning time of 4:41.25. His winning time surpassed the old mark of 4:42.77 set by Michael Preston ‘09 on Feb. 13, 2009. The following day, Scott added another

school record as he knocked down the oldest standing record – the 11-year old mark in the 1,650 freestyle. He finished second with a record-setting time of 16:39.14, surpassing the previous record of 16:40.43 set by Joey Quase ‘09 on Feb. 12, 2006. Scott also came in fifth in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:45.82, and anchored the eighth-place 800 freestyle relay. The times that Scott posted in the 200, 500, and 1,650 freestyle events at the Yellow Jacket Invitational all rank third in the Capital Athletic Conference. Facebook: StMarysAthletics Instagram: @smcseahawks, @ smcmswimming Twitter: @smcseahawks Hashtags: #SweepTheSheds, #GoHawks DECEMBER ATHLETE OF THE MONTH HONOR ROLL WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Kobe Chaney, Jr., F, Edgewater, Md./South River MEN’S BASKETBALL: Spencer Schultz, So., F, Clear Spring, Md./Clear Spring Press release by SMCM Athletics.

Nowlin Scores 16 as St. Mary’s Women’s Basketball Fall to Marymount

Senior captain Olivia Nowlin (Glenelg, MD/Glenelg) tallied a season-best 16 points in the fourth-straight loss for the St. Mary’s College of Maryland woman’s basketball team Saturday afternoon in Arlington. St. Mary’s (6-10, 2-8 CAC) started the second half of their Capital Athletic Conference season with a 74-41 loss to Marymount (VA) University (152, 10-0 CAC), who has received votes in this week’s national polls. Buckets from Nowlin and sophomore guard Janet Mathisen (Marshfield, Mass./Notre Dame Academy) gave the Seahawks an early 5-0 lead at 9:11. Marymount would go on to close out the first quarter on a 13-3 run, behind seven points off of eight St. Mary’s turnovers. A pair of free throws by senior guard Christine Morin (Kensington, MD/St. John’s [D.C.]) capped off a 6-3 Seahawk push to pill the team within 16-14 with 3:07 left in the first half. Nicole Viscuso notched eight of Marymount’s final 14 points to put the Saints ahead, 30-16, at the half. Viscuso led all players with 13 points and six rebounds at the break, while Morin paced St. Mary’s with six ponts and four boards. MU posted a 26-17 first-half rebounding margin and picked up 11 points of of 12 Seahawk miscues.

St. Mary’s had its best shooting effort in the third period, connecting on 5-of-11 (45.5%) shots, but couldn’t close the gap as the Eagles went up 49-29 after three quarters of play. Marymount pulled away in the fourth as the MU defense held St. Mary’s to just 1-of-7 from the field while the Saints made 10-of-20 attempts to outscore the Seahawks, 25-12. Looking inside the box score, Nowlin finished with seasons-bests of five field goals and three triples while adding three rebounds and three steals. Senior captain Kerri Kline (Hagerstown, MD/Saint James) came away with nine points and four boards while junior forward Kobe Chaney (Edgewater, MD/South River) chipped in six caroms, three blocks, and two steals. Regan Lohr scored 22 points to lead the Saints while Viscuso notched a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds. MU outplayed the Seahawks in the paint, 40-12, and finished with a 4828 rebounding advantage. The Seahawks will now travel to Newport News Virginia to take on No. 10/12 Christopher Newport University (15-2, 9-1 CAC) in a CAC game on Jan. 24. Tipoff will be at 5:30 pm. From Nairem Moran, SMCM Athletics

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Letters to the Editor

Credit Given Where Credit Is Due

To the Editor: Hats off to our St. Mary’s Co. commissioners, construction contractors, painters and others so involved in the process of erecting the two new water towers. Their attention-commanding size with robin egg blue finish contrasted against the sky under most any lighting condition makes for impressive implements with which to serve our residents clean water needs. There is one additional step, however, which would make the Hollywood and Golden Beach water towers even more eye appealing: adorn one side of each tower with a commensurably sized American flag. And consider gracing the other side with our Maryland flag. Attaboys are also warranted regarding our county’s 11-mile hiking trail. Despite the areas (mostly far Northern end) of tree roots cracking the asphalt, this multi-use trail is a tremendous health benefit and source of enjoyment for its plenteous, diverse users. This trail is constantly being maintained by county

employees who do a darn good job of removing trash and dog poop left by its few careless users, even as crews remove fallen tree limbs and leaves for the people’s convenience. There is much here to be thankful for. So, to the slug that whined awhile back about the trail’s cracks, I say: man, adjust as necessary and get over it. Try learning to be a bit thankful for all the benefits afforded you rather than adept at fault-finding. I suspect the critic is of liberal political persuasion as negativity to most everything is inherent. Moving to other big time whiners. That being multi million dollar compensated ball players preferring repose at the playing of our National Anthem instead of standing erect, facing the American flag or music, hand over heart and headgear removed. Wow, what a bunch of ingrates! The same applies to sad sack politicians and everyday Americans on the town square choosing to disrespect our American flag as opposed to giving thanks for everything this na-

Another Furniture Store

To the Editor: We just read your feature story in your January 18, 2017 edition on the Furniture Gallery. We applaud all small businesses and we know how hard it is to maintain a business in this day and age. However, this company is not the only furniture company in Calvert County. We own and manage Spice Islands Wicker, a nationwide wholesale furniture company, with a retail showroom. We are located in the County off Skinners Turn Road in Owings and are entering our 30th year in Business. We just wanted your readers to know that if they have a sunroom, Spice Islands Wicker is the best place to go. We have a ding and dent section and they can get great deals. In addition to the sunroom, we sell dining furniture, bed-

room furniture and children’s furniture. We design all of our furniture. One of our designs is currently being featured on Broadway in the play Carousel. A complete set of our furniture was recently purchased by Goldie Hawn, via one of our retail companies. Not only do we go to the High Point Market twice a year, we have shown our products there for 20 of the last 30 years. So please let your readers know about SPICE ISLANDS WICKER. County residents can get the best deals that Wayfair buyers can only dream about. Maureen Walker Vice President/Owner SPICE ISLANDS WICKER 7616 Investment Court Owings, MD 20736

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tion offers. Stop degrading her, dudes. Whatever problems you find with this country, vote your cause and maybe try spending some of your own time and/or extreme wealth wherever appropriate to affect perceived needed change. Under no circumstance should you disrespect the flag of the USA and the service of countless men and women who have paid and are presently paying a huge price for our country’s freedom. Sure, such earned freedom includes your right to be purposely disrespectful via spitting on, stomping on and lighting the Colors afire, but why would a thoughtful person do so. There are ways your voice can be heard. If by no other means, via your big money in concert with sympathetic media ... Concluding with haters of our duly elected 45th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump and Vice President Mike Pence. The election is over, people, and your side lost this time. You had your way for almost a decade as America underwent her “fundamental transformation.” It’s now time to grin and bear it as those in recent opposition had to endure and get over it. Besides, remember his predecessor’s words: “elections have consequences.” Why continue rising and retiring daily with a heart full of hate for your own nation’s leader with your determined “I’m-gonna-nail-

you-somehow” attitude? Such a goal degrades this country and harms your own personal health. The constant barrage of hate from seemingly all angles in concert with fake news has indeed slowed our president’s progress. Nevertheless, under unparalleled degradation and resistance, Trump miraculously endures it all determined to effect positive changes enriching the lives of all Americans. And despite news media suppression, honestly, you can’t help but notice improvements breaking out nationwide. It’s time hatred (brother to racism) from politicians, musicians, sports figures, and, especially so as spewed out of the vulgar degrading mouths of Hollywood pseudo-intellect make-believers, cease. And for one seeking personal deliverance from hate among other personal unsavory attributes, there is a sure cure not found in a pill, needle, bottle or can, but, rather, in a person. And that person is none other than the Lord Jesus Christ of Calvary. He can remove one’s stony heart and replace it with a heart of flesh. One’s life will then be transformed for the better and one will surely know it. Now, I expect blow back from this opine, so have a ball and let fly. I’ll care not a whit over it... Chester Seaborn Mechanicsville, MD

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Russell Moore and IIIrd Tyme Out Return for American Legion Bluegrass Series

n O g Goin Thursday, Jan 25 Swamp Candy The Ruddy Duck, Solomons 8:00 PM http://www.ruddyduckbrewery.com

Friday, Jan 26 Karaoke Anglers Seafood Bar & Grill, Solomons 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM www.anglers-seafood.com Funkzilla The Ruddy Duck, Solomons 8:00 PM http://www.ruddyduckbrewery.com Looking for an afternoon of great music, food, and company? Find it all in Jay Armsworthy and the Sons of the American Legion’s Bluegrass Series! Russell Moore and the IIIrd Tyme Out, the mostrequest band to ever perform in the series, will return for the year’s third show on Sunday, Feb. 11 at the American Legion Post 238 in Hughesville, MD, kicking off the show at 2 pm. If you’ve ever seen Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out in the past, you know they need no introduction. Russell Moore, the International Bluegrass Music Association’s (IBMA) most awarded Male Vocalist of the Year (5-time career), is truly at the top of his game and fronting one of the most popular bands in bluegrass history. Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out have been performing for 27 years as one of the genre’s most awarded and influential groups in modern day bluegrass. Joined by four unequivocally talented musicians-- Wayne Benson on mandolin, Justen Haynes on fiddle, Keith McKinnon on banjo, and Jerry Cole on bass—this Publisher

2016! Celebrating 25 years of creating groundbreaking music in 2016, journalist Jon Weisberg attributed the success to “… more than just longevity that gets Russell Moore’s name out front. The man is, to put it simply, one of the finest singers you’ll ever hear, and he makes it seem positively effortless.” Opening the show for them will be Southern Maryland’s Singer/Songwriter, David Norris. Norris has a library of great songs he has written over the years that have been recorded by many artists, including Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out. He enjoys the opportunity to open for them every time they are in town, and has new songs to share each time.

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The American Legion’s doors will open at noon, with food available for sale by the Sons of the American Legion. The show starts at 2 pm, with tickets available at the door for $20.00 per person; those under the age of 12 will be admitted free with a paid adult. Although not required, non-perishable donations will be collected for the Helping Hands Food Pantry of Southern Maryland. For more information on the shot, please call 301-737-3004 or visit www.americanlegionbluegrass. com. Press release by the American Legion Bluegrass.

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