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Commissioners Approve Budget, Lower Tax Rate
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It’s official. The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) has unanimously adopted their Fiscal Year 2019 balanced budget of $297,516,132 that includes a property tax rate decrease of $0.015, from $0.952 to $0.937 per assessed $100. The budget was approved with little comment by the four commissioners in attendance and by Commissioner President Evan Slaughenhoupt, Jr. by phone. He said he was in Florida on business. Commissioner Vice President Tom Hejl said the board was able to balance the budget without using fund balance, as they had done in several previous
years prior to the Dominion LNG Plant’s annual $40 million infusion in revenue. Commissioner Pat Nutter observed that the commissioners are about ready to trek to New York for their annual visit with bond rating agencies, and their budget action will help the county get another Triple-A bond rating. Department of Finance and Budget Director Tim Hayden gave some of the budget highlights in a memo to the board: “The primary focus of this budget remains funding our schools. School funding makes up 47.3% of the General Fund operating budget and 26.8% of the six-year capital projects budget. Board of Education funding is set at the level agreed to in the funding formula. amounting to $126.4 million for
operations. “The increases to the FY 2019 expenditure budget are largely due to the following changes in comparison to the FY 2018 budget: $5.1 million in additional funding for the Board of Education, $3.1 million in additional transfers to capital projects, $2.2 million in staffing and salary changes, some due to reclassifications of positions, and $1.5 million to increase the paving budget to $5.5 million. “This budget also contains a proposed increase to the Solid Waste tip fees as follows: from $71.48 to $72.49 per ton for residents, and from $79.42 to $80.54 per ton for commercial and out of county customers. If the proposed fee increases are approved, the Solid Waste fee and the tip fee changes would become effec-
tive July 1, 2018.” At the same meeting the board approved the issuance of $25.9 million in general obligation bonds. The monies will be used for: North Beach VFD&RS engine; Prince Frederick VFD building replacement; Huntingtown VFD&RS apparatus; 800 MHz System Expansion; Linda L. Kelley Animal Shelter, Ward Farm Recreation & Master Plan; Detention Center; Prince Frederick Loop Road, 231 to Prince Frederick Woods; Northern High School; and countywide paving. dickmyers@countimes.net
Tax Credit OK’d for Fire and Rescue Volunteers county $550,000, based on 220 LOSAP qualified members in 2017, which could increase, or decrease annually based on qualified members. Before the unanimous vote, Commissioner Pat Nutter said the county also needs to find ways to attract younger recruits. “I hope we look at younger volunteers that may not be included; we’ll
work to find ways to entice them.” Verbally patting the fire and rescue volunteers on the back, Commissioner Vice President Tom Hejl said, “These people do so much good for the county – it’s immeasurable.” dickmyers@countimes.net
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ous calendar year.” According to a memo presented to the board from Assistant Fire-Rescue-EMS Division Coordinator Wayne Hardesty, “During the January 30, 2018 EMS ‘System Challenges’ presentation, a property tax credit was one of the incentives identified by the volunteer leadership to not only encourage current members to continue participation, but to potentially attract new volunteer applicants. On March 20, 2018, the Board of County Commissioners discussed the proposed resolution, voted and authorized staff to proceed to public hearing. “ No one spoke at the June 5 BOCC public hearing, although some volunteers attended to show their support and were introduced and thanked by the board. It is anticipated that the new property tax credit program will yearly cost the
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Second Draft of Plan Update Released Planners Decide to Hold Open Houses
By Dick Myers Editor The update of the Calvert County Comprehensive Plan, a process dubbed Calvert 2040, is ready for a second look. The Calvert County Planning Commission received the second draft of the plan at a May 30 special meeting. Instead of taking any further actions they decided to hold three “open houses” in the north, central and south areas to give the public a chance to absorb what is being proposed. The decision to slow the process was met with a round of applause from the public attending the special meeting at the Calvert Pines Senior Center in Prince Frederick. Director of Planning Mark Willis and Long-Range Planner Jenny Plummer-Welker presented the planners with options, including distributing “the recommended plan” to the state and adjoining jurisdictions for a 60-day comment period required by state law and scheduling a joint public hearing with the county commissioners.
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Planning commission member Carolyn McHugh, who last month stepped down as chair after being term limited, would have nothing to do with calling the plan “recommended.” She insisted, “I don’t think we have made that choice.” Willis had given the planners the option of holding the open houses, as they had done with the release of the first draft. They embraced that option. McHugh asked if there was any downside to doing that and Willis said, “absolutely not.” The draft incorporates some fairly significant changes from the first draft made by the planners at their April 18 meeting. In some respects, the changes bring the proposed plan closer to where it currently is. For instance, the proposal to change Huntingtown, Owings and St. Leonard from minor town centers to a new category called “village” was reversed and their names will remain the same. Also, the proposal to eliminate the one-mile radius around town centers to allow for higher density development had been proposed to be eliminated but was reinstated out of concern that some land owners’ property rights would be reduced. The second draft also includes Heritage and Government sections and ratifies the decision to only expand the Huntingtown Town Center to include the property of Huntingtown High School. Also, concerns about the expansion of the Prince Frederick Town Center were ameliorated by taking out the expanded area along Route 231 out to the community college campus. However, Willis said the additional expansion could be included in a second phase that could be addressed at the same time as the update of the county’s zoning ordinance. Some residents are still concerned that the plan encourages development over maintaining the county’s rural character, a point that Wills strongly denies. Still the plan update and the process up to this time have become a campaign issue in the county commissioner races. The open house dates and places have not yet been announced. dickmyers@countytimes.net
Public Hearing Rescheduled for CRE Tax District
The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) will hold a public hearing Thursday, June 7, 2018, to consider and receive comments on a petition requested by the Property Owners Association of Chesapeake Ranch Estates to establish a new special tax district beginning Fiscal Year 2019. The hearing will begin at 7 p.m. at the Southern Community Center, located at 20 Appeal Lane in Lusby. The proposed special tax district will primarily fund the cost of road sustainment, equipment replacement, safety projects, dams and storm water annual maintenance through June 30, 2023. Citizens can view a fact sheet online at the link provided below with information about the proposed special tax district. For additional information, contact the Calvert County Department of Finance & Budget at 410-535-1600, ext. 2283 or via email at Timothy.Hayden@calvertcountymd.gov. Individuals who cannot attend the public hearing may submit written comments. These written comments must be received by 4:30 p.m., June 6, 2018, and may be submitted by emailing COMMISS@calvertcountymd.gov or through the U.S. mail to the BOCC at 175 Main St., Prince Frederick, MD 20678. Any reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities or linguistic barriers should be requested by contacting the BOCC office at 410535-1600, ext. 2202 Press Release from Calvert County Government
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Crime Blotter
During the week of May 21 – May 27 – deputies of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to 1,421 calls for service throughout the community. Burglary: 18-26870 On May 21, 2018 Deputy Holt responded to Rimrock Road, Lusby for the report of a burglary. The victim stated that an unknown suspect(s) had broken into the residence and damaged multiple items in the residence. The victim noticed yellow spray paint on the walls, doors, a fish tank, and a television. The estimated value of damaged property is $6,130.
pended license. Jones was placed under arrest. A search of Jones and his vehicle was conducted, resulting in narcotics. Jones was transported to the Calvert County Detention Center and charged with CDS: Possession-Not Marijuana (Heroin). On May 25, 2018 Emergency Communications broadcasted a lookout for a vehicle that was all over the roadway. Corporal Moschetto located the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop in the area of Southern Maryland Boulevard and Doris Drive. Deputy Freeland arrived on scene and identi-
Damaged Property: 18-27941 On May 26, 2018 Deputy Barger responded to Cove Point Road, Lusby for the report of damaged property. The victim stated that sometime between May 26th at 10:30am and May 26th at 6:15pm an unknown suspect(s) broke their back window with a golf ball. The estimated damaged property is $200. Theft: 18-26957 On May 22, 2018 Deputy Barger responded to Cat Bird Lane, Owings for the report of a theft from vehicle. The victim stated that sometime between May 21st at 7:00pm and May 22nd at 5:30am an unknown suspect(s) entered their unlocked vehicle and stole multiple items including a light gray computer bag, gray and blue Beats headphones, three phone chargers, Six Sigma certificate book, and a Chamberlan garage door opener. The estimated value of stolen property is $350. Arrest: On May 23, 2018 Deputy Trigg responded to a broadcast for a lookout vehicle that was operated by a subject with an active warrant. Deputy Trigg located the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop in the area of Skinners Turn Rd and Ginger Lane. Deputy Trigg conducted a license check of
the driver identified as Chester Jones (38) of North Beach with Emergency Communications who confirmed the active warrant and also advised Jones was operating the vehicle with a sus-
rest and transported to the Calvert County Detention Center. Canada was charged with CDS: Possession-Not Marijuana (Amphetamine) and Eure was charged with five counts of CDS: Possession-Not Marijuana (Oxycodone, Amphetamine, Clonazepam, and Buprenorphine) and CDS: Possession of Paraphernalia.
Deputy, Elderly Woman Injured in Accident
Calvert County Deputy First Class Curtin on May 31 at approximately 10:43 a.m. was conducting traffic control for a large funeral in one lane of the roadway on Maryland Route 260 near Paris Pines Court in Owings. DFC Curtin was stopping the traffic with a marked Sheriff’s Office vehicle while assisting with a large funeral detail. His emergency lights were activated, and several flares were lit behind the vehicle. A 2010 Ford Fusion, driven by Phyl-
lis Oakland, 88, of Owings drove over the flares and struck the rear of the marked police vehicle while the deputy was inside the vehicle. Both the deputy and Oakland were transported via ambulance to CalvertHealth Medical Center for non-lifethreatening injuries. Anyone with any additional information is urged to call Cpl. Woodford at 410-535-2800. Press Release from CCSO
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Patuxent High Graduate Commissioned as Army Officer Lusby Resident Graduates from Norwich University
In the fine tradition of many great Maryland volunteers who leave home to pursue a college education in an effort to one day becoming an officer in our nation’s military services, Nicholas Leapley of Lusby recently completed a four-year education in military science at prestigious Norwich University near Montpelier, VT. In doing so, he achieved his dream of becoming a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army. A sharp, impressive young man, Lieutenant Leapley graduated Summa Cum Laude at the top of his class of nearly 350 cadets, most of whom have chosen Army careers. He soon leaves for training in Military Intelligence and evidentially will report to the iconic 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina later this year.
Nicholas was well prepared for undertaking this military life. A graduate of Patuxent High School in 2014, he excelled as a student athlete in all fields of endeavor. He was a standout varsity member of the school’s lacrosse and swim teams. He rose through the ranks of the school’s Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps [NJROTC] to become the unit’s Commanding Officer in his senior year. His outstanding performance in every area he involved himself led to his award of a “full ride scholarship” to Norwich, a 200 year old school that is the first institution in the United States to host a ROTC Program and is the oldest of six senior national military colleges in the country. Attending the commissioning ceremony held on a beautiful, sunny May
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Second Annual ‘Pride Parade’ Planned
Last year, a small but mighty group of young people involved in #OurCommonCalvert hosted the 1st Pride Parade in Southern Maryland with over 75 attendees. That tradition continues to grow this year. PFLAG Leonardtown, the CSM Pride Pack, as well as several local church and community leaders have joined with #OurCommonCalvert to co-host this year’s expanded Pride event. On Saturday, June 16th, the 2nd Annual Pride SoMD Rally begins at 11a.m. at the Solomons Island Riverwalk Pavilion. Guest speakers from Calvert, Charles and St. Mary’s Counties will share their empowering coming out stories. There will be music, singing, rainbow flags and a Pride Parade through the streets of Solomons. Immediately following the parade, the Pride Picnic begins at noon at the Corbin Pavilion, on the Calvert Marine Museum grounds. Hot dogs and veggie dogs will be provided. Attendees are invited to bring a covered dish to share. At the Picnic, several Sponsors and LGBTQIA-friendly support service organizations will host resource tables.
They include: PFLAG Leonardtown, Empowered Connections, The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Southern Maryland Broadview Church Middleham & St. Peter’s Episcopal Parish, The Therapy Cafe, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. St. Mary’s County Health Department, Behavioral Health Team Maryland Health Department, Infectious Disease & Prevention Bureau, #OurCommonCalvert and CSM. Pride Pack Pride events are safe spaces for the LGBTQIA community, their families, and allies to come together in celebration. They create visibility and a sense of belonging. Pride events are also a celebration of the progress made toward equality, as well as a reminder that there is still more work to be done by advocating for all marginalized groups.” For Further information on Facebook at #PrideSoMD, the event is free, but attendees are asked to register at https:// bit.ly/2rq0cw8 Press Release from #OurCommonCalvert
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Natural Resources Division Named Outstanding Tree Farmer
The Calvert County Department of Parks & Recreation Natural Resources Division has been named Maryland’s 2018 Calvert County Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year for its oversight of the land and tributaries at the Bennett O. Hughes Memorial Tree Farm in Prince Frederick. Through an annual award given by the Maryland Tree Farm Committee, the Calvert County division was recognized for its excellence in preserving and managing timber, wildlife, recreation, soil erosion control and water quality. “The Calvert County Natural Resources Division was selected as the 2018 Calvert Tree Farmer of the Year due to their commitment and dedication to the wise use and management of our natural resources,” said Maryland Forest Service Forester Brian Stupak, who nominated the division. ”The Natural Resources Division is a true steward of the land, managing the forest not only for the current generation, but for generations to come.” “I’m very proud of the work staff has done to not only responsibly manage this outstanding county asset, but to provide educational and revenue generating opportunities at this site,” said Parks & Recreation Director Shannon Naz-
zal. “This award is a testament to their conservation and forest management efforts.” The farm was gifted to Calvert County by Bennett O. Hughes in 1987 for forest management and to be used for passive recreational purposes. The property is one of the few publicly owned properties in Calvert County actively managed as a tree farm and certified by the American Tree Farm System. This allows the general public to see first-hand what a timber harvest looks like, not only immediately after harvest, but over time. In 2017, the Natural Resources Division promoted forest management through a selective timber harvest of 200 trees, which generated close to $80,000 for the operation of the division. “Effective forest management means maintaining forest land to support the diverse ecosystem and wildlife population in Calvert County,” said Natural Resources Division Chief Karyn Molines. “Forest resources can provide income to landowners while still allowing for recreational opportunities such as hiking and bird-watching.” Press Release from Calvert County Government
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CalvertHealth Honors Physicians for Service, Leadership
CalvertHealth recently held its annual physician recognition and awards dinner to honor medical staff for their outstanding leadership and service to our community.
CalvertHealth recently held its annual physician recognition and awards dinner to honor medical staff for their outstanding leadership and service to our community. In his remarks, President & CEO Dean Teague applauded the medical community commitment’s to quality and safety stating, “Our mission is to come to work each day with a dedicated spirit of service and a drive to make a difference in every life we touch. And as health care providers – that is exactly what you do. It is because if your dedicated spirit of service and commitment to excellence that we continue to thrive as a health system.” In addition to welcoming 33 new physicians to the team and celebrating more than 3,125 years of service to CalvertHealth [as a collective medical staff], Dr. Wilfred “Bud” Ehrmantraut, chief of medical staff, recognized the following physicians for their dedicated years of service:
Join us for A COMMUNITY CONVERSATION: Calvert County and the Opioid Epidemic June 20, 2018 6 to 8:30 p.m. Calvert Marine Museum, Harms Gallery 14200 Solomon’s Island Road, Solomon’s Maryland The evening’s program includes the following discussions and training:
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20 Years of Service: Paul S. Jani, MD Mark Whitaker, MD 25 Years of Service: Edford O. Chambers, MD Aparajita K. Mahata, MD Debra K. Spatz, DO 30 Years of Service: Jeffrey L. Idol, DPM Scaria G. Matthew, MD The Community Service Award, reserved for physicians who have demonstrated outstanding commitment, leadership and dedicated service, was presented to Dr. Wilfred “Bud” Ehrmantraut for his efforts in having automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) placed in five Calvert County parks. CalvertHealth’s Chief of Medical Affairs Dr. Michael Brooks presented the award. He stated, “Heart incidents can happen any time or anywhere. Dr. Ehrmantraut was recently moved to action after a fellow physician suffered a tragic loss. As a result of that loss, Dr. Ehrmantraut advocated and was successful in making automatic external defibrillator devices available at every Calvert County Parks and Recreation field.” Brooks continued, “We applaud your powerful commitment to the health and well-being of the citizens of Calvert County.” Two awards were presented for Outstanding Medical Leadership; the first to the Thoracic Oncology and Lung Cancer Screening Team. In the past year, the team has performed 232 low dose screening exams where six cancers were caught in completely asymptomatic patients. Four of those cancers were stage 1 or 2 and the patients have an excellent prognosis. The second Outstanding Medical Leadership award was presented to Drs. Drew Fuller and Stephanie Dabulis for their contributions to the Opioid Stewardship Task Force at CalvertHealth. The team has been instrumental in creating a safer and more responsible environment in the medical center. Their efforts have resulted in a 32 percent decrease in opioid orders in the ED and a 94 percent decrease in Dilaudid orders. Five retiring members were recognized for their years of service to the community: Thomas Lusby, DDS - Retiring after 36 years Shubhinder Puri, MD - Retiring after 13 years Suwat Silpasuvan, MD - Retiring after 40 years Eugene Tudor, MD - Retiring after seven years John Weigel, MD - Retiring after 35 years In a special announcement, Foundation Board member Marianne Harms announced that her recent gift the medical center came with a naming opportunity and “in the spirit of paying it forward, it is my pleasure to name the new Level 2 Concourse for my dear friend and physician, Dr. John Weigel.” Press Release from CalvertHealth
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Father’s Death, Her Own Serious Accident Define Beauty Queen’s Message of Hope By Dick Myers Editor Calvert County’s Shannon O’Brien is a young lady with a cause. She’s proselytizing that cause using a unique platform – as a beauty contest queen. She’s hoping an upcoming international contest will propel her to an even higher pulpit. As to her cause – helping trauma victims – she knows what she’s talking about. She was one herself. O’Brien is the reigning Miss Virginia in the Miss International contest in July. To compete you must either live, work or volunteer in the state or country you are representing. She volunteers with the Trauma Survivors Network at Fairfax Hospital in Virginia. She has previously been Miss DC International and Miss Maryland USA (in 2013). O’Brien explained that Miss International is a Christian-based pageant in which you have to have a platform. “Forty-percent of your score is based on your platform and your interview.” She said it encourages women to be involved in their community “in something they are passionate about.” Shannon says her goal is “to deliver love around the world through [her] platform Letters of Love.” That is an outreach initiative she founded that allows her to visit local students to “write letters of thanks to our military, share hope with hospital patients, and respond to special requests. Partnering with the BWI USO at Operation Welcome Home Maryland to deliver welcome home letters and the Trauma Survivors Network to deliver get well soon letters from local students.” O’Brien, now 28, graduated from Northern H.S. in 2007. “The best years of my life. I loved my classmates. I was very fortunate to go to such an amazing high school.” While at Northern, at the age of 16, she was in a car accident on Ward Road in Dunkirk. She was not wearing her seat belt. “Because I wasn’t wearing a seat belt my body flew out of the back window of the car.” Her cousin and two friends were in the car. Luckily no one was killed. Dunkirk VFD responded, and she was flow to the world-famous University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore. The volunteers and the hospital saved her life. “They had to reconstruct my face,” she explained.” The scar is still there. It goes through her eyebrow and down along the side of her nose. It’s hard to see and easily covered with makeup. It’s now part of who she is. “I love my scar,” she said. As to the first responders from Dunkirk: “I am so in debt to them. I am so grateful.” As Miss Maryland before she left for the Miss International pag-
eant in 2013 the fire department held a going-away benefit for her. “When people ask me what the best day of my life was, it was at the Dunkirk Volunteer Fire Department going away party. I had family and friends come and support me and send me off. It was full circle. I was so lucky I had a second chance at life,” she said. It gave her the opportunity to step to the microphone and thank everyone who contributed to that. “I do have flashbacks. I am so lucky to be alive. I focus on the positives.” She relays that optimism in her visits to trauma patients at local hospitals and to students at schools such as Mt. Harmony Elementary two weeks ago. She is a graduate of that school. The Trauma Survivors Network volunteers such as herself talk about what they remember as part of the healing process. “You are not fully healed, but you have a community of recovery to help you through.” Shannon’s mother was pregnant with her when her father was killed in a car accident on Croom Road in Prince George’s County. “I never had a chance to know my dad.” Her mother later remarried, and it was at that point that the family moved to Calvert County. O’Brien’s father was 29 when he was killed in the car accident before she was born, but she is very grateful to her step-father Jeffery Jacobsen. Of her father, she said, “A lot of what I do I do in honor of my dad, especially with the Trauma Survivors Network. I feel like we are a team working in heaven and on earth and he helps me.” O’Brien shares her life philosophy: “Without suffering there can be no compassion. For me, before the accident, the most important thing was what I was going to wear to the prom, you know, typical teenage issues. Once I was in the accident and I had the facial trauma I felt like a monster at some point. It was hard for me as a young girl, but it also taught me the importance of in- Caption
ternal beauty.” O’Brien works in what she considers the perfect job – a flight attendant with Delta Airlines. She does both national and international flights, which allows her not only to see the world but also to extend her volunteer efforts in places she travels. Her current goal is to visit trauma patients at the Army hospital in Germany. Her mother Susie, a geriatric nurse, has been the rock in her life. “She’s my best friend. I really look up to her.” Although Shannon travels all over the world and has a “crash pad” in New York, she regularly comes home to Calvert County and her family. Her religion plays a key role in her life. “My religion is everything. It is the core of me. It’s my values and my morals. It’s who I am. It’s helped me with decisions of forgiveness, the forgiveness of self; it’s the forgiveness of other people who have put me in situations because I don’t want to live in pain or regret. I don’t want to live like that. I think it’s important for all of us…letting go of things we can’t control.” Her experiences help her relate to young girls who have lost a parent. “I really connect with them.” The message includes: “I know that everything happens for a reason. Sometimes we don’t know. But it’s okay.”
Her message has resonated with the judges at the pageants she was participated in. In her first Miss International contest as Miss Maryland USA, she came in first with the interview part. “It showed me the judges heard what I was saying, and it encouraged me to keep going.” She is working hard on the rest of the contest components, which include evening wear, fun fashion and fitness wear competitions. The Miss International contest is being held this year July 26-27 in Charleston, West Virginia, although O’Brien and the other contestants will be there for a week rehearsing and doing community service projects. While using it as a vehicle for her causes has been important, she has her sights set on a title. “I do believe in fate. It would be very important for me to win. It would be the biggest opportunity for me in my life to make the best difference in the world that I possibly can during my reign as Miss International. If it’s not meant to be, I am very honored for the opportunity that I have already had.” She added, “And, I am very grateful for the people I have met along the way who have inspired me and the people who I have been able to touch as well.” dickmyers@countytimes.net
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DISTRICT 29 SENATE RACE
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REPUBLICAN CALVERT COUNTY SHERIFF’S CANDIDATES
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REPUBLICAN STATE’S ATTORNEY
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REPUBLICAN AT-LARGE COUNTY COMMISSIONER
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District 29 Senate Race Jack Bailey
Jack Bailey, of Mechanicsville, is a long time resident of St. Mary’s County. He served 30 years in the Natural Resources Police as part of the Department of Natural Resources where he retired with the rank of sergeant. He served as the legislative liaison for the agency in the Maryland General Assembly as part of his duties. He is married to Karin Bailey, the chair of the St. Mary’s County Board of Education, and has two children Helen and Taft.
By Guy Leonard Staff Writer In District 29 two men, Sen. Steve Waugh, of Lusby, and Jack Bailey, of Mechanicsville, are vying for the GOP nod in the state senate race. Waugh, the incumbent, has touted his independence in the state senate, while Bailey has gained the endorsement of Gov. Larry Hogan, who has targeted Waugh for defeat. Waugh told The County Times that he has already done much to boost school security with the passage of legislation in Annapolis but said the issue of metal detectors in schools was still front and center. “It’s a thing I’ve heard time and again,” Waugh said, adding that metal detectors could be a real asset in making schools more secure despite the difficulties they present. “Detroit and New York City figured it out.” Bailey focused on a cooperative approach with local authorities to come up with the best options. “I would work with local elected leaders, the sheriff, board of education and the superintendent,” Bailey said. Both men supported aquaculture of oysters but viewed property rights as a real issue. Property owners have complained aquaculture leases have ruined their viewshed off their waterfront land. Bailey worked for years as Natural Resources Police officer. “Aquaculture is a great thing we’re exploring,” Bailey said. “But the state has run afoul of property rights, they’re the bully in the room. “We need to find a happy medium.” Waugh said the issue came down to the distance of the leases from the shore. “We need to come up with a reasonable distance,” Waugh said. “Fifty feet is really short. “We have to protect property rights.” On tax relief, Waugh’ strategy was to find any way he could. “I’ll take any tax credit or tax cut,” Waugh said. “It’s the death of 1,000 cuts.” Bailey said he would rely on the governor to come up with tax relief plans. “The expert on tax relief is Gov. Hogan,” Bailey said. On gun ownership and mental health issues Waugh believed it was appropriate for courts and psychologists to determine if someone had met the threshold to have their guns taken away. However, Waugh said that severity of the mental illness was the key. “The issue of Fourth Amendment infringement is so significant,” Waugh said. “You could be creating a class of people with fewer rights.” Bailey said he is a lifelong supporter of gun rights and the Second Amendment and would rely on a doctor’s diagnosis to determine when guns needed to be taken away. “I’m not the expert on what level,” Bailey said. Both men differed on the impact of Critical Area laws on the ability to develop
Sen. Steve Waugh
Sen. Steve Waugh is a Lusby resident and retired Lt. Colonel in the U.S. Marine Corp where he served as an AV-8B Harrier pilot. During his career he flew combat missions in the First Gulf War. A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, he currently works as an engineer at John’s Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory. He is married to his wife Myra and has two sons, Nick and Phillip. He has served in the Maryland State Senate since 2014.
economically locally. “I don’t think it has a negative impact on economic growth here,” Bailey said. “The Chesapeake Bay is critical, we should be looking more at what comes from the bay.” Waugh said the critical area laws were highly restrictive of development not just within 1,000 feet of the shoreline but near streams. “That locks down an enormous amount of our landmass,” Waugh said. “I haven’t gone on the offensive on that.” A better balance needed to be found in enforcing those laws vice development rights, he said. On school system funding, Waugh believed it was inadequate and said the Kerwin Commission recommendations held the answer to better allocating resources for public education. “It has 59 recommendations to fundamentally change K-12 education, make it world class,” Waugh said. Bailey said more funding was needed also. “We should be funded at the same rate as every other county,” Bailey said. “Our schools should be funded more than they are.” On combating the opioid epidemic, Bailey called for more resources for addicts. “We need more money for treatment,” Bailey said, adding local measures seemed to be effective. “We are not dying at the same rate as the rest of the country.” Waugh said one of the most effective measures already underway is at Calvert Memorial Hospital where they have cut 85 percent of the opioid prescriptions for pain. “Doctors have to prescribe less of this,” Waugh said. As District 29 roads continue to age, both men say they would work hard to restore road project funding. Waugh touted his efforts to bring highway user revenues back to local jurisdictions after years of their being used to balance state budgets. “I would work with the delegation and State Highway Administration immediately,” said Bailey on the issue. “Our roads are not adequate for the people we’re putting on them.” On the issue of funding the autonomous research center – the third building – at the higher education center, Bailey said he would support the governor’s intentions to restore funding. “I would work very diligently with the governor’s office,” Bailey said, critical of Waugh for not getting the funding restored this year after a senate committee removed it from the state budget. “We were asleep at the switch.” Waugh said: “Gov. Hogan has to fund it,” adding that Hogan had removed funding in the past before restoring it recently. “He zeroed the funding two years ago… when he didn’t have to.” guyleonard@countytimes.net
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Republican Calvert County Sheriff’s Candidates
Mike Evans
Mike Evans, 62, of St. Leonard was born and raised in Calvert County. His father was a state trooper. “I knew all my life I would follow in his footsteps,” he said. Lacking money to go to college, he joined the Army and spent two years in Germany. He came back to the county and entered the Maryland State Police Academy in 1970. Along the way he was Trooper of the Year and part of the SWAT team. He was injured on duty and had to retire in 1995. He was a courthouse deputy until 2002. “I knew I had more to give to Calvert County. It was my home,” says Evans; so he ran for sheriff, won and has been reelected ever since. Politics was in his family. His mother, Audrey, was elected Clerk of the Circuit Court for 20 years. If elected again, he was asked if this would be his last term. He said he didn’t know, but “I’m only 62 and I’m in great shape. I’m still enthusiastic. I do everything possible to protect this county.” Law enforcement has grown exponentially since his father’s time (he retired as deputy MSP superintendent) and his own time in it. There are now 142 deputies and more than 200 total employees. He was asked what excites him about the job every day. He said he took an oath as a soldier to protect the country, as a trooper to protect the state and now as a sheriff to protect the county. “I get to help make the decisions, I have the final authority to make decisions about what to do to make this county safe.” And he boasted, “It is the safest county in Maryland.”
By Dick Myers Editor Incumbent, four-term Sheriff Mike Evans has two challengers in the GOP primary: Craig Kontra, one of his deputies, and Kinsey Weems, a police officer in the Prince George’s County town of District Heights. Evans, as a manager, said he gives his supervisors authority to do their job, “But I also lead by example.” He added, “I try to encourage all deputies to look as good as they can in uniform.” He is not only the chief law enforcement officer, he is also a politician, being in an elected position. “I have absolutely no problem with that,” he said, noting he enjoys going to events and getting out in the public. Regarding his plans for school security, he said there are currently five assigned to school security, one to each
Craig Kontra
Craig Kontra of Huntingtown has been with the sheriff’s office for a little over 31 years. He’s been on road patrol, narcotics investigation, supervisor of the warrant division and a road patrol supervisor. He is currently a sergeant in the civil process division. He said he has always wanted to be sheriff. “I love the job. I love helping people. I love solving people’s problems.” Kontra ran against Evans four years ago in the general election as a Democrat and lost by more than 600 votes He has since switched parties to Republican. He wants to set up a unit just dealing with major distributors, using wire taps and other methods Kontra is married to his wife of 30 years, Connie. They have one son who works for the county.
high school and a supervisor. He is asking for three more in next year’s budget to rotate among the middle schools. In the aftermath of the Great Mills H.S. incident, a deputy was assigned to every school, leading to a large overtime expenditure. They are now on roving patrols, making regular checks at all the schools. Evans originally supported arming the school safety advocates. Now he says, “I understand the (school) board’s position. “Those employees who are retired police officers can carry a weapon now,” he explained. He thought allowing that “as an emergency action to alleviate some of the fears” would make sense. But he says he understands the concerns about liability and is okay with their decision not to arm them. He admitted money would probably be an issue to have an armed officer in every elementary school but said per-
Kinsey Weems
Kinsey Weems, 39, was born and raised in St, Leonard on a corn and tobacco farm. He graduated from Calvert High in 1997 and joined the Army, where he spent 12 years and became a military police officer. He trained for the military equivalent of a civilian SWAT Team, where he became team leader. When he got out of the Army in 2008, he attended Prince George’s Community College using his VA benefits. He focused on criminal justice and child psychology, particularly abnormal behavior. “With my job now, I use psychology every day,” he said. His job today is as a police officer in the small Prince George’s town of District Heights. “I absolutely love working up there.” He’s been there since 2013. “It’s a huge crime area and I want to take my experience that I’ve developed up there and bring it down here,” he explained about why he’s running for sheriff in his home county. Weems has volunteered with the St. Leonard VFD for 25 years. “I love being a volunteer. I love helping people,” he said. He was prompted to run after seeing, while running calls with the department in St. Leonard, the heroin numbers in the county skyrocketing in the last two years.
haps retired officers could be solicited to volunteer in the elementary schools. Of the state trooper who proposed different training, he said it’s just another name for what his officers who conduct the training are already doing. “We are up to speed on how we should train, and we have thought it out.” Evans said security information is shared by the sheriffs in Southern Maryland and by the Maryland State Police and he is plugged into information from state and national police organizations. Evans said he wasn’t involved in the commissioners’ decision to fund an extra $2 million for school security. Apart from requesting three additional officers for school security, he said he didn’t feel it was necessary to ask for additional road patrol personnel. “Serious crime is down 50 percent in the last eight years and 20 percent from 2016 to 2017,” he said. He did ask for two
drug investigators for this year, but they haven’t gotten into the academy yet. He said they could be added to road patrol because they make the biggest impact on drug activity. Evans, also said current statistics are on a pace for a significant reduction in drug overdoses and deaths this year. All the deputies are carrying NARCAN and he also thinks that education may be having an impact. He was disappointed that the Board of Education removed the D.A.R.E. program from elementary schools, although it is now being phased back in as an after-school program; a D.A.R.E. Camp is scheduled this summer. Evans defends his departments involvement in the LivePD television show. He said the producers approached him and he told them, “Calvert County is going to be boring,” but he told them if that was okay for them to come on
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down. “They showed us in a very professional light,” he said of the outcome. He added that it portrayed Calvert County as low crime compared to the other areas shown. He said the comments were 80 percent positive and 20 percent negative, with the latter mostly from the business community. Evans says the biggest change in law enforcement over the years has been its technology. For instance, he was the first sheriff’s office in the state to embrace body cameras, he said. He also has embraced license plate readers and speed cameras. Evans said the change of uniform was proposed to him by staff. He said it may have been a moment of weakness at first when he approved it, “But I have become adjusted to it.” In response to critics that it made them look like storm troopers, he said, “In the overall picture, we are a paramilitary organization.” He also reminded the community that the county has two very visible potential targets in the nuclear power plant and the LNG facility “If something happens there, we want to be able to respond with as much firepower as possible.” “One of our biggest issues is the salaries of deputies. It has dropped off quite a bit and we have a hard time finding them,” Evans noted. Kontra said, “I’ve been through every bureau in the department. I have seen what it needs. What it’s doing wrong. I have seen sheriffs come and go.”
Kontra said he started his law enforcement career in two small towns, North Beach and Riverdale, and has seen how community policing works. “It’s effective in these small towns, when you get to know the people.” He said that’s what he wants to do in the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office. Community policing in the sheriff’s office would involve assigning deputies to communities and shopping centers, and getting out of the cars so people and businesses get to know them., “so we can communicate so they won’t be afraid.” “If we can do that, we as a team can solve many problems in Calvert County,” Kontra said. He noted it used to be that way. He was the 24th deputy in Calvert, and “we spent a lot of time in the neighborhoods.” The department has grown tremendously, but Kontra said there aren’t enough people on patrol. There are four squads, and there are supposed to be 14 people in each squad for it to work. Now, he said it’s seven on three of them and nine on one. “So, we can’t even make minimum manpower for Friday and Saturday nights.” He said he would reassign one level of supervisors to road patrol. Presently there is one supervisor for every two patrol, which is too top heavy. He would also reassign the suppression team, D.A.R.E. officers and the SWAT Team to some road patrol duty. Kontra also said the narcotics unit is short-handed. “We can’t arrest ourselves out of the situation. We have to be proac-
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tive,” Kontra said about solving the drug problem. He said the sheriff has said it’s not his job to do anything other than arresting. “As a leader of the community it is your job,” Kontra advised Evans. Evans has been endorsed by the Fraternal Order of Police. Kontra said if he’s elected he’ll have a meeting and tell the deputies, “It’s a new game. New playing field. Everyone is on the same page.” Kontra said there are 23 schools and there can’t be a deputy in every one of them. “What I want to do is get a school resource unit together, which would include four deputies and a sergeant and would go frons school to school, have roving and stationary. We have to be unpredictable.” He also proposes active shooter drills at least once a year with the students. Kontra said pay STEPs have been missed and pay is lagging behind other areas of Southern Maryland. “I would continue to try to upgrade the pay,” he said. “I don’t think he fights hard enough for it,” Kontra said of Evans asking for more funding from the county commissioners. Kontra wasn’t a fan of the sheriff’s participation in the LivePD television show. He believes the show’s portrayal paints Calvert residents as “as bunch of drunks, potheads, and hillbillies.” Weems is a deputy in District Heights. “The crime that we have down here is minimal compared to up there. That’s my point. I could take my experience I have there and bring it here.” While there, he has revamped the parking cita-
tion system. He’s also is the grant writer, part of that involves improving pedestrian safety. Community policing is a big emphasis in District Heights and something he would like to transfer to Calvert County. For addressing the drug problem, Weems is proposing a local task force. He said Calvert deputies are on a state task force, but it doesn’t operate in Calvert. “We have to deal with home,” he insisted. “If we don’t worry about home we are going to lose a lot of residents. It’s going to be somebody that you know or a family member.” Weems would like to establish a marine unit to curb the drug traffic that he says is coming in through the county’s waterways. Weems doesn’t have anything negative to say about Sheriff Evans and praises him for building up the department. He just says, “I think the sheriff’s office could be so much better and do so much more for the residents and the business owners of Calvert.” He would like businesses with holdup alarms to install a blue light outside that would go off to alert passing poice officers to increase their response time. Weems also wants to establish a Traffic Safety Team dedicated to reducing the number of traffic crashes in the county by 50 percent. Special emphasis will be aggressive drivers. dickmyers@countytimes.net
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• School Safety • Maintain AAA Bond Rating • Economic Development in Town Centers • Maintain County’s Rural Character • Complete zoning re-write • Provide more venues for Seniors & Children • Continue dialogue with SHA on traffic issues throughout the county
I am asking for your vote on June 26, 2018 Authority Susan M. Fischer, Treasurer
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Republican State’s Attorney Andrew Rappaport
Andrew Rappaport, 41, is originally from Massachusetts. He went to Elon College in North Carolina, where he met his wife, Stacey. She’s from Huntingtown, so they moved up to Calvert County and built on the family farm. They have three children, ages 10, 9, and 6. They are all into sports and he coaches them. The children all attend Calvert County schools. He has been a prosecutor for 15 years. He was working in the St. Mary’s County State’s Attorney’s office in 2006 when he was recruited by CalvertCounty State’s Attorney Laura Martin. He initially handled crimes of violence in circuit court and all of the major motor vehicle cases. He handled one of the heaviest docket caseloads in circuit court from 2008 to 2013, when an “opportunity came up to take over District Court, which is what I like doing,” he said. The responsibility, which involves management, also includes 90 percent of the office’s cases, since most are handled at the lower district court level. District court has three prosecutors assigned full-time and another six who handle a docket of one or two a month in addition to circuit court work, Rappaport said.
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Kathryn Marsh
Kathryn Marsh grew up as an Air Force brat. She spent her first three years of high school in Calvert County and then her family moved to Arizona and where she attended the University of Arizona. While there she had the opportunity to intern in victim’s rights and also with the U.S. Attorney’s Office. She said, “For most of my life my dad was a JAG officer, so I grew up knowing I wanted to do the law.” “JAG officers do a little bit of everything,” she said, “So I grew up hearing there are always two sides to every story,” she explained. The two internships gave her a look at both sides of the legal coin. Upon graduating and looking for a job coincidentally back in Calvert County. Oone of the mothers she used to baby sit for was a victim advocate and knowing she was getting ready to move, suggested Marsh apply for that job. “That’s how I ended up right back here.” She was stationed in the state’s attorney’s office, working mostly on domestic violence cases. Later she became the victim-witness coordinator and handled those cases in the circuit court side. “It was the best on-the-job training I could ever have because I was able to sit in on trial, after trial, after trial,” she explained, seeing what worked and what didn’t. She did that while going to law school at University of Baltimore, passed the bar in 2002 and went to work as a prosecutor when Judge Riddle was state’s attorney.” Next month marks 20 years that Marsh will have been with the Calvert County State’s Attorney’s Office in one capacity or another. Current State’s Attorney Laura Martin, who decided not to seek reelection, Marsh says encouragedher to run. Marsh has three boys, aged 8, 6 and 2. “They keep life active and enjoyable. Without a doubt they are three unique personalities.” She is married to Eric, who is currently working at the Pentagon. “My husband is my biggest cheerleader and supporter, without a doubt,” she said.
By Dick Myers Editor Two Republican candidates are vying to replace current State’s Attorney Laura Martin, who has decided not to seek reelection: Deputy States Attorney Kathryn Marsh and Senior Assistant State’s Attorney Andrew Rappaport. Marsh said it is a fair assessment that the state’s attorney’s office appears to stay low on everyone’s radar without a lot of controversy. She said they tell outsiders that the State’s Attorney’s office is an extremely fair office in Calvert County. “I think that comes from the top down,” she said from Judge Riddle and Judge Wells when they were state’s attorney and more recently Laura Martin have emphasized the Canons of Prosecutorial Ethics, she noted. “We constantly work for the just result for the community, the victim and even the defendant.” Marsh said she has prosecuted almost every kind of case. In 2007 she began focusing on sexual assault and child abuse cases. She’s also been the lead or second chair in five of the county’s last six homicide cases. “I am tough on crime when it requires me to be tough,” is her answer to whether she is, in fact, tough on crime. “You cannot look at every single case the same and you cannot interpret every case as the model for the next.” Some cases like a burglary, she said, you learn the defendant has a serious addiction that led to the burglary. Maybe it’s the first time they are in the system and there needs to be a focus on treatment. ‘If we can get the underlying issue taken care of, then we won’t have recidivism.” She added, however, that if someone continues to commit burglaries, “then you need to go to the Division of Corrections because I need to make sure my citizens are safe.” “Child abuse cases, sexual assault cases are different. They have to be treated tough. I think if you look at my record and look at the cases I’ve prosecuted, you will see that I get tough sentences for them,” she said. She added that she wasn’t talking about a case like someone slapping their child too hard. In serious child abuse cases, she said, she files for the mandatory 15 years in prison without parole. Also, during the interview Marsh detailed the tough sentences she and Martin
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elicited for the six most recent murder cases. The state’s attorney job is different from the prosecutors in that it has a big administrative side. Marsh, as deputy state’s attorney, has filled in for Martin in her absence, so she is familiar with those duties. She said she would continue to handle some cases in court as Martin has done, particularly the more serious cases. Marsh probably would keep the serious child abuse cases, which has been her specialty. The balance might also depend on how active she would be in state’s attorney associations at the state and national level. Martin is current president of the state association. Marsh said part of being a good state’s attorney is training the other prosecutors in the office, as well as getting out there and “advocating for necessary changes.” She is very proud of how the Drug Court operated in circuit court. “It’s an amazing program with very low recidivism among our graduates,” she said. “We are not going to arrest or prosecute ourselves out of the drug problem,” she said. It’s going to take the whole continuum of services, including the ranges from treatment to incarceration, she said. Calvert is sending some drug cases for federal prosecution since the federal laws have a sentencing enhancement, Marsh said. Regarding the office’s relationship with law enforcement, Marsh said, “We work with them, not for them, and they don’t work for us. The state’s attorney’s office is the highest law enforcement office because the buck stops with us.” She added, “I feel as long as I can explain why I am making the changes to the law enforcement, they may not like it but at least they’ll understand.” Rappaport decided to run partially because of his kids. “When I took over District Court, I handled so many cases, [and] I can see the trends that are happening.” He added, “We definitely have an opioid problem in Calvert County which needs to be addressed.”
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Rappaport said it’s a three-part issue: prosecution, treatment and prevention. There are a lot of adverse factors, he said, that lead to a child potentially having a drug problem, including the parents’ history. The key is addressing the risk factors early with mental health and drug counseling, he said. Rappaport said the [Circuit Court Drug Court] does work but the problem is that at that point it’s already an escalated situation. “If we can address it at the District Court level before they graduate to more significant crime, at the user level and make that person more productive, that’s a victory.” He added, “Conviction isn’t always the victory.” A district court drug court, he said, would need buy-in from the courts, mental health professionals and, of course, funding. State’s Attorney Martin is beginning one at the district court level this summer, he added. “I think we need to aggressively prosecute drug dealers, which is different from the drug user,” he said in response to a question about his former boss in St. Mary’s County using the “depraved heart” theory to prosecute the drug pushers. “There are definitely dealers in Calvert County,” he said. He does plan some office reorganization, including a district court diversion program. Much of what is in place would remain, he said, including a domestic violence unit. He concluded it wouldn’t be reorganizing so much as adjusting. He wouldn’t “come in and ask the county for another prosecutor.” he said, although both he and Marsh have noted that the increased use of body cameras requires more administrative work by the state’s attorney’s office. Rappaport also intends to continue prosecuting cases if elected state’s attorney. But he notes that he also is juggling both prosecutive and administration now with his management of district court. dickmyers@countytimes.net
Republican At-Large County Commissioner By Dick Myers Editor Two incumbents and three challengers are on the Republican primary ballot for the two At-Large commissioner seats. Tom Hejl and Steve Weems are asking for reelection and Patrick Flaherty, Earl “Buddy” Hance and Bill Heine are challenging. Heine was unable to arrange for an interview, but the other four candidates did meet with The County Times. Hejl says the most contentious issue of his four years has been the comprehensive plan rewrite. “Really what irritates me the most is the information that is put out by certain individuals and certain groups is not always factual or is not always true. He is supportive of the job being done by Planning Director Mark Willis. “I don’t know why we continue to be vilified about the comprehensive rewrite.” He said it’s just a plan – a vision, “it’s not changing anything.” Hejl said that the current comprehensive plan had two major components, keeping Calvert country and enhancing the town centers, and the rewrite was doing the same thing. He said previous commissioners had emphasized the first while not supporting the second. He said his board is striking a balance. “If you don’t have any development you don’t have a business tax base,” he said, adding he’s only in favor of expanding the Prince Frederick Town Center, and then “only by a minimal rate.” Flaherty feels the comprehensive plan process is being rushed. He feels there isn’t any need for major changes, “just
some tweaks to comply with what’s coming down from the state.” He said the topography of the county doesn’t lend itself to much residential development, so commercial and residential “is a fine balance.” He said the county isn’t losing too much tax revenue with the siphoning off of retail sales to neighboring counties. “We have worked very hard over the last 30 years to try to develop a strategy for growth that protects the rural character to try to maintain this wonderful thing we have in Calvert County,” Hance said, “and the comments I heard and what I saw about the update of the comprehensive plan, there are things in there that greatly concern me. Under the guise of increasing business tax revenue, which is important, I believe that steps were being taken that were going to be detrimental in the long term.” Hance is concerned about the traffic that would be generated with the comprehensive plan decisions and bemoans the lack of a traffic study to back it up. Regarding the controversial Armory Square project planned with the new county office building, Hejl reminded everyone that the state is spending more than $30 million to upgrade Routes 2/4 through Prince Frederick. Flaherty said: “The county has been conducting business on that land, Williams Old Field, since 1732 when the original courthouse was built.” He said the county should kick out the courts and build them a new facility and keep county government where it historically has been.
Flaherty said the $300 million budget line item for future employee health costs (OPEB) precludes the county from spending wildly for other things. He said citizens are as frustrated as he is about county spending. He said that’s why so few people show up at political forums. Flaherty said Hejl has said people are against Armory Square because there are things they don’t know about it. Flaherty said, “That doesn’t make sense. He said if people are lacking information about it.” Flaherty’s plan for Armory Square – keep it as open space. Hance said it looks like the decision on the county office building was made to help support the Armory Square project. He said to put the office there will require a costly parking garage. “I just think you should look at all the options and weigh the pros and cons.” One option, he said, might be the old SMECO site, but he has yet to be provided with the analysis of why the county has ruled that out. Hance said with such a large project, “You would think they would take some time to get some public comment.” He said the master plan says county services should stay in old town Prince Frederick and for any change the public should have been consulted. Hance is not opposed to developing the Armory Square area and the town center. “Workforce housing is going to have to go in town centers where you have density to reduce the cost.” He said the county has to be careful about balancing growth and preserving the rural
character, but he added, “I am not a nogrowth guy.” Weems voted against locating the county office building at the armory site. “It was more procedural for me,” he said. From a work session in April to the vote in October, he said, “We had no real discussions….so I just did not feel comfortable.” He added that he did favor a new building which has been talked about for 20 years, but he said the board needs to go through all of the options prior to a vote. He noted he did support increasing the county’s bond authority, most of which is earmarked for the office building. “We needed to do something,” he explained. Regarding Armory Square, he has ideas but is keeping an open mind, asking, “Is it governments role to develop private property?” Or, he added, is it private industry or perhaps conservation groups, “who would pony up money to purchase it?” Among the current board’s accomplishments, Hejl touted the opening of the Linda L. Kelly Animal Shelter. “You know, people are passionate about pets. They will love this facility.” Other accomplishments include new rescue squad and fire department buildings in Prince Frederick. Hance said that one of the current board’s goals, enhancing agri-business, has been met in part, but they have fallen down on land preservation. He said the transfer of development rights (TDR) program was one of the best in the country in the 1980’s, but some mistakes have been made since then. Requirements Continues on page 20
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Earl “Buddy” Hance
Earl “Buddy” Hance, 62, lives in Port Republic. He and his wife of 41 years, Robin, raised three children (Crystal, Casey and Shawn) and they have four grandchildren. He has been a life-long farmer. His farm has been in his family for more than 100 years, and his family has lived in the county for 240 years. He owns about 200 acres and farms 700 acres; mostly corn, wheat and soybeans, having converted-like many in the county-from tobacco. Hance has been active in the Prince Frederick VFD and the Maryland Farm Bureau, where he served as county and state president and on the national board of directors. His only full-time job away from the farm was with the state. At the time of his selection as the state’s deputy secretary of agriculture by Gov. O’Malley, he was state Farm Bureau president. He was deputy for two years and secretary for six years. He said he had the ear of the governor, who was from urban Baltimore, unlike some other secretaries who did not. He was secretary during “a pretty contentious period” when Chesapeake Bay regulations were being developed that were sometimes counter to the agriculture community’s wishes. Cost-sharing helped, he said. Of O’Malley, Hance said, “The whole time I was there he never denied any cost sharing plans.” For instance, the cover crop program increased from $2 million to $20 million. He decided to run because, “Things that have happened the last three years finally pushed me to the brink where I finally felt I needed to do something to try to make a change.” “As an outsider it doesn’t seem as though they are fully taking into consideration the concerns of the citizens,” he said about the current commissioners. He mentions the adoption of the sign regulations as an example. He said they should be embracing opposing points of view.
Steve Weems
Steve Weems,47. of St. Leonard is seeking his third term. He and his wife, Jamie Rowder (a teacher at Huntingtown H.S.) have two children, Taylor, 17, and Kade, 8. He is owner/ manager of a third-generation family small business, a liquor store in St. Leonard, founded in 1948. He’s a graduate of Calvert H.S. and Frostburg State University with a B.A. in History. He also has a certificate from University of Maryland in golf course management, but never pursued that, instead opting to run the family business with his father. Even though he has the business and personal demands of his life, he said he has the support of his family to seek reelection. “I have a genuine desire to serve the citizens.” Weems said his personal mantra comes from running a small business and it’s based on customer service: “The Golden Rule, treat others as you would like to be treated. I can’t solve every issue and concern, but I can listen and do my best, equipped that when an issue arises that I am going to do all that I can for someone.” If reelected he hopes his institutional knowledge gleaned from eight years in office can be of assistance to the new board.
have been lowered, he said, which has reduced demand. As to the tax increase he voted for two years ago, Hejl said the recession caused previous boards to impose a hiring freeze and use built-up surpluses to balance the budget. The new board asked citizens to tell them where to cut
the budget or they were going to have to raise taxes. “We never got one response.” They raised taxes to cover a $9 million deficit, he explained. “Of course, the Republican Party vilified us.” Hejl said at the time the board promised to look at reducing taxes, and they gave back one-quarter of the increase
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Patrick Flaherty
Patrick Flaherty, 54, of Lusby was born in DC and his parents moved to Waldorf in 1956. In 1986 he joined the Army, went to war in the Desert, came back in 1991, and bought a house in Mechanicsville (St. Mary’s County). He moved to Calvert County in 2000. He ran for county commissioner in 2010. He’s a real estate agent, auctioneer and runs an office supply business. And he also published the Tidbits newspaper for 14 years. He wants to be a county commissioner because, “No one wants to represent the people.” He quotes current commissioner Mike Hart as saying, “Sometimes you have to go against the will of the people,” as not the proper attitude. He added, “All politics are local, and they don’t follow that.” He and his wife Vivienne have been married for 18 years. He has three children, aged 31, 21 and 15.
this year. Weems voted against it, one of several key votes he has made against the majority. Of those opposing votes, Weems said he wants to explain them during the election, “But I want to do that with civility.” He said they may disagree, “but we are all friends at the end of the day. I’m not into causing strife.” He said he received the Republican Man of the Year Award last year, “in part because I wanted to reduce the real property tax.” He did, however, knowing a revenue crunch was coming, propose an income-tax increase four years ago that didn’t get any support. “I don’t want to raise taxes,” Flaherty said. “We had the windfall from Dominion and then they started to raise taxes.” He’s also specifically critical of the speed camera program and the license plate readers. “You know, we hadn’t had a tax increase in 30 years,” Hance pointed out. “If it weren’t for Dominion, I would think I would support that.” Hance said he feels the timing of the Dominion revenue “was a little suspicious. With the Dominion revenue stream due to start flowing, Hance feels the tax increase was unnecessary. He also questions their “spending practices,” with recent budget growth. Hejl hopes to set a new set of goals for
the next four years, including development of more employment opportunities for kids still in school, more activities for seniors, more athletic fields, and additional bus routes. Workforce housing is another priority and he’s excited about the apartment project slated for Prince Frederick. He feels the county’s role in the issue is providing incentives to developers. “I guess if I could take anything back, it would be sparring with some constituents in the beginning because I still had my police hat on, and if you didn’t agree with me you were on,” Hejl said. “I learned pretty quickly that’s not the way for a politician to solve things,” he added. “You have to listen to opposing viewpoints and respect opposing viewpoints but provide the facts as to why my viewpoint is this.” On school safety, Hejl touted the $4 million allocated to begin to address the problem. He likes the plan to allocate the sheriff’s three new officers to the schools and have them armed. He’s anxious to hear how parents feel about having armed officers in elementary schools. Weems agrees, “I believe we did the right thing,” he said, in allocating $2 million to the school board for security. He says he has to separate the issue as a commissioner from being a husband of
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Tom Hejl
Incumbent Tom Hejl, 65, of Port Republic is seeking a second term. He has spent the bulk of his adult life in public service, first as a Maryland State Police (MSP) cadet in 1971. After retiring from MSP, he went into private enterprise for a few years before returning to law enforcement, first as an investigator with the state’s attorney’s office and then for 12 years as assistant sheriff. “I really enjoy the community I live in and public service,” he said; when he switched to private industry, he didn’t get the satisfaction he had gotten while in public service. He is married to his wife of 34 years, Sheila, He has two children, Jennifer and Tracy.
a teacher and father of students. “There were some tenuous times in the aftermath of the Great Mills shooting that really brought a level of anxiety (at Huntingtown and Calvert high schools),” he added. The $2 million helped ease the anxiety gap in the tine before the legislature enacted its school security response, he said Flaherty feels the county is supplying enough funding for education. “How its spent is up to them (the school board),” he said. But as to the $2 million, he said, “It is just irresponsible to do that instead of all parties coming together and saying, let’s work out a plan. What are we going to do?” His plan for school security is to rotate all the deputies at the schools “That way everyone becomes familiar with every school,” he explained. Flaherty has some issues with the sheriff’s office, such as deputies dressed in “war garb” and their participation in the LivePD TV show. “Worst thing they could have done,” he said. Hance said the county’s school system was one of the state’s worst before the power plant came in and then progressed to the best only to fall back. He said it was a mistake not to honor the teaches negotiated agreements in years past. “I think when you have a contract you have a responsibility and obligation to
honor that contract,” he said, adding that teacher morale has suffered and teachers are the most important part of the school system. Hance said he was shocked when he heard about current security systems in some schools, including no doors and locks. “I was a little surprised when the board of education became very defensive,” he said. He added the allocating of $2 million by the commissioners was okay, “but there was no plan. It was a kneejerk response.” He said they should have sat down first with the school board to develop a strategy. Hance favors arming the school safety advocates who are retired police officers. “Let them carry guns concealed,” he said. He also thinks deputies can rotate among the schools as they did in Calvert in the wake of the incident at Great Mills H.S. in St. Mary’s County. Dominion LNG plant, “the blessing and the curse that it is,” has been a defining moment in Weems’ two terms, he said. The threat of mothballing the plant if they didn’t get their expansion meant an impact to the county in the next 15 years of more than $800 million. “That’s sort of been the backdrop for a lot of decisions I have had to make.”
Democratic At-Large County Commissioner By Dick Myers Editor Democrats have fielded four candidates for the two at-large commissioner seats: Matt Bennett, Greg Brown, Joseph Johnson and Duwane Rager. The two top vote getters will face the Republican candidates, of which there are five in the primary, including two incumbents. Bennett has followed the commissioners on stream, but he would like to have
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more night meetings for the convenience of the citizens. “I think the commissioners right now are hiding from the public. They don’t want to hear from them.” Bennett feels he can grab the younger vote. “I think that’s the only way we are going to win.” He added, “I think we are going to bring out voters who would normally ignore this race.” Brown started out as Bennett’s campaign manager, Bennett said, and expected Brown to run in another race only to learn at the 11th hour he would be one of his opponents. Bennett said that was a political lesson for him.
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Joseph Johnson
Joseph Johnson, 75, of Chesapeake Beach was born in Washington, DC. He moved to Chesapeake Beach 19 years ago with his wife, Martha. They have two children and three grandchildren. He lived in Clinton for 35 years and spent 40 years working in the Space Science Division at the Naval Research Lab. He worked on the first rocket that discovered x-ray sources in the universe. “I spent my entire adult life working with some of the brightest, smartest people on the planet,” he said. Johnson then spent 20 years managing contracts, the largest of which was $37 million. After retiring, he worked for an anti-submarine warfare contractor associated with Patuxent River Naval Air Station. He then quit working, started walking every day, and lost 40 pounds. Along the way he also was involved in an active civic group in Prince George’s County, including the movement to charter government. More recently he has gone back to work for a home solar installation company. Even though he is a Democrat, Johnson believes he is philosophically more of an Independent, but that he mirrors the philosophy of the majority of Calvert County. “I don’t think people are going to hold me being a Democrat against me,” he added. As a Democrat, he doesn’t see any party gubernatorial candidate who would tempt him to vote against Republican Larry Hogan.
Duwane Rager
Duwane Rager, 30, of Huntingtown is a Calvert native who grew up in Prince Frederick. He attended Huntingtown High School and was in its second graduating class. His first job was at Bowen’s Grocery restocking shelves. “I absolutely have an understanding of small businesses, especially in Calvert County,” he said. Rager attended High Point University in North Carolina and majored in restaurant management. He eventually moved back to Calvert County and now serves as chief of staff for Maryland Delegate Jeffrey Waldstreicher of Montgomery County. He said the delegate has agreed to work with him on potential conflicts with the Tuesdays meetings when the legislature is in session. For Rager, the constituent services aspect of his job will especially help him as county commissioner. Knowing who to refer someone to to solve a problem is a key part of that responsibility. “We don’t know everything, but we can certainly work to figure it out,” he explained. Rager has been active in the Democratic part, including a stint as president of the Democratic Club and served on the Democratic Central Committee. He also worked on Sue Kullen’s unsuccessful campaign to take back her former House of Delegates seat. He recently married.
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Matt Bennett
Matt Bennett, 19, is a life-long Dunkirk resident and Northern H.S. graduate. He is a student at University of Maryland Baltimore County, where he is studying mathematics. He works at Herrington Harbor in the summers. He’s on track to graduate in 18 months, but he notes, “This (being a commissioner) isn’t supposed to be a fulltime job.” “I’ve always been involved in politics,” he said. He was president of the Democratic club at Northern and attended President Obama’s inauguration, who is his political role model. He said people reached out to him to run after the 2016 election. “I realize I may be young and may be 20 by the time of the election, but you don’t have to be 30 to care for your neighbors, and you don’t have to be 40 to understand the budget, and you certainly don’t have to be 50 years old to be in public office,” he said. “I think it is a good thing that I am so young,’ Bennett said. “I am not set in my ways.” He said politicians are in the position to do good. “I want to leave my mark on the world.”
Greg Brown
Greg Brown, 63, is from the Tidewater area of Virginia and went to Smithfield High School. His father was a commercial waterman. “I learned the value of hard work from my father,” he said. Brown attended the University of North Carolina and majored in Political Science. After college he worked for a restaurant company that specialized in biscuits. He eventually ran 17 units, which gave him extensive private sector experience. “I had a calling to teach,” he said, so at the age of 45 he went back to school and got his Master’s in Education and began a second career in teaching. He has taught at Henry Wise High School in Upper Marlboro and expects to retire next year after 19 years. He is currently head of their social studies department. Brown said, “I think they need an educator on the board.” Brown said the assassination of President Kennedy was what influenced his love of politics. “I think the people of Calvert County are somewhat frustrated with their leaders,” he said of his decision to run. If elected, he said, “I know how to connect with people in a way that will build their confidence. in government.” Brown was at one time an active Republican and a delegate to their national convention in 1988. Brown is openly gay. He came to Calvert County in 2000 to be with Calvert County Circuit Court Judge Greg Wells. They married when it became legal in Maryland to do so. He and his ex-wife had three children. He switched parties while campaigning for Wells. “For a number of reasons, I felt I would fit better on the Democratic team,” he said. “Listening, Learning and Leading the Way,” is his campaign theme. He believes in the party’s inclusiveness that harkens back to Kennedy. “I want to be their listener commissioner,” he said. Brown is currently chair of the Democratic Central Committee. He insists, “I don’t think you have to become a Republican to win an election in Calvert County.” Brown applauds the job that has been done by Republican Pat Nutter, who is vacating the at-large seat. He thinks he is going to be missed.
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“My central theme is making your money and your voice go as far as possible,” Bennett said. He said there needs to be better prioritization of the spending of tax dollars which includes “properly funding our school system.” He said he had a positive experience attending county schools but “the terrible teacher retention rates” need to be addressed. “I don’t think we are competing with our neighboring counties,” he explained. Other parts of that problem are keeping up with technology and addressing school safety “I think it has been rushed. I wish there was more transparency with the process,” Bennett said about the update of the comprehensive plan. He said he is not anti-growth, but we need to develop smartly within our town centers.” And, he would like to see the county maintain its rural character. “We don’t want Calvert County to look like La Plata.” Of the comprehensive plan process, Johnson said, “I have serious concerns for a lot of reasons. It basically has been a runaway rain,” he said, adding, “The gambling community has corrupted Chesapeake Beach.” Johnson said his big issue with planning is the lack of water. He said he accepts the town center concept, “but it’s possible we don’t have enough water even to develop the town centers.” Brown wants to see a transportation plan component in the master plan update instead of waiting for the zoning ordinance. He said of the goals of the comprehensive plan: “Job well done.” Regarding the proposed county office building, Johnson said, “I know what they are trying to pull off. I don’t think that is an emergency situation. I like the idea of continuing to meet where they are, if only for historical reasons.” Development is going to be a big issue, Rager believes. He supports the need for a new county office building, “but not where they are planning to put it.” He also said the $59 million price tag seems like a lot. “We have a lot of other priorities.” He said. “I do not want to see it at Armory Square,” Brown said of the county office building. He said he doesn’t know what the best facility, at the lowest cost, at the best location would be. He said he’s been listening to what the folks in Keep Calvert Country are saying about it, but he feels the decision needs to be held up until after the election. Rager is not sure why the space set aside for a county office building along Main Street is not sufficient. He said he doesn’t want to speak without knowing all the facts, but he can’t imagine enough parking couldn’t be found along Main Street. Rager would like to see Armory Square turned into a “community space” along the lines of the area used for the North Beach Farmers Market. Rager was also disappointed with the deal the county brokered with Dominion. That includes, he said, “[the] obvious health and safety concerns of the folks down there that should be mitigated,” including a safe evacuation route. He also alleges that Dominion is planning to expand the facility. “Knowing what I know now, I believe I would have opposed it,” Rager said about the decision to support it, if he had been county commissioner. Rager is not satisfied with the comprehensive plan process. The public sessions, he said, “Haven’t been run in a way that truly values the public input.” Part of that process, he said, should be getting answers from the county commissioners, which he said is part of their job. Rager feels that the plan update has been more accommodating to growth and less to preserving the county’s rural character, including town center expansions. The changes have ignored “how it’s going to impact our transportation infrastructure,” he said. “To be sustainable long-term, we can’t increase our population as much as I think they would like,” he said of the push for development. Bennett feels there should be armed security in the schools. “I felt safe when we (had it) in the schools. I think that’s a good thing.” He added, “If there aren’t enough deputies to go around, I would look at school safety advocates being armed. Absolutely they would have to be trained.” He also would look at metal detectors. He feels the traffic flow issue could be managed. He said at his college, 2,000 people flow through metal detectors for basketball games in a half hour. “Teachers don’t want guns, they want funds,” Brown said about school safety. He added, “I don’t think we need additional guns on the part of anyone. I don’t think that’s the real answer.” He added he had no trouble with armed police officers in the schools. “I want security taken care of by the sheriff in the schools,” Johnson said. He added, “But you can’t have schools as an armed fortress either.” He’s adamant that the technology is there to prevent someone else from using an owner’s gun. “Why don’t we talk about smart guns?” he wondered. Rager said security wasn’t a top of the mind topic when he was at Huntingtown H.S., although Columbine and the DC sniper were in the news, and it did make everyone uneasy. “Things are much different today, absolutely. Thought needs to be given to how resources should be allocated,” he said, and if anyone is armed it should be a police office, either off or on duty. He would be open to school safety advocates who are properly trained being armed. “But I don’t want our students to feel that the are going to school in a prison,” Rager said.
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Regarding the reasons stated for raising taxes two years ago, Bennett said people want their money spent effectively. “I don’t think the commissioners giving themselves a raise was a prioritization.” And, he added, “I don’t think a new administration building was a priority with the schools being underfunded and the opioid crisis ravaging Southern Maryland.” “These commissioners ran as a one-trick ponies. They were going to keep taxes low. They ran on fiscal conservatism. And they couldn’t fulfill that pledge and they raised taxes,” Bennett said. He added, “I may be young, but I believe that when politicians don’t fulfil their promises, they should be removed from office.” Brown said he would not have raised taxes after promising not to do so.” However, if he hadn’t made a promise and was convinced like they were then: “Here’s the thing. The case needs to be made to the people.” No one wants to pay taxes, he noted, but “people want service.” And he added, “I certainly am not going to promise to cut taxes.” Johnson feels that lowering taxes, a Republican mantra, isn’t always the answer. “You set your priorities and then you have to pay for them,” he said. He added, though, “You have to be sensitive to everything, but you also have to be reasonable.” Part of that sensitivity he said is the impact of taxes on everyone. Johnson said of the current commissioners, “Frankly I feel they were elected under false pretenses.” He added, “They didn’t tell you their real plan was to see how much they could develop the county.” He said his wife is a real estate agent, “and she doesn’t want to see this county paved over.” “What I find disappointing is you have a group of commissioners than ran on not raising taxes, and they did it anyway,” Rager said. He adds, though, “I understand that things aren’t always as simple as we would like them to be.” He said he would have explored other options, including grant funding before raising taxes. About the push for growth, Johnson said, “I have never seen the level of anger and fear. It has a lot to do with why I’m running.” Of the current commissioners, Johnson said, “I am sorry, this is a pretty nasty bunch. They don’t treat people very nice. Anyone who walks in the door that doesn’t sing their song, they’re pretty rough; you are no welcome.” He added, “Hejl is the worst. He gets really nasty fast.” dickmyers@countytimes.net
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Republican Commissioner District 2 Thomas “Tim” Hutchins
Tim Hutchins, 72, was raised on a farm in Barstow. His father was a farmer and his mother a teacher. He was a graduate of Calvert High and left the county in 1965 to join the Army. When he arrived in Vietnam he wasn’t old enough to vote but came of age there and cast his first vote there, by absentee ballot, for Spiro Agnew. After the Army he wanted to farm but decided to get into law enforcement instead, first as a correctional officer and then a state trooper, including commander of the training division. When he left active duty, he remained in the National Guard, which became a second career that lasted 39 years and took him to many places. As a state trooper he had been assigned to the Waldorf barrack, so he was living in Charles County. There he ran for and was elected a member of the Maryland House of Delegates and was reelected twice. One night he got a call from Lt. Gov. Michael Steele on behalf of Gov. Ehrlich asking him to run the Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs. Later he was asked to become commandant of the Maryland State Police, a position he held until Gov. O’Malley was elected. Hutchins then joined a defense contractor. During Larry Hogan’s election campaign, Hutchins helped him in Charles County and when he was elected Hutchins was asked by the new governor to head the state’s Department of Homeland Security. His wife Jackie became ill and he decided to leave that position and he returned to Calvert County and restored a house on his family farm. He was asked and deliberated before deciding to throw his hat in the ring. Hutchins said, as he began to look and listen and talk to people last summer he decided he wasn’t going to run against the commissioner he felt was the most well liked, Pat Nutter. Nutter’s decision not to run sealed it for him. Hutchins has three children, Reid, Chris and Annette.
David Gatton David Gatton, 55, of Port Republic, has lived in the county all his life. He has been married to his wife Sonja for 29 years. Gatton is a deputy with the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office. He is also a small business owner, a power washing company. Gatton ran for commissioner four years ago.
Bruce Henkelman
Bruce Henkelman, 52, of Huntingtown, was born in Chicago, but moved at a young age to Ft. Lauderdale, FL, where he lived until he was 24. While in college he quit to enlist in the Navy and ended up on a ship as an air crewman and decided he wanted to fly. He went back to school, got his degree, got his wings and continued flying until he retired in 2010. His last post was at Andrews AFB. After retiring he started flying Gulfstreams for a private company that was flying VIP’s and congressmen all over the world. But he had settled into Calvert County and didn’t want to move his family, so he decided to stay at home. He then started his own tow truck business but recently sold that and is prepared to be a full-time commissioner. After retiring from the Navy, he “had this grand idea” to open up a hamburger shop in Calvert County. The project fell through because it was squashed by environmental health regulations that wouldn’t allow him to tie into the existing wastewater system, according to Henkelman. He said the permit requirements from the planning department were egregious. “That immediately got me interested in the county government and how it works,” he said. He saw an opening for the ethics commission, he applied and was appointed and served as chairman. He believes his six and a half years on the ethics commission makes him more qualified than the other candidates running for the position.
Mark Arness
Mark Arness, 54, of Port Republic is not a newcomer to politics although he is a newcomer to the commissioner’s race. Two years ago, he was the Republican candidate for the 5th District Congressional race in an unsuccessful bid to unseat Steny Hoyer. Arness is a physician. He attended the University of Virginia and Bethesda Medical College. He has a small practice involving geriatrics, and describes himself as semi-retired. Arness was in the Air Force for 20 years where the bulk of his practice occurred. He and his wife bought their house in Calvert in 2004 but before that he had lived in Maryland. He was attracted to Calvert’s rural nature. “It was verdant, lush and very scenic,” he said. “It’s a charming place to live.”
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By Dick Myers Editor Four Republican candidates are challenging for the Commissioner District 2 seat being vacated by Commissioner Pat Nutter, who decided not to seek reelection. They are Mark Arness, David Gatton, Bruce Henkelman and Thomas “Tim” Hutchins. Gatton said he is running for the office for the young people like his nieces and nephews. “I want them to experience the same Calvert County I had when I was growing up. I want to keep it as rural as we can. We are losing the rural nature a little bit.” Some development is inevitable, Gatton said, but the balance needs to be struck between economic development and preserving the rural character, the comprehensive plan’s two goals. “I hate it when people say they don’t want Calvert County to become Waldorf. Calvert County will never be Waldorf. We are too long and too thin and the regulations that were put in place in the last 30 years will prevent us from becoming Waldorf,” Gatton said, Population growth has slowed in Calvert. Gatton says that’s because people previously moved to Calvert because it was rural and now that it’s being lost, the attraction isn’t there as much. “You can’t drive very far without seeing a bunch of houses,” he said. Arness said retaining the rural character is part of his campaign theme. “There’s been a great expansion not only in this county but all over the state. A lot of Maryland is already gone.” He said the commissioners have a difficult task of striking the balance between growth and maintaining the rural character. “I think the county is at a critical juncture that will set the stage for the next decade and maybe more,” Hutchins said. He had observed that Charles County missed the boat in the 80’s and it got away from them. He had a unique observation point being on the 301 Task Force that studied the entire corridor. He said of the missed opportunity, “I didn’t want to see that happen here.” Hutchins said the comprehensive plan’s dependence on town centers has so far prevented the sprawl in Charles County from happening in Calvert. Matching growth “with the capability of the transportation network” is the key, he said. Hutchins emphasized the county’s need to work regionally because most of the traffic on Routes 2/4 is traveling through. “I think there needs to be a corridor study like it was done for 301,” Hutchins said. Henkelman notes that the comprehensive plan calls for residential development in town centers. He says that appears to be there to create a market for the businesses in the town center, but he said he doesn’t feel that is necessary for businesses to succeed. The comprehensive plan has 2040
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in its sights. Gatton said in that year, “I really don’t want to see Calvert any different than it is now.” He said, “Do we want to flood our town centers with 300 or 400 units. I don’t think so.” He could, however, excuse those numbers if a certain percentage were for “starter families.” Arness said some of the incumbent commissioners are minimizing the impact of the comprehensive plan changes. He said they are quite large, including doubling the size of the town centers. And, he said density also increases. “So, we are talking about putting up high rises.” Arness is opposed to using wastewater treatment systems to spur new development and he believes he would be opposed to that in Dunkirk. On the locating of the county office building at Armory Square, Hutchins feels it was right to get the bond authority. And, he also feels there needs to be a consolidation of county government. But as to the location, he said it depends on an assessment which he hasn’t seen and doesn’t know what’s in it. He said he’d like to see downtown Prince Frederick be developed like Frederick or Fredericksburg. Hutchins supports the commissioners returning a portion of the tax increase two years ago in this year’s budget and also favors keeping the budget at the Constant Yield going forward. Gatton says he would not have voted for the tax increase two years ago. As a candidate four years ago, he said he heard, “You’ll never see a Republican vote for a tax increase.” Eighteen months later, he said, they did it. “I am not convinced that Armory Square is the right place to put a county office building,” Gatton said. He touts an area called the Quad in Cincinnati, a place for shopping, dining and entertainment, a three or four block neighborhood. And, here’s a park in the center. That’s the kind of development he would like to see go into Armory Square. Gatton said building the office building at Armory Square would benefit 900 o 1,200 county employees but building a mixed use area would benefit the whole county, He said the county has been able to do whatever it needed on Mai Street for centuries and he’s not convinced it needs to spread out now. Hutchins said the county needs to develop a viable economic base because it can’t depend on the revenue stream from the two energy activities. Hutchins said he has followed the comprehensive plan comments and seen a lot of the feedback which often is on the order of not wanting water and sewer in Dunkirk. But, he said the town centers have to pull their fair share. “Dunkirk can’t be an independent castle,” he said. He said he would entertain water and sewer for the commercial areas of Dunkirk. He’d like to see a technology campus there. He’d also like to see more of an emphasis
on technology to attract young people Hutchins feels that the comprehensive plan process has been transparent. “I don’t know what more could be done.” Arness disagrees. “A number of decisions have been made in closed session. I am concerned there is not enough transparency. I am quite concerned about that.” Henkelman said, “My platform from the beginning has been the safety of our kids in our schools.” He said, “If we don’t protect them now, I tell you, we have failed as a community.” Henkelman charges that a security system recently installed in one school doesn’t work. He was buzzed in and five people walked in with him, he said. He said in the Navy he was also an Anti-Terrorism Force Protection Officer, so he knows what he’s talking about. “This is terrorism and we need to stop it. I don’t think the proper controls are in pace for deterrence” He then misstated the number of school resource officers in the schools, saying it was one per school, when there are only five total. When that was pointed out he said there should be one in every school, including elementary schools. Gatton said funding schools and public safety are always the two pri-
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orities of funding. “In my opinion it is the county commissioners’ responsibility to come up with the $3 million it would take to put deputies in every school.” He added, “What is the price we put on the safety of our schools?” Gatton said he has expertise in that area because he has been working on a community policing environment in Chesapeake Beach and North Beach, his primary beat for the last 10 years. “Using technology to enhance school safety is a very smart way to do it and it’s very cost effective,” Arness said. That includes vestibule improvements and cameras, he said. But he also favors armed officers in every school. “It would make sense to have rotating schedules,” he said, Hutchins feels allocating the $4 million was the right thing to do to “jump start school security.” He said the whole community needs to be involved in the solution, including mental health. He said there needs to be a better way of sharing intelligence information. Hutchins favors contract guards in each school under the control of the sheriff’s department so the police agencies aren’t stretched. dickmyers@countytimes.net
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Democratic Commissioner District 1 Tricia Powell
Tricia Powell, of Lusby, says she has years of experience working in county government doing cost benefit studies, a lot of budgets, and legislative review in Southern California. She’s originally from Cheyenne, WY and has a BA from Cal Irvine and an MBA from Southern California. Along the way she also logged a lot of time in hospital administration in all types of hospital settings and also has been a chief financial officer for health care companies. Powell moved to Southern Maryland when her husband Mel took a job as executive director of the Southern Maryland Higher Education Center, ironically the same place her opponent works at. Five years ago she retired and began doing volunteer mediation. Recently she’s been preparing for her run for county commissioner.
By Dick Myers Editor Two Democrats are representing the Democratic Party in this month’s primary election for District 1 Commissioner: Ted Haynie and Tricia Powell, neither of whom has run for elective office. Whoever prevails will face the winner of the Republican primary, one of whom is the incumbent Mile Hart, seeking a second term. As far as the tax increase by the commissioners two years ago, Haynie said he can only say what they said, that it was something that was necessary. With Dominion, he said it may not be necessary. He said of the tax decrease this year, “it’s symbolic and may be political.” He said that issue is something that underscores what will be the hallmark of how he leads – “data-based decision-making.” He added, “I would not say I would never raise taxes and I would not say I would never lower taxes.” What he would say is that he would investigate issues. Regarding the Dominion LNG Plant, Haynie said, “I am an environmentalist. I am not a supporter of fracking,” but he added, “It’s a tremendous boom for our county as far as taxes goes.” Environmentally, he said, he’s concerned, but the plant is there. “There’s still a lot of information we need as far as safety is concerned.” As a principal, Haynie said the number one concern he heard from parents was safety. As a commissioner he said his number one concern would be, “That we live in a safe environment.” The school that Haynie opened, St. Leonard E.S., has been held out as a poster child of an unsafe school because of its open space design. He said Columbine
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Ted Haynie
Ted Haynie, 69, of Solomons, is a DC native who grew up in Prince George’s county. He has early memories of visiting the place his grandparents rented in Calvert County. His grandfather retired in the early 50’s and built a house in the Willows. His parents followed and also built a house there. He started teaching in Prince George’s County. He came down in 1975 and has been in the county ever since. He bought an old farmhouse on Plum Point Rd. Haynie was in the Calvert County Public Schools for 35 years, as a teacher, assistant principal and principal at Southern M.S., Appeal E.S. and he opened up St. Leonard ES. He was assigned to the central office as an administrator in charge of accountability. When he retired he became an adjunct professor at Towson State University that led to a full-tine position for them at the Southern Maryland Higher Education Center in St. Mary’s County. Haynie volunteered to maintain the Solomons Watermen’s Memorial and joined the Solomons Civic Association and became vice president. He said people approached him and asked him to run. “I like to think I am not running against anyone but there was some dissatisfaction with the person who is currently representing District 1” (Mike Hart). They say Hart is not out enough at community events, such as at Calvert Marine Museum, is what Haynie heard. He’s a Democrat but he said he is unmindful of issues and not party politics. “I say in all of my materiasl that I have researched, taught and practiced leadership for 40 years”, Haynie said. He is married to Laurie, also a long-time educator. He has three children and two step-children and recently became a grandfather for the second time.
prompted crisis planning by every school. He said today the emphasis should be on the students and what causes them to do what they do. That involves counseling in pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12. Regarding physical improvements, he said, “Logical and rational are not always equal.” He said with the commissioners’ $2 million allocation, there was talk of doors and locks. He said that may be logical but not rational. Turning open spaces into rooms creates heating and ventilation issues and small spaces. Instead he said the pod just can be sealed off. He doesn’t think metal detectors are workable. But, “for whatever reason schools have become a target and I think every school should have an armed law enforcement officer.” He does not support arming safety advocates. He would ask the sheriff’s assistance to help determine how to best allocate resources. He says all the candidates speak of maintaining the county’s rural character while encouraging economic development. “I am right in there,” he said. He moved to Calvert because of the rural character. He said, “I personally don’t hear people screaming they don’t have enough places to shop.” He said they just go to Annapolis or elsewhere. Regarding the comprehensive plan update process, he said, “I am not okay with the lack of transparency.” He said he is “transparent and looks forward as commissioner to the opportunity to engage and connect.” Haynie said marina owners in Solomons are concerned they are losing customers to other locations because people don’t want to fight the traffic in Prince Frederick. And reading the comprehensive plan update, he wants to know: “Why the rush?” He favors a transportation plan with that process. “Why would you not want to know before you make such a dramatic decision?” Haynie said he really wants to find out more about the background of the decision to locate the county office building at Armory Square and why the space next to the County Services Building doesn’t work. “The first thing I would do is build relationships and trust with county staff and the public,” Haynie said. Powell has been following the commissioners and knows them all: “I am disappointed that they really haven’t reached out to the community,” she said. “I am disap-
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pointed at the level of transparency.” She was asked about their fiscal management, which is in her wheelhouse of experience. “I don’t like the fact that they are buying a brand new building. I think other options should have been looked into so you are not spending that much money,” she said, adding that $20 million is for a parking structure, “which is not reasonable.” The first thing that needs to be done before a decision on a new building, she said, is a county-wide space-needs study. Regarding its location, she said, “I kind of like it in the old town area. It adds to its charm. I would be more easily assessible to the citizens, I think.” At Armory Square, Powell said, “What I would like to see there is something for the community, a park area, a community center, something you can say is actually for the community.” Powell said what the current board is more concerned about is business than the environment. “They are so bottom line. I‘m a bean counter. I understand bottom line,” she said. She added, “There’s a human factor involved in public service and I don’t think they have that.” “I am very concerned about Dominion. I think Dominion is really taking advantage of the county,” Powell said. She’s concerned about the safety for the citizens of
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the area. She said she would not have approved it had she been county commissioner. “Yes $40 million is a lot of money but I don’t think you can put a price tag on people’s lives. And she said the money from Dominion “didn’t really go to the citizens.” As to the commissioners’ decision to raise taxes two years ago, Powell said there should always be a cost containment analysis before raising taxes. Powell said the county should be listening more to the citizens during the comprehensive plan process. “They are trying to hurry up and finish the comprehensive plan and they want to do it before the election. “My feeling is that it’s almost like they are hurrying up to appease somebody. Who are they trying to appease?” She supports town centers and doesn’t want to see them expand so they run into each other. She likes the small undeveloped area between Lusby and Solomons. She said town centers would be the place for workforce housing. Powell supports having resource officers in the schools and, “We need to spend the money to have cameras in the schools.” She also said every school staff member should have physical restraint training. dickmyers@countytimes.net
Polling Places in Calvert County Early Voting Center for Calvert County is in the conference room of the Board of Elections. Community Resources Building 30 Duke St – Lower Level Prince Frederick, MD 20678 Early Voting period- Thursday, June 14 – Thursday, June 21 and does include the weekend. Early Voting polls are open from 10 am to 8 pm. DISTRICT 1 PRECINCT – 1 PRECINCT – 2 PRECINCT – 3 PRECINCT – 4 PRECINCT – 5 PRECINCT – 6 PRECINCT – 7
Solomons Rescue Squad, H.G. Trueman Road, Solomons 20688 Southern Middle School, H.G. Trueman Road, Lusby 20657 St. Leonard Elementary School, St. Leonard Road, St. Leonard 20685 Mutual Elementary School, Ball Road, Port Republic 20676 Patuxent Elementary School, Appeal Lane, Lusby 20657 Patuxent High School, Southern Connector Blvd., Lusby 20657 Mill Creek Middle School, Southern Connector Blvd., Lusby 20657
DISTRICT 2 PRECINCT – 1 PRECINCT – 2 PRECINCT – 3 PRECINCT – 4 PRECINCT – 5 PRECINCT – 6 PRECINCT – 7 PRECINCT – 8
St. Leonard Fire Dept., Calvert Beach Road, St. Leonard 20685 Calvert Fairgrounds, MD 231, Prince Frederick 20678 Huntingtown High School, MD 2-4, Huntingtown 20639 Calvert Middle School, 655 Chesapeake Blvd., Prince Frederick 20678 Plum Point Elementary School, Plum Point Road, Huntingtown 20639 Huntingtown Elementary School, 4345 Huntingtown Rd., Huntingtown 20639 Northern Middle School, Chaneyville Road, Owings 20736 Calvert Pines Senior Center, W. Dares Beach Road, Pr. Frederick 20678
DISTRICT 3 PRECINCT – 1 PRECINCT – 2 PRECINCT – 3 PRECINCT – 4 PRECINCT – 5 PRECINCT – 6 PRECINCT – 7 PRECINCT – 8
North Beach Fire Dept., MD 261, North Beach 20714 Beach Elementary School, MD 261, Chesapeake Beach 20732 Sunderland Elementary School, Clyde Jones Road, Sunderland 20689 Windy Hill Elementary School, Boyds Turn Road, Owings 20736 Windy Hill Middle School, Boyds Turn Road, Owings 20736 Dunkirk Fire Dept., West Ward Road/MD 4, Dunkirk 20754 Mt. Harmony Elementary School, Mt. Harmony Road, Owings 20736 Northeast Community Center, Gordon Stinnett Ave., Chesapeake Beach 20732
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SHERIFF MIKE EVANS
Thursday, June 7, 2018
VOTE TO RE-ELECT SHERIFF MIKE EVANS
A TESTED & PROVEN LEADER ON JUNE 26, 2018.
EARLYING VOTING STARTS JUNE 14TH - JUNE 21ST
KEEPING OUR COUNTY THE “SAFEST IN THE STATE” IS MY PRIORITY. I look forward to serving the citizens of Calvert County by providing the leadership and professionalism you deserve.
MEET THE SHERIFF:
• Proud to serve as your Sheriff for the past 4 terms • 40 years of law enforcement experience • VETERAN of the U.S. Army • AA Degree in Criminal Justice • Retired Maryland State Trooper
Endorsed by Calvert Deputies FOP Lodge 109 and the MD State FOP
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS YOUR SHERIFF: • “CALVERT IS THE SAFEST COUNTY IN MARYLAND.”
• REDUCED SERIOUS CRIME OVER 50% IN THE LAST 8 YEARS.
• Established & continued to maintain strong law enforcement/community partnerships. • First Sheriff’s Office in Maryland to equip Deputies with body cameras.
• Increased drug arrests to fight the opioid crisis while seeing a trend in the reduction in opiod incidents in 2018. Arming Deputies with Narcan and AEDs to save overdose victims.
• Engages our youth through programs such as DARE, Camp Junior Sheriff, DARE Camp, and the Explorers. Criminal Justice High School students receive scholarships through Sheriff Mike Evans and the FOP Lodge 109. • Deputies will be added to our middle schools in September 2018.
• The National Law Enforcement Challenge recognized Calvert County Sheriff’s Office for excellence in traffic safety and their continued commitment in saving lives.
• NIXLE, a free mass notification service alerting citizens of traffic incidents, missing persons, serious crimes, and other public safety matters, and events. • Increased Deputy presence in our communities and commercial areas.
• Project Lifesaver and S.O.L.I.D. (Sheriff’s Outreach to Loved Ones in Distress).
www.MikeEvansforSheriff.com
Facebook: Sheriff Mike Evans Calvert County and Mike Evans Twitter: @Evansforsherif1 By Authority of Jenell Burt, Treasurer
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CSM Observes 59th Spring Commencement
The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) celebrated 585 graduates during its 59th spring commencement ceremony on May 24. Of the ceremony’s graduates, 36.8 percent were from Charles County, 30.9 percent were from St. Mary’s and 25 percent were from Calvert; 7.3 percent were from outside the area. Additionally, a fellowship completer was honored at the ceremony for completing all requirements—including four years of instruction and on-the-job training— to take the journeyman license exam. “We recognize that many of you have completed your studies while working, raising families and volunteering in your community,” said CSM President Dr. Maureen Murphy to the graduates. “Some of you were able to register as full-time students and finish your degree requirements within a two-year window but the majority of you have attended only part time — taking only one or two classes a semester — so it has taken maybe even five years or more to earn this degree. Your determination and persistence has paid off.” Youngest Graduate The youngest graduate was Olivia Baumann, 17, of Hollywood. It was a big spring for Baumann: not only did she graduate high school from the Churchville Homeschooling Program in March, but she earned two CSM associate degrees just two months later— one in general studies and one in arts and sciences. Baumann plans to attend CSM for an additional semester while continuing to work at Southern Maryland Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery as a surgical technician. She’ll then continue her public health education with the University of Maryland. Eventually, she hopes to become a dentist or dermatologist. “I chose CSM because I believe that I go to school to learn,” Baumann shared. “I get work that challenges me and actually helps me retain the information. It’s wonderful.” Oldest Graduate The spring’s oldest graduate was Edward S. Hill Jr., 67, of Indian Head, earning an associate degree in social sciences. However, Hill is already a college graduate. Growing up in Southern Maryland, he served four years in the U.S. Navy before completed his bachelor’s degree at the University of Alabama, Birmingham, while both working and helping raise a family. After retiring from a 30-year career with the U.S. Department of Social Services, Hill took nine months to himself. “But I was bored silly,” he said, and soon considered going back to school. “To be honest, I was never happy with my grades at UAB. I was working two jobs and trying to raise three children,” he said. “I sort of made a promise to myself that I would go back [to college] when I didn’t have any distractions and
see how I could do.” Relentless, Hill has already started his studies at the University of Maryland as of May 21. After earning his second bachelor’s degree, he plans to study education in graduate school. “The older you get, the more active you’d better be,” Hill said. “Just keep going.” Student Speaker Student speaker was Dillon Mandley, 21, of Charlotte Hall, who received an associate degree in electrical engineering at the ceremony. Mandley served as both the Engineering Club president and a member of the school’s Commencement speaker Vice Admiral Dr. Jerome Adams, a Southern Maryland native, addresses the graduating robotics team, the Tal- class in his keynote address. Photo credit to: The College of Southern Maryland. ons, who made it to the VEX U World Chaming graduates, he acknowledged the held earlier in the day honored the propionship last year. “I chose CSM because I knew I could college’s alumni—including his mother, gram’s 49 candidates for the associate receive a quality education and be con- who is a 1990 alumna—saying, “The degree with guest speaker, LCDR Gail nected to a valuable exposure at an af- truth is, I may not be here today if there Tarlton, a 1998 alumna of the nursing fordable price,” Mandley said. “What was no College of Southern Maryland.” program. As the Nation’s Doctor, the Surgeon “It was here as a nursing student at has made my experience at CSM so amazing is the opportunities outside of General provides Americans with the CSM where I realized my true passion, the classroom… The knowledge that is best scientific information available empowering people with the tools they shared by the faculty and staff concern- through advisories. In that role, Adams need to take control of their health,” ing job, volunteer and extracurricular issued a Surgeon General Advisory for Tarlton told the audience. “Coming activities results in paths to success that CSM’s graduates: To embrace advocacy back to why we are here today, I want and speak up when you see injustice; you to understand that you are no longer were not thought possible.” Mandley plans to continue his stud- reach individuals where they live, work ordinary average people; you are nurses ies at the University of Maryland’s A. and play; stay true to your purpose; and and as such every day you will use the James Clark School of education, ul- stay grounded, remembering who you skills you learned as a nurse… Make a timately hoping to work for NASA are and taking pride in where you came commitment to your patients and your community, and empower them.” and “operate my own business” with a from. Annual Faculty Excellence Award: Jennifer Owens of Lexington Park “strong community presence and posiDenise Gilmer-Knudson received the Academic Achievement tive impact.” Denise Gilmer-Knudson, a profes- in Nursing Award, given to the nursing “As we reflect on our time here at sor of Communication, received CSM’s graduate with the highest grade point CSM,” he said in his address, “we think Annual Faculty Excellence Award. average. In presenting the award, Proabout the lessons we will take with us. In the classroom, she seeks to create fessor Karen Russell said that Owens Three lessons I will take with me beyond my time here… are a long-term a climate that encourages risks and uses identified her nursing career goal while mindset, a willingness to try new things, an array of techniques for all learners, working in the Neonatal Intensive Care and assembling our own personal board aiming for an interactive experience Unit at Naval Medical Center San Diego. After completing a bachelor of sciof directors…whether it’s professors, that requires higher-order thinking. Her efforts outside the classroom are ence in nursing, she hopes to complete friends or family. Lean on them, work an extension of her commitment. Cola master of science and become a nurse together and synergize.” laborative projects and experiences practitioner. Keynote Speaker Emily Niner of Brandywine received The ceremony’s commencement she’s annually organized, such as Communication Day and Social Justice Day, the Achievement in Nursing Award, speaker was Vice Admiral Jerome M. have presented opportunities for stupresented to the graduate who demonAdams, M.D., M.P.H., the U.S. Surdents to demonstrate knowledge and strates academic achievement, clinical geon General. A Southern Maryland native, Adams grew up in Mechanics- skill while grappling with ethical and competence, community service and leadership potential. Russell said, “Emville. He’s earned bachelor’s degrees in societal issues in the field. “I … believe my students know how ily says she found her love for nursing both biochemistry and psychology from much I care, and that my methods are when she was 15 years old. She saw all the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, a master of public health from a pathway to their success,” she said. the exceptional nurses that cared for her the University of California, Berkeley, Gilmer-Knudson demonstrates a heart- mother during her double lung transand a medical degree from Indiana Uni- felt belief in student potential, a com- plant, and she knew this was what she mitment to help students achieve their was meant to do.” versity School of Medicine. “Never did I imagine giving a com- goals and a positive regard for the colPress Release from CSM mencement speech in my home town, lege and community. Nursing Recognition Ceremony much less as the 20th U.S. Surgeon The nursing recognition ceremony General,” Adams said. 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Northern High School
Graduating Class of 2018 Brylin Leigh Adams
Mabel Felice Carter
Craig Nelson Eichelberger
Jacob Matthew Hildermann
LaVonne Elise Alston
Tyler Ray Caylor
Riley Shea Elliott
Eachen Jack Daniel Hoffrichter
Ryan Christopher Adams Ricardo Antonio Amisano Colon Lance Kane Andriani Brendon Javier Arce
Meghan Kern Arthur
Elizabeth Lauren Askin Cassie Lynn Atkins
Elaiza Jane Borja Barcenilla Skyler Joseph Barrett Annika Lee Bateman
Anthony Vicente Battaglino Dara Michelle Baxter Alyssa Renee Beach
Robert Ryan Beach Jr Holden Beauzile
Camden Joshua Beckert John Michael Bellosi Chase Patrick Beyer Sophia Alexa Beyer Baylee Kristine Bird
Zachary Reid Blackstone Alyssa Marie Blancke Blake Wynter Bobo
Barrett Michael Boone Cotey Michael Bopp
Michael Dominic Bowling Kyle Dalton Boyd
Seth Joshua Brackett Liana Ashley Brady
Joshua Isaiah Brown Ryan Brown
Samirah Alese Brown
Thomas Ryan Bruening
Michael Robert Buckholtz Taylor John Buckingham
Meredith Louise Burgess Jacob Arnold Burley
Madison Simone Burnett
Kevin Michael Burtnett Jr
McKinley Grace Cameron Dakota Marie Campbell Devin Lee Campbell Jordan Alexa Carbo
Joshua Alexander Carbo Julia Rose Carbo
Christian Kayin Carni
Michael Joseph Cashman IV Vincient Chan
Mason Alexander Chaney Katelynn Noel Cheri Amanda Eryn Chew
Greyson Aleric Childress
Mackenzi Ann Christophersen Lily Kaelen Chu
Christa Lynn Clark
Hannah Elizabeth Cleary Samuel Ryan Cleary
Amanda Danielle Cole Casey John Colicchio Jaxon Paul Collinson
Nicolette Brooke Colona Kamisha Makel Connor
Christian Scott Constantino Caitlin Brooke Cooper
Zachary Hunter Courtney Seth Roman Cranford
Mark Patrick Crawford Amber Sky Crofoot
Reese Raymond Crounse James Adrian Crowe
Gabrielle Karissa Cuevas Kaitlyn Paige Culbert Kelly Ann Curran
Kyle Thomas Daly
Brock Julian Daniel
Lauren Elizabeth Daugherty Mikaela Lea Davis
Kaitlyn Ann Delamer Ryan Delgado
Sarah Elizabeth Deresky Keaton William Dick
Elizabeth Lynn Dickinson
Dominick Joseph DiMisa Vincent Thomas DiPietri Isiah Alexander DiToto
Jessica Marie Donahue
Emma Olivia Donaldson Garrett Thomas Dove Lauren Grace Downs Jessica Marie Drake
Alexis Jocelyn Eades Erik Funk Eastwood
Elisabeth Marie Elbrecht
Rebecca Lenore Emerson Malachi Joseph Erickson Alaina Angelia Espinal
Spencer Wendell Estes Dylan Fisher Everhart
Kathryn Elizabeth Fagan
Michael Muggeo Feldman Drew Anthony Fleming
Gabrielle Briana Fleming George Anthony Floria Mikayla Ann Ford
Connor Riley Frantz
William Kern Freesland Taylor Nadine Fullmer Johnny Earl Futrell III
Laurel Marie Gallaudet John Thomas Gay
Zachary Doran Gazelle
Samantha Lerene Gegor Jazele Irene Gibson
Sean Christopher Glasier
Aidan Jamison Mahraj Glowacki Alexis Jordan Gooch Tyrese Tarell Graham Marissa Irene Gray
Gabriella Elizabeth Green Morgan Lee Green
Wayne David Greenwell
Alexander Michael Griffin Ryan Alexander Groeger
Joseph Aaron Groenwoldt Brianna Nicolette Gross Jacob Kyle Haarer
Christopher Michael Hall Lindsey Marie Hall
Jason Patrick Hamby
Alexander Francis Handler RayQuan Foster Harcum Xavier Jermaine Harris Joel Andrew Hartley
Kenneth Joseph Hartmann
Asa Laurence Maury Hawkins Nathan Zachary Hayes Kevon Franklin Heigh Callahan Rose Heim
Gavin Christopher Hill
Adam Andrew Thomas Holland Alexander McKinley Hood Olivia Lynn Hooe
Daniel Hobbs Horak
Spencer Bradley Hower
Kevin Abraham Hubbard Hunter Paul Huxoll
Verity Tatum-Soleil Imel Jacob Wayne Isaacson Chayna Marie Jackson Taylor Ashley Jackson Tiffany Alexis Jackson Jenna Ashley Jaeger
Trinity Morgan Smith James Haley Marie Jarboe
Eythan Ariston Jenkins
Grace Elizabeth Jensen Ava DeCarlo Johnson
Dorien Antonio Johnson Nicole Erin Johnson
Noah Damian Jones
Shayla Shakoya Jones Caitlyn Erica Kaleda
Joshua Samuel Karbett Krystal Lynn Kardell Brooke Marie Karis
Caroline Louise Keegan Zack Robert Kersnick
Savanna Alexandria Kesler Jeremia Joseph King Sarah Lynne King
Brian Alan Kinneer Taylor Mae Knott
Sabrina Marie Koch
Jim Chaebum Kong
Kirsten Frances Kosa
Shayne Michael Landers Alex Christopher Lane Justin Thomas Lantz Noah Matthew Lare
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Kimberly Elizabeth Locke
Jordana Lea Nye
Michael Antonio Scalise
Matthew Steven Thon
Kameron Alexis Luckett
Sarah Victoria Oldham
Jake Tyler Scheibach
Taylor Alan Thrift
William Kirby Longsworth Isabella Marie Lunczynski
Joshua Benjamin Luongo Ryan Charles Magee
Tyler Matthew Mahar
Connor Joseph Malatesta Alyssa Ryan Mallonee
Gabrielle Teresa Maresca Sara Marie Marquis
Baylee Nicole Martin
Shane Michael Matthews Tristen Michael Mattia Rachel Nicole Mavilia
Madison Jean McCallum Kobe Elijah McClain
Kory Michael McConkey
Stephanie Christine McLean Delaina Sue Meador
Gregory Wayne Oldham Braeden Alec Oliver
Terisa Danielle Nana Yaa Oppong Dominic Thomas Otranto Astmar Oli Palsson Jai Carl Parker
Darien Mira Pasch
John Russell Passwaters Jessica Lynn Pate
Madison Ann Pearson
Quinten Gabriele-Jovan Peter Lynelle Marie Peyton Marcel Bryce Peyton
Laura Elizabeth Phelps Seth Michael Phillips
Hunter Wesley Pollard III Mitchell James Potter
Jessica Marie Prestipino
Tyler Gage Middledorf
Skylar Rose Connor Puliatti
Morgan Emily Miller
Nathan Douglas Raley
Sarah Jo Miller
Ashlynne Nicole Raby
Zachary Christopher Ramassini
Mya Elise Mobley
Joseph William Mockabee Lauren Irene Moltz
David Christopher Monje James Alan Morris
Malik Sandus Morrow
Morgan Nicole Rawlings Thomas William Reed Jr Justin Allen Reid
Heather Marie Rice
Kaitlin Noelle Riggleman Caitlin Ritter
Kelly Rachel Moton
Robert Ian Rivera
Sean Russell Mueller
Andrew Mark Robinson
Kiley Megan Murphy
Justin Michael Robinson
Chase Aaron Myers
Corinne Sherrie Neuman Vance Alan Newlin
Bryan Gia Bao Nguyen
Amy Keegan Nicholson
Abigayle Elizabeth Nimmich Rachel Marie Niswander
Kaycee Michelle Schneider Rebekah Grace Schwenk
Jonathan Maxwell Seaborn Danielle Alicia Seeram Emily Grace Seibert Justen Serrao
Erica Marie Short
Kyle Patrick Shrawder
Deepesh Milan Shrestha
Dominick Anthony Siciliano Jr Harleigh Elaine Simmons
Nickolas Michael Simpson Ashlynne Leigh Smith Carlton Verlen Smith
Hunter Matthew Smith Jade Haley Smith
Myranda Lynn Smithburger Mekinzie Leigh Snyder
Airah Rammil Tinsay Solis Alexia Vivian Sparks
Jack Joseph Speyer Tia Monte Spriggs
Juliana Nicole Staley
Caitlyn Marie Stanbery Holly Brooke Starling
Karon Purnell Stevenson
Alexander Salim Kurt Stewart
Jillian Robin Roberts
Elizabeth Mary Muko
Conlan Dexter Schlaeppi
Charles Christopher Seehase
David Emmanuel Mendez-Hutchinson Rebecca Anne Proctor Brooke Catherine Miller
Roberto Reed Scalise
Lacie Dawn Roby
Zachary Peter Rugh
Andrew Samir Steven Stewart Ashley Mae Stewart
Kataryna Grace Strayer Antonio Carl Sturgis II
Brandon Cade Sulhoff
Stefanie Belle Rupert
Abigail Kaleigh Sweeney
Garrett Kelly Safreed
Juan Miguel Tagle
Logan Cole Safreed
Alyssa Loraine Tatum
Tyler Ray Sandlin
Samantha Leigh Sauder
Chase Allen Thomas
Charles William Mark Thorpe Taylor Grace Timbario Jessica Lily Tolson
Cole Preston Truitt
Mary Kathryn Twetten
Monique Monae Tyler Justin Joel Valencia
Codi William Vaughan Amber Nicole Vaughn Tyler Anthony Vaughn Thessa Linh Vu
Joseph Henry Wagner Alyssa Ciara Walker
Cameron Michael Walker
Tamon Shaveen Wallace Jr Andrew Michael Wathen
Joshua Philip Weatherbee Bailey Hope Weigman Robert Sidney Wenk Renee Nicole West
Meghan Elizabeth Whittington Margaret Mary Widman Kelsey Lynne Wilcox
Jonathan Thomas Wilkerson Michael Glen Williams
Nicole Leeann Williams
Dominique Elizabeth Willis-Hunter Jacob Austin Windsor
Matthew Douglas Woehlke Andrew Ryan Wood
Kaitlyn Ryline Woods
Jourdan Connor Wright Lauren Emily Wright Liang Yun Yam
Bowen Mitchell Yates
Brian Vincent Yocubik
Andrew Edward Young III Dylan Andrew Zimmerli
Kaise Maurice Thomas
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Huntingtown High School Graduating Class of 2018
Dominic Ryan Aeschlimann
Peter James Camilliere
Haile Mellakai Jahee Eve
Melissa Marie Holliday
Larissa Candis AguirreEchevarria
Emily Louise Campbell
Trenton Stuart Everett
Brian Michael Holt
Madelyn Rae Aiken
Brenda Christine Cartagena Yestramski
Amy Elaine Ewen
Nathaniel Parker Hopp
Ryan Camryn Alexander
Zachary Nicholas Carter
Michael Patrick Farina Jr
Alec Griffin Howerton
Cody Wyatt Aley
Ty Stafford Castillo
Allison Abigail Farina
John Riley Howlin
Erik James Allen
DeAnne Catterton
Natalie Christine Farina
Ethan Anderson Hunt
Emily Elizabeth Anderson
Brenton Davis Cavallaro
Kaitlyn Allena Fattizzi
Thomas Wayne Hutchins
Angela Marie Arnold
Destiny Renee Christensen
Alaina Danielle Ferrante
Gabrielle Annabella Innocente
Bryce Thomas Arnstein
Hannah Marie Clagett
Travis Jeffrey Fink
Christian Franklin Jackson II
Danielle Nichole Askew
Richard Edward Clark Jr
Johnathan Keaton Fishel
Nathan Thomas Jackson
Craig Thomas Baden
Zoe Elizabeth Clarke
Bianca Marie Fortuno
Nathaniel Harrison Jenkins
Cameron Lee Badman
Erik Matthew Claudio
McKenna Mary Fossile
Abigail Vincenza Johnson
Brett Kenneth Ball
Maria Ann Cleary
Alyssa Nicole Fox
Destiny Cheree Johnson
Francesca Marie Ball
Megan Lee Coffren
Elliot Spencer Freeland Jr
Ethan Tyler Johnson
Cassidy Shaye Barnette
Sarah Elizabeth Cole
Robin Elizabeth Freeland
Isaiah Charles Johnson
Philip Raymond Barreca
Emily Marie Combs
Cory Lee Freeman
Taesha Selena Johnson
William Robert Barton
Alyssa Nicole Comer
Sean Patrick Fritz
Amiah Renee Jones
Deborah Denise Baugham
Devin James Conklin
Brandon John Robert Gaines
Jalen Malik Jones
Ryan Austin Beavers
Robert David Conner III
Skylar Marie Gambrell
Jalyn Dianne Jones
Brendan Gabriel Benito
Spencer James Cooper
Devin Michael Garner
Jayla Marissa Jones
James Letteney Berry
Cassidy Maria Cosme
Gunner Howard Gebelein
Markeysha Edna-Antoniya Jones
Ethan Noel Berryman
Claire Jordan Couvillion
Wyatt Malcolm Berryman
Jacob Lee Cramer Jr
Samuel Michael Bethge
William Brooks Cross
Connor Michael Bittner
Katelynn Marie CsanadiSchwartz
Mikayla Grace Blacker Elizabeth Ann Boley Samantha Ashley Bolin Drew John Boone Zachary Troy Boswell Jamie Lynne Bosworth Grantley Willis Bourne Mackenzie Marie Bowen Olivia Lynn Bowen-Yontz Brianna Nicole Boyer Daniel Russell Bradford Tyler Clifford Brambora Mikayla Kathryn Brann Tristin Michael Breen Lillian Claire Bridges Zachary Hays Brock Colin Patrick Brogan Malcolm Roy Brown Asia Lashai’ Bullock Hailey Rose Burgess Julianne Theresa Burroughs Taylor Maryetta Cameron
Sarah Lynn Darmofalski Brian Michael Davidson Tyler Bradley Davis Rachel Noelle Denton Elizabeth Pearl Marie Diamond MacKenzie Raye Elizabeth Morales Dillon Dominic Darin DiLodovico Alexa Nicole DiMauro Dane Matthew Dixon Colin Mathew Dorazio Aryn Alicia Dorr Devon Jerome Dorsey Mathew Owen Doss Ann Margaret Doyle Hunter Ellis Duley Makenzie Elise Duvall Owen Paul Edwards Tyler Flint Ellis Allison Marie Ersoy Ian Hunter Eshleman
Autumn Rachel George Ethan Andrew Gharst Richard Franklin Gibson III Alyssa Taylor Gibson
Trenstin Tyren Jones Amaya Deja-Monet Joye Caleb Jordan Karbowsky
Noah David Godfrey
Marissa Elizabeth Kasulke
Auj’Zhanea Dominique Elizabeth Goodman
Tara Ashley Keenan Hannah Rae Kennerly
Allison Nicole Gordon
Alexander Dale Alonza Kephart
Anthony Steven Gray
Cameron Jayden Kimball
Kenneth Wayne Gregory III
Ashley Hope King
Maitlin Claire Greiner
Holly Michelle King
Hunter William Griffith
Hunter Scott King
Catherine Eva Guy
Jason Emory King
Taylor Lynn Hance
Alexandra Grace Knudson
Madeline Mae Hanks
Luke Thomas Krenik
Gary Louis Harris Jr
Nicholas Marc Krisko
Nicholas Smith Hartwell
Matthew Ryan LaBille
Cedrick Lamond Hawkins
Gavin Orion Lahr
Madison Lynn Haynes
Barry Reid Lambert Jr
Kerianne Marie Hemmer
Matthew Kyle Laur
Dylan Lee Henderson
Erik Michael Lee
Taylor Nichole Hess
Zachary Christopher Lee
Ashlyn Nicole Hilgenberg
Travis William Lehnen
Callie Ann Hilgenberg
Ryan Hunter Leitch
Garrett Alexis Hill
Christopher Robert Leizear
Mia Therese Hoetzlein-Sirman
Morgan Elizabeth Lennon
Loni Frances Holliday
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Sophia Rose Leotta
Cade Bradley Nichols
Celena Doubleday Riley
Nathan Jeffery Szatanek
Sylvie Luna Leroy
Alexandra Kealoha Nicosia
Kelly Meghan Riley
Rachel Faye Tayman
Sarah Nicole Lewis
Anthony Trent Nielsen
Kiersten Paige Ritter
Jacqueline Asha Teachout
Heather Faye Lobas
Jared Hunter Niosi
Haley Alexis Rivera
Delaney Rita Tedtsen
Emma Kaitlin Longfellow
Amanda Taylor Nixon
Chad Donovan Robbins
Jacinda Kathleen Thomas
Madison Gabrielle Lopez
Samuel Jay Nyman
Sophie Louise Roberts
Elizabeth Grace Thompson
Liam Hunter Luckett
Evan Grant O’Dell
John Andrew Rodriguez
Melinda Esther Thompson
Jacob Ryan Lupfer
Tara Jean Marie O’Neill
Michaela Eileen Rodriguez
Olivia Rose Thompson
Cameron Alexander Mackall
Robert Lee Oaks
Robert John Roe
David Anthony Thorne Jr
Stevee Lei Cheree Mackall
Olivia May Olsen
Brandon Michael Rosario
Taylor Dawn Thrasher
Abigail Ruth Maloney
Jonathan Ryan Olson
Joshua Nino Rose
Devin Michael Tippett
Draven Michael Marlowe
John Bradley Osborne
Jared Douglas Ross
Joshua Martin Tobler
Morgan Marie Marquardt
Grace Irwin Oswald
Joseph Allen Rothbaum
John David Todd
Mikaela Theresa Martin
Casey Rose Ottenwaelder
Haley Caitlyn Rowe
Cody Benton Tolley
Talia Allison Maslow
Madison Paige Palensky
Hannah Caitlyn Ruiz
Caitlyn Grace Tolomei
Alyssa Danielle Mayberry
Jamie Ann Parkinson
Benjamin Michael Russell
Alyssa Danielle Tucker
Casey Ann Mayo
Koryn Imani Parran
Jade Melania Irene Sanchez
Chimere Siarah Tucker
Stefanie Danielle McBeth
Donovin Wayne Parreco
Cedric Byrne Sanders
Dane Trey Turner
Hanna Lee McClelland
Brianna Michelle Payne
Brett Edmund Shamleffer
Trent Edward Turpin
Ryan Thomas McCrory
Alexis Ann Pearman
Amanda Josephine Sherman
Samantha Lynn Walls
Kylie Brianne McDaniel
Joseph Anthony Peifer
Jordan Marie Sims
Hailey Nicole Walters
Syler Faye Merski
Victoria Ann Pender
Sara Catherine Sipe
Daquon Dreonteze Watts
Andrew Sean Miller
Paxtan Christine Perry
Kaitlyn Tobie Smith
Shyanne Cecilia Webb
Dawson Carl Miller
Katelyn Ann Persons
Maxwell Reid Smith
Joshua Adam Weems
Katherine Ervina Miller
Stefan Maximilian Pfalz
Mykala Mariah Smith
Amanda Jean Weishaar
Camryn Alana Milstead
Joshua LaPerle Piovesan
Andrew Lansford Sneeringer
Thomas Alexander Weiskircher
Tanner Vincent Mohn
Gayathri Kumar Plakkot
Brooke Robyn Sofield
Nicholas Donald Werner
Cassandra Mildred Mooney
Tyler Gade Pompilii
Kyle William Soper
Camryn Elise Whittington
Jack Easton Morales
Noah Gregory Porter
Jacqueline Irene Soto
Kenadi Parran Wilkerson
Zachary Thomas Moran
Caroline Elise Posten
Zaide Harrison Spath
Cameron Matthew Wilks
Joshua Daniel Moreland Jr
Cassidy Nicole Powell
Sierra Ashley Spring
Alyssa Leann Wilson
Brennen Dorsey Morgan
Shania Denise Prout
Hunter Lance Stachnik
Marianna Elaine Wilson
Ian David Morgan
Eileen Nicole Ptack
Naomi Elizabeth Wilson
Katherine Rose Morgan
Tessa Rose Quade
Brooke Michelle Nicole Stanhope
Grace Katherine Morris
Morgan Mackenzie Radisch
Ruby Devereaux Steuart
Dyllon Thomas Wolf
Jasmin Leilani Morrison
Sydney Michele Rath
Michael Joseph Morrison
Hope Elizabeth Rhoads
Philip Joseph Mower
John Glover Rhodes III
Maura Catherine Mullaney
Kevin James Riddle
Luke Thomas Mullenhoff
Amanda Leigh Ridgeway
Sydney Valentine Naddell
Kyle Maxwell Riggleman
Nicholas Bryce Stewart Savannah Mae Stickell Gavin Cristopher Stoddard Imani Destiny Suber Jasmine Mary Sweeney
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In Remembrance Visitation will be on Saturday, June 9 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Rausch Funeral Home—Owings, 8325 Mount Harmony Lane Owings, MD 20736. Funeral services will follow at the funeral home beginning at 12 p.m.
Darrell Lee Caudill
Thomas Joseph “Tom” Gay
Darrell Lee Caudill, 61, of Huntingtown, MD passed away May 26, 2018 at Medstar St. Mary’s Hospital. He was born August 31, 1956 in Washington D.C. to Isaac Caudill Jr. and Betty Lorick. Darrell was raised in Washington D.C. by his grandmother until her health prevented her to continue. Ernest and Violet Rowell continued the task as foster parents. Darrell graduated from Calvert High School and worked at various local groceries as a meat cutter until retiring from Giant after 25 years. Darrell was preceded in death by his parents, his foster mother, daughter Samantha LeaAnn Caudill, sisters Kathryn Fishkorn and Vernie Reid, and brother Calvin Darnell. Surviving are son Scott Lee Caudill (Lexington Park, MD); daughter Sarah Ann Caudill Clay and her husband Scott (California, MD); grandson Aidan Lee Caudill; and his family in Prestonsburg, KY, which consists of stepmother Earlene Caudill, sisters Sandra “Sandy” Mullins and Debbie Fitch, and brother Isaac Caudill III. He is also survived by his foster father Ernest Rowell; sisters Bonnie Blackwell, Marilyn Harkey, Lisa Rowell (Prince Frederick, MD), Debbie Weimert and her husband Ron (Huntingtown, MD); brothers John Darnell (Waldorf, MD) and Ernie Rowell (Simpsonville, SC); and several nieces and nephews. Darrell will be greatly missed by all his family as well as his many friends.
Thomas Joseph “Tom” Gay, 84, of North Beach passed away May 27, 2018 at Burnett Calvert Hospice House. He was born August 26, 1933 in Brooklyn, NY to Matthew and Ellen (Vesey) Gay of County Mayo, Ireland. Tom was raised in Brooklyn. He attended Holy Name School (grammar) and Power Memorial Academy (high school). He joined the United States Air Force in 1952 and was honorably discharged in 1956, after serving during the Korean Conflict. Tom graduated from St. John’s University with a Bachelors Degree and Montclair State University with a Masters Degree. He married Rochelle Marie Dennigan in 1961. They lived in Bogota, NJ before moving to Paramus, NJ, where they settled and raised their three children. In 2005, they moved to Aurora, CO and lived there until moving to Maryland in 2015. Tom worked at the 1964 New York Worlds Fair. He was employed as a high school teacher for over 25 years at
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Pascack Hills and Pascack Valley High Schools in Montvale, NJ; he was also the school bowling coach and led them to multiple championships. Service to others was important to him. He volunteered for Bogota Ambulance Department, Several Sources Shelters, and other numerous volunteer activities through the Knights of Columbus. After his retirement, Tom was an active volunteer for the American Red Cross, working during many local and national disasters including TWA Flight 800 and 9/11. Tom was a devout Catholic and member of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus and American Legion. He enjoyed traveling, crossword puzzles, news, summering at the Jersey Shore and spending time with his family. Tom is survived by his loving wife of 57 years, Rochelle “Roe” Gay (North Beach); children Laura M. Chisholm (CAPT Ret. USPHS) and husband Javier Puerto (Cozumel, Mexico), Ellen M. Berry and husband Richard (Chesapeake Beach), and Thomas W. Gay and wife Lori (Eagle, CO); grandchildren Matthew and Charles Gay and Nicholas Berry; great-granddaughter Angelica Puerto; sisters Eleanor (Sister Matthew Mary) and Martha (Sister Matthew James); brothers John, Bernie and Gerard Gay; 15 nieces and nephews; and numerous grandnieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, his sister Rosemary Gay and brothers Matthew, James and Charles Gay. In lieu of flowers contributions in Tom’s name may be made to Several Source Shelters at P.O. Box 157 in Ramsey, NJ 07446; phone: 201-8189033; website: http://severalsources.org/ index.html. Alternatively, contributions may be made to Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers at P.O. Box 302 in Maryknoll, NY 10545; phone: 914-941-7636; website: https://maryknollsociety.org/. Funeral arrangements were made by Rausch Funeral Home.
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Longtime Calvert County resident and civic leader John (Jack) Stewart Andrews died peacefully at home at Asbury Retirement Community in Solomons on Sunday, May 27, 2018. Marie, Jack’s loving wife of 74 years, was by his side. He was 98. Known throughout his life for his quick smile, wide-ranging intellect,
and warm compassion, Jack was born in Salem, Ohio in 1919. He enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1940. During World War II, Jack was promoted to PFC, First Sergeant and Second Lieutenant. He served in Australia - where he met and married Marie – as well as in New Guinea and the Philippines. Jack returned to Ohio in 1946 with Marie and their first child, John Michael Andrews. Over the course of a 25-year retail career, Jack rose to become Executive Vice President at Rike’s department store in Dayton, and President at Shillito’s in Cincinnati. In his mid-50s, Jack realized a lifelong goal by earning his B.A. at Goddard College in Plainfield, Vermont. He was subsequently appointed President of Goddard. Jack traveled extensively across North Africa, the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific as Peace Corps Regional Director in the late 1970s. Jack and Marie purchased their Long Beach home overlooking the Chesapeake 42 years ago. When they left Australia for Ohio, Jack promised his wife they would live on the water again someday. It took three decades - but Jack kept his word to his Aussie war bride. They enjoyed their lovely Long Beach home for 30 years, hosting their children and grandchildren there, and sailing their 22’ Catalina on the Bay, before moving to Asbury in 2006. Jack was an Elder in the Presbyterian U.S.A. church, and a member and later President of the Administrative Board of Trinity United Methodist Church. He also served for many years on the Long Beach/Calvert Beach Water Board. Jack’s last professional position was as Vice-President for Administration at St. Mary’s College of Maryland from 19791984. After “retiring,” Jack volunteered for 25 years with the Service Corps of Retired Executives, counseling Southern Maryland business owners as a member of the Annapolis chapter, serving as Director of the Mid-Atlantic Region, and as Secretary on SCORE’s national board. Jack always loved to travel, with a particular fondness for the Pacific, the Rockies and the American Southwest. He and Marie circled the world thrice, and roamed widely across America and Canada in their camper van. At the end of his 2016 memoir A Life’s Passage, Jack wrote, “Through it all, I have said I believe the two most important words in the English language are ‘wife’ and ‘family’. I have tried to live my life true to that belief. If I have done that successfully – that is my greatest legacy.” His wife, and his family, knows how completely Jack succeeded in the effort. In addition to 6 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren, Jack’s immediate survivors include: wife Marie Louise; son William Douglas (Chicago, IL); son Jeffrey Lynn (Maui, HI); daughter Kathleen Margaret (Montpelier, VT); son Richard Dale (CO and FL). Son John Michael, a helicopter pilot, was killed in
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Vietnam in 1967. A Celebration of Jack’s life, followed by reception, will take place Sunday, June 10 at 3.00 pm at Asbury Retirement Community in Solomons. Memorial contributions may be made to Calvert Hospice at P.O. Box 838, 238 Merrimac Ct. in Prince Frederick, MD 20678; phone: 410-535-0892; website: http://calverthospice.org/. Alternatively, contributions may be made to the Calvert Collaborative for Children & Youth at P.O. Box 7 in Barstow, MD 20610; phone: 410-414-8300; website: http://calvertkids.org/. Arrangements made by Rausch Funeral Home.
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Avis Bell Banashek, 94, of Churchton passed away June 1, 2018 at her residence. She was born January 28, 1924 in Palmyra, WI to Frank William and Katherine Margueritte (Strike) Steele. Avis was raised in Palmyra and graduated from Palmyra High School in 1941, later attending Spencerian Business College in Milwaukee, WI. Avis was briefly employed as a typist for the U.S. Civil Service Commission before going to work for the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers in Washington, D.C. Following her time at IAM, Avis went to work for the Capital Gazette Newspapers, Inc. in Annapolis and later the Times-Voice Newspaper. Avis was a member of Independent Baptist Church in Deale. In her leisure time she enjoyed playing the piano, oil painting, teaching music, correspondence and traveling, both domestic and overseas. Avis was preceded in death by her husband Joseph Francis Banashek. She is survived by her sons Gene D. Bell (Florissant, MO) and Joseph F. Banashek and wife Hoa Nickpee (Churchton); and grandchildren James, Joseph and Christina Banashek, Catharine E. Chazen, and Jarrett D., Blake A. and Jordan A. Bell. Funeral arrangements were made courtesy of Rausch Funeral Home.
Ruby Frances Howard Ruby Frances Howard, 99, of Dunkirk passed away June 2, 2018 at Burnett Cal-
vert Hospice House surrounded by family. She was born November 15, 1918 in Bristol, MD—now a part of Lothian—to Malcolm Olin and Mattie Mae (Griffith) Catterton. Ruby was raised in Bristol and attended public schools. She married J. Allen Howard, Sr. on June 19, 1937 and they lived in Greenock and Annapolis before settling in Dunkirk in 1939. Ruby was primarily a homemaker and member of Smithville United Methodist Church, where she taught Sunday School for 30 years. In her leisure time she enjoyed crossword and jigsaw puzzles, traveling, houseplants and flower gardening. Ruby was preceded in death by her husband J. Allen Howard, Sr. and three sisters. She is survived by children James A. “Sonny” Howard, Jr. and wife Laverne (Dunkirk), Malcolm O. “Bubba” Howard, Sr. and wife Cecile (Lusby), and Frances Mae Winter and husband Frank (Baltimore); 7 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and 4 great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, June 7 at 11 a.m. at the Smithville United Methodist Church, 3005 Ferry Landing Road, in Dunkirk, MD 20754. Burial will be at Mt. Zion United Methodist Church Cemetery at 122 Bayard Road in Lothian, MD 20711. Memorial contributions may be made to the Smithville United Methodist Church, who can be reached at their address, via phone at 410-267-3160, or online at http://smithvilleumcdunkirk.org/. Funeral arrangements courtesy of Rausch Funeral Home.
(Lanham, MD), and Kelly S. Clowser (Meyersdale, PA); seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and siblings Anne Basham (Loris, SC), Lona Jones (Baltimore, MD) and Mark Moore (Greeneville, TN). She was preceded in death on November 23, 1991 by her husband, Roy T. Clowser, Sr., whom she married in Baltimore on June 8, 1963; her son, Jeffrey G. Clowser; and siblings William G. Moore, Jr., Douglas Moore, and Donna Warren. Burial will be on Thursday, June 7 at 1 p.m. at Parklawn Memorial Park, 12800 Viers Mill Road, in Rockville, MD. Funeral arrangements courtesy of Rausch Funeral Home.
Florence Marian Wilkerson Florence Marian Wilkerson, 93, of Salisbury and formerly of Calvert County passed away Friday, May 25, 2018 at her son’s home in Salisbury. Born in Washington, DC she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Bernice Wilson. Mrs. Wilkerson was past president and a life member of the American Legion Auxiliary Post 274. She was a volunteer for 27 years with the Meals On Wheels program, in Calvert County. She enjoyed reading, crossword puzzles, her TV programs, and visiting with family. She is survived by two sons, Michael Wilk-
erson and his wife, Sherry and Dennis Wilkerson, of Lusby; daughter, Mari Muirhead and her husband, Alfie, of Lusby; granddaughter, Heather Young and her husband, Steve, of Richmond; two great-grandchildren, Jayla and Daelan Wallace, of Richmond; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Norman Richard Wilkerson, Jr.; two sisters, Barbara McDonald and Beverly Hallock; and brother John Marshall Wilson. Family will receive friends on Saturday, June 9, 2018 from 12:00 p.m. until 1:00 p.m. with a Memorial Service to follow at 1:00 p.m. at Rausch Funeral Home, 20 American Lane, Lusby, MD 20657, with Pastor Rick Barrick officiating. A service in Arlington National Cemetery will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in memory of Mrs. Wilkerson to Calvert Animal Welfare League, PO Box 1660, Prince Frederick, MD 20678, www.cawlrescue.org or Fisher House Foundation, 12300 Twinbrook Parkway #410, Rockville, MD 20852, www.fisherhouse.org. Condolences to the family may be made at www.rauschfuneralhomes.com.
Barbara Sue Clowser Barbara Sue Clowser, 78, of Solomons, MD and formerly of Riverdale, MD passed away on June 4, 2018 at Asbury-Solomons Health Care Center. Born May 10, 1940 in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late William G. Moore, Sr. and Leora (Billings) Moore. Barbara was a cashier for Giant Food for thirty years. She is survived by her children Roy T. Clowser, Jr. and wife Wendy (Lusby, MD), Brian K. Clowser
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Thursday, June 7
Calvert Toastmasters Meeting Community Resources Bldg., 30 Duke St., Prince 11:30 AM An international club open to anyone. Improve communication and leadership skills. You are welcome to attend meetings as a visitor and bring a friend! Learn more about our organization at calvert.toastmastersclubs.org End Addiction Community Forum Northeast Community Center, Chesapeake Beach 6:30 - 8:30 PM Help stem the tide of Opioid Use Disorder and the needless loss of life in our community by arming yourself with knowledge and naloxone. Sponsored by the Twin Beach Opioid Abuse Awareness Committee. www.twinbeachoaa.org
Fri. & Sat., June 8 & 9
Raw Goat Pet Milk for Sale Prosperity Acres, Sunderland Friday: 4:00 – 7:00 PM Saturday: 8:00 AM - Noon Veterinarians recommend goat milk for fluffy and kitty as it is much easier to digest and aids in many ailments. Unpasteurized, unhomogenized, unadulterated, straight from the udder. Not for human consumption! Info: www.prosperityacres.com
Friday, June 8 Monarch Larva Monitoring Battle Creek Cypress Swamp, 2880 Grays Rd., Prince Frederick 2:00 -3:00 PM Help the naturalist search for monarch caterpillars in the meadow and gardens. This volunteer opportunity will be offered throughout the summer and fall. Community Service Project. All ages, adult participation required. Office and Reservations: 410-535-5327 Farmers’ Market & Classic Car Cruise-In Bay Ave. & 5th St., North Beach 6:00 – 9:00 PM Local farms, Calvert County wineries and old-time vehicles are featured. Info: 301-855-6681. www.northbeachmd.org
Saturday, June 9 Lighthouse Adventure Cruise Calvert Marine Musemu, Solomons
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7:30 AM - 4:00 PM Lighthouse lovers are invited to see six lighthouses (Southern route) aboard a private charter vessel. The boat leaves from the Calvert Marine Museum dock. Cost is $130; $120 for CMM members. Call 410-326-2042, ext. 41 to reserve your spot. Treasures Sale All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Rts 2 & 4, Sunderland 8:00 AM - Noon Find great buys, “must haves,” gently used items, tools and perhaps an antique. Free admission; free parking. Info 443-964-4344. Dragon Boat Festival North Beach Boardwalk. 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Come out and support your favorite Team. 30 teams, over 4,000 spectators; local food and craft vendors. It’s an exciting way to come together to End Hunger in Calvert. Free to attend. Info: endhungercalvert.org/dragonboat Tri-County Memory Walk Farming 4 Hunger, 6932 Serenity Farm Rd., Benedict 9:00 AM For anyone who has lost a loved one to the disease of addiction. Come together in their honor and memory to create healing and hope. Info and details: tricountymemorywalk.org 13th Annual Poker Run Buckets Sports Bar, Lusby 10:30 - Noon Helping the Burnett Calvert Hospice House. Sponsored by Buckets Sports Bar. Registration 10:30 to 11:59 at Buckets. Stop locations include: The Tavern, Heavy Hitters, Seabreeze, Toot’s Bar, and Buckets. The after party begins at 4:00 at Buckets and will feature a live auction, food, music by DJ Rick, door prizes, raffles, free giveaways, and beer specials. Info: Chris Bowen at 443-532-8343 or Heather Scott at 410-610-8363 or email calvertpokerrun@yahoo.com. Pet Adoption Pepper’s Pet Pantry, Solomons Towne Center behind CVS 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM Dog and cat adoption event with local Saint Mary’s and Calvert County animal rescue groups. Information, please call (410) 326-4006. Tropical Tea-zer Middleham and St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 10210 HG Trueman Rd., Lusby 12:00 – 1:30 PM Enjoy the food, drink, fellowship, and fun of this Hawaiian-themed event. All are welcome. $20. Space is limited— Reservations suggested: 410-326-4948
Southern Maryland Acoustic Music Assembly Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center 13470 Dowell Rd. 1:00 - 9:00 PM A day of song circles and acoustic jamming. Evening concert, dinner, and contra dancing. Bring your instruments and favorite songs – or just come to listen! Dinner with music from four bands. Evening contra dance (beginners welcome!). Adults $5; Seniors $4; Military $4; Youth $3; Kids 5 & under free. 410-326-4640. Complete event info: www.annmariegarden.org/ annmarie2/content/southern-marylandacoustic-music-assembly Tropical Tea-zer Middleham and St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 10210 HG Trueman Rd., Lusby 12:00 – 1:30 PM Enjoy the food, drink, fellowship, and fun of this Hawaiian-themed event. All are welcome. $20. Space is limited— Reservations suggested: 410-326-4948 Southern Maryland Acoustic Music Assembly Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center 13470 Dowell Rd. 1:00 - 9:00 PM A day of song circles and acoustic jamming. Evening concert, dinner, and contra dancing. Bring your instruments and favorite songs – or just come to listen! Dinner with music from four bands. Evening contra dance (beginners welcome!). Adults $5; Seniors $4; Military $4; Youth $3; Kids 5 & under free. 410-326-4640. Complete event info: www.annmariegarden.org/ annmarie2/content/southern-marylandacoustic-music-assembly Country Dance American Legion Stallings-Williams Post 206, Rt. 260, Chesapeake Beach. 7:00 – 12:00 PM For a fun time, come to the upper level ballroom. If you can’t dance, teachers will be available to give instruction. One hour lessons at 7:00. Dancing from 8:00. $15/person includes soft drinks or draft beer and light munchies. Reservations: Lbloyer@verizon.net. Info: 410-2579878. www.ALpost206.org
Sunday, June 10 Quarter Frenzy Benefit Solomons Volunteer Fire Dept and Rescue Squad, 17150 HG Trueman
Road, Solomons 12:00 - 4:00 PM Join the Fun Bunch & Friendz Quarter Frenzy team as we host our Summer Bash Quarter Auction. All paddles are $1 each. All bids are only 1 or 2 quarters. Wacky Hula Skirt contest! Info or reservations call 410-474-2958, 240416-4224 or visit our Facebook page at Quarter Auctions in SOMD. Dee of St. Mary’s Public Sail 14200 Solomons Island Rd. S., Solomons 2:30 - 4:30 PM Sail aboard the historic skipjack Dee of St. Mary’s departing and returning from the Calvert Marine Museum. Experience the Patuxent River like never before aboard an iconic Chesapeake dredge boat. $15 for ages 8-12, 13 and older are $25. Sorry, no children under five permitted. Advanced reservations required by noon the Friday prior to the cruise. Contact Melissa McCormick at 410-326-2042 ext. 41. Charity Yoga North Beach Pier 4:00 – 6:00 PM The first of four donation based Yoga classes on the Pier. DJ Evan will provide the music accompanied by Kaleo on drums. Proceeds for this session going to the Wounded Warrior Project. Info: https://wp.me/P2wdGr-54q
Monday, June 11 US Coast Guard Auxiliary Meeting Solomons Fire Department 7:00 - 8:00 PM The USCG Auxiliary Flotilla 23-2 monthly meeting. The public is invited to attend.
Tuesday, June 12 Bingo North Beach Volunteer Fire Dept. 7:30 PM $5000 jackpot. Admission is $8.00 per person. Doors open at 5:00. Food and drink available for purchase. More info please call 301-855-0520. Tall Ship of Delaware Watermans Wharf, 166 Williams St., Solomons Island, 1:00 - 3:30 PM Sail the Kalmar Nyckel, a faithful recreation of the first colonial Swedish settlement ship to arrive in America in 1638. She will travel roughly 3000 nautical miles this season. Day sail passengers may work alongside the crew, or simply enjoy the views of Solomons Island. Tours available. Tickets, sail & tour times: www.kalmarnyckel.org [kalmarnyckel.org] or 302-429-7447 Kalmar Nyckel Foundation Office
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For more information & to register for events visit http://calvertlibrary.info
Thursday, June 7
Résumé and Cover Letter Workshop. 1:00-3:00pm. Need help with your résumé? Join job counselor Sandra Holler in a small group to learn what makes a strong résumé and cover letter. If you have one started, bring it with you so editing can happen on the spot. One printed copy helps. Please register. Calvert Library Prince Frederick, 850 Costley Way, 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862.
Friday, June 8
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, 410-5350291 or 301-855-1862.
Saturday, June 9
Poets’ Circle. 9:00-11:00am. Beginner or big-time, confident or compulsive, stuck or star-lit! All are welcome. Expect a friendly session of discussion, editing and support. Bring 5 copies of what you want to work on or just yourself. Please register. Calvert Library Prince Frederick, 850 Costley Way, 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862. On the Go: Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park. 9:30-3:30pm. Visit the new museum devoted to Harriet Tubman’s life, located near Cambridge, MD. Charter bus leaves Sunderland Park ‘n Ride at 9:30am sharp, and returns by 3:30pm. Register by May 29. . Bring a packed lunch! Sponsored by Institute of Museum and Library Services and Calvert Library Foundation. Calvert Library Prince Frederick, 850 Costley Way, 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862. Southern Maryland Acoustic Music Assembly (Annmarie Gardens). 1:009:00pm. Join us for a day of song circles and acoustic jamming, followed by an evening concert, dinner, and contra dancing. Bring your preferred instruments and/or your favorite songs to the afternoon song circles – or just come to listen! In the evening, dinner will be available along with music. The evening contra dance will feature a live band and caller (beginners welcome!). Entry fee required. See website for details. Calvert Library Southern Branch, 13920 H. G. Trueman Road, Solomons, 410-326-5289. Learn Mahjongg. 1:00-3:00pm. Want to learn Mahjongg? Games are a great way to keep your brain sharp while having fun! Join us! No registration. Calvert Library Southern Branch,
13920 H. G. Trueman Road, Solomons, 410-326-5289.
Monday, June 11
Books & Toys. 10:00-11:00am. Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult. Book club for parents and caregivers, playtime for your tots! No registration. Calvert Library Southern Branch, 13920 H. G. Trueman Road, Solomons, 410-326-5289. Green Crafting. 2:00-4:00pm. 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.
Tuesday, June 12
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.
Wednesday, June 13
Memoirs & Creative Writing Workshop. 2:00-3:30pm. Join author and editor Elisavietta Ritchie as she encourages the art of creative memoir writing. Bring 6 double-spaced copies of your work, 500-800 words, to discuss and share with the group. Calvert Library Prince Frederick, 850 Costley Way, 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862.
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YoungatHeart By Office of Aging Staff
June 15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
Elder abuse is a significant public health problem. Each year, hundreds of thousands of adults over the age of 60 are abused, neglected, or financially exploited. Elder abuse, including neglect and exploitation, is experienced by 1 out of every 10 people, ages 60 and older, who live at home. This statistic is likely an underestimate because many victims are unable or afraid to disclose or report the violence. For more information on Elder Abuse, contact your local Office on Aging.
Social Security News
Go green by signing up for the SSA Portal at www.ssa.gov. Manage your own Social Security account without having to drive to Social Security or wait on the phone. At this website you can change your address, print out benefit statements and 1099 form, and much more. To sign up, all you need is a cell phone, or a computer, and an email address. Once on the website, scroll down to “my Social Security” and enroll. With new Medicare cards coming, have you checked with Social Security to see if you have the correct address on file? If not, please do so immediately, as you may not receive your new card.
Legal Aid
JobSource Mobile Career Center. 1:00-4:00pm. 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 Prince Frederick, 850 Costley Way, 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862.
Attorney services are available by appointment regarding SSI, benefit denials, disability payments,
Thursday, June 14
Monday, June 11
S.T.E.A.M. PUNKS. 6:30-7:30pm. Question, Discover and Explore! Join us to take a Virtual Reality Voyage! Grades 3 to 7. Please register. Calvert Library Southern Branch, 13920 H. G. Trueman Road, Solomons, 410-326-5289. Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support. 7:00-8:30pm. Get tips and support from other caregivers. Facilitated by Jeannette Findley & JC Hooker. Please register. Calvert Library Prince Frederick, 850 Costley Way, 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862.
and more. An attorney will be at Calvert Pines Senior Center, Thursday, June 14, 1 – 3 p.m. Please call 410-535-4606 for more information and to make an appointment.
Calvert Pines Senior Center (CPSC)
Join in on a friendly competition testing your wits with a Spelling Bee, Thursday, June 14, 1 p.m. We are celebrating all Fathers at our Father’s Day Breakfast, Tuesday, June 19, 8 a.m. Donations are appreciated and accepted. Must pre-register.
North Beach Senior Center (NBSC)
Join us for the Samaritan Purse Presentation, about a humanitarian aid organization that provides aid to people in physical need. Find out how you can help, Monday, June 11, 11 a.m. Enjoy a good old fashioned Father’s Day Float in celebration of our dads, Friday, June 15, 11:30 a.m.
Southern Pines Senior Center (SPSC)
The loss of a loved one is a difficult and hard time for anyone. Please join us Tuesday, June 12, 1 p.m. for Grief and Loss Support. With Father’s Day approaching, enjoy a Father’s Day Dessert, Boston Cream Pie, Friday June 15, 12:30 p.m.
Eating Together Menu Fish Patty on a Bun, L/T/O Slices, Marinated Cucumbers & Onions, Mediterranean Chickpea Salad, Applesauce
Tuesday, June 12
Oven Fried Chicken, Baked Sweet Potato, Seasoned Spinach, Dinner Roll, Fruited Jell-O
Wednesday, June 13
grounds: Hot Dog on a Bun, Baked Beans, Coleslaw, Cubed Watermelon, Dessert
Thursday, June 14
Stuffed Pepper, California Blend, Corn, Dinner Roll, Strawberries
Friday, June 15
Tuna Sandwich, Lettuce & Tomato Slices, Tossed Salad, Carrot & Pineapple Slaw, Orange Slices
Red, White, & Blue Picnic CC FairLunches 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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VOTE KONTRA IN THE PRIMARY ELECTION ON JUNE 26 EARLY VOTING JUNE 14-21
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ELECT CRAIG KONTRA FOR SHERIFF
HERE’S WHAT I WILL DO TO PROTECT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY: • Assign more officers to our neighborhoods to work directly with residents to stop crime where it is occurring most – in our local communities.
• Move supervisors out from behind their desks and into the field where their experience can be more effective. • Face the drug epidemic head-on by becoming more aggressive and offering medical and mental support to help abusers in custody shake their addictions. • Work with local clergy and school staffs so that shootings that have occurred elsewhere don’t happen here. Also assign officers to keep our schools safe. • Develop e-mail alert system to notify Calvert businesses and citizens about emergency situations and potential crimes that may be coming our way from outside our borders. • Hold safety seminars at senior and community centers so people can better protect themselves. • Offer safety seminars at senior and community centers to teach people how to be secure in their own homes. • Further diversify by hiring more women and minorities.
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