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By Dick Myers Editor The update of the Calvert County Comprehensive Plan is getting close to the end of what has been an arduous process. With the second draft of the rewrite in hand, the first of the final two steps before adoption is the circulation of the proposed plan to state agencies for a 60-day review. After that, the planning commission and county commissioners would hold a joint public hearing, after which the commissioners could adopt the new plan. Several of the current Calvert County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) have vowed to complete the process before their current term is up. That’s especially critical for three of them, who definitely won’t be returning – BOCC President Evan Slaughenhoupt, Jr. and Pat Nutter have opted not to seek re-election and Tom Hejl was defeated in the Republican primary. Things were looking pretty good for the BOCC’s desire until last month, when the planning commission threw in a monkey wrench. They voted to halt the process and do a chapter-by-chapter review. The leader of that movement was former commission chair Carolyn McHugh, who said they weren’t ready to sign off on the second draft, that more review was needed. The timing came into clearer focus at the planning commission July 18 meeting when staff presented a proposed timetable for that chapter-by-chapter review. Four additional meetings were needed, with the last being on Oct. 19. If the commission waited until finishing that process, the earliest the 60-day review period would end would be Dec 19, and then a public hearing would have to be scheduled. The new BOCC, with a new majority, will be sworn-in on Dec. 19. That new majority may have different thoughts than the current board. That timetable has caused the planning commission to do an about face on withholding the document for the state agencys’ 60-day review. Led by new Chairman Greg Kernan and Vice Chair Steve Jones, and with a strong push by Planning and Zoning Director Mark Willis, the board decided after all to forward the document. McHugh said she had no problem forwarding the second draft as long as it wasn’t called a recommended document from the planning commission. The vote for the motion was 4-2, with members Rob Reed and John Toohey opposing. Kernan didn’t vote since he only does so to break a tie. Willis has insisted that he, his staff and the consultant have created a second draft that contains decisions made by the planners over the course of the process.
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Cable Show Showcases Calvert Waterfront By Dick Myers Editor
A dozen people gathered for a party Sunday night at a home in Long Beach overlooking the Chesapeake Bay. It was a TV watch party and the subject of their viewing was the house they were sitting in. The house in the St. Leonard waterfront community was on display, along with three others, on the HGTV cable channel long-running show called “Beachfront Bargain Hunt.” The show details prospective home buyers trying to find bargains on the water. They film all over the United States on both coasts. Calvert County was the venue for one of the two new shows that aired July 22. It was filmed last summer. The show is a form of reality TV. The producers find people who have purchased homes on the water and then recreate the buying experience. Judson and Emily Greif and their sons, Henry, 9 and Truman (7 in September) were looking for a weekend and summer escape from their home in DC. They had rented homes in Long Beach for two vacations and liked the experience. Emily said it was natural for them to gravitate to Long Beach when they decided to buy. They chose the Bayside Bungalow. They eventually settled on a price of $280,000 and felt they got the bargain billboarded in the show’s title. Ryan Hutchins, of Hutchins Properties in Huntngtown, was their real estate agent for the sale and on the show. The producers apparently saw there was a recent sale in the area they were targeting for a show, contacted him, and he and the Greifs, after a family meeting, agreed to do the show. Hutchins, also an attorney, took over his mother’s agency of 30 years in 2016. He was pleased with what he saw on Sunday night, feeling it put the county in a good light. Judson said the show’s filming was relatively painless but the length of time it took, four days for a total of 20 minutes, was a surprise. In addition to showing the family looking at the Bayside Bungalow, they were also filmed viewing three other homes, two in Cove Point Beach and one in Chesapeake Ranch Estates. Emily said these were not on their original house hunt but were representative of the types of homes they would have viewed.
Judson Greif (second from left) and his wife Emily and sons Peter and Truman (in front) pose with the crew members of “Beachfront Bargain Hunt.” Photo courtesy of Ryan Hutchins.
In addition to showing the four houses on the show, it also showcased Calvert County, with shots of the Patuxent River and the Governor Thomas Johnson Bridge, and the family crabbing and looking for shark’s teeth at Calvert Cliffs. Ending up on the cutting room floor, which Judson said he would have liked to have been included because they enjoyed it so much, was of the family cruise about Calvert Marine Museum’s Tennyson. Many of the regular “Beachfront Bargain Hunt” viewers like the travelogue portions of the show as much as the house hunting aspects. Hutchins said he has not been asked to do any other shows, but he believes other local agents have been contacted. The family, who moved from Seattle to DC in 2006, have quickly settled into Long Beach and love the neighborhood friendliness. Emily said if the family
had known how the neighbors would turn out it would have made their house hunting decision that much easier. She said they consulted with the neighbors before agreeing to do the show. The boys are definitely enjoying living on the water, kayaking and paddle boarding and just being able to do things on it. They are spending most of their summer in St. Leonard. Emily is a teacher, so they tend to spend more time there when she and the boys are off. Judson has either been joining the other commuters going up Route 4 to DC or teleworking at their new, second home. And, as they said on the show, they couldn’t be happier being part-time Calvert County residents. dickmyers@countytimes.net
State Auditor Criticizes Register of Wills Office Agency Accepts Register’s Explanation By Dick Myers Editor
The Office of the Register of Wills of Calvert County has been cited for operational deficiencies during a routine state audit. The Maryland Department of Legislative Service’s Office of Legislative Audits, in a July 11 letter to members of the legislature’s Joint Audit Committee, said, “Our audit disclosed the Office had not established adequate accountability and control over its disbursements.” Register of Wills Margaret Phipps, who has been in the elected position for more than 40 years and has held positions with the state Register of Wills Association, was shocked and disturbed at the audit findings, which she thought were picky. She quickly responded: “Monthly bank reconciliations are thoroughly reviewed by me, the Register. I go over the reconciliation with my bookkeeper before
any checks are prepared and signed, to assure everything is correct and balances. Funds are deposited daily into a savings account and transferred to a checking account when time to pay bills. I learned from the Auditor that because I did not initial the reconciliation, they had no way of telling I had performed this task. I am now initialing everything.” She further ex-
plained that her chief deputy is the only other authorized signer of checks and only in her absence. She said, “he is the only logical person to assume this responsibility in my absence.” Legislative Auditor Thomas Barnickel, III, who penned the letter to the legislative committee, wrote a follow-up letter to them after receiving Phipps’ explanation. The letter said, “We have received your response to the audit and have determined that the actions indicated in the response address the recommendations. We will review these actions during the next audit of the agency.” Phipps said her agency is audited every three years. She was concerned that the auditors didn’t take her at her word that her office had control over its disbursements and she’s relieved that the audit office has accepted her explanation.
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By Guy Leonard Staff Writer The contract to build a new community-based outpatient clinic for veterans in Charlotte Hall has been awarded, according to U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer’s office. “I was encouraged to learn that a contract has been awarded for the new commu n it y-ba se d outpatient Clinic (CBOC) in Charlotte Hall,” Hoyer said in a statement. “Veterans in SouthS. Rep. Steny Hoyer ern Maryland were promised a new, updated CBOC in 2013 – and while it is unacceptable that it has taken years to come to fruition, I am pleased that the new facility can finally begin construction. “I have worked for many years to secure funding for this project, and appreciate the efforts local stakeholders have put into advancing this project.” The Charlotte Hall Veterans Home currently operates a CBOC at its facility, but it is surplus space that has long been deemed inadequate to service the large and growing population of veterans in Southern Maryland. The CBOC would allow veterans more convenient access to medical care instead of taking long trips to either Baltimore or Washington D.C. for treatment at Veterans Administration facilities. County residents will be able to speak on the proposed facility’s construction at a public hearing Aug. 13 in Leonardtown before the Planning Commission of St. Mary’s County. The facility would be 24,000 square feet in size and be located along Three Notch Road in Charlotte Hall in close proximity to the veterans home. The total acreage of the project is 57.54 acres, according to county government. The developer of the project, FD Stonewater Development I, LLC of Arlington, Va., submitted their proposal for review by the county’s Technical Evaluation Committee (TEC) on May 2. A satellite veterans clinic has been approved for the Lexington Park area, though, to take up residence in the East Run medical facility just across from Great Mills High School on Great Mills Road. Though much smaller in size than the Charlotte Hall facility, the Lexington Park site will be closely situated to serve the veteran community, local officials have said. guyleonard@countytimes.net
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Town Property Owners Tax Rebate for Disabled Veterans Approved Get Slight Tax Break Chesapeake Beach Lowers Property Tax Rate By Dick Myers Editor Property owners in the town of Chesapeake Beach will be getting an unexpected property tax reduction. They shouldn’t, however, plan to taking a vacation with the windfall. The savings at best will be modest. For a home assessed at $300,000, the savings will be $17.40. Why the change after the tax rate of $0.35 per assessed $100 just went into effect on July 1? The small savings can be credited to “The Constant Yield.” In Maryland that means the tax rate that a county or municipality would levy to generate the same revenue as the previous year. If they propose to collect more from property taxes, they are proposing to tax above the Constant Yield, which requires Chesapeake Beach Mayor Pat “Irish” Mahoney a specific public hearing. Chesapeake Beach Mayor Pat Ma- honey said, “It is one of the more pleashoney reported at the July 19 town meet- ant things an elected official can do.” At the same meeting, the town council ing that when they adopted the budget in acted on another budget issue. They used April for the fiscal year that began July $300,000 of their “unallocated reserves” 1, they set a property tax rate that was for emergency repairs to a sewer main slightly higher than the Constant Yield that became exposed and had to be reloof $0.3442. And, they were reminded cated due to the collapse of a cliff along by the state that they didn’t hold that rethe Bay from recent heavy rain. quired public hearing. Mahoney noted that the town had a All it took was some budget juggling more than $2 million “rainy day fund” – increasing the anticipated admissions and repairing the sewer line due to heavy and amusement tax revenue for the year rain was a perfect use of monies in that by $44,853 and decreasing the anticifund. pated property tax revenue by the same The action required emergency legisamount which will go into the pockets of lation. The decision moved the $300,000 town property owners. to the town’s Utility Fund to make the An ordinance was introduced at the necessary repairs and to prevent further beginning of the town meeting, and there slope erosion. was no public comment. So, later in the meeting the ordinance was adopted. dickmyers@countytimes.net Of announcing a tax decrease, Ma-
By Dick Myers Editor The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) has unanimously voted to provide refunds to disabled American veterans caught in a change in state policy. As explained in a memo to the BOCC by Director of Finance and Budget Tim Hayden: “The state of Maryland used to provide an exemption of property taxes for disabled veterans to the date the Veter- Commissioner Vice President Tom Hejl ans Administration will refund County property tax to the (VA) deemed the veteran disabled (sec- date of the VA’s determination date, the tion 7-208(f)). Now the exemption from 08/01/2017 date.” property tax will be granted on a pro rata Hayden said the fiscal impact of alor daily basis from the date in the year lowing the rebate would be less than when application for exemption is made. $10,000 a year. Refunds of county and municipal taxes During the discussion of the motion are permissible if authorized by county to accept Hayden’s recommendation, or municipality.” Commissioner Vice President Tom Hejl Hayden provided the following to ex- reminded the board that he had previplain the current situation: “The example ously suggested that they provide a tax offered by our local office of the Mary- credit for disabled law enforcement ofland Department of Assessments and ficers. Hejl, a retired state trooper, said Taxation (SDAT): Veteran was deemed state law allows the exemption and all disabled by VA on 08/01/2017 and Appli- the county needs to do is enact legislacation received by SDAT on 12/01/2017. tion setting the rate of the exemption. In the past, the SDAT would have used Commissioner President Evan Slaughthe 08/01/2017 date to refund and/or enhoupt, Jr. agreed that the suggestion adjust the property tax bill for that fis- had been previously made to staff and cal year and the county would have fol- requested they come back with a suggeslowed that direction. Now the SDAT is tion to follow Hejl’s recommendation. using the 12/01/2017 date. Section 7-208 (g)(1) of the Code of Maryland allows dickmyers@countytimes.net the counties to adopt an ordinance that
Chesapeake Beach to Update Comprehensive Plan By Dick Myers Editor
Calvert County isn’t the only local government entity updating its comprehensive plan. The Chesapeake Beach Planning and Zoning Commission has embarked on the task of updating their plan which was last revised in 2010. Planning and Zoning Commission member Robert Gray reported to the town council at its July 19 meeting that the planners have devised a list of six or seven topics that they want to see addressed in the comprehensive plan update. He said they decided to narrow the focus instead of having it be more open-ended.
Gray said that the planning commission will hold a meeting on September 12 at the town hall for the purpose of soliciting public comment on changes to the plan which guides town development. The
town’s zoning ordinance is the document that puts teeth into the meat of the comprehensive plan. The town’s Walkable Community Advisory Group, in a report to the council at the meeting said it will be logging in with recommendations for the plan. Jeffrey Foltz is chairman of the planning commission. Consultant Chris Jakubiak acts as part-time planning and zoning administrator. In addition to Gray, other planning and zoning members are Vice-Chairman Megan Reiser, and Susan Stebbing, Cynthia Greengold, and Charles Fink. dickmyers@countytimes.net
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Crime Report Trespassing: 18-37939 On July 16, Deputy Spalding responded to McCready Road in Lusby for the report of damaged property. The complainant advised sometime between July 15th at 6:00 PM and July 16th at 9:00 AM, an unknown suspect got on his boat and urinated in the toilet in the cabin.
During the week of July 16 – 22, deputies of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to 1,279 calls for service throughout the community. Damaged Property: 18-38581 On July 19, Deputy Rediker responded to Camp Kaufmann Road in Huntingtown for the report of a burglary. The victim advised she noticed damage to her back door’s frame and lock; however, nothing was missing from her home. The value of the damaged property is $1,200. Damaged Property: 18-38775 On July 20, Deputy Flynt responded to Ridge View Drive in Owings for the report of damaged property. The victim advised the driver’s side rear window had been broken out of her vehicle.
Theft: 18-37918 On July 16, Deputy Spalding responded to Coster Road in Lusby for the report of a theft. The victim advised sometime between July 15th at 7:00 PM and July 16th at 6:00 AM, an unknown suspect(s) broke into his vehicle and stole protein bars and candy from the center console. The value of the stolen items is approximately $25. Theft: 18-38060 On July 16, Deputy Bowlan responded to Pat Lane in Huntingtown for the report of a theft. The complainant advised three bicycles were stolen from her residence between 9:30 AM and 3:30 PM. Theft: 18-38160 On July 17, Deputy Cress responded to Sea Gull Court in North Beach for the report of a vehicle theft. The victim advised sometime between July 16th at
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Theft: 18-38672 On July 19, Deputy Ostazeski responded to Corral Drive in Lusby for the report of a theft. The victim advised sometime between 5:30 AM and 9:30 PM, an unknown suspect(s) stole three silver bars from his vehicle. The value of the stolen property is $500. Theft: 18-38559 On July 19, Deputy Crum responded to Ward Road in Dunkirk for the report of a theft. The complainants advised sometime between July 18th at 6:30 PM and July 19th at 9:15 AM, an unknown suspect(s) stole their riding lawnmower out of their yard.
Theft: 18-39030 On July 21, Deputy N. Buckler responded to B Street in Chesapeake Beach for the report of a theft. The victim advised sometime between 12:00 PM and 9:30 PM, an unknown suspect(s) stole a toolbox that was not for sale during an estate sale at his home. The value of the stolen property is approximately $500. Theft: 18-38996 On July 21, Deputy N. Buckler responded to Harbor Road in Chesapeake Beach for the report of a theft. The complainants advised two bushels of crabs were stolen from a walk-in refrigerator. The value of the stolen crabs is $230. Theft: 18-39110 On July 22, Deputy Yates responded to the Giant in Lusby for the report of a theft. The complainant advised sometime between 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM, his wallet was stolen from the break room. The value of the stolen property is $30.
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Thursday, July 26, 2018
ON THE SQUARE
Saturday, August 4, 2018, 4—9 p.m. FREE Fun for all Ages! •
Music Provided by Funkzilla
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Fire Truck Hose Down
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Limbo, Hula Hoop, Jump Rope Contests, and Sack Races - with prizes
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Sand Volleyball (Special thanks to Great Mills Trading Post & AAA Materials for the Sand!)
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Balloon Art from Kreative Kharacters
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Strolling Juggler, Michael Rosman
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Dancing with Daughters of Veda
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Zumba with Lisa Martoni
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Moon Bounce, Water Slide & The Wrecking Ball
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Pickleball with SMC Dept. of Aging
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Tug of War with CSM’s Wellness, Fitness and Aquatics Team
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Face Painting and Bubbles
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Classic Cars and Corvettes
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Foundation 4 Heroes
Visit runningoftheballs.org for details. Sponsored by the Rotary Clubs of Lexington Park, Leonardtown & Charlotte Hall.
For More Information Contact: Commissioners of Leonardtown (301) 475-9791
In Leonardtown August 3, 5—8 p.m.
Thanks to our Sponsors: The Commissioners of Leonardtown and the Leonardtown Business Association
This event was made possible in part by a grant from the St. Mary’s County Arts Council, awarded by the Maryland State Arts Council.
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SMECO Awards Contributions Provided by CoBank Local organizations receive $4,500 Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO) recently received a $4,500 contribution from CoBank to award to local organizations that SMECO has supported. Patuxent Habitat for Humanity, which is active in Calvert and St. Mary’s counties, is receiving $2,500. Health Partners of Charles County is receiving $1,000, and the Greenwell Foundation, located in St. Mary’s county, is receiving $1,000. “SMECO has supported the mission of these local organizations that provide invaluable services to Southern Maryland residents,” said Natalie Cotton, community and public affairs director. “We are committed to championing local charities and they have earned the privilege to benefit from CoBank’s generosity.” “Patuxent Habitat for Humanity brings people from all walks of life together to help their neighbors by providing decent, affordable housing. Since 2003, we’ve built 20 homes for low income working families. We also make home repairs for veterans to improve their living conditions,” said Sharon Farbizio, Director of Finance of the organization. “The Patuxent Habitat for Humanity ReStore takes donations of building materials and home goods so they can be sold and re-used, which provides additional funds to build homes,” she added. “The Greenwell Foundation’s equestrian programs include riding lessons, trail rides and carriage rides for participants from age 7 to 85,” said Jolanda Campbell, Executive Director. “Summer camps serve children with healthy outdoor programs on horseback, in the woods, and on the water. Every year, we serve more than 4,000 neighbors of all ages, and we celebrate our many community partnerships.” Campbell added, “We’re helping people with disabilities to become more outgoing and confident. We match people with horses that are friendly and
gentle. The kids bond with these horses and they are transformed.” “Health Partners provides Southern Maryland residents with quality, affordable health care and dental services. Clients who are uninsured are seen on a sliding fee based on income,” said Ch- One of Greenwell Foundation’s risie Mulcahey, Head Start students introduces his Executive Direc- grandmother to Summer, a fourtor. “Health Part- legged friend, at the Head Start ners was founded Family Event. by two Sisters of the Holy Cross to provide access to medical care for underserved Charles County residents. We’ve come a long way since then and are able to continue providing needed care to our community because members of our community care. It is heartwarming to see how much good we can accomplish when we support one another,” she added. CoBank’s Sharing Success program is a $3 million charitable fund to benefit cooperatives and the charitable groups they support. As a CoBank customer, SMECO was eligible to receive funds to be awarded to organizations it supports. Press Release
Thursday, July 26, 2018
Calvert Economic Development Launches Redesigned Tourism Website Calvert County Government launched a newly redesigned tourism website to promote the scenic beauty and unique attractions featured in this charming county bounded by the Patuxent River and Chesapeake Bay. ChooseCalvert.com offers information about boating and water sports, tours and museums, restaurants, hiking trails and so much more to plan the perfect vacation. The dynamic, new mobile-friendly website features a calendar of local events, video spotlights of Calvert County’s pristine waterways and lush parks, and provides users with a simple and attractive new layout that makes locating information a breeze. Create the perfect summer itinerary by viewing the top 10 things to do in the county, including hunting for fossils and sharks teeth at the beach; sampling local wines and ales at wineries and breweries; and visiting historic lighthouses to create an unforgettable experience for the entire family.
“Calvert County is a wonderland of exciting things to see and do,” said Kelly Robertson-Slagle, director of Economic Development. “This new website is fresh, vibrant, colorful and easy to navigate.” At ChooseCalvert.com, citizens and visitors can stay connected to all things tourism and sign up for the monthly tourism newsletter for updates on events and attractions. Visitors can also request a copy of the 2018 Visitors Guide or view the guide online. For more information on county attractions and events, please contact the Calvert County Department of Economic Development at 410-535-4583 or via email at info@ecalvert. com. Visit ChooseCalvert. com to “Catch our Drift,” and check out the new Calvert County Tourism Instagram page at www. instagram.com/visitcalvertcounty. Like Calvert County Government on Facebook. Press release from Calvert County Government
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Honoring Heroes at WWII USO Night of Remembrance
Vince and Bubba Turner
Every year, the Circle of Angels Initiative, Inc. hosts WWII USO Night of Remembrance and Music to honor those who served in uniform and on the home front at local historical site Solomons Island, “the cradle of the invasion.” This year is no different, and Circle of Angels invites all to join them for their 11th Annual WWII USO Night. Free and open to the public, the event will be held on Friday, Aug. 3 from 6 – 9 p.m. at the gazebo on the Solomons Riverwalk Pavilion. WWII Allied Command chose Solomons as the top-secret base for training amphibious invasion forces. This year, the Circle is expanding with the Operation Solomons Cradle of Invasion, a motorcade. There will also be a commemoration of 9/11 and the 100th Anniversary of the WWI Armistice. Additionally, SPAMtime T/5 Vince “SPAM” Turner and PFC Vincent “Bubba” Turner will reenact a 1942 radio broadcast of music from the WWII era. WWII Army veteran Methuselah Pumphrey laid the wreath at USO Night’s 10th anniversary last year. Not allowed to train in combat at Solomons because of segregation, he trained in Alabama and served in Europe during the war. This year, the Circle is inviting all WWII veterans to ride in the inaugural Operation Solomons Cradle of Invasion (OpSol), a motorcade to honor all participating WWII veterans. Starting near the Naval Air Station Patuxent River (NAS), motorcycles will lead the motorcade over the bridge to Solomons. The public is encouraged to line the parade route, wave flags and cheer them on. “It’s appropriate for OpSol to start out at NAS because it was commissioned in 1943 during the toughest times of conflict in WWII as ‘the most needed station in the Navy,’” Roseanna Vogt, director of the Circle, explained. “We wanted to invite Mr. Pumphrey back to USO Night. After eleven years, there are a number of WWII veterans we want to invite; back plus the reality of their dwindling numbers motivated us to host this year’s inau-
gural OpSol so we could honor as many of them as are willing and able to come out. If you are a WWII veteran or have a family member who is a WWII vet, we want to hear from you.” Once OpSol arrives in Solomons, SPAMtime will entertain with a USOstyle show. The wreath-laying ceremony will be at 7 p.m. After the ceremony, the public will be invited to throw rose petals—each with special names, like “Peace and Love,” “Remembrance,” and “WWII Memorial Rose”—into the waters of the Patuxent. Taps are at dusk. The U.S. Organization (USO) began with citizens who served coffee and donuts to soldiers passing through their towns. “We honor because of the irony and also because of the number of people who gave their lives in the invasions in the Pacific and at Normandy. We chose the first Friday in August for our date every year because it was on the first Friday, August 7, 1942, the first invasion in the Pacific Solomon Islands after training here in our local community,” Vogt said. “Those brave people went from Solomons here to Solomons there in the Pacific and shed their blood for our liberty. I feel we must honor that sacrifice. 2018 is the 100th anniversary of the WWI Armistice. Since it’s also the 11th year for USO Night, we thought it fitting to honor everyone from the ‘Great War to 9/11 and Global Conflict.’ We also want to honor those who wait at home, the families and friends, home front heroes and heroines, who support them.” To reserve a spot in the motorcade or for more information, contact The Circle at 301-778-3848 or email at: director@ circleofangels.org. The Circle of Angels serves in policy and advocacy to move people out of poverty and into prosperity (P2P). As a community building exercise that brings awareness to veterans’ issues, USO Night fits right into their mission. Press release by The Circle of Angels
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Arts Council of Calvert Announces Next Three Squares of Barn Quilt Trail
The Barn Quilt Trail, a program of the Arts Council and the Department of Tourism, is installing three new barn quilt squares in Calvert County. A barn quilt is a replica of one square from a quilt, painted on 8’ x 8’ piece of plywood, and mounted on the side of a barn or other structure. Becoming a popular tourist trend with more installations planned, thousands of barn quilts exist around the county, including some in Garrett and Carroll counties in Maryland. The sixth square, “Barn with Sunflowers,” is at The Barn at Pleasant Acres on 5145 Mackall Rd., St. Leonard, MD. It was painted by Marie Dawson, an artist whose lived in Calvert for over 30 years. Wilma “Willie” Sickle and her son, Bob Sickle, are the owners of the Pleasant Acres barn and chose Marie’s design to welcome visitors. Willie and her husband, Robert, came to Calvert in 1970 with their seven children and found this lovely farm, where they grow everything from tobacco to strawberries to corn. Years later, when one of her granddaughters wanted to be married in the old tobacco barn, her father Bob had a new barn built for her wedding. The event was so successful that it’s now become a family business. The trail’s seventh square is at 875 Dan Bowen Rd. in Prince Frederick. Kathy Bowen chosen the “Farmer’s Daugher” design because, as she says, “I am one.” She and her mother, Mildred Bowen, now 98, are quilters, as was her grandmother Nettie A. Bowen. The barn where the square hangs was built by Kathy’s father, James Bowen, and
“Barn with Sunflowers,” by Marie Dawson.
sits on the road named after her grandfather. The barn now stores the family’s unused tobacco planter and acts as a carpentry shop for many projects. The barn’s land has been in the Bowen family for at least five generations. Currently, Kathy and her son, Jamie Shifflet, operate a cow/calf operations. They are branching out to beekeeping and hope to produce local honey. The eighth square is at Butterflies and Wishes Teas & Sweets at 3819 Harbor Rd., Suite 106 in Chesapeake Beach, MD, owned and operated by Sandy WalkerSamler. The Arts Council thanks Phil and Joyce Pfanschmidt for their square sponsorship. The two-sided square is inspired by two quilts made by Sandy’s grandmother. The exterior side features a Sawtooth Star with a checkerboard border. If visitors are fortunate to arrive during business hours (see the Butterflies and Wishes website), they can enjoy a cup of tea, coffee or hot chocolate along with freshly-made pastries and scones while viewing the inside square, featuring the “stitches” of Sandy’s grandmother’s beautifully-embroidered floral quilt. Press release by The Arts Council of Calvert
Pet
OF THE WEEK
MEET RASCAL
Looking for SMART? Looking for TOO CUTE? Well then watch out! I may head butt you just to get your attention. My name is Rascal and I just love to be petted. I’m a more mature kitty that likes cats, dogs, and kids. I just LOVE being with people and keeping your lap warm. I can fit easily into your life. AND, ADOPT ME DURING THE MARYLAND 2000 IN JULY AND MY ADOPTION FEE WILL BE WAIVED!!! That’s pawsatively amazing! SO BE MY MIRACLE! PLEASE CHOOSE ME! And remember, if there is room in the heart, there is room in the house! Come meet me and the wonderful gang at Tri-County Animal Shelter (6707 Animal Shelter Road, Hughesville) or call 301-9321713 for more information. To see more of my amazing friends available for adoption, “like” us on Facebook @ Tri-County Animal Shelter Southern MD.
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Join us for a special Art Share Series presentation and slide show from 5:30 to 6:30 PM by Christina Allen to launch a joint venture of artists of every media – writers, dramatic arts, creative scientists, visionaries, and more. Our goal is to increase resilience and emergency preparedness by inviting creative people to imagine what a sustainable, healthy, and vibrant community should look like in Southern Maryland.
We will be featuring a Strawberry Smoothie for 50% off in the Healthy Lifestyles Kitchen at the Good Earth for all First Responders! This simple blend of strawberry and coconut milk is our refreshing way of saying ‘Thank you’.
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Author L.A. Stewart will be signing copies of her trilogy, Snow’s Rest, Snow’s Run and Snow’s Return.
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Thursday, July 26, 2018
Chesapeake’s Bounty: Where “Buy Local” is a Way of Life By Dick Myers Editor
This is Buy Local Week in Calvert County and throughout Southern Maryland and the rest of the state. It would be hard to find a more “Buy Local” place than Chesapeake’s Bounty – everything they sell is local as defined as coming from somewhere in the Chesapeake Bay region and mostly from Southern Maryland. The Calvert County business with locations in St. Leonard and North Beach had its humble roots as a small stand alongside Routes 2/4 south of Prince Frederick. It was founded in 1994 by Greg Chesielski, a retired teacher who turned to a second career on the water. It was a place for him to sell what he caught. At first, he sold his product in DC before opening the roadside stand which his daughter Marci Kreamer ran, selling “Lively Crabs,” local produce and Christmas trees. The family closed the business in December of 2006. Ciesielski’s grandson, William “Will” Kreamer, had grown up in the business, going to DC with them and later working at the stand. He went off to college (CSM, University of Maryland for undergraduate studies in management and then to George Mason for his Master’s in Public Policy). After grad school he toured Europe with the money he had saved working through school. The money ran out. “I came home broke. A 25-year-old living with my parents with a Master’s and not knowing what I was going to do with myself,” Kreamer said during a July 20 interview. He decided he was going to Morocco to teach English and got his certificate to teach it as a second language. But, he was so broke he didn’t have enough money for a plane ticket. So, he got the idea to reopen the roadside stand for the Christmas tree season. But he was ready to roll in August, so he said, “Let’s do mums, let’s do pumpkins,” and he added produce. Chesapeake’s Bounty had re-opened and it was rolling.
Chesapeake Bounty’s North Beach store.
“Next thing you know I’m Chesapeake Bounty 100 percent,” he said, and all of the ideas about traveling had gone by the wayside. About the decision to continue the business, Kreamer said, “I never made money, so I had to keep working.” His grandfather told him he had his blessing, but he had to make it on his own. Since then the business has constantly evolved and expanded. When he took over the business, Kreamer’s grandfather gave him a sign that still hangs in his St. Leonard location: “I started with nothing and I still have most of it left.” The lease for the Routes 2/4 location was about to be up because the land was going to be developed. He looked around and noticed the corner at Routes 2/4 and St. Leonard Road that he had driven by every day. He said to himself, “That’s a nice little corner there with a big field. I can do something there.” So Kreamer secured a lease in 2008 for part of the Parran Farm and bought the land in 2015, quipping that the bank owns it with him. Kreamer said he would have quit several years ago if he wasn’t doing enough that he can see light at the end of the tunnel for his debt. Kreamer adds, “We are tremendously successful in terms of sales. We do wonderfully. We have two locations and are always busy. We have all of the staff working, 14 or 15 people,” he said. The decision to continue involved his personal commitment but also includes the community. “We have built up a community that is reliant on our business, farmers and watermen,” he said. “This is a hub for a lot of people. We support dozens of them. For many we are their sole source of income.” Chesapeake’s Bounty has a number of moving parts that may not be apparent to the casual observer. Each day their trucks leave the St. Leonard location to pick up produce and seafood from their suppliers. They buy directly from them and “pay on the spot. We assume all of the risk,” Kreamer said. It’s a predictable income for those farmers and watermen. When you go into their stores, the sources of the product are proudly displayed, with most from Calvert and St. Mary’s counties, although some are from southern Anne Arundel and a few from the Eastern Shore. C h e s a p e a k e’s Bounty is not only a buyer and a retailer, but they are also a supplier to other retailers and to local restaurants, allowing them to create farmto-table menus.
”All the money that flows through here stays local,” he said. They deal with about a hundred different vendors for produce, seafood and dairy products. In January of 2014 they became strictly local. No more watermelons from Florida or peaches from South Carolina, anything that was not from the Chesapeake Bay region. In making the decision he had been studying about food systems and where our food comes from, the human costs of it being produced elsewhere and the health benefits of eating local. And, he said a small part of it was he wanted to do something unique, so “Chesapeake’s Bounty wasn’t just another food stand.” The first three months of being all local they lost $100,000 because they didn’t have what they used to have, such as crabs from North Carolina. “As the result of that, it actually helped facilitate and create more supply of local products,” he said. For instance, a dairy ramped up their operations to meet Chesapeake Bounty’s customer demand. They were also one of the first buyers for the Southern Maryland Meats program, opening up a new line for his stores. Every farm that is successful is one that isn’t developed, helping to retain the county’s and the area’s rural character. Kreamer believes some land isn’t being put to its optimal use, such as the huge amount in lawns instead of in gardens. “I want to see people convert lawns into gardens,” he said, and the educational programs he runs at both St. Leonard and North Beach, teach how to do that. Kreamer is also doing more on the land he owns in St. Leonard. The day before the interview he was harvesting herbs form the property. They are experimenting with some hardier-variety tropicals, such as turmeric, ginger and chohate. Kreamer also wants to expand the food-bearing trees and scrubs to “acres and acres.” Now he has a third of an acre with pecans, almonds, persimmons and mulberries. He’s a big believer in mixed planting, “like nature does.” “Less work for more food,” is one of the mottos in his educational programs at both stores. That includes some commodity crop farmers trying other things on parts of their land, he said. The new North Beach location has been a challenge, particularly this past winter. “We tried to close it and they would not have it,” Kreamer said of the community’s interest and the town council’s interest in it succeeding. He challenged the community to respond bd to his solution – buy gift cards. The community stepped up and purchased $25,000 worth in a single week, which allowed him to get through the winter. He used the money to remodel the store and create additional space. The outpouring of love for what they do in the community actually brought him to tears. He said, “Wow, I can’t abandon you.”
William Kreamer, owner of Chesapeake Bounty.
They discontinued selling crabs at the North Beach location but are about to start up selling live crabs there on weekends for the rest of the summer. Veronica Christo manages the North Beach store and also coordinates events in the store’s community gathering space. Seafood is a big business for them. They are a large crab aggregator. For instance, they sell crabs to Kellum’s Seafood in St. Mary’s County, which in turn picks them and sells the crabmeat back to Chesapeake Bounty for retail sale. The two stores put a lot of effort into having products for their customers in the winter. “In fall we start storing things up,” he said. They store food that keeps, such as potatoes, butternut squash, acorn squash, apples and cabbage, for example. There also is a concentration of winter farming in controlled environments to take up the slack. “Nothing’s missing,” he said. For instance, hydroponic production allows tomatoes to be available almost year-round. Chesapeake’s Bounty has a unique shopping experience. Instead of buying produce individually, they offer fixed price baskets and shoppers can load the baskets with whatever mix they choose. Of all the moving parts, Kreamer, 35, said, “It’s a little scary, but right now it’s working.” Although the business keeps him busy, he does find some time for playing music and chess, reading and walking in the woods. “I want to emphasize the community aspect of it,” Kreamer said of his business. “That’s not just people who live in the same area, but also people’s interdependence. I need my farmers. I need my watermen. They need me. I need my staff. My staff needs me. We need the customers. It’s not perfect but it evokes in my mind images of the way things used to be.” dickmyers@countytimes.net
Thursday, July 26, 2018
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CSM Faculty Excellence Award Goes to Professor Denise Gilmer-Knudson Once a year, the College of Southern Maryland (CSM) honors a full-time faculty member with the Faculty Excellence Award—recognition of outstanding contributions to teaching curriculum and professional development; college community and the community at large. This year’s honoree is Communication Professor Denise Gilmer-Knudson of Chesapeake Beach, a 15-year veteran at the college. While Gilmer-Knudson admitted she was “still processing,” colleagues were unsurprised by the selection. “This faculty excellence award could not go to anyone more deserving,” said Communication Professor Michelle Brosco Christian. “Anyone you ask will say, ‘Denise is the nicest person you will ever meet.’ But, in addition, she is one of the smartest, most creative and most caring people I know… As a communication educator, she is a role model for her students, not only talking the talk, but walking the walk of a competent communicator.” CSM students also praised GilmerKnudson’s selection. Sherbie Carson, of California, was a non-traditional student at CSM who was also raising three children when she attended from 2005 to 2014. Carson credits Gilmer-Knudson for her decision to become a communications major. Carson said she took every class GilmerKnudson taught “because of the quality of instruction and genuine engagement not only between student and teacher, but also peer-to-peer.” “Her intellect is matched only by her kindness,” Carson said. “She stands out among her peers in that she’s genuinely vested in every student who has the privilege to attend her class, and remains vested in those relationships years later.” Eduardo Umana, of Waldorf, echoed Carson’s sentiments. Connecting with her in her Com-2950 class, Issues in Contemporary Communications, he shares what distinguishes her from other professors is her “commitment as an educator to ensure all material is well-taught, well-understood and, most importantly, that communication issues we read are current.” Umana graduated from CSM in 2016 and is not pursuing a master’s in broadcast journalism from the University of Maryland. Gilmer-Knudson says she aims to practice what she preaches—good communication. She said she wants to teach students to truly listen to views that are not their own, with the goal to understand others, and to express their own views civilly. “We don’t always need to be agreed with,” she said. “We need to be understood… There’s so much to be said for civility.”
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Nursing Students Inducted into Honor Society
CSM’s Communication Professor Denise Gilmer-Knudson.
To that end, Gilmer-Knudson tries to foster a climate in her classroom where students feel safe to express different viewpoints and ideas. “I just want to make everyone feel comfortable,” she said. “Set the tone; the other stuff falls into place.” In addition to setting a certain tone in her classes, Gilmer-Knudson tries to provide a wide range of assignments so every student has the opportunity to shine in the way they express themselves best. She also looks for every opportunity for students to apply classroom knowledge to the real world, or at least hear from the real-world on the issue. She regularly invites guest speakers to the classroom and organizes the college’s annual social justice event, where community experts are invited to the Prince Frederick campus to hold workshops on specific topics. Gilmer-Knudson’s capstone courses for her students provide service learning, where they can work in a nonprofit area and reflect on the experiences. “To me,” she says, “that’s learning. Real, meaningful learning.” Gilmer-Knudson noted her award honors a large portion of the CSM faculty because she’s learned so much from other professors. She’s proud of the college’s collaborative, caring spirit. “I love coming to work,” she adds. “Students gets something special here. My colleagues and I bend over backwards to make sure students have every chance for success. I love our staff, too… We’re a family.” It really is a family affair for GilmerKnudson: her elder daughter is a CSM graduate and now works as an attorney in D.C.; her younger daughter will start at CSM this fall and has been accepted into the Presidential Scholars program at the Prince Frederick campus. GilmerKnudson is married to her high school sweetheart, a pilot and retired U.S. Air Force officer. Press release by CSM
The 11 nursing students inducted into Alpha Omega, CSM’s chapter of the Organization for Associate Degree Nursing (OADN) Alpha Delta Nu Honor Society include, from left, Jessica L. Bly, Melinda Isemann, Lydia Jewell, Kathleen E. Maresch, Luciana Naegele, Emily M. Niner, Jennifer Owens, Betty Porter, Bonnie VanMeter, Kattie A. Woomer and Brittany Young.
The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) has inducted 11 students into CSM’s chapter of the Organization for Associate Degree Nursing (OADN) Alpha Delta Nu Honor Society at CSM’s La Plata Campus. The objective of the society is “to recognize the academic excellence of students in the ADN programs encouraging the pursuit of advanced degrees in the profession of nursing as well as promotion of continuing education as a lifelong professional responsibility,” said CSM Clinical Simulation Coordinator Linda Goodman, who served as mistress of ceremonies at the event. The newest members of CSM’s Alpha Omega Chapter of the OADN Alpha Delta Nu Honor Society are Jessica L. Bly, Melinda Isemann, Lydia Jewell, Kathleen E. Maresch, Luciana Naegele, Emily M. Niner, Jennifer Owens, Betty Porter, Bonnie VanMeter, Kattie A. Woomer and Brittany Young. Owens was selected student speaker for the ceremony. She described the inductees’ service learning project, which was a presentation to fellow nursing students at the Spring 2018 nursing orientation to close to 300 people on Jan. 9. The students shared information about further education opportunities in the nursing profession to the orientation audience and the value of advanced nursing degrees and certifications. In addition, Owens described the progression in the student nurses’ education at CSM. “From our first day of nursing school as we were so excited to wear those green scrubs and white non-slip leather shoes, with white socks only,” she said. “To second and third semester
where we began to feel more like nurses, writing care plans, papers, realizing you have to watch ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ to keep up in lecture, and relieved that the pathology of everything was finally starting to make sense. We are on our way to healing people’s lives the way we have been learning to for some time now.” Owens ended with a thank-you to all the students’ families — moms, dads, husbands, wives, boyfriends and girlfriends. “There is no way we would have gotten to where we are today without your support,” she said. The path to induction in CSM’s Alpha Omega Chapter involves nursing students becoming provisional members in their third semester of the program. The student must maintain a 3.0 GPA, earn a B or higher in all courses required for the nursing program with no previous nursing course failures and reflect sound moral and ethical values with professionalism and integrity of the highest caliber. Additionally, the new inductees complete a service learning project and reflect on that project. At the induction ceremony, each of the second-year students was called forward to receive a pin and an honor cord that they will also wear when they graduate this spring. CSM faculty advisers for the Alpha Omega Chapter of Alpha Delta Nu are Nursing Professors Janice Bonham, Lynn Kennedy and Dr. Karen Russell. For more information on CSM’s nursing program, visit www.csmd.edu/nursing. To view photos from the event, visit http://csmphoto.zenfolio.com/18adn. Press Release from CSM
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Sports
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Rain and Rough Seas and Big Air Mark Screwpile 2018 Look What You Made Me Do By Ronald N. Guy Jr. Contributing Writer Over the years, the musical cameos in this column have included the likes of Bob Dylan, The Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, Prince and, most recently, Blues Traveler. This week’s title channels Taylor Swift, which is, depending on the reader’s perspective, either a new low or high for your friendly neighborhood sports writer. To the proud “Swifties” and sworn opponents of bubble gum pop alike, I did not invite Ms. Swift to the party. She arrived by pure chance and for the same reason all the other artists did – she happened to have a song that resonated, in this case her recent hit, “Look What You Made Me Do.” In a way, we’re all innocent attendees of…this. It wasn’t an anticipated topic for the writer or, I suspect, the reader. But here we both are, required guests at a hastily created party. Things move fast these days. Just roll with it. “This” will be worth it. The experience might be good or it might be bad. But you’ll feel something. Promise. “This” concerns the latest intersection of sports and politics. “This” is the NFL and its on-going, unresolved issue of anthem demonstrations. “This” found its way to these pages, again, because our provocateur supreme, Donald Trump, dropped the following Twitter bomb late last week: “The NFL National Anthem Debate is alive and well again - can’t believe it! Isn’t it in contract that players must stand at attention, hand on heart? The $40,000,000 Commissioner must now make a stand. First time kneeling, out for game. Second time kneeling, out for season/no pay!” Oh Trump…look what you made me do. Spotlight redirected. Issue resuscitated. Scab picked. Is this issue genuinely on this president’s radar? Questionable. Perhaps it was just more of the Twitter deodorant Trump routinely applies to mask the smell of his latest crises – Russia, broken families and hush money to mistresses, in this case. Or it could be just another reason to poke the NFL, a highly successful organization that Trump was unable to…trump…during his failed USFL endeavor. Regardless, the president chose to take a still simmering league issue,
shove it onto the national stage and heat it back to a rolling boil. Thanks, POTUS. I mean that. See whatever his motivation, NFL anthem demonstrations remain an important and compelling issue (and among the most popular to ever appear in this column). Trump’s needling of NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell - who has grossly mishandled the situation – also resonates. His suggested dictatorial remedy, though, is misguided (and likely un-executable with a unionized labor force). The situation begs for dialogue, understanding and a mutual path forward, not a subversive edict. Attempting to command away the uncomfortable and inconvenient is foolhardy. More broadly, Trump’s tweet is appealing because it reminds of the indelible link between sports and politics. The two have not and cannot be separated. That this fact causes some displeasure is curious; society has and will continue to advance itself, in part, through sports. We are better – meaning more aligned with the idea of America as expressed in our Declaration and implemented via our Constitution because of the likes of Jack Johnson, Tommie Smith and John Carlos, Billie Jean King, Rubin Carter, Pat Tillman, Venus and Serena Williams, Shawn Green, Jessie Owens, Curt Flood, Brandon Marshall, Muhammad Ali and Jackie Robinson forced thought, understanding and change on various political and social issues. We are better, too, for the cautionary tales of Barry Bonds, Pete Rose, Todd Marinovich, Lance Armstrong and the 1919 Chicago White Sox. And we’ll be better, believe it or not, for Colin Kaepernick’s bold and courageous agitation. Earlier this year, Fox News’ Laura Ingraham bashed LeBron James’s thoughts on the current president by saying “…keep the political commentary to yourself or, as someone once said, shut up and dribble.” #AnonymousSources??? Anyway… following the “remain in your lane” commandment, are Ingraham and those irritated by the convergence of sports and politics now prepared to demand that POTUS “shut up and lead”? I hope not, for if history is any guide, we benefit when politics and sports aggressively and consistently collide. RonaldGuyJr@gmail.com
By Tim Flaherty Contributing Writer Cool temperatures, rain, heavy breezes, and rough seas were the features of the 26th annual Screwpile Lighthouse Challenge sailing regatta held last Saturday through Monday (July 21, 22 and 23) in waters near Solomons. A total of 51 boats ranging from 22-feet to over 40-feet in length registered to sail in the mid-summer classic, although several elected not to venture out of the harbor because of the nasty conditions. “We were a spectacle because we were heeled over at 50-degrees most of the time,” joked sailor Kyle Potts. Potts, who lives in California and crews on the Henderson 30 Short Bus , a Henderson 30 owned by Hawk and Short Bus, added: “We had Stephanie Caldwell of Dowell, cuts close to the Race boat during the start of Monday’s final race of some wild broaches, that’s for Committee the 2018 edition of the Screwpile regatta in the Patuxent sure.” River. Photo by Mary Anne McKinney. Short Bus even suffered a total knockdown in the first race memory of Herb Reese, the event’s forof the regatta on Saturday, but escaped mer race committee manager. Reese, a with no damage or injuries. The boat, longtime resident of Lusby, was a logisowned and campaigned by Hawk and tics wizard known throughout the sailing Stephanie Caldwell of Dowell, finished world for his ability to manage race com2nd out of seven boats in the competitive mittees and regatta sites. He passed away A2 class. in February. A special award in Reese’s Other boats weren’t as lucky as Short honor was presented Monday night to Bus. Ripped sails, bent stanchions, bro- Bruce Gardner and crew of the Annapoken halyards, and failed gear were re- lis –based Beneteau 10M L’Outrage for ported across the fleet as winds some- epitomizing Reese’s “nothing we can’t times gusted into the mid-20-knot range, do” attitude he brought to all the events he and 4 and 5-foot swells lumbered through worked. choppy and confused Chesapeake waters The Calvert County Trophy, awarded to for much of the Saturday and Sunday rac- the winner of the most competitive class, ing. On Sunday, a broken tiller extension went to the owners of the Severna Parkcaused Voodoo 2 , a Tripp 38 from Hamp- based Incommunicado, an Omega 36. ton, Virginia, to careen out of control and That vessel and crew won the tightly concrash into Supra, a C&C 30 owned by tested PHRF B class. Peter d’Arista of Hollywood. Supra was Two Southern Maryland boats won left with a gaping hole in the side of the their classes this year. Lusby’s Joe Frost hull while Voodoo 2 also received consid- won the cruising class in his Tartan 3700 erable damage. Neither yacht continued Gemini. Mark Witte of Leonardtown and racing for the rest of the regatta. his crew aboard Rakali, a J-105, took honOn Monday, the third and final day of ors in the PHRF A3 class. Screwpile, Principal Race Officer Don The Holiday Inn Conference Center Behrens took the unprecedented step of and Marina in Solomons again served as keeping the entire fleet inside the Patuxent race headquarters and party central, while River for the final two races. Early reports Southern Maryland Sailing Association from Chesapeake Bay revealed a steady was the Screwpile official sanctioning wind of 20-knots, with gusts to 30-knots, body. LG Raley of Hollywood completand five-foot seas, convincing Behrens to ed his 24th year as Screwpile Chairman. opt for more sheltered water. Other major sponsors included Toyota “Going inside the river was a good of Southern Maryland, AMEWAS, Budthing.” Said skipper Bob Fleck of Delta- weiser, Team Hyundai, Chesapeake Cusville, Virginia. “I would not have wanted tom Embroidery, West Marine, Anne to be in the Bay today.” Fleck and is fel- Arundel Dive Services, Mount Gay Rum, low skippers were still faced with gusts The Dry Dock Restaurant, Zahniser’s in the Patuxent that approached 30-knots Yachting Center, Regatta Craft Ginger as they raced a windward-leeward course Beer, Holly Property Management, and that took them by the St. Mary’s shoreline SpinSheet Magazine. north of the Naval Air Station. The difComplete results from the Screwpile ference in venue was the manageable river Lighthouse Challenge can be found online chop, as opposed to the roiling rollers rac- at www.screwpile.net ing up the bay against an outgoing tide. This year’s Screwpile was raced in timflaherty@countytime.net
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Annapolis Rising: A Benefit for the Capital Gazette Victims Families In the wake of June 28’s mass shooting at The Capital Gazette, the tragedy struck an attack not only on Annapolis, but also on journalism’s core pillar of freedom of the press. To honor both, Annapolis Mayor Gavin Buckley announced the city will host a benefit concert on July 28 for the victims’ families and survivors of The Capital Gazette shooting while promoting the importance of freedom of the press and its importance to our country’s democracy. Headlining the concert is international recording artist, Good Charlotte, a Maryland-based band with connections to Annapolis. Less Than Jake, another national recording artist currently performing on the Vans Warped Tour, will open for Good Charlotte that evening. Jordan Klepper, from Comedy Central’s The Opposition and Klepper shows, will speak before Less Than Jake. “This horrible tragedy cannot be forgotten,” said Mayor Buckley. “Sadly, our country’s attention will soon shift from this event that has forever changed our city. We will not stand by and allow the memory of these slain journalists to
be forgotten. We also stand up for our journalists and our freedom of the press and this concert is just one step in that direction.” The concert begins at noon with several performances from additional local acts, including Dublin 5, Clones of Funk, The Great Heights Band, Higher Hands, Skribe and more. Also joining the lineup will be guest speakers from the world of journalism, including Rick Hutzell, editor of The Capital and several reporters; Marty Baron, editor of The Washington Post; Elisabeth Bumiller—Washington Bureau Chief of the New York Times; and Tom LoBianco, formerly of the Associated Press and CNN. Proceeds will benefit the fund established for the victims and survivors and journalism scholarships. The event will take place entirely on the block of Calvert Street between West and Northwest streets. Tickets cost $25 each (children age 10 and under are free with paying adult) and can be purchased online at ticketfly.com and searching for “Annapolis Rising.” There’s a limit of 3,000 tickets on a first-come, first-serve
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basis. All sales will be online. Tickets must be brought to the event with ticket holders. There will be food and drink sold inside the event perimeter; no chairs, coolers, backpacks or outside beverages allowed. Preferred parking is available at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (Rowe Boulevard side of lot) for $10, with proceeds also going to the victims’ fund. Free shuttles will be transporting
Navy stadium parkers to the event/ Additional parking information is available at www.annapolisparking.com. Sponsors are helping offset costs associated with staging, A/V, security and more so that nearly all proceeds from tickets can be donated to The Capital Gazette’s victims fund.
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Obituaries
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In Remembrance Richard Earl “Dick” Daniels, Sr
Richard Earl “Dick” Daniels, Sr. of Chesapeake Beach Maryland passed away peacefully at home on July 5, 2018. He was 90 years old. Dick was born on January 3, 1928 in Kansas City Missouri. He was adopted by Jeanette and Earl Daniels and was raised in Greene, Iowa. He graduated high school in Bristow at age 16 to attend Wartburg College and later graduated from Northern Iowa (Teacher’s College). Dick met his sweetheart Marita Milroy at Wartburg and they married on Oct 23, 1948. He enlisted in the United States Army and served in the 82nd Airborne. He completed 23 jumps and was known as “Deadeye Daniels.” Upon discharge he graduated college and became a school principal for 3 weeks until he was recalled back into the Army and stationed at Ft Monmouth as a nuclear physicist. After 3 years, Dick chose to work for General Electric. He and Marita moved to the Chicago area for 12 years. They raised their 3 oldest children and gave birth to their 4th before moving to New Jersey in 1967 when Dick was promoted to be the sales manager for the East coast and Canada. Years later Dick went into
business for himself. Dick’s family was his number one priority. Dick was an active member of the Presbyterian Church in Morristown, New Jersey for more than 40 years before moving to Chesapeake Beach, Maryland and joining First Presbyterian in Annapolis, Maryland. Dick also was a member of Springbrook Country Club and enjoyed golf with his friends and his family. Dick is survived by his wife of 69 years Marita, daughter Anne and her husband Al, daughter Lynda Byer and her children Jonathan and Jennifer, daughter Heidi, daughter-in-law Leslie, and companion Jim Wilhelm. He is predeceased by a son Richard “Rick” Earl Daniels Jr and a son-in-law Albert Byer. Life Celebration Services will be Saturday, August 4, 2018 at 1 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Annapolis, 171 Duke of Gloucester Street, Annapolis, MD 21401. Interment will follow in the church Columbarium. Memorial contributions may be made to National Arbor Day Foundation, 100 Arbor Avenue Nebraska City NE 68410 , Phone: 888-448-7337; website:https://www. arborday.org/ or First Presbyterian Church of Annapolis, 171 Duke of Gloucester Street, Annapolis MD 21401 Phone : 410-267-8705; website:http:// www.annapolis-presbyterian.com/
Angela Nichole Boyd
Angela Nichole Boyd, 36 of Great Mills, MD passed away on July 22, 2018 at her residence. She was born on January 29, 1982 in Washington, DC to San-
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Robert Lee Western Department, retiring in 2008. In her leisure time Betty enjoyed scrapbooking, shopping, traveling to the beach, going to festivals, and coloring with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Betty was preceded in death by her husband Frank Howard English, Sr. in 2005, son Frank Howard English, Jr., great-grandchildren James and Kayla, brothers Joseph and Michael Costello and sister Patricia Ann Friant. She is survived by her daughters Margaret Levelle and husband David of North Beach and Theresa English-Kircher and husband Robert of Washington, D.C., grandchildren Elizabeth Forsyth and husband James, Patricia Dugan and husband Josh Oaks, James Dugan III, Amanda Kircher and Caroline Kircher and great-granddaughter Desiree Roberts. Robert Lee Western, 81, of Broomes Visitation will be Thursday, July 26, Island, MD passed away on July 21, 2018 2018, 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. at Rausch in Prince Frederick, MD. Funeral Home – Owings, 8325 Mount Visitation will be Friday, July Harmony Lane, Owings MD 20736. 27, 6-6:30 p.m. at Rausch FuFuneral Services will be Frineral Home Port Republic day, July 27 at 11 a.m. at 4405 Broomes Island Road, Port RepubRausch Funeral Home - Owings lic MD 20676. A Memorial Service will 8325 Mount Harmony Lane, follow at 6:30 p.m. at the funeral home. Owings MD 20736. Burial will be at Fort Lincoln Elizabeth Georgeann Cemetery, 3401 Bladensburg Road, Brentwood MD 20722. “Betty” English Elizabeth Georgeann “Betty” English, 70, of North Beach passed away July 20, 2018. She was born January 12, 1948 to Joseph L. and Elsie (Wentworth) Costello. Betty was raised in Mt. Rainier and attended Catholic Schools. She moved to North Beach with her husband in 1994. Betty was employed as an administrator at Georgetown University, working in the Personnel Department and Dental School before moving to the History
Nathan Emory “Nate” Cowan
Nathan Emory “Nate” Cowan, 69 of Lusby, MD, formerly of Riverdale, MD, passed away on July 17, 2018 at this residence. He was born on May 1, 1949 in Cresson, PA to the late Christina Marie and Nathaniel Emory Cowan, Jr. He was the loving husband to Sandra Cowan whom he married in Upper Marlboro, MD in November 1982.
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MD, Mary Donn of Brentwood, MD and Martha Westman of St. Leonard, MD; 8 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; siblings, Connie Watson and Christina Shott; and step son, Michael Heller. There will be no public services because the family is honoring Nate’s last wishes. He wanted everyone to remember him as he was in life. He was a kind and beautiful husband, father, and person. To leave the family a condolence. please visit www.rauschfuneralhomes. com Nate graduated from Bladensburg High School in 1967. He went on to work for Brandywine Sand & Gravel as a Dispatcher for over 30 years and retired in 2000. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, doing crossword puzzles, making fudge, and most of all he loved Christmas and being with family. Nate is survived by his wife of 35 years Sandra Cowan of Lusby, MD; children, Stephen Cowan, Dawn Cowan, and Joe Cowan all of South Carolina; step sons, John Deitzel of Waldorf, MD and James Deitzel of Germany; siblings, Florence Norris of Sherwood, MD, Lynta Huff of Cordova, MD, James Cowan of Abingdon, VA, Shirley Williams of Annapolis,
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Marshall Edward “Skeetz” Miller
Marshall Edward “Skeetz” Miller, 93 of Lusby, MD formerly of Georgetown, DC passed away at his residence on July 18, 2018. He was born on August 19, 1924 in Washington, DC to the late Helen Nokes and Marshall Henry Miller. He was the loving husband to Carol Jean Miller, whom he married on December 18, 1970 in Rockville, MD. Soon after graduating high school, Skeetz joined the United States Army. He served his country honorably for 28 years from October 12, 1942 until his retirement on December 31, 1970. He served during WWII, Korean War, and the Vietnam – Invasion of Guam Cam-
paign. After his career in the military, Skeetz went on to work for Georgetown University on Maintenance Contracts and retired in August of 1988 after 18 years of employment. He enjoyed camping and reading and was a member of the American Legion Post 274, Prince Frederick Masonic Lodge, and the Tall Cedars of Lebanon. Skeetz is survived by his wife of 47 years, Carol Jean Miller of Lusby, MD; children, R. Douglas Taylor (Marinia) of Bethesda, MD, Gabriella Piscedda of Ashburn, VA, Marshall E. Miller (Timi) of Fredericksburg, VA, Janet Busch (William) of Glen Burnie, MD, Steven Miller (Cheryl) of Lusby, MD, and Stephania Miller of Fredericksburg, VA; siblings, John Miller, Faith Matthews of Northridge, CA, Helen Ann Edwards of Laurel, MD, and George Miller (Diane) of Costaic, CA; 15 grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren, and 1 great-great grandchild. He was preceded in death by his parents; children, Debra Cantler and William Miller; siblings, Daniel W. Miller, Robert Miller, and Channing Miller. Serving as pallbearers will be William Busch, Jr., Sean Miller, Steven Miller, and Sean Miller. The family receives friends on Tuesday, July 24, 2018 from 10:30 a.m. until time of funeral services at noon in the
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Rausch Funeral Home Chapel, 20 American Lane, Lusby, MD with Deacon Ed Baker officiating. Interment was in the MD Veterans Cemetery, 11301 Crain Highway, Cheltenham, MD. To leave the family a condolence please visit www.rauschfuneralhomes. com.
YOUR FINANCIAL FITNESS
To keep yourself in shape, you exercise, watch what you eat and monitor your health. But, what about your financial health. What can you do to make sure you are financially fit? The first step is to take stock of where you are (no pun intended). What does your credit report look like? Go to annualcreditreport.com and get your free credit report. Once you have that, go to myfico.com where you can pay $20 and get your FICO score. That’s the credit score 90% of lenders review to determine whether or not they will lend to you. Read your report and challenge any errors or omissions in writing—send your written response to all three of the major credit reporting agencies, Equifax, Experian and TransUnion. How much cash do you have on hand to handle emergencies? If you haven’t done so, create an emergency fund with at least 6 months of living expenses in savings. That way, if you are hit with a major dental bill, car expense or loss of income for any reason, you have a cushion. Before you contribute your income to anything else, create your cash cushion. Next take a hard look at your living expenses. Make a list of every expense you made last year. What did you spend for day-to-day living? What expenses were essential, like paying your rent or making your car payments? What expenses were discretionary, like the daily Starbucks? If you know what you spent your money on, you can change your habits and generate some money for savings. Most people have no idea how much money they spend. This exercise in good financial health will give you the knowledge you need to create a better plan.
Credit cards are the enemy. Paying interest on money you have borrowed on a credit card is compounding the felony. Yes, credit cards have their place and are convenient ways to pay, but only if you pay them off every month. If that is not possible, tally up what you owe and start a re-payment plan. Focus on paying off all your high interest debt. It will take time, but even a small amount over the minimum payment will help you decrease the overall debt. If you are young and have incurred high debt for buying a house or education, you will have time during your career to earn money to pay off the debt. As you get older, your time to earn becomes limited. Don’t incur major debts when you are older—you may not have the time to pay them off. Some experts have said you should limit your total mortgage debt to less than twice your family income if you are in your thirties. When you are in your fifties, your mortgage debt should be no higher than what you make in salary. At any age, total education expenses should not be more than 75% of your pay. Like losing weight, you need a financial goal. A Wells Fargo survey has indicated that people with a financial plan save more than twice as much as those without one. Make specific goals, not just “saving more.” The more specific you are about your goals, the more likely you will reach them. Review your retirement plans. Do you have a work-related 401(k) Plan? Do you make the maximum contribution you can to the plan? Does your employer match any contributions you make? If yes and you do not take advantage of this “free money”,
shame on you. What about your beneficiary designations for your retirement plans? How up to date are they? Have you named your ex-spouse as the recipient of your retirement money when you die? Yes, there have been cases on this point and if you have designated someone as your beneficiary, that’s it. The only way to change this is for you to file a Change of Beneficiary form designating someone else. A later-dated beneficiary form is effective to make the change so long as it is properly signed and witnessed or notarized. These days, you can find change of beneficiary forms online for most retirement plans and insurance companies. Many people find it much easier to stick with a plan when they have a buddy, so encourage a friend or relative to work with you. Getting excited about cleaning up your financial picture is so much easier with a partner. You can do this. Make 2018 the year of starting yourself on a better financial path. Remember, to start a plan, you have to know where you are. Focus on your financial health. Join Andrea Baddour and I for a discussion of this and other topics on Wednesday August 15th at 11am at our office at 8906 Bay Avenue, North Beach. Call 301-855-2246 to reserve your space. I look forward to seeing you. Striegel & Baddour is a law firm focused on Estate and Business Planning located in NorthBeach with appointment locations in Hollywood and Annapolis. Nothing in the following article represents legal advice. Readers are urged to consult their legal counsel. By Lyn Striegel
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Thursday, July 26 Quit Tobacco Class Calvert County Health Dept., 975 Solomons Island Road, Prince Frederick 6:00 – 7:00 PM Free 8-week classes July 26 thru September 13. Free medication aids, group support, and tools to assist in your quitting journey. Register: call 410535-5400 x359 or visit www.calverthealth.org
Friday, July 27 Farmers’ Market 5 th Street & Bay Ave., North Beach 6:00 PM Includes Classic Car Cruise-in and Art Fair along Bay Avenue. www.northbeachmd.org
Saturday, July 28 Lighthouse Adventure Cruise - Northern Bay Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons 7:45 AM – 5:00 PM See Cove Point, Thomas Point, Sandy Point, Bloody Point, Sharpes Island, and Drum Point Lighthouses. Lunch on your own. $130. Preregistration required. Contact Melissa McCormick,
410-326-2042, ext. 41.
Community Shred Event Northern High School, 2950 Chaneyville Rd., Owings 8:00 AM – Noon, rain or shine Destroy unwanted paper documents at this free event for residents. Proof of Calvert County residency required. Calvert County Solid Waste Division. 410-326-0210. www.cal.co.md.us/recycle Oyster Transfer Abner’s Boat Yard, Chesapeake Beach 10:00 AM – Noon New Date. CBOCS needs 25 volunteers to unload oyster cages, scrape cages, deliver oysters via boat to the reef in the bay and measure oyster survivability rate. Great event for high school students to earn community service credits. Pier cage growers please bring your cages. Rain date is August 4. Info: 410-257-2230. Toy Boat Building Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons 2:00 - 4:00 PM Build a toy boat in the Boat Basin, weather permitting. Sessions starting on the half hour. For ages 5 and older. $2 per boat donation; museum admission required. 410-326-2042. www.calvertmarinemuseum. com
Dee of St. Mary’s Public Sail 14200 Solomons Island Rd., 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 aboard an iconic Chesapeake dredge boat. $15 ages 8-12. 13 and older $25. Sorry, no children under five permitted. Advance reservations required by noon Friday prior to the cruise. Info: contact Melissa McCormick at 410-326-2042 ext. 41. calvertmarinemuseum.com
Monday, July 30 Critter Camp Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Jul 30-Aug 3 Grades: Entering 1–3. Discover the critters in our back yard. Make bug kites, spy on fiddler crabs, and create a small a garden for our critter friends. Spend a day learning to ‘see’ nature. Get a special behind-the-scenes at our River to Bay exhibit. The final day, board the Wm. B. Tennison with parents for a lunch time cruise on the Patuxent River. $125. 410-326-2042, x41. www. calvertmarinemuseum.com Buy Local Challenge Celebration Greenstreet Gardens, 391 W. Bay Front Road, Lothian 5:30 – 8:30 PM The celebration features farmers and producers from Southern Maryland. Live music, food trucks, items for purchase and activities for the whole family. For more information about where to purchase local produce, meats and other products, visit www.calvertag.com.
Tuesday, July 31 Teen Kayak Skills and River Ecology Kings Landing Park, Huntingtown 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM Focuses on basic kayak skills and the ecology of the Patuxent River. Ages 12-16 years old without an adult. $30/teen. Reservations: 410-535-5327. www.calvertparks.org Public Hearing County Commissioners’ Hearing Room, Courthouse, 175 Main Street, Prince Frederick 10:30 AM The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners will hold a Public Hearing to consider and receive comments on a budget adjustment to purchase a combination sewer cleaner vacuum truck. Info: 410-535-1600 x2520.
Calvert Stewards: Red-Tailed Hawk Care & Training Battle Creek Cypress Swamp, 2880 Grays Road Prince Frederick 1:00 - 3:00 PM For adults. New volunteers welcome. Learn about the care and proper handling techniques to gain experience to handle hawks on your own. Free for volunteers. Reservations required:410-535-5327. www.calvertparks.org Walking Meditation Indoor Labyrinth Workshop Middleham and St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 10210 HG Trueman Rd., Lusby 6:30 - 8:30 PM, Jul 31–Aug 2 Southern Maryland Meditation Community offers two workshops to learn about and walk a 44-foot Chartres canvas labyrinth in the Parish Hall of the Church. Tuesday, July 31, 6:30—8:00 PM and Wednesday, August 1, 6:30—8:30 PM. There will be two opportunities to walk the labyrinth on your own. A facilitator will be available to answer your questions. Wednesday, August 1, 10:00 AM—Noon and Thursday, August 2, 2:00—4:00 PM. In order to care for the canvas labyrinth, please come prepared to walk barefoot, in socks, slippers, or indoor shoes. Donations will be used to help reconstruct and revitalize the labyrinth on the grounds of the Church, which is available to the community. i n f o @ s o m d m e d i t a t i o n c o m m u n i t y. o r g communications@middlehamandstpeters.org Bingo North Beach Volunteer Fire Dept. 7:30 PM Doors open at 5:00. $8/person. Food and drink available for purchase. More info please call 301-855-0520.
Thursday, August 2 Calvert Toastmasters Meeting 30 Duke Street, Prince Frederick 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Calvert Toastmasters is a Toastmasters International club open to anyone to join. If you want to improve your communication and leadership skills, pay us a visit. We meet on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the in the Community Resources Building conference room. You are welcome to attend as a visitor and bring a friend! National Coloring Book Day Northeast Community Center, 4075 Gordon Stinnett Ave., Chesapeake Beach 2:00 – 4:00 PM Children between the ages of 4 and 7 will enjoy celebrating this day! Of course, there will be plenty of pages to color and some fun giveaways. $3. 410-535-1600 ext. 8210. www.co.cal.md.us/ parksandrecreation
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Thursday, July 26
JobSource Mobile Career Center. 1:003:00pm. Stop by to visit the JobSource Mobile Career Center for your job search needs! Get job counseling and résumé help, search for jobs and connect with Southern Maryland JobSource. No registration. Calvert Library Southern Branch, 13920 H. G. Trueman Road, Solomons, 410-326-5289. Parent/Tween Summer Book MeetUp. 7:00-8:00pm. Parent/Tween Summer Book Meet-Up! Parents and tweens (entering grades 5-7) will meet up to talk about a popular book. Register in person at your branch starting July 2nd and pick up your copy of the book! Space is limited! Please register. Calvert Library Twin Beaches Branch, 3819 Harbor Road, Chesapeake Beach, 410-257-2411.
Saturday, July 28
MakePlayLearn. 2:00-4:00pm. Take building and creativity to a whole new level at the library. We provide the space, Legos®, and other building materials.. you provide the imagination. Drop in. All ages. Calvert Library Prince Frederick, 850 Costley Way, 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862.
Monday, July 30
Monday Morning Fun. 10:00-10:45am. Join us for dancing, stories, and fun. Calvert Library Prince Frederick, 850 Costley Way, 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862. 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, July 31
come part of the show! All ages. Calvert Library Fairview Branch at the Dunkirk Volunteer Fire Department, 3170 West Ward Road, Dunkirk, 410-257-2101. Parent/Tween Summer Book MeetUp. 7:00-8:00pm. Parent/Tween Summer Book Meet-Up! Parents and tweens (entering grades 5-7) will meet up to talk about a popular book. Register in person at your branch starting July 2nd and pick up your copy of the book! Space is limited! Please register. Calvert Library Prince Frederick, 850 Costley Way, 410535-0291 or 301-855-1862.
Wednesday, August 1
Summer Fun: Mike Rose (PatuxentAppeal Campus Appeal Building). 10:0011:00am. Magician Mike Rose’s new show “Magic & Music & Stuff!” consists of impossible magic tricks and off the wall comedy all themed around music, sound and noises. The show features lots of audience participation, many children will become part of the show! All ages. Calvert Library Southern Branch at the Patuxent Appeal Campus, primary building, 35 Appeal Lane, Lusby, 410-326-5289. SummerSTEAM. 2:30-3:30pm. Combat the heat and join our interactive SummerSTEAM hour exploring exciting ways that libraries rock through stories, activities and a snack. For kids K-5th grade. Calvert Library Southern Branch, 13920 H. G. Trueman Road, Solomons, 410-326-5289 Wednesday, August 1: SummerSTEAM. 2:30-3:30pm. Combat the heat and join our interactive SummerSTEAM hour exploring exciting ways that libraries rock through stories, activities and a snack. For kids K-5th grade. Calvert Library Twin Beaches Branch, 3819 Harbor Road, Chesapeake Beach, 410-257-2411.
Thursday, August 2
Summer Fun - Mike Rose. 10:0011:00am. Magician Mike Rose’s new show “Magic & Music & Stuff!” consists of impossible magic tricks and off the wall comedy all themed around music, sound and noises. The show features lots of audience participation, many children will become part of the show! All ages. Calvert Library Twin Beaches Branch at the Northeast Community Center, 4075 Gordon Stinnett Road, Chesapeake Beach, 410-257-2411
Summer Fun - Mike Rose. 7:008:00pm. Magician Mike Rose’s new show “Magic & Music & Stuff!” consists of impossible magic tricks and off the wall comedy all themed around music, sound and noises. The show features lots of audience participation. Many children will become part of the show! All ages. Calvert Library Prince Frederick, 850 Costley Way, 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862.
Summer Fun - Mike Rose. 2:003:00pm. Magician Mike Rose’s new show “Magic & Music & Stuff!” consists of impossible magic tricks and off the wall comedy all themed around music, sound and noises. The show features lots of audience participation, many children will be-
Green Crafting. 6:00-8:30pm. Make crafts out of materials that would typically be thrown out. Crocheting, needlework, sewing, and simple tying techniques will be used. Calvert Library Prince Frederick, 850 Costley Way, 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862.
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Living Well with Diabetes
Living Well with Diabetes classes will be offered at: Southern Pines Senior Center, Mondays, August 27 – October 15, 9 – 11:30 a.m. (No class on September 3 and October 8); North Beach Senior Center, Fridays, September 7 – October 12, 9 – 11:30 a.m. This workshop is for those with preDiabetes or Diabetes. Register for the workshop through the Calvert County Health Department at 410535-5400, ext. 459.
Friends of Calvert County Seniors, Inc. Seeking Members
Friends of Calvert County Seniors, Inc. (FCCS) is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for qualified Calvert County seniors. FCCS provides funds for services which will assist them in remaining independent when governmental or grant funds are insufficient. FCCS is seeking members. These are volunteer positions. Contact Susan Justice at the Office on Aging at 410-535-4606. For more information, visit the website at fccseniors. org.
Calvert Pines Senior Center (CPSC)
Enjoy a cookout with your neighbors in Calvert Pines I & II and Chapline as we and other neighbors across the nation celebrate
National Night, Tuesday, August 7, 5:30 p.m. There will be great music, delicious food, and giveaways. Pre-registration is required. The CREATE! for Seniors Program will host its annual Luau Luncheon, Friday, August 10, 12:30 p.m. Wear your tropical shirt and enjoy a Hawaiian themed lunch. Pre-registration is required.
North Beach Senior Center (NBSC)
Have your blood pressure taken and health related questions answered with Ask the Expert – Nurse and Talk program, Tuesday, August 7, 10 a.m. Only about 13% of the population is left handed. Celebrate this special group with National Left Handers Day, Monday August 13, 11 a.m.
Southern Pines Senior Center (SPSC)
Learn about computers with this free class to help you build confidence with basic technology during the Computer Class, Wednesdays, August 1, 8, 15, 22, 10 a.m. Enjoy a delicious dessert while learning about a phone that displays texts of conversations and is a no-cost phone to individuals with hearing loss at our Dessert and Digital Talk, Friday, August 10, 12:30 p.m.al, Friday, July 27, 11 a.m.
Eating Together Menu Monday, July 30
Fish Patty on a Bun, Lettuce & Tomato, Marinated Cucumbers & Onions, Mediterranean Chickpea Salad, Applesauce
Tuesday, July 31
Egg Salad Sandwich, Lettuce & Tomato, Tossed Salad, Pickled Beets, Cubed Cantaloupe
Wednesday, August 1
Oven Fried Chicken, Baked Sweet
Potato, Seasoned Spinach, Dinner Roll, Fruited Jell-O
Thursday, August 2
Stuffed Pepper, California Blend, Corn, Dinner Roll, Strawberries
Friday, August 3
Sweet & Sour Pork over Brown Rice, Mashed Sweet Potatoes, Broccoli, Dinner Roll, Pineapple Tidbits, Pineapple Upside Down Cake
Lunches are served to seniors, aged 60-plus, and their spouses through Title IIIC of the Older Americans Act. Suggested donation is $3. To make or cancel a reservation call: Calvert Pines Senior Center at 410-535-4606, North Beach Senior Center at 410-257-2549, or Southern Pines Senior Center at 410-586-2748. Lunches are subject to change.
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