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There is still a chance this weekend to catch the New Directions Community Theatre children’s production of “Holka Polka” at St. Paul’s Methodist Church in Lusby.

Show Maryland that your workplace supports local farms by participating the annual Buy Local Challenge as a group and entering the “Take the Buy Local Chal-lenge to the Workplace!” contest.

Also Inside

On The Cover

3 Local News

8 Community

12 Obituaries

14 Education

15 Letters

16 On Water

17 Out & About

18 History

19 Cover Story

20 Locals

22 Business

23 Entertainment

Mollie “Rose” Davis prepares her rocket for launch at Naval Air Station Patuxent River during her last day at STARBASE Atlantis.

Solomons Island

Tide ReportSolomons Island

Tide ReportSolomons Island

Tide Report

Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon /Low Time Feet Sunset Visibl

F 29 High 1:31 AM 2.0 6:05 AM Rise 4:47 AM 4 29 Low 8:43 AM 0.4 8:19 PM Set 7:26 PM 29 High 1:45 PM 1.3 29 Low 7:28 PM 0.3

Sa 30 High 2:15 AM 2.0 6:06 AM Rise 5:56 AM 1 30 Low 9:19 AM 0.4 8:18 PM Set 8:05 PM 30 High 2:35 PM 1.4 30 Low 8:24 PM 0.3

Su 31 High 2:59 AM 2.0 6:07 AM Rise 7:07 AM 0 31 Low 9:55 AM 0.3 8:17 PM Set 8:40 PM 31 High 3:24 PM 1.5 31 Low 9:20 PM 0.3

Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon /Low Time Feet Sunset Visibl

F 22 Low 2:14 AM 0.7 6:00 AM Set 1:11 PM 62 22 High 7:18 AM 1.4 8:25 PM Rise 11:58 PM 22 Low 1:36 PM 0.3 22 High 8:41 PM 1.7

Sa 23 Low 3:28 AM 0.7 6:00 AM Set 2:09 PM 53 23 High 8:03 AM 1.3 8:24 PM 23 Low 2:14 PM 0.3 23 High 9:32 PM 1.7

Su 24 Low 4:40 AM 0.7 6:01 AM Rise 12:31 AM 43 24 High 8:55 AM 1.2 8:23 PM Set 3:07 PM 24 Low 2:58 PM 0.3 24 High 10:22 PM 1.8

July 22 - July 24 2011

July 29 - July 31 2011

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame members ZZ Top are scheduled to perform at Calvert Marine Museum on Aug. 21 with Joan Jett and The Blackhearts.

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The newly appointed redistricting committee for Calvert County is looking for public opinion on potential changes to how officials get elected here – which currently uses a system that has not been changed in decades and sometimes leads to confusion.

The new committee has been tasked with seeing if the public is interested in getting more than three commission-er districts, possibly up to five, reports Director of Elections Gail Hatfield.

But there are other options they’ll be exploring too, she said, including whether to have candidates run for office just in their districts, or to continue seeking office county-wide.

Another option up for consideration is whether to have four commissioner candidates run and have a fifth run for the president’s position, much like candidates do in neigh-boring St. Mary’s County, Hatfield said.

Currently there are five commissioners but only three election districts. The top three vote-getters win seats for each district as long as they are from that district, and the last two top vote-getters win the two at-large seats, Hatfield

explained.Usually that system works out, but in a race where the

votes are close the top vote-winner of the five might still not get a seat on the board because they are not from the right district.

“I don’t see where the public sees the system is bro-ken,” Hatfield said. “But when you get a close election that’s when it gets confusing.”

The current commissioner board, all Republicans, has plans to introduce a bill in the upcoming October special session in Annapolis on redistricting that would give the local government the right to institute five election districts in Calvert County rather than three if the public presses for that change, Hatfield said.

The task force also plans to hold public hearings for residents to voice their opinions on the current election pro-cess and will also hand out surveys and questionnaires at community events to gather information.

Pat Parker, president of the task force said she and the eight other members will hold their first public hearing at

Calvert Pines Senior Center in Prince Frederick at 7 p.m. Aug. 30.

The next meeting will be at the same place and time on Sept. 19.

The latest census data shows that there may have to be some kind of change to the political landscape in Calvert County.

According to Hatfield, in June 2001 there were 17 elections precincts and 39,686 voters, but that number has swelled to 23 precincts and 54,807 registered voters.

Hatfield said her research has shown that Calvert County has had three commissioner districts since 1798, though there were more commissioners than districts.

But that changed in 1853 when the number was re-duced to three commissioners, until it was increased again to five in 1973. By Guy Leonard (CT) [email protected]

County Looks at Changing How Commissioners Get Elected

When Calvert County Sheriff’s deputies started train-ing with the new DDACTS (data-driven approaches to crime and traffic safety) system a few months ago, some were unsure of its premise, which shows areas with high rates of traffic accidents and crime are often one in the same.

Lt. Steve Jones, commander of the Calvert Investiga-tive Team, which investigates major crimes, was one of them. But seeing the data made him a believer.

“The numbers are the num-bers,” Jones told The Southern Cal-vert Gazette.

Officials running the program say it’s too early to say whether DDACTS is a success — in June deputies started engaging in heavy enforcement of areas where num-bers showed a concentration of either traffic accidents or crime — but they are hoping it will help the agency target crime trends and combat them more efficiently.

Jones said that high crime and high traffic accident rates usually coincide because of population cen-ters where there was a lot of resi-dential property.

But they also found that one site which would become a focused enforcement area, the intersection of Dares Beach Road and Route 4, had no real residential stock at all but had some commercial properties.

The sheer number of traffic accidents or violations there also showed a high rate of crimes such as burglaries and thefts, the work-ing theory being that many of the people who get traffic violations or cause accidents may also be in-volved in committing crimes.

By identifying the trends they can target them with saturation pa-trols, Jones said, and either catch

criminals or push them out.“It’s going to force criminals to stop their activity or

force them somewhere else,” Jones said.Even if criminals take their activities to other Calvert

neighborhoods, Jones said, the goal is to keep pushing them until they are eventually tracked down and caught.

Calvert law officers aren’t keeping DDACTS enforce-ment a secret, either. They want people to know where their

enforcement efforts will go next.“We’re telling people were doing heavy enforcement

in this area wherever it happens to be,” Jones said. By Guy Leonard (CT) [email protected]

New Crime Approach Points to Problem Areas


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By Susan ShawPresident, Calvert County Board of Commissioners

One of the roles of the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) is to ap-point residents of Calvert County to various Boards and Commissions.

Many of the 71 Boards and Commissions (at last count) perform either a statutory role required by legislation or bylaws or an advisory role to provide expertise that is needed in a particular area, since County Commissioners can not be experts on everything!

If you are interested in becoming involved locally and helping your com-munity to be the best it can be, please consider volunteering for a Board or Com-mission. The list of vacancies is included in this issue of the Chesapeake Current and is also available on the County website, which contains a wealth of all kinds of information at www.co.cal.md.us.

Some common questions and answers are: Q: Do the members of the Boards and Commissions get paid? A: Not usu-

ally. Exceptions are the Planning Commission, the Board of (Zoning) Appeals, and the Liquor Board (appointed by the Governor).

Q: How do I apply? A: An application is available on the website or can be mailed by the BOCC office.

Q: I applied once and did not get selected. Why? A: Sometimes there are a number of well-qualified applicants. Please apply again.

Q: What is the selection criteria? A: The criteria are listed on each of the opening announcements.

Q: Do I have to be a registered voter in Calvert County? A: Yes. Q: Will it cost me anything to volunteer? A: Not usually. Q: Are all these Boards and Commissions really doing any important work? A: Absolutely!!

Here are a few examples of openings that are being solicited now: 1. The Calvert Community Fund Advisory Board needs a member from the banking /investment /financial community and a business person. 2. The Adult Guardian-ship Review Board needs a physician and a person with a physical disability. 3. The Commission for Women has vacancies. 4. The Gambling Permit Re-view Committee needs a 2nd District Resident. 5. The Social Services Advisory Board needs help. 6. The Heritage Committee has an opening. These are only a partial listing, and the listing changes constantly.

Please consider lending your expertise, passion, or interest to your Coun-ty by serving on a volunteer Board or Commission. You will learn, make new friends, gain invaluable experiences, a sense of accomplishment, and further the purpose of the Board or Commission. Retired people are also welcome!

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Solomons Island hosted the Eastern Pennsylvania River Runners for a gas stop during their run down to Quantico to raise money for the Family and Friends for Freedom Fund.

Watson Domurat, president of the River Runners and the Operation Helping Heroes Free-dom Ride, said getting involved in the Family and Friends for Freedom Fund was a way of “giving back to those who gave so much.”

The men and women started from Sandy Point State Park in Annapolis on Friday and ended up in Quantico Va. On Saturday, they continued up the Potomac to Leesylvania State Park in Woodbridge, Va. There, they met up with more jet skiers to go to Washington, D.C. They then went back to Quantico, and the rest of the way home Sunday.

In total, Domurat said they traveled about 400 miles during the three-day ride.Domurat said the goal of the ride and the family and friends fund is to bring awareness to

service men and woman who have been injured and helping them after they leave the hospital and getting them “whatever they may need.”

Domurat started the ride five years ago, and he said the event has been gaining interest ever since. The ride draws people from Virginia, New Jer-sey, Pennsylvania and Maryland, among other states. They even get members of the military, both active and retired, to join in the ride.

“They’ve been a real joy to be around every year,” Domurat said.

Joe Toscano, a first-time participant who started out with the ride from Annapolis, said he’s happy to get involved in the ride because it gives him people to ride with and a good cause to ride for.

Domurat said there are other fundraisers the group will be doing during the year, like bake sales, to raise more money for the friends and family fund. By Sarah Miller (CT) [email protected]

Raising Money With Jet Skis

Photos by Sarah MillerWatson Domurat waits to get fueled up at Solomons Island.

The State Highway Administration wants drivers to tell officials what they think the state needs to do to make roads safer and to curb bad behavior among motorists, ac-cording to the Maryland Highway Safety Office.

For state residents who like to complain about Mary-land drivers and the conditions on the road in general, this is your chance.

Each year the safety office conducts the survey and last year’s results were telling.

In 2010, nearly a quarter of the drivers surveyed said they were likely to drive after drinking alcohol and about half of those who do drink and drive said they wear a seat-belt while driving over the posted 65 mile-per-hour limit.

Almost 100 percent of respondents said they wear their

seatbelt all the time.Jackie Beckman, traffic safety program coordinator

for St. Mary’s County, said that the survey is really about gathering information on the attitudes and knowledge of drivers so that the state can more accurately gauge how well they are putting out the message about new driving laws or even ones that have been on the books for a long time.

Segments of the population that respond that they didn’t know about a certain enforcement measure or law can tell the state that they need to do a better job in public relations, Beckman said.

Respondents this year will be able to answer all kinds of questions, including whether or not they like the relative-ly new ban on cell phone use while driving without a hands

free adaptor.Respondents will also be able to say whether they think

the law should making driving while using a cell phone a primary offense, instead of a secondary offense as it now stands, Beckman said.

“It [the survey] captures what they know, what they do and how they feel,” Beckman said.

A national drivers test given by GMAC Insurance in May ranked Maryland 49th out of 50 states and Washington D.C. for its drivers knowledge of driving laws, with 31 per-cent of state drivers who took the test failing it.

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asks everyone in the state of Maryland to eat something from a local farm (lo-cal wines and spirits count too!) during Buy Local Week – the last full week of July. This year’s challenge week is July 23 – 31 and anyone can take the challenge, reports Christine Bergmark, Executive Di-rector of the Southern Maryland Agricul-tural Development Commission (SMADC).

Participants are invited to sign the of-ficial pledge at www.buy-local-chal-lenge.com. This year, the Buy Local Chal-lenge features a new contest: “Take the Buy Local Challenge to the Workplace!”

Offices, agencies and organiza-tions in Maryland are encouraged to find creative ways to take the pledge as a group and upload a photograph and a description of their participation to the Buy Local Challenge Facebook page at www.facebook.com/marylandbuylocal-challenge or email to [email protected].

The winning workplace will re-ceive a catered lunch for up to 20 people and a gift basket of Maryland farm prod-ucts delivered by Maryland Agriculture Secretary Buddy Hance, and will be featured in an advertisement promoting it as a “Farm Friendly Workplace”

Judges will choose a winning workplace based on:

• Creative presentation (fun or un-usual ways of participating)

• Best use of local farm food (unique recipes, most appealing presen-tation of food)

• Clear identification of workplace (may showcase company name using signage, props, etc); and

• Best interpretation of the spirit of the Buy Local Challenge

The winning workplace will be an-nounced on Aug. 31. Visit the Buy Local Challenge website for complete compe-tition details, rules and regulations.

The Buy Local Challenge was conceived and launched in 2007 by SMADC to highlight the benefits of buying local to Maryland’s economy and environment.

Each year, the Buy Local Challenge enjoys tremendous popular-ity across Maryland, thanks in part to sig-nature events by Gov-ernor Martin O’Malley and the Maryland De-partment of Agricul-ture and strong support by Maryland’s citizens, according to a press release.

To learn more about additional pro-grams and resources, visit www.smadc.com.

Calvert County Promotes Local Foods

It all started with a book discussion.Calvert County Library Public Relations Coor-

dinator Robyn Truslow said the Calvert County Eat Local Group began out of the discussion of Barbara Kingsolver’s “Animal, Vegetable Miracle,” detailing her family’s quest to eat only locally-grown food for one year.

On Monday night, the Prince Fredrick branch of the Calvert County Public Library hosted the group’s quarterly potluck dinner. The dinner occurred just in time to kick off the buy local week July 24 through 31.

During the potlucks, Truslow said people are encouraged to bring plates, cups and silverware from home, as well as cloth napkins, to create as little waste as possible and make the event greener.

Purchasing food closer to home also reduces the impact on the environment, Truslow said, and helps people become more sensitive to the state of their environment. At the potlucks, the people who bring dishes using food with the least mileage traveled be-tween vine and pot get “bragging rights,” Truslow said.

She said the quality of the fresh picked food is also a benefit of buying local.

“I like good food and buying local gives me that,” Truslow said.

For more information, visit www. somaryland-sogood.com. By Sarah Miller Staff Writer

2011 Buy Local Challenge Starting Next Week

Show Maryland that your workplace supports local farms by participat-ing the annual Buy Local Challenge as a group and entering the “Take the Buy Local Challenge to the Workplace!” contest.

The Calvert County Board of Educa-tion and Calvert County Sheriff’s Office announced the addition of two Sheriff’s deputies to work in the county’s public high schools. These deputies will join the two existing deputies, the State Police liaison officer, the school safety advocates, and the school system’s community resources and safety specialist to expand services to stu-dents and families.

Each high school now has a stronger team of safety professionals to develop re-lationships with students, serve as positive role models, prevent problems, serve as re-sources for staff and parents, and respond quickly to issues, a press release states.

“This past winter a group of citizens stated in a community forum that they value safe and orderly schools because safe educational environments support student achievement. The expansion of our school safety teams supports this community pri-ority,” said Superintendent Jack Smith.

The school system and the Sheriff’s Office jointly selected DFC Jason Lord and DFC Kevin Hall as the two new liaison of-ficers who will join Cpl. Glenn Libby and DFC Vaughn Johnson.

Sheriff Mike Evans sees the liaison

officers primarily as proactive forces to prevent problems from developing. He said that the deputies serve as role models and work to develop positive relationships with students, staff, and parents.

“Each high school will now have a full-time deputy in addition to two safety advocates,” said Smith.

The liaison officers and safety ad-vocates promote awareness of traffic and criminal laws, are resources to school of-ficials when working with students and parents on problems in the school or com-munity, and inform school administrators of ongoing or potential issues. While in the schools, the officers work in plain clothes and work under the direction of school administrators.

The school system created the position of safety advocates in school year 1996-97. These school employees are often retired law enforcement officers.

In addition to the school-based safety personnel, the school system has a State Po-lice liaison officer, Sgt. Bruce Bevard, and a Community Resources & School Safety Specialist, Larry Titus, who work through-out the school system on safety issues.

Two Additional Deputies Hired to Work in High Schools

Calvert County’s free prescription drug discount program, first offered in July 2009, has saved county residents more than $108,000 through June 2011, the county’s public information office has reported.

Residents have filled 7,100 prescriptions at discounts averaging nearly 27 percent or $15.26 per prescription.

The drug discount program helps consumers cope with the high price of pre-scription drugs. The county makes the free prescription drug discount cards available under a program sponsored by the National Association of Counties (NACo).

The cards may be used by all county residents, regardless of age or income and are accepted at all of the county’s pharmacies. A national network of more than 59,000 participating retail pharmacies also honors the card. There is no cost to county taxpayers for NACo and Calvert County to make these money-saving cards available to our residents.

To use the discount card, residents simply present it at a participating pharmacy. There is no enrollment form, no membership fee and no restrictions or limits on fre-quency of use. Cardholders and their family members who have insurance may use the card in situations where their insurance provider does not cover a particular medi-cation. The card also covers pet medications available at participating pharmacies.

The card cannot be used for co-pays or to obtain additional discounts on pre-scriptions that are covered by insurance.

Cards are available at Calvert County libraries, senior centers, the Health De-partment, Calvert Memorial Hospital Emergency Room and Urgent Care Centers, and the Calvert County Department of Community Resources, located at 30 Duke Street in Prince Frederick. County residents can call toll free 1-877-321-2652 or visit www.caremark.com/naco for assistance with the program.

County Drug Discount Program Passes $100k Mark


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Calvert County Promotes Local Foods

It all started with a book discussion.Calvert County Library Public Relations Coor-

dinator Robyn Truslow said the Calvert County Eat Local Group began out of the discussion of Barbara Kingsolver’s “Animal, Vegetable Miracle,” detailing her family’s quest to eat only locally-grown food for one year.

On Monday night, the Prince Fredrick branch of the Calvert County Public Library hosted the group’s quarterly potluck dinner. The dinner occurred just in time to kick off the buy local week July 24 through 31.

During the potlucks, Truslow said people are encouraged to bring plates, cups and silverware from home, as well as cloth napkins, to create as little waste as possible and make the event greener.

Purchasing food closer to home also reduces the impact on the environment, Truslow said, and helps people become more sensitive to the state of their environment. At the potlucks, the people who bring dishes using food with the least mileage traveled be-tween vine and pot get “bragging rights,” Truslow said.

She said the quality of the fresh picked food is also a benefit of buying local.

“I like good food and buying local gives me that,” Truslow said.

For more information, visit www. somaryland-sogood.com. By Sarah Miller Staff Writer

Detectives say the same two men from Calvert County who allegedly tried to rob a Domino’s Pizza franchise in Charlotte Hall earlier this month also robbed an employee at gunpoint at the Papa John’s pizza shop in Hollywood on June 29.

Detectives arrested and charged Steven Garner and Robert Morris for the Charlotte Hall robbery last week, and after a warrant search in Calvert County, both men were charged again for the Hollywood heist.

Both have counts of armed robbery and conspiracy

to commit armed robbery against them for the Papa John’s incident, according to court records.

According to charging documents filed in St. Mary’s County District Court, the victim in the case, Scott Francis Kolbe, an employee at Papa John’s, was allegedly accosted by Garner, 21, of St. Leonard, in the rear parking lot of the store shortly after midnight.

Garner was hiding behind two propane tanks in the rear lot before revealing himself, causing Kolbe to flee into his vehicle, court pa-pers allege.

Garner then broke the driver’s side window of Kolbe’s car, charging documents alleged, threatened the victim with a handgun and de-manded money.

Garner was able to get a bank bag from Kolbe and then fled towards Clover Hill Road, police say, where he was picked up in a vehicle

driven by Morris, 33, of Huntingtown.Charging documents revealed that Garner allegedly

stole $575.16 as a result of the heist.Morris admitted to police that he was the driver for

Garner and that he received proceeds from the heist, charg-ing documents stated.

Garner also “indicated his involvement” in the robbery, detectives say, and is cooperating with the investigation.

Both suspects are being held without bond. By Guy Leon-ard (CT) [email protected]

Pair Charged For Second Pizza Robbery

Gov. Martin O’Malley announced last week that Maryland is just shy of reaching its two- year goal for reducing the amount of nitrogen and phosphorus into the Chesa-peake Bay.

O’Malley made his announcement that the goal was 98 percent complete, at the meeting of the Chesapeake Executive Coun-cil in Richmond, Va.

“With our farmers planting record numbers of cover crops, our citizens plant-ing trees and growing oysters, our munici-palities upgrading wastewater treatment plants, and our legislators enacting impor-tant new laws, these numbers once again prove that here in Maryland, we don’t make excuses, we make progress,” O’Malley said in a statement.

The state goals for 2009 to 2011 were to reduce nitrogen by 3.75 million pounds and phosphorus by 193,000 pounds.

Last year the state engaged more than 1,500 farmers to plant about 400,000 acres of cover crops, which have the affect of absorbing nitrogen and phosphorus from storm water and other runoff before it reach-es the free flowing waters of the tributary rivers and streams that feed into the bay.

This was part of the state’s overarch-ing strategy, as was a 2009 action to require a more stringent use of poultry litter for fertilizer.

Maryland jurisdictions have also re-ceived more than $400 million from the Bay Restoration Fund to help with treatment plant upgrades, according to an O’Malley press release.

But states and local jurisdictions are still working on their own plans to comply with the federal government’s mandate to clean up the bay and some officials locally think the county may incur costs in the mil-

lions of dollars.Farmers have also expressed worries

that increased regulations on them about nitrogen and phosphorous, which are key ingredients in fertilizers, would further hurt the economics of their business.

Farm groups in Pennsylvania have al-ready banded together to sue the U.S. En-vironmental Protection Agency over the federal mandate, as has a national home-builder’s group.

Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Kath-leen Merrigan, in a phone interview with The Southern Calvert Gazette, said that farmers were understandably wary of new regulations but the U.S. Department of Ag-riculture (USDA) has ways to help.

Merrigan said that $72 million would be available this fiscal year to farmers in the watershed to help cope with new regula-tions, one of several ways the federal gov-ernment is trying to help.

“I understand that there is an uneasi-ness in the agricultural world about thresh-olds that have been set,” Merrigan said. “But farmers are largely very good environmen-tal stewards.”

Sometimes it is difficult for farmers to get that aid, she said, because to get as-sistance often requires farmers to put up a matching amount; and then there is bureau-cratic paperwork that turns many off to the prospects.

But, Merrigan said, now is the time for farmers to seek assistance, because funding levels at the USDA are at some of the highest levels in recent history. “The bottom line is … farmers are part of the solution,” Merrigan said. “Keeping farmland in our bay watershed is part of the strategy for clean water and clean air.” By Guy Leonard (CT) [email protected]

O’Malley: Benchmark for Bay Cleanup Virtually Complete

Maria Dorsett has joined the Calvert County De-partment of Economic Development as business reten-tion specialist.

Dorsett has a background working in the small- and medium-sized business community. For five years, she was business counselor for the Maryland Small Busi-ness Development Center (SBDC) where she counseled clients with their start-up ideas, business plans, strate-gic goals and market research. She is an advocate for small business in Calvert County and works closely with partner organizations to bring all available resources to small business owners.

Prior to her work with the SBDC, Dorsett was em-ployed at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Interna-tional Trade Administration where she assisted small businesses in developing strategies for exporting prod-ucts and services overseas and also worked on bilateral trade issues to help small U.S. companies gain greater access to foreign markets.

Business Specialist Hired

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When a narcissistic prince is put under a sleeping spell, it falls to a witch with a high percentage of sweet-ness – with a little help from the big bad wolf and a familiar princess – to find the culprit and a cure in the first New Directions Community Theatre children’s production of “Holka Polka.”For anybody who missed the first weekend of the production, there is another chance. July 22 at 7 p.m. and July 23 at 2 p.m. the children will be on stage again at St. Paul’s Methodist Church in Lusby.

Familiar Fairy Tales with a Twist

Martha Canfield of Solomons, was recently installed a President of the Rotary Club of Prince Frederick.

Richard Fleming will serve as Vice President, Ed Burkhart, Secretary, and Mike Hammond, Treasurer. The installa-tion ceremony was held on July 11.

Canfield succeeds Stovy Brown, who becomes Past President.

Canfield exemplifies the Rotary motto of “Service Above Self,” a Rotary press re-lease states.

Over many years, she has served Cal-vert County as a volunteer in many orga-nizations. Within Rotary she coordinates many of the youth activities, including serv-ing as club liaison with the Rotaract Club at Patuxent High School. She also coordinates the annual Four-way Speech Contest and annual RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) program. In addition she coordi-nates the club’s food canteen trailer provid-

ing the major fund-raising revenue that sup-ports college scholarships.

Canfield has previously served as Pres-ident of the Prince Frederick Club, and has been awarded the Paul Harris Fellowship.

Also serving for the coming year are: Jean Gelatka, Club Service; Philip Yeats, Community Service; Paul Summers, Inter-national Service; Gene Karol, Vocational Service; and Al Schwencer, Sgt. at Arms.

The Rotary Club of Prince Frederick is the local affiliate of Rotary International, the oldest international service club. Rotary club members are business and professional leaders who volunteer in their communi-ties and promote world understanding and peace.

The Rotary Club of Prince Frederick meets every Monday at Stoney’s in Prince Frederick. For further information, contact Dave Elkinton at 410-535-6139.

New Rotary Officers Installed

The first of 10 Tae Kwon Do princi-ples recited at the beginning of every class is “strong spirit”. That strong spirit was on display during a recent Celebrity Scoop fun-draiser held at Rita’s Italian Ice in Prince Frederick when Black Belt Academy stu-dents and instructors served up frosty con-fections for a good cause.

Rita’s Italian Ice donated a generous percentage of the evening’s Celebrity Scoop proceeds to a local non-profit organization, The Crib.

Black Belt Academy owner, Master Kyle Webber reported in a press release that friends, family and customers helped raise over $300 for The Crib through their dona-tions and purchases.

Rita’s manager, Lee Terrett, noted the success of the event when she said, “this was the second highest (donation) we’ve ever had for a Celebrity Scoop, missing the highest mark by only a few dollars.”

The Crib assists parents in crisis by providing a place where they can find support and encouragement. Beyond providing critical assistance in locating and accessing re-sources for essentials such as

food, shelter and medical care, the staff and volunteers at The Crib adopt a holistic ap-proach and work towards providing educa-tion and support for both parent and child. The goal of The Crib is that upon comple-tion of the program clients are self-sufficient, capable parents on a life path that inspires them.

For additional information about The Crib, or to donate, please visit www.crib-home.org or call Andrea Templeton at 323-791-2967 or 240-431-8225. Questions may also be e-mailed to [email protected].

Black Belts support The Crib with Celebrity Scoop

The Crib Executive Director, Andrea Templeton ac-cepts donation from Rita’s Italian Ice employees, Julie Meier, left, and Brandi Webb, along with Master Kyle Webber of Black Belt Academy of Prince Frederick.

From left are Philip Yeats, Gene Karol, Martha Canfield, Jean Geletka, Ed Burkhart, Paul Summers, Mike Hammond and Stovy Brown. Not pictured are Richard Fleming and Al Schwencer.


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For the first time, the Calvert County Shop with a Cop program will be taking 24 school age children from area middle schools out for a Back to School shopping trip for clothing and school supplies on Aug. 6, 2011.

The children will be picked up around 8:30 a.m. and transported to the Lord Cal-vert Bowling Center where they will be treated to two free bowling games and shoe rental as well as breakfast.

When bowling is completed they will be transported to the Prince Frederick Walmart where they will be provided with $200 each to purchase clothing and school supplies.

Once they have finished shopping, lunch catered by Chick Fil-A will be provided for them at the St. Leonard Fire House.

There will also be personnel there from Hair Line in Dunkirk who will provide haircuts and hair care products.

The children were selected by mid-dle school counselors, states a Calvert County Sheriff’s Office press release announcing the program.

For further information please contact Sgt. M. Bomgardner or Cpl. T. Phelps at the Sheriff’s Office at 410-535-2800.

First Ever Back to School ‘Shop With a Cop’ Starting

Beginning July 10, both of Calvert Memorial Hospital’s urgent care cen-ters will offer same-day appointments to streamline visits and reduce wait times.

The centers, located in Dunkirk and Solomons, are open weeknights from 5-10 p.m. and on weekends from 12-10 p.m. with some extended holiday hours. Board-certified physicians provide after-hours care for adults and children for mi-nor illness or injury such as sore throat, earache, fever, sprains, minor cuts and skin rashes, as well as sports physicals.

According to hospital spokesperson Kasia Swee-ney, the change at the urgent care centers was made in re-sponse to feedback from the community.

“The new policy al-lows our patients, especially parents with young chil-dren, to wait in the comfort of their own home instead of our waiting room,” she said, “and still get the care they need the same day.”

Sweeney said there are two ways to request a same-day appointment – by calling the appointment line that opens at 10 a.m. (410-286-7911 at Dunkirk Urgent Care and 410-394-2800 at Solomons Urgent Care) or online at www.calverthospital.org.

During this time of transition, if a patient arrives without calling ahead, he or she will be given the next available appointment. Sweeney said the appointment line and the online registration process become effective July 10.

The urgent care centers accept most major insurance plans as well as Medicare and Medicaid, cash, check, Visa and MasterCard. Self-pay individuals receive a discount.

Urgent Care Clinics to Offer Same-Day Appointments

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The Calvert Marine Museum Volunteer Council was recently presented the 2011 Governor’s Volunteer Service Award. Pre-sented by the Governor’s Com-mission on Service and Volun-teerism, this distinct honor recog-nizes Marylanders who gave back and made a difference in their communities through volunteer service over the past year. Sixteen awards were presented from near-ly 200 nominations.

“For 28 years, the Gover-nor’s Service Awards has recog-nized outstanding service from individuals and groups,” said Governor O’Malley in a press re-lease. “I’d like to commend each of this year’s recipients for their hard work, dedication, and commitment to Maryland’s communities.”

The Volunteer Council was estab-lished in September 1990 to promote the effective use of volunteer services in sup-porting the museum. Volunteers that are members of the Calvert Marine Museum Society are eligible to join the council.

Currently, more than 235 registered volunteers help with the day-to-day op-erations at the museum, from interpreting exhibits to working in the museum store, to assisting with the Summer Waterside Music concerts.

“These people are the best of the best

and the museum could not run smoothly without them,” Traci Cimini, Development Associate, said in a press release.

Last year, the volunteers donated 25,487 hours equating to $544,402 worth of in-kind services.

Calvert Marine Museum volunteers are coordinated by Sherry Reid, the Vol-unteer and Events Coordinator. She began as a volunteer at the museum more than 25 years ago when the first summer concert was held under the Drum Point Lighthouse.

Anyone interested in volunteering at the museum can contact Sherry Reid at 410-326-2042, ext. 19.

Museum Volunteers Awarded

At left is Mac Nachlas, Executive Committee Chairman, Governor’s Commission on Service and Volunteerism, with Doug Alves, Director, Calvert Marine Museum and Dennis Baker, Vice President, CMM Volunteer Council

Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum will host Dr. Tim Horsley, Assistant Research Sci-entist at the University of Michigan, Museum of Anthropology and Visiting Scholar at the De-partment of Anthropology, University of Notre Dame on Thursday, July 21, 2011 at 7 P.M.

The Archaeological Speaker Series; Ar-chaeological Discoveries: Beneath the Sea, Be-low the Ground, and in the Lab is held in the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Labo-ratory, located at Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum.

Lectures are free and open to the public.Horsley has more than a decade of expe-

rience utilizing non-invasive archaeological methods on commercial and research projects in many parts of the world. He has a PhD in Ar-chaeological Prospection from the University of Bradford, UK, for which he undertook investiga-tions in Iceland and developed a specialty in ap-plying geophysical techniques. His research has included work in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and North America, with recent results includ-ing the exciting new picture of the remains at the Barton Site in Western MD.

Horsley’s lecture titled, Using Geophysical Techniques to Reveal Buried Archaeological Re-mains, will include a background to these new tools that can identify what is underneath the ground before excavation begins, and will fea-ture results from Maryland and around the globe.

Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum, a state museum of archaeology and home to the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory, is a program of the Maryland Historical Trust, a division of the Maryland Department of Planning. It is located on 560 scenic acres along the Patuxent River and the St. Leonard Creek in St. Leonard, Calvert County, Maryland. For more information, call 410-586-8501 or visit www.jefpat.org.

Archaeological Expert to Headline Lecture

When Carol Barton moved to Southern Maryland, the number of homeless people in the area inspired her to help out in any way she could.

She said she prayed about it and was fi-nally drawn to the idea of making crafts and selling them, then using the proceeds to help

people in need.“God revealed it to me,” Barton said.Barton said she always liked sewing

and quilting, and it made sense to use her talents to accomplish her goal, so she started Sewing Seeds of Kindness.

The group meets weekly in Barton’s basement, where there is space for the quilt-ing frames and other materials, and they host a craft fair the first Saturday in October. The proceeds from the craft fair go to help those

in need in the area. The group only keeps enough to pay for the materials they need to keep going.

Of the eight regular members of the group, two are residents of Lusby.

“Wherever there’s a need, we try to help,” Barton said.

The group doesn’t tend to go beyond Southern Maryland, with the exception of sending sewing kits to Haiti, said Barton, adding they try to help at home first.

“We live here,” Barton said. “We see the need.”

Some members, like Joan MacMillan, joined because she were looking for a way to help the community.

“I really honestly didn’t know if I was one who could sew,” Mac-Millan said.

She said she joined the group with the intention to help in any way she could, and had a new sew-ing machine to offer the members

of the group. While involved in the group, she got to help both her community and im-prove her craft.

“I didn’t realize there was so much need … If Calvert needs help we will reach out and do it,” MacMillan said.

People interested in joining Sewing Seeds of Kindness should call Barton at 301-475-1655. By Sarah Miller (CT) [email protected]

Sewing Seeds of Kindness

High summer temperatures in South-ern Maryland may lead to increased use of electricity, which will impact your electric bill. Southern Maryland Electric Coopera-tive (SMECO) provides information about saving energy and money on its website.

The increased demand for electricity to run air conditioning equipment in the mid-Atlantic area affects the regional power grid. SMECO operates its CoolSentry pro-gram to reduce demand for energy on the hottest days of the summer.

Customers who participate in the pro-gram receive a programmable thermostat to help save on heating and cooling costs, and participants receive up to $50 in annual thank you credits on their bills.

EmPOWER Maryland programs are available to help customers reduce energy use. Residential customers may sign up for a Quick Home Energy Check-up, provided at no additional cost, or take advantage of other energy-saving programs.

For more information about EmPOW-ER Maryland programs and how to save, customers should check SMECO’s website

at www.smeco.coop/save or contact a SME-CO participating HVAC contractor.

Customers who want to save en-ergy to save money can use the following suggestions:

• Close shades and curtains to keep the sun out.

• Set the thermostat on 78 degrees or higher.

• Cook outdoors to keep cool and save electricity.

• Clean or replace the filters on your cooling system.

• Use bathroom exhaust fans to pull heat and humidity out of the house.

• Dry your clothes outdoors. You’ll save energy by not using the dryer and you won’t heat up your house.

• Recycle refrigerators or freezers that you don’t use. SMECO provides $50 re-bates to customers who recycle old, work-ing refrigerators and freezers.

• When going on vacation, shut off your water heater, turn off your air condi-tioning system, and disconnect appliances that will not be used during your absence.

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Patricia Butler, 69Patricia Frances Butler, 69, of Hunting-

town, Maryland, passed away July 5, 2011 at the Calvert Memorial Hospital, Prince Fred-erick, Maryland.

She is the beloved wife of 49 years to the late Arnold Butler and loving mother of Alma Coward, her husband Edward, Donna Fran-cis, her husband Robert and Michelle Lucas, her husband Jeff.

She is also survived by 13 grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren, a brother William Phil-lips and a host of nieces and nephews.

While a resident of Maryland her whole life, Mrs. Butler spent the past ten years in Calvert County. She was an avid Redskins Fan, enjoyed gardening, was very fond of animals, but her family was always the most important part of her life.

Services and interment will be private.Memorial contributions may be made

to Calvert Animal Welfare League, P O Box 1660, Prince Frederick, MD 20678.

Harry Curry, 91Harry Quentin ‘Quent’ Curry, 91, de-

voted husband, father and grandfather died of natural causes July 15 at Asbury -Solomons Health Care Facility after a brief illness.

Formerly a long time resident of Arnold, Maryland, he moved to the Asbury-Solomons Island retirement community in 2006.

Born March 14, 1920, in the Philadelphia area, Mr. Curry graduated from the Edward Boch School after learning all phases of the automotive industry.

A decorated World War II veteran, he served in the U.S. Army in ordinance and in-fantry in North Africa, Italy, southern France and finally to Lenz, Austria at the end of the war. Upon his return back to the States, he enrolled in Temple University’s – Stella El-kins Tyler School of Fine Arts and earned a teaching degree. It was at Temple where he met his wife, Edith an accomplished artist and teacher.

The Curry’s moved to the Baltimore area where he opened Curry’s Pottery Wheel Studio and eventually opened three studios where they manufactured pottery, taught classes and frequently appeared on Educa-tional TV shows. The family eventually sold the pottery business, and moved to Annapolis to pursue a career and open a construction

business. For forty years, Mr. Curry designed and built houses, commercial buildings and two churches. He also ran several restoration projects in Historic Annapolis before retiring. The business remains in the family. After re-tirement he continued building and repairing furniture and antique furniture restoration as well as dabbling in pottery creations.

He is preceded in death by his wife, Edith E. Curry, who died in 2006.

He is survived by one daughter, Colleen Mawicke of Severna Park; one son, Glenn Curry of Arnold; two grandsons; and a great-granddaughter and great grandson. He is also survived by a nephew, Terry E. Rohn, who was raised in the family household.

A Memorial Service will be held, Mon-day, July 25th at 10:30am at the Asbury-Solomons Island Auditorium, 11100 Asbury Circle, Solomons, MD. Burial will follow in Lakemont Memorial Gardens, Davidsonville at 2pm.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contribu-tions may be directed to the National Heart Association, P.O. Box 5216, Glen Allen, VA 23058-5216 or online www.donate.american-heart.org.

Arrangements provided by Rausch Fu-neral Home, P.A., Lusby, MD.

Bob Garber, 90

Robert Craig “Bob” Garber, 90 of Solo-mons, MD, formerly of Lusby, MD passed away on June 29, 2011 in Prince Frederick, MD.

He was born on November 10, 1920 in Pittsburg, PA to the late Robert C. and Della Ritchie Garber.

He was the beloved husband to Vashti Deanes Garber whom he married in Wilm-ington, NC in 1949 and she preceded him in death on August 28, 2001.

Bob joined the Army in 1943 and did tours in North Africa and Italy. He was hon-orably discharged in 1945. Bob went on to attend college at Catholic University and Georgetown University where he became a Patent Attorney for 40 years in Washington, DC and retired in 1990. He moved to Calvert Co. from Silver Spring, MD in the 1980s. Bob enjoyed playing bridge, golf, and bowling. He served on the Chesapeake Ranch Estates Legal Advisory Committee and was a board member of the Chesapeake Ranch Estates Water Company.

He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, and siblings, Charles Garber and Mar-garet Garber.

Bob is survived by a niece, Laura D. Gornto and a nephew, Dean Gornto.

A Life Celebration Memorial Service will be held on Friday, July 22, 2011 at 2 PM in the Asbury – Solomons Auditorium with Pastor Randall Casto officiating. Inurnment will be private.

Horace Groom, Jr., 92Horace Curry “H.C.” Groom, Jr., 92, of

Solomons, MD died July 16, 2011.He was born March 3, 1919 in Wake, VA

to the late Callie Parks Groom and Horace Curry Groom. He was the youngest of three boys.

He lived with his family for several years at the Cove Point Lighthouse at Cove Point where his father was the light keeper. He graduated from Solomons High School in 1938. After high school he went to work for the American Instrument Company in Silver Spring, MD. He retired from there after 42 years.

He met the love of his life Lillian “Sis” Grover in sixth grade. They dated all through high school and were married August 15, 1942 in Silver Spring, MD. Their wonderful marriage lasted until Lillian’s death on April 8, 2009. They moved to Asbury Solomons in the fall of 1996.

H.C. was an active member of St. Paul United Methodist

Church in Lusby, MD. He was also very ac-tive in the promotion and planning as a volun-teer in the building of Asbury Solomons. He had many interest including building boats and boating. At one time he and his wife raised chinchillas. They loved going to the movies and baseball games.

In addition to his wife of 66 years and his parents, H.C. was preceded in death by his brothers Kenneth Groom and John Groom.

He is survived by his extended family of many nieces, nephews, and their children.

The family will receive friends on Thursday, July 21, 2011 at the Asbury-Solo-mons Auditorium from 1PM – 2PM with fu-neral services at 2PM. Interment will follow at St. Paul United Methodist Church Cem-etery, Lusby, MD.

Memorial contributions can be made to the Asbury Foundation, Inc., 11100 Asbury Circle, Solomons, MD 20688.

Stanley R. Holland, 81

Stanley R. Holland, 81, of Chesapeake Beach, MD passed away on June 16, 2011 at Calvert County Nursing Center, Prince Frederick.

Stanley was born on July 31st, 1929, to the late James and Ethel Holland in Calvert County. Stanley was a lifelong resident of Calvert County, where he was also educated in the county’s public school system. Stanley joined St. Edmonds United Methodist Church

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Stanley enjoyed spending time with family and friends at Calvert Pines, South River Nursing Home and the Calvert County Nursing Center. While at Calvert County Nursing Center, Jimmy Brooks would play his guitar and sing “Precious Lord, Take My Hand” to Stanley and he enjoyed it each time Jimmy played it.

Stanley was preceded in death by his sis-ters: Marie, Gladys, Elizabeth, Madeline; his brother Oscar and his niece Marie (Wee-Wee).

He leaves with loving memories, his wife Dorothy; three children: Russell, Leon and Florence; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; three brothers Oliver, Leroy and James; five sisters: Bertina, Virginia, Charlene, Donna and Rose; three sisters-in-law: Mary Catherine, Marthalene and Inez; two brothers-in-law William Thomas and Earl Thomas and a host of nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.

Funeral service was held on Thursday, June 23, 2011 at 11:00 AM at St. Edmonds UM Church, Chesapeake Beach, MD with Rev. Joan Jones officiating. The interment was at Holland Cemetery, Huntingtown, MD.

The pallbearers were Cornell Holland, John Jones, William Jacks, Jr., Samuel Hol-land, Lorenzo Holland, and Sylvester Harris. The honorary pallbearers were Carlton Jones, Louis Claggett, Greg Carter, and Oliver Hicks.

Funeral arrangements provided by Sewell Funeral Home, Prince Frederick, MD.

Debra Lancaster, 58

Debra Ann Lancaster, 58, of Prince Frederick, MD died at her home on July 9, 2011.

She was born on September 11, 1953 in Cumberland, MD to the late Allan and Reatha Leona Bridges.

She had lived in this area since 1986 and had been employed by the Association for Re-tarded Citizens (ARC). She enjoyed reading

( especially Stephen King novels), watching Jeopardy, playing Farkle and Scrabble and cheering for her beloved Redskins.

She is survived by her son, Russell Lan-caster III and his wife, Becky of Churchton, MD; daughters, Dayna Lancaster of Prince Frederick and Jaci Sheckells and her husband, Kenneth of Owings, MD, former husband, Russell Lancaster, Sr. of Lothian, MD seven grandchildren and many friends. Her sister, Juanita Hill and brothers Terry and Vance “Buddy” Bridges predeceased her.

Funeral services were held on July 15, 2011 at Raymond-Wood Funeral Home. Rev. Marshall Coffman of Calvert Christian Com-munity Church officiated.

John Tarpley, Chip Ewing, Chris Gas-con, Eddie Lumpkin, Billy Krug and Matt Huddle served as pallbearers. Delanta Brown and Kenny Sheckells were the honorary pallbearers.

Memorial contributions may be made to Safe Harbor, PO Box 980, Prince Frederick, MD 20678.

Arrangements provided by Raymond-Wood Funeral Home, Dunkirk.

John Lane, Jr., 64

John Edward Lane, Jr., 64, of Upper Marlboro, MD was called to glory on Mon-day, June 13, 2011 at his residence. He was born in Baltimore, Mary-land on March 25, 1947 to the late John Edward Lane, Sr. and Eather Victoria Lane.

John was educated in the Anne Arundel County and Prince George’s County Public Schools system. On September 16, 1966, John enlisted in the United States Army serving our country until he was Honorably Discharged in 1968. John then began working for the American Pest Control com-pany in Annapolis, Maryland for many years. In 1985, he decided to start his own pest control business and named it, “Lane’s Pest Con-trol Co.” operating out of Calvert County, Maryland. John often

spent time working side by side with his fa-ther on a family landscaping business, which he continued after his father’s health started to decline. John was the Grounds Keeper and Garden Designer at Foxhill in Lothian, Mary-land for 15 years.

John was baptized and filled with the Holy Spirit at Bethel Way of the Cross Church in Christ, located in Huntingtown, Maryland. He had a personal relationship with his heav-enly father. John graduated from the Touch of Glory Ministries School of Prophets on June 22, 2002. On November 5, 2002, he received a Continuing Education Certificate from the Safe Sanctuaries Training Workshop. John was an avid Bible reader; whenever start-ing a conversation with him about the Bible, you should be knowledgeable and prepared for a spiritual enlightenment. He attended many workshops, meetings, conferences, and classes from various denominational churches. John studied the Bible and other religious texts on a daily basis until a sudden illness came upon him. He was in preparation of publishing a book entitled, “Journey from Hell to Heaven.” For leisure, John enjoyed bowling with his son and friends.

John is survived by his mother, Eather; son, John Edward Lane, III; grandson, John Edward Lane, IV; five siblings: Mary, Wil-liam (Gloria), Robert (Janice), Wesley, and Theresa; godson, Justin Smith; very good friends to name a few: families of the Fords, Waters, Matthews, Hicks, Rev. Wesley & Dorothy Callahan, Sandra Moreland, Carol Carter, James Miller (special friend) and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins. He was affectionately known by Sahniya as “Ju Ju”.

Funeral service was held on Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at 11:00 AM at Franklin United Methodist Church, Churchton, MD with Rev. Theresa A. Robinson eulogist. The interment was at Cheltenham Veterans Cemetery, Chel-tenham, MD.

The pallbearers were Bro. Luther Ash-ley, Bro. Andre Baker, Bro. Ricardo Edward, Bro. Larry Spriggs, and Bro. Molton Turner, Jr.

Funeral arrangements provided by Sewell Funeral Home, Prince Frederick, MD.

Skip Mohler, 79

Francis Angelo “Skip” Mohler, 79, of St. Leonard, MD passed away at his home on July 11, 2011. He was born on April 12, 1932 in Washington D.C. to the late William and Frances Sanson Mohler.

In addition to his parents Skip was pre-deceased by his wife, Gloria Jean Mohler.

Mohler served his country with honor in the United States Army and was discharged honorably with the rank of sergeant. Upon his discharge he worker for the local gro-cery store Giant where he was management for many years. In his down time he loved to play horseshoes, work crossword puzzles, enjoy cookouts and watch baseball.

He is survived by his four sons, Kenneth T. Mohler and his wife Lisa of San Diego, CA; Michael M. Mohler, Sr. and his wife Alicia of St. Leonard, MD; William F. Mohler and his wife Karen of Edgewater, MD; and Mark C. Mohler and his wife Tonya of Barboursville, VA. He is also survived six grandsons Kenny Jr., Nicholas, Michael Jr., Garrett, Cory, and Christopher.

The family received friends on Monday July 18, 2011 at the Rausch Funeral Home, Port Republic. Funeral Services were offered on Tuesday July 19, 2011, at the Rausch Fu-neral Home. Interment followed in the Ft Lin-coln Cemetery located in Brentwood.

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The latest class of STARBASE Atlantis stu-dents graduated last week, celebrating the last day of class with a rocket launch in the morning and freeze-dried ice cream in the afternoon.

STARBASE Atlantis is a program that in-troduces fifth-grade students to the basics of chemistry, physics, engineering and other sci-ences. The program was started in 1994 and is funded through the Department of Defense.

The Naval Air Station Patuxent River branch opened its doors in 2007, program di-rector Julie “Jewels” Guy said. The NAS Patux-ent River program is only one of 16 located at Naval sites, and the only STARBASE Atlantis in Maryland. Guy runs the program along with Heather “Squirrel’ Russell, Gina “E-Street” Downey and Wendy “Fencer” Bollinger.

Guy said they take 96 students from the tri-county for the duration of summer vacation. The students participate in ac-tivities such as flight simulators, rocket launches and even making freeze-dried ice cream. Each student and instructor also takes on a code name to be used at

STARBASE Atlantis.“I love this place, it was

awesome,” said Collin “Serv-er” Foster of Great Mills.

Foster’s favorite parts of STARBASE Atlantis included the chemistry experiments and the flight simulator.

“I always wanted to try that and now I did,” Foster said.

Waverly “Domo” Mel-lies of Lusby said her favorite parts of the program included the experiments and getting to meet new people. While she’s not sure she wants to go into a sci-ence or mathematics related field, she had a good time at STARBASE Atlantis.

Guy said the students in the program may not neces-sarily choose to go into a math or science field, but the pro-gram gives them a chance to learn hands on in a way they wouldn’t be able to during the normal school day.

In St. Mary’s County, each “Title One” elementary school sends its fifth grade classes to the base for STAR-BASE Atlantis. Each class is on base one day per week un-til each student has been in the classroom for the required 25 hours.

After students from the lower income schools, other schools fill in the gaps, with private schools sending their

fifth graders in when public school students are not in school or have standardized testing.

Because a large number of their schools are too far from the base to transport students to STARBASE Atlantis and back in time to be bussed home, Calvert County chose not to re-new their contract, though Guy said they will continue to take students from Calvert County during the summer program.

Dependants of members of the military get priority for the summer program, as well as chil-dren of people with base access.

“We usually have a waiting list for the sum-mer,” she said. By Sarah Miller (CT) [email protected]

From Earth to the SkySTARBASE Atlantis Inspires Future

Pilots, Engineers and Scientists

Photos by Sarah MillerWaverly “Domo” Mellies, Christen “Flash” Woods and Carmen “Cheer Bear” Doig wait for their turn to launch rockets.

Mollie “Rose” Davis prepares her rocket for launch at NAS Patuxent River during her last day at STARBASE Atlantis.

Selected projects by science students at St. Mary’s College of Maryland will be funded by a series of charitable donations from the new Cove Point Natural Heritage Trust’s Ruth Mathes Scholarship Program.

Michael Rudy, Board of Directors president of the Cove Point Natural Heri-tage Trust [CPNHT], and St. Mary’s President Joseph Urgo recently signed a letter of agreement.

The St. Mary’s College award could go to a biology student or a chemistry student working on an estuarine study of the St. Mary’s River, or a study of area birds or aquatic animals, for example. “The intent is to create a partnership, a synergy, between our trust’s efforts and the preservation of the future of our shore-lines, our land, and seas,” said Rudy. “We want to honor our founder Ruth Mathes by assisting academically outstanding students.”

Mathes was a career state and federal environmental protection official for agencies including the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and founding president of the CPNHT. She died in 2004 at age 75.

“This scholarship opportunity for our students will enhance the quality of environmental research at St. Mary’s College,” said Christopher Tanner, biology professor. “It will allow more students to conduct research on topics related to the Chesapeake Bay and the watershed.”

Tanner will help decide which projects get the scholarships.CPNHT is a non-profit trust in Calvert County, made up of the Sierra Club,

the Maryland Conservation Council, and the Dominion Cove Point LNG. Its mis-sion is to preserve and protect ecologically sensitive sites in Southern Maryland through land conservation and acquisition, research, and environmental education.

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Did you know that if you live in Dunkirk or Owings or even part of Huntingtown, you are not represented by state delegates who represent Calvert County?

After the 2000 census, four precincts in northern Calvert County were redistricted and added to Legislative District 27A in Prince Georg-es County. With the current 2010 population count of 90,171 for Dist. 27A, only 11,907 are from Calvert County.

That means that the Calvert County citizens in those four precincts are so outnumbered that they have no ability to influence outcomes in Legislative District 27A either by voice or by vote. The interests of Dunkirk, Owings or Huntingtown citizens are not fairly or equally represented.

Calvert County is rural with farming, water recreation and tour-ism, low crime and keeping development under control. Prince Georges County is metropolitan, major league sports, high crime and devel-opment that is out of control. It is clear that the differences between Calvert County and Prince Georges County are too great for Dunkirk, Owings or Huntingtown residents to get the representation they deserve with the voices of our voters so diluted.

We just completed a census in 2010 and it’s time for redistricting to be done again. We have the opportunity to seek a change in this situa-tion now. We need to let our State government officials know that we are residents of Calvert County, we want our votes to count in Calvert County and we want to be represented by someone who represents Cal-vert County. We must make our voices heard! We need your urgent sup-port for our grassroots non-partisan efforts to “Make Calvert Whole”.

Write letters to the editors of our local papers, write to the Gover-nor, State Senator, and County Commissioners and let them know we want to “Bring Dunkirk/Owings/Huntingtown Back to Calvert”.

For more information including where to send your letters - see our website: www.daccamd.com on the “redistricting” page.

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By Nick GarrettI am optimistic

this week. I gener-ally lambaste politi-cians for their lack of common sense and good judgment. This week though, I want-ed to praise Congress and the President for what looks like seri-ous steps toward fix-ing our debt/deficit problem.

The President held a meeting at the White House with America’s top 10 most powerful politicians, including the ma-jority and minority leadership from the House and Senate, among them, our very own District 5 Rep-resentative Steny Hoyer. It was telling that no state-ment was made after the meeting from the drive-way at the White House. Let’s hope this means the delegation was more reflective, ready to work, and less eager to patronize us and regurgitate their party lines again. Another meeting took place on Sunday July 11.

Shortly after the Independence Day break, all 47 Senate Republicans offered a bill that would raise the debt ceiling, but made it contingent on sev-eral factors. Among them, guaranteed cuts to en-titlements must be made as well as a constitutional balanced budget amendment. This may be long overdue and will ensure future financial progress. The constitutional amendment would be sent to the states for ratification and will mean a commitment on their part to change spending habits as well.

Each side has drawn a line in the sand and state they have non-negotiable points.

The Republicans are demanding cuts to entitle-ment programs including Social Security and Medi-care. The Democrats are refusing to make those cuts and further suggest a raise in some taxes that the Republicans are refusing. It seems to me nei-ther are in a position to refuse either. These issues are sure to leave both parties at an impasse if they don’t find a way to compromise. At this juncture they must.

Regardless of what anyone says, it is impos-sible to fix our current situation without raising some taxes and cutting or dramatically restructur-ing spending.

Like me, the idea of cutting entitlements and raising our taxes makes many Americans mad. Not the acts themselves, but the incompetence by both parties that put us here. The fact is that we are re-quired by law to pay into these entitlement programs with our taxes yet when the government does not properly plan for changes in population over time and program costs, it punishes us. The word itself “entitlements” gives the connotation that it’s some kind of free gift for the American people when the reality is we pay for it our whole lives. We earn it.

As far as taxes, we have not had an increase since Bill Clinton’s first administration. Further, he is well remembered for his ability as President and

not as a tax-raising monster. I have never spoken with someone about President Clinton and heard him or her say, “that “so-and-so” raised my taxes. To the contrary, he is remembered for soaring bud-get surpluses at the end of his second term. This alone makes me wonder if we are not in our cur-rent state as a result of President Bush mailing us all back tax money without reducing the cost of gov-ernment, getting involved in wars, and/or planning on some way to supplement the impact. Perhaps he did not foresee that he would increase the size of government by 18% alone in the last year of his presidency. In theory, his desire to give back to the American people was noble, but ill planned.

That being said, President Obama has clearly not delivered on the soaring rhetoric from early on highlighting his “succinct” plan for our financial fixes. While scantly reported, much of the T.A.R.P did make its way back into the American people’s coffers, but no substantial fixes to either housing or financial market regulations in Congress took place. As a result, we are still looking at 9.2% unemploy-ment rate years after the collapse with dark pros-pects for its correction.

For the first time in my living memory, the Re-publican party has begun adding a jobs plan to their bills and using the jobs, jobs, jobs, rhetoric as we ap-proach another presidential primary, locally in April 2012. Their efforts in the last week have admittedly been impressive.

Every American has to make an important de-cision at this time. Even though times are tough, if we do not pay more taxes and encourage Con-gress to restructure Medicare and Social Security for recipients in future generations, I fear our status as lone superpower will be irreversibly gone. The writing is on the wall for us and if we don’t get this one right, our role in the world and our quality of life will without hesitation begin its gradual decline. This is the big one.

Past generations suffered unemployment, fuel rationing, bread lines, droughts, and ultimate mili-tary sacrifices. Those issues built their character and contributed to making America the world’s great role model.

My willingness to invest more in my country and work for more years before my retirement will certainly bring increased scrutiny when selecting elected officials for office next year. That being said, the way the debt ceiling is-sue is resolved will deter-mine whether Democrats or Republicans will win in 2012.

About the Author: Nick Garrett is the owner of The Garrett Music Academy in Owings, a published au-thor, and has served and continues to serve on vari-ous boards and commis-sions in Calvert County.

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By Keith McGuireBruce Wilhelm sent me a fishing report last week

with a photo of his daughter, Anna, holding a really nice flounder that she caught in late June. Bruce bought a new boat this year so he could fish with his family, but little did he know that the kids would be the experts here! Anna and her brother, William, are the best anglers on Bruce’s boat: Anna with flounder, and William with rockfish. In three fishing trips on the new boat, Bruce has not caught a single fish. Instead, his children are putting seafood on the table. He is obviously a good teacher and a lucky Dad to have a couple of kids who enjoy the sport. They have already become great anglers in their own right.

Some of my most treasured memories are fishing with my Dad. We didn’t have a lot. He was a busy man, work-ing two jobs to make ends meet – a real provider. He made sure that my brother and sister and I had everything we needed for wholesome childhood experiences, including fishing. He wasn’t an avid angler because he didn’t have the time, but I know that he really enjoyed fishing with us

as much as we did with him.Most of the experienced anglers that I have

met through the years got their start by fishing with their parents or close family friends. From com-mercial fishermen, charter boat captains and guides who fish for profit, to obsessive recreational ama-teurs like me, there is a common thread of infor-mation and experiences passed down the line from generation to generation.

Also among my most treasured memories are the fishing adventures shared with my own chil-dren. The kids are adults now and we still enjoy occasional fishing adventures together. I no longer have to bait their hooks, cast their lines, help them

fight the fish, or put the fish in a 5-gallon bucket of water so they can watch it swim around. In fact, the sport has become a competition to see who can catch the first, the biggest or the most fish. They have become great anglers in their own right.

Members of the Maryland Saltwater Sportfisher-men’s Association sponsor kids’ fishing programs during the summer camp season in St. Mary’s County, facilitating a fishing experience for hundreds of kids – some who have never had a chance to try the sport. Many of these children may not enjoy the sport for the rest of their lives, but no doubt there will be a few who will go on to a life of great fishing experiences because of this single opportunity.

Fishing is good now and will only get better as the summer progresses. Bottom fishing is producing croakers, spot, white perch and an occasional flounder. Stripers are breaking on the surface at times, which is always chaotic and fun. When you can’t find the breaking fish, they can be coaxed away from structure with the right lures or bait. Only a few bluefish are being caught – that will change.

A fishing report without at least one picture is, well,

just a story. If you’re taking pictures of your catch, send me an email and attach the picture. You’ll get extra cred-it for sharing secret lures, baits and locations where you caught the fish. Please include the full names of the people in the picture.

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Keith has been a recreational angler on the Ches-apeake Bay and its tributaries for over 50 years; he fishes weekly from his small boat during the season, and spends his free time supporting local conservation organizations.

Lifetime Memories

Anna Wilhelm catches a 20” flounder on her dad’s boat.


&Out AboutThe Calvert Marine Museum features Dramtreeo on Friday, July 22, at 7 p.m. An acoustic folk group based in Norfolk, Virginia, Dramtreeo features traditional music of

North America, the Brit-ish Isles and the seven seas in an eclectic mix-ture of songs reflecting the joys and sorrows, hard work and hard luck, high spirits and low humor of ordinary people. Concert begins in the auditorium at 7 p.m. $10 per person charge at the door. Wine, beer and light refresh-ments available for sale. www.calvertmarinemu-seum.com

On Saturday, July 23, “Rock ‘N’ Roll on the Beach” with the Town of North Beach as they present The Fabulous Hubcaps, one of the nation’s most sought after oldies and classic rock show bands. The concert be-gins at 6:30 p.m. in the North B e a c h Amphithe-atre over-l o o k i n g the Chesa-peake Bay. P re m iu m seating is available for $20 per seat. Contact Stacy Wilkerson at 301-855-6681 or 410-257-9618. www.northbeachmd.org

The St. Leonard Volunteer Fire Department Concert Series presents the Firehouse Rock Festival, Saturday, July 23. Bring your blanket or chair and listen to great rock and roll from The Sam Grow Band, Face Down, Justin Myles, Sara and Chelsea and more. Gates open at 4 p.m., the show starts at 5 p.m. General admission tickets are $15 in advance or $20 the day of show. Food and beverages will be avail-able. For more information, visit www.slvfd.com

Friday through Sunday, July 29 to 31, Annmarie Sculp-ture Garden will host “Art Blooms,” a three-day show fea-turing the work of floral designers from across the region. During this exhibition, each floral designer is assigned a work of art in the Main Gallery and asked to create an ar-rangement inspired by the art. The results are surprising, beautiful and provocative. The event is co-hosted by the Calvert Garden Club with proceeds from the Friday night opening reception benefiting a project at Annmarie Garden.

For more information on the exhibit and opening recep-tion, visit www.annmariegar-den.org or call 410-326-4640.

On Saturday, July 30, the Calvert Artists’ Guild will host a workshop by Nancy Thompson on “Painting with Acrylics” beginning at 9 a.m. at Calvert Pines Senior Cen-ter, Prince Frederick. Thompson’s works are in public and private collections worldwide and she has been featured on Maryland Public Television and in Southern Living. Regis-tration for the workshop is $35. For additional information, please contact Gerry Wood at 301-863-9663 or [email protected] or Lonnie Harkins at 410-326-7199 or [email protected].

The Calvert County Historical Society presents “Lost River” on Saturday, July 30, at St. John Vianney Family Life Center Theatre, Prince Frederick. “Lost River” is the story of Anna Ella Carroll, a Maryland native, military strategist and secret advisor to President Abraham Lincoln. There will be one showing of the film at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 and are available only through the Calvert County Historical Society. For more information, contact 410-535-2452.

Country music icon Martina McBride will perform live at the Calvert Marine Museum on Saturday, July 30, at 7:30 p.m. Her newest hit, Teenage Daughters, along with Independence Day, Concrete Angel, A Broken Wing and Love’s the Only House are just a few on Martina’s list of favorites. Tickets are $55 for premium seats and $45 for re-served; additional service fees apply. Tickets are on sale now by phone at 1-800-787-9454, in person at Prince Frederick Ford/Dodge, or online at www.calvertmarinemuseum.com

Visit Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum on the first Wednesday of every month for back-to-back tours of the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory (MAC Lab) and Point Farm’s house and gardens. Discover Jeffer-son Patterson Park & Museum with state-of-the-art science, local history and lore. The next tour date is Wednesday, August 3, at 12:30 p.m. For more information, visit www.jefpat.org.

On Friday, August 5, join the Circle of Angels Initia-tive for a family-friendly, free summer event honoring those who served this country in WWII and other periods. The World War II USO Remembrance Day will be held at the Solomons Boardwalk Pavilion from 6 to 9 p.m. Enjoy live and original music from that era, dancing, donuts and cof-fee and a wreath-laying ceremony. (www.circleofangels.org)

Friday, August 5, is “First Free Friday” at Calvert Marine Museum. The museum is open free to the public

from 5 to 8 p.m. Enjoy free half-hour cruises on the “Wm. B. Tennison” sponsored by M&T Bank. Docents will be available in each gallery to discuss the exhibits and Dean-na Dove will perform at 6:30 p.m. Dove has established a reputation as a powerful, earthy musician and a distinctive songwriter. Visit www.calvertmarinemuseum.org for more information.

On Saturday, August 6 and Sunday, August 7, gather at the Calvert County Fairgrounds for the 26th annual AIIT-CO Powwow. Bring your lawn chairs and enjoy American Indian dancers from across the country, listen to the sound of their drums and learn about Native American culture. Craft vendors with jewelry, pottery, books, music and na-tive foods will be available. Visit online for admission and times: www.aiitco.com.

Annmarie Garden hosts Maker’s Market on Saturday, August 6, from 9 a.m. – noon. The Maker’s Market is a farmer’s market and more. It is THE place to find hand-made, homemade or homegrown products including arts and crafts, hanging baskets, organic skincare products, cut flowers, batik and fleece clothing, handmade soaps and can-dles, herbal teas, ornaments, folk art and more. Find special treasures – or begin your Christmas shopping early! Ad-mission is free. (www.annmariegarden.org)

On Sunday, August 7, celebrate National Lighthouse Day. The Calvert Marine Museum will open both the Cove Point Lighthouse and the Drum Point Lighthouse for tours from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cove Point is free, but museum admission is required to see the Drum Point Lighthouse. There will be special activities for children throughout the day and the museum store will feature special lighthouse items for sale. (www.calvertmarinemuseum.com)

Show your artistic flair at the annual Sidewalk Chalk-athon contest at Annmarie Garden. From Saturday, August 6, through Sunday, August 14, artists of all ages and abili-ties are invited to stop by the main desk at the Arts Building to pick up a bucket of chalk. Don’t miss this unique op-portunity to make some interesting art and stroll a colorful pathway. You may even win a prize along the way! For more information, visit www.annmariegarden.org.

For more information on events in Calvert County visit www.ecalvert.com.


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By Joyce BakiWhen I was a young student, school trips often in-

cluded the Smithsonian’s American History Museum. Walking into the museum you would immediately see the large American flag that flew over Fort McHenry during the War of 1812. It was the view of this flag in the early morning hours of September 13, 1814, that inspired Fran-cis Scott Key to write the Star Spangled Banner.

Smithsonian visitors will note this flag has fifteen stars and fifteen stripes; the stars and stripes were added in January 1794 after Kentucky and Vermont joined the Union. It was later decided the flag would soon become unwieldy if a stripe were added for each new state so it was suggested to Congress to have thirteen stripes, one for each of the original colonies, and add a star as new states joined the Union.

The flag that flew over Fort McHenry in 1814 was sewn by Mary Young Pickersgill and her assistants. Mary Young was born in Philadelphia in 1776, but grew up in Baltimore. She married John Pickersgill in 1795 and moved back to Philadelphia. Her husband died a few years later and she returned to Baltimore with her wid-owed mother and young daughter in 1807. She began sewing flags and standards for the Army, Navy, merchant

ships and forts.In 1813, Major George Armistead, the

commander of Fort McHenry, hired Mary Pickersgill to make a large garrison flag. The flag was to be “so large that the British would have no difficulty in seeing it from a distance.” In July and August 1813, Mary, her daughter, Caroline, and their assistants began hand stitch-ing sections of the flag. The flag was so large that, to put together the sections, the women laid them out on the floor of Clagett’s Brewery located at Lombard and Granby Streets in east Baltimore. The completed flag had more than 400 yards of woolen bunting and more than one million stitches. The stripes measured two feet wide, the stars were two feet across and the flag measured 30 feet by 42 feet.

On the morning of September 13, 1814, the British began a 25-hour bombardment of Fort McHenry. The British ships lay just out of range of the fort’s cannons and rained fire into the fort. Major Armistead did everything in his power to increase the range of his guns, but realized there was nothing to do but ride out the firestorm. At night the British attempted to send a landing party against the fort in an effort to take the fort from the rear. The group was spotted and U.S. gunners drove them off. On the morning of September

14, the British stopped fir-ing and Armistead ordered the garrison flag to be raised over the ramparts of Fort McHenry.

Francis Scott Key, a lawyer, accompanied by American Prisoner Ex-change Agent Colonel John S. Skinner, had boarded the HMS Tonnant to met with three British officers, Vice Admiral Alexander Cochrane, Rear Admiral Sir George Cockburn and Major General Robert Ross, to negotiate the re-lease of prisoners, includ-ing Dr. William Beanes. Feeling they had access to the strength and position of the British units, they were not allowed to return to their boat and had to watch the bombardment of Fort McHenry. As dawn approached and the battle ended, Key was able to see the American flag still waving. As he returned to Baltimore, he wrote a poem, “Defence of Fort McHenry,” which would later become the National Anthem.

It should be noted that Colonel John Skinner was born in Calvert County and he would go on to establish the first agricul-tural journal in the United States, “The American Farmer.” Skinner would

also serve with Commodore Joshua Barney.The Star-Spangled Banner Flag was preserved by

the Armistead family as a memento of the battle. They received frequent requests for pieces of the flag, and gave small pieces to veterans, government officials and other honored citizens. In 1907 the family loaned the flag to the Smithsonian Institution for display and converted that to a permanent gift in 1912. In 1998, a multi-year conservation effort was launched to restore the aging flag.

Would you like to learn more about the Star-Span-gled Banner Flag and the War of 1812? Check out these websites for more information:

• http://starspangled200.org • http://americanhistory.si.edu/starspan-

gledbanner/default.aspxJefferson Patterson Park & Museum and the Calvert

Marine Museum have just added new exhibits on the War of 1812 to their galleries. Jefferson Patterson Park & Mu-seum, the site of Maryland’s largest naval engagement, annually holds a re-enactment of the Battle of St. Leon-ard. Visit their website to learn more – www.jefpat.org.

15 Stars and 15 Stripes

The 1912 painting “By Dawn’s Early Light” by Edward Moran depicts legendary moment of the morning of Sep-tember 14th, 1814. Francis Scott Key with his compatri-ots Colonel John Skinner and Dr. William Beanes spy the American flag waving above Baltimore’s Fort Mc Henry.


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Concert season is in full swing this summer in Calvert County. The St. Leonard Volunteer Fire De-partment and Calvert Marine Museum will be fea-turing some world famous artists for the residents of Southern Maryland to enjoy.

Country singer Martina McBride will be live July 30 at the Marine Museum. ZZ Top and Joan and the Blackhearts will also be at the museum on Aug. 21. Marine Museum Director of Media Relations Traci Cimini says she expects about 4,000 people for the Martina McBride concert and a sellout of 5,000 people for ZZ Top and Joan and the Blackhearts.

St. Leonard will host concerts for Ronnie Dunn on Aug. 13 and Blake Shelton on Sept. 4. Roberta Baker of the Volunteer Fire Department claims that while Shelton is expected to be the most popular attraction with over 3,000 tickets sold, she expects good turnouts for both concerts.

There will also be a Firehouse Rock Festival on July 23 in St. Leonard. The rock festival will feature bands that all play different styles. According to Bak-er, the sister act of Sara and Chelsea play a “Taylor Swift like” style of soft rock. Snakebite, a band that has been around since 1984, will play southern rock. Classic rock will be performed by Face Down. The concert also includes The Sam Grow Band and

some original pieces by musician Justin Myles.

“We have a great variety that’s in the lineup,” Baker said, “The Sam Grow Band has a strong presence in South-ern Maryland (and) Justin Miles is an extremely talented young man.”

McBride has been a platinum artist since her debut album in 1992 and has been the

main headline in four tours. She has also ac-cepted 15 major music awards. Between the years of 1995 and 2001, Mc-Bride reached number 1 on the country charts with five differ-ent singles,

according to her website.The Marine Museum concert series is allowing

the biggest McBride fans to bid on a ticket to win the Ultimate Fan Sweepstakes. The highest bidder in the sweepstakes wins front row tickets, a premier park-ing space, an autographed poster, early admission, and a meal pass.

“The concept has really expanded,” Cimini said.ZZ Top and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts high-

light the second concert. Known for their blues-based boggie and southern rock, ZZ Top has been touring together for more than 40 years.

Joan Jett and the Blackhearts are best known for “I love rock and roll,” a hit single that was at the top of the charts for seven weeks in 1982.

It’s not just the performers that are attracting the large crowds this summer, but also the convenience of the concerts. The concerts are close to home for many if not all of the patrons.

“With gas prices so high, people don’t have to travel far,” Cimini said.

Cimini also cites the 25-year tradition of the Marine Museum waterside concerts as another major thing people enjoy.

At the St. Leonard Fire Department, Baker be-lieves people go to the concerts not just for the music, but also because they know it is essential for their fire department to have enough funding.

Calvert County is the last county in Maryland to provide 100 percent volunteer fire, rescue, and EMS services, Baker said. The entire staff on hand at the concerts is on volunteer basis, even though they have received comments in the past on their professionalism.

The main goal of the St. Leonard concerts is to raise money and provide a service to the citizens of Calvert County, and these concerts help them com-plete that task.

“Not one member gets a vacation on this,” Baker said. “The fundraising efforts are put back into the community we serve.”

She also emphasizes that no profits from the concerts are taken by the volunteers, and that the money made from the fundraiser gets put back into the community.

Fundraising is hard work and takes a lot of time and effort. But the money made is used to provide safety to the community, Baker said.

Eight years ago, the firehouse purchased a heavy-duty squad truck entirely with concert rev-enue. The vehicle was approximately $700,000.

“Fundraising is an integral part of the fire ser-vice and always has been,” Baker said.

Meanwhile at the Marine Museum, the fund-raising helps to support the exhibits and educational programs. With the county government supplying 60% of the fundraising, the Museum is responsible for coming up with the other 40%. The summer con-certs they host raise majority of the overall money

from fundraising for the year.In addition to the talented music acts, the venues

will be providing additional amenities for the patrons to enjoy. Venders will be on location to sell food and beverages to the public, and in St. Leonard free bot-tled water will be available all night to people who identify themselves as designated drivers.

Because they are a firehouse, the community’s safety always takes precedent.

“We are very committed to the DD program.” Baker said, “We try to be proactive about safety.”

Baker said people are encouraged to come out and hear music from their favorite artists this sum-mer while enjoying the local hospitality, all to raise money for a good cause.

“I think people feel they’re making a good con-tribution and patrons know their money is going to a good cause,” she said.

For more infor-mation and links to buy tickets, see www.calvertmarine-museum.com and w w w.slvfd.com. By Alex Panos (SCG) [email protected]

Summer ConCert SerieS tradition ContinueS in Calvert

Joan Jett

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14-year-old Southern Maryland native Jay Warnick is racing in the 74th All-American Soap Box Derby on Friday July 23. It will be his sixth time participating in the race, which will feature drivers from five differ-ent countries.

Warnick will be accompanied by his parents to Akron, Ohio, where the International Race is held annu-ally. They leave on Friday to begin a weeklong preparation process that in-cludes car inspections and trial runs.

A two-time local, and three-time rally champion, Warnick has to-taled 191 points in 31 races this year. The minimum point total required to compete at the International Champi-onship is 180. Individual point totals reset every year and are only obtained in enough bulk to qualify for world events by winning or placing in races.

He will join a field of about 500 racers at the “Derby Downs” in Akron, and look to use his skill to beat them all down the track that

stretches over 954 feet.Coached by Bill Rayle, Warnick

has learned in the last six years how to become one of the best racers the sport has to offer.

“It’s about 99% driver and 1% car,” said Warnick of St. Mary’s Coun-ty. “You have to ease out of turns and avoid cracks.”

Coach Rayle has noticed some improvements in Warnick’s technique.

“He’s really improved driving turns. Coming off the ramps and hit-ting the right spot,” Rayle said.

He has also learned through ex-perience the importance of becoming familiar with the track in advance in order to create an advantage when all else is equal. Warnick says paying at-tention to minor details is also impor-tant, little things like staying out of the paint lines on the track will actually increase speed.

Although he speaks of soapbox racing as a professional, his interest in the sport was sparked just six years ago when he was 8 years old. As a cub scout, his father and scout leader Jim Warnick urged him to participate in the Pinewood Derby, a traditional cub scout event where scouts, with the help of their parents, build miniature cars out of wood and race them down a hill.

Wanting more, Warnick turned to the Soap Box Derby to compete in a faster, life sized version form of racing. He started rally racing at the age of 10, in his signature St. Mary’s County Sheriff themed car.

The sheriff theme was the first car design Warnick used. His Pinewood Derby car and first two soap box cars were painted with police car markings due in part to his grandfather’s and his coach’s profession. Warnick also aspires to one day become a police officer.

Although he’s always wanted to

be in law enforcement, his traditional sheriff themed derby cars have been replaced this year by a slick red car that models a classic 1970 Chevy Chevelle. An admirer of the classic style, War-nick says his new paint job is a tribute to the car his grandfather owns.

The Red Chevelle model is the car he has chosen to use for the race in Akron. It’s not just the style of the paint job he likes, but more important-ly it’s the way the car handles.

“It’s a lie down model which I like better than the sitting (sheriff painted) cars. I have more control in it,” War-nick said.

Warnick’s success has even land-ed him a role in a soap box derby mov-ie that recently premiered, titled 25 Hill. In the film, the main character is inspired to compete in the derby after his father goes off to war. Strikingly similar to the plot line, Warnick’s first Pinewood Derby was completed with his grandfather after his father was called to serve overseas.

His sheriff themed racer appears with him in the film. He is seen tend-ing to it in the foreground as the main character scans the field of racers.

“It was a once in a lifetime ex-perience,” Warnick’s mother Colette said, “Jay got to meet the director and he hung around the main cast for ma-jority of the time on set.”

While he may have been hanging around with actors, his coach believes Jay is the real deal. Through practice and hard work he has become an elite soap box racer.

“A lot of kids get tired and burn themselves out,” Rayle said “Jay has the ability to focus and concentrate on racing all day long.” By Alex Panos (SCG) [email protected]

Local Soap Box Champ Headed to International Competition

Photo courtesy of Joe McCary 2011Warnick competes in Washington, DC at the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby last month.

Photo by Alex PanosFive time Soap Box Champion Jay Warnick will try for his first International title next Friday in Akron, Ohio.


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Mark’s Electronics RelocatesMark Flaherty, owner of Mark’s Electronics is a native St. Mary’s County resident –

born and raised in Leonardtown, and a graduate of Leonardtown High School.From a young age, Mark knew he would own his own business. His fascination with

how electronics work from the inside and his desire to run his own business made Mark’s decision to open an electronic repair shop an easy one.

In 1993 Mark was working for Telethon Electronics, and in June of 1995 when the business was put up for sale, Mark jumped at the opportunity to make it his own.

Over the next 16 years, Mark turned his aspiration into reality, while jumping at every opportunity to help the community that he grew up in. In doing so Mark became involved in the St. Mary’s County Little League, sponsoring teams and even volunteering his time as a coach. Over the years Mark has also worked closely with Dave “Spiggy” Spigler of the Hogettes on several fundraisers to benefit The Children’s Charities.

As an avid Washington Redskins fan, Mark often hosts autograph sessions with for-mer and current Redskin players.

Every year Mark’s Electronics can be found at the Calvert County Fair hosting a booth with Redskin products from Jerseys to baby pacifiers and Redskin players past and present show up to sign autographs.

As a major attraction for the Calvert County Fair, hundreds of fans line up every year to get autographs and photos with the players. As a result of the success the Mark’s Electronics booth has generated, Mark has been asked to host booths at other events. Most recently he was at The Great Big Home & Leisure Show in March in Waldorf, where he hosted a booth with Redskins players Gary Clark, Mike Sellers and Dexter Manley in at-tendance for an autograph session.

A new chapter has begun for Mark when recently Mark’s Electronics relocated to The Hickory Hills Shopping Center. Mark’s Electronics continues to provide repairs on all sizes of televisions, home stereos, car stereos, camcorders, desktop and laptop computers, DVD players, amplifiers, and much, much more.

Mark’s Electronics also offers pick-up and delivery and has many refurbished tv’s, stereos, and computers for sale.

Mark extends his gratitude to his customers past and present and looks forward to meeting and servicing new customers. For additional information contact Mark’s Elec-tronics at 301-863-8466.

Redskins Hall of Fame member Chris Hanburger with Mark Flaherty, right, at his shop in California, Mark’s Electronics.


“Adam and Eve: Bizarre Love Triangle in the Zombie Apocalypse,” the fourth project from local artist and author Dan Nokes, is almost ready for its public debut.

The title page of his newest comic novel describes the story as: “the tale of a boy, his genetically enhanced laboratory dog and his surly sentient land scooter out in search of true love in the undead wasteland.”

Previous projects from Nokes include, “The Reptile and Mister Amazing,” “The Para-normals” and “The Pistoleers.” The Lusby resident said the last couple projects took a year or two to develop, but the latest project has only been in development since spring, and it will premier at the Baltimore Comic-Con on Aug. 20-21.

“It came along quickly and easily,” Nokes said of his newest work.The title for his latest project is something Nokes said is meant to “sell itself on the

name alone,” and will draw people from their normal genres into looking at something new.The second volume of “Adam and Eve: Bizarre Love Triangle in the Zombie Apoca-

lypse” will be ready in late 2011, Nokes said. All of his projects this far, with the exception of “The Reptile and Mister Amazing,” were published in multiple volumes.

Nokes said he will “sink what time I have into my comic books,” when he is not doing his day job. Eventually, he would like to quit and work as an artist full time. He said ideally he’d like to wake up about 9 or 10 a.m., throw on a bathrobe and write and draw comics all day.

He takes his inspiration from the comics, movie and cartoons he grew up with, as well as authors like Jack Kirby and Alex Ross. He said his comics are a combination of love let-ters and critiques of his favorite genres, and he will go beyond the comic book medium to find ideas for his stories.

To promote his art, Nokes said he attends several comic book conventions each year.He goes to the conventions with three goals in mind – make contacts, recoup the cost

of going to the convention and have fun. Nokes started out at local conventions in Maryland, Washington D.C. and Virginia, and has since begun attending bigger ones in locations as far away as San Diego, where the annual Comic-Con is hosted.

“They’re definitely a lot of fun to do,” Nokes said.While Nokes does enjoy going to every convention that time and money allows, he

said at some conventions “the opposite of those goals happened.”He said he can normally be found in the small press areas and the artist alley at the

conventions. Nokes does most of the work on his comics himself, from the story to the art, though he will collaborate with other artists for cover art and guest pieces on his website and in his comics.

It is very difficult to make is as a comic artist, he said. Nokes said from his first con-vention in 2002, and he can count on one hand how many people he met at that convention who are still in business.

Nokes said comics remain popular because, like television, movies and other forms of entertainment, they provide a form of escapism. There are forms of escapism out there for everybody.

“Pick your poison,” Nokes said.Nokes will be attending the Annapolis

Comic-Con on Sept. 25, among other venues close to home.

For more information, or to find copies of Nokes’ comics and what conventions Nokes will be attending, visit 21sand-shark.com. By Sarah Miller (CT) sarahmiller@countytimes. net

In Search of True Love in the Undead Wasteland

Dan Nokes does research for his upcoming zombie book ... In more ways than one.

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