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Thursday, June 18, 2015 1The Calvert County Times

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Thursday, June 18, 2015

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• Chesapeake Beach Council Struggled To Pass General Fund Budget• The 2015 End Hunger Dragon Boat Festival Approaches

• Owings Man Indicted on Assault Charges

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Chesapeake BeachCouncil Struggled ToPass General Fund BudgetBy Lauren ProcopioStaff Writer

The Chesapeake Beach town councilstruggled to pass the general fund budgetfor scal year 2016 during their June 11council meeting.

Despite a ve-hour work session aimedat creating a budget for the town, the

council meeting lasted over four hours onThursday evening due to the council members unable to come to a general consensus.

During the council meeting, there wasa possibility that a general fund budgetwould not be passed, rendering a govern-ment shutdown beginning on July 1.

“You win some, you lose some – that’swhat the work sessions are for, but I cer -tainly came to this meeting with the inten-tion of voting for the general fund,” Coun-cilman Pat Mahoney said to his fellowcouncil members.

The original budget, along with multipleamended budgets, failed to pass, whichcaused irritation among the governmentofcials and the public. One tactic councilmembers used were abstaining from vot-ing, which immediately kills an ordinanceand renders the mayor unable to break a t ievote.

“I think it’s interesting to see the dynam-ics that have emerged tonight. Mr. Krahlingclearly seeks to deny me the right to breaka tie, that’s obviously what you’re motiva-tion is. So, good for you, you’re doing that,”Mayor Bruce Wahl said.

“The two of you [council members JeffKrahling and Valerie Beaudin] behind my back decided which two were going to dothe abstention because I heard the conver-sation,” Councilman Stewart Cumbo an-nounced during the meeting.

Beaudin said she would not vote for anordinance unless she felt completely com-fortable with it and referred to the budgetas a contract.

“I cannot vote for it, nor will I and I won’tcompromise on it,” she said.

The councilwoman’s opinion left somecouncil members feeling as if the ve-hourwork session was a “waste.”

“We didn’t get all we wanted, but ev-erybody got something and it ended with anight of compromise. You probably didn’thave to come Valerie, you could have said,‘I’m only going to vote for it if it’s my way,’so I don’t need to waste ve hours and weall could have sat around and said, ‘well dowe all agree with Valerie’s way and if weagree with Valerie’s way then we can pass a budget.’ It’s about compromise,” Mahoneysaid.

“The budget was cut so dramatically inmy opinion…I’m not happy with necessar -ily the cuts we’ve made, but I have to makea compromise,” Cumbo said.

The four-hour council meeting endedwith the ofcials passing a budget; howev-er Cumbo said he was “embarrassed” withhow the council behaved.

“I’m a little bit embarrassed for us withhow we conducted ourselves as govern-ment ofcials,” Cumbo said.

“I think that this council is taking thistown in the complete reverse of the thingsthat we’ve accomplished over the last 16years and I’m very, very disappointed inthis council,” he said.

“I don’t get the whole philosophy ofmembers on this council and the route thatyou’re taking this town in and I hope the people in this community understand thiswhen it comes time to vote, it’s importantwho you put in ofce here,” Cumbo stated.

According to the town’s treasurer LaurieSmith, the nal general fund budget passedwith $3,864,688 for total local sources;$1,010,229 for total federal, county andstate sources; $5,524,917 for a grand totalof revenues; and $5,524,917 for a grand to-tal of expenditures. According to Wahl, thecouncil did not raise taxes when passingthis budget.

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1. Keep all seven ARC’ s in place, butrevise procedures so that Staff would con-duct the majority of reviews. Staff woulddetermine whether a project should bereferred for ARC review, based on archi-tectural review design manual guidelines.

This process would be similar to what iscurrently allowed in Solomons. Also dis-cussed was the option of determining thereview procedure in a manner similar tothe Category I and Category II site plan process.

2. Develop a design manual for all TownCenters, similar to the Solomons’ manual.

3. Maintain all seven ARC’ s, but com- bine meeting dates and locations, so thatseveral

Committees meet consecutively on the

same date and at the same location. Thiscould reduce Staff travel and preparationtime.

4. Conduct meetings using audio/videoconferencing so that members unable toattend in person could still participate and

meet a quorum.5. If a quorum cannot be met for a meet-

ing, permit an ARC member from anotherTown

Center to ll a seat for that meeting (actas a substitute or alternate member).

6. Conduct an ARC “pre-review” byhaving Staff circulate an application whenit is submitted; ARC members determine ifthe application should receive full reviewat a regular meeting or rev iewed by staff.

Commissioners DiscussFuture of ArchitecturalReview Committees

Photo by Sarah Mille

By Sarah Miller Staff Writer

At the direction of the Calvert Boardof County Commissioners (BOCC),Community Planning and Building staff

presented possible plans to restr ucturethe seven Architectural Review Com-mittees (ARC) in the county.

According to Long Range Plan-ner Jenny Plummer-Welker, the busi-est ARCs are in Lusby and Solomons.ARCs are comprised of communitymembers, business owners, and otherlocal stakeholders.

“Often, architectural review commit-tees are the rst point of contact for new

businesses ,” Plummer-Welker said.

Commissioner Mike Hart said hisconcern is that projects go through anARC, then go through the PlanningCommission, dragging out the re-view process and costing prospective

businesses owners time and possiblerevenue.

“We just don’t have the right to waste people’s money,” Hart sa id.

Planning Commission member BillGlasscock said the planning commis-sion doesn’t typically see a plan unlessthere’s a problem. In eight years, he’sonly seen the planning commission dis-agree with the ARC three or four times.Glasscock has never been particularlyfond of the whole architectural reviewstructure, he said, but it’s benecial to

have the community involved and thereare ways to make it better.

Plummer-Welker presented a numberof recommendations, which will be stud-ied furthur and brought back before the

BOCC at a future meeting.For more information, visit www.co.cal

md.us.

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By Taylor DeVilleContributing Writer

When it comes to combining familyfun with philanthropy, there may be no better event tha n the End Hunger In Cal-

vert County D ragon Boat Festival.On Saturday June 20, communitymembers are invited to the North Beach boardwalk to enjoy delicious food anddrinks (including wine and beer), craft/merchandise vendors, and family friend-ly activities like face painting and kids’

rock climbing, all while watching thecompetitive dragon boat races.

“At its core, the Dragon Boat festi-val is a fundraiser,” said End Hungerspokesperson and event coordinatorJackie Miller. “We’re trying to make it a

fun festival that happens to have races.”The festival is organized by EndHunger in Calvert County, a non-protorganization whose name is their mis-sion. The group “works with individualsto create permanent solutions that helpmove them from dependency to self-

sufciency”, according to their website.Donations are put toward aiding CalvertCounty’s residents in need—which iscurrently over 10,000 families.

“Every boat fee, which is $2000 per boat, will benet our four programs,”Miller said. “We have electrical and cu-linary classes to certify students in thoseelds; we have a warehouse that holds

one million pounds of food a year, whichgoes to the 32 feeding organizations inthe area that we’re partnered with; andwe have a tax program that helps low-in-come families le their taxes and gureout if they’re qualied for earned incometax credit,” Miller explained. “93 per-cent of everything we raise from the fes-tival will go right into those programs.”

Dragon boating is the fastest-growinginternational team water sport. In thefestival, 39 boats with 17 paddlers eachwill race nearly 200 meters, all vyingto paddle across the nish line with the

fastest time.The festival is free to attend. The nigh

before the festival , at the North BeachFarmers Market, county dignitaries wil perform the Dot ting of the Eye Ceremony, which the organization’s website describes to be “an ancient tradition thaawakens the dragons and ofcially kickoff the festival.”

There will also being a lighting of thelanterns. All are invited to attend. Therst race of the 3rd Annual End HungeDragon Boat Festival begins at 9 a.mSaturday, June 20. All teams will race aleast twice before the top six teams com

pete in the nals. The award ceremonywill be held at 5 p.m.

For more information, visit ww w.endhungercalvert.org/dragon-festival.

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The 2015 End Hunger Dragon Boat Festival

Photos courtesy of Jackie Mille


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Supporting the ArtsBy Sarah Miller Staff Writer

How do you nd new ways to promotethe arts while continuing to support existingefforts?

This is the challenge facing new ArtsCouncil of Calvert County Executive DirectorBob Carpenter at CalvART Gallery in PrinceFrederick.

Carpenter stepped into his new position onJune 1, but he’s not a new face in the orga-nization. He has been involved in CalvARTfor nine years, serving in various capacities,including president of the Board of Directors,stepping down when his wife, Pat Carpenter,took the position of executive director untilher death in 2012.

The executive director position is more ad-ministrative than artistic, Carpenter said. Car -

penter will coordinate fundraisers, scheduleschools for monthly student shows in the gal-lery, going through applications for arts andeducation grants, and search for new ways to

promote the arts in Calvert County.CalvART gives out more than $20,000 in

arts and education grants annually, Carpen-ter said. Last year, 24 teachers applied for the$500 grants, which can pay for materials, eldtrips, or to bring performers and artists in fordemonstrations. So far this year, CalvART hasreceived 44 grant applications.

One of the newest projects CalvART has been involved in is the creation of the Patux-ent Arts Trail, which has been developed inconjunction with the Department of Econom-ic Development and was unveiled just this

month.According to Tourism Program Specialist

Joyce Baki, the Department of Economic De-velopment, CalvART, and local artists workedtogether to study similar programs, developeda list of local galleries to be featured, and cre-ated promotional materials.

The Patuxent Art Trail features local gal-leries of all sized, including CalvART, Med-art Gallery, Artworks@7th, and more. The

Department of Economic Development isalso creating a series of itineraries that can beaccessed through the Calvert County website.One itinerary can guide visitors through theart trail, Baki said, and itineraries can be cus-tomized for groups of all sizes.

For more information, visit calvartgallery.com or choosecalvert.com.

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Calvert Arts Council Executive Director,

Bob CarpenterPhotos by Sarah Miller

Two LWV Calvert County members wereelected to leadership roles with the Leagueof Women Voters of Maryland at LWVMD’s2015 Convention May 31: John Perrymanand Anne Mychalus.

John Perryman, elected as a Director, has been a Calvert County resident since 1994and League member for about 15 years. Per -ryman currently serves as Co-President ofLWV Calvert County, and Chair of VoterServices. He holds a master’s degree in pub-lic policy from Georgetown University. A re-tired military veteran and federal employee,

he is an adjunct associate professor at theUniversity of Maryland University College.

“I joined LWVMD because the League’s positive, constructive outreach to voters in-forms our community and improves the op-

portunity for success by our elected leaders,”Perryman states.

Anne Mychalus, elected to the Nominat-ing Committee, has served on the LWVMDBoard as the Director of Liaisons from 2013 –2015. She is a retired Calvert County SchoolsAdministrator, former Executive Director ofthe Community Mediation Center of Calvertand a mediator for Circuit Court. Anne is 78years old and a resident of Calvert Countysince 1989. She has four grown children, vegrandchildren and her husband is deceased.Her interests include international women’saffairs, the environment, and grassroots de-mocracy. Anne is a former member of Tri

County Services, Calvert Crusade for Chil-dren, Boys and Girls Clubs of So. Maryland,and trustee emeritus of Prince George’sCommunity College.

The Maryland League celebrated its 95thanniversary during the Convention held atthe O’Callaghan Annapolis Hotel May 30and 31. There are 14 local Leagues in thestate, with a membership total of over 1,200members.

At the Saturday night birthday banquet,Congressman John Sarbanes spoke aboutcampaign nance, and answered questions

on his bill HR 20. His bill seeks to establishan innovative way for “the People” to partici-

pate in campaign nancing, as an alternativeto big donor nancing. At the beginning ofthe Convention, County Council ChairmanJerry Walker welcomed the League delegatesto Anne Arundel County and Annapolis.

The League adopted three topics for study by the local Leagues in 2015-17: “Police-Community Relations;” “Deferred Develop-ment Rights Agreements;” and, “The Prima-ry System for Elected Ofce in Maryland.”The Leagues will analyze, discuss and reacha consensus on the questions posed by thesetopics, and adopt a League position for futureadvocacy.

The League is a non-partisan organizationthat seeks to strengthen democracy throughencouraging informed citizen participation.

League of Women Votersof Maryland Elects

Calvert County Residents,John Perryman & AnneMychalus, to the Board


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Balance: More Than an Act

Commissioner’sCorner

We’ve heard the phrase ‘balancing act’ repre-senting someone in the middle of two oppositeforces as an effort to ensure equal distribution such

that both sides get some of the benet with neitherlosing the most important items of concern.For many years, consistent with the 4 goals of

the Calvert County Comprehensive plan, poli-cies focused upon improving the Quality of Lifefor all citizens by placing a heavy emphasis onPromoting sustainable development and Preserv-ing the natural, cultural, and historic assets of thecounty. This effort kept the county largely rural.A third goal was also at the forefront of local

policies, namely Providing for safety, health, andeducation.

Even with the resultant slowdown in the hous-ing industry, one can argue that Calvert Countyis now more residential than rural. Yet, many caneasily defend that our county though residentialremains largely rural. It also appears that manyresidential growth control measures that prevent-ed our county from becoming high density, like

other Baltimore/Washington jurisdictions alsorestrained commercial retail growth. This equal-ly important 4th goal of our comprehensive plan,namely Encouraging a Stable and Enduring Eco-nomic Base is where more focus is being placed

by the commissioners.Previously reported, the current Board of Coun-

ty Commissioners is shifting emphasis slightly tofocus more so upon this 4th goal. Comparable tohow the State of Maryland is now open for busi-ness, Calvert County needs to ensure we increase

economic development within ourtown centers, or face a future of difculty in af -fordability for our residents.

Among the Commissioners’ Goals for thecounty government, several are directly related tothis new focus. 1 – Viewing the farm and forestrycommunity more like a business; which they are;2 – Looking for changes to the Sign Regulationsthroughout the County; 3 – Seeking alternativesources of revenue that are more creative than cur-rent taxes and fees (i.e., advertising for the vari-ous businesses on County-owned resources); 4 –Evaluating the various Use Tables that currentlyrestrict the types of businesses that are permittedin areas outside of the Town Centers; 5 – enhanc-ing government ofces being more citizen and

business friendly/cooperative and nd a way to as-sist, not hinder; and 6 – Developing incentives forhousing and commercial development that spureconomic development while maintaining the ru-ral character outside of the town centers.

Our emphasis on Encouraging a Stable and En-

during Economic Base won’t be done by castingaside the other 3 goals. Every effort will be madeto enhance our economic development whilemaintaining a balance with the other goals. Whilethis will require conducting a balancing act, thiseffort is no act.

Board of CountyCommissionersVice PresidentEvan K. Slaughenhoupt Jr. (R)3rd District Representative

Comptroller HonorsLocal Heroes

Comptroller Peter Franchot presented the 2015 WilliamDonald Schaefer Helping Peo-

ple Awards for St. Mary’s andCalvert Counties on Monday.

In Prince Frederick, Comp-troller Franchot recognizedGuffrie M. Smith Jr., an edu-cator and leader in the Calvertcommunity for more than 30

years.The Comptroller toured the

Calvert County Sheriff’s Of-ce and presented a proclama-tion to thank the ofcers fortheir dedicated service and

bravery to the county.

Submitted by the Ofce of theComptroller of Maryland

Photo courtesy of Angela Walters, Calvert County Department ofEconomic Development


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SHERIFF’S BLOTTER The following information is compiled directly

from publicly released police reports.

During the week of June 8through June 14, deputies of theCalvert County Sheriff’s Ofce re - sponded to 1,297 calls for servicethroughout the community.

Citizens with information on thefollowing crimes or any criminal

activity in Calvert County who wishto report it anonymously can nowaccess the Calvert County CrimeSolvers link through the Sheriff’sOfce website.

Go to http://www.co.cal.md.us/ residents/safety/law/sheriff/ and

click on the Crime Solvers link toleave an anonymous tip on-line,or call 410-535-2880. Informationleading to the arrest and convic - tion of a suspect could result in a$1,000 reward.

Cops & Courts

Theft Case #15-31336:Someone stole a metal pier ladder from

behind a home in the 300 block of Over-look Drive in Prince Frederick on June 8

between 1:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. The lad-der is valued at $400. DFC R. Kreps isinvestigating.

Burglary Case #15-31445:On June 9 an employee at Plum Point

Middle School in Huntingtown discoveredan exterior door to the school open and asmall boot print impression on the door. Itdoes not appear that entry into the schoolwas made, however. DFC Kreps is con-tinuing the investigation.

Theft of Mail Case #15-31477:A victim in the 11400 block of Baumann

Court in Dunkirk advised DFC P. Aurichthat on June 9 at 9:50 a.m. she observed anunknown male suspect in a blue vehicletaking the mail from her mailbox. She ad-vised that she had three pieces of outgoingmail in the mailbox, two which containedchecks. The investigation continues.

Thefts from Vehicles Cases #15-31657 &31875:

Unknown suspect(s) entered an unlockedvehicle on Lady Anne’s Way in Huntingtown

between June 9 and 10 and stole a credit cardand cash from a purse. The credit card wasused at various locations. A second vehiclein the same neighborhood was also enteredand a credit card was also taken from withinthe unlocked vehicle. That credit card wasalso used in various locations. DFC C. John-son is investigating both thefts.

CDS Violation Case#15-31733:On June 10 at 4:14 p.m., Dep. S.

Rediker conducted a trafc stopon a vehicle on Dares Beach Roadnear Wilson Road in Prince Freder-ick. He found the driver, Brandon I. Boek-hout, 29, of Lusby, to be in possession ofsuspected drugs. Boekhout was arrestedand charged with possession of marijuanain sufcient quantity to indicate intent todistribute, possession of marijuana, and

possession of drug paraphernalia; a glasssmoking device.Theft Case #15-31873:

An employee of AT&T advised Dep. S.Rediker that 16 batteries were stolen froma tower on Solomons Island Road in PrinceFrederick. The theft was discovered onJune 11. Each battery is valued at $80. Theinvestigation is continuing.

Theft Case #15-31984:On June 11 at 8:00 p.m. Jeanette

T. McKinney, 50, of Deale, was ar-rested by Dep. D. Clark at the PrinceFrederick Food Lion and chargedwith theft after she was caught bya store employee taking items from thestore shelves and leaving without payingfor them.

Destruction of Property Case#15-32054:

Sometime between June 9 and 10 some-one shot out a street light near an automo-tive shop on Pardoe Road in Lusby. Dep. T.Holt is investigating.

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By Lauren ProcopioStaff Writer

An Owings man was ofcially in-dicted on Tuesday on charges relatedto the alleged stabbing of his motherin May.

Police originally charged Dar-rell Lee Adams, 38, with 16 separatecharges. Adams is currently facingve charges in Circuit Court and hescheduled for a preliminary hearingon June 22 at 8:30 a.m., online recordsconrmed.

According to online records, Adamswas indicted on June 15 on the chargesof rst-degree assault; three counts ofsecond-degree assault; and one countof a dangerous weapon: wear and car-ry with the intent to injure.

The indictment stemmed from thealleged assault that occurred at thesuspect’s grandmother’s house, wherethe suspect lived at the t ime.

According to court documents, the

suspect was allegedly ghting with hisfamily members when he allegedly ob-tained a kn ife and stabbed his mother,Faye Adams.

According to charging documents,Detective Homer Rich, of the Sher-iff’s Ofce, responded to the PrinceGeorge’s County Hospital to interviewthe victim, who had bandages on herstomach, left arm and chest.

The victim told Rich if her husbandand brother were not present to stopthe attack, she felt her son would havekilled her.

The victim’s injuries were listed asserious, but non life-threatening, ac-cording to court documents.

Adams was originally transportedto the county’s detention center fol-lowing the alleged assault, but he iscurrently incarcerated at the PrinceGeorge’s County Detention Center,online records conrmed.

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A Lusby woman was sentenced onMonday to 10 years, with all but two

months suspended, for second-degreechild abuse.

Holly Marie Taylor, 23, was indicted inFebruary of 2014 on the charges of sec-ond-degree child abuse; second-degreeassault; and six counts of neglect of aminor.

Taylor accepted an Alford Plea agree-ment, which allowed her to plead guiltyto second-degree child abuse without ac-tually admitting guilt in t he court’s eyes.The plea agreement, which was made onDec. 8, 2014, also exempted her from theother remaining charges.

According to online records, the abusetook place from Nov. 28, 2013 to Dec. 17,2013.

According to court documents, the De- part ment of Social Serv ices received ananonymous report on Dec. 19, 2013, in-volving one of Taylor’s stepchildren.

According to the charging documents,Taylor left “extensive bruises” on herstepdaughter and also sent her to school

wearing dirty clothing and feces in herundergarments.

Charging documents also claimed thatTaylor told her other two stepchildrento hold their sister down while Taylor

spanked her.According to court documents, the vic-

tim in the matter told police she would“get in trouble” for telling them about theabuse.

According to court documents, the vic-tim told police “every day I got in trouble,she beats me with the black belt.”

According to court documents, dur-ing the investigation, Taylor tested positive for Opiates, Oxycodone andBenzodiazepines.

According to online records, Tayloris serving her two month sentence at thecounty detention center, but may be re-leased for medical appointments; Tayloris currently pregnant.

The court ordered that Taylor is drugtested upon her return to the detentioncenter, and upon her release, she is onve years of supervised probation, onlinerecords conrmed.

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Owings ManIndicted on

Assault Charges

Lusby Woman Sentencedfor Child Abuse Charge


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Thank You, Teachers

I am totally disappointedabout the process for the JuneDPPOA elections for new Di-

rectors. For the reasons below,it misrepresents the correct pro-cedures and may cross lines oflegality. Certainly it abuses theintent of open elections andviolates the DPPOA Bylawsand voting procedures. The bal-lot instructions to the propertyowners were invalid! There areactually four seats open; 3 threeyear terms and the remain-ing two years of my term to belled. The election process is

being prejudiced and manipu-lated by the BOD to produceresults they favor. This should

be challenged immediately byall concerned candidates andthe property owners. Do not let

DPPOA fall further into a con-dition of disreputable land de-ceptive leadership.

The abuse began in Febru-ary when the nominating com-mittee (NC) was canvassing fornominees. At that time an of-cer of the Board of Directorsinstructed that the committee

NOT make nor accept the nomi-nation of a certain propertyowner! Subsequently, that namewas not on the slate forwardedto the BOD as a candidate forofce at the March generalmembership meeting. As a longterm leader of this community,I will not tolerate a legacy ofdenying any property owner the

right to run for DPPOA ofce.That right belongs to the prop-erty owners only!

At the March general membership meeting the DPPOAPresident further violated DP-POA bylaws and even Robert’sRules by rejecting a valid nomi-nation from the oor. He attest-ed to his research and personalknowledge of the rules. ThePresident continued in error byconducting a ‘vote by acclama-tion’ for the presented slate ofthree candidates. Did the prop-erty owners think the electionsclosed for 2015? Did the can-didates? Certainly! However,weeks later the President ad-

vised the BOD that his errorswere made and that a mailed

paper ballot would need to beissued to include the abused

fourth nominee. Did the Presi-dent advise the community ofhis errors and the ‘un-election’

of new directors and the need tospend hundreds of dollars on anew election? Certainly not!

The Drum Point communityshould know by now that I re-signed my position as a Direc-tor at the May 5 BOD meeting.The President attempted to im-mediately ll my vacancy by anappointment for the remainderof the scal year. That personis not eligible to be elected norto serve beyond June 30, 2015

per the bylaws. Again, per the bylaws, and with ful l knowl-edge of the BOD, this created afourth seat on the BOD for thenew scal year.

The rst week of June, DP

proper ty owners unexpectedlyreceived a ballot in the mail forelections of new directors forthe next scal year. That balloterred by instructing propertyowners that only three seatswere open and that they couldonly vote for three of the fourlisted candidates. The Nomi-nating Committee and the BODhad over three weeks to prepareand approve a correct ballot forfour seats with four candidates.In addition, the adopted BODvoting policy and procedureswere not followed – concerningnumbered ballots and separatesignature blocks. But why issuethe ballot at all? Why not accept

the slate again by acclamation?The ballots are due by June

23. The General Membershipmeeting is June 24. The attend-ing property owners must makea motion to accept all four can-didates for the four open seats.They cannot simply abide bynor accept the results of theawed and manipulated elec-tion procedure nor of the invalidmail ballot. By eliminating thefourth candidate, the Presidentwill undoubtedly try to invokehis sole prerogative of naminghis own choice to that seat. Itcertainly will not be the nameof the unlucky fourth placecandidate!

Max MungerLusby, Md.

As the school year draws to an end, I amcertain many parents are searching for that

perfect g ift for their child’s teacher. A sincere“Thank You” goes a long way. So many teach-ers go above and beyond, every day, to give ourchildren the best education possible. As a class-room volunteer, I know how hard our teach-ers work each day. Many stay after, planning

the next week’s lesson, making copies, anddisplaying their students’ works on bulletin boards. I thought it would be tting to recog-nize the many amazing teachers here in CalvertCounty. Your efforts do not go unnoticed. Wesupport you and appreciate all that you do forour children.

Our daughter was blessed to have Mrs. JaimeFlores for her fourth grade teacher at WindyHill Elementary School. Mrs. Flores has beena positive inuence in our daughter’s educa-tion from day one. She is one of those teachers

that you hope your child has. She is kind. Sheis fun. She is tolerant. She is encouraging. Shis forgiving. She instills in each student, a lifelong love for learning. I was honored to witness this wonderful teacher guide her studentsthroughout the year. I am reminded of a statement Mrs. Flores made at the beginning of theyear: “Our class is like a family. We take care

of each other.”If only every child could know this kind ofcompassion at school. Thank you, Mrs. Flores

Parents, if your child has a wonderful teacher; someone who has made a difference in theilives, please be sure to let them know howmuch you appreciate them.

Sincerely,

Rosie Wynne-MeadorChesapeake Beach, Md.

Ask any realtor in the county and he will tellyou that Calvert’s school system sells more hous-es than any other of the many local attractions.Then we wonder why our local and state ofcialsare putting our schools in jeopardy.

Last week our teachers refused to ratify their proposed new contract. There was no advance-ment in pay or real benets for them. Some ofthem are planning to go to another state to teach;others are merely looking across the river to St.Mary’s County, where teachers have been givena three-step increase to ensure that all of theiremployees are on the correct step on the salaryscale. If this continues, we won’t have to worryabout reducing the number of teachers--they will be leaving of their own accord.

Calvert’s school system has not always beenamong the elite in the state--we tend to forgetthat. In the 1960’s and 70’s, we had to use teacher

recruitment agencies to get enough teachers tofully staff our schools. That is not the way to hirethe best and the brightest, and our local schoolsshowed that. It was only with the hiring of Dr.Eugene Karol that Calvert’s education system began its ascent to its current position as one ofthe top two in Maryland. He introduced computerlabs in the schools, and insisted that modern tech-niques in teaching and the newest equipment be

part of our system. It was only during our lasadministration that major problems arose, andthe morale of teachers fell dramatically. They received little in the way of salary advancementand the workload increased with the introductionof Common Core. Now a new method of observation has many teachers demoralized.

We have been through hard times before, andthe County Commissioners have come throughwith more funding for schools than is mandated by the state-required maintenance of effortTeachers, as well as school support staffs, needto know that all of their hard work is being recognized. Lip service or a pat on the back does no pay the bills, and even a small raise in pay canraise morale-- it shows that someone cares aboutheir welfare.

It is time that we help our school system keepits envied position in the state. We need to remain

as advocates for our local young people to theCounty Commissioners, the State of Marylandand our local Board of Education. They need toknow that we are not satised with reduced funding, laying off of teachers, and a substandard contract being offered to our education professionals

Ann Brown

Port Republic, Md.

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Relay For Life celebrated its 30th an-

niversary on Saturday and welcomedover 660 people to the Calvert CountyFairgrounds in Barstow.

The event received cancer survivorsand those still going through their can-cer battle, as well as family and friendswho offered support. For some, this wastheir rst Relay For Life.

Lorraine Kerr, who was diagnosedwith breast cancer in March, was a rst-time par ticipant in Relay For Life.

“I’m going to do the best I can today,”she said.

Kerr has stage-three HER2+ breastcancer and is scheduled to nish her -nal chemotherapy treatment on June 24;after recovering for six weeks, she willhave a double mastectomy. Kerr said af-ter she recovers from the operation, shewould then have reconstructive surgery.

Kerr said she gained about 30 poundsduring her treatment and began to loseher hair and decided to have it shaved by

a friend.“It’s hard with all the side-effects,”

she stated.The event also saw many cancer surv i-

vors, who wore purple shirts and sashes.Connie Kitching is a breast cancer

survivor and was also a rst-time partic-ipant in Relay For Life; Kitching was thereason Erika Westover, a fellow cancersurvivor, came to the event. Westoverwas diagnosed in 2012 with colon can-cer, but has since beaten the disease.

Community Manager for Relay ForLife Nancy Miller said a great attributeabout the event is its ability to bring acommunity together.

“The nice thing about Relay For Lifeis that it brings together people from allwalks of life and we’re all in this for t hesame goal and that’s what’s great aboutit. You might have a totally differentopinion about everything else in li fe, buteverybody wants to put an end to can-cer,” she said.

In honor of the 30th anniversary, thenormal $10 registration fee was waived,which Miller said made it difcult toknow an exact number of participants.

“When we had a $10 registration feeit was pretty easy to tell how many people were going to show up. We did have660 registered online – we heard a lotof people didn’t registered because they

thought it was free [then] it didn’t mat-ter if they registered. We probably had atleast 800 people show up, if not more,”she said.

Miller, who has been with the orga-nization for about two and a half years,said she joined because cancer has

“touched [her] family a lot.”“I had a sister who passed from can-

cer about 24 years ago and she had par-ticipated in one of the American CancerSociety programs, ‘Look Good, FeelBetter.’ …I know the difference they do

make in people’s lives, so it’s somethingI always wanted to help promote becauseI shouldn’t have lost my big sister,” shesaid.

Miller said she has always been innonprot organizations, but said this or -ganization felt “closer to home.”

“It’s touched my family a lot. It’s im- port ant t o me to do something about [it]instead of being upset about it.”

Despite a large amount of communitysupport, Miller said fundraising has de-creased since the county’s inception ofRelay for Life ve years ago.

Miller said the decrease in fundrais-ing could be contributed to the increaseamount of organizations that are aimedat raising money for a specic type ofcancer.

“We have programs for all cancer pa-tients so I think that has made a differ-ence, where [if] people had breast can-cer – you want to give to an organizationthat says, ‘breast cancer research.’”

Miller said the total amount of moneyraised would be in at the end of Augustand said she expected about $200,000.According to the Relay For Life’s web-site, so far the nonprot has raised

$121,726.24.“The goal is to raise money through-

out the year – the event itself is just acelebration of all that, so not as muchmoney is raised at the event, as is lead-ing up to the event,” she explained.

Miller commented on how a majority

of people do not cor relate Relay for Lifewith the Amer ican Cancer Society.

“A lot of people have heard of Re-lay For Life, but not many people puAmerican Cancer Society and Relay forLife together. A lot of people think it’s run – it’s not a run, it’s a walk. So that’something we’re working on – gettingthat branding together,” she explained.

The American Cancer Society ha been around for 100 years, and according to Miller, it has been apart of every major cancer breakthrough and has

funded more cancer research than anyother nonprot organization.“I always say you nd a lucky person

who hasn’t been touched by cancer.”For more information on volunteering

for next year’s Relay For Life, you cancall 1-800-224-2345, or contact NancyMiller directly at, [email protected] or at 512-490-8764.

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“I Always Say You Find a Lucky PersonWho Hasn’t Been Touched By Cancer”

Lorraine Ker

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“Te nice thing about Relay For Life is thatit brings together people from all walks oflife and we’re all in this for the same goal

and that’s what’s great about it. You mighthave a totally different opinion about

everything else in life, but everybody wantsto put an end to cancer,” Community

Manager for Relay For Life Nancy Miller said.

Photos by Frank Marquart

- Community Manager forRelay For Life Nancy Miller


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Ronald Steven Windsor, 65

Ronald Steven Windsor of Dunkirk,Md., formerly of Accokeek, Md., passed

away on Monday, June 1 at the age of 65.He was born in Washington on August

16, 1949 to Edith (Finch) and RaymondWindsor.

Ronald served in the U. S. Army f rom Nov., 1968 to Oct., 1972. He reti redfrom the Bureau of Engraving and Print-ing with over 30 years of service. He wasa member of and served as Vice Presi-dent of the Plate Printers Union.

Upon retirement, Ronald moved toMyrtle Beach, S.C. for seven years. Hemoved to back to the Anne ArundelCounty area six months ago.

Ronald enjoyed a variety of hobbies,which included playing his guitar andwriting songs, playing golf, going to the

beach and watching movies…especia llyold westerns.

He was the beloved husband of the latePatricia Ann (Hibbs) Windsor and theloving father of Ronald Steven WindsorII and Shannon Marie Windsor. He wasthe grandfather of Frankie and Domi-nic and the brother of Karen Townsend,Bobby and Ray Windsor and the lateBilly Windsor.

A visitation and Funeral Service washeld at Lee Funeral Home Calvert, Pa.,Owings, Md., with burial at the Mary-land Veterans Cemetery, Cheltenham,Md.

Bessie Mae Schmidt, 77

Bessie Mae Schmidt,age 77, of ChesapeakeBeach, Md. passedaway June 9 at Wash-ington Hospital Center.She was born Feb. 4,1938 in Cumberland,Md. to Silas and Efe

Nield. She was raisedin Cumberland and graduated from Ft.Hill High School. Bessie moved to theWashington area and was employed asa purchasing agent with the Departmentof the Navy until retiring. On April18, 1992 she married Carroll Eugene“Gene” Schmidt in Holland Point, Md.After their marriage they resided inChesapeake Beach.

Bessie enjoyed watching Fox Newsand Baltimore Ravens football. She alsoenjoyed looking after the neighbor’schildren Amanda and Briana. She was

preceded in death by her husband Geneon Oct. 20, 2012 and a son Jerry Browne.Surviving are children Toni Shinski andScott Browne of Chesapeake Beach,Md.; step children Joy Pauley and herhusband Mike of Lusby, Md., Dawn San-do of Roanoke Rapids, N.C. and BryanSchmidt of Laurel, Md.; grandchildrenKimberly Pauley of Lusby, Md., BryanSchmidt, Jr and Alexis Schmidt of Lau-rel, Md.; brother William Nield of Bea-ver Falls, Pa. and sister Delores Barnhartof Albuquerque, N.M. Friends may callon Thursday, June 18 from 6 to 8 p.m.at Rausch Funeral Home, P.A., 8325 Mt.Harmony Lane, Owings, Md. To leave acondolence, visit www.RauschFuneral-Homes.com

Gladys Ann (Connelly)Wood, 93

Gladys Ann (Con-nelly) Wood, 93 ofLeonardtown, Md.,

passed away June 12at St. Mary’s Hospitalin Leonardtown. Shewas the daughter ofthe late William FordConnelly and DellaReed Connelly. Bornon February 28, 1922, she was one of13 children. She was preceded in death

by her husband George “Chip” Wood towhom she was married for 64 years. Shewas also preceded in death by several

brothers, sisters and 1 g randson. She issurvived by her children, Mearl “Gene”Wood (Karen) of Hollywood, Patricia“Patsy” Burger of Lexington Park, andGeorge “Ron” Wood (Gail) of Holly-wood, her sister Jeanette Dakis of Leon-ardtown, and her brother, Joe Connellyof Hughesville, Md. Five grandchildren,six great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild due in August. “Nan-ny” had a special bond with her youngestgrandchild, Natalie Wood, who helpedcare for her tirelessly throughout her ill-ness. Gladyswas mainly a homemaker, where she worked hard to raise herchildren and care for her family. In her

early years she was a teacher and sub-stitute at various schools in St. Mary’sCounty, this was a source of g reat prideand enjoyment for her and her students.Many of whom still remember her. Shealso enjoyed writing poetry. Later inlife she was content to simply stay homeand relax in the home she and Chip hadworked so hard to attain. One of hergreatest joys was sitting with family andfriends on her front porch which had aview of Breton Bay. The family will r e-ceive friends on Tuesday, June 16 from10 to 11 a.m. in the Mattingley-Gardin-er Funeral Home, Leonardtown, Md.where a Funeral Service will follow at 11a.m. with Deacon Ammon R ipple ofci-ating. Interment will follow in CharlesMemorial Gardens on Tuesday, June 16.Pallbearers will be; David Wood, Don-nie Litten, Tony Wolfe, Sean Gomez,Russell Dean and Bronson Sweeney. Inlieu of owers, donations may be made

to Hospice of St. Mary’s County, P.O.Box 625, Leonardtown, Md.Arrangements provided by the Mat-

tingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.

Clyde Tomas “Bill “Bentley, 79

Clyde Thomas “Bill“Bentley, 79, of Hol-lywood, Md. died June12 at his residence withhis family by his side.

He was born March15, 1936 in Greenville,SC. He was the son ofthe late Clyde Bentleyand Mary “Beam” Bentley. Bill is also

preceded in death by his sister the lateEmily Williams of Easley, SC.He enlisted into the United States

Navy in 1955. No one knew he was aformer Navy Seal until he retired fromthe civil service where it was formallyannounced. On his birthday, March 15,1958, while still i n the Navy, he marriedthe love of his life-the late Gloria JeanLettau (Bentley), from Ridge, Md. Theyhad 54 wonderful years together beforeshe preceded him in death on October23, 2012. He worked for the Civil Ser-vice from 1974 to 1991. He then wentto work for Eagle Systems until he re-tired in 2009 when he tried to enjoy his

“Golden years” or “Rusty years” as he put it.

His passion, priorities and dedication were to his family above all, buBill shared another passion “the otherlove of his life” his favorite sports o

basebal l and softbal l. Bill served avice-president of the St. Mary’s CountySlow-Pitch Softball League in the 1970’and 1980’s along- side “Kenny” Demen

president of the league. His roles of participation in the league included; playercoach, manager and umpire. He waelected in the St. Mar y’s County Hall oFame, along with Maryland Slow-PitchSoftball Hall of Fame. In 2001 he wonthe Senior Softball World Championshipin Las Vegas, Nevada, with the Lazerz Helwigs. HE was named the MVP(Most Valuable Player) of that WorldChampionship.

Bill had a knack for making peoplelaugh. He also said: “He’d never met

stranger”.Bill is survived by his six childrenClyde “Tommy” Bentley, Jr. of Lexington Park, Md. Timothy W. Bentley(Irene) of Mechanicsville, Md., TinaM. Heisner (Bob) of Hollywood, Md.William “Billy” Bentley (Kim) of Hollywood, Md., Barbara J. Lising (Raymon) of Middleburg, FL, Mary E. Ortiz(Santiago) of San Diego, CA. He had 1grandchildren: David Bentley, AshleyBentley, Timothy Bentley, Jr., JessicaBentley, Mary Bentley, Shannon MolerRhonda Clark, Ricky Townsend, Jr., RayHayes, William “Cody” Bentley, andThomas Santiago Ortiz, seven greatgrandchildren: Jayden, Taylor, TylerJade, Rickey, III, Shawn and Ivan, andalso his lady friend Marylou Shorter o

Redgate, Md.The family will receive friends onWednesday, June 17, from 10 – 11 a.min the Mattingley-Gardiner FuneraHome Leonardtown, Md. A FuneraService will follow in the Funeral HomeChapel at 11 a.m. with Rev. WiliamMcClean ofciating. Interment wil

be private. Contr ibutions may be madeto Hospice of St. Mary’s P.O. Box 625Leonardtown, Md. 20650.

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Thursday, June 18, 2015The Calvert County Times 12 Education


The Calvert Board of County Commis-sioners passed their budget without puttingin additional funding to Calvert CountyPublic Schools (CCPS). During their June

11 meeting, the Board of Education (BOE) passed their budget and discussed the rami-

cations of the lower-than-expected fund-ing level.

In total, 75 positions will be cut fromCCPS, said BOE President Tracy McGuire.

The positions to be cut include principalsand supervisors, according to CCPS Super-intendent Daniel Curry. Some cuts can be

made through attrition, by not lling posi-tions vacated by retirees and staff taking

positions in other locations.Also during the meeting, the BOE dis-

cussed the 2016-2017 school calendar,which was developed by a board comprisedof teachers, administrators, parents, andvolunteers.

The calendar was built from the ground

up, Curry said. The school year would starton the last day of August, and it is designed

to accommodate a surplus of snowdaywithout having to tack them on to the endof the school year.

For more information, visit www.calvertnet.k12.md.us.

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Annmarie Sculpture Garden & ArtsCenter in Solomons, Maryland, is in-

jecting creativit y and fun into STEM by adding Art , and tur ning Science,Technology, Engineering, and Math intoSTEAM. Encourage your young childrento explore science, technology, engineer -ing, art, & math, and get them STEAM-ing at Annmarie Sculpture Garden. Eachsession runs from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in

the artLAB located in the Murray ArtsBuilding at Annmarie Sculpture Garden& Arts Center. The program is speci-cally designed for toddlers, preschoolersand their accompanying adults. Admis-sion is free!

Preschool children and their caretakersare invited to visit the artLAB at Annma-rie Garden for hands-on investigationsand challenges! Each session will helpchildren explore, observe, ask questions,and make predictions about the worldaround them as they create and play. Ev-eryone will investigate a variety of con-cepts in STEAM–science, technology, en-gineering, art , and math! Join us for thesefun and imaginative sessions that will getyour child excited about learning. Perfect

for toddlers and preschoolers. No registra-tion is required-just drop in.

July 12

Beautiful Butteries

August 9

Wonderful Water

October 11

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November 8

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Bringing a large play group or Moms’club? Please email [email protected] so we can better accommodateyour group.

This program was made possible by aGrow up Great grant from: PNC Bank

About Annmarie GardenAn afliate of the Smithsonian Institu-

tion, Annmarie Garden is located in scenicSolomons, Maryland, on the ChesapeakeBay. The sculpture garden features a walk-

ing path that meanders through the forest past permanent and loaned sculpture, in-cluding more than 35 works of art on loanfrom the Smithsonian Institution and the

National Gallery of Art. Annmarie Gardenalso presents a variety of award-winning

special events, gallery shows, and engag-ing public art programs. Annmarie Gar-den’s Studio School offers creative classesfor all ages and abilities taught by a talentedfaculty. Annmarie Garden is conveniently

located just off Route 2-4, on Dowell Roain Solomons, Md.; open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. dailythe Murray Arts Building and Gift Shop aropen 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. To learn morevisit www.annmariegarden.org.

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Thursday, June 18, 2015 13The Calvert County Times Education

Christine AllenCalvert Middle School

Linda Joy BannisterSpecial Education Department

Jo Deann Bowen Patuxent High School

Elaine BradleyCareer and Technology Academy

Ysedria BrooksCalvert Elementary School

Archer Brown, Sr.School Facilities Department

Phyllis Buckmaster

Plum Point Elementary School

Deborah Celeste Huntingtown Elementary School

Lynn Cox Plum Point Middle School

John Dalton Beach Elementary School

Patricia Deal Mt. Harmony Elementary School

Donald Draper Plum Point Middle School

Margaret Edgington Beach Elementary School

Arlene ElamStudent Services Department

Janice EllisSpecial Education Department

Myra Esch Human Resources Department

W. Carl FenwickCalvert High School

Donald GanttWindy Hill Elementary School

Lynn Gauthier Plum Point Middle School

R. Barry GrayCalvert High School

Louise Gross Patuxent High School

Carol Hall Mill Creek Middle School

Bridgette Harris Plum Point Middle School

Josephine HarrisSt. Leonard Elementary School

Sylvester Harris Patuxent High School

Mary Herath

Instruction Department

Nancy Highsmith Administration Department

Darlene Holland Dowell Elementary School

Frederick HollandSunderland Elementary School

Williemar JaneyTransportation Department

Helen JohnstonCalvert Middle School

Sharon Kenny Barstow Elementary School

Cheryl Kent Mt. Harmony Elementary School

Ronald LongWindy Hill Middle School

Debra Makowski Barstow Elementary School

Carol McCarter Patuxent High School

Linda McKayCalvert Middle School

Mary McKeonCareer and Technology Academy

Roxanna Miller Plum Point Middle School

Alta MitchellStudent Services Department

Rindy Montgomery Patuxent Appeal Campus

Palemia K. Moore Northern High School

Denise Munn Mill Creek Middle School

Elizabeth Navarro Beach Elementary School

Renee Neff

Mill Creek Middle School

Kaye OliverCalvert High School

Dennis PardoeSchool Facilities Department

Jaculin Peel Mutual Elementary School

Wonda Philyaw Patuxent High School

Patti Prohaska Beach Elementary School

Barbara Redgate Patuxent High School

Melissa RottmanCalvert Elementary School

Deborah RussCalvert Education Association

Joy Schibblehut Beach Elementary School

Edgar Seabolt Northern Middle and Windy Middle schools

Mimi Sebian Huntingtown High School

Christine Sharp Mutual Elementary School

Kathleen Smialek SimoneSpecial Education Department

Deborah Smith Plum Point Elementary School

Sharon Smith Plum Point Elementary School

John StangeSchool Facilities Department

Lisa TettimerStudent Services Department

Evonne ThompsonSouthern Middle School

Kim Todd

Mt. Harmony Elementary School

Elizabeth Towle Northern High School

Sherry Shajuan Towns Beach Elementary School

Patricia Travis Plum Point Middle School

Terry TerfrySouthern Middle School

Harold Tyler Mt. Harmony Elementary School

Valerie Weems-Garber Mt. Harmony Elementary School

Dorothy Wenzel Patuxent High School

Wilson White Huntingtown High School

Leroy Wills, Sr. Huntingtown High School

John Woodward, JrSchool Facilities Department

Suzanne Zimmerman Northern High School


Calvert County Public Schools (CCPS)

held a dinner for all outgoing retirees atthe Rod and Reel in Chesapeake Beach onJune 11.

The retirees had a combined 1,378 hoursof service to CCPS, according to HumanResources Director Victoria Karol.

Plum Point Elementary School teacherDeborah Smith retired after 39 years inthe classroom. The biggest change wasin the technology, she said, with theamount in the classroom going “fromnone to lots.”

Huntingtown High School Especial Ed-ucation Instructional Assistant Mimi Se-

bian has been with CCPS for 12 years, andfor her leaving the school is bittersweet.

“I’ll miss them,” she said. “I’ll miss the

teachers, the staff, and the kids.”In her retirement, Sebian plans to paint,

do projects around the house and visit hergrandchildren.

Superintendent Daniel Curry wished theretirees luck in their future endeavors.

“I hope you have the opportunity totravel, to visit your grandchildren, or todo nothing if that’s what you want to do,”Curry said.

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CCPS Says Goodbye to Retirees

Deborah and Bill Smith prepare for retirement.Alan Lander and Mimi Sebian celebrate Mimi’sretirement.

CCPS Retirees

Photos by Sarah Mille


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Thursday, June 18, 2015The Calvert County Times 14 In Our Community

On Sunday July 5, Friendship UnitedMethodist Church (FUMC) will celebrateanother exciting milestone as Rev. WayneChung delivers his rst sermon as the popular church’s new pastor. Rev. Chungcomes to Friendship from years serving atLansdowne UMC near Baltimore.

Pastor Wayne holds degrees from Koreaand the Univ. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. In

addition to his pastorate at Lansdowne, healso served as Chaplain at Asbury Method-ist Village in Maryland. Rev. Chung has beenmarried to Esther for 35 years. DaughterHaniee (33) is a surgeon in St. Louis, MO,and son Jim (28) is an Arlington Va., policeofcer.

Real head of the household is Tank, theShih Tzu.

Pastor Wayne takes over as Senior Pastorat FUMC, replacing Rev. Byron E. Broughtwho led the church for 10 years, includinga multimillion dollar building and renova-tion project and steady growth. Brought be-comes the pastor at Belair UMC.

Founded in 1785, the FUMC congregationis known as the area’s newest old church andthe oldest new church. Half of the church’s

members are from Anne Arundel, halffrom Calvert. Sunday services are at 8:30and 11a.m., followed by a social and snacktime. Friendship Methodist is one block eastof Friendship Circle on Route 2; 1-1/3 milesnorth of the trafc light at Routes 2 and 260in Owings. Learn more by calling 410-257-7133, emailing [email protected], orvisiting Friendship UMC.

Friendship Methodist Preparesto Welcome New Pastor

The Maryland Department of Transpor-

tation’s Maryland Transit Administration(MTA) today announced that transit fareswill increase on June 25. The legislativelymandated increase will occur prior to theJuly 1, 2015, deadline for implementing thenew fares adjusted for ination, as required by the General Assembly.

The fare increase was mandated by the passage of the 2013 law and requires MTAto adjust fares for core services, which in-cludes Local Bus, Light Rail, Metro Sub-way and Mobility/Paratransit, every twoyears and for Commuter Bus and MARCTrain every ve years. As outlined in thelaw, the increase in core service fares (sin-gle-trip full fare) is based on the increasein the Consumer Pr ice Index (CPI) duringthe past two years, rounded to the near-est dime. Fares for Commuter Bus and

MARC Train will increase by the rise inthe CPI during the last ve years, rounded

to the nearest dollar.

Commuter Bus fares will increase from25 cents to $1.25 depending on the distance people travel. The new multi-use fares(Day, Weekly and Monthly Passes) alsowill increase using the new base fare forthe calculation.

For a complete list of fare changes, pleasevisit mta.maryland.gov/new-fare-pricing.

For the latest information on MTA ser-vice, passengers are urged to check theMTA website at www.mta.maryland.gov.Customers also can call the MTA Transit In-formation Contact Center Monday throughFriday from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. at 410-539-5000or TTY 410-539-3497. To sign up for emailalerts about service modications go towww.mta.maryland.gov/enotications. Vis-it MTA’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/mtamaryland or Twitter feed at twitter.

com/mtamaryland for more sources of up-dated information.

Legislatively MandatedTransit Fare Increase to Go

into Effect June 25

SHARKFEST! re-turns to the Calvert

Marine Museum, big-ger and better than ever,Saturday, July 11. Joinus from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.for one of the museum’smost popular events. Regular museum ad-mission applies; CMM members are free.

Sharks are one of the world’s most fas-cinating creatures and SHARKFEST isa chance to learn more about them. Livesharks will be featured in the Corbin Pavil-ion, along with sturgeon from NRG Energy – The Chalk Point Generating Station. Themuseum will be full of hands-on opportu-nities to explore the diversity of sharks andtheir remarkable history on planet Earth.Learn fascinating ‘sharktoids’, examineevidence of prehistoric sharks, paint ashark mural, make a shark craft, get your

face painted ($5 fee), play the Shark GameShow, and take your picture in the life-size jaws of a Megalodon shark.

Celebrating their 10thyear of entertaining tens o

thousands of fans throughout the country, Rocknoceros will perform originarock music for childrenEnjoy performances a

11:00 a.m. and 2 p.m., sponsored by thPNC Foundation.

The award winning Museum Storewill be stocked full with new “shark”items arriving daily. Enter your namein a drawing to win baseball tickets tothe Southern Maryland Blue Crabs vsCamden Riversharks on Friday, July 17Boomerangs Original Ribs and MaggieMoo’s will be on site, along with theCMM Volunteer Council selling snacksComplimentary museum passes will no be honored and strollers are not allowedin the museum for SHARKFEST. Fo

more information, visit www.calvertmarinemuseum.com.

Sharkfest Returns Bigger And Better Than Ever!

Saturday, July 11 at the Calvert Marine Museum

Photo courtesy of theCalvert Marine Museum

Maryland youth will take place on June

19 through June 21 at the St. Mary’s CountyFairgrounds in Leonardtown, Maryland.The three-day event is open to youth ages8 to 21 years from the entire region ofSouthern Maryland, including Anne Arun-del, Prince George’s, Calvert, Charles, St.Mary’s counties and other counties by invi-tation. A unique blend of competition, edu-cation and fun the SMILE show provides arare opportunity for youth interested in agri-culture to socialize, learn and compete withothers who share the same interests. Com- petition classes include tting and showingand market and breeding divisions for do-mestic livestock species of beef and dairycows, pigs, sheep, goats, rabbits and cavies(guinea pigs). SMILE show judges take ex-tra time to mentor and share their expertisewith youth participants. Informal games,

workshops and other group activities afterthe day’s competitions encourage camara-

derie, teamwork and help build self-con-

dence. “It’s great to see these young peopleworking together, learning together andhaving fun,” commented Jay Farrell, showchairman, “there’s no other show quite likeit.” The fairground, barns and show ringswill be open to the general public through-out the weekend to visit the animals andwatch SMILE activities and competitionsThere is no charge for general admission. Tosee the full show schedule visit the SMILEwebsite at: www.SMILE-INC.org.

SMILE is organized by SMILE com-mittee members and the collaborativeefforts of dedicated volunteers, and issponsored by the Southern MarylandAgricultural Development Commission(SMADC), the St. Mary’s County FairBoard, county Farm Bureaus and others.

Press release submitted by the Southern Maryland Agricultural Development

The 11th annual SouthernMaryland Invitational Livestock

Expo (SMILE) for Southern

By Taylor DeVilleContributing Writer

On June 14, Maryland residents joinedformer Sen. Bernie Fowler and other dig-nitaries in the 28th annual Patuxent RiverWade-In.

In the 1950s, Sen. Fowler was able to

stand chest-deep in the Patuxent River andsee clearly all the way down to his feet. He began the “wade-in” in 1988 to observe

whether or not he could still see his feet inthe water, using a pair of white sneakers toconduct what’s been dubbed the “SneakerIndex”. The Wade-In has become a sym- bolic event to promote the preservation ofMaryland’s precious water resources. Thisyear, Sen. Fowler’s shoes were visible untilthey reached a depth of 20 inches—down

three inches since last year.

[email protected]

Senator Bernie FowlerCelebrates Annual Patuxent

River Wade-In

Photo by Taylor DeVille


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Senior

Citizen

News

In Our Community

Newsletter Subscription RenewalGet The Connection mailed to you for a fee of $12/year. Make

checks payable to the Calvert County Treasurer and mail to 450West Dares Beach Road, Prince Frederick, Md., 20678. It is alsoavailable on-line at www.co.cal.md.us (click on Ser vices, then Of-ce on Aging), or it can be e-mailed to you by calling Calvert PinesSenior Center at 410-535-4606 or 301-855-1170 and providing uswith your e-mail address.

Calvert Meals on Wheels (CMOW) Needs VolunteersCMOW is looking for volunteer drivers and route coordinators

for the home delivered meal program. Contact Bob Robertson at410-271-1274.

Get Fit in Our Fitness RoomsAll three senior centers have a tness room with various equip-

ment available for use by persons aged 50+. An orientation is re -quired before use. Contact any of the three centers for more in -formation: Calvert Pines, 410-535-4606 or 301-855-1170; NorthBeach, 410-257-2549; Southern Pines, 410-586-2748.

Upcoming TripsEnjoy Christmas in July with a Ceramics Shopping Trip to theCountry Style Ceramics Shop in Colonial Beach, Va., Tuesday,July 28. Buy Christmas pieces you can paint and re for 50 percentoff and 20 percent off all other

bisque and supplies. Lunch will be at Wilkerson’s Seafood Res-taurant. Fee: $10 (cost of items and lunch are additional). Limitedspace is available on the bus. Register early.

Take a trip to the Rainbow Dinner Theatre in Paradise, Pa, forthe play Too Many Cooks, Thursday, July 23. Enjoy a buffet lunchfollowed by the show. Fee: $70, includes transportation, buffetlunch and show. Only six slots left.

Calvert Pines Senior Center (CPSC)Enjoy a morning of create! Bingo with pr izes, Monday, June 22,

10:30 a.m.Calvert Pines Senior Council is accepting donations of new and

gently used items for their yard sales. Donations can be droppedoff at Calvert Pines Senior Center, 450 W. Dares Beach Rd., Prince

Frederick. No books or clothing. For information, call 410-535-4606 or 301-855-1170.

North Beach Senior Center (NBSC)Bring your musical instrument and join in on the Music Jam

Session, Wednesday, June 24, 12:30 p.m.A presentation by Dr. Hawit about skin cancer will be held,

Thursday, June 25, 11 a.m.

Southern Pines Senior Center (SPSC)A Prole: Harriett Beecher Stowe will be presented, Tuesday,

June 23, 11 a.m. Learn about this Amer ican abolitionist and author.Come to the Calvert Dermatology presentation, Wednesday,

June 24, 1 p.m. Dr. Faris Hawit will provide information on overallskin health and treatment of various skin ailments.

Eating Together Menu

Lunches are served to seniors, aged 60-plus, and theirspouses through Title IIIC of the Older Americans Act.

Suggested donation is $3. To make or cancel a reservation call:Calvert Pines Senior Center at 410-535-4606 or 301-855-1170, North Beach Senior Center at 410-257-2549, or Southern PinesSenior Center at 410-586-2748.

Monday, June 22Roast Beef with Gravy, Lyon-naise Potatoes, Steamed Cab- bage, Dinner Roll, Cake withStrawberry Sauce

Tuesday, June 23Mexican Chicken, Mexican

Corn, Carrots, Whole WheatBread, Applesauce

Wednesday, June 24Seafood Salad, Tuscan Bean

Soup, Vegetable Pasta Salad,

Whole Wheat Bun, MandarinOranges

Thursday, June 25Meatloaf with Gravy,

Mashed Potatoes, OrientalSalad, Pickled Beets, WheatBread, Peaches

Friday, June 26Stuffed Pepper, Mashed

Potatoes, Whole Wheat Bread,Pineapple Chunks

Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SME-CO) employees hosted their fourth annual bike rideon June 6. Three bike routes of 29, 50, and 75 milesstarted at the Co-op’s headquarters in Hughesvilleand went as far as Colton’s Point in St. Mary’sCounty. Prots from the bike ride will be donat-ed to three local shelters: Safe Harbor in CalvertCounty; Lifestyles of Maryland, Martha’s PlaceTransitional Home, in Charles County; and Wrap- ping Arms Round Many (WARM) in St. Mary’sCounty.

“One after another, participants in this year’sevent complimented our volunteers, the organiza-tion, the food at the rest stops, and the lunch,” saidAustin J. Slater, Jr., SMECO president and CEO.“Thanks to SMECO’s volunteer employees, whomake the event enjoyable, our annual bike ride has

become very popular.”Last year, SMECO employees raised $36,470through the bike ride heldin June and a charity golftournament held in Octo- ber. The events are sup- por ted by a group of vol-unteers, vendors, and theSMECO executive team.The Co-op selects a differ-ent organization each yearto benet from the fund-raising events.

Natalie Cotton, SMECO’scommunity and public af-fairs director, added, “Ourfourth annual bike ride wasa great success. Proceeds forthe shelters will total more

than $20,000. We had 470

cyclists who participated, and thanks to the teameffort and the support that our volunteers provided,cyclists passed on many compliments about theride.”

Cotton added, “We are especially grateful to business par tners who par ticipate by donating re -sources to help make the SMECO 75 Bike Ride asuccessful fundraiser. Major contributors includeICF International, Penn Line, Infor, J.M TennysonConstuction, Origin, Adams, Jenkins and Cheath-am, CGI, Cigna Health, iFactor Consulting, NewRiver Electric Corporation, Oracle Utilities, Pro-Forma Johnston and Associates, Prudential, Stan-tec, The Meltzer Group, Barbara Ives, Booth andAssociates, Cerner, EnergyHub, Good Earth Natu-ral Foods, Integrand Information Systems, M.D.Henry Company, Manis Canning And Associates,

Opower, Utilitec, and VFP, and we thank them fortheir contr ibutions.”

SMECO Hosts

Annual Bike RideSMECO 75 Bike Ride Raises

$20,000 for Local Shelters


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Thursday, June 18, 2015The Calvert County Times 16 Business

Dress Your Best for LessBy Emily CharlesContributing Writer

“To quote a customer, ‘With a store like this around,there’s no reason why people can’t dress nicely and af-fordably and provide for their children’s sport s needs,’”

said Diane Karkosh, owner of Turn Around Consign-ments in Deale.

Karkosh took over the business in 2014, and withthe help of business partner Elizabeth Orff, has turnedTurn Around Consignments into a successful busi-ness. Together, the two run two businesses from onestore, Karkosh managing Turn Around Consignmentsand Orff managing Turn Around Sports. The result isa shop lled with items to satisfy nearly all communityneeds, supplying everything from clothes to skis at af-fordable prices.

“We are looking to be able to help the community bysupplying families with clothes and items for work and play and for basic needs, so people don’t have to runto Annapolis for everything,” Karkosh said. “It’s eco-nomical for families to shop here; time and money aresaved. We want to be convenient for families to meet

their needs locally. I rmly believe that consignment isthe way of the future.”

“We want to help families afford the things theirchildren want to do,” Orff added.

Karkosh and Orff have high hopes for the shop’s fu-ture as it continues to g row.

“We want to grow, to take on new vendors,” Karkoshsaid.

“I would like to be able to provide new items as wellas used [items],” Orff said. She added that the shopwould like to be able to support and sponsor local el-

ementary schools and their events.Currently, Turn Around Consignments and Turn

Around Sports host their own events to aid the com-munity. These include a seasonal clothing clearancegenerally held in August and an All You Can WearBuffet sale, at which customers pay a set price and can

then take home as many clothes as they are able to t ontheir body. In addition, the store has a clearance rack oitems priced at or above $2 and a t icket color is alwaydiscounted, according to Karkosh.

Turn Around Consignments and Turn Around Sportsare entirely dedicated to their clientele, and look for-ward to expanding their relationships with the community. Whether you’re looking for a birthday gift or anoutt to wear, Turn Around Consignments and TurnAround Sports wil l do their best to provide it.

For more information about Turn Around Consignments or Turn Around Sports, call 410-867-8676 orvisit www.turnaroundconsignments.biz. Also, look fothe business on Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter and Yelp

[email protected]

Photos by Emily Charles


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Thursday, June 18, 2015 17The Calvert County Times Sports

Papa Johns Maryland - Beach Boys Pizza

The IHRA Nitro Jam Drag Racing Seriesis headed to the East Coast again, this timeto Maryland International Raceway on June19-20 for the annual President’s Cup Nation-als. The quarter-mile-only drag racing seriesfeaturing ve pro classes has been develop-ing some interesting story lines since theSummer Nationals concluded in Cordova,Ill., on May 31.

New points leaders: With his CordovaSummer Nationals victory, Ruben Tetsosh-vili also has jumped to the top of the CrowerPro Mod points battle. Summer Nationals Nitro Harley runner-up Randal Andras hastaken the points lead from Jay Turner.

Undefeated: Mike McIntire has enteredfour of the ve IHRA Nitro Jam events heldso far in 2015 and has won them all. McIn-tire’s “McAttack!” Camaro also has set threenew IHRA records in the AMSOIL NitroFunny Car Presented by Aeromotive class.

Numbers: The Cordova Nitro Jam also boasted a season-high AMSOIL Nitro Fun-ny Car entry list of 14 cars. The President’sCup Nationals’ Crower Pro Mod entry liststands at eight so far (Ruben Tetsoshvili,Dina Parise, George Williams, Bill Lutz,Chuck Mohn, Vinny Budano, Billy Harperand Robert Patrick). The IHRA and MDIRare looking forward to potentially hostingthe largest pro mod eld of the new seasonwith new entries adding their name to thelist every day!

New faces in the winner’s circle: Tii

Tharpe won his very rst Nitro Harley raceat Cordova, while Ruben Tetsoshvili scored

his rst IHRA Nitro Jam win in the CrowerPro Mod nal. There are no repeat winnersthis year in three Crower Pro Mod racessince the class was reinstated at the Braden-ton, Fla., event in April.

Halfway: The President’s Cup Nationalsat MDIR is the sixth race on the 2015 IHRA Nitro Jam schedule and will mark the half-way point of the season.

Two rounds of Nitro Jam qualifying willtake place on Friday, June 19. Final qualify-ing and eliminations are scheduled for Satur-day, June 20. Pre-race ceremonies on Friday begin at 6:45 p.m. with the rst round of NitroJam qualifying at 7 p.m. Final round of quali-

fying begins at 2 p.m. Saturday with pre-raceceremonies at 4:45 p.m. and rst round of Ni-tro Jam eliminations set for 5 p.m.

What makes the event special, Nitro Jamis “heads-up” drag racing entertainment –rst racer to the nish line wins – in all ve pro categories. The exciting show includesqualifying and eliminations for: Crower ProMod, AMSOIL Nitro Funny Car Presented by Aeromotive, U.S. Bounty Hunters ProStock, Nitro Harley and Jet Dragster classes.

In addition to all the great action on thetrack, the IHRA pit experience allows fansto tour the pit area and vendor midway, meetthe drivers and take part in a number of funfamily activities. Fans may save money by purchasing tickets in advance. Kids (ages6-12) tickets are only $10. Order in advanceat: www.nitrojam.com. For more informa-

tion on the event and the track, go to www.racemdir.com.

June 19-20: IHRA

Nitro Jam at Maryland

International Raceway


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Thursday, June 18, 2015 19The Calvert County Times Entertainment

Going OnIn Entertainment

The Calvert County Times is always looking for more localtalent to feature! To submit art or band information for ourentertainment section, e-mail [email protected].

Please submit calendar listings by 12 p.m.on the Tuesday prior to our Thursday publication.

Mike Batson Photography Freelance Photographers

301-938-3692

[email protected]

https://www.facebook.com/mikebatsonphotography

Events

Weddings

Family Portraits

Sherlock Holmes and

the Most Amazing CaseBy Crista DockrayContributing Writer

In Sherlock Holmes and the Most Amaz-

ing Case, Sherlock Holmes and his archnemesis, Moriarty, work together to fnd thestolen crown jewels of England, the mosthistoric treasure in all of the nation. TheTwin Beach Player Teen Youth Troupe’smadcap comedy is complete with Russianspies, a sassy French waiter and a lovesickinspector. Watch Sherlock’s inter rogation ofsuspects where anyone could be the crimi-nal mastermind, including the sweet Mrs.Hudson and even Mr. and Mrs. Watsonthemselves.

The Twin Beach Players started in 1998and have performed around 100 plays, put-ting themselves into their 17th season. Theirlatest performance, Sherlock Holmes andthe Most Amazing Case, is an original scriptwritten for the troupe by playwright, actorand director and native of Calvert County,

Matthew Konerth, 22. He has been writing plays since tenth grade and has written acollection of 13 to 14 plays to date.

“I write almost all comedy plays, so I feltthat maybe I could take a look at him from adifferent angle which is rarely explored forSherlock Holmes… I wanted to make himout to be more of a pink panther character,”said Konerth. “It’s gonna be fun.”

With preparations as far as six months back, the Twin Beach Players and its crewhave put countless hours into the upcomingopening performance on June 19. “I go towork at 5:30 in the morning and I’m herewith them until nine,” said director RachelCruz. “So I’ve just been a l ittle tired lately.”She added, “I did a lot of research. Every-thing Matthew told me that inspired him

for the play, I watched. Everything prettymuch ever done about Sherlock Holmes, Iwatched, including a PBS special on it.”

This was her frst time directing thistroupe, commenting that it has been a greatexperience for her.

“It is a big parody of Sherlock Holmes’more famous stories and my big surprisewith it was how funny it was and the wholemystery to it,” said actor Cameron Walker

who plays Sherlock Holmes. “It does getyour mind thinking a little bit and it’s a nicetwist at the end. It’s really well done.”

Sherlock Holmes and the Most Amaz-ing Case has a large cast and a wide rangeof characters from many of the SherlockHolmes stories. The costumes, set and ev-erything in between will bring the audiencean entertaining comedy cocktail with anoriginal storyline.

“I think the most challenging thing is thatit is such an iconic thing and you’re playingsuch an iconic character, that you want tolive up to everything else and what everyoneelse is doing,” s

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