2014-06-26 The Calvert Gazette

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June 26, 2014
Calvert
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District 1 Board of County

Commissioners Candidate
Mike Hart won the primary
election and could be one of
Calvert Countys
newest commissioners
when the general
election is over.
The general
election
will be
Nov. 4.
Gearing Up for the

General Election
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into the Community
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education
Using stories and Legos, Calvert Librarys LegoMania offers a creative outlet for
children. The next LegoMania will be at the
Prince Frederick Library on June 28 from 3 to 4 p.m.
county news
Blake, left, and Paige Evans check out some aquatic wildlife during an open
house at the Morgan State Facility, located at Jefferson Patterson Park.
Librarian Colleen Cano works at the front desk at the

Southern branch of the Library. Cano was the founder
of this program, which she created with a team of seven
librarians over the last six months. About a year ago,
I participated in an online workshop called Sparks
Conversations and it was based around community
partnerships, Cano said. There was a library in Kentucky
that was doing a program similar to this one. Not only did
they check out passes, but they checked out actual items.
We took the route of just wanting to check out passes.
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COUNTY
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The Calvert Gazette
Board of License Commissioners

Urges Awareness of New Law
By Sarah Miller
Staff Writer
Liquor Regulations to Change on July 1
Resturaunt owners allowing individuals to

bring in their own alcohol into their establishments
could soon face fines and jail time.
During its 2014 session, the Maryland General
Assembly passed a bill to prohibit the consumption of alcoholic beverages in Calvert County businesses that do not hold a license to sell alcohol.
This is one of five such legislations passed during
the session.
This means that such businesses may not furnish alcohol to patrons or allow patrons to bring
their own alcohol into businesses to consume it on
the premises. Businesses already allowing this are
not currently breaking the law, said Liquor Board
President Beth Swoap, but as of July 1 they will be.
The Liquor Board wants all business owners
and their patrons to be aware of this change. The
law becomes effective July 1 and violations carry a
potential maximum penalty of two years imprisonment and/or a fine of up to $10,000, she said.
For more information, visit www.co.cal.
md.us.
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SB 340: This law will prohibit unlicensed establishments from allowing patrons to bring and consume
alcohol on their premises. There is an exception for Fire
Departments, Rescue Squads and EMS organizations
to have four events a year where BYOB is allowed. This
exception allows them to continue their fundraising efforts. The penalty for violation is a fine up to $10,000
and/or up to two years imprisonment.
SB 341: Class A, B and D licensees may now get
a permit to sell beer in refillable containers to be consumed off premises. The bill details the requirements
for the containers, sets the hours for refilling (open midnight) and establishes the annual permit fee. Most
licensees will have a fee of $50/year. Those who do not
have an off-sale privilege will have a fee of $500/year
and will be required to go through the posting requirements of their current license, have a hearing, etc. to
give them the off-sale privilege. The application for the
permit is available on our website.
SB 495: This bill was two-fold and is the most important of the session. The first part reduces the number of required inspections from four per year to one
every six months. The second part is the authority to
Democratic Women
Welcome Sue Kullen
By Sarah Miller
Staff Writer
The Democratic Womens Club welcomed Sue Kullen, delegate candidate for
District 27C, as the guest speaker during their
June 18 meeting.
Kullen and her campaign team have
been going door to door since fall with the
end goal of having knocked on 9,000 doors
by the time of the general election in the fall.
Her team has been knocking on doors in
any weather, she said.
I know what polar vortex is, she said.
Doorknocking is a great way to meet

people in the community.
Its amazing the conversations you
have at the door, she said, relating some of
her more memorable experiences.
She spoke about her efforts to promote
local businesses with community chats. The
next community chat will be at the Ritas in
Prince Frederick from 6 to 9 p.m. There will
be additional community chats at Sweet Sues
in North Beach on July 11 and at the Smoothie
King in prince Frederick on July 16.
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SB496: This bill expands the types of organizations which may obtain a Class C Club License to include Fraternal Organizations and Volunteer Fire Departments and Rescue Squads. The annual fee will be
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SB 548: This bill establishes a Festival Permit for a
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By Sarah Miller
Staff Writer
The polls are closed and the numbers are coming in. Below are the unofficial results for the Calvert County race.
Official voting results will be released in the next week,
once all absentee and provisional ballots are counted. There are
an estimated 249 absentee ballots and several provisional ballots still to be counted.
Republicans
The Republican primary saw some action, with a number

of contested races.
According to the unofficial results, released at 10:06 p.m.
on June 24 by the Calvert County Board of Election, the three
way Republican race between for the District 1 Board of County Commissioners incumbent County Commissioner Jerry
Clark, incumbent Board of Education member Joe Chenelly
and Mike Hart ended in victory for Hart, with 2,127 votes, 40.3
percent of the reported results. Clark had 1,787 votes (33.86 percent) and Chenelly had 1,364 votes (25.84 percent).
For the At-Large commissioner seat, incumbent County
Commissioner Vice President Steve Weems (R) and retired
The Calvert Gazette
The Polls Are Closed,

Primary Results are Coming In
Calvert County Assistant Sheriff Tom Hejl (R) carried the vote,
with 2,681 votes (29.8 percent) and 2,350 votes (26.12 percent).
Incumbent County Commissioner President Pat Nutter
beat newcomer Benjamin Lee Krause with a final count of
2,640 votes (72.76 percent).
In the race for state senator of District 29, Steve Waugh
received 769 votes (55.6 percent), beating candidates Cindy
Jones, who received 469 votes (33.91 percent) and Larry Jarboe, who had 145 voted (10.8 percent). Waugh carried the vote
in St. Marys County also, with 2,200 votes, according to information released by the St. Marys County Board of Elections.
In the St. Marys race, Jones received 1,502 voted and Jarboe
received 1,731 votes.
District 27C Delegate candidate Toni Jarboe-Duley vas
victorious in the Calvert County election, with 719 votes (50.56
percent). Philip A. Parenti received 703 votes (49.44 percent)
in Calvert.
In Prince Georges County, Jarboe-Duley received 96
votes (42.67 percent) and Parenti received 129 votes (57.33
percent).
The Governor/Lt. Governor team of Charles Loller and
Kenneth R. Timmerman receiving 2,018 votes (37.7 percent).
The team of Larry Hogan and Boyd Rutherford came in a close
second, with 2,008 votes (37.58 percent).
In the U.S. Congress District 5 race, Chris Chaffee received 2,169 votes (46.34 percent), Mark Kenneth Arness received 1,553 votes (33.18 percent) and Tom Potter received 959
votes (20.49 percent).
Democrats
The Democratic primary was less active, with a number

of the candidates running unopposed.
In the race for the Board of County Commissioners at
large seat, George W. Owings received 3,324 votes (38.19 per-
cent) and Joyce Stinnett Baki received 2,784 votes (38.19 percent). Nance Pretto-Simmons, who announced her intention to
withdraw from the race too late to be removed from the ballot,
received 1,1181 votes (16.2 percent).
District 27B Delegate Candidate Michael A. Jackson carried the vote in Calvert County, with 789 votes (57.05 percent).
LaRhonda R. Owens received 368 votes (26.61 percent) and
Jacqueline Steele McCall received 226 votes (16.34 percent).
In Prince Georges County, Jackson receives 1,664 votes
(75.19 percent), Owens received 358 votes (16.18 percent) and
Steele McCall received 191 votes (8.63 percent).
The Governor/Lt. Governor team of Anthony Brown and
Ken Ulman received 2,535 votes (48.43 percent) and the team
of Doug Gansler and Jolene Ivey received 1,561 votes (29.81
percent).
In the Attorney General race, Brian E. Frosh received
2,135 votes (45.44 percent), Jon S. Cardin received 1,854 votes
(39.46 percent) and Aisha Braveboy received 710 votes (15.11
percent).
Non-Partisan
The Board of Education race is considered non-partisan

and they are all elected at large. Five individuals signed up to
run for the two open seats. William J. Phalen received 4,052
votes (23.08 percent), Pamela L. Cousins received 3,924 votes
(22.35 percent), incumbent Board of Education member Eugene Karol received 3,642 votes (20.74 percent), incumbent
Board of Education member Dawn C. Balinski received 3,402
votes (19.38 percent) and Billy Saunders received 2,538 votes
(14.45 percent).
For more information, including a complete list of the
races and results, visit www.co.cal.md.us.
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Moving Higher in the Judo Ranks

By Madeleine Buckley
Staff Writer
Large blue mats covered the floor of
the small gym at the Northeast Community Center. Folding chairs, which were
all occupied, filled the remaining space.
Standing on the mat was an Olympian, a
line of young martial arts students, and a
man who had achieved a life goal. Rev. Dr.
Marshall R. Coffman was receiving his
fifth degree black belt.
I have the honor of presenting him
with his fifth degree black belt, which is
a very high belt in the judo community,
said James S. Bregman, a member of the
1964 Olympic judo team and a close friend
of Coffman. There are ten [black belt]
ranks, and being a fifth degree black belt is
very prestigious. Marshall has earned it by
working very hard over the last 50 years to
accomplish his level of expertise.
The ceremony, which took place during one of Coffmans weekly judo classes,
began with the presentation of the belt,
along with a framed certificate and a commemorative coin from the 1964 Olympics.
Coffman then took time to acknowledge
those who had supported him, especially
his wife.
If anyone ever asks you, Is there
anything higher than a black belt? the
answer is his wife. Coffman said with

a laugh.
Coffman, known to his students as
Sensei Marshall, has been practicing judo
since 1966.
I was stationed in Japan and one of
the guys that was in my shift approached
me and said There are judo classes here
on base. Do you want to go over and try it
out? So I did and Ive been in it ever since
then, Coffman said.
Currently, Coffman teaches a weekly,
religiously based class at the community
center, occasional self-defense classes and
a few free trial classes each year.
He is a very competent teacher, and
he takes particular meticulous care with
each individual and makes sure they get
the proper training which is age-appropriate and body style appropriate, Bregman
said. He cares for his students in their
personal private lives and on the judo mat.
And he teaches a very high standard of
ethical conduct.
This ethical conduct, along with
health benefits, is what Coffman considers
one of the most rewarding aspects of judo.
All of my students are my friends,
from the youngest to the oldest, Coffman
said. One of the guiding principles of judo
is mutual welfare benefit, and that means
looking out for one another, respecting one

Two assistant instructors help prepare younger students for the presentation and lesson before their
sensei arrives. We are all here to celebrate with him, said Robert Hunt, one of the assistants. As you
get higher in the Judo ranks, it's more and more time and dedication. So this is a near lifetime's worth
of work.
another and just maintaining good ethics.

According to ten-year-old Laney
Wells, this is what makes Coffman a
good teacher.
He makes it interesting and fun to
do even though youre trying to be serious at the same time, Wells said. And
tonight means a lot. Its a happy moment
for us and him because hes moving up
and forward.
Now that Coffman has received his

fifth degree belt, he is ready to continue
his judo career.
It a goal that I had made, and I believe you live on goals, and now I have to
establish a new goal. My new goal will be
sixth degree, he said.
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Legal Victory for the Tiki Bar
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Simply put, it is vindication of the Tiki Bar's protection of its property rights and marks the end of 8 years of
harassment by some in county government of this property
owner and its property. A great victory for the property
right advocates who simply want government to follow the
rule of law, said Tiki Bar Attorney V. Charles Donnelly.
The Court of Special Appeals (CSA) ruling granted
Mr. Lucky's Motion to Dismiss the appeals filed by Ronald
Ross on the basis that he lacked standing because he had
moved out of state to Florida. To challenge a zoning decision the aggrieved party must be an adjacent property
owner or live real near by he or she must be a Maryland
taxpayer (or be a government official charged with enforcement of the zoning ordinance). In two of the appeal cases,
Ross was an appellant along with the Calvert County Board
of Commissioners (BOCC) and the Planning Commission
(PC). In those two cases, the Court dismissed the issues
raised only by Ross and not by the BOCC or the PC. In
one of the appeals, Ross was the only appellant so the CSA
dismissed that appeal, Donnelly said.
In the reviewing the issues before the Court in the remaining two appeals filed by the BOCC and the PC, the
Court affirmed all of the Board of Appeals decisions and
the Circuit Court decisions, which had been made in favor
of the Tiki Bar.
The CSA reversed Judge Northrop's finding that the
correct parking calculation for the Exterior Accessory Use
area between the buildings at the Tiki Bar was one space
for every 50 square feet and remanded the case back to the
Circuit Court with the direction to enter the correct formula
as one space per 200 square feet.
The 1 to 200 formula is the amount of parking spaces
(75) first proposed by the Tiki Bar on its site plan filed in
2006, Donnelly said.
The CSA reversed the Board of Appeals decision and
the Circuit Court decision, affirming the Board of Appeals
decision on the finding that an easement over property
owned by the Harbor Island to provide access from Charles
Street to the parking lot at the rear of the Tiki property was
wrongly decided by the Board and the Circuit Court.
The CSA felt it was constrained to reverse on that
approval challenge issue because the BOCC had changed
the CCZO in May, 2012 regarding such easements to require that a shared roadway use on an adjoining property
be a permanent easement. The CSA, however, affirmatively
stating that it is remanding that issue and only that single
issue back to the Planning Commission for resolution.
The CSA's opinion leaves open whether Mr. Lucky
can present a "permanent' easement for the right of way by
agreement with the neighbor, Harbor Island, or provide an
alternate route for access to the rear parking lot. There are
several other alternative for the Tiki Bar including the use
of Maltby Street which runs behind the Tiki Bar and has
been a publicly dedicated roadway since 1983. Thus, the PC
is left with a single issue and it cannot now determine, as it
did in the past, that there are other issues on the Site Plan
that need to be resolved, Donnelly said.

Among many things the CSA approved (challenged by
the BOCC and the PC), the CSA affirmed the Board of Appeals' decisions that the "Exterior Accessory Area" between
the buildings is a permitted non-conforming use going back
before 1980, that the area between the buildings is a congregating site, not an extension of the tavern the BOCC and the
PC alleged, that the changes made within that interior area
including the sand, palms and Tiki gods were not an ntensification of use (so a permitted use), that the parking regulations no longer apply to the area between the buildings,
that the sunset provision for non-conforming uses found in
the 1967 CCZO are not applicable, that the buildings on the
western side of the courtyard do not violate the set back requirements and are legal, that the Board correctly found that
the site plan is consistent with the goals of the Solomons
Master Plan, and so on. In essence, the CSA approved the
site plan and uses with one final tweak, the access to the
parking lot at the rear of the property.
As mentioned a real vindication of the Tiki Bar's fight
to protect its property rights. The decision is also a vindication of the Calvert County Board of Appeals and its many
members and counsel who since 2006 steadfastly applied
the law and received tremendous political pressure and
criticism for following the law and not making decisions
the way some political interests demanded, Donnelly said.
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Public Invited to Check Out

Morgan State Facility at Jefferson Patterson
Park
The Morgan State University Patuxent Environmental and
Aquatic Research Laboratory (PEARL) held an open house on
June 20.
The facility is dedicated to researching and organizing data
about the health of local waterways and understanding coastal
ecosystems so that they may be properly managed and protected.
Much of the work at the PEARL facility is focused on the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries, such as the Patuxent River, according to www.morgan.edu.
Community involvement at PEARL is encourages. Clients
form the Arc of Southern Maryland have been involved in collecting data on a weekly basis for the past five years, according to
coordinator Carol Broad. The Arcs involvement started with one
client who wanted to be a marine biologist and has blossomed,
Broad said.
Jefferson Patterson Park is a great place for anyone and everyone, she said.
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Lowe, a resident of St. Marys County,
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Amanda was one of the hardest workers
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for the 2014 Special Olympics USA Games.
She has spent months cycling and preparing
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Maryland State
Police Blotter
The following information is compiled directly

from publicly released police reports.
Theft: On June 16 at 2:20 p.m., Trooper Rucker received a report of a theft/
embezzlement from a company located
in the 300 block of Steeple Chase Dr.
in Prince Frederick. Investigation
revealed that an employee had been
writing checks for services that had not
been provided to clients. An Application for Charges is pending for Pamela
J. Newton, 40 of Lusby.
Unauthorized Use of Motor Vehicle:
On June 16 at 5:57 p.m., Trooper Rowe
received a report of the removal and
unauthorized use of motor vehicle from
a location on Skipjack Rd. in Prince
Frederick. The victim reported that
Daniel L. Dumonde, 62, unknown address, had removed a Ford Edge without permission and had failed to return
the vehicle. Investigation continues.
Theft: On June 17 at 4:27 p.m., Trooper First Class Saucerman responded
to the 8000 block of Nursery Rd. in
Lusby for a reported theft. Investigation continues.
Theft from Vehicle: On June 20 at
9:21 a.m., Sergeant Chirichella received a report of a registration plate
being stolen from a vehicle. The victim
reported that the front license plate had
been removed from the vehicle. The
Maryland registration plate 6AW8108
has been entered into NCIC/MILES.
Burglary: On June 20 at 10:08 a.m.,
Trooper First Class Follin responded
to the 9300 block of Boyds Turn Rd. in
Owings for a reported burglary from
a shed at the residence. Unknown
suspect(s) broke the locks off the victims sheds and removed two small air
compressors, A Dewalt Miter Saw, A
Homelite Left Blower, two Dewalt impact drills, a two cycle gas yard trimmer, and two plastic tool boxes containing numerous hand tools. Investigation
continues.
Attempted Burglary/Destruction of
Property: On June 21 at 11:32 a.m.,
Trooper Riddle responded to the 11600
block of Cowpoke Circle in Lusby for

a reported attempted burglary and destruction of property. The victims reported that upon awaking, they found
several items out of place on the lower
level of their residence. The TV had
been removed from the stand and was
set on the floor. All of the closet doors
were open and numerous items were
moved from their original locations.
A laptop computer, a knife and a belt
buckle with a picture of a bulldozer on it
were missing. Investigation continues.
Possession of Prescription Medication: On June
21 at 10:42 p.m.,
Trooper First Class
Smith responded to
the Super 8 Motel
in Prince Frederick for a reported
controlled
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gerous substance
complaint. The manager reported
having smelled marijuana emitting
from one of the rooms. The occupants were asked about the marijuana odor and they stated that they had
smoked it earlier. They gave consent to enter the room and search.
No marijuana was located, however, narcotics were found. David R.
Speakman, 20 of St. Leonard, was
arrested for possession of prescription drugs for which he did not have
a prescription. He was incarcerated
at the Calvert County Detention
Center.
Theft: On June 22 at 11:33 p.m.,
Trooper First Class Matthews and
Trooper Rowe responded to the 800
block of Calvert Towne Dr. in Prince
Frederick in an attempt to locate a
cell phone previously reported missing from a basketball camp in Pittsburg. The complainant tracked it
to this location with the Track my
Iphone application. A fourteen
year old juvenile, who had attended
the camp, was found to be in possession of the missing Iphone. He was
arrested and released to his parent.
Calvert County Crime

Solvers Case of the Week
Calvert County Crime Solvers and the Calvert County Sheriffs Office
are seeking the publics assistance in identifying the person or persons responsible for the theft of a yellow Case backhoe with rubber wheels, valued at
$80,000, stolen from the parking lot of the BP Gas Station in Dunkirk overnight between June 21 and 22.
Citizens with information on this crime or any criminal activity in Calvert County who wish to report it anonymously can now access the Calvert
County Crime Solvers link at www.CalvertCountySheriff.us or by calling
410-535-2880.
If the information leads to an arrest and conviction, the caller may be
eligible for a cash reward up to $1,000.
Sheriffs Blotter
The following information is compiled directly from publicly released police reports.
During the week of June 16 through June 22 deputies of the Calvert County Sheriffs Office responded to 1,610 calls for service throughout the community.
Citizens with information on the following crimes or any criminal activity in Calvert County who wish to report it anonymously can now access the Calvert County
Crime Solvers link through the Sheriffs Office website.
Go to http://www.co.cal.md.us/residents/safety/law/sheriff/ and click on the Crime
Solvers link to leave an anonymous tip on-line. Information leading to the arrest and
conviction of a suspect could result in a $1,000 reward.
Theft Case #214-33511:
Three people were charged with theft on
June 16 shortly after midnight when they were
found with three all-terrain vehicles behind an
abandoned home on Sidewinder Lane in Lusby.
All three of the ATVs had previously been reported stolen to the Calvert County Sheriffs
Meredith
Simmons
Fournier
Office. DFC R. Wilson and Dep. D. Naughton
had responded to the area after a citizen called reporting the suspicious behavior. The three vehicles total $8700 in value. Brandon A. Meredith, 25, Charles E. Simmons, 27, both of Lusby, and
Ashley L. Fournier, 33, of Chesapeake Beach, were all arrested and charged with three counts of
theft of at least $1,000 but less than $10,000.
Littering Case #14-33607:
Dep. T. Buckler responded to the area of White Sands Drive and Skyview Drive in Lusby on
June 16 at 12:30 p.m. for the report of littering. He found 8 pieces of funny money that looked
similar to money used in a board game littering the roadside and some mailboxes. The fake
money had a political message on the reverse side. The investigation is continuing.
Someone stole three 5 by 8 windows stored behind a business in the 4100 block of 3rd
Street in North Beach in the month of June. The windows are valued at $2500. DFC C. Fox is
investigating.
Destruction of Property Cases: #14-34036, 34045, 34051 and 34193:
A box and papers were discovered floating in the residential pool of a home on Hoile Lane in
Huntingtown on June 18 at 6:30 a.m. The victim advised Dep. N. Lenharr that the pool was clear
the previous night. Another victim on Hoile Lane reported that his mailbox had been knocked
off the brick post during the same timeframe. A third victim advised that her mailbox had been
broken into pieces. Another victim advised DFC J. Livingston that his mailbox had been damaged as well. The investigation is continuing.
Someone cut and removed a catalytic converter from a vehicle while it was parked at a
business on Heritage Boulevard in Prince Frederick on or around June 18. Dep. W. Rector is
investigating.
A victim reported to DFC R. Wilson that his catalytic converter was cut and stolen while the
vehicle was parked at the Patuxent Plaza in Solomons overnight between June 17 and 18. The
investigation continues.
CDS Violation Case #14-34249:
On June 19 at 1:15 a.m. DFC J. Livingston stopped a vehicle on Md. Rt. 4 near Cox Road in
Huntingtown. He immediately smelled a strong odor of marijuana coming from inside the vehicle. The driver, a fifteen-year-old female of Lothian, stated that she had taken the vehicle without her mothers knowledge. She was charged on a youth report with possession of marijuana,
driving without a license and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.
Theft from Vehicle Case #14-34774:
Between midnight and 10:00 a.m. on June 21, someone stole a silver Tracfone and some cash
from an unlocked vehicle parked in the driveway of a home on Blackbird Lane in Prince Frederick. Dep. T. Buckler is investigating.
Destruction of Property Case #14-34778:
Someone threw a rock through the window of a Case skid steer loader while it was parked
at a construction site on H.G. Trueman Road in Lusby. The damage, which occurred overnight
between June 20 and 21, is estimated at $300. Dep. W. Beisel is continuing the investigation.
Destruction of Property Case #14-35021:
Cpl. S. Parrish is investigating the damage to two mailboxes on Bayberry Crossing in Owings that happened between 3:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. on June 22.
A yellow Case backhoe valued at $80,000 was stolen from the parking lot of the BP Gas Station in Dunkirk overnight between June 21 and 22. Cpl. J. Wahlgren is investigating.
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Crime&
Punishment
Air Force NCO Sentenced to 120 Years in

Prison for Sexually Exploiting Toddlers and
Children to Produce Child Pornography
Drugged and Bound at least Five Children to
Produce Child Pornography Which Gazafi Then Distributed
U.S. District Judge Roger W. Titus sentenced William S. Gazafi, age 44, of Lusby, Md., today to 120 years
in prison for six counts of sexually exploiting a minor to
produce child pornography.
The sentence was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein;
Special Agent in Charge Stephen E. Vogt of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation; and Brigadier General Keith
M. Givens, Commander Air Force Office of Special
Investigations.
We investigate cases every day that make us shake
our heads, but for someone to sexually abuse a fivemonth-old baby defies comprehension. Cases such as
this serve as a reminder that in this day and age, a persons status and position doesnt immediately make him
trustworthy, said Steve Vogt, Special Agent in Charge of
the FBI Baltimore Division. Today, our children and our
community are safer because of the dedication the agents
and detectives who worked this case showed in tracking
down this man and making sure he spends the rest of his
life in prison.
According to the indictment, court documents and
statements made at his plea hearing, on Aug. 15, 2013,
Gazafi engaged in a chat on a website dedicated to incest discussions with an undercover officer. During the
chat, Gazafi discussed his sexual interest in children

and advised that he had been drugging and molesting
several children, including an infant. During the chat,
Gazafi sent seven images to the undercover officer, three
of which were child pornography he stated he produced
after drugging the child. Gazafi was subsequently identified and arrested.
At the time of his arrest, Gazafi was carrying multiple digital media items. A forensic examination of those
items and others seized from his residence revealed videos and images that Gazafi produced of children engaged
in sexually explicit conduct, including one child as young
as five months old. The images also depict children
bound and handcuffed while sleeping. In addition to producing hundreds of images of five children, ranging in
age of five months to seven years, Gazafi distributed the
images he produced to others on the Internet. Gazafi was
communicating with other child pornography producers,
some of whom sent him images of children they were
abusing. Thus far, three children have been identified as a
result. Gazafi possessed over 15,000 images and videos of
children being sexually abused, many toddler and infant
age. Gazafi is a non-commissioned officer in the U.S.
Air Force working at Andrews Air Force Base. Gazafi
remains detained.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by
the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by the United States Attorneys Offices and the Criminal Divisions
Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe
Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to
locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims. For
more information about Project Safe Childhood, please
visit www.justice.gov/psc. For more information about
internet safety education, please visit www.justice.gov/
psc and click on the resources tab on the left of the page.
United States Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein commended the FBIs Maryland Child Exploitation Task
Force, Air Force Office of Special Investigations and the
Calvert County States Attorneys Office for their work
in the investigation. U.S. Attorney Rosenstein recognized
the Calvert County Sheriffs Office and the Metropolitan
Police Department, for their assistance in the execution of
the search warrant. Mr. Rosenstein thanked Special Assistant U.S. Attorney LisaMarie Freitas of the U.S. Justice
Department, Criminal Division, Child Exploitation and
Obscenity Section and Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas
Sullivan, who are prosecuting the case.
St. Leonards Man Sentenced to

20 Years in Prison for Sexually Exploiting
a Minor to Produce Pornography
Took 24 Sexually Explicit Pictures of a Prepubescent Girl
U.S. District Judge Roger W. Titus sentenced David
Wayne Sweet, Jr., age 24, of St. Leonard, Md. Monday
to 20 years in prison followed by supervised release for
life for sexually exploiting a minor to produce child pornography. Judge Titus ordered that upon his release from
prison, Sweet must register as a sex offender in the place
where he resides, where he is an employee, and where
he is a student, under the Sex Offender Registration and
Notification Act (SORNA).
The sentence was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein;
Special Agent in Charge William Winter of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcements (ICE) Homeland
Security Investigations (HSI); Calvert County Sheriff
Mike Evans; Colonel Marcus L. Brown, Superintendent
of the Maryland State Police; and Calvert County States
Attorney Laura Martin.
According to his plea agreement, on Sept. 19, 2013,
the Calvert County Sheriffs Drug Enforcement Unit

executed a search warrant at Sweets residence based
on alleged drug violations. Sweets cell phone was
seized which contained 24 sexually explicit images of
a prepubescent girl taken between June and September
2013. Sweet had deleted the pictures, but law enforcement officials recovered all of the images.
Sweet was arrested on Sept. 27, 2013. Sweet admitted that he inappropriately touched the victim while she
was sleeping and took the photos.
On April 16, 2014, Sweet pleaded guilty to a seconddegree sex offense in Calvert County Circuit Court. His
sentencing in the state case is scheduled for July 11 at
9 a.m.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by
the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by
the United States Attorneys Offices and the Criminal

Divisions Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section,
Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local
resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and
rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe
Childhood, please visit www.justice.gov/psc. For more
information about internet safety education, please visit
www.justice.gov/psc and click on the resources tab on
the left of the page.
United States Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein commended the HSI Baltimore, Calvert County Sheriffs
Office, Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against
Children Task Force and Calvert County States Attorneys Office for their work in the investigation. Mr.
Rosenstein thanked Assistant U.S. Attorney Kristi
OMalley, who prosecuted the case.
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Westlawn Inn Celebrates 10 Years in Business

By Sarah Miller
Staff Writer
Come visit The Westlawn Inn in
North Beach, now celebrating its 10th
anniversary.
The Westlawn Inn, originally called
Shadow Lawn, was built in 1926. It is
one of the original boarding houses
from a time when North Beach and
Chesapeake Beach were resort areas
and destination locations, according to
owner William Lee Travers. It was one
of a dozen or more boarding houses in
the area and is the last standing original
wooden structure boarding house in the
beaches, he said.
Travers is a second-generation bar
owner. His father and uncle opened
the Maryland Sport Club, also known
as Popeys Tavern, after World War II.
His family moved to the county in the
late 1960s. At the time, he was playing
music. When his father started a carpentry business, William Travers and Sons,
Travers got involved. The experience
served him well. When Travers decided
to open The Westlawn Inn, he did much
of the renovation and build out work
himself.
Travers had been toying with the
idea of opening a bar that would feature

weekly bands for a while when North
Beach Mayor Mark Frazer suggested he
look at The Westlawn Inn building.
I just pictured the restaurant in
here, Travers said. In keeping with his
original plan, The Westlawn Inn features bands every Saturday evening and
two Fridays every month.
The Westlawn Inn features upscale
dining in a classically appealing American atmosphere. The two-level dining
room offers comfortable surroundings
that will take you back to the era when
this small bayside community was a lavish resort town, according to www.westlawninn.com.
Much of the food offered at the
Westlawn Inn is grown locally, said chef
Jason Fletcher. The menu changes seasonally, and Fletcher prides himself on
creating dishes that wouldnt be found
anywhere else. He makes sure to give
even the staple offerings, such as steak
and potatoes, a little twist to make them
memorable.
Food is prepared to order, Travers
said. The Westlawn Inn is not an in-andout restaurant. It is a sit-down, destination location for people to enjoy an evening out, Travers said.
Will, Jan and Lee Travers invite you to the Westlawn Inn
Travers son, William, is the manager of the Westlawn Inn and the third generation to be in the restaurant business.
The Westlawn Inn is closed Mondays. Dinner is served Tuesday through
Saturday from 5 p.m. to closing. Brunch
is served on Sundays from 11 a.m. to 4
Photo courtesy of www.westlawninn.com
p.m. and dinner is served from 4 to 8

p.m. The Westlawn Inn is located at 9200
Chesapeake Avenue in North Beach.
For more information, visit www.
westlawninn.com.
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All concerts are FREE to the public. Bring friends and blanket or chair
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Downtown Tunes and the Summer
Concerts on the Square are made possible
by The Town of Leonardtown, the
Leonardtown Business Association and
these generous sponsors.
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Spotlight On
Imagination and Creation

Have a Blast at LegoMania
By Sarah Miller
Staff Writer
A story, a snack
and Legos is there a
better way to spend an
hour?
Calvert Library began offering LegoMania in the fall of 2013
and, since then, it has
taken off, according to
Childrens Department
Supervisor Jan Kenney. She said she was
inspired to start the
program by her sons
love of Legos and the
creative freedom they
offer.
LegoMania is designed for children from kindergarten
through eighth grade.
Its lovely to see older and younger
children working together, Kenney
said.
The program has been so popular that it was moved from the storytime room to two meeting rooms at the
Prince Frederick library to offer more
space. Between 20 and 30 kids come to
LegoMania, which is a drop-in program,
Kenney said. She reads a story, and then
turns them loose to build. Participants
are not limited in what they can build,
Kenney said. They are encouraged to
use the story as a springboard, but they
can do anything.
LegoMania is just one of the many
STEM programs offered at Calvert Library that combine play and learning.
Creative play is a critical part of child
development. In addition to developing
motor and spatial skills, Lego (or any
construction block) play creates a ca-
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social skill development by encouraging
cooperation and incorporating time in
each session for children to share their
creations with one another, said Calvert
Library Director Carrie Plymire.
The next LegoMania will be at the
Prince Frederick library on Saturday,
June 28 from 3 to 4 p.m. For more information, visit calvert.lib.md.us.
Calvert Board of Education

Seeks Citizen Advisory
Committee Members
The Calvert County Board of Education is accepting applications for its 2014-2015
Citizen Advisory Committee. Twenty-five members are appointed annually.
The committee meets from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on the fourth Monday of each month
during the school year. It conducts studies in areas of concern to the Board of Education,
provides community insight into pending policies and Board decisions, and discusses a
variety of issues affecting school system operations.
Information about the committee, the 2014-15 meeting dates, and the application are
available on the Calvert County Public Schools website.
Applicants must be residents of Calvert County and may not be full or part time employees of the school system.
The Board will begin appointing members in August.
If you have questions, call Karen Maxey at 410-535-7220.
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STORY
Check Out a Good Time

By Madeleine Buckley
Contributing Writer
At any branch of the Calvert Library, you can check
out books. You can check out CDs, DVDs, magazines and
even e-readers. Now you can check out an experience.
On June 2, the library started providing a new service
called Check Out Your Community, which allows library
customers to get a free pass to recreation, entertainment
and experience opportunities in Calvert County.
It's designed to help people kind of realize what there
is to do in the county, said Calvert Library Director Carrie
Plymire. I think especially in Calvert County, where a lot
of people work in DC, we tend to be oriented to Annapolis
or DC for entertainment. Check Out Your Community is,
in part, designed to help people realize how many amazing
things there are to do right here.
The passes allow customers to access many types of
businesses, from the Chesapeake Beach Water Park to the
Lord Calvert Bowling Center and Mullys Brewery.
[The brewery] has been very, very popular, because
they only do beer tastings on Saturdays and Sundays, said
Calvert Library Southern Branch Director Colleen Cano,
the librarian who started the program. So you can look for
weeks in advance and the passes are already taken.
New businesses continue to be added to the site. For
example, earlier this week the Twin Beach Players offered
three tickets to each night of their shows. The library is
planning to add more free locations to the site.
We just added Jefferson Patterson Park, Cano said.
And although it is free to get into the park, they made their
passes worth 10 percent off of anything in their gift shop. We
have a couple of museums that have been doing that.
Each customer is allowed to reserve three passes each
month using their library card. The passes can be reserved
on the library website, and customers can do so at home or
at the library.
The thing about the software that's so nice is that it's
convenient for customers. It's not like they have to come to
the library, check out a physical piece of paper and then return it to us. There are no overdue fines, Cano said. They

Library customer Lisa Everly, left, works with her son, Ethan Everly, to reserve passes through Check Out Your Community. We were in
the library in Prince Frederick, talking to the librarian about the summer reading program, and she told us about this, said Lisa Everly, a
library customer. We had a pass for Chesapeake Beach Waterpark, and that was really fun. Its a really great program.
make a reservation, they print it off, they get to where they

want to go and that's it. They don't have to return anything.
If a customer is unable to print at home, or needs the
pass reprinted, the library will do so for free. Librarian
Emilia Lee took advantage of this service when she and her
boyfriend were going to visit the Calvert Marine Museum
and the Solomons Island Winery.
We live in the Dunkirk area and we got about just
past Prince Frederick when we realized we had left our
passes on the table, Lee said. At first we were like oh
well, we can just pay for it, and then I was like you know,
the Southern branch is right next to the Marine Museum, so
why don't we just stop in and see if they will print them for
us? And of course they did. We just printed out the passes
again and there was no problem at all.
Members of the community have already started to
use the program; about 300 passes were reserved in the first
three weeks of the program.
We were in the library in Prince Frederick, talking
to the librarian about the summer reading program, and
she told us about this, said Lisa Everly, a library customer.
We had a pass for Chesapeake Beach Waterpark, and that
was really fun. Its a really great program.
The program, targeted to all members of the community, is a tool to make a day out and about more affordable.
It can help grandparents who have grandchildren
visiting to do that more affordably, it can help low income
families to get out and experience things, and it just lets
regular, average people to have a chance to do this, Plymire said.
One particular audience that the library has considered is teenagers, who have free time and a limited income.
I'm really excited that the waterpark and Prince Frederick pool are on there. I like to hangout at both places a lot
in the summer, so it would be really nice to have free admission, said Megan Gates, an 18-year-old from Owings
who has used the program. [Teens] are definitely prime
candidates for it. I don't know many teenagers who have

money to just blow through, and we definitely like to save
money where we can, but still hang out with our friends and
go places during the summer, so this is perfect for that.
The library hopes that the program will increase business for the venues it has partnered with.
If you get a pass for one person for free and the other
three people in your party pay to get them, its good for
the community in several ways, Plymire said. It exposes
people to new opportunities, but it's also good for the businesses that are participating.
Many of the businesses hope that the partnership will
benefit the library.
We want to do anything we can to help share their
programs, said Marilyn Vanwagner, the manager at the
Chesapeake Beach Water Park. We have 65,000 people
visiting us each season, and so we know that we can be
powerful in terms of helping our local businesses. If we
can help get people going to the library website, and if
that means more people will read, that to me is something
worth partnering with.
Although the program has only been open for a month,
many of the librarians are excited about what it can offer to
the community.
I think it helps take the library outside of the walls
and physical buildings, Plymire said. It's very important
to us to be a community resource, and this is one more way
of being that resource. Expanding people's experiences is
much like what it is to read a book, so we help you be curious about the world and explore it.
To find out more about the program or to reserve a
pass, visit the library website, calvertlibrary.info or any of
the branches of the library. Any local businesses that may
be interested in joining the program are invited to contact
Cano at the Southern Branch of Calvert Library.
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Editor
The Fourth of July: 1776 and Today

As we are approaching our Independence Day, we
can look back at 1776 and see what caused the war for
our independence. To me, the political situation in the
United States today seems to be a replay of the events
that led to the Revolutionary War.
On one side was England with its kings, laws, taxes,
suppression of freedom, and ignoring of the Colonists
wishes. Now we have the big government Democrat
Party, headed by President Obama, and his partys rules
and regulations that ignores our Constitution, suppresses
our freedoms and supports high taxes, the legalization of
abortion, the homosexual agenda, and more.
On the other side during the Revolutionary War
were the Colonists, roughly divided into two groups.
The Tories sided and compromised with England and refused to fight. The Patriots had had enough of Englands
tyranny and started a revolution to gain our freedom and
independence. Today we have the establishment Republicans and the Tea Party.
Starting back at the last 50 to 60 years, we can see
how our country has changed, and not for the better. The
Bible has been removed from public schools and Christianity is under attack by our government. Lying, deceit, cover-ups, etc. are standard government practices,
along with running up a gigantic federal debt. Murder
of innocent children in the wombs by abortion is legal.
Homosexuality and same-sex marriage are legal and cel-
ebrated. The government has grown and controls much

of our population through rules and regulations, and programs such as Welfare, Social Security, Medicare, etc.
and is beginning to implement Obamacare. In one way
or another, most of the population is dependent on the
federal government for a job or some assistance. We are
become an anti-Christian socialist nation.
As a patriotic American you might despair at how
much freedom we have lost and wonder what can we do
to restore it. If you are a Christian, you might also wonder how long God is going to put up with the evil in our
country.
One major difference between1776 and now is that
during Revolutionary War times we were a Christian nation with strong Christian leaders. We also had churches
that placed their trust in God and stood firmly against
evil. Now we have too many people who worship the
federal government, whom they consider to be the provider of all good things and the decider of right and
wrong, good and evil. We desperately need a Christian
revival to replace what we have today.
The United States is at a crossroads, with the results of the upcoming November election an indication
of our future. Pray that God will guide voters to make
righteous choices.
Robert Boudreaux
Waldorf, Md.
Dear Mr.Collins:
I am writing this letter to urge you to proceed posthaste in the approval of all facets of the proposed Dominion LNG additional facilities at Cove Point, Lusby, Md.,
and to reinforce my request I offer personal experience
with the original facility.
I owned a Real Estate Brokerage in Lusby, Md. during the 1970's when the original LNG plant was built.
The same groups and individuals complained then as
they are now misrepresenting and actually lying about
much that they know nothing of. I have received mail
from a group in Accokeek, Md., full of scare tactics for
which they are so well known.
During the time of the construction of this plant
and thereafter for a number of years, I offer the following:
My home on the Chesapeake Bay was just a stone's
throw south of this construction and we never heard or
were bothered by it. The individual workers they brought
in were certainly not a deterrent to the community. I saw
no bad roads, no disruption in our normal activities and
certainly nothing this operation was accused of. I rented
my properties to many of them, including the gentleman
who became their general manager, for quite a few years.
I also had a long range contract with the U. S. Coast

Guard to rent my properties to the very select individuals
that were chosen to man the Coast Guard vessels, protecting the surrounding area as the LNG vessels from Algeria
arrived at the facility to off load their material.
It was very interesting to watch these huge vessels
arrive and depart and there was certainly no noise involved in this, but very interesting to view. I believe I still
have some pictures of this operation.
This has not only been an asset to Calvert County,
but a continuing and better one for the new addition, as
well as the State. Far better than the hideous and useless
wind farms that are nothing but eyesores.
It is a shame that groups such as the Sierra Club
and others like them, whose sole purpose is to deny the
progress of anything that is anathama to their ill-thought
agendas.
I hope this letter will help you make a prompt and
positive decision to enable this vital project to proceed to
its successful conclusion.
Mary L. Rose
Great Mills, Md.
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COMMISSIONERS CORNER
Primary Wrap-Up
By Susan Shaw
Calvert County Commissioner, District 2
By the time you read this, the Primary Election will be over and we will know who is moving on to the General Election in November. I
am visiting family in CA as I write this because
I voted early and do not have to be in town for
the Primary as I am not running again. Here are some reflections
on the election so far.
I will be very interested to see who was eliminated in the
non-partisan Primary for the Board of Education. I, personally,
did not vote for anyone who signed off on the hidden contracts
for the Superintendent of Calvert County Public Schools. The
last three Superintendents prior to Acting Superintendent Nancy
Highsmith were given unbelievably generous contracts including health insurance for life for them and for their wives, life
insurance, an extremely high car stipend ($800 per month for
Supt. Smith), the ability to sell back leave which was taken, then
replaced as comp time, and others. I feel as though the public
was duped and defrauded. I was told on numerous occasions
that Supt. Smith was paid $169,000 per year rather than the half a
million dollars he was really paid. The salaries of many teachers
were going to a few administrators. I do not trust the judgment
of those candidates, including the one who told me she did not
sign the contract. However, she failed to tell me that she signed
addendums to Supt. Smiths contract to add the extremely lucrative clauses. So, I voted only for the new candidates.
I will be very interested to see who won both the Democratic and the Republican Primary race for State Delegate in the
very gerrymandered district that includes both northern Calvert
County and the Croom/Bryans Road area of Prince Georges
County. All of the candidates for this new district reside in
Prince Georges County, even though the majority of the constituents live in Calvert. Both the Chairs of the Prince Georges
County Democratic and Republican Central Committees are
running. Tony Jarboe-Duly has run twice before and has won
the Republican Primary in the past.
In the southern Calvert/St. Marys State Senate District, I
will be very interested to see if Steve Waugh or Cindy Jones
prevailed. Steve was leading, but then prominent politicians, including Democrat Johnny Wood, went on the record saying that
the seat needed to be held by a St. Marys County resident, even
though Steve Waugh works in St. Marys and is very connected
there.
For Commissioner, the Republican Primaries for at-large
Commissioner and for the First District were hotly contested.
I will be interested to see if Jerry Clark won the first district
nomination as I expected. I will also be interested to see which
two Republican candidates move forward in the at-large race, for
which I could not make a prediction.
Finally, I will be very interested to learn the percentage of
turn-out and the winner of the Republican gubernatorial contest.
We are at war. Our service people are dying for the right to vote,
and some people are not voting. How unacceptable is that?
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The First Skyjackers, Part VI:

Bloodbath on Runway 19 Left, SFO
As he settled into his seat aboard Pacific Southwest
Airlines flight 710 to San Francisco on July 5, 1972, actor
Victor Sen Yung paid scant attention to two men in jackets
and dark glasses.
The co-star of TVs Bonanza was the most visible
symbol of diversity and of the belief that anyone can make
it in America. Since the Charlie Chan film series had run
its course, Sen Yung had sustained himself with personal
appearances and championing patriotic causes. Just 24
hours earlier, he had served as Grand Marshall in a 4th of
July parade sponsored by the local Chamber of Commerce.
PSA was a no-frills California airline known for its informal style and one-class seating.
Two Bulgarian immigrants, Dimitr Alexiev and Michael Azmanoff, both 28,had another destination in mind
when they paid for their tickets Russia.
At least, thats what they wanted everyone to believe.
Flight 710, a Boeing 737-200,left its gate at the Burbank airport almost exactly on schedule at 9:01 a.m.
Pilot and Georgia native Dennis Lamar Waller turned
off the Fasten Seatbelt and No Smoking signs and, as if
on cue, Alexiev and Azmanoff made their move. Speaking in a calm, southern dialect on the planes interphone,
Azmanoff ticked off the pairs demands:$800,000 in ransom and two parachutes.
They also demanded navigational charts to Siberia.
Although airline officials were normally given the
choice of cooperating with hijackers, a US flag carrier with
86 people aboard entering Soviet airspace was a nightmare
for the FBI and Nixon White House.
Agents from the FBIs San Francisco office began
planning an assault on the hijacked plane.
The sky pirates initially promised to release all but 18
of the passengers as a goodwill gesture. But after the 737
touched down on runway 19L at San Francisco International, the two decided there was more security in 81 than in 18.
An FBI agent well refer to as Bill Gray approached
the stairs wearing a pilots uniform, laden with the money,
parachutes, and charts. Beneath the plane, three heavilyarmed FBI men, landed on the edge San Frisco Bay by a
Coast Guard vessel, waited just out of sight.
The agent was ordered to strip to his underwear and
redress on the ramp way before being allowed to board the
plane.
You dont look like a pilot, senior flight attendant
Jacque Stallman mouthed, as she greeted Gray at the cabin
door.
What happened next occurred with such suddenness,
that it was over almost before it began. Gray brought out
a small revolver the hijackers had missed, and ordered
them to surrender. At the same time, the amphibious team
stormed in through the open door. Alexiev, clutching a pistol in either hand, died in the cockpit and Azmanoff, wielding a knife, was blasted four times with a shotgun in head
and chest in rear of the plane.
During the exchange, a retired railroad conductor was
killed when he rose from his seat to shield a child from the
gunfire. Two other passengers, including actor Yung, were
wounded.
Americas sky pirates had drawn their first blood.
With the arrest of a co-conspirator, Lubomir Peichev,
the hijackers bizarre plan began to emerge. The navigation charts had been a blind to distract authorities from the
pairs actual destination, Puntzi Lake in British Columbia.
Amanoff and Alexiev, guessing correctly that the parachutes were bugged with homing devices, planned to toss
out an inflatable dummy and transfer to a light plane piloted
by Peichev. Peichev escaped the death penalty when the
U.S. Supreme Court abolished capital punishment.
A week after the deadliest day in U.S. skyjack history,
the skies became even more savage.
National Airlines flight 496,described in press accounts as a stretch 727,was on final approach to New
Yorks JFK Airport on July 12, when two heavily-armed
hijackers with a penchant for cloak-and-dagger passed a
note to a flight attendant.
Will the guy hijacking the plane please come forward

and state his demands? pilot Elliot Adams intoned over
the intercom.
Referring to themselves as Number 1 and Number
2, Michael Stanley Green and Lulseged Tesfa, brandishing
a sawed off shotgun and revolver, demanded $600,000
some of it in Pecos and parachutes. Green and Tesfa also
claimed to be carrying a bomb in a typewriter case.
Adams was ordered to return to Philadelphia. The
hijackers demanded that the loot and parachutes be left
within 50 yards of the plane on the right side. The demands were met if not exactly in full, with $500,000 in
cash and about $1,600 in Pecos. The hijackers ordered the
cabin lights extinguished and electrical power cut.
Inside the passenger cabin, the temperature reached a
sweltering 120 degrees,but the hijackers refused to allow
the crew to distribute water to passengers.
Youve got to do something, a stewardess voice
crackled over the radio.
People are sick and dying!
When the hijackers began demanding pilot Adams
take off before refueling was completed, Adams, in a calculated risk to keep the plane on the ground, smashed the
cockpit windshield, and leaped out. Tesfa retaliated by
shooting the flight engineer in his side.
The sky pirates were offered a second 727 in exchange
for the 113 uncompromisingly sick, miserable passengers.
The hijackers ultimate destination seems to have been
little more than an afterthought. Mexico was mentioned. So
was the Bahamas.
Pilot Raman W. Reagan was ordered to fly south toward the Gulf of Mexico. Over Texas, with fuel reserves
dwindling, Reagan had to make a decision: risk exhausting
his fuel, or land at a tiny airstrip 50 miles from Houston far
shorter than that recommended by the 727 manual, and risk
a mid-air explosion?
Reagan brought his plane in for what witnesses described as a controlled crash, during which the 727 blew
four tires and ate up every inch of the 5,000 foot runway.
Reagan and flight engineer Gerald Beaver bailed from

the cockpit windows, leaving only a co-pilot, still smarting from a savage pistol whipping, and four young attendants. Reagan was seriously injured in the fall. ringed by
local law enforcement and eight heavily-armed FBI agents,
Green and Tesfa offered to return the money in exchange
for a light plane.
Anticipating a lengthy standoff,the FBI brought in
Louis White, an agent from Baltimore, to negotiate with
Green seen as the more humane of the two- in a brotherly manner. During the negotiations, stewardess Sande
Schmitt, the designated intermediary,leaped from the
planes wing, and fled.
24 hours after taking over the plane, Green and Tesfa
surrendered. Despite the seriousness of their crimes, Green
and Tesfa served far less than the 50 and 60 year sentences
meted out to them in federal court. Both men were released
in the 1980s.
For all their careful planning and subterfuge, not one
of the 17 D.B. Cooper copycats even came close to escaping
detection and capture.
The year 1972 will be remembered for many things:
President Richard Nixons historic visit to China, the breakin at Democratic Headquarters, the murder of 11 Israeli
athletes in Munich, the Foreman/Frazier fight, Billy Jean
Kings victory over Evonne Goolagong in the French Open,
and the birth of the all-star disaster film. It will be remembered for something else, too the year of the skyjacker.
For two weeks following the spring thaw, FBI agents,
National Guardsmen,and the military scoured every square
foot of a two-county area in Ariel and Clark counties,
Washington, looking for the countrys first skyjacker.
All they got in return was a taunting silence.
Edward C. Davenport,
Drum Point, Md.
Edward C. Davenport is the author of Eleven Minutes: The Sabotage
of Flight 629 (available from Salt Water Media, Berlin, Md)
From my Backyard to our Bay

A St. Marys County Residents Guide to Improving Our Environment and Drinking Water
From My Backyard
to Our Bay was first
developed by the Baltimore
County Soil Conservation
District. From there, the
booklet was given to each
of the Soil Conservation
Districts in the Chesapeake
Bay watershed area for
customization. If the 17.5
million residents who live in
the watershed area of the
Chesapeake Bay read this
booklet, and took to heart
its suggestions and best
practices, the Chesapeake
Bay would see a dramatic
increase in health. Obtain
a FREE copy of the
booklet by going to the St.
Marys River Watershed
Association, smrwa.org and
downloading it. The booklet
is available at Wentworth
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Chicken Scratch in Park
Hall; The Greenery in
Hollywood; Good Earth
Natural Food; and the St.
Marys Soil Conservation
District in Leonardtown.
Join your local watershed
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Environmental Issues in Your Backyard
More on Rain Gardens
Rain Barrels
In developed areas, the natural filtration system for rainwater

has been disrupted. Instead of forests and meadows, the land
is covered with hard surfaces like roads, sidewalks, rooftops
and driveways. Runoff
from these surfaces
overwhelms the soils
ability to absorb the
water so it continues to
our waterways collecting pollution and trash.
Rain barrels are an old idea that

has been recycled. They temporarily store rainwater runoff from rooftops, reducing the flow of water into
our streams, rivers, and the Bay.
A rain garden is landscaped depression designed to capture

rain runoff. A ponding area and soils with great drainage
capacity allow time for the water to soak into the ground and
plant roots.
GROUND
LEVEL
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5 Mulch Layer
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Cross-section of a rain garden

View this nine-minute video on Rain Gardens:
Reduce Runoff: Slow It Down, Spread It Out, Soak It In
youtube.com/watch?v=huO_NRn34GI
Rain barrels
are plastic
drums that are connected directly to
a downspout. Water is collected in
the drum for later use. Rain barrel
water can be used to water lawns
and gardens and to wash cars. Of
course, rain barrels must be emptied
before the next storm to function
properly, but that lets you control
when and how fast the water is
released.
Where to get help withRAIN BARRELS
St. Marys River Watershed Association,
SMRWA.org/rainbarrels.html
Low Impact Development Center, Inc.,
lid-stormwater.net/raincist_specs.htm
Photo credits: Top Rain Barrel: http://www.rainbarrelsource.com/rainbarrels/rain-barrels/rainwizard50gallonrainbarrelurn.cfm
Rain Garden:http://www.bluewaterbaltimore.org/programs/clean-waterways/waterauditprogram/rain-gardens/raingarden-detail-color/
This is the ninth in a series of articles that Mary Ann Scott (maryann.scott58@yahoo.com) has adapted from From My Backyard to Our Bay in the hopes of increasing
awareness of the powerful booklet that could do so much to help the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. Look for the next article in next weeks County Times!
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and readers. We run them in the order we receive them. Any submissions that come to
news@countytimes.net after noon on Mondays may run in the following weeks edition.
Griffith Surch Oursler III, 71

Griffith Surch Oursler
III, 71, of Hughesville passed
away June 15 at his home. He
was born on Feb. 15, 1943,
in Washington, D.C., to the
late Griffith Surch Oursler Jr.
and Dorothy Gwynn Oursler. Griffith was a farmer
and farmed the family homestead for most of
his life. He loved the outdoors and the water,
where he spent many hours crabbing, fishing
and harvesting oysters. He also loved his dogs;
they were his four-legged children. His hobby
was going to auctions. It wasnt about the item,
it was about the competition. Griffith was a
man of few words, but he had a lot to say.
He is survived by his children, Danny
S. Oursler (Michelle), Patty E. Murphy (Joey)
and Douglas G. Oursler (Virginia); and grandchildren, Danny Jr., Mason, David, Darin,
Eric, Jenna and Brooklyn. Brother of Gwynette, Nancy and Steven, he is also survived by
his aunt, Dorothy V. Oursler.

The family received friends on Friday,
June 20, at the Rausch Funeral Home, 4405
Broomes Island Road, Port Republic, Md.,
from 4 p.m. to the time of services at 6 p.m. Interment was private. Memorial contributions
may be made to Tri-County Animal Shelter.
Russell Eugene Smith, 81

Russell Eugene Smith,
81, of Prince Frederick passed
away June 8, at Calvert Memorial Hospital. He was born
March 31, 1933, in Upper
Marlboro to George V. and
Mary Josephine (Tippett)
Smith. Russell moved with
his family to Owings in the late 1930s. He
lived in Owings, Chesapeake Beach, and Lothian and resided at Chapline Place in Prince
Frederick for the past 12 years. He enlisted
in the U.S. Army on Sept. 18, 1953, serving
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Russell was preceded in death by his
parents; siblings Alice Stallings, Anne Jellison, Forrest Smith and Jeanette Smith; and
a niece, Joyce McCarthy. He is survived by
nieces Pearl Dowell and Gloria King, several
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Family and friends were received Tuesday, June 9, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at
Rausch Funeral Home, P.A., Owings, where a
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Brandon Todd Winter,

23, of Upper Marlboro passed
away on June 8, in Annapolis,
Md. He was born on Nov. 18,
1990, in Columbia, Md., to
Raymond Todd Winter and
Shelley Brown Martin. He
was a graduate of Riverdale
Baptist School and a student at St. Marys
College. Brandon was a talented artist and
enjoyed writing poetry.
Brandon is survived by his mother,
Shelley Martin, and her husband, David,
of Upper Marlboro, Md., and his father,
Raymond Winter, and his wife, Andrea,
of Columbia, Md. He is also survived
by his grandparents, Julia Booher of St.
Leonard, Md., Bob Brown of Brandy-
wine, Md., and Delorise and Roger Winter

of Lisbon, Md.
The family received friends at the
Rausch Funeral Home, 4405 Broomes
Island Road, Port Republic, Md., on Friday, June 13, from 11:30 a.m. to the time
of the services at 1 p.m. Interment followed in Chesapeake Highlands Memorial Gardens.
Ralph Wendell Hutchins, 93

Ralph
Wendell
Hutchins, 93, of Prince
Frederick passed away on
June 16, in Dowell, Md. He
was born on Oct. 9, 1920,
in Prince Frederick to the
late Henry H. and Annie
Skinner Hutchins. Besides
his parents, Ralph was predeceased by his
wife of 58 years, Naomi Carroll Hutchins,
four brothers and five sisters.
Ralph was a farmer all of his life, even
though he worked off the family farm during business hours. He worked for the Post
Office Department from 1949 to 1979, and
then worked for the Calvert County Government as a bailiff from 1989 to 2004.
He was a lifetime member of Trinity United Methodist Church and active in various
church activities. He was an avid baseball
fan, especially of the Baltimore Orioles.
Ralph published a book, My Life on the
Farm and Beyond, which left many wonderful memories for his family. He was a
devoted family man who will be greatly
missed by his children, grandchildren and
great-grandchildren.
Ralph is survived by daughters Carol
Ann Scrivener (Bob), Prince Frederick,
and Joyce Jett (Ronnie) of St. Leonard,
and sons Marvin Hutchins, (Lori) of
Prince Frederick, and Dwayne Hutchins
(Jan) of Prince Frederick. He is also
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The family received friends on Thursday, June 19, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8
p.m. at Trinity UMC, Prince Frederick,
where services were held on Friday, June
20, at 10 a.m. Interment followed in Central Cemetery. Memorial contributions
may be made to Trinity UMC or Calvert
Hospice. Arrangements by Rausch Funeral Home, Port Republic, Md. To leave condolences, visit rauschfuneralhomes.com.
George G. McBride, 82
George G. McBride,
82, of Prince Frederick
passed away quietly with
his family on June 15. He
was born in Coraopolis,
Pa., on Sept. 14, 1931, to
William and Florence McBride.
George married
Ella L. Blythe McBride on Jan. 6, 1955,
after he served in the U.S. Army. They
lived in the Pittsburgh area until 1968
when they relocated to Riverdale, Md.
George worked for the Marriott Corporation for 25 years as Director of Safety and
Security. George and Lu lived in Riverdale for 16 years followed by 10 years in
Crofton, Md. They relocated to Richmond, Va., for 10 years and then moved
to Wooster, Ohio, where they resided until
2013. After his loving wifes passing in
2013, George returned to Maryland to live
for the last 14 months.
George is survived by his sister, Billie Raye McBride, of Houston, Texas.
George leaves behind his three children
and their spouses, John W. McBride (Paula) of Hebron, Conn., Jill B. Thompson
(Robert) of Prince Frederick and Stacey
A. McBride of Rock Hill, S.C. In addition, he leaves behind five grandchildren
and their spouses, Andrew George McBride of Hebron, Conn., Brandon Thompson (Katie) of Lusby, Megan Beals (Mark)
of Prince Frederick, and Caitlin and Amy
Toner of Charlotte, N.C. He also leaves
behind two great-grandchildren, Ayden
and Emersyn. Private services will be
held by the family. Memorial contributions may be made to Calvert Hospice.

Arrangements by Rausch Funeral Home,
Owings, Md. To leave a condolence, visit
www.rauschfuneralhomes.com.
Maria Ferreira, 78
On June 16, Maria Ferreira passed at the age of 78.
Her husband, Victor Ferreira
Sr., and son, James JJ Ferreira, preceded her in death.
Maria was born in Uruguay
on April 2, 1936, and moved
to the United States in 1969.
She enjoyed gardening, birds, and cooking
(her specialty was milanesa), and she loved
cats and dogs. She was deeply devoted to her
four children, Lillian, Victor, Thomas and
James Ferreira. She loved her grandchildren,
Victor, Anthony, Alyssa, James, Antonio,
Thomas, Gracie and Rebecca. The family will
host a private life celebration in her memory.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may
be made to a charity of your choice in Maria
Ferreiras name. Condolences may be sent to
the Ferreira family at 6014 Traceys Landing
Road, Tracys Landing, Md. 20779.
Alice Mary Joseph, 88

Alice Mary Joseph, 88, of Owings,
passed away on Wednesday, June 18. She was
born on Sept. 11, 1925, in Washington, D.C., to
Marshall and Victoria (Houssun) White.
Alice started her government career
as a secretary at the Washington Navy Yard
and retired from the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration in 1994. She was a
member of Jesus the Good Shepherd Catholic Church and a regular at the Senior Center
in North Beach. She had many hobbies and
enjoyed playing the slots at the Rod N Reel
Restaurant and Abners. She loved to crochet, travel, eat crabs, go boating, play bingo
and work crossword and jigsaw puzzles. She
was ready to go anywhere as long as it was
with her children. Being with her family - her
children, grand and great-grandchildren - was
the most important thing in her life. You could

hear her say, Get up - Lets go!
Before his passing in 1992, Alice was
married for over 47 years to the late Raymond Joseph. She is survived by her children, George Joseph (Judy) of Clinton, Md.,
Victoria Thorne (Bill) of Owings, Md., and
Frani Leonard of Upperville, Va. She also is
survived by her siblings, Georgette Mastry
of St. Petersburg, Fla., Gloria King (Edward)
of Green Valley, Ariz., and Nicholas White
(Helen) of Wheaton, Md.; sisters-in-law, Frances Joseph of Hattiesburg, Md., and Grace
White of Silver Spring, Md.; and brother-inlaw, Louis Joseph of Chicago, Ill. She was the
grandmother of Kenneth Leonard (Christy),
David Thorne (Laura), Christi Constantino
(Michael), Victoria Solis (Mike), Julie Joseph,
Deena Bowyer (Donny) and Elizabeth Leonard. She was the great-grandmother of Shannon and David Thorne Jr.; Anthony, Dominic
and Max Solis; Victoria, Christian and Daniel
Bowyer; Michael and Mathew Constantino;
and Christian and Crystal Allen. She was
predeceased by her brother, Elias White, and
son-in-law, Walter Leonard.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at Jesus the Good Shepherd Catholic
Church, Owings, on Tuesday, June 24, at 11:30
am. Interment will be at Arlington National
Cemetery at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of your
choice or Jesus the Good Shepherd Catholic
Church.
Linda Hedderman-Ellenes, 62
Linda Hedderman-Ellenes, 62, of Port
Republic, Md., passed away on June 20. She
was born on July 31, 1951, to Nelson and Alma
Hedderman. Her life was filled with family,
laughter and love. As a child, she was a bit
of a tom-boy and was selected for a competitive boys baseball team before girls played on
baseball teams. The coach was delighted with
her skills, until one play-off game when she
slid into home and her hat flew off, letting her
pinned-up hair fall down. The coach cried,
but had to release her from the team.
Linda graduated from Bladensburg High
School in one of the first vocational cosmetology classes offered by the school. She increased in skill and faithful customers until
she became an owning partner in Lindas II, a
beauty shop in Landover Hills.
At the age of 40, Linda sold the shop and
moved into the field of information technology. Through hard work and perseverance, she
earned an AA degree from CSM that she applied to her new career. As an analyst for Mil
Corporation, she supported systems and system training for the Navy and TSA and took
great pride in her accomplishments within the
organization.
Her final years were consumed with a
battle against cancer. As in all things, she approached this with the same determination and
fortitude that she had for meeting all challenges in her life. She spent three years engaged
in a valiant fight and finally succumbed surrounded by those who loved her most dearly.
Through her entire life, there was never a
task too small or too large, or a favor she was
not willing to cheerfully do for others. As a
result of her positive attitude and good heart,
Linda had a wide circle of friends and family
who loved her unconditionally.
Linda is survived by her husband and
long-time best friend, Elwood Ellenes; her
mother, Alma Davis; her father, Nelson Hedderman; her sister, Donna McKalip, and her
brother, Alan Hedderman. She also leaves
behind her in-laws, Knut and Eleanor Ellenes,
Torvald and Sherry Ellenes, Berit and Steve
Veletis and Christian and Carolyn Ellenes.
She will be greatly missed by her nieces and
nephews, including Amy Hedderman, Bobby
Hedderman, Ryan McKalip, Eric Ellenes,
Nora Ellenes, Bryan Ellenes, Amy Fontana,
Krista Bowman and Alexandra Veletis, and
several great-nieces and great-nephews.
She was an active member of St. John
Vianney Parish, where she and her husband
set-up social breakfasts after Sunday Masses.
A memorial mass will be offered on June 30,
at 11 a.m. at St John Vianney Catholic Church,
470 Main Street, Prince Frederick, Md. 20678.
Funeral arrangements provided by the Rausch
Funeral Home, Port Republic, Md. Contributions may be made in Lindas memory to the
American Cancer Society.
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Senior
Citizen
News
SENIOR LIVING
Holiday Closing
Calvert Pines, North Beach and Southern Pines Senior
Centers will be closed for Independence Day, Friday, July 4.
No Meals on Wheels will be delivered.
Meals on Wheels (MOW) Needs Volunteers
Calvert Meals on Wheels, Inc. (MOW) is in need of volunteer coordinators in the southern area of the county for the
home delivered meal program. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer please contact Bob Robertson, President of
Calvert Meals on Wheels, Inc. at 410-271-1274 or Patti Ryon,
Aging Services Fiscal Manager with the Calvert County Office
on Aging at 410-535-4606 or 301-855-1170.
People Who Care (PWC)
The PWC support group provides an opportunity to receive and share support and gain helpful information about resources available to caregivers of persons with ongoing health
conditions, including Alzheimers and other forms of dementia. You will receive the latest research information and helpful
suggestions about caring for your loved one. PWC meets on the
first Wednesday of each month at Calvert Pines Senior Center.
The next meeting will be held Wednesday, July 2, 10:30 a.m.
For more information, call Amy Boucher or Liz Leclair at 410535-4606 or 301-855-1170.
Calvert Pines Senior Center (CPSC)
Laughter is the best medicine! Come and tell your favorite jokes at International Joke Day, Tuesday, July 1, 11:45 a.m.
Keep fit in our Fitness Room, Mondays Fridays, 9 a.m.
4 p.m. Various equipment is available for use and there is
no fee. An orientation is required before first use. The next
orientation will be Wednesday, July 2, 9:30 a.m.
North Beach Senior Center (NBSC)
Learn various ways to create a memory display at the
Memory Maker two-session class, Thursday, July 10 and 31,
10:30 a.m. Pre-register by July 3.
Rise and shine for the Mens Breakfast, Friday, July 11, 8
a.m. The menu will include eggs, sausage, biscuit, juice and
coffee. Pre-registration is required.
Southern Pines Senior Center (SPSC)
Mark your calendar for the Chinese Medicine and the
Cycles of the Season presentation, Wednesday, July 9, 12:30
p.m. Learn about the relationship between nature, the seasons
and how working with nature can improve your overall health
and well being.
Come in out of the heat and enjoy independent activities
such as Board and Wii Games everyday in the dining room
before or after lunch, when there is not a scheduled activity.
EATING TOGETHER MENU
Lunches are served to seniors aged 60-plus and their
spouses through Title IIIC of the Older Americans Act.
Suggested donation is $3. To make or cancel a reservation call:
Calvert Pines Senior Center at 410-535-4606 or 301-855-1170,
North Beach Senior Center at 410-257-2549, or Southern Pines
Senior Center at 410-586-2748.
Monday, June 30
Cold Roast Beef Sandwich, Macaroni Salad, Bean Salad, Red
Grapes
Tuesday, July 1
Baked Ziti, Salad, Broccoli, Wheat Bread, Sliced Peaches with
Cottage Cheese
Wednesday, July 2
Chicken Rotisserie, Wild, Rice, Oriental Vegetables, Lima
Beans, Pears, Ice Cream
Thursday, July 3
Meat Lasagna, Caesar Salad, Italian Bread, Pineapple
Friday, July 4
CENTERS CLOSED FOR INDEPENDENCE DAY
Community
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2014 Hospice and Palliative

Care Conference a Success
Nearly 150 attendees representing 33 agencies and programs
throughout the state of Maryland
and District of Columbia attended
the 2014 Southern Maryland Hospice and Palliative Care Conference
recently held at the College of Southern Marylands Prince Frederick
Campus. Hosted by Calvert Hospice
and Palliative Medicine of Southern
Maryland, the conference focused
on hospice and palliative care as well
as other end-of-life issues.
This years Keynote Speaker
was Ira Byock, MD. Dr. Byock
is a leading palliative care physician, author, and public advocate
for improving care through the end
of life. Dr. Byocks first book, Dy- Dr. Ira Byock (center) with members of the Calvert Hospice staff.
ing Well, has become a standard in
MPH, Director, George Washington University Palliathe field of hospice and palliative care. The second, The
tive Medicine Program and Judith A. Skretny, DirecFour Things That Matter Most, is used as a counseling
tor of Palliative Care, National Hospice and Palliative
tool by palliative care and hospice programs, as well as
Care Organization.
within pastoral care. His most recent book, The Best
The College of Southern Maryland Theater Troupe
Care Possible tackles the crisis that surrounds serious
wrapped up the day with a theatrical reading of the play
illness and dying in America and his quest to transform
Dusk, one of Bryan Harnetiauxs trilogy of plays
care through the end of life.
about the end-of-life. The one act play is a story about
Having Dr. Byock as the keynote speaker demonan aging father, a fractured family and their struggles
strates our commitment to the importance of increasing
with health care decision-making. The story is told with
utilization of palliative and hospice care in our healtha keen awareness of the medical and legal problems, yet
care system, said Calvert Hospice Executive Director
is rich in character and humor.
Brenda Laughhunn. We will continue to seek opporSponsors of this years event include: Calvert Metunties to partner with other Calvert healthcare providmorial Hospital, University of Maryland Charles Reers to bring palliative and hospice care to those in our
gional Medical Center, PNC Bank, Asbury Solomons At
community who need and deserve it.
Home, Circle of Care, DirectMail.com, Marrick Homes,
In addition to Dr. Byock, this years presenters inMedline Industries, ProCare, Raley, Watts and ONeill
cluded: Dr. Mary Lynn McPherson, Pharm D, ProfesInsurance and Financial Services, MedStar Health/Hossor and Vice Chair University of Maryland School of
pice of St. Marys and Visiting Angels.
Pharmacy, Patricia Tomsko Nay, MD, Executive DirecFor more information about Calvert Hospice or
tor and Acting Medical Director Office of Health Care
Palliative Medicine of Southern Maryland, please call
Quality, Sarah Simmons, Director of Education and
410.535.0892 or visit calverthospice.org.
Quality, Calvert Hospice, Dr. Danielle Doberman, MD,
#ispyotters at Ottermania
on Saturday, July 12
Celebrate with Bubbles and Squeak with all things
otter on Saturday, July 12 at the Calvert Marine Museum from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Activities are free with
museum admission. Sign up for toy workshops to create
enrichment toys for Bubbles and Squeak - $5, space is
limited.
Get up close and personal with the otter keepers and take a good whiff of the otters favorite meals.
While the otters play and frolic in their habitat, visitors
can enjoy the museum grounds, explore fascinating
facts about otters from around the world, participate in
the Otter Jeopardy game for special prizes, and make
an otter mask and other otter crafts. A storyteller will
share Native American myths about brother otter. Learn
to identify clues from other visitors in the marsh. Learn
knot-tying to help secure rogue agents. Explore how
to decode otter behavior and sounds. Add encounters
with these amazing creatures (real or stuffed) to any
social media site, #ispyotters, and follow the antics of
#DeeOtter, mascot of the Dee of St. Marys on Instagram to see what she is discovering! Instagram, Facebook, and Flickr @CalvertMarineMuseum, and Twitter
@TheMarineMuseum.
The Harms Gallery will host a show of our otters
best artworks all available for sale in the Museum
Store. The Store will be stocked full with lots of otterly lovely merchandise. Add your own artistic renderings of the otters or participate in our otter mural.
Squeak, our otter mascot, will be on hand to help us
reenact some otter stories and will lead everyone in a
dance competition doing, what else? The Swim! And
dont miss the Silent Auction opportunity to win an Otter Lovers Art package. The Volunteer Council will be
on hand selling otter-themed snacks.
Also at OtterMania, enjoy a day filled with fun and
surprises with the Ready for School and Life Mobile
Learning Adventure from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sponsored
by the PNC Grow Up Great program, participate in
fun interactive learning kiosks for kids and grownups,
When I Grow Up photo opportunity for your child
PLUS a framed photo to take home and tons of giveaways, including activity books, ready for school kits,
and tips and information for parents.
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Many
homeowners dream of
giving their kitchens
a full-scale remodel.
Though such a project can give a kitchen an entirely new
look, that look does
not come cheap. According to Remodeling magazine's 2013
"Cost vs. Value Report," homeowners
can expect to spend
more than $53,000
on a major kitchen
remodel and recoup
just below 70 percent
of that cost at resale. So while the idea of
a full-scale kitchen remodel might be a
dream project, the cost of such an undertaking is beyond many homeowners' budgets.
But homeowners who cannot afford a
full remodel can still give their kitchens a
new look and can do so for relatively little
money. Painting kitchen cabinets a new
color or simply giving fading cabinets a
fresh coat of paint can instantly add life to
a kitchen, giving the room an entirely different feel without breaking the bank. The
following are a few tips for homeowners
planning to paint their kitchen cabinets.
Assess your existing cabinets. Some
cabinet materials, including wood and
metal, can be repainted without much of a
fuss. But other materials, including plastic
laminate, are not so amenable to repainting, and will likely require specialty paints.
Homeowners with plastic laminate cabinets should first paint a spot or two with
a sample paint, being careful to choose a
spot that's concealed. If the paint bonds
well to the plastic laminate, then you can
go forward and buy enough paint to redo all
of the cabinets. If the paint does not take,
consult a professional to find a paint that's
likely to be a better fit. Expect this process
to be one of trial and error.
Plan for ornate cabinets to take a
little longer. Painting projects will go faster
when cabinets have flat fronts, but they can
take considerably longer when cabinets are
unique and more detailed. If your cabinets
are ornate, then factor this extra time into
your schedule.
Remove the doors and hardware.
When painting cabinets, it's best to essentially disassemble them, removing the
doors, handles, knobs, latches, and any additional hardware. When removing hardware, be sure to set them aside in clearly
marked plastic bags so it's easier to reassemble the cabinets once the fresh coat of
paint has dried.
As doors are removed, number each
door and its corresponding location, much
like products that require assembly are
numbered at the factory. This makes it easier to reassemble and ensures the cabinets
and their hinges will align properly once
you have finished painting.
Don't paint dirty surfaces. Cabinet
surfaces have likely collected their share

of dirt, grease and grime over the years,
so you want to clean these surfaces thoroughly before painting. Once surfaces have
been cleaned, rinse them off and give them
ample time to dry.
Sand the surfaces. Once the surfaces
have been cleaned and are completely dry,
it's time to start sanding them. Lightly sand
the doors using a wood sanding block,
working to create a firm base to which
fresh paint can easily adhere. Areas that are
most exposed to wear and tear may require
some extra elbow grease, and some areas
may be especially flaky. When old paint
is flaking off, this means the previous finish did not adhere very well to the surface,
which is not necessarily uncommon in
kitchens, where moisture and grease residue can make it harder for paint to adhere
to the surface. In such instances, sand the
flaky areas to the bare wood before spotpriming with a primer or sealer designed
for areas with heavy staining. After all of
the sanding is complete, vacuum the surfaces to ensure there is no leftover sanding
dust before painting.
Apply primer-sealer. Primer-sealer
ensures the fresh paint will bond well to the
surfaces, preventing conditions like flaking
in the future.
Paint the cabinets. After the primersealer has been applied, it's time to paint
the cabinets. Begin with the inside edges
and openings of the face frames, followed
by the outer cabinet sides and then the front
of the frames. Then move on to the cabinet doors and any drawer fronts you might
be painting as well. Cabinets with more
elaborate designs require closer attention
to detail than flat cabinets. When painting,
opt for thin coats, which dry more quickly
and also create fewer visible brushstrokes.
When applying multiple coats, allow the
paint ample time to dry between coats.
Four hours between coats is a good rule of
thumb, and lightly resand all surfaces before applying the second and final coat of
paint.
Reassemble the cabinets. Once the
final coat of paint has fully dried, carefully
reassemble your cabinets and then enjoy
the fresh and inexpensive new look that
your freshly painted cabinets have created.
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information for our entertainment section, e-mail info@somdpublishing.net. Please submit
calendar listings by 12 p.m. on the Monday prior to our Thursday publication.
Entertainment
Calendar
Temptations Alive
Auditions for Summer Production

of The Tempest on Saturday
By Emily Charles
Contributing Writer
To be or not to be? That is the question. And if you love
Shakespeare, theatre troupe Shakespeare in the Woods might
just give you the answer.
Shakespeare in the Woods was founded about a month and
a half ago by Andrew Rogers and Jennifer Linhart Wood, according to Rogers. It is a nonprofit group sponsored by St. Paul
United Methodist Church in Lusby. While the troupe is young
and blooming, the founders hold great hope for the future, Rogers said.
As preparations for the debut performance of The Tempest continue, Rogers and Wood are working hard to organize
the group, making decisions concerning how the group will be
financially supported in later days, Rogers said.
Performances are scheduled for Aug. 7 to 9 at St. Paul United Methodist Church.
The play involves a duke and his daughter who are usurped
Thursday, June 26
Swamp Candy
Ruddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell
Road, Dowell) 8 to 11 p.m.
from their esteemed positions by the rightful dukes brother.

Youre invited to join the duke in his adventure as he works to
restore his position and his daughters reputation. Be sure to keep
an eye out for more details.
Inspired by a love for Shakespeare, Shakespeare in the
Woods is meant to reach out to those who share a similar love,
and anyone is welcome to try their hand on the stage, Rogers
said.
The group is holding auditions for The Tempest at Southern Community Center, located at 45 Appeal Lane in Lusby. The
first round of auditions was held on Saturday, June 21. The second round will be held on June 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Auditions are free and open to the public. Actors are asked
to prepare a short monologue to recite during their auditions.
For more information or to see how you can get involved,
contact Andrew Rogers at andy.rogers@rogersenvironmental.
com.
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(16810 Piney Point Road, Piney
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Gilligans Pier (11535 Popes Creek
Road, Newburg) 7:30 to 11 p.m.
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Dunkirk) 9 p.m.
Saturday, June 28
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Library Events
June, Month Long
Monday, June 30
Art in the Stacks: Jo Ann Gilhooly

Calvert Library Prince Frederick, 850 Costley Way
Works in oil and water based paints, pastels, and photography. The subjects she chooses include landscapes, still life, dogs (especially search & rescue dogs in action), horses and
other animals, and the human form. 410-5350291 or 301-855-1862
Monday Morning Movies

Calvert Library Prince Frederick, 850 Costley Way 10 to 11 a.m.
Bring the little ones for movies and a
story. Well complete a coloring sheet too. 410535-0291 or 301-855-1862
Thursday, June 26
Childrens Makers Space
Calvert Library Southern Branch, 13920 H.
G. Trueman Road, Solomons 10:30 to 11:30
a.m.
Come join our first Makers Space for
children at Southern and see what you can
build. We will supply a large amount of Legos,
including some Lego Duplos. Activities will
also include craft stations. 410-326-5289
JobSource Mobile Career Center
G. Trueman Road, Solomons 1 to 3 p.m.
Stop by to get job counseling, resume
help, search for jobs and get connected with
Southern Maryland JobSource. This 38 mobile center features 11 computer workstations, smart board instructional technology,
satellite internet access, exterior audio visual
and broadcasting capabilities; state-of-the-art
workforce applications and connectivity for
wireless mobile device access. 410-326-5289
Fizz, Boom, Afternoon!
Calvert Library Prince Frederick, 850 Costley Way 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Summer and Science go together on
Fizz, Boom Afternoons. Children Kindergarten to 5th grade drop by for science stories, activities, and snacks Registration not
required. This weeks theme is. 410-535-0291
or 301-855-1862
Friday, June 27
On Pins & Needles
Calvert Library Prince Frederick, 850 Costley Way 1 to 4 p.m.
Bring your quilting, needlework, knitting, crocheting, or other project for an afternoon of conversation and shared creativity.
410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862
Saturday, June 28
Garden Smarter: Shade Gardening with
Native Plants
Calvert Library Prince Frederick, 850 Costley Way 10 to 11:30 a.m.
What do you plant in a shady garden?
Learn about some native plants that are adapted to shade and can add color and texture to
your landscape. 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862
Lego Mania
Lego enthusiasts will meet monthly
to hear a story followed by a Lego building
session. Each session will close with sharing
time. Legos supplied by library. Drop in. This
months theme is Transportation. 410-5350291 or 301-855-1862
July: Art in the Stacks-Jo Ann Gilhooly

Calvert Library Prince Frederick, 850 Costley Way
Works in oil and water based paints, pastels, and photography. The subjects she chooses include landscapes, still life, dogs (especially search & rescue dogs in action), horses and
other animals, and the human form. 410-5350291 or 301-855-1862
July: Artist of the month: Barbara
Boward
Calvert Library Twin Beaches Branch, 3819
Harbor Road, Chesapeake Beach
Medium: Photographer. Fine art photography, nature, seaside and vintage inspired
photography, local Southern Maryland photography. 410-257-241
Tuesday, July 1
Summer Fun: Mime Mark Jaster
Calvert Library Twin Beaches Branch at the
Northeast Community Center, 4075 Gordon
Stinnett Ave., Chesapeake Beach 10 to 11
a.m.
Piccolos Trunk. A wordless clownish
character enchants with illusions and humorous surprises by engaging kids with skillful
movement, live music and audience participation in this popular introduction to the art of
mime. For kids of ALL ages. 410-257-2411
Summer Storytime
G. Trueman Road, Solomons -10 to 10:45 a.m.
Summer Storytime is for families with
children of multiples ages. The program lasts
45 minutes and there is no craft. Ages birth to
5. 410-326-5289
PlayTime
G. Trueman Road, Solomons 10:45 to 11:30
a.m.
Playtime is learning and discovery time
for you and your child. Engage in interactive
play, connect with other parents and caregivers, and have fun! Bring a non-battery operated toy to share. No registration. For ages birth
through 5 years old. 410-326-5289
Calvert Library Fairview Branch at Dunkirk
Fire Department, 3170 West Ward Road,
Dunkirk 2 to 3 p.m.
mime. For kids of ALL ages. 410-257-2101
Writers by the Bay @ the Library
Calvert Library Prince Frederick, 850 Costley Way 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Looking for a writers group? All writers and would-be writers are welcome to come
for critique & camaraderie. 410-535-0291 or
301-855-1862
How to Get Library eBooks to Your

Device
Learn how to use Marylands Digital
eLibrary and the OverDrive Media Console
to check out, download and read library ebooks on your tablet, smartphone, ereader or
computer. Please register. 410-535-0291 or
301-855-1862
Flying Needles: Knitting, Crocheting &
Portable Crafting Group
G. Trueman Road, Solomons 7 to 8:45 p.m.
Knitting, crocheting and portable crafting group open to anyone wanting to join in
and share talents, crafting time or learn a new
skill. 410-326-5289
Wednesday, July 2
Calvert Library Southern Branch at Patuxent
Elementary School, 35 Appeal Lane, Lusby
10 to 11 a.m.
mime. For kids of ALL ages. 410-326-5289.
Children can drop by to make crafts
while waiting for the Summer Fun Program to
begin. 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862
mime. For kids of ALL ages. 410-535-0291 or
301-855-1862
Fizz! Boom! Afternoon!
Harbor Road, Chesapeake Beach 2:30 to
3:30 p.m.
Fizz! Boom! Afternoon! Children Kindergarten to 5th grade drop by for science stories, activities and snacks. Registration not required.
K to 5th grade. 410-257-2411
Calvert Library Southern Branch, 13920 H. G.
Trueman Road, Solomons 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
The program features a related story,
craft, and snack each week. For children from
Kindergarten to 5th grade. Registration not required. 410-326-5289
mime. For kids of ALL ages. 410-535-0291 or
301-855-1862
Thursday, July 3
Trueman Road, Solomons 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Come join our first Makers Space for
children at Southern and see what you can
build. We will supply a large amount of Legos,
including some Lego Duplos. Activities will
also include craft stations. 410-326-5289
Resume and Cover Letter Workshop
Need help with your resume? Join job
counselor Sandra Holler in a small group to
learn what makes a strong resume and cover
letter. If you have one started, bring it with you
so editing can happen on the spot. Please register. 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862
Calvert Library Prince Frederick, 850 Costley Way 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
K to 5th grade. 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862
Calvert Library Fairview Branch, Rt. 4 and
Chaneyville Road, Owings 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
K to 5th grade. This weeks theme is Physics.
410-257-2101
Calvert Library Twin Beaches Branch
Harbor Road, Chesapeake Beach
Closing at 5 p.m. for the Fireworks.
410-257-2411
Friday, July 4
Libraries closed for Independence Day
Saturday, July 5
Summer Storytime
Calvert Library Prince Frederick, 850 Costley Way 10 to 10:30 a.m.
Children enjoy 30 minutes of books and
language through short stories, songs, fingerplays and flannel stories. No registration required. 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862
Summer Storytime
Trueman Road, Solomons 10 to 10:30 a.m.
Children enjoy 30 minutes of books and
language through short stories, songs, fingerplays and flannel stories. No registration required. Ages birth to 5. 410-326-5289
Brain Games: Mahjongg, Scrabble &
more
Want to learn Mahjongg? Hope to make
your Scrabble skills killer? Games are a great
way to keep your brain sharp while having
fun! Join us! 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862
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Out&About
Thursday, June 26
Community Sale
Asbury Solomons Retirement Community,
Auditorium (11000 Asbury Circle, Solomons) 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
This sale will include Bettys Closet
a resale of new and gently used clothing
and accessories with quite a few womens
larger sizes. The library committee will
have books and cds at a fabulous low price.
Grannies Treasures will be selling housewares, furniture and miscellaneous items.
All proceeds will benefit the Benevolent
Care Fund. Call 410-394-3483 for more
information.
Summer Bash
St. Nicholas Lutheran Church (1450 Plum
Point Road, Huntingtown) 3 to 8 p.m.
Entertainment includes live music,
food vendors, blessing of the pets and pet
portraits, water activities including a giant
slip n slide, community nonprofit displays,
face painting and crafts for the kids and
police and fire department displays. Bring
the kids and the pets for an afternoon of fun
and socialization! Most activities are free,
but donations will be accepted.

Saturday, June 28

Lighthouse Adventure Cruise: Northern
Bay
Calvert Marine Museum (14200 Solomons
Island Road, Solomons) 7:45 a.m. to 4
p.m.
Lighthouse lovers are invited for an
unforgettable experience exploring light-
Antiques, Collectibles, Gifts & Specialty Shops
Largest Indoor Market in Southern Maryland

Over 100 Small Shops
Open: Wednesday - Sunday 10 - 5
Chesapeake
uction
ouse
Auction every Friday at 6 p.m.
Quality Consignments Accepted for Auctions
Enjoy a unique
shopping experience in a
country setting.
Our market is made up
of an oasis of 100 small
shops in four buildings
on five acres.
We specialize in antiques
and collectibles,
but have an endless
variety of lovely
gifts and crafts.
General Estate Auction

Friday, June 27th - 6 p.m.
Annual Fourth of July

Holiday Antique and
Collectible Auction
Friday, July 4th - 9 a.m.
Look for photos on our website or on
www.chesapeakeauctionhouse.com
5015 St. Leonard Road St. Leonard, Md 20685
www.chesapeakemarketplace.com
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Community Events
houses on the Chesapeake Bay with an expert guide aboard a private charter. Cruises
leave from the Drum Point Lighthouse. The
cost is $130; $120 for museum members.
Preregistration required. Call 410-3262042, ext. 41
Reggie Rice, The SUPERMAGICMAN

Island Road, Solomons) 7 p.m.
Calvert Marine Museum presents Reggie Rice, The SUPERMAGICMAN, performing live. in the new Harms Gallery.
Rice is D.C.s three-time Comedy Magician
of the Year. Admission is $5.00 at the door.
Reggie Rice has a family-friendly act which
is wildly popular with children and very entertaining for the adults, combining a variety
of magic tricks with his enormous onstage
persona, comic energy, music and even
some Michael Jackson-like dance moves.
One of the most engaging aspects of Rices
show is the way he brings audience members
up on stage to assist with his various magic acts. The shyest child becomes the star of
the show with Rice generously sharing the
spotlight. It is as much fun for the audience
as the assistants, and you never know where
the next manic magic will come from.

Marketplace: 410-586-3725
Auction House: 410-586-1161
Sunday, June 29
Painted Shoes and Handbags Class
Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center
(13480 Dowell Rd, Solomons) 1 to 4:30
p.m.
Lets reinvent an old pair of shoes, a
handbag, or a belt into a fabulously painted
fashion statement! Bring an old leather
(natural or man-made) wardrobe item from
home and learn how to use textile paints to
give it a facelift! Materials fee covers a paint
kit that you can take home and continue to
use. Member cost of $40 and nonmember
cost of $45. Materials fee of $12 is due to
instructor at class Registration is required in
advance. Call 410-326-4640 to register. For
more information, visit www.annmariegarden.org
Auditions for The Tempest
Southern Community Center (20 Appeal
Lane, Lusby) 10 to 2 p.m.
We are such stuff as dreams are made
of... Come realize your dream of acting
in a Shakespeare production! The group
Shakespeare by the Woods will be performing The Tempest towards the end of the
summer. Please prepare a short monologue
(Shakespearean or not) and come join in the
Renaissance theatrical fun!
Monday, June 30
Girls Night Out Pottery Class: Wine and
DISH
(13480 Dowell Rd, Solomons) 6:30 to 9:30
p.m.
This two-class series will also be held
on July 7. Must be 21 or older to participate.
Member cost is $75 while nonmember
cost is $80. All materials will be provided.
Grab your favorite snack or beverage and
join us for a fun night out as we use clay
slabs to create textured, sea-inspired platters
perfect for a summer entertaining. Decorate
your work with colorful glazes for the perfect
finishing touch! Recruit a friend and make it
a true girls night out! Registration required.
Call 410-326-4640 to register, or visit www.
annmariegarden.org for more information
Thursday, July 3
Chesapeake Beach Fireworks
Chesapeake Beach Waterfront Dusk
Join us along the waterfront to watch
the annual patriotic fireworks display over
the Chesapeake Bay. This event is free to the
public. Arrive early for easy parking. Town
of Chesapeake Beach web site: www.chesapeake-beach.md.us.
Summer Discovery Day: Wacky Science
Southern Community Center (20 Appeal
Lane, Lusby) 10 to 11 a.m.
Bring your little one and join us
to discover and explore wacky science
through experiments, games and fun
activities you can use again and again
at home! Activities are geared towards
ages 2 to 5, but infants, toddlers and kids
of all ages are welcome to join. This is
a free event, sponsored by The Promise
Resource Center and The United Way
of Calvert County. Call 301-290-0040 to

register. Space is limited and is available
on a first-come, first-serve basis!
Friday, July 4
Fireworks Cruise
Island Road South, Solomons) 8 p.m.
Come aboard for the best view in town
and great eats at $37 per person. No children under seven. Registration required by
Friday, June 28. Call 410-326-2042, ext. 41.
Calvert Marine Museum web site: www.calvertmarinemuseum.com
Race to the Creek 5k Run and Walk
Patuxent High School (12485 Southern Connector Blvd, Lusby) 8 a.m.
A Patuxent High Track and Field fundraising event and Part of the CBRC Grand
Prix series. You may register online at active.
com or in person at Patuxent High school.
For a registration application you may email
walserd@calvertnet.k12.md.us
Solomons Fireworks
Solomons, Island River Walk 9 p.m.
The Solomons Business Association
proudly sponsors the annual Solomons Independence Day fireworks display to be
held after dusk. Fireworks will be shot from
a barge in the Patuxent River and can be
viewed from the Riverwalk. Celebrate our
nations birth and show your colors all day
long! The Fireworks will be preceded by activities throughout Solomons, sponsored by
individuals and businesses. Stop by the tent
at the Chesapeake Biological Lab campus
for an afternoon of family activities - handson science, fishing games, nature crafts and
more! All efforts are made for the display
to be held July 4th. If weather factors force
a last-minute delay or postponement in order to maintain the safety of the crew and
spectators, the fireworks will take place on
Friday, July 5th. Traffic: Vehicular traffic on
the island will be restricted. Please park in
designated areas only. Parking is available
at Glascock Field across from the Calvert
Marine Museum, at the museum and in the
public lots behind Our Lady Star of the Sea
and the Solomons Medical Center. Parking
at Glascock Field is $10; proceeds support
the fireworks fund and SYB Optomists. The
public is asked to respect private property.
Sunday, July 6
Sea Glass Jewelry Making
(13480 Dowell Rd, Solomons) 1 to 3 p.m.
Member cost of $25 and nonmember
cost of $30. Materials Fee is $30 due to instructor at class. Create a beautiful pendant
and matching earrings with sea glass found
on local southern Maryland beaches. Students will learn quick, easy assembly techniques to incorporate sea glass and beachy
found objects into fun, creative jewelry. Instructor provides a kit which includes materials to create a beautiful pendant and matching earrings. Find something special on your
beach? Bring that too! To register please call
410-326-4640. For more information visit
www.annmariegarden.org.
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CLUES ACROSS
Last Weeks Puzzle Solutions
1. Coneless craters
6. Pullulate
10. Six (Spanish)
14. Cricket frog
15. Deliberately subverted
17. McCulloughs 2nd book
19. Body of water
20. Plural of 22 down
21. To get up
22. They __
23. Expression of sorrow
24. Turfs
26. Door beam
29. Arabian sultanate
31. Corn dough
32. Soft infant food
34. Famous movie pig
35. Oleanna playwright
37. One point E of SE
38. Cool down
39. Surrender
40. WWII war criminal
Rudolph
41. Artificial
43. Drains
45. Woods component
46. Unit of time (abbr.)
47. 1955-77 regional defense
org.
49. Local area network
50. 1/3 tablespoon (abbr.)
53. Breathe excessively
57. Dilapidated ships
58. Goes it alone
59. Jap. women pearl divers
60. Television tube
61. (Prev. Portuguese) S. China seaport
4. Fishing gear
5. Small Chevrolet truck
6. 18th Hebrew letter (alt. sp.)
7. Ingests
8. Decline
9. Martinet
10. Cruel deviant
11. Hen products
12. Technology firm
13. 40th US state
16. Albanian capital
18. Sensory receptors
22. Publicity
23. A winglike part
24. Sword with a curved
blade
25. Single
27. Fencing swords
28. Research workplaces

29. Japanese sash
30. Nutmeg covering spice
31. Woman (French)
33. Foot (Latin)
35. Fast rise to fame
36. Used to cut and shape
wood
37. Shaft horsepower (abbr.)
39. A consortium of
companies
42. Stirrup bone
43. Transmitted
44. Carriers invention

46. Without (French)
47. Noahs oldest son (Bible)
48. Jaguarundi
49. Former Cowboy Leon
50. Powder mineral
51. Greek colonnade
52. Mexican monetary unit
54. Preceeded the DVD
55. Doctrine suffix
56. Mauna __, HI, volcano
57. Public prosecutor
CLUES DOWN
1. Tangles
2. Dull pain
3. Length x width =
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WERE HARD AT WORK

HERE EVERY DAY.
Southern Marylands dedication to safety, security and
pulling together is bringing even more jobs to the area.
Some of us pull nets from the Bay. Some pull food and feed from the
ground. And some pull the promise of an entire community behind them.
But we all pull together to build our futurebecause were Marylanders.
Nearly 6 million strong, were the muscle and brainpower of a sturdy,
hard-working region thats proudly diverse and proudly united, with
communities inspired by the past and excited for the future. And our
dedication to hard work, safety and security is bringing even more jobs
and economic opportunities to Southern Maryland. Like the ones at
Dominions Cove Point LNG project.
In fact, during the three-year period when it will be built, Dominions

Cove Point project will produce thousands of construction jobs. And once
in operation, it will create 75 high-paying permanent positions, as well
as provide a long-term revenue stream. Calvert County will receive, on
average, an additional $40 million a year in the rst ve years the project
is in operation.
So take a look around. Because when you do, youll see people taking
care of our environment, taking care of our country and taking care of
each other. We call it Maryland pride.
@Dom_CovePoint
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