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SENIOR CALENDAR 21
LIBRARY CALENDAR 21
BUSINESS DIRECTORY 22
FUN & GAMES 23

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New Commissioner Board, Sheriff Sworn In

Hutchins Elected Board President
proached by a
young man, a
stranger, who pro-
ceeded to let him
know he knew a lot
about him. When
asked how that was
so, the young man
said it had been him
who had stuffed his
parachute the day
in which Clugg
was short down. “I
guess it worked,”
was all the young
man could think to
say.
Athens said
the moral for the
Clerk of the Circuit Court Kathy Smith swore in Sheriff Mike Evans and Commissioners Buddy new leaders was
Hance, Mike Hart,Tim Hutchins, Kelly McConkey and Steve Weems. that they had to Calvert High School NJROTC Color Guard
depend on others NJROTC Color Guard.
By Dick Myers ment of Agriculture, called Calvert “a to survive. And he said they owed other
Editor wonderful, special place.” He said he was Invocation was by Rev. David Mohler
people the responsibility of packing their of Life Church in Huntingtown and Bene-
humbled that “total strangers” placed their parachutes.
It’s official. The new Calvert County confidence in him to do the job diction was by Bishop William Patton
County Administrator Terry Shannon of Calvert Lighthouse Church in Prince
Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) Evans pledged to work hard to continue acted as MC for the event. Entrance music Frederick.
was sworn in during a ceremony Dec. 18 to make Calvert “the safest county in the was performed by Patuxent High School
at the College of Southern Maryland. And, state, or perhaps even the nation.” Orchestra Chamber Ensemble and colors
as their first official act, they elected Tim All of the candidates thanked their were presented by the Calvert High School
Hutchins to be their president for the next wives and families, who assisted in a lapel dickmyers@countytimes.net
year and Kelly McConkey to be vice presi- pinning ceremony.
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Artist’s Rendering of County Office Building Unveiled
Final Decision Belongs to New Commissioner Board
Artist’s rendering of the proposed County Administration Building at Armory Square in Prince
Frederick.
By Dick Myers
Editor
The new Calvert County Board of
County Commissioners (BOCC) who
were sworn-in Dec. 18 (see separate sto-
ry) will have a plateful of controversial
issues to attack when they begin meeting
in earnest in the new year. One of them
is the update of the county’s comprehen-
sive plan. Others will affect their deci-
New North Beach Mayor Makes Changes
Schiada Chosen as Council Vice President
North Bean Mayor Mike Benton and council Vice President Gwen Schiada.
By Dick Myers
Editor
Change is in the air in North Beach.
Newly elected Mayor Mike Benton has
instituted some immediate changes and
they were on display at his first town
council meeting on Dec. 11. The most
visible result of the changes was an un-
usually short meeting -- only 37 min-
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sions on their first budget for the fiscal
year that begins next July 1.
One of those budget decisions relates
to whether the county is indeed going
to proceed with a new office building at
Armory Square. That issue was one of
the most contentious during the elec-
tion that led to the selection of three new
commissioners, a new majority.
The outgoing board, in their final
meeting, was shown a three-dimensional
utes – even though several items were
dealt with.
Benton told the well-attended meet-
ing that he has begun to distribute the
meeting agendas online on the Mon-
day prior to the second Thursday of the
month meeting. Additionally, as Chesa-
peake Beach now does, he has included
the backup information on each agenda
item. Benton said that will make the
architect’s rendering of what the build-
ing might look like.
The three outgoing members of the
board didn’t mince words in their lav-
ish praise for what they saw, although
President Evan Slaughenhoupt, Jr. noted
that the design was an evolving process
subject to change. He said the new board
would be presented with information on
government space needs early in their
tenure.
Director of General Services Wilson
Freeland said the idea to try to incorpo-
rate the façade of the 1950s armory was
scrapped in favor of having a plaque in
the lobby giving the history of the ar-
mory which was dedicated in honor of
the late Calvert County legend, Comp-
troller Louis Goldstein.
The design shows incorporation of a
parking garage to the rear that will be
both below and above ground.
Slaughenhoupt challenged the proj-
ect’s detractors, including Delegate Mark
Fisher, who unsuccessfully attempted to
derail bond authority for it, who he said
called it a Taj Mahal. He said those who
opposed it had agendas of their own.
“This is Calvert’s future,” he insisted.
Outgoing Commissioner Vice Presi-
dent Tom Hejl said, “It will serve the
county many, many decades.”
And, outgoing Commissioner Pat Nut-
council more prepared for the meet-
ing and will give citizens a heads up on
what’s coming up.
To make the meetings quicker, Ben-
ton said each staff person making a re-
port should stick to the most important
item in the report since everyone has
the full report in front of them. For in-
stance, Public Works Director Donnie
Bowen reported on three meetings he
has recently attended on the upcoming
state project to replace the Route 261
bridge.
Bowen reported that he was told the
road would be cut off, necessitating a
detour, for about three months. Since
the area on the Anne Arundel side, in
the Rose Haven area, is served by the
North Beach Volunteer Fire Depart-
ment and Rescue Squad, Bowen was
informed that Anne Arundel County
was considering stationing one of their
emergency units in Friendship for the
duration of the detour.
Benton expressed skepticism that the
work could be done in three months.
Council member Jane Hagen said she
had been told that the detour would
only involve a six-minute response time
delay.
During the meeting the council unan-
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ter said, “It is very practical. It is most
needed.”
Commissioner Mike Hart, who will be
on the board that decides on the project’s
future, hopped on the bandwagon. Of the
project’s detractors, he said, “Everything
I heard was nothing about what it really
was.”
One of the bullet points against the
project during the election was that it
would kill old-town Prince Frederick.
Nutter said he went through at night re-
cently and nothing was there. Hejl said
the Prince Frederick Department Store
wasn’t there anymore and Nutter noted
that the High’s store couldn’t make it.
“I am not exactly sure what it is they
are hoping to save,” Nutter mused.
Deputy County Administrator Wilson
Parran said the project would have a cas-
cade effect as others such as renovating
the County Services Plaza, creation of
a community center and moving out of
the courthouse by county government
followed.
The result, Parran said, would be a
more centralized government to better
serve the citizens of the county.
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imously approved a $33,000 contract
with H.F. General Contractors of Hy-
attsville for the replacement of the roof
at Twin Beaches Community Health
Center, a building owned by the town
which is 17 years old.
Also, at the meeting, the council
unanimously selected Gwen Schiada
as vice president of the council. Hagen
initially made a motion for Schiada to
serve in that position for four years, but
Councilman Mickey Hummel argued
that the position should be just for one
year to give other council members a
chance to rotate into that position. The
council ultimately went along with
Hummel.
Benton hinted that more changes may
be in the works. He joked that the staff
in his short time on the job were calling
him Red Bull after the energy drink.
“I don’t know why. I don’t drink that
stuff.”
Also attending their first meeting
were newly elected council members
Gregg Dotson and Elizabeth Lawton.
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Thursday, December 20, 2018
FEMA Logs in on Nuke Plant Emergency Center Change
By Dick Myers
Editor
The Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) has responded to the
plans for Exelon to move its Emergency
Operations Facility (EOF) for the Cal-
vert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant from
Calvert County to Coatesville, PA.
In a letter to the U.S. Nuclear Regu-
latory Commission (NRC), FEMA’s
Chief of the Radiological Emergency
Preparedness Branch Vanessa Quinn ob-
served that the Coatesville, PA facility is
already used for the Limerick Generat-
ing Station, Peach Bottom Atomic Power
Station and Three Mile Island Nuclear
Station.
She said that Maryland Emergency
Management Agency, Maryland De-
partment of the Environment and Cal-
vert County Emergency Management
will continue to send representatives to
Coatesville when the need arises.
She concluded., “Therefore we have
found that the offsite plans and proce-
dures are not negatively impacted by the
above changes.”
 The NRC is continuing to review the
license amendment request. Exelon is
seeking a decision on it by Oct. 31, 2019.
 The following background on the pro-
posed change was provided by NRC:
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Operations Center) and JIC (Joint Infor-
mation Center) are currently co-located
in the Calvert Industrial Park, located
at Skipjack Road and Hallowing Point
Road in Prince Frederick, Md.
 “Exelon submitted the license amend-
ment request – available at https://www.
nrc.gov/docs/ML1824/ML18242A067.
pdf – at the end of August. We have
informed the company that we antici-
pate completing this review by the end
of October 2019. “If there are emergent
complexities or challenges in our review
that would cause changes to the initial
forecasted completion date or significant
changes in the forecasted hours, the rea- power plants in the region that are part of • “The capability to support response
sons for the changes, along with the new the company’s fleet. to events occurring simultaneously at
estimates, will be communicated during   “The areas the NRC reviews when more than one nuclear power reactor
the routine interactions with the assigned considering an application for a consoli- site if the emergency operations fa-
project manager,” the NRC staff wrote to dated EOF include: cility serves more than one site;
Exelon on Sept. 28. • “Whether the facility would have ad- • “The capability for obtaining and
“The five-member, presidentially ap- equate space for members of an NRC displaying plant data and radiologi-
pointed Commission that oversees the site team and federal, state and local cal information for each reactor at
NRC would need to approve the pro- responders during an emergency in- a nuclear power reactor site and for
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 “Governmental entities and members power plants supported by the EOF; the facility serves;
of the public will have an opportunity to • “Whether there is additional space • “Access to copying equipment and
request a hearing on the plans. for conducting briefings with emer- office supplies.”
 “Exelon’s proposal calls for the Cal- gency response personnel;
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Blotter
During the week of December 3 – De-
cember 9 deputies of the Calvert County
Sheriff’s Office responded to 1,420 calls
for service throughout the community.
Damaged Property: 18-66378
On December 6, 2018 Deputy Idol re-
sponded to the 7-Eleven in Huntingtown
for the report of damaged property. The
complainant advised sometime between
December 4th and December 5th an un-
known suspect(s) damaged the screen on
the Redbox machine. The value of dam-
aged property is approximately $700.
Theft: 18-65750
On December 3, 2018 Deputy Holt
responded to Rawhide Road, Lusby for
the report of a theft. The complainant ad-
vised sometime between December 2nd at
8:00 PM and December 3rd at 9:00 AM
an unknown suspect(s) broke into her
vehicle and stole an iPad, a DVD player,
numerous DVDs, CDs and $50 cash. The
total value of stolen property is $1,550.
Theft: 18-66007
On December 4, 2018 Deputy Aurich
responded to Pony Trail, Owings for the
report of a theft. The complainant ad-
vised on November 28th between 12:00
PM and 2:00 PM an unknown suspect(s)
stole packages that were delivered to her
house.
Theft: 18-66044
On December 4, 2018 Deputy Spald-
ing responded to Calvert Blvd, Lusby
for the report of a fraud. The complain-
ant advised he believed he dropped his
credit card earlier in the day and an un-
known suspect used it multiple times in
St. Mary’s County. The total amount of
the fraudulent charges is $619.36.
Theft: 18-66444
On December 6, 2018 Deputy Chil-
dress responded to Mayflower Court,
St. Leonard for the report of a theft. The
complainant advised on December 3rd an
unknown suspect stole his 65” Sharp TV
that was delivered to his home. The value
of the TV is $450.
Theft: 18-66824
On December 8, 2018 Deputy Boerum
responded to Stone Drive, Huntingtown
for the report of a theft. The complain-
ant advised sometime between Decem-
ber 7th at 10:00 PM and December 8th at
9:00 AM an unknown suspect(s) stole
his wooden sign from his driveway that
is personalized with Newington Hill –
Stone Drive – and the family’s last name.
The estimated value of stolen property is
$500.
ARRESTS:
On December 4, 2018 Deputy S.
Naughton responded to the 7-Eleven
in Huntingtown for the report of a fe-
male nodding out in her vehicle. Deputy
Naughton watched through the window
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as Allison Marie Large (37) mixed
water with heroin in a white prescrip-
tion bottle cap. Large was removed from
the vehicle and a search was conducted
which resulted in 6 used syringes, 3 pre-
scription bottle caps with heroin residue
inside, 3 cut straws with a white powder
residue inside, a crack pipe with suspect-
ed crack cocaine residue, and approxi-
mately 20 miscellaneous pills. Large was
placed under arrest and transported to the
Calvert County Detention Center where
she was charged with CDS: Possession-
Not Marijuana and CDS: Possession of
Paraphernalia.
On December 4, 2018 Deputy Yates
conducted a traffic stop on Solomons
Island Road just north of Dares Beach
Road, Prince Frederick. A search of the
vehicle revealed one Diazepam pill, a
cotton swab with suspected heroin resi-
due, 22 syringes, a glass pipe with CDS
residue, a metal spoon, and two baggies
with suspected heroin. Everything listed
above was found in a jacket and a duffle
bag that belonged to William Broom-
field Sr. (54). Broomfield Sr. was placed
under arrest and transported to the Cal-
vert County Detention Center where
he was charged with CDS: Possession-
Not Marijuana and CDS: Possession of
Paraphernalia.
On December 5, 2018 Deputy Rediker
responded to Trinity United Methodist
Church in Prince Frederick for the report
of a disorderly subject. The complainant
advised Philip Holladay Dew III (43)
was acting disorderly, confrontational
and appeared to be under the influence
of drugs and/or alcohol. Deputy Rediker
and Trooper Matthews made contact with
Dew and told him he needed to leave the
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facility. Dew became increasingly con- immediately detected he was under the
frontational with the officers and con- influence of something. All occupants
tinued to make derogatory remarks to were removed from the vehicle and de-
them, therefore, he was placed under ar- tained. A search of the vehicle revealed
rest. Dew was transported to the Calvert hypodermic needles, suspected cocaine,
County Detention Center where he was suspected heroin, suspected Subutex,
charged with Disorderly Conduct, Failure straws with heroin residue inside, and
to Obey Reasonable/Lawful Order and other paraphernalia. The driver and
Intoxicated Public Disturbance. all three passengers, Rebecca Holly
Grooms-Wills (36), Walead Othman
On December 5, 2018 Deputy Gott (51) and Dana Nicole Reiser (24), were
conducted a traffic stop in the area of the
Thomas Johnson Bridge in Solomons.
The driver, Melissa Anne Ridgell (39),
was driving on a suspended license. A
search of her vehicle revealed a metal
spoon with suspected Oxycodone resi-
due, a cloth tourniquet, three used sy-
ringes containing suspected Oxycodone
residue and nine unused syringes. Ridgell
was placed under arrest and transported
to the Calvert County Detention Center
where she was charged with CDS: Pos-
session-Not Marijuana and CDS: Admin-
ister Equipment-Possession/Distribute.
On December 5, 2018 Deputy Flynt
conducted a traffic stop in the area of
Plum Point Road and Sycamore Place,
Huntingtown. While making contact
with the driver, Dai Quan Delon Gar-
ner (27), Deputy Flynt noticed the odor transported to the Calvert County Deten-
tion Center. Lengfield and Reiser were
charged with CDS: Possession-Not Mari-
juana and CDS: Possession of Parapher-
nalia. Grooms-Wills and Othman were
charged with CDS: Possession-Not Mari-
juana, CDS: Possession of Paraphernalia
and Possession of Contraband in a Place
of Confinement.
On December 9, 2018 Deputy Aurich
of marijuana emitting from the vehicle. responded to the Walmart in Dunkirk for
Garner was removed from the vehicle and the report of prescription fraud from the
detained. A search of the vehicle revealed pharmacy. Momodou Manneh (25) was
a vacuum sealed bag containing almost
30 grams of suspected marijuana. Garner
was transported to the Calvert County
Detention Center and charged with CDS:
Possession of Marijuana > 10 grams.
On December 9, 2018 Cpl. Wilson
conducted a traffic stop in the Walmart
parking lot in Prince Frederick. While
making contact with the driver, Zachary
Kenneth Lengfield (25), Cpl. Wilson trying to obtain a prescription for Phen-
ergan/Codeine that was not in his name.
Manneh was placed under arrest and
transported to the Calvert County Deten-
tion Center where he was charged with
Obtaining Drugs by Fraud and Obtaining
a Prescription by Fraud.
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Thursday, December 20, 2018 The Calvert County Times In Our Community 11

Local Singer Selected to Perform at Sydney Opera House

Chesapeake strated in Mickey’s application and au-
Beach resident dition recording. Mickey will join other
Mickey Cashman performers from 29 United States, sever-
has been selected al provinces of Canada, and Australia for
from a pool of over a special performance at world-famous
12,000 global ap- Sydney Opera House, a venue that marks
plicants to repre- the pinnacle of musical achievement.
sent the 80 finalists According to Regyna Curtis, program
in the Young Adult director, “Being selected to the Honors
Mickey Cashman
Honors Choir. He Performance Series is something each
will perform at the Finalist should be extremely proud of
Sydney Opera House in August with the accomplishing. We process thousands of
Young Adult Honors Choir. Participation nominations annually, selecting only the
in one of the Young Adult Honors Per- most talented performers. Working with
formance Series Ensembles is limited to these conductors and performing at Syd-
the highest-rated 18-25-year-old vocalists ney Opera House is a once-in-a-lifetime
from across the world. experience that these musicians never
Earlier this year, Mickey auditioned forget”.
for the Honors Performance Series and Mickey has studied music for five
was accepted after a review by the Hon- years, having performed in several cho-
ors Selection Board. Acceptance to the ral groups while at Northern High School
elite group is a direct result of the talent, (Owings, MD). He continued his stud-
dedication, and achievements demon- ies at the Jarrett Studio of Vocal Arts
(St. Leonard, MD) and was awarded a
$49,000 annual scholarship from New
England Conservatory (Boston, MA),
where he is continuing his studies with
a major in vocal performance and com-
position, as well as being a member of
several of their vocal programs.
To raise money for this once in a life-
time opportunity, Mickey will perform in
concert at Mt Harmony United Methodist
Church in Owings on Saturday, Decem-
ber 29, 2018 from 2-4 p.m. Tickets are
available at the door and Mickey is asking
for donations of whatever is affordable
as he feels that experiencing the gift of
music should be available to all and he is
thankful for any contribution he receives
to help him take this journey. Please
R.S.V.P. to 443-714-4639 by Thursday,
December 27. Light refreshments will be
available at the performance.
Finalists will come together in Syd-
ney for six days in July-August. They
will have the opportunity to learn from
a world-renowned conductor, work with
other Finalists, and get a taste of Syd-
ney. The Honors Choral Performance
will take place Sunday, August 4, 2019,
and is open to the public. Tickets can be
purchased beginning 60 days prior to the
performance through the Sydney Opera
House box office.
The Honors Performance Series was
created to showcase accomplished indi-
vidual young performers on an interna-
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under master conductors and perform
in the celebrated venue, Sydney Opera
House. The Honors Performance Series
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A Story about Christmas o

Bobby Swann Remembers Chi
By Dick Myers
Editor
Many people’s memories of Christmas
in Calvert County include sights, sounds
and smells that could easily be repli-
cated from memory banks anywhere in
the country. They include opening pres-
ents around a Christmas tree, meals with
family and friends, church services and
music of the season.
But moving around from family to
family often uncovers some things
unique to then: a special Christmas orna-
ment, that surprise present remembered
for a lifetime, a unique dish hauled out
just for Christmas from a cherished fam-
ily recipe from the old country.
The County Times could have done
this story with every family in Calvert
County. We chose Bobby Swann because
it would be hard to find someone in the
community who has such a distinguished
resume of public service. After almost
four decades of working in the Maryland
Comptroller’s Office (they are the ones
that get your tax return to you) under
legendary county figure Louis Goldstein,
Swann stepped in as acting comptroller
when Goldstein passed away. Deciding
to retire rather than run for the position
against another legend, William Donald
Shaefer, former governor and Baltimore
mayor, he then became the area’s desig-
nated hitter, filling in as executive direc-
tor of the Tri-County Council and then as
Calvert County commissioner.
Today Swann and his wife are enjoying
their retirement in bucolic Solomons in a
house that sits chock-a-block up against
Calvert Marine Museum overlooking the
comings and goings of Calvert’s south-
ernmost point. But let’s head back north
well beyond all of those accomplish-
ments of an 82-year life to find out what
it was like at Christmas for a boy grow-
ing up on a tobacco farm on Lower Marl-
boro Road.
“There’s nothing on a tobacco field or
on a farm that I didn’t do,” Swann said
about growing up on that farm on Low-
er Marlboro Road and then later when
his family moved to a farm in Barstow
on land that is now the Calvert County
Fairgrounds. Ironically when he was act-
ing comptroller, Swann was one of the
three signers, as a member of the Board
of Public Works, of the historic tobacco
buyout.
Living in the country in a county with
barely 10,000 people, there was easy ac-
cess to that coveted perfect Christmas
tree. “You didn’t go to any corner to buy
them. You had to cut them, and you had
to find them somewhere on the farm or
somebody else’s farm. You started scout-
ing Christmas trees in the summer. We
used to rabbit hunt and quail hunt and
we were always looking for a Christmas
tree. It was always in the back of your
mind and if you’d find one you don’t tell
anyone,” he remembered.
The tree was decorated with balls and
icicles. “I don’t remember that we had
any electric lights in my early days be-
cause we didn’t have electricity.” Later,
when electricity came to Calvert County,
“There came a time when we had electric
lights like everybody else did.”
The Swann family would go to one
grandparent’s house on Christmas Eve
and the other on Christmas day. For
Christmas Eve they would exchange
smaller presents and on Christmas Day
came the more substantial ones. Swann
remembers one special gift that appeared
under one of those trees.
“My biggest moment, of course, was
my first bicycle. I’ll never forget, I’d say
I was probably seven or eight years old.
I had been asking for it. I know that I
had been really after it. I was hoping, I
kinda thought I would get it. We didn’t
have snow or bad weather that day, so I
could ride it. It wouldn’t have mattered.”
Nothing quite matched that. “I remem-
ber my first watch and I think that was
something like 12 years old when I got
that. And I got some toys over the years
and I can remember some of that. But
even we used to always get something
useful like clothes or overshoes.” He said
living on a farm they never received any-
thing extravagant.
“I don’t often say, we were poor and
didn’t know it.”
Swann added, “We were like every-
body. Everybody was safe. Nobody had
a lot of anything. But everybody lived
pretty well.”
Visiting each other was the big social
event in the era when most folks didn’t
have television. Swann said, “I think my
first television was around 1950. So, the
things that you did during that period
of time I remember pretty well, were
involved around church and in family
and friends and we always went to visit,
and everybody had what they call a set
out. You’d go visit your aunt, uncle and
cousins. They’d have cake on the table.
Cookies and root beer. Everybody made
homemade root beer. It was in Mason
Jars and made ahead of time. And it was
good. I can taste it right today.”
On Christmas Eve his family rolled
out yellow cake, chocolate cake, and
fruit cake, which was his favorite. Just
the other day he found in a local grocery
store some Claxton fruit cake like he re-
membered when he was growing up.
Also, for Christmas Eve they had sliced
ham and turkey, “a little bit of this and
that, but it wasn’t a full- blown meal.”
Then on Christmas day, “That’s when
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on a Calvert County Farm
ildhood and Louis Goldstein
you had turkey and ham and there was
a stuffing, and different people made it
different ways. Some people had sausage
stuffing, and some had oyster stuffing,
and some had just regular stuffing. If you
didn’t like it one way you got to the next
person’s house that you knew had your
favorite?” He added he loves oysters but
doesn’t like oyster stuffing.
Of the Christmas Day meal, he said,
“Everybody has sweet potatoes, mashed
potatoes, and string beans.” After which
everyone wanted to take a nap as there
was no TV and thus no football games.
He often got books as presents so he
started reading them. “I read a lot even
as a child and I read even today, I don’t
sit in long before reading something.”
The Swann family went to Method-
ist church and church was the center
of much Christmas activity. They had,
Swann remembered, an 11 p.m. service.
“They also had Christmas pageants.
Church was a big part of our life at that
point in time because of the Methodist
Youth Fellowship.” Swann had a non-
speaking part in the pageant as a shep-
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Swann said, “The young people did
things together. There were trips in-
volved in that and you met once a week
and there was always something going
on.”:
Swann’s parents were Walter and
Gladys. He died in 1970 of a heart attack,
and she lived to be 89 and died in 1992.
Swann graduated from Calvert High
School in 1953. He was asked whether
he was shy or outgoing as a boy. He re-
sponded, “I don’t think anybody ever
saw anything shy in me. In fact, when I
graduated, I was voted the most talkative
male in my class.”:
He then went on to work in grocery
stores in Prince Frederick and Annapo-
lis. To better himself he took an exam for
a state job and got one as an investiga-
tor with the Alcohol and Tobacco (back
to that again) Division of the Maryland
Comptroller’s Office.
Like everyone in Calvert County,
Swann knew Louis Goldstein and he
even rode with him on occasion as a boy
helping him. “I remember that just as if
it was today almost. Everybody knew of
him. I remember him one time he saw
me and asked me if I would close some
gates for him, farm gates of places he
was visiting.”
But Goldstein wasn’t involved in his
getting the job. Then one day he was
summoned into Goldstein’s office and
was told that a key assistant in his office
had left due to illness. Goldstein said,
“I’m wondering if you could help me out
until we can get somebody else.”
Swann said, “That’s how I’ve got so
close to Louis. I started going with him,
drove him around, I did this, that and the
other. And then after a year or 18 months,
he got somebody else and he said, ‘I
want you to stay, not stay in the office.
They babysit, I need your help. They’re
here. And so, from that point on I was
with him very closely over the rest of my
comptroller’s office career, which lasted
for 39 years. And as you know, I was a
deputy controller for a long time.” When
Goldstein died, Gov. Parris Glendenning
appointed him acting comptroller, until
Swann retired.
As an adult for his family, Swann said,
“Christmas has always been pretty much
a part of my life and pretty much like it
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was then accept for the differences in
time. The things that have changed over
time as such, as you mentioned the foot-
ball games and what have you, things
that we didn’t have in any younger days.”
In retirement in Solomons Swann
keeps an eye out for his beloved Calvert
County and is a little unsettled. “Well,
I am uncomfortable with the rate of
growth that we have. Calvert County is
very long, very narrow county. There’s
only one road through it (dedicated to
Goldstein). I don’t see how we can han-
dle a lot more people.”
He added, “I’m a little bit worried
about a lot of apartment buildings and
so forth because I think you’ll find a lot
of people will move here because it’s
cheaper to live, but they won’t be a part
of the community, it’ll just be just be a
bedroom.”
He concluded, “I’m not too old to care.
I truthfully, I loved what we had, and I
know that things change, but too much
too fast is not good.”
dickmyers@countytimes.net
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Northern High School Students Record Local
Calendar Adjusted Flora and Fauna in
Getting Ready for the New Building
Northern High School in Owings
will close for students on December 21
and January 2. Staff will use these two
days to relocate to the newly constructed
building.
Dr. Daniel D. Curry, superintendent,
said, “We also adjusted the student cal-
endar when Calvert High relocated and
when the buildings at Patuxent Appeal
Elementary were reconfigured. Closing
school for students for two days will pro-
vide time for staff to prepare the new fa-
cility and be ready when students return
on January 3.”
The schedule change has been ap-
proved by the Maryland State Depart-
ment of Education. Students will not be
required to make up the two days.
Contractors and school system staff
are doing the final work in the new fa-
cility. Computer technicians have begun
installing equipment. New furniture has
been delivered and will soon be placed
in classrooms.
An energy dashboard in the front
CSM to Close for Winter Break
The College of Southern Maryland
(CSM) will close at 3 p.m. Friday, Dec.
21 for its winter break and will reopen at
8 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019. The last
day of full-term, 12-week and Minises-
sion classes is Dec. 17.
The winter break closure affects all
facilities, including the campuses’ fit-
ness centers and pools.
Looking forward, the January term
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lobby highlights the green features of
Citizen Science Effort
the Leadership in Energy and Environ-
mental Design (LEED) Silver Certified
building, such as a geothermal heating
and cooling system, energy conserving
LED lighting and an Energy Star roof.
The new building includes an athletic
complex with a main gym, auxiliary
gym, weight room and wrestling room,
all branded with red and blue Patriot
colors.
The second phase will include demoli-
tion of the old school and construction of
the administrative offices, plus an addi-
tion to the Mary Harrison Cultural Arts
Center. New bleachers and a press box
will be installed in the stadium, and a
new concession stand will be part of the
administration building. The bus loop
will also be redesigned to separate car
and bus traffic, and additional parking
will be provided in the front parking lot.
Press Release from CCPS
classes begin Thursday, Jan. 3 and end
Jan. 20. Classes begin for spring full-
term and Minisession I Jan. 22.
Winter Commencement will be at 6
p.m. Thursday Jan. 17.
Access to online services, including
registration, is available at www.csmd.
edu through my.CSMD services.
For information about CSM, visit
www.csmd.edu.
St. Mary’s College student Isaac Hersh ‘19 with a summer flounder
What is sharing our immediate envi- of the students found the assignment
Scenic
Southern
Maryland
ronment?  This simple question has led
Coastal Ecology students working with
Seabird McKeon, visiting professor of
biology, to document more than 750 spe-
cies of animals, plants, and fungus on
compelling.
Sarah Schaefer ’20 noted, “The app
was more interesting then Pokemon
Go,  and competing with classmates to
find the most species was fun.”  When
campus and in the surrounding area in asked what her favorite sighting was she
the fall semester.  replied, “The coolest sighting I had was
According to McKeon, “Our ability to of a rhinoceros beetle which was right
understand the ecology of an area starts outside my front door.”
with understanding what species are
here. And the only way to do that is to go
outside and look- but I didn’t expect my
students to find more than 700 species!” 
McKeon found an unexpected tool in
The “Biodiversity of St. Mary’s Col-
lege of Maryland” project on iNatural-
ist can be found here:  https://www.
inaturalist.org/projects/biodiversity-of-
st-mary-s-college-of-maryland and will
the ubiquity of cell phones, and an app be continued by the St. Mary’s Natural
County Times called “iNaturalist” which makes the History Society’s expedition team in the
recorded observations available for Citi- spring.
St. Mary’s County l Calvert County
zen Science projects worldwide. Several
16 Sports
Survey Shows Marylanders Support Deer Hunting
Public Input Helps Inform Deer Management Plan
The Maryland Department of Natural
Resources announced the results of a pub-
lic opinion survey, done in cooperation with
the University of Delaware and Responsive
Management on white-tailed deer. The tele-
phone survey covered a range of topics and
will be used to support revision of the de-
partment’s deer management plan.
The survey, taken by more than 2,200 in-
dividuals representing the general popula-
tion, landowners and hunters,  found that a
majority like deer, but a significant propor-
tion of the population are concerned with
the negative impacts deer cause.
More than 70 percent of those surveyed
think that deer should be hunted to help
manage for a healthy population and over
half of those surveyed think the department
does a good job conserving and managing
the deer population.
“White-tailed deer are one of Maryland’s
most prominent wildlife species and can
be one of the most controversial species
to manage,” Wildlife and Heritage Service
Director Paul Peditto said. “Having current
information on how the public perceives
white-tailed deer and the department’s
management of them is essential to crafting
an accurate and thorough plan for the com-
ing decades.”
Seahawk Men’s Basketball Wins York Invitational
Schultz Named MVP
Junior forward Spencer Schultz (Clear
Spring, Md./Clear Spring) picked up
Tournament MVP honors Saturday af-
ternoon as the St. Mary’s College of
Maryland men’s basketball team cap-
tured the York (N.Y.) College Invita-
tional. St. Mary’s (4-6) posted a 76-64
win over the host York Cardinals (4-7)
for its second straight victory in a row.
In addition, junior guard Reggie Rouse
(Baltimore, Md./Calvert Hall) earned a
spot on the All-Tournament Team.
St. Mary’s 76, York 64
How It Happened
• Schultz scored seven of the team’s
first 10 points for an early 10-5 Se-
ahawk lead in the first four minutes.
York responded by outscoring St.
Mary’s, 24-10, over the next nine
and a half minutes to stake a 29-20
advantage.
• Rouse knotted the game at 31-31
with 2:16 remaining before the Car-
dinals notched the final four points
of the half for a 35-31 edge at the
break.
• York doubled its lead in the first two
minutes of the second stanza before
the Seahawks answered back with
an 11-2 run to reclaim the lead at
14:52. First-year guard Zach Spoon-
er (Washington, D.C./St. John’s Col-
lege) tallied the final seven points of
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Of the landowners surveyed, more than
75 reported that they had experienced deer
damage to agricultural crops. Approximate-
ly half of the landowners surveyed reported
that damage is increasing. Landowners are
most likely to use hunting to help manage
and mitigate the damage.
More than 70 percent of hunters surveyed
indicated their satisfaction with deer hunt-
ing in Maryland has increased or remained
the same over the past 10 years. They re-
ported they like to hunt primarily for food,
but also for recreation, camaraderie and to
help control deer numbers. The majority of
hunters reported deer hunting on Sundays
and 90 percent of those who hunt deer on
Sundays indicated it was important to their
success.
The survey also found that only 16 percent
of the general population has encountered a
deer hunter while they have been outdoors
recreating during the past five years. Of
those who have encountered deer hunters,
only 2 percent indicated the encounter as
negative. The majority of non-hunters sur-
veyed indicated that deer season does not
cause them to alter their outdoor recreation
either on Sundays or other days.
Press Release from MD DNR
the run.
• The Cardinals rallied with a 10-2
run of their own to rebuild a seven-
point advantage at 11:46 and that
would be York’s last lead of the
game.
• St. Mary’s then outscored the Car-
dinals, 30-11, the rest of the way to
secure its fourth win of the season
as junior guard Matt Ayoub (Fair-
fax, Va./W.T. Woodson) sparked the
run with a triple.
Inside the Box Score
• This is the second game St. Mary’s
has won by a double-digit margin
this season. The Seahawks also
hauled in a season-best 47 rebounds
for the second time this year, win-
ning the rebounding battle by a 47-
35 margin.
• Schultz poured in a game- and
career-best 28 points on 10-of-16
shooting from the floor and 7-of-10
at the charity stripe. He picked up
his third double-double of the sea-
son with 10 rebounds.
• First-year forward Naheed John
(Rockville, Md./Massanutten Mili- Reggie Rouse ‘20 - Photo Credit: Bill Wood
tary [Va.]) grabbed a game- and
season-high 11 boards while adding high four steals. By Nairem Moran
four points and a block. • Darin Dove paced the Cardinals nmoran@smcm.edu for SMCM
• Rouse contributed seven dimes, six with 22 points and six rebounds.
points, four caroms, and a season-
Thursday, December 20, 2018
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Opening reception is January 12th
From the shores of the
Chesapeake to the heart of
our imaginations, “Wild
Things” of all types evoke a
sense of freedom.   Ospreys,
eagles, crabs and deer are but
a few of the denizens roam-
ing our beautiful Bay coun-
try. Their boundless liberty
is matched by the infinite
adventures of our artists in a
vast assortment of media and
styles.
Find your “Wild Thing”
at our new show running
January 9 – February 3, 2019.
Meet the artists and enjoy re-
freshments at the reception
Saturday, January 12th from
5-8 p.m.
Money spent locally stays
in the local economy and
continues to strengthen the
economic base of the entire
community. Small local busi-
nesses make indispensable
contributions to communities
and neighborhoods. Support-
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In Remembrance
Joseph ‘Mick’ Hennessy
Joseph ‘Mick’ Hennessy passed away on Dec 16,
2018, at the age of 86. He was born on Oct 5, 1932,
to Evelyn (Grob) and Wilbur Hennessy in Queens, NY.
Growing up in New York he was a fan of the Brook-
lyn Dodgers until they moved and he then became a
Yankees fan. He never forgave them for being traitors.
After high school, he enlisted In the U.S. Navy and re-
ceived his basic training in Bainbridge, MD. He then
completed initial training that led to a life long career
in the Navy as an Air Traffic Controller. His duty as-
signments included Air Stations at Chincoteague VA,
Anacostia DC, Jacksonville FL, Kodiak AK, Bruns-
wick GA, Guantanamo Cuba, Naples Italy, and finally
Patuxent River MD. His sea duty assignments included
the carrier USS Kennedy (CV67). He retired in 1980,
as a Chief Petty Officer after 30 years of service. After
Mick’s military service he supported the F-15 project
at the Naval Test Center while working for McDonnell
Douglas as a Radio Operator/Ground Controller.
His hobbies included playing softball and bowling.
In 1968 he was on the USN bowling team which com-
peted throughout Europe and participated in an inter-
service championship tournament in Germany where
he bowled a perfect series. In his later years, he took up
golf playing along the east coast, often for weeks at a
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time. Mick was a life time member of the Elks Lodge
Post 2092 as well as a member of the American Legion
She loved animals and her pet bird which she taught to
talk. She was a very loving person with a kind heart and
Post 274. would help anyone.
Mick is survived by his daughter, Erin Hennessy of Donna is survived by her loving son, Tony, her mother
Lusby MD, his son, Wayne Hennessy and grandson, Catherine and her niece, Christina Bennett, two grand
Keagan Hennessy,both of Kittery ME. He is preceded nephews, Carson and Ryder Bennett whom she loved
in death by his son, Gary Hennessy. very much and a host of Cousins. She was preceded
A memorial for Mick will take place at a future date in death by her husband Roger, her Dad Leroy and her
at Arlington National Cemetery. sister Marcia Lea Haynes.
The funeral service will be held on Thursday Decem-
ber 20, 2018 at 11 AM at Rausch Funeral Home - Port
Donna Lynn Humphreys Republic , 4405 Broomes Island Road, Port Republic
MD 20676. Interment will follow in Waters Memorial
UMC Cemetery, Mackall Road with the Rev. Linwood
Benton officiating. Memorial contributions may be
made to her son Tony Humphreys.
Earl Theodore Resnick
Earl Theodore Resnick, 74, of Lexington Park, MD
Donna Lynn Humphreys, 57, of Port Republic, Mary- passed away on December 14, 2018 in Leonardtown,
land passed away December 15, 2018 at Burnett-Cal- MD.
vert Hospice House. She was born April 20, 1961 to the Visitation will be Friday, December 21, 2018,
late Leroy H. Humphreys and Catherine Pitcher Hum- 10-11 a.m. at Rausch Funeral Home - Lusby
phreys. She married Roger E. Humphreys and resided 20 American Lane, Lusby MD 20657. Funeral service
in Calvert Beach until his death. will follow at 11 a.m. at the funeral home.
Donna graduated from Calvert County High School Burial will be at Charles Memori-
and Prince Georges Community College. She was em- al Gardens, 26325 Point Lookout Road
ployed with the FBI in Washington, D.C. for 21 years. Leonardtown MD 20650.
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Mary Catherine Wright
Mary Catherine Wright, 72, of Prince Frederick, MD
passed away on December 13, 2018 in Prince Freder-
ick, MD.
Graveside service will be held Thursday, December
20m 2018 at 1 p.m. with burial at Trinity Memorial
Virginia Lee Schaefer, 94, of North Beach passed
away December 12, 2018 at the Burnett-Calvert Hos-
pice House in Prince Frederick. She was born De-
cember 12, 1924 in Roanoke, VA to Robert Lee and
Mable Okla (Cunningham) Brady. She was raised in
Roanoke until she moved to Washington, D.C. in 1942
to work for the War Department, later moving to the
Veterans Administration in 1943, the Department of
Commerce in 1951, the C.I.A. in 1952, International
Cooperation Administration in 1956, Federal Housing
Administration in 1960, Department of Motor Vehicles
in 1961, Department of Public Housing in 1966, De-
partment of Finance and Revenue in 1975, Bureau of
Motor Vehicles in 1975 and Department of Transporta-
tion in 1978 where she retired in 1987 as a secretary.
Virginia lived in North Beach on Greenwood Avenue
since the early 1960’s, first with her mother, Mable lington, VA and later moved to Huntingtown in 1978.
Brady, and then with Charles W. Schaefer after they Honor the memory
Brack owned and operated ofDiamond
your cherished
Container Corpo-

A Tribute to the Loved One

Gardens, 3221 Mattawoman-Beantown Road, Waldorf
MD 26001.
married on February 20, 1958 in Alexandria, VA.
Charles had a daughter Joy by his first marriage. Vir-
ginia was very active in Union Church of North Beach,
where she taught Sunday school and enjoyed working
ration for 45 years. He was a member of Huntingtown
one byMethodist
United sharingChurch,
the story
Ishi BowofHunters
theirClub,
life and
The Advisory Board, a group of business owners who
withshared
friends, neighbors and associates
knowledge and ideas and helped each other with
Virginia Lee Schaefer in the church. She also enjoyed shopping, dining out,

Whose Memory Lives hereenjoyed

in thehunting,
community.
business issues. Brack fishing, playing
visiting with her friends, and especially loved her dogs. guitar, old cars, writing, reading, playing golf, and rac-
Virginia was preceded in death by her husband Chuck, ing cars. He also loved spending time with family and
and is survived by several nieces and nephews. friends, especially his children and grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to North For details and to place
Brack was preceded in death by his son David Di-

On Forever in Your Heart

Beach Union Church, 8912 Chesapeake Avenue
North Beach MD 20714, Phone: 410-257-3555; website:
https://www.nbuc.org/
Brack Diamond
Brack Diamond, 75, of Huntingtown passed away
December 8, 2018. He was born March 20, 1943 in
Waynesburg, PA to Clyde and Dorothy (Hunt) Dia-
mond. Brack was raised in Rices Landing, PA and
graduated from Cumberland Township High School
before attending Waynesburg College. Brack married
Pamela Blaker on April 9, 1964 and they lived in Ar-
your notice of remembrance,
amond, brothers Jack and Clyde Diamond, and sister
Delores Diamond. He is survived by his loving wife
call 301-373-4125 for assistance.
Pamela B. Diamond of Huntingtown, son Stephen Dia-
mond of Huntingtown, grandchildren Jesse David and
Elizabeth Pearl Marie Diamond, sister Doris Miller
and brother James Diamond.
Memorial contributions may be made to American
Heart Association
P.O. Box 5216, Glen Allen VA 23058;website: http://
www.heart.org or untingtown U.M. Church, P.O. Box
550, Huntingtown MD 20639.
Funeral arrangements were made by Rausch Funeral
Home.

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UPCOMING
Polar Bear Plunge
Guaranteed to be a COOL EVENT on New Year’s
Day in North Beach. 1:00 PM: mild or cold; sun, cloud,
rain or SNOW! Register now through December 26 on-
line at:
www.northbeachmd.org/polar-bear-plunge. Bring
the signed waiver and registration fee $25 to North
Beach Town Hall and receive a personalized plunge
certificate and a plunge t-shirt! Register on January
1st at the Welcome Center: $25, blank certificate and
t-shirt. No fee to plunge, blank certificate. Must SIGN
a WAIVER to plunge. Spectators are welcome free.
301-855-6681
Winter Adventures Overnight
Flag Ponds Nature Park, Lusby
Explore the woods and the beach following a sense
of adventure. Night walk in the quiet winter woods.
Indoor and outdoor activities. Dinner, breakfast and
snacks. For ages 8-10. Overnight Saturday and Sunday,
January 12 and 13. 9:00am–9:00am. $40/child. Regis-
ter online: www.calvertparks.org. 410-535-5327.
ONGOING
Bayside History Museum
4025 4th St. & Dayton Ave., North Beach
1:00 – 4:00 PM, Sat. & Sun.
Visit the Chesapeake Beach Amusement Park, North
Beach Fire Department history, natural history of the
Chesapeake Bay region and the War of 1812. Free.
Annmarie Garden in Lights
Dowell Road, Solomons
Through January 1
Closed December 24 and 25.
A magical holiday light experience that takes visitors
on a beautiful walk through the glittering woods. $7
ages 3 and up. Hardesty Holiday Cafe open nightly! Gift
Shop & Ornament Show open nightly! 410-326-4640.
Entertainment schedule: www.annmariegarden.org/
annmarie2/content/garden-lights-magical-light-show
Calvert County Courthouse Greening
Courthouse Square, Main & Church Streets, Prince
Frederick
Through January 1
Visit Linden, and Boyd’s King Park and enjoy festive
decorations of the holiday season!
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Christmas Tree Sales
Shady Side Community Center, 5444 Muddy Creek
Road, Churchton
Monday – Friday, 5:00 - 7:30 PM
Saturday & Sunday, 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Scotch Pine, $35. Douglas Firs, $45 to $55. Proceeds
benefit Scout Troop 853 and local charities.
 
Winter Wonderland
Calvert Gallery, Prince Frederick Shopping Center
Through January 7. 5:00 – 8:00 PM
Art for the Holiday Season. Twinkling small won-
ders at affordable prices. Jewelry, paintings, photo-
graphs, ceramics and glass pieces. 410-535-9252. www.
calvertarts.org
Friday, December 21
Winter Solstice
Calvert County, Maryland, USA
5:23 PM, EST
Winter officially begins. This day has the least
amount of daylight hours. Sun Rise at 7:18 AM. Sun
Set at 4:46 PM. 9 hours, 28 minutes of daylight.
Fried Shrimp Dinner
American Legion Post 206 Auxiliary, Rt. 260, Ches-
apeake Beach
5:30 to 7:00 PM
Lower level dining room. $12 includes salad, sides
and beverage. 410-257-9878. Public warmly invited.
www.ALpost206.org
Karaoke
American Legion Post 206, 3330 Chesapeake Beach
Road E., Rt. 260
8:00 PM – Midnight
In the Lower Level Lounge. No cover charge. Public
welcome. 410-257-9878. www.ALPost206.org
Membership Meeting at the Legion
American Legion Post 206, Chesapeake Beach
7:00 – 8:00 PM
All members of the Stallings-Williams Post are en-
couraged to attend the regular meeting in the Upper
Level Meeting Hall. 410-257-9878. www.ALpost206.
org
Thursday, December 20, 2018
Saturday, December 22
Holiday Maker’s Markets
Annmarie Sculpture Garden, Dowell Rd., Solomons
9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
A different selection of vendors offering a variety of
gifts. Indoors. Free admission. 410-326-4640. www.an-
nmariegarden.org
Mon. – Tue., Dec. 24 – Jan 1
Calvert County Public Schools Closed
Holiday – Winter Recess. Schools and offices are
closed. Reopen of Wednesday, January 2.
December 24
Christmas Eve Services
Friendship UMC, one block east of Friendship Cir-
cle on Route 2, Owings.
Celebrate the joyful yuletide holiday at one of the
four Christmas eve services! A service for children
and loved ones at 3:00 PM. Candlelight services at
6:00, 8:30, and 11:00 PM. www.friendshipmethodist.
org. 410-257-7133. All are welcome!
Christmas Eve Candle Light Service
Union Church, 8912 Chesapeake Ave., North Beach
7:00 PM
All are welcome. The Church is located next to the
North Beach Town Hall. 410-257-3555. www.nbuc.org
Tuesday, December 25
Christmas Day
Christmas Day Service
Middleham and St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 10210
HG Trueman RD Lusby
10:00 - 11:00 AM
Middleham Chapel—Holy Eucharist Service. All
Are Welcome!
Wednesday, December 26
Winter Wildlife
Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons
11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Discover the animals that make the wintry waters of
the Chesapeake their home. Check at the admissions
desk for special program times. Free with museum ad-
mission. 410-326-6691. www.calvertmarinemuseum.
com
Thursday, December 20, 2018
For more information & to register for events visit http://calvertlibrary.info
Thursday, December 20
Asbury Book Discussion 10:30-
12:00pm. Gilead by Marilynne Robin-
son. A lively book discussion every other
month on the 3rd Thursday. Next book to
discuss is decided by the group. Calvert
Library Southern Branch, 13920 H. G.
Trueman Road, Solomons, 410-326-5289.
T.A.C.O.S. Meeting. 5:00-6:00pm.
T.A.C.O.S. (Teen Advisory Council of
Students) meeting for teens, Calvert Li-
brary needs your help planning events
and making sure your library has every-
thing you need. Help make Calvert Li-
brary awesome! Free food (and service
learning hours) at every meeting! Cal-
vert Library Prince Frederick, 850 Cost-
ley Way, 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862.
Drop In, Hang Out for Teens. 6:00-
8:00pm. Do crafts, play games, or just
hang out! Calvert Library Prince Fred-
erick, 850 Costley Way, 410-535-0291 or
301-855-1862.
Friday, December 21
On Pins & Needles. 1:00-4:00pm.
Bring your quilting, needlework, knit-
ting, crocheting, or other project for an
afternoon of conversation and shared
creativity. Calvert Library Prince Fred-
erick, 850 Costley Way, 410-535-0291 or
301-855-1862.
Wednesday, December 26
Brain Games: Mahjongg, Scrabble
& More. 10:00-1:00pm. 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! Please register. Calvert Library
Prince Frederick, 850 Costley Way, 410-
535-0291 or 301-855-1862.
Thursday, December 27
JobSource Mobile Career Center.
1:00-3:00pm. Stop by to visit the Job-
Source Mobile Career Center for your
job search needs! Get job counseling and
résumé help, search for jobs and connect
with Southern Maryland JobSource. No
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Events
registration. Calvert Library Southern
Branch, 13920 H. G. Trueman Road,
Solomons, 410-326-5289.
Friday, December 28
On Pins & Needles. 1:00-4:00pm.
Bring your quilting, needlework, knit-
ting, crocheting, or other project for an
afternoon of conversation and shared
creativity. Calvert Library Prince Fred-
erick, 850 Costley Way, 410-535-0291 or
301-855-1862.
Saturday, December 29
On the Go - ZooLights at the National
Zoo. 5:00-9:00pm. Charter bus leaves
Sunderland Park ‘n Ride promptly at
5pm for ZooLights at the National Zoo
in Washington, DC. More than 500,000
lights transform the Zoo into a winter
wonderland with live music performanc-
es and tasty winter treats for purchase.
Admission to the zoo is free. $15 bus fee
must be paid in cash or check when reg-
istering at any Calvert Library. Sorry, no
refunds. Calvert Library Prince Freder-
ick, 850 Costley Way, 410-535-0291 or
301-855-1862.
Monday, December 31
Count Down to Noon Year’s Eve!
11:15-12:00pm. Get ready to make some
noise for the New Year! Ring in 2019
with stories, activities and more. It’ll all
end with a big countdown to 12 o’clock-
noon, that is- and an apple juice toast!
Fancy attire optional. Calvert Library
Prince Frederick, 850 Costley Way, 410-
535-0291 or 301-855-1862. Calvert Li-
brary Twin Beaches Branch, 3819 Har-
bor Road, Chesapeake Beach, 410-257-
2411. Calvert Library Southern Branch,
13920 H. G. Trueman Road, Solomons,
410-326-5289.
Green Crafting. 2:00-4:00pm. Make
crafts out of materials that would typi-
cally be thrown out. Crocheting, needle-
work, sewing, and simple tying tech-
niques will be used. Calvert Library
Southern Branch, 13920 H. G. Trueman
Road, Solomons, 410-326-5289.
the Older Americans Act. Suggested donation is $3. To make or cancel a reservation call:
Calvert Pines Senior Center at 410-535-4606, North Beach Senior Center at 410-257-2549,
YoungatHeart
2019 Senior Bus Passes
Public Transportation and the
Office on Aging work closely to-
gether to ensure that eligible seniors
receive free bus passes each year.
There is a small replacement fee if a
pass is lost or damaged. The passes
can be used for local routes only and
some fees may apply. You must be
60+ and income eligible in order to
receive a pass. For an individual the
person can make $1770/month or
less in order to apply. The amount
for a couple is $2400/month or less.
If you received a pass in 2018, a new
pass will be made for you. The 2019
passes will be available the follow-
ing dates: Calvert Pines Senior Cen-
ter December, 17, 18, 19, 10 a.m. –
12 p.m.; North Beach Senior Center
and Southern Pines Senior Center,
December 19. Passes are good for
an entire calendar year. Contact Tu-
nya Taylor at 410-535-4606 for more
information.
Position Available
Calvert County Office on Aging
is looking for the following: Sub-
stitute Kitchen Staff to work on an
as-needed basis in the absence of
regular staff. The Office on Aging
will provide training. Contact Ed
Sullivan for the kitchen position,
410-535-4606.
Center Closing
The Calvert Pines, North Beach
and Southern Pines Senior Centers
will be closed Monday, December
24 and Tuesday, December 25 for
Eating Together Menu
Monday, December 25
Centers Closed for Christmas
Holiday
Tuesday, December 25
Centers Closed for Christmas
Holiday
Wednesday, December 26
Stuffed Shells w/Tomato Sauce,
Kale, Garlic Bread, Fruited Jell-O
Lunches are served to seniors, aged 60-plus, and their spouses through Title IIIC of
or Southern Pines Senior Center at 410-586-2748. Lunches are subject to change.
Calendars 21
By Office of Aging Staff
the Christmas holiday. Meals on
Wheels will not be delivered.
Calvert Pines Senior
Center (CPSC)
New class! Acrylic Painting will
begin on Thursday, January 10, 9
a.m. Instructor is Suzanne Shelden.
$10 per class.
Break out your pool sticks for
the In House Pool Tournament,
Wednesday, January 9, 9:30 a.m.
Registration required by Wednes-
day, January 2.
North Beach Senior Center
(NBSC)
New class! Acrylic Painting on
the first Thursday of each month.
$10 per class. Instructor: Suzanne
Shelden.
Celebrate the start of a New Year
with our New Year’s Toast Wednes-
day, January 2, 12 p.m. Join your
friends, both old and new, as we ring
in the New Year with a champagne
toast followed by delicious lunch.
Pre-registration required.
Southern Pines Senior
Center (SPSC)
Join us for an exciting game of
Mental Gymnastics, Thursday, De-
cember 27, 11:15 a.m. Exercise your
mind with fun trivia questions.
Participate in our Backwards Cra-
zy Gift Exchange Friday, December
28, 1 p.m. Bring a new, wrapped
gift with an approximate value of
$5 - $10.
Thursday, December 27
Beef Tips in Gravy w/Onions &
Green Peppers over Noodles, Tossed
Salad w/Chick Peas & Dressing,
Honey Glazed Carrots, Bread,
Mandarin Oranges
Friday, December 28
Pork Roast, Gravy, Glazed Sweet
Potatoes, Cabbage, Dinner Roll,
Peaches
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lantic Coastal states.
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Thursday, June 28,

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Kirwan Commission nces $18.6 Mil. for

Education Initiatives Recommendations,
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1958 and controls preservation projects,
the
licensing of commercial that cost the commission $400,000.
Career and Technical
Programs, Teacher Educational Grants,
and recreational fishers This took a heavy
Scholarships, and Before and After
School Safety FundingSchool
toll
and anglers alike. sions operating funds on the commis-
The appreciate, according they did not fully Governor Larry
commission to the audit.
is based in Colonial According to the
report the commis- Hogan today an- academic program offered before
and
Beach, Va. sion diverted revenues
from nounced $18.6 mil- after the school day, or in summer
surcharges inspection all oyster lion in new educa- a school with a high concentratio for

advertising my
The audit found licenses,
that taxes n of
the commission increas- identification tags to these projects. and tion funding to go students in kindergarten through
The audit chided living in poverty eighth
ingly cannot operate the commission for toward a series and at risk of falling
of
without spending
out
expending so much
on one portion initiatives, includ- behind academic requirements,
along
its reserve accounts of fisheries preservation at the expense of ing recommenda with $500,000 for
the recruitment, train-
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it does little to regulate all else. of Photo courtesy of tions from Mary- ing, and ongoing development of
new
its own spending. “While the preservation
of the oyster
Office of Governor land’s Commission teachers.

events – it is also the

“During fiscal 2017, population is important, concentrating Hogan’s website.
on Innovation and An additional $4.9
million will
the commission
used
all funding efforts
in this area without Excellence in Edu- used by the Interagency Commission be
$80,000 in cash restrict- gard for other areas of responsibility re- cation, known as
the Kirwan Commis- School Construction (IAC) to conductOn
ed for future projects the need for funds for ongoing and sion. While the Commission statewide facilities a
Potomac River Fisheries
trative operations adminis- its final findings will present assessment.
Commission to cover operating and The governor also
ex- ability to remain could result in the in- at the end of 2018, recommendations ditional $1.8 million authorized an ad-
By Guy Leonard penses when there a viable going this funding reflects in the current fis-
was the audit stated. concern,” preliminary recommenda cal year
Staff Writer no operating cash tions made through for need-based scholarships

best source for me

in tenuous financial avail- Concurrently, the audit earlier this year.
condition, a report able,” the report stated. the Maryland
from state’s Office
of Legislative Audits “As mission had problems found the com- “Every child in Maryland Commission (MHEC). Higher Education
The Potomac River states. the commission had of June 30, 2017, counting for all recording and ac- deserves ac-
sion, which is chargedFisheries Commis- The commission coordinates not
reserve for these funds. reimbursed the tion; it did not
of its financial transac- cess to a world-class
education, regard- In addition to the
tion and oversight with the preserva-
fisheries have accounting personnel less of what neighborhoo Kirwan recommenda funding for the
of the fishery shared regulations between the Maryland “At the end with adequate to grow up in,” said d they happen released tions, Hogan
by both Maryland De- commission’ of fiscal year 2017, the ing standards knowledge of account- Governor Hogan. $40 million in school also
and Virginia, is still partment of Natural Resources s deficit for restricted to do so, according “That’s why our administrati funding that had safety
Virginia Marine Resources and the totaled been restricted
approximately $145,000, funds report. to the on has pro- legislature
vided record funding in the budget. This by the

to catch up on all Just Listed!

Commission
crease of $55,000 an in-
over the fiscal year The commission does for four years in a row for K-12 education includes: $23.5 funding
2016 deficit.” secure location where not even have a million
mitted to innovative and has been com- capital improvemen for safety-related
it stores the back- and outside-the-box ts;
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demonstrating an
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another way we are Maryland Center for School Safety’s
for the
with a positive cash The commission responded giving our students
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The commission’s
Lexington Park, MD revenues decreased dit saying it had heeded the advice given

the local news and

nities to learn, grow, $2.5 million
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and thrive.” to help with newly required
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Fu n
& G M 67. Egyptian god of life
CLUES DOWN
35. Postage are one type
36. Balearic island
39. Body part
1. Speedy ballplayer 40. Scotland’s longest river
Gordon 43. Where rafters go
2. Utah athlete 44. Type of Kia
3. Former CIA 46. Where monks live
4. Teeter totter 47. UK TV station
5. Sporting dog 49. A way to raise an
6. Woman (French) objection
7. Greek sophist 51. Sunscreen rating
8. Gathered leaves 54. Unfriendly
9. Milliliter 59. Catch
10. African nation 60. Panthers’ QB
11. In a brazen way 61. Self
13. Aquatic mammal 62. Type of sister
15. Pouch 64. Alright
17. Denies
CLUES ACROSS 35. Extract 18. Germany
1. Pairs 37. Leg parts 21. Brightness
5. Try to gain favor 38. Herbal tea 23. Cool!
10. Bloodsucking African 40. Humans have 10 24. Department of Defense
fly 41. Autonomic nervous 27. Indian city
12. Preserve a dead body system 29. “Our Betters” director
14. Philly delicacy 42. Swiss river 32. Ice cream brand
16. Early multimedia 44. Paddle 34. Midway between north
18. Agency 45. Taxi and northeast
19. Teenagers’ test 48. Something to break
20. Net 50. Hoarse LAST WEEK’S
22. Computer memory 52. Flow’s partner PUZZLE SOLUTIONS
23. Drove fast 53. Famed English
25. Expression of cricketer
annoyance 55. Parts per thousand
26. Google certification (abbr.)
27. A way to caress 56. Peacock network
28. Charles S. Dutton 57. Sports highlight show
sitcom 58. Great generosity
30. OJ’s judge 63. Barbary sheep
31. Pack up 65. Agave
33. Croc hunter 66. Crab (German)

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