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The Fabulous Hubcaps, one of the most sought after oldies show bands, return for a
second year to perform at Rock-N-Roll for Rescues in Solomons Island, to beneft the
Humane Society of Calvert County.
Rousby Hall, the namesake of Rousby Hall Road is for sale. The former
Customs House has a rich history dating back to the 1730s.
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3 Local News
8 Community
11 Sports
12 Cover Story
14 Letters
15 Locals
16 Obituaries
18 Education
20 History
21 Out & About
22 Hunting
23 Entertainment
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Matt Laidley
Gary Simpson
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At 1:10 p.m. Feb. 8, deputies from the Calvert County
Sheriffs Offce Special Operations Team attempted to
serve an emergency petition at 13333 Shipwrights Circle,
located in Solomons. This emergency petition was issued
due to psychological issues that the occupant suffers from.
The occupant, a 25-year-old male, was refusing to
exit the residence or communicate with offcers. Family
members advised offcers that the occupant was in pos-
session of numerous knives, a machete several shotguns
and a semi-automatic pistol.
At approximately 9:15 P.M. the Sheriffs Offce Spe-
cial Operations Team deployed a chemical agent into the
residence. The occupant exited through a window and was
taken into custody without injury to himself or offcers.
The occupant was transported to Calvert Memorial
Hospital for a psychological evaluation. Approximately
20 Deputies from the Special Operations Team, Patrol
Bureau, Hostage Negations Team and Criminal Investi-
gative Bureau were on the scene.
Calvert County Sheriff Mike Evans states that he is
thankful for the training and the equipment that the Sher-
iffs Offce has received over the past few years.
This training and equipment were instrumental
in saving the life of this young man and for the safety of
our Deputies, Evans said in a press release. We are all
thankful that no one was injured and that we had a suc-
cessful resolution to this situation.
8-Hour Stand Of With
Police Ends Peacefully
UniStar LLC, the company owned by a French
nuclear power giant, has offered a plan to the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission that they say will allow the third
nuclear reactor to go forward at Calvert Cliffs without
another U.S. partner.
The plan states that UniStar Nuclear Energy (UNE),
a subsidiary, which oversees reactor operations, could use
holding companies independent of the parent corporation
to ensure compliance with U.S. nuclear regulations.
Under the nations laws governing the operation
and ownership of nuclear power plants, operations can-
not fall under the complete control of a foreign company.
In this case UniStar is now wholly owned by Electricite
de France (EDF), one of the largest operators of nuclear
plants worldwide.
EDF is also controlled almost entirely by the French
government.
UniStars partner in the venture up until late last
year, U.S. owned Constellation Energy, backed out of the
deal expressing worries that the cost of U.S. Department
of Energy loan guarantees was too high and would kill
the economics of the project.
The breaking of the partnership meant EDF would
have to move on alone and many policy makers were
worried the project was dead for lack of a U.S. partner
who could be the majority owner of the third reactor.
The terms of the UNE LLC agreement provide
that a security subcommittee of the UNE board has the
exclusive right to exercise the boards authority over the
matters that are required to be under U.S. control, Uni-
Stars plan states. The security subcommittee is made
up of U.S. citizens, the majority of whom must be in-
dependent directors, who are not employed by UNE, its
parent companies or any other affliates.
Michael Mariotte, with the Nuclear Information and
Resource Service based in Takoma Park, which opposes
building new fssion reactors, said he believed UniStar
was offering the plan as a stalling tactic to buy time to
fnd a U.S. partner.
UniStar, and EDF, know that the approval of their
plan by the nuclear regulators was highly unlikely, he
said.
And if they do well be in court, Mariotte said. I
dont see where EDF has a leg to stand on here.
I think theyre wasting their time and the NRCs
time.
Neil Sheehan, spokesman for the regional offce of
the NRC, said the agency is still reviewing UniStars pro-
posal. By Guy Leonard (SCG) guyleonard@countytimes.net
EDF Ofers Plan to Revive Third Reactor Deal
Organizations and individuals looking to study, or
even improve, the state of the Patuxent River Basin have a
place to apply for fnancial aid.
The Patuxent River Appreciation Days, Inc (PRAD)
is currently accepting applications for the grants awarded
from the money taken in during their event in the fall, ac-
cording to Melissa McCormick, a member of the PRAD
committee and the group services coordinator with the Cal-
vert Marine Museum.
We try to be very fair, McCormick said. We do
have a set of rules we go by.
To be considered, the groups
applying for the money have to
be non-proft organizations who
will be using the money to further
research of the river and the wa-
tershed, educating others on top-
ics relating to the waterways in
Southern Maryland or other top-
ics relevant to the Patuxent River
Basin.
The maximum amount
PRAD will award to a single
group is $1,000. McCormick said
they try to award as many as pos-
sible, between the money taken in
during the PRAD event and the
amount of applicants who apply
for the grant.
Past recipients of the PRAD
grants include Chesapeake Pub-
lic Charter School, the Greenwell
Foundation, Historic Sotterley
Plantation and the Calvert Marine
Museum.
Grants have been awarded
in 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2005
through the present.
McCormick said once a non-
proft organization has been cho-
sen to receive the grant, they have
to wait two years before they can
apply and be considered again for
another grant. Organizations that
havent gotten a grant are wel-
come to apply every year until
they get one, she said.
Applications are due by March 21 and can be requested
from McCormick at 410-326-2042, extension 41 or by email
at mccormmj@co.cal.md.us. Provide the name of the non-
proft organization, contact information and a mailing ad-
dress and a daytime telephone number or email address.
For more information, visit www.pradinc.org or www.
calvertmarinemuseum.com. By Sarah Miller (CT) sarahmill-
er@countytimes.net
Grand Opportunities Available Through PRAD
LOCAL
NEWS
On a rainy and cold day in early February, Barry J. Parran, owner of Snatchman Towing, based in Lusby, cleared old abandoned cars off a
property adjacent to Route 4 in Lusby. He takes the scrap to a yard in trade for cash.
Twisted Metal
Photo by Corrin M. Howe
Coming on the heels of the 2010 United States census,
another kind of count is underway. Only, instead of people,
it is the reptiles and amphibians of Maryland that will be lo-
cated and counted.
Tom Harten, a teacher for the CHESPAX environ-
mental education program
with Calvert County Pub-
lic Schools, said a one-day
workshop is set for 6:30 p.m.
Feb. 22 at Mt. Harmony
Elementary School in Ow-
ings. It will be open to the
public, where they can get
basic instructions on how to
observe, record and report
the amphibians and reptiles
they fnd in their area.
Harten and his co-
worker Michelle Daubon,
along with Senior Natural-
ist of the Calvert Country
Natural Resource Division
Andy Brown, will be mak-
ing presentations at the
workshop.
During the workshop,
Harten said people will be
shown photos of the ani-
mals they are looking for
as well as listening to CDs
with various calls. He said
people can get copies of the
CDs after the workshop.
The group in charge
of the statewide census is
the Maryland Amphibian
and Reptile Atlas project,
a joint effort between the
Natural History Society of
Maryland and Marylands
Department of Natural Re-
sources. The project got
underway in January and is
planned to continue for fve
years.
According to the proj-
ects website: Surveys are
based upon a statewide grid
system [and] volunteers
choose their region, conduct
feld work and document
the roughly 95 species and
subspecies of frogs, toads,
salamanders, turtles, liz-
ards and snakes known to
occur in Maryland.
Harten told The South-
ern Calvert Gazette that
this is the frst time since
the 1970s that a systematic
survey has been done of
the amphibians and reptiles
in Maryland. To make the task a little more manageable, the
state has been broken down into blocks, which are subdivided
further in some cases. In Calvert County, the Calvert County
Natural Resources Division will be taking in the data.
For some reason, there has been a downturn in reptiles
and amphibians, Harten said.
The count on these creatures will help determine if the
trend is true, and the number of amphibians and reptiles is
truly declining, or if they are holding their own, Harten
said.
The project will also address concerns about habitat loss,
disease and climate change and the impact its having on am-
phibian and reptile life in Maryland.
The workshop is a key player in teaching citizens about
fnding amphibians and knowing how to photograph them,
record the sounds they make and accurately note their loca-
tions and numbers, he said. They will get contact information
for the Calvert County Natural Resource Division so they can
report their fndings. Those fndings will in turn be reported
to the Maryland Amphibian and Reptile Atlas project to be
included.
Harten also said the workshop is a good way to get the
public involved in activities in the schools and teach both chil-
dren and adults about environmental science.
People are more than willing to do that, he said.
For more information, contact Harten at 410-535-2960
or by e-mail at hartent@calvertnetk12.md.us. By Sarah Miller
(CT) sarahmiller@countytimes.net
CHESPAX Educating Locals For Animal Census
Tom Harten
The Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) credited
life jackets to saving the lives of three fsherman after their
vessel capsized. The accident occurred at 8 a.m. on Thurs-
day, Feb. 10 in the Chesapeake Bay at the Calvert Cliffs
Power Plant discharge.
The life jackets kept the men afoat in the frigid wa-
ter until the nearby vessel could respond and essentially save
their lives, NRP Sergeant Shawn Garren said in a press
release.
NRPs investigation revealed that a 21-foot center con-
sole boat capsized after a four- to fve-foot wave came over
the stern while the men were fshing. The occupants of the
vessel, Kevin Lynn Gladhill, 32, of Boonesboro; Michael
George Krall, 35, of Keedysville; and Russell Uger Neff III,
55, of Boonesboro, were thrown into the 30 degree water.
A nearby fshing vessel responded to the fshermens
calls for help. Dennis Charles Fleming, 51, of Mechanicsville
and Grady Terry Warhurst, 64, of Upper Marlboro were at
the scene within ten minutes and retrieved all three men from
the water. The rescuing party transported the fshermen to
Flag Harbor Marina in St. Leonard, where they were taken
to Calvert Memorial Hospital and treated for hypothermia.
The affects of hypothermia were quickly affecting the
victims muscles, speech and their mental awareness. One of
the victims could not even remember what happened to him,
Garren said. They wouldnt have made it much longer.
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By Susan Shaw,
County Commissioner
Wondering what those geometric checkerboard de-
signs are that have started to appear in magazines and news-
papers? If you own a Blackberry, Android, or iPhone, youre
going to love this.
The Southern Calvert Gazette is using a new technolo-
gy called linkblots developed by Envidient, Inc., a hi-tech
startup located in Maryland. linkblots allows the Gazette
to create special 2D barcodes called Quick Response codes
(QR codes) that work with smartphones to display online
content like videos and websites to our readers.
What is a QRcode?
Most people see barcodes in the supermarket everyday.
A QRcode is like a barcode on steroids. Normal barcodes
contains only vertical lines. A QRcode encodes information
both vertically and horizontally so it contains a lot more in-
formation. More importantly you dont need a laser scanner
to read a QRcode. QRcodes are scanned with mobile phone
cameras. If you have an internet-capable smartphone, you
can scan a QRcode and immediately begin watching the en-
coded video, which is stored on the Internet and streamed
directly to your smartphone.
How do I use them?
You will need two items to view the linkblots
codes we use in the Gazette:
A Mobile smartphone (Blackberry, Android,
or iPhone) equipped with a camera; and
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download a QR code reader for your phone.
Once you have installed the QR code reader, do
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Open the QRcode/Barcode reader on your
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you were going to snap a photo.
Point your phone camera at the QRcode until you see
it in the camera screen. If you are using the iPhone or the
Android, wait until the phone reads the QRcode it will tell
you. If you are using the Blackberry, youll need to click it
like you are taking a picture and wait for it to scan.
If your phone is scanning the code correctly, you will
see a link. Click to follow the link and you will be taken to
our QRcode test video.
The Southern Calvert Gazette will be placing a wide
variety of videos, audios, and picture slide shows in the
paper to augment our normal print articles in the coming
weeks. Everything from movie previews, to sporting event
highlights, to campaign interviews are now possible and
will ONLY be available in the Southern Maryland Publish-
ing family of newspapers.
Why is the Gazette using these now?
According to nationwide statistics, over 20% of our
readers own smartphones. QR codes are a great way to
bring additional content to you, our readers, while you read
the print edition. The beauty of QR codes is that they allow
you to quickly access information on the go.
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LOCAL NEWS
As I wrote this column, I was heading to Annapo-
lis for a meeting of the Southern Maryland Delegation
to the legislature.
Why? Because the Maryland State Legislatures
actions can have profound affects on Calvert County
and all counties.
The budgets of the State and of the Counties are in-
tertwined. Maryland has a structural budget defcit of
about 14%. That means that the State has been spending
about $1.14 per $1.00 it received. Yet, Maryland must
have a balanced budget constitutionally. How is this ac-
complished? By borrowing, by reducing expenditures,
by shifting costs, by so-called budget maneuvers.
Last year, the State reached into County budgets
and removed State Highway User Revenues (SHUR),
which had been the Counties portions of the gasoline
tax. When the gasoline tax was originally passed, a
portion of the proceeds was structured to go to the
counties and municipalities for road paving. Over $6
million was kept by the State.
This year, some State legislators have proposed
forcing the Counties to pay for traditionally State re-
sponsibilities like the State Tax Assessors offces and
the teachers pensions. Counties cannot continue to
absorb State pass downs of these costs without severe
impacts on our own budgets.
In a recent column, I mentioned that tax revenues
for Calvert County would be declining for at least the
next four to six years because of declining real estate
assessments. However, the State relies more heavily on
income taxes and sales taxes, which are slowly begin-
ning to trend upward. How can this picture work?
State income is rising slowly while County in-
come is dropping sharply, but the State is passing costs
down to the Counties and thus, to you.
Realistically, the State and the Counties must work
together to make this recessionary period have the least
lasting effects on you, the citizens, as possible.
The Governors budget projects a reduction of ap-
proximately $5 million to the Calvert County Board of
Education. The Governor has proposed reforms to the
teacher and state pension systems to make them more
sustainable, but not nearly as sustainable as our County
pension system already is. The SHUR cuts are ex-
tended indefnitely. But how will Calvert County pave
roads, maintain the superior education we provide, pay
for state functions like property assessments, and still
provide services with decreasing tax revenue?
Stay tuned as we attempt to do just that
State and Counties
Must Work Together
Toyota of Southern Mary-
land presented Patuxent Habi-
tat for Humanity (PHH) with a
check for $2,300 in January.
Pictured left to right are:
Mary Roma, Marketing Opera-
tions, Toyota of Southern Mary-
land; Jean Combs, Operations
Director of PHH; Peter Darista,
Dealer Principle, Toyota of
Southern Maryland; and Don
Parsons, Executive Director of
PHH.
The dealership selected
fve local charities to beneft
from its Toyota of Southern
Maryland Gives Back awards
during the holidays whereby
funds from each vehicle sold
are earmarked for nonproft
organizations.
Patuxent Habitat is a sev-
en-year-old nonproft whose
purpose is to build affordable
homes for working families in
St. Marys and Calvert counties.
The organization is also well
known for its ReStores, with the
frst located outside the main
gate of the base in Lexington
Park, which opened in 2007. A
second ReStore recently opened
in North Beach.
For more information on
sponsorship or volunteering,
call (301) 863.6227 or (410)
326.9050. Additional informa-
tion can also be found at www.
patuxenthabitat.org.
Toyota of Southern Maryland
Lends A Hand
LOCAL
NEWS
Think Tank: National Debt
Heading Over a Clif
The nation is addicted to debt, causing a tremendous
and unsustainable defcit each year at the federal level,
Harry Zeeve of the fscal think tank Concord Coalition
told St. Marys College students last week, so much so that
America could look like a very different place in the com-
ing decades.
Were talking about a threat to living standards and
the economy, Zeeve said.
At the core of problem, Zeeve said, are massive entitle-
ment programs Medicare and Medicaid, whose costs in the
next 30 years are projected to grow to the point where they
consume all of the federal governments revenue.
And theres no plan to pay for it other than to raise the
national debt, Zeeve said, adding that the fscal crisis is be-
ing brought on by a permanent demographic shift leading
to an aging population of baby boomers.
That in a nutshell is what could bankrupt America,
Zeeve said.
Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security are set to take
up 40 percent of this years federal spending plan alone,
Zeeve said, which amounts to $1.49 trillion of the overall
budget.
Partisan rancor in the nations capital, plus a propensi-
ty to push for a program funded by defcit spending simply
because another lawmaker was able to do the same fueled
the nations ever increasing debt load, Zeeve said.
The coalition, which was founded by bipartisan law-
makers and fscal policy experts to educate people on the
consequences of burgeoning defcits, projected that in the
next 10 years lawmakers are set to add another $14 trillion
to the national debt.
Thinking like a 5-year-old is really what drives this,
Zeeve said. Politicians really do like to deliver the goodies.
They fnd it hard to say no to their constituencies,
he said.
Zeeve said that policy analysts from across the politi-
cal spectrum in Washington do not necessarily agree on the
same level of debt, spending and taxes, but they do agree
that the nations fscal path is unsustainable.
Growing the economy to pay down the debt and elimi-
nate the defcit was also not practical, he said.
Zeeve said that a Government Accounting Offce cal-
culation several years ago postulated that it would take 10
percent economic growth per year, every year for the next
75 years to solve the problem.
For states and counties who have looked to the federal
government in recent years for money to help weather the
recession, Zeeve said that the supply of stimulus has run
out.
One key to solving the problem, Zeeve said, is for vot-
ers to get involved and push legislators to make tough deci-
sions to cut spending.
Individuals get it and now its time for the govern-
ment to get it, Zeeve said. They [politicians] need to know
its politically safe to make tough decisions. By Guy Leonard
(CT) guyleonard@countytimes.net
Somewhere near the end of Rousby
Hall Road in Lusby, is property rich with
history as romantic as any found on the fc-
tion shelves of the local library. And this
gem is listed for sale by the McNelis Group
for $1,985,000.
In Marthas Vineyard youd have
to add another zero at the end, said cur-
rent owner Bob Allen, who has looked
for similar style property in the historical
neighborhood.
A little over a dozen years ago, an in-
troduction through mutual friends led him
and his wife Barbara to Elliot and Joan Ko-
cen, who spent the prior 11 years renovating
Rousby Hall and had subdivided the prop-
erty into three parcels and put the property
on the market with the intent of selling all
or part of it.
Allen said he and his wife were drawn
to the combination of the unique history of
the property and the appealing location. Af-
ter checking out both the original Customs
House and the rebuilt Rousby Hall main
residence, they decided to make an offer on
the Customs House.
Originally built as the offce for the
Rousby Hall plantation about 1730, the ear-
ly Georgian structure with complementary
Flemish bond brick work, was the offce of
His Majestys Collector (customs) for the
Patuxent after the death of his father and
uncle, the original 17th century Collector,
Christopher Rousby. This area comprised
the Western Shore of Maryland up to what
is now Baltimore and two Southern coun-
tries of the Eastern Shore. The structure is
one of the earliest tax offces in the state.
All customs collections pass through this
offce with records kept and work done in
the one large room. The clerks slept in the
loft above the work area, writes Elliot Ko-
cen, the previous co-owner of the Customs
house.
His wife, Joan, found the entire Rous-
by Hall property for sale in 1986. An art-
ist by nature and training, her business was
buying and renovating older homes. At the
end of 1986 she fnished her past project
in Chevy Chase and began looking for her
next when she came across three lines in the
housing section of the Washington Post ad-
vertising a Southern Maryland Gem.
It was in sad shape, said Kocen.
Before Allen purchased the property,
the Kocens had completed renovations and
restoration on the Customs House along
with the main house including electrical
and plumbing upgrades, replacing the roof
with heavy wood shake, turning the Clerks
offce into a bedroom and continuing addi-
tions started in the 1950s by previous owner
Navy Capt. A.W. McFadden and his wife
Anna.
The history, stories and genealogies
tied to the house are more than enough to
fll a book. In fact, Elliot Kocen spent the
last ffteen years researching the history
and published a research paper earlier
this year through the auspices of the Calvert
County Historical Society which is already
going into its third publication.
The following are just two stories about
the early history of the house and owners.
Christopher and John Rousby
I were originally from England and
were men of wealth and rank, ac-
cording to Kocens paper A His-
tory of Rousby Hall: 1652-2010: The
Place, The People, and Their Times.
Christopher was murdered in
1684 by George Talbot, who was
related to Lord Baltimore, Charles
Calvert, possibly a cousin or nephew.
The two gentlemen battled over loy-
alty to the crown. Rousby accused
Talbot and Baltimore of interfering
in collections of export taxes while
Talbots side claimed Rousby was
high handed in his handling of the
offce driving merchants away from
Maryland.
Rousby returned to England to
successfully defend himself from
these charges which resulted in Lord
Baltimore being fned and censured
to duly observe and put in execution (of the
Kings trading laws) and that all encourage-
ment and assistance be given to the several
offcers of our Customs.
Acting in Baltimores stead during
his absence in England, Talbot boarded
the Kings ketch called the Quaker, while
Rousby was on board during a fact gath-
ering mission. Raphael Semmes captured
a detailed account of Rousbys last day in
Captains and Mariners of Early Mary-
land, 1937. In summary Talbot boarded
the Quaker looking for a fght goading
Rousby by calling him a dog, promising
him kindness as a governor and fnally
shredding his cravat into pieces. Even then
Rousby said I dont value anything you can
do for me. When he turned to leave, Talbot
stabbed him in the chest with a dagger.
Christophers younger brother John
Rousby I sailed to England to get assistance
from the crown in order convict Talbot of
the crime and died on the way home from
England.
John II (Jr.) (as he was referenced in
records), the probable builder of Rousby
Hall, after inheriting his fathers property
and adding 2,500 additional acres left his
land and home to his son John III, who died
in 1752 of illness at the age of 23 leaving
behind a widow and infant daughter. He
was the last Rousby to live in the colonies
and died leaving only his 1 year old daugh-
ter as heir.
A second tale captured in Kocens
paper is documented across several other
texts. John IIIs wife Anne was said to be
noted for her beauty, dignity, position and
wealth captured the attention of Colonel
William Fitzhugh one of Calvert Countys
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NEWS
Watermen wont be able to catch any
rockfsh for virtually all of this month us-
ing gill nets in the wake of a decision by the
Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
to close the season after Natural Resources
Police found anchored gill nets in the bay
holding 10 tons of poached fsh.
Deputy Secretary of DNR, Joe Gill,
told The Southern Calvert Gazette that the
amount of poaching police found on Feb. 2
in the illegal nets in the vicinity of Bloody
Point Light House near Kent Island was
some of the worst known.
Its just a level of poaching we havent
seen before, Gill said. The state will reopen
the gill net season for catching the striped
bass Feb. 25, he said but with trepidation
over the impact to the species.
Our concern with even going ahead
with that day is we dont know what af-
fect that will have on the gill net fshery,
he said.
Gill said that police are still investigat-
ing where other gill nets could be placed
throughout the bay but that the major dam-
age was done by the four nets placed near
Kent Island.
Offcials at DNR said that police ac-
tually found the nets early Jan. 31 and sur-
veilled them in an attempt to fnd out who
set them. When no one showed up to check
on the catch in the nets, natural resources
police pulled up all the nets by Feb. 2.
Gill nets may be used to catch rock-
fsh, but they cannot be anchored and must
instead be left to drift in and out with the
tide.
Tommy Zinn, president of the Calvert
County Watermens Association, called for
more enforcement on the water to target
poachers instead of shutting down the sea-
son for watermen.
Offcials at DNR estimated that the
10 tons poached worked out to 66 days
of work for watermen based on the legal
take home catch of 300 pounds per day per
person.
Thats really a stiff penalty, Zinn
said, adding that there are still some in
Southern Maryland waters using the gill
net method. Youre taking a lot of days
away from honest watermen.
Zinn was also critical of police wait-
ing to try to catch the poachers instead of
pulling up the nets immediately; by letting
them stay anchored, police actually caused
more fsh to be poached, he claimed.
Zinn said incidents like this give all
watermen a black eye.
With prices relatively high for rock-
fsh this year, Zinn said, the temptation to
poach was strong.
But theres no excuse for it, Zinn
said. Theyre giving us a bad reputation.
By Guy Leonard (CT) info@somdpublishing.net
10 Tons Of Poached Rockfsh
Shuts Down Season For All
The Maryland Natural Resources Po-
lice (NRP) located additional illegal an-
chored gill nets on Friday evening, Feb. 11.
Two 900-yard strings of illegal anchored
gill nets were located in Eastern Bay. One
net was found about a mile south of Bloody
Point Light and the second net was found
about 2 miles northeast of Bloody Point
Light in Eastern Bay.
A total of 3,879 pounds of rockfsh
were removed from the anchored gill nets,
NRP reports in a press release. Those fsh
will be sold and the money will be used for
natural resources law enforcement. NRP
patrol boat GPS track lines indicated that
the area where the nets were found had
been previously searched the week before.
At that time, there were no indications of
nets in the area.
Discovery of the illegal gill nets comes
less than two weeks after NRP confscated
more than 10 tons of illegally caught striped
bass from four illegally anchored gill nets
near Bloody Point Light, south of Kent Is-
land in the Chesapeake Bay. After the ini-
tial fnd, DNR was forced to shut down the
striped bass gill net season.
The Maryland Department of Natural
Resources (DNR) is now offering a $20,000
reward for information leading to the arrest
and conviction of poachers involved in il-
legally catching the frst 10 tons of rockfsh
DNR, its partners and private citizens are
putting forward $10,000 and the Chesa-
peake Bay Savers is matching that money
with another $10,000.
Poachers are criminals who destroy
the Chesapeake Bay for their personal
proft and take the food off the table of
honest, hard-working watermen who take
pride in working Marylands waters, said
Evan Thalenberg, Chesapeake Bay Savers
founder.
Marylands commercial striped bass
fshery is managed on a quota system, in
cooperation with the Atlantic States Ma-
rine Fisheries Commission; the commer-
cial gill net quota for February is 354,318
pounds. When the illegally harvested
striped bass confscated by the NRP were
deducted from the quota, DNR was forced
to immediately shut down the fshery. The
fshery will remain closed until DNR can
determine the extent of illegal nets out on
the Bay and the amount of striped bass
caught in those nets. Before reopening the
season, DNR will make sure the current
system for accounting for harvest is suff-
cient and that reopening does not increase
the risk for further poaching.
More Illegal Nets Found;
Reward Boosted to $20,000
DNR offcials pulled more than 10 tons of illegally poached rockfsh, also known as striped bass, from the
Chesapeake Bay over the past two weeks.
For the past six years the Marine Corps Aviation
Association (MCAA) John Glenn Squadron at Naval
Air Station Patuxent River has annually recognized
excellence in Aviation Acquisition by presenting
awards to the Marine Test Pilot/Naval Flight Officer,
Acquisition Officer, and Acquisition Staff Non-com-
missioned Officer-of-the-Year.
This year the Squadron had the pleasure
of hosting keynote speaker Sean J. Stackley,
Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research,
Development, and Acquisition at their awards banquet
held on Feb. 10 at the Naval Air Station Rivers Edge
Conference Center, a press release states.
Mr. Stackley was joined in presenting 2010 acqui-
sition awards by the Squadrons namesake and former
Marine test pilot, Senator John Glenn.
The John Glenn Test
Pilot-of-the-Year award,
sponsored by GE Avia-
tion, was presented to
Lieutenant Colonel Mat-
thew Kelly, F-35 Inte-
grated Test Force Opera-
tions Department Head,
Air Test and Evaluation
Squadron Two Three
(VX-23). Lt. Col Kelly
achieved several firsts in
testing of the Joint Strike
Fighter to include being
the first pilot to achieve
supersonic f light and a
5G load factor in the F-
35B and the first mili-
tary pilot to f ly and
aerially refuel the F-35C.
His expert leadership of the department ensured the
successful delivery and testing of the first mission
systems F-35 and the first F-35C to Patuxent River.
The Michael Hough Acquisition Officer-of-the-
Year award, sponsored by Bell Helicopter, was pre-
sented to Lieutenant Colonel Steven Girard, PMA-276
USMC Light/Attack Helicopter Program AH-1Z Plat-
form Team Leader. Lt. Col Girard led a $12.2 billion
new aircraft acquisition program for the production,
developmental and operational test and evaluation,
post-production modification, logistics support, and
early fielding plans for the AH-1Z helicopter. His
efforts culminated in the successful completion of
operational evaluation, a favorable decision to enter
full-rate production, and continued on-time delivery
of low-rate initial production AH-1Zs to the f leet.
The Joyce/Leader Acquisition Staff Non-commis-
sioned Officer-of-the-Year award, sponsored by L-3
Communications, was presented to Gunnery Sergeant
Robert Wagner, H-1 Weapon System Support Activity
(WSSA) Military Avionics Liaison. Sgt. Wagner led
the successful fielding of the AH-1W Cobra Dos Tai-
wan avionics upgrade for the Taiwan army, prepared
avionics upgrades for developing AH-1W software
products, and supported H-1 upgrade developmental
testing by supervising a multi-million dollar avion-
ics inventory for the H-1 WSSA laboratory located at
China Lake, Calif.
John Glenn Hands Out Excellence Awards
Photo courtesy of Mike Wilson.
From left is Lt. Col. Steven Girard, Gunnery Sgt. Robert Wagner, Mr. Sean Stackley, Senator John Glenn,
Mrs. Annie Glenn, Lt. Col. Matthew Kelly. One of the hallmarks of the Navy Alliance
from its inception years ago has been visionary,
selfess and honest leadership. From the found-
ers and early presidents to the more recent offcers
and board members, strong, positive and com-
mitted leadership has been a consistent strength
of the Alliance and has ensured a vibrant, viable
and extremely effective organization committed
to the critical mission of the Alliance, a press re-
lease states. The vital mission of supporting pro-
moting and enhancing the intellectual capital and
infrastructure at Patuxent River and St. Inigoes
as economic assets and resources to the Southern
Maryland region.
November of 2010 marked another changing
of the guard at the senior most level of the Alliances leadership structure. After a long
tenure characterized by great progress and achievements, and furthering the positive
community and Navy relationships and coordination that is vital to the Alliances mis-
sion, Todd Morgan turned the duties and responsibilities of President over to Ed Sierra
who has been serving as the Executive Vice President.
One of the strategic decisions the Alliance made a number of years ago was to
groom an incoming President by having that individual serve as the Executive Vice
President during the Presidents tenure. The Navy calls that process feeting up and
the process has proven very successful for both the Navy and the Navy Alliance as it
ensures a smooth turnover of those important leadership responsibilities to someone who
has been involved in every aspect of the organization to include the issues, initiatives,
partners and members.
Sierra is a long-time member of the Alliance and the Southern Maryland commu-
nity. He founded Sierra Management & Technologies Inc. in 1993 located in California,
Md., and serves as the President and Chief Executive Offcer (CEO). Sierra brings a
wealth of experience, knowledge, background and energy to the Alliance and is taking
on the role of President at a key time, the release states. His style of inclusive leadership
stressing open communications and strong teamwork is right in line with the Alliances
history and the future.
Another key leadership transition has been Capt. Glen Ives (U.S. Navy Ret.) taking
on the position of Executive Vice President. Ives is a graduate of the United States Naval
Academy and United States Army War College; he served as a Naval Offcer and Navy
pilot. His last assignment was in Southern Maryland as Commanding Offcer of Naval
Air Station Patuxent River.
Southern Maryland Navy
Alliance Gets New Leaders
Ed Sierra, left, and Capt.
Glen Ives (U.S. Navy
Ret.)
Community
What others promise, we deliver.
St. Marys Hospital
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
At the Calvert Marine Museums, Shaken Not Stirred
2011 Bugeye Ball, you will enjoy an evening of dining, danc-
ing, and adventure. Scrumptious Mediterranean cuisine and
specialty cocktails prepared by Ken Upton of Kens Creative
Kitchen will be served on Saturday, Feb. 26 beginning at
6:30 p.m.
See the museum transformed into an exotic Monte Car-
lo casino, try your luck at the gaming tables for prizes, and
dance the night away to live music. Tickets for the event are
$150 each and proceeds will beneft the preservation efforts
of the museum.
Interested in winning an exotic trip to Monaco, the ca-
sino capital of the world? Purchase a raffe ticket and enjoy
roundtrip airfare and a seven-night stay for two in a fve-star
hotel. Raffe tickets are $100 each, with only 250 tickets sold.
The winning name will be drawn at the Bugeye Ball, and the
winner does not need to be present to win! If Monaco isnt
your travel choice, trade in your trip and receive $5,000 to
use as you wish. Tickets are 100% tax deductible with all proceeds beneftting the Calvert Marine Mu-
seum. Visit calvertmarinemuseum.ticketforce.com to buy tickets.
Tickets for the 2011 Bugeye Ball are partially tax deductible. Business and personal sponsorships
are also available. Please visit www.calvertmarinemuseum.com or call (410) 326-2042 x16, x17, or x18 for
more information and to purchase tickets.
The Calvert Marine Museum is a public, non-proft, and community museum, established in 1970 by
local residents.
Bugeye Ball Is Feb. 26
Erin Stinnett and Wayne
Ward of Huntingtown are
proud to announce the birth of
their son, Aidan Tucker Ward,
on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011 at
Calvert Memorial Hospital.
Aidan weighed 7 pounds
11 ounces and was 21 inches
long.
Maternal grandparents
are Joyce and Jon Baki, Lusby
and Tony Neenan, Baltimore.
Paternal grandparents are
Wayne and Dawn Ward, North
Beach.
Maternal great-grandpar-
ents are Barbara A. Stinnett,
Owings and JoEllen Mingilino,
Grand Prairie, TX. Pa-
ternal great-grandparents are
Claudia and Dennis Leiphart,
Owings and Cathy and Mor-
gan Poo King, Chesapeake
Beach.
Birth Announcement Aidan Tucker Ward
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The Veterans Administrations
Mobile Vet Center is now available
for Southern Maryland citizens on
the last Thursday and Friday of each
month through April 2011.
The Mobile Vet Center will be
parked at the St. Marys County Wel-
come Center in Charlotte Hall near
the Charlotte Hall Veterans Home.
Staff will be available on Thursdays
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Fridays
from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The Mobile Vet Center program
is a gateway into the VA. Staff will
provide a variety of services includ-
ing readjustment counseling services
to combat Veterans and their spouses,
VA healthcare enrollment, linkage to
job resources, housing, fnancial ser-
vices, referrals to VSOs for claims
support, ordering documents/records,
referrals for discharge upgrades, etc.
VA staff is eager to work with Veter-
ans to meet their specifc need or get
them connected to the proper agency/
person who can meet their need.
For additional information on
the Veterans Administration, log on
to www.va.gov.
Mobile Vet Center Set Up Charlotte Hall
Community
Sebastian Maniscalco
One of the most respected entertainers in the
stand-up community today, Sebastian is no
stranger to television. OnThe Tonight Showwith
Jay Leno, he has appeared as the unforgettable
style correspondent providing hilarious grooming
advise to unsuspecting airline passengers and
churchgoers. Other television appearances include
The Savages, TimMeadows The Very Funny Show,
Comedy Centrals PremiumBlend, Showtimes Comics
without Borders, andthe Late Late ShowwithCraig
Ferguson. He was hand- picked to be a part of Vince
Vaughns WildWest Comedy Show.
February 19, 2011
7:00 p.m. - Doors Open 8:00 p.m. - Show begins
Location: Huntingtown High School Auditorium
4125 North Solomons Island Road Huntingtown, Maryland
Keith Alberstadt
Keith has performed on The Late
ShowwithDavidLetterman, Last Comic
Standing, Country Music Televisions
Greatest Redneck Moments, andFunniest
VideoCountdown. He has a likeable
personality and down-to-earth charm
that invites people into his brand of
humor--one that is smart, but not brainy,
and relatable, but not hacky. Keith shares
his witty insight on everything, all the
while doing it with a mischievous smile
that quickly becomes infectious.
Sponsored by: Calvert Alliance Against Substance Abuse, Inc. For information call: 410-535-3733
comedy invasion
Tickets: $25 in advance - seating is limited
$15 in advance for students ages 13 to 18
Visit the following locations for tickets: Educate &Celebrate, Prince Frederick; Richards
Bayside Florist, North Beach; CAASAOfce, Prince Frederick; Lotus Kitchen, Solomons Island
Show Rating: PG13
for Project
Graduation
Calvert Countys D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse
Resistance Education) clothing recycling
bins are making a big impact on the local
environment.
The Calvert County Recycling Effort and
the Calvert County Sheriffs Offce thank citizens
for placing recyclable goods such as clothing, shoes,
stuffed animals, bedclothes and cloth remnants into the
Mid-Atlantic Clothing or M-A-C Recycling bins that
are placed at each customer convenience center as well
as the landfll.
Offcials say each week the materials are collect-
ed and weighed. During 2010, the citizens of Calvert
County have once again stepped up to the plate to not
only help our environment but also assist the Countys
D.A.R.E. program. Those who gave old clothing and
fabrics helped result in an accumulation of 245.24 tons
of materials collected to be recycled.
This means that the County saved $15,665 in
trash disposal fees according to William Teter, Calvert
County Recycling Coordinator. The local D.A.R.E.
Program receives $100 per bin each year, so this means
that means that the local D.A.R.E. Program will re-
ceive approximately $1,800 for the year from D.A.R.E.
America.
In other words, they not only beneft the local
D.A.R.E. Program but also save the county money.
If you are interested in having a bin placed at
your business, please contact Sgt. Bomgardner at
bomgarmp@co.cal.md.us.
Recycle Your Old Clothes
St. Marys and Calvert Counties Chambers of
Commerce will join forces on February 23 at the Hil-
ton Garden Inn in Solomons for a Business After Hours
function to raise money for their scholarship programs.
The Las Vegas Theme to the night starts at 5:30
pm. Normally Calvert charges a nominal fee for mem-
bers and non members for the monthly event, while St.
Marys does not.
During this special event both chambers are hop-
ing business members wanting to network with other
business leaders will be generous in their support of
the 50/50 drawing.
Actually its not 50/50. The winner will take a
third, and each member will take a third of the mon-
ey collected, said Calvert Chamber CEO Carolyn
McHugh.
Calvert Chamber of Com-
merce raises funds all year to
fulfll its commitment to give at
least $3,000 a year to the Col-
lege of Southern Marylands Foundation fund, which
provides scholarships to high school and returning
community college students. The Chamber has no
oversight over this scholarship money, but does request
the college give it to students studying business. People
interested in this scholarship can contact the college for
more information.
Recently the Chamber has also committed to
give $500 in scholarship money to each of the four
public and one private high schools in Calvert Coun-
ty. The Chamber does participate in the selection of
the recipients of the high school awards, but students
must contact their own guidance counselors for more
information.
Food and drinks served compliments of Cherry
Cove Hospitality and Hilton Garden Inn, which will
also set up some Black Jack tables and Roulette wheels
to add to the evenings theme. RSVP at Calvert Cham-
ber at 410-535-2577 or St. Marys Chamber at 301-737-
3001, by email at info@smcchamber.com.
Las Vegas Night Will Beneft Scholarships
Chesapeake Community Chorus
next concert The Water Around Us is
at Saint Paul United Methodist Church, H
G Trueman Road and Cove Point Road,
Lusby, on Sunday, March 6, 2011, at 5 p.m.
The concert will feature contem-
porary, gospel, classical Christian and
secular music by John Rutter, Julie Ward
Howe, Peter Wilhousky, Moses Hogan,
Phillip Bliss, Andy Beck, Peter Choplin,
and others.
A free-will offering will be taken to
support the maintenance of the Burnett-
Calvert Hospice House.
The Chorus is a volunteer group of
over thirty singers in its 8th season giving
concerts for the beneft of charities in Cal-
vert County. The chorus has raised over
$44,000 for these charities.
The Water Around Us
The Repub-
lican Women of
Calvert County
(RWCC) held their
frst meeting of the
new year on Janu-
ary 12 at Calvert
Countys GOP
Headquarters in
Prince Frederick.
Member Judy Mac-
Williams spoke on
redistricting. The
Calvert County Re-
publican Central Committee is forming an exploratory commit-
tee, currently composed of MacWilliams and the Central Com-
mittee Communications Chair, Ron Miller, who are working to
look at redistricting in Calvert County.
Pictured above are Calvert County Republican Central
Committee Secretary, Judy MacWilliams, with the President of
the Republican Women of Calvert County, Carol Lehman.
The RWCC is part of the Maryland Federation of Republi-
can Women and the National Federation of Republican Women,
whose goals are to recruit, educate, train, support and elect Re-
publicans. The club meets every third Wednesday of each month
(except for July and August). For further information, contact
President Carol Lehman (410) 535-9081.
Republican Women Meet
The American Association of Univer-
sity Women Patuxent River Branch mem-
bers will commemorate Black History
month by attending the Conversations with
Chesapeake Authors at the Calvert Marine
Museum on Sunday, Feb. 20 at 2 p.m.
The guest author, William A. Poe,
will review the history of African Ameri-
cans communities in Maryland. Before the
lecture, at noon, members and guests will
have lunch at the Laughing Buddha Restau-
rant located at 13880 Solomons Island Rd,
Solomons.
For more, call B. Fetterhoff at
410.394.3365 or check website: www.aauw-
paxriv.org.
Association of University Women
Marking Black History Month
Welcome spring at a New-Fashioned
Sock Hop to beneft Turnabout, Inc, re-
scheduled for Saturday, March 26 from
6 - 10 p.m. at Tom Wisner Hall at Kings
Landing Park, Huntingtown.
Pure Luck will play music from 50s
to present. Turnabout Caf in Owings will
serve heavy hors doeuvres and desserts.
Wine and beer will be available along with
items at a silent auction.
Tickets are $40 in advance; $45 at the
door. For tickets and more info, call (301)
855-8241.
Turnabout, Inc., is a local 501c3 non-
proft organization that provides training
and employment opportunities in the food
service industry for people with develop-
mental challenges and other special needs.
Sock Hop Rescheduled
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Sp rts
All that most coaches is any sports asks of his or
her players is that they are competitive.
For Patuxent boys basketball coach Lou Bruno,
his team has lived up to expectations although the
record may not refect it.
Its been great this year. In a season like we
have had you would think that the players would lose
it a little but my kids havent and I wont let them,
Bruno explains. We have had 8 losses by 5 points or
less so we have been right there. One thing about my
kids is that they play hard for me no matter what and
I am thankful for that.
Bruno says that Daryus Taylor, Markus Gross
and John Clyburn have contributed mightily to this
success of the team in many areas.
If they struggle on offense they have done
other things to help the team out, he said. Bran-
don Durbin has been a nice surprise this year. He
has changed a few games with his outside shooting
and has improved on the defensive end. Trey Lee and
Collin Gantt have done a nice job at the point.
As far as the 2A South regional playoffs go,
Bruno is concerned with fnishing the regular season
strong, then focusing their energy on a region that
includes SMAC runner-up McDonough and 2A State
fnalist Gwynn Park.
We still have 3 regular season games left and
we are taking them one game at a time, he says. It
would help us a lot if we can pick up a couple of wins
going into regionals and have a little confdence.
There are some great teams in our region and it will
defnitely be challenging for us but we want to win
regionals just like everyone else. By Chris Stevens
(CT) info@somdpublishing.net
Bruno, Panthers Focused on
Finishing Season Strong
Photo by Frank Marquart
Brandon Durbin has been of the of the pleasant surprises
for a competitive Patuxent boys basketball team this season.
After fghting and battling all season long for
that frst win, the Patuxent girls basketball team
broke into the win column earlier this month with a
47-42 win over Southern Maryland Athletic Confer-
ence foe Thomas Stone.
For frst-year head coach Stan Hamp-
ton, the win goes a long way in terms of
boosting the confdence of his players.
It was a great win against Stone. Going into over-
time really showed how focused the girls were, he
said. Its the kind of game you can build on and was
very ftting for our frst victory.
Hampton says that with the trouble the team has
had playing a full game, the win with an extra period
goes a long way.
The win really helped out our confdence.
Weve been playing really well before that game, just
not for four quarters consistently, he said. To get
that win in overtime, it was really what we needed to
get our confdence up.
As of press time, the Panthers have two games
left, against SMAC powerhouses North Point and
Westlake, and Hampton hopes they can use these
games to simulate what theyll be dealing with in a
2A South region that features Calvert, McDonough
and 2A state fnalist Gwynn Park.
The region is going to be really tough, so to
play North Point and Westlake before playoffs should
help us get ready for the playoffs, he says. Hopeful-
ly, playing some really good competition will help us
focus on the little things we need to do to succeed.
Hampton is expecting a rough ride in 2A South,
but also says that anything is possible.
Looking at some of the teams in 2A South, we
are really going to have our work cut out for us, he
admits. We have been playing much better now than
at the beginning of the season, if we can get a couple
of breaks, you never know what can happen. Thats
the beauty of basketball. By Chris Stevens (CT) info@
somdpublishing.net
Hampton Hopes Panther Girls
Pick up Momentum in Regionals
Before the season began, the Patuxent wrestling team and head
coach Mike Bartley sat down and discussed their goals for the 2010-11
wrestling campaign.
One of those goals was an appearance in the MPSSAA class 2A-
1A South Regional duals and the Panthers achieved that goal, mark-
ing the frst time in Patuxents 15-year history the wrestling program
crashed the post-season party last Wednesday, Feb. 9.
It was a huge lift emotionally for the guys. Earlier in the
year we set our goals, and making the regional dual was our
second goal achieved, Bartley said. Our 1st goal was to be
one of the top 5 teams in SMAC and I think we rank at No. 3.
The Panthers fell to Hammond 41-35, almost completely erasing a
24-point defcit in the match, but the Howard County powerhouse held
on for the win.
The entire team performed well, just a few of the matches went
in Hammonds favor, Bartley said. I was extremely proud of my
teams performance, they showed a lot of heart.
Winners for the Panthers that night were Connor Furst, Zack
Pilkington, Zack Kane, Matt Gancayco, Kevin Walsh, and Travonte
Johnson.
Patuxent now turns their attention to Friday and Saturday, when
they will host the SMAC championships. Fridays matches begin at 5
p.m. and continue at 10 a.m. Saturday morning. Bartley thinks host-
ing the tournament is a great opportunity and a nice advantage for his
team.
Its very exciting to host the tournament this year, Its great to
have that home mat advantage. I think the team will wrestle tough and
our outcome will be very good for a lot of guys, he says.
Hes also confdent that the regional duals experience is just the
beginning.
The season isnt over yet, we still have a few more goals to
achieve. One is to do win at the SMAC championships. We also want
regional individual champions and the ultimate is a state champion.
Someone in this group will be the frst state wrestling champion in
Patuxents history, Bartley said. By Chris Stevens (CT) info@somdpub-
lishing.net
Panthers Prepare to Host
SMAC Wrestlers in
Championship
STORY
Many people have heard how the Pu-
ritan Tiger Beetle is causing problems for
homeowners along the cliffs of Calvert
Countys shoreline. It might be a surprise
that the tiny insect is not he only critter
causing trouble for homeowners. During
a recent meeting of the Cliff Stabilization
Advisory committee a number of com-
munity leaders shared their trouble with
groundhogs.
We do have a problem with wood-
chucks burrowing under the hills. Any-
thing that the county can do to help cap-
ture the animals or relocate them or give us
permission to take the 12 gage approach,
said the representative from Governors
Run. I want to tell you they do some tre-
mendous damage. Ive seen some gigantic
burrows.
A Calvert Beach resident admitted:
Actually I started a swimming class with
groundhogs, Im teaching them how to
swim under water. So far they arent very
successful.
We trap them and take them to St.
Marys County, but we fnd they send
theirs to us, offered Drum Point Property
Owners committee representative.
We do have groundhogs, one of the
owners has gone to shooting them with a
sling shot. Weve tried trapping them, ac-
cording to a Long Beach resident.
It doesnt matter if you trap them or
kill them, theyll relocate again, another
chimed in.
I vote we just get rid of them.
According to Calvert County Sheriff
Mike Evans it is legal to shoot a ground-
hog as long as it is on your own property.
For those who prefer a more humane
solution, DNR will take care of nuisance
wildlife. Call 877-463-6497.
Groundhogs
Damaging Clifs
The Cliff Stabilization Advisory Committee met for the
second time at the end of January to move forward in their
commission to suggest recommendations to the Board of Cal-
vert County Commissioners regarding the October 2010 report
Chesapeake Bay Erosion in Calvert County provided by the
Maryland Department of Natural Resources.
Each of the 19 representatives of communities along the wa-
terfront of Calvert County facing the Bay were asked to provide
an overview of their community to include length of shoreline,
type of shore, number of homes along the shoreline and which of
those are in immediate danger, which communities have Puritan
tiger beetle habitats and who owns the cliffs/shorelines.
Many of the community leaders came into the initial meet-
ings of the advisory group assuming all the communities where
facing the same issues, but discovered by the end of the meeting
this was not the case. In fact, they found opportunities to lever-
age other community experiences.
James Taylor of Dares Beach Association reports 40 houses
along approximately 2,000 feet of shoreline, but no beach. They
dont have the tiger beetle habitat and their cliffs seem to be hold-
ing up with vegetation. Our neighborhood is older and did have
a lot of beach at one time, but now there is almost no beach.
Curtis Larsen of Drum Point Property Owners Association
said, We arent in dire straits. We think we should look at those
in dire straits frst. We dont have the tiger beetle, but we do have
concerns about a third nuclear reactor.
Western Shores representative Jim Strange said
they may have tiger beetles, but he didnt know for cer-
tain. There are a few homes in danger and one home was
moved over the summer. The communitys main issue is
cliff erosion. However, they are also dealing with Pep-
cos propsed MAAP project. Im struggling with the
fact that homeowners cant do anything but Pepco can
shoot a cable under the beach.
Long Beach, which is north of Flag Pond, has 39
nine houses along the shoreline, no Tiger beetle habitat,
and heavy vegetation along the cliffs and beaches. That
communitys representative said some homes have had
success at stabilizing the cliffs by planting bamboo while
others have planted Dogwood on the hills. Dogwoods
provide good stabilization, tolerate brackish water and
have a good root system. Their community had further
success with professionally done revetments; however,
they did lose a 80 foot by 100 foot wide section of cliff
which slid down as the result of the latest rain storms
taking a fair amount of vegetation with it.
Dough Crow of Calvert Beach Association reports
half of the 10 or 11 homes along the shoreline are in se-
rious danger, but the threats to their cliffs come from
kids climbing on banks and groundhogs digging into the
cliffs.
Governors Run, which sits between Kenwood
Beach and Scientists Cliffs, is owned by a condominium
association and a private developer, who has announced
they have no intentions to develop 80 acres which
theyve set aside for wildlife preserve. The 1,200 feet of
shoreline owned by the condominium doesnt have much
problem with cliff erosion since the base of the cliffs
have approximately 60 feet of vegetation on top of sand
and an additional 60 feet of beach to protect the cliffs.
Scientists Cliffs have 79 homes on the shoreline and
approximately half are within 20 feet of the cliffs. They
have 26 Purtian Tiger beetles which they work around
having received permits to shift cages with rocks up and
down their two miles of community beach as necessary.
The community manager and volunteers work to preserve the
beach in the months after the Puritan beetle is no longer active
along the shorelines. We arent in favor of bamboo and because
they are hard to control and keep from taking over.
Tony Vajda of Chesapeake Ranch Estate shared the largest
issues with 80 homes along the shoreline, the Tiger Beetle habi-
tat and 500 feet of roadway threatened within 30-50 feet of the
shoreline. We are looking for a grant through the Army Corps
of Engineers.
After each of the communities gave a brief status of their
neighborhood, Greg Bowen, Director of Calvert County Plan-
ning and Zoning department said he hoped to hear from the
Maryland Department of the Environments
position on some of the questions posed by the
citizens advisory committee such as short term
solutions of topping off trees which are exposed
on eroding cliffs.
The committee wanted to emphasize they
are more interested in fnding some short term
solutions than waiting for the long term solutions
being researched by the Department of Natural
Resources and Army Corps of Engineers.
Sounds like these homeowners want us
to give them something to do to protect their
homes now, summarized committee member
Jim Strange.
Charles Fowler agreed, And making it fair
for ever body would be idea.
The next Cliff Stabilization Advisory
Committee meeting is scheduled for April 22.
By Corrin M. Howe (SCG) info@somdpub-
lishing.net
Cliff Erosion Issues Come in Wide Variety Along Calverts Shoreline
The cliffs at Western Shores photos are taken courtesy of Doug Crow, resident and member of the Citizen Advisory Committee.
STORY
The controversy over the saving the Puritan tiger beetles
habitat in cliffs along Calvert County or saving homes in danger
of falling into the Chesapeake Bay comes down to a moral and
ethical question.
The Puritan tiger beetle has no economic beneft. You come
down to the moral and ethical question do these animals have a
right to exist just because they do (exist)? said Dr. C. Barry Knis-
ley, profession of biology at Randolph-Macon college.
As part of the Calvert Marine Museums Calvert Cliffs
Conundrum lecture series, Knisley spoke about the tiger beetle
while Dr. Michael Fenster, professor of geology and chairman of
the Environmental Studies program at Randolph-Macon College
explained a study on the preferred habitat of the breeding female
Puritan tiger beetle.
Knisley put up slides of various beetle counts within Calvert
County going back as far as 1988 when an estimated 11,000 lived
along the shores from Camp Roosevelt to Chesapeake Ranch Es-
tates/Drum Point.
The professor explained mature Puritan beetles move out of
the cliffs and down to the water lines around mid-June where they
feed from early morning to around mid-day. At which point the
female beetle moves back to the cliffs to select sites to lay her eggs,
about fve a day or 50 to 100 per lifetime.
Understanding the life cycle of the Puritan beetle is important
to understanding what habitats the females prefer for nesting which
in turn helps to answer the home owners question Is it possible
for the beetle and homes to co-exist.
The Puritan Tiger Beetle is on the Federal endangered species
list in 1990 which according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services
(FWS) Endangered Species Program website the process of adding
a species to the list is a long and cumbersome process which can be
handled in two ways through a petition process or candidate as-
sessment process. Any interested party can petition the Secretary
of the Interior to add or remove a species from the list while the
FWS biologists identify species through a candidate process.
Knisley admitted he became the champion of the Puritan Ti-
ger beetle, which is only found in two locations in Maryland (along
the mouth of the Sassafras River and Calvert Cliffs) and one in
New Jersey (along the Connecticut River). The Puritan beetle gets
its name because it was originally found in New Jersey although it
is unknown why there are no other habitats between the Connecti-
cut River and Chesapeake Bay to link them.
Knisley and Fenser shared their research methodology and
conclusions at the lecture at Calvert Museum. They concluded
beetle larvae occupy only naturally eroding cliffs, where they live
in deep burrows after digging in sandy deposits on non vegetated
portions of the bluff face or at the base of the cliffs. They are most
abundant at sites where the bluffs are long and high with little or
no vegetation and composed in part of yellow or red sandy soil.
Erosion results in the loss of some larval beetles, but is necessary
to maintain the bare bluff faces they require.
They further concluded there are no sites in which to relocate
the beetles. Beetles can be raised in labs to grow their numbers past
endangered levels, but again there are no sites in which to populate
them.
The remaining Chesapeake Bay populations are highly sus-
ceptible to habitat loss or degradation. Shoreline development and
bluff stabilization are the most serious threats. Shoreline structures
have been found to destroy the larval habitat directly or by promot-
ing vegetation on cliff faces making the cliffs unsuitable for the
larvae, summarizes the U.S. FWS website.
A copy of Knisely and Fensters 144-page report can be found
at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service website at www.fws.gov/
chesapeakebay/EndSppWeb/BEETLE/TigerBeetle.html By Corrin
M. Howe (SCG) info@somdpublishing.net
Get The Facts on Puritan Tiger Beetles
Western Shores representative Jim Strange said
they may have tiger beetles, but he didnt know for cer-
tain. There are a few homes in danger and one home was
moved over the summer. The communitys main issue is
cliff erosion. However, they are also dealing with Pep-
cos propsed MAAP project. Im struggling with the
fact that homeowners cant do anything but Pepco can
shoot a cable under the beach.
Long Beach, which is north of Flag Pond, has 39
nine houses along the shoreline, no Tiger beetle habitat,
and heavy vegetation along the cliffs and beaches. That
communitys representative said some homes have had
success at stabilizing the cliffs by planting bamboo while
others have planted Dogwood on the hills. Dogwoods
provide good stabilization, tolerate brackish water and
have a good root system. Their community had further
success with professionally done revetments; however,
they did lose a 80 foot by 100 foot wide section of cliff
which slid down as the result of the latest rain storms
taking a fair amount of vegetation with it.
Dough Crow of Calvert Beach Association reports
half of the 10 or 11 homes along the shoreline are in se-
rious danger, but the threats to their cliffs come from
kids climbing on banks and groundhogs digging into the
cliffs.
Governors Run, which sits between Kenwood
Beach and Scientists Cliffs, is owned by a condominium
association and a private developer, who has announced
they have no intentions to develop 80 acres which
theyve set aside for wildlife preserve. The 1,200 feet of
shoreline owned by the condominium doesnt have much
problem with cliff erosion since the base of the cliffs
have approximately 60 feet of vegetation on top of sand
and an additional 60 feet of beach to protect the cliffs.
Scientists Cliffs have 79 homes on the shoreline and
approximately half are within 20 feet of the cliffs. They
have 26 Purtian Tiger beetles which they work around
having received permits to shift cages with rocks up and
down their two miles of community beach as necessary.
The community manager and volunteers work to preserve the
beach in the months after the Puritan beetle is no longer active
along the shorelines. We arent in favor of bamboo and because
they are hard to control and keep from taking over.
Tony Vajda of Chesapeake Ranch Estate shared the largest
issues with 80 homes along the shoreline, the Tiger Beetle habi-
tat and 500 feet of roadway threatened within 30-50 feet of the
shoreline. We are looking for a grant through the Army Corps
of Engineers.
After each of the communities gave a brief status of their
neighborhood, Greg Bowen, Director of Calvert County Plan-
ning and Zoning department said he hoped to hear from the
Maryland Department of the Environments
position on some of the questions posed by the
citizens advisory committee such as short term
solutions of topping off trees which are exposed
on eroding cliffs.
The committee wanted to emphasize they
are more interested in fnding some short term
solutions than waiting for the long term solutions
being researched by the Department of Natural
Resources and Army Corps of Engineers.
Sounds like these homeowners want us
to give them something to do to protect their
homes now, summarized committee member
Jim Strange.
Charles Fowler agreed, And making it fair
for ever body would be idea.
The next Cliff Stabilization Advisory
Committee meeting is scheduled for April 22.
By Corrin M. Howe (SCG) info@somdpub-
lishing.net
Cliff Erosion Issues Come in Wide Variety Along Calverts Shoreline
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Marriage as we know it is about to end in Maryland unless we do
something about it now! A committee hearing was held last week on Sen-
ate Bill 116 (SB 116) which is being considered for the purpose of altering
a provision of law to establish that only a marriage between two individuals
who are not otherwise prohibited from marrying is valid in the State; pro-
hibiting an offcial of a religious institution or body authorized to solemnize
marriages from being required to solemnize any marriage in violation of the
constitutional right to free exercise of religion; etc.
While on the surface, this seems like an innocuous bill that would pro-
tect the rights of pastors and judges from being forced to perform marriages
that are morally objectionable to them, it is really just a sneaky way of legal-
izing same sex marriage.
This bill, while providing a conscience clause for those who object
to same sex marriage and civil unions, also defnes marriage as only be-
ing valid between two individuals who are not otherwise prohibited from
marrying. Do you see where this is going? Instead of defning marriage
as only between a man and a woman, this bill redefnes it as valid between
two persons. This would automatically legalize same sex marriage or at
least bring it a step closer to reality.
Supporters of the bill believe they have 20 of the 24 votes needed to
pass it in the Senate, and a vote was expected as early as Friday, February
11. Thats why its crucial that we let them know today how we feel. The
following Senators, all of whom can be reached at 1-800-492-7122, repre-
sent the swing votes and could affect the vote either way. Their extension
numbers are listed next to their names:
John C. Astle, (Ext. 3578)
Joan Carter Conway, (Ext. 3145)
Ulysses Currie, (Ext. 3127)
Edward J. Kasemeyer, (Ext. 3653)
Katherine Klausmeier, (Ext. 3620)
James Carew Rosapepe (Ext. 3141)
Please let them know, as well as Senator Middleton, that you want the
voters to decide the marriage issue through a ballot referendum, not through
legislation, which may not represent the will of their constituents.
Cheryl Allison
Waldorf, MD
Bill Seeks Backhand Gay
Marriage Approval
Im writing in response to Brian Blanches let-
ter in the previous issue of The Southern Calvert
Gazette.
Mr. Blanche mistakenly equates objections to
fying the Confederate fag as political correctness.
Public display of a fag is always a statement of al-
legiance to a nation, group, or, in this case, to a po-
litical idea.
The Confederate fag represents a painful era
in our countrys history, and rightly must be includ-
ed in historical exhibitions of that era. But to display
that fag publicly today, on personal property, is to
announce your disrespect for your nations laws and
ideals, even if that fag is merely the relic of a by-
gone and discredited historical era.
In the etiquette of fag display, the fag of an-
other country can be displayed only alongside, but
separate, from the national fag (see www.USFlag.
org). In this case its a historically outmoded fag of
a confederacy that chose to secede from the United
States of America to protect an economy based on
human bondage. To so display it, is by defnition, an
unpatriotic act.
Its unlikely Mr. Nutwell has any intention of
disrespecting his country by hanging the Confeder-
ate fag on his barn. However, given our historical
objectives throughout the 20th century of protection
for human rights, it is at least insensitive.
Patricia Ullberg
Sunderland, MD
Confederate Flag Not Acceptable Today
By Nick Garrett
It is no secret that one of the issues that both-
ered the last Calvert County Board of Commission-
ers and the Department of Planning and Zoning was
the public perception that Calvert was not friendly
to business. Unfortunately in government, percep-
tion is reality. That being said, the Department of
Planning and Zoning has made great strides in the
recent past to change that perception.
I had a new sign constructed for The Garrett
Music Academy in Owings in an attempt to get one
on the front of my building that you could actually
see from our prime Route 4 real estate..
I hope you detect my sarcasm and note how
frustrating it can be to have a business right on our
countys main highway that is barely visible. This
is a problem that plagues many good businesses
here. In an effort to avoid the violation of block-
ing the architectural features of my building such
as windows, etc., etc., I had an expensive mounting
system constructed on the lower front of the roof.
Several weeks and $1,000.00 later, our sign was up,
life was good, and we were ready to move on to the
next task on the endless list of small business own-
ers responsibilities.
Within a week we had
a visit from the new Zon-
ing Enforcement Coordina-
tor. Right away I went into
fght mode and expected
to be told, take the sign
down without regard for
the needs of my business,
or an acknowledgement that
any business in Calvert that
impacts the economy and
meets the needs of our com-
munity has the right to be
seen at any cost.
I was shocked when
this did not happen. We
walked to the front of our
building together. He be-
gan suggesting options for
what we could do to keep
the sign. We spoke several
times over the next week
and even had a meeting in
their offce. They made an
unannounced trip just to
bring us additional informa-
tion on more ideas we could
explore.
This was a far cry from the perception that
I, like many had from previous experiences that
Calverts Government is just not business friendly.
Lets face facts; some of the governments decisions
led us to believe that with good reason. But this was
totally different.
I had to get to the bottom of this. I called
Mary Beth Cook, the deputy director of Planning
and Zoning and fat out asked her. What is going
on down there? Is there a new policy or program
related to businesses and signs?
Right away, she lit up. It was clear that this
was an issue that they were very familiar with. She
said, Because of feedback we have received from
Calvert business owners, we knew we needed to
change. From a department standpoint, we are
working very hard to be as business friendly as pos-
sible. Its not that any major procedure has changed,
we are just listening to what we are being told and
trying to adapt our approach
I was impressed, impressed enough to write on
this issue.
I am not the only one who has issues with ad-
equate signage for my business. I know all business
owners wish that the department would understand
that every second, phone call, meeting, and discus-
sion on issues like signs, costs business owner mon-
ey. In contrast, those working in the department
are getting paid to deal with our sign issues, among
other things. Irony aside, I am bringing this up in
the hopes that some business owners will read this
article and feel inspired to revisit their own issues.
My particular sign issue is still not resolved.
Now, there are in fact several departments involved,
each with individuals coordinating to discuss my is-
sue. Mine is a tough one in that the ordinances tar-
get newer and more common commercial buildings,
which the Music Academy is not. So it remains to
be seen whether or not I will be writing another ar-
ticle, stating the exact opposite of what I am saying
now about the department. It will depend on the
outcome.
However, I can tell you that the process has
been much better than expected and it is clear that
staff in the Department of Planning and Zoning
seem to really care about small businesses in Cal-
vert County.
Nick Garrett is the owner of The Garrett
Music Academy in Owings, a published author,
and has served and continues to serve on various
boards and commissions in Calvert County.
Is Calvert Business Friendly?
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Non-proft organization in the area are soon to receive
assistance in the form of website design and software from
local website developers.
GiveCamp was started in Texas in 2007 and last year
Jim Pendarvis, the local coordinator for the program, host-
ed the frst GiveCamp in Southern Maryland.
The concept is to pair IT professionals with local non-
proft organizations, Pendarvis said.
GiveCamp is a weekend-long event
where software developers, designers
and database administrators donate
their time to create custom software
for non-proft organizations. The proj-
ects should be planned so they can be
completed during the weekend and can
include a new website for the nonproft
organization, or a small data-collection
application to keep track of members.
He said GiveCamp fnds organiza-
tions who have a website thats not par-
ticularly functional and make it more
user friendly, as well as showing the
people with the organization how to run
their website. Organizations that dont
have a website to begin with will have
one built for them.
Last year, the event found a home
at the St. Marys College of Maryland
during the frst weekend in April.
During GiveCamp, developers are
welcome to go home in the evenings
or camp out all weekend long. There is
food and drink provided at the event and game systems set
up for when the developers, or the non-profts, need a little
break.
There was one volunteer who came to work on Friday
and didnt leave, or sleep more than a couple of hours, until
he went home on Sunday. Pendarvis said he went through a
lot of coffee, but he was invaluable as a volunteer because of
what he was willing to do to get the project fnished on time.
As for people who want to get involved who arent with
a non-proft, Pendarvis said volunteers are always welcome.
We can always use more developers, Pendarvis said.
Developers are not the only volunteers who are wel-
come at the event either.
Were looking for technical and non-technical volun-
teers, Pendarvis said.
As an incentive for volunteers, last year Pendarvis
shaved his head if 100 people volunteered. After the event,
Pendarvis was bald. This year, hell get a temporary tattoo
if 100 people volunteer and get the tattoo and shave his head
again if 150 people of more volunteer.
In addition to the volunteers, Pendarvis said hes
looking for in-kind sponsors who will donate food and
beverages.
A lot of caffeine would be good, Pendarvis said.
In exchanges for their sponsorship, Pendarvis said
theyll get their names and websites under the Sponsor tab
on the GiveCamp website and have their names and logos
on a board at the event.
All source codes have to be turned over to the chari-
ties at the end of the weekend. The developers cant ask for
payment, and the charities are responsible for maintaining
the code moving forward, meaning they cant expect the
developers to maintain the code base.
Just because the developers are not obligated to main-
tain the website once the weekend is over, it doesnt mean
they wont provide some support, Pendarvis said.
Last year, I dont think there were developers who
hesitated even a second if there were questions after the
fact, Pendarvis said.
He said the non-profts who received help last year are
welcome to attend again, but the organizations that will be
getting websites and other software will be different from
last years recipients.
That was one of our criteria for selecting them, that
new non-profts take precedence, Pendarvis said.
The non-profts being considered this year include Sot-
terley Plantation, Southern Maryland Chapter - American
Red Cross, Maryland Resource Parent PTSA, Discover U
Childrens Museum, St. Marys County Child Advocacy
Center, Bay K9 SAR, SLS Ministries Inc., Optimist Club
of Tall Timbers, 2nd District, Mattawoman Watershed So-
ciety, Town of Indian Heads Rail Trail Outreach Commit-
tee, Christmas in April St. Marys County, Lexington Park
Baptist Church Awana Club, Southern Maryland Center
for Independent Living, Inc., Pets On Wheels, Tri-County
Youth Services Bureau, Greenwell Foundation, Charles
County Technology Council and the Charles County Chil-
drens Aid Society.
For more information on becoming a volunteer or reg-
istering a non-proft organization, visit www.somdgc.
org. By Sarah Miller (CT) info@somdpublishing.net
GiveCamp Ofers Local Non
Profts Website Assistance
Jim Pendarvis
Edmund Bauer, 70
Edmund
Bauer, 70,
passed away at
his residence
on February 8,
2011 in Lusby,
Ma r y l a n d ,
surrounded by
his family. He
was born on
August 3, 1940 in war-torn Ba-
varia and lost his father just before
the end of World War II. Follow-
ing his fathers death, Eds mother
brought him to the U.S. He was
only 8 years old.
Eddie met Virginia Brant,
an army brat who had just arrived
from Taiwan and was living at
Fort Meade, during their senior
year at Arundel High School in
Gambrills, Maryland. He began
courting her.
The pair graduated in June
1959, and Eddie left for boot camp
in San Diego, California. His ca-
reer in the Navy began with a stint
on a destroyer. He attended Sub-
marine School in Groton, Con-
necticut, and was then assigned to
the USS Aspro, a WWII subma-
rine, followed by a transfer to the
newer USS Volador. He returned
to Maryland in July of 1962 to
marry his high school sweetheart
and took her back to California
where their frst child was born.
Following his discharge from
the Navy, Ed worked in Maryland
and then went to Winkfeld, Eng-
land where he tracked satellites
for Bendix Field Engineering and
NASA. He then spent three years
in Goldstone, California and then
on to Blossom Point, Maryland.
Ed was involved in the frst moon
shot.
In 1972, with four children
and a wife, Ed moved to the
Chesapeake Ranch Club and be-
gan work at Calvert Cliffs Nuclear
Power Plant. One more son was
born to Ed and Virginia at Calvert
Memorial Hospital. After retire-
ment, Ed was periodically called
back for short-term projects at the
power plant.
Ed became a ham radio op-
erator while he was still in junior
high school and his call sign is
W3ERB. In 1985, Ed bought the
sailboat of his dreams and the cou-
ple spent many wonderful days on
the Chesapeake Bay. Eds other
hobbies included readingespe-
cially books on History, the Civil
War and WWII, and puttering
around his shed. Most of all, Ed
loved spending time with his little
family, 20 strong, at the frequent
birthdays, holidays, boating trips
and more.
Ed received the Sacrament of
Reconciliation and returned to the
Eucharist in March of 2010 at Our
Lady Star of the Sea, where his
family has worshipped since 1974.
Ed was surrounded by all of
his children, grandchildren and
his wife as he died, and he was
blessed with the graces of the sac-
rament of the sick and dying. His
wonderful sense of humor and
generosity towards friends and
family will be dearly missed. He
loved to make the family laugh
and they would all be poised to
hear his latest humorous thought
whenever they saw his grin and
the twinkle in his eye.
He was preceded in death
by his mother, Paulina, (Marie)
Rose and is survived by his wife,
Virginia; his children and their
spouses, Mark and Karen, Edgar
and Susan, Cookie and Andy, Edie
and Tom, Chris and Linda; and six
grandchildren, Samantha, Joseph,
Eddie, John Paul, Andrew, Au-
brey, great-grandchild Noah, and
Eds stepfather Lewis Rose.
The family received friends
at noon on Friday, February 11, at
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catho-
lic Church, Solomons, Maryland,
where Mass of Christian Burial
was celebrated with Father David
Wells offciating. Private inter-
ment was held on Wednesday,
February 16, at the Maryland
Veterans Cemetery, Cheltenham,
MD, with military honors provid-
ed by the U. S. Navy.
Memorial contributions may
be made in Edmunds memory to
Our Lady Star of the Sea Provident
School Fund, P. O. Box 560, Solo-
mons, MD 20688. Arrangements
were provided by the Rausch Fu-
neral Home, P. A., Lusby, MD.
George Bean, 85
G e o r g e
Lee Bean, age
85, of Owings,
MD died Janu-
ary 30, 2011.
He was
born April 22,
1925 in Wash-
ington, DC to
George Lee
and Rosa Mae
(Higgs) Bean.
George attended St. Peters
Catholic School and Eastern High
School. He enlisted in the United
States Navy on June 17, 1942 and
was discharged as an Apprentice
Seaman on June 30, 1945. After
service he returned to Washing-
ton and became a police offcer
obtaining the rank of Sergeant in
the 4th Precinct before retiring in
1967 due to a disability.
George and his wife retired
to Venice, FL in 1969. While in
Florida he was a member of the
Elks Lodge and was an avid golf-
er. He had an unprecedented 13
holes in one and had two in one
round of golf.
He was preceded in death by
his parents and six sisters.
Surviving are his wife, Eliza-
beth A. Bean, a daughter, Susan
Lee Eells, and her husband, Rich-
ard, of Owings, MD; a son, George
L. Bean, of Hendersonville, NC;
four grandchildren, Rick Eells
of St. Leonard, Caroline Scanlon
and her husband, David, of Spot-
sylvania, VA, Christina Schneider
and her husband Andy of Hun-
tingtown, MD and Loranne Bean
of Brebard, NC; and fve great
grandchildren.
be made to St. Judes Childrens
Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas
Place, Memphis, TN 38105,
www.stjude.org
Rausch Funeral Home in Ow-
ings provided the arrangements.
Anthony Fox, 50
Ant hony
Edward Fox,
50, passed
away peace-
fully on Janu-
ary 31, 2011 at
the University
of Maryland
Medical Cen-
ter, Baltimore,
MD.
Anthony was born on August
18, 1960 in Providence Hospital,
Washington, D. C. He lived most
of his life in Hyattsville, MD then
in Lusby, MD.
He is the beloved son of Cath-
erine and Walter Howery and the
late Joseph A. Fox.
He was preceded in death by
his grandmothers Catherine Van
Pelt and Nora Fox, and his son Jo-
seph Howery.
He is survived by his sisters
Catherine Russell and her husband
David of Coltons Point, MD and
Barbara Hillman and her husband
John of Eldersburg, MD; son Car-
ey Howery and his wife Stephanie
of Naples, FL; daughter Shayna
Saunier of Naples, FL; nieces Kel-
ly Bowles and Jenna Hillman and
nephew Kyle Hillman.
Anthony loved spending time
with family and friends, reminisc-
ing about our childhood, walking
the beach with his mother, feeding
the ducks, and looking for unique
trinkets in thrift shops. He will be
greatly missed.
Our lives have been changed
forever for God has called home
one of his angles, our son, father
and brother.
A life celebration will be held
at a later date.
Should friends desire con-
tributions may be made in An-
thonys memory to Tri County
Animal Shelter, 6707 Animal
Shelter Road, Hughesville, MD
20637. www.charlescounty.org/es/
animalcontrol.
Arrangements were by
Rausch Funeral Home, P. A., Lus-
by, MD.
James Jordan, Jr., 84
James Jor-
dan, Jr. of Sol-
omons, Mary-
land, formerly
of Annapolis,
Maryland, died
Monday, Janu-
ary 31, 2011 at
the age of 84.
He was
born in Wood-
bury, New Jersey on June 3, 1926,
to Charlotte and James Jordan, Sr.
For 61 years, he was the be-
loved husband of Rosella Jordan
and the loving father of Vicky
Mitchell and Janice Lazzari. He
was a devoted grandfather to Ka-
trina and Jennifer Mitchell and
David Lazzari.
James and Rosella moved
from Heritage Harbor in Annapo-
lis, Maryland to Solomons, Mary-
land eight years ago.
James was a career military
man, serving in the United States
Navy until his retirement in 1966.
But the Navy was in his blood,
so he worked for the Department
of the Navy through Civil Ser-
vice. In 1983, he entered into full
retirement.
James had many hobbies and
found enjoyment in playing golf
and all varieties of sports. His
love of traveling around the Unit-
ed States in his motorhome was at
the top of his list of pleasures.
He was a member of the Elks
Lodge in Annapolis, Maryland
and the Harbor Squares Club, a
local square dance club. James
was also a member of the Christ
Episcopal Church in Clinton,
Maryland.
at the Lee Funeral Home, Ow-
ings, on Feb. 7, where a funeral
service was held. Interment will
take place at Arlington National
Cemetery at a later date.
Memorial contributions
may be made to: Hospice of St.
Marys, P O Box 625, Leonard-
town, MD 20650.
Friends are welcome to visit
the Lee Funeral Home Website
at www.leefuneralhomes.com
to sign James memorial register
book under the obituary section of
our home page.
Dena Pannemann, 78
D e n a
M a x i n e
Pannemann,
78 years
young, resid-
ing in Lusby,
MD for the last
ten years was
gently ushered
into the arms
of her Dear
Lord at 8:59 AM on February 8,
2011 at Martha Jefferson Hospital
in Charlottesville, VA where she
was visiting her beloved son. This
ended her two-year battle to beat a
rare form of ovarian cancer.
She was born January 8, 1933
in Uniontown, Kansas to William
Milo Stradley and Gladys Mary
Lamb-Stradley. She was preced-
ed in death by her parents.
She graduated from Bronson
High School in 1950 and from
Baptist Bible College in 1954 in
Springfeld, MO where she con-
tinued working as a Secretary.
Devoted wife, Dena, is sur-
vived by her husband of 41 years,
Larry David Pannemann who
married her in Dallas, Texas on
June 7, 1969.
Beloved and committed
Mom and MeMe is survived by
her children, Timothy Paul Dug-
gins Sr. and daughter-in-law,
Lori, grandson, Tim Jr., grand-
daughters, Jacquelyn and Megan
of Charlottesville, VA, and Paula
Denise Loveless and son-in-law
Dennis Loveless II, granddaugh-
ter, Jessica and grandson Dylan
of St. Leonard, MD. She is also
survived by her brother, Richard
Stradley, 85, of Sevierville, TN
and his wife Vickie. His children
are Nancy, Richard and David
.Dena is formerly of Cedar Hill,
TX near Duncanville in Dal-
las County where she resided for
twenty plus years.
She was Sunday School
teacher, organist and pianist for
Grace Baptist Temple in Duncan-
ville, TX. She also worked dili-
gently for more than 14 years as
a teacher for the churchs school
Grace Baptist Christian School.
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Denas hobbies included sewing,
pianist, organist and foot refex-
ologist. She is currently a mem-
ber of Southern Calvert Baptist
Church and served as Preschool
and Kindergarten Sunday School
teacher, Moppets Teacher for
Mothers of Preschoolers, Sunday
night pianist for as long as she
could. She is a member of Baptist
Bible Fellowship International,
Christian Law Association, and
many other worthy organizations.
She maintained an encouraging
spirit until the end.
The family will receive
friends on Tuesday, February
22, from 2-4 and 6-8 PM at the
Rausch Funeral Home, P. A. 20
American Lane, Lusby, MD.
Funeral services will be held at
Southern Calvert Baptist Church,
12140 H.G. Trueman Rd., Lusby,
MD at 11:30 AM with Reverend
Timothy Paul Duggins, Sr. off-
ciating. Interment will follow in
the Maryland Veterans Cemetery,
Cheltenham, MD at 2:00 PM.
Pallbearers will be Timothy
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Reichard, Jim Belknap, Carl
Hager and Honorary Pallbear-
ers are Connie Staton, Lois Wil-
liams, Beverly Bedwell, Eloise
Jenkins, Allen Pruitt and Herbert
Fitzpatrick.
Her heart for others is re-
fected in the Memorial Fund set
up in her honor. It was her desire
to use her passing as an opportu-
nity to help a young church fam-
ily in Uganda. To contribute to
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Nola Sturgess, 88
Nola Ida
Sturgess, age
88, of Hun-
tingtown, MD
died Janu-
ary 25, 2011
at Calvert
Me m o r i a l
Hospital.
She was
born May 13, 1922 in Clinton,
TN to Richard and Nettie Mae
(Brumette) Wallace. The family
moved to Maryland when she was
a young girl and she received her
education in Maryland Schools.
On January 14, 1942 she
married James Edward Sturgess
in Forestville, MD. They operat-
ed a tobacco farm in Upper Marl-
boro and later in Huntingtown.
Nola was also employed as a clerk
and meat cutter at Bucks General
Store in Upper Marlboro for 20
years.
Nola enjoyed hunting, fsh-
ing, traveling, puzzle books and
gardening. In later years she
would use her hunting skills to
shoot at the squirrels raiding the
bird feeder with a slingshot to
scare them away.
Nola was preceded in death
by her parents, Richard and Net-
tie Wallace; her husband, James E.
Sturgess; a brother, Kermit Wal-
lace; and a great grandson, Edwin
Molina, Jr.
Surviving are a daughter,
Nancy Lee King, and her husband,
Kenneth, and a son, Roger Louis
Sturgess, and his wife, Frances,
all of Huntingtown; three grand-
children, Carole Molina and her
husband, Edwin, of Linthicum,
MD, Nola Ward and her husband,
Chip, of St. Leonard, MD, and
Kenneth M. King and his wife,
Christy, of Chesapeake Beach;
and eight great grandchildren.
be made to Mt. Harmony UMC
Building Fund, 155 E. Mt. Har-
mony Road, Owings, MD 20736
or Calvert Hospice, P.O. Box 838,
Prince Frederick, MD 20678,
www.calverthospice.org.
Margaret Tompson, 86
M a r g a -
ret Thomp-
son, 86, passed
away peace-
fully on Febru-
ary 7, 2011 at
Asbury~Solomons Health Care
Center, Solomons, MD.
Margaret was born on April
28, 1924 in Flint, Michigan to the
late Bella Jane Mullet and Hugh
McCurdy Nichols.
She is survived by her beloved
husband James K. Thompson; de-
voted daughter Lynn Ann and her
husband Don C. Crouch of Browns-
ville, TX; brothers-in-law Howard
Thompson of Oklahoma City, OK
and Ralph Thompson of Las Vegas,
NV; four granddaughters; three
step-grandchildren; two nephews
and a niece.
Margaret graduated from East
Grand Rapids High School, East
Grand Rapids, MI as the Salutatori-
an of her high school class. She was
a Girl Scout Leader and a trainer
for future leaders in scouting, a life-
guard instructor for the American
Red Cross, a pilot and aeronautical
research scientist with the United
States Air Force and N. A. S. A. and
an accomplished artist in the Old
World Master Technique having
won numerous blue ribbon awards
in her art showings in Washington,
D. C.
She loved animals, birds and
all puppies. Margaret would not
attempt to do anything unless she
could give her very best effort.
on Wednesday, February 16, at the
Rausch Funeral Home, Lusby, MD.
A service celebrating her life was
held with Reverend Randall Casto
offciating. Interment followed in
the Maryland Veterans Cemetery,
Cheltenham, MD.
be made in Margarets memory
to Asbury~Solomons Benevolent
Care Fund, Attn: Melissa Carnes,
11100 Asbury Circle, Solomons,
MD. Arrangements were by
Rausch Funeral Home, P. A., Lusby,
MD.
Alma Vierbuchen, 98
Alma Lou-
vene Rock Vier-
buchen, age 98,
of Chesapeake
Beach, MD
passed away
February 3, 2011
at her residence.
She was
born March 20, 1912 in Washing-
ton, D.C. to William B. and Clara A.
(Ballard) Rock. Alma was raised
in Washington where she attended
public school and later took busi-
ness courses. In her youth, Alma
enjoyed traveling by train to Chesa-
peake Beach and met her future
husband there in the Chesapeake
Beach dance pavilion. She was an
early and avid fan of the Washing-
ton Redskins and followed the team
by train to watch them play.
She was employed as a Super-
visory Procurement Agent with the
Government Printing Offce, retir-
ing June 30, 1972 after 31 years of
service. She married Charles P.
Vierbuchen and they lived in Hy-
attsville, MD. Alma later resided in
Edgewater, MD and lived in North
Beach from the mid 1990s until
recently moving to Chesapeake
Beach. In her leisure time Alma
enjoyed bowling, dancing and
travel. She was a member of Ladies
of the Elks, B.P.O.E. Lodge 662 in
Annapolis, MD, Almas Screwballs
and the Su Zu Court No. 21, Ladies
Oriental Shrine of North America.
Alma was preceded in death
by her husband, Charles, a daugh-
ter, Charlene A. Stone, and son-in-
law, John R. Stone.
She is survived by grand-
daughters Terri L. Mandley and
her husband, Gary, of Chesapeake
Beach and Tracy L. Lowry and her
husband, Robert, of Lusby, MD;
and by a grandson, Craig R. Stone.
She is also survived by seven great-
grandchildren and six great great
grandchildren.
Expressions of sympathy in
Almas name may be made to Cal-
vert Hospice, P.O. Box 838, Prince
Frederick, MD 20678 or online at
www.calverthospice.org.
Dorothy Walker, 82
Dorothy Elizabeth Walker,
age 82, of Owings, MD, formerly of
Annapolis, MD passed away Janu-
ary 25, 2011 at
Calvert Me-
morial Hospi-
tal in Prince
Fr e d e r i c k ,
MD.
D o r o -
thy was born
September 21,
1928 in Blow-
ing Rock, NC to Charles Spann
and Pauline Spann (Ryznar). She
was raised in North Carolina until
moving to Annapolis, MD in the
1940s and graduated from An-
napolis High School, class of 1945.
She married Joseph S. Walker III
on April 9, 1948 and they lived and
raised their family in Annapolis.
Dorothy was employed as a depart-
ment contract specialist at Public
Works, Halligan Hall, US Naval
Academy in Annapolis. She and
her husband moved to Owings in
1998.
In her youth, Dorothy enjoyed
bowling and loved dancing and big
city shopping. In later years, she
enjoyed cooking, especially bak-
ing. She was fond of animals and
had a tender place in her heart for
stray dogs.
Dorothy was preceded in
death by her husband, Joseph, who
passed away December 2, 2006.
She is survived by four chil-
dren: Teresa Walker and Kevin
Walker, both of Owings, Joseph S.
Walker, Jr. of New York, and Kim
McCabe and husband, Thomas, of
Colorado. She is also survived by
two grandchildren, Thomas and
Connor McCabe, and three sisters:
Linda Morgan and husband, James,
of California, Patricia Luchansky
and husband, Gerald, of Mary-
land, and Virginia Greene of North
Carolina; and by a brother, Clar-
ence Spann, also of North Carolina.
Another brother, Philip Spann, of
North Carolina died in 2010.
Spotlight On
Disruptive behavior in the classroom can inter-
fere with the learning process. Troublesome behavior
on a crowded bus can be hazardous. For
this reason, Calvert County Public Schools
developed a program for accentuating the
positive of both students and staff.
Positive Behavioral Interventions and
Supports (PBIS) is a county-wide program
that is implemented a variety of ways in
each of the schools. St. Leonard Elemen-
tary School recently celebrated good bus
behavior by inviting Abe Lincoln to speak
to the arriving busloads of students.
Adam Sampson, a substitute ffth
grade teacher, transformed into the six-
teenth president for two days, which he
spent climbing on buses pulling in front of
the school and praising the kids for their
positive behavior. Then he turned to the
bus driver, handing them an individually
wrapped cherry pie, saying its from his
good friend George Washington.
As the pupils retreated from the buses,
the staff, which was dressed in fake beards
and black top hats, handed kids a piece
of candy and a penny in remembrance of
their special day with President Lincoln.
According to guidance counselor
Allyson Sigler, the students earn PBIS
awards for every 40 miles their bus travels
without a referral to the offce for break-
ing of one of the bus rules. One bus mile
consists of the ride from school at the end
of the day and the following ride to school
in the morning. If both legs of the trip are
good, the bus driver pulls into the parking
lot in the morning with a thumbs up to
the bus monitors, who document it.
Students keep track of their bus miles
on a bulletin board immediately inside the
school. Tiny buses with corresponding
numbers to actual buses move up or stay
put on tiny roads. In honor of most recent
set of 40 successful miles, the PBIS staff
decided their theme would be Hats off
for Presidential Bus Behavior coincid-
ing with celebration of Presidents Day in
February.
The program has cut the number of bus refer-
rals down, said Sigler. By Corrin M. Howe (SCG) info@
somdpublishing.net
Honest Abe Greets Well-Behaved Students
Photos by Corriin M. Howe
Staff at St. Leonard Elementary School greet students as they come off buses dur-
ing the schools Hats off for Presidential Bus Behavior special event.
At the end of the fourth and ffth grade sessions of Jump Rope for Heart at St. Leonard Elementary School, DJ
Lee (a.k.a. Lisa Baynes, Regional Director of the American Heart Association) cools down approximately 150
students by walking them through the Cha Cha Slide. St. Leonard Elementary has participated in the event for
11 consecutive years
.
Qualifed area students in Calvert, Anne Arundel, Charles
and St. Marys counties are encouraged to apply by March 15 for
one of the scholarships awarded by the Calvert Memorial Hospital
Foundation.
Since the scholarship program began in 1991, the CMH Foun-
dation has given 267 scholarships totaling $302,650 to area stu-
dents. The scholarship fund was created by an endowment from
the Calvert-Arundel Medical Center. Recipients are not required to
repay the foundation or accept employment.
Applicants must have been a resident of Maryland for at least
one year in order to qualify. Preference is given to residents of Cal-
vert and Anne Arundel County. In order to be eligible, applicant
must be a full-time student at an accredited school of nursing or
other allied healthcare curriculum offering a course of study lead-
ing to licensure as a practical or registered nurse or other allied
health-related classifcation. They also must have a letter accepting
them into their major.
To obtain an application, call 410-535-8178 or download the
form at www.calverthospital.org. Applications should be mailed to:
CMH Foundation, PO Box 2127, Prince Frederick, MD 20678. Ap-
plicants will receive an email confrming receipt of their applica-
tion. However, students are responsible for making sure that all of
their material has been received.
Healthcare jobs offer many advantages including competitive
salaries, generous benefts, fexibility and continued growth. To
learn more about a career in health care, consider job shadowing or
volunteering at Calvert Memorial Hospital.
Job shadowing allows students 16 and older to spend time
with an experienced healthcare professional in their chosen feld
of interest. For more information or to apply, call the CMH human
resources department at 410-535-8122.
Volunteering is another way that students can fnd out more
about their options. To participate, students must be 16 and old-
er, complete an orientation program and commit to four hours
per week. For information, contact the volunteer coordinator at
410-414-4523.
Healthcare Scholarships
Open to All SOMD Students
Teachers and Board of Education
to Begin Negotiations
While the current teacher con-
tract remains in effect through June
30, 2013, it specifes that compensa-
tion and salary are negotiable items
for fscal year 2012. It further pro-
vides an opportunity for each party
to reopen up to two other contract
articles during negotiations.
On Jan. 25, the Board of Edu-
cation and Calvert Education As-
sociation which represents teachers
reached agreement on protocols to be
used in the upcoming negotiations.
Negotiation sessions will again be
open to the public.
The school system has dedicat-
ed a section on its website to provide
information about the negotiation
proceedings. As a regular feature of
the negotiations update, the school
system will provide each teams pro-
posals and counterproposals as they
are exchanged. A copy of the Nego-
tiation Protocols will be posted on
the website later this week.
The parties plan to schedule a
meeting in February 2011 to discuss
the FY 2012 budget outlook. Another
meeting will be scheduled in March
to discuss each partys interests prior
to exchanging formal proposals in
March or April. Specifc dates for
these meetings will be forthcoming.
Following this exchange of pro-
posals, negotiations will begin. The
goal is to reach an agreement that ad-
dresses the needs of the teachers and
the school system.
Photos by Corriin M. Howe
Staff at St. Leonard Elementary School greet students as they come off buses dur-
ing the schools Hats off for Presidential Bus Behavior special event.
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Fur and
Feathers
Fur and
Feathers
By Keith McGuire
I spent the weekend packing away my deer and wa-
terfowl hunting gear and mounting the antlers from an
8-pointer that I harvested on December 31st. Hunting this
season is effectively done for me until the spring turkey
season. After watching the Steelers lose, I was reminded
of a MD DNR Flounder Scoping Meeting held last Monday
evening in Lusby, so I decided to prepare for that. While
this may not be a hunting story, The Ordinary Angler
asked me to cover it!
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is
proposing three alternatives for the 2011 founder season
and is soliciting comments from interested anglers. If you
are interested and wish to comment, the details are covered
on their website at http://www.dnr.state.md.us/fsheries/
regulations/draftregulations.asp. (Scroll down to see the
founder proposals.)
To say that we had a bad founder season last year
would be an understatement. After a couple of years with
a 1 fsh creel limit, I was ecstatic to be able to fsh for
three fsh! The 19 inch minimum was not a problem for
me based on my logs for the previous seasons. Little did
I know, the fsh decided not to cooperate! Were it not for
Cornfeld Harbor (Potomac River), I would not have caught
a single keeper in our area of the Bay. Apparently, the rest
of the States founder anglers had similar problems. MD
DNR reports that the target number of fsh last year was
75,000 and only 38,221 were caught. Thats only 51%! In
2011 the target is 101,000, so we should expect some relief
in the regulations.
The proposed regulations refect a squeaky little give
on MD DNRs part, allowing a 3-fsh, 18.5 minimum on
two proposals and a 3-fsh 18 minimum on another. MD
DNR sets these proposed limits based on guidance from
the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission a de-
liberative body under the auspices of the U. S. Department
of Commerce, the U. S. Department of the Interior, and the
East Coast States from Maine to Florida. The commission
establishes target quotas for each of the states along with
recommendations for size and creel limits to achieve these
targets. The federal government helps us decide.
How do they know how many fsh we catch? Good
question. Commercial fshermen and Charter Captains are
required to report their catch to MD DNR. Recreational
anglers catches are statistically extrapolated from license
sales and NOAAs Marine Recreational Fisheries Service
surveys and their new Marine Recreational Information
Program. This data is supplemented by other data that MD
DNR might have
like the Volunteer
Angler Survey on
their website (http://
dnr web.dnr.st ate.
md.us). You may
recall that we were
required to regis-
ter with NOAA last
year if we wanted to
fsh in tidal waters.
This requirement
supported the MRIP
surveys and our in-
dividual reporting
was required be-
cause DNR didnt
have a robust saltwater license requirement. This year, the
Chesapeake Bay Sport license has been expanded to in-
clude the coastal regions of Maryland and collects the data
that NOAA requires.
But, heres what bothers me. All of this statistical
extrapolation mumbo jumbo doesnt paint a clear picture.
MD DNR probably believes that their restrictions from
last year caused an overly restrictive season, allowing only
51% of the summer founder allocation to be caught. Most
people who fsh for summer founder can tell you that the
size limit could have been 15 and the result would have
been close to the same because the fsh werent here! Do
they really know? I think not, and I would encourage you
to provide your comments on the MD DNR website by
February 28th.
riverdancekeith@hotmail.com
Neither Fish nor Fowl
All of us have experienced the grow-
ing infuence of social networking on our
lives. The precipitous resignation of Presi-
dent Mubarak in Egypt and the riots in
Tunisia has added a new and revolutionary
chapter to that discussion. Not only is the
Internet, and more specifcally social net-
working changing and expanding the ways
we communicate with others, it is being
used as a tool to fy under the offcial ra-
dar around the world, to incite revolution,
to organize protests, to ferment change,
or to leak classifed information. This is a
profound development, and one that most
governments have no idea how to respond
to. Should they, like China, shut down the
Internet? Not likely as that has become the
new highway of commerce and is as in-
dispensable to daily life as transportation.
How to control this phenomena, how to
proft from its proliferation, how to harness
its power are questions that occupy
anyone who wishes to win infuence.
I look at this incredible commu-
nication evolution and wonder what it
means for museums. Institutions, by
defnition, are slow to change, in fact
are naturally resistant to change. Rev-
olution brings change, institutions bring
stability. To institutionalize something is
to establish it, formalize it, offcialize it -
all things that the Internet and its offspring
defy by defnition. It is as if by making the
Internet available to the general public,
Pandoras Box has been opened and chaos
loosed upon the world. All the rules have
changed. There are no rules! It has fat-
tened the playing feld like nothing before
it except perhaps universal education. No
longer are museums, universities, libraries,
and research institutions the ivory towered
keepers of knowledge. Now information is
available to anyone who has a laptop, smart
phone or library card.
So, where does that leave us? We are
the keepers of arcane books, fne works
of art, and historic artifacts the stuff of
our collective humanity. Some argue vehe-
mently that access to the real thing will
always trump a virtual experience. I cant
help hearing the words of T. S. Eliot: The
world revolves like ancient women gather-
ing fuel in vacant lots. Are we simply do-
ing what we do because thats what we do
in spite of the revolution whirling about us?
Some institutions have responded by
joining the revolution. They put their col-
lections online. They have Facebook pages,
they tweet and twitter and blog with the
best of them. Instead of dispensing wisdom
from an all-knowing perch, they invite the
public to help design the exhibit or select
(even create) the art or write the text labels.
They have given up their protected status to
become part of the Internet age. Others are
much slower to respond, panting to keep
the web site updated, the Facebook current,
wondering whether to start tweeting se-
cretly hoping its just a fad.
I do believe that there is a role in the
modern world for institutions that house
the real stuff as my friend Wynn Lee
claims. Being in the place Thomas Jef-
fersons remarkable home, the immutable
stone circle at Stonehenge, touching a rock
that came from the surface of the moon
cannot be replicated by a virtual experi-
ence. But I think that this social upheaval
offers all institutions an amazing oppor-
tunity. It is an evolution revolution. If we
can free ourselves from our preconceived
notions of authority and embrace the belief
that our public has a great deal to offer, can
help shape how we share the information
and artifacts we have, then, they will con-
tinue to come. It is an exciting, and in some
ways frightening time. Bring it on.
Sherrod Sturrock is the Deputy Director of
the Calvert Marine Museum. Send comments to:
sturrosa@co.cal.md.us.
the
Water
Time to Join The Evolution Revolution
Turning and turning in the widening gyre
The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,

William Butler Years, The Second Coming
The Calvert County Department of General Servic-
es has reopened the sale of memorial bricks for Veterans
Plaza, located at the site of the World War II memorial
On Watch in Solomons at the end of Dowell Road.
This site housed an amphibious training center during
World War II. For a limited time you can purchase a
brick for those World War II veterans you wish to me-
morialize. The cost of each memorial brick is $100, all
contributions are tax deductible. The 2011 campaign
runs through April 1, with bricks to be installed in fall
2011. For more information contact Melinda Wood at
410-535-1600, ext. 2565.
Our Lady Star of the Sea School hosts a Longa-
berger Basket Bingo February 19. Doors will open at
4:30 p.m. and games begin at 5:30 p.m. Play 20 regular
games for $20 and four special games for $4. All par-
ticipants will be eligible for door prizes and raffes. A
concession stand will be available. Anyone reserving a
seat will have a chance to win a beautiful Stacie tote!
Call Melissa Richardson at 410-326-3171 or 410-326-
9036 to make your reservation today!
On Sunday, February 20, at 2 p.m., Calvert Ma-
rine Museums Sunday Conversations with Chesa-
peake Authors series features William Poe, author of
African-Americans of Calvert County. Poe documents
one of the oldest African-American communities in
Maryland, established when the frst settlers arrived.
The beautiful photographs and documents in this book
give a glimpse into the past of these proud people and
their descendents.
(www.calvertmarinemuseum.com )
The Holiday Inn Solomons Conference Center &
Marina hosts their annual Southern Maryland Bridal
Showcase on February 20 from noon 3 p.m. Many
of the areas top bridal service companies will be there
to provide information and product samples to help you
make choices for one of the biggest days of your life.
Throughout the afternoon there will be prizes, with a
grand prize of a reception for up to 50 people.
For more information contact 410-326-6311,
ext. 2170 or 2172.
When School is Out - Art is IN! Cel-
ebrate Presidents Day at Annmarie Sculp-
ture Garden Monday, February 21, from 9 a.m. 4 p.m.
Study presidential portraits, hear strange stories about
the presidents and create unique portraits of yourself
and others. Designed for students in grades 1-3; a fee
is required. For more information contact Annmarie
Sculpture Garden at 410-326-4640 or visit www.an-
nmariegarden.org.
On Saturday, February 26, at the Calvert Marine
Museums, Shaken Not Stirred 2011 Bugeye Ball,
you will enjoy an evening of dining, dancing, and
adventure. Scrumptious Mediterranean cuisine and
specialty cocktails prepared by Ken Upton of Kens
Creative Kitchen will be served beginning at 6:30
p.m. See the museum transformed into an exotic
Monte Carlo casino, try your luck at the gaming
tables for prizes and dance the night away to live
music. Tickets are $150 each and proceeds beneft
the museum preservation efforts. (www.calvert-
marinemuseum.com)
Please join Calvert Artist Guild members in
the Art Room at Calvert Pines Senior Center, 450 West
Dares Beach Road, Prince Frederick, MD, on Saturday,
February 26, at 10 a.m. for a meeting and program. Af-
ter a brief meeting, Lonnie Harkin will present Silver-
Working Jewelry. Free to the public. For additional
information, please contact Gerry Wood 301-863-9663
or gbwood2@verizon.net.
The Fabulous Hubcaps headline a fundraiser for
the Humane Society of Calvert County on Saturday,
March 5, at the Holiday Inn Solomons beginning at 7:30
p.m. Tickets are $40 per person and can be purchased at
the Humane Society of Calvert County Kennel in Sun-
derland and at both Peppers Pet Pantry locations in Sol-
omons and Callaway. Food and drinks will be available
for purchase. There will be a silent auction and raffe
items. Last year the tickets sold out fast get yours now!
For more information, call 410-286-2679 or visit online
at www.humanesocietyofcalvertcounty.org.
Spring wine tasting classes begin Saturday, March
5, at DiGiovannis Restaurant in Solomons. Wine spe-
cialist Dee Peters has designed a series that allows be-
ginners and seasoned wine enthusiasts to learn and ap-
preciate fne wines. The series opens on March 5 with
Grape Varieties and Grape Growing, focusing on six
wines from six grape varieties. There will also be a dis-
cussion on creating quality in the vineyard and ways
grapes can be improved through site management. Cost
is $35 per class or register for all fve for $150. For more
information call 410-394-6400 or visit www.digiovan-
nisrestaurant.com.
Carmens Gallery is celebrating 30 years on Solo-
mons Island. Stop by and offer your congratulations.
The gallery features shows throughout the year. Cur-
rent offerings include abstracts by Brenda Belfeld and
pottery by Ron Korczinski. Ask to see the amazing
photographs that Dave Wright has done on aluminum.
More information and hours of operation can be found
at www.carmensgallery.com.
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The Fabulous Hubcaps, one of our areas most
sought after oldies show bands, return for a second year
to perform at Rock-N-Roll for Rescues in Solomons Is-
land. Proceeds from this fundraising concert will ben-
eft the Humane Society of Calvert County (HSCC).
Following the success of last years inaugural
event, Hubcaps band manager Janie Noelte said, We
had so much fun last year performing for this fundraiser
that we jumped at the chance to do it again. Its a great
privilege to perform back at our roots and with a fabu-
lous organization. HSCC really took an idea and ran
with it!
Gail Prisel of HSCC enjoys telling the story of
how the Fabulous Hubcaps frst got involved with the
Humane Society. Ive loved the Hubcaps ever since I
moved to Southern Maryland back in the late 70s and
would go and hear them all the time. And I thought
as long as Im asking around for a band, Ill dream
big. So I found the Hubcaps website and wrote a long
email about who we are and what we were planning and
pressed send. No sooner had I gotten up from the com-
puter, than my phone was ringing.
It turned out that Janie Noelte had been looking to
adopt a dog and believes it was meant to be that HSCC
emailed her. Prisel says that she and Noelte ended up
talking more about dogs than the Hubcaps. I told her I
would fnd the perfect dog for her.
Noelte soon came to meet the dog Prisel had in
mind, fell in love, and adopted her. She and her husband
later adopted a second dog through HSCC and, although
they now live more than two hours north, they became
HSCC members.
Just before the 2010 inaugural fundraiser, a home-
less mother dog gave birth to litter of seven puppies at the
HSCC Fishing Creek Kennel in Sunderland. The HSCC
named each puppy after a band member, and people
donated to the puppies in their favorite band members
name. During breaks, band members mingled with the
crow, holding collection jars for their namesake pups,
matched the donations, and posed for pictures with fans.
Since they frst began 37 years ago in Southern
Maryland as Harvey Hubcap and the
Do Ron Ron, the Fabulous Hubcaps
continue to captivate audiences with
their high energy tributes to original
artists like Little Richard, Sonny &
Cher, James Brown, Fats Domino, Ray
Charles, The Shirelles, The Beach Boys
and Rod Stewart, just to name a few.
With an extensive repertoire of doo-
wop group harmony, classic rock and
roll, Rock-A-Billy, Motown, and R &
B music, the group is heralded as one
of the best oldies show bands in the
country.
The Hubcaps have performed on
the south lawn of the White House,
sung the national anthem in Orioles
Park at Camden Yards, and played for
governors inaugurations and inaugural
balls. Their national popularity gained
them the Key to the City of Franken-
muth, Mich, in addition to a Proclama-
tion by the City honoring the Hubcaps
for 18 consecutive years of drawing record crowds to the
annual Music Festival there.
Since their frst 45 record in 1982, the Hubcaps
have released 17 recordings, from cassette tapes to their
most recent CD, Showtime is Next. Performing to-
gether since 1974, this seven-piece band shows no signs
of slowing down. They perform more than 120 shows
a year and, in any given month, their schedule may take
them from Miami to Pittsburgh, Atlanta to Detroit, or
Albany to Washington,
D.C. The band was in-
ducted into The South-
ern Legends Entertain-
ment and Performing
Arts Hall of Fame in
2005.
You can share an
evening with the Hub-
caps as they prove that
rock n roll is alive and
well.
Rock-N-Roll for
Rescues begins at
7:30p,m., Saturday,
March 5, at the Holi-
day Inn Solomons, 155
Holiday Drive. Tick-
ets are $40. For tick-
ets, visit Peppers Pet
Pantry in Solomons or
call Prisel at (410) 286-
2679. To adopt a pet
through HSCC, visit
Fishing Creek Kennel.
Homeless animals are
featured on the HSCC
website, www.humane-
societyofcalvertcounty.
org. By Jonathan Pugh
(CC) info@somdpublish-
ing.net
Fabulous Hubcaps to Perform at
Rock-N-Roll for Rescues
People looking to have a good
time without being cooped up in a
bar after dark, or anywhere indoors,
have several opportunities on both
sides of the bridge to get outside and
have some fun.
Sports-minded people can get
involved in fag football and rugby.
For football, St. Marys County
has been part of the National Football
League (NFL) fag football program
for four years, with two seasons per
year. This year is the frst time the
program is being offered in Calvert
County, said Chris Pixton, the presi-
dent of St. Marys County Youth
Sports.
Were not just another sports
organization, were a family, Pixton
said.
He said several of the kids in
the program request to be with their
friends or siblings on a team, or ask
to be paired with specifc coaches, and the organization
tries to make that happen.
Justin Thompson, the president of the childrens
league and the mens league for the Patuxent Rugby
Football Club, said the rugby team includes people in
the military who are stationed at the Naval Air Station
Patuxent River who may not necessarily know anybody
else.
They get a team and a bunch of friends, Thom-
son said.
He said there are people from all over the tri-coun-
ty area who come to Clarks Landing feld twice a week
to play rugby. The club belongs to the Potomac Rugby
Union and they play against teams in Virginia, West
Virginia and other stated in the area.
Two guys from D.C. come down religiously to
play with us, Thomson said.
The rugby club includes a kids league, which
plays during the summer, a mens league and a womens
league.
One nice thing about the program is we have
mandatory playing times, Pixton said.
Generally, there are 10 kids per team, with fve
children from each team on the feld at a given time.
Pixton said the coaches are required to have every child
on their team some play time.
The rugby teams also have a mandatory contact
rule. Thomson said that, unlike with football where if
youre not in certain positions you wont touch the ball,
rugby is a 100 percent participation sport.
He said the maximum number of kids they can
take for the program is 500, which would make for
50 teams, though if more that 500 kids sign up for the
program they will make room for them by with having
teams with 11 children or even making a new team if
necessary.
For the Calvert County, Pixton said there are 100
children signed up for fag football and they can take
about 200 maximum, though like in St. Marys County
they wont turn anybody away if the number goes over
200.
We would turn the adults away before we turn the
kids away, Pixton said.
The teams play against each other, and Pixton said
with the addition of the Calvert teams, there might even
be a game between the winners of the leagues on both
sides of the bridge in a sort of Super Bowl.
In addition to the kids leagues, there is an adult
league that practices on weekends for adults, which Pix-
ton said gives adults the chance to coach as well as play
football.
Thomson said one thing that the rugby club does
thats different from other groups is the fact that they get
involved in community service.
That separates us from other sports, he said.
He said the rugby club is a registered non-proft
organization and they raised about $8,000 for organiza-
tions such as Wounded Warriors, veterans homes, the
Red Cross and various youth organizations.
Pixton aid its important to fnd kids in the area
something to do because theres nothing in the county
for kids to do. Because of this, he said a lot of young
people fnd themselves getting in trouble.
For more information about the St. Marys County
or Calvert County Youth Sports leagues, visit www.
smcys.org or www.ccyff.org. For more information
about the Patuxent River Rugby club, visit http://
paxrugby.com/index.html. By Sarah Miller (CT)
info@somdpublishing.net
Southern Maryland
Ofers More Than
Bars and Music
2011 Summer Concerts
Larry the Cable Guy
Git-R-Done
Saturday, May 28 7:30 p.m.
Calvert Marine Museum
Tickets: On Sale in Early April
Willie Nelson
Throwdown Tour
13 artists on 3 stages
Saturday, June 18 3:00 p.m.11:00 p.m.
Regency Furniture Stadium
Tickets: On Sale February 25
Ticketing Information:
www.calvertmarinemuseum.com
www.SoMDBluecrabs.com
Call 410-326-2042, ext. 16, 17, or 18
The Calvert Marine Museum is pleased to announce the partnership with the
Southern Maryland Blue Crabs Professional Baseball Club. The frst debut is a Country Music Festival featuring the
Willie Nelson Country Throwdown Tour on Saturday, June 18 at Regency Furniture Stadium.

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