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Which has a greater environmental impact: drilling for oil and gas or farming sugarcane to make ethanol, a renewable “biofuel” that releases less greenhouse gas than fossil fuels? Dr. Filoso will discuss how best management practices can help mitigate problems and create a win-win situation for Brazil.
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Exelon Emergency Center Move Under Federal Review
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By Dick Myers Editor The staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has formally accepted for review Exelon Energy’s license amendment request seeking the agency’s permission to move the Emergency Operations Facility (EOF)and Joint Information Center (JIC) for the Calvert Cliffs nuclear power. The request is for approval to move the plant’s EOF and JIC from Calvert County to Coatesville, Pa. The EOF and JIC are used “in the event of an emergency at the plant. They are also being utilized for training exercises to test the plant’s emergency response capabilities,” according to a press release from NRC. Calvert Cliff’s EOF and JIC are currently co-located in the Calvert Industrial Park, located at Skipjack Road and Hallowing Point Road in Prince Frederick. The Exelon license amendment request can be viewed at https://www.nrc. gov/docs/ML1824/ML18242A067.pdf. It was submitted at the end of August and they are asking NRC for a decision by Oct. 31, 2019. “The NRC staff has now completed an initial acceptance review, performed to ensure the submittal contains information that is of sufficient scope and depth to allow the staff to conduct a detailed
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technical review. We have informed the company that we anticipate completing this review by the end of October 2019. “If there are emergent complexities or challenges in our review that would cause changes to the initial forecasted completion date or significant changes in the forecasted hours, the reasons for the changes, along with the new estimates, will be communicated during the routine interactions with the assigned project manager,” the NRC staff wrote to Exelon on Sept. 28. The five-member, presidentially appointed commission that oversees the NRC would need to approve the proposed changes. Governmental entities and members of the public will have an opportunity to request a hearing on the plans. So far there has been no local opposition to the move and the county commissioners have agreed to it. Their staff told them that available technology will allow them to communicate with the proposed new Coatesville, Pa. EOF location The Coatesville location was chosen by Exelon because it currently serves three other nuclear power plants in the region that are part of the company’s fleet. According to the press release, “The areas the NRC reviews when considering an application for a consolidated EOF include:
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as well as the other At- taxpayer money lantic Coastal states. and federal grants. The report pointed It has operated since out a pair of projects, both oyster 1958 and controls preservation projects, the licensing of commercial that cost the commission $400,000. This took a heavy and recreational fishers toll sions operating funds on the commisand anglers alike. appreciate, according they did not fully The to the audit. commission According to the is based in Colonial report the commission diverted revenues Beach, Va. from all oyster licenses, surcharges The audit found inspection taxes and that identification the commission increastags to these projects. The audit chided ingly cannot operate the commission for expending so much without spending on one portion out its reserve accounts of fisheries preservation at the expense of and of it does little to regulate all else. “While the preservation its own spending. of the oyster “During fiscal 2017, population is important, concentrating all funding efforts the commission in this area without used $80,000 in cash restrict- gard for other areas of responsibility reand ed for future projects the need for funds for ongoing Potomac River Fisheries administrative operations Commission to cover operating ex- ability to remain could result in the inpenses when there By Guy Leonard was the audit stated. a viable going concern,” no operating Staff Writer cash availin tenuous financial Concurrently, the audit condition, a report able,” the report stated. from state’s Office mission had problems found the comof Legislative Audits “As The Potomac River recording and acstates. the commission had of June 30, 2017, counting for all of its financial transacnot sion, which is chargedFisheries CommisThe commission coordinates reserve for these funds. reimbursed the tion; it did not with the preservahave accounting personnel tion and oversight fisheries “At the end of the fishery shared regulations between the Maryland with adequate by both Maryland De- commission’ of fiscal year 2017, the ing standards knowledge of accountand Virginia, is still partment of Natural Resources s deficit for restricted to do so, according and the totaled Virginia Marine Resources to the approximately $145,000, funds report. Commission an increase of $55,000 The commission does over the fiscal year 2016 deficit.” secure location where not even have a it stores the backThe report stated the commission op- ups to its servers, according to the audit, erated at a loss of $84,000 which makes them “subject to damage, for fiscal 2017, demonstrating an “inability to operate destruction or loss.” with a positive cash The commission responded balance.” to the au47729 Devin Circle, The commission’s Lexington Park, MD revenues decreased dit saying it had heeded the advice given from $815,685 in fiscal 20653 and was searching for 2016 ways to $790,589 to correct the NO MONEY DOWN AREA! in fiscal 2017; the problems. commission gets its revenues from licenses but also from Marylandand surcharges guyleonard@countytimes.n and Virginia et
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Governor Hogan Annou Kirwan Commission nces $18.6 Mil. for Education Initiatives Recommendations, Career and Technical
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Governor Larry Hogan today an- academic program offered before and nounced $18.6 mil- after the school day, or in summer lion in new educa- a school with a high concentratio for n of tion funding to go students in kindergarten through eighth living in poverty toward a series and at risk of falling of initiatives, includ- behind academic requirements, along with $500,000 for ing recommenda the recruitment, traintions from Mary- ing, and ongoing development of new land’s Commission teachers. An additional $4.9 on Innovation and million will Excellence in Edu- used by the Interagency Commission be cation, known as the Kirwan Commis- School Construction (IAC) to conductOn sion. While the Commission statewide facilities a assessment. will present its final findings The governor also and at the end of 2018, recommendations ditional $1.8 million authorized an adthis funding reflects in the current fispreliminary recommenda cal year tions made through for need-based scholarships earlier this year. the Maryland “Every child in Maryland Commission (MHEC). Higher Education deserves access to a world-class In addition to the education, regardfunding for the less of what neighborhoo Kirwan d they happen released recommendations, Hogan also to grow up in,” said $40 million Governor Hogan. in school safety “That’s why our administrati funding that had been restricted on has pro- legislature vided record funding in the budget. This by the funding for four years in a row for K-12 education includes: $23.5 million mitted to innovative and has been com- capital improvemen for safety-related and outside-the-box ts; education strategies, grants to local school $10.6 million in such as P-TECH systems to enand our ACCESS Initiative. These new hance school safety; $3 million for the investments are yet another way we are Maryland Center for School Safety’s giving our students even more opportu- operations, including 13 new positions; nities to learn, grow, $2.5 million to help and thrive.” with newly required The new funding school safety evaluations; and $1 for Kirwan Commillion mission initiatives for Hate Crime School includes: Safety Grants. $2.5 million for an “Keeping our kids early literacy prosafe is one of our gram, providing additional most reading sup- Hogan.important jobs,” said Governor port to eligible students “This past session in kindergarten we enacted through 8th grade. landmark school safety legislation $2 million for the Teaching to create aggressive, statewide standards Fellows for for school Real Estate │ Business Maryland Scholarship, safety, & Inventory │ will cover 100 percent a program that Maryland Center expand the work of the │ Farm Equipmen Personal Property/E for of the annual cost t& of tuition and mandatory require each school School Safety, and Benefits/Fundraisers Machinery │ Livestock │ Storage states system in Maryland fees at the UniUnits │ │ Certified Personal versity of Maryland, Property Appraiser College Park, or 50 to develop assessment teams in order percent of the cost to identify potential EXCITINGUpcoming of FUN ● FAST Auctions ● EFFICIENT tory fees at a private tuition and manda- ing together, we safety threats. 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SOMD Cop: Jealous Left FOP Endorsement After Sparring Over Police Comments
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By Guy Leonard Staff Writer The state Fraternal Order of Police gave its full endorsement to Gov. Larry Hogan in late August and a brief but con-
tentious conversation between Hogan’s challenger, Democrat Ben Jealous and a St. Mary’s County deputy and local FOP representative might have contributed to it. Sgt. William “Bill” Raddatz, a veteran deputy of the agency who has served in both patrol and detective bureaus, said he had about a two-minute exchange with Jealous that ended with Jealous’ quick departure from the meeting of the entire assembled FOP. Raddatz said he was the first, and last, member of the FOP to question Jealous. “I called him out on things he said about police,” Raddatz said, adding that Jealous told him of his experiences with Baltimore City police in the past where he grew up. “I said ‘We’re not Baltimore,’” said Raddatz, adding that he told Jealous that St. Mary’s County sheriff’s officers enjoy a good relationship with citizens. “He [Jealous] insinuated people probably really didn’t feel that way” because citizens were afraid of local law enforcement, Raddatz told The County Times. “The conversation was directed at St. Mary’s County, so I don’t see how it
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could have been about anything else. “He cut his Q and A short and left a little angrily.” Raddatz said his short conversation with Jealous occurred before the entire FOP during their 2018 meeting. Raddatz, who was not aware of anytime that Jealous had visited either St. Mary’s or Calvert counties, said the Democratic candidate should not have conflated his experiences with Baltimore Police to law enforcement here. Raddatz denied that local law enforcement were feared by the citizenry. “We’re not Baltimore,” Raddatz, who is the St. Mary’s County FOP 7 representative on the state board of directors, said. “We do things better.” An investigation released by the U.S. Department of Justice in 2016 showed that Baltimore City Police routinely violated the Constitutional rights of people they arrested, overwhelmingly impacting the city’s African-American population in low-income areas. The violations included unlawful stops and excessive force, even a lack of investigating reports of sexual assault, the DOJ report stated.
Jealous’ campaign has been criticized for his support of comments that have been deemed by some as anti-law enforcement. Ben Jealous’ Twitter account liked a vulgar comment made regarding police corruption and the Freddie Gray affair, in which a black man died in Baltimore police custody of a broken neck in 2015. The officers charged in that case were acquitted but riots tore through the city. The candidate later denied that he had liked the tweet from February, which his account responded to in August. After Jealous left the FOP meeting, Raddatz said, they unanimously voted to endorse Hogan. The FOP endorsed Hogan’s opponent, then Democrat Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown in 2014. “We endorsed a candidate unanimously,” Raddatz said. “And that’s never happened before.” Ben Jealous’ campaign did not respond to requests for comment to this article. guyleonard@countytimes.net
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Thomas Brewer, Democrat state senate candidate for District 29, has admitted that listing that he had the endorsement from the Maryland State Education Association on some of his early campaign literature was a mistake. He never had it, according to MSEA documents. Brewer, who will face GOP candidate Jack Bailey for the senate seat in the Nov. 6 General Election, has said his listing the MSEA as having endorsed him as a mistake. “I misunderstood a letter from MSEA and I am writing an explanation to the papers,” Brewer stated in a Facebook post to David Willenborg, a local Republican Central Committee member who challenged him regarding statements on his campaign literature. “When I found out, I was able to change it for the Calvert Fair’s paper, but I will be setting the record straight.” Brewer said he misunderstood the letter. “The title of the letter was ‘Teacher Recommended,’” Brewer told The County Times. “As I read the letter it was ambiguous; I mistook that as an endorsement. “I regret not reading it more closely.”
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Willenborg told The County Times that Brewer had the opportunity to talk about the mistaken endorsement at the Oct. 5 candidates forum hosted at the Lexington Park Library by the St. Mary’s County League of Women Voters, but did not do so publicly. Brewer said the time constraints put on him at the forum were not sufficient to talk about his error regarding the endorsement. “I didn’t think it would be adequate time to discuss this,” Brewer said. Brewer has also listed the AFL-CIO among the groups endorsing him. “I have that letter,” Brewer said of the AFL-CIO’s regional endorsement. The Sierra Club has also endorsed Brewer in his District 29 senate bid, as is listed on his campaign literature. guyleonard@countytimes.net
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Bird Tracking System Has a Calvert Gap Fundraising Under Way to Fill the Need
One of the Motus Wildlife Tracking System towers. Photo courtesy of NOTUS.
By Dick Myers Editor There’s a nationwide system of monitoring birds and other animals with tracking devices. There is however, a gap along the important Chesapeake Bay flyway – Calvert County. Several groups are working to extend coverage over the Chesapeake Bay along the Calvert shore. Calvert Nature Society SPOT Thrift Store, Southern Maryland Audubon Society and Calvert County Public Schools are partnering in the project to erect two towers with the tracking devices. According to Calvert County Natural Resources Senior Naturalist Andy Brown, the towers and tracking devices cost $3,500 each. The nonprofit organizations have contributed to the project and a fundraising effort is under way to raise the remainder. Additionally, it costs about $250 to place a tracking device on a bird. Brown said one project his agency, which is part of Calvert County Parks and Recreation, is interested in doing is tracking barn owls “to see where they go when they leave the nest.” Brown said he is working with Calvert County Public Schools to investigate using existing abandoned towers on school properties to mount the tracking devices. They
must be above the tree line to be effective, Brown said According to its website, “The Motus Wildlife Tracking System (Motus, Latin for ‘movement’) is an international collaborative research network that uses a coordinated automated radio telemetry array to track the movement and behavior of small flying organisms. Motus tracks animals (birds, bats, and large insects) affixed with digitally-encoded radio transmitters that broadcast signals several times each minute. These signals are detected by automated radio telemetry stations that scan for signals 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. When results from many stations are combined, the array can track animals across a diversity of landscapes covering thousands of kilometers. “This multinational system has its roots in the SensorGnome network which was piloted in 2012 and 2013. In 2014 a major infrastructure expansion was made possible through a Canada Foundation for Innovation grant to Western University, The University of Guelph, and Acadia University. This gave rise to the Motus Wildlife Tracking System. The system has grown steadily since that time and as of February 2017 over 350 receiving stations were active across the Western Hemisphere. “The purpose of Motus is to facilitate landscape-scale research and education on the ecology and conservation of migratory animals. It is a program of Bird Studies Canada (BSC) in partnership with Acadia University and collaborating researchers and organizations.” Fundraising is being handled through the Calvert Nature Society, which according to its website is “ dedicated to the protection and preservation of Calvert County’s natural heritage and the creation of an environmentally literate and aware community. We provide opportunities for appreciation and understanding of our natural world through our outreach initiatives and in support of the mission of the Calvert County Natural Resources Division.” Anyone interested in donating to the project can do so through www.calvertparks. org. dickmyers@countytimes.net
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By Dick Myers Editor The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners is proceeding with plans to reconstruct a portion of Little Cove Point Road in Lusby. A one-quarter-mile stretch of the 1.9-mile road is slated for work at an estimated costf $2 million. Director of the Department of Public Works P. Rai Sharma told the commissioners at their Oct. 9 meeting that “geometric improvements” were needed on that quarter of a mile section. Commissioner Mike Hart was blunter, calling the road “horrible.” Hart said he drove that road daily for years. “The road is too dangerous,” he explained. The road connects Cove Point Road to Chesapeake Ranch Estates and serves several additional neighborhoods. Sharma said the goal of the project is to improve sight distance on curves and improve shoulder widths and increase the ratios of tight curves for improved driver safety. Sharma said that for the posted speed limit of 30 mph, the sight distance on the bad
section should be 400 feet but it is now less than 200 feet. Improvements include matching existing lane configuration with additional shoulder width and adding guardrails where necessary. He said the design speed would be 40 mph while the speed limit would remain 30 mph. Sharma said, “Approximately 10 properties will be affected by the improvements. Right-of-way acquisition and grading easements will be necessary along both sides of Little Cove Point Road to accommodate the proposed improvements.” He added, “Impact to the majority of existing properties are minimal.” The property east of the roadway is wooded. The project schedule would have planning occurring in the next fiscal year, FY 2020, at a cost of $300,000, followed by property acquisition in FY 2021 at a cost of $200,000 and then the construction in FY 2022, at an estimated $1.5 million. “The improvements are viable and feasible. The estimated cost and impacts have been qualified and seem to be reasonable given the roadway improvement scope,” Sharma concluded. The commissioners by consent gave Sharma approval to proceed with putting in monies in the next fiscal year’s budget to begin planning for the project. dickmyers@countytimes.net
Coming to Prince Frederick?
By Dick Myers Editor At the recent Calvert County Chamber of Commerce candidate’s forum, a question from the audience caused quite a stir. Prince Frederick Architectural Review Committee member Ed Apple said his panel had recently reviewed plans for 900 town houses at the Armory Square project. He wondered out loud if that was appropriate for the town center. It is not clear where Apple’s numbers came from. According to Planning Commission Administrator Carolyn Sunderland, there are 674 units in various stages of the planning process, including more than 200 at the Beechtree apartment complex on the opposite side of Routes 2/4. Sunderland said the project formerly called Magnolia Landing is now being called Calvert Commons. That property is behind the armory and goes over to Dares Beach Road next to the Chamber office. It is near Calvert Middle and High School. But, Sunderland said only 258 units are in the proposal which is just in
the very preliminary stages of being reviewed. Sunderland said the Calvert Commons project was being developed by Bargo LLC. The County Times has been unable to contact Bargo LLC for comment. That company was listed as a potential developer of Armory Square at the same meeting two years ago when the commissioners voted 3-2 for a zoning text amendment allowing larger commercial structures. A representative for Peterson Companies of Fairfax, Va. spoke on behalf of Bargo at that meeting. Apple’s comments have been adopted by several of the county commissioner candidates in their subsequent presentations, a fact that was criticized at the commissioner’s Oct. 9 meeting by Vice President Tom Hejl. He said, “People need to get their numbers straight; they are scaring people.” He was defeated in the primary and has been critical of the surviving commissioner candidates ever since. dickmyers@countytimes.net
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General Election Deadlines Looming
Important deadlines for the upcoming 2018 Gubernatorial General Election are approaching. The deadline to register to vote, change party affiliation, update an address, and request an alternate polling place for this election is 9:00 pm on Tuesday, October 16, 2018. To vote in the upcoming general election, Maryland residents who are eligible to vote but are not yet registered – including 17-year-olds who will be 18 years old on or before the November 6th General Election – must register by 9:00 pm on Tuesday, October 16, 2018. This is also the last day for registered voters to update their address with their local board of elections or change their party affiliation. Residents with a Maryland driver’s license or MVA-
issued ID may register to vote, change their address, or change their party affiliation online at voterservices. elections.maryland.gov/OnlineVoterRegistration Voters and members of the military, their spouses and dependents who are overseas and who do not have a Maryland driver’s license or MVA-issued ID, may also register or change their address or party affiliation online using different identifying information. Paper voter registration applications must be handdelivered or mailed to the voter’s local board of elections. A hand-delivered application must be received by the local board of elections by 9:00 pm on October 16, 2018, and a mailed application must be postmarked by October 16, 2018. Voter registration applications are available throughout Maryland at the following locations: • Local boards of elections • Motor Vehicle Administration offices • State Department of Health offices • Local Department of Social Services offices • Offices on Aging • Division of Rehabilitation Services • The MTA Paratransit Certification Office • Recruitment offices of the U.S. Armed Forces • Public institutions of higher education • Marriage license bureaus • Post offices • Public libraries • State Board of Elections You may also call 1-800-222-8683 to request an application by mail or download and print a voter registration application at elections.maryland.gov/voter_
registration/application.html Most of Maryland’s polling places are accessible to voters with disabilities. An elderly voter or a voter with a disability who is assigned to an inaccessible polling place may ask to be reassigned to an accessible polling place. This request must be submitted in writing by 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 16, 2018. The request form is available online at elections.maryland.gov/pdf/ Request_for_Accessible_Polling_Place.pdf Voters can also call 1-800-222-8683 to request a form by mail. On receipt of a timely request, the voter’s local board of elections will review the request and determine whether there is an accessible polling place with the same ballot as the voter’s home precinct and notify the voter of the status of his or her request. To verify voter registration status or to find out if an assigned polling place is accessible, voters may visit voterservices.elections.maryland.gov/VoterSearch The 2018 Gubernatorial General Election is Tuesday, November 6, 2018. Starting Thursday, October 25th through and including Thursday, November 1st, voters may vote in person between 10am and 8pm at the designated early voting center(s) in their county of residence. Information about early voting centers and early voting in general is available at elections.maryland.gov/ voting/early_voting.html For more information, voters may contact the State Board of Elections at 1-800-222-VOTE (8683) or visit elections.maryland.gov Press Release from MD Board of Elections
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CCSO Drug Enforcement Unit Arrests Training Programs Graduate On July 18th, 2018, members of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Drug Enforcement Unit were conducting surveillance in the North Beach area when they observed a hand to hand transaction. Members of the CCSO DEU recognized the hand to hand transaction as being consistent with an illegal drug transaction. Members of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Crime Suppression Unit were also in the North Beach area and proceeded to conduct a traffic stop on one of the vehicles involved in the hand to hand transaction. The occupants of the vehicle were identified as Marvin Andrew Willard and Nicholas Presson Kaine. A probable cause search of the vehicle resulted in the discovery of a small amount of cocaine and several items of drug paraphernalia. It was determined that Marvin Willard was the person observed by members of the CCSO DEU conducting the hand to hand drug transaction, and that Willard had sold Suboxone to an individual during that transaction. Marvin Willard, 30 of North Beach, was placed under arrest and charged with Distribution of CDS. Nicholas Kaine, 39 of North Beach, was placed under arrest and charged with Possession of CDS: Cocaine, and Possession of CDS Paraphernalia. On April 27th, 2018, the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Drug Enforcement Unit executed a search warrant at 1471 Knight Avenue in Dunkirk, Maryland. Multiple types of Controlled Dangerous Substances were located inside the residence, to include alprazolam, xanax, and marijuana. Evidence was presented to a grand jury on August 20th, 2018 resulting in Brian Patrick Bayne, 34 of Dunkirk, being indicted for Possession w/ Intent to Distribute CDS. On June 29th, 2018, the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Drug Enforcement Unit executed a
search warrant at 475 Chestnut Drive in Lusby, Maryland. A search of the residence resulted in the discovery of approximately 122.4 grams of marijuana and Controlled Dangerous Substance paraphernalia consistent with the distribution of CDS. Evidence was presented to a grand jury on August 20th, 2018, resulting in Lyndon Daniel Flora Jr., 34 of Lusby, being indicted for Possession w/ Intent to Distribute CDS. On May 24th, 2018, the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Drug Enforcement Unit executed a search warrant at 3845 7th Street in North Beach, Maryland. A search of the residence resulted in the discovery of eight marijuana plants, equipment used to grow marijuana plants indoors, approximately 206 grams of marijuana and marijuana wax, and CDS paraphernalia used in the distribution of CDS. Evidence was presented to a grand jury on August 20th, 2018, resulting in Jessica Dawn Pando, 44 of North Beach, being indicted for Distribution of CDS, Stephen Joseph Whitlock, 68 of North Beach, being indicted for Manufacturing CDS, and Brian Stephen Whitlock, 48 of North Beach, being indicted for Distribution of CDS. On August 15th, 2018, the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Drug Enforcement Unit executed a search warrant at 679 White Rock Road in Lusby. A search of the residence resulted in the discovery of approximately 82 grams of marijuana and CDS paraphernalia used in the distribution of CDS. Evidence was presented to a grand jury on September 17th, 2018, resulting in Jaquan Marquis Devon Wills, 20 of Lusby, being indicted for Possession w/ Intent to Distribute CDS. Press Release from CCSO
Two NRP Officers Two Maryland Department of Natural Resources Police lieutenants recently graduated from law enforcement training academies that specialize in advanced leadership skills. Lt. Catherine Medellin, who commands the southern Maryland patrol area, was one of 36 conservation officers to receive diplomas from National Conservation Law Enforcement Leadership Academy, which provides practical skills and knowledge for executive-level conservation law enforcement leaders at local, state and federal agencies. Lt. Brent Trautman, who heads the homeland security and investigations units, graduated from the FBI National Academy, a 10week program that specializes in advanced communication, leadership and fitness training. More than 51,000 officers have graduated from the academy since its inception in 1935. “These officers are terrific examples of the quality of our command staff and represent the future of Natural Resources Police, which is celebrating 150 years of protecting Maryland,” Superintendent Col. Robert K. “Ken” Ziegler Jr. said. “We look forward to their contributions as we build on our proud history.”
Lt. Catherine Medellin with National Association of Conservation Law Enforcement Chiefs officers Eddie Henderson (left) and Randy Stark.
A 20-year veteran of the Natural Resources Police and Calvert County resident, Medellin was selected from the ranks of agency commanders to attend the academy, which is run under the auspices of the National Association of Conservation Law Enforcement Chiefs. The classes were held at the National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. Trautman, a 21-year veteran of Natural Resources Police and Harford County resident, rose from patrol officer to his present role leading the tactical response team and K-9 unit, serving as point person with the Maryland Emergency Management Agency. He was one of 228 law enforcement officers in this session of the FBI academy. Press Release from MD DNR
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The JES Avanti Foundation has made a donation to the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Chesapeake Biological Laboratory (CBL) to support field and laboratory work for the Chesapeake DolphinWatch program. “We are pleased to support DolphinWatch,” said Foundation president James Sanders. “The primary factors of our mission are wilderness conservation and preservation.” The Foundation also provides humanitarian assistance and supports education programs on wildlife conservation, ecology and natural resource management. CBL Associate Research Professor, Dr. Helen Bailey recently hosted Foundation representatives at the CBL campus. “We are honored by the generosity of the JES Avanti Foundation,” said Dr. Bailey. “The Chesapeake DolphinWatch program is stronger because of donations as well as citizen science by more than 3,000 participants.” Bailey went on the say the new Chesapeake DolphinWatch mobile app (available on Google Play and iTunes) is popular with those reporting dolphin sightings in the region. Dr. Bailey and her team started the Chesapeake DolphinWatch Project because they’d received anecdotal sightings of dolphins in the Bay and had talked to other scientists. “We started testing our hydrophones off the pier on Solomons Island making sure our listening devices for dolphins were working properly before we deployed them further out at sea.” The team thought there might be rare occurrences of dolphins coming into the rivers, but as they checked on the devices they found the dolphins were frequent visitors. “We wanted to learn more about where the dolphins were coming from, where they were going, when and why,” continued Bailey. But the Chesapeake Bay is a big and complicated place, with many rivers and tributaries. The Chesapeake DolphinWatch program invites citizen scientists to report their sightings to the CBL researchers. This year more than 3,500 participants reported over 1,000 sightings. https://www.chesapeakedolphinwatch.org/ Press Release from CBL
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Relieving Chronic Pain Symptoms If you are a chronic pain sufferer there are essential things you should know to help decrease your own pain symptoms. One of the most healing things you can do for your body is to get 7-8 hours of sleep. Your body cannot heal or restore itself without sleep. Tips for improving sleep are: • Go to bed at the same time every night. • Stop use of all screen time. It is stimulating to the brain and counteracts brain slow down so you can relax to sleep. This includes television, computer, smart phones and tablets. No news channels or phone calls before bedtime. • Do calming activities such as a warm shower or bath. Read a book or written word. Another important factor
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Straight Talk on Straight Teeth
BY: JEFF TOMCSIK Orthodontic braces and clear aligners such as Invisalign® are not just for straightening teeth and making your smile look better. In fact, a highly trained and skilled dentist will use orthodontic treatment to improve the function of the teeth which will result in a healthier, longer-lasting smile. While good looking teeth are attractive, the purpose of your teeth is to chew food. When teeth are misaligned, they can slowly damage opposing teeth during the chewing process. When they are in proper alignment, teeth break down the food they are chewing without damaging each other. To help illustrate the point, think of a well working pair of scissors. When in good alignment the two blades come together and meet at a very precise point that makes them excellent at cutting paper. On the other hand, imagine one of the scissor blades had a slight bend or a ding in the metal. This imperfection would surely affect the scissor’s ability to cut as well as when it was in perfect alignment. If the one blade is bent away from the other, there will be a gap between the points of contact that cause the cutting action. The result would likely be a failure
to cut effectively or efficiently. If the bend in the one blade is toward the other, it would cause the blades to scrape each other, making cutting difficult. More importantly to note, the blades scraping each other slowly destroy the cutting surface of both blades. These same principles can be applied to your teeth. In any area of the mouth where your opposing teeth do not meet when you perform a chewing motion (meaning there is a space between the top and opposing-bottom tooth in any area of your mouth when your jaw is closed), like the scissor in the first scenario, it is rendered ineffective in the chewing process. On the other hand, if there are any teeth that are colliding with their opposing teeth, they are likely causing trauma to each other and slowly wearing down the enamel surface and eventually the tooth structure. This will likely lead to greater risk of decay and eventually risk the tooth’s overall vitality. Many people who have ongoing problems with decay or pain despite their efforts to keep their teeth clean, might be suffering from malocclusion issues that are causing the ongoing dental problems. The good
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Ribbon Cut for Linda L. Kelley Animal Shelter Dowd, Vaughn Ready to Lead New Facility By Dick Myers Editor
It was a muchanticipated day. On Tuesday, Oct. 9, the traditional ribbon was cut for the new Linda L. Kelley Animal Shelter. Calvert County will beLinda Kelley come the first in Southern Maryland to split from the TriCounty Animal Shelter, since the agreement with Charles County was signed 43 years ago, and create its own animal shelter. Charles and St. Mary’s are expected to follow suit and create their own shelters. The shelter is expected to officially open on Nov 1, with what has been called a soft opening up until then as the shelter staffs up. The shelter has 12,910 square feet of space within the main building and can house an estimated 200 animals. Some of the features of the new animal shelter include: • A free roam cat room, a dog room with seven kennels and, an exotic animal room, all viewable from our main lobby. • New cat condos which will allow adoptable cats to have separation from their living space and litter space. Cats will have free access to the other condos when there are lower population levels. • Two larger adoptable dog rooms that will have access to fenced in play yards. • Indoor and outdoor meet and greet areas for our dogs. • A cat patio for safe vacation from their condos and greater enrichment opportunities for longer term residents. • Dedicated grooming and bathing space for makeovers. • An animal enrichment program for the shelter population, Additionally, the shelter facility has a 1,380-square-foot barn structure that will allow the housing of livestock should the need arise. Animal control officers will be relocated to the new facility from their current home at the Department of Public Safety office. It’s been a busy year preparing for the new shelter for the two women who will be in charge: Shelter Manager Crystal Dowd and Director of Public Safety Jacqueline Vaughn, whose department will oversee the operation Vaughn’s department took over the county’s animal control operation from the sheriff’s office last July and Dowd was hired shortly after that. Dowd came from the Anne Arundel County Animal Control agency. “It isn’t
an easy job. Believe it or not I fell into this field. I was part of the mortgage industry and the mortgage industry began to deteriorate,” she explained. She interviewed for a contract position at the shelter. “I was supposed to be working doing adoptions and the day that I arrived they asked me if I could help cleaning the kennels. And I said, “absolutely.” And from there I fell in love and I couldn’t leave. I obtained permanent employment there as a kennel attendant. I worked there for like two-and-a-half-years. And then I became an animal control officer for five years and then I became the field supervisor.” Vaughn on the other hand had no experience with animal control or sheltering when her department was put in charge. “It’s been a learning experience. When they first put animal control and the animal shelter under Public Safety, I started purchasing books to read up on shelter management, on just even how to structure it. I went to the commissioners and said, ‘If it’s coming in here, I want to hire somebody now that knows how to set up a shelter, how to get things up and running.’ because I didn’t have an experience in that other than having my own animals, my own pets. So, we were lucky to hire Crystal and get her on board.” Staffing up has been a major responsibility recently. “We want the best,” Dowd said. They have hired about half the staff needed and are continuing the process. They didn’t get as many applicants for their animal health technician, so they are re-advertising that position. “Our animal care supervisor who is extremely knowledgeable and capable of filling in that position,” she said will fill until it can be filled. “We have four of our six kennel attendants already hired and we have our administrative person, our office supervisor hired and our volunteer rescue coordinator.” Dowd said. That latter position will be in charge of the entire volunteer program. Dowd said, “They will meet with any perspective volunteers and help them through the application process and there will be an orientation and a handbook and we’re trying to do it in a structured manner so that we are not having too many volunteers come in at one time and we can make sure that everybody has a job and everyone is happy when they’re there.” Adult volunteers will be involved in “a lot of enrichment,” Dowd said, including dog walking, cat socialization, and working with small animals. “Even if they don’t want to be the person that walks the dogs or pets the cats, if they are good administratively, we can use their skills that way as well. And it will really be up to the pool of volunteers that are interested.” The goal at the Linda L. Kelley Animal Shelter is to become as close as possible to no-kill. “We will have to eutha-
Ribbon is cut for the new Linda L. Kelley Animal Shelter.
nize occasionally. It’s the sad part of the job itself,” Dowd explained. “There are situations where that is the most humane thing to do for the animals.” Dowd said it’s those occasions that make the job especially tough. “Yes, it does. We hope to keep that down to a minimum and hopefully that’s only aggressive animals that can’t be adopted or sick animals that you know are just so sickly, they can’t be cured. We hope to work with all the rescue organizations so we can work to get all the adoptable animals adopted either through the shelter or through the rescue organizations,” she said. If a dog is deemed too aggressive to adopt to the general public, it may be determined it could be turned over to a rescue organization that can work with it to make it adoptable through rehabilitation, “either medical or behavioral,” Dowd said . The determination of adoptability will be made by a staff person trained to recognize those traits. There will be a separate area for the unadoptables. Dowd said, “That is going to be required for us to have something like that because if we have sick animals, we want to keep them away from the healthy and also animals that are involved in bite cases who have to be quarantined for a certain number of days.” The national animal welfare organization, Best Friends Animal Society, has set 2025 to achieve the goal of becoming a “No Kill Nation.” Dowd was asked if she feels that is achievable. “I think when I first started in the field, I would have said, ‘I don’t think so,’ but since I’ve been in the field and that’s kind of what’s kept me here, is the positive forward momentum at the national organizations and the education and just how serious everybody takes it now, like the education portion; how it’s people are much more aware of animal welfare than they were in the past.” The shelter staff will also be working with people who attempt to turn their pet or pets into the new shelter. Dowd said, “The goal is to be able to spend some time with them in doing an interview
process with them so that we can find out the circumstances for why the animal’s being surrendered, if there are any resources that we can provide to them, we would give those to the owner. We don’t want to refuse to take the animal because again, it may not be the safest thing to do. But when we do take the animal in, the goal is to find out as much information as we can about the animal and the owner and the environment from which it came so that we can place it in the correct environment when it’s adopted.” Several days before the ribbon cutting, the two women were asked if they were excited or just scared at the big responsibility in front of them. Dowd said, “I haven’t gotten scared yet. I think the excitement is still coursing through like just the anticipation of actually getting in there, working with animals again, being in that environment again.” Vaughn said that the one thing that was missing for the ribbon cutting ceremony was that Linda Kelley, the late county commissioner who pushed unceasingly for a new shelter wasn’t there. Bu then both Vaughn and Dowd thought and added that they felt she will indeed be there, watching over them. The shelter is off Route 231 next to Hallowing Point Park and near the industrial park. Dowd said when the facility opens to the public, “We’re going to be open for adoptions Tuesday through Saturday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. are the core hours. Tuesdays and Thursdays, we’ll be open ‘til 6 p.m. The county will be getting, when it opens to the public on Nov. 1, a stateof-the-art facility. The commissioners have been boasting about it since they’ve seen it. The animal welfare community is excited. Dowd exclaimed, “When you first walk in, it’s a beauty, it’s gorgeous.” The real test of its beauty will be in the numbers of pets that leave those beautiful surroundings for new forever (and especially beautiful) homes. dickmyers@countytimes.net
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Local Sailors Flock to Annual Boat Show
Norm and Rosemary Dawley of Lusby check out gear in one of the vendor tents at the United States Sailboat Show in Annapolis last week. The Dawley’s own a 48-foot custom-built sloop that they have raced extensively. The U.S. Powerboat Show is now taking place in Annapolis through Sunday
Chutescoop owner Gary Shaw, who sails his own boat out of Solomons, demonstrates his product for Nikki Goodman of Lusby at the recent U.S. Sailboat Show in Annapolis. The U.S. Powerboat Show is going on this week through October 14th, also on the City Dock.
By Tim Flaherty Staff Writer “I’m here for boat stuff,” said a smiling Dennis Chandler. “Things I can’t live without,” he added with a laugh. Chandler was in Tent D at the United States Sailboat Show in Annapolis last Thursday with his wife Carolyn as they shopped for “boat stuff.” They were looking to purchase new bedding for their 40-foot Caliber sailboat they keep in Solomons. They weren’t alone in visiting Annapolis, as a large number of Calvert and St. Mary’s countians made their way north for the annual sailing extravaganza on the City dock. This year’s show was the 49th annual event, and ran October 4th through 8th. Starting in 1970 by Annapolis businessman Ed Hartman, the show has often been proclaimed as the largest in-water boat show in the world, and although that mantle may now be claimed by other international shows featuring power and sail vessels, the Annapolis show is still the largest sail-only, inwater show on the planet. The Annapolis show features not only boats for sail, but tent after tent of vendors selling every type of sailing and boating gear imaginable. Various seminars and learning opportunities are offered, as well. But it is the “boat stuff” that draws people like the Chandlers every year to Annapolis. A few stalls away from the bedding display, Gary Shaw stood with his friend and fellow salesman Dan Trammel at the Chutescoop display. Shaw, who lives in Bowie but keeps his sailboat in Solomons, patented Chuteschoop, which is a spinnaker launch and retrieval device, about 40 years ago. He has rented a stall at the Annapolis show for at least 36 years. “I missed one or two years here,” Shaw says. Every other year I have been here. The important thing for me is to be seen and make contacts. I sell quite a few units here at the show, but many
people look me up online and buy after the show. This is obviously the premier show to attend. It features people from all over the world, and I get to interact with many sailmakers.” One such sailmaker is Clarke McKinney, who lives in Leonardtown and is owner of the Quantum Sails Solomons Island loft in Solomons. McKinney spent several days working the corporate Quantum booth with other Quantum-brand sailmakers from around the country. “I look at it this way,” McKinney told us after the show’s completion. “The Annapolis Sailboat Show is such a large show, you need to be there. It’s not that you necessarily sell that much product at the show itself. You need to let people know you are in business. You need to educate customers and answer their questions. If we don’t take that path, we might as well just be an on-line sailmaker. I’m working on proposals and estimates now for people I met over the weekend at the show.” Rich Freeman and Patty Kimmel were found last Thursday at the Catalina Owners Group booth near the Catalina Sailboats display on the northern edge of the show grounds. The couple, who recently moved to North Carolina but keep a sailboat in Solomons harbor as their summer home, own a late-model Catalina cruising boat, and volunteer every year to spend a day getting Catalina owners to join the organization. “It’s a great support group,” Kimmel said. We publish a lot of articles in our owners’ magazine. We have a terrific group of technical writers that can help with just about any boat problem. You get a lot of support from other Catalina owners.” The Annapolis Sailboat Show has a “gathering of the tribe” vibe to it, with many people - boat owners or not - coming to see and be seen and wander the grounds that are often filled with sailing
celebrities. People come not just from Maryland and the Chesapeake basin, but from all over the country and the world. The City Dock is a “can’t miss” October destination point. “Being an international event, we see products from around the world and our attendees are from all 50 states plus more than 27 foreign countries,” says Paul Jacobs, the president of Annapolis Boat shows, the outfit that owns and manages the sailboat show. Having said that, the nucleus of our exhibitor group is very regional or have area representatives working in the booths. Ranking attendance geographically, more attendees come
from Maryland than any other state, followed by Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, North Carolina, Delaware, and DC. The top ten is filled in some order with New York, Florida, Canada, and Texas. So, although international, we are heavily invested regionally.” Although this year’s Sailboat Show attendance wasn’t available at this writing, show spokesperson Heather Ford told us that Thursday’s opening day attendance was “the best Preview Day in recent history.” About 50,000 people are usually expected to attend the entire five-day run of the show. Roughly 700 boats were on display this year, and Ford cited a study that indicates that the Sailboat Show and the upcoming Powerboat Show inject $112 million annually into Maryland’s economy. If powerboating is your thing, the United States Powerboat show is this week, Thursday through Sunday at the Annapolis City Dock. A companion show run by the same organization as the Sailboat Show, the Powerboat Show will also feature some 700 boats on display and a plethora of boating gear for sale. More information can be found at www.annapolisboatshows.com. timflaherty@countytimes.net
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Sergeant Carlino played by Kenneth Faison takes advantage of Susy’s (Stephanie Taubert’s) blindness, disconnecting a call to the police. (Photo by Magpie Media)
The renovated lobby at Three Notch Theatre. Submitted photo.
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By Jeni Coster Graphic Designer & Staff Writer The Three Notch Theatre’s main lobby got a makeover just in time for the opening night of “Wait Until Dark” presented by The Newtowne Players. A fresh coat of paint, frosted windows, a custombuilt bar, new furniture and wall art, and some deep cleaning, created a bright and elegant space for attendees to mingle before and after the show. Volunteers spent countless hours on the redesign with an Art Deco vibe as their inspiration. Try not to let the new lobby deceive you though, as the show is dark, frightening, and keeps you on the edge of your seat.
chael Sololoff), and Harry Roat (James LePore), three con men searching for a missing doll that her husband brought home after a business trip. Sgt. Carlino and Mike Talman receive a mysterious phone call one night that leads them both to Susy’s apartment while she and her husband are out. The two scuffle through the apartment trying to figure out who brought them together again. That’s when Harry Roat’s ominous roll comes into play. LePore does an incredible job of portraying the sinister character as the leader of their plan to trick Susy and get the mysterious doll. The show is chilling and dark, literally, as there are scenes when the stage goes pitch black, creating an eerie sense
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Sergeant Carlino (Kenneth Faison) and Mike Talman (Michael Sokoloff) realize that Susy has been leading them astray and Carlino is prepared to make her pay. (Photo by Magpie Media)
Susy Hendricks (Stephanie Taubert) is a housewife living in a New York City apartment with her photographer husband, Sam (Thomas Esposito). After a recent accident, Susy is now blind, trying to prove her independence to her husband and young neighbor, Gloria (Eva Reynolds, Madysen Maulden). Taulberts performance is outstanding, as she navigates the stage, trying to continue her normal life and household responsibilities with her blindness. Over a series of a couple days, Susy becomes a victim to Sergeant Carlino (Kenneth Faison), Mike Talman (Mi-
of danger. Susy uses her keen senses and begins to piece together the peculiar actions of the three men, proving “she can manage herself just fine, thank you.” Just in time for Halloween, this suspenseful performance is a must see if you are seeking an entertaining spook. “Wait Until Dark” runs through Oct. 21 at Three Notch Theatre. Shows on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays are at 8 p.m.; Sunday matinees are at 3:30 p.m. For tickets, visit www.newtowneplayers. org or call 301-737-5447. jenicoster@countytimes.net
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In Remembrance Elaine Marie Carey
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Elaine Marie Carey, 55, of Owings, MD passed away October 1, 2018. Elaine was born December 31, 1962 in Washington, D.C. to Jean Docie (Barrick) and Lawrence Henry Carey. She was raised in District Heights and graduated from Suitland High School in 1982. She began a career in the Federal Government working for the Architect of the Capitol, and for many years as a staff assistant with the U.S. Senate Sergeant at Arms, retiring December 31, 2016 after 33 years of service. Elaine had lived in North Beach for six years until moving to Owings in 2000. In her leisure time Elaine enjoyed painting rocks, crocheting, and vacations at the beach. She loved animals and wildlife, and enjoyed feeding the deer, birds and hummingbirds near her home. Elaine was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by four sisters, Patricia A. Lukas of Burtonsville, Cynthia A. Stivers and her husband Daniel of Huntingtown, Donna L. Ringgold and her husband Wess of La Plata, and Lauren J. Wilson of Owings. She is also survived by nieces Leanne Stivers, Amanda Lukas, nephews Paul Thomas, Jr., Robert Strawderman and his wife Leslie, and Jason Kellam and his wife Amanda; and great-nieces Maci and Phoebe Thomas, and great-nephews Hunter and Axle Kellam.
Doris Jean Lynch, 87 of Virginia Beach, VA was called home to Heaven with her loving family by her side on September 30, 2018 in St. Leonard, MD. She follows into Heaven her husband of 62 years, James and her son Michael. Doris worked for New York Telephone as a young woman. When she became a mother, she devoted her attention to her family while her husband served in the Korean War. She leaves behind to cherish her memory: her 2 daughters, Jean Baviera of Virginia Beach, VA and Mary Anne Simard and son-in-law Robert of Saint Leonard, MD. Along with 7 grandchildren and 10 greatgrandchildren. As well as many nieces and nephews. Also preceding her into Heaven are her 2 sisters Kathrine Clarke and Edna Dolan and her brother John Barry. A private burial will take place at a later date in Virginia Beach, VA. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting donations be made in the memory of Doris to any charity of your choice.
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Teresa Diana Galloway Proulx, 59, of Lusby, MD passed away on September 27, 2018 at the University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD. Born September 28, 1958 in Benham, KY, she was the daughter of Wanda (Howard) Warfield and the late Coy Galloway. Teresa graduated from St. Elizabeth’s High School in Baltimore, MD in 1974. She married Michael Proulx on December 22, 1980 in Annapolis, MD and moved to Calvert County from Waldorf, MD in 1993. Teresa is survived by her husband, Michael Proulx; her mother, Wanda Warfield of Eldersburg, MD; her children, Pamula Grimes of Martinsburg, WV and son, Thomas Proulx of Glen Burnie, MD; grandchild, Dylan Phillips; and four sisters. All services are private. Condolences to the family may be made at www.rauschfuneralhomes.com.
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Thursday, October 11
State Candidate Forum St. John Vianney Life Center, 105 Vianney Lane, Prince Frederick 5:30 to 8:45 PM Non-Partisan. The League of Women Voters of Calvert County host a forum for state candidates including: State Delegates and Senators, US Congressional District 5, and State Referendums. LWCCalvert.com Parenting Again… Calvert Pines/Office on Aging, 450 W. Dares Beach Road, Prince Frederick 5:30 PM For families raising children who aren’t theirs. Seating limited. Register 410-535-3733.
Fri. & Sat., Oct. 12 & 13
Crimes of the Heart New Directions Theater, Long Beach Community Center, St. Leonard 7:00 PM Stage drama and tragic comedy. PG13. Tickets and info: www.ndctheater. org/current-show
Friday, October 12
Books & Banter Mystery Book Club Roy Rogers Restaurant, 14000 H G Trueman Rd., Solomons 10:00 - 11:00 AM Book discussion, conversation, breakfast. email, bookclub@middlehamandstpeters.org. Friday Night Farmers Market 5th Street and Bay Avenue, North Beach 5:00 – 8:00 PM Farmers Market, Classic Car Cruisein. Art Fair. Shirt Shack. Through October 19. Ribs & Crab Cake Dinner American Legion Post 206, 3330 Chesapeake Beach Rd. 5:30 – 7:00 PM Includes salad, sides, roll, and beverage. $15. 410-257-9878. www.alPost206.org Fall Extravaganza – A Doggone Good Time! Southern Community Center, 20 Appeal Lane, Lusby 5:30-8:30 p.m. Free. National Stunt Dog Champion Beasley. K-9 demonstration. More. 410-535-1600, ext. 2649. www.Facebook.com/CalvertCountyParks
Dick Hensold and Patsy O’Brien in Concert Calvert Marine Museum, Harms Gallery,14200 Solomons Island Rd, Solomons 7:00 PM (doors open at 6:00) Unique and innovative arrangements of traditional Celtic music. $25. Tickets on line at www.cssm.org/tickets
Saturday, October 13
Harvest Taste of Solomons Solomons, Maryland Food festival showcasing places to eat in this waterfront community. Proceeds benefit July 4th fireworks display. Yard Sale North Beach VFD Auxiliary, Rt. 261, Chesapeake Beach 8:00 AM – Noon Last Sale of the Season! Tables $15/ ea. or 2/$25. Contact Diana, 410-2311775 after 5:00. Domestic Violence and Intimate Partner Abuse Middleham and St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 10210 HG Trueman Rd., Lusby 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Get information and ask the experts. Conversation that could save a life! 410-326-4948 S.J. Johnson’s 3rd Annual Family Fun Day! 5601 Solomons Island Road, Huntingtown 10:00 AM – 4: 00 PM Free. For the entire family. Kids activities. Fire truck for fire safety month. 410-257-2515. www.sjjohnson.com Shrimp & Roast Beef Dinner Friendship United Methodist Church, 22 West Friendship Road 1:00 - 5:00 PM Dine In or Carry Out. Adults: $20, Children (4-10) $10, Children 3 & Under: Free Fall Family Activities. 410-257-7133. Art Show Artworks@7th, 8905 Chesapeake Ave., North Beach 1:00 – 5:00 PM Artist’s Reception with Carmelo Ciancio. His eclectic assortment is a little bit of “ This ‘n’ That.” Show runs through October 28. Aww…Shucks Oyster Social Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons 4:00 - 7:00 PM Fundraiser for the Dee of St. Mary’s. Fat, salty oysters and more under the lighthouse. $75. Online at calvertmarinemuseum.ticketforce.com.
Botanicals CalvART Gallery, Prince Frederick Center, Rts. 4/231 5:00 – 8:00 PM Contemporary painting by Carol Wade uses photographs of plants and flowers as a reference for her paintings. Meet the artist, enjoy the art, light food and drink! The show runs through November 12. 410-535-9252. www. calvartgallery.org Fall Festival and Corn Maze Glow Walk Spider Hall Farm, 3915 Hallowing Point Rd., Prince Frederick 5:00 – 8:30 PM Family games. Kids games. Flashlight Walk. Campfire. More. $10. 4 and under/free. Proceeds benefit American Cancer Society Country Dance American Legion Stallings Williams Post 206, Rt. 260, Chesapeake Beach 7:00 PM – 11:30 PM One-hour lessons at 7:00; dancing at 8:00. $15/person. Reservations: LBloyer@Verizon.Net. 410-257-9878. www.ALPost206.org
Sunday, October 14
All-U-Care to Eat Breakfast American Legion, Rt. 260, Chesapeake Beach 8:00 – 11:00 AM Fortify yourself this Fall morning. Adults $10; kids 6-12, $5; kids under 6 free. Bloody Marys available for a nominal charge. 410-257-9878. www. ALPost206.org Blessing of the Animals Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Solomons 1:00 - 2:00 PM All species welcome if properly restrained (no retractable leashes please). Rain or shine. 410-326-3306 CSM 60 th Anniversary Concert College of Southern Maryland, Prince Frederick Campus, Bldg B, Multipurpose Room, 115 J.W. Williams Road, 3:00 PM CSM Ward Virts Concert series presents a concert in honor of the college’s 60th anniversary. Free. www. csmd.edu/community/the-arts/music/ ward-virts-series/index.
Tuesday, October 16
Historic Middleham Chapel Middleham and St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 10210 HG Trueman RD Lusby 5:00 - 6:00 PM
Open to the Community for personal prayer, reflection or meditation, Evening meditation 6:30–8:00. North Beach Mayoral Forum North Beach Town Hall, 8916 Chesapeake Ave. 6:30 PM Non-Partisan. The League of Women Voters of Calvert County host a candidate forum for North Beach Mayor. LWCCalvert.com Science for Citizens Seminars Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, Bernie Fowler Lab., 142 Williams St., Solomons 7:00 – 8:00 PM Topic: Are Sunscreens Killing Our Coral Reefs? Free. Seating first-come, first-served. http://bit.ly/ Science4Citizens Bingo North Beach Volunteer Fire Department, Rt. 261, Chesapeake Beach 7:30 PM $1,000 jackpot. $8/person. Doors open at 5:00. Food and drink for purchase. 301-855-0520.
Wednesday, October 17
Complimentary Dinner Union Church, 8912 Chesapeake Ave., North Beach (next to Town Hall) 5:00 PM Served by the Youth Bible Study Group. All are welcome. Questions? 410-257-3555. www.nbuc.org Hospice: Para Los que Hablan Espanol 105 Vianney Lane, Prince Frederick 7:00 - 8:30 PM Learn how hospice and palliative care can help you and your family with chronic illnesses and end-oflife. Calvert Hospice staff facilitate the discussion and translate. Register, 410-535-0892.
Thursday, October 18
NARFE Meeting Adams Rib, Prince Frederick 11:30 AM Lunch followed by presentation of the 2019 FEHB plans and rates. 410-586-1441 Calvert Toastmasters Meeting Community Resources Bldg., 30 Duke St. Prince Frederick 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Open to anyone to join to improve communication and leadership skills.
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Calvert Conversations. 10:00-11:00am. “Meet-Up” at Mount Calvert Historical & Archaeological Park (Mt. Calvert Mansion), one of the stops of the Chesapeake Beach Railway. Address: 16801 Mt Calvert Rd, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772. Feel free to bring a packed lunch, weather permitting. Free! Please register. Calvert Library Twin Beaches Branch, 3819 Harbor Road, Chesapeake Beach, 410-257-2411. OMOB Truth & Justice Film Discussion. 7:00-8:30pm. Are you a documentary buff? Check out the library’s new service, Kanopy and watch up to six justicethemed documentaries. We’ll review and discuss live and on Facebook Live what you saw and learned. Calvert Library Prince Frederick, 850 Costley Way, 410535-0291 or 301-855-1862. 410-257-2411.
Friday, October 12
On Pins & Needles. 1:00-4:00pm. Bring your quilting, needlework, knitting, crocheting, or other project for an afternoon of conversation and shared creativity. Calvert Library Prince Frederick, 850 Costley Way, 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862.
Saturday, October 13
Garden Smarter: More Designing with Bulbs (CRB). 10:00-11:30am. Learn about bulbs - which to plant, when to plant, how to plant and maintain. Leave with a living bulb arrangement that will bloom in spring. Please register. Calvert Library Prince Frederick at Community Resources Building, 30 Duke Street, 410535-0291 or 301-855-1862. Poets’ Circle. 9:00-11:00am. Beginner or big-time, confident or compulsive, stuck or star-lit! All are welcome. Expect a friendly session of discussion, editing and support. Bring 5 copies of what you want to work on or just yourself. Please register. Calvert Library Prince Frederick, 850 Costley Way, 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862. http://CalvertLibrary.info. Great American Read Bingo Game. 2:00-4:00pm. Come prepared to discuss the books you think should win the PBS Great American Read contest while we play bingo with teh titles. Calvert Library Prince Frederick, 850 Costley Way, 410535-0291 or 301-855-1862.
Monday, October 15
Books & Toys. 10:00-11:00am. Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan. Book club for parents and caregivers, playtime for your tots! No registration. Calvert Library Southern Branch, 13920 H. G. Trueman Road, Solomons, 410-326-5289.
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Book Discussion - Bloodsworth by Jim Junkin (OMOB). 7:00-8:30pm. This year’s gripping read is Bloodsworth: The True Story of the First Death Row Inmate Exonerated by DNA Evidence by Tim Junkin. The book encapsulates a historical criminal justice milestone that took place in the State of Maryland, that would eventually lead to the exoneration of hundreds of others wrongfully accused of heinous, violent crimes. Calvert Library Twin Beaches Branch, 3819 Harbor Road, Chesapeake Beach, 410-257-2411.
Tuesday, October 16
Tweens-Are You Smarter than a Librarian? Trivia Night. 6:30-8:00pm. Brain power night! Test your trivia smarts against some of our Calvert Librarians for bragging rights (and prizes!) Please register. Calvert Library Prince Frederick, 850 Costley Way, 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862.
Wednesday, October 17
Fairview Book Discussion OMOB Bloodsworth. 2:00-3:30pm. Join us for a lively discussion! This month we’ll be discussing this year’s One Maryland One Book selection: Bloodsworth: the True Story of the First Death Row Inmate Exonerated by DNA Evidence by Tim Junkin. The book encapsulates a historical criminal justice milestone that took place in the State of Maryland, that would eventually lead to the exoneration of hundreds of others wrongfully accused of heinous, violent crimes. Calvert Library Fairview Branch, Rt. 4 and Chaneyville Road, Owings, 410-257-2101. Library Foundation meeting. 7:009:00pm. Library Foundation monthly meeting. Calvert Library Prince Frederick, 850 Costley Way, 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862.
Thursday, October 18
Campfire Tales of Terror III. 6:008:00pm. Come swap scary stories, play Werewolf, and eat s’mores around our “campfire”! Bring your own original story to share, read from one that is provided, or make something up on the spot. Calvert Library Prince Frederick, 850 Costley Way, 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862. Kids Just Want to Have Fun. 6:307:30pm. Kids in kindergarten through 3rd grade are invited to this series of exciting events exploring topics from art to history to science. Each month will include fun activities, crafts and a snack! This month’s topic: Temple Grandin. Please register. Calvert Library Twin Beaches Branch, 3819 Harbor Road, Chesapeake Beach, 410-257-2411.
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Centers Closed
Calvert Pines, North Beach, and Southern Pines Senior Centers will be closed for Columbus Day, Monday, October 8. Meals on Wheels will not be delivered.
Flu Shots
The Office on Aging is collaborating with the Calvert County Health Department and Calvert Health to provide high dose flu shots for persons aged 65-plus. Appointments are required. Medicare is accepted. If you do not have Medicare there will be a $50 fee. Southern Pines; October 1, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.; North Beach, October 15, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.; Calvert Pines, October 22, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Shots will be administered in the Calvert Mobile Health Unit. Call your local senior center for an appointment.
Trips
The Pennsylvania Christmas & Gift Show trip will be held Wednesday, November 28. This trip includes hundreds of vendors ranging from unique crafts, jewelry, decorations, and food. Fee: $45 (includes entrance fee and transportation). Registration Deadline: November 1. Register at your local senior center.
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Compose your favorite design turning small rocks into beautiful
works of art at Rock Art, Tuesday, October 16, 10 a.m. Join us for our annual Steak Dinner and Fundraiser, Wednesday, October 24, 5 p.m. Pre-registration is required by Friday, October 19, 4:30 p.m. Fee: $15 per plate.
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Join us for Local History with Joanie as she discusses history and lore from our local area, Thursday, October 18, 11 a.m. Wear your best pink attire and “buddy up” for National Mammography Day, Friday, October 19, 12:30 p.m. This day serves as a reminder to all that the best defense is early detection. The Maryland Insurance Administration will provide information about all areas of insurance and educate Marylanders about their rightswith Insurance 101, Wednesday, October 24, 10:30 a.m.
Southern Pines Senior Center
Enjoy making decorative keepsake ornaments with our Christmas in October Make and Take, Wednesday, October 17, 9:30 a.m. Seating is limited. Pre-registration is required. Fee: $4/person. A Tai Chi Guest Demonstration will be held on Friday, October 19, 10:30 a.m. Learn different techniques while enjoying this ancient form of exercise and relaxation.
Eating Together Menu
Monday, October 15
Roast Beef & Swiss Cheese Sandwich, Lettuce & Tomato, Carrot & Pineapple Slaw, Fresh Orange Slices
Tuesday, October 16
Pork Roast, Gravy, Baked Sweet Potatoes, Spinach, Dinner Roll, Apple Crisp
Wednesday, October 17
Spaghetti w/Meat Sauce, Tossed
Salad w/Chick Peas & Dressing, Brussel Sprouts, Dinner Roll, Pears
Thursday, October 18
Oven Fried Chicken, Tossed Salad w/Edamame & Dressing, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy, Dilled Carrots, Dinner Roll, Mandarin Oranges
Friday, October 19
Turkey, Stuffing, Cranberry Sauce, Gravy, Mashed Potatoes, Broccoli, Dinner Roll, Fruited Jell-O
Lunches are served to seniors, aged 60-plus, and their spouses through Title IIIC of the Older Americans Act. Suggested donation is $3. To make or cancel a reservation call: Calvert Pines Senior Center at 410-535-4606, North Beach Senior Center at 410-257-2549, or Southern Pines Senior Center at 410-586-2748. Lunches are subject to change.
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