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December 6, 2012 

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3 County News 

8 Business 

9 Newsmaker 

10 Education 

12 Feature Story 

14 Letters 

15 Classifieds 

16 Obituaries 

17 Community 

19 Sports 

19 Health 

20 Entertainment 

21 Games 

22 Out & About 

23 Library Calendar 

newsmaker 

Jerry Hovanec works on a vase during an open house demonstration Dec. 1. 

community 

Pharmacist Donna Dennino demonstrates the many safety features that are built into the new “smart” 

intravenous (IV) pumps. 

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Protecting identities of children and foster care parents, 

Frank Marquart created a photo illustration of 

youth going to a new foster care home. 

6 th Annual Christmas Market 

Sat. Dec. 8th 

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

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3 Thursday, December 6, 2012 


By Sarah Miller 

Staff Writer 

After being powered down for testing, 

Unit 1 at Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power 

Plant Cliffs was brought to a full shut 

down Nov. 27. 

The testing followed finding “electrical 

noise” from Control Element Assembly 

(CEA) 37, according to Calvert Cliffs 

spokesperson Kory Raftery. He said such 

noise could indicate an interruption of the 

electric current to coils associated with 

CEA 37. The reactor was powered down 

to less than 50 percent production capacity 

on Nov. 26 to make it safe to conduct 

testing, Raftery said. 

This outage follows a similar scenario 

during the summer, when CEA 9 had 

a shortage in its associated coils, causing 

the rods to drop into the reactor. He 

said the apparatus acted as it should have. 

The rods defaulted to their safest location 

within the reactor to stop the reaction. 

The noise was an indicator of a potential 

issue, and Raftery said workers 

went in immediately to determine what 

exactly was causing the electrical noise. 

“At Calvert Cliffs, we always make 

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Calvert Cliffs Takes Down Unit 1 

conservative decisions for the safety of 

the people,” he said. 

After testing, he said Calvert Cliffs 

found there was an issue with the coil and 

shut the reactor down completely on Nov. 

27. While the reactor was down, he said 

they conducted “mores invasive” tests of 

the other 56 CEAs, including the recently 

repaired CEA 9. The testing revealed no 

further issues, Raftery said, and the coil 

associated with CEA 37 has been repaired. 

For more information, visit www. 

cengllc.com. 

sarahmiller@countytimes.net 

Commissioners Consider Tier Mapping 


Staff Writer 

In anticipation for Dec. 31, Community Planning 

and Building, the Planning Commission and the Board 

of County Commissioners are working on tier mapping 

associated with the septic bill. 

At the Dec. 4 Board of County Commissioners 

meeting, Maryland State Secretary of Planning Richard 

E. Hall was on hand to answer questions and explain 

parts of the septic bill. 

According to Community Planning and Building 

Director Chuck Johnston, the bill necessitated breaking 

the county into four “tiers.” Tier I includes be areas currently 

served by public sewer, Tier II is land planned to 

be served by sewer in the county water and sewer plan, 

Tier III is land that is not served by sewer and is not 

planned to be in the future and Tier IV is land not served 

by sewer, not planned for the future; farm and forest districts; 

and, wetlands or land in permanently protected 

zoning areas. 

Johnston’s presentation to the commissioners 

shows 47 percent of land in Calvert designated Tier IV. 

Commissioner Susan Shaw said the law will effectively 

“close off 47 percent of [county] acreage to growth,” 

adding she is not pleased with the state imposing such 

strict limitations on the county. 

The state’s planning secretary had little to say other 

than assuring the commissioners the state was listening 

to their concerns and is working to find the best way for 

Maryland citizens. 

Commissioner Evan K. Slaughenhaupt echoed 

Shaw’s sentiment, saying in a prepared statement the 

septic bill “diminishes the property rights of our citizens” 

and showcases another movement in the “war on 

rural Maryland.” 

During the meeting, the board discussed raising the 

maximum amount of homes allowed in a minor subdivision 

from five to seven, though a firm ruling on that 

matter is still coming. The board has until the end of the 

month to make a decision, Johnston said. After that, they 

will not be able to increase the number, though they will 

always have the option to lower it. 

Delegates Tony O’Donnell and Mark Fisher came 

out to the meeting. O’Donnell addressed the commissioners 

stating his worries about the septic bill’s impact 

on the economy. 

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For more information, including public hearings 

and meetings concerning the septic bill and its impact 

on Calvert, visit www.co.cal.md.us. 


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County Launches 

Redesigned Website 

County 

Weather 

Observer 

Needed 


Staff Writer 

Visitors to the Calvert County website Nov. 20 probably 

noticed something different – the entire face of the website has 

been rearranged. 

The alterations are more than skin deep, said spokesperson 

Carrie Lovejoy. She said the site is designed to be more 

interactive than the old one, and more easy for an individual 

to adapt to their needs. She said they worked with CivicPlus 

for the redesign. Departments collaborated on the re-design to 

make a product they felt would best serve the community. The 

new site allows individuals to create usernames and passwords 

so they can log onto a personalized site, Lovejoy said. 

The new website also works more closely with the county’s 

tourism website, www.choosecalvert.com. The tourism 

site has also been redesigned to be compatible with the look of 

the main county website. 

CivicPlus is a web design company that specializes in 

government sites, from design to hosting, accoding to a press 

release. 

The former website was seven years old, Lovejoy said, 

and “obsolete.” The new redesign was an 18 month process. 

The county has also launched a Facebook page, named 

“Calvert County Government, Calvert County, Md.” Users 

will have access to county government press releases and 

important information during emergencies on the Facebook 

page, and it will include a wealth of information about county 

locations and amenities. The Facebook page is linked directly 

from the new county website. Comments on the page will not 

be allowed, a press release states. 

As with most major overhauls, some files have gotten 

lost and links broken. Lovejoy said the county has software 

to locate and fix broken links, but things do “slip through the 

cracks.” She said if anyone finds something missing, they 

should call her and she will be sure to get it fixed. 

For more information, or to check out the new website, 

visit www.co.cal.md.us. 


Wind direction, high and low temperatures, 

rainfall amounts, snowfall depths 

– for some people, these are interesting 

topics. 

The National Weather Service (NWS) 

is hoping to find those people. 

NWS is looking for a volunteer cooperative 

observer for Calvert County in the 

Dunkirk area. NWS provides the needed 

equipment and training is planned for 

spring of 2013. 

Members of the Cooperative Observer 

Program are a source for the nation’s 

weather and climate information. More 

than 11,000 volunteers across the country 

take observations on farms, in urban and 

suburban areas, national parks, seashores 

and mountaintops. 

Volunteers are expected to take daily 

maximum and minimum temperatures and 

measurements of snowfall or rainfall. The 

data are used to help measure long-term 

climate changes and define the climate of 

the U.S. Volunteers send the data daily 

to NWS and the National Climatic Data 

Center. Some volunteers also provide hydrological 

or meteorological data, such as 

evaporation or soil temperatures. 

Anyone who is interested in being a 

volunteer cooperative observer can call the 

Calvert County Department of Emergency 

Management at 410-535-1600, ext. 2638, or 

email gottkr@co.cal.md.us. 

Students Graduate from First Electrical Training Program 

Once unemployed or underemployed 24 

students graduated from End Hunger In Calvert 

County’s first Electrical Training Program 

and are now working fulltime, making 

top dollar with great benefits. 

In partnership with the JATC IBEW 

Local 26 Electricians Union and Southern 

Maryland Tri-County Community Council, 

End Hunger In Calvert County launched the 

Electrical Training Program last summer to 

provide a job-training program to get Calvert 

County residents back to work. 

“This program was provided completely 

free to our students, including tuition and 

tools,” says Rev. Robert P. Hahn chairman of 

End Hunger In Calvert County. “Our mission 

at End Hunger is to help move people from dependency 

to self-sufficiency. Because of the 

Electrical Training Program, 24 people who 

once were not able to provide for their families 

now can. That’s what it’s about for us.” 

The 15-week course was a combination 

of classroom lectures as well as hands 

on practicums. Students received 90 hours of 

training experience and became certified in 

OSHA, CPR, and basic first aid. 

Graduates are now part of the residential 

program through the Electrician Union and 

are qualified for above entry-level positions 

with electrical companies. Many will begin 

pursuing a career with the Electrician Union’s 

apprenticeship program. 

“When you give to End Hunger In Calvert 

County, 100 percent of all donations 

stay in Calvert County helping to feed needy 

families and funding programs like the Electrical 

Training Program that get people back 

to work,” says Jacqueline Miller director of 

communications for End Hunger In Calvert 

County. “End Hunger is a grassroots organization 

united behind the mission that hunger in 

Calvert County can be defeated. Together we, 

are making a real difference for real people.” 

For more information about End Hunger 

In Calvert County and how you can get 

involved, please visit their website at www. 

ednhungercalvert.org 

Photo taken by Puna Miller at the graduation ceremony for the Electrical Training Students 

Electrical Training Student receiving his certificate of completion. Ralph Neidert: JATC IBEW Local 

26 Electricians Union. Rev. Robert P. Hahn: Chairman of End Hunger In Calvert County



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POLICE BLOTTER 

Two charged in pill bust 

On Nov. 26 at 8:49 a.m. Dep. M. Quinn conducted 

a traffic stop on a vehicle on Md. Rt. 4 

near Briscoe’s Turn Road in Owings. She found 

the driver and passenger to be in possession of 

suspected drugs, police alleged. The driver, Veronica 

M. Disney, 51, of Huntingtown, was arrested 

and charged with possession of a schedule 

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Veronica M. Disney John Herman Sears 

drug paraphernalia; a glass blown smoking device, police said. The lone passenger, John Herman 

Sears, 39, also of Huntingtown, was arrested and charged with possession of a schedule 

IV drug; Alprazolam, possession of a schedule II drug; Endocet and false statement to a peace 

officer for failure to provide his correct identity. Sears was also served with an outstanding 

Calvert County warrant for violation of probation. 

Vehicle burglarized 

Unknown suspect(s) entered an unlocked vehicle parked outside a home in the 12000 block 

of Sagebrush Drive in Lusby sometime between Nov. 22 and 23 and stole $40 in cash and a 

paycheck. DFC A. Clas is investigating. 

Police warn of law enforcement imposters 

A citizen on Carson Court in Lusby reported to Cpl. M. Naecker that on Nov. 26 an unknown 

subject came to her house and left a sticker on her front door and mailbox stating they 

belonged to District Court Service and for her to contact them because they had legal documents 

or a court summons. A neighbor advised that the subject was driving a small black 

vehicle. The citizen then called the phone number provided on the sticker and left a message. 

She later received a return phone call from someone identifying themselves as a detective with 

the Prince George’s Police Department. The citizen asked for his badge number and he hung 

up the phone. Citizens are asked to contact the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office at 410-535-2800 

to report any type of suspicious activity. 

Police investigate copper theft 

Someone stole $3,000 worth of copper piping from behind a home in the 600 block of 

Yosemite Lane in Lusby. The theft was discovered on Nov. 27. DFC J. Harms is handling the 

investigation. 

Car wheels stolen 

Unknown suspect(s) stole 16 inch Camaro IROC wheels, valued at $500, from behind a 

home in the 5100 block of Christiana Parran Road in Chesapeake Beach sometime between 

November 16 and 21. Dep. L. Wood is investigating. 

Copper stolen from air conditioning 

An outside air conditioning unit was damaged and $1,000 in copper piping was stolen from 

the rear of a home in the 12000 block of Algonquin Trail in Lusby. The theft was discovered on 

Nov. 27 and is being investigated by DFC W. Wells. 

Traffic stop leads to drug charges 

On Nov. 27 at 12:25 a.m. Cpl. G. Shrawder observed a vehicle traveling 

in front of him at a high rate of speed and crossing the center and 

right roadway lines numerous times, police alleged. He conducted a 

traffic stop and was assisted by DFC R. Kreps. Kreps found the driver, 

identified as William Gary Wade, Jr., 32 of Lothian, to be under the 

influence of alcohol. Wade was also found to be in possession of suspected 

drugs, police said. Wade was charged with possession of marijuana 

in the amount of less than 10 grams, use of drug paraphernalia; a 

multicolored glass smoking device, driving under the influence of alcohol 

and numerous traffic citations. 

Cash stolen from vehicle 

Unknown suspect(s) entered an unlocked vehicle parked outside a home on Harbor Road 

in Chesapeake Beach sometime between Nov. 27 and 28 and stole $1,920 in cash. DFC M. 

Velasquez is investigating. 

CDS violation alleged 

On Nov. 30 at 9:53 a.m. a person reported that a known suspect 

had taken their vehicle without their permission. Dep. J. Brown and 

DFC Morgan located the vehicle on Cody Trail and activated emergency 

equipment. The vehicle came to a stop and the driver exited the vehicle. 

He was arrested, identified as Jeremy M. Baran, 23, of Lusby, 

and charged with possession of a schedule II drug; Percocet, possession 

with intent to use drug paraphernalia; a silver spoon, and theft of a motor 

vehicle. 

William Gary Wade, Jr. 

Jeremy M. Baran 


Attorney 

General Issues 

Cease and Desist 

By Guy Leonard 

Staff Writer 

Two Calvert County home improvement contractors, one of whom 

has already pleaded guilty to operating without a license, have been ordered 

by the state to pay more than $420,000 to clients they allegedly 

contracted to do work for but failed to do so. 

Christopher Manion, of Huntingtown, and Albert Styles, of North 

Beach, have both been given cease and desist orders to stop all work 

on home improvement jobs, according to a press release from Attorney 

General Douglas Gansler’s office. 

“Especially in these financially challenging times, the last thing 

consumers should have to worry about is whether the home improvement 

contractors they hire are misrepresenting their credentials or taking their 

hard-earned money,” Gansler said in a prepared statement. “Marylanders 

looking to hire contractors should always do their homework and 

ensure that the company or individual in question is properly licensed 

and has a good reputation.” 

Both men face charges from the office but Manion pleaded guilty 

to operating as a home improvement contractor without a license July 9, 

on-line court records showed. 

The office alleged that both men provided home improvement services 

without the proper licenses but also extracted large sums of money 

from customers by promising services but not delivering. 

Manion and Styles will only be allowed to resume work if they obtain 

licenses, the attorney general’s office stated, and by posting a bond 

or cash surety with the state in the amount of $200,000. 

Manion and Styles operated under various business names such 

as Comfortable Construction, D&M Construction, LLC and Built-Tite 

Construction, according to the state. 

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State Police 

Blotter 

Jewelry stolen from home 

On 11/26/12 at 3:06 pm, Trooper First Class Logsdon responded to 

the 2500 block of Cecil Lane in Huntingtown for a reported theft. Numerous 

pieces of jewelry were reported missing from the home. Investigation 

continues. 

Woman charged with 

having false vehicle tags 

On 11/26/12 at 1:21 pm, Trooper First Class Esnes stopped a vehicle 

at Steeple Chase Dr. at Armory Rd. in Prince Frederick. The vehicle’s 

registration plates were listed in the computer as expired however, the 

expiration date displayed on the plates were July of 2014, police said. 

Investigation revealed that registration sticker was stolen. Melissa M. 

Benton, 36 of Lusby, was charged and incarcerated at the Calvert County 

Detention Center. 

Traffic stop leads to 

drug arrest, DUI charge 

On 12/2/12 at 02:17 am, Trooper First Class Wiesemann stopped 

a vehicle for alleged traffic violations on Rt. 260 near Boyds Turn Rd. 

in Chesapeake Beach. Jeffrey P. Cannon, 24, of Huntingtown, was arrested 

for DUI. During a search of the vehicle, marijuana was located, 

police alleged. Cannon was incarcerated at the Calvert County Detention 

Center.



The College of Southern Maryland’s Nuclear 

Engineering Technology Associate’s Degree Program 

was recognized by the League for Innovation 

in the Community College as a Workforce Preparation 

and Development 2012 Innovation of the Year. 

CSM was recognized for developing and implementing 

an innovative partnership with an area 

employer to meet current and future workforce 

needs, while providing local students with the 

training necessary to secure high-paying jobs in 

the communities where they lived. Alliance award 

winners met criteria of quality, efficiency, costeffectiveness, 

replication potential, creativity and 

timeliness. 

“It is an honor for CSM to be recognized for 

the work that CSM’s NET Coordinator Bob Gates 

and others have provided in cementing such a valuable 

partnership with one of Southern Maryland’s 

top employers. By addressing the workforce needs 

and the training necessary to meet those needs 

through this innovative partnership, local students 

will have greater opportunities to build exciting, 

rewarding careers as nuclear engineering technicians 

without having to leave Southern Maryland,” 

said CSM President Dr. Brad Gottfried. 

In 2008, CSM and Constellation Energy Nuclear 

Group (CENG) created a partnership under 

the Nuclear Energy Institute’s (NEI) Nuclear Uniform 

Curriculum Program to address a looming 

shortage in trained nuclear energy technicians in 

the region. Working with partners, CSM developed 

CSM Recognized for Innovation 

associate’s degrees in three specific NET disciplines 

to meet the requirements of both the stringent 

nuclear industry curriculum and demands of 

the regional workforce. The Center for Nuclear 

Energy Training was funded through grants and 

established at a temporary site near CSM’s Prince 

Frederick Campus. The facility includes state-ofthe-art 

trainers for the hands-on experience to enhance 

the knowledge-based curriculum. 

“This partnership has resulted in programs that 

provide our industry partner with highly trained, 

entry-level technicians. For our community, the 

partnership is providing high-paying jobs—and 

for our students who meet the strict program entry 

requirements, the partnership is providing scholarships 

that cover tuition,” Gates said. 

The first degrees were awarded for the program 

in May 2012 and many of the graduates were 

granted opportunities for local positions. There are 

more than 40 students in the NET program as of the 

fall semester. 

In spring 2013, CSM’s Prince Frederick Campus 

will complete a second building with more than 

3,000 square-feet of classroom and lab space dedicated 

to the NET program. 

The League for Innovation in the Community 

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Gerri DiGiovanni-Epps has a head for dates. 

On Sept. 3, 1999, she opened the doors of DiGiovanni’s 

Dock of the Bay on Solomons, with Chef Annamaria 

DeGennaro manning the kitchen. On April 12, 2010, she, 

DeGennaro and Ceferino Epps retired from the restaurant. 

Two and a half years later, the three have come out of 

retirement and back to the restaurant they started. 

DiGiovanni-Epps said when she and her husband 

decided to come back to the restaurant; DeGennaro announced 

she would be returning as well. 

The original idea for the restaurant came to DiGiovanni-Epps 

when she visited Solomons Island for the first time. 

She fell in love with the location, but there were no establishments 

offering Italian cuisine. She found the waterside 

location and, after some encouragement from friends, decided 

to make the move to Solomons. 

“You can sit and dine as you’re watching the boats 

glide by,” she said. 

The location on the water makes DiGiovanni’s a prime 

destination during the Parade of Lights, with the boats passing 

right in front of the wall of windows facing Back Creek 

and the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. Twelve boat slips 

make the location accessible from the water. 

Dinner is the most important meal of the day at Di- 

Giovanni’s, mostly because it is the only meal served during 

the day. 

Everything at DiGiovanni’s is cooked fresh to order, 

DeGennaro said. She draws from her childhood in Venice, 

Italy, for authentic recipes, she said. 

DeGennaro has a long 

history in the kitchen. After 

moving to the United States, 

she was the corporate chef at 

Joe Theisman’s restaurants 

for 19 years. She was out 

of the restaurant business 

for nine months before she 

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and opened DiGiovanni’s 

with DiGiovanni-Epps. 

Epps enjoys finding 

unique wines beyond the familiar 

red and white wines 

to compliment DeGennaro’s 

dishes. He keeps a map on 

hand to show customers 

where their wines come 

from, and is always ready 

with an anecdote to explain 

why he brought that blend 

to DiGiovanni’s. He said his 

Photo by Sarah Miller 

Gerri DiGiovanni-Epps, Ceferino Epps and Annamaria DeGennaro 

are back and ready for business. 

favorite wine is an Apulia, which has been popular with 

customers. 

Atmosphere is another important component of Di- 

Giovanni’s. DiGiovanni-Epps said her restaurant has “the 

feeling of coming into our home and not just a restaurant.” 

The approach has collected a following, DiGiovanni-Epps 

said, and several customers she saw weekly before she retired 

came back when she, Epps and DeGennaro returned. 

Though only open to the public for dinner, DiGiovanni’s 

is available as a rental location for wedding receptions, 

business functions and other events. DiGiovanni-Epps said 

they work with customers to tailor events to suit their needs. 

The trio has become a family, and DiGiovanni-Epps 

said their customers are an extension of that family. 

DiGiovanni-Epps said she has been “blessed” to work 

with DeGennaro. She met Epps after opening the restaurant. 

He said a friend invited him to come out one night, 

and he added it to his rotation of “watering holes.” He 

met DiGiovanni-Epps at the restaurant, and they married 

in January 2002. The reception was held at Vera’s White 

Sands Beach Club, DiGiovanni-Epps said. The location was 

special to them because they both knew Vera Freeman and 

DiGiovanni-Epps considered her a mentor and a friend. 

After more than a decade with DiGiovanni’s, the trio 

has several fond memories of past events. DiGiovanni-Epps 

and Epps remember a wedding that ended with the newly 

weds getting on a boat and “sailing into the sunset,” Epps 

said. DeGennaro remembers hosting a cooking class in the 

DiGiovanni’s kitchen, teaching customers to prepare their 

favorite dishes at home. 

Above all else, DiGiovanni-Epps said her favorite 

times in the restaurant are when individuals at different 

tables begin talking back and forth, giving the room a family 

atmosphere. 

The trio works as a team to keep the establishment 

running smoothly. DiGiovanni-Epps is in charge of administration 

and accounting, DeGennaro is the executive 

chef and Epps is the bar manager and human resources contact. 

In the future, DiGiovanni-Epps hopes to open future 

branches and continue the success of the restaurant. 

DiGiovanni’s is open 5-9 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 

4-8 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, including a 

menu and prices, visit www.digiovannisrestaurant.com. 

sarahmiller@countytimes.net




Staff Writer 

Newsmakers 

Glass Blowing is a 

Full-Family Affair 

Almost every weekend, 

the furnace at Hovanec Handblown 

Glassworks is lit and 

the family, consisting of husband 

and wife Jerry Hovanec 

and Ruthann Uithol and their 

12-year-old daughter Renée 

Hovanec, come out to create 

one-of-a-kind glass pieces. 

Hovanec has been in the 

glassblowing business since 

1979. He said he started out 

as a potter. After 10 years as a 

potter, the owner of the gallery 

Hovanec worked with told him 

his art was getting stale. Hovanec 

said the owned pressured him to go to 

Penland School of Crafts in North Carolina 

to get new inspiration. 

He said he experimented in single fire 

pottery, Raku, salt firing and other methods, 

but he was “looking for something more 

spontaneous.” 

Eventually, he began haunting the glassblowing 

room, which was open and staffed 

24 hours per day. Eventually, he said one 

young woman noticed him lurking around 

the department and handed him her blowing 

pipe, nursing him through the creation of his 

first glass tea bowl. 

“I was hooked,” he said. 

Glass working has an immediacy that 

pottery doesn’t have, Hovanec said. With 

pottery, he had to create a large batch before 

firing it, which meant if he experimented 

with a technique on one pot, he could forget 

the experiment before he saw the result. In 

glassblowing, he can see the result that same 

day. It makes it easier to “follow an experimental 

line,” Hovanec said. 

“It gets condensed from 30 days to 30 

minutes,” he said. 

A glass blowing studio’s set up is fairly 

simple, Hovanec said. It needs a concrete 

floor, space for ovens, colors and a 500-gallon 

propane tank. He had a couple different 

studios before 1994, when the family moved 

into their current location at the old T. Rayner 

Wilson Blacksmith Shop in Lusby. 

Renée has been helping with glass blowing 

since she was three. Hovanec said he and 

Uithol brought her with them on weekends in 

the workshop, and one time she came up and 

grabbed the pipe while he was rolling glass 

out, wanting to help him. 

In 2008, Ambassador Marianne Myles 

selected Renée's "The Four Seasons Vase 

Series" to be displayed at the ambassador’s 

residence in Cape Verde as part of the U.S. 

Department of State's "Art in Embassies" 

program. Hovanec said Renée is the youngest 

artist to participate. 

The series started as an idea to make a 

Christmas heart vase, Renée said. It evolved 

into the four seasons series, which she had 

created multiple permutations of the grouping. 

She said she hasn’t completed a piece on 

her own from start to finish, including the 

blowing and shaping, but she helps her father 

with every step of the process and does her 

own artwork on the surface. She said she favors 

creating vases, but has dabbled in other 

Photos by Sarah Miller 

Jerry Hovanec works on a vase during an open house demonstration 

Dec. 1. 

Bowls and candy dishes on sale at Hovanec 

Handblown Glassworks. 

works. 

Renée isn’t sure what she plans to do 

with her life, but she said she intends to continue 

glass working. 

“It doesn’t have to be a full time job, you 

can pursue other things,” she said. 

Renée has good role models for that approach 

to her craft. Both of her parents work 

full time at the Smithsonian, and work on 

glassblowing on the weekends. 

Hovanec said he and his wife collaborate 

on pieces frequently. Uithol said she is 

more of a glass assistant, but enjoys working 

in the art. She said being in the studio 

has allowed Renée to pick up the art naturally. 

Hovanec agreed, saying she sometimes 

comes up with ideas more creative than the 

ones he and Uithol make. 

“We try to have fun with it,” he said. 

Hovanec demonstrated his craft at an 

open house Dec. 1 and 2. He said they come 

down to their second home in Calvert County 

every weekend, but they take a break from 

glass blowing during the summer. He said 

the temperature in front of the furnace is 30 

to 40 degrees higher than the ambient temperature 

outside – too hot to handle during 

the hottest parts of the year. 

Normally, Hovanec only opens his 

doors for one open house per year. This year, 

the family will be back in town Dec. 15 from 

11 a.m. to 4 p.m. for a second open house to 

demonstrate glassblowing, answer questions 

and sell pieces, which Hovanec said are great 

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Staff Writer 

Last weekend offered several opportunities for 

Christmas shopping, with back-to-back craft fairs 

at Calvert Middle School and Dowell Elementary 

School. 

Calvert Middle School was open to the public 

Friday night, with vendors lining the hall, the Relay 

for Life team selling refreshments, the student council 

hosting a variety of games and young musicians providing 

entertainment in the cafeteria. 

Calvert Middle art teacher Jill Griwatz said the 

arts department organized the evening to showcase 

student art, both visual and musical. 

Proceeds from the craft fair help fund the art department, 

Griwatz said. 

Dowell Elementary hosted a similar craft fair 

Saturday afternoon. Coordinator Sandy Artz said the 

third annual fair attracted a record number of vendors, 

in addition to Mr. Tom the Reptile Man, Santa 

and Mrs. Claus, the local Redskins Spiggy Hogette. 

Money from the fair benefits PTA sponsored 

activities, Artz said. Activities include assemblies, 

which have to be booked months in advance, and the 


Nadine Cunningham sells bags at Calvert Middle School. 

spelling bee in March. 

The fair is the school’s second big fundraiser during 

the year, Artz said. The other is the Move-A-Thon 

in October. 

For more information about Calvert Public 

School activities, and links to schools near you, visit 

www.calvertnet.k12.md.us. 


Chrystie, left, and Karley 

Trinidad look at ornaments 

at Dowell Elementary. 

Fiona Pallotta, left, and Lauren Weber play with 

rabbits at the Dowell Elementary School craft fair. 

Vendors line the halls at Calvert Middle School. 

Calverton School Considering Dormitories 


Staff Writer 

Calverton School has a long-term plan that considers 

dormitories, according to Head of School Spencer 

Taintor said they are not in the immediate future. 

At its Nov. 14 meeting, the Planning Commission 

meeting approved a zoning ordinance text amendment 

allowing dormitories in the county. 

Director of Community Planning and Building 

Chuck Johnston told the commission the proposed 

changes would benefit the Calverton School, currently 

boarding exchange students in rented housing. Since the 

current housing plan may not be feasible in the long run, 

the school may look to dormitories in the future. The 

proposed changes to the zoning ordinance will allow for 

that when the time comes, Johnston said. 

The school is working on a strategic plan, and dormitories 

will allow the school to accommodate inquiries 

they receive from out of state, or even in state families 

who want to cut down on the time their child spends 

traveling to and from an out-of-county school every day. 

Taintor said dormitories provide an option he wants 

to consider. 

“Who knows what will happen tomorrow?” he 

asked. 

The text amendment added a definition of “dormitory” 

to definitions for educational institutions. The 

definition says a dormitory is “a structure specifically 

designed for a long-term stay by students of a school, 

college and/or university, for the purpose of providing 

rooms for sleeping purposes. One common kitchen and 

some common gathering rooms for social purposes may 

also be provided.” 

The proposed text amendments modified the definitions 

of “College of University” and “Elementary of 

Secondary School,” adding the school premises “includes 

buildings, structures of facilities that by design 

and construction are primarily intended for the education 

of students including accessory associated uses, 

such as dormitories, office buildings, athletic fields, etc.” 

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Huber said yes immediately “to a 

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found out she had been selected Nov. 26. 

“You don’t give it up,” she said “It 

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She’s performed in similar groups, 

having been in the All State choir in her 

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Music has been part of her life since 

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a life path until she entered high school. 

She became so involved in choir that she 

dropped out of cheerleading to make 

time for it. Currently, she is in three choir 

classes at school. 

“I pretty much sing all day,” she 

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After high school, Huber said she 

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music education. She plans to audition 

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Jeffrey Thompson 

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Jessica Huber 

for music scholarships, and her first 

choice for school is St. Mary’s College 

of Maryland, although is also looking at 

Louisiana State University and Salisbury 

University. 

Fellow student Thompson has similar 

aspirations. He said he wants to go to 

college at New York University (Steinhardt) 

or University of Michigan and 

get into their musical theatre programs. 

Eventually, he said he hopes to make a 

career on stage in musical theatre. 

Thompson has been involved in 

music since elementary school and he 

has been in other honor choirs during 

the years. He said he has been so heavily 

involved simply because he “loves 

singing.” 

According to information from the 

eastern division of the National Association 

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The honors concerts will be April 

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and the Mortensen Hall of the Bushnell 

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Hartford, Conn. Participants have to arrive 

for orientation and rehearsal April 4, 

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By Guy Leonard 

Staff Writer 

Officials in St. Mary’s and Calvert 

counties’ foster care programs are burgeoning 

with children and that the recent rise in 

prescription drug abuse, from either legal 

or illegal sources, is the prime driver of the 

need to place children into foster care. 

Jeanne Schmitt, assistant director for 

services with the St. Mary’s County Department 

of Social Services, said that there 

are about 150 children in foster care, adding 

drug abuse in general “has contributed to 

the growth of children in foster care.” 

Prescription drug abuse, a segment of 

that problem, she said, is a rising trend impacting 

children whose parents succumb to 

it. 

“Is it a growing number? Yes,” she 

said. 

The foster care system and social 

services officials often work with families 

before children are removed from the 

home: therefore, Schmitt said it is not easy 

to ascertain just how many children in the 

county are being negatively affected by the 

prescription drug abuse of their parents 

“It still places children at risk,” 

Schmitt said. “But we can still work with 

those families.” 

Ella Mae Russell, the director of the 

local social services office, said that removing 

a child from a home into the foster 

system was a complicated process. 

It could only occur, she said, once a 

judge ruled to remove the child. 

“The decision to remove a child has to 

be made by the court,” Russell said. 

Relatives often take the children going 

into foster care, to the tune of roughly half 

in St. Mary’s County. Relatives, acting as 

foster parents, receive benefits, including 

cash assistance and is ideal in an already 

difficult situation, according to Social 

Services. 

“We have one of the highest numbers 

of kinship care in the state and that’s a good 

thing,” Russell said. 

Schmitt said social service workers try 

to ascertain whether a parent, who is legally 

prescribed prescription drugs, is abusing 

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for pain management, she said. 

“People claim things like they have a 

back ache or are in pain but [doctors] really 

can’t [disprove] that,” she said. 

Schmitt said the range of children 

now entering foster care is increasing and 

their age is going down. 

Now the children enter foster care 

as pre-teens and younger rather than as 

teenagers, officials said, who also warned 

that sibling groups are being displaced 

more frequently. 

“It’s been a steady climb since 2000,” 

Schmitt said. “But the most growth has 

been in the last five to seven years.” 

In Calvert County, social service 

specialists say that the foster system has 

begun to explode with more children 

needing services. 

They have also seen a decrease in 

the ages of those needing care as well 

as an overall increase in the number of 

children. 

Deborah Walsh, assistant director 

for social services in Calvert, said that 

prescription drug abuse has undoubtedly 

contributed to the growth in the need for 

foster care. 

She said that, as of September of this 

year, of the 103 children in the system 82 

percent were removed because of some 

kind of alcohol or drug abuse in the home. 

Of the children removed into foster 

care eight were newborns exposed to 

drug or substance, she said. 

Seventy-eight percent of the parents 

interviewed in those cases reported that 

their drug of choice were prescription 

opiates, which types of synthetic heroin, 

she said. 

Walsh said there was a “direct correlation” 

between prescription narcotic 

abuse and children being placed in foster 

care. 

“Most of our situations are neglect,” 

she said. “They’re just not able to provide 

for their children because they are either 

high or going out to get drugs. It’s a tough 

battle we have ahead of us.” 

The head narcotics detective in St. 

Mary’s County, Capt. Daniel Alioto, said 

that when it came to prescription drug 

abuse, more and more children are paying 

the price along with their parents who 

used narcotics. 

“The problem is here and it’s here to 

stay,” he said. “We’re going to lose a generation 

if we don’t wise up.” 

Parents facing conviction and sentencing 

for prescription drug crimes often 

appear in court with their children to 

try and get a lighter sentence, he said. 

It was just one way children were impacted, 

he said. 

“Kids are always collateral damage,” 

Alioto said. 

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LETTERS 

I found it a bit comical how some Obama fans seem 

to believe President Obama has some sort of mandate after 

winning this past Presidential election (Anti-Obama Legislators 

Nov. 28). President Obama garnishing just 25.1 percent 

of eligible voters does not a mandate make, yes I said 

25.1 percent. 

You see the real winner of this past election was President 

Apathy with 50 percent of the vote since about 120 

million eligible voters decided to stay home election day. To 

add to the dismal turn out, over 8 million people that voted 

for Obama in 2008 decided he didn’t deserve their vote 

this time around. I guess nothing really changed since the 

Republicans took over the House in 2010. The Democrats 

still have control of the Presidency and Senate while the 

Republicans control the House and the majority of Governorships, 

same same. Mandate? No, I don’t think so. As far 

as demanding Republicans get over Obama’s win and jump 

on board an agenda of failure, I have to remind the Obama 

drones that Obama wasn’t elected emperor or dictator; he 

COMMiSSioner’s 

Corner 

By Susan Shaw 

Calvert County 

Commissioner, District 2 

You will not be surprised to 

learn that in the County Commissioner’s 

job, I encounter critics. 

Lots of critics. Criticism can play 

an important role toward improvement, 

so I am open to constructive 

criticism. If you want me to listen, 

please do not begin by threatening 

me or insulting me. It would also 

be helpful if you have your facts 

straight. Even if you are not EVER 

voting for me, please try to refrain 

from telling me that before you ask 

for what you want. It’s surprising 

how often when I offer to discuss 

an issue with someone who just 

lambasted me, they never take me 

up on the offer. However, some 

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criticism is dangerous. 

Last week I received a postcard 

in the mail from www.friendsofmd.org. 

One side trumpeted 

“Maryland’s Rural Lands are in 

Danger!” along with a color-coded 

map of all the Counties and Baltimore 

City in MD. The colors 

ranged from red for pavement to 

forest green for preservation. On 

the other side was a turkey saying 

“Gobble Gobble! Our rural 

lands are at risk of being gobbled 

up by suburban development!” 

I’m sure the creators thought the 

turkey theme was cute at Thanksgiving 

and that the reader would 

be left with the word “gobble” in 

their brains. Reading further, the 

card said, “Maryland Sustainable 

Growth and Agricultural Preservation 

Act of 2012 (commonly known 

as the Septic Bill) is intended to 

limit high-polluting subdivisions 

on septic systems and encourage 

growth in areas with public sewer 

service.” It is true that the state 

legislature and the governor of 

Maryland want everyone to live in 

towns on sewer systems. But are 

subdivisions on septic systems really 

high-polluting? 

The next paragraph is when 

the big lie hits: “Sprawling development 

on septic systems pollutes 

the Chesapeake Bay, fragments 

farms and forests, undermines 

agriculture, and burdens local 

governments with higher costs for 

basic services.” Even though this 

lie sounds plausible, the truth is 

that sewer systems are pouring far 

more pollution into the Chesapeake 

Bay than septic systems, even if 

was elected president, just one branch of our government. 

Those in Congress elected by their constituents to stop 

Obama’s moving this country towards a European Socialist 

type government are expected to do what they can to 

thwart that attempt. I also find it quite ironic that we used to 

bash socialist countries such a Cuba for decades for being 

socialist and here we find out after 50 plus years of socialist 

failure Cuba is turning to the free market system while we 

run head long into that same big government socialist style 

government they are running from, I just hope it doesn’t 

take us 50 years to figure it out. 

Obama worshippers lay praise at Obama’s feet for his 

eat the rich policy, which sadly has resonated with many 

voters, at least for now. You got to admit Santa plays a 

whole lot better with voters then a responsible adult does. 

When the job creators and entrepreneurs have had enough 

of being punished for their successes we will start seeing 

lay-offs and businesses bolting for more friendly regions. 

I just hope when this country ceases to be the land of opportunity 

that other countries don’t figure it out and make 

U.S. businesses an offer they can’t refuse. Wouldn’t that be 

a hoot if Cuba becomes the new land of opportunity? 

Bottom line is the Federal government is just too big, 

too bloated and delving into areas they have no business 

being in. For decades the government, through excessive 

regulations and taxes, has been picking winners and losers 

in the private sector when it should be the market making 

that decision. Look at it this way; I saw a stat where if you 

took every penny from all the Fortune 500 companies it 

would only feed the government trough for 88 days, you tell 

me who the greedy ones are. Oh by the way, taking every 

penny from the money tree leaves nothing, no money, no 

jobs, and no tax revenue, so then what? Again don’t punish 

success, government doesn’t have a revenue problem, government 

has a spending problem, a 16 trillion dollar one. 

we assumed that all the septic systems 

were malfunctioning, which 

they are not. Two sewer spills in 

the Baltimore area last year overwhelmed 

all our efforts in the rest 

of the state to reduce pollution into 

the Bay. Septic systems account 

for less than two percent of all the 

pollution entering the Chesapeake 

Bay. Failing systems in the Critical 

Area (within 1000 feet of mean, 

high tide) are a definite problem, 

which Maryland law requires be 

corrected. 

It costs millions of dollars 

to upgrade sewer systems and to 

prevent spills from major storm 

surges. Inevitably, the sewer system 

isn’t just upgraded, it is also 

enlarged, to accommodate all 

those new people moving into cities 

from the more rural areas. In 

Maryland, where are our cities 

located? Within the critical 

area, of course, adding to pollution 

on the waterfront. You 

know what I mean if you have 

witnessed the trash in the water 

at the Inner Harbor in Baltimore. 

Meanwhile, landowners 

pay the bill for septic systems. 

Not allowing septic systems is 

a land grab! 

The basic premise of 1000 

Friends of Maryland is flawed. 

Now they are upset that the 

Brian D. Lee 

Lusby, MD 

required 

tier maps 

are not 

having the 

desired result. 

News 

flash: when statewide land planning 

like the Septic Bill becomes 

law, it doesn’t work well all over 

the state. The Septic Bill treats 

all jurisdictions the same. It does 

not recognize that Calvert County 

pioneered land preservation efforts, 

for which we have won many 

awards! It doesn’t recognize that 

subdivision regulations serve a different 

purpose from septic regulations. 

It doesn’t recognize that our 

clustering and open space regulations 

prevent sprawl development. 

It looks at a complex landscape 

with tunnel vision that sees only 

one facet of that landscape, and 

it is a minor facet. The state can 

prevent new septic systems. They 

can force everyone currently on 

septic to pay $12,000 to upgrade 

to a nitrogen-removing septic system. 

But the Chesapeake Bay will 

NOT be measurably cleaner due to 

the much bigger problem from the 

ever-growing sewer systems on 

our waterfronts. 

Then who will be pointing 

the fingers at whom? 

Be careful what you believe. 

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Dean Michael Hastings, 61 

Dean Michael 

Hastings, 61, of Rose 

Haven, Md. passed 

away unexpectedly 

Dec. 1. He was born 

in Toledo, Ohio Jan. 8, 

1951 to Larry Gerard 

and Rita Ann (O’Shea) 

Hastings. 

His family moved 

to Oxon Hill, Md. when Dean was a young 

boy. He attended Prince George’s County 

Schools and was a 1969 graduate of Oxon 

Hill High. 

Dean worked as a payroll specialist 

with Amtrak from 1980 until joining his 

brothers Vic and Bernie as a commercial 

electrician. 

He attended St. Anthony’s Catholic 

Church in North Beach. Dean enjoyed boating, 

fishing, hunting, astrology, Harley Davidson 

motorcycles, and spending time with 

family and friends. 

Dean is survived by two sisters Christina 

T. Durell and her husband Mark of 

Catlell, Va., Martha F. Packard and her 

husband Rick of Sunderland; four brothers 

Larry G. Hastings and his wife Margot 

of Germantown, Tenn., Victor P. Hastings 

of North Beach, Bernard R. Hastings and 

his fiancé Sheila of North Beach, Md. and 

Michael S. Hastings and his wife Sue Ann 

of Centreville, Va. and three children Ryan 

and Shannon Hastings of New York and 

Priscilla Hastings of Kent Island, Md. 

Friends were received Dec. 6 at Rausch 

Funeral Home, P.A., 8325 Mt. Harmony 

Lane, Owings, Md.. A celebration of Dean’s 

life and Mass will be offered at St. Anthony’s 

Catholic Church, North Beach at 11 

a.m. Friday, Dec. 7. 

Memorial contributions may be made 

to the Wounded Warrior Project, 4899 

Belford Road, Suite 300, Jacksonville, Fl. 

32256 or www.woundedwarriorproject.org 

Joyce P. Ireland, 91 

Joyce P. Ireland, 

91, of Lusby, Md. 

passed away on Nov. 

25 in St. Mary’s Hospital, 

Leonardtown, 

Md. She was born on 

Oct. 30, 1921 in Ft. 

Worth, Texas to the 

late Homer Pullen 

and Florence Parlier 

Pullen. 

Joyce had a career as an outstanding 

Administrative Assistant for Patuxent 

River Naval Air Station and was well 

known to many throughout this area. She 

was a very active member at Olivet United 

Methodist Church. Joyce served on 

the Church Board and was the Sexton in 

charge of the church cemetery for numerous 

years; she was also an avid reader. 

She leaves behind a niece Gail Dove 

of Lusby, Md. and her great nephew 

Kevin Dove of Lusby, Md. She is also 

survived by many nieces and nephews in 

Texas, Virginia and elsewhere. She was 

preceded in death by her husband Harold 

E. Ireland, her parents, a brother and five 

sisters. 

Services and interment will be private. 

Should friends desire contributions 

may be made in her memory to Olivet 

United Methodist Church, 13570 Olivet 

Road, Lusby, Md. 20657. Arrangements 

provided by the Rausch Funeral Home, 

P. A., Lusby, MD. For more information 

please visit www.rauschfuneralhomes. 

com. 

“Waldo” Lamson, 90 

Julia Louise 

“Waldo” Lamson, 90, 

of Prince Frederick, 

Md. died Nov. 29 at 

the Calvert County 

Nursing Center in 

Prince Frederick 

surrounded by her 

family. 

She was born in 

DeWitt, Nebraska, March 19, 1922 to the 

late Harmon Orville and Louisa Marie 

Damkroger Waldo. 

Julia attended Gage County public 

schools and the University of Nebraska, 

Lincoln. She married Warren Clark 

Lamson on Aug. 25, 1940. She was 

a homemaker until her children were 

grown and then was employed by the Damascus 

Courier Newspaper in Damascus, 

Maryland. Mrs. Lamson was a lifelong 

member of the United Methodist Church 

and a member of the Order of the Eastern 

Star, DeWitt, Nebraska. 

She was predeceased by her husband, 

Warren C. Lamson in 2008. She 

is survived by her three children, Gary 

W. and his wife Joan Lamson of Florida; 

Larry D. and his wife Francine Lamson 

of St. Leonard; and, Gayle L. and her husband 

Richard D. Lloyd of St. Leonard, six 

grandchildren Brandon, Shawn, Justin, 

Jeffrey, Marshall and Kristin, and one 

great grandson, Damian. 

The family will receive friends on 

Sunday, Dec. 9, at 12 p.m. in the Rausch 

Funeral Home, P.A., 20 American Lane, 

Lusby, Md.; where a service celebrating 

her life will be held at 3 p.m. with Pastor 

Randall Casto officiating. Interment 

service will be held on Monday, Dec. 10, 

10 a.m. at Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery, 

Port Republic, Md. Should friends 

desire contributions may be made in Julia’s 

memory to Calvert County Nursing 

Center, 85 Hospital Road, Prince Frederick, 

Md. 20678. www.calvertcountynursingcenter.org. 

For more information 

please visit www.rauschfuneralhomes.com 

“Bobby” Parks Sr., 82 

Robert Alvin 

“Bobby” Parks Sr., 

82, a lifelong resident 

of Deale passed away 

Dec. 3 at South River 

Health and Rehabilitation 

in Edgewater, 

where he has resided 

for the past four years. 

Robert was born Aug. 

6, 1930 in Deale to Alvin Samuel and Virginia 

Marie (Bates) Parks. He was raised 

in Deale and attended Deale Elementary 

and Southern High School in Lothian, Md. 

Bobby worked in construction as a heavy 

equipment operator, and later was a beer 

truck route driver for Schlitz Brewing 

Company for many years, retiring in 1998. 

Bobby also worked part-time at a family 

owned liquor store, Parks Liquors, in 

Deale. Bobby married Eva Jean Lovelace 

on May 7, 1960 and they resided and raised 

their family in Deale. He was a member 

of the Deale Elks, enjoyed traveling and 

spending time with his family. Bobby especially 

loved being on the water, boating, 

crabbing and fishing. 

Bobby was preceded in death by his 

parents and his wife Eva, who died Dec. 

29, 1986. He is survived by a son Robert 

A. Parks Jr., and wife Cindy of Friendship, 

and a daughter Patty Scheiding of California, 

Md.. Also surviving are three grandchildren; 

a brother Louis “Butch” Parks 

and wife Pam of Deale; one nephew and 

two nieces. 

Family and friends were received 

Dec. 5 at Rausch Funeral Home, P.A., 8325 

Mt. Harmony Lane, Owings. A graveside 

service and interment will be held Saturday, 

Dec. 8 at 10 a.m. at St. James’ Parish 

Cemetery, 5757 Solomons Island Road, 

Lothian. Memorial donations in Robert’s 

name may be made to St. James’ Parish. 

For additional information or to leave condolences 

visit www.rauschfuneralhomes. 

com 

“Pat” Rosa, 74 

Blanche P. C. 

“Pat” Rosa, 74, Of 

Upper Marlboro, Md. 

passed away on Nov. 

16, at her home with 

her faithful puppy, 

Sissy and family by 

her side. Her husband 

the late Antone 

C. Rosa, Jr. (MSgt. 

USAF, Ret.) passed away in 1998. She is 

the loving mother of Debra Ann Rosa of 

Damascus, Md.; James Anthony Rosa of 

Charlotte Hall; Anthony Joseph Rosa of 

Charlotte Hall; Katherine Leah Rosa of 

Windsor Mill, Md.; and, Dean Raymond 

Rosa of Camp Springs, Md. Grandmother 

of Amy Rosa Romano of Olney, Md.; Tiffanie 

Rosa Plunkett of Nanjamoy, Md.; 

Stephanie Lee Rosa of Nanjamoy, Md; 

Michael James McGehee, David George 

McGehee and Mary Catherine McGehee 

all of Damascus, Md. Great grandmother 

of Layla, Giovanni, Camille, Dominic 

and Joseph. Sister of Raymond Barr, 

Kay Ann Stout and Michael Brown. She 

is also survived by several other family 

members and friends. 

Mrs. Rosa really enjoyed working in 

her flower gardens. She loved to entertain 

her family with her great meals, cakes 

and desserts, which her family will always 

remember. In her younger years she 

lived and traveled all over the world. 

Funeral services were held on Nov. 

24 at the Lee Funeral Home Calvert, P.A. 

8200 Jennifer Lane Owings, Md. Interment 

will follow at a later date at Arlington 

National Cemetery. 

Landon Carroll Sneade, 

4 months 

Landon Carroll 

Sneade passed 

away Nov. 21, 2012 

at Children’s National 

Medical Center in 

Washington, D.C. 

surrounded by his devoted 

family. He was 

born Aug. 1, 2012 at 

Anne Arundel Medical 

Center, in Annapolis, Md. 

Landon is survived by his loving 

parents Jason Michael and Kristen Marie 

(Rogers) Sneade; and grandparents Darrin 

and Candi Rogers of Owings and Sandra 

and Michael Sneade of Hedgesville, 

W.V. Also surviving are great-grandparents 

Debbie and Joe Catterton, Jr. of Owings, 

Donna Tessier of Prince Frederick, 

John Rogers of North Beach, Margaret 

Burns of Hedgesville, W.V. and Wilson 

and Peggy Sneade of Chesapeake Beach; 

a great-great-grandmother Lorraine Catterton 

of Owings; an aunt Stacie Rogers 

of Owings and uncles Shawn Bennett of 

Owings and Marty Zattau of Baltimore. 

Landon is also survived by many loving 

family members. 

Family and friends were received 

on Nov. 27 at Rausch Funeral Home, 

P.A., 8325 Mt. Harmony Lane, Owings, 

to celebrate his life. Interment followed 

at Mt. Zion U.M. Church Cemetery, Lothian, 

Md. Memorial donations in Landon’s 

name may be made to the American 

SIDS Institute 528 Raven Way Naples FL 

34110. For additional information or to 

leave condolences please visit www.rauschfuneralhomes.com 

Mildred D. Wilson 

Of The Villages, 

Fl, formerly of Berwyn 

Heights, MD. 

Mildred was born on 

Feb. 14, 1926 to Irby 

and Ollie Thompson 

of Greensboro, NC. 

She passed away on 

Nov. 26, 2012. Mildred 

is the beloved wife of over 50 years 

to the late George R. Wilson until he 

passed away on March 1, 1990. She is 

the loving mother of Mary (Roger) Selson, 

George Wilson, Jr., Walter (Sandra) 

Wilson and Larry (Debbie) Wilson. Sister 

of Howard Thompson. She is also 

survived by 10 Grandchildren, 19 Great 

grandchildren and 1 great great grandchild. 

Mildred was an avid reader. She 

also enjoyed playing games such as the 

card game, Triple Play and the dice 

game, Bunco She was a member of the 

Red Hat Society and an avid Redskins 

Fan. Although she enjoyed being independent, 

she loved spending time with 

her family. 

Friends will be received on Sat. 

Dec. 8 from 1 to 3 p.m., the time of the 

service at Lee Funeral Home Calvert, 

P.A., 8200 Jennifer Lane (Route 4 and 

Fowler Road), Owings, Md. 20736.



Community 

Lusby Business Association’s 3rd Annual 

Tree Lighting Ceremony 

Charron Dean leads Girl Scout Service Troop 10-10 in 12 Days of Christmas and other carols at the Lusby Business 

Association’s Christmas tree lighting Dec. 1. 


Staff Writer 

Garner and Duff Hosts Open House 

Last weekend Garner and Duff owner Marcia Handrick held an open house a little 

over a year after she took over the shop Nov. 17, 2011. 

She said the business is heading into the busy season, normally between Christmas 

and Valentine’s Day, with another spike around Mother’s Day. 

During the open house, Jerry Ann Maten won a raffle for a $100 gift certificate to use. 

Maten intends to use the money to give gifts to others, and leave silk flowers on a 

grave. 

“It’s so pretty in here,” Maten said. “I didn’t want to leave.” 

Handrick sells silk and real flowers, becoming the latest in a long series of owners. 

Even though it’s gone through different hands, the shop has always housed a florist shop. 

Handrick runs the shop with her sons, Matt and Zach. Her husband keeps the books and her 

other three children lend a hand when needed. 

Zach loves working with his mother and brother. 

“It’s great working with my family all day,” he said. “We pull together to get it done.” 

Garner and Duff is located just north of Wal-Mart in Prince Frederick. For more information, 

visit www.garnerduff.net. 


Santa and Mrs. Claus were on hand at the Lusby Business Association’s 3rd Annual Tree 

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Christmas Concert by Patuxent Voices 

Patuxent Voices, Southern Maryland’s premiere women’s a cappella group, will 

perform Benjamin Britten’s Ceremony of Carols followed by a selection of holiday 

favorites on Friday, Dec. 14, at 7:30 p.m., at All Saints Episcopal Church in Sunderland; 

Saturday, Dec. 15, 7:30 p.m. at Middleham St. Peter’s Parish Hall in Lusby; and 

Sunday, Dec. 16, 3 p.m. at Trinity Church, St. Mary’s College. There is no admission 

charge, but donations are welcome. 

A Ceremony of Carols is a choral piece for treble voices and harp written in 

1942. The piece consists of eleven songs or movements that tell the Christmas story. 

It is hauntingly ageless, using old English text and modal melodies. The second 

half of the performance blends beloved carols such as Once in Royal David’s City 

and O Holy Night, with sentimental favorites like I’ll be Home for Christmas and 

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, Rocking ‘Round the Christmas Tree, and of 

course We Wish You a Merry Christmas. It’s a great way to get into the holiday spirit. 

Patuxent Voices has been in existence since 2004, started by friends who love to 

sing unaccompanied music. The 13 women who make up Patuxent Voices hail from 

Calvert and St. Mary’s Counties; the group offers concerts in December and May, 

and appears at local events such as the Solomons Christmas Walk and Sotterley’s 

Family Plantation Christmas. To learn more or see additional performance dates, 

visit www.patuxentvoices.org or friend us on Facebook. For additional information 

contact: Sherrod Sturrock, 410-474-2430 

Smart Pumps Are at Forefront of Medication Safety 

Calvert Memorial Hospital is investing over $825,000 

to fully implement new “smart” intravenous (IV) pumps 

throughout its facility. The advanced system features 

many built-in safeguards and provides superior accuracy. 

Coupled with existing initiatives like bar coding and electronic 

prescribing, the new technology puts CMH at the 

forefront of medication safety in the state. 

“We have dedicated considerable resources to this 

new technology because we believe it will be of great 

benefit to our patients,” said CMH President and CEO 

Jim Xinis,” and reassure them they are receiving the best 

possible care.” A portion of the funding was raised by the 

hospital’s charitable foundation. 

CMH plans to add the new smart IV pumps in the 

hospital’s infusion therapy center, operating rooms and 

intensive care unit along with its emergency department 

and family birth center for use with post-partum patients 

and mothers in labor. 

Last year, Calvert Memorial Hospital scored 96.3 

percent for medication safety on an annual survey conducted 

by the Institute of Safe Medication Practices – surpassing 

the national average of 71 percent and the statewide 

median of 77 percent by a wide margin. 

“We are continually looking at ways to improve our 

medication safety,” said CMH Pharmacist Kara Harrer. 

“There is no doubt that smart pumps will significantly 

strengthen those efforts.” 

Studies at major medical centers have shown that this 

new technology has a critical impact in preventing potentially 

serious IV medication errors. So, what makes the 

pumps so smart? 

According to Harrer, the smart pump’s “brain” consists 

of customized software that contains a drug library. 

This software essentially transforms a conventional IV 

pump into a computer that sends an alert if an infusion 

is programmed outside a particular medication’s recommended 

limits for dose, rate or concentration based on a 

patient’s age, weight and medical condition. 

Going above or below the limit will prompt the machine 

to sound an alarm, notifying the clinician of the error 

and how to fix it. “So even if a staff person accidentally 

presses the wrong button,” she said, “the smart pump 

lets you know before you administer the medication.” 

According to Harrer, the pumps also log data about 

all such alerts, including the time, date, drug, concentration 

and programmed rate, thus providing valuable continuous 

quality improvement information. 

Harrer said the smart pumps have other built-in safeguards 

that provide an extra layer of protection. “For example, 

if you have a surgical patient who is on continuous 

pain medication and his oxygen level drops,” she said, 

“the smart pump will automatically shut off the medication 

even before the nurse reaches the patient’s bedside.” 

In addition, Harrer said, the pumps are programmed 

with specific drug dictionaries that ensure the drugs are 

administered according to best practices. They also have 

free-flow protection – a key safety feature is designed to 

prevent unintentional overdoses of medication or fluid. 

Collegiate Robotics at CSM 

The College of Southern Maryland’s collegiate robotics team, the Talons, challenged 

the Mulhlenburg College of Pennsylvania to the game “Sack Attack” Nov. 

3 at the La Plata Campus. “Our first-ever college robotics tournament, with support 

from the Charles County Technology Council and NAVEODTECHDIV, ran 

smoothly with some close matches, but the Talons came through in the end with a 

win,” said CSM Professor Bernice Brezina, the team’s sponsor. “All their hard work 

is starting to pay off and I couldn’t be more proud of how well the team did and 

their positive attitude throughout.” The Talons team of Tiffany Lei, of La Plata; Nathan 

Hancock, of Bryantown; Ngan Than Ngo, of Waldorf; John Hamel and Team 

Captain Willy Hamel, of Mechanicsville; Stewart Smith, Chiebuka Ezekwenna and 

Jimmy O’Brien, of Waldorf; Jonathan Frank, of Indian Head; and Jacob Brezina 

(junior member), of Swan Point, along with team members not pictured, Heather 

Stripling, of Waldorf; Mark Mahan, of Nanjemoy; Elliott Bebee, of Owings and 

Christopher Williams, of Waldorf, are preparing for the collegiate VEX League 

ranking sessions and then the League Championship at CSM on Feb. 16 at CSM. For 

information on CSM’s robotics program, visit http://www.csmd.edu/istem/events_ 

csmroboticsVEX.html.



Sp rts 

Dangers of Buying for a Hunter, Angler 

Fur and 

Feathers 

By Keith McGuire 

Contributing 

Writer 

“Why on earth 

are you using that 

gun for goose? 

That’s a skeet 

gun,” I asked innocently. 

My friend 

answered in a very 

matter of fact way, 

“Karen [his wife] gave it to me for Christmas 

and said she wanted me to shoot a 

goose with it.” 

It happens every year. A well-meaning 

relative or very close friend buys 

hunting or fishing equipment as a Christmas 

gift that doesn’t quite fit the bill. This 

may be fine for the person who only occasionally 

wets a hook or takes to the field. 

Most of us are much more serious about 

the sport. 

If you are that well-meaning gift 

giver, please don’t buy hunting or fishing 

gear for your dedicated outdoor sports 

person unless they have 

told you exactly what to 

buy and, in many cases, 

where to buy it. 

A novice who buys 

hunting or fishing gear for 

the enthusiast might as 

well buy golf clubs from a 

department store for Arnold 

Palmer or sports-car 

driving gloves for a truck 

driver. 

No doubt, the recipient 

of your well-meaning gift 

will graciously accept the 

gift and any conditions that you might put 

on its use. They might also seem happy 

about it. Trust me, they would be much 

happier with a gift certificate that they 

can use toward the purchase of the gear 

best suited for the game. 

It is crunch time. If you haven’t gotten 

the Christmas gift for the outdoors 

person on your list, here are a few general 

ideas. 

Every angler or hunter enjoys reading 

a good hunting or fishing magazine. 

There are some good ones out there and 

the subscription prices are a bargain. You 

could try Field and Stream or Outdoor 

Life as a starting point. 

There are some great outdoor shows 

coming up in the New Year. Try ordering 

admission tickets in advance. 

A good show for hunters is coming 

up Jan. 25 – 27 at the Frederick Fairgrounds 

called the NRA Great American 

Hunting and Outdoor Show. General admission 

is $10. Find them online at www. 

nrahuntingshow.org. 

The largest outdoor show in the 

Northeast is the Eastern Sports and Outdoor 

Show. This show runs from Feb. 2 – 

10 and is held at the Farm Show Complex 

in Harrisburg, Penn. This show is so big 

that it is impossible to see everything in 

one day. The show is about fishing, boating, 

hunting, camping, and everything 

outdoors. General admission tickets go 

for $14. Look for it online at www.easternsportshow.com. 

The Mid-Atlantic Outdoor Sportsman 

Expo will happen at the Show 

Place Arena in Upper Marlboro 

Jan. 11 – 13. This is another show 

that will focus on hunting, fishing 

and boating. Tickets will be 

$12 at the door, but they have 

an online special for advance 

tickets at $10. A military ID 

gets a 50 percent discount. www. 

outdoorsportsmanexpo. com. 

Every angler or 

hunter I know appreci- a t e s 

a gift certificate from 

locally owned sport- i n g 

goods shops in our area. 

Stop by The Tackle Box, or 

search sporting goods shops 

online. I also recommend 

Green Top Hunting and Fishing 

in Ashland, Va. You can find 

them online at www.greentophuntfish.com. 

Now, if you don’t mind, I have 

to get back in the woods to see if I 

can find a deer that will stand still 

very nearby so I can shoot it with the 

goose/deer/turkey/duck gun that my 

wife bought for me last Christmas. 

Keith has hunted wild game and 

waterfowl in Maryland and other states 

for more than 45 years. When the fishing 

season wanes, you will 

find him in the woods 

until deer season 

finishes. 

GIVE 

GIFT 

CARDS 

By Debra Meszaros 

www.MXSportsNutrition.com 

When Salt Is Good 

What would be left of your 

body if it was turned to ashes? 

What if all the water in your body 

was taken away? What would 

remain? 

What would be left are the basic 

chemical building blocks of the 

body known as cell salts. 

There are twelve biochemic 

tissue salts that make up the human 

body. They are used on the cellular level and are “root” 

elements of health, as they affect or control all that transpires 

in the body. When attempting to “get to the bottom” 

of foundational reasons for disease and dysfunction, 

we find these building blocks are often deficient. So is it 

possible that if we kept these salts in balance we’d maintain 

optimal health? 

Our lifestyles leave the majority of us in periods of 

stress. Whether this stress is from an emotional, mental, 

or physical cause, it is still stress, and has an adverse affect 

on every one of us. It is highly likely that with decades 

of practicing this type of lifestyle, the stress begins 

to affect our assimilation of nutrients. Our digestive abilities 

normally decline as we age, and minerals begin to 

be poorly absorbed. Many people regardless of age have 

compromised absorption due to prior antibiotic use, pharmaceuticals, 

and food allergies and intolerances. 

Are we able to trick the body into absorbing minerals? 

Cell salts are in ionic form, therefore very digestible. 

They are biochemic remedies in homogenous homeopathic 

form. When these tiny tablets are placed under the 

tongue to dissolve, they go directly into the bloodstream, 

bypassing the digestive system. Since they are in a form 

that cells already recognize, they are sucked into the cellular 

membrane instantly. This becomes an excellent option 

for those who exercise, train for a sport, or simply 

perform any action that results in excessive sweat. Your 

essential minerals can be restored instantly with the use 

of cell salts. This could quicken recovery and speed up 

cellular repair. The advantage of this nutrient being in a 

reduced ionic form is that once enough of a cell salt has 

been absorbed, the remaining balance is easily excreted 

without stress to your elimination system. This is different 

then an herb, nutritional supplement, or pharmaceutical, 

since the body expends no energy to dispose of the 

excess. 

What can these salts do for us? 

These salts known as Bioplasma cell or tissue salts 

are associated with: all elastic fibers of skin, vessels, bone 

surfaces, teeth, connective tissue, blood plasma, liver 

and bile fluids, muscles, brain cells, intercellular fluids, 

nerves, hair, and nails. Some of the actions they are involved 

in are: the uptake of fluids into your cells, the regulation 

of the excretion of excess water, transportation of 

oxygen, the breakdown of old red blood corpuscles, the 

prevention of illness, and healing processes. 

Hopefully I have shed some light on the fact that all 

“salts” are not created equally. BioPlasma cell (tissue) 

salts can be found on the Internet or local health food 

stores along with a vast amount of educational information. 

Happy exploring! 

©2012 Debra Meszaros MXSportsNutrition.com. All rights reserved. No duplication 

without permission. 

DISCLAIMER: When you read through the diet and lifestyle information, you must 

know that everything within it is for informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute 

for advice from your physician or other health care professional. I am making no attempt 

to prescribe any medical treatment. You should not use the information here for diagnosis 

or treatment of any health problem or for prescription of any medication or other treatment. 

The products and the claims made about specific products have not been evaluated by the 

United States Food and Drug Administration and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or 

prevent disease. You should consult with a healthcare professional before starting any diet, 

exercise or supplementation program, before taking any medication, or if you have or suspect 

you might have a health problem. Confirm the safety of any supplements with your M.D., N.D. 

or pharmacist (healthcare professional). Some information given is solely an opinion, thought 

and or conclusion based on experiences, trials, tests, assessments or other available sources 

of information. I do not make any guarantees or promises with regard to results. I may discuss 

substances that have not been subject to double blind clinical studies or FDA approval or regulation. 

You assume the responsibility for the decision to take any natural remedy. 

You and only you are responsible if you choose to do anything with the information you 

have read. You do so at your own risk. Use your intelligence to make the decisions that are 

right for you. Consulting a naturopathic doctor is strongly advised especially if you have any 

existing disease or condition.



The Calvert Gazette is always looking for more local talent to feature! 

To submit art or band information for our entertainment section, 

e-mail sarahmiller@countytimes.net. 

‘A Christmas Carol’ in Dickens Own Words 


Staff Writer 

The Twin Beach Players’ third adaptation of “A 

Christmas Carol” is the most realistic rendering yet, 

according to Regan Cahsman, director. 

The language is lifted directly from the original 

Charles Dickens manuscript, she said. 

The tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, on stage at the 

North Beach Boys and Girls Club, features children 

from first grade through high school. 

“I don’t dumb it down for the kids and that’s what 

amazes people,” Cashman said, who has directed the 

play five times, including performing in it twice. 

In addition to learning their lines, the children 

work with Cashman and other adults to understand 

what they are saying and why they are using specific 

phrases. 

“It’s not good enough to just memorize lines,” 

she said. 

A number of the kids have acted in “A Christmas 

Carol” several times, Cashman said. For others, 

this is their first experience in a community theatre 

production. 

reads the part, or one of the other children reads it. 

Even though attendance is a challenge when 

dealing with kids, she said they are eager to help fill 

in absent actors. A few roles are also double cast to 

work around conflicts with actual performances, 

Cashman said. 

The kids often come up with different ways to 

make scenes work, and Cashman is always happy to 

let them try their ideas. 

“They go for it,” she said. “They’re willing to 

take risks.” 

Opening weekend rehearsals right before are 

normally the most chaotic, between last minute details 

for the actors, light and sound and the stage. 

“They get pretty psyched, especially opening 

week,” Cashman said. 

A Christmas Carol runs through Dec. 16, on Fridays 

and Saturdays at 7 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. 

For more information, visit www.twinbeachplayers.com. 



Ebenezer Scrooge (Michael Saunders), left, talks to the ghost of 

Jacob Marley (Bryan Brown). 

Ebenezer Scrooge (Michael Saunders) works late on Christmas Eve. 

Marlena St. Jean joined the Twin Beach Players 

for the first time after experiencing the play for the 

first time last winter when she saw the play with her 

grandparents last winter. 

Caleron Walker, a five play veteran with the Players, 

keeps coming back for more because he likes the 

messages that “you should be thankful in your heart” 

and people can change. 

The end of the year is always the busiest for Twin 

Beach Players, Cashman said. This year, “A Christmas 

Carol” comes right on the tail of the fall production 

of “Frankenstein,” recycling pieces of the former 

set; a standard practice for small troupes, Cashman 

said. 

“A Christmas Carol” is traditionally one of the 

most successful shows of the year, Cashman said. 

“It’s a show everybody comes to.” 

She said one of the difficulties in working with 

a crew of kids is working around their schedules. On 

average, each actor has only attended half of the rehearsals. 

When a child is absent, Cashman said she 

Faith Tyndall makes an appearance as the Ghost of Christmas Past. 

Entertainment Calendar 

Thursday, Nov. 29 

Live Music: “GrooveSpan” 

Ruddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell 

Road, Dowell) – 8 p.m. 

Saturday, Dec. 1 

Live Music: “GrooveSpan” 


Road, Dowell) – 6:30 p.m. 

Live Music: “Lake Effects” 


Road, Dowell) – 8:30 p.m. 

Live Music: “No Green Jelly Beenz” 

Vera’s White Sands Beach Club (1200 

White Sands Drive, Lusby) – 9:30 p.m. 

Live Music: “Fran Scuderi” 

Running Hare Vineyard (150 Adelina 

Road, Prince Frederick) – 1 p.m. 

Live Music: “Redwine Jazz Trio” 

The Westlawn Inn (9200 Chesapeake 

Avenue, North Beach) – 7:30 p.m. 

Sunday, Dec. 2 

Live Music: “Gerry Swarbrick” 

Running Hare Vineyard (150 Adelina 

Road, Prince Frederick) – 1 p.m.



CLUES ACROSS 

1. German rapper 

4. Aries sign 

7. Atmosphere 

8. Send payment for 

10. Digs 

12. Pathetically weak 

13. Give a thrashing to 

15. How a witch laughed 

16. Being of use or service 

17. Lassie’s breed 

18. XXX Olympic site 

21. Tax collector 

22. Above average in size 

23. It carries genetic information 

24. E. central English river 

25. Baked pastry-lined dish 

26. Basics 

27. Manson murder book 

34. Actress May 

35. Dry white Italian wine 

from Verona 

36. Easily conversed 

38. Java pepper vine 

39. Eagle nests 

40. Irish mother of gods 

41. Belongs to St. Paul’s architect 

42. Soak flax 

43. CGS work unit 

44. Tooth caregiver 

CLUES DOWN 

1. Common detergent measure 

2. Island in Venice 

3. Establish by law or with authority 

4. Exuding a strong odor 

5. Walked leisurely 

6. A unit of length equal to 

1760 yards 

8. Return to a useful condition 

9. CNN’s Turner 

11. Young herring in Norway 

12. Disengagement 

14. The lion zodiac sign 

15. Mt. Washington railroad 

17. The brain and spinal cord (abbr.) 

19. Last decade of the 20th cent. 

20. A major division of 

geological time 

23. Causes to expand 

24. Ed Murrow’s network 

25. Happening in quick succession 

26. They __ 

27. Perceiver of sound 

28. The last part of anything 

29. Top left corner key 

30. Opposite of quiet 

31. Knights’ outer tunic 

32. Made level 

33. Refutes in a legal case 

36. Sound of a crow 

37. In this place 

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Out & About 

Friday, Dec. 7 

• Careers in Construction Day 

Southern Maryland, Center for Trades 

and Energy Training (CTET), 17 Irongate 

Drive, Waldorf. 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. 

This CTET career and job fair brings 

local business and military organizations 

together in one place to recruit trades workers 

in plumbing, electrical, HVAC, welding 

and carpentry for job openings and future 

workforce needs. Within the highly competitive 

construction industry, those with 

certifications and licenses, as well as entrylevel 

workers, are invited to learn about opportunities 

in Southern Maryland. Participants 

are encouraged to bring resumes and 

to be dressed for an interview. Information 

on CSM training in the trades will be available. 

Free. For information, contact CSM 

CTET Director Dr. Ricky C. Godbolt, 

rgodbolt@csmd.edu or 301-539-4733. 

• First Friday Tours of the Maryland 

Archaeological Conservation 

Laboratory 

Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum,10515 

Mackall Road, St. Leonard, 1 p.m. 

Enjoy a free behind-the-scenes tour of 

the Maryland Archaeological Conservation 

Laboratory, a state-of-the-art facility that 

houses more than eight million artifacts, 

including collections from every county in 

Maryland. The guided tour allows visitors 

to get up close and personal with conservators 

and collections. Reservations are not 

required. Call 410-586-8562 or go to www. 

jefpat.org 

• Solomons Christmas Walk 

Calvert Marine Museum (14200 Solomons 

Island Road, Solomons), 6 to 9 p.m. 

Enjoy live entertainment, crafts, 

refreshments, and a visit from Santa 

and the otter both nights. Free. Do your 

holiday shopping in the Museum Store 

– CMM members save 20 percent all 

weekend. 

ReCURRING EveNTS 


• Solomons Annual Christmas Walk 

Solomons and Annmarie Sculpture Garden, 

6 to 9 p.m. 

Activities include tree lighting, puppet 

show, lighted boat parade traditional tree 

lighting ceremony complete with Santa at 

the Solomons Riverwalk Pavilion In addition 

to the holiday shopping atmosphere 

at Solomons’ businesses, will be P.A.W.S. 

pet adoptions at carmen’s Gallery, a live 

nativity scene weather permitting at Our 

Lady Star of the Sea, and “GLITZ: Art that 

Sparkles” exhibit at Annmarie Sculpture 

Garden and Arts Center. 

• “Rufus the Rednosed Raindog” 

Our Lady Start of the Sea Church, 225 

Alexander Street, Solomons, 7 p.m. 

Free puppet show presented by the 

Blue Sky Puppet Theatre and sponsored by 

Community Bank of Tri-County. 


• Greens Sale and Beach Hayride 

American Chestnut Land Trust, Warriors 

Rest Sanctuary, Port Republic, 11 a.m. to 

2 p.m. 

Purchase fresh-cut evergreens for holiday 

decorations, drink hot cider and take a 

hayride to the beach. Greens sale benefits 

Warriors Rest Sanctuary. Call 410-414- 

3400 or 410-414-3402 or go to www.acltweb.org 

• Third Holiday Prince Frederick Art 

Walk 

CalvART Gallery, 110 Solomons Island 

Road North, Prince Frederick, 11 a.m. to 5 

p.m. 

Reception at CalvART Galler y, 5 to 8 p.m. 

The Annual Prince Frederick Art Walk is 

back. Organized by the artists of CalvART 

Gallery, the 2012 Prince Frederick Artwalk is 

capped off with reception. Raffle basket full 

of gifts and stocking stuffers to be awarded 

to one of our lucky Artwalk and Reception 

attendees. Detailed Artwalk maps are available 

at www.artwalkprincefrederick.com. 

• Artworks@7th 

Artworks@7th is located at 9100 Bay Avenue in North Beach, 1 to 6 p.m. 

Please join us at the opening reception for our holiday gift show featuring small 

works by over 25 local artists, including jewelry, ceramics, paintings, prints, cards, fabric 

art, ornaments and more. The show goes from Nov. 29 thru Dec. 30. Artworks@7th is a 

cooperative gallery with 23 artists in media ranging from pottery, sculpture, ceramics, 

glassware, custom art jewelry, and stained glass to landscape paintings and photographs 

with views of Chesapeake and North Beach, of local scenery, barns and farmland, water 

views, equestrian art and historic views of Washington, D.C. We also have wonderful 

florals and still life in pastel, oil and watercolor. 

Hours are 11 a.m.to 5 p.m. Thursday through Sunday or by appointment. For more 

information or directions call 410-286-5278 or go to www.artworksat7th.com 

• Garden In Lights 

December 7, 2012 – January 1, 2013 

Celebrate the holidays at Annmarie Garden during Garden In Lights, a glorious, 

Award-Winning, outdoor light show, featuring unique displays of one’s wildest imaginings. 

Begin your evening in the Arts Building where you will find nightly entertainment, 

exhibits, the annual ornament show and sale, sweet treats, hot chocolate and coffee, special 

discounts, shopping opportunities, and fun activities, like the “Holiday I Spy Game”. 

Garden In Lights is a magical tour that takes visitors of all ages on a beautiful journey 

through the glittering woods. As you walk along the protected path, you will be 

transported to a fantastical place of spectacular lights and amazing “light sculpture”. 

Guests will be surrounded by superheroes, wild animals, airplanes, pirates, princesses, 

dinosaurs, fantasy land, and outer space – to name a few. All of the “light sculptures” are 

designed and made at Annmarie Garden; nothing in this show is commercially available. 

Admission to Garden In Lights is free for Annmarie Garden Members and Children 

(four and under); $6 per person otherwise. Ample, accessible and handicap parking is 

available. Please note that Garden In Lights is closed the evenings of Dec. 10, 11, and 12 

(however we are open during the day). For more information about special nights and 

nightly entertainment please visit www.annmariegarden.org or call 410-326-4640. The 

lights display is 6 to 9:00 p.m., on scheduled nights (weather permitting). 

Make is a shopping day by discovering 10 

participating businesses: CalvART Gallery, 

Dream Weaver Cafe, Artist Parran 

Collery’s Eartha Tile Studio, Chesapeake 

Art and Frame, The Bead Boutique, Calvert 

Commercial hosting Sue Page Beads, 

Fantasy Art at Third Eye Comics, Aggro 

Joe’s Skate Boards, 4H Crafts and demonstrations 

from two clubs at the Community 

Resources Building. Also, artists Abbey 

Griffin and Ann Trentman will be showing 

their media at Historic Linden. Music 

will be performed by Mark Guiffrida, Tuba 

Santa and The Garrett Music Academy. 

(410) 257-7005 

• Point Farm Garden Restoration 

Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum,10515 

Mackall Road, St. Leonard, 9 a.m. to 12 

p.m. 

Point Farm was the country retreat of 

the late Mr. and Mrs. Jefferson Patterson. In 

1983 Mrs. Patterson donated the property to 

the state in honor of her late husband, creating 

Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum 

(JPPM). Join members of the JPPM Garden 

Club as they work to recreate the splendor 

of the main house gardens using the original 

plans of noted landscape architect Rose 

Greely. Call 410-586-8536 or go to www. 

jefpat.org 

• Sixth Annual Christmas Market 

All Saints’ Episcopal Church, corner of Rts 

2 and 4, Sunderland, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

Two floors of terrific craftspeople 

will help with your Christmas shopping. 

Baked goodies, gourmet cocoa & glühwein 

add to holiday spirit. Rain, snow or 

shine. No admission fee. Proceeds benefit 

parish & community projects. 

• Solomons Christmas Walk 

Calvert Marine Museum, 4200 Solomons 

Island Road, Solomons, 6 to 9 p.m. 

Enjoy live entertainment, crafts, refreshments, 

and a visit from Santa and the otter 

both nights. Free. Do your holiday shopping 

in the Museum Store – CMM members 

save 20 percent all weekend. 

• Lighted Boat Parade 

Calvert Marine Museum 14200 Solomons 

Island Road, Solomons, 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. 

Boat captains and crews are invited to 

participate in the Solomons Lighted Boat 

Parade on Saturday evening during the 28 

Annual Solomons Christmas Walk. All 

boats, any size, shape, or make are welcome 

to decorate your ship’s starboard side and 

more to show your holiday spirit. Prizes will 

be awarded. Visit www.solomonsmaryland. 

com for more information and to register. 

• Solomons Annual Christmas Walk 

Activities 

Solomons and Annmarie Sculpture Garden, 

6 to 9 p.m. 

In addition to the holiday shopping atmosphere 

at Solomons businesses, will be 

P.A.W.S. pet adoptions at carmen’s Gallery, a 

live nativity scene weather permitting at Our 

Lady Star of the Sea, and “GLITZ: Art that 

Sparkles” exhibit at Annmarie Sculpture 

Garden and Arts Center. 

• Breakfast with Santa 

Isaac’s Restaurant (in Holiday Inn in Solomons), 

8 to 11 a.m. 

Cost is $7 for adults and $5 for children 

ages 10 and younger. Children must be accompanied 

by an adult and reservations are 

required by calling 410-326-6311. 

• Santa’s Coffee House 


Island Road, Solomons, 6 to 9 p.m. 

Weather conditions permitting. 


• Lighted Boat Parade Solomons 

Yachting Center and end along the boardwalk 

will begin at 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. 

The parade can be easily viewed from 

many of the restaurants and establishments 

on Back Creek or the Patuxent River 

boardwalk. 

• Annual Calvert County Central Republican 

Committee Christmas Party 

Cynthia and Cal Steuart’s Home, 1955 

Potts Point Road, Huntingtown, 7 to 10 

p.m. 

Serving ham, turkey, gravy, sweet potato 

casserole, sauerkraut, cranberry salad, 

rolls, corn pudding, open bar with beer, 

wine, iced tea, coffee and dessert. Silent 

auction. $30 per person. RSVP by Dec. 1. 

Sunday, Dec. 9 

• Members Yule Party 


Island Road, Solomons, 12 to 4 

p.m. 

CMM members only will enjoy a 

visit from Santa and Squeak the river otter, 

cookie decorating, entertainment featuring 

clowns, Blondi and Bunky, along 

with good food. The museum is closed to 

the public; the Museum Store is open to 

all visitors from 10:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. 

• SBA sponsored Holiday Party 

The Back Creek Bistro, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. 

The event is open to the public and 

reservations are required. Cost is $30 per 

person. For reservations, call 410-326- 

9900 or email reservations@backcreekbistro.com. 

Tuesday, Dec. 11 

• Sea Squirts 


Island Road, Solomons, 10:30 to 11 a.m. 

Terrific Turtles. Free drop-in program 

for children 18 months to three-years-old 

and their caregivers. The Discovery Room 

has lots of new reptilian residents and this 

program introduces the Sea Squirts to several 

special turtles. 

• Integration of Unmanned Aviation 

into National Airspace 

Patuxent River Naval Air Museum, 22156 

Three Notch Road, Lexington Park, 5 to 

7 p.m. 

The Patuxent Partnership and the 

Association of Naval Aviation’s Squadron 

18 invite members of the public, business, 

and base communities to a panel and reception 

Integration of Unmanned Aviation 

into National Airspace. The moderator 

will be RADM Tim Heely, USN (ret), 

and the keynote speaker will Mr. Michael 

R. Erk, SES, Deputy Program Executive 

Officer Unmanned Aviation PEO U&W, 

Naval Air Systems Command. Panelists 

include Mr. Mike Deitchman, ONR, and 

Mr. Matt Scassero, Executive Director, 

Mid-Atlantic Unmanned Aerial Systems 

Coalition. 

Business Casual/Military uniform 

of the day. The cost is $10 per person 

paid in advance (before Monday, Dec. 

10 at noon.) by credit card (VI/MC) on 

the Patuxent Partnership website or by 

cash or check delivered or mailed to The 

Patuxent Partnership, 21789 N. Coral Dr., 

Suite 2C, Lexington Park, Md. 20653. $15 

per person paid at the door, if seating is 

available. Sorry, no refunds. Proceeds after 

expenses go to The Association of Naval 

Aviation’s Squadron #18 and Patuxent 

River Naval Air Museum Association



Library Events 

Thursday, Dec 6 

• Holiday Evening Storytime 

Calvert Library Fairview Branch, 

Rt. 4 and Chaneyville Road, Owings, 

7-7:45 p.m. 

Join us for a wide variety 

of holiday stories and activities. 

For more information call 

410-257-2101. 

• Retiring Gracefully Series: 

Healthy Retirement Lifestyle 

Calvert Library Prince Frederick, 

850 Costley Way, 7- 8:30 p.m. 

Hear from high-energy Keri 

Lipperini, Office on Aging Program 

Manager who will host a 

Family Feud-style exchange to get 

you excited and informed about 

an active and involved retirement. 

Meet a few active retirees who 

are great examples of making the 

most of your golden years. Please 

register by call 410-535-0291 or 

301-855-1862. 


Calvert Library Southern Branch, 

20 Appeal Way, Lusby, 7- 8 p.m. 

Family storytime for preschoolers. 

Program includes 

books, songs, and flannel board 

stories. For more information call 

410-326-5289. 


• On Pins & Needles 


850 Costley Way, 1-4 p.m. 

Bring your quilting, needlework, 

knitting, crocheting, or 

other project for an afternoon of 

conversation and shared creativity. 

For more information call 410- 

535-0291 or 301-855-1862. 


• Gingerbread House Workshop 

Calvert Library Twin Beaches 

Branch, 3819 Harbor Road, 

Chesapeake Beach, 10-11a.m. & 

2-3 p.m., 410-257-2411. 

Calvert Library Fairview 

Branch, Rt. 4 and Chaneyville 

Road, Owings, 10-11 a.m. and 

2-3 p.m. 

Come and celebrate the holiday 

season by building a small 

gingerbread house. Each child is 

asked to bring a bag of candy to 

share with the group to decorate 

all the gingerbread houses. For 

children in first through seventh 

grades. Please register. 

Monday, Dec. 10 

• Book Discussion 


Branch, 3819 Harbor Road, Chesapeake 

Beach, 7-8:30p.m. 

Pot Luck Holiday Meal 

at Town Center Apartments. 


410-257-2411. 


• Lifelong Learning Series 

Downloading eBooks using 

Overdrive 



Beach, 7-8:30 p.m. 

Do you own an iPad, Kindle, 

Nook, or other e-reader or tablet? 

Did you know you can check out 

ebooks from the library for any of 

these devices? In this workshop 

we’ll show you how, and discuss 

the differences between the devices 

themselves. Perfect for Christmas 

research. Please register, and 

if you have a device, bring it. For 

more information 410-257-2411 

Wednesday, Dec. 12 

• Creative Memoirs: Reinventing 

a Life 


850 Costley Way, 2-3:30 p.m. 

Join author and editor Elisavietta 

Ritchie as she encourages the 

art of creative memoir writing. 

Bring 12 double-spaced copies of 

your piece of memoir, 500-800 

words, to work on and share with 

the group. For more information 

call 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862. 

• Yes. You CAN Use a Computer 


20 Appeal Way, Lusby, 2-3 p.m. 

Create a resume. Participants 

will learn the basics of formatting 

a resume using Microsoft Word. 

The training will last an hour and 

will take place in a small group. 

Please register. 410-326-5289. 

Thursday, Dec. 13 

• Calvert Conversations 


Branch, 3819 Harbor Road, 

Chesapeake Beach, 

10-11 a.m. 

An informal discussion of local 

history of interest to long-time 

Calvertonians and newbies. Complimentary 

coffee and tea. Come, 

relax in our living room, and share 

or learn something new. For more 

information call 410-257-2411. 

• JobSource Mobile Career 

Center 



Stop by to get job counseling, 

resume help, search for jobs 

and get connected with Southern 

Maryland JobSource. This 38 foot 

mobile center features 11 computer 

workstations, smart board 

instructional technology, satellite 

internet access, exterior audio visual 

and broadcasting capabilities; 

state of the art workforce applications 

and connectivity for wireless 

mobile device access. For more 

information call 410-535-0291 or 

301-855-1862. 




Beach, 6:30-7:15 p.m. 

Join us for a wide variety 

of holiday stories and activities. 


410-257-2411. 

• Volunteer Orientation 



If you are interested in volunteering 

at Calvert Library, come 

for an orientation. You will hear 

what opportunities are available 

and what commitments you will 

be expected to make as a volunteer. 

If you have not already completed 

an application, please bring 

a completed one with you. Please 

register by calling 410-535-0291 or 

301-855-1862. 










535-0291 or 301-855-1862. 


• Yes, You CAN Use A 

Computer 


850 Costley Way 10-11:00 a.m. 

Beginners can learn how to 

use Microsoft Word to create, edit, 

save, and print documents. The 

training will last one hour and will 

take place in a small group. Please 

register by calling 410-535-0291 or 

301-855-1862. 

• Brain Games Mahjongg, 

Scrabble and more 



Want to learn Mahjongg? 

Hope to make your Scrabble skills 

killer? Games are a great way to 

keep your brain sharp while having 

fun. Join us. For more information 

call 410-535-0291 or 

301-855-1862. 


• Books and Toys 


20 Appeal Way, Lusby, 10-11 a.m. 

Moms, parents, caregivers 

and your tots. Book club for mom, 

playtime for kids. This month’s selection 

is The Chaperone by Laura 

Moriarty. 410-326-5289. 

• Calvert Eats Local 



Encourage local agriculture, 

discover ways to eat locally, 

and share resources, energy, and 

good ideas for great food. Barbara 

Kingsolver wrote Animal, 

Vegetable, Miracle (published in 

2007), she helped to build the buylocal 

food movement across the 

country. A respected and popular 

fiction writer, Kingsolver moved 

with her family to rural Virginia 

and she and her family spent a year 

trying to only eat locally sourced 

food. She documented those experiences 

in Animal, Vegetable, 

Miracle that became a national 

best seller. Greg Bowen will lead 

a discussion on the book. For more 

information call 410-535-0291 or 

301-855-1862. 

Out & About 


• Resume and Cover Letter 

Workshop 



Need help with your resume? 

Join job counselor Sandra Holler 

in a small group to learn what 

makes a strong resume and cover 

letter. If you have one started, 

bring it with you so editing can 

happen on the spot. Please register 

by calling 410-535-0291 or 

301-855-1862. 

• Board of Trustees meeting 



Calvert Library Board of 

Trustees monthly meeting. For 

more information call 410-535- 

0291 or 301-855-1862. 

• Yes, You CAN Use A 

Computer 



Beginners can learn how 

to use Microsoft Word to create, 

edit, save, and print documents. 

The training will last one hour and 

will take place in a small group. 

Please register by calling 410-535- 

0291 or 301-855-1862. 

• Downton Abbey Schemes and 

Skeins 



Bring your knitting/crochet 

project and join us for the hot PBS 

Masterpiece Classic series Downton 

Abbey on the big screen. For 

more information call 410-535- 

0291 or 301-855-1862. 

Wednesday, Dec. 19 



Rt. 4 and Chaneyville Road, Owings, 

2-3:30 p.m. 

The Fault in Our Stars by 

John Green. Despite the tumorshrinking 

medical miracle that 

has bought her a few years, Hazel 

has never been anything but terminal, 

her final chapter inscribed 

upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous 

plot twist named Augustus 

Waters suddenly appears at Cancer 

Kid Support Group, Hazel’s 

story is about to be completely 

rewritten. For more information 

410-257-2101 

• Yes, You CAN Use a Computer 



Beach 2-3 p.m. 

Beginners can learn how to 

use Microsoft Word to create, edit, 

save, and print documents. The 

training will last one hour and will 

take place in a small group. Please 

register by calling 410-257-2411. 



20 Appeal Way, Lusby, 7-8:30 

p.m. 

Secret Daughter by Shilpi 

Gowda. Somer’s life is everything 

she imagined it would be 

until she makes the devastating 

discovery she never will be able 

to have children. The same year 

in India, a poor mother makes the 

heartbreaking choice to save her 

newborn daughter’s life by giving 

her away. We follow both families, 

invisibly connected until Asha’s 

journey of self-discovery leads her 

back to India. For more information 

call 410-326-5289. 


• Yes, You CAN Use a Computer 


Rt. 4 and Chaneyville Road, Owings 

2-3 p.m. 

Participants will learn the basics 

of formatting a resume using 

Microsoft Word. The training will 

last one hour and will take place 

in a small group. Please register by 

calling 410-257-2101. 

• Holiday Concert & Sing-along 


850 Costley Way 7-8:30 p.m. 

Bring the family to enjoy “Fathers 

& Sons” barbershop quartet 

singing holiday songs and then 

join in a sing-along of fun holiday 

favorites. For more information 

call 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862. 










535-0291 or 301-855-1862. 


Library Closed for 

Christmas. 12-12 a.m. 


Library Closed for 

Christmas. 12-12 a.m. 


• Movie based on Hunger 

Games 


850 Costley Way 6-8:30 p.m. 

Join us for a showing of the 

recent popular movie based on 

Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. 

Rated PG-13. For more information 

call 410-535-0291 or 

301-855-1862. 



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. 


Library Closes early for 

New Year’s Eve. 5 p.m.


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