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4 County News
7 Business
8 Education
10 Obituaries
12 Feature Story
14 Community
16 Newsmaker
17 Letters
18 Home Entertainment
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county news
Mary Anne and Gary Arnold swing dance at the eighth annual Circle of Angels USO Night on Friday
in Solomons.
education
The Calvert County Board of Education and Calvert Education Association have reached an
agreement on revisions to the teacher’s employment contract.
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The Calvert Gazette
By Corrin M. Howe
Staff Writer
Outpouring of Community Support
for Frank Hayward III
Citizens have plenty of ways to support Frank Hayward
III, the sole survivor of a murder-suicide leaving three dead last
week on Aug. 3 in Owings.
Isabelle Lunczynski, 13, and her sister Hannah, 11, have
raised $1,610 for Frank III by selling lemonade on Chaneyville
Road, Owings. Their mother, Jeannine, said they sell lemonade
out on the road all the time and decided they wanted raise money
for Frank. Their goal is $2,000. Isabelle is a classmate of Frank’s.
Starting this Friday, Aug. 10 at Anthony’s Bar and Grill in
Dunkirk from 7:30 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. the Travis Adam’s band will
start playing at 9 p.m. They will give $15 of every t-shirt sale and
holding a 50/50 raffle. Anthony’s will donate 10 percent of bar
sales that evening. A silent auction is in being arranged. So far
Bud Light has donated two tickets to the Redskin’s game along
with two passes to the Bud Light hospitality club, a $1,000 value.
The location is 10371 Southern
Maryland Blvd., Dunkirk.
Nu Vison Graphics
printed ‘FHIII’ t-shirts for
$15 with 100 percent of the
proceeds going to a fund established
at SunTrust in Frank
III’s name. Contact http://
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The SunTrust account
for Frank Hayward III is now
open. Donators can deposit
money into his account from
any branch. Call (410) 414-
3068 ext. 4 with any question
The Frank Hayward
Benefit Car Show is being
planned for two shows, one
at each end of the county. The
southern end is scheduled at
Sneades’ Ace Hardware for
Saturday, Sept 8, from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Details are still being
planned for the northern end
of the county as of the Calvert
Gazette press time.
Contact Kristen Freeman at kristenfreeman15@yahoo.
com. She is looking for 150 to 200 cars. To keep track of the
forthcoming details for both shows, go to www.facebook.com/
FrankHaywardBenefitCarShow/info.
The obituary announcement for Frank Hayward, Jr. asked
that contributions to his son’s memorial fund be made to Frank
J. Hayward, III Trust, Acct. # 446025775369 at any Bank of
America branch.
Vera’s Beach Club Facebook pages writes: Casey Phair
Walp is putting together a Poker Run for Little Frank Hayward
on Sunday Sept. 16 at Veras Beach Club, so please save the date
and we will have more details soon at http://www.facebook.com/
pages/Veras-BeachClub/300322293322391.
Calls to Children’s National Medical Center for a current
status on Frank III netted the following email response. “Children’s
National Medical Center has a policy to not comment on
children who are potential victims of violence, so as to best protect
the children, their families, and ensure seamless cooperation
with the investigating authorities. We will not be providing any
public statements at this time. We are working with local law
enforcement to provide information that is necessary for their
investigation.”
Facebook websites for Susan Hayward, an aunt, said that
they were encouraged to hear that he will pull through.
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Isabelle Lunczynski, 13, and her sister Hannah, 11,
have raised $1,610 for Frank Hayward III
by selling lemonade on
Chaneyville Road, Owings.
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By Sarah Miller
Staff Writer
The eighth annual Circle of Angels USO
Night on Friday brought out people from all
generations, from the wife of a WWII veteran
to a 2-year-old who wanted to dance to
the swing music, all to remember members
of the military past and present.
People trickled in and out of the pavilion
on the Solomons Island Riverwalk all evening,
from the start of USO night at 6 p.m. to
the playing of taps at 8:30 p.m. Women from
the Ruth Miracle Group Home came out to
support the Circle of Angels by selling candy
cigarettes and treats like the WWII era cigarette
girls.
Ruth’s Miracle Group Home Assistant
Director Lakisha Lawson said the USO night
is just one of the many volunteer projects the
women from the home help with. The Circle
of Angel’s night is “very special,” she said,
because it shows respect for the men and
women who have fought for their country.
“They are a blessing,” Lawson said.
Circle of Angels founder Roseanna
Vogt said USO Night is a mentoring event,
allowing all age groups to come together and
mingle. She said kids are
drawn to the swing music
they play, and several
children could be seen
throughout the nights
dancing in the pavilion.
Vogt also took time of a
formal wreath laying and
to talk a little about the
role of Solomons Island
in WWII.
The evening started
out slow, with more people
coming later in the
evening, but Vogt said
they will hold it every
year no matter what to
honor service men and
women.
“It doesn’t matter if
anyone comes of not. It’s
Thursday, August 9, 2012 4
USO Night Brings Community
Together
Photos by Sarah Miller
Mary Anne and Gary Arnold swing dance at USO Night
County Gets New
Health Department Head
not for us, it’s for them,” she said.
The evening brought out military veterans
and families of men and women now
serving overseas.
Sam Fulks, a member of the U.S. Navy,
came down in uniform from Walter Reed
Hospital where he is stationed on active duty.
He said the uniform hasn’t changed
much since WWII. He and his father are local
WWII reenactors, and they both plan to
be at the upcoming Salute Fair on Sept. 8 at
the Calvert County Fairgrounds.
For more information, visit www.circleofangels.org.
sarahmiller@countytimes.net
Active member of
the United States
Navy Sam Fulks
talks to Naval
veteran Robert
Sprecher.
By Sarah Miller
Staff Writer
Dr. Larry Polsky is taking his experience in private practice to
a position in public health as the newest Head of the Calvert County
Health Department.
Polsky started his position at the Health Department on Wednesday,
after finding out he got the position three weeks ago. He has been
in Southern Maryland for six years working in private practice as an
OB/GYN. He grew up in Baltimore, studied at University of Maryland,
did his residency in California and finished his Public Health
degree at Johns Hopkins.
Though he has been working in private practice for the past several
years, Polsky said he has been involved in public health projects
since he’s been in medicine. His experience in private practice
will bring a prospective not all health officers have. In private practice
he has learned about the day-to-day challenges people face in
terms of health care, and Polsky intends to be actively involved in the
community.
“It’s not just sitting in a meeting room hearing about statistics,”
he said.
The duties of the Health Department can involve facets of traffic
safety, parks and recreation and even physical education in schools.
While he has a few ideas, he said he scope of the Health Department
is so “nebulous” that he wants to get feedback from the community
about what direction to take.
“There is no one way to do public health,” he said.
He said he looks forward to working with the “wonderfully
experienced and dedicated staff” to bridge gaps in the community
and bring people and groups together, like getting public schools and
parks and recreation to work
together and offer affordable
options for kids to supplement
physical education offerings
and combat childhood obesity.
Polsky said he wants to discuss
what has and hasn’t worked
in the past and find out what the
community wants. He intends
to spend his first months on the
job talking to people and looking
at program in other counties
Dr. Larry Polsky
for successful ideas that could work in Calvert.
“I’m not too proud to borrow ideas from somebody else,” he said.
He wants to work with neighboring counties to find ways to
bring specialists to the area that normally aren’t attracted to rural
communities.
“That should be a feasible goal for all of us,” he said.
Some challenges in Calvert include the amount of time it takes
to drive form location to location in the county. For someone with
a spare hour to hit the gym, just driving can eat up half and hour or
more, not leaving a lot of time for a workout. There are also economic
considerations. Some people can’t afford a gym memberships and enrollments
in athletic programs, and while he wants to see those sort of
things accessible to all, Polsky said “there is no pack answer, it would
be naive to say that.”
He applied for the position in April and his application was reviewed
at the state and county level.
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The Calvert Gazette
COUNTY
NEWS
Farmers Getting Hammered by Dry Season
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Earlier this spring, a U.S. District
Court judge ruled a critical part of the
state’s concealed handgun permit law unconstitutional,
then stayed his own ruling
to allow the state to appeal his decision.
Now, that same judge has denied the
state’s appeal and ordered them to change
the law forcing residents to provide a
“good and substantial reason ” when applying
for a concealed carry permit.
U.S. District Judge Benson Everett
Legg noted in his July 23 ruling that the
case will likely go to the Fourth Circuit
Court of Appeals or even the Supreme
Police Briefs
Detectives investigate multiple car burglaries
Between July 29 at 10 p.m. and Aug. 5 at 11 a.m. eight vehicles and a camper were
broken into in the county on Dunleigh Drive in Dunkirk, 5th Street in North Beach,
Clairemont Drive and Clairebrooke Drive in Owings, Calvert Beach Road in St. Leonard,
Barreda Boulevard and Grovers Lane and Calvert Cliffs State Park in Lusby, police
reported. Some of the vehicles had been left unlocked, some had been locked
or the window had been left cracked and the windows were smashed with suspect(s)
gaining access to the inside. Property ranging from wallets, cash, Garmin GPS’s, a
Craftsman tool bag, a Sony digital camera, Apple iPad and jewelry were taken. Two
of the wallets were later located in the street near the vehicles from which they were
stolen. The Calvert Investigative Team is handling the investigation of these thefts.
$50,000 in damage done to fiber optic cable
Someone cut and destroyed fiber optic cable wire at a construction site at Solomons
Island Road and Promise Lane in Owings overnight between Aug. 2 and 3. The
damages are estimated at $50,000. The wire is owned by Paniagua’s Enterprises, Inc.
Dep. J. Migliaccio is handling the investigation.
Man charged with assault, disorderly conduct
On Aug. 5 at 1:56 a.m. DFC J. Parsons was contacted by a citizen who advised
an inebriated man, on foot, ran into his vehicle. Parsons observed what appeared to
be an intoxicated person running in the street on H.G. Trueman Road in Solomons.
The person ran directly at the police vehicle and dented the front passenger side door
and window frame. When ordered to stop, the intoxicated person, later identified as
Sheehan Patrick O’Connor, 29 of Las Vegas, NV, laughed and continued to run, police
alleged. Parsons overtook the suspect on foot and attempted to handcuff him at which
time O’Connor began to flail his arms, hitting DFC Parsons in the head, police reported.
O’Connor was given medical treatment for a scraped knee and transported to the
Calvert Detention Center. He was charged with second-degree assault, destruction of
property, disorderly conduct and obstructing the passage of another in a public place.
Court and could be overturned.
In the meantime, the state’s contentions
that his original ruling will have a
detrimental affect on public safety and
also bring heavy administrative and compliance
burdens on the Maryland State
Police were not enough justification to
extend the stay.
“As to the more concrete costs of
compliance mere economic injury is
rarely, if ever, sufficient to warrant entry
of a stay of judgment to protect a party
against it,” Legg wrote in his opinion.
“Nor does it seem likely that the attendant
burdens would be as onerous as
[the state] would have the courts believe.”
The case centered around the complaint
of Baltimore County resident Raymond
Wollard, who was able to get a
concealed carry permit in 2003 after his
son-in-law broke into his home on Christmas
Eve while high on drugs, court documents
revealed.
Wollard held the invader at bay with
a shotgun but the assailant wrested it
away from him and a struggle ensued.
Wollard’s son was able to get another gun
and restrain the invader, according to
court filings.
Police took two-and-a-half hours to
respond but subsequently Kris Lee Abbott
was convicted of first-degree burglary.
He was eventually released and
moved just three miles away from Wollard’s
home, court records show.
Wollard was able to renew his handgun
permit in 2006, then denied another
renewal by the Maryland State Police permit
review board in 2009 because he did
not provide evidence “to verify threats
occurring beyond his residence, where he
can already legally carry a handgun.”
Patrick Shomo, of Maryland Shall
Issue, a gun advocacy group, said that the
state had much to prove if it chose to take
the latest development to the Fourth Circuit
Court of Appeals.
Shomo said that since the right to
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keep and bear arms is a constitutional
right, the state could not simply restrict
it “based on supposition or desire” claiming
that public safety would be imperiled.
“You can’t presume harm, you have
to prove it,” Shomo told The County
Times.
In his recent ruling, Legg stated that:
“against costs to [the state] of complying
immediately with the courts ruling, the
court must balance the harm to Woollard
and those like him. If a stay is granted,
a sizeable number of people will be precluded
from exercising … a valid aspect
of their Second Amendment right.”
“As the Court discussed in its summary
judgment opinion, there are substantial
similarities between the First and
Second Amendments, and the analogy is
appropriate here as well.”
Sources close to the legal process
said the attorney general’s office might
seek a stay from the Fourth Circuit Court
of Appeals until that body can hear arguments
in the entire case.
David Paulson, spokesman for the
attorney generals office confirmed they
plan to move ahead with the appeals process
to the higher court.
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Lusby Man Charged in
St. Mary’s Burglaries
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Investigators with the
St. Mary’s County Bureau
of Criminal Investigations
have arrested two people
in connection with a string
of burglaries this summer
that struck Hollywood,
Bushwood and Chaptico
residences.
Timothy Lee Elder, 23, of Lusby,
and Kimberly Michelle Dove, 26, of
Mechanicsville, have been charged with
three counts of first-degree burglary,
theft between $1,000 and $10,000 for
their alleged crimes.
The county law officers worked
with their counterparts in both Charles
and Calvert counties to identify burglaries
that the pair are suspected of taking
part in, police say.
According to charging documents
filed in District Court, Elder and Dove,
broke into a home on Hillendale road in
Hollywood in May and made off with
jewelry said to be worth about $6,000.
The following month, police say the two
broke into a home on Foster’s Neck Road
in Bushwood and again stole jewelry in
Timothy Lee Elder
the amount of about $6,000,
three long guns and a handgun
valued at $2,500 and a digital
camera worth about $100.
The two then allegedly
sold the stolen property from
the Bushwood break-in.
That same month the pair
allegedly broke into a home on
Manor Road in Chaptico and
stole about $3,000 worth in
jewelry and said to have sold those items
as well, court papers state.
As investigators gathered evidence
they recently executed search warrants
at the separate residences of both
suspects and found numerous items
believed to have been taken during the
burglaries.
Both suspects have acknowledged
their part in the burglaries, charging
documents stated, as well as several
other burglaries in St. Mary’s County
not mentioned in the court papers.
Court papers stated that the suspects
used objects to either manipulate
the locks on doors to residences or cut
holes in screens and went into homes
through the same windows.
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The Calvert Gazette
By Sarah Miller
Staff Writer
Thursday, August 9, 2012 6
St. Leonard Master
Plan Nearing Completion
Drafts have been sent out, public hearings
and discussions hosted and comments are being
collected. The St. Leonard master plan is
nearing completion, and the final step of going
to the Board of County Commissioners for final
approval.
The second draft of the updated master plan
went was a topic of discussion at the joint Board
of County Commissioners and Planning Commission
meeting July 31 at the St. Leonard Fire
Station.
St. Leonard Town Center Master Plan was
first adopted in 1995, the amended in 1998 and is
now proposed to be repealed and replaced with
a reorganized and updated plan. The proposed
master plan has been reorganized to be consistent
with the format of the Calvert County Comprehensive
Plan.
“The update includes numerous proposed
changes to text, maps, and figures, including but
not limited to changes to goals, objectives, land
use development districts, actions, and the Town
Center boundary – adjustment of the northern
boundary and expansion of the southern boundary
to include St. Leonard Elementary School,”
information supplied by the Department of Community
Planning and Building reads.
Public comment given during the meeting
ranges from support of the updated master plan
to making suggestions for improvements to disapproving
of the direction the plan will take St.
Leonard as a whole.
One speaker requested adding a skateboard
park to possible uses in St. Leonard.
Another speaker said the changes to the plan
were difficult to track, and it seemed like the public’s
input was not welcome. The final speaker of
the night addressed this issue, saying all the documents
were posted on the Internet and easy to
access for anyone willing to take a few minutes
to find them.
Other speakers expressed concern about the
changes made to the different boundaries in the
town center, saying it would change the way of
life people have become accustomed to.
Boundary changes include modifying the
northern boundary and expanding the Town
Center boundary south to include St. Leonard
Elementary School. Current plans also propose
splitting the town center into three districts –
mixed use, core and residential. Each use has a
different density and type of buildings allowed.
To see the full power point presentation,
visit www.co.cal.md.us/business/planning/towncenters/st.leonardtowncenter.
Comments are being
accepted through Aug. 30, then the record
will be closed.
Comments have also been solicited and received
from state agencies and adjoining counties,
including the Maryland Department of
Planning (MDP), the National Park and Planning
Commission and the Maryland Department of
Transportation.
Comments and suggestions included adding
pedestrian and bike areas, and planning for public
sewer to added in the future.
During the public hearing, Principal Planner
Jenny Plummer-Welker said public sewer is
an idea being studied.
“There is a plan for sewer, but not in the near
future,” she said.
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By Sarah Miller
Staff Writer
By Sarah Miller
Staff Writer
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Solar Panel Farm Coming to Huntingtown
Solis Energy Solutions was once again
granted a special exception to put a solar
panel farm on a 2.1 acre parcel of the Bowen
farm at 3101 Carroll Road at the Aug. 2
Board of Appeals hearing.
The initial exception was granted on
Oct. 6, 2011. The Abington Shores Homeowners
Association then filed a Petition for
Judicial Review of Administrative Decision
on Nov. 4 and, after a June 13 decision by
Retired Judge Graydon S. McKee III, it was
remanded to the Board of Appeals for further
study.
Now, after a second hearing, the special
exception has been granted again, and Solis
Energy Solutions is ready to start on the next
step in the process of installing their first solar
farm in Calvert County.
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Solis Energy Solutions president Luke
Hutzell said they will now submit a site plan
for review, and anticipate starting construction
in approximately 100 days. The number
of panels installed is still to be determined,
but the project will produce 400 kW per hour,
Hutzell said.
Solis is in talks to finalize an agreement
for SMECO to purchase the power. SMECO
will earn three years of renewable energy
credits, which is beneficial to them. Nothing
has been signed yet, Hutzell said, adding
the details of the contract are still subject to
change.
The site is surrounded on three sides by
woods and on the fourth by silos and barns,
meaning the solar farm will be well hidden
from view, Hutzell said.
If this project is successful, Hutzell said
Solis would consider further sites in Calvert.
“There is no doubt there could be other
farm owners who may want to know how the
project could be beneficial to them,” Hutzell
said.
Farmers are having a difficult time right
now, and the solar panels could help generate
some extra income and benefit the county, he
said.
“We think it’s a pretty cool deal,” Hutzell
said.
When looking at potential sites, he said
they look at topography and access to the
area, among other things. He said the closer
the panels are to power lines or transfer stations
the better, and they have to take zoning
into account. Some farms are zoned agricultural
preservation, which means they can’t
build the panels on the property. Others, like
the Bowen farm, are zoned Farm and Forest
District, meaning solar panels could be potentially
constructed on the site if granted a
Current and potential Calvert County Chamber of
Commerce members now have access to a new website
which will facilitate online interactions with the chamber
of other businesses.
Cathy Wehrle, office manager, said the site went live
Monday, but will take a little while before all its new capabilities
will become functional.
“We are introducing it in spurts,” Wehrle said.
Some of the new capabilities will be for potential
members to sign up and pay for a chamber membership
online. In the past, businesses would have to download
the application and send or drop by payment. Current
members, with use of a log-in, will be able to update their
information at any time without waiting on a staff member
to do it for them.
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special exception.
Some of Solis’s energy farms in other
states more than 12 megawatts per day, but
they wanted to start small in Calvert, Hutzell
said, until they knew how things would work
out. He said Solis is committed to making the
solar panels a reality, and are pleased with the
outcome of the Board of Appeals.
For more information, visit www.
solisenergysolutions.com.
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Chamber of Commerce Launches New
Website and Mobile App
M e m b e r s
will be able to
make coupons
for their products
and services available for download and even purchase
advertising on the site.
Another function will be for businesses to RSVP and
make payments for events at their convenience online.
Wehrle said the site is rolling out in pieces so that
she has the ability to work out bugs and master all the
capabilities available to the chamber. The members will
receive an email blast in a few weeks once more functionality
is available. But in the meantime, those going to the
same web address will see a new look.
Businesses Invited to County Job Fair
As the fall and winter recruiting season approaches, Calvert County businesses once again have the opportunity
to appeal to local job seekers at the 2012 Calvert County Job Fair. This annual event will be held Wednesday,
Aug. 29, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Calvert County Fairgrounds in Barstow.
The Job Fair is co-sponsored by the Calvert County, Md., Department of Economic Development, Calvert
County Chamber of Commerce, Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation and the Tri-County
Council for Southern Maryland.
“Because all the companies participating in the Job Fair are actually located in the county, the annual Job Fair
is a great one-stop resource for anyone wishing to find either full- or part-time local employment,” Calvert County
Chamber of Commerce President/CEO Carolyn McHugh said in a press release.
Registration for the event is free and limited to the Calvert County business community. Businesses should
be actively seeking employees for full- or part-time work and multi-level marketing organizations and businesses
are not permitted. Registration includes a six-foot table and two chairs, company listing in the event brochure and
two tickets for light refreshments. Registration deadline is Aug. 17, 2012.
For more information, or to register for this event, please contact the Calvert County Department of Economic
Development at 410-535-4583, via email at info@ecalvert.com or visit online at www.ecalvert.com.
Citizens are invited to learn more about local banks,
entertainment options, higher education, civic organizations
and small businesses at the County Fair Grounds
Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m.
PNC Bank, the fairgrounds and the Calvert Chamber
of Commerce are the major sponsors for this year’s miniexpo
which is free to the public. Approximately 30 businesses
have information booths inside the fairground’s administration
building.
In the past the mini-expo was a traditional Business
After Hours, an opportunity for local business men and
women to network. This year is the first year of a transition
plan to make the mini-expo an opportunity for local
businesses to show case and citizens to come find out more
about local business.
This year the businesses include: Calvert County Fair
Inc., PNC Bank, the chamber, College of Southern Maryland,
Comcast, Community Bank of Tri-County, Fantasy
World Entertainment, Gateau Physical Therapy, G.H. Clark
Contractors, Cedar Pointe Federal Credit Union, Chesapeake
Beach Resort and Spa, The UPS Store, Southern
Maryland Higher Education, Servpro, linkblots (sic), Silpada
Designs, Tri-County Council, E-Trepid, Alexander
Chiropractic Center, Garbelman, Winslow, Benish, Deck,
Grannell & Ewaski CPA, Colonial Farm Credit, Maryland
Pennysaver, Rotary Club of Prince Frederick and Hilton
Garden Inn.
Door prizes will be awarded.

Spotlight On
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Thursday, August 9, 2012 8
Options Abound for Adults to Complete High School
By Corrin M. Howe
Staff Writer
“Soap and education are not as sudden as a massacre,
but they are more deadly in the long run.” The quote from
Mark Twain hangs on the wall of Marjorie Zimmermann,
coordinator for Adult Basic Education for Calvert County
Public Schools.
Zimmermann finds that the adults come back to earn
their high school diplomas for a variety of reasons. Some
want a better chance at secure a job or advance in their
current careers. Others had their education interrupted.
Some didn’t have a chance, but return to fulfill that goal
after their children moved out of the house. She said she
has parents and grandparents who come back to demonstrate
how important an education is to their children and
grandchildren.
The Adult Education program is available to those
older than 16, out of school and need a diploma. There are
classes which prepare students to that the General Education
Development (GED) Test. These courses are offered
both during the day and evening in the middle of the county
or south county.
In order to enroll in the adult education class, students
participate in an orientation and skills assessment.
GED Test:
The test is a set of five standardized tests which measure
the major knowledge and skill areas of a student completing
high school. When a student passes a GED they
will receive an actual Maryland High School Diploma. Not
By Sarah Miller
Staff Writer
just a certificate.
At the orientation and skills assessment meeting with
the Adult Education program, students needing skills to
complete the GED are given an opportunity to enroll in
classes. Those who demonstrate enough skills to pass a
GED are offered the opportunity to take the Official Practice
GED Test. If they pass the practice test, they are given
an application to take the Official GED Test administered
through the state. The practice test is given once a month
at the Hunting Creek Annex in Huntingtown. The official
test takes about eight hours to complete, administered once
a month, costs $45 and is only offered at two locations in
the state.
In order to be eligible for the test, the applicants must
be at least 16-years-old, have officially withdrawn from
high school and be a resident of Maryland for at least three
months prior to testing.
Those who fail the test have an opportunity to retake
all or part of the test. Each person can attempt to pass the
test a total of three times each calendar year.
External Diploma Program
Adults have another way to earn their high school diploma
by demonstrating high school skills. No class time
is required. The work is done at home and requires a weekly
in-office appointment. This program takes an average
of three to four months to complete, depending upon the
student.
“The academic skills, including writing, speaking,
computation, problem solving, reading, and critical thinking,
will be demonstrated by doing a real life task, such as
searching for a new apartment. Reading, writing, and math
skills might be demonstrated by reading a lease, writing
a letter of complaint to a landlord, and budgeting the rent
from a simulated monthly salary. Clients must demonstrate
an individual skill by successfully holding a job, by demonstrating
performance, or by receiving employment training,”
according to the Adult Education website.
The tuition for this program is $200.
For more information about these programs call 410-
535-7382 or go online to: www.calvertnet.k12.md.us/departments/other/adulted/index.html.
GED Preparation Classes Online
Maryland GED-i is a free, teacher-supported online
learning program for GED test preparation offered to
Maryland residents. Maryland GED-i allows you to choose
when, where and what you study. The program only assigns
lessons in areas you haven’t mastered. Although each
session is scheduled for a maximum of 12 weeks, your customized
learning plan may take less time. GED-i is offered
to learners who are:
• Maryland residents;
• At least 16 years old;
• Officially out of school;
• Able to demonstrate minimum 9th grade reading
and math skills;
• Comfortable using the Internet, and
• Able to commit to a session of up to 15 weeks
Visit www.mdged-i.org to learn more about Maryland
GED-i
Calverton School Seeking New Coaches
With a growing population of students involved in
sports at The Calverton School, it is important that each
team have a strong leader.
To that end, the school is seeking a number of head
and assistant coaches for middle school and varsity
teams.
Middle school openings include a head coaches
for field hockey and girls’ soccer. Assistant coaches are
needed for middle school field hockey, girls’ soccer and
boys’ soccer.
Varsity coaching openings include a head coach
for field hockey and boys lacrosse. An assistant varsity
coach is also needed for field hockey.
Calverton offers 10 varsity and 9 middle school
sports, in addition to a number of elementary level club
sports, said Calverton Athletic Director Greg Zecca.
Ideally, each varsity and middle school team will have a
head coach and two assistants.
In varsity coaches, Zecca said they look for individuals
who are “capable of teaching more than just playing
the sport.” The two varsity coach openings are full time
positions, Zecca said.
Middle school head coaches are generally teachers
or parents with experience in the sport, often past assistant
coaches who know the team well.
Assistant coaches also include parents, teachers and
other volunteers. For part time positions, he said it can
be difficult to find coaches whose work schedules allow
them the chance to coach. Zecca said he fills in where
necessary, but as the athletic director it’s difficult to
coach a team and run the whole department.
Sports are popular among Calverton students, with
95 percent of middle school and 85 percent of high
school students participating. Unlike other institutions
where getting a spot on a team can be a challenge, Calverton
makes a spot for any student wanting to get involved
in a sport.
Involvement in sports teaches students “so many
valuable lessons,” such as teamwork, setting goals and
responsibility.
“Almost nobody works alone,” Zecca said.
Anyone interested in coaching or who knows someone
who might be, contact Zecca at 410-535-0216 x1121
or gzecca@calvertonschool.org. For more information
about The Calverton School, visit www.calvertonschool.
org.
sarahmiller@countytimes.net
Calverton coaches work during summer teaching lacrosse camps.
Photos by Sarah Miller

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Spotlight On
By Corrin M. Howe
Staff Writer
A change in philosophy has the country’s public education
system aggressively preparing 100 percent of its
graduating students to be college and career ready, according
to a media briefing given by staff of the Calvert County
Public Schools.
“This is a big philosophical shift in this country. Since
1946 is has never been the goal of education to have 100
percent of the graduates college and career ready,” according
to Superintendent Jack Smith.
In the past the standard was to have 20 percent college
ready, 20 career ready and 60 percent graduate with a general
education, according to Smith.
Prompted by the No Child Left Behind and Race to the
Top initatives, the state is implementing three components
of reform across all public school systems: The Maryland
Common Core State Curriculum, Partnership for Assessment
for Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) and
teacher and principal evaluations.
The new state curriculum uses benchmarked international
standards which will require students move beyond
knowing content, but to understanding the content, according
to Robin Welch, deputy superintendent.
The implications of the change in curriculum, according
to Welch, is that less content will be taught each year,
but the content taught will be covered in greater depth. The
Schools Continue to Transition
to New State Curriculum
curriculum will also be integrated. For example, in the past
there were detailed indicators for reading fluency under
each area of study. Now it is less focused on individual indicators
and more focused on the student demonstrating their
understanding through analysis, problem solving, critical
thinking, citing evidence to support the conclusions, etc.
“All students can achieve, not just the ones born
bright,” Welch said.
Along with the new curriculum, Maryland will change
from the current Maryland Student Assessment (MSA) to
Partnership for Assessment for Readiness for College and
Careers (PARCC), which 28 states will also use. However,
students will not take PARCC until the 2014-2015 school
year. In the meantime, the MSA will continue.
This school year the teachers are still learning the
Common Core Curriculum and bringing it into the classroom,
according to Welch. This means that the curriculum
being taught will not be assessed for the next two school
years.
“By 2014-2015 everything will be fully aligned and
the curriculum being taught will be assessed,” Welch said.
The Maryland Third Wave of Educational Reform includes
new accountability for schools, principals and teachers,
which according to Smith, has never been mandated by
law that principal and teacher evaluations be tied to student
assessments.
In the future teacher evaluations include both professional
and student growth. Under professional growth they
Board of Education
and CEA Reach Agreement
Photo by Corrin M. Howe
The Calvert County Board of Education and Calvert Education Association have reached an agreement
on revisions to the teacher’s employment contract, and signed the document Aug. 6.
The agreement reached on June 25 includes no cost of living adjustment or step increases for this coming
year.
Changes in the contract include: additional compensation for teachers who participate in one extra day
of professional development work related to the transition to the Common Core State Standards and the
new Teacher Evaluation System; a wellness incentive program which will compensate teachers when they
use three or fewer sick days during the year; and opportunities for online learning resulting in additional
compensation or personal leave.
will be evaluated on their planning preparation, instruction,
classroom environment and professional responsibilities
which will tie the school accountability, master plans
and student assessments. The student growth piece of the
teacher evaluation takes into account the school progress
index based upon four core values: achievement, gap reduction,
growth (pre-k through eighth grade) and college and
career readiness (ninth through 12th grade).
“Student test scores have already been a factor in principal
evaluations for the last ten years, but this is new for the
teachers,” Smith said.
Finally, schools will no longer be talking about whether
or not they are making adequate yearly progress (AYP).
Instead, all Maryland public schools will be classified by
“strands” which are based upon Maryland School Progress
Index Components. Schools will be evaluated on a continuous
scale and how far above or below the target they are
from reaching achievement, growth, gap reduction and college
and career readiness. There are five strands a school
can fall into and will be grouped according to the necessary
support and intervention it needs.
The CCPS has made a commitment to inform the
public about the directions they receive from the Maryland
State Department of Education regarding the implementation
of the reforms. Smith said he expects to receive the
strand designation of county schools within the next month.
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CCPS Releases
Heat Acclimatization
Guidelines
The Southern Maryland Athletic Conference (SMAC) developed
Preseason-Practice Heat Acclimatization Guidelines, which
will be used by the three public school systems in the tri-county
interscholastic athletics program. The guidelines are in accordance
with the model policy developed by the Maryland State Department
of Education in June 2012. As a member of SMAC, the Calvert
County Public Schools will be following these guidelines beginning
with athletic tryouts in August.
The guidelines recognize the importance of educating coaches,
parents and student athletes regarding the components of heat
illnesses and the need to gradually acclimatize athletes to the heat
and humidity typically experienced during late summer/early fall in
Southern Maryland. Particular attention is paid to the importance of
personal hydration, the amount of time spent practicing each day,
and the gradual introduction of sport-specific equipment and physical
contact, which elevate body temperature.
The guidelines address a 14-day heat acclimatization period
that starts with the first day of tryouts on August 11. During the
first five days, teams are limited to a single practice, not to exceed
three hours total, inclusive of warm-up and cool down. A one-hour
walk-through is permitted later in the day after a three-hour recovery
period.
Starting on the sixth day, total practice and walk-through time
per day is limited to five hours, with no single session exceeding
three hours. If a team elects to have two practices on one day, the
following day must be a single practice day or a rest day.
The guidelines are posted on the school system website at www.
calvertnet.k12.md.us. Click the Departments tab on the top of the
page, go to Athletics, then go to Heat Acclimatization Guidelines.
Further information on high school sports in Southern Maryland
may be found at: www.smacathletics.org.

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Thursday, August 9, 2012 10
Paul Dossey, 30
Paul William
Dossey, 30, of Chesapeake
Beach, MD
passed away July 29,
2012 at his residence
after a lengthy illness.
Paul was born
April 18, 1982 at
Fairfax Hospital in
Falls Church, VA to
Charles W. and Barbara S. (Boucher)
Dossey.
Paul lived with his family in Springfield,
VA until moving with them to
Chesapeake Beach at the age of 7. He
attended Beach Elementary and Plum
Point Middle School, and graduated from
Northern High School with the class of
2000. He was employed as an ad-builder
and graphic designer with the Maryland
Independent Newspaper in Waldorf, MD
from 2004 until retiring due to illness in
2011. Paul loved music and was a selftaught
guitarist and drummer. He was
very artistic and enjoyed drawing. He
was also fond of computers, movies, and
hiking, camping and kayaking.
Paul was preceded in death by his
father Charles William “Charlie” Dossey.
He is survived by his devoted mother
Barbara Sue Dossey; his twin brother
Shane Michael Dossey, both of Chesapeake
Beach, MD; and by numerous
aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends.
A visitation for family and friends
was held Thursday August 2, from 10-
11:15 AM at Rausch Funeral Home, P.A.,
8325 Mt. Harmony Lane, Owings, MD
followed by a procession to St. Anthony’s
Catholic Church in North Beach, MD
where a Mass of Christian Burial was
celebrated at 12:00 Noon. Interment is
private.
Expressions of sympathy in Paul’s
name may be made to the American
Brain Tumor Association, 8550 W. Bryn
Mawr Ave. Ste 550 Chicago, IL 60631,
online at www.ABTA.org.
Arrangements by Rausch Funeral
Home, 8325 Mount Harmony Lane, Owings,
MD. www.RauschFuneralHomes.
com.
Cheyne Eyre, 32
Cheyne Christopher
Eyre, 32, of
Springfield, West Virginia,
passed away on
July 31, 2012 in Frostburg,
Maryland.
He was born July
11, 1980 in Cheverly,
MD to Jo Ann Mullinax
and David A. Eyre.
Cheyne grew up in
Chesapeake Beach and attended school in
Calvert County. He later moved to Springfield,
West Virginia. He was a very talented
artist and loved to draw. He also loved his
family very much and liked to spend time
with them. He had a daughter Lily whom
he adored.
Besides his daughter, Cheyne is survived
by his mother, Jo Ann Pitcher and her
husband Jerry of Port Republic, MD; his father
David A. Eyre and his wife Debbie of
Springfield, WV. Brother of Stephanie Eyre
of Port Republic, MD, Joe Candido of Port
Republic, MD, Misty Adams of Springfield,
WV and Justin Eyre of Springfield, WV.
Grandson of John L. and Joyce Mullinax of
Compton, MD, Ronald Eyre of Lewes, DE
and the late Patricia Eyre.
The family received friends at the
Rausch Funeral Home, 4405 Broomes Island
Road, Port Republic, MD on Saturday
August 4, 2012 from 11- 12 noon where a
memorial service followed at noon. Interment
is private.
Mary Gascon, 59
Mary Theresa
(Fox) Gascon, 59, of
Lusby, MD, formerly
of Milford, OH passed
away on August 2, 2012
in Prince Frederick,
MD while valiantly battling
cancer.
She was born on
May 16, 1953 in Cincinnati,
OH to the late
James F. Fox and Marie L. Fox.
Mary had a 30-year career as an outstanding
CRNA and was well known to
many of us throughout this area. She fought
her painful battle with uterine cancer with
her usual upbeat attitude and smile that endeared
her to all of us lucky enough to have
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She leaves behind a stepdaughter
(Dory) who admired Mary enough to follow
in her path as a CRNA nearby. She was
a dog lover and at the time of her death had
four “spoiled four-legged” canines that kept
her great company over the past few months
and stayed with her thoughout it all. Mary
was an avid world traveler, gifted artist &
gemologist, and was a Certified Registered
Nurse Anesthetist in MD and greater Cincinnati,
OH.
Mary is also survived by her brother
William P. Fox and wife Susan of Milford,
OH and many nieces, nephews, and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents,
brother, James F. Fox, Jr., and sister,
Marilynn Fox Chestnut.
The family received friends on Monday,
August 6, 2012 from 10:30AM – 12
Noon in the Rausch Funeral Home, 20
American Lane, Lusby, MD where a funeral
service was held at 12 Noon with Rev.
Steve Fehrman officiating. Interment is
private.
Cindy Hayward, 32
Cynthia "Cindy"
Marie Rogers Hayward,
32, of Owings,
formerly of Churchton,
died on Tuesday, July
31, 2012. She was the
wife of the late Frank J.
Hayward, Jr. Devoted
mother of Frank Jeffrey
Hayward, III and
the late Natalee Nicole
Hayward; Loving daughter of Dorothy L.
Rogers and Michael M. Rogers, Sr. and his
wife Gayle; Granddaughter of Charles F.
Leidy; Sister of Andrew R. Rogers and his
wife Jeannine, Brian F. Rogers, Sr. and his
wife Tracey and Glenn J. Colbert and his
wife Chrissy. She is also survived by her
great aunt Charlotte O. Barnette and many
other loving family and friends.
Family and friends gathered at the
Gary L. Kaufman Funeral Home at Meadowridge
Memorial Park, Inc., 7250 Washington
Boulevard, Elkridge, on Monday,
where Funeral Services were held Tuesday,
Aug. 7. Interment followed Meadowridge
Memorial Park, Inc.
If desired, memorial contributions
may be made in her name to the Frank
J. Hayward Educational Fund. www.
garylkaufmanfuneralhome.com.
Frank Hayward Jr.
Frank Hayward Jr.
died on Tuesday July
31, 2012.
He was the husband
of the late Cynthia
Hayward; father
of Frank J. Hayward,
III and the late Natalee
Hayward; son of Frank
(Sigred) Hayward, Sr.
and Stephanie (Donald)
Patten; brother of Shane (Deirdre) Hayward
and Tiffany (Matt) Riley.
Services were held at the George P.
Kalas Funeral Home Solomons Island Rd.,
Edgewater, MD on Saturday, August 4. Interment
is private.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions
may be made to the Frank J. Hayward,
III Trust, Acct. # 446025775369 at any
Bank of America branch.
Natalee Hayward, 2
Natalee Nicole Hayward, 2, of Owings,
MD, died on Tuesday, July 31, 2012.
She was the beloved daughter of the
late Cynthia M. Hayward and the late Frank
J. Hayward, Jr.; Granddaughter of Dorothy
L. Rogers and Michael M. Rogers, Sr.
and his wife Gayle. She is also survived
by her great-grandfather Charles F.Leidy;
her brother Frank Jeffrey Hayward, III and
many aunts, uncles and cousins.
Family and friends gathered at the
Gary L. Kaufman Funeral Home at Meadowridge
Memorial Park, Inc., 7250 Washington
Boulevard, Elkridge, on Monday
from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm where Funeral
Services were held on Tuesday, Aug, 7.
Interment followed Meadowridge Memorial
Park.
If desired, memorial contributions may
be made to the Frank J. Hayward, III Educational
Fund. www.garylkaufmanfuneralhome.com.
Donald Miller, 84
Donald Richardson Miller, 84, of Huntingtown,
MD passed away July 30, 2012 at
Southern Maryland Hospital Center, Clinton,
MD.
He was born February 18, 1928 in
Newport, Vermont to Maxwell A. and Alice
L. (Conklin) Miller.
Donald was raised in Spring Valley,
NY where he attended public schools. His
family moved to Takoma Park, MD and he
graduated from Montgomery Blair High
School. He worked for the Washington Star
Newspaper as a messenger. Donald entered
the United States Army in November 1950
and was honorably discharged in March
1951. He was then employed at the Hahn
Shoe Company in their window display
department. He worked in Wheaton and
Landover, MD, retiring in 1992. In 2010
he moved into an assisted living facility in
Ft. Washington, MD and then moved to a
nursing home in Clinton where he resided
until his passing. Donald loved going to the
National Zoo, painting by numbers, doing
puzzles and was an avid Washington Redskins
fan.
He was preceded in death by his
parents.
Donald is survived by a sister Julie
Ann Alexander and husband Gale of Southold,
NY and brothers Eugene and wife
Mary of Solomons, James and wife Mary
Ann of North Carolina, John and wife Anna
of Fredericksburg, VA, Francis and wife Janet
of West Virginia and Robert Miller and
wife Elizabeth of Huntingtown, MD.
Services for Mr. Miller will be private.
Memorial contributions in Donald’s
name may be made to the National Zoo,
FONZ Development, P.O. Box 37012 MRC
5516, Washington, D.C. 20013 or online at
www.nationalzoo.si.edu. For information
or to leave condolences visit www.rauschfuneralhomes.com.
Arrangements by Rausch Funeral
Home, 8325 Mount Harmony Lane, Owings,
MD

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STORY
Upcoming Local Band Hits the Road
Sam Grow Band Opening for Boston
By Sarah Miller
Staff Writer
From playing locally at Vera’s Beach
Club and Jake and Al’s Chophouse to
playing with classic rock legends Boston
at the Calvert Marine Museum and preparing
to go on tour with Ingram Hill, the
Sam Grow Band has come a long way.
The band has just made another
agreement with Vera’s Beach Club to
play there exclusively through the winter
when not on tour. They will also be playing
a New Year’s Eve gig at Vera’s.
“We’re very excited to have him
back on board with us,” said Vera’s General
manager Casey St. John.
She said it is important to offer the
general public a chance to see up and
coming bands like Sam Grow, and engagements
like the New Year’s Eve party
offer the chance without needing to buy
a ticket.
Lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist
Sam Grow echoed St. John’s opinion,
saying without their fan base, which he
refers to as the “Sam Grow Family,” the
band would never have the opportunities
they have now.
“Without them, none of this is possible,”
said drummer Joe Barrick.
Fans new and old are the best sort of
promotion and publicity, he said.
“They’re telling everyone to check
you out,” he said.
Such support is what sent their latest
CD release, “Reveal,” to No. 11 on the
iTunes Singer/Songwriter charts, with the
first four singles charting in the top 15.
Their singles are all originals, and Grow
said they would never have reached that
kind of ranking without their fans.
“They treat us like family, they support
us,” Barrick said.
The rest of the lineup includes Gene
Quade on bass and backing vocals and
Mike Stacey on lead guitar.
The band has been playing full time
since 2008 and first signed with Vera’s in
2009, which Grow said was the first professional
contract the band signed, then
they went to Jake and Al’s Chophouse
for a stretch and now is back with an exclusive
contract at Vera’s. Grow said it
is “awesome to have more than one club
that wants to book you.”
No matter how long they spend on
the road in other states, Grow said it’s
important to have places to return to and
get back to their roots in Calvert and St.
Mary’s counties.
“It’s cool to have home bases,” Grow
said.
The band will soon be hitting the road
with Ingram Hill. Their first performance
is Sept. 5 at the Pour House Music Hall
in Raleigh, N.C. The rest of the tour will
include performances in 10 states, including
Ohio, Illinois, New York, Tennessee
and Alabama. He said the timing for one
of the two performances in New York
works out so the band can come home for
a mid-tour engagement at Vera’s.
Helping the men go on tour is a group
of sponsors, including DR Strings, Bully
Bling Energy Drink, Hot Licks Guitar
Shop, Coors Light, Ernie Ball Music Man
and Paul Reed Smith Guitars. Geoff Wanamaker
with KIA Of Waldorf hooked
the men up with a tour bus. Barrick said
without the bus, they’d be traveling in a
convoy of jeeps and smaller cars.
He said he’s looking forward to getting
on the road and bringing the band’s
Sam Grow Band
music to new cities.
“We’re going to bring some Southern
Maryland on the road with us,” Barrick
said.
After their September tour is done,
Grow said the band will stick around for
a couple weeks, then head back out in October
on tour with Ernie Halter.
The band has gotten interest from
some record companies, including Rock
Ridge Music, the same company Ingram
Hill is signed with, but Grow said they
want to stay independent a while longer.
Before going on tour in September,
Sam Grow will play with legendary Boston
at Calvert Marine Museum Aug. 16.
There are less than 200 tickets left, and
Mike Batson Photography
Grow said they are going fast. Proceeds
from the summer concert series support
the education and preservation efforts of
the Calvert Marine Museum.
According to a Calvert Marine Museum
press release, Boston has sold more
than 31 million albums in the United
States.
“Distinguished for their ability to
perform live with no pre-recorded materials,
Boston concerts are celebrated for
their crowd-pleasing showmanship and
high energy,” the press release reads.
Boston’s lineup includes Tom
Scholz, Gary Pihl on lead guitar, Tommy
DeCarlo on vocals, percussion and keyboards,
David Victor on vocals and gui-
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tar, Tracy Ferrie on bass guitar and Curly
Smith on drums.
For diehard Boston fans who want to
sit in the front row, there is still a chance.
Go online and bid on two front row seats
and meet and greet passes. Get more details
and place a bid in the Fanatic Fan
online auction at www.calvertmarinemuseum.org/bids.php.
Boston and the Sam Grow Band will
perform Aug. 16. Gates open at 6 p.m.
with music, food, and drinks available on
site. Chairs and coolers are not permitted.
For more information, call 1-800-787-
9454 or visit www.calvertmarinemuseum.com
to purchase concert tickets while
they last.
Grow said getting to be the opening
act for Boston involved being vetted by
the band and their manager, among other
groups. Grow said if the band is ever big
enough to headline a venue, he wants to
make it easy for small groups to get their
foot in the door as opening acts.
Being on stage at Calvert Marine
Museum is the fulfillment of a dream for
Grow. He said when he was younger, his
father took him to a concert there and told
him he’d be the one on stage on day. Now
that time has come.
“It’s pretty amazing for me,” Grow
said.
Getting the opportunity to play with
performers like Boston, Ronnie Dunn of
Brooks and Dunn, The Wailers, Jeff Scott
Soto of Journey, Josh Kelly, Tony Lucca,
Sister Hazel, Kanye West, Bill Engvall is
“the greatest feeling in the world,” Barrick
said.
“It’s like Christmas Eve every time,”
he added.
Every time they go on stage with a
band they have looked up to since childhood,
Barrick said “it’s like the first time
I had an oatmeal cream pie. You can’t
stop smiling.”
Grow said being on stage with The
Kelly Bell Band recently at the Southern
Sun and Music Fest was like that for him.
“I turned into a 13-year-old girl
pretty quick when I got to sing with her,”
Grow said, adding they may get another
chance to share a stage with The
Kelly Bell Band in the future.
“I still can’t believe we get
paid to do this,” Grow said.
Barrick agreed with Grow,
saying the band is comprised of
a group of very lucky men.
“We’re four local guys living
the dream,” Barrick said.
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Community
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Thursday, August 9, 2012 14
By Sarah Miller
Staff Writer
Group Spreads Christmas Love Year Round
During Christmas, a wonderful feeling of caring and
generosity hang in the air, as much a part of the season as
Christmas trees and carols. This year, one group decided
that feeling shouldn’t be reserved for one month every year,
but a year round experience.
To facilitate the Christmas feeling, God’s Misfits organized
the first ever Give Like it’s Christmas event at Potter’s
Place in St. Leonard on July 28.
God’s Misfits leader Jadalynn Jordan said they brought
in local charities, like End Hunger, CareNet and Children’s
Aid, Inc., and hosted a day of Christmas themed fun and
entertainment for the community. The entry fee was a nonperishable
canned item, an item of gently used clothing or
any other donation. Jordan was pleased with the turnout for
their first year, and said every charity that came out when
home with something.
End Hunger Director of Communications Jacqueline
Hahn said Potter’s Place is one of the End Hunger’s partner
churches, and when a member of God’s Misfits involved
them to take part in the first Give Like it’s Christmas,
“we were absolutely on board to support
them.”
Hahn said she loved the concept and looks forward
to being involved again next year, and watching
as the event grows.
“It really got at the heart of what Christmas is
about,” Hahn said.
She said at events like this, getting donations
isn’t the main goal; informing the community is.
“Awareness is always the big thing,” she said.
God’s Misfits is a local Christian performance
group consisting five members. They use American
Sign Language as the base for their performances
and “add other things to make a beautiful expression
of the songs you already know and love.”
For more information about God’s Misfits
and Give Like it’s Christmas, visit www.godsmisfits.weebly.com,
www.facebook.com/pages/
Gods-Misfits/439817105326.
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Calvert Hospice Honors
Local Navy Vet
Left is James W. Carroll, Jr. Third Class Petty Officer, retired, and
Major Linzy Laughhunn, USAF ANG NGB/HC
When James W. Carroll, Jr.
decided that his final days would
not be spent having treatments for
his lung cancer, he told his doctor,
“No more treatments, I want to
live my final days without the side
effects and nausea.” And, when
James shared the news with his
two surviving sisters, they supported
his decision to enter hospice
care through Calvert Hospice.
James W. Carroll, Jr. enlisted
in the U.S. Navy in September
of 1969 and went on to the Naval
Training Center in Great Lakes,
Illinois. He was later stationed as
an Engine Mechanic aboard the
aircraft carrier, the USS Independence
(CAV62) and went on to
achieve the rank of Third Class
Petty Officer. Carroll also received
the National Defense Service Medal and the Meritorious Unit Commendation before
discharging in March of 1973.
At a recent ceremony, Calvert Hospice followed the guidelines set by their “We Honor
Veterans” program and officially honored and thanked Mr. Carroll for his years of service.
The ceremony was performed by Major Linzy Laughhunn, USAF ANG NGB/HC.
Calvert Hospice has been serving the community since 1984 providing bereavement
programs, counseling and hospice care regardless of an individual’s ability to pay. If you
or someone you know wants to learn more about hospice care please call 410-535-0892 for
more information.
Photo Courtesy of Jadalynn Jordan
Solomons Heritage
Tours Visit Greenwell
Captain Rachel Dean
brought her boat “Roughwaters”
to Camp Greenwell's
Fishing Camp on July 27.
Dean and her brother Jason
Williams taught campers
about a variety of harvesting
methods for blue crabs, finfish
and oysters using Roughwaters,
a working fishing vessel. It
was an opportunity for campers
to experience estuarine life
up close through the eyes of a
Chesapeake Bay waterman, a
Greenwell press release states.
Dean operates Solomons Jason Williams with campers
Island Heritage Tours, aimed at
promoting an understanding of environmental impacts and regulation changes that
challenge commercial watermen as they strive to maintain their way of life. Ultimately,
the goal is to promote a healthy Chesapeake Bay where people can pursue
educational, recreational, cultural, and commercial opportunities.
Capt. Rachel Dean and her husband Capt. Dale "Simon" Dean are active members
of the Calvert County Watermen's Association where Rachel serves as the association's
secretary and Simon is a member of the board of directors.
The Greenwell Foundation, Inc. is a 501(c) 3 nonprofit organization dedicated
to providing accessible and inclusive programs, services and facilities for all community
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and campers

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Community
By Anne Vajda
Contributing Writer
Local Realtor Dies,
Leaving Behind 15 Cats
Most Calvert County
residents are aware of the
overwhelming, feral cat populations
in their communities.
Whether just observing or
actively feeding and watering
these animals, we wonder how
well they will survive and how
many litters of kittens will be
born to them before they die,
increasing the sad and dire
problem a hundredfold.
Often, folks will do what
they can to support the cats,
working with animal rescue
groups to trap, spay or neuter
and provide food and shelter.
For most of us, we are gratified
if we can do the right thing by
just one of these creatures.
When Calvert County
resident and real estate agent Rita Minion died of
cancer on July 24, 2012, after a brief illness, she left
behind a population of more than 15 cats dependent
upon her for food and shelter, as well as two dogs,
inside her small, ranch-style home in Chesapeake
Ranch Estates in Lusby. Rita cared deeply for the
welfare of animals and found it impossible to turn any
needy cat away.
With no immediate family in the area, Rita’s
friends and neighborhood volunteers stepped forward
to tend to the animals while a strategy for their survival
was developed. During the past weeks as word
of the situation spread, organizations such as Friends
of Felines (Cindy Duty), Orphaned Wildlife Rescue
Center (Ron Wexler and his volunteers) and O’Brien
Realty (Monique Hailer and others) have come forward
to assist in caring for
and moving the animals to a
clean and secure location in
the Chesapeake Ranch Estates
community.
With the help and support
of these organizations,
and many caring individuals,
the cats are in the process of
receiving updated inoculations
and treatment for flea infestation
and parasites. Behaviorally,
the cats run the gamut from
the shy and introverted to the
loving and attention-seeking,
though all have the capacity
for great love, appreciation and
loyalty.
Supporting such a community
requires quantities of
materials, such as clumping cat
litter, store-brand, pate-style
cat food, old newspapers, towels,
cat toys and treats, not to
mention plenty of love and attention.
Donations from organizations, businesses or individuals
would be very much appreciated and would
allow for the continued support of this cat population
as stable, long-term placements are sought.
If you would like to contribute in any way, please
contact Anne Vajda at 410-394-6735 or annevajda@
comcast.net. You may also contact Cindy Duty at
Friends of Felines at 410-414-2122 or questions@
friendsoffelines.com to contribute or, very importantly,
open your home to one of these cats as a foster
owner, until a permanent placement can be found.
Solid socialization in a home is key to the successful
survival of these animals, and foster owners will
receive complete support and assistance from Friends
of Felines.
Chesapeake
Community Chorus -
Singers Wanted
The Chesapeake Community Chorus is a volunteer group of over
30 active singers starting its 10th season giving concerts for the benefit
of charities in mostly Calvert County.
Our concerts have raised over $52,000 for charities in Calvert
County. We are always interested in adding new singers to the chorus,
a press release states. There are no auditions required, just the love and
enjoyment of singing 4-part (or more) music.
The chorus meets about every two weeks, holidays excluded, to
learn the music for our concerts, and our concerts usually are scheduled
to replace a practice time. Practices move from location to location in
Calvert County as we have members in all parts of this long county.
Practice time is on Sunday afternoon at 4 to 6 p.m. Members are from
various church choirs but we have a large number of singers from various
communities, even a number from outside Calvert County. We do
all types of music but since we are usually invited to churches to raise
money for a charity of their choice, we do a lot of sacred music.
Our Schedule for August 2012
Sunday, Aug. 12, practice, 4-6 pm, Asbury Retirement Community
Club House, 11100 Asbury Court, Solomons, MD, park in the event
parking, entrance to the South Wing.
Sunday, Aug. 19, practice, 4-6 pm, Northeast Community Center,
4075 Gordon Stinnett Avenue, Chesapeake Beach, MD.
Alumni Players Dinner
Theater Auditions
Auditions for the Alumni Players next production “Friends Till
the End” will be held at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church
in Solomons, in the Providence Room on Aug. 14, and 15, at 7 p.m.
Auditions will be for cast and crew.
This year’s show will be an audience participation murder
mystery dinner theatre. Show dates will be Jan. 25 and 26, and Feb.
1 and 2.
For information or questions call Nita Thompson at
410-326-8272.
Honorary Chair Named for Sail for Youth 2012
The Sail for Youth steering committee announced this
week that Capt. Christopher Junge has been named the honorary
chairman for this year’s Sail for Youth 2012 event that will
take place on Saturday, Aug. 25.
The event will raise funds for youth programs at Calvert
Hospice, Prince Frederick Rotary Foundation and the Southern
Maryland Sailing Foundation.
“We are very excited to have someone of Captain Junge’s
stature to be our honorary chair this year; it’s great to have a
representative from PAX River to help support our sailors as
we strive to support area youth programs,” Stovy Brown, Sail
for Youth creator, said in a press release.
Capt. Christopher “CJ” Junge is a native of Huntingburg,
IN. He graduated cum laude from the University of Notre
Dame in 1987 with a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering
and was commissioned an Ensign through NROTC.
Following flight training in Pensacola, FL, Capt. Junge was
designated a Naval Aviator in May 1989 and completed initial
E-2C Hawkeye training in May 1990.
Capt. Junge’s operational tours include VAW-122 and
VAW-115. With VAW-122, he deployed aboard the USS Forrestal
and USS Constellation, and with VAW-115, he served as
Safety Officer and Maintenance Officer during contingency
deployments to the Arabian Gulf aboard the USS Independence
and the USS Kitty Hawk. From August of 2010 to April
2011, Capt. Junge was Commander of Task Group 67.8, providing
persistent Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance
with MQ-9 Reaper Unmanned Aircraft in the Horn of Africa.
Capt. Junge’s NAWC and NAVAIR assignments include a
tour as an E-2C and C-2A test pilot at Naval Force Aircraft Test
Squadron (VX-20), two tours at US Naval Test Pilot School as
an instructor, including as the Chief Flight Instructor, and a
tour as an IPT lead in PMA-271, the E-6B TACAMO Program
Office. From February 2006 to February 2009, he served as the
Chief Test Pilot and Commanding Officer of the VX-30 Bloodhounds
at Point Mugu, CA. VX-30 tour highlights includes
support of Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense test programs,
Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles, AMRAAM, and SLAM-
ER. In March 2009, he reported to NAWCWD as the Military
Deputy for AIR 5.3, Threat/Target Systems and in July 2010,
he reported to PEO(U&W) for assignement in PMA-242 as the
Advanced Technology lead. He reported in July 2012 as the
NAWCAD Vice Commander.
Capt. Junge graduated with distinction from the USNTPS
as part of Class 106. He earned a Masters of Science in Aeronautical
Engineering (with Honors) in December of 2001
from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA and was
awarded the prestigious Admiral William Adger Moffett Aeronautics
Award for 2002.
Capt. Junge has accumulated 4400 hours, including almost
3000 hours in the E-2C Hawkeye, and over 400 arrested
landings. His bride is the former Mary Malloy of Grand Blanc,
MI and they have three awesome kids – Josh, Paige, and Noah.
For more information about Sail for Youth 2012 log on to
www.sail4youth.org.
Capt. Chris Junge

By Sarah Miller
Staff Writer
The Calvert Gazette
Newsmakers
Spotlight on Volunteers
Adult Day Care Offers Upbeat Volunteer Experience
Thursday, August 9, 2012 16
Many of them may be over 55, and a couple are in their
90s, but the men and women at the Adult Day Care of Calvert
County still know how to have fun.
The adult day care center is a non-profit organization
housed on the first floor of the Calvert County Health Department.
It opened in 1986 as a “structured therapeutic
program” for men and women over 55 who need some help
in their daily likes or who would normally be alone for the
majority of the day, according to Executive Director Ruth
Lake. The program is also open to anyone over 18 with
physical or mental disabilities who needs help throughout
the day.
They offer structured activities, outings and entertainment
as well as daily snacks and lunch, keeping clients
engaged and stimulated while offering the structure some
of them need during the day. They also have a Registered
Nurse and nursing assistants on site daily to administer
medication as needed. The center is open Monday through
Friday 7:30-4 p.m. and has a capacity of 25.
Also on the regular staff is a bus driver who goes door
to door to transport clients to and from the center.
A recently renewed state grant allows the center to
continue offering services on a sliding scale of price based
on client income, Lake said.
A common misconception is the center is a branch of
the health department.
“We’re not part of Calvert County government at all,”
Volunteer Carol Johns gets the group ready for a wreath making craft.
Lake said.
In addition to state grant funding, the center looks
for community support through donations and volunteers.
Lake said some volunteers, like the youth group from St.
John Vianney Catholic Church, come on a short-term basis
for service projects. The youth group came out for a week
and cleaned up the center’s garden area and bus, as well as
engaging in activities with center clients.
The center also gets volunteers through a work experience
project through the Department of Social Services
– often people interested in a career in health or nursing.
Assistant nurse Christine Craig is one such volunteer.
When she lost her job, she turned to Social Services and
was introduced to the program. Once her time was up as a
volunteer, she was offered a paid position with the center.
She accepted happily.
“It’s not your typical 9-5 job,” she said, adding the
center offers a fun work environment.
While the day is structured, with planned snacks,
lunch and medication times, there is still plenty that changes
from day to day.
One morning clients will go bowling in the common
area while another day they will make seasonal decorations
for a small Christmas tree that was donated to the
center and remains up all year, going through phases
draped in patriotic colors or pumpkins and bats and, eventually,
the traditional Christmas ornaments. Every day
brings something new and different while sticking to the
structure clients need.
Other volunteers are members of the community who
wanted to help their neighbors. Carol Johns has been volunteering
with the center for four years, after a friend recommended
Johns look for volunteering opportunity following
her retirement. Johns started with the Tri-County
Council, but found the one-on-one work she was doing was
not the right fit. She’s happier with the fast pace of the center,
and enjoys “harassing” clients. One client jokes about
Johns being his wife, even introducing her as such, though
Johns said he divorces her three or four times every day.
Johns enjoys getting to know the clients, including a
94-year-old ex-cop who’s memory is still sharp enough that
he remembers specific details and locations of crime scenes
he responded to. Another favorite of Johns’ is a woman with
full-blown Alzheimer’s. Once a week, Johns gets up early
to ride the bus to the center with her to make sure she remains
safe.
Johns said going in, she was afraid she wouldn’t be
able to take volunteering at the center, sure she would end
up in tears daily. And some clients do come with sad stories,
like the woman with Alzheimer’s who is so far gone
she doesn’t know her daughter got married and that she is
now a grandmother.
Other center clients enjoy getting Johns wound up, and
whatever sass she dishes out they return in spades.
“We have so much fun here,” Johns said. Even when
she has the day off, Johns said her mind is on the center and
what they would be doing at that time.
“I just constantly think about this place,” Johns said.
Lake said there are opportunities for anybody. If somebody
doesn’t want to work with clients on a daily basis,
there are also openings for volunteer administrators and on
the volunteer Board of Directors. Lake said they will take
any volunteer and find a job to match their skill set.
For more information, visit www.adcofcalvertcounty.
org or call 410-535-0133.
sarahmiller@countytimes.net
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to the
Editor
LETTERS
Responders Went
Above and Beyond
I am deeply saddened by the murder-suicide in Owings, MD last
week. My heart and my prayers go out to the Hayward/Rogers families
and especially little Frank Hayward, III who remains in intensive care
at Children’s Hospital. Please pray for his physical and emotional needs
at this time.
Thank you Calvert County for all the support you have shown to
the members of the Sheriff’s Office, Maryland State Police and the firefighters
who arrived on the scene not knowing the outcome during a
very intense situation.
These first responders put their lives on the line daily, but their outstanding
professionalism on July 31st was above and beyond the “call
of duty.” No amount of emergency training can fully prepare them for
such a tragic scene as they witnessed in Owings.
A special thank you goes out to Rev. David Mohler, Sheriff’s Office
chaplain who was on the scene that day to provide spiritual support.
Commissioner’s Corner
Citizens Deserve
Transparency
By Evan K. Slaughenhoupt, Jr.
Calvert County Commissioner, District 3
Mike Evans, Sheriff
Calvert County, MD
It would appear that we are beginning to build
the next year’s budget (FY-14) using the same process
that prevents the level of transparency deserving
of our citizens.
We need a different process; one with goals
of reducing tax rates, identifying and eliminating
duplication, ensuring greater transparency for the
citizens, and our increased interaction throughout
the entire build.
When we meet as a board on Tuesdays, we
should be having regular work sessions in public
going back to the basics. Building the budget should start with baselining
truly needed activities and functions. Functional descriptions
provide the optimum start for appreciating the services needed by our
citizens.
We should articulate genuine guidance at the beginning of the
build and develop a more detailed set of priorities associated with those
functions.
We should seek ways of reducing duplicative costs to include the
Sheriff’s Office and Board of Education focusing on cost savings for the
tax payer by targeting similar functions and services such as procurement,
fleet maintenance, and IT services.
We should be bold in asking difficult questions such as, for example,
and not limited to, “Why do we have 7 animal control officers
whereas news reports indicate all of Washington, DC has 8?”
We should be providing the citizens a rationale that explains why
we need the number of requested employees, the identified amount of
income, and the identified resources such as buildings and equipment.
That rationale would form the Basis of Estimates that justifies each
of the county positions.
All too often, human nature causes one to believe that just because
we know something, it stands to reason everyone else must know. Unfortunately,
it appears that our citizens, and even many county employees,
are not as aware as they should be about those front-end details of
what created the budget.
Support Boy
Who Survived
Tragedy
Last week Calvert County experienced
a tragedy. A young woman and
her 2-year-old daughter were killed in a
murder/suicide.
A 12-year-old boy, Frank Hayward III
survived, but is in critical condition. NuVision
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to a bank account setup by SunTrust Bank in Frank's name.
T-Shirts are $15 with 100 percent of the proceeds donated to Frank's account. Shirts can be purchased
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If you would like to donate without the purchase of a shirt, donations will be accepted at every Sun-
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Safety in the Sun
The Calvert Gazette
Make your Backyard Barbecue as Safe as it is Fun
Thursday, August 9, 2012 18
Homecooked Bread
to Complement Your
Next Dinner Party
Grilling over an open flame is a popular warm weather tradition, but one that also carries risks.
Few summer traditions are as beloved as the
backyard barbecue. Typically laid back get-togethers
with family and friends, backyard barbecues
are synonymous with warm weather and the
relaxed atmosphere that such weather promotes.
But even the best backyard barbecue comes
with some level of risk. Cooking over an open
flame will never be risk-free, but there are steps
barbecue enthusiasts can take to make their next
summer soiree that much safer.
* Check for leaks. Due to their ease of use
and convenience, propane grills have grown in
popularity over the years. However, proponents
of propane grills should inspect the propane tank
as well as its hoses for leaks, cracks and corrosion.
Any of those problems has the potential to
be very dangerous, so address any issues before
guests arrive. If guests are on their way already,
simply visit the local hardware store and purchase
a new tank or replace the damaged one. If the hoses
are damaged, buy a charcoal grill to fill-in for
the propane grill during the party. Charcoal grills
are much less expensive than propane grills, and
it might be a good idea for households that frequently
host guests during grilling season to have
a backup grill anyway.
* Make the grill area a nonsmoking section.
Some guests will want to smoke, and since the
party’s outdoors, this shouldn’t be an issue. However,
protect the food and reduce the risk of injury
by insisting the area surrounding the grill is a nonsmoking
section.
* Dress in tighter clothing. The party’s grillmaster
should not wear loose clothing. Loosefitting
clothing, particularly long sleeves, can dip
into the grill and potentially catch on fire. Avoid
this risk by wearing tighter clothing that doesn’t
hang off the body.
* Be certain all briquettes are extinguished.
For those who prefer a charcoal grill, once the
cooking has been completed be careful to extinguish
all briquettes. If briquettes are discarded before
they are full extinguished, they could easily
spark a fire. Many a garbage can, and considerably
more, has been lost to briquettes that were
discarded before they were fully extinguished. As
a safety measure, pour water over briquettes and
never discard any briquettes that are still hot.
* Never move the grill indoors. If an unexpected
summer rain storm arrives on the night of
the party, the grill should stay outside while the
guests move indoors. A grill, whether it’s propane
or charcoal, should never be used indoors because
of the risk of fire and carbon monoxide poisoning.
* Keep kids and pets clear. It’s easy for kids
and pets to suffer burns when around the grill.
Kids might not be tall enough to see what’s on the
grill and, to make up for that, will grab the grill
with their bare hands and push themselves up.
This is almost certain to lead to burns. Pets don’t
know any better and are likely to get burned or
even tip the grill over if they’re allowed near it.
* Don’t be liberal with the lighter fluid. When
grilling on a charcoal grill, it’s not always easy to
get the fire started. As a result, many people look
to lighter fluid to help speed the process along.
While this can work, it’s important to note that not
much lighter fluid is necessary, and fluid should
never be applied after the coals have lit.
Backyard barbecues are a warm-weather tradition.
Make sure such soirees stay safe and everyone
goes home with a full belly and a host of
good memories.
Entertaining family and friends often entails sitting down to
a good meal. Hosts can have the meal catered, but many prefer to
whip up a favorite recipe or try something new.
While the entree often gets the bulk of the attention, hosts
who want to go the extra mile can spend some extra time supplementing
the meal with some homecooked side dishes. Bread
makes a perfect side dish or appetizer for many meals, and those
who want to try their hand at baking their own bread should
consider the following recipe for “Southwest Cornbread” from
Linda Collister’s “Quick Breads” (Ryland, Peters & Small).
Southwest Cornbread
Makes 1 medium bread
2 cups corn kernels, fresh or frozen
2/3 cup fine yellow cornmeal
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup pine nuts, toasted
1 rounded teaspoon chopped fresh sage leaves
1 scallion, sliced
1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
1/4 cup corn oil
2 extra-large eggs
1 cup buttermilk
1 pat of butter
1 9-inch cast iron, ovenproof skillet or
an 8-inch square cake pan
Preheat the oven to 350 F.
Put the corn kernels, cornmeal, baking powder, salt, pine
nuts, sage, scallion, and flour in a large bowl and mix well.
In a separate bowl, beat the oil with the eggs and buttermilk,
then stir into the dry ingredients to make a thick batter.
If you are using the skillet, heat the pan with the pat of butter
in the oven until foaming -- about 3 minutes. If you are using
a cake pan, then grease it well.
Pour the batter into the hot skillet or the prepared pan and
bake in the oven for about 20 minutes until firm to the touch and
a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Serve while
still warm, either straight from the skillet or turned out of the
pan onto a cutting board and cut into large squares.
Best eaten the same day. Not suitable for freezing.

19 Thursday, August 9, 2012
The Calvert Gazette
Simple Ways to Boost
Your Energy Levels
No one is immune to random
bouts of fatigue. For many people,
fatigue is most common around
midafternoon, when the workday
starts to drag and that hefty midday
meal has inspired thoughts of
catnaps.
Though an episode of fatigue
here or there is likely nothing to
worry about, adults who find themselves
routinely struggling to muster
any energy, whether it’s to finish
a project at work or play with
the kids at night, might be surprised
to learn that boosting daily
energy levels is relatively simple.
The following are a few easy ways
to boost your energy levels and
make the most of each and every
day.
* Get regular exercise. Many
adults know the value of exercise
but simply can’t find the time in
the day to squeeze in a little time
on the treadmill or at the gym. But
the American Council on Exercise
notes that as little as 10 minutes of
moderate or vigorous exercise at a
time each day can boost your energy
levels and improve mood. The
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention recommend that adults
get at least 2 hours and 30 minutes of
moderate-intensity aerobic activity,
including at least two days of musclestrengthening
activities, each week. If
that’s a problem, particularly on weekdays,
squeeze in 10 minutes here or there
when the opportunity presents itself. But
the more committed you are to regular
exercise, the more your energy levels are
likely to improve.
* Treat yourself to a massage. Many
people find their energy levels are adversely
affected by stress. Too much
stress can make you physically sick and
cause both physical and mental fatigue.
There are many ways to more effectively
cope with stress, and treating yourself
to a massage is one of them. A massage
can relieve stress and help overworked
muscles recover, boosting energy levels
as a result.
* Treat breakfast with the respect
it deserves. When you wake up in the
morning, even after a great night’s sleep,
your body’s energy reserves are almost
entirely depleted. Consequently, men and
women who don’t eat a healthy breakfast
are almost certain to struggle with their
energy levels throughout the day. Something
as simple as a bowl of low-calorie
cereal or some oatmeal with fruit can
help restore your body’s energy levels
and lay the groundwork for a productive
day. Skipping breakfast entirely will
make you feel sluggish in the morning
and increases the risk that you will overeat
come lunchtime, adversely impacting
your energy levels for the rest of the day.
* Focus on maintaining steady energy
levels throughout the day. Lacking
energy over the course of a typical day
A low-calorie bowl of cereal in the morning can help
improve energy levels throughout the day.
might be a byproduct of your eating habits
beyond the breakfast table. Numerous
studies have found that eating three large
meals per day is not an effective way to
maintain steady energy levels over the
course of a typical day. Instead, smaller,
more frequent meals coupled with
healthy snacks can stabilize blood sugar
levels and help maintain sufficient energy
levels, improving both mental acuity
and mood. Instead of a large omelet platter
for breakfast, choose a small bowl of
low-calorie cereal and follow it up three
to four hours later with a healthy snack of
fresh fruit. When lunchtime arrives three
to four hours after your mid-morning
snack, choose a small lunch with ample
protein and follow that up a few hours
later with a healthy snack of yogurt. The
specifics of your diet should be discussed
with your physician, but you will likely
find that eating smaller, more frequent
meals and healthy snacks will drastically
improve your energy levels throughout
the day.
* Drink more fluids. Your lack of
energy might not be the result of an unhealthy
breakfast or a lack of exercise.
Some people simply don’t drink enough
fluids to stay hydrated and feel sluggish
as a result. Symptoms of dehydration
mimic those of hunger, leading many to
purchase unhealthy snacks when they
might just need to drink more fluids.
Those snacks can compound the sluggishness
you feel from being dehydrated,
zapping your energy levels even further.
So if you daily routine does not include
drinking enough fluids, try having a few
glasses of water each day and your energy
levels might just improve.
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Thursday, August 9, 2012 20
The Calvert Gazette is always looking for more local talent to feature!
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e-mail sarahmiller@countytimes.net.
By Alex Panos
Staff Writer
The Tide Is High in Southern Maryland
Blondie, Cheap Trick Coming to Calvert Marine Museum
Tickets are on sale now for Cheap Trick and Blondie
– Calvert Marine Museum’s final Waterside Concert
of the year, set for Sept. 30.
Along with drawing in some younger fans, the two
legendary rock groups will combine on one evening to
help people relive their glory days, featuring classic
hits “Surrender” and “I Want You To Want Me” from
Cheap Trick along with “One Way or Another” as well
as “Rapture” by Blondie.
“We’re blasting people back to the past,” said Tracy
Cimini, the museum’s public relations director.
Cimini told The Calvert Gazette because classic
rock artists typically have high ratings in the area, the
museum tends to contact groups whose songs reached
the top of the charts decades ago.
“The show has really taken off,” she said.
The still substantially popular classic rock artists
offer a more affordable option to the museum, as a
way to fund services for the community and maintain
exhibits, than some of the newer, more modern bands
which typically come with a higher pricetag.
All proceeds from the Waterside Concerts goes
directly to the Calvert Marine Museum to support their
educational programs and the preservation of museum
property.
Cimini said the concerts throughout the summer
help finance the museum’s summer camps and
programs for children, school field trips throughout
the year, lectures for all age groups and the museum’s
monthly First Free Friday event.
In addition to community programs, the museum
uses these monetary resources to preserve buildings
such as the J.C. Lore Oyster House, Cove Point and
Drum Point lighthouses and maintain the historic craft
and boat collection.
Cimini summed up the importance of the concerts
as crucial to the museum’s up-keep.
“The fundraiser helps us to raise money to put
back into the museum,” she said.
Catering services will be provided by Sunshine
Entertainment Calendar
Catering, Bear Creek Barbeque and Lenny’s
Restaurant among others offering guests food,
beer, wine, soda and water as refreshments.
Merchandise, provided by Cheap Trick and
Blondie, will also be available on-site.
Cimini believes what patrons are looking
forward to the most is that they will not have
to drive up to DC or Baltimore to enjoy great
music, but rather can enjoy the concert taking
place right here, in their own backyard, in scenic
Southern Maryland.
“Here on the water we have a perfect setting,”
she added.
The museum’s ability to bring reasonably
priced, great music to the Marine Museum has
Cimini excited. It’s a great time to meet up with
friends, and come out and enjoy the music, she
said.
“The community comes together,” Cimini
said. “People enjoy coming here.”
Tickets to the concert, taking place on the museum’s
PNC Waterside Pavilion, range between $32 and
$52 depending on seat location.
To reserve seats, visit calvertmarinemuseum.ticketforce.com
or call the museum at 410-326-2042 for additional
information.
According to Cimini, the concerts would not be
CHEAP TRICK
possible without the volunteer help of community
members. It takes about 200 volunteers just to put on
a single event.
“We couldn’t do it without them,” Cimini said,
adding due in part to volunteer efforts “people will be
able to enjoy over three hours of seventies and eighties
music.”
alexpanos@countytimes.net
Thursday, Aug. 9
Live Music: “Hydra FX”
Ruddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell
Road, Dowell) – 8 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 10
Live Music: “Jukebox Thieves”
Ruddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell
Road, Dowell) – 8 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 11
Live Music: “Latrice Carr and The
Musician’s Den”
Ruddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell
Road, Dowell) – 8 p.m.
Live Music: “Dave Mathews Tribute
Band”
Vera’s White Sands Beach Club (1200
White Sands Drive, Lusby) – 9:30 p.m.
Live Music: “Not So Modern Jazz
Quartet”
The Westlawn Inn (9200 Chesapeake
Avenue, North Beach) – 7:30 p.m.
Country Dance
American Legion 206, Chesapeake Beach
– 7 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 12
Live Music: “Mary Dickerson”
Vera’s White Sands Beach Club (1200
White Sands Drive, Lusby) – 3 p.m.
Live Music: GrooveSpan
Running Hare Vineyard (150 Adelina
Road, Prince Frederick) – 1 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 14
Open Mic Night
Ruddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell
Road, Dowell) – 6:30 p.m.

21 Thursday, August 9, 2012
The Calvert Gazette
Thursday, Aug. 9
• Dream Big
Calvert Library Prince Frederick (850
Costley Way, Prince Fredrick) – 2:30-4
p.m. 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862
Calvert Library Fairview Branch (Rt. 4
and Chaneyville Road, Owings) – 2:30-
3:30 p.m. 410-257-2101.
Learn about the careers of people who
have changed the world by dreaming big!
Dream Big focuses on designers, musicians,
astronauts, inventors, athletes, chefs
and visionaries. The program features a related
story, craft, and snack each week. For
children from Kindergarten to 5th grade.
Registration not required..
• TWEEN Summer Book Fest
Calvert Library Fairview Branch (Rt. 4
and Chaneyville Road, Owings) – 6:30-8
p.m. 410-257-2101
Calvert Library Twin Beaches Branch
(3819 Harbor Road, Chesapeake Beach) –
6:30-8 p.m. 410-257-2411
Calvert Library Southern Branch
(20 Appeal Way, Lusby) – 7-8:30 p.m.
410-326-5289
5th to 7th grade students are invited
to great evening of fun activities! Registration
required. Stop by Calvert Library to
register - the first 10 registrants receive a
free copy of the book; “Tango: Tale of an
Island Dog” by Eileen Beha. Refreshments
provided. Space is limited.
• Mary Ann Jung as Clara Barton
Calvert Library Prince Frederick (850
Costley Way, Prince Fredrick) – 7-8:30
p.m.
This show gives representation of battlefield
nursing during the Civil War and
the audience is involved in a thought provoking
discussion of why there was a war
and what it meant to people on a personal
level. For more information, call 410-535-
0291 or 301-855-1862.
• Children’s Summer Fun Program
Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum
(4155 Mears Avenue, Chesapeake Beach)
– 10-11:30 a.m.
Thursdays, Aug. 9 and Aug. 16
Free children’s programs, crafts,
games and exploration of the museum and
its history. For more information, call 410-
257-3892 or visit www.cbrm.org.
• Bay Breeze Concert Series: Show
Stoppers and Chart Toppers
Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum
(4155 Mears Avenue, Chesapeake Beach)
– 7:30 p.m.
Terry Marsh, a popular Baltimore female
vocalist, will present great songs of
the Big Band era and Broadway. The concert
is held on the museum porch and is
brought to you by the generous support of
the Town of Chesapeake Beach. For more
information, call 410-257-3892 or visit
www.cbrm.org.
Friday, Aug. 10
• On Pins & Needles
Calvert Library Prince Frederick (850
Costley Way, Price Frederick) – 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.
• 2012 Golf Tournament
Twin Shields Golf Club (2425 Roarty
Road, Dunkirk) – 7:30 a.m.
Registration – 7:30 a.m.
Shotgun Start – 8:30 a.m.
Come out and support Mike Evans for
Sheriff. The cost is $125 per person, $100
for hole sponsors. First, second and third
place all have cash prices. Prizes for longest
drive and closest to the pin. For more
information, contact Mike or Susan Evans
at 410-586-2585 or 443-532-1199.
Saturday, Aug. 11
• Garden Smarter: Edible Landscaping
Calvert Library Prince Frederick (850
Costley Way, Price Frederick) – 10-11:30
a.m.
Bring beauty, fun, and nourishment to
your home landscape with attractive and
edible plants and trees. For more information,
call 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862.
• Lost River Screening and Discussion
Calvert Library Prince Frederick (850
Costley Way, Price Frederick) – 12:30-
4:30 p.m.
Screening and discussion of “Lost
River”, presented by Fred Dellinger. Let’s
talk about Anna Ella Carroll, whose limited
presence in the history books is a controversial
topic. For more information, call
410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862.
• Retirement Community Sale
Asbury Solomons Retirement Community
(11000 Asbury Circle, Solomons) – 9 a.m.-
3 p.m.
This will include Betty’s Closet a resale
of new and gently used clothing, accessories
and jewelry. The library committee
will also have many books for sale at
wonderful prices
Grannies Treasures will also be selling
housewares, furniture and many miscellaneous
items. All proceeds will benefit
the Benevolent Care Fund 410-394-3483.
• Free Concert on the Pavilion: Justin
Crenshaw Band
North Beach Pavilion (8916 Chesapeake
Avenue, North Beach) – 6 p.m.
Join us for a free concert! For more information,
call 410-257-9618 or visit www.
northbeachmd.org.
Sunday, Aug. 12
• Sidewalk Chalkathon
Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center
(13480 Dowell Road, Solomons) – 10
a.m.-5 p.m.
Aug. 4-12
Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts
Center invites you to show off your artistic
flair during the annual Sidewalk
Chalk-a-thon art contest daily. Artists of
all ages and abilities are invited to participate
in this annual summer tradition.
Pick up your bucket of chalk in the Arts
Building! No reservations required. Prizes
will be awarded in various age groups, including
an adult category! Don’t want to
get chalky? Just walk the path and enjoy
the colorful masterpieces. Cost to enter
the Chalk-a-thon is $2 per person; $1 per
person for members. Regular site admission
fees also apply. Don’t miss this unique
opportunity to make some interesting art
and stroll a rather colorful pathway! Who
knows? You may even win a prize along
the way! For more information, visit www.
annmariegarden.org/annmarie2/content/
sidewalk-chalk-thon.
• Chesapeake Community Chorus -
Singers Wanted
Asbury Retirement Community Club
House (11100 Asbury Court, Solomons) –
4-6 p.m.
The Chesapeake Community Chorus
is a volunteer group of over thirty active
singers starting its 10th season giving concerts
for the benefit of charities in mostly
Calvert County. Our concerts have raised
over $52,000 for charities in Calvert County.
We are always interested in adding new
singers to the chorus. There are no auditions
required, just the love and enjoyment
of singing 4-part (or more) music. The chorus
meets about every two weeks, holidays
excluded, to learn the music for our concerts,
and our concerts usually are scheduled
to replace a practice time. Practices
move from location to location in Calvert
County as we have members in all parts
of this long county. Members are from
various church choirs but we have a large
number of singers from various communities,
even a number from outside Calvert
County. We do all types of music but since
we are usually invited to churches to raise
money for a charity of their choice, we do a
lot of sacred music. For more information,
e-mail lbrown9601@verizon.net.
Monday, Aug. 13
• Kid’s Music Class
Sixty-Six Beans Coffee Lounge (29948
Three Notch Road, Charlotte Hall) – 10 a.m.
Jennifer Anderson is a Musikgarten
Instructor from Music Time Studio. She
teaches early childhood music classes
where kids “sing, dance, play instruments
and have a great time!” Bring your little
ones out and join us for some music and fun.
For more information, visit www.66beans.
com, www.facebook.com/66beans, www.
twitter.com/66beans.
Tuesday, Aug. 14
• Kids Learn about Lincoln
Calvert Library Prince Frederick (850
Costley Way, Prince Frederick) – 2-3 p.m.
Children K-5th Grade are invited to
join us for 45 minutes of reading and crafts
that celebrate the life of Abraham Lincoln
during the weeks of our exhibit Lincoln:
the Constitution and the Civil War. This
week’s topic: Lincoln and The Civil War.
Please register. For more informaiton, visit
410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862.
Wednesday, Aug. 15
Out & About
• Michael Kauffman Presents John
Wilkes Booth
Calvert Library Prince Frederick (850
Costley Way, Prince Frederick) – 7-8:30
p.m.
Michael Kauffman, author of American
Brutus, will present the story of Booth
and his associates. A thorough discussion
of their motives will provide additional illumination
to several exhibit themes. For
more informaiton, call 410-535-0291 or
301-855-1862.
Thursday, Aug. 16
• Boston in Concert
Calvert Marine Museum (14200 Solomons
Island Road, Solomons) – 7:30 p.m.
Waterside Concert Series presents
Boston. Mark your calendar for this mustsee
concert. For more information, call
410-326-2042 or visit www.calvertmarinemuseum.com.
• Dream Big
Calvert Library Prince Frederick (850
Costley Way, Prince Frederick) – 2:30-
3:30 p.m.
Wrap up the Dream Big program
with a really big musical party. We will
read a story, make a craft, and participate
in activities and enjoy a celebratory cake
accompanied be a live jazz band. Participants
of the Dream Big program from all
4 library locations are invited. Registration
not required. Calvert Library Prince Frederick,
850 Costley Way, 410-535-0291 or
301-855-1862.
• “1812: Tide of War” CD Release Party
St. John Vianney Catholic Church (470
Main Street; Prince Frederick – 7 p.m.
The Calvert County Historical Society
is proudly hosting the CD release
concert for Gary Rue and Don Shomette’s
“1812: Tide of War.” Please be aware that
seating is limited on a first come, first serve
basis. To ensure guaranteed seating, contact
the Calvert County Historical Society
at (410) 535-2452 or cchsadmin@calverthistory.org.
Friday, Aug. 17
• The Art of the Waterman, The Simison
Collection Opening Reception
Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center
(13480 Dowell Road, Solomons) 6-9
p.m.
Aug. 17-Feb. 25, 2013
This exhibit features 23 paintings by
renowned Chesapeake artist Marc Castelli
on loan from the Chesapeake Bay Maritime
Museum in St. Michael’s. Seventeen
of the paintings were donated to the museum
from the Diane Simison collection.
The remaining images are from the artist’s
personal collection. For more information,
call 410-326-4640 or visit www.annmariegarden.org.
• On Pins & Needles
Calvert Library Prince Frederick (850
Costley Way, Prince Fredercik) – 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.
• Teens Own The Night Summer Party
Calvert Library Prince Frederick (850
Costley Way, Prince Frederick) – 1-4 p.m.
Join us as we end the summer on a
scary note! We’ll enjoy snacks, a scary
movie, and award a Kindle Fire to the winner
of our summer reading contest. For
more information, call 410-535-0291 or
301-855-1862.

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Thursday, August 9, 2012 22
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system
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49. Give out radiation
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Last Week’s Puzzle Solutions

23 Thursday, August 9, 2012
The Calvert Gazette
Sp rts
Snakehead Pot Hole
By Keith McGuire
Contributing Writer
Brandon Demers took
time from his job at World Gym in Leonardtown
for a morning jog along route 234 on
July 27th. As he was jogging, he couldn’t
help but notice how the drought is affecting
the area. Everything is brown and all the
streams and puddles are drying up.
The road crosses stream beds in several
places. These streams lead to or from local
farm ponds or Breton Bay and St. Clements
Bay when they are flowing, but most of them
are dried up completely from the drought. As
Brandon Demers jogged along, he crossed
one of these stream beds and noticed that
there was little more than a puddle where the
stream enters the pipe designed to carry water
under the road. The puddle was only four
The Ordinary
Angler
A View From The
Bleachers
Brandon Demers
feet across and barely six inches deep; a result
of our rainless summer. But wait! Is that a
log in that puddle? Brandon poked it with a
stick and it was alive; a snakehead!
He ran back to his car and collected a
fish landing net and a box to get the creature.
He netted it and found it to be a rather big
snakehead at 26 inches and nearly 10 pounds!
It turns out to be his biggest freshwater catch
by any method! He sent me an email with
pictures right away.
It is a mystery to many people how these
fish find their way to these remote places, and
how, since 2002 when they first became news,
that they seem to be everywhere. There are
many theories. A female snakehead of the
size that Brandon Demers caught can produce
thousands of baby snakeheads with
each spawn. There is considerable evidence
that the fish can spawn more than once per
year. That’s a lot of babies! Dr. Joe Love, the
Tidal Bass Manager for Maryland DNR, says
that these clutches of small snakeheads are
fiercely protected by the adult snakeheads. If
the adults are caught and removed from the
horde of small fry, many of them become
food for several other species of fish from
small mosquito minnows to largemouth bass.
While it may be a good thing that the
unprotected baby snakeheads are providing
food to some of our more desirable species,
we can’t help but wonder what happens to the
survivors. Hypothetically, let’s set a minnow
Photos Courtesy of Brandon Demers
trap in a local stream to catch bait for crappy
fishing in a local pond. We go fishing and
don’t use all of the bait, so what do we do?
Typically, we dump the unused bait to swim
on and, hopefully, provide more food for the
hungry fish in the pond. Suppose there are a
few small snakeheads in the minnow bucket
that we assumed were just minnows, and
they survived. You get the picture? We just
introduced snakeheads to the pond.
The adult snakeheads have no natural
predators in our region and they prey on
frogs, crayfish and small fish – including
young game fish species – in our waters.
Snakeheads are here and there is very
little hope that we’re going to eradicate them
now. Catch them, kill them, and eat them
whenever you can because they are fun to
catch, the State wants them killed, and they
are good to eat.
On the Bay, bluefish and Spanish mackerel
are here. A few flounder are being
caught, as well.
Remember to take a picture of your
catch and send it to me with your story at
riverdancekeith@gmail.com.
Keith fishes weekly from his small boat
during the season, and spends his free time
supporting local conservation organizations.
Did You See It?
By Ronald N. Guy Jr.
Contributing Writer
1984. What’s the reference?
No, it’s not to George
Orwell’s classic novel. Van
Halen’s masterpiece album?
Not a bad guess my fellow recovering
hair metal aficionados,
but wrong again. Apple’s
iconic Macintosh advertisement?
Negative. Gremlins?
Nope, but remember, never
expose your Mogwai to sunlight,
never get it wet and never…and I
mean never…feed it after midnight. One
more guess. The Karate Kid!?!? No
Daniel-san…and quit chasing flies with
chop sticks.
1984 was the year the Olympic bug
bit an impressionable 11-yr-old from
Leonardtown: me. The Games of the
23rd Summer Olympiad took place on
American turf (Los Angeles) and were
awash in red, white and blue. After the
United States boycotted the 1980 Summer
Games in Moscow, the Soviet Union
returned the favor four years later. The
home country advantage and absence
of America’s primary world and athletic
rival of the time set the stage for a
dominant performance by
American athletes. They
didn’t disappoint. The
Star Spangled Banner was
probably played more during
the Games than Bruce
Springsteen’s blockbuster
Born in the U.S.A album.
Patrick Ewing and Michael
Jordan led the men’s
basketball team to gold.
The boxing team, with
greats like Pernell Whitaker
and Evander Holyfield,
was unforgettable. Carl Lewis was the
most ridiculous athlete I’d ever seen. And
Mary Lou Retton’s gold in women’s gymnastic
ensured I swallowed this and every
subsequent Olympic offering hook…
line…and sinker.
This summer, the Games returned to
London, England for the 30th Olympiad.
It was perfect timing. We desperately
needed a distraction from the rampant
DUI arrests of egomaniacal pro athletes,
the lie that was Penn State football, the
political mudslinging ahead of November’s
election and the tragedy in Aurora,
Colorado. The Olympics, and more precisely
a unifying team and purpose, were
the perfect elixir to cleanse our bitter
palates. I bet Cleveland’s even cheering
U.S.A. Basketball, if not LeBron James
individually.
Still, nothing, not even the Olympics,
can avoid the cynical eye of the modern
sports fan. We’ve been trained to assume
performance-enhancers aid some athletic
accomplishments and that others will
eventually be wiped from history by an
unforeseeable scandal. And these Games
– via badminton teams tanking matches
(8 players were disqualified) and a boxing
scoring scandal (somewhere Manny Pacquiao’s
smiling) – wasted no time validating
our skepticism.
That said the Olympics still represent
the very best in sports and, in many
ways, humanity. The Games largely
aren’t about the money (gasp), but rather
a greater purpose: a love for sport, teammates
and country. This mission was
worn on the faces of nearly every Olympian
that graced our T.V. screens. Did
you see it? Did you see athletes embracing
teammates in victory or comforting
them in defeat? Did you catch the women’s
gymnastics team put aside personal
achievements and failures to score a team
gold medal? Did you see gymnast Gabby
Douglas win individual gold? Did you
see swimmer Missy Franklin move her
parents and coach to tears? Did you see
the Williams sisters celebrate their 3rd
gold in doubles tennis? Did you see Baltimore
native Michael Phelps swell his
haul of precious medals to record levels?
Did you see 15-year-old Katie Ledecky
single-handedly bring her hometown of
Bethesda, MD to its feet? And how about
the consistent displays of sportsmanship?
It was moving to see athletes from all
over the globe congratulate one another
after hard-fought contests. Did you see
that? Did our world leaders?
“Begin with the end in mind” was
one of Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits Of Highly
Effective People. A long time ago these
athletes began a journey with an Olympic
end in mind. And when dream became
reality they displayed sportsmanship
beyond their years and competed with a
level of daring and optimism only possible
with a youthful spirit (if not always
a youthful body). They believed anything
was possible and snuffed out any pessimism
(London was an Eeyore-free zone)
with their golden results. My goodness
they did us proud. This is sport at its best.
This is the essence of the Olympics. So it
was in 1984; so it still is in 2012. Sing it
with me: ”Oh say can you see…”
Send comments to rguyjoon@yahoo.
com

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