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Thursday, June 7, 2018 The Calvert County Times Local News 3

Commissioners Approve Budget, Lower Tax Rate

By Dick Myers
Editor
It’s official. The Calvert County Board
of County Commissioners (BOCC) has
unanimously adopted their Fiscal Year
2019 balanced budget of $297,516,132
that includes a property tax rate decrease
of $0.015, from $0.952 to $0.937 per as-
sessed $100.
The budget was approved with little
comment by the four commissioners in
attendance and by Commissioner Presi-
dent Evan Slaughenhoupt, Jr. by phone.
He said he was in Florida on business.
Commissioner Vice President Tom
Hejl said the board was able to balance
the budget without using fund balance,
as they had done in several previous
years prior to the Dominion LNG Plant’s
annual $40 million infusion in revenue.
Commissioner Pat Nutter observed
that the commissioners are about ready
to trek to New York for their annual visit
with bond rating agencies, and their bud-
get action will help the county get an-
other Triple-A bond rating.
Department of Finance and Bud-
get Director Tim Hayden gave some of
the budget highlights in a memo to the
board: “The primary focus of this bud-
get remains funding our schools. School
funding makes up 47.3% of the Gen-
eral Fund operating budget and 26.8%
of the six-year capital projects budget.
Board of Education funding is set at
the level agreed to in the funding for-
mula. amounting to $126.4 million for
operations.
“The increases to the FY 2019 expen-
diture budget are largely due to the fol-
lowing changes in comparison to the FY
2018 budget: $5.1 million in additional
funding for the Board of Education, $3.1
million in additional transfers to capital
projects, $2.2 million in staffing and sal-
ary changes, some due to reclassifica-
tions of positions, and $1.5 million to in-
crease the paving budget to $5.5 million.
“This budget also contains a proposed
increase to the Solid Waste tip fees as
follows: from $71.48 to $72.49 per ton
for residents, and from $79.42 to $80.54
per ton for commercial and out of county
customers. If the proposed fee increases
are approved, the Solid Waste fee and
the tip fee changes would become effec-
tive July 1, 2018.”
At the same meeting the board ap-
proved the issuance of $25.9 million in
general obligation bonds. The monies
will be used for: North Beach VFD&RS
engine; Prince Frederick VFD building
replacement; Huntingtown VFD&RS
apparatus; 800 MHz System Expansion;
Linda L. Kelley Animal Shelter, Ward
Farm Recreation & Master Plan; De-
tention Center; Prince Frederick Loop
Road, 231 to Prince Frederick Woods;
Northern High School; and countywide
paving.
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Tax Credit OK’d for Fire and Rescue Volunteers

county $550,000, based on 220 LOSAP
qualified members in 2017, which could
increase, or decrease annually based on
qualified members.
Before the unanimous vote, Commis-
sioner Pat Nutter said the county also
needs to find ways to attract younger
recruits. “I hope we look at younger vol-
unteers that may not be included; we’ll
work to find ways to entice them.”
Verbally patting the fire and rescue
volunteers on the back, Commissioner
Vice President Tom Hejl said, “These
people do so much good for the county
– it’s immeasurable.”
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 4 Local News The Calvert County Times
Second Draft of Plan Update Released
Planners Decide to Hold Open Houses
By Dick Myers
Editor
The update of the Calvert County Comprehensive Plan, a process dubbed Calvert
2040, is ready for a second look. The Calvert County Planning Commission received
the second draft of the plan at a May 30 special meeting. Instead of taking any fur-
ther actions they decided to hold three “open houses” in the north, central and south
areas to give the public a chance to absorb what is being proposed.
The decision to slow the process was met with a round of applause from the public
attending the special meeting at the Calvert Pines Senior Center in Prince Frederick.
Director of Planning Mark Willis and Long-Range Planner Jenny Plummer-Welk-
er presented the planners with options, including distributing “the recommended
plan” to the state and adjoining jurisdictions for a 60-day comment period required
by state law and scheduling a joint public hearing with the county commissioners.
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Planning commission member Carolyn McHugh, who last month stepped down as
chair after being term limited, would have nothing to do with calling the plan “rec-
ommended.” She insisted, “I don’t think we have made that choice.”
Willis had given the planners the option of holding the open houses, as they had
done with the release of the first draft. They embraced that option. McHugh asked if
there was any downside to doing that and Willis said, “absolutely not.”
The draft incorporates some fairly significant changes from the first draft made
by the planners at their April 18 meeting. In some respects, the changes bring the
proposed plan closer to where it currently is. For instance, the proposal to change
Huntingtown, Owings and St. Leonard from minor town centers to a new category
called “village” was reversed and their names will remain the same.
Also, the proposal to eliminate the one-mile radius around town centers to allow
for higher density development had been proposed to be eliminated but was rein-
stated out of concern that some land owners’ property rights would be reduced.
The second draft also includes Heritage and Government sections and ratifies the
decision to only expand the Huntingtown Town Center to include the property of
Huntingtown High School.
Also, concerns about the expansion of the Prince Frederick Town Center were
ameliorated by taking out the expanded area along Route 231 out to the community
college campus. However, Willis said the additional expansion could be included in
a second phase that could be addressed at the same time as the update of the county’s
zoning ordinance.
Some residents are still concerned that the plan encourages development over
maintaining the county’s rural character, a point that Wills strongly denies. Still the
plan update and the process up to this time have become a campaign issue in the
county commissioner races.
The open house dates and places have not yet been announced.
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Public Hearing
Rescheduled for
CRE Tax District
The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) will
hold a public hearing Thursday, June 7, 2018, to consider and receive
comments on a petition requested by the Property Owners Association of
Chesapeake Ranch Estates to establish a new special tax district begin-
ning Fiscal Year 2019. The hearing will begin at 7 p.m. at the Southern
Community Center, located at 20 Appeal Lane in Lusby.
The proposed special tax district will primarily fund the cost of road
sustainment, equipment replacement, safety projects, dams and storm wa-
ter annual maintenance through June 30, 2023.
Citizens can view a fact sheet online at the link provided below with
information about the proposed special tax district. For additional infor-
mation, contact the Calvert County Department of Finance & Budget at
410-535-1600, ext. 2283 or via email at Timothy.Hayden@calvertcoun-
tymd.gov. Individuals who cannot attend the public hearing may submit
written comments. These written comments must be received by 4:30
p.m., June 6, 2018, and may be submitted by emailing COMMISS@cal-
vertcountymd.gov or through the U.S. mail to the BOCC at 175 Main St.,
Prince Frederick, MD 20678.
Any reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities or linguis-
tic barriers should be requested by contacting the BOCC office at 410-
535-1600, ext. 2202
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Thursday, June 7, 2018 The Calvert County Times Cops & Courts 7

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Crime Blotter

During the week of May 21 – May 27
– deputies of the Calvert County Sher-
iff’s Office responded to 1,421 calls
for service throughout the community.
Burglary: 18-26870
On May 21, 2018 Deputy Holt re-
sponded to Rimrock Road, Lusby for
the report of a burglary. The victim
stated that an unknown suspect(s) had
broken into the residence and dam-
aged multiple items in the residence.
pended license. Jones was placed un-
der arrest. A search of Jones and his
vehicle was conducted, resulting in
narcotics. Jones was transported to the
Calvert County Detention Center and
charged with CDS: Possession-Not
Marijuana (Heroin).
On May 25, 2018 Emergency Com-
munications broadcasted a lookout for
a vehicle that was all over the road-
way. Corporal Moschetto located the
rest and transported to the Calvert
County Detention Center. Canada was
charged with CDS: Possession-Not
Marijuana (Amphetamine) and Eure
was charged with five counts of CDS:
Possession-Not Marijuana (Oxyco-
done, Amphetamine, Clonazepam, and
Buprenorphine) and CDS: Possession
of Paraphernalia.

Deputy, Elderly Woman

The victim noticed yellow spray paint vehicle and conducted a traffic stop
on the walls, doors, a fish tank, and in the area of Southern Maryland
a television. The estimated value of Boulevard and Doris Drive. Deputy

Injured in Accident
damaged property is $6,130. Freeland arrived on scene and identi-

Damaged Property: 18-27941

On May 26, 2018 Deputy Barger re-
sponded to Cove Point Road, Lusby
for the report of damaged property.
The victim stated that sometime be-
tween May 26th at 10:30am and May
26th at 6:15pm an unknown suspect(s)
broke their back window with a golf
ball. The estimated damaged property
is $200.
Theft: 18-26957
On May 22, 2018 Deputy Barger re-
sponded to Cat Bird Lane, Owings for
the report of a theft from vehicle. The
victim stated that sometime between
May 21st at 7:00pm and May 22nd at
5:30am an unknown suspect(s) en-
tered their unlocked vehicle and stole
multiple items including a light gray
computer bag, gray and blue Beats
headphones, three phone chargers, Six
Sigma certificate book, and a Cham-
berlan garage door opener. The esti-
mated value of stolen property is $350.
Calvert County Deputy First Class lis Oakland, 88, of Owings drove over
Curtin on May 31 at approximately the flares and struck the rear of the
10:43 a.m. was conducting traffic con- marked police vehicle while the dep-
trol for a large funeral in one lane of uty was inside the vehicle.
the roadway on Maryland Route 260 Both the deputy and Oakland were
near Paris Pines Court in Owings. transported via ambulance to Calver-
DFC Curtin was stopping the traffic tHealth Medical Center for non-life-
with a marked Sheriff’s Office vehicle threatening injuries.
while assisting with a large funeral Anyone with any additional infor-
detail. His emergency lights were ac- mation is urged to call Cpl. Woodford
tivated, and several flares were lit be- at 410-535-2800.
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fied the driver as Justin Adler (41) of
Frederick, and conducted a search of
the vehicle and his persons. The search
resulted in narcotics and parapherna-
lia. Adler was placed under arrest and
transported to the Calvert County De-
tention Center and charged with CDS:
Possession-Not Marijuana (Heroin)
and CDS: Possession of Paraphernalia.

Arrest: On May 26, 2018 Deputy Samp-

On May 23, 2018 Deputy Trigg re-
sponded to a broadcast for a lookout
vehicle that was operated by a subject
with an active warrant. Deputy Trigg
located the vehicle and conducted a
traffic stop in the area of Skinners
Turn Rd and Ginger Lane. Deputy
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Patuxent High Graduate Commissioned as Army Officer

Lusby Resident Graduates from Norwich University
In the fine tradition of many great
Maryland volunteers who leave home
to pursue a college education in an ef-
fort to one day becoming an officer in
our nation’s military services, Nicholas
Leapley of Lusby recently completed a
four-year education in military science
at prestigious Norwich University near
Montpelier, VT. In doing so, he achieved
his dream of becoming a Second Lieu-
tenant in the United States Army.
A sharp, impressive young man,
Lieutenant Leapley graduated Summa
Cum Laude at the top of his class of
nearly 350 cadets, most of whom have
chosen Army careers. He soon leaves for
training in Military Intelligence and evi-
dentially will report to the iconic 82nd
Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North
Carolina later this year.
Nicholas was well prepared for un-
dertaking this military life. A gradu-
ate of Patuxent High School in 2014, he
excelled as a student athlete in all fields
of endeavor. He was a standout varsity
member of the school’s lacrosse and
swim teams. He rose through the ranks
of the school’s Naval Junior Reserve Of-
ficer Training Corps [NJROTC] to be-
come the unit’s Commanding Officer in
his senior year. His outstanding perfor-
mance in every area he involved himself
led to his award of a “full ride scholar-
ship” to Norwich, a 200 year old school
that is the first institution in the United
States to host a ROTC Program and is
the oldest of six senior national military
colleges in the country.
Attending the commissioning cer-
emony held on a beautiful, sunny May
Lt. Nicholas Leapley with his parents

morning in the small town of Northfield Student, accumulated 200 hours of com-
within the beautiful Green Mountains of munity service while leading his Battal-
Vermont were his dad Brian Leapley and ion to achieve a total of 3500 community
his wife Ramona and his mother Tina service hours, became the Cadet Battal-
Fratantuono and sister Julia. Joining ion Sergeant Major for upper classmen in
them was Lieutenant Dave Spigler, USN his junior year and became the Norwich
retired and his wife Deborah. Lieuten- Battalion Commander for the Corps of
ant Spigler had mentored Nicholas dur- Cadets in his senior year. He was desig-
ing his senior year in high school to bet- nated a “Distinguished Military Gradu-
ter prepare him for attending a military ate” a recognition bestowed on the top
academy. 20 percent of all students commissioned
Dave spent 22 years in the Navy and in the military nationwide upon gradu-
held every enlisted rank and served as a ation. And although he did not win, he
Naval Officer for 8 years. Dave’s daugh- was a Rhode Scholar Nominee in his
ter Stacy entered the US Naval Academy year group!
following graduation from Calvert High Nicholas, congratulations on this sig-
and was later commissioned a 2nd Lieu- nificant accomplishment. Southern
tenant in the Marine Corps. He was able Maryland wishes you much good luck
to impart this experience to Nicholas in and hope you enjoy a fine Army career
an effort to acquaint him with the rigors in supporting and defending our Consti-
and challenges he one day would face in tution against all enemies, foreign and

Pet
defending our country as a military man. domestic. Well done, sir!
To show his respect
for Dave’s efforts, Cadet
Leapley asked him to
administer his commis-
OF THE WEEK sioning oath following
graduation. Each new
MEET JUICE cadet repeated the oath
before a military offi-
Who’s the cutest little bunny? I am! My name cer and then had their
is Juice and I’m so tiny and adorable! Here are 2nd Lieutenant shoulder
the FIVE HOPPING BEST REASONS TO ADOPT
A BUNNY: 1) We’re NATURAL VEGETARIANS.
boards placed on their
We eat fruits and vegetables and can help get rid uniforms. Nick’s parents
of meal leftovers. Feeding us is very economical. 2) We did the honors following
are PERSONABLE and ECO-FRIENDLY. We can live on natural bedding that can Dave’s administering of
be composted into your garden. We also supply free fertilizer! 3) Bunnies can the Oath. His mother and
REDUCE STRESS. Just put me on your lap and pet me and I’ll lower your blood
pressure and reduce the stress hormone cortisol. 4) Bunnies are NATURAL BORN father beamed their pride
COMEDIANS. Just sit and watch us and you’ll see why. We’re even funny when and appreciation of their
we chew our meals! 5) Bunnies offer LOVE AND LASTING FRIENDSHIP. Bunnies son throughout the entire
are the third most surrendered animal in shelters so lots of us are looking for ceremony!
homes. Remember, my name is Juice and I’m waiting patiently for someone
wonderful like YOU to BE MY MIRACLE!
Among his many
awards and accomplish-
CHOOSE ME!!
ments during his four
And remember, if there is room in the heart, there is room in
years at Norwich, 2nd
the house!
Lieutenant Leapley made
Come meet me and the wonderful gang at Tri-County Animal the Dean’s List every year,
Shelter (6707 Animal Shelter Road, Hughesville) or call 301-
won the “David l. Ander-
932-1713 for more information. To see more of my amazing friends available for
adoption, “like” us on Facebook @ Tri-County Animal Shelter Southern MD.
son Memorial Award” as Lt. Nicholas Leapley with Lieutenant Dave Spigler (USN Ret)
the top Criminal Justice and his wife Deborah.
Thursday, June 7, 2018 The Calvert County Times In Our Community 9

Second Annual ‘Pride Natural Resources Division

Parade’ Planned
Last year, a small but mighty group
of young people involved in #OurCom-
monCalvert hosted the 1st Pride Parade
in Southern Maryland with over 75 at-
tendees. That tradition continues to grow
this year.
PFLAG Leonardtown, the CSM Pride
Pack, as well as several local church and
community leaders have joined with
#OurCommonCalvert to co-host this
year’s expanded Pride event.
On Saturday, June 16th, the 2nd Annu-
al Pride SoMD Rally begins at 11a.m. at
the Solomons Island Riverwalk Pavilion.
Guest speakers from Calvert, Charles
and St. Mary’s Counties will share their
empowering coming out stories. There
will be music, singing, rainbow flags
and a Pride Parade through the streets of
Solomons.
Immediately following the parade, the
Pride Picnic begins at noon at the Corbin
Pavilion, on the Calvert Marine Museum
grounds. Hot dogs and veggie dogs will
be provided. Attendees are invited to
bring a covered dish to share.
At the Picnic, several Sponsors and
LGBTQIA-friendly support service or-
ganizations will host resource tables.
They include: PFLAG Leonardtown,
Empowered Connections, The Unitar-
ian Universalist Fellowship of Southern
Maryland Broadview Church Middle-
ham & St. Peter’s Episcopal Parish, The
Therapy Cafe, American Foundation for
Suicide Prevention. St. Mary’s County
Health Department, Behavioral Health
Team Maryland Health Department, In-
fectious Disease & Prevention Bureau,
#OurCommonCalvert and CSM.
Pride Pack Pride events are safe spac-
es for the LGBTQIA community, their
families, and allies to come together in
celebration. They create visibility and a
sense of belonging. Pride events are also
a celebration of the progress made to-
ward equality, as well as a reminder that
there is still more work to be done by
advocating for all marginalized groups.”
For Further information on Facebook
at #PrideSoMD, the event is free, but at-
tendees are asked to register at https://
bit.ly/2rq0cw8
Press Release from
#OurCommonCalvert
Named Outstanding Tree Farmer
The Calvert County Department of
Parks & Recreation Natural Resources
Division has been named Maryland’s
2018 Calvert County Outstanding Tree
Farmer of the Year for its oversight of
the land and tributaries at the Bennett O.
Hughes Memorial Tree Farm in Prince
Frederick. Through an annual award
given by the Maryland Tree Farm Com-
mittee, the Calvert County division was
recognized for its excellence in preserv-
ing and managing timber, wildlife, rec-
reation, soil erosion control and water
quality.
“The Calvert County Natural Re-
sources Division was selected as the
2018 Calvert Tree Farmer of the Year
due to their commitment and dedication
to the wise use and management of our
natural resources,” said Maryland For-
est Service Forester Brian Stupak, who
nominated the division. ”The Natural
Resources Division is a true steward of
the land, managing the forest not only
for the current generation, but for gen-
erations to come.”
“I’m very proud of the work staff has
done to not only responsibly manage
this outstanding county asset, but to pro-
vide educational and revenue generating
opportunities at this site,” said Parks
& Recreation Director Shannon Naz-
zal. “This award is a testament to their
conservation and forest management
efforts.”
The farm was gifted to Calvert County
by Bennett O. Hughes in 1987 for forest
management and to be used for passive
recreational purposes. The property is
one of the few publicly owned properties
in Calvert County actively managed as
a tree farm and certified by the Ameri-
can Tree Farm System. This allows the
general public to see first-hand what a
timber harvest looks like, not only im-
mediately after harvest, but over time.
In 2017, the Natural Resources Division
promoted forest management through
a selective timber harvest of 200 trees,
which generated close to $80,000 for the
operation of the division.
“Effective forest management means
maintaining forest land to support the
diverse ecosystem and wildlife popula-
tion in Calvert County,” said Natural Re-
sources Division Chief Karyn Molines.
“Forest resources can provide income to
landowners while still allowing for rec-
reational opportunities such as hiking
and bird-watching.”
Press Release from
Calvert County Government

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10 In Our Community The Calvert County Times Thursday, June 7, 2018

CalvertHealth Honors Physicians for Service, Leadership

CalvertHealth recently held its annual physician recognition and awards dinner to honor medical staff for their outstanding leadership and service to our community.

CalvertHealth recently held its annual physician recognition and awards dinner to
honor medical staff for their outstanding leadership and service to our community. 20 Years of Service:
In his remarks, President & CEO Dean Teague applauded the medical community Paul S. Jani, MD
commitment’s to quality and safety stating, “Our mission is to come to work each Mark Whitaker, MD
day with a dedicated spirit of service and a drive to make a difference in every life
we touch. And as health care providers – that is exactly what you do. It is because if 25 Years of Service:
your dedicated spirit of service and commitment to excellence that we continue to Edford O. Chambers, MD
thrive as a health system.” Aparajita K. Mahata, MD
In addition to welcoming 33 new physicians to the team and celebrating more than Debra K. Spatz, DO
3,125 years of service to CalvertHealth [as a collective medical staff], Dr. Wilfred
“Bud” Ehrmantraut, chief of medical staff, recognized the following physicians for 30 Years of Service:
their dedicated years of service: Jeffrey L. Idol, DPM
Scaria G. Matthew, MD

The Community Service Award, reserved for physicians who have demonstrated
Join us for outstanding commitment, leadership and dedicated service, was presented to Dr.
Wilfred “Bud” Ehrmantraut for his efforts in having automatic external defibrilla-
tors (AEDs) placed in five Calvert County parks. CalvertHealth’s Chief of Medical
A COMMUNITY CONVERSATION: Affairs Dr. Michael Brooks presented the award. He stated, “Heart incidents can
happen any time or anywhere. Dr. Ehrmantraut was recently moved to action after a
Calvert County and the fellow physician suffered a tragic loss. As a result of that loss, Dr. Ehrmantraut advo-
cated and was successful in making automatic external defibrillator devices available
at every Calvert County Parks and Recreation field.” Brooks continued, “We applaud
Opioid Epidemic your powerful commitment to the health and well-being of the citizens of Calvert
County.”

June 20, 2018 Two awards were presented for Outstanding Medical Leadership; the first to the
Thoracic Oncology and Lung Cancer Screening Team. In the past year, the team has
6 to 8:30 p.m. performed 232 low dose screening exams where six cancers were caught in com-
pletely asymptomatic patients. Four of those cancers were stage 1 or 2 and the pa-
Calvert Marine Museum, Harms Gallery tients have an excellent prognosis.
14200 Solomon’s Island Road, The second Outstanding Medical Leadership award was presented to Drs. Drew
Solomon’s Maryland Fuller and Stephanie Dabulis for their contributions to the Opioid Stewardship Task
Force at CalvertHealth. The team has been instrumental in creating a safer and more
responsible environment in the medical center. Their efforts have resulted in a 32
percent decrease in opioid orders in the ED and a 94 percent decrease in Dilaudid
The evening’s program includes the orders.
following discussions and training:
Five retiring members were recognized for their years of service to the
 Signs and Symptoms of Opioid Abuse community:
Thomas Lusby, DDS - Retiring after 36 years
 Emerging Drug Trends Shubhinder Puri, MD - Retiring after 13 years
Suwat Silpasuvan, MD - Retiring after 40 years
 Recovery - It’s Possible! Eugene Tudor, MD - Retiring after seven years
John Weigel, MD - Retiring after 35 years
 Naloxone Training
In a special announcement, Foundation Board member Marianne Harms an-
Sponsored by: nounced that her recent gift the medical center came with a naming opportunity
Calvert Alliance Against Substance Abuse, Inc. and “in the spirit of paying it forward, it is my pleasure to name the new Level 2
Calvert County Behavioral Health Services Concourse for my dear friend and physician, Dr. John Weigel.”
For more information call 410-535-3733
Press Release from CalvertHealth
Thursday, June 7, 2018
Father’s Death, Her Own Serious Accident
Define Beauty Queen’s Message of Hope
By Dick Myers
Editor
Calvert County’s Shannon O’Brien is
a young lady with a cause. She’s prosely-
tizing that cause using a unique platform
– as a beauty contest queen. She’s hoping
an upcoming international contest will
propel her to an even higher pulpit. As to
her cause – helping trauma victims – she
knows what she’s talking about. She was
one herself.
O’Brien is the reigning Miss Virginia
in the Miss International contest in July.
To compete you must either live, work
or volunteer in the state or country you
are representing. She volunteers with the
Trauma Survivors Network at Fairfax
Hospital in Virginia. She has previously
been Miss DC International and Miss
Maryland USA (in 2013).
O’Brien explained that Miss Inter-
national is a Christian-based pageant
in which you have to have a platform.
“Forty-percent of your score is based on
your platform and your interview.” She
said it encourages women to be involved
in their community “in something they
are passionate about.”
Shannon says her goal is “to deliver
love around the world through [her]
platform Letters of Love.” That is an
outreach initiative she founded that al-
lows her to visit local students to “write
letters of thanks to our military, share
hope with hospital patients, and respond
to special requests. Partnering with the
BWI USO at Operation Welcome Home
Maryland to deliver welcome home let-
ters and the Trauma Survivors Network
to deliver get well soon letters from local
students.”
O’Brien, now 28, graduated from
Northern H.S. in 2007. “The best years
of my life. I loved my classmates. I was
very fortunate to go to such an amazing
high school.”
While at Northern, at the age of 16,
she was in a car accident on Ward Road
in Dunkirk. She was not wearing her
seat belt. “Because I wasn’t wearing a
seat belt my body flew out of the back
window of the car.” Her cousin and two
friends were in the car. Luckily no one
was killed.
Dunkirk VFD responded, and she was
flow to the world-famous University of
Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Bal-
timore. The volunteers and the hospital
saved her life. “They had to reconstruct
my face,” she explained.”
The scar is still there. It goes through
her eyebrow and down along the side of
her nose. It’s hard to see and easily cov-
ered with makeup. It’s now part of who
she is. “I love my scar,” she said.
As to the first responders from
Dunkirk: “I am so in debt to them. I am
so grateful.” As Miss Maryland before
she left for the Miss International pag-
The Calvert County Times Feature 11
eant in 2013 the fire department held a ternal beauty.” Her message has resonated with the
going-away benefit for her. O’Brien works in what she considers judges at the pageants she was partici-
“When people ask me what the best the perfect job – a flight attendant with pated in. In her first Miss International
day of my life was, it was at the Dunkirk Delta Airlines. She does both national contest as Miss Maryland USA, she
Volunteer Fire Department going away and international flights, which allows came in first with the interview part. “It
party. I had family and friends come her not only to see the world but also showed me the judges heard what I was
and support me and send me off. It was to extend her volunteer efforts in places saying, and it encouraged me to keep go-
full circle. I was so lucky I had a second she travels. Her current goal is to visit ing.” She is working hard on the rest of
chance at life,” she said. It gave her the trauma patients at the Army hospital in the contest components, which include
opportunity to step to the microphone Germany. evening wear, fun fashion and fitness
and thank everyone who contributed to Her mother Susie, a geriatric nurse, has wear competitions.
that. been the rock in her life. “She’s my best The Miss International contest is be-
“I do have flashbacks. I am so lucky to friend. I really look up to her.” Although ing held this year July 26-27 in Charles-
be alive. I focus on the positives.” She re- Shannon travels all over the world and ton, West Virginia, although O’Brien
lays that optimism in her visits to trauma has a “crash pad” in New York, she regu- and the other contestants will be there
patients at local hospitals and to students larly comes home to Calvert County and for a week rehearsing and doing commu-
at schools such as Mt. Harmony Elemen- her family. nity service projects.
tary two weeks ago. She is a graduate of Her religion plays a key role in her life. While using it as a vehicle for her
that school. “My religion is everything. It is the core causes has been important, she has her
The Trauma Survivors Network vol- of me. It’s my values and my morals. It’s sights set on a title. “I do believe in fate.
unteers such as herself talk about what who I am. It’s helped me with decisions It would be very important for me to
they remember as part of the healing of forgiveness, the forgiveness of self; win. It would be the biggest opportunity
process. “You are not fully healed, but it’s the forgiveness of other people who for me in my life to make the best differ-
you have a community of recovery to have put me in situations because I don’t ence in the world that I possibly can dur-
help you through.” want to live in pain or regret. I don’t ing my reign as Miss International. If it’s
Shannon’s mother was pregnant with want to live like that. I think it’s impor- not meant to be, I am very honored for
her when her father was killed in a tant for all of us…letting go of things we the opportunity that I have already had.”
car accident on Croom Road in Prince can’t control.” She added, “And, I am very grateful
George’s County. “I never had a chance Her experiences help her relate to for the people I have met along the way
to know my dad.” Her mother later re- young girls who have lost a parent. “I who have inspired me and the people
married, and it was at that point that the really connect with them.” The message who I have been able to touch as well.”
family moved to Calvert County. includes: “I know that everything hap-
O’Brien’s father was 29 when he was pens for a reason. Sometimes we don’t dickmyers@countytimes.net
killed in the car accident before she was know. But it’s okay.”
born, but she is
very grateful to her
step-father Jeffery
Jacobsen.
Of her father, she
said, “A lot of what
I do I do in honor of
my dad, especially
with the Trauma
Survivors Network.
I feel like we are
a team working
in heaven and on
earth and he helps
me.”
O’Brien shares
her life philosophy:
“Without suffer-
ing there can be no
compassion. For
me, before the acci-
dent, the most im-
portant thing was
what I was going to
wear to the prom,
you know, typi-
cal teenage issues.
Once I was in the
accident and I had
the facial trauma I
felt like a monster
at some point. It
was hard for me as
a young girl, but it
also taught me the
importance of in- Caption
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
DISTRICT 29 SENATE RACE 15
REPUBLICAN CALVERT COUNTY SHERIFF’S CANDIDATES 16
REPUBLICAN STATE’S ATTORNEY 18
REPUBLICAN AT-LARGE COUNTY COMMISSIONER 19
DEMOCRATIC AT-LARGE COUNTY COMMISSIONER 21
REPUBLICAN COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2 24
DEMOCRATIC COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 1 26
POLLING PLACES IN CALVERT COUNTY 28
Thursday, June 7, 2018 The Calvert County Times 15

District 29 Senate Race

Jack Bailey
Jack Bailey, of Mechanicsville, is
a long time resident of St. Mary’s
County. He served 30 years in the
Natural Resources Police as part of
the Department of Natural Resources
where he retired with the rank of
sergeant.
He served as the legislative liaison
for the agency in the Maryland
General Assembly as part of his
duties.
He is married to Karin Bailey, the
chair of the St. Mary’s County Board
of Education, and has two children
Helen and Taft.
Sen. Steve Waugh
Sen. Steve Waugh is a Lusby
resident and retired Lt. Colonel in the
U.S. Marine Corp where he served as
an AV-8B Harrier pilot.
During his career he flew combat
missions in the First Gulf War.
A graduate of the U.S. Naval
Academy in Annapolis, he currently
works as an engineer at John’s
Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory.
He is married to his wife Myra and
has two sons, Nick and Phillip.
He has served in the Maryland State
Senate since 2014.

By Guy Leonard economically locally.

Staff Writer
In District 29 two men, Sen. Steve Waugh, of Lusby, and Jack Bailey, of Mechan-
icsville, are vying for the GOP nod in the state senate race.
Waugh, the incumbent, has touted his independence in the state senate, while Bai-
ley has gained the endorsement of Gov. Larry Hogan, who has targeted Waugh for
defeat.
Waugh told The County Times that he has already done much to boost school se-
curity with the passage of legislation in Annapolis but said the issue of metal detec-
tors in schools was still front and center.
“It’s a thing I’ve heard time and again,” Waugh said, adding that metal detectors
could be a real asset in making schools more secure despite the difficulties they pres-
ent. “Detroit and New York City figured it out.”
Bailey focused on a cooperative approach with local authorities to come up with
the best options.
“I would work with local elected leaders, the sheriff, board of education and the
superintendent,” Bailey said.
Both men supported aquaculture of oysters but viewed property rights as a real is-
sue. Property owners have complained aquaculture leases have ruined their viewshed
off their waterfront land.
Bailey worked for years as Natural Resources Police officer.
“Aquaculture is a great thing we’re exploring,” Bailey said. “But the state has run
afoul of property rights, they’re the bully in the room.
“We need to find a happy medium.”
Waugh said the issue came down to the distance of the leases from the shore.
“We need to come up with a reasonable distance,” Waugh said. “Fifty feet is really
short.
“We have to protect property rights.”
On tax relief, Waugh’ strategy was to find any way he could.
“I’ll take any tax credit or tax cut,” Waugh said. “It’s the death of 1,000 cuts.”
Bailey said he would rely on the governor to come up with tax relief plans.
“The expert on tax relief is Gov. Hogan,” Bailey said.
On gun ownership and mental health issues Waugh believed it was appropriate for
courts and psychologists to determine if someone had met the threshold to have their
guns taken away.
However, Waugh said that severity of the mental illness was the key.
“The issue of Fourth Amendment infringement is so significant,” Waugh said.
“You could be creating a class of people with fewer rights.”
Bailey said he is a lifelong supporter of gun rights and the Second Amendment and
would rely on a doctor’s diagnosis to determine when guns needed to be taken away.
“I’m not the expert on what level,” Bailey said.
Both men differed on the impact of Critical Area laws on the ability to develop
“I don’t think it has a negative impact on economic growth here,” Bailey said. “The
Chesapeake Bay is critical, we should be looking more at what comes from the bay.”
Waugh said the critical area laws were highly restrictive of development not just
within 1,000 feet of the shoreline but near streams.
“That locks down an enormous amount of our landmass,” Waugh said. “I haven’t
gone on the offensive on that.”
A better balance needed to be found in enforcing those laws vice development
rights, he said.
On school system funding, Waugh believed it was inadequate and said the Ker-
win Commission recommendations held the answer to better allocating resources for
public education.
“It has 59 recommendations to fundamentally change K-12 education, make it
world class,” Waugh said.
Bailey said more funding was needed also.
“We should be funded at the same rate as every other county,” Bailey said. “Our
schools should be funded more than they are.”
On combating the opioid epidemic, Bailey called for more resources for addicts.
“We need more money for treatment,” Bailey said, adding local measures seemed
to be effective. “We are not dying at the same rate as the rest of the country.”
Waugh said one of the most effective measures already underway is at Calvert Me-
morial Hospital where they have cut 85 percent of the opioid prescriptions for pain.
“Doctors have to prescribe less of this,” Waugh said.
As District 29 roads continue to age, both men say they would work hard to restore
road project funding.
Waugh touted his efforts to bring highway user revenues back to local jurisdictions
after years of their being used to balance state budgets.
“I would work with the delegation and State Highway Administration immedi-
ately,” said Bailey on the issue. “Our roads are not adequate for the people we’re
putting on them.”
On the issue of funding the autonomous research center – the third building – at
the higher education center, Bailey said he would support the governor’s intentions
to restore funding.
“I would work very diligently with the governor’s office,” Bailey said, critical of
Waugh for not getting the funding restored this year after a senate committee re-
moved it from the state budget.
“We were asleep at the switch.”
Waugh said: “Gov. Hogan has to fund it,” adding that Hogan had removed funding
in the past before restoring it recently.
“He zeroed the funding two years ago… when he didn’t have to.”
guyleonard@countytimes.net
16 The Calvert County Times Thursday, June 7, 2018

Republican Calvert County

Sheriff’s Candidates
Mike Evans Craig Kontra Kinsey Weems
Mike Evans, 62,
of St. Leonard was Craig Kontra Kinsey Weems,
born and raised of Huntingtown 39, was born
in Calvert County. has been with and raised in St,
His father was a the sheriff’s office Leonard on a corn
state trooper. “I for a little over and tobacco farm.
knew all my life I 31 years. He’s He graduated
would follow in his been on road from Calvert High
footsteps,” he said. patrol, narcotics in 1997 and joined
Lacking money to investigation, the Army, where
go to college, he supervisor of the he spent 12 years
joined the Army warrant division and became a
and spent two years in Germany. He came back and a road patrol military police
to the county and entered the Maryland State supervisor. He is currently a sergeant in the officer. He trained for the military equivalent of
Police Academy in 1970. Along the way he was civil process division. a civilian SWAT Team, where he became team
Trooper of the Year and part of the SWAT team. He said he has always wanted to be sheriff. leader.
He was injured on duty and had to retire in “I love the job. I love helping people. I love When he got out of the Army in 2008, he
1995. He was a courthouse deputy until 2002. solving people’s problems.” attended Prince George’s Community College
“I knew I had more to give to Calvert County. Kontra ran against Evans four years ago in using his VA benefits. He focused on criminal
It was my home,” says Evans; so he ran for the general election as a Democrat and lost by justice and child psychology, particularly
sheriff, won and has been reelected ever since. more than 600 votes abnormal behavior. “With my job now, I use
Politics was in his family. His mother, Audrey, He has since switched parties to Republican. psychology every day,” he said.
was elected Clerk of the Circuit Court for 20 He wants to set up a unit just dealing with His job today is as a police officer in the small
years. major distributors, using wire taps and other Prince George’s town of District Heights. “I
If elected again, he was asked if this would methods absolutely love working up there.” He’s been
be his last term. He said he didn’t know, but Kontra is married to his wife of 30 years, there since 2013.
“I’m only 62 and I’m in great shape. I’m still Connie. They have one son who works for the “It’s a huge crime area and I want to take my
enthusiastic. I do everything possible to protect county. experience that I’ve developed up there and
this county.” bring it down here,” he explained about why
Law enforcement has grown exponentially he’s running for sheriff in his home county.
since his father’s time (he retired as deputy Weems has volunteered with the St. Leonard
MSP superintendent) and his own time in it. VFD for 25 years. “I love being a volunteer. I love
There are now 142 deputies and more than 200 helping people,” he said.
total employees. He was prompted to run after seeing,
He was asked what excites him about the while running calls with the department in St.
job every day. He said he took an oath as a Leonard, the heroin numbers in the county
soldier to protect the country, as a trooper to skyrocketing in the last two years.
protect the state and now as a sheriff to protect
the county. “I get to help make the decisions, I
have the final authority to make decisions about
what to do to make this county safe.” And he
boasted, “It is the safest county in Maryland.”

By Dick Myers
Editor
Incumbent, four-term Sheriff Mike
Evans has two challengers in the GOP
primary: Craig Kontra, one of his depu-
ties, and Kinsey Weems, a police officer
in the Prince George’s County town of
District Heights.
Evans, as a manager, said he gives
his supervisors authority to do their job,
“But I also lead by example.” He added,
“I try to encourage all deputies to look as
good as they can in uniform.”
He is not only the chief law enforce-
ment officer, he is also a politician, being
in an elected position. “I have absolutely
no problem with that,” he said, noting he
enjoys going to events and getting out in
the public.
Regarding his plans for school secu-
rity, he said there are currently five as-
signed to school security, one to each
high school and a supervisor. He is ask-
ing for three more in next year’s budget
to rotate among the middle schools. In
the aftermath of the Great Mills H.S. in-
cident, a deputy was assigned to every
school, leading to a large overtime ex-
penditure. They are now on roving pa-
trols, making regular checks at all the
schools.
Evans originally supported arming the
school safety advocates. Now he says, “I
understand the (school) board’s position.
“Those employees who are retired police
officers can carry a weapon now,” he ex-
plained. He thought allowing that “as
an emergency action to alleviate some
of the fears” would make sense. But he
says he understands the concerns about
liability and is okay with their decision
not to arm them.
He admitted money would probably
be an issue to have an armed officer in
every elementary school but said per-
haps retired officers could be solicited to
volunteer in the elementary schools.
Of the state trooper who proposed dif-
ferent training, he said it’s just another
name for what his officers who conduct
the training are already doing. “We are
up to speed on how we should train, and
we have thought it out.”
Evans said security information is
shared by the sheriffs in Southern Mary-
land and by the Maryland State Police
and he is plugged into information from
state and national police organizations.
Evans said he wasn’t involved in the
commissioners’ decision to fund an ex-
tra $2 million for school security. Apart
from requesting three additional officers
for school security, he said he didn’t feel
it was necessary to ask for additional
road patrol personnel.
“Serious crime is down 50 percent in
the last eight years and 20 percent from
2016 to 2017,” he said. He did ask for two
drug investigators for this year, but they
haven’t gotten into the academy yet. He
said they could be added to road patrol
because they make the biggest impact on
drug activity.
Evans, also said current statistics are
on a pace for a significant reduction in
drug overdoses and deaths this year.
All the deputies are carrying NAR-
CAN and he also thinks that education
may be having an impact. He was dis-
appointed that the Board of Education
removed the D.A.R.E. program from
elementary schools, although it is now
being phased back in as an after-school
program; a D.A.R.E. Camp is scheduled
this summer.
Evans defends his departments in-
volvement in the LivePD television
show. He said the producers approached
him and he told them, “Calvert County
is going to be boring,” but he told them
if that was okay for them to come on
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down. “They showed us in a very profes-
sional light,” he said of the outcome. He
added that it portrayed Calvert County
as low crime compared to the other areas
shown.
He said the comments were 80 per-
cent positive and 20 percent negative,
with the latter mostly from the business
community.
Evans says the biggest change in law
enforcement over the years has been its
technology. For instance, he was the first
sheriff’s office in the state to embrace
body cameras, he said. He also has em-
braced license plate readers and speed
cameras.
Evans said the change of uniform was
proposed to him by staff. He said it may
have been a moment of weakness at first
when he approved it, “But I have become
adjusted to it.”
In response to critics that it made them
look like storm troopers, he said, “In the
overall picture, we are a paramilitary
organization.” He also reminded the
community that the county has two very
visible potential targets in the nuclear
power plant and the LNG facility “If
something happens there, we want to be
able to respond with as much firepower
as possible.”
“One of our biggest issues is the sala-
ries of deputies. It has dropped off quite
a bit and we have a hard time finding
them,” Evans noted.
Kontra said, “I’ve been through every
bureau in the department. I have seen
what it needs. What it’s doing wrong. I
have seen sheriffs come and go.”
Kontra said he started his law enforce-
ment career in two small towns, North
Beach and Riverdale, and has seen how
community policing works. “It’s effec-
tive in these small towns, when you get
to know the people.” He said that’s what
he wants to do in the Calvert County
Sheriff’s Office.
Community policing in the sheriff’s
office would involve assigning deputies
to communities and shopping centers,
and getting out of the cars so people and
businesses get to know them., “so we can
communicate so they won’t be afraid.”
“If we can do that, we as a team can
solve many problems in Calvert Coun-
ty,” Kontra said. He noted it used to be
that way. He was the 24th deputy in Cal-
vert, and “we spent a lot of time in the
neighborhoods.”
The department has grown tremen-
dously, but Kontra said there aren’t
enough people on patrol. There are four
squads, and there are supposed to be 14
people in each squad for it to work. Now,
he said it’s seven on three of them and
nine on one. “So, we can’t even make
minimum manpower for Friday and Sat-
urday nights.”
He said he would reassign one level
of supervisors to road patrol. Presently
there is one supervisor for every two pa-
trol, which is too top heavy. He would
also reassign the suppression team,
D.A.R.E. officers and the SWAT Team
to some road patrol duty.
Kontra also said the narcotics unit is
short-handed. “We can’t arrest ourselves
out of the situation. We have to be proac-
tive,” Kontra said about solving the drug
problem. He said the sheriff has said it’s
not his job to do anything other than ar-
resting. “As a leader of the community it
is your job,” Kontra advised Evans.
Evans has been endorsed by the Fra-
ternal Order of Police. Kontra said if he’s
elected he’ll have a meeting and tell the
deputies, “It’s a new game. New playing
field. Everyone is on the same page.”
Kontra said there are 23 schools and
there can’t be a deputy in every one of
them. “What I want to do is get a school
resource unit together, which would in-
clude four deputies and a sergeant and
would go frons school to school, have
roving and stationary. We have to be
unpredictable.” He also proposes active
shooter drills at least once a year with
the students.
Kontra said pay STEPs have been
missed and pay is lagging behind other
areas of Southern Maryland. “I would
continue to try to upgrade the pay,”
he said. “I don’t think he fights hard
enough for it,” Kontra said of Evans ask-
ing for more funding from the county
commissioners.
Kontra wasn’t a fan of the sheriff’s
participation in the LivePD television
show. He believes the show’s portrayal
paints Calvert residents as “as bunch of
drunks, potheads, and hillbillies.”
Weems is a deputy in District Heights.
“The crime that we have down here is
minimal compared to up there. That’s
my point. I could take my experience
I have there and bring it here.” While
there, he has revamped the parking cita-
tion system. He’s also is the grant writer,
part of that involves improving pedes-
trian safety.
Community policing is a big empha-
sis in District Heights and something he
would like to transfer to Calvert County.
For addressing the drug problem,
Weems is proposing a local task force.
He said Calvert deputies are on a state
task force, but it doesn’t operate in Cal-
vert. “We have to deal with home,” he
insisted. “If we don’t worry about home
we are going to lose a lot of residents. It’s
going to be somebody that you know or a
family member.”
Weems would like to establish a ma-
rine unit to curb the drug traffic that he
says is coming in through the county’s
waterways.
Weems doesn’t have anything nega-
tive to say about Sheriff Evans and prais-
es him for building up the department.
He just says, “I think the sheriff’s office
could be so much better and do so much
more for the residents and the business
owners of Calvert.”
He would like businesses with holdup
alarms to install a blue light outside that
would go off to alert passing poice offi-
cers to increase their response time.
Weems also wants to establish a Traf-
fic Safety Team dedicated to reduc-
ing the number of traffic crashes in the
county by 50 percent. Special emphasis
will be aggressive drivers.
dickmyers@countytimes.net

RE-ELECT TOM HEJL

COUNTY COMMISSIONER
PRIORTIES FOR NEXT TERM
• School Safety
• Maintain AAA Bond Rating
• Economic Development in Town Centers
• Maintain County’s Rural Character
• Complete zoning re-write
• Provide more venues for Seniors & Children
• Continue dialogue with SHA on traffic issues
throughout the county

I am asking for your

vote on June 26, 2018
Authority Susan M. Fischer, Treasurer
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Republican State’s Attorney

Andrew Rappaport
Andrew Rappaport, 41, is originally from
Massachusetts. He went to Elon College in
North Carolina, where he met his wife, Stacey.
She’s from Huntingtown, so they moved up to
Calvert County and built on the family farm.
They have three children, ages 10, 9, and
6. They are all into sports and he coaches
them. The children all attend Calvert County
schools.
He has been a prosecutor for 15 years.
He was working in the St. Mary’s County
State’s Attorney’s office in 2006 when he
was recruited by CalvertCounty State’s Attorney Laura Martin. He initially
handled crimes of violence in circuit court and all of the major motor
vehicle cases.
He handled one of the heaviest docket caseloads in circuit court from
2008 to 2013, when an “opportunity came up to take over District Court,
which is what I like doing,” he said. The responsibility, which involves
management, also includes 90 percent of the office’s cases, since most
are handled at the lower district court level.
District court has three prosecutors assigned full-time and another six
who handle a docket of one or two a month in addition to circuit court
work, Rappaport said.
Kathryn Marsh
Kathryn Marsh grew up as an Air Force brat.
She spent her first three years of high school
in Calvert County and then her family moved to
Arizona and where she attended the University
of Arizona. While there she had the opportunity
to intern in victim’s rights and also with the U.S.
Attorney’s Office.
She said, “For most of my life my dad was
a JAG officer, so I grew up knowing I wanted
to do the law.” “JAG officers do a little bit of
everything,” she said, “So I grew up hearing
there are always two sides to every story,” she
explained. The two internships gave her a look at both sides of the legal coin.
Upon graduating and looking for a job coincidentally back in Calvert
County. Oone of the mothers she used to baby sit for was a victim advocate
and knowing she was getting ready to move, suggested Marsh apply for that
job. “That’s how I ended up right back here.” She was stationed in the state’s
attorney’s office, working mostly on domestic violence cases.
Later she became the victim-witness coordinator and handled those cases
in the circuit court side. “It was the best on-the-job training I could ever have
because I was able to sit in on trial, after trial, after trial,” she explained,
seeing what worked and what didn’t. She did that while going to law school
at University of Baltimore, passed the bar in 2002 and went to work as a
prosecutor when Judge Riddle was state’s attorney.”
Next month marks 20 years that Marsh will have been with the Calvert
County State’s Attorney’s Office in one capacity or another. Current State’s
Attorney Laura Martin, who decided not to seek reelection, Marsh says
encouragedher to run.
Marsh has three boys, aged 8, 6 and 2. “They keep life active and enjoyable.
Without a doubt they are three unique personalities.” She is married to
Eric, who is currently working at the Pentagon. “My husband is my biggest
cheerleader and supporter, without a doubt,” she said.

Vote
Vote
By Dick Myers
Editor

TED
TED HAYNIE Two Republican candidates are vying to replace current State’s Attorney Laura
Martin, who has decided not to seek reelection: Deputy States Attorney Kathryn
Marsh and Senior Assistant State’s Attorney Andrew Rappaport.

COMMISSIONER
CALVERT COMMISSIONER Marsh said it is a fair assessment that the state’s attorney’s office appears to stay
General Election: November 6th
Primary Election: June 26th low on everyone’s radar without a lot of controversy. She said they tell outsiders that
the State’s Attorney’s office is an extremely fair office in Calvert County. “I think
that comes from the top down,” she said from Judge Riddle and Judge Wells when
they were state’s attorney and more recently Laura Martin have emphasized the Can-
FIND YOUR VOICE
General Election: November 6th
Primarytedhaynie4@gmail.com
Email: ons of Prosecutorial Ethics, she noted. “We constantly work for the just result for the
community, the victim and even the defendant.”
Election: June 26th
Marsh said she has prosecuted almost every kind of case. In 2007 she began focus-
Twitter: @ haynie4calvert
Facebook: Ted Haynie for Commissioner ing on sexual assault and child abuse cases. She’s also been the lead or second chair
Email: tedhaynie4@gmail.com in five of the county’s last six homicide cases.
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Website: www.tedhaynieforcommissioner.org “I am tough on crime when it requires me to be tough,” is her answer to whether
she is, in fact, tough on crime. “You cannot look at every single case the same and
Twitter: @ haynie4calvert
Website: www.tedhaynieforcommissioner.org
Contacts you cannot interpret every case as the model for the next.” Some cases like a bur-
glary, she said, you learn the defendant has a serious addiction that led to the bur-
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Website: www.tedhaynieforcommissioner.org glary. Maybe it’s the first time they are in the system and there needs to be a focus
Twitter: @ haynie4calvert on treatment. ‘If we can get the underlying issue taken care of, then we won’t have
Contacts recidivism.” She added, however, that if someone continues to commit burglaries,
Email: tedhaynie4@gmail.com “then you need to go to the Division of Corrections because I need to make sure my
citizens are safe.”
“Child abuse cases, sexual assault cases are different. They have to be treated
PrimaryElection:
Election: June tough. I think if you look at my record and look at the cases I’ve prosecuted, you will
Primary June 26th26th see that I get tough sentences for them,” she said. She added that she wasn’t talking
GeneralElection:
General Election: November
November 6th 6th about a case like someone slapping their child too hard.
Early Voting: June 14th In serious child abuse cases, she said, she files for the mandatory 15 years in prison
without parole.
By Authority John Simpson • Treasurer Also, during the interview Marsh detailed the tough sentences she and Martin
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elicited for the six most recent murder cases.
The state’s attorney job is different from the prosecutors in that it has a big ad-
ministrative side. Marsh, as deputy state’s attorney, has filled in for Martin in her
absence, so she is familiar with those duties. She said she would continue to handle
some cases in court as Martin has done, particularly the more serious cases. Marsh
probably would keep the serious child abuse cases, which has been her specialty.
The balance might also depend on how active she would be in state’s attorney
associations at the state and national level. Martin is current president of the state
association.
Marsh said part of being a good state’s attorney is training the other prosecutors in
the office, as well as getting out there and “advocating for necessary changes.”
She is very proud of how the Drug Court operated in circuit court. “It’s an amazing
program with very low recidivism among our graduates,” she said.
“We are not going to arrest or prosecute ourselves out of the drug problem,” she
said. It’s going to take the whole continuum of services, including the ranges from
treatment to incarceration, she said.
Calvert is sending some drug cases for federal prosecution since the federal laws
have a sentencing enhancement, Marsh said.
Regarding the office’s relationship with law enforcement, Marsh said, “We work
with them, not for them, and they don’t work for us. The state’s attorney’s office is the
highest law enforcement office because the buck stops with us.” She added, “I feel
as long as I can explain why I am making the changes to the law enforcement, they
may not like it but at least they’ll understand.”
Rappaport decided to run partially because of his kids. “When I took over District
Court, I handled so many cases, [and] I can see the trends that are happening.” He
added, “We definitely have an opioid problem in Calvert County which needs to be
addressed.”
Rappaport said it’s a three-part issue: prosecution, treatment and prevention. There
are a lot of adverse factors, he said, that lead to a child potentially having a drug
problem, including the parents’ history. The key is addressing the risk factors early
with mental health and drug counseling, he said.
Rappaport said the [Circuit Court Drug Court] does work but the problem is that
at that point it’s already an escalated situation. “If we can address it at the District
Court level before they graduate to more significant crime, at the user level and make
that person more productive, that’s a victory.” He added, “Conviction isn’t always the
victory.”
A district court drug court, he said, would need buy-in from the courts, mental
health professionals and, of course, funding. State’s Attorney Martin is beginning
one at the district court level this summer, he added.
“I think we need to aggressively prosecute drug dealers, which is different from
the drug user,” he said in response to a question about his former boss in St. Mary’s
County using the “depraved heart” theory to prosecute the drug pushers. “There are
definitely dealers in Calvert County,” he said.
He does plan some office reorganization, including a district court diversion pro-
gram. Much of what is in place would remain, he said, including a domestic violence
unit. He concluded it wouldn’t be reorganizing so much as adjusting.
He wouldn’t “come in and ask the county for another prosecutor.” he said, although
both he and Marsh have noted that the increased use of body cameras requires more
administrative work by the state’s attorney’s office.
Rappaport also intends to continue prosecuting cases if elected state’s attorney.
But he notes that he also is juggling both prosecutive and administration now with
his management of district court.
dickmyers@countytimes.net

Republican At-Large
County Commissioner
By Dick Myers
Editor
Two incumbents and three challengers
are on the Republican primary ballot for
the two At-Large commissioner seats.
Tom Hejl and Steve Weems are asking
for reelection and Patrick Flaherty, Earl
“Buddy” Hance and Bill Heine are chal-
lenging. Heine was unable to arrange for
an interview, but the other four candi-
dates did meet with The County Times.
Hejl says the most contentious issue of
his four years has been the comprehen-
sive plan rewrite. “Really what irritates
me the most is the information that is
put out by certain individuals and cer-
tain groups is not always factual or is not
always true. He is supportive of the job
being done by Planning Director Mark
Willis. “I don’t know why we continue to
be vilified about the comprehensive re-
write.” He said it’s just a plan – a vision,
“it’s not changing anything.”
Hejl said that the current comprehen-
sive plan had two major components,
keeping Calvert country and enhancing
the town centers, and the rewrite was
doing the same thing. He said previous
commissioners had emphasized the first
while not supporting the second. He said
his board is striking a balance.
“If you don’t have any development
you don’t have a business tax base,” he
said, adding he’s only in favor of expand-
ing the Prince Frederick Town Center,
and then “only by a minimal rate.”
Flaherty feels the comprehensive plan
process is being rushed. He feels there
isn’t any need for major changes, “just
some tweaks to comply with what’s
coming down from the state.” get line item for future employee health
He said the topography of the county
doesn’t lend itself to much residential
development, so commercial and resi-
dential “is a fine balance.” He said the
county isn’t losing too much tax revenue
with the siphoning off of retail sales to
neighboring counties.
“We have worked very hard over the
last 30 years to try to develop a strategy
for growth that protects the rural char-
acter to try to maintain this wonder-
ful thing we have in Calvert County,”
Hance said, “and the comments I heard
and what I saw about the update of the
comprehensive plan, there are things in
there that greatly concern me. Under the
guise of increasing business tax revenue,
which is important, I believe that steps
were being taken that were going to be
detrimental in the long term.”
Hance is concerned about the traffic
that would be generated with the com-
prehensive plan decisions and bemoans
the lack of a traffic study to back it up.
Regarding the controversial Armory
Square project planned with the new
county office building, Hejl reminded
everyone that the state is spending more
than $30 million to upgrade Routes 2/4
through Prince Frederick.
Flaherty said: “The county has been
conducting business on that land, Wil-
liams Old Field, since 1732 when the
original courthouse was built.” He said
the county should kick out the courts
and build them a new facility and keep
county government where it historically
has been.
Flaherty said the $300 million bud-
costs (OPEB) precludes the county from
spending wildly for other things. He said
citizens are as frustrated as he is about
county spending. He said that’s why so
few people show up at political forums.
Flaherty said Hejl has said people are
against Armory Square because there
are things they don’t know about it. Fla-
herty said, “That doesn’t make sense. He
said if people are lacking information
about it.”
Flaherty’s plan for Armory Square –
keep it as open space.
Hance said it looks like the decision
on the county office building was made
to help support the Armory Square proj-
ect. He said to put the office there will
require a costly parking garage. “I just
think you should look at all the options
and weigh the pros and cons.” One op-
tion, he said, might be the old SMECO
site, but he has yet to be provided with
the analysis of why the county has ruled
that out.
Hance said with such a large project,
“You would think they would take some
time to get some public comment.” He
said the master plan says county services
should stay in old town Prince Freder-
ick and for any change the public should
have been consulted.
Hance is not opposed to developing
the Armory Square area and the town
center. “Workforce housing is going to
have to go in town centers where you
have density to reduce the cost.” He said
the county has to be careful about bal-
ancing growth and preserving the rural
character, but he added, “I am not a no-
growth guy.”
Weems voted against locating the
county office building at the armory site.
“It was more procedural for me,” he said.
From a work session in April to the vote
in October, he said, “We had no real dis-
cussions….so I just did not feel comfort-
able.” He added that he did favor a new
building which has been talked about for
20 years, but he said the board needs to
go through all of the options prior to a
vote. He noted he did support increas-
ing the county’s bond authority, most of
which is earmarked for the office build-
ing. “We needed to do something,” he
explained.
Regarding Armory Square, he has
ideas but is keeping an open mind, ask-
ing, “Is it governments role to develop
private property?” Or, he added, is it
private industry or perhaps conservation
groups, “who would pony up money to
purchase it?”
Among the current board’s accom-
plishments, Hejl touted the opening
of the Linda L. Kelly Animal Shelter.
“You know, people are passionate about
pets. They will love this facility.” Other
accomplishments include new rescue
squad and fire department buildings in
Prince Frederick.
Hance said that one of the current
board’s goals, enhancing agri-business,
has been met in part, but they have fallen
down on land preservation. He said the
transfer of development rights (TDR)
program was one of the best in the coun-
try in the 1980’s, but some mistakes have
been made since then. Requirements
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Earl “Buddy” Hance

Earl “Buddy” Hance, 62, lives in Port
Republic. He and his wife of 41 years,
Robin, raised three children (Crystal,
Casey and Shawn) and they have four
grandchildren. He has been a life-long
farmer. His farm has been in his family for
more than 100 years, and his family has
lived in the county for 240 years. He owns
about 200 acres and farms 700 acres;
mostly corn, wheat and soybeans, having
converted-like many in the county-from
tobacco.
Hance has been active in the Prince Frederick VFD and the Maryland
Farm Bureau, where he served as county and state president and on the
national board of directors. His only full-time job away from the farm was
with the state. At the time of his selection as the state’s deputy secretary of
agriculture by Gov. O’Malley, he was state Farm Bureau president. He was
deputy for two years and secretary for six years. He said he had the ear of
the governor, who was from urban Baltimore, unlike some other secretaries
who did not.
He was secretary during “a pretty contentious period” when Chesapeake
Bay regulations were being developed that were sometimes counter to the
agriculture community’s wishes. Cost-sharing helped, he said. Of O’Malley,
Hance said, “The whole time I was there he never denied any cost sharing
plans.” For instance, the cover crop program increased from $2 million to
$20 million.
He decided to run because, “Things that have happened the last three
years finally pushed me to the brink where I finally felt I needed to do
something to try to make a change.”
“As an outsider it doesn’t seem as though they are fully taking into
consideration the concerns of the citizens,” he said about the current
commissioners. He mentions the adoption of the sign regulations as an
example. He said they should be embracing opposing points of view.

Steve Weems
Steve Weems,47. of St. Leonard
is seeking his third term. He and his
wife, Jamie Rowder (a teacher at
Huntingtown H.S.) have two children,
Taylor, 17, and Kade, 8. He is owner/
manager of a third-generation family
small business, a liquor store in St.
Leonard, founded in 1948. He’s a
graduate of Calvert H.S. and Frostburg
State University with a B.A. in
History. He also has a certificate from
University of Maryland in golf course
management, but never pursued that,
instead opting to run the family business with his father.
Even though he has the business and personal demands of his life, he
said he has the support of his family to seek reelection. “I have a genuine
desire to serve the citizens.”
Weems said his personal mantra comes from running a small business
and it’s based on customer service: “The Golden Rule, treat others as you
would like to be treated. I can’t solve every issue and concern, but I can
listen and do my best, equipped that when an issue arises that I am going
to do all that I can for someone.”
If reelected he hopes his institutional knowledge gleaned from eight
years in office can be of assistance to the new board.

have been lowered, he said, which has
reduced demand.
As to the tax increase he voted for
two years ago, Hejl said the recession
caused previous boards to impose a hir-
ing freeze and use built-up surpluses
to balance the budget. The new board
asked citizens to tell them where to cut
the budget or they were going to have to
raise taxes. “We never got one response.”
They raised taxes to cover a $9 million
deficit, he explained. “Of course, the Re-
publican Party vilified us.”
Hejl said at the time the board prom-
ised to look at reducing taxes, and they
gave back one-quarter of the increase
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Patrick Flaherty Tom Hejl

Patrick Flaherty, 54, of Lusby was born Incumbent Tom Hejl, 65, of Port Republic
in DC and his parents moved to Waldorf is seeking a second term. He has spent the
in 1956. In 1986 he joined the Army, went bulk of his adult life in public service, first
to war in the Desert, came back in 1991, as a Maryland State Police (MSP) cadet in
and bought a house in Mechanicsville 1971. After retiring from MSP, he went into
(St. Mary’s County). He moved to Calvert private enterprise for a few years before
County in 2000. He ran for county returning to law enforcement, first as an
commissioner in 2010. He’s a real estate investigator with the state’s attorney’s
agent, auctioneer and runs an office office and then for 12 years as assistant
supply business. And he also published sheriff. “I really enjoy the community I
the Tidbits newspaper for 14 years. live in and public service,” he said; when
He wants to be a county commissioner he switched to private industry, he didn’t
because, “No one wants to represent get the satisfaction he had gotten while in
the people.” He quotes current commissioner Mike Hart as saying, public service.
“Sometimes you have to go against the will of the people,” as not the He is married to his wife of 34 years, Sheila, He has two children,
proper attitude. He added, “All politics are local, and they don’t follow Jennifer and Tracy.
that.”
He and his wife Vivienne have been married for 18 years. He has three
children, aged 31, 21 and 15.

this year.
Weems voted against it, one of several
key votes he has made against the major-
ity. Of those opposing votes, Weems said
he wants to explain them during the elec-
tion, “But I want to do that with civility.”
He said they may disagree, “but we are
all friends at the end of the day. I’m not
into causing strife.”
He said he received the Republican
Man of the Year Award last year, “in
part because I wanted to reduce the real
property tax.” He did, however, knowing
a revenue crunch was coming, propose
an income-tax increase four years ago
that didn’t get any support.
“I don’t want to raise taxes,” Flaherty
said. “We had the windfall from Domin-
ion and then they started to raise taxes.”
He’s also specifically critical of the
speed camera program and the license
plate readers.
“You know, we hadn’t had a tax in-
crease in 30 years,” Hance pointed out.
“If it weren’t for Dominion, I would
think I would support that.”
Hance said he feels the timing of the
Dominion revenue “was a little sus-
picious. With the Dominion revenue
stream due to start flowing, Hance feels
the tax increase was unnecessary. He
also questions their “spending practic-
es,” with recent budget growth.
Hejl hopes to set a new set of goals for
the next four years, including develop-
ment of more employment opportunities
for kids still in school, more activities
for seniors, more athletic fields, and ad-
ditional bus routes.
Workforce housing is another prior-
ity and he’s excited about the apartment
project slated for Prince Frederick. He
feels the county’s role in the issue is pro-
viding incentives to developers.
“I guess if I could take anything back,
it would be sparring with some con-
stituents in the beginning because I still
had my police hat on, and if you didn’t
agree with me you were on,” Hejl said.
“I learned pretty quickly that’s not the
way for a politician to solve things,” he
added. “You have to listen to opposing
viewpoints and respect opposing view-
points but provide the facts as to why my
viewpoint is this.”
On school safety, Hejl touted the $4
million allocated to begin to address
the problem. He likes the plan to allo-
cate the sheriff’s three new officers to
the schools and have them armed. He’s
anxious to hear how parents feel about
having armed officers in elementary
schools. power plant came in and then progressed
Weems agrees, “I believe we did the
right thing,” he said, in allocating $2
million to the school board for security.
He says he has to separate the issue as a
commissioner from being a husband of
a teacher and father of students. “There
were some tenuous times in the after-
math of the Great Mills shooting that
really brought a level of anxiety (at Hun-
tingtown and Calvert high schools),” he
added.
The $2 million helped ease the anxi-
ety gap in the tine before the legislature
enacted its school security response, he
said
Flaherty feels the county is supplying
enough funding for education. “How its
spent is up to them (the school board),”
he said. But as to the $2 million, he said,
“It is just irresponsible to do that instead
of all parties coming together and say-
ing, let’s work out a plan. What are we
going to do?” His plan for school secu-
rity is to rotate all the deputies at the
schools “That way everyone becomes fa-
miliar with every school,” he explained.
Flaherty has some issues with the
sheriff’s office, such as deputies dressed
in “war garb” and their participation in
the LivePD TV show. “Worst thing they
could have done,” he said.
Hance said the county’s school system
was one of the state’s worst before the
to the best only to fall back. He said it
was a mistake not to honor the teaches
negotiated agreements in years past.
“I think when you have a contract you
have a responsibility and obligation to
honor that contract,” he said, adding that
teacher morale has suffered and teachers
are the most important part of the school
system.
Hance said he was shocked when he
heard about current security systems in
some schools, including no doors and
locks. “I was a little surprised when the
board of education became very defen-
sive,” he said. He added the allocating
of $2 million by the commissioners was
okay, “but there was no plan. It was a
kneejerk response.” He said they should
have sat down first with the school board
to develop a strategy.
Hance favors arming the school safety
advocates who are retired police officers.
“Let them carry guns concealed,” he
said. He also thinks deputies can rotate
among the schools as they did in Calvert
in the wake of the incident at Great Mills
H.S. in St. Mary’s County.
Dominion LNG plant, “the blessing
and the curse that it is,” has been a de-
fining moment in Weems’ two terms, he
said. The threat of mothballing the plant
if they didn’t get their expansion meant
an impact to the county in the next 15
years of more than $800 million. “That’s
sort of been the backdrop for a lot of de-
cisions I have had to make.”
dickmyers@countytimes.net

Democratic At-Large
County Commissioner
By Dick Myers more night meetings for the convenience of the citizens. “I think the commission-
Editor ers right now are hiding from the public. They don’t want to hear from them.”
Bennett feels he can grab the younger vote. “I think that’s the only way we are
Democrats have fielded four candidates for the two at-large commissioner seats: going to win.” He added, “I think we are going to bring out voters who would nor-
Matt Bennett, Greg Brown, Joseph Johnson and Duwane Rager. The two top vote mally ignore this race.”
getters will face the Republican candidates, of which there are five in the primary, Brown started out as Bennett’s campaign manager, Bennett said, and expected
including two incumbents. Brown to run in another race only to learn at the 11th hour he would be one of his
Bennett has followed the commissioners on stream, but he would like to have opponents. Bennett said that was a political lesson for him.
22 The Calvert County Times
Joseph Johnson
Joseph Johnson, 75, of Chesapeake Beach
was born in Washington, DC. He moved to
Chesapeake Beach 19 years ago with his
wife, Martha. They have two children and
three grandchildren. He lived in Clinton for
35 years and spent 40 years working in
the Space Science Division at the Naval
Research Lab. He worked on the first rocket
that discovered x-ray sources in the universe.
“I spent my entire adult life working with
some of the brightest, smartest people on the
planet,” he said.
Johnson then spent 20 years managing contracts, the largest of which
was $37 million. After retiring, he worked for an anti-submarine warfare
contractor associated with Patuxent River Naval Air Station.
He then quit working, started walking every day, and lost 40 pounds.
Along the way he also was involved in an active civic group in Prince
George’s County, including the movement to charter government. More
recently he has gone back to work for a home solar installation company.
Even though he is a Democrat, Johnson believes he is philosophically
more of an Independent, but that he mirrors the philosophy of the majority
of Calvert County. “I don’t think people are going to hold me being a
Democrat against me,” he added.
As a Democrat, he doesn’t see any party gubernatorial candidate who
would tempt him to vote against Republican Larry Hogan.
Duwane Rager
Duwane Rager, 30, of Huntingtown is a
Calvert native who grew up in Prince Frederick.
He attended Huntingtown High School and
was in its second graduating class. His first job
was at Bowen’s Grocery restocking shelves.
“I absolutely have an understanding of small
businesses, especially in Calvert County,” he
said.
Rager attended High Point University in
North Carolina and majored in restaurant
management. He eventually moved back to Calvert County and now serves
as chief of staff for Maryland Delegate Jeffrey Waldstreicher of Montgomery
County. He said the delegate has agreed to work with him on potential
conflicts with the Tuesdays meetings when the legislature is in session.
For Rager, the constituent services aspect of his job will especially help
him as county commissioner. Knowing who to refer someone to to solve a
problem is a key part of that responsibility. “We don’t know everything, but
we can certainly work to figure it out,” he explained.
Rager has been active in the Democratic part, including a stint as
president of the Democratic Club and served on the Democratic Central
Committee. He also worked on Sue Kullen’s unsuccessful campaign to take
back her former House of Delegates seat.
He recently married.
MARGARET
H. PHIPPS
REGISTER OF WILLS
It’s an honor and privilege to be your Register.
I want to continue to serve you during one of the
most traumatic times in your life, the loss of
a loved one. My door is always open.
By Auth: Bruce A. Hutchison
Thursday, June 7, 2018
Matt Bennett
Matt Bennett, 19, is a life-long Dunkirk
resident and Northern H.S. graduate. He
is a student at University of Maryland
Baltimore County, where he is studying
mathematics. He works at Herrington Harbor
in the summers. He’s on track to graduate
in 18 months, but he notes, “This (being a
commissioner) isn’t supposed to be a full-
time job.”
“I’ve always been involved in politics,” he
said. He was president of the Democratic
club at Northern and attended President
Obama’s inauguration, who is his political role model. He said people
reached out to him to run after the 2016 election.
“I realize I may be young and may be 20 by the time of the election, but
you don’t have to be 30 to care for your neighbors, and you don’t have
to be 40 to understand the budget, and you certainly don’t have to be 50
years old to be in public office,” he said.
“I think it is a good thing that I am so young,’ Bennett said. “I am not set
in my ways.” He said politicians are in the position to do good. “I want to
leave my mark on the world.”
Greg Brown
Greg Brown, 63, is from the Tidewater
area of Virginia and went to Smithfield
High School. His father was a commercial
waterman. “I learned the value of hard
work from my father,” he said.
Brown attended the University of North
Carolina and majored in Political Science.
After college he worked for a restaurant
company that specialized in biscuits. He
eventually ran 17 units, which gave him
extensive private sector experience.
“I had a calling to teach,” he said, so at the age of 45 he went back to
school and got his Master’s in Education and began a second career in
teaching. He has taught at Henry Wise High School in Upper Marlboro
and expects to retire next year after 19 years. He is currently head
of their social studies department. Brown said, “I think they need an
educator on the board.”
Brown said the assassination of President Kennedy was what
influenced his love of politics. “I think the people of Calvert County are
somewhat frustrated with their leaders,” he said of his decision to run.
If elected, he said, “I know how to connect with people in a way that
will build their confidence. in government.”
Brown was at one time an active Republican and a delegate to their
national convention in 1988.
Brown is openly gay. He came to Calvert County in 2000 to be with
Calvert County Circuit Court Judge Greg Wells. They married when
it became legal in Maryland to do so. He and his ex-wife had three
children. He switched parties while campaigning for Wells. “For a
number of reasons, I felt I would fit better on the Democratic team,” he
said.
“Listening, Learning and Leading the Way,” is his campaign theme.
He believes in the party’s inclusiveness that harkens back to Kennedy.
“I want to be their listener commissioner,” he said. Brown is currently
chair of the Democratic Central Committee.
He insists, “I don’t think you have to become a Republican to win an
election in Calvert County.”
Brown applauds the job that has been done by Republican Pat
Nutter, who is vacating the at-large seat. He thinks he is going to be
missed.
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“My central theme is making your money and your voice go as far as possible,” Regarding the reasons stated for raising taxes two years ago, Bennett said people
Bennett said. He said there needs to be better prioritization of the spending of tax want their money spent effectively. “I don’t think the commissioners giving them-
dollars which includes “properly funding our school system.” selves a raise was a prioritization.” And, he added, “I don’t think a new adminis-
He said he had a positive experience attending county schools but “the terrible tration building was a priority with the schools being underfunded and the opioid
teacher retention rates” need to be addressed. “I don’t think we are competing with crisis ravaging Southern Maryland.”
our neighboring counties,” he explained. Other parts of that problem are keeping “These commissioners ran as a one-trick ponies. They were going to keep taxes
up with technology and addressing school safety low. They ran on fiscal conservatism. And they couldn’t fulfill that pledge and they
“I think it has been rushed. I wish there was more transparency with the pro- raised taxes,” Bennett said. He added, “I may be young, but I believe that when
cess,” Bennett said about the update of the comprehensive plan. He said he is not politicians don’t fulfil their promises, they should be removed from office.”
anti-growth, but we need to develop smartly within our town centers.” And, he Brown said he would not have raised taxes after promising not to do so.” How-
would like to see the county maintain its rural character. “We don’t want Calvert ever, if he hadn’t made a promise and was convinced like they were then: “Here’s
County to look like La Plata.” the thing. The case needs to be made to the people.” No one wants to pay taxes,
Of the comprehensive plan process, Johnson said, “I have serious concerns for he noted, but “people want service.” And he added, “I certainly am not going to
a lot of reasons. It basically has been a runaway rain,” he said, adding, “The gam- promise to cut taxes.”
bling community has corrupted Chesapeake Beach.” Johnson feels that lowering taxes, a Republican mantra, isn’t always the answer.
Johnson said his big issue with planning is the lack of water. He said he accepts “You set your priorities and then you have to pay for them,” he said. He added,
the town center concept, “but it’s possible we don’t have enough water even to de- though, “You have to be sensitive to everything, but you also have to be reason-
velop the town centers.” able.” Part of that sensitivity he said is the impact of taxes on everyone.
Brown wants to see a transportation plan component in the master plan update Johnson said of the current commissioners, “Frankly I feel they were elected
instead of waiting for the zoning ordinance. He said of the goals of the comprehen- under false pretenses.” He added, “They didn’t tell you their real plan was to see
sive plan: “Job well done.” how much they could develop the county.” He said his wife is a real estate agent,
Regarding the proposed county office building, Johnson said, “I know what they “and she doesn’t want to see this county paved over.”
are trying to pull off. I don’t think that is an emergency situation. I like the idea of “What I find disappointing is you have a group of commissioners than ran on not
continuing to meet where they are, if only for historical reasons.” raising taxes, and they did it anyway,” Rager said. He adds, though, “I understand
Development is going to be a big issue, Rager believes. He supports the need for that things aren’t always as simple as we would like them to be.” He said he would
a new county office building, “but not where they are planning to put it.” He also have explored other options, including grant funding before raising taxes.
said the $59 million price tag seems like a lot. “We have a lot of other priorities.” About the push for growth, Johnson said, “I have never seen the level of anger
He said. and fear. It has a lot to do with why I’m running.”
“I do not want to see it at Armory Square,” Brown said of the county office build- Of the current commissioners, Johnson said, “I am sorry, this is a pretty nas-
ing. He said he doesn’t know what the best facility, at the lowest cost, at the best ty bunch. They don’t treat people very nice. Anyone who walks in the door that
location would be. He said he’s been listening to what the folks in Keep Calvert doesn’t sing their song, they’re pretty rough; you are no welcome.” He added, “Hejl
Country are saying about it, but he feels the decision needs to be held up until after is the worst. He gets really nasty fast.”
the election.
Rager is not sure why the space set aside for a county office building along dickmyers@countytimes.net
Main Street is not sufficient. He said he doesn’t want to speak without knowing
all the facts, but he can’t imagine enough parking couldn’t be found along Main
Street.
Rager would like to see Armory Square turned into a “community space” along
the lines of the area used for the North Beach Farmers Market.
Rager was also disappointed with the deal the county brokered with Dominion.
That includes, he said, “[the] obvious health and safety concerns of the folks down
there that should be mitigated,” including a safe evacuation route. He also alleges
that Dominion is planning to expand the facility.
“Knowing what I know now, I believe I would have opposed it,” Rager said about
the decision to support it, if he had been county commissioner.
Rager is not satisfied with the comprehensive plan process. The public sessions,
he said, “Haven’t been run in a way that truly values the public input.” Part of that
process, he said, should be getting answers from the county commissioners, which
he said is part of their job.
Rager feels that the plan update has been more accommodating to growth and
less to preserving the county’s rural character, including town center expansions.
The changes have ignored “how it’s going to impact our transportation infrastruc-
ture,” he said.
“To be sustainable long-term, we can’t increase our population as much as I
think they would like,” he said of the push for development.
Bennett feels there should be armed security in the schools. “I felt safe when
we (had it) in the schools. I think that’s a good thing.” He added, “If there aren’t
enough deputies to go around, I would look at school safety advocates being armed.
Absolutely they would have to be trained.”
He also would look at metal detectors. He feels the traffic flow issue could be
managed. He said at his college, 2,000 people flow through metal detectors for
basketball games in a half hour.
“Teachers don’t want guns, they want funds,” Brown said about school safety. He
added, “I don’t think we need additional guns on the part of anyone. I don’t think
that’s the real answer.” He added he had no trouble with armed police officers in
the schools.
“I want security taken care of by the sheriff in the schools,” Johnson said. He
added, “But you can’t have schools as an armed fortress either.” He’s adamant that
the technology is there to prevent someone else from using an owner’s gun. “Why
don’t we talk about smart guns?” he wondered.
Rager said security wasn’t a top of the mind topic when he was at Huntingtown
H.S., although Columbine and the DC sniper were in the news, and it did make
everyone uneasy. “Things are much different today, absolutely. Thought needs to
be given to how resources should be allocated,” he said, and if anyone is armed it
should be a police office, either off or on duty. He would be open to school safety
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Republican Commissioner District 2

Thomas “Tim”
Hutchins
Tim Hutchins, 72, was raised on a farm
in Barstow. His father was a farmer and his
mother a teacher. He was a graduate of
Calvert High and left the county in 1965 to
join the Army.
When he arrived in Vietnam he wasn’t old
enough to vote but came of age there and
cast his first vote there, by absentee ballot,
for Spiro Agnew.
After the Army he wanted to farm but decided to get into law
enforcement instead, first as a correctional officer and then a state trooper,
including commander of the training division.
When he left active duty, he remained in the National Guard, which
became a second career that lasted 39 years and took him to many places.
As a state trooper he had been assigned to the Waldorf barrack, so he was
living in Charles County. There he ran for and was elected a member of the
Maryland House of Delegates and was reelected twice.
One night he got a call from Lt. Gov. Michael Steele on behalf of Gov.
Ehrlich asking him to run the Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs.
Later he was asked to become commandant of the Maryland State Police,
a position he held until Gov. O’Malley was elected. Hutchins then joined a
defense contractor.
During Larry Hogan’s election campaign, Hutchins helped him in Charles
County and when he was elected Hutchins was asked by the new governor
to head the state’s Department of Homeland Security.
His wife Jackie became ill and he decided to leave that position and he
returned to Calvert County and restored a house on his family farm. He was
asked and deliberated before deciding to throw his hat in the ring.
Hutchins said, as he began to look and listen and talk to people last
summer he decided he wasn’t going to run against the commissioner he felt
was the most well liked, Pat Nutter. Nutter’s decision not to run sealed it for
him.
Bruce Henkelman
Bruce Henkelman, 52, of Huntingtown,
was born in Chicago, but moved at a
young age to Ft. Lauderdale, FL, where he
lived until he was 24. While in college he
quit to enlist in the Navy and ended up on
a ship as an air crewman and decided he
wanted to fly. He went back to school, got
his degree, got his wings and continued
flying until he retired in 2010. His last post
was at Andrews AFB.
After retiring he started flying
Gulfstreams for a private company that
was flying VIP’s and congressmen all over the world. But he had settled
into Calvert County and didn’t want to move his family, so he decided to
stay at home. He then started his own tow truck business but recently
sold that and is prepared to be a full-time commissioner.
After retiring from the Navy, he “had this grand idea” to open up a
hamburger shop in Calvert County. The project fell through because it
was squashed by environmental health regulations that wouldn’t allow
him to tie into the existing wastewater system, according to Henkelman.
He said the permit requirements from the planning department were
egregious.
“That immediately got me interested in the county government and
how it works,” he said. He saw an opening for the ethics commission,
he applied and was appointed and served as chairman. He believes his
six and a half years on the ethics commission makes him more qualified
than the other candidates running for the position.

Mark Arness
Hutchins has three children, Reid, Chris and Annette.

Mark Arness, 54, of Port Republic is

not a newcomer to politics although he

David Gatton
is a newcomer to the commissioner’s
race. Two years ago, he was the
Republican candidate for the 5th District
Congressional race in an unsuccessful
bid to unseat Steny Hoyer. Arness is a
David Gatton, 55, of Port Republic,
physician. He attended the University of
has lived in the county all his life. He
Virginia and Bethesda Medical College.
has been married to his wife Sonja for
He has a small practice involving
29 years. Gatton is a deputy with the
geriatrics, and describes himself as
Calvert County Sheriff’s Office. He is also
semi-retired.
a small business owner, a power washing
Arness was in the Air Force for 20
company. Gatton ran for commissioner
years where the bulk of his practice occurred.
four years ago.
He and his wife bought their house in Calvert in 2004 but before that
he had lived in Maryland. He was attracted to Calvert’s rural nature. “It
was verdant, lush and very scenic,” he said. “It’s a charming place to
live.”
Thursday, June 7, 2018
By Dick Myers
Editor
Four Republican candidates are
challenging for the Commissioner
District 2 seat being vacated by Com-
missioner Pat Nutter, who decided not
to seek reelection. They are Mark Ar-
ness, David Gatton, Bruce Henkelman
and Thomas “Tim” Hutchins.
Gatton said he is running for the of-
fice for the young people like his niec-
es and nephews. “I want them to expe-
rience the same Calvert County I had
when I was growing up. I want to keep
it as rural as we can. We are losing the
rural nature a little bit.”
Some development is inevitable, Gat-
ton said, but the balance needs to be
struck between economic development
and preserving the rural character, the
comprehensive plan’s two goals. building at Armory Square, Hutchins
“I hate it when people say they don’t
want Calvert County to become Wal-
dorf. Calvert County will never be
Waldorf. We are too long and too thin
and the regulations that were put in
place in the last 30 years will prevent
us from becoming Waldorf,” Gatton
said,
Population growth has slowed in
Calvert. Gatton says that’s because
people previously moved to Calvert
because it was rural and now that it’s
being lost, the attraction isn’t there as
much. “You can’t drive very far with-
out seeing a bunch of houses,” he said.
Arness said retaining the rural char-
acter is part of his campaign theme.
“There’s been a great expansion not
only in this county but all over the
state. A lot of Maryland is already
gone.” He said the commissioners have
a difficult task of striking the balance
between growth and maintaining the
rural character.
“I think the county is at a criti-
cal juncture that will set the stage for
the next decade and maybe more,”
Hutchins said. He had observed that
Charles County missed the boat in the
80’s and it got away from them.
He had a unique observation point
being on the 301 Task Force that stud-
ied the entire corridor. He said of the
missed opportunity, “I didn’t want to
see that happen here.”
Hutchins said the comprehensive
plan’s dependence on town centers has
so far prevented the sprawl in Charles
County from happening in Calvert.
Matching growth “with the capability
of the transportation network” is the
key, he said.
Hutchins emphasized the county’s
need to work regionally because most
of the traffic on Routes 2/4 is travel-
ing through. “I think there needs to be
a corridor study like it was done for
301,” Hutchins said.
Henkelman notes that the compre-
hensive plan calls for residential devel-
opment in town centers. He says that
appears to be there to create a market
for the businesses in the town center,
but he said he doesn’t feel that is nec-
essary for businesses to succeed.
The comprehensive plan has 2040
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in its sights. Gatton said in that year, on technology to attract young people orities of funding. “In my opinion it is
“I really don’t want to see Calvert any Hutchins feels that the comprehen- the county commissioners’ responsi-
different than it is now.” He said, “Do sive plan process has been transpar- bility to come up with the $3 million
we want to flood our town centers with ent. “I don’t know what more could be it would take to put deputies in every
300 or 400 units. I don’t think so.” He done.” school.” He added, “What is the price
could, however, excuse those numbers Arness disagrees. “A number of we put on the safety of our schools?”
if a certain percentage were for “start- decisions have been made in closed Gatton said he has expertise in that
er families.” session. I am concerned there is not area because he has been working on
Arness said some of the incum- enough transparency. I am quite con- a community policing environment in
bent commissioners are minimizing cerned about that.” Chesapeake Beach and North Beach,
the impact of the comprehensive plan Henkelman said, “My platform from his primary beat for the last 10 years.
changes. He said they are quite large, the beginning has been the safety of “Using technology to enhance school
including doubling the size of the town our kids in our schools.” He said, “If safety is a very smart way to do it and
centers. And, he said density also in- we don’t protect them now, I tell you, it’s very cost effective,” Arness said.
creases. “So, we are talking about put- we have failed as a community.” That includes vestibule improvements
ting up high rises.” Henkelman charges that a security and cameras, he said. But he also fa-
Arness is opposed to using wastewa- system recently installed in one school vors armed officers in every school.
ter treatment systems to spur new de- doesn’t work. He was buzzed in and “It would make sense to have rotating
velopment and he believes he would be five people walked in with him, he schedules,” he said,
opposed to that in Dunkirk. said. Hutchins feels allocating the $4
On the locating of the county office He said in the Navy he was also an million was the right thing to do to
Anti-Terrorism Force Protection Of- “jump start school security.” He said
feels it was right to get the bond au- ficer, so he knows what he’s talking the whole community needs to be in-
thority. And, he also feels there needs about. “This is terrorism and we need volved in the solution, including men-
to be a consolidation of county govern- to stop it. I don’t think the proper con- tal health. He said there needs to be
ment. But as to the location, he said it trols are in pace for deterrence” a better way of sharing intelligence
depends on an assessment which he He then misstated the number of information.
hasn’t seen and doesn’t know what’s school resource officers in the schools, Hutchins favors contract guards in
in it. saying it was one per school, when each school under the control of the
He said he’d like to see downtown there are only five total. When that was sheriff’s department so the police
Prince Frederick be developed like pointed out he said there should be one agencies aren’t stretched.
Frederick or Fredericksburg. in every school, including elementary
Hutchins supports the commission- schools. dickmyers@countytimes.net
ers returning a portion of the tax in- Gatton said funding schools and
crease two years ago in this year’s bud- public safety are always the two pri-
get and also favors keeping the budget
at the Constant Yield going forward.
Gatton says he would not have voted
for the tax increase two years ago. As
a candidate four years ago, he said he
heard, “You’ll never see a Republi-
can vote for a tax increase.” Eighteen
months later, he said, they did it.
“I am not convinced that Armory
Square is the right place to put a county
office building,” Gatton said. He touts
an area called the Quad in Cincinnati,
a place for shopping, dining and enter-
tainment, a three or four block neigh-
borhood. And, here’s a park in the
center. That’s the kind of development
he would like to see go into Armory
Square.
Gatton said building the office
building at Armory Square would ben-
efit 900 o 1,200 county employees but
building a mixed use area would ben-
efit the whole county,
He said the county has been able to
do whatever it needed on Mai Street
for centuries and he’s not convinced it
needs to spread out now.
Hutchins said the county needs to
develop a viable economic base be-
cause it can’t depend on the revenue
stream from the two energy activities.
Hutchins said he has followed the
comprehensive plan comments and
seen a lot of the feedback which often
is on the order of not wanting water
and sewer in Dunkirk. But, he said
the town centers have to pull their fair
share. “Dunkirk can’t be an indepen-
dent castle,” he said. He said he would
entertain water and sewer for the com-
mercial areas of Dunkirk. He’d like to
see a technology campus there. He’d
also like to see more of an emphasis
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Democratic Commissioner District 1

Tricia Powell
Tricia Powell, of Lusby, says she has
years of experience working in county
government doing cost benefit studies,
a lot of budgets, and legislative review
in Southern California. She’s originally
from Cheyenne, WY and has a BA from
Cal Irvine and an MBA from Southern
California. Along the way she also logged
a lot of time in hospital administration in
all types of hospital settings and also has
been a chief financial officer for health
care companies.
Powell moved to Southern Maryland when her husband Mel took a
job as executive director of the Southern Maryland Higher Education
Center, ironically the same place her opponent works at. Five years ago
she retired and began doing volunteer mediation. Recently she’s been
preparing for her run for county commissioner.
By Dick Myers
Editor
Two Democrats are representing the Democratic Party in this month’s primary
election for District 1 Commissioner: Ted Haynie and Tricia Powell, neither of whom
has run for elective office. Whoever prevails will face the winner of the Republican
primary, one of whom is the incumbent Mile Hart, seeking a second term.
As far as the tax increase by the commissioners two years ago, Haynie said he can
only say what they said, that it was something that was necessary. With Dominion,
he said it may not be necessary. He said of the tax decrease this year, “it’s symbolic
and may be political.”
He said that issue is something that underscores what will be the hallmark of how
he leads – “data-based decision-making.” He added, “I would not say I would never
raise taxes and I would not say I would never lower taxes.” What he would say is that
he would investigate issues.
Regarding the Dominion LNG Plant, Haynie said, “I am an environmentalist. I am
not a supporter of fracking,” but he added, “It’s a tremendous boom for our county
as far as taxes goes.”
Environmentally, he said, he’s concerned, but the plant is there. “There’s still a lot
of information we need as far as safety is concerned.”
As a principal, Haynie said the number one concern he heard from parents was
safety. As a commissioner he said his number one concern would be, “That we live
in a safe environment.”
The school that Haynie opened, St. Leonard E.S., has been held out as a post-
er child of an unsafe school because of its open space design. He said Columbine
Ted Haynie
Ted Haynie, 69, of Solomons, is a DC
native who grew up in Prince George’s
county. He has early memories of visiting
the place his grandparents rented in
Calvert County. His grandfather retired
in the early 50’s and built a house in the
Willows. His parents followed and also
built a house there.
He started teaching in Prince George’s
County. He came down in 1975 and has been in the county ever since. He
bought an old farmhouse on Plum Point Rd.
Haynie was in the Calvert County Public Schools for 35 years, as a
teacher, assistant principal and principal at Southern M.S., Appeal E.S.
and he opened up St. Leonard ES. He was assigned to the central office as
an administrator in charge of accountability. When he retired he became an
adjunct professor at Towson State University that led to a full-tine position
for them at the Southern Maryland Higher Education Center in St. Mary’s
County.
Haynie volunteered to maintain the Solomons Watermen’s Memorial and
joined the Solomons Civic Association and became vice president. He said
people approached him and asked him to run.
“I like to think I am not running against anyone but there was some
dissatisfaction with the person who is currently representing District 1”
(Mike Hart).
They say Hart is not out enough at community events, such as at Calvert
Marine Museum, is what Haynie heard.
He’s a Democrat but he said he is unmindful of issues and not party
politics.
“I say in all of my materiasl that I have researched, taught and practiced
leadership for 40 years”, Haynie said.
He is married to Laurie, also a long-time educator. He has three children
and two step-children and recently became a grandfather for the second
time.
prompted crisis planning by every school. He said today the emphasis should be on
the students and what causes them to do what they do. That involves counseling in
pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12.
Regarding physical improvements, he said, “Logical and rational are not always
equal.” He said with the commissioners’ $2 million allocation, there was talk of
doors and locks. He said that may be logical but not rational. Turning open spaces
into rooms creates heating and ventilation issues and small spaces. Instead he said
the pod just can be sealed off.
He doesn’t think metal detectors are workable. But, “for whatever reason schools
have become a target and I think every school should have an armed law enforcement
officer.” He does not support arming safety advocates. He would ask the sheriff’s as-
sistance to help determine how to best allocate resources.
He says all the candidates speak of maintaining the county’s rural character while
encouraging economic development. “I am right in there,” he said. He moved to Cal-
vert because of the rural character. He said, “I personally don’t hear people scream-

Elect
ing they don’t have enough places to shop.” He said they just go to Annapolis or
elsewhere.
Regarding the comprehensive plan update process, he said, “I am not okay with the
lack of transparency.” He said he is “transparent and looks forward as commissioner

Thomas E. “Tim” to the opportunity to engage and connect.”

HUTCHINS
Haynie said marina owners in Solomons are concerned they are losing customers
to other locations because people don’t want to fight the traffic in Prince Frederick.
And reading the comprehensive plan update, he wants to know: “Why the rush?”
He favors a transportation plan with that process. “Why would you not want to know
before you make such a dramatic decision?”
Haynie said he really wants to find out more about the background of the decision

Calvert Commissioner to locate the county office building at Armory Square and why the space next to the
County Services Building doesn’t work.
“The first thing I would do is build relationships and trust with county staff and
the public,” Haynie said.
Authority: James L. Smith, Treasurer Powell has been following the commissioners and knows them all: “I am disap-
pointed that they really haven’t reached out to the community,” she said. “I am disap-
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pointed at the level of transparency.”
She was asked about their fiscal management, which is in her wheelhouse of expe-
rience. “I don’t like the fact that they are buying a brand new building. I think other
options should have been looked into so you are not spending that much money,” she
said, adding that $20 million is for a parking structure, “which is not reasonable.”
The first thing that needs to be done before a decision on a new building, she said,
is a county-wide space-needs study. Regarding its location, she said, “I kind of like
it in the old town area. It adds to its charm. I would be more easily assessible to the
citizens, I think.”
At Armory Square, Powell said, “What I would like to see there is something for
the community, a park area, a community center, something you can say is actually
for the community.”
Powell said what the current board is more concerned about is business than the
environment. “They are so bottom line. I‘m a bean counter. I understand bottom
line,” she said.
She added, “There’s a human factor involved in public service and I don’t think
they have that.”
“I am very concerned about Dominion. I think Dominion is really taking advan-
tage of the county,” Powell said. She’s concerned about the safety for the citizens of
the area. She said she would not have approved it had she been county commissioner.
“Yes $40 million is a lot of money but I don’t think you can put a price tag on peo-
ple’s lives. And she said the money from Dominion “didn’t really go to the citizens.”
As to the commissioners’ decision to raise taxes two years ago, Powell said there
should always be a cost containment analysis before raising taxes.
Powell said the county should be listening more to the citizens during the compre-
hensive plan process. “They are trying to hurry up and finish the comprehensive plan
and they want to do it before the election. “My feeling is that it’s almost like they are
hurrying up to appease somebody. Who are they trying to appease?”
She supports town centers and doesn’t want to see them expand so they run into
each other. She likes the small undeveloped area between Lusby and Solomons. She
said town centers would be the place for workforce housing.
Powell supports having resource officers in the schools and, “We need to spend
the money to have cameras in the schools.” She also said every school staff member
should have physical restraint training.
dickmyers@countytimes.net

Polling Places in Calvert County

Early Voting Center for Calvert County is in the conference room of the Board of Elections.
Community Resources Building
30 Duke St – Lower Level
Prince Frederick, MD 20678

Early Voting period- Thursday, June 14 – Thursday, June 21 and does include the weekend. Early Voting
polls are open from 10 am to 8 pm.

DISTRICT 1
PRECINCT – 1 Solomons Rescue Squad, H.G. Trueman Road, Solomons 20688
PRECINCT – 2 Southern Middle School, H.G. Trueman Road, Lusby 20657
PRECINCT – 3 St. Leonard Elementary School, St. Leonard Road, St. Leonard 20685
PRECINCT – 4 Mutual Elementary School, Ball Road, Port Republic 20676
PRECINCT – 5 Patuxent Elementary School, Appeal Lane, Lusby 20657
PRECINCT – 6 Patuxent High School, Southern Connector Blvd., Lusby 20657
PRECINCT – 7 Mill Creek Middle School, Southern Connector Blvd., Lusby 20657

DISTRICT 2
PRECINCT – 1 St. Leonard Fire Dept., Calvert Beach Road, St. Leonard 20685
PRECINCT – 2 Calvert Fairgrounds, MD 231, Prince Frederick 20678
PRECINCT – 3 Huntingtown High School, MD 2-4, Huntingtown 20639
PRECINCT – 4 Calvert Middle School, 655 Chesapeake Blvd., Prince Frederick 20678
PRECINCT – 5 Plum Point Elementary School, Plum Point Road, Huntingtown 20639
PRECINCT – 6 Huntingtown Elementary School, 4345 Huntingtown Rd., Huntingtown 20639
PRECINCT – 7 Northern Middle School, Chaneyville Road, Owings 20736
PRECINCT – 8 Calvert Pines Senior Center, W. Dares Beach Road, Pr. Frederick 20678

DISTRICT 3
PRECINCT – 1 North Beach Fire Dept., MD 261, North Beach 20714
PRECINCT – 2 Beach Elementary School, MD 261, Chesapeake Beach 20732
PRECINCT – 3 Sunderland Elementary School, Clyde Jones Road, Sunderland 20689
PRECINCT – 4 Windy Hill Elementary School, Boyds Turn Road, Owings 20736
PRECINCT – 5 Windy Hill Middle School, Boyds Turn Road, Owings 20736
PRECINCT – 6 Dunkirk Fire Dept., West Ward Road/MD 4, Dunkirk 20754
PRECINCT – 7 Mt. Harmony Elementary School, Mt. Harmony Road, Owings 20736
PRECINCT – 8 Northeast Community Center, Gordon Stinnett Ave., Chesapeake Beach 20732
28 The Calvert County Times Thursday, June 7, 2018

SHERIFF MIKE EVANS

VOTE TO RE-ELECT
SHERIFF MIKE EVANS
A TESTED & PROVEN LEADER
ON JUNE 26, 2018.
EARLYING VOTING STARTS JUNE 14TH - JUNE 21ST
KEEPING OUR COUNTY THE
“SAFEST IN THE STATE” IS MY PRIORITY.
I look forward to serving the citizens of Calvert County by
providing the leadership and professionalism you deserve.

MEET THE SHERIFF:

• Proud to serve as your Sheriff for
the past 4 terms
• 40 years of law enforcement experience
• VETERAN of the U.S. Army
• AA Degree in Criminal Justice
Endorsed by Calvert
• Retired Maryland State Trooper Deputies FOP Lodge 109
and the MD State FOP
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS YOUR SHERIFF:
• “CALVERT IS THE SAFEST COUNTY IN MARYLAND.”
• REDUCED SERIOUS CRIME OVER 50% IN THE LAST 8 YEARS.
• Established & continued to maintain strong law enforcement/community partnerships.
• First Sheriff’s Office in Maryland to equip Deputies with body cameras.
• Increased drug arrests to fight the opioid crisis while seeing a trend in the reduction in opiod
incidents in 2018. Arming Deputies with Narcan and AEDs to save overdose victims.
• Engages our youth through programs such as DARE, Camp Junior Sheriff, DARE Camp, and the
Explorers. Criminal Justice High School students receive scholarships through Sheriff Mike Evans
and the FOP Lodge 109.
• Deputies will be added to our middle schools in September 2018.
• The National Law Enforcement Challenge recognized Calvert County Sheriff’s Office for
excellence in traffic safety and their continued commitment in saving lives.
• NIXLE, a free mass notification service alerting citizens of traffic incidents, missing persons,
serious crimes, and other public safety matters, and events.
• Increased Deputy presence in our communities and commercial areas.
• Project Lifesaver and S.O.L.I.D. (Sheriff’s Outreach to Loved Ones in Distress).

www.MikeEvansforSheriff.com
Facebook: Sheriff Mike Evans Calvert County and Mike Evans
Twitter: @Evansforsherif1
By Authority of Jenell Burt, Treasurer
Thursday, June 7, 2018
CSM Observes 59th Spring Commencement
The College of Southern Maryland
(CSM) celebrated 585 graduates during
its 59th spring commencement ceremo-
ny on May 24.
Of the ceremony’s graduates, 36.8
percent were from Charles County, 30.9
percent were from St. Mary’s and 25
percent were from Calvert; 7.3 percent
were from outside the area. Addition-
ally, a fellowship completer was hon-
ored at the ceremony for completing all
requirements—including four years of
instruction and on-the-job training— to
take the journeyman license exam.
 “We recognize that many of you have
completed your studies while working,
raising families and volunteering in
your community,” said CSM President
Dr. Maureen Murphy to the graduates.
“Some of you were able to register as
full-time students and finish your de-
gree requirements within a two-year
window but the majority of you have
attended only part time — taking only
one or two classes a semester — so it
has taken maybe even five years or more
to earn this degree. Your determination
and persistence has paid off.”   VEX U World Cham-
Youngest Graduate
The youngest graduate was Olivia
Baumann, 17, of Hollywood. It was
a big spring for Baumann: not only
did she graduate high school from the
Churchville Homeschooling Program
in March, but she earned two CSM as-
sociate degrees just two months later—
one in general studies and one in arts
and sciences.
  Baumann plans to attend CSM for
an additional semester while continu-
ing to work at Southern Maryland Oral
and Maxillofacial Surgery as a surgical
technician. She’ll then continue her pub-
lic health education with the University
of Maryland. Eventually, she hopes to
become a dentist or dermatologist.
 “I chose CSM because I believe that I
go to school to learn,” Baumann shared.
“I get work that challenges me and ac-
tually helps me retain the information.
It’s wonderful.”
Oldest Graduate
The spring’s oldest graduate was
Edward S. Hill Jr., 67, of Indian Head,
earning an associate degree in social
sciences.
  However, Hill is already a college
graduate. Growing up in Southern
Maryland, he served four years in the
U.S. Navy before completed his bach-
elor’s degree at the University of Ala-
bama, Birmingham, while both work-
ing and helping raise a family. After
retiring from a 30-year career with the
U.S. Department of Social Services,
Hill took nine months to himself.
“But I was bored silly,” he said, and
soon considered going back to school.
“To be honest, I was never happy with
my grades at UAB. I was working two
jobs and trying to raise three children,”
he said. “I sort of made a promise to
myself that I would go back [to college]
when I didn’t have any distractions and
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see how I could do.”
Relentless, Hill has
already started his
studies at the Univer-
sity of Maryland as of
May 21. After earn-
ing his second bach-
elor’s degree, he plans
to study education in
graduate school.
  “The older you get,
the more active you’d
better be,” Hill said.
“Just keep going.”
Student Speaker
Student speaker was
Dillon Mandley, 21, of
Charlotte Hall, who re-
ceived an associate de-
gree in electrical engi-
neering at the ceremo-
ny. Mandley served as
both the Engineering
Club president and a
member of the school’s Commencement speaker Vice Admiral Dr. Jerome Adams, a Southern Maryland native, addresses the graduating
robotics team, the Tal- class in his keynote address. Photo credit to: The College of Southern Maryland.
ons, who made it to the
pionship last year. ing graduates, he acknowledged the held earlier in the day honored the pro-
 “I chose CSM because I knew I could college’s alumni—including his mother, gram’s 49 candidates for the associate
receive a quality education and be con- who is a 1990 alumna—saying, “The degree with guest speaker, LCDR Gail
nected to a valuable exposure at an af- truth is, I may not be here today if there Tarlton, a 1998 alumna of the nursing
fordable price,” Mandley said. “What was no College of Southern Maryland.” program.
has made my experience at CSM so  As the Nation’s Doctor, the Surgeon   “It was here as a nursing student at
amazing is the opportunities outside of General provides Americans with the CSM where I realized my true passion,
the classroom… The knowledge that is best scientific information available empowering people with the tools they
shared by the faculty and staff concern- through advisories. In that role, Adams need to take control of their health,”
ing job, volunteer and extracurricular issued a Surgeon General Advisory for Tarlton told the audience. “Coming
activities results in paths to success that CSM’s graduates: To embrace advocacy back to why we are here today, I want
were not thought possible.” and speak up when you see injustice; you to understand that you are no longer
 Mandley plans to continue his stud- reach individuals where they live, work ordinary average people; you are nurses
ies at the University of Maryland’s A. and play; stay true to your purpose; and and as such every day you will use the
James Clark School of education, ul- stay grounded, remembering who you skills you learned as a nurse… Make a
timately hoping to work for NASA are and taking pride in where you came commitment to your patients and your
and “operate my own business” with a from.  community, and empower them.”
“strong community presence and posi- Annual Faculty Excellence Award:   Jennifer Owens of Lexington Park
tive impact.” Denise Gilmer-Knudson received the Academic Achievement
   “As we reflect on our time here at Denise Gilmer-Knudson, a profes- in Nursing Award, given to the nursing
CSM,” he said in his address, “we think sor of Communication, received CSM’s graduate with the highest grade point
about the lessons we will take with us. Annual Faculty Excellence Award. average. In presenting the award, Pro-
Three lessons I will take with me be- In the classroom, she seeks to create fessor Karen Russell said that Owens
yond my time here… are a long-term a climate that encourages risks and uses identified her nursing career goal while
mindset, a willingness to try new things, an array of techniques for all learners, working in the Neonatal Intensive Care
and assembling our own personal board aiming for an interactive experience Unit at Naval Medical Center San Di-
of directors…whether it’s professors, that requires higher-order thinking. ego. After completing a bachelor of sci-
friends or family. Lean on them, work Her efforts outside the classroom are ence in nursing, she hopes to complete
together and synergize.”  an extension of her commitment. Col- a master of science and become a nurse
Keynote Speaker laborative projects and experiences practitioner.
The ceremony’s commencement she’s annually organized, such as Com-  Emily Niner of Brandywine received
speaker was Vice Admiral Jerome M. munication Day and Social Justice Day, the Achievement in Nursing Award,
Adams, M.D., M.P.H., the U.S. Sur- have presented opportunities for stu- presented to the graduate who demon-
geon General. A Southern Maryland dents to demonstrate knowledge and strates academic achievement, clinical
native, Adams grew up in Mechanics- skill while grappling with ethical and competence, community service and
ville. He’s earned bachelor’s degrees in societal issues in the field. leadership potential. Russell said, “Em-
both biochemistry and psychology from  “I … believe my students know how ily says she found her love for nursing
the University of Maryland, Baltimore much I care, and that my methods are when she was 15 years old. She saw all
County, a master of public health from a pathway to their success,” she said. the exceptional nurses that cared for her
the University of California, Berkeley, Gilmer-Knudson demonstrates a heart- mother during her double lung trans-
and a medical degree from Indiana Uni- felt belief in student potential, a com- plant, and she knew this was what she
versity School of Medicine. mitment to help students achieve their was meant to do.”
 “Never did I imagine giving a com- goals and a positive regard for the col-
mencement speech in my home town, lege and community. Press Release from CSM
much less as the 20th U.S. Surgeon Nursing Recognition Ceremony
General,” Adams said. In congratulat- The nursing recognition ceremony
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Brylin Leigh Adams
Ryan Christopher Adams
LaVonne Elise Alston
Ricardo Antonio Amisano Colon
Lance Kane Andriani
Brendon Javier Arce
Meghan Kern Arthur
Elizabeth Lauren Askin
Cassie Lynn Atkins
Elaiza Jane Borja Barcenilla
Skyler Joseph Barrett
Annika Lee Bateman
Anthony Vicente Battaglino
Dara Michelle Baxter
Alyssa Renee Beach
Robert Ryan Beach Jr
Holden Beauzile
Camden Joshua Beckert
John Michael Bellosi
Chase Patrick Beyer
Sophia Alexa Beyer
Baylee Kristine Bird
Zachary Reid Blackstone
Alyssa Marie Blancke
Blake Wynter Bobo
Barrett Michael Boone
Cotey Michael Bopp
Michael Dominic Bowling
Kyle Dalton Boyd
Seth Joshua Brackett
Liana Ashley Brady
Joshua Isaiah Brown
Ryan Brown
Samirah Alese Brown
Thomas Ryan Bruening
Michael Robert Buckholtz
Taylor John Buckingham
Meredith Louise Burgess
Jacob Arnold Burley
Madison Simone Burnett
Kevin Michael Burtnett Jr
McKinley Grace Cameron
Dakota Marie Campbell
Devin Lee Campbell
Jordan Alexa Carbo
Joshua Alexander Carbo
Julia Rose Carbo
Christian Kayin Carni
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Mabel Felice Carter
Michael Joseph Cashman IV
Tyler Ray Caylor
Vincient Chan
Mason Alexander Chaney
Katelynn Noel Cheri
Amanda Eryn Chew
Greyson Aleric Childress
Mackenzi Ann Christophersen
Lily Kaelen Chu
Christa Lynn Clark
Hannah Elizabeth Cleary
Samuel Ryan Cleary
Amanda Danielle Cole
Casey John Colicchio
Jaxon Paul Collinson
Nicolette Brooke Colona
Kamisha Makel Connor
Christian Scott Constantino
Caitlin Brooke Cooper
Zachary Hunter Courtney
Seth Roman Cranford
Mark Patrick Crawford
Amber Sky Crofoot
Reese Raymond Crounse
James Adrian Crowe
Gabrielle Karissa Cuevas
Kaitlyn Paige Culbert
Kelly Ann Curran
Kyle Thomas Daly
Brock Julian Daniel
Lauren Elizabeth Daugherty
Mikaela Lea Davis
Kaitlyn Ann Delamer
Ryan Delgado
Sarah Elizabeth Deresky
Keaton William Dick
Elizabeth Lynn Dickinson
Dominick Joseph DiMisa
Vincent Thomas DiPietri
Isiah Alexander DiToto
Jessica Marie Donahue
Emma Olivia Donaldson
Garrett Thomas Dove
Lauren Grace Downs
Jessica Marie Drake
Alexis Jocelyn Eades
Erik Funk Eastwood
Craig Nelson Eichelberger
Elisabeth Marie Elbrecht
Riley Shea Elliott
Rebecca Lenore Emerson
Malachi Joseph Erickson
Alaina Angelia Espinal
Spencer Wendell Estes
Dylan Fisher Everhart
Kathryn Elizabeth Fagan
Michael Muggeo Feldman
Drew Anthony Fleming
Gabrielle Briana Fleming
George Anthony Floria
Mikayla Ann Ford
Connor Riley Frantz
William Kern Freesland
Taylor Nadine Fullmer
Johnny Earl Futrell III
Laurel Marie Gallaudet
John Thomas Gay
Zachary Doran Gazelle
Samantha Lerene Gegor
Jazele Irene Gibson
Sean Christopher Glasier
Aidan Jamison Mahraj Glowacki
Alexis Jordan Gooch
Tyrese Tarell Graham
Marissa Irene Gray
Gabriella Elizabeth Green
Morgan Lee Green
Wayne David Greenwell
Alexander Michael Griffin
Ryan Alexander Groeger
Joseph Aaron Groenwoldt
Brianna Nicolette Gross
Jacob Kyle Haarer
Christopher Michael Hall
Lindsey Marie Hall
Jason Patrick Hamby
Alexander Francis Handler
RayQuan Foster Harcum
Xavier Jermaine Harris
Joel Andrew Hartley
Kenneth Joseph Hartmann
Asa Laurence Maury Hawkins
Nathan Zachary Hayes
Kevon Franklin Heigh
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Jacob Matthew Hildermann
Gavin Christopher Hill
Eachen Jack Daniel Hoffrichter
Adam Andrew Thomas Holland
Alexander McKinley Hood
Olivia Lynn Hooe
Daniel Hobbs Horak
Spencer Bradley Hower
Kevin Abraham Hubbard
Hunter Paul Huxoll
Verity Tatum-Soleil Imel
Jacob Wayne Isaacson
Chayna Marie Jackson
Taylor Ashley Jackson
Tiffany Alexis Jackson
Jenna Ashley Jaeger
Trinity Morgan Smith James
Haley Marie Jarboe
Eythan Ariston Jenkins
Grace Elizabeth Jensen
Ava DeCarlo Johnson
Dorien Antonio Johnson
Nicole Erin Johnson
Noah Damian Jones
Shayla Shakoya Jones
Caitlyn Erica Kaleda
Joshua Samuel Karbett
Krystal Lynn Kardell
Brooke Marie Karis
Caroline Louise Keegan
Zack Robert Kersnick
Savanna Alexandria Kesler
Jeremia Joseph King
Sarah Lynne King
Brian Alan Kinneer
Taylor Mae Knott
Sabrina Marie Koch
Jim Chaebum Kong
Kirsten Frances Kosa
Shayne Michael Landers
Alex Christopher Lane
Justin Thomas Lantz
Noah Matthew Lare
Adrian Xavier Laserna
Brooke Elizabeth Lawson
Stephen Kalman Lindsey
Brianna Nicole Linkous
Charley Renee Little
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Kimberly Elizabeth Locke
William Kirby Longsworth
Kameron Alexis Luckett
Isabella Marie Lunczynski
Joshua Benjamin Luongo
Ryan Charles Magee
Tyler Matthew Mahar
Connor Joseph Malatesta
Alyssa Ryan Mallonee
Gabrielle Teresa Maresca
Sara Marie Marquis
Baylee Nicole Martin
Shane Michael Matthews
Tristen Michael Mattia
Rachel Nicole Mavilia
Madison Jean McCallum
Kobe Elijah McClain
Kory Michael McConkey
Stephanie Christine McLean
Delaina Sue Meador
David Emmanuel Mendez-Hutchinson Rebecca Anne Proctor
Tyler Gage Middledorf
Brooke Catherine Miller
Morgan Emily Miller
Sarah Jo Miller
Mya Elise Mobley
Joseph William Mockabee
Lauren Irene Moltz
David Christopher Monje
James Alan Morris
Malik Sandus Morrow
Kelly Rachel Moton
Sean Russell Mueller
Elizabeth Mary Muko
Kiley Megan Murphy
Chase Aaron Myers
Corinne Sherrie Neuman
Vance Alan Newlin
Bryan Gia Bao Nguyen
Amy Keegan Nicholson
Abigayle Elizabeth Nimmich
Rachel Marie Niswander
Jordana Lea Nye
Gregory Wayne Oldham
Sarah Victoria Oldham
Braeden Alec Oliver
Terisa Danielle Nana Yaa Oppong
Dominic Thomas Otranto
Astmar Oli Palsson
Jai Carl Parker
Darien Mira Pasch
John Russell Passwaters
Jessica Lynn Pate
Madison Ann Pearson
Quinten Gabriele-Jovan Peter
Lynelle Marie Peyton
Marcel Bryce Peyton
Laura Elizabeth Phelps
Seth Michael Phillips
Hunter Wesley Pollard III
Mitchell James Potter
Jessica Marie Prestipino
Skylar Rose Connor Puliatti
Ashlynne Nicole Raby
Nathan Douglas Raley
Zachary Christopher Ramassini
Morgan Nicole Rawlings
Thomas William Reed Jr
Justin Allen Reid
Heather Marie Rice
Kaitlin Noelle Riggleman
Caitlin Ritter
Robert Ian Rivera
Jillian Robin Roberts
Andrew Mark Robinson
Justin Michael Robinson
Lacie Dawn Roby
Zachary Peter Rugh
Stefanie Belle Rupert
Garrett Kelly Safreed
Logan Cole Safreed
Tyler Ray Sandlin
Samantha Leigh Sauder
Michael Antonio Scalise
Roberto Reed Scalise
Jake Tyler Scheibach
Conlan Dexter Schlaeppi
Kaycee Michelle Schneider
Rebekah Grace Schwenk
Jonathan Maxwell Seaborn
Charles Christopher Seehase
Danielle Alicia Seeram
Emily Grace Seibert
Justen Serrao
Erica Marie Short
Kyle Patrick Shrawder
Deepesh Milan Shrestha
Dominick Anthony Siciliano Jr
Harleigh Elaine Simmons
Nickolas Michael Simpson
Ashlynne Leigh Smith
Carlton Verlen Smith
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Myranda Lynn Smithburger
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Huntingtown High School

Graduating Class of 2018
Dominic Ryan Aeschlimann Peter James Camilliere Haile Mellakai Jahee Eve Melissa Marie Holliday
Larissa Candis Aguirre- Emily Louise Campbell Trenton Stuart Everett Brian Michael Holt
Echevarria Brenda Christine Cartagena Amy Elaine Ewen Nathaniel Parker Hopp
Madelyn Rae Aiken Yestramski Michael Patrick Farina Jr Alec Griffin Howerton
Ryan Camryn Alexander Zachary Nicholas Carter Allison Abigail Farina John Riley Howlin
Cody Wyatt Aley Ty Stafford Castillo Natalie Christine Farina Ethan Anderson Hunt
Erik James Allen DeAnne Catterton Kaitlyn Allena Fattizzi Thomas Wayne Hutchins
Emily Elizabeth Anderson Brenton Davis Cavallaro Alaina Danielle Ferrante Gabrielle Annabella Innocente
Angela Marie Arnold Destiny Renee Christensen Travis Jeffrey Fink Christian Franklin Jackson II
Bryce Thomas Arnstein Hannah Marie Clagett Johnathan Keaton Fishel Nathan Thomas Jackson
Danielle Nichole Askew Richard Edward Clark Jr Bianca Marie Fortuno Nathaniel Harrison Jenkins
Craig Thomas Baden Zoe Elizabeth Clarke McKenna Mary Fossile Abigail Vincenza Johnson
Cameron Lee Badman Erik Matthew Claudio Alyssa Nicole Fox Destiny Cheree Johnson
Brett Kenneth Ball Maria Ann Cleary Elliot Spencer Freeland Jr Ethan Tyler Johnson
Francesca Marie Ball Megan Lee Coffren Robin Elizabeth Freeland Isaiah Charles Johnson
Cassidy Shaye Barnette Sarah Elizabeth Cole Cory Lee Freeman Taesha Selena Johnson
Philip Raymond Barreca Emily Marie Combs Sean Patrick Fritz Amiah Renee Jones
William Robert Barton Alyssa Nicole Comer Brandon John Robert Gaines Jalen Malik Jones
Deborah Denise Baugham Devin James Conklin Skylar Marie Gambrell Jalyn Dianne Jones
Ryan Austin Beavers Robert David Conner III Devin Michael Garner Jayla Marissa Jones
Brendan Gabriel Benito Spencer James Cooper Gunner Howard Gebelein Markeysha Edna-Antoniya
James Letteney Berry Cassidy Maria Cosme Autumn Rachel George Jones
Ethan Noel Berryman Claire Jordan Couvillion Ethan Andrew Gharst Trenstin Tyren Jones
Wyatt Malcolm Berryman Jacob Lee Cramer Jr Richard Franklin Gibson III Amaya Deja-Monet Joye
Samuel Michael Bethge William Brooks Cross Alyssa Taylor Gibson Caleb Jordan Karbowsky
Connor Michael Bittner Katelynn Marie Csanadi- Noah David Godfrey Marissa Elizabeth Kasulke
Mikayla Grace Blacker Schwartz Tara Ashley Keenan
Auj’Zhanea Dominique Elizabeth
Elizabeth Ann Boley Sarah Lynn Darmofalski Goodman Hannah Rae Kennerly
Samantha Ashley Bolin Brian Michael Davidson Allison Nicole Gordon Alexander Dale Alonza Kephart
Drew John Boone Tyler Bradley Davis Anthony Steven Gray Cameron Jayden Kimball
Zachary Troy Boswell Rachel Noelle Denton Kenneth Wayne Gregory III Ashley Hope King
Jamie Lynne Bosworth Elizabeth Pearl Marie Diamond Maitlin Claire Greiner Holly Michelle King
Grantley Willis Bourne MacKenzie Raye Elizabeth Morales Hunter William Griffith Hunter Scott King
Dillon
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Brianna Nicole Boyer Madeline Mae Hanks Luke Thomas Krenik
Dane Matthew Dixon
Daniel Russell Bradford Gary Louis Harris Jr Nicholas Marc Krisko
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Tyler Clifford Brambora Nicholas Smith Hartwell Matthew Ryan LaBille
Aryn Alicia Dorr
Mikayla Kathryn Brann Cedrick Lamond Hawkins Gavin Orion Lahr
Devon Jerome Dorsey
Tristin Michael Breen Madison Lynn Haynes Barry Reid Lambert Jr
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Colin Patrick Brogan Taylor Nichole Hess Zachary Christopher Lee
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Sylvie Luna Leroy Alexandra Kealoha Nicosia Kelly Meghan Riley Rachel Faye Tayman
Sarah Nicole Lewis Anthony Trent Nielsen Kiersten Paige Ritter Jacqueline Asha Teachout
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In Remembrance
Darrell Lee Caudill
Darrell Lee Caudill, 61, of Hunting-
town, MD passed away May 26, 2018
at Medstar St. Mary’s Hospital. He was
born August 31, 1956 in Washington
D.C. to Isaac Caudill Jr. and Betty Lo-
rick. Darrell was raised in Washington
D.C. by his grandmother until her health
prevented her to continue. Ernest and Vi-
olet Rowell continued the task as foster
parents. Darrell graduated from Calvert
High School and worked at various local
groceries as a meat cutter until retiring
from Giant after 25 years.
Darrell was preceded in death by
his parents, his foster mother, daugh-
ter Samantha LeaAnn Caudill, sisters
Kathryn Fishkorn and Vernie Reid, and
brother Calvin Darnell. Surviving are
son Scott Lee Caudill (Lexington Park,
MD); daughter Sarah Ann Caudill Clay
and her husband Scott (California, MD);
grandson Aidan Lee Caudill; and his
family in Prestonsburg, KY, which con-
sists of stepmother Earlene Caudill, sis-
ters Sandra “Sandy” Mullins and Debbie
Fitch, and brother Isaac Caudill III. He
is also survived by his foster father Er-
nest Rowell; sisters Bonnie Blackwell,
Marilyn Harkey, Lisa Rowell (Prince
Frederick, MD), Debbie Weimert and
her husband Ron (Huntingtown, MD);
brothers John Darnell (Waldorf, MD)
and Ernie Rowell (Simpsonville, SC);
and several nieces and nephews. Darrell
will be greatly missed by all his family
as well as his many friends.
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services will follow at the funeral home
beginning at 12 p.m.
Thomas Joseph “Tom” Gay
Thomas Joseph “Tom” Gay, 84, of
North Beach passed away May 27, 2018
at Burnett Calvert Hospice House. He
was born August 26, 1933 in Brooklyn,
NY to Matthew and Ellen (Vesey) Gay of
County Mayo, Ireland. Tom was raised
in Brooklyn. He attended Holy Name
School (grammar) and Power Memo-
rial Academy (high school). He joined
the United States Air Force in 1952 and
was honorably discharged in 1956, after
serving during the Korean Conflict. Tom
graduated from St. John’s University
with a Bachelors Degree and Montclair
State University with a Masters Degree.
He married Rochelle Marie Dennigan
in 1961. They lived in Bogota, NJ be-
fore moving to Paramus, NJ, where they
settled and raised their three children.
In 2005, they moved to Aurora, CO and
lived there until moving to Maryland
in 2015. Tom worked at the 1964 New
York Worlds Fair. He was employed as a
high school teacher for over 25 years at
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Pascack Hills and Pascack Valley High
Schools in Montvale, NJ; he was also
the school bowling coach and led them
to multiple championships. Service to
others was important to him. He volun-
teered for Bogota Ambulance Depart-
ment, Several Sources Shelters, and oth-
er numerous volunteer activities through
the Knights of Columbus. After his re-
tirement, Tom was an active volunteer
for the American Red Cross, working
during many local and national disasters
including TWA Flight 800 and 9/11. Tom
was a devout Catholic and member of St.
Anthony’s Catholic Church, the Knights
of Columbus and American Legion. He
enjoyed traveling, crossword puzzles,
news, summering at the Jersey Shore and
spending time with his family.
Tom is survived by his loving wife of
57 years, Rochelle “Roe” Gay (North
Beach); children Laura M. Chisholm
(CAPT Ret. USPHS) and husband Ja-
vier Puerto (Cozumel, Mexico), Ellen
M. Berry and husband Richard (Chesa-
peake Beach), and Thomas W. Gay and
wife Lori (Eagle, CO); grandchildren
Matthew and Charles Gay and Nicholas
Berry; great-granddaughter Angelica
Puerto; sisters Eleanor (Sister Matthew
Mary) and Martha (Sister Matthew
James); brothers John, Bernie and Ge-
rard Gay; 15 nieces and nephews; and
numerous grandnieces and nephews. He
was preceded in death by his parents, his
sister Rosemary Gay and brothers Mat-
thew, James and Charles Gay.
In lieu of flowers contributions in
Tom’s name may be made to Several
Source Shelters at P.O. Box 157 in
Ramsey, NJ 07446; phone: 201-818-
9033; website: http://severalsources.org/
index.html. Alternatively, contributions
may be made to Maryknoll Fathers and
Brothers at P.O. Box 302 in Maryknoll,
NY 10545; phone: 914-941-7636; web-
site: https://maryknollsociety.org/.
Funeral arrangements were made by
Rausch Funeral Home.
John Stewart Andrews
Longtime Calvert County resident
and civic leader John (Jack) Stewart An-
drews died peacefully at home at Asbury
Retirement Community in Solomons on
Sunday, May 27, 2018. Marie, Jack’s lov-
ing wife of 74 years, was by his side. He
was 98.
Known throughout his life for his
quick smile, wide-ranging intellect,
Thursday, June 7, 2018
and warm compassion, Jack was born
in Salem, Ohio in 1919. He enlisted in
the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1940. Dur-
ing World War II, Jack was promoted to
PFC, First Sergeant and Second Lieuten-
ant. He served in Australia - where he
met and married Marie – as well as in
New Guinea and the Philippines.
Jack returned to Ohio in 1946 with
Marie and their first child, John Michael
Andrews. Over the course of a 25-year
retail career, Jack rose to become Ex-
ecutive Vice President at Rike’s depart-
ment store in Dayton, and President at
Shillito’s in Cincinnati. In his mid-50s,
Jack realized a lifelong goal by earning
his B.A. at Goddard College in Plain-
field, Vermont. He was subsequently
appointed President of Goddard. Jack
traveled extensively across North Africa,
the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific as
Peace Corps Regional Director in the
late 1970s. Jack and Marie purchased
their Long Beach home overlooking the
Chesapeake 42 years ago. When they left
Australia for Ohio, Jack promised his
wife they would live on the water again
someday. It took three decades - but Jack
kept his word to his Aussie war bride.
They enjoyed their lovely Long Beach
home for 30 years, hosting their chil-
dren and grandchildren there, and sail-
ing their 22’ Catalina on the Bay, before
moving to Asbury in 2006.

Jack was an Elder in the Presbyterian
U.S.A. church, and a member and later
President of the Administrative Board
of Trinity United Methodist Church. He
also served for many years on the Long
Beach/Calvert Beach Water Board.
Jack’s last professional position was as
Vice-President for Administration at St.
Mary’s College of Maryland from 1979-
1984. After “retiring,” Jack volunteered
for 25 years with the Service Corps of
Retired Executives, counseling Southern
Maryland business owners as a mem-
ber of the Annapolis chapter, serving
as Director of the Mid-Atlantic Region,
and as Secretary on SCORE’s national
board. Jack always loved to travel, with
a particular fondness for the Pacific, the
Rockies and the American Southwest.
He and Marie circled the world thrice,
and roamed widely across America and
Canada in their camper van.
At the end of his 2016 memoir A Life’s
Passage, Jack wrote, “Through it all, I
have said I believe the two most impor-
tant words in the English language are
‘wife’ and ‘family’. I have tried to live
my life true to that belief. If I have done
that successfully – that is my greatest
legacy.” His wife, and his family, knows
how completely Jack succeeded in the
effort.
In addition to 6 grandchildren and 7
great-grandchildren, Jack’s immediate
survivors include: wife Marie Louise;
son William Douglas (Chicago, IL);
son Jeffrey Lynn (Maui, HI); daughter
Kathleen Margaret (Montpelier, VT);
son Richard Dale (CO and FL). Son John
Michael, a helicopter pilot, was killed in
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Vietnam in 1967.

A Celebration of Jack’s life, followed
by reception, will take place Sunday,
June 10 at 3.00 pm at Asbury Retire-
ment Community in Solomons.
 Me-
morial contributions may be made to
Calvert Hospice at P.O. Box 838, 238
Merrimac Ct. in Prince Frederick, MD
20678; phone: 410-535-0892; website:
http://calverthospice.org/. Alternatively,
contributions may be made to the Cal-
vert Collaborative for Children & Youth
at P.O. Box 7 in Barstow, MD 20610;
phone: 410-414-8300; website: http://cal-
vertkids.org/.
Arrangements made by Rausch Fu-
neral Home.
Avis Bell Banashek
Avis Bell Banashek, 94, of Churchton
passed away June 1, 2018 at her resi-
dence. She was born January 28, 1924
in Palmyra, WI to Frank William and
Katherine Margueritte (Strike) Steele.
Avis was raised in Palmyra and gradu-
ated from Palmyra High School in 1941,
later attending Spencerian Business Col-
lege in Milwaukee, WI. Avis was briefly
employed as a typist for the U.S. Civil
Service Commission before going to
work for the International Association
of Machinists and Aerospace Workers in
Washington, D.C. Following her time at
IAM, Avis went to work for the Capital
Gazette Newspapers, Inc. in Annapolis
and later the Times-Voice Newspaper.
Avis was a member of Independent Bap-
tist Church in Deale. In her leisure time
she enjoyed playing the piano, oil paint-
ing, teaching music, correspondence and
traveling, both domestic and overseas.
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Avis was preceded in death by her
husband Joseph Francis Banashek. She
is survived by her sons Gene D. Bell
(Florissant, MO) and Joseph F. Banashek
and wife Hoa Nickpee (Churchton); and
grandchildren James, Joseph and Chris-
tina Banashek, Catharine E. Chazen, and
Jarrett D., Blake A. and Jordan A. Bell.
Funeral arrangements were made
courtesy of Rausch Funeral Home.
Ruby Frances Howard
Ruby Frances Howard, 99, of Dunkirk
passed away June 2, 2018 at Burnett Cal-
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vert Hospice House surrounded by fam-
ily. She was born November 15, 1918 in
Bristol, MD—now a part of Lothian—to
Malcolm Olin and Mattie Mae (Griffith)
Catterton. Ruby was raised in Bristol
and attended public schools. She mar-
ried J. Allen Howard, Sr. on June 19,
1937 and they lived in Greenock and
Annapolis before settling in Dunkirk in
1939. Ruby was primarily a homemaker
and member of Smithville United Meth-
odist Church, where she taught Sunday
School for 30 years. In her leisure time
she enjoyed crossword and jigsaw puz-
zles, traveling, houseplants and flower
gardening.
Ruby was preceded in death by her
husband J. Allen Howard, Sr. and three
sisters. She is survived by children
James A. “Sonny” Howard, Jr. and
wife Laverne (Dunkirk), Malcolm O.
“Bubba” Howard, Sr. and wife Cecile
(Lusby), and Frances Mae Winter and
husband Frank (Baltimore); 7 grand-
children; 12 great-grandchildren; and 4
great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held on
Thursday, June 7 at 11 a.m. at the Smith-
ville United Methodist Church, 3005
Ferry Landing Road, in Dunkirk, MD
20754.
Burial will be at Mt. Zion United
Methodist Church Cemetery at 122 Ba-
yard Road in Lothian, MD 20711.
Memorial contributions may be made
to the Smithville United Methodist
Church, who can be reached at their ad-
dress, via phone at 410-267-3160, or on-
line at http://smithvilleumcdunkirk.org/.
Funeral arrangements courtesy of
Barbara Sue Clowser
Barbara Sue Clowser, 78, of Solo-
mons, MD and formerly of Riverdale,
MD passed away on June 4, 2018 at As-
bury-Solomons Health Care Center.
Born May 10, 1940 in Baltimore, MD,
she was the daughter of the late Wil-
liam G. Moore, Sr. and Leora (Billings)
Moore.
Barbara was a cashier for Giant Food
for thirty years. She is survived by her
children Roy T. Clowser, Jr. and wife
Wendy (Lusby, MD), Brian K. Clowser
(Lanham, MD), and Kelly S. Clowser
(Meyersdale, PA); seven grandchildren;
four great-grandchildren; and siblings
Anne Basham (Loris, SC), Lona Jones
(Baltimore, MD) and Mark Moore
(Greeneville, TN). She was preceded
in death on November 23, 1991 by her
husband, Roy T. Clowser, Sr., whom she
married in Baltimore on June 8, 1963;
her son, Jeffrey G. Clowser; and siblings
William G. Moore, Jr., Douglas Moore,
and Donna Warren.
Burial will be on Thursday, June 7 at 1
p.m. at Parklawn Memorial Park, 12800
Viers Mill Road, in Rockville, MD.
Funeral arrangements courtesy of
Rausch Funeral Home.
Florence Marian Wilkerson
Florence Marian Wilkerson, 93, of
Salisbury and formerly of Calvert Coun-
ty passed away Friday, May 25, 2018
at her son’s home in Salisbury. Born in
Washington, DC she was the daughter
of the late Ralph and Bernice Wilson.
Mrs. Wilkerson was past president and
a life member of the American Legion
Auxiliary Post 274. She was a volunteer
for 27 years with the Meals On Wheels
program, in Calvert County. She enjoyed
reading, crossword puzzles, her TV pro-
grams, and visiting with family. She is
survived by two sons, Michael Wilk-
Lynda J. Striegel & Andrea B. Baddour
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erson and his wife, Sherry and Dennis
Wilkerson, of Lusby; daughter, Mari
Muirhead and her husband, Alfie, of
Lusby; granddaughter, Heather Young
and her husband, Steve, of Richmond;
two great-grandchildren, Jayla and Dae-
lan Wallace, of Richmond; and several
nieces and nephews. She was preceded
in death by her husband, Norman Rich-
ard Wilkerson, Jr.; two sisters, Barbara
McDonald and Beverly Hallock; and
brother John Marshall Wilson.
Family will receive friends on Satur-
day, June 9, 2018 from 12:00 p.m. until
1:00 p.m. with a Memorial Service to
follow at 1:00 p.m. at Rausch Funeral
Home, 20 American Lane, Lusby, MD
20657, with Pastor Rick Barrick offici-
ating. A service in Arlington National
Cemetery will be held at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be
made in memory of Mrs. Wilkerson to
Calvert Animal Welfare League, PO
Box 1660, Prince Frederick, MD 20678,
www.cawlrescue.org or Fisher House
Foundation, 12300 Twinbrook Parkway
#410, Rockville, MD 20852, www.fish-
erhouse.org.
Condolences to the family may be
made at www.rauschfuneralhomes.com.
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Community Calendar 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Thursday, June 7
Calvert Toastmasters Meeting
Community Resources Bldg., 30 Duke
St., Prince
11:30 AM
An international club open to anyone.
Improve communication and leader-
ship skills. You are welcome to at-
tend meetings as a visitor and bring a
friend! Learn more about our organiza-
tion at calvert.toastmastersclubs.org
End Addiction Community Forum
Northeast Community Center, Chesa-
peake Beach
6:30 - 8:30 PM
Help stem the tide of Opioid Use Dis-
order and the needless loss of life in
our community by arming yourself
with knowledge and naloxone. Spon-
sored by the Twin Beach Opioid Abuse
Awareness Committee. www.twin-
beachoaa.org
 
Fri. & Sat., June 8 & 9
Raw Goat Pet Milk for Sale
Prosperity Acres, Sunderland
Friday: 4:00 – 7:00 PM
Saturday: 8:00 AM - Noon
Veterinarians recommend goat milk
for fluffy and kitty as it is much easier
to digest and aids in many ailments.
Unpasteurized, unhomogenized, un-
adulterated, straight from the udder.
Not for human consumption! Info:
www.prosperityacres.com
Friday, June 8
Monarch Larva Monitoring
Battle Creek Cypress Swamp, 2880
Grays Rd.,
Prince Frederick
2:00 -3:00 PM
Help the naturalist search for monarch
caterpillars in the meadow and gar-
dens. This volunteer opportunity will
be offered throughout the summer and
fall. Community Service Project. All
ages, adult participation required. Of-
fice and Reservations: 410-535-5327
Farmers’ Market & Classic Car
Cruise-In
Bay Ave. & 5th St., North Beach
6:00 – 9:00 PM
Local farms, Calvert County winer-
ies and old-time vehicles are featured.
Info: 301-855-6681. www.northbeach-
md.org
Saturday, June 9
Lighthouse Adventure Cruise
Calvert Marine Musemu, Solomons
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To submit your event listing to go in our Community Calendar, please email timescalendar@countytimes.net
Lighthouse lovers are invited to see six
lighthouses (Southern route) aboard a
private charter vessel. The boat leaves
from the Calvert Marine Museum
dock. Cost is $130; $120 for CMM
members. Call 410-326-2042, ext. 41 to
reserve your spot.
Treasures Sale
All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Rts 2 &
4, Sunderland
8:00 AM - Noon
Find great buys, “must haves,” gently
used items, tools and perhaps an an-
tique. Free admission; free parking.
Info 443-964-4344.
Dragon Boat Festival  event info: www.annmariegarden.org/
North Beach Boardwalk.
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Come out and support your favorite
Team. 30 teams, over 4,000 spectators;
local food and craft vendors. It’s an
exciting way to come together to End
Hunger in Calvert. Free to attend. Info:
endhungercalvert.org/dragonboat
Tri-County Memory Walk
Farming 4 Hunger, 6932 Serenity
Farm Rd., Benedict
9:00 AM
For anyone who has lost a loved one to
the disease of addiction. Come together
in their honor and memory to create
healing and hope. Info and details: tri-
countymemorywalk.org
13th Annual Poker Run
Buckets Sports Bar, Lusby
10:30 - Noon  contra dancing. Bring your instruments
Helping the Burnett Calvert Hospice
House. Sponsored by Buckets Sports
Bar. Registration 10:30 to 11:59 at
Buckets. Stop locations include: The
Tavern, Heavy Hitters, Seabreeze,
Toot’s Bar, and Buckets. The after par-
ty begins at 4:00 at Buckets and will
feature a live auction, food, music by
DJ Rick, door prizes, raffles, free give-
aways, and beer specials. Info: Chris
Bowen at 443-532-8343 or Heather
Scott at 410-610-8363 or email calvert-
pokerrun@yahoo.com.   Post 206, Rt. 260, Chesapeake Beach.  7:30 PM
Pet Adoption
Pepper’s Pet Pantry, Solomons Towne
Center behind CVS
11:30 AM - 2:30 PM   be available to give instruction.
Dog and cat adoption event with lo-
cal Saint Mary’s and Calvert County
animal rescue groups. Information,
please call (410) 326-4006.
Tropical Tea-zer
Middleham and St. Peter’s Episco-
pal Church, 10210 HG Trueman Rd.,
Lusby
12:00 – 1:30 PM
Enjoy the food, drink, fellowship, and
fun of this Hawaiian-themed event. All
are welcome. $20. Space is limited—
Reservations suggested: 410-326-4948
with the listing details by 12 p.m. on the Monday prior to our Thursday publication.
Southern Maryland Acoustic Music
Assembly
Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts
Center
13470 Dowell Rd.
1:00 - 9:00 PM
A day of song circles and acoustic jam-
ming. Evening concert, dinner, and
contra dancing. Bring your instruments
and favorite songs – or just come to
listen! Dinner with music from four
bands. Evening contra dance (begin-
ners welcome!). Adults $5; Seniors
$4; Military $4; Youth $3; Kids 5 &
under free. 410-326-4640. Complete
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acoustic-music-assembly
Tropical Tea-zer
Middleham and St. Peter’s Episco-
pal Church, 10210 HG Trueman Rd.,
Lusby
12:00 – 1:30 PM
Enjoy the food, drink, fellowship, and
fun of this Hawaiian-themed event. All
are welcome. $20. Space is limited—
Reservations suggested: 410-326-4948
Southern Maryland Acoustic Music
Assembly
Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts
Center
13470 Dowell Rd.
1:00 - 9:00 PM
A day of song circles and acoustic jam-
ming. Evening concert, dinner, and
and favorite songs – or just come to
listen! Dinner with music from four
bands. Evening contra dance (begin-
ners welcome!). Adults $5; Seniors
$4; Military $4; Youth $3; Kids 5 &
under free. 410-326-4640. Complete
event info: www.annmariegarden.org/
annmarie2/content/southern-maryland-
acoustic-music-assembly
Country Dance
American Legion Stallings-Williams
7:00 – 12:00 PM
For a fun time, come to the upper
level ballroom.
If you can’t dance, teachers will
One hour lessons at 7:00. Danc-
ing from 8:00. $15/person includes
soft drinks or draft beer and light
munchies. Reservations:  Sail the Kalmar Nyckel, a faithful re-
Lbloyer@verizon.net.  Info: 410-257-
9878. www.ALpost206.org
Sunday, June 10
Quarter Frenzy Benefit
Solomons Volunteer Fire Dept and
Rescue Squad, 17150 HG Trueman
Thursday, June 7, 2018
Road, Solomons
12:00 - 4:00 PM
Join the Fun Bunch & Friendz Quarter
Frenzy team as we host our Summer
Bash Quarter Auction. All paddles are
$1 each. All bids are only 1 or 2 quar-
ters. Wacky Hula Skirt contest! Info or
reservations call 410-474-2958, 240-
416-4224 or visit our Facebook page at
Quarter Auctions in SOMD.
Dee of St. Mary’s Public Sail
14200 Solomons Island Rd. S.,
Solomons
2:30 - 4:30 PM
Sail aboard the historic skipjack Dee
of St. Mary’s departing and returning
from the Calvert Marine Museum. Ex-
perience the Patuxent River like never
before aboard an iconic Chesapeake
dredge boat. $15 for ages 8-12, 13 and
older are $25. Sorry, no children under
five permitted. Advanced reservations
required by noon the Friday prior to
the cruise. Contact Melissa McCor-
mick at 410-326-2042 ext. 41.
Charity Yoga
North Beach Pier
4:00 – 6:00 PM
The first of four donation based Yoga
classes on the Pier. DJ Evan will pro-
vide the music accompanied by Kaleo
on drums. Proceeds for this session
going to the Wounded Warrior Project. 
Info:  https://wp.me/P2wdGr-54q
Monday, June 11
US Coast Guard Auxiliary Meeting
Solomons Fire Department
7:00 - 8:00 PM
The USCG Auxiliary Flotilla 23-2
monthly meeting. The public is invited
to attend.
Tuesday, June 12
Bingo
North Beach Volunteer Fire Dept.
$5000 jackpot. Admission is $8.00 per
person.  Doors open at 5:00. Food and
drink available for purchase. More info
please call 301-855-0520.
Tall Ship of Delaware
Watermans Wharf, 166 Williams St.,
Solomons Island, 1:00 - 3:30 PM
creation of the first colonial Swedish
settlement ship to arrive in America in
1638. She will travel roughly 3000 nau-
tical miles this season. Day sail pas-
sengers may work alongside the crew,
or simply enjoy the views of Solomons
Island. Tours available. Tickets, sail
& tour times: www.kalmarnyckel.org
[kalmarnyckel.org] or 302-429-7447
Kalmar Nyckel Foundation Office
Thursday, June 7, 2018
Thursday, June 7
Résumé and Cover Letter Workshop.
For more information & to register for events visit http://calvertlibrary.info
1:00-3:00pm. Need help with your
résumé? Join job counselor Sandra
Holler in a small group to learn what
makes a strong résumé and cover let-
ter. If you have one started, bring it
with you so editing can happen on the
spot. One printed copy helps. Please
register. Calvert Library Prince Fred-
erick, 850 Costley Way, 410-535-0291
or 301-855-1862.
Friday, June 8
On Pins & Needles. 1:00-4:00pm.
Bring your quilting, needlework, knit-
ting, crocheting, or other project for an
afternoon of conversation and shared
creativity. Calvert Library Prince
Frederick, 850 Costley Way, 410-535-
0291 or 301-855-1862.
Saturday, June 9
Poets’ Circle. 9:00-11:00am. Begin-
ner or big-time, confident or compul-
sive, stuck or star-lit! All are welcome.
Expect a friendly session of discussion,
editing and support. Bring 5 copies of
what you want to work on or just your-
self. Please register. Calvert Library
Prince Frederick, 850 Costley Way,
410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862.
On the Go: Harriet Tubman Under-
ground Railroad National Historical
Park. 9:30-3:30pm. Visit the new mu-
seum devoted to Harriet Tubman’s life,
located near Cambridge, MD. Charter
bus leaves Sunderland Park ‘n Ride at
9:30am sharp, and returns by 3:30pm.
Register by May 29. . Bring a packed
lunch! Sponsored by Institute of Mu-
seum and Library Services and Calvert
Library Foundation. Calvert Library
Prince Frederick, 850 Costley Way,
410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862.
Southern Maryland Acoustic Music
Assembly (Annmarie Gardens). 1:00-
9:00pm. Join us for a day of song cir-
cles and acoustic jamming, followed by
an evening concert, dinner, and contra
dancing. Bring your preferred instru-
ments and/or your favorite songs to the
afternoon song circles – or just come
to listen! In the evening, dinner will be
available along with music. The eve-
ning contra dance will feature a live
band and caller (beginners welcome!).
Entry fee required. See website for de-
tails. Calvert Library Southern Branch,
13920 H. G. Trueman Road, Solomons,
410-326-5289.
Learn Mahjongg. 1:00-3:00pm.
Want to learn Mahjongg? Games are
a great way to keep your brain sharp
while having fun! Join us! No registra-
tion. Calvert Library Southern Branch,
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410-326-5289.
Events
13920 H. G. Trueman Road, Solomons,
Monday, June 11
Books & Toys. 10:00-11:00am.
Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult. Book
club for parents and caregivers, play-
time for your tots! No registration.
Calvert Library Southern Branch,
13920 H. G. Trueman Road, Solomons,
410-326-5289.
Green Crafting. 2:00-4:00pm. Make
crafts out of materials that would typi-
cally be thrown out. Crocheting, nee-
dlework, sewing, and simple tying tech-
niques will be used. Calvert Library
Southern Branch, 13920 H. G. True-
man Road, Solomons, 410-326-5289.
Tuesday, June 12
Flying Needles. 6:00-9:00pm. Knit-
ting, crocheting and portable crafting
group open to anyone wanting to join
in and share talents, crafting time or
learn a new skill. No registration. Cal-
vert Library Southern Branch, 13920
H. G. Trueman Road, Solomons,
410-326-5289.
Wednesday, June 13
Memoirs & Creative Writing Work-
shop. 2:00-3:30pm. Join author and
editor Elisavietta Ritchie as she en-
courages the art of creative memoir
writing. Bring 6 double-spaced copies
of your work, 500-800 words, to dis-
cuss and share with the group. Calvert
Library Prince Frederick, 850 Costley
Way, 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862.
JobSource Mobile Career Center.
1:00-4:00pm. Stop by to visit the Job-
Source Mobile Career Center for your
job search needs! Get job counseling
and résumé help, search for jobs and
connect with Southern Maryland Job-
Source. No registration. Calvert Li-
brary Prince Frederick, 850 Costley
Way, 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862.
Thursday, June 14
S.T.E.A.M. PUNKS. 6:30-7:30pm.
Question, Discover and Explore! Join
us to take a Virtual Reality Voyage!
Grades 3 to 7. Please register. Cal-
vert Library Southern Branch, 13920
H. G. Trueman Road, Solomons,
410-326-5289.
Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support.
7:00-8:30pm. Get tips and support
from other caregivers. Facilitated by
Jeannette Findley & JC Hooker. Please
register. Calvert Library Prince Fred-
erick, 850 Costley Way, 410-535-0291
or 301-855-1862.
YoungatHeart
June 15 is World Elder
Abuse Awareness Day
Elder abuse is a significant pub-
lic health problem. Each year, hun-
dreds of thousands of adults over the
age of 60 are abused, neglected, or
financially exploited. Elder abuse,
including neglect and exploitation,
is experienced by 1 out of every 10
people, ages 60 and older, who live
at home. This statistic is likely an
underestimate because many vic-
tims are unable or afraid to disclose
or report the violence. For more in-
formation on Elder Abuse, contact
your local Office on Aging.
Social Security News
Go green by signing up for the
SSA Portal at www.ssa.gov. Man-
age your own Social Security ac-
count without having to drive to So-
cial Security or wait on the phone.
At this website you can change your
address, print out benefit statements
and 1099 form, and much more. To
sign up, all you need is a cell phone,
or a computer, and an email ad-
dress. Once on the website, scroll
down to “my Social Security” and
enroll. With new Medicare cards
coming, have you checked with
Social Security to see if you have
the correct address on file? If not,
please do so immediately, as you
may not receive your new card.
Legal Aid
Attorney services are available
by appointment regarding SSI, ben-
efit denials, disability payments,
Eating Together Menu
Monday, June 11
Fish Patty on a Bun, L/T/O Slices,
Marinated Cucumbers & Onions,
Mediterranean Chickpea Salad,
Applesauce
Tuesday, June 12
Oven Fried Chicken, Baked Sweet
Potato, Seasoned Spinach, Dinner
Roll, Fruited Jell-O
Wednesday, June 13
Red, White, & Blue Picnic CC Fair-
Lunches are served to seniors, aged 60-plus, and their spouses through Title IIIC of
the Older Americans Act. Suggested donation is $3. To make or cancel a reservation call:
Calvert Pines Senior Center at 410-535-4606, North Beach Senior Center at 410-257-2549,
or Southern Pines Senior Center at 410-586-2748. Lunches are subject to change.
37
By Office of Aging Staff
and more. An attorney will be at
Calvert Pines Senior Center, Thurs-
day, June 14, 1 – 3 p.m. Please call
410-535-4606 for more information
and to make an appointment.
Calvert Pines Senior
Center (CPSC)
Join in on a friendly competition
testing your wits with a Spelling
Bee, Thursday, June 14, 1 p.m.
We are celebrating all Fathers at
our Father’s Day Breakfast, Tues-
day, June 19, 8 a.m. Donations are
appreciated and accepted. Must
pre-register.
North Beach
Senior Center (NBSC)
Join us for the Samaritan Purse
Presentation, about a humanitarian
aid organization that provides aid
to people in physical need. Find out
how you can help, Monday, June 11,
11 a.m.
Enjoy a good old fashioned Fa-
ther’s Day Float in celebration of
our dads, Friday, June 15, 11:30 a.m.
Southern Pines Senior
Center (SPSC)
The loss of a loved one is a
difficult and hard time for any-
one. Please join us Tuesday, June
12, 1 p.m. for Grief and Loss
Support.
With Father’s Day approach-
ing, enjoy a Father’s Day Des-
sert, Boston Cream Pie, Friday
June 15, 12:30 p.m.
grounds: Hot Dog on a Bun, Baked
Beans, Coleslaw, Cubed Watermel-
on, Dessert
Thursday, June 14
Stuffed Pepper, California Blend,
Corn, Dinner Roll, Strawberries
Friday, June 15
Tuna Sandwich, Lettuce & Tomato
Slices, Tossed Salad, Carrot & Pine-
apple Slaw, Orange Slices
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VOTE KONTRA IN THE PRIMARY ELECTION ON JUNE 26

EARLY VOTING JUNE 14-21

A NEW DIRECTION FOR CALVERT COUNTY

ELECT CRAIG KONTRA FOR SHERIFF
HERE’S WHAT I WILL DO TO PROTECT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY:
• Assign more officers to our neighborhoods to work directly with residents to stop crime
where it is occurring most – in our local communities.
• Move supervisors out from behind their desks and into the field where their experience can
be more effective.
• Face the drug epidemic head-on by becoming more aggressive and offering medical and
mental support to help abusers in custody shake their addictions.
• Work with local clergy and school staffs so that shootings that have occurred elsewhere don’t
happen here. Also assign officers to keep our schools safe.
• Develop e-mail alert system to notify Calvert businesses and citizens about emergency
situations and potential crimes that may be coming our way from outside our borders.
• Hold safety seminars at senior and community centers so people can better protect
themselves.
• Offer safety seminars at senior and community centers to teach people how to be secure in
their own homes.
• Further diversify by hiring more women and minorities.

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