2012-02-02 Calvert Gazette

February 2, 2012

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county newsAnthony O’Donnell, Candidate for US Congress, and wife Lori, right, welcome supporters at the O’Donnell for Congress Campaign Headquarters opening event.

On The CoverFathers and Sons Quartet is made up of David Reyno and his son Jeremy, and Jon Leavitt and his son Jason.

Dozens in White Sands took the plunge at Vera’s White Sands Beach Club’s annual polar bear plunge Saturday.

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At 10:37 a.m., Jan. 20, Huntingtown Volunteer Firefighters were alerted to a serious auto ac-cident at Route 4 and Plum Point Road, reports Chief Jonathan Riffe.

Firefighters arrived on location and found a single-vehicle accident. Bystanders had already removed the patient from the wreckage and advised the vehicle had flipped several times, Riffe reported.

The crew from Paramedic Ambulance 68 found the patient on the ground not breathing and without a pulse. CPR was immediately begun along with Advanced Life Support interventions. Para-medic Ambulance 68 transported to Calvert Memorial Hospital and during transport, the patient regained their pulse after being shocked twice with a defibrillator, Riffe said.

Shortly after arrival at Calvert Memorial Hospital, the patient was flown Baltimore Shock Trau-ma. Later that evening, the patient was alert and oriented, as well as talking and walking around, reported Riffe.

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Liquor Board Fines Former Commissioner

By Sarah MillerStaff Writer

The Calvert County Liquor Board decided to treat every violation equally when former county commissioner Patrick Buehler came before the board on a violation; having left Buehler’s Package Goods in St. Leonard in the hands of an employee that was not certified in alcohol management. Regulations man-date a certified employee be on premises at all times.

This was Buehler’s first violation after 42 years in business, he said. Board alternate member Jack Smack called it an “honest oversight” and suggested they take Buehler’s record into account and waive the $100 fine.

Smack was standing in for Board member Beth Swoap, who recused her-self from the vote – without publicly stating a reason.

Board member Ruth Reid disagreed. The board fined Fox Run Liquors $100 for the same violation earlier in the same meeting, and Reid said the board should treat every case equally. Members voted unanimously to fine Buehler.

The board discussed possible changes to the limit on the number of temporary licenses allowed per year, currently set at six. The discussion was sparked by Annmarie Garden, which is holding more than six events in 2012. The board’s consensus was to allow Annmarie Gardens to select the six they want approved for a temporary license, and allow more if and when the board changes the regulations.

The board ended the meeting by going into an executive session to discuss litigation currently pending in Calvert County Circuit Court concerning the ongoing battle Ronald J. “Chip” Ross and the Tiki Bar.

The next scheduled meeting of the liquor board is Feb. 23 at 7:30 p.m. in the Courthouse Square Building. All meetings are open for the public to attend.

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$33,000 Raised For Baby AvaAll for the sake of Baby Ava, dozens in White Sands took the plunge at Vera’s White

Sands Beach Club’s annual polar bear plunge Saturday. Admission was free for spectators. Participants were asked to raise a minimum of $25 and could either jump off the end of the pier or go the more traditional route of running into the water.

Baby Ava is a 19-month-old girl who continues to fight for her life at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore after she was critically injured in a car accident in Ocean City on Dec. 16. The car her mother was driving was struck by a man who was found to be in possession of the drug PCP.

After Saturday’s polar plunge, supporters gathered inside where a check for $33,199 was donated to the family from proceeds from the event.

Officials Fear Permanent Closure of Boys, Girls ClubBy Guy LeonardStaff Writer

The North Beach Town Council is set to speak in a closed-door executive session tonight regarding last week’s closure of the Boys and Girls Club of Southern Maryland.

The organization’s leadership made the announcement after several years of strug-gling financially and noted they will close down the after school program for two weeks to reorganize its operations and negotiate with creditors.

Councilman Randy Hummel said he would likely not support any measure by the town to assist the floundering club, because the town already built a building for the club to use at the cost of nearly $2 million.

“In my opinion their fundraising in the past few years has been lacking,” Hum-mel said, adding that the impact to North Beach with the club closing down would be negligible.

“When I got the notice I was not surprised,” Hummel said. “We have a large popula-tion of kids in town but they aren’t going to the Boys and Girls Club.”

Hummel said he expects the short-term closure of the club to become permanent and that means the town would have to find a tenant for the county-owned building the club currently occupies.

Hummel said that the club is responsible for maintenance and basic electric bills at the facility, but leases it from the town for just one dollar a year on a 99-year lease.

“We can’t let that building set empty,” Hummel said.Councilman Ken Wilcox echoed Hummel’s sentiments.“I know they’ve been in financial straits for a long time,” Wilcox said. “The town has

provided a lot for them … I don’t think we should be providing anymore.”If the club vacated the building, the town would “actively” search for another occu-

pant for the space, Wilcox said.Shefa Benoit, chief professional officer for the Boys and Girls Club here, said in a

previous interview that all options for the club are on the table, including bankruptcy.“Bankruptcy would certainly be a final option,” Benoit said. “It’s not a first choice.”

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The county road ordinance is be-ing reconstructed from the ground up.

The Department of Public Works Deputy Director P. Rai Sharma briefed the Board of County Commissioners on Jan. 17 on the changes to the ordi-nance, which hasn’t been overhauled since 1997.

Dovetailing with the updated road ordinance, the Calvert Historic Com-mission is working on ordinances for historic roads. Historic Preservation Planner Kirsti Uunila made a presen-tation to the Calvert County Planning Commission highlighting historic roads to be preserved and recognized.

A major change is the use of su-perpaving on roadways. Sharma said the state has begun using superpav-ing, a thicker type of road paving. While more expensive to install ini-tially, Sharma said superpaved roads are longer lasting, which will lead to a break even, if not a savings, on road construction in the long run.

There are also provisions being planned for bike lanes, and making the ordinance more streamlined over all.

“Roads are a part of the fabric

of the county,” Uunila said, noting that the waterways were the original roads, and the historic roads date back to when they were needed to connect waterway to waterway, before Route 2/4 was constructed up the middle of the county.

Roads highlighted during Uuni-la’s presentation included Flint Hill Road, Chaneyville Road, Lower Marlboro Road, Briscoe Turn Road, Dalrymple Road, Mackall Road and Sollers Wharf Road. She said the county has identified approximately 26 roads that could be classified as historic. The project began with roads identified on a map from 1865, one of the oldest maps the historic commis-sion could find, Uunila said.

The historic road ordinance is in its beginning phases, Uunila said, and criteria and appropriate markings for historic roads is still being developed. She said the actions may be as mini-mal as preserving the current roads or as extensive as going to the state to get grant money to construct bike paths along the historic roads, allow-ing them to be multi use.

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Del. Anthony O’Donnell opened his Prince Frederick campaign office over the weekend in his bid to unseat House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, the long-time Democrat congressman for Maryland’s 5th District.

O’Donnell, who is the state House Minority Leader, was joined at his new headquarters by Republi-can elected officials from Calvert, St. Mary’s and Prince George’s counties including Calvert County Commis-sioners Susan Shaw, Pat Nutter, Evan Slaughenhoupt and Steve Weems, as well as their counterparts in St. Mary’s, Dan Morris, Cindy Jones and Todd Morgan.

O’Donnell said his next step is to focus on the rapidly approaching primary in April, where he faces two opponents – David Hill of Bowie and Glenn Morton of Largo.

“The next major milestone is the primary,” O’Donnell said. “You don’t ever take anything for granted.”

If O’Donnell wins the primary, he said he wanted to openly engage Hoyer in policy debates during the course of the general election campaign.

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The public had a chance to state their opinions about the proposed third reactor at Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant prior to a public hearing held last week by the federal Atomic Safety and Licensing Board.

Public opinion was mostly positive regarding the reactor, with several community members saying the new reactor would help boost the local economy and offer new jobs at the Jan. 25 public testimony opportunity at the Calvert Marine Museum.

“It’s time that the dancing stops, it’s time for the road blocks to move,” said Sonny Yeatman with the International Union of Elevator Constructors. In addition to creating new jobs, he said the new reactor would offer learning experiences and apprenticeship programs for local students.

Vice President and Dean of College of Southern Maryland Prince Frederick Campus Rich-ard Fleming said the reactor and the construction would offer unique opportunities to train a new generation of workers.

John Rayner of Iron Workers Local Union No. 5 spoke to the safety of the project, saying the reactors are some of the safest working environments available, with safety standard and protocols that go far beyond the minimum requirements.

Not all speakers were in favor of the new reactor. Calvert County resident Cindy Peil said she was among the underdogs against the reactor, citing concerns about the impact of the construction and the reactor on the envi-ronment. She said she was also not convinced that alterna-tives to nuclear energy were give due consideration.

The public comment sessions and the hearing were attended by three administrative judges – Ronald Spritzer, Gary S. Arnold and William Sager. The judges listened to the public’s opinion, but did not comment. They took the statements into their evidence when they began the hear-ing, held in Prince Fredrick on Jan. 26 and 27.

The hearing was held to determine whether the Nu-clear Regulatory Commission and UniStar, the proposed owner of the thirds reactor, had given due consideration to alternate energy sources, such as solar and wind power or a combination thereof. In attendance were represen-tatives from the NRC, UniStar, Calvert County and Be-yond Nuclear, the group opposing the licensing of the new reactor.

The decision hasn’t been made yet and, according to NRC Public Affairs Officer Neil Sheehan, could take months to be made. After the decision is announced, both parties to the hearing will have the opportunity to appeal the decision. After the environmental issue is settled, Sheehan said the issue of foreign control of the reactor will be addressed.

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Lusby Business Signs Going Up on Highway


With two signs up in the past two weeks, and more soon to come, the Lusby Business Association is finally starting to see the fruits of an agreement made with the Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) to purchase 12 Sponsor –A–Highway signs to promote businesses along Route 2/4.

In October, SHA began removing tem-porary roadside signs from the state’s right of way, and began fining businesses for the removal in January. This left local business owners trying to find a way to divert people from the main highway into the town centers and businesses that can’t be seen from the road, like the Lusby Town Center

“There’s just no good advertisement for the shopping center,” said Anissa Swanzy, owner of SKD Studios in Lusby.

Swanzy’s sign, bearing the SKD logo and name, was the first to go up along the northbound lane of Route 2/4, north of Dow-ell Road. A sign for Moe’s Southwest Grill

followed.Lusby Business Association President

Nance Pretto Simmons said six signs have been finalized and will be going up during the coming month – SKD, Moe’s, Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin Robbins, Ledo’s Pizza, Monterey Mexican Restaurant and a Lusby Business Association Shop Local sign.

Six additional signs are still being fi-nalized, Simmons said. Because they got a group rate, the signs were $500 with a monthly $250 maintenance fee. Normally, the signs are $800 with a $350 maintenance fee. She said while most businesses in the Lusby Town Center were interested in spon-soring a sign, the cost was prohibitive for some.

According to the SHA website, the sign sponsors pay for litter removal along their segment of road.

For more information about the Lusby Business Association, visit www.shoplusby.com.

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Anthony O’Donnell, Candidate for US Congress, and wife Lori, right, welcome supporters at the O’Donnell for Con-gress Campaign Headquarters opening event.

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Schools To Get High Speed Internet


Financial lit-eracy and frugal-ity were themes during a Calvert County visit by Maryland Comp-troller Peter Franchot.

Calvert has become one of only six coun-ties in Maryland to voluntarily implement a half-credit financial literacy gradua-tion requirement. Superintendent Jack Smith said some students already take fi-nancial literacy classes voluntari-ly, but the new requirement will affect every stu-dent from the graduating class of 2016 and beyond.

Franchot, during his visit Monday to the new Calvert High School site, commended the public schools for the new requirement, saying financial literacy is “something I think is crucial” and the classes will allow graduating seniors to be ready for life after graduation.

He also commended Cal-vert County and the school district for its frugality with the budget, and making every dol-lar stretch as far as possible. He said the state puts as much as possible toward education, and it is gratifying to see the money is not wasted.

Franchot received a tour of the school, guided by Director

of School Construction George R. Leah, Jr., who pointed out such features as the motorized shades on the windows and motion sensors in classrooms and hallways that automati-cally turn off lights after a set amount of time. The shades allow faculty to let in natural light, and offer a measure of control over the ambient tem-perature of the school without using the thermostat.

He said there are also sen-sors in each of the rooms that measure the amount of sunlight coming in and dims the lights in the room. All of the features help save money on the elec-tricity bill.

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Comptroller Peter Franchot and Superintendent Jack Smith discuss the newly constructed Calvert High School.

By Corrin M. HoweStaff Writer

Students, teachers, parents and volunteers have a way to refer students with potential drug and alco-hol problems to help, according to Eric Ruffo, coor-dinator of Calvert County Public Schools Maryland Student Assistant Program.

School Counselor Doug Verlich says their school calls the program CATCH, which stands for Care and Assistance Team at Calvert High.

Anyone believing a student is involved with il-legal substances can complete an anonymous refer-ral. Once Verlich’s office receives it, he will send out surveys to the student’s teachers and school nurse. If the feedback comes in with evidence that there may be a problem, he calls the parents to review the infor-mation collected.

He said he agonizes over calling parents to dis-cuss the possibility that their student is involved in drugs, but often he’s relieved to discover the parents are grateful.

“They know that something is up, but they can’t put their finger on it,” said Verlich.

Once the parent is notified and agrees there is a problem, the schools can have a substance abuse counselor from the health department contact them.

Verlich finds the referrals seem to come in waves, but he averages two or three a month. It also depends upon the school and how actively they make the students, volunteers and parents aware of the program.

Ruffo said the statewide program started 20 years ago through the Masonic Charities of Maryland, Inc., which studied a similar model in Pennsylvania. According to their website, they provide $30,000 in funding every year to train the new team members. Without their funding, the program wouldn’t ex-

ist. Since 1987, more than 30,000 Maryland middle school and high school students have been referred to Student Assistance teams. Throughout the state there are 350 active teams and more than 2500 members.

All of Calvert’s high schools have this program, although it is called something different in each school. Most of the middle schools have the program as well.

Even if there is not enough evidence of drug and alcohol use or the parents “push back” from the sug-gestion, Verlich said the team will continue to moni-tor the student.

Parents should be aware of their student’s grades dropping, be vigilant about where their teens are, and listen to their conversations. Be aware that even subtle changes in behaviors and friends could be an indication that something is wrong.

Verlich and Ruffo said developing a relationship between parent and child is the key. If the students believe they have a good relationship eventually they will come and talk about it. It is also important to ask a lot of questions and give students tools for how to get out of potentially tricky situations. Don’t be afraid to ask for help.

Sometimes parents can become aware of other students who might be drinking and taking drugs. One Calvert High parent said she will submit a re-ferral if she hears about students from her children. Verlich said he also receives referrals from students worried about their friends.

Verlich admits that some students can seemingly get away without being noticed; however, in his expe-rience even seemingly low risk activities like smok-ing cigarettes or marijuana often starts a student on a downward spiral of which they cannot break free.

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Calvert Schools Superintendent Jack Smith is urging county officials to consider the unique needs of the district when deciding next year’s school fund-ing, especially with the existing funding formula set to expire this year.

County and school officials are in talks about setting up new funding formula, and Smith is asking the county to not consider a “maintenance of effort’ funding model.

Seven school districts in Maryland are us-ing maintenance of effort funding. Calvert County

schools have been consistently funded above that level, Smith said, and switching to maintenance of effort would be “devastating to the school system.”

“Maintenance of effort is just not on the table,” he said during a Jan. 26 Board of Education meeting, adding the school district has “nowhere to look be-sides the county government,” especially if the state cuts local education funding.

County Commissioner President Jerry Clark said “everything is in play at this point,” though no decisions have been made or presented to the Board of County Commissioners.

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High speed Internet will soon be within reach of each school in Calvert County, as a fiber optic network is laid countywide.

The project is part of a statewide initiative to lay a network for schools, county governments and other pub-lic facilities. Director of Instructional and Informational Technology Jonathan McClellan said the fiber will be run to every school in the district, but it is up to the schools to purchase the equipment to hook up to the fiber. Because the current equipment is not capable of handling the fiber optic connections, McClellan said upgrades are required.

The fiber optic network will boost the bandwidth and

connectivity speed at each school, as well as allowing a new inter-school network to be installed. McClellan said the project should be completed by September 2013. As with other major technology updates, McClellan said the full in-tegration will be done when the schools are unoccupied to allow time for any bugs to be worked out in the system.

McClellan said there are a few options to be made concerning the existing wireless system. The district can retain it and have a redundant system, or they can decom-mission it and use the fiber optic system only. He said they will not be loosing any of the current capabilities of the sys-tem, and switching to the fiber optic system will only be an improvement.

The project is currently ongoing across the state, Mc-Clellan said, and has been completed in other counties.

In addition to the system-wide upgrades, the school district is also taking used electronics donations. McClel-lan said the school works with companies and government branches to adopt computers that are no longer in use. He said some of the machines are ready to be used in the class-room, while others are substandard and are used for spare parts.

He said Calvert County schools uses mostly PCs, though if a donation of Mac computers is offered, they will not turn it away.

“We’re willing to take anything we can,” he said.Anybody interested in making a donation can visit

www.calvertnet.k12.md.us for more information.

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Maryland Comptroller Visits New Calvert High

School, County Working on Funding Formula

CATCHing Drug and Alcohol Abuse Early

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Pat Woodside Art Auction to Benefit Charities

A Silent Auction of Pat Woodside’s original art will take place on Sunday, Feb. 12, from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Great Hall at Middleham & St. Peters Parish, at 10210 H.G. Truman Road, Lusby, MD.

Pat Woodside, who passed away Dec. 8, 2011, will be remembered with great affec-tion for her quiet, cheerful years of devotion to her church and the community. A resident of Asbury Solomons since 1998, Pat moved here from Houston following her husband’s death to be closer to her children. Among many charitable endeavors, Pat found great joy working with SMILE, Habitat for Humanity, Calvert County Hospice and Middleham & St. Peters Parish. Pat was always ready to lend a helping hand for a good cause. Her many dear friends recognized her diligence and patience, but never knew she was a gifted artist.

The sale is open to the public and all proceeds will be given to the four charities listed above. Buyers may designate which charity their purchase will benefit.

An art major at Syracuse University when she met her future husband Phil, Mary Patricia Woodside never stopped drawing and painting throughout her married life as a busy wife and mother, raising four children and moving frequently. Her husband’s job took the family all over the world, including Texas, New Mexico, New York, Venezuela, Libya, Italy, Mexico, Philadelphia and Virginia.

Pat’s last great gift to her family and friends is a collection of approximately 100 pieces of her beautiful art work, which will be sold to benefit four of her favorite charities. She used water color, acrylic, pen and ink, and painted landscapes, florals, still life, and nautical subjects in a variety of styles including impressionist, abstract and folk art. Some of the paintings are framed, most are not.

The public is invited for a grand opening celebration and pet adoption event from 12-4 p.m. Feb. 12 at Pepper's Pet Pantry's Pet Supplies and Dog Wash at its new location in Solomons, in the former Blair’s Video location.

Adoptable pets and infor-mation will be available from Greyt Expectations, PAWS, Friends of Felines, Golden Re-triever Rescue, SMAWL and the Humane Society of Calvert County. Mr. Tom will attend with his reptiles.

There will be samples available from Beaverdam pet foods and drawings and giveaways throughout the day, a press release states. From 1-3 p.m., The Calvert Well Pet Clinic will be offering $10 Rabies vaccinations and $25 mi-crochipping. Paper proof of prior rabies vaccinations required for three-year tag. All animals must be leashed or in a carrier.

For more information about the vaccinations & microchipping, please call the Cal-vert Well Pet Clinic at (443) 295-7873. Calvert County pet licenses will also be available.

Pepper's Pet Pantry's is now located at 13372 HG Trueman Road in the Solomons Towne Centre in Solomons. For more information, please call (410) 326-4006.

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Grand Opening

Mamma Lucia Marks Five Years

Mary Beth Gates, Pepper’s Pet Pantry owner, demonstrates for a customer how to use the store’s new self-serve dog wash tubs.

On Sunday, Mamma Lu-cia Italian Restaurant celebrated their 5-year anniversary in Prince Frederick.

Owners Sal and Maria Lu-brano have been serving Calvert County since 1997; first in Dunkirk and then opening their second loca-tion in Prince Frederick. The warm atmosphere, friendly service and au-thentic Italian food keeps customers coming back, a press release states.

In celebration of the anniver-sary, Mamma Lucia’s also started a new tradition, an employee scholar-ship fund. The scholarship fund will benefit a full time college student,

who also is a full time employee.“Dedicated, hard working, and loyal

are just a few of the qualities that are re-quired to be considered for this scholar-ship”, said Maria Lubrano.

Leah Hudson was the first recipient of the award. Leah has been an employee since March 2009; she started as a hostess and moved up to waitress when she turned 18 years old.

“As like any employee in any job, she’s had her ups and down, but she has done a complete turn around and proved to be an asset to this restaurant,” Lubrano said in the release.

Employee Sara Neely was also reward-ed with a three-day stay at the Massanutten Resort in Virginia, for being a full time em-ployee with Mamma Lucia Prince Freder-ick since the grand opening in 2007.

Leah Hudson was the first recipient of the Mamma Lucia employee scholarship fund.

Long-time employee Sara Neely was rewarded with a three-day stay at the Massanutten Resort.


A 5-year proj-ect to relocate and renovate a historic Prince Frederick home is completed.

The 18th cen-tury Williams House on Bay-thorne Road in Prince Frederick is nearly ready to be sold and lived in once more.

The house was brought to the attention of the His-toric Preservation Commission when a site plan had a road going straight through the house.

Instead of demolishing a house built in the late 1700s, the planning commission ruled that either the house or the road had to be moved, according to Historic Preser-vation Planner Kirsti Uunila.

The house was moved approximately 500 feet from its original location.

Uunila said the house will be marked as a historic home, though how it will be commemorated has not been decided yet. She said options include a sign or plaque on the house or property, or other, less visible,

notations.During a Jan. 26 update to the Plan-

ning Commission, Uunila said the house has been restored to be historically accu-rate. There are metal shingles, and the ar-chitectural features have been restored to their original state, or as close as possible. The structure itself was sound, Uunila said, which allowed the house to be saved and moved successfully. She said this is the only example she knows of where a his-toric site was relocated and rehabilitated successfully.

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Day of Renewal A Day of Renewal will be held at Our Lady Star of the Sea Church in Solomons on

Saturday, Feb. 11 from 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.Prayer and praise will start Friday, February 10 at 6:30 p.m. with Mass at 7:30 p.m.

The registration fee is $10.For more information, contact Joe & Sally Hamilton 410-325-4054, Kathy Wolfe 410-

326-2726 or Cheryl Ware 410-394-3575, or Virginia Bauer [email protected].

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Singing Valentines For a Good CauseBy Corrin M. HoweStaff Writer

Calvert County residents have an opportunity to spread twice as much love and cheer this Valentine’s Day. Once again Fathers and Sons Quartet is available to deliver a rose, two songs and a small bag of candy in return for a suggested $50 donation to Calvert Hospice.

“Sending Fathers and Sons Quartet is more personal. It is like sending a homemade card,” said I.Q. Slusher, who uses the services of Fathers and Sons Quartet three or four times a year. “I’m a romantic at heart. This is a great way for me to give a smile.”

Slusher said he will call up David Reyno, the leader of Fathers and Sons, and request the group serenade business clients, someone who provided good service and family members.

“Across the board it is a really nice thing to let people know they provided excellent service and at the same time make a donation to Hospice. It’s a double gift,” said Slusher.

John Allen has not only sent Fathers and Sons on Valentine’s Day, one year he was part of a second quartet to cover the county on Valentine’s Day. “We didn’t have a name. I guess we were associates of Fathers and Sons Quartet.”

Allen said he has three reasons for using the servic-es of the traveling singing troupe. First he knows Reyno and knows that he will make the day special. Second, Al-len feels hospice is an “extremely important service in our county.” He hopes that residents “realize what a benefit it is. I admire the Fathers and Sons for taking it on as a cause.” And finally, Allen says it doesn’t hurt to send something unique to a spouse to make up for another year of mistakes.

History behind and organizing the Valentine’s Day Fundraiser

Fundraising leader, David Reyno, of Fathers and Sons Quartet, said the group started off singing Valentine’s Day “just for fun” for family, friends and older members of the church. They started delivering singing Valentines as a fun-draiser for Calvert Hospice in 2005.

For a $50 donation, which hasn’t changed since they first started, the recipient will receive a rose, two songs and a small bag of candy. The sender can pick from four songs. “I Love You Truly,” “Story of the Rose,” “My Wild Irish Rose,” and “Let Me Call You Sweetheart.”

“The day goes by fast. Since it is a $50 donation to a charity, it could be a tax write off to have four guys take time out of their day to deliver a rose and sing. Other quar-tets charge more because they are fundraising for their chapters.”

Fathers and Sons don’t do it for the money but to sup-port “a great community service” and to bring the gift of song.

Every year Reyno will start putting out fliers and mak-ing contact with the local media in order to get the word out. He and his fellow members will spend about $300 for the roses, candy and gas it will take to deliver singing Valen-tines all over Calvert County.

This year the group will start deliveries Sunday, Feb. 12 in the afternoon, start again on Monday, Feb. 13 in the evening and then deliver all day Tuesday. They will deliver as many Valentines as they can, but they are limiting their delivers to Calvert in order to be available to deliver more.

Reyno has found an efficient way to organize the group’s deliveries in order to maximize the number of Val-entines they are able to spread. First he collects the sender’s information on a four by six card. He takes contact numbers in case they are unable to deliver at the primary address. Last year the schools were closed due to weather conditions so he called the senders to arrange where the quartet would go to deliver their songs.

He uses county maps to schedule the day so they work their way through the county in an efficient and logical manner. For example, they might start at the Calvert Hos-

pice office in Prince Frederick on the way south. Then stop by a private home in St. Leonard on their way to Solomons 7-11 and Ashbury-Solomon’s retirement community on their way back to the north end of the county, often ending in the beaches area.

If the location is an office, business or restaurant, Reyno will call in advance to make sure it is okay with those in charge.

That morning they will load up the vehicle with the flowers, bags of candy and bottled water and head out.

Last year the quartet started singing at 8 a.m. and fin-ished up at 8:30 p.m. His song determined they sang 96 songs. The key to being able to sing all day long is to keep hydrated, said Reyno. However, he also said the group sings often throughout the year, so it is not unusual to sing for a length of time.

The reason why Reyno chose Calvert Hospice is be-cause both his parents received hospice care, although in another county. He said the service has a special place in his heart because no matter where a hospice is, it has great people doing a great job.

Janel Young, Community Relations Coordinator for Calvert Hospice, said they appreciate the quartet. She said, “It’s a good fundraiser. They do it all by themselves and put a lot of work into it. And people seem to enjoy it.” She said the Hospice staff benefit from the quartet each year as they are serenaded too.

“Singing in work places is fun, 99 percent of the time it is a surprise to the recipient, but the co-workers are in on it,” said Reyno.

Allen, who was part of a second quartet one year, agreed. “The reaction ranges from surprise to tears.” He said he especially enjoyed singing at an office where “the young women pooled their money together to have the quartet come by and sing to the young men. It totally caught them off guard to the women’s delight.”

Background of QuartetThe first Fathers and Sons Quartet was made up of

David Reyno and his son Jeremy, and Fran Miller and his son, Brad. They all knew each other from church and men’s choirs. There was a transition period between the original group and the current group.

Reyno said Brad dropped out. And since Brad was the lead, or sang the melody, they needed to replace him with

a strong voice. Reyno knew Jason Leavitt from another community choir and was impressed with his voice. Leavitt was a voice major in college. Leavitt took over Brad’s part. When Fran Miller retired and moved away, Leavitt got his father, Jon to join so that once again they were Fathers and Sons. This group has been together since 2005.

During the year the quartet sings at churches, senior centers, birthday parties, funeral homes, and meetings. They have sung the National Anthem and God Bless Amer-ica for the Baltimore Orioles, and the National Anthem for other professional sports teams such as the Bowie Baysox, Southern Maryland Blue Crabs, and a woman’s football league called the D.C. Divas. Several years they sang at the annual 90 year olds birthday party at Ashbury-Solomons.

The quartet will sing outside of Calvert too. They have sung in all three Southern Maryland counties, Montgom-ery, Prince Georges and Bladensburg. They are known mostly through word of mouth.

Reyno said a former Calvert resident living in Dela-ware still received the local paper and read about the Val-entine’s Day deliveries. The gentleman requested the four men come to Fort Lincoln Cemetery to sing at his wife’s gravesite. Her birthday is a couple days after Valentine’s Day. One year the man arranged for Pat Collins, from Washington, D.C.’s News Channel Four, to film the story. “That’s our claim to fame,” Reyno chuckles.

When not singing, Jon Leavitt is retired from the De-partment of Justice, but works on his farm. Jason works for R.A. Barrett and Associates, Jeremy is an assistant manag-er at Sneade’s in Owings and David works at the Post Office in North Beach. They take the day off to deliver Valentine’s Day songs.

They practice up to 90 minutes a week and once a month receive voice coaching from Robin Henshaw, who has been very helpful, according to Reyno.

A quartet is made up of the lead, which sings the mel-ody. The Tenor sings above the melody, the Bass below and the Baritone between the melody and the bass, according to Reyno.

Contact David Reyno on either one of his two home phones: 301-855-2724 or 410-257-7814. This year, he is also taking requests via an email [email protected]. People can look them up on Facebook under Fathers and Sons Quartet.

“Singing Valentines have been around a long time. We just made it a fundraiser.”

Photo By Frank MarquartFrom left is Jeremy Reyno, Jason Leavitt, David Reyno and Jon Leavitt.


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The Maryland General Assembly of the Legislature is now in session in Annapo-lis. Governor O’Malley’s answer to the state’s on-going budget deficit is not to fully address it, but to pass portions of it down to the Counties. Namely, his request is to pass ½ of the teacher’s pensions to the Counties along with ½ of the $11 Billion underfunding liability. This request is a real insult to those of us who have struggled to meet our own pension funding requirements. The state of MD acknowledges that the teacher’s pensions as the legislature structured them are unsustainable. They claim that they fixed the unsustainability last year by requiring the teachers to contribute 2% more of their salaries while receiving less in benefits, but the extra 2% contribution went to the General Fund to balance last year’s budget, not to the Teacher’s Pension Fund. Why was there no hue and cry from the teachers?

Additionally, the Governor proposes to freeze Police Aid, library funding, and more at last year’s levels adding up to about $1 million total in other state funding for each of the next five years, which equates to an unfunded mandate to provide services with no funding.

To pile on, because of a very flawed state school funding formula, Calvert County will lose about $2 million in state school funding while larger, wealthier jurisdictions will get more because they are less wealthy than they were before, and because school enrollment in Calvert County is dropping while it is increasing in some other jurisdic-

tions. The poorer jurisdictions are still poor, so they remain the same. The bottom line: Calvert County has been very fiscally responsible,

matching our spending to our income. The state continues to spend be-yond its means, cutting in some areas, raising taxes in others, and passing other responsibilities to the Counties. The state will tell you that it needs to spend more on school construction and transportation, which will cre-ate jobs. But what else is the legislature spending tax dollars on? Stem cell research. Public relations campaigns. Wind power. Carbon credits.

In Calvert County, our pensions are defined contribution plans, as are those for most entities, especially in the private sector. This means that an employee contributes and the taxpayers that employ that individ-ual (the County) contributes. If managed well, the employees’ money can grow in the pension fund. Additionally, employees can contribute voluntarily to a deferred compensation account, and manage that account based on their own personal needs. The state of Maryland still has an old-fashioned defined benefit plan, which costs the state three to four times more than the defined contribution plan. Yet, the teachers in that plan are capped at receiving 45% of their pay as the defined benefit. Employees in a defined contribution plan can end up with considerably more than 45% of their pay at a significantly lower cost to the taxpayer. Why has the State resisted moving to reduced taxpayer costs?

I haven’t even discussed the costs to the Counties of various other proposals. Stay tuned for that discussion…

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Editorial Wasn’t Bashing Federal Employees

By Susan ShawCalvert County Commissioner, 2nd District

Your letter writer (Jan. 26) needs to read more carefully when he accuses Ms. Mossburg (Jan. 19 editorial) of insinuating that many federal retirees draw $1 million annual pensions. As Ms. Mossburg replied, she never said that. What she did write was ac-curate. Government workers are not only well-paid for what they do, but they enjoy very generous retirement and health benefits. The top tier may not earn as much as the top tier in large corporations, but they are well rewarded. Many also fall into cushy con-tractor jobs, also supported by taxpayers, after retiring. All through the various compensation levels, government workers come out ahead. In addition to solid retirements and generous health benefits, which can be taken into retirement, government workers have a huge advantage - job security. This is rarely mentioned when comparing the public and private sectors. Despite calling themselves "public servants", government workers want job security, benefits superior to those of the private sector, and pay equal to or greater than. I retired on the CSRS system after almost four decades in the federal government. I have a secure retirement and very good health benefits. That's a good thing, because my husband, who worked much harder than I did, in private industry, cannot say the same. I am appalled at all the whining I hear from government bureaucrats. There are too many of them, they are over-compensated when compared with the private sector, and you can't put a price on job security, which they will continue to have unless we continue on this path to total economic collapse.

Anne AllenNorth Beach, MD


Margo Gantt, 55M a r g o

Odell Gantt, 55, of Lusby, MD passed away on Jan. 13, 2012 at her residence. She was born on October 27, 1956 to the late Oscar E. Hol-land Sr., and Inez Holland in Calvert Coun-ty, MD.

Margo was educated in the public schools of Calvert County, Maryland. She graduated from Northern High school in June 1974. Margo has been cooking for over thirty years. She was employed by various restaurants. Margo was passionate about cooking. At the time of her untimely death, she had been employed at Captains Table for sixteen years. She shared laughs with her customers; her smile would brighten up the room. Margo had a genuine concern for others. She enjoyed spending time with her family and exploring new recipes. Margo’s macaroni and cheese would leave your mouth watering. One of her joys was shop-ping and decorating her home. Her grand-children had a special place in her heart, which she enjoyed spoiling them.

Margo was united in holy matrimony to Marcus Gantt Jr. on July 17, 1978. She was the proud parent of one daughter and three sons; Chandra Gantt, Fernando Wal-lace, Bronte Gantt, and Marcus Gantt III.

Margo was preceded in death by her father, Oscar E. Holland, Sr. and her sister, Betty Winchester.

She leaves to cherish her memories her mother, Inez Holland; children, Fernando (Sharon), Bronte ( Tabitha), Chandra (Jus-tin) and Marcus (Daisy); grandchildren, Devin, Jayshawn, Tylan, K’leyah, Kailey, Jacob, London, Tayden and Marcus IV; four brothers; Oscar Edward Jr., McKinley Na-than both of Huntingtown, MD, Ray Wal-lace of Lusby, MD and Jay Francis of Suit-land MD; three sisters; Ellen H. Lewis of Suitland, MD, Malana B. Savoy of Friend-ship, MD, two brother-in-laws; Billy Lewis and Robert Savoy; three sister-in-laws; Jan-ice Holland, Sandra Holland and Leatrice Wallace and a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

A funeral service was held on Jan. 21, 201, at Sewell Funeral Home, Prince Fred-erick, MD with Rev. Samson Nortey offici-ating. The interment was at Church of God Cemetery, Lothian, MD.

The pallbearers were Frankie Banister, Shaun Johnson, Eric Gross, Franklin Savoy, Marlin Griffith and Phillip Sutton.

Funeral arrangements provided by Sewell Funeral Home, Prince Frederick, MD.

Jeffery Grover, Jr., 32J e f f e r y

Kennedy Gro-ver, Jr. “Big Jeff”, 32, of Lusby, MD, passed away suddenly on Jan. 22, 2012. He was born on Feb. 25, 1979 in Prince Frederick, MD to Vickie Ellen Simmons and Jeffery Ken-nedy Grover.

Big Jeff was a lifelong resident of Cal-vert County, an avid Redskins fan and he loved to go fishing with Pop.

Jeff was preceded in death by his grandparents Laratha Mansfield, Raymon Simmons and Jerry Grover.

He is survived by his beloved son Jeff “Little Jeff” Grover, III of Lusby, MD; Loving son of Vickie E. Simmons-Grover of Lusby, MD; step-son of Donald Robey of Lusby, MD; brother of Tiffany Grover-Allen of Lusby, MD, Dina Grover of Lusby, MD and Daniel and Shannon Grover, Sr. of Statesville, NC; grandson of Patricia Gro-ver of Lusby, MD; nephew of Sherry and Gene Parker, Patricia and William Kasper, Linda and Ron Bowling, Dennis and Au-rora Simmons, Janice and Alan Craft, Steve Simmons, Sandy Thiess, Jenny and Mike Messik, Bart Grover, Vicki Scroggs and Nicole Grover; uncle of Kayla, Kerra, K. K., Kayden, Daniel Jr., Dalanie, Donovan, Destiny and Bradley. He is also survived by the love of his life Melissa Lutz and her son Landon, other relatives and many friends.

The family received friends at the Rausch Funeral Home, Lusby, MD on Thursday, January 26, 2012. A service cel-

ebrating his life was held on Friday, Janu-ary 20, at the Rausch Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Walter “Rusty” Bonham offi-ciating. Interment followed in Middleham Chapel Episcopal Church Cemetery, Lusby, MD.

Pallbearers will be J. J. Jasfari, Kirk Worthington, Maynard Miller, Jr., Daniel Grover, Donald Robey and Matt Blomgren.

Should friends desire, memorial con-tributions may be made in Big Jeff’s memo-ry to the Jeff Grover, III Scholarship Fund, C/O Donald Robey, 11491 H. G. Trueman Rd., Lusby, MD 20657 or to PNC Bank, Solomons, MD.

Arrangements provided by Rausch Fu-neral Home, P.A., Lusby, MD, www.raus-chfuneralhomes.com.

Mildred Hinkle, 99Mildred Wicke Hinkle, 99, of Solo-

mons passed away on Jan. 21, 2012.Our beloved Mother, Mother-in-Law,

Grandmother, Great Grandmother, Aunt, Great Aunt, and Friend died peacefully in her sleep in the comfort of the Hospice House in Prince Frederick, Md.

We are deeply grateful for her life and how she touched us all with her indomi-table spirit. Her many loved ones who left this life many years ago greeted her with joy, especially her parents Henry and Greta Wicke and her sisters, Irma, Dorothy and Margaret.

She was born and raised in New York City on Jan. 19, 1913; and then went on to earn a Bachelors and Master’s Degree at Syracuse University. She married early but the marriage ended within a year with the tragic death of her first husband, Walter Snow.

She went into teaching High School Latin, touching and encouraging many stu-dents. She then met and married her second husband, Edward Harbison Hinkle of San Diego Ca., and began her journey of many years living and traveling throughout the world. In 1971 when her husband retired, they lived for many years very happily in San Diego and at his death in 1997 she moved to Asbury Solomons Island Retire-ment Community in Solomons, Md. She wondered at the beauty of the world; she lived life fully and intensely; she met every challenge with determination and strong will forces; she combined a strong sense of self with an incredible flexibility in thought and action; she loved deeply and faithfully; and she was determined to enjoy every min-ute of every day.

She was a mother, a teacher, a mentor, a leader, a friend, an enabler, and someone to dance and cry and laugh with.

Her daughters, Dorothy Hinkle Uhlig and Patricia (Patty) Hinkle Mehosky, and many friends and family are missing her greatly but they know she is ready now to start her new life with the energy and de-termination she carries in her soul. We are all grateful to the loving care Debbie Garner and Patty gave her in her last years.

A memorial service will be held at As-bury Solomons Island Retirement Commu-nity at a later date.

Contributions can be made if desired to the Burnett Calvert Hospice House, 4559 Sixes Road, Prince Frederick, MD 20678. Arrangements by the Rausch Funeral Home, Port Republic, MD 20676.

Susan Miller, 56 S u s a n

Ann Miller, 56 of Lusby, MD passed away on Jan. 29, 2012 at Georgetown U n i v e r s i t y Hospital.

She was born on Sep-tember 14, 1955 in Charleston, WV to the late Hartsel Hayes and Elenita Miller.

Susan married Roy Miller in Warren, Michigan and loved to play bingo and be with her family.

She is survived by her mother, Elenita Miller of Lusby, MD; spouse, Roy Miller of Grantsville, MD; children, Robert and Ran-dy Miller of Garrett Co., MD and Tammy Miller of Huntingtown, MD; siblings, Julie Harris and Terry Hayes of Lusby, MD, Don McGuinn of St. Leonard, MD, and Garry Hayes of Charleston, WV; grandchildren, Crystal, Kevin, and Joplin Miller, and Pierce and Skye Broome; great grandchild, Zane Keller.

The family will receive friends on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012 from 2-4 and 6-8 PM at the Rausch Funeral Home, Lusby, MD. Funeral Services will be held on Fri-day, February 3, 2012 at 10 AM in the fu-neral home chapel officiated by Rev. Ron Blankenship. Internment will be private.

The family asks that memorial contri-butions be made in Susan’s name to the Na-tional Multiple Sclerosis Society, P.O. Box 4527, New York, NY 10163, www.nation-almssociety.org.

Bernadette Reilly, 89B e r n a -

dette Flor-ence Reilly of Dunkirk, Maryland died peacefully on Jan. 24, 2012, with some of her loving fam-ily around her. She was 89 years young.

B e r n a -dette was born on July 8, 1922, in San Diego, CA to John and Mary (Stre-iff) Zook.

On June 13, 1943, Bernadette married the love of her life, Louis H. Reilly in San Diego, CA. They later moved to the Reilly family farm in Lone Rock, Iowa. On March 1, 1950, they moved to a farm outside Al-gona, Iowa. In 1959, the family moved into Algona. In 1971, Louis died. Bernadette continued her life in Algona until the mid 90’s, she then moved to Maryland.

She enjoyed reading, especially the British mysteries, and was a history buff, often volunteering at the Historical Soci-ety in Prince Frederick. She was a member of the Covenant Community of Jesus the Good Shepherd Catholic Church and par-ticipated in the Tuesday Morning Group, Red Hat Society, Small Religious Educa-

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tional Groups, Widow and Widowers Group and the Catholic Daughters.

She loved dogs and always enjoyed watching the Championship Competitions. Another favorite was the Antique Roadshow. Bernadette could hardly wait for summer to come, so she could go swimming. It helped her with her flexibility and was relaxing.

Bernadette enjoyed being with her fam-ily and friends. If there was a chance to go or attend a party, Bernadette was up for it. She truly loved people and good joke. She was a bright spot to so many people and all that knew her, loved her. She will be greatly missed.

Bernadette is survived by their 17 chil-dren; Mary (Roger) Flan of Pasadena, CA; Edward (Elaine) Reilly of Sunderland, MD; Michael (Lisa) Reilly of Dunkirk, MD; Eileen Warshaw of Phoenix, AZ; Reilly (Bruce) Lochen of Austin, MN; Kathleen Rossel of Duvall, WA; Christopher (Mari-lyn) Reilly of Idaho Falls, ID; Mark (Meg) Reilly of Encinitas, CA; Matthew (Flecia) Reilly of St. Paul, MN; Bernadette (Jim) Fisher of Elk River, MN; Therese (Jim Hos-vet) Reilly of Langley, WA; Angela (John) Burgess of Long Beach, CA; Shaun Reilly of Cedar Rapids, IA; Maureen (Ron) Cobas of Pomona, CA; Michelle Hall of Arlington, VA; Shannon (Alex) Reilly of Topeka, KS and Patricia (Chris) Davis of Cedar Falls, IA. She is also survived by 34 grandchildren, numerous great-grandchildren, a brother-in-law, Bernard (Mary Ann) Reilly of Ledyard, IA and many friends.

Bernadette is preceded in death by her husband, Louis, her parents, John and Mary Zook and sister, Mary Dolci.

A Mass of Christian Burial was said on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012 at 10:30 am at the Covenant Community of Jesus the Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Owings, MD. Burial will be in Algona, IA at a later date.

Friends are welcome to visit the Lee Funeral Home Website at www.leefuneral-homes.com to sign Bernadette’s memorial register book under the obituary section of our home page

Gene Schwallenberg, Jr., 48Gene Phil-

lip Schwallen-berg, Jr., 48, of Huntingtown, MD, passed away Jan. 27, 2012 at home.

He was born October 5, 1963 in Prince Frederick to Gene P and Gail J. (Walton) Schwallenberg, Sr.

Gene received his education in Calvert County Schools and was a 1981 graduate of Northern High School. We was a carpenter with Chesapeake Carpentry of St. Leonard until retiring due to ill health in 2004.

Gene enjoyed hunting, fishing and be-ing out on the water. He treasured spending time with his family especially his nieces and nephews.

Surviving are his daughter Jamie Lee Schwallenberg of St. Mary’s, parents Gene P. and Joyce J. Schwallenberg, Sr. of Hun-tingtown, Sisters Wanda May Rogers and her husband Danny of Prince Frederick and

Angela Lynn Marshall and her husband Steve of Port Republic and a brother William Russell “Rusty” Schwallenberg and his wife Margie of Lusby.

Gene was preceded in death by a sister Holly Melissa Schwallenberg in 2008.

The family is conducting private ser-vices to celebrate Gene’s life.

Arrangements by Rausch Funeral Home, 8325 Mount Harmony Lane, Owings, MD, www.RauschFuneralHomes.com.

Charles Tucker, 62Charles Clarke “Chip” Tucker, 62, of

Lusby, MD formerly of Prince William, VA passed away on Jan. 25, 2012 at his residence.

He was born on August 14, 1949 in Washington, DC to the late John McK-inney Tucker and Eloise Winn Howard Tucker.

Chip graduated from Yorktown High School in 1967 and went on to be a Printer for Jenson Press.

He is survived by his brother, John M. Tucker, Jr. of Springfield, VA and sister, Valerie Wills of Hagerstown, MD. All ser-vices will be private.

Arrangements provided by Rausch Funeral Home, P.A., Lusby, MD.

Ruth White, 91Ruth Ev-

elyn White, 91, of Solomons, MD formerly of LaPlata, MD passed away on January 25, 2012 at her residence.

She was born on August 17, 1920 in Hut-sonville, IL to the late Everett Ray Berry and Goldie Mae Edginton Ber-ry. Ruth married US Navy Lt. Charles Earl White on December 13, 1941 and he pre-ceded her in death on December 12, 1977.

She was a Registered Nurse and worked in numerous hospitals and doctors offices. Ruth was one of the original found-ers of the Pinehurst Hospice in NC and the Charles Co. Hospice in MD. She has resid-ed at the Asbury ~ Solomons Island Retire-ment Community since 1996.

Ruth is preceded in death by her par-ents, husband, daughter, Sarah Jane White, and siblings, Verla Hamilton and Esther Gibson.

She is survived by her children, Livia J. Thiem and husband Robert of Palm Bay, FL, and Timothy R. White and wife Jac-queline of Avenue, MD; grandchildren, Kevin R. Thiem of Jasper, GA and Debo-rah J. Steininger of Indian Harbor Beach, FL, and two great grandchildren.

All services will be private.Memorial contributions may be made

in Ruth’s name to Calvert Hospice, www.cal-verthospice.org, P.O. Box 838, Prince Freder-ick, MD 20678. Arrangements provided by Rausch Funeral Home, P.A., Lusby, MD.

PunishmentCrime &

Vehicle burglary under investigation

Unknown suspect(s) stole a wallet from an unlocked vehicle parked outside a home on Deer Chase Lane in Chesapeake Beach during the early morning hours of Jan. 22. DFC R. Kreps is investigating.

Police: Car wreck leads to drug arrest

On Jan. 26 at 2:27 a.m. DFC A. Woodford responded to the scene of a single motor vehicle crash at Bayside Road and Breezy Point Road in Chesapeake Beach. The driver, identified as Ashley Shae Donaldson, 19 of Chesapeake Beach, who was not injured, was found to be in pos-session of suspected drugs, police alleged. Donaldson was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana and driving while under the influence of alcohol.

Deputies investigating break-ins, thefts

A home on Palisades Drive in Dunkirk was burglarized sometime be-tween 11 a.m. and 2:45 p.m. on Jan. 27. The culprit(s) stole a knife set containing between 25 to 30 knives valued at $750 and a small amount of cash. Dep. C. Fox is investigating.

Unknown suspect(s) ransacked a home on Timberwood Trail in Port Re-public sometime between Jan. 1 and 28. Approximately $2200 in items was stolen. Cpl. M. McCarroll is investigating.

Woman charged with DUIOn Jan. 29 at 7:24

p.m., DFC S. Esposito conducted a traffic stop on Rt. 4 at Ward Road in Dunkirk. The driver, later identified as Carole Ann Lanthi-er, 49 of Port Republic, was found to be in pos-session of alleged drug paraphernalia, a straw used to inhale cocaine, and was charged accordingly. Lanthier was also charged with driving while under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, po-lice reported.

Man charged in stolen registration case

On Jan. 22 at 11:54 p.m., Trooper First Class Saucerman stopped a vehicle for traffic violations on Rt. 231 at Sea Gull Beach Road in Prince Frederick. Discrep-ancies were noted in the vehicle’s Florida registration and investigation revealed that the year sticker was stolen from Florida, police alleged. Herbert L. Richardson, 33, of Prince Frederick was arrested and incarcerated at the Calvert County Deten-tion Center.

Two charged in vehicle thefts

On Jan. 23 at 1:56 a.m., Trooper First Class Sorenson discovered a vehicle with a broken window while conducting a pa-trol check at the Sunderland Park and Ride. The owner was contacted and an investi-gation revealed that the vehicle had been broken into and a CD player and watch were stolen. Anne Arundel County Police handled a similar incident earlier at a park and ride on Route 2. Investigation linked the two crimes and witness information from Anne Arundel County led police to two suspects. Berry A. Garner, 21, of Lothian and Douglas R. Fowler Jr., 21, of Dunkirk are being charged with destruc-tion of property and theft.

Man arrested in K-Mart theftOn Jan. 23 at 5:54 p.m., Trooper First

Class Saucerman responded to the K-Mart in Prince Frederick for a reported theft. Michael M. Davis, 22, of North Beach, was arrested for allegedly stealing a Play Station 3 headset. He was incarcerated at the Calvert County Detention Center.

Man arrested in assaultOn Jan. 24 at 10:15 a.m., Trooper Mat-

thews made contact with parole and proba-tion agents attempting to serve a warrant at a home in the 11300 block of HG Trueman Rd. in Lusby. David D. Spencer, 28, of Lusby allegedly pushed one of the agents during the attempted service. He was arrested and incarcerated at the Calvert County Detention Center.

Police seeking stolen canoeOn Jan. 29 at 4:39 p.m., Trooper

Casarella responded to the 8700 block of D Street in Chesapeake Beach for a reported theft. A canoe was stolen from the victim’s backyard. Investigation continues.

By Guy LeonardStaff Writer

Calvert County sheriff’s investigators are seeking a suspect or suspects in a spate of tire slashings that took place during De-cember of last year in Chesapeake Beach.

Law officers say that some cars suf-fered between one to all four tires being cut with damages in the thousands of dollars. One vehicle was reported to have deep marks cut into its paint.

Police are offering up to a $1,000 reward for information that leads to the identification, arrest and conviction of any suspects in the crime.

Informants can remain anonymous.Anyone with information on the

property destructions can call Crime Solv-

ers at 410-535-2880 or they can visit the sheriff’s office website at www.co.cal.md.us and click on the Crime Solvers link to leave a tip.

Jim Parent, the town’s administrator, said that vandalism and property destruc-tion like this is not usual in the town and when it does happen it’s often perpetrat-ed by young people during the summer months.

This latest incident saw car tires slashed in various parts of the town, he said.

“It was pretty well spread out… it was around the town,” Parent said. “When we get it, it’s usually in the summer time.

“It was sort of a surprise.”

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Calvert Police Seeking Tire-Slashing Suspects

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CLUES DOWN 1. Schenectady County Airport 2. Small water craft 3. Opposite of ecto 4. The woman 5. Skeletal muscle 6. Devoid of warmth and cordiality 7. Decameter 8. Italian goodbye 9. Mediation council10. Impudence12. A desert in S Israel14. Japanese seaport15. Nob or goblin20. Ingested

22. Swiss river24. Protects head from weather25. Lava rock26. Designer identifier27. 34470 FL28. Petrified ancient animal29. Gas used in refrigeration30. Journeys to Mecca31. Eighth month, Jewish calendar32. Small indefinite quantity33. Taps41. Extremely high frequency44. Iguanidae genus45. From the Leaning Tower’s city46. Cologne47. Moses’ elder brother (Bible)50. A minute amount (Scott)51. Hindu name for 4 epochs52. Faded and dull53. Radioactivity unit55. The face of a clock56. The inner forearm bone59. Tai language of the Me-kong region60. Embrocate61. Possessed62. Public promotions64. Sorrowful

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By Corrin M. HoweStaff Writer

Stephanie Pitcock’s manager at Sport Clips in Waldorf convinced her that it would be fun to be a part of a Guinness World Record Haircutting team.

“The sad part was that the ‘big fun event’ was going on outside the store,” said Pitcock, who is now the man-ager of Prince F r e d e r i c k ’s Sport Clips in the Safe-way shopping center.

P i t c o c k said the na-tionwide com-pany catering to men wanted to do some-thing fun and spectacular to coincide with the opening of its 700th store in Nottingham, Md. So on Jan. 21, 2010, 10 hairstylists from around Maryland set out to gain the “World Record for the Most Con secut ive Haircuts by a Team in 12 Hours.”

Her day started by get-ting up early and dropping her son off at his Waldorf day care provider by 5:30 a.m. Then she drove 90 minutes to the Notting-ham store so she could be there two hours early as required. She cut hair for 12 hours with only a five-minute break once an hour. After Guinness representatives confirmed they broke the record, there were pictures and celebrations, another 90 minute drive home. She arrived in Waldorf after 10 p.m. that night and got up to work again the next morning.

“I was a little sore, but I’m used to working long hours,” said Pitcock. How-ever, she admits that she doesn’t normally work 12 hours and receives longer breaks than five minutes.

“You can only go to the bathroom dur-ing five minutes,” she laughed.

A tripod at the front of the store re-corded the entire event to confirm there were no substitutions and no one was away from their station longer than five minutes.

No one at the store received any mon-ey that day. The haircuts had to be free; although patrons were allowed to give a recommended $7 donation to the Balti-more Orioles who were on site throughout the day. The money went to the ball club’s charity.

Pitcock doesn’t remember how many haircuts she gave, but she does know she gave the last one. When he walked in the door, she knew he would probably be the last and hoped that she could finish his cut in time.

Hairstylist not related to Sports Clips represented Guinness to make sure the rules were followed and that everyone re-

ceived a qual-ity haircut. The rules included every head had to be sham-pooed, more than a quar-ter of an inch had to be re-moved, and the style had to be more than one length. Straight shaves were not counted. While 350 haircuts were given in the 12-hour pe-riod only 329 qualified for the record.

P i t c o c k said she is normally very talkative, but by the end of the day she apologized to the clients up front for her lack of chatter.

Each one of the winning team mem-bers received a

Guinness World Record Holder patch and certificate. She has her certificate mounted by her workstation at the recommendation of the store owner.

“I like it better here than at home where more people can’t see it,” said Pitcock, who said the certificate is a good conversation starter for her clients.

A few months ago, Pitcock was in Wal-Mart and picked up the Guinness book. She said her name isn’t mentioned, but she knows she was part of the event. She will give the book and her patch to her son one day.

She said the most exciting thing about her certificate is it is “exactly the same as Troy Polamalu’s for having the most insur-ance on his hair.”

However, she admits that she probably wouldn’t have been on the team if she knew then what she knows now. It was a lot of work, the breaks too short and all the fun was going on outside.

Besides, a Great Clips store in Ohio beat the record five months later with 394 haircuts.

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World Record Certificate Lasts Forever; Actual Record Lasted Five Months

Stephanie Pitcock, manager of the Prince Frederick Sports Clips, holds her Guinness World Record Certificate.

Photos By Corrin M. HoweStephanie Pitcock looks on while Kelly Gilger cuts Paul Testerman’s hair. He said he comes for the MVP treatment which includes a hot towel, haircut and back massage.


The Calvert Gazette is always looking for more local talent to feature! To submit art or band information for our entertainment section,

e-mail [email protected].


Just in time for Valentine’s Day the Twin Beach Players is putting on a presentation of Pulitzer Prize Winner “Love Letters,” written by A.R. Gurney.

TV news Meteorologist Doug Hill and Metro Traf-fic Reporter Lisa Baden will star in the two-person pro-duction at the Rod ‘N’ Reel Restaurant Feb. 12. The eve-ning begins at 5 p.m. and ends at 9 p.m.

The two characters are represented through the let-ters they write to each other. Director Tom Wines said this is unique when compared to other plays, where the characters are defined by their actions.

The play takes place from the mid-1930s through the 1990s, covering the end of the Great Depression, World War II, June and Ward Cleaver, Vietnam and the social upheaval of the 1960s and 1970s.

Through the letters, the audience gets to know Me-lissa Gardner and Andrew Makepeace Ladd, III, as they grow from children to adults in their 50s. The play is comprised of two acts, with an intermission.

“Love Letters” has been used as a fundraiser for all different programs and charities, Wines said. Because there are only two actors and there is little required of sets and costumes, the play is easy to produce while still offering a quality production. It is also easy to get local and national celebrities involved, which will also help with the fundraising aspect of the production.

Wines said the play is the sort that can be seen more than once without becoming monotonous.

“You learn something every time,” he said.Producer Jana Barberio said the money brought in

pays for the production and the meals, though the Rod ‘N’ Reel.

Tickets are $45 per person and $80 per couple and include dinner, beverages, dessert, gratuity and the play. There will also be a silent auction. Proceeds go to benefit the Twin Beaches Arts Center.

There will be a minimum of 15 items to bid on dur-ing the silent auction, Barberio said, donated from vari-

ous businesses and individuals. Doors open at 5 p.m. and four hours will give people plenty of time to eat, enjoy the show and have an evening out, she said.

Currently, Barberio said there are 91 paid reserva-tions, exceeding their goal of 80 reservations.

As the producer, Barberio has been charged with finding the space for the performance, creating the promotional materials for the play and take care of the nitty-gritty details involved in making everything run smoothly.

“It’s like planning a wedding,” Barberio said.The play is a new experience for the Twin Beach

Players.“We’ve never done anything this big before, so this

is all a learning experience,” Barberio said.In addition to the stars of the play, Barberio said

people such as Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller, County Commissioner Evan K. Slaughenhoupt Jr. and Mark Frazer, North Beach Mayor and new members of the Twin Beaches Players, will be in attendance.

To make reservations, call 410-286-1890. For more information, or to see a promotional video for the play, visit www.twinbeachplayers.com.

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Pulitzer Prize Winning Play Comes to Chesapeake Beach

Thursday, Feb. 2Live Music: “Dave and Kevin

Trio”Ruddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell Road, Dowell) – 7:30

p.m.

Live Music: “No Green Jelly Beanz Acoustic”

The Greene Turtle (6 St. Mary’s Avenue Suite 104, La

Plata) – 8 p.m.

Free Comedy Show feat. Lawrence Owens

Rustic River Bar and Grill (40874 Merchants Lane, Leon-

ardtown) – 8 pm.

Friday, Feb. 3Live Music: “Kappa Daniel-

son and Paul Larson”The Westlawn Inn (9200

Chesapeake Avenue, North Beach) – 7:30 p.m.

Live Music: “Renegade Band”

Toot’s Bar (23971 Mervell Dean Road, Hollywood) – 8:30

p.m.

Live Music: “The Piranhas”Rustic River Bar and Grill

(40874 Merchants Lane, Leon-ardtown) – 8:30 p.m.

Live Music: “Fair Warning”Ruddy Duck Brewery (13200

Dowell Road, Dowell) – 8 p.m.

“Made In Maryland” Art Reception

North End Gallery (41652 Fenwick Street, Leonardtown) – 5 p.m.

“Annmarie After Hours”Annmarie Sculpture Garden

and Arts Center (13480 Dowell Road, Dowell) – 6 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 4Live Music: “Vendetta”Big Dogs Paradise (28765

Three Notch Road, Mechanics-ville) – 9:30 p.m.

Live Music: “Synergy”Loveville Tavern (28275 Point Lookout Road, Leonardtown)

– 8 p.m.

Live Music: “R & R Train”Cryer’s Back Road Inn (22094 Newtowne Neck Road, Leon-

ardtown) – 9 p.m.

Live Music: “Three Sixty” Anthony’s Bar and Grill (10371 Southern Maryland Boulevard,

Dunkirk) – 9:30 p.m.

Live Music: “Groove Span”Ruddy Duck Brewery (13200

Dowell Road, Dowell) – 8 p.m.

Live Music: “Pet the Monster”

The Green Turtle (98 Solo-mons Island Rd., South Prince

Frederick) – 9:30 p.m.

Live Music: “One Louder”Vera’s White Sands Beach

Club (1200 White Sands Drive, Lusby) – 8 p.m.

Live Music: “Justin Cren-shaw Band”

Hole In the Wall Tavern (24702 Sotterley Road, Hollywood)

– 9 p.m.

Live Music: “Not So Modern Jazz Quartet”

The Westlawn Inn (9200 Chesapeake Avenue, North

Beach) – 7:30 p.m.

Live Music: “Stephanie Williams”

Toot’s Bar (23971 Mervell Dean Road, Hollywood) -

8:30 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 5Superbowl Party w/

“Sam Grow”Rustic River Bar and

Grill (40874 Merchants Lane, Leonardtown) –

4 p.m.

Superbowl Party w/ “The Piranhas”

Cryer’s Back Road Inn (22094 Newtowne Neck Road, Leon-

ardtown) – 3 p.m.

Live Music: “Country Mem-ories Band”

St. Mary’s Landing (29935 Three Notch Road, Charlotte

Hall) – 4 p.m.

Ladies’ Day at Port of Leon-ardtown Winery

Port of Leonardtown Winery (23190 Newtowne Neck Road,

Leonardtown) - Noon

Monday, Feb. 6Open Mic Night

Rustic River Bar and Grill (40874 Merchants Lane, Leon-

ardtown) – 5 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 7Open Mic Night

Ruddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell Road, Dowell) – 6:30

p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 8No Limit Poker Tourney

(Benefit)Bennett Building (24930 Old Three

Notch Road, Hollywood) – 7 p.m.

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By Keith McGuireContributing Writer

I was driving along Mechanicsville Chaptico Road last Thursday, scanning the fields for critters as I always do, which prob-ably makes me a hazard to the local driving public, when something caught my eye that

caused me to screech to a stop in the middle of the road for a better look. You guessed it! There on the edge of the field, standing as they do to scan the horizon was a groundhog! I quickly pulled out my cell phone to check

the date. Sure enough, it was January 26th. I couldn’t be-lieve it!

I know we were all watching TV this morn-ing, February 2nd, to see if Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow. [At the time of this writing, in order to meet my editor’s rigid deadline, I have no idea whether the taunting woodchuck’s report will be for 6 more weeks of winter or an early spring. The fact is I will be on the Eastern Shore hunting snow geese, so even I will have to get my

information from later news reports.]

So, let’s consider this for a second. Let’s say the varmint predicts six more weeks of winter. Six more weeks like the six weeks that we’ve just had wouldn’t be so bad, now would it? After all, we’ve been expe-riencing the mildest winter in years! So, I think we’re going to be O.K. with his most dire prediction. On the other hand, if he drops the word “more” from his prog-nostication we may have something to worry about! Looking at the other signs of spring that seem to be pop-ping forth, like early daffo-dil and crocus emergence, I would rather believe that we can expect an early spring!

Now is the time to get the perch poles ready and stock up on shad darts, bobbers and minnows for the yellow perch and white perch early spawning runs. Surely, these will hap-pen ahead of schedule this spring! I have searched re-ports and contacted friends who are yellow perch fishing fanatics to see if they’re bit-ing yet and the only things I’ve been able to find are reports of yellow perch in deeper waters, which means that they haven’t started their spawning runs yet.

Mild weather conditions also make it more comfortable for some winter fishing pursuits. An example is the effort of Charles Donohue, who took a trip on January 20th with Captain Monty Hawkins on his boat

Morning Star out of Ocean City, Maryland, and landed a new state record tautog of 33” and 23 pounds. The Philadelphia resident is now the holder of the Maryland state record fish, which was caught several miles off shore over some of the new artificial reefs developed by the state there. Captain Hawkins says that really big ‘tog’ are more plentiful than ever before because of the state-developed, near shore reefs.

Don’t forget about the fishing shows and flea mar-kets that are happening now. On Saturday, February 4th from 7:30 AM until 2:00 PM is the Tri-State Marine Fisherman’s Flea Market in Deale, Maryland. The event is open to the public and free!

Local fishermen will have the chance to meet and learn from interna-tionally-recognized fly anglers at the 10th annual TieFest, the area’s premier fly-fishing show, Saturday, Feb. 25, at the Kent Nar-rows Yacht Club, Chester, MD, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free.

[email protected]. Keith has been a recreational angler

on the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries for over 50 years; he fishes weekly from his small boat during the season, and spends his free time supporting local conservation organizations.

Happy Groundhog Day!

Angler AnglerThe Ordinary

Photo Courtesy of a MD DNR press release

Charles Donohue of Philadelphia proudly displays his record-break-ing tautog.

Photo Courtesy of Wikipedia


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