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CDC Says Lusby Deaths Caused by Super-Infection

Patricia Carpenter Leaves Big Shoes To Fill

Four family members came down with a mystery illness in Lusby, resulting in the deathof three. Federal Centers for Disease Control ofcials say two of those deaths were causedby inuenza-A combined with an unknown super infection. Story Page 3


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3 County News

6 Crime

8 Community10 Business

11 Newsmakers

12 Feature Story

13 Letters

14 Obituaries

16 Entertainment

18 Games

19 Health20 On The Water

21 Sports

22 Entertainment

23 Out & About

educationCSM President Dr. Brad Gottried, let, seals an articulation agreement with a handshake withJohns Hopkins Carey Business School Interim Dean Dr. Phil Phan.

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Pat Carpenter, right and husband Bob. Pat diedFriday, March 2. This is a devastating loss or Cal-vert County, said Arts Council o Calvert CountyPresident Bill Chambers.

Students at the frst-ever anti-bullying rally this weekend play the telephone game, whisper-ing a message into each others ears to see how the original story changes dramatically as itgoes around the circle.

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By Sarah MillerStaff Writer

A press release from the Calvert County Health De-partment, disseminated on somd.com on Tuesday, statedthe Health Department is aware of a cluster of severerespiratory illnesses in ve Lusby-area [residents], in-cluding four members of a Calvert County family, resid-ing approximately a mile south of the power plant.

The state Ofce of Chief Medical Examiner isworking to determine the cause of the illness, the heathdepartment stated.

Three members of one family died from the illness.The rst case of illness occurred in an 81-year-old

woman who presented symptoms at her home begin-ning on or about Feb. 23. She was caredfor at home by three of her children, a sonand two daughters. The caregivers devel-oped similar upper respiratory symptomson or about Feb. 28. All were hospital-

ized and became critically ill. The elderlywoman, her 58-year-old son and 56-year-old daughter subsequently died. A fourthfamily member and caregiver is currentlyhospitalized at the Washington HospitalCenter, according to a health department

press release on Tuesday.Senior Vice President of Medical Af-

fairs with MedStar Janis Orlowski told theCalvert Gazette it is still unknown howthe rst patient died, but the two follow-

ing deaths were determined by the Center for DiseaseControl (CDC) to be caused by Inuenza A and a super

infection caused either by a staph infection or a bacte -ria. A super-infection is a condition in which a patientwith a contagious disease acquires a second infection,according to the Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine.

Initially the health department issued a release stat-ing ve people were infected, with four from one fam-ily, and four people have died. A later release from thecounty public information ofce changed the number of

people infected to four, and the deaths to three.Originally, they were admitted to the Calvert Coun-

ty Hospital, but were own to the Washington MedicalCenter, Orlowski said.

Orlowski said such a super infection is uncom-mon, and it is possible thatthe inuenza weakened theson and daughters immunesystem to allow the infec-tion to set in. She also said

while the CDC has not de-termined cause of death forthe mother, it is not unheardof for such an illness to bespread by close proximityand it is likely her childrencaught it from her.

Kathy Walton, sec-retary for Calvert CountyHealth Ofcer Dr. David L.Rodgers, said Rodgers and

others have been in meetings to discuss the matter andhow to proceed.

At this time, there is no information indicating special preventive measures are needed for family or otheclose contacts of the patients; however, the health de-

partment will continue to work with the healthcare providers and others on this situation and will update Calvert County residents if new information important totheir health becomes available, the press release reads.

In the meantime, the health departments recommends people ill with inuenza-like illnesses check inwith their healthcare provider to be evaluated and see ifthey would benet from anti-virals or other medications

Orlowski said most people will get over the u intwo to three days, but if the symptoms dont go away toworsen, she encourages people to go to their doctor. Shealso encourages people who are sick to wash their handsoften and take precautions to keep others from catchingtheir illness.

Walton said further information from the Calver

Health Department will be posted on www.calverthealth.org as it is released.

At the time of print, Rodgers had not returned callsor e-mails seeking further comment from the CalverGazette.

Some national news outlets are reporting the familylives on Rousby Hall Road, but the Gazette could noconrm that information as of press time. Rousby HalRoad is nearly seven miles from the nuclear power plant

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Every year, one of the two reactors atCalvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant is shutdown for routine maintenance and refuel-ing. This year, reactor 1 was separatedfrom the grid and taken ofine Feb. 5 at 10a.m., according to plant spokesperson KoryRaftery.

Currently, the plant is a month into thescheduled shutdown and everything is go-ing as expected, Raftery said.

He said during the outage, approxi-

mately one third of the fuel in the reac-tor will be replaced. The reactors are on a24-month fuel cycle. He said the make up ofthe fuel is the driving force of the reactor.

The fuel consists of uranium pel-lets grouped into fuel assemblies that areplaced in the reactors. He said the used fuelassemblies are moved underwater throughthe spent fuel pool, and the water acts as aheat shield. He said there are more than 200assemblies in each reactor.

NRC public affairs ofcer Neil Shee-han said the plant will also be working onthe pressurizer heater for the plant, and theturbine generator. Sheehan said because ofthe larger projects being done the reactormay be ofine for a while.

The NRC will also be conducting in-

spections during the outage, Sheehan said.

Raftery said there is no specic datefor the reactor to go back online. They co-ordinate with PJM energy regarding thereactor and when it is returned to the grid,and making sure the load needed is takencare of so the people in the area are notaffected.

To get everything done in a timelymanner, Raftery said the plant will bringin between 900 and 1,000 workers for theoutage. Some of the workers are unskilledlaborers brought in from the community,while others have a specic skill, such aswelding, and make a living going from

plant to plant, working outages country-wide. The workers all have to go through background checks in addition to site-specic training to allow them to do theirjobs safely.

Its a pretty rigorous process, Raf-tery said.

He said there are workers at the plantworking on the outage at all times, and tocompensate for the long shifts they work,up to 12 hour stretches, workers get ap -propriate time off, longer breaks and toolsto stay physically and mentally t.

The outage can help boost the localeconomy, Raftery said. Additional workersfrom out of the area stay in local hotels andeat and shop at local establishments.

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As of Monday, the North Beach Boys and GirlsClub is open for business and under new management.

Instead of the Boys and Girls Club of SouthernMaryland, the North Beach branch is now run underthe Boys and Girls Club of Annapolis.

North Beach Town Councilman Randy Hummelsaid he heard about the Annapolis club opening theNorth Beach branch again during an executive sessionof the town council, and said he has h igh hopes for thefuture of the club.

Hopefully, theyll be able to expand the pro-grams now, Hummel said.

Had the Annapolis club not stepped in, Hum-mel said there were plans to get another group in, likeCalvert County Parks and Recreation or the YMCA to

take over the programs. He said the community spent$1.8 on constructing the building and there was noway we were going to leave it sit with nothing in it.

Councilman Ken Wilcox said the Boys and Girlsclub had been using the building for $1 per year, a situ-ation that he said will not change with the Boys andGirls Club of Annapolis taking over.

He said North Beach was very concerned whenthe Boys and Girls Club closed its doors, and hes hap-py to see the programs continued.

Boys and Girls Club of Annapolis ExecutiveDirector Reggie Broddie said taking over the North

Beach branch was an opportunity to help in the mostfundamental way by giving young people in the areaopportunities to learn and succeed.

He said North Beach Mayor Mark Frazer ap-proached him about taking on the North Beach Boysand Girls Club. The idea also got support from Sena-tor Mike Miller, and together they facilitated there-opening.

It comes down to who really cares about kids asopposed to talking about caring about kids, Broddiesaid.

He said the process for re-opening included in-terviewing all the excising staff before re-hiring themand completing a Best Practice Analysis of the busi-ness. There is a new program director, and enoughmoney to keep the facility open until June. By thattime, Broddie said he hopes to see the facility becomeself-sustaining.

Forms of income will include membership feesof $25 per year, summer camp fees of $195 for eightweeks and various fundraisers. He said the fees werecalculated based on the areas economic situation.Broddie said the community will really need to stepup to keep the club open and operating.

In addition to restarting existing programs, liketutoring, the club will be starting a new robotics pro-gram that has been successful in Annapolis.

Its going to be exciting, Broddie said.

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Lusby will soon be home to a brand new, 199-foot taltelecommunications tower on Rousby Hall Road.

The new tower will help resolve a dead zone on RousbyHall road coming off the roundabout. Alfred B. Muirheadowns the 20-acre parcel where the tower will be located.

The countys Board of Appeals approved the structureat its March 1 meeting. A major talking point for the boardmembers was whether they should require a light be on top ofthe new tower.

Kevin Shaver with Wilkerson & Associates was at themeeting to help present the application, along with Mark Da-vis from Davis, Upton and Palumbo and Manny Dureja withTelecom Capitol Group.

The FCC requirement is for any tower exceeding 200feet to be topped with a light. After sending the FCC the site

plan, including the elevation of the property the tower will beon and the height of the tower itself, the FCC determined thetower did not need to be illuminated, Shaver said. In additionto the FCC, the project also has approval from the base, andwill not be in the ight paths for airplanes approaching theChesapeake Ranch Estates.

Chesapeake Ranch Estates airport manager BernardWunder came to the meeting to advocate for the light atop the

tower. He said between the ights coming into the Ranch Estates and helicopter operations in the area, it is needed. Though the FCC does not require it, he said the differenceof one foot should be cause for deliberation.

The board considered Wunders comments, discussing the types of lights that could

be installed, including red lights that wouldnt be noticeable in peoples homes, and evenif it would be of the authority of the board to require the light be installed.Board of Appeals member John Ward said helicopter operations y at over 200 feet,

and he doesnt see the need for requiring the light against the FCCs recommendation.This is one of the cleanest applications we think would come before the board,

Davis said.Additionally, the landowner specically requested the tower not be illuminated. Da

vis said if the appeals board makes the light a requirement, there is a possibility the towerwill not be built at all.

Board Chairperson Susan Hance-Wells agreed with Ward, saying the board has to gowith the recommendation of the authorities, especially when the property owner doesntwant the light to begin with. The Board approved the application, with the condition thaif the FCC makes additional requirements they are met.

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North Beach Town Council members discussed removing park-ing restrictions on businesses in town at a work session last week withan eye towards ensuring that businesses that want to open in town can

make the full use of their lot size.Under current parking regulations businesses are required to

plan for a certain number of parking spaces at their site, which takesaway from their actual business footprint.

A parking consultant told council members March 1 there areabout 2,000 parking spaces in town that are not restricted. With thissurplus visitors and residents in town can still nd enough parkingspaces without businesses having their own.

Council members are also considering changing the parkingscheme on certain streets from standard spaces to a diagonal plan thatwould likely require those streets be changed to a one-way design.

But that would also increase the number of parking spaces thereby 40 percent, said Phil McCormick, the consultant for the town.

There really is no parking problem, its just managing it, Mc-Cormick said.

Mayor Mark Frazer said businesses in town would likely notsuffer as a result of changes in plans for parking.

I cannot think of any businesses weve lost because of inad-equate parking, Frazer said.

Council member Ken Wilcox said the town already has enoughcapacity at the 2,000 unrestricted spaces (there are not quite thatmany town residents) but the diagonal parking plan would providemore relief to businesses that operated in commercial hotspots intown for certain hours of the day.

We have enough capacity on the streets but it may not be idealfor what you want to do, Wilcox said. Diagonal parking could bereally benecial.

Council member Gregg Dotson said the town should moveswiftly with enacting the diagonal parking.

I denitely think its a worthy cause, Dotson said.

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For years Maryland law has required anyone seek-ing a concealed carry handgun permit to show a goodand substantial reason why they should have one, but aU.S. District Court judge ruled this week that the long-held provision is unconstitutional.

The decision in the Wollard v. Sheridan case is al-ready being hailed as a major victory for gun rights ina state long known to one of the most restrictive in thecountry.

Judge Benson Everett Legg said in his opinion thestates restriction did not exist to advance public safetyor reduce accidents.

Rather, the regulation at issue is a rationing sys-tem, Legg wrote in his ling. It aims, as defendantsconcede, simply to reduce the total number of rearmscarried outside of the home by limiting the privilege to

those who can demonstrate good reason beyond a gen-eral desire for self-defense.A citizen may not be required to offer a good

and substantial reason] why he should be permitted toexercise his rights. The rights existence is all the reasonhe needs, the judge wrote.

Calvert County Sheriff Mike Evans said the rul-ing represents uncharted territory in Maryland, but he

believes it will lead to signicant change.I guess this means that the state police will have to

vet more handgun permits, Evans said.Evans said he is wary of concealed carry in public

buildings or schools, but he believes that overall the rul-

ing is a good one.The ruling itself referred to the Heller decision by

the U.S. Supreme Court in 2008 that overturned thhandgun ban in Washington D.C. and afrmed an individuals constitutional right to own rearms.

I believe in the Constitution; it makes sense, Evans said. Other states that have more lenient policy [onconcealed carry] dont have a problem with people being armed and doing anything foolish.

The recent landmark case centered around thcomplaint of Baltimore County resident Raymond Wollard, who was able to get a concealed carry permit in2003 after his son-in-law broke into his home on Christmas Eve while high on drugs.

Wollard held the invader at bay with a shotgun buhe wrested it away from Wollard and a struggle ensuedWollards son was able to get another gun and restrainthe invader, according to court lings.

Police took two-and-a-half hours to respond, bu

Kris Lee Abbott was convicted of rst-degree burglarybut was eventually released and took up residence justhree miles away from Wollards home, court recordshow.

Wollard was able to renew his handgun permit in2006 after Abbott was released from prison but wadenied another renewal by the Maryland State Polic

permit review board in 2009 because he did not providevidence to verify threats occurring beyond his residence, where he can already legally carry a handgun.

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Members of Calvert County SheriffsOfce tactical team were involved in a bar-ricade situation in neighboring St. MarysCounty in which the suspect is alleged to havered shots at them during the standoff.

Both counties tactical teams were calledto an address on Mervell Dean Road onMarch 3 in Hollywood, police in St. Marysreported, for reports of a man who had bar-ricaded himself in a shed, claiming he wasarmed and would harm himself. CalvertCounty tactical team members came to assistSt. Marys deputies in the 3 a.m. barricade.

The suspect in the case, Joseph Leonard

Anderson, 53, of Mechanicsville eventuallysurrendered to police at about seven hourslater.

He was charged with four counts of rst-degree assault, four counts of second-degreeassault and reckless endangerment.

According to information from the St.Marys sheriffs ofce, Anderson exited theshed he was barricaded in once during thestandoff and red several shots from a longgun at the two Calvert tactical deputies and

two St. Marys deputies as well.The Calvert deputies returned re, po-

lice stated, but neither Anderson nor the dep-uties were injured in the exchange of gunre.

Lt. Steve Jones, commander of the Cal-vert Investigative Team, said that the ofcersinvolved would be subjected to an internalaffairs review because they discharged theirweapons.

But, Jones said, by all the informa-tion we have the shooting appeared to be

justied.Jones said that the ofcers discharged

AR-15 ries, similar to those used by the mili-tary, during the standoff.

Before the gunre, police said they triedto contact Anderson while he was in the shed

via a telephone, but he refused to answer.Sheriffs ofce negotiators tried to talkto Anderson directly but he refused and in-stead started hurling items at the ofcers, po-lice alleged.

Anderson was taken to St. Marys Hos-pital in Leonardtown for an emergency evalu-ation but was arrested upon release.

He is being held on $500,000 bail.

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An Owings man, who, along withhis father, were convicted late lastyear of defrauding the National Secu-rity Agency out of millions of dollarson work contracts was sentenced to 18months in federal prison last week.

Donald Turley, 54, must alsoserve one year of home detention afterhis jail sentence is completed. His fa-ther, William Turley, 71, of Annapolisreceived an identical sentence but wasalso ordered to pay a $100,000 ne,according to the U.S. Attorneys Of-ce in Greenbelt.

William Turley was the ownerof the business Bechdon Company,were his son was also employed, andthe business that received payments

for what federal prosecutors called afraudulent billing scheme.

Both men were ordered to paynearly $250,000 in restitution as well,authorities stated.

The Upper Marlboro-based company manufactured metal, plastic andsheet metal products for the NSAamong other customers; Donald Tur-

ley worked for the company until 2008and managed the NSA contract thatwas the subject of the investigation,

federal authorities stated.Federal prosecutors alleged that

both men along with Christina TurleyKnott, William Turleys daughter, toldtheir employees to inate the numberof hours they worked on NSA jobs.

Prosecutors also said that bothmen chose not to report Knotts ownfraud, the embezzling of $4.5 millionfrom the company, for fear she wouldreveal William and Donald Turleysfraud against the government.

Knott had already pleaded guiltyto failing to pay taxes on that $4.5million she was alleged to have em- bezzled, federal authorities stated, aswell as fraudulently billing the NSA.

She faces two decades in prison.

Both men admitted in polygraphtests that were required for classiedcontracts around the 2006 and 2007time frame that they fraudulently re-corded or reported the time employeesworked on federal contracts.

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By Corrin M. HoweStaff Writer

Calvert County is one of three in Maryland in which the SheriffDepartment, Maryland State Troopers and States Attorneys Ofce havecombined their resources to enforce the laws, according to States AttorneyLaura Martin.

Through a Memorandum of Understanding, the three normally distinct jurisdictions have chosen to work together in the Criminal Investigative Team or CIT, according to Lt. Steven Jones, who heads up the SheriffCriminal Investigative Bureau of which CIT is a unit.

Both Jones and Martins explanation for joining forces are almost verbatim. Prior to June 2003, detectives in the Sheriff s Department and Mary

land State Police could be working on a rash of burglaries with the samesuspect and not know.Jones said the trafc patrol and assigning of detectives between the two

law enforcement departments is equal. Representatives from all parties signthe memo of understanding every four years. The reason why it is reviewedand signed regularly is because the Sheriff and States Attorney are electedofcials and the head of the Prince Frederick trooper barrack can change.

The memo outlines how everyone will work together and how responsibilities are divided out. Not many duties are reserved for one particulardepartment. The death of an ofcer is one example that is, according toMartin. The lead detective will be from the same law enforcement department as the deceased ofcer.

Combining the resources allows the CIT to have specialized units forinvestigating crime, according to Martin. Now the county has its own Computer Forensics and will soon be able to handle data collected on cell phones

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Last Tuesday, Circuit CourtJudge Warren Krug accepted guilty

pleas from a shooting incident in ata residential home in ChesapeakeBeach last July.

Benjamin Daniel Lowell, 21,of Hagerstown, pleaded guilty toattempted rst-degree murder,rst-degree assault and use of ahandgun in the commission of afelony. He received an aggregate sentence of life,suspended all but 40 years, according to StatesAttorney Laura L. Martin. Combining two cases,Lowell faced 20 to 50 years.

He (Lowell) did get the top end of the sen-tencing guidelines, Martin told the Calvert Ga-zette. What this means is that he wont be on thestreets of Calvert until hes in his 50s.

Martin explained that one possibility forLowell pleading guilty to the charges is that hehas the possibility of getting out sooner on pa-role with a 40-year sentence as opposed to a lifesentence.

Court documents show that Lowell told in-vestigators that he believed he shot ve rounds

before his gun jammed. Lowell said if not forthe gun jamming, he was going in the house andsomeone was getting shot, court records read.

Later he bragged to investigators that hethought hed only serve ve years and then hewould get out and kill the intended victim, policeallege.

The charging documents indicate policefound three .40 caliber bullets at the scene. One

went through the frontdoor and into the sofa.One went into an exte-rior of a bedroom wallinto an interior wall.The nal one wentinto the trim of thefront door.

Lowell had senta Facebook messageto his ex-girlfriend anhour before the shoot-ing warning her that if

she was at the residence of her current boyfriendsparents house, then she need to take her baby andleave. An hour after the shooting he sent anotherFacebook message indicating that he carried outhis threat.

According to charging documents, the resi-dent of the house involved said he had been sittingon the porch when he noticed movement and thenthe barrel of a gun. He avoided being shot by low-ering himself and getting inside. He called to hiswife to call 911.

The two adults and one infant, who were inthe house at the time, were not injured.

Police found Lowell the next morning near 6a.m. sleeping in a shed on Seventh Street in Ches-apeake Beach, after receiving an anonymous tip.

A couple of days after his arrest, Lowellassaulted a correctional ofcer at the CalvertCounty Detention Center, police said. The ofcerreceived six stitches to his lips. Lowell was thentransferred to Prince Georges County DetentionCenter.

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New parents worried about safely transportingtheir infants home from the hospital, or more expe-

rienced parents frustrated with installing car seatscan call the Maryland State Police Prince Frederick

barrack and make an appointment for a trained andcertied ofcer to do it for them.

According to Det. Sgt. Al Paton, assistant commander ofthe Prince Frederick barrack, car seat installers receive threedays of training through Kids in Safety Seats, a non-prot

program offered through the Department of Health and Men-tal Hygiene.

At the training, troopers learn about recalls on differentmanufacturer seats, current car seat laws, best practices, andcommon mistakes made. When installing the various types ofcar seats, the troopers take into account the seat as well as thelay-out and design of the vehicles.

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middle of the back seat, saidPaton. However, the installersare aware that circumstancesdont always permit them to

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Paton said the barrack has between two and four troop-ers certied to install car seats so that someone can be avail-able at all times.

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For more information check out www.marland.gov/ohpetup/kiss. For an appointment call 410-535-1400

Maryland Laws: Children must be in rear facing car seats until two years-olor 35 pounds. Children must eight-years-old should be in booster seats until they are 4 feet 9 inches. Children between eight and 16-years-old must wear seatbelt. Airbags must be turned off if a rear facing infant seat is inthe front seat of the vehicle. Children under 16 may not ride in the bed of a truck that inot enclosed. Maryland laws apply to both in state and out of state vehicles The driver is responsible for ensuring everyone is adheringto the seatbelt laws. While not against the law, it is recommended children undethe age of 13 not ride up front. Taxis are currently exempt from Maryland seatbelt laws.

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Important deadlines for the upcoming 2012Presidential Primary Election are approaching. Thedeadline to register to vote or change party afliation

and the deadline for certain voters to request a poll-ing place change for this election is 9 pm. on Tuesday,March 13.

To vote in the upcoming primary election,Maryland residents who are eligible to vote but arenot yet registered including 17 year olds who will be18 years old or older on or before the Nov. 6, GeneralElection must complete a voter registration applica-tion and hand-deliver or mail the application to a lo-cal board of elections. A hand-delivered applicationmust be received by a local board of elections by 9p.m. on March 13, and a mailed application must bepostmarked by March 13. This is also the deadlinefor registered voters who have moved since the lastelection to provide updated address information tothe local board of elections and for registered voterswho wish to change their party afliation.

Voter registration applications are available at thefollowing locations: Local boards of elections;Motor Vehicle Administration ofces State Department of Health ofces Local Department of Social Services ofces Ofces on Aging Division of Rehabilitation Services Public institutions of higher education Marriage license bureaus Post ofces Public libraries State Board of Elections 1-800-222-8683 to request an application by mail orwww.elections.state.md.us (click Voter RegistrationInformation under Quick Links)

Most of Marylands polling places are accessible to voters with disabilities. An elderly voter oa voter with a disability who is assigned to an inaccessible polling place may request reassignment toan accessible polling place. This request must bsubmitted in writing by 9 p.m. on Tuesday, March13. The form to request reassignment is availableat www.elections.state.md.us (type polling placereassignment in the Search eld). On receipt oa timely request, the local board of elections wilreview the request and determine whether there ian accessible polling place with the same ballot athe voters home precinct and notify the voter othe status of his or her request.

On the State Board of Elections website, avoter can verify his or her voter registration status and nd out if the polling place to which he orshe has been assigned is accessible. To nd thiinformation, a voter can visit www.elections.statemd.us and click on the Find Out Here link.

The 2012 Presidential Primary Election wilbe held on Tuesday, April 3, and the General Election will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 6. Start ingthe 2nd Saturday before the election through theThursday before the election, voters can vote in

person at the designated early voting center(s) intheir county of residence. Early voting locationand hours and additional election-related dates andinformation are available at www.elections.statemd.us (click Early Voting under Quick Links).

For more information, voters may contacthe State Board of Elections at 1-800-222-VOTE(8683) or visit www.elections.state.md.us.

For the third year, College of Southern Maryland massage therapy students participated in the American Massage Therapy Association Legislative Awareness Day event in Annapolis on Feb. 14. CSM MassageTherapy Program Coordinator Tara McManaway, M.Div.LMT, third from left, has used this event to providea service learning opportunity for her students, including, from left, Pat Gronert of Lexington Park, BeckyTatro of Prince Frederick, McManaway,Cristal Toribio of Chesapeake Beach, Toby Love of Owings, Quarntina Avery of Fort Washington and Doris Scannapieco of Waldorf. The students visited with members of thSouthern Maryland Delegation and provided free seated massages in the Lowe House Ofce Building for stateworkers. CSM offers an associates degree in massage therapy as well as certicates in therapeutic massage

and therapeutic massage advanced. For information, visit csmd.edu/hea/massagetherapy.

Calvert Library

Events March 7-14

Wednesday, March 7: Cinema Caf at Calvert Library.6:00-8:30pm. Join us as we present the inspiring story of a smalltown high school basketball team in Indiana as they compete fora state championship. The lm loosely tells the story of the teamin rural Milan, Indiana, that became the pride of all Hoosiers.Discussion and snacks! Calvert Library Prince Frederick, 850Costley Way, 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862.

Thursday, March 8: Calvert Conversations. 10:00-

11:00am. An informal discussion of local history of interest tolong-time Calvertonians and newbies. Complimentary coffeeand tea. Come, relax in our living room, and share or learn some-thing new! Calvert Library Twin Beaches Branch, 3819 HarborRoad, Chesapeake Beach, 410-257-2411.

Thursday, March 8: Kids Just Want To Have Fun. 2:00-

3:00pm. Reading, discussion and projects for children in K - 3rd

grade. Please register. Calvert Library Prince Frederick, 850Costley Way, 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862.

Thursday, March 8: Whats Your X Factor? A Music Open

Mic. 6:30-8:30pm. Bring your guitar, drums, ukulele or what-ever to share some tunes! Or just come to listen! Sign up for a10-minute spot if you want to perform. Calvert Library PrinceFrederick, 850 Costley Way, 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862.

Friday, March 9: On Pins & Needles. 1:00-4:00pm. Bring

your quilting, needlework, knitting, crocheting, or other projectfor an afternoon of conversation and shared creativity. CalvertLibrary Prince Frederick, 850 Costley Way, 410-535-0291 or301-855-1862.

Saturday, March 10: Garden Smarter: Ponds and Water

Features. 10:00-11:30am. Do you want to enhance your homewith a pond or fountain? We will give you suggestions to consid-er when designing a water feature for your home landscape. Cal-

vert Library Prince Freder ick, 850 Costley Way, 410-535-0291 or301-855-1862.

Monday, March 12: Monday Morning Movies and More.

10:00-11:00am. Bring the little ones for a movie and a story! Cal-vert Library Prince Freder ick, 850 Costley Way, 410-535-0291 or301-855-1862.

Monday, March 12: Kids Just Want to Have Fun. 6:30-

7:30pm. Reading, discussion and projects for children in K - 3rdgrade. Please register. Calvert Library Prince Frederick, 850Costley Way, 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862.

Monday, March 12: Book Discussion. 7:00-8:30pm. Girl in

Translation by Jean Kwok. Kimberly Chang is an immigrant girlforced to choose between two worlds and two futures. She stud-ies hard and works hard, all the while struggling with who sheis and wants to become. Calvert Library Twin Beaches Branch,3819 Harbor Road, Chesapeake Beach, 410-257-2411.

Tuesday, March 13: Local History Series. 7:00-8:30pm.

Dr. Ralph Eshelman will present local history on the War of1812. Calvert Library Prince Frederick, 850 Costley Way, 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862.

Wednesday, March 14: Creative Memoirs: Reinventinga Life. 2:00-3:30pm. Join author and editor Elisavietta Ritchieas she encourages the art of creative memoir writing. Bring 12double-spaced copies of your piece of memoir, 500-800 words, towork on and share with the group. Calvert Library Prince Fred-erick, 850 Costley Way, 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862.

Wednesday, March 14: Yes, You CAN Use a Computer!

2:00-3:00pm. Learn the steps to setting up a Facebook accountso you can locate and keep in touch with f riends and family. Thetraining will last one hour and will take place in a small group.Please register. Calvert Library Southern Branch, 20 Appeal

Way, Lusby, 410-326-5289.

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The American Association of University Women, Patuxent River Branch, will hold ismonthly meeting on Saturday, March 10 at 10 a.m. at Good Samaritan Presbyterian Church13025 Good Samaritan Drive (on Route 5N, near the Billingsley Rd. intersection) in Waldorf.

The meeting topic is the life of Rachel Carson, founder of the contemporary environmental movement and author of Silent Spring. The video, A Sense of Wonder, will be shown.This program uses Miss Carsons own words to recount, with both humor and anger, the

attacks by the chemical industry, the government, and the press as she attempts to get her message to the Congress and American people.

Following the video, Caroline Beane will present a short overview of integrated pest management resources in Southern Maryland.

Beane is a graduate of the University of MD with a degree in Horticulture and LandscapeDesign. She is partner in Landscape Designs, Inc.

For over 130 years, AAUWs members have been advancing equity for women and girlthrough advocacy, education, research and philanthropy. Call Anne Creveling at 301-934-711for details.

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Indulge In Yourself And Your GoodHealth, an evening for women of all ages at

Calvert Memorial Hospitals Medical ArtsCenter, promises to be a fabulous, fun, infor-mative event.

Plans include free health screenings andmini spa services as well as a discussion withDr. Theodore Tsangaris, Chief of Breast Sur-gery at Johns Hopkins Medicine and medicaldirector of CMHs Center for Breast Care,who will present Dispelling the Myths aboutBreast Cancer.

Participants can nd out how healthythey are by participating in various screen-ings: a health risk assessment, blood pressure

screening, bone density screening and spinal postural evaluations. Appointments w

be taken for clinical breast exams, vasculascreenings and skin cancer screenings.

For fun, there will be seated massagereexology, makeovers, eyebrow waxing, brttings by a certied bra tter, and parafnhand treatments. Refreshments will be catered by DuPauls.

You wont want to miss this opportunityto have fun and get healthy so mark your calendar for Tuesday, March 20 from 6-9 p.m. inthe Calvert Medical Arts Center on the CMHcampus. The cost is $10 and you must register to attend. Please call 410-535-8233.

University Women to Meet

An Evening for Womens Health

On March 24, Annmarie SculptureGarden and Arts Center will be the siteof the 10th Anniversary of the Womenof the World Luncheon and AwardsProgram, the WOW luncheon, honor-ing Calverts women and celebratingthe 100th Anniversary of Girl Scouts.

The guest speaker, Jan Verhage,is the Chief Operating Ofcer of GirlScouts USA and immediate past CEOof the Girl Scout Council of our Na-tions Capital.

The event is co-sponsored bythe League of Women Voters CalvertCounty and the Calvert County Com-mission for Women along with Ameri-

can Association of University WomenPatuxent River Branch, Brem Founda-tion to Defeat Breast Cancer, CalvertCounty Chamber of Commerce, Cal-vert Collaborative for Children andYouth, Inc., Circle of Angels Initiative,Inc., Community Mediation Center,Concerned Black Women of CalvertCounty, Inc., Daughters of Abrahamof Southern Maryland, Girl Scouts ofSouthern Maryland Calvert County,and the United Way of Calvert CountyWomens Initiative.

The event grew out of a desire tocelebrate International Women's Dayafter a visit by League members toZambia where they witnessed festivi-ties for the Day, a press release states.

Although not celebrated on theexact day; however, since March is

Womens History Month and the ar-rival of spring, a Saturday in March has

been set aside each year for the WOWLuncheon.

Each year this event is a combi-nation of educational displays, music,food, the honoring of many womenleaders by the various womens groups

participating, inspiring speakers, ca-maraderie and networking among the

participants.With a commitment to celebrate

Calverts womens accomplishmentsand to have fun in getting into the spiritof focusing on women, mentoring has

been an important focus of this event.

Girl Scouts have been an integral part of the annual event for severalyears providing the ag ceremony andcreating centerpieces. It was a logical

progression to merge the two anniver-saries into this years celebration.

The theme, "Badge of Honor" (Itsa Badge of Honor to be a Woman of theWorld Today!), provides an opportunityto explore the future of todays youngwomen.

Reservations are required andmust be paid in full by March 12. Tick-ets are $27 per person. To reserve yourseat, mail checks to: League of WomenVoters, P O Box 1510, Prince Frederick,MD 20678.

For additional information, con-

tact Anne Mychalus at 410-586-2176 [email protected].

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From let is Oc. A. White and K-9 Saber (Maryland Park Police); Dc. J. Morgan and K-9 Edo (Cal-

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Keeping It Simple In The

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The newest branch of H.D.W is slat-ed to open in Prince Frederick, thoughvarious unknowns keep the ribbon cut-ting date from being set yet.

At their March 1 meeting, the Cal-vert County Board of Appeals approvedthe application for a special exceptionto operate an automobile repair and ser-vice shop at 3745 Hallowing Point Road.Emad and Randi Al-Banna currentlyown the property and are in the pro-cess of selling to H.D.W. president DonSmolinski.

Smolinski said the next steps willinclude setting a purchase price with theAl-Bannas, obtain the necessary permitsand x the location up before openingthe doors.

In addition to the planned PrinceFrederick Branch, H.D.W. afliates in-clude Clinton Cycles, GUY Motors AutoSales and GUY Motors Auto Repair in

Mechanicsville and Waldorf Metal Co.

The property also comes equippedwith fuel tanks and pumps, though current plans dont involve selling gas at thlocation. Planning commission memberexplained that the use of the fuel facilities is a matter for the Department oPlanning and Zoning. The facilities wer

not mentioned in the application to thBoard of Appeals and whatever hap

pens here does not validate the use othe gas pumps, said Board of AppealCouncil Carlton Green.

Board member John Ward moveto approve the use, and the board agreedunanimously.

The board also approved the expansion of the Wilson Ennis Clubhouseservices to allow for a daycare centetaking up to 60 children. The facility wilneed to be upgraded to accommodate thchildren during the day. A representative from the clubhouse explained thchildren will be kept separate from thregular trafc in the facility.

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Twenty years ago Laura Allison had tochoose between macro and micro comput-ers. She is glad that she chose to learn thepersonal computer over the mainframe.

There has been incredible sweepingchange with the progress of technologyand how integrated it has become with ourlives, Allison said. Windows changedeverything in the business world. Our cellphones, tables and PCs have more capabil-ity than mainframes.

Allison opened Keep It Simple Com-puter Training in the Calvert Village Shop-

ping Center in 1993. Prior to going intobusiness for herself, she had been raising hertwo sons and daughter, nishing school anddoing freelance database work. It was whiledoing her freelance work she saw a need forpeople to learn how to use a computer.

She credits to the countys Small Busi-ness Development Center to helping her fo-cus her business plan on training.

I love it, she said, adding that shegets up every morning looking forward toworking and getting paid for doing what she

loves to do.Her primary clients are employers who

dont have the staff, facilities or equipmentto train their employees to use the MicrosoftOfce suite, Adobe Photoshop, InDesign,Acrobat, Illustrator and more.

Keep It Simple doesnt limit itself toemployers. Men and women seeking careerchanges or returning to the workplace aftera period of time also benet from train-ing. Stay-at-home parents, injured workersneeding retrained or previous eld employ-ees brought into the ofce for the rst timecan benet from the courses.

I have eld workers who have neverused a computer who are suddenly promot-

ed to a desk job and have never used email.Allison said one may be surprised to

learn it is not only older people who havenever used a computer.

Then there are the people who donthave time to discover the capabilities of theprograms they use daily.

I have people who go through trainingwho say I wish I knew that three weeks ago.The benet of training is they get away fromthe work place with no interruptions theycan explore those buttons, Allison said.

Keep It Simple primarily trains Mon-day through Friday during the business day;however, when there is a need, courses maybe offered at other times.

Over the years, Keep It Simple hadgarnered several awards including 2009Leading Edge Award Winner CalvertCounty Technology Company of the Yearand Small Business of the Year from theCalvert Chamber of Commerce 1999.

When not running her business, Al-

lison is on the board of directors for thChamber of Commerce and Friends of Calvert Library. She also provides computeaccess for the End Hunger Tax Preparatioprogram offered for those with income under $57,000.

For more information about course offerings and schedule go to www.keepitsimple.net.

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NewsmakersMiddle School Student Takes

Action Against BullyingBy Sarah MillerStaff Writer

After hearing about stu-dents her age country-widedriven to suicide over bully-ing, Unique and Kim Keemerwanted to do something toactively reach out to bullyvictims rather than sit idly by.The result of her work cameSaturday at the rst ever anti-bullying rally at the Black BeltAcademy in Prince Frederick.

Unique is a student atCalvert Middle School, saidSaturdays rally is the rst ofwhat she hopes will become along string of rallies. She andher mother have already beenasked to host another one innorthern Virginia.

During the rally, Keemerand her mother kept the energyup by having games and activi-ties for the students to partici-pate in, in addition to informa-tional presentations. One suchgame was telephone, where the kids stoodin a circle and passed a message by word ofmouth. Once it reached the end of the circle,the phrase no longer resembled the original.

Kim Keemer said that was an illustra-

tion of how rumors are started, and howthey get twisted further with each retell-ing. After a couple retellings, what is beingshared is no longer the truth.

They also played two truths and a lie,where three young people came up withsomething interesting about themselves andit was up to the group to decide which ofthem was not telling the truth. This illus-trated how difcult it can be to tell the dif-ference between truths and lies.

Attendees were automatically signedup for door prizes, and there were tee shirtsand CDs for sale. Unique herself recordedtwo songs on the CD, and Kim Keemerwrote them.

Kayla Martin, a sixth grade student atSouthern Middle School, said she has been bullied at school. She said she hopes the

rally will help increase the awareness aboutbullying, and help students who are bullies

and are being bullied.Unique said she wants to not only get

the message out about students being bul-lied she wants to help people understandthe perspective of the bullies. She said bul-

lies often have low self esteem or bad homelives, and they compensate by making oth-ers feel as bad as they do.

Kim Keemer told the students that ifthey are being bullied at school, they haveto let somebody know, whether it is theirparents, their friends parents or teachers atschool.

Dave Brown, a parent who attendedthe rally said when he was a kid the studentscould take care of bullies themselves.

The way I was raised, if someonetouched out, you touch them back, he said.

Now, children defending themselvescan get in as much trouble as the instigators.This makes students, including his ownchildren, afraid to do anything, he said.

Unique took the microphone as well,explaining that school ofcials dont seem

to take reports of bullying seriously, leavingstudents feeling like theyre on their own.Kim Keemer

told the group as-sembled that thegoal is to raiseawareness about bullying, andhopefully addressconcerns of par-ents, students andeven teachers inthe process.

For more in-formation, callKim Keemer at240-257-2115.

sarahmiller@

countytimes.net

Photo by Sarah Miller

Unique and Kim Keemer hosted their frst anti bullying rally at theBlack Belt Academy in Prince Frederick.

Rally attendees see how rumors get started through a game o telephone.


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STORY

Death of Pat Carpenter Leaves Big Shoes to FillBy Sarah Miller

Staff Writer

The county lost a valuable asset withPat Carpenters death March 2.

Since moving here in 2002 with herhusband, Patricia Pat Carpenter has be-come a central gure in the community,taking leadership positions in various agen-cies and projects andkeeping them all run-ning smoothly.

This is a devas-tating loss for CalvertCounty, said ArtsCouncil of CalvertCounty President BillChambers.

Bob Carpen-ter, Pat Carpenters

husband of nearly 19years, said Pat was thekind of woman wholiked being busy,liked being involved.

She couldnt sitstill, Bob said.

He said he metPat at a political func-tion in California25 years ago, and henever knew her to not be actively involvedin something.

Pat was the Executive Director of theCalvert Arts Council, the only communityposition she was paid for. She was the chair-person for the Calvert County Commissionfor Women, on the Board of Directors withthe Calvert Marine Museum, a chair person

for the Cancer Gala at the Rod N Reel, thecommunity events chair person for Chesa- peake Beach and on the Beach Trolleycommission. And, as if all her volunteer ac-tivities werent enough, Pat ran Celebrate!, aoral business in North Beach.

Even with all her daily activities, Pat

always got up at 7 a.m. on Saturdays with

a full agenda that covered anything fromgrocery shopping to prep work and eventsin the evening, Bob said.

Pat came by her need to be involvednaturally. She came from a small town inKansas that Bob said was very similar toNorth Beach only without the bay, and herfamily was involved in various activities

and groups at home.It was second

nature for her to getinvolved, Bob said.

County Com-missioner SusanShaw spoke highly ofPat, saying she con-tributed quite a bitto the communityand, even with her

hectic schedule, Patwas always laughingand smiling. Walkingdown in North Beachand ChesapeakeBeach, there werentmany who didntknow her, Shaw said.

Pat had the abil-ity to forge connec-tions and bring people

together, a useful quality considering allher community involvement, Shaw said.

A lot of organizations are going tohave to regroup without her, Shaw said.

Chambers said the arts council willdenitely miss her.

Pat was one of the most wonderful people I had the honor to work with, he

said.He said she was perfect as an execu-

tive director and had a very shallow learn-ing curve, making it easy for her to learnand take control.

He said Pat is the reason the Calvertarts councils grant program looks like it

does, with a strong focus on schools andstudents. She was also involved with thePoetry Out Loud contest, which hosted itsregional competition in Calvert County forthe rst time this year.

Chambers said he will be lling in forPat as best he can to keep the day-to-day

operations going, but she left huge shoes toll.

Calvert County Commission for Wom-en member Linda Bracey also nds herselfwith large shoes to ll.

I really loved and admired Pat; shewas a great example that I hope to be able to

live up to, Bracey said.Bracey said she met Pat when Pa

joined the Commission for Women in 2007She has also worked with Pat on the ArtsCouncil of Calvert County.

Projects Bracey and Pat worked ontogether included the Women of the World

Luncheon co-sponsored with the Leagueof Women Voters, the Domestic ViolenceMonth Candlelight Vigil and RecognitionCeremony co-sponsored with Crisis Intervention and the Clothesline Project, amongothers.

Bracey said the Calvert County Commission for Women is trying to get throughthe Women of the World Luncheon onMarch 24 without Pat, and they will regroupand come up with a long term plan later.

Calvert Marine Museum DirectoDoug Alves spoke similarly of Pat, sayingshe worked on a number of committees andhelped with the annual Bugeye Ball Fundraiser. He said Pat was a great friend of themuseum, and she will be missed.

It breaks our hearts, Alves said.Pat was so dedicated to her work tha

even when she went into the hospital due tocomplications with ITP (a disorder in whichthe bodys immune system destroys theplatelets needed for clotting that Pat was diagnosed with eight years ago) she was moreconcerned about missing an appointmenwith a bride to discuss oral arrangementand getting behind with work and e-mail.

Bob said Pat even had him come out toGeorge Washington University Hospital theday before she died because her computewasnt working properly and she wanted toget into her e-mail.

Like Bob, Bracey said Pat was alwayabout everyone else.

A memorial will be held for Pat athe Rod N Reel in Chesapeake Beach onMarch 11 from 4-7 p.m.

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tion there is an article that has me wondering

what are our "leaders" thinking.Delegate John Bohanan who is sup-

posed to be Catholic according to what Ihear, voted yes to gay marriage. Are we to letour elected ofcials (particularly Democrats)lead our state and ultimately our nation downthe road to hell?

There must be a lot of dust on Bohanan'sBible if he has one. You see, the word of God

is very clear on this issue, it is not called asin, it is called an abomination and rightly so.

Anyone who has had high school biology cansee the parts don't t, therefore it is unnatural.

I have read that the ninth circuit courtupheld this issue in California, but the ninthcircuit is the most overturned court in thecountry, they have been reversed about 75%of the time by the Supreme Court when an is-sue was brought before them on appeal.

Gays make up 6 to 7 percent of the pop-

ulation but they are indeed a vocal 6 percent.Are our political leaders supposed to give in

to the will of human beings when the wordsof the Creator are so explicit?

Even the animal kingdom does not en-gage in such behavior.

Rest assured Bohanon, I will never votefor you. This is mans arrogance at its highest.

Paul LawrenceCalifornia, MD

By Marta HummelMossburg

Intolerance is a car-dinal sin for believers inthe progressive faith. Butthe actions of the tax- payer-funded immigrantadvocacy group Casa deMaryland (Casa) showthat progressives willing-ly violate their own rulesto force others to abideby their beliefs.

Casa pushed legisla-tion known as the DreamAct to allow studentsresiding in the state il-legally to receive in-state tuition discountsat Marylands public colleges and universi-ties if they meet certain qualications. The

group lobbied hard for the law, which passedin 2011. I dont take issue with its supportfor legislation, as everyone has the right tofree speech and to petition our government.

Opponents of the bill quickly mobi-lized to put the bill to a vote of the people,gathering about twice as many signaturesas necessary to put the legislation on the

ballot this year. This is where the groupshypocrisy arises. Casa and other plaintiffsled a lawsuit against the state for certify-

ing the petitions, claiming that Mdpetitions.com had not collected enough signatures torefer the law to ballot. Casa also claimed

the legislation was an appropria-tions bill, making it ineligible forreferendum.

So, when Casa didnt get itsway, it tried to stop others throughthe court system from exercisingtheir rights, despite overwhelm-ing evidence that Mdpetitions.comabided by the law. Can anyone sayundemocratic?

Casa withdrew its challengeto petition signatures late last year.But it maintained that the legisla-tion could not go to referendum be-cause it dealt with appropriations.

Circuit Judge Ronald A. Silk-worth thankfully rejected that argumentlast week, writing in his decision, If mere-ly affecting an appropriation became the

test for determining if a law actually makesan appropriation, the result would deprivevoters of the important constitutional rightof referendum.

Come November, voters will rightlyget to decide whether legislators made thecorrect decision last year. Regardless ofones views on immigration, however, Ca-sas tactics reveal a contempt for the demo-cratic process and free speech of those whodisagree with its views.

Toothless censure

Last week the state Senate voted unani-

mously to censure Ulysses Currie, PrinceGeorges County Democrat, for not dis-closing his nancial ties to Shoppers FoodWarehouse.

He was acquitted last year of federalbribery charges in the case. But what is clearis that the former head of the Budget andTaxation Committee took about $250,000from Shoppers and never reported it onethics forms as required -- even as he wasvoting on legislation affecting the compa-ny. His malfeasance should have promptedmembers of the Senate to remove him fromofce. Instead, he will be allowed to keephis job, and as Len Lazarick wrote in Mary-land Reporter, he will also be permitted tosit on conference committees, the powerfulgroups that reconcile legislation between theHouse and the Senate. Worse, Lazarick re-

ports members of the Senate did not ofcial-ly adopt requirements that would have madeeach member of the General Assembly meetyearly with an ethics adviser to review his orher tax returns -- which would make it muchharder to h ide income. So much for legisla-tors holding one another accountable.

Marta Hummel Mossburg is a se-nior fellow at the Maryland Public PolicyInstitute.

Casas Bad Dream

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Brian Buck, 50

Brian WinfredBuck, more affection-ately known as Jakeand Bally, was born

on March 25, 1961in Calvert County,Maryland to the lateFrances Delores Stew-art Buck and Nathan-iel Buck, Sr. He peace-fully departed this life on Saturday, Feb.25, 2012.

Brian was a graduate of the CalvertCounty Public Schools System where dur-ing his high school years; he was a star

basketball player and a member of thetrack team. He attended Eastern UnitedMethodist Church; and sang in the youthchoir Tomorrows Voices. He enjoyedlistening to music, cooking and most of all- hanging with family and friends. If Ballywas present, laughter was bound to be part

of your day as he could always be countedon to bring about smiles and laughter bycracking jokes.

Brian used his handyman skills work-ing for several companies. He was a jackof all trades. No matter the size of the task(great or small), all one would have to dowas call him and he would do his very bestto work it all out.

Left to cherish many memories of hislife are his two beautiful daughters andsix grandchildren whom he deeply loved:

Nadine (Jonah, Lynaijah, & Jamon), andLevina (JayVion, Kaniya & Merriyah),three brothers: Nathaniel, Jr. (Joyce), Steve(Mary Jane), and Levi (Felicia), three sis-ters: Robin (friend Stanley), Renea (Leroy),and Brenda (friend Kevin), three uncles:

James, Richard, and Charles Buck, sixaunts: Ruth Blake (now deceased), Bea-trice, Louise, Patricia, Delores, and MaryBuck, Marnette and Lucille Stewart, andEmmalene Holland, a very special friendCatherine Stewart, along with a host ofnieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Preceding him in death were his par-ents, Frances Delores Stewart Buck and

Nathaniel Buck, Sr., a sister Wanda AnnBuck, a niece Shekeya Patrice Mackall, anephew Alexander Antwan Mackall, and a

brother-in-law Glenn Elroy Taylor.Funeral service was held on Saturday,

March 3, 2012 at 11:00 AM at Eastern UM

Church, Lusby, MD with Rev. Dr. Samson Nortey ofciating. The interment was atSutton Cemetery, Lusby, MD.

The pallbearers were Carlos Buck,J. C. Buck, Darwin Herbert, Garry Buck,Elston Harvey, and Eugene Johnson. The

Flower Bearers were Cindy Bannister,Tawny Gross, Sharon Mayes, CarolynGantt, Patricia Harrod, and Clarice Parran.

Funeral arrangements provided bySewell Funeral Home, Prince Frederick,MD.

Ethel Cox, 88

Ethel H. Cox, 88,of Prince Frederick,MD passed away onFeb. 29, 2012 in PrinceFrederick, MD.

She was bornon June 14, 1923 inStoakley, MD to Wil-

liam and Ethel M.Rawlings Hodges.

She was raised on the banks of thePatuxent River near Leitches Warf withher four brothers and two sisters. Shewas a graduate of Calvert High Schooland was the Vice President of Cox AlarmInc. Her hobbies were gardening, collect-ing antiques, traveling and spending timewith family and friends.

Ethel was predeceased by her husband Charles Allen Cox. She was alsopredeceased by her parents and her four brothers; Leon, Rawlings, Edward, BillHodges, and her sister Lee Vernon.

She is survived by her son, MauriceCox and his wife Betty of Prince Fred-erick, MD. She is also survived by her

granddaughter Ashleigh Cox of PrinceFrederick, MD and her sister LaRue Bow-en of Hollywood, MD.

The family received friends on Sun-day March 4, 2012 at the Rausch Funer-al Home, Port Republic, MD. Funeralservices were held March 5, 2012 at thefuneral home. Interment followed at theHuntingtown UMC Cemetery in Hun-tingtown, MD.

Memorial contributions may bemade to Alzheimers Association, South-ern Maryland Ofce, National CapitalArea Chapter, P.O. Box 1889, LaPlata,MD 20646.

Betty Estep, 68

Betty Lou Estep,68, of Lothian, MD passed away Feb. 27,2012 at Anne Arundel

Medical Center, An-napolis, MD.

She was born Feb.26, 1944 in Greenock,MD to Elmer and Mar-garet (Stallings) More-land. Betty received her education in AnneArundel County Schools and graduatedfrom Southern High School in 1961. Shewas married to James E. Estep in Forest-ville, MD in 1964. Betty was a school busdriver for Lane Bus Service transportingAnne Arundel Public School students.

She enjoyed traveling to Dover andplaying the slots. Her grandchildren wereher pride and joy.

She was preceded in death by her par-ents, a sister Sue Plumley and two brothersJames and Elmer Moreland.

Surviving are her husband James E.Estep of Lothian; three children WendyOwens of Edgewater, Joseph Estep and hiswife Tina of Lothian and Jackie Shartzerand her husband Buddy of Lothian; sixgrandchildren; a sister Donna Moreland andbrother Richard Moreland both of Lothian.

Friends were received on Thursday,March 1, 2012, where a service and celebra-tion of Bettys life was held. Interment isprivate.

Memorial contributions may be madeto American Cancer Society.

Rodney Jones, 56

Rodney Elwood

Jones was born Sept.29, 1955 to the lateCharles Franklin andEva Genevieve CobyJones. After a brief ill-ness, Rodney departedthis life on Feb. 27,2012 at Calvert Memo-rial Hospital.

Rodney, known to his family andfriends as "Danny Boy", received his educa-tion from the Calvert County Public SchoolSystem. He worked as a carpenter for Rich-ard Barrett Construction Company. Rodneywas a very hard worker. No job was too bigor small for him.

Rodney was a great father. As a singleparent he loved spending time with his son,Jonathan, who was his heart. At any given

time, you would nd Rodney spending qual-ity time with Jonathan teaching him someof the hobbies he enjoyed, such as shingand hunting. He also enjoyed hunting withhis friend David Hall, car racing, watchingthe History Channel, Animal Planet, andthe World Wrestling Entertainment. He wasan amateur astrologist and loved gazing atthe stars, moon, and planets. He could tellyou just about anything you wanted to knowabout the solar system. He also was good atmath. While you are getting pencil and pa-per, he would already have the answer. Asa die-hard Redskins fan his view about theRedskins was that they never lost a game.He was a farmer at heart and loved workingaround the farm and helping others.

Rodney was baptized in Jesus name onJan. 22, 2012. He was so excited that day.

He said it was the best day of his life and

that it was like Christmas for him.He leaves to cherish his memory, hi

son, Jonathan, brothers, Lloyd, CharlesDelano, Melvin, Larry, Lorenzo, CarsonAlvin, and Colbert; a sister, Lorelei; eighsisters-in-law, Olivia, Ruby, Agnes, Barba

ra, Maggie, Faye, Jackie, and Pamela; oneaunt, Audrey Mackall, and a host of niecesnephews, cousins, friends, and a very special friend, Regina Gray. His brother Ellison Jones preceded in death.

Funeral service was held on FridayMarch 2, 2012 at Mt. Gethsemane Holiness Church, Huntingtown, MD with EldeCharles Hall ofciating. The interment waat Apostolic Faith Church Cemetery, Owings, MD.

The pallbearers were Ford HarrisMelvin Jones, Charles Jones, Ross JonesDelano Jones, Jr., and Raymond Jones. Thehonorary pallbearers were Colbert JonesLloyd Jones, Jr., and Lorenzo Jones, Jr.

Funeral arrangements provided bySewell Funeral Home, Prince FrederickMD.

Chuck Klein, 86

Harry OwingsChuck Klein, 86, ofChesapeake Beach,MD passed awayFeb. 27, 2012 at hisresidence.

Chuck was bornMarch 16, 1925 in Ow-ings, MD and raisedin Chesapeake Beachwhere he attended the former Beach oneroom school.

Chuck enlisted in the U.S. Navy at theage of 17 and served aboard the USS Thomas Stone, a troop transport vessel that wastorpedoed one day out of Algiers in NorthAfrica. He then served aboard the USSBaxter in the Pacic Theater and participated in three invasions of the Philippines andin the last battle of WWII in Okinawa. Hewas discharged March 23, 1946 as a Signalman Third Class, and was awarded the European, Pacic, Philippine Liberation, andAmerican Theater Ribbons, and the WWIVictory Medal. Upon his discharge Chuckran shing charter boats on the ChesapeakeBay and in Florida. He also worked for 21years as a manager at the Rod & Reel inChesapeake Beach.

He married Allene Anne Moreland in1962 and they lived in Chesapeake Beachwhere they owned and operated ChuckCarry-Out and Laundromat until retiringin the mid-1980s. He also captained hicharter boat Special Angel out of the Rod &Reel dock. In retirement Chuck and Annewintered for 22 years at a home they ownedin Port Charlotte, FL. In his leisure timeChuck enjoyed shing, woodworking andre-nishing furniture, reading, and diningat good restaurants.

Chuck was preceded in death by brothers George and Herbert Klein and by a sister Theresa Reid.

He is survived by six children, Timothy Klein and wife Melissa of ChesapeakeBeach, MD, Wesley Gordon Chuck Kleinof Tonopah, NV, Barbara Morton of Thomason, GA, Brenda Knopp and husband Rayof Deale, MD, Carolyn Ward and husbandSmokey and Bernard Monty King, Jr., alof Chesapeake Beach. Also surviving are

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Friends and family were received onFriday March 2, 2012 at Rausch FuneralHome, Owings, MD, where services and acelebration of Chucks life followed. Inter-

ment is private.In lieu of owers memorial contribu-tions may be made in Mr. Kleins name tothe American Heart Association, P.O. Box5216, Glen Allen, VA 23058.

Arrangements by Rausch FuneralHome, Owings, MD.

Phyllis Lazarus, 43

Phyllis A. Laza-rus, age 43 of PrinceFrederick, Maryland passed away Monday,Feb. 27, 2012, at herhome.

She is the lovingmother of Niki and J.J.

and the daughter ofDonald Escarraz andthe late Barbara Escarraz. She is the grand-mother of Destiney, Heaven Angel, andAutumn and the sister of Pam, Paul, Pete,Pat and Philip. She is also survived by hersignicant other Randy Catterton.

Phyllis was born in Athens, Georgiaand has lived in Calvert County for veyears and worked for PAE, a governmentcontractor in the human resources depart-ment. While with PAE she served a yearin Iraq.

Children were very important to Phyl-lis and she enjoyed helping mentally ill andhandicapped children. She loved cooking, baking, ower gardening and was knownas an all around homemaker. Services andinterment are private.

Reese Mackall, Sr., 58

God, in his in-nite wisdom and tendermercy called his ser-vant, Maurice Wind-eld Mackall, Sr., toeternal heavenly-reston Feb. 14, 2012 at hishome in Lusby, Mary-land after a lengthyillness.

Reese, as he was known to family andfriends, was born to Clarence Mackall, Sr.and Catherine Dent on March 14, 1953 inCalvert County, Maryland. He was educat-

ed in the Public Schools of Calvert County,Maryland. For a number of years Reeseworked as a facility maintenance worker beginning with his rst job at Ft. MeadeArmy Base, Maryland. For the past 10years, he worked with independent contrac-tors such as Bolana Enterprises, Inc. (NavyAcademy), and Best Kept Buildings, Inc.(Anne Arundel County Courthouse) bothlocated in Annapolis, Maryland until hishealth began to fail.

On June 25, 1983, Maurice was unit-ed in holy matrimony to Frances LaverneGoldring at St. Johns United MethodistChurch, Lusby Maryland. Out of this unionwas born one son, Maurice, Jr. better knownas lil man when you saw one, you saw theother. They would often be seen at the racetrack or just out having father and son time

together, they were inseparable.

Anyone that knew Reese also knowsthat he loved and enjoyed professional racingwith lineup drivers such as funny car driverJohn Force; Pro stock, Warren Johnson; andin the top fuel, Antron Brown. He also en-

joyed going to the track to watch his brother

Jimmy when he raced his 1989 Mustang --and lets not forget that 302 engine which heoften reminded everyone who would listen.

He was extremely close to his mom,which was a daily stop for him before re-turning home from work. He enjoyed Momshome cooked meals on Sunday and had avery close relationship with all his siblings.He and his wife Frances enjoyed his annual

birthday celebration shared with family andfriends.

Reese was a member of Mt. Geth-semane Holiness Church under the leader-ship of Bishop Robert D. Watts and was bap-tized in the name of Jesus accepting Christ ashis Lord and Savior.

He was preceded in death by his step-father, Henry Johnson, brothers Lewis John-son, Allen and Gerald Mackall. His grand-

parents Joseph & Eliza Dent and ChesterSr. & Sophie Mackall; aunts Helen Powell,Annie Mackall; Josephus Chase; LillianBrooks; and Ella Mackall; uncles Richardand Charles Dent, and Cornelius Mackall,and one brother-in-law, Joey Thomas.

He leaves to cherish fond memories aloving and devoted wife, Frances; his sonMaurice (Kavisha); his mother, Catherine,and his father Clarence (Virginia). His sistersVanessa (Myron); Delsie (Michael); Cathy;Linda (Charles) and Lavenia; His brothersClarence Jr. (Shirley); Albert (Hester); Hen-ry; Josephus; Steve; James (Kim); Michael;William (Aimee); David; and Steven (Ann);sisters-in-law Mary (Robert); Harriet (Guy);Florence (Ernest); Joyce; Barbara (Harry);

brothers-in-law Charles; Frankie (Lisa);John (Vickie); Joseph (Barbara Jean); James

(Wanda); Michael (Angie), Thomas and Jo-seph; aunts Mary Gross (Napoleon); RachelJohnson; Elizabeth Graham; uncles WilburDent (Ann); Joseph Dent; Chester Mackall(Annie); Elmore Mackall (Florence). His

beloved godchildren Lance Thompson andCrea Stewart and a host of nieces, nephews,cousins, and friends.

Funeral service was held on Monday,February 20, 2012 at 11:00 AM at Mt. Geth-semane Holiness Church, Huntingtown, MDwith Bishop Robert D. Watts ofciating. Theinterment was at Mt. Gethsemane HolinessChurch Cemetery, Huntingtown, MD.

The pallbearers were Dale McKinney,James Goldring, Craig Wallace, Eric Young,Charles Gantt, and Clarence Sollers. Thehonorary pallbearers were Guy Reynolds,Charles Weems, Myron Thompson, William

Foote, and Carlton Jones.Funeral arrangements provided by

Sewell Funeral Home, Prince Frederick, MD.

Maj. Donald Milliken,77, USAF, Ret.

Donald James Mil-liken, of Upper Marl-

boro, Maryland, died onMarch 1, 2012 at the ageof 77.

He was born onApril 4, 1934 in EastPalestine, Ohio to Ed-ward and Vera ClareMilliken.

In 1956, Donald married Wilda CarolWilde. In July, 1957 he joined the United

States Air Force. The Milliken family livedthe military way of life until he retired in1979, after 22 years of service.

He was an Ohio State Alumni and en-joyed and coached baseball, football and bas-ketball. He could always be found cheering

for his grandchildren at their sporting events.He was their #1 Fan.Donald is survived by Carol, his wife

of 55 years and their ve children Doni(Terry), Lori, (Bruce), Jeri (John), Ed (Patty)and Richard (Caren). He was the devotedgrandfather of 13 grandchildren Rachel,Jessica, Josh, Drew, Amie, Rebecca, Ethan,Connie, Christina, Eddie, CJ, DJ and Scottand the great-grandfather to Cora, Eric, Lucyand Jake.

Donald went by many titles: Husband,Dad, Grandfather, Major, Coach and Friend.He touched many lives and will be greatlymissed.

Memorial contributions may be made inDonalds memory to the Hospice of Chesa-

peake, 8724 Jericho City Drive, Landover,MD 20785 or Fisher House Foundation, Inc.,

111 Rockville Pike, Suite 420, Rockville, MD20850-5168.Family and friends were received at Lee

Funeral Home Calvert, Owings, on Tuesday,March 6, where Funeral Services were heldWednesday, March 7 at 12:30 pm.

Interment is at Maryland Veterans Cem-etery, Cheltenham, Maryland.

Edith Seipp, 91

Edith Evelyn Seipp,91, of North Beach, MD

passed away on Feb. 26,2012 at Calvert Memo-rial Hospital in PrinceFrederick, MD.

Edith was born

Dec. 26, 1920 in Balti-more, MD to Ervin andGertrude (Wolf) Hann.She received her edu-cation in Baltimore schools. Edith marriedCalvert M. Seipp in July 1970. She was em-

ployed as a bookkeeper for Fields of Pikes-ville for 46 years, retiring in 2006. Edith hasresided in North Beach since her retirement.She was an avid reader and enjoyed mysterynovels. Edith treasured the friends she madeat the North Beach Senior Center.

She was preceded in death by her par-ents, her husband Calvert M. Seipp, a sonRobert Zerrlaut and brothers Irvin and Mil-ton Hann.

She is survived by her niece Janet L. Be-wley of North Beach, MD.

A Memorial Service was held Monday,

March 5, 2012 at Friendship United Meth-odist Church, Friendship, MD. Interment is

private in Woodlawn Cemetery, Baltimore,MD.

Memorial contributions may be madeto North Beach Senior Center, P.O. Box 85,

North Beach, MD 20714

Robert Sugden, 94

Robert Louis Sug-den, 94, of Owings,MD, passed away Feb.26, 2012, at Calvert Me-morial Hospital, PrinceFrederick, MD.

He was born Jan.31, 1918 in Atlantic City,

NJ to John and Irene

(Martwick) Sugden.Robert was raised in New Jersey and

attended Atlantic City public schools. He enlisted in the U.S Army on Dec. 4, 1943, andserved during WWII in the 29th EngineeTopographic Battalion earning the Ameri

can and Asiatic Pacic Campaign Medalsthe Philippines Liberation Ribbon and theWWII Victory Medal. He was discharged asa Tech 4 on April 24, 1946.

Robert married Anna Gertrude Waggeton June 29, 1946 and they made their homein Takoma Park, MD. He was employed aa cartographer for the Federal Governmenin Washington, D.C. and in Rockville, MDretiring in 1973. Robert and Anna movedto North Beach in 2008, and following hedeath he lived in assisted living for a year

before moving to Calvert County NursinCenter, where he had resided for the last sixmonths.

In his leisure time, Robert enjoyed gardening, woodworking, playing trombonedoing crossword puzzles and working oncars. He

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