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Thursday, December 6, 2012 2The Calvert Gazette

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3 County News

8 Business

9 Newsmaker

10 Education

12 Feature Story

14 Letters

15 Classifieds

16 Obituaries

17 Community

19 Sports

19 Health

20 Entertainment

21 Games

22 Out & About

23 Library Calendar

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

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Thursday, December 6, 20123 The Calvert Gazette

By Sarah MillerStaff Writer

After being powered down for test-ing, Unit 1 at Calvert Cli ffs Nuclear Pow-er Plant Cliffs was brought to a full shutdown Nov. 27.

The testing followed nding electri-cal noise from Control Element Assem-

bly (CEA) 37, according to Calvert Cliffsspokesperson Kory Raftery. He said suchnoise could indicate an interruption of theelectric current to coils associated withCEA 37. The reactor was powered downto less than 50 percent production capac-ity on Nov. 26 to make it safe to conducttesting, Raftery said.

This outage follows a similar scenar-io during the summer, when CEA 9 hada shortage in its associated coils, caus-

ing the rods to drop into the reactor. Hesaid the apparatus acted as it should have.The rods defaulted to their safest locationwithin the reactor to stop the reaction.

The noise was an indicator of a po-tential issue, and Raftery said workerswent in immediately to determine whatexactly was causing the electrical noise.

At Calvert Cliffs, we always make

conservative decisions for the safety ofthe people, he said.

After testing, he said Calvert Cliffsfound there was an issue with the coil andshut the reactor down completely on Nov.

27. While the reactor was down, he saidthey conducted mores invasive tests ofthe other 56 CEAs, including the recentlyrepaired CEA 9. The testing revealed nofurther issues, Raftery said, and the coil

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In anticipation for Dec. 31, Community Planningand Building, the Planning Commission and the Boardof County Commissioners are working on tier mappingassociated with the septic bill.

At the Dec. 4 Board of County Commissionersmeeting, Maryland State Secretary of Planning RichardE. Hall was on hand to answer questions and explain

parts of the septic bill.According to Community Planning and Building

Director Chuck Johnston, the bill necessitated breakingthe county into four tiers. Tier I includes be areas cur-rently served by public sewer, Tier II is land planned to

be served by sewer in the county water and sewer plan,Tier III is land that is not served by sewer and is not

planned to be in the future and Tier IV is land not servedby sewer, not planned for the future; farm and forest dis-tricts; and, wetlands or land in permanently protectedzoning areas.

Johnstons presentation to the commissionersshows 47 percent of land in Calvert designated Tier IV.Commissioner Susan Shaw said the law will effectivelyclose off 47 percent of [county] acreage to growth,adding she is not pleased with the state imposing suchstrict limitations on the county.

The states planning secretary had little to say otherthan assuring the commissioners the state was listeningto their concerns and is working to nd the best way forMaryland citizens.

Commissioner Evan K. Slaughenhaupt echoedShaws sentiment, saying in a prepared statement theseptic bill diminishes the property rights of our citi-zens and showcases another movement in the war onrural Maryland.

During the meeting, the board discussed raising themaximum amount of homes allowed in a minor subdi-vision from ve to seven, though a rm ruling on thatmatter is still coming. The board has until the end of the

month to make a decision, Johnston said. After that, theywill not be able to increase the number, though they willalways have the option to lower it.

Delegates Tony ODonnell and Mark Fisher cameout to the meeting. ODonnell addressed the commis-sioners stating his worries about the septic bills impacton the economy.

Im concerned this doesnt create a stableeconomy.

For more information, including public hearingand meetings concerning the septic bill and its impacon Calvert, visit www.co.cal.md.us.

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Visitors to the Calvert County website Nov. 20 probablynoticed something different the entire face of the website has

been rearranged.The alterations are more than skin deep, said spokesper-

son Carrie Lovejoy. She said the site is designed to be moreinteractive than the old one, and more easy for an individualto adapt to their needs. She said they worked with CivicPlusfor the redesign. Departments collaborated on the re-design tomake a product they felt would best serve the community. Thenew site allows individuals to create usernames and passwordsso they can log onto a personalized site, Lovejoy said.

The new website also works more closely with the coun-tys tourism website, www.choosecalvert.com. The tourismsite has also been redesigned to be compatible with the look ofthe main county website.

CivicPlus is a web design company that specializes ingovernment sites, from design to hosting, accoding to a press

release.The former website was seven years old, Lovejoy said,

and obsolete. The new redesign was an 18 month process.The county has also launched a Facebook page, named

Calvert County Government, Calvert County, Md. Userswill have access to county government press releases andimportant information during emergencies on the Facebook

page, and it will include a wealth of information about countylocations and amenities. The Facebook page is linked directlyfrom the new county website. Comments on the page will not

be allowed, a press release states.As with most major overhauls, some les have gotten

lost and links broken. Lovejoy said the county has softwareto locate and x broken links, but things do slip through thecracks. She said if anyone nds something missing, theyshould call her and she will be sure to get it xed.

For more information, or to check out the new website,visit www.co.cal.md.us.

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Wind direction, high and low temper-atures, rainfall amounts, snowfall depths

for some people, these are interestingtopics.

The National Weather Service (NWS)is hoping to nd those people.

NWS is looking for a volunteer coop-erative observer for Calvert County in theDunkirk area. NWS provides the neededequipment and training is planned forspring of 2013.

Members of the Cooperative Observ-er Program are a source for the nationsweather and climate information. Morethan 11,000 volunteers across the countrytake observations on farms, in urban andsuburban areas, national parks, seashoresand mountaintops.

Volunteers are expected to take dailymaximum and minimum temperatures andmeasurements of snowfall or rainfall. Thedata are used to help measure long-termclimate changes and dene the climate ofthe U.S. Volunteers send the data dailyto NWS and the National Climatic DataCenter. Some volunteers also provide hy-drological or meteorological data, such asevaporation or soil temperatures.

Anyone who is interested in being avolunteer cooperative observer can call theCalvert County Department of EmergencyManagement at 410-535-1600, ext. 2638, oremail [email protected].

Once unemployed or underemployed 24students graduated from End Hunger In Cal-vert Countys rst Electrical Training Pro-gram and are now working fulltime, making

top dollar with great benets.In partnership with the JATC IBEW

Local 26 Electricians Union and SouthernMaryland Tri-County Community Council,End Hunger In Calvert County launched theElectrical Training Program last summer toprovide a job-training program to get CalvertCounty residents back to work.

This program was provided completelyfree to our students, including tuition andtools, says Rev. Robert P. Hahn chairman ofEnd Hunger In Calvert County. Our missionat End Hunger is to help move people from de-pendency to self-sufciency. Because of theElectrical Training Program, 24 people whoonce were not able to provide for their familiesnow can. Thats what its about for us.

The 15-week course was a combina-tion of classroom lectures as well as hands

on practicums. Students received 90 hours of

training experience and became certied inOSHA, CPR, and basic rst aid.

Graduates are now part of the residentialprogram through the Electrician Union and

are qualied for above entry-level positionswith electrical companies. Many will beginpursuing a career with the Electrician Unionsapprenticeship program.

When you give to End Hunger In Cal-vert County, 100 percent of all donationsstay in Calvert County helping to feed needyfamilies and funding programs like the Elec-trical Training Program that get people backto work, says Jacqueline Miller director ofcommunications for End Hunger In CalvertCounty. End Hunger is a grassroots organiza-tion united behind the mission that hunger inCalvert County can be defeated. Together we,are making a real difference for real people.

For more information about End Hun-ger In Calvert County and how you can getinvolved, please visit their website at www.ednhungercalvert.org

Electrical Training Student receiving his certifcate o completion. Ralph Neidert: JATC IBEW Loca26 Electricians Union. Rev. Robert P. Hahn: Chairman o End Hunger In Calvert County

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

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POLICE BLOTTERTwo charged in pill bust

On Nov. 26 at 8:49 a.m. Dep. M. Quinn con-ducted a trafc stop on a vehicle on Md. Rt. 4

near Briscoes Turn Road in Owings. She foundthe driver and passenger to be in possession ofsuspected drugs, police alleged. The driver, Ve-ronica M. Disney, 51, of Huntingtown, was ar-rested and charged with possession of a scheduleIV drug; Alprazolam, possession of a scheduleIV drug; Zolpidem, possession of a schedule IIdrug; Endocet, and possession with intent to usedrug paraphernalia; a glass blown smoking device, police said. The lone passenger, John Her-man Sears, 39, also of Huntingtown, was arrested and charged with possession of a scheduleIV drug; Alprazolam, possession of a schedule II drug; Endocet and false statement to a peaceofcer for failure to provide his correct identity. Sears was also served with an outstandingCalvert County warrant for violation of probation.

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

of Sagebrush Drive in Lusby sometime between Nov. 22 and 23 and stole $40 in cash and apaycheck. DFC A. Clas is investigating.

Police warn of law enforcement impostersA citizen on Carson Court in Lusby reported to Cpl. M. Naecker that on Nov. 26 an un -

known subject came to her house and left a sticker on her front door and mailbox stating theybelonged to District Court Service and for her to contact them because they had legal docu -ments or a court summons. A neighbor advised that the subject was driving a small blackvehicle. The citizen then called the phone number provided on the sticker and left a message.She later received a return phone call from someone identifying themselves as a detective withthe Prince Georges Police Department. The citizen asked for his badge number and he hungup the phone. Citizens are asked to contact the Calvert County Sheriff s Ofce at 410-535-2800to report any type of suspicious activity.

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

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

Car wheels stolen

Unknown suspect(s) stole 16 inch Camaro IROC wheels, valued at $500, from behind ahome in the 5100 block of Christiana Parran Road in Chesapeake Beach sometime betweenNovember 16 and 21. Dep. L. Wood is investigating.

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

the rear of a home in the 12000 block of Algonquin Trail in Lusby. The theft was discovered onNov. 27 and is being investigated by DFC W. Wells.

Trafc stop leads to drug chargesOn Nov. 27 at 12:25 a.m. Cpl. G. Shrawder observed a vehicle trav -

eling in front of him at a high rate of speed and crossing the center andright roadway lines numerous times, police alleged. He conducted atrafc stop and was assisted by DFC R. Kreps. Kreps found the driver,identied as William Gary Wade, Jr., 32 of Lothian, to be under theinuence of alcohol. Wade was also found to be in possession of sus-pected drugs, police said. Wade was charged with possession of mari-juana in the amount of less than 10 grams, use of drug paraphernalia; a

multicolored glass smoking device, driving under the inuence of alco-hol and numerous trafc citations.

Cash stolen from vehicleUnknown suspect(s) entered an unlocked vehicle parked outside a home on Harbor Road

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

CDS violation allegedOn Nov. 30 at 9:53 a.m. a person reported that a known suspect

had taken their vehicle without their permission. Dep. J. Brown andDFC Morgan located the vehicle on Cody Trail and activated emergencyequipment. The vehicle came to a stop and the driver exited the ve-hicle. He was arrested, identied as Jeremy M. Baran, 23, of Lusby,and charged with possession of a schedule II drug; Percocet, possessionwith intent to use drug paraphernalia; a silver spoon, and theft of a mo -tor vehicle.

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Jewelry stolen from homeOn 11/26/12 at 3:06 pm, Trooper First Class Logsdon responded to

the 2500 block of Cecil Lane in Huntingtown for a reported theft. Numerous pieces of jewelry were reported missing from the home. Investigation continues.

Woman charged with

having false vehicle tagsOn 11/26/12 at 1:21 pm, Trooper First Class Esnes stopped a vehicl

at Steeple Chase Dr. at Armory Rd. in Prince Frederick. The vehicleregistration plates were listed in the computer as expired however, theexpiration date displayed on the plates were July of 2014, police saidInvestigation revealed that registrat ion sticker was stolen. Melissa MBenton, 36 of Lusby, was charged and incarcerated at the Calvert CountyDetention Center.

Trafc stop leads todrug arrest, DUI charge

On 12/2/12 at 02:17 am, Trooper First Class Wiesemann stoppeda vehicle for alleged trafc violations on Rt. 260 near Boyds Turn Rdin Chesapeake Beach. Jeffrey P. Cannon, 24, of Huntingtown, was arrested for DUI. During a search of the vehicle, marijuana was locatedpolice alleged. Cannon was incarcerated at the Calvert County Detention Center.

By Guy LeonardStaff Writer

Two Calvert County home improvement contractors, one of whomhas already pleaded guilty to operating without a license, have been ordered by the state to pay more than $420,000 to clients they allegedlycontracted to do work for but failed to do so.

Christopher Manion, of Huntingtown, and Albert Styles, of NorthBeach, have both been given cease and desist orders to stop all workon home improvement jobs, according to a press release from AttorneyGeneral Douglas Ganslers ofce.

Especially in these nancially challenging times, the last thingconsumers should have to worry about is whether the home improvemencontractors they hire are misrepresenting their credentials or taking theihard-earned money, Gansler said in a prepared statement. Marylanders looking to hire contractors should always do their homework andensure that the company or individual in question is properly licensedand has a good reputation.

Both men face charges from the ofce but Manion pleaded guiltyto operating as a home improvement contractor without a license July 9on-line court records showed.

The ofce alleged that both men provided home improvement services without the proper licenses but also extracted large sums of moneyfrom customers by promising services but not delivering.

Manion and Styles will only be allowed to resume work if they obtain licenses, the attorney generals ofce stated, and by posting a bondor cash surety with the state in the amount of $200,000.

Manion and Styles operated under various business names suchas Comfortable Construction, D&M Construction, LLC and Built-TiteConstruction, according to the state.

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The College of Southern Marylands Nuclear

Engineering Technology Associates Degree Pro-gram was recognized by the League for Innovationin the Community College as a Workforce Prepara-tion and Development 2012 Innovation of the Year.

CSM was recognized for developing and im-plementing an innovative par tnership with an areaemployer to meet current and future workforceneeds, while providing local students with thetraining necessary to secure high-paying jobs inthe communities where they lived. Alliance awardwinners met criteria of quality, efciency, cost-effectiveness, replication potential, creativity andtimeliness.

It is an honor for CSM to be recognized forthe work that CSMs NET Coordinator Bob Gatesand others have provided in cementing such a valu-able partnership with one of Southern Marylandstop employers. By addressing the workforce needs

and the training necessary to meet those needsthrough this innovative partnership, local studentswill have greater opportunities to build exciting,rewarding careers as nuclear engineering techni-cians without having to leave Southern Maryland,said CSM President Dr. Brad Gottfried.

In 2008, CSM and Constellation Energy Nu-clear Group (CENG) created a partnership underthe Nuclear Energy Institutes (NEI) Nuclear Uni-form Curriculum Program to address a loomingshortage in trained nuclear energy technicians inthe region. Working with partners, CSM developed

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plines to meet the requirements of both the st rin-gent nuclear industry curriculum and demands ofthe regional workforce. The Center for NuclearEnergy Training was funded through grants andestablished at a temporary site near CSMs PrinceFrederick Campus. The facility includes state-of-the-art trainers for the hands-on experience to en-hance the knowledge-based curriculum.

This partnership has resulted in programs thatprovide our industry partner with highly trained,entry-level technicians. For our community, the

partnership is providing high-paying jobsandfor our students who meet the strict program entryrequirements, the partnership is providing scholar-ships that cover tuition, Gates said.

The rst degrees were awarded for the pro -gram in May 2012 and many of the graduates weregranted opportunities for local positions. There are

more than 40 students in the NET program as of thefall semester.In spring 2013, CSMs Prince Frederick Cam-

pus will complete a second building with more than3,000 square-feet of classroom and lab space dedi-cated to the NET program.

The League for Innovation in the Commu-nity College is an international organization dedi-cated to catalyzing the community college move-ment and improving community colleges throughinnovation, experimentation and institutionaltransformation. Coordinator Robert Gates accepted the award for the College of Southern

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DiGiovannis Under Old Management


Gerri DiGiovanni-Epps has a head for dates.On Sept. 3, 1999, she opened the doors of DiGiovan-

nis Dock of the Bay on Solomons, with Chef AnnamariaDeGennaro manning the kitchen. On April 12, 2010, she,DeGennaro and Ceferino Epps retired from the restaurant.

Two and a half years later, the three have come out ofretirement and back to the restaurant they started.

DiGiovanni-Epps said when she and her husbanddecided to come back to the restaurant; DeGennaro an-nounced she would be returning as well.

The original idea for the restaurant came to DiGiovan-ni-Epps when she visited Solomons Island for the rst time.She fell in love with the location, but there were no estab-

lishments offering Italian cuisine. She found the watersidelocation and, after some encouragement from friends, de-cided to make the move to Solomons.

You can sit and dine as youre watching the boatsglide by, she said.

The location on the water makes DiGiovannis a primedestination during the Parade of Lights, with the boats pass-ing right in front of the wall of windows facing Back Creekand the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. Twelve boat slipsmake the location accessible from the water.

Dinner is the most important meal of the day at Di-Giovannis, mostly because it is the only meal served duringthe day.

Everything at DiGiovannis is cooked fresh to order,DeGennaro said. She draws from her childhood in Venice,Italy, for authentic recipes, she said.

DeGennaro has a longhistory in the kitchen. Aftermoving to the United States,she was the corporate chef atJoe Theismans restaurantsfor 19 years. She was outof the restaurant businessfor nine months before shejumped back into the reand opened DiGiovanniswith DiGiovanni-Epps.

Epps enjoys ndingunique wines beyond the fa-miliar red and white winesto compliment DeGennarosdishes. He keeps a map onhand to show customerswhere their wines come

from, and is always readywith an anecdote to explainwhy he brought that blendto DiGiovannis. He said his

favorite wine is an Apulia, which has been popular withcustomers.

Atmosphere is another important component of DiGiovannis. DiGiovanni-Epps said her restaurant has thfeeling of coming into our home and not just a restaurant.The approach has collected a following, DiGiovanni-Eppsaid, and several customers she saw weekly before she retired came back when she, Epps and DeGennaro returned

Though only open to the public for dinner, DiGiovannis is available as a rental location for wedding receptionsbusiness functions and other events. DiGiovanni-Epps saithey work with customers to tailor events to suit their needs

The trio has become a family, and DiGiovanni-Eppsaid their customers are an extension of that family.

DiGiovanni-Epps said she has been blessed to workwith DeGennaro. She met Epps after opening the restaurant. He said a friend invited him to come out one nightand he added it to his rotation of watering holes. Hmet DiGiovanni-Epps at the restaurant, and they marriedin January 2002. The reception was held at Veras WhiteSands Beach Club, DiGiovanni-Epps said. The location waspecial to them because they both knew Vera Freeman anDiGiovanni-Epps considered her a mentor and a friend.

After more than a decade with DiGiovannis, the trihas several fond memories of past events. DiGiovanni-Eppand Epps remember a wedding that ended with the newlyweds getting on a boat and sailing into the sunset, Eppsaid. DeGennaro remembers hosting a cooking class in theDiGiovannis kitchen, teaching customers to prepare theifavorite dishes at home.

Above all else, DiGiovanni-Epps said her favorittimes in the restaurant are when individuals at differentables begin talking back and forth, giving the room a family atmosphere.

The trio works as a team to keep the establishmenrunning smoothly. DiGiovanni-Epps is in charge of administration and accounting, DeGennaro is the executivchef and Epps is the bar manager and human resources contact. In the future, DiGiovanni-Epps hopes to open futurbranches and continue the success of the restaurant.

DiGiovannis is open 5-9 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and4-8 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, including menu and prices, visit www.digiovannisrestaurant.com.

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Original Owners Come Out of Retirement

Photo by Sarah MilleGerri DiGiovanni-Epps, Ceferino Epps and Annamaria DeGennaroare back and ready for business.

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band and wife Jerry Hovanecand Ruthann Uithol and their12-year-old daughter ReneHovanec, come out to createone-of-a-kind glass pieces.

Hovanec has been in theglassblowing business since1979. He said he started outas a potter. After 10 years as a

potter, the owner of the galleryHovanec worked with told himhis art was getting stale. Hov-anec said the owned pressured him to go toPenland School of Crafts in North Carolinato get new inspiration.

He said he experimented in single repottery, Raku, salt ring and other methods,but he was looking for something morespontaneous.

Eventually, he began haunting the glass-blowing room, which was open and staffed24 hours per day. Eventually, he said oneyoung woman noticed him lurking aroundthe department and handed him her blowing

pipe, nursing him through the creation of hisrst glass tea bowl.

I was hooked, he said.Glass working has an immediacy that

pottery doesnt have, Hovanec said. Withpottery, he had to create a large batch beforering it, which meant if he experimentedwith a technique on one pot, he could forgetthe experiment before he saw the result. Inglassblowing, he can see the result that sameday. It makes it easier to follow an experi-mental line, Hovanec said.

It gets condensed from 30 days to 30minutes, he said.

A glass blowing studios set up is fairlysimple, Hovanec said. It needs a concreteoor, space for ovens, colors and a 500-gal-lon propane tank. He had a couple differentstudios before 1994, when the family movedinto their current location at the old T. RaynerWilson Blacksmith Shop in Lusby.

Rene has been helping with glass blow-ing since she was three. Hovanec said he and

Uithol brought her with them on weekends inthe workshop, and one time she came up andgrabbed the pipe while he was rolling glassout, wanting to help him.

In 2008, Ambassador Marianne Mylesselected Rene's "The Four Seasons VaseSeries" to be displayed at the ambassadorsresidence in Cape Verde as part of the U.S.Department of State's "Art in Embassies"

program. Hovanec said Rene is the young-est artist to participate.

The series started as an idea to make aChristmas heart vase, Rene said. It evolvedinto the four seasons series, which she hadcreated multiple permutations of the group-ing. She said she hasnt completed a piece onher own from start to nish, including the

blowing and shaping, but she helps her fatherwith every step of the process and does her

own artwork on the surface. She said she fa-vors creating vases, but has dabbled in other

works.Rene isnt sure what she plans to do

with her life, but she said she intends to con-tinue glass working.

It doesnt have to be a full time job, youcan pursue other things, she said.

Rene has good role models for that ap-proach to her craft. Both of her parents workfull time at the Smithsonian, and work onglassblowing on the weekends.

Hovanec said he and his wife collabo-rate on pieces frequently. Uithol said she ismore of a glass assistant, but enjoys work-ing in the art. She said being in the studiohas allowed Rene to pick up the art natu-rally. Hovanec agreed, saying she sometimes

comes up with ideas more creative than theones he and Uithol make.We try to have fun with it, he said.Hovanec demonstrated his craft at an

open house Dec. 1 and 2. He said they comedown to their second home in Calvert Coun-ty every weekend, but they take a break fromglass blowing during the summer. He saidthe temperature in front of the furnace is 30to 40 degrees higher than the ambient tem-

perature outside too hot to handle duringthe hottest parts of the year.

Normally, Hovanec only opens hisdoors for one open house per year. This year,the family will be back in town Dec. 15 from11 a.m. to 4 p.m. for a second open house todemonstrate glassblowing, answer questionsand sell pieces, which Hovanec said are greatfor gifts.

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Jerry Hovanec works on a vase during an open house demonstra-tion Dec. 1.

Bowls and candy dishes on sale at HovanecHandblown Glassworks.

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Last weekend offered several opportunities forChristmas shopping, with back-to-back craft fairsat Calvert Middle School and Dowell ElementarySchool.

Calvert Middle School was open to the publicFriday night, with vendors lining the hall, the Relayfor Life team selling refreshments, the student councilhosting a variety of games and young musicians pro-viding entertainment in the cafeteria.

Calvert Middle art teacher Jill Griwatz said thearts department organized the evening to showcasestudent art, both visual and musical.

Proceeds from the craft fair help fund the art de-partment, Griwatz said.

Dowell Elementary hosted a similar craft fairSaturday afternoon. Coordinator Sandy Artz said thethird annual fair attracted a record number of ven-

dors, in addition to Mr. Tom the Reptile Man, Santaand Mrs. Claus, the local Redskins Spiggy Hogette.

Money from the fair benets PTA sponsoredactivities, Artz said. Activities include assemblies,which have to be booked months in advance, and the

spelling bee in March.The fair is the schools second big fundraiser dur-

ing the year, Artz said. The other is the Move-A-Thonin October.

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Calverton School has a long-term plan that consid-ers dormitories, according to Head of School SpencerTaintor said they are not in the immediate future.

At its Nov. 14 meeting, the Planning Commissionmeeting approved a zoning ordinance text amendmentallowing dormitories in the county.

Director of Community Planning and BuildingChuck Johnston told the commission the proposedchanges would benet the Calverton School, currently

boarding exchange students in rented housing. Since thecurrent housing plan may not be feasible in the long run,

the school may look to dormitories in the future. The

proposed changes to the zoning ordinance wil l allow forthat when the time comes, Johnston said.

The school is working on a strategic plan, and dor-mitories will allow the school to accommodate inquiriesthey receive from out of state, or even in state familieswho want to cut down on the time their child spendstraveling to and from an out-of-county school every day.

Taintor said dormitories provide an option he wantsto consider.

Who knows what will happen tomorrow? heasked.

The text amendment added a denition of dor-mitory to denitions for educational institutions. Thedenition says a dormitory is a structure specically

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

college and/or university, for the purpose of providingrooms for sleeping purposes. One common kitchen andsome common gathering rooms for social purposes mayalso be provided.

The proposed text amendments modied the denitions of College of University and Elementary oSecondary School, adding the school premises includes buildings, structures of facilities that by designand construction are primarily intended for the education of students including accessory associated usessuch as dormitories, ofce buildings, athletic elds, etc.

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Its nerve wracking, its exciting,its kind of unreal , said Jessica Huber, aCalvert High School Senior selected forAll-Eastern Honors Choir concert nextApril.

She, Jeffrey Thompson, a juniorfrom Northern High School, and Alex

Cooper from Huntingtown High Schoolwere selected to help represent Marylandin the All-Eastern Honors Choir.

Huber said yes immediately to aonce in a lifetime opportunity when shefound out she had been selected Nov. 26.

You dont give it up, she said Itkind of frightens me, but Im up to thechallenge.

Shes performed in similar groups,having been in the All State choir in hersophomore and junior years.

Music has been part of her life sinceshe was in elementary school, Hubersaid, but she didnt begin looking at is asa life path until she entered high school.She became so involved in choir that shedropped out of cheerleading to make

time for it. Currently, she is in three choirclasses at school.I pretty much sing all day, she

said.After high school, Huber said she

intends to go to college for a degree inmusic education. She plans to audition

for music scholarships, and her rstchoice for school is St. Marys Collegeof Maryland, although is also looking atLouisiana State University and SalisburyUniversity.

Fellow student Thompson has simi-lar aspirations. He said he wants to go tocollege at New York University (Stein-hardt) or University of Michigan andget into their musical theatre programs.Eventually, he said he hopes to make acareer on stage in musical theatre.

Thompson has been involved inmusic since elementary school and hehas been in other honor choirs duringthe years. He said he has been so heav-ily involved simply because he lovessinging.

According to information from theeastern division of the National Associa-tion for Music Education, Maryland stu-dents will make up six percent of the All-Eastern Honors Ensembles. The largestgroup of students comes from New York,making up 26 percent of the participants.

The honors concerts will be April6-7 at the Connecticut Convention Cen-ter and the Mortensen Hall of the Bush-nell Center for the Performing Arts inHartford, Conn. Participants have to ar-rive for orientation and rehearsal April 4,Huber said.

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Jeanne Schmitt, assistant director forservices with the St. Marys County De-

partment of Social Services, said that thereare about 150 children in foster care, addingdrug abuse in general has contributed tothe growth of children in foster care.

Prescription drug abuse, a segment ofthat problem, she said, is a rising trend im-pacting children whose parents succumb toit.

Is it a growing number? Yes, shesaid.

The foster care system and socialservices ofcials often work with fami-lies before children are removed from thehome: therefore, Schmitt said it is not easyto ascertain just how many children in thecounty are being negatively affected by the

prescription drug abuse of their parents

It still places children at risk,Schmitt said. But we can still work withthose families.

Ella Mae Russell, the director of thelocal social services ofce, said that re -moving a child from a home into the fostersystem was a complicated process.

It could only occur, she said, once ajudge ruled to remove the child.

The decision to remove a child has tobe made by the court, Russell said.

Relatives often take the children goinginto foster care, to the tune of roughly halfin St. Marys County. Relatives, acting asfoster parents, receive benets, including

cash assistance and is ideal in an alreadydifcult situation, according to SocialServices.

We have one of the highest numbersof kinship care in the state and thats a goodthing, Russell said.

Schmitt said social service workers tryto ascertain whether a parent, who is legal-ly prescribed prescription drugs, is abusingthem; however, it is difcult because sub-

jects often refuse to allow them access totheir medical records.

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easy to get because of their medicinal usefor pain management, she said.

People claim things like they have aback ache or are in pain but [doctors] re-ally cant [disprove] that, she said.

Schmitt said the range of childrennow entering foster care is increasing andtheir age is going down.

Now the children enter foster careas pre-teens and younger rather than asteenagers, ofcials said, who also warnedthat sibling groups are being displacedmore frequently.

Its been a steady climb since 2000,Schmitt said. But the most growth has

been in the last ve to seven years.In Calvert County, social service

specialists say that the foster system hasbegun to explode with more childrenneeding services.

They have also seen a decrease inthe ages of those needing care as wellas an overall increase in the number ofchildren.

Deborah Walsh, assistant directorfor social services in Calvert, said that

prescription drug abuse has undoubtedlycontributed to the growth in the need forfoster care.

She said that, as of September of thisyear, of the 103 children in the system 82

percent were removed because of somekind of alcohol or drug abuse in the home.

Of the children removed into fostercare eight were newborns exposed to

drug or substance, she said.Seventy-eight percent of the parents

interviewed in those cases reported thattheir drug of choice were prescriptionopiates, which types of synthetic heroin,she said.

Walsh said there was a direct cor-relation between prescription narcoticabuse and children being placed in fostercare.

Most of our situations are neglect,she said. Theyre just not able to providefor their children because they are eitherhigh or going out to get drugs. Its a tough

battle we have ahead of us.The head narcotics detective in St.

Marys County, Capt. Daniel Alioto, saidthat when it came to prescription drugabuse, more and more children are pay-ing the price along with their parents whoused narcotics.

The problem is here and its here tostay, he said. Were going to lose a gen-eration if we dont wise up.

Parents facing conviction and sen-tencing for prescription drug crimes of-ten appear in court with their children totry and get a lighter sentence, he said.

It was just one way children were im-pacted, he said.

Kids are always collateral damage,Alioto said.

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I found it a bit comical how some Obama fans seemto believe President Obama has some sort of mandate afterwinning th is past Presidential election (Anti-Obama Legis-lators Nov. 28). President Obama garnishing just 25.1 per-cent of eligible voters does not a mandate make, yes I said25.1 percent.

You see the real winner of this past election was Presi-dent Apathy with 50 percent of the vote since about 120million eligible voters decided to stay home election day. Toadd to the dismal tu rn out, over 8 million people that votedfor Obama in 2008 decided he didnt deserve their votethis time around. I guess nothing really changed since theRepublicans took over the House in 2010. The Democratsstill have control of the Presidency and Senate while theRepublicans control the House and the majority of Gover-norships, same same. Mandate? No, I dont think so. As faras demanding Republicans get over Obamas win and jumpon board an agenda of failure, I have to remind the Obamadrones that Obama wasnt elected emperor or dictator; he

was elected president, just one branch of our government.Those in Congress elected by their constituents to stop

Obamas moving this country towards a European Social-ist type government are expected to do what they can tothwart that attempt. I also nd it quite ironic that we used tobash socialist countries such a Cuba for decades for beingsocialist and here we nd out af ter 50 plus years of socialistfailure Cuba is turning to the free market system while werun head long into that same big government socialist stylegovernment they are running from, I just hope it doesnttake us 50 years to gure it out.

Obama worshippers lay praise at Obamas feet for hiseat the rich policy, which sadly has resonated with manyvoters, at least for now. You got to admit Santa plays awhole lot better with voters then a responsible adult does.When the job creators and entrepreneurs have had enoughof being punished for their successes we will start seeinglay-offs and businesses bolting for more friendly regions.I just hope when this country ceases to be the land of op-

portunity that other countries dont gure it out and makU.S. businesses an offer they cant refuse. Wouldnt that ba hoot if Cuba becomes the new land of opportunity?

Bottom line is the Federal government is just too bigtoo bloated and delving into areas they have no businesbeing in. For decades the government, through excessivregulations and taxes, has been picking winners and loserin the private sector when it should be the market makingthat decision. Look at it this way; I saw a stat where if youtook every penny from all the Fortune 500 companies iwould only feed the government trough for 88 days, you telme who the greedy ones are. Oh by the way, taking everypenny f rom the money tree leaves nothing, no money, njobs, and no tax revenue, so then what? Again dont punissuccess, government doesnt have a revenue problem, government has a spending problem, a 16 trillion dollar one.

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You will not be surprised tolearn that in the County Commis-sioners job, I encounter critics.Lots of critics. Criticism can playan important role toward improve-ment, so I am open to constructivecriticism. If you want me to listen,please do not begin by threateningme or insulting me. It would alsobe helpful if you have your facts

straight. Even if you are not EVERvoting for me, please try to refrainfrom telling me that before you askfor what you want. Its surprisinghow often when I offer to discussan issue with someone who justlambasted me, they never take meup on the offer. However, some

criticism is dangerous.Last week I received a post-

card in the mail from www.friend-sofmd.org. One side trumpetedMarylands Rural Lands are inDanger! along with a color-codedmap of all the Counties and Bal-timore City in MD. The colorsranged from red for pavement toforest green for preservation. Onthe other side was a turkey say-ing Gobble Gobble! Our rurallands are at risk of being gobbledup by suburban development!

Im sure the creators thought theturkey theme was cute at Thanks-giving and that the reader wouldbe left with the word gobble intheir brains. Reading further, thecard said, Maryland SustainableGrowth and Agricultural Preserva-tion Act of 2012 (commonly known

as the Septic Bill) is intended tolimit high-polluting subdivisionson septic systems and encouragegrowth in areas with public sewerservice. It is true that the statelegislature and the governor ofMaryland want everyone to live intowns on sewer systems. But aresubdivisions on septic systems re-ally high-polluting?

The next paragraph is whenthe big lie hits: Sprawling devel-opment on septic systems pollutesthe Chesapeake Bay, fragments

farms and forests, underminesagriculture, and burdens localgovernments with higher costs forbasic services. Even though thislie sounds plausible, the truth isthat sewer systems are pouring farmore pollution into the ChesapeakeBay than septic systems, even if

we assumed that all the septic sys-tems were malfunctioning, whichthey are not. Two sewer spills inthe Baltimore area last year over-whelmed all our efforts in the restof the state to reduce pollution intothe Bay. Septic systems accountfor less than two percent of all thepollution entering the ChesapeakeBay. Failing systems in the Criti-cal Area (within 1000 feet of mean,high tide) are a denite problem,which Maryland law requires becorrected.

It costs millions of dollarsto upgrade sewer systems and toprevent spills from major stormsurges. Inevitably, the sewer sys-tem isnt just upgraded, it is alsoenlarged, to accommodate allthose new people moving into cit-ies from the more rural areas. In

Maryland, where are our citieslocated? Within the criticalarea, of course, adding to pol-lution on the waterfront. Youknow what I mean if you havewitnessed the trash in the wa-ter at the Inner Harbor in Balti-more. Meanwhile, landownerspay the bill for septic systems.Not allowing septic systems is

a land grab!The basic premise of 1000

Friends of Maryland is awed.Now they are upset that the

r equ i r edtier mapsare nothaving thedesired re-sult. Newsash: when statewide land planning like the Septic Bill becomeslaw, it doesnt work well all overthe state. The Septic Bill treatsall jurisdictions the same. It doenot recognize that Calvert Countypioneered land preservation efforts, for which we have won many

awards! It doesnt recognize thasubdivision regulations serve a different purpose from septic regulations. It doesnt recognize that ouclustering and open space regulations prevent sprawl developmentIt looks at a complex landscapewith tunnel vision that sees onlyone facet of that landscape, andit is a minor facet. The state canprevent new septic systems. Theycan force everyone currently onseptic to pay $12,000 to upgradeto a nitrogen-removing septic system. But the Chesapeake Bay wilNOT be measurably cleaner due tothe much bigger problem from theever-growing sewer systems on

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Dean Michael Hastings, 61

Dean MichaelHastings, 61, of RoseHaven, Md. passedaway unexpectedlyDec. 1. He was bornin Toledo, Ohio Jan. 8,1951 to Larry Gerardand Rita Ann (OShea)Hastings.

His family movedto Oxon Hill, Md. when Dean was a youngboy. He attended Prince Georges CountySchools and was a 1969 graduate of OxonHill High.

Dean worked as a payroll specialistwith Amtrak from 1980 until joining hisbrothers Vic and Bernie as a commercialelectrician.

He attended St. Anthonys CatholicChurch in North Beach. Dean enjoyed boat-ing, shing, hunting, astrology, Harley Da-vidson motorcycles, and spending time withfamily and friends.

Dean is survived by two sisters Chris-tina T. Durell and her husband Mark ofCatlell, Va., Martha F. Packard and herhusband Rick of Sunderland; four broth-ers Larry G. Hastings and his wife Margotof Germantown, Tenn., Victor P. Hastingsof North Beach, Bernard R. Hastings andhis anc Sheila of North Beach, Md. andMichael S. Hastings and his wife Sue Annof Centreville, Va. and three children Ryanand Shannon Hastings of New York andPriscilla Hastings of Kent Island, Md.

Friends were received Dec. 6 at RauschFuneral Home, P.A., 8325 Mt. HarmonyLane, Owings, Md.. A celebration of Deanslife and Mass will be offered at St. Antho-nys Catholic Church, North Beach at 11a.m. Friday, Dec. 7.

Memorial contributions may be madeto the Wounded Warrior Project, 4899Belford Road, Suite 300, Jacksonville, Fl.32256 or www.woundedwarriorproject.org

Joyce P. Ireland, 91

Joyce P. Ireland,91, of Lusby, Md.

passed away on Nov.25 in St. Marys Hos-

pital, Leonardtown,Md. She was born onOct. 30, 1921 in Ft.Worth, Texas to the

late Homer Pullenand Florence ParlierPullen.

Joyce had a career as an outstand-ing Administrative Assistant for Patux-ent River Naval Air Station and was wellknown to many throughout this area. Shewas a very active member at Olivet Unit-ed Methodist Church. Joyce served onthe Church Board and was the Sexton incharge of the church cemetery for numer-ous years; she was also an avid reader.

She leaves behind a niece Gail Doveof Lusby, Md. and her great nephewKevin Dove of Lusby, Md. She is alsosurvived by many nieces and nephews inTexas, Virginia and elsewhere. She was

preceded in death by her husband Harold

E. Ireland, her parents, a brother and vesisters.

Services and interment will be pri-vate. Should friends desire contributionsmay be made in her memory to OlivetUnited Methodist Church, 13570 OlivetRoad, Lusby, Md. 20657. Arrangements

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Waldo Lamson, 90

Julia LouiseWaldo Lamson, 90,of Prince Frederick,Md. died Nov. 29 atthe Calvert County

Nursing Center inPrince Fredericksurrounded by herfamily.

She was born in

DeWitt, Nebraska, March 19, 1922 to thelate Harmon Orville and Louisa MarieDamkroger Waldo.

Julia attended Gage County publicschools and the University of Nebraska,Lincoln. She married Warren ClarkLamson on Aug. 25, 1940. She wasa homemaker until her children weregrown and then was employed by the Da-mascus Courier Newspaper in Damascus,Maryland. Mrs. Lamson was a lifelongmember of the United Methodist Churchand a member of the Order of the EasternStar, DeWitt, Nebraska.

She was predeceased by her hus-band, Warren C. Lamson in 2008. Sheis survived by her three children, GaryW. and his wife Joan Lamson of Florida;

Larry D. and his wife Francine Lamsonof St. Leonard; and, Gayle L. and her hus-

band Richard D. Lloyd of St. Leonard, sixgrandchildren Brandon, Shawn, Justin,Jeffrey, Marshall and Kristin, and onegreat grandson, Damian.

The family will receive friends onSunday, Dec. 9, at 12 p.m. in the RauschFuneral Home, P.A., 20 American Lane,Lusby, Md.; where a service celebratingher life will be held at 3 p.m. with Pas-tor Randall Casto ofciating. Intermentservice will be held on Monday, Dec. 10,10 a.m. at Christ Episcopal Church Cem-etery, Port Republic, Md. Should friendsdesire contributions may be made in Ju-lias memory to Calvert County NursingCenter, 85 Hospital Road, Prince Fred-

erick, Md. 20678. www.calvertcoun-tynursingcenter.org. For more informa-tion please visit www.rauschfuneral-homes.com

Bobby Parks Sr., 82

Robert AlvinBobby Parks Sr.,82, a lifelong residentof Deale passed awayDec. 3 at South RiverHealth and Rehabili-tation in Edgewater,where he has residedfor the past four years.Robert was born Aug.

6, 1930 in Deale to Alvin Samuel and Vir-

ginia Marie (Bates) Parks. He was raisedin Deale and attended Deale Elementaryand Southern High School in Lothian, Md.Bobby worked in construction as a heavyequipment operator, and later was a beertruck route driver for Schlitz Brewing

Company for many years, retiring in 1998.Bobby also worked part-time at a fam-ily owned liquor store, Parks Liquors, inDeale. Bobby married Eva Jean Lovelaceon May 7, 1960 and they resided and raisedtheir family in Deale. He was a memberof the Deale Elks, enjoyed traveling andspending time with his family. Bobby es-

pecially loved being on the water, boating,crabbing and shing.

Bobby was preceded in death by hisparents and his wife Eva, who died Dec.29, 1986. He is survived by a son RobertA. Parks Jr., and wife Cindy of Friendship,and a daughter Patty Scheiding of Califor-nia, Md.. Also surviving are three grand-children; a brother Louis Butch Parksand wife Pam of Deale; one nephew and

two nieces.Family and friends were received

Dec. 5 at Rausch Funeral Home, P.A., 8325Mt. Harmony Lane, Owings. A gravesideservice and interment will be held Satur-day, Dec. 8 at 10 a.m. at St. James ParishCemetery, 5757 Solomons Island Road,Lothian. Memorial donations in Robertsname may be made to St. James Parish.For additional information or to leave con-dolences visit www.rauschfuneralhomes.com

Pat Rosa, 74

Blanche P. C.Pat Rosa, 74, Of

Upper Marlboro, Md.passed away on Nov.16, at her home withher faithful puppy,Sissy and family byher side. Her hus-

band the late AntoneC. Rosa, Jr. (MSgt.USAF, Ret.) passed away in 1998. She isthe loving mother of Debra Ann Rosa ofDamascus, Md.; James Anthony Rosa ofCharlotte Hall; Anthony Joseph Rosa ofCharlotte Hall; Katherine Leah Rosa ofWindsor Mill, Md.; and, Dean RaymondRosa of Camp Springs, Md. Grandmotherof Amy Rosa Romano of Olney, Md.; Tif-fanie Rosa Plunkett of Nanjamoy, Md.;Stephanie Lee Rosa of Nanjamoy, Md;

Michael James McGehee, David GeorgeMcGehee and Mary Catherine McGeheeall of Damascus, Md. Great grandmotherof Layla, Giovanni, Camille, Dominicand Joseph. Sister of Raymond Barr,Kay Ann Stout and Michael Brown. Sheis also survived by several other familymembers and friends.

Mrs. Rosa really enjoyed working inher ower gardens. She loved to entertainher family with her great meals, cakesand desserts, which her family will al-ways remember. In her younger years shelived and traveled all over the world.

Funeral services were held on Nov.24 at the Lee Funeral Home Calvert, P.A.8200 Jennifer Lane Owings, Md. Inter-ment will follow at a later date at Arling-

ton National Cemetery.

Landon Carroll Sneade,4 months

Landon Car-

roll Sneade passedaway Nov. 21, 2012at Childrens NationalMedical Center inWashington, D.C.surrounded by his de-voted family. He was

born Aug. 1, 2012 atAnne Arundel Medi-cal Center, in Annapolis, Md.

Landon is survived by his lovingparents Jason Michael and Kristen Mari(Rogers) Sneade; and grandparents Darrin and Candi Rogers of Owings and Sandra and Michael Sneade of HedgesvilleW.V. Also surviving are great-grandparents Debbie and Joe Catterton, Jr. of Owings, Donna Tessier of Prince Frederick

John Rogers of North Beach, MargareBurns of Hedgesville, W.V. and Wilsonand Peggy Sneade of Chesapeake Beacha great-great-grandmother Lorraine Catterton of Owings; an aunt Stacie Rogerof Owings and uncles Shawn Bennett oOwings and Marty Zattau of BaltimoreLandon is also survived by many lovinfamily members.

Family and friends were receiveon Nov. 27 at Rausch Funeral HomeP.A., 8325 Mt. Harmony Lane, Owingsto celebrate his life. Interment followeat Mt. Zion U.M. Church Cemetery, Lothian, Md. Memorial donations in Landons name may be made to the AmericanSIDS Institute 528 Raven Way Naples FL34110. For additional information or to

leave condolences please visit www.rauschfuneralhomes.com

Mildred D. Wilson

Of The Villages,Fl, formerly of Ber-wyn Heights, MD.Mildred was born onFeb. 14, 1926 to Irbyand Ollie Thompsonof Greensboro, NC.She passed away on

Nov. 26, 2012. Mil-dred is the beloved wife of over 50 yearto the late George R. Wilson until h

passed away on March 1, 1990. She i

the loving mother of Mary (Roger) Selson, George Wilson, Jr., Walter (SandraWilson and Larry (Debbie) Wilson. Sister of Howard Thompson. She is alssurvived by 10 Grandchildren, 19 Greagrandchildren and 1 great great grandchild. Mildred was an avid reader. Shalso enjoyed playing games such as thcard game, Triple Play and the dicgame, Bunco She was a member of thRed Hat Society and an avid RedskinFan. Although she enjoyed being inde

pendent , she loved spending time withher family.

Friends will be received on SatDec. 8 from 1 to 3 p.m., the time of thservice at Lee Funeral Home CalvertP.A., 8200 Jennifer Lane (Route 4 an

Fowler Road), Owings, Md. 20736.

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Community

Lusby Business Associations 3rd Annual

Tree Lighting Ceremony

Garner and Duf Hosts Open HouseBy Sarah MillerStaff Writer

Last weekend Garner and Duff owner Marcia Handrick held an open house a littleover a year after she took over the shop Nov. 17, 2011.

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

and Valentines Day, with another spike around Mothers Day.During the open house, Jerry Ann Maten won a rafe for a $100 gift certicate to use.Maten intends to use the money to give gifts to others, and leave silk owers on a

grave.Its so pretty in here, Maten said. I didnt want to leave.Handrick sells silk and real owers, becoming the latest in a long series of owners.

Even though its gone through different hands, the shop has always housed a orist shop.Handrick runs the shop with her sons, Matt and Zach. Her husband keeps the books and herother three children lend a hand when needed.

Zach loves working with his mother and brother.Its great working with my family all day, he said. We pull together to get it done.Garner and Duff is located just north of Wal-Mart in Prince Frederick. For more infor-

mation, visit www.garnerduff.net.

[email protected]

Charron Dean leads Girl Scout Service Troop 10-10 in 12 Days of Christmas and other carols at the Lusby BusinessAssociations Christmas tree lighting Dec. 1.

Santa and Mrs. Claus were on hand at the Lusby Business Associations 3rd Annual TreeLighting Ceremony.

Photos by Sarah Mille

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Community

Christmas Concert by Patuxent Voices

Smart Pumps Are at Forefront of Medication Safety

Collegiate Robotics at CSM

Patuxent Voices, Southern Marylands premiere womens a cappella group, wil

perform Benjamin Brittens Ceremony of Carols followed by a selection of holidayfavorites on Friday, Dec. 14, at 7:30 p.m., at All Saints Episcopal Church in Sunderland; Saturday, Dec. 15, 7:30 p.m. at Middleham St. Peters Parish Hall in Lusby; andSunday, Dec. 16, 3 p.m. at Trinity Church, St. Marys College. There is no admissioncharge, but donations are welcome.

A Ceremony of Carols is a choral piece for treble voices and harp written in1942. The piece consists of eleven songs or movements that tell the Christmas sto-ry. It is hauntingly ageless, using old English text and modal melodies. The secondhalf of the performance blends beloved carols such as Once in Royal Davids Cityand O Holy Night, with sentimental favorites like Ill be Home for Christmas andHave Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, Rocking Round the Christmas Tree, and ocourse We Wish You a Merry Christmas. Its a great way to get into the holiday spirit

Patuxent Voices has been in existence since 2004, started by friends who love tosing unaccompanied music. The 13 women who make up Patuxent Voices hail fromCalvert and St. Marys Counties; the group offers concerts in December and Mayand appears at local events such as the Solomons Christmas Walk and SotterleysFamily Plantation Christmas. To learn more or see additional performance datesvisit www.patuxentvoices.org or friend us on Facebook. For additional informationcontact: Sherrod Sturrock, 410-474-2430

Calvert Memorial Hospital is investing over $825,000to fully implement new smart intravenous (IV) pumpsthroughout its facility. The advanced system featuresmany built-in safeguards and provides superior accuracy.Coupled with existing initiatives like bar coding and elec-tronic prescribing, the new technology puts CMH at theforefront of medication safety in the state.

We have dedicated considerable resources to thisnew technology because we believe it will be of great

benet to our patients, said CMH President and CEOJim Xinis, and reassure them they are receiving the bestpossible care. A portion of the funding was raised by the

hospitals charitable foundation.CMH plans to add the new smart IV pumps in the

hospitals infusion therapy center, operating rooms andintensive care unit along with its emergency departmentand family birth center for use with post-partum patientsand mothers in labor.

Last year, Calvert Memorial Hospital scored 96.3percent for medication safety on an annual survey con-ducted by the Institute of Safe Medication Practices sur-passing the national average of 71 percent and the state-wide median of 77 percent by a wide margin.

We are continually looking at ways to improve ourmedication safety, said CMH Pharmacist Kara Harrer.There is no doubt that smart pumps will signicantlystrengthen those efforts.

Studies at major medical centers have shown that thisnew technology has a critical impact in preventing poten-tially serious IV medication errors. So, what makes thepumps so smart?

According to Harrer, the smart pumps brain con-sists of customized software that contains a drug library.This software essentially transforms a conventional IVpump into a computer that sends an aler t if an infusionis programmed outside a particular medications recom-mended limits for dose, rate or concentration based on apatients age, weight and medical condition.

Going above or below the limit will prompt the ma-

chine to sound an alarm, notifying the clinician of the er-ror and how to x it. So even if a staff person acciden-tally presses the wrong button, she said, the smart pumplets you know before you administer the medication.

According to Harrer, the pumps also log data aboutall such alerts, including the time, date, drug, concentra-tion and programmed rate, thus providing valuable con-tinuous quality improvement information.

Harrer said the smart pumps have other built-in safe-guards that provide an extra layer of protection. For ex-ample, if you have a surgical patient who is on continuouspain medication and his oxygen level drops, she said,the smart pump will automatically shut off the medica-tion even before the nurse reaches the patients bedside.

In addition, Harrer said, the pumps are programmedwith specic drug dictionaries that ensure the drugs areadministered according to best practices. They also havefree-ow protection a key safety feature is designed to

prevent unintentional overdoses of medication or uid.

The College of Southern Marylands collegiate robotics team, the Talons, chal-lenged the Mulhlenburg College of Pennsylvania to the game Sack Attack Nov.3 at the La Plata Campus. Our frst-ever college robotics tournament, with sup -port from the Charles County Technology Council and NAVEODTECHDIV, ransmoothly with some close matches, but the Talons came through in the end with awin, said CSM Professor Bernice Brezina, the teams sponsor. All their hard workis starting to pay off and I couldnt be more proud of how well the team did andtheir positive attitude throughout. The Talons team of Tiffany Lei, of La Plata; Na-than Hancock, of Bryantown; Ngan Than Ngo, of Waldorf; John Hamel and TeamCaptain Willy Hamel, of Mechanicsville; Stewart Smith, Chiebuka Ezekwenna andJimmy OBrien, of Waldorf; Jonathan Frank, of Indian Head; and Jacob Brezina(junior member), of Swan Point, along with team members not pictured, HeatherStripling, of Waldorf; Mark Mahan, of Nanjemoy; Elliott Bebee, of Owings andChristopher Williams, of Waldorf, are preparing for the collegiate VEX Leagueranking sessions and then the League Championship at CSM on Feb. 16 at CSM. For

information on CSMs robotics program, visit http://www.csmd.edu/istem/events_csmroboticsVEX.html.

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Sp rts

By Keith McGuireContributingWriter

Why on earth

are you using thatgun for goose?Thats a skeetgun, I asked inno-cently. My friendanswered in a verymatter of fact way,Karen [his wife] gave it to me for Christ-mas and said she wanted me to shoot agoose with it.

It happens every year. A well-mean-ing relative or very close friend buyshunting or shing equipment as a Christ-mas gift that doesnt quite t the bill. Thismay be ne for the person who only occa-sionally wets a hook or takes to the eld.Most of us are much more serious aboutthe sport.

If you are that well-meaning giftgiver, please dont buy hunting or shinggear for your dedicated outdoor sports

person unless they have

told you exactly what tobuy and, in many cases,where to buy it.

A novice who buyshunting or shing gear forthe enthusiast might aswell buy golf clubs from adepartment store for Ar-nold Palmer or sports-cardriving gloves for a truckdriver.

No doubt, the recipientof your well-meaning giftwill graciously accept the

gift and any conditions that you might puton its use. They might also seem happyabout it. Trust me, they would be muchhappier with a gift certicate that they

can use toward the purchase of the gearbest suited for the game.

It is crunch time. If you havent got-ten the Christmas gift for the outdoorsperson on your list, here are a few generalideas.

Every angler or hunter enjoys read-ing a good hunting or shing magazine.There are some good ones out there andthe subscription prices are a bargain. Youcould try Field and Stream or OutdoorLife as a starting point.

There are some great outdoor showscoming up in the New Year. Try orderingadmission tickets in advance.

A good show for hunters is comingup Jan. 25 27 at the Frederick Fair-grounds called the NRA Great A merican

Hunting and Outdoor Show. General ad-mission is $10. Find them online at www.nrahuntingshow.org.

The largest outdoor show in the

Northeast is the Eastern Sports and Out-door Show. This show runs from Feb. 2 10 and is held at the Farm Show Complexin Harrisburg, Penn. This show is so bigthat it is impossible to see everything inone day. The show is about shing, boat-ing, hunting, camping, and everythingoutdoors. General admission tickets gofor $14. Look for it online at www.east-ernsportshow.com.

The Mid-Atlantic Outdoor Sports-man Expo will happen at the ShowPlace Arena in Upper MarlboroJan. 11 13. This is another showthat will focus on hunting, sh-ing and boating. Tickets will be$12 at the door, but they havean online special for advance

tickets at $10. A military IDgets a 50 percent discount. www.outdoorsportsmanexpo. com.

Every angler orhunter I know appreci- a t esa gift certicate fromlocally owned sport- i n ggoods shops in our area.Stop by The Tackle Box, orsearch sporting goods shopsonline. I also recommendGreen Top Hunting and Fish-ing in Ashland, Va. You can ndthem online at www.greentop-huntsh.com.

Now, if you dont mind, I haveto get back in the woods to see if Ican nd a deer that will stand still

very nearby so I can shoot it with thegoose/deer/turkey/duck gun that mywife bought for me last Christmas.

Keith has hunted wild game and

waterfowl in Maryland and other statesfor more than 45 years. When the shing

season wanes, you wilnd him in the woods

until deer seasonnishes.Fur and

Feathers

Dangers of Buying for a Hunter, Angler

When Salt Is Good

By Debra Meszaroswww.MXSportsNutrition.com

What would be left of yourbody if it was turned to ashes?What if all the water in your bodywas taken away? What wouldremain?

What would be left are the ba-sic chemical building blocks of thebody known as cell salts.

There are twelve biochemictissue salts that make up the humanbody. They are used on the cellular level and are rootelements of health, as they affect or control all that tran-spires in the body. When attempting to get to the bot-tom of foundational reasons for disease and dysfunction,we nd these building blocks are often decient. So is itpossible that if we kept these salts in balance wed main-tain optimal health?

Our lifestyles leave the majority of us in periods ofstress. Whether this stress is from an emotional, mental,or physical cause, it is still stress, and has an adverse af-

fect on every one of us. It is highly likely that with de-cades of practicing this type of lifestyle, the stress beginsto affect our assimilation of nutrients. Our digestive abili-ties normally decline as we age, and minerals begin tobe poorly absorbed. Many people regardless of age havecompromised absorption due to prior antibiotic use, phar-maceuticals, and food allergies and intolerances.

Are we able to trick the body into absorbing minerals?Cell salts are in ionic form, therefore very digestible.

They are biochemic remedies in homogenous homeo-pathic form. When these tiny tablets are placed under thetongue to dissolve, they go directly into the bloodstream,bypassing the digestive system. Since they are in a formthat cells already recognize, they are sucked into the cel-lular membrane instantly. This becomes an excellent op-tion for those who exercise, train for a sport, or simplyperform any action that results in excessive sweat. Youressential minerals can be restored instantly with the useof cell salts. This could quicken recovery and speed upcellular repair. The advantage of this nutrient being in areduced ionic form is that once enough of a cell salt hasbeen absorbed, the remaining balance is easily excretedwithout stress to your elimination system. This is differ-ent then an herb, nutritional supplement, or pharmaceuti-cal, since the body expends no energy to dispose of theexcess.

What can these salts do for us?These salts known as Bioplasma cell or tissue salts

are associated with: all elastic bers of skin, vessels, bonsurfaces, teeth, connective tissue, blood plasma, liveand bile uids, muscles, brain cells, intercellular uidsnerves, hair, and nails. Some of the actions they are involved in are: the uptake of uids into your cells, the regulation of the excretion of excess water, transportation ooxygen, the breakdown of old red blood corpuscles, theprevention of illness, and healing processes.

Hopefully I have shed some light on the fact that alsalts are not created equally. BioPlasma cell (tissuesalts can be found on the Internet or local health foodstores along with a vast amount of educational information. Happy exploring!

2012 Debra Meszaros MXSportsNutrition.com. All r ights reserved. No duplicatiowithout permission.

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

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

stitute for advice from your physician or other health care professional. I am making no attempto prescribe any medical treatment. You should not use the information here for diagnos

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

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

United States Food and Drug Administration and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure oprevent disease. You should consult with a healthcare professional before starting any die

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

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

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

and or conclusion based on experiences, trials, tests, assessments or other available sourceof information. I do not make any guarantees or promises with regard to results. I may discus

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

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

You and only you are responsible if you choose to do anything with the information youhave read. You do so at your own risk. Use your intelligence to make the decisions that ar

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

existing disease or condition.

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