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What is the Common Core?Forum on Nov. 25 to Address Questions and Concerns

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9 Business

10 Feature Story

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16 Obituaries

18 Entertainment

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20 Community

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Calvert County Interim Superintendent Nancy Highsmith and Acting Director of Instruction Scott McComb discuss the Common Core State Standards and its effect on education in the county.

The Optimist Club of Calvert County honored 40 outstanding students from Calvert County. education

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The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners announces the following office and facility closures for Thanksgiving:

• All Calvert County government offices will be closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 28 and 29, in observance of Thanksgiving.

• The Calvert Pines, Southern Pines and North Beach senior centers will be closed Nov. 28 and 29. Meals on Wheels will not be delivered on Nov. 28 but will resume service on Nov. 29.

• All Calvert Library locations will be open until 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 27, and will be closed on Nov. 28 and 29. Libraries will resume normal hours Saturday, Nov. 30.

• There will be no public transportation services Nov. 28 and 29. Regular Satur-day service will resume Nov. 30.

• All Solid Waste facilities will be closed on Nov. 28 and will resume normal hours Friday, Nov. 29.

• County parks, the Calvert Marine Museum and the Edward T. Hall Aquatic Center will be closed Nov. 28 and resume normal hours Nov. 29.

• All community centers will be closed Nov. 28. The Northeast Community Cen-ter will be open regular hours on Nov. 29. Mount Hope and Southern community centers and North Beach Recreational Center will be closed Nov. 29 and reopen for regular hours Nov. 30.

For more information, visit the Calvert County website at www.co.cal.md.us.

By Sarah MillerStaff Writer

Restaurants, businesses and affordable apartments – these were only a few of the things discussed during a League of Women voters roundtable discussion about future growth in Calvert County.

A large amount of discussion centered on how to bring business to Calvert County and what types of business the county needs.

“We are victims of our geography,” said Calvert County Department of Economic Development employee Danita Boonchais-ri, who attended the meeting to help answer questions. She explained that large govern-ment entities have a grocery list of criteria they look for. When the Federal Bureau of Investigation was searching for a location for a satellite office, Calvert County tried to entice them to settle in the county. The prob-lem was government agencies want metro access and an infrastructure that can handle up to 5,000 individuals commuting in and out of the county daily. Calvert can’t offer those things, Boonchaisri said.

The county offers incentives to attract new businesses, such as free land and tax breaks if they meet certain criteria, such as community involvement, in a specific time frame.

Getting engineering-centric businesses to come to Calvert County is a challenge be-cause it is in direct competition with Naval

Air Station Patuxent River for engineers, Boonchaisri said.

Chesapeake Beach resident Malcolm Funn suggested Calvert needs support fa-cilities for businesses, such as an area for functions comparable to Showplace Arena, if the county wants to attract businesses.

Other attendees suggested Calvert needs a larger variety of restaurants, sug-gesting everything from Italian to Chick-fil-A and Cracker Barrel. Another perceived need for Calvert is additional medical professionals, including psychologists and physiatrists.

One attendee suggested more enter-tainment venues, such as a ropes course or an ice skating rink.

An additional perceived need is for af-fordable apartments and housing for young professionals or individuals living on single incomes. Such housing may attract the workforce necessary for businesses to settle in Calvert County, attendees said.

Though their opinions varied, the group came to a consensus at the end of the forum – Calvert County needs to attract ad-ditional businesses.

The League of Women Voters hosts several public forums throughout the year. For more information, visit calvert1.lwvmd.org/n/.

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After three terms as a Calvert County Commissioner, Susan Shaw has decided to not run for a fourth term.

“It’s a little hard to let go,” Shaw said. “It becomes like your baby.”

Commissioners don’t really be-come effective until their second term in office, but they shouldn’t overstay their effectiveness, Shaw said. Nobody should run for the board of county commissioners with the intention of making it a lifetime career, she said. The board should be a mix of expe-rienced and new members who can blend new ideas and past precedents for solutions that are inthe best interest of the county.

Being a county commissioner is a 24/7 job, Shaw said. Aside from going to events and talking to county resi-

dents, Shaw and the other four commis-sioners respond to between 300 and 400 e-mails per day.

Shaw has no intention of dropping out of the public eye when her term is up. She plans to run for a position with the Republican Central Committee and help with local campaigns.

“Who knows what opportunity will appear,” Shaw said.

The latest group of commissioners has worked to increase transparency in government by holding all budget work sessions in public and going into ex-ecutive session only when legally nec-essary, among other initiatives, Shaw said. She encourages her successor to continue the trend and be as acces-sible as possible to the public. Going to events and talking to members of the community is a source of information. Talking to people has shed light on is-sues in ways that Shaw didn’t consider.

Communication is a necessary part of local government, she said.

When Shaw took office, she thought it would be easy to catch up with issues facing the county commis-sioners because she was already heavily involved in the community. It quickly became apparent that she had barely scratched the surface of the inner work-ings of the county. She advises future commissioners not to fall for the same false sense of security – the first year as a commissioner involves a lot of read-ing, and the learning curve is steep.

Shaw plans to work hard during her last year and end on a high note.

Aside from her public life and vol-unteer activities, Shaw plans to spend time with her grandson, Colin, and her family.

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Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO) is warning its customer-members about a scam involving prepaid Green Dot Visa and MasterCard debit cards. Callers claim-ing to represent SMECO have been contacting customers and threatening to disconnect their electric service. The caller tells SMECO customers to make a payment by purchasing a Green Dot debit card. They may even tell customers to purchase the card at a local CVS store. Customers are then told to call an-other phone number; when the customer gives the card infor-

mation over the phone, the scam artist cashes in the monetary value of the Green Dot card.

Customers who have received a phone call from an unau-thorized source may call their local law enforcement agency or the Federal Trade Commission at 1-877-FTC-HELP. Accord-ing to Tom Dennison, SMECO’s government and public affairs director, “SMECO has received a number of phone calls from customers who have been targeted by this scam. They said that ‘SMECO’ appeared on their phone’s caller ID, so they thought

the call was legitimate.”

SMECO has a set routine for collecting payments from customers.

• SMECO only calls customers who owe a past due balance.

• SMECO usually uses an automated phone system with a recorded message; rarely will SMECO employees make per-sonal “collection” phone calls.

• Collection calls are made about 10 days before service is to be terminated.

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Dennison added, “We don’t want our customers to lose their hard-earned money to a scam artist. If customers receive a phone call, and they are unsure about whether or not it is legiti-mate, they should hang up and call SMECO at 1-888-440-3311, any time, any day. Customers should never provide financial or account information to unauthorized callers.”

SMECO is a customer-owned electric cooperative pro-viding electricity to more than 154,000 services in Charles County, St. Mary’s County, southern Prince George’s County, and all but the northeast portion of Calvert County. Co-ops are distinctly different from investor-owned utilities because co-ops are owned by their customers, and customer-members elect the men and women who serve on the Board of Directors.

Co-ops also issue capital credits to their customer-members. What are capital credits? They are the member’s share of the co-op’s margins, based on how much electricity the member purchased and the rate at which the account was billed. SMECO’s margins—revenue less expenses—are used as working capital for new construction and system improve-ments. When SMECO’s Board of Directors determines that a percentage of the capital credits can be distributed to mem-bers through a general refund, capital credits will be issued by check or credited to members’ electric bills.

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The Calvert County Chamber of Com-merce recognized county-based businesses during the Chamber of Commerce mini-expo and awards dinner on Nov. 13.

The awards ceremony featured keynote speaker Cynthia de Lorenzi, the founder of Success in the City and self described “serial entrepreneur.”

De Lorenzi encouraged employers to be more flexible. The mindset of demanding an employee be at their desk from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. is falling by the wayside – individuals check their e-mail and field calls at all hours of the day. Having a work-life balance is becoming a priority in employee’s lives and if they fell their employer isn’t working with them they will find an employer that does.

Currently, there are four generations in the work force, de Lorenzi said. Each gen-eration has different work ethics and problem solving methods, but they all want the same thing at the end of the day – to support their lives and family and to make a difference and be respected at work and in the world.

Modern mentoring is upside down, she said. Many older employees are getting help from younger employees in understanding emerging technology being implemented at work. Individuals are relying more and more on their phones and computers for communi-cation instead of face-to-face meetings.

Following de Lorenzi’s talk, Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors President An-drew Applegate and Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Carolyn Hart announced the 2014 award winners and Vickie Karol’s appointment as president of the Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors in 2014.

For more information, visit www.calvert-chamber.org.

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Do you know who the first female Calvert County commissioner was? How about the group that manag-es the wild ponies on the Virginia side of Assateague?

The participants at the 2014 Pub Quiz at the Cal-vert Library Prince Frederick Branch had to come up with the answers for those and other questions, 50 in total, for a shot at victory and a $300 prize. The annual Pub Quiz is hosted by the Friends of Calvert Library, a non-profit organization devoted to raising money for the libraries in Calvert.

Participants included local business owners, the entire Calvert County Board of County Commission-ers, Board of Education Member Dawn Balinski and other county officials in addition to local trivia fans.

The winning team was Les Trivials. The same team came in second in 2011 and third in 2012, ac-cording to team member Deb Hughes, a Lusby resi-dent. This year, they meant business. This year, Les Trivials came equipped with team tee shirts and flags, ready to fight for the top slot.

Trivia ranged from general knowledge to Mary-land and Calvert County Specific questions. For more information about the Friends of Calvert Library, visit folcalvert.org.

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Maryland State Police Blotter

The following information is compiled directly from publicly released police reports.

During the week of Nov. 11 through Nov. 17 deputies of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to 1,391 calls for service throughout the community.

Citizens with information on the following crimes or any criminal activity in Calvert County who wish to report it anonymously can now access the Calvert County Crime Solvers link through the Sheriff’s Office website.

Go to http://www.co.cal.md.us/residents/safety/law/sheriff/ and click on the Crime Solvers link to leave an anonymous tip on-line. Information leading to the arrest and conviction of a suspect could result in a $1,000 reward.

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Destruction of Property: On Nov. 5 at 11:35 a.m., Trooper First Class Logsdon responded to the 300 block of Lancer Ct. in Dunkirk, for a reported de-struction of property. Unknown suspect(s) damaged the victim’s vehicle window. Investigation continues.

Theft: On Nov. 6 at 10:32 a.m., Trooper First Class Costello re-sponded to the 5700 block of Oakcrest Dr. in St. Leonard for a reported theft of prescription medication. A large amount of prescription pills were stolen from the residence. Investigation continues.

Possession of drugs: On Nov. 6 at 2:22 p.m., Trooper First Class Moore from the MSP Commer-cial Vehicle Enforcement Divi-sion stopped a vehicle on Rt. 4 and Patuxent Point Parkway in Solomons after several citizens advised that the vehicle was be-ing operated in a reckless man-ner. Trooper First Class Wiese-mann responded to assist. Dur-ing the stop, drug paraphernalia and Percocet were found in the vehicle. Richard A. Best, 50 of St. Leonard was arrested and in-carcerated at the Calvert County Detention Center.

Theft: On Nov. 8 at 10:51 a.m., Trooper First Class Esnes stopped a vehicle missing the rear registration plate. Upon contact with the driver/owner, it was discovered that the plate had been stolen. The Maryland Registration 8BD9754 has been entered into NCIC as stolen. In-vestigation continues.

Possession of Marijuana: On Nov. 8 at 4:23 p.m., Trooper First Class Casarella stopped a vehicle on Dares Beach Rd. near Clay Hammond Rd. in Prince Fred-erick, for traffic violations. A strong odor of burnt Marijuana was emitting from inside the ve-hicle. A probable cause search was conducted. The driver, Brandon T. Johnson, 23 of Prince

Frederick, was found to be in possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. He was arrested and taken to the MSP Barrack in Prince Frederick for processing.

Possession of Marijuana: On Nov. 9 at 2:13 a.m., Trooper Rowe stopped a vehicle at Mo-hican Lane and Thunderbird Rd. in Lusby for traffic violations. Drug paraphernalia was ob-served in the vehicle and a search revealed marijuana and other drug paraphernalia. The driver Erin N. Stahl, 25 of Lusby, and passenger, Jack D. Garner, 27 of Lusby, were arrested and in-carcerated at the Calvert County Detention Center.

Theft: On Nov. 9 at 12:30 p.m., Trooper Follin responded to the 300 block of Skinners Turn Rd. in Owings for a report of a sto-len vehicle. A 1993 Plymouth Voyager was stolen from the residence. The vehicle was later located unoccupied in a parking lot in Upper Marlboro. Investi-gation continues.

Possession of Marijuana: On Nov. 10 at 2:33 a.m., Trooper First Class Merkelson stopped a vehicle for traffic violations on Boyds Turn Rd at Rt. 260 in Owings. The driver, Christopher Rathbone 23 of Owings, was ar-rested for DUI. A search of the vehicle revealed Marijuana and drug paraphernalia. The pas-senger, Tyler Niland 22 of Chesa-peake Beach, was also arrested and both were charged with pos-session of Marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

Possession of Marijuana: On Nov. 11 at 1:55 a.m., Trooper Rowe stopped a vehicle for traffic violations on Rt. 4 at Bowie Shop Road in Huntingtown. Marijua-na was observed in the vehicle and a search revealed Marijuana and drug paraphernalia. The driver, Brandon Kinder 19 of Huntingtown, was arrested and transported to the Prince Freder-ick Barrack for processing.

Theft: On Nov. 12 at 9:49 a.m., Trooper Barlow responded to Bullwhip Trail in Lusby for a reported theft. Investigation re-vealed that Gary Wommack, 30 of Lusby, was in the victim’s resi-dence and stole numerous pieces of jewelry. A warrant has been issued for Wommack’s arrest. Investigation continues.

Burglary Case #13-66659:Sometime between 6:15 p.m.

and 8:30 p.m. on Nov. 12, unknown suspect(s) broke into a home in the 11500 block of H.G. Trueman Road in Lusby and stole prescription drugs and caused $500 in damage. Dep. S. Moran is continuing to investigate.

Theft Case #13-67173:A black Bravo XR motor and

propeller, valued at $8,500, were stolen from a boat parked outside a home on Llewelyn Lane in Hunting-town between Nov. 12 and 14. DFC R. Kreps is investigating.

Theft Case #13-67189:Someone stole a 5 speed trans-

mission to a Toyota truck from the rear of a residence in the 900 block of Augustus Drive in Prince Frederick between Nov. 14 and 15. The part is valued at 4500. DFC J. Denton is investigating.

Resisting Arrest Case #13-67248On Nov. 15 at 5:20

p.m. DFC R. Wilson responded to Mimi’s Market on Rousby Hall Road in Lusby for the report of a hit and run auto accident. Wilson

was advised by the victim and sever-al witnesses that while the victim was getting gas, another vehicle was in front of her at the pumps. The other vehicle, an Isuzu Rodeo, backed into her vehicle and subsequently left the scene. A witness was able to obtain the offending vehicle tag number and DFC Wilson traveled to the address. There he encountered a woman, later identified as Iris Delenthia Jones, 51 of Lusby, who denied that she knew who had been driving the Isuzu, which was parked in her driveway. A check of the home revealed a male hiding in a bathroom. He was later identified as Jeffrey John Jones, 33 of Lusby. Jones refused to comply with demands but was subdued and hand-cuffed. A strong odor of alcohol was on Jones’ breath. Jones was arrested and charged with numerous traffic violations as well as DUI of Alcohol and resisting arrest. Charges of hin-dering are pending against Iris Jones.

Theft Case #13-67271:DFC P. Wood is investigating

the theft of a glass box, valued at $500, which contained $50 in dona-tions, stolen from the Calvert His-torical House located at 70 Church Street in Prince Frederick on Nov. 14 between 12:30 p.m. and 2 p.m.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Wood at 410-535-2800 or Calvert County Crime Solvers at 410-535-2880.

Counterfeit Bills Case #13-66804Three counterfeit bills were

used to make two purchases together totaling $24 from the Pet Valu Store in Dunkirk on Nov. 13 at 2 p.m. The suspects were given change and left the store and then the store clerks realized the bills were coun-terfeit. Dep. T. Holt is continuing the investigation.

Counterfeit Bills Case #13-67284:Someone attempted to pay for a

meal at the Taco Bell drive-through with a phony twenty dollar bill on Nov. 15 at 7 p.m. The store clerk determined the bill was not legiti-mate but the suspect drove off before paying with legal tender or receiving their food order. DFC R. Kampf is investigating.

Theft Case #13-67552:Someone stole a red and black 5

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With loafers from Italy, high heels from France and a variety of locally made accessories, Kathy’s Bella Scarpa offers something for all tastes.

Owners Philip and Kathy Mancini have been back in the United States for 11 months, having moved to Lusby after spending 11 years in Italy with Philip’s job. They fell in love with the area, Kathy said, but they noticed something missing in Lusby – a nice shop to buy shoes. So, amid the chaos of enrolling their children in school,

buying a house and setline into their new life, Philip and Kathy decided to tackle the service gap head on and open a small business.

One of the biggest challenges was the fact they didn’t know anybody in the area, Philip said. Fortunately, the real estate agent they used, Leonardtown based Ronnie Thompson, has family members in construction who could provide services for Kathy and Philip. When it came to finding merchandise, Kathy had that covered. She has family in France and Italy who own stores and helped her coordinate purchasing. In addition to imported merchan-dise, Kathy has spoken to local artists who specialize in

jewelry and accessories about selling their creations in her store. Kathy’s Bella Scarpa is designed to be a one-stop shop for high-end shoes and accessories, Kathy said. They only order limited amounts of each item offered in the store, such as purses, so individuals know they are going to have something unique. She is willing to help customers find the perfect show for them, even if it means special order-ing a size or design.

While the boutique sounds like a wom-an’s dream, the first customer was a man, Philip said. They carry a full line of men’s shoes and accessories, such as wallets, he added.

Kathy intends to open the boutique for private, after hours shoe parties.

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Families from Calvert and St. Mary’s counties will have a chance to hear what the state has to say about the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). The Mary-land State Board of Education is host-ing an information session on Monday, Nov. 25. from 7 to 8:30 p.m., parents and teachers alike will have the opportunity to ask the State Superintendent questions concerning CCSS. Questions must be submitted beforehand in writing.

The forum is the sixth and final in the state, according to Maryland State De-partment of Education (MSDE) Spokes-man Bill Reinhard. There were originally four scheduled forums, he said. Two more, including the Southern Maryland forum, were added by popular demand.

Calvert County Interim Superinten-dent Nancy Highsmith will introduce the evening and State Superintendent Lillian Lowery. Calvert County educator Steven Van Rees will provide at teacher’s per-spective, Reinhard said.

To date, 45 states, the District of Columbia and Department of Defense schools have all adopted CCSS. The stan-dards have met with vocal opposition across the country, including a Howard County parent who was arrested during a heated CCSS information session. On Monday, Nov. 18, opponents of the Com-mon Core State Standards staged a march in Baltimore.

There are a number of misconcep-tions regarding CCSS, according to Cal-vert County Public Schools Acting Di-rector of Instruction Scott McComb. One of the biggest is a misnomer – he hears people call CCSS the “common core cur-riculum.” CCSS is not a curriculum; it is a set of standards.

Standards guide the way a curricu-lum is formed. It is up to local school dis-tricts to create a curriculum around the standards, Highsmith said. Local school districts and teachers will continue to write their own curriculums.

Other misconceptions McComb has

heard involve the rigor of CCSS. Some parents have expressed concern that the standards are less rigorous than previous methods while others have worried that schools were simply pushing lessons to earlier grades without making them age appropriate.

Some topics will be taught in grades earlier than they have traditionally been, but that will be tempered by the fact that teachers will take more time to explore lessons in depth and allow students to find answers in ways that make sense to them. Students can expect to be writing a lot more, McComb said. Types of writ-ing students should be proficient in will include argument or opinion papers, in-formation reports and narratives. Most of the changes in the curriculum will be to math and reading/language arts, though all aspects of education will be more rig-orous, McComb said.

The curriculum will be more rig-orous, McComb said, and designed to produce “good, productive and efficient thinking students.”

Students need to be challenged to succeed, Highsmith said.

“If things are always easy in life, how do you improve?” she asked.

CCSS has been implemented dur-ing the past two years, McComb said. Schools will continue taking the Mary-land State Assessments while piloting the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness of College and Careers (PARCC) assess-ment. The new assessment is scheduled for full implementation during the next school year, McComb said. The state is working on a tight deadline – the money for developing new curriculums and the new assessment came through a three-year grant through the Race to the Top initiative.

To ensure that parents are kept in-volved in the process, St. Mary’s County is taking steps above and beyond what is mandated by the state, according to St. Mary’s County Public Schools Executive Director of Teaching, Learning and Pro-fessional Development for Jeffrey A. Ma-her. The St. Mary’s County Public School

system is committed to educating its par-ents and providing professional develop-ment for its teachers. Maher stresses the importance of parents being able to see the scope and sequence of instruction.

“One of our main goals is to de-mys-tify this for the parents,” he said.

The school system is in the process of uploading Common Core State Stan-dard documents to its own www.smcps.org website. Most St. Mary’s County Public elementary schools have hard cop-ies of the CCSS available. Hard copies will soon be available at the middle and high school level, Maher said.

The forum is designed to address misconceptions and answer questions, McComb said.

Ongoing professional development of the educators is paramount to the suc-cess of CCSS. St. Mary’s County Public Schools supported its teachers by send-ing five teams per school and central of-fice supervisors to each of the state-led Educator Effectiveness Academy (EEA) conferences. Those teams have also participated in follow-up webinars over the past three years leading up to full implementation. Each school then col-laboratively developed transition plans addressing specific professional develop-ment areas related to the transition. These plans are continually reviewed, ensuring consistent support for systemic profes-sional development across the St. Mary’s County Public School system. Moreover,

multiple professional days built into the school calendar provide additional time for EEA participant and administrator led sessions for information and training exchanges. Monthly follow-up is provid-ed to the EEA participants who are then able to support school-level work. Over-all, content supervisors continue provid-ing resources and site-based training to align with the new standards. This fol-low-up includes collaborative planning, print and electronic resources as well as direct lesson feedback.

Calvert teachers have been involved in EAA as well, with delegations from every school bringing information back to their colleagues.

“Teachers are constantly trying to improve their craft,” Highsmith said.

Moving forward, teachers will be facilitators to guide students through finding answers themselves instead of employing a “stand and deliver” method, where they give students information and students memorize it. Students will be working more in small groups and with partners on assignments and tests.

The goal is to create independent thinkers who can work out answers in groups and alone, Highsmith said.

“We’re teaching students to do ca-reersthat don’t exist yet.”

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Few events in the history of the western world have influenced late 20th-century history to the extent as the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas on Nov. 22, 50 years ago. Since the accused assas-sin, Lee Harvey Oswald, was killed by a vigilante hours after his capture, there was no trial. Oswald was con-victed by a commission established by President Lyndon Johnson and chaired by Supreme Court Justice the Hon. Earl Warren.

Because there was no trial, in the five decades since the assas-sination, a steady drumbeat of hor-ribly-slanted books, the BBC series “The Men Who Killed Kennedy” and Oliver Stone’s “JFK” have con-vinced some Americans that Oswald was a “patsy” in a much larger con-spiracy. Although those who would have been the key witnesses against Oswald have been lost to time, it is possible to speculate, based the War-ren Commission’s report, how each would have testified had Oswald lived to stand trial.

Foundation testimony would have established that Oswald, an ex-Marine and malcontent who had once defected to the Soviet Union, under the alias “A. Hidell,” pur-chased a Mannlicher-Carcano rifle in 1963. Although conspiracy writ-ers have attempted to portray the ri-fle as highly-inaccurate, government firearms experts have concluded that it was at least “as accurate” as the American M-1.

Oswald worked as a warehouse located at 411 Elm Street in Dallas. It was customary for him to be given a ride to the book depositary building by co-worker Buell Frazier. Frazier’s sister, Linnie May Randle, would have testified that on the morning of

Nov. 22, she observed Oswald carry-ing a package wrapped in brown pa-per, which she estimated to be about 27 inches long, parallel to his body. When Frasier asked Oswald about the package, he replied that it con-tained “curtain rods.” Disassembled, Oswald’s rifle measured 35 inches in length.

Junior Jarman, a co-worker and one of Oswald’s few friends, would have testified that Oswald had in-quired about the crowd just begin-ning to assemble outside the build-ing. Assuming the frugal Oswald hadn’t read the previous day’s news-paper, Jarman said they were there to see the president and Oswald had replied, “Oh, I see.” In fact, Oswald had known about the motorcade and the route it would take for 24 hours.

Although Stone’s “JFK” de-picts Oswald-portrayer Gary Old-man sipping a drink by a Coke ma-chine around the time the shots were fired, testimony from numerous co-workers would have established that Oswald wasn’t in any common room in the building during the criti-cal period.

Bonnie Ray Williams has said in reports that she and another co-worker were watching the motor-cade from the fifth floor when she heard shots originating from within the building, right above them, caus-ing plaster to shower down.

Jarman and Harold Norman testified before the Commission that they were watching the motorcade with Williams when Norman heard the ‘click’ of a bolt-action rifle, and the sound of shell casings hitting the thin plywood floor above. “It’s com-ing from right over our heads!” Nor-man shouted.

Howard Brennan might have

given the most dramatic testimony of the trial. Brennan, who was diago-nally opposite the warehouse, had an unobstructed view of the gunman. Brennan was such an important wit-ness that conspiracy writers have gone to great lengths to discredit him, implying that he was all but legally blind. Although Brennan later suffered diminished vision as a result of a sandblasting accident, in 1963, he was exceptionally farsight-ed and could read licence plates at great distances. His testimony alone would have convicted Oswald.

Patrolman Marrion Baker was the first Dallas police officer to en-ter the warehouse. Baker would have testified that he encountered Oswald on the stairs, but did not detain him for questioning because he was a known employee.

Flight may be considered con-sciousness of guilt in a murder trial. The testimony of Dallas bus driver Cecil McWatters would have estab-lished that Oswald pounded on the door of his bus in the minutes im-mediately following the encounter with Baker. When McWatters’ bus became mired in traffic, Oswald’s former landlady, Mary Bledsoe, who was on the same bus, would have tes-tified Oswald looked was disheveled and looked like “a maniac.”

The testimony of cab driver William Whaley would have put Oswald at 500 North Beckley, sev-eral blocks from his rooming house where Whaley dropped him.

The testimony of Erleen Rob-erts, a housekeeper, would have only added to the pattern of bizarre behavior. Roberts stated in reports that she had seen Oswald “walking pretty fast – practically running” as he left his rooming house later. Al-

though it was an unseasonably warm November day, Oswald left wearing a jacket.

By this time, the description given by Brennan of the smirk-ing assassin had been broadcast throughout the Dallas area. Two miles from the warehouse, Officer J.D. Tippit spotted a man fitting the description. The testimony of Helen Markum would have left no doubt that Oswald gunned down Tippit. Her eyewitness account would have been corroborated by half a dozen other witnesses.

Following a tip from a shoe store manager, who had seen a man duck into the Texas Theatre with-out paying, Officer Nick McDonald would have testified when he con-fronted Oswald in the rear of the building, Oswald had reached into his waist and brought up a .38 revolv-er, also purchased under the alias “A. Hidell,” but he jammed his hand into the firing mechanism, causing the weapon to misfire. Although some theorists believe a conspiracy ex-isted among members of the Dallas Police to seal Oswald’s lips perma-nently, McDonald would have been perfectly justified in the use of dead-ly force at the scene.

A scene in “JFK” showing Dal-las Police planting a dead Oswald’s palm print on the rifle ignores the fact that the print was discovered in-side the gun.

Far from the heroic civil servant portrayed by actor Kevin Costner, New Orleans District At-torney Jim Garrison was highly-par-anoid individual with a documented history of “severe, debilitating psy-choneurosis.” His 1967 prosecution of businessman Clay Shaw and co-defendant David Ferrie was based on nothing more than confabulation obtained under hypnosis and sodium pentothal.

In the latest assault on truth and memory, an Australian writer accus-es a now-deceased Secret Service agent in the follow up car, whose assault rifle purportedly discharged, sending the round inside hurtling to – of all places – the president’s head. Agent George Hickey lost his right to sue when he missed a filing dead-line in a libel case, meaning anyone with a conspiracy theory to sell can legally put a torch to his name and reputation.

50 years after a day that changed the world in which we live, there seems to be one inescapable conclusion: Lee Harvey Oswald, most likely acting alone, killed Pres-ident Kennedy.

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ETTERSto the Editor

I 100% support the effort in trying to make our public parks free from harmful secondhand cigarette smoke. As the County D.A.R.E. Coordina-tor, I have spent countless hours educating young children about the harmful effects of tobacco and secondhand tobacco smoke. According to the Cen-ter for Disease Control, there are more than 440,000 deaths annually in the United States as a result of tobacco use. Out of that number, 49,400 deaths per year are from secondhand smoke exposure.

Tobacco use in public areas can also be harmful to those with asthma problems in young athletes and people in attendance who are allergic to cig-arette smoke. If the parks could be made smoke free, not only would it help the environment by reducing the number of pollutants being released into the air, but also make our parks safer for the young athletes that are compet-ing all over the County as well as for the visiting athletes.

I don't think it is too much to ask that people of smoking age refrain for the hour or so they are visiting our recreational fields and consume their product away from the athletes.

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Ruth Leona Barnett, 86Ruth Leona Barnett,

86, passed away on Nov. 10, at her daughters home in Lusby, Md. She was born on Oct. 23, 1927 in Capitol Heights, Md., to the late Lester Abbott and Florence Ziegler Abbott.

She was preceded in death by her par-ents, her beloved husband Emory Wayland Barnett who died in 1996, her daughter Flor-ence D. Smith, her sister Florence C. Miller and her brothers Jackie Messineo and Wil-liam E. (Butch) Morgan. Ruth is survived by her children, Ruth E. McDonald of David-sonville, Md., Robert E. (Bobby) Barnett of Prince Frederick, Md., Vicky A. Richardson and Marsha E. Henrich both of Lusby, Md., and our brother from another mother and fa-ther Eric Miller of W.V.; grandchildren, Kim L. Curtis, Eric S. McDonald, Ronald W. (Ron Ron) Richardson, Ginger K. Manifold and Jeanette N. (Nikki) Smith; great grand-children, Kenneth (Little Kenny) Bryant, Diane (Dee)Bryant, Meaghan R. McDonald, Scot Tarut, Laura C. Richardson, Sean A. Manifold, Jessica R. Richardson, Danielle R (Danni) McDonald, Christian T. Manifold, Cameron J. Richardson, Jamie C. Proper and Katie M. Proper; great-great grand-children, Kam Ron S. Bryant, Karizmah F. Smith, Samahya Thomas, Kobe S. Bry-ant, Traemari N. W. Brooks and Dennis Jr. Thomas; siblings, Georgia L. Miles of N. C., Kenneth V. Messineo of Suitland, MD and Shirley A. Patrick of N. C. There was always one thing about our mother Ruth, she always found good in everyone, no matter who you were. She would always say never judge a book by its cover. She will always be missed by her loving family and many dear friends.

The family will receive friends on Sun-day, Nov. 17, from2 to 6 p.m., in the Rausch Funeral Home, 20 American Lane, Lusby, Md., where a service celebrating her life will be held on Monday, Nov. 18 at 11 a.m., with Calvert Hospice Chaplain Gerry Headley officiating. Interment will follow in Ft. Lin-coln Cemetery, Bladensburg, Md. Should friends desire memorial contributions may be made in Ruth’s memory to Calvert Hos-pice, P. O. Box 838, Prince Frederick, MD 20678 (donations are encouraged to be made online at www.calverthospice.org) or to the Disabled American Veterans, P.O. Box 14301, Cincinnati, OH 45250-0301 www.dav.org or call 1-877-426-2838 ext. 1340.

Arrangements were handled by the Rausch Funeral Home, Lusby, Md. For more infor-mation or to leave condolences please visit www.rauschfuneralhomes.com.

Christopher Allen Craft, 40Christopher (Chris)

(Crafty) Allen Craft, age 40, of Saint Leonard, Mary-land, died unexpectedly at Georgetown University Hospital on Friday, Nov. 8. Chris was born on May 10, 1973 at Calvert Memo-rial Hospital in Prince Frederick, Maryland. Chris always had a smile on his face that would light up a room. He always had a heart of gold and was kind to everyone he met. He loved to laugh with his family and friends. He was the happiest when boat-ing. He loved fishing, music, playing soc-cer and Frisbie golf. He was an avid Elton John, Baltimore Ravens and Orioles fan. Chris attended Calvert Christian School and graduated from Calvert Senior High School. He was pursuing a de-gree in nursing at the time of his death. Chris managed and was a culinary chef in several restaurants in the Baltimore area for many years. He was working in the con-struction industry at the time of his death. Chris is survived by his parents, Cynthia Ma-rie Hall Craft, and Allen Leon Craft of Cali-fornia, Maryland. Chris was a loving broth-er to his sister, Amber Noelle Craft Dixon of California, Maryland. He has a half-sis-ter, Dana Renee Craft of Prince Frederick, Maryland who also survives him. Chris was a very special grandson to his grandparents, Donald Q. and Ruth Marie Hall of Prince Frederick, Maryland. He was a wonderful uncle to his nieces, Kelsey Marie Dixon and Samantha Rose Dixon of Callaway, Maryland and great friends with his broth-er-in-law, Jeffrey Richard Dixon. His aunt, Rhonda Renee Craft Hagermaker, uncle Alvin Hagermaker, and cousins Jeremy and Jenna Hagermaker of Lexington, Kentucky also survive him. Chris also had many cous-ins. His grandparents William Oswald Craft and Alma Hunter Craft predeceased him. To celebrate Chris’s life, viewings were held at Rausch Funeral Home in Lusby, Maryland on Wednesday, Nov. 13, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. where the funeral will be held on Thursday, Nov. 14, at 11 a.m. Interment will be at Asbury Cem-

etery in Prince Frederick, Maryland. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the American Diabetes Association.

Richard E. Thomas, Sr., 76Richard E. Thomas,

Sr., 76, of Suitland, Md., passed away on Novem-ber 1, at his residence. Richard, the beloved son of the late Phillip Thomas Sr. and Hazel A. Thomas was born on September 20, 1937 in Calvert County, Maryland. Richard was educated in the Calvert County Public School system. On May 1, 1958 Rich-ard was joined in Holy Matrimony to Loretta C. Thomas who preceded him in death. Rich-ard obtained his commercial driver’s license at an early age and became a chauffeur for the President and CEO of Carter Industry Cor-poration for over 25 years. Richard then be-came a Foreman at the Maryland Applicators Drywall Company where he retired. Richard received Christ as his personal savior in 1957 and he became a member of Galilee Bap-tist Church in 2001 where he was baptized. Richard loved cleaning his car, reading his bible, attending quartet concerts and listen-ing to gospel music. Among his favorite groups were the Sanctuary Choir, Canton Spirituals, the Mighty Clouds of Joy, and Slim Supreme and the Angels. His favor-ite songs included I Won’t Complain, Pre-cious Lord Take My Hand and Walk Around Heaven All Day. Richard’s favorite foot-ball team was the “Washington Redskins.” Richard continued his love for chauffer service by providing transportation ser-vice to family, friends and the com-munity until he departed this life. Richard leaves to cherish his beautiful nine children: Rhonda Thomas, Richard Thomas Jr., Tammy Owens (Paul), Rodney Thomas (Barbara), Adriainie Thomas (Marvin), Pa-mela Berry (Joseph), Wanda Ashe-Roberts (Arthur), Emory Thomas and Kimberly Thomas; six sisters, Louise Thomas, Rebecca Thomas, Elizabeth Thomas, Charlotte Thom-as, Phyllis Thomas, Hazel D. Thomas; two brothers, Phillip Thomas (Eunice deceased) and Lemuel Thomas (Georgia); fifteen great -grandchildren, Corey Thomas (Tiara), Andre Thomas, Andrew Thomas, Tinesha Thomas, Jemall Thomas, Jordann Thomas, Rodney Thomas Jr., Kevin Thomas, Raymond Thom-as, Jesse Thomas, Latasha Thomas, Tronta Gantt, Joseph Berry III, Jocelyn Berry and Dorien Minor; seven great-grandchildren: Jazmine Thomas, Jalen Thomas, Tamia Thomas, Jurnee Thomas, J’vion Thomas, India Thomas, Amir Thomas and a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, fam-ily and friends. He was preceded in death by his lovely ex-wife Loretta C. Thomas, his daughter Doretta Ann Thomas and his par-ents Phillip Thomas Sr. and Hazel A. Thomas. Funeral service was held on Thurs-day, November 7, at 11 a.m., at Mt. Ol-ive UM Church, Prince Frederick, Md., with Rev. Thomas Byrd officiating. The interment was at Carroll West-ern Cemetery, Prince Frederick, Md. The pallbearers were Linwood Thomas, Rodney Thomas, Phillip Thomas, Melvin Thomas, Gerald Thomas and Arthur Roberts. The honorary pallbearers were Rod-ney Thomas and Emory Thomas. Funeral arrangements provided by Sewell Fu-

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Brian Allan Grachik, 63Brian Allan Grachik,

age 63, of Huntingtown, Md., departed this earth on No-vember 12, at Calvert Memo-rial Hospital. He was born in Baltimore, Md., on April 15, 1950 to the late Frank and Catherine (Nadine) Grachik. He loved his family and was a fantastic hus-band, father, brother and uncle. Brian was a retired welder and Model Maker from the David Taylor Research Center and Model Ba-sin. He was a loyal and dedicated member of Alcoholics Anonymous for over 25 years and loved to make others laugh. Brian had a kind-ness and gentle love in his heart that is known to all who knew him and he cared very much for all of God’s creatures great and small. The Saint Francis’ of Assisi prayer was his favorite.

Brian was the wonderful husband to Jac-queline Potter Grachik and a very caring step-father to John, Thomas and Joseph Guidotti. He is survived by 3 brothers Frank, Ed and Chris Grachik and two sisters, Rose Chaff-man and Beth Ward. He is also survived by 9 nieces, 9 nephews, 9 grand nieces and 4 grand nephews all of whom loved him very much.

Friends called on Monday, November 18, from 5 to 7 p.m., at Rausch Funeral Home, P.A., where a memorial service and celebra-tion of Brian’s life followed at 7 p.m.

Memorial contributions may be made to Action to Cure Kidney Cancer, 150 West 7th Street Suite 4, New York, NY 10023

Charles Richards Bailey, Sr., 84Charles “Dick” Richards

Bailey, Sr., of Dunkirk, Mary-land, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 11, at the age of 84.

Dick was born in Wash-ington, DC in October, 1929 to Charles A. and Helen B. (Richards) Bailey.

For over 64 years, Dick was married to the love of his life, Kathleen “Kay” Scheibel. Together they raised two sons, and worked and ran J. A. Scheibel Construction, originally located in Camp Springs, Maryland, now in Calvert County. Retirement brought lots of enjoyment, allowing Dick and Kay to travel and spend more time with their family.

Dick was a member of St. James’ Par-ish in Lothian, Maryland, the former South Gate Lion’s Club and the Ocean City Light and Tackle Club, where he served as President from 1991 – 1993. In 1968, he won the Ocean City Light Tackle Tournament. Dick has an avid bill fisherman and fished the waters around the world.

Another hobby of Dick’s was hunting water fowl in Chestertown, Maryland. This was a special time for him, his sons and grand-sons. Those times will always be treasured moments shared together.

Dick is survived by his beloved wife, Kathleen “Kay” Bailey, sons, Charles R. “Rick” Bailey, Jr. and his wife, Kathleen, “Kath” and John R. Bailey and his wife, Jer-rie Lynn. He was the devoted Grandfather of Eric A. Bailey, Marianne E. Bailey, Kristen B. Doty, Kaitlin G. Pecina, Robert M. Bailey. He was the proud Great-grandfather of Wyatt, El-

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lis and Grant Bailey. He is pre-deceased by his parents and brother, Dale N. Bailey.

Family invited friends to Lee Funeral Home Calvert on Wednesday, November 13, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 pm. Funeral Services and interment were on Thursday, November 14 at 11:30 a.m. at St. James’ Parish.

Memorial contributions may be made to: St. James’ Parish, at the above address or to Calvert Hospice, P O Box 838, Prince Freder-ick, MD 20678

Jean Marie Milazzo, 88Jean Marie Milazzo, 88,

of Port Republic, Maryland passed away on November 17, at the Burnett Calvert Hos-pice House in Prince Freder-ick, Maryland. She was born on December 13, 1924 in Wicomico County, Maryland to the late Roxie and George Smullen. Jean was predeceased by her husband, Thomas Mi-lazzo, children, Margaret Ann Davis, Robert Davis, Benson Davis, Bruce Wilkinson and David Gifford, and six brothers and sisters.

Jean was a loving mother to Traci Daily (Tim) of Huntingtown, Md., grandmother of Shalene Harper, Tamera Campbell, Tristine Fletcher, Robin Greene, Robert T. Gifford, Wendy Davis, Matthew Daily and Saman-tha Daily. She is also survived by 19 great grandchildren.

The family will receive friends on Thurs-day November 21, from 1 to 2 p.m., at the Rausch Funeral Home, 4405 Broomes Island Road Port Republic, Maryland where a memo-rial service will follow at 2 p.m. Interment will be private in Maryland Veterans Cemetery, Cheltenham. Memorial contributions may be made to Burnett Calvert Hospice House.

Joseph Michael Pickeral, 51Joseph Michael “Mike”

Pickeral, 51 of Lusby, Md., formerly of Waldorf, Md., passed away suddenly on November 9, at his residence. He was born on December 7, 1961 in LaPlata, Md., to Alice Louise Collins and the late Joseph Walter Pickeral. He was engaged to the love of his life Merrie Reading.

Mike graduated from Thomas Stone High School in 1978 and went on to join the US Marines. He served his country honor-ably from 1978 until 1984. He enjoyed par-ticipating in civil war reenactments whenever possible and painting miniature Union and Confederate soldiers, but the thing he loved most was just being at home with his family. He loved watching the little ones play, laugh, and enjoy life and commonly referred to it as the best part of his life. He met Merrie in 2010 and has been with here ever since. He would tell everyone that would listen that she was the love of his life.

Mike is survived by his mother, Alice Louise Collins of Portland, Tenn.; fiancé, Merrie D. Reading of Lusby, Md.; son, Luther Nevin Pickeral of Lusby, Md.; stepchildren, Tim Marr and wife Katie of Great Mills, Md., Jackie Reading of St. Leonard, Md., Charles “CJ” Reading, Haley, and Lee Lee all of Lus-by, Md.: former stepchildren, Joey, James, and Kimberly Pyles; siblings, Tim Pickeral of Glen Burnie, Md., Terry Lubenski of Greenbelt,

Md., and James Kenneth Collins of Harpers Ferry, W.V. He was preceded in death by his father and a sister, Jeri Louise Collins.

The family received friends on Friday, November 15, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m., in the Rausch Funeral Home, where funeral ser-vices was held on Saturday, November 16, at 10 a.m. with Pastor Steve Fehrman officiating. Interment was private.

Pamela Kay Stalnaker, 49Pamela Kay Stalnaker,

49, of Huntingtown, Md., passed away at her residence on November 11. She was born June 19, 1964 at Patux-ent River Naval Base in Lex-ington Park to Jerry Lee and Eunice (Cornelison) Wigley. Pamela was raised in Georgia. She married Steven Michael Stalnaker on July 10, 1989 and they lived in the Baltimore area, Georgia, and settled in Calvert County in 1995. Pamela was a registered nurse, and she later owned and operated Professional Audit Management, a medical billing company. She enjoyed crafts, and was active in the booster club for the Prince Frederick Eagles youth football team. She also served as a cheerleading coach and commissioner. She was fond of magnolia trees and collectables, and enjoyed roses. She es-pecially loved spending time with her family, especially her grandson.

Pamela was preceded in death by her fa-ther, Jerry Wigley. She is survived by her lov-ing husband Steven M. Stalnaker, a daughter Maegan L. Stalnaker, a son Jared M. Stalnaker and a grandson Joseph M. Stalnaker, all of Huntingtown. Also surviving are her mother Eunice Wigley of Calhoun, Georgia, a sister Traci Morgan, and brothers Dwayne and Joel Wigley, all of Georgia.

A Memorial Service and celebration of Pam’s life was held at 3 p.m., Friday Novem-ber 15, at Chesapeake Church, Huntingtown, Md. Interment was private. Memorial dona-tions may be made to Chesapeake Church. To leave condolences visit www.rauschfuneral-homes.com.

Morris Leroy Ferguson, 71Morris Leroy Fergu-

son, 71, of Mechanicsville, formerly of Huntingtown, passed away November 11, at Charlotte Hall Veterans Home. He was born March 1, 1942 in Washington D.C. to Walter Morris and Helena Judith (Craddock) Ferguson. Leroy was raised in Hyattsville, graduating from Bladensburg High School in 1960. He entered the United States Army in 1960, and served until he was honorably discharged in 1963. Leroy mar-ried Barbara Ann Bass on March 10, 1962, and they lived in Hyattsville. He and Barbara moved to Huntingtown in the mid 1970’s and then moved to Mechanicsville in 2007. He was employed as a computer analyst with NSA at Ft. Meade, retiring after thirty years of federal service. Leroy enjoyed genealogy, historical documentation and doing yard work.

Leroy is survived by his wife of 51 years, Barbara A. Ferguson, a daughter Sandra Jean “Sandy” Snyder and husband Ben of Mechan-icsville, a grandson Gregory Penn Dennison, Jr. of Scottsdale, Ariz., and a granddaughter

Bonnie Snyder of Indian Head.A funeral service and celebration of Le-

roy’s life was held 10 a.m., on Friday, Novem-ber 15, at Rausch Funeral Home, P.A., with a brief visitation held after the service. Inter-ment was held 12:30 p.m., at Ft. Lincoln Cem-etery, Brentwood, Md. Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association of Southern Maryland. To leave condolences visit www.rauschfuneralhomes.com.

Gloria Anna Windsor, 85Gloria Anna Windsor,

85, of Deale passed away No-vember 11, at Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis. She was born in Washington D.C. on April 28, 1928 to Carl Hugo and Mary (Swift) Por-tofee. Gloria was raised in the District and attended public school, graduating from Eastern High School in 1946. She sum-mered with her family in Deale, Md., where she met Elmer Oscar Windsor, Jr. She and Jr. were married on June 30, 1946 and they lived in Deale, where they raised their family. Pri-marily a homemaker, Gloria was also a clerk at Smith’s Store and later at Deale Pharmacy. She enjoyed listening to country music, and her pet boy poodles. She was a lifelong avid fan of the Washington Redskins, and NASCAR.

Gloria was preceded in death by her par-ents and her husband, Jr. She is survived by three daughters Joy A. Bullen and husband Garry of Odenton, Bonnie Lee Crosby and husband Tommy of Deale, and Judy Beth O’Neill and husband Steve of Tracy’s Land-ing. Also surviving are grandchildren Steven G. and Donald C. Turner, both of Deale, and Shawn C. O’Neill of Durham, N.C.

A memorial service and celebration of Gloria’s life was held Friday, November 15,at 2 p.m., at Rausch Funeral Home, P.A. Inter-ment will be private. Memorial donations may be made to Deale V.F.D. To leave condolences visit www.rauschfuneralhomes.com

Jane L. Kiernan, 77Jane L. Kiernan, 77,

of St. Leonard, Maryland passed away on November 12, in Prince Frederick, Maryland. She was born on June 23, 1936 in Wash-ington D.C. to the late John and Gladys Tarman. She is preceded in death by her husband, Ed-ward Joseph Kiernan, granddaughter, An-gela Mister, sister, Marianne Blaew, and a brother John Tarman. For most of her life, Jane didn’t hold a job outside of the home because her home, husband, children and grandchildren were her job and she loved them, and spoiling them more than any-thing else in the world.

Beloved mother of, Debra Mister of Huntington, Md., Raymond Joseph Kiernan of Arlington, Texas and Kim Kiernan-Pitcher of Broomes Island, Md. Devoted grandmother of Mercedes Kier-nan, Joshua Kiernan, Amanda Pitcher and Anthony Pitcher, she is also survived by her sisters Becky Bowers and Dinah Cord, both of Brandywine, Md.

The family will revive friends on Monday November 25, from 5 to 8 p.m., at the Rausch Funeral Home, where ser-

vices will be held on Tuesday November 26, 11a.m. Interment will follow in Mary-land Veterans Cemetery, Cheltenham, Md. Memorial contributions may be made to Calvert Hospice.

Joyce Evelyn Brewer, 80Joyce Evelyn Brewer,

80, of Owings, Md. passed away on November 9, at Calvert Memorial Hospi-tal, Prince Frederick, Md. Joyce E. Crawford Brew-er was born October 15, 1933 in Lancaster County, South Carolina to the late Free-man Crawford and Leona Funderburk Crawford. She was one of 13 children; another sibling died in early infancy. Joyce was baptized at an early age at Oak Hill Baptist Church in Pageland, South Carolina. Upon her mother’s death in March 1939, she and several of her younger sisters moved to Charlotte, North Carolina to be cared for by her oldest sis-ter, Eunice. She continued to do so until her father remarried and reconstituted the family in Kanapolis, North Carolina. Joyce attended grammar school in Kanapolis, and after moving to Washington, D.C., where she again lived with her oldest sister and fam-ily, she attended the D.C. Public Schools. While attending Garnett Patterson School, Joyce met Howell Brewer, Jr., who was totally smitten with her. Howell continued to pursue her until they were married in January 1950. This union lasted until his death on August 25, 2002. Joyce had many talents and became ac-complished at reupholstering furniture. She loved to search for antiques in Balti-more and North and South Carolina. She was an avid collector of many antiques, in-cluding an expansive collection of clowns. Joyce loved spending time with fam-ily, travelling to wherever they lived; Baltimore, Philadelphia, Denver, Wash-ington D.C. and the Carolinas. She also was a caring person who helped many, often strangers who somehow were blessed by her presence in their life. Approximately 35 years ago, Joyce and Howell met Michael Spriggs whom they fondly called their “adopted son.” The bond they developed was inconceivable. In her final years, Joyce was con-fined under the care of Michael, his wife Helen and family. She became a well-loved patient who was appre-ciative of the professional care and at-tention she received from this family. Joyce was preceded in death by all of her siblings, but leaves a very large fam-ily clan to mourn her loss. She was the aunt of many nieces and nephews, the great aunt of even more nieces and nephews, and the great, great aunt of many. There are many, many cousins who will miss her dearly in addition to her extended Spriggs family and friends. Memorial service was held on Satur-day, November 16, at 11 a.m., at Sewell Funeral Home, Prince Frederick, Md., with Pastor Wilbert Jones officiating. The interment was private. Funeral arrangements provided by Sewell Funeral Home, Prince Frederick, Md.

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Thursday, Nov. 21

Mixed BusinessRuddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dow-

ell Rd, Dowell) 8 p.m.

Piranhas AcousticRuddy Duck Alehouse (16810 Piney

Point Rd, Piney Point) 7 p.m.

BB ExpressToot’s Bar (23971 Mervell Dean Rd,

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Friday, Nov. 22

The ShatnersRuddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dow-


Rum RunnersRuddy Duck Alehouse (16810 Piney

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WILDGOODToot’s Bar (23971 Mervell Dean Rd,

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Saturday, Nov. 23

R&R Train BandGridiron Grill (20855 Callaway Vil-

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RDB George DunnRuddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dow-


RDA Joe Norris Ruddy Duck Alehouse (16810 Piney

Point Rd, Piney Point)

Four of a KindToot’s Bar (23971 Mervell Dean Rd,

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Sunday, November 24

Sunday Jazz & RequestsCafé des Artistes (41655 Fenwick Street, Leonardtown) – 5 to 8 p.m.

Jennifer Cooper, Jonah Yeh, Carl Reichelt, and special guest

baritone, John DooleyDiGiovanni’s “Broadway

Night (14556 Solomons Island Rd S, Solomons) - 5 to 8 p.m.

Gretchen Richie’s Jazz CabaretCafé des Artistes (41655 Fenwick Street-On-the-Square, Leonard-

town) 5 to 8 p.m.

Buffet brunch with Swing AwayRuddy Duck Alehouse (16810 Piney

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California RamblersToot’s Bar (23971 Mervell Dean Rd,

Hollywood) 3 to 7 p.m,

Monday, Nov. 25

Team TriviaRuddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dow-


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Fiery and FreeBy Kimberly AlstonContributing Writer

“We should have been twins,” Amy said. Though the girls are two years apart, they feel that they are in sync with each other and work better together than apart. “When people ask how we’re related, we sometimes do say that we are [twins],” Heather added.

In 2008, sister- singer/songwriter duo Amy and Heather Howes, influenced by the likes of Patsy Cline and George Strait decided to give their passion for music a chance to shine and became “Laced Ember”. “It’s kind of a play on a lot of dif-ferent things,” Heather said. She explained how the girls have been “laced together” throughout their lives and since they were both born in November, “ember” was a sort of play on words. In addition to

that, the girls said that Amy has more of a fiesty, ember spirit, while Heather is more of a timid, laced, together type of person.

Amy began writing songs at around 17, when she got her first guitar. Meanwhile, Heather had been singing for years, even making it as one of the top 10 finalists on a WMZQ radio competi-tion at age 13.

Since then, the girls have had a go at co-writing songs, though they both feel that Amy is the main writer. The Laced Ember describes their songs as “pop-country”. “Our songs have always had that country/pop feel,” Heather said. “My writing is very emotional,” said Amy, “It fits into country.”

As of now, the girls have five of their songs released overseas and are currently looking for ways to put their music in the public eye, in America. A friend they made in Nashville, Tenn., put them in contact with a person who owns a radio station in Ireland, and from there, Laced Ember has travelled through to Denmark and various places in the United Kingdom.

“I love reaching out to people through mu-sic,” Heather said. Their favourite song, “Danc-ing in Circles” has been on satellite radio since February, and they hope to get more attention in the near future. “I’ve always had a passion for writing,” said Amy, adding that she has no plans to stop any time soon.

The girls are in the process of gaining mem-bers and expanding their music to a fuller band. They are also learning how to make music vid-eos, and produce their own music.

Laced Ember’s songs tell the stories of their lives. They hope to reach out to people through their music and share their experiences with the world. For more information, visit their facebook page at www.facebook.com/lacedember.

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Calvert Optimist Club Recognizes Outstanding

Youth StudentsBy Sarah MillerStaff Writer

The Optimist Club of Cal-vert County’s mission is to pro-mote local youth, which was their goal during the annual ban-quet honoring 40 Calvert County Public Schools students on Nov. 18.

Students were not only recognized for their academic achievements. They are all ac-tively involved in their commu-nities, said 2013 Optimist Club of Calvert YAW Chair Ed Dors-ey. This was the 44th year the club hosted the awards in hopes of encouraging the idea that lo-cal youth can make a difference in their community.

“It’s a great thing for stu-dents to receive recognition and see how much their work and dedication is appreciated,” said Huntingtown High School hon-oree Christina Nisbet.

Teachers and staff at their high school nominate students, according to Optimist Club of Calvert County past president Darryl Mansfield. Last year was the first the Optimist Club of Cal-vert County honored Patuxent High School students, who tech-nically fall under the Optimist Club of Solomon’s jurisdiction.

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Hannah M. Aris Margaret A. Horstkamp

Jacob R. McCullum Courtney L. Mattson

Brandon A. PierceAleia K. Plenty Carla P. Shapira Sydney A. TonicNathan F. Tyndall Katlin E. Wilding

Huntingtown High School

Jacob W. Berry Emily N. DeGrangeRebecca L. Forrester

Vincent T. Kubala Collin J. McKenny

Christiana A. Nisbet Nicholas R. Raines Kathryn R. SmithEdward. G. TownMatthew D. Town

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Patuxent High School

Elizabeth J. AllisonNicholas R. Leapley

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SENIOR LIVING

Holiday ClosingsThe Calvert Pines, North Beach,

and Southern Pines Senior Centers will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday, Thursday, Nov. 28 and Fri-day, Nov. 29. The staff would like to wish you a happy Thanksgivng!

Do You Need Help Paying for Heat or Electric?

The Maryland Energy Assis-tance Program (MEAP) assists eli-gible individuals and families with a one-time-per-year grant to help pay heating and electric bills. Grants are usually applied to accounts beginning in December. You must be income-eligible to apply. Appointments are now being scheduled at each of the senior centers. If eligible, please be prepared to provide the following for every person in the home: proof of all monthly income, a social security card, and a photo identification card. You will also need a current heating bill, electric bill, and lease (if renting). For more information and to schedule an appointment, call Ann Newton or Amy Boucher at CPSC, 410-535-4606 or 301-855-1170; or Liz Leclair at NBSC, 410-257-2549 or SPSC, 410-586-2748.

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Join in discussion about the book, King Peggy, during the One Maryland, One Book event, Tuesday, November 26, 12:30 p.m.

Ring in the holidays at the Christ-mas Wreath Craft activity being held in the dining room, Wednesday, De-cember 4, 11 a.m. Make a beautiful wreath out of wrapping paper. All materials will be supplied. Your wreath will hang in the dining room throughout the Christmas season.

Have fun bidding on gently used purses, jewelry and accessories dur-ing the Purse Auction, Friday, Dec. 6, 12:30 p.m.

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Come and enjoy some Christmas music with the Charles County Holi-day Show Troupe, Monday, Decem-

ber 2, 10:45 a.m. Make a beautiful Christmas

wreath as a gift or to keep for your own front door at the Holiday Wreath Craft, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 10:30 a.m. Fee: $10. Pre-registration is required.

A Survival Sewing class being held Wednesday, Dec. 11, 10 a.m. will show you basic sewing skills. Pre-register by Dec. 4.

Southern Pines Senior Center (SPSC)

Bring your grandchildren to learn, taste, and cook ancient grains from around the world during What is a “Super-Food”, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 1 p.m. Space is limited, so sign up early!

Deck the Halls, Monday, Dec. 2, 9 a.m. Help us trim the trees and decorate the center for the holidays. Enjoy Christmas music, cookies and hot cider while you decorate!

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Tuesday, November 26 Pork BBQ Sandwich, Baked Beans, Cole Slaw, Fresh Fruit, Brownies

Wednesday, November 27 Fried Chicken, Mashed Sweet Pota-toes, Carrots, Whole Wheat Bread, Fresh Fruit

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Patuxent Habitat for Humanity and the BOCC will be Dedicating

Another Affordable Calvert County Home Just in Time for Thanksgiving

Patuxent Habitat for Humanity’s newest Prince Frederick home will soon be a Thanks-giving reality for Linda and Elleasha Ward and Elleasha’s two sons Izayah and El’jae. The dedi-cation ceremony for the will take place at 91 Ma-son Road, Prince Frederick, on Tuesday, Nov. 26 at 4 p.m.

This is Patuxent Habitat for Humanity’s 19th home. The lot was donated to PHH by Kaine Homes. The project was funded mainly through a Community Development Block Grant awarded to the Calvert County Board of County Commissioners, as grantee on behalf of PHH, by the Maryland State Department of Housing and Community Development. PHH would like to extend our profound thanks to the BOCC and the Department of Community Resources for their assistance and support with the grant process.

Patuxent Habitat for Humanity was excited to have the opportunity to help build an afford-able home for this deserving family. The Ward family has worked alongside volunteers and a few professionals to invest almost 400 hours of ‘sweat equity” in their new home.” It is sooo good to have a house that we can truly call a home, thank you to all of the helping hands,” said Linda Ward.

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Our Mission StatementSeeking to put God’s love into action,

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cent shelter in decent communities should be a matter of conscience and action for all.

All are welcomePatuxent Habitat for Humanity has an open-

door policy: All who believe that everyone needs a decent, affordable place to live are welcome to help with the work, regardless of race, religion, age, gender, political views or any of the other distinctions that too often divide people. In short, Habitat welcomes volunteers and supporters from all backgrounds and also serves people in need of decent housing regardless of race or reli-gion. As a matter of policy, Habitat for Human-ity International and its affiliated organizations do not proselytize. This means that Habitat will not offer assistance on the expressed or implied condition that people must either adhere to or convert to a particular faith, or listen and respond to messaging designed to induce conversion to a particular faith.

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From left, Elleasha, Linda, Izayah, El’jae not pictured

For Immediate Release November 5, 2013 Contact: Sharon Farbizio Patuxent Habitat for Humanity Tel. 301 863 6227 Patuxent Habitat for Humanity together with the Calvert County Board of County Commissioners will be dedicating another affordable Calvert County home just in time for Thanksgiving Calvert/St. Mary’s Co. Patuxent Habitat for Humanity’s newest Prince Frederick home will soon be a Thanksgiving reality for Linda and Elleasha Ward and Elleasha’ s two sons Izayah and El’jae. The dedication ceremony for the will take place at 91 Mason Road, Prince Frederick, on Tuesday, November 26 at 4:00p.m. This is Patuxent Habitat for Humanity’s 19th home. The lot was donated to PHH by Kaine Homes . The project was funded mainly through a Community Development Block Grant awarded to the Calvert County Board of County Commissioners, as grantee on behalf of PHH, by the Maryland State Department of Housing and Community Development. PHH would like to extend our profound thanks to the BOCC and the Department of Community Resources for their assistance and support with the grant process. Patuxent Habitat for Humanity was excited to have the opportunity to help build an affordable home for this deserving family. The Ward family has worked alongside volunteers and a few professionals to invest almost 400 hours of ‘sweat equity” in their new home.” It is sooo good to have a house that we can truly call a home, thank you to all of the helping hands” said Linda Ward Our Vision A world where everyone has a decent place to live. Our Mission Statement Seeking to put God’s love into action, Patuxent Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities and hope. Patuxent Habitat for Humanity is part of a global, nonprofit housing organization operated on Christian principles that seeks to put God’s love into action by building homes, communities and hope. Patuxent Habitat for Humanity is dedicated to eliminating substandard housing locally and worldwide through constructing, rehabilitating and preserving homes; by advocating for fair and just housing policies; and by providing training and access to resources to help families improve their shelter conditions. Habitat for Humanity was founded on the conviction that every man, woman and child should have a simple, durable place to live in dignity and safety, and that decent shelter in decent communities should be a matter of conscience and action for all. All are welcome Patuxent Habitat for Humanity has an open-door policy: All who believe that everyone needs a decent, affordable place to live are welcome to help with the work, regardless of race, religion, age, gender, political views or any of the other distinctions that too often divide people. In short, Habitat welcomes volunteers and supporters from all backgrounds and also serves people in need of decent housing regardless of race or religion. As a matter of policy, Habitat for Humanity International and its affiliated organizations do not proselytize. This means that Habitat will not offer assistance on the expressed or implied condition that people must either adhere to or convert to a particular faith, or listen and respond to messaging designed to induce conversion to a particular faith.

About Habitat for Humanity International Founded in Americus, Georgia, USA, in 1976, Habitat for Humanity today operates around the globe and has helped build, renovate and repair more than 600,000 decent, affordable houses sheltering more than 3 million people worldwide.

For more info please call 301.863.6227 or e-mail [email protected] www.patuxenthabitat.org

L-R: Elleasha, Linda, Izayah, El’jae Not pictured

El’jae not pictured

El’jae (not pictured)


CommunityPublic Dialogue Project Continues

with “Practicing Democracy”By Kay PoiroStaff Writer

What does “Liberty and Justice for All” mean?

This was the question posed by the latest discussion in the 2013 Southern Maryland Public Dialogue Project. This year, Practicing Democracy partners

with Defying Definitions for an open dis-cussion that, according to their website, explores “identity, stereotypes and diver-sity challenges.”

The latest dialogue in the series “What does ‘Liberty and Justice for All’ Mean?” was held on Nov. 13. From 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. According to St. Mary’s County Libraries Media Specialist Mari-lyn Lash, approximately 60 people par-ticipated in the Leonardtown event.

Registered participants were sepa-rated into small discussion groups as they arrived. Prior to the entering into discus-sion, participants browsed images depict-ing different aspects of culture and iden-tity and were invited to jot down their thoughts. Although some of the images could have been interpreted as divisive, the Maryland Humanities Council hopes for the opposite effect.

“We started this series in an effort to foster a sense of community,” says Michele Alexander, Communications Officer with the Maryland Humanities Council. She goes on to say that using the humanities to spur conversation has the potential to bring divergent groups to-gether, “especially in areas with rapidly

changing demographics like Southern Maryland.”

One attendee who traveled from Calvert County said, “Growing up, St. Mary’s County al-ways had a reputation for being conservative and a little narrow-minded. But, that was years ago and I’m curious to hear if it’s true or not.” Another attendee, a self-identified conser-vative, mentioned that he was hesitant to participate, but “they said everybody’s opinion was welcome, so here I am.”

Practicing Democracy began three years ago on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. There, the group refined their open dialogue format by hosting forums primarily focused on land use issues. Today, they have taken that for-mat and, partnering with organizations like the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights and Defying Definitions, created public dialogues providing Marylanders an opportunity to share differing opin-

ions through respectful and effective conversation.

The next dialogue event is sched-uled for Dec. 2 at 6:30 p.m. on the topic “Exploring What ‘Freedom & Equality’ Mean Today.” It is scheduled to take place at the Calvert Library, Prince Frederick branch. To register, call 410-535-0291.

[email protected] by Kay Poiro

One participant writes a note on a photograph about what “Liberty and Justice” means to him.


&Out About Community Events

Library EventsThursday, Nov. 21

• Theater ThursdaysCalvert Library Southern Branch, 13920 H. G. Trueman Road, Solomons – 10 to 11 a.m.Bring little ones for movies and a story. This weeks feature is Bear Snores On. 410-326-5289 • Resume and Cover Letter WorkshopCalvert Library Prince Frederick, 850 Costley Way – 1 to 3 p.m.Need help with your resume? Join job counselor Sandra Holler in a small group to learn what makes a strong resume and cover letter. If you have one started, bring it with you so editing can happen on the spot. Please register. 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862 • Yes! You CAN Use A Computer!Calvert Library Fairview Branch, Rt. 4 and Chaneyville Road, Owings – 2 to 3 p.m.Beginners can learn how to use Microsoft Word to create, edit, save, and print documents. The training will last one hour and will take place in a small group. Please register. 410-257-2101 • Tell Us Your Story About…Calvert Library Southern Branch, 13920 H. G. Trueman Road, Solomons – 2 to 3 p.m.Talk it Up with good conversation and coffee at Calvert Library Southern Branch. This month’s

topic is “Leaving Home for the first time.” Share your stories and hear others. 410-326-5289 • Code Name 4-5-6Calvert Library Prince Frederick, 850 Costley Way – 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.For 4th-6th grade eyes only! 4th – 6th grade stu-dents are invited to this series of events which uses plenty of hands-on activities to have fun with reading! Each month we will explore a new theme and introduce a great chapter book on the topic. No advanced preparation is needed and a snack will be provided. Please register. 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862 • Kids Just Want to Have FunCalvert Library Twin Beaches Branch, 3819 Harbor Road, Chesapeake Beach – 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.Reading, discussion and projects for children in kindergarten to 3rd grade. This month’s theme: Native American Heritage. Please register. 410-257-2411 • Family NightCalvert Library Fairview Branch, Rt. 4 and Chaneyville Road, Owings – 7 to 8 p.m.Fun family activities! May be games or a themed program for parents and kids K-5! This week: Board Games Galore! Please register. 410-257-2101

Friday, Nov. 22

• On Pins & NeedlesCalvert Library Prince Frederick, 850 Costley Way – 1 to 4 p.m.Bring your quilting, needlework, knitting, cro-cheting, or other project for an afternoon of con-versation and shared creativity. 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862 • Southern MatineeCalvert Library Southern Branch, 13920 H. G. Trueman Road, Solomons – 1 to 4 p.m.Embark on the adventure of a lifetime in this vi-sual masterpiece from Oscar winner Ang Lee, based on the best-selling novel, Life of Pi. After a cataclysmic shipwreck, young Pi Patel finds himself stranded on a lifeboat with the only other survivor - a ferocious Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. Bound by the need to survive, the two are cast on an epic journey that must be seen to be believed. Enjoy this movie on our big screen and a cup of coffee. Please register. 410-326-5289

Saturday, Nov. 23

• PlaytimeCalvert Library Fairview Branch, Rt. 4 and Chaneyville Road, Owings – 10:45 to 11:15 a.m.

Playtime is learning and discovery time for you and your child. Engage in interactive play, con-nect with other parents and caregivers, and have fun! Bring a non-battery operated toy to share. No registration. For ages birth through 5 years old. 410-257-2101 • PlaytimeCalvert Library Twin Beaches Branch, 3819 Harbor Road, Chesapeake Beach – 10:45 to 11:15 a.m.Playtime is learning and discovery time for you and your child. Engage in interactive play, con-nect with other parents and caregivers, and have fun! Bring a non-battery operated toy to share. No registration. For ages birth through 5 years old. 410-257-2411 • PlaytimeCalvert Library Prince Frederick, 850 Costley Way – 11 to 11:30 a.m.Playtime is learning and discovery time for you and your child. Engage in interactive play, con-nect with other caregivers, and have fun! Bring a non-battery operated toy to share. No registra-tion. For ages birth through 5 years old. 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862

Wednesday, Nov. 27

• Library Closed Early for Thanksgiving

All Branches – 5 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 28

• Library Closed for ThanksgivingAll branches

Friday, Nov. 29

• Library Closed for ThanksgivingAll branches

December, All Month

• Art in the Stacks-Colleen Sabo (watercolor)Calvert Library Prince Frederick, 850 Costley WayColleen Sabo (watercolor). For more informa-tion, call 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862.

Monday, Dec. 2

• Created Equal: Community DialogueCalvert Library Prince Frederick, 850 Costley Way – 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.Exploring What Freedom and Equality Mean Today. What do you think freedom and equality mean in today’s society? What have you experi-enced in this regard? Please register. 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862

Thursday, Nov. 21

Little Minnows: Discovering Maryland’s Symbols Calvert Marine Museum, 10 to 11 a.m. Did you know that Northern Diamond Back Terrapins, Rock Fish, and Blue Crabs are spe-cial to Maryland? These are just a few symbols that represent our state. How many symbols can YOU find in the museum? For children ages three to five and their caregivers. Fee is $4 for members and $5 for non-members.

The National Active and Retired Federal Em-ployees Association MeetingTraders Restaurant, 8132 Bayside Road, 11:30 a.m.“The National Active and Retired Federal Em-ployees Association (NARFE), Calvert County Chapter 1466, will meet on in the Chesapeake/North Beach MD locale. First, join us for an early lunch, then at 1:00 for a special tour of the nearby Bayside Historical Museum, 4025 4th Street and then at 2:00 for our regular business meeting in the North Beach Senior Center, 9010 Chesapeake Ave. Active and Retired Federal employees, spouses, members, non-members and guests are welcome. For NARFE mem-bership Information and Application, Call 410-586-1441

Friday, Nov. 22

Stuffed Shell Dinner.American Legion Stallings Williams Riders Post 206, Chesapeake Beach, 5:30 to 7 p.m.Join us for an informal dinner hosted by the American Legion Stallings Williams Riders Post 206, on Route 260 in Chesapeake Beach, in the lower-level dining room. The menu will present Stuffed Shells with all the trimmings and a beverage. The cost is $10, including bever-age. Call for more information (301) 855-6466. Public welcome. www.ALpost206.org

Saturday, Nov. 23

Craft FairNorthern High School, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.Craft fair at Northern High cafeteria and Mary Harrison Center in Owings, to benefit North-ern Music Boosters. Admission $3, ages 17 and under are free. Shop for handmade jew-elry, holiday decorations, hand knitted scarves, hand made soaps, and more. Direct questions [email protected].

Annual Vendor Show for the HolidaysPrince Frederick Volunteer Rescue Squad, 755 Solomons Island Road S. Prince Frederick, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

OLSS School 4th Annual Christmas Bazaar 90 Alexander Lane Solomons, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Over 50 vendors, Silent Auction, Santa, Face Painting, Food, Raffles, Grandma’s Basement and more! Call 410-326-3171 for more informa-tion. Vendor applications at www.olsss.org

Sweet Treat ExpressNortheast Community Center,4075 Gordon Stinnett Ave. Chesapeake Beach, 2 to 3:30 p.m. The Friends of the CBRM is pleased to sponsor The Sweet Treat Express for the fifth year in a row. The Sweet Treat Express will be a kickoff to the holiday season as families and children use Rice Krispie Treats and tons of candy to cre-ate train engines. This event is free and open to the public. Every year, attendance grows as more children come to create their masterpieces with candy, cookies and rice krispie treats. This event is always a lot of fun! The Friends of the CBRM is proud to support the Chesapeake Beach Rail-way Museum in its mission to collect, preserve, interpret, and exhibit objects and information relating to the Chesapeake Beach Railway and the towns and resorts of Chesapeake Beach and North Beach, as well as general topics of rail-road and local history and to enhance commu-nity pride through the history and traditions of the community. 410-257-3892

“An Evening of Great Expectations:” A Live and Silent Auction Red Carpet Event to Ben-efit Calvert Hospice Calvert Elks Lodge,1015 Dares Beach Road Prince Frederick,6:30 to 9:30 p.m.410-535-0892

Field TripLackey High School, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.Mattawoman Natural Environment Area. “Early Waterfowl From The George Wilmot Trail” Leader; Gwen Brewer (301-843-3524, [email protected]) Come search for mi-grating waterfowl and songbirds in this prime habitat. Meet in the Lower parking lot at. RSVP required.

Annual Xmas Bazaar American Legion Auxiliary Stallings-Williams Post 206, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.The Bazaar is a very popular Southern Maryland main-stay, having been held around Thanksgiv-ing for many years to officially kick-off the Holi-

day Season. Vendors are asked to offer Holiday-themed items and/or items suitable for gifts.The Auxiliary will offer light breakfast and lun-cheon meals and drinks, plus a bake table, mu-sic, and various other tables and Santa to round out the festive mood. The Auxiliary is currently seeking applications from businesses to rent a table to display and sell merchandise (No Baked goods, please). The cost to rent a table is $30 plus a saleable gift for the Auxiliary Sale Table. If no gift is forthcom-ing, the cost is $35 Applications can be obtained by calling Brenda Miller at (301) 855-4926 or by email [email protected]. The Auxil-iary would appreciate receiving applications as soon as possible

St. Maries Musica Pilgrim United Church of Christ, 2206 Briggs Road, Wheaton, 7 p.m.Music at Pilgrim series. This “Renaissance Mad-rigal Dinner and Concert” begins with dinner at 5:30 p.m., followed by the concert at about 7 p.m. Suggested donation: $15 for individuals, $30 for families. Pay at the door, but reservations will be appreciated: reply to [email protected] or call 301-942-7188

Great Expectations Red Carpet Event Live and Silent Auction to Benefit Calvert HospiceCalvert Elks Lodge, 1015 Dares Beach Road, Prince Frederick, 6:30 p.m.Ladies slip on that little black dress, men put on that suit and tie and join us for Calvert County’s premiere red carpet event, An Evening of Great Expectations, a live and silent auction benefiting Calvert Hospice. Emceed by WJLA’s Chief Me-teorologist and Calvert County resident Doug Hill. Guests will enjoy delectable heavy hors d’oeuvres, cocktails and the timeless music of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and others from the era while bidding on scores of silent auction items. The highlight of the evening will be the live auction, conducted by Calvert County’s own John Scott. Many unique items and experiences will be up for auction just in time for the holi-days, so the bidding will be fast and furious! To purchase tickets visit Scalped Salon and Spa, 141 Main Street or Calvert Hospice, 238 Mer-rimac Court, both in Prince Frederick. Tickets may also be purchased at www.calverthospice.org or by phone with a credit card by calling 410.535.0892. Tickets are limited; early reserva-tions are strongly encouraged.

Annual Holiday Bazaar. American Legion Post 206, Chesapeake Beach,

9 a.m. to 3 p.m.The ever-popular Annual Bazaar features some-thing for everyone. Raffles, Bake sale, crafts, gifts, decorations, and Santa. Come for a light breakfast and stay for lunch. Hosted by the American Legion 206 Auxiliary in the Upper Level Main Hall on Route 260 in Chesapeake Beach. For more information, or to rent a table ($30 & up), call (301) 855-6466. www.AL-post206.org

Sunday, Nov. 24

The Chesapeake Community ChorusNorth Beach Union Church, 8912 Chesapeake Avenue, North Beach, 4 to 6 p.m.The Chesapeake Community Chorus is an all-volunteer chorus that performs concerts to ben-efit charities in Calvert County. We are looking to add new singers to the chorus. No auditions are required. Contact Larry Brown, Director, at 301-855-74777 or email at [email protected], for more information.

Monday, Nov. 25

Monday Memories TourJefferson Patterson Park Museum 10515 Mackall Road St. Leonard, 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. 410-586-8501

Tuesday, Nov. 26

“Casual Tuesday Dinner”American Legion Stallings Williams Auxiliary Post 206, Chesapeake Beach, 5:30 to 7 p.m.Join us for an informal dinner hosted by the American Legion Stallings Williams Auxiliary Post 206, on Route 260 in Chesapeake Beach, in the lower-level dining room. Under the su-pervision of the incomparable Chef Clarisse, the menu will include Shrimp with all the trimmings and a beverage.. The cost is $10, including bev-erage. Call for more information (301) 855-6466. Public welcome. www.ALpost206.org

Wednesday, Nov. 27

Wacky Wednesday: Amazing Migrations! Calvert Marine Museum, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.This time of year, animals migrate to their win-ter homes. Come explore the amazing journeys our bay birds and animals take! Please bring a bag lunch. Fee is $20 for members and $25 for non-members. Pre-registration required; call 410-326-2042, ext. 41. Membership Spe-cial: members register by November 1st and the fee is only $15!

Thursday, November 21, 201323 The Calvert GazetteCLUES ACROSS 1. Regions 6. Abu __, UAE capital 11. Forever 13. Lower position 14. Masterpiece series 18. Atomic #18 19. Cuckoos 20. Goat with conical horns 21. European money 22. Flaw the surface 23. Restaurant bill 24. Indicated horsepower (abbr.) 25. Go in advance 28. Ancient Egyptian King 29. Insert mark 31. Palm fruits 33. Peels a fruit’s skin 34. Many not ands 35. Cathode-ray oscilloscope 36. Bo __, “10” 38. Satisfies to excess 40. More dry 41. Of he 42. Lay a tax upon 45. Ed Murrow’s home 46. Newsman Rather 47. Swiss mountain 49. Till 50. Potato, tossed or green 52. Italian automaker 53. Birthplace of Abraham 54. Scheduled visits 57. Yemen capital (alt. sp.) 59. Assisted 60. Persian kings 61. Accumulate

CLUES DOWN 1. Unkeyed 2. Recable 3. Sea eagles 4. Small social insect 5. __ Paulo, city 6. 2 man fight 7. Honey (abbr.) 8. Anno Domini 9. Malibu and Waikiki 10. To burst in 11. Mild yellow Dutch cheese 12. Liquefied natural gas

15. Douroucoulis 16. Spoiled child 17. Founder of Babism 21. Ireland 26. Love intensely 27. One who confronts boldly 28. Atomic #52 29. Feels concern or interest 30. Got up from 32. Sound of disappointment 33. Out of 100 (abbr.) 36. Actress Kerr 37. Irish Gaelic 38. 10 Commandments mountain 39. Morning 40. Straight downhill ski run 41. Angel’s crown

43. Canonized individuals 44. Old school tablets 46. Dip lightly into water 48. Traumatic anxiety disorder 50. Mineral spring resorts 51. Desoxyribonucleic acid 52. Greek cheese 54. Express pleasure 55. Don’t know when yet 56. 13th Hebrew letter 58. Chinese tennis star Li

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