2009 06 04 Socg

Everything Solomons, Lusby,
Dowell, and St. Leonard

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Everything Solomons, Lusby,
Dowell, and St. Leonard
June 2009
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Southern Calvert
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Photo by Frank Marquart
& Tom Wisner
Groundbreaking
at Our Lady
Millionaires
Leaving Maryland
Lake Lariat
Update
Thursday, June 4, 2009
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Your Paper...
Your Thoughts
Summertime in
Southern Calvert
What do you like to do?
Richard Robinson, of Lusby, has lived in the area for 20 years
with his wife and raised three children. He likes to take advantage of
the beautiful sights and sounds of the water.
I was driving down 4, and I said, Well I can see
the jets, let me keep on going down, Robinson
said. He stopped by the Solomons Pier to watch
the Blue Angels practice for Air Expo 09.
Theyre just putting in some air time I
guess before the show, he said.
I love the area. We love to just come down
here and watch the water, and the sailing, he
said. Im not a boat person, or a water person, but
I enjoy it very much.
He and his wife are also live music fans
and saw Hank Williams Jr. at Calvert Marine
Museum.
Its nice to see the big names come so lo-
cal instead of having to travel so far off, Rob-
inson said.
Wendy Harvey and her younger sister,
Megan, left, are Hollywood natives who de-
cided to enjoy a beautiful day with a walk on
Solomons Pier with some ice cream from
Cone Island.
We were going to go for a drive,
and I said, Lets go over to Solomons, re-
ports Megan, who was surprised to fnd
the U.S. Navy Blue Angel team practicing
overhead. And we got a free air show
while we were over here.
Its awesome, Wendy said of the jets.
I think it might be a better air show over
here, at Solomons.
Kims Key Lime Pies, on Solomons: Thats
another reason to visit the island.
She has to-die-for Key lime pies, I would drive all
the way over here just for a slice of pie, they are amazing,
Wendy said.
Val Sutton, of Lusby, prefers
to have a nice seat in the shade in
the summertime, hanging out with
friends, rather than go to nearby
events and concerts.
I like to sit around in the yard
and listen to music with my next-door
neighbors and play cards, she said.
Sometimes Im over at my cous-
ins house, shes got a nice back yard
with tables and a canopy over top of
it, Sutton said. We just sit around
and drink and talk about people.
Hanging out close to home is
a safer bet anyway, with police out
looking to make DWI arrests, she said.
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Wendy Harvey and her younger sister,
Megan, left, are Hollywood natives who de-
cided to enjoy a beautiful day with a walk on
Solomons Pier with some ice cream from
Cone Island.
We were going to go for a drive,
and I said, Lets go over to Solomons, re-
ports Megan, who was surprised to fnd
the U.S. Navy Blue Angel team practicing
overhead. And we got a free air show
while we were over here.
Its awesome, Wendy said of the jets.
I think it might be a better air show over
here, at Solomons.
Kims Key Lime Pies, on Solomons: Thats
another reason to visit the island.
She has to-die-for Key lime pies, I would drive all
the way over here just for a slice of pie, they are amazing,
Wendy said.
New oyster gardeners take
stock SEE PAGE 8
Songwriter, storyteller, artist and teacher
Tom Wisner refects on life and death on
the Chesapeake.
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T
he choir outside sang Standing on Holy
Ground as the congregation of Our Lady Star
of The Sea Catholic Church let out from 10:30
a.m. Mass on May 24, and walked toward the construc-
tion site.
More than 500 people attended the offcial ground-
breaking ceremony for the new church on Solomons
Island; many more than could safely ft in the existing
82-year-old chapel overlooking the Patuxent River.
Most Rev. Donald W. Wuerl, Archbishop of Wash-
ington, celebrated the morning Mass, and later blessed
the ground for the new sanctuary. Together with Rev.
Richard Gardiner, pastor of Our Lady, and a couple of
county commissioners, the Archbishop turned over a
shovelful of dirt at the construction site, which is to the
rear of the existing church.
Most Rev. Wuerl presented a gift to the parish dur-
ing the ceremony, a medallion commemorative of the
Popes visit to the United States.
The medallion looks like its made of gold, but it is
only gold-plated, so Father Gardiner wont sell it to pay
off the building, the Archbishop said, getting a laugh
from the crowd.
The existing chapel has been too small for 10 years,
and most regular masses are held in the multipurpose
room in the school, said Fr. Gardiner, in an interview
with the Southern Calvert Gazette. But even that gets
overcrowded sometimes.
Fr. Gardiner has seen the parish grow exponentially
since he arrived in 1983, when there were 200 families in
the church. In 1993 when Our Ladys school was reno-
vated and the multipurpose room added, there were 450
families. Now there are more than 1,000 families in the
parish.
Weve been trying to make it happen for 10 years.
To fnally get there is a great relief, Fr. Gardiner said.
The new church will ft nearly 800 for Mass, and
its architecture will match that of Solomons Island, Fr.
Gardiner said. It will be faced in white brick, and have a
gray metal roof with a spire.
The main artwork inside the church will be produced
by famed local artist Perry Carsley, who contributed to
the World War II monument in the National Mall. He is
also a parishioner of Our Lady Star of The Sea.
Gardiner said Carsley plans to sculpt the crucifx,
statue of Mary and the Stations of the Cross.
We are blessed with some really good people,
Gardiner said when talking about all the parishioners in-
volved and the Vision Fund thats been set up to pay for
the new church. More than $3.7 million has been contrib-
uted to the fund to date.
Construction is expected to be completed by Easter
2010.
The existing chapel, built in 1927, will remain, and
most likely it will continue to be regularly used for spe-
cial events and services.
Its a nice little chapel, with a great view of the wa-
ter when you come out, Fr. Gardiner said. So I suspect
a lot of people will still want to get married there. BY
SEAN RICE (SCG)
Our Lady Parishioners Stood on Holy Ground for
Groundbreaking
P
roximity to the Chesapeake Bay can present
doctors in Solomons with some unusual ail-
ments to treat.
Since fshing is popular here, I had one patient with
a fshhook on her hand, which I had to remove, said Dr.
Kenneth Villar, with Calvert Family Care, which opened
last August as an extension of services
by Calvert Memorial Hospital based
in Prince Frederick.
Working in Solomons is Villars
frst job following his medical studies
in the Philippines and completion of
his residency training last year at the
University of Pittsburgh Medical Cen-
ter, St. Margaret Hospital.
I was exposed early on to health-
care, as I have a parent who is a doctor
and this played a part in my decision to choose medicine,
he said in an e-mail. I decided to specialize in family med-
icine, because I like to have the challenge of taking care of
a newborn or the health concerns of an adult.
I am also an advocate of preventive care, said Vil-
lar, who shares the practice with Dr. Leena Kodali, who
last year completed her fellowship in geriatrics at the Johns
Hopkins School of Medicine.
Board certifed in internal medicine, she completed
her residency at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine,
Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center in New York.
I love my practice, since I can prac-
tice both internal medicine and geriatrics
which is ideal for me, she wrote in an e-mail.
Together the two doctors see patients from southern Calvert
and St. Marys counties, as well as some visiting tourists,
who come to their offce in the Solomons Medical Center
on Trueman Road with a variety of problems.
Adults tend to suffer from chronic diseases such as
hypertension, diabetes and elevated cholesterol, while
younger patients come in mainly with sore throats and up-
per respiratory infections.
We do see a lot of people with asthma and other re-
spiratory ailments, Villar said. Weve seen a few with
Lyme disease, which I had never seen while I was doing
my training.
Meanwhile, most of Kodalis patients are senior citi-
zens who come to the offce with conditions such as de-
mentia, delirium, use of multiple
medications, incontinence, mem-
ory loss and immobility.
Just helping them by di-
agnosing the problem and treat-
ing them or just managing their
medications has improved their
quality of living, which is amaz-
ing, Kodali said. When we see
that gratitude in their eyes, it just
overwhelms us.
In the year ahead, both doc-
tors say they will be working with the hospital to transition
from paper to electronic medical records, which will help
us to better manage our patients records with the growth of
our practice, said Kodali.
In the meantime, they will continue to see their pa-
tients, which after nine months on the job, have become
more than just people with problems to treat.
Since we have opened the practice, we have devel-
oped a wonderful relationship with our patients, Kodali
said. It is more like a family now.
We as the family of Calvert Family Care along with
our support staff are thankful to the community of Solo-
mons for allowing us to take care of them and having faith
in us, she said.
Solomons Doctors See Patients as Family
Villar
Kodali
Fr. Richard Gardiner, left, along with Most Rev. Donald Wuerl, turn over dirt at the new church site, along with
county commissioners Jerry Clarke and Barbara Stinnett.
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F
rom St. Leonard to Solomons, lon-
ger and warmer days mean more
time for exploring the many out-
door activities, events and attractions that
Calvert County has to offer visitors and resi-
dents alike. Families, adventurers, day trip-
pers, treasure hunters and curious couples
can fnd something to occupy their time
without emptying their wallets on any given
weekend.
Below is a sampling of whats happening
in Calvert County in the coming weeks. Create
your own adventure and spend an afternoon
discovering something new right here in your
own back yard.
Annmarie Garden Sculpture Park & Arts
Center, Dowell
This 30-acre park features an arts center,
shady walking paths and beautiful outdoor
sculptures.
Bring Dad to the Garden on June 20
th
for
two special events: the Tobacco Trail Antique
and Classic Car Meet and Fathers Day Fling,
where kids and Dads build catapults to paint
their own masterpieces. Visit www.annmarie-
garden.org for details.
Cove Point Pool, Lusby
The pool is now open for the season
with a wading pool, leisure pool with slides
and water features and a 25-meter, eight lane
lap pool with diving boards. For
schedule and fees, visit www.co.cal.
md.us/residents/parks.
Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons
Stop by on June 5 from 5 to 8 p.m. for
First Free Friday when the Museum opens its
doors to the public at no charge. And cruise
aboard the Wm. B. Tennison with the sum-
mer kick-off cruise on June 13 or bring Dad
for a special river tour on June 20. Check
www.calvertmarinemuseum.com/ for more
information.
Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum, St.
Leonard
This 560-acre archaeological playground
has a full schedule of activities in June. Bring
the whole family to Childrens Day on the
Farm on June 7 and celebrate Southern Mary-
lands rich agricultural heritage. Find out more
at www.jefpat.org.
Plus, there is charter fshing, sailing, hik-
ing, Bay and river kayaking, waterside restau-
rants, Montgomery Gentry at the St. Leonard
Volunteer Fire Department on June 5 and a
multitude of shops and galleries that provide
even more opportunities for fun and relaxation.
Make plans now for a Calvert County summer
to remember. BY GERALD JERRY CLARK, DISTRICT 1
Make Plans For Summer
the church. In 1993 when Our Ladys school was reno-
vated and the multipurpose room added, there were 450
families. Now there are more than 1,000 families in the
parish.
Weve been trying to make it happen for 10 years.
To fnally get there is a great relief, Fr. Gardiner said.
The new church will ft nearly 800 for Mass, and
its architecture will match that of Solomons Island, Fr.
Gardiner said. It will be faced in white brick, and have a
gray metal roof with a spire.
The main artwork inside the church will be produced
by famed local artist Perry Carsley, who contributed to
the World War II monument in the National Mall. He is
also a parishioner of Our Lady Star of The Sea.
Gardiner said Carsley plans to sculpt the crucifx,
statue of Mary and the Stations of the Cross.
We are blessed with some really good people,
Gardiner said when talking about all the parishioners in-
volved and the Vision Fund thats been set up to pay for
the new church. More than $3.7 million has been contrib-
uted to the fund to date.
Construction is expected to be completed by Easter
2010.
The existing chapel, built in 1927, will remain, and
most likely it will continue to be regularly used for spe-
cial events and services.
Its a nice little chapel, with a great view of the wa-
ter when you come out, Fr. Gardiner said. So I suspect
a lot of people will still want to get married there. BY
SEAN RICE (SCG)
Our Lady Parishioners Stood on Holy Ground for
Groundbreaking
Fr. Richard Gardiner, left, along with Most Rev. Donald Wuerl, turn over dirt at the new church site, along with
county commissioners Jerry Clarke and Barbara Stinnett.
6
STATE NEWS STATE NEWS
M
aryland Governor Martin OMalley will kick
off the 11th annual River Concert Series at
St. Marys College of Maryland on June 19,
when is band, OMalleys March, takes the stage as part
of the celebration of Marylands 375th birthday. The band
will play some Celtic rock songs written by OMalley.
The River Concert Series, which features the Chesa-
peake Orchestra
under the musical
direction of Jef-
frey Silberschlag,
runs on Friday eve-
nings, from June 19
through July 31, as
well as on Saturday,
June 20.
The concerts
are free and open to
the public, and pic-
nic baskets are wel-
come. For a com-
plete series sched-
ule, visit the River
Concert Series web
site at www.smcm.
edu/rcs.
OMalley to Rock 1st
River Concert
S
ince the late 1990s, I have been in-
tensely interested in making signifcant
changes to the state of Marylands poli-
cies and efforts to restore oysters to Chesapeake
Bay. Existing policies and previous efforts, al-
though well intended, did not seem to be produc-
ing the desired positive results. I quickly came to
the conclusion that if we simply continued these
prior efforts unchanged, we would most likely
continue to obtain the same disappointing results.
Initially, I had to better understand the myriad of
complicated issues and processes affecting oyster
restoration. This self imposed task at frst seemed
almost overwhelming.
Although the learning curve was steep for
me, Ive continued to work through it for some
years before starting a long process of recom-
mending changes through legislation and serving
in other capacities in this arena. Endless discus-
sions with scientists and academics, with water-
man and fshermen, with aquaculturalists and en-
vironmentalists, and with policy makers and reg-
ulators in state and federal agencies all served to
start to untangle these complicated series of issues
for me. Working with like-minded legislators on
both sides of the political aisle, the Maryland Gen-
eral Assembly along with Governors of both par-
ties began to make slow but incremental changes
over the years. New initiatives to begin changes
to the processes and policies which seemed to be
holding up progress on the states oyster restora-
tion efforts began to be implemented over the last
7 years.
The frst signifcant changes occurred with
two bills passed in the 2002 legislative session.
One of the frst efforts was to foster a better cli-
mate for oyster aquaculture to develop and thrive
in our part of the Chesapeake Bay. Growing oys-
ters through aquaculture had to be a part of the
solution. HB-1098 (2002) was a bill that I was the
lead sponsor on which allowed for a tax credit for
waterfront property owners to grow oysters in a
foat device at their pier. This tax credit is still in
effect today and many hundreds of Marylanders
have used the tax credit to grow oysters at their
pier, a humble but important frst step. That same
year I cosponsored HB-662 which established a
task force to study the economic development of
the Maryland seafood and aquaculture industries.
Former Governor Glendenning signed both of
these bills into law that year.
The work accomplished by the task force
established in 2002 produced another legislative
initiative in 2005. I was the lead sponsor of a bill,
HB-971 (2005) which was cosponsored by Dele-
gate Maggie McIntosh of Baltimore City. Delegate
McIntosh is the Chairman of the House Environ-
mental Matters Committee. This bill recognized
the need to streamline the permitting processes at
various state agencies and restructured the per-
mitting of acquaculture operations. The bill also
created several interagency advisory and over-
M
aryland tax returns filed by April 30 for
taxable income over $1 million dropped
nearly a third this year, according to a
recent comptrollers report.
Elected officials and commerce insiders say
that the downturn in the general economy could be
one reason that the number of millionaires filing in
Maryland has dropped from about 3,000 to around
2,000, but they suspect something else is afoot.
Since the General Assembly passed a measure in
2008 to tax millionaires to raise funds to plug holes
in the budget, they say they have expected a backlash
from Marylands wealthiest citizens.
They fear that time has come.
Theres no way to explain [away] one third of
the high-end filers simply due to the economy, said
House Minority Leader Del. Anthony ODonnell (R-
Dist. 29C). Theyre either shielding their income or
leaving.
Comptroller Peter Franchot (D), in a May 13
letter to the legislative leadership, said that
by October, when the state would
have a more complete fiscal
picture taking into account ex-
tensions, things would not look
much better.
It seems reasonable to
assume, particularly given the
sharp drop in final payments, that
there will be a substantial decline in
the number of returns with taxable in-
come over $1 million and a substantial
decline in the income reported on those
returns when complete results are in,
Franchot wrote.
The 2008 law that instituted the latest top
tax rate for millionaires, Senate Bill 46, put those
earning any more than $1 million in a 6.25 percent tax
bracket, while those at $1 million down to $500,001
pay at the previous highest rate of 5.5 percent.
Though designed to increase revenue, the latest
figures show that the law has so far has not deliv-
ered, with final payments as of April for income tax
in general dropping by $331 million.
Overall general fund revenues as of April sit
at $1.57 billion, according to comptroller figures.
Thats down 16.6 percent from the same time last
year.
The millionaire surcharge law will remain in ef-
fect through 2010.
Del. John Wood (D-Dist. 29A) said that million-
aires have the means to move their residences to tax
friendlier states.
Its only a few miles across the Potomac River
into Virginia or into Pennsylvania, Wood said, add-
ing that some people who are not so wealthy but who
have retired with a nest egg have decided
to establish primary residence in a state
like Florida.
There are a lot of people
who do it to avoid the Maryland
taxes, Wood said. Theyre just
everyday people.
Wood said that the legislature
might pass along expenses to the
counties next year to make up for
the income tax shortfall.
Next year I have the gut feeling
theyll pass it on to the counties so the state
wont have to raise taxes, but the counties
will, Wood said. And thats not right; were
passing the buck. BY GUY LEONARD (CT)
Drop in Millionaire Tax Filings Raises Eyebrows
A
NNAPOLIS - Governor Mar-
tin OMalley recently signed
three new bills into law which
will impose more serious penalties for fsh-
ing law violations in Maryland.
Poaching and other illegal fshing
activity amounts to stealing the valuable
natural resources that are critical to main-
taining healthy rivers and bays. This leg-
islation establishes much needed, more
timely and consequential penalties that are
necessary to prevent theft from and harm to
the resources we hold in the public trust,
OMalley said in a press release.
House Bill 1355 will allow DNR to
apply a reasonable commercial license
suspension or revocation when someone is
convicted of violating a commercial fshing
law. Prior to enactment of this legislation,
DNR could not suspend a commercial fsh-
ing license unless an individual incurred
multiple convictions over two to fve years.
The bill does away with the need to frst
consider the frequency of convictions, as
well as the need to frst consider multiple
convictions before a suspension or revo-
cation can take place. This will provide a
more serious consequence for fshing law
violators, whose current penalty is gener-
ally a minimal fne, which in most cases is
not a suffcient deterrent.
House Bill 1419 was borne from rec-
ommendations of the Task Force on Fish-
eries Management. The bill will increase
the maximum allowable fne upon convic-
tion from $500 to $1,000 for a frst offense
and from $1,000 to $2,000 for a second or
subsequent violation of fsheries law. These
fnes have not been increased since their
adoption in 1973. The bill also allows the
DNR to impose restitution or other mone-
tary penalties on a person convicted of vio-
lating certain fsheries laws and authorizes
the DNR to establish a list of monetary and
ecological values for aquatic species. Res-
titution paid will be used for replacement,
habitat management, or enforcement pro-
grams for fsh or protected species.
Senate Bill 164 was also developed
from recommendations of the Task Force
on Fisheries Management. This legislation
gives DNR consistent authority to suspend
recreational fshing privileges across both
tidal and non-tidal waters. A clearer, more
consistent process will promote compli-
ance with fshing regulations, give DNR
greater enforcement tools and send a clear
message to the public about the process of
fshing license suspension.
Violating the law is a crime and
should be treated as such, whether the theft
is bushels of oysters or blue crabs or a tele-
vision or stereo, said DNR Secretary John
Griffn. The enactment of these bills pro-
vides an additional measure of protection
to our aquatic resources by discouraging
violators who would intentionally abuse
them.
Poaching Law Strengthened
State House Connection State House Connection
Laurie White Photo (CNS)
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WHITESELL PHARMACY
11859 H.G. Trueman Rd. Lusby, MD 20657
410-326-2004
Serving the community for over 20 years
S
ince the late 1990s, I have been in-
tensely interested in making signifcant
changes to the state of Marylands poli-
cies and efforts to restore oysters to Chesapeake
Bay. Existing policies and previous efforts, al-
though well intended, did not seem to be produc-
ing the desired positive results. I quickly came to
the conclusion that if we simply continued these
prior efforts unchanged, we would most likely
continue to obtain the same disappointing results.
Initially, I had to better understand the myriad of
complicated issues and processes affecting oyster
restoration. This self imposed task at frst seemed
almost overwhelming.
Although the learning curve was steep for
me, Ive continued to work through it for some
years before starting a long process of recom-
mending changes through legislation and serving
in other capacities in this arena. Endless discus-
sions with scientists and academics, with water-
man and fshermen, with aquaculturalists and en-
vironmentalists, and with policy makers and reg-
ulators in state and federal agencies all served to
start to untangle these complicated series of issues
for me. Working with like-minded legislators on
both sides of the political aisle, the Maryland Gen-
eral Assembly along with Governors of both par-
ties began to make slow but incremental changes
over the years. New initiatives to begin changes
to the processes and policies which seemed to be
holding up progress on the states oyster restora-
tion efforts began to be implemented over the last
7 years.
The frst signifcant changes occurred with
two bills passed in the 2002 legislative session.
One of the frst efforts was to foster a better cli-
mate for oyster aquaculture to develop and thrive
in our part of the Chesapeake Bay. Growing oys-
ters through aquaculture had to be a part of the
solution. HB-1098 (2002) was a bill that I was the
lead sponsor on which allowed for a tax credit for
waterfront property owners to grow oysters in a
foat device at their pier. This tax credit is still in
effect today and many hundreds of Marylanders
have used the tax credit to grow oysters at their
pier, a humble but important frst step. That same
year I cosponsored HB-662 which established a
task force to study the economic development of
the Maryland seafood and aquaculture industries.
Former Governor Glendenning signed both of
these bills into law that year.
The work accomplished by the task force
established in 2002 produced another legislative
initiative in 2005. I was the lead sponsor of a bill,
HB-971 (2005) which was cosponsored by Dele-
gate Maggie McIntosh of Baltimore City. Delegate
McIntosh is the Chairman of the House Environ-
mental Matters Committee. This bill recognized
the need to streamline the permitting processes at
various state agencies and restructured the per-
mitting of acquaculture operations. The bill also
created several interagency advisory and over-
sight boards, including the Maryland Aquaculture
Coordinating Council, on which I currently serve
as the House of Delegates representative mem-
ber. This council has since produced additional
legislative proposals and has developed best man-
agement practices for the industry. HB-971 was
signed into law by former Governor Ehrlich. This
effort appears to be producing positive results.
In 2007, again I cosponsored another related
bill to make yet more progress in this feld. HB-
133 (2007) was entitled Chesapeake Bay - Oyster
Restoration. It was signed into law by Governor
OMalley. The mandate of this bill was to estab-
lish a broader effort to make changes to oyster
restoration policy. Its charge was to engage in a
holistic approach which included but went well
beyond aquaculture. I was asked by DNR Sec-
retary John Griffn to serve on the Oyster Advi-
sory Commission established by this bill. The
commission includes scientists from Maryland
and Virginia, economic specialists, environ-
mentalists, watermen, industry representatives,
legislators and others. It is Chaired by Mr. Bill
Eichbaum, of the World Wildlife Fund. The work
of this Commission is ongoing as well, but in this
years legislative session it was instrumental in
having HB-312 (2009) passed and signed into law.
The bill establishes a complete revamping of leas-
ing portions of Chesapeake Bay for acquaculture.
This is another example of the changes being in-
crementally implemented to improve restoration
efforts of the oyster to Chesapeake Bay and its
tributaries.
We are just beginning the change in this im-
portant area and much work remains to be done.
Many of the problems have developed over a hun-
dred years or more and will take more time and
effort to correct. Funding for these efforts will
continue to challenge government. User conficts,
law enforcement challenges, agency conficts
within government itself, and hard to change
views on the part of many entities are but a few
of the challenges that lie ahead in these efforts.
Diseases affecting oysters, pollution and silting
over of natural oyster bars and their rehabilitation,
and maintaing a vibrant public fshery all are chal-
lenges we must face. However, we are beginning
to make some progress. If we keep our shoulder
to the grindstone, so to speak, I am hopefull we
will continue down the path to success in oyster
restoration.
To learn more about the Oyster Advisory
Commission and its work, please visit www.dnr.
state.md.us/fsheries/oysters . If you would like
to fnd out more about the work of the Maryland
Aquaculture Coordinating Council or aquaculture
in Maryland, please visit www.marylandseafood.
org/aquaculture . As always, please feel free to
contact my offce with questions about this or
other matters. BY DELEGATE TONY ODONNELL - DISTRICT
29-C CALVERT/ST. MARYS
State House Connection State House Connection
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Spotlight On
Graduating 8th graders from Mill Creek Middle School in Lusby enjoyed a year-
ending Hawaiian Luau on Friday night, May 29 to celebrate their advancement to
high school.
LEFT: From left is Amber Drake, Nick Carlson, Georgia Schuh, Jacquelyn Nava,
Brandon Linthicum and Lindsey Trollinger.
TOP: From left is Colton Catron, Cassandra Beck, Brendon Maldonado, Court-
ney Blankenship, Ben Tilley, Elizabeth Inaba, Kaity Burkhart and Katie Wood.
Photos by Sean Rice
A
bout a dozen local residents
took advantage of a special
program last Saturday morn-
ing that helped them get started in the feld
of oyster gardening.
CHESPAX, an environmental educa-
tion arm of Calvert County Public Schools,
partnered with the Coastal Conservation
Association, Maryland, to conduct a work-
shop on raising oysters from seedlings on
shells encased in foats, built of PVC pipe
and vinyl-coated chicken wire. The pro-
gram was held at Morgan State University
Estuarine Research Center, St. Leonard.
Participants paid $5 each for the infor-
mative program and left with a foat full of
seed oysters ready to be tied to a pier in the
Chesapeake Bay or its saltier tributaries.
Its a great opportunity for people
to get involved, said participant Bonnie
Denton, of Prince Frederick, who plans on
setting up her foat off the dock behind Bo-
wens Inn on Solomons Island.
The CCA, Md., is seeking additional
people interested in raising oysters to help
repopulate the Bay. More oyster garden-
ers and creek captains are sought to
launch a $25,000 program in Calvert
County creeks funded by the Domin-
ion Foundation, the charitable arm of
Dominion Resources, which operates
the Cove Point Liquid Natural Gas
plant.
The group will provide four oyster
cages and seed oysters free to partici-
pants. Residents with water access are
also encouraged to take advantage of a
$500 Maryland tax credit available for
growing oysters.
Anyone wishing to participate in
oyster restoration projects can contact
Scott McGuire, president of CCA, Md.,
at smcguire20653@gmail.com.
In The Photos
Scott McGuire, president of CCA,
Md., talks to the group about place-
ment and maintenance of the oyster
foats before heading down to the creek
for a demonstration.
Bonnie Denton, of Prince Fred-
erick, and Robert Simmons, of Hun-
tingtown, watch as McGuire pulls a
sampling of wildlife out of the creek.
BY SEAN RICE (SCG)
New Oyster Gardeners Take Stock
Photos by Sean Rice.
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F
light experts are fond of saying
that the most dangerous part of
fying is the drive to the airport,
but that didnt stop some pilots from per-
forming death-defying maneuvers at this
years Air Expo at Naval Air Station Patux-
ent River, which hosted some of the coun-
trys best airborne talents over Memorial
Day weekend. Among them was Tim We-
ber, who few the German-built Extra 300 at
this years show.
Boasting a mighty single engine
with over 300 horsepower, a roll rate
tipping the scales at 360 degrees per
second, and a climb rate in excess
of 3,200 feet per minute, making it
a standout among commercial dog-
fighting aircraft, this may be one
of the most aggressive small planes
in the air today, which is why Weber
says its his favorite.
Weber, shortly after landing from
a pre-show performance, explained
that the plane is an unlimited-class
composite monoplane, meaning that
the plane can be used for competition
... Its the only airplane in the world
certified to go 10 gs, he said as he
explained the perks of the plane. The
Extras built in Germany, and I think
its the best all-around aerobatic plane
in the world ... Its a very small air-
plane, and very, very quick to maneu-
ver, and it hauls, he added.
An Arizona resident, Webers
love of f lying began when he was 13
years old and living within bicycling
distance of Turf Soaring School in
Phoenix. By the time he was 14,
he said he was trading
work for f lying les-
sons, enduring tedium
for time in the air, and he
has been airborne ever since.
I think I worked 18 hours for
one glider f light ... but when I looked
down from that I thought it was the
greatest thing in the world, he said,
smiling as he recalled the memory.
From his roots trading work-
ing hours for time in the air, Weber
began logging so many hours of air-
time that he himself admits having
lost count years ago. He has f lown a
variety of aircraft, including (but not
limited to) the Pitts Special, the Rus-
sian YAK 55M, and several different
jets including the F-16. All the while
he was forging a name for himself in
the world of aeorobatic stunt f lying,
joining with Geico several years ago,
which he calls the best sponsor hes
ever worked for.
Its really fun for me, because
the kids smile when they see the
gecko on the plane and they get excit-
ed and start waving ... and the really
neat thing about an air show like this
is us pilots are accessible, whereas if
you go to a NASCAR race youre not
going to be able to talk to the drivers,
he said.
This years air show
offered Weber his first
opportunity to visit Southern Mary-
land, one of his many stops on the
show f lying circuit, and he admitted
he was suffering from a weary com-
bination of sleep deprivation and jet-
lag when he kissed the skies Memo-
rial Day weekend, but he smiled at his
airplane when talking about his per-
formance at the Air Expo, ref lecting
on the painstaking plane maintenance
that he and his sponsors regularly lav-
ish on the bird.
Air show planes really get ba-
bied, they really get taken care of, he
said. Plus when youre f lying upside
down 15 or 20 feet off the ground at
250 miles per hour, you have to know
your airplanes working harder than
you. BY ANDREA SHIELL (CT)
Weber Gives Crowd-Pleasing Performance at Air Expo 09
Photo by Andrea Shiell
Spectators on Solomons Island spot the U.S. Navys Blue Angels practicing over the Patuxent River.
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I want to thank Mr. John Eney and
the POACRE Board of Directors for host-
ing an evening with Professor Richard
Lacouture of the Morgan State University
Estuarine Center. In addition to the profes-
sor, the meeting included Dr. David Rog-
ers of the Calvert County Health Depart-
ment, Sherman Garrison of the Maryland
Department of Natural Resources, Quen-
tin Forrest of the Maryland Department of
the Environment, Tony ODonnell, State
Delegate District 29C, and thirty inter-
ested members of the Chesapeake Ranch
Estates community.
Mr. Lacouture delivered a presenta-
tion titled, Bloom in Lake Lariat - Mi-
crocystis aeruginosa that described the
cause, toxic effects, and possible mitigation
alternatives for the harmful blue-green al-
gae, which is also termed a cyanobacteria.
Microcystis was frst recognized in Lake
Lariat in the summer of 2007. In the late
spring of that year it was detected as tiny
golden particles suspended in the water
column. By late summer the cells foated
to the surface and created a bright, lime
green bloom that looked like millions of
gallons of paint had been poured over
the lake. Evidence of the bloom dissi-
pated by mid-October but re-emerged in
May of 2008. But by late July evidence of
the bloom dissipated again and the lake
seemed clean and clear for the remainder
of the year. The lake appears to be in good
condition as of this date but Microcystis is
beginning to emerge again.
According to Mr. Lacouture Mi-
crocystis is caused by excess nutrients.
Phosphates are believed to be the most
signifcant trigger chemical. Other con-
tributing factors include high temperature
and low turbulence. The likely sources of
Lake Lariat nutrients that contribute to the
harmful algae blooms include a local golf
course, a farm, lawn runoff, broken septic
tanks, and the atmosphere. Phosphates are
also released from lake sediment during
periods of anoxia.
Mitigation strategies include nutrient
reductions at their source, chemical reme-
diation such as the use of algae poisons,
or the use of predators that feed on algae.
Sandi Sullivan of the Lake Lariat Clam
Project is part of a team that is researching
the algae predator solution. She has been
collecting and analyzing water samples
since 2004. Since the spring of 2007 she
has been working under the direction of
Mr. Lacouture to collect water samples for
chemical and microscopic analysis. Alli-
son Leap is a Junior High School student
that contributed to the research effort in a
science fair project by quantifying the abil-
ity of Corbicula clams to consume algae.
There is still much to be learned.
Microcystis is prevalent throughout the
region and the nation. We have an oppor-
tunity. If we can fnd the problem and fx it
in Lake Lariat, it can be fxed anywhere.
Donald R. Statter, Jr., President
Lake Lariat Clam Project
30 Learn About Lake Lariat Woes
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he frst issue of the Southern Calvert Gazette launched without a net on May
21, and our premier edition was received with open arms from St. Leonard
to Solomons.
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inches to remind our readers that this is your paper. We invited you to share your
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S
aint Leonard is known for its small town
atmosphere, with the dynamics of a beach
life with a twist of southern comfort. Life
here is having the beach at the bottom of your porch
steps, your local grocery store around the corner
and lively crabs for sale at the end of the street. Its
the kind of town were everyone knows you and you
know everyone. Located in the center of St. Leon-
ard, Buehlers Market has been a landmark serving
the local community for more than 76 years. The
original store was built in 1932 by Bertie Buehler,
where the new post offce now stands. Mrs. Buehler
moved her store to its present location in 1948 and
continued to work 7 days a week until she was 89
years old. Buehlers Market operates the same to-
day as it did then, except for a few minor changes
and a few new faces. The store is still family owned
and operated, now by the third generation. Berties
son, Pat Buehler, ran the grocery store for more
than 40 years, and in 1980 extended it to include
a full deli. The liquor store originated in the back-
room of the grocery store; and in 1962 when the
building expanded, it was moved into its current
location. Recently, in 2007, both stores were com-
pletely renovated, connected, and coined Buehlers
Marketplace. Saint Leonard is full of family owned
businesses that pride themselves on the traditions of
our small town. BY MARIA BUEHLER
Summer Is Here!
S
ummer is here! Calvert County
holds many great things to do
with your family and many
of the events and activities are free!
Jefferson Patterson Park will host
their annual Childrens Day on the Farm
on Saturday, June 7 from 11 a.m. to 5
p.m. Bring the children to this celebra-
tion of Southern Marylands rich agricul-
ture heritage that will feature hands-on
activities, farm animals, crafts, farm-life
exhibits and demonstrations. And there
will be an antique tractor parade!
The Calvert Branch of the NAACP
invites you to enjoy the African Ameri-
can Family Community Day on Satur-
day, June 20, at Jefferson Patterson Park.
A multi-cultural event for the entire fam-
ily, you will enjoy live entertainment,
exhibits, displays, food and merchandise
vendors, childrens arts & crafts, games
and more. For additional information on
either of these events call 410-586-8501
or visit www.jefpat.org.
Battle Creek Cypress Swamp Sanc-
tuary holds one of the northern most
stands of bald cypress trees. You and
your family can walk the quarter-mile
boardwalk trail and listen to natures
harmony. The nature center allows you
to explore the mysteries of the swamp
through exhibits that focus on the natural
and cultural heritage of the area. Open
Tuesday Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
and Sunday, 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Admis-
sion is free! You can fnd more informa-
tion on Battle Creek Cypress Swamp and
other Calvert County Parks at www.
calvertparks.org.
What is better in the summer than
fresh produce? And the freshest in
Calvert County produce can be found
at our Farmers Markets. On Thursday
evenings you and your family can buy
local fresh produce in Solomons. The
Farmers Market sets up in the parking lot
across the street from Our Lady Star of
the Sea Catholic Church beginning at 5
p.m.
The American Chestnut Land Trust
maintains 15 miles of self-guided hiking
trails. The trails are free to the public.
If you enjoy visiting the trails, consider
becoming an ACLT volunteer or mem-
ber. Saving our natural resources for
future generations will be something that
you and your family will remember for-
ever. Check out their website at www.
acltweb.org for directions to the two
trailheads located north and south of
Parkers Creek.
Travel to the northern end of the
county to visit the Chesapeake Beach
Railway Museum. Tuesday, June 9 is
Founders Day. Celebrate this historical
date when the Chesapeake Beach resort
area opened. Featured will be the muse-
ums special summer exhibit Celebrate
Summer 2009. Admission is free. More
information can be found at their website
www.cbrm, or call 410-257-3892. BY
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long 2.5 miles of Patuxent Riv-
er and St. Leonard Creek water-
front is Jefferson Patterson Park
and Museum, a site rich in archaeological sites.
Here you can investigate thousands of years of
human history by touring archaeological sites
and trails, visiting restored farm buildings and
museum exhibits, and by attending educational
programs. More than 70 archaeological sites
have been discovered which span 9,000 years
of human history.
Researchers have discovered that this area
was the home of Marylands frst Attorney
General, Richard Smith. One of his descen-
dants was Margaret Mackall Smith who would
become the wife of Zachary Taylor, the 12
th

President of the United States. Thomas John-
son, Marylands frst elected governor, was
born and raised along the shores of St. Leon-
ards Creek. In 1814, the largest naval battle
in Marylands history would take place here
between the United States Chesapeake Flotilla,
commanded by Joshua Barney, and the British
Navy.
This 512-acre site was donated to the
State of Maryland under the stewardship of
the Maryland Historical Trust - in 1983 by Mrs.
Mary Breckinridge Patterson for the purpose
of maintaining, preserving and promoting
interest in the historical, archaeological, agri-
cultural, scenic and environmental features of
the property.
The daughter of John C. Breckinridge
and Isabella Goodrich Breckinridge, Mrs. Pat-
terson was born in New York City in 1905.
Her grandfather, John C. Breckinridge was
Vice President under President Buchanan, and
would later serve as a general and then Secre-
tary of War for the Confederacy. Her mother
was the daughter of B.F. Goodrich. A woman
before her time, Mrs. Patterson began her pro-
fessional career as a photojournalist and would
travel throughout the world, with photos from
these travels published in National Geographic,
Harpers Bazaar, Life and Look Magazines.
She would be hired by Edward R. Murrow, and
became one of the frst women news broadcast-
ers for CBS, reporting from Europe during
World War II.
In 1940, Mrs. Patterson married Jefferson
Patterson, a career diplomat in the Foreign Ser-
vice. Born in 1891, Mr. Patterson was the son
of Frank Jefferson Patterson, a founder of the
National Cash Register, and Julia Perrine Pat-
terson. In 1932, Mr. Patterson had bought a
piece of property in Calvert County, bordered
by the Patuxent River and St. Leonard Creek.
He would name it Point Farm. He would ask
Miss Gertrude Sawyer, one of the frst woman
architects in the American Institute of Archi-
tects, to design a model farm on the property.
Miss Sawyer would oversee the construction of
26 farm buildings, where Mr. Patterson would
raise tobacco, soybeans and corn and prize-
winning Aberdeen cattle. The home would
also be used by the Mr. and Mrs. Patterson to
relax and entertain between assignments. Af-
ter Mr. Pattersons death in 1977, Mrs. Patterson
would continue to divide her time between the
homes in Washington, DC and Calvert County
until her death in 2002.
Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum has
a Visitor Center with museum exhibits, the
Discovery Room with hands-on exhibits for
children, and a museum shop. Housing a re-
gional collection of farm equipment is the Farm
Exhibit Building. Trails are marked through-
out the Park where visitors will be able to see
archaeologists discover the wealth of informa-
tion that this farm holds. Visit their website
for more information www.jefpat.org. BY
JOYCE BAKI
Uncover Hidden History at Jeferson Patterson
Park & Museum
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ne of Capt. Andrew Macykos goals
when he took command of Naval
Air Station Patuxent River in May
2008 was to bring the Air Expo back to town
after nearly a four-year absence.
The Blue Angels in recent years had
been performing in larger metro areas as part
of the Navys recruiting efforts and he want-
ed to get Pax River back on their schedule.
Its a way to let the community know what
we do on the base, Macyko said. Its a way to
show what naval aviation is all about.
A Long Island native who lives on base
now with his wife Susan and four young chil-
dren, Macyko has served 26 years in the Navy,
doing everything from commanding a helicop-
ter anti-submarine squadron to working at the
Pentagon to serving on the USS Harry S. Tru-
man carrier during the early phases of the Iraq
war.
Macyko said a lot has changed since in
Southern Maryland he was at the test pilot
school at Pax River in the late 1980s.
There are more shopping malls and more
offce buildings now. Gate 2 was the main gate,
and there wasnt even a Gate 1, he said.
Now halfway through his two-year as-
signment as commanding offcer, he oversees
operations that span more than 14,000 acres,
including the main base in Lexington Park, the
Webster Field Annex in St. Inigoes, the Solo-
mons Recreation Center in Calvert County and
Bloodworth Island near the Eastern Shore, not
to mention the 16 vertical miles of airspace over
the Chesapeake Bay.
More than 22,000 people go to work there
every day, making it the regions largest em-
ployment center.
Macyko said security is his No. 1 priority,
including staging drills to deal with potential
threats, and maintaining a warning system to
quickly alert thousands of people in case of
emergency.
He also has to oversee the base day to
day, with duties that run the gamut from plug-
ging potholes to fxing roofs to repairing water
mains. Its like being the mayor of a town,
said Macyko about the many facets of his job.
Retired Navy Capt. Glen Ives, who did the
job for two years before him, likens the task to
herding cats.
Running a base like Pax River, with its va-
riety of tenants and range of people, including
active military, government workers and civil-
ians, is different than running a ship with clear
chains of command, and Macyko brings a cer-
tain patience to the job, Ives said.
Hell bend over backward to work with
people. Hes very good at listening, he doesnt
make rash decisions and he really thinks things
through, said Ives.
Two or three times a month Macyko sets
aside time to return to fying, piloting a C12
twin-engine, turboprop that seats eight peo-
ple on trips to meetings up and down the east
coast. He also occasionally personally monitors
the fight patterns over the base, where 75 air-
traffc controllers make sure planes stay clear
of each other.
Reluctant to be in the spotlight, Macyko
From Test Pilot to Top Gun
prefers instead to talk about the Pax
Pros who have earned awards and rec-
ognition for the bases environmental
efforts, recycling, fre and emergency
service programs, as well as collabora-
tion with local business groups, schools
and community organizations.
The sheer number of planes at Pax
River is what sets it apart from other
Navy testing centers, Macyko said.
Jacksonville, Fla., for example, has
four or fve planes Pax River has 49.
Naval Air Station Patuxent River
works on almost anything that fies
within the feet, he said. BY VIRGINIA
TERHUNE (CT)
Captain Andrew Macyko at Air Expo 09
Photo by Frank Marquart
fessional career as a photojournalist and would
travel throughout the world, with photos from
these travels published in National Geographic,
Harpers Bazaar, Life and Look Magazines.
She would be hired by Edward R. Murrow, and
became one of the frst women news broadcast-
ers for CBS, reporting from Europe during
World War II.
In 1940, Mrs. Patterson married Jefferson
Patterson, a career diplomat in the Foreign Ser-
vice. Born in 1891, Mr. Patterson was the son
of Frank Jefferson Patterson, a founder of the
National Cash Register, and Julia Perrine Pat-
terson. In 1932, Mr. Patterson had bought a
piece of property in Calvert County, bordered
by the Patuxent River and St. Leonard Creek.
He would name it Point Farm. He would ask
Miss Gertrude Sawyer, one of the frst woman
architects in the American Institute of Archi-
tects, to design a model farm on the property.
Miss Sawyer would oversee the construction of
26 farm buildings, where Mr. Patterson would
raise tobacco, soybeans and corn and prize-
winning Aberdeen cattle. The home would
also be used by the Mr. and Mrs. Patterson to
relax and entertain between assignments. Af-
ter Mr. Pattersons death in 1977, Mrs. Patterson
would continue to divide her time between the
homes in Washington, DC and Calvert County
until her death in 2002.
Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum has
a Visitor Center with museum exhibits, the
Discovery Room with hands-on exhibits for
children, and a museum shop. Housing a re-
gional collection of farm equipment is the Farm
Exhibit Building. Trails are marked through-
out the Park where visitors will be able to see
archaeologists discover the wealth of informa-
tion that this farm holds. Visit their website
for more information www.jefpat.org. BY
JOYCE BAKI
Uncover Hidden History at Jeferson Patterson
Park & Museum
14
On The
Cover
T
om Wisner sat down at his table and held
his hand over a cup of black coffee, f lanked
by shelves lined with books and CD bind-
ers, paintings, sketches and photographs, including
one impressive shot of a female crab he affectionately
called Priscilla.
He poised his hands over his keyboard as he talk-
ed, as though he were preparing to illustrate his words
with songs, as is his habit.
But several months ago, Tom was not smiling or
painting or singing. He learned that he was dying of
cancer, and since then the folk singer, artist, scien-
tist, educator and activist has been trying to adapt to
a slower pace.
When I learned I was going to die, and they said
very soon, I kind of got down into this cave. To think
about it, it reminds me of a deep black hole in the earth
somewhere, he said. I looked at death like that and it
was very scary, and I didnt have many good days
and through a period of time I got to a place where I
thought, well, Im still alive, so Ive got to live.
And living, according to Wisner, is a thing best
done through creation.
If I werent actively making something every day,
then I wouldnt be alive, he said. I think thats one of
the things that I realized when I was in that imaginary
cave I was in. Being alive for me is making something.
I paint, I draw, I used to dance a lot, I make songs, and
I play drums. Im always making something.
Wisner, whose career has spanned more than four
decades, was awarded a citation in 1965 from the
Washington D.C. Academy of Sciences for teaching,
and later he earned the 1988 Excellence in Teaching
Award for teaching the first Humanities course on the
ecological crisis of the Chesapeake, a region that for
him has fueled more than 100 songs.
In 1979, renowned folk music producer Moses As-
che invited Tom to New York City to publish his first
album, Chesapeake Borne, which later earned him
accolades as a local folk musician.
An effort is underway now by staff at the Calvert
Marine Museum to collect Wisners archives of
songs, art and research, to be preserved for future
generations.
Tom is kind of an icon of the Chesapeake, cer-
tainly through his stories and songs, said mu-
seum director Doug Alves. Hes helped ex-
pose, to the general public, the beauty of
the Chesapeake, as well as the need to
preserve it and clean it up.
Staff members have been visit-
ing Wisners home once a week to
go though his personal items, and
coming back with boxes and box-
es of stuff, reports Alves.
We are pleased to take his
archives and collections of stories
and songs from the years, to pre-
serve them for the future, Alves
said.
During his recent interview,
Wisner talked about a second-grade
student of his once telling him, I
wonder if people wonder what its
like to be a crab? Now she became
a lawyer, but she was dealing with
justice issues even then but who
answers the prayers of the fishes? he
said, adding that the crab in particular
had become his muse over the years.
For darn near forty some-years,
Ive been writing songs about, singing about, and
dancing and prancing with blue crabs, and therefore
Ive fallen in love with them I do feel remorse for
the fact that were getting to the place where maybe we
wont have as many crabs, he said. Theyre dying.
We throw a lot of junk in that river.
Such are the subjects that he has worked tirelessly
to bring to the publics attention, most recently co-
founding Chestory, a nonprofit organization focused
on the preservation of the Chesapeake.
His first three albums are part of the National
Smithsonian Folkways collection, but he still treats
his career as a musician with a rare combination of
humor and humility.
Sometimes I have imagined that yeah, Ive got it
all, the kids ought to listen to me, he said, laughing,
and you cant help but think those things, but if you
stand back, get behind yourself and take a look, then
you realize you like fooling around with the visions,
youre putting them out there they may not be valid
at all, but are you willing then to still serve them? And
the answer for me in my life has been yes. Are you
going to get paid to do this? The answer is no, youre
not.
All the same, spiritual currency has admittedly
driven his career as an activist and educator teaching
about life on the Chesapeake, and he is planning to
release one more album to round out his message.
So was I facing a wall of death three or four
months ago? Yes, I was in a cave. I wasnt writing my
songs, I wasnt doing any of this. I got busy dying,
he said, but I dont want to die my dying, I want to
live my dying, he said, laughing as he played several
chords and ref lected on what he has taught himself
through song.
I do know what I love. I know it well, he said,
smiling. I know how Im made, and who I am, and
I know how to come home to that. BY ANDREA SHIELL (CT)
Wisner Refects On a Life and Death on the Chesapeake
I do
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I love. I
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Eleanor Dorothy
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Eleanor Dorothy Blanch-
ett, 80, of Port Republic, Md.,
passed away on May 19, 2009,
in Calvert Memorial Hospital.
Born May 30, 1928, in
Queens, N.Y., to the late Eric
and Emma Mayer Rydberg.
Mrs. Blanchett is survived
by her daughters, Sheryl Lee
Miller of Port Republic and
Lorelle Duelley of Port Repub-
lic, Md. She is also survived
by two grandchildren, Kristin
Miller and Ricky Duelley.
A memorial service was
held on Sat., May 23, 2009,
at 11 a.m. at Rausch Funeral
Home, 4405 Broomes Island
Road, Port Republic, Md. In-
terment was private. Memorial
contributions may be made to
either the SPCA or the Virgin-
ia German Sheppard Rescue.
Richard Aldo
DelRicco, Sonny, 73
Richard Aldo Del-
Ricco, Sonny, 73, of
Lusby, Md., died Sat.,
May 16, 2009, at his home.
Born in Providence, R.I., he
was the son of the late Aldo
and Loretta (Manfredo) Del-
Ricco. Mr. DelRicco met his
wife and resided in Lanham,
Md., where they raised their
family. Mr. DelRicco was
a dental technician for the
Veterans Administration in
Washington, D.C., for more
than 40 years. After retiring,
they relocated to Lusby, Md.
He is the loving husband
of Cherie King DelRicco.
They recently celebrated
their 50th wedding anni-
versary on Oct. 25, 2008.
He is also survived by his four
children, Ronald J. DelRicco
and his wife Diana, Michael A.
DelRicco, Lisa M. DelRicco
and George W. DelRicco and
his wife Anne Marie; broth-
er of Ida DelRicco DiSanto,
Anna DelRicco Mazzuchelli,
Delores DelRicco DiSanto,
Geraldine DelRicco Spiri-
to and Raymond DelRicco;
grandfather of Nicole Nixon,
Devin DelRicco, Demi Del-
Ricco, Dillon DelRicco, Alys-
sa DelRicco, Sage DelRicco;
and great-grandfather of Ash-
lan, Tessa and Chase Nixon.
The family received friends at
the Rausch Funeral Home, P.
A., 20 American Lane, Lus-
by, MD 20657, on Tues., May
19, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to
8 p.m. A Mass of Christian
Burial was celebrated at Our
Lady Star of the Sea Catholic
Church, 90 Alexander Lane,
Solomons, Md., on Wed., May
20, 2009, at 11 a.m. Inter-
ment followed at Chesapeake
Highlands Memorial Gardens
Cemetery, Port Republic, Md.
Should friends desire, contri-
butions may be made in his
memory to the Alzheimers
Association, National Capital
Area Chapter, 11240 Waples
Mill Road, Suite 402, Fairfax,
VA 22030.
Arthur Woodrow Hen-
derson Jr. Pete, 68
Arthur Woodrow Hender-
son Jr. Pete, 68, of Clinton,
Md., passed away on May 21,
2009, in Clinton, Md.
Born Oct. 1, 1940, in
Prince Frederick, Md., to the
late Mary Buckler and Ar-
thur Woodrow Henderson Sr.
He is predeceased by three
brothers: Louis, Billy and Ed-
die Henderson. Pete worked
as a farmer on Cage Farm for
many years, but his trade was
a carpenter. He could trim out
a house faster and better than
most around.
He is survived by his
daughters, Liz Armiger of
Prince Frederick, Md., and
Denise Crivella of Holly-
wood, Md.; grandfather of
Angela, Melissa and Roger
Armiger, III; great-grandfa-
ther of Terrelle and Marissa
Neale; and brother of Roberta,
George, Mary and Ruth Hen-
derson, Edith Thomas, Doro-
thy Reed, Michael and Helen
Henderson.
Services were private.
Arrangements were held by
Rausch Funeral home, P.A.,
Port Republic, Md.
Helga Patricia Pat
Hessler, 71
Helga Patricia Pat
Hessler, 71, of Lusby, Md.,
passed away on May 6, 2009,
in Fairfax, Va. She was born
on April 28, 1938, in Wash-
ington, D.C, to the late Sigurd
and Catherine Ostenso. Pat
was the loving wife of the late
Robert W. Hessler whom she
married on Aug. 16, 1958, and
he preceded her in death on
April 11, 1976. Pat worked for
the U.S. government in vari-
ous positions and retired in
2001. In 2002, Pat moved to
Lusby, Md., from Bowie, Md.,
where she loved walking the
beach. She was preceded in
death by her parents, husband
and brother, Bernard Case. Pat
is survived by her children,
Robert W. Hessler Jr. of Clif-
ton, Va., Diane L. Anderson
of Richmond, Va., Thomas
G. Hessler of Vienna, Va. and
Kathleen M. Gentile of Croft-
on, Md.; seven grandchildren;
and siblings Mr. and Mrs.
Richard N. Ostenso of Lusby,
Md., Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E.
Ostenso, of Lusby, Md., and
Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Ostenso
of Welcome, Md. The fam-
ily received friends on Tues.,
May 12, 2009, from 12 noon to
1 p.m. in the Rausch Funeral
Home Chapel, 20 American
Lane, Lusby, Md., where a
Celebration of Life service
was held at 1 p.m. Interment
followed at St. Paul United
Methodist Cemetery, Lusby,
Md. In lieu of f lowers, the
family requests contributions
to be made to Capital Hospice
and or the Susan G. Komen
Breast Cancer Foundation.
For more information, please
visit www.rauschfuner-
alhomes.com.
Robert Patrick Bob
Mclean, 53
Robert Patrick Bob
Mclean, 53, of Lusby, Md.,
formerly of Rockville, Md.,
passed away suddenly on May
26, 2009, at his residence. He
was born on April 2, 1956,
in Washington, D.C., to the
late Robert C. and Irene Mae
Mclean. Bob was in the con-
struction business and owned
Fine as Frog Hair Home Im-
provements and Mclean Con-
struction. He moved to Lusby,
Md., in 1986 and was a mem-
ber of the American Legion
Post 274. Bob loved camping
with his grandkids, riding
his four wheeler, and spend-
ing time with his family and
friends. He is survived by his
two children, Jadi Mclean and
husband Ricky Canter, and
Justin Mclean and his wife
Kelly, all of Lusby, Md.; one
sister, Bonnie Mclean; and
four grandchildren, Lil Ricky,
Alexis, Brendan and Skyler. A
Memorial Gathering was held
on Sat., May 30, 2009, from
2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. with
prayers offered by Deacon
Robert Connelly at 4:15 p.m.
in the Rausch Funeral Home
Chapel, 20 American Lane,
Lusby, Md.
Lewis Leonard Miller,
81
Lewis Leonard Miller, 81,
of Port Republic, Md., passed
away on May 17, 2009, in
Washington Hospital Center.
Born Feb. 21, 1928, in Gil-
berton, Pa., to the late Pauline
and Lewis Miller. Mr. Miller
served in the Army during
World War II and was retired
from the Washington, D.C.,
Police Department.
Beloved husband of Eliz-
abeth K. Miller of Port Re-
public, Md.; father of Lewis
L. Miller Jr. of Stafford Va.,
Sharon Fertitta of Lusby, Md.,
Michael Miller of Mechanics-
ville, Md., and Richard Miller
of Lusby, Md; and stepfather
of Dolores Martin of Hughes-
ville, Md. and Mary Burnette
of Hughesville, Md. He is also
survived by 22 grandchildren,
10 great-grandchildren and a
sister, Bernadine Flannery of
Norristown, Pa.
The family received
friends at the Rausch Funeral
home, P.A., 4405 Broomes
Island Road, Port Republic,
Md., on Wed., May 20, from 2
to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Mass of
Christian burial was offered
on Thurs., May 21, at 10 a.m.
at St. John Vianney Catho-
lic Church, Prince Frederick,
Md. Interment followed in
Resurrection Cemetery, Clin-
ton, Md. Pallbearers were Ja-
son Muncey, James Muncey,
Michael Miller, Justin Miller,
Jeremy Miller and Jeffrey
Miller.
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wenty-one years ago, then-
state Sen. Bernie Fowler
held his frst Patuxent River
Wade-In at Broomes Island to draw at-
tention to the declining water quality of
the Patuxent River and the surrounding
Chesapeake Bay watershed.
The tradition continues into 2009,
and June has unoffcially become wade-
in month across the state, with more
than a dozen similar events planned this
year.
On Sunday, June 14, at 1 p.m.
Fowler plans once again to tread into the
water off Broomes Island to measure the
sneaker index of the river as a low-tech
way of measuring water quality.
Fowler, and an expected crowd of
Annual Bernie Fowler Wade-In Returning Annual Bernie Fowler Wade-In Returning
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the
Water
T
he US Coast Guard Auxiliary, Solomons Flotilla 23-2, will offer
a fve-session Maryland Basic Boating Class at the West Marine
Store in Solomons, MD on June 15, 17, 22, 24 and 29. Classes will
run from 7-9 p.m. each evening.
Maryland law specifes that anyone born on or after July 1, 1972, must
have a Certifcate of Boating Safety Education in order to operate a me-
chanically propelled vessel on Maryland waters. This beginner boating class
will give you the knowledge needed to obtain your certifcate. Many boat
insurance companies offer discounts on boating insurance to boaters who
successfully complete the course.
Students must attend all fve sessions and pass a fnal examination with
a grade of 80% in order to obtain the certifcate. The course fee of $25
includes the student textbook. (All
class fees that are collected are used
for boating safety education.) Chil-
dren under 12 years old must be ac-
companied by an adult.
Please contact Gary Smith at 410-
326-8377 (email FSOPE.232@
hotmail.com) to pre-register.
Class size is limited.
TOPICS INCLUDE: Introduc-
tion to Boating, Boating Law, Boat
Safety Equipment, Safe Boating,
PWC Operation, Navigation, Boat-
ing Problems; Trailering, Storing
and Protecting Your Boat; Hunting
and Fishing, Water-skiing and River
Boating.
After completing the program,
boaters will receive a certifcate of
completion that is required to be on-
hand while boating.
Coast Guard Auxiliary Ofers Safe
Boating Class
T
wenty-one years ago, then-
state Sen. Bernie Fowler
held his frst Patuxent River
Wade-In at Broomes Island to draw at-
tention to the declining water quality of
the Patuxent River and the surrounding
Chesapeake Bay watershed.
The tradition continues into 2009,
and June has unoffcially become wade-
in month across the state, with more
than a dozen similar events planned this
year.
On Sunday, June 14, at 1 p.m.
Fowler plans once again to tread into the
water off Broomes Island to measure the
sneaker index of the river as a low-tech
way of measuring water quality.
Fowler, and an expected crowd of
more than 100, will wade into the river
until Fowlers white sneakers can no lon-
ger be seen.
In 2008, Fowler gave the river a
sneaker index of 26 inches, which is
much better than when he started his an-
nual wade-in, but still far short of when
he remembered as a child seeing through
60 inches of water.
It used to be that one person could
catch 10 sugar barrels of crabs in a day,
its all gone now, Fowler said.
When we can get chest deep, then
well be there, he said.
For more information on the 2009
wade-in, contact Claudia Donegan at
410-260-8768, or cdonegan@dnr.
state.md.us. BY SEAN RICE (SCG)
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T
he toxic blue-green algae bloom
on Lake Lariat in the Chesapeake
Ranch Estates is late to return this
year, but it would be pure wishful thinking to
think the sickening alga is gone for good.
There are more than 60 known varia-
tions of blue-green algae , also known as cy-
anobacteria, explained professor Richard La-
couture during a recent community discus-
sion, but one type, microcystis aeruginosa,
has taken hold of the Lake Lariat.
Cyanobacteria continues to be heav-
ily studied throughout the world, but still
theres been a debate on this issue, some
people may call this a bacteria, said Lacou-
ture, of the Morgan State University Estuarine Re-
search Center in St. Leonard. Are they plants or
bacteria?
Lacouture provided an informative lecture
on Lake Lariats cyanobacteria infection, which
was made evident by lime green blooms that
coated in the lake for periods during the last two
summers.
It caught us off guard and we were somewhat
at a loss as to where it comes from, what it feeds
on and what we can do to stop it, John Eney said
before introducing Lacouture. Eney is president of
POACRE, the property owners association of the
Ranch Estates, which is a private community with
more than 10,000 residents.
This will be the third summer now that
we will see this organism, said Lacouture, who
was fanked by Sherman Garrison of Maryland
Department of Natural Resources and Dr. David
Rogers of the Calvert County Health Department.
The worst part, other than the ecological impacts
of this thing blooming, is the potential health
effects.
Health consequences from contacting or in-
gesting microcystis aeruginosa begin with skin
irritation and typical hay fever symptoms, and the
effects escalate to liver cancer. There have been
cases where groups of people were killed when
public water systems became infected with micro-
cystis aeruginosa.
Scientists and volunteers started
a systematic monitoring of the lake
last year, Lacouture said. The group of
volunteers collected a range of statis-
tics from the lake from numerous lo-
cations, and got started in earnest this
year as well.
We collected more data than
we knew what to do with it was an
amazing effort, he said.
Researchers discovered that at the
during highest concentration of the al-
gae bloom, in July 2008, samples con-
tained 5 million cells of the bacteria
per milliliter.
In comparison, Lacouture said the
World Health Organization published
data claiming that human health risks
from these bacteria begin at about
20,000 cells per milliliter.
Just to put this thing in perspec-
tive a little bit, these values may be a
concern, but there are blooms else-
where where you get much higher mi-
crocystin concentration, the professor
said. Microcystins are the group of
amino acid liver toxins created by the
bloom.
There are short term remedies, but theres
only one solution, Lacouture said, which remov-
ing the nutrient fow into the lake, most specif-
cally phosphorus. Its phosphorus that seems to
be really driving the boat.
Phosphorus enters waterways through point
sources, which can easily be identifed, such as
the county-owned golf course and farms.
Lacouture said locating and limiting non-
point source infltration, such as residential lawn
runoff or the atmosphere, is a much more diffcult
task.
We really need to have the county buy-in
and help, he said. BY SEAN RICE (SCG)
Toxic Algae Bloom Late This Year on Lake Lariat
A dence bloom of blue-green algae on the Potomac River.
Richard Lacouture
Instructor Pete Kelly
U.S. Geological Survey Photo
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Behind
the bar
Q
&A
from the vineyard
F
or bartender Tracey Cook, who
has been working at The Tav-
ern in St. Leonard for about
five years, the daily grind smells more
like bourbon than coffee, but thats what
makes her job fun, she says.
For this lifelong resident and gradu-
ate of Calvert High School, The Tavern
is both a fun hangout and a local histori-
cal landmark.
In 1936 a little haven called The
Boys opened for business in St. Leon-
ard, and ever since the first patron paid
35 cents for a glass of bourbon, countless
others have crowded into this little alcove
for good drinks and good times.
Back then there were only a couple of
gas pumps where farmers could fill trucks
and tractors, and three family-owned
grocery stores in a hand-built building
alongside a dirt road. The Boys were
owners Sherbie Dowell and Pete Grover,
who sold their first 35-cent glass of bour-
bon during FDRs first term in office.
Through 12 U.S. Presidents, two
World Wars, one police action, a Cold
War, a Desert Storm and a few name
changes, the bar still remains nestled in
the cut of St. Leonard Square in Calvert
county, only a few blocks from its origi-
nal location (the original building burned
down in 1961), and has been renamed
The Tavern by Captain Wayne McK-
nett, perhaps the bars longest running
patron, who purchased the bar in 2000.
When shes not working as a daytime
bartender, Tracey said she can either be
found at home or out riding her bike.
I have a 05 Deluxe Harley David-
son, she said proudly, adding that bik-
ing traffic has increased dramatically as
Behind the Bar: Tracey Cook
A
long an old stretch of storefronts in St. Leonard stands S &
Ps restaurant, a pleasant, casual hangout with a steady stream
of devoted regulars, a boom box blasting classic rock, and a
menu brimming with Italian-American favorites like six and twelve-inch
subs, pizza, hot dogs, hamburgers and salads.
It stands for both subs and pizza and Susie and Paul, said owner Susie
Gaug, who purchased the restaurant with her husband Paul eight years ago.
I had two step kids who were in high school and we opened it up with
the idea that they were going to be working down here, which they did, and
that was sort of the start for it, said Susie.
A former culinary graduate from Johnson & Wales, Susie said she and
her husband were at frst unsure of what type of restaurant to open. We
didnt really even know what we were going to open. It was sort of the land-
lords idea to make it a pizza place, because
it had been a pizza place for several years
before, she said. So we decided to keep
that theme going.
Its a theme that seems to be working
well for the couple, too. With pizzas, subs,
hamburgers, homemade soups and salads,
cookies, snow cones, and a staggering 14
different favors of wings (including mild,
hot, toxic, teriyaki, bourbon and honey Di-
jon, among others), Susie said that their most
popular item has always been their steak and
cheese, and one look at one of this behemoth
with its layers of tender thinly shaved ribeye
and fresh provolone will tell you why.
Hands down, we sell more of those
than anything else, said Susie.
The restaurant has also become known for their Zestzels, spicy and
tangy favored pretzel snacks that they not only offer in their own place, but
to various businesses in the area.
Theyre spicy, we have garlic, taco, and cinnamon sugar now. But the
original zesty favor is our most popular, she said.
S & Ps is located at 4985 Saint Leonard Rd. and is open Monday
through Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays from
10:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. For more in-
formation or to make an order for delivery, call 410-495-7880. BY ANDREA
SHIELL (CT)
S & Ps Serving St. Leonard
Photos by Andrea Shiell
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Behind
the bar
Q
&A
from the vineyard
F
or bartender Tracey Cook, who
has been working at The Tav-
ern in St. Leonard for about
five years, the daily grind smells more
like bourbon than coffee, but thats what
makes her job fun, she says.
For this lifelong resident and gradu-
ate of Calvert High School, The Tavern
is both a fun hangout and a local histori-
cal landmark.
In 1936 a little haven called The
Boys opened for business in St. Leon-
ard, and ever since the first patron paid
35 cents for a glass of bourbon, countless
others have crowded into this little alcove
for good drinks and good times.
Back then there were only a couple of
gas pumps where farmers could fill trucks
and tractors, and three family-owned
grocery stores in a hand-built building
alongside a dirt road. The Boys were
owners Sherbie Dowell and Pete Grover,
who sold their first 35-cent glass of bour-
bon during FDRs first term in office.
Through 12 U.S. Presidents, two
World Wars, one police action, a Cold
War, a Desert Storm and a few name
changes, the bar still remains nestled in
the cut of St. Leonard Square in Calvert
county, only a few blocks from its origi-
nal location (the original building burned
down in 1961), and has been renamed
The Tavern by Captain Wayne McK-
nett, perhaps the bars longest running
patron, who purchased the bar in 2000.
When shes not working as a daytime
bartender, Tracey said she can either be
found at home or out riding her bike.
I have a 05 Deluxe Harley David-
son, she said proudly, adding that bik-
ing traffic has increased dramatically as
development has blossomed in Calvert
County.
Though she jokingly claims that
her favorite drink to make is draft beer,
Tracey said she also likes making bloody
marys, but she shies away from fixing
complicated shooters for guests, as most
of her customers prefer shots and beers.
I dont do fancy drinks or anything,
she said, adding later that, Im basically
down to earth myself. Im a Jack drinker.
When all else fails I order Jack, she said,
laughing.
Having spent several years in the res-
taurant business before starting out fill-
ing in shifts for bartenders, Tracey joined
the staff at the Tavern five years ago and
has been keeping the rivers of beer and
bourbon f lowing ever since.
The Tavern is located at 4975 St.
Leonard Rd. and is open for business
Monday-Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m.
and Sundays from 12 noon to 9 p.m. To
find out about game nights or specials,
call 410-586-2225 or visit them online at
www.st-leonard-tavern.com. BY AN-
DREA SHIELL (CT)
Behind the Bar: Tracey Cook
The Boys Pete and Sherbie
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garden they are both convenient and
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Seeds for annual herbs _ those that
grow for only one season, such as cilan-
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a few dollars per package, but yield a
bounty of herbs that would cost a con-
siderable amount at the market.
Perennials, such as rosemary,
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Of course, you dont have to limit an
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T
he best investment in wine I have ever made is making a dark
corner of my basement into a Time Machine. My Time Ma-
chine has saved thousands of dollars and brought me great
satisfaction. My Time Machine has turned some of the angriest young
wines ever drunk into docile servants of pleasure. My Time Machine
you see, runs on wine.
Some people call them wine cellars and treat them like museums or
small altars to expensive and hard to find wines. Do they drink them?
NO WAY! They are much too valuable to drink, they exist solely to point
out that you dont have them and that by showing them to you and not
opening a bottle that you are also unworthy to drink them. Ahh, good
friends.
The point of a wine cellar or Time Machine is to simply take wines
that are too young to drink now and put them into a cool, dark and vibra-
tion free place to mature and become the marvelous wines we know them
to be. In our TM Ive got some great $9.99 Pinot Noir that just needs
a year or two more, some Rosso di Montalcino I got for $29 a btl that
should be the equal of more than a few $100 a btl Brunellos. Putting a
case or two of well chosen (but not expensive) wines into your TM will
pay handsomely over time. Like my wife always says at shoe sales with
the discount, its like making money.
To illustrate my point further Ill share some notes from last Satur-
days tasting here at Port of Call. We were discussing California Caber-
nets and which vintages were better than others. The consensus was that
the 98 vintage was a very poor vintage and that few wineries in Napa or
Sonoma produced any remarkable wines. I disagreed and produced a 98
Etude Cabernet from out of the stores Cellar. The wine was perfect with
fat black fruit and licorice leading to a long finish of toasted vanilla oak
(easily the equal to first growth Bordeaux). Now the wine was exception-
al, but not atypical of the vintage, but the vintage was atypical for Cali-
fornia. When all the Wine Spectators and Parkers had gotten through
with their hatchet jobs on the 98 vintage-you could pick some great buys
for huge discounts because people were scared off. The smart money
knew that those wines were sound and socked away a bunch for
the future. Well the Future is here and we are now enjoying
super high quality wines that we bought for virtually noth-
ing. Oh, and when you come over for
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youd care to try.
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Monte Degli An-
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& Out About
Thursday, June 4
Sunday, June 7
Original One-Act Plays
Three Notch Theatre, 21744
South Coral Drive, Lexington Park,
8-10 p.m.
The Newtowne Players an-
nounce upcoming performances of
five original one-act plays written
by local authors.
The Newtowne Players will
perform these one-acts Thursday
through Sunday, June 4-7. Thurs-
day, Friday and Saturday perfor-
mances start at 8 p.m.; the Sunday
show begins at 3:30 p.m. Perfor-
mances are held at Three Notch
Theatre on 21744 South Coral Drive
in Lexington Park, Md. Tickets are
$15 for adults, $12 for students and
senior citizens, and $10 for chil-
dren. Light refreshments and bever-
ages are also available for purchase
at the theatre.
Reservations are recommend-
ed. Please call 301-737-5447 or visit
www.newtowneplayers.org.
Saturday, June 6
Texas Holdem
North Beach V.F.D. 8536 Bay-
side Rd, Chesapeake Beach MD
20732
Doors open at 6 p.m. $150.00
buy in, cards dealt at 7 p.m. $100.00
buy in at 9 p.m. Entry to 2nd tourna-
ment $75.00 for players eliminated
from 1st tournament. No re-buy or
add-ons for either tournament. Side
tables available, free food cash bar.
Limited to 100 players. Get more
info at nbvfdevents@hotmail.com
www.northbeachfire.com 410-257-
6564
Sunday, June 7
Pitty Party & Whine Time
Peppers Pet Pantry, 13858 Solo-
mons Island Rd in Solomons, in the
plaza south of Boomerangs Ribs.
Look for the yellow PET ADOP-
TIONS TODAY banner.
From 12 PM-4PM, Second Hope
Rescue and the Humane Society of
Calvert County will be holding this
event to draw attention to the often
overlooked and misrepresented Pit
Bull Terrier and Pit mixed breeds.
There will be many dogs up for
adoption along with experienced
handlers and volunteers.
There will be several Chinese
Auction gift baskets featuring
wines and related accessories and
non alcohol baskets as well; donat-
ed by local businesses to help raise
funds for SHR and HSCC. Tickets
for the baskets are $5 each and 6 for
$25. The auction will start on May
29 at Peppers Pet Pantry in Solo-
mons. Drawing for baskets will be
on June 7th at 3:45 PM. Proof of age
required; presence not required to
win.
For more information please
contact Second Hope Rescue www.
secondhoperescue.org (240) 925-
0628 or Humane Society of Calvert
County www.calvertcountyhu-
manesociety.org (410) 257-4908 or
Peppers Pet Pantry (410) 326-4006
Sunday, June 7
24th Annual Childrens Day on
the Farm
Jefferson Patterson Park and
Museum
All Ages; 11:00 AM 5:00 PM;
Free Admission. A celebration of
Southern Marylands rich agricul-
tural heritage. Enjoy new attractions
as well as old favorites featuring
hands-on activities, demonstra-
tions, exhibits, and live entertain-
ment. There will be farm animals,
crafts, farm-life demonstrations,
and more! And dont forget our all
time favorite the antique tractor
parade! Family fun at its best! Visit
www.jefpat.org or call 410-586-
8501 for more information.
Thursday, June 11
Speaker Series- From Boats
to Bones: Archaeology is in the
Details
Jefferson Patterson Park &
Museum
The Search for Charles Coun-
tys First Courthouse; Speaker: Ju-
lia A. King, St. Marys College of
Maryland. Once declared impos-
sible to locate, the 1674 Charles
County Court House was finally
discovered last year in a plowed
field near a tributary of the Zekiah
Swamp. Find out how this feat was
accomplished.
Saturday, June 13
Summer Kick-Off Cruise aboard
the Wm. B. Tennison
Calvert Marine Museum 11:30
a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Come celebrate the start of sum-
mer with a cruise for kids. Eat pizza,
get your face painted and enjoy bal-
loon animals, all while enjoying the
breeze of the Patuxent River. $12
per person. Advance registration
required by Wednesday, June 10.
Sunday, June 14
Flag Day Ceremonies at Ameri-
can Legion Post 274 in Downtown
Lusby, 5 p.m.
Come out and join us as we
show respect for our f lag and prop-
erly dispose of those that are unser-
viceable. For further info call (410-
326-3274)
This Ceremony is open to the
public and we urge you to bring
you unserviceable f lags for proper
disposal.
Photo courtesy www.verasbeachclub.com
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S
t. Leonard Volunteer Fire Department members are eagerly await-
ing the start of their fifth year hosting concerts at the fire depart-
ment stage.
St. Leonard VFDs roadside venue, renamed this year the Bayside Toyota
Pavilion, hosted the Charlie Daniels Band for its inaugural show. Now, five
years later, the venue continues to keep up the act of attracting the biggest
names in country and rock and roll.
Montgomery Gentry will be there Friday, Phil Vassar and Little Big
Town are booked for Aug. 29, and to finish off the season, Alan Jackson is
billed for September.
Everybody loves Alan Jackson, said Roberta Baker, chairperson of the
fire departments fundraising committee.
We are out fishing, and country seems to be our biggest biters, she
said. Weve got a pretty good response to our country groups.
Last year St. Leonard hosted the band Sugarland, which exploded last
year, they are ginormous we couldnt have timed it more perfectly,
Baker said.
The annual concert series serves as the fire department and rescue
squads main fundraising arm.
What makes our venue unique is the workers here are 100 percent vol-
unteers, Baker said. Theres not one member that benefits one penny from
the funds that are raised from this.
One hundred percent of the profits go back to the St. Leonard Volunteer
Fire Department, which goes back to the community we serve, she said.
For nearly every show so far, Larry Bowman, a local volunteer from St.
Leonard, coordinates a special day for injured soldiers from Walter Reed
Army Medical Center.
As will occur again this year, Bowman travels to D.C. to pick up about
a dozen recovering soldiers. He takes them out to dinner before the show,
which they watch from a VIP tent.
This year the Holiday Inn of Solomons is donating rooms for the
soldiers.
We try to do it for every concert, Baker said.
St. Leonard is also trying a new layout this year, Baker said. Because
many patrons typically stand for the entire concert, there will be premium
seats up front for sale and standing room only behind that.
Its a social event for them, they like to walk
around and mingle, she said.
Our venue is a small venue,
youre close, Baker said. I dont
think there is one seat in the
house thats a bad seat. BY
SEAN RICE (SCG)
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Alam Jackson Promotional Photo
At left members of Sugarland rocked the crowd.
Below Huey Lewis wants to hear some noise.
Photos courtesy of St. Leonard VFD
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