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ON TRACK
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EX WHITE SANDS
MANAGER SENTENCED
IN EDUCATION
DR. CURRY WANTS
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DEL. MARK FISHER:

CONSERVATIVE,
CONSERVATIONIST
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IN LOCAL
“THE BUILDING HAS TO GO.
THE QUESTION IS WHEN.”
- COMMISSIONER MIKE HART ON CHESAPEAKE HILLS CLUBHOUSE.

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EDUCATION14
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR  18
Community
SENIOR CALENDAR 19
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SPORTS20
LETTERS21
ENTERTAINMENT22
BUSINESS DIRECTORY 23

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County Grapples County Moves to Paid

with Future of Golf Staff to Supplement
Course Clubhouse Emergency Volunteers
By Dick Myers the northern and southern portions
By Dick Myers Editor of the county. “Those areas are
Editor deemed to be the most in need of
The Calvert County Board of additional personnel.”
Late last year the Calvert County Commissioners (BOCC) The moving towards career paid
County Board of County has taken an historic step. At the staff to supplement the volunteers
Commissioners decided to BOCC’s Jan. 30 meeting a unani- had the support of members of an
postpone for at least a year mous decision was made to begin ad-hoc committee formed by Fire
the construction of a new the process of hiring the county’s and Rescue Association President
clubhouse at the county- first paid emergency medical ser- Bill Freeland.
owned Chesapeake Hills vices (EMS) personnel. Calvert is In addition to $100,000 to
Golf Course. The decision the last county in the state to have $150,000 for the EMS supervisor,
is now back before them be- an all-volunteer fire and rescue anticipated costs include supple-
cause of what Commission- service. mental staffing of $3.3 million and
er President Evan Slaugh- The decision includes the hiring anticipated capital costs of $1.9
enhoupt, Jr. describes as of a paid career EMS supervisor in million
“something mother nature the fiscal year that begins July 1. The County Times will have a
has done.” According to a memo to the com- more comprehensive report on this
During the recent harsh missioners from Fire-Rescue-EMS historic decision in our next issue
cold snap, the pipes at the Coordinator James Richardson, (Feb. 8).
current clubhouse burst, “This individual would facilitate
forcing its closing “From development of a supplemental ca- dickmyers@countytimes.net
the water damage, the club- reer plan which will also include
house at Chesapeake Hills locating paramedic resources in
is completely unusable,” re-
ported Director of Parks and
Recreation Shannon Nazzal.

Bowen's Grocery
Water damage at the Chesapeake Hills Golf Course
At the BOCC Oct. 31 clubhouse. Calvert County photo.
meeting, Nazzal pre-
sented a proposal for a the fire and rescue service come first
15,000-square-foot new clubhouse. and several companies are seeking new
Family Owned & Operated Since 1929
Faced with other pressing capital proj- facilities. The Charm and Quality of the Past with the Convenience and Variety of Today
ects and in hopes of paring the cost, the Nazzal said there was a posibility of
commissioners voted to delay the proj- getting a trailer now in use at Breezy USDA Choice Beef
ect and asked Nazzal to do more work Point Park. That would be used as a
on coming up with a more economical temporary clubhouse. But, Golf Course
“OUR OWN” FRESHLY GROUND CHUCK
design. Manager Tim Hepler, who is about to
STEAKS • ROASTING PIGS
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an unusable building for a clubhouse, tor, said he was concerned about lost STUFFED PORK CHOPS - WITH OUR HOMEMADE STUFFING
Nazzal presented the BOCC with three revenue from tournaments and other
options: renovate the clubhouse (at an events if the temporary facility dragged
estimated cost of more than $100,000, on indefinitely. He said maybe the cus-
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using insurance proceeds) even though tomers would live with a year delay but
two-thirds of the building was deemed not much more.
unusable before the flooding, or con-
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There was no support for renovating Conversation Hearts Double Dip Chocolate Covered Peanuts
struct a new clubhouse of only 10,000 the existing clubhouse which Slaughen- Cinnamon Hearts
square feet, either all at once or in two houpt characterized as “throwing good Jelly Beans • Gummies
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phases. Both construction options are money after bad.” And, there was sup- Cute Hearts • Nonpareils And More Coconut Bonbons
anticipated to cost almost $5 million, port for getting that temporary trailer. Jordon Almonds
with the phased approach slightly more. But, as to proceeding with a new club- SWEET MEMORIES CANDY Terrific-Tasting Fudge
Nazzal, as she had done at the previ- house, the board still was unwilling to Goetze Caramel Creams • Mary Janes Giant Gumdrops
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Thursday, February 1, 2018
Underage Sales Net
Fines, Suspension
By Dick Myers
Editor
The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office
conducted a compliance check of alco-
hol beverage licensed establishments on
December 27th of last year. Eleven stores
and other licensees were checked using a
19-year old former intern with the sher-
iff’s department. Dep. Mark Robshaw
organized the operation.
Of the 11 licensees, two allegedly
sold to the minor – 2 & 4 Liquors in
Huntingtown and Breezy Point Market
in Chesapeake Beach. Both licensees
admitted the violations. The board im-
posed a $500 fine and a three-day sus-
pension for Breezy Point Market. This
is that place’s second violation of selling
to minors in less than a year. The first
violation netted a fine, plus a three-day
suspension that was held in abeyance if
there were no subsequent violations. The
second violation triggered imposition of
the suspension.
Owner Kent Tucker said he immedi-
ately fired the clerk who made the sale.
That clerk is now working at another
licensee, he said, He insisted he felt he
had done everything he could to prevent
it from happening. To assist him, he said,
“I think there should be a penalty for the
person who makes the sale.”
The market owner said he had talked
to Del. Mark Fisher (R: 27C-Calvert)
Primary Election Filing
Deadline Fast Approaching
The Calvert
County Board
of Elections re-
minds citizens
that the deadline
to file as a can-
didate for the
upcoming 2018
Primary Elec-
tion is Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018, at 9 p.m.
Candidates seeking office in Calvert
County must file a Certificate of Candi-
dacy at 30 Duke St. in Prince Frederick.
Federal and state candidates must file
a Certificate of Candidacy at the State
Board of Elections (SBE), located at 151
West St. in Annapolis.
Along with filing the Certificate of
Candidacy, candidates must pay a filing
fee at the appropriate board of elections.
State and local candidates must also pro-
vide evidence that the candidate has filed
a financial disclosure statement and es-
tablished a candidate committee at SBE.
Candidates for a central committee are
not required to establish an authorized
candidate campaign committee if the
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about what would need to be done to
make the clerks legally responsible for
their actions. He said Fisher told him
those laws were enacted county by coun-
ty and would have to be introduced in
the Maryland General Assembly.
“I am just looking for some help,”
Tucker said. Board Chairman Robert
Arscott, Sr. agreed. “We are looking at
the same thing,” he said.
The board just imposed a $500 fine
and held in abeyance a three-day sus-
pension for 2 & 4 Liquors because of
their clean record for the past 21 years.
The board also imposed a $500 fine
and three-day suspension on Neall’s
Wine and Spirits in Owings for failure
to have a clerk on the premises certified
with alcohol server training from the
county. The suspension came from an
earlier suspension that was held in abey-
ance. That violation within the past year
was for selling to a minor.
Owner Brian Neall said he was called
away to federal court in Baltimore that
day “I should have shut it down,” he
admitted.
In the cases of the imposition of sus-
pensions, the liquor board gave the
licensees the opportunity to pick the
days they wanted to not serve alcohol
beverages.
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candidate spends $1,000 or less in per-
sonal funds on the election and receives
no contributions. Candidates who filed a
Certificate of Candidacy prior to Jan. 1,
2018 must file a new financial disclosure
statement with the appropriate ethics
agency prior to March 1, 2018. Failure to
meet any of the requirements prior to the
deadlines will invalidate the Certificate
of Candidacy and remove the individual
from the ballot.
The 2018 Gubernatorial Primary Elec-
tion is Tuesday, June 26, 2018, and the
2018 Gubernatorial General Election is
Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018. Additional elec-
tion-related dates and forms are avail-
able at www.elections.maryland.gov. For
more information, contact the Calvert
County Board of Elections at 410-535-
2214 or the state Board of Elections at
1-800-222-VOTE (8683) or www.elec-
tions.maryland.gov.
Press Release fro Calvert County Gov-
ernment
State Signals
Thomas Johnson
Bridge Not A Priority
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Pete Rahn, the state’s Secretary of
Transportation, told the Tri-County
Council of Southern Maryland (TCC)
last week that a $1 million economic
study was in the offing to find the
value of replacing the Thomas John-
son Bridge connecting Calvert and St.
Mary’s counties.
But there are still no plans to begin
construction of a new span anytime
soon, while Rahn reiterated the state’s
intention to move ahead with replac-
ing the Harry W. Nice Bridge con-
necting Maryland with Virginia.
The cost of the Nice bridge has
been estimated at $760 million; Rahn
told TCC members that Virginia had
already agreed to clear the right of
way on their side of the bridge to help
facilitate the project.
The Nice bridge replacement is set
for design and initial construction late
this year, Rahn said.
But upon learning that the state was
continuing to push the Thomas John-
son bridge replacement back drew
some boos from members of the Dis-
trict 29 delegation.
The study for the Thomas Johnson
Bridge would also help ascertain the
real cost of building a new span, he
said.
“We need to be dealing with real
numbers on what it would take to deal
with the Thomas Johnson Bridge,”
Gov. Larry Hogan, center, jokes with Senate President Thomas V. “Mike” Miller, right and Calvert County
Commissioner President Evan Slaugenhoupt, left, at the Jan. 25 Tri-County Council meeting.
Local News 5
Rahn said. “I don’t know how we’ll
pay for it.”
In a post-meeting interview Jan.
25 in Annapolis, Rahn said the state
was well aware of the traffic capac-
ity problems at the Thomas Johnson
Bridge but that was not sufficient
reason to move ahead now with a
replacement.
“It is a chokepoint,” Rahn told The
County Times. “But it’s not structur-
ally unsafe.”
Del. Deb Rey (R-Dist. 29B) said the
displeasure among local leaders was
very real regarding continued delays
on the Thomas Johnson Bridge.
The bridge wasn’t just a key thor-
oughfare for commuters but a vital
link and evacuation route if disaster
struck.
“I understand where the adminis-
tration stands on the bridge but that
doesn’t mean we have to like it,”
Rey said. “The delegation is going to
continue to push to make it a higher
priority.”
The idea of having another study on
the bridge replacement seemed redun-
dant to her.
“I’m not sure what that study is sup-
posed to tell us,” Rey said. “We’ve
been hearing from MDOT (Maryland
Department of Transportation) that
the bridge will cost $600 million to
$1 billion because of the widening of
Route 4.”
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Dominion Says Cove Point Start Up on Track
Maryland PSC Decision Still Pending
By Dick Myers
Editor
Dominion Energy says it is on track to begin commer-
cial operation early this year at its Cove Point Liquified
Natural Gas facility in Lusby.
Dominion’s Maryland Media/Community Relations
Manager Karl Neddenien suppled the following statement
at the request of The County Times: “Dominion Energy
is continuing with final commissioning work at its Cove
Point LNG export facility in Lusby, MD, and looks for-
ward to commercial operations early this year under the
terms of previously negotiated 20-year contracts with ST
Cove Point, which is the joint venture of Sumitomo Cor-
poration and Tokyo Gas, and for GGULL, the U.S. affili-
ate of GAIL (India) LTD.
“All major equipment has been operated and is being
commissioned following a comprehensive round of thor-
ough testing and quality assurance activities. DECP’s liq-
uefaction facility has a nameplate capacity of 5.25 mtpa of
Hogan-Rutherford Administration Announces
2018 Anti-Opioid Initiatives
Governor Larry Hogan and Lt. Governor Boyd Ruth-
erford today unveiled a series of executive actions and
proposed legislation to continue the administration’s
aggressive fight against the heroin and opioid crisis.
The governor also authorized the Attorney General to
file suit against select opioid manufacturers and distrib-
utors on the grounds that they have misled the public
and helped to create the addiction crisis gripping Mary-
land and the nation.
“As the first governor in the country to declare a true
state of emergency in response to the opioid epidemic,
I am committed to doing everything in our power to
bring those responsible for this scourge to justice and
prevent future victims,” said Governor Hogan.
In his directive to Attorney General Brian Frosh au-
thorizing the possible suit, the governor stipulated that
100 percent of any proceeds recovered in the suit must
be directed toward innovative and new opioid treat-
ment, prevention, and education programs.
In addition to the legal action, the governor also
announced several new initiatives to build on the ad-
ministration’s treatment, prevention, and enforcement
priorities:
TREATMENT
To transform treatment for Maryland’s inmate pop-
ulation and enable many low-level offenders to turn
their lives around, Governor Hogan announced that the
administration will conduct a feasibility study on con-
verting a portion of the former Baltimore City Men’s
Detention Center into a therapeutic detention facility,
providing treatment for incarcerated individuals with
substance use disorders and other behavioral health ail-
ments. Data shows that approximately 60 percent of the
jail population in Baltimore suffers from a substance
use disorder, and 30 percent are suffering from mental
illness.
“Our system of justice must hold criminals who traf-
fic deadly drugs into our communities accountable for
the destruction they cause, but we must draw a distinc-
tion between high-level dealers and nonviolent users
who are struggling with addiction,” said Lt. Governor
Rutherford.
To further address the need to expand access to treat-
ment, the Maryland Department of Health has submit-
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liquefied natural gas.
“We have not heard anything from the Maryland PSC
regarding our request for an amendment to the CPCN.”
The Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) has
confirmed that they have not yet decided on Dominion’s
request to amend their approvals to allow a ten-fold in-
crease in Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC). The re-
quest for the amendment drew significant response at two
public hearings in Calvert County and a Nov. 15 hearing
before the PSC.
Local testimony largely opposed the change, contend-
ing it would potentially harm the environment and affect
the health of area residents. Dominion contends that the
change will give them more operational flexibility and de-
nies it would create health risks.
Calvert County is closely watching the start-up date of
the new facility. Dominion provided $40 million in the
current budget year for Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PI-
LOT). That money stream will continue into next fiscal
ted two pieces of legislation. The first, Substance Use
Facilities and Programs - Certificate of Need - Repeal
of Requirement, will eliminate the Certificate of Need
(CON) requirement for capital projects that offer cer-
tain levels of inpatient treatment. The second, Health
Occupations – Certified Supervised Counselors – Al-
cohol and Drug – Qualifications, will strengthen the
behavioral health workforce by allowing applicants
for certification as a certified supervised counselor for
alcohol and drug treatment to use supervised work ex-
perience in lieu of an internship in order to satisfy cer-
tification requirements.
PREVENTION
To further enhance the state’s prevention efforts,
Governor Hogan will also introduce The Overdose
Data Reporting Act to allow Emergency Medical Ser-
vices (EMS) providers and law enforcement officers to
input and share data about opioid overdoses. This en-
hanced data-sharing ability will enable first responders
to track this information and allocate resources, includ-
ing life-saving naloxone, in near real time to respond to
an extremely potent batch of opioids in a specific area.
The legislation will make Maryland one of 27 states
and nearly 300 agencies to use this technology to in-
form first responders, identify national trends, and pre-
vent overdose deaths.
ENFORCEMENT
Governor Hogan also announced legislation to bol-
ster the state’s enforcement efforts by strengthening
and expanding the state’s Volume Dealer Law, which
allows for the prosecution of high-level drug traffickers
who deal in large quantities of controlled substances.
The bill will expand the law to include fentanyl and
its analogs, which are currently causing the majority of
unintentional overdoses in the state, and include addi-
tional penalties for those dealing five or more grams of
this extremely lethal additive.
The legislation will also update the law to treat her-
oin consistent with its treatment of cocaine, and reduce
the need for costly testing to determine the detailed
composition of a drug by simplifying drug composition
requirements for the law to apply.
On the first day of the 2018 session, the Hogan ad-
ministration introduced emergency legislation to crack
Thursday, February 1, 2018
Dominion Cove Point terminal/ Dominion photo.
year only if the plant is up and running by July 1, the be-
ginning of the fiscal year.
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down on violent criminal networks that traffic these
substances by strengthening Maryland’s gang statute to
allow prosecutors to work across jurisdictional lines to
build cases and take down gang enterprises.
“Ultimately all of these initiatives are about saving
lives – that is the bottom line,” said Governor Hogan.
“We look forward to working with members of the leg-
islature to enact these common sense, bipartisan pro-
posals as we continue to use all the tools at our disposal
to combat this crisis and to save lives.”
BUDGETARY ACTIONS
In addition to the proposals announced today, the
governor’s Fiscal Year 2019 budget continues to dem-
onstrate a strong commitment to combating the opioid
crisis. In addition to $159 million dedicated to non-
Medicaid substance use disorder and addiction pro-
grams, it includes $13.7 million in new funding for the
state’s response to the heroin and opioid epidemic. The
budget also includes $3 million in grant funding for lo-
cal boards of education to enact prevention and edu-
cation programs, and provides $1.2 million to expand
treatment programs and job training for the Maryland
Department of Public Safety and Corrections’ pre-
release population, as well as 15 new positions at the
Maryland Department of Health to assist inmates in
applying for Medicaid eligibility prior to release. Final-
ly, the governor’s capital budget provides funding for
Helping Up Mission in Baltimore City and Westminster
Rescue Mission in Carroll County to expand treatment
services for women.
Governor Hogan declared a State of Emergency in
response to the heroin and opioid crisis, and established
the Opioid Operational Command Center (OOCC) to
lead the state’s response and coordinate directly with
all 24 local jurisdictions. The OOCC launched “Before
It’s Too Late,” the state’s effort to bring awareness to the
heroin and opioid epidemic—and to mobilize resources
for effective prevention, treatment, and recovery.
Marylanders grappling with a substance use disorder
can find help at BeforeItsTooLateMD.org  and 1-800-
422-0009, the state crisis hotline.
Press release by the Office of the Governor.
Thursday, February 1, 2018 The Calvert County Times Cops & Courts 7

The Knowledge from 12,000 Dental Implants Placed

Leads Marylanders to Healthier Smiles
BY: JEFF TOMCSIK
Research Reporter
General dentist, Wayne L. O’Roark is
one of the leading providers of compre-
hensive implant dentistry in Maryland.
He is a clinical graduate instructor at the
dental school at the University of Mary-
land. He is a Diplomate in both the
American Board of Oral Implantology
and the International Congress of Oral
Implantologists. He has dedicated the
past two decades to placing and restor-
ing implants. Dr. O’Roark has success-
fully placed well over 12,000 implants
since focusing his practice on this area
of dentistry. Since 2006 he has been
practicing out of Tidewater Dental in
Lexington Park, Maryland and Tidewa-
ter Dental Solomons Island, Maryland.
Tomcsik: How did you get your start in
Implant Dentistry?
O’Roark: Early on, when I got out of
school I realized that the traditional
prosthetics were not very good and I had
the opportunity to listen to a lecture by
one of the leaders in implant dentistry.
From that I did extensive studying and
incorporated implants in my general
practice. I had experience in removable
partial dentures, full dentures, crowns
and bridges but I found none of them
satisfied the need for replacement of a
missing tooth or missing teeth, whether
that be one tooth, a section of teeth, or
a whole arch of teeth. The point is, it
is important for these teeth and roots
to be replaced to prevent bone loss. If
you take the function away from bone
by extracting a tooth, and you do noth-
ing about it, you will lose bone and it
will continue for a significant amount
of time. If I can put that root back and
keep the bone in function we will pre-
serve the bone very nicely.
Tomcsik: What are you replacing the
root with?
O’Roark: Most people don’t have a
good idea about what an implant is. So
I like to call them root replacements.
When you lose or remove a tooth you
remove the crown, which is the part you
see and the root which is under the gum
and goes into the jawbone. What I do is
replace the root with my root; and my
root is made out of titanium. Titanium
has the incredible capacity to stimulate
the bone to not only grow around it but
tobond to it. Once youhave integration,
and bone biology requires ninety days
for that to occur, you have a platform
on which to build teeth or a tooth. This
keeps the bone in function and helps to
prevents loss of bone.
Tomcsik: Why replace a tooth with an
implant rather than a bridge?
O’Roark: Conventional dentistry says,
when you have a missing tooth, you put
a cap on each tooth on either side of the
open space and form a bridge over the
gap where the missing tooth was. Well,
in order to do this you must cut each
healthy tooth down so that a prosthetic
crown can fit over the existing teeth on
each side of the space. You than have
a fixed prosthetic bridge attached to
each cap, filling the gap. So you’ve now
involved two more teeth in the problem
area by cutting them down to support
the bridge. So what happens if one of
the teeth used in making the bridge
fails? Now the bridge fails and you have
two missing teeth.
Tomcsik: So what you’re saying is you
now have two healthy teeth that you are
compromising to fill the space of the
one missing tooth…
O’Roark: Exactly. Now that’s not
wrong, but you must keep in mind that
those teeth are being compromised and
if something should go wrong with ei-
ther of those teeth supporting the bridge
you will lose the bridge too and now
your problem is larger.
Tomcsik: So letmeunderstand some-
thing. In a single tooth replacement
you’ve given me two options. One is a
single root replacement called an im-
plant with a crown that integrates into
the system. The other option is a bridge
where you’ve cut two teeth and you’ve
bridged the gap between them with just
a crown with no root replacement. Give
me, if you will, a ten year prognosis of
the patient in both scenarios. What does
the patient look like in scenario 1 and
scenario 2 in ten years?
O’Roark: The life expectancy of a
fixed bridge can be anywhere from ten
to fifteen years. On the other hand, since
you’ve not replaced the root the bone
underneath will continue to deteriorate.
If the bridge is lost or one of the abut-
ments (teeth that hold the bridge) is lost
or damaged then your problem gets big-
ger. In the case of the root replacement,
I have implants that have been in func-
tion for well over thirty years.
Tomcsik: So those people don’t have
bone retention problems. The implant is
enough support to keep the bone from
disappearing?
O’Roark: It’s not so much that the im-
plant is a support for the bone. Bone
doesn’t like to be put out to pasture. It
doesn’t like to have nothing to do. And
when its function has been taken away
from it, it will disappear. And it will dis-
appear rather dramatically. With an im-
plant the bone remains in function and
has the potential to last indefinitely. The
first implant I ever put in place in 1971,
remained in function, in the patients
mouth until she passed away in about
2004. I will not put a timeframe on how
long they’ll last because they literally
have the potential to last indefinitely.
Tomcsik: When you talk about put-
ting an implant into the jaw bone that
sounds like a pretty elaborate surgery.
Can you elaborate on that?
O’Roark: Actually, the surgery to place
the implant is very nominal. It’s rela-
tively painless. I operate under local
anesthesia and oral presedation if you
wish. If I put the root replacement in
this morning, you can go back to work
this afternoon. There will be no stitches.
There is virtually no swelling. There’s
generally no pain. There’s no bleeding
and the procedure is quite innocuous.
Tomcsik: The other major concern I
imagine people having about implant
dentistry is the cost. How does that com-
pare toother options?
O’Roark: The simplest thing to do is
compare one missing tooth implant to
a three unit bridge as discussed earlier.
The cost of the implant/crown combi-
nation is very comparable to the price
of the three unit bridge. This amplifies
the fact that the value of replacing that
tooth with a root replacement, not only
does not involve adjacent teeth but it is
comparable to the cost of a three unit
bridge. I consider that as a number one
advantage of doing the implant over the
bridge.
Tomcsik: I see a lot of ads for perio-
dontists, oral surgeons, general dentist
that all claim to place implants. How
does one decide who to go to if they
need to get an implant?
O’Roark: You can ask for referrals from
your friends and family. You can ask
your general dentist for a referral or you
can go to The American Board of Oral
Implantology. They are the premiere
source for finding highly experienced
doctors doing implants. They will list
for you the board certified doctors doing
implants today. It’s important to know
the specialist cannot do the restorative
work, whereas the general dentist that
restricts their practice to specializing in
implants will place the implant and re-
store the prosthetics for the implants.
Tomcsik: So when a specialist provides
a quote, they are just quoting the root
replacement or implant and not the
tooth replacement or crown?
O’Roark: That is largely true. That’s a
very good point. If you get a quotation
from a specialist you must make sure
that he is being clear that the price he is
giving you is for the implant and not the
prosthetic part. One of the things that I
have tried to do is restricting my prac-
tice to placing implants and providing
the prosthetics for about 15 years now
and have incorporated into my general
practice for at least 35 years now. The
important thing is that the continuity
from the implant through the placement
of the prosthetic is all done by the same
person. There is a lot to be said for that
because I can design your implant place-
ment to accept the prosthetic results that
we want as an end result, especially in
complex cases.
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8 Cops & Courts The Calvert County Times
The Newtowne Players Present
Former White Sands
Manager Sentenced
For Embezzlement
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Mattie Michele Scicchitano, former
property manager of the White Sands
Civic Association in Lusby who
pleaded guilty to stealing funds from
the community, has been sentenced to
five years in prison.
Scicchitano’s original sentence was
15 years but the judge suspended that
to just five years of incarceration, Jan.
29.
Scicchitano pleaded guilty to one
count of theft over $100,000 in No-
vember after an investigation by Cal-
vert sheriff’s detectives found she
had been embezzling money from the
civic association for 10 years.
But before police became involved,
Scicchitano was found out by the civ-
ic association president.
Scicchitano came under the scru-
tiny of police earlier this year when
the president of the civic association,
Curt Hilpipre, tried to account for
numerous discrepancies in finances
which Scicchitano could not account
for.
During Hilpipre’s own investiga-
Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays at 8 pm tion, Scicchitano admitted to him that
Sundays at 3:30 pm she had been embezzling funds from
the homeowners group for years; Hil-
pipre relayed that admission to police.
“During this time it was discovered
Adults $15, Seniors/Students/Military $12 that Scicchitano had forged numerous
documents and checks by endorsing
Thursdays all tickets $10
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or call 301-737-5447
January 29, 2018
Theft from Motor Vehicle: On
1/22/18 at 7:46 pm, Trooper First
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Three Notch Theatre is located at 21744 S. Coral Drive 3700 block of Thunder Hill Dr. in
in Lexington Park. Prince Frederick for a reported theft.
James F. Clowers, 22 and Timothy E.
Garner, 22, both of Prince Frederick
were observed removing a tire from a
vehicle in the driveway by an off-du-
ty MSP officer. After verifying they
did not own the vehicle, Clowers and
Garner were arrested and incarcer-
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RESTRICTED
FOR SEXUAL VIOLENCE, Possession of Crack Cocaine: On
SEXUAL CONTENT AND 1/24/18 at 12:33 am, Trooper First
LANGUAGE. Class Costello stopped a vehilce on
Rt. 4 at Commerce Lane in Prince
Thursday, February 1, 2018
her name and depositing checks in
her personal account,” charging docu-
ments against her read.
Scicchitano could not produce cer-
tain bank statements, police found,
nor could she account for numerous
checks missing from the association’s
check book.
Police also found that some bank
statements in association file folders
were either missing or fraudulent.
Also, Scicchitano had attempted
to use the association’s merchant ac-
count to fraudulently purchase items,
some 600 purchases in all according
to charging documents.
Transactions from March through
April alone on that account were
about $2.3 million, charging docu-
ments read.
“Only a few of those transactions
were successfully completed,” court
papers stated.
Det. Wayne Wells, of the Calvert
County Sheriff’s Office, applied for
and conducted a search and seizure
operation on Scicchitano’s home and
found numerous pieces of evidence,
court papers stated.
Scicchitano has also been ordered
to pay back $114,000 in restitution
to the civic association as part of her
sentencing.
guyleonard@countytimes.net
Frederick for traffic violations. Sev-
eral drug indicators were observed
and a K-9 scan was requested. K-9
Flip conducted the scan and gave a
positive alert. A search was con-
ducted and crack coaine was located
in the vehicle. Rachel M. Pitcher, 28
of Broomes Island was arrested for
possession of crack cocaine and was
incarcerated at the Calvert County
Detention Center.
Press Release from MSP Barrack U
– Prince Frederick
Thursday, February 1, 2018 The Calvert County Times Cops & Courts 9

Calvert County Sherrif’s Office

Weekly Blotter
len property is $40. epkowski responded to the Calvert munications provided the description
THEFT: 18-3310 County Detention Center for a CDS of the vehicle and advised Deputy
On January 21, 2018 Deputy Ridge- violation. It was determined that a Sampson there was possibly an indi-
ly responded to the Kmart, Prince female later identified as Kelly Bran- vidual sleeping in the vehicle. Deputy
Frederick for the report of a theft. The son (28) of North Beach had turned Sampson located the vehicle parked
victim stated that at approximately herself in partially in the roadway. Deputy
8:45pm a black male wearing a white on multiple Sampson approached the vehicle and
shirt and blue jeans burned off the se- wa r rants. observed a male later identified as Al-
curity lock and stole a 55” Samsung A search len Noyes (37) of Chesapeake Beach
HDTV and exited the store through of her per- sleeping
the fire emergency doors. The value son was i n s i d e
of the stolen property is $799. conducted along with
ARREST: which re- p a r a p h e r-
JANUARY 22, 2018 On January 16, 2018 Deputy Denton sulted in nalia in
During the week of January 15 – conducted a traffic stop in the parking narcotics plain sight.
January 21 – deputies of the Calvert lot of Safeway, Dunkirk. After mak- being locat- D eput y
County Sheriff’s Office responded to ing contact with the driver about the ed. Bran- Sampson
1,159 calls for service throughout the violations for the traffic stop, Deputy son was woke Noy-
community. Denton asked for consent to search charged with Possession/Receive es up and
BURGLARY: 18-2438 the vehicle. The driver and two pas- CDS While Confined/Detained had him
On January 16, 2018 Deputy Samp- sengers stepped out of the vehicle for and CDS: Possession-not marijuana exit the
son responded to China King Res- the search to be completed. It was de- (Suboxone). vehicle for
taurant, Huntingtown for the report termined that the front seat passenger On January 18, 2018 Deputy Hard- a search
of an attempted burglary. The victim later identified as Dale Buckler (50) esty responded to the Walgreen’s, to be con-
stated that sometime between Janu- of Hol- Lusby for the report of a theft in prog- ducted. The search resulted in para-
ary 15th at 10:30pm and January 16th lywood ress. Upon arrival Deputy Hardesty phernalia and narcotics. Noyes was
at 8:00am an unknown suspect(s) at- had given made contact with the complainant placed under arrest and charged with
tempted to break the glass to the front Deputy who advised there was a male and fe- two counts of CDS: Possession-not
door in order to gain entry into the Denton a male in the store possibly concealing marijuana (heroin, crack cocaine)
restaurant. The suspect(s) were un- false name items on their persons. The suspects and four counts of CDS: Possession
successful and no items were taken in order were identified as Hannah Withem of Paraphernalia.
from the restaurant. The estimated to prevent (22) of Lusby and Michael Swearin- On January 20, 2018 Deputy Samp-
value of damaged property is $1,000. him from gen (26) of Lusby. While Dep. Hard- son conducted a traffic stop at the Mc-
THEFT: 18-2300 finding esty was Donalds, Prince Frederick. Deputy
On January 15, 2018 Deputy Cal- out about attempting Sampson made contact with the driv-
lison responded to Meadow Lane, the active to con- er later identified as Audrie Stewart
Chesapeake Beach for the report wa r rants duct the (21) of Lusby and informed her of the
of a theft. The victim stated that an he had out for his arrest. The search i nvest iga- reason she
unknown suspect(s) stole their pack- also revealed the back seat passenger tion, both was being
age containing prescription medicine later identified as Bernadette Gin- subjects stopped.
from their mailbox. The value of the gery (53) became W h i l e
stolen property is $100. of Leonar- disorderly Stewart
THEFT: 18-2362 dtown had and were was ob-
On January 15, 2018 Deputy Beisel p a r a p h e r- yelling taining her
responded to the Calvert County nalia and profani- driver li-
Sheriff’s Office for the report of a a bottle ties. The censes and
theft that occurred at the Sunderland containing i nvest iga- registra-
Park and Ride. The victim stated that urine. Gin- tion re- tion, Depu-
sometime between January 12th at gery was vealed both subjects had multiple ty Sampson
1:15pm and January 15th at 4:00pm placed un- items belonging to Walgreen’s con- obser ved
an unknown suspect(s) removed the der arrest cealed and were still in product pack- p a r a p h e r-
rear registration plate from their ve- and trans- aging. Swearingen and Withem were nalia in plain view in the vehicle.
hicle. The value of the stolen prop- ported to both placed under arrest and trans- Stewart was asked to step out of the
erty is $160. the Calvert ported to the Calvert County Deten- vehicle for a search to be conducted.
THEFT: 18-2729 County Detention Center and charged tion Center and charged with Theft: The search resulted in parapher-
On January 17, 2018 Cpl. V. Bort- with CDS: Possession of Parapher- $100 to under $1,500, Theft Less nalia and narcotics being located.
chevsky responded to Dunkirk Nails nalia and Alter Drug/ Alcohol Test. Than $100, Disorderly Conduct, Fail Stewart was placed under arrest and
and Spa, Dunkirk for the report of a Buckler was placed under arrest and to Obey Reasonable/Lawful order of transported to the Calvert County
theft. The victim stated that at ap- transported to the Calvert County Law Enforcement Officer. Detention Center and charged with
proximately 3:00pm a white female Detention Center and charged with On January 19, 2018 Deputy two counts of CDS: Possession-not
approximately 50 to 55 years old ex- Fraud – Per Identification Avoid Pros- Sampson responded to Cheryl Lane, marijuana (Vyvanse, Adderall) and
ited the establishment without paying ecution and for the open warrants. Chesapeake Beach for the report of a two counts of CDS: Possession of
for the spa services. The value of sto- On January 18, 2018 Deputy Rz- suspicious vehicle. Emergency Com- paraphernalia.
10 In Our Community The Calvert County Times Thursday, February 1, 2018

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By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
have so much to teach her is a continual
motivation.
“I’m competing against active duty peo-
Staff Sgt. Tru- ple everyday,” she said in her bid to win the
dy Mays, a U.S. NCO of the Year Award. “You really have
Air Force re- to be knowledgeable.”
servist has only She says she tries to compensate with a
spent six years in good, hard-working attitude and a willing-
the military, and ness to learn and take on new projects.
most of that has “I’m working with such highly skilled
been part time. people,” Mays, 27, said. “I always have to
But in that ask myself ‘How can I tackle this problem
time she has when I’m not as proficient?’”
Staff Sgt. Trudy Mays attainted non- Married, with three children, Mays
commissioned strives to fulfill the total airman concept
officer status and in just the past seven by serving in the community as a track
months of her career she has gone full- coach and participating in Read Across
time at The Pentagon where she has won America.
the NCO of the Quarter award and is look- She said her future in the Air Force
ing to win the NCO of the Year Award for would probably entail going back and
her department. serving on a base where she would teach
Mays, a Calvert County native who now what she has learned at The Pentagon to
lives in Great Mills, specializes in logistics. other airmen.
“At first it was breath taking,” Mays said But for now she enjoys working at the
of starting work at The Pentagon. “I’m sur- hub of the nation’s defense.
rounded by skilled, smart professionals. “I really enjoy being there, they motivate
“I’m learning everyday.” me,” Mays said.
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Thursday, February 1, 2018 The Calvert County Times In Our Community 11

New Bus Route to Connect Daughter Moves Wedding

Calvert, Charlotte Hall to Dad’s Hospital Room
Provides First Tri-County at CalvertHealth
Bus Connection other areas of the medical center.
Mrs. Johnson said, “It was beauti-
ful what they were able to do for
The Calvert County Department of us. And none of it would have been
Community Resources Public Trans- possible had those nurses not been
portation Division announces the determined to make it happen.” She
launch of Southern Maryland’s first continued, “I get very emotional
tri-county public transit connection talking about it, but my husband
with the addition of a new bus route and I are so appreciative of what the
from Calvert County to the Charlotte staff at Calvert did for us and our
Hall Veterans Home in St. Mary’s daughter.”
County. The couple did move forward
Beginning Feb. 5, the new bus route Photo: Jan 5 Wedding:
with their ceremony on Saturday,
will run five days a week, Monday Pictured from left to right: Nick Millsap, Kathryne
January 6 so that family and friends
Johnson, Lenny Johnson and Brittany [Johnson]
through Friday, and provide direct Millsap take a photo to commemorate the couple’s would have the chance to be part
connections for transfers between Cal- wedding on Level 2 at CalvertHealth Medical Center. of this milestone in their lives, but
vert, St. Mary’s and Charles counties’ Photo courtesy of Brittany Millsap.
they officially became Mr. and Mrs.
public transportation service. To cel- Millsap in a quiet, intimate service
develop the route, determine the cost Upon getting engaged, Brittany [John-
ebrate the milestone, riders from all on Level 2 of CalvertHealth Medical Cen-
estimate and understand the grant ap- son] Millsap set a wedding date in October
three counties can take the new route
plication. MTA provided 75 percent 2018. After her father was diagnosed with ter with the bride’s dad looking on.
free Feb. 5-9. Mr. Johnson is now home spending time
of the total operating investment, or AL amyloidosis, the family would move
“We are thrilled to launch this bus
$70,369, and the BOCC accounted the wedding date up two more times to with family.
connection in Calvert County,” said
for the remaining $23,456 in its FY ensure that Brittany and her father could
Calvert County Board of County Com-
2018 operating budget. An additional share the moment where he would walk
missioners’ (BOCC) President Evan
$67,895 came from the Calvert County her down the aisle.
Slaughenhoupt, Jr., who is a U.S. Air
Capital Improvement Plan for pur- When he was admitted to CalvertHealth
Force veteran and chairperson of the
chase of the new bus. Medical Center on Thursday, Jan. 4, Mr.
Tri-County Council Veterans Regional
“The new route was the culmina- Johnson told the staff the story of his
Advisory Committee. “Our veterans
tion of years of work by county staff daughter’s wedding – which was now to
deserve convenient and accessible
and engaged residents,” said Calvert take place on Saturday, Jan. 6. He was de-
medical care and resources. We have
County Department of Community termined to be released in time to walk his
been working on this opportunity for
Resources Director Jennifer Moreland. daughter down the aisle.
the region for a couple of years and I
“We are grateful for the financial and On Friday, Jan. 5, when the family
am grateful to our transportation staff
technical support from MTA so we can learned that Mr. Johnson would likely not
for making it happen.”
be more responsive to the needs of our be released, the bride-to-be and her best
According to the U.S. Department
residents.” friend worked with the staff at Calver-
of Veterans Affairs, Calvert County is
All Calvert County public transpor- tHealth Medical Center to set a plan into
home to approximately 9,000 veterans.
tation routes operate through the use of motion that would allow Mr. Johnson to be
“We are pleased to learn of the Char-
designated reference points for timing in attendance when his daughter said her Photo: Jan 6 Wedding:
lotte Hall bus stop being included in
the route and the “flag system.” Riders vows. Although Mr. and Mrs. Millsap did also have
the newly established fixed route from
must flag down the bus and can board Later that evening, Mr. Johnson was a ceremony on Jan. 6 for friends and family,
Calvert to St. Mary’s County,” said
anywhere along the route where the moved into a larger room that staff had the couple was officially married Friday
Maryland Department of Veterans Af- evening with the bride’s dad present. Photo
bus driver deems it safe to pull over. decorated with a lit tree and flowers from courtesy of Candace Nicole Photography.
fairs Secretary George Owings. “This
With the addition of the Charlotte Hall

Honor Veterans with

new route will be a welcomed addition
route, the county provides  eight fixed
for our veteran residents as well as for
routes and four demand-response/para-
visitors to the home.”
transit routes to link residents with ma-

Commemorative Bricks
Slaughenhoupt pointed out the new
jor shopping, medical and employment
connection will also open up oppor-
areas, as well as with public services
tunities for out-of-county residents to
available in Prince Frederick. Learn The Calvert will be notified when the bricks are in place
come to Calvert County and provide
more about Calvert County’s public County Depart- and available for viewing. An “On Watch”
a boon to the local economy. “South-
transportation bus routes and fares by ment of Gen- application is available at www.co.cal.md.us/
ern Maryland residents will have op-
visiting www.co.cal.md.us/transporta- eral Services onwatch. To learn more, call Melinda Don-
portunities to take public transit now
tion or calling 410-535-4268. is coordinat- nelly at 410-535-1600, ext. 2565.
to pursue higher education and more
For information on schedules and ing the annual The “On Watch” Memorial Statue is an
employment choices,” he added.
fees for VanGO, Charles County Gov- “On Watch” 8-foot-tall bronze statue unveiled in 2007
The new service is a result of a
ernment’s public transit system, visit memorial brick by Maryland artist Antonio Tobias Mendez.
Maryland Transit Administration
www.charlescountymd.gov/pgm/van- campaign tak- The statue commemorates the people and
(MTA) Transportation Development
go/vango or call 1-800-735-2258. ing place now work at the Solomons Amphibious Training
Planning Assessment conducted in
For information on schedules and through April Base, the nation’s first, during World War II.
2016 that identified the need for trans-
fees for St. Mary’s County Govern- 28, 2018. For a limited time, the public may Between 1942 and 1945, around 68,000 sail-
portation to the veterans home. The
ment’s Transit System, visit www. purchase memorial bricks to be placed at the ors, marines, coast guardsmen and soldiers
county’s public transportation division
stmarysmd.com/dpw/STSfares.asp or Veterans Patio, located at the World War II trained to make beach landings; these forces
used the assessment’s findings to se-
call 301-475-4200 ext. *1120 or *1121. “On Watch” Memorial Statue in Dowell. had major roles at landings in Guadalcanal,
cure federal, state and local funds for
the 22-mile route expansion. The bricks are available to memorialize North Africa, Sicily, Normandy and the Pa-
Press Release from Calvert County those who served our country during World cific Solomons Islands. 
Calvert County Transportation Di-
Government. War II. The cost of each brick is $100 and all
vision Chief Sandy Wobbleton said
her staff worked closely with MTA to contributions are tax deductible. Purchasers Press Release fr Calvert County Governmen
12 In Our Community
Dine Out During Calvert CalvertHealth Medical
County’s Sixth Annual Center Restricts Visitors
Restaurant Week Over Peak Flu Season
Calvert County’s eclectic restaurants
will showcase their creative cuisine
and offer delicious deals during Calvert
County’s sixth annual Restaurant Week,
going on from Feb. 16 – 25.
Coordinated by the Calvert County
Department of Economic Development,
Calvert County Restaurant Week will
feature restaurants that draw on the re-
gion’s bounty to offer unique dining
experiences. Whether your favorite fare
is fresh seafood, Italian cuisine, or any-
thing in between, Restaurant Week has
something to satisfy any taste.
“This annual event has become one
of Calvert County’s favorite traditions,”
said Kelly Robertson-Slagle, director of
2018 Visitors Guide Invites
All to “Catch our Drift”
The 2018
Calvert Coun-
ty Visitors
Guide is now
available. Use
the Visitors
Guide to find
infor mation
on shopping,
restaurants
and visitor at-
tractions like
Breezy Point
Beach & to beaches, boating, dining and more, the
Campground,
Annmarie
Sculpture
Garden & tors Guide or for more information on
Arts Center,
Calvert Ma-
rine Museum, Jefferson Patterson Park
& Museum, the Patuxent Wine Trail, and
many other places of interest that make
Calvert County a favorite destination.
The guide also features contact informa-
tion and details on charter boats, marinas,
boat ramps, campgrounds, golf courses,
The Calvert County Times
the Calvert County Department of Eco-
nomic Development. “According to our
citizens, visitors and restaurant owners,
Restaurant Week gets better and tastier
every year. It presents a great opportu-
nity for patrons to try some of Calvert’s
best restaurants at excellent prices.” 
Restaurant Week patrons can enter
a drawing for prizes by completing an
online feedback form or filling out re-
sponse cards at participating restaurants.
A special section on the Calvert County
tourism website at ChooseCalvert.com/
RestaurantWeek features full event de-
tails, including the growing list of partic-
ipating restaurants and menus, as well as
a mapping feature showing restaurant lo-
cations and frequently asked questions. 


Diners are encouraged to make Res-
taurant Week reservations early. Special
menus may be offered for both lunch and
dinner. Some restaurants may offer the
promotional pricing at one meal, rather
than both. Look for Calvert County Res-
taurant Week on Facebook and join the
event.
For information on the Calvert Coun-
ty Department of Economic Develop-
ment and the services available to assist
county businesses, call 410-535-4583 or
301-855-1880, send an email to info@
ecalvert.com, or visit online at www.
ecalvert.com.
antique stores, accommodations, and bik-
ing/hiking trails, as well as a listing of
major events throughout the year. Wheth-
er you come to comb for shark’s teeth or
sail the scenic Chesapeake Bay, discover
amazing adventures and unspoiled beauty
in Southern Maryland’s Calvert County.
“Calvert County is one of Maryland’s
most beautiful regions and our 2018 Visi-
tor Guide certainly proves the point,” said
Calvert County Department of Economic
Development Tourism Specialist Katie
Brittain. “From local attractions and events
Calvert County Visitors Guide is your
source for unforgettable experiences.”
To receive free copies of the 2018 Visi-
county attractions and events, please con-
tact the Calvert County, Maryland, De-
partment of Economic Development at
410-535-4583 or via email at infor@ecal-
vert.com, and like us on Facebook.
Press release by Calvert County News.
As we enter the peak of influenza
(flu) season, the rates are high and
widespread throughout Maryland. Cal-
vertHealth Medical Center (CHMC) is
seeing a heavy volume of ER visits and
admissions associated with the flu. Al-
though vaccinating against the flu is still
the best line of defense, according to the
Centers for Disease Control and Preven-
tion (CDC), this year’s vaccine is only
30% effective against the H3N2 virus.
To limit the potential spread of in-
fluenza within the medical center and
among patients, CHMC is limiting the
visitation of children under the age of 18
and those that are experiencing cold/flu-
like symptoms.
To protect patients and prevent the
spread of influenza, CalvertHealth re-
minds you to be sure to wash your hands
before and after visiting patients at one
Love is in the Air at the
Jewelry Trunk Show
Jewelry and chocolate ~ a winning com-
bination! The Jewelry Trunk Show is back
by popular demand at the Calvert Marine
Museum Store. Treat yourself—or that spe-
cial someone! — Friday, Feb. 9 through
Sunday, Feb. 11 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The
show is presenting an exquisite selection of
jewelry that highlights both new artists and
perennial favorites. Take home a free box
of sea salt caramels with a minimum $50
jewelry purchase. Black Point Chocolatier
will be returning this year with delectable
samples of handcrafted chocolates and
confections to taste and purchase.
Favorite artist Michelle Pressler will
showcase her heirloom jewelry and new
designs. Inspired by nature, architecture,
historic details and modern design, these
elegant and homemade pieces double as af-
fordable keepsakes that can be worn every
day. Angela Colasanti, of VIELÄ® Jewel-
ry, returns with new sterling silver favorites,
with beautiful designs taking inspiration
from shells, beach grasses, and sea life.
New this year is the 2018 Spring Collec-
tion by Mickey Lynn Jewelry. These Amer-
ican-made pieces are crafted by skilled
Thursday, February 1, 2018
of the hand-washing stations located on
each patient floor. The center is also en-
couraging visitors to use masks for pa-
tients with flu-like symptoms, and asks
you not to visit if you yourself are ex-
periencing cold/flu-like symptoms or
if you have been recently ill. Again, no
children under the age of 18 are being
permitted to visit at this time.
Visitors experiencing cold or flu-like
symptoms should also refrain from
attending classes offered at CHMC.
Classes or groups that involve children
under the age of 18 may be relocated,
postponed, or cancelled during this time.
For up-to-date information on course of-
ferings, please visit CalvertHealthMedi-
cine.org/Classes.
CalvertHealth acknowledges that this
policy may cause some inconvenience
for many patients and their family mem-
bers; however, patient safety and the
overall health of the community is the
health system’s primary concern.
Press release by the CalvertHealth Medi-
cal Center.
artisans using beautiful druzy and natural
materials. “Wearable art is a beautiful per-
sonal expression,” said Mickey Lynn. She
strives to be that expression for all of their
clients.
Established in Coastal Maine in 1926,
Black Point Chocolatier continues a fam-
ily heritage of fine confections in Southern
Maryland. Nicole Heisey is a third genera-
tion Chocolatier-owner creating classic and
modern favorites with the highest quality
ingredients. Samples of sea salt caramels,
toffees, turtles, nuts and brittles, peanut but-
ter cups, and powdered caramels are sure to
sweeten the experience before purchasing
gifts for that special chocolate lover.
The Museum Store has operated for over
forty years and is open daily from 10:15
a.m. – 4:45 p.m. It offers a wide range of
merchandise including home décor, jewel-
ry, wearables, specialty food items, books,
toys, etc. that please all ages and tastes. Mu-
seum members save 10% off in the store
every day and 20% off on the 20th of every
month. For more information, contact the
Museum Store at 410-326-2750.
Thursday, February 1, 2018
Delegate Mark Fisher: Continuing
the Quest to Help Small Business
By Dick Myers
Editor
Mark Fisher had made a decision eight
years ago. He decided to run for politi-
cal office -- specifically to the Maryland
House of Delegates from District 27-C
in Calvert County. To the surprise of the
Democratic Party establishment, the Re-
publican political novice won and four
years later he won again.
Why run? In a Jan 29 interview with
The County Times, Fisher explained
that decision: “It’s very simple. I really
thought I was called to run the first time
because I was tired of seeing my good
friends and family being run out of their
small business and demonized for trying
to work hard for their families. To tell
you the truth, when Barrack Obama said,
‘You didn’t build this, someone else made
it happen,’ I think that was what did it.”
Fisher is a conservative Republican.
The Maryland General Assembly is still
what Fisher likes to call Progressive
Democrats, politicians with a decidedly
liberal bent. How has he done in that en-
vironment in the last eight years?
“It’s been really helpful having Gov.
Hogan in office,” Fisher said of the las
four of those eight years. “We can have
a lot of conversations about how to make
Maryland a better place to live.”
For instance, he said, the governor has
been a strong ally in Fisher’s yearly quest
to repeal taxes on retirement income.
Fisher contends retirees have been “leav-
ing the state in droves.”
Hogan has insisted on pulling that trend
back, Fisher said, and has been a sup-
porter of delegate’s annual bill to do away
with the income tax for retirees, as states
such as Florida, Texas and Delaware have
done. “In 15 years (he’s now 55), do I
want to be forced out? It is really wrong
to have a policy forcing people out.”
“We are chipping away at it,” Fisher
said in revealing his, and Gov. Hogan’s
strategy.
For starters, Hogan was instrumental in
getting bipartisan support for passage of
the elimination of the retirement tax for
The “Fisher Dogs, “ (l to r), Millie, Violet & Bella. Submitted Photo.
The Calvert County Times Feature 13
Hall Distributing in and has to be corrected.” he said. He said
Upper Marlboro, was Blue Cross/Blue Shield has predicted a 50
his guardian angel. He percent increase in rates in order for them
lent Fisher the money to continue to be a going concern.
to construct his first cell “The thing I am most proud of is fo-
phone tower on property cusing on fiscal responsibility at the
owned by the company. state level,” he said when asked about
The rest, as they often his accomplishments over his two terms.
say, is history. “Since Hogan was elected we haven’t had
Today, Fisher’s small a single tax increase,” he observed. He’s
business is competing concerned about the 84 percent of the
in the land of the gi- budget that is for mandated spending.
ants who have taken The other major issue facing this year’s
over the tower siting and General Assembly, Fisher says, is how the
construction business. state will respond to federal tax reform.
His company, called The stare is due to receive a major wind-
Telecom Capital Group, fall and he and the governor want to re-
LLC, just has two em- turn it to the taxpayers who are impacted
ployees, including him- by the penalty the changes imposed on
self. The rest of the work high-tax states like Maryland.
Del. Mark Fisher with Governor Larry Hogan. Submitted Photo.  is contracted out to oth- Fisher has been charged with being
“Hometown Heroes.” ers. It keeps him busy partisan. But he points out, “I have a very
Fisher said with each piece of success- and has made him successful. good relationship with Del. (Michael)
ful legislation, people will ask why they Fisher thought at one point he would Jackson,” a Democrat who represents
aren’t included. Each session they will be out of business because the major a sliver of Calvert and parts of Prince
keep adding categories. The ultimate cell phone companies, like Verizon and George’s in Fisher’s District 27.
goal – eliminating taxes on all retirement AT&T had built out. Then
income. they started rolling out 5G
He said it’s a bigger issue than just one networks, and the com-
delegate. “You need a governor who has panies found they needed
a megaphone.” the towers to be closer, one
Fisher is a self-employed, small busi- mile apart instead of the
nessman, so he knows first-hand the im- previous three miles. More
pacts of government on small business. towers -- very good for
He comes from a long line of self-em- business.
ployed entrepreneurs. His father had an Fisher is critical of the
automotive body business and his grand- county and state for build-
father ran a junk yard. ing taller, uglier towers that
Fisher grew up in Baltimore County don’t follow the require-
just a stone’s throw from the county/city ments imposed on private
line and attended public schools there. “it companies such as his (such
was a very proud neighborhood. Every- as distance from roads and
body knew everybody else.” buildings) when they could
He went to George Washington Univer- use existing infrastructure
sity and majored in International Affairs which is better hidden from
with a specialization in economics. He got view. He builds smaller The Fisher Family (l to r) Sam, Sonia, Mark, Deena & Olivia.
really interested in telecommunications. towers on farms, which Submitted Photo.
At that time less than five percent of helps the farmer with extra
the country had cell phones. It was hard revenue and keeps the towers out of sight. Fisher has lived in Calvert County for
to convince bankers of the future of the Fisher met his wife Deena at American 30 years, first in Owings and now on
technology. “I loved the field and tried Café in Georgetown (where they both five acres in a farmhouse on the Patux-
to borrow money to worked) while he was in college. They ent near Prince Frederick. He said. “I
start a business,” he have three children – Sam, Sonya ad Ol- am a big preservationist. I’m a closet
explained. His hopes ivia and three beloved dogs -- Millie, Vio- preservationist.”
were stymied by that let & Bella. In fact, dogs have been one “It’s such a beautiful area and it’s such
skepticism. of his passions in the Maryland General a great county to live in. I would like to
The bankers noted Assembly and he has been a supporter of see our county preserved more. I am very
the bulkiness of the legislation from humane groups. much a fan of land preservation.” He said
phones and won- Another personal interest for Fisher is the best tool to do that is through Transfer
dered why anyone the health-care industry, particularly the of Development Rights (TDRs).
would buy them. “I shortage of specialty doctors. One of his Throughout the long-ranging interview
just believed that children has battled health issues and the there was one question Fisher wasn’t pre-
they would get bet- family has had challenges finding the pared to answer. Is he going to run again?
ter, cheaper, smarter, right care. “They need more resources in Most political prognosticators predict he
smaller.” Southern Maryland,” he said. will. But he said he isn’t yet prepared to
John Mitchell, who He also says that the health care system say.
was part of the fam- is on shaky ground. “The current (health
 
ily that owned Bob care) model in Maryland is unsustainable dickmyers@counttimes.net
14 Education The Calvert County Times Thursday, February 1, 2018

Curry Seeks Another Four Years

By Dick Myers
Editor
Calvert County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Daniel
Curry says he would like the job for another four years.
Curry’s contract is up at the end of this school year and
he is required by law to notify the school board before
Feb. 1 whether he wants to continue.
Curry, at the school board’s Jan. 25 meeting, said,
“Today I am letting the Board of Education know that I
am interested in another contract.” School board mem-
ber Pamela Cousins, who served as board president for
the last two years, said the board was interested in ne-
gotiating to have Curry return. State law limits a super-
intendent’s contract to four years, although some school
districts have gotten exemptions to that.
Curry has spent almost his entire education career in
leadership rolls. He attained his first superintendency at
warp speed by the tine he was 30 years old. He came to
Calvert County from a position as superintendent of the
Lake Forest School District in Felton, DE. During his
tenure there he was named Delaware Superintendent of
the Year in 2001.
The superintendent recently held his first luncheon
with the community at Calvert High School at which
he detailed some of his agenda for the future. This past
year he also guided the school board through the devel-
opment of a strategic plan for the school system.
At the Jan. 25 meeting, before Curry’s announcement,
the board voted to oppose a proposed bill suggested by
the county commissioners which was inspired by the
circumstances in which former superintendent Jack
Smith was given a Golden Parachute upon his exit from
the position. Smith subsequently became acting state
superintendent.
The proposed bill is described as follows: “For the
purpose of requiring the compensation and benefits of
the Calvert County Superintendent of Public Schools
to cease upon retirement, dismissal, termination, or
removal. Further, providing an exception that permits
continuation of benefits thereafter in the event that a
merit employee of the Board of Education with the
same tenure as the Superintendent might be vested in
the same.”
School board member Bill Phalen introduced the
request for the board opposition to the bill, which he
characterized as interfering with the school board’s au-
thority over the superintendent.
The board will send a letter of opposition to the leg-
islative delegation to be signed by four of the school
board members. Board member Kelly McConkey ab-
stained from voting although he said he believed the
school board had authority over the superintendent’s
contract. McConkey apparently abstained because he
has announced his candidacy for county commissioner.
Del. Mark Fisher (R: 27C) said the delegation had not
yet had a chance to decide whether or not to introduce Calvert County School Superintendent Dr. Daniel Curry. Photo
that bill request from the commissioners. by Mike Batson.
dickmyers@countytimes.net

An Evening to Honor the Legacy of Lucille

Clifton at St. Mary’s College
The Office of the President presents “Nurturing the
Compassionate Community: An Evening to Honor
the Legacy of Lucille Clifton” on Thursday, March 1
at 7:30 p.m. (doors open at 7:00 p.m.) in Daugherty-
Palmer Commons. The event, co-sponsored by the
VOICES Reading Series, is free of charge and open
to the public. The evening will feature poetry readings
and reflections to honor St. Mary’s College’s former
Distinguished Professor of the Humanities, Lucille
Clifton.
Aracelis Girmay will receive the Lucille Clifton
Legacy Award during the event. Girmay is the author
of three poetry collections, “Teeth,” “Kingdom Ani-
malia,” and most recently, “The Black Maria,” as well
as the collage-based picture book, “changing, chang-
ing.” Her book, “Kingdom Animalia,” was selected as
a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award,
and she also received a Whiting Award in 2015. Born
and raised in California, she has degrees from Con-
necticut College and New York University. Girmay
has received numerous recognitions and fellowships,
and currently teaches at Hampshire College and Drew
University’s Master of Fine Arts in Poetry program.
Girmay was nominated for the Clifton Legacy Award
by Elizabeth Alexander.
Alexander was born in Harlem, New York, but grew
up in Washington, D.C. She is a renowned poet, essay-
ist, playwright, scholar, and social justice arts advo-
cate who is a chancellor of the Academy of American
Poets, the Wun Tsun Tam Mellon Professor in the Hu-
manities at Columbia University, and director of cre-
ativity and free expression at the Ford Foundation. She
previously served as the inaugural Frederick Iseman
Professor of Poetry at Yale University, where she
taught for 15 years and chaired the African American
studies department. In 2009, she composed and deliv-
ered “Praise Song for the Day” for the inauguration of
President Barack Obama. Her latest book, “The Light
of the World,” was released to great acclaim. Alexander
has published six books of poems, two collections of
essays, and a play. Her book of poems, “American Sub-
lime” (2005), was one of three finalists for the Pulitzer
Prize and was one of the American Library Associa-
tion’s Notable Books of the Year.
Both Girmay and Alexander will perform original
works of poetry during the event.
Angela Draheim, academic program support coordi-
nator and the psychology program’s departmental web
specialist, will receive the President’s Lucille Clifton
Award. Nominated by senior students, faculty and staff
of the College, the President’s Lucille Clifton Award
is given to employees who best embody the spirit of
caring, compassion and nurturing that characterized
Lucille Clifton’s tenure at the College.     
Lucille Clifton was one of the most distinguished,
decorated, and beloved poets of her time. She won the
National Book Award for Poetry and was the first Black
recipient of the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize for lifetime
achievement. Her honors and awards give testament to
the universality of her unique and resonant voice. In
1987, she became the first author to have two books of
poetry—  “Good Woman”  and  “Next”—  chosen as fi-
nalists for the Pulitzer Prize in the same year. She was
named a Literary Lion of New York Public Library in
1996, served as chancellor of the Academy of Ameri-
can Poetry and was elected a fellow in Literature of the
American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Press release by SMCM.
Thursday, February 1, 2018
CSM Grads Donate Award to Their Alma Mater
A team of engineering students, all graduates
of the College of Southern Maryland (CSM), has
parlayed a recent success into a donation to their
alma mater.
CSM 2016 grads Zachary Ball of Bryans Road,
Erik Bazyk of Mechanicsville, Andrew Gra-
ham of Owings, Mike Johnson of La Plata, Sean
Thomas of Charlotte Hall, and Mika Tymofiy
of Mechanicsville are all working toward their
bachelor’s in mechanical engineering from Uni-
versity of Maryland (UMD). These six students
took a class together during the fall semester, a
senior design class (ENME-472), in which they
worked through the semester to develop and jus-
tify a product design, then construct a prototype.
“Our design, ‘Chessie,’ is a solar-powered
floating aerator designed to revive oxygen-defi-
cient zones in large bodies of water,” Ball said.
“Essentially it performs the same function as a
bubbler in a fish tank.”
On Design Day at the semester’s end, when
teams present their designs and demonstrate their
prototypes, the Chessie team was named the first
winner of a Social/Environmental Design Impact
Award. As a result, the team was recognized with
a plaque that will be displayed in the mechanical
engineering hallway at UMD, College Park.
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In addition, the team was awarded a $100 dona-
tion towards a fund of the team’s choosing. The
Chessie team members unanimously chose to do-
nate to their alma mater, CSM, and the college’s
scholarship fund. “We thought it would be nice to
give something back,” Ball said.
And that is the point of the award, said Dr.
Vincent Nguyen, lecturer/research associate of
UMD’s Department of Mechanical Engineer-
ing, and one of the competition’s adjudicators.
“The idea is to instill and promote the concept
of conscientious engineering development in our
students.”
Nguyen praised the team members for the focus
of their project and the teamwork they demon-
strated. “Team ‘Save Chessie!’ really stood out
from their competition. The general theme of the
project was very locally relevant, as the environ-
mental health of the Chesapeake Bay, its tributar-
ies and the various bodies of water throughout
our state have a direct impact to us here at the
University of Maryland,” Nguyen said.
“This team also went above and beyond in
terms of utilizing and showcasing the resourc-
es and skills of six soon-to-be-graduates of our
mechanical engineering program,” he added.
“[They] applied relevant engineering modeling
The Board of Education of Calvert County
Public Schools recently recognized Employees of
the Month for the month of November.
The Employees of the Month are:
CALVERT COUNTRY SCHOOL
Cathy Davis
Carol Flerlage-Wilson
MILL CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL
Chelsea Gallihugh
Kathy Hill
PATUXENT HIGH SCHOOL
Michael Barnhardt
Renee Sypa
PATUXENT APPEAL CAMPUS
Dr. Guyle Glenn
Wanda Rogers
Over 250,000
Southern Marylanders
can’t be wrong!
www.somd.com
Education 15
and analysis, and effectively utilized testing and
the experimental facilities available on campus
to develop a design that was demonstrably viable
and effective. The end design shows significant
promise in its potential to improve water quality
in Maryland.”
All six members of Team “Save Chessie!” are
following CSM’s Southern Maryland Pathways
Program in Engineering in partnership with UMD
to a bachelor’s degree in mechanical or electrical
engineering. Upon completing CSM’s engineer-
ing curriculum, students may then transfer with
junior status to earn a Bachelor of Science degree
in mechanical engineering at UMD. Students also
have the opportunity to do an internship with
the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division
(NAWCAD), a component command of Naval Air
Systems Command (NAVAIR), with a possible
employment opportunity upon successful gradu-
ation and completion of all Pathway Program
requirements.
For information about the Southern Maryland
Pathways Program in Engineering, visit http://
stem.edu/events_internship.html.
CALVERT MIDDLE SCHOOL
Lucia Poole
Mark Reynolds
HUNTINGTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Melissa Huffman
Carolyn Jones-Slappy
School system employees are recognized monthly
at Board of Education meetings in accordance with
Policy #6620. During the school year, the Board
recognizes one support staff member and one pro-
fessional staff member from designated schools,
with each school scheduled for recognition one time
per year. Central office support staff and teacher
specialists are recognized in June. School and cen-
tral office administrators are recognized in August.
Press Release from CCPS/
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In Remembrance
Eugene Whitman
Perry
Eugene Whitman Perry, 95 of Adel-
phi, Md. passed away Jan. 16, 2018
at his home. He was born in Spring-
hope, North Carolina to the late
Samuel L. Perry and Zula Jane Perry,
the 10 th child of 11. Upon graduation
from high school, he moved to Wash-
ington, D.C. later enlisting in the
Army in 1942. He met and married
Myrtle E. Winstead in 1944. During
his military service he traveled to the
Solomons and Pacific areas, Bougan-
ville and Luzon. He returned to the
states, honorably discharged in 1946.
At this time, they moved to Prince
George’s County and started a fam-
ily. They had three children, Beth,
Robert and Jennifer.
He continued his career in com-
munications with Western Electric,
later changing jobs to the U.S. Gov-
ernment’s Naval Research Weapons
Center in White Oak, Md.
With his expertise in the electron-
ics field, he had a full and long ca-
reer, retiring late in the 1980’s.
He and his family were members of
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was baptized in 1955.
As a family, many vacations in-
cluded trips south to see family and
to the coast.
As empty nesters, he and his wife
traveled frequently to the Caribbean,
enjoying many of the islands.
He was predeceased by his parents,
five brothers, Wade, Webster, (in-
fant) Robert, Stanley and Jack; five
sisters Victoria Allen, Nova May, Lu-
cille Burns, Sylvia Whipp and Elsie
McKinnon.
He was predeceased in 1995 by his
wife of 50 years, Myrtle E. Perry.
More recently by his youngest daugh-
ter Jennifer L. Perry of St. Leonard
in 2017 and an ex-son-in-law Joseph
K. Neuland of Owings in 2015.
He is survived by his oldest daugh-
ter, Gene Elizabeth (Beth) Neuland
of Lusby, son Robert Whitman Perry
of Bethesda, Md. and an ex-son-in-
law, Shannon Humphreys of Port
Republic.
Also surviving are his grandchil-
dren; Patrick Eugene Neuland (wife
Lisa) of Hagerstown, Md. and Tifan-
ni April East (husband David) of St.
Leonard.
Also surviving are his great grand-
children Jessica Ashley, Andrew
Patrick, Timothy Joseph Neuland of
Hagerstown and Lilly Elizabeth and
Logan Michael East of St. Leonard.
Last but not least, he is survived by
his long-time friend and companion,
Sharon Leaman, of Columbia, Md.
His love of family, genealogy, his-
tory, writing, electronics, the out-
doors, gardening, yard work and es-
pecially fishing was surely passed on
to his family.
He was very strong willed, inde-
pendent, firm yet loving, a good man
and will be profoundly missed by all
who knew him.
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26, 2018. mad to Our Lady Star of the Sea
Catholic Church, P.O. Box 560, Solo-
Debra Anne Westcott mons MD 20688; Phone: 410-326-
3535; website: http://olss.org/
Funeral arrangements were by
Rausch Funeral Home.
Jana Lynn Howard
Debra Anne Westcott, 47, of Bal-
timore, MD passed away on January
25, 2018 in Baltimore, MD.
Visitation will be Saturday,
March 3, 2018, 10-11 a.m. at St.
John Vianney Catholic Church
105 Vianney Lane, Prince Frederick
MD 20678. Mass of Christian Burial
will follow at 11 a., at the church.
Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made
to L.I.F.E., 2822 Hollins Ferry Road
Baltimore MD 21230; Phone:
410-735-5433.
Funeral arrangements by Rausch Jana Lynn Howard, 50, of Colum-
Funeral Home. bia, MD passed away January 22,
2018. She was born April 14, 1967 in
Louis Anthony Pope Prince Frederick, MD to Charles T.
and Margaret Jane (Carroll) Howard.
Jana was raised in Huntingtown, MD
and attended Calvert High School.
She was employed with CitiRoof
Corporation and Potomac Disposal.
Jana enjoyed gardening and animals,
especially cats. She also loved spend-
ing time with family and friends.
Jana is survived by her daughter
Racheal DeHart of Stephens City,
VA, husband Michael Matthews of
Columbia, sister Michele Heier and
husband Terry of Prince Frederick,
niece Andrea Parks and aunt and
uncle Anita and Charles Carroll of
Dunkirk.
Louis Anthony Pope, 64 of Lus- Funeral arrangements were by
by, MD passed away suddenly on Rausch Funeral Home.
January 23, 2018 at his residence.
He was born on August 27, 1953 in
Washington, DC to the late Mary
Agnes and Joseph Aloysius Pope.
He is survived by his wife Agnes M.
Pope and a son, Michael Pope both of
Lusby, MD.
A full obituary will be posted
when available.
Visitation will be Thursday, Febru-
ary 1, 2018, 9:30-11 a.m. at Our Lady
Star of the Sea Catholic Church, 225
Alexander Street, Solomons MD
20688. Mass of Christian Burial will
follow at 11 a.m. at the church/
REMEMBRANCES
Interment will be at Ar-
lington National Cemetery IN PRINT & ONLINE
Memorial Drive, Arlington VA
18 Calendars
Community Calendar
Friday & Saturday, February 2 & 3
OLSS Alumni Players Dinner Theatre, “Alibis”
Our Lady Star of the Sea Parish, 90 Alexander Lane,
Solomons.
Doors open at 6:00 PM
Tickets $40 each; included dinner, drinks (wine &
beer), and performance.
Please call 410-326-8272 for reservation.
Friday, February 2
Groundhog Day
Phil’s Burrow, Panxstutawney, PA 15767
Dawn until dusk
If Panxstutawney Phil sees his shadow, there will be
six more weeks of winter weather. If he does not see
his shadow, there will be an early spring. Visit www.
groundhog.org for more information.
Smile Senior Day
10290 H Trueman Road, Lusby
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Senior’s 55 and over receive 50% off clothing for
themselves (excludes purses and shoes). Senior card
must be presented. Cards available on site. Come shop
with us!
Jack’s Baked Chicken Dinner
American Legion Post 206, 3330 Chesapeake Beach
Rd, Chesapeake Beach
5:30 - 7:00 PM
The $12 price tag includes all the trimmings and a
beverage. Public welcome. (410)257-9878. ALpost206.
org.
Saturday, February 3
All You Can Eat Country Breakfast
Deale VFD, 6007 Drum Point Rd., Deale
8:00 - 11:00 AM
$9.00/person. 5 and under free. Menu: Bacon, Sau-
sage, Scrapple, Scrambled Eggs, Pancakes, Cream Chip
Beef, Sausage Gravy, Home Fries, Biscuits, Fruit Cock-
tail, Juice and Coffee.
Valentine Maker’s Market
Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center, Dowell
Rd., Solomons
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
THE place to find thoughtful and handmade gifts for
all the sweeties in your life. There is always a fabulous
variety of options, including small batch chocolates,
jewelry, leather goods, pottery, clothing, and so much
more! You will find more than 30 vendors offering a
wide selection of homemade, handmade or homegrown
products, and every vendor is from Maryland. Plus, the
café will be open! Admission is free. Annmariegarden.
org.
Books in Bloom
Calvert Library, 850 Costley Way, Prince Frederick
Start Time: 10:00 AM-12 Noon
Jack Frost got you down? Come get a peek of spring
at the Books in Bloom Floral Design Demonstration!
Learn the basic steps of floral design and how to cre-
ate a book inspired flower arrangement. Examples will
be on display and assembly techniques demonstrated.
Hosted by Calvert Garden Club. For more information
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visit: calvertgardenclub.com.
To submit your event listing to go in our Community Calendar, please email timescalendar@county-
times.net with the listing details by 12 p.m. on the Monday prior to our Thursday publication.
Twin Beach Toastmasters Club
Northeast Community Center, Chesapeake Beach
Indoor Yard Sale 7:00 - 8:00 PM
Greenstreet Gardens, 391 West Bay Front Rd. (Rt. We are starting a Toastmasters Club for Chesapeake
258) Beach and the surrounding area. A Toastmasters club
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM provides a proven educational program in a supportive,
Have too much STUFF? or looking to shop for trea- self-paced environment that improves communication
sures and great deals? Get a jump start on your spring and leadership skills.
cleaning. $10 fee and bring your own table or $15 fee
and we’ll provide the table. Pre-registration is required
by emailing bri@greenstreetgrowers.com. Tue & Thu, February 6 & 8
Calvert Cash Bash! Sea Squirts: Rockin’ Reptiles
American Legion Post 206, 3330 Chesapeake Beach Calvert Marine Museum,14200 Solomons Island Rd.
Rd, Chesapeake Beach 10:00-10:30 AM
6:00 - 10:00 PM Designed to invite adults and children to discover the
Dinning, Dancing, and Dollars! Second annual Val- museum together through music, stories, and special
entine Cash Bash & Dinner Dance activities. Free drop-in program for children 18 months
sponsored by the RWLC. Cash prizes drawn every 15 to three years and their caregivers. 410-326-2042.
minutes; a grand prize of $2000 drawn at 10:00. Tickets
are $50 each and include a roast beef and chicken mar-
sala dinner, salad, bread, rice pilaf, and green beans. Wednesday, February 7
Cash bar is available. Dancing with music is provided
by Crow Entertainment. The evening includes a silent Book Discussion
auction and a basket of cheer raffle, consisting of top 6:30 - 8:00 PM
shelf liquors and wines. Must be 21 years or older to Recurring monthly book discussion for adults held
purchase tickets. Tickets are limited. Buy tickets online at Lotus Cafe. This month’s book is A Gentleman in
at www.CalvertCashBash.com. Moscow by Amor Towles.
Monday, February 5 Friends of the Library Annual Meeting
Calvert Library Prince Frederick
Zumba Gold-Toning 6:30 - 9:00 PM
Dunkirk Firehouse, Ward Rd. A fellowship time to get to know our Friends and a
7:00 - 8:00 PM slide presentation to get to know more about what the
The party that you love at your own pace with a to- Friends do to assist Calvert Library in continuing to be
tal body workout using light weights to shake up those the outstanding organization it is. Enjoy an update on
muscles. The class will focus on muscle conditioning, happenings at the Calvert Library from our Director,
balance, range of motion and coordination - all in a Carrie Plymire. Refreshments will be served to com-
party atmosphere. All fitness levels are welcome and plete this enjoyable evening. Contact: Robyn Truslow,
no experience is necessary. Drop in $5. Discounts on 410-535-0291.
multi-class passes. All active duty first responders will
always be free. If you have any concerns/questions or Thursday, February 8
want to know how you can try a class for free, please
call 301-520-2338. Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support
Calvert Library Prince Frederick
7:00 - 8:30 PM
Tuesday, February 6 Tips and support from other caregivers. Facilitated
by Jeannette Findley & JC Hooker.
Steak Dinner
American Legion Post 206, 3330 Chesapeake Beach
Rd, Chesapeake Beach
5:30 - 7:00 PM
Particular about your Steak? At the Ameri-
can Legion in Chesapeake Beach, you order
FEBRUARY
it directly from the Grill-Master and you get
what you order. $15 includes sides, salad, bev-
erage, and roll. Public welcome. For informa-
tion call (410)257-9878. www.ALpost206.org.
Zumba Toning Tuesday
Mt. Hope Community Ctr., 104 Pushaw Sta-
tion Rd, Sunderland
7:00 - 8:00 PM
If you love to dance, this is the fitness class
for you. All fitness levels welcome; no expe-
rience necessary. An all toning class where
light weights are used for the entire class;
thus, a slightly amplified workout. If you
have any concerns/questions or want to know
how you can try a class for FREE, please call
410-535-7080.
Thursday, February 1, 2018
FAMILY STORYTIME
Time: 10:45 AM
For more information & to register for events visit http://calvert.lib.md.us/
Thursday, February 1
Library: CALVERT LIBRARY PRINCE
FREDERICK
Description: This Storytime is for fami-
lies with children of multiple ages. During
this 45 minute class, children develop lan-
guage and build vocabulary through vari-
ous storytelling styles, songs, movement,
and activities. An adult must accompany
child.
Age Group: BIRTH TO 5 YEARS
Registration Required: YES
RÉSUMÉ AND COVER LETTER
WORKSHOP
Time: 1:00 PM
Library: CALVERT LIBRARY PRINCE
FREDERICK
Description: Need help with your résu-
mé? Join job counselor Sandra Holler in a
small group to learn what makes a strong
résumé and cover letter. If you have one
started, bring it with you so editing can
happen on the spot. One printed copy helps.
Age Group: ADULTS
Registration Required: YES
CODE NAME 3.6
Time: 6:30 PM
Library: TWIN BEACHES BRANCH
Description: For 3rd-6th grade eyes only!
3rd – 6th grade students 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 in-
troduce a great chapter book on the topic.
No advanced preparation is needed and a
snack will be provided. Registration is re-
quired. This month’s topic: Honest Abe.
Age Group: CHILDREN
Registration Required: YES
Friday, February 2
ON PINS & NEEDLES
Time: 1:00 PM
Library:CALVERT LIBRARY PRINCE
FREDERICK
Description: Bring your quilting, needle-
work, knitting, crocheting, or other project
for an afternoon of conversation and shared
creativity.
Age Group: ADULTS
Registration Required: NO
BOOKS IN BLOOM FLORAL DE-
SIGN DEMONSTRATION
Time: 10:00 AM
Library: CALVERT LIBRARY PRINCE
FREDERICK
Description: Calvert Garden Club will
demonstrate the steps to create a book-
inspired flower arrangement. Use your
newly learned floral design skills and sign
up to participate in Books in Bloom, Feb.
26-March 1. One lucky winner will take an
arrangement home! Snow date is Feb. 10.
Age Group: ADULTS
Registration Required: YES
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Events
Saturday, February 3
BRAIN GAMES: MAHJONGG,
SCRABBLE & MORE
Time: 12:00 PM
Library: CALVERT LIBRARY PRINCE
FREDERICK
Description: Want to learn Mahjongg?
Hope to make your Scrabble skills killer?
Games are a great way to keep your brain
sharp while having fun! Join us! Please
register.
Age Group: ALL AGES
Registration Required: YES
CONSTRUCTION ZONE
Time: 2:00 PM
Library: CALVERT LIBRARY PRINCE
FREDERICK
Description: Bring your family to ex-
plore the Library’s building sets. It’s come
and go constructive time in the storytime
room as we bring out the library’s col-
lection of Legos, Keva Planks, Lincoln
Logs, blocks, Magformers, and more. No
registration.
Age Group: CHILDREN
Registration Required: NO
Monday, February 5
GREEN CRAFTING
Time: 2:00 PM
Library: SOUTHERN BRANCH
Description: Green Crafters will meet
2-4 on Mondays. Make crafts out of ma-
terials that would typically be thrown out.
Crocheting, needlework, sewing, and sim-
ple tying techniques will be used.
Age Group: SENIORS, ALL AGES
Registration Required: NO
Tuesday, February 6
FLYING NEEDLES: KNITTING,
CROCHETING & PORTABLE
CRAFTING GROUP
Time: 6:00 PM
Library: SOUTHERN BRANCH
Description: Knitting, crocheting and
portable crafting group open to anyone
wanting to join in and share talents, crafting
time or learn a new skill. No registration.
Age Group: ADULTS
Registration Required: NO
WRITERS BY THE BAY @ THE
LIBRARY
Time:7:00 PM
Library: CALVERT LIBRARY PRINCE
FREDERICK
Description: Looking for a writers’
group? All writers and would-be writ-
ers are welcome to come for critique &
camaraderie.
Additional Information: Led by Peter
Abresch. Several well-published authors
participate in this group.
Age Group: ADULTS
Registration Required: NO
YoungatHeart
AARP Tax-Aide
Program
Certified Tax-Aide Counselors
will be available Monday, Febru-
ary 12 through Friday, April 13,
2018 to prepare individual federal
and state tax returns at no cost or
low-to-moderate income senior
citizens aged 50-plus. You do not
have to be an AARP member. All
individuals on the return must be
present and provide identification
(SSN card and photo ID). Senior
centers will begin scheduling ap-
pointments, Monday, February 5.
Please call for more information.
Calvert Pines, 410-535-4606,
North Beach, 410-257-2549,
Southern Pines, 410-586-2748.
Do You Need Help
Paying for Heat and
Electric?
The Maryland Energy Assis-
tance Program (MEAP), through
Tri-County Community Action,
assists eligible individuals and
families with a one-time-per-
year grant to help pay heating
and electric bills. You must be
eligible to apply and be prepared
to show proof for all household
members. Appointments are now
being scheduled at each of the se-
nior centers: Calvert Pines, Mon-
days – Fridays, 410-535-4606;
Southern Pines, 410-586-2748;
North Beach, 410-257-2549.
 
Eating Together Menu
Monday, February 5 Thursday, February 8
Stuffed Cabbage in Tomato Sauce,
Beets, Dinner Roll, Apple Crisp
Tuesday, February 6
Chicken Patty w/Cheese on a Bun,
3-Bean Salad, Banana
Wednesday, February 7
Tuna Fish Sandwich, Lettuce & To-
mato Slices, Split Pea Soup, Pick-
led Beets, Pineapple
Lunches are served to seniors, aged 60-plus, and their spouses through Title
IIIC of the Older Americans Act. Suggested donation is $3. To make or cancel
a reservation call: Calvert Pines Senior Center at 410-535-4606, North Beach
Senior Center at 410-257-2549, or Southern Pines Senior Center at 410-586-2748.
Lunches are subject to change.
Calendars 19
By Office of Aging Staff
Calvert Pines Senior
Center (CPSC)
See performances by Michael
Jackson, Marvin Gaye, Lionel
Richie, Mary Wells, and more
with Lunch and a Movie, Motown
25: Yesterday, Today, and Forever,
Monday, February 5, 11 a.m. Pre-
registration required for lunch.
Paint a special message on a
rock for a loved one with our Val-
entine Rock Painting, Tuesday,
February 6, 10:30 a.m.
North Beach Senior
Center (NBSC)
Join us for a multi-level class of
stretching, toning, and core exer-
cises with Mats Class, Monday,
February 5, 9:30 a.m.
See the nurse from our “Ask
the Expert” program, Tuesday,
February 6, 10 a.m. to take blood
pressures and assist you with any
of your health questions.
Southern Pines Senior
Center (SPSC)
Learn how to make beautiful
dolls using unique materials dur-
ing, Dolls with a Twist, Tuesday,
February 6, 1 p.m. Please sign up
in the office.
Join us for the Legacy of Nel-
son Mandela, Friday, February 9,
11 a.m. Learn about the accom-
plishments of this South African
anti-apartheid leader and philan-
thropist who served as President
of South Africa from 1994 to
1999.
Pork Roast w/Gravy, Mashed Pota-
toes, Green Beans, Applesauce w/
Cinnamon, Dinner Roll
Friday, February 9
Baked Chicken Leg, Scalloped
Potatoes, Seasoned Greens, Car-
rots, Whole Wheat Bread, Spiced
Peaches
20 Sports The Calvert County Times Thursday, February 1, 2018

Ayoub Drops Career-Best 26 in Seahawk Men’s Loss

Matt Ayoub ‘20 - Photo Credit: Bill Wood
St. Mary’s College of Maryland
sophomore guard Matt Ayoub scored
a career best 26 points in the team’s
Jan. 28 76-72 loss to Frostburg State.
THE BASICS
Score: St. Mary’s 72, Frostburg
State 76
Records: St. Mary’s (3-16, 2-10
CAC), Frostburg State (9-10, 7-5 CAC)
Location: St. Mary’s City, Md. –
Michael P. O’Brien ARC Arena
The Short Story: Sophomore guard
Matt Ayoub’s (Fairfax, Va./W.T.
Woodson) 20-point second half not
enough to power the St. Mary’s Col-
lege of Maryland men’s basketball
team past Frostburg State University
on Saturday. Frostburg State was able
to hold off a driven Seahawk squad
who rallied late but the Bobcats came
away with the series split with a 76-
72 win in Capital Athletic Conference
action.
HOW IT HAPPENED
St. Mary’s put together an impres-
sive comeback attempt in the second
half with a pair of runs. Trailing by
13 with 15:21 left in the game, the
Seahawks used a 14-7 push over a
five-minute span to pull within 54-48
as Ayoub (5 points) and sophomores
Reggie Rouse (Baltimore, Md./Cal-
vert Hall) and Jamal Murphy (Wal-
dorf, Md./Westlake) combined for all
14 points.
The visiting Bobcats would rebuild
a double-digit lead as Tyler Michael
made a jumper to give Frostburg a 60-
48 advantage at 8:33. Ayoub then took
over and put St. Mary’s on his back,
leading them to its first lead of the
game. He poured in 15 points in the
19-6 run as Ayoub connected on three
three-pointers before Murphy’s layup
capped the run and put the Seahawks
up 67-66 at 2:45.
FSU’s Edwin Cole used an old-fash-
ioned three-point play to return the
lead to the visitors at 1:39 and spark a
10-6 run to the finish line.
The Bobcats owned a 39-29 half-
time advantage after closing out the
half on an 8-1 run to reach double
digits for the first time in the game as
Michael led all scorers with 18 points
on 8-of-12 shooting.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Twenty of Ayoub’s 26 points came
in the second half as he drained 5-of-
7 three-point attempts, went 6-of-9
from the field, and was a perfect 3-of-
3 at the line over the final 20 min-
utes. He knocked down career-bests
of eight field goals and seven triples
while adding four rebounds and three
steals.
Murphy finished with his first ca-
reer double-double on 11 points and
career-high 11 rebounds, giving the
Seahawks a 44-40 edge in rebounds
for the game.
Rouse also contributed career num-
bers as he added 11 points as well
with career-bests of seven assists, five
field goals, and three steals.
FSU’s Michael led all scorers with a
game-best 31 points as he went 14-for-
19 from the field. The Bobcats fired
above 50-percent for the game as they
connected on 32-of-61 (52.5%) shots.
Facebook: StMarysAthletics
Instagram: @smcseahawks, @
smcm_mbb
Twitter: @smcseahawks, @
SMCM_MBB
Hashtags: #SweepTheSheds,
#GoHawks
By Nairem Moran · nmoran@smcm.
edu fro SMCM.

Kline Moves up Scoring List in Loss to Frostburg State

The St. Mary’s College Seahawks
women’s basketball team was defeated
Jan, 27 by Frostburg State, 68-51, as Se-
nior captain Kerri Kline moved I into
fifth place all tine for the school.
THE BASICS
Score: St. Mary’s 51, Frostburg State
68
Records: St. Mary’s (6-12, 2-10
CAC), Frostburg State (9-10, 5-7 CAC)
Location: St. Mary’s City, Md. – Mi-
chael P. O’Brien ARC Arena
The Short Story: Senior captain Kerri
Kline (Hagerstown, Md./Saint James)
moved into fifth-place all-time on the
St. Mary’s College of Maryland wom-
en’s basketball scoring list with a team-
best 13 points Saturday afternoon. St.
Mary’s could not avoid the series sweep
as the Frostburg State University Bob-
cats claimed a 68-51 Capital Athletic
Conference win.
GAME NOTE
Kline now has 1,176 career points,
pushing her past Belle Mattingly ‘85 for
fifth all-time. Mattingly tallied 1,167
points in 65 games between 1982 and
1985. Kline only needs seven points
to pass Felicia Harris ‘01, who ended
her career with 1,182 points, and take
fourth place.
HOW IT HAPPENED
St. Mary’s took care of the ball and
posted a season-low eight turnovers –
the first time all season the Seahawks
did not reach double-digit turnovers.
On the flipside, the hosts
drove Frostburg towards
21 miscues, including
12 in the second half,
and gained 20 points
from the stingy defense.
However, the Se-
ahawks struggled to
develop an offensive
rhythm through the first
three quarters as Frost-
burg forced the hosts
into 10-for-47 (21.3%)
shooting from the field.
FSU briefly trailed
St. Mary’s at the 6:09
mark of the first quar-
ter following a jumper
by first-year forward
Hallie Persell (Pasa-
dena, Md./Chesapeake)
but the Bobcats would Head Coach C.K. Calhoun - Photo Credit: Bill Wood
head into halftime with INSIDE THE BOX SCORE Sydney Stotler bolstered FSU’s domi-
a 20-10 advantage after outscoring the Kline added a team-best eight re- nant 51-29 rebounding margin with
Seahawks, 12-8, over the final seven bounds to her team-best 13 points nine caroms.
minutes of the half. while fellow team captains Olivia Now- Facebook: StMarysAthletics
Frostburg established a 26-point lead lin (Glenelg, Md./Glenelg) and Katie Instagram: @smcseahawks, @
in the third quarter as Victoria Diggs Robey (Kensington, Md./Georgetown smcm_wbb
knocked down a three-pointer at 2:25 Visitation) each tallied 11 points. Now- Twitter: @smcseahawks, @
and the Bobcats posted a 23-11 run dur- lin also chipped in a season-best six SMCM_WBB
ing the 10-minute period. steals while Robey pulled down five Hashtags: #SweepTheSheds,
The Seahawks finally got the offense boards. #GoHawks
in gear, winning the fourth stanza by a A game-best 18 points from Kayla
20-15 margin as Kline notched eight of Wilson paced the Bobcats while Ma- By Nairem Moran · nmoran@smcm.
her 13 points and the team shot nearly rina Jones contributed 10 off the bench. edu for SMCM
39% (7-for-18) from the floor.
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Thursday, February 1, 2018 The Calvert County Times Letters to the Editor 21

WORD SCR AMBLE

Rearrange the letters to spell
something pertaining to circulation.

O B L O D

CLUES ACROSS 42. Able to arouse intense feeling 12. Sailboat

1. Plural of be 48. Earl’s jurisdiction 13. Indian goddess
4. Dress 50. Omitted 17. For each
10. Nothing 51. Heartbeat 19. Farewell
11. Relating to apes 52. Albania capital
20. Ethnic group of Sierra Leone
12. They protect and serve 53. Fashion accessory
21. German industrial city

14. Swindle
15. Show’s partner
16. Lift
18. Raise up
22. Do something to an excessive
degree
23. Occupies
24. Power-driven aircraft
26. Indicates position
27. Matchstick games
28. This and __
30. No longer here
31. Health insurance
34. Spore-producing receptacle
on fern frond
36. Monetary unit
37. Sweet potatoes
39. Tropical Asian plant
54. Interaction value analysis
55. Symbol of exclusive
ownership
56. More promising
58. __ student, learns healing
59. Nonresident doctor
60. Midway between east and
southeast
CLUES DOWN
1. Enrages
2. Capital of Saudi Arabia
3. Uses in an unfair way
4. Cesium
5. Written works
6. Breakfast item
7. Found in showers
Kid'S Corner
25. Measures intensity of light
29. Small, faint constellation
31. Promotes enthusiastically
What’s the Difference?
32. Malaysian inhabitant
33. Ancient units of measurement
There are four things different between Picture A and Picture B. Can you find them all?
35. An unspecified period
38. Frame house with up to three
stories
41. Lassie is one
43. Martinis have them
44. Rant
45. Famed journalist Tarbell
46. Opening
47. Round Dutch cheese
49. Archaic form of do
Answers: 1. Extra egg yolk 2. Flour missing from spoon

40. Guilty or not guilty 8. A way of fractioning 56. Once more

41. Carbon dioxide 9. Unit of measurement 57. Registered nurse
3. Pat of butter 4. Egg different color
Puzzle Solutions
Last Week’s

Word Scramble: BLOOD

22 Entertainment The Calvert County Times Thursday, February 1, 2018

Inaugural Elizabeth
Walker Lecture Series Going On
In Entertainment
To Feature April Ryan Thursday, Feb 1
ZACK BRANCH
6:00 - 9:00 PM
www.anglers-seafood.com

TRIO TACO TUESDAY

St. Mary’s College of The Ruddy Duck, Solomons
The Ruddy Duck, Solomons
Maryland’s Black Stu- 7:30 PM
4:00 PM
dent Union to introduce http://www.ruddyduckbrewery.com
http://www.ruddyduckbrewery.com
the inaugural Elizabeth
Barber Walker Lec- Friday, Feb 2 TEAM FEUD
ture Series on Thurs- The Ruddy Duck, Solomons
day, Feb. 22, with guest KARAOKE 7:30 PM
speaker April Ryan. Ry- Anglers Seafood Bar & Grill, Solomons http://www.ruddyduckbrewery.com
an’s lecture, “A White 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM
House Correspondent’s www.anglers-seafood.com
View in Black & White,
Wednesday, Feb 7
Unmasking Oppres- ENTERTAINMENT
The Brass Rail Sports Bar, Great Mills WILD CARD TRIVIA
sion;” will take place Anglers Seafood Bar & Grill, Solomons
8:00 PM - 12:00 AM
from 4:15 - 5:30 p.m. in 7:00 - 9:00 PM
the Auerbach Audi- www.anglers-seafood.com
DJ RAY IN THE HOUSE
torium of St. Mary’s Anthony’s Bar & Grill, Dunkirk
Hall on the College’s 9:00 PM Thursday, Feb 8
campus. A book sign- www.anthonysdunkirk.com
ing will follow the COASTLINE WITH BOB SEEGER
event from 5:45- 6:30 The Ruddy Duck, Solomons
p.m. The event is free Tuesday, Feb 6Ben Connelly 7:30 PM
of charge and open to BEN CONNELLY http://www.ruddyduckbrewery.com
the public. Anglers Seafood Bar & Grill, Solomons
Ryan is a White
House reporter for
American Urban Radio
Networks, and a CNN
Political Analyst. She
has a unique vantage
Public Art Grant
point as the only Black
female reporter cover- Call For Artist
ing urban issues from the White House – a position she has held since the
Clinton era. She is the author of the award-winning books, “The Presidency The Leonardtown Arts & Entertain- day, March 12, 2018.
in Black and White,” and her latest book, “At Mama’s Knee: Mothers and ment District in conjunction with the For more information visit: http://
Race in Black and White.”  St. Mary’s County Arts Council and the www.stmarysartscouncil.com/2018-
The Elizabeth Barber Walker Lecture Series honors the College’s first Maryland State Arts Council are ac- public-art-project.html
Black graduate, Liz Walker. cepting proposals for a Mural Project in
Visit www.smcm.edu for more information on additional upcoming speak- Leonardtown, Maryland
ers, such as political analyst and commentator Kathleen Parker on March 22 We are looking for professional mu-
who describes herself as “slightly to the right of center;” David E. Sanger on ralists/painters interested in creating a
April 6, presented by the Presidential Lecture Series; GOP staple and com- mural to be painted on the north con-
munications strategist Ed Gillespie on April 12; and comedian, actor, and crete wall of the Hair Company Building
writer Tig Notaro on April 20, presented by the Annual Mark Twain Lecture in Leonardtown, MD, that reflects the
Series on American Humor and Culture. history and revitalization of the Leonar-
dtown waterfront.
The deadline for Proposals is Mon- Site of the new Mural Project in Leonardtown

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