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Top: St. Marys County Correctional Officer Brian Hartz, right, passes the torch to Calvert County Sheriffs Deputy First Class James Morgan in 2010. Fifth graders Hannah Powell, Faith Kachurak, and Katriel Oberman read with Seth Eckert during Cardinal Hickey Academys eighth annual Fifth Grade Read-A-Thon.
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Donald Taylor dressed like as Russian Infantry had his display outside along Bayside. He told citizens about the 900-Day Siege of Leningrad.
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resentatives Tom Kruse and Jim Talbot, Barber said there needs to be more dialogue about instances like adding bars on opening weekend so events are a collaborative effort and not a gotcha situation. Barber also discussed late night incidents that have been reported at Calypso Bay, and what they are doing to address them. At the end of the day, we hold you responsible for what happens, Barber told Kruse and Talbot. Talbot explained that they are getting some of the rougher element that frequented Catamarans. To discourage them, Calypso Bay has added a $5 cover charge after 10 p.m. and a $20 cover charge after 12 a.m. He said they are also trying to communicate with the Tiki Bar and other
island establishments to warn each other about problem customers to issues dont wander from bar to bar. We cant let our guard down, Talbot said. In the end, no action was taken
against either establishment, though the board is considering reviewing the ordinances controlling the number of separate bars in an establishment. sarahmiller@countytimes.net
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By Corrin M. Howe Staff Writer On Tuesday, travelers on Route 4 between Solomons and Prince Frederick will see a yellow school bus, runners and bicyclists in the shoulder carrying the Flame of Hope during the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics. Calvert County Sheriff FSGT Bill Soper said his Bike Patrol Unit
has been a part of this international fundraising activity for seven or eight years now. However, he and Tina Jones, from the Sheriffs Office Civilian Staff have been involved for over 10 years. His experience regarding the potential turn out depends on the weather. Weve run in rain and some of the hottest days, he said. According to background information supplied by Soper, the Law Enforcement Torch Run for
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and humid. It was the first time the kids were not allowed outside the school to greet us, said Soper. The run generates money by selling navy blue t-shirts with the special Maryland Law Enforcement Torch Run logo and list of sponsors. The cotton t-shirt is $10, the wicking shirt $15 and the baseball cap is $10. Anyone can come into the Sheriffs office and request to purchase an item between now and the end of the summer. The largest fundraiser for the organization is its Polar Bear Plunge. Money collected will send Calvert residents to the state Special Olympics.
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By Guy Leonard Staff Writer State fire marshals say they have charged a 14-year-old juvenile for setting fire to a single family home in Lusby today. The juvenile faces a charge of first-degree arson. Investigators found the juvenile set the fire intentionally at 11:39 p.m. Monday, according to a fire marshals press release, in a bedroom while playing with lighter and newspapers. The blaze caused about $150,000 in damage to the home on the 11400 block of H.G. True-
Photos by Jeff Munn Celebrity rocker Bret Michaels entertains about 2,000 excited fans Sunday at the Calvert Marine Museums PNC Pavilion. Opening acts One Louder and Driven Livid got the crowd ready to rock, with Michaels and his band firing up the crowd with several big Poison hits. The Museums next summer concert will feature Boston on August 16. Tickets will be available in June.
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By Sarah Miller Staff Writer The Board of Education took time during their regular meeting to honor 24 volunteers from all over the county. The volunteers honored perform all varieties of service to for their schools. Loretta Goldsmith from Calvert High School has helped with every NJROTC event since she started and has gone on over night trips as a chapPhoto by Sarah Miller erone. Dee Dee Shirley Jennifer Price and her 4-year-old sidekick, Ethan Price. with Huntingtown High School is a retired teacher There are more than 10,000 volunteers who now logs more than 200 hours per year logging more than 79,000 service hours at the school and has been recognized by with the school district. Maryland State Education as a Volunteer The volunteers are not all parents, Kluof the Year for the state. Lauren OConnor win said. Some are grandparents while othof Sunderland Elementary School gave up ers are community members who just want her garage for use as storage space and a to help with the schools. Prices 4-yearpractice area for the schools robotics team. old son, Ethan Price, is known as Prices Some of the honorees help in the class- sidekick and comes in with her while she rooms, supporting teachers and students. volunteers. Teacher Specialist Bridget Kluwin, the Northern Middle School Principal presenter for the ceremony, said Patuxent Darrel Prioleau said they look at what volElementary Schools Jennifer Price is a unteers do, how much time they spend at huge help in the classroom and the school, the school and other factors when choosing and will be sorely missed when she and her the volunteer of the year. family move to Virginia. They should be recognized, he said. She has the uncanny ability to pre- Theyre giving up a lot of their time. dict what they teacher needs before she is asked, Kluwin said. sarahmiller@countytimes.net
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George Brummell woke up on a gurney in Texas listening to three doctors discuss which of their three specialties would take primary care of the sergeant. I thought to myself. That is one messed up guy. It turned out to be him. Brummell had been in Vietnam four months before a landmine exploded killing his commanding officer and three others. He was the only one to survive. He suffered burns, loss of his left hand and blindness. Brummell was one of a number of speakers over the weekend at the first Stars and Stripes Festival, spread across the towns of Chesapeake Beach and North Beach. Accordingly to Connie ODell, chairman of the committee, the plans for the weekend started last July. The event kicked off Saturday morning with an opening ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park. From there residents had a number of choices about what to do next. The Northeast Community Center had every nook and cranny filed with booths from local to international nonprofit agencies supporting military in one form or another. One room was dedicated for local vendors to display and sell their wares. Another room had a collection of war memorabilia from Donald Knepp. Im an accumulator. I passed collecting 20 years ago, he laughed. He had a business selling antiques and
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collectable toys. From there he started collecting items from the various wars. The only item that he already possessed was a small flag displayed in the window of homes. It had a blue star in the middle to indicate a member of the family was off fighting. In this case, it was his brother serving in World war II. Knepp went on to explain that if the soldier was killed in action the star would change from blue to gold. He said that mothers of gold star soldiers formed a support group. He even found sheet music written in 1917 for a song about when a blue star turns gold. He found a couple of Gold Star Moms in Washington, D.C. who had turned their home into a museum. They were so tickled that I found this sheet music. Along Bayside Road, between the Northeast Community Center Non-profit Organization Fair and the North Beach Volunteer Fire Departments military, fire and rescue displays, was Donald Taylor. He dressed like a Russian infantry soldier from WWII to educate the public about 900-Day Siege of Leningrad. Over a million men, women and children froze and starved to death. That was more than those who died in the bombing Hiroshima, said Taylor. The residents of Leningrad refused to give up the city to the Nazis from Sept. 8 1941 until Jan. 27 1944. Taylor is not Russian and has no Russian family. But he became interested in this period during his Russian studies in college. He combined his own experience as National Guard infantryman, Coast Guard officer and later work in National Parks and Recreation with his Russian studies. Back at the community center, the Stars and Stripes Festival Committee members helped Soldiers Angles collect items to send in care packages to current troops. S o m e wounded soldiers come straight from the field with only the clothes on their backs, said Lorrie Bowman. We provide them a backpack with tshirts, sweatpants and the basics. According to her mother De-
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Since they are so far from most treatment facilities, they feel like they have to nowhere to turn. Although, Cignatta admits the resources are small, there are a number of brain injury sufferers living there that they can reach out to support one another. Brummell also manned a table for the Blind Veterans Association. He said most of the veterans being helped and retrained for independent living at the 15 Blind Rehabilitation Centers throughout the nation are aging veterans. Only 10 percent are coming back from the war blind. His organization exists to make veterans aware of the resources, benefits and entitlements available to them. siree, Soldiers Angels is now an international organization with the sole mission of aiding and supporting the brave men and women of the military and their families, wherever we raise the flag of the United States of America. Bowman drove two hours from her home to help raise awareness of their organization and all the ways it supports the military. She is hoping to recruit someone to be a main point of contact for Calvert County. Just last week I took a donated Target gift card to buy a mom of a wounded soldier some basic items. She arrived here with a carry-on bag and thats all. She came as soon as she heard. Alicia Cignatta, outreach coordinator for Brain Injury Association of Maryland, had a table to inform visitors of the resources and support groups available for those suffering brain injuries. Not only returning war veterans, but anyone. Ive had a lot of parents and school nurses come by and collect information on concussions, said Cignatta. Her primary desire over the weekend was to let any residents visiting from the Eastern Shore know that they are not alone.
Besides informational displays, citizens had plenty of other activities available to them over the weekend. The Water Park offered free admission to all active duty military families. North Beach offered free and discounted admission to active duty and retired military. Family activities were available at Kellams Field. Committee Chairman ODell said the USO show performed by the Twin Beach Players was phenomenal. ODell said she will call the committee together soon to talk about how the weekend went and what can improve. However, she said they are already planning for future festivals which will be bigger and better. The only question in her mind is if they can pull it off annually or not.
Desiree and Lorrie Bowman collect items for Soldiers Angels, an organization which sends letters and care packages to military personnel deployed overseas.
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of Charity. Anne enjoyed watching football and was an avid Redskins fan. She also enjoyed baseball, reading and animals, having raised several pet dogs. Anne was preceded in death by her parents and by a son, Kevin Croissette. She is survived by her loving husband Ronald T. Croissette and sons Jeffrey Croissette and wife Rebecca of Stevensville, Md. and Tim Croissette of Washington, D.C. Also surviving are three grandchildren, Shawn Croissette, Molly Croissette and Kelly Liang Croissette. Family and friends were received Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at Rausch Funeral Home, Owings. A Mass of Christian Burial was held Wednesday, May 30 at St. Anthonys Catholic Church, North Beach. Interment will be at a later date in Pennsylvania. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Annes name may be made to Hospice of Queen Annes, 255 Comet Drive, Centreville, Md. 21617, or online at www. hospiceofqueenannes.org.
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Mary Louise Odom of Dunkirk, Maryland, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 24, 2012, at the age of 80. She was born on May 27, 1931 in Washington, DC to Spencer and Margaret Ruth (McDaniel Gregan) Carrico. She attended Eastern High School. Following graduation, she worked at Andrews Air Force Base where she met William Raymond Odom, whom she married in 1950. All five of their children were born in Washington, DC. In 1975, the family moved to the Dunkirk area in Calvert County. In 1983, William passed away and Mary lost the love of her life. A loss she would feel until the end. Louise was the loving mother of Beverly Davis and her husband, Mark; Patrick Odom and his wife, Kathy; Jeffrey and Charles Odom and the late Linda Odom. She was a devoted grandmother to Amanda Wilkins and her husband, Jeremy; Cara Odom, Mathew Odom-Stewart; James Davis; Nicole Odom; Victoria McDowell and her husband, Marcus. She was the great-grandmother of Nevaeh McDowell and Madison Wilkins. Louise loved children. Her passion for children was so great, she and William became foster parents to over 50 children. Louise was known for her baking, especially cakes and cookies. She loved cooking and doing crafts with her kids and all her grandchildren. Being with her family was the highlight of her day. Her friends were important and she enjoyed going out to eat with them. Friends were received on Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at Lee Funeral Home Calvert, Owings, where funeral services were held May 30. Internment followed at Washington National Cemetery in Suitland, Maryland. Memorial contributions may be made to one of the following: The Shriners Hospital for Children, 3551 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, Penn. 19140; Wounded Warrior Project, 4899 Belfort Road, Ste 300, Jacksonville, FL 32256 www.woundedwarriorproject.org; or Forest United Methodist Church, 3111 Forestville Road, Forestville, Md. 20747.
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Anne Marie Croissette, 69, of Chester, Md. formerly of Dunkirk, Md. passed away May 22, 2012 at Hospice of Queen Annes in Centreville, Md. She was born March 12, 1943 in Philadelphia, Penn. to Henry and Mary (Smith) Montgomery. She was raised in Langhorne, Penn. and attended Our Lady of Grace grammar school in Penndel, Penn. and Villa Joseph Marie High School in Holland, Penn., graduating in 1961. Anne also attended Adelphi Business School in Philadelphia, Penn. She married Ronald T. Croissette on September 25, 1965 and they lived in Beverly, NJ, and Fairless Hills, PA., later moving to Columbia, Md. in 1971 and to Dunkirk in 1978. They have resided in Chester, Md. for the past year. In addition to being a homemaker, Anne was a bookkeeper, administrative secretary and treasurer for Croissette, Inc., her husband Rons independent Washington Post newspaper distribution business. She was a member of St. Anthonys Catholic Church in North Beach where she was an active member and treasurer of the Ladies
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By Carrie Munn Staff Writer With graduation season in full force, some graduates in Southern Maryland are earning their degree in becoming a local leader. Leadership Southern Marylands diverse alumni continues to grow as the Class of 2012 becomes the fourth class to complete the nine-month program centered on regional issues and collaborative learning for professionals. Each year, since 2009 a group of citizens has set out to learn about the most relevant topics in the tri-county area and tackle projects that make a difference within that shared community, alongside their fellow Leadership Southern Maryland participants. Previous classes established scholarships, created an endowment fund and worked in conjunction with Dominion Cove Point to restore a sensitive Calvert County freshwater marsh. The Class of 2012 has built upon the awareness gained of previous classes, embracing service and stewardship in their many projects and interests, LSMs Executive Director Karen Holcomb said. The class created resource brochures for businesses across the region, designed and created a tourism video, and raised more than $5,000 and volunteered their time in partnership with Patuxent Habitat for Humanity in its build benefiting Chaptico wounded warrior Caleb Getscher. Even as one class graduates, another is being selected. Members of the Class of 2013 will be announced in June and will begin their leadership legacy in September. Some of Leadership Southern Marylands recent graduates shared their experiences with the Calvert Gazette,
helping paint a picture of just how significant this program is to the individual and the community. Nkeshi Free, Development Manager for The Arc of Southern Maryland said, for her, LSM was more than a training program, it was a pleasantly unexpected journey of self discovery. Gerald Hicks, an operations research analyst and active member of the Knights of Columbus, said he applied in hopes of expanding his network, but said the first-hand experiential learning and friendships built made it a uniquely wonderful experience for him. My investment in Southern Maryland is deeper and more committed having gone through the course, said former UH-60 pilot and active military spouse Grace Fischer.
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Solomons Island will be back in the national spotlight this September when the Solomons Offshore Grand Prix returns for its third year. The roar of the Miss Geico turbine engines will once again echo along the banks of the Patuxent River as sleek, powerful race boats tear across a three-mile course with speeds topping 170 m.p.h., a press release states. Crowd favorites like the Time Bandit, sponsored by Captains Andy and Jonathan Hillstrand, stars of the reality show Deadliest Catch on The Discovery Channel, and Super Cat World Champion Team Amsoil #77 are expected to return as well. To share all the exciting news and updates, Solomons Offshore Grand Prix has launched its newly redesigned website: www.SolomonsRace.com. Fans will be able to access a wide range of information from schedules and news updates to photos, downloadable maps of the race village, and more. The site includes a countdown clock to the start of race day as well as videos of previous year's races. Race fans will also be able to follow race updates on Facebook, Twitter, or through the website's RSS feed. As race director Mike Yowaiski stated, Our race is a first-class event and we wanted a website that reflects that. This will allow racing enthusiasts around the world to follow the events at Solomons Island. The Solomons Offshore Grand Prix attracts race fans from all over the mid-Atlantic region. Offshore Powerboat Racing is one of the fastest growing spectator motorsports in the world. On race day, crowds in excess of 15,000 will visit the island. Over the course of the three-day event, total visitors are estimated between 25,000 and 30,000. The excitement begins Friday morning, Sept. 14 with the arrival of the boats at the dry pit area beneath the Gov. Thomas Johnson bridge in Solomons. Race testing will take place Saturday, with the 1st race to begin at noon on Sunday, Sept. 16. Additional events will include a charity golf tournament, poker run, and the Solomons VFD block party -End of Summer Bash. For all the details on these events, visit the website: www.solomonsrace.com.
and pride of original work. Incorporated and granted non-profit status in 2004, the group first began exhibiting their work in the Annmarie Garden Community Gallery and currently has 24 active artist members. As a group these artists have volunteered in many local activities for children such as Sharkfest at the Calvert Marine Museum and the kids craft tables at Artsfest. Color & Light has also exhibited at Annmarie Garden Artsfest, Calvert Marine Museum, Sotterley Plantation Winefest as well as the Solomons Island Gazebo shows. Outstanding examples of Color & Light Society art can be seen in galleries in the tricounty area of Calvert, St. Marys and Charles counties.
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Photo by Sarah Miller Juniors Kira Remy and Haylee Weiner, center, and teachers Enita Alvarez, left, and Abbey Mayrick are ready to go to the Dominican Republic.
By Sarah Miller Staff Writer Last year, 10 Calverton students headed out to the Dominican Republic to work with orphans. This year, four girls are heading back for a second service trip. Calverton juniors Kira Remy, Haylee Weiner, Cy- Skye Silvers painting of Dominican press Lee and senior Skye Sil- Republic children. ver, along with teachers Enita Alvarez and Abbey Mayrick, will be in the Dominican Republic June 16-23. Weiner said they live on site and spend their time in the Dominican Republic running a day camp, teaching English, helping in a plantation field and spending time with the children. Remy was one of the girls who helped organize the trip last year. She said the school offers a lot of trips to other countries, but no specific service trips. She said she presented the idea to the Calverton Board of Trustees, the head of schools and the students, to get a group together. They worked with Outreach 360 (formerly Orphanage Outreach) to work out travel arrangements and boarding in the Dominican Republic. The students were the driving force of the trip, and did all the work to make it happen, Mayrick said. They were passionate about it, she said. Weiner said they made strong connections with the children and with each other during the trip. She said the students who went on the trip may not have hung out on a regular basis before, but after the trip they were good friends. Unfortunately, they will not be returning to the same site they went to last year, Remy said, so they will not be working with the same children. In addition to the fundraisers, Calvertons Girls on the Run group donated the proceeds from their annual community service project to the trip. The response from the lower school has been amazing this year, Mayrick said. The trip affects the students even after they come home. Silver did a series of paintings depicting what she saw during last years trip, including ones of the children and the landscapes. The cost of the trip is approximately $7,000 total, Alvarez said. They have done several fundraisers during the year to pay for the trip, and community donors have also helped. Remy said they even did a hot lunch fundraiser with the lower grades, both to raise money and to tell them about the trip and get younger students interested in going. Remy said going as a volunteer is a good way to get completely immersed in the culture. The Calverton students stay on site, and work the week through. She said there is not a lot of time to think about anything but their work, and the students who went last year chose to spend their free time with the children. I got a lot more out of it than I think I would have if it were a day trip type of thing, Remy said. At the end of the week, the students get a day to check out local beaches, a Dominican Republic market place and other tourist-type experiences. Remy said she has every intention of going a third year, and hopes when she graduates the trip will be well rooted in the schools culture. sarahmiller@countytimes.net
Photo by Sarah Miller Eden Bradshaw and Rachel Arledge read together.
dergarteners also took a trip down to the fifth grade classroom, where the older students took a break from reading quietly to read out loud to the younger children. I like it, said fifth grader Alli VanSlyke. Its fun reading to the little kids. sarahmiller@countytimes.net
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North Beach Art Fair (6 - 9 p.m.) Every Friday night from June 1 through Sept. 28, from North Beach will host an Art Fair on 7th Street, between Bay and Chesapeake Avenues. Over 25 juried artists are participating, with music on the deck of the Wheel Clothing Store. Works being offered include watercolors, acrylic and oil paintings, ceramics, woodcarvings, jewelry, sculpture, and more. Visit the Farmers Market, browse the art booths along 7th Street, and enjoy the festivities offered by North Beach. For more info, call 410-286-0000 or email: wheelclothesllc@gmail.com. First Friday Tours of the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory (1 p.m.) Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum, 10515 Mackall Road, St. Leonard. 410-5868562 www.jefpat.org. Enjoy a free behind-the-scenes tour of the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory, a state-of-the-art facility that houses over 8 million artifacts including collections from every county in Maryland. The guided tour allows visitors to get up close and personal with our conservators and our collections. Reservations are not required. First Free Friday (5-8 p.m.) Calvert Marine Museum, 14200 Solomons Island Road, Solomons. 410-326-2042 www.calvertmarinemuseum.com. The museum is open and free to the public. Entertainment will be provided by the musical duo Bob Pfeiffer and Eric Skow playing acoustic guitars and occasional harmonica. The galleries and Drum Point Lighthouse are open with trained interpreters on hand to answer questions. Free 30-minute cruises on the Wm. B. Tennison, sponsored by M&T Bank. Chesapeake Bay Moonlight Cruise (7:30 p.m.) Rod N Reel, 4165 Mears Ave., Chesapeake Beach. 410-257-2230 www.chesapeake-beach.md.us The Town of Chesapeake Beach invites you to take a 2012 Moonlight Cruise on the Chesapeake Bay aboard the Miss Chesapeake Beach. Contact the Chesapeake Beach Town Hall to sign up for the cruise of your choice.
tides) and may require participants to help carry a canoe for up to one-quarter mile over sand to access the creek. Rain date is Sunday, June 3. Registration required. Kids Pirate Pizza Cruise Calvert Marine Museum, 14200 Solomons Island Road, Solomons Dress like a pirate and eat pizza on board the W.B. Tennison! Cost is $12 per person. Registration is required by Thursday, May 31.
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Thursday, June 14
Movie on the Beach: Cars (Dusk) The Town of North Beach, 8916 Chesapeake Ave., North Beach. 410-257-9618 www.northbeachmd.org Point Farm Garden Restoration (9 a.m.-noon) Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum, 10515 Mackall Road, St. Leonard. 410-5868536 www.jefpat.org Point Farm was the country retreat of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jefferson Patterson. In 1983 Mrs. Patterson donated the property to the state in honor of her late husband, creating Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum (JPPM). Join the JPPM Garden Club as they recreate the splendor of the main house gardens using the original plans of noted landscape architect Rose Greely. Founders Day and Opening Day for Summer Exhibit Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum, 4155 Mears Ave., Chesapeake Beach. 410257-3892 www.cbrm.org 4th Annual Car, Truck and Bike Show (9 a.m.-3 p.m.) Fox Run Shopping Center, K-Mart Parking Lot, 835 North Solomons Island Road, Prince Frederick. 410-610-0454 www.pfvfd.org Join the Prince Frederick Volunteer Fire Department for a car, truck and bike show! Enjoy food, music and door prizes. Admission is free! All proceeds benefit PFVFD.
Draw held on Saturday morning. Saturday also features a street fair from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. including artisan booths, refreshments and games for children and adults. The culminating event on Saturday evening is the Affaire of the Arts, where the competition paintings will be judged and displayed for sale. Awards will be presented and the event, open to the public, will feature refreshments, a bar and live musical entertainment. The 2012 collectible poster will be available at the event as well. Artists will be in attendance.
Sunday, June 3
Childrens Day on the Farm (11 a.m.-5 p.m.) Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum (JPPM) will welcome back Childrens Day on the Farm with a mix of classic favorites and new attractions. The event is free and offers a wide range of hands-on activities and demonstrations centered on Southern Maryland rural traditions. Childrens Day on the Farm will feature opportunities for visitors to learn about, and try their hand at many traditional rural skills, such as corn shelling, butter-churning, and weaving. Animal lovers will enjoy multiple petting zoos set up by local farms and 4H clubs, which will include chickens, goats, dogs, horses, and more. Oxen cart rides and pony rides will round out this day of barnyard fun! Antique tractors, cars, trucks, and farm machinery will be on display throughout the day. Little barrel train rides, pedal tractors, and small engines will complement the antique equipment. Musical performances by artists such as Ray Owens and Jay Armsworthy and Eastern Tradition will take place throughout the day. Live childrens entertainment will include the Blue Sky Puppet Theater, storytelling with Horns Punch and Judy Show, magic with Ken the Magician, and the award-winning Old MacDonald Farm Heritage Show. For more information about Childrens Day on the Farm, contact us at 410-5868501 or jppm@mdp.state.md.us. Childrens Day on the Farm will be held rain or shine. North Beach House & Garden Tour and Art Show (1-5 p.m.) The Town of North Beach, 8916 Chesapeake Ave., North Beach. 410-257-9618 www.northbeachmd.org The first Sunday each June visitors flock to the North Beach House & Garden Club Tour and Art Show. The purpose of the tour is to share the architecture, garden designs and lifestyles of North Beachers and to promote tourism. The tour includes about eight houses, public buildings and refreshment stops.
Bay Breeze Concert Series (7:30 p.m.) Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum, 4155 Mears Ave., Chesapeake Beach. 410257-3892 www.cbrm.org Each summer the museum is pleased to present a series of four concerts featuring the best talent around. The concert is held the second Thursday of each month from June through September on the museum porch. These concerts are brought to you by the generous support of the Town of Chesapeake Beach.
Sunday, June 10
Bernie Fowlers Patuxent River Wade In (1 p.m.) Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum, 10515 Mackall Road, St. Leonard. 410-5868501 www.jefpat.org Join former senator Bernie Fowler and other dignitaries as they wade into the river for the 25th anniversary of this great event. Mr. Fowler started the white sneaker test as a means of checking water clarity. His ingenuity has led to multi-tributary events across Maryland showcasing efforts to save our rivers and streams. Before and after wading, enjoy environmental demonstrations, exhibits and activities.
Friday, June 15
Campfire on the Beach (7 p.m.) The Town of North Beach, 8916 Chesapeake Ave., North Beach. 410-257-9618 www.northbeachmd.org Join us for a campfire!
Saturday, June 2
Makers Market (9 a.m.-noon) Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center, 13480 Dowell Road, Solomons. 410-326-4640 www.annmariegarden.org The Makers Market is the place to find handmade, homemade or homegrown productscrafts, hanging baskets, organic skincare products, farm fresh produce, cut flowers, baked goods, batik and fleece clothing, handmade soaps and candles, herbal teas, ornaments, folk art, handmade gifts and more! Guided Canoe Trip (Noon-3 p.m.) American Chestnut Land Trust, Warriors Rest Sanctuary, Port Republic. 410414-3400 www.acltweb.org Depart from Warriors Rest and enjoy a scenic tour of Parkers Creek. Canoe trips are physically strenuous, requiring paddling for three hours (frequently against wind and
Saturday, June 16
37th Annual Tobacco Trail Antique Automobile Meet (10 a.m.-2 p.m.) Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center, 13480 Dowell Road, Solomons. This is the main event of the National Capital Region (NCR) of the Antique Automobile Club of America. The meet showcases more than 100 antique and classic cars that serve as a touchstone to the past and brings to life these classic works of art that once ruled the highways. African American Family Community Day (11 a.m.-5 p.m.) Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum, 10515 Mackall Road, St. Leonard. 410-5868501 www.jefpat.org. The Calvert County branch of the NAACP hosts this multicultural family event where you can enjoy live entertainment, exhibits and displays, childrens arts and crafts, games, food and merchandise vendors, prize drawings and more!
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Trolling is still working to catch rockfish. Downsize your baits if you havent already because stripers wont readily hit the big springtime trophy baits that you were using in April and early May. Youll also want to run your lines deeper than you did in the early weeks. As I said, there are still some big fish (over 28) out there, but you will probably find them deeper than you did in April. Rockfish are schooling up now, and with the right current and structure a light tackle angler can find willing stripers for jigging and surface lures. Check shoals, rocky shorelines and points, light houses and bridge pilings where there is a good flow of water. Dont forget underwater structure like the Woodrow Wilson Bridge debris put in the water at Cedar Point and Point No Point for artificial reefs. All of these places are producing stripers under the right conditions. When the current isnt moving, dont waste your time! Jig deep during the day and use surface lures early in the morning or late in the evening. Remember to take a picture of your catch and send it to me with your story at riverdancekeith@gmail.com. Keith has been a recreational angler on the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries for over 50 years; he fishes weekly from his small boat during the season, and spends his free time supporting local conservation organizations.
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By Keith McGuire Contributing Writer What a great holiday weekend we just had! I hope everyone took the time to remember all of the soldiers, sailors and marines who have made the ultimate sacrifice to protect our freedom. After all, this is the real reason for the holiday, despite the opening of the local beaches and pools. Fishing and crabbing has been getting better and better. Ive seen pictures of abundant crabs, nice hardheads, big stripers, tasty speckled trout, more snakeheads and even a flounder; all caught over the last few days. (See for yourself at www.buzzsmarina.com, or stop by The Tackle Box and look at their pictures.) If you have been to the shore or out on your boat and you have not caught fish, then you must not be holding your mouth right! Bottom fishing is getting better and better as the water temperatures rise. The key is good bait. Good bait for croakers includes peeler crab, bloodworms, fresh (or fresh frozen) shrimp, squid, and even raw chicken breast bits. Higher water temperatures make some artificial baits good to use. The one that I always use is called Fish Bites. I like it because it is a no muss, no fuss type of bait. A small bit of Fish Bites on each hook instead of bloodworm, squid or shrimp will usually work well to catch hardheads, spot, and white perch. Good bait is also the key to catch fish other than spot, croakers and white perch. I have not heard of a lot of spot being caught yet, but when they do show up, they are premier bait for just about everything out there even spot! I like to take a spot and filet the little fish. You dont have to scale it or prepare it in any other way except to cut the filet into bait size pieces for the fish
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you are targeting. Fresh spot strips are great bait for flounder, bluefish, stripers, or almost any predator fish. When the spot show up in decent numbers, they are good bait to use for live-lining for rockfish and flounder a subject that I will cover in greater detail in a future article.
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By Ronald N. Guy Jr. Contributing Writer An elderly, city-dwelling African American couple, a similarly-aged white couple from the suburbs, two 30-something Gen-Xers from Southern Maryland and a 20-something couple recently transplanted from Indiana walk into an urban bar to share a dinner table and an evenings entertainment What? You havent heard this joke? Thats because its not a joke. Its not even fiction. This diverse cast of strangers randomly assembled and, within moments, conversed like best friends. So youre thinking, okay, its not a jokebut is there at least a punch line? There isor at least theres a point to consider...which Ill get to later. From its opening in 1910, Washington D.C.s Howard Theater was fortunately (because it existed at all) and unfortunately (because the segregated entertainment industry sadly mirrored society) THE place see the great African American entertainers of the period. Legends such as Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald and James Brown filled the Howard with their musical genius. The Howard closed in the early 1980s and for three decades emitted the worst of sounds for a historic, musical treasure: silence. That changed this year when, after an extensive renovation, the Howard re-opened. Being a nostalgic soul and someone lacking any recollection of the original, its hard to say that the Howard has never looked betterbut it simply couldnt have ever looked better. Adorned with its iconic Howard sign on the theaters facade and modern flash inside, the Howard is a spectacular venue befitting its place in American history. My cousin and I were the two 30-something Gen-Xers; to pacify his extensive vanity, Ill disclose that hes seven years my junior. The two elderly couples and the carefree young lovers from Indiana
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across the pond that was heavily influenced by Chuck Berry. Youve probably heard of themtheyre called the Rolling Stones. Showtime arrived before a moment of uncomfortable silence found our table. The curtains dropped and before our star-struck eyes appeared a living legend and a (if not the) godfather of Rock and Roll. Before Elvis Presley, The Beatles and the Rolling Stones, there was Chuck Berry. For the next hour differences in race, religion and politics were put on pause by what bound us together: the infectious blues-infused Rock and Roll of Chuck Berry. And thats when the correlation hit me save for the 9/11 tragedy, sports is the only thing thats created such beautiful unity amid such diversity. I love sports for that. Heres my short list of sports moments whose shared euphoria completely drowned out petty differences: storming the field after the last Skins game at RFK Stadium, attending Cal Ripken Jrs recordtying 2,130th straight game (thanks for ticket, sis) and being in Canton, OH for Art Monks and Darrell Greens induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. What moments made the stranger next to you a good friend? If only they could penetrate our daily lives more often. Send comments to rguyjoon@yahoo.com
will remain unidentified. What wont is the urban bar: the Howard Theater. As the eight of us were seated at a second-row table, the diversity of the group immediately struck me. What on earth were we going to discuss until the show started? A nervous panoramic view slightly tempered my initial unease. Our situation wasnt unique; nearly every table looked like a cross-section of America. The average age was probably 45 but the distribution around that mean was enormous. There was no identifiable majority race or gender. Regarding the attire, Ill offer this: at one adjacent table sat a gentleman in a tuxedo at the other was a dude wearing well-worn jeans and a tattered t-shirt from the movie The Big Lebowski that read, The Dude Abides. Indeed he does. Our social dilemma was resolved quickly. We talked aboutwhat else why we were there: a common love of music and, specifically for this night, of Mr. Chuck Berry. During our introductions, an immediate conversational catalyst was identified: the elderly African American couple was from D.C. and were original Howard patrons. They offered a fascinating account of some of the best and most underappreciated acts in music history. The conversation then naturally meandered to other greats such as Bob Dylan and a band from
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