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By Sarah Miller Staff Writer Students and teachers are working to overcome the misconception that the Calvert Career and Technology Academy is only a destination for non-college bound students. They had the opportunity to demonstrate the benefits of the academy during Democratic Congressman Steny Hoyers (MD-5) first visit to the school Monday. Principal Mark Wilding provided a guided tour for Hoyer and other visitors, stopping at various stations throughout the school and ending the visit with a short student roundtable. Welding instructor Dwight Bradford said the 24 slots in his class are continuously filled. The challenge is convincing students they have to leave the county to find higher paying jobs. He said a skilled welder, after five years of training and working, can make $100,000 or more a year, but those high-end jobs arent found in Calvert County. Food Production and Management Instructor Karl Hille echoed Bradfords concern, saying students have a hard time leaving the county, but higher paying jobs are more readily available in more urban areas, like Washington D.C. He said the first step is the hardest, but once a student has made a move for their career, the following steps get easier.
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By Guy Leonard Staff Writer Despite Department of Defense press releases stating that one of six marines killed in Afghanistan in a helicopter crash last week was from North Beach, town officials say they have no record of Cpl. Jesse Stites ever being a resident there. The town has made a public announcement stating that they honored both Stites and the five other marines who crashed
Photo By Frank Marquart Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta talks to the test team of the Joint Strike Fighter, background, about the planes critical role in the nations effort to maintain military superiority.
still be able to maintain its strength, agility and lethality. The whole purpose of this force has to be to have the capability to take on any aggressor, and more than one at a time, Panetta said. If were in a land war in Korea, weve got to have the capability to confront Iran if they go after the Straits of Hormuz.
The Joint Strike Fighter has been called a fifth generation air superiority fighter that is made all the more lethal because of its advanced avionics, maneuverability, supersonic speeds and stealthy construction. guyleonard@countytimes.net
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Matt, Marcia (mother and owner) and Zach Handrick are half the family members who took over running Garner and Duff Flower Shop in November 2011.
including building more floor space. She said the renovations were the best options in the minds of all involved as opposed to the quicker, but more expensive, option of adding an extension on the building. The plan will cost near $2 million. In addition to the museums contribution goal, the state will be putting in $500,000 and Calvert County will be fronting $1 million. We want to ensure this project happens, Gill said. Museum Director C. Douglass Alves, Jr., said the museum was founded in 1975. There are three segments to the museum Maritime History, Estuary Biology and Paleontology. Alves said the individual parts all work together to tell a complete story of Calvert County and Maryland, as each of them are integral to the area. For more information, visit www.calvertmarinemuseum.com. sarahmiller@countytimes.net
By Corrin M. Howe Staff Writer Former fighter qualified and commercial airline pilot Marcia Handrick recently purchased Garner and Duff Flower Shop in Prince Frederick. After only three months as the new owner, she has plenty of plans for taking the shop to new heights. When I sit down with a family for funerals or weddings I ask a lot of questions about the person. What are their interests, their hobbies, favorite colors and flowers, Handrick said. Recently she designed a diorama for the funeral of a hunter. She had deer coming out of the woods and a duck sitting on a pond. Shes also created a seaside beach scene, an easel spray with wind chimes and firemens company numbers in their wreaths. I want specialties to be the thing that sets us above the other special shops. Handrick had been a designer with another florist for three years when she heard Garner and Duff was up for sale. She knew it had a reputation for being a premier shop, with one designer who is paid by Gaylord & Taylor, in National Harbor to create $1,000 arrangements. Owning a flower shop is only one of several careers shes had over the years. Her family is originally from Calvert. One of her first jobs was flying banners over Ocean City 12 hours a day, six days a week. Her goal was to become a commercial airline pilot so she was gaining the number of hours and licenses needed. However, the airlines werent hiring at the time so she entered the Air Force instead and met her husband, Pat. She left the Air Force when she had her first set of twins, Nick and Matt. Then she eventually became an airline pilot for a few years before she had more children five all together. The last two are also twins, a boy and girl, currently attending Huntingtown High School. Following in her fathers entrepreneur footsteps, she purchased a daycare center in Waldorf and eventually a second one in Clinton. After 13 years, she sold them and took a break before becoming a designer for a local florist. She said shed also loved gardening, flowers and arrangements. She was amazed at how well her idea of buying a floral shop was received by her family. Matt, one of the oldest twins, handles customer service for her. Her middle son, Zach, has taken over marketing and her husband, Pat, does the books. This week they upgraded to a new computer program which she hopes will take the shop to the next level in marketing and building her Internet sales. She and her husband also want to attack the problem their location gives them for potential foot traffic. The building is on Southbound Route 4 in Prince Frederick between the Safeway and the Wal-mart behind a mound of dirt. She said Pat found some Christmas trees with LED lights which made their location pop for the first time to even long time residents. Parking is also an issue because of the hill of dirt. The florist industry is changing. Grocery stores and big box stores are selling arrangements and flowers at discounted rates. They have the buying power that we cant match, Handrick said. Her family moved back into the area when her father and mother became sick. Although shes been back in the area for 12 years, it wasnt until she became owner of Garner and Duff that she felt a sense of community. She is very thankful for how she and her family have been embraced. info@somdpublishing.net
Another benefit of the program is children receiving exposure to animals. Izzi said she saw one child come in who was afraid of dogs, and have the chance to interact with an animal in a safe, controlled environment. Saturday was the fourth Paws to read afternoon, returning after a one-year hiatus in 2011. Izzi said the library made sure to leave slots open for walk-in children who saw the dogs and wanted to get involved. In total, there were five animals and 36 children at the library. sarahmiller@countytimes.net
one of 13 Russian Embassy offices. Her future husband, who was on guard, stopped her from going further. They had dinner that night and married about two years later. Since her husband was Secret Service in the Reagan years, he traveled a lot particularly during the elections. She was a prosecuting attorney in Prince Georges county with twin girls in preschool. It was hard juggling. Mike would be traveling and I would be stuck in trial. Id take a break, pick up the girls in a dual stroller and bring them back to the office, she laughed. Her co-workers would either watch them in her office or shed bring them into court. They sat through quite a few verdicts. Martin praises the judicial system, which while formal is accepting of working moms. She said she runs her office the same way, helping out new moms. Despite their early introduction to law, and watching their mother present a murder case, neither of her daughters followed in her footsteps. One is about to graduate as a chemical engineer and the other wants to write fiction.
Now that her daughters are almost graduated, she feels she has more time to focus on being a States Attorney. I like what I do. I like helping people. I try to be as responsive as I can. If nothing else point someone in the right direction. She has her home phone listed, law enforcement have her cell phone and office number and she tries to respond to email within a day of receipt, even when shes on vacation. She said she receives 30 to 100 emails a day. While one expects law enforcement to call her about warrants, investigations and Fourth Amendment questions, she also receives a significant number of calls from the citizens. Shell find herself answering inquires about students being bullied at school, disputes between neighbors, and people looking for attorneys. Shell provide four to five attorney names for various specializations. I would worry if people didnt call me. I like helping people. How else can you help others unless you have open contact? She also likes working with new attorneys in her office, helping them organize their cases
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Judith Bell, 66
Judith Ann Judy Bell, 66, of Lusby, MD, passed away Dec. 27, 2011 at Calvert Memorial Hospital in Prince Frederick, MD. Judy was born February 8, 1945 in Cleveland, Ohio to Malcolm M. and Roxy (Jones) MacKenzie. She lived in Glen Burnie, MD and graduated from Glen Burnie High School, class of 1964. She also lived in Cumberland, Baltimore, Riviera Beach and Annapolis, MD from 1964 to 1970, until moving to Calvert County in 1971. Judy attended the College of Southern Maryland, where she studied law enforcement. She was employed as a security officer at Calvert Cliffs from the mid 1970s until retiring in 1987. She was a member of Waters Memorial Church, Port Republic, MD. Judy enjoyed living near the Chesapeake Bay, the beach, making jewelry, reading and watching movies. She also enjoyed flowers and was fond of her cats. She is survived by daughters Heather D. Bell Roark of Prince Frederick, MD, Michelle Y. Shelly Beale of St. Leonard, MD and a son Charles F. Bell III Chuck and wife Kerri of North Carolina. Also surviving are eleven grandchildren, three great grandchildren, brothers Malcolm Buddy MacKenzie of Fallston, MD and Norman MacKenzie of Aberdeen, MD and sisters Joyce Thomas of Arnold, MD and Elaine Herman of Red Lion, Penn. She was preceded in death by a sister Merline Richardson. A memorial service and celebration of Judys life will be held Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 1:00 P.M. at Rausch Funeral Home, P.A., 8325 Mt. Harmony Lane, Owings, MD. Interment will follow at Asbury Cemetery in Prince Frederick, MD.
Henry enlisted in the United States Army March 10, 1970 ad served until being discharged June 8, 1973 as a SP5 He graduated from the University of Maryland, University College in 1982. Henry was a professional insurance agent, owing and operating a local Allstate Insurance Agency in Huntingtown since 2000. He and his family have resided in Calvert County since 1978. Henry was an active volunteer within Calvert County donating his time to Calvert Meals on Wheels. He was also a member of the Prince Frederick Elks Lodge 2620. He enjoyed fishing and spending time at the beach with his family. He was cherished by his family and will be greatly missed by all. He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Else Schmidle and a brother H. Christopher Boyce. He is survived by his beloved wife of 40 years Linda Jeanne Boyce, two daughters Lisa Marie Boyce and Cheri Boyce Shifflett and her husband Larry, Jr., and two grandchildren Lily Morgan and Owen Mason Shifflett all of Huntingtown and his parents Horace Edward and Inge Ilse Boyce of Loudon, Tennessee. Friends were received on Friday, January 20, 2012 at Rausch Funeral Home, Owings, where services were held at 7:30 P.M. Private family interment was to be held at Meadowridge Memorial Park, Elkridge, MD.
to her and she touched many lives. She will be missed greatly by the many friends that she has maintained throughout the years. Survivors include: one son, Michael (Kela) Gasparovic of New Stanton, PA; one son-in-law, Joseph Hacker of Saint Leonard, MD; two brothers, James (Vicky) Belanger and Dr. Arthur (Wendy) Belanger; four sisters, Jackie Denton, Marjorie (John) Dick, June (Ralph) Birchmeier and Jeanette (Richard) Ries; her grandchildren, and numerous nephews and nieces who all cherished her. She was predeceased by her daughter Rosalie Hacker, her parents, and her two brothers, Robert and Richard Belanger. The funeral mass was celebrated at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Owosso, Michigan, on Saturday, January 21, followed by internment in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Owosso. A memorial service will be held on January 27th, 2 p.m. at St. John Vianney Catholic Church, Prince Frederick, Maryland. Memorials are suggested to the St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital.
Barbara Lusby, 72
Barbara Jean Lusby, 72, of Upper Marlboro, MD passed away January 16, 2012 at Southern Maryland Hospital Center in Clinton, MD. She was born June 16, 1939 in Chaneyville, MD to Joseph W. and Ruth Rebecca (Robinson) Cochran. She was raised in Calvert County and graduated from Calvert High School. She married Roy F. Lusby October 18, 1975 and they lived in Upper Marlboro, MD. Barbara was employed for many years as a school bus driver with the Prince Georges County Board of Education, retiring in 2001. In her leisure time she enjoyed raising beagles and attending competition field trials with her husband, attending local church suppers, and spending time with her family and friends. Barbara was preceded in death by her parents Joseph W. Cochran and Ruth Beverly, and by a step-son Ricky Lusby. She is survived by her husband Roy Lusby, a son William P. Bill Windsor and wife Ann of Brandywine, MD, a step-daughter Cheryl Wilson of Dallas, TX, a step-son Butch Windsor of Virginia, a sister Alice Williams of Huntingtown, MD, and brothers Harry Cochran of Franklin, MA and Karl Anderson of Rocky Mount, VA. A funeral service was held Friday, January 20, 2012 at Rausch Funeral Home, Owings. Interment followed at Trinity Episcopal Church Cemetery, Rectory Lane, Upper Marlboro, MD. For additional information visit www. RauschFuneralHomes.com
David Hanna, 20
David Matthew Hanna, 20, of Huntingtown, MD passed away on January 16, 2012. David was born August 7, 1991 at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, MD to David E. and Cathrine Ann (Yale) Hanna. He lived with his family in Upper Marlboro, MD until moving to Dunkirk in 2000, and graduated from Northern High School with the class of 2009. He was an accomplished travel select soccer player, enjoyed sports and music, and was a fan of the Washington Redskins. David was a member of First Lutheran Church of Calvert County where he was baptized and confirmed. He currently attended the College of Southern Maryland where he had attained his welding certification. David was preceded in death by grandparents Edwin Hanna, Joan Yale Flory, and Selma and Harry Albanese. He is survived by a son Colt M. Hanna and fianc Lauren J. Ragan of Prince Frederick, MD; his parents David E. Hanna of Huntingtown and Cathrine A. Hanna of Prince Frederick; brothers Cory D. Gleason and wife Tiffany of Ft. Hood, TX, Craig M. Gleason and wife Estefany of Charleston, SC and Joshua N. Hanna of Huntingtown. He is also survived by grandparents Robert and Colleen Yale of Hammonds Port, NY and Carl Flory of Chambersburg, PA. A Memorial Service and Celebration of Life was held at First Lutheran Church of Calvert County, 6300 Southern Maryland Boulevard, Huntingtown, MD on Sunday January 22, 2012.. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy in Davids name may be made to: David E. Hanna, Trustee, Fund for Colt M. Hanna, 1870 Emmanuel Church Road, Huntingtown, MD 20639. Arrangements are by Rausch Funeral Home, P.A., Owings, MD. For additional service information visit www.RauschFuneralHomes.com.
Jean Gasparovic, 70
Jean T. Gasparovic, 70, of Prince Frederick, Maryland, passed away Saturday morning, January 7th, 2012 at home. Mrs. Gasparovic was born on May 6th, 1941, in Genesee, Michigan, the daughter of Raoul A. and Margaret (Hursky) Belanger. She graduated from St. Michaels High School, Maple Grove in 1959. On July 24, 1965, she married Michael A. Gasparovic of Lennon, Michigan, at St. Michaels Catholic Church, Maple Grove. He predeceased her on October 24th, 1994. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Owosso, Michigan, and St. John Vianney Catholic Church, Prince Frederick, Maryland. Mrs. Gasparovic was a homemaker. She loved camping, polka dancing with her beloved husband, reading, and doting on her grandchildren, Shelby, Brennan, Shea, Makaela, Shannon and Tatiana. Her faith was very important
Doris Matteson, 80
Doris Barrett Matteson, 80, of Solomons, MD, passed away on January 16, 2012. She was born on October 12, 1931 in Appeal, MD to Daniel and Suzanna Virginia Allen Barrett. Doris was a life long resident of Calvert County. She graduated from Calvert County High School in 1948 and Blackstone College in 1950. Doris worked as a Revenue Examiner for the State of Maryland for many years. Doris loved being with family and friends, purrusing antiques, traveling, reading, and doing crosswords. She was a member and past princess of the Solomons Island Yacht Club. Doris was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Edward, Carl and Daniel Barrett, Jr.; four sisters, Ethel Barrett, Estelle Barrett Cliffton, Ruth Barrett Horsmon and Beatrice Barrett Warfield. She was also preceded in death by her granddaughter, Sherry Eller Janney; and a grandson who was also known as her Buddy (and she was known as his Dars), Randall Barrett Eller. Doris is survived by her two loving daughters, Susan Allen Matteson Church of Atlanta, GA, and Ruth Anne Matteson Eller with her husband, Randy Earl Eller of Hilton Head, SC. She is also survived by a granddaughter, Wendy Eller Kagey of Roanoke, VA; a grandson, Aaron Matthew Eller of Mt. Pleasant, SC; and a sister, Flora Mae Russell of Solomons, MD.;
Henry Boyce, 63
Henry Clay Boyce, 63, of Huntingtown, MD passed away on Sunday, January 15, 2012 at his home. He was born August 26, 1948 in Ft. Knox, Kentucky to Horace Edward and Inge Ilse (Schmidle) Boyce.
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and 6 great grandchildren. In addition, Doris is survived by her devoted friend, Jack Estridge, as well as too many dear friends to name (and as she was known to say: And you know who you are!) There was a commemoration of her passing followed by a celebration of her life at the Solomons Island Yacht Club, 14604 HG Trueman Road, Solomons, MD 20688. nterment will be held at a later date in Lowcountry Memorial Gardens, Bluffton, SC. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made in her memory to the Alzheimers Association, Southern Maryland Office, P. O. Box 1889, La Plata, MD 20646. Arrangements entrusted to the Rausch Funeral Home, P.A., Lusby, MD, www.rauschfuneralhomes.com.
Alice Nobles, 85
Alice Joyce Nobles, 85, of Prince Frederick, MD, passed away January 11, 2012 at Calvert Memorial Hospital in Prince Frederick, MD. Joyce was born September 4, 1926 in Kinston, NC to John and Josephine (Tilghman) Gardner. She received her education in North Carolina public schools and attended Columbia Union College in Takoma Park, MD. She was employed as a subject cataloger with the Library of Congress, retiring in 1988. Joyce resided in Suitland until moving to Prince Frederick in 1996. She was a member of Pennsylvania Avenue Seventh Day Adventist Church and the National Association of Retired Federal Employees. She was an avid reader and enjoyed making gourmet chocolates for her family and friends.
Joyce was preceded in death by her parents and a brother Johnny Ray Gardner. Surviving are her son Terry Nobles and his wife Betty of Dunkirk, MD, grandson David Nobles and his wife Jennifer of Huntingtown, a great-granddaughter Lexi Nobles and a great-grandson Chase Nobles, brothers Jesse Gardner and his wife Annie Mae of New Bern, NC, Joel Gardner and his wife Jessie of Vienna, VA, Jeffrie Gardner and his wife Sandra of New Bern, NC, sisters Jacqueline Willis of New Bern, NC, Jonquil Lanier of Chattanooga, TN, Joan Finch, Lansing, MI, Juliette Church and her husband Charles of Kirkland, WA, and numerous nieces and nephews. Friends were received at Rausch Funeral Home, P.A., in Owings on January 14, 2012. A Funeral Service and Life Celebration were held Sunday, January 15, 2012 at Smithville United Methodist Church, Dunkirk. Interment followed at Smithville Cemetery.
Vincent Thrasher, 88
Vincent Lee Thrasher, 88 of St. Leonard, MD died the morning of January 19th at the Charlotte Hall Veterans home where he had lived for the past year. Vincent was born January 27, 1923 in rural Lewis County, MO to the late Anna Thrasher. Vincent was raised on a farm in Missouri where he became the head of the household at the age of fourteen. He was drafted into the US Army and served in Germany where he was captured on December 24, 1944 and held POW until April 4th of 1945. While stationed at Fort Meade, MD before shipping out to Germany, Vincent met
Alice Elizabeth Parks of Broomes Island, MD and upon his return, married Alice and moved to Broomes Island. He later moved the family to St. Leonard in 1952 where he lived for the next fifty two years. He secured employment with the US Navy at Solomons Island after the war and then worked for 35+ years at Patuxent River Naval Air Station as an aircraft lighting technician. Vincent almost single handedly rebuilt his St. Leonard home from the ground up, raised four sons and became the neighborhood repair shop always helping family and friends with automotive, lawnmower repair and other projects. Vincent was a loving son, spending his summer vacations providing much needed assistance to his mother in Missouri. Vincent was a charter member of the Calvert Amateur Radio Club, HAM radio operator, member of The Southern Maryland DAV, and of the Calvary Bible Church in Lusby, Maryland. Vincent was predeceased in death by his loving wife Alice of 62 years, his mother Anna, sisters; Elsie Marie and Virginia. Vincent is survived by two sisters, Erma Dee Jones of Lewistown, MO, Betty Barron of Hoopeston, IL, four sons, Orval and wife Sandy of North Beach, MD, Larry and wife Kaye of Annapolis, MD, Terry and wife Sara of Sinking Springs, PA and Lloyd and wife Cathy of St. Leonard, MD. Grand children, Todd, Brian, Quillan, Corbin, Michelle, Colin and Harrison, and three great grand children, Taylor, Connor and Trystan. Friends are invited to the celebration of life for Vincent during visitations at the Rausch Funeral Home, 4405 Broomes Island Road, Port Republic, MD on Thursday January 26th from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 PM. A funeral services will be held Friday January 27th, 10:30am at the Broomes Island Wesleyan Church on Church Road. The same church where Vincent and Alice were married. Interment will follow the service at Southern Memorial Gardens in Dunkirk, MD.
Bonnie Turner, 44
Bonnie Jo Turner, 44, of Lusby, MD, passed away suddenly on January 15, 2012. She was born on June 9, 1967 in Prince Frederick, MD to Bonnie Jean Shipman Turner and the late Franklin Percy Turner, Sr. Bonnie loved to play softball all of her life. Her hobby was to fix computers. She was a very loving mother, daughter, aunt, and sister. She enjoyed spending her weekends spending time with friends and family. She had a green thumb and loved gardening. Bonnie was a great cook and her salsa recipe will always be a family favorite. Bonnie is survived by her daughters Kayla Jo Turner and Jamie Turner of Lusby, MD; mother, Bonnie Jean Turner, of Lusby, MD; sisters Jeannie Kunkel and her husband Daniel of NC, Becky Sievert and her husband Andy of Lusby, MD and Barbara Patterson and her husband Joe of Port Republic, MD; brother Franklin P. Turner, Jr. and his wife Alexis of Prince Frederick, MD; nieces and nephews Sherri, Andrew, Heather, Rachel, Alayna, Glenn, Katie, Ava, Koeby, Seth and Payton and her great niece Mariah. The family received friends at the Rausch Funeral Home, 20 American Lane, Lusby, MD on Thursday, January 19, 2012. A service celebrating her life was held on Friday, January 20, at the Rausch Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor R. Todd Marple officiating. Interment followed in Mt Harmony United Methodist Church Cemetery. Arrangements provided by Rausch Funeral Home, P.A., Lusby, MD, www.rauschfuneralhomes.com.
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of the event and the project. There are a lot of great people in this crowd and Im grateful to be able to see their faces. He said he looks forward to easier mobility once the expansion is completed. Patuxent Habitat for Humanity Executive Director Pamela Shubert said the septic had just been approved and the next step would be acquiring permits for the foundation to be poured and the framing, which will be done by Mennonite friends and neighbors of the Getschers. She said the county has been great about fast-tracking permits for their projects and she was grateful for the volunteers that give their time and services. Shubert said a second Repair Corps project in the works will provide a veteran and ex-Habitat volunteer with a ramp and repairs to his roof. Private donors have recently given $75,000 to the project, which can be used if a veterans needs exceed the $10,000 per-project budget. Getscher said he feels the appreciation his community has shown him for his service and looks forward to further recovery and more time at home. Patuxent Habitat for Humanity is currently accepting applications from low to moderate income qualifying veterans for remodeling and renovation projects that will alleviate critical health, life and safety issues or code violations. Veterans who have received an honorable or general discharge are eligible to participate. Veterans that are residents of Calvert or St. Marys counties that would like to participate in this program are encouraged to call 301-863-6227 or 410-326-9050 for more information. carriemunn@countytimes.net
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Photo By Corrin M. Howe Gage Kowalczyk, 2nd grade, is opening his first savings account.
By Corrin M. Howe Staff Writer Sunderland Elementary School students are learning about goal setting and savings through a monthly visit by Educational Systems Federal Credit Union. This is where it all begins, said Victoria Samuels, VP of Marketing for the credit union. According to Samuels, the credit union comes into schools throughout Calvert County once a month to allow students to make deposits into a savings account. When the representatives from the credit union first arrive, they teach the students about setting goals such as saving for a new bike, video game, or Disney World. By teaching them goal setting with finances we are giving them something tangible, said Samuels. It is something they can grasp. They start out with a dollar and soon it grows to $25 to $100 and before they know it they realize Im rich. Delecia Eller acts as the teller every third Friday of the month at Sunderland Elementary School. She sets up a table in the gym during the students morning arrival. Her table includes a laptop, deposit slips, pens, and a date stamp. This day the students came with checks from Christmas, a card full of coins which equate to $5, rolls of quarters, and loose bills. Some were already organized, carrying their bankbook, completed deposit slip. Others handed money in plastic baggies to Eller. So far, Educational Systems Federal Credit Union is in 10 Calvert schools at all levels. Eller usually comes during bus arrival or lunch once a month to each school. Besides taking deposits, the credit union tries to educate students about their finances. This week they went in to Patuxent High Schools lunch period and talked about credit The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. Samuels said they hope their newest branch office will open in the Spring of 2012 in Prince Frederick in the old Skores Grille. Our effect on the educational community is our true mission which is to help our teachers, bus drivers, principals, moms and dads and students to reach their financial goals and dreams. Parent Clair Weber said she started a savings account through a similar program when she was in school and forgot about it over the years. It was a nice surprise to rediscover it when she first graduated from college with a little bit of money. She is hoping the same will happen with her children. corrin@somdpublishing.net
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Megan Tillini and Anthony Delgado, both 4th graders from Beach Elementary School in Chesapeake Beach, face off in the first-ever Scholastic Chess Tournament on Saturday at Great Mills High School sponsored by the Maryland Educational Chess Association.
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By Keith McGuire Contributing Writer January weather does little to help cure cabin fever or winter doldrums. Thankfully, I have the job of finding new things to talk about that relate to outdoor activities that we can enjoy when the weather is better. You may recall that the Maryland Department of Natural Resources sponsored a Snakehead Fishing Contest last year. Anglers who caught northern snakeheads were invited to post a picture and a brief description of their catch on the DNR Anglers Log in order to be eligible for prizes at the end of the year. Last week they announced the winners. Top prize was a $200 Bass Pro Shop Gift Card, and the winner was Rodney Hose of Lexington Park! Rodney caught the fish on September 21, 2011. He said the snakehead smashed a white chatterbait with a zoom 4 trailer. The fish was caught on the Virginia shoreline of Occoquan Bay, south of the Wildlife Refuge. Congratulations Rodney! While I was poking around at Maryland DNR, I came upon something that Ill bet you
didnt know! There is now a statewide moratorium on the harvest of River Herring including blueback and alewife herring. This fishery closure was implemented on December 26, 2011, in response to a coast-wide concern regarding the depressed stock levels of blueback and alewife herring, said DNR Fisheries Service Director Tom OConnell. This is evident by a 93 percent drop in commercial river herring landings along the Atlantic Coast since 1985. With few exceptions, it is now illegal to possess river herring in Maryland, said Mike Luisi, DNR Fish- Cary Wolfe with a Virginia record rockfish. eries Service Assistant Disee the differences between these fish. rector for Estuarine and Marine Fisheries. Under the hardy people category, there Anyone in possession of river herring as are a few folks who are actually fishing now. bait will need to have a receipt indicating where Some are catching yellow perch in deep holes in the herring was purchased. This will allow bait the rivers and tributaries, and others are booking shops to sell, and fishermen to possess, river charters or guided trips out of Virginia Beach. herring for bait that was harvested from a State One such hardy individual Cary Wolfe whose fishery remains open, as an ASMFC apof Manassas, Virginia caught a 74 pound, 57 proved sustainable fishery. States with open river inch striped bass last Friday off Cape Henry. herring fisheries include New York, Maine, New The girth on this fish was 32 inches! It is not Hampshire, South Carolina and North Carolina. a world record thats held by Connecticut naConcerned about the alewife defined by tive Greg Myerson who set the world record back this moratorium, I talked to a DNR biologist to in August with an 81.88-pound rockfish but make sure that the bunker and menhaden that when validated, it will stand as a new Virginia we typically use for cut-bait and chum was NOT State record. According to the report I saw from included in this definition. As explained to me, the Richmond Fishing Expo last weekend, Mr. there is a species of river herring similar to the Wolfe plans to eat the fish! blueback herring that some anglers in the northriverdancekeith@hotmail.com. ern reaches of the bay call alewife. It does not Keith has been a recreational angler on the refer to our bunker. If you find yourself confused Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries for over 50 by these different species, you might check out years; he fishes weekly from his small boat durtheir Fish Facts page on the MD DNR website ing the season, and spends his free time supportat http://dnr.maryland.gov/fisheries/fishfacts/ to ing local conservation organizations.
BleaChers
By Ronald N. Guy Jr. Contributing Writer With the Super Bowl yet to be served, the NFL playoffs have already been a fantastic dish. The fashionable, pinball machine-like offenses in Green Bay and New Orleans fell victim to throwback, defense-first foes. Tebow-mania unexpectedly took out Black and Gold nation before falling to a man named Brady (Tom... not Mike, Greg, Peter or Bobby). The upstart 49ers provided NFL history books with another memorable victory catch at Candlestick Park. And the conference championship games, both decided by 3 points, were epic. Whewis it any wonder this game has become so deeply woven into our culture and
created such an emotional addiction that gluttonous indulgence in its buffet is inevitable? The answers are an emphatic no and no, of course. One of the reasons for NFLs popularity is its unpredictability, a trait that creates hope for fans of the leagues downtrodden and indigestion in fans waving the flags of the favorites. In other words, suspense is ever-present. The NFL is a league where the 5-11 Skins can beat the Giants twice, the 2-14 Rams can beat the Saints, the Giants can travel to Lambeau Field and ruin the Packers 15-1 season and 49ers can go from 6-10 in 2010 to the NFC Championship Game a year later (yes, all of that really happened). Proof of the NFLs capriciousness ironically similar to the disjointed bouncing of a loose football can be found in its postseasons cast: an annually derived twelveteam roster thats never the same and always contains members that will raise your brow. The source of this yearly postseason upheaval is the dynamic forces residing within every roster. Teams must manage 53 (its rosters size) different personalities, overcome contract/payment squabbles, deal