2012-03-15 Calvert Gazette
2012-03-15 Calvert Gazette
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By Sarah Miller Staff Writer Drivers going up and down Route 4 may have noticed signs up announcing bridgework to start March 18. The work is expected to last through the year, and includes cleaning and repainting the steel, working on the concrete under the deck and rehabilitating other areas. State Highway Administration (SHA) spokesperson David Buck said the first project, costing $3.2 million, will begin next week with containment being set up to keep contaminants out of the beach and the river. He said containment is the most crucial part of any cleaning and painting job. Once containment is set up, workers will be cleaning and painting steel on the ends of the bridge, where the span is over land. Buck said it will be methodical
ski said. Looking at the process, I felt the same, she said. Currently, Hipski said she is working to make minor changes to take comments into account. A major change is in the submittal of the final site plan. The Final Mylar, a master planning document that has to be physically signed by different groups involved in the approval process in order to gain final site plan approval, was submitted in the past when the planning commission indicated they were willing to sign off on it. Now, owners and consultants must get everyone to the point where they are willing to sign off on the project and indicate their willingness to the department of planning and zoning. Different departments are connected through a computer system where they can indicate a ready for signature status, and owners and consultants are responsible for making sure agencies make the change in the computer status. Hipski said the new process will keep Mylar copies from getting lost as they go from agency from agency for signature because all the signatures will be done at once. With the streamlining split into two parts the first document dealing with the process from submittal to the planning commission was sent out Dec. 30 for comment. The second, dealing with the planning commission to the final site plan approval, was submitted for comment Jan. 23. sarahmiller@countytimes.net
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The efforts of thousands of locals who voted online paid off this week as End Hunger Chairman Rev. Robert Hahn, pastor of Chesapeake Church, was recognized as a Compassionate Marylander winner on Monday. Hahn was presented with a Governors Citation and $5000 check from CareFirst to End Hunger In Calvert County.
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By Susan Shaw Calvert County Commissioner, District 2
Spring is coming after the mildest winter I can remember. I know that I will be relieved if we dont get a late snow or two that wipes out some of the savings on heating bills, especially at this time of rising gasoline prices. I am hearing rumors that the MD General Assembly (Legislature) in Annapolis may be backing away from their ill-advised plan to raise gasoline taxes. Perhaps they did not think we would notice when our budgets became impossible to balance due to their unwise plans. Perhaps they do not realize that those of us who live in the real world know that with rising gasoline prices, the price of all commodities goes up, and the overall cost of living and doing business becomes untenable. If I sound annoyed, it is because I am. Who on earth do they think they are fooling? Either seven or nine (depending on whos counting and how they are counting) counties in MD were not able to make Maintenance of Effort (MOE), which is to say that they were unable to fund their schools at the same level as the previous year. Of course not!! Counties get their income primarily from real estate taxes, and secondarily, from the piggy back tax (a portion of the income tax). The Legislature must not have noticed that we have been in a deep recession and that house prices have fallen (nationwide) more than they did in the Great Depression, greatly reducing the real estate taxes to Counties. So what kinds of help is the Legislature proposing to provide? Their proposal is to penalize the Counties who couldnt make MOE and make ALL the Counties pay more with the threat of siphoning off the income tax revenues if the Counties fail to magically conjure this extra
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money out of thin air. (This proposal was authored by Del. John Bohanan of St. Marys County.) Better yet, why not reduce the exemption on interest paid on real estate for those individuals and businesses still getting by? I did not make this up! Or even better yet, in addition to making the Counties commit to additional education spending that they do not have, why not also make them pay for Teachers Pensions? Especially since the Legislature has refused to move to a modern pension plan, and instead, has gouged the teachers, who must pay an additional 2% of their income toward a decreased pension benefit. Oh, but you havent heard the best part yet. The 2% extra went into the General Fund, not the Teachers Pension fund, which is short by $19 Billion dollars! Thats the beauty of shifting the Teachers Pensions to the Counties: the Counties will also get the underfunding on their books, which they will then get to explain to Wall Street when they go for bond ratings. AND, in case your head is not spinning yet, this brilliant plan will force the Counties to pay more in interest on all their borrowing, making the Counties even more desperate for income. The final blow is that the Counties wont be able to fix these cooked books from the state, because the pension liability is rising so fast, at just under 8% per year, that they will never be able to catch up. Just as the state wasnt, which is why the Legislature wanted to shift the Teachers Pensions in the first place. (More info. is available at www.StopTheShiftMD.com) Oh, dear, I dont have enough space to share the good news about tax increases on internet purchases, internet downloads, automobile repairs, tobacco products, boat registrations, hunting licenses, death certificates, and more! Stay tuned for next time for all the amazing details
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nate in how you do it. She used the example of how when she was in high school, boys could not sign up for home economics classes. After her work in the 1970s, she later did a study on how high schools were discriminating against pregnant students, making them take classes at different times or in different rooms while not requiring the same of the males who fathered the child. In todays environment, discrimination against males could look like schools setting up daycare for children of moms trying to finish school, but not allowing children of fathers in the same situation. The Maryland Commission for Women and the Women Legislators of Maryland established the Womans Hall of Fame in 1985. Since that time more than 138 women have been inducted. Names of previous honorees include: Harriet Ross Tubman, Clara Barton, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, and Nancy Grasmick, Ph.D. (former Superintendent of Maryland State Department of Education). The only other Calvert County resident in the hall is Harriet Elizabeth Brown, a school teacher who took the county Board
of Education to court over inequitable pay. Thurgood Marshall represented Brown in the 1937 case. Fifteen years later he would stand before the U.S. Supreme Court for the landmark Brown vs. the Board of Education of Topeka. Im honored to be in the company of the previous Hall of Fame members, said Dunkle. Calvert County Board of Commissioner Susan Shaw rode up on the chartered bus to Annapolis. It is a very big deal. Only five or six women from all over the state are inducted each year. And usually there are very spirited discussions when going through the selection process, said Shaw.
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a Redskins game. Ive had a number of people quit me based on using this model, said Benton, who said everyone should be able to find an extra 20-30 hours a week to spend on meeting their goals doing simple things like listening to an educational CD rather than watching TV. A plan helps ordinary people achieve extraordinary results, he said. In his coaching business he works with attorneys, doctors, clerks, stay-at-home moms and more. Im a blessing or a curse to those who come to me for coaching. It is a process. It takes time to germinate. It doesnt matter the steps you have to take are different but still have short, mid and long term [goals]. Everything has a start and a finish. Start getting What some of Mike Bentons clients excited. and acquaintances say about him: He cautions people that believe falsely they I know Mike through posts on Facebook really. He can do everything they had always been inspiring when our school went through its need to reach their goals struggle. He gave me a pep talk online and motivated me to keep and to just stop. Just like doing what I was doing as the co chair of the Marketing Task dieting, it doesnt work, Force, to move forward and to keep up the positive energy. I'll he said. Coaching is bet he has many followers and friends! Suzanne Pucciarella, daily. with Our Lady Star of the Sea school. Benton is a gradu He did run for Mardi Gras King and he has been a ate of Northern High good friend to us. He is also my life coach. I think very highly of School and University of Mike. Kelly Chambers, CEO of United Way of Calvert County. Ive known Mike for almost 10 years. We both joined Maryland College Park. the Economical Development Commission at the same time. He is current member of Ive done some things with him through his real estate. He sold the North Beach Town my sister her home. And hes an avid Dunkin Donuts customer, Council. said Nance Pretto Simmons, owner of Dunkin Donuts in Lusby, He and his wife, and president of the Lusby Business Association. Tina Patriarca Benton, When you hire a coach you want a game changer. are agents with Home Someone who will tell you the truth and make you want to Towne Real Estate. He change Mike is that game changer to anyone willing to listen is a father of four with a and take the needed steps, Brian Mayer, owner of Online 4 A daughter in college down Dime. to a one-year-old son. He Mike Benton is one of the career counselors I met bought and renovated the through the Job Match Re-Employment Program. He's one of North Beach home he the most inspirational figures I've had the pleasure of meeting, grew up in. and I'm proud to call him my friend. He is an example what's This is my life. I possible when one combines the power of positive thinking with didnt learn it in college decisive goal setting and dedication. We can all take charge of our lives and move in a new, positive direction. Mike Benton or last week. It is a very shows us how it's done. Preston Ford, writer. simple process but not easy.
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Jack Brazell, 76
Francis John Jack Brazell, 76 , formerly of Huntingtown, MD passed away March 6, 2012 at the Annapolitan Assisted Living in Annapolis, MD. He was born Sept. 10, 1935 in Syracuse, NY to William F. and Anna (Lanty) Brazell. Jack was raised and educated in Syracuse, NY. He served in the United States Army from 1955 to 1957, serving in Korea. After his service Jack relocated to the Washington, D.C. area where he met and married Monica E. Burgoyne. He was employed as a cable splicer for C & P Telephone Company retiring in 1986. He was preceded in death by his wife and two brothers and two sisters. He is survived by four daughters Kathleen Morrone and her husband Pat of Chesapeake Beach, MD, Ann Myers and her husband Jim of Nashville, TN, Maggie Webb and her husband Ed of Dunkirk, MD and Cindy Warren and her husband Mike of Fredericksburg, VA; three sons Joseph LaPlaca and his wife Tina of Fredericksburg, VA, Mark LaPlaca and his wife Billie of Frederick, MD and John Brazell and his wife Debbie of Stevensville, MD; 18 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. Friends were received March 10 at St. Anthonys Catholic Church, North Beach, MD, where a Mass and celebration of his life was held at 11:00 A.M. Interment followed at Resurrection Cemetery, Clinton, MD Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of the Chesapeake, 445 Defense Highway, Annapolis, MD 21401.
for 21 years until his retirement in 1996. He received the Navy Commendation Medal, Navy Achievement Medal, Joint Meritorious Service Ribbon, Meritorious Unit Citation, (2) Battle E Ribbons, (5) Navy Good Conduct Medals, (2) Sea Service Deployment Ribbons and the National Defense Service Medal. After serving his country Robert worked for the Department of Defense in Computer Logistics. He is survived by his beloved wife, Theresa Bruette of Lusby, MD; loving daughters, Kimberly Watson and Kristie Frost both of Jacksonville, FL; his mother Marian Bruette of St. Petersburg, FL and a grandson. All services will be private. Should friends desire contributions may be made in his memory to Calvert Hospice, P. O. Box 838, Prince Frederick, MD 20678 "Donations are encourage online at www.calverthospice.org" or to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, 2141 Rosecrans Ave., Suite 7000, El Segundo, CA 90245 www.pancan.org. Arrangements provided by Rausch Funeral Home, P.A., Lusby, MD rauschfuneralhomes.com.
Rosalee Freeland, 87
Rosalee Freeland, 87, of Forestville, MD passed away on Feb. 19, 2012 at her residence. She was the youngest child of 12 children of the late Rev. Charlie H. Range and Hattie M. Range, was born on April 30, 1924 in Macon, Ga. After the death of her parents, Detroit, Michigan became her home which was also the residence of many of her relatives. Rosalee was a first lieutenant in the United States Army. She was inducted into the Army Nurse Corps on July 30, 1953. During her career in the U.S. Army, she met the love of her life, Carl E. Freeland, her late husband of 36 years, who was also in the United States Army. This union was blessed with four children: two sons, Carl (Chuckie) who preceded his mom in death and Andre, and twin daughters, Carlene
and Charlene. Rosalee was an active and faithful member of the Third Street Church of God located in Washington, D.C. until her health declined. Her love for God and her faith in Him was always prevalent in her life including her last moments when she called for Jesus and said; "Jesus, help me please." (Faith is to believe what we do not see, and the reward of faith is to see what we believe.) Spending time with her family and friends along with singing and playing the organ brought Rosalee much joy and fulfillment. She was an avid writer (whiz with the pen) and enjoyed writing poems. She also had a wonderful sense of humor. Siblings preceding her in death were brothers, Charlie, Dennis, Phillip, Thomas, Harris, William, Johnny and Edward and sisters, Cora Range, Fannie Range Smith and Mary Range Boyd Clinkscales. She leaves to cherish fond memories her daughters, Carlene L. Hernandez (Danny) and Charlene F. Coello (Tony); her son, Andre Freeland; one granddaughter, Maritza C. Barbot (Henry); four grandsons, Demetrius Hernandez, Christopher Hernandez, Carl Hernandez and Dalton Freeland; one great-granddaughter, Jadyn M. Barbot: and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral service was held on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012 at Third Street Church of God, Washington, DC with Rev. Dr. Cheryl Sanders officiating. The interment was at Plum Point United Methodist Church Cemetery, Huntingtown, MD. Funeral arrangements provided by Sewell Funeral Home, Prince Frederick, MD.
Ethel Mauck, 90
Ethel Virginia (Simpson) Mauck, 90, passed away March 5, 2012 at the Country Home assisted living in Harwood, MD where she had resided since 2008. Ethel was born Oct. 21, 1921 in Dayton, MD to Roland L. and Emma E. (Hill) Simpson. She was raised in Dayton and attended Howard County public schools. She married Herman E. Mauck December 5, 1941 and they lived and raised their family in Mt. Rainier, MD until moving to Deale Beach, MD in 1961. Ethel was a homemaker and enjoyed various needlecrafts including quilting, crocheting, and tatting. When living in Deale she had attended Cedar Grove U.M. Church in Deale where she participated in the Homemakers group. She was an avid reader and also loved spending time with family, especially her grandchildren. Ethel was preceded in death by her husband Herman and by a son Paul E. Mauck. She is survived by three children, John W. Mauck and wife Joanna of Churchton, MD, Patricia M. Riley and husband Joseph of Deale Beach, MD and Michael H. Mauck and wife Donna of Tracys Landing, MD. She is also survived by seven grandchildren, thirteen great-grandchildren, and by a brother, Willard Simpson of Dayton. Friends and family were received on March 8 at Rausch Funeral Home, Owings, MD, where funeral services and a celebration of Ethels life was held March 9. Interment followed at Southern Memorial Gardens in Dunkirk, MD. Memorial contributions in Ethels name may be made to Hospice of the Chesapeake, 445 Defense Highway, Annapolis, MD 21401.
Celie King, 87
Mary Lucille Celie King, 87, of Ft. White, Fla., and a longtime resident of Chesapeake Beach, MD passed away Feb. 15, 2012 at the Haven Hospice E.T. York Care Center in Gainesville, Fla. Celie was a homemaker and wife of the late Zane Kennard King, Sr. She was born Nov. 9, 2012 in Friendship, MD to Frank and Ethel Rebecca (Sears) Wells. She is survived by her son Zane Kennard Kenny King, Jr. and daughter-inlaw Lyne of Ft. White, FL. She is also survived by six grandchildren, five greatgrandchildren and a sister Lynette Burger of Baltimore, MD. Celie was preceded in death by her son Franklin M. Humphries, and is survived by his wife Nancy. Services for Celie are being held in Florida. She was buried privately beside her husband at Mt. Harmony United Methodist Church Cemetery in Owings, MD. Arrangements were handled by Rausch Funeral Home, P.A., Owings, MD. Memorial Contributions in Celies name may be made to the Haven Hospice E.T. York Care Center, 4200 NW 90th Blvd., Gainesville, FL 32606-3809.
Robert Bruette, 55
Robert Henry Bruette, 55, of Lusby, MD passed away on Feb. 25, 2012 at his residence. He was born on October 8, 1956 in St. Petersburg, Fla., to Marian Knox Bruette and the late Duane M. Bruette. Mr. Bruette enlisted in the United States Navy in 1975 and served his country
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dren: Angel, Glenn III, Dakota and Skylar Sipe; sisters Marianne Stiles and her husband Jeff of Churchton, MD and Pam Walker and her husband Robert of Goldsboro, MD; and a brother Andy Ort of Ruckersville, VA. Carla is also survived by her mother and father in law DarlaRay and Glenn A. Sipe, I of Lothian and brothers in law Frank Sipe and his wife Christie of Lothian and Brian Sipe, Jr. of New Jersey and a nephew William Sipe of Lothian. Friends were received March 11 at Rausch Funeral Home, Owings, MD where services were held March 12. Interment followed at Southern Memorial Gardens. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Judes Childrens Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
Twanna Wilkerson, 55
Twanna Meliss Wilkerson, 55, of Huntingtown, MD passed away on Feb. 24, 2012 at her residence. She was the daughter of the late William Robert Wilkerson, Sr. and Gladys Eleanor Hicks Wilkerson and was born on June 23, 1956 in Washington, D.C. She attended Calvert County Public Schools. Twanna had a strong love for her family and friends. She enjoyed the time she spent with her family at cookouts and holiday gatherings. She adored and cherished her grandchildren Kaylon and Allana. Twanna also known as T had a way of making everyone laugh that came in contact with her. If you were ever feeling down or just needed a good laugh, you could be sure that T had the remedy. T would make you laugh until you nearly cried. T just loved to have a good time and was often the life of the party. T knew how to dance and would often say if I dont dance another day, Ive danced and clicked my fingers enough in my time. T liked to go to baseball games, watch her favorite football team the Dallas Cowboys. She also had a love for flowers and always had a beautiful flower garden blooming outside of her residence. She loved to crochet and made many beautiful scarves, hats, ponchos and blankets for family and friends. Twanna was employed by Hechinger in Glenarden, MD, Oxford Knolls, in Suitland, MD, the former Capital Center, in Landover, MD, and prior to her illness, she was employed at Calvert Memorial Hospital. Twanna accepted the Lord as her personal Savior and was baptized and attended a Baptist Church located in
Kathryn Sorrels, 60
Kathryn Diane Sorrels, 60, of Prince Frederick, MD passed away on March 7, 2012 in Washington D.C. She was born on April 13, 1951 in Virginia to Jesse D. Harmon and Elsie G. Pruitt Harmon. Kathryn had large passion for lighthouses which she loved to collect and visit. She also loved to spend all her time with family and friends. She is survived by her husband Richard B. Cameron, her son Richard Sorrels and his wife Pamela. She is also survived by her granddaughters Crystal and Jessi McLaughlin, and Victoria Sorrels. She also leaves behind a brother Donald Harmon. The family will receive friends on a later date at the Rausch Funeral Home, Port Republic, MD.
Landover, MD and later joined Plum Point United Methodist Church, in Huntingtown, MD, where she attended until her illness. Twanna leaves to cherish her memory, daughter Shaiwian Mackall (Clinton) of Prince Frederick, MD, and Alan Guthrie II (Kenya) of Oxon Hill, MD; sisters Vashti Burch (Frank) of Sunderland, MD, Carolyn Green (Carlon) of Huntingtown, MD; and Francien Morsell (Craig Sr.) of Sunderland, MD; two brothers: William Wilkerson, Jr. (Barbara) of Annapolis, MD and Sheerod Wilkerson, Sr. of Sunderland, MD; and five step-sisters: Sylvia Furr (Harlon) of Baltimore, MD, Tiffany Wilkerson of Chesapeake Beach, MD and LaKeshia Wilkerson Thomas (James) of Chesapeake Beach, MD, Patricia Chew of Raleigh, NC, Jackie Neal (Dennis) of Temple Hills, MD, and Christine Barnes of Temple Hills, MD and one step-brother: Anthony Barnes of Sunderland, MD; three aunts Marion Howell of Annapolis, MD; Eveline Hicks of Annapolis, MD, and Elnore Hicks of St. Leonard, MD; two uncles: John Irving Harris of Deale, MD and William Young of Sunderland, MD; two grandchildren: Kaylon Guthrie and Allana Guthrie and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. Special and devoted friend Russell Jones, of Huntingtown, MD. Preceding her in death her parents: William Robert Wilkerson, Sr. and Gladys Eleanor Hicks Wilkerson, and son Harim Wilkerson. Funeral service was held on Friday, March 2, 2012 at Mt. Olive UM Church, Prince Frederick, MD with Rev. Tunde E.O. Davies officiating. The interment was at Young's Church Cemetery, Huntingtown, MD. The pallbearers were Benjamin Cheyenne Harris, Thomas HIcks, Jr., Ronnie Jones, Tyrone Riggs, Carlos Young and Eric Young, Sr. The honorary pallbearers were Daryll "Duke" Creek and Carl Hicks. Funeral arrangements provided by Sewell Funeral Home, Prince Frederick, MD.
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of the songs the girls sang throughout the years. Next will be a drama called Pearls in reference to Juliette Lows necklace that she received on her wedding and later sold to raise funds. The final section will be a fashion show to show all the various styles of uniforms. The performances are at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Tickets are $5 and call be purchased at www.calvertgs100.org. This spring all the service units will have a round up where the girls will be making, doing and taking home different things from each decade in Girl Scouts. In June, Girl Scouts from nationwide will gather on the Mall of Washington, D.C. for a singa-long. They are estimating 200,000. Calvert Girl Scouts are hoping to help host some of the other service units which traveled great distances. Its still in the planning stages, but we are hoping to work with churches and having sister troop sleep-overs and provide meals. Grace Mary Brady of Bayside History Museum in North Beach will also have a Girl Scout display during her 2012 season. The county committee members Linda Buckley, Carol Harrison, Dayna Jacobs, Kathy Sears and Nadine Happell planned to get together and celebrate after spending the nearly a year and a half working together. Buckley said the celebration wouldnt be possible without all the other volunteers who have put in so many hours on each of the activities they headed up.
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The best way to honor Pat, I think, would be to remember every day the greatness she had in her heart and apply it to our daily routine. Say a prayer, give someone a big hug, tell someone you love them, smile and make them laugh. Pat would love this because that is who she was. We all miss her everyday, but just remember, she has her clipboard and is already planning a big parade with the angels. Theme title: Pats Parade. God Bless you all! Sally Donaldson, president North Beach House and Garden Club
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Photos by Carrie Munn Leni Weisl, as the Governors wife holding the newborn child which becomes central in the play, is joined on stage by Mike Snider, left, and John Giusti as overbearing, bickering doctors.
new ones, making their debuts in this production. The director explained there have been some challenges in working with a novice cast, but at the same time it allows her an opportunity to teach, her first love, she said. Its been a log and intense process. Its the hardest show Ive ever done, bar none and by far, she said. The actors, as well as stage manager Sara Meador, who Bell called outstanding, have had to really stretch themselves for this piece. Leni Weisl as the Governors selfcentered, self-righteous wife and Kaitlyn Bauer in the role of Grusha, the young servant girl with a big heart showcase the dichotomy of the human and maternal condition with rousing performances. Bob Ellwood, thanks to what Bell says is an intense understanding of the work, pulls off the role of Azdak, the drunken
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By Keith McGuire Contributing Writer March is a teasing month. Some days are still bitter cold, while others will have you heading to the water on a moments notice. What Im noticing this year is that more is rising than the temperature most notably the price of gas! Corners need to be cut and deals need to be found to offset these high prices. The last thing you need is to waste a lot of time and energy running from place to place or fishing with the wrong equipment. Networking with fellow anglers is the answer. The local Southern Maryland Chapter of the Maryland Saltwater Sportfishing Association will meet today (3/15) at the Solomons Fire Hall at 7:00 PM. The topic at this meeting will be a discussion of the best methods for catching pre-season and early season rockfish. The local Patuxent River Chapter of the Coastal Conservation Association Maryland will meet next Monday evening (3/19) at 7:00 PM at Stoneys Kingfisher Restaurant in Solomons. The guest speaker at the meeting will be Shawn Kimbro, author of a new book Chesapeake Light Tackle An Introduction to Light Tackle Fishing on the Chesapeake Bay. Shawn Kimbro gives a great presentation, and his book is a great read. He is also the lead coordinator for the Careful Catch program, which targets the best strategies for catching and releasing stripers unharmed. These are the opportunities we need to get some of the best how to/where to local knowl-
edge available. These will tell as the meetings are free and early spring aropen to the public. You rivals make their can bet that I will attend way up the Bay. both! I dont If you didnt fish know about you, for the yellow perch but I want to be during their spawning ready when the run, you missed out on fish get here. If a great opportunity. It you have a boat, was one of the better check out all of yellow perch seasons your safety gear in recent memory. The when you upsecond great fishing grade your fishopportunity so far this ing tackle. Now season was the white would be a great perch spawning run. time to explore That too, is pretty much a Vessel Safety over. Now we are dabCheck through bling in freshwater for the Coast Guard crappie and bass, or Auxiliary to be dousing chicken livers sure that all the and stink baits for catsafety features of fish while we wait for your boat are up the spring striper and Too valuable to catch only once! to date. Check croaker runs. this website: I ran into a fellow angler today who told http://www.safetyseal.net/GetVSC/. me that he had heard that the croakers werent If you go fishing and catch something expected to be here in such great numbers this slightly more worthwhile than a cold, be sure year because of the return of the sea trout. I to take a picture and send it to me at riverwas surprised by the comment so I asked for dancekeith@gmail.com. clarification. He went on to explain the abunKeith has been a recreational angler dance of trout at Eastern Shore locations last fall and the prediction that this would keep the on the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries big croakers away. Actually, I had not drawn for over 50 years; he fishes weekly from his the correlation between trout and croakers and small boat during the season, and spends found the discussion interesting. If croakers his free time supporting local conservation truly are held off by an abundance of sea trout, organizations. Ill be happy with the sea trout any day! Time
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