Neeld Estate, Charm of the Chesapeake

- REMINDER –

Calvert County Neighborhood Watch Meeting
July, 14, 2008 6:30 P.M.

Holiday Inn – Express, Prince Frederick

Guest Speaker – Maryland Natural Resource Police

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Upcoming Events:

August 5 – National Night Out

Participating Communities include:
August Run, Broomes Island, Calvert Pines Senior Center, Chapline Place,
Chesapeake Ranch Estates, Dares Beach, Long Beach, Prince Frederick Village Apts.,
Sr. Apts. & Calvertowne, St. Nicholas Lutheran Church, Town of North Beach,
Turtle Creek, White Sands
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Candice D'Agostino, Coordinator, Calvert Alliance Against Substance Abuse, Inc.
P.O. Box 2104, Prince Frederick, MD 20678, 410-535-3733
www.co.cal.md.us/residents/health/caasa

Walt Cubbage passed away

It's with a heavy heart that I have to inform everyone of the passing
of my father Walter R. Cubbage, (Bay Parkway) June 16, 2008.

July 4, 2007 NECA Parade - 'Most Patriotic'

Walter R. Cubbage, Sr. (90) of Neeld Estate, Huntingtown, MD. passed away on June 16, 2008 with his family by his side.

Preceded in death by his wife of 56 years, Josephine E. Cubbage. Loving father of Walter (Bud) Jr. (Cherry), Dorothy Oliver (Brent). Grandfather of Michael Oliver (Debbie), Steven Oliver (Suzanne), Amy Cronin (Tim), Anna Mitchell (Todd), Sarah and Andrew Cubbage. Great-Grandfather of Kaleigh and Connor Cronin, Dylan Oliver, Glen (Karen), Shannon and Tracy Hudson. Great-Great Grandfather of Mathew and Morgan Hudson.

Walt was born to Henry and Ethel Cubbage on December 24, 1917, on a farm in Stanley, VA., he was one of 11 children and is survived by one sister, Cora Stallard of Stanley, VA.

Walt was a United States Army WWII Veteran and served our country honorably from 1941 -1945. He saw a lot of action during the war with campaigns in the East Indies, Guadalcanal, New Guinea and Northern Solomon's. When the campaign of New Georgia in the Pacific was under way, his unit was cut off by the enemy for 5 days, without food or water. They had over 132 casualties and many wounded. His job during the war was bulldozer operator and he took his dozer and cut a road thru the jungle so help could arrive. He did this under very heavy gunfire. When he was finished his bulldozer was riddled with bullets, but he was unharmed. He was awarded the Silver Star Medal, the military’s third highest medal for his actions that day, and later received a Commendation for Outstanding Service, the American Defense Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Asiatic Pacific Service Ribbon, and Presidential Unit Citation, honors he was very proud of, but being the humble man that he was, he never spoke of it. Through the years he remained friends with his Army buddies and they would meet for lunch the first Tuesday of the month at Tucker’s Restaurant in Upper Marlboro.

He retired from the Washington Star Newspaper Co. and later worked for the Calvert Independent in Prince Frederick. He was a member of Emmanuel United Methodist Church, Huntingtown, MD, the 117th Combat Engineers, and Mt. Herman Lodge. He was an avid golfer, woodworker, community volunteer and all around good guy.

In 1981 he won the Neeld Estate Horseshoe Tournament and in 1983 he won the Neeld Estate Golf Tournament. Last year he won "Most Patriotic" in the Neeld Estate 4th of July Parade. In 2006 he was declared "Oldest Permanent Resident by Age at the N.E. 75th Anniversary Celebration. For many years he organized the Sunrise Church Service on the beach and until recently he was in charge of the Grass Mowing Committee and he rarely missed the NECA monthly meetings. He loved living in Neeld Estate.

Walt loved his family, his church, his friends, his Army buddies, his neighbors, his country and living in Neeld Estate. He always had a smile on his face and a joke to tell. He was truly a blessed man, but really, we were the ones who were blessed by knowing him and having him in our lives.

Memorial Contributions
Emmanuel United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 484 Huntingtown, MD 20639 and / or Calvert Hospice, P.O. Box 838, Prince Frederick, MD 20678

View/Sign Washington Post Guest Book

Dorothy Oliver

FIREWORKS
Information from the Calvert County Sheriff's Office regarding Fireworks.

Calvert Sheriff Offers Guidance on Fourth of July Safety

The fourth of July is a time of national celebration. Sheriff Mike Evans asks that everyone celebrate safely and legally.

The only fireworks legal in Calvert County are sparklers containing no chlorates or perchlorates, ground based sparking devices that are non-aerial non-explosive, and are labeled in accordance with the requirements of CPSC. Paper wrapped snappers containing less than 3/100 grains of explosive composition, and snakes that contain no mercury and are not regulated by DOT.

All other fireworks are prohibited.
You must be 16 years old to purchase sparklers.
Always follow the directions on the label.
Always have an adult present to supervise your fireworks fun.
Alcohol and fireworks do not mix.
Always use fireworks outside.
Never try to re-light malfunctioning fireworks.

By following a few safety rules you will have a happy and safe Independence Day celebration.
Calvert County Animal Control would like to remind you that loud noise and bright flashes might frighten your pets. Keep your pets indoors while enjoying the fireworks this July 4th.

** NECA has formed a Committee to address the concerns of illegal fireworks in our community.
Brett Reeves is head of this committee and more information will be posted soon.

5/3/08

Calvert County Recycles -
if you live in Calvert County, the following items can be recycled

Recycling

Recycling is a very important part of the Calvert County waste management program. While many people still don't recycle, the benefits should be reviewed:

conserves natural resources; consider that if we didn't recycle newspaper we would have to cut more trees to produce new newspapers,
conserves landfill space; landfills would fill up proportionately to the amount of materials we don't recycle - if we didn't recycle anything, most landfills would be full 10-30% faster than had we all recycled,
saves us money; yes, actually it does - a new landfill costs millions of dollars to develop and build - money that could better be spent on schools, roads, and public safety
it makes cents - yes - more people are employed with recycling businesses and many people sell recyclable materials.

So, if you live in Calvert County, the following items can be recycled:

Glass: Clear, brown, green, yellow, red or blue drinking, food, and beverage bottles. If it didn't have food or beverage it, it probably can't be recycled. Don't take the labels off, but please remove the lids. Rinse out the container and recycle. We can't accept plate glass, light bulbs, mirrors, dishes, pottery, ceramics, windshields or other non-food containers.
Cans: All food and beverage cans, steel, tin, empty paint, aerosol or aluminum can be recycled. Rinse them out and flatten if you can. And don't worry about the labels either.
Plastic: All plastic food containers and bottles with #'s 1 thru 7. Please rinse out and flatten (for space). We don't accept plastic toys, dolls, plastic wrap, large buckets; pans or pails, or plastic bags. Plastic bags can be returned to the store in which you received them to be recycled.
Single Stream Recycling: We accept all dry and stacked NEWSPAPER, with or with out the Sunday insert. Please DON’T include the plastic bag you may have stacked the paper in. All MAGAZINES and all “slick” printed material, sales, mail order catalogues and other high quality printed catalogs. Every piece of MAIL you receive can be recycled. Any SCHOOL PAPERS as well as some containers from your kitchen – including pasta, cereal, and food boxes. You can also recycle paperback and hardback books. TELEPHONE BOOKS are also acceptable. Cardboard: corrugated, if it has interior ridges, waffles, or is thick, it's corrugated and we love to recycle it. We are now accepting Asian boxes too.
Textiles/Clothes: Any old clothing you have, with or without holes, buttons or zippers can be recycled. While the good clothing is sorted out for resale, the really bad stuff (please don't be shy) is then used for rags and other products. Don't forget sheets, curtains, blankets, socks, shoes, belts, cloth table cloths, napkins, shower curtains, towels, or just about anything that's a fabric. Be sure that the items are clean and dry. If you're unsure, please ask an attendant.
Motor Oil: Motor Oil Filters: Antifreeze: If you do your own oil changes, chances are that you have a used filter so when you bring your oil to the recycling center, bring along the filter too. Filters should be drained and recycled in the marked container at all sites..
Household Hazardous Waste: This program is available to residents only -NO COMMERCIAL HAULERS/BUSINESSES. Commercial businesses must make other arrangements for disposal. County residents may drop off their HHW at the Appeal Landfill for free. These products usually have the words "DANGER, POISON OR WARNING" on the labels, and should be kept out of the regular garbage. Some of these items found around the house are; pesticides/insecticides, paint thinners/removers, drain cleaner, gas or fuels, pool chemicals, solvents, etc.
Ecycling: Computers, monitors, printers keyboards, mouse, copiers, VCR's, DVD players, two-way radios at the Mt. Hope, Huntingtown, Barstow, Ball road and Appeal Landfill sites.
Fluorescent & Incandescent Lamps & Ballasts: All tube fluorescent lights and ballast along with incandescent lights can be recycled at Mt. Hope, Huntingtown, Barstow, Ball Road and Appeal Landfill sites.

Metal: Lawnmowers/tractors, refrigerators, a/c units, dryers, washers, freezers, stoves, dishwashers, metal cabinets, desks, and chairs. All of these items can be recycled. If the item is at least 80% metal, it can be put into the metal recycling boxes. Appeal Landfill has recessed metal boxes, Mt. Hope, Huntingtown, Plum Pt., Barstow, and Ball Rd. all have metal recycling boxes. Citizens must put all metal into the boxes provided at the compactor sites. NO appliances with freon are accepted at the compactor sites, these items must come to the Appeal Landfill for proper draining and disposal.

And Other Stuff: Propane tanks from residential BBQ grills (no commercial) can be brought to any site to be recycled. Inkjet/Laser cartridges from printers and fax machines. Cell phones can be recycled at all sites. Rechargeable batteries along with car, boat, and motorcycle batteries can be recycled, alkaline batteries are not acceptable.

Calvert County Animal Control Regulations

Maryland Sex Offender Registry - On this web site you can search by zip code or by a
person's name for offenders in the State of Maryland. This information is listed on the Department of
Public Safety & Correctional Services web site as well as the Calvert County Sheriff's Department web site.

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