Owings News

Payton Flemming, 11, of Owings tries to balance a pile of soft balls, unsuccessfully, on an overturned basket on her head Friday during the last day of Chesapeake Church's RainbowLand MEGA Week in Huntingtown.

Ida Elizabeth Wills of Owings poses for a picture in front of her retirement cake Wednesday at a party in her honor at the Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum.

At Thursday's Calvert County Board of Education meeting, several employees from the school system's central office were recognized for their service.

Mural artist Mary Beth Harry, left, poses in front of her creation with outgoing Mount Harmony Elementary School Principal Tony Navarro and incoming Principal Elizabeth Gebelein.

Windy Hill Middle School students appeared to happy to head home for summer vacation Friday.

Two Calvert County young adults started the day with a love for animals and ended it with a new career option incorporating that love.

Calvert High School graduate Thomas Grochowski plays the National Anthem on his guitar at the school's commencement ceremony last Wednesday.

A hummingbird feeds a stem Gladiolus after an afternoon rain shower July 22, 2006 in Owings, Maryland.

A tree frog sits on a branch June 8, 2005 in Owings, Maryland. A frog that constantly changes color is being worshipped as a god in India.

Mary Joachim, family day care provider; Shelby Potts, pre-college advisor with the Southern Maryland College Access Network; Deborah Ursiny, president of Autism-Asperger Association of Calvert County; and Tierney Guido of St.

Eric Franklin, CEO of Erimax Inc. in Dunkirk, was awarded the 2009 Maryland Minority Small Business Champion of the Year by the Small Business Administration.

Members of Calvert High School's NJROTC along with a veteran salute the memorial after placing the wreaths in commemoration of Memorial Day on Monday on the lawn of Calvert County Courthouse in Prince Frederick.

Gov. Martin O'Malley may not have a clear path to the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in 2010, as former state delegate George W. Owings III is actively considering a primary challenge that could fracture party unity and open the door for Republicans to win back the office.

A former state legislator from Calvert County says he is seriously considering challenging Maryland Gov.

Greg DeStefano, 16, of Chesapeake Beach and fellow Jesus the Divine Word Catholic Church members remove layers of wallpaper from a Sunderland kitchen Saturday to prepare for painting during the annual Christmas in April program.

Three motorcycle riders were ejected from their motorcycles Saturday in a crash that occurred in Chesapeake Beach.

Baltimore County Police say a man living near Pikesville is charged with attempted murder in a shooting at an apartment complex.

Prince George's County firefighter and North Beach volunteer Danny McGown checks e-mails with Karen O'Connor, a longtime friend and Dunkirk volunteer, at a welcome home gathering Wednesday at the North Beach Volunteer Fire Department.

A tree frog sits on a branch June 8, 2005 in Owings, Maryland. A French bus driver has been told to hop it by her bosses - after stopping her double decker to rescue a frog in the road.

A dog that wandered into a neighbor's yard was shot and killed with a pellet gun last month and the Calvert County District Court has served a summons on the man who allegedly shot the dog.