WE ARE SADDENED TO ANNOUNCE THAT RICK STOTLER,CALVERT COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, HAS FORMALLY CONTACTED THE PROPERTY OWNER WHERE WE HAVE BEEN HOLDING THE TURKEY SHOOTS CITING A VIOLATION WITH HAVING THE TURKEY SHOOTS ON THE PROPERTY.

BY THE WAY WE INTERPRET THE CODE, THE COUNTY CODE CONCERNING TURKEY SHOOTS REQUIRES A 1,000' CLEARANCE FROM ANY DWELLING OR PUBLIC ROAD, OBVIOUSLY THIS MAKES IT PRACTICALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND PROPERTY IN CALVERT COUNTY TO HOLD SUCH A FUND RAISING EVENT.

AGAIN WE ARE SADDENED AND SOMEWHAT FRUSTRATED WITH THE FACT THAT BUDGETS ARE BEING DECREASED AND FUND RAISING EVENTS ARE GENERATING LESS PROFITS MAKING IT AN UP HILL BATTLE TO FIND NEW AND PROFIT BEARING EVENTS.

FOR THE SHORT PERIOD THAT WE HELD THE TURKEY SHOOTS IT WAS NOTABLY A HUGE SUCCESS AND ENJOYED BY THE COMMUNITY WITH NO COMPLAINTS FROM THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS.

ANYONE WISHING TO OFFER ASSISTANCE IN KEEPING THE TURKEY SHOOTS SHOULD CONTACT THE STATION AND ASK FOR JIMMY DICKERSON.

ARTICLE BY DONALD GIBSON, ASSISTANT CHIEF