La Plata's Media Policy Limits Access

The foundation provides support to the college and its students through scholarships, funds for technology and the arts, and health and wellness programs.

Wernecke, who has a bachelor's degree in physical education from Towson University, heads operations for Cherry Cove, a lodging and real estate development company based in Lexington Park. Before joining Cherry Cove, he worked for nearly 20 years in various customer service-related positions for the Navy.

"I've always appreciated the fact that CSM really is the college of Southern Maryland, in that so many people have benefited from the services the college provides, whether it is corporate training, job-skill development or earning a degree," Wernecke said in a statement.

Wernecke of Leonardtown said that he would like to help the college develop an educational program for careers in the hospitality industry.

Water, Sewer Meeting

Charles County commissioners will have a public hearing at 2:30 p.m. Sept. 26 in the Commissioners' Meeting Room of the Charles County Government Building in La Plata to consider proposed amendments to the county's Comprehensive Water and Sewer Plan.

The 10-year plan describes how and where the county will provide public water and sewer service. The proposed amendments are available for review in the Department of Planning and Growth Management at the County Government Building.

For a detailed listing of the proposal, contact Jason Groth at 301-396-5814 or grothj@charlescounty.org, or 800-735-2258 (TDD).

Calvert Zoning Forums

The Calvert County Department of Planning and Zoning has scheduled public forums from 7 to 9 p.m., with a question-answer session. They are:

? District 3 (northern Calvert): Monday, Mt. Hope Community Center, Pushaw Station Road (off of Route 2), Owings.

? District 1 (southern Calvert): Wednesday, Mill Creek Middle School, 12200 Margaret Taylor Rd., Lusby.

? District 2 (central Calvert): next Thursday, Courthouse Square, Duke and Main streets, Prince Frederick.

Copies of the plan are available at the planning department, 150 Main St., Prince Frederick, and http://www.co.cal.md.us/residents/building/planning/watersewerforums.asp.

Projects Win Funding

A Southern Maryland project was among six in the state to receive funds from the National Park Service for the Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network Program, announced Sens. Benjamin L. Cardin and Barbara A. Mikulski, Maryland Democrats.

The six Maryland recipients will receive almost $164,000 in federal grants. The Gateways Network is a partnership system of parks, refuges, museums, historic sites and water trails in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

In Southern Maryland, the Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum in St. Leonard was awarded $30,000 for "Reading the Signs: Changes to the Chesapeake Bay Since the Exploration by Capt. John Smith."

The project combines research and educational programming to document and interpret the changes to the bay's watershed since the 17th century, providing students with information on bay stewardship.