The Kent Community Breakfast Group will meet on February 1, 2018, at 7:30am, at Holiday Inn Express, Chestertown. Mr. Bill Flook, Ph.D., consulting school psychologist, will be the guest speaker to discuss “What Does A School Psychologist Do?”

Did you know that every school has a psychologist? The presentation will explain their role in assisting all children to receive the help that they need in school. Working as members of problem-solving teams in their assigned schools, school psychologists conduct assessments, prepare behavior and academic support plans, provide counseling to students and consultation to parents and staff, and help IEP teams to determine if a student needs supports through special education.

Carol Droge and Warren Beavin will present on the work done by the Samaritan Group at the Holiday Inn Express in Chestertown, January 14 at 7:30am.

The efforts this organization makes to provide shelter for the homeless often goes unnoticed by most citizens yet it is one of the crucial elements in maintaining a residential, business and tourist friendly environment.

The Samaritan Group does the right thing for unfortunate families and individuals who have come on hard times or who have issues which have left them out in the cold is great work for all of us to understand and appreciate.

Timothy Lloyd Tilghman will lecture about the Battle of Caulk’s Field celebrating its Bicentennial Anniversary on August 31, 2014. Join the Community Breakfast Group (CBG) on Thursday, August 7, 2014, at 7:30 am to learn about this impressive War of 1812 military victory in Kent County. The Caulk’s Field battleground is one of the best preserved War of 1812 battlefields remaining for Americans to visit present day.

Sir Peter Parker, a calculating British naval officer, garnered a brash reputation by pillaging the farms and livestock of Chesapeake Bay residents. Approaching midnight on August 30, Parker anchored the HMS Menelaus near Fairlee to conduct a nighttime assault. American scouts alerted Lt. Col. Philip Reed who assembled Maryland Militia situated near Caulk House erected in 1743.

Parker, caught by surprise of cannon fire, ordered his sailors to engage an attack. During the intense firefight, Parker was struck in his thigh and bled to death on the battlefield. The British sounded a retreat carrying the deceased Parker back to his ship. Maryland had secured an important battle victory following the burning of our country’s Capitol only one week before, lifting the spirits of a war weary populace.

Lieutenant Henry Tilghman, serving in Captain Bedinfield Hand’s company, Maryland Militia 21st Regiment, commanded three volunteer artillery divisions at the battleground on August 31, 1814. Tilghman, a distant family relative, earned his Master of Arts degree from the University of Baltimore in December 2002.

CBG meets for breakfast every Thursday at 7:30AM at the Holiday Inn Express in Chestertown. Our meetings start promptly at 7:30AM, so you may want to come at 7:15AM to get your breakfast before the meeting.

Trish McGee and Jeff Reed are candidates for member of the Board of Education. They will discuss the campaign at our August 14 meeting.

Les Moorhouse is the Republican candidate for Kent County Register of Wills in the election this fall. He will discuss his campaign with the Community Breakfast Group (CBG) at their Thursday breakfast meeting on July 17.

The Register of Wills is responsible for appointing personal representatives to administer decedents’ estates and for overseeing the proper and timely administration of these proceedings. The office also performs the following duties: assist and advise the public in the preparation of all required forms; maintain and preserve the permanent record of all proceedings; serve as the Clerk to the Orphans’ Court; track estates and refer delinquent matters to the Court; determine and collect inheritance taxes and probate fees/court costs; audit accounts of personal representatives and guardians; mail various notices and court orders to interested persons; and, verify compliance with court orders. As a service they provide safekeeping for wills of living persons.

The CBG meets for breakfast every Thursday at 7:30AM at the Holiday Inn Express in Chestertown. Our meetings start promptly at 7:30AM, so you may want to come at 7:15AM to get your breakfast before the meeting.

Nancy Jewell, the current Register of Wills, is running for re-election. She will discuss her experience as Register and re-election campaign with CBG on July 24.

Dr. Peter Metcalf will describe the federal budget process and the implications of the FY 2015 Budget at the April 10 breakfast meeting of the Community Breakfast Group (CBG).

The federal fiscal year begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The budget process calls for presidential, House, and Senate budgets, with the latter two to be resolved in a budget conference to arrive at the discretionary topline level from which the 12 appropriations bills are written. This process completely collapsed in 2013. Instead, one massive appropriation bill was crafted in secret meetings between the White House and the Congressional leadership to provide a framework for managing the Federal government. This appropriation bill was called a “continuing resolution”. This dysfunctional budget process was repeated for FY2014.

Prospects for returning to the regular process for FY2015 are not promising. The presidential budget proposal was issued a month late. The Republican House and the Democratic Senate are as far from cooperating as they have ever been, and this is an election year so there will be more political posturing this year than last.

Perhaps more troubling is the content of the President’s budget. It proposes major increases in taxes and spending, with the Federal Government spending share of GDP increasing to 21.4% of GDP. It ignores the “debt ceiling”. It proposes increasing taxes on corporations owned by the public by 24%. None of this will help increase the output of goods and services of our country.

Peter received his PhD in Chemical Engineering and Economic Theory from Cornell University and has retired from a career in engineering and business planning. Since his retirement, he has taught Finance at John’s Hopkins University and serves as a Registered Investment Advisor.

The CBG meets for breakfast every Thursday at 7:30AM at the Holiday Inn Express in Chestertown. Our meetings start promptly at 7:30AM, so you may want to come at 7:15AM to get your breakfast before the meeting.

Rod Heinze will discuss his candidacy for election as Delegate representing the 26th Legislative District in Maryland’s General Assembly with CBG at their breakfast meeting on April 17.

Linda Dutton will discuss the efforts of the Chestertown chapter of PFLAG to achieve passage of legislation offering non-discrimination protection for Marylanders based on their gender identity and expression at the Thursday, March 20, morning meeting of the Community Breakfast Group (CBG).

Founded in 1972 with the simple act of a mother publicly supporting her gay son, PFLAG is the nation’s largest family and ally organization. Made up of parents, families, friends, and straight allies united with people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT), PFLAG is committed to advancing equality and societal acceptance of LGBT people through its threefold mission of support, education and advocacy. PFLAG now has over 350 chapters and 200,000 members and supporters crossing multiple generations of American families in major urban centers, small cities and rural areas in all 50 states.

The Chestertown branch of PFLAG has been active and evolving for the past two years. Beginning as a volunteer group primarily aimed at advocating for marriage equality in the November 2012 election, we have evolved to be much more. As we enter our third year, the changing needs and challenges facing all ages of the LGBTQ community and their families continues to be a meaningful and rewarding area for advocacy work in our rural community

The CBG meets for breakfast every Thursday at 7:30AM at the Holiday Inn Express in Chestertown. Our meetings start promptly at 7:30AM, so you may want to come at 7:15AM to get your breakfast before the meeting.

Linda Dawson will update CBG on the progress of Kent Forward and the KCPS at our March 27 meeting.

Alex Smolens, owner of Atlantek Computer Systems in Chestertown, will answer your questions about personal computing at the Thursday morning meeting of the Community Breakfast Group (CBG). Are you interested in finding out how to protect yourself against identity theft? How to choose among Windows 8, Windows 8.1 or OS X Mavericks for the operating system on your next desktop or laptop? What about choosing between Android and Apple cell phones? You can save yourself from making a big mistake by coming to our CBG meeting and learning from a recognized expert in design and support of personal computers.

The CBG meets for breakfast every Thursday at 7:30AM at the Holiday Inn Express in Chestertown. Our meetings start promptly at 7:30AM, so you may want to come at 7:15AM to get your breakfast before the meeting.

Linda Dutton will discuss PFLAG (formerly known as Parents, Friends and Family of Lesbians and Gays) with CBG at their March 20 meeting. The Chestertown chapter of PFLAG is working to achieve passage of legislation offering non-discrimination protection for Marylanders based on their gender identity and expression.