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1 Chesapeake Search Dogs Summer Sept 2012 THE DOG EARED GAZETTE INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Bull Roast Table Sponsors Bull Roast Supporters 3 MSTG Functional Exercise Wouxun Commercial Dual Band Radio Recent Searches 6 In the News 7 Hereford EMS Days TH ANNUAL BULL ROAST A SUCCESS Chesapeake Search Dogs members, family, friends and invited guests all came together to support the 4th Annual Bull Roast and Fundraiser in June at the Heritage Parkville Gardens. We enjoyed record attendance this year (220+) and everyone had a great time. Live music was provided by A Different Breed, the food was delicious and abundant, and the beer was cold. Many went home with extra cash in their hands from winning at the money wheel. While others left with a beautiful flower arrangements and many more enjoyed the silent auction and giveaways. We are already making arrangements for next year s event to be held on Saturday, June 15, 2013, at the Heritage Parkville Gardens. So mark your calendars and stay tune for upcoming announcements. Tickets will be limited and will sell fast, so get yours as soon as they go on sale to guarantee a night of fun and excitement. Did we mention the winner of the 50/50 drawing took home $2200. Will you be the next big winner? Executive Mgmt Team Barry E. Leese Executive Director Ed Thayer Operations Director Gayle Fowler Finance Director David E. Spitz Membership Director Sheli Engles Public Relations/Fundraising Director Dennis Ciesla Law Enforcement Liaison Nancy Markey Planning and Research K-9 5k Trail Race & 1 Mile Run/Walk Oct 7, 2012 See You There!

2 Page 2 Summer Sept 2012 Bull Roast Table Sponsors Countryside Veterinary Clinic, 4866 Montgomery Road, Ellicott City, MD Cooper Retired but not forgotten Chesapeake Search Dogs Muriel Rae Jewelry Pittsburgh, PA Chesapeake Search Dogs Thanks You for your support and making the 4th Annual Bull Roast a Great success! Support Us So we can support Law Enforcement! 1st Annual K-9 5k Trail Race & 1 mile Run/Walk Sunday, October 7, :00 AM at Jerusalem Mill Gunpowder Falls State Park

3 Page 3 Summer Sept 2012 Gift Prizes Courtesy Of Barrett s Restaurant - Hunt Valley, MD Bluestone Restaurant -Timonium, MD Dennis and Betty Ciesla - CSD Members Giant Food Greetings and Readings Mars Super Markets Melaleuca Melodie Alchimowicz Muriel Rae Jewelry Pittsburg, PA Padonia Station - Timonium, MD Patrick s Restaurant Cockeysville, MD Restorative Balance, Rebecca Winch Towson, MD Richardson Nursery Millersville, MD Rita s Italian Ice Ruth s Chris Steak House Salon 8736, Nicole Childs Nottingham, MD Starry Night Bakery Westminster, MD Entertainment Courtesy Of A Different Breed Terrapin Station Winery Elkton, MD Total Discount Liquors Eldersburg, MD Please patronize our generous sponsors and thank them for supporting Chesapeake Search Dogs

4 The Dog Eared Gazette Page 4 Maryland Search Teams Group 2012 Functional Exercise Chesapeake Search Dogs, a member of the Maryland Search Teams Group (MSTG), will participate in the 2012 Functional Exercise to be held at the Cedarville State Forest, Brandywine, MD on November 2 and 3, MSTG is a consortium of highly trained and professional volunteer search and rescue teams that serve Maryland and the surrounding area. The MSTG is comprised of canine resources, horseback mounted first responders, man-trackers, search managers, communications and aerial search resources. The Teams are recognized by the Maryland State Police and Natural Resources Police as meeting the strict standards and requirements set forth for non-government search and rescue teams. The exercise is scheduled to begin at approximately 6:00 p.m. on Friday and will conclude on Saturday at around 5:00 p.m. The functional exercise will test MSTG s ability to coordinate a large scale search and rescue mission. We expect 12 teams and over 80 search volunteers from around the State to participate in the exercise. In addition, members of the Maryland State Police and Natural Resources Police will be participating and observing the event. Volunteer search and rescue professionals will work hand-in-hand with law enforcement and emergency first responders when investigating and searching for a lost or missing person. MSTG will practice the principles of search management to include: Unified Command, Incident Action Plan, Requesting and Deployment of Resources, Debriefing Searchers, Logistics and Radio Communication. Cedarville State Forest The Piscataway Indian Tribe made this section of Southern Maryland its winter camping ground because of the mild climate and abundance of game. Legend says there is an Indian Burial ground in Cedarville State Forest, but to date it has not been found. The headwaters of the Zekiah Swamp are located in Cedarville. The swamp extends Southward through Charles County for 20 miles, emptying into the Wicomico River. The Swamp is one mile wide, and serves as a haven for wildlife. The surrounding land is mostly agricultural fields. In colonial times and there after efforts were made to drain the swamp for cultivation. Drainage ditches are still evident. To this day, the swamp remains wooded bottom land. In 1930, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Forest, Park and Wildlife Service purchased 2,631 acres of land for a forest demonstration area. Later 879 more acres were added to bring the total to 3,510 acres. Cedarville was the postal address for the area, hence the name given to the State Forest. In 1933, the Civilian Conservation Corps, under the direction of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, developed roads and trails for fire protection and future access for the development of the area. Courtesy Maryland Department of Natural Resources

5 The Dog Page Eared 3 Gazette Page 5 omms orner Call Sign K9MST C HESAPEAKE SEARCH DOGS AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Wouxun KG-UV6X Dual Band Commercial Radio Chesapeake Search Dogs will be adding a new radio to their line-up of communication equipment in the near future. The Wouxun KG-UV6X will soon replace the Vertex VX-160 radios that have been in use for 8 to 10 years. The KG-UV6X is a 5 watt, 200 channel VHF/UHF commercial radio with a transmit and receive frequency range of and MHz. The radio meets the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) 2013 narrowband requirement. The new radio will allow members to communicate on the widely recognized search and rescue frequency of and the amateur band frequencies. The KG-UV6X comes with a extended life 1700 mah high capacity Li-ion battery pack which can last up to 13 hours and an intelligent desktop 3-4 hour rapid dual-slot charger. The radio is both PC and keypad programmable allowing additional frequencies to be added in the field. The KG-UV6X has a built in flashlight, stopwatch and a SOS feature to alert others on the frequency of a problem. A high gain antenna will be added to improve performance and a second battery, radio case, and heavy-duty water resistant microphone will also be issued to operational/deployable members. The Yaesu VX-170, 5 watt, VHF, 1000 channel amateur band radios, will remain in our inventory and will be issued to operational/deployable members as a back-up radio. Like the KG-UV6X, the VX-170 is PC and keypad programmable offering great versatility in the field. Baltimore Amateur Radio Club W3FT Offers Amateur License Testing BARC will administer the Technician Class Amateur Radio test at their Reisterstown, Maryland clubhouse on the following dates: Sun Oct 7, Sat Nov 3, Sat Dec 1 Start Studying

6 Page 6 Summer Sept 2012 Recent Searches July 25 Williamsport, MD Washington County Sheriff s Office and troopers from the Hagerstown Barrack received a report that 84-year-old Eugene Hornbaker was missing after he was seen walking into a cornfield near his home at around 10 a.m. The State Police helicopter and members of the volunteer fire department assisted the police in the search. During the second operational period the Maryland State Police requested Chesapeake Search Dogs (CSD) to respond to provide additional assistance to the police and Mid Atlantic Dogs, a volunteer K-9 search team, that was already on the scene. CSD dispatched four K-9 teams, two flankers, and two communication specialists. Just as CSD was arriving on the scene, Brian Wagner from Mid Atlantic Dogs located Mr. Hornbaker, unharmed, as he walked out of the cornfield. July 26 Cordova, MD Talbot County Sheriff s Office received a report that 78-year-old Dreama Polyanski went missing from her residence at around 10 a.m. Maryland Natural Resources Police also responded and requested K- 9 resources from Chesapeake Search Dogs (CSD). Six dog teams, four flankers, and one communication specialist were deployed. CSD searched through the night and into the next day. Ms. Polyanski was located on July 27 by a neighbor. Ms. Polyanski was transported to the hospital for evaluation. July 27 Baltimore, MD Baltimore City Homicide Detectives requested Chesapeake Search Dogs (CSD) to search a wooded area where a person found a human skull. Two K-9 teams were deployed. August 6 Pasadena, MD Anne Arundel County Police Department responded to the discovery of a decomposed human head reported by a citizen walking in a wooded area near Jumpers Hole Road. Chesapeake Search Dogs (CSD) and Mason Dixon Search and Rescue Dogs were requested to search the surrounding area for additional human remains. CSD deployed two K-9 Teams and one flanker to the scene. Additional human remains were located and sent to the Office of the Medical Examiner in Baltimore. August 16 Elkton, MD Maryland State Police responding to the disappearance of retired Cecil County Court Judge Dexter Thompson requested the assistance of Chesapeake Search Dogs (CSD). CSD deployed five K-9 search teams, three flankers, one veterinary technician, and one communications specialist to assist in the search efforts. Judge Thompson was located, unharmed, by a neighbor on August 17 at approximately 9 a.m. September 1 Keymar, MD Frederick County Sheriff s Office received a report that 90-year-old Frank Sottile was missing after attending a family picnic on Haugh s Church Road. The Sheriff s Office was assisted by the Maryland State Police and the Natural Resources Police. Chesapeake Search Dogs (CSD) and many other volunteer search and rescue teams were requested to respond. CSD deployed six K-9 teams, three flankers, and two communication specialists. Mr. Sottile was located on September 2 off of Rocky Ridge Road by a landowner. Mr. Sottile was transported to the hospital for evaluation.

7 The Dog Eared Gazette Page 7 I N THE NEWS Dogs of 9/11 Dog who Searched for World Trade Center Victims Dies July 2, 2012, Calif- Guinness, a member of Urban Search and Rescue Team Task Force 6, was deployed to Ground Zero with his handler on Sept. 11. By C.L. Lopez, Redlands-LomaLindaPatch. Click here for full story. Sheila McKee & Guinness Search-and-rescue dogs get a watery workout in Ringwood Aug 4, 2012, New Jersey-Diver Brianne Grant is offshore at the Monksville Reservoir, waving a toy and calling out Hi, Moosie before disappearing underwater. By Jean Rimbach, NorthJersey.com. Click here for full story. Marko Georgiev Lake Cochituate is Test Site for New Search, Rescue Technology June 27, 2012, Massachusetts- Massachusetts State Police led a demonstration Tuesday at the Natick lake showcasing technology designed to assist in the search and rescue of cognitively impaired persons. By Alexandra Macfarlane, NatickPatch. Click here for full story. TPR Gene Lawrence Hereford EMS Day Chesapeake Search Dogs (CSD) attended the Hereford EMS Open House on May 19. The event was a tremendous success for both Hereford EMS as well as CSD. We identified a number of potential members and fulfilled our mission of educating the public about search and rescue. Handler Ann Hughes gave a demonstration on how our dogs work and answered many questions from the audience. A great time was had by all.

8 Chesapeake Search Dogs Dispatch Phone: Dispatch Phone: Chesapeake Search Dogs is a 100% volunteer, non-profit search dog organization dedicated to ensuring that a 24 hour, 7 day per week, professionally trained, canine search team is available to law enforcement, fire services, natural resource authorities, and emergency management agencies, at no cost, within the Chesapeake Bay and Southern Pennsylvania Regions to search for lost or missing persons. Support Us Click Above Member Maryland Search Teams Group Chesapeake Search Dogs is a 501c3 non-profit organization in Maryland and subsists solely on the generosity of our benefactors. NO salaries or wages are paid. This includes board members, management, handlers, and support personnel. All of our funding comes from private donations and grants. All donations are tax deductible. 100% of every dollar goes directly to the expenses of meeting our mission of finding the lost and missing. Donations may be sent to: Chesapeake Search Dogs, PO Box 36188, Baltimore, MD Board of Directors Laura Concannon President Charles Fleischmann Vice President Folline Cullen Secretary Jacqueline Reardon Treasurer Dorie Flynn Member Emily Demarco Member Linda Boyer Member