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Churchton: Affordable, adorable and move-in ready. This home has 4BR, 2BA and much more. In quiet neighborhood. 2.5 blocks from Chesapeake Bay. schwartzrealty.co/MDAA16766

Edgewater: 3BR, 2BA rambler on corner lot with lots of potential. Needs to be updated and remodeled. Being sold as is. Ideal for FHA 203K-type financing. schwartzrealty.com/ MDAA416680

WATERFRONT

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NOT IN SUBDIVISION

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Deale - 4BR, 2.5BA ready for immediate occ.. Granite countertops, wood flrs., gas fireplace, upgraded SS appliances, 2 car garage, walk to comm. pier, boat ramp and clubhouse.

Churchton: 4BR, 2.5BA, 2 car garage, built in 2006. Open floor plan, hardwood floors, 10ft. ceilings, lg. owners suite with full bath, 45 minutes to DC, 25 minutes to Annapolis.

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Shady Side: 3BR and 1BA plus 2-car detached garage in a water privileged community. schwartzrealty.com/MDAA415390

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Shady Side: Location, location, 180 degree waterfront on point of land. 250ft. pier w/12 deep water slips, water & sep. elec. meters, gorgeous views, small 2BR 1BA cottage needs work. Sold ‘as is’. Great summer retreat.

Shady Side: 4BR 3BA, well-maintained 2-story colonial on 1+ ac. 2700 sqft home. Rear deck, Kohler 20KW in-house generator. Extra lg. driveway. schwartzrealty.com/MDAA397226

Private location, 10 minutes to Annapolis. Backs to natural area & Smithsonian property creating a private location. Previously perked.

GEORGE G. HEINE JR. 410-279-2817 Shady Side 4BR, 4BA almost new home w/water views of Chesapeake Bay. Lots of community amenities inc. boat ramp/beach area. Recreational/playground areas. Must see. schwartzrealty.com/MDAA403384

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Tracys Landing: Southern Anne Arundel Co. one level living with approx. 2,448 Sq.ft., 3BR 2BA upgraded kitchen, 3 car garage, bring your horses, barn w/4 stalls, tack & feed rm., 3 grazing fields. 45 minutes to D.C. schwartzrealty.com/MDAA411126

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WATERFRONT

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So. Anne Arundel Co. Gorgeous bay views, 2BR, 1BA, 1 car garage rambler. Updated over the years makes this an all-year-round home. Hwd. flrs, central AC, pellet stove, fenced yard & more. Close to Herrington Harbour South, boardwalk & shopping in North Beach. 50 mins. to DC. schwartzrealty.com/MDAA410744

Churchton: 3BR, 2.5BA move-in condition. Large eating kitchen, living room with pellet stove, deck with hot tub, fenced rear yard backs to woods, 12'X20' shed with electric is perfect workshop. Walk to community. pier, beach, playground, boat ramp & slips. 45 min. to DC metro area.

LOTHIAN

4.27 ACRES

$499,900

RAY MUDD/MIKE DUNN 410-320-4907 Lothian: 3BR 3 full BA & 2 half bath. All brick rambler, fin. lower level for total 4,000+ sq.ft. Lower level could be easily converted to inlaw suite. Lg. kitchen, formal LR & DR., 2 car garage, oversized driveway: 10+ cars, 30 mins to DC area, inground pool (as is), horses welcomed.

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JOHN TARPLEY 301-335-4225 Cedarhurst, 4BR, 3 Full BA. Almost 2000 sqft rancher at end of dead-end street. Pool in backyard. Water privileged community. schwartzrealty.com/MDAA413748

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$250,000 RAY MUDD/MIKE DUNN 410-320-4907 Fort Howard. Pier. Minutes from Balt., 2/3BR, 2BA, needs interior renovation. Great views, Drywall & kit. installed, but needs hvac, baths, carpet, ect. some materials convey, great potential, cash or 203k only.

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JOHN TARPLEY 301-335-4225 4BR & 3BA. Spacious home seconds from the water. Water view. Private setting. Detached garage. schwartzrealty.com/MDAA411338

Christmas Comes Early to Bay Weekly And to you, thanks to Chesapeake Bay Media wo months ago, I told you that the story of Bay Weekly as we know it was coming to an end. Founders J. Alex Knoll, Bill Lambrecht and I — my family — had turned on a bright idea and poured 26 and one half years into keeping it powered. Exploring Chesapeake Country, weekly for 1,355 issues we have found new stories, met from the new characters and persuaded Editor new advertisers that our paper could indeed help them prosper in their business. Week by week, we created our legacy. If this was the point at which it ended, we’d be joining the parade of 2,000 — the count is always changing — local newspapers that had fallen — since we entered this new century. If it stretched into an unanticipated future, well that might feel like Santa Claus had come to town. Santa keeps his own schedule, so we resolved to invest every last resource to keeping our door open until year’s end. In so many ways, you have strengthened our resolve and enriched our resources. Back in that Editor’s Letter on September 30 — which appeared in our annual Retirement Guide — I wrote that we hoped our ending would be “full of drama and with a good resolution of all that’s come before.” Until then, we’d give you the best papers we could make. I left you with the kind of ending that’s called a cliffhanger.

Santa Claus Has Come to Town Now I feel like a kid on Christmas morning telling you the just-made news that, come January 1, 2020, Bay Weekly will live on under the care of Chesapeake Bay Media. We’ll be the first print weekly to join the multi-

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media company famous as the publishers of Chesapeake Bay Magazine. That 48-year-old glossy sets the standard for Chesapeake Country journalism; we’ve read and looked up to it since before Bay Weekly was born. It’s both smart and beautiful, with stories a Bay-lover can’t resist reading — like John Page Williams’ recent tour of Eastern Shore rivers — and pages and photos that are works of art. Its journalists, artists — and yes, its ad salespeople — are professionals. Its geography is also encompassing, covering the whole Bay watershed. Chesapeake Bay Magazine is just one of the ways Chesapeake Bay Media tells the story of the Bay. Online, its Bay Bulletin is a full electronic weekly with news, features, columns and calendar. Breaking-news updates are reported as they happen with subscribers alerted by e-blast. Bay Bulletin uses its online identity smartly, in ways I’ve long believed help write the formula for 21st century success. It tells and delivers its stories in multiple media. So you can, for example, jump from a story to a video — all the work of multimedia journalist Cheryl Costello. And how about this: Most readers peruse Bay Bulletin on their phones, news director Meg Walburn Viviano tells me. I use my phone for a lot, but it’s not how I like to read my news. Of course since 1998 you’ve been able to read Bay Weekly online, though we don’t translate so well to phone format. Despite where you’re reading it, what you’re reading in Bay Bulletin — which like Bay Weekly is free (sign up at ChesapeakeBayMagazine.com) — sounds a lot like what you read in Bay Weekly, doesn’t it? Chesapeake Bay Media partners CEO John Martino and publisher John Stefancik saw another strength in Bay Weekly. “It’s the connection you have with your community that’s most appealing to John Martino and me,” Stefancik said. “It’s how you consistently published for many years with that deep connection. At the end of the day, everybody wants information about what’s closest around them.

Sandra Olivetti Martin EDITOR IN CHIEF J. Alex Knoll GENERAL MANAGER EDITORIAL ANALYST Bill Lambrecht ADVERTISING ANALYST Lisa Edler Knoll ADVERTISING ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES Audrey Broomfield Donna Day Susan Nolan PRODUCTION MANAGER Betsy Kehne

Local news is the news and information that matters the most.” I’m pretty proud to tell you that because of the link you have with us and we have with you, Bay Weekly will keep coming your way in 2020 and for many years to come. Local connection is where the expansive Chesapeake Bay Media — with its vast territory and resources — wants its next move. “We have many channels,” Stefancik continued, “but we don’t have one as local as you are. We want to connect people to the Chesapeake in every way possible, and we have not been able to do that as locally as you do.” As I’ve told you so often before, you make our Bay Weekly partnership sustainable. Without you reading, our stories and advertisers’ notices fall on deaf ears. Now you’ll have to help keep Bay Weekly’s local connection vital and renewed each week. “I want to hear what readers say. What they like and why they pick up Bay Weekly,” Viviano — who’ll be taking over in 2020 — told me as we pored over Bay Weekly together in my office.

CALENDAR EDITOR STAFF WRITERS Kathy Knotts CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Diana Beechener Warren Lee Brown Bob Melamud Jim Reiter

Kathy Knotts Krista Pfunder Wayne Bierbaum Dennis Doyle Maria Price Bill Sells

Email her your answers to those questions and your story ideas at meg@chesapeakebaymagazine.com.

In with the New — and the Old Yes, there will be some new names and faces bringing you Bay Weekly in 2020. But many of those you’ve known, worked with and depended on will also be making the move. What would happen to our staff has all along been as important to us as what would happen to Bay Weekly itself. Apparently, our friends at Chesapeake Bay Media hold them in the same high regard and have invited them to continue on this new chapter. I and soon-to-be-former general manager Alex Knoll will lend a hand long enough to ensure a smooth transition. But all that’s the future. December of 2019 remains ours to enjoy together. ‫ﵭ‬

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The Pageants of Christmas Clear your calendar for these holiday traditions and annual favorites by Kathy Knotts

Solomons Boat Parade: Sa., Dec. 7, 6:30pm, visible from Back Creek to the Patuxent River walk: www.solomonsmaryland.com; Eastport Yacht Club Lights Parade: Sa., Dec. 14, 6-8pm, from Eastport Yacht Club to Naval Academy seawall: www.eyclightsparade.org. What: Pat Carpenter Holiday Parade Cool Factor: An old-fashioned holiday parade is just the icing on the Christmas cookie. “My favorite part of the parade is seeing the kids get excited for candy and to see Santa,” says Bob Carpenter. “For seven blocks along Bay Avenue, you see hundreds, if not thousands, of kids anticipating the arrival of the big guy.” ou’ve got your copy of Season’s Bounty, so which of the hundreds of listings will you pick to attend? I’m offering you some help. This week, we highlight a dozen or so Christmas classics that check my boxes: accessibility, affordability, ambience and amazement. Keep an eye out for our reviews of several holiday theatre productions in upcoming issues.

What: Lights on the Bay Cool Factor: An annual Chesapeake favorite, Lights on the Bay is now under the helm of the Anne Arundel County SPCA. “This event is a tradition for generations of families. Children who once went with their grandparents, now go with their own kids,” says Anne Arundel County SPCA president Kelly Brown. See Sandy Point State Park transformed into a drive-thru holiday experience. New displays are added every year and many marriage proposals also happen here. Check the website for special discount nights, such as Military and First Responder Night, Ugly Sweater Night and more. See It: Nightly 5-10pm rain or shine thru Jan. 1: Sandy Point State Park, $20/car, $30/van or mini-bus, $50/bus (find coupon in Bay Weekly): www.lightsonthebay.org. What: Living Christmas Tree Cool Factor: For more than 30 years, Riverdale Baptist Church has celebrated the season with a 30-foot-tall living Christmas tree decorated with thousands of synchronized lights plus 70-some human ornaments: choir, orchestra and a heart-warming play, all rising 10 levels on a wooden platform to spread the good news. Come early to see the live nativity. 4•

See It: Dec. 14 & 15: Sa 1:30pm & 6:30pm, Su 1:30pm, Riverdale Baptist Church, Upper Marlboro, $12 w/discounts, RSVP: www.livingtreetickets.com. What: Ring in the Holiday 2019 Cool Factor: Kids and teens steal the show with musical numbers and special guests in The Talent Machine’s annual holiday production, featuring special guests Santa, Rudolph, the elves and Frosty. See It: Dec. 19-22: ThFSa 7:30pm, SaSu 2pm, Su 6:30pm, Key Auditorium, St. John’s College, Annapolis, $15 w/discounts, RSVP: www.talentmachine.com. What: Lighted Boat Parades Cool Factor: Chesapeake Country loves showing off our boats, and decorating them for the holidays is a good excuse to get back on the water, even if it is a little chilly. See boats of all sizes and shapes festively decorated at boat parades in Eastport, Deale and Solomons. The Eastport parade has been consistently nominated USA Today 10 Best Readers Choice Holiday Parades in America. See It: Deale Parade of Lights: Th., Dec. 5, 6-10pm, staging at Hidden Harbor Marina and Happy Harbor;

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See It: Sa., Dec. 7, noon, North Beach, FREE: www.northbeachmd.org. What: Tea with the Sugar Plum Fairy Cool Factor: Perhaps you need a shorter and more casual experience for your little dancers? Enjoy a 30-minute mini-Nutcracker ballet with costumed dancers followed by tea, cocoa, treats and a visit from Santa. Ballerinas from the National Ballet Company in Edgewater join the Captain Avery Museum to bring the story to life. See It: Dec. 14 & 15, 1-3:30pm, Shady Side Community Center, $25, RSVP: www.captainaverymuseum.org. What: Darnall’s Chance Gingerbread House Show Cool Factor: Edible architecture has been a local holiday favorite at Darnall’s Chance for 20 years. Creations range from quaint and traditional houses and cottages to elaborate spectacles of cake,

icing and gumdrops in the form of RVs and castles. While you can’t taste them, you can vote for your favorites and join in special events during the show. See It: Nov. 29-Dec. 15, FSaSu noon5pm, Darnall’s Chance House Museum, Upper Marlboro, $2: 301-952-8010. What: Annmarie Garden in Lights Cool Factor: One of the few illuminations you can see on foot, Annmarie’s holiday light show invites you out of the car and onto a wooded path glittering with twinkling displays. In the decorated Murray Arts building, find live entertainment, café, exhibits and shopping at the Ornament Show & Sale, gift shop, Holiday Maker’s Market and Pop-Up Shops. See It: Nov. 29-Jan. 1 (Closed Dec. 2,3,9,10,24,25): 6-9pm, Annmarie Garden, Solomons, Fast Pass gets you to the front of the line $8.50, $7 regular admission. Check online for discounts: www.annmariegarden.org What: Watkins Festival of Lights Cool Factor: Bring some twinkle to your holidays with a nighttime cruise thru a 2.5-mile loop with 2.5 million lights in dazzling displays of archways, fairytale characters and holiday scenes. You can even take a hayride thru the festival with refreshments by the fire, every FSaSu in December, 7-8:30pm (RSVP: Old Maryland Farm, 301-218-6770). See It: Nightly, 5-9:30pm, Nov. 29-Jan. 1: Watkins Park, Upper Marlboro, $10/car w/discounts: www.pgparks.com.

This Week’s Creature Feature

The Punctuation Mark Butterflies Surely they deserve an exclamation point! photo and story by Wayne Bierbaum

ome butterflies overwinter as fully winged adults. Somehow they manage to find a spot to hide and not freeze or have their wings damaged. Two species, the question mark and comma butterflies, both are known to overwinter. They are quite similar to each other in other ways, as well. They share a unique appetite for the juices of decay. Rotten fruit, decaying fungus, dung and carrion are what they prefer to feed on. When they cannot find the preferred food, they will drink nectar from flowers. In looks they are also alike. Both have similar-shaped wings that when

closed look like a leaf with either a small white question mark or a comma hidden in the design. The wings are reddish-orange when opened. Seeing the markings on closed wings is the most reliable way of telling the two apart. Habitat is also similar. Both prefer living in and around deciduous forests with the caterpillars’ preferred host tree being the American elm. After surviving a winter, the adults feed, couple and lay eggs to start the first of two generations of the year. The first generation lives in the warm months and matures rapidly. The second generation starts maturity in the fall and must find a place to hide through winter. Thus punctuation mark butterflies are among the first butterflies you can see in the spring — though you probably will not find them around any flowers. Here you see a comma butterfly I found at Jug Bay this November, warming in the sun after a cold night. ‫ﵭ‬

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nnapolis has thrown holiday parking into reverse. After announcing that the Parkmobile app was the only way to redeem your free three-hour parking during the holiday season in downtown Annapolis, things have shifted. Now: No app required. Mayor Gavin Buckley and Alderwoman Eleanor Tierney announced on Monday that parking is still free at metered spaces for three hours. But if you choose to use the Parkmobile App, you can get a fourth hour for free (with code ParkDTA). Free parking continues daily Nov. 29 to Dec. 31 on Main, West, Calvert, Francis and Prince George streets; Maryland Avenue; City Dock and Market Space.

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Appreciation

Thanksgiving for a Life Mary Kilbourne: 1936-2019 by Mollie King

sk Mary Kilbourne’s friends and former students what they remember about her, you’ll hear about banding birds, seining a pond to find water scorpions, the latest Envirothon or leading Cub Scouts on a trek through the woods — and underlying it all her passion for wildlife, nature and the earth. She was a naturalist and an enthusiastic protector of local rivers and natural spaces, testifying against development of dwindling wooded spaces. But before all that, Mary was a biology teacher, and in many ways, it is through her students, friends and anyone lucky enough to learn from her that her legacy lives on. Mary Kilbourne inspired students with a hands-on approach to learning, and many pursued their own careers in science, environmental studies, medicine and education — even as they became lifelong friends. My sisters Sallie, Caroline and I were among her students in the 1970s at Crossland High School in Temple Hills, and Mary became a member of our extended family. Caroline was even inspired to become a science teacher herself and named one of her daughters after Mary. Geneticist Murray Brilliant (Crossland ’72) describes Mary as an extraordinary teacher and mentor. To provide field learning opportunities, she created the Linnaeus Biology Club (named for the father of modern taxonomy Carl Linnaeus, the Swedish botanist and zoologist who standardized the binomial nomenclature system of naming organisms). Eric Erbe (Crossland ’70) credits Mary for her part in shaping his life and career in electron microscopy through those early forays in the biology club. “We would look at the wonders of nature and collect materials for her extensive classroom collections. We worked with her to preserve endangered sundew plants in Suitland Bog, a natural area inside the Washington Beltway. We collected living

Mary Kilbourne on a Chesapeake Bay Foundation oyster recovery project in 1999, left, leading a tour at Patuxent River Park in November 2005, top, and with a baby barn owl in 1996, right. anemones from the Chesapeake Bay for the classroom aquarium.” Former students recall field trips to Cedarville State Park, Piscataway Creek, Blackwater Wildlife Refuge and Shenandoah National Park. They still recount tales of Mary picking up a black snake in the woods (after it bit her!) or scooping up a pail of jellyfish from the Bay for a teachable moment on reptiles or bioluminescence. Mary Wittenburg grew up in Suitland and graduated from the University of Maryland in 1958 before launching her career as a biology teacher with Prince George’s County schools. Around this time she reconnected with her own former Suitland High School biology teacher Charlie Kilbourne through a mutual interest in sailing. In Mary, Charlie recognized a fellow free spirit, and they married in 1963. Their love and respect for each other’s independence was the bedrock that anchored their marriage, even as they often pursued very different activities during their 50-plus years together. Mary retired from Crossland in 1988 after more than 30 years of teaching and quickly followed her passion for the outdoors to Jug Bay and

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Patuxent River Park, where she worked as a naturalist and boating safety instructor. She was selected by Gov. Parris Glendening to be a member of the Patuxent River Commission and led oyster restoration projects from 1997 to 2005. She was honored as the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Baywatcher of the Year in 1995 and Conservationist of the Year in 1999. She received the Jug Bay Award in 2005 from the Friends of Jug Bay, and in 2008 was recognized for her outstanding contributions to Boating Safety Education. Peggy Brosnan, a sister Prince George’s County biology teacher who followed in Mary’s footsteps to Patuxent River Park after retirement, says she was a true naturalist in every sense of the word, not simply an educator. Throughout her life, Mary noted her observations about the natural world: when the spring peepers began calling; when the first hummingbird showed up at the feeder. She joined in bird banding and various explorations around the world. She never stopped learning. Karyn Molines, Natural Resources Division Chief for Calvert County Parks & Recreation, was the naturalist at Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary in Anne Arundel County while Mary was the naturalist at the Prince George’s Jug Bay Natural Area. “We co-taught many programs, introducing teens to the ecology of the Patuxent River,” Karyn recalls. “Her enthusiasm and devotion to the river, the environment, education, her students

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and co-workers were impressive. Her impact on me, her students and park visitors is something that is impossible to overstate.” Patuxent Riverkeeper Frederick Tutman likewise remembers her “enthusiasm for protecting nature and the river and her complete commitment to that cause,” as well as her joy in taking people on the river in a pontoon boat. Calvert County biology teacher Kathryn Dangin, one of many who looked at Mary Kilbourne as a mentor as well as a friend, says she lived her beliefs, supporting the environment financially, politically and socially. “For 30 years she shared with students the joy she found in the living world. After she retired, she continued to teach by leading trips at Patuxent River Park. Mary taught me how to love the environment and want to preserve it.” Mary died of complications from cancer on October 20, 2019, at Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis. She was cremated; an outdoor memorial service will be scheduled in spring. Mary’s family hopes that people will remember her by donating to causes that support the earth and especially by voting for leaders who will protect it. ‫ﵭ‬

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I Thought I Knew Where I Lived USPS is big-footing our place names into oblivion by David Linthicum

ristol is a town barely in Anne Arundel County. It’s also barely clinging to an identity as a town, if the U.S. Postal Service has its way. The name Bristol is recognized as authoritative in the county’s southwestern corner by most maps, by the U.S. and Maryland Geological Surveys, by the Maryland Department of Planning, by countless county databases and by the Maryland State Highway Administration’s maps and big green highway signs. But not by the postal folks. To them, Bristol doesn’t exist. To them, it’s all Lothian in southwest Anne Arundel County. The USPS opened a new building in December 1997 right between Bristol and Waysons Corner, inexplicably using neither name. They instead called it Lothian — though it was over six miles from Lothian, real Lothian, that is — one-quarter mile east of the Rt. 2-Rt. 408 traffic circle according to all these sources. This left some in

bucolic Bristol with an identity crisis that is, at best, confused and, at worst, lacking a sense of place. They’re not alone. Other Bay Country readers are also in search of their own town-identity, from Lower Marlboro (nowhere near its USPS designation of Owings), to Fairhaven (proudly independent of Tracys Landing), to Heritage Harbour (not really part of Annapolis.) Your real town identity can perhaps best be found on paper or online maps by the Maryland State Highway Administration (roads.maryland.gov/Town_Gridmaps/ 100000_Anne%20Arundel.pdf). Or, if you’re keen on confirming that with coordinates, at Geonames.USGS.gov. Both will confirm for folks on the West River that they’re not really in Harwood; for those at Lyons Creek that they’re not in Lothian; and for those on Jewell Road near Friendship that the USPS designation of Dunkirk is just silly (and not even in the right county.) Does the post office really have authority over one’s town name? We asked one person who would know. Jennifer Runyon is the senior researcher on the Domestic Names Committee of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. She pointed out that for all U.S. states and territories, it’s not the USPS but her committee, via its official repository, the Geonames site, “with staff input from the U.S. Geological Survey” that “is the authoritative source for geographic place names.” “In 1906,” she explained, “Teddy Roosevelt granted the committee the authority to standardize and promul-

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Bristol resident Al Tucker. gate all geographic names, including populated places.” “Twenty states or so (including PA, NJ, NY) have towns or townships, all with distinct boundaries,” Runyon added, in clarification of Maryland’s oddity. Only a small portion of Maryland is similarly covered by incorporated towns or cities. For their part, USPS officials have gone on record to say that zip code

town names “were never meant to indicate town boundaries but rather just to allow the mail carrier to deliver mail.”

Back to Bristol As for Bristol, the county-owned nature sanctuary, some residents and some news media all incorrectly list Bristol’s physical location as Lothian. That means visitors punching just Lothian into a Google Maps app wind

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Pindell Station along the Chesapeake Beach Railway, circa 1918, top, and a 1961 Maryland State Roads Commission map of the Bristol area. up on a wild goose chase seven miles in the wrong direction. These visitors and readers are not putting a stamp on themselves and jumping in a mailbox, yet they’re inexplicably handed the zip code name (Lothian), not the real location as found on maps and on highway road signs (Bristol). Likewise, punch in just Tracys Landing, and you’ll never get within five miles of Fairhaven homes carrying Tracys Landing addresses. And so on. “The name Lothian does not reflect where we live,” said former Bristol Community Association president Ken Riggleman. “It’s like saying Annapolis and Severna Park are the same place; they’re eight miles apart, the same distance from my house in Bristol to (real) Lothian.” From the 1970s to recent years, the Bristol Community Association has mobilized to defeat developers in true David vs. Goliath fashion. The list includes stopping a trailer park on Jug Bay’s shores (now a nature sanctuary); stopping the largest East Coast sand and gravel company’s 645-acre quarry and processing plant proposals (now part of that sanctuary); helping to stop a Target-anchored 30-acre mall (now a park); stopping a mega-church’s development of a 57-acre facility; and in 2014 stopping a takeover each fall of a 225-acre Bristol farm by a festival’s quarter million visitors. “It was Bristol that sounded the alarm and galvanized opposition on each of those,” Riggleman added. “It’s a shame to wipe out historical references to Bristol just in the name of USPS economic expediency.” Regardless of what you call it, Bristol used to be a big deal. Steamships and trains called twice daily. Bristol was more prominent than adjacent Waysons Corner until the mid-1960s (when the future uncrowned king of Vegas gambling magnate Steve Wynn was still calling bingo numbers there.) Bristol Landing or Pig Point has been on our maps since the late 1600s, and on 1814 British army maps. The Pig Point Post Office began in 1807. Claims that the name refers to the pig iron shipped downriver from Snowden’s furnace are fraudulent, as the town and its name easily pre-date any furnaces. In 1871, that name was apparently censored as undignified. Leon was substituted. Post offices were popping up at an alarming rate in 1895. The Baltimore Sun on February 2 reported that “There will be nine post offices within

six miles” of Bristol’s post office, counting the new Drury post office. Drury? Well, in the Jan. 12, 1961, Evening Capital, a Bristol resident reported finding under a horse-drawn carriage seat 1862 Civil War love letters by Robert Pindell to his future wife back in Bristol, Fannie Drury (plus “his disappointment at her negligence in answering his letters promptly”). Both Robert and Fannie’s last names found their way onto our maps, both adjacent to Bristol. At Pindell today, only ruins of the station and store-post office remain from the 1899 Chesapeake Beach railroad. In 1975, county official Amy Hiatt wrote that, after the trains stopped in 1935, “the community dissolved.” That their communities “dissolved” might come as a surprise to the current thousand or so residents of the Bristol-Pindell-Drury area. Yet the almighty zip code seems to have a firm grip on how some residents and media identify hometowns in Bay Country. In 1999 Bristol’s Gertrude Trott wrote that she was “born in a community called Blue Shirt on what is now Mallard Lane” but added that it was “now in the Lothian area.” Yet Lothian is actually eight to nine miles away. Isabelle Sunderland Plummer that year wrote that she had lived in Bristol, which is now Lothian. Confusing at best.

Our Sense of Place Robert Michael Pyle wrote in The Thunder Tree that most people seem to require a “sense of place that gets under our skin,” needing a “place of initiation.” Some people develop a much keener sense of place than others, such as Upper Marlboro’s Mary Kilbourne who passed away on October 20 at the age of 83. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Baywatcher of the Year in 1995, their Conservationist of the Year in 1999, and the 2005 Jug Bay Award-winner, Mary was most connected to the Jug BayBristol-Croom part of the Patuxent River. She had as solid an identity as anyone with a “place” — the river and its adjacent marshes and eastern hardwood forest in her case. Perhaps to one degree or another we all need such a place — even when we’re many miles away — a place upon which we can reflect, one for which we might even get a little homesick. Sure would be nice if we knew what to call that place. We might just have to settle for home. David Linthicum is a retired geographer with the U.S. Department of State Office of the Geographer. His last

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existing solely on live-caught fish. The osprey is also one of the few birds of prey (the owl is another) that has opposable talons, two on each side, that enable the bird to capture and carry its prey aerodynamically in line with its body direction. The next in order of obviousness is the red-tailed hawk. This bluntwinged, aerially adept bird frequents woods, scrubs and marshlands seeking out unwary squirrels, rabbits, rodents and sometimes airborne targets of opportunity. The red-tailed is the largest hawk frequenting Maryland. Brown-colored with an intimidating stare and a broad, light-colored spotted breast, the adult sports a unique and broad rusty-red tail band. This bold raptor is also singularly fond of lurking on roadside telephone lines and eyeing up the possibility of carrying off you and your car as you pass by. Another particularly distinctive bird of prey, despite its small size, is the sparrowhawk or American kestrel. A true falcon though only the size of a large pigeon, this nimble flier can pick off finches, sparrows and even grasshoppers on the wing as well as pounce on any number of small rodents exposing themselves to an aerial attack. The male is easily identifiable because of its heavily barred cheeks; the female is more demurely colored but larger. The species, like most raptors, mates for life. The medium-sized hawks in our state are more difficult to distinguish except, that is, for the marsh hawk, or northern harrier. Haunting the lowlying wetlands, the long, slender grayto-brown bird soars close to the ground, with occasional bursts of wing beat. It has a distinct puff of white feathering on its back just in front of

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its tail. It also feasts on small rodents and larger insects. Our Coopers and sharp-shinned hawks are so similar that I can’t tell them apart. While particularly handsome, neither is frequently seen, keeping to the forested and less densely populated areas of the state. They both feature reddish-brown to darkbarred chest plumage and, for a hawk, long wings and tail. Their specialty is aggressively pursuing medium-sized birds right through the treelines. They are both artful and speedy fliers. The last in my list of remarkable winged demons is often mistaken for a juvenile bald eagle. The younger bald eagles do not get their signature white head and tail until the age of two. Until then, they’re uniformly brown with a yellow-tipped beak, making them easy to confuse with the golden eagle. But the golden is larger than a juvenile bald eagle, with wingspans of up to nine feet. It is also brown but has a golden burnish to its feathers. A powerful raptor, it preys on large geese and small livestock.

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Remember to check your copy of Season’s Bounty each week for season-long holiday happenings.

Saturday November 30 Small Business Saturday Support local shops and stores throughout the Chesapeake region on Small Business Saturday.

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Church Flea Market Project Echo’s 8th Annual Turkey Trot

Shop furniture, antiques, household items, sports equipment, tools, fishing and boating gear; fill a bag with books for $3 and a bag with clothes for $5. 7am-1pm, St. Andrews UMC, Edgewater: 443-569-2290.

This 5K run/walk supports the 24/7 transitional and emergency shelter in Prince Frederick; strollers welcome. Registration 6am, race 7am, The Arc of Southern Maryland Prince Frederick, $35 w/discounts: www.projectecho.net/turkey-trot.

Jug Bay Post-Turkey Trail 5K Run to work off Thanksgiving dinner (or prepare for Christmas cookies) and benefit Recreation Deeds for Special Needs. Registration 8:30am, race 9:30am, Glendening Preserve, Lothian. $25 w/ discounts, RSVP: programs@jugbay.org.

Camp Letts’ 20th Annual Turkey Chase Run to work up an appetite and help send kids to summer camp; strollers welcome. Registration 7:30am, 10K race 9am, 5K walk 10:15am, Camp Letts Rd., Edgewater, $35$40: www.campletts.org.

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Run or walk with Greater Annapolis Y thru AACC campus. Dogs, kids, strollers welcome. Registration 7:30am, race 8:30am, AACC West Campus Drive, Arnold: $45 w/discounts; RSVP: www.ymdturkeytrot.org/events/Arnold.

Ugly Sweater Day Wear your kitschiest holiday-themed sweater with pride to the Gingerbread Show, snap a selfie with the Gingerbread Boy and post on Facebook (#DCMcelebrating20) to be entered to win tickets to Savor the Flavor Tour & Tasting. Noon-5pm, Darnall’s Chance House Museum, Upper Marlboro, $2: 301-952-8010.

Friday November 29 #OptOutside Join Spa Creek Conservancy for a cleanup event. 10am, meet at footbridge on South Cherry Grove, Annapolis, RSVP: https://www. facebook.com/events/947058582341055/.

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Black Friday Toy Swap Bring gently used clean children’s toys to swap for new-to-you items from others; put loose pieces in clear, labeled bags. 2-4pm, Edgewater Library, FREE: 410-222-1538.

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Gingerbread House Show It’s the 20th anniversary of this tasty annual favorite where you can view a village of elaborate constructions made by gingerbread architects of many ages; vote for your choice. FSaSu Noon-5pm, Darnall’s Chance House Museum, Upper Marlboro, $2: 301-952-8010.

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American Indian Heritage Day Join the Cedarville Band of Piscataway Indians to celebrate the living culture of native people in our state. 10am-4:30pm, Historic London Town, Edgewater, $12 w/discounts, ($10 fee for clay craft activity, RSVP): www.historiclondontown.org.

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33rd Advent Messiah Sing-Along Join in singing the joyful music of Handel’s Messiah, led by Michael Ryan, retired concert master for the U.S. Marine Band; bring (or borrow) score plus appetizer or dessert for candlelight reception following; donations benefit the Salvation Army. 4pm, St. James Episcopal Church, Lothian, FREE: bit.ly/32DGFtN.

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Bowie-Crofton Camera Club Marilyn Patterson judges club competition on still life. 7:30pm, All Saints Lutheran Church, Bowie, FREE: www.b-ccc.org.

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Belair Mansion Open House Annapolis Tree Lighting Join the Annapolis Jaycees for the city’s Grand Illumination; watch Santa arrive, enjoy holiday music and dance performances; refreshments and ornaments provided; donations of nonperishable foods and new, unwrapped toys encouraged. 4:45pm, tree lighting 6:40pm, Market House, downtown Annapolis, FREE: www.visitannapolis.org.

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Tuesday December 3 KIDS Nutcracker Storytime Enjoy a special reading of The Nutcracker and meet a real ballerina; enter to win tickets to an upcoming performance by the Chesapeake Ballet Company. 10:30am, Annapolis Library: 410-222-1750.

30 For 30 Pasta Night Join Sen. Sarah Elfreth, Del. Alice Cain and Del. Shaneka Henson for a pasta night fundraiser to benefit town halls, backpack drives, college bus tour and more. 6:308:30pm, American Legion Cook-Pinkney Post 141, Annapolis, $30, RSVP: Dylan@sarahelfreth.com.

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Thursday December 5 Mitchell Gallery Book Club Tour the Mary Petty exhibit with cartoonist Eric Smith and discuss Bob Mankoff’s How About Never – Is Never Good For You? My Life in Cartoons. 2:30-4pm, Mitchell Gallery, St. John’s College, Annapolis, FREE, RSVP: 410-626-2556.

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McBride Open House Victor Nizovstev, painter of fables, fantasy and the theatrical, visits the gallery during Midnight Madness. 7-9pm, McBride Gallery, Annapolis: www.mcbridegallery.com.

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DC Hand Dance Club Join this 25-year-old club for dancing and mingling. Lessons 6pm, dance 7-10pm, Alibi’s Bar & Grill, Pasadena: www.dchanddanceclub.net.

Wednesday December 4 Environmental Archaeology Lab Become a volunteer and assist with excavating sites and cataloging artifacts (ages 18+). 9am3pm, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, RSVP: cawooda@si.edu.

Critters in My Carry-On Learn about wildlife trafficking, how to help stop it and learn the value of species conservation, with a chance to see real items confiscated by U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. 10:30am, National Wildlife Visitor Center, Laurel, FREE, RSVP: 301-497-5887.

Piano Talk Join musician-in-residence Brian Ganz for his popular concert series, tackling works of Chopin. Noon, Auerbach Auditorium, St. Mary’s College of Maryland, FREE: 240-895-4498.

Lunch & Learn Watch the film Voices of Baltimore: Life Under Segregation, then discuss with an expert panel. Noon-1:30pm, Maryland State Archives, Annapolis, FREE (photo ID req’d), RSVP: emily.squires@maryland.gov.

Family Advent Dinner Take a break from cooking dinner and enjoy a kid-friendly health meal, eat-in or carryout; plus crafts and activities for kids. 5-7pm, Davidsonville UMC, FREE: www.dumc.net.

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2nd Star Productions’ A Christmas Carol the Musical Broadway comes to Bowie reviewed by Jim Reiter

Christmas Carol the Musical ran each holiday season on Broadway from 1994 until 2003. With music, lyrics and choreography by Broadway and movie legends Alan Menken, Lynn Ahrens and Susan Stroman, it was a crowd-pleasing can’t-miss spectacle, full of humor and heart. It would be silly to expect Broadway spectacle to transfer to the community theater stage; still, 2nd Star Productions’ version holds tight to the show’s humor and heart. Things started off slowly on opening night, mostly because of an obvious disconnect between the singers and dancers awaiting their musical cues, and the orchestra, whose timing seemed to be lagging. But when the timing picked up and everyone could commit to their entrances, both the orchestra and the singers — especially in the ensemble numbers — sounded excellent together. Director Brian Douglas stages the show effectively for the relatively small Bowie Playhouse stage, keeping the action moving with brief scene changes and actors nicely navigating his two-story set. The top level: Ebenezer Scrooge’s bedroom, with his living room below, from which Dickens’s most known character is brought to humility by the spirits.

Gene Valendo’s Scrooge is perfectly shrunken and bent, his deep singing voice a nice match to the meanness of Nothing to Do With Me as well as the heartfelt contrition of Yesterday, Tomorrow and Today. The rest of Dickens’s iconic characters are all here as well, from Marley’s ghost (Brian Binney with a well-sung Link By Link, as Marley warns Scrooge of the travails ahead) to Bob Cratchit (a very touching and sincere Joshua Hampton), to a lively Mr. and Mrs. Fezziwig (Eric Meadows and Spencer Kate Nelson, bringing the joy of Scrooge’s earlier life to Fezziwig’s Annual Christmas Ball) and Tiny Tim, (a nice performance by Delaney McGinniss). Most of the cast play multiple roles, with special mention going to Rhonda BentleyWardlaw, who plays a blind hag treated nastily by Scrooge. More specifically, special mention goes to the use of her hand, which Wardlaw bends so eerily and steadily as she points Scrooge to his fate that it deserves a spotlight of its own. Allison Erskine’s Ghost of Christmas Past brilliantly performs the touching Lights of Long Ago as she guides Scrooge through his memories. As the Ghost of Christmas Present, John Wakefield’s bombastic humor and booming baritone bring a unique liveliness to the “jolly giant,” as Dickens described him, as he gregariously moves Scrooge around the city to see how all the poor among him

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From left, Delaney McGinniss as Tiny Tim, Gene Valendo as Scrooge, John Wakefield as Ghost of Christmas Present. can live in squalor yet have full hearts. Wakefield’s singing of Abundance and Charity with the ensemble is infectious not just to the audience but also to the other actors around him, and closes Act I with a Broadway-like bang. I should also mention that this show came together even as 2nd Star — and the local theater community as a whole — lost two of its stalwarts less than two weeks before opening. Marty Hayes appeared in many shows at Bowie Playhouse and in Annapolis, and was the husband of 2nd Star Productions co-founder Jane Wingard; Garrett Hyde was technical director at the

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Can a dysfunctional family find a murderer before they kill each other? enowned mystery writer Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer) gathers his family to celebrating his birthday. There’s cake, drinking and an argument. The next THE morning, HarOVIEGOER lan is dead, lying in a pool of blood with his throat slashed. The family insists it was suicide. But investigator Benoit Movie reviews by Blanc (Daniel Diana Beechener Craig) isn’t so sure. As he picks through the happenings at the party, he finds more suspects than he anticipated. So … whodunit? You’ll have to buy a ticket to find out. Hilarious, joyful and filled with goofy twists, Knives Out will divert you from your own family this Thanksgiving. Director Rian Johnson (Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi) has great fun playing with mystery traditions. Cinephiles will enjoy its many tributes to great comedic whodunits, including Sleuth’s house with secret passages and characters inspired by Murder By Death and Clue. Johnson’ spoofy send-up of the genre breaks tradition by giving us a huge piece of the puzzle up front. Freed to focus less on plot and more on the performances and snappy dialogue, we can enjoy a fantastic ensemble cast that is gnawing the scenery like they’ve been starved for weeks. It’s a wonder to behold. Leading the way in set consumption is Craig, offering up a Southern-fried accent so terrible you can’t help but laugh. He’s camping it up as a mashup of Foghorn Leghorn and Poirot. He prowls the house, listening in on conversations and picking over teeny clues. It’s a delight to see Craig’s playfully great performance. The family is a who’s who of actors, all gleefully embodying a myriad of neuroses and conniving behavior.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Humans invented the plow in 4,500 BC, the wheel in 4,000 BC, and writing in 3,400 BC. But long before that, by 6,000 BC, they had learned how to brew beer and make psychoactive drugs from plants. Psychopharmacologist Ronald Siegel points to this evidence to support his hypothesis © by Rob Brezsny that the yearning to transform our normal waking consciousness is a basic drive akin to our need to eat and drink. Of course, there are many ways to accomplish this shift besides alcohol and drugs. They include dancing, singing, praying, drumming, meditating and having sex. What are your favorite modes? According to my astrological analysis, it’ll be extra important for you to alter your habitual perceptions and thinking patterns during the coming weeks.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): What’s something you’re afraid of, but pretty confident you could become unafraid of? The coming weeks will be a favorable time to dismantle or dissolve that fear. Your levels of courage will be higher than usual, and your imagination will be unusually ingenious in devising methods and actions to free you of the unnecessary burden. Step one: Formulate an image or scene that symbolizes the dread, and visualize yourself blowing it up with a bomb made of a hundred roses.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The word enantiodromia refers to a phenomenon that occurs when a vivid form of expression turns into its opposite, often in dramatic fashion. Yang becomes yin; resistance transforms into welcome; loss morphs into gain. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you Geminis are the sign of the zodiac that’s most likely to experience enantiodromia in the coming weeks. Will

it be a good thing or a bad thing? You can have a lot of influence over how that question resolves. For best results, don’t fear or demonize contradictions and paradoxes. Love and embrace them.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): There are Americans who speak only one language, English, and yet imagine they are smarter than bilingual immigrants. That fact amazes me, and inspires me to advise me and all my fellow Cancerians to engage in humble reflection about how we judge our fellow humans. Now is a favorable time for us to take inventory of any inclinations we might have to regard ourselves as superior to others; to question why we might imagine others aren’t as worthy of love and respect as we are; or to be skeptical of any tendency we might have dismiss and devalue those who don’t act and think as we do. I’m not saying we Cancerians are more guilty of these sins than everyone else; I’m merely letting you know that the coming weeks are our special time to make corrections.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “Erotic love is one of the highest forms of contemplation,” wrote the sensually wise poet Kenneth Rexroth. That’s a provocative and profitable inspiration for you to tap into. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, you’re in the Season of Lucky Plucky Delight, when brave love can save you from wrong turns and irrelevant ideas; when the grandeur of amour can be your teacher and catalyst. If you have a partner with whom you can conduct these educational experiments, wonderful. If you don’t, be extra sweet and intimate with yourself.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In the follow-up story to Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, our heroine uses a magic mirror as a portal into a fantastical land. There she encounters the Red Queen, and soon the two of them are holding hands as they run as fast as they can. Alice notices that despite their great effort, they don’t seem to be moving forward. What’s happening? The Queen clears up the mystery: In her realm, you

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pect that the coming weeks may be Beethoven-like for you, Sagittarius. I bet you’ll be surprised by worthy fascinations and subject to impromptu illuminations.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): During the next 11 months, you could initiate fundamental improvements in the way you live from day to day. It’s conceivable you’ll discover or generate innovations that permanently raise your life’s possibilities to a higher octave. At the risk of sounding grandiose, I’m tempted to predict that you’ll celebrate at least one improvement that is your personal equivalent of the invention of the wheel or the compass or the calendar.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Most sane people wish there could be less animosity between groups that have different beliefs and interests. How much better the world would be if everyone felt a generous acceptance toward those who are unlike them. But the problem goes even deeper: Most of us are at odds with ourselves. Here’s how author Rebecca West described it: Even the different parts of the same person do not often converse among themselves, do not succeed in learning from each other. That’s the bad news, Libra. The good news is that the coming weeks will be a favorable time for you to promote unity and harmony among all the various parts of yourself. I urge you to entice them to enter into earnest conversations with each other!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The only thing we learn from history is that we never learn anything from history. Philosopher Georg Hegel said that. But I think you will have an excellent chance to disprove this theory in the coming months. I suspect you will be inclined and motivated to study your own past in detail; you’ll be skilled at drawing useful lessons from it; and you will apply those lessons with wise panache as you re-route your destiny.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): In his own time, poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882) was acclaimed and beloved. At the height of his fame, he earned $3,000 per poem. But modern literary critics think that most of what he created is derivative, sentimental and unworthy of serious appreciation. In dramatic contrast is poet Emily Dickinson (1830–1886). Her writing was virtually unknown in her lifetime, but is now regarded as among the best ever. In accordance with astrological omens, I invite you to sort through your own past so as to determine which of your work, like Longfellow’s, should be archived as unimportant or irrelevant, and which, like Dickinson’s, deserves to be a continuing inspiration as you glide into the future.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Poet Cecilia Woloch asks, “How to un-want what the body has wanted, explain how the flesh in its wisdom was wrong?” Did the apparent error occur because of some “some ghost in the mind?” she adds. Was it due to “some blue chemical rushing the blood” or “some demon or god”? I’m sure that you, like most of us, have experienced this mystery. But the good news is that in the coming weeks you will have the power to un-want inappropriate or unhealthy experiences that your body has wanted. Step one: Have a talk with yourself about why the thing your body has wanted isn’t in alignment with your highest good.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Sagittarian composer Ludwig van Beethoven was inclined to get deeply absorbed in his work. Even when he took time to attend to the details of daily necessity, he allowed himself to be spontaneously responsive to compelling musical inspirations that suddenly welled up in him. On more than a few occasions, he lathered his face with the 19th-century equivalent of shaving cream, then got waylaid by a burst of brilliance and forgot to actually shave. His servants found that amusing. I sus-

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Curious Tradition Animal Help Now, a group that assists in animal emergencies, has gathered almost 160,000 signatures on a petition to repeal legislation allowing “Possum Drops” in North Carolina. In a number of communities in the state, the custom of putting an opossum in a transparent box, suspending it in the air and then slowly lowering it to the ground is a feature of New Year’s Eve celebrations. Organizers in Brasstown told the Raleigh News & Observer they ended its Possum Drop after the 2018 event because it’s a hard job to do, and it’s time to move on, but they maintained that the tradition does “absolutely nothing to harm” the animal. Animal Help Now, however, is continuing its campaign against the state statute that makes it legal for people to treat opossums however they wish between the dates of Dec. 29 and Jan. 2.

Bright Ideas • Maybe they’re betting no woman will reveal what she weighs in public, but the Fusion Club in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is offering women free drink credits based on their weight. For example, a woman who weighs 150 pounds would receive about $18.50 in free cocktails. Anil Kumar, spokesman for the club, told Insider that while they have a scale behind the bar, they will also accept a woman’s word about what she weighs. “They can just write the weight on a paper and give it to the bartender discreetly,” he said. “Very simple, no strings attached. We wanted the ladies to surprise their partners and friends that it’s good to gain weight!” • A 16-year-old boy was detained by U.S. Border Patrol agents on Nov. 17 after an agent saw him hiding in brush about a mile north of the Otay Mesa Point of Entry

near San Diego. Authorities said the teenager had a remote-control car with him, along with two large duffel bags stuffed with 50 packages of methamphetamines, weighing more than 55 pounds and worth more than $106,000. Border Patrol spokesman Theron Francisco told The San Diego Union-Tribune that authorities believe the car was used to carry the bundles across the border, making many trips through the bollard-style fence from the south side and driving to the teen on the north side. The boy was charged with drug smuggling and held in Juvenile Hall.

Crime Report When Martin Skelly, 41, was arrested on Nov. 16 in a Clearwater, Florida, McDonald’s for possession of methamphetamines, he told officers he did not have any other contraband. But during his intake at the Pinellas County Jail, a deputy found a “small bag of crystal powder substance.”

People Different From Us Bodybuilder Kirill Tereshin, 23, a former Russian soldier also known as Popeye, underwent surgery in Moscow in mid-November after doctors told him that the petroleum jelly he had been injecting into his biceps to increase their size might result in the amputation of his arms. Surgeon Dmitry Melnikov told Metro News: “The problem is that this is petroleum jelly.”

Yeah, No If you’re passing through the seaside city of Fukuoka, Japan, here’s a tip for a cheap hotel: A night in room No. 8 at the Asahi Ryokan will cost you just $1. And your privacy. In return for the low rate, your entire

stay in your room will be livestreamed on YouTube. Hotel manager Tetsuya Inoue told CNN on Nov. 20 that while the world can watch the room’s guests, there is no audio, so conversations and phone calls can remain private. Also, the bathroom is out of camera range. And, of course, guests can turn out the lights. “Our hotel is on the cheaper side,” Inoue said, “so we need some added value, something special that everyone will talk about.”

Awesome! Over the past five years, 12 separate bundles of cash, totaling nearly $45,000, have turned up on sidewalks in the quiet, beachside English village of Blackhall Colliery, posing a mystery for local Detective Constable John Forster. “These bundles are always … discovered by random members of the public who have handed them in,” Forster told 9News, although he did admit he suspects some bundles have not been turned over to police. Officials have no evidence of a crime committed related to the bundles, usually containing about 2,000 pounds apiece. After a period of time, if no one claims them, the folks who discovered the bundles will get to keep them.

Compelling Explanation Police and firefighters in Liberty, Ohio, were called to the Liberty Walmart on the afternoon of Nov. 16 to find a car on fire in the parking lot, reported WFMJ. Owner Stephanie Carlson, 40, told them there was a can of gas in the trunk and she had lighted a candle to get rid of the smell, but she later admitted she had poured gas on the seats and started the fire with a lighter because the car was dirty and there was a problem with the front wheel. The car belonged to her husband, who

said he had been looking for her all day, and also told officers she had allegedly been found huffing mothballs and paint thinner recently. Police took her into custody and found a lighter and mothballs in her purse; she was charged with arson, inducing panic and criminal damaging.

Suspicions Confirmed After the death of their uncle, Sifiso Justice Mhlongo, in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa, Thandaza Mtshali and Thobeka Mhlongo ran into trouble trying to settle a claim on his life insurance. According to The Daily Star, Old Mutual required confirmation the man had passed away and delayed payment because they were waiting for “additional assessments.” So on Nov. 19, the women went to the funeral home, retrieved their uncle’s body and took it to the company’s local office. “They said they had paid the money into our bank account and we wanted to be sure,” Mtshali said, “so we left the body at their office and went to check at the bank.” When they had their money, they returned the body to the funeral home, and Mr. Mhlongo now rests in a family burial plot. Old Mutual pronounced the incident “most unsettling,” and promised a full investigation, but Muzi Hlengwa, spokesman for the National Funeral Practitioners Association of South Africa, said the matter was far from over: “The rituals that were supposed to be done to move the body from one place to another were not done. The soul of that man is still left at the Old Mutual, so they will have to cover the costs of performing these rituals.” Send your weird news items to WeirdNewsTips@amuniversal.com. © copyright 2019 Andrews McMeel Syndication

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BAY WEEKLY CLASSIFIEDS BUSINESS SERVICES Commercial parking available for rent. Gated and secure. 4424 Beech Rd., Marlow Hieghts, MD 20748. $300 per month for 1-3 vehicles. $500 per month for 2-6 vehicles. $750 per month for 7-10 vehicles. Or 1 bus = $300, 2-3 buses = $600. Call Lou: 301-423-4424 or email actire@actireco.com Elderly care, private duty, 25 years experience. 24hourr or live-in/out care, including holidays and vacations. 443-968-4336. FEDERAL EMPLOYEES: Need help with a Federal EEO Case? Canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t afford an attorney? Professional, affordable help is here. I am a Federally Certified EEO Counselor/ Employment Law Specialist. I have helped numerous current and former Federal Employees navigate the EEO system. Call Clark Browne, 301-982-0979 or 240-832-7544, brownie1894@yahoo.com

Frankâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Video Conversion â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Convert your VHS tapes, 8mm movies & 35mm slides to digital format. 240-295-3994 or (C) 703-216-7293. Automotive Mercedes Benz & BMW specialist services Volkswagen, Audi, Lexus & Acura in Calvert County. Family Auto, factory-trained Master Technicians! 410257-7009, Service@FamilyAutoMD.com Home Improvement C.A.L. PLUMBING, LLC â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 40+ years experience in all aspects of plumbing. No job too big/too small. Certified Backflow. 410-320-0348. Garage doors, & openers, repaired, replaced, installed. Affordable Garage Doors, LLC. MHIC #49809. www.affordablegaragedoors llc.com, 410-867-1112, 410535-6446, 410-266-1654. Stump Grinding, power washing, roto-tilling and ivy removal from trees. Reasonable prices. Call Mark: 410-216-9642.

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Sunrise Premiere Pool Builders. New concrete inground pools, existing concrete pool renovations. Call today for a free consultation: 410-349-3852. Windows and doors repaired, replaced, restored. Consultations. Established 1965. 410-8671199 or www.window masteruniversal.com. Wellness Restore your health with massage therapy, energy healing and Bowenwork. Relieve stress, pain, illness. Bowenwork Center for Wellness: 410 867-8776, dawn@bcfwellness.com.

HELP WANTED AVON holiday helpers and shoppers wanted! Set your own hours sharing Avon products. Contact Melanie for details: 410310-3616 or www.youravon.com/mdrake Caregivers Needed! If you have a caring heart we want to talk with you! Seeking high quality, reliable, outgoing individuals. Flexible schedules. ComForCare Home Care: 443-906-6283. FT/PT Receptionist. Entry level position in mental health providerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office in northern Calvert County/southern Anne Arundel. Previous medical office experience helpful. Fax resume to 410-2862834, Attention Phylis. Response Senior Care seeks part-time CNAs (with current license). Anne Arundel & northern Calvert counties. Must have reliable transportation and clean record. Personal care, companionship and light housekeeping are among the duties needed for our clients. Flexible daytime hours, referral bonuses. $12-$13 hourly. Call 410-571-2744 to set up interview.

School bus drivers, start an exciting new career! Competitive wages, sign-on bonus, benefits, summers & holidays off. Will train. Lane Bus Service, Harwood, MD, 410-867-4834, lingle@ridesta.com.

MARKETPLACE 1992 Mercedes Benz, 4door, white exterior, tan leather interior, sunroof, garage-kept, very good condition. Gas engine, 80,000 miles. $3,500. Call Bobby: 240-477-2158. Armoire, Louis XV, excellent condition. $3,000 obo. Shady Side, 240-882-0001, aabunassar@jadbsi.com. For pictures see website: www.bayweekly.com/ node/49955 Collection of Barbies from â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;80s and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;90s. Collectors Christmas and Bob Mackie editions in original boxes. $4,000 obo for lot. Call 410-268-4647. Chevy 454 complete engine, 30k miles. $2,200. 410-798-4747. French country oak dining table. Parquet top, pullout leaves, 2 armchairs. $975 obo. 410-414-3910. Honda generator model 5000X with wheel kit. Low hours, always garaged. $2,149 new, asking $750. 301-261-3537. Loveseat & queen sofa plus four extra cushions, coffee & end table. No smoking or pets ever. $995 obo, 410-757-4133.

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2008 Nissan Altima 2.5SL. 4-door, 150K miles. New transmission & tires. Excellent condition, clean, smokefree. Loaded options. Gray. $6,250. 732-266-1251. Queen-size, dark bedroom set. Triple dresser. Moving. $850. 410-507-4672 Refrigerator, 18' Frigidaire upright with top freezer. Icemaker available (not included). Stays cold, freezer function excellent. Very good condition. New $599, sale $195. Call Lou: 301-423-4424 or email actire@actireco.com

MARINE MARKET Commercial fishing guide license for sale. $2,500. Call Bob: 301-8557279 or cell 240-210-4484. Kayak, 18' x 26" approximately 45 lbs. Luan natural hull, Okume top. Single hole, one-person. $1,800, 410-536-0436. Onan diesel marine generator, 7.5kw. Excellent condition. $2,000 obo. Call Bob: 301-752-5523. Rybovich Outriggers. 36â&#x20AC;&#x2122; triple spreaders. Center rigger. Very good condition. Call 301-752-5523. $900 obo. Universal Atomic 4 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Fresh overhaul, new carburetor, etc. $2,500, trades accepted or will rebuild yours. 410-586-8255. Powerboats 2005 185 Bayliner with trailer. 135hp, 4-cylinder Mercury engine. Good on gas, new tires on trailer, bimini. Excellent condition, low mileage. $10,500. 301-351-7747.

1984 31' fishing or pleasure boat. 12â&#x20AC;&#x2122; beam, two 454s. All records, ready to sail. Slip available. $11,000 obo. 973-494-6958. Grady White 1990 Seafarer 228G with 200hp Yamaha. Low hours, on lift. Sunbrella 2016 full canvas top, curtains, windows. Plus full canvas cover. Always maintained. 202-365-5497 or 202-342-0001. 1975 42' Grand Banks classic trawler (all fiberglas), two John Deere diesel, 8kw Westerbeake diesel generator, 200 hours, VHF depthrecorder & stereo. $65,000. 443-534-9249. Mako side console perfect for crabbing! Newly repowered 2017 Tohatsu 90hp, Garmin echomap, bluetooth stereo and more. Comes with trailer. Ready to go! $8,500. Call Ryan: 443-875-4591.

Sold in only 4 weeks with Bay Weekly. 1996 MacGregor 26X. Many new parts & upgrades. Recently refurbished Yamaha 30hp 2-stroke. Well loved, maintained. Trailer Included. $9,995.

1985 Mainship 40' â&#x20AC;&#x201C; twin 454s rebuilt, 250 hours, great live-aboard. $9,000 obo. Boat is on land. 443309-6667. 2007 Protatch aluminum pontoon, 5x10 marine plywood deck, trailer, two Minnkota marine trolling motors, livewell, bench seat plus two regular seats, canopy. Capacity 900 lbs. $6,900 cash. 301-503-0577. 2003 Stingray 20' cuddy cabin with trailer. Excellent condition. Good family boat. Ready to go in the water. $6,000; 443-510-4170. 1986 Regal 25' â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 260 IO, 300 hours, V-berth, halfcabin, head, $1,950. Other marine equipment. 410437-1483. Bay Weekly â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Finding New Owners for Good, Old Boats Since 1993. 410-626-9888.

22' 2000 Tiara Pursuit cuddy cabin

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$15,500

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1999 Wellcraft 22WA

1988 Carver 28 Voyager

Very nice with FW sink and toilet, SW washdown and live-well. Well maintained 200hp Mercury w/2 new powerpacks. EZLOAD trailer w/electric winch. Located in Huntingtown. $n,500.

Call Rick: 410-610-1981

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$15,900 Upper and Lower Station Twin 350 Crusaders New Bimini Top & Upholstery inside & out. New Carpet. AC with Reverse Heat, Depth Gage, VHF, GPS Sam 703-609-5487 samhess993@gmail.com

1996 Harley Davidson Custom Sportster 1200

$35-$40/hour flat rate, plus benefits and guarantee. Pay based on experience. Must have valid driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license, own tools, and must be reliable and show up to work on time. Experienced applicants only need apply. To be considered for either of these positions, please contact Dino to schedule an interview: 443-532-7983.

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1996 33' Sea Ray Model 330 Sundancer

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1977 40' Jersey Sportfish

a beautiful 1947 Chris-Craft 19' racer.

with twin re-powered 375 turbo cats. With Generator 400 hours, new enclosure & more. 59,900 OBO: 410-610-0077

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16' Mckee Craft 2005 center console and trailer. $7,000.

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2008 19' Trophy walkaround. Great condition, just extensively serviced. $15,000; 301-659-6676. 1985 26' Wellcraft cabin cruiser. V-berth and aft cabin, galley and bath. Great little weekend boat. Asking $9,000. 202-262-4737. 1956 Whirlwind Boat 14' fully restored with trailer. Solid Mahogany. Originally $4,300, reduced to $2,300 obo. Can send pics. Call 301-758-0278.

Sailboats 1973 Bristol 32' shoaldraft sloop – Gas Atomic 4, well equipped, dinghy. Needs TLC. Great retirement project. $5,000 obo. 410-394-6658. 1982 Catalina 25 poptop, fin keel. Well-kept. Upgrades, sails, furler, tiller pilot, Tohatsu 9hp outboard, $3,999 obo. Located in Edgewater. 201-939-7055.

Sold with Bay Weekly ’87 Regal, 21' – 8-cylinder Mercury inboard rebuilt, cuddy-cabin, new tandem trailer, all boat covers, two bimini tops and all accessories. $5,000 obo.

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Coronado 25' Sloop – Excellent sail-away condition. 9.9 Johnson. New batteries, VHF, stereo, depth, all new cushions. $4,500 obo. 703-922-7076; 703-623-4294. 1980 Hunter 27', Tohatsu 9.5 outboard. Sails well but needs some work. Sleeps five. $2,000 firm. 443-618-2594. '67 Kaiser Evening Star – Draft 3'8", 25'4" LOA 5000#, 10' cockpit, fiberglass hull, mahogany cabin, bronze fittings, 9.9 Evinrude, transom lazarette, main & jib, 4 berths, extras, boat needs TLC. Rare. $2,000 obo. 410-268-5999.

Sabre 28' 1976 sloop: Excellent sail-away condition; diesel, new battery, VHF, stereo, depth-finder, new cushions. $7,500. Call 240-388-8006.

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OFFICE CONDO FOR SALE / LEASE Spa Road & Forest Drive 1,315sf, 4 offices, 2 restrooms, conference room, reception and work area, kitchenette, courtyard. Ample parking, centrally located to downtown Annapolis and Eastport

Island Packet 38 1988

Salon/2 cabins; 2 heads; 2017: New; GenSet; AutoPilot; ChartPlotter; HDTV18"; Brightwork topside, salon, cabins and sole; barrier and bottom paint. 2016 New Starter Battery; House Batteries. Many extras. K/CB for Bay and Blue Water sailing. $ , 00.

(443) 926-1567

Sale Price $353,735 Lease $2,750 a month SCOTT DOUGLAS 301.655.8253 • sdouglas@douglascommercial.com

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11⁄2 blocks from the bay in beautiful Chesapeake Beach. 5BR, 3FBR, custom kitchen, baths and spacious master BR.

⁄2-Acre Lot - $90,000

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REDUCED TO $374,999

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Rebuilt from foundation up in 2008

Call 443-618-1855 or 443-618-1856

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410-610-5776

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Huge Bay Front Contemporary! 4 bedrooms with full baths, 2 gas fireplaces, Den with 1/2 bath, basement. 2-car garage. 100 ft. pier with 20,000 lb. lift.

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$257,000

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Prime Annapolis office condo for sale or lease – Great location. 1,315 sf with handicap access and private courtyard. 4 offices, 2 restrooms, conference room, reception area, kitchenette and courtyard. Douglas Commercial Real Estate: 301-655-8253.

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Lot for single-family home. Riva MD. 155' waterfront. 30 miles from DC, easy commute. $480,000. Leave message, 410-212-2331 or pttkou@gmail.com.

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REAL ESTATE

from page 21

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Celebrate the Holidays at COLLEGE PARK AVIATION MUSEUM

Santa Trains F ly-in! HOLIDAY

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December 7, Noon - 4pm December

Cub Corner

10:00am–5:00pm Daily Free with museum admission *Note: Trains close at 3pm on December 22

Holiday Party Dec. 20 6:30-8:30pm Trains, live music, food & beverage • Free w/admission

December 12, 10:30am Celebrate the start of the snowy season, and read about a penguin that learns about things that fly! We will read How High is the Sky by Anna Milbourne & Serena Riglietti and make our own mini-penguin puppets! FREE with Museum Admission. Ages 5 and under. Pre-registration not required

December 26, 10:30am Celebrate the holiday season with us! We will read The Year Artie Saved Christmas by Chuck Harman and make our own popsicle-stick airplanes! FREE with Museum Admission. Ages 5 and under. Pre-registration not required

Engineering 101: Build an Aircraft

December 21, 11am Since the dawn of aviation, airplane engineers have been competing to see who can build the best airplane. Now it’s your turn. Design your aircraft, pick your materials, and see if you can build the best. Ages 9 & up Fee: $5 includes museum admission

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$5/adult; $4/Senior (60+); $2/children (2–17); Free/1 & under

Free parking and easy access from I-95, the Beltway and the Metro Green Line