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In Praise of Betsy Kehne T

his week we say goodbye to a true Bay Weekly original, Production Manager Betsy Kehne.

Betsy’s kind, wise presence at Bay Weekly goes back almost as far as the newspaper itself—26 years!

When the staff joined Chesapeake Bay Media in January, Betsy’s quiet guidance carried us through the transition. When the COVID19 pandemic hit, she helped us through challenges none of us could have imagined. I asked some of Betsy’s longtime Bay Weekly family to share their best memories of her impact.

Managing Editor Kathy Knotts: Betsy Kehne will be missed terribly by the Bay Weekly family and by myself personally. Betsy is the kind of colleague you dream of, my

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Boat shows canceled, Thomas Point Light renovation complete, Underground Railroad Month, Grace Cavalieri poetry radio show, Calvert library opens ...................... 4 FEATURE

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island of calm when life became stressful. She was the perfect sounding board for what would or wouldn’t work in a story, a photo or an email. She frequently talked me down from a place of panic and worry, with quiet support and a much-needed voice of reason. She never got mad when I had to add something to the calendar of events late or asked her to deal with a phone call.

Betsy’s position as the longest-serving staff member came in so handy when working with an advertiser or news source, because she had the backstory of nearly everyone Bay Weekly had ever crossed paths with. From donning a pink pig costume to cracking crabs together to our shared love of British television, all of my memories of Betsy are positive ones. We have some great stories between us, most of which I cannot print, but they will always bring a smile to my face. After we moved to CBM, Betsy’s presence kept me grounded and productive, since she was the busiest bee in the hive most days. Knowing she is just a mile or two away even now, keeps me smiling.

Staff Writer Krista Pfunder: Every workplace has a person I refer to as “the glue.” The person you can ask any question: where do they keep the post-its? What time News Director Meg Walburn Viviano Managing Editor Kathy Knotts Staff Writers Kathy Knotts Krista Pfunder Contributing Writers Diana Beechener Wayne Bierbaum Warren Lee Brown Dennis Doyle Bob Melamud Maria Price Jim Reiter Bill Sells

does so-and-so usually get in? At CBM Bay Weekly, that person is Betsy Kehne.

But being “the glue” means more than knowing where everything is and how it works. It also means caring deeply about fellow coworkers and friends. From having me sit next to her space heater one winter day to always having snacks at hand when she realized I was forgetting to eat, she is the heart of the team.

Ad Sales Representative Susan Nolan: Talent galore. An easy laugh. An ability to work artistic miracles before 7 a.m. Self-assurance and wisdom. These are just some of my thoughts about Betsy.

Former Staff Members Tom and Margaret Tearman We summoned our collective memories of so many Thursday morning calls about delayed deliveries, so many ghost stories, Mother’s Days, Father’s Days, so many 101 Ways and Thanksgiving Feasts. And crab feasts, silly Christmas presents, playing pool (or at least trying to play pool.)

And all those belly laughs, all shared with the absolutely fabulous Ms. Kehne.

But the one standout Betsy moment, one we are reminded of pretty regularly, came about right after we were burglarized.

You, knowing we were pretty far down in the dumps, mocked up a Bay Weekly cover featuring our much beloved dog, Roscoe. With it, you lifted our spirits, made us laugh again, and reminded us of what matters most. That cover is framed, and holds a place of honor in our barn, which is also Tom’s favorite place.

Co-founder & Editor Emerita Sandra Olivetti Martin: Bay Weekly and Betsy are a story intertwined. Once upon a time, Betsy was the new blood fledgling Bay Weekly needed to thrive.

I lured in this sweet, shy, Editors Emeritus J. Alex Knoll Bill Lambrecht Sandra Olivetti Martin Advertising Account Executives

Heather Beard

Susan Nolan Production Manager

Art Director

Betsy Kehne Mike Ogar Joe MacLeod

self-contained girl, with an internship. She’d mastered the craft of writing so skillfully and cleverly in my University of Maryland classes.

She joined my family’s newspaper while she still held her day job day as a secretary at National Institutes of Health. Betsy, with a degree in art, skewed from writing to design, illustration and production. Soon, she was co-founder Alex Knoll’s right hand in making up the paper and a utility player for everything else Bay Weekly needed — including reluctantly posing to advertise my bright idea of New Bay Times [Bay Weekly’s early name] nightshirts.

What would we do without her — and all she brought us?

Betsy eventually left her day job and found a house right down the street in my own neighborhood.

She could see Chesapeake Bay out her bedroom window. She met Mark Behuncik—now her husband—in that same neighborhood.

Such good fortune. By the time Betsy and Mark married, she was stuck in our exhilarating rut: Put out a paper one week and recreate it the next—for more than a thousand weeks.

Year by year—a quarter century in all — it was Betsy, Alex and I. Thousands helped us along the way. But it was we three who birthed each new paper … nurtured, nursed and cursed it. How many times was it too demanding, too lean, too routine, too little rewarded—yet she returned the next day?

Betsy knows all our stories. The one about the intern who’d never learned to change a flat tire (and how she saved him from being crushed by a file cabinet) and the one about the suitor who tried to woo her with a box of foundling ducklings.

Now Betsy has new stories to write, illustrate and produce. With Mark.

All of the Bay Weekly team— past and present—wish Betsy a relaxing future full of joy, with no more weekly upload deadlines. p CHESAPEAKE BAY MEDIA, LLC 601 Sixth St., Annapolis, MD 21403 410-626-9888 chesapeakebaymagazine.com Chief Executive Officer

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The 49th U.S. Powerboat Show and 51st U.S. Sailboat Show have been canceled by the city. Photo: Visit Annapolis

2020 ANNAPOLIS BOAT SHOWS CANCELED, INDUSTRY REGROUPS

BY MEG WALBURN VIVIANO & CHERYL COSTELLO

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he City of Annapolis has canceled the U.S. Powerboat and Sailboat shows just six weeks before they were set to begin, because of COVID-19 health concerns.

The City informed Annapolis Boat Shows, which organizes the events, last week that the events will not go on in Maryland’s capital.

“We are concerned about public health and the ability to maintain a safe environment downtown with the large number of visitors that the Boat Shows draw,” said City Manager David Jarrell. “It is a blow to the City and will be additional stress on local businesses. But we can’t be the epicenter of a COVID-19 outbreak. It’s that simple.”

The Powerboat Show, whose 49th year was scheduled for October 1–4, and the Sailboat Show, whose 51st running was set for October 8–12, bring a combined $112 million impact to businesses in Maryland, organizers say, along with tens of thousands of visitors to Annapolis.

Annapolis Boat Shows had been working on a plan for health protocols to keep the shows going, but the City of Annapolis says “in recent meetings between the City and the Health Department, it was determined that there is not a way to create the nec-

essary conditions to maintain public health and safety.”

In an announcement on its website, Annapolis Boat Shows said there were only two meetings with the City of Annapolis and health officials. The show organizers write, “We understand the reluctance of governmental agencies to take any risks when it comes to health, but the reopening of the economy and the rescue of businesses in our communities must soon become a greater part of the conversation.”

Some boat dealers and exhibitors have come to count on the October boat show season for a sales spike. Chesapeake Whalertowne’s Rick Boulay Jr. says, “It’s disappointing. Typically, the Boat Shows represent 10 percent or more of the yearly business. At the same time, I think it was a logical decision for the city.”

Whalertowne has been part of the Powerboat Show for 47 years. In place of the show, they’ll host demos at the

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bulkhead of their downtown Annapolis store during the first two weekends of October, and a separate event for their Eastern Shore clients at their Grasonville office.

Sailboat builder Jeanneau America, which is owned by Beneteau, will feel the effects of the nation’s longest-running sailboat show being canceled.

Former President Paul Fenn tells Bay Bulletin, “Annapolis is a lot more than a show; it’s such an event for me. It’s the only show where everyone in the industry comes together. It’s a rendezvous of old friends. It’s an institution that has woven itself into the fabric of Annapolis.”

But Fenn remains optimistic: “What’s going to take some of the sting out of it is sales are quite robust through the pandemic. But we certainly wouldn’t want to go another year without a show and maybe the spring show could make up for not having the spring and fall shows in 2020.”

Crusader Yacht Sales, an Annapolis dealer that exhibits at both the Powerboat and Sailboat Shows, is joining with other local dealers for “Walk the Docks,” an appointment-only open house September 24-27 where buyers can compare boat brands. Crusader plans to extend the concept to the first two weeks of October as well.

Then, boat brands and dealers, Annapolis Boat Shows, and the City of Annapolis will all look ahead to next year.

“It’s disappointing.

Typically, the Boat Shows represent 10 percent or more of the yearly business.

At the same time, I think it was a logical decision for the city.”

—CHESAPEAKE WHALERTOWNE’S RICK BOULAY JR.

“This was a hard call. No one wanted to have boat shows in Annapolis more than I did,” said Mayor Gavin Buckley.

“We will enthusiastically welcome the boat shows in future years when it is safe.”

For their part, Annapolis Boat Shows say they “look forward to moving beyond this paralyzing pandemic and making plans for bigger and better things in 2021.”

BAY BULLETIN THOMAS POINT SHOAL LIGHTHOUSE RENOVATIONS COMPLETE

BY CHERYL COSTELLO

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t’s an iconic symbol of the Chesapeake Bay. Now, the last remaining screwpile lighthouse still in its original location is structurally sound for at least another 40 years.

Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse, a National Historic Landmark off Annapolis, had 144-year-old decaying rods and beams holding it together until preservationists launched a renovation project more than a year ago.

This week, Bay Bulletin returned to the lighthouse to see its new knees and joints. We joined Lighthouse Manager John Potvin and a group of Sea Scout volunteers heading out to paint. The ride came courtesy of Capt. Howard Lewis and the former clam boat Audacious.

Big donations from Maryland Historic Trust and the Merrick Foundation, along with community support, raised more than $40,000. They got the work finished this summer, much sooner than expected.

Sea Scout Jalyn Hayes told us as we approached the lighthouse, “It’s very peaceful. I really like the scene.”

So do anglers who find it a good fishing spot, and history buffs. Built in 1875, Thomas Point still has some original parts from when the Coast Guard worked and lived there. “This is the first screwpile that was installed at the lighthouse here. This is the original screwpile from 1875,” Potvin marvels.

But the beams and tie rods needed to go, along with a wooden beam that was supporting the privy, the structure’s very rustic bathroom. Big donations from Maryland Historic Trust and the Merrick Foundation, along with community support, raised more than $400,000. They got the work finished this summer, much sooner than expected. It was painstaking, as Potvin explains.

“We took all the tie rods and all the beams down sequentially. We can’t take them all down at the same time. So we had a rhythm of how we did it. We took See LIGHTHOUSE on next page

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BAY BULLETIN Making Sense of the World through Prose and Poetry

BY PAULA ANNE DELVE PHILLIPS

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Statue of Frederick Douglass at the Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Museum in Baltimore. Photo: Barrett Doherty/tclf.org

MD. PROCLAIMS SEPT. UNDERGROUND RAILROAD MONTH

BY MEG WALBURN VIVIANO

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he Chesapeake Bay region and the state of Maryland hold some of the best-documented history from the events of the Underground Railroad.

For the second year in a row, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has proclaimed September International Underground Railroad Month.

As part of the month-long recognition of these self-liberations, new outdoor exhibits will be unveiled at Frederick Douglass Park on the Tuckahoe, in Queen Anne on the Eastern Shore.

Maryland has the most documented successful escapes utilizing the Underground Railroad and the most National Park Service’s National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom sites—85 of them.

International Underground Railroad Month acknowledges the Underground Railroad’s contribution to ending slavery in the United States

International Underground Railroad Month acknowledges the Underground Railroad’s contribution to ending slavery in the United States and its role as a cornerstone for the early civil rights movement that followed. and its role as a cornerstone for the early civil rights movement that followed. It is also meant to honor the brave men and women involved in the effort, including national leaders like Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Josiah Henson, and Henry Highland Garnet.

September is an appropriate month because it marks two significant milestones: Douglass’s 182nd self-liberation from Baltimore’s President Street Station on September 3 and the 171st anniversary of Tubman’s self-liberation from Maryland’s Eastern Shore on September 17.

Visitors can learn more about both leaders thanks to Maryland historic sites, like the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway or Maryland’s Frederick Douglass Driving Tour.

“Maryland has attractions, historical sites, and programming that recognize the brave men, women, and children who traveled along the Underground Railroad to freedom and those who assisted them,” says Governor Hogan.

To learn more about the Bay region’s role for freedom-seekers on the Underground Railroad, visit https://www.visitmaryland. org/UGRR.

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the first two tie rods down. When we got those down, we got two new tie rods down and replaced one beam. We did it quadrant by quadrant.”

There’s just one final tie rod to be replaced, but the project ran out of money before that could happen. It will cost another $8,000. The work is ongoing, including the paint makeover the high school Sea Scouts are helping with. “It’s one of the real staples of Maryland, so it’s really a great experience to come out here and actually do work on it. So I can actually then be like, ‘Hey, see that lighthouse? I’ve actually helped keep that thing alive,’”

n the days of the pandemic, many of us are drawn to artistic expression to help make sense of things and find value in experiences in which promise and pain go hand in hand. Some take paint to canvas, but how many of us have taken pen to paper?

As the autumn of a difficult year approaches, many souls may find their feelings have yet to be fully realized or expressed. It’s an opportune time to delve into poetry as a path to better understanding and means of self-expression. For those ready to test the water, one could hardly find a better guide than Maryland Poet Laureate Grace Cavalieri.

For over four decades, Cavalieri has helped listeners “understand the world through language” by hosting the public radio series, The Poet and the Poem.

Those expecting stodgy ivory tower material are in for a surprise. Lively and stimulating, her half hour shows include background interviews of the poets, interwoven with poems read by the authors themselves.

Cavalieri, No. 10 in a lineage of Maryland Poet Laureates going back to 1959, is preparing to launch a new series of podcasts titled The Poet and the Poem: Voices of Maryland Poets and recently received a mini-grant of $1,000 from Maryland Humanities to help with post production costs. As with her other projects, the new half hour series will be made available to public radio stations through the Pacifica Foundation. Interviews can also be acquired directly for use by educational institutions and interested individuals.

In January 2021, 15 new programs will be featured on the Maryland State Arts Council website. They can be also be purchased on iTunes or downloaded as MP3 files from her website. Meanwhile, readers can catch up on her existing podcasts.

Her shows provide listeners the opportunity to delve into prose and poSee POETRY on next page

says Sea Scout Ian Osborne.

And alive it is—Thomas Point Light still shines as a navigation tool for boaters. “If you’re in the red zone you know you’re in danger of running aground. If you’re in the white zone, you know that you’re safe,” Potvin shows us.

After this important preservation project, Potvin is proud to say Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse now has a minimum 40 years life expectancy. It will begin hosting tours again in 2021.

Thomas Point Light. U.S. Coast Guard photo by PA1 Pete Milnes.

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If you want to make a donation to help complete that last tie rod, you can do it here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/savethe-thomas-point-lighthouse

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etry, history and culture. Cavalieri has interviewed a broad swath of distinguished and talented writers from across the country, all are available on her website: www.gracecavalieri.com.

Cavalieri’s interviewing acumen and the inherent cultural diversity of content are stunning, and lessons of history abound. Listen to Cavalieri’s interview with Monifa A. Love, from Bowie State University who has two collections of poetry to her credit. Love graduated with honors from Princeton University, studied poetry with Galway Kinnell, earned a doctorate in English from The Florida State University and matriculated as a McKnight Doctoral Fellow. While her academic achievements may seem overwhelming, her poetry tackles down to earth experience with directness and power, shedding light on tough subjects. Hear her words about the mother and grandmother of Malcolm X, and share her grief over the deaths which sparked the Black Lives Matter Movement.

Lovers of Shakespeare will particularly enjoy the program featuring English professor Andrew McConnell Stott at the University of Southern California. Stott imbues some very old subjects with fresh humor and fascinating historical detail. His most recent book, What Blest Genius?: The Jubilee that Made Shakespeare, tells

Those expecting stodgy ivory tower material are in for a surprise.

the story of a three-day festival in 1769 that established William Shakespeare’s reputation as the greatest writer of the Western Hemisphere.

For a change of pace, enjoy the words of Jose Padua, who counts legendary poet Billy Collins among his fans. Padua’s career gives hope to the unpublished. The manuscript for his current book circulated for 20 years before going anywhere. Enjoy his reflections on a decade spent in the Shenandoah Valley before his return to Washington, D.C. The complete works of Maryland Poet Laureate Grace Cavalieri can be found in the George Washington University Gelman Library Special Collections.

Library assistant Joan Fletcher pulls the curbside appointments report for the next day at Calvert Library Prince Frederick. Photo courtesy Calvert Library.

Prince Frederick Library to Reopen at the End of the Month

BY KRISTA PFUNDER

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Maryland Poet Laureate Grace Cavalieri. Photo by Dan Murano via gracecavalieri.com.

repare your to-read lists: Calvert Library reopens to the public August 31. Beginning with the Prince Frederick location, the library will open with limited services and at smaller capacity. Up to 40 people at a time will be admitted and visitors will need to keep their visit to an hour or less. Other branches will open in September.

“Customers will be able to use computers and browse and checkout the collection,” says Robyn Truslow, public relations coordinator for the Calvert Library.

Copy, print and fax services will also be available. Staff will be on hand to provide references, technology training and reader’s advisory assistance. The library does not plan to open their meeting rooms for the foreseeable future since those rooms are being used for quarantining returned materials, for up to a week prior to being checked in.

Customers over the age of five will be required to wear face masks covering their nose and mouth and to maintain a distance of six feet from others.

Customers entering with children are asked to stay together and help their children maintain social distance.

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Beginning with the Prince Frederick location, the library will open with limited services and at smaller capacity.

Up to 40 people at a time will be admitted and visitors will need to keep their visit to an hour or less. Other branches will open in September. are slated to reopen on September 8.

The Southern Branch location will allow 20 customers at a time while Fairview will allow 15 and Twin Beaches will accept 11. p In-person library hours will be MondayThursday, noon-5pm; Friday, 1-5pm and Saturday, 10am-2pm. Curbside pickup appointments: Monday-Thursday, 10am-7pm; Friday 1-5pm, and Saturday, 10am-2pm. Fairview, Twin Beaches and Southern will be open with the same hours beginning Sept. 8.

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SUCCESS ORGANIZED SPACES HELP FAMILIES WORKING, LEARNING AT HOME

BY KATHY KNOTTS

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ABOR DAY is around the corner, and behind it comes that nostalgic “fresh start” feel. September brings the promise of cooler weather, new school supplies, school clothes, and the sound of the school bus... wait. For many families in 2020, the school year is taking place at least partially—if not entirely—at home. And a lot of grownups will spend another season working from home, too.

This spring, social distancing restrictions were a brand-new concept and households scrambled to conduct business and school from home with almost no warning. Emailing from the kitchen table and Zoom meetings from the couch were suddenly standard professional practice. If you had multiple adults working from home and kids doing distance learning, you just might have found yourself on a conference call in the closet, for a last-ditch attempt at peace and quiet.

Now that fall is arriving, we’ve had plenty of time to adapt to work-fromhome routines, and schools have developed comprehensive distance-learning plans. Many families will be home for the forseeable future. But are the spaces in your house ready for productive work and learning? This is the time to get your home office and distance learning areas organized.

CBM Bay Weekly advertising representative Susan Nolan feels the pain of parents nationwide who are trying to figure out who sits where when everyone needs to be online at once.

For the Nolan family, the virtual learning that took place last spring felt chaotic. “My husband and I were both working from home. The kids were at home. We’d all use our tablets and laptops to log-on wherever we could find a quiet space. I’d be in my bedroom. My husband would be in the living room. One child would be in the

dining room and the other might be on the front porch. The next day, we’d have a completely different arrangement. It was like we were nomads all looking for a space to call our own.”

Nolan wasn’t the only one feeling like a drifter in her own home. CBM Bay Weekly’s news director Meg Walburn Viviano commiserates, “We live in a townhouse so we have to sort of be nomadic, and I carry around my laptop and notepads and pen. But it’s starting to get so old and I’m dying for a space where I could have a calendar on a wall to look up at! I’m sure lots of people are at the point in the workfrom-home life where we need somewhere more settled to work.”

Nolan says her tipping point was when Anne Arundel County announced school would be virtual for the whole first semester. “I knew we would need more structure,” Nolan said. “For me, part of that structure is having designated work space. However, I felt overwhelmed when I thought about creating work space. I didn’t have the time to really think about what would work for each person.”

To put her mind at ease, she hired personal organizer Dixie Schneider to help her create learning spaces for each of her children, 7th grader Elizabeth and 5th grader Thomas.

“It wasn’t as expensive as I thought it might be and since I’m not spending money on uniforms, book bags, lunch

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Elizabeth and Thomas Nolan used the dining table (above top) and a makeshift desk (above) during their spring online school sessions. Mom Susan wants a better solution for the fall semester. Photos by Susan Nolan.

Above: A before and after room makeover by Dixie Schneider and Sammi Scott.

Left: Dixie Schneider, co-owner of Organize LLC, with her mom Sammi Scott, founder of the business and co-owner, and Schneider’s daughters Savannah and Cheyenne.

boxes, etc., why not invest in getting us off to a good start by going into the school year feeling organized?” said Nolan.

Schneider, also a busy working mother, runs a business called Organize with her mom Sammi Scott. She says Nolan and Viviano aren’t the only ones struggling.

“Between working and juggling home life and dealing with all of the changes COVID-19 has challenged us with, setting up a school space to help your child be successful in school can be a little overwhelming.”

Schneider says before letting the

task overwhelm you, ask a friend or family member for a fresh perspective. Or hire a professional to help you work through the mess if it’s really out of control. “We are not emotionally attached to your things, so it is easier to determine what works and what doesn’t. A friend can do the same thing because they are not emotionally attached to your stuff.”

Nolan knew she wanted a professional to help create the workspace for her kids because it forced her to make the project a priority. “Dixie would say she was coming over at 1 p.m. and I would clear my schedule

Above: A dresser that Schneider converted into a bookshelf and storage area for a client.

Left: Schneider’s 5-yearold son PJ. Photos courtesy Dixie Schneider

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for her. If I were doing something like this on my own, I know I would procrastinate.”

Doubly important was getting it done before September. Having a deadline helps break an overwhelming task into more manageable chunks.

“It’s how you eat an elephant,” says Schneider. “One bite at a time. Put a date on the calendar, set a timer for 20 or 30 minutes. Tell someone what you are doing so they can hold you accountable. That forces you to start, and it get easier from there.”

In the Nolan home, that meant finding desks and clearing space before the family went on vacation so that Schneider could work her magic while they were away. Schneider found and bought the various organizational

tools they would need or repurposed items the kids already had. “That’s been a fantastic time-saver,” said Nolan. “And because she shops for this kind of stuff all the time, she can find the bargains more easily.”

Having a dedicated desk or table can help students stay focused and should be the first consideration when setting up your own home office or athome school space. “When you are at your desk, your time is being spent on school-work. This is not the space for video games or eating lunch or constructing a Lego castle or texting a friend,” said Nolan. “They’ll still have the opportunity to do all those things, but not during the designated school times and not from their designated school space.”

Schneider suggests turning things like dressers into desks and storage solutions (above and below). She even helped get a dollhouse inhabitant organized for at-home study sessions.

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Above and right, Elizabeth Nolan’s school workspace before and after.

Ready to design your own home office or student study area? Here are Schneider’s Top 5 Tips 1. Visualize. “This is my first step in organizing any space,” says Schneider.

“I encourage the person who will be using the space to spend a little time planning it.” Take a little shopping trip in person or online and find out what you really like. Think about colors you want to be surrounded by when you are in that room and how you want to feel when you spend time there.

2. Set a budget. This is easier when planning for younger children than for adults. “My 5-year-old son’s favorite spot in his room is right under the wall that I let him design. It is full of dinosaur wall stickers from the dollar store,” says Schneider. Just keep in mind that decorating can be done without spending a lot of money.

Thomas Nolan’s workspace before and after.

3. Get kids involved. It is tempting to come up with an idea, go pick out everything, and make it look the way YOU want it to. “The more your child is involved the more they will like spending time there. That doesn’t mean you have to let them make all of the decisions but let them take the lead,” said Schneider. The Nolan kids were involved in the creation of their work space.

“They shared their likes and dislikes. My son is more of a minimalist. He doesn’t want a lot of décor. My daughter wants her work area to look fun and be functional,” said Nolan. Schneider’s 12-year-old daughter loves her spot at a desk under her favorite wall art, bought with money she saved herself.

“I think she likes it even better knowing that she purchased them with her own money. It is her space and she loves spending time there!”

4. A place for everything and everything in its place. Make sure you or your child has enough surface space and a place for all school supplies. Then you can get into the habit of putting everything in its place after finishing a task.

5. Work with what you have. Many of us have smaller homes and less space to work with. Don’t be afraid to make an organized room with more than one purpose. For example, if you have more than one child and they share a room you could put school and office supplies in caddies to make their office mobile. Poster board partitions can also be helpful for siblings.

Schneider’s tips apply just as much for career workspace as they do for a student’s workspace. For both kids and adults, entering the fall season organized will better equip you for whatever comes next in the unpredictable time of COVID-19. p Dixie Schneider of Organize can be reached at 443-223-4928; https://organizeyourliving.com.

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Historic Annapolis hosts Dr. Dan Sherman on the Annapolis connection to Alexander Hamilton; Glenn E. Campbell, HA Senior Historian, will introduce Dr. Sherman’s lecture with a bit about Hamilton’s visits to Annapolis. 7pm, RSVP for Zoom link, $15 w/ discounts: www.annapolis.org.

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Shipyard Program Explore hand tools with William Delano in this weekly outdoor series on woodworking and boatbuilding skills, between the corn crib and Hooper Strait Lighthouse on the museum’s campus; facial coverings req’d inside buildings or within six feet of other guests. 1pm, Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels, free w/admission: www.cbmm.org/shipyardprograms.

Sotterley Friendly Friday Market

August 27: Colonial Cocktails: Syllabub & Sangaree

SoCo Farmers Market 4-7pm, Deale Library, Facebook: SOCOFarmersMarketAtDealesLibrary.

Brooklyn in August 1776. 6:30-7:30pm: https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/ event/battle_of_brooklyn_lecture# .XysK2yhKjIV

Dinner under the Stars Enjoy outdoor dining and listen to music by Chris Sacks.

Dining 5-10pm, music 6-9pm, first block West St., Annapolis: www.dinnerunderthestars.org.

Browse a variety of vendors at this new series of community marketplace events with special demos and activities each week. First up: Rediscovering your roots—celebrate and learn about farming, waterways, historic trades and more; masks req’d.

4-8pm, Historic Sotterley, Hollywood: www.sotterley.org.

August 27: Hamilton, The Man and The Musical

Café Scientifique SERC community ecologist Dr. Allison Tracy talks about the threat of losing ecosystem engineers to disease in this virtual presentation.

6:15pm, via Zoom: https:// bit.ly/347lSCg (Meeting ID: 889 7212 4238; Password: 398118).

Colonial Cocktails: Syllabub & Sangaree Make and enjoy two historical drinks and learn about colonial tavern culture; in this session, whip up a Syllabub, a frothy cream dream with hard cider, and explore the origins of Sangria, making an earlier version, Sangaree, with port wine and brandy.

6:30-7:30pm, Historic London Town, Edgewater, $30 w/discounts, RSVP: www.historiclondontown.org.

The Battle of Brooklyn & The Maryland 400 Join the Enoch Pratt Free Library, the Maryland Four Centuries Project and the Maryland State Archives for a virtual lecture by Owen Lourie on the project at the Archives to identify the names of these brave Revolutionary War soldiers from Maryland who saved George Washington’s army at the Battle of

August 27: The Battle of Brooklyn & The Maryland 400

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Submit your ideas, comments and events! Email us: calendar@bayweekly.com Hamilton, The Man and The Musical Lecture

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Dinner under the Stars Enjoy outdoor dining and listen to music by Sean Hetrick. Dining 5-10pm, music 6-9pm, first block West St., Annapolis: www.dinnerunderthestars.org.

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AACo Farmers Market 7am-noon, Riva Rd. & Harry Truman Pkwy, Annapolis: www.aacofarmersmarket.com.

Severna Park Farmers Market 8am-noon, Park and Ride, Rt. 2 and Jones Station Rd.: 410-924-3092.

Mayo Beach Open Watch Facebook page for capacity announcements. 9am-7pm, Mayo Beach, Annapolis, free: https://www. facebook.com/MayoPeninsulaParks/.

Conquering Cool Season Edibles Join Kathy Jentz, editor and founder of Washington Gardener magazine, to learn about growing edible plants in cooler weather; Jentz covers techniques for lengthening the growing season and what plants do best in our Mid-Atlantic climate; hosted by Homestead Gardens. 11am, RSVP for Zoom link: https://homesteadgardens. com/upcoming-events/

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KIDS Sea Squirts Toddlers (up to 3yrs) enjoy a short story time about bugs and make a craft; Capacity limited to 10 people per session. 10:15am, 11:15am, 12:45pm, 1:45pm, 3:15pm, 4:15pm, Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons, free w/admission: www.calvertmarinemuseum.com.

Patuxent River Cruises

August 31: Block Printing Workshop

Dinner under the Stars Enjoy outdoor dining and listen to music by Larry Lay. Dining 5-10pm, music 6-9pm, first block West St., Annapolis: www.dinnerunderthestars.org.

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Mayo Beach Open Watch Facebook page for capacity announcements. 9am-7pm, Mayo Beach, Annapolis, free: https://www. facebook.com/MayoPeninsulaParks/.

AACo Farmers Market 10am-1pm, year-round, Riva Rd. & Harry Truman Pkwy, Annapolis: www.aacofarmersmarket.com.

Honey’s Harvest Market 11am-2pm, Honey’s Harvest Farm, Lothian: www.honeysharvest.com.

Brunch & Art á la carte Enjoy brunch and mimosas on the outdoor terrace, live music, prizes, oysters and tour the exhibit by artist Kim Hovell; masks req’d. Noon-2pm, Maryland Theatre for the Performing Arts, Annapolis: www.facebook.com/theMTPA/.

Music For Friends Virtual Concert Hear the Sunrise String Quartet with pianist Brian Ganz in concert, followed by an online reception; hosted by the UU Church of Annapolis.

3pm, https://www.uuannapolis.org/ arts-in-the-woods/.

Dinner under the Stars Enjoy outdoor dining and listen to music by Skribe Duo. Dining 5-10pm, music 6-9pm, first block West St., Annapolis: www.dinnerunderthestars.org.

MONDAY AUGUST 31

Pollinator Mondays Learn about native plants and pol-

linators, then work on the gardens (ages 12+). 9-11am, Jug Bay Farm Preserve, 6032 Pindell Rd., Lothian, FREE: www.jugbay.org.

COVID & Racial Justice Former Secretary of Education under President Obama John B. King Jr. and Sabina Taj, education professional, discuss the dual crises of an ongoing pandemic and racial injustice and ask, “How do we move forward, together?” Hosted by the Howard Co. Library system. 4-5pm, RSVP for link: https://bit.ly/2QkK8J3.

nity College CEO Roberta Phillips.

7-8pm, https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=wzfKP4ZXmSk. WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 2

Dinner under the Stars

Piney Orchard Farmers Market

Enjoy outdoor dining and listen to music by Timmie & Tambo.

Dining 5-10pm, music 6-9pm, first block West St., Annapolis: www.dinnerunderthestars.org.

2-6:30pm, Piney Community Center, www.pineyorchard.com.

Annapolis and Colonial Painters Lecture

Orchard Odenton:

Join artist Anita Hagan for a two-day virtual workshop to learn to transfer a drawing or photo to a printing block for future printing projects, hosted

by SoCo Arts Lab. Also Sept. 2. 6:307:30pm, RSVP for link and to order supplies, $60: https://bit.ly/2QlQSX3.

3-7pm, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, 1800 Seton Dr.: www.croftonfarmersmarket.com.

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Watershed Stewards Academy Join the first Watershed Stewards Academy course in Calvert County this October; learn more in one of the virtual info sessions before applications are due. Noon, RSVP: https://go.umd.edu/CalvertWSA.

4-7pm, Deale Library, Facebook: SOCOFarmersMarketAtDealesLibrary.

7am-noon, Riva Rd. & Harry Truman Pkwy, Annapolis: www.aacofarmersmarket.com.

Crofton Farmers Market

True-crime discussion group explores theories behind popular unsolved murders; this month’s discussion centers around the Swartz Family killings. 7pm, RSVP for Zoom link: www.aacpl.net.

SoCo Farmers Market

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Block Printing Workshop

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Take a leisurely cruise on the centenarian buyboat Wm. B. Tennison. Hop aboard for a one-hour cruise through the harbor and under the Governor Thomas Johnson Bridge, past the U.S. Naval Recreation Center at Point Patience (every ThF). 2pm, departs from the Calvert Marine Museum dock, $7 w/ discounts, RSVP: 410-326-2042 x15.

Dinner under the Stars Enjoy outdoor dining and listen to music by Wheelhouse. Dining 5-10pm, music 6:30-9:30pm, first block West St., Annapolis: www.dinnerunderthestars.org.

Some of the most well-known Colonial artists regularly worked in Annapolis. Join Curator of Collections, Robin Matty, for this intimate look not only at the people portrayed, but also the artists who painted them. Discover why prominent members of society desired to have their likenesses captured and displayed, and what some of these paintings reveal about the person. 7pm, RSVP for Zoom link, $15 w/discounts: www.annapolis.org. p

September 3: Annapolis and Colonial Painters Lecture

Calvert Farmers Market 2:30-6:30pm, CalvertHealth Medical Center, Prince Frederick: www.calvertag.com.

Jason Reynolds in Conversation Hear this award-winning author talk with Prince Georges Commu-

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Newburg waterman Rocky Rice empties a hoop net full of invasive Chesapeake Bay blue catfish into a holding trough. Rice says the blue catfish have become a steady revenue source for his fishing business and make up most of his annual fish harvest. Photo by Brent Murphy

Boosting Potential for Chesapeake Bay Blue Catfish

BY BRENDA WINTRODE

Editor’s Note: Sporting Life columnist Dennis Doyle is on vacation this week.

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or over a decade, Maryland officials have attempted to increase public demand for the booming population of invasive blue catfish in the Chesapeake Bay. The largest of the North American catfish enjoys dining on the Bay’s bounty of blue crabs, menhaden, herring and shad, making seafood industry stakeholders eager to catch them. While the number of pounds of blue catfish sold nearly tripled between 2015 and 2018, according to the Maryland Department of Agriculture, government officials and commercial seafood processors say regulations and perceptions still block the market from reaching its full potential.

“You really have to give it a nice story, to a chef or to someone, because they’re going to say, ‘Listen, my customers here are not going to order catfish from the menu. Because they always associate it with channel catfish,” said Stephanie Pazzaglia, business development manager for processor and distributor J.J. McDonnell and Co. Pazzaglia said once chefs and stores hear the wild-caught blue catfish is sustainable and invasive, as opposed to its farm-raised cousin, it’s often a story

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they want to share with their customers. And it’s a story many state agencies are also telling to as many potential blue catfish customers as will listen.

Current federal regulations limit the quantity of blue catfish that can be processed, industry stakeholders say. U.S. Department of Agriculture inspectors must be present to accurately label catfish species, channel catfish versus Vietnamese, for example. And watermen must bring in blue catfish during the federal inspector’s 8-hour, Monday-through-Friday shift.

Pazzaglia said alleviating the time limitations on inspections, even for a large processing plant like hers which has an on-site inspector, would allow them to process more fish at night and on weekends. Currently, if they need an extension of the inspector’s hours, beyond their eight-hour shift, the processor would have had to request it the day before. The increase in volume would expand available supply to states where eating from sustainable sources aligns with consumer values, Pazzaglia said. “We’re working with a lot of different national opportunities where we can sell blue catfish in high volume, to California or to Washington or Colorado,” she said. “The more blue catfish we can move, the more we can get out of the Bay.” THURSDAY

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Joe Love, freshwater fisheries program manager for the Maryland DNR, assists in educating watermen on the availability of blue catfish in the Bay and pitching the mild-tasting, flaky, white fish to vendors, like grocery stores. His efforts are motivated by the mission to protect the natural resources of the Bay.“If consumers want to buy the product, vendors will want to sell it more,” Love said. Increasing demand will perhaps lead to better prices for watermen, he said.

According to the Chesapeake Bay Program, blue catfish, native to the Mississippi, Ohio and Missouri River basins, were introduced into Virginia rivers in the 1970s as a sport fish and have few regional predators. While the freshwa-

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ter-loving fish also do well in brackish environments, record 2018 rainfalls in the Bay watershed created even more hospitable conditions.

Last year, an estimated 5 million to 7 million pounds of blue catfish were caught commercially in Maryland and Virginia, according to Martin Gary of the Potomac River Fisheries Commission. Gary said over 2.4 million pounds were reported to the PRFC alone. “Right now, if you go out fishing recreationally or commercially, probably 96 percent of what you’re going to catch are blue catfish. That’s how dominant they are,” Gary said.

Newburg waterman Rocky Rice says he’s now making a living off of blue catfish. The species makes up 80 to 90 percent of his annual fish harvest. “I make more money off catfish than I do hard crabs,” said Rice. He began fishing for catfish in 2013 when his other harvests like crabs were having an off year.

Now he says he’s making an income while also helping to balance the Bay’s ecosystem.

“We don’t want them to destroy habitat for rockfish and other species that have always been here, but at the same time, it’s a very good marketable product,” Rice said. “And a lot of people are paying and making a living off of them.” p WEDNESDAY

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A Bratty Little Stinger

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was doing yard work on a hot and humid day and I was drenched with sweat. When I picked up a bunch of weeds I had just pulled, I felt a sharp sting in the crook of my elbow. I looked at the spot and there was a small black insect. A sweat bee got me.

I seem to get stung by one about once a year. The sharp pain is not very bad but it is annoying and I worry that I will eventually become allergic to bee and wasp stings.

Sweat bees are in the halictidae family and are the smallest of the bees, measuring 5 to 10mm. There are many varieties of sweat bees, in several colors. The most colorful is a metallic green but there is also a bright yellow striped one. The one that stung me was a common dark green one.

Like all bees, sweat bees feed on flower pollen and nectar. Unlike the honey bee, they are solitary and only briefly pair for propagation. The female will

lay eggs over the summer in nests in old wood and sometimes steal nests of other wasps or bees. The female supplies the nest chamber with pollen for the young to live on as they develop from a pupa into a flying insect. The sweat bee will overwinter as a pupa or an immature winged form.

Like many animals sweat bees seek out sources of minerals, like salt.

They can be seen drinking at the edge of mud puddles and it’s what makes them attracted to our sweat and other sweating mammals such as horses. If you happen to attract one, just gently brush it off. They sting when they are squeezed or injured.

These tiny bees are very common and are extremely important for pollination. They are sensitive to insecticides and have suffered a drop in their population. Avoid using insecticides on flowering plants and provide nesting areas such as bee hotels. p

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believe 2020 has brought us the biggest challenge of our lives with a global pandemic. Our weather is also a mixed bag of extremes. Sustained heat and humidity make the best of us want to stay indoors. Even our pets don’t want to be outdoors too long as the heat has been overwhelming.

My golden retriever Barley came down with hot spots on his neck and head, which caused a bad odor from the infected area. We quickly called to make an appointment with our vet and were told he couldn’t be seen for two weeks because of reduced help due to the pandemic. I felt helpless at first and thought we couldn’t wait two weeks for him to be seen.

When I feel this way, I always turn to the garden. Since most hot spots are fungal and bacterial, I researched herbs that have antifungal properties. The Green Pharmacy by James A. Duke, Ph.D., lists the following antifungal herbs: garlic, licorice, tea tree, black walnut husks, chamomile,

goldenseal, lemon grass, Pau d’arco and turmeric.

Duke’s database showed that licorice contains at least 25 fungicidal compounds, more than any other herbs listed. Chamomile is a fungicidal especially good against candida and it’s also potently antibacterial and anti-inflammatory. Chamomile is widely used in Europe where its incorporated into many over-the-counter antiseptics. Thyme is also an antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral and antioxidant. It is used externally for infected wounds. Oil of thyme or thymol is one of the main ingredients in Listerine.

After carefully cutting away the fur around the affected area, I made a blend of herbal ingredients. I made a strong chamomile tea of 1 tablespoon herb to 1 cup of boiling water. I blended equal quantities of chamomile tea, licorice tincture and Listerine and applied this twice a day to my dog’s neck with a cotton ball. After it dried, I sprinkled over-the-counter antifungal foot powder over the area to keep it dry. It took about four days to clear up and new fur grew back. He is very happy now. p

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Fur trapper mystery: The Silencing.

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ugged woodsman Rayburn Swanson (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau: Game of Thrones) is getting through life one bottle of whiskey at a time. Once a fur trapper, Rayburn has turned into a broken man since the disappearance of his daughter. He turned his 50 acres of land into an animal sanctuary in tribute to his missing child and spends his days obsessively watching cameras he’s rigged in the forest, looking for poachers.

One day he sees something odd—a girl in a nightgown running past his camera, followed by a pursuer in a ghillie suit. Terrified for the girl and thinking of his own lost daughter Rayburn decides to act, grabbing a gun and heading into the woods. He doesn’t stop to call the cops. He doesn’t trust them.

Further down the river, sheriff Alice Gustafson (Annabelle Wallis: Peaky Blinders) looks at the body of a woman washed up in the brush. The girl was killed by an atlatl, an ancient hunting tool used chuck modified spears with enough force to bring down a mammoth. Gustafson is confounded by the case at every turn, trying to get information from town members who mistrust the police and believe in keeping to themselves.

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Plots are dropped, characters make outlandish decisions, and the movie becomes a collection of ideas rather than a cogent narrative.

Director Robin Pront (The Ardennes) botches the ending badly with ineffective storytelling. The film lacks focus, there are several meandering plots that Pront either can’t resolve or forgets about.

An entire subplot involving Gustafson’s family is shoehorned into the story so that Pront can force a twist mid-movie.

The twist ultimately effects nothing in the way the plot unfolds, which makes the whole ordeal feel pointless.

Beyond twists intended to shock, Pront keeps raising ideas and dropping them before making them meaningful. The film makes a big deal of describing an atlatl, but the killer’s use of the weapon ultimately means nothing. A crucial decision that should have changed the movie fundamentally is excused and ultimately ignored. It’s as if Pront’s odd choices and twists were to distract the audience from the hackneyed plot he’s working with.

The quality of the storytelling is a

shame, because the film itself is beautiful. Cinematographer Manuel Dacosse (Three Days and a Life) crafts some striking images, playing with color, making frames painterly and drawing the eye. The film also leans heavily on themes of camouflage with clever lighting and framing to help conceal and reveal characters throughout the film.

It’s jarring and thrilling to see a character appear seemingly before your eyes.

The cast does its best but ultimately is given little to do. Coster-Waldau makes the most out of his alcoholic woodsman character. He’s got the gruff looks and brusque delivery to sell the character even if the script only barely sketches out his story. His Rayburn is a broken man who runs on guilt and rage. He’s got an easier job than Wallis, who must make due with a script that seems designed to destroy her character. Her sheriff is at times stupid, sensitive, tough, but mostly baffling. Much is made of her being a woman struggling to be taken seriously in a man’s world, but it’s hard to side with her when she proves herself utterly incompetent at every turn.

Though a disappointment from a story perspective, The Silencing is a well-shot potboiler. If you’re interested in a mystery with lots of twists and character development, this will likely be a letdown. Whether good cinematography and terrible writing is a worthy expenditure of $6 will have to be your decision, but I’ll point out that Silence of the Lambs is available for free to Prime customers.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Aries author Kareem Abdul-Jabbar writes, “Some stuff can be fixed, some stuff can’t be. Deciding which is which is part of maturing.” I offer this meditation as your assignment in the coming weeks, Aries.

You are in a phase when you’ll be wise to make various corrections and adjustments. But you should keep in mind that you don’t have unlimited time and energy to do so. And that’s OK, because some glitches can’t be repaired and others aren’t fully worthy of your passionate intensity.

You really should choose to focus on the few specific acts of mending and healing that will serve you best in the long run.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “There are all kinds of love in the world, but never the same love twice,” wrote author F. Scott Fitzgerald. This is true even between the same two people in an intimate alliance with each other. The love that you and your spouse or friend or close relative or collaborator exchanged a month ago isn’t the same as it is now. It can’t be identical, because then it wouldn’t be vibrant, robust love, which needs to ceaselessly transform in order to be vibrant and robust. This is always true, of course, but will be an especially potent meditation for you during the next four weeks.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20): As a professional writer, novelist Thomas Wolfe trained himself to have keen perceptions that enabled him to penetrate below surface appearances.

And yet he wrote, “I have to see a thing a thousand times before I see it once.” In other words, it was hard even for him, a highly trained observer, to get a deep and accurate read of what was going on. It required a long time and many attempts—and rarely occurred for him on the first look. Even if you’re not a writer, Gemini, I recommend his approach for you in the coming weeks. You will attune yourself to current cosmic rhythms—and thus be more likely to receive their full help and blessings—if you deepen and refine the way you use your senses.

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CANCER (June 21-July 22): It’s sometimes tempting for you to seek stability and safety by remaining just the way you are. When life pushes you to jump in and enjoy its wild ride, you may imagine it’s wise to refrain—to retreat to your sanctuary and cultivate the strength that comes from being staunch and steadfast and solid.

Sometimes that approach does indeed work for you. I’m not implying it’s wrong or bad.

But in the coming weeks, I think your strategy should be different. The advice I’ll offer you comes from Cancerian author and aviator Anne Morrow Lindbergh: “Only in growth, reform, and change, paradoxically enough, is true security to be found.”

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “To be successful, the first thing to do is fall in love with your work,” says author Sister Mary Lauretta. Have you been making progress in accomplishing that goal, Leo? According to my astrological analysis, fate has been offering and will continue to offer you the chance to either find work that you’ll love better than the work you’re doing, or else discover how to feel more love and excitement for your existing work. Why not intensify your efforts to cooperate with fate?

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “Selflove is also remembering to let others love you. Come out of hiding.” Poet Irisa Yardenah wrote that advice, and now I’m passing it on to you, just in time for a phase when you will benefit from it most.

I mean, it’s always good counsel for you to Virgos to heed. But it will be especially crucial in the coming weeks, when you’ll have extra potential to bloom in response to love. And one of the best ways to ensure this extra potential is fulfilled is to make yourself thoroughly available to be appreciated, understood, and cared for.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Libran poet Wallace Stevens wrote that if you want to be original, you must “have the courage to be an amateur.” I agree!

And that’s an important theme for you right now, since you’re entering a phase when your original ideas will be crucial to your growth. So listen up, Libra: If you want to stimulate your creatively to the max, adopt the fresh-eyed attitude of a rookie or a novice. Forget what you think you know about everything. Make yourself as innocently curious and eager as possible. Your imaginative insights and innovations will flow in abundance to the degree that you free yourself from the obligation to be serious and sober and professional.

And keep in mind that Stevens said you need courage to act this way.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “As idiotic as optimism can sometimes seem, it has a weird habit of paying off,” writes author Michael Lewis. According to my analysis, the coming weeks will provide you with ample evidence that proves his hypothesis—on one condition, that is: You will have to cultivate and express a thoughtful kind of optimism. Is that possible? Do you have the audacity to maintain intelligent buoyancy and discerning positivity, even in the face of those who might try to gaslight you into feeling stupid for being buoyant and positive? I think you do.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Author Rebecca Solnit writes, “The things we want are transformative, and we don’t know or only think we know what is on the other side of that transformation.” Her statement is especially apropos for you right

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now. The experiences you’re yearning for will indeed change you significantly if you get them—even though those changes will be different from what your conscious mind thinks they’ll be. But don’t worry. Your higher self—the eternal part of you that knows just what you need—is fully aware of the beneficial transformations that will come your way when you get what you yearn for.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): At age 22, future pioneer of science Isaac Newton got his college degree just as the Great Plague peaked in 1665. As a safety precaution, he proceeded to quarantine himself for many months. During that time of being sealed away, he made spectacular discoveries about optics, gravity, and calculus—in dramatic contrast to his years as a student, when his work had been relatively undistinguished. I’m not predicting that your experience of the 2020 pandemic will prove to be as fruitful as those of your fellow Capricorn, Isaac Newton. But of all the signs in the zodiac, I do think your output could be most Newton-like. And the coming weeks will be a good time for you to redouble your efforts to generate redemption amidst the chaos.

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The rapper named Viper has released over 1,000 albums. In 2014 alone, he created 347. His most popular work is You’ll Cowards Don’t Even Smoke Crack, which has received over three million views on Youtube. According to The Chicago Reader, one of Viper’s most appealing features is his “blatant disregard for grammar.” I should also mention that he regards himself as the second Christ, and uses the nickname “Black Jesus.” So what does any of this have to do with you? Well, I’m recommending that you be as prolific, in your own field, as he is in his. I’m also inviting you to experiment with having a fun-loving disregard for grammar and other non-critical rules. And I would love to see you temporarily adopt some of his over-the-top braggadocio.

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “If you don’t ask the right question, every answer seems wrong,” says singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco. I suspect you may have experienced a version of that predicament in recent weeks, Pisces. That’s the bad news. The good news is that I expect you will finally formulate the right questions very soon. They will most likely be quite different from the wrong and irrelevant questions you’ve been posing. In fact, the best way to find the revelatory questions will be to renounce and dismiss all the questions p you have been asking up until now.

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Organizers of Philadelphia’s 12th Annual Naked Bike Ride have canceled the event, scheduled for Aug. 29, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Associated Press reported. Ride organizer Maria Serrahima said she hopes people will be able to return next year and that riders are “taking advantage of the emptier streets and riding—masks up.” The Philly Naked Bike Ride attracts thousands of riders and covers a 10-mile course taking in the city’s landmarks such as Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell.

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• People living around Olten, Switzerland, got a surprise on Aug. 14 when it began snowing cocoa powder. Strong winds that morning distributed the cocoa dust from a malfunctioning ventilation system at the Lindt & Spruengli chocolate factory nearby, delivering enough to cover at least one car, the Associated Press reported. The company offered cleaning services, but no one took them up on the offer. The ventilation system has been repaired.

• The very last Blockbuster store, in Bend, Oregon, is offering Deschutes County residents three one-night sleepovers through Airbnb on Sept. 18, 19 and 20 for $4—about the cost of a video rental, Oddee reported. Lucky movie lovers will have a pull-out couch, bean bags and pillows for their viewing comfort, plus 2-liter bottles of Pepsi and snacks to enjoy during a marathon of “new releases” from the ‘90s. “Nothing can replace going to the store with loved ones to browse the shelves and find a movie that suits whatever mood you’re in,” said Sandi Harding, the store manager.

Irony A mystery unfolded in the Mystery section of the Walla Walla (Washington) Public Library in late July when workers performing renovations during the COVID-19 shutdown demolished a section

Utica (New York) City Court Judge Ralph Eannace was outraged, but did not set bail for defendant Anthony Walker on Aug. 13, which surprised even Walker, who had been arrested for the second time in two days for leading police on a highspeed chase. “Because, I guess, of the new bail reform law,” Walker said, Judge Eannace said he had no choice but to let Walker go. On Aug. 9, Walker had hit another car while driving a Maserati that had been reported stolen. “I plan to do the right thing this time, man. I’m tired of this,” he told WKTV, apologizing if anyone was hurt. Utica police noted that Walker made the same pledge after his first arrest.

“Yeah,” said Walker, “I did take them on a high-speed chase ... nobody’s perfect.”

Happy Ending Residents of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, have been cheered recently by the unexpected presence of a corn stalk growing up through a crack in the pavement at a busy intersection. Dubbed the 57th Street Corn, the stalk had its own Twitter account and was hailed as a symbol of resiliency and hope in hard times; Mayor Paul TenHaken called it “amaizing.” But on Aug. 19, the Argus Leader reported, neighbors found the plant had been ripped from the ground overnight, prompting sorrow on social media and a flower memorial. “I didn’t want to see her story end like that,” said resident Chad Theisen. Together with his children, Theisen rescued the corn stalk, renamed it Cornelia and is nursing it back to health in a 5-gallon bucket. He hopes to find a permanent home for Cornelia, now a local celebrity, with the city’s help.

Joyride Sheriff’s deputies in La Push, Washington, said they received a report of a suspicious person trying to rent an airplane without a pilot’s license or insurance at the Jefferson County International Airport on Aug. 18. The man, later identified as Richard Jordal, 59, then tried his luck at Tailspin Tommy’s, another plane rental business at the airport, KIRO reported, and was again refused, but surveillance video showed Jordal returning later to steal the keys to a Cessna airplane, which he fueled up before taking off and flying

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The Entrepreneurial Spirit • The Associated Press reports that a company in Toyko called Kowagarasetai (which roughly translates to Scare Squad) has launched a drive-thru haunted house that allows patrons to socially distance from its “zombies” while getting a good fright. With customers safely sealed inside their cars, the zombies do their best to scare the occupants, draping themselves over the cars and smearing them with fake blood. “The distance (between customers and cast) has actually gotten shorter since there is only a window between them,” said Daichi Ono, a cast member. The zombies then helpfully clean the cars when the 13-minute show is over.

• The Krone Circus in Munich, Germany, has come up with a stinky idea for making extra money during COVID19 restrictions: selling jars of excrement from its 26 lions and tigers (price: $6 each). While some buyers opt in to support the circus or to offer the jars as a prank, Reuters reported, others are using them to repel pests: “I am told it keeps cats away from the garden, and ... it keeps the animals away from the car, where they eat all the electric cables,” lion tamer Martin Lacey said. Some of the funds go to a charity that improves living conditions for captive animals.

Bright Idea Renowned architect Shigeru Ban is attracting attention with new public toilets he designed in two parks in the Shibuya district of Tokyo. The toilets are surrounded by transparent colored glass that turns opaque when the door is locked on the inside, Sky News reported. “At night, the facility lights up the park like a beautiful lantern,” said Ban. The technology allows users to see whether the toilet is clean and empty before entering.

But users say while inside, they can’t tell that the glass has turned opaque, leaving them with an unsettled feeling.

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erratically, according to authorities. Business owner Nataliya Yeshyrina and her husband watched the plane on radar: “Altitude would change dramatically from 5,000 feet to 2,000. Up and down and then doing loops and doing twirls.” Authorities said a possible plane crash was reported around 10:30 p.m., but no wreckage could be found in the heavily forested area that evening.

A U.S. Navy helicopter crew returned the next morning and found the plane, with Jordal unconscious inside. He was taken to a hospital in critical condition.

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of shelves and discovered a disintegrated paper bag with five full cans of Hamm’s beer and an opened bag of Godzilla Heads gum. Library staff determined the hidden snacks dated back to the 1980s, CNN reported. Library director Erin Wells posited that “somebody had stashed it there and maybe thought they could get it later ... but there was no way to get it out.”

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Government restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19 have had no effect on a growing trend on the island of Okinawa, Japan, called “rojo-ne” (literally, sleeping on the road), which local authorities blame on the island’s balmy weather and people’s habit of overindulging in “awamori,” a traditional rice-based liquor. Okinawa police have fielded more than 2,700 reports of rojo-ne in just the first six months of 2020, The Guardian reported, putting the island on pace to match last year’s 7,000 reported incidents, which resulted in 16 accidents and three deaths. Tadataka Miyazawa, the police chief, said he “didn’t even know the term ‘rojo-ne’ before coming to Okinawa.”

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The Inside Word How many two or more letter words can you make in 2

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minutes from the letters in: Best Man

You have to go back to primitive Scotland for this – to the land where a father didn’t give his daughter away, oh, no, the groom slinked in and grabbed her while she was sleeping, or milking the cows, or maybe even packing. Along with the groom came his best bud, the man most worthy of helping to pull off this heinous heist. Bridesmaids, by-the-way, were the gals who helped the bride pretend to defend her honor. They would attack the best man while the bride and groom stole away. Pretty much the savagery we see at some wedding receptions today.

Scoring: 31 - 40 = Aloft; 26 - 30 = Ahead; 21 - 25 = Aweigh; 16 - 20 = Amidships; 11 - 15 = Aboard; 05 - 10 = Adrift; 01 - 05 = Aground

Across 1 Campus military org.

5 Spanish article 8 Ecol. watchdog 11 Exchange premium 12 Spellbound 13 Sea eagles 15 Curse 16 Cruise ship 19 Ancient greetings 20 Style 21 Remote button 22 Marine algae 24 Yachting destination 26 Toward the tiller 27 Edible mushroom 28 Come out of denial 31 Unwholesome atmosphere 32 Scorecard number 35 Horse color 36 Schedule abbr.

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CryptoQuip

The CryptoQuip below is a quote in substitution code, where A could equal R, H could equal P, etc. One way to break the code is to look for repeated letters. E, T, A, O, N and I are the most often used letters. A single letter is usually A or I; OF, IS and IT are common 2-letter words; and THE and AND are common 3-letter words. Good luck!

Crossword

Vocations The ten anagrams below are all jobs that take special skills. Can you unscramble them and come up with the correct answers? Good luck!

1. K A B E R _____________________________ 2. L I O P T _____________________________ 3. J E G U D ____________________________ 4. S T I R A T ___________________________ 5. R E B K A N __________________________ 6. Y A L R E W __________________________ 7. C H A T E R E _________________________ 8. B L U R I D E __________________________ 9. B R U P M E L _________________________ 10. T R E P O R E R ________________________

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Fill in the blank squares in the grid, making sure that every row, column and 3-by-3 box includes all digits 1 to 9.

Sudoku

Anagram

Candle Making

4 Letter Words Core Dyes Glue 5 Letter Words Forms Molds Wicks

6 Letter Words Colors Scents Shapes Sprays Tallow Tapers Votive

7 Letter Words Beeswax Buffing Casting Cooling Designs Dipping Glitter Holders Melting Stearin

8 Letter Words Crystals Paraffin Solvents Tintings

Down 37 Sugar source 1 Indian VIPs 38 With 52 Across, a 2 Pointed arch Florida attraction 3 Skin problem 39 Covered, as with dirt 4 Helmsman 41 Division of a long poem 5 Spiked 42 Snooped 6 Dentist’s request 43 One with a beat 7 Ship direction 44 Shoal 8 Reef dweller 47 Jack-tar 9 First 51 Slave girl of opera 10 Per ___ (yearly) 52 See 38 Across 12 Man of many words?

54 Orchard unit 14 Stiff hair 55 Snorkel users 17 Approaches 57 Order request 18 Hi-___ graphics 58 Diminutive suffix 23 Eastern newt 59 Fencing sword 25 Haw’s partner 60 Olfactory organ 27 Bogged down 61 Pilothouse abbr.

28 Biblical boat 62 Plea at sea 29 Meadow mom 63 Old dagger 30 Word of possibility 31 Churn up a wake 32 Goat god

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Out to Sea 33 Aardvark’s tidbit 34 Old Olds 37 Windlasses 39 Army rate (Abbr.)

40 Garlicky sauce 41 Massachusetts’ Cape ___ 42 Biases 43 Kind of call 44 Carrier to Stockholm 45 Scouting outing 46 Mine passages 47 Cruel sorts 48 Torcher’s misdeed 49 Charter 50 Home on the range 53 Defaulter’s loss 56 Condensation Š Copyright 2020 PuzzleJunction.com solution on page 22

9 Letter Words Foliation Fragrance Refitting

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