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SERVING THE CHESAPEAKE SINCE 1993

SCHOOL BUS WOES WHAT’S BEING DONE ABOUT BUS DRIVER SHORTAGES? PAGE 10

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Tofu Crabcakes?, Estate Becomes Conservation Property, Crownsville Family Invents Parenting Tool, Take a StoryWalk page 4

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You Put What in Your Crabcakes?

Solving Chesapeake Country’s Challenges

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hen the going gets tough, the tough get … creative.

That’s not exactly how the proverb goes, traced back to President John F. Kennedy’s father, Joseph P. Kennedy. But it is an excellent approach to many of life’s challenges.

In this issue of CBM Bay Weekly, we’ll introduce you to some folks on the Chesapeake who are getting creative in solving a variety of community problems.

A persisting school bus driver shortage is fueling frustration from northern Anne Arundel County to the bottom of Calvert County. Families are scrambling to get their kids to and from school, parents’ work schedules are suffering and morning drivers are getting stuck in gridlock caused by backed-up

drop-off lanes at schools.

The problem has prompted some quick thinking from state transportation leaders, who are kicking the bus driver hiring process into overdrive. See the solutions at hand in our feature (page 10).

In another case of frustration prompting creative fixes, a Crownsville couple struggled to discipline their young children but couldn’t get any approach to work. So they created their own tech tool that rewards good behavior in kids—like an electronic sticker reward chart.

The tool is such a fresh idea that the county put up six figures to back it, and Amazon recognized it in a national contest. (The way things have been going at my house, I’m ready to ask Santa to put one in each of my children’s stocking

this year.) The family tells us how they hatched the idea on page 8.

And in a shining example of outsidethe-box problem solving, a renowned Chesapeake Bay chef has come up with a way to contend with the high price of crabmeat (page 4). Due to a global shortage, a lot of restaurants are taking some of their crab dishes off the menu altogether, and fewer home cooks are making crab recipes.

So Chef John Shields, considered one of the foremost creators of Bay seafood dishes, dreamed up a crabcake recipe that uses only half the meat a regular cake requires, cutting the cost way down. How does he do it? He mixes the jumbo lump with … tofu. And he boldly declares that you won’t taste the dif-

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ference. Don’t know until you try, right?

We love a creative solution, no matter how unusual or improbable. In fact, we have it on good authority that a large Chesapeake-region crab restaurant will release another boundary-pushing crab dish this weekend: pumpkin spice crabcakes. It sounds like an April Fool’s Day spoof, but we’re pretty sure it’s for real. And for the sake of research, we’ll probably try it. Because we must give credit to the Bay seafood industry—when the going gets tough, the tough will do almost anything to keep selling crabcakes. p —MEG WALBURN VIVIANO, CBM EDITORIAL DIRECTOR

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his is Rami Houck, who was out with his dad and the Olson family last week, fishing at the mouth of the Magothy River just north of the Bay Bridge. Not a keeper, but getting close!

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chesapeakebaymagazine.com/baybulletin A top Chesapeake Bay chef says you may not notice the tofu in these crabcakes because of the “similar mouthfeel”. Image from video by Cheryl Costello.

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TOFU CRABCAKES? Chef Gets Creative During Crabmeat Shortage

BY CHERYL COSTELLO

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ou’ve seen the market-price sticker shock at Chesapeake Bay restaurants. The global crabmeat shortage has sent crabcake prices especially high and prompted some restaurants to reduce the crab dishes on their menu.

But Chef John Shields, nicknamed the Culinary Ambassador of the Chesapeake Bay and author of three regional cookbooks, is thinking outside the box. He now serves a crabcake blended with tofu, and swear it tastes like the real thing!

Bay Bulletin went to Gertrude’s, Shields’s restaurant in Baltimore, to

learn how he makes it. Shields brought his grandmother’s ideas and recipes to the North Baltimore restaurant, on the site of the Baltimore Museum of Art, in the late 1990s.

But his grandmother didn’t pass down this recipe: filling out crabcakes with organic tofu. The inspiration came from

looking for solutions to the high price of crab this year, both locally and on the international market.

“I’m always trying to imagine the Chesapeake kitchen for the 21st century,” Shields explains. “What would it look like given all the different environmental factors, economic factors around this watershed? So I was thinking … a crabcake is really going to have to be a special-occasion thing because of how much money it is for the crabmeat.”

Shields’s imagination took him to something he says has a similar texture or “mouth feel”—tofu.

“Really, what you’re going for is the mouth feel, so as you’re eating it you’re getting a mouth feel of that same texture.”

Shields allowed Bay Bulletin in to see how he makes the creation. He calls them Crab-Fulicious Cakes on his Specials menu—and they’re much cheaper than the traditional Gertie’s Crabcake.

“I take the tofu and push on it and try to get some of the moisture out,” Shields shows us. One pound of tofu and one pound of lump Maryland crabmeat are battered with a couple of eggs, mayonnaise, and Dijon mustard, Worcestershire sauce, parsley, Old Bay, a dash of Tabasco sauce and black pepper are mixed in. And of course, like any old-school Chesapeake cook, he adds saltine crackers to pick up some of the moisture.

But never fear: the cake won’t taste like tofu. “Tofu doesn’t have very much See TOFU on page 6

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TOFU from page 4

taste of its own,” Shields says. “So the only taste that it’s going to pick up is the flavor of the crab and of the batter.”

And then the mixture is formed into a very familiar shape. “I’ve been doing this for over 50 years with the crabcakes and I kind of know what a crabcake looks like. And I’m telling you, to the naked eye, this really looks like a crabcake,” Shields declares.

While this Bay Bulletin reporter does taste a little tofu in the dish, Shields says that’s only because we watched him make it.

The chef also suggests that mushrooms could also be used for a similar mouth feel—as crab prices continue to run high.

Lindy’s Seafood, a large-scale crab wholesaler in Dorchester County on the Eastern Shore, says U.S. prices are up about 20 percent over last year.

We reached out to other restaurants— the owners of True Chesapeake Oyster Company, which has one location in Arlington, Va., and two in Baltimore, say they’ve decided to remove jumbo lump from their menus in response to crab pricing and availability. But they haven’t added tofu—yet.

“I’m hoping that people at home will try this, too, so they can bring the price of their crabcakes down,” Shields says.

If you’re up to the challenge of trying tofu in your next crabcake recipe, send CBM Bay Weekly a photo or a note to let us know how it went! editor@bayweekly.com.

Tudor Farms, home to a 14,000-square-foot mansion, now has 2,900 acres of protected land. Photo: Zillow.

2,900 ACRES OF CAMBRIDGE MANSION PROPERTY NOW PROTECTED LAND

BY MEG WALBURN VIVIANO

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udor Farms, built as the weekend retreat of a high-profile hedge fund billionaire in Cambridge, now includes nearly 2,900 acres of permanently pro-

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tected land.

The Eastern Shore Land Conservancy (ESLC) announced a new 255-acre conservation easement that adds to the extensive protected lands on Tudor Farms’ property. The 10-mile waterfront property, adjacent to Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, is special because it boasts “a perfect balance of agriculture, resource-based industry, and wildlife

habitat,” ESLC says. Its farmland and wetlands make up one of the largest contiguous blocks of single-owner property on the Eastern Shore.

Tudor Farms was built in 1990 as a private mansion and hunting lodge with 11 bedrooms, 10.5 baths, eight fireplaces, an equestrian center, and several See MANSION on next page

32 BAY BEACHES, 5 DAYS: CHESAPEAKE ADVOCATE CREATES VACATION CHALLENGE

BY MEG WALBURN VIVIANO

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he leads communications for Chesapeake Conservancy, pushing to get the Chesapeake Bay recognized as a National Recreation Area by the National Park Service.

So what better way for Jody Couser to spend her precious vacation time than to visit as many of the Bay’s sandy beaches as possible in just five days? She’s in the midst of this self-imposed challenge right now—and she wants to show Chesapeake Bay country just how many great beaches we have close at hand.

Couser came up with the idea for the beach quest in 2020, on a gorgeous late-September week when she had vacation time to use. She came up with a strategic route and made it to 32 beaches in five days—starting close to her Annapolis home with Beverly Triton Nature Park and Sandy Point State Park, then moving onto the Eastern Shore (Kent Island, Rock Hall, Betterton), Delaware Bay (is that cheating?), back on the western shore to Calvert & St. Mary’s counties, and then the top of the Bay (Elk Neck State Park) down to Anne Arundel.

When Couser shared her journey on social media, she says she heard from many friends who were inspired to visit one or more of the beaches for the first time. Her friends now see her as a minor expert on local beaches, asking for referrals like, “Four friends want to have a COVID-safe get-together. We’re thinking about a long walk and talk along the beach with our dogs. What beach do you recommend?”

MANSION from page 6

other outbuildings for Wall Street billionaire Paul Tudor Jones. He acquired the land piece by piece in more than two dozen parcels in the late 1980s, according to a real estate marketing brochure.

Back in 2011 it made real estate headlines as it was listed for sale at $30 million. The Christian youth organization Young Life later took ownership of it, and

What better way for Jody Couser to spend her precious vacation time than to visit as many of the Bay’s sandy beaches as possible in just five days?

She says her 2020 adventure was “an absolute blast”, and made a similar plan for 2021. She chose different areas to visit for “Beach Week 2021”. Her goal is to get to 37 beaches this time, but admits that might be over-ambitious. “I wind up talking too long to some of the amazing people that I meet out there!” she says.

In just her first few days, Couser made her way down Maryland and then Virginia’s Eastern shores, stopping on the Nanticoke River, then in Crisfield, and stepping onto several Virginia beaches, from Cape Charles and Kiptopeke to Hampton Roads. Couser says the trip so far has given her a deeper sense of place for the spots she reads and writes about for Chesapeake Conservancy.

And of course, the people she meets have been a highlight. “Remember making beach friends when you were little?

Something about the beach breaks down social barriers and all of a sudden you’re building a sandcastle with still owns the property to the east of Hurlock Creek. In 2020, they sold all of Tudor Farms west of Hurlock Creek to Hartland Holdings LLC. Hartland Holdings also manages the farming and hunting for Young Life’s portion, as well, ESLC’s David Satterfield tells Bay Bulletin.

This new easement is the third on the Tudor Farms property (the first two were placed in 1991 and 2002) to be protected. In a statement, ESLC says it

Top left: Jody Couser at Cape Charles Beach, Va., one of 18 Bay beaches she covered in her first two days of the week. Top right: Raccoon Point Beach on the Manokin River, between Princess Anne and Crisfield was one of Couser’s first stops. Above: A group of Eastern Shore of Virginia folks Couser met at Guard Shore Beach in Saxis Wildlife Management Area. Photos: Jody Couser. another child who you would probably be too shy to speak to were it not for the magic of the beach.” She calls her trip a grownup version of that phenomenon.

Want to try out some or all of Couser’s beach route? When she gets back from her trip, Couser will be sharing all of her beach photos and stories from her adventures on this publicly available flickr link: flickr.com/people/61868924@N07/.

Couser considers her Beach Week to be good research as well as fun. She notes that some of the beaches she visits in the late September off-season are short on parking, and often fill up in “applauds Hartland Holdings, LLC for their dedication to conservation work and hopes to work with them on continued protection of this beautiful and valuable conservation resource.”

This easement falls in line with ESLC’s Delmarva Oasis Initiative, which aims to preserve 50 percent of the Delmarva Peninsula by 2030. The conservancy says so far, about 34 percent of land on the Eastern Shore has been preserved.

peak season. More [federal] resources would help open the Chesapeake’s shores to everyone, she says. Those kinds of resources would come with the National Park Service status that Chesapeake Conservancy is fighting for.

As for what she’d like people to take away from her vacation challenge, Couser says, “Get out there and enjoy! We’re so lucky to live here. We’re surrounded by beauty in nature, amazing wildlife, and the opportunity to learn the history of the Chesapeake and the people who lived here past and present.”

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hen a mom and dad of two toddlers struggled with traditional methods for teaching good behavior, they invented their own high-tech teaching tool. And it turned out to be such a good idea, Anne Arundel County is putting $100,000 behind it.

Crownsville-based company Plus Up LLC has been awarded the six-figure loan from the Anne Arundel Economic Development Corporation’s (AAEDC) VOLT Growth Fund for their product “Goodtimer.” And the new company has already been recognized by Amazon among just a handful of innovators nationwide.

Goodtimer is an educational toy that encourages kids to form healthy habits using positive reinforcement, tangible incentives, and family participation, says Adam Ashley, founder and CEO of Plus Up LLC. Around the time their oldest of two sons turned two, Ashley and his wife faced their “toughest parenting challenge”—raising well-behaved children.

They struggled with temper tantrums, picky eaters, and in general just getting their kids to listen, especially in the morning and during the bedtime routine. “At first we tried timeouts, but we hated feeling like the ‘bad guys’ and timeouts just didn’t work at correcting the problem behaviors,” he says.

They had read a lot about positive parenting methods, but never found an effective product to help implement those methods.

“With a background in consumer products, I could see that there was an incredible opportunity for an effective and easy-to-use product that could encourage kids to improve their behavior in a way that was fun for the whole family,” Ashley says.

The idea for Goodtimer came to during a PTA fundraising event for their son’s elementary school. The event was at a local roller skating rink with an arcade where the kids earned tickets playing games and then exchanged the tickets for prizes.

“I remember being blown away by how excited they got when they earned the tickets and got to choose what they can exchange them for,” Ashley says.

“There’s just something really powerful for kids about playing a game with a clear objective, earning a tangible incentive, and then having the independence to choose how to spend it.”

Ashley describes the Goodtimer as

a chore chart reinvented for modern families with an automatic allowance built right in. Kids respond to Goodtimer’s brightly glowing lights, token incentives, and encouraging voice, with game-style functionality that’s interactive and simple enough for toddlers to understand.

The clock-like companion is intended for ages 3-10. When children make good choices, they turn their Goodtimer on and it begins tracking Good Time. Its display contains 12 illuminated glowing segments, similar to the hands of a clock. As the child continues to follow house rules and earn more Good Time, more segments light up, showing the child’s progress. When all segments are filled, the child earns a Goodtimer token which can be saved and exchanged for additional incentives decided by the family.

“We believe all parents are doing their best to raise healthy, well-behaved children who will grow up and make a positive impact on society,” Ashley says. “However, our research shows that many parents just don’t have the knowledge and/or resources needed to effectively address the challenging behaviors their children exhibit.”

AAEDC’s mission to help businesses like Ashley’s grow. It works “as a catalyst for business growth”, increasing job opportunities, expanding the tax base, and improving citizens’ quality of life,” says Rosa Cruz, AAEDC Vice President of Communications.

Part of this mission includes assisting early-stage innovative companies, so that they can scale their products, maximize market opportunities and create jobs, Cruz says.

The VOLT Growth Fund specifically aims to help Maryland tech companies that are in the early stages.“The VOLT Growth Fund offers favorable payment terms that will allow a business such as Goodtimer to grow its revenue and facilitate future equity investment,” Cruz says.

Ashley says that they have already started to put the Growth Fund capital to fund several major marketing initiatives for the back-to-school season as well as the holiday season.

Goodtimer has also been awarded an Amazon Launchpad Innovation Grant.

According to Ashley, this has been “the most meaningful award we’ve received. We were one of just two companies selected by Amazon amongst thousands of launchpad brands that received the grant in March 2021 and to be recognized by Amazon.com, the world’s largest retailer, as a standout innovator was a big honor for us.”

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A Tale and a Trail

BY MOLLY WEEKS CRUMBLEY

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ike many organizations facing the challenges that came along with the COVID-19 pandemic, public libraries have had to rethink the ways in which they connect with their communities.

Calvert Library adapted to the use of virtual programs and curbside services to reach customers even when doors were closed. The libraries are open again, and finding new, creative ways to hold events in person.

Calvert Library is taking some of their offerings on the road, hitting the hiking trails in October to launch StoryWalks into the community.

A StoryWalk is an interactive experience that brings the pages of books to life. “Laminated pages from a children’s book are attached to wooden stakes, which are installed along an outdoor path. As you stroll down the trail, you’re directed to the next page in the story,” the program explains.

Calvert Library has created two of their own walks in partnership with the American Chestnut Land Trust (ACLT). The StoryWalk Project was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, Vt., and developed in collaboration with the Kellogg-Hubbard Library.

Free, outdoors, and open all month, the two trails are a way for library programs to reach people where they are and encourage a love of both literature and the great outdoors. Robyn Truslow, public relations coordinator for Calvert Library, explains, “Calvert Library believes in being a good steward of our community and in serving as a gateway to information, imagination and inspiration,” a set of values that meshes well with those of the ACLT, a 3,400-acre land conservancy spanning Prince Frederick to Port Republic that works to “provide environmentally sustainable public access to managed properties for educational, scientific, recreational and cultural purposes.”

The StoryWalks follow the themes of this year’s One Maryland One Book selection, The Book of Delights, by Ross Gay, a collection of essays that celebrate the little joys that can be found in the everyday. One Maryland One Book is an annual Maryland Humanities statewide reading event.

“Ross Gay writes poetically about his garden and reminds us about the

The StoryWalks follow the themes of this year’s One Maryland One Book selection, The Book of Delights, by Ross Gay, a collection of essays that celebrate the little joys that can be found in the everyday. One Maryland One Book is an annual Maryland Humanities statewide reading event. impact of connecting with the natural world. He delights in stopping and connecting with the world around him,” says Truslow.

StoryWalk visitors will have the chance to do just that as they connect with poems and essays celebrating the delights of the natural world. Emily Mudd, one of the event coordinators, encourages guests to bring a smartphone to scan the QR codes you encounter on your walk, “and we’ll read to you!”

Via QR codes, visitors will have access to audio recordings, including a reading by award-winning poet Nikki Giovanni.

“We love this opportunity to partner with ACLT to bring literature, nature and well-being together,” adds Mudd. In addition to The Book of Delights themed path, there will also be another path geared towards children that features pages from Michael Rosen’s childhood classic We’re Going on a Bear Hunt.

Both of the StoryWalks can be located at the ACLT north trailhead off of Dares Beach Road in Prince Frederick from October 2-30. p Calvert Library: calvertlibrary.info American Chestnut Land Trust: acltweb.org

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AMILIES, STUDENTS AND teachers were mostly excited to be returning to in-person school at the beginning of the month. Backpacks were ready, alarm clocks set, and first day of school outfits picked out.

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That excitement quickly turned to frustration and confusion as a nationwide bus driver shortage left families scrambling to transport their children to school—on the very first day.

Three weeks later, the situation is slightly better but still inadequate.

Anne Arundel County has 128 schools, serving approximately 83,000 students, making it the fourth-largest of Maryland’s 24 school districts behind only

Montgomery County, Prince George’s County, and Baltimore County. In 20182019, according to a comprehensive transportation services evaluation prepared by Prismatic Services Inc., just over 62,000 AACPS students were eligible for bus transportation.

AACPS has 54 of its own buses to transport special education students.

The system also contracts with 15 private companies to transport regular education

The state held Bus Driver Day last weekend at MVA locations to fast-track new drivers.

Photo courtesy MDOT MVA.

students on 585 routes.

Calvert County Public Schools includes 23 schools and over 15,000 students ride the bus. CCPS does not own any buses or employ any drivers directly but uses 23 contractors for student transportation.

Officials say the school shutdown last year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, exacerbated a staffing shortage problem that began long before 2020. When schools closed for in-person instruction,

drivers had to find new jobs.

Across the nation, news stories have cropped up that companies such as Amazon are actively and competitively approaching bus drivers to work for them, offering better pay and hours. In an online press call, Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman retold an anecdote he heard that bus drivers were being approached in the bus lots and offered new jobs.

In Calvert County, as of Monday, Sept.

27, there are 18.5 routes affected by the shortage, bringing the total number of buses to 135 when normally there would be 153. As of Tuesday afternoon, 13 routes in Anne Arundel were listed as being without a bus (aacps.org/buses).

In both counties, one bus may be responsible for transporting students to three or four different schools on their route.

Which means the burden of getting a child to school falls to the parents or guardians

when that bus doesn’t show up on time.

An increase in the number of parents dropping off and picking up children at school means an increase in traffic and disruptions. Amanda Marr of Shady Side said the parent pick-up line at her elementary school stretches down Snug Harbor Road with families lining up more than 30 minutes before the dismissal bell.

Some families in the Atlantis neighborhood on the Broadneck peninsula

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have teamed up to help each other out.

“We started a schedule with the neighbors so each family drives the crew one day week,” reports parent Amy Mahoney.

Five families take turns driving children to Cape St. Claire Elementary, “making the best of the situation,” Mahoney says.

In a letter to AACPS families, Superintendent of Schools George Arlotto mentioned how residents are coming together to help find solutions. “Families of our students have stepped up in innumerable ways, and we have had generous offers from churches and community groups to utilize passenger vans to transport students to and from school. City of Annapolis police officers are also providing rides to students where they can, and we deeply appreciate that effort.”

“While I regret that it has been necessary, I have been heartened by the willingness of those in our community that have formed carpools and taken other steps to assist in getting our students to and from school where they can. I appreciate that more than I can convey, and I thank each and every person who has stepped forward to lend aid,” he stated.

Some families without nearby support or friendly neighbors are hiring taxis, Ubers and Lyfts to transport their children.

Even for those who may have a seat on a bus, there’s additional stress to the routes. Anna Goldsby of Dunkirk is a mother of two children at Mt. Harmony Elementary. “I am so glad that my kids get to attend there … but, I do have a bus situation. Class starts at 8:45 a.m. every day. My kids get picked up by the bus at 8:50 a.m. and they aren’t even on the end of the route. There are still more kids to be picked up, so I am guessing my two likely get to class around 9:15, which is 30 minutes late.”

Goldsby also reports that there are no substitute drivers in all of Calvert County, meaning if a bus can’t run for whatever reason, then all the kids on that route have to be taken to school by someone else.

Arlotto sent out a letter of apology to all AACPS families for the situation. “This was a mistake on our part, and I take responsibility for it ... We will do better moving forward. As to the current situation, our Transportation Division team is continuing to work closely with each of the contractors to assist in solving the problem of uncovered routes.”

He stated that some of the short-term solutions include combining routes, doubling up routes, sharing drivers and reassigning routes.

County and state leaders have also been meeting with school systems, contractors and the Maryland Department of Transportation for solutions, both

“MDOT MVA tested 44 CDL applicants on Saturday. In an effort to assist Maryland’s school districts as much as possible, we are keeping the schoolbus@mdot.maryland.gov email address open and continuing to fast-track appointments for bus driver trainees.”

—WHITNEY NICHELS, MEDIA RELATIONS MANAGER short-term and long.

Pittman released his notes from a Sept.

12 meeting with Arlotto, his staff, representatives from Annapolis Mayor Gavin Buckley’s office, state senators and delegates, city and county councilmembers and school board members. The group’s first recommendation was to offer financial assistance “from federal funds to provide contractors with signing bonuses or other incentives so that they can remain competitive with companies that are actively working to poach their drivers. Doing so requires amendments to contracts and confirmation of American Rescue Plan (ARP) eligibility.” The county executive’s office is in conversation with Anne Arundel Economic Development Corp and Anne Arundel Workfroce Development Corp on ways to further incentivize hiring.

Jeff Amoros, spokesperson for the county executive, said Pittman will attend a CDL virtual roundtable next week with bus companies, AAWDC, MVA, and Arlotto, to discuss the challenges in recruitment and retainment as well as ways to increase “the pipeline of drivers

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and resolve obstacles in the MVA testing and licensure processes.”

One proposed solution that has already been implemented is using public bus routes within Anne Arundel County and the City of Annapolis for children over the age of 12. All county and Annapolis Transit buses are free for students. Detailed instructions on how to use the county and city transit system are posted at aacps.org/AHSbusestoschool and aacps.org/MSbusestoschool.

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backlog that began during the pandemic for testing and licensing at the Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration may have been keeping potential bus drivers from obtaining their Commercial Driver’s License (CDL).

Prospective school bus drivers are trained with both classroom and behindthe-wheel instruction by the independent contractors once they have obtained the

CDL license.

Last week, Governor Larry Hogan directed MDOT MVA to take steps to make sure school bus drivers are able to obtain proper testing and credentials as quickly as possible to help meet the needs of school systems across the state. So Saturday, Sept. 25 became Bus Drivers’ Day at MVAs across the state.

“MDOT MVA tested 44 CDL applicants on Saturday,” says Whitney Nichels, media relations manager. “In an effort to assist Maryland’s school districts as much as possible, we are keeping the schoolbus@mdot.maryland.gov email address open and continuing to fast-track appointments for bus driver trainees. Right now, there is no set date for a future Bus Driver Day at the MVA, but we are working directly with several jurisdictions to determine when they will have drivers ready to test and we will continue to prioritize this issue under the leadership of Governor Hogan to ensure safe transportation for students statewide.”

Yet 44 new drivers may be just a drop in the bucket for the school systems.

Ed Cassidy, director of transportation for Calvert County Public Schools says things are not improving there. “It is worse, as one driver who started the school year has since retired, and we are told a few are contemplating resigning from their independent contractor.”

Both school systems say they are doing what they can to alert families through email, text messages, and updated website postings.

CCPS’s Cassidy says they also offer free training for drivers and try to get the word out about the need. But in the end, he says they “are looking at the actual ridership on 135 buses to determine how to rewrite their routes to do the work of 153.” p

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Submit your ideas, comments and events! Email us: calendar@bayweekly.com Music by Ray Weaver

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 30

7-11pm, Killarney House, Davidsonville: killarneyhousepub.com.

Mitchell Gallery Book Club Tour the exhibit, then discuss Hag-Seed by Margaret Atwood, led by Janet Gellici. 2:304:30pm, St. John’s College,Annapolis, RSVP: sjc.edu/annapolis/mitchell-gallery.

Sept. 30: Sarah Jarosz in Concert.

St. John’s Lecture University of South Carolina’s Dr. Frey delivers Aristotle on the Impossibility of Defining Life. 8pm, McDowell Hall, St. John’s College, Annapolis: 410-626-2511.

September Sunset Concerts Dan Haas Band. 6-8pm, Annapolis Maritime Park Campus, 7300 Edgewood Rd., Annapolis, free (donations suggested): amaritime.org.

Comedian Jay Mohr W/Skyler Stone. 6:30pm & 9:30pm, Rams Head on Stage, Annapolis, $35, RSVP: ramsheadonstage.com.

Music by Kurt Gibbons 6-9pm, Killarney House, Davidsonville: killarneyhousepub.com.

Music by Ray Weaver 6-10pm, Pirates Cove Restaurant, Galesville: piratescovemd.com.

Café Scientifique John Hessler talks about bat bio-geography and the zoonotic spillover of SARS-CoV-2. 6:15, RSVP for link: annapoliscafesci@gmail.com.

Back in School Help Learn about the ways the library can help you have a great school year, from makerspace projects, homework helpers and more. 6:30-7:30pm, Busch Annapolis Library, RSVP: aacpl.net.

Music by Larry Lay 6:30-9:30pm, Brian Boru, Severna Park: brianborupub.com.

Sharks Lecture Series The second in a four-part series paired with the museum’s newest exhibit, Miocene Sharks and the Origins of the Modern Shark Fauna presented by Dr. Bretton Kent, University of Maryland, College Park. 7-8pm, Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons, free: www.calvertmarinemuseum.com.

Oct. 1: Nati Plays Tchaikovsky.

Archaeology of Tattooing Hear Aaron Deter-Wolf discuss the practice of tattooing the skin, which dates back at least 5,000 years. 7-8pm, RSVP: jefpat.maryland.gov.

Sarah Jarosz in Concert W/ The Dead Tongues. 8pm, Rams Head on Stage, Annapolis, $45, RSVP: ramsheadonstage.com.

SEPTEMBER 30 - OCTOBER 2

The Colonial Players’ The Revolutionists This grand and dream-tweaked comedy is about violence and legacy, art and activism, feminism and terrorism, and compatriots and chosen sisters.

(Masks req’d). ThFSa 8pm Colonial Players Theater, Annapolis, $23, RSVP: thecolonialplayers.org.

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cornhole and horseshoe tournaments, and hear live music. Full schedule online. Bring canned good donations for discounts, Calvert County Fairgrounds, Barstow: calvertcountyfair.com.

FRIDAY OCTOBER 1

OCTOBER 1 & 2

Blood Drive

Nati Plays Tchaikovsky

10am-3:30pm, Busch Annapolis Library, RSVP: 1-800-733-2767.

The orchestra returns with their Masterworks Season with Concertmaster and Annapolis Symphony Academy Director Netanel “Nati” Draiblate as soloist performing Tchaikovsky’s beloved Violin Concerto plus Claude Debussy’s epic depiction of the sea La Mer. FSa 8pm, Maryland Hall, Annapolis, $32-$95, RSVP: annapolissymphony.org.

Music by Kurt Gibbons 6-10pm, Pirates Cove Restaurant, Galesville: piratescovemd.com.

Boot Scootin’ Boogie Enjoy food, live music from Eclectic Wave, raffle, silent auction, cash bar and line dancing with an instructor, all on the banks of the Patuxent River to support Calvert Hospice. 6-10pm, Barn at Cage Stables, St. Leonard, $85, RSVP: calverthospice.org/boot-scoot.

Calvert County Fair

Music by Mike Miller

Enjoy the carnival, take in the Calvert County Idol competition, view exhibitions and livestock shows, tractor pulls,

7-10pm, Brian Boru, Severna Park: brianborupub.com.

SATURDAY OCTOBER 2

Bird Walk Learn skills for identifying birds by sight and sound on this guided hike (ages 12+). 7-10am, Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary, Lothian, $6 vehicle fee, RSVP: www.jugbay.org.

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BAY PLANNER Trolley Trail Walking Tour Take a walking tour on the trolley trail from Riverdale Park to College Park, stopping along the way to learn how the area has changed (ages 10+). 10:30am-noon, Riversdale House Museum, $7 w/discounts, RSVP: tinyurl.com/TrolleyTrail1002.

Oct. 2: Marimba Concert.

Monster Market Offbeat Halloween themed market features seasonal treats. 9am-2pm, Annmarie Garden, Solomons, free: annmariegarden.org.

Interactive Nature Hike Share your passion and knowledge of plants and animals as you hike the Forest Trail. Topics will include the history of North Tract, the role and importance of pollinators, the ecology and biodiversity within a forest habitat (ages 10+). 10-11:30am, Patuxent Research Refuge, Laurel, RSVP: 301-497-5887.

Yoga & Drawing at the Mansion View and discuss a painting of George Washington by Rembrandt Peale, then choose a painting in the museum’s first floor and sketch while discussing drawing techniques (materials provided) followed by a stretching session in the garden with breathing techniques to help promote good posture and relieve stress. 10:30am-noon, Hammond-Harwood House Museum, Annapolis, free, RSVP: hammondharwoodhouse.org.

Drayden African American Schoolhouse

Club members teach a fly-tying session. 10am-noon, Davidsonville Family Rec Center, RSVP: rybeer@gmail.com.

Learn more about one of the nation’s best-preserved one-room African American schoolhouses, located in St. Mary’s County. Hear the real stories about how African American students learned up until the mid-20th century.

11am-2pm, Drayden African American Schoolhouse, 18287 Cherryfield Road: Facebook @DraydenSchool.

Urban Wildlife Conservation Day

Saint Nicholas Oktoberfest

Celebrate with outdoor skill-building activities around the visitor center, and both tracts of the refuge; try chalk art in the visitor center parking lot; nature walks and bike rides on the Tram Loop Trail; Rodney Stott and Birds of Prey perform in the theater (1pm); go Questing; take a free intro kayak lesson at Cash Lake (9:30am, 11am, 12:30pm, 2pm & 3:30pm, RSVP); try beginner archery, pellet guns and fishing on the North Tract (10am, 11am, noon, 1pm, RSVP) and more. 10am-2pm, Patuxent Research Refuge, Laurel, RSVP for activities: 301-497-5887.

Fifth annual event includes seasonal beer and wine, German cuisine, live music by Bone & String, craft vendors, silent auction, and games. Noon-5pm, Saint Nicholas Lutheran Church, Huntingtown: dbang20736@yahoo.com.

Free State Fly Fishers

Oct. 2: Artworks Open House.

AJ Smith in Concert 1pm, Rams Head On Stage, Annapolis, $20, RSVP: ramsheadonstage.com.

Arts in the Park Festival features live music, hands-on art activities for kids and adults, chalk drawing, face painting, local art, community vendors, food trucks, and is CAC’s kick-off event for their 20th anniversary; bring Oct. 2: Teotihuacan Mask. lawn seating. 10am-3pm, Chesapeake Arts Center, Brooklyn Park, free: KIDS The Teotihuacan Mask chesapeakearts.org.

Learn the history of Teotihuacan indigenous people in Mexico by creating a paper mask, applying elements of Marimba Concert Hear the sounds of this massive mal- art such as lines, patterns, and symmelet instrument performed by percus- try. Take-home kits available. 1-2pm, sionist Matt Keown in an online con- Discoveries: The Library at the Mall, RSVP: aacpl.net. cert. 10:30-11:30am, RSVP: aacpl.net

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Odenton Day

Comedian Preacher Lawson

Celebrate this community at an open house with free hot dogs, chips, drinks, music, dancing, displays by West County organizations, kids activities, and free guided tours (via shuttle bus) to the Odenton Heritage Historical Center to mark the 150th anniversary of the community. 9am-2pm, Odenton VFD, 1425 Annapolis Rd., free: odentonheritage.org.

6pm & 9pm, Rams Head on Stage, Annapolis, $39.50, RSVP: ramsheadonstage.com.

Artworks Open House See Our World of Color exhibit.

1-4pm, ArtWorks@7th, North Beach: artworksat7th.com.

Fighting Destiny Tour On this outdoor tour, learn about the lives of the enslaved people at Montpelier, according to current research (ages 16+). 3:30-5pm, Montpelier House Museum, Laurel, $7 w/discounts, RSVP: tinyurl.com/PGDPR-PksDirect

Music by Ray Weaver 6-10pm, Pirates Cove Restaurant, Galesville: piratescovemd.com.

Music by Lauren & Rusty 7-10pm, Brian Boru, Severna Park: brianborupub.com.

Music by Alex Peters 7-11pm, Killarney House, Davidsonville: killarneyhousepub.com.

OCTOBER 2 & 3

Maryland Renaissance Festival Detailed entertainment schedule online. 10am-7pm, Crownsville festival grounds, $28 w/discounts: www.rennfest.com.

BAY PLANNER Greenstreet Fall Festival Step into a 6-acre corn maze or take the easier way through a haybale puzzle. Join a cow train, dive down an underground slide, leap on a jumping pillow, pick a pumpkin in the patch or get your face painted. SaSu 10:30am-5pm, Greenstreet Gardens, Lothian, $14.50 w/discounts, RSVP: greenstreetgardens.com.

SUNDAY OCTOBER 3

KIDS Superhero Sunday Dress up in your superhero best for games, activities and a toucha-truck spectacular.

10am-1pm, Dunkirk District Park, RSVP (activity #110100): calvertcountymd.gov/455/ Online-Registration.

MONDAY OCTOBER 4

WRITING DELIGHTS Join New Bay Books’ editor Sandra Olivetti Martin and Calvert Library for a writing workshop in celebration of the One Maryland, One Book selection The Book of Delights by Ross Gay. (Also Oct. 18) 6:307:45pm, RSVP for Zoom link: Ross Gay, author of “The Book of Delights.” Photo: https://calvertlibrary.info/ Natasha Komoda WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 6

you through the world of Euro-nymphing. 7-9pm, Davidsonville Family Rec Center: rybeer@gmail.com.

THURSDAY OCTOBER 7

South AACo Rotary Vicki Lerch, curator of the Capt.

Avery Museum speaks to the club. 7:308:30am, Renditions Golf Club, Davidsonville: jody.blair@verizon.net.

Sunset Hike Hike a one-mile path and catch a glimpse of fall leaves and sunset over the Patuxent River. 6-7pm, Jefferson Patterson Park, St. Leonard, $5, RSVP: jefpat.maryland.gov.

1pm, Rams Head on Stage, Annapolis, $45, RSVP: ramsheadonstage.com.

The Book of Delights in a conversation with Chanel Compton and Sabriyah Hassan of the Banneker-Douglass Museum, in partnership with Maryland Center for the Book at Maryland Humanities and AACPL. 7-8:30pm, RSVP for link: aacpl.net.

Barns of Calvert Art Show

Alan Hewitt & One Nation

Learn to compost with Anne Arun6-9pm, Killarney House, Davidsondel County Master Gardeners and ville: killarneyhousepub.com. receive a free compost bin. 10am, weather permitting, Wildwood Trail, Music by Steve Crouse Quiet Waters Park, $6 parking: 6-10pm, Pirates Cove Restaurant, qwpcomposting@hotmail.com.

Galesville: piratescovemd.com.

See artwork depicting agricultural heritage at this show sponsored by the Calvert Co. Historical Society. 2-5pm, Linden, 70 Church St., Prince Frederick, free: calverthistory.org.

7:30pm, Rams Head on Stage, Annapolis, $35, RSVP: ramsheadonstage.com.

Life Story Writing Workshop

Colonial Cocktails

Workshop leads you in writing your autobiography. 2-4pm, Eastport-Annapolis Neck Library, RSVP: aacpl.net.

​​Music by Ray Weaver

Children read Miss Spider’s Tea Party and talk about friendship and intentions (ages 4-7). 10am, Paca House & Garden, Annapolis, $10 w/discounts, RSVP: Annapolis.org.

Make and enjoy two historical drinks: grog, a well-known rum-based drink, and sangaree, the precursor to sangria. 6:30pm, Historic London Town, Edgewater, $33 w/discounts, RSVP: historiclondontown.org/events.

The Lone Bellow in Concert

3-6pm, Brian Boru, Severna Park: brianborupub.com.

Music by Just Us

TUESDAY OCTOBER 5

KIDS Mr. Paca’s Garden

Compost Workshop

Music by Kurt Gibbons

Music by Larry Lay 6-9pm, Brian Boru, Severna Park: brianborupub.com.

Music by Ray Weaver

3-7pm, Pirates Cove Restaurant, Galesville: piratescovemd.com.

Music by Ray Weaver

6-10pm, Pirates Cove Restaurant, Galesville: piratescovemd.com.

Music by Ciaran Quinn

6-9pm, Brian Boru, Severna Park: brianborupub.com.

Wine Cork Wednesday

4-8pm, Galway Bay, GalwayBaymd.com.

Annapolis:

The Second City Remix 7:30pm, Rams Head on Stage, Annapolis, $45, RSVP: ramsheadonstage.com.

Teen Confidence Professional confidence coach leads a three-step process to help teens fight insecurities (ages 11+). 7-8pm, Broadneck Library, RSVP: aacpl.net.

John Berry in Concert

MONDAY OCTOBER 4

8pm, Rams Head on Stage, Annapolis, $35, RSVP: ramsheadonstage.com.

OMOB Author Tour Hear from writer Ross Gay, the author of the One Maryland One Book selection

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6:30-9:30pm, Brian Boru, Severna Park: brianborupub.com.

An Evening with Edgar Allan Poe

Craft a seasonal pumpkin out of wine corks. 6:30-7:30pm, Eastport-Annapolis Neck Library, RSVP: aacpl.net.

Actor/playwright Helen McKenna-Uff portrays the author on the anniversary of his death in this online program of poems and stories. 7-8pm, RSVP for link: aacpl.net.

Sotterley Speaker Series

Will Downing in Concert

Dr. Julie King reviews findings from St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s recent archaeological survey in an online lecture. 7pm, RSVP: Sotterley.org.

8pm, Rams Head on Stage, Annapolis, $75, RSVP: ramsheadonstage.com.

Free State Fly Fishers

Calvert Arts Festival

Club member Duber Winters walks

Oct. 3: Barns of Calvert Art Show.

Music by Ted Gerber

PLAN AHEAD October 9: Sample the best wines, craft beers and mead from Southern Maryland makers at the 13th annual Calvert Arts Festival. A $15 fee to taste wines/beers/mead includes a souvenir tasting glass and wristband. No fee to shop from outstanding local juried artisans. Enjoy delicious food and beverages, live entertainment, children’s crafts, raffles & more. Tour the 1692 church & labyrinth. Proceeds benefit local charities that aid county children.

Free parking at All Saints Church, Rts 2 & 4, Sunderland, and at the Sunderland Park & Ride. 10am-5pm, All Saints Episcopal Church, Sunderland, Facebook: @calvertartsfestival. p

Quiet Waters Park 31st Annual

Art and Music festival Featuring original artwork,

demonstrations, music,

and specialty food trucks.

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Saturday October 16 Sunday October 17 10am-5pm $6 per car 410-222-1777/fqwp.org

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SPORTING LIFE

The rockfish bite will soon be at its best of the year. When the dirty water finally dissipates from the nasty rainfalls of the recent past the stripers will be at their hungriest and most active. No downside to that. The Bay Bridge bite will pick back up for live liners using Norfolk spot and jigging enthusiasts as will the morning and evening topwater and shallow water action all over with some fish nearing 30 inches.

There are still pods of spanish mackerel speeding about with a few bluefish mixed in, and further to our south some redfish are showing up near tributary mouths. white perch are still hitting in the trib shorelines on small spin-baits and gathering in schools in slightly deeper water (15-20 feet) taking worms, shrimp, and crab. crabbing has turned on hot but females are the majority, which only favors commercial operations. Hurry to get in on the action; winter is coming.

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Better Dog Days are Coming B y the end of the fifth or sixth retrieve, Hobbes, my black Lab pup, was panting deeply, though he continued to prance and pronk, demanding another throw of his beloved tennis ball into the vast grass field. Alarmingly, his tongue had grown thick and his saliva was flowing copiously, so I asked him to sit and we waited while he cooled down a bit. As his tongue size and panting gradually reduced, I gently berated myself for pushing his warm weather endurance, but he recovered quickly. To be on the safe side I decided to revert to a more proper venue, even though the day was

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still in the low 70s. Loading him in the front of my pickup we headed out for a nearby neighborhood waterfront where dogs were welcome and I’d be more comfortable with Hobbes’ efforts.

There are few things as dynamic along a Chesapeake shoreline as watching a sporting dog in the midst of water retrieving. The fearless pursuit of a dog plunging into unknown depths with a furious focus on the object in flight always impresses me.

Hobbes has always had a vigorous water entry and, since I had scouted the area well, knew it to be safe to wade or explore at any speed.

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Of course, warm weather water exercise has one minor downside. Though it’s unlikely for a dog to overheat when the water is cooler than air, the aftermath of a spirited water retrieval session is invariably a thorough and nice cold freshwater rinsing, followed by a rubdown with a thick towel. That usually means everyone gets wet at the end.

Tonight, I did notice temperatures were to be in the 50s and perfect for some real changes to the activity plans for Hobbes in the coming weeks.

Since the danger of heatstroke is becoming minimal, we can now move into second gear in prepping him for some quail hunting activities.

First, I anoint a few tennis balls with quail training scent. We will then retire to a large vacant, nicely overgrown field with some thigh-high weeds. Holding Hobbes at a sit, I then fling a scented ball to a location that looks birdy (especially thick) and when I am sure he is focused, release him with a fetch command.

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to easily locate it, especially since it lands well out of sight in the high field growth. He has learned to mark down its general location but without the bird scent, it would be a problem to locate. But since the ball now leaves a scent trail he knows to track it down with his nose. A Lab’s scenting ability is far superior to a human’s in locating game. Hobbes rarely fails to come up with his quarry.

As I throw the ball repeatedly for him to pursue, I follow along behind and periodically flip another scented ball off to the side in our wake. When we have finished doing retrieving exercises and begin to return to our truck I instruct Hobbes to look for the balls I’ve dropped behind. That’s actually his favorite part. It’s a lot more difficult than the simple retrieves since the scenting environment has become more muddled with our passing and with the scent of the multiple previous retrieves further complicating things but he always rises to occasion.

And somehow he also knows the real hunt is coming soon, just down the road. p

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Meet the State Flower

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n 1918, the state of Maryland adopted the black-eyed Susan as its official state flower. Their bright yellow faces bloom from July to August and through September, and maybe even longer depending on the weather.

There are approximately 15 species that have been described and all are native to this country. They appear from the eastern seaboard to the prairie states but perhaps fewer than six species are known by gardeners, only a few are known very well.

The wonderful old-fashioned black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) has been bred so much, it is scarcely recognizable now.

The extremely popular Rudbeckia fulgida var. ‘Goldsturm’, was discovered by Germans, and brightens the day wherever it is planted. It grows 1 1/2 to 2 feet tall. It is an excellent long-lasting summer daisy, outstanding in any full sun, well-drained area. Its native habitat is woodlands and meadows from New Jersey to Missouri, south to Mississippi, and east to Florida.

It is hardy in USDA Zones 3 to 8.

The plants usually need cutting back hard once flowering has finished. They make so many flowers that when they begin to disintegrate in late summer and fall, they turn brown and are prime

for fungal infestation. Clean up plants by removing dead foliage in the fall.

Rudbeckia hirta, the more common black-eyed Susan variety, grows 1 to 3 feet tall and bears rough, hairy alternate leaves, which may be divided, cleft, lobed, or entire. The flowers are yellow to orange with a black cone. Unfortunately, these annual and biennial plants are susceptible to many foliar diseases, especially botrytis, the fungal disease that turns the leaves black; this is a major problem when plants are crowded, or when a combination of humidity and rain occurs.

They all overwinter as basal rosettes, flowering from late spring into late summer. Seeds are readily available. Some of my favorite varieties are “Becky”, “Cherokee Sunset”, “Gloriosa”, “Goldilocks”, “Green Eyes”, “Indian Summer”, “Marmalade” and “Prairie Sun”. It is hardy in Zones 9 to 11 and prefers full sun and moderate moisture. It often reseeds itself.

Rudbeckia hirta is the larval host plant to the wavy-lined emerald moth, the southern emerald moth and the silvery checkerspot butterfly. Longhorn bees, leafcutting bees, cuckoo bees, bumblebees, sweat bees, and green carpenter bees all love the pollen and nectar of these black-eyed Susans. p

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hen walking at Terrapin Nature Park in Stevensville, the day after a rain, I found a muddy puddle lined with bright purple butterflies. They were very intent in continuing to drink the muddy water and one allowed me to lift it on my mud-covered finger. Because the mud was pretty ugly looking I could not get a good photo of the group but one did land in the sun on a phragmites stalk.

The butterfly that is most often found lined around a mud puddle is the red-spotted purple (Limenitis arthemi).

The red-spotted purple is classified as

a brush-footed butterfly—a large group of butterflies that have reduced sized front legs with fuzzy tips.

Unusually, the red-spotted purple is also considered to be the same butterfly as the white admiral. The white admiral butterfly has a large white stripe on its wing and is the northern form of Limenitis arthemi; in areas where they overlap with red-spotted purples, there are fusion forms.

Just like the viceroy butterfly looks like a monarch, red-spotted purple and white admirals are mimics of a poison-

Two convenient locations! ous species, the pipevine swallowtail butterfly. This offers them some protection from animals that have tasted the pipevine swallowtail.

The red-spotted purple caterpillar is also a mimic. Only it mimics bird poop.

The caterpillars feed on willow, poplar, and cherry leaves. In our area, there are usually two generations a year. The second set of caterpillars mature into a pupa and hide underground until spring.

They then will emerge as a butterfly.

Plant a butterfly garden with native plants or go visit a butterfly garden in the fall to see the most butterflies. And as always, avoid the use of pesticides. p

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Lily’s husband Jack (Chris O’Dowd: Get Shorty) isn’t coping as well with the horrific loss. After a breakdown, he’s checked himself into a mental institution and seemingly has little interest in coming home. Though Lily drives an hour both ways to visit him weekly, neither can seem to understand how to move forward.

Deciding that fixing up the house might help her find a path forward, Lily begins to work in the garden.

Unfortunately, an extremely territorial starling has made the garden its home and tries to fight Lily every time she ventures out.

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intentions, but it’s a deeply flawed look at grief. The script was on The Black List, a yearly list of excellent unproduced scripts. It should have stayed there. Matt Harris’ script lacks believable characters, understanding of how the world works, and most unforgivably a sense of mawkish exploitation that makes all the grieving scenes feel contrived to make the audience cry instead of stemming from a place of real emotion. It feels disrespectful to use unimaginable grief so poorly, and try to turn it into a pithy metaphor. The starling is a metaphor, the light switch arts and crafts project in the film is a metaphor, everything in the film feels like a metaphor, it’s just a shame that none of them work.

Sure enough, the soundtrack, which features the “strummy strummy lala” music of The Lumineers, Brandi Carlile, and The Gravitons seems to exist solely to tell the audience when to cry.

Things aren’t helped by some truly bizarre directing choices by Theodore Melfi (Hidden Figures). Melfi can’t choose a tone, wildly swinging the movie between goofy comedy and overwrought melodrama. McCarthy goes from sadly staring at her daughter’s empty room to having her leg aggressively humped by a dog in five minutes, with no sort of connective tissue. It’s as if Melfi didn’t have the confidence in McCarthy’s performance, so he kept forcing her back into comedic bits, hoping to appease her core audience.

The real tragedy of the movie, and truly the tragedy of McCarthy’s career is that she’s not given a chance often enough to prove what a bril-

liant dramatic actress she is. When asked, she’s capable of subtly and nuance—there are a few truly affecting moments, where Lily just quietly digests her grief—but more often than not, filmmakers force her to be loud, loutish, and clumsy. It’s jarring to see a grieving mother go through broad comedy like falling off ladders, but Melfi seems to have no idea what to do with McCarthy other than that.

The rest of the ensemble is equally left adrift. Kevin Kline shows up to dutifully say some ridiculous therapeutic dialogue, but the movie abandons him as the plot is wrapping up. The same can be said for Loretta Devine, Timothy Olyphant, and Daveed Diggs, who all show up for approximately four lines before being shuttled off screen. It’s as if everyone associated with this film owed the producers a favor.

Not even the starling is believable thanks to some truly awful CGI. Allowances for that could be made with a better film, but clearly, they weren’t spending their budget on rewrites or multiple takes.

There are a few lovely moments in the film, mostly between McCarthy and Kline, who should look into finding a good script so they can work together again, but they are few and far between. The only thing I can find to recommend this film is the fact that it’s free on Netflix.

If you’re truly interested in a dissection of grief after a tragic loss, Pieces of a Woman is available on Netflix as well, and won’t leave you feeling empty and annoyed.

Poor Drama * PG-13 * 103 mins

The Starling is available on Netflix, but you’re better off watching the new season of Bake Off. p

NEWS OF THE WEIRD

BY THE EDITORS AT ANDREWS MCMEEL SYNDICATION News That Sounds Like a Joke

Remember Bernie Sanders’ look at the 2021 inauguration? Cozy parka, heavy knitted gloves? You too can pull off the Bernie look for Halloween, The Boston Globe reported. For just $85, partygoers can don the “Once Again Asking Costume Set” from Dolls Kill.

It includes the coat, mittens and surgical mask. Sen. Sanders’ office even commented: “If fans of Sen. Sanders’ mittens are looking for a real scare this Halloween, they should see how hard the wealthy and world’s biggest corporations are fighting to stop Congress from finally addressing the long-neglected needs of the working class,” said spokesperson Mike Casca.

Bright Idea

File this one under Marketing Ideas Gone Wrong: Speech Academy Asia in Singapore planted clowns outside multiple primary schools in early September in an effort to persuade students to enroll in public-speaking courses, The Straits Times reported. In response, principals and parents urged students to stay away from strangers, including the clowns. Kelvin Tan, the director of the academy, apologized for alarming people. He explained that “road show” employees were told to put on “cute mascot” costumes, but he wasn’t aware they’d be wearing clown getups. “Maybe the clowns were too scary. It’s wrong and we won’t do it again,” he said.

New World Order

The divorce of Valeria Udalova and Danila Medvedev, former co-owners of cryonics company KrioRus in Moscow, Russia, has turned ugly as they battle over 81 bodies of KrioRus clients, Slate reported. On Sept. 7, Udalova reportedly broke into a cryostorage facility that is under Medvedev’s control and loaded containers with dead bodies onto a truck, causing damage and spilling liquid nitrogen in the process. Both parties now own separate cryonics businesses, but police continue to investigate who controls the 81 bodies, which in the meantime rest at Medvedev’s facility.

Compelling Explanation

• An elderly woman in Okemos, Michigan, moved to a nursing home, and an auction company was hired to clear out her home, MLive.com reported on Sept. 22. One of the items found

by Epic Auctions and Estate Sales’ Brad Stoecker was a 5-foot-tall granite headstone with the name Peter J. Weller on the front. Apparently, the woman’s family didn’t know the origin of the stone, saying they used the reverse side of it to make fudge. Stoecker donated the stone to the Friends of Lansing’s Historic Cemeteries, but a genealogist was unable to find any surviving family members of Weller, who died in 1849. However, they did track down his grave, which had been moved in 1875. That’s probably when the gravestone was lost, experts believe.

Cemetery preservationists restored the stone to Weller’s current resting place and repaired and cleaned those of his family members nearby.

• Some students at Piedmont High School in Union County, North Carolina, were upset after a sign reading WHITE was placed on a drinking fountain at

the school, The Charlotte Observer reported on Sept. 23. A Snapchat video of the sign circulated on social media, and parents became upset, prompting a response from Principal Dylan Stamey, who said he had investigated and the placement of the sign “was not intentional.” “During practice, a cheer sign was left just outside the gym on the floor, and it was picked up and placed on a water fountain. We apologize if anyone was offended,” he said.

Family Values

As a 48-year-old man pumped gas in St. Louis on the morning of Sept. 21, a woman approached and said she and her son needed a ride to her mother’s house. He agreed, KSDK-TV reported, but when they arrived at the home, the woman reportedly grabbed the keys from the ignition, and her 11-year-old started pistol-whipping him in the head.

The woman then dragged the victim out of his car and sped away with her son.

Police are still looking for the carjacker.

Least Competent Criminal

Timothy Wolfe of Lake City, Florida, arrived at the Lake City Chrysler Dodge Jeep dealership on Sept. 20 to buy a new car, WTLV-TV reported.

And, bonus, he had a trade-in. But when employees checked the VIN of the trade, they found it was a car that had been stolen from that dealership just a few days earlier. Police were called, and Wolfe admitted to the theft, which had been captured on a surveillance camera. He was charged with grand theft and dealing in stolen property, among other crimes.

Too Good To Be True?

Two men in Byram, Mississippi, couldn’t believe their luck on Sept. 19 when they came across an Acura with keys in the ignition and a “free car” sign, People.com reported. They drove the car to a family member’s home and started to check it out, and that’s when they found a surprise in the trunk: the body of 34-year-old Anthony McCrillis. The body had been there at least 24 hours, noted Copiah County Coroner Ellis Stuart. The men called 911 and waited for authorities; the car was registered to McCrillis, and his death is a mystery: He had “no visible signs of trauma,” Stuart said. An autopsy is underway.

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How many two or more letter words can you make in 2 minutes from the letters in: Arm and a Leg (40 words)

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Family-Owned and Operated

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Window Cleaning

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1815 Bay Ridge Ave Annapolis

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