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Dear Editor, Please accept my appreciation for your newspaper’s coverage to our school system’s staffing needs in a variety of positions and solutions to help career changers become qualified teachers. Ms. Nolan’s article on August 11 high lighted a variety of vacancies within Anne Arundel County Public Schools and helped us invite career changers who may be interested in a teaching career to apply. I have already had several of your readers reach out to me for information on how to apply and how to work toward certification, and they have begun the application process with AACPS. We have also scheduled two sessions of our ninety minute SYTYCT Virtual Work shop for Saturday, August 27 at 9:00 am and Monday, August 29 at 6:00pm to provide more detailed information on how to become a teacher. “It takes a village” has become a well-known, and perhaps to some, an overused saying; however, it really does apply to your support in helping us find quality teachers for our students.

2 • CBM BAY WEEKLY • August 25 - September 1, 2022 Volume XXX, Number 34 August 25 - September 1, 2022 410 Severn Ave, Suite 311, Annapolis, MD 21403 410 626 9888, bayweekly.com Editorial dirEctor Meg Walburn Viviano Managing Editor Kathy Knotts contributing WritErs Steve Adams Diana Beechener Wayne Bierbaum Judy Colbert Molly Weeks Crumbley Dennis Doyle Jamilex Gotay Chelsea Harrison Matthew Liptak Susan Nolan Duffy Perkins Pat Piper Maria Price Jim Reiter Barry Scher Editors EMEritus J. Alex Knoll Bill Lambrecht Sandra Olivetti Martin sEnior account ManagEr Heather Beard heather@bayweekly.com advErtising account ExEcutivEs Theresa Sise info@bayweekly.com Production ManagEr Rebecca Volosin art dirEctor Joe MacLeod CHESAPEAKE BAY MEDIA, LLC 410 Severn Ave, Suite 311, Annapolis, MD chesapeakebaymagazine.com21403 chiEf ExEcutivE officEr John Martino chiEf oPErating officEr John Stefancik ExEcutivE vicE PrEsidEnt Tara Davis gEnEral ManagEr Krista Pfunder CONTENTS BAY BULLETIN Baltimore Coal Plant Implosion, 50th Anniversary Ocean City Beach Patrol, Hooper Island Lighthouse for Sale , Bay Paddle Returns, CRAB Cup Success, James Brice House NPS Grant, Senior Phone Line, Grieving with Horses 03 FEATURE Greenbury BioBlitz ....................... 10 SHOP LOCAL ........................ 13 BAY PLANNER ...................... 14 CREATURE FEATURE .............. 17 GARDENING FOR HEALTH ...... 17 PLAYGOER ............................ 18 MOVIEGOER ......................... 19 MOON AND TIDES ................. 19 NEWS OF THE WEIRD ............. 20 PUZZLES .............................. 21 CLASSIFIED .......................... 22 SERVICE DIRECTORY .............. 23 Even if you don’t have school-aged children, the start of the school year signals that in-between season, technically still summer and not-yet fall, but it really should be its own thing. I find myself trying to cram things in to these next few weeks—drinks with friends, a trip to a park, an overdue launch of the kayak. Truthfully, I have plenty of time to do these things in the months to come, but something about the start of school makes me feel like there just isn’t enough time. Perhaps I’m just struggling with the idea that I have both a college freshman and a high school freshman under my roofWhycurrently.doestime seem to speed on by as we age? Summer felt infinite when I was younger, and now it feels fleeting. And the harder I try to hold on to it, the more it seems to disintegrate. Trying to capture a memory, a moment in time, should be so easy now, given that our lives our documented online every mil lisecond. But a photo or video on social media is just not the same as that mem ory in my head. We’ve seen a lot of important mile stones in Chesapeake Country recently. Historic London Town turned 50 this year as did Watermark. Two neighbor hoods in Anne Arundel County, South River Park and Venice Beach are both celebrating 100 years of history. Christ Church in Port Republic just reached its 350th anniversary. One particularly important milestone is the completion of the Maryland Dove at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Muse um in St. Michaels. Chesapeake Bay Magazine Editor Jeff Holland got to tag along to see the brand new Dove cross the Bay and head to its new home at Historic St. Mary’s City. The ship, a representation of the late 17th-century trading ship that accom panied the first European settlers to what is now Maryland, is owned by the state and operated and maintained by the Historic St. Mary’s City Commis sion. An earlier version of the ship, built in the 1970s by Cam bridge’s Jim Richard son, was nearing the end of its useful life and decades of new research meant that a new ship could be designed to be a more historically accurate representa tion of the original Maryland Dove.

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OCEAN CITY BEACH PATROL CAPTAIN MARKS 50 YEARS WITH CONTINUED SAFETY PUSH BY CHERYL COSTELLO

Capt. Butch Arbin’s lifeguard trainees take a timed physical test. Image: Cheryl Costello

he name C.P. Crane Generation Facil ity might not mean anything to you, but if you’ve boated in the Middle River area of Baltimore County, you know its red-and-white-striped smokestacks.

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The power generation facility was imploded Friday morning by Charlotte, N.C.-based developer Forsite Develop ment, Inc. The developer, which specializes in redeveloping heavy industrial sites, carried out the planned implosion with the help of an explosives contractor, at 8.a.m. Forsite says no adverse impacts were reported, though some roads and waterways were closed before the im plosion as a precaution. They reopened shortly“Plannedafter.implosion is the preferred method for felling such structures as it is considered safer for workers than dis mantling the facility. Crews can begin processing the metals and debris from the facility now that it is safely on the ground,” Forsite explains. Maryland Natural Resources Police and the Baltimore County fire and police departments were on hand to help with safety measures during the process. Marine Emergency Team 21 (MET21), an all-volunteer marine re sponse crew, monitored from the water, where the implosion was impressive even from a distance. Dozens of boats gathered (at a safe distance) to watch the implosion. As if it were a summertime Bay fireworks grand finale, several boaters honked their horns in celebration when the im plosion ended. The community had mixed feelings about the facility being leveled and the striped stacks being gone. One boater commented, “Going to miss the stacks. They were great for navigation on the Bay,” while another joked, “I’ll never find my marina now!”

So what is to become of the now-lev eled site of the 400-megawatt coal plant? According to local reports, resi dential development is a possibility. But Forsite has not released details.

The recognizable red and white stacks come down. Photo courtey of Bowleys Quarters VFD and MET21.

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Located on a 157-acre shuttered coal plant in Bowleys Quarters, the 300-foottall stacks have long been used as aids to navigation. But not anymore.

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“We look forward to continuing our dialogue with community members to identify a mutually beneficial develop ment plan for the property,” says Tom McKittrick, CEO.

The safest thing you can do is to set up your beach chair near a lifeguard and swim there. “We ask people to take the time to walk to their nearest guard because it can save a life—their own.”

About 98 percent of all drownings that have happened in Ocean City occurred when OCBP wasn’t on duty, the depart ment says. There are guards in chairs from 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. every day until Sept.Arbin25.says over his 50 years leading Beach Patrol, he’s most proud of the impact lifeguarding has had on guards’ lives.“One of our guys came to us as a high school dropout. He got close to getting terminated—we had a conference with him. He turned his act around, went back to get his degree, got a doctorate degree and now he’s a full professor at the University of Miami. He owns a healthcare company with a value of sev eral million dollars. He came here as a high school dropout.” Judges and Secret Service agents, state troopers, and doctors have come back to be part-time lifeguards. Out side of beach season, Arbin himself is a teacher at a planetarium in Charles County.There’s no sign he’s riding his last wave at Ocean City Beach Patrol any time soon.

“As long as I get up every day and like coming to work—and this is in both jobs—and I feel like I’m still on top of things and can make a difference, then I’ll continue to do it.”

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H e started as a rookie lifeguard for the Ocean City Beach Patrol (OCBP) an amazing five decades ago. And Captain Butch Arbin, the face of OCBP, is show ing no signs of letting up in his push for safe fun in the water. Arbin expects excellence and polite ness from his lifeguards, as Bay Bulle tin found out last weekend on the beach. Ahead of the peak Labor Day crowds, the captain leads prospective lifeguards through grueling testing in the name of beach safety. The timed test is part of OCBP’s search for next year’s lifeguards. They must prove they have what it takes to save a life in the Atlantic Ocean. “Swimming in the ocean versus swim ming in the pool—it’s just so different. There are waves and current, it’s just so different,” says Beach Patrol trainee AvaArbinShorkey.isthe first to admit it’s tough to get the job. “We don’t put up with anything. I told them at the beginning, ‘We’re professionals.’ If they joined today and let out the F-note, they’re done.”Atlast Saturday’s testing, just five out of the 18 passed the physical exam to guard the stand next season. Others are training to be camp counselors. Those who didn’t make the cut got a pep talk. “You have the most incredible attitude. You just have to get your time down. But I know you know that,” Arbin told the group of young, fit trainees. He has trained thousands since he started in 1973. Ocean City has grown up under his watch. Just about every block is developed and the crowds have followed.Thereare now guards watching all 10 miles of beach. Arbin says the most common rescues are due to rip currents. “Last year, rip currents were the sec ond-leading cause of weather-related deaths in the United States… When the guard sees a person struggling, we’re not going to let them struggle. The guard blows his whistle twice, which is his signal to the guards on both sides, I’m going to make the rescue. He jumps down, grabs his buoy, swims out, and gives [the victim] the buoy. And then they swim sideways across the rip cur rent, not straight in.”

It’s important to relax and think clearly if you’re ever caught in a rip current. “A rip current can move faster than an Olympic swimmer can swim,” says Arbin. “So, you can’t swim straight. It’s like being on a treadmill and not getting anywhere. You’re getting tired and eventually you end up off the back of the treadmill because you can’t keep up. So often people who drown in rip currents know how to swim. They just get panicked. We have a saying of R-I-P. R means relax, don’t panic. I means ‘I need help’ and P is for parallel—swim parallel to get out of it.”

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t’s a real estate op portunity that doesn’t come around too often: the chance to own a his toric Chesapeake Bay lighthouse.Thatopportunity is on the table right now, as the federal government attempts to auction off Hooper Island Light, marking the shoals 3-4 miles west of Hooperville on upper Hooper Island.

The lighthouse, first lit in 1902, is the only cast-iron caisson light house in Maryland with a watch room and lan tern surmounted on the tower, according to the U.S. Lighthouse Society (USLHS) Ches apeake Chapter. It is exactly halfway down the Chesapeake Bay. One of only five lights constructed in the Bay during the 1900s, Hooper Is land Light had a fourth-order Fresnel lens built in Paris in 1888. That was changed to a fixed white that flashed every 15 seconds in 1904, controlled by a lightkeeper until 1961 when it was automated and the keepers removed. Sadly, the fourth-order Fresnel lens was stolen in 1976 and the Coast Guard replaced it with a solar optic. The lighthouse was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002 and declared “excess property” by the federal government in 2006. Now, a U.S. General Services Admin istration online auction is open with an opening bid of $15,000. It has no bids soWhatfar. will the new owner of Hooper Is land light get? Vertical-style living and plenty of privacy. The four-story tower rises about 63 feet above the waterline. The first level is the kitchen. The second, a bedroom. The third level served as an office and the top floor was a living space for the Laptops

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August 25 - September 1, 2022 • CBM BAY WEEKLY • 5 keepers. The living spaces are “lined with white glazed bricks,” according to USLHS. There is also a watch room level and lantern level. The lighthouse boasts a deep water “slip” as it sits in about 18 feet of water. There is some fine print to the pur chase of the lighthouse. The buyer gets the structure, but the underlying sub merged land does not convey in the sale—it remains with the U.S. govern ment per a cession deed from 1924. The Coast Guard will continue to op erate and maintain the automated light as an Aid to Navigation. The owner must adhere to historic preservation covenants. And finally, the buyer must come to an agreement with the U.S. Navy. Hooper Island Light is located within a Navy-controlled surface dan ger area. So the buyer must enter into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Navy stipulating when access to the lighthouse is allowed for safety reasons.Ifyour curiosity is piqued and you’d like to go see the property, you must do it from a safe distance. “Tying off to, climbing, anchoring to or trespassing on the property is strictly prohibited due to safety concerns,” the online auction states.Bidding is open from now until Sept. 21, 2022. To find out more about the lighthouse auction and seeing the prop erty, contact GSA’s Tod J. Taylor: Phone: 404-215-6751 Fax: tod.taylor@gsa.gov404-215-8600

BAY PADDLE RETURNS, DRAWING SUP PROS TO EASTERN SHORE BY MEG WALBURN VIVIANO Y ou may remember the Bay Paddle from 2020, when one man attempted to be the first to travel the entire length of the Chesapeake Bay on a standup paddleboard. Not only did Chris Hop kinson succeed in making history, he turned the Bay Paddle into an annual event. The 2022 iteration runs this weekend from Rock Hall to Cambridge. Each year, the event has picked up an additional Chesapeake Bay charity to support through fundraising and awareness. In 2020, Hopkinson’s Bay Paddle effort raised money for the Oys ter Recovery Partnership (ORP). In 2021, the paddle returned as a team relay benefitting both ORP and Chesa peake Conservancy, in its campaign to have the Bay designated as a National Recreation Area. The Bay Paddle has already generated over $330,000 in charitable donations. In 2022, the Bay Paddle supports ORP, the Conservancy, and has also added WaterKeepers Chesapeake, a network of waterkeepers across the Bay region working to keep waterways clean. The paddle begins Saturday, Aug. 27 as a 45-mile, two-day staged race. Some paddlers will split the distance with a team, while nearly two dozen will take on the full 45 miles solo. Several pro fessional paddleboarders are compet ing, along with participants from as far away as Mexico and Canada. The spon sors are also international this year and include Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Pacif ico, and offshore wind developer Ørsted. More than 100 paddlers are expected, using small craft ranging from standup paddleboards and kayaks to less com mon outriggers or surf skis. They will start from Haven Harbor Marina South in Rock Hall at 9 a.m. Saturday. The first day of the race goes 30 miles from Rock Hall to Tilghman Island. Bright and early Sunday morning, paddlers will launch from Tilghman Island and finish in Cambridge, another 30-mile leg. A post-race party in downtown Cambridge kicks off at 3 p.m. The best ways to spectate Saturday will be at the start in Rock Hall (if you’re an early riser—the race takes off at 7:30 a.m.), passing through the mid point at Kent Narrows (either at Kent Island Yacht Club or Red Eyes between 10:30 and noon), or near the finish from Knapps Narrows Marina, the Tilghman Island bridge or the Dogwood Harbor boat ramp. On Sunday, the best oppor tunities to watch will be from Dogwood Harbor for the 7:30 a.m. launch, or near the finish at Gerry Boyle Park in Cam bridge.Anyone who would like to do nate to the Bay Paddle and its three Bay nonprofit beneficiaries, visit www.paddlesignup.com.

Participants take on a leg of the 2021 Bay Paddke. Photo: Bay Paddle/Facebook

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The James Brice House is one of the largest and most elegant of Annap olis’s historic homes, and one of the most important surviving structures from colonial America. The state pur chased the James Brice House in 2014 and arranged for Historic Annapolis to maintain and manage the property. In 2016, HA embarked on a multi-year, multi-million dollar restoration of the Brice House. The experts working on the restoration project are highly re spected in their fields and have worked on some of the nation’s most important historic structures including Mount Vernon, Monticello, Montpelier, Drayton Hall, and the Maryland State House. Congress appropriated funding for the Semiquincentennial Grant Pro gram through the Historic Preservation Fund, which uses revenue from federal oil and gas leases on the Outer Conti nental Shelf, assisting with a broad range of preservation projects without expending tax dollars, with the intent to mitigate the loss of a nonrenewable resource to benefit the preservation of other irreplaceable resources.

The result of the race and party is not just funding for CRAB’s overhead, but a shift in the consciousness of sailors and boaters. A big part of Bollinger’s vision is creating an inclusive environment where everyone can enjoy being on the water without limitation. Bollinger is focused on making possibilities into re alities.Fleet Director George Pappas echoes this sentiment. “During the race, one boat was unable to finish in the re quired time, but they didn’t give up. They kept going until they crossed the finish line, and the committee boat gave them a special horn blast. CRAB is for people who don’t give up.” For more, visit www.crabsailing.org.

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A record number of racing teams took on the CRAB Cup. Photo: Chesapeake Region Accessible Boating Historic Annapolis recently got a grant from National Park Service to use toward restoration at the James Brice House. Photos: Historic Annapolis.

Everything was covered in AstroTurf. 500 people partook in the Shore Party festivities.“Everything is accessible here,” Bollinger says. “Nothing is just for ‘able-bodied’ people.”

“We focus on peoples’ abilities,” says Bollinger. “Our guests love boating as much as anybody else, but they often can’t get on the boats. So our boats are adapted to make it a level playing field.” McGee led his co-ed crew of fellow All Americans to top honors in his division. As any racing sailor knows, the party is often just as important as the race it self. Bollinger took it upon himself to re design the format of the Eastport Yacht Club afterparty, allowing for greater accessibility.“There’salot more than people think or realize,” he says. The layout of the event positioned the party on the lawn, which was frequently wet. Bollinger moved the tent to the parking lot area, and the lawn became a beer garden.

The Cup’s top fundraiser was Paul Van Cleve, whose efforts raised over $10,000 this year alone. Van Cleve raced on one of CRAB’s six specially-equipped Bene teau First 22as along with skipper Tim McGee, who was an All American sailor at the Naval Academy before suffering a stroke later in life.

The CRAB Cup is part of the Chesa peake Bay’s Triple Crown of fundrais ing: the Leukemia Cup, the Hospice Cup, and the CRAB Cup. Boats who participate in all three races are scored on their finishes as well as their fund raising amounts. In 2021, race organizers introduced a poker run for powerboaters as part of the CRAB Cup. This year, over 10 pow erboats traveled to various destinations on the Bay and snapped selfies for race organizers, who then sent on an elec tronic playing card to create a complete poker hand. One registrant that surprised organiz ers participated on his jetski. “I thought it was kind of funny,” says CRAB Exec utive Director Paul Bollinger. “He came back in and said, ‘This was great. I love it, and I got to see places I’d never seen before.’”Theskippers’ challenge portion of the event raised roughly $74,000 for CR AB’s operational expenses, with the full total of sponsorships, registrations, and corporate donations coming in above $80,000. This money will go to support the operations of CRAB’s new Adaptive Boating Center, which plans on opening doors this February. “Our sailing programs are free of charge,” says Bollinger. “We work with over 25 nonprofits and take out over 1,000 guests each year, and we don’t charge any of them.”

RECORD BOATS RACE IN CRAB CUP FOR ACCESSIBLE BOATING BY DUFFY PERKINS S ailors are quick to support other sail ors. And that’s exactly what happened at the Aug. 20 CRAB Cup for Accessible Boating, when a record number of boats showed up to help raise operational ex penses for Chesapeake Region Accessi ble Boating (CRAB).

NPS recently awarded $7 million in the inaugural round of funding for the Semiquincentennial Grant Program commemorating the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States. Created by Congress in 2020 and funded through the Historic Preserva tion Fund, this round of grants will sup port 17 cultural resource preservation projects across 12 states that had an impact on the founding of the American nation. Historic Annapolis is one of two Maryland organizations to receive an award from the program. Awarded funds will support the res toration of the 74 original windows throughout the Brice House, which is a key part of the overall project. The windows need repairs to preserve the historic material and craftsmanship, protect the building from moisture in filtration, and help regulate interior en vironmental conditions.

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he James Brice House will be able to restore 74 of its original win dows thanks to a $500,000 grant from the National Park Service. His toric weekannouncedAnnapolislastthatthey have been awarded the federal grant to support the stateof-the-art restoration of the site, a Na tional Historic Landmark located in downtown Annapolis.

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“This federal grant, along with the significant investment by the State of Maryland and private donors, helps advance our efforts to preserve this im portant architectural treasure in time for the nation’s semiquincentennial,” said Karen Theimer Brown, president and CEO of HA. “We look forward to cel ebrating this restored building with the public and sharing the full and inclu sive history of all the people who lived and worked here, the time period it rep resents, and the building as a symbol of our nation’s journey to independence.”

A lifelong horsewoman herself, Ar onstamn and fellow bereavement counselor Casey Dressel brought nine teenagers together at MTR for a pro gram to assist them in mourning the loss of a loved one.

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BY SUSAN NOLAN S plash and Carter have important jobs at Maryland Therapeutic Riding (MTR) in Crownsville. But the 25-yearold and 18-year-old aren’t earning a pay check or working to save for retirement. They are horses in the business of heal ing human hearts. Splash and Carter are just two of the animals that reside at the facility located on 25 bucolic acres. More than a riding business, MTR offers a variety of mental health and wellness services. So it makes sense that it would team with counselors from Hospice of the Chesapeake to offer programs to teens dealing with grief.

“Horses are sensi tive, intuitive beings,” says Amy Aronstamn, a bereavement counselor with the Hospice of Chesa peake, “They are empathetic and can mirror human emotions.”

at MTR. “We create and facilitate expe riences with horses that give us insights as to what is going on with the client.”

Teens paint symbols on horses at Maryland Therapeutic Riding in Crownsville.

With a mental health professional and a certified equine specialist pres ent, the client interacts with the horse. “During these sessions, we don’t refer to the horse as a horse. We don’t call them by their names. Instead, the horse is a metaphor for what the client needs it

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On Aug.19, the young people in the Summer Grief Workshop painted flow ers, hearts, and flags on the horses’ coats.“This is an opportunity for them to connect with the horses and with their emotions,” Aronstamn explains. The designs are symbols that remind the teens of their loved ones. Splash and Carter are patient and attentive as the teens stroke their manes, speak to them softly, and decorate their bodies with water-based paint. As calming as this activity is, it’s not the main event. It is sandwiched between sessions of equine-as sisted CounselingdirectorKatiesetting,”therapistableeveryoneontheirInstead,dochotherapyequine-assistedentspeuticUnlikepsychotherapy.therariding,cliengagedinanpsysessionnotridethehorses.clientsandcounselorsstaytheground.“NotiscomforttalkingwithainanofficeexplainsStreett,clinicalofTenTenServices

8 • CBM BAY WEEKLY • August 25 - September 1, 2022 to be. Horses can be a family member or the embodiment of an emotion,” says Streett.Equine-assisted psychotherapy can be especially effective for adolescents. “Interacting with an animal is less in timidating than talking with a person and the communication doesn’t need to be verbal,” says Streett. Hospice of the Chesapeake serves clients of all ages in Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, and Prince George’s counties. While many of the clients in the grief workshops are mourning the death of a loved one who died while receiving hospice care, anyone who has lost a loved one is eligible for their workshops, support groups, and pro grams.“Every individual is unique in how they experience grief,” says Dressel. “Some people only want or need one session, and we have other clients who stay with us for years.” One of the benefits of attending Hos pice’s bereavement programs is that it allows participants to connect with oth ers who have had similar experiences. “Today’s program helped normalize and validate the grief experience,” Dressel states.Learnhorsesthatheal.orghospicechesapeake.orgmore: BAY BULLETIN $5 goingforOFFkidsBacktoSchool and a complementary frosty glass of beer for the parents, if Familydesired Barber Shop 65 Old Solomons Island Rd., Suite 106, Annapolis MD, 21401 HORSES from page 7

Teens in a grief workshop with Hospice of the Chesapeake work with horses at Maryland Therapeutic Riding. Photos: Susan Nolan

The Telephone Reassurance Program enlists volunteers to make between 30 and 45 friendly calls each in a 2.5-hour period, usually between 8 and 10:30 a.m. Volunteers call seniors (ages 55 and over) or an adult with a disability who is homebound and doesn’t have anyone to check on them. The volunteers are provided a phone and the calls are made from their homes. They can volunteer for as few or as many shifts as they’d like. Often, friendships are created between client and volunteer, asking about the family pet or whether the client has appoint ments on the calendar. Volunteers are always in demand. Men and women are welcome, although there’s only one man on the calling ros ter these days. Also, while volunteers can live anywhere, they prefer county residents.Partners in Care Maryland offers a waterproof medical alert device that can be worn around the neck or on a wrist.

Janet Balcer of Pasadena worked at the Social Security Administration for 32 years before retiring. She loved her job, knowing she was helping people. Since 2015, she’s been a member and volunteer with Partners in Care, an swering the emergency alerts. Balcer says she was looking for some thing to do after retirement. “I’d lost my husband, then my mother, and then my mother-in-law. I’ve been a helper all my life. I like that I don’t have to commit to a certain number of days or hours. I volunteer as I can.”

In 2019, Maryland was the first state to offer this type of contact service. Se nior Call Check involves a daily check-in call (landline, cell phone, or TTY) and is free to Maryland residents who are 65 or older. Three attempts will be made before contacting an emergency con tact. A family member or trusted friend can be listed as a contact person, or the state will call the police to conduct a wellness check. The Snug system is a smartphone app (iPhone or Android) that checks in on you daily (from 5:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.) or up to three times a day. You open the app and push a green button. If you don’t check in, your emergency contact is notified via text message (free) or by phone call (dispatch plan). They can re quest that police (or fire or EMS) per form a welfare check if they can’t reach you or the emergency contact. The dis patch plan is $9.99 a month or $99 a year. It’s available in the United States and Puerto Rico. Carrier Alert, sponsored by the U.S. Postal Service and the National Associ ation of Letter Carriers AFL-CIO, began in 1982 and is a program between mail carriers and community service organi zations to monitor the wellbeing of the elderly and homebound. Local post of fices can tell you if it is offered in your neighborhood. If so, you will register and allow a Carrier Alert symbol to be placed in your mailbox. This will notify the carrier to watch for an unusual ac cumulation of mail or other signs of dis tress, who will then notify a supervisor and your emergency contact person will be informed. A home safety check will be initiated if you can’t be located. With so many resources in our region, there’s no reason for any senior to feel alone during an emergency.

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Anne Arundel County has had a reas surance program since the 1990s, says Mary Chaput, the director of family caregiver support. “The original pro gram started with a federal grant, and when that expired, the county Depart ment of Aging and Disabilities decided to continue it.”

Fortunately, there are several services available in Anne Arundel and Calvert counties that can prevent a similar tragedy from befalling seniors and the homebound. There are resources avail able across the region, from a program offering social interaction through reg ular phone calls to setting up a button on a cell phone to summon emergency services. Some charge a monthly fee and some are free.

The PIC Personal Emergency Response System offers several levels of service, from a daily (or less often) checkup call to a GPS-rigged system that works just about everywhere in the continental United States. Fall detection is also available and you do not have to be a PIC member to participate.

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BY JUDY COLBERT J ohn Silberstein was worried about his 84-year-old mother, Nancy, and what he thought were diminishing cognitive and memory issues, due to mini-strokes. In November, he was making arrange ments for her to take a COVID-19 test so she could take an upcoming cruise. She didn’t answer the phone. Nancy had fallen and couldn’t make it to her phone to call for help. She eventually crawled to the door and began yelling when she heard someone get off the elevator. She gave the per son the access number to her door and he entered, retrieved her phone, and called John who was able to get to her and take her to the emergency room. It had been nearly two hours since she had suffered the stroke that caused her to fall. Silberstein had asked her many times to install a panic button, but she’d never clicked on the links he sent her. It’s a situation Silberstein hopes no loved one with a senior family member ever has to face: having an emergency and no one knowing about it.

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H ow many living species could you identify in a 12-hour span? That was the task at hand for volunteers at Greenbury Point Conservation Area on the Severn River last Saturday. Armed with phones and cameras, dozens descended on the site to observe and tally any organisms they encoun tered during their BioBlitz. A Bioblitz helps in cataloging species within a designated area, drawing at tention to the presence of rare, threat ened or endangered organisms. One such species is the monarch butterfly, which was just added to the “red list” of endangered species in North America last month, by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). BioBlitz participants upload their findings to iNaturalist, a global social network that helps identify plants and animals and connects users to a com munity of scientists and naturalists.

The Greenbury Point Biodiversity Project is an all-volunteer environmen tal conservation organization, created in October 2020 by Jessy Oberright, a local naturalist. The group is also in volved in the Save Greenbury Point movement.SaveGreenbury Point is a Facebook group spearheaded by Jennifer CrewsCarey and Sue Steinbrook after news spread that the Naval Golf Association was proposing to build a golf course at the 240-acre conservation area. This group first served to share information and later be came a center of activism to prevent the beloved area from being developed. After speculation from nearby residents, fans of the natural area discovered a letter ad dressed to the Secretary of the Navy about the lease proposal from USNA athletic director, Chet Gladchuk. It was Aug. 15 that the Navy announced that there were two competing proposals, one for the golf course and the other by County Executive Steuart Pit tman to turn it into an Anne Arundel County park. Since both propos als called for a sole lease, neither could be considered. Despite the politics, the support for Save Greenbury Point skyrocketed. In just three months, they gained 2,500 members and numbers are in creasing by the day. Supporters of the page include the Chesa peake Conservancy, the Severn River Association, and the Ches apeake Bay butpeople.”isCrews-CareyFoundation.saysthesupportcomingfrom“justsomanyNotonlydotheyhavesupport,theyworkdayinanddayout

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Landscape architect Carol Mitchell came for the view. She described looking at the coastline as a special moment. To have “the ability to come and be in a natural setting with the Bay and not just [feel] very constrained,” as one does in a city, was “very sheencouraging,”said.

raising awareness of the site. There’s a handful of people painting “Save Greenbury Point” on rocks with the Facebook icon and leaving them any where they can. Now, there’s kledhavedredshundreds,“probablyhunofrocks[that]beensprinthroughout

Top: Jessy Oberright (in green) talks to volunteers at the Greenbury BioBlitz. (middle) Hugh Vandervoort captures photos of birds during the survey of Greenbury Point. Photos: Jennifer Crews-Carey.

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An 8-year-old student from Monarch Academy named Trip shared his pas sion for bugs. “I really love bugs and I get to hold them all the time. I love to take care of them,” he said. There were lots of insects identified during the blitz.Landscape architect Carol Mitchell came for the view. She de scribed looking at the coastline as a special mo ment. To have “the ability to come and be in a natural set ting with the Bay and not just [feel] asconstrained,”veryonedoesina city, was “very encour aging,” she said.The biodi versity along the onCarrtheCircuitBobwhiteTrail,viewsofCreekthePoet’s Nature Trail, and the beauty of the Chesapeake Bay coast line in the Tower Trail make for a spe cial slice of nature. The volunteers have counted over 200 observations of 115 species. All that wildlife—and the com munity’s access to experience it—are still at stake as word spreads that the golf association will try again to get the new course approved.

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Diane Kinsley and Julie Kurzava; 21021 Band. 6:30-8:30pm, Goshen Farm, Cape St. Claire, free: www.goshen farm.org. Fridays at the Captain’s Fair Dinkum plays rock ‘n’ roll. 7-9pm, Captain Avery Museum, Shady Side, $15 w/discounts: tainaverymuseum.org.cap

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THURSDAY AUGUST 25

Wildlife Conservation Day Explore and enjoy being in nature, go on a family adventure scavenger hunt, make crafts, go fishing, try archery or air rifle target shooting. 10am-2pm, North Tract, Patuxent Research Ref uge, Laurel, free: 301-497-5887.

Café Scientifique Kate Vogel from DNR will talk about documenting flooding using MyCoast Maryland. 6pm, 49 West Coffeehouse, Annapolis, RSVP: 410-626-9796.

Colonial Cocktails Learn to make Peach Bounce and Hannah Wooley’s Punch (ages 21+). 6:30-7:30pm, Historic London Town, Edgewater, $33 w/discounts, RSVP: his toriclondontown.org.

Maryland State Fair

Day on the Bay to St. Michael’s Take a Watermark cruise to St. Michaels on the Eastern Shore and visit the quaint historic village for din ing, shopping and visiting historic sites, plus the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. 10am-5:30pm, leaves from Annapolis City Dock, $99 w/discounts, RSVP: watermarkjourney.com.

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155th Jousting Tournament In one day, in one location, travel back in time to the family friendly simple pleasures of yesteryear. Enjoy Kathy Knotts 27: 155 th Jousting

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Learn about Annapolis’ sordid past on a tour of three to four bars and a few stops in downtown (ages 21+). 8pm, Down town Annapolis, $22 w/dis counts, RSVP: crawls.com/pub-tours.toursand

Reggae Night Enjoy live music, food and drinks to support COVID-19 frontline work ers. 6-9pm, Mother’s Peninsula Grille, Arnold, $60 w/discounts: unitybands. org. Jay & the Americans 6:30pm & 9pm, Rams Head on Stage, Annapolis, $55, RSVP: ramsheadon stage.com.

The Drowsy Chaperone This loving send-up of the Jazz Age musical, features one show-stopping song and dance number after anoth er. Directed by Jason Vellon. ThFSaSu 8:30pm, Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre, $27, RSVP: summergarden. com.

Annapolis Opera: La Boheme

AUGUST 26 & 27

Interactive Nature Hike Take a short stroll on the Forest Trail and discuss 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.

SATURDAY AUGUST 27

Enjoy three weekends of live enter tainment plus livestock and horse shows, see farm and garden exhib its, watch thoroughbred horseracing, indulge in your favorite fair foods and shriek aboard carnival rides. 10am-10pm, 2200 York Rd., Timonium, $10 w/discounts, discount packages and wristbands: marylandstatefair.com.

Tides & Tunes Johnny Seaton & Bad Behavior per form; bring lawn seating; no coolers. 7-8:30pm, Annapolis Maritime Museum, Eastport, $10 donation: amaritime.org.

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AUGUST 26 & 28

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Dragon Boat Festival

Paddle Play Day Try out kayaks, paddleboards, go fish ing, go for a hike and play games; water and snacks provided. 10am-2pm, Jug Bay Wootons Landing, Harwood, free, RSVP: jugbay.org.

Side by Side by Sondheim Live Arts Maryland and friends pres ent this Tony Award-winning musical, a unique review of Sondheim’s work featuring music from many of his great est works. FSa 8pm, Sa 3pm, Live Arts Studio, Westfield Mall, Annapolis, $25, RSVP: com/side-by-side-2022.https://liveartsmd.ticketspice.

Ballet Theatre Gala Celebrate the company’s 44th anni versary with light refreshments, des sert, silent auction, raffle and a short performance by the dancers. 6-9pm, Prism Annapolis, $125 w/discounts, RSVP: balletmaryland.org.

KIDS Mr. Paca’s Backyard Read We Planted a Tree, sing songs, make crafts and explore the garden (ages 3-5). 10-11:30am, William Paca House, Annapolis, $10 w/discounts, RSVP: annapolis.org.

End Hunger hosts this all-day fes tival packed with dragon boat races, live entertainment, local food and craft vendors. 8am-3pm, North Beach: end hungercalvert.org. Scenic Paddle Tour at SERC Join Capital SUP for an adventure tour of the Rhode River Smithsonian Environmental Research Center prop erty, followed by a pint at the Old Stein Inn in Edgewater. 9-11am, $50-$150, RSVP: capitalsup.com/special-events.

On a freezing night in Paris, four struggling artists share unexpected good fortune and rush to the café to celebrate, but Rodolfo lags behind. His life is changed forever when Mimi, a seamstress seeking candlelight, knocks on his door. Puccini’s glorious music captures both the overwhelm ing rush of love at first sight, and the utter devastation of loss in the eyes of poverty and desperation; presented in Italian with English subtitles. F 7:30pm, Su 3pm, Maryland Hall, Annapolis, $85 w/dis counts, RSVP: marylandhall. org.

August 25 - September 1, 2022 • CBM BAY WEEKLY • 15 the delights of the church fair. Browse the attic treasures, peruse captivating books, visit the children’s corner for face-painting, savor a hot dog, fresh lemonade and a snow cone, take home homemade baked goods and preserves.

The Kelly Bell Band lives outside musical lines and freely mixes blues, funk, rock, metal, hip-hop, and more into a compelling fusion of music styles. 5-7pm, Quiet Waters Park, Annapolis, free: fqwp.org.

Maryland Renaissance Festival

The 27-acre Village of Revel Grove comes to life for its 46th season featur ing nine weekends of thrills, feasting, handmade crafts, entertainment, and merriment. Enjoy 200+ professional performers on ten stages, a 3,000-seat arena with armored jousting on mag nificent steeds, and streets filled with village characters, including knights, kings, and queens. Join His Most Royal Highness King Henry VIII in the for ests and glades with over 140 arti sans exhibiting crafts in their own renaissance shops, five taverns featur ing cool libations, 42 food and bev erage adultfree15pricing.endsFirstheartysateandarrayprovidingemporiumsavastofsucculentsweettreatstoeventhemostofappetites.threeweekofferreducedChildrenandunderenterw/payingonopening weekend. Festival continues week ends thru Oct. 23. Tickets sold online only. 10am-7pm, 1821 Crownsville Rd., Annapolis, $24 ($30 Sept. 12-Oct. 23) w/ discounts: rennfest.com.

KIDS Toy Boats Make a toy boat with the Patuxent Small Craft Guild (ages 5+). 1-4pm, Corbin Pavilion, Calvert Marine Muse um, Solomons, w/museum admission (donations welcome): calvertmarinemu seum.com.

Back Creek Eco Tour Join Capital SUP and Jack Wildlife (aka Jack Turner!) in an informative and fun paddle out on Back Creek. Learn about the ecosystems and natu ral habitats that surround coves. 5-6pm, Ellen Moyer Nature Park, $25-$70, RSVP: capitalsup.com/special-events.

Life Journey Writing Learn the empowerment/freedom tools of writing; in partnership with Arts Council of Calvert County and Life Journeys Writers Guild. 2-4pm, Calvert Library, Prince Frederick, RSVP: CalvertLibrary.info.

So You Think You Can Teach Attend virtual workshops about Maryland Certification requirements and the various pathways to teaching in the Anne Arundel County Public Schools system. Sa 9am, M 6pm: https:// meet.google.com/hdr-ymup-rri.

SUNDAY AUGUST 28 Bookbag Giveaway Elementary aged children can get a new bookbag and school supplies during the One Annapolis Big Good giveaway with Rodney Barnes, plus food and beverages, sports clinics and community fair. Noon-3pm, Pip Moyer Rec Center, Annapolis: OneAnnapolis@ annapolis.gov.

Poetry Contest Reception Winners of the Writers on the Water poetry/flash contest will be announced at this gathering, plus meet the authors of the latest releases by this local pub lisher. 1pm, Bayside History Museum, North Beach: newbaybooks.com. August Afternoons Marjie Riordan talks about the 1814 burning of the White House. 1-4pm, Captain Avery Museum, Shady Side, free: captainaverymuseum.org. Skipjack Sail Sail along the Patuxent River aboard the historic skipjack Dee of St. Mary’s; ages 5+. 2:30-4:30pm, Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons, $35 w/discounts, RSVP: calvertmarinemuseum.com. Architrex Walking Tour Explore 300 years of architecture with a historian on a walking tour. Highlights include one of the earliest recorded residential structures form the late 1600s and historic Georgian mansions. 4-6pm, Visitor Center Info Booth at City Dock, Annapolis, $22 w/ discounts, RSVP: watermarkjourney. com. City Dock Summer Series DJ Simon. 6-9pm, Susan Campbell Park, Annapolis, Facebook @AiPPCAn napolis. www.marylandclockco.com 1251 W. Central Ave G-3 Davidsonville, MD 21035 410-798-6380 301-262-5300

All Star Purple Party Prince tribute. 7pm, The Bandshell, Rod ‘N’ Reel Resort, Chesapeake Beach, $27.25, RSVP: rnrresortmd.com/con certs-events

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AUGUST 27 & 28

Summer Park Concerts

At noon head to the jousting field to cheer on Sir Knight and Fair Lady as they spear rings as small as 1/4 inch on running horses. Cool off in the his toric Christ Church for soothing organ recitals. End your day with family-style church supper in the hall or get it to go, featuring homemade deviled crab, fried chicken, ham, potato salad, applesauce and more. 10am-6pm, Calvert Christ Church, Port Republic, dinner $28 w/ discounts: christchurchcalvert.org.

AUGUST 27 & 29

Front Stairs Series Hear the U.S. Navy Band perform American favorites including works by John Williams, Richard Rodgers, Sam uel Barber and Ryan George. 7pm, Maryland Hall, Annapolis, free, RSVP: marylandhall.org.

Outdoor Archaeology Labs Join archaeologists to get hands dirty while cleaning and identifying real artifacts found on sites across Prince George’s County. Each event also fea tures a game or activity, like atlatl spear throwing, 3D pottery mending, and tours of the scenic property (ages 8+). 1-3pm, Mount Calvert Historical and Archaeological Park, Upper Marl boro, $7 w/discounts, RSVP: https:// tinyurl.com/2p88bv3c.

Music by Three of a Kind 6-9pm, Wheel House Beer Garden, North Beach: threeofakindmusic.com.

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Glow Vigil Mark International Overdose Aware ness Day by lighting up with pur ple bulbs, available at Calvert County businesses and visit the Lost Souls exhibit on the North Beach boardwalk (7:30-9pm). To find bulbs: https://bit. ly/3cbLSmz.

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Open Mike Night Have a drink (cash bar), listen to the music and perhaps take the stage your self. 7pm, Live Arts Studio, Westfield Annapolis Mall, $10, RSVP to sing: LiveArtsMD@gmail.com.

Knights of Columbus Bingo Doors open 5:30pm, game starts 7pm, The Knights of Columbus Council 2577, 6111 Columbian Way, Bowie: kofc2577. com.

MONDAY AUGUST 29

The Strange Paradise exhibition celebrates artwork that draws influence from symbols and themes from the Surrealist period of art history. From abstract automatic works to realistic scenes inspired by dreams and night mares, Surrealism’s attraction for artists is revolutionary for creative potential. The artworks in Strange Paradise unites the fantastical with the familiar and links art history with contemporary practice. Open to the public thru Sept. 18.

Last chance to visit: I’ll Be There: An Exhibition about Love features works by artists who think critically and deeply about the meaning of love in our culture. In the realm of our romantic lives, self-love, families, spiritual love, and love between friends, it is evident that love informs our decisions and can strengthen our understand ing of our communities. This exhibition is in the Main Gallery and open to the public thru Aug. 28.

PLAN AHEAD Migration Celebration Sept. 3: Stop by the Community Con servation Outreach table at the farmers market to make pollinator seed balls, color on the migration mural and say goodbye as osprey, orioles and monarch butterflies fly away to their winter homes. 8am-noon, North Beach Farm ers Market: northbeachmd.org. Dunkirk,

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16 • CBM BAY WEEKLY • August 25 - September 1, 2022 Allen Pond Park Concert Hear the U.S. Navy Cruisers perform. 7-8pm, Allen Pond Park, Bowie, free: cityofbowie.org/concerts.

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WEDNESDAY AUGUST 31

KIDS Makerspace Use the library’s sewing machines and 3D pens to make your own cre ations (ages 6+). 3-5pm, Busch Annapo lis Library: aacpl.net.

TUESDAY AUGUST 30

KIDS Sea Squirts Children (18mos-3yrs) join in story time and a carryout craft on the theme of squir rels. 10:15am & 11:15am, Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons, $9 w/discounts, RSVP: calvertmarinemuseum.com.

Bad Art Night: What a Night mare inspired by the exhib it Strange Paradise: A Window into Surrealism, Friday, Aug. 26, 5-8pm. It’s an outrageous night of bad art making at Annmarie Gar den. This adult-only event invites you to be inspired by the artworks in the galleries, then undertake some surreal art-making. Materi als supplied and music assists the creative process. Finished artwork will be displayed and votes cast for The Best of the Worst. Prizes for the top worst artworks. Cash bar, snacks, and lively music. Admis sion is free for members; $7 for non-members.

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G arden phlox (Phlox paniculata) is a native species of flowering plants whose habitat is open woods from New York west to Iowa and Kansas, south to Arkansas and into Mississippi and Georgia. It likes full sun and is hardy from zones 3 to 8. The showy flowers are a staple of American and European gardens. Since their discovery, horti culturalists have been selecting culti vars for improved horticultural traits. Today there are hundreds of cultivars to choose from. The Mt. Cuba Center is a public botanic garden in Delaware. From 2015 to 2017, the center tested the perfor mance of 94 different species of native phlox along with their related culti vars. Of these, 17 species are found in the eastern United States. Euro pean naturalists in Virginia discov ered phlox. The first such record comes from British naturalist John Bannister, who made detailed drawings of downy phlox, Phlox pilosa, and moss phlox, Phlox subulata, in 1680. The father of modern taxonomy, Carolus Linnaeus, officially designated the name phlox in 1737. The word phlox is derived from the Greek word for flame, referring to the intense pink flower color of many species.Philadelphia’s John Bartram, a famed colonial botanist, is credited with send ing the first specimens of Phlox panicu lata to Europe in 1744. By 1917, a sur vey of American nurseries counted 584 named selections of Phlox paniculata One of the best Phlox paniculata is ‘Jeana’, which was studied in the Mt. Cuba Center trials. The beautiful tiny flowered clusters were discovered grow ing along Harpeth River near Nash ville, and named after its discoverer, JeanaAlthoughPrewitt.there were many Phlox paniculata in the area, ‘Jeana’ stood out for its exceptionally mildew free foliage. This trait carries through to the garden and is one of the main reasons ‘Jeana’ performed well in the trials. This 5-foot tall beauty produces an impressive floral display from mid-Ju ly to early September. The individual flowers, or pips, are much smaller than any other garden phlox. The size of the flowers does not deter the butter flies that feed on its nectar. In fact, researchers found ‘Jeana’ attracted more butterflies that feed on its nectar than any other garden phlox in their entire trials. It is top ranked in both horticultural and ecological evaluations by Mt. Cuba. Phlox ‘Jeana’ is available locally at Beaver Creek Cottage Gar dens.

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T here are a lot of birds that prey on fish and there are just as many methods of catching fish—many are very unique. The standard method of stabbing a sharp beak towards a fish has interest ing variations. Wading birds like egrets and herons are large beaked ambush predators but the snowy egret, a small wading bird with black legs and bright yellow feet, can be seen actively, some times comically, running in shallow water after small fish. In deeper water, the snowy egret fre quently will fly low over a school of fish and act like it is walking on the surface. As the fish swim in front of the splash ing yellow feet, the egret will lean down and grab Anotherthem.wading bird, the reddish egret, very frequently holds its wings open as it leans over shallow water. The open dark wings allow it to see better and also attract small fish into the wing's shade. Then comes the quick beak action. The reddish egrets are a southern bird and rarely seen in Mary land (last appearance was in 2003). Of the egrets and herons, the most interesting fishing method is that of the green heron, the smallest of Mary land's herons and the most colorful. It is stalking predator that has learned how to use tools. A splash alerts min nows to an insect that has fallen in the water and they race to the sound to eat. The green heron mimics this noise by dropping a small stick into the water—the minnows rush to the sound and are caught in the heron’s beak. I have seen a green heron standing on a log on a flowing creek, take a tiny stick, its lure, and drop it into the water at the upstream end of the log and walk to the other end, pick up the stick and repeat the process over and over again. It caught a fish on just about every other drift. Green herons have also been noted to use bread crust and dried insects as bait. The great blue heron is a classic spear fisherman. It is remarkable for how much speed and force it can generate. I have seen a great blue heron spear a good-sized largemouth bass through and through. I have much respect for thatAnotherspear.large wading bird that has recently started visiting Maryland has a more tactile approach to fishing. The wood stork is a tall wading bird with a dark yellow-brown beak. One of its favorite kinds of fishing involves wad ing in very shallow muddy or plantfilled waters. It will lean forward and stick its beak into the mud or weeds and open it, which creates a void in the mud or weeds. Without moving the beak, it will shuffle its feet toward that spot and when it feels an animal enter the void it will clamp down. They catch fish, eels, crabs, amphibians, snakes and insects doing this.

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The roseate spoonbill also uses a mostly tactile hunting style. It will open its spoonbill about three quarters of an inch and while walking forward swing the bill back and forth at an angle to the bottom of shallow water. When it feels movement in the bill, it closes. The bill’s fringed edges slow the escape of any prey. Diving birds like terns open their beaks as they hit the water, grabbing fish that are close to the surface. Small terns like the Forster's or least terns grab fish at a depth of 6 inches. Large terns, like the Caspian tern manage about 18 inches down. They fish by sight and pop out of the water using their buoyancy like a spring. The brown pelican can fish to about 3 feet under the surface. After hitting the water in a dive, they open their bill and fill their pouch near the end of their plunge. The diving super star is the northern gannet. They will hit the water at 60 miles per hour and penetrate to a depth of 36 feet. After the deep plummet, they may still use their wings to swim down another 20 feet. They generally are interested in sardine-sized fish and may take over 100 plunges before rest ing. Scientists are studying them to see how they can survive the power of those plunges without brain or bone injuries. One of the shallowest feeders is the skimmer. Black skimmers catch fish within 3 inches of the water surface. They mostly fly at night, right at the surface with their knife-like lower bill cutting through the water. They try to rest during the day. Unfortunately, it likes to frequent public beaches. Who can rest Swimmingthere?diving birds all have some idiosyncrasies. The pied-billed grebe will grab underwater vegetation with their feet to stalk fish. Loons have very dense bones that they can submerge like a submarine. They swim quite well and can stay underwater for quite a while. Their large pointed bill is used to probe crevasses for fish, crayfish and crabs. Their feet are so far back on their bodies that they have a hard time walking on land and need a lot of water surface to fly off the water. They can get trapped if they land on a pond that too small for them to take off from. One of the best places to see wading birds, especially in early September, is Bombay Hook National Wildlife Ref uge. Assateague Island also has spots with lots of wading birds and in the late fall it is a great place to witness the high-speed plunge of the gannets. They will dive into the water just off shore. Northern gannets will also come into the Bay in October and November but a boat is needed. •

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Avan Martin as Cynthia’s son Chris and Joey Rolandelli as Tracey’s son Jason both nicely portray best friends who spend years in prison after they are goaded into an attack that has tragic unintended consequences. Chris aspires to a life beyond the factory; Jason aspires to nothing more than a new Harley. They’re an odd cou ple, but these fine performances make them completely believable as friends. Also effective are Wendell Holland as Cynthia’s estranged husband Brucie, Rose Talbot as co-worker and lush Jessie, and Brad Eaton as a parole officer in the 2008 scenes that bookend theNottage’splay. play is long for a drama typically performed in two and a half hours or less; 2nd Star’s version on opening night clocked in at a languid 2 hours 50 minutes. Part of this was due to an opening night that saw some cast members struggling to remember their lines, causing several scenes to drag. Here’s hoping that as the run progresses things tighten up. Sweat is an important play tell ing important stories about important people; kudos to 2nd Star and Jones for bringing it to life. • Sweat runs through Sept. 3, FSa 8pm, Su 2pm, Bowie Playhouse, $25 w/discounts, RSVP: 2ndstarproductions.org or call 410-757-5700. Masks and proof of COVID vaccination are required.

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T he chasm between the haves and the have-nots is on full display at the Bowie Playhouse as 2nd Star Produc tions presents Lynn Nottage’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Sweat Set in the year 2000, with the occa sional scene in 2008, Sweat focuses on the workers of a fictional factory in the very real Reading, Pennsylvania. These workers spend their time off at a local bar run by Stan (Brian Binney), whose career was ended by an acci dent on the factory floor. The daily jauntiness of longtime co-workers at ease morphs quickly into the tension of economic reality as rumors swirl about the factory demanding dramatic concessions from its workers, including a 60 percent pay cut. Those tensions turn racial as two long-time floor workers, one white (Pam Northrup) and one Black (Cheryl Thompson), vie for the same management job. Adding fuel to the fire, the bar’s Columbian-American busboy (Alexander Ose) becomes a scab at the plant that has locked out striking workers protesting jobs mov ing to Mexico. The set, beautifully designed by Gene Valendo, is a perfectly realized run-down bar that invites us to listen in on the funny—and often fiery—con versations that pepper Nottage’s plot. Indeed, her script calls for the dia logue to have “the free-flowing velocity of a bar conversation: people step on each other’s thoughts, but also occa sionally find moments of silence and introspection.”DirectorCody Jones nurtures an engaging cohesiveness among her tal ented cast members, whose chemistry is clear whether delivering the comedy of typical bar back-and-forth banter or the passionate anger of economic and racialWithfrustration.thebarstretched across the back of the stage, there is plenty of room for the actors to work in front of it. Yet, in several scenes, Jones has chosen to have a character leave their castmates behind and travel downstage to perform speeches that are meant to be a part of that “bar conversation.” Instead, they seem to break the fourth wall and address the audience, which is as awkward for us as it seems to be for the actors. At other times conversations that are happening upstage near the bar are blocked for the audience by actors placed downstage, awkwardly craning their necks to follow the action behind them.Brian Binney gives us a Stan who genuinely enjoys the company of those he’s known for so many years, trading jabs and smiling his way through the frustrations we can see bubbling under his jovial facade. It’s a finely tunedNorthrup’sperformance.Tracey is perfectly loud and raunchy and happy-go-lucky until the job she wants is taken by her friend with less experience on the floor. Thompson’s Cynthia, who gets the job, is a nicely realized perfor mance that has us feeling her defen siveness and sadness that taking a step up the ladder has made her friends think she is looking down on them. Both performances reflect the uncertainty and frustration of people whose fates no longer seem to be in their own hands.

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Hoping to win his daughters back, Nate arranges a trip to their mother’s home nation of South Africa so the girls can learn more about their family his tory. It goes well for a while; the girls adore their mother’s village and the animal-laden tour of the reserve that family friend Martin (Sharlto Copley: Russian Doll) takes them on. Overall, it’s a magical journey of learning and healing.…Orit would be if a rogue lion didn’t rampage through their family trip. The lion has a grudge—poachers wiped out his pride and he’s decid ed that all humans must pay as a result. As he tears his way through the reserve, Nate must protect his daughters. Can Nate defeat the lion and bring his family together or is he about to get a bloody lesson in the laws of the jungle?

And while Beast takes pains to define “poachers” and “anti-poachers” for you, it doesn’t bother offering any explana tion for why Nate left his wife for more than a year, didn’t see his children, and assumed he’d be welcomed back home after his wife recovered. They also don’t explain why the girls don’t know what their mother looked like when she was younger, even though she was a photographer who took many self-por traits. It’s an overly complex story that the filmmakers don’t want to give time to, which is baffling considering they wedged it into a movie that should be about a gigantic lion chasing people. While the basic film could be described as Cujo with a lion, I’d be remiss if I didn’t point out that a movie about a troubled family trapped in a car and menaced by lions already exists. The Bridget Moynahan/Peter Weller thrill er Prey beat Beast to the box office by nearly 15 years and has many of the same plot points. It’s available to stream.Animal attack movies tend to work better when the animal in question is a reptile (Lake Placid, Crawl, Anacon da), but Beast does make its leonine threat entertaining. Director Baltasar Kormákur (Trapped) manages to pull the movie out of its nosedive once the lion shows up. Though the ani mal is obviously a CGI invention, it packs quite the wallop, tearing through poachers, villagers, limbs and just about anything else in its way. The R-rated violence manages to perk up the movie by at least showing how much damage a lion can do. The tension of a looming lion is genuinely heart-pounding, as the family picks its way across the savannah. It’s truly a shame the whole film wasn’t a 90-minute chase. The real heroes of the film are the actors, who do everything possible to sell the script they’re handed. Elba and Copley are especially fun to watch, as the duo has natural chemistry. The scenes with Martin and Nate bring a bit of humanity to a film that is only using dialogue as placeholders between animal attacks. Still, Elba’s natural charisma keeps the movie from lapsing too long. He’s game for the stunts and has an easy leading man charm that distracts from the clunky story. A few cool showdowns between man and beast and a lot of wasted charisma and potential are what emerges from Beast. If you’re a fan of lions or animal attack films, Beast is fine fair. I’d rec ommend waiting for it to hit streaming so you can scroll your phone during the too-long story set-up. Or take my recommendation for another gruesome killer lion story—The Ghost and The Darkness—available on Starz. Fair Animal Attack * R * 93 mins.

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A fter their mother’s death, Mer (Iyana Halley: Wayward) and Norah (Leah Jeffries: PawParazzi) feel lost. It doesn’t help that their father, Nate (Idris Elba: Sonic the Hedgehog 2), has been miss ing in action for the last year of their mother’s life.

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The real tragedy of Beast is that the lion didn’t get ahold of the script before the actors did. Poor Elba, Copley, and Halley are saddled with some truly awful dialogue and a story that seems pieced together by Ryan Engle (who wrote the underwhelming Rampage as well) in a way that’s both insulting and boring.It’salso one of those movies where every bit of information you get will come up again because the writer can’t be bothered. If you pay attention to the opening spiel about lions, you’ll get the plot of the movie.

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Career Opp Folks in China tackle the problem of cheating husbands head-on, with two professional paths related to the issue: "mistress killers" and "mistress persuading teachers," who talk the "other women" into giving up their paramours. Among the latter, Oddi ty Central reported, Wang Zhenxi is a standout: She reportedly was able to persuade 800 women in a year to back off. Wang starts her process by shadowing and befriending her target, and sometimes resorts to revealing the affair to the mistress's family and friends. "In addition to earning money, I can help more people return to happy families," she said. "That is the most fulfilling part of this job." (In related news, the South China Morning Post reported on July 30 that a Chinese court ordered the girlfriend of a mar ried man to return to his legal wife the $569,000 he had given her over 14 years.)

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On July 25, a man in the Saitama Prefecture in Japan met another man in a convenience store parking lot with the hope of selling his 18-karat gold Rolex watch, SoraNews24 report ed. The potential buyer handled the watch, priced at $47,000, for a few minutes, then suggested the seller pop into the store for a tea. Bet you can't guess what happened. Two minutes later, tea in hand, the seller emerged from the store to find the buyer, and his watch, gone. He texted the buyer, who replied, "I left it in your car" and "I don't have your watch." The victim said he "was too stupid and honest."

Great Art For the low, low price of $6,200, you can be the proud owner of "Pick le," an unorthodox art installation at the Michael Lett Gallery in Auckland, New Zealand, Oddity Central reported. Australian artist Matthew Griffin is the creator of the piece, which compris es a ketchupy pickle from a McDon ald's cheeseburger stuck to the ceiling of the gallery. The art is described as a "provocative gesture" designed to question what has value. "As much as this looks like a pickle attached to the ceiling—and there is no artifice there, that is exactly what it is—there is something in the encounter with that as a sculpture or a sculptural gesture," said Ryan Moore, director of Fine Arts Sydney, the gallery that represents Griffin.

Unclear on the Concept Miles Routledge, 23, of Birmingham, England, has stirred up controversy by traveling repeatedly to Afghanistan and cozying up to members of the Tali ban, the Daily Star reported. Routledge posted on Twitter on Aug. 9, "I am offi cially Afghanistan's largest exporter to England. 150+ flags, patches and rugs," with a photo of his loot. But what's really got people up in arms is a rug he bought depicting the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City. Routledge believes the rug doesn't glorify the attacks; instead, it was made "by Afghan women to tell a story of a historical event. Hundreds of American soldiers who signed up to the military because of 9/11 have this rug in their homes," he claimed. Routledge called Taliban members "kind blokes" because he had tea with them after stumbling into their compound during an April trip.

Bright Idea Inmate Jazmyne Levesque, 23, was "bored" in the Pinellas County (Flor ida) jail on July 28, The Smoking Gun reported. So as she was being escorted by a female corrections offi cer, she punched the officer in the face. Levesque said she "had nothing else to do and was already in a couple of fights earlier in the day." She was in jail for punching a municipal bus driv er earlier in July; at the time of that arrest, Levesque was free on bond in a felony grand theft case. Added to her rap sheet: one felony count of battery on a law enforcement officer. Backlash If you order the plant-based sausage with your breakfast at Cracker Barrel, better do it sotto voce: The company's addition of the Impossible Foods prod uct to its menu is causing an uproar among loyal restaurant fans, CNN Business reported. "I just lost respect for a once great Tennessee company," one person opined, among others who called the decision "woke." Cracker Barrel responded with an Aug. 4 Ins tagram post of the new offering, cap tioned, "Where pork-based and plantbased sausage lovers can breakfast all day in harmony." Can't we all just get along?

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What's in a Name? Allan Grainger, 61, of Derby, England, has two tattoos that include his first name, spelled with two Ls. His wed ding certificate and his driver's license both spell it the same way. But on July 30, when his family came across his birth certificate, they were all shocked to learn that his name is really Alan, with one L, the Daily Mail reported. The factory worker said he and his par ents always spelled his name "Allan": "I couldn't believe it. I think it was a mistake on the birth certificate because my mum wouldn't let me go through school spelling my name like that," he said. Grainger has no plans to change his official name: "I don't see what difference it would make."

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There Are Cameras Everywhere Dr. Yue "Emily" Yu, 45, of Mission Viejo, California, was taken into custo dy on Aug. 4 after her husband alerted police that she was trying to poison him by adding Drano to his hot lem onade, The Mercury News reported.

Yu's husband first started noticing a chemical taste in his drink in March and suffered from "two stomach ulcers, gastritis and esophagitis," according to his petition for divorce, filed on Aug. 5. He installed cameras in the kitchen and collected video evidence showing Yu reaching under the sink and pour ing something from a Drano bottle into his drink. Yu's attorney says she "vehemently and unequivocally denies ever attempting to poison her husband or anyone else." She was released after posting bail.

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Drivers along I-94 in Pewaukee, Wis consin, were forced to navigate an alarming obstacle course around 4:45 a.m. on Aug. 9, WISN-TV reported. As a flatbed truck hauled port-a-potties, at least seven of them slid off the truck and landed upright in the road, caus ing panic for drivers following behind. "I was like, 'Is that a port-a-potty?'" said driver Alex Hilario. "Where did it even come from? Did they set it there? Because it was standing but rolling." Hilario's car collided with one portable john, but he was not hurt. Driver Vern Hicks also hit one of the johns and may have to total his car. Most of the units were hit by cars; one Waukesha Coun ty Sheriff's deputy was heard saying he was "responding to that crappy situation."

As of July 1 in Delaware, retail stores were no longer allowed to supply plastic shopping bags for their customers' pur chases. No problem, said shoppers at Acme in Christiana—we'll just walk out with your plastic shopping baskets. Del aware Online reported that the store's supply of baskets has been wiped out, and manager Kaitlyn DiFrancesco is not going to buy more. Customers had the option of buying reusable shopping bags or paying 5 cents for paper bags at checkout, but instead, as soon as the ban went into effect, they started lift ing the baskets. Employees were asked to stop customers, but some shoppers just ignored the warning or slipped out unseen. Oh, Crap!

Parent of the Year The mother of a 6-year-old Butler County, Ohio, boy was arrested on Aug. 9 and charged with endangering a child and contributing to the delin quency of a child, WLWT-TV report ed. The incident started when Olivia Eversole, a worker at a Marathon gas station in Hanover Township, saw the boy emerge from a car holding a Smirnoff Ice. Eversole asked the boy, "Do you know that you're drinking a beer?" He replied, "Yup, this is me and my mommy's favorite beer. We drink it all the time." Eversole called police, but when deputies arrived, the mother, Victoria Hampton, 26, told them it was an accident and left with the boy. But when officers followed her home, they found the boy riding a scooter, holding another Smirnoff Ice. "You've got to be on your toes because you never know what's going to happen," Eversole said.

One TikTok user described her Walt Disney World experience on July 30 as "torture" after the It's a Small World ride got stuck for over an hour, the New York Post reported. "They didn't realize for like 45 minutes, everyone was on a boat so we sat there for about an hour stuck with the song on repeat!!" @hazeysmom22 wrote. The boat sails through a facsimile of Walt Disney World while the infamous song is sung by animatronic children. Now it's in your head, too!

The Daily Star reported that an unnamed man in the Campo Lindo region of Sao Paulo, Brazil, attempted a home rhinoplasty—a nose job—using online video tutorials. He was admit ted to the emergency room on July 21 after the botched surgery, in which he used 70% alcohol to clean the cuts and didn't wear gloves. Commenting on the DIY procedure, a plastic surgeon said risks include infection and nasal obstructions, and the efforts "will only worsen the appearance because they are not effective. You cannot do this without knowing the nasal anatomy, which is very complex."

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Northern Calvert Co.: 5Br. 4.5Ba. with beautiful inground pool located on 1 acre. Upgraded kitchen with granite, hwd. flrs. & custom trim through out, plantation shutters, finished lower level with Br. & FB., easy commute to D.C.., MDCA2006636. CONTRACT

$369,900

GEORGE$295,000GHEINE 301-261-9700, 410-279-2817 Owings: one acre approved built site surround ed by an addition of approximatley 20.45 Acres of open space property, which is included in the price. Please see the amendment to the covenants in the document section of the listing. One acre site has an approved perc. schwartzreatly.com/MDAA2005772 BUILD SITE

3Ba., 2,600+ Sq.ft, 1 block from the Bay. Fresh paint, new carpet, large kitchen, deck overlooking large yard, shed. Walk to community beach, piers, boat ramp, playground and more. MDAA2016652. UNDER CONTRACT 100% FINANCING AVAILABLE CLYDE$454,900BUTLER443-223-2743 Huntingtown;3br,1.5ba farmette with 3+ acres, horses are welcome, large barn in very good condition. Move in-ready, recently renovated. schwartzrealty.com/MDCA2006808 JUST REDUCED MOVE-IN READY GEORGE$899,995GHEINE JR. 301-261-9700, 410-279-2817 Annapolis; 9br.,6ba., Unique property ideal for large family or a family compound with three separate unites. In addition there are two separate and approved and recorded building lots. Must see this property to appre ciate what it is.... schwartz realty.com/MDAA2010024 THREE SEPARATE LIVING UNITS JUST REDUCED $450,000 DALE MEDLIN 301-466-5366 1709 Maryland Ave. Shady Side; 4BR.,3BA.,Spacious home features open floor plan,gourmet kitchen with stainless steel appliances, wood-burning fireplace, crown molding, large screened porch with a built-in hot tub. Desirable finishes schwartzrealty.com/MDAA2034338throughout OPEN HOUSE SUN. 8/28/22 11-1 301-261-9700,GEORGE$970,000GHEINEJR.410-279-2817 Snug Harbor, 4br., And 2ba., Home. Income opportunity, property totaling 1.06931 Acres Commercial/marine zoned property, with 135 ft. of bulk headed waterfront, 200 ft. Pier with 12 boat slips. schwartzrealty.com/MDAA2011224 ZONE COMMERCIAL/MARINE JUST REDUCED

1 Ba. log home located on almost 1/2 acre. Fenced rear yard, deck, sky lights, unfinished lower level. Walk to community beach. Needs some TLC. MDCA2007676 UNDER CONTRACT WATER PRIVILEGE COMMUNITY GEORGE$479,500GHEINE JR. 301-261-9700, 410-279-2817 Annapolis, 3br, 2ba this home is in the arts district on West street. Mixed zone, can be residential or as a commercial use. Special tax preference. schwartzrealty.com/MDAA2020826 UNDER CONTRACT ZONE FOR RESIDENTIAL/COMMERCIAL $379,900 RAY MUDD/MIKE DUNN 410-320-4907 Southern Anne Arundel: 3Br., 2.5Ba., freshly painted, new carpet, large kitchen, living room with fireplace, deck overlooking large fenced yard. No covenants or restriction. Not in subdivision. 50 minutes to D.C., 25 minutes to Annapolis, MDAA2038408. 100% FINANCING AVAILABLE UNDER CONTRACT 8 DAYS $399,999 CLYDE BUTLER 443-223-2743 Avenue, MD., 9 + acres, 85% cleared flat land. Water Views all around. New Metal Barn, passed Perc Test, new schwartzrealty.com/MDSM2006862well. NEW LISTING 9+ ACRES $449,900 RAY

MULTIPLE OFFERS

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Deale: 2Br., 1Ba. in move in condition. Freshly painted, new carpet through out, deck over looking nice yard. Walk to nearby marina’s, waterfront dining & shops. 45 minutes to D.C., 25 minutes to Annapolis. MDAA2012536 AVAILABLE

NEW LISTING

$479,900

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Southern Anne Arundel Co: 4Br., 2.5Ba. over 2,200 sq.ft., hardwood floors, upgraded kitchen, family room with gas fireplace, spacious owners suite with full bath, 2 car garage, lg. fenced rear yard with shed. No covenants or restrictions. Walk to community marina, pier, boat ramp, beach, club house and more. Easy commute to D.C.. MDAA2039550. CONTRACT 10 DAYS

$209,000 RAY MUDD/MIKE DUNN 410-320-4907

SUITE

UNDER CONTRACT 3 DAYS

WATERFRONT $799,999

Churchton:

5 DAYS

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$310,000

$499,900 RAY MUDD/MIKE DUNN 410-320-4907

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$699,900 RAY MUDD/MIKE DUNN 410-320-4907

REDUCED 100% FINANCING

INGROUND POOL

Southern Anne Arundel Co: 3Br., 2ba recently renovated with new baths, new LVP flooring, newer windows and roof, granite countertops, center island, pellet stove, lg. fenced rear yard. 1 block from community piers, beach, boat ramp, playground and more all located on the Bay. Will not last long. MDAA2040380

WATER PRIVILEGE COMMUNITY

Southern Anne Arundel County: 3Br., 2Ba. with expansive Bay views. Pier with boat lift & jet ski lift, updated kitchen with Corian counter tops, family room with woodstove, whole house generator. MDAA2034564

JR.

RAY MUDD/MIKE DUNN 410-320-4907

Calvert Co: 2 Br. MUDD/MIKE DUNN 410-320-4907 5Br.,

June 9 - June 16, 2022 • BAY WEEKLY • 3 301-261-9700 • 410-867-9700 • WWW.SCHWARTZREALTY.COM • 5801 DEALE-CHURCHTON ROAD • DEALE, MD 20751Call Today! $1,300,000 RAY MUDD/MIKE DUNN 410-320-4907 Southern Anne Arundel County. One of a kind location on 1+ acres with expansive bay views. 3Br., 3Ba., new roof, freshly painted, new floor covering. Open floor plan with walls of glass in living room & owners bedroom. MDAA2042628. NEW LISTING WATERFRONT $519,900 RAY MUDD/MIKE DUNN 410-320-4907 Southern Anne Arundel Co: 3Br., 2Ba. com pletely renovated over the years and located on private 1.35 acres with limited views of the bay. Beautiful sunroom, kitchen with lg. center island, granite, 18’X20’ shed w/electric, lg. chicken coop, no covenants or restrictions. MDAA2042178. COMING SOON 1.35 ACRES $949,900 RAY MUDD/MIKE DUNN 410-320-4907 Southern Anne Arundel Co.: 4Br., 2Ba. direct New England style Cape Cod Bayfront home with sandy beach located almost 1 acre. Hard wood floors, fp, 1 car garage, owner bedrooms with waterfront deck. Will not last long. MDAA2042170. UNDER CONTRACT 3 DAYS WATERFRONT WITH BEACH

$319,900

RAY MUDD/MIKE DUNN 410-320-4907

Southern Anne Arundel County: 4Br., 2.5Ba with pier with shallow water perfect for kayak/ canoe. Renovated through out the years. Hard wood floors through out main level, updated kitchen with granite countertops, 1 car garage, large rear yard. Walk to comm. pier, beach, playground, boat ramp and more. CONTRACT RAY MUDD/MIKE DUNN 410-320-4907

Southern Anne Arundel Co: 4Br., 3Ba. sprawling rambler with 2 car garage & located on 1 acre. Inlaw suite with kitchenette & separate entrance. Oversized driveway for boat/RV. No covenants or restrictions. Will not last long. MDAA2038578 CONTRACT