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Cover photo: Beekeeper David Maloney works with one of the 24 bee hives he tends to around his Frederick home. He has been at the hobby for eight years. Photo by Bill Green.

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Pet Food Bank BY GINA GALLUCCI-WHITE

t least once or twice a week, Frederick County Animal Control staff see family members surrendering pets owned by senior citizens. Either the senior is heading to a nursing home or somewhere else where they cannot take their pet. Staff’s attention was drawn to the issue, and they wondered how they could help seniors who are able to keep their pets. In early March, the county agency announced the creation of Minnie’s Pet Food Bank for Senior Pet Owners. County residents ages 55 and up may stop by facility on the first Thursday of the month from noon to 4 p.m. to receive a variety of dog and cat food. “We wanted to provide this outreach,” said Linda Shea, director. “We know how important pets are to families in general. ... Pets, a lot of times, are a comfort to senior citizens so if I can give you a bag of dog food and you keep your 13-year-old boxer — so be it.” Residents do no need to pre-apply. Just merely show up with proof of age and residence. “Hopefully that takes away some of the formality that might discourage some people,” she said. “We want to encourage people. We want people to feel comfortable coming here and getting food and not attaching any kind of shame or embarrassment. ...We have a very generous community and we want to be able to share that with anybody who would be needing.” Shea notes the first month for the event was well attended with 18 cat and 30 dog owners coming to get food. The senior food bank was named in honor of Minnie, an English bulldog who came to the shelter starved as part of an animal cruelty case several years ago. “When you have an animal that has been starved or has dietary issues with digestion, we had to hold her like a baby to feed her so she would not regurgitate her food,” Shea said. “Staff really got attached because it

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Senior John Whibley and his dog Daisy. He visited the pet food back at the Frederick Animal Control for the first time last month and was so appreciative that he plans to make it a monthly visit.

was a 20-minute process to feed her, and then hold her upright on your lap with her back against your chest. We could rock her left to right, not too much activity. It was therapeutic for staff. She became one of everybody’s favorites.” Her former owner was charged and convicted of two counts of animal cruelty — failure to provide necessary veterinary care and inflicting unnecessary suffering or pain on an animal.

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Minnie was later placed in a bulldog rescue. Because of the abuse she suffered left her with unresolvable health issues, she was euthanized about a year after her placement. Animal Control has had a regular food bank in place for more than a decade. “This is to supplement folks who may be between jobs or maybe temporarily unemployed or on disability for a short while,” Shea said. The regular food bank is open during business hours with folks allowed to participate once a month depending on their number of animals. Each of their animals must be spayed/neutered and be up to date on their rabies vaccine and county licensing. “We try not to get very personal and in depth because to me that is private and we want to maintain people’s dignity so we don’t go investigating,” Shea said. “You just need to explain to us what your need is at the moment. ... The regular food bank is designed simply to supplement what people already have. We can’t possibly be providing 100 percent for everybody for the county that is in need.” The food for both banks comes from community members who regularly donate to the shelter. When most drop off food, staff tell them their donation will go to other pet owners in need and not the animals on site because they do not want to keep changing animals diets with the wide range of brands donated. “From the food bank perspective, if your cat eats something specific, we probably have that as a donation so we explain that to people,” Shea said. “Once (donors) realize that how much further their donation will go, they make it a routine every time they go shopping for their own pets, they will pick up something for the food bank.” The shelter does not take expired or recalled food as a donation. They will accept animal snacks and grooming supplies as well. “We do have a very generous community and I think this (new food bank) is just a small way the shelter can give back and I would hope seniors that qualify would be comfortable participating.”

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Beekeeping proves to be a rewarding way to stay active – and help the environment, too

BY ERIK ANDERSON

harles Raeihle, 65, a retired electrical engineer from Frederick, did not exactly take to beekeeping like a fly to honey. Since he started the hobby in 2014 after seeing a friend’s Facebook post about local beekeeping classes, three of his four hives have failed, and he has yet to produce a single drop of harvestable honey. “I’m a third-time first-year beekeeper,” he joked. But despite having invested time, money and labor into an endeavor that has yet to bear fruit — and that, frankly, he doesn’t really seem to enjoy that much — Raeihle is one of many older adults in Frederick County who feel a persistent call to bee cultivation, post-retirement. For Raeihle, and several of his comrades in the Frederick County Beekeeping Association, a large part of the draw is a sense of responsibility to the environment. Bees have suffered from severely declining populations over the past decade, which poses a danger to many flowering plants that depend on the busy buzzing pollinators. “One of the motivations, of course, is the bees kind of need [beekeeping] because they’re in crisis,” he said. “It’s less that I’m fascinated by bees and more that this is a thing that needs to be addressed in large numbers by people like me, so I figure, alright, I’ll throw in.” Raeihle figures that even if his bees

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fail to survive a full year, “they’re still alive for that time and they’re doing all of that pollinating, so there’s got to be some positive outcome here.” Besides, he can’t quit until he’s produced at least a few jars of honey so that he can use the fancy labels a friend made for him in anticipation of his harvest. Former elementary school counselor John Giffin, 70, of Lewistown, is similarly worried about the decline of the bee population, but he also enjoys the meditative aspect that managing his five hives brings to his life. “It’s just mesmerizing.You get a nice spring or summer day and you can sit outside the entrance of the hives and just watch them coming and going,” he said. “They’ve all got their own jobs. It’s just amazing to see what happens and see how the decisions are made by the majority of the workers.” While the bees usually only require attention about once a week, Giffin said beekeeping is more labor intensive than 20 years ago due to new threats, such as mites and viruses, which require vigilance and treatment. But he enjoys the challenges that come with his sense of responsibility to the tiny creatures — which he fondly refers to as his “100,000 pets.” “There is a challenge to it, and I like a challenge,” he said. “In the world of beekeeping, what’s been a lesson for me is that I’ve really had to think

Beekeeper David Maloney works with one of the 24 bee hives he tends to around his Frederick home. He has been at the hobby for eight years.

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Q&A: Jackie Rogers BY ERIK ANDERSON

Jackie Rogers, 71, has a lot to say about wine tasting—so much that she spends a significant portion of her retirement life teaching fellow senior citizens the joy of her nearly four-decade long hobby. Originally trained in the art of pouring and tasting on Long Island, New York, where there are about 60 wineries, Rogers now lives in Frederick and offers wine tasting classes through Frederick Community College’s Institute for Learning in Retirement, a special program for students aged 55 and older.

How did you come to be so interested in wine tasting?

[My husband and I] had a friend from Rochester, (New York) where they started the American Wine Society, and he invited us to a wine dinner, and we just enjoyed it. We enjoyed going to chapter tastings and learning about wines, and we’ve gotten to the point where we are dople members of the Wine Century Club, which means we’ve tasted 200 varietals of wine, which is no easy task. I’m working on my 300, now. I’d like to move up. It’s just very social, but also very educational. And we just enjoy traveling through the world and tasting wines from different regions. We’ve just enjoyed that over the years. It’s a hobby that became a habit.

And that led to you teaching about wine?

I moved out to the East End in 2001. I retired and started working for some wineries and then the Wine Council. When I worked for the wine council, I started to do wine presentations and did them at American Wine Society National Conference. An interest became a later career in life. While I was [with the wine council] I trained pourers. That’s probably how I started developing a wine class that I taught at a winery and then down here at ILR. I teach wine classes here in Wormans Mill and do a lot of food and wine events. I have a lot of fun with it.

After being so established in Long Island, what brought you to Frederick?

All my kids left Long Island. All the way at the end, it’s hard to get off Long Island. From out there it’s two and a half hours just to get to Staten Island, so we decided to move. You’ll find a lot of people have moved here for grandchildren, for family. This is the first time I have not lived on an island. It’s a nice change. There’s no water, but there’s mountains, which we didn’t have on Long Island.

And you brought us your wine expertise. How do Maryland wineries measure up?

In a fairly new region, the problem is sometimes the wineries won’t know what the climate will give them and what grapes to grow, so there’s a big learning curve. Definitely they’re still on a learning curve, but if a winery chooses the right grapes to grow they can do fantastic things because it is a great climate. 2018 [was] a really tough year, but generally they can make really nice wines here.

beginning to bud, if you get torrential rain it’ll knock the flowers off and you’ll lose your crop. And then a lot of cloudy wet days, so they didn’t have the sun and the heat they needed to ripen the grapes. Unfortunately, 2018 was a tough one.

Too much rain, lots of rain and cloudy. In the spring when the grapevines are just

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Can You Hear Me Now? Old age and modern life can affect our hearing

BY MARILYN MURRAY WILLISON

’ve had two friends who’ve struggled with hearing loss, so I know how profoundly this health challenge can negatively affect every aspect of your life. According to many experts, hearing loss — which is now being referred to as “America’s silent epidemic” — is more harmful to quality of life than many forms of cancer, diabetes, obesity or a stroke. For years, loss of hearing was considered to be a harbinger of old age, but the advent of loud rock music and ear-splitting live performances, and the overuse of ear buds have introduced audio deficiencies to an entirely younger generation. According to the World Health Organization, 1.1 billion teenagers and young adults are currently at risk for hearing loss, and the numbers are expected to rise with each passing decade. In fact, U.S. government data estimates that approximately 5.2 million children ages 6 to 19 have already suffered permanent damage to their ears’ inner hair cells due to repeated exposure to loud noises. Age is, however, an undeniable factor when it comes to hearing loss. About 30 percent of people in their 50s, close to 50 percent of those in their 60s and nearly 70 percent of those in their 70s will notice a measurable decrease in their ability to hear correctly. And this unwelcome development is further complicated by the fact that the average older American postpones — for seven to 10 years — getting a hearing aid or device. Sadly, the longer people refuse to address their hearing loss, the greater the risk — to the brain! — of losing the 10

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Untreated hearing loss can be as harmful to quality of life as cancer and other diseases.

ability to translate what someone says into usable speech. A variety of factors can contribute to losing our ability to hear properly. They include the following: • Changes in blood flow to the ear. • Changes in the structure of the inner ear. • Changes in the way our brain processes sound or speech. • Damage to the tiny ear hairs that transmit sound to the brain. • Diabetes. • Exposure to loud noises. • Family history of hearing loss. • Impairment of the nerves responsible for hearing.

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• Poor circulation. • Smoking. • Use of certain medications. Currently, there are three theories regarding why we hear less as we grow older. One is the wear-and-tear assumption that with the passing years, our mechanisms for hearing correctly simply “age out.” Other scientists believe in the free radical theory, which asserts that a lifetime accumulation of free radicals can irrevocably damage our hearing mechanism. And yet others insist that a genetic predisposition explains why some people can hear well into their 90s, while others struggle as soon as they hit the half-century mark.

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Since the ability of the brain to translate sound is so essential to hearing well, there are a few mental-gymnastics programs specifically designed to keep the brain supple enough to hear well as we age. The first is the Posit Science Brain Fitness Program, an online program comprised of six exercises that target auditory processing and memory. And the other is Lumosity, which only takes 10 minutes a day to help the brain’s neural pathways. Marilyn Murray Willison’s column, “Positive Aging,” can be found at creators.com. – Creators.com

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A Night at the Museum

The expansive Kogod Courtyard will probably be popular for private events and fundraisers. BY PEGGY MCGLONE

n a major shift that will make some of Washington’s most impressive public spaces available for personal use, the federally funded Smithsonian has decided to rent its signature spaces for such celebrations as weddings, engagement and retirement parties. As of March 1, individuals, nonprofit groups and corporations can host parties in more than a dozen venues, including the Renwick Gallery’s elegant Grand Ballroom, the entire National Zoo, the Natural History Museum’s iconic rotunda and the spacious Kogod Courtyard (shared by the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery). Rental fees range from $1,000 for a conference room to $150,000 for the whole zoo. Security, maintenance and other fees are extra. “There has long been high demand and high interest in using our beautiful spaces for life moments,” said Stephanie 12

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Stebich, director of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. The three-year pilot program will bring in much-needed revenue for the museums that make up the world’s largest cultural organization, which must raise about $500 million in earned revenue and donations each year to supplement its $1 billion annual federal subsidy. It will attract new visitors, too, and deepen relationships with the Smithsonian’s core audience, officials say. “We have people who deeply love our museum, and whenever possible we want them to have an art moment,” Stebich said. “People create memories and associations with places that mark important moments in their lives. Let’s invite them in.” The change allows the Smithsonian to catch up to other cultural organizations, including many in Washington. The National Building Museum, the National Archives and the National Museum of Women in the Arts are a few of spaces

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that already host such social events. The Kennedy Center, which opens its new space, the Reach, in September, plans to rent it out for private events. It took more than two years for the policy to wend its way through the Smithsonian bureaucracy and receive approval. And the venues don’t come cheap. That fairy-tale wedding in the Castle on the National Mall will cost about $15,000 for rental and security and maintenance fees. Rental fees for the Kogod Courtyard are $22,500 to $60,000, depending on the type and size of event. There’s an additional charge for keeping any gallery spaces open. “We have these extraordinarily beautiful buildings, and the fact that we haven’t been able to make them available for nonprofit fundraisers and personal, joyful celebrations has felt like a wasted opportunity,” said Rachel Goslins, the director of the Smithsonian’s Arts and Industries Building. The Smithsonian’s previous spe-

cial-events policy, last updated in 2006, limited outside use of the federal buildings to co-sponsored events that individual museums would host for a donation.Yet despite the prohibition on private parties and outside fundraisers, many of the spaces were busy. The Smithsonian American Art Museum, for example, hosted 150 events last year, bringing in $1.1 million. In November and December alone, the museum held 15 parties, ranging from 800 people for an NPR reception to 200 for an anniversary party for the Hausfeld law firm. Stebich and other Smithsonian officials are adamant that the private events won’t encroach on public programs. That could limit some of their appeal, since most museums are open to the public daily until 5:30 p.m. Museum and research center directors decided which of five categories of special events they would host in their See MUSEUM, 23

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CALENDAR Game Night With soup and salad for $3. Time: 4 to 8 p.m. Location: Emmitsburg Senior Center, 300 S. Seton Ave., Emmitsburg Contact: 301-600-6350 Frederick Green Policy Forum with Green Drinks Networking Join a panel discussion with Frederick county and city officials to learn about what policies and practices they’re implementing to promote sustainability, especially those designed to have a mitigating effect on the challenges induced by climate change. Also a special date of Frederick Green Drinks to mingle with other green professionals and enthusiasts at 5:30 p.m. Non-alcoholic drinks will be offered free of charge. Time: 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Location: Hood College, Rosenstock Hall, 401 Rosemont Ave., Frederick Contact: 301-696-3652 or www. hood.edu Healing Circle First Wednesday of every month. Reiki, Healing Touch, Massage and other healing modalities offered by experienced healing practitioners A Prayer Chaplain will offer healing prayer and pray with you. All welcome. By donation. Time: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Location: Unity in Frederick — A Spiritual Community, 5112 Pegasus Court, Suite E, Frederick Contact: 301-846-0868 or www. unityfrederick.org Evening GriefShare Support Group For anyone grieving the recent or past death of a loved one. Free Time: 7 p.m. Location: St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic Church — Medica Center, 4103 Prices Distillery Road, Ijamsville Contact: 301-865-5983 or www.e-stignatius.org

MAY 2 Money Talks: Registrar of Wills — What Should I Know? Presenter is Daniel Papuchis, Frederick registrar of wills, on general will and estate planning and what his office does. Free. Time: 12:30 p.m. Location: Frederick Senior Center, 1440 Taney Ave., Frederick Contact: 301-600-3525 MAY 3 Tap Dancing for Adults Learn basic steps, improve balance and brain. Dance in hard-soled shoes or sneakers, taps optional. Ages 21 and older. Also 4 p.m. Mondays. $10. Time: 8:30 a.m. Location: Unity in Frederick — A Spiritual Community, 5112 Pegasus Court, Suite E, Frederick Contact: 814-558-5173 or www.unityfrederick.org Dementia Live Real-life simulations of what it must be like to struggle and live with dementia. Pre-register. Time: 10 a.m. to noon Location: Brunswick Senior Center, 12 E. A St., Brunswick Time: 301-834-8115 Spiritual Yoga Every Friday morning, $10. Time: 10:30 a.m. Location: Unity in Frederick — A Spiritual Community, 5112 Pegasus Court, Suite E, Frederick Contact: 301-846-0868 or www. unityfrederick.org A Taste of America Sampler of regional cuisine prepared by Chef Lori Soufiane and her team, followed by music by from the Great American Songbook, as performed by the Maryland Opera Co. Underwritten by Heartfields of Frederick. $5 person, RSVP required. Time: 5:30 p.m. Location: Frederick Senior Center, 1440 Taney Ave., Frederick Contact: 301-600-3525

MAY 4 Won by One, Local Chapter of Christian Motorcyclists Association Meets on the first Saturday each month for a fellowship breakfast. All visitors are welcome! Purchasing a meal is optional. Buffett costs approx. $10-$12. Chapter devotional starts at 8:30, breakfast starts at 9, meeting starts at 9:30. Time: 8:30 to 11 a.m. Location: Golden Corral, 5621 Spectrum Drive, Frederick Contact: 301-606-1893 or www. cmausa.org 28th Annual Maryland Two-Cylinder Club Antique Tractor Show Attractions and activities include antique tractors and garden tractor displays, garden and antique tractor pulls, kids’ barrel train rides, hay rides, vendors, food, live music, tractor games, tractor parade. All tractors welcome. Held in conjunction with the Mason Dixon Historical Society Truck Show on May 5 as well as Gladhill Tractor Mart’s open house. Free admission. Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Location: Gladhill Tractor Mart, U.S. 340 and Mount Zion Road, Frederick Contact: 301-663-6060 or www. facebook.com/MDTwoCylinderClub Green Neighbor Festival “Green” vendors, local foods and activities promoting sustainable living practices and businesses in Frederick County. Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Location: Baker Park, Culler Lake, West College Terrace and Second Street, Frederick Contact: 301-696-3652 or www.hood.edu Civil War Walking Tour Explore what it was like to live in Frederick during the Civil War. Stories include the last Confederate invasion of the North, the ransom of Frederick, and the Battle of Monocacy. $10 adult, $8 seniors, $7 kids.

Time: 11 a.m. Location: Heritage Frederick, 24 E. Church St., Frederick Contact: 301-663-1188 or www. frederickhistory.org Meet the Authors: Battles of a Border State, Maryland’s Constitutional Crisis Dr. Turkiya Lowe, chief historian of the National Park Service, will deliver the keynote address followed by a discussion panel featuring a number of distinguished authors. Time: Noon to 5 p.m. Location: Monocacy National Battlefield, Best Farm, Frederick Contact: 301-662-3515 or www. nps.gov/mono The Great Everedy Square Baking Contest Local amateur bakers are baking up a storm! Over a dozen local bakers will be presenting cakes, pastries, and breads as part of the first Great Everedy Square Baking Contest. Judges will taste all entries live on the Shab Row Stage. Prize will be a basket of items from the Everedy Square and Shab Row Shops. Please note, per Frederick County food regulations baked items will not be available for public consumption. Free admission. Time: 2 to 4 p.m. Location: Everedy Square and Shab Row, East and Church streets, Frederick Contact: 301-662-6200 or www.everedysquare.com MAY 5 Energy Healing Free, in the Zen Room, offered by healing practitioners of Unity’s Healing Ministry. Weekly. Time: 9:30 a.m. Location: Unity in Frederick — A Spiritual Community, 5112 Pegasus Court, Suite E, Frederick Contact: 301-846-0868 or www. unityfrederick.org

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CALENDAR Emmitsburg Community Chorus Concert Time: 3 p.m. Location: Apples United Church of Christ, 7908 Apples Church Road, Thurmont MAY 6 Book Club: “The Last Coyote” by Mike Connely Meets the first Monday of each month. Free. Time: 1:15 p.m. Location: Urbana Senior Center, 9020 Amelung St., Urbana Contact: 301-600-7020 MAY 7 Visionaries Low-Vision Support Group Meets the first Tuesday of the month. RSVP. Time: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Location: Homewood at Frederick, 7407 Willow Road, Frederick Contact: 301-644-5646 or http:// homewoodfrederick.com Maryland Boater Education Course Continues 6:30 to 9 p.m. May 9 and 8 to 11 a.m. May 11. All course materials will be furnished. Register at least one week in advance of class. Call between 3 and 5 p.m. Md. Natural Resources Police class. Time: 6:30 to 9 p.m. Location: Frederick IWLA, 4719 Reels Mill Road, Frederick Contact: 301-898-5030 Scott Key Campers Meeting Local chapter of the Family Campers and RVers Association (FCRV). The group meets monthly to plan monthly camping trips from May through November. Most locations within a 2-hour drive. All are welcome. The group welcomes all — novices as well as experienced campers. Time: 7 to 8 p.m. Location: South End Baptist Church, 506 Carrollton Drive, Frederick Contact: 301-845-8696 16

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MAY 8 Glass Craft: Make an Animal Paw Instructor Fran Asbeck leads this introduction to leading and stained glass techniques as everyone creates a paw to decorate a garden or flower pot. No glass cutting or experience needed. Materials included in $10 fee. Time: 9 a.m. to noon Location: Frederick Senior Center, 1440 Taney Ave., Frederick Contact: 301-600-3525 Chat with Joy: Medical Cannabis With Joy Rowe, Md. Access Point coordinator. Time: 11:30 a.m. Location: Urbana Senior Center, 9020 Amelung St., Urbana Contact: 301-600-7020 Wendy Zanders - Decluttering Coach and Professional Organizer will be presenting. Time: 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. Location: FCAR 478 Propect Blvd. Frederick MAY 9 Lunch With Nurse Steve: Living Independently Free blood pressure screenings, too. Talk is free and starts at 12:30 p.m. Lunch is optional, starts at noon, $5, must RSVP by May 1. Time: Noon Location: Urbana Senior Center, 9020 Amelung St., Urbana Contact: 301-600-7020 Mother’s Day Lunch and Garden Club Craft With the Tasker’s Chance Garden Club. $5 contribution for meal of roast beef eye round and sides. RSVP by May 1. Time: Noon Location: Frederick Senior Center, 1440 Taney Ave., Frederick Contact: 301-600-3525

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Clustered Spires Quilt Guild Meeting For anyone interested in quilting. Meets the second Thursday of each month. Time: 6 p.m. Location: Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick Contact: 301-363-5759 or www. clusteredspiresquiltguild.org Cheese 101 A behind-the-scenes experience to learn more cheese, its history and its makers while savoring tasty samples alongside your fellow cheese lovers. $35. Time: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Location: Crisafulli’s Cheese Shop, 8 E. Second St., Frederick Contact: 301-624-2820 MAY 10 Day Trip: Dill’s Tavern Tour and Lunch In 1794, the stone structure that stands today as the core of Dill’s Tavern and Plantation was built. In 1800 Leonard Eichelberger bought the property and doubled the size of the structure. Period food. $45 person, registration closes April 26, lunch included. Time: 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Location: Departs Frederick Senior Center, 1440 Taney Ave., Frederick Contact: 301-600-7020 Life Line Screening Screenings can check for plaque buildup in arteries, cholesterol, diabetes risk, bone density, kidney and thyroid function, and more. Packages start at $149. Pre-registration required. Appointments required. Time: By appointment Location: Frederick Moose Lodge 371, 838 E. Patrick St., Frederick Contact: 877-237-1287 or www.lifelinescreening.com

Medical Weight Loss Program Orientation The FMH Center for Diabetes and Nutrition Services’ qualified healthcare team and maintenance program set us apart from other area weight loss programs. For adults ready to make the lifestyle changes needed to lose weight. Free orientation to learn about the three weightloss options. RSVP required. Time: 9:30 a.m. Location: FMH Crestwood, 7211 Bank Court, Suite 240, Frederick Contact: 240-215-1472 or http://tinyurl.com/y3y7cbs Making a Patriotic-themed Door Decoration Time: 10 a.m. Location: Emmitsburg Senior Center, 300 S. Seton Ave., Emmitsburg Contact: 301-600-6350 Dementia Live Provides a real-life simulation of what it must be like to struggle with and live with dementia. Time: 10 a.m. to noon Location: Frederick Senior Center, 1440 Taney Ave., Frederick Contact: 301-600-3525 Bluegrass Jam Light refreshments available. Time: 7 p.m. Location: Mount Pleasant Ruritan Club, 8101 Crum Road, Walkersville Contact: 301-898-3719 MAY 11 National Train Day Open House Food, activities and trains! Free. Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Location: Western Md. Railway Historical Society, 41 N. Main St., Union Bridge Contact: 410-857-4979 Art & Architecture Walking Tour Look at Frederick with new eyes. Experience the history and beauty of downtown as we explore some of the popular architectural styles, local art and history. $10. Time: 11 a.m. Location: Heritage Frederick, 24 E. Church St., Frederick Contact: 301-663-1188 or www. frederickhistory.org

CALENDAR Flag Retirement Ceremony Join the legion and members of the girl and boy scouting organizations to properly dispose of unusable American flags with dignity and respect. Family event. Refreshments. Deliver unusable U.S. flags to the Post home by May 11. Time: 6 p.m. Location: Damascus American Legion Post 171, 10201 Lewis Drive, Damascus Contact: 301-253-0769 An Evening with Judy Collins Grammy Award-winning and iconic folk music singer. “Send in the Clowns”, “Amazing Grace”, “Both Sides Now” and “Chelsea Morning” were just some of the many hits that Judy had in her long career. Time: 8 p.m. Location: Weinberg Center for the Arts, 20 W. Patrick St., Frederick Contact: 301-600-2828 or www. weinbergcenter.org MAY 13 Senior Services Advisory Board Meeting Older Americans Month Celebration Lunch ($5) and a program by Chip Jewell on “Living History of the Frederick Fire Service.” Reservations required for lunch, talk is free. Time: 1 p.m. Location: Frederick Senior Center, 1440 Taney Ave., Frederick Contact: 301-600-1048 Celebration of Life Series: Firefighting in Frederick County With Chip Jewell, local firefighter historian, Md. State Fireman’s Hall of Fame member. Lunch at noon, $5. Talk is free. Reservations required. Time: Noon Location: Frederick Senior Center, 1440 Taney Ave., Frederick Contact: 301-600-3525 Let’s Connect: Memory Writers Group Share written stories and select a writing theme for the following session. Free.

Time: 1 p.m. Location: Urbana Senior Center, 9020 Amelung St., Urbana Contact: 301-600-7020 David Sedaris The master of satire brings heart and hilarity to the stage with his sharp wit and social commentary. Time: 7:30 p.m. Location: Weinberg Center for the Arts, 20 W. Patrick St., Frederick Contact: 301-600-2828 or www. weinbergcenter.org MAY 14 Blood Pressure Screening By Carroll Hospital staff. Drop in. Time: 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Location: Mount Airy Senior Center, 703 Ridge Ave., Mount Airy Contact: 410-386-3960 About Medical Marijuana With Jason Mecler. Time: 11 a.m. Location: Emmitsburg Senior Center, 300 S. Seton Ave., Emmitsburg Contact: 301-600-6350 Tasty Tuesday: The History of Chinese Tea From tea pots to the actual tea. Free. Time: 6 p.m. Location: Urbana Senior Center, 9020 Amelung St., Urbana Contact: 301-600-7020 Emmitsburg Community Chorus Concert Time: 7 p.m. Location: Gettysburg Lutheran Retirement Village, 1075 Old Harrisburg Road, Gettysburg MAY 15 Disabled American Veterans Service Officer at Fort Detrick Clinic Service Officer will be available to provide information and prepare VA claims to obtain benefits for military personnel, veterans, their spouse or dependents. Appointments preferred, Walk-ins also welcomed in time available between appoint-

ments. Bring a copy of your military discharge, DD 214 or other service record, VA claim number if one was issued and any correspondence or rating decision information. Time: 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Location: Fort Detrick VA Outpatient Clinic, 1433 Porter St., Fort Detrick Contact: 301-842-2562 Friends in Frederick Parkinson’s Disease Support Group Meets the third Wednesday of each month. Time: 1 p.m. Location: Mount Pleasant Ruritan Club, 8101 Crum Road, Walkersville Contact: 301-703-1194 or www.fifpdsg.org Lunch & Learn: Maryland Cooking — Historic Cookbooks of the Old Line Curious about the origins of Smith Island Cake, crab soup and Maryland fried chicken? Examine the history of Maryland cooking in historical and cultural context. Free. Time: 1:30 p.m. Location: Urbana Senior Center, 9020 Amelung St., Urbana Contact: 301-600-7020 NPS: The Lindbergh Kidnapping Talk by Brad Berger, park ranger at the National Mall and memorial parks in Washington, D.C. Free. Pre-registration is required. Time: 1:30 p.m. Location: Frederick Senior Center, 1440 Taney Ave., Frederick Contact: 301-600-3525. Diabetic Nutrition Learn about diabetes and what nutritional steps you can take to eat properly and live a healthy lifestyle. Free, registration is required. Time: 5 to 7 p.m. Location: Seton Center Inc., 226 E. Lincoln Ave., Emmitsburg Contact: 301-447-6102, ext. 17, www.setoncenter.org

MAY 16 Third Thursday Movie Matinee: “Avalon” Free, seating is limited. Time: 1 p.m. Location: Urbana Senior Center, 9020 Amelung St., Urbana Contact: 301-600-7020 Genealogy: Daughters of the American Revolution Want to trace your lineage to an American Patriot? Learn what the DAR is about, and the resources they might offer in your search. Pre-register. Time: 1:30 p.m. Location: Frederick Senior Center, 1440 Taney Ave., Frederick Contact: 301-600-3525 History’s Mysteries: UFOs on Earth This presentation details the entire UFO phenomenon from 1897 to present day. Presenter is Warren Gray, a retired Air Force intelligence officer. $15, pre-registration is required for this four-week program that meets on Thursdays. Time: 1:30 p.m. Location: Frederick Senior Center, 1440 Taney Ave., Frederick Contact: 301-600-3525 Oak Ridge Boys The four-part harmonies and upbeat songs of The Oak Ridge Boys have spawned dozens of Country hits. Their string of hits includes the Country-Pop chart-topper “Elvira,” as well as “Bobbie Sue,” “Dream On,” “Thank God For Kids,” “American Made,” “I Guess It Never Hurts To Hurt Sometimes,” “Fancy Free,” “Gonna Take A Lot Of River” and many others. $55 and up. Time: 7:30 p.m. Location: Majestic Theater, 25 Carlisle St., Gettysburg, Pa. Contact: 717-337-8200 or www. gettysburgmajestic.org

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AARP Driver Safety Course Classroom review of safe driving practices. $15 AARP members, $20 non-members. Optional lunch is $5. Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Location: Urbana Senior Center, 9020 Amelung St., Frederick Contact: 301-600-7020 Day Trip: The Clay and Metal Loft In Leesburg, Va., make up to three wire wrap heart bracelets, one in silver, copper and brass. Hands-on program. $60 person, plus money for lunch. Registration closes May 3, limited to 9 participants. Time: 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Location: Departs Frederick Senior Center, 1440 Taney Ave., Frederick Contact: 301-600-7020

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Maryland Iron Festival At the Iron Furnace. Mountains, metal and malt. This unique event features blacksmithing and casting demonstrations, historic foods, wine and beer garden, traditional music, iron and metalwork arts, crafts, games and kids’ activities. Continues May 19. Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Location: Cunningham Falls State Park, at the Iron Furnace, Thurmont Contact: 301-271-3676 Beyond the Garden Gates Garden Tour Hosted by The Green-walled Garden Club and Celebrate Frederick Inc. Self-guided tour features 11 gardens. Rain or shine. Visit www.celebratefrederick.com for list of gardens. Continues May 19. $25. Time: 1 to 5 p.m. Location: Downtown Frederick Contact: 301-600-2489

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Nurse Steve: Blood Pressure Screening and Living Independently Time: TBD Location: Emmitsburg Senior Center, 300 S. Seton Ave., Emmitsburg Contact: 301-600-6350 The Inside Scoop: Lymphedema Management Learn how to better manage swelling caused by a build-up of lymph fluid under your skin from lymphatic system blockage. Presenter is Neethu Thyparambil, registered physical therapist and certified lymphedema therapist. Free. Optional fried chicken at 5:15 p.m. costs $5 person, reservations required. Time: 6 p.m. Location: Urbana Senior Center, 9020 Amelung St., Urbana Contact: 301-600-7020

Memorial Day Picnic and Ice Cream Social Indoor picnic with cheeseburgers, baked beans, coleslaw, fruit and ice cream. $5, register by May 14. Time: Noon Location: Urbana Senior Center, 9020 Amelung St., Urbana Contact: 301-600-7020 MAY 27 Senior centers closed for Memorial Day. MAY 31 AARP Driver Safety Course Classroom review of safe driving practices. $15 AARP members, $20 non-members. Optional lunch is $5. Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Location: Frederick Senior Center, 1440 Taney Ave., Frederick Contact: 301-600-3525

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Busy families often find it hard to serve fresh and quickly prepared meals. But before pulling up to the nearest drive-through window, family chefs should know that many homecooked meals can be whipped up in a pinch. During barbecue season, burgers are often a go-to meal for their convenience and portability. But another bun-and beef-based option is readily available — and it could stir up nostalgia for comforting family meals of years past. It’s hard to beat the savory flavor and deliciously messy trappings of Sloppy Joes. As the name implies, this isn’t a meal for someone who likes to keep things neat. In fact, part of the fun of Sloppy Joes, for adults and children alike, is the chance to get a little messy at the dinner table. Here’s a recipe for “Classic Sloppy Joes,” courtesy of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association.

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Heat a large, nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add onion, cook 3 to 5 minutes until golden brown. Add ground beef and bell pepper; cook 8 to 10 minutes, breaking beef into 1⁄2-inch crumbles and stirring occasionally. Stir in tomato sauce, barbecue sauce, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, and mustard; increase heat to medium-high. Bring to a boil; cook 5 to 10 minutes, or until sauce is thickened, stirring occasionally. Season with salt, as desired. Divide beef mixture evenly among buns. Top with pickles, coleslaw and cheese, if desired. Close the sandwiches.

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Classic Sloppy Joes • 1 pound ground beef (93% lean or leaner) • 1 cup minced sweet onion • 1 cup minced green bell pepper • 1 can (141⁄2 ounces) unsalted tomato sauce • 1⁄4 cup barbecue sauce • 1⁄4 cup ketchup • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce • 2 teaspoons packed brown sugar • 1 teaspoon dry mustard • 4 whole wheat hamburger buns or • 8 slider buns

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But you think Maryland is generally good for wine production?

Definitely this is a good climate because you have to have long hot days and cooler nights, and as long as the temperature goes down at night you can keep your acids in the grapes. Maryland and Northern Virginia are excellent wine regions.

Can you talk a bit about what you teach in your wine classes?

I do a three-session course, and I start each session with a little bit of history of wine. We start with the Egyptians and work our way up, but we don’t spend too much time on it. I try to have fun with that, and we work our way all the way up to modern times. And then we learn how to properly drink wine, and the most important thing is how to taste it properly. I put emphasis on the different components of wine. I bring in wine that is overdone so they can taste the acidity, they can taste what tannin is like. I always do a comparison between an oaked versus an unoaked Chardonnay so they can really tell the characteristics of the oak. We really give them a lot of information, but we try to have fun with it and I try not to talk wine-ese. I don’t want to tell you that it tastes like something you’re not familiar with anyway. Not that many people know what brambleberry tastes like, so I can’t stand it when those things are in the description of wine because we’re laymen and this should be laymen’s terms.

That all sounds like a lot of work. Why teach a class instead of just enjoying wine tasting as a private hobby?

I love doing it. I just love doing it. I have a lot of fun with it and I just want to share it. [The students] tease me. They call me the wine lady, which I love. People come up to me and ask me recommendations. They’ll say at Thanksgiving they did this or that or the other. You know, they’re getting something out of it. It’s my friends, it’s my community, and I just really enjoy it. My husband enjoys doing his Civil War tours. I love doing this. I get very hyper when I start. I just really enjoy it.

BUZZ, continued from 7 What do your students get out of it most?

Learning how to drink wine properly. So many people say they don’t like white wine, but if you learn to drink it at the right temperature and to really savor it, I’ve had people in the class who never bothered with white wine say, “Boy, I really enjoy my white wine now.” It really makes a difference. If you drink it like a Coca-Cola, it’s just not going to be the same, but if you swirl it and aerate it, it makes such a difference. When you get to the bottom of the glass and the wine is really opening up, that’s really when it tastes the best. When you point that out to people and really show them, they come back to the next glass and say, “what a difference.”

What are the most common misconceptions about wine?

I’ve had people say, “All wines tastes the same to me,” and then go on to say, “I only spend about $8 a bottle.” Well, for $8 a bottle you’re getting a mass-produced wine that’s being made through a recipe. You’re not getting a wine that reflects what’s going on in the vineyard with the wine maker. Any bottle of wine from XYZ wine company is going to taste the same. They’re going to manipulate it and make it that way every time they make it. They’re not going to use oak barrels; they’re going to use oak chips. Of course it all tastes the same. That’s the most frustrating thing to me.

Do you have any hobbies outside of wine?

I knit, I read, I paint acrylics. I like to paint. I keep very busy. I like a lot of crafts. I like happy hour. We like the theatre, concerts.

But it’s mostly about the wine?

Wine is a daily thing, so I guess you could say that. We drink wine on a daily basis with dinner. It’s like being European. It’s part of our life. Americans don’t realize in Europe you grow up drinking wine, you don’t have to learn how to drink wine. But if I grew up in Tuscany where my grandfather grew up, I’d only be drinking the wine from that region. But here we are exposed to wine from all over the world. land seems to be a really good wine market. Maryland is as good a wine market as New York was. There’s not much you can’t get here.

ahead. Part of my personality is that I’m not that good of a planner, but if you’ve got bees, you’ve really got to adapt to that kind of a schedule.” While semi-retired property appraiser Dave Maloney, 70, of Frederick, first took up beekeeping eight years ago to improve the pollination of his expansive garden, he has come to greatly enjoy the hobby in its own right. He has 24 hives that produce about 700 pounds of harvestable honey per year, and he has become an FCBA board member and beekeeping class instructor. He said that one of the unanticipated benefits of the hobby is that it has led him to a wider world of interesting hobbies. Caring for his large bee brood has pushed Maloney into carpentry, botany, weather forecasting, and several other environmental sciences, as well as apiary advocacy and teaching. Beekeeping has also added about 150 people to his social network, and they have encouraged him to widen his knowledge base on everything from raising chickens to running animal shelters. “I think it’s incredibly important that we seniors stay very active,” he said. “I’ve had some challenges in my life with the loss of a wife and the loss of a son, but I’ve never experienced depression. Maybe that’s because I now have a wife who’s a few years younger than I am, and I have eight grandkids, so by default, I’m active.

But beekeeping is my primary activity.” That said, he is honest about how physically demanding beekeeping can be for some seniors. Most notably, beekeepers have to occasionally bend down and lift heavy honey-filled boxes, where the bees build their honeycombs. Not to mention, Maryland’s summertime heat and humidity can make matters even more difficult. Any problems that seniors have can be addressed by the classes and community offered by the FCBA. With help from his network, Maloney has figured out workarounds and best practices for handling the less desirable aspects of his hobby, and he shares those tips in his classes and at FCBA’s monthly meetings. “The beekeeping community is kind of unique,” he said. “We enjoy the bees. We know there are challenges. We have to overcome those challenges and hopefully share that with newcomers.” Giffin echoed the sentiment. “It would be so much harder if the beekeeping club was not available. I just don’t know how someone could do it without that kind of support.” The FCBA meets on the first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at The Frederick News-Post building at 351 Ballenger Center Drive, Frederick. For more information about beekeeping in Frederick County, visit frederickbees.org/home/about-fcba.

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spaces and what types of events they would permit. If a museum accepted a category — such as corporate and nonprofit receptions or personal social events for adults — it will have to accept any group covered by it, said Karen Keller, director of Smithsonian special events and protocol. That means that an anti-climate-change group could hold a fundraiser in the Natural History Museum or that a white-nationalist group could seek space in the National Museum of African American History and Culture. “We are federal buildings, so we cannot deny any group or organization based on viewpoint,” Keller said. The museums, however, can’t be rented for political events or public programs,

such as a concert that would sell tickets to the public. The Arts and Industries Building, the historic brick building next to the Smithsonian administration building on the southern edge of the Mall, is expected to be a popular choice because of its flexibility. The National Historic Landmark has no collection of artifacts or regular visitor hours, and its interiors can be sectioned off for small events or opened to accommodate 900 people seated and 2,000 standing. In fact, an evening reception there for 600 people was booked for April on the first day of the new policy.

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