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Counties: Dorchester, Talbot, Queen Anne's, Caroline, Kent and Cecil! 

Free Info Sessions at Radcliffe Creek School

Free Info Sessions at Radcliffe Creek School: 

Feb 25 and March 5

CHESTERTOWN  Radcliffe Creek School announces two Information Sessions for parents and students exploring educational options on Thursday, Feb. 25 and Friday, Mar. 5 from 8:45 – 11:00 a.m. at 201 Talbot Blvd., Chestertown, MD.   Director Molly Judge will discuss Radcliffe’s unique teaching methodologies and the school’s program for bright students with diagnosed learning differences.  A student panel and tour of the school will round out the presentation.  Students are welcome to attend with their parents.  For registration and more details contact Erin Zierfuss at ezierfuss@radcliffecreekschool.org and 410-778-8150 or visit radcliffecreekschool.org.

Radcliffe Creek School is an independent day school designed for students between the ages of 5 – 14 with diagnosed learning differences, including dyslexia.  Offering a 3:1 student-to-teacher ratio and m ulti-sensory, research-based instruction, Radcliffe provides a highly individualized learning environment.  Students are encouraged to use their unique strengths to balance weaknesses and acquire the skills to become confident, independent learners. Radcliffe Creek School was opened in 1996 on the principle that every student can succeed. 

Caring for Elderly Parents in Nasty Weather

Anticipation!  by Carolyn Smith-Kennedy

My parents live in a senior high rise apartment.  I moved them there six years ago when Mother was in hospital and I was told that she would come home in a wheelchair.  Luckily she did not, but I also feel fortunate that we moved to the senior building.  It is not assisted living.  They are on their own with lots of help from family and caregivers.  This is their desire.  They cannot afford an assisted living facility and do not want to be in a nursing home.  My desire is to keep them together and as comfortable as possible for as long as possible--thus, my constant search for resources.

Recently, the visiting nurse from the Department of Health suggested to me that I make an emergency kit for my parents.  She even gave me a list of items to make sure were on hand and said they needed to be in a duffel bag or some other container.  I thought that was a good idea but I didn’t do it exactly as she said I should.  I did, however, check the pantry, the medicines and the toiletry cabinet to make sure plenty of supplies were on hand.

The most disturbing thing about this big snow storm hitting the Northeast, however, is that the caregivers most likely will not be able to get to my parents for a few days.  That means they have no one to fix their meals.  They will most likely muddle through even though it will be difficult.  Neither can walk without an aid.  They have matching rolling walkers with a seat.  Mother cannot hear and he cannot see well due to macular degeneration.   But at 90 and 94, they both have sharp minds.

Snow Closings on the Mid-Shore

Closings & Delays (Update 6am Sun 2/7/10)

Talbot County Parks & Recreation - all activities cancelled for Saturday/Sunday
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Shore Health System has activated its Severe Weather Plan. Employees who need transportation
to work should call the hospitals' switchboard
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The Annual Chesapeake College Black History Month breakfast scheduled for this weekend
has been postponed to Sat. 2/13. (For more information, call 410-827-5857).
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Evergreen Cove - classes/programs for Saturday & Sunday are cancelled

Chesapeake City Blizzard

photographs courtesy of Deborah Richardson    South Chesapeake City during the Blizzard of 2010!

   

Without Power? Hampton Inn is Offering Blizzard Rates

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Hampton Inn Easton is offering a “blizzard” rate to any companies that have displaced workers and any resident that has a power outage in the local area that need overnight accommodations in Easton this weekend. We have some warm vegetable crab soup during the afternoon and fresh baked cookies each evening. Super Bowl will showing in our lobby Sunday. Call 410-822-2200 to confirm your reservation.

Your Friends,

Hampton Inn Easton
8058 Ocean Gateway
Easton, MD 21601

Waiting for the power to go out.

Photographer: 

John K Johnson

Waiting for the power to go out.

The tree is across our road and on the power lines.  Here's hoping those limbs keep holding the weight of the tree.

Avalon Releases Rescheduled Show Information

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Avalon Theatre logo

Please make a note of these concert updates!

As the "snowpocalypse" looms, sadly, another show must be rescheduled. Note: The J.D. Souther show has also been moved due to an artist scheduling conflict.

Tickets will be honored on these new dates. Should you not be able to attend, tickets may be transferred to friends/family, or a refund can be requested at the point of purchase.

Questions? Call the Box Office at 410.822.7299 (Tue-Sat, 9-2pm)

Thank you in advance for your understanding.  See below for specific show information!
-Avalon Staff

Secrets of Catching Striped Bass

 LEARN THE SECRETS OF CATCHING STRIPED BASS WITH CAPT. RICHIE GAINES

WYE MILLS – Join Capt. Richie Gaines on Saturday, March 13 at Chesapeake College for a one-day seminar on how to find and catch striped bass (rockfish) throughout the different seasons of the Chesapeake Bay.  All levels of anglers are welcome! 

Fishing techniques such as trolling, chumming, live lining, and light tackle will be covered along with rigging, knots, and equipment selection.  Gaines will also share his knowledge on how to find and fish productive locations in the mid Bay.

Captain Richie Gaines has been guiding anglers in the Chesapeake region for over twenty years and has earned the reputation as one of the top light tackle guides on the Bay.  He fishes the Bay from the Susquehanna Flats to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, moving with the fish to follow the best bite.  Gaines serves as President of the Chesapeake Guides Association, is past Chairman of the Maryland Sport Fishing Advisory Commission, and has been featured in several national fishing magazines and television shows.

Brown Bag Lunch Speakers Series

 

Anthropologist Gail Benjamin to Speak at St. Michaels Library

On Monday, March 1st, at noon, in the St. Michaels branch of the Talbot County Free Library, Gail Benjamin, an anthropologist who has done research in Japan on sociolinguistics and education will speak about “Lessons at Lunch”, a study of the cultural messages conveyed by the lunchtime rituals in Japanese kindergartens and elementary schools. She has taught in Japan, Israel and the United States. Her book, Japanese Lessons (NYU Press, 1997) is based in part on her observations as a mother of elementary school students in Japan as well as her own children’s experiences in a Japanese school. Patrons are invited to bring their lunch and enjoy coffee and sweets provided by the library. All library programs are free and open to the public.  Patrons do not need to pre-register for this program.  For more information, call the library at 410-745-5877, or visit www.tcfl.org

 

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