Mid-Shore Life

Dominic’s Farm is looking for

Farmers Market Vendors

Everyone is looking for a way to make a couple of extra bucks.  Grow something or make something and come to the farm and sell it.  There is a great need in the Kent Island/Grasonville/Queenstown area for a market where people can buy farm fresh vegetables, organics/ herbs, flowers, jams, eggs, crafts, etc.  It’s also a good time to get out and meet your neighbors.

It’s real live High School Musical time!

Queen Anne’s County High School Drama Department is thrilled to premiere the spring musical You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown. Director Shelagh H. Grasso along with Vocal Director Robbin Twilley, Musical Director Eric Wright and Choreographer Kristen Tyler have spent the last few months preparing for the huge annual theatrical event, along with the many students in the cast, crew and band.

Principals in the cast include: Kyle Lindenberger, Sarah Day, Shannon Whitaker, Colin Grav es, Ely Vance, Donald Roderick, Devin King, Erin Murray, Mikayla Cowan, and Daniel Meeks.

Dates of the performance are Friday, March 5 and Saturday, March 6, at 7:30 pm, Saturday, March 13 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday March 14 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for students and seniors.

Photo caption:  Donald Roderick as Snoopy.

The Queen Anne’s County Free Library is partnering with Governor Martin O’Malley, the Maryland State Education Agency, the Division of Library Development and Services, and the Maryland Library Association to launch, “30 Minutes in 30 Days,” a program that will be implemented throughout March in celebration of Read Across Maryland, an expansion of Read Across America. 

The program challenges readers of all ages to read, or be read to, for thirty minutes every day from March 2-31, 2010.  This could include parents and caregivers reading to children, older children reading to younger children, and teachers or librarians reading to students.

To support the “30 Minutes in 30 Days Initiative,” the Queen Anne’s County Public Library features a program every day from March 2-31.

Kicking off the month is a visit from author and illustrator Laura Vaccaro Seeger at the Kent Island Library on Tuesday, March 2. The Caldecott-honoree will speak to 7 kindergarten classes.

Storytimes for pre-schools will be held on Wednesday mornings throughout March at 10:30 a.m. at the Centreville Library, 121 S. Commerce St. The series begins with a “Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss” event on March 3.

Hard skills training center not welcome in Queen Annes County

The following letter was sent to Secretary of State Hillary R. Clinton from Blanca Rusinol Callahan

We live on a farm very close to the proposed 2000 acre site for the hard skills federal government facility. My husband farms the land that has been in his family for 60 years, east and west of this site. We are raising our children and making a living here. This is a rural area filled with all kinds of wildlife. We daily encounter bald eagles on our way to school or work. Red foxes and deer have a home here alongside geese and ducks, wild turkeys and everything you could possibly think of. Ruthsburg has a large community of farm families. We raise corn, soybeans, wheat, flowers and pumpkins. Others have chicken houses, dairy cattle, or hogs. Some have sod farms or Christmas trees farms. There are greenhouses and nurseries.

There are 3 subdivisions with families who chose to settle here in a safe, rural community. We have a Community Center. The Ruthsburg Community Center is used by all of our members to celebrate birthdays, anniversaries, funerals, dances, fundraisers, boy scouts meetings, quilt making, crafts sales, flea markets, breakfasts, dinners, voting, farmers meetings, public meetings, yoga classes, exercise classes, hunter’s safety classes, and so on. This is the hub of our community, where we share our lives and our values.

The roads surrounding the site lead to our jobs, schools, churches, bank, pharmacy, grocery stores, library, post office and all the things we need in our lives. The Ruthsburg Community Center is adjoining the site on route 481.

When we first heard from a neighbor about the federal government plan, we thought it would be just an idea that would not come to fruition. Who would think of putting such hard skills training facility in this rural community touching a state park and an arboretum on the south end? And with three subdivisions and countless farms around it? No one.

To our dismay, the idea prospered and got fueled with the promise of hundreds of jobs for local people. Needless to say that whatever number of jobs that may come to this community would be at an immense cost.

(January 15, 2010; Chester) A study of public safety personnel placed under chiropractic care reveals and improvement in the overall health of these workers.

Changes in Physical State and Self-Perceptions in Domains of Health Related Quality of Life among Public Safety Personnel Undergoing Chiropractic Care – authored by Spartanburg, SC Drs. Wesley McAllister and W.R. Boone – was published in the Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research. The firefighters , emergency and public utility workers who took part in the study averaged 5.5 months of chiropractic care. The patients ranged in age from mid-20’s to the late-60’s. They were assessed on a weekly basis and adjusted when necessary.

The research demonstrated that chiropractic care coincided with a decrease in back pain and other physical ailments after a relatively short period of time. The research also revealed that the patients themselves gave their general health and well-being a higher rating following care.

“Even in the short term, chiropractic care benefited the health of the study group,” commented Dr. John Jennings, a Chester-based chiropractor. “The study depicts the workers’ significant physical improvements and enhanced self-perceptions of their overall wellness – combining one’s physical, mental and emotional status,” added Jennings.

 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.