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Mike Bradley and Coach Damian Ferragamo talk primarily with former Kent Island QB and now Offensive Coordinator at the Severn School, Trent Jackson. We cover a lot of ground with Trent from his senior year at Kent Island to his time in college at WVU to his very first play call at Severn.

By the time Sam Apple pulled up with his goldendoodle, Steve, to their resting place, he was tired from the long drive and already second-guessing his plan. He felt a little better when they stepped inside the Dogwood Acres Pet Retreat. The lobby, with its elegant tiled entrance, might have passed for the lobby of any small countryside hotel, at least one that strongly favored dog-themed decor. But this illusion was broken when the receptionist reviewed their reservation — which, in addition to their luxury suite, included cuddle time, group play, a nature walk and a “belly rub tuck-in.”Venues like this one, on Kent Island in Maryland's Chesapeake Bay, didn't exist when Apple was growing up in the 1980s. If you needed a place to board your dog back then, you went to a kennel, where your dog spent virtually the entire day in a small — and probably not very clean — cage. There were no tuck-ins, no bedtime stories, no dog-bone-shaped swimming pools. There was certainly nothing like today's most upscale canine resorts, where the dogs sleep on queen-size beds and the spa offerings include mud baths and blueberry facials; one pet-hotel franchise on the West Coast will even pick up your dog in a Lamborghini. Apple knew Dogwood Acres wouldn't be quite as luxurious as that, but the accommodations still sounded pretty nice. So he decided to check his dog in, and to tag along for the journey. Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

Throwbacks are where I re-release old episodes from the archives. So don't worry if you have heard it already, as 'New episodes' will continue to come out on Sundays. To get some of the old episodes heard.~~~We start off tonight with Sue in New Jersey, and Sue will be here with us to share her UFO sighting from 2020, while vacationing on Kent Island in Maryland. Then we move on to Zach in Florida, and hear about what he witnessed with his girlfriend while driving along a Florida highway in 2021.More information on this episode on the podcast website:https://ufochroniclespodcast.com/ep-280-kent-island-florida-highway/National UFO Reporting Centerhttps://nuforc.orgWant to share your encounter on the show?Email: UFOChronicles@gmail.comOr Fill out Guest Form:https://forms.gle/uGQ8PTVRkcjy4nxS7Podcast Merchandise:https://www.teepublic.com/user/ufo-chronicles-podcastHelp Support UFO CHRONICLES by becoming a Patron:https://patreon.com/UFOChroniclespodcastX: https://twitter.com/UFOchronpodcastAll Links for Podcast:https://linktr.ee/UFOChroniclesPodcastThank you for listening!Like share and subscribe it really helps me when people share the show on social media, it means we can reach more people and more witnesses and without your amazing support, it wouldn't be possible.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ufo-chronicles-podcast--3395068/support.

Episode 296 features The Burn Doubts from Maryland. They are an alt-rock band with a new track out called ‘Selfish Act', which I featured on this episode and you can find wherever you stream music. In the conversation, I spoke with Austin, Spencer, Patrick, and Jeff. I wanted to get the guys on the show this week because we have a big gig this Friday, 12/20, at Cult Classic Brewing on Kent Island in Maryland. Will Sims, The Brothers Clair, and myself (The Hollow Truths) will also be on the bill. Cult Classic Brewing is a great venue with a unique vibe, and I highly recommend stopping by for a show sometime—even if it's not ours. They do amazing work for the local music scene. In our conversation, we talked about all things music, gigging, writing, and our upcoming show. Thanks for listening and for supporting local music!   Band Line Up for Cult Classic Brewing 12/20 7:30 PM The Brothers Clair 8:15 PMThe Burn Doubts 9:20 PM The Hollow Truths 10:15 PM Will Sims       Part-Time Rockstar Spotify Playlist   Please follow, rate, or review the podcast wherever you are streaming if you'd like to help us out.  -- Part-Time Rockstar Productions is available in the DMV for music videos and live filming. 

Throwbacks are where I re-release old episodes from the archives. So don't worry if you have heard it already, as 'New episodes' will continue to come out on Sundays. To get some of the old episodes heard.~~~We start off tonight with Sue in New Jersey, and Sue will be here with us to share her UFO sighting from 2020, while vacationing on Kent Island in Maryland. Then we move on to Zach in Florida, and hear about what he witnessed with his girlfriend while driving along a Florida highway in 2021.More information on this episode on the podcast website:https://ufochroniclespodcast.com/ep-280-kent-island-florida-highway/National UFO Reporting Centerhttps://nuforc.orgWant to share your encounter on the show?Email: UFOChronicles@gmail.comOr Fill out Guest Form:https://forms.gle/uGQ8PTVRkcjy4nxS7Podcast Merchandise:https://www.teepublic.com/user/ufo-chronicles-podcastHelp Support UFO CHRONICLES by becoming a Patron:https://patreon.com/UFOChroniclespodcastX: https://twitter.com/UFOchronpodcastAll Links for Podcast:https://linktr.ee/UFOChroniclesPodcastThank you for listening!Like share and subscribe it really helps me when people share the show on social media, it means we can reach more people and more witnesses and without your amazing support, it wouldn't be possible.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ufo-chronicles-podcast--3395068/support.

On Wednesday, September 11, 2024, Capitol Weekly hosted the California Ballot Forum: 2024 Election Preview. Through spirited discussion and reasoned debate, proponents for each side explored the strengths and weaknesses of the proposals in a conversation moderated by a journalist. Today's episode presents: Proposition 32 - RAISES MINIMUM WAGE. INITIATIVE STATUTE. If passed, Proposition 32 would raise minimum wage as follows: For employers with 26 or more employees, to $17 immediately, $18 on January 1, 2025. For employers with 25 or fewer employees, to $17 on January 1, 2025, $18 on January 1, 2026. Fiscal Impact: State and local government costs could increase or decrease by up to hundreds of millions of dollars annually. State and local revenues likely would decrease by no more than a few hundred million dollars annually. The "Yes" side was presented by Saru Jayaraman Saru Jayaraman is the President of One Fair Wage and Director of the Food Labor Research Center at University of California, Berkeley. After 9/11, together with displaced World Trade Center workers, she co-founded the Restaurant Opportunities Center (ROC), which grew into a national movement of restaurant workers, employers and consumers. She then launched One Fair Wage as a national campaign to end all subminimum wages in the United States. The story of Saru and her co-founder's work founding ROC has been chronicled in the book The Accidental American, and the story of the One Fair Wage campaign has been profiled in the new film Waging Change. Saru is a graduate of Yale Law School and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. The "No" side was presented by Jot Condie Jot Condie is the President and CEO of the California Restaurant Association. Before joining CRA, Jot was the legislative director for the California Manufacturer's Association, where he lobbied on behalf of California's Fortune 500 companies. He also served as the chief lobbyist for the Southern California Air Quality Alliance, a consortium of aerospace, manufacturing and high-tech companies with an interest in air quality regulation issues. Before joining the Manufacturer's Association, Jot worked in the State Capitol as staff director for Assistant Assembly Majority Leader, directing a staff of policy consultants and legislative aides. Prior to serving as staff director he was a legislative director for the Assembly Minority Whip and managed political campaigns in state legislative races. The moderator was Phil Willon of the Los Angeles Times Phil Willon is an assistant editor based in the Sacramento bureau of the Los Angeles Times and guides coverage of California politics and assists with state capital coverage. He previously covered Gov. Gavin Newsom, the 2018 governor's race and the 2016 U.S. Senate race. Before heading north, Willon covered Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and roamed Southern California's mountains and deserts as the newsroom's state correspondent in the Inland Empire. Prior to joining The Times, Willon served as the Washington, D.C., correspondent for the Tampa Tribune. At the Tribune, Willon also covered Florida Gov. Lawton Chiles, Hurricane Andrew and the investigation leading to the arrest of serial killer Danny Rolling. He began his newspaper career as the Kent Island correspondent for the Capital in Annapolis, Md. Willon grew up in Southern California and graduated from UC San Diego. Capitol Weekly is a 501c3 nonprofit created to inform, enlighten and educate Californians about public policy and state governance, and to provide a nonpartisan platform for engagement with public officials, advocates and political interests. Thanks to our underwriters for this event: BICKER, CASTILLO, FAIRBANKS & SPITZ PUBLIC AFFAIRS, THE TRIBAL ALLIANCE OF SOVEREIGN INDIAN NATIONS, WESTERN STATES PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION, PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA; LUCAS PUBLIC AFFAIRS, KP PUBLIC AFFAIRS, PERRY COMMUNICATIONS, CAPITOL ADVOCACY, THE WEIDEMAN GROUP, CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS, THE NO ON 33 CAMPAIGN, and THE YES ON 34 CAMPAIGN

In 1978, along the shoreline of the Potomac River in Westmoreland County, Virginia, people began to see…something…out in the water. Whatever it was, it seemed snakelike. But then all such sightings ended–until, over a period of years in the early 1980s, sightings proliferated around Kent Island, situated in the very middle of the Chesapeake, the eastern end of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. The “monster” was soon named “Chessie”, and perhaps because of the cute name was characterized as being a friendly monster; and while no biological traces of it were ever discovered, “Chessie” became an icon of the environmental movement to save the bay.  But what was the context for Chessie's sightings?  What might suburbanization and taking recreation as seriously as labor have to do with seeing monsters in the water? And why did so many (including, as best as I can remember, myself) need to believe that Chessie was real?  With me to discuss Chessie, and her life and times is Eric Cheezum, an independent historian, a resident of Maryland's eastern shore, and the author of Chessie: A Cultural History of the Chesapeake Bay Sea Monster, which is–not surprisingly–the subject of our conversation today. For Further Investigation David Halperin, Intimate Alien: The Hidden Story of the UFO James Elkins, The Object Stares Back: On the Nature of Seeing Hal Rothman, Devil's Bargains: Tourism in the Twentieth Century American West WBAL-TV: "The legend of 'Chessie' is alive and well 35 years later" The Chesapeake Conservation Partnership on the sightings and importance of  "Chessie: The Chesapeake Bay Sea Monster"

Sheldon Shealer from MD Football Foundation joins Mike to talk about 7 on 7 Tournaments and the evolution of the passing game in high school football and some of the big news around the state. We also clarify OTA schedules. In the second part current Kent Island coach and former player Cameron Rich talks to us about the famous Nov 2011 playoff win against Wicomico and his life struggles with drinking and how he overcame it and how he is thriving today. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/timeoutwithshoresports/support

The episode will present the downfall of the London Company, The Old Dominion, Crown colony, 3rd Anglo-American war, William Berkeley, Calvert family, Lord Baltimore, founding of Maryland, religious toleration, Kent Island conflict, headrights system, indentured servants and tobacco bonanza.Picture: Catholic church at St Mary's City in the colony of Maryland. WikipediaSubscribe: Don't miss any episodes, make sure you subscribe to the podcast!Social media: Facebook (www.facebook.com/oldglorypodcast), Twitter/X (@oldglorypodcast), Instagram (@oldgloryhistorypodcast)Rating: If you like the podcast, please give it a five-star rating in iTunes or Spotify!Contact: oldglorypodcast@gmail.comLiterature on the American Colonial Era:- American colonies: the settling of North America, Alan Taylor- Colonial America, Richard Middleton- The British in the Americas 1480-1815, Anthony McFarlane- The Americans: Colonial experience, Daniel Boorstin- The Barbarous years, Bernard Bailyn- The American Colonies, R.C. Simmons- Colonial America 1607-1763, Harry Ward- The Forty years that created America, Edward Lamont- Wilderness at dawn, Ted Morgan- A History of Colonial America, Max Savelle- The Brave new world, Peter Charles Hoffer- Founding of the American colonies 1583-1660, John Pomfret- The colonies in transition 1660-1713, Wesley Frank Craven Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We start off tonight with Sue in New Jersey, and Sue will be here with us to share her UFO sighting from 2020, while vacationing on Kent Island in Maryland. Then we move on to Zach in Florida, and hear about what he witnessed with his girlfriend while driving along a Florida highway in 2021.More information on this episode on the podcast website:https://ufochroniclespodcast.com/ep-280-kent-island-florida-highway/National UFO Reporting Centerhttps://nuforc.orgWant to share your encounter on the show?Email: UFOChronicles@gmail.comOr Fill out Guest Form:https://forms.gle/uGQ8PTVRkcjy4nxS7Podcast Merchandise:https://www.teepublic.com/user/ufo-chronicles-podcastHelp Support UFO CHRONICLES by becoming a Patron:https://patreon.com/UFOChroniclespodcastX: https://twitter.com/UFOchronpodcastAll Links for Podcast:https://linktr.ee/UFOChroniclesPodcastThank you for listening!Please leave a review if you enjoy the show.Like share and subscribe it really helps me when people share the show on social media, it means we can reach more people and more witnesses and without your amazing support, it wouldn't be possible.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ufo-chronicles-podcast--3395068/support.

We start off tonight with Sue in New Jersey, and Sue will be here with us to share her UFO sighting from 2020, while vacationing on Kent Island in Maryland. Then we move on to Zach in Florida, and hear about what he witnessed with his girlfriend while driving along a Florida highway in 2021.More information on this episode on the podcast website:https://ufochroniclespodcast.com/ep-280-kent-island-florida-highway/National UFO Reporting Centerhttps://nuforc.orgWant to share your encounter on the show?Email: UFOChronicles@gmail.comOr Fill out Guest Form:https://forms.gle/uGQ8PTVRkcjy4nxS7Podcast Merchandise:https://www.teepublic.com/user/ufo-chronicles-podcastHelp Support UFO CHRONICLES by becoming a Patron:https://patreon.com/UFOChroniclespodcastX: https://twitter.com/UFOchronpodcastAll Links for Podcast:https://linktr.ee/UFOChroniclesPodcastThank you for listening!Please leave a review if you enjoy the show.Like share and subscribe it really helps me when people share the show on social media, it means we can reach more people and more witnesses and without your amazing support, it wouldn't be possible.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ufo-chronicles-podcast--3395068/support.

Give us about fifteen minutes a day, and we will give you all the local news, sports, weather, and events you can handle. SPONSORS: Many thanks to our sponsors... Annapolis Subaru, the SPCA of Anne Arundel County,  Solar Energy Services, and  Hospice of the Chesapeake.  Today... The MTY is offering free rides on all transit options for Earth Day today. A third shipping channel has been opened to get around the collapsed Key Bridge. They say there is a meteor shower tonight, but Kent Island may be your best bet, if at all. Belonging, an art display by high school seniors is now showing at Maryland Hall. Of course, we have our Canines and Crosstreks with Benny who will find a home fast, and our Local Business Spotlight with Historic London Town & Gardens. DAILY NEWS EMAIL LINK: https://forms.aweber.com/form/87/493412887.htm Ann Covington from CovingtonAlsina is here today with the Monday Money Report! And as usual, George from DCMDVA Weather is here with your local weather forecast! Please download their APP so you can keep on top of the local weather scene! The Eye On Annapolis Daily News Brief is produced every Monday through Friday at 6:00 am and available wherever you get your podcasts and also on our social media platforms--All Annapolis and Eye On Annapolis (FB) and @eyeonannapolis (TW) NOTE: For hearing-impaired subscribers, a full transcript is available on Eye On Annapolis  

By the time Sam Apple pulled up with his goldendoodle, Steve, to their resting place, he was tired from the long drive and already second-guessing his plan. He felt a little better when they stepped inside the Dogwood Acres Pet Retreat. The lobby, with its elegant tiled entrance, might have passed for the lobby of any small countryside hotel, at least one that strongly favored dog-themed decor. But this illusion was broken when the receptionist reviewed their reservation — which, in addition to their luxury suite, included cuddle time, group play, a nature walk and a “belly rub tuck-in.”Venues like this one, on Kent Island in Maryland's Chesapeake Bay, didn't exist when Apple was growing up in the 1980s. If you needed a place to board your dog back then, you went to a kennel, where your dog spent virtually the entire day in a small — and probably not very clean — cage. There were no tuck-ins, no bedtime stories, no dog-bone-shaped swimming pools. There was certainly nothing like today's most upscale canine resorts, where the dogs sleep on queen-size beds and the spa offerings include mud baths and blueberry facials; one pet-hotel franchise on the West Coast will even pick up your dog in a Lamborghini. Apple knew Dogwood Acres wouldn't be quite as luxurious as that, but the accommodations still sounded pretty nice. So he decided to check his dog in, and to tag along for the journey.

Dive into an exciting episode of our podcast where we explore the remarkable journey of Kirby Schultz. A firefighter by profession, Kirby has ventured into the realm of unique investments, creating a niche in the world of tiny houseboats. With his roots in Maryland's Kent Island, Kirby intertwines his passion for the water with his entrepreneurial spirit. Listen in as we discuss the challenges and triumphs of developing houseboats, managing family-run marinas and restaurants, and juggling a career in emergency services. This episode is a must-listen for anyone interested in unconventional investments, the hospitality industry, or simply loves a good story of innovation and determination." Show Notes: Introduction to Kirby Schultz - A brief overview of Kirby's background as a firefighter and his unexpected journey into the world of investment, particularly in houseboats. The Birth of the Houseboat Idea - How Kirby and his family recognized an opportunity in their marina and transformed it into a successful houseboat rental business. Challenges and Rewards - Discussing the initial challenges faced, such as financial hurdles and logistical obstacles, and the rewards of seeing the project come to fruition. A Day in the Life - Kirby shares a typical day balancing his duties as a firefighter with his entrepreneurial ventures. Family Ties - Exploring the role of family in Kirby's business ventures, from marinas to restaurants, and how they work together to create a unique customer experience. The Future of Houseboat Rentals - Kirby's vision for the future of his business and the potential for expansion in the houseboat rental market. Advice for Aspiring Entrepreneurs - Kirby offers insights and advice for others looking to break into unconventional investment areas or juggle multiple careers. Closing Thoughts - Reflecting on the importance of innovation, community, and resilience in both entrepreneurship and public service. This podcast episode not only highlights Kirby's unique business venture but also delves into the importance of community, innovation, and balancing multiple roles.

"Untied"- Live Free Women's Retreat Boundaries, Breakthrough and Forgiveness  Richard Bradshaw Bio: Richard serves as a Pastor in the United Methodist Church, a role he has embraced for over seven years. Beyond his pastoral duties, Richard is a loving husband of over twenty-five years and a dedicated father of five. His professional journey is marked by a wealth of experience in business and the corporate non-profit sectors, where he has honed his skills in organizational management, strategic planning, and leadership. However, what truly drives Richard is his deep faith, which serves as the foundation of his life. His unwavering passion for service and community is deeply rooted in his faith, guiding his commitment to a life of love and dedicated service. Michelle Rene' Hammer is a Licensed Clinical Professional and certified Pastoral Counselor, BREAKTHROUGH Coach, and Motivational Speaker. A #1, International, Best-Selling Author of Boundaries for Breakthrough-Live by God's Design: Eight Essential Keys for Emotional Wellbeing, Michelle hosts a weekly television show on the Win-Win Women Network - BREAKTHROUGH Today with Michelle Rene- where she helps women Navigating Life's Challenges in Clinical & Biblical Ways. Having founded Turning Leaf Counseling, Consultation & Coaching, Inc., Michelle's vision is to help people discover what she calls their 'God-Why, the purpose for their pain and all they have endured. A sought-after motivational speaker, her message is one of hope for the hurting, delivered with wit, humor, grit, and grace. Living on Kent Island, Maryland, Michelle has been married to her husband, Dave, for 31 years. She has two grown daughters and four grandchildren whom she adores, and you can often find her anywhere near, or better yet, on the water. To read more about Michelle, you can go to https://www.turningleafcounselingandconsultation.com/  or find her on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/michelle.h.hammer.7 Video Version: https://www.youtube.com/live/NayWGfcCSBE?si=2RIKDS31OKQN3rzi Call in with a comment or Chat with Teresa during Live Show with Video Stream: Call 646-558-8656 ID: 8836953587 press #.  To Ask a Question press *9 to raise your hand. or write a question on YouTube during Show Learn more about Teresa here: https://www.webebookspublishing.com    http://authenticendeavorspublishing.com/

Click to listen to episode (5:03).Sections below are the following:Transcript of AudioAudio Notes and AcknowledgmentsImagesExtra InformationSourcesRelated Water Radio EpisodesFor Virginia Teachers (Relevant SOLs, etc.)Unless otherwise noted, all Web addresses mentioned were functional as of 9-1-23. TRANSCRIPT OF AUDIO From the Cumberland Gap to the Atlantic Ocean, this is Virginia Water Radio for the weeks of September 4 and September 11, 2023. MUSIC – ~22 sec – Lyrics: “Wake up in the morning and get to work; wake up in the morning and get to work.  Got a lot of work to do, gonna go do it, gotta get to it.” That's part of “Get to Work,” by the Harrisionburg- and Rockingham County, Va.-based band, The Steel Wheels, from their 2019 album, “Over the Trees.”  It sets the stage for a water-and-work quiz game, honoring Labor Day by exploring some water-related jobs.  In this game, I'll read 10 short samples of people describing their work connected to water; you'll have a couple of seconds of river sounds to guess the job, then I'll tell you the answer.  Let's get to it! No. 1.  I manage places where marine or freshwater creatures are grown for food, restoration, or other purposes. [RIVER SOUNDS - ~2 SEC]  That's an aquaculturist. No. 2.  I ply big rivers on large, flat vessels full of coal, grains, and other goods.  [RIVER SOUNDS - ~2 SEC] That's a crew member on a river barge. No. 3.  I'm a scientist who studies fish.  [RIVER SOUNDS - ~2 SEC]  That's an ichthyologist. No. 4.  I'm a scientist who studies inland waters, both fresh and salty.  [RIVER SOUNDS - ~2 SEC]  That's a limnologist.  No. 5.  I respond to often dangerous emergencies with the aid of trucks, hoses, pumps, and other equipment.  [RIVER SOUNDS - ~2 SEC]  That's a firefighter. No. 6.  I use filters, chemicals, and tests to treat water going from sources to customers.  [RIVER SOUNDS - ~2 SEC]  That a water-supply plant worker. No. 7.  I use filters, chemicals, and tests to treat used water and send it back to water sources.  [RIVER SOUNDS - ~2 SEC]  That's a wastewater-treatment plant worker. No. 8.  I board huge ships in open waters, then guide the ships safely into port.  [RIVER SOUNDS - ~2 SEC]  That's a harbor pilot. No. 9.  I work to ensure safe, accessible, and effective use of a water-recreation facility.  [RIVER SOUNDS - ~2 SEC]  That's a swimming pool manager, lifeguard, or water exercise instructor. And No. 10.  I use powerful drills to provide access to groundwater.  [RIVER SOUNDS - ~2 SEC]  That's a water-well contractor. Other water-related jobs include boat building, farming, public health, managing lakes and dams, managing watersheds, identifying wetlands, and lots more.  As Labor Day comes and goes, here's a big thank you to people who work to provide, manage, navigate, protect, and teach and learn about our common wealth of water.   Thanks also to The Steel Wheels for permission to use part of “Get to Work.”  We close with some more music, this time by renowned musician and former Charlottesville, Virginia, resident John McCutcheon.  From his 1998 album “Four Seasons: Autumnsongs,” here's about 35 seconds of “Labor Day.” MUSIC – ~36 sec – Lyrics: “Labor Day, Labor Day, September or the first of May.  To all who work this world we say, ‘Happy Labor Day.'” SHIP'S BELL Virginia Water Radio is produced by the Virginia Water Resources Research Center, part of Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources and Environment.  For more Virginia water sounds, music, or information, visit us online at virginiawaterradio.org, or call the Water Center at (540) 231-5624.  Thanks to Ben Cosgrove for his version of “Shenandoah” to open and close this episode.  In Blacksburg, I'm Alan Raflo, thanking you for listening, and wishing you health, wisdom, and good water. AUDIO NOTES AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The river sounds heard in this episode were recorded by Virginia Water Radio beside the New River at Radford, Va., on October 6, 2013. “Get to Work,” from the 2019 album, “Over the Trees,” is copyright by The Steel Wheels, used with permission.  More information about The Steel Wheels is available online at http://www.thesteelwheels.com/.  This music was used previously by Virginia Water Radio in Episode 558, 1-4-21. “Labor Day,” from the 1998 album “Four Seasons: Autumnsongs,” on Rounder Records, is copyright by John McCutcheon/Appalsongs and Si Kahn/Joe Hill Music, used with permission of John McCutcheon.  More information about John McCutcheon is available online at http://www.folkmusic.com/.  Thanks to John Plunkett of Appalseed Productions for his help in acquiring permission to use this music.  More information about Appalseed Productions is available online at https://appalseed-productions-2.square.site/. Click here if you'd like to hear the full version (2 min./22 sec.) of the “Shenandoah” arrangement/performance by Ben Cosgrove that opens and closes this episode.  More information about Mr. Cosgrove is available online at http://www.bencosgrove.com. IMAGES (Except as otherwise noted, photographs are by Virginia Water Radio.) A Virginia Tech worker testing fire-hyrdrant pressure on the university campus in Blacksburg, March 10, 2017.A well-drilling rig at a Montgomery County, Virginia, residential project, June 20, 2014.A barge transporting stone on the Ohio River at Huntington, West Virginia, November 6, 2011.A commercial ship on the Chesapeake Bay as viewed from Kent Island, Maryland, September 22, 2010.EXTRA INFORMATION ABOUT LABOR DAY The following information is from U.S. Department of Labor, “History of Labor Day,” online at https://www.dol.gov/general/laborday/history.  “Before it was a federal holiday, Labor Day was recognized by labor activists and individual states.  After municipal ordinances were passed in 1885 and 1886, a movement developed to secure state legislation.  New York was the first state to introduce a bill, but Oregon was the first to pass a law recognizing Labor Day, on February 21, 1887.  During 1887, four more states – Colorado, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York – passed laws creating a Labor Day holiday. By the end of the decade Connecticut, Nebraska and Pennsylvania had followed suit.  By 1894, 23 more states had adopted the holiday, and on June 28, 1894, Congress passed an act making the first Monday in September of each year a legal holiday.” SOURCES USED FOR AUDIO AND OFFERING MORE INFORMATION American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, “What is Limnology?”  Online at https://www.aslo.org/what-is-aquatic-science/what-is-limnology/. Encyclopedia Britannica, “May Day,” by Meg Matthais, online at https://www.britannica.com/topic/May-Day-international-observance. Fire Safety USA, “All [Product] Categories,” online at https://firesafetyusa.com/collections/all-products. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/National Ocean Service, “What is aquaculture?”  Online at this link. NPR, “Harbor Pilots Reap High Rewards for Dangerous Job,” by Gloria Hillard, March 21, 2012. NPR, “What is May Day?”  For the most part, the opposite of capitalism,” by Emma Bowman, May 1, 2023. Tennessee Valley Authority, “Commodities Shipped on the River,” online at https://www.tva.com/environment/managing-the-river/commodities-shipped-on-the-river. University of New Mexico, “Position Classification Description: Aquatics Manager,” online at https://jobdescriptions.unm.edu/detail.php?v&id=I6001. U.S. Department of Labor, “History of Labor Day,” online at https://www.dol.gov/general/laborday/history. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, “Learn About Private Water Wells,” online at https://www.epa.gov/privatewells/learn-about-private-water-wells. Virginia Cooperative Extension/Virginia Household Water Quality Program, “Wellcheck Contractor List,” online at https://www.wellwater.bse.vt.edu/wellcheck-contractor-list.php. Karen Zraik, “What is Labor Day?  A History of the Workers' Holiday,” New York Times, September 4, 2023 (first published in 2018).RELATED VIRGINIA WATER RADIO EPISODES All Water Radio episodes are listed by category at the Index link above (http://www.virginiawaterradio.org/p/index.html).  See particularly the “Overall Importance of Water” subject category. Following are links to some other episodes on Labor Day or water-related labor.Episode 279, 8-24-15 – Oysters, Nitrogen, and the Chesapeake Bay. Episode 378, 7-24-17 – The Complicated Challenge of Cleaner Water. Episode 436, 9-3-18 – Labor Day, “Sandy Boys,” and the Big Sandy River. Episode 578, 5-24-21 – Water Well Construction is an Ancient and Modern Human Practice. Episode 635, 8-29-22 – A Fishing Focus for Labor Day, Featuring the Northern Neck Chantey Singers FOR VIRGINIA TEACHERS – RELATED STANDARDS OF LEARNING (SOLs) AND OTHER INFORMATION Following are some Virginia Standards of Learning (SOLs) that may be supported by this episode's audio/transcript, sources, or other information included in this post. 2020 Music SOLs SOLs at various grade levels that call for “examining the relationship of music to the other fine arts and other fields of knowledge.” 2018 Science SOLs Grades K-5: Earth and Space Systems3.7 – There is a water cycle and water is important to life on Earth. Grades K-5: Earth Resources3.8 – Natural events and humans influence ecosystems.4.8 – Virginia has important natural resources. Grade 66.6 – Water has unique physical properties and has a role in the natural and human-made environment.6.8 – Land and water have roles in watershed systems.6.9 – Humans impact the environment and individuals can influence public policy decisions related to energy and the environment. Earth ScienceES.6 – Resource use is complex.ES.8 – Freshwater resources influence and are influenced by geologic processes and human activity.ES.10 – Oceans are complex, dynamic systems subject to long- and short-term variations.

Stephen Decatur High Football Coach Jake Coleman joins Mark & Mike to talk about the off season and the start of camp. Kasey Heath is headed to Lehigh University and will be taking the Mid Shore Exteriors Overtime Live Student Athlete of the Year title with him. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/timeoutwithshoresports/support

Mark & Mike talk with Kent Island head coach Bryon Sofinowski and Easton head coach Matt Griffith about the benefits of a state permitted two week camp. Both coaches took a different approach with their schedules. Listen and then let us know your thoughts. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/timeoutwithshoresports/support

Easton High School quarterback and graduate ryan O'Connor is battling for the QB1 spot at the University of Delaware. He joined Mark and Mike to talk about his college experience and update us on how the spring practices have gone. The guys also talk about the Kent Island vs Wicomico County Public Schools situation plus have an update from Queen Anne's County High School with the football program. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/timeoutwithshoresports/support

The founding of Maryland was contentious, because its territory falls within the original mandate of the Virginia Company.  Longstanding and attentive listeners may recall that the patent from James I in 1606 conferred the right to settle along the Atlantic coast between 34 and 40 degrees, or from roughly Wilmington, North Carolina to Seaside Heights, New Jersey.  The Crown revoked the Virginia Company's charter in 1624, after the catastrophe of Opechancanough's war, and thereafter it was a Crown Colony with a royal governor. On the one hand, that changed the legal rights of the colonists, as they would eventually find out. On the other, it seemed like a mere governance change, because in the revocation of the charter and the establishment of the Crown Colony, James wasn't very clear about the borders changing. That would become a problem when his son, Charles I, granted Cecil Calvert, the Second Lord Baltimore, the right to settle around the middle and northern Chesapeake for the annual rent of "two Indian arrows." Virginians, who were already there, were more than a little grumpy about that. Lawsuits would be filed, shots would be fired, and men would be hung. Twitter: @TheHistoryOfTh2 Facebook: The History of the Americans Podcast Selected references for this episode George Bancroft, History Of The United States Of America, Volume 1 Timothy B. Riordan, The Plundering Time: Maryland and the English Civil War, 1645–1646 Manfred Jonas, "The Claiborne-Calvert Controversy: An Episode in the Colonization of North America," Jahrbuch für Amerikastudien, 1966. J. Herbert Claiborne, "William Claiborne of Kent Island," The William and Mary Quarterly, April 1921.

Mark & Mike are back and they jump right into the football coaching rumor mill. They are also joined by Kent Island grad Marissa Plumer. She is playing TWO sports at Newberry University and is setting school records in lacrosse. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/timeoutwithshoresports/support

Give us about ten minutes a day, and we will give you all the local news, local sports, local weather, and local events you can handle.   SPONSORS: Many thanks to our sponsors... Solar Energy Services because solar should be in your future! Alpha Engineering and- Scout & Molly's! Today... The Maryland State Police reissued a scam warning. The media was introduced to the new Navy Football head coach Brian Newberry, and he immediately made a change and elevated PJ Volker. County Executive Pittman re-promoted a key confidant and dealt with two more upper-level resignations. There are big red gats on the Bay Bridge now--beware. Bay Ridge Wine & Spirits in Kent Island is doing a GREAT thing for the Kent Island Volunteer Fire Company. Supplies of the famous Galway Bay Irish Egg Nog are starting to dwindle! Get your Big Money Pie orders in today. And, of course, some pod news! Back with her weekly Annapolis After Dark is BeeprBuzz. She'll keep you up to speed on all of the fantastic live music we have in the area! And as usual, George from DCMDVA Weather is here with your local weather forecast! Please download their APP so you can keep on top of the local weather scene! The Eye On Annapolis Daily News Brief is produced every Monday through Friday at 6:00 am and available wherever you get your podcasts and also on our social media platforms--All Annapolis and Eye On Annapolis (FB) and @eyeonannapolis (TW) NOTE: For hearing impaired subscribers, a full transcript is available on Eye On Annapolis  

Mark and Mike replay parts of the MD 2A State Championship game between Kent Island and Milford Mill. They also talk college football and the NFL. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/timeoutwithshoresports/support

Mark and mike are joined by Coach Damian Ferragamo to talk about the playoff games from this past weekend. They also talk a little college and NFL so give a listen. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/timeoutwithshoresports/support

More than 600,000 Maryland voters have requested a mail-in ballot, and early voting is now underway. Early voting locations are open every day, 7:00 AM until 8:00 PM, including this weekend. Voters have until next Thursday to cast an in-person ballot in advance of Election Day on Novemberf 8th. Today on Midday, the final installment in our series of Conversations with the Candidates: 2022.  Tom's guest is Gordana Schifanelli, a lawyer from Kent Island who is the Republican nominee for Lt. Governor, running with MD Delegate Dan Cox, the Republican gubernatorial nominee. In 2020, Schifanelli led the effort to oppose Dr. Andrea Kane, an African American Superintendent of Queen Anne's County Schools. Dr. Kane left the school system after being criticized for her support of the Black Lives Matter movement and for advocating for racial dialogue in the majority white county. Ms. Schifanelli holds a Bachelor's degree in economics and a Masters in economics and finance from the University of Belgrade, in Serbia. She emigrated to the United States in the 1990s, and earned a law degree from the University of Baltimore School of Law. In addition to practicing law in a firm with her husband, she was until last year an adjunct faculty member at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis. Gordana Schifanelli is 51 years old, and the mother of three sons. She and her family live in Stevensville. Gordana Schifanelli joins us on Zoom. A reminder: Early voting polling places are open from 7:00 AM until 8:00 PM today (Thursday, October 27) through next Thursday, November 3. You can register to vote on the day you vote, if you come to the polling location with proof of your place of residency.Election Day is a week from Tuesday, on November 8.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's been a long but quick two summer months since our last episode. In this episode Jeff and Randy discuss what's been going on during that time. And, as promised, we get back to the conversation with Kent Island native, Jody Shulz, who is a former player in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jeffrey-scott3/message

We are heading back to Kent Island today with our birder Alain Clavette. He was on the island a couple of weeks ago learning about some of the research that's being done. Today we're finding out about a nesting colony of Leach's Storm Petrels.

Our birder Alain Clavette explores Kent Island and shares what he found.

Join this podcast's Facebook Group: The Dental Marketer SocietyJoin my newsletter: https://thedentalmarketer.lpages.co/newsletter/[Click here to leave a review on iTunes]‍‍Guest: Rob LarawayPractice Name: Kent Island OrthodonticsCheck out Rob's Media:‍Facebook group: Orthodontic Startups (Orthodontists Only)‍Host: Michael Arias‍Website: The Dental Marketer Join my newsletter: https://thedentalmarketer.lpages.co/newsletter/‍Join this podcast's Facebook Group: The Dental Marketer SocietyMy Key Takeaways:Get involved in your buildout! There may be things that you spot during the process, that contractors might not.Sometimes the speed of your decision making is just as important as clinical speed.Try going into other practices and observing how they do things for insight before starting your own!Do not be afraid to make mistakes! Learn from them and turn that into a process you can delegate.Make time to relax in silence. Once starting a practice, there is not much down time, so find your peace in a drive home or moment to yourself.‍Please don't forget to share with us on Instagram when you are listening to the podcast AND if you are really wanting to show us love, then please leave a 5 star review on iTunes! [Click here to leave a review on iTunes]‍Our Sponsors & Their Exclusive Deals:CARESTACK | Cloud-Based Dental SoftwareSCHEDULE A FREE DEMO TODAY!Click the link below and get 1 MONTH FOR FREE + 10% OFF your Annual Subscription + 50% OFF Your Set-up Fee!Check out CARESTACK now: https://lp.carestack.org/thedentalmarketer‍‍‍Dandy | The Fully Digital, US-based Dental Lab‍For a completely FREE 3Shape Trios 3 scanner & $250 in lab credit click here: meetdandy.com/tdm !‍‍‍Mango Voice | The best VoIP phones for small business with top software integrations & in-house customer support.Click here for Mango Voice's completely FREE startup package!ORClick here to get 2 FREE MONTHS with Mango Voice‍Thank you for supporting the podcast by checking out our sponsors!

Fall is coming, and so is CurveBeam's Annual User Meeting, held this year from Oct 17-19 in Kent Island, MD. CurveBeam's Director of Marketing, Vinti Singh, sat down with one of this year's featured speakers to preview some of the great topics attendees of the meeting can expect to hear and learn. Dr. Sudheer Reddy, MD, an Orthopaedic Surgeon from Rockville, Maryland, specializes in foot and ankle conditions. While Dr. Reddy performs general orthopaedics, most of his work focuses on the foot and ankle. Dr. Reddy has utilized the CurveBeam weight-bearing CT user in his practice for the past five years. “I started using it in 2017 when I came to Rockville, and it was one of the requirements that I wanted in place, knowing the technology, and knowing the potential it had for foot and ankle surgery,” Dr. Reddy said. The hospital Dr. Reddy's practice is associated with recognized the mutual need for the weight-bearing CT scanner, so they acquired the system as a joint venture. The hospital purchased the system, and because Dr. Reddy is a firm believer in the technology, he helps promote it to other orthopaedic surgeons who may not know about its advantages. Dr. Reddy said that most foot and ankle patients do not know what CT scans are or why they need to be weight-bearing. The American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society website is a resource for people to understand better foot and ankle pain, injuries, and treatments. The site contains various articles. “One of the ones I did was on weight-bearing CT scans, where it's a simple question and answer-based article that patients can read through in a few minutes and at least have some idea of what it is, and why we get it, how it's important,” Dr. Reddy said. To learn more and register to attend CurveBeam's Inaugural User Meeting, visit CurveBeam.com today.

Stacey Allaster is Tournament Director of the US Open Tennis Championship and a Canadian / Fred is on Kent Island in Maryland / Covid strikes the group / Ivar Hamilton talks about the death of Gord Lewis from Teenage Head / Our buddy John Ellefson is a wonderful host / Raid on the Trump compound / Fox News continues to be hilarious / Dan Duran the anchorman / Charles Finley from Futurpreneur is GoDaddys latest partner

In this episode Jeff is joined by Jody Shulz. Together with his brothers and family, Jody owns several establishments in what has come to be known as Fisherman's Village. Today Jody tells us the story of how this area grew from the earliest days of Fishermans Inn, to include the Fisherman's Crab Deck and Seafood Market, and coming soon, the Hyatt Place Hotel. Jody has also joined with some partners and launched two additional business - a Boatel, the Dock House Restaurant. Fisherman's Village, the Kent Narrow Boatel, and the Dock House Restaurant are located off of Route 50 exits 41 or 42, just east of Kent Island and the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. Find the blog post to accompany today's episode at www.delmarvasown.com. Find Jeff's writing at www.jeffreyscottwriting.com. Find Randy's vocal talent at www.voiceofrandy.com. But most of all, find food for your belly at Fisherman's Village! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jeffrey-scott3/message

CLICK HERE to listen to episode audio (5:30).Sections below are the following: Transcript of Audio Audio Notes and Acknowledgments Images Sources Related Water Radio Episodes For Virginia Teachers (Relevant SOLs, etc.). Unless otherwise noted, all Web addresses mentioned were functional as of 7-15-22. TRANSCRIPT OF AUDIO From the Cumberland Gap to the Atlantic Ocean, this is Virginia Water Radio for the weeks of July 18 and July 25, 2022. SOUNDS – ~6 sec Those sounds of shorebirds and Chesapeake Bay waves open an episode on the condition of that bay, which we last explored in an August 2020 episode.  We set the stage with the instrumental opening of a song whose title calls to mind some colors of the Chesapeake region's waters, lands, sky, and creatures.  Here's about 30 seconds of “The Deep Blue Green,” by Andrew VanNorstrand. MUSIC – ~31 sec – instrumental In June 2022, the University of Maryland's Center for Environmental Science issued its latest annual Chesapeake Bay and Watershed Report Card, for conditions in 2021.  For the report's first part, to assess Bay waters, the report compares the status of several physical, chemical, and biological indicators to established goals, in order to generate condition scores ranging from zero to 100%.  Combining the indicator scores, the overall score for 2021 was 50, an increase from the 45 score for 2020 data; the report characterized the 50 score as “moderate health” and gave it a letter grade of C.  The score when the Report Card started in 1986 was 48; the highest score since then was 55 in 2002, and the lowest was 36 in 2003. For the report's second part, the overall watershed assessment, the report for 2021 looked at three categories of indicators: ecological, societal, and economic.  These resulted in a score of 56, characterized as “moderate health” and given a letter grade of C+.  This was the first year that three categories of indicators were used for the watershed assessment, so the results aren't directly comparable to previous years. Besides the Maryland center's annual report, several other Bay condition reports are regularly available.  These include the Chesapeake Bay Program's annual “Bay Barometer” report; the Bay Program's “Chesapeake Progress” Web site, with updates on progress toward the goals of the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Agreement; the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's biennial “State of the Bay” report; and reports by various groups on specific Bay areas, such as the James River Association's “State of the James” reports.  All depend on data gathered by various sources, including universities; governmental agencies at the federal, state, and local levels; and non-governmental organizations. The Chesapeake Bay is the United States' largest estuary.  Monitoring its condition is a large part of decades-old efforts to improve and sustain this irreplaceable water body. Thanks to Andrew VanNorstrand for permission to use “The Deep Blue Green.”  We close with about 50 seconds of another musical selection, created for our previous episode on Chesapeake Bay conditions.  Here's “Chesapeake Bay Ballad,” by Torrin Hallett, a graduate student at the Yale School of Music. MUSIC – ~51 sec – instrumental SHIP'S BELL Virginia Water Radio is produced by the Virginia Water Resources Research Center, part of Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources and Environment.  For more Virginia water sounds, music, or information, visit us online at virginiawaterradio.org, or call the Water Center at (540) 231-5624.  Thanks to Stewart Scales for his banjo version of Cripple Creek to open and close this episode.  In Blacksburg, I'm Alan Raflo, thanking you for listening, and wishing you health, wisdom, and good water. AUDIO NOTES AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The waves sound was recorded by Virginia Water Radio at the Chesapeake Bay on Kent Island, Maryland, June 22, 2010. The shorebirds sound was taken from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife National Digital Library, http://digitalmedia.fws.gov/cdm/; the specific audio file was “Shore birds close,” online at https://digitalmedia.fws.gov/digital/collection/audio/id/66/rec/8. “The Deep Blue Green,” from the 2019 album “That We Could Find a Way to Be,” is copyright by Andrew VanNorstrand, used with permission.  More information about Andrew VanNorstrand is available online at https://greatbearrecords.bandcamp.com/.  This music was used previously by Virginia Water Radio most recently in Episode 504, 12-23-19. “Chesapeake Bay Ballad” is copyright 2020 by Torrin Hallett, used with permission.  Torrin is a 2018 graduate of Oberlin College and Conservatory in Oberlin, Ohio; a 2020 graduate in Horn Performance from Manhattan School of Music in New York; and a 2021 graduate of the Lamont School of Music at the University of Denver.  He is currently a graduate student at the Yale School of Music.  More information about Torrin is available online at https://www.facebook.com/torrin.hallett.  Thanks very much to Torrin for composing the piece especially for Virginia Water Radio.  This music was used previously by Virginia Water Radio most recently in Episode 604, 11-22-21. Click here if you'd like to hear the full version (1 min./11 sec.) of the “Cripple Creek” arrangement/performance by Stewart Scales that opens and closes this episode.  More information about Mr. Scales and the group New Standard, with which Mr. Scales plays, is available online at http://newstandardbluegrass.com. IMAGES (Unless otherwise noted, photographs are by Virginia Water Radio.) View of the Chesapeake Bay looking downstream from the Bay Bridge-Tunnel (between Virginia Beach and Northampton County), October 7, 2007.View of the Chesapeake Bay looking upstream from Sandy Point State Park in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, March 21, 2010.Summary charts for Chesapeake Bay waters (upper) and watershed (lower) from the “Chesapeake Bay & Watershed 2021 Report Card” (covering data through 2021; published in June 2022), University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science.  Images accessed from the report PDF, online at https://ecoreportcard.org/site/assets/files/2560/2021-chesapeake-bay-watershed-report-card.pdf, as of 7-18-22. SOURCES Used for Audio Chesapeake Bay Foundation, “State of the Bay,” online at https://www.cbf.org/about-the-bay/state-of-the-bay-report/. Chesapeake Bay Program, online at https://www.chesapeakebay.net/.  Specific pages used were the following:“Slight improvements in Bay health and new economic data added in 2021 Chesapeake Bay Report Card,” June 7, 2022, news release by Caroline Grass;“Bay Barometer,” April 2021 (for 2019-20 data), online (as a PDF) at https://www.chesapeakebay.net/documents/Bay_Barometer_2019-2020_Web.pdf;“Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement” (signed June 16, 2014), online at https://www.chesapeakebay.net/what/what_guides_us/watershed_agreement;“Chesapeake Progress,” online at https://www.chesapeakeprogress.com/;“The Estuary,” online at https://www.chesapeakebay.net/discover/the_estuary_system.Jeremy Cox and Timothy Wheeler, “Maryland, Virginia clamp down on crab harvests; cuts imposed as crab population hits record-low,” Bay Journal, June 30, 2022. Maryland Department of Natural Resources, “2022 Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey,” online at https://dnr.maryland.gov/fisheries/Pages/blue-crab/dredge.aspx.Maryland Department of Natural Resources, “Eyes on the Bay,” online at http://eyesonthebay.dnr.maryland.gov/.See http://eyesonthebay.dnr.maryland.gov/eyesonthebay/whatsitmean.cfmfor “Data Available for Viewing” (dissolved oxygen, pH, salinity, turbidity, algal blooms, and temperature).See http://eyesonthebay.dnr.maryland.gov/eyesonthebay/links.cfmfor links to other Bay water-quality data and information sources.University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, online at https://www.umces.edu/.The “Chesapeake Bay & Watershed Report Card” is online at https://ecoreportcard.org/report-cards/chesapeake-bay/; note links for “Bay Health,” “Watershed Health,” and “Indicators.”A June 6, 2022, news release on the report of 2021 data is online https://www.umces.edu/news/chesapeake-bay-health-score-held-steady-in-2021.A PDF of the report of 2021 data is online at https://ecoreportcard.org/site/assets/files/2560/2021-chesapeake-bay-watershed-report-card.pdf. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, “How big is the [Chesapeake] bay?”  Online at https://www.vims.edu/bayinfo/faqs/estuary_size.php. For More Information about the Chesapeake Bay and its ConditionChesapeake Bay Program, “Discover the Chesapeake,” online at https://www.chesapeakebay.net/discover. Alice Jane Lippson and Robert L. Lippson, Life in the Chesapeake Bay, Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Md., 2006. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)/National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, “Chesapeake Bay Map,” online at https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/products/vmrc-chesapeake-bay-map/.Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, “Chesapeake Bay,” online at https://www.deq.virginia.gov/water/chesapeake-bay. Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS):“Bay Info,” online at https://www.vims.edu/bayinfo/index.php;“SAV Program: Monitoring and Restoration,” online at https://www.vims.edu/research/units/programs/sav/index.php;“Virginia Coastal and Estuarine Observing System,” online at http://vecos.vims.edu/. Virginia Marine Resources Commission, online at https://mrc.virginia.gov/links.shtm. RELATED VIRGINIA WATER RADIO EPISODES All Water Radio episodes are listed by category at the Index link above (http://www.virginiawaterradio.org/p/index.html).  See particularly the “Rivers, Streams, and Other Surface Water” subject category.  The previous episode on Chesapeake Bay conditions was Episode 537, 8-10-20, Following are links to some other episodes on the Chesapeake Bay. Bay Barometer and other reports – Episode 305, 2-29-16.Bay Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL), Phase II Watershed Implementation Plan – Episode 115, 6-18-12.Bay TMDL, Phase III Watershed Implementation Plan – Episode 475, 6-3-19.Chesapeake Bay Commission – Episode 496, 10-28-19.Estuaries introduction – Episode 326, 7-25-16.Oysters and nitrogen (Part 1) – Episode 279, 8-24-15.Oysters and nitrogen (Part 2) – Episode 280, 9-7-15.“Smart” buoys – Episode 538, 8-17-20.Submerged aquatic vegetation (“Bay grasses”) – Episode 325, 7-18-16.Winter birds of the Chesapeake Bay area – EP565 – 2/22/21. Following are other music pieces composed by Torrin Hallett for Virginia Water Radio, with episodes featuring the music.“A Little Fright Music” – used in Episode 548, 10-26-20, on water-related passages in fiction and non-fiction, for Halloween; and Episode 601, 10-31-21, connections among Halloween, water, and the human body.“Beetle Ballet” – used in Episode 525, 5-18-20, on aquatic beetles.“Corona Cue” – used in Episode 517, 3-23-20, on the coronavirus pandemic. “Flow Stopper” – used in Episode 599, 10-18-21, on “Imagine a Day Without Water.”“Geese Piece” – used most recently in 615, 2-7-22, on Brant.“Ice Dance” – “Ice Dance” – used most recently in Episode 606, 12-6-21, on freezing of water.“Lizard Lied” – used in Episode 514, 3-2-20, on lizards. “New Year's Water” – used most recently in Episode 610, 1-3-22, on water thermodynamics and a New Year's Day New River wade-in.“Rain Refrain” – used most recently in Episode 559, 1-11-21, on record rainfall in 2020.“Runoff” – in Episode 585, 7-12-21 – on middle schoolers calling out stormwater-related water words.“Spider Strike” – used in Episode 523, 5-4-20, on fishing spiders.“Tropical Tantrum” – used most recently in Episode 580, 6-7-21, on the 2021 Atlantic tropical storm season preview.“Tundra Swan Song – used in Episode 554, 12-7-20, on Tundra Swans.“Turkey Tune” – used in Episode 343, 11-21-16, on the Wild Turkey.“Wade in the Water” (arrangement) – used most recently in Episode 616, 2-14-22.  FOR VIRGINIA TEACHERS – RELATED STANDARDS OF LEARNING (SOLs) AND OTHER INFORMATION Following are some Virginia Standards of Learning (SOLs) that may be supported by this episode's audio/transcript, sources, or other information included in this post. 2020 Music SOLs SOLs at various grade levels that call for “examining the relationship of music to the other fine arts and other fields of knowledge.” 2018 Science SOLs Grades K-4: Living Systems and Processes2.5 – Living things are part of a system.3.5 – Aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems support a diversity of organisms.4.3 – Organisms, including humans, interact with one another and with the nonliving components in the ecosystem. Grades K-5: Earth and Space Systems3.7 – There is a water cycle and water is important to life on Earth.4.7 – The ocean environment.Grades K-5: Earth Resources 1.8 – Natural resources can be used responsibly, including that most natural resources are limited; human actions can affect the availability of natural resources; and reducing, reusing, and recycling are ways to conserve natural resources.3.8 – Natural events and humans influence ecosystems.4.8 – Virginia has important natural resources. Grade 66.6 – Water has unique physical properties and has a role in the natural and human-made environment.6.8 – Land and water have roles in watershed systems.6.9 – Humans impact the environment and individuals can influence public policy decisions related to energy and the environment. Life ScienceLS.6 – Populations in a biological community interact and are interdependent.LS.8 – Change occurs in ecosystems, communities, populations, and organisms over time.LS.9 – Relationships exist between ecosystem dynamics and human activity.LS.11 – Populations of organisms can change over time. Earth ScienceES.6 – Resource use is complex.ES.8 – Freshwater resources influence and are influenced by geologic processes and human activity.ES.10 – Oceans are complex, dynamic systems subject to long- and short-term variations. BiologyBIO.2 – Chemical and biochemical processes are essential for life.BIO.7 – Populations change through time.BIO.8 – Dynamic equilibria exist within populations, communities, and ecosystems. 2015 Social Studies SOLs Grades K-3 Geography Theme1.6 – Virginia climate, seasons, and landforms.2.6 – Major rivers, mountains, and other geographic features of North America and other continents.3.6 – Major rivers, mountains, and other geographic features of North America and other continents. Grades K-3 Economics Theme2.8 – Natural, human, and capital resources.3.8 – Understanding of cultures and of how natural, human, and capital resources are used for goods and services. Grades K-3 Civics Theme3.12 – Importance of government in community, Virginia, and the United States. Virginia Studies CourseVS.1 – Impact of geographic features on people, places, and events in Virginia history.VS.10 – Knowledge of government, geography, and economics in present-day Virginia. United States History to 1865 CourseUSI.2 – Major land and water features of North America, including their importance in history. United States History: 1865-to-Present CourseUSII.9 – Domestic and international issues during the second half of the 20th Century and the early 21st Century. Civics and Economics CourseCE.6 – Government at the national level.CE.7 – Government at the state level.CE.8 – Government at the local level.CE.10 – Public policy at local, state, and national levels. World Geography CourseWG.2 – How selected physical and ecological processes shape the Earth's surface, including climate, weather, and how humans influence their environment and are influenced by it.WG.3 – How regional landscapes reflect the physical environment and the cultural characteristics of their inhabitants.WG.4 – Types and significance of natural, human, and capital resources. Government CourseGOVT.7 – National government organization and powers.GOVT.8 – State and local government organization and powers.GOVT.9 – Public policy process at local, state, and national levels.GOVT.15 – Role of government in Va. and U.S. economies, including examining environmental issues and property rights.Virginia's SOLs are available from the Virginia Department of Education, online at http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/. Following are links to Water Radio episodes (various topics) designed especially for certain K-12 grade levels.Episode 250, 1-26-15 – on boiling, for kindergarten through 3rd grade. Episode 255, 3-2-15 – on density, for 5th and 6th grade. Episode 282, 9-21-15 – on living vs. non-living, for kindergarten. Episode 309, 3-28-16 – on temperature regulation in animals, for kindergarten through 12th grade. Episode 333, 9-12-16 – on dissolved gases, especially dissolved oxygen in aquatic habitats, for 5th grade. Episode 404, 1-22-18 – on ice on ponds and lakes, for 4th through 8th grade. Episode 407, 2-12-18 – on snow chemistry and physics, for high school. Episode 483, 7-29-19 – on buoyancy and drag, for middle school and high school. Episode 524, 5-11-20 – on sounds by water-related animals, for elementary school through high school. Episode 531, 6-29-20 – on various ways that animals get water, for 3rd and 4th grade. Episode 539, 8-24-20 – on basic numbers and facts about Virginia's water resources, for 4th and 6th grade. Episode 606, 12-6-21 – on freezing and ice, for kindergarten through 3rd grade.

What do you get when you mix a culinary pioneer, photographer, fisherman, and nestle him right in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay? You get Kirk Marks, the star of this week's episode. Kirk has spent his whole life on Kent Island, Maryland, learning the waters around him. He shares secrets of how to catch the plethora of fish found in the Chesapeake watershed: Redfish, Stripers (or “Rockfish” as those Marylanders call them), and let's not forget those beloved invasives, Northern Snakeheads and Blue Catfish! Besides fishing, Kirk is one hell of a homegrown chef. He grew up eating everything from the Chesapeake with a sweet-spot for eating Redfish collars and Snakeheads. As author of Flavor on the Fly from Flylords, Kirk highlights some of his recent creations and recipes. Listen to hear all the details! Tide Chasers is a weekly podcast featuring local fishermen, charter captains, tackle shop owners and party boat captains among others.  We discuss our local fisheries as well as opportunities to the north and south of our home waters of PA/NJ.  If you or someone you know would like to be a guest, send us a message!  Otherwise, we appreciate all the likes, shares, follows and subscribers as it helps us grow!  Help us get the word out, hit that share button! Where to find Tide Chasers on Social media: Instagram: @tide_chasers Facebook: www.Facebook.com/tidechaserspodcast Hosts: Khoa @thatasianangler Dan @dmancari18 Bobby @fishingwithaphd Lee @ljssurfing Guest : Kirk Marks @kirkymarks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week the guys are joined by Vince from “Vascenti Marine Services” to talk marine audio & lighting. Vince runs his business in Kent Island, Maryland and has has a fully mobile operation available throughout the state and some of  the Delaware area. Vascenti also does bottom painting and Shrink Wrap!Thank you to VASCENTI MARINE SERVICES (www.vascenti.com) for sponsoring this episode! Sponsor an All Things Boating Podcast episode and get some exposure in the All Docked Up community! Reach out to social@alldockedup.comPauly and Captain Buzz are seasoned boaters, operating in the Chesapeake Bay, USA. Their stories, words of wisdom and best practices are applicable virtually everywhere. Get ready to learn and have a great time with two 'old salts' who have seen it all and done it all on the water.For more information on our all new app with instructions on how to download, visit www.alldockedup.com. Reach out to podcasts@alldockedup.com to share any questions, comments or suggestions you may have about the All Docked Up podcast and app!

Brent Lewis was born and raised on Delmarva, in the Kent Narrows region. He learned to appreciate reading and writing from his mother, and learned the value and art of storytelling from his father and other watermen like him. Given his understanding of Delmarva and its people, there wasn't really any better person to tell the story of how Hollywood has made it's mark on the region, for better or worse. Brent joins Jeff and Randy in this episode to talk about his most recent book, Stardust by the Bushel: Hollywood on the Chesapeake Bay's Eastern Shore. Visit www.delmarvasown.com to read a bonus article about Brent. Visit www.easternshorebrent.com to read Brent's blog posts about Delmarva, primarily the Kent Island area. They're fantastic. Visit Secant Publishing to purchase Brent's book and other locally published works. Visit www.voiceofrandy.com for all your voice talent needs. Have a message for the podcast? Click this link! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jeffrey-scott3/message

Special guest preacher Andy Lomax from Kent Island, Maryland, USA picks up in the Good News of Jesus series with a look at how we should approach disappointment. Við hittumst kl. 11:00 á sunnudögum við Fagraþing 2a ... We meet at 11:00 on Sundays at Fagraþing 2a, about 7 miles (12 km) southeast of downtown Reykjavik. An Icelandic language service is also meeting on Sundays at 14:00 for those interested. If you live in Iceland, or plan on visiting soon, make plans to worship with us in person!

After a few bumpy COVID years, the Annapolis Boat Shows are back on track for Spring 2022! And we spoke with Mary Ewenson, one of the owners of the shows and publisher of Spin Sheet, Prop Talk, and Fish Talk magazines! The Bay Bridge Boat Show opens at the Bay Bridge Marina on Kent Island on April 21st and rolls through April 24th. And then, from April 29th through May 1st, the Annapolis Spring Sailboat Show will be the highlight of City Dock, Ego Alley, and downtown Annapolis. BMW is a sponsor this year and for your land-based fun, be sure to take one of the new electric cars for a spin. New at the Bay Bridge Boat Show (thanks to the delay in Rockfish season) is a fishing pavilion--so if you enjoy fishing the Bay, here's your place. Both shows will feature education seminars, boat dealers with all of the latest models, and vendors with all the equipment needed to outfit your power or sailboat. And if you are wondering if you can afford a boat, La Victoire, a financing firm, can get you pre-qualified on the spot to start your shopping! But start here as Mary and I talk about the return of the shows and really how to get the best out of them. Have a listen! Tickets: Bay Bridge Boat Show April 21-24 Annapolis Spring Sailboat Show April 29 to May 1

Josh McCallen is the CEO of Accountable Equity, the owner of the Renault Winery and a new property located on Kent Island, a few minutes from Annapolis Maryland. Josh and his team specialize in renovating resort properties and transforming them. His track record includes beach front resorts, hotels, and most recently, properties that cater to weddings and special events. To learn more visit accountableequity.com.

Those in the medical field who have heard of or used weight bearing computed tomography (WBCT) should prepare themselves. From October 17 through 19, the first in-person user conference, Weight Bearing CT: New Directions, will be held at the Inn at the Chesapeake Bay in Kent Island, Maryland. WBCT is relatively new modality, but has been validated in multiple peer-reviewed publications and is now moving more mainstream. Vinti Sigh, Director of Marketing at CurveBeam, joined Host Daniel Litwin to provide insight into what the conference will entail. “As is becomes more of an established technology, now we're asking questions that are deeper than, ‘Does it work? What can I use it for?'” Singh stated. Now, gray areas include topics such as billing, authorization, utilization, proper referral education, and issues with state and federal requirements, to name a few. “What a lot of our customers maybe don't get from the podium at scientific conferences is how to translate that into real clinical practice,” Singh stated. The conference will also examine how WBCT is revolutionizing several specialty areas, including sports medicine and pediatric applications.A networking cocktail reception will occur the first evening of the conference, followed by a full day of sessions. The conference will be split into three categories: Inspirational, which will provide insight into future applications such as custom insole design. The Clinical component will include an in-depth look at billable indications, and the last component, Operational, will address practical subjects for implementation and utilization. “With WBCT, you've made a major capital investment and you want to make sure that you're getting the most out of your system, so this will give you that, while also hopefully creating opportunities to make friends from around the country and maybe even around the globe with the same mission,” Singh summarized.Singh said CurveBeam is currently finalizing the agenda and is looking for speakers. Potential attendees may fill out an online form to express interest in conference participation and receive registration information; that form is located here. Those interested can also email vinti.singh@curvebeam.com for more information.

    This week's guest is Daphne Eckman. She is a solo artist from Annapolis, MD who is currently working on a full length album. I featured her first single “Cannibal” on this episode. Daphne also has a full band show this Friday the 18th at Cult Classic Brewing on Kent Island. It's an awesome venue across the bay bridge from Annapolis and is a great place to see a band if you haven't been out there yet. So if you are friends or fans of hers definitely consider snagging some tickets.      In our conversation we talked about her approach to song writing, her bass player Graham Furniss, and the Annapolis scene in general. Such as former guests Skribe & Kavoossi & Rohry from Cult Classic. Definitely give Daphne a follow on the socials. She's constantly playing all over town and has a bunch of summer gigs. As always thanks for supporting local music and supporting local art in general. It really does matter to all of us on the show and beyond. Links to music and show below.    CULT CLASSIC SHOW TICKETS SPOTIFY LINK https://www.facebook.com/daphneeckman   -- This podcast is now partially brought to you by Truly Strings and by the Music Video Accelerator course. Which teaches you how to make your own professional music videos like Boyce Avenue or Tyler Ward without spending thousands of dollars on gear, so you can post killer content every week and grow your following organically. It's the first course of it's kind that specifically teaches how to shoot on your iPhone as well. Mention the podcast for a discount. Learn more at www.musicvideoaccelerator.com      

CLICK HERE to listen to episode audio (5:35).Sections below are the following: Transcript of Audio Audio Notes and Acknowledgments Image Sources Related Water Radio Episodes For Virginia Teachers (Relevant SOLs, etc.). Unless otherwise noted, all Web addresses mentioned were functional as of 2-11-22.TRANSCRIPT OF AUDIO From the Cumberland Gap to the Atlantic Ocean, this is Virginia Water Radio for the week of February 14, 2022.  This week's episode –the third in a series of episodes on water in U.S. civil rights history—explores water access and use in African-American civil rights history.  The episode particularly focuses on a May 2018 essay, “The Role of Water in African American History,” written by Tyler Parry, of the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, for the blog Black Perspectives, published by the African American Intellectual History Society.  We set the stage with three water sounds related to different aspects of African American and civil rights history.  Have a listen for about 30 seconds and see what connections you think these sounds have to that history.   SOUNDS – ~32 sec. You heard Chesapeake Bay waves, children swimming at a public pool, and water coming out of a fire hose.  These represent three broad themes in African Americans' relationships with water: 1) uses of natural water bodies for livelihoods, recreation, transportation, repression, and resistance; 2) access, or lack thereof, to officially segregated water facilities, as occurred with swimming pools, water fountains, river ferries, and other facilities prior to the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964; and 3) water used as a weapon against citizens demonstrating for civil rights, as in the use of fire hoses on demonstrators in Birmingham, Alabama; Danville, Virginia; and other places.  In his essay on water in African American history, Tyler Parry notes these and several other ways that, quote, “water was often present at key moment in the Black experience.  Here are some other examples from Dr. Parry's essay: the location of African societies near water; the Atlantic transport of enslaved Africans to American colonies and then the United States; use of American waterways—including the James and other Virginia rivers—in the movement of enslaved people; rivers and other waters providing routes of escape from slavery; segregation of African Americans into areas susceptible to flooding; and the importance of water in culture and spiritual practices. Viewing these examples collectively, Dr. Parry's essay states, quote, “One finds that water holds a dual role in the history of Black culture and intellectual thought.  In one sense, water is an arena for resistance that liberates, nourishes, and sanctifies a people, but it can also be weaponized by hegemonic forces seeking to degrade, poison, or eliminate rebellious populations,” unquote. Thanks to Tyler Parry for his scholarship on this topic and for assisting Virginia Water Radio with this episode. We close with some music for the role of water in African American history.  Here's a 50-second arrangement of “Wade in the Water,” an African American spiritual dating back to the time of slavery in the United States and connected to the history of the Underground Railroad and the modern Civil Rights Movement.  This arrangement was composed by and is performed here by Torrin Hallett, a graduate student at the Yale School of Music. MUSIC - ~ 50 sec – instrumental. SHIP'S BELL Virginia Water Radio is produced by the Virginia Water Resources Research Center, part of Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources and Environment.  For more Virginia water sounds, music, or information, visit us online at virginiawaterradio.org, or call the Water Center at (540) 231-5624.  Thanks to Stewart Scales for his banjo version of Cripple Creek to open and close this episode.  In Blacksburg, I'm Alan Raflo, thanking you for listening, and wishing you health, wisdom, and good water. AUDIO NOTES AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Virginia Water Radio thanks Dr. Tyler Parry, University of Nevada-Las Vegas, for his help with this episode. The sounds heard in this episode were as follows:Chesapeake Bay waves on Kent Island, Md., recorded by Virginia Water Radio on June 22, 2010;swimmers at Blacksburg Aquatic Center in Blacksburg, Va., recorded by Virginia Water Radio in July 2019;fire hose sound recorded by user bigroomsound, made available for use by purchase on Pond5, online at https://www.pond5.com/sound-effects/item/5499472-watersprayfireman-hosevarious. The arrangement of “Wade in the Water” (a traditional hymn) heard in this episode is copyright 2021 by Torrin Hallett, used with permission.  Torrin is a 2018 graduate of Oberlin College and Conservatory in Oberlin, Ohio; a 2020 graduate in Horn Performance from Manhattan School of Music in New York; and a 2021 graduate of the Lamont School of Music at the University of Denver.  He is currently a graduate student at the Yale School of Music.  More information about Torrin is available online at https://www.facebook.com/torrin.hallett.  Thanks very much to Torrin for composing this arrangement especially for Virginia Water Radio.  This music was used previously by Virginia Water Radio in Episode 566, 3-1-21, the introduction to Virginia Water Radio's series on water in U.S. civil rights history. Click here if you'd like to hear the full version (1 min./11 sec.) of the “Cripple Creek” arrangement/performance by Stewart Scales that opens and closes this episode.  More information about Mr. Scales and the group New Standard, with which Mr. Scales plays, is available online at http://newstandardbluegrass.com. IMAGE Sculpture in Birmingham, Alabama's, Kelly Ingram Park, recalling fire hoses being used on civil rights protestors in the 1960s.  Photo by Carol M. Highsmith, March 3, 2010.  Accessed from the Library of Congress, online at https://www.loc.gov/item/2010636978/, 2/15/22. SOURCES Used for AudioJeff Adelson, “New Orleans segregation, racial disparity likely worsened by post-Katrina policies, report says,” Nola.com (New Orleans Times-Picayune and New Orleans Advocate), April 5, 2018. Taylor Branch, Pillar of Fire: America in the King Years, 1963-65, Simon & Schuster, New York, 1998. Waldo E. Martin, Jr., and Patricia Sullivan, Civil Rights in the United States, Vol. One, Macmillian Reference USA, New York, 2000. Middle Passage Ceremonies and Port Markers Project, Transport on James River: “African Presence in Virginia,” undated, online at https://www.middlepassageproject.org/2020/04/29/african-presence-in-virginia/.  National Civil Rights Museum (Memphis, Tenn.), “Jim Crow Water Dippers,” online at https://www.civilrightsmuseum.org/from-the-vault/posts/water-dippers. Tyler Parry, “The Role of Water in African American History,” Black Perspectives, African American Intellectual History Society, May 4, 2018, online at https://www.aaihs.org/the-role-of-water-in-african-american-history/. James Patterson, Grand Expectations: The United States, 1945-1974, Oxford University Press, Oxford, England, and New York, N.Y., 1996. Donald M. Sweig, “The Importation of African Slaves to the Potomac River, 1732-1772,” The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 42, No. 4 (October 1985), pages 507-524; online at https://www.jstor.org/stable/1919032?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents. Virginia Commission to Examine Racial Inequity in Virginia Law, “Identifying and addressing the vestiges of inequity and inequality in Virginia's laws,” November 15, 2020, online at https://www.governor.virginia.gov/racial-inequity-commission/reports/, as of August 2021.  As of February 2022, this report is no longer available at this URL.  A description of the project is available in a February 10, 2021, news release from then Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, online at https://www.governor.virginia.gov/newsroom/all-releases/2021/february/headline-892615-en.html. Victoria W. Wolcott, “The forgotten history of segregated swimming pools and amusement parks,” UB NOW, University of Buffalo, July 11, 2019. Ed Worley, “Water fountains symbolize 1960s civil rights movement,” U.S. Army blog (unnamed), February 22, 2018, online at https://www.army.mil/article/200456/water_fountains_symbolize_1960s_civil_rights_movement. Water Citizen LLC, “Until Justice Rolls Down Like Waters—Water & the Civil Rights Movement,” Water Citizen News, January 16, 2014, online at http://watercitizennews.com/until-justice-rolls-down-like-water-water-the-civil-rights-movement/. Howard Zinn, A People's History of the United States, HarperCollins, New York, N.Y., 2003. For More Information about Civil Rights in the United States British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), “The Civil Rights Movement in America,” online at https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zcpcwmn/revision/1. Georgetown Law Library, “A Brief History of Civil Rights in the United States,” online at https://guides.ll.georgetown.edu/civilrights. Howard University Law Library, “A Brief History of Civil Rights in the United States,” online at https://library.law.howard.edu/civilrightshistory/intro. University of Maryland School of Law/Thurgood Marshall Law Library, “Historical Publications of the United States Commission on Civil Rights,” online at https://law.umaryland.libguides.com/commission_civil_rights. U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, online at https://www.usccr.gov/. U.S. House of Representatives, “Constitutional Amendments and Major Civil Rights Acts of Congress Referenced in Black Americans in Congress,” online at https://history.house.gov/Exhibitions-and-Publications/BAIC/Historical-Data/Constitutional-Amendments-and-Legislation/. U.S. National Archives, “The Constitution of the United States,” online at https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/constitution. RELATED VIRGINIA WATER RADIO EPISODES All Water Radio episodes are listed by category at the Index link above (http://www.virginiawaterradio.org/p/index.html).  See particularly the “History” subject category. This episode is part of the series, Exploring Water in U.S. Civil Rights History.  As of February 14, 2022, other episodes in the series are as follows: Episode 566, 3-1-21 – series overview.Episode 591, 8-23-21 – water symbolism in African American civil rights history. Following are links to some other previous episodes on the history of African Americans in Virginia. Episode 459, 2-11-19 – on Abraham Lincoln's arrival in Richmond at the end of the Civil War.Episode 128, 9-17-12 – on Chesapeake Bay Menhaden fishing crews and music.Episode 458, 2-4-19 – on Nonesuch and Rocketts Landing in Richmond. FOR VIRGINIA TEACHERS – RELATED STANDARDS OF LEARNING (SOLs) AND OTHER INFORMATIONFollowing are some Virginia Standards of Learning (SOLs) that may be supported by this episode's audio/transcript, sources, or other information included in this post. 2020 Music SOLs SOLs at various grade levels that call for “examining the relationship of music to the other fine arts and other fields of knowledge.” 2015 Social Studies SOLs Grades K-3 History Theme1.2 – Virginia history and life in present-day Virginia.Grades K-3 Civics Theme3.12 – Importance of government in community, Virginia, and the United States, including government protecting rights and property of individuals.3.13 – People of America's diversity of ethnic origins, customs, and traditions, under a republican form of government with respect for individual rights and freedoms.Virginia Studies CourseVS.7 – Civil War issues and events, including the role of Virginia and the role of various ethnic groups.VS.8 – Reconstruction era in Virginia, including “Jim Crow” issues and industrialization.VS.9 – How national events affected Virginia and its citizens. United States History to 1865 CourseUSI.5 – Factors that shaped colonial America and conditions in the colonies, including how people interacted with the environment to produce goods and service.USI.9 – Causes, events, and effects of the Civil War. United States History: 1865-to-Present CourseUSII.3 – Effects of Reconstruction on American life.USII.4 – Developments and changes in the period 1877 to early 1900s.USII.6 – Social, economic, and technological changes from the 1890s to 1945.USII.8 – Economic, social, and political transformation of the United States and the world after World War II.USII.9 – Domestic and international issues during the second half of the 20th Century and the early 21st Century. Civics and Economics Course CE.2 – Foundations, purposes, and components of the U.S. Constitution. CE.3 – Citizenship rights, duties, and responsibilities. CE.6 – Government at the national level.CE.7 – Government at the state level.CE.8 – Government at the local level.CE.10 – Public policy at local, state, and national levels. World Geography CourseWG.2 – How selected physical and ecological processes shape the Earth's surface, including climate, weather, and how humans influence their environment and are influenced by it.WG.3 – How regional landscapes reflect the physical environment and the cultural characteristics of their inhabitants.Virginia and United States History CourseVUS.6 – Major events in Virginia and the United States in the first half of the 19th Century.VUS.7 – Knowledge of the Civil War and Reconstruction eras.VUS.13 – Changes in the United States in the second half of the 20th Century.VUS.14 – Political and social conditions in the 21st Century.Government CourseGOVT.4 – Purposes, principles, and structure of the U.S. Constitution.GOVT.5 – Federal system of government in the United States.GOVT.7 – National government organization and powers.GOVT.8 – State and local government organization and powers.GOVT.9 – Public policy process at local, state, and national levels.GOVT.11 – Civil liberties and civil rights. Virginia's SOLs are available from the Virginia Department of Education, online at http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/.Following are links to Water Radio episodes (various topics) designed especially for certain K-12 grade levels. Episode 250, 1-26-15 – on boiling, for kindergarten through 3rd grade.Episode 255, 3-2-15 – on density, for 5th and 6th grade.Episode 282, 9-21-15 – on living vs. non-living, for kindergarten.Episode 309, 3-28-16 – on temperature regulation in animals, for kindergarten through 12th grade.Episode 333, 9-12-16 – on dissolved gases, especially dissolved oxygen in aquatic habitats, for 5th grade.Episode 403, 1-15-18 – on freezing and ice, for kindergarten through 3rd grade.Episode 404, 1-22-18 – on ice on ponds and lakes, for 4th through 8th grade.Episode 406, 2-5-18 – on ice on rivers, for middle school.Episode 407, 2-12-18 – on snow chemistry and physics, for high school.Episode 483, 7-29-19 – on buoyancy and drag, for middle school and high school.Episode 524, 5-11-20 – on sounds by water-related animals, for elementary school through high school.Episode 531, 6-29-20 – on various ways that animals get water, for 3rd and 4th grade.Episode 539, 8-24-20 – on basic numbers and facts about Virginia's water resources, for 4th and 6th grade.

For those that know me, I fall short of being the environmentalist I probably need to be. I drive a gas car. I don't bike as often as I should, and it took me a long time to embrace recycling.  But things are looking up for me and here's one reason why. Refill Goodness. Their motto is "sustainability made simple" and to be honest, they make it simple.  I ventured over the bridge to speak with  co-owner Jenny Vedrani about this simple concept of refilling your old containers. We refill our gas and propane tanks, so why not our shampoos, dish detergents and toothpastes--yes toothpastes! When you visit their shop on Kent Island (or at the Crofton Farmer's Market and other locations) you will see their commitment to sustainability and locally sourcing as. much as possible--down to the art on the walls! My takeaway from this conversation...it doesn't take much and little steps are still good steps. As for me, I am diggin' my refillable and sustainable toothpaste and reusable dish rag! And really, who can't love a business that came to fruition at a Phish concert? Have a listen! LINKS: Refill Goodness (Website) Refill Goodness (Facebook) Refill Goodness (Instagram)    

Mark and Mike are back from the holiday break and have a good show for you this week. Former Kent Island head football coach Damian Ferragamo talks retirement, the status of high school football, and the importance of a supporting family and assistant coaches. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/timeoutwithshoresports/support

Bay Ridge Wine & Spirits was busy while we all were hunkering down last year. They opened a new store on Kent Island and helped three other businesses raise $30,000 for our local schools! And embracing the touchless world we find ourselves in, they have launched a new program to shop with their new app! We wanted to check in with the owner, Dave Marberger to see what was new and his news did not disappoint. Market Watch honored Bay Ridge Wine & Spirits as a top retailer in the United States which was a goal (dream?) since the store opened back in 1991. Have a listen as we catch up on what's new and exciting, including when their incredibly popular Customer Appreciation Sale might return! LINKS: Bay Ridge Wine & Spirits (Website) Bay Ridge Wine & Spirits (Facebook) Bay Ridge Wine & Spirits (Twitter) Bay Ridge Wine & Spirits (Instagram) Bay Ridge Wine & Spirits (App-Apple and Android)

Mark & Mike recap the weekend of high school and college football. They also discuss the Queen Anne's respect factor as well as upcoming schedules for WiHi, QA, Decatur, and Kent Island. Oh, and lets not forget that Colonel gets props this week too! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/timeoutwithshoresports/support

Alain Clavette takes one last tour for the season to see pelagic birds in the Bay of Fundy. Then he visits a biological station on Kent Island.

Mike Bradley talks with football coaches and players from North Caroline, Kent Island, Queen Anne's, Colonel Richardson, and Decatur in this edition. Next week he will finish up with the rest of the conference. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/timeoutwithshoresports/support

CLICK HERE to  listen to episode audio (4:30).Sections below are the following: Transcript of Audio Audio Notes and Acknowledgments Images Sources Related Water Radio Episodes For Virginia Teachers (Relevant SOLs, etc.). Unless otherwise noted, all Web addresses mentioned were functional as of 8-16-21. TRANSCRIPT OF AUDIO From the Cumberland Gap to the Atlantic Ocean, this is Virginia Water Radio for the week of June 28, 2021.  This is a revised version of an episode from August 2013. MUSIC – ~11 sec – instrumental That's part of “Bass Fisherman's Reel,” an adaptation of a traditional tune called “Fisher's Hornpipe,” by Williamsburg musician Timothy Seaman on his 2004 album, “Virginia Wildlife.”  The music sets the stage for a “reel” story about fishing equipment and a summer bird of prey.  We start with a series of mystery sounds.  Have a listen for about 20 seconds, and see if you can guess how the first two sounds add up to the third. And here's a hint: misplaced line makes for a tangled, feathered fisher.SOUNDS - ~19 secIf you guessed, an Osprey running afoul of some fishing line, you're right!  You heard he call of an Osprey, or “Fish Hawk,”; the sound of fishing line, being reeled in; and part of a rescue of an Osprey chick stuck in fishing line.  The latter sound was taken from the “Osprey Cam,” the Chesapeake Conservancy's real-time video transmission from an Osprey nest on Kent Island, Maryland.  On July 29, 2013, the camera showed that one of that year's three chicks had gotten its legs caught in fishing line.  Some viewers of the bird's predicament went to the site, waded out to the nest with a ladder, and climbed up and disentangled the chick. Unwittingly, this lucky Osprey chick had starred in a documentary about the value of fishing-line recycling stations.  Birds, sea turtles, and other animals can get stuck in, or eat, improperly discarded fishing line, nets, or other plastic items.  Such material can also get caught in boat propellers or intakes.  Recycling programs for fishing line are one way to help reduce these threats.  Virginia began a statewide fishing-line recycling program in 2009, run jointly by the Department of Wildlife Resources—formerly the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries—and the Marine Resources Commission.  Recycling is now available at many boat ramps, parks, and marinas, as well as at some outdoor-equipment businesses.  At those locations, anglers can look for the distinctive plastic tubes with a curved top, and help put plastic back to use, instead of on a beak or fin. Thanks to Lang Elliot and the Stokes Field Guide to Bird Songs, to Timothy Seaman, and to the Chesapeake Conservancy, respectively, for permission to use this week's sounds of an Osprey, fishing line, and the Osprey chick rescue.  Thanks also to Mr. Seaman for this week's music, and we close with about 20 more seconds of “Bass Fisherman's Reel.” MUSIC – ~20 sec – instrumental SHIP'S BELL Virginia Water Radio is produced by the Virginia Water Resources Research Center, part of Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources and Environment.  For more Virginia water sounds, music, or information, visit us online at virginiawaterradio.org, or call the Water Center at (540) 231-5624.  Thanks to Stewart Scales for his banjo version of Cripple Creek to open and close this show.  In Blacksburg, I'm Alan Raflo, thanking you for listening, and wishing you health, wisdom, and good water. AUDIO NOTES AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This Virginia Water Radio episode revises and replaces Episode 175, 8-19-13.The Osprey call sounds were from the Stokes Field Guide to Bird Songs-Eastern Region CD set, by Lang Elliott with Donald and Lillian Stokes (Time Warner Audio Books, copyright 1997), used with permission of Lang Elliott.  Lang Elliot's work is available online at the “Music of Nature” Web site, http://www.musicofnature.org/. The fishing line sound and musical excerpt from “Bass Fisherman's Reel,” on the 2004 album “Virginia Wildlife,” is copyright Timothy Seaman and Pine Wind Music, used with permission.  More information about Timothy Seaman is available online at https://timothyseaman.com/en/.The sounds of the rescue of an Osprey chick caught in fishing line were taken from a video recorded by the Chesapeake Conservancy's “Osprey Cam,” available online at http://www.chesapeakeconservancy.org/Osprey-Cam, used with permission.  For more information about the camera or the Conservancy, contact the Conservancy at 716 Giddings Avenue, Suite 42, Annapolis, Maryland 21401; phone (443) 321-3610; e-mail: info@chesapeakeconservancy.org. Click here if you'd like to hear the full version (1 min./11 sec.) of the “Cripple Creek” arrangement/performance by Stewart Scales that opens and closes this episode.  More information about Mr. Scales and the group New Standard, with which Mr. Scales plays, is available online at http://newstandardbluegrass.com. IMAGES Young Osprey in Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia.  Photo by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), made available for public use by the USFWS' National Digital Library, online at http://digitalmedia.fws.gov.  The specific URL for this image was https://digitalmedia.fws.gov/digital/collection/natdiglib/id/12049/rec/9, as of 8-16-21.Osprey in flight, 2016 (location not identified).  Photo by Alvin Freund, made available for public use by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Digital Library, online at http://digitalmedia.fws.gov.  The specific URL for this image was https://digitalmedia.fws.gov/digital/collection/natdiglib/id/17870/rec/11, as of 8-16-21.Fishing-line recycling container at South Holston Lake, Washington County, Virginia, April 15, 2013. SOURCES Used for Audio Boat US Foundation, online at https://www.boatus.org/clean-boating/recycling/fishing-line-recycling/. Chesapeake Conservancy, “Webcams/Osprey,” online at https://www.chesapeakeconservancy.org/ospreycam. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation, “Commission, “Reel. Remove. Recycle – Don't Leave Your Line Behind,”online at https://mrrp.myfwc.com/. Cornell University Lab of Ornithology, “All About Birds,” online at http://www.allaboutbirds.org.  The Osprey entry is online at https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Osprey/.  Video from an Osprey camera at Savannah, Georgia, is available online at https://www.allaboutbirds.org/cams/savannah-ospreys/. Outdoor News, “State Agencies Initiate Fishing Line Recycling Program,” 2/10/09. [Easton, Md.] Star Democrat, Osprey cam chick Ozzie is rescued, 8/7/13. Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (formerly Department of Game and Inland Fisheries):“Fish and Wildlife Information Service,” online at https://services.dwr.virginia.gov/fwis/; the Osprey entry is online at https://services.dwr.virginia.gov/fwis/booklet.html?&bova=040095&Menu=_.Taxonomy&version=18845; “Recycle Your Fishing Line” is online at https://dwr.virginia.gov/fishing/recycle-your-line/. Virginia Marine Resources Commission, “Introducing the Virginia Fishing Line Recycling Program,” online at https://mrc.virginia.gov/rec_assessment/VFLRP_AD.shtm. For More Information about Birds in Virginia and Elsewhere Chesapeake Bay Program, “Birds,” online at https://www.chesapeakebay.net/discover/field-guide/all/birds/all. Cornell University Lab of Ornithology, “Birds of the World,” online at https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/home(subscription required). Cornell University Lab of Ornithology, “Merlin Photo ID.”  The application for mobile devices allows users to submit a bird photograph to get identification of the bird. Information is available online at http://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/. Cornell University Lab of Ornithology and the Audubon Society, “eBird,” online at https://ebird.org/home.  Here you can find locations of species observations made by contributors, and you can sign up to contribute your own observations. National Audubon Society, online at https://www.audubon.org/. University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, “Animal Diversity Web,” online at https://animaldiversity.org/. Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (formerly Department of Game and Inland Fisheries), “List of Native and Naturalized Fauna in Virginia, August 2020,” online (as a PDF) at https://dwr.virginia.gov/wp-content/uploads/virginia-native-naturalized-species.pdf. Virginia Society of Ornithology, online at http://www.virginiabirds.org/.  The Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to the study, conservation, and enjoyment of birds in the Commonwealth. Xeno-canto Foundation, online at http://www.xeno-canto.org/.  This site provides bird songs from around the world. RELATED VIRGINIA WATER RADIO EPISODES All Water Radio episodes are listed by category at the Index link above (http://www.virginiawaterradio.org/p/index.html).  See particularly the “Birds,” ‘Overall Importance of Water,” and “Recreation” subject categories. FOR VIRGINIA TEACHERS – RELATED STANDARDS OF LEARNING (SOLs) AND OTHER INFORMATION Following are some Virginia Standards of Learning (SOLs) that may be supported by this episode's audio/transcript, sources, or other information included in this post. 2020 Music SOLs SOLs at various grade levels that call for “examining the relationship of music to the other fine arts and other fields of knowledge.” 2018 Science SOLs Grades K-4: Living Systems and Processes2.5 – Living things are part of a system.4.3 – Organisms, including humans, interact with one another and with the nonliving components in the ecosystem. Grades K-5: Earth ResourcesK.11 – Humans use resources.1.8 – Natural resources can be used responsibly, including that most natural resources are limited; human actions can affect the availability of natural resources; and reducing, reusing, and recycling are ways to conserve natural resources.3.8 – Natural events and humans influence ecosystems.4.8 – Virginia has important natural resources. Grade 66.9 – Humans impact the environment and individuals can influence public policy decisions related to energy and the environment. Life ScienceLS.9 – Relationships exist between ecosystem dynamics and human activity. Earth ScienceES.6 – Resource use is complex.ES.8 – Freshwater resources influence and are influenced by geologic processes and human activity. BiologyBIO.8 – Dynamic equilibria exist within populations, communities, and ecosystems, including that natural events and human activities influence local and global ecosystems and may affect the flora and fauna of Virginia. 2015 Social Studies SOLs Civics and Economics CourseCE.3 – Citizenship rights, duties, and responsibilities.CE.7 – Government at the state level.CE.10 – Public policy at local, state, and national levels. Government CourseGOVT.8 – State and local government organization and powers.GOVT.9 – Public policy process at local, state, and national levels.Virginia's SOLs are available from the Virginia Department of Education, online at http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/. Following are links to Water Radio episodes (various topics) designed especially for certain K-12 grade levels. Episode 250, 1-26-15 – on boiling, for kindergarten through 3rdgrade.Episode 255, 3-2-15 – on density, for 5th and 6th grade.Episode 282, 9-21-15 – on living vs. non-living, for kindergarten.Episode 309, 3-28-16 – on temperature regulation in animals, for kindergarten through 12th grade.Episode 333, 9-12-16 – on dissolved gases, especially dissolved oxygen in aquatic habitats, for 5thgrade.Episode 403, 1-15-18 – on freezing and ice, for kindergarten through 3rd grade.Episode 404, 1-22-18 – on ice on ponds and lakes, for 4ththrough 8th grade.Episode 406, 2-5-18 – on ice on rivers, for middle school.Episode 407, 2-12-18 – on snow chemistry and physics, for high school.

Give us about ten minutes a day and we will give you all the local news, local sports, local weather, and local events you can handle.   SPONSORS: Many thanks to our sponsors... Solar Energy Services because solar should be in your future! The Kristi Neidhardt Team. If you are looking to buy or sell your home, give Kristi a call at 888-860-7369! MacMedics up in Severna Park and Lanham! And NOW OPEN in Annapolis, Rehab 2 Perform! Today...Ramos wanted faster sentencing, Judge said no. A rare assault in Highland Beach. Annapolis gets an easement so residents can look at the water. AMFM has canceled their "In The Vane Of..." concert series for this fall. And for your musical pleasure, funk and soul tonight at the Maritime Museum, 80s dance music tomorrow at Annapolis Town Center, and jazz starting tomorrow for three days at the Jazz on the Narrows on Kent Island! It's Thursday, which means that Trevor from  Annapolis Makerspace is here with your Maker Minutes with great ideas to work out your mind and hone your skills. And of course, George from DCMDVA Weather is here with your local weather forecast! Please download their APP so you can keep on top of the local weather scene! The Eye On Annapolis Daily News Brief is produced every Monday through Friday at 6:00 am and available wherever you get your podcasts and also on our social media platforms--All Annapolis and Eye On Annapolis (FB) and @eyeonannapolis (TW) NOTE: For hearing impaired subscribers, a full transcript is available on Eye On Annapolis

Kent Island, Maryland, located in Queen Anne County, is the largest island in Chesapeake Bay, and it is a picture perfect place, surrounded by water and large expanses of beaches. It's a historic place that really embodies coastal living, with so much to do from biking, to swimming, to hiking through lush woods and tidal marshes. It is a place you would want to live if enjoying life is your main objective, and it is where 51 year old Robin Pope was living with her husband and two daughters when she went missing along with her beloved Great Dane Bella in March of 2013. Bella washed up on shore the next day, but it would be another twenty-two days before Robin's body was found. The last person to see her alive was Robin's estranged husband, Wayne Pope, but although the police have never been able to say conclusively whether Robin's death was a result of foul play, or a simple tragic accident, those close to Robin believe they know the truth.  Shop for your Crime Weekly gear here --> https://crimeweeklypodcast.com/shop Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CrimeWeeklyPodcast Website: CrimeWeeklyPodcast.com Instagram: @CrimeWeeklyPod Twitter: @CrimeWeeklyPod Facebook: @CrimeWeeklyPod

Harold Wilson's guest is Jack Broderick, President of the Kent Island Heritage Society. Most people know Kent Island as a huge traffic headache since it hosts the only corridor, Rt. 50/301, across the Chesapeake Bay north of Norfolk Virginia. During the week it carries over 68,000 vehicles each day. This volume jumps to over 118,000 per day over the summer weekends. During these high-volume periods, long lines of traffic are familiar on the corridor east of Annapolis and certainly on Kent Island. The state is currently studying proposals to address this problem including a third span connected to Kent Island. The Kent Island Heritage Society responded to this third-span proposal in the Tier 1 NEPA Study with both written and oral testimony. Broderick argues that a third span connected to Kent Island, and the resulting new traffic infrastructure using the same Rt. 50/301 corridor across the island, “is a clear threat to preserving the heritage of Kent Island. Jack Broderick joins Wilson

This week on Third Floor Views we talk with Dr. Katherine Edwards and Dr. Margaret Turner of Annapolis Pediatrics about kids, vaccinations and COVID. Starting with the basics; who can and should get vaccinated against COVID and what can vaccinated kids can do safely? We discuss what younger, unvaccinated kids need to do this summer to stay safe. When might younger kids be eligible for vaccination and what is the potential timeline? What do parents need to do to get their kids ready for the COVID vaccine? We also dive into common parental objections to the COVID vaccine and our trusted pediatricians give us straight answers to our questions. About Annapolis Pediatrics: For over 70 years, Annapolis Pediatrics has provided superior healthcare to infants, children, adolescents, and young adults in Annapolis and the surrounding communities. In some cases, they have cared for three generations of families. They strive to provide high quality medical care, from excellent clinical care to a positive customer experience for their patients and their parents.Annapolis Pediatrics has over 30 physicians and nurse practitioners in 5 locations: Annapolis, Crofton, Edgewater, Severna Park, and Kent Island. Visit https://annapolispediatrics.com/ for more information on the practice, providers, free events, and resources.

If you're headed down the ocean this weekend, as the saying goes, it's almost a sure bet that depending on what time you leave to head east over the Chesapeake Bay Bridge to Kent Island, you will spend part of the time during your trip snarled in traffic. And if you live on the Eastern or Western Shore, your commute or your drive doing errands will be slowed down too. The traffic that tangles shore roadways is not just a matter of inconvenience. For firefighters, police officers and medical personnel it can sometimes be, literally, a matter of life and death. The first span of the Bay Bridge was built in 1952. 20 years later, a second span was built from Annapolis to Kent Island to relieve congestion. Nearly 50 years later, is it time for a third span? If so, where? Up north in Harford County? Should it connect Aberdeen and Cecilton? Or in the South in St. Mary's County, connecting Lexington Park and Princess Anne? Or, at any number of points in between? A new study by the Maryland Transportation Authority that considered these options has created controversy.The report was five years in the making and it cost $5 million dollars. It outlines options that include building another span next to the first two, putting a bridge somewhere else, or building nothing at all. Today on Midday, a conversation about the bridges' impact on traffic on both sides of the Chesapeake Bay. Tom's first guest is Queen Anne's County Commissioner Jim Moran.He joins us by phone. Later in the program, Tom speaks with Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman.He joins us on Zoom. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode of Caffeine & Self-Esteem features our friend Geoff Kilian! Geoff is the guitarist and lead vocalist for the band Poison Orchid. Poison Orchid is based in Kent Island, MD; and play all over the state. The lads discuss how they met, why we changed our bands name to The Caffeine Rush, getting kicked out of/quitting a band, the best chicken tenders in the area of the Pod, how the shoot went for his video “Can't Win Lord”, writing a song in 10 minutes and the general songwriting process, best/worst gigs, and so much more! Follow Poison Orchid here! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/poisonorchid/ Stream “Don't Give Up the Ship” here! https://open.spotify.com/album/5wauBphkusPpkpIPOxl3iz Watch the Official Video for “Can't Win Lord” here! https://youtu.be/pZuBwm4K5XY DISCLAIMER: The video is cut short unfortunately due to technical difficulties, and we have since figured out why, and going forward have fixed it. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

If you’ve traveled east across the Bay Bridge toward Maryland’s Eastern Shore, you might recognize the feeling: shoulders relax, blood pressure drops, a satisfying deep sigh … as Chesapeake waters stretch around you and Kent Island comes into view. Troy Lowman--writer, director and executive producer of the film Love Letters to the Shore--wants people who view his documentary to better understand the special place he calls home. He hopes to entice visitors, but the film itself is his own personal love letter: “Really what I did this for is, I did it to instill the pride in shore people to remind them that we’re lucky that we’re from there, and it’s always going to be a part of all of us.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we’re going to hear another Waterway Interview. While coming up the Chesapeake we had a fuel stop on Kent Island, where we met up with a follower of our expedition that wanted to meet us there and escort us across the bay to Annapolis. Our escort was Daniel Zick, and after getting settled on the other side of the Chesapeake, we went to dinner with he and his new bride Catherine. While at dinner we discussed our need for a local interview and he set us up with his grandfather, Robert Elber Zick Jr, a local retired Pastor and a veteran of WWII. Elber it turns out, was a character with a maniacal laugh, which you will hear. At the time of the interview he was 88, and I heard just a few years ago that he’d passed away at the age of 95. He’d said during the interview that he he’d like to see 100. He almost made it. He was a kind man with some amazing experiences. He gives the credit for his success to others, he talks about faith, about the youth of America, and what he thinks is important for the future.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/everydayamerica)

Hondo Handy's Podcast has a conversation with Courtney Blackford, Sales and Marketing Manager at Residence Inn by Marriott in Ocean City, Maryland. Courtney shares her journey, as an athlete from Kent Island, Maryland to Salisbury University, where she earned a degree in Theatre. She still applies some of her theatrical trade as a voice-over talent with radio, television and in the online industry. She has worked in the Sale and Hospitality Management for a long while. Her experience with AHI in Meeting Services, as a Meeting and Sales Consultant, has proved to be very valuable. She shares how Youth Sports Tournaments and other Ocean City Special Events benefit the hotel industry. She also shares how Residence Inn has partnered with the Ocean City community, on other events. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Click to listen to episode (5:19) Sections below are the following:Transcript of AudioAudio Notes and AcknowledgmentsImages SourcesRelated Water Radio EpisodesFor Virginia Teachers (Relevant SOLs, etc.)Unless otherwise noted, all Web addresses mentioned were functional as of 8-21-20.TRANSCRIPT OF AUDIO From the Cumberland Gap to the Atlantic Ocean, this is Virginia Water Radio for the week of August 24, 2020.  This week’s episode is intended especially for Virginia science students and their teachers in grades 4 and 6, and for anyone interested in water-related numbers. MUSIC - ~ 20 sec – instrumental That’s part of “The Water is Wide,” a traditional Scottish tune, performed by Timothy Seaman of Williamsburg, Va.  It sets the stage for exploring some numbers and facts about the wide variety of Virginia’s water resources.  We start with some mystery sounds about water bodies, that is, places that contain surface water.  Have a listen for about 25 seconds, and see if you know these four kinds of water bodies. SOUNDS – ~ 23 sec If you guessed river, stream, lake, and estuary, you’re right! Those were sounds from the James River in Lynchburg; a small stream in Montgomery County; a boat on Claytor Lake in Pulaski County; and waves in the Chesapeake Bay, which is the United States’ largest estuary.  An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal water body where fresh water and salt water mix. According to a 2019 state government report, Virginia has almost 43,000 square miles of surface area, and about 3300 of those square miles are covered by surface waters.  That includes over 100,000 miles of rivers and streams; 160,000 acres in 248 publicly-owned lakes, not counting hundreds of privately-owned lakes or ponds; over 2300 square miles of estuaries; over 1 million acres of wetlands; and 120 miles of Atlantic Ocean coastline. All surface water bodies have an associated watershed, that is, the land area that drains to the water body at any given point.  Small-stream watersheds might cover considerably less than one square mile, while large-river watersheds can cover thousands of square miles, such as the over 10,000 square miles in the James River watershed, almost one-fourth of Virginia’s landscape. Besides surface water, the other main component of water resources is groundwater.  Underground formations of rock or other materials that yield water in wells are called aquifers.  Aquifers occur all over Virginia, varying in rock type, size, depth, and amount of water they hold and yield.  One particularly large example is the Potomac Aquifer, the major source of groundwater in Eastern Virginia; it’s found from Georgia to New Jersey. We know a lot about water in Virginia, but many unknowns—about climate change, groundwater, streams, and more—will probably still be wide-open questions when today’s elementary students have become tomorrow’s scientists. Thanks to Timothy Seaman for permission to use his version of “The Water is Wide.”  We close with some more music, with a title appropriate for wandering around to explore Virginia’s great diversity of waters.  Here’s about 20 seconds of “Wandering Boots,” by the Charlottesville- and Nelson County, Va.-based band, Chamomile and Whiskey. MUSIC - ~19 sec – instrumental SHIP’S BELL Virginia Water Radio is produced by the Virginia Water Resources Research Center, part of Virginia Tech’s College of Natural Resources and Environment.  For more Virginia water sounds, music, or information, visit us online at virginiawaterradio.org, or call the Water Center at (540) 231-5624.  Thanks to Ben Cosgrove for his version of “Shenandoah” to open and close the show.  In Blacksburg, I’m Alan Raflo, thanking you for listening, and wishing you health, wisdom, and good water. AUDIO NOTES AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The version of “The Water is Wide” heard here, from the 2006 album, “Jamestown—On the Edge of a Vast Continent,” is copyright by Timothy Seaman and Pine Wind Music, used with permission.  More information about Timothy Seaman is available online at https://timothyseaman.com/en/.  More information on this traditional tune is available from Jürgen Kloss, “Just Another Tune/‘The Water Is Wide’—The History Of A ‘Folksong’” (July 2012), online at http://www.justanothertune.com/html/wateriswide.html. “Wandering Boots,” from the 2013 album “Wandering Boots,” is copyright by Chamomile and Whiskey, used with permission.  More information about Chamomile and Whiskey is available online at https://www.chamomileandwhiskey.com/.  This music was used previously by Virginia Water Radio in Episode 265, 5-11-15. The sounds heard in this episode were recorded by Virginia Water Radio as follows:James River at Percival’s Island in Lynchburg, Va., June 15, 2013; small stream flowing through a wetland in Heritage Park in Blacksburg, Va., July 27, 2016;boat on Claytor Lake in Pulaski County, Va., August 31, 2013;Chesapeake Bay at Kent Island, Maryland, June 22, 2010.Click here if you’d like to hear the full version (2 min./22 sec.) of the “Shenandoah” arrangement/performance by Ben Cosgrove that opens and closes this episode. More information about Mr. Cosgrove is available online at http://www.bencosgrove.com. IMAGES James River at Lynchburg, Va., June15, 2013. Small stream in Heritage Park in Blacksburg, Va. (Montgomery County), June 2, 2015.Claytor Lake as seen in Claytor Lake State Park, Pulaski County, Va., September 23, 2012. Chesapeake Bay as seen from the boat ramp in Kiptopeke State Park, Northampton County, Va., October 7, 2007.Map of Virginia's major river watersheds, from the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, “Virginia’s Major Watersheds,” online at https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/soil-and-water/wsheds SOURCES Used for Audio Chesapeake Bay Program, “The Estuary,” online at https://www.chesapeakebay.net/discover/ecosystem/the_estuary_system. Hampton Roads Sanitation District, “What is the Potomac Aquifer?” online at https://www.hrsd.com/swift/potomac-aquifer-diminishing-resource. Carrie Jensen et al., “Headwater stream length dynamics across four physiographic provinces of the Appalachian Highlands,” Hydrological Processes, Vol., 31, No., 19, 15 September 2017; accessed online at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/hyp.11259 (subscription may be required).  This research article has some numbers on the watershed area of small streams. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, “Basic Information about Estuaries,” online at https://www.epa.gov/nep/basic-information-about-estuaries. U.S. Geological Survey, “Aquifer Basics,” online at https://water.usgs.gov/ogw/aquiferbasics/index.html. U.S. Geological Survey, “Water Science School,” online at https://www.usgs.gov/special-topic/water-science-school:“Aquifers and Groundwater,” online at https://www.usgs.gov/special-topic/water-science-school/science/aquifers-and-groundwater?qt-science_center_objects=0#qt-science_center_objects; “Groundwater,” online at https://www.usgs.gov/special-topic/water-science-school/science/groundwater; “Surface Water,” online at https://www.usgs.gov/special-topic/water-science-school/science/surface-water;“Watersheds and Drainage Basins,” online at https://www.usgs.gov/special-topic/water-science-school/science/watersheds-and-drainage-basins?qt-science_center_objects=0#qt-science_center_objects. Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, “Status of Virginia’s Water Resources – A Report on Virginia’s Water Resources Management Activities,” October 2019, online at https://rga.lis.virginia.gov/Published/2019/RD416/.  This report is the source (Appendix 1 page 30) for the numbers cited in this episode.  The 100,000 miles number used in the audio is the estimate used in the report for non-tidal rivers and streams.For More Information about Water Resources in Virginia or Elsewhere Alan Raflo, “Divide and Confluence,” Virginia Water Central, February 2000, pages 8-11, online at https://vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/handle/10919/49316. This is a basic introduction to watersheds and to Virginia’s main river basins.U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, “How’s My Waterway?” online at https://www.epa.gov/waterdata/hows-my-waterway.  Formerly called “Surf Your Watershed,” this site allows users to locate watersheds and watershed information across the United States.U.S. Geological Survey, “Virginia and West Virginia Water Science Center,” online at https://www.usgs.gov/centers/va-wv-water. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, “Hydrologic Unit Geography,” online at http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/soil_and_water/hu.shtml.  This site provides detailed information on how watersheds are designated, plus access to interactive maps of Virginia’s watersheds. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, “Virginia’s Major Watersheds,” online at http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/soil_and_water/wsheds.shtml. Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, “Watershed Roundtables,” online at http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/Water/WaterQualityInformationTMDLs/WatershedRoundtables.aspx.  This site provides access to online information about watershed groups in Virginia’s major river basins.Virginia Department of Health, “Private Well Water Information,” online at https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/environmental-health/onsite-sewage-water-services-updated/organizations/private-well-water-information/. Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR), “Rivers and Streams,” online at https://dwr.virginia.gov/rivers/. RELATED VIRGINIA WATER RADIO EPISODES All Water Radio episodes are listed by category at the Index link above (http://www.virginiawaterradio.org/p/index.html).  See particularly the “Groundwater” and “Rivers, Streams, and Other Surface Water” subject categories; the latter category has entries for specific rivers and other water bodies, including the Chesapeake Bay. Following are links to some episodes on various topics related to this week’s episode. On Geography GenerallyEpisode 265, 5-11-15 – on the subject of geography (used “Wandering Boots”). On Groundwater Episode 75, 8-15-11 and Episode 379, 7-31-17 – on springs. Episode 258, 3-23-15 – on winter precipitation and recharge of groundwater.Episode 306, 3-7-16 – an introduction to groundwater. Episode 534, 7-20-20 – on Eastern Virginia groundwater.On Watersheds Episode 140, 12-10-12 – on early exploration of the Chesapeake Bay and tributary rivers. Episode 156, 4-8-13 – on watershed basics. Episode 209, 4-14-14 – on the Blue Ridge and three major watersheds. Episode 251, 2-2-15 – featuring a musical tour of several river basins.Episode 288, 11-2-15 – on mountain gaps, including their role as watershed divides. Episode 334, 9-19-16 – featuring a quiz on rivers and watersheds, covering major Virginia river basins.Episode 397, 12-4-17 – on headwater streams and related research. On Estuaries Episode 326, 7-25-16 – an introduction to estuaries. On Wetlands Episode 429, 7-16-18 – an introduction to marshes and other kinds of wetlands. FOR VIRGINIA TEACHERS – RELATED STANDARDS OF LEARNING (SOLs) AND OTHER INFORMATION This episode is intended to support specifically the following Virginia Standards of Learning (SOLs).2010 Science SOLs Grades K-6 Earth Resources Theme 4.9 – Virginia natural resources, including watersheds, water resources, and organisms. Grades K-6 Living Systems Theme 6.7 – natural processes and human interactions that affect watershed systems; Virginia watersheds, water bodies, and wetlands; health and safety issues; and water monitoring. Earth Science Course ES.8 – influences by geologic processes and the activities of humans on freshwater resources, including identification of groundwater and major watershed systems in Virginia, with reference to the hydrologic cycle. Following are some other SOLs that may be supported by this episode’s audio/transcript, sources, or other information included in this post. 2013 Music SOLs SOLs at various grade levels that call for “examining the relationship of music to the other fine arts and other fields of knowledge.” 2010 Science SOLsGrades K-6 Earth Patterns, Cycles, and Change Theme 3.9 – Water cycle, including sources of water, energy driving water cycle, water essential for living things, and water limitations and conservation. Grades K-6 Earth Resources Theme 6.9 – public policy decisions related to the environment (including resource management and conservation, land use decisions, hazard mitigation, and cost/benefit assessments). 2015 Social Studies SOLs Grades K-3 Geography Theme 1.6 – Virginia climate, seasons, and landforms. Grades K-3 Economics Theme 2.8 – natural, human, and capital resources. Virginia Studies Course VS.10 – knowledge of government, geography, and economics in present-day Virginia. World Geography Course WG.2 – how selected physical and ecological processes shape the Earth’s surface, including climate, weather, and how humans influence their environment and are influenced by it. Virginia’s SOLs are available from the Virginia Department of Education, online at http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/. Following are links to Water Radio episodes (various topics) designed especially for certain K-12 grade levels. Episode 250, 1-26-15 – on boiling, for kindergarten through 3rd grade. Episode 255, 3-2-15 – on density, for 5th and 6th grade. Episode 282, 9-21-15 – on living vs. non-living, for kindergarten. Episode 309, 3-28-16 – on temperature regulation in animals, for kindergarten through 12th grade. Episode 333, 9-12-16 – on dissolved gases, especially dissolved oxygen in aquatic habitats, for 5th grade. Episode 403, 1-15-18 – on freezing and ice, for kindergarten through 3rd grade. Episode 404, 1-22-18 – on ice on ponds and lakes, for 4th through 8th grade. Episode 406, 2-5-18 – on ice on rivers, for middle school. Episode 407, 2-12-18 – on snow chemistry and physics, for high school. Episode 483, 7-29-19 – on buoyancy and drag, for middle school and high school. Episode 524, 5-11-20 – on sounds by water-related animals, for elementary school through high school.Episode 531, 6-29-20 – on various ways that animals get water, for 3rd and 4th grade.

The fighting on the Chesapeake exploded in the 1630s between Virginia and Maryland. The trading post on Kent Island was under siege, but a series of small successes attracted more and more sailors until Kent Island looked very much like a pirate haven.

The first Boghouse travel show, in which Matt and Melissa accidentally journey to historical destinations in Maryland

In this episode of Lykken on Lending we'll have George Stoltz on the program speaking LIVE from the Lenders One Summit happening in Seattle! George Stoltz is a well-known resource within technology and operational processes within the mortgage industry and has a long history of leading project teams in various technology driven platform integrations, strategy creation, and driving nationwide sales. At the Lenders One Mortgage Cooperative, George manages the vendor relationships and is instrumental in developing effective strategies in solving for Lenders One Member challenges as it relates to technology solutions, operational inefficiencies, and reduction in overall loan manufacturing costs. Prior to Lenders One, George spent most of the last decade at Freddie Mac managing various technical integrations with mortgage lenders in adopting Freddie Mac platform technology in support of what is now known as the Loan Advisor Suite, introducing sales strategies nationwide, and navigating the many challenges that come with the Uniform Mortgage Data Program requirements during a state of continuous change driven by legislation and the market environment. George started in the mortgage industry as an originator approximately 20 years ago and quickly moved to owning his own mortgage company while experiencing just about every aspect the mortgage industry had to offer. In addition to owning his own mortgage company within the Mid-Atlantic region, George also served in the military programming satellites for targeting and imagery. He currently resides with his family on Kent Island, Maryland. Read more... In this episode of Lykken on Lending we'll have George Stoltz on the program speaking LIVE from the Lenders One Summit happening in Seattle! George Stoltz is a well-known resource within technology and operational processes within the mortgage industry and has a long history of leading project teams in various technology driven platform integrations, strategy creation, and driving nationwide sales. At the Lenders One Mortgage Cooperative, George manages the vendor relationships and is instrumental in developing effective strategies in solving for Lenders One Member challenges as it relates to technology solutions, operational inefficiencies, and reduction in overall loan manufacturing costs. Prior to Lenders One, George spent most of the last decade at Freddie Mac managing various technical integrations with mortgage lenders in adopting Freddie Mac platform technology in support of what is now known as the Loan Advisor Suite, introducing sales strategies nationwide, and navigating the many challenges that come with the Uniform Mortgage Data Program requirements during a state of continuous change driven by legislation and the market environment. George started in the mortgage industry as an originator approximately 20 years ago and quickly moved to owning his own mortgage company while experiencing just about every aspect the mortgage industry had to offer. In addition to owning his own mortgage company within the Mid-Atlantic region, George also served in the military programming satellites for targeting and imagery. He currently resides with his family on Kent Island, Maryland. Read more...

In this episode of Lykken on Lending we'll have George Stoltz on the program speaking LIVE from the Lenders One Summit happening in Seattle! George Stoltz is a well-known resource within technology and operational processes within the mortgage industry and has a long history of leading project teams in various technology driven platform integrations, strategy creation, and driving nationwide sales. At the Lenders One Mortgage Cooperative, George manages the vendor relationships and is instrumental in developing effective strategies in solving for Lenders One Member challenges as it relates to technology solutions, operational inefficiencies, and reduction in overall loan manufacturing costs. Prior to Lenders One, George spent most of the last decade at Freddie Mac managing various technical integrations with mortgage lenders in adopting Freddie Mac platform technology in support of what is now known as the Loan Advisor Suite, introducing sales strategies nationwide, and navigating the many challenges that come with the Uniform Mortgage Data Program requirements during a state of continuous change driven by legislation and the market environment. George started in the mortgage industry as an originator approximately 20 years ago and quickly moved to owning his own mortgage company while experiencing just about every aspect the mortgage industry had to offer. In addition to owning his own mortgage company within the Mid-Atlantic region, George also served in the military programming satellites for targeting and imagery. He currently resides with his family on Kent Island, Maryland. Read more...

Forget a new bridge. There are conservations pushing for high-speed ferries, buses and even trains as alternatives to a new Chesapeake Bay Bridge. I talked with Jay Falstad from the Queen Anne’s Conservation Association on why he says locals in Kent Island feel like they’re being held hostage during the summer and how these “other” ideas should be considered.

Blackwater Distilling’s head distiller Andy Keller came by the studio to talk about the Kent Island based distillery. We discussed his journey to become a distiller, different types of rum, and their newly opened tavern. Presented by Roasthouse Pub

William Claiborne sailed over from England in 1621, became secretary of the province and was later appointed treasurer of Virginia for life. He created a trading post on Kent Island, a convenient place for trading with the Indians, far up the Chesapeake Bay. In 1634 new settlers landed in this area and created a new province naming it Maryland. This group had a charter authorized by the King, taking away land that was considered part of Virginia and this would include Kent Island. So starts the mud flinging between Claiborne and Lord Baltimore.

Brian present the future direction for Centerpoint Church Kent Island.

Claiborne and Marylanders battle over Kent Island, Governor Harvey is deposed, and the fight for Kent Island goes to the courts of England.  George Evelin helps Calvert take over Kent Island, and the Second General Assembly raises questions of governance.  

The Potomac River report card and a look at the history behind the Bay's largest island. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/baywide/message

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MTA Communications & Marketing Senior Director Ryan Nawrocki, spoke with Billy Lusby from WNAV 1430 AM on Wednesday, March 22 about the new Commuter Bus routes 210 & 215. The two new commuter bus routes connect riders from Kent Island to Annapolis and Baltimore, while also providing access from Baltimore City to Annapolis. For the full interview, visit iTunes or click onto SoundCloud

MTA Administrator Paul Comfort, talks with Maryland Transit Times host Joanna Campbell about two new Commuter Bus routes, the 210 and 215, that will launch this coming Wednesday, March 1, 2017. During the interview they also discuss how riders can ride for free from March 1-14 to try out the new service. The 210 offers service from Kent Island to Annapolis and Baltimore. The 215 offers service from Baltimore to Annapolis. For more information visit https://mta.maryland.gov/content/commuter-buslink-newly-proposed-routes-210-215.

Josh Davidson is an Air Force Veteran who grew up in Tullahoma, TN. Josh currently runs his antique store, Exposed Treasures, and a photography studio, Josh Davidson Photography, on Kent Island on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Josh likes to use driftwood and old barnwood to make sculptures, artwork, furniture & more! Josh's passions, other than photography, also include acting and filmmaking. Opportunity is like signals coming into a satellite dish.  Most of the time you filter out most things that aren't important to you.  Once you know the direction that you want to go in, those filters are taken off and you will start to recognize new opportunities that are inline with your goals.  Be open to receiving these opportunities and you will be amazed by the "once in a lifetime opportunities" that you find on a regular basis.

This solo episode is about the importance of taking the first step, from Ever Better Podcast host, Lisa Conners Vogt. Do you ever go through this thought process? “I should try this. I might be good at it. But then again, I might be a total failure.” “It seems like this would be fun. I’ll meet new people who do interesting things. I’ll have a more interesting social life. But then again, maybe I won’t fit in. Maybe I’ll feel out of place.” “I’m sure I can figure out how to do that. My friends will be so proud!  They’ll say ‘Look what you’re doing! How awesome!’ But what if I try it and fail? They’ll laugh and say ‘I told you so.’“ “There are so many things to think about. What would I do first? This is way too complicated. I don’t know where to start. I’ll think about this again next week.” And so it goes. You put off, yet again, that project that deep down, really interests you and could change your life. Does any of that sound familiar? People go through this all the time when they’re thinking about starting a new project or taking on something new. The gym tailspin Are you thinking about joining a gym? I listened to a friend work through a series of questions that stopped her from actually taking the first step of even visiting a gym. She was caught in a tailspin wondering… "What gym should I go to?" "What are people wearing to the gym these days?" "Do I have to get new clothes? What about sneakers?" "I’m sure I don’t have the right sneakers or workout clothes. Whew! That’s a lot of shopping!" "I don’t look as good in yoga pants as those women do. Is there another option?!" "If I join a gym, what will I do there? I haven’t used any of that equipment in years. It’s probably all different." "Will I do classes? What’s Zumba? What’s Pilates?" "I’d probably be one of those people who pay the monthly fee all year and never show up." "When would I go? I’m too busy already!" Does this sound at all like your thought processes? Are you in the same tailspin about the gym or something else? It could be about taking a college class, playing a musical instrument, finding a new job, starting a business, trying online dating, or creating a blog. Each of these ventures involves a lot of steps if you stop to break them down. But if you do that, you risk getting caught up in a million details and never taking the first tangible step that will lead to another step, and another. Don’t get me wrong. I truly believe in project management and have practiced it throughout my career. When you’re working for someone else, you need to establish a start date and an end date, a project budget and think through anything that might derail a project. However, if it’s a personal project that will stretch you physically, socially, and creatively, you don’t need to know every little step in advance. You don’t need to know exactly where you’re headed or even how you’ll get there. Once you get started, if you like what you’re doing, you’ll find your way. Tim takes the first step About 18 months ago, my husband Tim, who has always worked out, wasn’t as fit as he used to be and wanted to improve his cardio fitness. A few of his friends at work were running, as was his brother, and two of my brothers. And in our area, you can’t drive down the street without passing a group of runners, regardless of the weather. So Tim thought about running. He did A LOT of reading online and talked to others who ran. Our chiropractor suggested that he start very slowly with short distances and to not worry about speed. He suggested mixing walking and jogging to let his body adjust to the new workout. One day, Tim was ready. He stopped researching and decided to start running. He started by doing a circuit through our neighborhood of about one mile. He ran and walked and ran and walked. His first time out was more walking than running. And so was his second and third. He wore the same clothes he had been wearing to the gym. He didn’t buy special sneakers. He just went with what he had. And he kept at it. The first time he ran through the whole neighborhood without stopping was a big milestone! And then he added a second loop and was eventually able to run two times around without stopping. Soon, he felt strong enough to venture outside of the neighborhood. His running wardrobe grew. He bought new shorts and a few shirts. Several said “Run” on them. I think they might have given him an extra dose of confidence. It got cold and he got a hat and gloves and running tights. And then, about 15 months in, he signed up for a 10K, which is 6.2 miles. He hadn’t run that far yet, but he was getting closer to that distance every week, and now he had a new goal. The week before the race he ran 6 ½ miles - .2 miles further than the course distance. On race day he ran with 22 thousand others over the Chesapeake Bay Bridge from Annapolis, MD to Kent Island. That was a great milestone! This past Christmas, Tim got a special watch to track his miles, his times, his calories, and who knows what else! And now, he’s up to 8 miles. Because he started slowly and adjusted, he’s never been injured and he’s continuing to build his distance and speed. His new goal is a half marathon. And, I know he’ll get there eventually. When I look back on this running journey that he’s been on, I’d have to say that his biggest milestone was taking the first step out the door. It didn’t matter that he wasn’t ready to run the neighborhood loop yet. The important thing is that he got started. He didn’t have the right sneakers, shorts, shirts, watch, hat, gloves, or socks. But over time, he figured out what he needed and slowly built up his running gear. When he started he didn’t know he would do the Chesapeake Bay 10K. I kept asking him about doing 5Ks and he would say, “No, that’s not for me. I’m just doing it for the health benefits.” But one day, it was for him but in a bigger way! He skipped right over the 5K and went directly to the 10K! He didn’t get caught up in figuring out all the details before he got started. He consulted with a doctor and then he stepped outside and TOOK the first step! I mean, he LITERALLY TOOK THE FIRST STEP! As Martin Luther King, Jr. said: “Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” That’s what Tim did and that’s what I did when I wrote this podcast. The first step for this podcast episode If you’re familiar with my podcasts, you’ll know that I’m not afraid to jump into new projects or subjects, but writing a solo show isn’t something that I do regularly. But, it’s something that I want to do more of in 2017. This one took me more weeks that it should have to get started. I’ve been creating a list of topics, but I always found something to do other than sit down and actually write. The first step wasn’t deciding that I wanted to do a solo show, or even making that list of topics. That part was easy. My first step, my first REAL step towards making this happen, was scheduling it on my calendar. Because when I put something on my calendar – I get it done! And for this step, I have to thank Sarah Shaw, my friend and guest from Ever Better Podcast 37. Sarah helps entrepreneurs market their products and specializes in celebrity placements. She holds group coaching calls for her clients so that they can learn from each other’s questions and from her coaching. I recently participated in one of her calls and a client asked about the best way of planning for a trade show. Sarah talked about the importance scheduling to the level of detail that helps you get to where you need to be. She explained that one of her clients even schedules when she’s going to do laundry. Scheduling laundry! What?! That was a lightbulb moment for me. I’m a big calendar person. Discussions with my podcasts guests are scheduled well in advance and guests get automated reminders in the days before our discussion. I schedule my Pilates and Spin classes and my work days revolve around my calendar. So why didn’t I schedule the time to write a solo podcast? If I’m going to be my own podcast guest, why not set it up on my calendar so that I get my own automated reminders?! So that’s what I did! My first step in creating this episode was scheduling time for myself to write. The cool part about my “aha” moment from Sarah is that she has a signature saying: When in doubt, take the next step.” Sarah says that if you’ve taken the first step and you’ve started on a journey, don’t allow yourself to get stuck! It might not be the perfect next step, but if you take it, you’ll continue to move forward. And I’m telling you today that if you take the first step, and then the next step, eventually you’ll find that you’re ready to run a 10K, or write a 10th podcast episode, or take your 10th Pilates class, or whatever else you’re thinking about doing. A first step you can take now If your calendar is in your phone or your purse, take it out. If it’s hanging on your wall or on your refrigerator, walk over to it.  Write down when and where you’ll take your next step. After that, schedule your next step. And your next. And before you know it – you’ll be off and running. Don’t get sidetracked by thoughts about what others might think and whether you’ll fail. Who cares what anyone else thinks! You’re doing this for you! And, you’ll be better off for it. I’d love to hear about how you took your first step to get on your way! Visit the Ever Better Facebook Group and share your first step story to help motivate others. Discover What's Next If you’ve taken the first step and you could use some help reaching a larger goal, or if you’re having a hard time getting started, check out my Discover What’s Next coaching program. Or, send me an email at Lisa@EverBetterU.com to learn more about how we can work together. I'm putting together a Discover What's Next Workshop in the D.C. area in March. Let me know if you'd like to get more information by sending me an email.

Anna talks about her experiences as a school teacher in Kent Island during the war and talks about her husband's experience fighting in the Pacific theatre. She talks about her family and the family farm, and talks about Sudlersville, Maryland during the war.

Podcast Become The Teeth! Follow Us On Twitter! @BetterRobotJosh – Josh Kuderna @MichaelMoran10 – Mike Moran @DigSeshPod – For Podcast Updates! @ZayRayPianos – Zac Sewell @PianosBand – Pianos Become The Teeth Hola DigHeads! On this week's episode, Josh sits down outside of a Starbucks with his old friend, Zac Sewell! Zac is the bass player for Pianos Become The Teeth and United Nations. Pianos will release their third studio album called “Keep You” on October 28 on Epitaph Records. And United Nations just released a new record, The Next Four Years, as well. Josh and Zac grew up together in a special little pocket of Maryland called Kent Island. So, the fellas have a nice catch up session combined with a full report of Zac's life as a rock and roller, attempts not to gush when you meet your idols, and what happens when your drummer does PCP at a Belgian rock festival. Fun ep! Please subscribe to and rate the Digression Sessions on Stitcher and iTunes. And check out our podcast network, Thunder Grunt! Thanks everyone! We love you! Thanks everyone! We love you!