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Dad’s on the Job

In celebration of Father’s Day, dads from 19 to 94 tell us what they like best about the job

Zack Krenik Huntingtown: 19-year-old student Being a father is true happiness only a father can understand. It’s unlike anything I could ever imagine. Molly was born five months ago, and that day was indescribable. I remember driving home from the hospital super slow. I didn’t go over 40 miles per hour on Route 4. I was protecting my precious cargo. That first night...

Article - People 6/13/13

Shocking the Conscience

Jet correspondent Simeon Booker tells of his front-line reporting on the war for Civil Rights

Simeon Booker is a lucky man. He has lived to enjoy the spoils of victory. On the sandy shores of the Chesapeake at Cove Point in southern Calvert County, the 94-year-old has enjoyed 30 years of the best the Bay has to offer. He has basked in water just outside his cottage windows, miles of beach walking, fishing, the solace of nature, the company of neighbors and friends … even the luxury of a new septic system supported in part by the Bay Restoration Fund. ...

Article - Books; by Sandra Olivetti Martin; 6/13/13

Phoebes Take On UFOs

The dads take fatherhood seriously, too

Phoebes are inconspicuous in plumage, but you will hear them from wooded areas loud and clear: FEEE-bee-bee-bee! Eastern phoebes, part of the flycatcher family, swoop down from understory branches to catch moths, mosquitoes and other Undesirable Flitting Objects. The generic name for flycatchers, Empidomax, is from the Greek for king of the gnats. Prim grey coloring belies the phoebes’ bold and charming nature. A sporty convertible crest pops up when extra emphasis is...

Article - Creature Feature; by Cathryn Williams Freeburger; 6/13/13

Renovated Rehab

Animal sanctuary gets Bay-friendly upgrade

Lindsay Lohan or Amanda Bynes won’t be making cameos at Davidsonville’s upgraded rehab. This rehab — Davidsonville Wildlife Sanctuary — helps rehabilitate geese, ducks, frogs, beavers, deer, turtles and migratory birds. The sanctuary — where injured wild creatures from emus to geese are rehabilitated — turned to the South River Federation to make a pond on the edge of the property more Bay friendly. The Federation...

Article - News; by Ashley Brotherton; 6/13/13

Bernie Fowler: Father of Patuxent Recovery

Fatherhood is a lifelong calling

Father to four, grandfather to eight and great-grandfather to seven, retired state senator Bernie Fowler doubles as father of Patuxent River recovery. That Chesapeake tributary rises and ends in Maryland. If we can’t clean up the Patuxent, says Fowler, what chance does the Bay stand? So Bernie waded into the river of his youth, sending ripples that haven’t stopped yet. From his determination flow Maryland’s two most powerful calls...

Article - Letter from the Editor; by Sandra Olivetti Martin; 6/13/13

Dads: Teach Your Children to Garden

It’s a lesson for life

Children learn so much about life from working in the garden. Watching a seed germinate and develop into a plant, then watching that plant develop and produce flowers, fruits and more seeds teaches them the cycle of life. Sowing seeds of different crops and watching them develop into different shapes, flowers, fruits and vegetables teaches them that variability is as common in plants as it is in humans. Proper nutrition is as important for growing plants as it is for good...

Article - The Bay Gardener by Dr. Francis Gouin; by Dr. Francis Gouin; 6/13/13

Fishing with the Boys

Croaker in the cooler makes for good eating at the table

My young sons were doing their best to emulate my actions as we drifted bloodworms over a hard shell bottom in a gently moving tide that June evening. My one-ounce sinker sent a tic-tic-tic flicking up the line on my light casting outfit. The rod tip was twitching right in rhythm. Harrison’s rod suddenly arched. He struggled to keep the rod from being pulled over the side while avoiding the hard gunnel. Fishfinder The croaker bite continues to expand, but...

Article - Sporting Life by Dennis Doyle; by Dennis Doyle; 6/13/13

No Celestial Role Model Here

The strained relationship of Cepheus and his daughter Andromeda

When we look to the night sky for father figures, we’re hard-pressed. There are heroes and rogues, serpents and dragons, birds and beasts, fish and fishermen, harps and chariots. But there is only one father among the constellations, and not a good role model at that. King Cepheus ruled a seaside kingdom and was father of the great beauty Andromeda. But when his wife Cassiopeia bragged that she was more beautiful than the sea nymphs of Poseidon, the enraged god sent a...

Article - Sky Watch by J. Alex Knoll; by J. Alex Knoll; 6/13/13

Meaty Dishes for Dad’s Day

Father’s Day celebrations often revolve around cooking out. My father is neither a cook of any skill nor a deft grill master. Yet come Father’s Day dinner, he is put to work. If left to his own devices, peanut butter and jelly and Lean Cuisine with a side of Entenmann’s donuts would supply all the sustenance he requires. But Father’s Day is more than about the man. It’s about the role he plays in the family dynamic, and for that he’s got...

Article - The Dish; by Lisa Knoll; 6/13/13

FACT: You Can Have Your Cat Fixed for FREE

Humane Society of Calvert pays, but you don’t have to live in Calvert

The Humane Society of Calvert County will pay for your cat to be spayed or neutered. Fix A Cat Today, FACT, is available in Anne Arundel County south of Annapolis; Bowie and points south in Prince Georges County; and Calvert, Charles and St. Mary’s counties. FACT is supported by a limited anonymous grant and will continue until funds are exhausted. Any cat, feral or domestic, is eligible. So are multiple family cats. Spay Spot in Upper Marlboro and...

Article - News; by Cathryn Williams Freeburger; 6/13/13