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Deer Dents by Helen Chappell
And then, there’s the deer dent. It looks like no other collision evidence on a vehicle. In general, it can be seen on the side of a car, generally on a front or rear fender or a rocker panel. It is about two to three feet wide. And this time of year, it is more likely than not to have an encounter with a deer that will leave this badge of Eastern Shore living on their car, truck or SUV.
Saving Jason Lee by Dick Cooper
Even after 24 years, the memory of watching their young son battle leukemia brings a torrent of raw emotion to Jim and Holley Lee. Jim’s eyes water as he talks about the years of treatment that their son, Jason, went through. Holley still grapples with a sense of helplessness as she remembers watching Jason being locked in a radiation chamber calling out, “Mommy, I’m scared.”
The Chesapeake's Magical Striped Bass by Mary Syrett
Striped bass, also known as Rockfish or simply as Striper, is a creature that inspires passion. Striped bass are fun to fish for and fun to catch. They are called stripers because the seven or eight dark stripes that line the side of the body start behind the gills and end at the base of the tail. Living up to 31 years, a striped bass can weigh 125 lbs. (this was a female taken from North Carolina waters in 1891).
Rural Life Museum of Trappe by Charles Adams
“Building Our Future By Preserving Our Past” is the slogan of the Rural Life Museum of Trappe, MD, Inc. Back in 2006, a group of interested people in the Trappe area met and diligently worked to establish a museum. Cynthia Miles of Fox Hall, Inc., offered the Defender House with one acre of land as a site for this museum. Defender House is located at 29241 Backtown Road, just one mile north of the Trappe town center.
Tidewater Times was established in 1952 as a specialized monthly magazine which would appeal to the tourist, the prospective land buyer, and others for whom the Eastern Shore has a special allure. It was created to be small enough to fit into a woman's purse or a man's coat pocket. Today it has blossomed as a vital symbol of our thriving community.
Our award-winning group of Feature Writers include Helen Chappell, Marc Teffeau, Pamela Meredith-Doyle, George Sellers, Anne Stinson, and Dick Cooper. Distribution covers an area including Dorchester, Talbot, Caroline, Queen Anne's and Kent counties.
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