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Dad in the Moment

An album of Father’s Day memories

Wade In, Look Down, Join In

2018 Sneaker Index: 36 inches and rising

Like Father Like Son

Maryland Youth Referee of the Year award makes dad proud

Juneteenth

African Americans take center stage

The Piping Plover

Don’t crowd this little bird off the beach

The man you know as father surpasseth understanding — at least your understanding. As his child, you are condemned to viewing him through the lens of that relationship — to you, all-important. But he puts on roles like shirts. On the other hand, you have captured him in the clarity of a million brilliant moments. For this collection of Father’s Day memories, we asked readers, writers, friends and strangers to share with us one indelible image. I hope these memories will spark...

Article - Features 6/14/18

Way Downstream …

From Australia’s Goat Island, the luck of a crocodile-tormenting terrier named Pippa ran out last week. For years, the yapping dog, a 10-year-old West Highland-Australian terrier mix, had tourists yelping with delight as it chased a seemingly frightened crocodile named Casey back into the drink. It was quite the sight, an attraction so hysterical that Goat...

Article - Features 6/14/18

Wade In, Look Down, Join In

2018 Sneaker Index: 36 inches and rising

As they have for 31 years, a chain of people walked into the Patuxent River on June’s second Sunday, hand in hand, and fully clothed. A tall man clad in overalls, cowboy hat and white sneakers waded at the center of that procession. Bernie Fowler could, at one time, walk shoulder high in the Patuxent and still see his feet on the sandy bottom. In 1988, then-state Sen. Fowler held the first-ever Patuxent River Wade In,...

Article - Features; by Shelby Conrad; 6/14/18

Like Father Like Son

Maryland Youth Referee of the Year award makes dad proud

“When you’re a kid, you always think I want to be like my dad,” says 17-year-old Griffin Tucker. As a kid, Griffin ran around his house, blowing his dad’s whistle and throwing yellow and red penalty cards left and right. Dad Garrett Tucker loved soccer, so son Griffin did, too. Griffin began playing soccer at five years old. At 12, when he became eligible to referee youth soccer, he went out and got his...

Article - Features; by Ellie Pesetsky; 6/14/18

Juneteenth

African Americans take center stage

Many diverse cultures melded to make the people of Chesapeake Country. Celebrate African American heritage, history and culture at two summer events this week as we also recognize Juneteenth, commemorating the June 19, 1865, announcement of the abolition of slavery in the state of Texas. Before you make any plans for the weekend, rsvp for limited seats at the Rise Above Exhibit. This mobile theater has been touring the country...

Article - Features; by Kathy Knotts; 6/14/18

From Father to Father

Through my father’s influence I have been training my whole life for my own surprising fatherhood

Ah, Father’s Day, our annual sojourn into celebrating dear ol’ Dad. When I ask my father what he wants for this celebratory occasion, I usually get a you can’t afford it — until my pestering leads to an exacerbated “Fine, an Amazon gift card.” Bingo. My father is a simple man. He likes his guitar, power tools and eggs for...

Article - Features; by Mark Hendricks; 6/14/18

From Broadway with Love

They’re singing these songs to save lives

One Calvert County concert series has raised more than $30,000 for breast health — with no signs of relenting. The Spotlight Music Series showcases local musicians and singers while raising money for the Sheldon E. Goldberg Center for Breast Care at CalvertHealth. This year’s Broadway extravaganza includes songs from Beauty and the Beast, My Fair Lady, Phantom of the Opera, West Side Story and many more. ...

Article - Features; by Shelby Conrad; 6/14/18

The Piping Plover

Don’t crowd this little bird off the beach

“The birds are taking over the beach.” I heard that complaint as parts of a beach were being roped off because of nesting birds. The bird under protection is likely the tiny piping plover. In the 1850s, piping plovers were very common along the East...

Article - Features; by Wayne Bierbaum; 6/14/18

Romeo Joseph Gouin

Homage to a father who greatly influenced my life

At a 120 pounds wet out of the bathtub, my dad, Romeo Joseph Gouin, was made of skin, bone, muscle and tendons but no fat. He was raised in a single-parent family with two sisters. To help support the family during the Depression, he went to work soon after graduating from elementary school. Despite his lack of high school, he was smart and talented. Among his many talents was a strong tenor voice. When I was nine, I contracted...

Article - The Bay Gardener by Dr. Francis Gouin; by Dr. Francis Gouin; 6/14/18

The Key to Catching Fish

Fishing’s unpredictable, so you need to be able to adapt

We were drifting inside of the green channel marker off of Pod- ickery Point when my son got a quizzi- cal look on his face. Staring at the rapidly turn- ing spool of his reel Harrison said, “I think I’m hung up.” “No, I don’t think so,” I replied. “Give it a minute.” The spool stopped for a beat, then started up again even faster. I had promised my middle son suc- cess on some nice rockfish, forgetting that if you wish to amuse the...

Article - Sporting Life by Dennis Doyle; by Dennins Doyle; 6/14/18

Dad in the Moment

Way Downstream …

Wade In, Look Down, Join In

Like Father Like Son

Juneteenth

The Piping Plover

Dad in the Moment

Way Downstream …

Wade In, Look Down, Join In

Like Father Like Son

Juneteenth

From Father to Father

From Broadway with Love

The Piping Plover

Romeo Joseph Gouin

The Key to Catching Fish

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