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Christ Evangelical and Reformed Church, United Church of Christ and the Evangelical Immigrant and Seamen’s Home
To The Point June 1, 2007 Volume 2, Issue 5
June Meeting AgendaBureau of Water and Wastewater Update on Water Main Project
Next General Meeting Date: Wednesday June 13th, 7:30 PM Phillips Seafood - 1215 E Fort Ave
InsIde ThIs Issue
ChrIsT evangelICal and reformed ChurCh 1
nexT general meeTIng daTe 1
June meeTIng agenda 1
PresIdenT’s message 2
In BrIef... 2
Parks and BeauTIfICaTIon 5
PenInsula sChools – feedBaCk and WhaT’s nexT 6
loCusT PoInT sTar sPangled fesTIval 7
eleCTIons reCaP: meeT our neWesT memBers 8
PeT PoInTers: vaCCInaTIon of dogs and CaTs 10
goodnIghT and good luCk 10
reCyCle your PaPer WhIle raIsIng money for The lPCa!! 11
loCusT PoInT old fashIon PICnIC 13
fIrsT annual loCusT PoInT yard sale 14
reCyClIng WITh roz 15
lPCa Board of dIreCTors 15
lPCa CommITTees 15
reCyCle remInder 15
Locust Point Civic AssociationP.O. Box 27097
Baltimore, MD 21230
Upcoming Association Events: FIRST ANNUAL LOCUST POINT YARD SALE - June 9th
SPONSOR: SOCIAL COMMITTEE (Details on Page 14)
LOCUST POINT OLD FASHION PICNIC - July 15th SPONSOR: SOCIAL COMMITTEE (Details on Page 13)
LP STAR SPANGLED FESTIVAL- September 15th SPONSOR: SOCIAL COMMITTEE (Details on Page 7)
Live the History1887 – 2007
Witness the Future
If only these walls could talk! Christ Church invites the community to discover its stories of mostly Polish, Ger-man, and Irish pioneers who temporarily stayed in the adjoining immigrant house before moving on to achieve the American Dream. One of the best kept secrets in Baltimore, Christ Church is now sought after by the City to be one of the stops along the Immigration Walking Tour. Embracing the exciting changes in Locust Point, Christ Church is planning how to fill the needs of our anticipated new neighbors. Both the Immigration House and sanctuary are tenderly preserved, giving an almost haunting experience when exploring the halls and rooms once lived in by hopeful families so long ago. The church plans to restore the original front porch and reserve a part of the second floor as a public museum. Both buildings are nearing the end of a lengthy process making them a Baltimore City Historical Landmark. The Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation (CHAP) has the responsibility of recommending to the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore the adoption of or-
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Early 20th-century image of the Christ United Church of Christ
www.mylocustpoint.org
Upcoming General Meetings: There will be NO General Meeting in July Look for flyers or on the website for notice of August & September meetings
To join the LPCA email distribution list, send email to: [email protected]
TO THE POINT WILL NOT BE PRINTED IN JULY OR AUGUST BUT WILL
RETURN IN SEPTEMBER
Neighborhood Safety Walks: Please join your neighbors for these upcoming Locust Point crime walks. These walks are part of the C.O.P. program, which encourages citizens and police officers to work together to make a difference. More information is on the web at www.sdpcrc.org. Wednesday June 20 will be the date for the next Locust Point C.O.P. walk. We will meet at the corner of Towson St. and Fort Ave at 7pm.
Kids and Schools Committee: Announcing a great new way for families with kids to meet and get to know each other. We have created an email group called locustpointkids on Yahoo. It is open to anyone in Locust Point with kids of any age. Our group home page is http://groups.yahoo.com/group/locustpointkids. How it works: Just send an email to [email protected] . Once your request is approved, you can start sending and receiving email messages to other members. You can use the list to organize play dates, meet other parents, trade information on childcare, pediatricians, schools, kid-related events, etc. Don’t worry about privacy, your email address and messages are not public and can been seen only by other members.
Jazz and Blues Festival Sunday, June 10, 11am to 7pm
Cross Streets and Charles Street in Federal Hill
$5 Admission
The second festival of the season! Enjoy live music, crafts, food, and fun! For more details as the date ap-proaches, including a list of bands, check out our website at www.historicfederalhill.org.
Volunteer: Be a part of the excitement and volunteer at a booth. Pouring beer, selling tickets, greeting people at the door – they are all unique ways to enjoy the festival and meet your neighbors. You will receive free admission, free drinks, and a festival t-shirt. You’ll be helping Federal Hill Main Street help the neigh-borhood. And it’s fun! To volunteer, contact [email protected] or call (410) 727-4500.
Book Sale: June 9, 2007 at the Overflow Warehouse next to the German Church on Beason Street. Educational books, items are priced from $3-5-7-10. Call Books are Fun at (800) 730-7076 for more info.
Baltimore Museum of Industry, Neighborhood Night: Thursday June 14, 2007, 5:30 to 7:30 PM. Free Admission if you bring ID with your address. Free tours, kids activities and light refreshments. For more information call (410) 727-4808 X 133 or check on www.thebmi.org.
We held our annual board elections at the May general meet-ing, and I would like to extend a big ‘welcome aboard’ to our newest Directors: Chris Palazzi; Cheryl Duffey; and Laura Faulkner; and to Colleen Wolfe, our new Corresponding Sec-retary. Welcome back Directors Mark Lauer and Dusty Smith. On behalf of the rest of the Board and Officers, congratulations and we look forward to working with each of you!At our June meeting, we will have an update from the Bu-reau of Water and Wastewater on the Water Main project in the neighborhood, as well as an update on the Key Highway Master Plan. With summer right around the corner, there are lots of fun things to do, starting with the Locust Point Yard Sale on Satur-day June 9th. There will be a dumpster for bulk trash, as well as a community table for donations to the Yard Sale. Come out and shop, sell or just chat with some of your neighbors. Have a safe and fun summer! -Paul Silberman, President
President’s Message
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In Brief...
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dinances designating districts and landmarks within the limits of the City of Baltimore, having special historical, architectural, educational, cultural, social, or community significance, interest, or value as Baltimore City His-toric Districts or Landmarks, thereby necessitating their preservation and protection. During a hearing at City Hall last summer, CHAP convinced the City Council that Christ Church meets all required criteria. The church is an excellent example of vernacular Gothic Revival church architecture. Built in 1887-88, the church was designed by Pastor Eduard Huber of St. Matthew United Evangeli-cal and Reformed Church (now the Saint Matthew United Church of Christ) and built by Fred Decker. The congrega-tion owned and operated the Evangelical Immigrant and Seamen’s Home from 1904 to the late 1950s, providing spiritual and physical relief to immigrants, seamen, and other travelers. Today, this home is recognized by the city as an important landmark in the immigration his-tory of Baltimore. The pointed windows and door, and buttresses are gothic revival architectural elements, and the brick corbeling on the main gabled-front façade are found in many of the industrial brick buildings through-out Baltimore. The rectangular tower was originally sheathed in cedar-shake shingles and wooden siding. Pointed windows are centrally placed in the tower, and a pointed roof accented by triangular windows caps the tower. Although the church is a mixture of many archi-tectural elements, the structure fits into the neighbor-hood in mass, height, and scale. In many ways, it helps to mitigate the space between the strictly residential and the industrial areas of Locust Point.Church History
The congregation formed in Locust Point in 1886 as the “Vereinigte Evange-lische Christus Gemei-nde” (United Evan-gelical Community [Church] of Christ), also known as “The German United Evan-gelical Christ Church.” The congregation was affiliated with the Reformed Church of the United States. Prior to the 1910s, all
services were given in German; afterward, services were given in English and German. In 1941, the Evangelical Synod of North America and the Reformed Church in the United States merged. Consequently, this congregation adopted a new constitution and changed its name to Christ Evangelical and Reformed Church. On February 16, 1972, the Christ Evangelical and Reformed Church became affiliated with the United Church of Christ, thus becoming the Christ Evangelical and Reformed Church, United Church of Christ (also known as the Christ United Church of Christ). On June 9, 1888, the church was officially dedicated:
New Evangelical Church Dedicated – The German United Evangelical Christ Church, corner Beason and Decataur streets, Locust
Continued from page 1 Point, was dedicated yesterday. The congre-gation and many friends assembled at the old Garrett schoolhouse, where the services were formerly held, and marched to the new build-ing. In the line were Hoffman’s Band, the clergy and trustees of the church, Baltimore Division, No. 8, Steuben Lodge, Knights of Pythia, and the members of the Stevedores’ Society, all of whom were in full uniform. On reaching the church, Mr. M.F. Decker, the builder, delivered the keys to the Rev. W. Batz, who had been assigned to the new church. He opened the doors and en-tered the new edifice, followed by Reverend N. Burkart and the Rev G. Facius, after whom came the twelve trustees, bearing the Holy Bible and the communion service, followed by the choir of St. Matthew’s and the choir of the new church, all singing the hymn “Jesus Will My Leader Be.” The Rev. N. Burkart, vice president of the Mary-land District of the German Evangelical Synod of North America, preached the dedicatory ser-mon. Addresses were made by the Rev. G. Fa-cius and the pastor (Baltimore Sun 6/10/1888).
A description of the building in 1888 clearly shows that the church has changed very little:
The new building fronts on Beason Street 40 feet and by 60 feet on Decataur Street. It is of brick, two stories in height, and has an audito-rium 40 by 60 feet with gallery and arched re-cess chancel. The Sunday-school room is 40 by 42 feet with a separate room for class meeting and a pastor’s study. The main entrance is in a tower, which rises to a height of 60 feet, with an open arch belfry. In it is a 700-pound bell. Just above the main entrance is a white marble pan-el, with the name of the church and date of erec-tion. The church throughout is finished in hard wood, which gives it a bright and cheerful ap-pearance. The church has a seating capacity of 500 persons. The building was designed by rev-erend. Dr. E. Huber (Baltimore Sun 6/10/1888).
Immigration in BaltimoreApproximately two million immigrants entered the U.S. through the Port of Baltimore. Prior to the Civil War, Fells Point was a major port-of-entry. After the Civil War, Locust Point became Baltimore’s major port-of-entry. In 1867, the B&O signed an agreement with the North Ger-man Lloyd Steamship Line, allowing immigrants to buy a single ticket for passage on the steamship line and on the B&O railroad. In 1868, the first steamer, the Balti-more, arrived in Baltimore. The improvements in steam-ship technology and coordination between railroads and ship companies gave rise to the number of immigrants arriving in the U.S. From 1866 to 1867, the number of immigrants arriving in Baltimore jumped from 4,000 to more than 10,000. This began Baltimore’s modern period as an immigration port.With the increase in the number of immigrants, board-ing houses opened. The most famous was Mrs. Koether’s boarding house, located on Pier 9 in Locust Point. Here, immigrants debarked from the ship and boarded the train heading west. Many, however, had to wait hours or days to board the train. Mrs. Koether’s boarding house provided a safe, hospitable place for immigrants to stay.
Parishioners attend public hearing at City Hall mak-ing Christ Church a Baltimore Historical Landmark
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Dog stations -- A special thank you to folks like Justin, Emily, Jonathan, Tom, Mark, and anyone I failed to mention (sorry) who did the work and to Colleen, Sarah, Missy, and others who stood and cheered as each pole was set in concrete and measured for plumb by Brian M. Did we really need an engineer for this project? It was a lot of fun and especially gratifying to see it all done in one night. The drinks, snacks, and conversation at Pazza Luna afterwards gave everyone a good chance to meet some new friends who share a com-mon goal of keeping the park free of dog poop.
I have enough bags to refill the stations for at least another year.
Our next step will be to install the seven trash contain-ers scheduled to arrive within the next 30 days. They are metal, and we will need some volunteers and a pickup or two to move them from ARC Environmental, where they will be delivered, to places within the park. So, email me @ [email protected] with your telephone number and interest in assisting with the next big step in our Parks Beautification program.
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Flowers on Fort Ave. -- The board will make a decision on getting the liability insurance that the City Dept. of Public Works says we need for the placement of the 38 flower containers to be placed on every street corner along Fort Avenue. Stay tuned for more on THAT SAGA as it unfolds. The containers would be a great addition to the main av-enue we all use everyday!
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She was paid $.75 a day by the ship companies for each immigrant she housed and fed. She cared for thousands of immigrants per year for more than 50 years. By 1913 the federal government built three large buildings at Locust Point that functioned much like Mrs. Koether’s boarding house (during WWI, these buildings were used as a hospital). After WWI, immigration slowed to a trickle. Today, the Evangelical Immigrant House and Seamen’s Home is a rare survivor of Locust Point’s immigration history. The German United Evangelical Church of Christ opened the Immigrant Home in 1904 to assist German immigrants and seamen traveling through Baltimore (Ballwanz, Jennifer. The History of the Deutsche Vereingte Evangelische Christus Kirche German Evangelical and Reformed Church United Church of Christ Locust Point, Baltimore City, Maryland. The history of the Immigrant House came from this paper, which was based upon the original records of the church). Although owned and operated by the Church, the Immigrant House was well known and well connected with the German commu-nity in Baltimore and elsewhere. The German Society of Baltimore, the German Consulate in Baltimore, and the German Government in Bremen, Germany, often referred immigrants to this establishment. Between 1905 and 1908, 250 families and a total of 800 immigrants benefit-ed from the mission.Here, immigrants and seamen found cheap lodging, spiritual guidance, and meals. The congregation also helped immigrants with purchasing train tickets, locating family members, locating jobs, getting cab fares, and a host of other activities overwhelming to foreign speaking immigrants. The mission was active from 1904 to 1939 as the Immi-grant Home and Seamen’s Mission. When WWII broke out, the mission stopped lodging German immigrants and seamen. Instead, the mission lodged truck drivers transporting goods to and from Locust Point. Finally, the mission closed in the late 1950s and has been used as a Sunday school and storage facility ever since. Current News
Christ Church’s immedi-ate goals are innova-tive and exhilarating. With a new minister beginning May 27th, aggressive marketing will be implemented to welcome newcomers. Plans include Mission trips to Guatemala
(aimed towards teenagers), a unique Sunday School envi-ronment, dance classes and, of course, the famous church dinners. Sour Beef & Dumplings is the most popular din-ner and, by popular vote, the most delicious.The church invites community members to hear Jerry Leggett (www.peacebubble.org) perform on June 14th. Please email JoAnn Best for more information [email protected]. An Octoberfest is currently being planned for this Fall. Details are forthcoming. Please join our worship service every Sunday at 10:30 and remember: God is still speaking! - Submitted by JoAnn Best
An image of the original marble marker
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Peninsula Schools is a fledgling group being established to fo-cus attention on the public schools on the SoBo peninsula. To introduce ourselves to the community we initiated the project of funding the industry certification testing for students at Digi-tal Harbor High School. As this newsletter goes to press, the seniors there are taking final exams, the results of which will determine exactly who and how many will take the industry exams. The best guess is that there will be about 30 test-tak-ers, and the broader community has responded generously to ensure all the funding. It is particularly gratifying for us to see support coming from all the neighborhoods, including Locust Point, surrounding the high school.
Our next step will be to hold an open meeting sometime this summer with community residents who are interested in the schools. Tentative plans are to have representatives from each of the schools on the peninsula give us a bird’s-eye view of the school situation. We will also address the possibilities for our own organizational framework. At this point, we are a mere handful of people from Key Highway, Federal Hill South, and Federal Hill Neighborhood associations, and if this effort is to be sustained, we need to broaden the base. If you might be interested, here are some of our founding premises.
We start with the idea that the public schools on this peninsula, including a magnet middle school and technology high school, provide superb educational tracks and environments that are safe and no more subject to drug and peer pressure problems than the suburban schools to which families flee. However, all of us are so conditioned by the negative focus on city school problems that we find it hard to believe that the schools on this peninsula could be worth staying for or moving here for. We want to work on that image. This is not a rescue effort. We have an excellent base to build on, and a first objective is to get out the word and provide the evidence for all of us to get a true picture of what exists. The schools are obviously not perfect, and a second objective is to determine what we can do to make them better. This will take study and evaluation, defining issues, needs and priorities. Success in this process will lead to a third objective to stimulate actions to enhance our peninsula system--marketing, lobbying and inevitable fundraising. We are not trying to replace existing efforts. It is our hope that Peninsula Schools will be a catalyst and facilitator to chan-nel community attention and support for efforts underway in individual schools, help those efforts become stronger, and encourage new efforts where appropriate.
So that is the dream. How far we are able to go will depend on community involvement. A time commitment at the beginning will be a few meetings as we begin to define who we are and how we can divide up tasks. By the end of the summer we would like to have a rudimentary framework so that by the beginning of the school year we have channels established for collecting information and a system for processing it and getting it to the broader community. If you would like to help in this, we would love to have you. Send us an Email at [email protected].
- Contributed by Keith Mitzner, President KHCA
Peninsula Schools – Feedback on Industry Testing at DHHS and What’s Next
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Enjoy a day of family fun,
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Volunteers of all sorts are
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Point’s residents,
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Date: Saturday,September 15, 2007
12:00 pm—6:00 pm
AtLatrobe Park
Contact Sarah Clarkson formore information or if you
would like to volunteer410-783-0013 or
Locust PointStar Spangled
Festival
Save the Date!
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At last month’s general meeting 5 Locust Point residents were elected to the Civic Association Board of Directors. Two of them, Dusty Smith and Mark Lauer, are returning board members, and three are new to the board. In addi-tion, one corresponding secretary was elected. Here is a brief introduction to these new board members. Be sure to congratulate them and thank them for serving our com-munity. And of course, they are here to help if you have any concerns about the community.
Corresponding Secretary
Colleen Wolfe – Beason St.
Colleen has been an active member of the LCPA and says she isn’t afraid to take on the tough issues. She volunteers for the Social Committee and worked on the Festival last year, helped to organize the new dog
park, was chair of the nominations committee, and is on the Kids and Schools Committee. She says she would like to see more familiy-oriented social events, and recently set up a ya-hoo email group so that families with children in the neigh-borhood can get to know each other and plan activities.
Colleen is a full-time mom and also writes a weekly column for the Baltimore Guide called “SoBoBlog.”
New Board Members
Chris Palazzi – Towson Street
Chris has lived on Towson Street since March 2006 (he is a home builder and a realtor, and renovated his house), and he loves living in Locust Point. He currently serves on the design review committee and has participated in a few of the COP walks. He is proud to serve on the board and looks forward to being even more in-volved in trying to strengthen and beautify our community. He welcomes any sugges-tions from the community.
Cheryl Duffy – Towson Street
Cheryl and her husband Hap moved to Locust Point five years ago from Timonium to be nearer to their son who also lives in Locust Point. She has extensive experi-ence both as a volunteer and as an officer of various volunteer-based organizations, including the American Cancer Society and the American Red Cross. In Locust Point, she helped to organize the chil-
dren’s activities and helped make the Polish Neckties for the Star Spangled Festival, and is also on the social committee helping to organize the June Yard Sale.
Cheryl says it had been a dream of theirs to live in the city for 15 years before they moved here and she is so excited that it finally happened. She loves this historic neighbor-hood with all of the wonderful places to eat and loves being so close to all of her neighbors.
Lara Faulkner – Woodall Street
Lara is a familiar face in the neighbor-hood. She was born and raised in South Baltimore and has lived in Locust Point for over ten years – living first on Hull Street, then Andre Street and Fort Ave before settling on Woodall Street. She was a member of the Key Highway Beautification Committee (raising more than $5 Million
to beautify Key Highway!), and was a member of the Social and Festival Committee for the LPCA last year. Lara says she chose to live in Locust Point because of its rich history and strong sense of community, “I love saying Hi to everyone as I walk down the street and I would feel honored to help preserve the strong history and sense of community Locust Point offers to its neighbors.”
Lara used to manage a $12 Million-a-year business oversee-ing 11 managers, so she is ready to take on some new proj-ects in Locust Point. She says she would like to see more community events, like the music or first Fridays in Latrobe Park, Winter Solstice and other great events to bring the community together. These days, she is self-employed and works on building her business with her husband.
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Pet Pointers: Vaccination of Dogs and CatsYou may have wondered what exactly all those “shots” are that your pets are getting when you take them to the veterinarian. Vaccination in dogs and cats has become a popular topic in the past several years. Several questions and concerns about benefits versus risk of vaccination, duration of immunity of vac-cines, and which vaccines are truly needed have been raised. This is still a topic that is under some debate and there will likely be continued changes to products, protocols, and recom-mendations.Vaccination (immunization) is a very important part of any dog or cat’s health and well being. The purpose of vaccination is to stimulate an immune response to a particular antigen (bac-teria, virus, or other microorganism) associated with disease. The introduction of these antigens into the body stimulates the animal’s immune system to produce antibodies against that antigen. Then, if that animal were to be exposed to that disease in the future, he or she would already have protective antibodies against that disease and the ability to make more antibodies.Immunity is a complex process that can be affected by several factors. Immunity can be overcome by exposure to a high dose of antigen, or a highly virulent strain of a disease, or if the animal’s immune system is suppressed. Most vaccines are given by injection to ensure uptake by the white blood cells and adequate stimulation of the immune system. Some vac-cines are given locally, for example, some Bordetella (kennel cough) vaccines are given in the nose.So which vaccines does your dog or cat need? Vaccines are typically divided into what are considered “core” vaccines and “noncore” vaccines. “Core” vaccines are recommended for all dogs and cats regardless of lifestyle, etc. “Noncore” vaccines are available and recommended depending on prevalence of those diseases in the area and depending on your pet’s lifestyle and risk of exposure. “Core” vaccines for dogs include Canine Distemper virus, Parvovirus, Canine adenovirus-2, and Rabies. “Core” vaccines for cats include Feline Herpesvirus-1, Calicivi-rus, Panleukopenia, and Rabies. “Noncore” vaccines for dogs include Leptospirosis, Lyme disease, Canine Parainfluenza, and Bordetella bronchiseptica. “Noncore” vaccines in cats would include Feline Leukemia, FIV, and Bordetella bronchiseptica.One particular topic that is of interest in terms of vaccination is duration of immunity. How long do vaccines last? Most vaccines were historically given on a yearly basis. Research has shown it is likely that many vaccines last for much longer, but no one knows how much longer. Most core vaccines are now given every 3 years, and there are now vaccine products that are FDA approved and labeled as 3-year products. “Noncore” vaccines are typically still given yearly, some every 6 months.Most veterinarians have standard vaccine protocols that they recommend based on “core” vaccines and other vaccines they think may be necessary given the general environment. However, it is important to discuss your pet’s lifestyle with your veterinarian so the best decision for your pet’s health can be made. You can also visit the websites below for more informa-tion.www.veterinarypartner.comwww.healthypet.comwww.aafponline.org
Jill Shook, DVM, CityPets Veterinary Care and Wellness
Goodnight and Good LuckShakespeare said in “Romeo & Juliet” that, “parting is such
sweet sorrow.” And so it is with great sorrow that Movie Time Video is closing its doors forever after a run of twenty years. However, as the bard said, there is a certain sweet-
ness mingled with the immediate sorrow. There is no better way to express this profound sweetness than to mention
some of our favorite movies and memorable people…Ordinary People
There is the lady who rented and bought movies and then stayed to discuss the merits of the films she had selected.
The Man Who Knew Too LittleThe gentleman that came in every week and asked one of the
employees to stroll around the store with him because we “knew the types of movies he liked.”
Finding NemoAlso the customers who would come in for the first time with
their dogs, and ask if it was okay. “Yes, we are a pet friendly store.”
Up The Down StaircaseThe school teachers who needed a certain film to put a point
across to their class.The Princess Diaries
The lady who said she was a princess of Monaco and stayed for what seemed an eternity before she dismissed the staff and left.
Angels with Dirty FacesThen there was the gentleman who came in all of the time
just to wish us “Good night, take care and God bless you.”Clerks
And of course the customers that came in and never rented or purchased a movie. They just wanted to talk to another
human being.An Officer and a Gentleman
And Officer Ken who became a friend to employees and customers alike.
Love StorySo it is not an altogether sorrowful day when Movie Time Vid-
eo closes its doors for the very last time. There will always be the pastiche of great memories to offset the sorrow.
SayonaraYou are a very unique group of people and we thank you for your patronage. Shakespeare would have settled for a
twenty year run any time,Frieda, Anna, Nadine, Ruby, James and Jim.
p.s. Thanks for all the treats! - MaddieNote: Submitted by the Movie Time owners saying thanks and
goodbye to all the neighbors who have supported them over the years.
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Recycle your Paper while Raising Money for the LPCA!!Have you noticed those green and yellow dumpsters in other neighborhoods? Look out, they are coming to Locust Point! They are an easy way for non-profit organizations to raise money while helping the environment. Get rid of your unwant-ed paper products without having to wait weeks for curbside recycling pick-up! The funds will go towards the LPCA’s Beauti-fication Committee and their ongoing commitment to making Locust Point a more beautiful neighborhood. The recycled paper actually goes toward printing the Baltimore Sun newspa-per. What a way to give back to your community! The location for these dumpsters has yet to be determined, but we hope to have them here within the next month or so, so we can begin to rake in the money. Since the newsletter will not be printed again until Septem-ber, look for locations to be posted on the website, an email broadcast (to those signed up), announcements at the General Meetings or just look out for them around the neighborhood.
Remember, the more you use these bins, the more money we make for our neighborhood, the more we divert from landfills. Most paper is acceptable, ex-cept cardboard and paper with food on it. Please help us make a success of these bins!
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• Bring your family!!• BYO Meat• Bring a shared dish (salads or
desserts)• Bring your own blankets, chairs
and beverages• Enjoy an afternoon with neighbors
and friendsContact Sarah Clarkson for moreinformation: 410-783-0013 [email protected]
Locust Point OldFashion Picnic
Sunday, July 15th1:30 pm at Latrobe Park
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Locust PointYard Sale
Date: Saturday, June 9th, 2007Time: 8:30 am-2:00 pm
At Latrobe ParkOneman’s trash is another
man’s treasure… Come join
neighbors of Locust Point for the
1st Annual Neighborhood Yard
Sale. Either purchase a space to
sell those items from Spring
Cleaning, or come shopping for a
special item.
If you would like to donate items
for the LPCA table to sell , or
would like to donate baked goods,
contact Sarah Clarkson at
410-783-0013 or email at:
Spaces to sell are still
available for $20
Rain Date June 16th
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LPCA Board of DirectorsPresident:
Paul Silberman
Vice President:
Sarah Clarkson
Corresponding Secretary:
Colleen Wolfe [email protected]
Recording Secretary:
Ben Piccone
Treasurer:
Jeff Link
Directors: Cheryl R Duffey Lara Faulkner Yvonne Keller Mark Lauer Adam Lesniowski Brian Mastervich Charles Newcomb Chris Palazzi Dusty Smith-Erickson Tony Vittoria
LPCA CommitteesCommunications : Vacant Sub Committee
Website : Glen Doss [email protected]
Design Review : Brian Mastervich 410-783-0101 or [email protected]
Sub CommitteeTraffic and Parking : Paul Silberman 410-752-4774 or [email protected]
Festival & Social Committee : Sarah Clarkson 410-783-0013 or [email protected]
Sub CommitteeFundraising : Colleen Martin-Lauer 410-547-8884 or [email protected]
Membership : Lynne Mastervich 410-783-0101
Beautification and Parks : Charles Newcomb 443-463-8490 or [email protected]
Sub CommitteeGarden Club : Jack Frederick
Safety/ Citizens On Patrol : Mike MacIntyre [email protected]
Kids and Schools : Ron Brack
Recycle ReminderRecycling days in LP for June, July, August & September
Important Note: Please secure your recyclables so the wind doesn’t turn them into litter!
Bottle, Can and Jar Days:Monday, June 11 and June 25Monday, July 9 and July 23Monday, August 13 and August 27Monday, September 10 and September 24
Bottles and cans included are glass and plastic bottles, tin cans and metal cans. It is now okay to leave the caps on the glass jars and glass bottles. Plastic bottle caps are only okay if they are a number 1 or 2 (see note below).
NOTE: All plastic items must have a 1 or a 2 in the little triangle on the bottom of the item. If it does not have a 1 or 2, it is not recyclable.
While blue or transparent bags are preferred, we can also put our recyclables in bags of other colors or set them out in bins. Be sure the containers are easily identifiable so they don’t get confused with trash.
Paper Days:Friday, June 8 and June 22Friday, July 13 and July 27Friday, August 10 and August 24Friday, September 14 and September 28
Included are white/colored paper, cardboard, newspaper, magazines, books, catalogs, phone books, folders, and envelopes. Remember to remove all paper clips, staples and rubber bands. Paper can be placed in paper bags, boxes or bundled up. Identity Theft Alert: Do not include paper with personal information unless it is shredded.
Recycling with RozIt’s true that recycling requires some extra effort. I’ve always known that, but I felt it was worth the trouble. However, on Thursday as I sat at my desk pulling staples out of the myri-ad of unwanted and unordered catalogs, I realized that I was at my limit. But thinking about my commitment and responsi-bility to myself and everyone I share the planet with, I decided to dial 311 and ask if it truly was necessary to “remove all staples” from the paper products before putting them out for recycle pick up on Friday. Good news - the technology is sophisticated enough these days to “eat” all the staples in all paper products.
That made me wonder what other information I give you each month in the recycle reminder (pulled from the Balti-more DPW calendar) that might be open to interpretation or may have changed, so I called 311 again. More good news - After briefly rinsing out glass jars and glass bottles, we can now leave on the caps and lids.
Tonya Simmons, the Baltimore recycle coordinator, asked me to emphasize that as for plastic, it is very important that the plastic items you put out for recycle have a 1 or a 2 in the little triangle that is embossed–and almost impossible
to read–on the bottom of the items. If it does not have a 1 or a 2, it is NOT RECYCLABLE. In other words, just because it is plastic does not mean it can be recycled. That includes all plastic bags. Unfortunately, that means it is necessary to remove the newspapers from those pesky plastic sleeves before putting them out for recycle.
I hope this answers some of your questions. If you have any other recycling questions, email me at [email protected] before the 10th of the month and I’ll try to have an answer in the next newsletter.
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