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Sunday, April 24, 2011
A bed fit for a king and his queen...
...and then some. Raffie's in Talbot County is offering an impressive bed at half normal retail price. Buy it now through the convenience of eBay or stop by Raffie's in Easton and see the bed for yourself!
Friday, April 22, 2011
Around Dorchester County
Looking for something to do around Dorchester County? Check out these upcoming events: (Reprinted with permission from the Dorchester County Chamber of Commerce)
April 23, 2011:
One Hour Walking Tour of Historic High Street 11:00 a.m. And Continues every Saturday (weather permitting) April through October. Adults $8, Children under 12 years of age free (when accompanied by an adult) Meet your colonial costumed tour guide at Long Wharf at the foot of High Street, Cambridge, MD 21613. Free parking available. Reservations not necessary, but appreciated. 410-901-1000 http://www.cambridgemd.org/
Easter Egg Hunt at Layton's Chance Today! 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. 4225 New Branch Rd. Vienna MD 21869 Bring the family to the winery for an afternoon of crafts and games. They'll have an Easter Egg Hunt with candy and prizes (including something for the adults!) http://www.laytonschance.com/ 410-228-1205
April 24, 2011:
Harry Armistead Gives Bird Walk at Blackwater NWR 8:00 a.m. 2431 Key Wallace Drive, Cambridge, MD. At the Blackwater NWR Visitor Center (their temporary location at the head of Wildlife Drive) and usually lasts 3 to 4 hours. The Birding party is usually in car pools, stopping at various points around the refuge's Wildlife Drive. Binoculars and field guides are recommended, and they will gladly lend you one of theirs. No fee or registration. Please call 410-228-2677 for more information.
Easter Brunch at Clearview at Horns Point 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. 5650 Country Club Rd. Cambridge, MD 21613 410-221-0521. $25 per person, Children (10 and under are 1/2 price) - $12.50. Featuring Eggs Benedict, Bacon, Sausage, Waffles, Home fries, Smoked Salmon, Steamed Shrimp, Veg. of the day, Chicken Potstickers, Spiral Ham, Fruit, Desserts, Caesar Salad, Rolls and butter. 1 complimentary glass of champagne or mimosa. Reservations are Required. http://www.clearviewathornspoint.com/
April 27-29, 2011
Country School Flower Market Easton, MD 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 716 Goldsborough St. 410-822-1935 Annuals, geraniums, perennials, herbs and vegetables. A garden gazebo features accessories, baskets, ceramic and clay pots and fun garden related surprises. Select a ceramic pot or bring one in of your own and they'll plant in it for you! http://www.countryschool.org/
April 27-30, 2011
St. Paul's Flower Fair St. Paul's United Methodist Church 205 Maryland Avenue, Cambridge, MD. 21613 Join us during our annual event and start your garden growing with flowers, seedlings, bedding plants (flowers, vegetables and herbs) and hanging baskets. April 27 & 30, at St. Paul's United Methodist Church, 205 Maryland Avenue in Cambridge. Delicious crab cake and oyster sandwiches, clam strips, hot dogs, french fries, homemade candy and baked goods, funnel cakes, homemade ice cream, and more. This years events include a silent auction and an indoor yard sale, Thursday night dinner in the Fellowship Hall, beginning at 4:30pm with music following. You won't want to be late to the Yard Sale that will open on Wednesday morning at 8am for all you early birds. Wednesday hours, for plant sales only: 10am 7pm. All booths will open Thursday and Friday: 10AM to 7PM. And, NEW THIS YEAR - OUR FAMILY FRIENDLY SATURDAY HOURS are from 10am - 3pm. You won't want to miss out! For more details call 410-228-1424 or http://www.stpaulscambridge.com/
April 28, 2011
Emily's Produce Opens Today! 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. 2206 Church Creek Rd. Cambridge, MD 21613. Fresh strawbberry pies, their own fresh picked strawberries, beautiful hanging basket, flower planters and a BRAND NEW LOOK for the market. 410-228-3512 http://www.emilysproduce.com/
Learn More about the Bay at Horns Point Laboratory Aquaculture and Restoration Ecology Laboratory (AREL) Lecture Hall. 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. "How an Estuary Works" Bill Boicourt. Suggested text book for outside reading during the series: Life in the Chesapeake Bay
Hurrricanes and the Chesapeake Bay Region 3:00 p.m. HSTC Auditorium 17 2S. Washington St. Easton, MD 21601. Sponsoring Organization: Talbot County Historical Society. Cost FREE. Rick Schwartz will discuss his findings and show track maps and photos from his seven years of research on 400 years of mid-Atlantic hurricane history.
April 30, 2011
Free Skipjack Sails on the Nathan of Dorchester During Oxford Day 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. In Oxford. No advance reservations accepted. Sailing from the Oxford ferry dock. www.skipjack-nathan.org
One Hour Walking Tour of Historic High Street 11:00 a.m. And Continues every Saturday (weather permitting) April through October. Adults $8, Children under 12 years of age free (when accompanied by an adult) Meet your colonial costumed tour guide at Long Wharf at the foot of High Street, Cambridge, MD 21613. Free parking available. Reservations not necessary, but appreciated. 410-901-1000 http://www.cambridgemd.org/
Celebrate The Return Of The Shad Festival In Vienna, MD 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. On the banks of the Nanticoke River. Featuring events, demonstrations, vendors, music and the cooking of the shad. Cooking begins at 5:00 a.m., and the finished product will be available to the public at 11:00 a.m.. Shad planking demo by the Chicone Club. Sponsored by the Chicone Ruritans. 410-901-6124 ext. 22 for more information.
May 01, 2011
Gather At The River Today at "Old Trinity" in Church Creek 12:30 p.m. Old Trinity Church Road, Church Creek, Maryland 21622. Regional outdoor service and picnic sponsored by the Dorchester Episcopal Churches. All are invited to join in this celebration of Soil and Water Stewardship Week. Observed since 1955, Stewardship Week is one of the largest conservation-related observances in the United States. Speaker is Dee Zeller, Director of Camp Wright. All are invited to bring a dish to share. Chairs will be provided. Old Trinity Churchyard, 8 miles west of the Cambridge Hyatt on Route 16.
April 23, 2011:
One Hour Walking Tour of Historic High Street 11:00 a.m. And Continues every Saturday (weather permitting) April through October. Adults $8, Children under 12 years of age free (when accompanied by an adult) Meet your colonial costumed tour guide at Long Wharf at the foot of High Street, Cambridge, MD 21613. Free parking available. Reservations not necessary, but appreciated. 410-901-1000 http://www.cambridgemd.org/
Easter Egg Hunt at Layton's Chance Today! 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. 4225 New Branch Rd. Vienna MD 21869 Bring the family to the winery for an afternoon of crafts and games. They'll have an Easter Egg Hunt with candy and prizes (including something for the adults!) http://www.laytonschance.com/ 410-228-1205
April 24, 2011:
Harry Armistead Gives Bird Walk at Blackwater NWR 8:00 a.m. 2431 Key Wallace Drive, Cambridge, MD. At the Blackwater NWR Visitor Center (their temporary location at the head of Wildlife Drive) and usually lasts 3 to 4 hours. The Birding party is usually in car pools, stopping at various points around the refuge's Wildlife Drive. Binoculars and field guides are recommended, and they will gladly lend you one of theirs. No fee or registration. Please call 410-228-2677 for more information.
Easter Brunch at Clearview at Horns Point 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. 5650 Country Club Rd. Cambridge, MD 21613 410-221-0521. $25 per person, Children (10 and under are 1/2 price) - $12.50. Featuring Eggs Benedict, Bacon, Sausage, Waffles, Home fries, Smoked Salmon, Steamed Shrimp, Veg. of the day, Chicken Potstickers, Spiral Ham, Fruit, Desserts, Caesar Salad, Rolls and butter. 1 complimentary glass of champagne or mimosa. Reservations are Required. http://www.clearviewathornspoint.com/
April 27-29, 2011
Country School Flower Market Easton, MD 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 716 Goldsborough St. 410-822-1935 Annuals, geraniums, perennials, herbs and vegetables. A garden gazebo features accessories, baskets, ceramic and clay pots and fun garden related surprises. Select a ceramic pot or bring one in of your own and they'll plant in it for you! http://www.countryschool.org/
April 27-30, 2011
St. Paul's Flower Fair St. Paul's United Methodist Church 205 Maryland Avenue, Cambridge, MD. 21613 Join us during our annual event and start your garden growing with flowers, seedlings, bedding plants (flowers, vegetables and herbs) and hanging baskets. April 27 & 30, at St. Paul's United Methodist Church, 205 Maryland Avenue in Cambridge. Delicious crab cake and oyster sandwiches, clam strips, hot dogs, french fries, homemade candy and baked goods, funnel cakes, homemade ice cream, and more. This years events include a silent auction and an indoor yard sale, Thursday night dinner in the Fellowship Hall, beginning at 4:30pm with music following. You won't want to be late to the Yard Sale that will open on Wednesday morning at 8am for all you early birds. Wednesday hours, for plant sales only: 10am 7pm. All booths will open Thursday and Friday: 10AM to 7PM. And, NEW THIS YEAR - OUR FAMILY FRIENDLY SATURDAY HOURS are from 10am - 3pm. You won't want to miss out! For more details call 410-228-1424 or http://www.stpaulscambridge.com/
April 28, 2011
Emily's Produce Opens Today! 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. 2206 Church Creek Rd. Cambridge, MD 21613. Fresh strawbberry pies, their own fresh picked strawberries, beautiful hanging basket, flower planters and a BRAND NEW LOOK for the market. 410-228-3512 http://www.emilysproduce.com/
Learn More about the Bay at Horns Point Laboratory Aquaculture and Restoration Ecology Laboratory (AREL) Lecture Hall. 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. "How an Estuary Works" Bill Boicourt. Suggested text book for outside reading during the series: Life in the Chesapeake Bay
Hurrricanes and the Chesapeake Bay Region 3:00 p.m. HSTC Auditorium 17 2S. Washington St. Easton, MD 21601. Sponsoring Organization: Talbot County Historical Society. Cost FREE. Rick Schwartz will discuss his findings and show track maps and photos from his seven years of research on 400 years of mid-Atlantic hurricane history.
April 30, 2011
Free Skipjack Sails on the Nathan of Dorchester During Oxford Day 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. In Oxford. No advance reservations accepted. Sailing from the Oxford ferry dock. www.skipjack-nathan.org
One Hour Walking Tour of Historic High Street 11:00 a.m. And Continues every Saturday (weather permitting) April through October. Adults $8, Children under 12 years of age free (when accompanied by an adult) Meet your colonial costumed tour guide at Long Wharf at the foot of High Street, Cambridge, MD 21613. Free parking available. Reservations not necessary, but appreciated. 410-901-1000 http://www.cambridgemd.org/
Celebrate The Return Of The Shad Festival In Vienna, MD 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. On the banks of the Nanticoke River. Featuring events, demonstrations, vendors, music and the cooking of the shad. Cooking begins at 5:00 a.m., and the finished product will be available to the public at 11:00 a.m.. Shad planking demo by the Chicone Club. Sponsored by the Chicone Ruritans. 410-901-6124 ext. 22 for more information.
May 01, 2011
Gather At The River Today at "Old Trinity" in Church Creek 12:30 p.m. Old Trinity Church Road, Church Creek, Maryland 21622. Regional outdoor service and picnic sponsored by the Dorchester Episcopal Churches. All are invited to join in this celebration of Soil and Water Stewardship Week. Observed since 1955, Stewardship Week is one of the largest conservation-related observances in the United States. Speaker is Dee Zeller, Director of Camp Wright. All are invited to bring a dish to share. Chairs will be provided. Old Trinity Churchyard, 8 miles west of the Cambridge Hyatt on Route 16.
Friday, April 15, 2011
Get your recreational vehicle running smoothly
With the warm weather here, you might be discovering your outdoor recreation vehicles or farm equipment aren't working smoothly. Island Transmissions and Powersports can get them up and running - from boats to tractors and everything in between. And they do cars and trucks, too!
Monday, April 4, 2011
Welcome Allstate Pest & Termite Control, Inc.!
Shop Local Delmarva welcomes Allstate Pest & Termite Control, Inc. to the family of locally owned and operated businesses. Located in Wicomico County, Allstate Pest & Termite Control, Inc. also serves Sussex County in DE, Worcester County in MD, and Accomack County in VA. Allstate Pest & Termite Control, Inc. will rid your home or commercial property of pests and they are Delmarva's bed bug experts.
Monday, March 14, 2011
Shop Local delmarva has been updated
The Shop Local Delmarva website has been updated to include random showcasing of our locally owned businesses and what they have to offer.
Raffie's offers a good example of what a Premium subscription offers. Not only is Raffie's featured on the main pages, but, also, promotions for specific products are targetted in the business categories for the counties Raffie's serves.
If you're a locally owned and operated business, you can be listed for free. You can "test drive" subscription services for a limited time. Please email us for details.
Raffie's offers a good example of what a Premium subscription offers. Not only is Raffie's featured on the main pages, but, also, promotions for specific products are targetted in the business categories for the counties Raffie's serves.
If you're a locally owned and operated business, you can be listed for free. You can "test drive" subscription services for a limited time. Please email us for details.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Welcome Raffie's!
Shop Local Delmarva welcomes Raffie's to the family of locally owned and operated businesses. Located in Talbot County, Raffies also serves Dorchester, Caroline, and Queen Annes counties. Serving Delmarva since 1959, Raffie's offers top quality beds, mattresses, dining sets, and home furniture at greatly discounted prices.
Friday, February 25, 2011
Shop Local Delmarva website experiencing inconvenient technical difficulties
Shop Local Delmarva's hosting company performed an upgrade to its services. The upgrade has affected the look of the directory listings causing them to be a bit askewed. It's only a matter of changing two numbers to fix the problem, but there's over four hundred pages that need changing. Shop Local Delmarva is working on fixing the problem and hopes to have the entire directory corrected by the end of next week.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Vote for Delmarva's Best!
What's Up? online magazine is asking you to vote for your favorite Eastern Shore spots to eat. Here's your chance to spotlight your favorite locally owned and operated restaurant. Visit What's Up? and cast your vote!
Monday, January 24, 2011
Welcome Island Transmissions and Powersports
Shop Local Delmarva welcomes Island Transmissions and Powersports to the family of locally owned and operated businesses. Located in Stevensville, Queen Annes County, MD, Island Transmissions and Powersports specializes in rebuilding transmissions, transaxles, differentials, and transfer cases and much more. With 20 years of experience in the automotive/marine service industry, they provide a full range of services from simple maintenance to the most complicated repairs on automobiles as well as boats, pwc’s, heavy duty and agricultural vehicles. Please let them know you found them on Shop Local Delmarva.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Raising chickens in Northampton County a no-no
Apparently, raising chickens in Northampton County on the lower Delmarva is not allowed. Who would have thought that raising chickens in a rural area was prohibited?
Locally owned businesses are over burdened with stiff regulations and often overlooked in local economic development plans. It's ironic how communities balk at allowing their neighbors to raise chickens, citing a need to protect the Bay or depreciating property values, but then welcome this big chains of Target, Walmart, Home Depot or even new housing developments.
A documentary airing on PBS quoted a fact that a single family home on one acre of land produces more pollution runoff to the Bay in a year than a two hundred acre farm. Unlike a farm that maintains a wooded buffer zone between its property and the watershed, the home has a paved driveway that leads to a paved street that allows runoff to flow directly to the Bay. Chemicals, fertilizers, and pesticides used to maintain lawns and gardens and control pests, chemicals and cleaning solutions used to clean vehicles, patios, decks, and the outside of the house, improperly functioning septic systems, car exhaust and leaks on the pavement - all have a clear, unbuffered flow to the Bay.
Runoff from chicken farms can harm the Bay, but the problem can be minimized with strict enforcemnet of buffer zones between the farm and watersheds. It's a little harder to enforce effective buffer zones around shopping centers and housing developments. Northampton County, and all of Delmarva, should strive to keep and protect the small farms and ban the shopping centers and housing developments.
Please read another opinion provided by delmarvanow.com/The Daily Times.
Locally owned businesses are over burdened with stiff regulations and often overlooked in local economic development plans. It's ironic how communities balk at allowing their neighbors to raise chickens, citing a need to protect the Bay or depreciating property values, but then welcome this big chains of Target, Walmart, Home Depot or even new housing developments.
A documentary airing on PBS quoted a fact that a single family home on one acre of land produces more pollution runoff to the Bay in a year than a two hundred acre farm. Unlike a farm that maintains a wooded buffer zone between its property and the watershed, the home has a paved driveway that leads to a paved street that allows runoff to flow directly to the Bay. Chemicals, fertilizers, and pesticides used to maintain lawns and gardens and control pests, chemicals and cleaning solutions used to clean vehicles, patios, decks, and the outside of the house, improperly functioning septic systems, car exhaust and leaks on the pavement - all have a clear, unbuffered flow to the Bay.
Runoff from chicken farms can harm the Bay, but the problem can be minimized with strict enforcemnet of buffer zones between the farm and watersheds. It's a little harder to enforce effective buffer zones around shopping centers and housing developments. Northampton County, and all of Delmarva, should strive to keep and protect the small farms and ban the shopping centers and housing developments.
Please read another opinion provided by delmarvanow.com/The Daily Times.
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