« View Newer News | View Older News »

News

Kent Island Running Group Accepting Registrations

The Kent Island Running Group (KIRG), is now accepting registration for new members and renewals through January 31st. See kirg.org for more information or email us at kentislandrunning@gmail.com.

“KIRG” membership includes: discounts on KIRG sponsored races, Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) membership, weekly supported group runs and a coach’s tips newsletter. We organized last year’s Inaugural Kent Island Metric Marathon and have already started planning for 2012’s race to be held on April 15th. Join TODAY and meet many of the people you see on the trail!

Washington College Buys Armory

Washington College is soon to be the proud owner of the SFC John H. Newman Armory. In executive session last week, Mayor Margo Bailey and the Chestertown Council approved WC’s counter proposal to an offer made to the college on November 21. Most of the council members appeared in good spirits as they emerged from the closed meeting that lasted only minutes. Jim Gatto said the session was extremely positive. He said WC’s offer addressed many of the sticking points that had shadowed the months of arduous negotiations with WC President Mitchell Reiss. Councilman Marty Stetson was the only vote against the proposal.

Washington College began the environmental cleanup of the old Alger Oil site in Chestertown to make way for construction of a new environmental center, according to WC Director of Media Relations Kay MacIntosh. In addition to the clean up, Earth Data of Centreville began water and soil monitoring at the Armory site. The Armory is now be included in the college’s plans for the environmental center.

School Board Filing Deadline Looms

It is a deadline that easily could have been overlooked had board of education President Brian Kirby not mentioned it during general housekeeping at a regularly scheduled monthly meeting. Candidates for the 2012 school board election must file by 9p.m. on Wednesday, January 11. Two seats will be open: those of Kirby, who was elected to a two-year term in 2010; and, Bryan Williams, who was elected to a six-year term in 2006. The 2010 General Assembly, at the urging of the Kent County commissioners and the Kent County Chamber of Commerce, voted to change the school board term here from six years to four years beginning with the 2010 election and to set up staggered four-year terms for the five-member board.

CGF, Others Sue QA Commissioners

Conservation groups, including the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, and 14 county residents have filed suit against Queen Anne’s County Commissioners over their November 8 decision to permit development on rural lands. An attorney representing the CBF, Chesapeake Wildlife Heritage, Queen Anne’s Conservation Association, Midshore Riverkeeper Conservancy and the individual residents asked Queen Anne’s County Circuit Court for an injunction and other remedies to prevent zoning changes made by commissioners from taking effect.

Free CBMM Admission For Delmarva Residents December 26-29

Free admission to the St. Michaels waterfront campus of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (CBMM) is being offered to Delmarva residents during the Museum’s December 26-29 Delmarva Days program.

During the four days, free admission will be given to residents showing their Delmarva address on a piece of identification or mail. The Delmarva region includes the entire state of Delaware and the Eastern Shores of Maryland and Virginia. General admission is otherwise free for museum members and kids under 6, or $13 for adults, $10 for seniors, and $6 for children 6-17.

“We’re happy to offer free admission to Delmarva residents,” commented Visitor Services Team Leader Katie Willis. “We love sharing the heritage, the legacy, and the stories of the Chesapeake with our neighbors.”

The museum features a floating fleet of historic vessels, the 1879 Hooper Strait Lighthouse, and many hands-on exhibits that share the stories of how people live, work, and play along the Bay. The museum is open 10am to 4pm daily, except Christmas and New Year’s Day. For more information, visit the museum in St. Michaels, online at www.cbmm.org, or call 410-745-2916.

Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Funds Physical Therapy Equipment for Denton

Shore Rehabilitation at Denton added a highly versatile training machine to its collection of physical therapy tools thanks to a donation from the Memorial Hospital Auxiliary.

The Keiser® Infinity Trainer is a multi-functional machine that can be used to exercise any part of the body in a variety of ways. With two adjustable arms to accommodate high and low positions and an assortment of attachments, the equipment gives patients the ability to work on range of motion, strength training, building muscle and power training.

The Infinity Trainer uses air-pressurized resistance, which the physical therapist can adjust by one-tenth of a pound within a range from zero to 106 pounds.

“All of our patients use this machine,” says physical therapist Lamont Thompson, DPT. “It’s called an infinity trainer because what you can do with it is limitless. Patients can work their arms, legs or torso. They can walk forward, backward or laterally with resistance. We use it a lot for post-stroke rehabilitation, following total joint replacements and for sports-specific training. There’s rarely an hour that goes by when we don’t use this machine. We’re grateful to have it.”

Shore Rehabilitation at Denton located at 920 Market Street offers physical, occupational and speech therapy for children and adults. For more information, call 410-479-3300 or visit www.shorehealth.org/services/rehabilitation/index.shtml.

In photo above: Shore Rehabilitation at Denton physical therapist Lamont Thompson, DPT, shows Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Treasurer Sandy Engle how to use the cable bar accessory with the Keiser Infinity Trainer. A donation from the Auxiliary was used to purchase this equipment for the Denton outpatient rehabilitation center.

Shore Health System Names Director and Manager of the Year

Shore Health System announced recently that Gary Jones, RCP, FAACA, Director of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Services, was named the 2011 Director of the Year. Jane Flowers MSN, RN, CNOR, Manager of Surgical and Ambulatory Services for Dorchester General Hospital, was selected as the 2011 Manager of the Year.

The 2011 honorees were chosen by their peers based on their commitment to delivering the Shore Health System mission of Exceptional Care, Every Day. The nominees were selected based on their demonstrated service, relationship building, initiative, systems thinking, vision, teamwork and overall commitment to the patients, families, physicians and staff of Shore Health System.

Gary Jones, who lives in Easton, has more than thirty years of experience in cardiovascular and pulmonary healthcare services. He is responsible for Shore Health System’s cardiovascular and pulmonary programs at the Memorial Hospital at Easton, Dorchester General in Cambridge, and Shore Medical Pavilion in Queenstown, which include cardiology services, respiratory care and pulmonary function testing, and the cardiac catheterization lab. Jones also oversees the Vascular Center, the Cardiopulmonary Fitness and Wellness Center, the Regional Sleep Disorders Center and the Pacemaker/Implantable Defibrillator Clinic. Jones chairs Shore Health System’s steering committees that oversee cardiac services and the Regional Sleep DisordersCenter.

In the community, Jones was one of the founding members of Talbot County advanced life support (paramedic) service. This organization served as the model for expansion of advanced life support services for Dorchester, Caroline and Queen Anne’s counties.

Jane Flowers, who lives in Cambridge, began her nursing career at Dorchester General Hospital in 1977 following graduation from the Macqueen Gibbs Willis School of Nursing. She worked as a staff nurse in the surgical unit and as head nurse for the medical-surgical unit for 10 years. In 1987, she moved to Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, where she worked as a staff nurse and as a nurse manager in many clinical areas.

In 2009, Flowers rejoined Shore Health System as Surgical and Ambulatory Services Manager for Dorchester General Hospital. She has been a certified perioperative nurse since 1982 and completed the RN First Assistant program at Anne Arundel Community College.

In photo above: Gary Jones, RCP, FAACA

In photo: Jane Flowers, MSN, RN, CNOR

Fire Mystery in Stevensville

Firefighters in Stevensville discovered the body of a dead man during an afternoon house fire on Queen Anne Club Drive in Stevensville on Kent Island. Fire crews were battling the house fire when they came across the body of the 47-year-old homeowner William Edward Matthews. The cause of the blaze is under investigation and expected soon. The couple who own the home reportedly had a domestic argument on November 24th. Police were called but didn’t make any arrests.

Another Doctor Challenges Dr. Harris For 1-D

Congressman Andy Harris, whose district includes the entirety of Maryland’s Eastern Shore, has yet another Democratic challenger in his 2012 bid for reelection, a fellow physician. Dr. John LaFerla of Chestertown officially filed his candidacy forms for the U.S. House of Representatives with the Maryland State Board of Elections. Along with Cockeysville businesswoman Wendy Rosen, LaFerla is the second Democrat signed up to run against Rep. Harris, R-Md.-1st.

QA Gets Another New Medical Building

Queen Anne’s County will have its second state-of-the-art medical facility in a little more than a year with the opening of the new Shore Medical Pavilion. The 60,000-square-foot facility is adjacent to the Queen Anne’s Emergency Center, which opened in September 2010. Like the emergency center, it is a joint project of Shore Health System and the University of Maryland Medical System. It will offer a wide variety of outpatient health care, testing, rehabilitation services and other specialty clinical services.

« View Newer News | View Older News »