THE INDEX APRIL 2014 VOL 04-14 ISSUE #130 A Publication of News and Events Celebrating Current & Back Issues Available in Color at www.trappemd.net YEARS in print. Don't say you don t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michaelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein. H. Jackson Brown Jr. What s inside: Town Council and Planning Commission Meeting Updates and Information Page 1 & 2 Information from the Town Clerk Page 2 Police Chief s Corner Page 7 Trappe Volunteer Fire Co. Chief s Corner Page 7 School News Page 4 Church News Page 3 Community News Page 3 Calendar of Events Page 5 Business Listing Page 8 NEWS FROM TOWN HALL Town Meetings are held the first Wednesday of every month at 7:30 pm Planning Commission Meetings are held at least quarterly on the 3 rd Wednesday of each month at 7:00 pm Public Hearings, Public Workshops, Special Appeals Hearings, etc. are scheduled as needed. Check the website for updates www.trappemd.net Callahan Celebrates a Decade Our wastewater treatment plant operator, Steve Callahan, recently celebrated ten years of service with the town. Steve became an employee of Trappe in March 2004. Steve s woodworking skills and mechanical ability are often put to the test. We appreciate his dedication, and efforts to assist our community. If you see Steve please congratulate him! The Index is published monthly by the Town of Trappe, Inc. Photography & Editor: Ann Dorbin Design & Layout: Jennifer Shull Publishing & Distribution: Town Hall Staff Submissions are welcome & may be dropped off at the Town Hall or sent to: Ann Dorbin, PO Box 10, Trappe MD 21673 Inclusion in the newsletter is determined by space available and relevance to the citizens. Events reported in The Index do not necessarily reflect the endorsement of the Council of Trappe. The Council of Trappe reserves the right to edit or reject any item submitted. Articles and photographs published in The Index are protected under U.S. Copyright Law and cannot be reproduced without express written permission. Talbot County Office of Economic Development Hosts Monthly Meeting in Trappe The Talbot County Office of Economic Development is initiating a Last Monday Town Forum. We are inviting our Resource Partners to travel to each of the towns in Talbot County on the last Monday of the month to meet with area businesses, describe available services and lineup additional appointments if a business is interested in exploring these resources further. We are participating with Trappe merchants to support marketing and business development efforts. Any business is welcome to attend. The April meeting will be April 28 th at 9 am in the conference room at Talbot Bank in the Moore Building on Maple Avenue. Talbot Resource Partners will be present and is also available to set up follow up appointments for any business that is interested in additional assistance. The Talbot County Office of Economic Development www.talbotcountymd.gov/ business/economicdevelopment coordinates many resources to support retention and growth for businesses in the county and the towns. You can reach the Talbot County Office of Economic Development at 410-770-6811 or contact Michele Hall, Administrative Assistant mhall@talbotcountymd.gov. Town of Trappe, Inc. 4011 Powell Ave PO Box 162 Trappe, MD 21673-0162 410-476-3170 fax 410-476-3192
FROM THE TOWN CLERK The town office hours are: Mon, Tue, Wed and Thur 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Fri 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Closed in the afternoon Ph 410-476-3170 Fax 410-476-3192 www.trappemd.net Wastewater Treatment Plant 410-476-5297 Plant email is trappewwtp@verizon.net Emergency on call #410-476-7462 Water bills are to be paid by the due date either in person, by mail or via on line banking. Watch the due date-it varies each month. Town staff do not accept payments anywhere but the town office. Faxing and copying services are available at the town office during regular office hours for a small fee. OFFICE CLOSURES Good Friday-Friday, April 18th The current water bill is due April17th Trappe Business Economic Development Meeting Monday, April 28th 9 a.m. Talbot Bank Conf Rm. Open to ALL. Special Bulk Trash Collection Friday April 25 th To schedule a bulk trash pickup, please complete a Special Bulk Trash Pickup Request form and mail it along with the required payment to, Town of Trappe, Inc., PO Box 162, Trappe MD 21673-0162. Forms may also be picked up and dropped off at the Trappe Town Office at 4011 Powell Avenue. The required form is available at the Town Hall or by printing from the Town website (www.trappemd.net) under the Trash Collection & Recycling link on the main menu. All bulk materials to be picked up for disposal must be scheduled in advance. A bulk collection fee of $5.00 plus a per-tire surcharge for passenger car and light truck tires (payable in advance) will be collected for each residential bulk pickup, not to exceed 3 cubic yards (about a pickup truck load). Registration & payment due by Tues April 22nd!! FOR SALE WOOD DESK 20 X 32, SINGLE DRAWER MAY BE SEEN AT TOWN OFFICE. SUBMIT SEALED BID TO CLERK BY WED APRIL 16 TH INCLUDE NAME, PHONE & BID. Snow day appreciation-coming out the door with shovel in hand to find your sidewalk & those of many neighbors already cleaned. Thank you Bobby Croswell & Kirby Sabin for helping out. Want to know what s going on? Check out the Town website for news, weather emergencies and various announcements related to community events at www.trappemd.net
CHURCH AND COMMUNITY Scott s United Methodist Church Friday, April 18, 6pm Seven Last Words Good Friday Service at Trappe United Methodist Church Powell Ave. *Please note there will be NO crosswalk this year. Sunday, April 20, 6am Sunrise Service at Scotts UMC, All are welcome! Saturday, April 26, 3pm Ladies Spring Tea sponsored by United Methodist Women, $7.00 donation toward mission. The community is invited. Holy Week Revival April 14-17th 7 pm Guest speaker each night. Lucille Nichols, Pastor Trappe United Methodist Church PRAISE & WORSHIP SERVICE APRIL 26TH 7 PM ENERGIZE YOUR SOUL COME & EXPERIENCE THE POWER OF PRAISE MUSIC FOURTH SATURDAY NIGHT WORSHIP Other happenings at TUMC; April 5th Youth Group April 12th & 26th Breakfast & yard sale 7:30 10:00 a.m. Maleia Rust, Pastor St. Paul s Episcopal Church At St. Paul's Episcopal Church: Holy Week is in April and at St. Paul's we begin Holy Week with Palm Sunday on April 13 at our regular service at 9:00 AM. Thursday is Maundy Thursday or Holy Thursday and we have a service at 7:00 PM, The Good Friday service is at the Trappe United Methodist Church at 7:00 PM. It is a combined service with the churches in Trappe. Sunday, April 20 is Easter Sunday. Our service is at 9:00 AM with a Festival Eucharist and egg hunt. All are welcome to attend any one or all the services during Holy Week and Easter. St. Paul s Preschool would like to thank everyone for their support for our Second Annual Baked Ziti Dinner. It was a great success! Thanks to all who donated their time, money, food and kindness to our cause. Thank you Teddy Bear Fresh for the donation of salad fixings, and thank you to the great citizens of Trappe for enjoying good food and company. We look forward to seeing even more people next year! For info on St. Paul s Preschool please call Lori Hemming at 410-476-4465. Talbot County Free Library Programs 410-822-1626 www.tcfl.org Free and Open to the Public Thursday, April 17, 12 Noon, Brown Bag Lunch: Ferry Tales: A History of the OxfordBellevue Ferry Join Captains Judy and Tom Bixler, owners and operators of the Oxford-Bellevue Ferry, the oldest privately owned ferry in the U.S. The Bixlers will relate the history of the ferry through photos and stories, give personal insights, and talk about their commitment to preserving this important piece of Talbot County history. Coffee and sweets are provided. Check with the library for a full listing of activities.
The lyric sound of laughter Fills all the April hills The joy-song of the crocus The mirth of daffodils. From April Music by Clinton Scollard APRIL 2014 Sun Mon Tue Wed 1 6 7 8 Thu 2 COUNCIL MTG 7:30 P.M. 3 9 10 Fri 4 Sat 5 11 12 Grandparents Club mtg WMES 1:30 pm 13 Palm Sunday 14 Trappe UMC 7:30-10:30 am Church Breakfast 15 16 Planning Comm 7 pm 17 Index deadline 18Good Friday Holy Thursday Office Closed Community service 7 pm TUMC Holy Week Revival @ Scott s Mon-Thur 7 pm 20 EASTER Sunrise service Scotts 6am 21 TCPS Spring break 27 28 9 am Bus Eco Dev Mtg Talbot Bank 22 Last day to sign 23 25 BULK TRASH $$ Water meters read 29 CALENDAR: 30 ww.talbotschools.org April 18-21 SPRING BREAK Students will have a FULL day of school on May 2nd as a snow make up day. Snow days FAQ available on line at http://www.tcps.k12.md.us/2014-news/2013-14-tcps-snowdays-frequently-asked-questions POLICE CHIEF S CORNER For Police services, except an emergency, please call the 24 hour dispatch number at 410-476-5005. In an EMERGENCY, ALWAYS CALL 9-1-1 For confidential info, call me direct at 410-829-0613. George Ball-Chief of Police 24 up for bulk trash 7 pm EHS After Grad party mtg Siren Test Town Office closes at 12:30 on Fridays 19 26 TVFD Chx BBQ Trappe UMC 7:30-10:30 am Church Breakfast Praise Service 7 pm Ladies Tea Scotts 3 pm Submit news item along with your water bill or send them to the Town Office or to Index editor, Ann Dorbin: 410.476.3910, trappeindex@verizon.net Priority is given to events within the Town of Trappe. The White Marsh Elementary School Grandparents Club will meet Tuesday, April 8th at the school at 1:30 p.m. to discuss fundraising ideas. Contact Lou D with questions at 410-924-1764. The Talbot Bank, a member of Shore Bancshares community of companies, recently donated funds to support the American Cancer Society s Colors of Cancer event. The annual event to honor hometown heroes in the community has been scheduled for March 29, 2014 at the Tidewater Inn in Easton, MD. This year s hosts include Michele Williams and Dawn Cecil, Event Chairs; as well as Kim Brice and William Buck Duncan, Jr., Honorary Chairs. Pictured from left are Dawn Cecil, Julia Foxwell, Relay for Life Specialist, Dawn Henckel, Talbot Bank Representative and Talbot Bankers Relay for Life Team Captain, and Michele Williams (Photo below)
Trappe Volunteer Fire Department Chicken BBQ Dinner When: Sat. April 19th 10 a.m. till sold out Where: Barber Rd light Preorders welcome 410-476-3535 Let s Get Dirty for Clean Water!! Project Clean Stream annual cleanup to be held Saturday, April 5th Midshore Riverkeeper Conservancy (MRC) is recruiting local groups, businesses and individuals to help clean up our Midshore waterways. On April 5 from 9am to Noon, Project Clean Stream will once again remove trash from our local waterways. Throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed, thousands of people will be participating in this annual event coordinated by the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay. 100 YEARS STRONG Throughout Talbot, Dorchester, Caroline and Queen Anne s County, there will be over fifteen Project Clean Stream sites this year. Groups already signed up include Pickering Creek Audubon Center, Girl Scouts, Country School, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Easton High School, Masonic Lodge, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Easton and Eastern Shore Land Conservancy. Last year approximately 300 volunteers, worked at 23 different locations to clean up streams in the Midshore region. They collected over 10,000 pounds of trash. If you would like to create a team or volunteer on an existing team, please contact Suzanne Sullivan at 443 385 0511 or Suzanne@midshoreriverkeeper.org. A tasty place to be on Saturday morning: Trappe United Methodist Church Country Breakfast, 2nd & 4th Sat of every month! 7:30-10:00 a.m. Donations of food & silent auction items welcome. Contact Margaret English with food @476-3592 & Fred McCracken@4763437 with silent auction items.
COMMUNITY INFORMATION The Hidden Gem 29350 Maple Ave / Trappe, MD 410-476-6145 NEW Early Bird Menu 15 Great Meals Only $10 Each Including Beverage 3-5 p.m. 7 Days a Week Great Weekend Brunch Special $8 8 a.m. til Noon Fresh Food Great Prices We regret to announce Bella s Pizza of 4014 Main Street has closed. Have a community announcement? Send it to the Trappe webpage for posting before printing of THE IN- DEX. Last minute announcement change-send it to the webpage for posting Bobby@trappemd.net. The advertising printed in the Index does not constitute an endorsement or support by The Town of Trappe for the products or services being advertised. To have your business card added to The Index please contact the town office 410-476-3170. There is a fee of $5 per month with a three month minimum. Other restrictions apply. TOWN OF TRAPPE, INC. SPECIAL BULK TRASH PICKUP REQUEST Pick up date: Friday April 25, 2014 Please mail pickup request and payment to: Town of Trappe, Inc., PO Box 162, Trappe, MD 21673-0162, or drop off at the Trappe Name: Street Address: Contact Number: 1 Basic pickup fee (under 3 cu. yards about a pickup truck load) $ 5.00 Tires up to 15 in. without the rim $3.00 each $ Tires up to 15 in. on the rim $6.00 each $ Tires over 15 in. without the rim $4.25 each $ Tires over 15 in. on the rim $8.50 each $ (Light truck and passenger car tires only 4 tire limit) PAYMENT & FORM DUE BY TUESDAY, APRIL 22nd Cash, money order or check due at time of registration. TOTAL $