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A Quarterly Publication to inform the people of the St. Helena Community

George Wischhusen Shirley Gregory Joe Stadler

President-County President-City/Editor Vice President-County/Co-Editor

410-284-3183 410-633-6077 410-285-5658

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Volume 8 * Issue 1 * February 2012

St. HNA

The St. Helena Red Rocket Review

Inside This Issue

1 Scholarship Program

3 Delaware Park Bus Trip

5 Neighborhood Page

6 St. Helena Scholarship

7 Church Happenings

8 803rd

Pioneer Infantry Band #16

10 Scholarship Application

11 Councilman Kraft„s Corner

12 Harriet Ross Tubman

13 Historical Society Flea Market

14 Spring Bingo

15 Membership Dues

15 Application for Membership

16 Councilman Olszewski‟s Corner

17 Troop 239 Update

18 Recipe of the Quarter

19 Meeting Dates

21 Train Garden

21 Heritage Trail

22 Real Estate

24 Christmas Party

24 Cookie Recipe Contest Winners

25 Savings Galore

26 Christmas Caroling

28 The Bygone Days

30 Dundalk‟s Up Coming Events

Mission Statement

The purpose of the St. Helena

Associations is to promote the health,

safety, pleasure, recreation and

welfare of the residents of the homes

within the St. Helena Area; to

discuss and resolve issues that arise

in or pertain to our area; to act in

coordination with other civic

organizations in the Dundalk and

surrounding areas; and to represent

the interests of the members on the

City, County, and State level.

Page 10 has more information

and the application.

The Student graduating from the 12th grade

must actually live in St. Helena, or within

our boundaries to qualify.

Our official boundaries for

the „city‟ Association are:

Holabird Avenue (our side only)

Broening Highway

Dunhill Road (by American Legion)

Dundalk Avenue (our side only)

This includes Portside Apartments

It also includes any apartments

on our side of Dundalk Avenue.

And the senior high-rise

as well as senior low-rise.


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Submitted By Dawn Shipley

Part 1 of 2

Benefits of optimism Research has shown that optimists tend to have better

physical health, greater success at school, work and sport,

and more satisfying relationships. They also have better

mental health, reporting less depression and anxiety, and

live longer than pessimists. So does optimism improve

one‟s life, or is it the other way around? Do people become

optimistic or pessimistic depending on what they have

experienced in their lives? In fact, there is evidence that

optimism can play a causal role in improving – or at least

protecting – one‟s health. For example, a number of

longitudinal studies of have shown that adults with

pessimistic outlooks are more likely to develop depression

and anxiety than their optimistic counterparts.

Optimism may be beneficial in several ways. Firstly,

optimism naturally promotes a more positive mood, which

helps to ward off depression and anxiety. Secondly,

optimism also encourages greater persistence in the face of

obstacles, which in turn is likely to result in greater

success. Finally, there is evidence that optimists actually

look after their health better than pessimists. They are

more likely to seek out information about potential health

risks and change their behaviour to avoid those risks.

Is optimism always good?

Is more optimism always a good thing? In most

circumstances, optimism is beneficial. However, optimism

needs to be anchored in reality. People who are

excessively optimistic may not have realistic expectations

about the possibility of bad things occurring to them, and

so are caught unprepared when they do. They may also fail

to take responsibility for the impact of their own behavior,

resulting in relationship difficulties.

There are also some situations in which optimism may not

be the best approach. For example, when planning

defensively in situations of potentially high risk,

pessimism may be more adaptive.

Aspects of optimism, Hopefulness, anticipation and a

sense of a compelling future

Hope, and the sense that the future is positive and worth

looking forward to, are key aspects of optimism. Young

people who cannot envisage a bright future for themselves,

or who believe that the world is hostile or indifferent to

them, are vulnerable to depression, anxiety and despair.

Orientation to future, goal directedness

Optimists are oriented towards a future in which they have

clear goals which they look forward to fulfilling. Resilient

children have been shown to have future plans that are

realistic, positive and achievable. They tend to be oriented

towards achievement, and have educational aspirations.

Cognitive factors

Optimism can be seen as a way of processing information

about the world that places an emphasis on the positive

elements of experience. There are several aspects to the

optimistic processing style:

Maintaining perspective

Optimists are able to step back from their

problems and evaluate them in a wider context.

They do not „catastrophise‟ events by always

imagining the worst possible outcome. They can

see that everything changes, and bad times will

pass.

Ability and belief in ability to solve problems

Optimists do not feel helpless in the face of life‟s

difficulties, but have the ability to solve problems

by rationally thinking through alternatives,

evaluating them, and acting appropriately. Without

the cognitive ability to problem solve, it is easy for

children and young people to feel overwhelmed by

events that seems out of their control.

Explanatory style

Optimists and pessimists have different ways of

explaining life‟s ups and downs to themselves.

These differences are explained below.

Faith Research shows that people who have spiritual or religious

beliefs that offer them a sense of meaning are more

resilient than those who do not. This does not necessarily

apply affiliation with a formal religious institution

(although such institutions offer important social supports

which also foster resilience). Many people hold the

optimistic view that events in life "happen for a reason".

This faith in an overarching spiritual meaning or order to

their lives can significantly enhance their capacity to cope

with adversity.

Sense of coherence and predictability in life Children who have experienced many upheavals and

changes in their lives, particularly those who have had

major disruptions in their relationships with care-givers,

may come to see life as unpredictable, random and

untrustworthy. This lack of a sense of coherence threatens

their capacity to develop healthy optimism. If nothing in

life is stable, how is it possible to sustain a sense of trust in

the processes of life, or to believe that one can effect

positive change through one's own efforts? Whilst children

can be taught the cognitive skills that underpin optimism,

the sense of coherence and predictability engendered by

stable relationships with caring adults and the presence of

everyday routines and consistent boundaries is essential

for the development of resiliency.

http://www.embracethefuture.org.au/resiliency/optimism.htm#Optimism_as_explanatory_style


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Great News: ST. HELENA SCHOLARSHIP!!!!

You heard it… Our Associations have already voted on this at a meeting this past fall. A few weeks ago, the

board of directors from both associations got together to determine the criteria. The money that is accrued from

our aluminum drive over the course of a year will be used to offer a $500.00 college scholarship for a

graduating senior that lives in St. Helena. If/when we ever reach $1000.00 for a year, we‟ll determine then if we

would offer 2 scholarships for graduating seniors. Here are the specifics:

The Student graduating from the 12th grade must actually live in St. Helena or live within our boundaries.

Our official boundaries for the „city‟ association are:

Holabird Avenue (our side only)

Broening Highway

Dunhill Road (by the American Legion)

Dundalk Avenue (our side only)

So this includes Portside Apartments

Also includes any apartments on our side of Dundalk Avenue.

And includes the senior high-rise, as well as senior low-rise.

We reserve the right to confirm that the student actually lives within our boundaries.

Applications must be received by Friday April 13, 2012

Mail to „St. Helena Scholarship‟

c/o 226 Detroit Ave

Dundalk, MD 21222

Winner(s) must agree to have photo taken, and allow for articles to be published in the Red Rocket Review as

well as Association website.

Applicants must submit an essay (approx 500 to 750 to words). Essays will be judged on essay content,

grammar/spelling, originality, and writing style. The essays will be judged by a pre-selected committee. The

committee will be non-biased, and not associated with the current association membership. The theme of the

essay should be community oriented. Examples are:

What do you like about your community?

What have you done to support your community?

How do you envision the future of your community?

If you could change something in your community what would it be?

The scholarship will be administered by the attending college. A check will not be given directly to the student.

For more information on the St. Helena Scholarship Program see page 10.

So…. How can the community assist us…. SAVE YOUR ALUMINUM CANS… and turn them into our

aluminum drive (Don‟t say you never heard of it!!!.) Drop them off at Joe‟s or Shirley‟s house, or even bring

them to our monthly meetings. AND… start talking about it. If you know of a senior that is graduating… let

them know about this opportunity, and encourage their participation.

Aluminum can drop off points:

1. Joe‟s house: 226 Detroit Avenue. Just place them on the side of

the house… I don‟t have to be home, and you don‟t have to leave

a note… I‟ll see them and take care of them.

2. Shirley‟s House: 6512 St. Helena Avenue, place them in the front or back yard.

3. Or…Bring them to our monthly meetings.

(At our monthly meetings, we always give updates on current figures for this aluminum account.)

“I was the conductor of the Underground Railroad for eight years, and I can say what most conductors

can‟t say; I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger.”

By: Harriet Tubman

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Dundalk's First Baptist Church

100 St. Helena Avenue

410-282-4256

Service Hours

Mar 21, Apr 18, May 16 – Children‟s Movie Night

6:30 pm Sunday School: Sunday 9:30 am

Mar 20, Apr 17, May 15 – WMU Ladies Bible

Study 7:00 pm Contemporary Service: 11:00 am

Mar 27, Apr 24, May 22 – Men‟s Fellowship &

Prayer 7:00 pm Sunday Evening Service: 7:00

pm Sunday Morning Service: Sunday 11 am

Reformers Unanimous every Friday 7:00 pm Wed. Bible & Prayer Service: 7:00 pm

Apr 29 Fifth Family Fellowship 8:15 am to 7:00 pm

Dundalk Community Church of God

6601 Cleveland Avenue

410-282-2219

Service Hours

Sunday School: Sunday 10:00 am Children‟s Church: 11:00 am

Worship Service: Sunday 11:00 am

Family Training Hour: Wednesday 7:00 pm

All are welcome, come and praise the Lord with us.

Food Bank: last Sunday of every month Mar 25, Apr 29, May 27 – 12:30 to 1:30 pm, Donations are greatly

accepted.

Flagship House of Prayer

299 Willows Spring Road, 410-718-9027

www.flagshiphouseofprayer.org

Gathering / Brunch: every Sunday 10:30 am

Worship Service: every Sunday 11:00 – 12:30 pm

First Sunday of month 12:30 pm – Lord‟s Supper

Mar 18th

, Apr 15th

, May 20th

, Jun 17th

– Fellowship

Meal, 12:30pm, after service

right refreshments

April 8th

– Easter Breakfast, 10 am

April 29th

– Triple F Service, 6 pm

Third Sunday of month – Fellowship Meal

Adult Bible Study, 7:00 pm Wednesday

St. Timothy‟s Evangelical Lutheran Church

2120 Dundalk Avenue

410-284-6840

Worship Service: Sunday 9:30 am

Sunday Church School 9:00 am

Church Service 10:30 am

Thanksgiving Day, Thursday November 24th

Service 10 am

Come and share the spiritual word

Friendly people, great seats!

Our "Mission is to Spread God's word,

Share compassion with others and Build a

Community of Faith."


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Sharing the African American Cultural Heritage Abroad

'803rd Pioneer Infantry Band, No. 16'

'During World War I many black

troops were eager to fight but most

provided support services. Only a

small percentage were actually

involved in combat. Yet, the African

American presence in France--helping

in any capacity--often elicited

overwhelming gratitude from the

French. Both the French and the

American troops enjoyed listening to

African American bands who

sometimes introduced blues and jazz

rhythms previously unknown to their

listeners.

This is a 1919 photograph of the

803rd Pioneer Infantry Band on board

the U.S.S. Philippines (troop ship) in

Brest Harbor, France ( July 18, 1919).'

Photograph. Gladstone Collection, Prints and Photographs Division (Library of Congress). Reproduction

Number: LC-USZC4-6163 (7-5)

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Wraps • Detox Products • Candles

Water Pipes • Incense • Vaporizers

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Hookah

Candles Cigars

Glass

Store Hours Mon-Fri 10AM to 8PM

Sat 10AM to 9PM

Sun 12PM to 5PM


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G. Randolph Rice, Jr., LLC (Former Assistant State’s Attorney)

Call Today for a Free Consultation

Premier Baltimore County Trial Attorney

Representing Residents and Businesses of St. Helena

and the Baltimore Region in:

Criminal Defense (Felony and Misdemeanor Charges)

District and Circuit Court Cases

DUI / DWI / Drunk Driving Defense

Driving While Suspended and all other Driving Violations

Juvenile Criminal Defense

Personal Injury / Injury and Negligence Law / Slip and Fall

Accident Injury Law / Auto Accident Law / Truck Accident Law

Medical Malpractice / Stent Malpractice

Wills and Estates

Civil Litigation

Call to Schedule your Free Consultation

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Dundalk, Maryland 21222 (1.1 miles from St. Helena Neighborhood)

Accepting Visa, MasterCard and Discover


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The St. Helena Scholarship Program

Rules and Eligibility Requirements

Applicant must live in the boundaries of the St. Helena Community Association, which are “Holabird

Avenue (our side only), Broening Highway, Dunhill (by American Legion), and Dundalk Avenue (our

side only)”. The St. Helena Committee reserves the right to validate applicants address.

This includes Portside Apartments, any apartment on our side of Dundalk Avenue, and senior high-rise

as well as senior low-rise.

All scholarship materials must be received by April 13, 2012 (please allow up to five (5) days for

delivery by mail). Any submissions made past this date will not be accepted.

Applicant must be completing the 12th

grade by July 1, 2012.

Do not include any identifying information in your essay, such as your name or school.

Winners agree to have their photo taken upon acceptance of this award.

Applicant agrees that by entering into the St. Helena Scholarship Program, his/her photograph, name

and award amount may be published in future print of the St. Helena Red Rocket Review as well as the

St. Helena Website.

Applicant will provide true and correct information and failure to follow scholarship rules, will risk

disqualification.

St. Helena will send funds directly to college, in which the student is/will, enroll (funds will not be given

directly to the student.

St. Helena will award scholarships based on essay content, grammar/spelling, originality and writing

style.

Essays will be judged by a pre-selected committee that will be non-biased, and not associated with the

current association membership.

Each scholarship winner will be notified in May 2012 of his/her award in writing, either by e-mail or

postal mail.

St. Helena Scholarship Application

Applicant‟s Name: Phone Number:

Email:

Home Address:

City: State: Zip:

Name of college, university or trade school you wish/are going to attend?

School Address:

Current School Attending?

Please include in your application package:

1. This completed entry form.

2. An Essay of 500 to 750 words “typed”. The theme of the essay should be community oriented.

Examples are: How do you envision the future of your community?

What do you like about your community?

What have you done to support your community?

If you had to change something in your community what would it be?

Mail Applications to: St. Helena Scholarship,

226 Detroit Avenue,

Dundalk, MD 21222 Note: You may go to our website at www.orgsites.com/md/redrocketreview to download a fill-in application.


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10 PM to 1 AM

Disco Ball • Lights Out • Lanes are Neon

Includes Shoe Rental

Single‟s Special $10.00

Includes a Slice of Pizza, a Small Drink,

& Bowling for two long hours.

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Birthday Parties are our Specialty

Children‟s, Adults & Senior leagues

Day ladies

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AVAILABLE ON LEAGUES

Bored sitting at home and watching the same old shows?

The Councilman‟s Corner By Jim Kraft, Baltimore City Councilman – 1

st District

“It can be hard to believe during the

cold and windy days of February, but

Spring is almost here, which means

that once again, it will be time to

begin organizing community clean-

ups all over Baltimore . I‟d like to

take a moment to tell you about some

upcoming opportunities, both in St.

Helena and throughout Southeast

Baltimore that will help keep the First District green and

growing.

This past Summer and Fall, my office organized a

group of volunteers called the Kraft Crew, who went all

over our district cleaning alleys, removing litter and glass

from parking lots, and planting trees and flowers. You

can see the before-and-after photos at www.jimkraft.net.

Once the weather starts improving, we‟ll be out there

again, but we need your help! If you‟re interested in

joining the Kraft Crew, or you have an idea for an area

that could use improvement, contact my office at (410)

396-4821.

You may have also heard that Mayor Rawlings-

Blake, along with Director Foxx from the Department of

Public Works, recently announced Baltimore‟s First

Clean Community Competition, where communities will

have the opportunity to complete for a $5,000 cash prize

by working to clean up their neighborhood. You can find

out more about the competition

here:http://baltimorecity.gov/Government/AgenciesDepar

tments/PublicWorks/CleanCommunityCompetition.aspx.

Finally, a quick note about recycling: It has come

to my attention that recently, recycling has not been not

picked up on recycling day in a number of the

neighborhoods in Southeast Baltimore . The recycling

was not picked up or the bins were not emptied because

the recycling had either been left out in plastic bags or

placed in plastic bags before being placed into the

recycling bin. Baltimore utilizes an automated Single

Stream recycling facility, and plastic bags cannot be

sorted from the stream. If they are collected, then

they end up clogging the sorting machines. Thus, the bags

are not accepted by the facility. Please put your recycling

in a yellow bin, another plastic bin, paper bag or the like

and simply mark the container "RECYCLING". It will be

taken.

As always, please do not hesitate to contact my

office with any questions or concerns at (410) 396-4821.”

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HARRIET ROSS TUBMAN

Honoring Black History Month

Tubman, Harriet Ross (1822-1913). Born into slavery on the Eastern Shore of

Maryland, Tubman gained international acclaim as an Underground Railroad

operator, abolitionist, Civil War spy and nurse, suffragist, and humanitarian. After

escaping from enslavement in 1849, Tubman dedicated herself to fighting for

freedom, equality, and justice for the remainder of her long life, earning her the

biblical name "Moses" and a place among the nation's most famous historical

figures.

Originally named Araminta, or "Minty," Harriet Tubman was born in early 1822 on

the plantation of Anthony Thompson, south of Madison in Dorchester County,

Maryland. Tubman was the fifth of nine children of Harriet "Rit" Green and

Benjamin Ross, both slaves. Edward Brodess, the stepson of Anthony Thompson,

claimed ownership of Rit and her children through his mother Mary Pattison

Brodess Thompson. Ben Ross, the slave of Anthony Thompson, was a timber

inspector who supervised and managed a vast timbering operation on Thompson's

land. The Ross's relatively stable family life on Thompson's plantation came to

abrupt end sometime in late 1823 or early 1824 when Edward Brodess took Rit and her then five children,

including Tubman, to his own farm in Bucktown, a small agricultural village ten miles to the east. Brodess often

hired Tubman out to temporary masters, some who were cruel and negligent, while selling other members of

her family illegally to out of state buyers, permanently fracturing her family.

Working as a field hand while a young teen, Tubman was nearly killed by a

blow to her head from an iron weight, thrown by an angry overseer at another

fleeing slave. The severe injury left her suffering from headaches, seizures

and sleeping spells that plagued her for the rest of her life. During the late

1830s and early 1840s, Tubman worked for John T. Stewart, a Madison

merchant and shipbuilder, bringing her back to the familial and social

community near where her father lived and where she had been born. About

1844 she married a local free black named John Tubman, shedding her

childhood name Minty in favor of Harriet.

On March 7, 1849, Edward Brodess died on his farm at Bucktown at the age

of 47, leaving Tubman and her family at risk of being sold to settle Brodess's

debts. In the late fall of 1849 Tubman took her own liberty. She tapped into an Underground Railroad that was

already functioning well on the Eastern Shore: traveling by night, using the North Star and instructions from

white and black helpers, she found her way to Philadelphia. She sought work as a domestic, saving her money

to help the rest of her family escape. From 1850 to 1860, Tubman conducted between eleven and thirteen

escape missions, bringing away approximately seventy individuals, including her brothers, parents, and other

family and friends, while also giving instructions to approximately fifty more who

found their way to freedom independently.

The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 left most refugee slaves vulnerable to recapture and

many fled to the safety and protection of Canada. Indeed, Tubman brought many of

her charges to St. Catharines, Ontario, where they settled into a growing community

of freedom seekers. Her dangerous missions won the admiration of black and white

abolitionists throughout the North who provided her with funds to continue her

activities. In 1858, Tubman met with the legendary freedom fighter, John Brown, in

her North Street home in St. Catharines. Impressed by his passion for ending

slavery, she committed herself to helping him recruit former slaves to join him on

his planned raid at Harper's Ferry, VA Though she hoped to be at his side when the


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raid took place in October 1859, illness may have prevented her from joining him. In 1859, William Henry

Seward, Lincoln's future Secretary of State, sold Tubman a home on the outskirts of Auburn, New York, where

she eventually settled her aged parents and other family members. On her way to Boston in April 1860, Tubman

became the heroine of the day when she helped rescue a fugitive slave, Charles Nalle, from the custody of

United States Marshals charged with returning him to his Virginia master.

In early 1862, Tubman joined Northern abolitionists in support of Union activities at Port Royal, South

Carolina. Throughout the Civil War she provided badly needed nursing care to black soldiers and hundreds of

newly liberated slaves who crowded Union camps. Tubman's military service expanded to include spying and

scouting behind Confederate lines. In early June 1863, she became the first woman to command an armed

military raid when she guided Col. James Montgomery and his 2nd South Carolina black regiment up the

Combahee River, routing out Confederate outposts, destroying stockpiles of cotton, food and weapons, and

liberating over 700 slaves.

After the war, Tubman returned to Auburn, New York. There she began

another career as a community activist, humanitarian, and suffragist. In 1869,

Sarah Bradford published a short biography of Tubman called "Scenes in the

Life of Harriet Tubman," bringing brief fame and financial relief to Tubman

and her family. She married Nelson Davis, a veteran, that same year; her

husband John Tubman had been killed in 1867 in Dorchester County,

Maryland. She struggled financially the rest of her life, however. Denied her

own military pension, she eventually received a widow's pension as the wife

of Nelson Davis, and, later, a Civil War nurse's pension.

Her humanitarian work triumphed with the opening of the Harriet Tubman Home for the Aged, located on land

abutting her own property in Auburn, which she successfully purchased by mortgage and then transferred to the

African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in 1903. Active in the suffrage movement since 1860, Tubman

continued to appear at local and national suffrage conventions until the early 1900s. She

died of pneumonia at the age of 91 on March 10, 1913 in Auburn, New York. She was

given a military service by Civil War veterans of Auburn. One year later, educator

Booker T. Washington led a memorial service for her, and in 1932 the town of Auburn

erected a plaque in honor of Tubman's work.

In 1974, more than 60 years after Tubman's death, the Department of the Interior

designated her former home in Auburn as a national historic landmark. In 1978 the U.S.

Postal Service inaugurated its Black Heritage Series with a stamp honoring Harriet

Tubman.

Dundalk Historical Society Flea- Market

Mark your calendars: It‟s on April 21st. (rain date on the 28

th). As many of you know, I (Joe Stadler)

am the chairperson for that event in Veteran‟s Park (It‟s the park across the street from Pinland Bowling Alley).

Traditionally we have about 80 vendors set up for this event. The spaces are assigned spaces. Vehicles are not

allowed on the grounds, and the cost is $10.00 per space. Spaces are about 20 feet long (+/-). Spaces MUST be

RESERVED and PAID FOR IN ADVANCE. If you need to cancel, your money will be refunded (as long as

you let me know sometime BEFORE the event itself.) It‟s too early right now, but if you want a space… call

me sometime AFTER APRIL 1ST

. This flea-market is very well attended. Please understand that I absolutely

cannot accept reservations before that date… too many other things happening.

Joe Stadler… 226 Detroit Ave…410-285-5658


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Spring

Multi-Vendor Bingo

Sunday, March 18, 2012 Doors open at 3 p.m.

Bingo starts at 4 p.m.

Featuring

Avon, Celebrating Home, Cookie Lee Jewelry, Gifts-To-Go

Mia Bella Gourmet Candles & The Clip Joint

(vendors subject to change).

St. Helena Community Center

6509 Colgate Avenue

Baltimore, MD 21222

Tickets are $10 in advance or $15 at the door (non-refundable)

Want an extra set of BINGO cards? Support our charity, with either a $10 cash donation or

items for Alley Animals, a not-for-profit animal rescue. They are in desperate need of dog and

cat food (wet or dry) paper towels, or 30-gallon black trash bags. Please help their worthy

cause!

We will be playing 20 games of bingo. For every $20 Cash & Carry purchased or orders

placed before BINGO starts, you will receive a free pack of cards. Guests who sell FIVE

tickets or more will receive their ticket FREE!!!

Directions to the Hall:

From Dundalk Avenue turn right on St. Helena Avenue (First Baptist Church on corner), cross

over Central Avenue. Turn right onto Chesapeake Avenue, take the first right to Colgate

Avenue. The Hall will be on your right, blue building with a fence.

For Information Contact:

Avon Rep: Suzanne Stadler 410-285-5658


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It‟s the most Wonderful Time of the Year…

That‟s right my friends; it‟s time to pay your annual membership dues. And YES, it‟s still just $10.00

per household. Of course we have TWO (2) associations (city & county), and our meetings are combined. We

maintain officers on both associations and both associations have separate treasuries. To avoid any confusion,

here are your options:

If you‟re already a member on the „county side‟, Send your renewal to:

Mary Wischhusen – 210 St. Helena Avenue

If you‟re already a member on the „city side‟, Send your renewal to:

Suzanne Stadler – 226 Detroit Avenue

Some of us are members on both sides (and that‟s good!!) We encourage you to send your renewals in to both

associations.

If you‟re not currently a member, Please consider joining. If you read The Red Rocket on a regular basis, you

already know of all the good work that happens in our area. Consider joining one or both associations. Also if

you share an e-mail address you will get monthly updates on everything/anything that we have involvement in.

We meet on the 1st Thursday of most months. If meetings aren‟t your thing or if Thursdays don‟t work for

you… that‟s ok… We‟d still appreciate your support as a member. The renewal period is actually a major

fundraiser… and the money often is put right back into the community.

SEE the membership application below, and send it in soon. (or bring it to the next meeting on March 1, 2012).

In order for any association to flourish, it needs members and volunteers. For those residents who are not yet

members, please consider joining the Associations. We all have invested in our homes, now we need to invest

in our community.

Membership Application – Annual Dues - $10.00

Name (s) (Print):_______________________________________Date________________

Address: ___________________________________________________________________

Home No.: ____________________________ Cell No.: __________________________

E-mail Address: ____________________________________________________________

Homeowner Landlord Renter Business Owner

City Mail Application to:

Suzanne Stadler

226 Detroit Avenue

Baltimore, MD 21222

410-285-5658

County Mail Application to:

Mary Wischhusen

210 St. Helena Avenue

Baltimore, MD 21222

410-284-3183

VOLUNTEERS

ARE WELCOMED

I (we) will help with:

Membership Newsletter Block Captain Hospitality

C.O.P. Citizens on Patrol * Block Captains helps Deliver the Red Rocket Review


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7th

DISTRICT COUNCILMAN‟S CORNER

John Olszewski, Sr.

Baltimore County

410-887-7174

Thinking back to the heavy

rains that inundated our area

last September 2011, I thought

it might be helpful to discuss

some of the issues that faced us

during that time. Before we have spring rains and

possible floods and water conditions there are some

things we all need to know. My office was busy with

calls during the September heavy rainy season,

basements and yards were flooded, sewage backed up

and many of the storm drains and drain ditches were

clogged and not taking the water. We fielded the

calls the best we could and had county workers

respond. I believe everyone was affected in some

way including my own house with a flooded

basement. Afterwards, I asked Ed Adams the

Director of Public Works to give me a report on

sewer and storm drainage maintenance. I would like

to share some of the report with the residents of the

area. September 2011 was a record breaker with a

total rainfall of 12.41 inches. August of that year we

experienced a storm that left 4 ½ inches of rain in a 2

hour period. The ground was so oversaturated that if

another rainstorm hit the water wouldn‟t have a place

to go. The storm was intense and set in motion

circumstances for what was to come in September.

In our area the total storm drainage system is

comprised of overland flow in defined/undefined

ditches, roadside ditches, inlets, pipe, outfalls and

stream systems. Most of these systems are located in

older areas that were not designed and fully

maintained by the County maintenance system.

Because we have much waterfront/low lying coastal

areas in relatively flat areas, we experience much

flooding when heavy rains and storms come. Millers

Island is a perfect example. During the storm Isabel

in September 2003 a perfect storm was brewing with

hurricane force winds and unusually high tides

brought together by the wind direction and many of

our waterfront communities didn‟t have a chance.

The devastation was tremendous. No amount of

maintenance would have prevented this. Baltimore

County current maintenance consists of responding to

complaints, keeping the inlet grates and cross road

culverts clean and free flowing and unclogging pipes

when necessary. Director Adams advised that this is

a reactive program and hasn‟t been proactive for more

than 25 years. Years ago the work force was much

larger and environmental laws weren‟t as restrictive

or were in many cases, non-existent.

A look back to maintenance practices during the early

1950‟s showed a program of streams being used as a

storm drain system that could be easily cleaned and

dredged. Today that cannot be done. Restrictive

environmental laws have been implemented that

prohibits the dredging and cutting back of brush in

streams. Many houses years ago were built without

any floodplain setbacks and environmental buffers.

These regulations developed over time to protect the

environment and to protect homes from being

flooded. In older communities and developments

there is little protection from heavy significant rains.

So the bottom line here is the fact that we live in close

proximity to considerable waterfront, low lying

coastal areas. Quite a large number of our housing

was built prior to the strict environmental regulations

were implemented. Our ditches and streams are not

being maintained by the county due to those

regulations. When we have heavy rains and storms

and occasionally a storm surge or hurricane comes

through, we can expect flooding. It is up to all of us

to do what we can to protect our property. Keep

ditches and drain areas near your home free of debris.

Put in place proper gutters that drain toward a storm

drain or a body of water. We are in many ways

similar to those who live along the coastline; we need

to prepare for storms when we hear the warnings on

TV. In the event of heavy storms, Baltimore County

is still ready and able to assist the best it can. In

future articles I will discuss the sewer system and

possible backups. Lets all take precautions as we

come into the rainy season.

"Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the

strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world."

By: Harriet Tubman


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Troop 239 Update Written by Boy Scout: Jared Shipley

As always we have had a busy quarter here at Troop 239. We spent

one weekend in Annapolis doing merit badges that had to do with

science, technology, engineering and mathematics with the

midshipmen. We did merit badges such as Radio, nuclear since,

engineering and first aid. We also went and worked at the Cub Scout

Klondike running stations. We ran an ice rescue and a den ski station.

We also did a training

weekend with our own

scouts. The older scouts

ran different trainings for

the younger scouts in the

troop. We did trainings in fire building, knot tying, cooking and

first aid.

On April 12, 2012 we will be distributing our bags for Scouting for

Food and picking up the bags on April 21, 2012 in this area. So if

you see our bags please donate some food, it gets sent to local food

pantries and homeless shelters.

Last but not least as always we are recruiting so if you are interested in our troop please E-mail our Scoutmaster

John Shipley at [email protected].

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by Chef Linda Anselmi It is the final weeks of winter; the days are longer, but still dark too early. The sun feels warmer, but not warm

enough to shed the wool layers that we have ensconced ourselves in for the last few months. Spring will be here, it is not

long now. So far in my opinion this has been the best winter ever. Kind of felt like a cold fall for the last few months and

soon it will be St. Patrick‟s Day again. We will have gone from Raven‟s purple haze into an Irish green beer stupor. The

Raven‟s have done plenty to bring this city together this year and will do it again in the fall of 2012. Much more that St.

Patrick can ever do, but he is close. Drink lots of green beer and eat lots of corned beef and that ought to do it. Yup, it is

all good.

Now there is still time in these final weeks of winter to tuck and your family and yourself in with a movie and

something good to eat. I am sharing a really good recipe for black bean soup. I have made many pots of black bean

soup, always keeping in mind how really wonderful and healthy beans are for all of us and I do think I have found the best

recipe yet. This recipe I will share with you. It takes a more time than recipes using canned black beans, but it is so worth

it. I will never make light of the great uses of all varieties of canned beans. I use them often with great success, but if I

have the time to use the dried real thing, I do and I hope you will too. Happy St. Patrick‟s Day to all of you and

especially to my wonderful husband who celebrates his birthday every year with St. Patrick. Now go COOK!!!!!

Smokey Black Bean Soup INGREDIENTS

· 1 pound dried black beans (about 2 cups), rinsed, soaked in 4 quarts of water overnight or 6 hours, drained

· 1 lb smoked ham hock or shank (I use smoked Turkey wings)

· 2 bay leaves · 5 cups water · 1/8 teaspoon baking soda

· ½ teaspoon salt · 4 Tbsp olive oil · 1 large yellow onion, chopped fine

· 1 celery rib, chopped fine · ½ teaspoon salt · 2 cups chicken stock

· 1 1/2 teaspoon chili powder · 1 Tbsp molasses (Optional)

· Sour cream · 4 medium garlic cloves, minced

· 2 large carrots, chopped into ½ inch pieces · 1 Tbsp ground cumin (more or less)

· 1 red bell pepper, roughly chopped · 3 to 4 Tbsp lime or lemon juice

· Avocado, peeled and chopped · Salt

· ½ carrot, chopped fine Yes, the carrots are on the recipe twice. No mistake …

· Chopped fresh cilantro… this is the green for St. Patrick!!!!

· For a very delicious taste, soup can be finished off with a tad of dry sherry.

METHOD 1 Place beans and ham hock or smoked turkey wings in a 4-quart, thick-bottomed pot. Add 5 cups water, bay leaves, salt

and baking soda. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to a low simmer. Cover and let cook 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 1 hour,

until beans are tender. Remove bay leaves. Remove ham hock from the pot. Cut ham meat away from the bone and cut

into small, bite-sized pieces, set aside.

2 Heat olive oil in a large 8-quart thick-bottomed pot on medium high until the oil is hot, but not smoking. Add the

onions, celery, carrots and 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned and softened, about 10-

15 minutes. Reduce heat to medium; add the cumin, chili powder, and garlic, cook for an additional 2 minutes, stirring

constantly.

3 Add the beans, their cooking liquid, chicken stock, molasses, and bell pepper. Bring to a boil then reduce heat to a

simmer. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 30 to 40 minutes.

4 Remove 4 cups of the soup (about half of it) to a blender. Purée until smooth and return to the pot of soup. (You may

need to purée the soup in smaller portions, depending on the size of your blender. Don't fill the blender more than half

way at a time and hold the lid while blending.) Add back the ham pieces to the soup. Add 3 Tbsp of lime juice. Adjust

seasonings. If on the sweet side, add a bit more lime juice. Salt to taste.

Serve with garnishes. Makes 8 cups. Serves 6.

Note that the soup may continue to thicken. If you would like it thinner, just add some water or chicken stock to desired

consistency. For a chunky soup, do not puree all of the beans. I use an immersion blender for just the correct

consistency.


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May 3, 2012 April 5, 2012 March 1, 2012

Project Clean Stream 2012

Every year St. Helena has a spring clean-up and this year we have partnered up

with the Dundalk Renaissance Corporation (DRC) with the statewide Project

Clean Stream program on Saturday April 14, 2012.

The St. Helena Community Association, St. Helena Neighborhood Association

and The Dundalk Renaissance Corporation is recruiting volunteers to team up

with us for the third year in a row to participate in this regional clean-up effort

organized by the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay.

Last year, volunteers collected litter and debris from six waterfront sites amounting to almost 6,000 pounds of

trash! Please help us clean-up our waterways again this spring! If you would like to volunteer please contact

Leah at 410.282.0261 or [email protected].

Project Clean Stream (PCS) connects volunteers to their local streams, raising their awareness of litter and other

storm-water issues. PCS gives volunteers a sense of pride and ownership in their communities resulting in

immediate gratification of the positive impact on the environment. It connects volunteers to their local

watershed groups and it makes the streams cleaner, safer and more beautiful. Since 2004, Project Clean Stream

has continued to grow in areas of increased volunteerism and number of registered sites.

Date: Saturday April 14, 2012

Time: 8:00 am to 12 noon

Place: St. Helena Community Building

Address: 6509 Colgate Avenue,

Baltimore, MD 21222

Here are the target areas on the St. Helena

agenda for April 14, 2012:

Team 1 Cimaglia Park at Fort Holabird

Team 2 Saint Helena Park (not in the woods)

Team 3 Ralls Avenue from St. Helena Ave to Airport Grill

Project Clean Stream is an annual stream and shoreline clean up coordinated by the Alliance for the Chesapeake

Bay and partnering watershed organizations. Project Clean Stream is held every year in April and engages

volunteers in Central Maryland up to the Pennsylvania line and the Maryland Eastern Shore including parts of

Delaware and Virginia.

Meeting Dates

St. Helena Community Association (City) &

St. Helena Neighborhood Association (County)

6509 Colgate Ave. 7:00 PM

Both Associations‟ meet on the First Thursday of the Month, at the same location!!!!

The Dundalk Historical Society would like to THANK Bear Lock and Key for helping them out with new keys.

You can contact Bob with Bear Lock and Key at 410-285-0101 or at bearlock.com

St. HNA


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Flagship House of Prayer 299 Willow Spring Road, Dundalk, MD 21222

www.flagshiphouseofprayer.org

Did you know we offer these other services?

Lottery Pick 3

Pick 4

Match 5

Mega Millions

Lotto

Keno &

Scratch Offs

Bill Payment Center BGE

Verizon

Comcast and more

Credit Cards Excepted

Prepaid Cell Phone Minutes

Check Cashing &

Money Orders

Hours:

Monday to Thursday & Saturday 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM

Friday 10:00 AM to 11:00 PM

WE ARE PROUD TO BE PART OF YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD

12 A North Dundalk Avenue

“For my house will be called a house of

prayer for all nations.” Isaiah 56:7

For information, please call the Church Clerk,

Deanna Medlin, at 410-718-9027

Upcoming Events

Mar 18th

– Fellowship Meal, 12:30 pm, after service

April 8th

– Easter Breakfast 10:00 am

Apr 15th


April 29th

– Triple F Service, 6 pm

May 20th


June 17th


We offer a large variety of

Spirits at the best prices in the area!

Sunday Morning

Gathering & Brunch: 10:30 am

Worship Service: 11 am – 12:30 pm (Non-Denominational Bible Preaching)

Children‟s Ministry: 11:45 am – 12:30 pm

Monthly Activities After Worship Services –

First Sunday – Lord’s Supper

Third Sunday – Fellowship Meal

Bible Studies –

Adult Bible Study – Wednesdays,

7pm, Doors open at 6:45 pm


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The Historical Society‟s Christmas Train Garden

We hope you all had the opportunity to

visit this year‟s display. The attendance was just a

bit over last year‟s attendance… (approximately

8500). Once again, the team responsible for this

years‟ display has outdone expectations. The

garden layout was entirely different from previous

years. The „carnival‟ scene was HUGE, and the

visual was absolutely marvelous. A special debt of

thanks goes to the chairperson: Mr. Michael Andy.

Michael worked tirelessly for 3 weeks as the

„garden‟ was constructed, as well as has been a

fixture during weeks of public presentation. Other

team members whose contributions are most appreciated includes Mr. Steve Ellis & Mr. Allan Northington.

And as always, as we look behind the scenes we‟ll find Mr. Harry Young & Mr. Rex Fulghum. The „Historical

Society‟ extends THANKS to EVERYONE involved.

St. Helena Connections: I‟m not sure if St. Helena residents are aware of this, but St. Helena is the home to

FOUR members of the Historical Society‟s Board of Directors. (There are a total of 11 on the Board)

Dolores Stump (Cleveland Ave) (Vice President)

Rose Benton (Patapsco Ave) (Board Member)

Shirley Gregory (St. Helena Ave) (Board Member)

Joe Stadler (Detroit Ave) (Board Member, Gift Shop Mgr.)

California Connection: Kim Walton, formerly of Detroit Ave, currently remains a member of the Historical

Society, as well as a member of our Community Association. Kim, always an advocate of the Christmas Train

Garden, was kind enough to send several attractions to be displayed in this year‟s „garden‟. The „Carnival

scene‟, mentioned above, was so beautiful, partly as a result of Kim‟s kindness… (THANKS KIM!)

Heritage Trail and other Stuff:

I guess by now everyone has heard that funding has been pulled from this project. Despite differences

of opinion (pro/con), the project is important to us in St. Helena. Aside from the new playground equipment

that we fought for a few years ago, this was to be the first major enhancement to St. Helena Park ever… Over

these last few years, some of our streets have been paved, and some new curbs went in as well. Some

sidewalks, that were in extremely poor condition were replaced (with that curbing). But where new alleys have

been put in over the last 5 years or so, homeowners have paid for them. We‟re trying to get new curbs along

portion of Willow Spring Rd. (In some places, the curbing is only 1 inch tall… what keeps traffic from actually

jumping a 1 inch curb?? (We‟re told it could be 6 -8 years on THAT list… unbelievable). Heritage Trail has

been on the books for TEN years… Our associations have been in on the planning and supported the efforts

since day ONE.

Various organizations in Dundalk have expressed their discontent with these latest budget decisions.

Our associations have put together a committee, and collectively are planning on joining other voices from

Dundalk, to begin a campaign to have our voices heard. We‟ve put a letter together to make our position

official (it‟s the very least we can do, and it‟s the best 1st step. The letter has been sent to our representatives, as

well as to Harbor Development folks. We‟ll keep you posted on any progress.

Submitted by: Joe Stadler


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The table below summarizes properties sold with the assistance of a realtor in the Dundalk area. The data is

based on information obtained from Metropolitan Regional Information Systems, Inc. (MRIS). Properties that

did not appear on a multiple list service are not included.

Note: that all real estate transactions in Maryland are available to the public, and can be conveniently located at

the following website for further details: www.dat.state.md.us; click on the link labeled “Real Property Data

Search”. For more information on local statistics, please visit www.mdrealtor.org.

Above and Beyond

Watching a cluster of colorful helium balloons rise up through the sky brings a smile to every

face below. While the cheerful appearance and bright colors attract attention, it's "what's inside"

that makes the balloons rise. Defying gravity! Surpassing obstacles! Just like you. Your attitude,

outlook and dedication inspire us onward and upward. You've lifted us to new heights!

PROPERTY ADDRESS TYPE # BED FB HB BSMT LIST

PRICE

SOLD

PRICE Properties Currently for Sale

6501 Detroit Avenue Single Home 4 1 Yes $174,900 Active

6525 Parnell Avenue Townhouse 3 2 Yes $115,000 Active

6530 Parnell Avenue Townhouse 3 1 Yes $79,000 Active

6541 Baltimore Avenue Duplex 3 1 Yes $99,900 Active

216 Colgate Avenue Townhouse 3 2 Yes $114,900 Active

70 Dundalk Avenue Townhouse 3 1 Yes $64,900 Active



2210 Dundalk Avenue Single Home 3 1 Yes $65,000 Active

6767 Woodley Road Townhouse 3 2 Yes $89,900 Active

6761 Woodley Road Townhouse 2 1 1 Yes $99,500 Active

6740 Woodley Road Townhouse 3 2 Yes $84,000 Active

6521 St. Helena Avenue Townhouse 3 2 Yes $79,900 Active

218 Riverview Avenue Townhouse 3 1 Yes $69,900 Active

Recently Settled Properties

216 Maple Avenue Single Home 4 1 1 Yes $79,500 $55,000

213 St. Helena Avenue Townhouse 2 1 1 Yes $17,767 Active


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Live Acoustic Acts every Friday Night at 9 PM

Karaoke every Saturday Night at 9 PM

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The St. Helena Christmas Party (A different take on it)

Our annual Christmas party is open to

members and their families. This year we had 32

children registered. The venue is always the

same: dinner, children‟s crafts, and then Santa

Claus. But the dinner is always excellent, the

crafts are always unique, and the children‟s eyes,

as Santa arrives, are always… well, THAT, my

friends, is the reason that we do it. It‟s for the

kids. In advance of the party, members of both

associations planned the menu, purchased gifts,

purchased door prizes, planned craft creations

for the kids and set up the hall for the event.

Everything is free to all who attend. When the

event was over, the entire hall was cleaned &

vacuumed, dishes, pots etc were washed,

bathrooms sanitized, and trash emptied. I can‟t tell you how proud we are at the enormous amount of

participation that we have in St. Helena. …Funny, but It‟s never fun to clean my own bathroom at home, but

for some reason, when you know you‟re doing it for a bigger cause, and friends are „doing it with you‟… it can

actually be enjoyable to scrub out a toilet, mop a floor, wipe off tables & chairs… you get the picture. Sound

like FUN? Actually … IT IS! If you like what we do… support us by joining us.

Submitted By: Joe Stadler


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Written By: Cathy Hurley of Woodley Road

Senior Citizen Discounts Restaurants

55 Years and Up Arby's: 10% off

Checkers: 10% off

Chick-Fil-A: 10% off or free small drink or coffee

Chili's: 10% off

Denny's: 10% off, 20% off for AARP members

Dunkin' Donuts: 10% off or free coffee

Fuddrucker's: 10% off any senior platter

IHOP: 10% off

KFC: free small drink with any meal

McDonald's: discounts on coffee everyday

Papa John‟s Pizza: Dundalk ONLY 30% off must

ask for discount!

TCBY: 10% off

Wendy's: 10% off

60 Years and Up Applebee's: 15% off with Golden Apple Card

Boulevard Diner Senior Menu from 2- 5 PM everyday

Burger King: 10% off

Einstein's Bagels: 10% off baker's dozen of bagels

Golden Corral: 10% off

Pizza Hut: 10% off Eat-In or Carry Out

Sonic: 10% off or free beverage

Subway: 10% off

Poplar Inn: Thursday only 20% (62+)

65 Years and Up Boston Market: 10% off

Taco Bell: 5% off; free beverages for seniors

Grocery Stores Box N Save: Tuesday and Wednesday 5% off with

$30+ purchase (60+)

Santoni‟s Supermarket (62+) 5%

Shop „n Save (60+) 10%

Restaurants, Grocery and Retail Store

with NO Discount Ruby Tuesday‟s Dairy Queen

Red Robin Domino‟s Pizza

Bill Bateman‟s Longhorn

Herman‟s Bakery Captain Harvey‟s

Squire‟s Rest. Scoozzi‟s Rest.

Safeway Save-A-Lot

Mars Supermarket Giant Food

Food Lion Shop Rite

Shoppers Food Hair Cuttery

Pet Smart Big Lots

How to Saving Money with your Cell Phone

Call your Cell phone provider and tell them you don‟t want to allow for any third party charges allow

to come to your cell phone because you can be charged for them.

Attention: All Boys 6 years to 10 1/2

Join the Cub Scouts Troop 239

The St. Helena Community Association & St. Helena Neighborhood

Association is sponsoring Cub Scout Troop 239! Want to learn leadership

skills, achieve Merit Badges, camping, hiking, and lots of other fun outdoor

activities? Then Troop 239 is for you!

Meetings: 1st and 3

rd Monday of each month at 6:00 PM, at 6509 Colgate

Avenue, St. Helena Community Building, hope to see you there!

For more information contact John or Dawn Shipley at (443) 414-8619

[email protected] or [email protected] www.Troop239.com our BSA troop.

GALORE


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Located at 6509 Colgate Ave.

1 Large Room accommodates 100 people

1 Small Room accommodates 45 people

Weddings * Baby showers * Birthday Parties

Meetings * Holiday Parties * and So Much More

Not paid for at taxpayer expense. By Authority of: Friends of Peter A. Hammen, Virginia Green, Treasurer

Annapolis Office 6 Bladen Street, Room 241

Annapolis, MD 21401 410-841-3770

46TH Legislative District- Baltimore City

[email protected]

District Office

821 S. Grundy Street

Baltimore, MD 21224

410-342-3142

On December 17, 2011 the evening was just

perfect, albeit with a bit of a chill in the air.

Once again this year, we had about 65

participants. We hit the streets with a decorated

lead car, a lighted decorated trailer AND: Brand

Spanking-New song books. (Each one

exquisitely bound in a „Christmas-Red‟ folder.

Truly a class act!!) We didn‟t make it to every

street, but we probably sang on half of the streets in St. Helena. About a dozen people sat on the back of the

decorated trailer. Everyone else strolled along… Walking in a Winter Wonderland (at least that‟s how I

imagined it). Our kind neighbors at The Flagship House of Prayer (Willow Spring Rd) offered their facility

and their hospitality as our mid-point warm-up stop. During the stop, we enjoyed hot cider, hot coffee, and a

host of other choices as well. A huge selection of cookies and other baked goods were offered as well. While

most of our carolers were warming up and enjoying a snack, I introduced Reverend Andersen and asked him to

address the crowd for a few minutes. From there, Mrs. Andersen asked everyone to join in a chorus of Silent

Night as she accompanied on the piano. (It was a classic scene… almost right out of a soap opera… WE

LOVED IT).

As we left the Flagship Church, to continue onto additional St. Helena streets, our spirit was warmed and so

were our feet. We ended the evening about 2 ½ hours after we started… ending at the St. Helena community

Hall. Everyone had Pizza, Chick-fil-a goodies and McDonald‟s hamburgers. Our special thanks to:

Flagship House of Prayer A most gracious mid-point stop

McDonalds (Dundalk Ave) 50 hamburgers

Papa Johns Pizza 8 large pizzas

Chic-Fil-A Salad trays/Chicken Nugget trays

To see if a date is available go to

www.orgsites.com/md/redrocketreview

and click on the Calendar

For more details Call: 410-633-6077


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Oven Roasted Chicken Breast Black Forest Ham

Subway® Club

Sweet Onion Chicken Teriyaki

Turkey Breast

Turkey Breast & Black Forest Ham

Meatball Marinara Italian B.M.T.

Veggie Delite

Subway Melt

Tuna

Cold Cut Combo

Spicy Italian

BLT

Roast Beef

The Big Philly Cheese steak

Chicken & Bacon Ranch

The Feast

Coffee .50¢ with the purchase

of a breakfast meal.

410-282-2796 Dundalk Shopping Center

Does not include the $5.00 Footlong


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Submitted by Bob Staab

This story was in 2 parts, this is part 2 of 2

John Bianchi The following information was abstracted from “Oral History # 41” between

Mr. Ben Womer of the Dundalk-Patapsco Neck Historical Society and Mr. John Bianchi of

219 Baltimore Avenue, St. Helena, Maryland 21222 on September 7, 1983.

The information in quotations is mostly from Mr. John Bianchi.

Furniture shopping generally required the whole day to shop at Levinsons and Kleins on Monument Street in

Highlandtown. “Our only mode of transportation to the City was by street car. There were facilities on St. Helena

Avenue or by the Canoe Club where you could catch the railroad. Fradkins opened a store on the North West corner of

St. Helena Avenue across the street from where McMahon‟s Restaurant was located. When Fradkins moved from here

they relocated in Sparrows Point or Edgemere.”

The row houses on Baltimore Avenue belonged to Bethlehem Steel. On the city side of Baltimore Avenue the

homes caught fire about 1926 and wiped out the whole block. We had a little old fire station right here in St. Helena.

The Post office was at Spencer‟s Store, at the end of Baltimore Avenue.

“In those days Officer Snell and Officer Butchky were the Police Force and I grew-up with those guys. They

were my seniors, but I grew-up while they were patrolling the area, and we had good people here, we never had any

problems at all.”

Eventually they split St. Helena with part going to Baltimore City. “All of the sudden we were told we were

living in Dundalk, we were so used to living in St. Helena and the name meant so much, a lot of people kept writing it St.

Helena, Maryland on their letters. They wouldn‟t let go.”

The Central Foundry was located in St. Helena at the time, formerly the McShane Foundry. They manufactured

cast iron sewer pipe, and stove grates. There was also the Burns and Russell brick factory near Logan Village. They also

built the Logan Airfield in that area. “I remember when Lindberg came in to Logan Airfield. I wanted to get a picture of

me and Lindberg standing by the plane. But I missed it and couldn‟t get down to Logan that time.”

“When they built Harbor Field, they pumped the harbor and that place was a mud hole for a long time.” The dirt

for construction of the airport was trucked from Kimble Mountain, a high mounded area where Dundalk High School and

Dundalk Community College are now located. “I remember trucks that moved into Harbor Field, my God on a

continuous basis. They‟d be dropping it in one place and a big mud boil would come up in another spot. That was a

mess. The mosquitoes down there, my God they put steel sheets and pilings around the Harbor Field and sometimes us

kids would go swimming out there and when we would come up to grab hold of the piling you‟d get a hand full of

mosquitoes.”

John recalled the Clipper Ships at Harbor Field. The British Overseas Airway Corporation had the Bermuda

Clipper which was the first. “Yes, the Bermuda was the first; we‟d sit down there and watch them come in. We used to

see people come in when B.O.A.C. started, they had that little wing, underneath, they had the big wing, then the stirrups;

they must have been fuel tanks. You had people from Philadelphia, New York and different places to see these planes. I

imagine some of them could still be flying, they were darn good planes. I understand that some of the gull wing planes

that were made at Martins are still flying in Venezuela and they are old planes.”

The paint factory was located near Colgate Creek. According to John Bianchi “The paint factory had smoke all

over the place, not only did it pollute the air, the water was polluted something terrible. The water had a greenish tint to

it from the chemicals that went into Colgate Creek. As a boy when I went across Colgate Creek, that place looked like

the color of the rainbow.”

The Berlinger Joyce Air Craft Corporation was located in Turner Station. In addition there was a quarantine

station and an Ammunition Plant in 1916, where they loaded shells for World War I further down in Turner Station.

John remembered hearing about the Alum Chine, a ship that blew-up out in the river.

“Riverview Park was quite a place. Everyone went to Riverview Park. They had a Band Stand and right off the

bridge they had a place that sold steamed crabs, steamed on the spot. In those days crabs were plentiful and easy to

catch. Many people could sit on their front porch and here the bands playing at Riverview Park.”

There was also the Cox‟s Boat Yard, where they could rent canoes. The Maryland Canoe Club also had a

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There was a Sach‟s Store on St. Helena Avenue. The Sach‟s Store and the whole block got wiped out by a fire.

The Norris Garage was located on Dundalk Avenue and was one of the first in the area to sell new cars. “I remember

when they were selling the “Tin Lizzies.”

“If we wanted to go to the movies, we walked or take the trolley to the Eagle Theater in

Highlandtown. They had serials on Saturdays and we would walk to and from the Eagle

Theater each week. The Eagle Theater was located at that time on 3rd and Conklin Streets in

Highlandtown. The only other place that showed movies was at the old Community Church,

usually once a week. We walked to the movies. Who was going to pay seven cents to ride a

trolley even though kids paid less. A nickel in those days could buy you a whole bag of candy

or you could get an ice cream for a nickel. I can remember when Buck Jones was one of the favorites and the other

westerner was William Desmond in the River Rider.”

“They were all silent movies. Instead of a piano, they played an organ. Down at the Lyceum in Sparrows Point

they had a piano and the Strand Theater had an organ. Some of the movies were William S. Hart, Charlie Chaplain, The

Keystone Cops, Wallace Berry, Marie Dressler, Hoot Gibson, Lloyd Stone, Francis X. Bushman and my favorites were

Buster Keaton and our Gang Comedies. Don‟t forget Douglass Fairbanks, Junior; he married Mary

Picford.”

“Well if you think about it, and I often do. Since they brought this goofy tube into our

houses; it just screwed up everything. In those days you had time to go out, visit your friends. They

brought this tube into the house and they‟re going to have a show at a certain time, your trapped

between going out and not missing your show. If you watch the show you‟re not going to see your

friends.”

“We had a gramophone, the one you pump. Yeh! The Italians like good music and the first

thing they went for was the record player, gramophone, whatever you call it and you had one person selected to stand

there and wind the thing up.”

“ Eva DeLuca was an opera singer that lived in St. Helena, part of the DeLuca Family. When I was a young

man, the Rossi‟s, Tommasia‟s, Bartko‟s and Perseghin‟s played music; but this group got together and played music

Christmas Eve and New Years Eve. They‟d rent a bus and come down the street playing music. It was beautiful, you

know it gave me, it brought the old country back, because the people over there were gifted in the arts, and they were

apparently trying to keep these arts alive.”

John & Olga Bianchi remained in St. Helena, Maryland and raised four daughters in St. Helena including:

Angelina, Victoria, Rita and Lucy. John worked 22 years for Baltimore County as a chief Inspector. His first jobs were

small ones including Columbia Marine Supply Co. for about four years, and then he considered himself fortunate to find

a job in the wire mill for about seven years, left and then came back for about five years. He also worked for

Commercial Novelty Company in Havre de Grace where they handled gun powder until they had an explosion. He quit

that job and was hired by the Chevrolet plant for eleven years and then finished with the County.

John stayed in St. Helena until he was 91 years of age; when he moved to New Freedom, Pennsylvania. He died

on December 4, 2003 at 93.

Attention: All boys 10 ½ years or older Join the Boy Scouts Troop 239

The St. Helena Community Association & St. Helena Neighborhood Association is sponsoring Boy Scout

Troop 239! Want to learn leadership skills, achieve Merit Badges, camping, hiking, and lots of

other fun outdoor activities? Then Troop 239 is for you!

Meetings: Monday nights at 7:00 PM, at 6509 Colgate Avenue, St. Helena Community

Building, hope to see you there!

For more information contact John or Dawn Shipley at (443) 414-8619

[email protected] or [email protected] www.Troop239.com our BSA


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Saturday, March 10 – Delaware Park Bus Trip The cost is $30 a person, and you get that $30 back in FREE Play. We will be

leaving from the American Legion at 9 AM sharp and will return around 4 PM. For

more information (see page 3) or to purchase tickets, call Janet Hamilton at 443-691-

8603 or email her at [email protected].

Monday, March 12 – Small Watershed Action Plan, Stakeholders Meeting, North Point Library, 6-8 pm

Sunday, March 18 – Afternoon Tea, at the Dundalk Historical Society. Call 410-284-2331 to reserve your

seat today, Tickets are $12.50.

Saturday, March 24 – Rain Barrel/Greening Workshop with Back River Restoration Committee, Time and

Location, TBD

Saturday, March 31 – 5th

Annual Milestone Awards, Sparrows Point Country Club, 6-9 pm- This year the

DRC honors The Port of Baltimore, Gloria Nelson, John Long, Joe Falbo and the Heritage Association of

Greater Dundalk

Saturday, March 31 – Dundalk Family Easter Egg Hunt in Veteran‟s Park (Time TBD)

Thursday, April 12 to 21 – Scouting for Food, Boy Scout Troop 239 will be distributing bags throughout St.

Helena and picking up bags on April 21, 2012. The food is sent to local food pantries and homeless shelters.

Saturday, April 14 – Project Clean Stream, We will be meeting at the Community Building at 8 AM for a

light breakfast and then starting at 9 AM to 12 PM, Site captains wanted! Check www.dundalkusa.org for

more details.

Monday, April 16 to, Sunday April 22 – Earth Week!

o Thursday, April 19 – Green Drinks Happy Hour at Hard Yacht Café, 4 pm-8 pm

o Saturday, April 20 – Eastfield-Stanbrook Clean up, Stansbury Park, 9-11 am

o Sunday, April 21 – Earth Day Extravaganza! Details to come.

Check out www.dundalkusa.org for listing of all the Earth Week Events!

Saturday, April 21 – Flea Market, hosted by Dundalk Patapsco Neck Historical Society from 8 AM to 2

PM in Veteran‟s Park, (Rain Date of April 28, 2012). For the past few years we have had over 80 vendors and

our last Flea Market we had over 90 vendors. Spaces are $10, if you would like to reserve a space call Joe

Stadler at 410-285-5658.

Saturday, May 12 – FreeESTIVAL: A Day for Dundalk, Heritage Park, 10-3 pm- Free games, food,

entertainment, and resources for families and residents of Greater Dundalk!

Saturday, May 19 – Dundalk Art Show, Sponsored by the Dundalk Historical Society, held at Veteran‟s

Park from 11 am to 4 pm. (rain date 4/28/12)

Saturday, July 21 – Dundalk Farmer‟s Market Kick-Off Event and 2nd

Annual Home Grown Veggie

Contest, Veteran‟s Park, 10-12pm- Get those veggies growing and support our local farmers!

The Path to Success

As a bear ventures through unknown territory, he is marking the way for many others to follow.

Because he took steps in a different direction, a new path was created for future bears who will use

that same trail for generations, placing their feet in the exact same spot every time they walk the

course. Your adventurous vision has created a remarkable path that will be traveled for years to come.

Thank you for setting a great example.


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With the hiring of well known Baltimorean

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New Menu

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Let Us Entertain You

Open Mic Night Wednesday w/ Brother Bill 8 pm Live Music. Call for Schedule

Karaoke and Disc Jockey Diamond Pool Tables

Keno & Racetrax Jumbo Screen

Specializing in Fundraisers Email Heather for more information

[email protected]

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