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The Lifelong Artist Margaret Huddy will exhibit a series of portraits of African-American women in Frederick

BY LAUREN LAROCCA

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As a young woman, Margaret Huddy hung out on the boardwalk in Ocean City, New Jersey, during the summer, painting portraits of people from sunup to sundown.

“I was selling my soul for $5 every hour,” she said recently, recalling that period of her life. “I swore I’d never do another portrait.”

Decades passed. And she didn’t.

Instead, the Philadelphia native and Moore College of Art & Design grad taught art while spending her free time working on plein air paintings (and raising four kids). She was commissioned to do paintings for the Supreme Court, the White House Historical Association, and the Credit Union House, for whom she wrote and illustrated a book of state flowers. She traveled around the world with her husband, and called many places home, including Hawaii, painting along the way before ultimately landing in Frederick. It wasn’t until she arrived here in 2016 that she returned to portraiture.

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(she started painting when she was 12), the 79-year-old was immediately enthralled by the traditional clothing worn by West-African women who attended St. Katharine Drexel Catholic Church with her in Frederick. She began to occasionally pull one of them aside after Mass, asking if she could snap their photo with her phone. Painting portraits based on the photos became a good winter project, when the weather was too cold to be painting outside.

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Margaret Huddy, a 79-year-old artist, is involved with several art groups in the area and has done plein-air paintings around the world. She’s exhibiting a series of paintings of African women from her church at FCC in March.

Last spring, she exhibited a series of landscapes at Frederick Community College, and now, a year later, she’ll exhibit her portraits in the solo show “Out of Africa.” Several of the women of St. Katharine Drexel will be in attendance.

“These women are just so beautiful, so joyful,” Huddy said. “They wear these colorful native clothes and headwraps and sing in an African choir in French and English.”

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Q&A: Karen Czapanskiy

BY STAN GOLDBERG SPECIAL TO SENIOR LIVING

At 72 years old, Karen Czapanskiy keeps a busy schedule. She teaches law in Baltimore, publishes articles on people with special needs, and is a community activist. She’s a weightlifter. She’s a skilled equestrian — including dressage riding, which trains a horse to perform carefully-controlled movements directed by the rider.

A graduate of the University of California, Berkeley and Georgetown University Law Center, Czapanskiy spent most of her life in the Washington, D.C., area but moved to northern Frederick County in 2014. She and her husband, Dana, have been married for 47 years. They have two children and a grandchild.

How did you get involved in dressage?

When I was young, I didn’t do dressage, just horseback riding. Then my daughter became a very accomplished horseback rider and opened a business. She started teaching me how to do dressage. She unfortunately left riding, but I found another trainer to work with. I take lessons every week at the Motters Station Stables in Rocky Ridge.

Do you own horses?

I have a pony that is 3 1/2 years old. He’s a little unpredictable, so my trainer doesn’t think it’s safe for me to ride him immediately. I also own a retired Lipizzaner. Before he retired, I 6

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rode him. Now I keep him, groom him and play with him. He’s 23 and has a bad foot, so he can’t be ridden.

It sounds like a lot of work. Why do you do it?

I love being with horses. I’ve actually found it easier to do as I’ve gotten older because I’ve gotten stronger because of weight lifting, and because you can build on your skills to get more response from the horse, so it’s more fun. And I’ve gotten braver, a lot braver, which makes it easier. It focuses your attention so completely that you have

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to put aside everything else. It’s a way of almost meditating.

What got you into weight lifting?

It started when I was recovering from a broken leg. I broke it coming off a horse.

I needed to get the left leg as strong as the right leg. Then it became clearer that the stronger I was, the better I was in the saddle. My posture was better, my abs were better, everything was better.

I understand you took part in a lifting competition.

My trainer, Jason Blough, said I

should go to a competition. He just kind of laid down the gauntlet. He said, “You’re old enough and good enough, and there won’t be anyone else competing in your age group. All you have to do is pass the national minimum and you’ll get a medal.” In the summer of 2017, I went to the U.S. Powerlifting Association Regional competition. I took the gold in my category, but I was also the only person in my category.

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H E A LT H

Compassionate Communication Tips for interacting with people living with dementia

BY LAURA DUKES SPECIAL TO SENIOR LIVING

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hen it comes to interacting with people dealing with different forms of dementia, particularly Alzheimer’s disease, Steve Klotz said it is a common misconception that validation means telling white lies.

Klotz, the executive director of validation education at Country Meadows Retirement Communities and an adjunct professor of behavioral science at York College of Pennsylvania, gives regular talks in the Frederick area about respectful ways to minimize anxiety and frustration when speaking with individuals who have Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.

He emphasizes building trust and understanding basic human needs without presenting a false outlook of someone’s current situation.

Here are some tips: • Validation does not mean creating a false reality. It means building trust and showing empathy to help put someone’s needs into words. This could mean dealing with unfinished business, regret, the death of a spouse or knowing confusion is present but not knowing how to address it. Klotz has seen seniors unsure whether their spouses are still alive. Rather than saying “Yes, he’ll be back soon,” he suggests you ask, “What do you think?” or “What would you do if he is gone?”You can then ask whether they’ve ever spent time away from their spouse, how they got through it and if they could do that now. Klotz explained that even with Alzheimer’s disease, a senior probably knows somewhere in their mind that a spouse is not alive. If you lie to that person, something won’t sit right, and a general feeling of distrust will be created.

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Emphasize building trust and understanding basic human needs without presenting a false outlook of someone’s current situation.

• Ask open-ended questions to get to the truth behind behaviors. Rather than outright stopping a senior from doing something, find out the motivation behind the action. Klotz recently saw a woman trying to leave Country Meadows, and he simply asked her where she wanted to go. When she said she was trying to visit her family, Klotz asked her about her family and what some of her favorite things to do with them were. He then directed her to another group of residents and suggested she share some family stories with them. This type of interaction uses reminiscing as a coping mechanism. He said to avoid “why” questions, since they can have complex answers and come across as disrespectful.

• It’s OK to blame the doctor. One of the toughest aspects to experiencing dementia is being told you can no longer do something that makes you feel independent, particularly driving a car. Klotz said it can make it easier on the caregiver or family members when a doctor says driving is off limits for someone with Alzheimer’s or dementia, because then there is less gray area and you can move forward to figuring out alternatives. If a doctor has not yet banned driving, Klotz suggested asking to ride along and then sharing your impressions. Good questions to ask: “Is that the kind of driver you have always been?” or “How would you feel if you hit someone’s car or hit someone and they got hurt?”

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Steven Klotz, a professor at York College, speaks about Alzheimer’s and dementia.

• Try not to focus on who someone used to be in regard to what that meant to you.

This is a form of imposing your version of reality and not your loved one’s actual situation, Klotz said. “Set yourself aside and focus on this person. Focus on what they’re saying and what’s behind it,” he said. Instead of concentrating on who your loved one used to be, look at where they are right now and empathize. It can also be helpful to make use of remaining abilities, such as an appreciation for music, religion or anything nostalgic.

“Families often want things to happen on their schedule, and usually that’s fast,” Klotz said.

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The Power of Oral History Local projects capture true stories from senior residents to share with generations to come

BY ERIK ANDERSON SPECIAL TO SENIOR LIVING

In the past year, Frederick County has seen the birth of two major projects that collect the oral histories of senior citizens.

One is Memory Lab, an initiative of Urbana Regional Library to record interviews with members of the Honors Class, a local organization dedicated to celebrating nonagenarians and centenarians. The other is a film, “The Tale of the Lion: Our Stories, Our Voices,” sponsored by the African American Resources Cultural Heritage Society, which filmed interviews with 21 African-American residents of Frederick County who range in age from 89 to 105.

Mary Mannix, manager of the Maryland Room at the C. Burr Artz Public Library, where the Memory Lab interviews are being made available to the public, said that the oral histories collected by these projects provide valuable historical information that is not available from any other source.

“We could get a doctoral student to write about the changing of Urbana in the last 10 years or the last 20 years, but you’re not going to get from paper documents the same story you’re going to get from someone who grew up there,” she said. “That’s what’s recorded in the documents, what people experience. The more types of documents we can collect — whether it’s someone’s diary, a transcription of a government document, or an oral history — the more options 10

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there are for those people who will be coming down the road 50 years from now to study.”

Joy Onley, who founded the Honors Class six years ago, said Memory Lab falls in line with her mission to honor and celebrate members of the community who have reached their 90th year of life.

“They have a wealth of knowledge, and they want to tell it,” she said. “It’s a wealth of information that we need to jot down before they’re gone.”

Mary Kay Morgan, who has conducted the Memory Lab interviews, said that all of those interviewed were men who served in World War II. The oldest, Charles Palmer, over 100, served in the U.S. infantry in France during the war. No one in his family finished high school, but that didn’t stop them from living prosperous lives. After returning from the war, Palmer became a career carpenter and eventually, with the help of his son, built the house in which he still lives.

Ingrid Palmquist, a board member of AARCH who spearheaded the “Tale of the Lion” film, said the project aims to capture the memories of African Americans who experienced segregation in Frederick County during the mid-20th century.

“When you look back at the historical record that was generated through our dominate narrative, you don’t find the stories that the women and men shared with us. They’re not there,” she said. “[The film] was a way to share with the wider

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community this richness that they carry in their memories.”

One of the men interviewed in the film, Kenyon Parker, tells the story of coming to Frederick after the war and going to Farmers and Mechanics Bank to apply for government-backed mortgage for veterans, only to be told by a bank official, “We do not build houses for blacks.”

Arnold Ambush told the story of attending Lincoln High School, the only high school in Frederick County open to African Americans. The curriculum was restricted to classes on farming and carpentry, because those were the only avenues of employment available to African-American men.

Palmquist said that even though she has a long background as a civil rights lawyer, there were aspects of her film project that shed new light on her knowledge of racial segregation. “Hearing firsthand the strength and character of people who lived with segregation, who grew up separated, had a deeper impact than anything I’ve ever learned through reading or studying,” she said.

She was heartened by the community support for the film at its premiere at the Weinberg Center for the Arts in September. It opened to a sold-out crowd, which included local elected officials and reserved VIP seating for those who were in the film. Palmquist noted that older members of the African-American community were given the red-carpet treatment at the same theater where

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Joy Onley, who founded the Honors Class six years ago, says the Memory Lab falls in line with her mission.

they were forced to sit in segregated seating before the civil rights era.

“Seeing how our community has embraced the film and … shown an acknowledgement and honor of the people who are in it, who lived through so much adversity, is, I think, a beautiful reflection of the best of Frederick,” she said.

Palmquist plans to add to the interviews of the original film and has ideas for more projects. She feels a certain urgency to capture oral histories from the time of segregation before it is too lat. Four of the senior citizens interviewed in the film have already passed away.

David Key, president of AARCH, said more periodic public screenings are forthcoming. Some screenings included discussions that have fostered productive dialogues about race, and he would like to see more of those types of screenings before releasing the DVD to the public.

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arch is Women’s History Month — a time to focus not just on women’s achievements but on the challenges women continue to face. In the 21st century, more women work, pay Social Security taxes, and earn credit toward monthly retirement income than at any other time in our nation’s history. Knowing this, you can take control of your own rich and independent history, with knowledge you can get from Social Security.

Social Security has served a vital role in the lives of women for over 80 years. With longer life expectancies than men, women tend to live more years in retirement and have a greater chance of exhausting other sources of income. With the national average life expectancy for women in the United States rising, many women may have decades to enjoy retirement. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, a female born today can expect to live more than 80 years. As a result, experts generally agree that if women want to ensure that their retirement years are comfortable, they need to plan early and wisely.

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things might change your future benefit amounts. You can use this tool at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/ estimator.

Your benefits are based on your earnings, so you can create your personal My Social Security account to verify that your earnings were reported correctly. Your account also can provide estimates of your future retirement, disability, and survivors benefits. You can access My Social Security at www.socialsecurity.gov/ myaccount.

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BY DEREK PRICE GREEN SHOOT MEDIA

EVEN WITHOUT BIG TRUCKS IN ITS LINEUP, Mazda’s 2018 sales numbers offers

a snapshot of how America’s “car” industry is no longer about cars.

The final tally is in, and Mazda’s line of cars – the Mazda3, Mazda6 and MX-5 Miata – dropped 13 percent last year, totaling just under 105,000 units sold.

Meanwhile, its stable of crossover vehicles – the CX-3, CX-5 and CX-9 – jumped up 15 percent to nearly 196,000 sales. Even a brand built around sporty driving dynamics is selling nearly twice as many truck-like crossovers as it is traditional cars.

That blows my Miata-loving mind.

A week behind the wheel of Mazda’s biggest vehicle of all, the CX-9, helps explain why.

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From a physics perspective, the CX-9 seems innately opposed to this brand’s fun-to-drive mission. It rides higher, weighs more and looks portlier than anything else in the Mazda showroom, with three rows of spacious seating being its chief selling point.

From the driver’s seat, though, it still delivers a sense of connection to the road that vehicles this size once lacked. Just like the sparkling handling on Mazda’s sporty cars, you can tell someone who cares deeply spent a lot of time refining exactly how the steering, brakes and especially the suspension should feel.

The CX-9 was already one of the best-riding crossovers last year, but Mazda tweaked the suspension to be smoother and quieter for 2019. More sound insulation in the form of thicker headliner and carpeting materials help give the cabin a luxury-car-like silence, despite still feeling sprightly in turns.

Other new features include Apple CarPlay and Android Auto on the Touring trim and higher, along with a 360-degree parking view and ventilated front seats.

The end result is a vehicle that makes more sense for American families.

Unlike the thirsty, truck-based SUVs that rose to prominence in the 1990s, driving the CX-9 doesn’t require many compromises compared to a sedan. Its highway fuel consumption of 28 mpg is comparable to many economy cars in the ’90s, yet it still offers the roominess, flexibly and visibility that made SUVs so popular.

Since it’s based on a car platform, not built atop a ladder frame like a truck, the CX-9 doesn’t have the off-roading potential or towing grunt of a traditional SUV. It can tow up to 3,500 pounds, enough to be useful but clearly not what it’s built to brag about.

It can, however, be fitted with all-wheel drive to help with traction on slippery roads. There is a 2-mpg penalty for buying an AWD version versus FWD, a negligible price to pay for people who live in rainy or icy climates.

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Gory Day-trip The National Museum of Health & Medicine is a fascinating nightmare

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On display: a shelf of brains with traumatic wounds.

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he National Museum of Health and Medicine is located more than a mile from the nearest Metro subway station in an obscure corner of Silver Spring – which is really for the best, because this museum is essentially a collection of spare body parts. Floating brains, a woman’s disintegrating face, children’s skeletons, conjoined fetuses in a jar – these probably aren’t things a casual tourist wants to encounter, especially right before lunch.

As I took in these morbid artifacts, I found myself wishing for a docent, someone to explain what I should be gleaning from these bits and pieces – and maybe how they helped advance medical research and education. Alas, tours at this museum are self-guided, and most of the body parts on display have minimal labeling. This left me with lots of worrisome questions. For instance, as I gazed at a jar of preserved

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male genitals, complete with wisps of pubic hair, I wondered how they ended up in the hands of the U.S. military and what I could learn from looking at them.

For the first hour of my visit, I considered these questions alone, but then a family of five arrived. The leader of the crew, a future physician assistant, told me she brought her parents, aunt and nephew there.

“Look, Mom, is this real?” said the nephew, who had found the (real) skeleton of a 5-year-old child. “He’s got a big ol’ cabbage head just like you,” his mom replied. “What happened to him?” the boy asked, which was my question too.

One display near the back of the museum provided a little context.

This museum, said the wall text, was started at the beginning of the Civil War to help train field surgeons and advance military medicine. By the end

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of the conflict, the museum had some 4,000 skeletal specimens depicting all kinds of injuries, which the U.S. government then used to create an eight-volume publication that became an important reference for physicians worldwide. The collection, which has since grown to about 25 million artifacts, including bones, organs and medical devices, is still used for research today, the exhibit concluded.

The many shattered bones and bruised brains on display struck me as evidence of the terrible cost of war, but several exhibits also emphasized the skill of military medical personnel.

One gallery that featured a piece of floor from an Iraq war field hospital noted that 98 percent of the people who arrived at this tent hospital alive left alive, despite grievous injuries.

At the center of the museum, I found its most famous artifacts: the

bullet that killed Abraham Lincoln, fragments from the president’s skull and the bloodstained shirtsleeves of one of his physicians. Nearby text described the path of the bullet and the useless probing of his doctors.

Right before leaving, I found the most random exhibit of all – a case containing a gilded skull, the skeleton of a monkey that returned alive from an early U.S. space mission, a slide of a tumor extracted from Ulysses S. Grant, a couple of James Garfield’s vertebrae, and a square of lace made by a mental patient at Saint Elizabeths, depicting her hallucinations.

I can only imagine the conversation that led to this assemblage.

Curator 1: “Where should we put the space monkey?”

Curator 2: “There’s room next to the presidential tumor.”

Curator 1: “Makes sense to me!”

Don’t get me wrong, I’m glad that the National Museum of Health and Medicine exists. Even as the collection’s scientific uses are supplanted by medical imaging and other modern technology, it remains a fascinating, and perhaps important, glimpse into the gory legacy of war.

MARCH 2019 ONGOING SENIOR RECREATION COUNCIL PROGRAMS Basketball — 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Tuesdays, Walkersville Recreation Center, 83 Frederick St., Walkersville; 301-662-6623, Adrian.

Exercise — 9 to 10:15 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at William R. Talley Rec Center, 121 N. Bentz St., Frederick; 301-524-6948, Jack.

Tuesday Bridge — 8:45 a.m. to noon Tuesdays, Creekside at Tasker’s Chance Senior Apartments, 110 Burgess Hill Way, Frederick, 301-898-7166, Cynthia Thursday Bridge — 1 to 4 p.m., Spring Ridge Senior Apartments, Frederick; 301-360-9908, Jim. Open Duckpin Bowling — 1 to 3 p.m. Thursdays, Walkersville Lanes; 240-651-1865, Gerald.

Chorus Practice — 1:30 to 3 p.m.

Mondays, Frederick Senior Center, 1440 Taney Ave., Frederick.

301-371-7533, Mary Ann. Registration opens March 12 – Tai Chi, Chair Yoga, Gentle Floor Yoga, Zumba Gold, Square Dance,

Line Dance, Ballroom. $30 for 10week sessions. Consult the Senior Center Calendar online for days and times of each class. Classes begin the week of second week of April.

Open Studio for Scrapbookers — BYO supplies. 9 a.m. to noon at Frederick center

SENIOR CENTER FITNESS AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES Visit your local senior center for times and days. Most are ongoing activities.

Cards and Games — Mah Jong at Frederick and Urbana centers; Bridge at Frederick, Urbana and Emmitsburg centers; Card Party at Brunswick center; Pinochle, cards and games at Thurmont center; Canasta at Frederick center; Rummikub at Urbana and Frederick centers; Pinochle at Frederick Center

Circle of Friends Memory Cafe and More — third Friday of the month at the Frederick Senior Center, fourth Tuesday of the month Emmitsburg Senior Center Yarn & Fabric Arts — Stitching Post at Urbana center; Knitting Group and Quilt Group at Frederick center.

Needle Felting — $10, includes supplies, meets 2 p.m. on the first Monday of the month at the Frederick center, pre-registration required.

Art, Painting, Adult Coloring — Emmitsburg, Frederick, Urbana and Brunswick centers Quilt Group — 9 a.m., drop-in for beginners to experienced, at Frederick center

Book Clubs — Urbana & Frederick centers

Strength Training — $3 per session, at Frederick and Brunswick centers, multiple days and times.

Daily Exercise — free, at Urbana, Brunswick and Emmitsburg centers, multiple days and times Movement & Motion — $1 per session, at Frederick center Basketball — free, donations accepted, drop in 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday and Friday at the Emmitsburg center

Pickleball — free, donations accepted, drop in at the Emmitsburg center on Wednesdays and Wednesday and Friday at Frederick center Monocacy Gamers — meet at the Frederick center 12:30 p.m. first and third Wednesdays VITA Tax Preparation Service — Counselors are tentatively scheduled to be available 8:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday at the Senior Services Division office, 1440 Taney Ave., Frederick.

Free tax appointments are available for those age 55 and up and disabled adults of any age with income of $70,000 or less who are submitting basic returns.

Counselors aren’t able to prepare returns for people with rental or farm income, self-employment income with a loss, or K1 Partnerships. Bring your social security card (or SSA-1099) and photo ID along with your financial statements. Call 301-600-1605 to schedule an appointment.

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CALENDAR MARCH 1 Frederick County Senior Services Advisory Board Meeting The board collaborates researches, advises, advocates, and informs with Frederick County Government’s Senior Services Division and the wider community on matters related to the needs, development and administration of services for older adults.

Guest speaker: Kelli Ackiewicz, program director, Independent Learning in Retirement Program.

Time: 1 to 3 p.m.

Location: Brunswick Library, 915 W. Main St., Brunswick Contact: swast90024@aol.com Turkey, Oyster and Ham Dinner Hosted by Glade UCC. $20 adults, $10 kids, under age 6 eat free.

Carryout is $20.

Time: 4 to 7 p.m.

Location: Walkersville Fire Hall, 79 W. Frederick St., Walkersville Contact: 301-845-6775 MARCH 2 Indoor Winter Farmers Market The markets are held in conjunction with the Lions Club of Myersville’s AYCE country breakfast.

Time: 7 to 10:30 a.m.

Location: Myersville Fire Co. Banquet Hall, 301 Main St., Myersville Overeaters Anonymous Not a diet and calories club but a fellowship of people recovering from compulsive overeating/undereating. Free. Meets weekly.

Time: 10:30 a.m.

Location: Trinity United Methodist Church, 703 W. Patrick St., Frederick Contact: http://northernblueridgeoa.org Leprechaun Luau No matter where you hail from, everyone’s Irish around St. Patrick’s Day! And who doesn’t love a luau?

Put them together, and you’ve got a party like no other. Proceeds benefit the Rotary Club of Frederick. $60 pp.

Time: 4 to 8 p.m.

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Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for raffles and social time, dinner at 7:30 p.m.

BYOB; sodas, iced tea, coffee and water provided. Limited to 150 people. $65 membership and dinner; $95 membership and spouse ticket; $40 junior membership and dinner for ages 17 and under.

Sponsorships and group table reservations available.

Time: 5:30 p.m.

Location: Urbana Volunteer Fire Department, 3602 Urbana Pike, Frederick Contact: 301-788-7327 or www.ruffedgrousesociety.org MARCH 3 U.S. Army Blues Jazz Concert The premier jazz ensemble of the U.S. Army Band. Free, but tickets are required.

Time: 3 p.m.

Location: Weinberg Center for the Arts, 20 W. Patrick St., Frederick Contact: 301-600-2828 or www. weinbergcenter.org MARCH 4 Book Club: “The Nightingale”

by Kristin Hannah Group meets monthly.

Time: 1:15 p.m.

Location: Urbana Senior Center, 9020 Amelung St., Urbana Contact: 301-600-7020 Ballroom Dance Sampler Four-weeks of three all-time favorite dances — rumba, cha-cha and two-step. $15. No partner required.

Time: 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Mondays Location: Frederick Senior Center, 1440 Taney Ave., Frederick Contact: 301-600-3525 Needle Felting Workshop $10 includes materials. Using a simple felting needle and soft wool fleece, learn to “paint with wool.”

Pre-registration required.

Time: 2 to 4 p.m.

Location: Frederick Senior Center, 1440 Taney Ave., Frederick Contact: 301-600-3525

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Monday Night Spiritual Yoga Chair or mat yoga, no experience needed. $10. Meets weekly.

Time: 6 p.m.

Location: Unity in Frederick, 5112 Pegasus Court, Suite E, Westview Business Park, Frederick Contact: 301-846-0868, www.unityfrederick.org

Shrove Tuesday Pancake Dinner Freewill donation to benefit the missions committee.

Time: 5:30 p.m.

Location: Taylorsville United Methodist Church, 4356 Ridge Road, Mount Airy Contact: 410-875-4101 or www.taylorsvilleumc.org

MARCH 5 English Conversation Class 10-week class for people who know some English and want to practice speaking idiomatic American English in a friendly, supportive setting. Pre-register. Offered by the Literacy Council. Free.

Time: 10 to 11 a.m.

Location: Urbana Senior Center, 9020 Amelung St., Frederick Contact: 301-600-7020

MARCH 6 Lunch & Learn: Strength Training as We Age Learn why you might benefit from strength training at any age. Laura Hartman, Sage Physical Therapy and Wellness, is the presenter. Talk is free. Optional lunch at noon, $5, reservations required.

Time: 11:30 a.m.

Location: Urbana Senior Center, 9020 Amelung St., Urbana Contact: 301-600-7020

Visionaries Low-Vision Support Group Supportive and compassionate group sharing about common vision challenges. Meets the first Tuesday of each month. RSVP. Time: 10:30 a.m.

Location: Homewood at Frederick/Crumland Farms, 7407 Willow Road, Frederick Contact: 301-644-5646 Medicare & Medigap Workshop An introduction to Medicare options is offered twice each month for individuals eligible to enroll in, or interested in learning more about, Medicare. Participants must be pre-registered for this free program.

Time: 12:30 p.m.

Location: Frederick Senior Center, 1440 Taney Ave., Frederick Contact: 301-600-1605 Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper Free, but donations suggested.

Pancakes, eggs, sausage gravy, bacon, biscuits and beverages.

Open to all.

Time: 5 to 7 p.m.

Location: Buckeystown United Methodist Church, 3440 Buckeystown Pike, Buckeystown Contact: 301-471-4627

Free Blood Pressure Checks

By Right at Home Time: 1 to 3 p.m.

Location: Thurmont Senior Center, 806 E. Main St., Thurmont Contact: 301-271-7911 Mardi Gras Party & 50/50 Bingo $5 for 20 games, last game $1 per card for coverall winner take all.

Special Mardi Gras snacks. Wear Mardi Gras beads, masks and wild outfits. Beads and masks will be available. Door prizes.

Time: 1 to 3 p.m.

Location: Thurmont Senior Center, 806 E. Main St., Thurmont Contact: 301-271-7911 Free Movie: “Avalon” Time: 3 p.m. and 6 p.m.

Location: Frederick Senior Center, 1440 Taney Ave., Frederick Contact: 301-600-3525 Tax Credit Workshop With the treasurer’s office. No cost, drop in. Will cover senior property tax credit, renter’s tax credit, the new 40-year homeowner tax credit, new military tax credit.

Time: 6 p.m.

Location: Frederick Senior Center, 1440 Taney Ave., Frederick Contact: 301-600-3525

CALENDAR Livable Frederick Public Hearing A short presentation from planning staff to give a brief synopsis of the plan and provide information about what has changed since the last version. Staff will be available following the presentation to hear your thoughts on Frederick County’s future.

Time: 7 to 9 p.m.

Location: Winchester Hall, 12 E. Church St., Frederick Contact: 301-600-1138 or www.frederickcountymd.gov MARCH 7 Downsizing Seminar Presented by Stacy Sharon, The Staged & Sold Team. Also Joy Rowe, MAP coordinator of Frederick County, will discuss senior tax credits.

Time: 11 a.m. to noon Location: Century 21, 8 E. Second St., Suite 100, Frederick Contact: 717-357-8386 Memory Cafe Sponsored by Shepherd’s Staff and includes lunch and a craft or activity.

Registration required.

Time: Noon to 2 p.m.

Location: Thurmont Senior Center, 806 E. Main St., Thurmont Contact: 301-271-7911 MARCH 8 Friday Morning Spiritual Yoga Every Friday morning, gentle Spiritual Yoga practice open to everyone, suitable for all levels. Beginners welcome. Chair and mat yoga. Holiday and weather cancellations are posted on the Unity website. Lots of free parking and handicapped accessible.

Time: 10:30 a.m.

Location: Unity in Frederick, 5112 Pegasus Court, Suite E, Frederick Contact: 301-846-0868, www.unityfrederick.org MARCH 8 Lenten Fish Fry Friday Continues Fridays through April 12.

Carryout available. Menu includes kettle-fried catfish or pollock, baked catfish or tilapia, fried shrimp or salmon cakes, kettle-fried potato

wedges, choice of two vegetables (succotash, stewed tomatoes, green beans or applesauce), roll and beverage. $12 for adults, $6 for ages 6 to 10, kids’ plates for ages 5 and under are free.

For group reservations, call 410-775-7500.

Time: 4 to 7 p.m.

Location: St. Joseph’s Parish Center, 44 Frederick St., Taneytown Paint Through the Pain A unique paint night experience designed to promote a healthy outlet for victims of trauma.

Opportunity for individuals to express themselves artistically and to promote healing from painful traumatic experiences such as domestic violence, verbal abuse, sexual abuse or even sudden loss of a loved one. Paint your way through your pain with Hope Deferred Coaching, a nonprofit organization created to empower victims and coach them to hopefulness. RSVP required. $35.

Time: 6:30 p.m.

Location: William Talley Rec Center, 121 N. Bentz St., Frederick Contact: 240-319-8440 or http:// paintthroughthepain.eventbrite.com “Church Basement Ladies – Rise Up O Men” In this live, theatrical comedy performance, men of the church join the long-running celebration of the church basement kitchen and the women who work there. $20 to $35.

Time: 7 p.m.

Location: Weinberg Center for the Arts, 20 W. Patrick St., Frederick Contact: 301-600-2828 or www. weinbergcenter.org Eaglemania: The World’s Greatest Eagles Tribute Band $29.50 to $39.50 Time: 7:30 p.m.

Location: Maryland Theatre, 21 S. Potomac St., Hagerstown Contact: 301-790-2000, www. mdtheatre.org

MARCH 9 Primitive Winter Trapping Learn the application and theory of primitive trapping with a focus on survival trapping for food, tools and shelter with traps and snares. $129.

Time: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Location: Primal Knowledge Training Center, 11640 Buffington Road, Woodsboro Contact: https://primitive-skills.com Yoga for Stress and Anxiety Learn how yoga can dissolve your stressors and keep you stress free for hours afterwards. $25.

Time: 3 to 5 p.m.

Location: Yogamour Yoga and Healing Arts, 1 Wormans Mill Court, Frederick Contact: www.yogamour.org MARCH 10 Frederick Area Ostomy Support Group Meets the second Sunday of the month, for those who have had or are scheduled to have diversion surgery. Free.

Time: 2 to 4 p.m.

Location: Frederick Memorial Hospital, Volunteer Conference Room, 400 W. Seventh St., Frederick Contact: 301-663-1203 or www.frederickmdostomysupport. wordpress.com MARCH 11 SRC Taney Book Group Time: 10 a.m.

Location: Frederick Senior Center, 1440 Taney Ave., Frederick Contact: 301-663-4089, Maxine Frederick County Senior Services Advisory Board Meeting Open to the public.

Time: 12:30 p.m.

Location: Brunswick Public Library, 915 N. Maple Ave., Brunswick Contact: 301-600-7250 Free Movie Title TBD. Time: 1 to 3 p.m.

Location: Thurmont Senior Center, 806 E. Main St., Thurmont Contact: 301-271-7911

Memory Writers Group Here is your opportunity to share your memories with a small group of others who like to write and share their stories. Each month has a different writing theme. Free.

Time: 1 p.m.

Location: Urbana Senior Center, 9020 Amelung St., Frederick Contact: 301-600-7020 New Chess Group Forming Time: TBD Location: Frederick Senior Center, 1440 Taney Ave., Frederick Contact: 301-600-3525 MARCH 12 TED Talk: How to Buy Happiness Video with Michael Norton, who shares fascinating research on how money can indeed buy happiness — when you don’t spend it on yourself. Free.

Time: 9 to 10 a.m.

Location: Frederick Senior Center, 1440 Taney Ave., Frederick Contact: 301-600-3525 Blood Pressure Screening

By Carroll Hospital staff. Drop in.

Time: 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.

Location: Mount Airy Senior Center, 703 Ridge Ave., Mount Airy Contact: 410-386-3960 Pizza and a Movie $3 for pizza. Movie is free.

Time: 5 p.m.

Location: Brunswick Senior Center, 12 E. A St., Brunswick Contact: 301-834-8115 Tasty Tuesday: Celebrating Good Food with Mushrooms Galore Mushrooms come in lots of different shapes, sizes and colors. The edible ones happen to be quite healthy and tasty. Join us for a cooking demonstration as we learn about the health and nutrition benefits of mushrooms. Free.

Time: 6 p.m.

Location: Urbana Senior Center, 9020 Amelung St., Frederick Contact: 301-600-7020

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Time: 11:30 a.m.

Location: Urbana Senior Center, 9020 Amelung St., Urbana Contact: 301-600-7020

MARCH 16 Vintage Silent Films “The Kid Brother” (1927) and “A Trip to the Moon” (1902). $5 to $7.

Time: 3 p.m.

Location: Weinberg Center for the Arts, 20 W. Patrick St., Frederick Contact: 301-600-2828 or www. weinbergcenter.org

Evening GriefShare Support Group Support or all those grieving the death of a loved one. Free. Meets weekly.

Time: 7 p.m.

Location: St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic Church — Medical Center, 4103 Prices Distillery Road, Ijamsville Contact: 301-865-5983 MARCH 14 Special Event: St. Patrick’s Day lunch and songs of the Irish with Matthew Dodd. $10. Reservations required.

Time: Noon Location: Frederick Senior Center, 1440 Taney Ave., Frederick Contact: 301-600-3525 Monthly Birthday Party and Valentine Ice Cream Social Time: 12:30 p.m.

Location: Thurmont Senior Center, 806 E. Main St., Thurmont Contact: 301-271-7911 Lunch with Nurse Steve: “Is That the Phone or Tinnitus?”

Talk on the perception of noise and hearing issues. Talk is free, lunch is $5. Register by March 7.

Time: 12:30 p.m. talk Location: Urbana Senior Center, 9020 Amelung St., Urbana Contact: 301-600-7020 Clustered Spires Quilt Guild Meeting For experienced quilters or those with an interest in quilts who would like to learn more about them.

Members range from beginners to experts. Meets monthly on the second Thursday of the month.

Time: 6 p.m.

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Free Movie: “The Visitor” Time: 3 and 6 p.m.

Location: Frederick Senior Center, 1440 Taney Ave., Frederick Contact: 301-600-3525 Team WFRE’s Annual St. Jude Dance Benefit Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

Performances by Nashville recording artist Richie Fields. Music and lessons provided by Leslie Harvey and the Boot Scooters. Cash bar and food available for purchase.

Silent auction, 50/50 and door prizes. Proceeds benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. $20 in advance, $25 at the door.

Time: 6:30 to 11:30 p.m.

Location: Brunswick Volunteer Fire Department, 1500 Volunteer Drive, Brunswick Contact: 301-676-0843 or www.mdtix.com/stjudedance MARCH 18 Spring Drawing & Pastels Instructor is Jeanne McDermott.

Develop and improve drawing skills with pastels. $40, includes materials. Meets Mondays for four weeks.

Time: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Location: Frederick Senior Center, 1440 Taney Ave., Frederick Contact: 301-600-3525 SRC Talley Book Group Time: 10:15 a.m.

Location: William R. Talley Rec Center, 121 N. Bentz St., Frederick Contact: 501-658-8680, Jane Joy Bells: Handbell Performance The All Saints Episcopal Church handbell choir. Free.

Time: 11 a.m.

Location: Urbana Senior Center, 9020 Amelung St., Frederick Contact: 301-600-7020

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Lunch & Music with Who So Ever Will Lunch at noon is by reservation.

Music starts at 12:30 p.m.

Time: 3 p.m. and 6 p.m.

Location: Frederick Senior Center, 1440 Taney Ave., Frederick Contact: 301-600-1048 MARCH 19 Pauline’s Pals Craft Time Call to register.

Time: 1 to 3 p.m.

Location: Thurmont Senior Center, 806 E. Main St., Thurmont Contact: 301-271-7911 Armchair Travel – China Revisited Travel to China without leaving the county. Yam Mok will share some highlights from her trip.Talk is free.

Optional fried chicken dinner is $5, at 5:15 p.m. Reservations required.

Time: 6 p.m.

Location: Urbana Senior Center, 9020 Amelung St., Urbana Contact: 301-600-7020 MARCH 20 Medicare & Medigap Workshop An introduction to Medicare options is offered twice each month for individuals eligible to enroll in, or interested in learning more about, Medicare. Participants must preregister for this free program.

Time: 9:30 a.m.

Location: Frederick Senior Center, 1440 Taney Ave., Frederick Contact: 301-600-1605 DAV Service Officer at Fort Detrick VA Clinic Service officer will be available to provide information and prepare VA claims to obtain benefits for military personnel, veterans, their spouse or dependents. Appointments preferred. Walk-ins welcomed during the time available between appointments. Bring a copy of your military discharge, DD 214 or other service record, VA claim number if one was issued, and any correspondence or rating decision information.

Time: 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Location: Fort Detrick VA Outpatient Clinic, 1433 Porter St., Frederick Contact: 301-842-2562

Friends in Frederick Parkinson’s Disease Support Group Meets the third Wednesday of the month. Free.

Time: 1 to 3 p.m.

Location: Mount Pleasant Ruritan Club, 8101 Crum Road, Walkersville Contact: 301-703-1194 or www.fifpdsg.org Mount Airy Book Discussion Group “The Giver,” by Lois Lowry.

Meets monthly.

Time: 1 p.m.

Location: Mount Airy Branch Library, 705 Ridge Ave., Mount Airy Contact: 301-829-5290 or https://library.carr.org Free Movie: “The Namesake” Time: 3 and 6 p.m.

Location: Frederick Senior Center, 1440 Taney Ave., Frederick Contact: 301-600-3525 NAMI Family and Friends Support Group Meets to support family and friends of those with mental illness. Free.

Time: 6:30 p.m.

Location: All Saints’ Episcopal Church, 106 W. Church St., Frederick Contact: 240-379-6186, www.namifrederick.org MARCH 21 Fashion Show Shopping until 1:30 p.m. Fundraiser for the center. Brand-name clothes, jewelry and accessories. Fifty-percent off winter items. Lunch by reservation only.

Time: 11 a.m. to noon Location: Thurmont Senior Center, 806 E. Main St., Thurmont Contact: 301-271-7911 Ask Nurse Steve: “Is It the Phone or Tinnitus?”

Talk is free. Lunch is available for purchase by reservation.

Time: 3 and 6 p.m.

Location: Frederick Senior Center, 1440 Taney Ave., Frederick Contact: 301-600-1048

CALENDAR Movie Matinee: “Suffragette” For Women’s History Month. Movie matinees are the third Thursday of the month.

Time: 1 p.m.

Location: Urbana Senior Center, 9020 Amelung St., Urbana Contact: 301-600-7020 Tech Talk with Sara & Sara: Ebooks & More Sara and Sara will be discussing ebooks and other downloadable content available through the library’s online resources. Feel free to bring along your Kindle, iOS device or Android device. Be sure to bring your library card and library password, and your Kindle, iOS, or Android email and password. Devices are not necessary to join.

Time: 6:30 p.m.

Location: Mount Airy Branch Library, 705 Ridge Ave., Mount Airy Contact: 301-829-5290 or https://library.carr.org “Generation Found” Screening Frederick County State’s Attorney’s Office and the Phoenix Foundation of Maryland present a onetime screening of this powerful film about one community coming together to ignite a youth addiction revolution. $10.

Time: 6:30 p.m.

Location: Weinberg Center for the Arts, 20 W. Patrick St., Frederick Contact: 301-600-2828 or www. weinbergcenter.org MARCH 22 Relay for Life Opening ceremony at 7 p.m. Begins with a Survivor Lap, where survivors are honored by participants.

Luminaria Ceremony with glowsticks. Funds will support programs and services for cancer patients and their families.

Time: 6 p.m.

Location: Mount St. Mary’s University, Knott Arena, 16300 Old Emmitsburg Road, Emmitsburg Contact: www.relayforlife.org

MARCH 23 Mount Airy Volunteer Fair Numerous local organizations will be on hand to share ways in which you can help make the community a better place.

Time: 1 p.m.

Location: Mount Airy Branch Library, 705 Ridge Ave., Mount Airy Contact: 301-829-5290 or https://library.carr.org MARCH 25 Lunch & Music with Pete & Betty Lunch at noon, by reservation.

Music is free.

Time: 12:30 p.m.

Location: Frederick Senior Center, 1440 Taney Ave., Frederick Contact: 301-600-1048 MARCH 26 Skywarn: Flood Spotter Class National Weather Service personnel will train participants to recognize different types of flooding and learn how to forecast it and what causes it to occur. At the end of the course, you will be assigned a Skywarn spotter number which will be maintained at the official database at the NWS in Sterling, Va., and you will learn how to report this vital weather information. Free, but registration is required.

Time: 6 to 8 p.m.

Location: Frederick Senior Center, 1440 Taney Ave., Frederick Contact: 301-600-3525 MARCH 27 Printmaking with Kristin Bohlander $10, includes materials. Explore basic printmaking. Pre-registration required.

Time: 5 to 7 p.m.

Location: Frederick Senior Center, 1440 Taney Ave., Frederick Contact: 301-600-3525 Free Monthly Community Dinner Time: 5:30 to 7 p.m.

Location: Trinity United Methodist Church, 313 W. Main St., Emmitsburg Contact: 301-667-6169, www.trinityumcemmitsburg.com

Flying Dog Movie: “Blazing Saddles” (1974) In order to ruin a western town, a corrupt politician appoints a black sheriff, who promptly becomes his most formidable adversary. Happy hour starts at 6:30. $5 to $7.

Time: 7:30 p.m.

Location: Weinberg Center for the Arts, 20 W. Patrick St., Frederick Contact: 301-600-2828 or www. weinbergcenter.org MARCH 28 “Take Control & Exercise” An Arthritis Foundation exercise video is shown on the fourth Thursday of each month.

Time: 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.

Location: Thurmont Senior Center, 806 E. Main St., Thurmont Contact: 301-271-7911 Mount Airy Senior Center Book Discussion Group “The Next Always,” by Nora Roberts. A different book is discussed each month.

Time: 12:30 p.m.

Location: Mount Airy Branch Library, 705 Ridge Ave., Mount Airy Contact: 301-829-5290 Tax Credit Workshop with the Treasurer’s Office Learn about senior property tax credit, renter’s tax credit, the new 40-year homeowner tax credit and the new military tax credit. No reservation needed. Free.

Time: 12:30 p.m.

Location: Frederick Senior Center, 1440 Taney Ave., Frederick Contact: 301-600-3525 Genealogy and Family History Lecture: Church Records Doors open at 6:45 p.m. Series continues through October, new topic each month. Free.

Time: 7 to 8 p.m.

Location: Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints, 7255 Ridge Road, Mount Airy Contact: rwk.genealogy@gmail.com Golden Dragons Acrobats Acrobatics, dance, costumes, music and theatrical techniques combine to present a show of

breathtaking skill and spellbinding beauty. $20 to $27.

Time: 7:30 p.m.

Location: Weinberg Center for the Arts, 20 W. Patrick St., Frederick Contact: 301-600-2828 or www. weinbergcenter.org MARCH 29 Meet with Elly Williams Williams, of the Senior Services Division, is available for 30-minute appointments to discuss senior programs.

Time: By appointment Location: Thurmont Senior Center, 806 E. Main St., Thurmont Contact: 301-271-7911 Daytrip: Kate Pearl Tea Room At Gypsy’s in Westminster.

English-style tearoom. $55 person, for full afternoon tea. Register by March 15.

Time: 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Location: Departs Frederick Senior Center, 1440 Taney Ave., Frederick Contact: 301-600-7020 or http://frederickcountymd-gov .3dcartstores.com Red Green: “This Could Be It!” The name says it all. This is potentially Red’s last tour, as he heads out on the road to hold Lodge Meetings all over North America. $54.60.

Time: 7 p.m.

Location: Weinberg Center for the Arts, 20 W. Patrick St., Frederick Contact: 301-600-2828 or www. weinbergcenter.org MARCH 30 Scrabble Mania for Literacy and Silent Auction Scrabble, silent auction, light fare, hors d’oeuvres, complimentary glass of wine, cash bar. Benefits Literacy Council programs.

Sponsorships available. $60 per person, $220 for a team of four.

Time: 2 to 5 p.m.

Location: Dutch’s Daughter Restaurant, 531 Himes Ave., Frederick Contact: 301-600-2066, www.frederickliteracy.com

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Solutions and/or answers on page 22

Turn your St. Patrick’s Day celebration into a chance to enjoy Irish heritage with hearty foods and a lively atmosphere.

Here are a few simple tips: Decorate with purpose. Set out green candles or adorn your light fixtures with green bulbs can help you take an extra step forward.

Eat festively. Turn your party’s food and drinks into true Irish dining with some delicious recipes.

American Irish Stew 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil 1 1/4 pounds beef, top round, cut into

3/4-inch pieces 3 cloves garlic, minced

salt, to taste

pepper, to taste 1 medium onion, coarsely chopped 3 medium carrots, peeled and cut

into 3/4-inch pieces 2 medium parsnips (optional) 3 cups low-fat, beef broth 4 medium russet potatoes,

peeled and cut into large chunks 1 tablespoon chopped rosemary 1 leek, coarsely chopped 2 tablespoons chopped parsley

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33. Commercial 34. Understood by just a few 36. Global design effort 37. Portuguese folk song 38. Traditional woven cloth 39. Oil barrel (abbr.)

40. Cupbearer of the gods 41. Spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation 44. Dabs 45. Bedspread 48. Visionary 49. Prime Ministers 50. Criticize 51. Teeter

1. Bird genus 2. A baseball team 3. Taxis 4. Baseball stat 5. Insecticide 6. Midway between east and southeast 7. Icelandic poems 8. Rocker Rundgren 9. Doctors’ group 10. Inform wrongly 11. TVs used to have one 12. Long-__: donkeys 14. Weasel-like mammal 17. Payroll company 18. Conductance unit 20. Fifth note of a major scale 23. Prepares 24. Yellow-fever mosquitos

25. Partner to Pa 26. They __ 29. Canadian province (abbr.)

30. Official 31. More colorless 32. Goodies 35. Sanders was one 36. Talkative 38. Rips apart 40. Chinese Muslim 41. Rapid eye movements 42. Song 43. Spent it all 44. Somber 45. Cycles per second 46. Naturally occurring material 47. “Orange is the New Black” character

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Add onion, carrots and parsnips. Cook 3-4 minutes. Stir in broth and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer about 75 minutes, or until meat is tender.

Stir in potatoes and simmer another 30 minutes. Add rosemary and leeks. Continue to simmer, uncovered, until potatoes are tender. To avoid potatoes falling apart, do not overcook. Serve hot.

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1. Submit 7. When you hope to arrive 10. Ducks 12. Ancient Dead Sea region 13. Hatch 14. Genus of finches 15. Knifes 16. Towards the oral region 17. Bitter-flavored beer 18. Brews 19. Hideouts 21. Where one sleeps 22. Unbroken view of a region 27. Hammer is one 28. Racing legend

CLUES DOWN

Create active fun. Plan some simple activities to help the fun flow. Games like a “treasure hunt” for gold coins, limerickwriting competitions or even just turning up Irish-themed music can help.

Serves 6

CLUES ACROSS

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THE LIFELONG ARTIST, continued from 5

She continued to ask women after church if they’d pose for a photo, and each time, after spending a few weeks working on a painting, she’d return with a print of the painting to give to the woman featured in it. Needless to say, as word caught on, more and more women began asking if she’d paint their portraits, too, resulting in a collection of more than 20 pieces.

“During her first show here, I thought her landscapes were beautifully done and a wonderful learning tool for our students,” said Wendell Poindexter, art center director at FCC and curator of the exhibit. “When I saw her portraits – the texture and patterns – I thought it was a great idea to show them. I love that she is dealing with African-American women, and it’s coming on the heels of Black History [Month], but it’s also Women’s History Month. I also like high-

lighting the seniors of Frederick.”

While living and working in Northern Virginia, Huddy held a studio space for 34 years at the Torpedo Factory – home to what may be the largest number of publicly accessible working artist studios in the country. When she and her husband, Norman, were looking for a place to retire, they were drawn to Frederick. “We were visiting and walking along Carroll Creek and really liked it,” she said.

“Because of the Delaplaine [Visual Arts Education] Center and the art scene here, we moved.”

About three years ago, they left their home in Northern Virginia and settled in a patio home at Homewood at Willow Ponds, where Huddy now has a studio in their sunroom. She’s also painted nearly two dozen plein air pieces from the Homewood campus.

But you’re just as likely to find her out and about, as she has be-

come active in nearly every art group in Frederick and beyond.

She goes to the Delaplaine Center every week for a Tuesday painting group. She’s a member of the Frederick Plein Air Painters, the Frederick Art Club, the Frederick County Artist Association, the Frederick Arts Council, and the list goes on. Most recently, she became a member of District Arts, the soon-to-open contemporary art gallery on North Market Street.

Meanwhile, she and her husband still take the MARC Train into Washington, and they travel abroad when they can. They recently took a cruise to Havana, where she, of course, did a lot of painting. She has a watercolor kit that has gone all around the world with her.

“The arts really keep you going. It’s something you can do as long as you can get out of bed.

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My kids are always telling me to retire. It’s impossible. I can never stop painting.”

CZAPANSKIY, continued from 6

press and the squat and exceeded the minimum by 20 to 25 pounds in the deadlift. That was pretty exciting. I got a standing ovation every time I hit the weight minimum.

I understand that you are also interested in politics.

I got involved in Democratic campaigns at the local, state and national level. I’m in the Northern Frederick County Democratic Club.

It allows me to know more and more about the people that live around me. It builds friendships. I also serve on the Frederick County Commission for Women. I’ve met an incredible group of very active women.

And you also still continue to teach classes at the University of Maryland School of Law? Being with students and doing my research are too much fun to give up. I work pretty much every

day, but I’m only at the school a few days a week. Fortunately, I can do so much of my work remotely.

You went to high school in Washington, D.C., and spent most of your life in Takoma Park. How did you wind up in Frederick?

We were introduced to a piece of property here in the early 1980s. It was a very good buy, and my husband was looking for a place he could get away to on the weekends.

We bought this cabin on some 20 acres. It was just a getaway place. I am a city girl. But because of horseback riding, I became less and less of a city girl. When he decided to retire, and we no longer had our home in Takoma Park, we were kind of nomads for a few years. We had to decide where to live. We started spending more and more time at the cabin and realized that, with a little bit of work, this could be a wonderful place to live. Now I’ve fallen in love with the whole area.

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