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Our Governor Looks to the Future! THE STATE OF MARYLAND IS WAGING TWIN BATTLES: THE FIGHT AGAINST

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A DEADLY PANDEMIC, AND OUR RESPONSE TO THE ECONOMIC FALLOUT.

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nothing more important to me than getting Marylanders back to work and getting our economy back on track. We are harnessing the full resources of state government to help Marylanders weather this storm. Our administration is working around the clock to secure critical resources for those who need it most, from grants that help local businesses produce PPE and specialized operations at our airports to hundreds of meal pickup sites for families in need. Since I first declared a state of emergency, I have said that

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we’re all in this together, and Marylanders have shown us just that. Local distilleries have begun bottling hand sanitizer. Mom-and-pop restaurants are donating boxed lunches for healthcare workers. Networks of volunteers are delivering groceries and hot meals to seniors. And simply by staying home and heeding the advice of our public health experts, Marylanders truly are being heroes to their neighbors. As we plan a safe and responsible recovery for our state, I ask that Marylanders

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INSIDE THE ISSUE JUNE 2020

FEATURES 14 Monocacy Crossing’s Man Behind the Grill Chef Rich Spills His Secret to Grilling the Perfect Steak

22 Woodsboro Bank Displays Unwavering Commitment to Our Community Aiding the Small Business

24 Think Local Supporting Local Keeps our Community Strong

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I BELIEVE IN ME FOUNDATION

GIVING BACK

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BRINGING HOPE AND INSPIRATION TO THE CHILDREN OF FREDERICK GOOD CAN COME OUT OF BAD. Speaking with Aje Hill, he will tell you his story of coming out of the dark to embrace hope and redemption. It could happen to anyone. He was from a loving home with a mom and dad. The boys were taught right from wrong and to stay away from those who could drag them down. The allure of what he calls the “lifestyle” spoke to him at a time when he began to believe the lies that he heard in his head. Bad choices over and over led to an eight-year sentence in prison. It was during this time in prison that Aje began to confront the person he had become. Broken and lying in his bunk, he was unable to move when he heard a voice speaking to him that said, “You don’t believe in me, but I believe in you.” Those words echoed in Aje’s heart, and he began to process what he’d heard. For the next three years, Aje repeated those words over and over, “I believe in me!” until he did believe. Aje brought this hope back to Frederick by founding I Believe In Me, a nonprofit that features after-school programs and summer events for children in the area. I Believe In Me provides mentors and friends to help guide the youth toward becoming contributing members of society. Aje had many people speak life into him while he disrespected them. Alderman Derek Shackelford, as his basketball coach in high school, was one of them. Alderman Shackelford said, “I’ll never give up on you because I believe in you!” Words are powerful, and words matter. Today, he is his mentor and best friend. 10

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Erin Roelke is the President of the I Believe In Me Foundation and sits on the ten-member Board of Directors. As a middle school teacher, Erin sees bad choices happening before her very eyes. That’s why I Believe In Me is close to her heart. Erin says, “I Believe In Me plays a vital role in these kids’ lives by providing tutors and mentors and a place for these children to go for a free after-school program open to Frederick youth between the ages of 6-16. I Believe In Me inspires and challenges the kids to become respectful, impactful and productive members of society. We know our program works because we’ve seen the successes.” “We welcome volunteers,” Erin explains. “No matter when or how often you volunteer, please make sure you’re consistent. The kids look forward to coming and working with you, and we don’t want to disappoint them.” Anyone interested in becoming a volunteer can email Erin Roelke at ibm.eroelkee@gmail.com or visit the website. www.ibelieve-in-me.com

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CULINARY CREATIONS

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“I WAS ALWAYS THINKING ABOUT WHICH BUSINESS I COULD START,” SAYS CHEF RICH REGAN, WHO WITH HIS WIFE, KELLY, OWN MONOCACY CROSSING RESTAURANT. “Maybe home repairs or something like that. I’ve worked parttime in restaurants since I was 14 years old, so I had a lot of restaurant experiences before I opened Monocacy Crossing.” Growing up in Catonsville, Maryland, Chef Rich attended Loyola High School, where he thrived playing lacrosse. He attended Towson University on a lacrosse scholarship majoring in business. At the same time, Rich was honing his skills in restaurants in and around town. After graduation, Chef Rich found himself in sales but he eventually returned to the

CHEF RICH SPILLS HIS SECRET TO GRILLING THE PERFECT STEAK

kitchen. “One day while I was at work in a restaurant, a guy

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and how to make soup, among other things. We discussed

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from the Culinary School of America came to work while the school was on break. He showed me how to poach fish, the chemistry of food, and it was through that interaction I

realized that if I wanted to do this, I needed to return to school

up from Montgomery County. It was as if Frederick County

to learn how to do it correctly,” recounts Chef Rich.

hadn’t discovered us yet,” explains Rich.

“Following my schooling, Kelly and I were looking for a poten-

Well, Frederick County did discover it, and, as the seats were

tial place to open a restaurant, and it had to be a place where

filled, Kelly hired more staff. Chef Rich explains that Kelly was

we could acquire a liquor license,” Chef Rich says. “We did our

noticing that they were seeing guests who were seeking a more

research and found the opportunity to look at the Blue Fox Inn in

casual experience. “Kelly has always been ahead of the curve in

Frederick. It seemed like a good deal.” He explains, “At that time,

identifying the changing needs of the demographics. She could

Frederick County was booming with growth. New homes were

see that our guests were like us: busy people, having dropped kids

going up everywhere, so we took a chance and signed a lease.”

at practice and wanting a quick bite and drinks, before picking

“Yes, we took a chance, and starting out, we had a pretty

up the kids.” Known for their casually elegant dining, Monocacy

significant learning curve. It was a good opportunity to get

Crossing rose to the challenge and with a total of 16 days of physi-

into a place where we could cut our teeth. The slacking

cal labor by Rich, his brother and friends, the restaurant reopened.

reputation of the Blue Fox had carried over, so it took some

Added was a larger bar and table seating around it to meet the

time for us to ingratiate ourselves to the community. At the

casual demand. Kelly retained the formal dining space as well.

start, it was only Kelly, a dishwasher, and me. For the first ten

Chef Rich is pleased with the changes and says, “This renovation

years, it was tough going. We felt like we were tucked away

has changed the entire vibe of the restaurant, and we are busier

as a secret on Route 355. Most of our business was coming

than we’ve ever been!”

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GRILLING TIP “The most important thing to have for grilling is patience,” says Chef Rich.

korean bbq marinade for hanger steak + 2 T Chopped ginger + 2 T Chopped garlic + 2 T Chopped scallions + 3 T Soy sauce + 2 T Brown sugar + 1 t Fish sauce + 2 T Chopped cilantro + 1 T Sesame oil + 2 T Rice wine vinegar DIRECTIONS Marinate the 8 oz steak for a minimum of two hours but no longer than overnight. Place on prepared high heat grill for five minutes on each side. Tent with foil and let the steak rest for eight minutes before slicing. In the oft debated question, is grilling with charcoal better than gas grilling, Chef Rich says it’s charcoal all the way! “When I’m at home, I always use charcoal. It gives great flavor and finish. One thing that’s important when using charcoal is having patience. To light, it takes about an hour and a half before it arrives at the perfect temperature. If you can hold your hand over the grate for more than five seconds, it’s not hot enough!”

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OUR TOWN

D U S T O F F YO U R FREDERICK COUNTY SPIRIT! READY, SET, GO!

I’M NOT GIVING IN TO FEAR, AND NEITHER SHOULD YOU. Frederick County is such an incredibly special place. Unmatched natural beauty surrounds us. We eat at restaurants managed by skilled culinary artists. We drink in warm local watering holes, and we shop in small specialty retail stores owned by friends and neighbors. Our health needs are served by a world-class healthcare system. Our first responders are brave and selfless in ways that are best defined in times like these. We drive past some of the most advanced life science research facilities in the world. We’re entertained by

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talented visual and performing artists, in theaters or just walking through our towns. Our news comes to us from a great daily newspaper and from other outstanding print and broadcast media sources that inform and entertain us. We have abundant recreational opportunities and an agricultural industry that feeds and sustains us. The COVID-19 pandemic is undoubtedly a threat. It’s a threat to our vulnerable neighbors, a threat to our economy and a threat to our way of life. But this threat is limited to how we react to it, and how much of our internal conscience we yield to it. Frederick County has always stood up to the toughest threats. A civil war, floods, economic downturns, and even racial intolerance have tested our collective community resolve but have never broken our spirit. It’s that spirit, the pride, joy and love of who we are and what we have, that we need to call on today. The fear, uncertainty and frustration that COVID-19 has forced upon us all WILL eventually wane. At that point, we’ll need every ounce of Frederick County Spirit we can muster to bring about our renaissance, our rebirth. We’ll emerge from behind our masks and out of our homes to shop, eat, drink and dance. Maybe we’ll initially be a bit more reticent, hesitant to hug, kiss and shake hands. That’s completely understandable.

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But our friends in those stores, bars, and restaurants will need Frederick County Spirit more than ever. Those farmer’s markets, breweries, distilleries and wineries will need a serious injection of our Frederick County Spirit. We’ll need to go out to Harry Grove Stadium to shake our Keys with Frederick County Spirit. Our churches, synagogues,

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mosques and temples will need to be filled with spirit, both the Frederick-kind and the holier versions. All of our great local events will need huge turnouts of Frederick County Spirit, from In the Street to Railroad Days. We’ll need to engage our Frederick County Spirit to celebrate First Saturdays and Live at Five concerts, even if we need to stand a little farther apart. Fear is an awful emotion. It debilitates, it discourages, and it diminishes our inner joy. The perfect antidote to fear is Frederick County Spirit. That special, hard-to-define emotion that inspires us to be our best selves, to stretch out a hand (gloved or not) to a stranger, and to be generous to those who serve us. Let’s all dust off our Frederick County Spirit. Let’s be ready to hit the street as soon as they tell us it’s safe to do so. Let’s shop, eat and drink with that indomitable power of love, pride and purpose that has always defined Frederick County Spirit. I’ll see you out there! ARTICLE RICK WELDON CityLifestyle.com/Frederick

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WITH NEARLY 40 YEARS IN THE BANKING INDUSTRY, STEVE HEINE, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF WOODSBORO BANK, SAYS, “WITH ALL OF THE MERGERS AND DIFFERENT CHANGES IN THE INDUSTRY, I’VE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE ALWAYS TO HAVE ENDED UP WITH GOOD ORGANIZATIONS.” He adds, “A few years ago, I decided I wanted to get back to my community. I began looking for opportunities in Frederick and was approached by a director from Woodsboro to interview for President and CEO. So, I put my hat in the ring!”

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Woodsboro is truly a community bank. Steve says, “Many community banks like ours are working hard to stay independent. Our objective, our vision, is to be the best bank in central Maryland for our colleagues, clients, community and shareholders.” Having celebrated its anniversary in May, the bank has been serving Frederick County for 121 years. Steve says, “There are a lot of community banks like us, that work for those same four stakeholder groups, but there are newer or start-up banks that are born out of the objective of eventually being sold. I work very hard to balance those four so that we can be independent and be the community bank.” These have been extraordinarily trying times in many ways, particularly with many suffering financial losses. Steve and the team at Woodsboro Bank have worked within the community to offer assistance as able. There were several ways that the bank could help during the quarantine. Steve says, “We are continuing to be proactive in our outreach to our clients to make sure they and their investments were and are safe,” he says. Additionally, for those who requested it, the bank worked with clients to modify their loans, helping their cash flow over a 90-day period. “Another thing we spent a tremendous amount of time on was helping small businesses. The federal government offered help to small business owners with the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program. It offered an SBA loan that could help businesses keep their workforce employed during the coronavirus (COVID19) crisis. In a matter of three weeks, we had gone from doing very little with the SBA to building an entire process that ultimately led to the approval of PPP loans for nearly 150 clients. This is a $349 billion program that the SBA put in place and are using banks as the conduit for the program,” says Steve. Steve has a big heart for the Frederick community. He Steve and Carole Heine

says, “It’s important we all understand that this is temporary and have faith that this will end, and we will have a new normal. We need to work together, and by working together, we will be successful in this new normal. I center my life around family, friends, faith and community. What I

“ M a n y c o m m u n i t y b a n k s l i ke o u r s a r e

love and appreciate about the Frederick community is how supportive businesses and the general public are. I see the

w o r k i n g h a r d t o s t ay i n d e p e n d e n t .

community pulling together to get everyone through this

Our objective, our vision, is to be

County that makes it an exceptional place to live.”

t h e b e s t b a n k i n c e n t r a l M a r y l a n d fo r our colleagues, clients, community and shareholders.”

as best as we can. It’s this community culture of Frederick

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Business owners spend countless hours volunteering and serving on boards and committees to the betterment of Frederick and its citizens. It’s never been more vital than today, to THINK LOCAL; patronizing the shops and services that in days past, would presumably have open doors. It’s time to rally the troops and show up for the Frederick business community and thank them for being there!

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“We choose to place our businesses within a community,”

“I’ve lived in Frederick for more than 20 years, and after having a career that

explains Dwayne Myers, President and CEO of Dynamic

entailed lots of travel and work around the country, I was fortunate to have

Automotive,

the opportunity to start my own business here in Frederick,” says AMI Signs

which

includes

businesses

Frederick,

Libertytown, New Market and Urbana. “We grow to become part

President, Nick Marchetti.

of the community.” Along with sponsoring local baseball teams

AMI Signs is more than a sign company. “We work with companies to deliver

and marching bands, Dynamic Automotive offers an appren-

solutions to help them execute their marketing strategies and promote their busi-

ticeship program that “sets high school students and recent

nesses,” says Nick. “We like to take the extra step get to know the companies and

graduates on the road toward becoming an auto technician. We

understand their goals and the culture of the businesses we work with.” Nick says,

provide a mentor, pay for their college technicians program, and

“Sometimes people simply need signs. However, many times a company would like

upon completion, the student comes out with their certifications

to get a new logo, or they may be a new company and may not be exactly sure what

and college credits for all the classes,” says Dwayne. Giving

they want. We’ll recommend signage and designs that fit them best and help them

back to the community is at the heart of Dynamic Automotive’s

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BDRMS

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313 W 2nd St

$1,290,000

$1,000,000

78%

152

6510 Nightingale Ct

$1,150,000

$1,025,000

89%

2133 Regina Ter

$970,000

$925,000

95%

13025 Glissans Mill Rd

$925,000

$790,000

85%

17 W 2nd St

$850,000

$785,000

92%

197

9836 Notting Hill Dr

$824,900

$800,000

97%

14126 Motters Station Rd

$820,000

$770,000

94%

300

11306 Daysville Rd

$799,000

$760,000

95%

5225 Fairgreene Way

$785,000

100%

6661 S Clifton Rd

$775,000

$725,000

94%

106

3102 Cedar Grove Ter

$769,180

100%

203 Rockwell Ter

$799,000

$712,000

89%

239

3109 Cedar Grove Ter

$744,945

100%

2200 Quebec School Rd

$765,000

$695,000

91%

3104 Cedar Grove Ter

$731,795

100%

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