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VILLAGERCOMMUNITY NEWSPAPER November 2014

IT’S BEEN A GREAT RIDE!

Next month, we will print our final edition. It’s the hardest thing to do! This month’s cover is a tribute to some of the great articles and photos we’ve printed over the years. Can you find yourself in one of them?See page 2 to find out what many of you think about our decision to suspend publication after the December 2014 edition. It feels so good to be appreciated! It’s all so bittersweet. Feel free to send us an email, visit our Facebook page and our website to stay in touch.

Thank you for giving us the ride of our lives.

”Wonders” from the communities of Arbutus • Baltimore City • Brighton • Catonsville • Chadwick • Dickeyville • Edmondson Heights • Forest Park • Franklintown • Gwynn Oak • Hebbville • Huntington • Liberty Heights • Lochearn • Milford • Milford Mill • Pikesville •

Powhatan • Owings Mill • Randallstown • Villa Nova • West Hills • Westgate • Westview Park • Windsor Hills • Woodbridge • Woodlawn • Woodmoor • Woodstock

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“We are so sorry to hear this news. We really enjoyed the publication and working with both of you”.--Bonnie CiborowskiVice President, SSAA

“God knows we will miss your newspaper. You have been sharing so much information on activities of African Americans in the County with your wide distribution, I know that I will truly miss sharing the information I gather from my research with the wider community through the “Woodlawn Villager!” I’m not aware of any other African American media in the County. I just received a gener-ous grant from Baltimore County to publish my 10th book on an enhanced research of African Ameri-can history in the County that is so important for our citizens to know of. I have uncovered more than 400 slaves and freed slaves from Baltimore County who stepped from the jaws of slavery to so faithfully stepped forward to serve the Union. Some amazing stories that very few people are aware of. I hope to put an article about this in your last edition. Thanks for all you and your Mom have done to keep our community in-formed.”--Louis Diggs

“Thank you for all of your hard work in serving the com-munity. I know that the both of you will be alright and God will take you to the next level”.--Brenda Samuels

“Thanks so much for sharing this informa-tion. This is a sad day for the community because we have all come to love and enjoy each issue of the Wood-lawn Villager.However, I totally un-derstand that you made the right decision for you. Thanks for including my family in your pub-lication on numerous occasions. I wish youand your mother all the best. Please keep me on your e-mail list”.--Minnie Carter

“How will we know what's go-ing on in the communities, how about a quarterly or 6-month paper?Thanks for the memories”--Florine Johnson

“I just read your goodbye email. While I cried at first, I also realized how much I have learned to love you and Debbie so much. So on to your future my sweet sis-ter. Enjoy all the blessings God has coming your way. As I told Debbie, I am only an email away if you ever need me. I have to write. Maybe it's my therapy/hob-by/purpose, but I will find a venue-lol. Know that I love you and will stay in touch. You are an amazing woman and have an amazing family. Go, enjoy them”.-- Love, De Jackson

“ I am so saddened to hear that you will be discontinuing the Villager. But I know that you would not have made this decision if it wasn’t needful for you to do so. You have blessed our com-munity over the years with your faithfulness, generosity, Christ-honoring testimony and so much more. We will be a different place without Debbie, Delores and the Woodlawn Villager. Please accept my heart-felt thanks, on behalf of myself and our GraceWay Church family, to you for your many years of service. Please stay connected with us on Facebook or what-ever social media venue that becomes popular in our future. Debbie, I will be praying for you in your public service endeavors. Delores, I will be praying for you as you finally are free to enjoy your golden years!”--Pastor Chuck Brooks

“Thanks for all your hard work commit-ment and dedication to the community. I will be sure that we stay in touch.”--Margaret Stokes

“The newspaper is great, but I under-stand sometimes you have to explore another adventure.Best Wishes!”--Rick Ridgely

“Awww wow! Best of luck to you and Mom. You guys have been such a blessing to the Woodlawn Commu-nity”--Miko Baldwin

“Well first of all…congratu-lations Debbie! I wish you and Mom the best of luck…and I know I will see you sooner than later!”--Marisol Johnson

“We at Epworth will truly miss you! (Crying face). Hopefully, we'll see the WV again soon”

“We are sad to hear the news. I am sure it was a difficult decision to make!”Mark EliSecurityplus FCU

“Congrats on the new job and thank you for a job well done with the Woodlawn Villager”--Stephanie Fussell

“Congratulations and kudos. Y'all have done a yomens work with keep us inspired and informed. May God bless y'all as each of you continue to move forward.”--Jerrell RC Bratcher

“As much as we will miss the Villager, you and mom are in new seasons and things must change. We ap-preciate your excel-lent work over the years and will con-tinue treasuring the jewels you both are to the community. Thank you for your faithful-ness!!!!”Debbi Rice

“Congratulations, on your future endeavors and MOMS much deserved rest. The Wood-lawn Villager was a resource that offered my family an opportunity to read about the GOOD NEWS and PROG-RESS of our community. It truly was a village newspaper that celebrated who we are, where we’ve been and where we’re going. It was definitely a beacon light that we good look forward to receiving and understanding the truth within our community.”Derrick Burnett

It feels GREAT to be appreciated!!!Read some of what you said in response to our announcement

to end publication with the December 2014 edition...

“I certainly have enjoyed working with you, submitting articles and read-ing the Villager each month. Thank you for your service to these communities and your work will be missed. Enjoy your new ven-tures and I will see you around”.Joe Ann Oatis

Wishing you much happiness in your new career paths. Loved all of the wonderful stories and event coverage that you both did. You will be missed greatly! With love!Debbie Phelps


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Bible Pointsby Chuck Brooks, Sr. Pastor

Graceway Church

Epworth United Methodist Chapel * 3317 St. Lukes Lane * Baltimore MD 21207 410-944-1070 * [email protected] * www.epworthchapel.org

Reverend Dr. C. Anthony Hunt, Sr. Pastor * Reverend Kelly L. Grimes, Assoc. Pastor Sunday Worship Hour, 9:30 AM * Sunday School (for all young people), 10AM

Supporting the Hungry at Epworth and Giving Thanks to God Almighty! o Enjoy the Festival of Praise Concert at Epworth Chapel to feed the

hungry featuring the Extensions of Faith Community Choir, Sunday November 23rd, 3PM. No tickets! Free will offering. Come and bring a friend!

An Attitude of GratitudeIn Luke 17 we find Jesus entering a village in Samaria and meeting ten men with leprosy and thus ceremonially unclean. Normally Jews did not go on this “side of the tracks” because the Samaritans descended from the intermarriage of Assyrians and He-brews. So Jesus enters a land of those who were not considered to be the people of God and was met by ten men who were considered unfit for wor-ship. Need I remind you that this is what He did for us? Jesus, God in the flesh, left Heaven's glory and entered into time and space--our village; a village inhabited by those who were not the people of God; those whose lives were dripping and oozing with the leprosy of sin. As the story goes, Jesus heals all ten of the lepers but only one, a Sa-maritan, returns to thank Him. This passage of Scripture has five proofs that this Samaritan was a thankful believer. It also contains a great lesson on genuine gratitude for us this Thanksgiving season. First, we know that this former leper was genu-inely thankful because, “He returned…” I want to be careful as I try to illustrate the lesson we can take from the Samari-tan’s response to Jesus here. I do not want to sound like I am holding a grudge. Though our

church is a smaller congre-gation we have tried to help people with utility turn-off notices and rental assis-tance. Many of the people we helped over the years have promised (on their own) to visit our church and most do not. The leper who was healed “returned." He came back to Jesus; the Person who healed him. Secondly, “With a loud voice he glorified God…” The Scriptures use the expression "loud voice" some 57 times in the NKJV Bible. It expresses the strong emotion of the person as they are commu-nicating their either their fears, strength, determina-tion, hurt, pain, anguish, or joy and praise. With a "loud voice" this former leper glorified and gave praise to God. Thirdly, we know the Samaritan was grateful because, “He fell down on his face at the feet of Jesus.” This is one of the greatest and most utilized postures humans have at their disposal to acknowledge another’s au-thority and worth. If some-one were to fall down at your feet--you would think they were crazy unless you thought of yourself as being worthy of their reverence or respect. Lastly, “He gave Jesus thanks.” One sign of an ungrateful generation is that they do not give thanks to God or anyone else for that matter. Paul wrote in 2 Timothy 3 "that in the last days perilous times will come: For men will be … unthankful…" Were the other lepers happy? Yes. Were they joyful? Yes.

Were they delighted? Yes. Were they thankful? No. Like the nine lepers who were healed many of us, when blessed by God, are joyful, delighted and happy but we forget to thank God. Why did the other nine not return to show their gratitude? Perhaps they listened to too many fast food res-taurant commercials and thought they “deserved a break” and didn’t de-serve to be sick. Perhaps the leprosy served as a crutch and was something that they used to garner pity. Now that they were healed—no more pity par-ties. Perhaps they didn’t return to Jesus because He might ask them to do something—they didn’t want to be indebted to anyone. They didn’t have time to return. They were going to do all the things they couldn’t do

when their skin was crawl-ing with leprosy. They would hook up with Jesus later. Like these lepers the blessing becomes all about us. Even the deliverance is all about us—we are sometimes like the prisoner who gets out of jail only to commit another crime. If we are healed, our healing just gives us more time to sin. But for the one who returned to Jesus, it was all about giving glory and honor to the Lord! The words of the Psalmist prob-ably articulated his heart attitude best: “You have turned for me my mourn-ing into dancing; You have

put off my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness, To the end that my glory may sing praise to You and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks to You forever.” (Psalm 30:11-12 NKJV) Much of the Bible Points material comes from the sermons of Pastor Chuck Brooks who serves as pastor-teacher of GraceWay Church, 2001 North Rolling Road, Baltimore, MD. You can listen to or download many of Chuck’s sermons at www.mygraceway.org or keep up with the events sponsored by GraceWay on our Facebook page.


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Local Seniors Inducted into Maryland Senior Citizen Hall of Fame

Four seniors from the Woodlawn area were among this year’s inductees into the Maryland Senior Citizens Hall of Fame, Inc. They are Shirleen Adams, Barbara Cuffie, Claude J. Dennis, and Carroll Wat-kins. The Maryland Senior Citizen Hall of Fame, Inc. held its annual Luncheon Program to honor and induct several volunteers of

Maryland.. Every year, a special selection commit-tee studies and evaluates all of the nominations sent to MSCHF. All inductees approved by the committee and the Board of Directors are entered into the prestigious Blue Book. A copy is pre-sented to each inductee. Of the 45 inducted into the Hall of Fame, 4 were judged to have done ex-traordinary volunteer ser-vice and were selected to receive the GERI Award. They are Dr. Victoria C. Chambers, Patricia M. Casuda, Harod Forst, and Patricia Irene Spatafore. The MSCHF, Inc. seeks to immortalize men and

women and to record their names in the Archives of the Hall of Fame forall time because of their car-ing and volunteer efforts in improving the lives of others. Some other area se-niors who are members of the MSCHF are the Villager’s Mom Doug-lass, Bill Obreicht, Leslie Hyman, Sandra Wilmer, Jean Parks, Carol Johnson, Frank Parker, Etta Petty, and several others from the Woodlawn Senior Center. The event was held at Michaels Eighth Avenue in Glen Burnie, Maryland. Live entertainment was provided by The Good Timers.

Shirleen Adams, Claude J. Dennis, Barbara Cuffie, and Carroll Watkins.


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Ms. Laura Powell Johnson (the cute little one with the hat) was celebrating 92 years. She is also known as “The Unofficial Mayor of 1700 Block of Bentalou Street!” Ms. Laura continues to be the Community President and keeps the Bentalou Street neighbors informed of all civic and social events.

Mrs. Rebecca Mitchell celebrated her 80th birthday with all of her children, other fam-ily members and close friends at a birthday luncheon at the Windsor Inn on October 25, 2014. Surrounded by her 6 children (l-r) Connie Hall, Carol Mitchell, Florine Johnson, Janet Barr, George Wade, and Barbara Jones. Mrs. Mitchell’s family and extended fam-ily regularly gathers for special occasions and holidays. Rebecca is the oldest of four siblings, Shirley Coleman, Delores Douglass, and Lawrence Matthews, Jr.

Juanita Poe Mills, a community activist and a Raven Adult Day Care volunteer, was honoredat the Doubletree Hilton. The 90th birthday celebration was truly a surprise. Early Sunday, October 12, 2014, she received a call from President Barack and First Lady Michelle Obama. The family members from Georgia, Virginia, North Carolina and Vermont called to wish her a happy day. As usual, her son, Joseph Mills, picked her up after church service for lunch. When she arrived at the hotel banquet room, her four children and other family members, along with the guests, yelled “Happy Birthday”! A tasty lunch was enjoyed by everyone. Mrs. Dorethea Thomas presented a unique family tribute. She captivated the audience with tidbits of all phases of her life; beginning with Mrs. Mills as a young girl, through her col-lege days, nursing career and retirement. Mrs. Lois V. Rosedom-Boyd wrote an original acrostic using the letters of her name. Dr. Shirley Plater gave a trib-ute from Tau Gamma Delta Sorority, Inc. Mrs. Anna J. Dotson, her adopted daughter, presented a poem of salute to

her. Mrs. Adeline Hutchinson, President of the Robert Coleman Neighborhood As-sociation, presented a proclamation from Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and a Citation from the City Council of Balti-more. The honoree was showered with gifts and beautiful cards. Her birthday cake was designed in the shape of a slot machine. Mrs. Mills thanked her family and friends for sharing her birthday. She prays that all would continue to receive God’s richest blessings.

Ms. Laura Powell Johnson Celebrates Her 92nd Birthday

Mrs. Rebecca Mitchell Enjoys 80th Birthday Celebration with Family and Friends

Juanita Poe Mills is Honored at a Surprise 90th Birthday Celebration at Doubletree Hilton

Happy Birthday Kailyn (center). She is the granddaughter of Aaron Barnett.

Happy 4th Birthday, Kailyn!

Happy Birthday to Delores “Mom” Douglass on her 76th - Nov. 10th


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Time-tested recipes from Susan Jackson-Stein

In the Kitchen with Sue

On Sunday November 2, 2014, Mark D. McFad-den was named Rising Sun First Baptist Church “Man of the Year for 2014” at the 11am worship service in Woodlawn, MD. It came as a surprise to Mr. McFadden who states “You engage in activities that you hope will make a difference in people lives and to help aide the community at large, not for recognition”. Mr. McFadden is a local business owner of McTech, Inc. and SMCF, LLC. Past-President of

Liberty Road Business As-sociation, Current President of Merrymount Neighbor-hood Improvement Associa-tion and Winfield Elemen-tary School PTA. Mark is a mentor and coach to local boys and girls in academics and sports. He serves within many organizations in the community and is a local community leader, business owner, entrepreneur and friend to many. He is married to his wife Tyra and together they have 3 children Tabitha, Tamia and Myles.

Seasonal Treat From Puerto Rico At a local flea market, a lady was selling the odds and ends of her late mother’s house. I snatched up an Avon International Cookbook (1983) with recipes sub-mitted by Avon represen-tatives around the world. I enjoyed the “taste” of this on first reading. Good it is. The semiautonomous Commonwealth of Puerto Rico has been a “pro-tectorate” of the United States since the end of the Spanish-American War in 1898. Its residents are U.S. citizens, but much like the folks in D.C. are taxed but lack meaningful representa-tion in Congress. The former Spanish con-querors overwhelmed the natives, brought enslaved Africans to work sugar plantations in the 1500’s. Consequently, the cook-ing of Puerto Rico is an amalgamation of native, African and imported ingredients, Spanish and American cooking styles. Basically, it’s downright delicious. “Cazuela de Calabza” (Sweet potato/Pumpkin Pudding) clearly demon-strates the fusion cuisine of this semitropical na-tion. Traditional Spanish dessert (flan), native Ar-awak Indian (sweet po-tato or pumpkin squash) and American tradition (whipped cream) go well

together. Try it and I think you’ll agree. Try to find sweet pota-toes (or yams) that are NOT canned in syrup. Otherwise, adjust the sugar in the recipe to taste. I used low fat co-conut milk and unsweet-ened organic shredded coconut and plain home-made whipped cream. These are a matter of personal taste.Cazuela de Calabza1 8-ounce can of sweet potatoes/yams (drained) 1 cup canned pumpkin puree½ teaspoon finely grated orange peel1/3 cup sugar2 Tablespoons flour¼ teaspoon salt1 teaspoon ground cin-namon¼ teaspoon ground cloves2 beaten eggs1 cup canned unsweet-ened coconut milk

Whipped cream and toasted shredded coconut for garnishCooking spray Puree sweet potatoes or yams through a sieve or in a food processor. Mix with the pumpkin and grated orange peel. In another bowl, mix dry ingredients and stir in the sweet potato-pumpkin mixture. Then mix in the salt, eggs and coconut milk until well blended. Lightly spray custard cups. Spoon in mixture. Bake at 350 degrees about 50 minutes or until its set in the middle. (I used a “bain marie”, a cooking pan filled with water in which to bake the custard. It allows for a gentler cooking method.) When done, cool and gar-nish with whipped cream and sprinkle with toasted, shredded coconut.

Mark D. McFadden was named Rising Sun First Baptist Church “Man of the Year for 2014”

Mark McFadden with family,(Back row left to right: Dionne McFadden, Mrs. McFadden, Mr. McFadden) Front row left too right: Tabitha McFadden, Tyra McFadden, Myles McFad-den, Tamia McFadden and Mark McFadden)

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With November 1st being annually celebrated by Bal-timore County as “Emanci-pation Day,” on November 1, 2014 the County’s Of-fice of Tourism and Pro-motion sponsored a bus tour throughout the African American communities, sites and structures of Bal-timore County sharing the histories in these area. The tour began with a talk and display on the Negro Baseball League by Rayner Banks and Luther Atkinson in the Owings Mills Public Library, followed by a bus tour guided by local histo-rian/author Louis S. Diggs and Betty Stewart. The tour started with a visit to the 1860s possible slave era African American Cherry Hill AUMP Church in Granite that is being con-verted to the Diggs/Johnson Mini-Museum. The tour paused at the 1850s Emmarts UM Church on Dogwood and Rolling Roads were Diggs shared not only the history

of the Church providing safe haven for runaway slaves, but history of the Underground Railroad conductor, his cooper shop where he usually hid a runaway slaves in on of the empty barrels he made and took north to sell, his resting place, and the Em-mart-Pierpont Safe House where runaway slaves also found safe haven, and

the 1820s Union Bethel AME Church on Liberty Road that also provided safe haven for runaway slaves. After a brief drive-thru of the Winters Lane and Oella Afri-can American communities, with a visit to the Benjamin Banneker Historical Park and Museum, and Mt. Gilboa AME Church, the oldest (1700s) still active African American Church in Baltimore County,

the tour concluded with a tour through the Afri-can American community of Turner Station where they enjoyed a very nice lunch, and a talk by Dr. Adele Newson-Horst and Courtney Speed, on the life of Henrietta Lacks whose cells were used to emancipate thousands of ill persons with her amazing cells, to include meeting her oldest son, Lawrence

Lacks, concluding with a tour of the new Turner Station Com-munity Center.

Celebrating Emancipation Day in Baltimore County

Tour participants - Article and photos submitted by Louis Diggs.

Enjoying lunch in Turner Station Hearingt he story of Henrietta Lacks

The future Diggs/Johnson Mini-MuseumL-R Diggs, Tony Baysmore, and Rayner Banks

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Rev. Alfred “Al” Sharpton comes to Baltimore to Celebrate 140th Anniversary of Macedonia Bap-tist Church of Baltimore City!

BALTIMORE, MD-Sunday, November 23, 2014 @ 10 A.M - Giv-ing Thanks…... as the Rev. Alfred “Al” Sharp-ton, founder of the National Action Network, Tireless Civil Rights Icon, Catalyst of Social Justice and a Steward of Transformation for Man’s Inhumanity to Man, proclaims the Gospel of Jesus Christ as gleaned through his life ex-periences on the battlefield of righting the wrongs endured by people of color! He under-stands what it takes to remain a proud people as we triumph the challenges and celebrate the victories in our “Stable to Steeple” history!

Saturday, November 22, 2014 @ 11 A.M - Moving Forward…..Celebration Brunch/Banquet-For Us, By Us-Martin’s Valley Mansion-. $65-Please Join Us as we liturgically dance, soul-fully sing and absorb the Word that God will deliver through his agent, Rev. Jimmy Baldwin of Shiloh Christian Community Church, Baltimore City. Friday, November 21, 2014, @ 6:00 P.M - Looking Back….”A Night to Remember,” the liftoff activity of the Anniversary-a celebra-tion of our pastors; the Fremont Avenue location. Come and enjoy a night of Fellowship, Food, and Fun as you walk the red carpet, revisit the highlights of each Pastor’s contribution and set the tone of spiri-tual commemoration for the Sanctuary! Macedonia Baptist Church of Baltimore

City celebrates its humble beginning from a Sunday School in a stable on Vincent Street in May 1872; the ap-proval by a counsel of nine Baptist churches; black and white, to elevate from a mis-sion to a church in Novem-ber 1874; building her new edifice on Saratoga off Mount Street for $3,000.00 in June 1876; and proudly making her historic march to the present location of Fremont and La-fayette Avenues in May 1925. God sent Macedonia a “Faithful Few” - only 6 Pas-tors: Rev. W.C. Lawson, Rev. A.B. Callis, Dr. D.G. Mack, Dr. Willard L. Clayton Sr., Dr. Marvis P. May Sr. Dr. Darron D. McKinney Sr., present pas-tor and Rev. Harry Penn, act-ing pastor until the selection of Dr. Williard L. Clayton Sr. as His Agents of Change to this Branch of Zion to guide Macedonia through her 140 years of making a difference in the lives of others!

Dr. Montgomery (not pictured) along with the staff and students of Powhatan elementary school are joined by Aaron Barnett, Powhatan Community Association President, to kick off their Anti Bullying Anti Drug Campaign.

Powhattan Students Hold Anti-Bullying Rally

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On Saturday Octo-ber18th, two non-prof-its-Hope Harbor Inc and 40 West-Assistant and Referral Center hosted their first an-

nual crab feast. Hope Harbor (www.hopehar-borbaltimore.org) is a faith-centered nonprofit, which pursues long-term partnerships with

individuals and families, helping them achieve their goals, rise out of poverty and create a thriving com-munity in West Baltimore. We serve zip codes 21229 and 21207. The mission of 40 West Assistance & Referral Center (http://www.40west.org) is to pro-vide material assistance and referral services to people in our community requesting help. This fun-draiser was to raise funds to support this work. About 160 guests feasted on delicious crabs from Harris Seafood and an ex-tensive and mouthwatering menu from Monahan’s Pub, while enjoying smooth jazz playing in the background. When not eating partici-pants were actively bid-ding on the silent auction items or playing the money wheels and boards. It was great fun and a successful event.If you would like to know more information about either organization please send an email to [email protected] or call 410 945-7263. We are always looking for volun-teers and welcome any and all donations to further our work. You can also spon-sor a family during the holiday season. Please call for more information.

Community Non-Profits Partner to Host One Grand Crab Feast and Fundraiser De Jackson

On Family and

CareersWhat turns you on? How can you decide where your strengths, skills and passions will flourish? When I am providing ca-reer advice and this topic comes up, I try to remem-ber my own personal journey. So, think of three to four WOW experienc-es. Write them down and even if the events hap-pened at different ages, try to see if there are any commonalities.

Children, tend to enjoy certain activities over others and adults are no different. You can easily accept jobs for the money, but if you are not happy at least 80% of the time, rethink about transferring your strengths and skills to something else. How many times have you heard of someone who was a doctor or lawyer, with a lucrative career, deciding to transition into another area-maybe in photography or music? Talk to people in various careers. You might be surprised at what interests you. This might be a good time to connect with your mentor (I know you all have one by now). Hear-ing feedback from others can provide additional support and guidance that will lead you to where you are supposed to be. If

someone says you are good at something, don’t dismiss the comment.

Take assessments to de-termine your strengths. I am not endorsing any particular one, but read about this online: Strengths Finder 2.0 http://strengths.gallup.com/110440/About-StrengthsFinder-20.aspx Check it out, but Google others.

Continuing to sit at your desk everyday watching the clock is not how you should be living your life. If you need to acquire new skills, get trained. If fund-ing is a concern, save for the training, look for free workshops or try to volun-teer in your targeted new career field. Even as the editors of this paper have announced the suspension of this wonderful commu-nity newspaper, I too now am searching around for other ways to continue my passion of providing career and family advice. So, no matter your age, seek out what makes you happy. My old standby phrase is, “Dis-cover your purpose and you will live life abundantly”. Until my final article next month, stay well, enjoy the blessings of Thanksgiving and continue to pray for the editors of this newspaper and each other.

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Coming Together to Fight Poverty and Save LivesThe Love Outreach Partners ( LOP) held a fundraiser to reach out to community members in an effort to make an impact in the fight against poverty. LOP embraces the fact that many people can come together and give affordable donations and make big differences. The Organization hopes to encourage individuals to donate as little as $12 per year (available for automatic renewals). The $12 donation feeds one meal to 36 children i Port au Prince, Haiti., In past years, LOP has pur-chased mosquito nets in areas with high concentration of ma-laria, two water filtration systems, farming animals and more. This year, the LOP will be giving $2,500 towards feeding children in Haiti. If you would like more information about the Love Outreach Partners or if you would like to become a partner, visit their Facebook page or contact Herb Rogers at 443-345-6396.

Social Security Announces 1.7 Percent Benefit Increase for 2015 Monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for nearly 64 million Americans will in-crease 1.7 percent in 2015, the Social Security Administration announced today.

The 1.7 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with benefits that more than 58 million Social Security beneficiaries receive in Janu-

ary 2015. Increased payments to more than 8 million SSI beneficiaries will begin on December 31, 2014. The Social Security Act ties the an-nual COLA to the increase in the Consumer Price Index as determined by the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Some other changes that take effect in January of each year are based on the increase in average wages. Based on that increase, the maximum amount of earnings subject to the Social Security tax (tax-able maximum) will increase to $118,500 from $117,000.

Of the estimated 168 mil-lion workers who will pay Social Security taxes in 2015, about 10 million will pay higher taxes because of the increase in the tax-able maximum.

Information about Medi-care changes for 2015 is available at www.Medi-care.gov.

The Social Security Act provides for how the COLA is calculated. To read more, please visit www.socialsecurity.gov/cola.

Social Solutions Global hon-ored with 2014 Baltimore County New Directions Award

Towson, MD – Baltimore County Execu-tive Kevin Kamenetz announced that Social Solutions Global, an information technology firm that develops software to help public social services programs improve outcomes and performance, has been honored with the 2014 Baltimore County New Directions Award. The award is given to a company that exemplifies the quality and future direction of the County’s business community and was presented at the Baltimore County Chamber of Commerce Business Hall of Fame Dinner November 12. “Social Solutions truly exemplifies the best combination of how technology is improving the effectiveness of social services delivery around the world," stated Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz. “We are proud to be home to a technology company that is not only a fast-growing business, but a firm that is dedicated to supporting programs that improve lives. Baltimore County is pleased to recognize this important work.” Social Solutions develops performance and case management software for human services organizations, particularly in the government and non-profit sectors. Their software is used by more than 3,900 organizations worldwide. Social Solutions currently employs over 160 people at its White Marsh-Middle River head-quarters in Baltimore Crossroads @ 95. “Social Solutions is honored to receive this award in recognition of its accomplish-ments as a burgeoning global business, a local employer and most importantly as a mission-driven technology company,” said CEO and President Scott Johnson. “I’m extremely proud of the growing team here at Social Solutions as we continue on our aggressive 5-year plan.” Past winners of the Baltimore County New Directions Award include Nations Photo Lab, EA Engineering, Science and Technology, Inc., Pharmaceutics International Inc., and Firaxis Games. The November 12 Baltimore County Cham-ber of Commerce awards dinner also inducted Kaiser Permanente and Mosaic Community Services into the Baltimore County Chamber Business Hall of Fame.


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Silent Prayer Breakfast III—A Glorious Success

“There’s a great anointing in this place,” said a guest attending The Daughters of Dorcas’ Silent Prayer Breakfast III on Saturday, October 4. She was de-scribing the event held at Diamondz Events Center in Randallstown where nearly 200 people gathered for “A Miracle Healing Service.”This year’s Silent Prayer Breakfast was planned to usher in a healing at-mosphere of worship and praise, with a season of prayer for intercession, heal-ing and deliverance. Psalm-ists Rev. Michael Hunt and his sister MaSherra Hunt stirred the hearts of every-one by lifting up songs of Zion, while Sister Nina Duffie from York, PA, min-istered in praise and worship dance. Elder Monica Showell-Watters, pastor of Beacon of Light Citadel of Praise (BOLCOP) in Park Heights, preached on “My Body Is Infected.” Pastor Monica explained that many times members cannot be healed or delivered because the church—the body of Christ—is infected by the things of the world coming into the church and spread-ing like cancer. She said believers’ lifestyles and treatment of others often

block miracles of healing and deliverance.Elder Edwin Watters, husband of Pastor Monica, prayed for the youth, while BOLCOP Prayer Warriors Evangelists Carrie Harris and Sylvia Williams, Elder Vacarro Williams and Mis-sionary Venice Williams of-fered corporate and private prayers. Silent Prayer Breakfast III ended with a balloon re-lease outside the venue to release the peoples’ prayers up to God.The Daughters of Dorcas, a

Christian service ministry, is dedicated to glorify-ing God, witnessing to a lost generation and serv-ing hurting humanity. The group serves the Helping Up Mission, Mentoring Male Teens in the Hood and the Maryland Food Bank. The DOD spon-sors two needy families in Baltimore County and has “adopted” 5 Haitian orphans at the Kay Papa Nou Orphanage in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. For more information, call 443-253-2931.


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A Few Items from the BCPL WebsiteAmerican Diabetes Asso-ciation Project POWER Workshop SeriesAdult

A four part educational work-shop for adults affected by diabetes. Intended for those who want to learn more about how to prevent the disease, including signs and symptoms, as well as individuals who have been diagnosed. Learn more about lifestyle, nutrition, physical fitness, and other as-pects of healthy living. Partici-pants are strongly encouraged to attend all four sessions.Woodlawn BranchTuesday - November 18, 2014 - 6:30 pm

Cell Phones for Soldiers Drop off used cell phones at Baltimore County Public Libraries, Police Precincts or any county government office building. Donated cell phones are tax deductible.

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Tips on Securing a Grant

"Go For the Money!" There are 26 federal agen-cies that annually fund more than 1,000 grant programs in various cities and states; and, billions of dollars in grants are awarded every year by American corporations and private charitable founda-tions. Many non-profit organiza-tions hope to secure grants to support a variety of projects such as a child care center, a community soup kitchen, a shelter for homeless citi-zens or for neighborhood improvement; however, few organizations know how to qualify or even where to start. To start the process, grant requests must include the following documents:1. Copy of your IRS 501(c)

(3) Letter of Determination, which verifies tax exempt status.2. Copy of your Articles of Incorporation; and,3. Copy of a list your Board of Directors who meet regu-larly. However, if your organiza-tion does not have tax exempt status, consider requesting a tax-exempt nonprofit to act as your sponsor. Furthermore, it will help if your organization and the sponsoring organiza-tion share the same mission. Creative partnerships can be productive. Securing a grant requires considerable research and excellent writing skills to produce a winning grant proposal, Never give up. Go for the money.Herbert C. Sledge, Jr. JDH. Sledge & Associateswww.hsledgejd.com

Senator Delores G. KelleyAwards 10th District Senato-rial Scholarships Abena Adjei Milford Mill AcademySemiat Aina Woodlawn High SchoolJasmine Allen Salisbury UniversityVondalia A. Barber Univer-sity of Maryland, Baltimore CountyRachel L. Brown GW Carver Center for the Arts and TechnologyDominique Byres GW Carver Center for the Arts and TechnologyDonovan A. Carter GE Carver Center for the Arts and TechnologyTavin Clary North Carolina A& T UniversityJermey Dalcin Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Hanna Dasoo University of Maryland, Baltimore CountyLarry Davis Western School of Technology & Env. ScienceDenise Finley Community College of Baltimore CountyNecho Freeman Western School of Technology & Env. ScienceKorey Green Randallstown High SchoolRachelle Ellen Hardnett Mil-ford Mill AcademyJoselyn A. Jackson Morgan State UniversityJoshua Jones Western School of Technology & Env. ScienceKaroon Khatiwada Woodlawn High SchoolElliott Lambert Community College of Baltimore CountyMalcolm Milton Western School of Technology & Env. ScienceMaya Robinson Loyola Uni-versityDestiny Sessoms Woodlawn High SchoolDestiny Simmons Milford Mill Academy

Karndeep Singh Western School of Technology &Env. ScienceTreshaun Sutton Morgan State UniversitySabrena Thomas Community College of Baltimore CityMichael Ojiabo Ukoha Towson UniversityEdward W. Wallace, III Community College of Baltimore CountyStudents wishing to apply for a 2015-2016 Senatorial Scholarship should contact the Senator’s office for application information beginning in Janu-ary 2014 and should complete the Free Application for Fed-eral Student Aid (FAFSA) no later than March 1, 2015.The 2014 Scholarship Committee members are the Chair, Ms. Linda For-syth, Mr. Mark Beytin, Ms. Paulette Hammond, Dr. Er-ness Hill, Mr.Robert John-son, Jr., Mrs. Vivian Salt-ers, Dr. Joyce Williams and Mrs. Romaine Williams


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In the church world, there are two pulpits. There is the Sunday pul-pit, where God is exalted; and where people bring their sins and leave whole. Then there is “the other pulpit,” which is often vastly different than the sanctimonious Sunday morning display. The new autobiography “The Other Pulpit” is the untold story of a PK (“Preacher’s Kid”), Bal-timore native Min. Steve “Music Man” Turner, who was caught between those two pulpits. In this era of reality TV shows and tell-all books, “The Other Pulpit” is a refreshing autobiography full of humorous stories and poignant memories. Turner instructs readers on how to become better, not bitter, through his “Life Lessons As A Leader.” “The Other Pulpit” is also a first-hand ac-count of what life is like

growing up in a ministry family, where all family activities – and life les-sons – evolve around the church. Turner is frank, open and honest about his experiences in the church world. Buy “The Other Pulpit” on Amazon.com: $19.99 hard cover, $9.99 paper-back, $6.98 e-book. Or di-rectly from Steve Turner Ministries: 410-302-2737, [email protected]. Min. Turner is available for speaking engagements to talk about his book, as well as musical perfor-mances. To book Min. Turner: 410-302-2737, [email protected].

Min. Steve Turner Introduces His New Book

On October 10, 2014, Thomas William Chase; beloved husband of Justine Chase; loving father of Kevin Chase, Yvette (Penny) Hawkins, Mark Chase , Tina Harris ; he is also survived by 2 sisters and a host of other relatives and friends. On Saturday, October 25th a memorial service was held for Mr. Chase at Rising Sun First Baptist Church, 2211 St. Lukes Lane, where the family receied friends. This notice was published in Baltimore Sun on Oct. 19, 2014 - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/bal-timoresun/obituary.The Chase family are long-time residents in Woodmoor. They are also friends and neighbors. We wish them peace and com-fort as they mourn the loss of their dear loved one.

Happy Holidays To Everyone From The Carter Family"

I started competing 2012 in the figure category in the USBF natural division. Even though I didn't place at the time. I knew I wasn't going to give up. 2013 was a try-ing year when I had a type of skin cancer. I had already decided I was going to com-pete again at the USBF. Af-ter surgery I got myself to-gether and finished training and placed 1st in the USBF women's physique overall,

masters 35 over class and best poser. I knew I had to gain more mass (muscle) so I challenged myself to compete in the NPC divi-sion. A well know division in the world. My first NPC show the Jay Cutler Classic and I placed 2nd. I was so happy and surprised. Few weeks later did the USBF again and place second because now I had to much mass. So I stuck with the NPC division. Throughout my personal life of being in a abusive relationship I wasn't going to ever com-pete again but once I got out of it. I knew compet-ing was for me. I crammed 8 weeks to prep for the Shawn Ray Classic Aug 2014 and placed second again. I was surprised and happy that I placed. So now I'm prepping for next year under my coach David Johnston at the Colessum Gym in Columbia Md. I will be bigger better and leaner. So watch out for Tia Douglass."

Tia Douglass Corrects the Facts in Our October Article

The Carter Family (Minnie) and the Villager Staff and Family Wish you a Happy Thanksgiving!

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BY LARRY KATZ

Entertainment Review

November 2014 Movies As the holiday season creeps up on us, the movies usually bring out their best products while the year ends and it gets closer towards the holi-day season. Below are just a few of the big films awaiting you at the mov-ies in November. Dates, as always, subject to change.

Interstellar--Gravity was a big hit at this time last year. So why not an-other movie about space travel. The film stars Anne Hathaway, Matthew Mc-Canaughey and Jessica Chastain and Matthew Montgomery. 11/7

Big Hero 6--Animated super hero film about a robot who will save the fictitious city of San Fran-sokyo from a sinister plot. 11/7

Beyond The Lights---Ro-mantic drama tells the story of a music superstar and the cop assigned to help her who fall in love with each other. The stars are Gugu Mubatha-Raw (Belle) and Nate Parker. 11/14

Dumb and Dumber To---Sequel to the film from 20 years ago stars once again Jim Carrey and Jeff Dan-iels...with Kathleen Turner. 11/14

Foxcatcher---The film is based on the true story of Olympic gold medal winning wrestler Mark Scultz (brother of Dave)

and his strange, destruc-tive relationship with with eccentric millionaire, John du Pont. The talented cast includes Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo, Steve Carell, Sienna Miller and... Van-essa Redgrave. 11/14

The Hunger Games: Mock-ingjay Part 1---President Snow is still after Katniss and all of District 12 even though she made it out of the arena. The cast in-cludes Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, and Liam Hemsworth. and Donald Southerland. 11/21

The Penguins of Madagas-car---This time the mysteri-ous and entertaining birds must try to stop a villain from taking over the world. Featuring the voice of Bene-dict Cumberbatch. 11/26

Horrible Bosses 2--Sequel to the hit comedy of 2011. This time the guys open their own business before someone else takes over. Revenge is theirs. With Jason Bateman and Jamie Foxx. 11/26.Happy Holidays!!!

Dr. Anthony Brown Releases Holiday CD, Christmas Again

Fresh, inspirational and exciting, are just some of the words being used to describe the NEW Holi-day CD from Dr. Anthony Brown. The CD, Christmas Again, will be released on November 11th. Dr. Brown, an independent artist, has been a strong presence in the local and regional mu-sic scene since 2006 when he released his first CD of holiday music. Since that time, he has released CDs of Gospel Hymns, Black History Month Music and, several live DVDs. The CD will be available in digital formats – including iTunes and Amazon on November 11th. Brown will kick-off a tour in support of the new CD later this month. Complete tour information, and CD purchase information (including bulk sales opportunities) is available at www.anthonybrownmusic.com or by calling (443) 472-3311. CD tracks can also be previewed at this site. In a touching tribute on the CD packaging, Dr. Brown dedicates the new CD to his long-time photographer and friend, Helen Baskerville, who passed away unexpectedly this year.

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Woodlawn Firefighters Give Presentation to JOOI/Celebrate Fire Safety Month

On Saturday, October 11, 2014, the Woodlawn Vol-unteer Department helped the Woodlawn/Gwynn Oak JOOI Club celebrate Fire Prevention Month. Left to right: Lt. Meskel, Lt. Lewis, Lt. Brown, and Firefighter Collins Firefighter Collins talked to the students and parents about

fire safety and having a plan in place in the event they have a fire in their home. He also explained to the students and parents that while waiting to be rescued in a fire you should never wait under a window. You should seek shelter near a window but not under it.

Firefighter Collins demonstrates how the thermal image detector operates.

Lt. Collins went on to explain each piece of equipment fireman wear when responding to a fire. The jacket is fire resistance, but not fire proof and can withstand 2000 PLUS degrees of heat. The helmet can withstand 700 PLUS degrees of heat.

Fully dressed at 1 minute and 40 seconds

If a Fireman becomes disabled, his motion device will activate. The sound is so piercing that he/she can easily be located.

WOODLAWN VOLUNTEER FIREMEN and WOODLAWN ALPHA, JUNIOR, and OCTAGON JOOI CLUB MEMBERS

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Ruby Tuesday Opens New Restaurant in Randallstown

Towson, Maryland (October 20, 2014) – Ruby Tuesday has opened its popu-lar American casual dining restaurant in Randallstown. The national chain built the free-standing 175-seat res-taurant at Brenbrook Plaza, at Liberty and Brenbrook Roads in the center of the Liberty Road Commercial Revital-ization District. The restaurant fea-tures an open kitchen, a community table and bar service.A Perfect Fit

"Randallstown and Ruby Tuesday are a perfect fit," said County Execu-tive Kevin Kamenetz who led a grand opening event at the restaurant this af-ternoon. "People living in the Liberty Road communities have been asking for more choices for a comfortable, casual meal with family and friends. We encouraged Ruby Tuesday to move forward, knowing that Randall-stown would enthusiastically embrace Ruby Tuesday as a welcome member of the community.”

Ruby Tuesday’s Randallstown restau-rant employs about 80 people, some of whom were recruited through the Baltimore County workforce employ-ment center at Liberty Center. Bal-timore County reconfigured parking and added pedestrian paths so custom-ers can easily reach Ruby Tuesday from the Randallstown Community Center, Senior Center and nearby apartment complexes.


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PETS OF THE MONTH

Melody Female, Domestic Shorthair, 8 years old

Meet Melody, a lovely eight year old girl, who just got back from a short stay in a foster home where she made a great companion to the family, including the children. Sweet Melody even walks on a leash and would love to go for strolls and shopping with you! Stop in and get to know her. Then put in your applica-tion to adopt her into your life. You won’t be disap-pointed.

Melody's adoption fee is only $25.

Bodie 2 year old, pit bull terrier mix

Hello Ladies and Gents! Name's Bodie and I am a friendly, strong guy looking for a place to call my own. I enjoy belly rubs, playing with toys and going for hikes! Sound like the match for you? Stop on by BHS and ask to meet with me! I will be waiting for you!! *Bod-ie's adoption fee has been sponsored by a generous donor*

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She Just Wouldn’t Allow Anything to Stand in Her Way

When a child is born into the world the parents only want the best for them. They try to protect them and care for them and mold them into the best individual that they can , but then there comes some times when we are not in control and all we can do is pray and hope that we have really got through. Na’Quandra B. Wallace is the daughter of Latina Wal-lace and the late Nathaniel B. Wallace III (07-13-71/01-09-2009). She is also the youngest granddaughter of Mrs. Kay F. Ferrell who is a dedicated volunteer of the Woodlawn Senior Center. Na’Quandra has always shown a drive for independence and success and once she set her mind to something she is deter-mined to make it happen and she has with no looking back. Na’Quandra started her journey when she was skipped from the 7th grade at Arlington Elementary/ Middle School, to the 9th grade at Carver Vo-Tech Senior High School where she was and has maintained her four years as an hon-ors student. Along with Na’Quandra’s academic achievements, Na’Quandra has also achieved in the working world. At age 14 Na’quandra became certified in First Aid and CPR and a certi-fied Life Guard. Employed with Mayor of City Council Baltimore City Recreation and Parks. She is still em-

ployed at this time along with a second job and seasonal position in sales with Old Navy retail store. Na’Quandra has also done babysitting since she was 10 and was always great with children, so it didn’t surprise me that she be-came a Life Guard because she always loved water and so does children. Na’Quandra accom-plished receiving her driver’s license on her first attempt at the age of 16 and is now working on get-ting a vehicle along with preparation to leave for her secondary education in college. Na’Quandra currently holds one of the highest GPA’S in her 2015 graduating class at Carver Vo-Tech High School, and she is also the senior Class Vice President. Na’Quandra is very ath-letic as well; she held the position of Captain on the school Varsity volleyball team and was selected to play in the Baltimore City High School Volleyball showcase for the 2nd year. She is also a team member of the Varsity basketball team, and a team member

and Captain of the Varsity Softball team. Na’Quandra tends to keep herself busy, and when she is not working, studying, or playing school sport she is with her mother and her best friend playing one of their favor-ite sports together “Softball”. Na’Quandra has endure several tragedy’s in her life over the years such as the death of her maternal grandfa-ther John Ferrell

in February 2005 then the sudden death of her favorite cousin and family mentor Allisha Colman in November 2005, then the death of her paternaluncle “Binkie” as he was called in April 2007, her father Nathaniel Wallace III in January 2009, then she was a victim of the house fire that destroyed the home of her and her mother 5 days after burr-ing her father, which was also in January 2009. But through it all Na’Quandra never broke it made her stronger and more persis-tent. Na’Quandra has grown to be a very bright, mo-tivated, and ambitious young woman and has done nothing more than continued to make her family proud. She plans to attend College in the fall of 2015 with several to choose from any of them will be delighted to have her.

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Woodlawn Senior Center Calendar

"Woodlawn, Your Home Away From Home".2120 Gwynn Oak Avenue 410-887-6887

Annual Veterans Luncheon:Join us at the Woodlawn Senior to host our annual Veteran Luncheon to be held at the center on Thurs-day, November 20, 2014 from 2-4 pm. Good food and WSC veteran members and guests to share their stories.

Exercise Classes:Join Aerobics classes on Mondays, Wednesday, and Fridays from 8:30-9:30 am. beginning 11/19/14 prices range.Line Dance classes on Thursdays with Ad-vanced (9-10 am) , and Beginners (10-11 am) classes beginning January 8th - $25 for six sessions.. Torn 2 B Fit( Physical fitness) on Fridays - 11/14 $20.00 for six sessions..

Other Classes:Decorating For Fun on Weds beginning 11/12/2014 at no cost. Acrylic painting class to begin on Tues. 9/9/2014 at 1:30 pm- six week session for $20.00. Spanish Class to begin on 9/22/2014 for six week session - $35.00 (Mon. & Wed.)weekly. Intro. to Sign Language class to begin on Friday 10/17/2014 for six week session - $25.00. Brain-X-Ercise classes every other Tuesday 10- 11:30 am( 9/9 &9?23).- No cost.

Nutrition Programs:Chat N' Chew program on Tuesdays @ 11:30 am -cost $3. Eating Together Program on Thursdays -12 pm-$2.50Social time:Cash Bingo on Friday November 21st, 2014 from 2- 6 pm. Doors to open at 1:00 pm. Calling all card players Spade players -11/24 - 12:30 pm-3:30 pm. and Scrab-ble players -fourth Friday of every month @ 11am -.Fun Nite- Fri. December 5th, 2014 - 4 -7 pm. Karoke and games. Lite fare - $5.:00

Special Events:Larzine / Songstress - Entertainer to perform at Wood-lawn Senior Center on Friday, November 14th, 2014 @1:00 pm. *Woodlawn Senior Holiday Joy to be held on Friday, December 19, 2014 -2-3:30 pm. Holiday songs and goodies. All are welcome.

American Designers, Agencies, and Models Award Competition and Annual Holiday Fashion Show at World Famous Lexington Market

MARYLAND (November 10, 2014) Travis Winkey Studio, presents the Amer-ican Designers, Agencies, and Models.A.M.) Com-petition in conjunction with the “11th Annual Lexington Market Holiday Fashion Show.” Starting at 2 p.m. on December 13, 2014, more than 2,000 fashion enthusiasts gather at the World Famous Lexington Market at its historic West Lexington Street site, a focal point for visitors to Baltimore for more than 200 years. The Competition, hosted by Baltimore fashion icon Travis Winkey and world renown Super Model Bev-erly Johnson, showcases local to national models and introduces a new size category “Women with

Curves.” The A.D.A.M. Competition offers male and female Models an arena to display their runway talent, and compete for fashion, travel, magazine and pho-tography prizes. Models who win in their respective A.D.A.M. category will then be featured in the annual Holiday Fashion Show. The A.D.A.M. Competi-tion is the premier event sponsored by Council for African American Designers (CAAD), a membership as-sociation of models, design-ers, and fashion industry professionals in the United States. CAAD was launched in Baltimore, in 2002, the result of work originating in 1980 by Willie Smith and the Paris/Africa tour featur-ing Patrick Kelly’s collec-tion in 1985. It is currently the world’s oldest, largest, and exclusive organization for African American De-signers founded by legend-ary Choreographer, Travis Winkey. Travis, dubbed the “Prince of Fashion” by former Heavyweight Champion, Muhammad Ali stated, “we’re excited about intro-ducing the ‘Women with

Curves’ category, represent-ing the Women’s 14-18 dress size. Mainstream and full-figured runway com-petitions typically presents barriers to this nontradi-tional model, however, we welcome this new genre of talent.” Travis, brings decades of expertise in promotions, production, design, publishing, consult-ing, directing, and commu-nity activism and shared that this event will be expanded in the future to include a Design competition and that a portion of the proceeds benefits a youth foundation. Registration for free event tickets, and general informa-tion is available on www.adamcompetition.com.###

Travis Winkey Studio is located at 2515 Liberty Heights Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21215. The office line is 410.669.1220 and email is [email protected]. For inter-views or sponsorship pack-age contact public relations and sponsorship liaison toll free at 1.844.478.3868 or [email protected].

Woodlawn Co-Ed basket-ball is off to a great start under new leadership. Coach Ronald Henry a long time member of Woodlawn's youth basketball program has taken on the challenge of heading a program that produces future stars both on and off the court. Registration is currently going on for ages 7 - 14 for information contact Woodlawn Recreation & Parks at 410-887-1357

New Co-ed Bas-ketball Coach for Woodlawn

Aaron Barnett (r) introduces us to new Coach Ronald Henry


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Security-Woodlawn Business Association

UPCOMING EVENTS

The Security WoodlawnBusiness Association(SWBA) exists tocontinually improve theoverall environment ofthe Security WoodlawnCommunity and thepublic's perception of boththe residential and businessareas that comprise thisportion of BaltimoreCounty, MD. The Association willprimarily seek toaccomplish its mission bydoing the following:Improve the securityand appearance of thecommunity,Improve the business climate and implement focused marketing of the area internally and throughout the surrounding Baltimore Metropolitan area, and proactively, work with businesses, public and/or private organizations andthe residents of the localcommunity to create betterworking relationshipsamong the groups. Our meetings are held thethird Wednesday of everymonth (except July and August) and are usually held at the Woodlawn Library.1811 Woodlawn Drive,Woodlawn, Maryland.Networking begins at8:45 a.m. & the GeneralMeeting begins at 9 am.Although we are alwaysseeking new members, youdo not have to be a memberto attend.

NEXT MEETINGNovember 19, 2014

If you are an entrepreneur, business owner/manager,member of a community organization in the area or just an interested party, please come to an SWBA meeting to find out more about this organization and how it might benefit you.

Administrative Assistant NeededSalem United Methodist Church, located at 7509 Windsor Mill Road in Windsor Mill, is in need of an administrative assistant to work part-time in the church office.The position is for 8 hours per week - the schedule is flexible. Candidates must have experience using computer programs, producing documents, and office management skills.Interested persons should email a resume to:Bruce [email protected]

The Association of Balti-more city Public School Retiree Inc., is sponsoring a trip to Sight and Sound to see Moses on Wednesday, December 3, 2014.Ticket price per -person: $115.00 which includes;Transportation/Lunch/Pro-ductionDeposit of $50.00 is due by October 20, 2014Final payment is due by November 10, 2014Make checks payable to: ABCPSR Inc.Send payment to Joyce Bowyer8602 Greens laneWindsor Mill Maryland 21244 or contact Joyce Bowyer 410-496-3594

See “Moses” at Sight and Sound The Thrift Shop at Salem

UM Church is open the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Satur-days of the month from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (Note the change in the opening times!) Dona-tions may be dropped off during the times the Thrift Shop is open. For more info. call 410-655-4063.

Thrift Shop Donations Needed

The Baltimore Humane Society is looking to hire 2 part-timers for a year be-ginning in January who are closely involved with the Milford Mill community. It's for a free spay/neuter program we were given a grant for that will serve only the Milford Mill area. We'd like to find people who are willing to learn about the need for spay/neuter and then reach out to the community 2 days a week trying to get them to come on board. They'd be manning a table somewhere and knocking on doors 2 day and then another day transporting the pets to us here for their surgeries and then bringing them back in the afternoon. The spay/neuter and transport are all free.

We hope you will join us again this year for Wood-stock Job Corps Center’s annual holiday community gathering on Thursday, De-cember 4, 2014 at 1 p.m. at Woodstock Job Corps Cen-ter, 10900 Old Court Road, Woodstock, MD 21163. There will be light re-freshments, festive student performances, student speeches and student tal-ent showcases as well as community highlights and more! The gathering will con-clude with a special grand opening/open house of our new Success In Style clothing closet on Cen-ter. Success In Style has partnered with us and will be providing professional consultations and business attire to our students as they prepare to transition out into the workplace. Everyone is invited to tour and come take a first look at the Success In Style closet which we are very proud and excited about! Please RSVP to Tammi Bush no later than Novem-ber 28th at [email protected] or 410-696-9326.

Woodstock Job Corps Center Invites The Community

Part-Time Job Offer for Milford Mill Community Members

It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio PlayNov 18, 2014 - Dec 21, 2014CenterStage, 700 North Cal-vert Street, Baltimore Balti-more City Maryland 21202

Sugarloaf Crafts Festival in GaithersburgNov 22, 2014, Nov 21, 2014, Nov 23, 2014 Fri-Sat, 10am-6pm; Sun, 10am-5pm16 Chestnut Street, Gaith-ersburg Montgomery County Maryland 20877Standart: $10.00, Ad-vanced: $8.00, Children: $0.00, Senior: $10.00, Military: $10.00, Stu-dents: $10.00

MARIO ARM-STRONG fea-tured speaker at GEW 2014: Entrepreneurs RetreatNov 21, 2014 5pm1420 North Charles Street, Baltimore Baltimore City Maryland 21201RSVP FOR THIS LIVE event with featured speaker, #NeverSettleClub Founder MARIO ARM-STRONG, taking place in the heart of the city at The University of Baltimore on November 21, 2014 at 5pm. You may know him from his regular appear-ances on The Today Show or his appearances on CNN, HLN, Fuse, etc.Price:Free

The NutcrackerDec 19, 2014, Dec 21, 2014, Dec 20, 2014 Dec, 19, 7:30pm; Dec, 20, 11am & 3pm; Dec, 21, 3pmModell Performing Arts Center At The Lyric, 140 West Mount Royal Avenue, Baltimore Baltimore City Maryland 21201The BSO and the Baltimore School for the Arts dancers come together again in the holiday classic, The Nut-cracker.

Kwanzaa CelebrationDec 27, 2014 Saturday, 1:30pm-3:30pm FREE300 Oella Ave, Catons-ville Baltimore County Maryland 21228 All Ages. FREE. Advanced registra-tion required...410-887-1081 Email: [email protected]

Security Woodlawn Business Association Holiday Networking LuncheonDecember 3, 201412PM - 2PMMonaghan’s PubR.S.V.P. to Barbara Cuffie at 410-448-1824All community members and business representatives invited.


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