The following businesses have recently made an important investment in their future and a significant commitment to the community by joining the

Kent County Chamber of Commerce

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www.herlsinc.com

Since 1991, Herl's has provided some of the best bathroom remodeling  services to homeowners throughout the Delmarva Peninsula. From installing new acrylic baths in Exmore, VA, to installing new ceramic tile at homes in Seaford, DE, we are the remodeler people turn to for expert craftsmanship and competitive prices. We are an established local bathroom remodeler that continuously makes these qualities a cornerstone of what we do. We also painstakingly adhere to modern industry standards, and thanks to our Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist (CAPS) certification, we are qualified to perform bathroom modifications for the elderly and for people with disabilities.
Call us today for an in-home appointment!

Linda Mastro, Director, Marketing and Communications

443-262-4117, lmastro@hospiceofqueenannes.org

For immediate release - September 23, 2014

HQA Announces Adult Grief Support Group

Grief Services Coordinator and Counselor Rhonda Knotts will conduct the adult grief support group at Hospice of Queen Anne's

Each meeting will revolve around topics such as: normal grief, sharing memories, and adjusting to and finding meaning in your loss. Sessions will include activities, grief education and open discussion. "Although many people feel apprehensive about sharing their pain with strangers, most participants find that only the first class is the most difficult. Once they attend the first time, they easily return," says Grief Services Coordinator and Counselor Rhonda Knotts.

Registration for the group will be held on a first-come, first-served basis and there is a $25 enrollment fee that covers the cost of materials, however no participant will be turned away based on their inability to pay. There is no fee for the group if your loved one was our hospice patient within the last year. For more information or to register, contact Rhonda Knotts at 443-262-4109 or rknotts@hospiceofqueenannes.org.

This grief support group is offered through the Hospice of Queen Anne's Hope & Healing Center. The Hope & Healing Center is the program through which Hospice of Queen Anne's provides grief support services for people of all ages. For more information about Hospice of Queen Anne's and The Hope & Healing Center, visit www.hospiceofqueenannes.org.

CNB Participates in Felton Fire Company's 75th Anniversary Celebration  

CNB, a member of Shore Bancshares community of companies, participated in the Felton Community Fire Company's 75th Anniversary celebration on August 23, 2014 in Felton, Delaware.  Employees from CNB's Felton branch greeted the community as they rode along the parade route.  CNB was also a sponsor for the parade trophies.  Following the parade, several CNB employees volunteered at the merchandise and food tent for dinner, dancing, and corn-hole games to continue the festivity.  CNB employees and family pictured are driver, Zachary Welch, Kelly Willey, Assistant Branch Manager; Susan Welch, Branch Manager; Summer Lewis, Mary Carpenter, Salena Lewis, Alex Lewis, and Bryce Weaver.

Linda Mastro, Director, Marketing and Communications

443-262-4117, lmastro@hospiceofqueenannes.org

For immediate release - September 29, 2014

HQA Volunteers Complete Training

Ten residents from Queen Anne's and  Caroline counties recently completed the Hospice of Queen Anne's patient care volunteer training program, which qualifies them to provide emotional support and practical assistance to hospice patients, families and caregivers. 

(Left to Right) Front row: Susan Riehl, Peggy Schaefer, Teresa Swanke and Christina deLeon. Back row: Bente Cooney, Patricia Fitchett, Candy Edwards-Roach, Tim Dignen, Steve Griffin and Loring Mills

The comprehensive training program taught by HQA staff, teaches volunteers how to companion a patient at the end of life and prepares them with the knowledge and skills to enhance comfort and quality of life. Trainees explore their own feelings about death and dying as they learn how to be with a patient at one of the most vulnerable times in life.

Those who wish to provide direct patient care will be required to complete several additional hours with patients in the Hospice Center under the supervision of a clinical team member. For those who wish to be involved in grief support, their training will continue under HQA's Grief Services and Support Program staff leading to new responsibilities as bereavement volunteers, vigil volunteers or grief support facilitators.

Plans are being made to offer hospice volunteer training sessions in Kent and Caroline Counties.

To learn more about volunteer opportunities with Hospice of Queen Anne's, visit www.hospiceofqueenannes.org/volunteers  or call 443-262-4112 for additional information.

For Immediate Release

From: Linda G. Weimer, PR chair

Kent County League of Women Voters

410.778.0305  

Candidates for two offices in Kent County will meet and answer questions from the public at a League of Women Voters event on Thursday, October 2 at the Kent County Public Library in Chestertown. Back-to-back forums will feature candidates for the offices of Clerk of Court and State's Attorney, beginning at 7 p.m.

Current Clerk of Court Mark L. Mumford, a Democrat, is being challenged by Robert H. Strong, a Republican. Strong is now completing his announced last term as State's Attorney for the county, after 16 years in that office. Mumford has held the clerk's position for six terms, now totaling 24 years in office. The position pays $92,600 annually.

The office of State's Attorney has two men seeking what would be their first terms in that office. The candidates are Democrat Andrew C. Meehan and Republican Harris P. Murphy. Both candidates have practiced law for many years in Kent County. The State's Attorney job pays $101,802.

The forums will follow League procedure by controlling the amount of time that candidates have to make statements and answer questions. Margie Elsberg will moderate the event.

For more information on the candidates, and all those persons running in Maryland's November 4 election, visit the League's special website - www.vote411.org.

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The CSS VIRGINIA, the Confederacy's first ironclad,  began asthe USS MERRIMACK.  How ironic it is that in her first engagement with ships of

the U.S. Navy, she was commanded by the only admiral the South ever had,

Admiral Franklin Buchanan, who also began his service with the U.S. Navy.

And it seems that Buchanan had roots here in Kent County where many people displayed divided loyalties during the Civil War. 

John V. Quarstein is an award-winning historian, preservationist, lecturer and

author.  He is the author of fifteen books including CSS VIRGNIA: SINK

BEFORE SURRENDER.  After thirty years as director of the Virginia War

Museum and as a consultant to the Mariners' Museum's MONITOR Center, he

now serves as historian for the City of Newport News.  John Quarstein is

uniquely qualified to lead us to a better understanding of events in what for

Kent County was a local war in so many ways. 

Join us for History Happy Hour, 4 P.M. Friday, October 3 at the Bordley History

Center, 301 High Street in Chestertown and learn more about our early history.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8TH  

Family & Community Partnerships of Kent County (The Kent County Local Management Board) is implementing a new program in Kent County called Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. The program mails a free, age-appropriate book, monthly to enrolled children up to the age of 5 regardless of income. The program will support school readiness by encouraging families to read with young children, fostering an interest in reading among children and encouraging positive interactions between children and their families. 

We are hosting a kick-off event at the Kent County Public Library on October 8th, "Night at Imagination Library". All families are welcome to join us.

Trena Williamson, Regional Director of Corporate Communications & Marketing

Phone: 410-822-1000, extension 5507                                                                

Fax: 410-770-8603

twilliamson@shorehealth.org                                                                    

News Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ( September 22, 2014 )

UM Shore Regional Health Announces Month-long Breast Cancer Awareness Activities and Events

University of Maryland Shore Regional Health will promote October as Breast Cancer Awareness month with various activities throughout the month, all aimed at increasing awareness of breast cancer and how it can be best detected, prevented and treated. According to the American Cancer Society, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in the United States, other than skin cancer. It is the second leading cause of cancer death in women, after lung cancer, taking the lives of approximately 40,000 women annually.

"October is a great time to educate people about the importance of prevention and early detection when it comes to breast cancer," says Roberta Lilly, MD, Medical Director for UM Shore Regional Health's Breast Center. "Regular mammography screening, self breast examination and knowing your family history of cancer all help lower breast cancer mortality by finding breast cancer early-when the chance of successful treatment is best and the survival rate is highest."

Some of the planned activities include the following:

 Pink Ribbon Hanging & Tree Lighting, October 1, Chestertown and Easton locations:

• • Chestertown: To kick off the activities surrounding Breast Cancer Awareness Month, staff and volunteers from the Radiology Department and The Eleanor and Ethel Leh Women's Center, UM Shore Medical Center at Chestertown will hang pink ribbons in honor and/or memory of those patients who have been treated for breast cancer; are breast cancer survivors; and/or for those who have lost their battle with breast cancer. These ribbons will be hung on the trees directly outside the Medical Services Building at UM Shore Medical Center at Chestertown. Once decorated with the ribbons, the trees will serve as a month-long reminder of the friends, neighbors and loved ones whose lives have been touched by breast cancer. Ribbons will be available at the Radiology Department front desk, The Eleanor and Ethel Leh Women's Center, and the hospital cafeteria, prior to October 1. For more information, call 410-810-5459.
  • Easton: To kick off the activities surrounding Breast Cancer Awareness Month, staff and volunteers from UM Shore Regional Health's Breast Center will hang pink ribbons in honor of those patients who were treated by the Breast Center in the past year. These ribbons will be hung on the large tree in the front circle at UM Shore Medical Center at Easton. A public ribbon ceremony will be held on Wednesday, October 1 at 6:30pm. Once decorated with the ribbons, the tree will serve as a month-long reminder of the friends, neighbors and loved ones whose lives have been touched by breast cancer. This tree will be lit with pink lights throughout the month.
• "Get Your Pink On!" Pink Hair Extensions, October 2, 11:00am-1:00pm, Easton: Visit the UM Shore Regional Health's Breast Center on October 2, between 11:00am and 1:00pm to purchase pink hair extensions, provided by local hair studio Headrush 180 Salon. Hair extensions are $10. All proceeds collected by Headrush 180 Salon will be donated to the Breast Center.
• Cancer Survivor Art Gallery Opening & Reception, October 3, 4-6:00pm, Easton: The UM Shore Regional Health's Breast Center art gallery will mark its fifth anniversary with an exhibit that features the art of breast and cancer survivors. The art exhibit and reception opens on Friday, October 3, from 4pm-6:00pm, at the Breast Center. The public is invited to this free event. The exhibit will continue through the end of this year.
• "Pink Carnival" An Education Carnival on Breast Cancer, October 22, 11am-2pm, Chestertown: An educational and fun-filled event to build awareness about breast cancer and to offer hope to those touched by breast cancer. Learn the latest facts and research about breast cancer while participating in games and activities. Meet the staff from the Radiology Department and The Eleanor and Ethel Leh Women's Center, UM Shore Medical Center at Chestertown. Event held in the Courtyard (weather permitting) at UM Shore Medical Center at Chestertown. The public is invited to this free event. For more information, call 410-810-5459.
• Open House, October 28, 5-7:00pm, Easton: The public is invited to attend the UM Shore Regional Health's Breast Center's Open House on Tuesday, October 28, from 5:00pm-7:00pm. Attendees will be able to tour the UM Shore Regional Health's Breast Center, learn more about the Breast Center's services and meet the staff.
• Tree of Hope, Easton: To honor a loved one diagnosed with breast cancer, members of the public may come to the UM Shore Regional Health's Breast Center and hang a pink ribbon on the Tree of Hope, which is located in the Breast Center year round. The ribbons have space to write a loved one's name or message and can be done in honor or remembrance. Visitors may come to the Tree of Hope Monday through Friday, 8:30am-4:30pm.
• Breast Cancer Support Groups, all locations:
  • Cambridge: Women Supporting Women Breast Cancer Group meets the 4^th Tuesday of every month, 6:30pm, at the Christ Episcopal Church, Cambridge. For more information call 410-463-0946 or 410-228-3161.
  • Chestertown: Cancer Support Group meets the 4^th Monday of every month, 7pm-9pm, at the Education Center, UM Shore Medical Center at Chestertown. For more information call 410-778-7668, ext 2175 or email cnelson@chesterriverhealth.org.
  • Easton: The CARES Breast Cancer Support Group meets the 4^th Tuesday of every month, 6pm-7:30pm, at the Cancer Center, UM Shore Regional Health, 509 Idlewild Avenue, Easton. For more information call 410-822-1000, ext 5411.
• Special Groups:
  • Look Good, Feel Better: This is a free American Cancer Society (ACS) program open to all women with cancer and is held on the 3^rd Monday every month, 10am-noon, at the Cancer Center, UM Shore Regional Health, 509 Idlewild Avenue, Easton. The program offers tips for hair care, skin care and make-up, samples, and access to the Wig Room. For more information about this group, call 410-822-1000, ext 5355.
  • Survivors Offering Support (SOS) program: A unique program that pairs women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer with trained volunteer mentors. Because SOS mentors are breast cancer survivors themselves, they can offer emotional support and insight to patients facing the same diagnosis, making the breast cancer journey an easier one to navigate. If you are in need of support or would like to become a mentor and would like more information, call Edla Coleman, SOS coordinator, at 410-822-1000, ext. 5866 or by e-mail at ecoleman@shorehealth.org.

UM Shore Regional Health provides a full array of diagnostic services, including mammography, advanced 3-D digital mammography, ultrasound, breast MRI and biopsies along with a survivorship program, support groups and other resources for patients, their family members, friends and loved ones. For more information about breast services, please visit www.umshoreregional.org.

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