https://chestertownspy.org Nonpartisan and Education-based News for Chestertown Thu, 06 Mar 2025 15:27:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/06/lets-talk-about-it-dare-to-lead-training-shapes-mid-shore-leaders-with-for-all-seasons-beth-anne-dorman/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/06/lets-talk-about-it-dare-to-lead-training-shapes-mid-shore-leaders-with-for-all-seasons-beth-anne-dorman/#respond Thu, 06 Mar 2025 14:13:32 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/06/lets-talk-about-it-dare-to-lead-training-shapes-mid-shore-leaders-with-for-all-seasons-beth-anne-dorman/ The opportunity to participate in For All Seasons’ Dare to Lead™ training last month opened my eyes to learning who I am as a leader and how I want my leadership to evolve moving forward. For All Seasons’ Center for Learning is offering community leaders the opportunity to develop bold, authentic leadership through this courage-building […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/06/lets-talk-about-it-dare-to-lead-training-shapes-mid-shore-leaders-with-for-all-seasons-beth-anne-dorman/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2023/07/23/one-mission-cambridge-celebrates-first-anniversary/ Sun, 23 Jul 2023 10:00:56 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=170001 One Mission Cambridge recently celebrated its first anniversary with a picnic at its location at 614 Race Street in Cambridge. Over 100 people came to the event which provided food and drink. According to Krista Pettit, Director of One Mission Cambridge, the organization served a record number of clients in the last two months. In […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2023/07/04/haven-ministries-appoints-ed-wilson-to-board-of-directors/ Tue, 04 Jul 2023 10:00:08 +0000 https://cs.spycommunitymedia.org/?p=169615 Ed Wilson of Chester has recently been appointed to the Board of Directors of Haven Ministries and will serve as the organization’s treasurer replacing Dottie Wilson who has served as treasurer of the Board for almost 6 years. Wilson, a retired financial executive, has over 35 years of extensive accounting, finance, and banking experience.  Most […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2023/05/26/earth-data-selected-for-water-quality-data-collection-project-in-dorchester-county/ Fri, 26 May 2023 10:00:56 +0000 https://cs.spycommunitymedia.org/?p=168753 Earth Data, Inc. of Centreville was recently selected by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF), Dorchester Citizens for Planned Growth, and ShoreRivers to implement a comprehensive data collection, reporting, and analysis project that focuses on a portion of the Transquaking River in Dorchester County, Maryland. The local and regional advocacy organizations seek to better understand pollution […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2023/05/20/one-mission-cambridge-sponsors-fund-a-flat-challenge-food-drive/ Sat, 20 May 2023 10:00:13 +0000 https://cs.spycommunitymedia.org/?p=168470 One Mission Cambridge is sponsoring a “Fund a Flat” challenge in May. During the month, citizens can donate a case of a product to help One Mission Cambridge keep its shelves stocked. The nonprofit has seen a large increase in demand for food items – having more than 100 people needing food over the last […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2023/05/06/earth-data-selected-for-mapping-project-in-delaware-county-pennsylvania/ Sat, 06 May 2023 10:00:29 +0000 https://cs.spycommunitymedia.org/?p=167940 Earth Data, Incorporated was recently selected by Delaware County, Pennsylvania to perform a comprehensive project to scan and digitize all of the County’s subdivision maps. Delaware County is the fifth most populous county in Pennsylvania. The maps had been developed and maintained in a paper format since the 1970s. According to the County the maps […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2023/05/04/fiber-artist-susan-fay-schauer-john-gains-notoriety-as-thread-painter/ Thu, 04 May 2023 10:00:21 +0000 https://cs.spycommunitymedia.org/?p=167876 Her work in fiber and thread intersects layers of reality and fantasy, life and rebirth. It explores what we are made of. In it, there is a strong dose of realism such that the viewer ‘knows’ the subject right away. But something more lies within and that is the draw and the depth of the […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2023/04/04/earth-data-employees-volunteer-with-habitat-choptank-in-easton/ Tue, 04 Apr 2023 10:00:20 +0000 https://cs.spycommunitymedia.org/?p=166804 In addition to using high-tech tools in field-oriented water resources and geospatial consulting services, employees with Earth Data, Inc. in Centreville are rolling up their sleeves to use manual tools to help out the community through volunteer service. Earth Data employees recently participated with Habitat Choptank to help install siding on sheds for Habitat homes […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2023/03/24/haven-ministries-hope-warehouse-sponsors-art-auction/ Fri, 24 Mar 2023 10:00:30 +0000 https://cs.spycommunitymedia.org/?p=166347 Haven Ministries’ Hope Warehouse is having an Art Auction benefiting Haven Ministries on Friday, April 28, 2023 at Cascia Vineyard at 1200 Thompson Creek Road in Stevensville starting at 6 p.m.  Hope Warehouse offers used appliances, furniture, artwork, and building supplies for purchase in Queenstown. The sale of items at a reduced cost to the […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2023/03/23/haven-ministries-hires-cindy-clark-as-director-of-development/ Thu, 23 Mar 2023 10:00:21 +0000 https://cs.spycommunitymedia.org/?p=166344 Cindy Clark of Stevensville was recently hired as the Director of Development at Haven Ministries. For the last 23 years, Clark worked in the commercial insurance industry. Her most recent position was with CNR Insurance Inc. in Annapolis. “I pursued this position with Haven Ministries because of the opportunity it offered me to use my […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2023/03/09/local-earth-data-employee-supports-guatemalan-project-while-mountain-biking/ Thu, 09 Mar 2023 11:00:30 +0000 https://cs.spycommunitymedia.org/?p=165853 Jeff Chipman, a geologist with Earth Data, Inc. in Centreville, recently left his comfort zone to go on a mountain biking trip in Guatemala which benefitted women in third-world countries. Although he was raised in Utah and accustomed to outdoor sports, including whitewater rafting, he was relatively new to mountain biking. “This part of the […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2023/01/25/earth-data-employees-pass-association-of-state-boards-of-geology-exam/ Wed, 25 Jan 2023 11:00:43 +0000 https://cs.spycommunitymedia.org/?p=164551 Two employees of Earth Data, Inc., Ben Gemballa, Project Geologist, and Kayla Warhola, Geologist, both of Chestertown recently passed the Association of State Boards of Geology (ASBOG®) Fundamentals of Geology Examination. The examination is the first step for a person seeking to become a Licensed Professional Geologist. Employees must work five years in the field […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2022/12/06/volunteers-show-love-at-one-mission-cambridge/ Tue, 06 Dec 2022 11:00:19 +0000 https://cs.spycommunitymedia.org/?p=163253 One Mission Cambridge in Cambridge has a heart for service all year round. As we enter into the holiday season, however, the organization is focusing on its volunteers who are at the heart of its mission – showing the love of Jesus to every client who visits its location at 614 Race Street. The range […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2022/11/29/earth-data-employees-participate-in-queen-annes-county-christmas-angels-program/ Tue, 29 Nov 2022 11:00:18 +0000 https://cs.spycommunitymedia.org/?p=163040 Last year, over 1,400 area children were on Queen Anne’s County Christmas Angel’s adoption list for the holidays. Earth Data’s employees decided they wanted to make a difference this year and participate in the program. The employees adopted a family of three boys, ages five, eight, and 12, purchasing a variety of items. “This is […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2022/11/16/earth-data-completes-trail-maintenance-at-pickering-creek-audubon-center/ Wed, 16 Nov 2022 11:00:17 +0000 https://cs.spycommunitymedia.org/?p=162735 Earth Data recently completed trail maintenance at Pickering Creek Audubon Center as part of its Earth Data Gives program. The Center’s property features a variety of habitats including mature hardwood forest, fresh and brackish marsh, meadow, tidal and non-tidal wetlands, over a mile of shoreline on a tidal creek, and cropland. The Earth Data Gives […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2022/11/11/jack-gottschalk-appointed-haven-ministries-board-of-directors-president/ Fri, 11 Nov 2022 11:00:25 +0000 https://cs.spycommunitymedia.org/?p=162613 Jack Gottschalk of Wye Mills has been appointed President of the Haven Ministries Board of Directors. Gottschalk served as a business consultant and has also held several executive-level positions in Fortune 500 corporations that included plastics, rubber, military products, electronics, railroad, education, food, and health care. He worked with the Hershey Foods Corporation and retired […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2022/11/11/one-mission-cambridge-impacts-hunger-and-homelessness/ Fri, 11 Nov 2022 11:00:25 +0000 https://cs.spycommunitymedia.org/?p=162610 When you stop by One Mission Cambridge at 614 Race Street in Cambridge on any given day, you will meet a variety of people seeking food, resource referral, or just a listening ear. The range of services the organization offers is diverse and includes food items, counseling, and connection to resources such as health care, […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2022/11/01/haven-ministries-recognizes-national-homelessness-and-hunger-awareness-month/ Tue, 01 Nov 2022 10:00:47 +0000 https://cs.spycommunitymedia.org/?p=162250 As we enter the season of giving, Haven Ministries is asking the public to support its efforts in sheltering and feeding Queen Anne’s County residents in need the year-end giving program. Through its new Homes of Hope in Stevensville, which opened in June, Haven Ministries is providing clients with affordable housing while leading them to […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2022/08/16/mid-shore-foster-parents-attend-shorebirds-game-2/ Tue, 16 Aug 2022 10:00:20 +0000 https://cs.spycommunitymedia.org/?p=159993 The Mid-Shore Departments of Social Services recently sponsored a trip to a Shorebirds game in Salisbury in appreciation of foster and adoptive parents on the Mid Shore. Families from Talbot, Caroline, Dorchester and Queen Anne’s attended the game. Each family member was provided with a parking pass, ticket to general seating and each person received […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2022/07/19/peter-grim-appointed-new-executive-director-of-haven-ministries/ Tue, 19 Jul 2022 10:00:02 +0000 https://cs.spycommunitymedia.org/?p=159065 Peter Grim of Rock Hall, a non-profit executive, has been appointed the new Executive Director of Haven Ministries. Grim replaces Krista Pettit, who founded the organization 20 years ago in Queen Anne’s County to address the need for a homeless shelter there. At a recent celebration of Pettit’s achievements, Caroline Aland, Past Board President of […]]]>