PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE BOWLEY’S QUARTERS IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION SERVING THE COMMUNITY SINCE 1938

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January Preview 1

Decmber Mtg. Notes 1,2,4

Membership Renewal 5

Community Tack Board 7

Advertisements 3-7

Calendar & Contacts 8 Just Ducky submitted by Chuck Taylor

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January 12th General Meeting Dominic Seraphin, Director of Business Planning, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, will talk about Bayview projects (ED expansion, lung cancer treatment, and a nursing home) that were recently submitted for approval by the State. He will also talk about Bayview's master plan, which includes a new patient tower. Hopkins took over the failing City Hospitals in the mid 80's, and 25 years and $300 million later, has created one of the top aca-demic medical centers in the country, where patient care, research, and medical education are thriving, with over 6,000 employees! Come hear about what the Bayview campus has become, and where it is headed in 2012 and beyond!" Beverages and snacks will be served!

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J A N UA RY PR E V I E W

January 2012

THE DOCK LINE

D E C E M B E R M E E T I N G NO T E S

Do you see what I see? “Treemendous” Bowleys Quarters.

What a great time in our beautiful hall! Thanks to all who planned, pitched in, and participated to make our Holiday Giv-ing Celebration a huge success. We are truly blessed to live in Bowley’s Quarters with special friends and neighbors. This year we provided welcome assistance to three local families. With over $500 in contributions to purchase turkeys, toys, and clothing; as well as our donated non-perishables, BQIA made Christmas very special for six children and their

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To view previous issues of The Dock Line in color visit www.bqia.org

SPEAKERS: Please help us make our meetings more beneficial by suggesting issues to address that would be valuable to our community. Direct all speaker suggestions to editor@bqia.org HALL RENTALS: $500 non-members, $450 members, Catering Available. Please contact Mike Vivirito 410-335-3371 for additional information FRONT PAGE SCENES: Email your favorite scene (no people please) of our peninsula and it might be pub-lished in a future bulletin. Email editor@bqia.org (jpg. format please) INTERESTED IN ADVERTISING IN THE DOCK LINE? Contact Amanda Keller 410-591-5685 . (Disclaimer: Advertisements are not necessarily an endorsement by the association.)

grateful moms. Santas’ Ray Schaferbien and Rich Pitz delivered the goods. Special Thank Yous go to Ray Schaferbien and Buzz Marek for their donations toward the toys and clothing. Our evening was full of great food, music, and refreshments. Thank you Cecelia Myrick and Crab Quarters for the appetizing light fare selection and to all who brought additional food and

desserts. Thanks to those who helped serve food and beverages and assisted with the clean-up. Thank you Rich Pitz for the music selection and for being our “volume control”. As for our Centerpiece Extravaganza “Make and Take” (where can you find a “professional” centerpiece for $10 or less), we are grateful to those who helped deco-

rate and prepare for the evening. A big thanks to Mimi and Milt Rehbein for collecting and delivering the

greens. Thanks to The Lot for donating our greens and to the Ayres for the holly. Thanks to all who brought their own “fixins”; and to Betty Lacher and Marsha Ayres family and friends for selecting and pre-paring the “makings” for the Make and Take centerpieces and for their guidance and expertise during the creating frenzy. Kitty Blythe won the 50/50 and we thank her for donating

her winnings to the Holiday Giving Fund. As last year, everyone thought the experience was wonderful and the final products were each a work of “heart”. For those who attended and those who didn’t (Maybe next year!?), enjoy the pictures and check them out in color in the online January bulletin at www.bqia.org

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Note to our advertisers: The 2012 year is now upon us. Thank you for helping to make The Dock Line a success in 2011. We hope it was a good year for you as well. We ask for your continued support in the next year. An advertisement renewal form can be found at www.bqia.org.

Don’t forget to tell our advertisers you saw them in The Dock Line !!

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N O T E S C O N T I N U E D !

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There have been some changes in staffing at APG and they asked that we print this in re‐sponse to a contact for noise complaints: Ab‐erdeen Proving Ground strives to be responsive to your calls about elevated noise generated from our testing mission.  Although Public Af‐fairs cannot stop the noise, we want you to be able to speak with a live person in our of‐fice, as your calls are important to us. But just to let you know, our staff is currently operating at 50% because of budgetary cuts. Our Acting Public Affairs Officer at the Gar‐rison is Terri Kaltenbacher, who is temporar‐ily replacing George Mercer (retired at the end of August).  If you have a noise com‐plaint, please call Claudette Murray at 410‐278‐8759.  Claudette will take down your in‐formation regarding the complaint.  If Clau‐dette does not answer her phone, alternate numbers (in order please) should be 278‐1151(Lynn Witkowski), 278‐1150 (Adriane Foss), and 278‐3775 (Terri Kaltenbacher). If you've got‐ten to Terri’s number without speaking to someone, please leave a voice mail and we'll respond as soon as possible. 

Looking forward to seeing you in 2012!! Your BQIA

Upcoming Speakers: February—County Councilwoman Cathy Bevins; March– County Executive Kevin Kamenetz

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COASTAL NRM    BUILDER  design · build · renovate fix · restore

www.coastalnrm.com 410-598-7473

(Meet Tim, our new neighbor on New Section Rd.)

Errant Mail Delivery: If you receive someone else’s mail report it to the BQIA, mvivirito@comcast.net. Pro-vide the date, address, and any other info. If possible, also send a letter to Yolanda Scott, USPS, 200 Wilson Pt. Rd. Middle River MD 21220. If we don’t take action, no action will be taken!

APG Artillery Concerns: Call 800-688-8705, regarding unacceptable noise or damage from bombing fre-quency. APG is undergoing personnel changes and will have a contact for us in time for the next issue.

Marshy Point Nature Center: Winter Concert by the Bay , Wednesday Jan. 11; Popsicle Plunge March 3rd!! The center has wonderful programs for families and nature buffs. For more information check out www.marshypoint.org

Report Roadside Litter: Call the Bureau of Highways, 410-887-3560. Be on the alert for illegal dumping on our roadsides. Report tag numbers to the police.

Broken glass cleanup or recycle/trash concerns: Call Baltimore Co. Solid Waste (410-887-2000).

Debris Lookout!! Watch out for partially submerged or floating debris. If you see it try to tie it to a pier or mark the location and call 410-887-5683.

Middle River SWAP Meetings: Visit the County’s EPS website for more information on these meetings: http://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/Agencies/environment/watersheds/mrmain.html

Essex Middle River Civic Council is offering four $1000 scholarships to CCBC. Visit ccbcscholar-ships@ccbcmd.edu. if interested. FYI- The Civic Council meets the first Wednesday of every month at the Victory Villa Community Hall off of Martin Blvd.

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President ……………….Mike Vivirito 410-335-3371 Vice-President………….Jim Hock 410-335-8593 Secretary………………..Mimi Rehbein 410-335-7051 Treasurer………………..Dave Steedman 443-317-8262 Quartermaster………….Tom Foor 410-335-4866 Sergeant-At-Arms……...Robbie Duncan Bulletin Editors………...Barb Sullivan 410-335-7282 Mimi Rehbein Online Editors…………. Nick Hock 410-335-8593 Barb Sullivan Bulletin Advertising…….Amanda Keller 410-591-5685 Membership…………….Andy Jones 410-335-5775

Complaints regard-ing excessive airport noise can be di-rected to:

Martin State Airport

410-682-8802

Air National Guard-410-918-6301

Noise Pollution Control– 410-859-7812

Thank you for your membership!

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January Tuesday Thursday

Jan. 3, 2012 Jan. 12, 2012

7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.

Board Meeting General Membership Meeting

February Tuesday Thursday

Feb. 7, 2012 Feb. 9, 2012

7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.

Board Meeting General Membership Meeting

March Tuesday Thursday

March 6, 2012 March 8, 2012

7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.

Board Meeting General Membership Meeting

BQIA P.O. Box 18051 Baltimore, MD 21220 410-335-9802 www.bqia.org

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