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Keepers Mascot: Miss Marple
Mascot 80, Miss Marple, was a stray who adopted Jeff and Melissa. As Jeff tells the story: A few years ago, during one of our moves, we loaded our belongings into a beautiful house on Hood Canal, close to the Point No Point Light Station and headquarters of the U.S. Lighthouse Society. The unobstructed, west …
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Keepers Mascot: Frenchy, Mimi, and Pumpkin
Mascots 76, 77, and 78 are Frenchy, Mimi, and Pumpkin, respectively. Owner Mary Lou provided this info: I had three cats before these who lived to be 18 and 19 years old and when the last one died on Memorial Day 2010 I vowed not to get another, but, by the end of the week I …
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Keepers Mascot: Sadie Hawkins
Mascot 75, Sadie Hawkins lives with mascot # 58 (Sophia), and their humans, Elinor and Jon. Elinor reports: Sadie Hawkins is a 3-year-old rescue kitty we adopted from the Animal Shelter in Silverdale, Washington. She was five months old when she came to live with us. Our older cat, Sophie, didn’t care much for Sadie at …
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Keepers Mascot: Bandit and Kaci
Mascots 73 & 74, Bandit and Kaci, reside with Anita. Bandit came to me from a neighbor’s house when he was just a kitten. The kids there named him Oreo because he is a black and white tuxedo cat, but I renamed him after a couple of weeks. He joined Muffin, an older cat I had …
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Keepers Mascot: Wally
Mascot 69, Wally was enrolled by Christine. We should emphasize that Wally is NOT a pet, he lives in his native habitat, and is loved and respected FROM AFAR. Christine tells us: Wally, is about 5 feet long, and is the first and only registered alligator to become a “Keeper’s Mascot”. He is the resident gator …
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Keepers Mascot: Bud
Mascot 68, Bud, lives with Christine who shared this info: I rescued/adopted Bud in Atlanta at 6 weeks old as a companion for my 100 lb. yellow lab. Bud was identical to the very first kitten my dad brought home when I was 5 years old so, when I saw Bud, I knew he was the …
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Keepers Mascot: Deimos and Phobos
Deimos and Phobos (mascots # 70 & 71) belong to Matt. Deimos and Phobos are named after the moons of Mars and they are brothers. Matt adopted these two cute kittens in 2007 and they have provided a lot of unconditional love ever since. Phobos is the smarter of the two, and Deimos is akin …
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Keepers Mascot: Edna Sprit
Mascot # 67 is Edna Sprit of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. Jennifer supplied Edna’s history: On a very cold day in November 2013, a tiny kitten was found at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (CBMM) by the ladies from our gift store when they were opening the museum buildings. I was teaching a women’s …
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2018 Preservation Grant: Friends of Concord Point Lighthouse
The Chapter awarded the 2018 HELP preservation grant of $1,000.00 to the Friends of Concord Point Lighthouse in Havre de Grace, MD on October 13, 2018. Chapter secretary, Hobie Statzer presented 2018 Chapter Grant check to members of the Friends of Concord Point Lighthouse – Jessica Lapota and Floyd Dobson. The grant funds will be used …
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Keepers Mascot: Rosie
Mascot # 66 is Rosie. Bill tells us: We found 15-year-old Rosie on the internet, listed with a regional animal rescue mission. Rosie was severely abused as evidenced by her battle scars. A “BB” was lodged in her head and she had a scar around her neck from being chained for her first two years. Rosie …
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Keepers Mascot: Spartacus
Mascot # 61 is Spartacus, who lives with mascots Puck and Stormcloud (48 and 49 respectively), as well as humans Karl, Cory, Claudia, and Val. Cory reports: Spartacus, is a full American Staffordshire Terrier, and he will be three in May. We got Spartacus from K-9 rescue when he was nine weeks old. It took me two …
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Keepers Mascot: Stormy
Mascot # 60 is Stormy, canine companion to Pam and Mike. Stormy is a black lab and a real credit to her breed. Eight years ago we rescued Stormy from a shelter in Wilmington, North Carolina when we attended a PetSmart adoption event. We did not pick Stormy, she picked us by leaping from her puppy …
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Keepers Mascot: Misha
Misha is mascot # 59, owner Dan provided this info: Misha is a Keeshond, a good companion dog, which I discovered online while looking at pictures of puppies. Misha, was with a breeder in Texas and when her picture popped up, my heart was taken. This furry, love bug is extremely friendly, never met a person …
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Keepers Mascot: Sophia
Hi, my name is Sophia (mascot # 58), which is Greek for “the wise one”. As you can see from my picture, I am a very cute and adorable kitty with a lot of purr-sonality. My Humane Society adoption papers say I’m a Tabby Tortie cat, which means that my day markings resemble the day …
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Keepers Mascot: Shadow
Mascot # 57 is Shadow, a yellow lab who drifted into Caroline’s heart and home about four years ago. Caroline tells us: Shadow was rescued from the SPCA, although she actually rescued me because she is my true companion. Her name is fitting because she is always close to me just like my shadow. Unfortunately, Shadow …
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Keepers Mascot: Winslow
Mascot # 56, Winslow, lives with Lauren and Paula. They provided this bio: In early January 2013, we went to a local pet store to get a hamster. We saw a couple, but there was something special about this cute little brown haired hamster. It was almost like he was telling us to take him …
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Keepers Mascot: Miss Rochester
Betty and Ron have this to say about mascot # 55, Miss Rochester: Miss Rochester is an eight year neighborhood rescue cat who was abandoned at birth by her mother. At age four, she began coming to our yard for periodic visits and Ron rewarded her with tuna. In time, Miss Rochester became our indoor/outdoor cat. …
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Keepers Mascot: Lacey
Mascot # 54, Lacey, lives with Veda and mascot 51, Lil Girl. According to Veda: Lacey is a white and grey tabby cat. Lacey was a stray that strolled into my heart up at a favorite quilt shop at 6 months old. She is now almost three and a very spoiled pet. Lacey loves to sit in …
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Keepers Mascot: Princess
Mascot # 53, Princess, lives with Ed and Val. Ed tells us: About four years ago, Val and I were in PetSmart buying pet supplies for our other animals, and as usual, Val goes past all the cats available. As she walked by, one cat came to the front of the glass case and rubbed against …
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Keepers Mascot: Sara
Mascot # 52, Sara, lives with Susan and Ken. Sara is a German Shepherd saved by a rescue organization in Virginia from a situation where she had been severely neglected. The neglect got to the point where she had lost much of her fur and was very thin. After several months of medical care, Sara …
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Keepers Mascot: Lil Girl
Lil Girl (mascot # 51) is a very friendly cat adopted by member Veda. Veda provided the following “bio” on Lil Girl: I adopted her when she was 6 from the local Humane Society. They listed her as a couch potato in the local paper and she is that. She loves anyone who comes in …
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Keepers Mascot: Stormcloud
Mascot # 49 – Stormcloud, like Puck (#48) also lives with Karl, Cory, Claudia, and Val. Stormcloud A.K.A. “Storm” is an 11-year-old calico-domestic shorthair cat. Her hobbies include eating, sitting up high and shadow-boxing. Storm would be good on a lighthouse because she likes high places and overseeing others’ activity. She was named Stormcloud because her …
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Keepers Mascot: Puck
We spotlight mascot # 48 – Puck, who lives with Karl, Cory, Claudia, and Val. According to Claudia, Puck is a 10-year-old white and orange flame-tipped Siamese-tabby mix. His hobbies include sun basking, sleeping and playing with the dog. He loves to drink from the faucet. Puck would be good on a lighthouse because he would stay …
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Keepers Mascot: Cookie
We spotlight mascot # 37 – Cookie, Lynn’s nautically-inclined canine. Lynn tells us that: Cookie loves to sleep with a bright sunlight on the deck during the summer months. She has been on several lighthouse challenges with us. She went to the New Jersey challenge last year. Cookie loves to go down to Ocean City and …
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Keepers Mascot: Yuengling
We spotlight mascot # 30 – Yuengling. Jerry and Donna tell us about Yuengling and the origins of this unusual name. Yuengling, a Lhasa Apso and poodle mix, is the third member of the family. He celebrated his ninth birthday by eating a few small pieces of filet mignon along with his regular dry dog food. …
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Keepers Mascot: Seraphina
We spotlight mascot # 47 – Seraphina. Larry provided us with this bio of his furry friend: Serephina is a 7 year old Bichon Frise mixed with a poodle as well as the most adorable little white Afro-ed dog in the world. She loves to run and hop like a bunny in the Colorado snow and could give …
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Tangier Sound Lighthouse
Tangier Sound Lighthouse was built in 1890 in the Chesapeake Bay at the end of a long shoal just southeast of Tangier Island to accommodate the increasing oyster business in the area. The island was originally settled by Englishman John Crockett and his family in 1686. Built at a price of $25,000, the lighthouse was …
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Four Girl Scout Troops Earn Chesapeake Chapter Scout Patch
This quarter we celebrate four Girl Scout troops who earned the Chesapeake Chapter, U.S.L.H.S. “Keeping the Lights Shining” Scouts Patch! Cadette Troop 80294 and Senior Troop 80295 from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, eleven girls and their leader. The girls earned the Chesapeake Chapter, U.S.L.H.S. “Keeping the Lights Shining” Scouts Patch! The troops, led by Patricia Mellors, completed …
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Girl Scouts from Centreville Maryland Earn Chesapeake Chapter Scout Patch
This quarter we celebrate Girl Scout troop 163 from Centreville, Maryland, five girls and their leader earned the Chesapeake Chapter Scout Patch! The troop, led by Angie Taylor completed 5 activities and participated in the Lighthouse overnight program at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum on October 21-22, 2017. The scouts: Junior – Catie Gromley; Cadettes …
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Scouts take the 2017 MD Lighthouse Challenge
We have received Scout Patch Program applications from six Scout troops that participated and finished the 2017 Maryland Lighthouse Challenge, earning the Chesapeake Chapter Scout Patch! The following troops received their patch, certificates and the bonus Thomas Point Shoal coaster. Girl Scout Troop 2762, from Lusby, MD – Led by Sonya DeGuzman – Cadettes: Rosalee …
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