Thursday, May 9, 2013

Kayak Rack and Volunteers for Community Center Board


Morning Selby,           Two Topics

1.    Kayak Rack Rentals – There are still available Slots on the Kayak Rack, located near our Boat Ramp.
If you would like to store your Kayak or Small Boat in this Community Rack please complete the attached form (form is located on the website) and check to:

Selby Community Assoc., Inc.
P.O. Box 599
Mayo, MD. 21106

Michael Bouchard, the Beach & Park Chair, will administer the assignments of the Slots and is the point of contact for the use. mlbouchard1@verizon.net
           

2.    Community Center Committee – We are in the process of forming this Committee to draft a defined set of Rules and Regulations for the use of the new building.
If you are a Selby Property Owner and would like to be a “Volunteer Member” of this Committee please reply to this email (email SelbyBay@gmail.com).
This is a very important position and function that will have a lasting impact on the Selby Community for years to come.
The Committee will be chaired (led by) a least one Selby Board Member.  
Please consider this position and how your contribution of time and ideas will benefit our Community.

Thanks in advance.
Bob

Saturday, May 4, 2013

GBA Assessment with Anne Arundel County Police

This month the SCA is hosting Lt. Alban and Detective Brookman of the Anne Arundel County Police  to speak on the GBA MOBB gang and the tagging that seems to be just about everywhere in our community and local area. There will be a question and answer session following their presentation.

Where: Southern District Police building on Stepney's Lane (just past the post office but not as far as the library)
When: Tuesday, 7 May
Time: 7:00pm (gang presentation will begin at 7:15pm)

Please see the Gang Page for more information about local gangs.

Heavier Crabs This Year

It was mentioned on the news the other day that crabs will be bigger this year. The absorption of carbon pollution in the Bay will slowly encourage growth in the blue crabs in teh next 75 to 100 years. Oddly enough, the pollution that is a catalyst for the crab growth is a retardant for an oyster. In the Bay, crabs eat oysters which puts a chink in the food chain if one is growing faster and the other slower. Millions of dollars have been allocated to restore the oyster populations. Oysters are important to the Bay because they filter the water. A strong population of oysters in the Bay keeps the water healthy. And what about those super-sized crabs? Don't start drooling yet. The super-sizing refers to the shell and not the meat.

Washington Post article

Living A Greener Life

More and more people are understanding the part they play in our environment. Greener ways of doing things are taking the place of once was the norm. Take recycling for instance. If you grew up in the 70's, then do you remember recycling anything? Probably not.  Kids today are very familiar with their 3 R's ~ Reuse, Recycle and Reduce. Recycling has become the new norm and slowly other ways of helping out our environment are making their way into the main stream. Living on the Chesapeake Bay, we have a bigger reason to learn how to live more green. Almost everything we do outside impacts the largest estuary in North America, from how we grow our gardens to how we clean up after our pets. Folks are slowly learning about rain barrels and composting. Here in Selby we have yet ANOTHER reason to learn the green arts ~ once a week trash collection! Last summer was horrible and I have little reason to believe this year will be better. Slowly, through blog posts we'll learn all about ways of living greener lives that may actually save your bank account as well as save our precious Bay and our Earth.


Blue Angels Grounded

Every year at the Naval Academy commencement the Blue Angels perform a show. Being so close to Annapolis, Selby can enjoy most of the air show too as well as practice from the beach. Boats can be taken into the river or up to the Severn River to get a better view. We won't be getting a show this year though. Due to funding cuts, the Blue Angels have been grounded. The last time this happened was during the Korean War. Most of the Blue Angels shows have already been cancelled until further notice.