Bushwood News

Bert Hayden of Avenue received the "Ancient Order of the Waterman" award earlier this month at the Blessing of the Fleet.

The state medical examiner's office reports that a 7th District teenager purposely took his own life through the injuries that local authorities said he suffered last week in a vehicle crash discovered in Bushwood.

Eleanor Quade Clarkson of Bushwood wishes longtime friend Brenda Burch, right, best wishes Wednesday as Burch retires as supervisor of the board of elections.

Ginny Hall and her 81/2-month-old daughter, Jordan, wait for runners Saturday morning in Chaptico at the intersection of Zach Fowler Road and Route 234 during the annual Chaptico Classic 5K and 10K road race and fun walk.

For more information about the Wicomico Scenic River Commission, visit www.greensomd.com/wicomico-scenic-river-commission . To sign up for the program on the Wicomico River, contact Bob Elwood at 301-769-3840 or e-mail belwoods@verizon.net or Amy Dailey at DaileyA@charlescounty.org . For more information about the Marylanders Grow Oysters program, ...

David Guyther, parks facilities manager for the St. Mary's County Department of Recreation and Parks, visits the pier replacement project last week at the end of Paul Ellis Road in Avenue.

The weekend will prove that angling opportunities have burst out all over. Fish are biting no matter where you go, and only heavy rains can spoil an outing.

Just about everybody agrees that the start of the Maryland trophy rockfish season last Saturday began more with a whimper than a bang, but some of the boaters who trolled the Chesapeake's waters with massive parachute bucktails and umbrella rigs that contained a series of Sassy Shad lures connected.