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OF MARYLAND Gardens at Leisure World Help Conserve Chesapeake Bay Watershed Mutuals Find a Home on Updated Resident Website Leisure World News October 20, 2017 • Published Twice a Month • residents.lwmc.com/lwnews OF MARYLAND Mutuals Find a Home on Updated Resident Website by Stacy Smith, Leisure World website, where they will find a host of information about their ith more than 100 mutual. W residents already signed Each of the 29 mutuals’ up to use the renovated websites includes information, resident website (resident. news and upcoming events that lwmc.com), where they are are specific to that particular able to explore all things mutual. Leisure World, new and Residents can expect infor- prospective users have yet mation added in the coming another feature to look months to include bylaws and forward to: access to their governing documents, board mutual’s website. and committee agendas and Beginning Monday, Oct. 30, minutes, monthly newsletters, residents who are signed up as photo galleries and more. The Inter-Faith Chapel’s pastor Dr. Woodie Rea prays over Buster at a a (residents.lwmc.com) user Any user can pass freely Blessing of the Animals service Oct. 7. Photo by Maureen Freeman, Leisure can also access a link on the between the resident website World News. For the story, see page 2. site that opens to their mutual’s ➤ to page 5 Gardens at Leisure World Help Conserve Chesapeake Bay Watershed by Stacy Smith, Leisure World News lead into the Bay. “What we’re trying to do collection of landscaping is recharge the groundwater A projects and gardens systems by placing [swales] at Leisure World is helping in proper locations to capture Montgomery County do stormwater runoff of imper- its part to preserve and vious areas, such as roofs, protect the Chesapeake Bay sidewalks and parking lots,” watershed, the largest estuary said Bob Rieck, landscape in the U.S. designer and manager for The first of a series of Leisure World’s landscaping bioretention swales, or contractor, McFall & Berry bioswales as they’re some- Inc. times called, was developed A bioswale is constructed in September in Pennfield in low or hollow areas of Park, a grassy section of land where it can more easily Trust property located near catch runoff. Piled rocks the intersection of the Main act as “check dams” that Gate entrance and Rossmoor pool and slow the water’s A sign at the bioswale in Pennfield Park reminds the Grounds crew to take Boulevard. flow, reducing erosion. The caution when mowing. Photo by Stacy Smith, Leisure World News Made of a compost-soil bioswale absorbs the water Governance & Information .... 6 Sports, Games & mix, the bioswale is planned quickly – within 24-48 hours to connect to a handful of – ensuring that mosquitos Thoughts & Opinions ............. 8 Scoreboards ........................ 40 others in a kind of cascading don’t have enough time to Events & Entertainment ...... 10 Classes & Seminars ............ 44 design – with stormwater breed in it. Calendar of Events .............. 47 Movie Schedule ................... 13 runoff running from one into Soil and plants native to Governance Meeting Health & Fitness ................. 14 the next – helping to collect, Maryland that are planted Schedules ............................ 47 INSIDE Clubs, Groups & clean and slowly release the in and around the bioswale Classifieds ........................... 50 Organizations ...................... 18 filtered runoff into storm help filter and break down the Club Trips Listing................. 37 drains and waterways that ➤ to page 3 Faithful Friends Celebrated at Chapel by Maureen Freeman, Joining her were Gracie, the to be on their best behavior attendees were invited to bring Leisure World News tiny black service dog who spent after some initial squirming their pet or a favorite token the hour looking blissful in the and jingling of ID tags. At the forward. One approached Rea itting quietly on her person’s crook of her person’s elbow; conclusion of the hymn, “All holding the collar of her long- S lap when the prayer of George and Ringo, a pair of Creatures of Our God and King,” time Labrador companion, who blessing began, Susie, as if on orange cats who let out occa- Buster let out a hearty, well- had died just weeks earlier at cue, looked up at his face, then sional mews from inside their timed bark. age 17. gently placed her tiny paw near enclosed stroller; and Foxy, “Thank you for the ‘Amen,’” The ceremony closed with a his shoulder. Her person, Jack, whose person, Lorraine, said, Stanley told him benediction: smiled down at her, and her tail “He’s my life now.” from across the “Go out with began daintily twitching like a Although the event did not room. These pets are joy: with feather duster. include absolutions for sins, The Blessing also instruments shouts, and Susie was one of about a some people offered a confes- of the Animals bow-wows, dozen pets who came with their sion of sorts – albeit tinged celebrates the Oct. of peace, just as and meows of people to the annual Blessing with pride – on behalf of their 4 feast day of Saint praise! Strive of the Animals service at The four-legged companions. Bailey, Francis of Assisi, we are called to live in Inter-Faith Chapel on Oct. 7. a beagle, has a nose that gets a Christian patron to be. harmony with her into trouble. Another saint of animals -Dr. Woodie Rea all of God’s pooch once ate a stick of and the environ- creation.” butter and a cake. ment. “These pets Attendees But during the service, are also instruments of peace, also enjoyed refreshments set officiated by the Chapel just as we are called to be,” Rea out on tables in baskets and pastor, Dr. Woodie Rea, said to the assembly, alluding to plastic dishes brimming with and his wife, Dr. Sharon The Prayer of St. Francis. goodies. “Make sure you eat Stanley, all seemed For the blessing itself, from the proper ones,” Stanley advised. For the pets, there were biscuits and “party mix” chicken and salmon treats. And for the humans? Gold- fish and animal crackers, of course. Residents and members of The Inter-Faith Chapel congregation gathered Oct. 7 to celebrate the companionship and cherished memories of their pets. 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We will not knowingly permit a dishonest advertisement to appear nor do we Maryland State Inspection Station guarantee the reliability of advertisers. 2 | Leisure World News October 20, 2017 a wildlife habitat for them. in Magnolia Park, also help gardens are part of Mont- Gardens➤ Bioswales also control the flow collect and filter runoff. gomery County’s Department from page 1 and volume of stormwater A rain garden is similar of Environmental Protection’s absorbed water’s sediment and runoff, reducing the potential to a bioswale in its intended RainScapes program. The pollutants. Common pollutants for flooding, Rieck said. goal, but is typically a smaller program offers rebates, based found in stormwater include system. Conservation gardens, on square footage, to commu- oil, fertilizer, pesticides, litter, RainScapes in addition to conserving and nities that install RainScapes animal waste and metals. Two rain gardens, one in cleaning water, also conserve techniques, such as rain The plants have the added Mutual 7 and the other in energy, reduce waste and gardens, rain barrels, conser- benefit of attracting bees, Mutual 11, and four conserva- use minimal pesticides and vation landscaping and other butterflies, hummingbirds and tion gardens, one in Mutual 7, fertilizers. approved projects that help other pollinators, providing two in Daffodil Park and one The rain and conservation control stormwater. Above left, a rain garden in Mutual 7 helps manage stormwater runoff. Above right, porous pavement in Daffodil Park reduces stormwater runoff. Photos by Stacy Smith, Leisure World News Where in Leisure World? 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