BUSINESS NAME Halethorpe Improvement Association

January—FebruaryMarch—April 2015 2013

Officers: do not keep valuables out in the President’s Letter open where they can be seen in Carol Mox your car. Happy New President Year! I hope all Officer Warehime also explained a of you got to Dr. Charles Kokoski little more on putting together a Vice President enjoy the Citizens on Patrol program for our holidays with area. The HIA must have a Sandy Cullen family and minimum of 4 people participate. Treasurer friends. There is a one hour training

Open course explaining the process and

Recording Secretary the administration of the program. At our November meeting, we

were honored to have Immediate Past President: Another program mentioned was Michael McAuliffe Delegate James E. Malone, “Watch My Car.” This is where other community meetings and Jr., and Officer Tom the car owner places a police- were hoping to introduce Board of Directors: Warehime of the Wilkens permitted decal on their vehicle themselves at our meeting. Police Department. Janice Hedemann which gives the police permission Hopefully, we will see them next Kris Koelbel Delegate Malone wished to check the driver of the car time. Steve Mangano everyone well as this would be between the hours of 1:00 a.m. Maria McAuliffe his last appearance at our and 5:00 a.m. if it is on the road. Thank you elected officials, Michele Sanders meeting as a state delegate. He This is the time period when most specials guests, new and existing Jack Schaefer and Delegate Steven DeBoy members for attending Thomas Sullivan auto thefts occur. If the driver of decided to retire at the end of the car is not the correct owner, November’s meeting. I hope to their term after 20 and 12 the police will notify the owner see all of you at January’s meeting years, respectively, of service. and ask for clarification before as well.

making any arrests. Officer Tom Warehime, Wishing you a happy, healthy, and County Wilkens Police Community Due to the upcoming holidays, prosperous 2015. Government Officials Liaison, stated that between November’s meeting was short in September 1 and November 10, length. This meant that two of our Carol Mox Senator Edward Kasemeyer new state delegates arrived too 410-242-5699 2014, there were nine thefts to President vehicles and four burglaries. He late for our meeting. They were Delegate Eric Ebersole asked that everyone make sure Terri Hill, MD, and Clarence that your vehicle is secure and Lam, MD. They had just left two

Delegate Terri Hill, MD HIA Meeting Welcome New Members! The upcoming HIA meeting Delegate Clarence Lam, MD will be held on Tuesday, The Halethorpe Improvement Association January 20, 2015, at 7:30 would like to welcome its p.m. at the Good Shep- newest members. County Exec. Kevin Kamenetz herd Services located at 410-887-2450 4100 Maple Avenue, Hale- Ann C. Garvey thorpe, MD 21227. Come at Melanie Harris Councilman Tom Quirk 7:00 p.m. and enjoy some light Norman E. Sturm, Jr. 410-887-0896 refreshments . Sid Williams, Jr. & Mary Van Divner HIA Meetings are held on the Pete Kriscumas, Legislative third Tuesday of September, Thank you for joining the HIA and Aide to Councilman Quirk November, January, March and we hope to see you at May. our meetings. Page 2 Halethorpe Improvement Association

Flag Decorations

At the corner of the Francis Hopefully, they will continue Avenue Bridge and Winans onward and upward to be a Avenue, the flagpole was contender for the Super Bowl decorated in tree lights and Game. Go Ravens! several flags were waving in the wind highlighting the United Colorful lights also adorned the States, Christmas and the flagpole in the shape of a Baltimore Ravens. How Christmas tree. Nighttime apropos! provided a spectacular illumination of holiday color. After celebrating Christmas, the Ravens made the playoffs by A grateful thank you to Jack winning the game against the Schaefer for taking care of the Cleveland Browns on flagpole and putting up the December 28. Then they decorations. It looks wonderful! thrilled us again by winning the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on December 30.

Holiday Decorations Abound in Halethorpe Our community decorators Diane Koelbel, her son Chris Koelbel, Mike McAuliffe and Sandy Cullen took to the streets and decorated Halethorpe for the holiday season. The colorful ornaments, lights, and tree trimmings, found along Potomac, Waelchli and Oregon Avenues, were very festive and added to the spirit of the holidays. Thank you for making Halethorpe look so merry! January—February 2015 Page 3

Dedication Landmark Taking Shape Signs Down

Two signs were knocked over and repair requests were submitted to the appropriate departments. The “No Parking” sign located on northbound Southwestern Boulevard at Selma Avenue was sheared off its wooden base and a request was submitted into the State Highway Administration. The second one, a median dividing sign located at Benson Avenue and Sulphur Spring Road, was called into Baltimore County Department of Public Works for repair. For over two years, Sandy started construction of this Cullen, a past HIA president project at the corner of the Delegates Malone and DeBoy Honored and current HIA treasurer, Francis Avenue Bridge and has expressed her desire to Second Avenue. It’s very create a landmark dedication impressive. We hope to have to Dr. Barry Lanman for his it completed by the spring research work and authorship where we will have a formal of the book Halethorpe dedication ceremony to honor Heritage: A Story of a Maryland Dr. Lanman and the past Community. Money from the presidents of the HIA as well as book fund would be used to explain the project’s design and finance this project. the unique materials used.

Michael McAuliffe, along with assistance from Bill Carter and Joe Powell, has Photo by Dan Miller HIA was pleased to have Delegate Jimmy Malone

Membership Drive attend our November meeting. This was his last meeting with us We wish The Halethorpe Improvement Association continues to as a state delegate and we promote its membership drive. We are looking for honored the 20 years of work existing members to renew their membership that he did representing Delegates Maryland and our community by and new members to join. presenting him with a Certificate of Appreciation from HIA and Malone and Please consider renewing your membership for the the citizens of Halethorpe as 2014-2015 term. If you receive a renewal application well as a gift as a token of our DeBoy gratitude. Since then, Jimmy has form in the mail or with your newsletter, please take moved north to be the Director time to complete the application and send it in with of Recreation and Parks for continued your membership dues. We can only exist as an Harford County. organization with your help as a member. Unfortunately, Delegate Steve success in their DeBoy could not join us due to a prior commitment. However, future Please remember to he also received a certificate and gift which was delivered to his renew your office on East Drive. He was endeavors. very grateful and appreciative HIA membership. for the recognition. January—February 2015 Page 4 Elected Officials On November 4, 2014, the When the 2015 General On the county level, several of Maryland General Election took Assembly convenes on January our political officials were re- place. Besides an upset victory 14, only 11 of the 47 state elected into office to represent by new Republican Governor delegates will return. This our area: Larry Hogan over Democratic election also saw the Republicans Lieutenant Governor Anthony gain seats in the House of Baltimore County Executive Brown, our state senator was re- Delegates and Senate, but Keven Kamenetz elected and several new state Democrats still hold a majority in (re-elected) delegates were voted in to the Maryland General Assembly: represent District 12, which Baltimore County includes Halethorpe. They are: : Councilman District 1 33 Democrats Tom Quirk Maryland Senate 14 Republicans (re-elected) Ed Kasemeyer (D) (re-elected) House of Delegates: Contact information for the 91 Democrats new delegates will not be made House of Delegates 50 Republicans Congratulations available until the Maryland Eric Ebersole (D) to our elected officials. General Assembly reconvenes Terri Hill, MD (D) on January 14, 2015. Clarence Lam, MD (D)

Baltimore County Police Wyman Accepts Position

34th Citizens Academy

The Citizens Academy program is looking for those individuals interested in a greater understanding of the functions of a police department.

The program consists of 16 sessions which includes 15 consecutive weekly evening classes and 1 Saturday class. Congratulations Dates: March 3, 2015 through June 9, 2015 (Tuesdays) 6:30 p.m.—9:30 p.m. Michele Wyman, Congratulations to Michele Saturday date is pending Wyman RN, MSN! The RN, MSN 9:00 a.m.—3:00 p.m. Sisters of the Good Shepherd

and the Board of Directors of Location: Majority of class will be held at the Good Shepherd Services on her Public Safety Building announced on December 1, promotion

2014, that Michele Wyman

accepted their offer to become Nomination forms will be accepted through February 10, President and CEO of Good as 2015. Class size is limited to a maximum of 50 attendees. Shepherd. She has been

representing GSS as the Acting Information and application for electronic submission is President President and CEO since January located on the internet: 6, 2014, and has been serving &

Good Shepherd since 2001. CEO www.baltimorecountymd.gov/agencies/police/

community/citizensacademy.html GSS just celebrated their 150th

anniversary this year. For more information contact:

GSS has been very gracious to Officer Ericka S. Dingle the HIA over the years by Youth and Community Resources Team allowing us to use their Activity 410-887-5901 (office) Room for our community [email protected] meetings. January—February 2015 Page 5

Graffiti Hookah Bar Closes Grounds Maintenance

The same vandal(s) attacked The business known as Habibah As part of a public service program, the train barrier wall with Café & Hookah Lounge at 5304 the Halethorpe Improvement graffiti at Potomac Avenue at East Drive has closed its doors. Association adopted Potomac Arbutus Avenue a second time Reason for the closure is un- Avenue to help keep a part of our within one week after the first known. During the summer, community beautiful by having citizens defacing was painted over by residents and business owners volunteer once a month to pick up Michael McAuliffe and Joe in the area expressed concern litter along this county road. Powell in November. One last about the late night activities of call to Delegate Jimmy this establishment and the oth- For the month of December, Mike Malone before his departure er hookah bar, Cloudz, which is and Maria McAuliffe walked around got the both sides of the wall located at 5410 East Drive. the loop and picked up trash and and graffiti painted over. Cloudz is still open for business. debris along Potomac Avenue, Waelchli Avenue, Sulphur Spring If you see anyone damaging Road, Oregon and Carville Avenues, property, please dial 911. and Francis Avenue. Thank you so much for your efforts to help keep Halethorpe looking attractive.

If you are interested in helping, please contact Mike McAuliffe (410-247- 9470). Choose the month you want and the day. Mike is always looking for volunteers to help clean up Potomac Avenue.

Oak Creek Café

Oak Creek Café opened in including plumbing, wiring, walls, December right after the and kitchen equipment was also Christmas holidays. Owned and given a much needed upgrade. operated by husband and wife, They also have quite an Jim and Sharon Andrews, also extensive menu offering. To owners of the Ship’s Café in help with the cost of Catonsville, the former location remodeling, the couple received of Leon’s Triple L has been a $250,000 loan from Baltimore transformed into a brand new County’s Boost Fund. bar and restaurant. The new restaurant is located at The building’s exterior was 5309 East Drive in the heart of given a completely new look Arbutus. with a lattice wood porch entrance. The interior, We welcome the Oak Creek Café to Arbutus. Please come and check out the new renovation. It looks great!

Photo Jen Rynda / The Arbutus Times January—February 2015 Page 6

UMBC Connection The UMBC Neighborhood them with their academic Lastly, UMBC is in the design Relations Group, led by Lisa studies. stage to build a new Events Akchin, Associate Vice Center. Once built, this will be President and Assistant to the Second, road construction to the arena for convocations and President, met on November improve the entrance of the graduations, student life events, 19, 2014, Carol Mox, HIA campus is continuing. Two and athletic competitions. President, also attended the roundabouts, one located at UMBC is also allowing twenty meeting. The purpose of this the Hilltop Circle, near the outside community events per organization is to establish and Administration Building, and year to be scheduled there. maintain a cooperative the other at the Tech Center The new Events Center will relationship between UMBC and at UMBC, are being created. house 5,000-6,000 seats and can the surrounding communities. This should help improve traffic host a dinner for 500 people. Several topics were covered. flow, enhance the front Groundbreaking is scheduled entrance, and improve for the Fall 2015 with First, UMBC is doing a pedestrian walking areas. completion expected by Winter partnership with Arbutus Middle 2017. School. Known as the “Service- Be aware that there will be Learning, School and Family new traffic patterns as well as Connection” VISTA project, detours directing riders and UMBC students provide support pedestrians around to students, teachers and construction sites. The ramp parents through tutoring, leading to and from I-195 will For more information, visit: mentoring and workshops. Its be reduced to two lanes. www.campusentrance.umbc.edu purpose is to engage students Parking will no longer be identified as “at risk” by assisting allowed along the ramp.

Open Positions WPCRO Meeting

The HIA is accepting The Wilkens Police and nominations to fill one vacant Community Relations Go Ravens! position. We are in search of Organization (WPCRO) is a Secretary. The secretary is holding their next meeting on responsible for taking notes or Tuesday, January 13, 2015, at recording the meetings and 7:00 p.m. at the Maiden Choice Beat typing the information to School, located at 4910 present at the next subsequent Shelbourne Road, Arbutus, MD HIA meeting. If you are 21227. Guest speakers will be Patriots! interested in filling either of Chief James Johnson, Baltimore these positions, please contact County Police Department, Carol Mox (410-971-9455). Captain Douglas Irwin, Wilkens Nominations will be accepted Precinct 1, and Officer Tom (you can nominate yourself). Warehime, Wilkens Voting will take place at the Community Outreach. next HIA meeting .

January 10, 2015

Membership Dues Will Remain HALETHORPE Next HIA Meeting At 1990 Price IMPROVEMENT Our membership drive continues for the 2014- ASSOCIATION 2015 term. Please consider joining or renewing The next HIA Meeting will be your membership. At our Board meeting held in PO Box 7306 held at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 2013, it was agreed that the yearly Halethorpe, MD 21227 March 17, 2015, at the Good membership dues should remain at the same price Shepherd Services. that it has been since 1990. What a deal! Yearly Phone: 410-971-9455 membership dues will continue at: $5.00 per E-mail: Household; $4.00 per Retired Household, $3.00 per Individual. And if you care to give additional [email protected] funds as a donation to HIA or the Grounds Website: www.halethorpemd.org Maintenance Fund, we really appreciate that too. If you want to receive the newsletter via US NOTE: NEW E-MAIL & WEBSITE Mail, please add $2 to the membership dues; ADDRESS no additional cost for the e-mail version. Please contact Carol Mox for a renewal/application form.

If you can, please give a donation to the HIA General Fund HIA Inclement or the Grounds Weather Policy

Maintenance Fund The Halethorpe Improvement Association follows Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS) for delays and when you closings. If BCPS closes early due to inclement weather, the HIA meeting scheduled for that day will renew your HIA be cancelled. If BCPS closes for the day, the HIA membership. meeting will also be cancelled for that night.

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Halethorpe Improvement Association

The Halethorpe Improvement Association (HIA), chartered in 1957, is a 501(c) 3, dedicated to preserving and enhancing the quality of life in our community. The association has forged partnerships with local elected leadership and various public and private sectors to best fos- ter these efforts. Participation is voluntary and open to all households within our boundaries. Currently, we represent over 240 households.

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