This c.1940-50’s Easton, Md. Bay and Washington Street’s intersection looks very different today! Notice the Acme Market and next to it the Calvary Methodist Church! Those two buildings were demolished to make room for the construction of Safeway. Across Washington Street from the church are all four of the Langsdale Houses! Now only the far left white one remains and two were moved to Bay Street. Talbottown ,built in 1957, isn’t there! Enjoy comparing now and then! Photo from the Talbot Historical Society’s H. Robins Hollyday Collection.

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Do you agree this is Spiro Agnew, the 55th Governor of Maryland from Jan. 25, 1967-Jan. 7, 1969? Then he became the 39th Vice President of the United States from Jan.20; 1969 to Oct. 10, 1973 when he resigned after negotiating a plea agreement for tax evasion!! Do you recognize any of the possible Miles River Yacht Club members who are pictured greeting him that day in St. Michaels, Md. ? Photo from the H. Robins Hollyday Collection at the Talbot Historical Society.

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Five years ago, newlyweds Brenda Fike and husband Scott Spector moved here to take over running her father-in-law’s Bay Imprint business in Easton. Not knowing many people at that time, Fike looked to become involved with something that suited her work schedule. When Talbot Mentor’s (TM) board member, Merrilie Ford walked into the store to order a TM banner, Fike learned about this small organization, similar to Big Brother/Big Sister, that existed in her community.

Recalling her own childhood, Fike knew it ‘takes a village’ to raise a child and she recognized that this is where she could immerse her sense of community responsibility and compassion. As a former teacher and camp counselor, Fike was well-aware that some children could benefit from a little extra time with an adult and was drawn to the one-on-one relationship she could develop.

Fike found the comfort and confidence she needed to make the commitment to a child “knowing the support Talbot Mentors provides, the initial training I received, and the TM sponsored events and activities offered.” She also felt the commitment of a couple of hours a week was flexible for her work schedule. “Going to local parks, watching Pixar films, TM sponsored events such as bowling, and other youthful activities makes me more connected to kids these days. I’ve also made new friendships through Talbot

Mentors and my mentee’s extended family network.” To Fike, “this mentorship gives me (good) distractions from the current National events and it’s a motivator to get me out of the office once a week.”

Fike teared up remembering when her eight-year-old mentee told her: “When I’m having a bad day at school I pretend you’re there with me and I think about the fun things we’ll do together when I see you.” Her mentee suggested her favorite things to do together are: “going to the parks, playing tennis, making brownies, eating at Subway, and helping me with homework.” Recently Talbot

Mentors organized horseback riding for them and they LOVED it. When asked her favorite thing about Fike, she said with a warm, loving smile “the sparkles in her eyes and her smile. Oh, and her dog.”

Fike has enjoyed the past two years watching her mentee’s growth and developing maturity. Reflecting on her experience thus far, Fike says, “I thought being a Mentor would be all about me giving…but, it’s not one-sided. I’ve enjoyed finding friendship.”

If this sounds like something you’d be interested in, Talbot Mentors needs you. You can help in many ways:

• Become a mentor to a child who would really benefit from a positive role model.
• Donate and help achieve the goal of offering every mentee a camp experience.
• Volunteer to teach the children your special talent or hobby.

Meredith Watters is a mentor and member of Board of Directors. To learn about Talbot Mentors, please attend our next monthly Information Session on Wednesday, April 11th at 4:30pm. Info sessions take place at the Eastern Shore Land Conservancy Building located at 114 S Washington St. in Easton. You can also visit our website and apply to become a mentor at http://talbotmentors.org/apply, or call our office at 410-770-5999.

The Basketball season is winding down! Easton High School’s 1931 Basketball team members were partially named in the Talbot Historical Society database as : Back row ( L to R) Homer Bast, Pete Councel, Charles Reed, Mason Sheehan and Gus Koste. Front row ( L to R) John North, Sam Meintzer, Walter Claggett? Maybe one of your relatives was a member of that team?? Photo from the H. Robins Hollyday Collection at the Talbot Historical Society.

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Last week the Spy commented on the much-appreciated fact that Easton had seen four new or planned coffee shops coming online in town. As part of that article, we started an unscientific experiment in polling our readers on where they get their morning brew.After a week of input, we thought we would share the results:

It shouldn’t be surprising that Rise Up, now the grand old man of Easton’s coffeehouses, took the lead in our survey, but we were surprised by Evergrain’s positive showing after only one months of being open, as well as noted the growing awareness that Piazza was a good place cappuccino these days as well as Italian sandwiches and salads. It was only the new Weather Gage which seemed to be slow starter so far. We also got a few votes for Breakfast in Easton.

Speaking of which, next month, it will be the breakfast places of Talbot County.

Even with rain threatening and cloudy skies, the Irish of Talbot County, or those who are Irish for the day, gathered for the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade on Harrison Street on Saturday. The Spy gathered with friends at the Tidewater Inn outdoor patio to view the festivities with Irish Coffee and corned beef and potatoes and an excellent view of the county’s high school marching bands, fire trucks, in a sea of green that celebrates the Irish and all of us.

The Spy caught a few moments of the festivities.

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Talbot County, A History by Dickson J. Preston 1983 states, “In 1794 Town (Easton, Md.) control was extended to the public road leading down to Cow Landing ( Easton Point) and to the wharf which had been built at private expense there.” Enjoy this Talbot Historical Society H. Robins Hollyday photo of Easton Point! A lot has changed but some of the old homes remain! Contact:Cathy Hill cvhill@atlanticbb.net to share your old photos. Comment, Like our page and join THS!