Condolences to the family and friends of Brad Maisel, a Glenelg native, who perished in a helicopter crash in Australia on April 7. He and a friend flew his chopper to a fishing spot in Princess Charlotte Bay where, on the return flight, he encountered bad weather. His chopper went down off Noah Beach.It is believed that he died upon impact. His friend, although injured, survived the accident.
Maisel grew up on his family farm in Howard County, Glenelg Manor, which operated as Glenelg Dehydrators. He attended Glenelg Country School and Glenelg High School where he graduated in 1983. While at Glenelg he played soccer and lacrosse all four years. He then attended Towson State University where he graduated with a business marketing degree in 1987. He married his high school sweetheart, Stacy Levinson in 1990. They have three children; Jordon, Nate and Coby. Stacy and the children,along with his mother, Lois, brother Tom and sister, Carol Johnson are among many cousins, nieces, nephews, an aunt and an uncle whom he left behind. He was predeceased by his father, Dale.A memorial service was held in Australia in April and another is being planned for family and friends here when the family returns from Australia in July. For further information on this service, email votta55@verizon.net.
Lisbon Elementary School announces that it will continue its "Pride Brick" drive throughout the summer. The project is designed to fund the series of events being planned for the fall to commemorate Lisbon's 40th anniversary. Bricks will be placed in a brick garden adjacent to the main entrance of the school. Lisbon school community members will have this opportunity to support the school and honor a loved one by purchasing a brick and dedicating it to someone who has graduated from the school and/or to honor a specific accomplishment or memory. The school needs to sell 250 bricks to accomplish its goal. As of this printing the principal, Michael Caldwell, reports that they have sold 95 bricks. Call the school for further information on purchasing a brick.
Caldwell also announced that he is being transferred to Elkridge Elementary School as its principal and will be replaced by Elkridge's current principal, Debra Anoff. As he plans to depart, he says "It has been my pleasure to be a part of this proud school community for the past four years.I have truly enjoyed working with the students, staff, PTA and parents of this gem of a school. To my knowledge, there is nowhere in the world quite like Lisbon Elementary. I will miss working with all of you and wish nothing but the bet of luck to you in your future endeavors." We need to say regretfully farewell to Caldwell as of July 1 as we prepare to welcome Anoff.
As we look further into the future, the Lisbon "Farmers Feed the Hungry" parade committee announced that again, this December, the committee, under the umbrella of the Howard County Farm Bureau. This year on Saturday, Dec. 10, the parade will merge the ever popular horses with the newly added tractors decorated and paraded by local farmers. The 2015 parade was able to donate checks to the Howard County and Carroll County food banks, the Lisbon Volunteer Fire Department and the Maryland chapter of the Farmers & Hunters Feed the Hungry in the amount of over $6500 for a total of over $40,000 since its debut to help relieve want in our community. Put this event on your calendar and look for more information in the "Equiery," in other local publications and in this column as plans progress.