MRE Weekend

Saturday, March 24
.05K Eastport Bridge Walk/Run
Eastport Dog Day Afternoon
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Caribbean Night at EYC

.05K Eastport Bridge Walk/Run at the crack 'noon On Saturday, March 24, runners and walkers will step out for the third annual .05K Eastport Bridge Walk/Run. This strenuous athletic contest begins at the crack of noon, and is bound to be over several grueling moments later. The course is described as "a slight rise, followed by a slight decline, with a convenient water stop halfway across." Registration will take place on the lawn at Eastport Elementary School beginning at 10:30 a.m. The entry fee is $15. Each runner/walker will receive an "Awesome T-shirt," on a first-come, first-served basis as long as the limited supply of T-shirts lasts. So get there early to register. Proceeds from the event will benefit neighborhood non-profit organizations like the SPCA. For more information contact event chair Claudia Evans, 410 974-9696. Rain Date: March 25 See Photos

Eastport Dog Day Afternoon Right after the Bridge Run/Walk, runners and viewers alike are invited to head to the nearby Eastport Elementary School for the third annual Eastport Dog Day Afternoon, an event celebrating the official mascot of the Republic, the marina retriever. There will be demonstrations and contests of puppy prowess. Members of the Colonial Newfoundland Club will provide a demonstration, Frank Montgomery and Ray Lowman and their dogs will provide a Frisbee demo, and the Anne Arundel County Police K-9 unit featuring "Bubba," a police dog whose recovery from a life-threatening illness was assisted by proceeds from last year's event, will be on hand.     Contests Astounding Dog Owner Tricks Dog & Owner Look-a-Like Best Dog Costume Hairiest Dog Best Kisser Best Trick Smallest Dog Bigest Dog Best Dressed Worst Dressed Best Vocalist Best Graphics (doggie markings) And other great fun Games Dog and Owner Limbo Fastest Retrival All winners will receive a prize. The panel of judges will include MRE's Ambassador to the Mainland Ellen Moyer and Annapolis Mayor Dean Johnson. Dogs and their humans will gather at the Eastport Elementary School on 6th Street and Chesapeake Avenue right after the Bridge Run/Walk. The events should last until 2 pm or so. A $10 entry fee will include a canine neckerchief bearing the MRE seal and a coupon for a free beverage at a participating Eastport restaurant. There will be an additional $2 registration fee for each contest or trick your canine pal and you enter. Note: Retrievers with especially keen digging instincts will be recruited by Kevin Brooks, Commandant of the Canine Corps of Engineers, to dig the proposed canal connecting the headwaters of Spa Creek with the headwaters of Back Creek, thus making the MRE peninsula into an island. For more information contact event chair Liz West. She especially needs some volunteers: two for the registration table, and a few at the end of the event to clean up and do poop patrol. We need to leave the school grounds totally clean! Give as much or little of your time as you can. Note: Proceeds from this event will be put toward developing Eastport Pooper Scooper stations throughout the community. This, plus cooperation from City trash removal crews, will help to keep our neighborhood clean and safe from disease. Rain Date: March 25 See Photos

Caribbean Night at EYC All MRE Citizens Invited The Daughters of the Eastport Revolution and Eastport Yacht Club invite MRE citizens to Eastport Yacht Club's Caribbean Night Party on Saturday, March 24, 7 pm to midnightish. The first 200 people in the door with: $10/person in hand, a tropical side dish to share, and a party attitude get in. EYC will supply the pork and jerk-chicken and a cash bar. Wear your wildest floral print shirt, muu muu or something (prizes awarded for island attitude attire!). There will be music, the tents will be erected on the deck for maximum "jump-up" room, and the heat turned up to 80 degrees! Bring a tropical side dish to share, enjoy pork and jerk chicken by EYC. It's an invitation only event. If you are not a member of EYC, you must bring a copy of the e-mail invitation!!! This is crucial due to the liquor license laws of "those guys" across the Gulf of Eastport. !!!No Reservations taken or needed!!! If you still have questions, call Marilyn and Brooke 410 268-8242.