WEST OCEAN CITY- The recently formed West Ocean City Horseshoe Pitchers Association based at the Alamo Motel on Route 50 held its first informal tournament last weekend with several teams competing for cash and prizes.The West Ocean City Horse Shoe Pitchers Association and the nine new pits at the Alamo have been officially sanctioned by… Read more »
Monthly Archives: July 2009
SU Coach to Host Basketball Camp
OCEAN CITY- Salisbury State University women’s head basketball coach Charisse Mapp is joining the Ocean City Recreation and Parks Department to host a basketball camp at Northside Park next week.The camp is open to girls ages 7-17 and will be held under the direction of Coach Mapp and her assistants. Participants will practice drills to… Read more »
Ladies Only Tournament Underway
OCEAN CITY- Before the big boys hit the seas for the 36th Annual White Marlin Open early next week, lady anglers throughout the resort area will have their moment in the spotlight this weekend with the first-ever Ocean City Marlin Club Ladies’ Tournament.The ladies-only tournament got underway yesterday with a captains meeting and late registration,… Read more »
1st Kreppel Tourney a Big Success
OCEAN CITY- The 1st Annual Branch Kreppel Memorial Blue Marlin Tournament, named for a beloved local angler and diver who passed away last fall, was a huge success on all fronts last weekend with plenty of action offshore and outpouring of love and community support on land.As an avid diver and owner of Diver Services,… Read more »
Big Sharks Landed on Assateague
OCEAN CITY- Veteran surf fishermen caught some big sharks from the beach on Assateague last weekend thanks in large part to a casting system they invented and recently patented that allow them to launch their baits several hundred yards offshore.Veteran surf angler Dan Triano and his cousin Joe Triano last Saturday caught several large sharks… Read more »
New State Record Cobia Tops Old Mark by Five Pounds
OCEAN CITY- Almost lost among the other great fish stories in and around the resort area this week was a new state record cobia caught last Saturday that topped the two-year-old record by about five pounds.Angler Chris Toner, fishing aboard the “Fish Finder” with Captain Mark Sampson, caught the new state record cobia, a 71-pounder… Read more »
We Remember Those We Have Lost
Edward Leo WisniewskiBERLIN – Edward Leo Wisniewski, age 89, died on Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at his home in Berlin. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Thief and Julia Rutkoustra Wisniewski.Wisniewski entered the US Navy in July, 1938 and served until his discharge in 1945. While in the Navy, he served… Read more »
Wednesday, July 29-Explosive Device Causes Beach Scare
OCEAN CITY – A section of the beach was evacuated yesterday afternoon after a visitor recovered a suspicious device believed to have explosive capabilities.On Tuesday, at approximately 1:50 p.m., members of the Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) and the town’s Fire and Bomb Squad responded to 40th Street and the beach, in reference to a… Read more »
Fish ‘N OC
“I need a cup of coffee…” I thought as I continued down Coastal Highway. It was 2:30 a.m., and I had just spent four hours on Indian River Inlet’s north jetty. My back was a little bit stiff, and my pride was running a little bit low from the skunking I had just taken. It… Read more »
A Week in Business
New Family Physician At AGHBERLIN – Atlantic General Hospital recently announced the addition of family medicine physician Lei Gong, M.D., to the Atlantic General Hospital/Health System Medical Staff. The hospital recruited Gong to care for the patients at Snow Hill Family Medicine.Gong recently completed his family practice residency at Warren Hospital in Philipsburg, N.J. He… Read more »