ARIES (March 21 to April 19): Regarding your upcoming challenges, the Aries Lamb should very quickly size things up and allow you to make the best possible use of whatever resources you have on hand. Good luck.TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): You rarely blame others for missteps that worked against you. But this time… Read more »
Monthly Archives: March 2016
The Resorter… Revisted
Summer of 1971Volume XVIIEdition 5Issue HighlightsThe Royal Lipizzan Stallions of Austria’s 30-horse ballet performed July 9-11 at the Ocean City Convention Hall. Tickets prices ranged from $3-$6.Dick and Margie Eckard, a musical duo who performed six nights per week at the Embassy Lounge in the Ambassador Hotel, were featured in Mike Elliot’s column, “After Dark”.Novice… Read more »
Looking Back At The Ship’s Cafe
The Ship Café Restaurant and Marina was an Ocean City landmark for over 30 years. Constructed in the late 1930s as the Ocean City Yacht Club, it became the town’s premier restaurant in the years following World War II under the ownership of William and Ethel Ahtes.The Ship Café was also famous for its marina… Read more »
Things I Like
My kids all dressed up for EasterGoing without the Internet for a weekObserving one of my sons commit a random act of kindnessDriving on a newly paved roadColorful front yardsWhen accidents look worse than they areThe first shave with a new bladeRunning on warm spring morningsEaster bunny photos with terrified little onesThe mayhem of an… Read more »
Cops & Courts
Truck, Gun Thief NabbedOCEAN CITY — Ocean City Police last week located and arrested a Montgomery County teen wanted in that jurisdiction after allegedly committing a burglary and stealing a truck and two handguns.On Tuesday, March 22, a suspect, later identified as Teris D. McDonald, 16, of Brookeville, Md., allegedly committed a burglary and stole… Read more »
Obituaries
David SylvesterBERLIN — David Sylvester, most recently of Fort Myers, Fla., died March 15, 2016. He was 90 years old.He was born in Solon, Maine in 1926. He was predeceased by his wife, Margaret, and son, Richard. He was also predeceased by two brothers, Julien and Maurice, and a sister, Kay.He is survived by two… Read more »
Fatherhood Adventures
It happened just like that. All of a sudden I am now Dad to my 7-year-old.After spending a weekend day with some neighborhood kids, he woke up the next day asking me this or that with this new and shortened version. It may have just been me, but I think he added some baritone to… Read more »
WWII Bomber Added To Air Show
OCEAN CITY — Yet another element to the 2016 Ocean City Air Show was added this week when officials announced the B-25 bomber of World War II fame will be part of the festivities.Ocean City Air Show officials this week announced the B-25 Mitchell Bomber “Panchito” will be featured at the 2016 event in June… Read more »
Senator Named Komen Race’s Honorary Chair
OCEAN CITY — Maryland State Senator Jim Mathias has been named the honorary chair for Susan G. Komen Maryland’s 2016 Ocean City Race for the Cure on April 16.The honorary chair position at the Race for the Cure recognizes a local individual who has made an impact on or been impacted by breast cancer. As… Read more »
Q&A With Wayne Hartman, Councilman Seeks ‘Level Playing Field’ On Rental Front
OCEAN CITY — Since his election to the Ocean City Council in 2014, Wayne Hartman has yet to really grab an issue by the proverbial horns and lead the Mayor and Council through the path of consideration towards resolution.Yet Hartman, who bought his first property in Ocean City at age 19 and owns more than… Read more »