November 30, 2007

Thursday, December 6 - OC Okays Downtown Park Design Work

OCEAN CITY - The Downtown Recreation Complex took a few steps forward this week with the City Council's approval of a contract for design services for the proposed 3rd Street park. The Downtown Recreation Complex, which is slated to include an expansion of the current Ocean Bowl skate park and a facelift to the current park space, is located between 3rd and 4th streets, from Philadelphia Ave. to the bay. The design services, which call for design work on the entire park, are included in the...READ MORE

Wednesday, December 5 - OC Survey Results Released

OCEAN CITY - The results of the National Citizen Survey, sent out to a random sampling of Ocean City residents, were released this week, giving town officials insight into some of the thoughts and opinions of residents. Dr. Thomas Miller of the National Research Center presented the Mayor and Council with the results of the surveys at Monday night's council meeting. Random samples of 3,000 households were sent surveys. Although some of the surveys were sent back after failing to reach...READ MORE

Tuesday, December 4 - Organizer Forced To Scale Back Marathon

OCEAN CITY - Organizers of the annual marathon in Ocean City addressed some of the uncertainties surrounding the event's future this week with a statement posted on its website. The event organizer, Extreme Dream Events, released a statement to the media and the public on Monday after The Dispatch published a story last week questioning whether the event would be returning to the Ocean City area for the fourth year in a row. Extreme Dream Events said this week it would be held in 2008, but it...READ MORE

Concrete Block Thrown At Cop Car

OCEAN CITY - A Salisbury man was arrested early on Thanksgiving morning after throwing a concrete block at a police car while two Ocean City police officers were attempting to make a DUI arrest. Two officers were attempting to arrest a man early last Thursday morning in the area of 16th Street and Baltimore Ave. The suspect was resisting arrest and the officers were trying to subdue him when they heard a loud crash behind them. The officers looked up in time to see a concrete block strike the...READ MORE

Thoughts From The Publisher's Desk

Last week's Arts Night in Berlin confirmed there's nothing like the arts to bring a diverse group of people together. All the merchants in town dressed up their shops beautifully and stayed open late to greet the crowds. The event seemed to be an overall success, even though the crowds were down compared to last year. Above all, it was interesting to see the wide variety of art on display in the stores and the various interpretations from attendees. One example we observed was in the Balcony...READ MORE

Change In Leadership Needed In Snow Hill

Tuesday could be a big day as far as the future direction of the Board of County Commissioners in Snow Hill is concerned. Tradition has it that a vote will be held at next week's meeting to determine whether Commission President Jim Purnell and Vice President Louise Gulyas will retain their respective posts. The time has come for a leadership change in Snow Hill. While we see no problem with Gulyas staying put as the board's No. 2, Purnell needs to be replaced. He may be a reliable voice for the...READ MORE

Voices From The Readers

Slots Is Taking Easy Way Out Editor: I am writing in response to Mr. Jacobs' letter expressing his opinion that Ocean City is no longer a family resort and needs to focus on becoming an East Coast Las Vegas. He is not the first person to point out the amount of bars and clubs in Ocean City compared to other towns and insinuate that this makes our home a modern day Soddam and Gamorrah. This is "incorrect and misleading" and that argument fails to point out that a majority of the bars...READ MORE

Live Bands And DJs

Assateague Island Oasis: 410-629-1492, Rt. 611; Friday, Nov. 30: Patrick McAllorum; Saturday, Dec. 1: Jon Pheasant; Thursday, Dec. 6: TBA; All entertainment 6:30-9:30 p.m. Blue Ox & Babe's Lounge: 410-250-6440, 127th St. & Coastal Hwy.; Call for entertainment. Buxy's Salty Dog: 410-289-0973, 28th St. & Coastal Hwy.; Friday, Nov. 30: DJ BK; Saturday, Dec. 1: TBA Castaway's: 410-524-9090, 64th St. Bayfront; Friday, Nov. 30: Ballyhoo; Saturday, Dec. 1: TBA; Thursday, Dec. 6: TBA Clarion...READ MORE

Ocean City

OCEAN CITY Trout Lane 14th Street Fri-Sun 11-3 Bayside Townhouses Rick Meehan Coldwell Banker 410-723-8778 OCEAN CITY 11609C Windward Dr. Sat 11-2 Contemporary on Canal Debbie Salins Long & Foster 410-250-3858 OCEAN CITY The Meridian Daily 10-4 Oceanfront Residences New Construction Dan Clayland Coldwell Banker 410-520-0072 OCEAN CITY Bella Vista Daily 9-5 3BR Bayside Condos Coldwell Banker 410-723-1000 OCEAN CITY Bay 1 Fri-Sun 10-4 3/4BR, 3+ BA Condos Coldwell Banker 410-723-1000 OCEAN...READ MORE

West Ocean City - Ocean Pines - Fenwick Island

WEST OCEAN CITY Sailor's Watch Golf Course Road Fri-Sun 10-4 New 3BR, 3.5BA Luxury Townhouses Coldwell Banker OCEAN PINES 98 Lookout Pt Sat-Sun 12-3 2300sqft Waterfront Greg Erdie Coldwell Banker 410-641-5700 FENWICK ISLAND Bayside Rt. 54 Models Open Daily Classic Beach Resort Town Carl M. Freeman 877-436-9998 OCEAN PINES Canvassback Road Sat 11-3 3BR/3.5BA Waterfront Boaters Paradise Della Wilson Remax Premier Properties 443-235-4719 OCEAN Pines 92 Robin Hood Trail Saturday 11-3 3BR/3BAO Cam...READ MORE

Search Continues For Woman Last Seen In Pocomoke

BERLIN - Worcester County law enforcement agencies this week have expanded their search for a Delaware woman and mother of two who went missing in the Pocomoke area over two weeks ago. Christine Marie Sheddy, 26, of Bowers Beach, Del., was last seen on Nov. 13 in the Byrd Street area of Pocomoke. She has been missing now for over two weeks, touching off a search effort across Worcester County that has now been expanded to include neighboring Delaware and Virginia. 'We don't have any more...READ MORE

15th Santa's Open on Tap

BERLIN- The 15th Annual Santa's Open Golf Tournament at River Run, benefiting Big Brothers/Big Sisters, will be held tomorrow and it's not too late for local golf enthusiasts to sign up to participate in the holiday event. There are still openings for the Santa's Open tournament, an annual charity event held at River Run near Ocean Pines. Late registration will be held at the course tomorrow morning beginning at 10 a.m. The $75 entry fee per golfer includes breakfast, golf, cart, contests, gifts...READ MORE

Decatur's Justice Signs with Catawba

BERLIN- Stephen Decatur standout Alli Justice this week became the latest Seahawk scholar-athlete to earn the opportunity to take her game to the next level, signing a letter of intent to accept and athletic and academic scholarship to play softball and field hockey at Catawba College next year. Justice's main sport at Decatur was softball, where she grew to be a dominant pitcher on the mound and an equally impressive player at the plate for the Seahawks. She also excelled on the varsity field...READ MORE

Black Friday Tourney a Hit

OCEAN CITY- The first annual Black Friday 550 Rockfish Tournament held last weekend out of the Ocean City Fishing Center was a big hit dozens of big stripers brought in and $4,700 in prize money doled out. The first annual Black Friday rockfish tournament was held last Friday and Saturday as an alternative to fighting crowds and holiday shopping. The outcome of the tournament changed dramatically near its conclusion when the team aboard the 'Get Sum' caught two fish worth weighing in the final...READ MORE

Decatur Girls' Hoops Gets a Makeover

Decatur Girls' Hoops Gets a Makeover BERLIN- After several years of relative continuity, the Stephen Decatur girls' varsity basketball team will get a big makeover of sorts this season with a new head coach at the helm and a bunch of new names and faces up and down the roster. Head Coach Ron Knerr replaces long-time coach Dan Mergott this year and will have the opportunity to shape his young roster and mold his new team into his own program. Gone from last year's 11-11 team are three senior...READ MORE

Greene Turtle to Hold Girls' Lax Tryouts

OCEAN CITY- The Greene Turtle Girls' Lacrosse Club is holding tryouts for the 2008 season tomorrow at the Crown Sports Center in Salisbury beginning at 10 a.m. The club is looking for girls who are interested in playing competitive tournament lacrosse against some of the best club teams on the east coast. Tryouts will be held for each of the Greene Turtle Lacrosse Club's teams in graduation years 2009 to 2014. Tryouts for players with graduation years 2012 and 2014 will be held from 10 a.m. to...READ MORE

Seahawk Boys Look to Improve

BERLIN- Stephen Decatur's men's varsity basketball team has no where to go but up as they prepare for the 2007-2008 campaign, after a dismal last year that saw the Seahawks go 1-21 over course of a long season, but the Seahawks appear to have a balanced roster of veteran seniors and hungry underclassmen ready to improve on that mark. Decatur went winless in the regular season last year with a 0-20 record but things looked much brighter at the end of the season than it did for long stretches in...READ MORE

Annual Chili Cookoff Benefits County's Needy

OCEAN CITY - Entries are still being accepted for the 9th Annual Ocean City Parrothead Club's Hots for Tots Chili Cookoff, which will be held on Sunday, Dec. 2 at the West Ocean City Greene Turtle from 1-4 p.m. There will be three competitions: Ocean City's Best Restaurant, Ocean City's Best Private Sector and CASI (a national competition). Last year's winners included the Greene Turtle West, Best Restaurant, and Mike Capuano, Best Private Sector. Judging of the cookoff will be done by patron...READ MORE

Friday, November 30 -Developer Gets Permit Extension On OC Property

OCEAN CITY - The building permit extension for 1111 Edgewater Ave. was officially secured this week  when a resolution over how to fix up the temporarily abandoned property was met. At a work session of the Mayor and Council this week, property owner and developer Bob Warfield and attorney Joseph Harrison came before the City Council to present two possible solutions to the issue. Warfield appeared before the council earlier this month to request the permit extension, noting the poor real...READ MORE

OC Man Assaults Cop, Breaks Down Motel Door

OCEAN CITY - An Ocean City man stopped by an OCPD officer last week after it was determined he was wanted on an outstanding warrant in Worcester County first assaulted the officer and then fled on foot before crashing through the door of a downtown motel room before finally being apprehended. Around 10:15 p.m. last Wednesday, Ocean City Police Officer Joseph Melena was on patrol in an unmarked car in the area of 12th Street and Philadelphia Ave. when he observed a man he knew well as Darryl Lee...READ MORE

Task Force Reports On Work With Foreign Staffers

OCEAN CITY - Despite lingering problems, the Ocean City Task Force and visiting students had a successful summer this year, according to the 2007 Quality of Life Report. Brooks Trimper, member of the Task Force, presented the City Council with the Quality of Life Report at Tuesday's work session. The task force, which was created by the Mayor and Council in 2006, works to examine the problems that the summer student employees, particularly foreign students, face each year. The Task Force works...READ MORE

Annual Marathon May Have Run Its Course

OCEAN CITY - The future of the Ocean City Marathon remains uncertain this week with no firm dates for the 2008 event on the calendar yet with just a few short months until the time of year when the race is normally held. Just three years into what has become a popular annual spectacle in the resort area each April, no official word on a date for the 2008 Ocean City Marathon has been announced and it appears, at least on the surface, that the event might have run its course. City officials have...READ MORE

OC Seeks Dismissal In Age Discrimination Case

OCEAN CITY - Ocean City, through its attorney, last week filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed in September by a federal watchdog agency against the town of Ocean City citing alleged discrimination against certain Ocean City Police Department officers based on age when it came to training and promotions. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in September filed suit in U.S. District Court against the town of Ocean City alleging age discrimination against two active OCPD...READ MORE

OCPD Seeks Fund To Enforce Taxi Regulations

OCEAN CITY - Taxi drivers and companies could be facing stricter rules and enforcement in the near future, after discussion at a recent Police Commission meeting resulted in the unanimous agreement to add more teeth to the current regulations. After noticing an increase in complaints over taxis this past summer, Sergeant Scott Harner decided to delve further into the on-going issue and take a closer look at the root of the problem. After keeping a closer eye on taxi cab complaints and violations...READ MORE

SHA Uncertain On Exact Route 50 Closure Dates

OCEAN CITY - Preliminary repair work continued on the Route 50 Bridge this week but it remains uncertain just when the span will be closed to all traffic for an estimated 35 days early next year. Major repairs are needed on the bridge into the south end of Ocean City including replacing four gears on the draw span and completely removing the grid deck and replacing it with an overlay. The repairs are needed sooner rather than later and will take an estimated 35 days, meaning the span will be...READ MORE

Additional Officers To Manage Parade Traffic Flow

OCEAN CITY - Expect a mix of holiday cheer and traffic delays this Saturday as the 25th Annual Christmas parade marches through uptown Ocean City along Coastal Highway. A lull in traffic will be seen Saturday morning as the parade makes its way along Coastal Highway, taking up all four lanes of southbound traffic. The parade, which will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., will be utilizing all four lanes of traffic this year after concerns were voiced at a City Council meeting in October over the...READ MORE

Berlin Bike Giveaway Program Enters 4th Year

BERLIN - Twenty-five children who might otherwise not get any Christmas presents will receive new bikes this holiday season, as Berlin Mayor Tom Cardinale's bike giveaway program continues. Now in its fourth year, Cardinale's Christmas bike giveaway will bestow new bicycles and bicycle helmets on children nominated by Buckingham Elementary School (BES), Berlin Intermediate School (BIS) and Diakonia, a local homeless shelter. Although there have been a few setbacks, Cardinale is confident that...READ MORE

Berlin Considering Water Meter Change

BERLIN - A request by a single developer over a water meter requirement may lead to a change in Berlin's water and sewer allocation standards. Developer Troy Purnell went before the Berlin Mayor and Council Monday night to ask for a change to the allocation agreement for that project to accommodate future plans for a planned assisted living facility to be built on the site. The agreement allows a single water meter for the 82-unit building, but if the structure were ever condominiumized, each...READ MORE

Berlin Told Expanding Existing Sewer Plant Is Best

BERLIN - One sewer plant or two, that is the question in Berlin this week. Observers at Monday's Berlin Mayor and Council meeting were startled that a presentation by town wastewater consultant URS recommended expansion of the current wastewater treatment plant as the least expensive option. However, the two-plant scheme proposed by developer Troy Purnell and agreed to by the town last spring will still be considered by the County Commissioners next week. That agreement was the first...READ MORE

Citizens' Tip Helps Cops Nab Resort Burglary Suspect

OCEAN CITY - Thanks to a tip from alert citizens, Ocean City Police early Monday morning arrested a local man on burglary charges at an unoccupied residence on Robin Drive and have linked to suspect to several other burglaries in the area. Early Monday morning, resort police got a call from concerned residents on Robin Drive about a suspicious man believed to have kicked in a door of an unoccupied apartment. Based on the information provided by witnesses as well as the physical evidence observed...READ MORE

Cosby Reappointed, Barrett Named To Commission

BERLIN - Berlin's planning department and commission have seen some turmoil in recent months, and that trend continued this week with the surprise replacement of a well-respected appointed official who had asked for an alternate to be named while he dealt with health issues. Mayor Tom Cardinale appointed local businessman John Barrett to take resident Dave Rovansek's seat on the commission at the Monday Mayor and Council meeting, reportedly to the surprise of Rovansek, who is undergoing...READ MORE

Downtown Height Limits Passed With Amendments

OCEAN CITY - The issue surrounding downtown height limits continued this week with the narrow decision by the City Council to accept the recommendation from the Ocean City Planning Commission and allow for certain buildings in the downtown area to be built to four stories and 45 feet. The issue over the height limits in the DMX district from North Division to 3rd streets between Baltimore to Philadelphia avenues has been ongoing for several weeks now. The initial intentions of the Mayor and...READ MORE

Md. Antes Up School Funds

SNOW HILL - The State of Maryland will come through with the rest of its share of the Worcester County Technical High School construction funds, the county school board learned this week, as well as most of the money for the Pocomoke High School (PHS) renovation. The Board of Education learned last Monday that the state's Inter-Agency Committee on School Construction (IAC) has awarded $1,783,000, the rest of the state's financial obligation for the technical high school, to the county for fiscal...READ MORE

Most Hearing Speakers Want Homes Before Plant Bond

SNOW HILL - Summerfield developer Mark Odachowski's bid to begin building houses before bonding Snow Hill's new wastewater plant might be successful if the overwhelmingly positive reaction of speakers at a public hearing this week is any indication. Odachowski asked the crowd at Snow Hill High School Tuesday night to support his request to modify the annexation agreement for the Summerfield land to allow him to begin building 300 houses and put off the sewer plant bond. The Snow Hill Mayor and...READ MORE

OCPD's Open Container Arrests On The Decline

OCEAN CITY - Open container laws were examined yet again this week as the Ocean City Police Commission reviewed statistics and discussed whether an open container violation should warrant an arrest. OCPD Corporal Glen McIntyre, who is currently performing the crime analyst duties for the police department, along with Captain Michael Colbert, presented the commission with some facts and statistics on open container violations. Colbert explained that in 2005 the department was asked to examine...READ MORE

Social Security Days Ending In Resort

OCEAN CITY - The Social Security days held at City Hall twice a week during the summer months may not be returning next year, raising concerns over the negative effects it could have on foreign students. Brooks Trimper, member of the Ocean City Task Force, which works to examine the problems faced by summer student employees, reported this week that Social Security would not be returning to City Hall next summer. For several summers, Social Security has set up camp at City Hall twice a week to...READ MORE

My Thoughts

It finally happened. The old guy enjoyed himself on a holiday. For what has seemed like a lifetime, Insider has been forced to sit through miserable holiday dinners and special occasions. It's a terrible time and it's all because of family. Insider fully subscribes to the saying that says something along the lines of you can pick your friends, not your family. Insider's family includes a bunch of miserable people who are no fun at all to be around. There's a reason family only gets together a...READ MORE

Ocean City Elementary

Ocean City Elementary School fourth grade students Hailey Williams and Hailee Phillips, Worcester County Commissioner Bud Church and Ali Bernard donated money to the school's recent Humane Society fundraiser to help homeless animals.   ...READ MORE

Berlin Intermediate School

Sally Custodio, physical education teacher at Berlin Intermediate School, leads the cast of "T'was the Night Before Christmas" in one of its last full rehearsals before their opening show.  Susan Pantone helps direct from the sidelines. Students in 4th, 5th and 6th grade will be presenting their show to the students and staff of Berlin Intermediate School as well as families and friends at a dessert theater on Wednesday, Dec. 5 at 6 p.m. ...READ MORE

Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic School

Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic School's Intermediate Pod (second-fifth grades), celebrated Thanksgiving with a prayer service and a feast cooked by their teachers. Students reflected on what they were thankful for during the past year. Pictured, from left, are Justin Venasco's 4th grade students, Noelle Hodak and Ramon Murillo. ...READ MORE

Ocean City Elementary

The children in Sheri Brueckner's kindergarten class at Ocean City Elementary School gave descriptive speeches for their parents and classmates on Friday, Nov. 16, during American Education Week. Above, Spiro Papasava describes how he broke a board in half and got a different color belt in karate. ...READ MORE

Ocean City Elementary

Kindergarten students in Christine Lieb's class at Ocean City Elementary School are pictured conducting graphing activities in small groups and discussing the range and mode of their data. ...READ MORE

Pocomoke Middle School

Seventh graders from Pocomoke Middle School have been supporting the Kenya Connect program as their service-learning project. Kenya Connect puts kids in the United States in touch with students in Kenya through a pen pal program. As part of their service project, these students raised $270 to benefit Kenyan schools. Pictured, back from left, Christopher Hill, Megan Ludy, Brittany Stevens, Greg Copeland, Brett Kennedy; front from left, Taylor Tittermary, Ana Guerrero, Austin McGee, Leah Petit,...READ MORE

Project Outreach

Students who attended Project Outreach and their parents were all invited back to Buckingham Elementary School last month.  Parents and their children learned many fun and exciting reading strategies. They also had an opportunity to work with their children on lap top computers while navigating through many different reading websites.  Pictured above are Michelle Henry, teacher Marguerite Anderson, Tyree Henry, Andrew Nock and Sarah Nock. Below are Lori Garcia, David Garcia, Fernado...READ MORE

Local Girl Scout Troop 724

Local Girl Scout Troop 724 would like to thank all those who participated in its Thanksgiving Food Drive. Pictured is Girl Scout Ashley Atkins with brother Brian who along with Troop 724 collected over 250 food items from the Glen Riddle and Oyster Harbor area. The food was distributed to needy families in Worcester County. ...READ MORE

We Remember Those Who Have Passed

John Curtis Barchus, Sr. BERLIN - John Curtis Barchus, Sr. of Cape May, N.J., formerly of Ocean City, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 25. Barchus was a commercial fisherman. He loved the water, fishing, science fiction and cooking. He was raised by his grandparents, Paige and Stella Bowden of Perryville, who predeceased him. He was also predeceased by his mother, Jeanette Kathleen Bowden of Ohio. He is survived by his three children, John and Christopher Barchus of Berlin and Rebecca Barchus of...READ MORE

What's Your Sign?

ARIES (March 21 to April 19): You've let yourself be distracted from what's really important. But love finally gets your attention this week. However, it comes with a challenge that could create a problem. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): Be careful not to bully others into following your lead. Best advice: Persuade, don't push, and you'll get the cooperation you need to move forward with your plans. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20): Resist the urge to gloat now that you've proved your detractors wrong....READ MORE

Should You Gift Children Now?

BERLIN - A significant source of tax savings for American families will disappear on Jan. 1, 2008. That's when changes Congress made to the tax code in 2007 go into effect, increasing the tax rate on unearned income college-age taxpayers receive from their parents. Simply put, Congress is cracking down on parents who transfer such assets as stocks, bonds and mutual funds to children to take advantage of lower income tax rates. As a result, the Small Business and Work Opportunities Act of 2007...READ MORE

Atlantic General Hospital Foundation

Willards-based insurance company Atlantic Smith Cropper & Deeley recently made its final payment on a capital campaign pledge of $50,000 to the Atlantic General Hospital Foundation. Pictured, from left, are Toni Keiser, Atlantic General Hospital Foundation board member; Laura Deeley-Bren, president of Atlantic Smith Cropper & Deeley; and Todd Hershey, Atlantic General Hospital Foundation vice chair.   ...READ MORE

Worcester Preparatory School

The Reverend James Isaacs, pastor of St. Andrew the Fisherman Episcopal Church in Mayo, Md., returned to Worcester Preparatory School to deliver Thanksgiving messages. Isaacs, an outstanding student and athlete who graduated in the Class of 1995, was welcomed back by his former teachers and administrators. Above, Isaacs is pictured with, from left, Madison Dyer, Joe Wilson, Max DiFilippo, Chelsea Thaler, MacKenzie White, Saqib Khan and Worcester teacher Michael Schaefer, also Worcester Class of...READ MORE

A Mission Team Heading To Gulfport, Miss.

A fundraiser for the mission team heading to Gulfport, Miss. early next year was held at the 707 Sports Bar & Grille recently. Pictured are Bill Rados, left, and Matt Rados (right), owners of the 707, with Dan Jones, center, coordinator for the Katrina trip. About 30 volunteers will work on homes in the Gulfport area that remain damaged following Hurricane Katrina in 2005. This is the third year this group has made the trip. ...READ MORE

Crab Cakes And So Much More

OCEAN CITY - As the holiday season rapidly approaches businesses prepare for the rush of holiday shoppers. Crabcake Factory U.S.A. is also getting ready for the seasonal rush, as they get ready to ship out thousands of orders for the holiday season. Johnny Brooks, owner and CEO of the Crabcake Factory, sat down with The Dispatch to discuss the shipping process and the growth of the business over the past 12 years. Crabcake Factory U.S.A. may be known to thousands for its tasty crab cakes and...READ MORE

"Attempting to define Suspicious Activity"

One man's suspicious is another man's quirky. While driving to the in-laws the day before the annual turkey slaughter last week, I passed a number of blinking neon signs that were notifying drivers to 'report suspicious activity.' I was in the midst of an Ipod shuffle that was a bit too mellow for my liking (think Elliott Smith following Morrissey) and after passing the third of those signs, my mind started to wonder about what exactly constituted suspicious behavior. I was feeling suspicious...READ MORE

A Week In Business

Partnership Site Announced SALISBURY --  The Peninsula Regional Health System, which recently broke ground for a new 25,000-square-foot building at the Woodbrooke Medical Center complex in Salisbury, has announced that Peninsula/NRH Regional Rehab, a physical rehabilitation partnership between the Medical Center and National Rehabilitation Hospital Ambulatory Services (NRHAS), will be located at the Woodbrooke campus. NRHAS is an affiliate of MedStar Health, which includes National...READ MORE

Things I Like

The amazing pears at Harry & David Walking through a pile of brittle leaves Completing a job in the yard That glass is often recycled and used in asphalt The movie, 'Dreamgirls' College football overtime games When it's warm on Thanksgiving Buying online when free shipping is offered When my dogs are too tired to go out at night Spotting reverse lights in a crowded parking lot Being overwhelmed by food on Thanksgiving  ...READ MORE

Things We Like

Watching the trotters on the practice track at Ocean Downs Very short but really funny e-mails Shopping carts with smooth-running wheels The loyalty and honesty of true friends Reading the clever 'Style Invitatioal' in The Washington Post Drivers who remember to use their headlights in the rain Watching the surge of boats leaving the inlet during the White Marlin Open The loving giggles of our new granddaughter Servers who respond with 'you're welcome' instead of 'no problem' Really 'fat'...READ MORE