November 30, 2012

NEW FOR THURSDAY: Ocean City Police Steps Up Drunk Driving Patrols

OCEAN CITY -- The Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) late last month engaged in a concentrated and focused effort to combat impaired driving and underage drinking and is pledging more of the same in the coming weeks. In conjunction with a national program conducted by law enforcement agencies in Maryland around the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, the OCPD in late November participated in Project SOLO, or Saving Our Loved Ones. An extension or expansion of standard enforcement efforts, Project...READ MORE

NEW FOR WEDNESDAY: OCPD Breaks Up Major Heroin Operation; Six Suspects Sought

OCEAN CITY -- The Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) last week rounded up 26 suspects wanted in connection with a major heroin distribution ring after a Worcester County grand jury issued indictments for 23 of the suspects. The OCPD Vice-Narcotics Unit for the last six weeks has been conducting an aggressive and extensive undercover illegal drug investigation involving multiple suspects throughout Ocean City called “Operation Smackdown.” The investigation was initiated by the...READ MORE

NEW FOR TUESDAY: Resort’s Latest Marketing Tool To Hit The Road

OCEAN CITY – After almost three years, the town’s new marketing tool, OC Experience, is ready to hit the road to spread the word on Ocean City and all it has to offer. The final product of OC Experience is a travel show booth that will physically exhibit to attendees the value to be found in a vacation in Ocean City through technology and media. So far the 2013 road trip schedule for OC Experience is the New York Times Travel Show on Jan. 18-20; the Philadelphia Inquirer Travel Show...READ MORE

NEW FOR MONDAY: Blue Angels Scout OC In Advance Of Next Year’s Show

Travis Brown Staff Writer OCEAN CITY -- In preparation for their first-ever official appearance in Ocean City next summer, members of the Navy’s Blue Angel jet demonstration team visited the resort Friday to meet with officials and get a lay of the land. “We haven’t been here before and we’re always looking for new show events to go to,” said Lt. Cmdr. Michael Cheng, Blue Angel 8 and events coordinator for the team. “We get about 300 applications every year...READ MORE

Voices From The Readers

Other Election Thoughts Editor: I have to respond to Paul St.Andre regarding his election thoughts. You obviously think that all the people who voted for the local City Council winners did so without studying the facts and their positions. Most (but not all) of my choices were elected but I'm not going to disrespect the voters who chose the other candidates by saying they were "misguided". As for the national election, why in the world do you feel that Catholics should have voted for...READ MORE

Surfing Beach Review Needed

Ocean City’s surfing beach program could use a thorough review, and word that a committee of knowledgeable stakeholders will be involved in evaluating it in its current state is welcome news. First and foremost, the committee needs to keep in mind with every recommendation it makes to the Mayor and Council the impact it will have on vacationers, many of whom wait year-round to spend time in Ocean City and some of whom frown when their closest access to the ocean is restricted to surfers....READ MORE

Thoughts From The Publisher's Desk

On occasions, people make illogical decisions, and the Berlin Mayor and Council’s rejection of a landmark establishment’s plans to set up a temporary outdoor bar on New Year’s Eve falls into that category. Over the last year, The Globe has been offering an outdoor bar on Broad Street in front of the establishment during select special events, including New Year’s Eve. It has been professionally managed and there have been no incidents. With a clean track record and a...READ MORE

Two-County Power Outage Affected 5,000

BERLIN -- Thousands were without power across a wide swath of northern Worcester County early yesterday morning when a breaker tripped at a substation near Berlin after running low on gas. Around 4:45 a.m. on Thursday, a breaker tripped at a Delmarva Power substation at Route 346 on the outskirts of Berlin leaving around 5,000 customers without power on a frigid fall morning. The outage area was framed by Pittsville on the eastern edge of Wicomico County to the Glen Riddle community near West...READ MORE

Report Finds Counties’ Preservation Grades Vary

BERLIN -- Two lower shore counties were on opposite ends of the spectrum in terms of protecting rural land and preventing sprawl with Worcester heading in a positive direction and Wicomico heading the other way, according to a report released by an independent environmental group. The 1,000 Friends of Maryland environmental group on Tuesday released a report entitled “Maryland’s Rural Lands in Danger: Which Way is Your County Headed,” outlining each Maryland county’s...READ MORE

Proposed Shark Rule Change Worries Local Industry

OCEAN CITY -- A major rule change proposed for one species of shark with a blanket size limit increase for all species could effectively shut down a significant component of Ocean City’s multi-million recreational sportfishing industry. The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) last week published a dubious Amendment 5 to the Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan that would, if adopted, create a new 96-inch, or eight-foot, minimum keeper size limit for all sharks caught off...READ MORE

OCPD Issues Residential Check Program Reminder

OCEAN CITY -- With many resort residents planning on traveling during the holidays or taking those winter-shortening vacations early next year, the Ocean City Police Department has a residential security check program available to help ensure private property is protected, but it appears few are taking advantage of it. With the arrival of the holiday season, numerous Ocean City residents will travel to see families over the next few weeks and countless more will take much-needed vacations to...READ MORE

Ocean City Tennis Center’s Season Called A Success

OCEAN CITY – The Recreation and Parks Department’s report to the Mayor and Council this week included a recap of the Ocean City Tennis Center’s successful season and an early overview of this year’s Winterfest of Lights event. Ocean City Recreation and Parks Recreation Superintendent Kate Gaddis started off by presenting a report on the Ocean City Tennis Center’s 2012 summer season. “We had a successful summer at the tennis center,” Gaddis said....READ MORE

Ocean City Plans Another Shot At Tax Differential

OCEAN CITY – In the past, a tax differential request to Worcester County has been no walk in the park for Ocean City, but the city is again taking another shot at reimbursement for services provided. This week City Manager David Recor discussed with the Mayor and City Council a Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 tax differential request to the Worcester County Commissioners. According to Recor, per Section 6-306 of the Tax-Property Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, the Town is required to...READ MORE

OC Blocks Taxi Medallion Transfer Over Sale Price

OCEAN CITY – The city is beginning to question the validly of the taxi medallion transfers within the industry as the values being brought before the Mayor and Council are not matching up. During this week’s meeting at City Hall, City Clerk Kelly Allmond brought two taxi medallion transfers before the Mayor and City Council for approval. Taxi medallions were established a few years ago to regulate the rapidly growing taxi cab industry in Ocean City. According to Ocean City’s...READ MORE

No Injuries Reported In North OC Fire

OCEAN CITY -- No injuries were reported during a fire at a north-end condominium building Wednesday night, although the building did suffer considerable damage. Around 9:20 p.m. on Wednesday, the Ocean City Fire Department (OCFD) responded to a reported residential fire at the Harbor Woods North condo building on 142nd Street near Laurel Ave. First responders reported heavy fire showing from the roof of the three-story, 12-unit building. The Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Company was called to...READ MORE

Berlin Looking To Further Promote Dining, Artists

BERLIN -- While Berlin has always strived to portray itself as a shopping destination on the Eastern Shore, town and community officials have been turning their attention in recent weeks to highlighting entertainment, dinning, and the arts in town. “I think we’re just going to start to partner more with the chamber,” said Economic and Community Development Director Michael Day. “We’re going to promote [the arts] more … just as we’re going to start to...READ MORE

Audit Confirms Berlin Cutting Expenses, Growing Revenues

BERLIN -- With revenues up and expenditures down, Berlin received a positive annual audit this week from the independent finance group PKS and Company. While there are some areas that bear watching, including a large slice of town debt, PKS auditors agreed that Berlin is in a better spot than many other American small towns. CPA Mike Kleger of PKS noted to the Mayor and Council that Berlin’s general fund balance has steadily increased over the last three years in spite of a nationwide...READ MORE

Adventures Of Fatherhood

Watching football over the last four-plus years since my kids came along has been tricky business for me. With my young boys, I have learned there is no sense in trying to get either one to watch the weekly Ravens game with me. The game is just too long and requires too much attention. Or as Beckett has been prone to say with eyes rolling, it’s “just so boring.” That’s why when the Ravens schedule is released each summer I pay particular attention to the start times of...READ MORE

Worcester Casino Mulling Addition Of Table Games

SNOW HILL -- In the wake of a successful voter referendum for Maryland’s Question 7, an initiative allowing a significant expansion in state gambling laws, the Worcester County’s Local Development Council (LDC) and Ocean Downs Casino representatives discussed Monday if, when and how the casino will expand. While Ocean Downs General Manager Joe Cavilla was not prepared to set anything in stone, he did tell the board this morning that growth into table games is being considered and he...READ MORE

Redevelopment Projects Eye Downtown OC Properties

OCEAN CITY – A few changes are on the horizon in the downtown area with a new building to house Fat Daddy’s clearing a planning hurdle and a new miniature golf course in the works. Last week Fat Daddy’s owner Ed Braude returned to the Ocean City Planning and Zoning Commission to give an update on a site plan that had been approved over a year ago depending on several conditions. September of 2011 was when the commission first saw the plans for the Fat Daddy’s project...READ MORE

Proposed Beach Music Festival Delayed Till 2014

OCEAN CITY – The much-anticipated High Tide Music Festival has been postponed for the second year in a row and has taken a turn toward boot stomping versus fist pumping. After an update on the scheduled High Tide Music Festival for this summer was postponed twice, Tom Russell of Founders Entertainment was present for this week’s Mayor and City Council meeting asking for the event to be postponed for another year. When the music festival was first proposed in October of 2011, it was...READ MORE

Ocean City Scores $150K In Md. Community Legacy Grants

OCEAN CITY -- Worcester County, Ocean City and the entire lower shore did well this week when the latest round of state Community Legacy program awards were announced with $150,000 dedicated to the resort alone. The state Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) on Wednesday announced an award of over $5.5 million in Community Legacy grants to jurisdictions and municipalities all over Maryland for various projects and programs. Worcester County alone was awarded a combined $270,000...READ MORE

Council Majority Shoots Down Restaurant’s Outside Bar Request

BERLIN -- Though the controversy over drinking in public at Berlin events had quieted following a string of successful and trouble-free festivals, a majority of the Mayor and Council voted Monday not to allow a local restaurant the privilege of operating an outside bar during New Year’s Eve. “From my perspective, I just have a problem with promoting alcohol in a public street, and it’s not even a town of Berlin street,” said Councilwoman Lisa Hall. “It’s the...READ MORE

Trail Campaign Wins State Award

SNOW HILL -- A local partnership to promote wineries and breweries on the lower shore earned statewide recognition at an awards ceremony earlier this month. Worcester County Tourism, the Ocean City Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Association and D3Corp collaborated to create “Toast Our Coast, Delmarva’s Wine and Ale Trail,” and their efforts earned them the Marketing Partnership Award at the Maryland Tourism and Travel Summit on Nov. 15. “Over the past few years, Delmarva has...READ MORE

Tip Helps OC Police Foil Planned Armed Robbery

OCEAN CITY -- Confidential information obtained by the Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) allowed officers to proactively avert an attempted armed robbery at a downtown business on Monday night and eventually subdue the suspect with the use of a Taser. On Monday afternoon, Ocean City Police detectives received confidential information that a male suspect, later identified as Hector Aaron Torres, 25, of Ocean City, was planning an armed robbery of the O.C. Dollar Store on Philadelphia Ave. near...READ MORE

Salisbury ‘Nuisance’ Demolished

SALISBURY -- One unruly property that has been a black hole for city services and demanded regular police attention was finally demolished Tuesday. The Thrift Travel Inn, located at 603 N. Salisbury Blvd., has been a “thorn in the city’s side for years,” according to Mayor Jim Ireton. “It’s been condemned multiple times and year after year it’s been a huge draw on our city services, constituting 1,500 calls for service to our city departments over its...READ MORE

Retired Water Taxi Ready For Sinking Off Coast

OCEAN CITY -- The newest addition to Ocean City’s rapidly growing artificial system could be heading to the bottom any day now with the planned sinking of a 50-foot water taxi from Baltimore about five miles off the coast. The Ocean City Reef Foundation is planning to sink the former water taxi as soon as a conducive weather window presents itself. The water taxi is the third of its kind donated to the foundation in the last year or so and likely the last for a while, according to Greg...READ MORE

Of Rare Jetty Beach, Army Corps Says, ‘You’ll Probably Never See It Again’

OCEAN CITY -- A rare, if never-before-seen, anomaly appeared at the Ocean City Inlet this week in the form of a wide, flat sandy beach on the south side of the north jetty in an typically under water and pounded by waves. In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, which plowed through the resort area in late October, nearly all of the beaches in the area were altered to some degree and some more than others as sand was eroded from certain areas and deposited in others by the storm. Perhaps the most...READ MORE

Lockhart Piece Added To University’s Shore Collection

SALISBURY -- Dr. Carol Wood, interim dean of the Samuel W. and Marilyn C. Seidel School of Education and Professional Studies at Salisbury University, recently accepted the seventh addition to the Artists of the Eastern Shore Collection established by Dr. Amy Stephens Meekins and family of Cambridge. The collection is displayed in the Teacher Education and Technology Center (TETC) and includes works by W. Robert Tolley, Beebe M. Winterbottom, Paul Lockhart, Myrna C. McGrath, Patrick Henry and...READ MORE

Changes Ahead For Ocean City Surf Beaches?

OCEAN CITY – Following in the footsteps of Ocean City’s body boarding and skateboarding laws being changed to keep up with the times, a Surfing Beach Committee will be formed to take a look at how the resort handles its designated surfing beaches.During a department update this week, Recreation and Parks Director Tom Shuster presented the Mayor and City Council with the proposed 2013 Surfing Beach Schedule for approval.The schedule establishes two rotating surfing beaches,...READ MORE

Berlin Still Weighing Change To Plant Own Tree

BERLIN -- Though the idea of a living Christmas tree that could be planted in Berlin received a good deal of attention last year in the hopes that it could happen in 2012, Berlin decided once again to go with the more traditional practice of a cut tree. However, Community and Economic Development Director Michael Day explained that planting a live tree in Berlin is still on the table in the future as is the possibility of converting to an artificial tree. This year’s tree, a cedar that Day...READ MORE

Boosters President Charged

POCOMOKE -- The president of the Pocomoke High School Band Boosters has been arrested on felony theft and other charges after allegedly absconding with thousands of dollars of the organization’s funds for her own benefit. In October, Worcester County Bureau of Investigation (WCBI) detectives met with representatives of Pocomoke High and the Worcester County Board of Education regarding a suspected theft. Board members told detectives the president of the Pocomoke Band Boosters, identified...READ MORE

SD Middle School's New Kiwanis Builders Club Appoints First Officers

Stephen Decatur Middle School’s new Kiwanis Builders Club officially appointed its first officers for the club, and they were installed by Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pines-Ocean City President Barbara Peletier. Pictured, from left, are Kiwanis Club Advisor Jackie Todd, Builders Club Treasurer Annabell Midley, Kiwanis Advisor Roy Foreman, Builders Club President Stella Cunningham, Peletier, Builders Club Secretary Jessica Wharton, Builders Club Faculty Advisor Mindy...READ MORE

Pocomoke High School Key Club Sponsors Kids Helping Kids Food Drive

The Pocomoke High School Key Club recently sponsored a “Kids Helping Kids” Food Drive to benefit the Maryland Food Bank. The winning class of the first block challengers was Anita Harte’s chemistry class with a final tally of 207 pounds of food. Representatives of Harte’s class include, standing from left, junior Damien Klein, senior Ka’Deisha Downing, juniors Kiera Jubilee and Kyle Baumann, Harte, senior Abbey Shobe and juniors Bogi Bothazi, and Elisha Pusey; and,...READ MORE

Showell Elementary Students Help Assist People Who Suffered From Hurricane Sandy

Showell Elementary students Tanner Haley, Marlie Scott, Josh Blume and Kolten Zender helped organize all the goods that the Showell Elementary community collected to assist people who suffered from Hurricane Sandy. Showell’s PTA added sodas and bottled water left over from its Fall Festival. ...READ MORE

Worcester County Students Inducted Into The Alpha Nu Omicron Chapter Of Phi Theta Kappa

Students from Worcester County recently inducted into the Alpha Nu Omicron chapter of Phi Theta Kappa at Wor-Wic Community College are front, from left, Dawn Harlow, Renee Raffensberger, Daria Sementsova and Shannon White of Berlin, and Silviya Gallo and Milko Madarac of Ocean City. Back, from left, are Daria Martynova and Viktoriia Omelianchuk of Ocean City, Meigan Tidd of Snow Hill, and Samuel Byrd and Kirk Knox of Pocomoke City. ...READ MORE

OC Elementary Students Learn How A Bill Becomes A Law

Students in Julie Biscoe's fourth grade class at Ocean City Elementary School became the General Assembly (House of Delegates and Senate) as they took part in the process of a bill becoming a law. Pictured are some of Biscoe's students acting as the House of Delegates to pass or amend the bill that had been sponsored by the Senate. ...READ MORE

Students In OC Elementary Learn About Doubles Facts

Adrianna Harutyunyan and Carolina Novelli learn about doubles facts in Robyn Rincavage's second grade class at Ocean City Elementary School. ...READ MORE

Worcester Prep First Graders Have Fun During Book Character Day

Worcester Prep first grade teacher Cheryl Marshall is shown having fun with her students during Book Character Day. The students are dressed like characters from some of their favorite books. Front are Hunter Simons, Dylan Simons and Case Tilghman; second row, Moorea Phillips, Ashling Marshall, Lilly Paquette, Riya Jani, Brady-Claire Bischoff and Sage Tunnell; and, third row, Abott Browne, Jonathan Antonov, William Mumford, Arnav Sehgal and Ashton Selzer. Submitted Photos ...READ MORE

Things To Do Around Town

Every Saturday: Pancake Breakfast 8 a.m.-noon, Ocean City Airport. To benefit the Ocean City Aviation Association’s Huey Memorial Display restoration and continuous maintenance fund. For more information, 410-641-6888 or 410-213-2471. Every Sunday: Morning Worship 8 a.m. & 11 a.m., Traditional Worship; 9:30 a.m., Contemporary Worship; St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, E.L.C.A, 10301 Coastal Hwy., O.C. For more information, 410-524-7474. Open Monday-Saturday: Atlantic United Methodist...READ MORE

Things I Like

Sound of sea gulls in the distance Playing board games with my kids Driving over the Route 90 bridge at night Running the Boardwalk this time of year Hotel rooms with a king-size bed Sitting on the Inlet jetty rocks Downshifting in a manual vehicle A night sky with lots of stars Smell of charcoal Hanging outside Christmas lights Reading old Resorter magazine ...READ MORE

Delmarva Elite Sharks Tryouts Slated

BERLIN- The Delmarva Elite Lacrosse Sharks will be holding tryouts for its under-13 and under-15 teams in December. The tryouts will be held at the Salisbury University Stadium on Sunday, December 2. Tryouts for both the under-13 and under-15 teams will be held from 10 a.m. to noon and a $10 tryout fee will be collected. For more information, visit www.delmarvaelitesharks.com. To register, contact Mark Quillin at mlquillin@verizon.net, or by calling (410) 883-3538. ...READ MORE

Inaugural Winterfest Jingle Bell Run Set

OCEAN CITY- The first-ever Winterfest of Lights Jingle Bell Run is set for this Sunday, December 2 at Northside Park in Ocean City. The Ocean City Recreation and Parks Department is partnering with OC Tri-Running to sponsor the inaugural Winterfest of Lights Jingle Bell Run. The event, which begins at 5 p.m. on Sunday will take place at the Winterfest of Lights in Northside Park on 125th Street in Ocean City. The race will take runners through the animated course of dazzling lights and...READ MORE

Colin May wins “Tough Guy of Year” Award

BERLIN- Senior standout Colin May last week was awarded the Stephen Decatur High School varsity football team’s “Tough Guy of the Year” award during a team awards ceremony at Seacrets. Most of the accolades in football at any level are reserved for the glamour guys, the golden-armed quarterbacks and fleet-footed running backs who put points on the board and thrill the crowd, but the weekly “Tough Guy” award is handed out to the Decatur player who best exemplifies...READ MORE

11th War on Shore Returns Next Week

BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s 11th Annual War on the Shore wrestling tournament gets underway next week at the Wicomico Youth and Civic Center with some of the top high school wrestling programs in the mid-Atlantic converging on the area for the two-day event. The War on the Shore tournament features some of the best high school wrestling programs in Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington, D.C. The field is currently set at 30 teams although the addition of two more teams...READ MORE

Atlantic Physical Therapy Tough Guy Of The Week

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Berlin Seahawks Capture East Region Title

BERLIN- The Berlin Seahawks Pop Warner Midgets team completed an amazing and improbable run last week, winning the Pop Warner Eastern Regional championship to top off a unbeaten season. The Berlin Seahawk Midgets traveled to Soudertown, Pa. last Sunday for the Pop Warner Eastern Regional championship game and cruised past the Clark Crusaders, 28-6, to capture the title and preserve their unbeaten season. Berlin earlier this fall finished the regular season with a near-perfect 6-0-1 record, their...READ MORE

East Side Mafia Wins 5th Straight Flag Title

OCEAN CITY- The East Side Mafia captured its fifth straight Ocean City Recreation and Parks Fall Flag Football League championship last week, defeating Three Brothers, 25-12, in the title game. The East Side Mafia cruised through the early rounds of the playoffs, beating Buxy’s Salty Dog, 32-26, in the second round before topping Three Brothers, 42-26, to return to the league championship game. After the loss to East Side Mafia, Three Brothers had to go back to the loser’s bracket...READ MORE

Open Houses Of The Week

WEST OCEAN CITY Bay Point Plantation Rt589/Gum Point Rd Daily 10-5 Waterfront Estate Lots in 142 Acre Preserve Kevin Decker The Fritschle Group/ Condominium Realty 443-235-6552 OCEAN CITY Sunset Island 67th St & The Bay Sat & Sun Condos, Townhomes, Single Family Homes Luxury Resort Living Terry Riley Vantage Resort Realty 443-880-0512 OCEAN CITY Makai Condominiums 42nd St. Bayside Daily 10-4 New Construction 2BR & Studio Condos Ben Dawson The Fritschle Group/ Condominium...READ MORE

We Remember Those We Have Lost

Edward F. Tilling Jr. BERLIN -- On Nov. 17, 2012, Edward F. Tilling Jr., 79, passed away peacefully in his home in Berlin. Born in Baltimore in 1933, Edward was the son of the late Edward F. Tilling Sr., and Mary Maule Tilling.   He was a 1951 graduate of Mt. St. Joseph High School and retired from Bell Atlantic after 37 years of service. An avid Baltimore sports fan, Ed was a devoted family man who loved to travel and was especially proud of his Irish heritage. When he wasn’t...READ MORE

Who's Playing When And Where

19th hole bar & Grille, The 410-213-9204 Corner of Rte. 611 & Sunset Ave., West Ocean City Friday, Nov. 30: Melissa Alesi Saturday, Dec. 1: Walt Farozic Sunday, Dec. 2: Louis Wright, 10 a.m.-noon 28th Street Pit and Pub 410-289-2020 28th St. & Coastal Hwy. Friday, Nov. 30: Galaxy Collective 45th Street TapHouse Bar & Grille 443-664-2201 45th St. & Coastal Hwy. Friday, Nov. 30: Lauren Glick & The Moodswingers, 7-11 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1: 2 Much...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

Best Bites On The Beach

Fruitland-Salisbury Restaurant 213 213 N. Fruitland Blvd., Fruitland 410-677-4880 • www.restaurant213.com Just 20 minutes from Ocean Pines and Berlin, Restaurant 213 is worth the drive! Chef Jim Hughes has been serving celebrities worldwide for 25 years and was named a 2009 inductee to the coveted Distinguished Restaurants of North America awards, one of only 220 in North America and the only one in this region. Serving dinner Tuesday-Sunday starting at 5 p.m. Also offering a 5 course...READ MORE

Hench Guest Speaks At Democratic Women's Club Of Worcester County

John Hench, retired social studies teacher, was the guest speaker for the Nov. 19 meeting of the Democratic Women's Club of Worcester County (DWC). His topic was “A Civics Lesson” and the Constitution of the United States was discussed. Pictured are DWC President Dell Purrell and John and Em Hench. ...READ MORE

St. Alban's Episcopal Church Donates $4,000 To Delmarva Education Foundation

St. Alban's Episcopal Church in Salisbury donated $4,000 to the Delmarva Education Foundation from the proceeds of the church's annual fall silent and live auction held on Nov. 3. Church Rector Frieda Malcolm and event co-chair Barbara Filipelli presented the donation to Delmarva Education Foundation’s representatives Michael Pennington, board president, Vernon Rivers, board member and event co-chair, and Rota L. Knott, DEF executive director. ...READ MORE

Kirby's Red Onion Softball Team Donates $5,600 To American Cancer Society

Kirby's Red Onion softball team donated $5,600 to the 2012 American Cancer Society's Making Strides against Breast Cancer event.  The fundraising was led by John Plunkett and Terrance Kirby during their Red Onion team's games.  Committee members from the American Cancer Society's Making Strides event were on hand at Kirby's Red Onion to accept the donation. ...READ MORE

Salisbury Key Club Organizes Food Drive To Support Diakonia

The Salisbury Key Club organized a food drive in support of West Ocean City's Diakonia, which helps Worcester County individuals and families with food, temporary housing and support to rebuild their lives. For over a week before Thanksgiving, the Club collected canned foods and toiletries donated by teachers students and their families.  Above, Salisbury School students and club members Scott DeLawder, Robert Usab, Genevieve Kennett and Samuel Kennett are pictured with their...READ MORE

EWGA Holds Annual Recognition Banquet

The Eastern Shore Chapter of the Executive Women's Golf Association (EWGA) held its Annual Recognition Banquet this month at the Atlantic Hotel in Berlin. Every year the chapter takes time to recognize and thank members who volunteer their time and talents toward the success of the organization. This year eight top volunteers received awards. Also, special recognition was given to Ruth Jones, who spearheaded the chapter's Wounded Warriors fundraiser. Awards were also presented to the League...READ MORE

A Week In Business

Pharmacist Adds Designation BERLIN -- The National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators (NCBDE) announced that Geoff Twigg, Board Certified Ambulatory Care Pharmacist at Apple Discount Drugs, has achieved Certified Diabetes Educator® (CDE®) status by successfully completing the Certification Examination for Diabetes Educators. Candidates must meet rigorous eligibility requirements to be able to take the examination. Achieving certification status demonstrates to people with...READ MORE