The winners of the 2012 Preakness Party at the Captain’s Table Restaurant Ladies and Gentleman’s Hat Contest were Pam Green of Berlin and Frank Knight of Ocean City. Proceeds from this event benefit public art in Ocean City.
The first-ever Hats for Hospice Preakness Party at Emma’s Breeze Farm in Eden on May 19 was a big success. Pictured above are Most Creative Hat contest winner Mary Ochsli, left, with Coastal Hospice President Alane Capen. Hats for Hospice is the new theme for Coastal Hospice’s annual party, which is held once a year… Read more »
Helen Wiley, coordinator of the Church Mouse Thrift Shop, presents on behalf of St Paul’s Episcopal Church, Berlin, Outreach Commission, a check to Wendy Myers, Program Manager for the Cricket Center, Child Advocacy Center. Each second Friday of the month, St Paul’s Outreach will donate the entire Church Mouse proceeds from that day’s sales to a… Read more »
Jordan Nicole Price, center, was the recipient of the 2012 Jesse Klump Memorial Scholarship. She is pictured with Kim Klump, president of the Jesse Klump Memorial Fund, and Leah Klump, the fund’s vice president. Price will use the $12,000 scholarship to attend East Nazarene College. The Jesse Klump Memorial Scholarship (www.jessespaddle.org) is given annually to a… Read more »
Stephen Decatur High School 2002 graduates Brandon Cater and Jeffrey Keenan presented a $1,163.76 check to drama teacher Gwendolyn Lehman with the proceeds from their theatrical presentation of “On an Average Day,” which was supported by the Worcester County Arts Council and the Ocean Pines Players. Above, from left, are Cater, Lehman, Keenan and Ocean… Read more »
BERLIN — Maryland Coastal Bays Program (MCBP) is partnering with the Terrapin Work Group, composed of terrapin researchers and managers in Maryland, in looking for volunteers to participate in the 2nd Annual Diamondback Terrapin Blitz on June 9-10. Rain date will be the following weekend.The Diamondback Terrapin may be Maryland’s state reptile and the mascot… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – The Mayor and City Council cast their final vote on Monday to adopt the Fiscal Year 2013 budget, including a one-cent decrease from the proposed property tax rate, which will save the average taxpayer $20 but cost the town $863,000.A couple of weeks ago, the budget reached first reading with a tax… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Councilman Brent Ashley has announced he is going to volunteer to fill some large shoes.“Since the passing last February of Mr. Bob Melvin, the Bob Melvin MEDTRN program has been without an advocate,” Ashley said. “While I could never fill Mr. Melvin’s shoes nor match his commitment or enthusiasm, I believe it… Read more »
SNOW HILL — The Worcester County Commissioners met Tuesday in their final budget work session before the plan is set to be voted on June 5. Some of the most important decisions made during that meeting included the following.Pension Shift Figures FinalizedThe exact cost of the long dreaded teacher pension shift has been factored into… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Busker issues continue this week as a complaint was filed against a spray paint artist after fumes carried into a Boardwalk restaurant and is now being investigated as a health hazard.At the conclusion of Monday night’s Mayor and City Council meeting, Council President Jim Hall reported an incident he heard on the… Read more »