Worcester County High School students from Pocomoke, Snow Hill and Stephen Decatur joined forces for peer leadership training at Delaware’s Camp Arrowhead this October. The purpose of the two day retreat was to provide members of Students Against Destructive Decisions with multiple strategies to strengthen their leadership skills in modeling good decision-making. The peer leadership… Read more »
Ocean City Elementary School honored the October Students on the Month with a luncheon sponsored by Interior Electronics. The students also received a special T-shirt and pencil. Pictured, first row from left, are first grade honorees Dane VanDornick, Hannah Hammel-Naylor, Amanda Berry, Haley Whitehead, Peyton Marohi and Olivia Ambrose; second row, second graders Logan Intrieri,… Read more »
Students in Monica Piern’s second grade class at Ocean City Elementary School enjoyed working on a book report this month to describe the character traits of the main character in the book they read. Pictured with a model/drawing of their character are Keeley Catrino and Jessica Beck.
As part of Worcester County Public Schools’ Red Ribbon Week Celebration, Patrick Reynolds, grandson of RJ Reynolds, tobacco industry magnate, visited Pocomoke High School and Stephen Decatur High School to speak to students about the dangers of smoking and smokeless tobacco. All ninth grade students were in attendance as well as members of the Students… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — In today’s low interest-rate environment, the search for higher-quality, higher-yield fixed income can sometimes seem like a fantasy. While low-risk standbys such as 10-year U.S. Treasury bonds and 10-year German bunds offer principal protection at their current yields of 1.8% and 1.5%, respectively, barely beat current inflation. Recently, bonds issued by some… Read more »
BERLIN — Town leadership and vendors appear to have mended any fences that may have broken last month when the Mayor and Council requested a re-location of the Berlin Farmers Market.Following their confrontation in October, both groups have been working together to develop a new, agricultural-based town event as well as form a nine-member Advisory… Read more »
On Saturday, Nov. 3 in the Ocean Pines Community Center at the Annual Winter Wonderland Craft Fair, the Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pines-Ocean City “Dog Team” once again turned out for a local event to sell hot dogs, BBQ and snacks to benefit their scholarship fund. Pictured are Pat Winkelmayer, seated, and, from left, Stella… Read more »
Team leader Baagii Shagdar is shown with six other members of the Mongolian delegation visiting the USA for a Political Campaign Study Tour. Shown are guests and Board members of the Republican Women of Worcester County who hosted a luncheon and forum on “The Conduct and Administration of Elections” on Oct. 23 at the GOP… Read more »
At this month’s Salvation Army 2012 Red Kettle Campaign Kick-Off Celebration breakfast, awards were given for the 2011 bell ringing. Once again, the Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pines-Ocean City club won the first place volunteer hours award for civic group bell ringing, having put in 219 volunteer hours. Pictured, from left, are Maryland State Senator… Read more »
Bank of Ocean City employees get to dress casual twice a month on Fridays to support the employees’ community outreach fund and help local initiatives. The employees get to dress casual by donating $5 to the fund and the money is donated to the chosen nonprofit, such as last month’s Atlantic United Methodist Church’s effort… Read more »