This week’s Atlantic Physical Therapy “Tough Guy of the Week” award went to Sam Coates for his outstanding play against Kent Island. Pictured above is Coates (center) flanked by Coach Bob Knox, APT CEO Bob Hammond, ATP Vice President Bobby Hammond and Matthew Hammond.Submitted photo
Season of 1972Volume XVIIIEdition 12Issue Highlights• This week’s “Resorter Girl” was Sally Lester. Photo by Dale Timmons• Weekly rentals at the Three Cheers Condominium on 31st Street and Balti-more Avenue were being offered for $175 per week.• Wockenfuss Home Made Candies had one location in Ocean City at this time on the Boardwalk near… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Wayne Hartman filed to run for City Council on Monday morning, announcing his campaign platform that supports many of the city’s ongoing initiatives.Currently three generations of the Hartman family reside in Ocean City. Hartman bought his first property in town at the age of 19 and now owns 11 properties totaling 45… Read more »
Every now and again it benefits the soul to reflect on how much my young kids are changing, and it wasn’t a difficult chore this week to come up with some examples.My kids are now 6 (“and a quarter”), as Beckett likes to remind me, and 4 (almost 5) years old, in Carson’s case. While… Read more »
SNOW HILL — The 25th Chesapeake Celtic Festival will be held Oct. 4 and 5 at Furnace Town Living Heritage Village.Tucked away in the ancient and vast Pocomoke Forest, Furnace Town is sealed away from time beneath the great trees. Like the legendary Brigadoon, the Living Heritage Village emerges from the mist as an old… Read more »
Ruth Farlow McLaurinSALISBURY — Ruth Farlow McLaurin, “Ruthie,” 77, died Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014 at the Salisbury Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.Born in Berlin, she was the daughter of the late Norman Edward Whitman and Evelyn Hope Phipps Whitman. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Elmer Thorne Farlow in 1979, and Shep McLaurin in… Read more »
SNOW HILL — Roughly three months since the liquor wholesale market was flung wide open in Worcester County, the county-run Department of Liquor Control (DLC) has found itself embattled. Loss of revenue from wholesale has been greater than anticipated though the DLC hopes to stay afloat by downsizing and relying on retail operations.Worcester alcoholic beverage… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – A divided City Council voted this week to approve additional advertising opportunities for local and national businesses atop Boardwalk trams.According to Public Works Director Hal Adkins, the town installed in mid-August roof top, back lit, advertising panels on one of the 16 tram coaches. The installation consisted of two side panels and… Read more »
Monday morning was a tough one for many once word spread that Peppers Tavern owner Dennis King (Denny-O) had passed away.Denny-O was a large man in stature, but his personality was something altogether different than what could be perceived to those who didn’t know him as a gruff exterior. He was a gentle giant to… Read more »
Stephen Decatur High School honored its first fall season “VIPs of the Game” between quarters of the Sept. 19 football game. Honored were seniors Ally Beck and Jake Gaddis. Both were recognized for their outstanding contributions to the school and community and for exemplifying the principles of “The Decatur Way.” They are pictured with teacher… Read more »