SALISBURY – The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) awarded the City of Salisbury another five-year accreditation for the Salisbury Zoo this week.“It is important for us to recognize that any accomplishment made at the Salisbury Zoo is made possible by the guidance and support of the Office of Mayor [Jim] Ireton, the Salisbury City… Read more »
Monthly Archives: November 2014
CFES Honors Maryland Lower Schools And Educators With $55,631 In Grants
The Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore (CFES) honored Maryland Lower Shore schools and educators with $55,631 in grants through the Foundation’s 2014 Education Award Grants Program. Education Awards are made annually in conjunction with National Education Week through a competitive process to public and private schools on the lower Eastern Shore of Maryland. Grants… Read more »
Berlin Intermediate School “Fishing Academy” Has “JAWsome” Experience
Berlin Intermediate School “Fishing Academy” had a “JAWsome” experience learning about sharks. Captain Mark Sampson of Fish Finder Charters, came to talk about sharks. Above, back, are Gavin Schaffer, Robyn Hurley, Jeffrey Eichelberger, Daniel Juarez, Dakota Martin and Dulaney Kerns; and front, Bailey Schweinberg, Mildred Sanchez Cruz, Zach Powers and Sampson
Worcester Students Tackle Solutions For Real World Issue
NEWARK – With Ebola making headlines worldwide, it’s no surprise that officials at Atlantic General Hospital are thinking about decontamination procedures.What’s unusual, however, is that they enlisted the help of local high school students.Atlantic General Hospital tasked seniors at Worcester Technical High School with figuring out how they could offer telemedicine — the remote diagnosis… Read more »
Santa’s Open Set For Next Week
BERLIN — The Ocean Pines Golf and Country Club will be the celebratory hosts for the 21st Annual Santa’s Open Charity Golf Tournament on Saturday, Dec. 6, to benefit future operations provided by Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Chesapeake for the Eastern Shore.The club hosts 18 holes of gently sloping terrain and magnificent… Read more »
OCPD Sees Spike In Residential Check Program Interest
OCEAN CITY — With many resort residents planning holiday travel or vacations to warmer climates with winter near, the Ocean City Police Department has a residential security check program available for the countless vacant properties in the resort, and many are taking advantage of it this year.With the arrival of the holiday season, numerous Ocean… Read more »
Adventures Of Fatherhood
Watching a movie with my kids can be frustrating for me, but it’s nothing like the anxiety that Pam is forced to endure.She is a person who does not like interruptions during movies, and I recall friends years ago lovingly retelling a story about how they were in a movie theater with her in Vermont… Read more »
We Remember Those We Have Lost
Susan Taylor BakerBERLIN — Susan Taylor Baker, age 70, passed peacefully on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury.Born in Southampton, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late Cyrus Baker and Betsey Taylor Baker. She is survived by her brother, James “Big Bake” Burton Baker, Sr. of Berlin, and a… Read more »
Showell Elementary Third Grade Students Create Models Of Associative Property
Showell Elementary School third grade students recently created models of the Associative Property during Rebecca Johnson’s math class. Above, Abbigale Weeks and Addison McDaniel are pictured.
Cathell, Fourth Grade Student At OC Elementary, Donates Hair To Wigs For Kids
Mackenzie Cathell, a fourth grade student at Ocean City Elementary School, recently made the selfless choice to donate 14 inches of her hair to Wigs for Kids, which provides wigs to children who have lost their hair due to chemotherapy, radiation therapy, burns and Alopecia.