Meeting my FitBit step goalHoping to one day meet my FitBit sleep goalStinky cheese that tasks greatBiking on the Boardwalk this time of yearA surprise piece of good newsSmelling the salt water driving over the bridge into OCWatching kids have fun playing youth sportsRemembering floppy disksReading a note to me from my sonWalking to dinner… Read more »
Monthly Archives: February 2016
Assateague Foal Boom Expected
ASSATEAGUE — In what must be considered a baby boom, the size of the wild horse population on Assateague will likely increase this spring after the results of pregnancy tests conducted last fall revealed three mares are carrying foals.While it certainly isn’t the most glamorous aspect of managing the famed wild horses on Assateague, a… Read more »
SD High School Students Collect Money For Local Family At 7th Annual Taco Night
In addition to enjoying the 7th annual Taco Night at Stephen Decatur High School on Feb. 9, several students teamed up to collect money for a local family who lost their home in a fire. Students Adam Kristick, Jacob Darlington, Becky Evans, Sierra Payne, and Reagan Dunham collected money for a local family devastated by… Read more »
Bank Of Delmarva Donates $25,000 To Help Fund Coastal Hospice At The Ocean
The Bank of Delmarva presents a $25,000 donation to help fund the campaign to build Coastal Hospice at the Ocean. Pictured, from left, are attorney Dirk Widdowson, chairman of the campaign committee; Coastal Hospice President Alane Capen; Bank of Delmarva President and CEO Edward M. Thomas; and Bank of Delmarva Senior Vice-President Debbie Abbott. Submitted… Read more »
Summer Sand Lax Tourney Okayed After Concerns Addressed
OCEAN CITY — Resort officials last week approved a first-ever sand lacrosse tournament on the downtown beach in Ocean City, but not before resolving some concerns about the type of balls proposed to be used during the event.The Mayor and Council last Tuesday approved the inaugural Ocean City Sand Lacrosse Tournament set for Saturday and… Read more »
SU Generates $480M In Local Economic Impact
SALISBURY — Reaffirming and quantifying what was already presumed, a study released last week revealed Salisbury University’s impact on the Eastern Shore economy is now approaching half of a billion dollars.The study, conducted by the university’s Business, Economic and Community Outreach Network, or BEACON, revealed Salisbury University generates a $480.5 million annual economic impact and… Read more »
Youth Wrestlers Score Big
Local youth wrestlers scored big at the Maryland state championships at UMBC with several placing high in their respective categories. For example, Jagger Clapsadle (pictured above center) won the state championship in the under-15 101-pound division. Noah Reho and D.J. Taylor finished second in their divisions, while Peter Snyder and James Parana finished third. Brice… Read more »
Q&A With Dr. Clara Small: Retired Professor Staying Busy Documenting Black History
SALISBURY — Over the course of her nearly 40-year career as a professor at Salisbury University, Dr. Clara Small became known as one of the leading scholars and historians on African American history on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Years after her retirement from SU, Small is busy as ever: working on a soon-to-be released… Read more »
What’s Your Sign?
ARIES (March 21 to April 19): Whatever decisions you’re faced with this week, rely on your strong Aries instincts, and base them on your honest feelings, not necessarily on what others might expect you to do.TAURUS (April 30 to May 20): Your sensitive Taurean spirit is pained by what you feel is an unwarranted attack… Read more »
County Worker Killed, Another Injured In Crash
SNOW HILL — One Worcester public works employee was killed Monday and another was critically injured in a motor vehicle accident near a job site in the south end of the county.Around 1:20 p.m. on Monday, Worcester County Sheriff’s deputies responded to Greenbackville Road near Ticktown Road in Stockton for a reported motor vehicle crash… Read more »