Virginia RussellSALISBURY — Virginia “Ginnie” Russell, 79, of Salisbury, passed away peacefully on Dec. 16, 2023.Ginnie was born outside of Philadelphia, Pa. on June 3, 1944. She often said the best part of her 1963 first marriage were her two children, Janet and Bruce. In 1978, she married Ray Russell and moved to Ocean City,… Read more »
Monthly Archives: December 2023
Worcester County Garden Club Held a Workshop
The Worcester County Garden Club held a workshop at Stevenson United Methodist Church Hall during which members brought assorted greenery and flowers to make holiday arrangements for their homes. Club members are pictured with their holiday arrangements.
WPS Lower School Students Visit Santa
Worcester Preparatory School’s Lower School students eagerly lined up to visit Santa and give gifts to those in need at Diakonia before holiday break. Pictured with Santa are first graders, seated from left, Romie Crevecoeur, Savannah Baker, Ellie Tunis, Esme Johnston and Harper Haley, and, standing, Jack Farr, Sloane Van Dalen, Christian Williams, Jacob Bergey,… Read more »
OC Elementary’s Girls on the Run Program
Ocean City Elementary’s Girls on the Run program, which is open to all third and fourth grade girls, recently wrapped up its second season with coaches Lauren Brueckner and Kim Prince. So far 20 OCES girls have participated. Pictured are some of the participants.
SoDel Family Day of Giving Held
Thompson Island Brewing Company employees Bethany Flick, Logan Redden, Gaby Castillo and Mason Strecker prepare to serve customers on Dec. 5, which was the SoDel Family Day of Giving. All the proceeds went to SoDel Cares.
A Week In Business – December 29, 2023
Hotel Group RecognizedOCEAN CITY – It is with great honor that the publishers of ConventionSouth, the national multimedia resource for planning events in the South, present the DoubleTree by Hilton Ocean City Oceanfront, Hilton Oceanfront Suites, and Holiday Inn Ocean City, an IHG Hotel with 2023 Readers’ Choice Awards.“ConventionSouth readers and fans have once again… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – December 29, 2023
It’s time to look back on how my predictions for the year turned out.On The Money After being canceled in 2022 due to Mother Nature, the massive Oceans Calling Festival took place in late September in Ocean City in wet weather conditions, but the festival turned out to be a huge success and the largest… Read more »
The Adventures Of Fatherhood – December 29, 2023
About 12 years ago, our neighbor organized a kickball game on Christmas Day afternoon. Ever since, aside from the pandemic, a group of us have burned off some Christmas energy together with laughs and camaraderie.It’s a fun tradition my sons, Beckett, 15, and Carson, 14, have enjoyed growing up with as part of Christmas Day.By… Read more »
Optimist Club Held a Christmas lunch
The Ocean City-Berlin Optimist Club held a Christmas lunch at the Marlin Club Dec. 9. Members of the club brought gifts to be placed in a Toys for Tots collection box.
School Board Adds Two Budget Sessions In Jan.
NEWARK– In a change from previous years, the school board will begin budget review in January.The Worcester County Board of Education this month modified its meeting calendar to add two budget work sessions. The meetings are set for Jan. 8 and Jan. 9 at the central office.“The board has expressed some interest in having some… Read more »