Wellness Award PresentedBERLIN — Calvin B. Taylor Banking Company President and Chief Executive Officer Raymond M. Thompson has announced that Taylor Bank was recognized by the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene as a recipient of the Silver Level Healthiest Maryland Businesses Wellness at Work Award.The Healthiest Maryland Businesses Wellness at Work Awards recognizes… Read more »
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Worcester Prep Third-Graders Earn First-Degree Black Belts In Tae Kwon Do
Worcester Preparatory School third-graders Stephen Carullo, left, and Beckett Green earned their first-degree black belts in Tae Kwon Do on Saturday, June 3. The students have trained the last four years at Chesapeake Martial Arts. As part of the three-hour black belt test, there was a rose ceremony where the candidates were to present a… Read more »
Caleb Foxwell Awarded Worcester Prep John “Tres” B. Lynch III Lacrosse Camp Scholarship
Sophomore Caleb Foxwell has been awarded the Worcester Prep John “Tres” B. Lynch III Lacrosse Camp Scholarship. The scholarship includes $500 toward a lacrosse camp of choice and a $200 gift card to Lax World. An Ocean City local, Lynch was an avid athlete, coach and 1988 graduate of WPS. The scholarship was established by… Read more »
Daughters Of The American Revolution Present DAR Bronze ROTC Medals
The General Levin Winder Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) recently presented DAR Bronze ROTC Medals to Cadet Destinee Johnson of Pocomoke High School and Madison Mendiaz of Snow Hill High School. Recipients of this award must be either a junior or senior student in a secondary school JROTC program or a… Read more »
Ocean Pines Association And Ocean Pines Pickleball Club Host Ribbon Cutting Event
The Ocean Pines Association and the Ocean Pines Pickleball Club hosted a ribbon cutting event for its eight new pickleball courts at the Manklin Meadows Racquet Sports Complex last month. Nearly 200 people were in attendance at the event.
We Remember Those We Have Lost – June 9, 2017
Norma M. WilsonBERLIN – Norma M. Wilson, age 81, passed away on Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at the Berlin Nursing Home.Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of German immigrants, the late George G. Mosburger and Helena E. Mosburger.She is survived by her faithful, loving husband of 59 years, Kenneth G. Wilson; her daughters, LauraLee… Read more »
The Resorter … Revisited – June 9, 2017
Season of 1972Volume XVIIIEdition 12Issue HighlightsThis 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 1st Street. Free delivery in… Read more »
Four Worcester County Students Awarded Scholarships From Worcester County Arts Council
Four talented Worcester County students have been each awarded art scholarship from the Worcester County Arts Council. Madeline Goddard, art therapy major at West Virginia University, and Rebeka Kline, Pocomoke High School graduate, have each received $1,000 in support of their artistic goals. Jordan Riddleberger, Snow Hill High School graduate, has been awarded $1,000 scholarship… Read more »
Cops And Courts – June 9, 2017
Trespassing, Assault ChargesOCEAN CITY — An Elkton woman was arrested on assault, resisting arrest and trespassing charges last weekend after allegedly refusing to leave the premises of the midtown nightclub and later kicking several police officers trying to book her.Around 11:45 p.m. last Saturday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer responded to a trespassing… Read more »
Jackson Fernely Named Finalist In “If I Were Mayor, I Would …” Essay Contest
Worcester Prep fourth grade student Jackson Fernley was named a finalist in the District 1 statewide “If I were Mayor, I would …” essay contest sponsored by The Maryland Municipal League (MML). He is pictured with his teacher Erin Shimko.