Germantown School Community Heritage Center held its December board meeting at the school to discuss collaborations with the Taylor House Museum. Partnering on some events will strengthen local history and be beneficial to our community. Pictured are Dr. Cora Small, Taylor House President Melissa Reid, Germantown School President Barbara Purnell and Vaughn White.
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Ocean Pines Anglers Club 2021 Angler Of The Year
The Ocean Pines Anglers Club presented the awards for 2021 Angler Of The Year at the December meeting. Pictured, from left, are this year’s winners with their leading catches by species Frank Tortella, fresh water trout and spot; Scott Carstairs, striped bass and croaker; Bob Woodward, flounder; Ken Thompson accepting for son Adam Thompson, red drum; and… Read more »
Who’s Playing When & Where – December 31, 2021
Atlantic Hotel 410-641-3589 2 North Main St., Berlin Mondays: Earl BeardsleyCaptain’s Table 410-289-7192 15th St. & Baltimore Ave. In The Courtyard Marriott Fridays: Phil PerdueCoins Pub 410-289-3100 28th St. Plaza On Coastal Hwy. Friday, Dec. 31: Full CircleCrabcake Factory Bayside 302-988-5000 37314 Lighthouse Rd., Rte. 54 Selbyville, DE Friday, Dec. 31: Kevin PooleCrawl Street Tavern… Read more »
Worcester Preparatory Lower School Students Visit Santa And Give Gifts At Diakoni
Worcester Preparatory School’s (WPS) Lower School eagerly lined up to visit with Santa and give gifts to those in need at Diakonia. Each Lower School student arrived in the dining hall with a wrapped gift, or several, and handed them personally to Santa for a donation to Diakonia to assist 80 families. Pictured, front from… Read more »
Bourbon Street At The Beach Hosted A Diakonia Benefit Concert
Bourbon Street at the Beach hosted a Diakonia benefit concert by the Jimmy Charles Band last week. During the event the local Knights of Columbus chapter was on hand to present a $1,000 donation. Above, Diakonia Board members Amy Ginnavan and Rob Dunne are pictured with Charles and Knights of Columbus representatives Tom Irwin and… Read more »
Things To Do Around Town – December 31, 2021
Every Monday: TOPS Meeting 5-6:30 p.m. Atlantic General Hospital, Berlin. Take Off Pounds Sensibly is a support group promoting weight loss and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Call Rose 443-880-8444.Every Friday: Bingo Knights of Columbus will host with doors open at 5 p.m. and bingo beginning promptly at 6:30 p.m. Held at the Co-lumbus Hall at… Read more »
Voices From The Readers – December 31, 2021
50-State MarathonerOffers InspirationEditor:While we all hoped that 2021 would be a welcome change from the COVID disaster of year of 2020, it appears that our hopes were dashed. Although vaccines are readily available for those who want it and severe illnesses are being curtailed thanks to new precautions, we are now under the Omicron variant… Read more »
Obituaries – December 31, 2021
Leonard Forsythe HodgesBERLIN — Leonard “Lenny” Forsythe Hodges, 85, of Berlin, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021 at Peninsula Regional Hospital in Salisbury.He was the son of the late Aloysius Coode and Helen Forsythe Hodges. Leonard was the loving husband of the late Sheila Marie Howell, whom he married on April 12, 1958,… Read more »
Ugly Sweater Party Held at American Legion Post 166
An ugly sweater party was recently held at the Ocean City American Legion Post 166. Contest winners were, from left, Gwen and Kevin Braecklein, funniest sweater; Mike Torlish, most creative sweater; and and Bonnie Strawbridge, sporting the ugliest sweater.
Cops & Courts – December 31, 2021
Stop Leads To Weapon ArrestOCEAN CITY — A local man was arrested last week after a concealed deadly weapon was allegedly found in his vehicle following a traffic stop.Around 1 a.m. last Friday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer patrolling in the downtown area observed a vehicle fail to make a complete stop at… Read more »