A popular form of fishing that is affordable for the average fisherman is on a party boat or “head boat” (so-called because there is a flat charge per angler or “per head.”) These boats provide rods, reels and bait and a mate to untangle lines and help bring fish aboard.One of the most famous was… Read more »
First graders at Worcester Preparatory School celebrated their studies in zoology with a virtual field trip to the Lee Richardson Zoo in Garden City, Kan. The Mammal Mania enrichment program gave the young students a firsthand look at special mammal groups such as duck-billed platypus, kangaroos and humans. All the students participated in a question… Read more »
Embarrassing my kids is a lot of fun to me.Life is too stressful and busy not to enjoy the little things in life, and one of those recent delights has been bringing a little bit of mortification to my son Beckett, who is now a whopping 7 years old.A few examples to illustrate the point… Read more »
Peggy Timmons of the Soroptimist International of Berlin/Ocean City Chapter recently presented awards to Stephen Decatur High School graduating seniors Gabrielle Evans and Brittany Wangel. Left, Evans received the Doris B. Taylor Scholarship, which is awarded to the candidate who demonstrates exceptional leadership and academic achievements. Right, Wangel is pictured as the Violet Richardson Award… Read more »
Showell Elementary third grade students Finn Ramnarain and Kate Slaysman enjoyed learning about the importance of the Iron Furnace during a gorgeous field trip last week.
When I saw it on the schedule, I knew I had to go along with Carson on his first field trip to a horse farm.The kid’s love of animals is not reserved for any particular type, but he has a clear affinity for horses. If we are driving in the car and pass a horse,… Read more »
As part of the seventh grade Cobra team’s Service Learning Project at Stephen Decatur Middle School, native tree species were reintroduced into Worcester County. Above, Allison Fleeman makes sure her tree is strong and steady in the soil.
The George Washington Hotel opened in June 1931 on the corner of 10th Street and the Boardwalk in what was then the northern section of Ocean City. At the time of construction, it was the tallest building in town and would remain so until 1970 when the High Point South condominium was built far up… Read more »
Summer of 1967Volume XIIIEdition 2Issue Highlights“The newest, most modern lanes on the shore” was marketing the new Ocean Lanes on 71st Street.In Dick Lohmeyer’s Salty Spray column were a number of tidbits, including this: “pity poor Halcolm Bailey. Since the remodeling of the beautiful new 8th Street Bailey’s Drug Store, Halcolm, like us other natives,… Read more »
At the Annual Spring Music & Art Festival Worcester Preparatory School, Lower School Music Teacher Alana Parker led students in an exciting venue of music and dance selections in a program called, “Musical Mallards Take Flight.” The music and dances presented reflected the diverse cultures represented by the students in Worcester’s Lower School. Lower School Art… Read more »