Summer of 1958Volume IVEdition 1Issue HighlightsBill’s Famous Ship Café, located at 14th Street and Synepuxent Bay, was open from 6 a.m.-2 a.m. and home to the New Bill Jim, which was billed as the “Fastest Boat in Ocean City Marlin Fleet.”A story, headlined “New Buildings, Projects Spotlight 1959 Season,” included mentions of the new Ocean… Read more »
Stephen Decatur High School juniors Ashley Dear and Teri Adelhardt and seniors Jacob Eisenman and Gary Qian competed in round one of the Stephen Decatur High School Academic Team Invitational at Wor-Wic Community College on Friday, March 7. SDHS hosted eight teams and came in third in the double elimination tournament.
St. Patrick’s Parade day in OCThat people put televisions in their bathroomsConfidently riding through a sobriety checkpointThe sand at Siesta Key beach in FloridaPlaces that serve breakfast all dayA surprising phone callDaffodils popping through before springSpecial events in BerlinHigh school sportsThe smell of leather at a baseball gameA house with a huge kitchen
Kindergarteners at Showell Elementary celebrated the 100th day of school with many fun filled learning activities while dressed as 100-year-olds. Standing, from left, are Lilah Johnstone, Skyler Kim, Jayden Johnson, Magnolia Pfaff, Emma Walsh, Regine Sallah, Alexandru Bernatchi, Kensi Turner and Catherine Schwind; and, seated, Mazie Cropper-Timmons, Seth Ashcraft, Jackson Cropper-Timmons, Nate Winklebauer and Tyler… Read more »
Stephen Decatur High School Key Club members Jordan Klebe, Samantha Schachter and Sam Colbert kept last month’s Key Club Blood Drive running smoothly with nearly 100 volunteering to donate blood. Submitted Photos
Berlin Intermediate School students donated 146 pairs of jeans to Diakonia. “Jeans for Teens,” a combined effort between Aeropostle Clothing, Berlin Intermediate School and Diakonia held its annual Teens for Jeans collection in January and February and had quite a successful collection. Fifth grader, Jaiden Hardy, was the top contributor with 14 pairs of jeans donated, followed closely by Taoca Johnson… Read more »
Fifteen years is a long life for a dog.That’s what I kept telling myself as I said goodbye Monday morning to my first dog. His name was Fletch, a yellow lab that has been a major part of my life since the summer of 1998.This dog was a big deal to me. He was special… Read more »
When a firefighter dies, it is said that “he has answered his last alarm.” Charles Elliott passed away on Oct. 22, 2008 and Engine 8, the Ocean City Volunteer Fire Company’s antique parade piece (a 1953 Ford/American) was draped in black and placed on the ramp at the 15th Street fire headquarters.Less than a week… Read more »
Students at Stephen Decatur Middle School were recently awarded a total of 29 medals in the Worcester County Tech Fest. Contest categories include web design, multimedia presentations, computer programming, CAD design, poster and banner creation, photography and more. SDMS Gold and Silver award winners were, front, Spencer Carbaugh, Malea Saunders, Piper Connors, Katherine Kotsifakis and… Read more »
Students in Julie Vorsteg’s kindergarten class at Ocean City Elementary School wrote about reasons that they are lucky. Pictured, from left, are Charlotte Haskell, Marely Cabello-Vargas, Jack Brady, Mary Short and Samantha Ruppert.