Over 225 people attend the 3rd Annual Blues on the Bay fundraiser at Macky’s Bayside in Ocean City on Sept. 19 to raise money for Coastal Hospice at the Ocean. Pictured, from left, are Rodney Abbott, and Coastal Hospice Board members Debbie Abbott, Patricia Dempsey and Rick Holloway.
The winners of the Worcester County Arts Council’s “Artists Choice” Juried Art Show were honored at the opening reception held on Sept. 14 at the Arts Council Gallery. Dee Brua won first prize for her watercolor painting titled “Poppies”, Charlotte Poore placed second for watercolor painting, “Powell Creek Storm”, and Janet Trimper won third prize… Read more »
Five local Gold Star Mothers were honored on Sept. 5 at the 4th Annual Patriot Day Fashion Show and Luncheon at the Clarion Hotel in Ocean City. The event is organized by the Republican Women of Worcester County (RWWC). Pictured, from left, are Toni Coffland (son Christopher, US Army, Afghanistan, 2009); Colleen Eastman (son Sean… Read more »
The Pinesteppers Square Dance Club meets every Wednesday for workshops and sponsors a dance every month on the fourth Saturday. All activities are held at the Ocean Pines Community Center. Pictured above are Ed Shaffer, caller for the club, and his wife Jane at an event in Chincoteague.
United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore recently held the seventh annual CEO & Coordinator Breakfast, inviting local business and community leaders to officially kick off the 2012 United Way campaign. Over 200 attendees gathered to hear inspirational speeches and updates on how United Way is uniting the community and changing lives throughout the Lower… Read more »
Every year the Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pines-Ocean City donates money to local schools in support of their programs. There’s a K-Kids Club at Buckingham Elementary, a Builders Club at Berlin Intermediate School as well as Key Clubs at Stephen Decatur High and The Salisbury School. The club donated $1,000 to each school. Pictured, from… Read more »
Chris and Amanda Cropper are shown being presented with a certificate of appreciation by Chief Arnold Downing for assisting the Berlin Police Department with last month’s flooding in the Town of Berlin. Cropper utilized his Log Skidder to assist with several water rescues and allowed police to use a heavy duty tow truck to navigate… Read more »
On behalf of Ocean Point, Ltd., President Steve Kenny recently presented $1,600 to Steve Weimer, who played for Kirby’s Pub softball team this summer and spearheaded a grassroots fundraising campaign for the American Cancer Society (ACS). Weimer’s team went undefeated this summer, going 16-0, and Kenny had pledged prior to the season to donate $100… Read more »
Eastern Correctional Institution officers who graduated in the 85th entrance-level class of the Eastern Shore Criminal Justice Academy operated by Wor-Wic Community College in Salisbury are, front rom left, John B. Belleville, Barry G. Bruno, Shirl L. Carmine, Bruce M. Dashiell III, Brian K. Green, Aneetra L. Hankerson and Stacy A. Huffman; and, back from… Read more »
Wicomico and Worcester County jail and correctional officers who graduated in the 85th entrance-level class of the Eastern Shore Criminal Justice Academy operated by Wor-Wic Community College in Salisbury are shown in the front row, from left, Heath A. Cowger, Garry A. Howell and Lynne P. Massey of the Worcester County Jail and Detention Center…. Read more »