At the Salvation Army 2010 Red Kettle Campaign Kick-Off Celebration, the Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pines-Ocean City was presented the 2009 first place Bell Ringer Award in the club or organization category for collecting over $8,000 in the 2009 campaign.   Every year Kiwanians ring the bell for holiday collections at the Wal-Mart on Route 50 and will do… Read more »

Stephen Decatur High School junior Mya Taylor, senior Courtney Coleman, junior Jacqueline Saldana, and senior Chrissy Aperance are headed to perform at the half-time show at this year’s Citrus Bowl in December.  The four earned the opportunity after the Stephen Decatur varsity cheer team qualified with a superior rating while attending the Pine Forest Cheer… Read more »

Assateague Questers President Jackie Landon presents Julia A. Purnell Museum Director Claire Otterbein with a check for $1,000.  The funds are to be used for exhibit upgrades. 

Gwen Lehman was honored during Worcester Youth and Family Counseling Services’ 35th Anniversary and Annual Review for her many years of dedication and service to the non-profit.  Her outstanding contributions to the agency, which serves the residents of Worcester County, were recognized with a commemorative sun.

The Worcester County Commission for Women honored four ladies from Worcester County for being selected as “Jewels of Worcester County” at a tea at the Ocean Pines Yacht Club. The ladies were presented with proclamations by County Commissioners Judy Boggs and Louise Gulyas. Shown standing, from left, are Germaine Garner, Friends of the Commission, Pocomoke; Boggs;… Read more »

The Career Fire Fighter Paramedics Association of Ocean City, IAFF Local 4269 and the Red Knights Motorcycle Club Md. Chapter 3 are co-sponsoring Bishopville native Ashley Tartufo, who will be running on the IAFF Burn Foundation Fire Fighter Marathon Team. Tartufo, a Career Fire Fighter/Paramedic with Howard County Fire Rescue, was inspired to join the… Read more »

The Maryland Association of Realtors®, a statewide organization, came out to a Saturday Work Day where the team of realtors placed siding on a Flower Street home along with Habitat for Humanity (HFH). Pictured are Ron Buckley, HFH, Robert and Anjolene Whaley of Greater Capital Area Association of Realtors; Joe Puser, HFH; Steve Drummond, HFH; Tameka Pinkney, future… Read more »

The Ocean Pines Volunteer Fire Department (OPVFD) held an Open House this month to celebrate the Silver Anniversary of their EMS (Emergency Medical Services) Department. Congressman Frank Kratovil sent one of his staff members to the event to present a proclamation recognizing the milestone.  Pictured, from left, are OPVFD Vice President Steve Rosen Kratovil Community Liaison… Read more »

Kim Ford, activities director at the Berlin Nursing Home, spoke with the sixth grade barracuda team at Berlin Intermediate to help kick off their Service Learning project. Students will visit residents at the Berlin Nursing home several times throughout the school year to make projects and entertain the residents. With Ford are students Cory Hathaway,… Read more »

The Caine Woods Community Association (CWCA) held its second annual charity crab feast at Higgins Crab House North in Ocean City on Saturday, Sept. 25. The crab feast was the final event of the year for the association’s selected charity, the Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program, Delmarva Chapter. This year, the CWCA raised $4,700, double… Read more »