The Ocean City Public Art Committee Co-Chairs Lauren Taylor and Vicki Barrett, center, and committee members Veronica Kahn, left, and Rebecca Taylor, right, make plans for yet another fun evening to benefit public art in Ocean City. The theme is “Dress to Impress” and it will be held on Friday, March 19, at 6:30 p.m…. Read more »

The Ocean Pines Players, which includes the Children’s Theatre and Radio Airwaves, donated $1,500 to the Stephen Decatur Show Choir for its Performing Arts Consultants/Music Fest Competition to be held in Orlando, Fla. on April 6-11. Under the direction of Joann Harvey, 110 students will compete. Above, Harvey is pictured at the keyboard with Ocean… Read more »

King Lion Larry Schissler, right, presents 30 Polar Bear Trauma Dolls to Ocean City Police Captain Kevin Kirstein. Officers dispense the trauma dolls throughout the year when youngsters are impacted by distressing events.

The Winterfest Gala Committee recently presents a $1,500 check to the Delmarva Chefs and Cooks Association President Gary Leach, executive chef of the Roland E. Powell Convention Center. Pictured, from left, are committee members Evelyn Hallowell, Michelle Myers, Chair Nancy Dofflemyer, Leach, Phillip Cropper, Karen Johnson, Debi, Curd and Veronica Donaldson.

Ladies from the Ocean Pines-based Star Charities presented a $1,500 check to Coastal Hospice representative Judith Dorsey. The money was raised at a Jan. 16 “Beef and Beer” fund raiser. Pictured, from left, are Nancy Engelke, Barbara Mazzei, Star Charities President Anna Foultz, Stacy Schaffer, Joan Gentile and Dorsey

The Knights of Columbus Ocean City Council last week hosted its annual social banquet, which featured numerous awards being presented throughout the night. One of the highlights of the event was a check presentation to June Walker of the Worcester County Development Center for $15,617 raised during the organization’s tootsie roll drive where tootsie rolls… Read more »

Optimists recently took a few minutes from planning for the Seaside Boat Show and Scholarship Lotto for a photo. Pictured, front from left, are Bob Russell, President; Lew Frey, Vice President; and Charlie Dorman, Boat Show Chairman; and, back from left, Ralph Green, Vice President; and Rich Dalton, Lotto Chairman

Ocean City Lions Club member Wayne Cannon presents a “thank you” check from the club to Ocean City-Berlin Leo Club President Lindsey Bankert. The check will be used for the Leo Club’s many community projects. The Leo Club is the Lions’ youth-based group headquartered at Stephen Decatur High School.

The Democratic Women’s Club was honored to have Warden Ira Shockley and Assistant Warden Rita Lawson give interesting insights into life at the Snow Hill jail at the club’s January meeting at the Ocean Pines Community Center. Club meetings are held the third Monday of each month at 10 a.m. Pictured, from left, are Diana… Read more »

Volunteers from the Community Church are pictured preparing to leave on a mission trip to Galveston, Texas. The group left last weekend and will spend a week in the area helping to rebuild homes heavily damaged by Hurricane Ike. The volunteers will be housed at LeMarque United Methodist Church in LeMarque, Texas Pictured, front from left,… Read more »