The Lower Shore Chapter of the American Red Cross was called to assist with emergency distribution of fresh water to the community of Rhodes Point on Smith Island.  The chapter was contacted last Wednesday afternoon and, thanks to dedicated volunteers and the officials at Somerset County, 160 cases of water were distributed to residents in… Read more »

The C-SPAN bus stopped by the Ocean Pines County Club parking lot last week. Members of the Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pines-Ocean City were able to tour the mobile unit, which is available to middle school and high school social studies teachers as a free resource to learn more about media, letter writing and… Read more »

Realtor Larry Schissler was installed recently as “king lion” of the Ocean City Lions Club. Shissler has been a lion for more than 10 years and has been employed by Long & Foster for more than 18 years. Above, Schissler, left, is pictured with ongoing king lion Ron Edelmann.

Members of the Coastal Stewards are pictured with Congressman Frank Kratovil last Saturday at the 11th Annual Blessing of the Combines in Snow Hill. Coastal Stewards is a summer youth employment program partnership funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and the National Park Service, and managed by the Maryland Coastal Bays Program… Read more »

Margaret Long, vice president of the Pine’eer Craft Club, discusses with Jamie Englishmen, president of the Ocean Pines Volunteer Fire Department, plans for the Pine’eer Club Arts and Crafts Festival, which will take place Aug. 1 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. It will include over 100 vendors utilizing White Horse Park and the bay of the fire department…. Read more »

Chairing Worcester Preparatory School’s 40th Anniversary GALA Celebration are, from left, Ann Moore, Rehoboth Beach; Lily Gosnear, Rehoboth Beach; and Michelle Dashiell, Ocean City. The chairmen and their committees are hard at work planning a festive event that will be held at the Roland E. Powell Convention Center in Ocean City on Saturday, Feb. 20,… Read more »

Barry Laws and Baxter Brasure, Taylor Bank representatives, recently presented a check to the Delmarva Discovery Center (DDC) in the amount of $2,500. Receiving the check is DDC Executive Director Brian Garrett along with members of the Board of Directors of the DDC. This check is the third of four pledged donations totaling $10,000 from… Read more »

A golf tournament held in memory of Bill Wills raised $5,000 for the benefit of Coastal Hospice. Tournament organizers recently presented a check to Coastal Hospice President Alane Capen. Pictured, from left, are Bob and Ruby Dillon, Terrie Wills, Capen and Julie and Bob Sadler.

Boog’s BBQ and Drive-Thru owner J.W. Powell is pictured presenting a bike to Cody Vance from the bike giveaway at the establishment’s grand opening last week.

The wall murals on Dorchester Street by the Boardwalk are presently being renovated by two of the original painters who completed the original murals and another artist. Local artist Earl Cantine and Colleen Black of Pittsburgh and Juro Molcak of Slovakia painted the original mural in 2003. The mural depicts postcards of Old Ocean City…. Read more »