The families of Merrill Lynch in Ocean City bowled at Ocean Lanes last Sunday to benefit the Big Brothers Big Sisters Lower Eastern Shore. The event raised over $4,000. Above are the Selzer, Giles, Bergeman and Wilson families gathering together for a good cause.

To show its appreciation for sponsoring the OCDC/Art Davis Memorial Golf Tournament for the past seven years, the OCDC provided Fred Lankford, president of Lankford Sysco Food Services, an A. Aubrey Bodine print of Ocean City. Proceeds from the OCDC golf tournament are used toward revitalization efforts in downtown Ocean City. Pictured, from left, are… Read more »

Certificates of appreciation from Maryland’s Most Beautiful People Award program were recently presented to the volunteers that maintain the Worcester County Veterans Memorial at Ocean Pines. Pictured, from left, with Commissioner Louise Gulyas are John Henglein, Dave Smith, Al Bridgman and Bill Lee.

Sponsored by the General Levin Winder Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Most Blessed Sacrament School students Alexandra March and Patrick Wojcik placed first in the statewide Junior American Citizens creative expression contests. March was the third grade winner for stamp design and Wojcik was the seventh graade poster winner. Above, from left, are… Read more »

The Angel Food program at Community Church delivered 277 boxes of food as part of the food outreach ministry last month. The program is staffed by an all volunteer group, including local high school students, that takes the orders, picks up the food at a drop site, sorts the food into boxes and distributes the… Read more »

Gail Whaley, pictured with Todd Hershey, Atlantic General Hospital Foundation Chair, was recently honored for her five years of service on the foundation board at the March general membership meeting. Along with her service to the foundation, Whaley also served as the special events chair from 2002-2008 and helped shape the foundation’s special events into… Read more »

Star Charities recently participated in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Ocean City. Above, Morgan Curry, a student at Stephen Decatur High School, who impersonated Elvis, is pictured with parade chair Susan Curtis. The float featured the upcoming 12th Annual Alzheimer’s Gala “Vegas Escape”, which will take place on Sunday, May 17 at the Clarion Fontainebleau… Read more »

The Berlin Heritage Foundation held its 16th Annual Eastern Shore Dinner last weekend at Harrison’s Harbor Watch. The foundation was created to promote the history of the community with the major goal being the restoration of the Calvin B. Taylor House Museum on Main Street. Among those attending the annual dinner benefit were, from left,… Read more »

Ocean Pines Garden Club recently picked its tree planting location for Arbor Day. Pictured, from left, are Jan Tillman, Gail Jankowski, Penny McGrath, Don Davis, Darlene Musitano and Carolyn Henglein.

PNC Bank was well represented in this month’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Ocean City. Pictured are Jamie Shrewsbury, Dana Wilson, Darlene Brittingham, Kerri Hancock and friend Tracy, April Sanders, Abbi Irelan, Georgina Cathell and Elizabeth Brosnahan (go-kart)