More than 125 people attended the Art League of Ocean City (ALOC) Starving Artist Supper earlier this month. Prizes for the holiday show were presented at the dinner. First prize went to James Connolly for his photo; second to Heidi Wetzel for her mixed media; and third to Rina Thaler for her watercolor. Honorable mentions… Read more »

The monthly meeting of the Worcester County Garden Club was held at Bethany United Methodist Church Hall off Route 611. The theme was “Be Creative” with guest demonstrator, Patrick Hochmuth of Dried & Crafted Gourds. Pictured with Hochmuth are some of the club members with gourds they painted.

Al and Jeanne LaVie were the recipients of Stephen Decatur High Schools newly formed “Decatur Lifesavers” Red Cross Club’s first local outreach project. The club volunteered to come out to the LaVie’s home and do exterior painting, clean the gutters, redo garden beds, cut branches, small trees and overgrowth from around the house and do… Read more »

Alan Lee, 13 year director of the Lower Shore Chapter of the American Red Cross, was honored at a surprise retirement dinner and roast recently at Reflections. Lee was surprised by many friends and family members at the event. Above, Lee is pictured blowing out candles on a cake during the first-class sendoff.

The General Levin Winder Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution recently visited with veterans at The Arbor at Ocean Pines in observance of Veterans Day.  Seated, from left, are Veterans EP Chmielewski, Bob Massey, William Harris, John Spurrier and Will Russell. Standing, from left, are DAR members Pat Arata, Sue Mallory, Jacqueline Spurrier,… Read more »

Kay Hoyle of Ocean Pines has won the Art League of Ocean City scholarship raffle. The prize is David Orlando Bunting’s oil painting, “The Avondale,” representing Baltimore Avenue and Talbot Street in downtown Ocean City circa 1925. It is from a postcard of that era. Raffle proceeds support the annual scholarship fund. The ALOC presents… Read more »

Women Supporting Women (WSW), a nonprofit organization that provides support and resources for breast cancer survivors, is currently conducting a campaign to raise funds for the group’s endowment fund at the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore (CFES). Richard Van Gelder and his sister, Pamela M. Niemiec, gave the initial gift that established the Women… Read more »

Dr. Lawrence Michnick, middle, and Dr. Geoffrey Robbins, right, owners of Atlantic Dental Cosmetic & Family Dentistry in West Ocean City, present a check for $2,500 to Stephanie Meehan, chairperson of the Holiday Wrappings Committee. The donation will aid in the crusade against cancer and directly benefit the American Cancer Society’s annual “Holiday Wrappings” Luncheon,… Read more »

Friends and supporters joined at Carrabba’s in West Ocean City for an Italian feast hosted by Adam Osborne and the staff of Carrabba’s Italian Grill. The luncheon was a fundraiser for the Volunteers in Mission Team of Community Church at Ocean Pines. The group will travel to Mississippi in January to repair homes that remain… Read more »