Four talented Worcester County students have been each awarded art scholarship from the Worcester County Arts Council. Madeline Goddard, art therapy major at West Virginia University, and Rebeka Kline, Pocomoke High School graduate, have each received $1,000 in support of their artistic goals. Jordan Riddleberger, Snow Hill High School graduate, has been awarded $1,000 scholarship… Read more »
The Kiwanis Club of Ocean Pines-Ocean City recently donated $500 to Cedar Chapel Special School Principal Belinda Gulyas, who was the guest speaker at a meeting last month. Gulyas is pictured with Kiwanis Club President Barbara Peletier.
During the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) Annual Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo in Washington, DC, Coastal Association of REALTORS® (CAR) members and staff traveled to Capitol Hill to meet with the federal elected officials who represent Maryland’s 1st District. The purpose of the visits was to share with elected officials NAR’s legislative priorities. Above,… Read more »
Berlin Intermediate School student Gavin Stearn was recently named the Franklin Burroughs Golf Scholarship winner. Burroughs was a local businessman for many years before his untimely passing. Stearn is pictured with his parents, Dave and Nina Stearn, and Ocean City Recreation Manager Al “Hondo” Handy. Stearn will attend the Eagles Landing Golf Camp this summer.
Christine Selzer, Resident Director, of the Merrill Lynch office in Ocean City, and Spencer Cropper, the firm’s summer intern, presented a $5,000 check last week from the Bank of America/Merrill Lynch foundation to Claudia Nagle, executive director of Diakonia.
The Historic St. Martin’s Church Museum Foundation was presented with a DAR Historic Preservation Recognition award by the General Levin Winder Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) on Sunday, May 21. Historic Preservation Committee Chair Barbara May initiated the award, which recognizes and honors an individual or group that has done remarkable… Read more »
The Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pines-Ocean City celebrated the 37th anniversary of the chartering of the club last month. The celebration had some great entertainment from the local performing group, Radio Airwaves Productions. Kiwanian J. Graham Caldwell formed the group in 2003 and still leads them and performs at local venues. Pictured, from left, are… Read more »
The 2017 Jesse Klump Memorial Scholarship, valued at $15,000, was awarded to Snow Hill High School senior Zoe Jackson, right, by Fund President Kim Klump. Jackson plans to pursue a degree to become a special education teacher.
Eleven ladies from the Eastern Shore Region of the Maryland Federation of Republican Women recently attended the 1st Lady’s Luncheon in Annapolis. A portion of the funds raised were donated to “Love Works,” one of the governor’s wife’s favorite charities.
Boy Scouts of America Troop 261 showed true community spirit on April 30 in volunteering to paint the Colonial Kitchen Garden fence at historic Rackliffe House. The troop also enjoyed a tour of the historic house and grounds.