Ocean City Elementary School custodian Ivory Smith was named the 2023 Maryland State Education Association’s Support Professional of the Year. Smith was honored on Sept. 11 by Cheryl Smith, president of the Maryland State Teacher’s Association, Julie Smith, school principal, and John Carnahan, Uniserv Director for Worcester and Somerset counties.
Category: Community
Kiwanis Club Donates to WCYFS
Kiwanis Club treasurer Carolyn Dryzga delivered a check in the amount of $500 to Worcester County Youth & Family Counseling Services in Berlin, MD. Pictured is Executive Director of WCYFS Jennifer Leggour and Carolyn Dryzga.
Art League Holds Pour Painting Class
Janice Uhitzsch, Patricia Seufert, Beth Leonard, Abigail Imus, and Jimena DeChant made sunflower paintings by pouring the paint onto canvases at the Art League of Ocean City’s Pour Painting Class on Sept. 15.
Berlin Parks Commission Recognizes Service
Berlin resident Bruce Hyder was recently recognized for his years of service on the town’s parks commission. Hyder, center, is pictured with (from left) Berlin Parks Commission members Sarah Hooper, Mike Wiley, Mayor Zack Tyndall and Patricia Dufendach.
Obituaries – October 6, 2023
Lotta Jayne SawyerWEST OCEAN CITY — Lotta Jayne Sawyer, 75, of West Ocean City, passed away on Sept. 20,2023 after a brief illness.She was born in Baltimore to Charles and Lotta Wilson on Feb. 17, 1948. She graduated from Eastern High School.She is survived by her husband of almost 42 years, Charles “Pete” Redden Sawyer;… Read more »
LPGA Amateur Golf Donates to AGH
Atlantic General Hospital received a generous donation of $5,245 from the LPGA Amateur Golf Association Eastern Shore MD/DE chapter. This donation from the chapter’s annual Pink Ball Week fundraising event will assist those in the community who have been diagnosed with breast cancer, specifically those with limited or no healthcare coverage. Pictured from left are… Read more »
New Municipal Committee Members Sworn In
Berlin Mayor Zack Tyndall, right, recently swore in new municipal committee members from left, Erich Pfeffer, Kristen Gerhart, Jennie Allen, Mike Wiley, Patricia Dufendach, Sarah Hooper, Steven Scheiber, Natalie Blanton, Carol Rose and Tony Weeg.
Rotary Club Gives to Believe in Tomorrow
The Ocean City-Berlin Rotary Club recently helped serve dinner and presented a check to Believe in Tomorrow’s Children House by the Sea. Pictured from left to right are Past District Governor Cliff Berg, Mary Brown, Donna Berg, and Amanda Koontz .
Sierra Club Visits UMES
A Sierra Club Lower Eastern Shore group visited University of Maryland Eastern Shore on September 20 to discuss environmental advocacy. Students were encouraged to adopt zero waste practices. Pictured from left to right are Jacky Grindrod, David Ogunola, Joan Worrall.
American Legion Recognizes Donations
The American Legion family of Ocean City Post 166 donated more than $307,000 in the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2023. The funds went to 70 different charitable organizations, veterans groups, and public service organizations. Also included in the total was $58,000 in scholarships. In the photo, charity committee member Ben Dawson, Post Commander… Read more »