The Maryland Association of Realtors®, a statewide organization, came out to a Saturday Work Day where the team of realtors placed siding on a Flower Street home along with Habitat for Humanity (HFH). Pictured are Ron Buckley, HFH, Robert and Anjolene Whaley of Greater Capital Area Association of Realtors; Joe Puser, HFH; Steve Drummond, HFH; Tameka Pinkney, future… Read more »
Category: Community
OPVFD Celebrates Silver Anniversary
The Ocean Pines Volunteer Fire Department (OPVFD) held an Open House this month to celebrate the Silver Anniversary of their EMS (Emergency Medical Services) Department. Congressman Frank Kratovil sent one of his staff members to the event to present a proclamation recognizing the milestone. Pictured, from left, are OPVFD Vice President Steve Rosen Kratovil Community Liaison… Read more »
Service Learning Kicks Off At BIS
Kim Ford, activities director at the Berlin Nursing Home, spoke with the sixth grade barracuda team at Berlin Intermediate to help kick off their Service Learning project. Students will visit residents at the Berlin Nursing home several times throughout the school year to make projects and entertain the residents. With Ford are students Cory Hathaway,… Read more »
We Remember Those We Have Lost
Charles Christian TiptonOCEAN CITY – Charles Christian Tipton, 48, of Ocean City and formerly of Hollywood, Fla., died Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010 at home.He was born in Baltimore and was the son of Elinor M. Scheeler and the late William Henry Tipton.He had been a yacht builder for Marine Max in Hollywood, Fla. and was… Read more »
CWCA Held 2nd Annual Crab Feast
The Caine Woods Community Association (CWCA) held its second annual charity crab feast at Higgins Crab House North in Ocean City on Saturday, Sept. 25. The crab feast was the final event of the year for the association’s selected charity, the Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program, Delmarva Chapter. This year, the CWCA raised $4,700, double… Read more »
Eagle Scout Projects Help Community
The Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore (CFES), in conjunction with the Dan Prengaman Memorial Fund, supported a number of local scouts in their Eagle Scout projects, including Stephen Decatur High School senior Patrick Lieb. The two non-profit organizations also teamed up to support the Stephen Decatur High School drama department in its endeavor to… Read more »
“Red Hats” Kayak
Red Hat Scarlet Ladies by the Sea went kayaking with Ayers Creek Adventures last week. Pictured, first row, are Barbara Farrell, Barbara Bitetti, Cheryl Kusy, Betty Becker, Joan Haffer, Becky Lawson, Brenda Walton and Connie Yates; second row, Justine Florczyk, Amy Rossiter, Gail Payne, Gerrie Jansen, Emma Hopkins, Dottie Smith, Jackie Nutwell, Fay Eberly, Pat Collins and Ruth… Read more »
Paper Back Book Library Project Underway
Showell Elementary Principal Diane Shorts, left, is shown receiving a $300 donation from the Republican Women of Worcester County Literacy Chair Lou Etta McClaflin for the school’s “Paper Back Book Library Project”. All third graders will be allowed to select new books from the project bag to enjoy during the year. Shown also are Vice… Read more »
Money Raised For Alzheimer’s Research
Anna Foultz, president of Star Charities, presented a $1,000 check to Dan McGrath, president of NARFE Ocean Area Chapter 2274, to be used for Alzheimer’s research. The money was raised at the annual NARFE fundraiser organized and produced by Star Charities last month. Pictured are NARFE Acting VP Sandy McAbee, Foultz, NARFE President Dan McGrath and Star Charities volunteers Barbara Mazzei… Read more »
We Remember Those We Have Lost
Evelyn Armstrong ElliottOCEAN CITY- Evelyn Armstrong Elliott, 89, died Tuesday, June 15, 2010, at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin.Born in New York, she was a daughter of the late John Armstrong and Isabella Steel Armstrong. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joe Sire Elliott, in 1993. Mrs. Elliott was a homemaker. She was… Read more »