The Worcester County Garden Club held a workshop at Stevenson United Methodist Church Hall during which members brought assorted greenery and flowers to make holiday arrangements for their homes. Club members are pictured with their holiday arrangements.
Category: Community
SoDel Family Day of Giving Held
Thompson Island Brewing Company employees Bethany Flick, Logan Redden, Gaby Castillo and Mason Strecker prepare to serve customers on Dec. 5, which was the SoDel Family Day of Giving. All the proceeds went to SoDel Cares.
Optimist Club Held a Christmas lunch
The Ocean City-Berlin Optimist Club held a Christmas lunch at the Marlin Club Dec. 9. Members of the club brought gifts to be placed in a Toys for Tots collection box.
Lions Club Held Annual Christmas Family Campaign
The Berlin Lions Club held their annual Christmas Family Campaign Saturday Dec 16. The club provided food, gifts, clothing and bikes for 15 local families. Pictured are several Berlin Lions Club members and their families. The club is now prepping for its annual hog sale in February.
Anglers Club Hosts Believe In Tomorrow
Believe In Tomorrow Director Mary Brown and Assistant Amanda Koontz were guests of the Ocean Pines Anglers Club, which sponsors a summer program for those staying at Childrens House By The Sea in Ocean City. Captains shown in photo, front, left to right are Fred Stiehl, Jim Rorke, Claude Lewis, Joan O’Dell, Amanda Koontz, Mary… Read more »
Annual MACo Winter Conference Awards Banquet Held
The Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) presented Senator Mary Beth Carozza (R-District 38) with a Legislative Recognition Award at the annual MACo Winter Conference Awards Banquet held at the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Hotel. Pictured left to right are Worcester County Commissioners Diana Purnell (District 2), Chip Bertino (Worcester County President and District 5) and… Read more »
Volunteer Marks 16 Years at the Church Mouse
Berlin resident Helen Wiley this month marked 16 years of volunteering at the Church Mouse, the thrift shop on Main Street in Berlin. The store, operated by St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, uses its proceeds to support a variety of local charitable causes, including Samaritan Ministries in Pocomoke and the Cricket Center, among numerous others.
St. Paul’s Episcopal Held Annual Shred-It Event
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Berlin would like to thank the community for participation in the church’s annual Shred-It event. The well attended event was an opportunity for people to shred sensitive documents as well as collect food items for The Spirit Kitchen at Stevenson United Methodist Church.
Veterans Celebrate Founding of the Marine Corps
Around the world every year on Nov. 10, active duty Marines and members of Marine Corps veteran associations gather to celebrate the birthday of the founding of the Marine Corps. That tradition was upheld by the First State Detachment of the Marine Corps League when it held its celebration at the Ocean Pines Yacht Club. … Read more »
Obituaries – December 22, 2023
Sara Davis ThompsonBERLIN — Sara Davis Thompson, age 85, died after a long illness on Dec. 15, 2023, at the Macky and Pam Stansell House in Ocean Pines, surrounded by loved ones.Born in Berlin on Sept. 6, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Raymond J. and Elizabeth C. Davis. She was married to… Read more »