Atlantic General Hospital’s community education team of Denise Esham and Karen Christmas took the “scarey” out of a visit to the hospital by explaining what will happen at the hospital to Showell Elementary students Charles Ailworth, Sommer Smith and Nayeli Vallejos.
Category: Community
SDHS Students Walk Away With Prizes At County Tech Fest
Twenty-eight Stephen Decatur High School Worcester County Tech Fest participants walked away with either silver or gold ribbons when the county announced the winners two weeks ago. Above, Junior Abby Simpson grabbed the most ribbons with nine silver and five gold. She is pictured next to one of her winning photos, “Lazy Butterfly.”
We Remember Those We Have Lost
Jacqueline Kay PetersonBERLIN – Jacqueline Kay Peterson, age 66, died Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin. Born in York, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Earl and Mary Catherine Newcomer. She is survived by her husband, John M. Peterson.Peterson had worked in sales as a decorator with Sears and… Read more »
Ravens Roost Plans Annual Golf Tourney
The Ravens Roost #44, Ocean City, is preparing for its annual Scholarship Golf Tournament on June 4 at 9 a.m., at the Ocean Pines Country Club. Registration forms are available at www.ravensroost44.com or by calling Marc Grimes at 302-222-0159. This year’s scholarship recipients will be graduates of Stephen Decatur High, Indian River High and Worcester Preparatory… Read more »
Decatur Middle School Hosts History Day Competition
Stephen Decatur Middle School hosted a Lower Shore History Day competition, a qualifying round for Maryland History Day to be held at University of Maryland Baltimore County on April 24. Winners at the Maryland History Day competition move on to National History Day at University of Maryland College Park in June. The theme of this… Read more »
Rotary Club Donates Literacy Gift to Showell Elementary
Ocean City/Berlin Rotary Service Projects Director Tom Bickerstaff delivered 120 dictionaries for third grade students at Showell Elementary School. Students Jack Rosenberg, Isabella Yeager, and Rachel Haskill, along with Vice Principal Aaron Dale, accepted the generous literacy gift. The Rotarian gift allows each student to have a dictionary in their backpack to complete homework assignments.
BIS Student Earns Poetry Award
Worcester County Garden Club has announced Addison Cook from Berlin Intermediate School was the first place winner in the Central Atlantic Region Poetry Award. She is pictured with Club Past President Marion Novack and President Mary Lou Scott.
Kiwanis of OP/OC Welcomes Guest Speaker
The Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pines-Ocean City heard from Wayne Littleton, director of the Believe in Tomorrow Children’s Foundation, at its March meeting. Littleton, left, is pictured with Club President Dan Peletier. Since 1986, Believe In Tomorrow has provided over 300,000 overnight accommodations, helping families stay together in the midst of a medical crisis.
We Remember Those We Have Lost
Caitlin Stephens Laird BERLIN – Caitlin Stephens Laird, 25, died March 6, 2010 at Atlantic General Hospital. Born in Salisbury, she is the daughter of Bain W. Laird and Amy Hall Laird. She is survived by her brother, Nathan B. Laird and his wife Tamara. She is also survived by the Hall family of Ocean City,… Read more »
United Way Presents Counseling Service with Generous Donation
The United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore recently presented Worcester Youth and Family Counseling Services (WYFCS) with $39,500 to support the agency’s Lower Shore programs. WYFCS offers professional counseling services, emergency and crisis assistance to families in need, programs for at-risk children, as well as the CASA program which advocates for children who have… Read more »