As part of the Ocean City/Berlin Rotary Club dinner meetings at the Carousel Resort Hotel, President Margo Jones welcomes visiting Rotarians. She is pictured above with Suzanne “Kamaluhia” Woolley, left, from Hawaii Nation Park, Hawaii. The Woolleys are guests of Philip and Donna Hinkle of Ocean City.
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We Remember Those We Have Lost
William Russell MatthewsBERLIN – William Russell Matthews, “Bill”, age 74, died Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2009 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Born in Salisbury, he was the son of the late Russell Edmund Matthews and Mary Hargis Scott Matthews. He is survived by his wife, Katie Belle Gaskins Matthews.He was an electrical design engineer… Read more »
Volunteers Complete Project For Life Crisis Center
United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore’s Community Connection Program recently partnered with Camp Odyssey and volunteers from Best Buy’s Women’s Leadership Forum to complete a landscaping service project for Life Crisis Center, which provides a 24-hour crisis hotline, crisis intervention, shelter and counseling for victims of rape, sexual assault and domestic violence. The volunteers built… Read more »
Scarlet Ladies By The Sea Meet at OP Yacht Club
Scarlet Ladies by the Sea met at the Ocean Pines Yacht Club on Aug. 5 for a summer gathering. Pictured, front, Queen Becky Lawson; second row, Joan Haffer, Jackie Nutwell, Gail Payne, Phyllis Rivet and Pat Collins; third row, Amy Rossiter, Fay Eberly, Ginger Collins and Shirley Ballantyne; and, fourth row, Dottie Smith, Barbara Stawecki… Read more »
C-Span Bus Visits OC/Berlin Rotary Club
The C-SPAN Civics Bus visited the Ocean City/Berlin Rotary Club last month at the Carousel Resort Hotel. Pictured above are Ocean City/Berlin Rotary Club President Margo Jones, center, and her grandniece and nephew Elizabeth and Michael Parent. At left are past president Dan Harris and Jamie Welch, son of member Ed Welch.
Kiwanis Club of OP/OC hosts BBQ Fundraiser
The Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pines-Ocean City hosted its Carolina Pork BBQ fundraiser last week at White Horse Park. Pictured, from left, are Kiwanians Phil Lassiter, chairman of the event, Mark Page, Bud Breidenstein, Elmer Muth and Cliff Andersen.
Lower Shore Chapter Called to Help Distribute Emergency Water
The Lower Shore Chapter of the American Red Cross was called to assist with emergency distribution of fresh water to the community of Rhodes Point on Smith Island. The chapter was contacted last Wednesday afternoon and, thanks to dedicated volunteers and the officials at Somerset County, 160 cases of water were distributed to residents in… Read more »
We Remember Those We Have Lost
Charles Winston Shock, Sr.OCEAN PINES – Charles Winston (Winnie) Shock, Sr., 57, passed peacefully into the arms of his Lord on Friday, July 24, 2009 after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was the husband of Kathy Anne (Halterman) Shock. He is also survived by his children, Shawn R. Stauch of Bastrop, Texas and his… Read more »
C Span Bus Stops in Ocean Pines
The C-SPAN bus stopped by the Ocean Pines County Club parking lot last week. Members of the Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pines-Ocean City were able to tour the mobile unit, which is available to middle school and high school social studies teachers as a free resource to learn more about media, letter writing and… Read more »
Local Realtor Installed as “King Lion”
Realtor Larry Schissler was installed recently as “king lion” of the Ocean City Lions Club. Shissler has been a lion for more than 10 years and has been employed by Long & Foster for more than 18 years. Above, Schissler, left, is pictured with ongoing king lion Ron Edelmann.