Members of the Career Fire Fighter Paramedics Association of Ocean City, IAFF Local 4269 accepted a donation from K-Coast Surf Shop’s 10th Annual Reef Surf Challenge. To date K-Coast has donated over $10,000 to the Paramedics. Pictured, from left, are President Tom Kane, K-Coast Manager Mark Harrell and Co-Owner Mark Pugh and Past President Michael… Read more »

Lilly Jones recently came up with a unique way to celebrate her birthday. For her sixth birthday, Jones and her friends decorated and planted flower pots, which she will donate to the Berlin Nursing Home. Pictured, from left, are Jamie Adams, Grace Brukiewa, Mary Mergott, Victoria Mueller, Jones, Brittyn Leonard, Kaitlyn Mourlas and Griffin Jones.

The XI Beta Episilon Sorority sisters recently celebrated their chapter’s birthday at the Marina Deck in Ocean Pines. President Shirley Ballantine, front second from left, is pictured with 12 of the chapter’s 16 members. The sorority raises funds throughout the year for numerous charities in the area.

Teacher Nery Holdren recently arranged to use the Ocean Pines library branch to offer high quality Spanish lessons for children 5-7. Pictured, front, are Ian Ramnarain, Kennedy Hamby and Liam Foley; and, back, Damiana Colley, Erika Holdren and Kaya Colley. Not pictured are Maeve Donahue and Kayden Hamby.

The Republican Women of Worcester County Luncheon was held last month at the Restaurant at Lighthouse Sound. Pictured, from left, are Joan Lindenhofen, a new member; Barbara Loffler,Membership Chair; Joe Arminio, guest speaker and author; Ann Lutz, President; and Rosemary Nykvist.

The Optimist Youth Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization part of the Ocean City-Berlin Optimist Club, recently announced the $100,000 raffle winner picked at last month’s Seaside Boat Show. The scholarship lottery campaign is kicked off each year during Sunfest and concludes at the boat show. Above, Thomas Rice, the $100,000 prizewinner, is pictured with George… Read more »

Michaelene Kaminski, flanked by two of her sons, Robert, left, and Stephen of West Ocean City, was the lucky winner of the Ocean City Factory Outlets Valentine Give-Away Package. Kaminiski walked away with gift certificates and merchandise from Outback Steakhouse, Francis Scott Key Family Resort, Deer Run Golf Club, Ocean City Factory Outlets and Perfumania.

The Community Church at Ocean Pines is host site for a food ministry called Angel Food Ministries, a non-profit, non-denominational organization dedicated to providing grocery relief to communities throughout the United States. Distributing boxes last month were Ken Lewis, Madeline and Maurice Wheeler, Joan Ferger, George and Darlene Pierson and Cindy Ayd.