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It was another week of wild weather extremes, as a couple inches of snow fell last Friday afternoon followed by spring-like temperatures Photo by Lee Mikles in the 60s this week. Above, a snow-covered beach is pictured at sunrise last Saturday.

Inaugural Summer Music Festival In Resort Announces Headlining Acts

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Ocean City Forming Task Force, Hiring Consultant To Study Parking Problems

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Cutest Pet Of The Month The winner of last month’s Cutest Pet of the Month Contest was Sinatra, a 2-year-old Haskimo owned by Anna Hobbs.

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Jellyfish Festival co-organizer Brad Hoffman is pictured at the musical lineup reveal at the Ocean City Performing Arts Center on Tuesday. Above right, Ocean City Mayor Rick Meehan, center, discusses the June festival with Hoffman and Illusion Sound and Lighting President and CEO Brian Gilpin. Not pictured is festival co-organizer Joe “Salty” Selthoffer.

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BY BETHANY HOOPER

STAFF WRITER

OCEAN CITY – Styx, Crack the Sky, Newsboys and Ballyhoo are among the 18 acts scheduled to appear at this year’s inaugural Jellyfish Festival in Ocean City.

With nearly four months remaining until live music, extreme sports and family fun converge in a weekend-long special event, producers this week gave community stakeholders a glimpse of national, regional and local acts that will be featured at the Jellyfish Festival in June.

This year, musical acts will perform throughout the weekend of June 2123.

“We worked significantly to bring these acts together, to bring the bands together, to bring this vibe together,” organizer Brad Hoffman said, “to create a festival that is family friendly and fits the needs of Ocean City, Md. in June.”

On June 21, Ballyhoo, Badfish, Sweet Leda and King Schascha will take the stage on what event organizers are calling “Fresh Friday.”

“Fresh Friday was made up to have bands that are regional, travelling artists, local artists, and showcasing the younger demographic music that gives any festival its young, fresh feel,” Hoffman said.

The following day, or “Classic Saturday,” festivities continue with performances by Styx, Crack the Sky, the Ravyns and Blue Miracle.

“It’s horns, it’s guitars, it’s drums,” Hoffman said. “It’s really what rock and roll is about. We are paying tribute to that with some of the biggest classic rock artists in the world playing on our beach.”

And on Sunday, the festival will conclude with performances from Newsboys and Crowder.

“This is what signed me up for the festival …,” said organizer Joe “Salty” Selthoffer. “We have two of the top five [bands] in the country playing here in Ocean City Sunday night for our ‘MuSEE NEXT PAGE

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Hoffman agreed.

“It gives us the ability to bring that family message to the beach,” he said.

Organizers highlighted their efforts to find national and regional acts using an online survey, which generated more than 400 responses.

“It’s built by us, but designed by people in the community,” Hoffman said.

Illusion Sound and Lighting President and CEO Brian Gilpin, who joins the production team with years of experience in producing major music concerts, noted that many of the acts were excited to perform at a unique event venue.

“Most of these bands have never played on the beach,” he said. “They really couldn’t believe it’s actually going to happen on the beach.”

Producers of the Jellyfish Festival said they are working closely with the town to ensure the event is a success.

The festival will feature state-of-the-art stages, a Jellyfish Tentacle Village, numerous sporting and fitness events and arts and crafts activities utilizing the town’s best assets, including the beach and Ocean Bowl Skate Park.

For his part, Mayor Rick Meehan said the Jellyfish Festival is expected to fill the void left by the Dew Tour, a popular multi-sport event held in Ocean City from 2011 to 2014.

“I think we are going to surpass what the Dew Tour did in Ocean City,” he said. “I think with the sporting events, the village and the music there will be something for everybody. Like a jellyfish has tentacles, I think this is going to reach out and attach itself to everybody.”

This year’s Jellyfish Festival also includes performances by Swell Fellas, Muskrat Lightning, Phantom Limbs, Melissa Alesi, Rogue Citizens, Frankie Moran and Lauren Glick, with more acts to be announced.

The event will also include a sports and fitness component throughout the weekend. Organizers said the festival will feature skateboarding events, surfing competitions, professional Jet Ski teams, freestyle motocross jumpers, fat tire bikes, an ultimate frisbee competition, beach yoga and more.

The Ocean City Mayor and Council last fall approved a Memorandum of Understanding with the Jellyfish Festival for the town to provide $198,000 to specifically land headline musical acts for the event.

Organizers said tickets for the Jellyfish Festival will go on sale Feb. 8.

For more information, visit www.jellyfishfestival.com or the Jellyfish Festival’s Facebook page.

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County Discusses Casino Revenues

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Finance Officer Phil Thompson presented the Worcester County Commissioners with an update on the local impact grant revenue the county has received from the Ocean Downs Casino at a meeting this week. He reported that during 2018, the county received nearly $389,000 in revenue from table games.

“We’re one year into this and we’re still getting comfortable with where the numbers are really going to come in… ,,” he said. “Are these numbers going to be consistent?”

Thompson said this week’s update on funding was in response to the numerous requests the commissioners received during last year’s budget process for additional funding. He pointed out that while the county’s overall casino revenue had increased because of table games, the funding stream was dedicated to paying off the $2.5 million annual debt service attributable to Worcester Technical High School.

He said that last year, even with $2.485 million in total casino revenue, the county had still been required to use some general fund money to cover the debt service. Thompson believes the county’s share of casino revenue could be a bit higher this year.

Even so, he suggested the county continue to apply all of the revenue to debt service.

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tion may result in us having to find additional revenues within the county budget to backfill that shortfall.”

Commissioner Jim Bunting said he thought the extra revenue should be used to provide more funding to local fire companies as well as to the towns that didn’t yet receive a share of casino revenue.

“It would solve a couple problems,” he said.

Commissioner Joshua Nordstrom asked if the county was set to pay off the school’s debt on schedule. Thompson said it was, and that the debt would be repaid in four years if the county continued to pay $2.5 million a year.

“Going forward it looks as though we’re going to make the next four years comfortably,” he said.

Commissioner Diana Purnell pointed out that casino funding could only be used for certain purposes, such as infrastructure.

“I think at budget session we need to talk about this and work through this,” she said. “I agree we need to stay on course and get this school paid up and out of the way.”

Thompson said the casino revenue could be used for six purposes, which included infrastructure and public safety, among other things.

“The ultimate decision I believe resides with this body,” he said.

Assistant Chief Administrative Officer Kelly Shannahan reminded the commissioners that they’d adopted a multi-year funding plan for the county’s casino revenue in 2011.

“You could reassess that multi-year plan after the career and tech center has been paid off and determine whether your next priorities in your plan would be appropriate or whether you need to adjust your multi-year plan,” he said.

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER

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OCEAN CITY – Two sailors were rescued by the Coast Guard far off the mid-Atlantic coast on Wednesday after falling off a passing tanker about 70 miles east of Chincoteague.

The two men, crewmembers on the tanker Chemtrans Nova about 70 miles east of Chincoteague, were working on an enclosed lifeboat on board when the lifeboat released and took them over the side with it into the frigid water below. Crewmembers on the tanker observed the incident and immediately contacted Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads to request assistance.

The 210-foot Coast Guard Cutter Reliance was on patrol about 20 miles away from the incident and diverted to help. The cutter released a small boat crew which arrived on the scene and

recovered one of the injured men from the lifeboat and the other one from the water. Their injuries included a stomach laceration and a broken leg.

A U.S. Navy P-8 Poseidon airplane crew assisted during the incident by providing communication relay support over the long distance between the various Coast Guard units responding. A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter was launched to medevac the men, who were transported to a hospital for additional care.

“The Navy was very helpful,” said Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Josh French, a search and rescue coordinator. “After they overheard the broadcast, they helped locate the men in the water and stayed on scene until the nearby Coast Guard cutter arrived. It was definitely a collaborative effort to rescue them. They were fortunate things fell into place with everyone being close by.”

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County Committed To Testing State On Sprinkler Mandate

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BY CHARLENE SHARPE

STAFF WRITER

SNOW HILL – The Worcester County Commissioners’ plans to not enforce residential sprinkler requirements are drawing criticism from fire safety officials.

State Fire Marshal Brian Geraci said this week the county would be in violation of state law if it permitted those building single family homes to opt out of installing sprinklers. He said the commissioners had lost sight of the fact that the purpose of the sprinkler requirement was to save lives.

“Elected officials are supposed to be looking at the safety of the community,” he said. “Clearly, that’s not the case here.”

The commissioners, however, main-

tain that the sprinkler law is an unfunded mandate that puts an undue burden on anyone interested in building a home.

“I agree sprinklers help save lives,” Commissioner Joe Mitrecic said. “But is it the government’s place to mandate that somebody has them in their house?”

At their meeting Jan. 22, the commissioners voted to have staff prepare a building permit that would allow people to opt out of installing residential fire sprinklers. Since 2015, automatic fire sprinkler systems have been required in new residential dwellings.

As they spoke in favor of the proposed permit – which will be forwarded to the state for comment once it’s completed – the commissioners said sprinklers added to building costs and weren’t practical for homes serv-

ed by wells. They pointed out that Allegany County was not requiring builders to install sprinklers.

Lorraine Carli, vice president of outreach and advocacy for the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) addressed the commissioners’ comments in a blog post Jan. 30.

“One of the arguments being used

by Worcester County Commissioners in Maryland to try and opt out of the statewide requirement for home fire sprinklers in new homes is that sprinklers thwart building, a notion that has been proven erroneous in other areas…,” she wrote, citing an NFPA study from 2009 that indicated sprinkler requirements had no adverse impact on housing supply and costs.

“This is an example of unsupported reasoning being used to allow sub-

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standard homes to be built and deny new homeowners the protection home fire sprinklers afford.”

Geraci had a similar reaction.

“We’ve been down this path before,” he said. “It’s inaccurate information they throw out to confuse the public.”

Geraci said he was disappointed that elected officials were still fighting the sprinkler mandate years after it went into effect.

“It sets a bad precedent,” he said.

“Why have Annapolis pass laws if local jurisdictions won’t support them?”

He pointed out that 71 people died in fires in Maryland last year.

“We’re trying to reduce the deaths here in Maryland,” he said. “This is the way to do it.”

Geraci confirmed that Allegany County was not requiring sprinklers in new single-family homes because it had never adopted the latest version of the International Building Code. He said his office had been working with the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation to bring the county into compliance.

“It falls under the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation because it’s a building code issue,” he said.

Geraci said the state would never mandate sprinkler systems in existing homes because retrofitting them would be too expensive. Incorporating a sprinkler system into a new home, however, should only amount to about 1 percent of the home’s price, according to Geraci.

The commissioners question that figure. Mitrecic, a builder, says installing a sprinkler system typically adds thousands to the cost of new home. The price gets even higher for those with well water, as additional equipment is often required.

“There’s a lot of moving pieces to this that weren’t taken into consideration when these bills were passed,” he said.

Commissioner Chip Bertino agreed.

He said an added $10,000 on the cost of a house would be too much for some people.

“I think we’re pricing housing out of the market for a lot of people,” he said.

Geraci maintains that sprinklers play a critical role in saving people’s lives when fires occur.

“It gives folks time to escape,” he said. “You only have three to four minutes to escape a home fire these days.”

Worcester County Fire Marshal Jeff McMahon told the commissioners the county’s average fire response time was 17 minutes.

“You’re not going to survive a fire in 17 minutes,” Geraci said. “In these newer homes, they’re lightweight construction. They burn quicker.”

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SNOW HILL – An agreement approved this week will allow plans to increase the depth of the Inlet to move forward.

The Worcester County Commissioners on Tuesday approved a Project Partnership Agreement (PPA) with the Department of the Army and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The PPA will allow the federal government to proceed with a project that will increase the depth of the Inlet and harbor channels.

The commissioners are anxious to see the improvements take place.

“I received an email last week from a waterman that came through the Inlet last week, 10 days ago, and had $41,000 of damage to his boat because it shoaled up so quickly,” Commissioner Bud Church said. “The Inlet’s filling twice as fast as we ever anticipated.”

Bob Mitchell, the county’s director of environmental programs, told the commissioners approval of the PPA, which details the responsibilities of the parties involved in the project, would move the process forward. Plans are to increase the depth of the channel inlet to 16 feet and the harbor channel to 14 feet. The material dredged up from the Inlet will be used for the As-

sateague Island Restoration Project while the material removed from the harbor will be stored on a land based site that has not yet been identified.

Mitchell pointed out that the county’s financial contribution to the project could be “quite significant.” The county and DNR are responsible for $1.7 million, and the county has exposure if the project goes over the federal limit of $10 million. It is currently budgeted at roughly $8.5 million.

Commissioner Joshua Nordstrom asked why the Town of Ocean City wasn’t contributing to the project cost.

“The Town of Ocean City does contribute,” Commissioner Joe Mitrecic said. “They contribute to the county government’s fund to the tune of over 50 percent.”

Mitrecic, a former councilman in Ocean City, added that the Inlet wasn’t even in Ocean City.

“It’s called the Ocean City Inlet but it’s not in Ocean City,” he said. “It services the West Ocean City harbor that the county rents slips out in and also reaps the benefits of fuel sales and taxes thereof. It is a major investment for the county as a whole. Ocean City has chosen not to be a part of it for their reasons. They feel that because they are 50 to 60 percent of the county’s budget they are a part of it in that sense.”

FROM PAGE 8 try. He said the number of building permits issued in Worcester County had risen in recent years. There were 110 permits issued in 2016, 127 permits issued in 2017 and 133 permits issued in 2018.

“The numbers have been steadily going up in Worcester County,” Geraci said. “It’s not about the expense of the home. It’s about politics. This is about Annapolis telling local jurisdictions what they have to do and they don’t like it.”

Commissioner Jim Bunting, however, said he thought the state had yielded to the sprinkler industry when it passed the mandate. He said state officials hadn’t been concerned about safety when they’d provided counties with the option of opting out of the requirement in the years before the full mandate went into effect. He also questioned the effectiveness of sprinklers, as they were only required to have seven minutes worth of water. He likened the effect to that of a smoke detector.

“It doesn’t put the fire out it just gets you wet when you’re trying to get out,” he said.

Bunting stressed that individuals, not the government, should choose whether or not to install fire sprinklers.

“If you’re building a single family home it should be your choice,” he said. “It’s that simple. I wouldn’t take the right away for anybody to put them

in.”

When asked why the county was fighting the mandate now, Bunting said it was something the commissioners had been discussing for years.

“Ever since they took the option to opt out away and made it mandatory we’ve been discussing it,” he said.

“We finally had a group, every one of us felt the same way. It just isn’t fair.”

Bertino, who called the state law oppressive, said that since the mandate went into effect he’d heard from people on a regular basis that it added tens of thousands of dollars to the price of their homes.

“The cumulative effect of that, for me and the other commissioners, made it time to do something about it,” he said.

The commissioners acknowledge that they’re facing an uphill battle.

Bunting said he considered the proposed building permit a test, a chance for the county to push the issue.

“We’re going to find out what we can do,” he said.

Mitrecic agreed.

“I’d imagine the state is going to threaten us with some sort of ruling,” he said. “But this is the first step in the state looking at this.”

He says the sprinkler mandate is a cause for concern for all rural counties in Maryland.

“This is a huge topic,” Mitrecic said.

“We may be the first but I’m sure we won’t be the last to challenge it.”

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Proposed Education Budget Will Include Salary Increases

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BY BETHANY HOOPER

STAFF WRITER

NEWARK – Pay increases and flat funding for health insurance highlighted the school system’s presentation on the proposed operating budget for fiscal year 2020.

While the school system’s total operating budget has yet to be finalized, Chief Financial Officer Vince Tolbert presented the Worcester County Board of Education with a proposed spending plan this week.

The coming year’s proposed bud-

get includes a 2 percent, or $83,264, increase in bus contractor rates and $14,000 to help contractors purchase new buses. And while negotiations with the Worcester County Teachers Association and the Worcester County Education Support Personnel Association are ongoing, Tolbert said the fiscal year 2020 budget will include pay increases.

It should be noted that no final requested budget has been announced, as final numbers on salaries and other post-employment benefits have yet to be included in the document.

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he said. “I’m glad to say we did reach a table agreement last week, which is great news. It is in the ratification process so once it is ratified by membership of both the teachers association and support staff, we’ll have those numbers.”

Superintendent of Schools Lou Taylor said the proposed salary increases reflect the overwhelming sentiment shared by community members at a public hearing in December.

“This has to be a priority for us, as our compensation package is really the driving force behind the ability to attract and retain high-quality professionals, both within the classroom and beyond,” he said.

Tolbert also told the board this week proposed health insurance costs would not increase in the coming year, though actual rates would be finalized in May. “Based on current projections, we don’t anticipate any increase in health insurance next year,” he said. “That’s the first time I remember that happening since I’ve been here.”

Taylor attributed the consistent health insurance costs to wellness initiatives and insurance adjustments within the school system.

The spending plan for fiscal year 2020 also includes $45,000 to cover increasing transportation costs to and from high school sporting events, a one-time request of $200,000 for an

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elementary reading textbook series and a one-time request of $50,000 to continue an afterschool recreational program at Pocomoke Middle School.

“That was started as a pilot program last year at Pocomoke Middle School and it’s been a huge success,” Tolbert said. “I believe 100 kids have participated in that program. The kids love it and the parents love it, so we are going to ask the county to continue that funding in fiscal year 2020.”

The proposed budget also incorporates a handful of one-time capital requests, which include $131,055 for schematic and partial design fees for an addition project at Stephen Decatur Middle School, $117,000 for the design of a roof replacement at Pocomoke Middle, and $555,000 to replace HVAC units at both Pocomoke and Snow Hill middle schools.

“That is going to replace approximately 20 rooftop units on those buildings,” Tolbert said, “but the final price will be determined by the bids.”

Tolbert said he estimates maintenance of effort funding will increase by $1,839,037 in fiscal year 2020 and state funding will increase by $714,427.

“It’s a pretty substantial increase for our school system,” he said. “So we are happy about that.”

School system officials are expected to adopt the proposed budget at the next board meeting on Feb. 19.

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Task Force, Consultant To Examine OC Parking Issues

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

OCEAN CITY – With an eye on taking a comprehensive look at parking issues throughout Ocean City, Mayor Rick Meehan this week announced the formation of a task force and the hiring of a noted consultant.

Emphasizing the efforts were not an indication the Mayor and Council were leaning in the direction of adding more paid parking meters in certain areas of the city, Meehan on Monday announced the tentative list of names to serve on the appointed committee.

The list includes Meehan, Council Secretary Mary Knight, Councilmembers Dennis Dare and John Gehrig, City Engineer Terry McGean, Ocean City Police Captain Mike Colbert and Planning and Community Development Director Bill Neville. From the private sector, Meehan’s list includes a cross-section of business owners, property owners, community representatives and members of various other boards and commissions.

“I tried to put together a group representing all areas of Ocean City,” he said. “There are various businesses represented and different areas of our community.”

Meehan explained the concept of forming a task force to examine some of the parking issues throughout the resort was borne out of strategic plan-

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ning sessions last year. During those sessions, the elected officials were tasked with prioritizing their impressions of the top issues facing the resort and parking made the list.

“Some members of the council indicated they voted during the priority exercise for what they thought was an exploration of paid parking meters to generate revenue,” Meehan said on Monday, emphasizing he was just the messenger. “The city engineer explained the task force would look at many of these issues. Many of these things will be explored and examined. We need to look at the past and what has been successful and what hasn’t worked.”

It’s no secret adding paid parking meters in certain areas of the city has been debated in the recent past as a means to generate revenue. Around six years ago, the city explored adding paid parking meters in the ocean block at the north end of town near the Delaware line, much to the chagrin of residents in those areas. City officials backed down from that proposal amid a significant backlash.

Just last year during budget deliberations, the council directed staff to begin exploring metered parking on public streets in the ocean block from 11th to 33rd streets, a proposal which came with an expected annual revenue of around $600,000. In fact, a motion was made and ultimately passed to ex-

plore that option, with an amendment attached to form a parking task force, the make-up of which was announced on Monday.

However, Meehan went to great lengths to assure residents and visitors the primary goal of the task force was to explore all the parking issues in the resort, a directive of the strategic plan, and the formation of the task force was not a signal that paid parking meters were coming. In fact, Meehan has stated publicly on multiple occasions he would not support adding more metered parking so long as he is mayor.

“The public needs to know there have been no decisions made,” he said. “This will be a comprehensive look at parking throughout our community. I don’t believe there are any preconceived ideas. This isn’t when the press goes out and writes parking meters are coming to Ocean City.

There may be no action taken. I think it has lingered long enough and this was identified as a priority during the strategic planning exercise.”

While the task force represents a diverse cross-section of elected officials, city staff, business leaders and other community representatives, the plan also called for hiring a noted consultant with vast experience in municipal parking. That task fell to McGean, who explored several options before deciding on perhaps the consultant

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with the most impressive resume.

“My goal was to find someone with expertise in municipal parking,” he said. “We are not alone in this. Many communities are dealing with the same issues.”

To that end, a recommendation was made to hire Dan Kupferman of Walker Consultants, who has 20-plus years of experience in municipal parking solutions. McGean explained during his search, it became apparent Kupferman, who has directed parking projects from Lewiston, Maine, to Toledo, Ohio, and from Memphis, Tenn., to Honolulu, Hawaii.

“Dan Kupferman’s name constantly came up and nobody has the municipal experience he does,” he said. “He knows the capabilities of our current system and he was worked with communities from Maine to Hawaii. He provides a fresh set of eyes and he knows what works and what doesn’t work.”

Councilman Mark Paddack praised Meehan’s diverse list of task force members, but pointed out an apparent void of representatives from the north-end communities most vocal when metered parking was discussed six years ago.

“What I don’t see on here are some of the naysayers from a few years ago when parking was discussed in the ocean block at 146th Street and 145th Street,” he said. “I’d like to extend an SEE NEXT PAGE

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From Page 12 invitation to some of them because they were the most vocal group when this came up before.”

Paddack emphasized the task force should take a comprehensive look at all possible parking solutions and not focus entirely on perhaps more metered spaces throughout the resort.

“This needs to be a study to look at everything, including possibly meters in some areas,” he said. “The mayor has said he wouldn’t support meters in any areas other than where they are now. Meters will be a big issue. That’s what I’m hearing from the constituents who have reached out to me.”

Meehan did not back down from his former stated position in opposition to more metered parking and urged his colleagues and task force members to enter the process with an open mind.

“You’re right about my position and that hasn’t changed, but more knowledge is a good thing,” he said. “Again, nothing has been decided. This is going to be a comprehensive look at all of our parking issues throughout the entire community.”

Dare said the creation of a task force was the right call to explore the parking issues and pointed to a time when the Roland E. Powell Convention Center was a much smaller facility up on stilts with a long concrete ramp down to the highway.

“This is reminiscent of an issue decades ago and the decision to expand the convention center,” he said. “The town formed a blue ribbon committee similar to this. In the end, they came up with a recommendation to move forward with expanding the convention center. It has been a great asset and now its ready for another expansion.”

Dare said the issue of more metered parking came up years ago during the recession when the town was searching for cost-saving measures and possible revenue generators, which derailed the discussion somewhat.

“This concept came up six years ago with the decision to look at everything comprehensively,” he said. “I think the train jumped the track a little because that was at a time when we were looking at the so-called lowhanging fruit and the issue of adding meters was discussed. It’s been six years now and I think there is a winwin in here someplace. There might not be a single parking meter to come out of this. We all just have to go into this with an open mind.”

The council approved Meehan’s list with the caveat more names could be added based on Paddack’s suggestion. The hiring of the consultant was also approved along with the estimated $21,000 for the associated parking study. Meehan said the task force would likely meet at least four times between now and the next budget sessions this spring.

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County To Fund Snow Hill’s Temporary Police Chief

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SNOW HILL – Officials approved plans for the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office to provide an interim police chief for Snow Hill, though only after voicing concerns about the cost.

The Worcester County Commissioners voted 6-1 on Tuesday to approve an agreement that will allow Sheriff Matthew Crisafulli to appoint Lt. Ed Schreier to serve as interim police chief in Snow Hill. Schreier will fill the role as Snow Hill works to find a replacement for Tom Davis, whose last day is Feb. 10.

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sioner Ted Elder said.

Crisafulli told the commissioners that Snow Hill’s mayor had asked him for help when Davis announced he’d be leaving. He said he’d talked to officials with the Maryland State Police and that they provided a similar service to smaller jurisdictions when the need arose.

Crisafulli pointed out he’d put a 60day limit on Schreier’s time in Snow Hill because the funding would be coming from his own department’s budget.

Commissioner Bud Church asked if Snow Hill would be paying for the service. Crisafulli said it would not.

“He is still ultimately an employee of the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office,” he said, adding that Schreier would still be wearing that uniform and

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BERLIN – A local man perished in a single-vehicle accident on eastbound Route 50 near Glen Riddle early Tuesday morning.

Around 4:20 a.m. on Tuesday, Maryland State Police, Worcester County Sheriff’s Deputies and the Ocean City Fire Department responded to the area of Route 50 near Riddle Lane for a reported single-vehicle collision. The in-

vestigation revealed a vehicle heading eastbound on Route 50 left the roadway and struck a copse of trees in the median.

The driver, identified as Tyler William Birch, 19, of Ocean Pines, succumbed to injuries sustained in the collision and was pronounced deceased at the scene. Birch was a Stephen Decatur High School graduate.

Both eastbound and westbound Route 50 was shut down for a time during the investigation, which is ongoing.

using his regular patrol vehicle. “He can be given duties and assignments as I deem necessary.”

Church clarified his question.

“I didn’t mean for the money to go to him,” he said. “I meant for the money to go to your department.”

Crisafulli said that hadn’t occurred in the past.

“I guess that is something I could have discussions with the town about,” he said. “I just know in the past, based on it being an interim appointment, Maryland State Police have never been reimbursed. Years ago, I believe, we’ve done this two different times. There

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Commissioner Jim Bunting said he would not support the request.

“I really don’t understand why we’re not being reimbursed,” he said.

Commissioner Joshua Nordstrom expressed concern regarding the paperwork involved but the county’s attorney assured him the she’d reviewed it with Snow Hill’s attorney as well as with the county’s Local Government Insurance Trust attorneys.

When asked if it was in the best interest of the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office to provide an interim police chief, Crisafulli replied, “We had an allied agency seek our assistance.”

The commissioners voted 6-1, with Bunting opposed, to approve the agreement with Snow Hill.

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

OCEAN CITY – The door was left open this week for continued dialogue to keep the World Gym at 67th Street open at least temporarily with the town in the process of buying the property for a future water treatment plant on the site.

Late last year, the Mayor and Council approved an ordinance authorizing the purchase of the World Gym property at 67th Street for a little over $1.2 million. The 18,000-square-foot property is one piece of a larger puzzle of properties needed for a future water treatment plant.

The purchase is complex to be sure, but in simplest terms, the property went into foreclosure last year

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when it became apparent the former owner had fallen into arrears on state and local taxes. As a result, the property was offered at public auction and ultimately purchased by Wells Fargo.

However, because the town, as a municipality, was not eligible to participate in the public auction during a trustee sale, Ocean City officials took the pre-emptive step to begin the condemnation process for the property.

Once Wells Fargo bought the parcel at auction, the town was free to negotiate a fair market price for the property, which led to the proposed purchase for $1.2 million. However, left in limbo through the process has been the gym business itself and its roughly 400 members. Pete Brooks was the original business owner who held the property when it went into

foreclosure and no longer owns it.

It was learned this week the business including the equipment, but not the property, was purchased by Todd Clark about a year ago. Brooks has remained on hand as the general manager of the gym. It was also learned this week Clark made overtures to the city to find a way to keep the gym open for its members until the town needs the property for the future water treatment plant or until a new location can be found.

Complicating the issue even further was a petition drive led by private citizen Tony Christ to keep the gym open, or, in the alternative, make the town look elsewhere for property on which to build the water treatment plant. The petition failed to meet the required number of signatures, but the effort to

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keep the gym open at least until the town needs the property for the water treatment plant, which could be a few years down the road, remains an option.

During the public comment period of Monday’s Mayor and Council meeting, Christ urged the elected officials to continue to negotiate a lease agreement with the gym’s new owner in the interim despite the failed petition effort.

“I’m here to appeal to the council to consider renting the property to the gym on a month-to-month basis and I’ll give you some reasons,” he said.

“The obvious thing is the employees would be unemployed. You would also have 400 gym memberships go across the bridge to West Ocean City.

There are also retail businesses across the street that would feel the impact.”

For his part, Brooks said he is no longer the owner, but rather merely an employee of the gym. He outlined a pattern of emails sent back and forth about a possible lease agreement suggested the town wasn’t interested in renting the property to the gym.

Brooks also pointed out it appeared the town was not seriously negotiating a lease because of his own past financial issues.

“The town asked for 12 months’ rent up front,” he said. “That is not a genuine offer. The city basically sent the message it wasn’t interested in renting to us. I don’t own the business.

If I wasn’t the general manager, would there have been a different offer? I’ve never heard of asking for 12 months up front.”

Throughout the debate, there appeared to be some confusion over the ownership of the business. It appears for some on the council, it was unknown until Monday that Clark now owned the gym business. Nonetheless, Council Secretary Mary Knight pointed out the financial issues with the property prior to the town’s efforts to purchase it.

“I only know that the property was in foreclosure and there were $100,000 in back taxes not paid,” she said. “You have to remember I represent the residents of Ocean City and the people who come here.”

Brooks pointed out Clark was now the business owner and the auction purchaser, Wells Fargo, had agreed to pay the tax liability on the property as part of its contract.

“The purchase agreement with Wells Fargo states the taxes will be paid by the seller,” he said. “You can’t punish Mr. Clark for my tax liability. I haven’t owned the property for over a year. It’s not fair to punish him for my past. He had nothing to do with it.”

Mayor Rick Meehan said regardless of the business ownership questions, the town had a fiduciary responsibility to its taxpayers.

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From Page 16 to protect ourselves to ensure we won’t be put in that position again. We have to make sure we represent our taxpayers. We also have other gym owners who feel they are being treated unfairly because they are paying their taxes. We’ve also had inquiries from other gyms to lease that space.”

Brooks pointed out the town would not likely find another gym to come in and take over the property for a few years until it was needed for the water treatment plant.

“Why would anyone purchase or lease that property when you announced you are taking it over?” he said. “You guys came in and just blew that out of the water.”

Meehan also pointed out potential liability issues with renting the facility, which has reportedly fallen into disrepair somewhat.

“We were concerned about becoming a landlord,” he said. “We didn’t want to be in a position to have to make repairs and bring the building up to code for something that will be torn down in a few years. We didn’t want to be put in that position.”

Nonetheless, Brooks could not be dissuaded the town had not been negotiating with Clark in good faith because of the former tax issues and urged the council to reopen the conversation.

“When you asked for a year up front, that sent the message that you aren’t interested in renting it,” he said.

“We’re just asking for an open dialogue.”

The Mayor and Council heard from a litany of other supporters hoping to keep the gym open somehow in the interim including local resident Barbara Webber.

“Going to the gym has been a lifesaver for me,” she said. “It’s not just a gym. It’s like a family. It’s a very positive place and an asset to the community.”

Local resident and gym member Steve Grossnickle also asked the council for consideration to negotiate to keep it open.

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Even though this is a seasonal community, it’s still a strong community and a lot of the relationships that form in places like this are the strength of the community. Sometimes, the benefits don’t appear to outweigh the fiscal benefits, but sometimes they do and I think this is one of those cases.”

Kathi Brown, a trainer at the gym, also asked the elected officials to find a way to buy more time for the facility.

“I ask you to give us time to look for something else,” she said. “We’re just asking to keep our members happy and healthy and together for a little more time.”

After the public comment period, Councilman Mark Paddack confirmed he had been in contact with Clark earlier Monday afternoon about finding a way to negotiate a lease and that Clark would have been there Monday night but instead was handling a family health crisis. Paddack made a motion to reopen the negotiations with the new owner to lease the gym space until such time as the city needed it for the treatment plant.

Paddack pointed out his own relationships forged decades ago at a now defunct midtown gym as reason for at least trying to find a solution.

“The friendships made in that social setting 30 years ago have lasted today,” he said. “I hear the passion from those members here today. We understand the importance of that social setting.”

Paddack said there might be an opportunity for a win-win for all parties if the lease negotiations were reopened.

“It’s my belief that we can come to a mutual agreement that benefits all,” he said. “That way, the gym can remain in place until it’s time for us to do our project or until they find a new location.”

Paddack’s motion to reopen negotiations passed by a 4-0 vote with Council President Lloyd Martin and Councilman Tony DeLuca absent. It was pointed out the negotiations should begin in earnest with the eviction process pending soon.

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

OCEAN CITY – As predicted, a Senate committee this week approved legislation which could derail the mandate for a post-Labor Day school start, but Gov. Larry Hogan quickly fired back with a promise for a referendum if the bill is ultimately passed.

On Wednesday afternoon, the Senate Education, Health and Environmental Matters Committee passed Senate Bill 128 with a 7-4 vote. The bill, among other things, would allow each school district in Maryland to set their start and end dates and, if approved, would reverse a 2016 executive order by Hogan mandating a post-Labor Day start to the school year for public schools in the state.

By Thursday morning, Hogan fired back with a vow to submit legislation that would send the post-Labor Day school start issue back to the residents of Maryland with a referendum on a future state election ballot. Hogan’s strongly worded speech admonished certain legislators and what he characterized as political activists and special interest groups for going against the will of the people of Maryland with their latest attempts to reverse his executive order mandating a post-Labor Day school start.

“Sadly, this common-sense initia-

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tive is now being threatened by out-oftouch politicians and paid political operatives,” he said. “Inexplicably, they are attempting to reverse this policy, but we simply cannot and will not allow misguided and misinformed legislators and special interest groups to turn back the clock and ignore the will of the people of Maryland.”

With the committee’s passage of the legislation on Wednesday, it appears Senate Bill 128 along with the similar Senate Bill 131 would likely have the votes needed in the full General Assembly to reverse Hogan’s executive order handed down in 2016. On Thursday morning, Hogan outlined a threepart plan to uphold his executive order should the legislation pass as expected. For one, he promised to immediately submit legislation that would codify the executive order and return the school start date decision to the voters in each jurisdiction around the state.

“Any local system that attempts to evade the law and start school before Labor Day would be required to put that decision on the ballot for the voters of that jurisdiction to decide for themselves,” he said.

Perhaps most importantly, Hogan promised a statewide referendum if the pair of Senate bills ultimately reverses his school start mandate and all but ensured victory if the issue is

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put to the voters across Maryland.

“Let me also be clear,” he said. “If their bill passes without giving local citizens control, there will be a petition to referendum. It will get the required number of signatures from one corner of the state to the other. It will be placed on the ballot and there is a 100-percent chance that the voters will overturn any action by the legislature with more than 70 percent of the vote and school after Labor Day will remain the law in this state.”

In either case, Hogan promised public schools would continue to start after Labor Day despite the outcome of the pair of bills now heading to the full Senate.

“Regardless of what action the legislature attempts to take, they will fail,” he said. “Marylanders will have the deciding vote on this one way or another, and there is absolutely no question about where Marylanders stand on this issue.”

Hogan pointed out the post-Labor Day initiative had the strong support of the legislature in the past, a strong recommendation from the task force appointed to study the issue and ultimately the citizens of Maryland. Several polls conducted over the years show an overwhelming majority of Marylanders support the post-Labor Day school start.

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Even before the Senate committee passed the legislation on Wednesday, it appeared the writing was already on the wall for the pair of bills.

At the close of Monday’s regular Mayor and Council meeting, Ocean City Mayor Rick Meehan briefed his colleagues on last week’s testimony and said it appeared the deck was stacked against the town and its opposition to the bill because one of its primary sponsors chaired the very committee in which it was heard. By Wednesday afternoon, the mayor’s prediction came true when the committee voted 7-4 to approve the bill and advance it to a vote before the full Senate. Meehan pointed out on Monday Senate Bill 128 was introduced by Senator Paul Pinsky (D-Prince George’s) and Senator Nancy King (D-Montgomery). While he stopped short of suggesting Pinsky was forcing the bill through the committee, Meehan did indicate it would likely pass.

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From Page 18 able senator and does a great job representing the state, but we have a difference of opinion on this particular topic,” he said. “He not only sponsors the bill, but presented the bill, testified on its behalf and moderated the conversation. They didn’t have a time clock as they typically do because he brought in a lot of educators to testify in favor of the legislation, so we were teed up a little bit. I don’t think we’re going to prevail in this particular instance, but there is another hearing on Feb. 14 and we will bring a large contingent to articulate our position.”

From the beginning several years ago, Ocean City has been at the forefront of the issue, beginning several years ago when Comptroller Peter Franchot announced his “Let Summer Be Summer” initiative and launched a petition drive from the Boardwalk. When Hogan announced the executive order in 2016, he made it from practically the same spot on the Ocean City Boardwalk.

From the outset of his testimony on at the committee hearing on Senate Bill 128 last week, Pinsky couched the debate as largely political.

“We’ve had a proud history in this state of ensuring politics does not trump education policy,” he said. “The governor has said this is all about the kids. This bill does not prohibit a start date after Labor Day. It is silent on when school should begin.”

Instead, Pinsky pointed out the bill as written does not preclude individual school districts from starting after Labor Day, it only gives them a choice.

Senator Mary Beth Carozza (R-38) testified in opposition to the legislation that would reverse Hogan’s mandate for a post-Labor Day school start and pointed out there are far more weighty education issues facing state lawmakers than the start of the school year.

“With all of the pressing issues we have on our plate right now, I don’t know why you would consider discarding the bi-partisan work done by the task force and are focusing on this issue at this time,” said Carozza, who voted against the bill in committee.

While the post-Labor Day mandate has been couched as a family-friendly initiative, there is an obvious economic benefit, a point not lost on Meehan when he testified last week.

“Ocean City represents 59 percent of the tax base in Worcester County,” he said. “It is because of Ocean City that in the last 10 years, we’ve built two new high schools and are getting ready to build a new elementary school. This couldn’t be done without Ocean City. I don’t see any compelling reason why this shouldn’t continue because it’s been extremely successful.”

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OCEAN CITY – Satisfied certain security measures would be addressed, resort officials this week approved a conditional use request for a new mini-golf course on the old 45th Street Village property.

On Monday, the Mayor and Council had before them a conditional use request that would allow for the development of a new, 18-hole mini-golf course on the southwest corner of the old 45th Street Village property. The proposed mini-golf course is part of a larger plan to redevelop the old shopping center at 45th Street.

The 45th Street Taphouse along with O.C. Steamers occupies much of the north portion of the vast property, while a new Aloft hotel is nearing completion on the southeast corner. Planning and Community Development Director Bill Neville explained the original plan called for 15,000 square-feet of new retail space along the south portion of the property closest to Coastal Highway, but plans now call for an 18-hole mini-golf course on that portion.

“The beach-themed mini-golf course would replace the 15,000 square-feet of retail space in the original plan,” he said. “The timing is good because we just lost one of our mini-golf courses

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(Planet Maze). This would bring the total to 12 courses and 288 holes of mini-golf available in Ocean City.”

Neville explained the council had before them a conditional use request that had already received a favorable recommendation from the planning commission. While generally pleased with the golf course design and satisfied it had met the requirements of a conditional use request, the council appeared to be on the fast track for approving it, but Councilman Mark Paddack had a few questions about security.

“Because of the volume of foot traffic in that area and the close proximity to Coastal Highway, I can envision yahoos on the street jumping in and out of this,” he said. “Is the fencing adequate? Is there enough lighting?”

Paddack drew from his vast experience as a resort police officer when he asked questions about fencing, lighting and security.

“In my experience, mini-golf courses have been prone to malicious destruction of property and disorderly conduct, especially after business hours,” he said. “Are there security cameras in the plan or do they any plans for on-site, after-hours security?”

Neville explained the council had before them a request for a conditional use and certain things such as lighting and fencing would be addressed by the planning commission at the site plan review level. Nonetheless, Paddack remained adamant about having security measure in place.

“It’s a big area at nighttime and based on my history, security around there is paramount,” he said. “Security cameras and lighting could be extremely helpful, especially in this area.”

Councilman John Gehrig cautioned his colleagues about micro-managing development projects and reminded them of another amusement project on which conditions such as the number and age of employees was dictated.

“I just want to get out of the business of micro-managing a lot of these projects,” he said. “It’s in their best interest to have security and lighting and appropriate fencing and that’s a function of the business community.”

Councilman Matt James agreed with Gehrig the council often delves too deeply in the daily operations of a business during the approval process.

“I just don’t think we should be dictating these things to businesses,” he said. “We should leave running the business to the business owner. Lighting is covered in our zoning code.

That’s why we have a zoning code.”

The council voted 5-0 with Council President Lloyd Martin and Councilman Tony DeLuca absent to approve the conditional use for the proposed mini-golf course at the old 45th Street Village property.

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officers met with church officials along with a suspect, identified as Kolacz, who was an employee of the church.

The investigation revealed Kolacz, SNOW HILL – A local woman, convicted in December of theft and em- who acted as the church’s secretary bezzlement from an Ocean City and bookkeeper had been stealing church where she worked, was sen- money from her employer over a twoyear period, primarily by writtenced last week to 10 years ing unauthorized checks to in jail and was ordered to pay herself and taking cash that over $131,000 in restitution to should have been deposited the victim. into the church’s bank acTeresa Kolacz, 51, of Bercount. Kolacz also confessed lin, was convicted in Decemto detectives she had stolen ber of theft, embezzlement money donated to the church and forgery after her arrest in along with rent received from May following an investigation that revealed she had ab- TERESA KOLACZ the church’s rental properties.

Worcester County Circuit sconded with over $141,000 from the St. Georges Greek Orthodox Court Judge Beau Oglesby sentenced Church in Ocean City. Back in court on Kolacz to 10 years with five susFriday, Kolacz was sentenced to a pended for the theft over $100,000 combined 10 years for the various conviction, five years with three susconvictions. She was also ordered to pended for the embezzlement convicpay $131,609 in restitution to the tion and 10 years with all but two suspended for the forgery conviction. church.

Worcester County State’s Attorney Last May 15, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers were dis- Kris Heiser commended the OCPD patched to the St. George Greek Criminal Investigation Division for its Orthodox Church at 88th Street for a detailed investigation and Assistant reported theft scheme that had been State’s Attorney Mike Farlow, who prosgoing on for several months. OCPD ecuted the case.

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Pines Residents Speak Out On Proposed Assessment Hike

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BY CHARLENE SHARPE

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OCEAN PINES – Concerns about proposed spending dominated a public hearing on the Ocean Pines Association’s recommended budget.

On Saturday, the Ocean Pines Association (OPA) hosted a public hearing for the proposed budget, which would increase dues by $127, setting the coming year’s assessment at $1,078.

Residents asked board members to reconsider unnecessary expenses.

“I think we need to quit digging,” resident Anne O’Connell said. “We need to resolve unfinished business before we undertake anything new.”

At the start of Saturday’s hearing, General Manager John Bailey explained that the budget had gone through

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various iterations in the last three months. He acknowledged that the proposed $127 had generated some feedback from the community.

“There is one thing I know we can all agree on,” he said. “I certainly got your attention.”

Bailey said that while the association was operating in the black this fiscal year, an increase in funding was still needed if the community wanted to pursue certain projects.

“If we are doing well to budget this year why do we need such a large increase for next year?” he said. “Well ultimately that depends on what we, and when I say we I mean all of us – the general membership, the board, the committees, the general manager and the staff – really want to accomplish.”

He said funding was needed to ad-

dress pay gaps for employees, drainage problems, deferred maintenance and new capital projects such as an addition at the police department and the Sports Core Pool.

Residents, however, expressed significant concern regarding the increased spending. Resident Mary Wilson said she had concerns with the overall budget process and the lack of detail provided to homeowners.

“The whole situation is fraught with rush rush rush,” she said.

Resident Marty Clarke, a former board member, said the proposed increase was the second highest in OPA history. He said the budget had been altered significantly since it was initially proposed. Clarke said one of his chief concerns with the most recent draft was the payroll spending, which

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was set to increase $600,000.

“The federal government ain’t giving out that kind of money,” he said.

“That’s nuts.”

Clarke said the association had a cash position of $14 million.

“Somebody’s got to tell me why we need an increase,” he said.

Another resident brought up the proposed addition to the Sport Core Pool, which was proposed to provide revenue through after-school programming. The project is $200,000 and would be funded with a bank loan.

“It makes no sense …,” Carol Fritz said. “We don’t need that right now.”

Longtime resident Joe Reynolds said that in 30 years of watching OPA budgeting, he’d never seen a process as convoluted as this year’s had been.

He pointed out that a portion of the proposed assessment increase would fund road improvements. Because the board wanted to make roads a depreciable item, he said that increase would not go away once it was implemented.

“If this passes as it is, we will be paying $400,000 or so in the assessment every year from here to eternity,” he said.

Reynolds was also critical of the plan to borrow money to build an addition at the Sports Core for children’s activities.

“Essentially we’re starting a new business…,” he said. “With our record in business, we ought to stay away from any new businesses. We ought to take care of our old ones.”

Resident Gerry Garey said the association needed to separate its needs from its wants. He said drainage improvements and an addition to the police station were the association’s true needs.

“Our chief has been holding us together with duct tape and string,” Garey said. “We need to take care of the people that take care of us.”

Resident Faith Stanley also advocated for only necessary spending.

She said a $127 increase would be difficult for some people to handle, particularly those on fixed incomes.

“I find that it’s really a difficult situation and a hardship for a lot of the older people,” she said.

Resident Tom Terry, a former board member, spoke in support of the current board’s efforts. He stressed the board was trying to address the deficit created in 2016 and 2017.

“Folks, these people sitting up here are trying to find a way out of a mess, out of a slump,” he said.

Following public comments, board member Ted Moroney encouraged those interested to attend a meeting of the Ocean Pines Budget and Finance Advisory Committee.

“It’s a little more complicated than saying you have ‘x’ number of dollars in the bank,” he said. “You’ve really got to look at where is the money being spent.”

He added that the board would continue to review the budget in the coming days.

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Suspected Dealer Arrested OCEAN CITY – A Salisbury man was charged late last month with narcotics distribution after Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) detectives were able to connect him to non-fatal overdoses in the resort.

In January, OCPD Narcotics and Vice Unit detectives began an investigation into a suspected drug dealer after two non-fatal heroin overdoses.

Through investigation, OCPD detectives were able to identify the suspected dealer as Steavon Williams, Sr., 43, of Salisbury.

OCPD detectives authored and executed a search warrant on Williams’ person and located large amounts of crack cocaine and a substance that appeared to be heroin. However, upon further investigation, detectives determined the substance was powdered sugar.

Williams was charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance (CDS), possession with intent to distribute a non-controlled substance represented as CDS and two counts of possession of CDS. He was released from custody after posting a $5,000 bond.

Jersey Man Arrested For Credit Card Fraud OCEAN CITY -- A New Jersey man was charged with theft and credit card fraud last week after an investigation determined he allegedly used a fraudulent card to make purchases at a local hardware store.

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Police Department (OCPD) began an investigation into theft and credit card fraud after employees at a local hardware store reported fraudulent charges being made. OCPD detectives learned a suspect had purchased numerous items including power tools and gift cards with a fraudulent credit card. The total value of merchandise the suspect attempted to obtain fraudulently was over $1,500.

Through the investigation, OCPD detectives identified the suspect as Tristin Haynes, 29, of Teaneck, N.J. It was later learned Haynes and another accomplice had been making similar theft and fraudulent credit card purchases at hardware stores up and down the east coast.

OCPD detectives charged Haynes with multiple offenses including theft and theft scheme from $1,500 to under $25,000, fraud, identity theft and counterfeit credit card. An arrest warrant was issued in December and was

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Indecent In Laundry Room OCEAN CITY – A Salisbury man was arrested on indecent exposure charges last weekend after allegedly exposing himself to a woman in a hotel laundry room in Ocean City.

Around 10:30 p.m. last Saturday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer was dispatched to a hotel at 112th Street for a reported indecent exposure incident. The responding officer met a woman in the hotel lobby who reported she was in the laundry room when an unidentified male pulled out his penis and began rubbing it. While the victim was speaking to police, the suspect, later identified as Kevin Chandler, 41, of Salisbury, approached the front desk and the victim told police he was the man who exposed himself to her.

According to police reports, the of-

February 8, 2019 ficer approached Chandler and told him he needed to speak with him, but Chandler told the officer he did not want to speak with him and that he had laundry in a washing machine he needed to get. The officer again told Chandler he needed to talk to him, but Chandler denied anything had happened in the laundry room. It was a back-and-forth conversation that continued repeatedly.

According to police reports, the entire time the officer was speaking with Chandler, the suspect swayed back and forth and was off balance. He was also holding quarters in his hand and kept dropping them, according to police reports.

OCPD officers continued to question the victim, who told police she was in the laundry room and had made small talk with Chandler while both were washing clothes. The victim told police she turned around at one point and Chandler had exposed his penis to her. The victim told police Chandler did not pull down his pants, but rather pulled his penis out of the top of his pants.

The victim told police she immediately left the laundry room and the police were contacted. Based on the testimony, Chandler was arrested and charged with indecent exposure and disorderly conduct.

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From Page 24 charges last weekend after knives and marijuana were found during a routine traffic stop in the resort.

Around 3:50 p.m. last Friday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer was patrolling in the area of 17th Street when he observed a vehicle with a non-functioning, driver’s side brake light. The officer stopped the vehicle at 15th Street and made contact with the driver, identified as Wade Houston, 32, of Lanham.

When the officer approached the vehicle, the odor of raw marijuana was detected coming from the driver’s side window. The officer had Houston exit the vehicle and observed a spring-assisted knife attached to the suspect’s pants pocket in violation of the city weapons ordinance. The knife, a springassisted Tac-Force brand switchbladestyle weapon had what was believed to be raw marijuana on the blade. Also on Houston’s person was found a bottle containing multiple hand-rolled and burnt marijuana cigarettes.

During a search of the vehicle, the OCPD officer found a second assistedopening knife and a smoking device in the center console. Under the driver’s seat, the officer located several clear plastic bags containing loose, raw marijuana along with other paraphernalia.

In a backpack in the vehicle, the officer located another clear plastic bag containing marijuana, according to police

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reports. All in all, the marijuana found on Houston’s person and in the vehicle totaled more than 10 grams. He was arrested and charged with possession and weapons charges.

Downtown Fight Arrests OCEAN CITY – Two men were arrested on affray and disorderly conduct charges last weekend after an alleged fight in a downtown parking lot.

Around 12:10 a.m. last Sunday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer was patrolling in the area of Wicomico Street when he observed two men later identified as Michael Walker, 40, of Forest Hill, Md., and Michael Altadonna, 40, of Middle River, exiting a downtown bar. According to police reports, the two men were arguing, but when the argument escalated, OCPD officers intervened and calmed them both down.

Shortly thereafter, however, the two men entered a parking lot on Baltimore Avenue and the tensions escalated again. According to police reports, Altadonna started shouting at Walker and assumed a fighting stance. Walker responded by grabbing Altadonna by the shoulders and throwing him to the ground before mounting Altadonna in a squatting position, according to police reports.

It appeared Walker was about to punch Altadonna when OCPD officers intervened and arrested Walker, according to police reports. Altadonna was also arrested. Both men were charged with affray and disorderly conduct.

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Court Denies Appeal In High-Speed Chase Assault Case

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER

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SNOW HILL – A Salisbury man, sentenced in 2017 to 10 years for a first-degree assault conviction after attempting to run a Worcester County Sheriff’s deputy off the road, had his appeal denied this week.

On Jan. 1, 2017, Worcester County Sheriff’s Deputy Kyle Hayes was on uniformed patrol in the area of Routes 50 and 589 and observed a vehicle suspected of being involved in a hitand-run crash reported in Ocean City.

The same vehicle had reportedly fled from a Maryland State Police trooper at the Princess Anne barrack the day before.

Hayes observed the driver, later identified as Glenn Allen Carmean, 47, of Salisbury, commit several traffic vi-

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olations in the area of Routes 50 and 589. In addition, the deputy observed front-end damage on the vehicle consistent with the reported hit-and-run accident in Ocean City.

The deputy initiated a traffic stop in the area of Routes 50 and 346 in Berlin to no avail and a pursuit ensued. According to police reports, Carmean allegedly attempted to ram Hayes at speeds over 100 mph during the pursuit. Hayes was able to slam on his brakes to avoid the collision by about 6 inches.

The chase continued into Wicomico County, and after being pursued for roughly 35 miles, Carmean crashed in the median of Route 50 at Hobbs Road near the Arthur W. Perdue Stadium. Carmean was pulled from his vehicle unconscious and smelling of alcohol and an open bottle of liquor

was recovered from the vehicle.

Carmean was ultimately found guilty of first-degree assault and was sentenced in Worcester County Circuit Court to 10 years in prison. He appealed the conviction and 10-year sentencing, asserting he did not intentionally attempt to ram Hayes’ vehicle and that doing so would have interrupted his primary goal of evading capture. This week, the state’s Court of Special Appeals upheld the trial court’s conviction and Carmean’s 10year sentence.

According to the appeals court’s opinion, Carmean asserted the trial court erred in convicting him of firstdegree assault for allegedly attempting to ram Hayes’ vehicle.

“Appellant argues he was seeking to elude police rather than cause serious physical injury and that any infer-

February 8, 2019 ence that he had the specific intent to cause serious injury to Deputy Hayes rests on mere speculation,” the opinion reads. “Appellant states that the evidence simply did not allow the trial court to determine the appellant’s fully-formed and conscious purpose.”

During trial, Hayes and a Maryland State Police trooper also involved in the high-speed chase testified that Carmean purposely veered into Hayes’ lane in an attempt to run him off the road. However, Carmean asserted his primary objective was eluding capture.

“Appellant also claims the record does not support a reasonable inference that the appellant actually tried to cause serious physical harm to Deputy Hayes as required to establish an attempted battery,” the opinion reads.

However, the prosecution successfully argued the fact Carmean’s vehicle did not strike Hayes’ vehicle and did not undermine his intent to cause the deputy injury or possibly death.

“The state discusses that while Deputy Hayes was not injured by the appellant, actual injury is irrelevant to determining whether the appellant is guilty of first-degree assault,” the opinion reads. “Finally, the state contends the trial court was entitled to rely on common sense when reviewing the evidence and reaching its decision.

We agree. We are persuaded that there was sufficient evidence from which a rational fact-finder could find that the appellant placed Deputy Hayes in fear and intended to cause Deputy Hayes serious physical injury.”

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SNOW HILL – The Worcester County Commissioners opted to make no changes to the county’s animal control ordinance this week.

While recent cold weather has prompted calls for Worcester County to strengthen its animal control ordinance, the commissioners on Tuesday voted to make no changes at this time. The current ordinance was updated in October.

“It’s working,” Chief Animal Control Officer Glen Grandstaff said. “It’s in progress. We’re still learning it. The citizens are still learning it. I think we need to give it a chance to work its way out.”

County Attorney Maureen Howarth told the commissioners staff had recently heard from several community members who wanted the county to revise its laws so that animals had to be brought indoors in cold weather.

Currently, animals can be kept outside if there is suitable shelter provided.

Howarth said she’d discussed the community concerns with Grandstaff.

“He’s obviously willing to enforce whatever county law the commissioners put in place,” she said. “I think he would say he’s satisfied right now with his authority but we both understand the passion of the requestors that have brought this issue to you.”

Commissioner Jim Bunting was quick to make a motion to make no changes, as he said the current ordinance was adequate.

When asked for his input, Grandstaff said he thought his staff and citizens were still learning the nuances of the ordinance updated in October. He reported there had been 17 complaints regarding sheltering and tethering since early January. Upon officers responding, in 15 of those cases the pet owners complied with animal control’s advisements. Grandstaff said in each of the other two cases, the dogs were seized by his staff.

Commissioner Bud Church said that when he’d received a complaint from someone who couldn’t get through to anyone at the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office or Worcester County Animal Control, he’d tried calling himself and hadn’t been able to get in touch with anyone either. He suggested an on-call person be within reach on weekends.

Grandstaff said he’d advised his staff to be particularly responsive during extreme weather even if it meant overtime. He said in severe hot and cold his office was always inundated with calls from concerned citizens.

“We generally get this whenever it gets below 20 degrees and if it gets above 90 degrees,” he said. “It’s just what we go through.”

Bunting, who said he’d seen some of the harsh emails the department received, praised Grandstaff and his employees for their efforts.

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Higher Costs To Build Homes In Ocean City Questioned

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By Shawn J. Soper

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OCEAN CITY – Resort officials this week heard a passionate plea from a local resident to ease the cost of building a home in Ocean City and it appears the message did not fall on deaf ears.

During Monday’s public comment period, local resident Greg DeMarco questioned the Mayor and Council on the vast difference in the cost of building a new single-family home in the resort compared to neighboring Delaware. DeMarco said he has a lot in the north end on which he is planning to build a new

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home, but the exorbitant costs of various permits and fees has him looking elsewhere.

“I want to address the major difference it costs to build a home in Worcester County compared to Sussex County, Delaware,” he said. “I have a lot in Ocean City and I’m trying to build a modular home on it. I have been working with two different builders and each one has told me to expect it to cost $40,000 to $50,000 more to build it in Ocean City.”

DeMarco outlined a litany of additional fees and permits required in Ocean City that continue to pile on to

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the cost of building a new single-family home.

“Each of these things by itself is not too big a deal, but the cumulative effect of all of these permits and fees is overwhelming,” he said. “I’m just having trouble grasping how it will cost $40,000 to $50,000 more to build here.”

Perhaps the most onerous is the additional cost of mandated sprinkler systems in single-family homes in Worcester County. DeMarco said a sprinkler system costs around $7,000 in a one-story home, while the number jumps to $14,000 if a second floor is added.

“It makes it almost impossible for me to build a two-story home in Worcester County,” he said. “You can see why I feel overwhelmed. I hope Ocean City looks to the county commissioners to find a way to stop this sprinkler system mandate within city limits.”

Ironically, DeMarco’s plea comes at a time when Worcester County is battling the state on the sprinkler system mandate for new single-family homes.

Late last month, the county commissioners voted to allow potential homeowners to opt out of installing residential sprinkler systems. This week, state fire safety officials fired back Worcester County could run afoul of the law if they allowed homeowners to opt out of installing residential sprinkler systems.

DeMarco said he has resisted a move to Delaware despite sugges-

tions to do so from friends.

“People have said ‘why don’t you just move to Delaware,’” he said. “Ocean City is my home and I love living here. I don’t even mind paying higher real estate taxes because Ocean City offers so much more in services than Delaware does. What I do object to is paying $40,000 to $50,000 more for the same house.”

DeMarco also pointed to homeownership-friendly programs in nearby Salisbury such as the House Keys for Employees program which encourages workers to build homes and live in the city.

“Salisbury is encouraging its employees to live in the city,” he said.

“The city helps homebuilders out with closing costs and other expenses and encourages them to live and work and enjoy their city. The practice is very common in local government.”

While the Mayor and Council listened attentively to DeMarco’s pleas for a friendlier building environment, it’s important to note some of the fees and permits about which he complained fall outside the purview of the Town of Ocean City. For example, certain costs associated with flood insurance are mandated by the state and federal government.

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FROM PAGE 28 to at least exploring how to ease some of them. Mayor Rick Meehan pointed out some elements of the most recent iteration of the town’s strategic plan call for “attracting young families,” and “eliminating barriers to encourage new construction.”

“You’ve touched on something I mentioned earlier in the strategic plan even though that is only part of what you talked about tonight,” Meehan told DeMarco. “Right in the strategic plan it says eliminate impact fees and encourage new construction. It’s right here in the plan. I have been in favor of eliminating

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impact fees for single-family homes.”

Meehan encouraged Planning and Community Development Director Bill Neville to explore the issue.

“I’d like to get a report from Mr. Neville on impact fees and really how much of that is attributed to singlefamily homes,” he said. “I’d like to find out just how much it would save the average homebuilder by eliminating some of that.”

As far as the suggestion for mimicking some of the programs Salisbury has in place to encourage people to build in the city, Meehan said that deserved some exploration as well.

BY BETHANY HOOPER

STAFF WRITER

FENWICK ISLAND – Fenwick Island has a new beach patrol captain.

In a Fenwick Island Town Council meeting late last month, John “Ryk” Rykaczewski was introduced as the new captain of the Fenwick Island Beach Patrol.

“He has been awarded the new lifeguard captain position …,” Town Manager Terry Tieman said. “I’m sure we’ll be seeing a lot of him on the beach this summer.”

Rykaczewski comes to the Fenwick Island Beach Patrol with 30 years of life-

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guard experience. He told the town council he first started at the unincorporated beaches of Fenwick in 1989.

Rykaczewski said he also served on the main beach at Fenwick Island State Park.

Rykaczewski is a graphic arts teacher at Delcastle Technical High School in New Castle County, where he has worked for 20 years.

“I’m really excited and happy to be a part of Fenwick town,” he said.

“We’re moving forward and looking forward to a really great, safe summer.”

Rykaczewski will replace Tim Ferry, who retired in December after 13 years of service.

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Monica Louise Moeller BERLIN – Monica Louise Moeller, age 72, died Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019, at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury.

Born in Suffern, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late Anthony DePatto and Ann Vasko DePatto. She is survived by her husband of 53 years, Karl Henry Moeller; her two sons, Richard Moeller and his wife, Anne Marie, of Monroe, N.Y., and Kenneth Moeller of Chester, N.Y.; and her daughter, Jennifer Hart, and her husband, James, of Salisbury. There are seven grandchildren, Breana Van Den Heuvel, Kelly Moeller, Liam and Dylan Hart and Drew, Kiersten and Brad Moeller. She is also survived by her sister, Sandra Palazzone of Sloatsburg, N.Y. Preceding her in death was a sister, Patricia Lindemann, of Sloatsburg, N.Y. Mrs. Moeller graduMONICA LOUISE ated from Rockland MOELLER Community College, in Suffern, N.Y., with her associate’s degree. She worked as a certified occupational therapy assistant at Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation in Saddlebrook, N.J., for five years. She also served as a teaching assistant at Hillcrest Elementary School in New City, N.Y., for 15 years. Mr. and Mrs. Moeller retired to South Point in Berlin in 2003. In 2004, she began babysitting full-time for her grandchildren until grade school. She deeply loved her family, grandchildren and her many

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Ronald Joseph Leidner SALISBURY – Ronald Joseph Leidner, age 84, died on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, in Salisbury.

Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late George Leidner and Lillian Elizabeth Leidner. He is preceded in death by his beloved wife, Mary Theresa O’Neill Leidner, and his brothers, George and Wayne Leidner. He is survived by his children, Ronald Leidner Jr., and his wife, Janet, of Millersville, Md., Jeffrey Leidner and his partner, Jennifer Opie, of Berlin, Gregory Leidner and his wife, Margie, of St. Augustine, Fla., Victoria Black and her husband, Robert, of Bluffton, S.C.,

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A member of St. John Neumann Catholic Church, Ron was a loving, devoted and steadfast father, grandfather and great-grandfather, and a dedicated and loving husband to his beloved wife for almost 62 years. In the late 1960s, Mr. Leidner was president of the Catonsville Youth Football League, where he assisted with fundraisers for community youth. He also coached community youth sports, including boys’ football and girls’ softball and basketball for Baltimore and Carroll County. Mr. Leidner was an alumnus of the McDonogh School in Owings Mills, Md. He worked in sales, marketing and advertising with Coca-

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Barbara Brown Cedrone ROCKVILLE – Barbara Brown Cedrone, age 89, died Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019, at Montgomery Hospice, Casey House in Rockville.

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Mrs. Cedrone had been a registered nurse and had worked in the Federal Government Printing Office.

She was a member of the Elks Club and the Red Hat Society. She enjoyed traveling and keeping in touch with her fellow nurses from her nursing graduating class. She was known especially for her loving and gentle kindness and warm, sweet nature.

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Ernest Chavis BERLIN – Ernest Chavis, age 89, died Monday, Feb. 4, 2019.

Born in Pembroke, N.C., he was the son of the late Willie Chavis and Reedie Lowry Chavis. He was preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth Neary Chavis; four brothers, Willie Albert Chavis, James Gaston Chavis, Robert Henry Chavis and Franklin Chavis; and one sister, Martha Ree Revels. He is survived by his children, Carol Ann Chavis of Pembroke, N.C., Ernest James Chavis and wife Diana of Newark, Danny Chavis and wife Cynthia of Berlin and Mary Ruth Shofi and husband Brian of West Ocean City.

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Mr. Chavis was an accomplished musician of The Chavis Brothers Band. The brothers traveled the United States and Canada for years entertaining at prominent locations and playing with renowned artists including Elvis Presley, Judy Garland and Wayne Newton, to name a few. He shared memorable stories about his travels and performances, particularly those in Las Vegas and their debut on the Ed Sullivan Show.

A funeral service will be held on Monday, Feb. 11, 2019, at 10 a.m. at Holy Savior Catholic Church at 17th Street and Philadelphia Avenue in Ocean City. Reverend Stanislao Esposito will officiate. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery in Berlin.

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SALISBURY – The 21st production of James M. Bennett High School’s Rock & Roll Revival will return to Salisbury for two weekends this month.

Each year, students showcase their talents in dance, music and song as part of a two-weekend production that raises money for the school’s Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA).

This year’s Rock & Roll Revival, entitled “Rockin’ the Movies,” will feature 34 hit songs from movies throughout the decades, including “Jaws,” “Ghost,” “Footloose,” “Smokey and the Bandit” and more.

Tracy Sahler, public information officer for Wicomico County Public Schools, said more than 130 singers, musicians, dancers, set designers, technicians and more join this year’s production of “Rockin’ the Movies.”

“Last year’s theme was ‘My Generation’ and it started with the earliest music and went to the most modern,” she said. “But this year, the production goes from movie to movie and not by the year in which they were released.”

Singer Gillian Barr, a senior at Bennett High, said the show will start with an acapella rendition of the 20th Century Fox theme song, setting the stage

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for an evening of entertainment.

“It sets the whole theme of ‘Rockin’ the Movies,’” she said. “It’s the songs that are related to the movies.”

Stage crew captain Matthew Aukward, a senior at Bennett High, noted the months spent preparing and rehearsing for this year’s production.

“There’s a lot of emotions and hard work that gets put into this,” he said.

Regardless, students said the demanding schedule is worthwhile. Musician and senior Hannah Burchard noted how the production brings the school together.

“At the beginning of the school year everyone is face down in their books and studies,” she said. “Then you come to Rock & Roll and you see all of the amazing talent that comes from this school. You see people in a different light as they go out on stage and belt out a crazy high note or do flips or play an amazing saxophone solo.”

Barr added the production gives students the opportunity to meet new people.

“I feel like we make more friends through Rock & Roll,” she said. “If we didn’t have Rock & Roll, we wouldn’t have met or engaged with any of these people.”

Burchard noted that funds raised from the shows benefit the school’s PTSA, which supports students, staff and school programs throughout the year.

“It’s also an amazing fundraiser for Bennett,” she said. “We get a lot of our profit from the show. The community comes together and witnesses how much talent there is in this high school, and the high school benefits with concessions and ticket sales. It’s an all-around great production that we put on.”

The cast and crew of the Rock & Roll Revival will perform seven shows Feb. 8-10 and Feb. 14-17 in the James. M. Bennett Auditorium in Salisbury. Shows will begin at 7 p.m. on Feb. 8-9 and Feb. 14-16, and at 2 p.m. on Feb. 10 and Feb. 17.

Tickets will be on sale for $20 at the Bank of Delmarva on Eastern Shore Drive and online at www.ticketleap.com (search JMB) Tickets for the Thursday night performance on Feb. 14 will be on sale for $15.

“We do have shows that sell out,” Sahler said. “So we do tell people to make sure they get their tickets in advance.”

For more information, email jmbrocknroll2019@gmail.com, call 410726-3211, or visit the “JMB Rock & Roll Revival” Facebook page.

“Our students are fantastically talented and incredibly committed to doing this show, and they’ve been rehearsing their songs for months,” CoDirector Dory Hayman said. “It’s going to be an amazing experience for them and for everyone who is part of the audience.”

Boardwalk Banner Campaign To Return

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OCEAN CITY – Resort officials this week renewed the Hometown Heroes banner program on the Boardwalk after gaining assurances the initiative will eventually include Vietnam veterans.

In 2014, the Ocean City Elks Lodge 2645 launched the first Hometown Heroes military banner program honoring active members of the armed forces from the resort area and Worcester County serving in various areas around the world. For the last three years, the popular banners have returned each May and proudly display pictures of active servicemen and women throughout the summer and into the early fall.

Two years ago, the Elks Lodge 2645 expanded the program to include U.S. armed services veterans who served in World War II or the Korean War who are from the resort area or live in the resort area. As a result, the number of banners doubled from the original 20 active service honorees to 40, including 24 World War II veterans and 14 Korean War veterans.

During Monday’s meeting, the Mayor and Council had on their consent agenda a request to approve the Elks Hometown Heroes banner program for the coming season, which was ultimately approved unanimously. However, before the vote was taken, Councilman Mark Paddack questioned if the program was being limited only to active duty members and veterans of World War II and the Korean War. “I’ve seen the banners and it’s a great program,” he said. “The one question I have relates to the veterans of Vietnam. This mentions World War II and the Korean War, but there is no mention of our Vietnam veterans.”

Elks Lodge representative Pat Riordan, who conceived of the Hometown Heroes military banner program for Ocean City after seeing a similar program in California, said on Monday it is the organization’s intent to eventually recognize all veterans.

“Our intention is to recognize all living veterans in Worcester County and we started with our active duty veterans,” he said. “We have since moved on to the World War II veterans and the Korean War veterans. We will get to Vietnam eventually, but probably not this year.”

At a time when the nation is losing World War II veterans by the hundreds, Riordan pointed out the plan was to recognize as many of them as possible before moving on to other local veterans.

“The goal is to recognize our World War II and Korean War veterans while we still have them with us,” he said. “I wish we had 10,000 banners to work with, but we only have 40. … If anyone would like to nominate a Vietnam veteran from Ocean City or Worcester County, please send in the info. We might not get to them this year, but that is the goal.”

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Last month, the Mayor and Council approved a bond sale for the second phase of the Boardwalk access control project with a cap of $2.5 million.

On Monday, Finance Director Chuck Bireley announced four bids had been received for the 10-year bond including the low bid at a fixed interest rate of 2.82 percent from Bank of America.

Based on Bireley’s recommendation, the council voted unanimously to award the financing of the Boardwalk access control plan to Bank of America.

“This is an excellent rate,” said Bireley. “It’s actually much lower than I expected.”

The council approved the bond sale to Bank of America after gaining assurances the low rate would remain fixed for the life of the project. Councilman John Gehrig pointed out some of the language in the contract left that uncertain.

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Johnson was a star of the Negro Baseball League before the major leagues desegregated and highly regarded as one of the best third basemen of all time. He played and managed in the Negro Leagues for 17 seasons and was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1975.

With the support of the Worcester County Commissioners and the Worcester County Public Library, the historical society will install a monument to Johnson on the front lawn of the Snow Hill Library later this year along with a replica of his Hall of Fame plaque in Cooperstown. All of the money for the manufacture and installation of the monument is being raised privately.

The society’s main fundraiser for the project is set for Friday, March 1 at the Atlantic Hotel in Berlin from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. The event will include the auction of great items autographed by baseball legends, members of the Baseball Hall of Fame, the Orioles Hall of Fame, the SEE NEXT PAGE

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SU Leads Polar Bear Plunge Fundraisers SALISBURY – Salisbury University students and alumni were the highest university fundraisers for the 2019 Maryland State Police Polar Bear Plunge late last month.

Every January, over 10,000 “plungers” take a dip in the 30-degree Chesapeake Bay at Sandy Point State Park. This year, students and alumni from Salisbury University raised the most money for the event among the many colleges and universities participating, collecting over $16,500 for Special Olympics Maryland.

The SU teams included the Women’s Soccer Club, and Sigma Tau Gamma students and alumni. Other Maryland colleges and universities participating in this year’s plunge included the University of Maryland, Towson University, Mount St. Mary’s University and the U.S. Naval Academy.

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This exhibit is a pictorial history that provides insight into the lives of black men and women living and working in Ocean City from the 1930s through the 1960s. African-Americans were often the backbone of many Ocean City iconic hotels and restaurants. From hotel bellman to the restaurant cooks and waitstaff these men and women were responsible for maintaining many establishments’ distinguished reputations.

While black men and women were an integral part of Ocean City’s hospitality workforce, most hotels did not accommodate them as guests. The Henry Hotel was one of the few places located in Ocean City that would rent to black guests. Due to the narrow lodging options black visitors had to choose from when visiting Ocean City, the Henry Hotel accommodated many famous black entertainers and notable public figures such as Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, Louis Armstrong, and Maryland State Senator Verda Freeman.

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SALISBURY – A recent audit of the county’s department of corrections revealed a shortage of transport staff.

On Tuesday, Levin Hitchens, assistant internal auditor, presented the Wicomico County Council with a recent audit of staffing levels at the department of corrections.

“Management believes a shortage of transporters may exist and asked us to quantify the shortage if there is one,” he said.

According to the audit report, in the third quarter of 2018 the primary transport team – comprised of four dedicated officers – completed 1,290 hours of work. Staff vacancies and overtime, however, covered the remaining 667 hours of work in the same 90-day period.

“Transporting inmates outside the facility is an interesting process, which typically requires two officers, one of which is armed,” Hitchens said. “Many of the transports are scheduled in advance. However, there are circumstances where management has to

draft other officers for coverage, such as in a medical emergency.”

Hitchens said his department did not offer a recommendation or projection for future demand.

“Management should use our report in conjunction with their expertise in the industry to determine their transportation needs,” he said.

Council President John Cannon questioned how the department of corrections would address the shortage of transport staff.

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“I wonder in this process if it was suggested at the department of corrections whether or not they plan to address this in the upcoming budget cycle.”

Warden Ruth Colbourne told the council the department’s budget request includes a fifth full-time transport officer, but she noted she wanted an audit to determine if there was an actual need.

“The only way to do that is to break the hours down, break the mileage down, the dedicated officers, and look at what is covered and what isn’t …,” she said. “I had an opinion, but I had no influence one way or another.”

Colbourne said the officers transport inmates to court dates, bond hearings, medical appointments and the hospital.

“Someone has to ride in the back of the ambulance and a chase vehicle has to go because we need someone who’s armed,” she said.

Councilman Joe Holloway questioned if the audit revealed areas of needed improvement.

Colbourne said she was working with the circuit court to send documents electronically, instead of transporting inmates to and from court. Yet, she maintained a fifth officer was needed.

The council voted unanimously to accept the report.

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SNOW HILL – Citizens asked the Worcester County Commissioners this week to consider adding a second early voting site in Pocomoke.

On Tuesday, members of Your Vote, Your Voice approached the commissioners with a petition signed by residents who want to see early voting offered in Pocomoke. Currently, early voting in Worcester County is only offered at Gull Creek in Berlin.

“This site is not a convenient or accessible location for many potential voters,” said Joan Roache, co-coordinator for Your Vote, Your Voice.

Roache told the commissioners that her group had conducted a voter registration drive prior to the last election. During that drive, hundreds of citizens signed the group’s petition to bring an early voting site to Pocomoke City. Roache said Gull Creek was simply too far for many residents of the southern part of the county. She said the drive took at least 35 minutes.

“There is no accessible public transportation to this Berlin site and if

you do not have a car and are employed fulltime it is a hardship to go to the current site,” she said. “A new voting site in Pocomoke would expand early voting opportunities for many Worcester County citizens.”

Commissioner Joshua Nordstrom, who represents Pocomoke, thanked Roache and her fellow volunteers for their efforts.

“Being from Pocomoke, I understand the need for a second early voting site,” he said. “Now it’s in Berlin which makes it closer to a lot of population centers but it is just as neces-

sary in the southern part of the county.”

He pointed out that during early voting, citizens didn’t have to be already registered to vote.

“There are very many people who would go to early voting, register same day, and also vote,” he said.

He said the second location was something the county could at least consider.

“This is a great first step to taking a larger look and delving in deeper to the requirements,” he said.

Commissioner Joe Mitrecic said the Worcester County Board of Elections

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Commissioner Ted Elder said he didn’t know where the county would get funding for another site.

Commissioner Jim Bunting said he thought a central location for early voting was something the county should consider but that the discussion should take place at budget time.

Commissioner Diana Purnell, president of the board, thanked Roache.

“You’ve done the hard work,” she said. “We know that the citizen concern is there. Now we’ve got to do our work.”

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BERLIN – Taylor Bank has announced the promotions of seven employees.

Lee Chisholm has been promoted to vice president, loan and business development officer. He began his employment in March of 2006 as a teller at 20th Street Branch. He LEE later became branch man- CHISHOLM ager of Snow Hill and then became a loan officer.

Yvonne Sample has been promoted to operations supervisor of the Electronic Services Department. She began employment in May 2001 where she started in the YVONNE proof department, now SAMPLE evolved into electronic services.

Jennifer Scott has been promoted to assistant vice president, branch manager and IRA and HSA administrator. Scott began employment in September 2013 and manages branch JENNIFER SCOTT operations at Main Office.

Lori Simon has been promoted to vice president, branch manager and CRA officer. Simon began employment in January 2006 and manages the bank’s location at Ocean LORI Landing.

SIMON Lisa Street has been promoted to senior loan processor. She began employment in September 2015 in loan operations.

LISA Kathy Allam has been promoted to STREET director of Information Technology and Security.

Allam began employment in November 2008 where she started in branch operations and later completed KATHY the management trainee ALLAM

program and was promoted to manage the IT and Electronic Services departments.

Raymond Robinson has been promoted to senior vice president of branch RAYMOND operations. Robinson was ROBINSON rehired in August 2003 where he served as a branch manager and continues to serve in a leadership role in branch operations.

University Appointment SALISBURY – Following a national search, Jason Rhodes has been appointed Salisbury University’s new public relations director and spokesperson.

Rhodes has worked in the SU Public Relations Office since 2003, currently serving as an assistant director.

“Jason has in-depth knowledge of the campus and the region as well as the University System of Maryland, which is important as SU moves forward under new leadership. Jason has shown himself to be a team player with a tremendous work ethic and a proven ability to collaborate with multiple constituencies. I believe his experience, knowledge and training in higher education communications will serve the university well,” said Jason Curtin, vice president of advancement and executive director of the SU JASON Foundation Inc. RHODES “As a lifelong Eastern Shore resident, I’ve always appreciated SU and its value to the area,” said Rhodes. “In the past 16 years, I’ve enjoyed getting to know the campus, particularly the students, faculty and staff. I look forward to having an even greater chance to serve them and the surrounding community in this position.”

Prior to his arrival at SU, Rhodes spent several years working with Eastern Shore print and broadcast media.

He also has written eight popular local history books, focusing on Salisbury, his native Somerset County and amusement parks throughout Maryland.

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OCEAN CITY – The Town of Ocean City is looking for Jeep drivers for the new Boardwalk tram coaches and also hiring conductors to staff the rear of the trams.

Starting with Springfest in early May, this season will include all new tram coaches with Jeep Power units. Each tram coach is capable of carrying up to 40 customers and each tram train of two coaches will have access for mobility devices for the disabled. New seating and a new sound system will make the Boardwalk ride as entertaining as ever.

The tram drivers will be responsible for the operation of the train from 1st Street to the 27th Street Station. If you love the beach and Boardwalk and love Jeeps this is the job for you. Conductors, who work at the back of the tram, are responsible for collection of fares and assuring customer safety and satisfaction. Think of the conductor job as an office on the Boardwalk with the beach just off your shoulder. Every day and night you will meet new people and have new experiences.

Ocean City Transportation will provide training and work with you on scheduling although during the busy summer months expect to work most days or at least four per week of eighthour shifts. Each conductor will be paired with a driver and supervisors are available for assistance. Tellers at the stations also sell tickets so conductors will only collect fares on the Boardwalk.

Each season tram employees share experiences to last them through the winter and beyond. The tram employees form a bond that is not usually found in most jobs. The new summer of 2019 will see many events that can be witnessed from the Boardwalk trams. In June, the Air Show packs the Boardwalk with all heads looking up to the skies.

Then the new Jellyfish Festival will bring music to the sand and surf. The 4th of July brings fireworks while August brings the White Marlin Open.

The sights and sounds of the Boardwalk are wonderful, but let’s not forget the smells and scents – popcorn, French fries, waffle cones, sunscreen and the surf.

The tram personnel are the ambassadors for the beach. Best place to play skeeball? Best place to have happy hour? How far to the comfort station?

These are among the many questions you will hear at work.

If you have questions about trams, give us a call at 410-273-2174 or just put in an application and we will be glad to answer your questions. This off-season we have a tram supervisor helping process applications. Training begins in March, so hurry and get your application in this month. Please check www.oceancitymd.gov for more information on the jobs.

– Mark Rickards Special To The Dispatch (The writer is the transit manager for the Town of Ocean City’s Department of Public Works.)

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Ocean Pines Children's Theater Director Paulette DeRosa Matrona and Musical Director Sharon Sorrentino were the guest speakers at a recent meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pines-Ocean City. Before speaking, cast member Trista Harner sang a beautiful rendition of the national anthem for the attendees. Pictured, from left, are Sorrentino, Matrona and Kiwanis Club President Dick Clagett.

Michael James of the Carousel Group recently presented a check for $12,500 to the Worcester County Education Foundation (WCEF), which was established in August of 2013 as a 501(c)3 non-profit to establish a proactive partnership between the community and the public school system by linking community resources with the educational needs of its students to prepare them to succeed.

Pictured, from left, are Greg Shockley, vice chair of WCEF; James; Ray Thompson, chair of WCEF; and Worcester County Public Schools Superintendent Lou Taylor.

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The Rotary Club of Salisbury recently thanked The Donnie Williams Foundation for its more than $7,000 contribution to the 3-Point Initiative, as part of the 2018 Governor’s Challenge Basketball Tournament in Salisbury. The initiative provided $39,000 in grant funding for local nonprofits that support youth programs. The Rotary’s 3-Point Initiative promotes “responsibility, integrity and academic achievement.” Pictured, from left, are Mark Granger, Alan Brown, Kim Roemer, Dan Williams and BJ Summers.

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Matt Heim, the Mid-Atlantic campaign organizer for Oceana, an international ocean advocacy organization, was the speaker at the January meeting of the Democratic Women's Club (DWC) of Worcester County. Pictured are Harriet Batis, DWC co-vice president; Heim; and Vicky Wallace, DWC president.

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Beach Music Festival Worth OC Investment HOW WE SEE IT

There were mixed reactions to this week’s announced entertainment lineup for the inaugural Jellyfish Festival in Ocean City.

While we were generally underwhelmed by the lineup based on the buildup over the last year and assurances bigger names would be landed, we support the festival and believe this could be just the type of event Ocean City needs to address some reputation concerns, especially for the month of June.

Nonetheless, we understand why there was much online displeasure expressed over the lineup announced. Most of the disappointment simply has to do with what organizers promised last year in an attempt to secure the Town of Ocean City’s $198,000 sponsorship, which came with a requirement that the financial support would be used solely on booking high-profile bands the area has never seen before. Of the list of entertainers announced this week, there are only a handful who have not performed in this region previously. In fact, we would argue the most impressive acts booked for the festival will appear on the final day of the event that has been reserved for Christian music.

When questioned by then-Coucilman Wayne Hartman last year about what types of bands the city could expect in exchange for the sponsorship, festival organizers mentioned the Foo Fighters, Journey, the Beach Boys, Travis Tritt, Alan Jackson, Trace Adkins, Charlie Daniels and Earth Wind and Fire. Those groups, a few of which have already played here, come with large asking prices and evidently turned out to be too expensive. Festival organizers preferred to focus on a solid quantity of quality acts to fill out the weekend over one super band booking. In the end, that viewpoint makes sense and gives the festival the best chance to succeed. It’s a shame, however, that expectations were raised to such a high level beforehand.

Furthermore, and most importantly, it’s critical to note this event weekend will be about much more than just music. We caution expressing too much angst over the individual bands named this week. This event will be a weekend celebration featuring a family-friendly festival village with freestyle motorcross shows, surfing contests, a beach fitness zone, a kids interactive art and music zone and a fat tire beach bike zone. All the while bands will be

performing on the beach.

To many, this festival will resemble a smaller-scaled Dew Tour, which was held in Ocean City from 2010 to 2014.

The Dew Tour transformed the beach north of the Pier – where the Jellyfish Festival will be held – into an impressive extreme sports village with professional athletes competing throughout the weekend. The Jellyfish Festival will feature many of the same types of components with a lot more music than the Dew Tour offered while not having the level of professional athletic competitions.

Though some have questioned a government sponsorship of a privately organized festival, we think the city’s investment was a wise one. The festival needed the financial support in its first year and will likely need some level of public funding for years to come. The event will follow the OC Air Show in June, setting up what could be major back-to-back weekends for Ocean City and its business community. We think this will be a successful new event that will prove to be a draw this summer with the potential to grow annually as the brand picks up credibility and notoriety within the music industry.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Time To Move On With Boardwalk Case Editor: One of the difficulties that any person faces when taking legal action to protect their rights is the taxpayers’ money that a governmental agency can use in pursuing pointless court proceedings. The owners of the Dumser’s Dairyland property on the Boardwalk, the Nathan Rapoport family, are now in that position.

The family owned the property for the last 106 years. The owners of Dumser’s business property had to appeal a local judge’s decision to prevent Ocean City from taking their property. The appeals court found that the mayor and his council supporters and a local judge did not produce sufficient evidence that the Dumser’s property was physically located within the public easement area when Ocean City was established. Therefore, the Town of Ocean City could not arrogate the property where Dumser’s is located. Yet, the mayor and his council supporters are continuing to pursue additional appeal proceedings.

Simply put, the case was not about the location of Dumser’s business property on the Boardwalk at Atlantic Avenue and South Division Street as

its exist today but as the location existed in 1876. The appeals court found that “Critically, Ocean City did not call, at any time, a licensed surveyor or any other expert witness who could have testified as to the original boundaries of Ocean City as established by the 1876 Deed or interpreted the Plat in relationship to the Property’s actual location on the ground and the streets in existence today.”

Instead, Ocean City witnesses included Terry McGean, a civil engineer by training. However, he was precluded from testifying about the location of the original southern boundary of Ocean City as compared to the actual streets on the ground today, since Maryland law requires that an expert witness that discusses property locations have to be a professional land surveyor or a professional property line surveyor. This had to be a major flaw in the legal argument of the Ocean City attorney.

The owners of the Dumser’s property put forth evidence of the location of the property as well as evidence of the land owner. George Young testified on behalf of owners of the Dumser’s property as an expert in the field of professional land surveying. He performed a boundary line survey of

the property and identified the physical location of the building. The owners of the Dumser’s property also presented expert testimony from title abstractor Cynthia Todd. She described the process she undertook to research the title of the property. In other words, with an unlimited amount of money to spend on legal experts, the Ocean City attorney failed to present expert evidence as to the location of the property as it was located back in 1876. Yet, the mayor and his council supporters are continuing to pursue additional appeal proceedings.

Dumser’s has used the property since 1971. The mayor and his council supporters should question their attorney for failing to present expert testimony and, unless the mayor has a very important public reason for spending more of our taxpayers’ money on this case, no further legal action should be taken against the owners of the Dumser’s property.

Joseph H. Potter Ocean City

Eliminating Excessive Code Rules Will Help OC Editor: Yesterday evening at the Ocean City Council meeting Mr. Demarco acSEE NEXT PAGE

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR FROM PAGE 42 complished in 10 minutes what I have been trying to get done with consecutive councils for 10 years. He talked about the huge differences in costs, due solely to excessive Ocean City regulations, mostly from the fire marshal, to build or buy a single wide or double wide home in Ocean City compared to Sussex County, a few miles up the road.

Due to local sprinkler requirements and other building requirements in Ocean City, the costs of a double wide could increase from $110,000 outside of Ocean City to $150,000 in Ocean City. A $40,000, or 36 percent, increase in cost. This is equal to an additional tax, although these regulations have nothing to do with the property tax in Delaware which is also vastly lower. The excessive rules our Ocean City regulators impose on our builders and subsequently on the families that own homes, whether second homes or primary residents, have made us uncompetitive with the neighborhoods that surround us. This fact is well known among builders.

Congratulations Mr. Demarco. For a decade, back to Jim Hall, I have written on and talked with council members trying to persuade them to “sunset” many of the code rules that are local and greatly increase the costs of construction. Many of which have been written by local regulators, mostly fire marshals and are unique to Ocean City.

These excessive building costs are not viewed as safety enhancements outside of Ocean City and by increasing the costs to live here they serve as an additional tax on residents and businesses which help to explain much of the outflow of residents and second home owners from Ocean City.

Kudos to Mr. Demarco. His dramatic presentation will give me energy to propose yet again that we sunset at least all local fire marshal codes that are different and more restrictive than those in Worcester County if not Sussex itself. Eliminating excessive code requirements should be the biggest priority the council has this year. This

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action will be the most revitalizing change the Town of Ocean City can do. It will not only stimulate growth, but it will keep residents and second home owners from selling and leaving Ocean City.

Tony Christ

Residents Oppose New Business Use

Editor: This letter is in response to the article, “Bay Taxi Service Seeks To Educate About New Service,” which appeared in the Feb. 1, 2019, issue of The Dispatch.

We have owned our home in North Ocean City since July, 1979. We are year-round residents, and we have, over the years, welcomed the growth of our area. We live on a canal which is home to many families who own boats as well as Jet Skis and kayaks.

There are also three canals, well populated with watercraft, which must feed into our canal to get out to the bay. At the bottom of our canal is an area that is home to our neighbors who own condos on the south side of this small body of water near Coastal Highway. These residents have boats.

The north side of this water is where a business named OC Bay Hopper is planning to base their company.

OC Bay Hopper wants to offer sightseeing boats, a taxi boat and an event/party boat. All of which will use our canal to get to the bay. They want to install a 10-foot by 10-foot floating dock and a three-foot by 30-foot aluminum ramp to go from bulkhead to floating dock. This alteration is not at this time allowable in the SC-1 District where the OC Bay Hopper hopes to be based. They need approval from the Mayor and City Council, the Board of Port Wardens, and the Planning and Zoning Commission.

We are concerned about the commercial traffic in our residential neighborhood, as well as the problems caused by maintenance of these commercial vehicles. Mostly, we are terrified by the devaluation of our major investment, our home.

Stan and Veronica Kahn Ocean City

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“The mayor has said he wouldn’t support meters in any areas other than where they are now. Meters will be a big issue. That’s what I’m hearing from the constituents who have reached out to me.”

OCEAN CITY COUNCILMAN MARK PADDACK DURING A DISCUSSION OF A NEW PARKING STUDY AND THE HIRING OF A CONSULTANT

“You’re right about my position and that hasn’t changed, but more knowledge is a good thing. Again, nothing has been decided. This is going to be a comprehensive look at all of our parking issues throughout the entire community.”

OCEAN CITY MAYOR RICK MEEHAN ON A PARKING STUDY AND HIS STANCE HE WOULD NOT SUPPORT ADDITIONAL PARKING METERS

“People have said ‘why don’t you just move to Delaware.’ Ocean City is my home and I love living here. I don’t even mind paying higher real estate taxes because Ocean City offers so much more in services than Delaware does. What I do object to is paying $40,000 to $50,000 more for the same house.”

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By Publisher/Editor Steve Green

A quality lead on a newspaper piece is important, but one recently in an editorial in The Baltimore Sun takes that concept way too far. An editorial by Deputy Editorial Director Tricia Bishop began with, “Did I ever tell you about the time the governor broke my daughter’s collarbone?” It continued with, “That may be a slight exaggeration. It was more a joint effort by the governor, the comptroller and the summer camp planners at the Orokawa Y in Towson, which was, a manager eventually told me, uncharacteristically understaffed when my kid arrived in late August 2017. They weren’t typically in session then, I was told, and many counselors had left for college.”

The editorial represents the line of thinking that’s pervasive among opponents to Gov. Larry Hogan’s executive order requiring schools start after the Labor Day holiday. Detractors are resorting to specific and absurd scare tactics about education suffering and general comments that it’s only to boost Ocean City tourism. If the Labor Day mandate was removed, the editorial continued, “Yes, Ocean City would likely lose out on some revenue if school districts decide their needs are better met with an earlier start date or later end date. But perhaps that’s as it should be in a state that’s falling behind its own standards in education. I don’t doubt that many families throughout the state had a lovely time in that extra week before school began. But is that time worth the hassle, if not hardship, so many others faced?”

The bill seeking to overturn the Labor Day mandate was approved by the Senate Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee in a 74 vote earlier this week. With the assumption it would then be approved by the Senate and the House, Hogan held a press conference Thursday saying not so fast, announcing his plans to thwart any efforts to undermine his three-year-old executive order through a petition to referendum.

“Let me also be clear,” he said. “If their bill passes without giving local citizens control, there will be a petition to referendum. It will get the required number of signatures from one corner of the state to the other. It will be placed on the ballot and there is a 100-percent chance that the voters will overturn any action by the legislature with more than 70 percent of the vote and school after Labor Day will remain the law in this state.”

I liked his aggressive response to the legislation because it’s almost a certainty the majority of lawmakers will vote to end the post-Labor Day start.

Parking will always be a problem in Ocean City in the peak season.

There’s simply not enough land mass for all the visitors who are married to their vehicles and resist the convenience of mass transit options.

While city officials probably agree with my sentiment, they decided this week to spend $21,000 on yet another parking study and to bring a noted municipal parking consultant to evaluate all of Ocean City.

I have long believed Ocean City should have more paid parking on oceanside blocks. This would encourage turnover and force hotel guests to use parking assigned to them by their individual hotels. Additionally, it would raise new revenue for the town during the paid parking season of May 1 through October.

It’s beyond reasonable for travelers to have to pay to park close to the beach. For example, I often go to the beach in front of the Grand Hotel on 21st Street. Hotel guests are commonly seen walking to and from their vehicles parked on the street to put away beach toys and chairs, despite a large parking garage for the hotel being on the south side of the street.

These sorts of situations play out routinely during the summer months.

They arrive at their hotel, grab a parking spot and stay put.

Five years ago, when Ocean City was last considering expanding paid parking, it was reported by city staff there are 3,294 additional parking spaces on ocean blocks throughout the town that are not currently paid spots. It was estimated expanding paid parking to all those spots would generate $1.7 million in new revenue. Last spring a report was issued that found expanding paid parking from 11th to 33rd streets on ocean blocks would create about $622,000 annually. I think that’s a concept Ocean City should consider.

Last spring when that oceanfront parking analysis was reported to the council there was some concern about how local property owners would feel about it. There was talk of a resident pass that could be used by property owners on certain streets near their homes. The concept of a resident pass seemed to have support from the council at that time.

Councilmember Mary Knight spoke at the time of a task force taking a look at this idea. The task force was formed this week.

“I’m hoping with this task force, and we have new management and a new city manager and new councilmembers, that we can come up with some solutions,” she said. “I think we would be irresponsible not to look at it again. If it comes back with not a good recommendation, at least we have done our due diligence and we’ve studied it … When we look at going to 32nd Street, that’s about $600,000, and that’s with giving residential passes in those areas. I would hope people would be respectful to the idea and at least let us look at it. In 2013, we did not do it well and I think a lot of us learned from our mistakes.”

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In celebration of Catholic Schools Week, the Most Blessed Sacrament Student Council held a coat drive. Students were asked to give new or gently worn coats, scarves, hats and gloves to be donated to the Seton Center in Princess Anne.

Two months ago, the Student Council visited the Seton Center to deliver food from a school-wide food drive and saw the need to continue to help. Pictured, from left, are Sean McCrystal, Casey Gabbard, Brendon Bradford, Tatum Vorsteg, Grace Short and Isabell Ashley.

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Sixth-grade students at Berlin Intermediate School have been collecting needed supplies for the Worcester County Humane Society. This is a part of their service learning project for the year. Pictured are Julia Knerr, James Uebel, Adam Baker, Emmalyn Fetters, Lindsey Beurnier and Ava Bauer.

Ocean City Elementary School participated again this year in the Valentines for Veterans Program to thank veterans for their sacrifices and let them know that they are loved, appreciated and not forgotten. This year's cards will be sent to Perry Point and Charlotte Hall Veterans Hospitals, Baltimore Rehab and Baltimore VA Medical Center. Robyn Diesel’s kindergarten class is pictured displaying their creations.

Ocean City Elementary School recently kicked of its annual 2019 Kids Heart Challenge. This year's Jump Event raised money for the American Heart Association to research new methods to help heart and stroke patients and provide support for those suffering with heart disease. OCES students have already raised $24,000 toward their school goal of $26,000.

Above, physical education teachers Tracey Drocella, left, and Mark Engle, right, and American Heart Association Coordinator Sheri Olsen, center, are pictured with third-graders Payton Caprarola, Ivin Purnell, Aiden Backof and Madelynn Pennington. At right, thirdgrader Carson Green is pictured with Finn, this year's American Heart Association mascot.

Worcester Prep teachers Tracey Berry and Kelley Burton hosted the annual Bread Sale with their second-graders as part of a hands-on learning lesson combining English, science, social studies, mathematics and philanthropy. The month-long project is modeled like a small business, with the students baking the bread and then selling it in their classroom cafe for 25 cents to other students and faculty. Proceeds were then donated to Atlantic General Hospital. Above, Berry is pictured with second-graders Kristie Carr, Vivian Spraul, Ted Timmons, Ethan Holt, Reed Knowlton, Elle Wilsey, John Parker, Oscar Hershey, Sam Metz, Brock Hidell, Jaden Washington, Caroline Burbage and Zane Freih. Below, Burton is pictured with second-grade bread baker Liam McAllister heating up three flavors of bread including cinnamon raisin, cinnamon and white.

Horoscopes

February 8, 2019

ARIES (March 21 to April 19): Doing something nice for others is typical of the generous Arian. But be prepared for some jealous types who might try to question one of your more recent acts of kindness.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): You're eager to take on new responsibilities. But before you do, you might want to check out exactly what would be required of you so that you don't face any "surprises" later.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20): It might be best to put off an important decision until a fluctuating situation becomes more stable. Recently received news could help resolve a long-standing family matter.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22): If you still have a problem getting that information gap closed, you might consider asking a higher authority to resolve the matter, leaving you free to move on to another project.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22): A family matter needs to be dealt with at the start of the week. Once it's resolved, the Big Cat can devote more attention to that new opportunity that seems to hold so much potential.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22): Pay attention to those niggling doubts.

They could be warning you not to make any major decisions until you've checked them out – especially where money matters might be involved.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22): A business venture might need more of your attention than you are able to provide. Consider asking a trusted friend or family member to help you work through this time crunch.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21): A more-positive aspect helps you get a clearer focus on how to handle your time so that you can deal with several responsibilities that are just now showing up on your schedule.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21): A very close friend (you know who that is!) has advice that could help you work through a confusing situation. So put your pride aside and ask for it.

You'll be glad you did.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19): A workplace situation could turn a bit tense. The best way to handle it is to confront it and deal with it openly.

Doing so can help reveal the underlying reasons for the problem.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18): A colleague's remarks appear to be especially cutting. But don't waste your time or your energy trying to deal with the situation. You have more important things to do.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20): Support for your work comes as a surprise from someone you thought was critical or, at least, indifferent. Your spouse or partner has big plans for the weekend.

BORN THIS WEEK: Your spiritual strength often acts as an inspiration to help others make decisions about their lives. Š 2019 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Decatur Captures State Regional Title

BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

BERLIN – Stephen Decatur’s varsity wrestling team on Wednesday captured the program’s first state regional championship since 2011 with a sweep of two matches in the 3AEast regional duals at home.

The Seahawks hosted the 3AEast regional duals on Wednesday and drew a familiar opponent in the semifinals with Bennett. Decatur cruised past Bennett, 52-30, to reach the 3A-East regional championship match with Atholton, which had beaten Chesapeake-Anne Arundel in the other semifinal.

Atholton was also a familiar foe for Decatur for a different reason.

Last year, Atholton upset the higher-seeded Decatur in the 3A-East regional championship and the Seahawks earned a chance to avenge that loss on Wednesday.

In a back-and-forth match, Decatur led at different times 21-20 and 28-24, setting up a dramatic finish with a handful of bouts remaining.

The Seahawks ultimately prevailed, 37-24, to avenge last year’s loss and capture the program’s first regional title since 2011.

With the win, the Seahawks advance to the 3A state championship dual meet on Saturday as the number-two seed. Decatur will face third-seeded Bel Air in its opener.

Top-seeded Linganore will face fourth-seeded Huntingtown.

Seahawks Rebound With Win Over Warriors

BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

BERLIN – Stephen Decatur’s boys’ varsity basketball team beat Mardela, 88-62, on the road this week to get back over the .500 mark.

After two straight losses last week dropped Decatur to 8-8, the Sea-

hawks cruised passed the Warriors on the road on Tuesday. Mardela led early before Decatur got its offense cranked up. Drew Haueisen led the Seahawks with 44 points in the game.

With the win, Decatur improved to 98 on the season, but the Seahawks have tough rematches with Wicomico and Parkside on the slate next week.

Knappenberger Wins State Championship

BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

BERLIN – Stephen Decatur varsity wrestler Anya Knappenberger won the school’s first-ever girls’ state wrestling championship last week, sweeping three matches to claim the title.

Knappenberger, who battles week in and week out on the unbeaten Decatur varsity team, got her moment in the sun last weekend when she won the girls’ state championship at 112, the first-ever state title for a female wrestler from the school. Knappenberger swept three matches and didn’t give up a single point on her way to the title.

After a first-round bye, Knappenberger beat Skylar Beard of Woodlawn and Caitlin Johnson of Carver Center to reach the finals. In the championship match, Knappenberger

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beat Nina Small of Fairmont Heights.

Knappenberger is a key wrestler on Decatur’s highly-successful varsity wrestling team.

Awesome Day For Seahawk Swimmer

Decatur varsity swimmer Alec McCabe gets ready for a special exhibition heat during the Seahawks’ meet with Cape Henlopen last week.

Photo by Wayne Lyons

BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

BERLIN – After practicing and working out in the pool all winter with his teammates, Stephen Decatur freshman swimmer Alec McCabe last week got a chance to compete in an official meet against real competition.

McCabe, a freshman at Decatur, has autism, but that has not deterred him from enjoying the same things as many of his classmates including competing on the school’s varsity swim team. Week in and week out, and almost day in and day out, McCabe has spent much of his time in the pool, training with his varsity teammates, but he never had an opportunity to compete in a meet until last week.

McCabe’s team captains and coaches waited all season for the right time to

get him into a meet and that opportunity came last Thursday against Cape Henlopen. Although it didn’t count in the overall team standings, McCabe made the best of opportunity with a strong performance in his heat.

“The coaches and his teammates really wanted to get him into a meet,” said his mother, Jill, this week. “It was basically an exhibition, a 50-meter swim, against other competition and it wasn’t timed and wasn’t official, but it was definitely pretty special.”

Jill McCabe praised Alec’s teammates for their compassion and understanding, and perhaps more importantly, for including him in their final regular season meet of the season.

“It was awesome,” she said. “I appreciate them for wanting to do that.

They really went out of their way to make sure he was part of the team.”

Seahawks Make Splash In Bayside Meet

BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

BERLIN – Stephen Decatur’s varsity swim teams made a big splash in the first-ever Bayside Conference championship meet last weekend with the girls finishing first and the boys finishing second.

The inaugural Bayside Conference championships were held last weekend at Cambridge and the Decatur teams dominated many events. The Decatur girls finished first in the first-ever conference championships, while Easton finished second. The Decatur boys finished a close second to Easton.

On the girls’ side, Allison Hunter finished first in the 500-meter freestyle, while Delaney Williams was fifth. Kirsten Graham finished first in the 100-meter backstroke, while Davina Graybill came in fifth. Abby Crisanti was second in the 200-meter freestyle, while Graybill finished fifth.

In the 200-meter individual medley, Kiley Hamby was third, Mikayla Denault was fifth and Graybill was sixth.

Gracie Coker finished fifth in the 50meter freestyle. Graham was second in the 100-meter butterfly, while Farrah Brown finished fourth and Hamby was

sixth. Abby Crisanti finished second in the 200-meter freestyle, while Graybill was fifth. Crisanti also finished fourth in the 100-meter freestyle, while Brown was eighth. In the 100-meter breaststroke, Denault was fourth and Hunter was fifth. The Decatur girls finished first in the 200-meter freestyle relay, third in the 400-meter freestyle relay and third in the 200-meter medley.

On the boys’ side, Jack Slaysman finished first in the 200-meter individual medley, while Patrick O’Halloran was fourth. Caleb Vaxmonsky finished first in the 500-meter freestyle, while Wyatt Sperry was fifth. Nick Cardamone finished fourth in the 200meter freestyle. Richard Poist finished third in the 50-meter freestyle, while Luke Crisanti was fifth.

Poist also finished second in the 100-meter butterfly, while Crisanti was third. Chase Deickman finished second in the 100-meter freestyle. Vaxmonsky finished second in the 100-meter backstroke, while Cardamone was fifth.

Slaysman finished fourth in the 100meter breaststroke, while O’Halloran finished sixth. The Decatur boys finished second in 200-meter medley, second in the 200-meter freestyle relay and second in the 400-meter freestyle relay.

Channel Dredging Near Boat Ramp OK’d

February 8, 2019

BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

OCEAN CITY – Getting in and out of the relatively new public boat ramp at 64th Street could get a little easier this summer after resort officials this week awarded a contract to dredge the canal near the approach to the facility.

The Mayor and Council this week awarded a contract to the successful low bidder for dredging a canal roughly between 66th Street and 67th Street that serves as a conduit from the public boat ramp at 64th Street to the deeper water in the back bays behind the resort. The project, which is funded completely by the state’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR), was budgeted at $200,000, but the contract was awarded to the successful low bidder who came in at $138,000 for the project.

While the agenda item was billed as a bid award for the dredging of the boat ramp at 64th Street, City Engineer Terry McGean explained the project essentially entailed an area just north of the boat ramp’s location.

“The channel in question does serve the boat ramp, but it’s actually between 66th and 67th Streets,” he said. “We did dredge the boat ramp, which gets you to that deep hole, but there were times when there was no way to get to open water.”

McGean explained the dredging project was funded by the DNR because the channel in question had been officially marked prior to the project.

“The good news is it is being 100percent funded by the DNR,” he said.

“The channel was marked, so we were able to get approval from the DNR and also the MDE [Maryland Department of the Environment.] The contractor is already doing our canals, so it should be an easy transition for them.”

The new boat ramp opened before the start of the summer season in May 2017. The two-ramp facility is located at 64th Street near the town’s larger public works complex at the base of the water tower in the area. The public boat ramp is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week and 365 days a year.

The new boat ramp at 64th Street replaced the town’s only other existing public access boat ramp in the Little Salisbury area.

After years of wrestling with an outdated and over-utilized public boat ramp in the Little Salisbury residential area, along with complaints of traffic, parking, noise and litter, the town identified the site at 64th Street as a more appropriate location for the city-owned boat ramp because it is surrounded by commercial and governmental uses and is located closer to the center of the resort.

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The Adventures Of Fatherhood

By STEVE GREEN

few minutes into watching the Super Bowl as a family, I became doubtful my boys were going to make it beyond the first quarter.

While there was sleep to worry about on a school night with the game starting well after 6:30 p.m., I’m referring more to the patience level it would require to even get through the national anthem with all of us in the same room.

Carson immediately insisted we all stand for God Bless America and remain upright for the Star-Spangled Banner. That was fine and probably the right thing to do actually, but since it was his little brother’s idea it came with reluctance from Beckett. Carson’s insistence quickly became physical when Beckett started to get his lean on some nearby furniture near the end of Gladys Knight’s beautiful rendition. Screams from Beckett that Carson was bullying him by grabbing him and encouraging him to stand up made me laugh initially but quickly grew on my nerves. I was back laughing again when Beckett wondered aloud whether a bird was going to fly out of Knight’s hairpiece.

Then came the kickoff and boredom quickly set in. With the game a dud, Carson was quickly on his iPad until his headphones died, while Beckett was busy testing my knowledge on a wide range of topics, from professional basketball players and my height at 10 years old to his teachers’ educational backgrounds and why middle school didn’t have recess.

I honestly think the kids would have been on to other things if Pam hadn’t found a commercial bingo game to play during the breaks in the game. The concept was you put a chip on the block that represented your commercial. For example, if an Audi commercial came on, anyone who had a block with that name on it

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put a chip. That game kept their interest until I won, leading to complaints of cheating and unfairness.

By the time halftime rolled around, Carson was ready for bed. After the halftime show, I told Pam I would pause the game, so she wouldn’t miss it. I then put away my phone for the night so I wouldn’t get updates or texts from buddies about the happenings.

I figured I would hang out with Beckett, who in turn said he was going to his room to play video games before it was time for him to go to bed. Rather than join him, I let him go because he was annoying me with his constant interruptions with questions about anything but football. I then sat in silence for the next 15 minutes and was asleep before Pam came back downstairs. I woke up from my quick nap and went upstairs to make sure Beckett was in bed.

When I said good night, he asked me if the Patriots were still ahead 103. It turns out he had been seeking updates from Alexa about the game and didn’t remember that I had paused the game, so Pam wouldn’t miss any of it. When I came back to check on him about 30 minutes later, he was still awake and said he couldn’t believe the Patriots won another Super Bowl.

There were still 10 minutes left in the game, of course, but he had again forgotten we were behind real time.

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arson’s latest obsession is his FitBit. For those who don’t know, FitBit is a company that offers numerous models of activity trackers that double as watches. They allow individuals to track their steps, heartbeats per minute, calories burned, distance traveled and sleep patterns.

I’ve had one for five years. Beckett

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(The writer is the publisher and editor of The Dispatch. He and his wife, Pamela, are proud parents of two boys. This weekly column examines their transition into parenthood and all that goes along with it. E-mail any thoughts to editor@mdcoastdispatch.com.)

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got one a couple years ago, and Carson received his new one on Christmas. It was clearly his favorite gift.

Many kids on the spectrum are prone to obsessing about certain things they find enjoyable. They like a routine and tend to fixate on objects, people or activities they like.

The FitBit is definitely a source of focus and affection for him currently.

One of Carson’s obsessions throughout his life has been numbers. He really likes math in general, especially data and number comparisons. That’s why his FitBit and the accompanying app that allows him to track his motions are fascinating to him. When I first showed him his stats on his online dashboard, I could see the joy as he clicked on all the various data points.

While it can become a bit of distraction at times, we like that he enjoys the FitBit. It gets him moving and keeps him active. When he doesn’t reach his daily step goal, it’s a big deal to him. That’s why one night he made 10 laps around the house right before a shower to pick up some late steps because he was close to his goal.

The only negative of this new love would be he’s extremely competitive about. I wouldn’t normally view that as an adverse thing, but he can’t stand if someone is getting steps and he’s not. He makes me take mine off when he goes to bed. When he’s showering, he wants me to wear his FitBit band on my free wrist so he can get credit for any steps I take while he’s getting clean.

He’s not above a little cheating so long as he gets the steps and it helps him reach his daily goal.

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THE DISPATCH’S PETS OF THE MONTH

February 8, 2019

Pets’ Names: Ash & Cinder Pets’ Ages/Breeds: Chesapeake Bay retrievers, 1 year and 18 months Pets’ Owners: Anne & Michael Giusti

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Pet’s Name: Aspen • Pet’s Age/Breed: 9-week-old German shepherd Pet’s Owners: Jordon Schoen & Kim Larsen

Pet’s Name: Maximus Pet’s Age/Breed: Boxer rescue Pet’s Owners: Charlie & Sherrie Rizer

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Pet’s Name: Bullit Pet’s Age/Breed: 4-month-old regale Pet’s Owner: Mike DePaolis

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Pet’s Name: Mittie Pet’s Age/Breed: 8-month-old Siamese Pet’s Owners: Peter & Katherine Collins

Pet’s Name: Lilly Marie Pet’s Age/Breed: 3-month-old golden retriever Pet’s Owner: Bonnie Honchar

The Dispatch presents the latest edition of its Pets of the Month Contest.

Each month one special animal, or two, in some cases, is picked as the cutest photo of the bunch through a private vote of our staff. Here we present this month’s pets, submitted by our readers.

On the front page is last month’s winning entry, Sinatra, owned by Anna Hobbs.

Those interested in participating in future months’ contests are invited to send their lovable pet photo to us at editor@mdcoastdispatch.com (preferred) or to P.O. Box 467, Berlin, Md. 21811 or drop it off at our office in Berlin at 10012 Old Ocean City Blvd.

Please be sure it’s a high-quality photo suitable for reproduction and to include your mailing address, the pet’s name, age and breed and the owner’s first and last name. The next series will appear in this space on March 8.

Pet’s Name: Mickey Pet’s Age/Breed: 13-year-old community cat Pet’s Owner: Bernie Wehage

Pets’ Names: Barley & Hops Pets’ Ages/Breeds: 5-year-old golden retrievers Pets’ Owners: Mike & Debbie Roche

Pet’s Name: KC Pet’s Age/Breed: 21-month-old golden retriever Pet’s Owner: Kevin Honchar

Pets’ Names: Lenny & Oscar Pets’ Ages/Breeds: Dachshunds, 9 and 14 Pets’ Owner: Anna Fleming

Tickets Now On Sale For 3rd Annual Ocean City Film Festival

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OCEAN CITY – The 3rd Annual Ocean City Film Festival will screen more than 100 films across five venues in the resort on March 8-10. The festival will bring together film lovers and filmmakers from across the globe for this weekend-long special event, which is sponsored by the Art League of Ocean City and the Town of Ocean City.

Over the three days, the festival will screen films spanning 12 genres – from feature-length to short horror to social commentary – at the Princess Royale Hotel, Carousel Hotel, Clarion Resort, Francis Scott Key Resort, and Fox Gold Coast Theater. Local film-

makers, as well as filmmakers from across the country and around the world, submitted films that were specifically judged for the festival. In addition, three films were produced by the Art League and will have their public debut at the festival.

The festival will kick off with an opening reception on Friday, March 8 at the Princess Royale where film lovers can mingle with filmmakers.

The festival will conclude with a party at Seacrets’ Morley Hall on Sunday, March 10 where festival organizers will announce the award winners. A panel of Eastern Shore media and arts professionals will judge the films and

present awards that include the Pink Flamingo, the film judges deem most representative of Maryland life.

Film industry professionals will lead workshops at the Ocean City Center for the Arts on creating and producing films, and Maryland Film Office Director Jack Gerbes and Baltimore Film Office Director Debbie Dorsey will conduct a panel talk on filmmaking in Maryland.

Tickets are $79 for an all-access three-day pass that includes unlimited films, the opening “meet the filmmakers” reception with hors d’oeuvres, all workshops, and the award ceremony; $20 for a one-day film pass; $49 for a

February 8, 2019 three-day film pass. Tickets to the parties can be purchased separately for $25, and to the workshops for $10.

Tickets are available at ocmdfilmfestival.com, by visiting the Arts Center on 94th Street or by calling 410-524-9433.

Tickets will also be available at the film locations the day of the screenings on a cash-only basis.

Hundreds of films were submitted to the festival, and Festival Director William Strang-Moya contributed to hand-picking the final selection.

“We have local films, films from all over the world, and films that can’t be seen anywhere else but in Ocean City at the festival,” Strang-Moya said. “We will also be screening a film that will be shown at Sundance this year. The festival and our selection of films are truly getting bigger and brighter every year.”

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Things I Like ...

By Steve Green

Thursday: Opposite Directions Friday: Ladies Night w/DJ Billy T Saturday: SimpleTruth/Side Project, 2-6 p.m.

DJ BK, 9 p.m.

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Saturday, Feb. 9: DJ Wax (28th St.) Wednesdays: DJ Wax (127th St.) aTlanTiC hOTEl 410-641-3589 2 north Main st., Berlin Mondays: Earl Beardsley Tuesdays: Bob Miller on Piano Wednesday, Feb. 13: Nick French On Piano Buxy’s salTy DOg Dry DOCk 28 410-289-0973 28th st. & Coastal hwy.

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Thursday, Feb. 14: Bryan Clark, 6 p.m. grEEnE TurTlE nOrTh 410-723-2120 11601 Coastal hwy.

Fridays: DJ Wax, 10 p.m.

Saturdays: Kaleb Brown, 10 p.m.

grEEnE TurTlE wEsT 410-213-1500 rte. 611, west OC Friday, Feb. 8: Rogue Citizens Tuesdays: Blake Haley HARBORSIDE 410-213-1846 South Harbor Road, West OC Fridays: DJ Billy T Saturdays: Side Project/Chris Button, 2 p.m., DJ BK, 9 p.m.

Sundays: Opposite Directions, 2 p.m.

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Who’s Where When

FIRST CLASS Clarion/Ocean Club: Friday & Saturday, Feb. 8 & 9

FULL CIRCLE Seacrets: Saturday, Feb. 9

HARPOON HANNA’S 302-539-3095 Rt. 54 & The Bay, Fenwick Island, DE Friday, Feb. 8: Dave Hawkins, 5 p.m., Over Time, 9 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 9: Dave Sherman, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 12: DJ Rupe Thursday, Feb. 14: Kevin Poole HOOTERS 410-213-1841 12513 Ocean Gateway, Rte. 50, West OC Saturday, Feb. 9: The Chest Pains, 4 p.m.

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ROGUE CITIZENS Greene Turtle West: Friday, Feb. 8 Pickles Pub: Saturday, Feb. 9

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DJ Cruz, 10 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 9: Full Circle, 5 p.m., DJ Bobby O, 6 p.m., DJ Cruz, 9 p.m., The Benderz, 10 p.m.

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Super Bowl Sunday is always a fun night to be out and about and this year was no different for these fans at the Full Moon Saloon, Pickles Pub and the Original Greene Turtle in north Ocean City.

Pickles Pub: Chris Brackens, Nicholas Foy and Brandon Snyder

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Greene Turtle North: Devin Brown, Jay Forte and Joey Sweren

In Places

Greene Turtle North: R.J. Ritter, Louise Wesko and Janet Davidson

Full Moon Saloon: Rich Scitubach of Scotts Landing Shellfish and local waterman Eddie Lynch Shucker

Full Moon Saloon: Bartenders Jason Brayden and Sean Robins

Full Moon Saloon: Charlie and Cathy Ritchie

Full Moon Saloon: George and Laurie Burnham

Pickles Pub: Mark and Paula Myers

Greene Turtle North: Joan and Bill Matters

Pickles Pub: David Casteel and Logan Dow

Things To Do

February 8, 2019

Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday: AARP Tax-Aide Free Tax Preparation

Mondays 9 a.m.-3 p.m.: Ocean Pines branch library, 11107 Cathell Rd., Ocean Pines. Appointment: 443373-2667. Tuesdays 9 a.m.-3 p.m.: Mac Center, 909 Progress Circle, Suite 100, Salisbury. Appointment: 410-957-0878. Fridays: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Pocomoke branch library, 301 Market St., Pocomoke City. Appointment: 410-957-0878. Saturdays 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m.

Ocean City Senior Center, 104 41st St., Ocean City.

Appointment: 443-373-2667.

Every Monday: TOPS Meeting

5:30-6:30 p.m. Atlantic General Hospital, Berlin. Take Off Pounds Sensibly is a support group promoting weight loss and maintaining a heal-thy lifestyle.410641-0157.

Every Monday: Delmarva Chorus Meeting

7 p.m. Ocean Pines Community Center. Women of all ages invited to sing with the group. 410-641-6876.

Second Monday Of Month: Ocean Pines Camera Club

7 p.m. Ocean Pines branch library. Monthly get-together to share photos, tips, programs. Group goes on a photo shoot the Saturday following meeting and hosts a hands-on workshop the last Thursday of each month. Professional and amateur photographers and new members welcome. Meets second Monday of each month.

Third Tuesday: Alzheimer’s Support Group

11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Berlin Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 9715 Healthway Dr., Berlin. Free caregivers group. 410-629-6123.

Every Wednesday: Delmarva Hand Dance Club Dance To Sounds of ’50s And ’60s Music

5:30-9 p.m. Ocean City Elks Lodge, 13708 Sinepuxent

The Dispatch/Maryland Coast Dispatch Ave. $5 donation per person to benefit veterans and local charities in the Delmarva region. Dance lessons with Certified Hand Dance instructor Diane Engstrom on first and third Wednesdays of every month, 5-5:45 p.m. Dancing afterward until 9 p.m,. All are welcome. dance@delmarvahanddancing.com or http://-delmarvahanddancing.com. 410-208-1151.

Second Wednesday: Polish American Club Of Delmarva Meeting

2-4 p.m. Columbus Hall. Anyone of Polish or Slavic descent is welcome. No meetings June, July, August.

410-723-2639 or 410-250-2548.

Every Friday: Knights Of Columbus #9053 Bingo

Doors open at 5 p.m., bingo at 6:30 p.m. 9901 Coastal Hwy., Ocean City. Possible to win the $1,000 big jackpot each week. 410-524-7994.

First Saturday Of Month: Writers Group

10 a.m.-noon. Berlin branch, Worcester County Library. Anyone interested in writing is invited to join the group and share a story, poem or essay or just come and enjoy listening to others. This is a free activity.

New members are always welcome. The group is comprised of amateur as well as professional, published writers willing to share their knowledge and offer tips on being creative with words.

Feb. 8: Maryland Crab Cake Dinner

4-6:30 p.m. Stevenson United Methodist Church, 123 N. Main St., Berlin. Single crab cake sandwich, green beans, baked potato, cole slaw, drink. $12. Carry-outs available and bake sale table.

Feb. 9: Photo Journal-African American Life From Another View

4-8 p.m. Germantown School Community Heritage Center, 10223 Trappe Rd., Berlin. Presented by Henry Fine Arts Gallery, this exhibit features African American life in Worcester County from the late 1860s to the late 1950s. Everyone welcome. 410-213-1956.

Feb. 9: Democratic Central Committee Of Worcester County Meeting

10 a.m. Berlin Town Hall, second floor. Board meeting: 9 a.m. Guest Maya Rockeymoore-Cummings, newly elected Maryland Democratic Party chair, will discuss

topics of importance on the Eastern Shore. 410-2131956.

Feb. 14: AARP Meeting

10 a.m. Ocean City Senior Center, 41st Street and Coastal Highway (behind the Dough Roll-er). Please arrive early at 9:30 a.m. for a social half-hour and refreshments. Guest speaker will discuss “Guarding Your Identity.” Optional luncheon will follow the meeting at High Stakes Restaurant. New members welcome. 410-250-0980.

Feb. 14: Ocean Pines Garden Club

10 a.m. Ocean Pines Community Center. Speaker: Catherine from Roots Landscaping will give a presentation on air plants and a demonstration on how to create an air plant terrarium. Visitors and new members welcome. Club meets second Thursday of each month.

Feb. 15: Fish Fry

4:30-7 p.m. Bowen United Methodist Church. Includes flounder filet, maccaroni and cheese, green beans, cornbread and dessert. Beverage is included for those who eat in. Platters: $10.

Feb. 16: Yard Sale Fundraiser

8 a.m.-noon. Ladies Auxiliary of the Ocean City Volunteer Fire Company, rain or shine, OCFD Headquarters, 1409 Philadelphia Ave., Ocean City, second floor.

Tables available for $10 each or three for $25. Also accepting gently used goods. Refreshments available.

Proceeds rais-ed go toward the fire company, cadets and scholarships. Table rental or information: 410-2517224.

Feb. 17: Authentic Italian Dinner

1-5 p.m. St. Paul’s by-the-Sea Church, Ocean City.

Benefits The Fellowship Commons. Meal will be prepared by Vi Candeloro and her family and friends. Celebrating the birthday of Galileo Galilei, who has been called the father of observational astronomy, modern physics, scientific method and modern science. Advance tickets recommended. 410-289-3453, 410-6418171 or office@stpaulsbythesea.org.

Feb. 18: Democratic Women’s Club Of Worcester County

9:30 a.m.: coffee/conversation; 10 a.m.: meeting.

Page 55 Ocean Pines Community Center. Speaker: Assateague Coastkeeper and Executive Director of Assateague Coastal Trust Kathy Phillips. discussing legislative priorities for 2019. Donations welcome of non-perishable food items, paper goods, grocery gift cards for local food bank.

Feb. 21: Worcester County NAACP

7 p.m. Executive Board: 6 p.m. Snow Hill Library, 307 N. Washington St., Snow Hill. Newly elected Worcester County State’s Attorney Kris Heiser will discuss current issues and her goals for the county. 410-2131956.

Feb. 21: Pine’eer Craft Club Meeting

9:45 a.m.: refreshments; 10 a.m.: business meeting.

Ocean Pines Community Center. Project TBA. All are welcome.

Feb. 22: Carrabba’s Carry-Out/Dine-In

5-7 p.m. Bishopville Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary. Menu will be chicken marsala, penne pomo, salad, bread, mini cannolis and a drink: $14. Carry-out or dine-in. Limited number of dinners available. Preorders are encouraged: 443-880-6966.

Feb. 23: Winter Pancake Breakfast

8-11 a.m. Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean PinesOcean City. Assateague Room of the Ocean Pines Community Center. Pancakes, sausages, scrambled eggs. orange juice, coffee, tea. Tickets: Adults, $6; under 12, $3; under 5, free. Carry-out also available.

Tickets: See any Kiwanis member of call 410-2086719. Same price at the door. Proceeds benefit youth of the community.

March 9: “Come Mingle At Our Bingo”

Cash bingo tickets: $25. Sponsor: Lioness Club of Berlin. Chinese and silent auctions, special raffle, tearoff tickets. Refreshments available. 410-208-6496.

March 14: AARP Meeting

10 a.m. Ocean City Senior Center, 41st Street and Coastal Highway (behind the Dough Roller). Please arrive early at 9:30 a.m. for a social half-hour and refreshments. Guest speaker will discuss elder law. Optional luncheon will follow the meeting at a local restaurant. New members welcome. 410-250-0980.

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Longtime ABATE (Alliance of Bikers Aimed Toward Education) of Sussex County member Bill Morgan was joined by Joann McKeon at a spaghetti dinner held to assist him with his recent medical expenses.

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FEATuring ThoSE hELping CAuSES in ThE rESorT ArEA

The inaugural Delmarva Art Expo brought out Wally Cropper with local artist, nash Clark, and her whimsical nautical paintings.

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it was a Childs’ family affair at the Delmarva Art Expo with rudy, Susan, niki and Vivian working the door.

These damsels of the Knights of Columbus, Karen Lutz, Carolyn Kress, regina Simon, gail hesch and ilene rothschild, made sure players were well fed at the Friday night Bingo games.

Coming out to a spaghetti dinner to support their friend, Bill Morgan, were Anne-Marie Steiger and rich ousterman of ABATE of Sussex County.

in the holy Savior parish hall, george and Zora payne restocked the buffet line for the January all you can eat breakfast.

Clearing tables for the monthly breakfast at the holy Savior parish hall were gracie and Kathy Engle.

Knights of Columbus Friday night Bingo has resumed for the year, with raymond Kress and robert pellenbarg selling game cards.

ABATE of Sussex County Treasurer Michelle Mitchell and Secretary Liz Leitz sold raffle tickets to help out fellow member, Bill Morgan, at a spaghetti dinner fundraiser.

Virginia’s Wine Artist Christopher Mize with wife Marianne, had his beverage themed artwork on display at the inaugural Delmarva Art Expo.

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Pre-Payment Is Required. We Accept Visa & MasterCard.

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Entry Level Position Banquet exp. a plus

Now accepting applications for the following positions:

Inquire Within 32 Palm at Hilton Suites 3200 Baltimore Ave. Ocean City, MD

Full time, Year round. Benefits

MAINTENANCE LINE COOK SERVERS FRONT DESK Full-time seasonal with year-round possibilities

Apply in person or email resume to duran.showell@marriott.com 2 15th Street, Ocean City, Maryland No phone calls, please All candidates must go through a satisfactory background check.

www.courtyardoceancity.com

The Castle in the Sand Hotel is currently taking applicantions for the following positions for the 2019 season:

FRONT DESK ATTENDANT CERTIFIED LIFEGUARDS HOUSEKEEPING SERVICES

Experienced applicants are preferred, but not required. We require a satisfactory pre-employment background check by all applicants Please contact Bob @ 410-289-6846 for further information or to schedule an interview.

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY for

Independent Cleaning Contractors Ocean City Beach Area

Coldwell Banker Vacations is looking for experienced, energetic individuals to deliver Truly Remarkable Service by providing quality cleaning services in a limited time window for the 2019 season.

Weekend hours, license, insurance, references and a great work ethic required.

Contact Kay, Jen or Sue at 410-723-8507 or email: cclean@cbvacations.com

Part-Time YR Custodian Part-Time Custodians Spring Lacrosse Coach

Worcester Preparatory School, a coeducational college preparatory day school serving over 500 students in grades PK-12, is currently seeking the following -

PART-TIME 12-MONTH CUSTODIAN. Applicant must have experience in the maintenance, care, and cleaning of a large building. Candidate must be able to crawl, stoop, and lift a minimum of 50 lbs. and dexterity to perform all required tasks indoors or outdoors in a variety of weather conditions and temperatures.

Approximately 25 hours per week.

PT CUSTODIANS to clean school buildings daily from 3 p.m.-6 p.m.

SPRING LACROSSE COACH. Head Coach for Middle School Girls Lacrosse. Minimum of 2 years experience.

CJIS Background Screening Required for All Positions. EOE.

Contact: Heather Parsons 410-641-3575 ext. 146 or hparsons@worcesterprep.org

Work With the Best Ocean City has to Offer ...

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Year Round - Full/Part Time ~HOUSEKEEPING SUPERVISOR ~ROOM ATTENDANTS ~HSKPG HOUSESTAFF ~SERVERS ~BARTENDER ~POOL MANAGER FREE EMPLOYEE MEALS AND EXCELLENT BENEFITS! FAX RESUME & SALARY REQ. to: 410-723-9109 Online at www.clarionoc.com APPLY IN PERSON Mon-Sat 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

CLARION RESORT FONTAINEBLEAU HOTEL 10100 COASTAL HWY. OCEAN CITY, MD. 21842 EOE M/F/D/V

FULL-TIME ACCOUNTING CLERK Farmers Bank of Willards has a full-time Accounting Clerk position available. Looking for someone with strong accounting background, proficient knowledge of Excel and detailed oriented.

An Accounting Degree or 3-4 years accounting experience preferred.

Please send resume to P.O. Box 10, Willards, MD 21874 or email: kris.derickson@fbwbank.com Application cut off is 2-25-2019

“Equal Employment Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer”

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FOOD & BEVERAGE MANAGER We are currently recruiting an experienced food & beverage manager to oversee and be responsible for our busy dining room & convention center. Must have strong management experience in a large restaurant, banquet and/or convention services experience, ability to train staff, excellent communication skills and ability to solve problems. Must be able to work a flexible schedule including weekends and holidays.

Our current F&B Manager is retiring after 26 years.

Excellent salary and benefits package.

Send resume and salary requirements to:

CLARION RESORT FONTAINEBLEAU HOTEL 10100 COASTAL HIGHWAY OCEAN CITY, MD. 21842 Phone: 410-524-3535 Fax: 410-723-9109

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WATER DAMAGE RESTORATION TECHNICIANS & MANAGERS IICRC certifications a plus

DECK COATING APPLICATORS INTERIOR REMODELING PROFESSIONALS LEAD CARPENTER/FRAMERS Please apply in person 12905 Coastal Hwy, Ocean City MD or online at https://oceantowerconstruction.com/careers/ call 443-366-5556 during regular business hours

Farmers Bank of Willards has a full-time Personal Banker position available at one of our Salisbury locations. Looking for professional and motivated individuals with extraordinary customer service skills. Cash handling experience & excellent computer skills a must.

Please send resume to P.O. Box 10, Willards, MD 21874 or email: kris.derickson@fbwbank.com Application cut off is 2-25-2019

“Equal Employment Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer”

The Lighthouse Club Hotel Personnel Needed

HOUSEKEEPERS Full & Part Time Please apply in person Monday thru Thursday at The Lighthouse Club Hotel 56th Street Bayside Ocean City, MD Positive Attitude, Good Grooming, and Good Work Ethic Required.

NO PHONE CALLS, PLEASE!

We’re looking for a professional, customer oriented and dedicated banker with management experience to lead a talented team that supports and offers exceptional electronic banking services to our customers.

Sound like you?

Please visit our career page at taylorbank.com to apply.

INDEPENDENT CLEANERS Business Opportunity.

Cleaning condos in OC, MD. Must have experience & license.

Must have managerial experience in the dental field. Insurance knowledge is required.

Benefits, Health insurance, and 401k offered Call 302-732-3852 or email to brafmanfamilydentistry@mchsi.com

COMMERCIAL SHOP/STORAGE FOR RENT: 12’ x 24’ $150. per mo. 24’ x 24’ $300 per mo. Near Ocean Pines.

Call & Lv. msg. Steve 410-2513412.

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Plenty of Parking. 443-497-4200.

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MAINTENANCE TECHS ENTRY LEVEL HELPERS Apply in Person at:

301 Washington Street Berlin, MD 21811

Must pass criminal bkgrnd & drug test.

~Accessible Units and Facilities Available ~Air Conditioning ~Kitchen-Furnished w/Range & Refrigerator ~Wall-toWall Carpet ~On-Site Laundry Facilities ~One Year Lease Call Us Now To See If You Qualify!

TTY users via MRS Dial 711 REEDY COVE APARTMENTS Germantown Rd., Berlin, MD 21811 410-641-0830 This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer

2 BR Apartment $300.

4 BR House $500.

Burgundy Inn

1210 Philadelphia Ave.

410-289-8581

SERVICES

ROOMMATES

ROOM FOR RENT, OP: Private RR, shared house. Must like dogs.

Non smoker. $600. per mo. incls. utils. Avail. immed. 1 mile from North Gate. 215-852-2189.

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AFFORDABLE TWO BEDROOM APARTMENTS Low and Moderate Income

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RENTALS

WEEKLY RENTAL: OC condo.

52nd St. 1BR, 1BA. Nice unit, sleeps 5. Near Seacrets & bus stop. $250. per wk, until May 1st.

267-254-0111.

––––––––––––––––––––––––––– YR OR SEASONAL CONDO: 2BR, 2BA. Fully furn. Newly remodeled. W/D, central air, 2 parking spots. Call for details. Danny 410-708-8348.

––––––––––––––––––––––––––– WINTER RENTAL: 1BR, 1BA. 122nd St. Oceanblock. Furn. No smoking. $700 + elect. + sec. dep.

W/S incl. Avail. Now-May 2019.

Call/Text 443-373-5638. ___________________________

HANDYMAN SPECIALIST: All new & existing decks. Builiding, powerwashing and staining. General Maintenance & Property Mgmt. Call for any other odd jobs!

Joe 443-610-4644.

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Ceja’s Landscaping

& More!

•YARD MAINTENANCE •PAINTING •POWER WASHING 410-251-3425 410-202-2545

FOR SALE HAUL MASTER: 150lb. Drywall Panel Hoist (Red). 11’5” max. lift height. Used twice. $150/Best Offer. Cell: 347-931-0940.

––––––––––––––––––––––––––– SADDLE FOR SALE: Circuit Elite, English. Brown. Used but in great condition. Call for details.

410-713-9139.

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ANTIQUE FURNITURE: Antique English 2 piece parlor set. Over 100 years old. For more information call 410-430-7823.

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PETS GOLDEN SHEPHERD PUPPIES: 1st shots & vet check. Avail. Feb. 27th. Female on site. $400. Call 443-235-2035. leave msg.

–––––––––––––––––––––––––– LABRADOODLE PUPPIES: Multi-generation. Vet checked, first shots, non-shedding. Parents on-site. $850. 443-239-6254.

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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 17707 To all persons interested in the estate of CHARLES WILLIAM PHILLIPS JR. ESTATE NO. 17707. Notice is given that MARY JANE GARRETT, 6361 POWELLVILLE ROAD, WILLARDS, MD, 21874, was on JANUARY 24, 2019, appointed Personal Representative of the estate of CHARLES WILLIAM PHILLIPS JR., who died on JANUARY 17, 2019 with a will.

Further information can be obtained by reviewing the estate file in the office of the Register of Wills or by contacting the personal representative or the attorney.

All persons having any objection to the appointment (or to the probate of the decedent’s will) shall file their objections with the Register of Wills on or before the 24TH of JULY, 2019.

Any person having a claim against the decedent must present the claim to the undersigned personal representative or file it with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned on or before the earlier of the follow-

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ing dates: (1) Six months from the date of the decedent's death, except if the decedent died before October 1, 1992, nine months from the date of the decedent's death; or (2) Two months after the personal representative mails or otherwise delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or other written notice, notifying the creditor that the claim will be barred unless the creditor presents the claims within two months from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. Any claim not presented or filed on or before that date, or any extension provided by law, is unenforceable thereafter.

Claim forms may be obtained from the Register of Wills.

Name of Newspaper: Maryland Coast Dispatch Date of Publication FEBRUARY 01, 2019 MARY JANE GARRETT Personal Representative True Test Copy TERRI WESTCOTT Register of Wills for Worcester County Room 102 - Court House One W. Market Street Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 3x 2-01, 2-08, 2-15

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LAWS, INSLEY & BENSON, LLP 209 E MAIN STREET, PO BOX 75, SALISBURY, MD 21803-0075 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 17709 To all persons interested in the estate of CATHERINE SABINE. ESTATE NO. 17709. Notice is given that MICHAEL J. SABINE, 3 TEAL CIRCLE, BERLIN, MD 21811, was on JANUARY 25, 2019, appointed Personal Representative of the estate of CATHERINE SABINE, who died on JANUARY 5, 2019, without a will.

Further information can be obtained by reviewing the estate file in the office of the Register of Wills or by contacting the personal representative or the attorney.

All persons having any objection to the appointment (or to the probate of the decedent’s will) shall file their objections with the Register of Wills on or before the 25TH day of JULY, 2019.

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ing dates: (1) Six months from the date of the decedent's death, except if the decedent died before October 1, 1992, nine months from the date of the decedent's death; or (2) Two months after the personal representative mails or otherwise delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or other written notice, notifying the creditor that the claim will be barred unless the creditor presents the claims within two months from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. Any claim not presented or filed on or before that date, or any extension provided by law, is unenforceable thereafter.

Claim forms may be obtained from the Register of Wills.

Name of Newspaper: Maryland Coast Dispatch Date of Publication FEBRUARY 01, 2019 MICHAEL J. SABINE Personal Representative True Test Copy TERRI WESTCOTT Register of Wills for Worcester County Room 102 - Court House One W. Market Street Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 3x 2-01, 2-08, 2-15

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COATES, COATES & COATES, PA 6200 COASTAL HIGHWAY SUITE 300 OCEAN CITY, MD 21842 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 17719 To all persons interested in the estate of KELLY LEABERRY SMAR, ESTATE NO. 17719. Notice is given that DANIELLE ANN DOUGLAS, 11302 BACK CREEK ROAD, BISHOPVILLE, MD 21813, was on FEBRUARY 04, 2019, appointed Personal Representative of the estate of KELLY LEABERRY SMAR, who died on JANUARY 03, 2019 without a will.

Further information can be obtained by reviewing the estate file in the office of the Register of Wills or by contacting the personal representative or the attorney.

All persons having any objection to the appointment (or to the probate of the decedent’s will) shall file their objections with the Register of Wills on or before the 4th day of AUGUST, 2019.

Any person having a claim against the decedent must present the claim to the undersigned personal representative or file it with the

Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned on or before the earlier of the following dates: (1) Six months from the date of the decedent's death, except if the decedent died before October 1, 1992, nine months from the date of the decedent's death; or (2) Two months after the personal representative mails or otherwise delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or other written notice, notifying the creditor that the claim will be barred unless the creditor presents the claims within two months from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. Any claim not presented or filed on or before that date, or any extension provided by law, is unenforceable thereafter.

Claim forms may be obtained from the Register of Wills.

Name of Newspaper: Maryland Coast Dispatch Date of Publication FEBRUARY 08, 2019 DANIELLE ANN DOUGLAS Personal Representative True Test Copy TERRI WESTCOTT Register of Wills for Worcester County Room 102 - Court House One W. Market Street Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 3x 2-08, 2-15, 2-22

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Page 60 FRUITLAND-SALISBURY RESTAURANT 213 213 N. Fruitland Blvd., Fruitland 410-677-4880 • www.restaurant213.com Recently named one of the 100 Best Restaurants for Foodies in America for 2015 by OpenTable (1 of the only 2 restaurants named in the State of Maryland), the food at Restaurant 213 is far from your conventional Chesapeake Bay fare. A former apprentice of Roger Vergé in southern France, chef Jim Hughes prepares unpretentious, globally influenced cuisine inspired by the area’s plentiful ingredients. Chef Hughes has catered many events for Ronald Reagan, while he was President of the United States. He also served as Chef for the King of Saudi Arabia at the Saudi Arabian Royal National Guard military academy. Chef Hughes has been honored by the James Beard Foundation and DiRoNA (Distinguished Restaurants of North America). For 2015 Restaurant 213 was voted Best Chef, Best Special Occasion Dining, and Best Fine Dining Restaurant by Coastal Style Magazine, and Best Special Occasion Restaurant by Metropolitan Magazine. Frommer's Travel Guide has Awarded Restaurant 213 its highest Rating of 3 Stars, making it one of only 3 restaurants on the Eastern Shore. Additionally, "Special Finds" awarded this distinction from 2010-2015 in their Maryland & Delaware Travel Guide Edition. Open Tuesday-Sunday at 5 p.m.

Special 5-course prix-fixe dinners offered on Sundays and Thursdays.

WEST OCEAN CITY-BERLIN OCEAN PINES ASSATEAGUE DINER Rte. 611 & Sunset Avenue, West Ocean City • 443-664-8158 www.assateaguedinerandbar.com Inspired by a classic diner culture, this new hotspot offers breakfast, lunch and dinner. The menu here features classic comfort foods prepared and executed with a modern coastal trust.

Be sure to check out the exceptional coffee program and the Westside Bar within features delicious craft cocktails throughout the day.

BLACKSMITH RESTAURANT AND BAR 104 Pitts Street, Berlin • 410-973-2102 Located in the heart of America’s Coolest Small Town, Berlin, Md., Blacksmith has established itself as one the area’s most loved dining and drinking destinations for foodies and wine, spirt and craft beer enthusiasts. Chef owned and locally sourced, Blacksmith keeps the main focus on Eastern Shore tradition. Everything here is homemade and handmade. Cakes and baked goods are delivered daily from down the street.

Cozy and modern, traditional and on trend; Blacksmith has risen to the ranks of the area’s finest casual eating and drinking establishments.

Visit and see why folks from Baltimore, D.C., Chincoteague and locals alike think Blacksmith is worth the trip. Open daily at 11:30 a.m. for lunch, dinner and bar snacks. Closed Sunday.

BREAKFAST CAFE OF OCEAN CITY 12736 Ocean Gateway, West Ocean City 410-213-1804 Open 7 days a week between Sunsations & Starbucks, across from Outback, come join us at the “Breakfast Cafe” (formerly Rambler Coffee Shop) we are a family-friendly restaurant that’s been family owned for 30 years passed from mother to son in 2001. We believe that fair pricing, putting out quality food as fresh as we can make it and a nice atmosphere makes a meal. I like to think we have many “House Specialties” which include our Crab Omelet, real crab meat, cheddar cheese and mushrooms, our Sunfest Omelet, Swiss cheese, ham and mushrooms; Cafe or French Sampler, pancakes or French toast, with eggs, bacon and sausage.

Homemade creamed chipped beef on toast and sausage gravy on biscuits with browned potato home fries, with onion, excellent cheesesteak subs and fries and more! We use Rapa Scrapple fried on the grill the way you like it for all our breakfasts, sandwiches and sides. Summer hours, 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Come enjoy!

DUMSER’S DAIRYLAND West Ocean City, Boardwalk locations, 501 S. Philadelphia Ave., 49th St. & 123rd St. www.dumsersdairyland.com This classic ice cream shop is a tradition for

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many families. Voted O.C.'s “Best Ice Cream” for the past 20 years, Dumser's is celebrating 80 years of serving the shore, and the ‘40sstyle décor takes you back in time. With locations throughout Ocean City, treating your tastebuds to this signature homemade ice cream is easy. The 49th and 124th streets locations offer vast lunch and dinner menus (breakfast too at 124th) in addition to a wide variety of ice cream treats. You’ll find an impressive array of kid-favorites, along with fried chicken and seafood options, wraps, subs, sandwiches, salads and sides like sweet potato fries and mac-and-cheese wedges.

FOX’S PIZZA DEN 11328 Samuel Bowen Blvd., West Ocean City 410-600-1020 • www.foxpizzamd.com Enjoy a brand new, spacious dining room.

Happy hour every day from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. with $5 food specials. Full menu includes appetizers, salads, stromboli, hoagies and wedgies, pizza, spaghetti and more. Open every day from 11 a.m. to midnight.

FULL MOON SALOON 12702 Old Bridge Road, West Ocean City 443-664-5317 Locally owned and operated, this moderately priced casual restaurant/bar has freshly caught seafood, BBQ, and pork entrees, giant sandwiches as well as a variety of homemade soups.

Locally we are known for our jumbo lump crab cakes, pork and beef BBQ, cream of crab soup, and 100% angus burgers as well as a variety of other sandwiches and entrees that are cooked with a local flair. Open daily at 11 a.m. for lunch and open until midnight. Sundays breakfast offered 8 a.m.-noon. Fifteen televisions and a big screen available for all sports events.

GREENE TURTLE-WEST Rte. 611, West Ocean City • 410-213-1500 Visit Maryland’s No. 1 Sports Pub and Rest-aurant, the World-Famous Greene Turtle. Proudly serving West Ocean City since January 1999, The Greene Turtle features a beautiful 80-seat dining room, large bar area with 54 TVs with stereo sound and game room with pool tables.

With an exciting menu, The Greene Turtle is sure to please with delicious sizzling steaks, jumbo lump crab cakes, raw bar, homemade salads and more. Live entertainment, Keno, Turtle apparel, kids menu, carry-out. Something for everyone!

Voted best sports bar, wings and burgers in West OC. Great happy hour and plenty of parking.

HARBORSIDE BAR & GRILL South Harbor Road • 410-213-1846 They take their mantra, “Where You Always Get Your Money’s Worth,” seriously here with daily food and drink specials during happy hour as you watch the boats come in from a day offshore. Delicious daily chef specials are always worth a try or stay with any of the house favorites, such as the calamari and ahi bruschetta for appetizers or any of the homemade tacos and fresh off the dock seafood selections as sandwiches or entrees. It’s the home of the original fresh-squeezed orange crush, of course.

HOOTERS RESTAURANT Rt. 50 & Keyser Point Rd., West Ocean City 410-213-1841 • www.hootersofoc.com New mouthwatering smoked wings with half the calories. Traditional wings and boneless wings with 12 sauce selections. Burgers, quesadillas, tacos, and healthy salads. Extensive seafood selections with raw bar and Alaskan crab legs.

Children's menu and game room. Apparel and souvenir shop. Sports packages on a ton of TVs and live entertainment. Wing-fest every Tuesday from 6 to 8 with 50 cent wings. And of course, the world famous Hooters Girls. Large parties welcome. Call for private party planning.

LIGHTHOUSE SOUND St. Martin’s Neck Road • 410-352-5250

Enjoy the best views of Ocean City at the newly renovated, Lighthouse Sound. Come relax and dine overlooking the bay and the beautiful Ocean City skyline. Savor entrees such as local rockfish, tempura-battered soft shell crabs, char-grilled filet mignon and jumbo lump crabcakes. Open to the public, we serve Sunday brunch, lunch and dinner. One mile west of Ocean City, Md., just off Route 90 on St. Martin’s Neck Road. Reservations recommended.

RUTH’S CHRIS Within the GlenRiddle Community 410-213-9444 • www.ruthschris.com Ruth’s Chris specializes in the finest customaged Midwestern beef. We broil it exactly the way you like it at 1,800 degrees to lock in the corn-fed flavor. Then we serve your steak sizzling on a heated plate so that it stays hot throughout your meal. Many of our recipes were developed by Ruth, favorites such as shrimp Remoulade, Crabtini and Ruth’s chop salad. Located five miles west of Ocean City in the GlenRiddle Golf clubhouse. Extensive wine list. Reservations recommended.

THE SHARK ON THE HARBOR 12924 Sunset Ave., West Ocean City 410-213-0924 • ocshark.com We make real food from scratch. We believe that great food and healthful ingredients are not mutually exclusive of each other. Featuring local organic produce and seafood. All natural products – clear of preservatives and antibiotics. Whole grains and whole foods are used in the preparation of our menu – which our chefs write twice daily, based on what's fresh, available and delicious. Fresh. Local. Organic. Taste the difference.

Open Daily Year Round, Monday through Saturday for Lunch & Dinner and Sundays for Brunch, Lunch & Dinner. Reservations suggested.

INLET TO 94TH STREET 28TH STREET PIT & PUB 28th Street & Coastal Highway 410-289-2020 • www.pitandpub.com Ocean City’s home of Pulled Pork and the finest barbecue, the legendary 28th Street Pit & Pub is known for serving up delicious smokehouse specialties. Grab a brew and enjoy the live sports action on one of the big screen TVs. Happy Hour daily, 3-6 p.m. Family friendly atmosphere. Weekend entertainment.

32 PALM 32nd Street Oceanside In The Hilton 410-289-2525 Executive Chef Rick Goodwin has introduced an exciting new menu. A favorite among many is the Bermuda Triangle, featuring cinnamon seared scallops finished with an ancho mango coulis along with house broiled crabcake with a sweet chili remoulade and finally, applewood smoked bacon wrapped around jumbo shrimp, grilled to perfection with jalapeno barbecue sauce. Other wonderfully delicious dishes cover the land and sea as well and each have a special touch that makes this restaurant unique among its peers. Children’s menu available.

Open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

45TH STREET TAPHOUSE 45th Street and the bay • 443-664-2201 At the newly remodeled 45th Street Taphouse, the best views of bayside Ocean City, MD are the backdrop where craft beer meets Maryland cuisine. This is vacation done right, all year long.

Wash down a Crabby Pretzel or homemade crabcakes with one of our 35+ craft beers on tap, all made right here in the USA. Not feeling crabby?

Pair your craft brew with our award-winning wings or even our brand new breakfast menu. Anyway it’s served, come get tapped with us.

BONFIRE 71st Street & Coastal Highway

February 8, 2019 410-524-7171 www.thebonfirerestaurant.com 150 ft. Seafood & Prime Rib Buffet A famous Ocean City Restaurant for 37 years.

It’s all here. The service, the atmosphere and the finest, freshest food available. Fresh seafood, snow crab legs, prime rib, BBQ ribs, raw oysters, raw clams, steamed shrimp, fish, homemade soups & salads. Decadent dessert selection – homemade donuts & bread pudding, soft serve ice cream with hot fudge topping and lots more! Large selection of children’s favorites – chicken tenders, hot dogs, burgers, macaroni & cheese and pizza. A la carte menu available featuring fresh cut steaks and seafood. Open Monday-Friday at 4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, at 3 p.m. Plenty of free parking.

BUXY’S SALTY DOG 28th Street • 410-289-0973 www.buxys.com Destiny has a new home in Ocean City. From the ‘burgh to the beach, Buxy’s is your home away from Pittsburgh. Come see what all the locals already know and have known – Buxy’s is the place to come to meet friends, relax and be social with no attitudes. House specialties include “The” Cheesesteak Sub, Primanti-styled sandwiches, pierogis,egg-rolls and homemade crab dip. Don’t miss our daily specials.

CAPTAIN’S TABLE 15th Street & Baltimore Avenue 410-289-7192 One of Ocean City’s premier restaurants is back with a new and improved atmosphere and a brand new home. However, the mission to provide the same fresh, quality food and attentive service has not changed. Excellent chefs, who inspect each dish for culinary perfection, prepare the meals here. The finest seafood is guaranteed and nothing but the best in black angus beef is served. Be sure to inquire about the daily specials and check out the new bar and lounge area. They have the kids covered as well with a quality kids menu. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

COINS PUB & RESTAURANT 28th Street Plaza • 410-289-3100 Great mid-town location offering a complete dinner menu, lunch and lite fare. Coins features the freshest seafood, shrimp, scallops, clams, fresh catch and lobster plus the best crab cake in Maryland, hand cut steaks cooked to your liking, succulent veal and chicken dishes. Also authentic pasta selections. Enjoy live entertainment and dancing in the lounge nightly. Happy hour daily 3-6 p.m. Casual dining in a relaxed atmosphere.

Special kids menu. Lots of free parking.

DRY 85 OC 12 48th Street • 443-664-8989 • dry85.com Steps from the beach. Gourmet "stick to your ribs" Lowcountry cuisine. A made-from-scratch kitchen with every sauce and every dressing hand crafted. It's that attention to detail that takes the concept of burgers, fries, ribs and wings and turns them completely on their head. Charcuterie boards. Late night bar. 120+ Whiskies. Craft beer.

Artisanal craft cocktails. Seasonal outdoor seating. Named one of the Top 40 Whiskey Bars in America by Whiskey Advocate.

DRY DOCK 28 28th Street and Coastal Highway 410-289-0973 The new kid on the dining scene in Ocean City features eclectic pizzas, delicious sandwiches, soups, salads and hot steamers in a modern, nautical themed atmosphere. A beautiful boat bar is featured inside and features craft cocktails and brews. Outdoor seating is available.

Carry out available and beer and wine to go.

Live music is also offered in this kid-friendly establishment.

FAGER’S ISLAND RESTAURANT & BAR 201 60th Street On The Bay 410-524-5500 • www.fagers.com Fager’s Island is an award-winning popular bayfront restaurant where lunch is a forgivable habit, dinner an event and sunsets unforgettable. Lite fare lunch served from 11 a.m.-9 p.m., dinner from 5 p.m., famous raw bar, festive Sunday Jazz Brunch, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and children’s menu. Complete house wine list and award-winning proprietor’s list available upon request. Outdoor decks and bar. Nightly enterSEE NEXT PAGE

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GENERAL’S KITCHEN 66th Street & Coastal Highway 410-723-0477 Join us at our new bigger and better location.

Everybody likes breakfast, but for too many it comes too early in the morning. Not so at this sunshine-happy delight. Breakfast is what it’s all about, from 6:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. The menu is a breakfast lover’s dream. From juice, cereal and eggs, to corned beef hash, waffles, hot cakes, bacon, sausage, to the best creamed chipped beef on the coast (try it on french fries).

This is definitely the place. House specialties: creamed chipped beef, O.C. No. 1 breakfast, own recipes.

HIGGINS CRAB HOUSE 31st Street & Coastal Highway 410-289-2581 There is no doubt about it. Higgins offers traditional Eastern Shore favorites for the entire family to enjoy. Of course, the house specialties include all-you-can-eat crabs, crab legs, fried chicken, steamed shrimp and baby back ribs. In addition, there is a full menu offering a variety of delicious soups, appetizers and entrees.

Open Friday at 2:30 p.m., & Saturday at noon.

JOHNNY'S PIZZA & SPORTS PUB 56th Street & Coastal Highway 410-723-5600 • www.johnnyspizzapub.com The Official Pizza of OC, Johnny's Pizza & Sports Pub serves families throughout Ocean City and its surrounding communities 365 days a year. Eat in, carry out or have it delivered right to your doorstep. Our comfortable dining room features ample seating for small groups or large parties and our speedy delivery service will deliver your hot, delicious pizza right to your home, hotel or condo for your added convenience. From steaming homemade pizzas to lightly tossed salads and fiery hot wings, we have something for everyone. Live entertainment every weekend all winter and live entertainment four nights in the summer.

MARLIN MOON RESTAURANT 33rd Street in the DoubleTree Ocean City Oceanfront • 410-289-1201 www.marlinmoonocmd.com Eat where the locals eat. Marlin Moon is back in town with the talented Executive Chef, Gary Beach, creating his legendary food magic. Marlin Moon combines an eclectic atmosphere of ocean views and a fresh vibe with creative seafood and steak dishes you won’t forget.

Winner of the Maryland People’s Choice Award, Marlin Moon delivers the culinary combinations you’re craving and uses only locally sourced seafood, meats and vegetables. Some of the original classics, such as Mom’s Shrimp and Fred-dy’s Seafood Pasta, are back as well as a raw bar, small plate appetizers, fresh salads and entrees sure to satisfy any food mood.

Open daily serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner from 7 a.m.-11 p.m.

RED RED WINE BAR OC 12 48th Street 443-664-6801 • redredwinebar.com Steps from the beach. Fresh coastal cuisine

with a focus on locally sourced seafood and hand tossed pizzas. Artisanal cheeseboards.

35+ Wines By the Glass. Full bar. Craft beer.

Late night bar. Luxurious colors and custom built couches. Casual atmosphere. Seasonal outdoor seating. Named Best Wine and Beverage Program in Maryland by the Restaurant Association.

PICKLES PUB 8th Street, Ocean City • 410-289-4891 It’s pub food with a twist and a special emphasis put on quality and large portions. The big juicy burgers and oven baked wedge sandwiches are locals’ favorites as are the pub wings (in a variety of styles) and tacos (choose from thai pulled pork, grilled chicken and blacked ahi avocado). There are numerous unique craft pizza options to choose from as well with the house favorite here being the blackened shrimp and arugula.

SEACRETS On The Bay At 49th Street 410-524-4900 • www.seacrets.com We are Jamaica USA! Serving our world famous jerk chicken, along with a full menu of appetizers, soups, sandwiches, salads, entrees, desserts and a children's menu. Enjoy happy hour drink prices everyday until 7 p.m.and live entertainment in a tropical atmosphere. Please check our website www.seacrets.com for a complete list of live bands and daily food and drink specials or call 410-524-4900. Find us and get lost!

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BILLY’S SUB SHOP • 410-723-2500 140th Street, Oceanside • 410-250-1778 Rte. 54, Fenwick Shoals • 302-436-5661 Now the best just got better because they deliver fresh-dough pizza, subs and shakes to your door and have three locations to serve you better. Washington Magazine wasn’t lying when it said Billy’s had the best milkshakes and fresh ground beef hamburgers at the beach and they don’t stop there. Fresh-dough pizza, cones, shakes, sundaes and more. More cheese steaks sold than anyone else in Maryland.

Billy’s accepts MC/Visa.

BREAKFAST AT THE CRABCAKE FACTORY 120th Street/Beachside (Serene Hotel) 410-250-4900 The Crabcake Factory started out as a breakfast house in 1996 and still serves one of the best and most creative breakfast menus in Ocean City. Try Eastern Shore favorites prepared daily by Chef-Owner John Brooks includ-

ing a chipped beef, skillets, omelettes and their famous lump crab creations. World-Famous Crabcakes are served all day starting at 8 a.m. and can be packed on ice for you while you are eating breakfast. Try Sue’s Spicy Bloody Marys to start the day with a kick. Full breakfast menu available for carry-out. Online at: www.CrabcakeFactory-USA.com. See other listing (Crabcake Factory USA). Open year-round.

CAROUSEL OCEANFRONT HOTEL AND CONDOS 118th and the Beach • 410-524-1000 Reef 118 Oceanfront Restaurant located in the Carousel Hotel offers beautiful oceanfront dining in a casual atmosphere. Enjoy a hearty breakfast buffet or try one of our specialty omelets including lump crab and asparagus.

Our menu offers a wide variety of Succulent Seafood along with steaks, pastas & ribs. $5.95 kids’ menu available. Stop by the Bamboo Lounge serving happy hour daily 4-6 p.m. with super drink prices and $4.95 food specials.

Visit the Carousel and get served by the friendliest staff in OC! THE CRAB BAG 130th Street, Bayside • 410-250-3337 Now serving lunch and dinner, trust us when we say you can’t go wrong with anything you order here. The crabs are fat and never disappoint and are available eat-in or carryout. The BBQ ribs are also worth a try as well as any of the char-grilled specialties. Remember “Super Happy Hour” offered seven days a week, all day. Plenty of bargains available on drinks and food.

CRABCAKE FACTORY USA 120th Street & Coastal Highway 410-250-4900 Voted “Best Crabcakes in Maryland, DC and Virginia,” by The Washington Post (July 2004).

Full-service family restaurant, carry-out and sports bar. Outside seating available. Open daily at 8 a.m. Menu selections include prime rib, chicken chesapeake, steamed shrimp, beer battered fish, real Philly cheese-steaks, burgers and kids menu. Shipping crabcakes online year-round at www.Crabcake-FactoryUSA.com or www.-Got-Lump.com. Homemade soups served daily. See previous listing (Breakfast House at Crabcake Factory USA) for breakfast specials. Casual dress, full liquor bar, no reservations, year-round.

CRABCAKE FACTORY BAYSIDE Rt. 54, Selbyville, DE 302-988-5000 Under new ownership but SAME award-winning crab cakes and bloody marys! Enjoy WATERFRONT dining.

Full-service family restaurant, carry-out & sports bar. Outside seat-

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ing available. Open daily at 9 a.m. YEAR ROUND. Menu selections include crab cakes, prime rib, Philly-style cheese steaks, various seafood, kids menu plus full breakfast menu. visit us online at crabcakefactoryonline.com or on our Facebook page. Casual dress, full liquor bar, no reservations.

GREENE TURTLE-NORTH 116th Street & Coastal Highway 410-723-2120 www.facebook.com/OriginalGreeneTurtle This is the Original Greene Turtle, an Ocean City Tradition, since 1976! A fun and friendly Sports Bar & Grille, where every seat is a great spot to watch sports with 50+ High Def. TVs up & downstairs! Menu favorites include homemade crab cakes, kids’ menu, salads, burgers, wings and more! Join them for weekday lunch specials 11 a.m.-4 p.m. and happy hour 3-7 p.m. Popular features are game room, gift shop, carry-out, party trays, nightly drink specials, MD Lottery-Keno, Powerball and DJs with dance floor. Something for everyone! Open 11 a.m-2 a.m., year-round.

HARPOON HANNA’S RESTAURANT & BAR Rte. 54 and the bay, Fenwick Island, DE www.harpoonhannasrestaurant.com 302-539-3095 No reservations required. Harpoon Hanna’s features a children’s menu & full bar. We are a casual waterfront restaurant serving lunch & dinner including fesh fish, seafood, steaks, sandwiches and all-you-can-eat Alaskan crab legs. Open year-round.

HORIZONS OCEANFRONT RESTAURANT Located inside the Clarion Resort 101st Street, Ocean City • 410-524-3535 Horizons Oceanfront Restaurant is proud to have Chef Rob Sosnovich creating beach-inspired dishes in both our oceanfront restaurants, Horizons and Breaker’s Pub. Our new all day menu, available 11:30 a.m.-11 p.m., features many of your favorites and some exciting new creations with a local flare – from Lite Bites to Big Bites and everything in between. Our deluxe Sunday breakfast buffet is open yearround and our “famous” all-you-can-eat prime rib, crab legs and seafood buffet is available most weekends throughout the year and daily in season. The Ocean Club Nightclub features top-40 dance music every weekend and nightly this summer. We’ve added some popular local bands to our lineup, so come join us “where the big kids play!” Lenny’s Beach Bar & Grill: enjoy surf, sun and live entertainment 7 days a week on the deck, from Memorial day through Labor Day during our afternoon beach parties. Enjoy something to eat or drink from our extensive menu. Try our “Bucket of Fun”, or a fresh “Orange Crush”–two of our favorites!

SMITTY MCGEE’S Rte. 54-West Fenwick Ireland 302-436-4716 • www.smittymcgees.com Smitty McGee’s is the place to be for fun. Best wings on the beach for 28 years and counting.

Enjoy great food and drink specials in a casual atmosphere. Happy hour daily. Come enjoy the live entertainment Thursday and Friday. Full menu served unil 1 a.m. Banquet facilities available. Open seven days a week. We never close!

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Stevenson United Methodist Church

123 North Main St., Berlin, Md. 410-641-1137 • www.stevensonchurch.org

8:30 a.m.: Fellowship In The He Brews Cafe 9 a.m.: Blended Sunday Worship Service 9:30 a.m.: Children And Youth Sunday School

Sunday To Wednesday 2 Dinners • One Price Includes Side, Dessert And 2 Glasses Of Champagne Sunday, Feb. 10 Crabcake, Side And Beignet $25 Monday, Feb. 11 Stuffed Rockfish And Brownie Delight $35 Tuesday, Feb. 12 Steak ‘n’ Cake Or Chicken ‘n’ Cake $40 Wednesday, Feb. 13 Prime Rib ‘n’ Lobster Tail $50 Thursday, Feb. 14 Valentine Bingo • Half Off Burgers

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Fashions in the 1890s and early 1900s were far more formal than what can be seen in Ocean City today. In that era, people dressed up to stroll on the Boardwalk. Men wore hats and suits – or at least a coat and tie – and women wore long skirts, fancy hats and long-sleeved blouses. Many of the ladies carried parasols to protect them from the mid-day sun.

Bathing suits were also much different and covered up most traces of bare skin. Men wore T-shirts while the ladies had so much material in their swimwear that it’s a mystery that they were able to swim at all in their heavy, water-soaked garments.

Postcard from 1912 courtesy of Bunk Mann’s collection

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