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Mayor Outlines Need For Tax Hike

March 13, 2020

BY CHARLENE SHARPE

STAFF WRITER

BERLIN – Mayor Gee Williams this week formally proposed a 3.75% tax increase for the coming fiscal year.

On Monday, Williams introduced a proposed property tax rate of $.83 per $100 of assessed value. The increase, which citizens can comment on at a public hearing March 23, comes in the wake of last year’s 18% tax hike.

“The process of doing the budget formally begins once the property tax rate has been proposed,” Williams said.

According to data regarding possible tax rate scenarios presented at a work session last month, the town’s projected property tax revenues for fiscal year 2021 are $3.5 million. A tax increase of 3.75% would bring in an additional $130,879. Though the data reviewed last month included revenue projections for a $.87 tax rate, a $.85 tax rate and a $.83 rate, Williams proposed the latter on Monday. He said now that the rate was introduced, the budget could be developed based on the associated revenue projections.

“The next step is in two weeks,” he said, indicating the public hearing on the tax rate set for March 23.

Resident Jason Walter said Berlin’s current tax rate of $.80 was twice the state average. He added that based on constant yield, the town’s tax rate could actually go down this year.

“If you keep the rate the same you’ll see about $75,000 in new revenue and that doesn’t account for any additional development,” Walter said.

Williams said that while changes in assessments would bring more revenue to the town, it wouldn’t be immediate.

“We won’t see a significant increase in our tax revenue from assessment increases until FY 2022,” he said.

In an interview Tuesday, Williams said he’d opted to propose the $.83 tax rate because the town needed some additional revenue to allow for capital purchases and salary increases. Officials indicated when they approved last year’s tax increase that another less significant increase would be needed.

“The basic assumptions made almost a year ago still hold,” Williams said.

“Nothing has changed that dramatically.”

He said the town needed to make some capital purchases and provide staff with a modest salary increase. A slightly larger salary increase — expected to be 9% — will be proposed for police.

“We’re not competitive in this market,” Williams said. “Our efforts in public safety are contingent on having quality police officers.”

He said he didn’t want Berlin to become one of the municipalities officers joined and left after just a few months on the job.

“Public safety is fundamental to our happiness here,” he said. “I don’t want to do anything to jeopardize that.”

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Committee Hears Support For Special Event Zone Changes

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER

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OCEAN CITY – The forum was different, but the message was strong and consistent this week as a local delegation testified in Annapolis on proposed legislation strengthening the resort’s motorized special event laws.

Last week, a large contingent from Ocean City testified in the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee on Senate Bill 878, which, among other things, adds the offense of exhibition driving to the original legislation approved by state lawmakers two years ago. Less than a week later, many of those same local delegation members testified in the House Environment and Transportation Committee on sister legislation filed in the House by Delegate Wayne Hart-

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man. The message was clear and concise and delivered with passion for the second time in less than a week.

House Bill 1493 would add the offense of exhibition driving to the existing special event zone legislation.

According to the bill’s language, among the offenses under the umbrella of exhibition driving are operating a vehicle in a manner that produces abrupt acceleration or deceleration, skidding, swerving, raucous engine noise, gear grinding or wheels losing contact with the ground. For the first time in the evolution of the special event zone legisla-

tion, the potential penalties described in the bill include potential jail time. For example, violations could result in a term of imprisonment not exceeding 60 days, or a fine of $1,000 or both.

After yet another troublesome unsanctioned motorized special event last September, resort officials promised everything was on the table in terms of possible solutions to some of the reckless and wanton activity. The companion bills introduced by Hartman in the House and Senator Mary Beth Carozza in the Senate are part of the larger plan.

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For the record, Ocean City’s special event zone is implemented during three motorized special events each year including two that are sanctioned and one that is not. The latter, referenced often as the H2O International event, or H2Oi, is not sanctioned by the town and is largely a social mediadriven pop-up event. The official H2Oi event has long since moved to Atlantic City but, fairly or not, the unsanctioned pop-up event in late September is referred to frequently as H2Oi, including during Tuesday’s House committee hearing.

Hartman opened Tuesday’s hearing with a brief history of the original special event zone legislation and why Ocean City’s contingent was back this year seeking to add more tools to the enforcement tool box.

“During the last two years, the intensity of these certain motorized events has increased dramatically for residents, visitors, businesses and law enforcement,” he said. “House Bill 1493 is needed to put an end to the lawless and reckless behavior in Ocean City.”

Like last week’s session in the Senate, Tuesday’s committee meeting in the House included the presentation of a graphic video of the highlights of the unsanctioned event along with hundreds of emails from residents and visitors. Mayor Rick Meehan’s testimony differed slightly from what he presented last week, but the essential message was the same.

“This unsanctioned event is totally out of control,” he said. “It attracts tens of thousands of cars and hundreds of thousands of spectators. They are not welcome and they only come to terrorize our community.”

In a theme consistent throughout Tuesday’s hearing, Meehan said the current practice of issuing citations and fines to offenders has not proven to be a deterrent and, in many cases, has only fueled the lawlessness. He said that could change with the approval of the enhanced special event zone legislation.

“They only way we’re going to be able to do that is arrest some of the most egregious offenders,” he said.

“They wear tickets like badges of honor. We need to be able to make some arrests and impound some vehicles.”

Ocean City Police Chief Ross Buzzuro agreed stepped up enforcement under the existing legislation has not achieved the desired results.

“Despite our efforts, the motorists are just getting more and more brazen and more aggressive,” he said. “It’s a recipe for disaster. There’s no doubt about it. We’re struggling to even have an acceptable degree of control.”

It has been frequently pointed out by some the unsanctioned motorized special event in late September does bring business to Ocean City in the shoulder season. However, Greater Ocean City Chamber of Commerce SEE NEXT PAGE

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Executive Director and CEO Melanie Pursel said most businesses would swap any economic benefit for a quieter, safer weekend.

“Our businesses do see an economic impact,” she said. “We see people coming through the doors, we see people staying in hotel rooms and spending money. However, no level of commerce is worth sacrificing the safety of our community and the image of Ocean City. We really need something done. We welcome everyone and we want them to come, we just want them to respect our laws and our community.”

Lobbyist Bruce Bereano, who testified on behalf of Ocean City, acknowledged state lawmakers have other weighty issues on their plate.

“I know and respect that you have enormous and significant other issues to deal with in the closing days of this session,” he said. “We beg you not to go home without passing some additional relief for Ocean City. This is real, it is not exaggerated. What you saw is a sanitized version of what’s really going on.”

Bereano reiterated the recurring theme of traffic citations with fines have not proven to be an effective deterrent.

“We need to give law enforcement other tools than just a paper citation that they just tear up in front of the police and call them every ugliness in the book,” he said. “It’s really totally out of control.”

In response to a question from the committee about the effectiveness of substantial fines, Buzzuro said violators often pay them with no other real consequences than a hit to the wallet.

“A good majority of the participants are from out of state,” he said. “They simply pay the fine and come back again the following year and do it all over again.”

Meehan said the throngs of spectators often step up and help pay offenders with the fines.

“Right now, when we issue a ticket, the bystanders will all come up and throw $20 bills to the offenders,” he said. “It’s really not a deterrent. It’s about the cost of going to the movies.”

Delegate Barrie Ciliberti (R-Frederick and Carroll Counties) effectively summed up what Ocean City was looking for with the enhanced special event zone legislation.

“I’m of the opinion human nature is predictable,” he said. “If you have a $70 fine, that’s not a deterrent, but if you give out a $1,000 fine or $1,500, or pick a number, that’s got to have some impact. If you had a situation where someone got a $1,000 fine and spent 10 days in jail, that has got to have a significant impact. That’s what you’re looking for right?”

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BY BETHANY HOOPER

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OCEAN CITY – Despite a lower number of candidates for seasonal positions, Ocean City’s police chief said he remains confident the department will have enough recruits for the coming summer.

On Monday, Police Chief Ross Buzzuro presented the Ocean City Police Commission with an update on recruitment efforts for the 2020 summer season.

“We have lower numbers than we did in 2019,” he said.

At the end of February, the department had 116 seasonal police officer candidates and 70 public safety aide (PSA) candidates remaining after testing. The current rate of failure for seasonal police officer candidates and

PSA candidates is 50% and 31.4%, respectively.

“We believe we will have enough combination of seasonal police officers and public safety aides,” Buzzuro said.

“That number is quite sufficient for us as we start the season and work our way through the season.”

At the same time last year, the department had 153 seasonal officer candidates and 91 PSA candidates.

Buzzuro noted that 32 seasonal police officers and 37 PSAs will return for the coming summer season.

“Those folks that are on board with us again this year have great experience,” he said. “They’ve already been with us, so they’ll carry the load to a degree. Internally, we believe we will be well complemented for the season.”

Buzzuro this week also shared a report on police activity for the month of

February.

“Calls for service are slightly up from last year …,” he said. “It’s not enough to be alarming or glaring.”

In the top 25 calls for service, traffic stops increased from 369 to 472, citizen assists increased from 87 to 119 and assistance to Ocean City EMS increased from 55 to 89.

Councilman Matt James, questioned why the number of traffic stops increased last month.

Did we have more patrol officers out this February than last February?” he asked. “Is there a reason why we would have an increase?”

Buzzuro noted mild weather may have been a factor.

“The only thing I can think of, and it’s very speculative, is we had a milder winter and there were more people in town …,” he said.

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BY BETHANY HOOPER

STAFF WRITER

OCEAN CITY – An agreement could prohibit parking along a portion of westbound Route 50.

In a meeting of the Ocean City Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee Wednesday, State Highway Administration (SHA) Assistant District Engineer Jana Potvin outlined a plan to prohibit parking on westbound Route 50 from the end of the span’s sidewalk to Inlet Isle.

Potvin said a memorandum of agreement had been submitted to the Maryland Office of Traffic and Safety (OOTS) to prevent motorists from parking their cars on the shoulder of Route 50 in front of Hooper’s Crab House.

“At the district level, we are just waiting on approval from our administrator and OOTS,” she said. “I don’t think it’s going to be a problem.”

Officials noted the addition of the hiker-biker trail and a guardrail along the shoulder of the highway had created a dangerous situation for motorists parking in front of the crab house.

“Historically, when that wasn’t there, you’d see cars parked along the shoulder and many of them inch their passenger side wheels off the asphalt and into the grass,” Public Works Director Hal Adkins said.

Potvin told the committee that officials had recognized the issue and were working to solve the problem.

“The reason why there is a change is because the addition of the guardrail prevents people from being able to utilize the grass area to walk safely,” she said.

Committee members this week applauded the decision. Councilman Tony DeLuca said resort officials had asked SHA to remove parking in that area years ago, but their requests were denied.

“That solves a problem …,” he said.

“So now we are making them park along the south side of the street and making them walk to wherever they want to go.”

Potvin said SHA had initially declined requests to remove parking in front of the crab house because there was no crash data to support that decision. She noted, however, that the addition of the guardrail changes the situation.

“The guardrail prevents people from opening their doors fully,” she said. “It also puts people at a risk for being slammed between cars and the guardrail. They are either going to walk into the street, which is potentially dangerous, or they are going to walk between their vehicles and the guardrail because they aren’t going to jump over the guardrail and walk on the slope.”

Officials said if the MOA is approved, parking between the bridge and Inlet Isle would be prohibited. It would not affect parking along the shoulder of eastbound Route 50.

“It was going to be a dangerous situation …,” Adkins said. “That cleans it up.”

St. Patrick’s Day Parade Canceled

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

OCEAN CITY – Concerns over the coronavirus have led to the cancelation of the annual Irish parade and festival planned for Saturday in Ocean City.

“After lengthy discussion and careful deliberation, the Delmarva Irish American Club (DIAC) has decided to cancel this weekend’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Ocean City,” read a press release from the Town of Ocean City. “This decision was made with the safety and well-being of our club members, residents, visitors and parade-goers in mind. While this news is greatly disappointing to the entire DIAC, the unknown risks associated with the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) and the recommendations by the State of Maryland and Center for Disease Control and Prevention outweigh our hope to host the annual parade.”

DIAC Parade Chairman Buck Mann outlined the reasoning to cancel what has become the second largest St. Patrick’s Day parade in Maryland.

“This was a no-win decision,” said Mann. “We do not want to cancel the parade, but more importantly we do not want to put anyone at risk. Our hearts and our heads were conflicted, but in this case, the smart thing to do was listen to the guidance being given by health officials and err on the side of safety. … Our club has been hosting this event for more than 40 years.

While the global spread of the COVID19 has rained on our parade this year, we hope to be back bigger, and better than ever in 2021.”

The DIAC made the decision after Governor Larry Hogan’s press conference Wednesday afternoon.

“All Marylanders need to understand and prepare that there may be significant disruption your daily lives for a period of time,” said Hogan.

“Local communities and cities should actively consider modifying, postponing or canceling mass gatherings.”

On Wednesday, Ocean City Mayor Rick Meehan issued a letter to residents and visitors of Ocean City about

the town’s precautions.

“There is no higher priority to the town of Ocean City than the health and safety of the people who live here, work here and vacation here,” the letter reads. “I can assure you that the town is closely monitoring updates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding COVID-19 and is working closely with our partners at the Worcester County Health Department and the Maryland Department of Health.”

In the letter, Meehan said the town established an internal preparedness group several weeks ago.

“This group has been diligently developing proactive contingency plans for the town, including putting strategic procedures in place for our employees and our facilities,” the letter reads. “While there are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ocean City or Worcester County, we are taking every measure necessary to enhance our day-to-day practices in the interest of health and safety. We encourage our residents and visitors to remain calm and stay informed. Know your risks and refer to the Worcester County Health Department, the Maryland Department of Health and the CDC websites. The situation is rapidly changing, but I assure you that the Town of Ocean City is prepared to navigate through these challenging circumstances with our residents’ and visitors’ health and safety at the forefront.”

Meehan’s letter urges residents and visitors to follow the commonsense recommendations of the local, state and national health departments. Those precautions include avoiding close contact with people who are sick and staying home when you are sick; avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth; cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue and throw the tissue away; clean and disinfect frequently touched items and surfaces; and wash your hands often with soap and warm water. A link on the town’s website providing further information has been established at www.oceancitymd.gov/covid19.

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

WEST OCEAN CITY – With financial support from the resort area’s hospitality industry, Worcester County will host a significant special event in West Ocean City as originally planned.

Last month, Worcester County Rec reation and Parks Director Tom Perlozzo pitched the idea of bringing the popular Great Inflatable Race to a location in West Ocean City and sought

financial support from the Town of Ocean City to the tune of around $25,000. The Great Inflatable Race is a roughly two-mile fun run over large, inflatable obstacles, sort of a less intense Spartan Race for competitors of all ages and skill levels.

The planned site for the Great Inflatable Race is the Seaside Christian Academy in West Ocean City located behind the large retail centers along Route 50. Worcester County asked Ocean City to contribute $25,000 to help bring the event to the resort area,

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the assumption being most of the thousands of competitors would stay in hotels and motels on the island and frequent the town’s restaurants, shops and other amenities.

The Great Inflatable Race is already scheduled for 38 other destinations in 2020, including several tourism destination heavyweights, and often draws as many as 4,000 competitors, along with family, friends and spectators. While Ocean City officials embraced the concept, they were reluctant to lend financial support for a major special event off the island.

The Mayor and Council did ultimately approve the $25,000 contribution for the Great Inflatable Race, but only if the event was moved into Ocean City proper somewhere, perhaps on the beach or at Northside Park. The resort officials’ reasons for the ultimatum were varied. Some believed the event wouldn’t necessarily move the needle in terms of filling hotel rooms in Ocean City on the last Saturday in June and just days before the Fourth of July. Others said they could not defend spending Ocean City taxpayer money on an event outside the resort, especially with the growing number of hotel and lodging options in West Ocean City.

Largely, however, it became a pro-

vincial issue for some and provided further evidence of the long-simmering feud between Ocean City on issues such as tax differential and providing emergency services across the bridge.

Ocean City officials put a caveat on their tacit approval for the $25,000 contribution and urged Perlozzo to go back to the promoter to suggest finding a way to move the race into Ocean City.

However, a week later, the Ocean City Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Association (OCHMRA) stepped into the breach and offered to contribute the $25,000 to help Worcester County bring the event to West Ocean City.

The OCHMRA recognized the potential of the nationally-known event for its members, which have businesses on both sides of the bridge.

Perlozzo confirmed this week the Great Inflatable Race is coming to the Seaside Academy in West Ocean City as originally planned on Saturday, June 27.

The Great Inflatable Race website already lists the West Ocean City event among the dozens of other events around the country this year.

Interestingly, the website lists the June 27 race as an “Ocean City” event. Online registration for the event is open and as of Thursday, it had reached 36% capacity with still over three months until the race.

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BERLIN – The town’s planning commission approved a site plan for new apartments on Flower Street this week.

On Wednesday, the Berlin Planning

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SNOW HILL – The case against a local man indicted on 55 counts of possession and distribution of child pornography continues to move forward this week after a motion challenging an alleged anomaly in the timeline of the grand jury indictment was denied.

In January, Jarrett John Wise, 52, of Ocean City, was indicted by a Worcester County grand jury on five counts of felony distribution of child pornography and 50 total counts of possession of child pornography. The case was presented to the Worcester County grand jury by Dorchester County State’s Attorney Bill Jones, who has been appointed as special prosecutor in the case.

Because Wise had been a local law enforcement officer in Ocean City and Worcester County for 13 years before embarking on a real estate career, Worcester County State’s Attorney Kris Heiser requested Jones be appointed special prosecutor in the case to avoid any appearance of conflict or impropriety in the case against Wise.

However, just when Jones was appointed special prosecutor in relation to the presentation of evidence to the Worcester County grand jury the ultimate indictment was called into question by Wise’s defense counsel, Pete Wimbrow III. Wimbrow filed a motion last week seeking a dismissal in the case because Jones had allegedly not yet been formally appointed special prosecutor when he presented the case to the grand jury.

Wise was indicted by the grand jury on Jan. 28, which was the same day Heiser reportedly recused herself and filed a petition with the court to have Jones appointed special prosecutor.

However, the motion to dismiss alleged the case was presented to the Worcester County grand jury about two hours before that petition was filed.

The motion also alleges Jones was not formally appointed as special prosecutor until the following day, or a full day after the grand jury indicted Wise.

Because of that alleged timeline anomaly, the defense asserted the grand jury indictment of Wise should appropriately be dismissed.

“Clearly, Mr. Jones, not being a resident of Worcester County, was not eligible to be and was not elected to be the state’s attorney for this county,” the motion read. “Therefore, until such time as he was appointed by the court, he had no authority to present a case to the Worcester County grand jury. In fact, he had no authority to be in the presence of the grand jury, since he had no standing other than that of an ordinary citizen, who is prohibited from intruding into grand jury proceedings.”

The motion cites other case law in which cases were dismissed for similar alleged timeline anomalies.

“Since the state’s attorney for Dorchester County had not been appointed to represent the state in the Circuit Court for Worcester County until after the indictment was returned, he was unauthorized to be present before the grand jury during the inquiry leading up to the indictment,” the motion read. “The remedy for this transgression is dismissal of the indictment.”

For those reasons, the motion asserted the only recourse was to revoke the indictment and dismiss the case against Wise.

“Since the proceedings to the Worcester County Grand Jury having been tainted by the presence of the State’s Attorney for Dorchester County during its investigation and deliberation, the resulting indictment must be dismissed,” the motion read.

However, the motion to dismiss the case over the alleged grand jury indictment timeline anomaly was denied this week. A motions hearing has been set for April 23 and the trial is scheduled to begin on June 22.

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“I think it’s a nice project,” commission member Pete Cosby said.

Representatives of Homes for America said the nonprofit housing development company owned the 42 units at 113 Flower St., known as the Isaiah Fassett Apartments, and wanted to do an extensive renovation of those. They’ll receive new roofing, windows and siding and will also be outfitted with new kitchens, bathrooms and HVAC systems.

The company also wants to demolish and rebuild the adjacent apartments at 115 Flower St. The decades-old 11-unit building will be replaced with a three-story building featuring 12 units.

When commission member Phyllis Purnell asked what would happen to the tenants of the building to be torn down, the company representatives said they’d have the opportunity to apply for apartments in the new building. They said rent at the apartments would range from $700 to just shy of $1,000.

Planning Director Dave Engelhart said Homes for America had been working with the town on the project for more than a year.

“They’ve been very thorough with this,” he said, adding that the developer had followed the town’s guidance.

Engelhart said both the existing apartment buildings were non-conforming.

“How they got constructed on that site to begin with always puzzled me,” he said.

He said the Homes for America proposal would improve the situation and enhance the streetscape.

“Not only are we getting the new building but the existing apartments, they’re getting a total redo,” he said.

“It’s going to be like a new complex there, right next to the park. The town’s put a lot of money into the park over the last few years. I see this as a great project.”

He said the company hoped to begin work on the site this summer.

In addition to approving the Homes for America proposal, the commission on Wednesday also approved a subdivision plat for the Sonrise Church property on Route 818.

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BY CHARLENE SHARPE

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BERLIN – Town officials are considering owner-occupancy and parking requirements to ensure short-term rentals don’t impact the quality of life in Berlin.

The Berlin Town Council held a work session Monday to discuss proposed short-term rental regulations being drafted by town staff. An ordinance regarding short-term rentals is expected to be introduced in the coming weeks.

“I think we need to have something on the books before another rental season comes,” Mayor Gee Williams said.

In recent months town officials have been researching short-term rental restrictions in other jurisdictions in an at-

tempt to develop something appropriate for Berlin. Williams outlined aspects of a draft ordinance with town council members Monday. He said the term “short-term rental” would apply to rentals less than 28 days. They would be permitted in the R-1 and R-2 zones only in a homeowner’s permanent, principal or primary residence. They would be allowed in the R-3 and R-4 districts as well as in the business districts where dwellings are permitted as long as 24-hour contact information was on file.

Williams said the permanent residence provision would prevent people from out of town buying up properties in Berlin to use solely as short-term rentals.

“At the end of the day it’s not a resort,” he said. “I don’t think we want to do anything to change the character or

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Councilman Troy Purnell said he didn’t support the owner-occupied stipulation.

“I think you need to allow them but monitor them,” he said. “If you occupy it or don’t occupy it I still think I have the right to rent it.”

Purnell said he also disagreed with the stipulation that one additional offstreet parking space be required per bedroom rented over and above the parking generally required in the district. He said that while that provision might be necessary if a home had fulltime residents and rented out two bedrooms, it would not be necessary if an entire house was rented out.

Councilman Zack Tyndall said he also didn’t support the owner-occupied requirement.

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Councilman Thom Gulyas said he wanted to hear from residents of the R-1 and R-2 districts.

“I think they’re going to be the ones most affected,” he said.

Other key points of the ordinance being considered require that bedrooms have at least 70 square feet of space per occupant and that properties being used for short-term rentals submit an initial application fee of $150 as well as a $200 annual license fee.

Williams said citizens with opinions about the proposal should share their thoughts at the public hearing that will be held before the ordinance is voted on. He said that if it was passed this year, it could be tweaked in the future if changes were needed.

Tyndall cautioned against rushing an ordinance through. He said perhaps another work session that incorporated public comment — this week’s did not — might be beneficial.

“Like my colleagues I’d like to hear a little more from the people, and outside of a public hearing,” he said. “That can be a little intimidating for some people.”

Williams said he thought the town needed to get something on the books before the next rental season.

“We ideally need to have something in place relatively soon,” he said.

Tyndall, however, said the town had already missed the last seven or eight seasons and suggested completing the budget process before trying to regulate short-term rentals.

Councilman Dean Burrell said he was looking forward to hearing from citizens when the public hearing on the proposed ordinance was held.

“I bet it’s 50/50,” he said. “I can see both sides.”

Along with citizens, representatives of the Coastal Association of Realtors (CAR) were in attendance at Monday’s work session. CAR President Joe Wilson said Tuesday the association believed short-term rentals should be permitted in all residential areas of the town and regulated just like they were in other towns and Worcester County.

“A property owner has the right to operate a short-term rental which, as we’ve expressed in the past, is still a residential use, despite it also being a source of income,” Wilson said.

He said the regulations presented this week were a good start but that he hoped officials were open to adjustments so property owners weren’t subject to “unreasonably restrictive rules” such as adding parking spaces.

“We also feel the town should align their occupancy requirements to match Ocean City’s 40 square feet per occupant or Worcester’s 50 square feet per occupant,” he said. “At this time, Berlin is considering 70 square feet. If the average bedroom size is around 130 square feet, that only allows for one occupant per bedroom. So a married couple, for instance, would not be able to stay in a one-bedroom rental.”

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Underground sewage tanks are pictured in Worcester County. The concern in the case above left would be the trees growing in the area and the root system potentially damaging the structure of the tank. Above right, a properly accessible sewage tank is pictured. The sewage is sucked out of the tank by vacuum and carried to a pump station where it is treated and prepared for disposal.

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SNOW HILL – As the prospect of implementing spray irrigation at the Ocean Pines Golf Course is explored, some residents are questioning the county’s priorities.

In recent months, conversation has abounded in the Pines regarding plans from the Worcester County Department of Public Works to explore the possibility of irrigating the Ocean Pines Golf Course with effluent from the community’s wastewater treatment plant.

That discussion has renewed interest in the issue of leaking sewage holding tanks throughout the Pines.

“I don’t care if it’s only one tank,” longtime resident Joe Reynolds said.

“It should have been corrected.”

Reynolds, who filed a complaint regarding the issue with the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) last week, attended the most recent meeting of the Ocean Pines Water and Wastewater Advisory Board to share his concerns. He wants to know why the county hasn’t replaced the hunSEE NEXT PAGE

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dreds of old and cracked holding tanks throughout the community.

“What flows out of those tanks is pure, untreated raw sewage,” Reynolds said. “Most people don’t notice because it typically happens during rainfall. On average, this happens two to five times a year depending on where they’re located.”

John Ross, the county’s deputy director of public works, confirmed that some of the 3,000 tanks that make up the vacuum system in Ocean Pines leak.

“We’ve been replacing them the last 15 years,” he said. “We don’t ignore the problem.”

Ross says his department monitors the underground tanks and replaces roughly 50 a year. He believes addressing the issue gradually is the practical solution to the problem.

“We do not have a complete assessment of all 3,000 tanks in the system,” he said. “We’re prioritizing their replacement.”

He said the department budgeted about $130,000 a year to replace tanks identified as needing attention immediately.

“It’s not as easy a putting a contract out and having them all replaced,” he said, adding that many were in people’s front yards or surrounded by landscaping that’s been planted by residents over the years.

According to Ross, the county took over the vacuum system serving the Pines community in the 1980s because it was in such bad shape new homes couldn’t even be built. He said the county spent millions to get the system back up and running.

“Things have changed significantly since the ‘80s,” Ross said. “We’ve got the system under control. Do we have everything done? No.” He added that the situation would be more manageable if people didn’t put so much landscaping around the tanks, as roots tended to cause cracks.

“The roots head toward the tanks,” he said. “There are nutrients in the tanks.”

Another issue is stormwater, as tanks inundated with stormwater don’t work. Ross said the only solution to that problem would be to raise the tanks above ground.

Ross said that any wastewater system had the potential to overflow.

“I can’t say it doesn’t happen,” he said. “It’s very rare. It’s not a routine thing … It used to happen all the time.

We’ve cleaned the system up to the point we’re one of the only systems in the state exempted from Bay restoration (fees). We’re proud of what we’ve done here.”

The complaint Reynolds filed with MDE last week related to the overflow of tanks in the Pines.

“Ocean Pines homes have collection tanks for sewage, and those tanks connect to a collection system that transfers sewage to the wastewater treatment plant,” said Jay Apperson, deputy director of communications for

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MDE. “Mr. Reynolds’ complaint was that during heavy rains several of the tanks overflow, and, in particular, he said an overflow took place on or about Aug. 13, 2017.”

Apperson said MDE conducted an inspection Monday in response to the complaint.

“We were told by a county public works official that there were heavy rains on Aug. 10 and Aug. 12, 2017,” Apperson said Tuesday. “The collection system superintendent said those rains caused operational problems with the collection system and that the county received a call from Mr. Reynolds’ residence during this time. We did not receive a report from the Ocean Pines system of an overflow at that location on or around that date. We asked the county public works official to review the

records for the Ocean Pines system for any information relating to that date.”

While the MDE investigation is ongoing, Apperson said operators at the Ocean Pines plant communicated well with the state.

“Oceans Pines has a history of being proactive in addressing problems and notifying MDE immediately when one occurs,” he said. “They have reported infrequent, relatively small overflows in recent years. During our inspection yesterday we did not observe any overflow situations or evidence of sewage or sewage debris.”

As for the holding tanks, Ross said last week his department would continue to try to replace at least 50 a year. He added that he would bring up Reynolds’ concerns with the county commissioners when he presented

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the department’s budget.

“We will present the information Mr. Reynolds presented,” he said. “That’s a decision the commissioners can make as far as prioritizing.”

Reynolds, however, maintains that a decades-long approach to replacing the tanks is not the way to go.

“Tell that to the mother whose toddler is playing in raw sewage,” he said.

“It needs to be fixed.”

He said the county’s inattention to the problem was “absurd” because it was instead considering spending millions on spray irrigation. The Ocean Pines Association hosted a joint meeting to discuss spray irrigation with county staff and Worcester County Commissioners Chip Bertino and Jim Bunting on Thursday at the Ocean Pines Community Center.

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BY CHARLENE SHARPE

STAFF WRITER

SNOW HILL – A text amendment that would allow special events in more waterfront areas will move on to the Worcester County Commissioners following consideration by the planning commission last week.

The commission voted 4-3 last Thursday to forward a text amendment that would permit special events in the Resource Protection District by special exception on to the county commissioners with a favorable recommendation. Attorney Mark Cropper said the amendment was similar to those that had been approved to allow special events on properties with estate or agricultural zoning.

“I’m just asking for the same thing here that’s already been done in the A-1 and E-1 zone,” he said.

The proposed text amendment would allow special events such as weddings and parties on properties in the Resource Protection District. According to Cropper, with its proximity to water many properties in Worcester County were zoned partially agricultural and partially resource protection.

Cropper pointed out the Rackliffe

House was zoned resource protection and frequently hosted special events.

“To my knowledge nobody’s ever complained or felt those activities at the Rackliffe House are disturbing to the environment or disruptive, and obviously Rackliffe House is used because of the scenic amenity of using that property, looking out over the shoreline to Assateague,” he said.

Though the text amendment would not be site specific, Cropper said his client had a property next to the bay north of Route 90. He said it would provide a waterfront venue for people to host weddings or similar events.

“I don’t see it any different than the events that occur at Rackliffe House,” he said.

Cropper added that uses already allowed in the Resource Protection District included aquaculture and seafood processing.

“I’m bringing these to your attention to compare these uses to the text amendment I’ve applied for, which I find to be not even comparable,” he said. “These other uses are much more intense, much more commercial.”

Cropper said that if the text amendment was approved, special events would be allowed as a special exception use and would still require approval from the board of zoning appeals.

Commission member Brooks Clayville said he thought the impact of Cropper’s proposal would be minimal.

He pointed out that if the Resource Protection District had existed when places like Ocean City and Ocean Pines were being built, they’d likely have that zoning designation.

“And yet we built on them and the world hasn’t ended quite yet,” he said.

“I really don’t think there’ll be that many party barns built. It’s kind of a fad. I think the impact will be minimal … Looking at it from a mid-to-south end of the county perspective, there’s not a lot of things we can do down here.”

Phyllis Wimbrow, the county’s deputy director of development review and permitting, said she was concerned about the cumulative impact of minor changes to the zoning code.

“My problem is this continual erosion of the zoning code …,” she said.

“Someday you’re going to end up with a mess.”

The commission voted 4-3, with commission members Mike Diffendal, Jerry Barbierri and Jay Knerr opposed, to forward the amendment to the county commissioners with a favorable recommendation. Cropper will ask the commissioners to consider the amendment at the same time they review a parallel proposal to amend the county’s natural resources article to allow special events in the Resource Conservation Area.

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Police Commission Wants To Keep OC’s Trailer Ordinance

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BY BETHANY HOOPER

STAFF WRITER

OCEAN CITY – Following a lengthy discussion, a resort committee agreed this week not to modify the town’s trailer ordinance.

On Monday, the Ocean City Police Commission voted to keep the town’s trailer ordinance as it is currently written.

“I think we’ve adapted to it,” Mayor Rick Meehan said. “I think private enterprise has adapted to it. And I think we would be taking a step backwards if we changed or removed this ordinance at this time.”

In 2016, the Mayor and Council passed an ordinance allowing registered participants in vehicle-related special events to park their trailers on public

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streets from May 1 to Oct. 31 after purchasing a $50 permit from the event organizer and affixing the associated sticker to their trailers.

The permits are valid Wednesday through Sunday during Cruisin Ocean City, OC BikeFest and Endless Summer Cruisin events. The ordinance, however, prohibits trailers or oversized vehicles from parking on Baltimore Avenue at any time.

The idea to pass a trailer ordinance was borne after a troublesome spring Cruisin event in 2015. At the time, residents complained that trailers and other oversized vehicles parked along main thoroughfares and side streets throughout Ocean City had taken up vast areas of street parking and, in some cases, had caused traffic obstructions.

“You have to remember it is illegal to park a trailer on the street without this ordinance,” Meehan said this week. “What we are allowing is this privilege to those that participate and are part of the event.”

In the commission meeting this week, elected officials and Ocean City Police Chief Ross Buzzuro noted the ordinance had achieved the desired goal of curbing some of the behaviors associated with the vehicle-related special events.

“We had this proliferation of trailers throughout town …,” Buzzuro said.

“Now have a reasonable and controlled environment.”

Councilman Matt James, however, said Councilman John Gehrig had requested a review of the ordinance.

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Officials said trailers were parked throughout resort neighborhoods during motorized special events prior to passing an ordinance in 2016. Many of those problems, they said, were caused by hangers-on and not by those registered with the event.

While he acknowledged that issues related to trailer parking had improved during recent Cruisin events, Meehan argued the ordinance was still an inexpensive and reasonable way to support the event promoters and mitigate residents’ concerns.

“People have adapted to it …,” he said. “I think what we’ve also seen throughout the community is the community recognizing that the promoter and the town is working with them to protect them as well and not just looking at how many dollars can go through the cash register.”

City Manager Doug Miller highlighted the town’s efforts to educate the public on the trailer ordinance when it was first introduced. He urged the commission to consider the education component.

“Whatever we do, let’s measure twice and cut once …,” he said. “If we are going to do something different that’s fine, but let’s not go back to the way it was. Every time you change, you anger people.”

Council President Lloyd Martin, chair of the commission, said he had heard complaints that the permit was only valid from Wednesday to Sunday.

“People that bring their cars down want to be here for the week,” he said.

“That’s the problem I keep hearing.”

Meehan, however, said several private businesses have stepped up to offer trailer parking before and during special events.

“You see more and more hotels in the area allowing areas for trailers to be parked on their property, to keep them off the streets,” he said.

Buzzuro told commission members the ordinance allows the police department to focus on other issues surrounding motorized special events.

“It allows us to be able to focus on other issues that resonate from car events …,” he said. “We aren’t seeing a lot of calls for service for trailer complaints now, but when we do we address them. I think it’s working pretty good.”

Meehan agreed.

“I think making a change now would be a mistake, especially as we continue to look for legislation and ways to contain and mitigate problems in these events,” he said.

With no further discussion, a motion to keep the trailer ordinance as it is written passed 3-0. James, who was present for part of the discussion on Monday, left before the vote.

The commission also agreed to review the trailer ordinance regularly.

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SALISBURY – Efforts to introduce a new ordinance focused on community cats highlighted a council work session last week.

Last week, Wicomico County Humane Society Executive Director Kim Nock and Susan Coleman with Community Cats Coalition came before the Wicomico County Council seeking support for new language in the county’s animal control laws.

“We wanted to get verbiage put into the law stating that once these cats are fixed and vaccinated, and we ear tag them to identify they have been fixed, that they’ll be left alone and cannot be

retrapped again,” Coleman said.

Coleman said the coalition works with the humane society and the community to vaccinate and sterilize feral cats. Those cats are then released back to their colonies.

“We practice trap-neuter-return,” she said. “That way the colonies get stabilized, no new cats come to the area, no new kittens are being born and it decreases the population.”

Officials with the two organizations told the council the trap-neuter-return (TNR) program controls the feral cat population and keeps cats out of the shelter. For example, Nock said the humane society’s live release rate had increased from 54% to 87% in six months as a result of working with community

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Control and brought to the humane society.

“The only thing that’s in the code is the definition of a community cat,” she said. “We would like for it to be added that a community cat cannot be brought into the shelter, or if it’s trapped it has to be replaced.”

Councilman Ernie Davis asked if the humane society and Community Cats Coalition had approached the city about its trapping practices. Nock replied that they had, but to no avail.

“They feel it’s a service they provided for the city in the past and that they will continue to provide it,” she said.

Coleman noted that Salisbury Animal Control responds when residents call about feral cats in their yards.

“We need more education because people are feeding them and that’s why they are coming into the yard,” she said.

Nock agreed.

“When people are educated … they are going to make a different phone call,” she said. “Instead of calling city animal control, they are going to call Forgotten Cats or Community Cats Coalition or one of those organizations.”

Officials from the two organizations presented the council with an ordinance last week that would ban agencies from impounding community cats that are eartipped and identified as having completed a TNR program.

Officials noted, however, that many of the problems centered around the city’s animal control authority.

“You indicated it is primarily a city problem …,” Council Attorney Bob Taylor said. “We can put anything we want in the county code and the city can tell us to take a hike if they wanted to.”

Taylor added that an ordinance would not educate community members on the larger issues at hand.

“Putting something in the code doesn’t educate anybody,” he said.

“Nobody I know sits around reading the county code at night. I think the problem needs to be addressed in some other way than just to put a lot of language in the code that really isn’t going to do much of anything.”

Council President Larry Dodd agreed to hold another work session with Coleman and Nock after they meet with city officials this month.

“I think we have a lot of work ahead of us,” he said.

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OCEAN CITY – A Cambridge couple was arrested on theft charges last week after a license plate reader on the Route 90 bridge alerted stolen tags on the vehicle they were traveling in.

Just after noon last Tuesday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer was dispatched to the area of the Route 90 bridge after a license plate reader (LPR) on the span alerted on a stolen license plate. The LPR photographed the license plate, which was on a Saturn SUV. The vehicle had been reported stolen in Cambridge on Jan. 19.

The officer initiated a traffic stop at 71st Street and identified the front seat passenger as Khrista Arthur, 21, of Cambridge, and the driver as Patrick Osborne, 24, of Cambridge. The investigation revealed Osborne had been pulled over in the Saturn SUV in Cambridge on Jan. 7 and as a result of the traffic stop, the vehicle’s tags had been seized and the vehicle was impounded and later released.

According to police reports, Osborne said he needed to be able to transport Arthur to doctor’s appointments because she was pregnant. Osborne admitted to paying someone known to him only as “Lumpy” $5 to get a tag for him for the Saturn SUV. Osborne admitted he and Arthur each knew the plate was stolen when they put it on the Saturn SUV and drove to Ocean City.

Cambridge Police confirmed the tag had been stolen from a church parking lot in Cambridge. The SUV the couple was traveling in when they were stopped in Ocean City belonged to Arthur’s mother. Osborne and Arthur were each charged with theft under $100. Osborne also faces multiple traffic violations related to driving a vehicle with stolen tags.

Guilty Plea In OC Assault OCEAN CITY – A local man, arrested in December after allegedly assaulting his girlfriend on a downtown street, pleaded guilty last week to second-degree assault and was sentenced to 51 days in jail.

On Dec. 27, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer on patrol downtown was dispatched to the area of 6th Street and Baltimore Avenue for a reported 911 call hang-up. Dispatchers advised the office a woman had called 911 and whispered she needed help before hanging up.

The officer arrived on scene and observed a female victim flag him down.

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with a suspect, later identified as Burt Foskey, 41, of Ocean City. According to police reports, the victim told the officer she and Foskey had been drinking beer at a downtown bar before Foskey started drinking cinnamon whiskey shots.

The victim reportedly told police Foskey “can’t drink liquor” because he becomes violent. The couple left the bar and walked north when Foskey reportedly told the victim he was going to utilize his municipal bus pass. The victim continued walking north because she did not have a bus pass.

According to police reports, the victim was walking when she heard loud footsteps from behind. Foskey reportedly punched the victim on her right back side, knocking the wind out of her.

The victim reportedly told police Foskey then grabbed her and pinched her arm.

The victim told police she called 911 in hushed tones because she did not want Foskey to hear. The victim also told police she saw people inside a residence on Baltimore Avenue and hoped someone from the building would intercede and keep her safe from Foskey, according to police reports.

When interviewed about the incident, Foskey told police he and the victim had been drinking a couple of beers and then had walked north on the Boardwalk, and that he did not know why she had called 911. At that point, OCPD officers attempted to arrest Foskey, but he tensed up and resisted their efforts, reportedly telling one officer, “I don’t want to fight you, man.” When the officer attempted to search Foskey, he continued to resist and tense his body and at one point attempted to walk away from them.

Foskey continued to yell loudly throughout the arrest process even after being told to stop yelling at least 18 times, according to police reports.

At that point, Foskey started to yell at the victim as well. Meanwhile, a group of people from the residence on Baltimore Avenue had come out on the porch to watch the incident unfold.

Last week, Foskey pleaded guilty to second-degree assault and was sentenced to 51 days in jail.

Bar Tab Theft, Assault Arrest OCEAN CITY – An Ocean City woman was arrested last weekend following an incident that began with her allegedly running out on a bar check and ended with assaulting an officer.

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rival, the officer encountered bar staff and patrons running outside advising someone had run out on their bill. The witnesses provided a description of the suspect and advised she had run behind a nearby shopping center.

OCPD officers canvassed the area and did not immediately find the suspect. The initial officer interviewed the bartender who advised the suspect, later identified as Lindsay Kastner, 40, of Ocean City, entered the bar and ordered one drink. She then reportedly got up to go outside and the bartender advised her she could not take a drink outside and that she also needed to pay for the drink.

When she refused to pay the roughly $10 tab, the bartender reportedly told her he would call the police. Kastner then put $7 on the bar with the check and ran out of the bar. A couple sitting at the bar corroborated the bartender’s story. A short time later, Ocean City Communications reported an unidentified female was banging on a door at a nearby condominium asking for help and that the individual who called asked for police assistance because they were concerned for their well-being.

OCPD officers responded to the area and did not find anyone knocking on doors, but did find Kastner hiding behind a nearby business. Kastner matched the description of the suspect in the theft at the bar and was taken into custody.

According to police reports, when officers attempted to handcuff Kastner, she resisted and screamed at the top of her lungs “rape” and “get the [expletive deleted] off me.” While officers were attempting to arrest her, she allegedly continued to resist and kicked her legs violently, striking an OCPD officer in the process. She was ultimately subdued and was charged with theft, second-degree assault, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct.

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Around 12:40 p.m. on Nov. 13, Maryland State Police (MSP) troopers from the Berlin barrack responded to a single-vehicle collision at Route 611 and South Point Road. The investigation revealed the driver of the 2005 Nissan Titan failed to negotiate a curve in the roadway and drove into a ditch.

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According to the MSP, the incident was the sixth known DUI arrest for Bierley. He was taken before a District Court Commissioner and was ordered to be held without bond at the Worcester County Jail. On Tuesday, Bierley was found guilty of driving while impaired and was sentenced to one year, all of which but 115 days, or the time he spent in jail awaiting trial, was then suspended. He was also placed on supervised probation for six months.

Disorderly Conduct Probation OCEAN CITY – A York, Pa. man, arrested on disorderly conduct charges last month after allegedly causing a disturbance at a downtown bar, pleaded guilty last week and was placed on probation.

Around 1:20 a.m. on Feb. 3, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer was dispatched to a bar on Wicomico Street for a reported disorderly individual. When the officer arrived, he observed through the bar window an individual later identified as Austin Bentley, 21, of York, Pa., attempting to engage bar staff in a physical altercation.

Upon entering the bar, the officer could distinctly hear Bentley yelling and screaming and disturbing other patrons in the establishment, according to police reports. Based on observation, the officer arrested Bentley for disorderly conduct. According to police reports, Bentley exhibited signs of intoxication and continued to be confrontational.

While the officer walked Bentley to his patrol vehicle, Bentley allegedly continued to yell and scream that he knew his rights. He was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct. Last week, he pleaded guilty and was placed on probation for one year.

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While no positive cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) are currently known at the university or on the Eastern Shore, the school continues to make preparations to help prevent the spread of the virus to the area, according to a letter this week.

“Effective immediately, we are implementing guidelines that will take effect in two steps,” the letter reads. “In the first step, we will limit meetings and large gatherings, encourage social distancing and remote learning, and prepare those who are able to telework.”

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Garland Hood Lane OCEAN PINES – Garland Hood Lane, age 92, passed away peacefully at home in Ocean Pines with her children by her side at 7:22 a.m. on March 3, 2020.

A life well lived started as a middle child born to the Christadelphian Hood family on Henri Road in Richmond, Va. There were six siblings, Francis (Frankie), Eufaula (Eukie), Jesse, Drusilla (Dru), Mary and David. Her mother, Eufaula Beall Marable, was what Garland described as a loving, proper, perfect Christian.

Her father, Jesse Anderson Hood, worked at his company Hood Insurance in downtown GARLAND Richmond. After attend- HOOD LANE ing Thomas Jefferson High School at the age of 18, she met and married Archie Rhem Lane (Rhem). Soon thereafter they moved to Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. where “Rhem” managed his cousin’s beach cabana business.

Garland’s natural beauty led her to modeling and sales in an exclusive Worth Ave. boutique in Palm Beach.

Their daughter, Patricia Lane (Baker), was born and in 1953 they moved to Ocean City where they would establish their roots and remain forever.

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City, it was a sleepy, small town in the off season. Garland had a job she loved at the George Washington Hotel. They bought a home on Butterfish Cove at 15th Street, which was considered way out of town. In fact, Mallard Island next to their home was just a barren island.

Two sons, David Rhem Lane (Susun) and Steven Hood Lane, would join their sister “Patsy”. It was a time when women had limited places to buy dressier clothes so The Garland Lane Shoppe, Ltd. opened at 8th Street next to Bailey’s Pharmacy. Her business grew to include shops at Phillip’s Plaza at 28th Street, 94th Street (now Liquid Assets), and the Gold Coast Mall. She also staged and emceed popular fashion shows, judged Miss Maryland contests and even dressed the actress Linda Harrison to go to Hollywood. She went to NYC every few months to buy clothes and accessories, possessing an innate talent for assembling the perfect outfits for her customers.

When her grandchildren came along, she closed her shops and concentrated on being “GG” to Bill Baker (Tracy), Alina Lane, David Baker (Nikki), Jon Lane (Amanda), Natalie Lane, and Mackenzie Lane Bradford (Kody). For a while she and “Rhem” tried wintering in their condo in Hutchinson Island, Fla. but the separation from family was so much that they gave it up. She continued to be “GG” to eight great-grandchildren, Mikayla Dischinger, Amaya Dischinger, Brandon Baker, Bryce Baker, Addison Baker, Rosie Lane, Rhem Baker and Kellen Bradford.

In her younger days, Garland enjoyed a fun, glamorous social life with great friends from many Ocean City families.

The group ski trips to Mont Tremblant and St. Moritz were fond memories.

At some point a more meaningful life became important to her. She consequently spent over 20 years going to the Berlin Nursing Home on a weekly basis to lead group choral singing sessions.

She also taught Sunday School and Bible School at the First United Presbyterian Church. At the age of 60, she found a new love-pastel portraiture. It was a hobby that blossomed into many paying commissions of local children.

At the heart of her being and purpose was her faith. In the end, she gathered her family around her, cracking witty jokes and engaging in meaningful conversation creating lasting happy memories. After visits with the last out-of-town granddaughters, she asked all to leave so she could rest and that she did peacefully until the end. Special love goes to her greatgrandson Brandon Baker, sister Eukie Little, brother David Hood (Nila), niece Alfreda Warren (Richard), friend Tracy Trimper, many nieces/nephews and best friend Dorothy Anne Rolfe.

Services were held. A donation in her memory may be sent to Diakonia, 12747 Old Bridge Rd, Ocean City, Md. 21842. Letters of condolence may be sent via www.burbagefuneralhome.com.

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William George Kelso OCEAN PINES – William George Kelso (aka Will or Poppee), 87, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, on Feb. 27, 2020 at his home in Ocean Pines.

William was born June 17, 1932 to William Joseph and Elisabeth Kelso in Baltimore, the oldest of three children.

He graduated from Paterson Park High School, and joined the US Coast Guard in 1952. After William left the US Coast guard he started college at The Citadel. While at The Citadel, he married his wife of 60 years, Arline Hayden Kelso. William continued his education and acquired an engineering degree from The Citadel and a Master degree

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Will lived in Edgewood for 32 years where he raised his family and worked as a federal employee, supporting the National Guard. He enjoyed playing, watching and especially coaching sports. He was an active member in his community as he coached football, baseball, and basketball. William is still known as Coach Kelso to a generation of WILLIAM athletes from the EdgeGEORGE KELSO wood area. He was an active member of the Elks Lodge.

Upon retirement, William moved to Ocean Pines where he lived the rest of his life enjoying family time activities, going to the beach and playing mini golf, chicken foot, etc. He enjoyed playing pinochle, watching Orioles games and going to an occasional Shorebirds game. He enjoyed the community and fellowship and was a member of the American Legion, ELK Lodge and St

Peter’s Lutheran Church. Most of all he enjoyed his grandchildren. There was many a day he traveled up to four hours to watch a lacrosse game, volleyball match or even a three-minute wrestling match.

William is survived by his wife, Arline; daughter, Linda (John) Loss; son, Jeffery Kelso; grandchildren, Rachel (Michael) Molloy, John Loss, Kelsey Loss and Samara Loss; great granddaughter Josephine Molloy; brother Charles (Marylou) Kelso; sister Betty (Ron) Apperson; and sister-in-law Larraine (Tim) Long. William was preceded in death by his parents.

A celebration of life will be held at St Peter’s Lutheran Church, 10301 Coastal Highway, Ocean City on April 4 at 3 p.m.

Please send your favorite story of Will to linloss@ourlook.com. In lieu of flowers, consider a donation in his memory to either St Peter’s Lutheran Church (www.stpetersoc.com) or Coastal Hospice (coastalhospice.org).

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Lois Frances Keeler Sens OCEAN CITY – Lois Frances Keeler Sens died on Sunday, March 1, 2020 at Manokin Manor in Princess Anne.

Lois was born in Lisbon, N.D., she was the daughter of the late Frank and Ella Linderman Keeler. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Warren Sens, Sr. (2013); daughter Pamela M. Sens; and sister Judy Sens. Surviving, are her five children, Charles Warren Sens Jr. of Moab, Utah, Elo-ise Kay Sens of Alex-andria, Va., Mark Allen Sens of West LOIS FRANCES Ocean City, Paul Nath- KEELER SENS an Sens and his wife Annett of Berlin, and Roy Daniel Sens and his wife Melanie of Berlin. There are 11 grandchildren, Brooks Baker, Shannon Vaughn, Tara Vaughn, Nathan Sens, Crystal Sens, Alex Sens, Lauren Sens, Taylor Sens, Hope Sens, Faith Sens and Kylie Sens, together with three great grandchildren, Lily Baker, Bobby Baker and Esme Ryan. Additionally surviving are two sisters, Sandy Strathe of Minneapolis, Minn. and Kay Foss and her husband Leroy of Lisbon, N.D. together with several nieces and nephews.

Lois Sens had aspirations of becoming a career woman and received her Bachelor Degree at the University of North Dakota in Fargo and after moving to Washington DC as the second World War escalated to help in the war effort as an executive secretarial assistant. While in Washington DC, Lois was employed by the U.S federal government and worked in her capacity of secretarial management, assisting various high ranking governmental department officials including the executive offices of J. Edgar Hover at the FBI. Lois was becoming established in her business career when she met in Washington, DC her husband to be Charles Warren Sens, Sr., a decorated war hero returning to his home after four and a half years in the U.S. Army 82nd Air Born Division participating in major front line European battles.

Lois and her husband were married and started a family making the transition from career women to motherhood, ultimately moving in 1952 and settled in the Ocean City area with their first three children and having their additional three children while living in the Ocean City community. Aside from being a fulltime mother to her six children and wife, Lois found great joy in gardening and spent much time assisting other families in the local community being very well liked and respected. Lois, as a spiritual person, had a deep abiding faith in God and was a natural healer.

A Celebration of Life will be announced at a later date. Interment will be in Arlington National Cemetery beside her husband Charles. A donation in her memory may be made to Alzheimer’s Association, 1850 York SEE PAGE 32

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Debra A. Meinhardt OCEAN CITY – Debra A. Meinhardt, age 61, of Ocean City, died Thursday, March 5, 2020 at Macky and Pam Stansell House of Ocean Pines.

Debra was born in Hempstead, N.Y., spent her childhood and young adult life in Detroit, Mich. and Rockville and moved to Ocean City in 1987, where she spent the rest of her life and raised DEBRA A. MEINHARDT her family.

She was a devoted mother to her two children and the director of religious education for St. Luke and St. Andrew, of which she was a longtime and dedi-

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She was also an excellent saleswoman at numerous businesses in Ocean City and previously a 15-year volunteer and administrator at Worcester Preparatory School.

She is survived by her parents, Bernard John and Julia (Flanigan) Repeta of Silver Spring; a daughter, Michaelene Meinhardt, now of Brooklyn, N.Y.; a son, Matthew D. Meinhardt, now of Oceanside, Calif.; one sister, Barbara Repeta of Washington, DC; and two brothers, Michael H. Repeta of Wilmington, N.C. and Stephen B. Repeta of Bristol, Conn.

Services were held. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to the Catholic Charities, specifically Seton Center, 30632 Hampden Ave. P.O. Box 401 Princess Anne, Md. 21853. Condolences may be sent by visiting www.bishophastingsfh.com.

Born in Baltimore, she attended St. Joseph Monastery School, Seton High School and Villa Julie College.

Peggy worked in the medical field and the hospitality industry.

She adored her nieces and nephews and loved spending time with her friends at The Cottages of Berlin.

While living in Ocean City, she worked at the Embers, Mario’s and the Sheraton.

She was preceded in death by her younger sister, Jayne. She is survived by her brothers, Bill G. Miller and Tom M. Miller.

Donations in her name are encouraged because they care to Coastal Hospice, PO Box 1733, Salisbury, Md. 21804.

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A funeral service will be held on Friday, March 13 at noon at the Burbage Funeral Home in Berlin. Friends may call one hour prior to the service. Rev. Bill Sterling will officiate. Interment will take place at a later date. A donation in his memory may be made to Finding Homes for Goldens in Need, P.O. Box 6, Great Mills, Md. 20634.

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Tim Hannon OCEAN CITY – Tim (Tramp) Hannon, 64, formerly of Catonsville, Selbyville and Clearwater, Fla., passed away suddenly on March 3, 2020, surrounded by his loving family and close friends.

Tramp worked many years at Proctor and Gamble, (Baltimore) and was a proud bar owner of HD’s Corner (So. Balto). Also, he owned TJ’s Lawn Service in Selbyville and Ocean City, which he TIM HANNON sold and happily retired to Clearwater, Fla. He quickly became well loved and respected by all who met him, and was known as the unofficial mayor of LaPlaza Mobile Home community. He had a passion for Harley’s, tattoos, classic cars and all sports.

He is survived by his loving wife, Janice (née Wilson), with whom he recently celebrated 20 years of marriage.

“Tramp” is also survived by his son, Captain H. David Hannon, United States Army (Lin); stepsons Vince Phillips and Justin Doyle; two brothers; three sisters; as well as a large Irish family. He was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas Sr, and Lorraine Hannon. Also, preceded in death by his sons’ mother, Nancy Wayson. A local Celebration of Life to be announced at a later date.

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BERLIN – The onset of spring is expected to continue the influx of new businesses in Berlin.

Along with the recent additions of Beach Gypsy and West and West, East & Main Shore Supply, The Buzz Meadery, The Globe and Pop’s Kitchen will all join the local business community in the coming months.

“We’re definitely looking forward to the season,” said Ivy Wells, the town’s economic and community development director. “There are so many exciting

things happening in Berlin.”

East & Main, a men’s apparel and gift store, will open this weekend in the former location of Runaway Tide General Store. The shop, designed to give off a “man cave” feel, features clothes as well as a variety of party games, grilling supplies and drink mixes. Proprietor Mike Cosman said he and his wife already had Patty Jeans Boutique in Berlin and had noticed how many men accompanied their wives on shopping trips. They’d toyed with the concept of a men’s shop for some time when they heard of the departure of Runaway Tide.

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“We had the idea in our heads,” Cosman said. “It kind of happened quickly but these spots go fast.”

On Broad Street, Burley Oak Brewery’s Bryan Brushmiller is working to have The Globe open by May. “That space just can’t be empty any longer,” he said.

Brushmiller said that while the facility will continue to be known as The Globe, it will have more of a focus on music and events than it did in the past. He’s building an entertainment list now that features a variety of live music as well as some of the acts popular at The Globe in the past.

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According to Wells, other businesses coming to town in the near future include The Buzz Meadery and Pop’s Kitchen. Bob and Kelli Beck, operators of the popular DeNovo’s in Ocean Pines, will open Pop’s Kitchen on Gay Street. Brett Hines is working to open The Buzz Meadery, which will incorporate local honey and fruit into its meads. It will be located behind Pitt Stop on Route 113.

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Film Festival Awards:

More than 1,000 people watched 100 compelling films from 74 filmmakers during last weekend’s 4th Annual Ocean City Film Festival.

"Reggie's Forest," a feature-length film about A. Reginald Mariner II and Mariner's Country Down, won the Peoples' Choice Award. Pictured, above left from left, are Bryan Russo, Film Festival Creative Director B.L. StrangMoya, Matt McQueeney, Dave Messick, Mariner and Film Festival Programming Coordinator Chelsea Thaler.

Brian Rose, far right, and his film "UnUnited," a documentary about the split in the United Methodist Church, received the award for Best Feature Film from Film Festival Programming Coordinator Chelsea Thaler.

At right, Rob Waters and his film "Table by the Window: Deipnophobia" received the award for Best Funny

Short Film from B.L. Strang-Moya, creative director of the Ocean City Film Festival.

Above right, the Shockley family attended the awards ceremony at Seacrets'

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March 13, 2020

BY BETHANY HOOPER

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SALISBURY – After eight years as Wicomico County’s director of administration, Wayne Strausburg will retire from his position at month’s end.

“I am appreciative of the service rendered by Wayne to the citizens of Wicomico County and wish him well in his retirement,” Wicomico County Executive Bob Culver said.

Strausburg, who joined the county as director of administration in February of 2012, had previous spent years in the private sector. From 1972 to 1996, for example, he worked his way from assistant treasurer to president of Fair Lanes Inc., a former Baltimore-based bowling alley chain.

After AMF Bowling Centers Inc. bought Fair WAYNE Lanes in 1995, Straus- STRAUSBURG burg moved to Wicomico County as president of the English Company, one of Fair Lanes’ holdings prior to its acquisition.

“I was in the private sector in executive positions for the better part of 40 years,” he said. “When I relocated to Wicomico County in 1996, I got involved in community work for a couple of the county agencies as a volunteer on some of the boards. That’s how I

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got interested in public service.”

In 2012, Strausburg was appointed as director of administration under the former county executive, Rick Pollitt.

“Pollitt was doing a search for someone with experience running large organizations …,” he said. “I contacted him, gave him my resume and went in for an interview. I’ve been here ever since.”

For the past eight years, Strausburg has worked under both Pollitt and Culver, overseeing county departments that report to the executive branch.

But after decades of holding both public- and private-sector jobs, Strausburg said he and his wife are ready for the next chapter of life. His wife, who works for the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore, will retire from her position in April.

“We are at a stage of life where you are thinking of quality of life and being able to do the things you want to do,” he said. “We decided this was a good time for us to make this life decision and do something else with our lives.”

Strausburg said he and his wife are looking forward to spending their retirement with their children and grandchildren. He noted, however, that he has enjoyed working for the county and its people.

“I’ve enjoyed every minute of it …,” he said. “We’ve got a lot of good people here.”

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Pickles Pub Proprietors Now Operating Sello’s In WOC

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WEST OCEAN CITY – The owners of an iconic resort establishment are bringing years of experience in the hospitality industry to Sello’s Italian Oven & Bar. On March 4, Pickles Pub proprietors Justin and Brittney Acita took ownership of Sello’s Italian Oven & Bar in West Ocean City.

Located on Golf Course Road, the small neighborhood restaurant has been a community staple since 2015, when restauranteurs Pino and Karen Tomasello converted the former Avery Gallery building to a rustic eatery featuring traditional Italian dishes and an intimate atmosphere.

“We are not changing anything,”

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Brittney said. “The core menu is staying the same and the staff is staying, which we are really excited and happy about.”

Brittney said she worked for the Tomasellos when they operated Fresco’s on 82nd Street in Ocean City. And even when she stopped working there, they remained close friends.

So when the Acitas learned that the Tomasellos were looking for someone to take over Sello’s, they saw it as an opportunity to diversify.

“We are honored that they thought we would be a good fit to take over,” Justin said. “They spent their lives doing this.”

Over the past eight months, the Acitas have worked alongside Pino and Karen to learn all there is to know about Sello’s. Justin, for example, has spent

the last three months in the kitchen with Pino learning the restaurant’s recipes, while Brittney had shadowed Karen to learn the ins and outs of Sello’s management.

“It’s going to make a super smooth transition,” he said. “People won’t even notice.”

The Acitas said years of working in the restaurant industry have prepared them for this new role. Both said they worked their way through the ranks of the bar and restaurant business before taking ownership of Pickles Pub and its neighboring liquor store in 2015.

“Pickles and the liquor store were our first two businesses …,” Justin said.

“That’s where we learned we could actually do it. We learned all of this was possible.”

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Since acquiring Pickles Pub, Brittney said business has increased by 87%. She said the bar offers lengthy hours of operation, nightly entertainment and its famous Original Pickle Shot, which can now be purchased in bottles at various stores.

“Pickles is a large establishment, but it’s a well-oiled machine …,” she said. “I feel like if we can do Pickles, we can do anything.”

The Acitas said they will continue to own and operate Pickles Pub, but are eager for what the future brings at Sello’s. They said they have plans to introduce new dishes, cocktails and pairing events, as well as the possibility of valet parking.

Sello’s will also extend its bar hours to midnight on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and will be open on Mondays starting April 1.

“Pino knew that he was doing what he wanted to do here, but he also knew there was so much more potential,” Justin said. “There is, and we want to capitalize on that. So we have some different things lined up.”

The Acitas recognized the community for its support in their new endeavor and said they will continue to give back to a community that has given so much.

They encouraged everyone to visit Sello’s.

“The better we do, the better the community does,” Justin said.

For more information on Sello’s, visit sellosoc.com or the “Sello’s Italian Oven & Bar” Facebook page, or call 410-3903543.

“We are really appreciative of this opportunity and for the outpouring of support,” Brittney said. “We really can’t wait to see everyone here. Changes are coming with time, so stay tuned.”

Justin and Brittany Acita are pictured outside Sello’s on Golf Course Road.

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Delegate Explains No Vote Editor: Last week House Bill 1300, also known as “The Kirwan Commission” was voted on by the House of Delegates. I voted against this bill and the more than $30 billion price tag to our tax payers. My daughter is a school teacher and I felt the need to explain my vote to her, and the many other teachers and administrators that I have talked to since being elected.

The Kirwan Commission indicated that 47% of school teachers leave the profession within three years of teaching. Our teachers are faced with ever increasing challenges. Teachers jobs are not simply to teach a curriculum within the walls of a classroom, but also to help students cope with the many struggles they face outside the school. This often times causes disruptive behaviors. How can a teacher teach in an unruly environment and be successful? Kirwan does not address this root issue.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Other issues need to be addressed as well. An amendment to reduce class size to help teachers and promote learning was rejected on party lines. This bill has the potential to grow class size as stated in a January report. I researched what is working presently and found in Florida that classes are limited to 18 students in K-3, 22 students in grades 4-8, and a maximum of 25 students in grades 9 – 12. I shared this with professionals in the state and it made sense to them. This commonsense amendment failed, I don’t understand why.

In the past teachers were rewarded with higher pay for obtaining their master’s degree. To my surprise that is no longer emphasized and is not at all a part of this bill. I was told that there is no evidence that a master’s degree benefits teachers. The new emphasis is on obtaining National Board Certifi-

cation (NBC). If a teacher obtains the NBC, they get a $10,000 pay increase.

That grows to a $17,000 increase annually if the teacher is in an under-performing school. This is an education bill that completely undermines the value of higher education. I sounded the alarm to UMES and Salisbury University only to be told that they don’t weigh in on pending legislation. How can we fix the system when everyone must simply fall in line and accept what is handed down? And it gets worse, if this bill is set to raise the standards of teaching why was the requirement for a new teacher to obtain their NBC, which is the new standard, taken out of the bill?

So many other amendments were rejected that made sense; such as an amendment to require curriculum for teaching financial literacy. That too failed. The list goes on and on.

March 13, 2020 Early on in this, I talked to Dr. Kirwan himself. I voiced my concern over the current wealth formula for funding our schools. Dr. Kirwan assured me that would be addressed, that didn’t happen either. If Maryland wanted equality, every child in the state would get the same state tax dollar regardless of the county they live in. It should also be noted the funding formula was amended to make this more affordable to certain jurisdictions. What this means is an additional $2 billion is going to a few jurisdictions on our dime.

There are many parts of the bill that I support, including elevating the profession of teaching. However, I don’t support the way it is being done.

Kirwan eliminates the local control of our school board. The needs of our children vary from county to county.

Let our counties decide how to spend the education money. The bill does correct the damage that was done to career training in the 90’s when every child had to go to college. There are plenty of unfilled jobs today because we had to eliminate the “stigma” of vocational training back then. I went to vocational school, prior to my college, and proudly support students who develop a skill and strong work ethic.

This bill supports career and technology education. However, we can implement this in phases and do it right without jeopardizing state finances.

As of 10 p.m. on Friday, March 6, 2020 when the bill passed the House of Delegates, there was still no plan as to how to pay for Kirwan. The plan may have been House Bill 1628, the massive tax bill that would have taxed nearly every service in Maryland.

However, the citizens did a great job in letting their legislators know that they would not accept those tax hikes.

Marylanders are taxed enough.

Before we spend billions of dollars on education, we need to invest in rebuilding our families and allow teachers to teach in an environment conducive to learning. Our teachers have to fill the role of parents as well as that of a teacher. As legislators we need to focus on legislation that supports the family unit and makes children learn responsibility as well as respect for themselves and others. For example, my committee just passed a bill to mandate county libraries not charge children aged 13 and younger a late fee on an overdue book. This is absurd. Accountability needs to be taught and start when our children are young.

In summary, I support education, our teachers and our children in Maryland. I know firsthand that our teachers work an incredible amount of hours and deserve more pay. It must be done in an effective and responsible way. The real problem in our schools is not addressed here. The problem is our families and family values are eroding. We must address the discipline issues and the classroom environment to allow our teachers to teach.

Wayne A. Hartman Ocean City (The writer is the member of the House of Delegates representing District 38-C (Wicomico and Worcester counties).)

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Special Event Zone Changes Required

The hope with the reinvented special event zone legislation working through the Maryland General Assembly currently in Annapolis is local courtesy will win out.

It’s what should have happened last year, but partisan whining over the previous year’s election results derailed it.

In the 2018 election, the state’s Republicans went hard after sitting and ranking Democrats. The 2019 session was a year of retribution against Senator Mary Beth Carozza and Delegate Wayne Hartman who worked fervently alongside Gov. Larry Hogan to unseat several Democrats. Though successful on some fronts, the efforts were not enough to reach the governor’s goal of stripped the Democrats of their veto override power.

With a change in leadership in the House of Delegates and Senate, there seems to be a sense of optimism about the companion bills seeking to add more tools for law enforcement to the existing special events zone.

Lobbyist Bruce Bereano put it this way. “We need to give law enforcement other tools than just a paper citation that they just tear up in front of the police and call them every ugliness in the book,” he said. “It’s really totally out of control.”

Bereano was referring to how offenders during the H2Oi weekend in September react when ticketed by police for speeding, reckless driving or any other common traffic offense. The revised bill, among other things, seeks to add “exhibition driving” to the existing legislation. The broad term includes many of the offenses seen in Ocean City during motorized event weekends, including skidding, swerving, engine revving and donuts on the highway. The consequence for an exhibition drive would be a fine of $1,000 and potential imprisonment of 60 days.

Over the last several weeks, Ocean City and regional officials have stated their case well for these enhanced penalties. Along with statements describing what they have seen in recent years, representatives presented a video of the havoc seen on local roads.

These disturbing images coupled with strong voices of solidarity from elected officials, the business community and law enforcement present a convincing case.

The legislature would be wise to add the toughness sought to the special event zone bill. Ocean City Police Chief Ross Buzzuro said, “It’s a recipe for disaster. There’s no doubt about it.

We’re struggling to even have an acceptable degree of control.”

There is no hyperbole there. The legislature should pass this local courtesy bill. It’s about public safety.

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Efforts to regulate short-term rental regulations have become a divisive issue in Berlin. Friction seems to be the norm these days in the small town, but I think the short-term rental talks and the ongoing budget debates are healthy.

Two days after the Berlin Town Council held a work session to discuss regulations, members of the town’s planning commission weighed in candidly, saying they considered the regulations reviewed this week a compromise.

Planning Director Dave Engelhart outlined the short-term rental regulations being considered by the town with the Berlin Planning Commission Wednesday. After ensuring the proposed ordinance had measures for inspections and ways to address violations, commission members agreed it should be a way to allow short-term rentals without harming the town’s character.

“It’s not crushing all that Airbnb, it’s just creating some restrictions,” commissioner John Barrett said.

Engelhart said the main frustration most people had with the proposal was the fact it only allowed short-term rentals in the R-1 and R-2 districts in an owner’s primary or principal residence. He said that provision had been included in the proposal, however, to ensure that an investor didn’t come in and buy multiple properties in Berlin just so they could become short-term rentals.

“It’s designed to try and avoid the buy-up by investors of 10 houses,” he said. “It was a compromise.”

He said a homeowner who went to Paris for a month would be able to rent out their home for 28 days while they were gone, for example.

“You don’t have to be there,” he said. “It has to be your principal residence.”

He said that as long as the home was considered the owner’s principal residence and they were there for at least 180 days a year, they could use it for short-term rentals if it was in the R-1 or R-2 district. I think this is a reasonable approach.

Engelhart said there would be an initial inspection when a property owner applied for a short-term rental license and that his office could also inspect at any time.

Chris Denny, chair of the commission and owner of Cheers, said he thought a fire marshal inspection should be an annual occurrence.

“I have one every year for myself, it’s a business,” he said. “I’m a business. They’re a business.”

Engelhart said he would consult the fire marshal about the suggestion.

Commission member Matt Stoehr questioned the 70-square-foot per person rule in the proposed ordinance. Engelhart said the town code already required 70-square-feet per occupant, so that’s what the short-term rental ordinance incorporated.

“That’s our code now and has been since the ‘70s,” Engelhart said.

The short-term rental ordinance is expected to be introduced by the town council March 23. A public hearing would occur in April.

The Francis Scott Key Family Resort and the 14.25 acres it sits on in West Ocean City have been sold for $17.4 million to the Sibony family.

On her Facebook page, long-time owner Annemarie Dickerson confirmed the sale is official after months of speculation. Dickerson wrote, “As some of you may know, Jim and I have sold the Francis Scott Key Family Resort. It was not an easy decision as I have literally grown up on property first working with my dad Kenny Baker and then with Jim our entire 28 years married. Back in 1972 we were a 60-room roadside motel which we have grown into a 240-room family resort that has been honored two times as a TripAdvisor top 25 in the nation for families. We have been blessed with incredible coworkers and loyal guests. We have been a part of so many family vacation memories and special events. To everyone that has been a part of our 48-year history we sincerely thank you and pray for the continued success of the Francis Scott Key Family Resort.”

This space last week included some thoughts on the Coastal Association of Realtors’ campaign against another property tax increase in Berlin as well as regulations on short-term rentals.

Included was Berlin Councilman Zackery Tyndall’s Facebook post encouraging citizens to not accept another property tax increase and to reach out to their elected officials. Commenting on the post, Councilman Troy Purnell urged Tyndall to discuss his plan to help the town’s finances without a tax increase and claimed the property taxes paid on Tyndall’s home are lower today than they were in 2009 when he purchased his home.

Though Tyndall did not outline his budget plan at this week’s council meeting as Purnell had requested, Tyndall did communicate with me that Purnell’s claim was wrong and provided documentation. He reported his property taxes were 29% higher in 2019 compared to 2010.

According to Tyndall’s Maryland State Department of Assessment and Taxation research, he paid $1,277.50 in property taxes in 2010 when the tax rate was $.73 per $100 of assessed valuation. When the tax rate increased to $.80 last year, Tyndall’s property tax increased to $1,653.06 in 2019 with it expected to jump to $1,765.60 after the third year of the Homestead Tax Credit. The value of Tyndall’s home, of course, has increased along the way, from $175,000 when he purchased it to $220,700 today.

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Mrs. Woodland's kindergarten class at Showell Elementary read “Jabari Jumps” by Gaia Cornwall. They learned about perseverance and courage through Jabari's struggle to jump off the high diving board during swim lessons. After, students made swim goggles and talked about a time they had to find courage.

The Stephen Decatur High School Academic Team took first place in the Eastern Shore Academic Invitational Tournament on March 6. The team coasted through competition, going undefeated and outscoring opponents 995-655. Pictured, back from left, are Charlotte Vit, Jacob Vanderwerff, Grayson Wolf and advisor Belinda Sawyer; and, front, Erin Trask, Bradley Moore, Rina Dirickson and Maxwell Ewancio.

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Third and fourth grade students at Ocean City Elementary attended a Willy Wonka themed MCAP pep rally on March 5. During the celebration, they shared strategies and best practices for being successful on their state assessment in April and May. In the coming weeks, students will be working hard to earn Wonka Bars and Golden Tickets as incentives for special coupons they can purchase in May when testing is over. Pictured, from left, preparing to enter Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory are Olive Maynard, Evelyn Eade, Kimberly Torres, Alexis Castagna, Isaiah Demissie, Cade Howard and Caiden White.

Aubree Kubala, Paigely Whitlock, Isabel Weeg and Nigelé Barclay danced for the crowd at the Buckingham Elementary School PTA Talent Show, which raised more than $1,000 toward the PTA’s goal of funding a kiln for the school.

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The Worcester Prep Middle School MATHCOUNTS team traveled with coaches/ math teachers Kathy Fahey and Hunter Causey to Baltimore to compete in the MATHCOUNTS Regional Competition. The team placed third in their region and will now advance to the state competition at Johns Hopkins University. Three team members, sixth grader Ansh Batra, seventh grader Aleksey Klimins, and eighth grader Carson Rayne, were among the highest scoring individuals. Team members advancing to the state level included, avbove, Batra, Klimins, Rayne and eighth grader Vanesska Hall.

Students in Mrs. Miller’s science class at Berlin Intermediate School read an article about a young girl in Africa who walks two miles just to get water for her family and the water she does get is not clean. Students became engineers and designed water filter systems to help those in need of clean drinking water.

Stephen Decatur High School freshman Natalie Canham and Richard Poist (both swimming) were named Premier Driving School Athletes of the Month. Canham and Poist are pictured with Assistant Principal Dr. Curtis Bunting and Premier Driving School representative Geri Riden.

Wicomico School Board OKs Budget

March 13, 2020

BY BETHANY HOOPER

STAFF WRITER

SALISBURY – School leaders in Wicomico County adopted a $213.4 million proposed budget this week that includes additional funding for instruction, teaching positions and salaries.

On Tuesday, the Wicomico County Board of Education unanimously approved the proposed consolidated current expense budget for fiscal year 2021. The proposed budget, totaling $213,428,245, includes $47.68 million in county appropriations, $160.06 million in state aid and $5.69 million in other revenue sources.

Comptroller Jesse Reid said the school system is expecting an additional $1.5 million, or 3.3%, in maintenance of effort funding from the county, an additional $3.8 million, or 2.4%, in state aid, and an additional $1.4 million in other revenue sources.

“This gives us a grand total of $6.769 million over the current fiscal year,” he said. “Unfortunately, not all of that increase was able to go toward new requests because we have something called the mandatory cost of doing business.”

Reid said the costs for operations, health insurance and pensions have increased by $2.58 million for the coming fiscal year. He noted, however, $2.44 million in budget reductions will cover most of the additional expenses.

“We only ended up needing to use approximately $144,000 of this new revenue after accounting for these budget reductions,” he said. “One of those budget reductions this year was the elimination of the subsidy to the food service program. It’s been selfsufficient for the last several years now … That allows us to use those funds for other things.”

Reid said the remaining $6.6 million in additional funds would be used to finance new budget requests related to Superintendent Donna Hanlin’s strategic plan.

“It is the school system’s vision to use that $6.624 million toward the four priorities of Imagine 2022,” he said.

The first priority, to ensure students are reading on grade level by grade three, calls for additional teaching positions and instructional materials at a total of more than $301,000. The second priority, to ensure college and career readiness, calls for more teaching positions and program specialists at more than $995,000.

The third priority, to ensure all schools are safe for learning, calls for additional social workers and seven new deans of students at a total of more than $777,000. The final priority, to attract and maintain a high-performing workforce, calls for an additional $4.549 million for salaries and benefits.

Reid also noted the proposed budget also lists one-time funding requests totaling $901,720 related to technology, safety and maintenance.

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Worcester Doles Out Post-Season Awards

March 13, 2020

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Three Decatur Wrestlers Win State Titles

Stephen Decatur’s wrestling team’s unforgettable season this week included a visit to Annapolis where they were honored with citations for winning a second straight state championship this year.

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

Seven Worcester Prep basketball players were named last week to the ESIAC All-Conference teams. Pictured from left are C.C. Lizas, Carly Hoffman, Emily Copeland, Lily Baeurle, Brice Richins, Mason Brown and Ryan Cronin.

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

BERLIN – Worcester Prep’s winter sports teams were honored last week with post-season awards including an Eastern Shore Independent Athletic Conference Coach of the Year Award for girls’ varsity basketball coach Brian McDermott.

McDermott was named ESIAC Girls’ Winter Sports Coach of the Year after leading the Mallards to a 15-4 record this season. Named to the ESIAC All-Conference team were C.C. Lizas, Carly Hoffman, Lily Baeurle and Emily Copeland. Named to the ESIAC Boys All-Conference team were Mason Brown, Ryan Cronin and Brice Richins.

For the boys’ varsity basketball team, Mason Brown was named most valuable player, Michael Wehberg was named most improved and Ryan Cronin earned the coach’s award.

Austin Cannon was named MVP of the boys’ junior varsity basketball team, while Ayush Battra was named most improved and Jordan Willey earned the coach’s award. The varsity team had an streaky season during which they won four in a row at one point and lost four in a row at another to finish 10-9.

For the girls’ varsity basketball team, Carly Hoffman was named MVP, Sumira Sehgal was named most improved and Maddy Shanahan earned the coach’s award. For the girls’ junior varsity basketball team,

Ava Nally was named MVP, Kathy Zhang was named most improved and Annie Carter earned the coach’s award. The Worcester girls went 154 on the season and reached the ESIAC championship game before falling to Delmarva Christian.

For the girls’ varsity cheerleading team, Baylie Holmes was named most spirited, Olivia Mattingly was named most improved and Hana Miller earned the coach’s award.

Worcester Prep’s girls’ varsity basketball coach Brian McDermott was named ESIAC Coach of the Year.

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BERLIN – Stephen Decatur’s varsity wrestling team closed out an unforgettable season last weekend with continued dominance in the state championships with three individual titles and five wrestlers reaching the finals in their respective weight classes.

The Seahawks dominated all year in a season that won’t soon be forgotten.

Decatur went a perfect 26-0 on the season including 40 straight dual meet wins. The Seahawks captured their second straight team state championship and their third Bayside Conference championship in the last four years.

Two weeks ago, Decatur wrestlers won seven individual regional championships and had 11 wrestlers place in their respective weight divisions, which qualified them for the state individual championships last weekend. The hits kept coming for Decatur last weekend with three individual state champions and two other wrestlers reaching the finals in their weight classes.

Decatur also collected a fourthand a fifth-place finish. Nico D’Amico, Noah Reho and James Parana all collected state championships, while Jagger Clapsadle and Johnny Hofman were runners-up in their divisions. Micah Bourne finished fourth and Shamar Baines finished fifth. In addition, Decatur also placed two female wrestlers- Mia Stubblebine and Jenna Danner- in the first-ever girls’ state championship meet.

At 132, D’Amico beat Jack Wickiser of Hereford in the first round and Jake Rippeon of South Carroll in the second round to advance. In the semifinals, D’Amico beat Cameron Deville of Dunbar in a 4-3 decision to reach the finals and then beat Richard Davis of Sparrows Point in the championship in a 43 decision.

At 145, Reho beat Devon Young of Overlea in the first round and Stephen Hurst of Centennial in the second round to advance. Reho then beat Eric Smith of Queen Anne’s in the

semifinals in a 10-0 major decision to reach the finals. Reho beat Kent Island’s Matthew Miller in the championship bout to win the title.

At 160, Parana beat Emilio Wanis of Catonsville in the first round, followed by a win over Antonio Bradford of South Carroll in the second round to reach the semifinals. In the semifinals, Parana beat Jason Mohler of La Plata in a 14-6 major decision, then topped Kaleb Neal of Southern in the championship with a 12-4 major decision.

At 120, Clapsadle beat Nolyn Hudler of McDonough in his opener, followed by a win over Wayne Brooks of Sparrows Point in the second round.

Clapsadle then beat Sean Rinebolt of Boonsboro in the semifinals. However, Clapsadle fell to Gage Owen of South Carroll in the finals in a tight 86 decision.

At 190, Johnny Hofman beat Max Ross of Catonsville in his opener, then beat Pat Ford of Dunbar in the second round. Hofman beat Justin Richter of Southern Garrett in the semifinals, but fell to Lexx Carr of Sparrows Point in the finals in a close 2-1 decision.

At 170, Bourne beat Sam Kinloch of Francis Scott Key in his opener, but fell to Xavier Kresslein of Poolesville in the second round. Bourne then battled back with wins over Myssejiah Clarida of Fairmount Heights, Kelvin Mendez of Harford Tech and Zavion Woodard of New Town to reach the third-place match. However, Bourne fell to Jake Rallo of Sparrows Point in the third-place bout and finished fourth.

At 113, Baines beat David Ridenour of Glenelg in his opener and Matt Haines of Eastern Tech in the second round. Baines then fell to Jacob Brenneman of Northern Garrett in the semifinals. Baines then fell to Ryan Athey of South Carroll and Riley Bozeman of Landsdowne to finish fifth.

In the inaugural girls’ state championship meet, Stubblebine finished third at 180 and Danner finished fourth at 112.

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

BERLIN – Stephen Decatur’s varsity basketball teams were well-represented on the All-Bayside South Conference teams announced this week including Player of the Year honors for senior guard Drew Haueisen.

Haueisen averaged 25 points and 15 rebounds during a season in which he was team leader for Decatur’s 13-10 team and was named Bayside Conference Player of the Year. Haueisen also collected his milestone career 1,000th point during the season. The Wicomico boys went unbeaten in conference play, earning Bayside Coach of the Year honors for legendary Butch Waller.

Joining Haueisen on the All-Bayside South Conference First Team were Christian Waters of Crisfield, Nigel Houston of Bennett, and Taw-

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ain Hardy, Antwan Wilson and Jayson Handy of Wicomico. Seahawks Da’Cameron McAfee, Theo Hobbs and Jalen Planter also received AllBayside South honorable mention.

The Bayside South Girls’ All Conference honors were also announced this week. Bennett’s Peanut Smullen was named Player of the Year, while Parkside’s Warren White was named conference Coach of the Year.

Decatur’s Nadia Bullock was named All-Bayside South First Team. She was joined on the first team by Smullen, Amanda Ballard of Parkside, Leyanna Pettit of Wicomico and Tierra Thomas of Pocomoke. Decatur’s Mayah Garner was named All-Bayside South second team, while Sarah Engle and Jessica Janney received honorable mention.

The Decatur girls had an outstanding season, finishing with a 16-8 record and reaching the state regional semifinals.

Big Crowd Expected For Annual St. Pat’s 5K

BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

OCEAN CITY – With cool but clear weather forecasted for the weekend, the St. Patrick’s 5K on the Boardwalk on Saturday is once again expected to be the perfect kickoff for the day’s festivities.

The St. Patrick’s Boardwalk 5K is produced by OC Tri-Running and sponsored in large part by Shenanigan’s Irish Pub and Grille. For years, it has been held on the Saturday before actual St. Patrick’s Day, or the same day as the town’s annual parade, and as such provides an opportunity for a little early morning exercise before the festivities get started later in the day.

The 5K race will start at Shenanigan’s on the Boardwalk at 4th Street and head south to the Inlet.

From there, runners will return up the Boardwalk to 16th Street where they

will turn around again and head back to the finish line at Shenanigan’s.

Last year, 1,300 runners from all over the mid-Atlantic region kicked off their parade day festivities with the annual 5K. When the event was officially approved by the town two weeks ago, Mayor Rick Meehan said Special Consulate to the Irish Embassy Joe Gavin will be on hand again as he has in years past to kickoff the event and serve as official starter. Shenanigan’s owner Greg Shockley said the event, which began several years ago with a modest 200 competitors, has grown to around 1,300 and has become a fixture as part of the town’s St. Patrick’s Day celebrations.

“When we started this, we weren’t sure how it was going to go or what would happen,” he said. “We went from 200 that first year to over 1,300 last year. It’s a great way to kick off the festivities.”

Final Leg Of St. Pat’s Tourney On Tap

BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

OCEAN CITY – The final leg of the Ocean City Recreation and Parks Department’s annual St. Patrick’s Soccer tournament gets underway on Friday at Northside Park.

For over three decades, the Ocean City Recreation and Parks Department has hosted the annual St. Patrick’s Soccer Tournament at Northside Park. The event for years played out over four weekends in February and March, but because the tournament grew by leaps and bounds, the younger age brackets were split off to become the Ocean City

Indoor Cup and the older divisions remained as the St. Patrick’s Tournament.

Two weeks ago, the first leg of the tournament included the adult co-rec division, the men’s over-30 division and the women’s over-30 division.

This weekend, the signature men’s and women’s open divisions with players 18 and older will be featured.

Throughout the weekend starting Friday, games will be played practically around the clock at host Northside Park, culminating with championship games on Sunday in each division. A total of 20 men’s open division teams and 10 women’s open division teams will compete all weekend.

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he headline, as intended, caught my attention, “New scientific evidence proves 12-year-old boys are the worst.”

With Beckett only have two months until he turns 12, I had to read the online article, courtesy of The Loop by writer Julie D. Andrews.

The article included this interesting quote from Allen Wagner, a family therapist based in Los Angeles.

He said, “Age 12 is significant because it represents the early stages of individuation. It’s here that the influence tends to shift from parents to peers, making parenting a challenge because the teen now has multiple sources of information being processed and assessed.”

The concept of individuation is real, and we see this desire for independence daily in our son. He doesn’t want to be micromanaged when it comes to school. However, if we don’t keep tabs on him, he will forget to do assignments and bomb a test. He doesn’t want any sort of monitoring of his iPad because he thinks we don’t trust him. He’s right on that point.

There are far too many immature errors in judgment to prove the point.

The article includes these pieces of advice that I appreciated. Though they are easier advised than done in reality, I figured I would share.

1. Know your child’s friends: Knowing your kids’ friends is key to understanding the risk factors they may be facing, says Wagner. “It is well within social norms to insist on meeting your boy’s friends, and it would not be absurd to check in with the parents,” he says. Make the meeting a fun social interaction, such as over a ski weekend or a family game day in the park.

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2. Keep open channels of communication: Nowadays, most 12year-olds have a smartphone, but make sure they also have a solid communication plan. That includes answering all incoming calls (no matter how embarrassing) and insisting they use the phone to provide information on whereabouts, says Wagner. Seeing that “safety” is the reason smart kids claim they need the phone, it’s acceptable they have to comply with the agreement or lose the privilege.

3. Don’t be a helicopter parent: When you hear that brain changes driving impulsive decision-making start as early as 12, your urge may be to up your involvement. ... Beware of over-involvement, says Sr. Susan Smith Kuczmarski, cultural anthropologist who authored “Becoming a Happy Family.” Instead, experiment by trying to see your teen as someone else’s, so you can relate to him with more lightheartedness and even humor. Try to view your child as closer to a mature adult instead of closer to a helpless child.

When you see more mature behavior, encourage it.

4. Compromise is a two-way street: When disagreements and conflicts arise, and we all know they will, practice the art of compromise. This means taking a step back and listening to your son’s point of view and reasoning and then presenting your own. It may sound very hard to do (you did catch him trying to sneak out the basement door with his friend, after all), but try to respect and honor your son and trust him to make good decisions. The important thing, says Dr. Kuczmarski, is you want to let kids learn from mistakes, and understand that mistakes happen.

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6. Be a storyteller: The truth is that one of the best ways to parent is to highlight values by sharing stories from your own past or about “friends” and the mistakes you saw and learned from. This is a far better tactic than forbidding certain friends, which can lead to dishonesty and defiance, says Wagner.

7. Have parent networks: Talk with other parents, even branch out and invite them to your home — a hospitality Wagner says we just don’t see enough of these days. You are all in the same boat, and “having a sense of humor” about the pitfalls the teens face and overcome is good. At the end of the day, he says, parents have to realize that teaching your kids to overcome is one of the most powerful lessons you can give them.

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Pet’s Name: Brady Pet’s Age/Breed: 7-year-old dalmatian Pet’s Owners: Martin & Carol Sullivan

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Pet’s Name: Zoe Pet’s Age/Breed: 2-year-old sheltie/chihuahua mix Pet’s Owners: Mike & Margo Adkins

Pet’s Name: Duka Pet’s Age/Breed: 5-year-old boxer/American bully mix Pet’s Owner: Karen Coats

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Pet’s Name: Baby Taffy Pet’s Age/Breed: 7-year-old Pomeranian Pet’s Owner: Amanda Schmidt

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, Louie, owned by Lynn Papa 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 April 10.

Pet’s Name: Denali Pet’s Age/Breed: 2-year-old Labrador retriever Pet’s Owner: David Giusti

Inlet Watersports Operation’s Conditional Use Approved

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OCEAN CITY – Resort officials last week approved a conditional use extension for a parasail and personal watercraft operation along the bay near the Inlet after gaining assurances the approval was not tied to any land transfer.

The existing business, which includes one parasail boat and up to 12 personal watercraft, or jet skis, has been operated by the same family for 24 years at the same location along the bay near the Inlet and the Oceanic Fishing Pier. The family is selling the business to a young captain who has worked for them in re-

cent years and is seeking to continue the operation as it has been run for over two decades, save for some minor rebranding.

Because of the ownership change, an existing conditional use for waterrelated recreational activities in the I1 Inlet zoning district which has been in place for decades needed to be renewed. In January, the planning commission forwarded a favorable recommendation to the Mayor and Council.

Last month, the Mayor and Council appeared poised to approve the housekeeping measure, satisfied the new owner would continue to operate the business in the same way it has

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been run for decades. However, the request was tabled in order to appropriately identify the applicant as the limited liability corporation (LLC) and not just the young captain who is taking ownership of the business.

The conditional use request came back to the Mayor and Council this week with the appropriate changes and it was approved as a matter of course, but not before some assurances language in the resolution did not suggest a change in the ownership of the property. Councilman Dennis Dare said portions of the property utilized by the watersports business were owned by the town.

“Part of this is undeveloped land

belonging to the city,” he said. “I want to make sure this conditional use does not reflect any surrender of city-owned property.”

City Solicitor Heather Stansbury assured Dare that was not the case.

“Under the conditional use, the town is not conveying any property,” she said.

“There is no land transfer as part of this conditional use request.”

Dare said he just wanted to make sure some change in ownership was hidden in the language of the request.

“It’s been that way for 24 years and that’s fine,” he said. “I just didn’t want somebody to come along and claim adverse possession on something.”

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Ocean City Lions Club members are pictured volunteering to clean a section of Route 611 near the airport this month.

The American Legion Synepuxent Post 166 held its annual First Responders Awards Program last week. Individual awards were presented to Worcester County Sheriff Deputy Cameron Gardner, Maryland State Police (MSP) Berlin Barracks Trooper of the Year Tfc. Kevin Lane, MSP Berlin Barracks NCO of the Year Sgt. Sean Huffines, OC Police Officer of the Year Cpt. Ryan Flanagan, Showell Volunteer Firefighter of the Year Tyler Hall, OC US Coast Guard Coastie of the Year Electrician Mate 2nd Class Matthew Arnett, Ocean Pines Paramedic/Employee of the Year Harvey Booth, OC Career Firefighter of the Year David S. Peterson, OC Volunteer Firefighter of the Year Cole R. Zink, OP Firefighter of the Year Brandon Gill, OC Paramedic of the Year Galen D. Curtis and OP Police Officer of the Year Lt. James Ehrishman. Below, during the program the American Legion Post 166 presented $5,000 and the American Legion Auxiliary Unit #166 presented $1,000 toward the OC Quest for Heroes event taking place March 28 Submitted Photos to benefit the OC Paramedics Foundation.

International Women's Day and the Suffrage Centennial were celebrated at the Georgetown Circle this month. The event was sponsored by the Freeman Foundation and was attended by many, including these members of the 100SA group.

Pictured, from left, are Linda Linzey, co-chair; Joy Braun; Vicky Wallace; Susan Buyer, co-chair; Sue Fox; and Debbie Gousha.

The Ocean City Lions Club donated $500 to the Blood Bank of Delmarva (BBD) recently. Pictured, from left, are Bryan Shepherd, BBD accounts manager, John Topfer, OC Lions president; Marie Forestal BBD director of donor recruitment, and Richard Thomas, BBD executive director.

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Who’s Where When HARPOON HANNA’S 302-539-3095 RT. 54 & THE BAY, FENWICK ISLAND, DE Friday, March 13: Dave Hawkins, The Beach Bumz Saturday, March 14: Dave Sherman Thursday, March 19: Kevin Poole

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SALISBURY – Officials voted last week to extend an auditing contract between Wicomico County and PKS & Company for fiscal years 2020-2022.

In a meeting last week, the Wicomico County Council voted 6-1, with Councilwoman Nicole Acle opposed, to extend a contract with the accounting firm for three additional years.

“We have a three-year proposal in there and the request for extension,” PKS’s Mike Kleger said. “As a point of reference, the prior audit fee was $116,400, and I gave you a three-year proposal for 2020, 2021 and 2022.”

The proposal presented by PKS included fees of $122,000 for fiscal year 2020, $125,000 for fiscal year 2021 and $128,000 for fiscal year 2022.

According to the county’s charter, it is the county council’s responsibility to engage a firm for professional audit services, which are not required to be competitively bid.

Acle, however, questioned if the council had issued a request for proposal (RFP).

“This is actually the county council’s responsibility to select the auditing firm,” Council Administrator Laura Hurley replied, “and we have not done an RFP.” Hurley explained that a RFP had never been issued for audit services in the past. Acle then made a motion to

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table the resolution.

“I request that we do a RFP to get the best pricing,” she said.

Acle’s motion to table, however, failed with Acle, Councilman Joe Holloway and Council President Larry Dodd in favor and Councilmen John Cannon, Josh Hastings, Ernie Davis and Bill McCain opposed.

Cannon applauded Acle’s efforts to seek the best audit services for the lowest price, but also recognized the time constraints.

“I recognize the fact that Councilmember Acle is trying to do her due diligence and thinks the council should do that,” he said. “My concern is this is a very late order to have this discussion. This is something I think should have been discussed maybe a month ago or two months ago, where we’d have time to do that.”

McCain questioned if it was good practice to seek different accounting firms every few years.

“At some point, as good auditing practices, do you get another firm to do it?” he asked.

Kleger, however, said rotating firms may hurt the quality of an audit.

“Generally, we keep the senior managers and partners on the job just because of the complexities of the county,” he said. “But we do rotate staff quite frequently.”

The council voted 6-1 to extend a contract with PKS & Company.

Local Vineyard Welcomes 6th Wine

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Windmill Creek Vineyard CEO Brittany Mariner is pictured with the new release.

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BERLIN – Windmill Creek Vineyard and Winery has announced the release of its new 2019 Viognier, the sixth wine release for the operation.

Marylanders searching for quality, dry wines will want to try this new, impressive white, according to Brittany Mariner, CEO of Windmill Creek Vineyard and Winery.

“We chose to bring in Viognier fruit grown in Lodi, Calif. The hot, dry California climate allows this variety to mature on the vine and develop its distinctive aromas and full body that are traditional in the variety,” she said, Windmill Creek is earning an early reputation for solid, dry and off dry whites and crowd-pleasing reds. Mariner describes the take on Viognier as “floral on the nose with hints of orange and honeysuckle in the full mid-palate and a bold, spicy finish.”

“Our location, close to the beach on the Eastern Shore makes it a challenge to grow quality fruit. Most grape varietals grow best in locations with some elevation and low humidity,” Mariner said. “Here at the beach, we’re dealing with flat ground and humid conditions for much of the growing season and high water tables.”

Windmill Creek currently has about 2,500 Grüner Veltliner vines on their twelve acre property. They are working with local experts researching other white wine varieties that are disease resistant and tolerant of the local climate to choose new varieties for future expansion of their vineyards.

“We are fortunate to be able to source excellent fruit from all over the country to allow us to make exceptional wines like this year’s Viognier,” said Mariner.

The new Viognier is available to taste and purchase along with all wine offerings at the winery located just outside of Berlin near Ocean Pines.

Windmill Creek Vineyard and Winery was established in 2018 at what was the Mariner family farm estate since the early 1920’s.

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Spring has sprung and it’s great to see all these smiling faces in my stops this week at the 28th Street Pit & Pub, Greene Turtle West and Pickles Pub.

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OC Scores Low Bond Sale Rates

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

OCEAN CITY – After officials engaged in a spirited philosophical debate about a healthy fund balance, the town announced last week it had received historically low interest rates on a recent bond sale.

On March 2, Ocean City announced the recent sale of roughly $8 million in general obligation bonds resulted in record-low interest rates, as low as 1.4% percent for certain taxable bonds.

During the same meeting, the Mayor and Council engaged in a spirited debate about the appropriate level of fund balance to hold in reserve, which is a barometer of sorts for the town’s solid credit rating.

Ocean City recently sold $6.6 million in general obligation municipal purpose bonds, which are tax exempt, along with another $1.1 million in taxable general obligation bonds. Interest in the bond sale was robust with 11 prominent national underwriters competing in the sale.

As a result, the sale of $6.6 million in untaxable bonds came in with an interest rate of 1.7%, while the sale of $1.1 million in taxable bonds came in with an interest rate of 1.4%. Both were recordlow interest rates for any general obligation bond sales in Ocean City.

Following the sale, the $6.6 million bid was awarded to Fidelity Capital Markets, while the $1.1 million bid was awarded to BNYMellon. Ocean City’s bond sale consultant Pamela Kelley of the Wye River Group said the historically-low interest rates were the result of the town’s fiscal conservatism and solid bond ratings.

“The town’s commitment to conservative financial management practices and strong budgetary flexibility allow it to easily adjust to any potential economic downturn,” she said. “These characteristics are key to maintaining its reputation as a stable credit in the municipal bond market. That reputation, coupled with favorable municipal market conditions on the day of the sale resulted in significant demand and historically-low interest rates on its bonds.”

Proceeds of the sale of the taxable bonds will finance various public works water and wastewater capital projects as well as refund an existing installment loan. Proceeds from the sale of the taxable bonds will finance the purchase of a piece of property on 67th Street needed for the future development of a new water treatment plant. Finance Director Chuck Bireley said the successful bond sale was as much about timing as it was the town’s stable credit ratings.

“Given the current decline in interest rates to historically low levels, Ocean City benefitted tremendously from the timing of the sale of the bonds,” he said.

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Middle School Awarded $3,000 Grant For Books

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BY CHARLENE SHARPE

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POCOMOKE – Students at Pocomoke Middle School will soon have access to thousands of new books thanks to a grant from the Nora Roberts Foundation.

Staff were advised at the beginning of March that Pocomoke Middle School had received a $3,000 grant from the Nora Roberts Foundation to purchase diverse literature for the school’s library.

Media Specialist Jennifer Beach applied for the grant last fall.

“We identified a need to restructure our library to include authors and books that reflected our diverse population,” Beach said. “We’re going to be buying more books our students can connect with.”

Beach said the library was the hub of Pocomoke Middle School, which serves students in grades four through eight.

“A lot of our books are worn,” Beach said. “They’ve been loved a lot.”

Principal Matthew Record agreed and said that while the school’s library was well stocked, it could certainly benefit from some fresh material.

“We’ve got good books but the more kids use them the more they need to be replaced,” he said.

Beach said she decided to apply for the grant last fall in an effort to add more diverse books to the school’s supply. She selected titles based on recommendations from Project LIT, a network of book groups that aims to get kids excited about reading by highlighting relevant books.

Record said last week the school would be placing its book order immediately, in an effort to get the new reading material to students as quickly as possible. He said getting the news that the school received the grant was a pleasant surprise.

“Sometimes when you apply to a national foundation, we understand our need but we have to hope that the foundation understands that need,” he said.

He added that while Worcester County provided plenty of financial support to the school system, opportunities for outside funding gave educators the chance to improve existing initiatives.

“This additional funding enhances our current programs,” Record said.

“I believe it’s our job as a school to seek additional funding from outside sources.”

According to its website, the Nora Roberts Foundation was created in 2001 by author Nora Roberts as a way to support organizations promoting literacy, children, the arts and humanitarian efforts.

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Hospitals recognized as a Top 100 facility had one of the 100 highest overall scores among all rural and community hospitals throughout the nation.

“This award is based upon the quality of care, patient experience receiving care, and keeping costs for care low in our community. This doesn’t happen by accident,” said Atlantic General Hospital President and CEO Michael Franklin. “Atlantic General is committed to ensuring our community has the best healthcare available.”

Based entirely on publicly available data, the INDEX is the industry’s most comprehensive and objective assessment of rural hospital performance.

Utilizing 50 independent indicators, the INDEX assesses performance across eight pillars of performance that span market-, value- and financebased categories. It’s used by organizations such as the National Rural Health Association for their advocacy and legislative outreach efforts.

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Favorable Preparedness Assessment For Airport SALISBURY – The Salisbury-Ocean City-Wicomico Regional Airport passed a recently-completed emergency plan assessment.

In 2017, new airport management along with the Wicomico County Emergency Services Team, recognized the valuable disaster relief asset of the regional airport. As a result, discussions began with MEMA and FEMA regional officials and a plan for assessment was developed.

In 2019, MEMA applied for funding to conduct a Support Mission Assessment across Maryland. As part of this assessment the team examined Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport airport’s infrastructure and capability to support the following disaster response air operations.

The assessment included general population air evacuation, air reception, logistics staging area, aeromedical staging, and air search and rescue. The culmination of this technical assistance is a concept to utilize the airport during a catastrophic event. The assessment for Salisbury-Ocean City-Wicomico Regional Airport took place in October 2019 with favorable results.

“We are pleased to be recognized as capable to support our Delmarva community in the event of any major disaster,” said County Executive Bob Culver. “We are a ‘community’ as well as a regional airport. We serve the public for not only transportation needs, but also disaster preparedness for the entire Delmarva peninsula.”

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OC Firefighters Complete Peer Wellness Course

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

OCEAN CITY – By definition, firefighters are trained to put others before themselves, but dozens of Ocean City first-responders recently completed training on how to look out for their own.

Nearly 30 members of the Ocean City Fire Department recently completed the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) Peer Support training. The class is highly interactive and gives firefighters and EMS providers the knowledge and skills to provide support for their peers. Firstresponders often compartmentalize the stresses related to the job, but the peer support training allows them to recognize when their colleagues might be hurting internally or are in need of some mental health assistance.

“Our firefighters and EMS providers face various stresses throughout the course of their careers,” said Ocean City Fire Chief Richie Bowers. “This includes mass casualty events, violence, injury to children and the inherent dangers of firefighting. This can have a cumulative impact on mental health and well-being. This peer support class will help our members take care of each other and have a basic understanding of common behavioral health issues affecting the fire service.”

Peer support programs have proven to be an effective method for providing support to occupational groups, including firefighters. Peer support includes the process by which a trained member of the fire service provides confidential support to another member who is experiencing personal, emotional or work-related problems while acting as a bridge to outside professional services.

Peer support builds off of an existing rapport and mutual trust between two members of the same department or occupation. Ocean City Volunteer Fire Department President Jay Jester also reflected on the effectiveness of the peer support training.

“This training is an outstanding opportunity for our members to learn how best to take care of our own,” he said. “We spend decades caring for others and rarely see the toll that we ourselves pay for that honor. It is most reassuring that we will now have a group of angels on our shoulders.”

One of the goal’s of the Ocean City Fire Department’s strategic plan is to prioritize the safety, health and wellness of all career and volunteer personnel and the peer support course recently completed helps move the department closer to completing that initiative.

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Junior Achievement Inspire Career Exploration Fair Information Table Sponsor Coastal Realtors was represented by Executive VP Page Browning and President Joe Wilson at the opening reception.

The couple that serves together, stays together, as shown here by Jim and Dee Matthews at the Knights of Columbus Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper.

Welcoming the community into the opening reception for their Inspire Career Exploration Fair were Amy Maull and Catherine Powell of Junior Achievement of the Eastern Shore.

Sons of the American Legion Post 166 members George Pickerell and Steve Hargrove headed up salad duty for their Valentine’s Day Sweetheart Steak & Shrimp Dinner.

Taking care of dish duty after the Fat Tuesday Pancake and Sausage Supper were Becky Yates and Pastor Joe Barth of Atlantic United Methodist Church.

Jo Alexander and Adrienne Celeste looked dashing while they dined at the Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper at the Knights of Columbus Hall on 99th Street.

Two thumbs up for Knights of Columbus #9053 Assistant Chef Chuck McCready and Kitchen Manager Kevin Hughes for the delicious Pancake Supper on Shrove Tuesday.

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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 healthy life-style. 410-641-0157.

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.

Every Tuesday: TOPS Meeting 5:30-7 p.m. Worcester County Health Center, 9730 Healthway Dr., Berlin. Take Off Pounds Sensibly is a support and educational group promoting weight loss and healthy lifestyle. jeanduck47@gmail.com.

Second Tuesday of Month: Eastern Shore Stamp Club Meeting 6 p.m. Salisbury branch, Wicomico County Library. Meetings held in basement.

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 Ave. $5 donation per person to benefit veterans and local charities in the Delmarva region. Members and guests welcome. dance@delmarvahanddaning.com or http://delmarvahanddancing.com. 410-2081151.

Every Wednesday: Rotary Club The Ocean City-Berlin Rotary Club meets Wednesdays on a weekly basis at the Residence Inn in Ocean City at 6 p.m.

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 410250-2548.

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Every Thursday: Beach Singles 45 Plus, happy hour 4-7 p.m., Harpoon Hanna’s, 39064 Harpoon Rd., Fenwick Island, DE. 302-436-9577, 410-524-0649, beachsingles.org.

Second Thursday: Ocean Pines Garden Club 10 a.m. Ocean Pines Community Center.

Visitors and new members welcome.

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. 410524-7994.

Every Friday: FORGE Contemporary Youth And Family Ministry 6:30-8:30 p.m. FORGE Center, 7804 Gumboro Rd., Pittsville. Designed for kids ages 5-65, the program provides a meal, music, games, activities and a life lesson that can be of use to anyone. Christian-based program but does not require the practice of faith to attend. 443-366-2813.

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.

March 12-15, 19-22 and 26-29: Ice Skating Berlin Fire Company will host the county’s synthetic ice skating rink on Thursdays, 6-9 p.m.; Fridays, 6-9 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m.9 p.m.; and Sundays, 1-7 p.m. Bottled water and snacks available. Cost is $5 to skate.

March 13: Ham, Cabbage Dinner Powellville United Methodist Church will host 4:30-6 p.m. Eat-in or carryout for $10.

March 13: Crab Cake Dinner Stevenson United Methodist Church will hold from 4-6:30 p.m. Carry outs available and bake sale table offered.

March 13 & 15: Documentary Showing A showing of the documentary “Agenda 2 Masters of Deceit” will be held at the Faith Baptist Church in Berlin. Admission is free to either showing at 7 p.m. both nights.

Open discussion afterwards with Pastors John Abent and David Diskin.

March 14: Spring Ring Festival Handbell ringers from ensembles across Sussex County and Eastern Shore of Maryland will present at Epworth United Methodist Church at 7 p.m. Concert is open to the public. Sponsored by Capital Ringers and Epworth United Methodist Church. A love offering will be taken with all donations to Jusst Sooup, a charity dedicated to feeding the hungry and homeless in Sussex County.

March 14: Indoor Yard Sale The Wicomico Civic Center will host from 7 a.m.-noon. Admission is $3 per person with children under 12 free.

March 19: NAACP Meeting Worcester County chapter will hold at 6 p.m. at North Worcester County MAC Senior Center with guest speaker.

March 21: Steak Dinner American Legion Post 123, Boggs-Disharoon Squadron 123 and Sons of the American Legion hosting 4-7 p.m. in Berlin.

March 21: Chili Cookoff Abate of Delaware’s 12th Annual Sussex

March 13, 2020 County Chili Cookoff will be held from noon4 p.m. at the Sussex Moose Lodge. Admission fee. Voting begins at 3 p.m. Door prizes every hour.

March 21: Spring Festival Powellville United Methodist Church will hold 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. with oyster fritter, chicken salad and BBQ pork sandwiches, hot dogs, homemade soups and bake table items. Eat in or carryout.

March 26: Carrabba’s Dinner The Bishopville Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary will be holding a Carrabba's Dinner for dine-in or carry-out. 5-7 p.m. Main Station. The menu is Chicken Bryan, penne pasta, broccoli, Caesar salad, brownie and a drink for $14. Preorders encouraged by calling 619-922-9950.

March 26: Card, Game Party The Republican Women of Worcester County will host an afternoon of fun, games and lunch 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Bayside Skillet.

Cost is $30 per person. Make reservation by calling Susan Ostrowski 717-448-1741 or email posoem@icloud.com.

March 27: Oyster Fritter Sandwiches From 3 p.m. until, the American Legion in Berlin will sell oyster fritter sandwiches for $9. Public welcome.

March 28: Church Luncheon Powellville Volunteer Fire Company will host a luncheon with soups, oyster sandwiches, chicken salad, hamburgers and hot dogs from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., benefitting Friendship Methodist Church. Bake table available.

March 28: Mini Book Sale From 9 a.m.-3 p.m., the Friends of the Ocean Pines Library will offer at the library a mini “special category” book sale, featuring cookbooks, children’s books and coffee table books only. Cost of the books will be $2 or less.

March 28: Thirty-One Bingo Worcester County Humane Society will hold 3rd Annual “Wags and Whiskers” Thirty-One Bag, Cash and More Bingo fundraiser. The event will be held at the American Legion Post 166 in Ocean City with doors opening at noon. All proceeds benefit the homeless dogs and cats at the no kill shelter. The bingo games will run from 1-4 p.m. Tickets can be purchased www.worcestercountyhumanesociety.org at the WCHS Thrift Store at 12703 Sunset Avenue Units 5 & 6 or by calling Diana at 443-987-2870. Advance tickets are also available for purchase at the Worcester County Humane Society.

April 1: Taste Of Finer Things Join Coastal Hospice for a charitable evening of fine food and wine from 17 local chefs while overlooking the Ocean City Inlet at sunset from Harrison’s Harborwatch. Reservations are $100 per person and include food and wine pairings and live music from Lauren Glick. www.coastalhospice.org/taste

April 2: Fashion Show, Luncheon Reservations are being accepted for the Women’s Club of Ocean Pines Fashion Show and Luncheon scheduled at the Ocean Pines Yacht Club from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Fashions will be presented by Chico’s.

For $30, you have a choice of four entrees.

Make checks payable to WCOP. Send reservations to Kay Hickman, 82 Windjammer Road, Ocean Pines Md. 21811. 410600-0552 or 410-600-5875.

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ARIES (March 21 to April 19): Disappointed about something that didn't go your way? Cheer up. Look at the reasons it happened, and you could find a valuable lesson about what to do (or not do!) the next time.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): It's a good time to do some reassessing of plans and goals -- even how you considered redoing your bathroom. The point is to be open to change if change can improve things.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20): Take some time to learn who is the right person (or persons) to approach and discuss your ideas with for your new project. Also, reserve time to prepare for an upcoming family event.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22): Dealing with a demanding situation, as you recently did, could drain much of your own emotional reserves. Take time to relax and indulge yourself in some well-earned pampering.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22): The regal Lion might feel that she or he is above emotional displays. But showing your feelings can be both liberating for you and reassuring for someone who has been waiting for you to do so.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22): An emotionally needy person might make more demands than you can cope with.

Best to ask for some breathing space NOW, before resentment sets in and makes communication difficult.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22): An unexpected spate of mixed signals could cause serious schedule setbacks. Best to focus on straightening everything out as soon as possible and get everyone back on track.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21): Be aware that someone in the workplace could try to use a disagreement with a colleague against you. If so, be prepared to offer your side of the story with the facts to back you up.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21): An unexpected challenge to a previous decision can be unsettling. But your reservoir of self-confidence -- plus your loyal supporters -- should help carry the day for you. Good luck.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19): While the idea of making some sort of major move in the near future continues to interest you, don't overlook a new possibility that could be emerging closer to home.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18): Be careful not to base an upcoming decision on gossip or anything you might hear if it can't meet provable standards.

That's true regardless of whom the source might be.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20): You might still need to do some solid reassessing early in the week before you can close that sensitive situation. A new job-related opportunity could present itself later in the week.

BORN THIS WEEK: You are extraordinarily sensitive to people's feelings, and you're always ready to offer comfort if necessary. © 2020 King Features Synd., Inc.

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BY BETHANY HOOPER

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SALISBURY – A new timeline for rehabilitation work at Morris Mill Dam will delay the opening of South Division Street.

The contractor for the high hazard Morris Mill Dam project has requested an extension until the end of May, according to a statement issued this week from the Wicomico County Executive’s Office. As a result, a portion of South Division Street – which has remained closed since work on the dam began in

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2018 – will not be open until that time.

“The contactor cited errors in developing the original schedules, which incorrectly identified Dec. 31, 2019 and March 31, 2020 as previous completion dates,” the statement reads.

Work on the Morris Mill Dam began in September of 2018 and was initially scheduled to be completed in a year.

However, water was found seeping through the dam shortly after construction started, requiring crews to halt work and complete a redesign of the project.

“The redesign required a lengthy re-

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permitting process by the Maryland Department of the Environment Dam Safety Division (MDE) to ensure the High Hazard Dam met current federal and state dam safety requirements,” the statement from November reads. “When work resumed in late spring 2019 the estimated construction completion date was late fall/end of December.”

In November, however, Public Works Director Dallas Baker announced the contractor had revised the schedule with a new completion date of late March.

He noted construction challenges that crews have had to contend with included

a live 6-inch gas main within the construction area, overhead utilities, water seepage from the pond and surrounding groundwater and poor soil conditions.

“The dam design has changed significantly,” Baker said in November.

With less than a month remaining until the projected completion date, officials announced this week that completing work on the dam had been delayed once again.

They noted, however, that the contractor is now working 10-hour days and Saturdays in an effort to reduce the schedule as much as possible.

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Resort Bus Service Amped Up For Parade

March 13, 2020

BY MARK RICKARDS

SPECIAL TO THE DISPATCH

OCEAN CITY – Ocean City buses will be rolling Saturday, March 14 all day at increased frequency of service for the St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival and then through the night as the celebration continues.

With no central parking spots available along the parade route, 57 to 45th streets, taking the bus from points north and south along Coastal Highway is a good option. Buses will be leaving the North Station at 144th Street about every 15 minutes starting at 8:30 a.m. in plenty of time for the start of the parade.

Free parking is located nearby. Bus stops are located on every other block.

On the southside, parking is free at the Inlet lot and you can take the bus from South Division Street or any of the stops on Baltimore Avenue for easy access. Remember the bus is $3 all day and children under 42 inches ride free.

Ocean City residents with a senior bus pass ride by simply showing the pass to the driver.

Locating the bus is easy, too. Each bus location can be tracked by downloading the TransLoc Rider app at www.transloc.com and select Ocean City Maryland as your favorite transit system. Or if apps are not your thing, just text the codes located on the bus stop sign for the next arriving bus. All during the day and night on Saturday the buses will run similar to a summer day with about 10- to 15-minute frequency during busy times. Much of the traffic delays on Coastal Highway will occur between 61st and 45th streets where the southbound lanes of Coastal Highway will be closed. Passengers coming from north end stops going south are good to exit around 65th street and walk the remaining distance to the parade route and from the south stops going north a good place to exit is about 40th Street and walk the remaining blocks to the festival area at 45th Street.

Since 1980 the St. Patrick’s Day Parade has become a Delmarva tradition and a day many people mark their calendar and get out their green outfits. To enjoy it safely and avoid driving while having too much fun, the bus is the way to go. Last year over 12,000 rides were provided on the Ocean City transit buses on parade day. Buses run 24 hours on weekend night Friday and Saturday although the frequency is reduced to 40 minutes after 2 a.m.

Buses will be cleaned to a higher level for the upcoming St. Patrick’s Day celebrations with particular attention to the handrails and seated areas. We also recommend customers wash their hands or use hand sanitizer before and after being in public and shared spaces.

Please cover your coughing and sneezing and be aware of the person beside you. With a little awareness, we can all have a safe and happy St. Patrick’s Day. (The writer is the transit manager for the Town of Ocean City’s Department of Public Works.)

National Folk Festival Announces First Slate Of Performers

March 13, 2020

BY BETHANY HOOPER

STAFF WRITER

SALISBURY – Officials with the National Folk Festival have announced the first group of artists who will perform in Salisbury later this year.

The 80th National Folk Festival will return to downtown Salisbury Sept. 1113. The festival – a free, outdoor event produced by the National Council for the Traditional Arts (NCTA) – celebrates arts, culture and heritage through live performances, workshops, demonstrations, children’s activities and more.

This year marks the last year of a threeyear residency in Salisbury.

“The festival is the national showcase for the finest traditional artists here in the United States and North America,” NCTA Associate Director Blaine Waide said. “They come and represent the cultural communities that they are a part of in their daily lives and the traditions and heritage that they carry forward.”

This year, Grupo Rebolú, Héctor Del Curto’s Tango Quartet, Petroloukas Halkias & Vasilis Kostas, Shemekia Copeland, the Sri Lankan Dance Academy of New York, The Alt, Walter “Wolfman” Washington & the Roadmasters, and Wylie & the Wild West will join the hundreds of musicians, dancers, storytellers and craftspeople representing the national’s traditional arts.

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“I am so excited about these artists,” said Caroline O’Hare, local manager for the National Folk Festival. “They are amazing and will blow everyone away.”

Over a dozen people of different backgrounds, and with a deep knowledge of music and art forms, came together from across Delmarva to serve as the local Musical Programming Advisory Committee, which considers, and helps the NCTA select, the artists who will perform at the National Folk Festival each year.

Music and dance traditions from every part of the country will be represented at this year’s festival, including blues, rockabilly, gospel, jazz, polka, tamburitza, cowboy, bluegrass, klezmer, R&B, old-time, Cajun, rhythm and blues, mariachi, beatbox, breakin’, western swing, honky-tonk and zydeco, as well as traditional music and dance from Na-

tive American, Celtic, Acadian, Middle Eastern, Caribbean, East Asian, Appalachian, Latino, Eastern European, West African, and Pacific Island cultures, among others.

Approximately 350 artists will take part in the National Folk Festival, with more than 35 different musical groups performing on 7 outdoor stages throughout downtown Salisbury.

“We are excited to be together for our third year here in partnership with the fine people of the City of Salisbury,” NCTA Executive Director Lora Bottinelli said, “from Mayor Jake Day to the thousands of volunteers and community members who have worked to ensure the success of the festival and enjoy the many benefits of the festival that have come to this community.”

Day noted that last year’s festival attracted more than 150,000 atten-

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dees over the course of a weekend and generated more than $50 million in total economic impact. He said event organizers are busy preparing for another successful festival.

“Today we are here to talk about the first eight of many artists to perform at the National Folk Festival,” he said. “It just goes to show you that events of this scale aren’t just put together in the weeks leading up to the performance. These are events that take years to plan and all year to get exactly right.”

Festival organizers also revealed the theme for this year’s Maryland Folklife Area & Stage, “Mountain Maryland,” which will explore western Maryland’s rich cultural landscape.

For more information on this year’s performers, visit nationalfolkfestival.com.

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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 11th day of AUGUST, 2020.

Any person having a claim against the decedent must present the claim to the undersigned personal repre-

sentative 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. A 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.

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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 18202 To all persons interested in the estate of EDNA M. BOWDEN, ESTATE NO. 18202.

N o t i c e is given that VIRGINIA BOWDEN, 102 ANN DRIVE, BERLIN, MD 21811, was on, FEBRUARY 24, 2020 appointed Personal Representative of the estate of EDNA M. BOWDEN, who died on JANUARY 18, 2020, 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 day of AUGUST, 2020.

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. A 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 MARCH 06, 2020 VIRGINIA BOWDEN 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 3-06, 3-13, 3-20

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LANDSMAN LAW GROUP HELEN M. WHELAN, ESQ. 200-A MONROE STREET SUITE 110 ROCKVILLE, MD 20850 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE ESTATE NO. 18208 Notice is given that the CIRCUIT COURT of FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA, appointed ANNE M. AGUILERA, 1624 DEMPSEY STREET, MCLEAN, VA 22101, as the PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE of the Estate of WILLIAM S. KREMIDAS, who died on OCTOBER 29, 2019, domiciled in VIRGINIA USA. The Maryland resident agent for service of process is HELEN M. WHELAN, whose address is 200-A MONROE STREET, SUITE 110, ROCKVILLE, MD 20850.

At the time of death, the decedent owned real or leasehold property in the following MARYLAND counties: WORCESTER. All persons having claims against the decedent must file their claims with the Register of Wills for Worcester County with a copy to the foreign personal representative 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 foreign 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.

Claims filed after that date or after a date extended by law will be barred.

Name of Newspaper: Maryland Coast Dispatch

Date of Publication MARCH 06, 2020 ANNE M. AGUILERA 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 3-06, 3-13, 3-20

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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 11631 To all persons interested in the estate of MARK PATRICK STARLIPER, ESTATE NO. 11631. Notice is given that AMIE STARLIPER, 29 DEE STREET, APT 102, BUCKHANNON, WV 26201, was on, MARCH 05, 2020 appointed Personal Representative of the estate of MARK PATRICK STARLIPER, who died on SEPTEMBER 25, 2004, 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 5th day of SEPTEMBER, 2020.

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. A 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 MARCH 13, 2020 AMIE STARLIPER 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 3-13, 3-20, 3-27

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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 18177 To all persons interested in the estate of JUNE E. STARLIPER, ESTATE NO. 18177.

N o t i c e is given that AMIE STARLIPER, 29 DEE STREET, APT 102, BUCKHANNON, WV 26201, was on, MARCH 05, 2020 appointed Personal Representative of the estate of JUNE E. STARLIPER, who died on NOVEMBER 21, 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 5th day of SEPTEMBER, 2020.

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. A 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.

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Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 1x 3-13

AMIE STARLIPER Personal Representative

WILLIAM E. ESHAM III ESQ AYRES, JENKINS, GORDY & ALMAND, PA 6200 COASTAL HIGHWAY, STE 200 OCEAN CITY, MD 21842

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 3-13, 3-20, 3-27

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR WORCESTER COUNTY, MD 1 WEST MARKET STREET SNOW HILL, MD 21863 C-23-FM-20-000045 IN THE MATTER OF RYLIEGH MARIE GETZEY JONES FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO RYLIEGH MARIE GETZEY SHOCKLEY

BY AND THROUGH HER MOTHER CRISTINA MARIE GETZEY SHOCKLEY NOTICE (MINOR) (MD RULE 15-901) The above petitioner has filed a Petition for Change of Name in which she seeks to change the name of a minor child from RYLIEGH MARIE GETZEY JONES to RYLIEGH MARIE GETZEY SHOCKLEY. The petitioner is seeking a name change because: THE CHILD HAS REQUESTED NAME CHANGE. RYLIEGH HAS NOT HAD RELATIONSHIP OR CONTACT WITH BIOLOGICAL FATHER IN OVER 7 YEARS. SHE IS RAISED BY STEPFATHER AND REQUESTED TO HAVE SAME NAME AS TWO SIBLINGS/FAMILY. Any person may file an objection to the Petition on or before the 13th day of APRIL 2020. The objection must be supported by an affidavit and served upon the Petitioner in accordance with Maryland Rule 1-321. Failure to file an objection or affidavit within the time allowed may result in a judgment by default or the granting of the relief sought.

A copy of this notice shall be published one time in a newspaper of general circulation in the county at least fifteen (15) days before the deadline to fine an objection.

Name of Newspaper: Maryland Coast Dispatch Date of Publication MARCH 13, 2020 SUSAN R. BRANIECKI Clerk of the Circuit Court for Worcester County Room 104 - Court House One W. Market Street

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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 18216 To all persons interested in the estate of MARION M DI FILIPPO, ESTATE NO. 18216.

N o t i c e is given that MARGARET D. CLAIR, 560 GULLYSVILLE LANE, FABER, VA 22938, was on, MARCH 10, 2020 appointed Personal Representative of the estate of MARION M DI FILIPPO, who died on FEBRUARY 11, 2020, 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 10th day of SEPTEMBER, 2020.

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. A 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 MARCH 13, 2020 MARGARET D. CLAIR 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 3-13, 3-20, 3-27

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The family of Steve and Dawne Pappas of the Original Greene Turtle in Ocean City presented a $15,000 check this month to the American Cancer Society, which specifically supports three important American Cancer Society programs – the Road to Recovery, which provides free rides to treatment for cancer patients; ResearcHERS, a brand-new program that fuels funding for American Cancer Society-funded female rsearchers to support more breakthroughs in the fight against cancer (Dawne Pappas has signed on as the first ResearcHERS ambassador for the greater Philadelphia campaign); and the American Cancer Society Hope Lodge of Baltimore, which provides free lodging for cancer patients travelling long distance to Baltimore for treatment.

The donation stems from the recent Glick Award Gala, which honored the philanthropic contributions of Steve and Dawne Pappas over their careers. Pictured, from left, are Jason Plaia, American Cancer Society Director of Community Development; Debbie White, American Cancer Society Senior Community Development Manager; Steve and Dawne Pappas, owners of The Original Greene Turtle; Paula Green, American Cancer Society Executive Director; Dara Heidt, American Cancer Society Director of Philanthropy; and Jeff Thaler of the Submitted Photo Hal Glick Foundation.

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BY BETHANY HOOPER

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SALISBURY – Resolutions to transfer funds to cover the costs of two county projects were tabled last week after elected leaders highlighted the need for an appointed finance director.

On March 3, the Wicomico County Council voted to table two resolutions transferring more than $73,000 from the county’s contingency account to fund two unanticipated projects.

The Wicomico County Executive’s Office requested $1,050 from contingency to pay the state of Maryland for gypsy moth spraying, while the Department of General Services requested $72,000 from contingency to pay for engineering related to the design and replacement of the old courthouse’s mechanical system.

Councilman John Cannon, however, made a motion to table the two resolutions. He argued that the county did not have an appointed finance director who could certify the appropriations.

“We are in some ways in a deadlock in Wicomico County and we rec-

ognize that,” he said. “But it’s the law in Wicomico County that the finance director has to do this. As long as we are in a situation where we don’t have a finance director, many things are going to come to a standstill.”

County Executive Bob Culver announced Michele Ennis as the new finance director last May, but her appointment was rejected by the council last June. She continues to serve in that position.

“We don’t have a finance director,” Cannon said, “so I’m making a motion

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to table this.”

Councilman Joe Holloway seconded motions to table the two resolutions.

“A vote to do this is basically violating the charter, as the charter is being violated now by not having a finance director,” he said.

Councilman Bill McCain, however, disagreed.

“We are all fully aware of the situation with the finance director and it needs to get resolved,” he said. “But in the meantime, we can’t continue to hold the county at bay by not being able to

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Councilman Josh Hastings agreed.

He said he continued to hear about issues surrounding the old courthouse building and invasive European gypsy moths.

“These are very important issues that need to come to a resolution sooner rather than later,” he said.

The council voted 4-3, with McCain, Hastings and Councilwoman Nicole Acle opposed, to table both resolutions.

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aSSateague DiNer rte. 611 & Sunset ave., 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 & Bar 104 Pitts St., 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 chip-ped 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!

CariBBeaN jOe’S Bar & grille 12614 Ocean gateway Next to alamo Hotel 443-664-8509 Completely renovated and under new ownership, we are proudly located at the first ever motel in Ocean City, “The Alamo.” You truly will not believe what we’ve done! Thursday we have fresh 1/2-lb. burgers served on a delicious Hawaiian Roll for only $5. Wash it down with a natural light for only $1. We also have tender pulled-pork sandwiches and unique chicken salad to die for. We’re open 7 days a week when the season kicks in. Come see our Caribbean atmosphere, 7 flat-screen TVs and the coolest pool bar in Ocean City.

CraB alley golf Course rd., West Ocean City Head Of Commercial fishing Harbor 410-213-7800 • www.craballey.com Just close enough to be out of the way-located at the head of the commercial fishing harbor in West Ocean City, Crab Alley has it all! Spectacular view, casual and fun atmosphere, super service and mouth-watering food combine to make “The Alley” a true locals’ favorite. Enjoy our light fare and full menu of unbelievably fresh seafood, chicken and steaks indoors or on our upper deck. We offer appetizers, sandwiches and a children’s menu too. Our name says it all -”crack’em and attack ‘em”. Big Fat Crabs both by the dozen and all you can enjoy specials. Check out our website for our fantastic happy hour food and drink specials or find us on Facebook. Having a special affair? We can handle your group, large party or special occasion. Make Crab Alley your first stop!

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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 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 and awesome drink specials. Enjoy incredible weekly chef specials along with our extensive regular menu. Check out foxspizzamd.com for a list of our regular menu items.

full mOON SalOON 12702 Old Bridge rd., 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 Restaurant, 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. Wingfest 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 rd. • 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.

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28tH St. Pit & PuB 28th St. & Coastal Hwy. 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 St. Oceanside in the Hilton 410-289-2525 • www.32palm.com 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.

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45tH Street taPHOuSe 45th St. & 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 St. & Coastal Hwy. • 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, steam-ed 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. Currently closed. Opening in February. Plenty of free parking.

Buxy’S Salty DOg 28th St. • 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, piero-gis,egg-rolls and homemade crab dip. Don’t miss our daily specials.

COiNS PuB & reStauraNt 28th St. 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 St. • 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 St. & Coastal Hwy. • 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.

emBerS reStauraNt 24th St. & Coastal Hwy. 410-289-3322 • www.embers.com The Embers is stepping it up again with their Famous All-You-Can-Eat Seafood and Prime Rib Buffet. New buffet selections from our Executive Chef and Sous Chef paired expertly with all the old favorites! Massive crab legs, large shrimp, crab cakes, and over 100 additional items including our Raw Bar, Steamed Clams, various fish selections and a continuous array of delicious surprises from the kitchSee Next Page

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en daily. The Embers also offers an excellent happy hour with some of the lowest drink prices and discounts on selected items from the buffet until 6 p.m. in our bar! Open FridaySunday at 4 p.m. Happy hour from 3-6 p.m.

FAGER’S ISLAND RESTAURANT & BAR 201 60th St. On The Bay 410-524-5500 • www.fagers.com Fager’s Island is an award-winning popular bay-front 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 entertainment in-season, Friday-Saturday, off-season. Open every day, year-round. A Fun Place!

GENERAL’S KITCHEN 66th St. & Coastal Hwy. • 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 St. & Coastal Hwy. • 410-289-2581 128th St. & Coastal Hwy. • 410-250-2304 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 & Sunday at noon. North location open Friday at 2:30 p.m. and Saturday at noon.

JOHNNY'S PIZZA & SPORTS PUB 56th St. & Coastal Hwy. 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 St. in the DoubleTree Oceanfront 410-289-1201 • www.marlinmoonocmd.com Eat where the locals eat. Marlin Moon is back in town with the talented Executive Chef, Gary

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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 Freddy’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 St. • 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 St., 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 St. 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 until 7 p.m.and live entertainment in a tropical atmosphere. Please check our website www.sea-crets.com for a complete list of live bands and daily food and drink specials or call 410-524-4900. Find us and get lost!

94TH ST. NORTH-FENWICK-BETHANY CAROUSEL OCEANFRONT HOTEL & CONDOS 118th St. & 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!

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 seating 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 crabcakefactory-online.com or on our Facebook page.

Casual dress, full liquor bar, no reservations.

GREENE TURTLE-NORTH 116th St. & Coastal Hwy • 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 & 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 St., 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

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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!

LIGHTHOUSE SOUND RESTAURANT 12723 St. Martin’s Neck Road, Bishopville, MD • 410-641-1199 Join us for dinner tonight and enjoy the best views of Ocean City, overlooking the Assawoman Bay and the Ocean City skyline. We feature our signature crab cakes, sizzling steaks and fresh fish entrees. Join us for lunch, dinner or Sunday brunch. Specializing in weddings and banquets. For more info visit www.lighthousesoundrestaurant.com or call 410-641-1199.

NANTUCKETS Rte. 1, Fenwick Island • 302-539-2607 Celebrating our 30th season serving the beach great food and spirits. David and Janet Twining will wow you with the finest foods and drinks in the area. You’ll be pleasantly surprised by what one of the coast’s finest dining establishments has in store for guests. Everything here is a house specialty. There’s the memorable steaks, fresh seafood, famous quahog chowder and the chef’s daily specials, just to name a few.

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!

SURF’S EDGE DELI & PIZZERIA 100 Coastal Hwy., Fenwick Island 302-537-5565 Best Salads award by Coastal Style 4 years in a row. Healthy, casual dining featuring homemade salads, fresh salads, subs, paninis, sandwiches and pizza. Open for lunch and dinner. Children’s menu, take-out and delivery available. We are currently closed. We will reopen in mid-April.

TWINING’S LOBSTER SHANTY Rte. 54, Fenwick Island 302-436-2305 • www.twiningshanty.com “A funky little place at the edge of town.” Classic New England Fare, Lobsters, Steaks & Burgers, Children’s menu. Bird watching, magical sunsets await. Open for lunch and dinner. Reservations are suggested.

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WITH BUNK MANN

A permanent Boardwalk was constructed in 1892 and extended for eight blocks along the oceanfront. Styles were more formal in the 1890s and 1900s — men in suits and ties and ladies in long dresses and big hats were normal attire for strolling the early Boardwalk in Ocean City.

Both the Boardwalk and beach were narrow in this circa 1904 view of S. Division Street. On high tide, waves would come up close to the Boardwalk and the streets — all of which were unpaved in that era.

Ocean City’s first restaurant can be seen in the background on the left of the photo. Opened by George Conner in 1892 and known as “Conners,” it provided food and drinks to the excursionists who took the railroad to spend an afternoon at the beach. It is likely the people pictured above were part of one of these popular railroad excursions. The descendants of George Conner are still in Ocean City’s hospitality industry today.

To purchase one of Bunk Mann's books, click over to www.vanishingPhoto courtesy Clifford Dypsky oc.com.

WEST OCEAN CITY

NORTH OCEAN CITY

HAPPY HOUR

WEDNESDAY TACO NIGHT

SUN-FRI: 3-6 P.M. • SAT: NOON-4 P.M.

3-10 P.M. • DINE IN ONLY

FOOD SPECIALS BAR ONLY

$6 MOCKINGBIRD “HOUSE” MARGARITAS $3 DOM. BOTTLES • $3.25 TECATE & TECATE LIGHT CANS $4 CORONA EXTRA | CORONA PREMIER DOS EQUIS LAGER BOTTLES $4 8oz. RAIL DRINKS • $5 8oz. CALL DRINKS

$1.75 CRUNCHY TACOS (Beef, Bean, Chicken Or Pork)

$4 SOFT FISH TACOS (Fried Rockfish Or Grilled Mahi)

$6 MINI NACHOS (Beef, Chicken, Pork, Bean Or Chili)

SUNDAY FUN DAY NEW SPECIALS COMING

MONDAY TACO NIGHT 5-10 P.M.

TUESDAY FAJITA NIGHT 5-10 P.M.

WEDNESDAY BURRITO NIGHT 5-10 P.M.

THURSDAY BURGER NIGHT

OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK 11 A.M. 5-10 P.M.

SUNDAY THRU THURSDAY KITCHEN CLOSES AT 10 P.M. 12720 OCEAN GATEWAY #7-PARK PLACE PLAZA WEST OCEAN CITY • 410-390-7721

$1.75 CRUNCHY TACOS (Beef, Chicken, Bean Or Pork)

$4 SOFT TACOS (Mahi Or Rock)

THURSDAY NIGHT SPECIALS 3-10 P.M. • DINE IN ONLY

$12 CHICKEN, STEAK OR MUSHROOM OR COMBO OF ANY 2 $15 SHRIMP FAJITAS OR COMBO WITH SHRIMP

HAPPY HOUR SUN-FRI: 3-6 P.M.

$6 HOUSE MARGARITAS $3 DOMESTIC BOTTLES $4 CORONA AND DOS EQUIS $4 WELL DRINKS $5 CALL DRINKS

OPEN 5 DAYS A WEEK

(CLOSED MONDAY & TUESDAY) MONTEGO BAY SHOPPING CENTER 130TH ST., OCEAN CITY, MD. 410-250-4424 • www.octequila.com Reservation For Parties Of 8 Or More

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