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Inlet Sculpture Restoration Underway

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

OCEAN CITY – The restoration of the Native American sculpture, which has stood sentinel at the Inlet for over four decades, got underway in earnest this week by the original artist who created it.

Artist Peter Toth presented the Native American sculpture perched near the entrance to the Inlet lot at the foot of the Boardwalk to the Town of Ocean City and the people of Maryland in 1976 as part of his larger plan to create a similar piece for every state in the U.S. as part of the nation’s bicentennial celebration.

Through his Trail of the Whispering Giants plan, Toth has created a sculpture unique to each state to raise public awareness about the plight of Native Americans and his gift to Maryland represents the Assateague Indian.

The sculpture stands 20 feet tall and welcomes residents and visitors to Ocean City as one of the resort’s most iconic images. It has been in place at the Inlet since 1976, and has stood the test of time, tides and fierce weather over the last 45-plus years. However, it has gradually eroded over the years and has fallen into disrepair somewhat.

To that end, local residents Becky and Larry Yates last year made contact with Toth and made arrangements to bring back the original artist to return to Ocean City to restore the sculpture. That work began this week with Toth and his local assistant Bob Carr working to restore the Inlet sculpture.

Toth is donating his labor, time and expertise during the restoration, but the Yateses, working with the Ocean City Development Corporation (OCDC) have collected donations to help pay for his lodging and meals, for example, while he is here. Several local businesses have also pitched in with the donation of supplies and needed equipment during the restoration.

Rain early this week curtailed the efforts somewhat, but Toth and Carr were back out at the site on Wednesday to continue the restoration process somewhat. Toth said he believed the project was back on schedule.

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Toth said there have been no shortage of visitors and curiosity-seekers during the restoration process, and more than a few were unaware the Inlet sculpture is just one of many.

“People come and see just one statue,” he said. “They don’t know I’ve created one for every state, and for several countries in Europe. I don’t just limit myself. I love Native Americans and these sculptures are a reflection of that. People don’t realize as an artist my entire canvas is the North American continent.”

For Toth, the Native American sculpture at the Inlet in Ocean City represents, “not just a statue. It’s in honor of all people facing injustice, just like the folks in Ukraine, who are facing injustice.”

Toth said each of his sculptures were carefully designed to reflect the Native American tribes and cultures in the areas where they have been created.

“I went to the Smithsonian and carefully studied the archives for each and every one of these sculptures. There is a lot of attention to detail in each and every one,” he said.

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Berlin Pursues Gillis Gilkerson Proposal For Park

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BY CHARLENE SHARPE

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BERLIN – Town officials are entering into extended negotiations regarding Heron Park with Gillis Gilkerson.

The Berlin Town Council voted 4-0 on Monday to enter into an extended negotiation period with Gillis Gilkerson as it relates to the sale of parcels at Heron Park.

“It’s not selling them, but it allows us to be able to meet with them more and whittle down to the finer points of an agreement that would have to be approved publicly,” Mayor Zack Tyndall said.

After considering the sale of portions of Heron Park for some time, the town issued a formal request for proposals late last year and in February received offers from Gillis Gilkerson and Natelli Communities. The Gillis Gilkerson proposal offered the town $1.5 million for three par-

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cels – 410, 57 and 191 – and would involve partial demolition of the existing structures to create a commercial project.

Natelli Communities proposed a primarily residential project and offered the town $1.6 million and five lots near Stephen Decatur Park.

After hearing from the public in February, the town ordered an updated appraisal of the Heron Park property. That appraisal, included in this week’s council packet, values the four parcels together at $2.9 million. The value of parcel 52 is listed as $180,000. Parcel 57 is valued at $800,000 while parcel 191 is valued at $200,000 and parcel 410 is listed at $700,000.

Tyndall told the council Monday the appraisal was labeled a draft in case any clarifications were needed. No concerns with the document were voiced, however, and Tyndall suggested the town move for-

ward into negotiations with Gillis Gilkerson.

“We ordered the appraisal to give us more information regarding the parcels before we decided to move into an extended negotiation period with a proposer,” Tyndall said. “I think that based off of our last meeting that we had … there was one particular entity that was more Berlin than the other and a better fit for the surrounding community. I believe that was the Gillis Gilkerson group.”

A motion by Councilman Jack Orris to move into extended negotiations with Gillis Gilkerson passed 4-0. Tyndall said the town would set up a subcommittee that would include two councilmembers to work through negotiations and make recommendations to the council as a whole.

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als from two different entities. He also thanked citizens for the input they’d provided.

“Entering into this extended negotiating period allows the opportunity for the town and Gillis Gilkerson to have more in-depth communication regarding their proposal for the Heron Park property, and I’m looking forward to those discussions and working with Gillis Gilkerson, the mayor and council and the community to turn the Heron Park situation into a positive,” Orris said.

Councilman Jay Knerr is also eager to move forward.

“The vast majority of the residents and the council members prefer the Gillis Gilkerson proposal,” Knerr said. “We have had the site appraisal done and now it’s time to sit down with Gillis and negotiate a price that would not only give the town an appropriate project for that site but also allow us to significantly reduce the debt service on that property.”

In an interview Wednesday, Palmer Gillis, founder of Gillis Gilkerson, said he was thrilled the company had been selected by the town.

“Our goals here are pretty high,” he said. “We want to make the property beautiful, an asset to the town.”

He said Gillis Gilkerson was committed to working with the town on a shared vision that could transform not just the property but that entire portion of Old Ocean City Boulevard. Gillis, who had initial plans for the project drawn up last summer, said Gillis Gilkerson can be flexible and is willing to consider various possibilities.

“We have a small, medium and large version of this,” he said.

Gillis said the medium plan was what the company had submitted in response to the town’s request for proposals. That includes a partial demolition of existing structures and shows multiuse commercial buildings.

That proposal includes setting aside two acres for an amphitheater and lists potential businesses as restaurants, a garden center, offices, parking, multiuse fields and a dog friendly park.

As for the large option, Gillis said if debt service was choking the town the company was willing to consider buying the entire park property, including the passive use portion.

“That public open space,” he said, referencing the area where the lagoons are, “that’s going to be conducive to our project.”

Gillis pointed out that repurposing old space was something Gillis Gilkerson had done successfully multiple times in the past, in places like Salisbury and Easton.

As a local resident, he’s anxious to bring positive change to the long vacant property.

“We’re incredibly excited,” he said.

“We have a vision for that property we think will rock and become a great asset for the community.”

Berlin officials have been exploring plans to sell at least a portion of Heron Park since early 2021. The 63-acre property, a former chicken processing plant, was purchased by the town for $2.5 million in 2016.

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

OCEAN CITY – With the arrival of the summer season and the anticipated spike in crime, Ocean City police officers will be equipped with a new tool in their toolbox in the form of body-worn cameras to record incidents and interactions.

In February, the Mayor and Council approved a contract with private vendor Axon to provide body-worn cameras for all Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers. Last year, the state legislature passed the Maryland Police Accountability Act, which requires the majority of police officers in the state to be equipped with body-worn cameras by 2025.

However, Ocean City and its police department from the beginning express-

ed a desire to get out in front of the body-worn camera issue and spent months planning to have a body-worn camera program in place for this summer.

The department tested three different body-worn camera vendors, and after careful vetting, decided to go with private provider Axon.

The contract approved in February included an upfront cost of nearly $496,000, along with a subscription cost of over $35,000 per month for three months, or a total cost in year one of nearly $602,000. The estimated cost in fiscal year 2023 will be over $318,000, while the expected cost in fiscal years 2024 through 2027 will be over $425,000.

Hefty numbers to be sure, but the body-worn program could pay divi-

dends, especially heading into June, what is typically the most troublesome part of the summer season. OCPD Deputy Communications Manager Ashley Miller said the training on the new bodyworn cameras began last week for certain staff.

“Last week, several of our officers went through the Axon train-the-trainers program,” she said. “Axon came down to train command staff, supervisors, forensic services personnel and a handful of officers on the body cameras. The officers selected for this will now become the body camera trainers for the rest of our staff.”

Miller said the early training for those who will ultimately train the rest of the department’s sworn officers, seasonal officers and public safety aides in the usage of the body-worn cameras has been

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“The initial feedback we are hearing from the officers is positive,” she said.

“Over the next couple of weeks, the trainers will provide any feedback on the cameras and make any recommendations needed for implementing the policy and program.”

Miller said the department’s officers will all be trained on the usage of the body-worn cameras and the public can expect all interactions with police officers to be recorded and saved. After the training is completed for all officers, the runout of the new program will be in place soon.

“At this time, the public can expect to see some of our officers wearing the black Axon body camera fixed to the front of their uniform shirt,” she said.

“Our officers will notify anyone they come in contact with that they are being audibly and visually recorded.”

The body-worn camera program will help level the playing field for OCPD officers, who often find themselves with dozens of cellphone cameras pointed in their direction during incidents and arrests. Such was the case early last summer when video snippets of a handful of arrests on the Boardwalk went viral on social media without providing any context for the larger incidents.

Of course, implementing the bodyworn camera program will cause a trickle-down of stress with the thousands of hours of body camera footage needed to be processed, stored and potentially used as evidence in the prosecution of cases.

Also in February, the Worcester County Commissioners approved 12 requested new positions from Worcester County State’s Attorney Kris Heiser largely due to the resort’s body camera program.

The Worcester County State’s Attorney’s Office is anticipating a significant spike in its workload when the OCPD goes full time with the body-worn camera program.

The state’s attorney’s office will likely have to process hours and hours of body-worn camera footage to be used as evidence in the prosecution of cases, most of which are generated in Ocean City.

To that end, the Mayor and Council in April approved a request from the state’s attorney’s office for satellite office space in the Public Safety Building at 65th Street for additional staff to handle the increased workload.

Miller said the OCPD has also hired additional staff to help with the increased workload related to the body-worn camera program implementation.

“We recently hired two new crime scene technician trainees, who will help to identify, collect, record and preserve evidence found at crime and disaster scenes for laboratory examination and court presentations,” she said. “In addition, they will assist in processing the evidence and footage from the body cameras.”

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OCFD, NRP Rescue Swimmer In Distress From Ocean

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

OCEAN CITY – In perhaps the first reported ocean swimmer in distress rescue of the season, an unidentified adult male was pulled from the ocean late Monday afternoon and was transported to the hospital for medical-related issues.

Around 3:40 p.m. on Monday, the Ocean City Fire Department (OCFD) responded to a reported swimmer in distress in the ocean in the area of 54th

Street. Upon arrival at the scene, an OCFD rescue swimmer observed the victim in the ocean about 200 yards off the beach and entered the water.

The Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) responded by vessel and picked up both the victim and the OCFD rescue swimmer and transported them to the U.S. Coast Guard station for an evaluation. The adult male victim was transported to Atlantic General Hospital for medical issues related to his time in the ocean, according to OCFD spokesperson Ryan Whittington.

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The beach patrol will be manning the stands from 10 a.m. to 5:25 p.m. throughout the summer. The time-honored slogan of “Keep your feet in the sand until the lifeguard’s in the stand,” was evident during Monday’s incident.

“No one can swim better than an Ocean City lifeguard, so don’t risk it,” said Whittington. “Wait until they are on duty before you enter the ocean.”

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OCEAN CITY – Resort police this week are still investigating a reported shooting in the downtown area early last Sunday.

Around 1:10 a.m. last Sunday, the Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) responded to the Talbot Street area for a reported shooting, Upon arrival, OCPD officers located an 18-yearold male suffering from a gunshot wound believed at the time to not be life threatening.

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Detectives were able to collect security footage from a nearby business to review. As of Thursday, the investigation was ongoing, and no suspect had been identified.

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Berlin Council Approves ARPA Plan, $8.8M FY23 Budget

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BY CHARLENE SHARPE

STAFF WRITER

BERLIN – Town officials approved a spending plan for the more than $4.7 million in federal relief funds Berlin is set to receive.

The Berlin Town Council on Monday approved a list of projects to be completed with the town’s $4,794,227 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding.

Approval came after the council amended the plan to dedicate more money to stormwater projects in town.

“I think stormwater is a major priority for this town,” Councilman Jay Knerr

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said.

Berlin has already received not quite $2.4 million in ARPA funding and is set to receive another almost $2.4 million by the end of the year. As proposed, the ARPA spending plan allocates $754,990 to smart water meters and $300,000 for installation of those meters. The plan also includes $110,000 for a drainage project on Washington Street, $350,000 for the Branch Street well replacement, $28,000 for a strategic plan, $30,000 for an update to the comprehensive plan, $135,500 for portable radios, $50,000 for audio visual equipment for council chambers, $267,520 for fire and EMS equipment, $54,000

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in business grants, $50,000 for the digitization of town files and $267,000 for stormwater projects.

The second half of the ARPA funds will primarily be used for a Broad Street lift station, well house on Powellton Avenue and an upgrade of the town’s wastewater treatment plant.

Knerr, however, reiterated comments the council made the last time the plan was discussed and said he wanted to see the $54,000 in business grants and $124,000 for radios removed and diverted instead toward stormwater projects.

The council agreed to approve the ARPA spending plan with the changes approved by Knerr.

Following that, the council went on to approve the $8.8 million fiscal year 2023 budget.

The budget includes a 5% salary increase for town staff and incorporates funding for a variety of equipment and infrastructure upgrades. It also includes funding for a LEOPS (Law Enforcement Officers’ Pension System) study, the first step toward implementing a better pension program for law enforcement.

Mayor Zack Tyndall thanked staff for their work in developing the budget and the council members for their input.

“It may be introduced by me as the mayor, but I think it is a pretty good summary of us all coming together to address the projects we have ahead of us for FY23,” he said.

David Fitzgerald, president of the Ber-

lin Fire Company, was the lone speaker during a public hearing on the budget. He stressed that the fire company needed more financial support from the town. He also advocated for the department to be included when the town considered proposed development projects because they put pressure on the fire company.

“If you put these large developments in we need to be at the table,” he said.

He said the fire company was flat funded in the proposed budget. He noted that other town departments had increases in their fuel funding, for example, while the fire company was funded at the same level it had been in recent years.

“The operational budget continuing to be flat is just not going to work,” Fitzgerald said.

Tyndall said that while the town had provided the same $400,000 grant to the fire company that it provided last year, it also allocated an additional $125,000 to support EMS staffing and additional funding for capital purchases.

“This year we’re closer to the $800,000 mark with the inclusion of the capital funds,” Tyndall said. “We are working toward those incremental things, toward increasing the operational grant. This year it is going up $125,000 to help cover the cost of personnel.”

The council voted 3-1, with Councilman Troy Purnell opposed and Councilman Dean Burrell absent, to approve the budget.

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER

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OCEAN CITY – An Earlville, Md. man was arrested on first-degree assault and other charges last weekend after allegedly stomping a male victim during an altercation between two groups in the downtown area.

Around 2:50 a.m. on Sunday, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers responded to the area of 16th Street and Baltimore Avenue for a report of several disorderly individuals. Ocean City Communications advised a fight had just occurred and there was a male lying unconscious on the ground.

Upon arrival, OCPD officers observed a crowd of people standing around a male on the ground. The victim was bleeding profusely and had multiple injuries to his face, according to police reports. Officers learned from multiple witnesses a fight had occurred between a group of three people and a larger group of around 14 people.

Witnesses told police the victim attempted to get in between two of the combatants to keep them from fighting the other group of people. Multiple members of the group pushed the victim to the ground and began stomping the victim and kicking him in the head multiple times, according to police reports.

Witnesses provided police with a description of the primary aggressor in the

Alcohol Compliance Checks Announced

BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

OCEAN CITY – With Memorial Day weekend and the summer season arriving, the Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) will start conducting alcohol compliance checks on resort businesses.

The OCPD, in conjunction with the Worcester County Health Department, will be conducting alcohol compliance checks throughout the summer season to ensure area businesses are properly carding and identifying potential underage drinkers. The purpose of the operation is to ensure that employees of businesses that provide alcohol are making a concerted effort to avoid selling to individuals under the age of 21.

During the summer tradition, OCPD personnel under the age of 21, accompanied by plainclothes law enforcement officers, will be visiting bars, restaurants and alcohol retailers and attempting to purchase alcoholic beverages. The OCPD is reminding all business owners that serving alcohol to underage guests is not only illegal, but can also have a detrimental impact on their business and also to the underage individual involved. The OCPD is encouraging everyone to obey all alcohol regulations to ensure a safe summer season in the resort.

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altercation, later identified as Michael Mandl, 19, of Earlville, Md. A description of the suspect was broadcasted and a short time later OCPD officers located a suspect matching the description of Mandl running on the Boardwalk in the area of 19th Street, according to police reports.

Mandl reportedly fled from police on foot twice, but was eventually detained. A witness from the fight scene was brought over and positively identified him as the primary aggressor in the altercation. Mandl was detained and agreed to speak with officers. He reportedly told police he had been chased by “Crips” and did not know anything about the reported altercation at 16th Street.

However, his actions were furtive and he continued to look in different directions very rapidly and spoke to officers very quickly, according to police reports.

Due to the extensive injuries to the victim and the witness report of Mandl being the primary aggressor in the altercation, Mandl was arrested and charged with first- and second-degree assault. During a search of his person incident to the arrest, officers located a small jar of powder cocaine on Mandl and addition drug possession charges were tacked on. Mandl was ordered to be held without bond following a bail review hearing on Monday.

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

OCEAN CITY – Delivering on a promise to bring a major lineup of known entertainment to Ocean City, event promoter C3 Presents on Monday announced the star-studded bands for the inaugural Oceans Calling Festival.

Last August, Tourism and Business Development Director Tom Perlozzo and C3 Presents promoter Tim Sweetwood pitched the idea of a significant threeday music festival in the resort for late September of this year and promised an eye-popping lineup of entertainment. C3 Presents is internationally known for the concerts, festivals and events in produces, including Lollapalooza in Chicago and the NFL draft, for example.

In March, C3 Presents announced

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nationally known and locally popular O.A.R., based out of Rockville, had signed on to be one of the headlining acts for the first-ever Oceans Calling Festival, a three-day event on the beach at the south end of the Boardwalk from Sept.

30 to Oct. 2, but the other acts booked to perform remained a mystery. On Monday, C3 Presents announced the remainder of the performers, including perhaps the greatest lineup of live music ever scheduled in the resort.

On opening day of the Oceans Calling Festival, Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds will headline with other performers including O.A.R, Dirty Heads, Skip Marley, Noah Kahan, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Peach Pit, Johnnyswim, The New Respects, Mihali and the Virginia Coalition.

On Saturday, the Lumineers headline

a great lineup that also includes Cage the Elephant, Logic, Young the Giant, Jimmy Eat World, Allen Stone, Larkin Poe, Wilderado, and Pup Punk. On the event’s last day, Alanis Morissette will lead an amazing slate that also includes Cyndi Lauper, Sublime with Rome, St. Paul and the Broken Bones, Tai Verdes, Lawrence, Big Head Todd and the Monsters, and the Samples. O.A.R will also perform sets throughout the three-day event.

The festival will feature over 30 artists performing on three stages on the beach near the Inlet at the south end of the Boardwalk, promising a crescendo of sorts for the summer season. Over the last few months, the dates for the Oceans Calling Festival had been a bit of a moving target. It was planned to coincide with the unsanctioned pop-up event in

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late September in the hopes festival goers would gobble up hotel rooms and other accommodations and curtail some of the activity associated with that event, or at least provide alternative entertainment options for those participants other than driving up and down Coastal Highway.

In March, Perlozzo advised the Mayor and Council the event was going to be moved from the original dates of Sept.

23-25 to Sept. 30-Oct. 2. The event was moved largely because of logistical issues with other major events during that time in September including OC BikeFest.

Oceans Calling will also feature a culinary component hosted by world-renowned chefs along with cooking demonstrations celebrating local Eastern Shore cuisine. In addition to announcing the major music entertainment lineup on Monday, C3 Presents also announced the headliners for the culinary component including popular chefs Andrew Zimmern, Robert Irvine and Amanda Frietag, who will perform on stage during the festival. In addition, the Jolly Roger Amusement Park on the pier will be located within the festival grounds and will be fully-operational during the event, creating the opportunity for a unique experience unlike any other festival of its kind.

“We are thrilled to host the Oceans Calling Festival in Ocean City, Maryland and celebrate all that our incredible city has to offer,” said Mayor Rick Meehan this week. “Thank you to C3 Presents and Maryland’s own O.A.R. for bringing an event of this magnitude to the Ocean City Boardwalk. We look forward to seeing everyone.”

For Sweetwood, co-founder of the Oceans Calling Festival and festival director at C3 Presents, the three-day event in Ocean City in late September and early October represents an opportunity to showcase what the organization does best.

“We are thrilled to be able to produce an incredible new festival in partnership with my friends and Maryland legends O.A.R.,” he said. “City officials have been incredibly welcoming, and we look forward to delivering an outstanding experience for festival fans.”

Premium ticket experiences start with the GA-Plus plan, which offers fans a private lounge setting with seating, private air-conditioned restrooms and a full-service bar with beer, wine and cocktails available for purchase. VIP tickets also offer luxury with prime viewing at two stages, along with air-conditioned restrooms, full-service cash bar, and food for purchase at the Main Stage Lounge and dedicated lane entry and more.

Platinum tickets offer all the amenities of the VIP and GA-plus tickets, in addition to on-stage viewing at the main stage, front-of-stage viewing areas, complimentary full-service bar and access to an open-air Platinum Lounge with relaxed seating and more. For a full list of details, and to purchase one-day or three-day tickets, visit www.oceanscallingfestival.com/tickets.

Voters Pass Ocean Pines Bylaw Revisions

May 27, 2022

BY BETHANY HOOPER

STAFF WRITER

OCEAN PINES – The results of a community referendum revealed all 28 of the association’s proposed bylaw revisions passed.

On Tuesday, the Ocean Pines Elections Committee announced the vote totals for the 2022 bylaws referendum, which asked Ocean Pines Association (OPA) homeowners to consider 28 proposed changes to the bylaws. According to a count completed this week, all of the proposed revisions passed.

“This represents the culmination of many hours of work by our Bylaws and Resolutions Committee, our Board of Directors, and our Elections Committee,” said OPA President Colette Horn. “In addition, our general manager’s staff provided many hours of support in the way of materials preparation, meeting set-up, press releases, and technology. I thank everyone involved for getting us to this conclusion.”

She continued, “I also thank the association members who took the time to carefully consider all 28 questions and vote affirmatively on those with which they agree, and against on those with which they do not agree.”

In February, the OPA Board of Directors voted to support several motions involving amendments to sections of the association’s bylaws, including those relating to the candidate verification process and candidate eligibility requirements.

Nearly 30 motions advanced to a public hearing in March, during which several residents asked the board to reconsider the referendum. Horn, however, noted the proposed changes came after more than a year of review by a board committee, the Bylaws and Resolutions Committee and the full Board of Directors. She added that several public meetings were also held to review the proposals. The board ultimately voted to have legal counsel develop the appropriate amendments for an upcoming vote.

In total, homeowners were asked to consider 28 revisions to the OPA bylaws.

Ballots were mailed out last month with a return date of May 19, just one day before the scheduled ballot count.

In a statement last Friday, however, Horn announced referendum results would be delayed due to a technical issue. Following a weeks-long voting process, the Ocean Pines Elections Committee was set to convene on May 20 to count ballots and announce voting totals.

“There was a technical issue with the ballot counting software on Friday, and the results were not immediately available,” Horn said in a statement last week.

“The association is attempting to reach out to the vendor for assistance.”

Referendum totals were ultimately announced Tuesday, with vote counts for each question listed on oceanpines.org.

A video of the ballot count will be posted on the association’s YouTube channel.

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Fenwick Committee Reviews Preliminary FY23 Budget

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BY BETHANY HOOPER

STAFF WRITER

FENWICK ISLAND – Fenwick Island officials kicked off the annual budget process this week with a review of the preliminary spending plan for fiscal year 2023.

On Tuesday, members of the Fenwick Island Budget and Finance Committee kicked off the annual review process for the fiscal year 2023 budget. Councilman Bill Rymer, town treasurer, noted the first draft presented this week features a projected net operating loss of over $230,000.

“Last year’s projected budget loss was $380,000 …,” he told the committee. “We are already sitting on a budget that, positionally, feels stronger than the budget that was approved last year.”

Rymer noted the current fiscal budget, when introduced last year, projected rev-

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enues of $1.6 million and expenses of $2.34 million. He noted the operating loss was typically covered through realty transfer tax (RTT) funds.

“The town receives 1.5% of all real estate transactions, it gets put aside to a separate fund, and then as the town needs funds for its operating budgets, or capital expenditures, funds are transferred into the primary accounts,” he explained.

Councilman Richard Benn said it had been common in recent years for the town to cover its losses with RTT funds.

“I’ve been on the budget committee since 2016, and I can’t remember a time when we didn’t use RTT money to cover an operating shortfall,” he said.

Rymer told committee members this week the proposed budget for fiscal year 2023 projects a loss of nearly $310,000, but with projected revenue increases he said that gap narrowed to about $238,000.

“I just want everybody to understand as you look at the expenses, what is not reflected are any raises to town employees,” he added. “I wanted the group to focus on what’s the budget outside of salary increases to understand where we are.”

On the revenue side, Rymer said he had proposed budgeting $275,000 for building permit fees, $480,000 for rental receipt tax and $740,000 for property tax.

“The actual year to date through April was $726,000 for last year …,” he said.

“The budget for last year was $724,000, so property taxes were very much in line with the budget.”

Officials noted, however, that the proposed increase took into account new assessments.

“The assessed value of improvements was $8,423,000,” said Town Manager Pat Schuchman, “and your property tax increase will be $14,657.”

Rymer added, “The $740,000 was

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purely based on what we billed last year plus $14,000.”

Benn noted that rental receipt tax projections were based on varying tax rates for commercial and residential properties.

He questioned why it wasn’t a flat rate across the board.

“I think that’s a conversation we’re anticipated to talk about …,” Rymer replied.

“If there’s a conclusion that we should raise someone’s rates, we can revisit the $480,000.”

Rymer told committee members this week other projected revenue increases included $2,000 for the town’s ambulance service contract with Bethany Beach Vol. Fire Company, $6,000 for parking fines and $6,250 for lifeguards, to name a few.

“We have a contract with Delaware to have lifeguards on the unincorporated beaches,” he explained. “We just renewed that contract and negotiated a $6,250 increase in what the state pays the town. Typically, the last couple of years we’ve been losing money on that relationship.”

With the $71,000 in proposed revenue increases, Rymer said that brought the town’s revenue budget to $2,135,000.

“A budget is only accurate once, and that’s the moment you approve the budget …,” he said. “We do our best.”

On the expense side, Rymer said the town projected operating expenses to total $2,375,000, with salaries, benefits and insurance making up 73% of the budget.

“So when we look at the expense structure of running this town, $2.3 million, $1.7 million relates to salaries and benefits …,” he said. “There’s only $638,000 in expenses not related to payroll.”

In the expense budget, Rymer said the town had budgeted an additional $10,000 for government phones and IT, an additional $5,900 for non-salary expenses at the police department and a $12,000 in legal.

“The budget for 2022 was $28,000, and we’ve already spent significantly more than that. Our legal expenses year to date are $75,000 …,” he said. “I’ve presented an expense of $40,000 for next year because I do believe the significant activity we have experienced as a new town council will decrease.”

Officials also highlighted proposed capital expenses for the coming year, including $650,000 for the town’s sidewalk construction project. Rymer noted funding for a dredging project in the Little Assawoman Bay had been removed.

“We will continue to spend on consulting fees and the permitting process, but for budgeting purposes I do not anticipate that project happening this winter,” he said.

After a review of the town’s reserve funds, among other things, officials agreed to hold an executive session in the coming weeks to propose salary increases.

“I think the final decision has to be public,” said Mayor Vicki Carmean. “But as you hash it out, I think it’s usually done in executive session.”

State Lawmakers To Consider Repeal Of Gas Tax Increase

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

OCEAN CITY– Marylanders could get some relief from soaring gas prices before the summer travel season kicks in, but it might take action from the General Assembly to make it happen.

With gas prices already soaring, Maryland’s gasoline tax is scheduled to bump up again this summer due to a scheduled hike linked to inflation and the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Under legislation passed by the General Assembly in 2013, the state’s comptroller each year announces gas tax increases that are set to take effect on July 1, based on national inflation rates.

This year, with the price per gallon of regular gas hitting $4.55 this week, that predetermined tax rate is set to increase on July 1 from around 36 cents per gallon to 43 cents per gallon, based on the 2013 legislation, which will drive the price up higher without some intervention by state elected officials.

Earlier this spring, the state implemented a gas tax holiday to give Marylanders some relief from rising prices at the pump, but that expired, and the cost of gas crept back up incrementally in the weeks that followed. Now, state lawmakers are considering a repeal of the scheduled hike in the gas tax, but it might take action from the General Assembly to make that a reality.

Earlier this week, Governor Larry Hogan wrote a letter to state Comptroller Peter Franchot calling on him to take action to halt the scheduled gas tax increase on July 1. There has been some question as to just who has authority to repeal the gas tax increase, but it appears there could be a special General Assembly session pending to address the issue.

In his letter to Franchot, Hogan urged the comptroller to use his discretion to repeal the pending increase, and perhaps reinstate the gas tax holiday with the summer travel season approaching.

“Given shaky oil markets, record inflation and a skyrocketing cost of living, the continued surges in gas prices are inflicting more pain at the pump than Marylanders can bear,” he said. “I am

calling on you to take immediate action to provide much-needed relief, particularly as the citizens of our state begin to plan their summer travels.”

Hogan said in the letter the pending tax increase, on top of already soaring gas prices, is creating a hardship for Marylanders and could curtail summer travel plans and further impact the economy.

“This tax increase, while hardship-inducing for Marylanders at any time, is simply unconscionable at this moment when gas prices are at their highest level in recorded history amid a period of prolonged inflation and economic uncertainty,” he said in the letter. “I know that you agree we should do more to give Marylanders a break from these punishing prices. That is why it is my hope that you will use every legal and regulatory power at your disposal to halt or minimize the impact of accelerating gas taxes, and that you consider granting an extension for paying the taxes and removing penalties for unpaid tax, including the revocation of business licenses.”

For his part, Franchot did not disagree and urged the General Assembly to take action to repeal the pending gas tax increase slated for July 1.

“While there appears to be continued disagreement between the governor and my office, and the Attorney General’s interpretation of the law on whether or not I have existing authority to suspend the automatic increase to the gas tax set to go into effect on July 1, one thing is for certain,” he said. “The executive and legislative branches have unquestionable authority to prevent an 18% increase to the gas tax, from 36 cents to 43 cents, from taking effect. This amounts to a new, highly-regressive $200 million tax on Maryland families and small businesses.”

On Wednesday, the state’s Republican leadership called for a special General Assembly session to address the pending gas tax hike issue.

“Increasing taxes during a time of high inflation is an inherently flawed concept” said House Minority Leader Jason Buckel. “You are raising taxes at a time when Marylanders are paying higher prices for food, household items, energy and basically everything else. This is

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only going to hurt Marylanders. It is a self-inflicted wound to our economy.”

Buckel called into question the timing of the pending automatic gas tax hike increase.

“Now, we have the full picture of what this gas tax increase is going to be, and we know that gas prices are still historically high,” he said. “I hope our colleagues will see that this automatic tax increase cannot go forward.”

House Minority Whip Haven Shoemaker agreed, saying a decision on repealing the gas tax increase likely falls on the General Assembly.

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“The bickering about whose job it is to fix this needs to stop,” said Shoemaker.

“There is no question it is the job of the Maryland General Assembly to fix this law, we just have to have the guts to do it. It is also our job to reinstate a gas tax holiday to give Marylanders some relief.

Our caucus tried to extend the gas tax holiday during the 2022 session, but there was not a willingness in the Democratic majority to do it. They said they had given Marylanders enough tax relief.

Hopefully, they have time to reconsider and we can go to Annapolis and get this done.”

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May 27, 2022 to police reports. Hicks was arrested and charged with assault and resisting arrest, among other charges.

Disorderly Conduct Arrest OCEAN CITY – A New Jersey man was arrested last week after allegedly running from a bar, obstructing traffic and doing push-ups in the middle of Coastal Highway.

Around 1:35 a.m. last Thursday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer patrolling in the downtown area observed a male suspect, later identified as John Trevisan, 22, of Ridgewood, N.J., run from a nightclub at 17th Street into traffic on Philadelphia Avenue. Trevisan was running south in the northbound lanes of the highway at a full sprint, according to police reports.

Trevisan reportedly walked in front of a vehicle stopped at a red traffic signal and stopped. When the light changed to green, Trevisan did not move, causing the vehicle’s driver to blow the horn in order to get him to move, according to police reports.

As the officer watched, Trevisan started doing push-ups in the middle of the highway, according to police reports. When he was done doing push-ups, Trevisan reportedly walked across the highway and smacked a sign in the median. The OCPD officer detained Trevisan, who was ultimately arrested for disturbing the peace and obstructing and hindering.

Weapons Discovered OCEAN CITY – A local man was arrested last weekend after weapons were found in his car in a downtown hotel parking garage.

Around 3:20 p.m. last Friday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer on bicycle patrol conducted a security check in the parking garage of a hotel

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& COURTS at 20th Street. The officer reportedly observed a vehicle without a designated parking placard from the hotel parked in a space on the fifth floor of the garage with a suspect later identified as Jackson Lewis, 18, of Berlin, behind the wheel.

The officer approached the vehicle and asked Lewis if he was guest at the hotel, or an employee or otherwise had permission to be parked in the lot, to which he responded no, according to police reports.

The officer reportedly detected the odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle’s passenger compartment, according to police reports.

The officer asked Lewis to step out of the vehicle and conducted a search. During the search, the officer located a set of brass knuckles in the driver’s side door panel. In the center console, the officer also located a spring-assisted knife considered a dangerous weapon under the town’s ordinances. Lewis was arrested for trespassing and possession of dangerous weapons.

Fight Suspect Tased OCEAN CITY – A Selbyville man was arrested last weekend after interfering with police officers attempting to help an unconscious male involved in a fight on

the south end of the Boardwalk.

Around 1:20 a.m. last Sunday, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers responded to the area of Caroline Street and the Boardwalk for a reported fight in progress. Officers arrived and observed a large group of males surrounding a male who was unconscious and bleeding from the head and mouth, according to police reports.

OCPD officers ordered the crowd to move back and allow paramedics to work in the unconscious male, but the unruly crowd was not listening to the officers’ commands. At that point, a male identified as Javontae Hicks, 19, of Selbyville, tried to push past the officers to attempt to see his friend, according to police reports.

An OCPD officer put his arm up to attempt to move Hicks back, but Hicks pushed the officer and started a physical altercation, according to police reports.

Hicks assaulted the officer with his fists as the group looked on, many of whom were recording the altercation with their cell phones.

At that point, one of the OCPD officers deployed a Taser against Hicks, effectively ending the confrontation. An OCPD officer removed the probes from Hicks, who refused medical attention, according

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OCEAN CITY – A Delaware man was arrested last weekend after allegedly obstructing police during a separate arrest and battling with officers attempting to detain him.

Around 11:30 p.m. last Friday, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers responded to the area of Wicomico Street for a reported group of disorderly individuals. While one officer was in the process of arresting on member of the group, another individual later identified as Curtis Scott, 21, of Houston, Del., began to walk toward the officers, who told him to move back and extended his arm to prevent him from obstructing the arrest.

According to police reports, Scott extended his arm and pushed an OCPD officer backwards while yelling “that’s my boy [expletive deleted].” The OCPD officer attempted a hip toss maneuver in order to gain compliance and place Scott under arrest, according to police reports.

However, Scott began twisting, pulling and kicking in an attempt to free himself from the officers trying to take him into custody. Scott continued to yell and scream, causing a crowd to form on the Boardwalk in order to watch the commotion, according to police reports. With the situation escalating, officers were concerned others in the growing crowd might assault them, according to police reports.

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Fight Leads To Arrest OCEAN CITY – A Frederick, Md. man was arrested for affray and disturbing the peace last weekend after being involved in a fight on Baltimore Avenue.

Around 7:05 p.m. last Saturday, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers responded to a reported fight in the area of Baltimore Avenue and 33rd Street. As officers arrived, they observed a shirtless male, later identified as Andrew Gordon, 31, of Frederick, Md., walking toward a hotel in the area. Gordon was bleeding from his face and had swelling around his nose and right eye, according to police reports.

Due to the nature of Gordon’s injuries, OCPD officers requested an ambulance.

Gordon reportedly was not cooperative and was shouting and pacing back and forth in the hotel parking lot, attracting the attention of guests in the area. Paramedics arrived, but Gordon said he did not want any medical attention and continued shouting, according to police reports.

OCPD officers located another man involved in the altercation. Officers learned Gordon knew the other man from their home town. Gordon reportedly walked toward the other man and made threatening remarks and gestures toward him, according to police reports. After he would

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A review of video footage from a social media site showed Gordon and the other man raising their arms and displaying a fighting posture before the altercation.

The video footage showed Gordon throwing a punch and engaging the other man in an altercation in the middle of Baltimore Avenue. Gordon was charged with affray and disturbing the peace.

Bus Window Broken OCEAN CITY – A Washington, D.C. man was arrested last weekend after allegedly punching a breaking a window of a municipal bus.

Around 8:50 a.m. last Sunday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer responded to the area of Somerset Street and Baltimore Avenue for a reported disorderly male. A caller advised a male was hitting the side of an Ocean City municipal bus. At the time, the officer was at the Ocean City Fire Department station at Dorchester Street, and could hear yelling and screaming from a male voice, according to police reports.

A witness flagged down the officer and reported a male suspect, later identified as Cecil Crew, 40, of Washington, D.C. was punching different buses as they drove by on Somerset Street, according to police reports. The officer responded and was reportedly informed by a municipal bus driver that Crew had just broken a glass window of her bus.

The bus driver pointed to Crew and advised he was angry for some reason. The officer detained Crew and told him to sit on a bench in the bus terminal, according

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to police reports. Crew did not initially comply with the officer’s demands. As Crew walked toward the officer, the officer drew his conducted electronic weapon, or taser, and ordered Crew to sit down on a bench, according to police reports.

Crew complied, and he was detained in handcuffs. Crew denied breaking the bus’s window. The officer observed a spider web-type crack on the bus’s window.

Officers interviewed the driver, who told police she would not allow Crew to enter the bus because he did not have any money. The driver told police she and other drivers were told by a supervisor not to allow Crew on any buses because of his behavior and because he did not have any means to pay for the fare, according to police reports.

The driver reportedly informed police Crew had attempted to board three differ-

ent buses at the terminal, but had been refused service each time. The driver said Crew had put one foot in her bus, but she closed the door and did not allow him to board. At that point, Crew punched the bus’s window, causing it to break, according to police reports.

The bus involved in the incident could not leave the terminal until the investigation was completed, causing the other passengers on board to wait, or get off and board another bus, according to police reports. The estimated value of the broken window was $300.

Crew was arrested for malicious destruction of property. During a search incident to the arrest, OCPD officers located two small plastic bags of marijuana on Crew’s person and an additional civil citation was tacked on, according to police reports.

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BY BETHANY HOOPER

STAFF WRITER

SALISBURY – With a decade of operation in the books, a Salisbury security company is expanding its services.

Since 2012, USTASC – Tactical American Security Consulting – has provided professional security services to clients throughout the Eastern Shore. Featuring armed and unarmed officers, security operations, consultations and training programs, Chief Evan Avnet said customers receive top-of-the-line service.

“We are not the cheapest security company out there, but we provide the best quality, training to our personnel and attention to our clients,” he said. “We don’t just provide a warm body … we provide professionalism.”

Avnet first launched USTASC in 2012, following a 15-year stint in law enforcement. But what began as a company offering firearms training soon grew to become a full-fledged security provider. Today, USTASC offers security consulting, armed and unarmed security officers, firearms training, active shooter prevention programs, and more. Clients include homeowners associations, hotels and motels, apartment complexes and cannabis dispensaries, to name a few.

“We serve all of Maryland,” he said.

But Avnet said USTASC is not stopping there. In the past year, the company has expanded its security consulting and

USTASC is expanding its services to meet the demand for professional security services. Pictured above are Chief Evan Avnet and USTASC employee Jenson Shorter.

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private investigation work, often working hand in hand with insurance companies.

USTASC is also seeking the required licenses to operate in Delaware.

“We have also increased the number of armed personnel,” he said, “because they are being requested more by clients.”

Avnet said it is not a surprising trend.

As crime increases and law enforcement agencies face challenges related to police reform, he said many individuals feel a greater need to protect themselves.

That’s where USTASC comes in, Avnet

explained.

“We’re really the first-line responders to any incident that occurs on the properties we service,” he said.

Avnet said USTASC employees undergo extensive training and licensing processes. In addition, armed security officers complete quarterly qualifications, and year-round staff complete pepper spray, baton and JPX pepper gun training.

“JPX is a relatively new device that in many aspects is taking the place of a Taser, even in police departments …,”

he said. “It fires a glob of OC pepper spray from a distance of 23 feet by explosive discharge, by 9 mm wafer.”

Avnet also noted that USTASC offers clients the tools to protect themselves in any situation. In addition to providing firearms training and two-day courses for business owners seeking unrestricted handgun permits, the company also sells JPX pepper guns, which cost around $500.

“It’s not a regulated weapon, so it’s not considered a firearm by the ATF,” he explained. “So we feel that’s a good stopgap measure between deterrents and lethal force in the force continuum.”

For more information on USTASC and all of its services, visit ustasc.com or visit any of the company’s social media pages. Avnet also encouraged property owners to contact the Maryland State Police licensing division, or visit mdsp.maryland.gov, before hiring a security company.

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Sports Complex Petition Effort Facing Signature Deadline

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BY CHARLENE SHARPE

STAFF WRITER

BERLIN – The group working to ensure voters get a say on the bond bill associated with Worcester County's plans for a sports complex is on a final push to collect the required signatures.

The citizen committee working on a

petition to referendum regarding Worcester County's use of more than $11 million in bond funding has about a week left to collect the roughly 2,500 signatures needed to make the bond bill a referendum question this fall. Vince Gisriel, a member of the committee, attended a Berlin Town Council meeting this week to urge those concerned about the sports

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complex funding to sign.

“Right now, we really could use some help and some interest over the weekend,” Gisriel said.

After the Worcester County Commissioners voted 4-3 in April to approve using bond funding to purchase 95 acres next to Stephen Decatur High School for a sports complex, Gisriel and other con-

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They’re worried about the use of public funds to buy the $7.1 million piece of property and want voters to have a say on the bond bill through a referendum.

“Under the law we had to form a ballot issue committee to legally take the petition to referendum, to put the bond bill on the ballot,” Gisriel said during the public comment portion of Monday’s Berlin Town Council meeting.

He said he and about 50 volunteers have been traversing the county gathering signatures.

“We've been out there gathering signatures throughout the county, all the way from Pocomoke to Bishopville, Ocean City, Whaleyville, you name it,” he said.

Gisriel encouraged anyone who wanted to sign the petition to contact him.

“We encourage your citizens to reach out to a committee member,” he said.

“We have a lot of volunteers all over the county. There's some right here in Berlin working on it.”

When asked about the deadline, Gisriel said the group had to have roughly 2,500 signatures by 3 p.m. on Tuesday, May 31. At that point, the group would be able to get a 40-day extension to gather the remaining signatures required to trigger a referendum.

“Under the law we're told we need 10% of the total number of voters in the county,” he said. “The way it's working out is, that number is growing day by day as people register for the upcoming primary. So it's a moving number that we always have to be chasing.”

He added that the group initially set a goal of getting 2,500 signatures by May 31 but wanted more than that in case some were invalid.

“I’m hoping with the push we're mounting right now we can reach 3,000 because you always want a margin of error to cover your initial percentage,” he said.

Councilmember Shaneka Nichols thanked Gisriel and the petition committee for their efforts.

“We definitely appreciate everything you’re doing,” she said.

Gisriel, who’s known for his work on Ocean City petitions, said he was pleased with the number of volunteers involved with the effort.

“I've been involved in petitions for many years but this is truly a community wide effort,” he said. “I’m proud to be a part of it.”

In the month since the commissioners voted to move forward with buying the land with bond funds, Berlin officials have expressed frustration about the fact that the town wasn’t consulted regarding the planned sports complex. County officials have stressed that the planning process has only just begun. The county is currently selecting a firm to perform a comprehensive environmental study of the property before proceeding with the purchase. Though a contract has been signed, it includes a 180-day study period during which the commissioners could terminate it at any time.

Captain Marks 50 Years With OC Beach Patrol

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

OCEAN CITY – With the arrival of Memorial Day weekend, Ocean City Beach Patrol (OCBP) Captain Melbourne “Butch” Arbin III begins his 50th year with an organization he has helped transform.

The OCBP was officially formed in 1930 with a small crew watching the water in the downtown area in the nascent days of the resort. In 1935, the famed Robert Craig took the reins as captain of the OCBP and served for 52 years before retiring in 1987. OCBP Captain George Schoepf, who had served as assistant captain to Craig for over 30 years, took control in 1987 and remained in place until 1997 when he died after a courageous battle with cancer.

Arbin started his career as an Ocean City Beach Patrol Surf Rescue Technician (SRT) in 1973. He passed the test on July 16, 1973 and was on a stand the next day. He was appointed as acting captain of the OCBP in 1996 and was officially appointed captain by the Mayor and Council in 1997.

Arbin has served on the OCBP now for 50 years after graduating from Parkville High School. He moved through the ranks and served as a lieutenant before becoming captain in 1997. Arbin graduated from the University of Maryland, and received a Bachelor of Science degree in physical education with an em-

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phasis on sports medicine. He was a member of the track and field team at Maryland and also served on the campus police department all four years he attended the university.

For the last 45 years, Arbin has worked as an educator with the Charles County Public Schools system. Before taking on additional responsibilities with the OCBP, Arbin taught graduate courses at the University of Maryland. When he is not working one of his two jobs, Arbin is involved in his church and enjoys being a member of the work and witness program, which travels to underprivileged countries to build churches and medical facilities. He has been married to his wife Penny for over 40 years and both of their children, Katie and Michael, live and work in Ocean City.

As he prepares to start of his 50th season with the OCBP, Arbin was interviewed this week about some of the accomplishments and some of the challenges during his time at the helm of the department. The following are some of the questions and answers from the interview: Q: If memory serves me correctly, there have been three long-time captains in the history of the Ocean City Beach Patrol. The OCBP was created in 1930 and Captain Robert Craig took command in 1935 and served as captain until 1987. Captain George Schoepf became captain in 1987 and

served until 1997 when you were appointed to become the new captain.

Those are some awfully big shoes to fill and you’ve done it admirably.

What’s it like to live up to the expectations of those greats?

A: There were others called captain, but only served a few years prior to Captain Craig. I am thankful that I worked for both Captain Craig and Captain Schoepf, so I was able to learn from both. They were very different in their approach to the position and leadership in general.

My desire is to take the positive lessons from the past and apply them as we

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move forward and to make changes in the areas that we need to improve.

Q: How has the beach patrol changed over the years since you took the reins? I know there have been some technological improvements, but it seems like it still boils down to watching the water and communicating with your fellow officers.

A: Yes, SRTs must be able to pass the run and swim part of the testing, but the most important skill of an SRT is the “scan.” If you can’t spot trouble and know when you need to intervene, then the SEE PAGE 28

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Having our ATVs out and radios has made responding to more serious incidents more efficient. When I started, there were phones for each crew and if you were a sergeant in the south area, from the Inlet to 27th Street, you walked, and in an emergency, ran to the site. I once ran two miles and then had to do CPR. The other huge item is the training.

When I started, it was test today and on a stand tomorrow. Also, the equipment we provide. There was no rain gear and no sun protection. Now, they get lots of high quality gear.

Q: You’ve been an educator for over 40 years, right? It’s well known many of your returning officers, year after year, are teachers, professors and administrators. Is that the perfect labor pool from which to fill out your ranks?

A: I am just completing my 45th year.

We have a very large number of people who have been with the patrol for over 10 years, 28 I think, with half of those over 20 years. Most are educators, but an issue becomes availability, both early before schools get out, and they leave in August to return to teaching. Most will make the weekend trips to work to help us out.

Q: What are some of the challenges in recruiting? I know the job is physi-

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When he’s not serving as captain of the Ocean City Beach Patrol, Butch Arbin is an educator with Charles County Public Schools.

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cally and mentally demanding.

A: About 85% of our people relocate to work for us each season, so locating affordable housing is a major issue. We

have a very high return rate. This year, 87% wanted to return in some capacity, many switching to part-time due to other responsibilities. Getting our newest rook-

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ies is the big challenge. The fitness level of our youth has declined in the last 20plus years. This makes it more difficult to find those who can perform the physical aspects of the job.

Q: Will you have a full complement of SRTs out on the beach this summer? What are some of the challenges with staffing and ensuring the beach is covered?

A: We should start the season with the typical number of stands on the beach. However, as we approach the prime time, we will need to hire and train additional SRTs, or we will have less stands available, which causes us to spread out the staff we have available.

We have a test scheduled for June 4 and a second training academy that starts on June 19.

Q: How long do you see yourself doing this job? Is there an end goal in the plans?

A: I just completed my 45th year with Charles County Public Schools, and I am starting my 50th season with the beach patrol. I am still trying to decide what I want to be when I grow up. Actually, I do not have a plan to retire or leave either career. The day I wake up and no longer want to go to work will be the day I decide. I must continue to do a self-assessment and determine if I still have the passion, energy and excitement for either job. So far, I am as motivated today as I was when I started either career.

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Pines Hosts Town Hall On Disc Golf

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BY BETHANY HOOPER

STAFF WRITER

OCEAN PINES – Concerns over safety, cost and environmental impacts highlighted a town hall meeting this week to discuss a new disc golf course at Bainbridge Park in Ocean Pines.

In a hybrid town hall meeting held Monday, General Manager John Viola, Recreation and Parks Director Debbie Donahue and Eastbound Disc Golf representative Brian Dean came before community members to hear arguments for and against a disc golf course at Bainbridge Park.

While Viola said Eastbound Disc Golf – a local nonprofit – had installed the course on a trial basis, with no upfront cost to the Ocean Pines Association, nearby residents said they had not been informed of the course until after it was established.

“This was not brought to a group within the community,” said resident Mark Jacobs, “and I don’t think that was fair.”

Jacobs told officials this week the association had plans to install a handicapaccessible playground, but that the work had yet to be completed. He also questioned if the disc golf course had any impacts on the surrounding wetlands.

“To me there looks to be some environmental impact,” he said.

Dean said plans for a course at Bainbridge Park were first presented to Don-

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ahue earlier this year. Following a walkthrough with Donahue and public works officials, a 10-hole course was installed.

“Having received the go ahead from them, we went with our first installation, which was the baskets you all see now,” he said.

Donahue noted there were still plans to install an accessible playground at the park, but that the course was simply an added amenity. She said claims that she made the decision on her own to install the course were not true.

“I had a conversation with Brian and the general manager, and we thought it was a great idea to try and see how it would go,” she said. “It’s temporary, same as it is in Berlin and in other places. We have the opportunity to keep it if we so choose to. But if not, it can all be removed.”

Last year, the Berlin Town Council approved a nine-hole disc golf course at Stephen Decatur Park. The pilot program, introduced by Eastbound Disc Golf, will allow equipment to remain in the park through September 2022.

While he acknowledged he had explored other parks in the community, Dean said Bainbridge offered the best layout for a course. He added that he had also walked the park with local conservation consultant and former Maryland Coastal Bays Program executive director Dave Wilson.

“I walked the course with him and his conclusion at that time was there was zero to no impact on the surrounding wetlands,” he said.

One resident said he was most concerned about transparency.

“I understand that many of these things need to be approved by the board, and when I asked that question, the board they also didn’t know anything about it,” he said.

Viola told association members this week he had reached out to board representatives regarding the course.

“Because it is a trial basis, I spoke to the board representatives about it,” he said. “We looked at it … and we didn’t have to have board approval for something like this because it wasn’t going to cost us anything.”

Resident Joe Reynolds, however, said residents near Bainbridge Park should have been informed.

“We have an HOA, and all of this stuff is owned by all of us,” he said. “But I’m a great believer when you are going to do something that’s going to impact an area, the greatest consideration should be given to the people in the immediate area.”

Reynolds argued the board should’ve considered the matter.

“I don’t think this is an operational issue … we’re talking about a new amenity that obviously has some controversy in this community …,” he said.

“To me, this is a matter of policy. What is our policy about establishing a new amenity?”

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The Ocean Pines Association held a town hall meeting Monday to discuss a disc golf course at Bainbridge Park. General Manager John Viola, Eastbound Disc Golf representative Brian Dean and Recreation and Parks Director Debbie Donahue are pictured addressing residents.

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where people walk and children play.

“Nobody here is against disc golf,” one resident said. “It’s just the wrong lo-

cation.”

Resident Art Berman agreed.

“Why should I have to be looking out

for a disc when I’m walking my dog, or when my grandchild is out there?” he said.

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Resident Noah McAleer, however, said he supported the disc golf course, as it gave his children an opportunity to partake in a free amenity.

“I can see the park from my backyard,” he said. “It’s not like White Horse Park where there are 50 kids on a playground at a time. It’s not a crowded park … It’s not like you are walking in a war zone, with discs flying at every turn.”

Resident Matthew Laick said he also supported the amenity.

“It’s expensive to go to the pool, it’s expensive to go to the golf course. This is something where we don’t have to pay to go out …,” he said. “This park is a community park, it is not the Bainbridge Association’s park.”

When asked if establishing a permanent course at Bainbridge would cost the association, Donahue said it wouldn’t.

She noted the community would seek business sponsorships and funding.

“If we get the sponsorships, the funding and we decide that it’s going to stay, we would purchase our own baskets … ,” she replied. “It wouldn’t be [Brian’s] responsibility anymore.”

Following comments from several residents, Jacobs urged the association to build consensus on the disc golf course before any decisions are made.

“The hard work is building consensus,” he said, “and I think we need to come together before we move forward and build out this thing.”

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Berlin Property Condition Survey To Begin Next Week

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BY CHARLENE SHARPE

STAFF WRITER

BERLIN – A GIS project is expected to provide the Town of Berlin with housing data.

A team from Salisbury University will be in the field collecting data in the coming weeks as part of a housing study conducted by the Eastern Shore Regional GIS Cooperative. Logan Hall, a GIS analyst and Berlin resident, said the data would identify contributing factors leading to property degradation.

“The town may use this data to support whatever initiatives you guys may have, as you see fit,” Hall said.

Mayor Zack Tyndall said he initially spoke to Hall about a housing study for Berlin about a year ago. The town was put on a waiting list but a recent cancellation will allow Hall to bring his team to town his summer. He’s hoping his interns can begin data collection next week.

He explained that the Eastern Shore Regional GIS Cooperative was an outreach entity of Salisbury University.

“This initiative aims at identifying contributing factors leading to property degradation across town on the Eastern Shore of Maryland,” he said.

He talked about work the cooperative had done in Cambridge that had allowed the city to identify blighted properties and in some cases acquire them and in other cases help with improvements. Though

officials there were initially focused on simply identifying blighted properties, the GIS group helped them develop better queries.

“Can we predict the behavior of an infrastructure system?” he said. “Where and how do we focus our time, our energy, our money and more importantly can we make decisions based on data driven information?”

He said GIS data empowered governments and allowed officials to ask the right questions.

Hall said his interns would begin traversing Berlin next week. With iPads in hand, they’ll walk the sidewalks observing the town’s residences.

“We’re looking for risk variables that lead to property degradation,” he said, adding that interns would look at structure condition, accessibility, site attributes, site conditions and public improvements.

Each structure is then given a cumulative score.

“What we can do with the results is start to determine trends, start asking the right questions,” Hall said. “Is property degradation actually concentrated in the areas we thought or maybe the issue is widespread and concentrated elsewhere.”

He pointed out that in Cambridge, the city had used the GIS data to support their grant applications and in the last five years had brought in close to $2 million in funding Since the team’s work in

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Cambridge, similar studies have been completed elsewhere. Hall said 48 surveys had been conducted across the Lower Shore.

“We’re really excited to get this data,” he said.

The study in Berlin, which will cost about $17,000, has been paid for by the Tri-County Council with funding from the Rural Maryland Council, according to Hall. Tyndall said the town was grateful for the Tri-County Council’s support, as Berlin hadn’t expected to have the study done this year and hadn’t allocated for it in the budget.

“We cannot thank them enough,” Tyndall said.

He added that the project would also determine foundation height, which would be useful to a town with stormwater concerns. He noted that the project could also be helpful in delineating which homes were in the town’s historic district.

Councilmembers questioned how the interns would go about their data collection, as they said they didn’t want residents to be left wondering what was going on.

Hall said they’d be in university marked vehicles and would be wearing nametags. They’ll also have handouts about the project to provide to anyone who’s interested. He said he’d also give his phone number to anyone with questions.

“I’ve had hundreds of calls…,” he said,

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adding that he tried to allay any concerns.

“Most of the times they’re comfortable with it.”

Hall stressed that the interns would gather their data from public streets and sidewalks and would not be going onto private property.

“They’re going to be accessing all their data points from public accessible area,” Hall said, adding that homes that weren’t visible from the road or sidewalk would not be in included in the data collection.

He confirmed that while the interns would be taking photos, those photos were just so he could corroborate their findings.

“The photos are for me and my team, for quality control and assurance,” he said.

When asked by Councilman Jack Orris if particular addresses would be shown in the findings as degrading, Hall said they would be identified but that the data was not released publicly. He said the information was considered sensitive and that his group could create an application with a private login required.

“The database, we don’t put out publicly,” he said.

Tyndall said he was meeting with Hall Wednesday to discuss the Berlin project and that details would be finalized then.

He said he’d also be working to share the information about the project with the public through social media and other means to ensure residents were aware.

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New Skin Clinic Aims To Educate, Empower Patients

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BY BETHANY HOOPER

STAFF WRITER

MILLVILLE – Making patients feel good in their skin.

For SavvyDerm Skin Clinic owner Catie Boucher, it’s her top priority.

“I think healthy skin, the way we look and the way our skin feels, is probably one of the most rewarding parts about my job,” she said. “I see a lot of people that just don’t feel good about themselves when they look in the mirror, and our goal here is to give them the tools to help with their skin and help them be more confident.”

For the last 10 years, Boucher, a board-certified dermatology nurse practitioner, has built her medical and cosmetic dermatology career in Charleston, S.C. But when she and her husband decided to move back to the Eastern Shore to be closer to family, Boucher said she saw the opportunity to open her own practice.

“I wanted to build my own empire, and I wanted to create a work environment I always dreamed of having,” she said. “I had a great experience in my last practice, but I wanted more of a team approach.”

Two months ago, Boucher opened SavvyDerm Skin Clinic, a moniker inspired by her daughter, Savannah. Located off Cedar Drive in Millville, Del., the new office boasts a welcoming environment and an array of services.

“It was two years in the making, from

Owner Catie Boucher, above, is pictured at the new SavvyDerm Skin Clinic, located at 32782 Cedar Drive in Millville.

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idea to opening,” she said.

Boucher said SavvyDerm services include filler and Botox treatments, extended glow facials, and microneedling with platelet-rich plasma (PRP), to name a few.

“That’s where we spin your blood, pull off platelets and use your body’s ‘liquid gold’ as we call it,” she explained. “It helps with collagen, tightness and fine lines.”

Boucher said SavvyDerm also carries eight different product lines to clean, protect and treat the skin.

“I’ve kind of curated the products I’ve loved over the last 10 years,” she said.

Boucher also educates her patients on the various skincare products, and even the importance of wearing sunscreen every day.

“I’m very big on education,” she said.

“Everything my patients are using, they know what it is, they know why they are using it and they know what it does for them.”

Boucher said her practice aims to make patients feel comfortable from their first appointment.

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“When someone sits down in our chair, they are at their most vulnerable moment. They don’t have any makeup on, they are holding up a mirror in not the best lighting, pointing out things that they don’t like about themselves,” she explained. “I always try to change the experience and ask every patient what their favorite feature is, and I make them find one. I don’t like to start with the thing they don’t like. There’s enough of that out there.”

And while she acknowledges there are misconceptions about her line of work, Boucher encouraged anyone to come in for a consultation. She said SavvyDerm will work with any patient to educate them on products and services and find the right treatment that fits their budget and lifestyle.

“For more than half of my patient base, this is brand new for them,” she said.

“And my goal is to educate them – or reeducate them – on what aesthetics can look like in the right hands.”

SavvyDerm Skin Clinic is now accepting new patients. The office is open from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Tuesday through Friday, and one Saturday a month. For more information, visit savvyderm.com or call 302-257-5089. SavvyDerm Skin Clinic is also on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.

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Additional Workforce Visas Released

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

BERLIN – While it took longer than expected, the federal government released an additional 35,000 H-2B visas for seasonal workers relied upon by many Eastern Shore businesses with the summer season rapidly approaching.

The federal Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labor announced last Monday they were releasing an additional 35,000 temporary H-2B visas for the remainder of the year. The release of the additional H-2B visas was made possible by an amendment co-sponsored by Congressman Andy Harris to the fiscal year 2022 DHS appropriations bill, which was signed into law in March.

The release of the additional H-2B visas could provide a shot in the arm for many Lower Shore businesses that rely on the temporary, seasonal workforce they provide. The H-2B guest worker program provides access to seasonal temporary labor to businesses that can prove they were unable to hire willing and qualified American workers in certain non-agricultural seasonal roles.

U.S. employers are allowed to bring foreign nationals to this country to fill temporary, non-agricultural jobs with H-2B status. Unlike the J-1 visas, the workers are generally not students and there is not a work and travel component connected to the H-2B visas. The H-2B visa workers are seasonal and are relied upon heavily by the tourism, hospitality, landscaping, seafood and construction industries, for example.

There are 66,000 H-2B visas made available each year, with half allocated for the summer season and half allocated for the winter season. However, because of acute labor shortages in certain sectors of the economy, the DHS earlier this year made an additional 35,000 H-2B visas available for the remainder of the federal fiscal year.

However, the federal government dragged its feet on the release of the

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supplemental visas, which were approved back in March.

The additional supplemental visas were scheduled to be released on April 1, but were not made available until last week.

Harris said he was relieved the 35,000 visas were finally released last week.

“Although this announcement certainly could have come sooner, it is welcome news for the many businesses across Maryland’s 1st District who rely on these workers, especially with the summer season upon us,” he said. “The release of these additional visas is a step in the right direction, and I hope Congress acts quickly on the Returning Workers Exception Act that Congressman Henry Cuellar (Texas) and I put forward to permanently fix this annual labor problem.”

The allocation of the 35,000 supplemental visas consists of 23,500 available to returning workers, or those who received an H-2B visa or were otherwise granted H-2B status during one of the last three years.

The remaining 11,500 are reserved for nationals from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras or Haiti, regardless of whether they are returning workers or not. The semi-annual cap of 33,000 visas for the second half of fiscal year 2022 was reached early back in February.

Harris pointed out the number of guest worker visas applied for stands at 136,000, with only 35,000 still available.

Harris said the shortfall could be particularly hard on certain seasonal industries across his district on the Eastern Shore, including crab picking and processing plants.

Harris is also a co-sponsor of proposed legislation titled the H-2B Returning Worker Exemption Act, which could be a permanent solution to the chronic H-2B visa issues that plague seasonal businesses, particularly on the Eastern Shore. The bill would exempt workers who previously held H2B visas in one of the last three fiscal years from counting against the annual 66,000 statutory cap for the supplemental visas.

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Plans Announced For Memorial Day Ceremony In Pines

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OCEAN PINES – The largest Memorial Day ceremony in the region returns to the Worcester County Veterans Memorial in Ocean Pines, on Monday, May 30, starting at 11 a.m.

The event each year draws thousands of people to the memorial grounds and features music, demonstrations, and public speakers honoring U.S. Military men and women who gave their lives in service.

“Memorial Day honors all who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our county,” Veterans Memorial Foundation President Marie Gilmore said. “This year’s ceremony, as those before it, will honor the brave men and women who served our country and lost their lives in doing so.”

Gilmore said the keynote speaker this year will be retired U.S. Navy Cmdr. Joseph Parker, who is a current director of the Worcester County Veterans Memorial Foundation.

The ceremony will also honor local Gold Star families. During World War I, families would fly flags or banners with a blue star for every immediate family member serving in combat. If one of them died, a gold star replaced the blue star.

Walter Webster, a member of the Maryland East Chapter of Ex-POWs, will place a wreath in honor of all current and former prisoners of war.

The program will also include music

by Randy Lee Ashcraft and Frank Nanna and the WWIIunes, featuring Todd Crosby. Additionally, the Delmarva Chorus will perform the “Armed Forces Medley,” honoring the Army, Navy, Marine, Air Force and Coast Guard.

The program is scheduled to run for one hour.

Prior to the Memorial Day Ceremony, the Worcester County Veterans Memorial Foundation will host a separate and special dedication for retired “Panel West 30” of The Wall That Heals.

“This panel, part of the traveling Vietnam Veterans Memorial exhibit that visited Ocean Pines last April, was gifted to the Worcester County Veterans Memorial by the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, Washington D.C.,” Gilmore said.

“The panel was retired last year because of the new names that were added to the exhibit. It is an honor to have been given this extraordinary, special gift, and it will soon be permanently installed at our memorial for all to see.”

Public parking will be available at Veterans Memorial Park on Route 589 and Cathell Road in Ocean Pines. Limited seating will be available during the Memorial Day ceremony and guests are encouraged to bring chairs. No seating will be supplied for the special dedication ceremony.

In case of inclement weather, the ceremony will move to the Ocean Pines Community Center and be announced on social media.

Berlin Bathtub Races Eye 32nd Year

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One of the final heats in last year’s Berlin Bathtub Races on Main Street is pictured.

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BY CHARLENE SHARPE

STAFF WRITER

BERLIN – Organizers are still accepting entries for this year’s Berlin Bathtub Races.

The Berlin Chamber of Commerce will host the 32nd Annual Berlin Bathtub Races June 10. Officials are still seeking entries for the popular event.

“This is the biggest event of the year,” said Ryan Nellans, executive administrator for the chamber. “Don’t miss it.”

The races, which will be held from 68 p.m. on June 10, draw hundreds of onlookers to Main Street each year as fans line up to watch teams representing local businesses and organizations race their modified bathtubs. Nellans said the chamber was still accepting entries for this year’s races. Those interested can go to berlinchamber.org for more details.

The cost to enter is $100 for chamber members and $125 for non-chamber members.

The bathtubs being raced have to be authentic and capable of holding at least two gallons of water. Wheels have to be less than 26 inches and the bathtub is required to have brakes and steering.

For those seeking inspiration for building a racing tub, the champion tub used for years by Jesse Turner of the Berlin Shoe Box is on display in the town’s welcome center. Retired from its racing days, it is now used to collect donations of shoes for Diakonia, a local shelter.

As they always do, this year’s bathtub races are expected to draw quite a crowd.

“The bathtub races are legendary to this town and one of the most fun events on the Eastern Shore,” said Ivy Wells, the town’s economic and community development director. “And this year, all Berlin bathtub racers will get to parade their bathtubs in the Berlin Christmas Parade as another incentive for signing up.”

Nellans agreed that interest in this year’s event would be high.

“We’ve got an amazing T-shirt designed by award winning local artist Brian Robertson and printed right in Berlin that will be available before the event

as well,” Nellans said.

Nellans confirmed that last year’s winner, the Camp Coast team from Worcester County, would be among this year’s competitors in an effort to achieve back-to-back wins.

“This is going to be lots of fun,” Nellans said. “Berlin’s summer kickoff event is free to attend and fun for all ages.”

The event will also feature a hula hoop contest for kids, a rubber duck raffle and shopping opportunities at downtown businesses.

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SALISBURY – Acting Wicomico County Executive John Psota stood in front of the 42-year-old Wicomico Civic Center on Thursday, May 19, and told stakeholders how a $5.5 million federal grant will make major venue improvements possible.

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced the award this week.

The American Rescue Plan Act grant funding will be combined with $1.4 million in state and local funding that is already in hand.

“The planned improvement will total $6.9 million, representing the single largest investment in this building in over 40 years,” Psota said.

Plans include an expanded box office and lobby, safety barriers along the north and west sides of the venue, improved wayfinding, improved Americans with Disabilities Act access to the building, an expanded food court and better connectivity between the Civic Center and the Wicomico High School campus.

“We are hopeful that the EDA’s investment, along with other investments being made in the county and the city, will spur additional investment in the community and continue to create local jobs and promote additional economic activity through the events held here,” Psota said.

Bill Chambers, who serves as president and CEO of the Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce and as the Tourism & Civic Center Commission presi-

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A $5.5 million grant will be combined with $1.4 million in state and local funding for improvements at the Wicomico Civic Center. A rendering of the proposed improvements to the is pictured.

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dent, called the grant award a “gamechanger.”

“The awarding of this grant is another

step in creating an economic environment in Wicomico County that attracts businesses, residents and tourists, and

we couldn’t be more thrilled that this is happening here today in our county,” Chambers said.

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OCEAN CITY – The United States Lifesaving Association’s (USLA) Public Education Committee has awarded the Ocean City Beach Patrol (OCBP) the prestigious National Beach Safety Challenge award for the 2021 season.

The USLA is a nonprofit, national professional association of beach lifeguards and open-water rescuers that works to reduce the incidence of death and injury in the aquatic environment through delivering public education, promoting national lifeguard standards, offering training programs, advocating for high levels of lifeguard readiness, and other means to ensure the public’s safety.

This award is given to agencies, chapters or regions that conduct beach safety programs and align with the USLA’s mission in order to educate the general public.

The Mid-Atlantic’s own Tom Perry, USLA National Certification Officer-Mid Atlantic Region, at the request of MidAtlantic Regional President E. Zebrowski, Committee Chairperson D. Blair and National President P. Davis, accept the award on the OCBP’s behalf.

“We are thrilled to receive this award,” said OCBP Captain Butch Arbin.

“The Ocean City Beach Patrol is dedicated to ocean rescue, beach safety, and maintaining a safe and orderly environment.”

Fenwick Committee Holds First Offshore Wind Symposium

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BY BETHANY HOOPER

STAFF WRITER

DAGSBORO – An update on two offshore wind projects and presentations from local and national representatives highlighted the Fenwick Island Environmental Committee’s first Offshore Wind Symposium.

Last Friday, the Fenwick Island committee hosted its Offshore Wind Symposium at Indian River High School. With representatives present from US Wind and Ørsted, and local mayors and national experts in attendance, emcee Janet Dudley-Eshbach said the goal of the event is to educate community members.

“The purpose of this forum is to inform us all about plans for wind energy projects off the Delaware and Maryland shorelines,” she said. “So we will hear from representatives from the wind farm companies, along with national experts on environmental policy and safety issues.”

Between November and February, environmental committee members met to review offshore wind studies and lawsuits, attend offshore wind presentations and consult with experts in the field of alternative energy to develop a position on offshore wind and the two projects proposed off the Delmarva coastline.

As a result of that research, committee members came before the Fenwick Island Town Council in March with a resolution asking federal agencies to update visualizations and radar studies to reflect the larger turbines being proposed for the two wind projects and to move offshore wind lease areas at least 30 miles offshore. In addition to adopting the resolution, the town council also voted to hold an Offshore Wind Symposium, held last Friday.

“The Fenwick Island Environmental Committee supports the use of clean, renewable energy as part of a comprehensive plan to address climate change and U.S. energy needs,” event co-chair Colleen Wilson said earlier this month. “We are seeking support to ensure wind turbine sites are considered responsibly and sensibly in a way that protects our regional marine and migratory bird life, local fishing industry and numerous natural resources, as well as marine safety, and unobstructed viewshed.”

In 2017, the Maryland Public Service Commission approved offshore renewable energy credits for two projects – US Wind’s MarWin project and Ørsted’s Skipjack project – situated in an 80,000acre Wind Energy Area off the coast.

While those projects are currently working through the federal review process with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), the two companies have already applied for additional energy credits to complete second phases.

Presenting at last week’s symposium, US Wind’s Mike Dunmyer said 76 turbines would be constructed as part of the company's two projects.

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The mayors of coastal communities throughout Maryland and Delaware were in attendance at last Friday’s Offshore Wind Symposium. Pictured speaking at the event are Ocean City Manager Terry McGean and Mayor Rick Meehan.

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WORCESTER COUNTY 2022/2023 REQUESTED OPERATING BUDGET SOLID WASTE ENTERPRISE FUND Personnel Services………………………………….................$1,451,172 Supplies & Materials……………………………………..……....$34,295 Maintenance & Services……………………………………....$1,402,225 Other Charges…………………………………………..…….....$758,037 Debt Service…………………………………………...…….......$444,154 Interfund Charges……..……………………………..………...$(198,957) Capital Equipment………………………………...………..…...$920,000 TOTAL REQUESTED EXPENSES

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Dunmyer noted US Wind was currently on its Construction and Operations Plan, or COP, which defines every aspect of its wind project, from design to deconstruction. And if approved by BOEM, plans for the offshore wind project would be made available to the public.

“The second thing that happens is it kicks off the next stage of the project, which is a two-year public process, where those plans will be assessed against every federal environmental law that exists …,” he said. “Assuming all goes well, and we are able to meet or exceed all those requirements, BOEM would ultimately grant us permission to begin construction sometime in 2024.

We would expect the first 300 megawatts to come online in 2025, with the rest

coming online in 2026.” Ørsted’s Brady Walker noted his company’s Skipjack 1 and Skipjack 2 phases would be designed and constructed as one combined project. In total, the project is expected to generate nearly 1,000 megawatts.

“Together, they will power nearly 300,000 homes in the Delmarva region, and they are expected to come online at the end of 2026,” he said.

Walker added that the project would be site anywhere between 13 miles and 21 miles offshore.

“The borders of the lease area are not necessarily indicative of where an offshore wind turbine will be placed …,” he said. “We have agreed to setbacks against this westernmost border for safety reasons and in consultation with the U.S. Coast Guard and marine users.”

Both presenters added their respective projects would not only provide environmental benefits, but well-paying, sustainable jobs. Walker also highlighted Ør-

sted’s establishment of a training center for offshore wind technicians.

“The kinds of jobs these workforce development centers produce are highly skilled, highly paid jobs, and they are permanent positions …,” he said. “There’s enormous potential for this industry, and Delaware stands to gain substantially from it.”

Dunmyer agreed, also pointing out the need to address environmental issues such as sea level rise and flooding.

“What we do today, the decisions we make now, will literally shape the Sussex County that we leave to our children and grandchildren, and one of the most impactful things we can do is transition to renewable energy as much as possible,” he said. “The renewable energy resource we have available to us here is offshore wind, strong consistent offshore wind.”

While he said he supported offshore wind projects and the potential investments they could bring to the area, Ocean City Mayor Rick Meehan said he

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was most concerned about the impacts wind turbines would have on the resort’s viewshed.

“I want something to be clear from the very beginning,” he said. “We have consistently stated and have been very clear about the fact that the Town of Ocean City supports clean energy and the promised investment by both companies in the state of Maryland and the state of Delaware, and I think the things they presented tonight would certainly be good for our areas. But we do not want to see this happen at the expense of our town, Ocean City, Maryland.”

Meehan pointed to the millions of people who visit, reside and own property in Maryland’s only coastal resort. And while he has expressed his concerns over the turbines and their proximity to Ocean City, he said nothing has been done.

“I stated we only get one chance to make this right, and this is our chance, and unfortunately my plea fell on deaf ears …,” he said. “The size of the turbines have grown from a 6-megawatt turbine to a 14-megawatt turbine, which is now over 850 feet tall. Yet at the same time, the distance from our shoreline has remained the same.”

Meehan argued that if constructed, the proposed wind turbines would be the tallest structures in the state. He urged companies to build their projects farther off the coast, as it had been done in other states.

“The sunrise will be changed forever, and it will look like a backdrop from Star Wars,” he said. “Future generations and our grandchildren … will never know what this pristine view will look like, or that it ever existed.”

City Manager Terry McGean pointed to other concerns relating to the federal review process, job creation, turbine placement and project landfall. Officials noted that neither company has announced plans for interconnection facilities along the coast.

“We can do better,” McGean said.

In last week’s presentation, Dunmyer said the plan is to make landfall and connect to the grid somewhere in Sussex County.

“The thing to remember about that is our cables will be buried all the way from where they begin at the offshore wind area to where they will ultimately connect at an existing inland substation,” he said.

Walker added that those decisions would ultimately be decided in the federal review process.

"BOEM will ultimately select the most appropriate landfall cable route and interconnection options, and we would need to build a project according to their guidance,” he said.

Last week’s symposium also featured presentations by national and regional experts in the areas of commercial fishing and marine education on the impacts wind turbines and cables would have on marine animals and navigation.

The event also featured a brief question-and-answer period. Officials noted a recording of the entire presentation, as well as answers to the audience’s questions, will be posted on the Town of Fenwick Island’s website.

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Ocean City Surf Club Supports Local School Projects

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The Ocean City Surf Club recently donated funds to help two local school fulfill planned projects on their grounds. Above, the club donated $1,500 to the Berlin Intermediate School for outside courtyard improvements. Pictured, back from left, are OC Surf Club Board member Anne Cook, OC Surf Club President Tommy Vach, BIS Assistant Principal Dr. David Gell and BIS Principal Ryan Cowder. Pictured, front from left, are BIS students Sophie Cowder, Nadia Menendez and Anna Luckett. At right, the Ocean City Surf Club donated $1,500 to the Buckingham Elementary School for its outdoor Green School improvements. Pictured, from left, are BES student Emani Purnell, BES Principal Dr. Chris Welch, OC Surf Club Board member Anne Cook, OC Surf Club President Tommy Vach, BES students Oliver Vocke and Miles Vocke and OC Surf Club Vice President Rusty Ruszin.

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Berlin’s Memorial Day Parade Set For Monday

May 27, 2022

BERLIN – The highly anticipated Berlin Memorial Day Parade will return this year after a two-year hiatus.

On Monday, May 30, the Berlin Memorial Day Parade will once again take place on Flower Street. Though it wasn’t held in 2020 or 2021 because of COVID, the parade will return to commemorate the holiday this year.

“With our two-year hiatus we’ve really been planning and trying to make sure everyone knows we’re coming back and we’re coming back with a bang,” organizer Gregory Purnell said.

The parade, which begins at Stephen Decatur Middle School and travels down Flower Street to Henry Park, is set to begin at 11 a.m. on Monday.

Forty entries, including floats, marching units and other community groups, are expected to participate. The grand marshal will be Brigadier General Janeen Birckhead of the Maryland National Guard while Brandon Bailey of the Berlin Fire Company will be the parade marshal. Purnell said that was appropriate because while the parade will honor those who died serving in the U.S. armed forces as it always does, this year’s specific theme is to recognize essential workers.

“Our theme is to celebrate essential workers who had to be out there on the job,” Purnell said. “We’re trying to commemorate and celebrate them.”

He added that Birckhead was a source of pride locally and organizers were thrilled she was able to be involved.

“She’s an inspiration to the community,” Purnell said.

There will be a $100 prize awarded to the best float while marching units will be ranked and receive trophies.

Purnell, who will announce the parade as he traditionally has, said Jean Robins has once again created a wreath to serve as the centerpiece of the parade.

Purnell is hopeful area residents have not forgotten about the parade, which has always been a local favorite. He remembers participating in the days before Route 113 was constructed, when the parade went all over town.

“We always had a crowd,” he said.

The parade will again be led by a color guard from Duncan-Showell American Legion Post 231. Members will arrive at the parade after a morning of visiting local cemeteries, where each Memorial Day they place flags and play taps to honor local residents who served in the armed forces.

Purnell encourages local residents to mark the holiday by attending Berlin’s parade.

“We’d like to invite everyone to come out and celebrate essential workers but also to pause to remember our soldiers,” he said.

Attendees can park on the grass lot across the street from Henry Park.

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Atlantic General Hospital would like to recognize the event sponsors and community support for the 29th Anniversary Celebration, held on May 19.

A sincere thank you to our hosts, Kevin Myers and Family.

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Fenwick Group Seeks Cost Estimates For Dredging Sites

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FENWICK ISLAND – Citing cost concerns, a Fenwick Island committee last week agreed to seek estimates for a dredging project deposit site at Seal Island and at a nearby kayak launch.

Last Friday, the Fenwick Island Dredging Committee met to discuss planning for a dredging project in the neighboring Little Assawoman Bay. As committee members and consultants are working to select a deposit site – including Seatowne, a residential community to the north of Fenwick, and Seal Island, an area of land located in the middle of the bay – the group last week voted to complete a cost estimate for placing its dredged material at Seal Island and at the Fenwick Island kayak launch.

“If our options are Seal Island and Seal Island happens to be $200,000 more expensive than the kayak launch or Seatowne … is that the direction we go?” said Councilman Bill Rymer, committee chair.

“When it’s all said and done, we have to be respectful of our taxpayers and of Fenwick.”

While Rymer said the community would

like to use material from the town dredging project to reconstitute Seal Island, he noted it would take larger discussions on sediment retention, material usage, maintenance and cost. In a recent meeting with Delaware State Parks officials, consultant Tony Pratt noted there was some indication the agency preferred other deposit sites, including areas near the kayak launch.

“They are very enthusiastic about beach rebuilding, if that’s the option you all ever look at. In my mind, maybe it emerges as the number two choice rather than Seatowne …,” he said. “Seal Island is very much problematic to them … they’d like to see [the material] on the beach.”

Committee members, however, agreed it should explore cost estimates before exploring other options for its dredged materials.

“I still feel as a group our objective is to figure out if we can make Seal Island happen …,” Rymer said. “Let’s exhaust our options before turning away from Seal Island.”

Rymer noted the town must complete an alternative analysis and design work for the Seal Island site. It would also re-

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quire a conceptual cost exercise.

“To develop an accurate cost estimate for something like the restoration of Seal Island, you have to do some conceptual designs …,” said Steve Bagnull, consultant with Anchor QEA. “There is a bit of work involved.”

Rymer, however, said it would be of some benefit to the community.

“Everyone here is saying we expect Seal Island to be more expensive than Seatowne, and we feel the kayak launch will be similar or less expensive than Seatowne …,” said Rymer. “Do we want to make the decision as a committee to forego Seal Island, or spend $6,500 to figure out just how expensive Seal Island is so that we can have an open conversation with the community, that we’ve done the research to conclude Seal Island is cost prohibitive?”

Following further discussion, committee members agreed to gather a cost analysis of using either Seal Island or the kayak launch area as a proposed deposit site for its dredging project.

But Rymer noted it is still considering a proposed partnership with Seatowne, which has plans to use Fenwick’s dredged material for a wetland restoration project

near the community.

“The HOA leader said it certainly feels like when they go to a vote, it will likely result in a majority yes …,” he said. “While it would've been nice for Fenwick’s benefit to have them signed off already, I recognize why they didn’t want to do that. In their eyes it’s putting the cart before the horse for their community.”

Plans for a dredging project in the Little Assawoman Bay began in earnest in 2018, when the town hired Pratt, former administrator for the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC), to guide them through the funding and permitting processes. By the following year, Anchor QEA, a Lewes-based engineering firm, was brought on board to provide design, bidding and construction management services.

Since that time, the town has explored numerous deposit sites for its dredged material, including a parcel of land off Route 54 owned by the Carl M. Freeman Companies. When those plans fell through, Fenwick officials turned their attention to Seatowne.

“This project for the town has been a long time coming,” committee member George Murphy said last month.

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GUARDING THE BEACH

BY DAMIEN SANZOTTI

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OCEAN CITY – I hope this first article finds you all doing well and staying safe as the Ocean City Beach Patrol prepares for another summer season.

The beach patrol must be ready to keep people safe beginning Memorial Day Saturday. I have a feeling this summer is going to be another one for the record books.

This off season has been one to remember as Ocean City has been bustling all winter long.

It seems there are more events than ever scheduled for this summer in Ocean City. There are still some of the fan favorites like the Ravens Bash, Air Show and Jellyfish Festival, as well as some new additions including professional bull riding on the beach. There is something for everyone, DAMIEN SANZOTTI and entertainment is abundant here in Ocean City. For more information visit the Town of Ocean City’s web-

Lifeguards will begin occupying stands on the beach on Saturday.

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I would guess the beaches of Ocean City are going to be packed this summer.

Guests of the town did a great job of spreading out last summer, and I am sure there are groups that would enjoy a similar experience this summer. Please be mindful of others when visiting the beaches

and do your best to leave enough room at the back of the beach to allow our vehicles to fit through in the event of an emergency. The beach patrol is really looking forward to having a fun, safe and productive summer.

The Ocean City Beach Patrol is on duty every day from 10 am to 5:30 pm begin-

ning on the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend and leaving our stands for the last time in 2022 on Sunday, Sept. 25. If you should have any questions, simply approach one of our friendly lifeguards, they are knowledgeable regarding anything Ocean City related. If serving the public as one of our Surf Rescue Technicians is something that appeals to you, we will be holding Pre-Employment Physical Skills Evaluations (testing) on Saturday, June 4, 2022, at Dorchester St. and the Boardwalk. Following successful testing we provide paid training ($17.75/hour.) in our Surf Rescue Training Academies, which begins on June 19. To register for one of these tryouts go to our website at www.joinbeachpatrol.com.

I hope that everyone has a safe and enjoyable time in Ocean City while making new memories with your loved ones, “Keep your feet in the sand until the lifeguard’s in the stand.”

(The writer has been with the beach patrol for 19 years and is currently a sergeant. He is a physical education teacher at Berlin Intermediate School.)

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Employee Welcomed BERLIN – Taylor Bank has announced that Pam Bromley has joined the bank as mortgage underwriter.

Bromley comes to Taylor Bank with more than 20 years of experience in residential mortgage lending at both large banks and community banks on the Eastern Shore, serving the last nine years at Mid-Atlantic Farm Credit.

PAM BROMLEY In this role, Bromley will report directly to Douglass Cook, EVP, chief lending officer of Taylor Bank. She will be responsible for evaluating and verifying loan documentation and ensuring that all documentation complies with governmental regulations.

“We are delighted to welcome Pam to Taylor Bank and our lending team,” said Raymond Thompson, president and chief executive officer of Taylor Bank. “Her extensive experience in mortgage underwriting will be invaluable in helping us enhance residential mortgage lending processes to meet the needs of our residential loan customers.”

Historic Highs, Lows BERLIN – The Coastal Association of REALTORS reports $400,000 was the median sales price for homes in Worcester County last month, a historic high.

For the lower three counties combined, the median price was $325,000, which was also a historic high. At the same time, active listings and inventory stayed at historic lows. The summer is almost here and buyers looking to move to the shore are going to have a hard time finding their dream home with the lack of homes for sale.

The median home price is 14% higher than it was in April 2021 and up 6.6% from March 2022. There are currently only 382 active listings in the lower three counties, compared to 471 in April 2021 and 1,329 in April 2020, when the pandemic began.

In all three counties throughout April, new settlements were down 18.2% compared to the same time last year. Individually, new settlements throughout April were up by 17.2% in Somerset and 6.6% in Wicomico, and down 30.7% in Worcester.

New listings in April were down 21.7% compared to the same time last year in all three counties. Individually, new listings were down by 21.4% in Worcester, 23.2% in Wicomico, and 17.5% in Somerset from April of 2021.

Active listings in all three counties were

BUSINESS And Real Estate News down by 18.9% from April of 2021. Individually, there were 195 active listings in Worcester, 130 in Wicomico, and 57 in Somerset. The median days on market for April 2022 was seven, which was the same as 2021.

“There are only so many ways to say we don’t have enough homes to sell,” said Coastal Association of REALTORS President Grace Masten. “We have been talking about inventory for two years and it’s not getting any better. Prices are continuing to rise and fewer homes are coming to the market. Summer and early fall is our busiest time, and we are losing people who want to move to the shore to other areas of the country because we don’t have the homes to offer them. It is time to get creative with zoning and building and encourage new homes to come to the market.

She continued, “Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) in particular seem to be a very promising tool to help correct the market. We are encouraging all jurisdictions to take a good look at them and allow them in their counties or towns.”

Accreditation Earned SALISBURY – Catie Windsor, property manager with SVN Miller Commercial Real Estate, has earned her Accredited Residential Manager (ARM) designation.

Windsor began her career with SVN Miller Commercial in 2019 and CATIE WINDSOR currently manages a portfolio of 503 units and 367,000 square feet.

Managers of any type of residential property – multifamily rental communities, condominiums, homeowners’ associations, single-family homes and mixed-use property – benefit from earning their ARM designation. Courses of study include budgeting, leasing, maintenance, risk management, resident relations, and retention. Windsor completed her course in March, which allowed her to then apply for designation approval.

The Accredited Residential Manager designation is one certification offered

through the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM).

The SVN Miller Property Management team currently offers two ARM designees, four certified property manager designees, and the office is an Accredited Management Office through IREM. Only 560 firms currently hold the prestigious AMO accreditation.

Residential Design Award SALISBURY – Becker Morgan Group has been honored with a “2022 Best of Houzz” award in the category of residential design.

The annual awards program recognizes the most popular designs and designers on Houzz.com, a leading platform for home design and remodeling.

The winners, which represent the top 3-4% of each category, span the country and world.

“Our objective is to create unique, sitespecific and aesthetically-pleasing design solutions that provide our clients with comfortable and functional homes they love to live in,” said Chris Pattey, leader of Becker Morgan Group’s Residential Studio. “It is an honor to be recognized by the Houzz community and it is exciting and gratifying to learn that our designs serve as inspiration to others.”

Houzz.com users vote for winners by visiting and saving a designer’s projects as motivation for their own plans.

This is the third consecutive year and the fourth time (2017, 2020, 2021 and 2022) Becker Morgan Group has received the honor for achievement in the Baltimore region.

Medical Director Appointed SALISBURY – TidalHealth is pleased to announce that Rajeev Srivastava, MD, has been appointed medical director of child and adolescent psychiatry at TidalHealth Behavioral Health in Salisbury.

Srivastava completed RAJEEV SRIVASTAVA his residency in psychia-

May 27, 2022 try at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport, La., in 2012. He later completed his fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Miss., in 2014, in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior.

Srivastava is board-certified in child and adolescent psychiatry and general psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN). He has published an impressive amount of research and held several leadership roles.

When he isn’t seeing patients, Srivastava loves to travel, walk, and spend time with his family and friends.

Commercial Symposium SALISBURY – Brandon Heaver, senior advisor with SVN Miller Commercial Real Estate, and Brent Miller, CCIM, CPM, executive managing director at SVN Miller, recently attended that the 2022 Commercial Symposium-Maryland.

The theme this year was “Betting on the Future.” The event is presented by Maryland REALTORS Commercial Alliance and was held at the Live! Casino & Hotel in Hanover, Md. The Commercial Symposium is an annual one-day educational seminar for Maryland real estate agents to learn about the hottest local commercial real estate developments and trends. Approximately 200 agents were expected to attend.

Speakers included Craig Wolf, 2022 president, Maryland REALTORS, Lawrence Yun, chief economist, National Association of REALTORS, Larry Koch, former managing director, Columbia National and several others. Topics of discussion were diversity, equity and inclusion in commercial real estate, cost segregation, and a panel discussion of “Betting on the Future.”

Foundation President Named SALISBURY – The Board of Directors of TidalHealth has announced that longtime president of the TidalHealth Foundation, Denise Billing, has chosen to retire.

Billing, a 21-year veteran of the health system, will be retiring within 30 to 60 days.

At that time, Jessica Stamp Hales will assume the position of president.

She joined TidalHealth DENISE on May 9 and is working BILLING closely with Billing on a smooth and seamless transition of leadership.

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... BUSINESS NEWS Billing will retire as the most successful leader of the fundraising arm of the health system, having generated more than $51 million in donations. The funds have led to the creation of new service lines, the expansion and renovation of existing services, the purchase of cutting-edge medical technology and equipment, and the creation of new patient care structures on the TidalHealth Peninsula Regional campus including the Layfield Tower, and of medical campuses in Ocean Pines, Md., and Millsboro, Del. “We look forward to Jessica assuming this important role supporting TidalHealth, and at the same time are extremely grateful to Denise for her leadership over the last 21 years,” said Steve Leonard, Ph.D., MBA, FACHE, president and CEO of TidalHealth.

Hales, who holds a B.S. in Marketing from the Salisbury University Perdue School of Business, joins TidalHealth from Wor-Wic Community College where she had served as the director of development and executive director of the Wor-Wic Foundation.

Previously, Hales was division director of the Eastern Shore for the March of Dimes FoundaJESSICA HALES tion and a marketing analyst at Atlantic General Hospital.

In her leadership role at the TidalHealth Foundation, she will be responsible for all fundraising and TidalHealth Foundation Board activities.

“I plan to build upon the outstanding work of Denise and the Foundation Board, foster collaboration through communication and identify driving opportunities we have in the community to improve our health system,” said Hales, who resides in Berlin, Md., with her husband and two sons.

Hales, a Worcester County native with a rich history of community and board service, was selected following a nationwide search.

Real Estate Internship REHOBOTH BEACH – Ocean Atlantic Sotheby’s International Realty (OASIR), Schell Brothers, and The Ocean Atlantic Companies have teamed up to offer a three-week real estate and construction summer internship to Cape Henlopen High School students. The internship, called “Future Leaders in Real Estate,” will provide six rising junior and senior high school students with an overview into the world of real estate sales, development and construction. Guidance counselors and administrators at Cape Henlopen worked with team members representing all three local businesses to publicize the opportunity to students, review applications, and interview prospective interns over the past 45 days.

“We are very excited to announce that our intern class this summer will consist of six excellent students at Cape who all went through the application and interview process,” said Alyssa Titus, marketing director at Schell Brothers. “We are looking forward to working with Joey DeGregory, Machi Savage, Anna Sullivan, Jeffrey Rainier, Alessandra Broussard, and Kimberly Gonzalez Roblero of Cape Hen-

The Dispatch/Maryland Coast Dispatch lopen High School and hopefully providing them with an educational and fun-filled behind the scenes look at the real estate and construction industry in Sussex County.”

The students will spend one week at each of the three companies, learning about real estate development, visiting construction sites and communities, designing a site plan, working on logos and marketing, and partnering with experienced real estate agents to work with clients.

“We are thrilled to be welcoming our first intern class this summer,” said Kathleen Schell of Ocean Atlantic Sotheby’s International Realty. “We hope this will be a great experience for them and provide them with both knowledge and contacts within the local industry for the future.”

The interns are looking forward to working with the companies as well.

“I feel great,” said Gonzalez, a rising senior at Cape. “Having this opportunity where I can learn how to run a company and an inside look at how the company works well with each other as a team is

great.”

Broussard, a rising junior at Cape, added, “I am very excited for the opportunity and look forward to working alongside the interns learning more about the real estate industry.”

The interns will also have a chance to work with Project Kudos on community service and sit in on meetings with county and city officials.

Upon completion of the internship, each student will receive a “Future Leader in Real Estate” certificate and a $1,000 stipend for their work with the companies.

Property Sold SALISBURY – Meredith Mears, advisor with SVN Miller Commercial Real Estate, represented a local investment company on the purchase of Riverside Dental Center, located at 533 Riverside Drive in Salisbury, Md. In addition to the sale, Mears also secured a long-term lease for the new owner. Situated in downtown Salisbury, the property is located next to Rise Up Coffee near the traffic circle.

Page 53 Originally built in the 1960s as a fiveunit property available for lease, the building quickly became known as the Riverside Dental Center. For over 30 years, a number of dentists served the Salisbury community at the site.

The building was vacant at the time of sale and will be fully renovated in the coming months to accommodate a singletenant occupier. The building will re-open to the public in the fall of 2022.

Mears cooperated with Blair Rinnier, of Rinnier Development Company on the sale. Rinnier represented the seller in this transaction.

Mears specializes in the sale and leasing of industrial, medical, office and retail properties, as well as land development.

Mears has 20-plus years of client experience including local and statewide governments, commercial property owners and investors, and privately operating companies across the globe.

In 2020, she was named a Top 100 Woman in the state of Maryland by The Daily Record for her vast contributions in business, community, and mentoring.

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COMMUNITY News In Photos

Scott Kammerer, president of SoDel Concepts and founder of SoDel Cares, presented a $10,000 check to the Joshua M. Freeman Foundation, which operates the Freeman Arts Pavilion near Fenwick Island. Pictured from left are Darren Silvis, development director for the Freeman Arts Pavilion; Scott Kammerer, president of SoDel Concepts; Molly Williams, patron experience director; and Patti Grimes, executive director.

American Legion Post 166 of Ocean City made a donation to the OC BPAC (Ocean City Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee) for the Lights on Bikes Program, which distributes safety lights for bicycles each summer in the Ocean City community.

Pictured from left to right are Lisa Stashak, OC BPAC member; Ben Dawson, chaplain of Post 166 and Tony DeLuca, OC BPAC and Ocean City Council member. Submitted Photos

Worcester County Garden Club President Deborah Young is pictured with Tina Celia and some of her pressed floral art. Celia instructed club members recently on her methods for pressing and drying flowers.

The Maryland State Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) held its 117th state conference at Turf Valley Resort in Ellicott City, Maryland, with many members from the local General Levin Winder and Samuel Chase chapters attending. Pictured are a Revolutionary War reenactor, Maryland DAR State Editor and General Levin Winder member Pat Arata, Samuel Chase member Dotty Semotchko, Maryland DAR State Curator and Samuel Chase member Lee Ellen Griffith, Samuel Chase members Cindy Jones, Mary Anne Adkins, Marion Robinette and Deb Breda.

Delegate Wayne Hartman spoke at the May meeting of the Ocean City AARP Chapter, providing updates to the members about legislation passed by the 2022 session of the Maryland General Assembly, including improvements to the retiree tax credit that will provide tax relief to many Maryland seniors. Hartman is pictured with Bob McCluskey, chapter president.

The Ocean City-Berlin Optimist Club donated $1,000 earlier this year to a Stephen Decatur Middle School (SDMS) after-school program that gives students the chance to interact with horses. SDMS student Angelo Jackson is pictured on a horse with trainer Katie Naughton at his side.

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SALISBURY – The community is invited to honor veterans who died in the line of duty at Wicomico County’s annual Memorial Day Ceremony.

The ceremony is set for Monday, May 30, at 10 a.m., and it will take place at the Wicomico War Veterans' Memorial in front of the Wicomico Civic Center. All are welcome and encouraged to attend this free event, which is organized by members of the Wicomico County War Memorial Committee. In the event of inclement weather, the ceremony will be held in the Wicomico Civic Center’s Midway Room.

As part of the 19th annual ceremony, there will be a lowering of the colors by the Wicomico County JROTC, ringing of the Red Knights Me-

morial Bell, branch prayers, and a volley of arms by the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office. Veterans, as well as their families, will be recognized during the ceremony, including a special family tribute to Gold Star Mothers. War Memorial Committee members will perform the reading of veterans’ names, which recognizes those Wicomico County residents who have fallen in the line of service.

In 2002, a group of veterans from all branches of the military came together to honor and preserve the memory of Wicomico County’s fallen heroes. As a result, the Wicomico War Veterans' Memorial was erected at the Wicomico Civic Center, which is itself a living war memorial to all veterans.

OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City LifeSaving Station Museum announced the opening of the 2022 Louis Parsons III Memorial Photo Contest. Deadline for entries is Oct. 3, 2022. The contest is open to all novice and professional photographers 18 and over.

Visit www.ocmuseum.org to enter.

Contest categories and prize money include Ocean City/Assateague Bay Sunsets, $250; Ocean City Boardwalk, $250; and Ocean City Beach, $250. Grand prize will win an additional $250 for a tot-

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Flags from each service branch, along with a United States, Maryland, Wicomico County and the POW-MIA flag, now proudly fly over a brick wall displaying bronze plaques with the names of Wicomico County’s fallen veterans beginning with World War I. The Wicomico County War Memorial Committee has continued the work it began in 2002. Committee members are actively seeking information on those listed on the memorial. If you have information to share about a fallen service person, please email Linda Lyons at llyons@wicomicocounty.org.

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Please contact Linda Lyons at 410548-4900, ext. 115. All proceeds are placed in a fund designated to maintain the War Memorial into perpetuity.

To learn more about the Wicomico War Veterans’ Memorial and the men and women it was built to honor, visit https://www.wicomicociviccenter.org/about/war-memorial.

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People in Society School board members Nate Passwaters, left, and Bill Buchanan, right, joined Sheriff Matt Crisafulli for a photo at the Worcester County Education Foundation fundraiser.

by Charlene Sharpe Featuring Those Helping Causes In The Resort Area

Lisa Cook, Patricia Dufendach and Harriette Creter welcomed visitors to the Taylor House Museum on Saturday.

Dr. Clara Small, Bonita Tindley and Melissa Reid are pictured in front of a new Taylor House Museum exhibit featuring the Rev. Dr. Charles Albert Tindley.

Members of the Briddell family are pictured in front of a new Briddelltown exhibit at the Taylor House Museum.

Ray and Kelly Thompson attended a Preakness Party benefiting the Worcester County Education Foundation.

Jenifer Rayne and Cassidy Hamborsky paused for a photo during Saturday’s Worcester County Education Foundation fundraiser.

Rachael Warren and Gina Russell were among the attendees at the fundraiser at Dockside Restaurant in Pocomoke Saturday.

Carol Rose, Sen. Mary Beth Carozza and Pat Schrawder attended a special event at the Taylor House Museum that was held to showcase new exhibits and thank volunteers.

Annette Wallace, Mary Chamberlain and Susan Redden are pictured at Saturday’s Preakness Party at Dockside Restaurant.

Vanessa Alban and Worcester County Commissioner Josh Nordstrom visited Dockside Restaurant for the Worcester County Education Foundation’s Preakness Party.

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After all, working from home appears to be a phenomenon here to stay. Consider how you can work your way into a longer career path by adapting your skills and experience to a work-from-home modCOLLIN el. For example, teaching/coaching, gig/con- MACOMBER sulting work, organizing/participating in the sharing economy, or making and selling your wares.

These are decisions and actions you can take mid-career — like those we make as young adults to further our ca-

reers. And consider the perks, such as no longer having to report to a contentious boss. In an ongoing study that covers decades, Gallup reports that the majority of employees quit their jobs due to their direct manager, not because of the company itself.

If you love your job but hate your boss, consider that today, more than 90% of employers report that productivity has remained the same or even improved with the remote work model. Given today’s strong jobseeker’s market, now is the time to consider negotiating more flexibility for your work life in order to allow you to work longer to earn money for retirement while at the same time enjoying your job more than you do now.

Can you retire now? If you can, should you? If your retirement could potentially last 20 or 30 years, would you get bored no longer having specific work responsibilities? Author Ken Dychtwald refers to retirement as “Life’s Third Age.” He encourages people to think about how they can continue to grow, learn, meet new people, try new things and even discover a new purpose for living. Possibilities include going back to school, starting a nonprofit, learning to play a musical instrument, learning a foreign language, or writing a memoir for your children and grandchildren.

(The writer is an investment advisor with Key Financial Services. The entire KFS team can be reached at 410-629-0357.)

Notice of Public Hearing Worcester County Water and Wastewater Enterprise Fund FY 2022/2023 Requested Budgets and Assessments The Worcester County Commissioners will conduct a public hearing to receive comments on the proposed operating budgets, assessments, user charges and other charges for each of the 11 sanitary service areas operated by the Worcester County Department of Public Works, Water & Wastewater Division: Tuesday, June 7, 2022 at 10:45 a.m. in the County Commissioners’ Meeting Room Room 1101 Government Center, One West Market Street Snow Hill, Maryland 21863 Copies of the proposed operating budgets for the 11 sanitary service areas are available for public inspection in the County Commissioners’ Office in Room 1103 of the County Government Center in Snow Hill and online at www.co.worcester.md.us.

The 11 sanitary service areas and proposed changes to the user charges are as follows: Assateague Pointe – increase from $90 to $96 per Equivalent Dwelling Unit (EDU) per quarter domestic water flat charge; increase from $140.50 to $150 per EDU per quarter domestic sewer flat charge; and increase from $25 to $27 per lot grinder pump flat surcharge.

Briddletown – increase from $66 to $69 per EDU per quarter domestic water flat fee; increase from $27 to $30 swimming pool flat charge; and increase from $60 to $65 irrigation flat charge; increase in commercial water base fee ranging from $56.75 to $472.50 at present to $62.43 to $519.75 based on total EDU's; and increase in water usage charge from $9.75 to $10.73 per thousand gallons.

Edgewater Acres – increase from $175 to $183.75 per EDU per quarter domestic water and sewer base fee; and increase from $150 to $157.40 per EDU per quarter domestic sewer flat charge.

The Landings – increase from $250 to $267.50 per EDU per quarter domestic water and sewer base fee; increase from $39 to $42 per EDU per quarter Lewis Road domestic water base fee; increase in commercial water and sewer base fees ranging from $295 to $2,461 at present to $324.50 to $2,707.10 based on total EDUs; and increase from $240 to $257 per EDU per quarter accessibility fee.

Lighthouse Sound – increase from $215 to $230 per EDU per quarter domestic sewer flat charge; increase from $100 to $107 per EDU per quarter sewer accessibility fee.

Mystic Harbour - increase from $178 to $195.80 per EDU per quarter domestic water and sewer base fee; increase from $175.75 to $193.33 per EDU per quarter domestic sewer flat charge; and increase in commercial water and sewer base fees ranging from $227 to $1,890 at present to $249.70 to $2,079 based on total EDUs; increase from $150 to $165 per EDU per quarter water and sewer accessibility fee; and increase from $48.75 to $53.20 per EDU per quarter sunset village domestic water flat charge.

Newark - increase from $216 to $222 per EDU per quarter domestic water and sewer base fee; increase from $266 to $274 per EDU per quarter commercial water and sewer base fee.

Ocean Pines – increase from $179 to $187 per EDU per quarter domestic water and sewer base fee; increase from $164.75 to $170.75 per EDU per quarter domestic sewer flat charge; increase from $141 to $146 per White Horse Park lot per quarter per domestic water and sewer flat charge; increase in commercial water and sewer base fees ranging from $227 to $1,890 at present to $242.89 to $2,022.30 based on total EDUs; reduction in quarterly debt service from $37 per EDU to $36; and increase in quarterly supplemental debt service from $20 per EDU to $31.

Riddle Farm - increase from $200 to $220 per EDU per quarter domestic water and sewer base fee; increase in commercial water and sewer base fees ranging from $227 to $1,890 at present to $249.70 to $2,079 based on total EDUs. River Run - increase from $150 to $158 per EDU per quarter domestic sewer flat charge; increase from $56 to $59 per EDU per quarter domestic water base fee.

West Ocean City - no proposed changes.

In addition to user charges, assessments will be levied in the Mystic Harbour, Newark, Ocean Pines, Riddle Farm and Snug Harbour service areas or sub-areas to make debt payments. All assessments shall be made on an EDU basis.

For additional information, contact the Worcester County Treasurer’s Office at 410-632-9309.

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HOROSCOPES ARIES (March 21 to April 19): A up to you to check them out. Meanheads-up alert to all free-spirited Ewes while, a stalled romantic situation starts and Rams: Be wary of a deal that could up again.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21): result in compromising your independence. Check every detail before mak- That flare-up of Scorpian temperament cools down, leaving you more recepting a commitment.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): ive to suggestions about changes that New facts emerge that help put an irk- might need to be made in your personsome workplace situation in perspec- al life.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. tive. Meanwhile, pay more attention to a family member who needs your wis- 21): An unusual period of indecisiveness is a mite frustrating. But things dom and strength.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20): A soon clear up, allowing the sage Sagitslight setback in plans is nothing to tarian to make those wise pronounceworry about. Use this delay to deal with ments again.

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BORN THIS WEEK: Your ruling tion on preparing for a possible career planet, Mercury, endows you with a gift change.

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The English Diner opened in 1939 on the corner of Wicomico Street and Baltimore Avenue. Moved to 21st Street and Philadelphia Avenue in the last 1950s, it was one of Ocean City’s most popular family restaurants.

It was known as “Little City Hall” for the daily breakfast gatherings of Ocean City’s political elite during the years that Hugh Cropper, Harry Kelley and Roland “Fish” Powell served as mayors.

The English Diner was demolished in November 2005 and the Mariner’s Watch condominium was built on the site the following year.

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Above left, Taylor Bank Operations Supervisor Catrina Satchell is pictured presenting the scholarship certificate to Lauren Hall at the Snow Hill branch. Above right, Doreen Angelo, AVP, Relationship Officer and Branch Manager, presents the scholarship certificate to Makenzy Marvel at the bank’s Ocean View, Del. Branch.

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BERLIN – The following represents a collection of press releases announcing recent achievements.

• Taylor Bank has selected three area high school seniors as recipients of the Calvin B. Taylor Memorial Scholarship.

The scholarship is for $1,000 towards continuing education expenses and is based on student accomplishments in the areas of academics, leadership, community service, extracurricular activities, and an essay.

One student was selected from each county in the bank’s service area: the Indian River School District of Sussex County, Del., Worcester County and Accomack County, Va. This year’s recipients include Makenzy Marvel, graduating from Indian River High School, anticipated field of study is para-medicine; Lauren Hall, graduating from Snow Hill High

School, anticipated field of study is secondary education with a concentration in mathematics; and Collin Wright, graduating from Holly Grove Christian School, anticipated field of study is food science and technology at Virginia Tech.

“Taylor Bank is proud to support and recognize these students as they take the next step in their education,” said Raymond M. Thompson, President and CEO of Taylor Bank. “Congratulations to all of the graduating seniors in our community on their tremendous accomplishments.”

• The Women’s Club of Ocean Pines awarded four $1,500 scholarships to deserving seniors from Stephen Decatur High School. The President of the Women’s Club, Karin Benton, presented MORGAN the scholarships to awardECHOLS ees Morgan Echols, Ethan Simpson Hansford, Kendahl Parsons and Hannah Short in recognition of their academic achievements, extracurricular involvement and dedication to their community.

• Two local students were recently recognized ETHAN for achieving Dean's List at SIMPSON Belmont University for the HANSFORD Spring 2022 semester. Eligibility is based on a minimum course load of 12 hours (exclusive of audit and pass/fail courses this semester) and a quality grade point average of 3.5 with no grade below a KENDAHL C (inclusive of audit, pass/PARSONS fail courses and zero-credit courses). The students were Alexander Jett of Ocean City and Luke Simonsen of Alexandria.

• Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) congratulates the following students on being named to the Winter 2022 Presi- HANNAH dent's List. Full-time under- SHORT graduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.700 and above are named to the President's List. Full-time status is achieved by earning 12 credits; undergraduate day students must earn 12 credits in the fall or spring semester, and online students must earn 12 credits over two consecutive terms. The students were Christian Davenport of Berlin, Cristina Jones of Berlin, Mikayla Shemansky of Ocean Pines, Zachary Figard of Berlin, Michael Bruette of Selbyville and Taylor Hershey of Berlin • Julianna Sterling, a native of Berlin, was recently initiated into the Washington College Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK), the National Leadership Honor Society. The Society welcomed 1,971 new initiates from 78 universities during April. Students initiated into the society must be sophomores, juniors, seniors, or graduate/professional students in the top 35% of their class, demonstrate leadership experience in at SEE PAGE 64

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OCBP Alumni of the Week

(Editor’s Note: The following is the latest in an ongoing series on the men and women who have spent their summers protecting all those who came to Ocean City for fun and safe vacation.)

OCEAN CITY – Most of the people on the Ocean City Beach Patrol grew up within reach of the beach.

Even if it was a three-hour drive, they probably spent summer vacations in Ocean City, watching the guards making rescues and thinking about how that would be them one day.

This was not the case for Holly Gardner. She grew up about as geographically far from any ocean as one could possibly be in the United States. “I am from Kansas and had only been to the ocean once in my life before deciding to tryout,” she said.

She started making her way east in 1993, when she moved to Morgantown, W.Va. to begin her studies in veterinary medicine at WVU. Holly was also athletic and joined the university track team. One day her life would change when “a guy on my track team at WVU was wearing an OCBP shirt so I asked him about it.

He told me about the beach patrol then finished with ‘but girls don’t really ever make it.’ Challenge accepted.”

With her sophomore year finishing up, Holly decided to take a road trip. “My college roommate and I drove to OC for the first time ever on tryout day in 1995 with $20 in the bank and no place to live. I passed the test.” Her only problem was she had no place to live. Holly remembers that “by chance, we ran into a friend the night after tryouts at Macky’s, who offered her a couch until we got our own place. That lasted two long weeks.”

Holly found a more permanent room in a chaotic house on 8th Street where she describes having the “best summer ever.” But it would not be her last in Ocean City or on the beach patrol. Each summer, Holly would return from West Virginia and school to guard another year. Even after she graduated, the pull of guarding kept her coming back.

“My most memorable rescue was in 1998. One morning while guarding at Castle in the Sand, I walked over the dunes and saw two kids way out in the ocean, quickly getting sucked out in a rip,” she recalled.

“Lifeguards weren’t even close to being on duty yet. I threw down my gear, grabbed my buoy and headed out for them. Since no lifeguards were on duty yet, there was no back up. I swam past the closest victim and encouraged him to make it in to

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There was no one anywhere. I knew I needed to start search and rescue, but by myself. After my fourth dive down, I saw an arm break the surface and raced towards it and pulled him to shore. He ended up being ok, just frightened and exhausted. It turns out the mayor and his family were on my beach that day and had witnessed the rescue and came to my beach to thank me and commend me.”

Holly would be promoted to crew chief and then to sergeant, making her only the third female sergeant in the patrol’s history.

“OCBP was life changing for this Kansas girl. I fell in love with the beach and the ocean, and realized I never wanted to be far from it. My time on the beach patrol, the competitions, the rescues, the mental fortitude, the confidence gained, the lifelong friends made, the memories, and all of the experiences have shaped me into who I am today. I met the man I married on the beach patrol and we have been together for 20 years. OC and the OCBP are such a part of our lives still, and a part of our three boys’ lives. Our hope is that at least one of them will carry on the tradition and follow in our footsteps (literally) to become lifeguards for the OCBP.” Holly now lives in Hampstead with her husband and sons. She has her own personal training business and has been a CrossFit coach for 10 years. She still returns to the beach whenever she can.

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...ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM PAGE 62 least one of the five pillars, and embrace the ODK ideals. Fewer than five percent of students on a campus are invited to join each year.

• Hannah Bird of Selbyville has enrolled at McDaniel College as a member of the Class of 2026. Bird is a graduate of Indian River High School and plans to study Health Sciences.

• Ocean City Fire Department Lieutenant Steven H. Twilley, a pro board certified firefighter and nationally registered paramedic, returned home this month from the United States Airforce Officer Training School at Maxwell Airforce Base, Ala. Twilley joined the Ocean City Fire Department in 2002 as a part-time employee and was hired in 2006 as a full-time employee. In 2021, Fire Chief Richie Bowers promoted Twilley to the rank of lieutenant. Twilley has a STEVEN H. Bachelor of Science DeTWILLEY gree in Nursing and is currently enrolled at Spring Arbor University to obtain his master’s in nursing – Nurse Practitioner.

"Attending Officer Training School (OTS) was a physical and mental challenge, said Lieutenant Steve Twilley. "I acquired lifelong friends and participated in excellent leadership training with great instructors. OTS is an experience I will

SELBYVILLE – The 15th season of the Freeman Arts Pavilion will kick off next week with The Great DuBois: Masters of Variety — a free, family-friendly circus performances on Thursday, June 2.

The fast-paced, high-energy circus show will be fun for all ages and showcases incredible feats of juggling, hula hoops, unicycle, aerial, circus stunts, contortion, magic and audience interaction all wrapped up in a blanket of comedy. The night will also feature carnival games, activities for the kids, a street performer and more ahead of the show beginning at 5:45 p.m., with the performance starting at 7 p.m. To learn more and register for tickets, visit freemanarts.org.

Opening weekend also features performances by KC and the Sunnever forget. My peers' support at OTS and my family's support at home made this process possible. I cannot thank everyone enough. I am glad to be back home serving the Ocean City community."

Bowers said, "I'm extremely proud of Lieutenant Twilley. Not only is he serving Ocean City as a firefighter, he is a practicing nurse, and now he is also serving

shine Band on Friday, June 3, and the Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra on Saturday, June 4.

“As we celebrate our 15th season, we look forward to another year of presenting unique and diverse performances for the whole community to enjoy,” said Patti Grimes, executive director of Joshua M. Freeman Foundation. “It’s quite fitting that this year’s opening weekend, features a family program, music legends and the MSO, which has helped us launch our summer schedule each year.”

In 14 seasons of presenting the arts, more than 683,000 people have enjoyed our programming, which has included a wide variety of performances such as national recording artists, tribute acts, dance, theatre and classical music.

our country. This is the caliber of people working for us in Ocean City."

• Grace Watson, a freshman biblical counseling major from Berlin, was among over 620 Bob Jones University students named to the Spring 2022 President's List. The President's List recognizes students who earn a 3.75 or higher grade point average for the semester.

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This week, Freeman Arts Pavilion recently added two more shows to its 2022 season lineup.

The fundraising arts nonprofit revealed Brett Young and John Fogerty will perform Sept. 9 and 10, respectively and are the final performances to be a part of the 15th season. Tickets went on sale to the public Thursday, May 26, for both shows at freemanarts.org.

Other recently added performances include the annual Arts & Jazz Festival, which will be held from 4-8 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 26, and the Young Audience Series, which includes free children and family programming held every Saturday morning from June through Labor Day. To view the full 2022 season lineup, visit freemanarts.org.

• A total of 1,021 students, including Sean Vandervelden, of Ocean City, received degrees from East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania at a commencement ceremony on May 8 at EilerMartin Stadium. A total of 800 bachelor's degrees, 214 master's degrees and seven doctoral degrees were awarded.

• SoDel Cares, the philanthropic arm of SoDel Concepts, recently donated $2,500 to the Read Aloud Delaware. The nonprofit’s mission is to ensure that Delaware preschool children receive regular one-on-one reading sessions. On a regular basis, volunteers visit more than 100 sites across the state to read to children ages ones to five.

“Read Aloud Delaware introduces children to literacy and encourages children to love books and stories,” said Scott Kammerer, president of SoDel Concepts and the founder of SoDel Cares. “Organizations like Read Aloud Delaware help prepare children for success in school.”

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STUDENTS In The News Worcester Preparatory School teachers Annie Seipp and Maureen Raines and their students hosted this year’s third grade Bread Sale as part of a hands-on learning lesson combining English, science, social studies (civics and community), mathematics and philanthropy. The project is modeled like a small business, with the young entrepreneurs baking bread, selling it to Lower School classmates in a “Café,” and donating the proceeds to charity. This year, the class partnered with the Bad Monkey West in Ocean City where they learned how to make and bake the bread. The students donated $403 to Atlantic General Hospital. Above, third grade students Madelyn Bobenko, Sloane Smith and Camille Leslie share their thank you cards to Bad Monkey. Below, Samuel Baker, Selena Jaoude, Barrett Brittingham, Cole Bergey, Arian Zhang and Evelyn Smith all lined up to serve bread at the Lady Bug Café.

Seaside Christian Academy held its first high school graduation ceremony since 2005 this month. Russell "Rusty" Warren, pictured, graduated with honors after attending SCA for most of his school career.

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Stephen Decatur High School senior Emma Sperry was announced Best All Around during the annual Senior Awards Night event on May 17. Sperry is a member of the Mu Alpha Theta Honor Society and she serves as president of the National Honor Society. Her academic resume includes a national Seal of Biliteracy and a College Board title of AP Scholar with six Advanced Placement courses and straight A’s throughout high school. She is pictured with Principal Tom Sites.

Twenty-seven students were recognized for special achievement under the STARS program at Stephen Decatur High School with a Cupcake Social on May 13. Each student was nominated by a SDHS educator for special achievement or taking responsibility for helping fellow students. The social was chaired by Decatur art teacher Mary Ann Fardelman and funded by the Ocean City-Berlin Optimist Club.

Helping guests find their seats at the Lady Bug Café were Worcester Prep students Paige Asbill, Sloane Smith, Rodolphe Crevecouer, Cooper Feldman and Rama Boopathi. Below, third grader Matthew Evangelista, right, was excited to have his younger brother Ben Evangelista visit the Lady Bug Café.

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The Dispatch’s Pets of the Month

Pet’s Name: Kiki Pooh Pet’s Age/Breed: 3-year-old yorkie/poo Pet’s Owners: Dee & Jim Maguire

Pet’s Name: Emery, Denali, Cinder & Ash Pet’s Age/Breed: Various breeds, ages Pet’s Owner: Anne Brezniak

Pet’s Name: Parker Pet’s Age/Breed: 19-month-old Weimaraner Pet’s Owners: Travis Brown & Melarie Bivens

Pet’s Name: Birdy Pet’s Age/Breed: 10-year-old mixed breed Pet’s Owners: The Nellans family

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Pet’s Name: Eddie Pet’s Age/Breed: 4-year-old mixed breed rescue Pet’s Owner: Matt Stoehr

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, Molly, owned by Jenna McLaurin.

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 June 24.

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Who’s Where When 45TH ST. TAPHOUSE 443-664-2201 45th St. & Coastal Hwy. Friday, May 27: Aaron Howell Saturday, May 28: Keith White Duo BUXY’S SALTY DOG 410-289-0973 28th St. & Coastal Hwy. Friday, May 27: DJ Wax Saturday, May 28: Aaron Howell Duo Sunday, May 29: DJ BK COCONUTS BEACH BAR & GRILL OCEANFRONT CASTLE IN THE SAND 37TH & 38TH ST. 410-289-6846 Friday, May 27: Endless Ember, Chris Sacks Band Saturday, May 28: The Bills, Zion Reggae Sunday, May 29: Aaron Howell Trio, Colossal Fossil Sauce Monday, May 30: Smooth & Remy, Beach Mac Tuesday, May 31: Jack Worthington, Trigger Fish Wednesday, June 1: Keri Anthony, Chris Diller Duo Thursday, June 2: Kevin Poole, The Chest Pains COINS PUB 410-289-3100 28th St. Plaza On Coastal Hwy. Friday, May 27: Dust N Bones Saturday, May 28: Jim Long Monday, May 30: Teenage Rust & The Fabulous Rustettes Wednesdays: DJ Wax CORK BAR Sunday, May 29: Silky Jones

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Best Beats BEATS BY WAX Buxy’s Salty Dog: Friday, May 27 Pickles Pub: Tuesdays & Thursdays Coins Pub: Wednesdays

DJ WOOD Pickles Pub: Mondays Karaoke w/Wood

PARKER BARROW PROJECT OC Fontainebleu Resort: Friday, May 27

KEVIN POOLE Crabcake Factory Bayside: Wednesday, June 1 Coconuts Beach Bar: Thursday, June 2

JIM LONG BAND Coin’s Pub: Saturdays

BEATS BY STYLER Pickles Pub: Fridays, Sundays, Wednesdays

DJ BILLY T Harborside: Friday, Sunday &Thursday

VERTIGO RED Purple Moose: Friday & Saturday, May 27 & 28

DJ PAPI ROISTEROUS Lookout Lounge: Sundays Purple Moose: Wednesdays

DJ DEOGEE Crawl St. Tavern: Thursdays

MARLIN CITY MADMEN Crawl Street Tavern: Friday, May 27

FAGER’S ISLAND 410-524-5500 60th St. In The Bay Friday, May 27: DJ RobCee, Crushing Day, DJ Hook Saturday, May 28: DJ Greg, Crushing Day, DJ Groove, Jumper Sunday, May 29: The 1974, DJ Hook, The Loop Monday, May 30: The 1974 Band, DJ RobCee, Under The Covers Tuesday, May 31: DJ Hector GREENE TURTLE WEST 410-213-1500 Rt. 611, West O.C. Sundays: Karaoke w/ DJ Jeremy

DJ ROBCEE Fager’s Island: Friday, May 27 & Monday, May 30

On The Beach

CRABCAKE FACTORY BAYSIDE 302-988-5000 37314 Lighthouse Rd., Rte. 54 Selbyville, DE Friday, May 27: Rick Walton Sunday, May 29: TBA Tuesday, May 31: Danny Dolan Wednesday, June 1: Kevin Poole CRAWL STREET TAVERN 443-373-2756 Wicomico St. Downtown O.C. Friday, May 27: Marlin City Madmen Saturday, May 28: TBA Sundays: Karaoke W/DJ Rut Tuesdays: DJ Rut Thursdays: DJ DeoGee

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KAROAKE W/JEREMY Harborside: Saturdays Greene Turtle West: Sundays

DJ BK Buxy’s Salty Dog: Sundays

SILKY JONES Cork Bar: Sunday, May 29

CRUSHING DAY Fager’s Island: Friday & Saturday, May 27 & 28

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Who’s Where When HARBORSIDE 410-213-1846 South Harbor Rd., West O.C. Fridays: DJ Billy T Saturday, May 28: Side Project, DJ Jeremy Sunday, May 29: Pickin’ Party, DJ Billy T Thursdays: DJ Billy T

HARBOR BOYS Pickles Pub: Saturday, May 28

THE 1974 BAND Fager’s Island: Sunday & Monday, May 29 & 30

AARON HOWELL DUO 45th St. Taphouse: Friday, May 27 Dry Dock 28: Saturday, May 29 Coconuts Beach Bar: Sunday, May 29

ZION REGGAE BAND Coconuts Beach Bar: Saturday, May 28 Seacrets: Monday, May 30

OC FONTAINEBLEU RESORT 410-524-3535 10100 Coastal Hwy. In The OC Friday, May 27: Parker Barrow Project, On The Edge Saturday, May 28: Stefan Heuer, First Class, DJ Yemi, On The Edge Sunday, May 29: Brian McConnell, First Class Monday, May 30: Troll Tribe Duo OCEAN PINES YACHT CLUB 410-641-7501 1 Mumford’s Landing Road, Ocean Pines Friday, May 27: The Benderz Saturday, May 28: Tranzfusion Sunday, May 29: Great Train Robbery PICKLES PUB 410-289-4891 8th St. & Philadelphia Ave. Fridays: Beats By Styler Saturday, May 28: Harbor Boys Sundays: Edjacated Phools Mondays: Karaoke with Wood Tuesdays: Beats By Wax Wednesdays: Beats By Styler Thursdays: Beats By Wax

TEENAGE RUST & THE FABULOUS RUSTETTES Coins Pub: Monday, May 30

FIRST CLASS OC Fontainebleu Resort: Saturday & Sunday, May 28 & 29

9 MILE ROOTS Seacrets: Friday-Sunday, May 27-29

PICKIN’ PARTY Harborside: Sunday, May 29

ALTER EGO Purple Moose: Sunday & Monday, May 29 & 30

TRANZFUSION Ocean Pines Yacht Club: Saturday, May 28

PURPLE MOOSE SALOON Between Talbot & Caroline Streets On The Boardwalk 410-289-6953 Friday & Saturday, May 27 & 28: Vertigo Red Sunday & Monday: May 29 & 30: Alter Ego Saturdays, Tuesday, May 31 & Thursday, June 2: DJ Adam Dutch Wednesdays: DJ Papi Roisterous SEACRETS 410-524-4900 49th St. & Coastal Hwy. Friday, May 27: DJ Bobby O, DJ Tuff, DJ Davie, My Hero Zero, 9 Mile Roots, Crash The Party Saturday, May 28: DJ Cruz, DJ Bobby O, DJ Tuff, Crash The Party, 9 Mile Roots, The Event Horizon, Kono Nation Sunday, May 29: DJ Davie, DJ Bobby O, DJ Tuff, 9 Mile Roots, Stealing Savannah, Gypsy Wisdom Monday, May 30: DJ Davie, DJ Bobby O, Full Circle, Zion Reggae Band Tuesday, May 31: DJ Davie, Opposite Directions Wednesday, June 1: Full Circle Duo, DJ Davie Thursday, June 2: DJ Cruz, John McNutt Band, GoGo Gadjet

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SALISBURY – MAC, Your Area Agency on Aging, is officially celebrating its 50th anniversary with an Active Aging Expo, to be held Saturday, June 11, at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center in Salisbury.

The public is invited on June 11 to celebrate MAC’s 50 years of serving seniors on the Lower Shore and to learn about many ways to engage in active aging.

The expo will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will feature speakers, demonstrations, raffles, door prizes and giveaways, entertainment, networking opportunities, and much more. Get information about the many services and resources available at MAC – and in the community – designed to help enhance the lives of seniors. Admission is free.

TidalHealth will bring its HealthFest to the Civic Center as well, filling the Flanders rooms with all kinds of health screenings, medical information, special guests and more.

The day starts with a one-mile Soles for Seniors walk. Registration and checkin starts at 8 a.m. and the walk steps off

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Weather Cooperates:

Hot and dry weather conditions were in place throughout last weekend’s annual Endless Summer Cruisin event in Ocean City. Above, some participants in the Boardwalk parade are pictured after completing their run.

Photo by Chris Parypa

at 9 a.m. The walk will conclude with awards and breakfast at 10 a.m. Teams are forming now and individual walkers are welcome.

For more information on the Expo or Soles for Seniors walk, or to learn more

about MAC and its many services, visit www.macinc.org or call 410-742-0505, Ext. 166.

MAC is one of the five oldest area agencies on aging in the nation, founded in 1972 as a pilot project, and incor-

porated in 1974. The nonprofit charitable organization offers an ever-growing slate of services that fulfill its mission of helping older adults live with dignity and thrive in their homes and community.

Adopt A Pet From The Shelter These Loving Animals, Sponsored Each Month By Local Businesses, Are Available For Adoption At The Ocean City Humane Society: 410-213-0146.

To Sponsor A Pet, Call 410-641-4561 • Annually, 10% Of The Proceeds From This Page Are Donated To The Shelter The Humane Society Desperately Needs Volunteers To Help Care For The Cats And Dogs. Any Amount Of Time You Can Spare Will Be Appreciated.

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FROGGER

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Adkins Of Berlin Harrison Avenue 410-641-2200

Bank Of Ocean City Ocean Pines 410-208-9380

Taylor Bank Main Street, Berlin, Md. 410-641-1700

Casual Designs Rte. 54, Fenwick 302-436-8224 Rte. 50, Berlin 410-629-1717

Shore Results Realty Kim McGuigan, Broker, OC 443-992-4990

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The Dispatch www.mdcoastdispatch.com 410-641-4561

The Dough Roller Five Locations In Ocean City

Maryland Title Service 11500 Coastal Hwy., Suite 7, OC 410-723-2000

Elliott’s Hardware Rte. 611, West Ocean City 410-213-1088

SU Names Stadium After Donnie Williams

May 27, 2022

SALISBURY – Ten years ago, Salisbury lost a business visionary and community leader with the death of Salisbury University alumnus, entrepreneur and real estate developer Donnie Williams.

Exactly one decade after his passing on May 17, 2012, Salisbury University honored his legacy by announcing the renaming of its varsity baseball complex as Donnie Williams Sea Gull Baseball Stadium.

“Donnie was a lifelong baseball fan and also supported SU Athletics,” said Linda Slacum, whose planned gift to the University made the naming possible.

“He always spoke so highly of his time at SU and was a member of the President’s Club until his passing. This felt like a perfect fit.”

“Through his vision, in addition to his support of SU, Donnie Williams changed the face of student housing in Salisbury, developing the complexes in which many of our students still live today,” said Jason Curtin, SU vice president of University advancement and external affairs, and executive director of the SU Foundation, Inc. “I can think of no honor befitting him more than ensuring his name will continue to live on, on the SU campus.”

Williams conceived the plans for his first successful businesses, Alarm Guard security systems and Advanced Property Rental, as part of his senior class project at SU in 1975. He established both in 1976 and sold Alarm Guard in 1992, continuing to oversee Advanced Property Rental until his passing.

As a developer, he established several off-campus student housing complexes in Salisbury, including University Townhouses, Cedar Crossing, Varsity Lane and Williams Landing.

A health and fitness advocate, he was one of the three original owners of Olympia Fitness Club in Salisbury. He also was an avid baseball fan, serving as catcher on the 1971 Maryland state champion St. Mary’s Ryken High School team. He held season tickets behind home plate for the Baltimore Orioles for 18 years and had a goal of attending a game at every Major League stadium.

In the community, Williams served on the boards of directors of several local businesses and organizations, including Shore Bank and the United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore. He was a longtime member of the Rotary Club of Salisbury, where he was thrice named Rotarian of the Year. The Rotary Foundation honored him with its prestigious Paul Harris Fellow recognition.

“Donnie felt it was important to be involved in the community,” said Slacum.

“I hope that current SU students learn from his example of hard work and determination. He had to work multiple jobs to put himself through college.

Class work did not come easy for him.

However, he tackled all challenges as if failure was not an option.”

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Pictured, from left, are Jason Curtin, SU vice president of advancement and external affairs, and executive vice president of the SU Foundation, Inc.; Stefanie Rider, SU major gifts officer; and SU President Charles Wight.

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Every Sunday: Berlin Farmers Market From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., several streets will be closed to allow producers to display their goods. Live music from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Every Monday: TOPS Meeting 5-6:30 p.m. Atlantic General Hospital, Berlin. Take Off Pounds Sensibly is a support group promoting weight loss and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Call Rose 443-880-8444.

Every Tuesday: TOPS Meeting Take Off Pounds Sensibly is a weekly support and education group promoting weight loss and a healthy life style.

Meetings are held at the Worcester County Berlin Health Department at 9730 Healthway Drive, Berlin from 3:30-4:30 p.m. every Tuesday. 410289-4725.

Every Tuesday: Dancing The Delmarva Hand Dance Club holds dancing at the Selbyville Elks Lodge 2173 from 5:30-9 p.m. delmarvahanddancing.com.

Every Wednesday: Bingo Elks Lodge 2645, corner of Sinepuxent Avenue and 138th Street in Ocean City.

Has bingo all year. Doors open 4:30 p.m. with first game sharply at 6:30 p.m.

Kitchen open for light fare. 410-2502645.

Every Thursday: Beach Singles Join the club, 55 plus, at Harpoon Hanna’s in Fenwick Island, 4-6 p.m. 302436-9577 or BeachSingles.org.

Every Friday: Bingo Knights of Columbus hosts with doors open at 5 p.m. and bingo beginning promptly at 6:30 p.m. Held at the Columbus Hall at 9901 Coastal Highway, behind St. Luke's Church. Play every game for just $24. Light refreshments available. Call 410-524-7994 with any questions.

May 28: Breakfast Buffet AUCE breakfast buffet at the Whaleyville United Methodist Church located at 11716 Sheppards Crossing Road. $8/adult and $4/child from 7-10 a.m.

May 28: Annual Car Show The Kiwanis Club of Ocean City/Ocean Pines will hold its 2nd Annual Car Show at the Veterans Memorial Park in Oc-

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Things To Do ean Pines. Registration begins at 9 a.m. Event is from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.

Judged classes with trophies and awards. Proceeds used to support club youth and scholarship programs. Open to all. Rain date June 4.

May 28: Kid Craft Day 94th St. Center for the Arts 11am Kids crafts in the courtyard. Free. www.artleagueofoceancity.org.

May 29: Guided Gallery Tours 94th Street Center for the Arts, 1 p.m.

Explore the galleries and learn about the exhibiting artists. Free.

May 29: Monument Gathering Join the local American Legions at the Veterans Monument on the corner of Main and West streets in Berlin for a special ceremony to honor veterans at 8 a.m.. Event by the American Legions.

May 30: Memorial Day Parade Parade begins at 11 a.m. at Stephen Decatur Middle School ending at Henry Park with music, food, vendors and games. Event by the Berlin Community Improvement Association.

June 2-4: Ravens Beach Bash Presented by Miller Lite, Ravens filled weekend of events, current players, alumni, cheerleader and Playmaker meet and greets, beach games, bonfires, a fireworks/laser light show and more. Most events free and open to the public.

June 4: Youth Fishing Derby Wicomico County Recreation & Parks’ Youth Fishing Derby, a longtime community tradition, is happening at Salisbury City Park. Children ages 15 and under must preregister to participate in this free event. Check-in is at 8 a.m., fishing will be from 9-11 a.m. with awards and snacks for the youth participants to follow. Registration is open now through June 3 and is available online at www.WicomicoRecandParks-

.org or at the Wicomico Civic Center box office (Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.–6 p.m.).

June 3-5: Professional Bull Riding Three Shows at the Inlet Parking Lot in Ocean City starting at 6 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, June 3-4, and at 2 p.m. on June 5. All tickets General Admission- $50 (all ages need a ticket).

June 8-10: Basic Boating Course The US Coast Guard Auxiliary is offering the Maryland Basic Boating Safety Course at the Ocean Pines Library, 11107 Cathell Rd., Berlin Md. 21811.

Classes will be from 6-9 p.m. Cost is $20 for all three evenings. Register or get more information by calling Barry Cohen at 410-935-4807, or email CGAUXOC@Gmail.com.

June 9: Energy Public Forum The Ocean Pines Chamber of Commerce will host a public forum for all Ocean Pines community homeowners that will focus on all available energy supplier options from 6-8 p.m. at the Ocean Pines Library. Representatives from electric, oil, propane and natural gas companies will be on hand to speak with home owners about their options and cost saving tips as energy costs rise. The public is invited to attend and will have the opportunity to ask questions of all companies.

June 10: Bathtub Races From 6-8 p.m., local businesses and sponsors race down Main Street in their homemade rolling tubs for the Winner Take All Ducky Trophy. Event by the Berlin Chamber of Commerce.

June 11: Anniversary Events MAC, Your Area Agency on Aging, is officially celebrating its 50th anniversary with an Active Aging Expo, at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center in Salisbury.

The day starts with a one-mile Soles for Seniors walk. Registration and check-

Things To Do activities are printed free of charge. To ensure that an event is listed in a timely manner, please

submit information as early as possible, since all items will be listed in advance as space permits. Be sure to include the date, name of event, time, location, address and a contact number. Email to editor@mdcoastdispatch.com; fax to 410-641-0966; or mail to The Dispatch, P.O. Box 467, Berlin, Md. 21811.

May 27, 2022 in starts at 8 a.m. and the walk steps off at 9 a.m. For more information on the Expo or Soles for Seniors walk, or to learn more about MAC and its many services, visit www.macinc.org or call 410-742-0505, Ext. 166.

June 11: MAC Walk Registration is under way for MAC’s Soles for Seniors, a one-mile walk stepping off from the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center. Registration and check-in starts at 8 a.m., the walk begins at 9 a.m., and awards and food are planned for 10 a.m. Registration is $10 and includes a visor, breakfast and the awards ceremony. Donate a total of $50 (which includes registration) and also get an event T-shirt. All ages are welcome. Children under age 5 walk for free and don’t need to register. Proceeds will benefit MAC’s Life Bridges Dementia Dare Day Program and Connections senior center activities. To register, visit www.macinc.org.

June 12: Day Of Recognition Worcester County NAACP will host a day of recognition of the history of the Negro Baseball League and Players on Delmarva at the Delmarva Shorebirds game at 2:05 p.m. This event will be held at Shorebirds stadium, and will recognize William “Judy” Johnson, a Snow Hill native and former Negro League player who was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. in 1975. There will be a special appearance by former Negro Baseball League player Pedro Sierra and Negro League Baseball Ambassador Rayner Banks. Donations are being requested to help defray the expenses that the Worcester County Branch NAACP will bear for the event promotion. Email Worcester NAACP President Ivory Smith at ivos4@aol.com.

June 18: Juneteenth Celebration Join the Sturgis One Room School Museum in Pocomoke for a Juneteenth celebration block party with food, fun, and fellowship from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at 209 Willow Street in Pocomoke. Everyone is invited to this free event featuring free tours of the Sturgis Museum, a bounce house for kids, music by DJ Rob Little, and great food like fried fish and fries by Unionville Lodge #45. Vendors are still accepted and registration is open at sturgisschoolmuseum.com/events.

Stevenson United Methodist Resuming In-Person Church Services Every Sunday At 9 a.m.

– Sunday School Back in Session

Stevenson United Methodist Church

123 North Main St., Berlin, Md. 410-641-1137 • www.stevensonchurch.org

– Service Also Livestreamed On Facebook

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The Dispatch Classifieds $15/Week for Minimum of Five Lines • $2 Thereafter Per Line Display Classified Ads: $20/Week Per Column Inch (Contract Discounts Available) Deadline for Insertions, Cancellations & Payment is 3pm Tuesday Pre-Payment is Required. We Accept Visa & MasterCard

HELP WANTED YR, OUTBOARD MOTOR/BOAT MECHANIC:Needed for established boat yard in West OC, MD. Call Harbor Marine 410-213-1383.

––––––––––––––––––––––––––– LANDSCAPE WORKERS NEEDED: Must have reliable transportation to work. Call 410641-2177. The Moore Companies, Berlin, MD. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––– CLEANERS WANTED FOR OC: If you are a conscientious individual or team looking for great pay & minimal hours on summer Saturdays in OC, then we are the cleaning company for you. Exp. preferred. Cell phone and vehicle required. (443)880-0525. ___________________________ BOAT YARD MAINTENANCE: Cut grass & weedwack at Harbor Marine, West OC. 410-213-1383.

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FULL MOON SALOON: Hiring Year-Round Server, DW & kitchen Help. Starting $15 per hr. Great family atmosphere. Apply within.

12702 Old Bridge Road, West OC. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––– C L E A N E R S / VAC AT I O N RENTALS: Needed for Ocean City and Ocean Pines. Experience preferred but not necessary. Text or call 443-397-1189.

––––––––––––––––––––––––––– COOKS, KITCHEN HELP, FOOD RUNNERS: Flexible schedule.

Clean kitchen. New equipment.

Weekly pay checks. Friendly work environment. American Legion Post #166, Ocean City. Contact Sam Wiley at 443-235-0876.

––––––––––––––––––––––––––– YEAR ROUND POSITIONS: Small Engine Mechanic, Maintenance Man, Certified Pool Operator.

Competitive Wages.

443-754-1047.

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INDIAN RIVER MARINA IS NOW HIRING! •FUEL DOCK •DOCK HANDS •RAMP ATTENDANTS •BOATYARD •NIGHTWATCH •MAINTENANCE •SHIP STORE CLERK •GENERAL CLERICAL (SEASONAL YEAR ROUND)

Apply Online at delawarestatejobs.com For additional information, please contact the Marina office at 302.227.3071 AA/EOE

CUSTODIAL STAFF We are currently looking for Part Time custodial employees.

Hours are 3:30pm-6:30pm. Monday through Friday.

Apply to Linda Watson at lwatson@worcesterprep.org or mail application to Linda Watson 508 S Main St Berlin, MD 21811.

CONTACT INFORMATION Phone: 410-641-4563 • Fax: 410-641-0966 Email: classifieds@mdcoastdispatch.com Mail: P.O. Box 467, Berlin MD 21811

Sunset Island, Ocean City, MD Come Join Our Team in a Friendly, TeamOriented Environment at the Beach, in a Beautiful Bayside Community, with Stunning Water Views, in Ocean City, MD. Now Hiring - Clubhouse / Pool Attendants Part-Time up to 15-40 hours. Seasonal Employment. Excellent people skills are a must, and you must be able to work mornings, nights, and weekends. 5 and 8 hour shifts available. Start dates in May and the position runs through October 1st.

Send resume to Olivia.Smith@casinc.biz or fax 410-520-0398.

Currently Hiring Manpower For:

Carpenter | Laborer | Painters Stucco & EIFS Mechanics Concrete Work o Experience preferred. o Tools, transportation & valid driver’s license are a plus. o Excellent pay and a competitive benefits package available.

Please Apply Online: https://www.allstatesconst.com/delmarva-renovations-careers

Or Contact Our Office at 410-352-9800 SEASONAL OC HOTEL NOW HIRING FOR:

Seasonal

Maintenance Employee

6 Days/Week 3pm-10pm Experienced Only Need Apply.

Must have valid Driv. Lic.

Call Seahawk Motel

410-250-3191

THUNDERBIRD BEACH MOTEL NOW HIRING

ALL POSITIONS! APPLY IN PERSON Monday-Friday 9am-3pm Thunderbird Beach Motel 32nd Street, Ocean City

Worcester County Health Department Come Join Our Team!

We are currently seeking a quick learner who enjoys working in a fast paced & team oriented environment in Snow Hill!

PERSONNEL ASSOCIATE I- The main purpose of this Full Time, Contractual Position is to support and assist with recruitment activities for the Worcester County Health Department. This position will also perform a variety of human resources tasks covering a broad range of general functions as directed, with the strictest level of confidentiality.

Background check required.

APPLY ONLINE at www.jobapscloud.com/md

by June 6, 2022.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, religion, color, sex, age, national origin or disability. Appropriate accommodations for individuals with disabilities are available upon request by calling 410-6321100 ext. 1221.

Yellowfins Selbyville

EXPERIENCED LINE COOK Competitive Pay Call: 302-436-0122 Email: jayyellowfins@gmail.com

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CONTACT INFORMATION Phone: 410-641-4563 • Fax: 410-641-0966 Email: classifieds@mdcoastdispatch.com Mail: P.O. Box 467, Berlin MD 21811

HANDYMAN

ROOMMATE

Small 10 unit OC property looking for Year Round “on call” person for minor work in plumbing, elec., carpentry, drywall, painting & property. maintenance as needed. Please call: 301-228-9510, Ext. 301 PT ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

P/T Administrative Assistant Wanted Large OC Condo Association is looking for a part time person to assist the on-site Manager.

8:30am to 5:00pm, three days per week, Monday-Friday Days must be flexible to the Manager’s schedule Please fax resumes to (410) 723-0676 or email to dwilson@legumnorman.com

HELP WANTED

CONSERVATION TECHNICIAN/ MARINA TRAVEL LIFT OPERATOR

Position will be responsible for the daily operation and maintenance of the travel lift and forklifts. Duties will include the operation and maintenance of the marine travel lift, proper boat docking and large forklift operation plus daily supervision of the boatyard staff.

AUTOMOTIVE GREAT-GREAT-GREAT OPPORTUNITIES!!!!

We are part of a large automotive group with parts stores, service centers and a used car dealership.Fast paced, energetic atmosphere with advancement opportunities!

We are now taking applications for:

Apply online at delawarestatejobs.com

For further assistance, you may contact us by phone at 302.739.5458 or email at jobs@delaware.gov

Technicians- Call Matt – 302-344-9846 Used Car Salesman- Call David – 302-339-6910 Exc. Pay & Benefits !!

Locations in Long Neck, Ocean View & Ocean Pines

NOW HIRING!

PAYING TOP DOLLAR! •LINE COOKS •FOOD RUNNER •SERVERS •BARBACK Please apply in person.

Greene Turtle West Rt. 611, West OC 410-213-1500

WEST OC’S MOST FUN PLACE TO WORK AND MAKE $$$$

ENGLISH TEACHER Worcester Preparatory School is located in beautiful Berlin, on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. The school is an independent, coeducational college preparatory day school serving over 500 students in grades PK -12. We are seeking an experienced and motivated Upper School English Teacher for the 2022-2023 school year.

This vibrant individual will have a strong education background and be capable of teaching the highest levels of high school English. Bachelor's degree from an accredited college with a major in English, successful classroom experience, and the ability to participate in other areas of school life are requirements forth is position. Advanced Placement experience and advanced degree would be desirable.

Interested candidates should mail or email resume with cover letter to: Linda Watson, Director of Human Resources, 508 South Main Street, Berlin, MD 21811 or lwatson@worcesterprep.org

ELECTRICIAN Full-time, Year-round Now accepting applications.

Established company, 5+ years exp, service type projects, health, dental, paid vacation, 401k w/matching, company van.

Hawkins Electric 443-856-2001 ask for John Ross.

RUM POINTE GOLF COURSE PT/SEASONAL GROUNDS MAINTENANCE POSITIONS. Enjoy a very flexible schedule, great work environment, and complimentary golf at five local courses.

Duties to include mowing, trimming, raking, and other general maintenance tasks. Perfect for retiree who enjoys golf and working outside.

Call (443)783-4614 for more info

NOW HIRING ALL POSITIONS Retail and Manufacturing $15 and Up! Apply Online at Dolles.com

EXPERIENCED HOUSEKEEPER

FT/PT Work in Motel.

Must Have Experience

**Must Be Able To Move Heavy Objects** If interested please contact Diana Whittington at 410-603-5627 to set up an interview.

•GREAT PAY! •MONTHLY BONUSES!

Call 410-289-9205

CARPENTERS & CARPENTERS HELPERS Must have:

Tools, Transportation, Driver’s License Exp. Required!

PATTERSON & SONS BUILDERS

Call 410-641-9530

NOW HIRING FULL TIME •COOK •DRIVER Call Pam at 410-726-7061 Or Apply Within at 56th Street

COMMERCIAL WEST O.C. OFFICE/RETAIL SPACES AVAILABLE: 2 Office/Retail Spaces for Lease.

Plenty of Parking. 443-497-4200.

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YARD SALE FLEA MARKET: Sat. 5/28, 8am.

Front lawn. Assateague Pointe Community. Route 611.

––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1 DAY ONLY. GARAGE SALE: Sat. 5/28, 8a-1pm. Futon, Sofa, BR Set, Recliner & more furn. TV's, Home Decor,Clothes-new, used & brand name. 11507 Manklin Creek Rd, OP. Rt. 589 to South Gate.

Straight on Manklin Creek, sale on left.

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Got Yard Sale?

SUMMER BEACH CONDOS #3 35TH STREET, OCMD Is Looking For-

PART TIME CUSTODIAL & LIGHT MAINTENANCE PERSONS •Day Shift 7am-2pm 4-5 Days/Week Weekends A Must $12/Hour •Night Shift 4pm-12am Weekends A Must $12/Hour

ROOM(S) FOR RENT: Seeking Roommate(s). YR or Seasonal.

Non smoking, pets welcome. Single Family Home, 94th St. area.

Call/text for more info. 410-7265200.(Job inhibits phone calls, text if can’t reach by calls).

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Get the Word Out Print & Online www.mdcoastdispatch.com

Line Cooks Prep Cooks Host/Hostess

Now Hiring For:

Call Matt at 302-593-4141 or email thesterlingtavern@gmail.com

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Third Insertion NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 19219 To all persons interested in the estate of ROBIN LYNN PEOPLES, ESTATE NO. 19219. Notice is given that KIMBERLY ANN WOOTTEN, 65 ROBIN HOOD TRAIL, BERLIN, MD 21811, was on MAY 06, 2022, appointed Personal Representative of the estate of ROBIN LYNN PEOPLES, who died on APRIL 26, 2022, 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 6TH day of NOVEMBER, 2022.

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; 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 MAY 13, 2022 KIMBERLY ANN WOOTTEN 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 05-13, 05-20, 05-27

Third Insertion RYAN T. WEST, ESQ. WEST AND WEST, PA 12 WILLIAM STREET SUITE 300 BERLIN, MD 21811 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 19217 To all persons interested in the estate of GARRY D. WARD, ESTATE NO. 19217. Notice is given that JENNIFER JAMES, 115 AUSTIN CIRCLE, BERLIN, MD 21811, was on MAY 06, 2022, appointed Personal Representative of the estate of GARRY D. WARD, who died on NOVEMBER 07, 2021, 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 6TH day of NOVEMBER, 2022.

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; 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 MAY 13, 2022 JENNIFER JAMES 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 05-13, 05-20, 05-27

Third Insertion LAW OFFICES OF CIPRIANI & WERNER, P.C. 6411 IVY LANE, SUITE 600 GREENBELT, MARYLAND 20770 SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES’ SALE OF VALUABLE REAL PROPERTY LOCATED IN WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND, GENERALLY KNOWN AS 2 DORCHESTER STREET, CONDO UNIT 711 BELMONT TOWERS, OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND 21842 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain Indemnity Deed of Trust, dated November 24, 2014, executed and delivered by Todd E. Spahr and Tessa M. Spahr (collectively, the “Grantors”) to the trustee named therein and recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County, Maryland, in 6472, folio 114 (the “Deed of Trust”), the holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust (the “Noteholder”) having subsequently appointed Jason W. Hardman and Paul J. Cohen as Substitute Trustees under the Deed of Trust, by Deed of Appointment of Substitute Trustees, dated May 5, 2021, and recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County, Maryland in Liber 8221, folio 283, default having occurred under the terms of said Deed of Trust and at the request of the party secured thereby, the undersigned Substitute Trustees (collectively, the “Trustees”) will offer for sale

CONTACT INFORMATION Phone: 410-641-4563 • Fax: 410-641-0966 Email: classifieds@mdcoastdispatch.com Mail: P.O. Box 467, Berlin MD 21811 to the highest qualified bidder at a public auction to be held AT THE COURT HOUSE ENTRANCE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR WORCESTER COUNTY, AT THE COURT HOUSE STEPS, LOCATED AT ONE WEST MARKET STREET, SNOW HILL, MARYLAND 21863, ON: Tuesday, May 31, 2022, at 10:30 a.m.

ALL that property lying and being situate in Worcester County, Maryland, and any improvements thereon, and being more particularly described as follows (the “Property”): ALL that property situate, lying and being in the Town of Ocean City, in the Tenth Election District of Worcester County, Maryland, described as Condominium Unit No. 711 in Phase Two in the “Belmont Towers Residential Condominium”, together with an undivided percentage interest in the common elements thereof, as established pursuant to a Condominium Declaration (including By-Laws) dated May 24, 2007, and recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County, Maryland, in Liber S.V.H. No. 4933, folio 287, et. seq., as amended; and pursuant to the several plats described in said Declaration and recorded as aforesaid in Plat Book S.V.H. No. 218, folio 7, et seq., as amended.

BEING the same and all the land conveyed by and described in a Deed dated October 17, 2012 from John E. Billheimer and Patricia C. Billheimer to Todd E. Spahr and Tessa M. Spahr and recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County, Maryland, in Liber No. 06000, folio 00474.

The Property is believed to be a 1,474 +/- square foot condominium unit located on the seventh floor of the Belmont Towers Residential Condominium building (the “Building”) in Ocean City, Maryland. The Property is believed to contain 3 bedrooms, 2.1 bathrooms, a living room, a kitchen, central air conditioning, an outdoor balcony, and views of the Atlantic Ocean and Assateague Island.

The Property is also believed to have access to certain common elements of the Building, including an elevator,

pool, and fitness room. The Property is also believed to be served by, or to have access to, adequate parking and public water, sewer, telephone and electric. According to public tax records, the Property has been assigned the following address and tax identification number: 2 Dorchester Street, Condo Unit 711, Ocean City, Maryland 21842 (Tax Account Number 10758017).

TERMS OF SALE: A deposit in the amount of Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00), payable in cash, certified check (made payable to “Cipriani & Werner, P.C.”) or other form acceptable to the Trustees, will be required from the successful bidder (the “Purchaser”) at the time and place of sale. The Purchaser shall be required to increase the amount of the deposit to ten percent (10%) of the successful bid amount within seven (7) calendar days of the date of the sale by delivering to the Trustees certified funds in the amount necessary to increase the deposit amount as required above, unless said period is extended by the Trustees for good cause shown. The Trustees will require all potential bidders to qualify prior to the commencement of bidding by showing evidence of their ability to deliver the required deposit at the time of the sale. The balance of the purchase price, together with interest on the unpaid balance of the purchase price from the date of sale to and including the date of settlement, shall be due at settlement in cash or by cashier’s check. Interest shall accrue on the unpaid balance of the purchase price at the rate of ten percent (10%) per annum from the date of sale to and including the date of settlement.

If settlement is delayed for any reason, there will be no abatement of interest. In the event the Noteholder, or an affiliate or subsidiary of the Noteholder, is the successful bidder at the sale, such party will not be required to tender a deposit to the Trustees or to pay interest on the unpaid purchase money. Taxes, water and all other municipal charges and liens owed against the Property that are not otherwise extinguished as a matter of law as a result of the foreclosure sale shall be the responsibility of the

Purchaser and shall be paid by the Purchaser at settlement. The Trustees reserve the right to reject any and all bids, to extend the time for settlement, and to withdraw the Property from the sale for any reason and at their sole discretion.

The Property will be sold in an “AS IS” condition and without any warranties or representations, either express or implied, as to the nature, condition or description of the improvements thereon. In addition, the Property will be sold subject to all existing housing, building and zoning code violations which may exist on or with respect to the Property, subject to all conditions or hazards which may exist on or with respect to the Property, subject to all critical area and wetland violations which may exist on or with respect to the Property, subject to all environmental problems or violations which may exist on or with respect to the Property, and subject to all matters, recorded documents and restrictions of record affecting the Property to the extent such matters, recorded documents or restrictions of record are senior to the Deed of Trust.

The Property will be sold subject to all senior liens and encumbrances that are not extinguished by operation of law or by the foreclosure sale of the Property and subject to all easements, conditions, restrictions, rights of redemption, covenants, agreements, such state of facts that an accurate survey or physical inspection of the Property might disclose, and all other agreements and documents of record affecting the Property, but only to the extent that such agreements or documents are senior to the Deed of Trust. The Property will not be sold subject to any written or oral lease or rental agreements that may exist in favor of any tenants or occupants of the Property.

The Purchaser shall assume the risk of loss for the Property immediately after the sale takes place. It shall be the responsibility of the Purchaser to obtain possession of the Property following final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court for Worcester County, Maryland and conveyance of the Property by the Trustees to the Purchaser.

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The Purchaser shall pay, at settlement, all state and local transfer taxes, documentary stamps, recordation taxes and fees, title examination costs, attorneys’ fees, conveyance fees, real estate taxes, water charges, other municipal liens and charges, and all other settlement costs and other costs associated with conveying the Property to the Purchaser. The Purchaser shall settle and comply with all sale terms contained herein within twenty (20) days following final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court for Worcester County, Maryland, unless said period is extended by the Trustees for good cause shown. Time is of the essence. Settlement shall be held at the offices of Cipriani & Werner, P.C., 6411 Ivy Lane, Suite 600, Greenbelt, Maryland 20770, or such other place as may be agreed to by the Trustees.

In the event the Purchaser fails to go to settlement as required herein, in addition to any other legal or equitable remedies available to the Trustees, the Trustees may, without further order of the court: (i) declare the aforementioned deposit forfeited, (ii) resell the Property at the Purchaser’s sole risk and expense, and (iii) retain and apply the aforementioned deposit to any deficiency in the purchase price sustained by the Trustees and/or the Noteholder, all costs and expenses of both sales, reasonable attorneys’ fees, and any other damages sustained by the Trustees and/or the Noteholder as a result of the Purchaser’s default, including, without limitation, all incidental damages.

In the event a resale of the Property results in a purchase price in excess of the amount originally bid by the defaulting Purchaser, the defaulting Purchaser shall not be entitled to receive payment of any such excess amount and shall not be entitled to any distribution whatsoever from the resale proceeds.

If the Trustees are unable to convey any of the Property as described above, the Purchaser’s sole remedy at law or in equity shall be limited to the refund of the Purchaser’s deposit without any interest thereon. Upon refund of the deposit to the Purchaser as aforesaid, the sale of the Property shall be

void and of no force or effect, and the Purchaser shall have no claims against the Trustees, the Noteholder or the Auctioneer. The parties’ respective rights and obligations regarding the terms of sale and the conduct of the sale shall be governed by and interpreted according to the laws of the State of Maryland.

The information contained herein was obtained from sources deemed to be reliable, but is offered for informational purposes only.

The Trustees, the Noteholder and the Auctioneer do not make any representations or warranties with respect to the accuracy of this information.

Name of Newspaper: Maryland Coast Dispatch Date of Publication MAY 13, 2022 Jason W. Hardman and Paul J. Cohen, Substitute Trustees For further information, contact: Marshall Auction Company P.O. Box 3682 Salisbury, Maryland 21802 Tel: (443) 614-4340 www.amauctions.com Email: doug@marshallauctions.com 3x 05-13, 05-20, 05-27

Second Insertion NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE ESTATE NO. 19226 NOTICE IS GIVEN that the REGISTER OF WILLS of DELAWARE, PA, appointed TRACY CHRISTINE ADAMIEC, 14300 NORTH COUNTY ROAD, WELLINGTON, CO 80549, as the PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE of the Estate of JEAN K. ADAMIEC, AKA: JEAN M. ADAMIEC, who died on NOVEMBER 21, 2021, domiciled in PENNSYLVANIA, AMERICA. The Maryland resident agent for service of process is ASIM HUMAYUN, ESQ., whose address is 200 A. MONROE STREET, SUITE 215, ROCKVILLE, MD 20850.

At the time of death, the decedent owned real or leasehold property in the following MARYLAND counties: WORCESTER COUNTY.

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; or (2) Two months after the foreign personal representative mails or 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 claim 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 MAY 20, 2022 TRACY CHRISTINE ADAMIEC Foreign 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 05-20, 05-27, 06-03

Second Insertion NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR AN AMENDMENT TO A RESIDENTIAL PLANNED COMMUNITY (RPC) SEA OAKS VILLAGE RPC WESTERLY SIDE OF MD ROUTE 611 NORTH OF SINEPUXENT ROAD TENTH TAX DISTRICT WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND Pursuant to Sections 1-114 and 1-315 of the Worcester County Zoning Ordinance, application has been filed with the Worcester County Commissioners by Sea Oaks Village, LLC to amend a Residential Planned Community (RPC) on property located on the west side of MD Route 611 (Stephen Decatur Highway), north of Sinepuxent Road. Located in the

CONTACT INFORMATION Phone: 410-641-4563 • Fax: 410-641-0966 Email: classifieds@mdcoastdispatch.com Mail: P.O. Box 467, Berlin MD 21811 Tenth Tax District of Worcester County, Maryland, the property is designated on Tax Map 26 as Parcel 274, Lot 3A and Parcel 473. The Planning Commission reviewed the amended RPC application at its meeting on April 7, 2022 and has given a favorable recommendation.

Pursuant to Sections 1-114 and 1-315 of the Worcester County Zoning Ordinance, the County Commissioners will hold a PUBLIC HEARING ON TUESDAY, JUNE 7th, 2022 AT 10:30 AM COUNTY COMMISSIONERS’ OFFICE ROOM 1101 GOVERNMENT CENTER ONE WEST MARKET STREET SNOW HILL, MARYLAND 21863 At the public hearing, the County Commissioners will consider the amended RPC and the recommendation of the Planning Commission, any proposed restrictions, conditions or limitations as may be deemed by them to be appropriate to preserve, improve, or protect the general character and design of the lands and improvements being developed and the advisability of reserving the power and authority to approve or disapprove the design of building, construction, landscaping or other improvements, alterations and changes made or to be made on the subject land or lands to assure conformity with the intent and purpose of applicable State laws and regulations and the County Zoning Ordinance. All applicable materials will be entered into record at the public hearing and are available for inspection at the Department of Development, Review and Permitting, Government Center Room 1201, One West Market Street, Snow Hill, Maryland 21863 between the hours of 8:00A.M. and 4:30 P.M., Monday through Friday (except holidays). Interested parties may also call (410) 632-1200.

THE WORCESTER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Name of Newspaper: Maryland Coast Dispatch Date of Publication MAY 20, 2022 2x 05-20, 05-27

Second Insertion NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHANGE IN ZONING SOUTHWEST OF PATEY WOODS ROAD AND NORTHWEST OF NEWARK ROAD NORTHWEST OF NEWARK FOURTH TAX DISTRICT WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND Pursuant to Section 1-113 of the Worcester County Zoning Ordinance, Rezoning Case No. 435 has been filed

by Hugh Cropper, IV on behalf of Henry Robinson, property owner, for an amendment to the Official Zoning Maps to change an approximate 0.5 acre of land located southwest of, but not binding on, Patey Woods Road, approximately 1,600 feet northwest of Newark Road, northwest of Newark in the Fourth Tax District of Worcester County, Maryland, from V-1 Village District to A-1 Agricultural District. The Planning Commission has given a favorable recommendation to the rezoning application.

Pursuant to Sections 1-113 and 1-114 of the Worcester County Zoning Ordinance, the County Commissioners will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on TUESDAY, JUNE 7th, 2022 AT 10:35 AM COUNTY COMMISSIONERS’ MEETING ROOM WORCESTER COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER ROOM 1101 ONE WEST MARKET STREET SNOW HILL, MARYLAND 21863 At said public hearing the County Commissioners will consider the rezoning application, the staff file on Rezoning Case No. 435 and the recommendation of the Planning Commission, any proposed restrictions on the rezoning, other appropriate restrictions, conditions or limitations as may be deemed by them to be appropriate to preserve, improve, or protect the general character and design of the lands and improvements being zoned or rezoned or of the surrounding or adjacent lands and improvements, and the advisability

of reserving the power and authority to approve or disapprove the design of buildings, construction, landscaping or other improvements, alterations and changes made or to be made on the subject land or lands to assure conformity with the intent and purpose of applicable State laws and regulations and the County Zoning Ordinance.

Maps of the petitioned area, the staff file on Rezoning Case No. 435 and the Planning Commission’s recommendation, which will be entered into record at the public hearing, are on file and available to view electronically by contacting the Department of Development, Review and Permitting, Worcester County Government Center, One West Market Street, Room 1201, Snow Hill, Maryland 21863 Monday through Friday from 8:00 A.M. and 4:30 P.M. (except holidays), at (410) 632-1200 as well as at www.co.worcester.md.us.

THE WORCESTER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Name of Newspaper: Maryland Coast Dispatch Date of Publication MAY 20, 2022 2x 05-20, 05-27

Second Insertion NOTICE OF INTRODUCTION OF BILL 22-9 ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT FOR ANTENNAS AND TOWERS WORCESTER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Take Notice that Bill 22-9 (Zoning – Separation Distance Between Antennas, Towers and Telecommunication Uses and Residential Structures) was introduced

by Commissioners Church, Elder, Nordstrom, and Purnell on April 19th, 2022.

A fair summary of the bill is as follows: § ZS 1-343(b)(2)B1(iii). (Adds a new subsection to allow the separation distance between an antenna, tower or telecommunication use and an existing or permitted residential structure on an adjacent parcel to be reduced from 1,000 feet to no less than 500 feet provided a special exception is ob-

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For more information call 410-641-4563 or fax 410-641-0966. tained from the Board of Zoning Appeals. The reduction would only apply in the A-1 and A-2 Agricultural Districts and must be based on the protection of prime agricultural soils; land actively utilized for a bona fide agricultural purpose; existing mature tree growth; steep slopes, wetlands; stream corridors; habitats of threatened or endangered species; or other similar features as determined by the Board of Zoning Appeals.)

SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE SESSION PUBLIC HEARING on Tuesday, June 7th, 2022 at 10:30 A.M. in the County Commissioners Meeting Room Room 1101 Government Center One West Market Street Snow Hill, Maryland 21863

Plan seeks to expand the Mystic Harbour sewer planning area to include a single property located at 12325 Old Bridge Road in West Ocean City Maryland. The proposed amendment would allow the owner to connect to, and receive service from, the Mystic Harbour sanitary service area.

The Worcester County Planning Commission reviewed the proposed Water and Sewerage Plan amendment at its meeting of April 7, 2022 and found it to be consistent with the Worcester County Comprehensive Plan. The County Commissioners will also evaluate the proposed expansion of the sanitary service area in accordance with the provisions of Section PW 5-305 of the Public Works Article of the Code of Public Local Laws of Worcester County, Maryland and the staff report. The County Commissioners will hold a

This is only a fair summary of the bill. A full copy of the bill is posted for public inspection on the Legislative Bulletin Board in the main hall of the Worcester County Government Center outside Room 1103. Additionally, a full copy of the bill is posted on the County Website at www.co.worcester.md.us

PUBLIC HEARING ON TUESDAY, JUNE 7th, 2022 AT 10:40AM In the County Commissioners’ Meeting Room Room 1101 Government Center One West Market Street Snow Hill, Maryland 21863

THE WORCESTER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

For additional information, please contact the County Administration at (410) 6321220 x 1601 or visit the County website at: online at www.co.worcester.md.us.

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Second Insertion Notice of Public Hearing for Worcester County Water and Sewerage Plan Amendment and Expansion of the Mystic Harbour Sanitary Service Area The Worcester County Commissioners will hold a concurrent public hearing to consider applications filed

by Hugh Cropper, IV, on behalf of KCK7, LLC c/o Cole Taustin , for a proposed amendment to the Worcester County Water and Sewerage Plan and an expansion of the Mystic Harbour Sanitary Service Area. The application for the amendment to the Water and Sewerage

THE WORCESTER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Name of Newspaper: Maryland Coast Dispatch Date of Publication MAY 20, 2022 2x 05-20, 05-27

Second Insertion LINDSEY A. WEST ESQ. WEST AND WEST, P.A. 12 WILLIAM STREET BERLIN, MD 21811 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 19158 To all persons interested in the estate of DONALD CARL PACE SR., ESTATE NO. 19158. Notice is given that NANCY L. BROWN, 3405

PLEASANT PLAINS DRIVE, REISTERSTOWN, MD 21136, was on MAY 17, 2022, appointed Personal Representative of the estate of DONALD CARL PACE SR., who died on DECEMBER 08, 2021, 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 17TH day of NOVEMBER, 2022.

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; 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 MAY 20, 2022 NANCY L. BROWN 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 05-20, 05-27, 06-03

CONTACT INFORMATION Phone: 410-641-4563 • Fax: 410-641-0966 Email: classifieds@mdcoastdispatch.com Mail: P.O. Box 467, Berlin MD 21811 8562 FORT SMALLWOOD ROAD PASADENA, MD 21122 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 19239 To all persons interested in the estate of CATHERINE JERRELL, ESTATE NO. 19239. Notice is given that OLIVIA JERRELL, 243 CARVEL ROAD, PASADENA, MD 21122, was on MAY 23, 2022, appointed Personal Representative of the estate of CATHERINE JERRELL, who died on FEBRUARY 28, 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 23rd day of NOVEMBER, 2022.

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; 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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Name of Newspaper: Maryland Coast Dispatch Date of Publication MAY 27, 2022

TARA K. FRAME, ESQ. FRAME AND FRAME, LLC.

OLIVIA JERRELL 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 05-27, 06-03, 06-10

First Insertion NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 14641 To all persons interested in the estate of LOLA E. HANDY, ESTATE NO. 14641. Notice is given that ALBIN A. HANDY, 7943 E. SHIRE DRIVE, BERLIN, MD 21811, was on MAY 18, 2022, appointed Personal Representative of the estate of LOLA E. HANDY, who died on APRIL 15, 2012, without a will. There was a prior small estate proceeding.

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 18th day of NOVEMBER, 2022.

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; 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 MAY 27, 2022 ALBIN A. HANDY 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 05-27, 06-03, 06-10

First Insertion NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 19232 To all persons interested in the estate of SHIRLEY M. DAVIS, AKA: SHIRLEY MARY DAVIS, SHIRLEY MAY DAVIS, ESTATE NO. 19232. Notice is given that CRYSTAL DAVIS, P.O. BOX 680, BERLIN, MD 21811, was on MAY 17, 2022, appointed Personal Representative of the estate of SHIRLEY M. DAVIS, who died on JULY 05, 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 17TH day of NOVEMBER, 2022.

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; 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

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Name of Newspaper: Maryland Coast Dispatch Date of Publication MAY 27, 2022 CRYSTAL DAVIS 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 05-27, 06-03, 06-10

First Insertion NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 19231 To all persons interested in the estate of DOLORES CONLIN EGGERT, ESTATE NO. 19231. Notice is given that CHRISTOPHER LOWELL EGGERT, 3671 SAMANTHA’S WAY, HUNTINGTOWN, MD 20639 AND MARTHA E. MCWATTTERS, 6313 ROCKWELL ROAD, BURKE, VA 22015, was on MAY 19, 2022, appointed Personal Representative of the estate of DOLORES CONLIN EGGERT, who died on MAY 11, 2022, 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 19TH day of NOVEMBER, 2022.

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; 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 MAY 27, 2022 CHRISTOPHER LOWELL EGGERT MARTHA E. MCWATTERS 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 05-27, 06-03, 06-10

First Insertion JOHN B. ROBINS, IV, ESQ. ROBINS & ROBINS, PA 128 EAST MAIN STREET PO BOX 506 SALISBURY, MD 218030506 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 19236 To all persons interested in the estate of JOSEPH L. ZORBACH, JR. , ESTATE NO. 19236. Notice is given that ROBYN G. BOSLEY, 12845 FOX RIDGE COURT, BISHOPVILLE, MD 21813, was on MAY 20, 2022, appointed Personal Representative of the estate of JOSEPH L. ZORBACH, JR. , who died on APRIL 26, 2022, 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 20TH day of NOVEMBER, 2022.

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; 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 MAY 27, 2022 ROBYN F. BOSLEY 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 05-27, 06-03, 06-10

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32707 Lighthouse LLC, Petitioner vs.

Donna M. Wilkerson, Respondent (Civil Action No.: S22M-04-023 MHC) Petition to Compel Satisfaction of Mortgage ORDER FOR RULE TO SHOW CAUSE On the foregoing Petition to Compel Satisfaction of a Mortgage, it is this 17th day of May, 2022, ORDERED,

CONTACT INFORMATION Phone: 410-641-4563 • Fax: 410-641-0966 Email: classifieds@mdcoastdispatch.com Mail: P.O. Box 467, Berlin MD 21811 that a Rule to Show Cause be issued, requiring Donna M. Wilkerson to appear in the Superior Court of the State of Delaware for Sussex County at 1 The Circle, Suite 2, Georgetown, DE 19947 and answer the Petition on the 1st day of July, 2022, at 11:00 am, to show cause why the Mortgage granted by Gary V. Coates and Lillian Coates and recorded at Book 1286, Page 113 at the Sussex County Recorder of Deeds should not be marked satisfied on the record.

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First Insertion Request for Proposals Adolescent Clubhouse Worcester County Health Department The Worcester County Local Behavioral Health Authority (WCLBHA), an agency of the Worcester County Health Department, is seeking proposals for the purpose of developing and operating an Adolescent Clubhouse in Worcester County, Maryland. It is desired for services to be incorporated in multiple locations and/or virtual services for youth who cannot access the physical location. Locations must be an easily accessible, clean and welcoming public space, that will serve adolescents ages 12 - 17 (or up to age 18 if youth is still in high school) at risk for and recovering from a substance use disorder. The Adolescent Clubhouse will allow adolescents to assemble with their peers, in a safe and supportive alcohol and substance free environment that promotes recovery. The Adolescent Clubhouse will honor and respect all diverse pathways to recovery and promote person-centered and peer-based services.

The services offered should include, but not be limited to, vocational and educational training, self-care and social skills development, peer recovery support, age and developmentally appropriate recovery support groups, resource linkage, volunteer and service op-

portunities, recovery related workshops and family engagement events.

The clubhouse shall employee a Young Adult Peer Recovery Support Specialist (YAPRSS) who will engage with youth at the Adolescent Clubhouse in an effort to improve hope and optimism, support symptom reduction, increase self-esteem, build overall health and wellness, reduce workplace stigma surrounding substance use and co-occurring mental and opioid use disorders, and to inform non-peer staff about recovery from a youth perspective.

Proposals will be accepted by the Office of the County Commissioners until Monday, June 27, 2022 at 1:00 PM. One (1) original, and five (5) copies should be in a sealed envelope marked “Worcester ACH” in the lower left corner of the envelope addressed and mailed or hand carried to: Office of the County Commissioners ATTN: Mr. Joseph Parker, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer Worcester County Government Center One West Market Street, Room 1103 Snow Hill, MD 21863 A pre-proposal conference will be held virtually through Google Meets, on Thursday, June 2, 2022 at 1:00pm. The Google Meets links is: meet.google.com/jzo-jyecgnm. You can also contact Karen Waggoner at Karen.Waggoner1@maryland.gov to request being added to the virtual invitation.

All contact regarding this Request for Proposals (RFP) should be directed to Karen Waggoner at 410-632-1100, Ext. 1146 or karen.wagg o n e r 1 @ m a r y l a n d . g o v.

Thank you for your interest.

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First Insertion NOTICE TO HOME IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTORS INVITATION TO BID Housing Rehabilitation Worcester County, Maryland

The Worcester County Commissioners are currently accepting bids for rehabilitation work to be performed on a single-family home located in the Snow Hill area of Worcester County. Bid specification packages and bid forms are available to licensed Maryland Home Improvement Contractors. Packages may be picked up from the Office of the County Commissioners, Worcester County Government Center, One West Market Street- Room 1103, Snow Hill, Maryland 21863, obtained online at www.co.worcester.md.us under the “Bids'' drop-down menu in the lower right hand side of the home page, or by calling the Commissioners' Office at 410-632-1194 to request a package by mail.

The projects are proposed to be funded by the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program and are thus subject to all applicable Equal Opportunity and Civil Rights guidelines.

Sealed bids will be accepted until 1:00 p.m. on Monday, June 13, 2022, in the Office of the County Commissioners at the above address at which time they will be opened and publicly read aloud. Envelopes shall be marked"Housing Rehabilitation Bid -June 13 -Berlin" in the lower left-hand comer.

Bids will be reviewed by staff and awarded by the County Commissioners at a future meeting. In awarding the bids, the Commissioners reserve the right to reject any and all bids, waive formalities, informalities and technicalities therein, and to take whatever bids they determine to be in the best interest of the County considering lowest or best bid, quality of goods and work, time of delivery or completion, responsibility of bidders being considered, previous experience of bidders with County contracts, or any other factors they deem appropriate.

All inquiries regarding the bid specifications shall be directed to the Housing Program Inspector, Dave Walter, at 410-603-4096. All other inquiries shall be directed to Davida Washington, at 410632-1200, ext.1171.

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First Insertion NOTICE TO HOME IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTORS INVITATION TO BID Housing Rehabilitation Worcester County, Maryland The Worcester County Commissioners are currently accepting bids for rehabilitation work to be performed on a single-family home located in the Snow Hill area of Worcester County. Bid specification packages and bid forms are available to licensed Maryland Home Improvement Contractors. Packages may be picked up from the Office of the County Commissioners, Worcester County Government Center, One West Market Street- Room 1103, Snow Hill, Maryland 21863, obtained online at www.co.worcester.md.us under the "Bids" drop-down menu in the lower right hand side of the home page, or by calling the Commissioners' Office at 410-632-1194 to request a package by mail.

The projects are proposed to be funded by the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program and are thus subject to all applicable Equal Opportunity and Civil Rights guidelines.

Sealed bids will be accepted until 1:00 p.m. on Monday, June 13, 2022,1,.in the Office of the County Commissioners at the above address at which time they will be opened and publicly read

aloud. Envelopes shall be marked "Housing Rehabilitation Bid HVAC-June 13 Berlin" in the lower left-hand comer. Bids will be reviewed by staff and awarded by the County Commissioners at a future meeting. In awarding the bids, the Commissioners reserve the right to reject any and all bids, waive formalities, informalities and technicalities therein, and to take whatever bids they determine to be in the best interest of the County considering lowest or best bid, quality of goods and work, time of delivery or completion, responsibility of bidders being considered, previous experience of bidders with County contracts, or any other factors they deem appropriate.

All inquiries regarding the bid specifications shall be directed to the Housing Program Inspector, Dave Walter, at 410-603-4096. All other inquiries shall be directed to Davida Washington. at 410632-1200, ext. 1171.

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First Insertion NOTICE TO BIDDERS Worcester County Commissioners Worcester County, Maryland Worcester County Harbor-Proposed Marine Repairs

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The County Commissioners of Worcester County Maryland are currently soliciting bids for construction services for the West Ocean City Commercial Harbor bulkhead replacement project.

This project consists of construction for 828+- linear feet of bulkhead, 8 finger piers with bumper piles, and the governors dock with bumper piles. Interested contractors are encouraged to attend a pre-bid meeting at 1:00 PM on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, at the West Ocean City Commercial Harbor located at 12826 Sunset Avenue, Ocean City, MD 21842.

Last day for bid questions shall be noon Thursday, June 16, 2022. Sealed bids will be accepted until 1:00 PM on Wednesday, June 29, 2022 in the Office of the County Commissioners, at Room 1103 -Worcester County Government Center, One West Market Street, Snow Hill, Maryland 21863, at which time they will be opened and publicly read aloud. Envelopes shall be marked "Worcester County Harbor-Propose Marine Repairs" in the lower left-hand corner. After opening, bids will be forwarded to the Worcester County Recreation and Parks Department for tabulation, review and recommendation to the County Commissioners for their consideration at a future meeting. In awarding the proposal, the Commissioners reserve the right to reject any and all proposals, waive formalities, informalities and technicalities therein, and to take whatever proposal they deter-

CONTACT INFORMATION Phone: 410-641-4563 • Fax: 410-641-0966 Email: classifieds@mdcoastdispatch.com Mail: P.O. Box 467, Berlin MD 21811 mine to be in the best interest of the County considering lowest or best proposal, quality of goods and work, time of delivery or completion, responsibility of subcontractors being considered, previous experience of subcontractors with County contracts, or any other factors they deem appropriate. Bid documents are available by contacting the Worcester County Recreation and Parks Department at 410-632-2144 x2521 or by email at jstephens@co.worcester.md.us THE WORCESTER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Name of Newspaper: Maryland Coast Dispatch Date of Publication MAY 27, 2022 2x 05-27, 06-03

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HALL JAGTIANI, who died on JANUARY 31, 2022, domiciled in VIRGINIA, AMERICA. The Maryland resident agent for service of process is RAYMOND D. COATES, JR., ESQ., whose address is 6200 COASTAL HIGHWAY, SUITE 300, OCEAN CITY, MD 21842.

At the time of death, the decedent owned real or leasehold property in the following MARYLAND counties: WORCESTER COUNTY. 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; or (2) Two months after the foreign personal representa-

COATES, COATES & COATES, P.A. RAYMOND D. COATES, JR. ESQ. 6200 COASTAL HIGHWAY, SUITE 300 OCEAN CITY, MD 21842 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE ESTATE NO. 19240 NOTICE IS GIVEN that the CLERK OF COURT of FAIRFAX, VA, appointed GARRETT FRANKLIN JAGTIANI, 2848 STUART DRIVE, FALLS CHURCH, VA 22042, as the EXECUTOR of the Estate of REBECCA DIANE

tive mails or 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 claim 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 MAY 27, 2022 GARRETT FRANKLIN JAGTIANI Foreign 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 05-27, 06-03, 6-10

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Graduates Walk: Worcester Preparatory School’s new annual tradition during senior week involves graduates walking through the lower, mid-

dle and upper schools to much applause and celebration from students and teachers. It was an emotional occasion for the teachers as well as the 46 graduates, as 17 of them have been at WPS since either pre-kindergarten or kindergarten. The graduates will be attending 31 different colleges and universities next fall.

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with Scott Lenox Hello everybody and welcome back to the Fish in OC fishing report here in The Dispatch. For the next several months you’ll be able to open the beautiful pages of the paper and get information on all things fishing related in and around Ocean City along with photos of notable catches over the past week or so. Big thanks to Editor Steve Green for trusting me to enlighten readers on fishing in the area once again this year.

We’ve had some pretty inconsistent weather again this spring with temps as low as the mid-40s and as high as the mid-90s, and we’ve also had a decent amount of rain over the past few months.

The worst part of our weather for fishing interests has been the northeast winds that we’ve seen several times recently.

The wind is blowing out of the northeast as I write on Tuesday morning and it’s pouring down rain so there won’t be much fishing going on for the next couple of days. Hopefully by the time you read this column things have settled down and it’s back to the water. We also had a northeast blow the first part of May that lasted seven days and nobody fished the entire time. The effects from that storm are still being felt with some dirty

water in the back bays and unsettled bottom in the ocean. The dirty water in the back bay has slowed what was some really good flounder fishing to start the season.

The coveted first flounder of the Ocean City season was caught on Sunday, April 3 by yours truly in the Thorofare. I was using our Fish in OC Deadly Double in chartreuse with a white 5” Gulp swimming mullet when the 18-inch keeper jumped on. My wife Kristen even got a short video that showed my excitement. Since that first flounder of the season fishing had gotten better and better until the northeast blow. Anglers fishing the Thorofare and shallow water behind Assateague Island were finding plenty of keepers using minnows, Gulp, Otter Tails and frozen shiners. Our Deadly Double has been a hot rig this spring, especially in chartreuse and orange.

Captain Jason Mumford of Lucky Break Charters, Captain John Prather of Ocean City Guide Service and Captain Wayne Blanks of Bayside Guide Service have all been putting folks on the flounder so far this spring. Maryland flounder regulations have eased a bit with a new 16” SEE PAGE 82

The first shark of the season was this 347-pound thresher shark caught by the crew of the Hot Line out of the Ocean City Fishing Center.

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Above top left, Dillon Scopp caught this beautiful speckled trout in Ocean City’s south bay. Above top center, Shaun Flaherty holds a nice 30-inch bluefish and a 33.5-inch keeper rockfish that he landed while fishing the route 50 bridge and OC Inlet. Above top right, Captain Chris Mizurak of the Angler put this angler over a big 2.8-pound sea bass. Above left, this group enjoyed seven keeper flounder with Captain John Prather of Ocean City Guide Service. Above right, Captain Monty Hawkins of the Morning Star has been putting anglers on quality sea bass like this knot head.

Opposite page, top left, the crew of the 10-7 muscled in this 373-pound thresher shark on May 21. Opposite page, top right, Vietnam Vet Dan Betz fished the Thorofare to land his limit of four flounder from 17 to 21 inches. Opposite page, middle left, the first bluefin and yellowfin tuna of the season were caught by the Take Em on May 17 fishing out of Harbor Island. Opposite page, middle right, Pam Taylor of Tuna & Tiaras Ladies only tuna tournament displays a big snakehead she shot with Captain Marc Spagnola of Dusk to Dawn Bowfishing. Opposite page, bottom left, Big Bird Cropper had the rare catch of this 32” pollock while casting his Roy Rig in the Ocean City inlet. Opposite page, bottom right, Captain Jason Mumford of the Lucky Break has been putting folks on some nice flounder like this 20-inchplus fish.

... Fish In OC FROM PAGE 81 size limit. Anglers are still allowed 4 fish per person. Maryland sea bass season opened up on May 15 to very good fishing, but quickly slowed to mediocre thanks to the nor’easter storm that had just blown through. There are still plenty of fish to catch, but they still seem a little spread out and disrupted by the conditions so don’t expect a limit every time you go like you could last year.

The sea bass fleet is still doing very well with plenty of keeper sized fish ending up in coolers. Black Sea bass regulations changed along the coast this year and now Maryland anglers are allowed 15 sea bass at a minimum size of 13 inches. The season will close on Dec.

11.

The first shark of the season was caught on May 21 by the crew of the Hot Line fishing out of the Ocean City Fishing Center. Hot Line landed a nice 347pound thresher shark for the first shark of the season. Just a few days later the crew of the 10-7 fishing out of Sunset Marina caught a thresher shark as well which weighed in at an impressive 373 pounds. The first yellowfin and bluefin tuna of the season were both caught on the same day when the crew of the Take Em fished southeast of the Poorman’s Canyon on May 17.

Captain Skip Daisey put the gang on one bluefin tuna and 10 yellowfin tuna for a great day on the water and the first tunas of the season. The fish were caught on skirted ballyhoo in 800 fathoms between the Poorman’s and Washington Canyons. Those first tunas were a welcome sight, but no more have been

caught as I write. The body of water that they were found in has moved to the south very quickly and with the price of fuel what it is not many boats are making the run yet to get to them.

The first white marlin of the season is still up for grabs and will probably be caught sometime over the next few weeks. Catching the first white marlin of the season out of Ocean City is pretty cool, but $10,000 is even cooler. The angler that catches the first white marlin of the season will be awarded $5,000 from the Town of Ocean City and the first member of the Ocean City Marlin Club to catch a white marlin will be awarded $5,000 as well. That’s $10,000 total if the first white marlin out of Ocean City is caught by a club member. Good luck out there.

The first fishing tournament of the season takes place this weekend with the Ocean City Marlin Club’s Franky Pet-

tolina Memorial Day Tournament. This is a fish one of two day event on May 28 and 29. There are categories and added entry levels for bluefish and tuna and you do not have to be a member of the Ocean City Marlin Club to participate.

Registration is Friday, May 27 at the Marlin Club from 6:30 until 8 p.m. I hope everyone has an awesome Memorial Day with family and friends and I hope you get to do a little fishing. For up to date fishing reports check out my Daily Angle every night at www.FishinOC.com and for some quality entertainment check out and subscribe to our new YouTube channel Fish in OC. Until next week, tight lines.

(The writer is the owner of Fish in OC and host of Ocean City’s fishing television show Hooked on OC. He has worked in the fishing industry and been fishing the waters in and around Ocean City for over 25 years.)

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SPORTS Worcester’s Williams Grabs Record 300th Save In The News

Fisher Wins Regional Title, Lake Is Runner-Up Four Worcester Prep seniors were honored this week for joining the school’s exclusive 12-Letter Club. The student-athletes lettered in three sports during each of their upper school years. Pictured, from left are Bennett Tinkler, Anna Carpenter and Brice Richins. Not pictured is Myranda Beebe.

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MANAGING EDITOR

Worcester Prep varsity lacrosse goalkeeper last week recorded a schoolrecord 173rd save of the season to reach the 300th career save milestone as just a sophomore. Pictured above is Williams with father and head coach Chris Williams.

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MANAGING EDITOR

BERLIN – With a new school-record 173 saves, Worcester Prep varsity goalkeeper Caitlin Williams recorded her career 300th save during the Mallards’ conference championship game last week.

In April, the sophomore Williams recorded her 200th save in her young career at Worcester during a game against old rival Saints Peter and Paul. In the weeks since that milestone, Williams has added 100 more to reach the 300-save milestone as just a sophomore.

During the Eastern Shore Independent Athletic Conference (ESIAC) championship last week against Saints Peter and Paul again, a game Worcester lost 20-2,

Williams recorded a new school record 17 saves, bringing her total to 173 on the season and setting her career total at the 300-milestone.

Williams has been playing lacrosse for 10 years, and this season was her second as the starting goalkeeper at Worcester. As a freshman, she recorded a school-record 129 saves and blew past that number this year to hit the 300-save milestone. She was voted as a captain at Worcester this season.

Williams is a multi-sport varsity athlete at Worcester and also plays soccer and basketball. This summer, she will play in the prestigious Under Armour 150 for the second year in a row. The recruiting event showcases the top 150 young players in the country.

BERLIN – Stephen Decatur’s Noah Fisher won the 2A-East Region tennis championship last week, while Ridgely Lake was the runner-up in her bracket.

Fisher beat Yossin Robiero-Velasquez of North Caroline and Jonathan Lombardo of Parkside to advance to the

2A-East region title match. He then beat Aiden Sundt of Easton to claim the title and advance to the state championship bracket where he will face Thomas Murray of Kent Island.

Lake was the top seed in the 2A-East bracket and beat Erin Boyle of Easton in the opening match. Lade then fell to Rebecca White of North Caroline in the regional championship match.

Mielnik, Brenner Win Conference Championships

BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

BERLIN – Stephen Decatur’s varsity track teams did well in the Bayside Conference championships last week with a pair of first-place wins in the boys’ pole vault and the girls’ high jump.

Owen Mielnik finished first in the pole vault event. Summer Brenner won the conference championship in the girls’ high jump. Several other Seahawks placed high in their particular events.

Mielnik finished first in the pole vault, while Rynell Brittingham was eighth in

the shot put. Zimere Handy finished sixth in the high jump. Ziquase Duffy finished eighth in the long jump. Ethan Justice was eighth in the 1,600. Justice was also seventh in the 3,200.

On the girls’ side, Ny’Ashia Harper was sixth in the 400, while Macy Woroniecki was seventh in the 800, and Carolina Novelli finished 10th. Woroniecki also finished fifth in the 1,600. Amber Marshall finished fourth in the 3,200, while Novelli finished sixth. Maya Garner was second in the high jump, and Breanna Ferguson was seventh in the long jump.

Proposed Goose Control Measure Pitched To Pines Board

May 27, 2022

BY BETHANY HOOPER

STAFF WRITER

OCEAN PINES – An Ocean Pines committee will begin exploring habitat modification measures in an ongoing effort to control the Canada goose population near the South Gate pond.

On Wednesday, members of the association’s Environment and Natural Assets Committee came before the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors to present a possible method that would not only prevent erosion of soil along the pond, but deter the growing number of resident Canada geese.

“The Environment and Natural Assets Committee would like to make a presentation of the work we’ve done over the past 18 months regarding geese population control in Ocean Pines,” said Director Doug Parks, the committee’s board liaison. “The committee has been collecting and reviewing historical data regarding the various methods that have been used in Ocean Pines over the years to control the population of the geese in our area. They are reporting on the successes and the failures of these various methods and have researched state and federal sources of information regarding several of the methods for consideration.”

Chair Sharon Santacroce told board members this week her committee was presenting a proposal to plant buffer vegetation, a habitat modification method, around the South Gate pond.

“The habitat modification will serve two very important purposes,” she said.

“It will help stop the land erosion – one of our main goals – and also deter the Canada geese from gathering, building nests and increasing their population.”

Committee member Karen Detter noted pond buffers are 20-foot-wide vegetative strips planted around the body of water at a height ranging from two to three feet. She noted the buffer prevents geese from easily accessing the water.

“That deters them from foraging or nesting in that area,” she said. “It also provides a lot of root growth that prevents erosion of the soil, and it can encourage more diversity of the ecosystem in that area that can actually have a beneficial effect on cleaning the water.”

Detter noted numerous studies have shown the effectiveness of pond buffers in deterring Canada geese, as they tend to avoid areas of high-level vegetation.

“It doesn’t let them see their predators through the grass, and they don’t like going through an area of higher vegetation where they can’t see,” she said, adding, “Their favorite food is actually newly mowed grass, so by mowing the grass very short you’re actually encouraging them to congregate in those areas.”

Detter also told board members this week the buffer can be planted using native plants.

“A pond buffer doesn’t just have to be unmowed grass,” she said. “It can be purposefully undertaken and thoughtfully undertaken to increase the beauty of the area and accomplish our environmental goals.”

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General Manager John Viola questioned how the association would implement a pond buffer. He also questioned if the committee had gathered cost estimates.

“We haven’t gotten to that point,” Detter replied. “However, in doing the research, I found a lot of grant opportunities.”

Viola also questioned the effectiveness of the habitat modification measure.

“This definitely stops the geese migration?” he asked. “Is it 50% effective, 100%, 10%?”

Detter said several case studies reported a deterrence rate between 50% and 70%. She added there were also pond management companies that could install and maintain pond buffers.

Director Frank Daly commended the committee’s work, but encouraged them to start preparing plans and cost esti-

mates.

“I’m going to encourage you all to be very cognizant of the timing because we’re going to be putting together a budget after the end of this season and it would be good to have this sort of information for the budget,” he said. “If it’s in the budget, my suspicion is they like to do this kind of planting in the springtime or early summer. And if you miss the budget cycle then we would be faced with turning down a project we’d like to do and like to support.”

Director Amy Peck also encouraged committee members to explore pollinator grants.

“When you are searching for the grants, also search for pollinator grants too,” she said, “because the pollinator gardens match well with native plants and it would be beautiful.”

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greed to have the committee begin gathering information and developing plans for a pond buffer.

“It doesn’t require a whole lot of maintenance if it’s planned properly,” Detter said.

Efforts to control the Canada goose population in the Pines have been ongoing for years.

In 2018, for example, the association brought in officials from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to euthanize nearly 300 Canada geese in an effort to mitigate problems relating to excrement and environmental pollution. That decision, however, drew the ire of some Pines residents protesting the “wholesale slaughter” of the birds without the community’s knowledge.

The association late last year also explored the use of a specialty turf grass to deter the geese.

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Boardwalk Parade: Stephen Decatur High School’s Class of 2022 participated in the traditional Boardwalk parade on Wednesday night. Fam-

ilies, supporters and current and former teachers lined the Boardwalk to cheer on the graduates. Free high-resolutions of the photos captured can be viewed and downloaded courtesy of The Dispatch at https://www.chrisparypaphotography.com/sdhs2022 Photos by Chris Parypa

Soaring Fuel Prices Worry Captains

May 27, 2022

BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

OCEAN CITY – While most are feeling the pain at the pump, perhaps no industry is taking a harder hit than the local fishing industry.

With the offshore recreational and charter fishing season essentially just getting underway, rising fuel costs, especially diesel, which is now pushing nearly $7 per gallon, is threatening to somewhat curtail what would otherwise be another remarkable season.

The hike in fuel costs will likely result in fewer charters, long offshore trips converted to shorter inshore trips and increased costs for the captains and boat owners and higher costs for those willing to pony up and book a charter.

Ocean City Marlin Club President Ryan Freese said most of the charter boats in the resort’s fleet are adding fuel surcharges to their base rates to pass along some of the increased expense to the clients. But there is a ceiling for most for what they are willing to shell out for a charter fishing trip.

“The soaring fuel prices have affected our charter income even before the season has begun,” he said. “Yes, we have to increase our charter rates and add fuel surcharges, but that is not the only cause for cancellations.”

Freese said the pain at the pump to fill up the boats for a daily charter is only part of the equation.

“In most cases, people come to Ocean City to fish, but they also stay for the night, or weekend, or even a week,” he said. “The fuel to drive to Ocean City, the inflated food prices at restaurants due to inflation and increased hotel room charges are putting a huge hole in people’s pockets.

It’s not only the charter prices that are scaring people away.”

Freese said most captains and anglers will find a way to fish despite the increases, but they will likely alter the frequency and their habits and typical trips.

“The recreational fishermen will still fish, but the full days will become shorter days and the offshore trips will become inshore trips,” he said.

“Whether it’s recreational or charter, fishing is about spending time on the water and enjoying the sport. I don’t think fun will be the top speaking point this summer. I know it will be if we can afford to go.”

Freese said the soaring fuel prices could curtail some of the activity in the resort’s summer-long sportfishing tournament season.

“I should also mention the lack of participation in local tournaments,” he said. “I guess time will tell, but I think we will see a large decline in tournament numbers. We have already had boats from the south decide to stay south this summer due to this madness. It’s sad.”

Captain Austin Ensor agreed the rising fuel costs are threatening to put a damper on the summer season.

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“Fuel is 200% higher than this time last year,” he said. “Charter fishermen cannot increase the price of the charter by 200%, so the only thing they can do is make less money. Charter fishermen have to increase prices as much as they can, and make less money per day.”

Ensor said his boat is also adding a fuel surcharge to the cost of a charter and explained the math.

“To combat the rising fuel prices, I have enacted a fuel surcharge when fuel is over $4 per gallon,” he said.

“This means for every gallon we burn, the charter pays the difference in cost per gallon. For example, with fuel approaching $7, that would mean a surcharge of $3 per gallon.”

Ensor also explained the math for a typical charter to illustrate the point.

With a base charter rate at $2,900, plus the fuel charge for an average 300 gallons burned per day, that adds potentially another $900. Add in the tip for the mate at around $500, the total cost for the day for a typical charter could soar to over $4,300, not including fish cleaning, and that is before a single beer or a sandwich is bought.

“Even with much higher pricing this year, I am making less money than last year per trip,” he said. “Fuel prices are hurting, if not slowly killing off, professional charter captains. The leadership of our country needs to become pro-fossil fuel, or many industries will perish. Diesel fuel runs the United States and its industries.”

Captain Wade Lober said the ultimate impact of the rising fuel costs on sportfishing this summer remains uncertain, but he predicted it might not be pretty.

“Fuel prices this year will be catastrophic to the sportfishing industry,” he said. “Some are saying by August we will be paying $10 per gallon at the dock. This type of fuel increase will impact every charter boat in Ocean City.”

Lober agreed there is a ceiling for most for what they are willing to pay for a charter, and the impact will send ripples through the resort’s other hospitality industries.

“The owners will try to pass the increase onto the clients, but there is only so much they can pay,” he said.

“Seafood costs will go through the roof because of the cost of fuel. There is a trickle-down effect because less charters equals less bait, beer, ice, lunches and dinners. It equals less pay for captains, mates, bartenders and waitresses. Fuel drives the wheel.”

Captain Frank Pettolina agreed and said there was little other choice to adding a fuel surcharge to pass the expense somewhat onto the clients.

“Most boats are charging a fuel surcharge over $4 a gallon already,” he said. “At $6.70 per gallon for diesel, multiplied by 250 to 500 gallons per trip, it’s disgusting. Engine oil is now $25 per gallon, so the base prices are going up 25% to 40% just to get here and stay here. Sorry, I have a bleak outlook.”

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BY CHARLENE SHARPE

STAFF WRITER

BERLIN – Two new exhibits will greet visitors to the Calvin B. Taylor House Museum this summer.

The Taylor House kicked off the 2022 season this month with a new Briddletown exhibit as well as an expanded display recognizing the Rev. Dr. Charles Albert Tindley.

“We’re telling an inclusive history of Berlin,” said Melissa Reid, president of the museum. “Berlin has amazing stories from all of its neighborhoods and we’re pleased the museum is able to share that.”

The museum, which opened for the season this month, welcomed members of both the Briddell and Tindley families during a special event showcasing the new exhibits last weekend.

Museum volunteers have spent much of the last year working on the displays, which are both upstairs.

While the museum had a Tindley exhibit before, thanks to help from the community this past year Reid said it has now tripled in size. It tells the story of Tindley, known as the founding father of gospel music, and his early years in Berlin. Reid said the display, which includes an audio visual element, is the result of a true group effort. Police Chief Arnold Downing provided some primary source documents for the exhibit. Berlin musician Bryan Russo recorded Tindley’s descendants singing songs he wrote, resident Gregory Purnell read some of his sermons and Berlin artist Patrick Henry provided a fitting backdrop to create a multifaceted portrayal of Tindley for museum visitors.

“It was a collaborative community exhibit,” Reid said.

Purnell said he was proud to be able to read portions of Tindley’s sermons.

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He believes the exhibit will give museum visitors insight into the gospel legend.

“I think it will give the town and all of the people an opportunity to understand how this man who came from such meager means was able to reach the epitome of his craft,” Purnell said.

Tindley wrote a variety of gospel songs, including “I’ll Overcome Someday,” which is credited as the basis for the civil rights anthem “We Shall Overcome.”

“He made the lyrics for some of the greatest hymns still being sung,” Purnell said.

He’s happy to see the town recognizing its native son.

“I applaud the museum for their undertaking…,” he said. “I think it’s going to be a great thing for history to have him back home.”

Bonita Tindley, whose grandfather was Tindley’s brother, was thrilled to experience the display when she visited Saturday.

“It was awesome,” she said. “I felt something down in my soul.”

She said the exhibit was a far cry from the minimal information on Tindley that was in the museum previously.

She’s excited that the exhibit has been expanded just as the Beach to Bay Heritage Area is also preparing to honor Tindley with a mural on the Bruder Hill building in Berlin.

“I am so supportive of what the town is doing,” she said.

Reid noted that a QR code that was being incorporated into the mural would provide viewers with a link to the Taylor House website and more information about Tindley. She’s excited to see the town’s stories shared beyond the museum’s walls.

“These stories belong to everybody and we’re trying to get them in as many

Bonita Tindley takes a picture of the newly expanded exhibit recognizing the Rev. Dr. Charles Albert Tindley.

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Members of the Briddell family get a glimpse of the Taylor House Museum’s new Briddletown exhibit.

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locations as possible,” she said.

The other new display showcased Saturday highlights Briddletown. The historic community, established in 1866, was located near Flower Street. The exhibit features photos of some of the early Briddletown residents, including George and Martha Briddell, as well as more recent residents like Joseph “Pop Joe” Purnell, a Briddell descendent who participated in the Berlin Memorial Day Parade for more than 60 years. The exhibit also includes information on recent efforts to recognize the historic community with a sign in 2018 and historic lane markers in 2021.

Berlin Councilwoman Shaneka Nichols, a member of the Briddell family, was among those who visited the exhibit Saturday.

“To see that the Briddell family has been a part of the Berlin community since 1866, even before the town was officially incorporated, is phenomenal,” she said. “I appreciate that the museum was able to include such a rich history.

If it hadn’t been for that exhibit many people in Berlin may not even know about Briddletown and the contribution the Briddell family has made to the town of Berlin, which includes the original Memorial Day Parade that takes place even still to this day.”

She said it was exciting to see the museum’s new exhibits recognizing some of the town’s African American heritage.

“It warms my heart to see how inclusive Berlin has become and more so over the years,” she said.

Reid said the two new exhibits continue the museum’s trend of using information and items provided by the community for its décor and displays.

She said area residents and descendants of Tindley and the Briddell family

also helped narrow down what information should be included in the new displays.

“It was the community itself that helped us decide what information should be presented and how it should be presented,” Reid said.

For the 2022 season, the Taylor House will be open Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The museum, which is the carefully restored federal style house built for Isaac Covington in 1832 and eventually occupied by Calvin B. Taylor, is primarily furnished as a house museum but also includes a wing of local memorabilia. In addition to providing visitors with a glimpse of Berlin’s past, the museum also hosts a variety of community events throughout the year.

The 2022 calendar includes live music June 12, July 10, August 14 and Sept.

11. Storytelling on the Lawn is set for 10 a.m. on the mornings of June 23, July 21 and Aug. 18.

The museum’s most well known annual event, the Berlin Peach Festival, returns Aug. 6. The museum will also bring back two events that were new in 2021, its book festival in September and Homecoming Harvest in October.

“We’re very excited to reopen for another season with some great events planned including Sundays on the Lawn, Homecoming Harvest and of course, the Peach Festival,” said Councilman Jack Orris, a member of the Taylor House Museum’s board. “But these two new exhibits are really amazing—I encourage everyone to check out the Tindley and Briddell exhibits. Not only did the museum folks work on these, but members of our community with the historical knowledge and experience dove in to help make sure the exhibits are accurate.”

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AGH Anniversary Celebration: Atlantic General Hospital’s 29th Anniversary Celebration was enjoyed by more than 500 community cit-

izens last Thursday. Above left, event committee co-chairs Emily Tunis and Sara Hambury are pictured. Above middle, hosting the fundraising event at his beautiful home was Kevin Myers and his family, including Julia Renberg. Above right, among the many attendees were event committee member Gail Whaley, Janet Trimper and Susan Cropper. Below and bottom the beautiful host property is pictured. Second row from bottom, left, new AGH President/CEO Donald Owrey is pictured with his wife Kelly, AGH Executive Assistant Leslie Clark and AGH Vice President Planning/Operations Kim Justice. Second row from bottom, right, Commissioner Bud Church and wife Allyson, Michael S. Guerrieri Jr. and Mike Guerrieri. Bottom row, right, from left, are John and Michelle Fager and AGH Foundation Chair Steve Green and wife Pamela. Submitted Photos (aerial photo by Captain Michael Panco, Above Aerial)

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How We See It

Ocean City officials delivered on their promise. The first-ever Oceans Calling Festival will be a game changer, as has been maintained since the concept was first publicly broached last summer.

Though musical tastes vary tremendously, there is no disputing the group of bands assembled to play in Ocean City will have mass appeal. Thirty-plus well-known bands spread out over three days across three stages will be a major attraction for Ocean City the last weekend of September.

Judging by the rush on ticket sales on Wednesday – the first opportunity to purchase – and the subsequent tiered pricing, the demand was high for the ev-

ent. A check on hotel prices one week ago for the last week in September compared to this week confirms heads will be in beds at a time of year Ocean City could use a solid boost.

There is a strong demand, and the last week of September is now looking like a prime weekend. It’s a far cry from how it’s been in recent years, thanks to the typical car enthusiasts who invade Ocean City to wreak havoc. In fact, resort officials have gone so far over the last couple years to discourage visitors to Ocean City, warning it will essentially be a “police state” with massive enforcement details everywhere. It appears Ocean City is turning the page to a new

strategy – bumping the troublemakers out of town through a major special event.

Of the first Oceans Calling Festival and the C3 Presents organizer, Ocean City Tourism and Business Development Director Tom Perlozzo said, “We believe we have a first-class opportunity here unlike anything we’ve seen in Ocean City.”

This appears to be entirely true, and there is a sense of excitement among locals and visitors. Now, Ocean City officials will look to the skies with hope the weather cooperates. It appears to be the only thing holding this event back from being a historic occasion.

Letters To The Editor Opposition Worn Thin Editor: Thank you for the fair and balanced report by Bethany Hooper (May 23 online) on the offshore wind symposium in Dagsboro, Del. The main objection to the wind farms was presented by Ocean City’s mayor.

He presented the argument, heard for several years now, that the wind turbines will spoil the view and hurt tourism and property values, even though they will be built 15 miles offshore, barely visible even on clear days.

This point of view has worn thin over the years as studies and interviews with Block Island, Rhode Island residents and officials, who have lived with their offshore wind turbines for a few years, report that tourism has increased, as evidenced by increased Airbnb rentals.

People, like me, travel from hundreds of miles around to see these interesting new technologies. Recreational fishing has increased tourism as the turbine foundation became crustacean-encrusted reefs, attracting fish.

Then there is the cartoon showing ugly rusty cargo ships, buzzing noisy airplanes, dragging airborne advertisements, fat guys with a plumber’s crack showing, and a couple says, “I hope we don’t have to look at ugly wind turbines.”

Tourists come to the beach in spite of all these ugly things because of all the great fun we have at the beach, and they just ignore the ugly factors.

That’s what the OC mayor should do.

Charlie Garlow Rehoboth Beach

Current Events Opinions Editor: Shortages: If this whole sports complex goes as planned and the tax payers are on the hook for millions of dollars, what happens when there is a shortage of fuel? And the complex cannot be utilized as it’s advertised. The tax payers are once again paying for the failed leadership in Worcester County

and Ocean City.

Shortages Part 2: What happens when fuel becomes too expensive for families to visit the town and enjoy the beach? Who suffers the most? The business owners do. This is worst time to raise taxes. The beach is the only thing in the town that is not run down and from 1970.

Political and greed: Since the politicians could not legally keep the businesses closed with a virus, the political leaders and top CEOs are creating a problem that will eliminate businesses who rely on resources to operate the business. If gas runs out, many businesses in Ocean City will fall.

Defending: And since the Mayor and Council did nothing for the businesses of Ocean City during the political virus, I doubt the council will come to the small businesses’ defense. Why? The city council wants corporate owners vs. family ownership. More money.

Florida: While Worcester County Commissioners, political figures, mayors and city councils are failing, the governor of Florida is making things possible. Grants, reduced fees, reduced taxes. And 118 million people visited Florida and about 40% brought/started a business or bought a home.

Florida Part 2: Another reason why Florida is successful is because they do not have signs coming into resort destinations you will be arrested for violating laws. If someone breaks the law they do not make a broadcast about it. And Florida does not have tickets that go from $80 to $3,000 either.

Mayor of Ocean City: Richard Meehan likes to put his crown on and he makes sure the rally is broadcasted as all criminals. But forgetting that some have families too. It’s easy for the council and mayor to sit in their castles and make calls vs. actually looking and going out to observe it.

Pop Up Rally: Well again this week were Cruisers and some very beautiful cars. But nothing like a sign that says

you will be arrested and given $2,000 fines. Again more taxpayers money spent on resources for a hype and BS created by the local political leaders who are as useless as a toilet in an empty train station.

D.T Hagan Ocean City

Consultant Way Off With Sports Complex Talk Editor: In last week’s article titled “Ocean City Officials Gather To Update Strategic Plan,” by Shawn Soper, Lyle Sumek a consultant hired by Ocean City, apparently to coach the council on the strategic plan and the “rebranding” through a county sports complex, spoke on both.

The sports complex has become a petition issue.

The consultant explained what a public voter is to the Mayor and Council. “. . .20% are always negative. . . and 20% are always positive. Then there are 10% trending toward negative and 10% trending toward positive and the remaining 40% don’t even know who their elected officials are.” One can only wonder how large a fee we paid the consultant?

Further regarding the town’s threeyear strategic plan, the consultant said, “I have worked with towns that I’ve considered losers.” He then complemented our town’s council and mayor, saying, “True champions sustain success ... I see a lot of that here in Ocean City.”

The consultant then went on to talk about the town’s “rebranding” around the proposed county sports complex comparing it to the mammoth sports complex in Round Rock Texas who the consultant claimed to have worked with.

When the consultant was asked if that success could be duplicated in Ocean City he said, “From what I have seen, damn yes. They can be wildly successful if they are done right.” Mr. Sumek further said the ones that were not SEE NEXT PAGE

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Letters To The Editor successful didn’t do market analysis.

Ocean City has recently paid for a second market study for an additional $50,000. The first study on page 31 concluded that outdoor sports events had declined over the last few years.

I decided to call the Round Rock sports facility in Round Rock, Texas. It is a huge complex strategically located.

A two-and-a-half-hour drive from Dallas, Houston and San Antonio and next to Austin. The complex is located on 645 acres. It has 10 rectangular fields, 25 baseball/softball fields and numerous other structures. I had a 20-minute conversation with Mr. David Buzzell. I also spoke briefly with two ladies at the facility. The facility was started 35 years ago and over time the City of Round Rock has amassed over $200 million in debt to develop the complex. The facility loses money to operate it and on debt service every year. It is busy on weekends only, during the year and every day during the summer. The hope is that the business community around the sports complex will generate enough tax revenue to cover the loss.

The Round Rock Sports Complex was started with a 400-acre donation.

Maybe someone should ask the Harrisons if they would make a donation of the 95 acres instead of charging the county $7,150,000 -- way more than other available sites. There is a free site on Route 13 in Pocomoke and a much cheaper site in Snow Hill. Mr. Buzzell also mentioned a privately-run sports complex that kept its fields filled all week. A private sports complex would not involve our scarce tax dollars.

We should explore all available parcels and all forms of ownership before placing a substantial obligation on the citizens of our county. Maybe we too should start with a large property donation and then seek out a private manager rather then further risk the county’s limited funds.

Bill 22-8 permissions the county commissioners to borrow up to $14,560,000 ($7,150,000 of which will be given to the Harrisons) and an estimate of precisely $15,584,381 to completion, without a bid or a drawing of any expenses. Expenses that some believe will be in excess of $55 million, without an indoor facility on the property. Three commissioners voted against Bill 22-8 and four commissioners voted for the Bill 22-8. We are better than that. We must have better oversight of our money.

Tony Christ Falls Church, Va. Ocean City

Recognizing Local Youth Editor: The Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pines-Ocean City does many things to support children and the community, but one of the most important things is the support of the student leadership programs it supports in local schools.

On May 11, 2022, membership heard report backs from each of the four Kiwa-

nis club advisors who interface with the local schools and their teacher advisors of each student club. The purpose of the clubs is to teach leadership and give back to the community. Student clubs mirror the organization of the parent club with officers, members and meetings to do the work. Realize that the 2021-2022 school year had to deal with COVID which didn't initially allow meetings and therefore projects being done. Each club receives $500 from the parent club to help fund their projects.

K-Kids at Showell Elementary: Grades 2-4, Kiwanis Advisor Candy Foreman, Faculty Advisor Evy Collins: Projects - Puppy mats for the Humane Society, wooden Pocket Pals cut by WoCo Vo-Tech and decorated by the kids to sell in support of fellow student Lakelyn who suffers from cancer. Also, a Food Drive collected over 200 pounds of non-perishables for Diakonia and comfort bags filled with items like a small stuffed animal, Popits and child friendly stickers for the police to give to children in stressful situations. Little ones doing a lot.

Builders Club at Berlin Intermediate School: Grades 5 -6, Kiwanis Advisor Doreen O'Connor, Faculty Advisor Jane Slotter: Projects include making 20 fleece blankets for Diakonia for Mother's Day and Father's Day accompanied with handmade cards. Also, making doggy pull toys out of knotted T-shirts for the Humane Society. Kiwanis members enjoyed pictures of their work.

Builders Club at Stephen Decatur Middle School: Grades 7 - 8, Kiwanis Advisor Sarah Walker, Faculty Advisor Mindy Ouelette: Projects- Participating in the local Relay For Life to raise funds to fund a cure for cancer. Also they made Valentines for all the 80 SDMS teachers and did a mental health project for the same teachers.

Positive Affirmation Tree to put positive notes on from students and rocks were painted with positive sayings on them and placed around the school outside. They collected $350 for a basket that was raffled off for Lakelyn along with the blanket they made for her. They collected money for UNICEF which is a project Kiwanis International supports. Lots of positive accomplishments.

Key Club at Stephen Decatur High School: Grades 9-12, Kiwanis Advisor Roy Foreman, Faculty Advisors Stella Malone and Wendie Saullo: Projects - Annual Winter Sock Drive to give to the Berlin Nursing Home residents.

Also, raised $300 of gift cards for an Easter basket that was raffled off and made $1,000 for UNICEF. One huge project they do every year as a part of a schoolwide project is the Blood Drive which couldn't be done due to COVID. Local students make a difference at all ages, making the parent Kiwanis Club very proud.

Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pines Ocean City

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Between The Lines

by Publisher/Editor Steve Green The pandemic brought many unfortunate realities with it, but there have been some silver linings. Chief among these positives in my mind is a new perspective to not take anything for granted. The grind of the pandemic remains memorable to everyone, resulting in a new appreciation for the good times because COVID-19 hung a doubt on many aspects of life for some time.

Additionally, another major bright consequence of the pandemic has been how local schools have adopted as traditions some changes they made to graduation season in 2020 and 2021. The graduation parade on the Boardwalk for Stephen Decatur High School students immediately comes to mind. This is a wonderful celebration and has become a tremendous source of community pride. Seeing the families and former teachers lined up on the Boardwalk to celebrate these graduates is amazing. The smiles on the teens’ faces tell the story, and it warms the heart.

For those looking to view photos, this newspaper and our photographer, Chris Parypa, have partnered on providing high-resolution downloads of all the photos taken for keepsakes. Click to https://www.chrisparypaphotography.com/sdhs2022 The Berlin Town Council did the right thing this week removing funds for portable radios and business credits from ARPA funding and directing the money toward stormwater management projects.

With the changes from the proposed plan, the town will be setting aside more than $400,000 to address stormwater needs. The town has several projects designed and ready, but funding limitations put them off.

With these new dollars, some of these problem areas can be addressed.

It’s a smart use of the bonus funds from the federal government.

Other projects being addressed through the town’s $4.79 million grant via ARPA include smart meters for water resources; an emergency stormwater project on Washington Street; a well replacement on Branch Street; a new strategic plan; a growth discussion and addition to the comprehensive plan; a new audio and visual system for council chambers; new equipment for the Berlin Fire Company; a program to digitize documents and files; an update to the Broad Street lift station; an updated well house on Powellton Avenue; a treatment plant upgrade; and completion of a rails to trails project.

The sports complex petition group faces a critical deadline next week. It’s going to be a major challenge for the volunteers. The work was complicated by a long delay initially from state elections officials on the exact wording of the petition as well as the needed number of signatures increasing by the day as a result of new voters registering for the upcoming primary in July. The group needs a little more than 2,500 signatures by Tuesday, May 31 to receive a 40-day extension to get another 2,500 signatures. Petition organizer Vince Gisriel told the Berlin Mayor and Council Monday night he hopes to get to 3,000 signatures because invariably signatures are eliminated by elections officials for being invalid. It’s a daunting task indeed.

There were some hopes the ever-increasing fuel prices could be stemmed a bit in Maryland earlier in the week, but legislators ultimately decided not to intervene and halt a planned 7-cent increase to the gas tax.

The jump raises the tax on a gallon of regular gas from 36 cents to 43 cents.

Many legislators were requesting a special session to create a plan to delay the tax amid escalating prices at the pump. Governor Larry Hogan even specifically asked Comptroller Peter Franchot to “use every legal and regulatory power at your disposal to halt or minimize the impact of the accelerating gas taxes…”

In a response letter released this week, Franchot advised the governor to use his executive power to halt the increase while he pursues legal options. He wrote, “Over the past several days, my staff and attorneys have been exploring regulatory and legal authority provided by law to my agency to prevent this automatic, mandated increase from taking effect. As my office continues to look for regulatory and statutory flexibility on this matter, I am urging you to immediately proclaim a State of Energy Emergency as set forth by state law (Public Safety Article - § 14-304) and suspend the State’s motor fuel tax until September. Doing so would not only provide relief for Marylanders from the current motor fuel tax rate, but it will also temporarily prevent an increase to the gas tax from taking effect.” As of Thursday morning, Hogan had not acted on the matter, but he could.

In a joint statement, House Speaker Adrienne Jones and Senate President Bill Ferguson resisted calls for a special session to further evaluate the gas tax issue. They said the rising prices is due to “big oil companies exploiting global uncertainty to drive the price of gas to more than $4 a gallon,” not a “marginal impact” of the gas tax.

As of Wednesday, the average regular gas gallon price in Maryland was $4.60, which is up from $4.08 from April 25 and drastically higher than the May 25, 2021 price of $3.02.

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ike most of you, I am sick over another school shooting. I can’t rehash the details again. You know all about the horror. I don’t need to tell you how many have died, how it transpired and recap the incident further. You know as much as I do. All I can do here is vent.

My wife and I did not talk much to our sons, 14 and 12, about Tuesday’s shooting. It was not a conscious decision. It’s just we have already had these conversations about these disgusting incidents. They understand the severity of it. They know it’s not right and acceptable. It’s horrifying and tragic. They seem to get the magnitude of it all.

I remember my oldest son Beckett saying after one of the school shootings years ago, “I am just glad that will never happen at my school. It’s too small.” I remember those words so clearly, although I don’t recall what I said.

It’s just so painful to envision a similar incident happening to our kids even remotely near this community we call home. The impact on us all would be unimaginable. I’m sick even considering it. I agree with the hope in Beckett’s sentiment, but I am scared there may be too much innocence in the thought.

The night of the most recent incident I knew the next day at school would probably appear different for both my kids. The police presence was there to offer an assurance of understanding and awareness, but it was largely cosmetic if we are being honest. Shortly after the first bells rung, the police vehicles moved on beyond the normal presence on hand. It’s okay, it’s just what it is. It was still a well-intentioned presence to ease shaky parent psyches.

What was not interesting was the political reactions – not actions -- to the incidents. I did not read one of the many emails from legislators that filled my newspaper editor’s inbox. I find the statements boring and predictable.

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status of legislation aimed at preventing similar incidents from occurring, all the while knowing it’s not a simple matter because mental illness is often involved.

Today, I just can’t wrap my head around the enormity of it all. When I put myself in the place of those parents who lost their fourth graders to a senseless murderer, goosebumps over take me.

It’s the same for the families of the two teachers killed. The sense of loss is too much to bear. Sending them strength through prayer seems all that’s left, though much more is needed.

As the day wore on Wednesday (the day after the most recent shooting), my mind drifted to the teachers across the country inside the schools and their mindsets. Most of them have families themselves and surely, they have many fears to overcome. As my day progressed Wednesday, my mind wandered away from the tragedies of the day before. Life has a way of doing that.

Thoughts and concerns are replaced with other more pressing matters. We don’t forgive or forget. While we certainly must not become desensitized to it all, preoccupations from life replace the worries as top of mind issues. Later, when there is time to take a breath from the rushed nature of days, we come back to these concerns weighing on our hearts.

I came across a letter this week that was written in 2018 by Lauryn Meascarenas, director of equity affairs for a public school system and a former teaching and learning specialist for Teaching Tolerance, and sourced to learningforjustice.org. Four years have passed, and her words remain all too relevant once again.

Dear Teacher, I know you're scared. I know you are watching your phone for news, thinking, this could be my school. I know you're looking around your classroom today, looking for the best place to hide your students. I know you are eyeing the

doors and windows for where the closest exit is.

I know that you did not become a teacher so that you could be an expert in security codes and evacuation protocols. I know you did not think being a teacher was a life-and-death profession.

That you would suspiciously listen to the intercom every time it crackled into life, holding your breath, waiting for the words that would alert you to a violent situation. I know you are an expert at projecting a calm face and voice when your heart is leaping with fear, at continuing with a lesson when your hands are shaking with anxiety. That you crack jokes and change the subject when you are huddled with your students, during a practice lockdown or during the real thing.

I know that, if you have children of your own, your heart aches to be with them as you protect the children in your class who are no less yours. I know that you would do anything to keep them calm and safe. I know that your heart is breaking and — at the same time — swelling for the love you have for your students.

I know you are waking up this morning to a nightmare. I know you are frustrated, tired and weary of the news. I know you are wearing your coat of bravery today.

I know that you became a teacher because you believe in the future.

Keep going, teacher. Keep rising each day with the promise of hope.

Keep showing up and teaching and inspiring and giving your students all that they deserve. In the face of the unknown, keep going until our future doesn't hold this fear anymore.

Love, A Fellow Teacher

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

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