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OC Air Show Dazzles: The 14th Annual OC Air Show took place last weekend in Ocean City, featuring performers like the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, above; the GEICO Skytypers, below left; Mike Wiskus, below center; and the Air Force Heritage Flight. See pages 36-38 for more coverage.

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Big Wheel Will Be Moved, Back Running Saturday

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

The Big Wheel is pictured earlier this month before it was dismantled.

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OCEAN CITY – The Big Wheel is returning to the downtown landscape after the ride’s owner has found a way to shoehorn it into the Trimper’s Rides property.

Last summer, Trimper’s Rides partnered with Wood Entertainment to bring the Big Wheel to the historic downtown amusement park at the south end of the Boardwalk. The massive Ferris wheel, featuring LED lights and 36 gondolas reaching 150 feet into the sky, could be seen from all over the resort area and brought visitors to the downtown area.

This year, Trimper’s partnered with Wood Entertainment again to bring the Big Wheel back to downtown Ocean City, and the desire was to move it farther east in the amusement park to improve its profile for visitors and residents on the Boardwalk.

While the Big Wheel was clearly visible from all over the resort, as vacationers got closer to the end of the Boardwalk, its views were obscured by taller buildings last year, and there was evidently some confusion between the new attraction and the other tall Ferris wheel on the pier at Jolly Roger’s that has been a fixture on the downtown landscape for decades.

Last October, Trimper’s came before the Mayor and Council seeking permission to site the Big Wheel closer to the Boardwalk. While the massive wheel’s footprint would rest entirely within the amusement park’s property, the massive wheel and its gondolas would encroach over the Boardwalk and city property by an estimated four feet above the masses walking below.

While generally pleased the Big Wheel was planning to return, the Mayor and Council members were lukewarm on the attraction’s encroachment over the south end of the Boardwalk and, after considerable debate, tabled the approval in order to consult with legal staff and risk management. The issue was never brought back up again.

Fast forward to early June and Trimper’s and Wood Entertainment brought the Big Wheel back to Ocean City as planned. It was erected farther east than its location last year and while the ride itself was positioned entirely within the amusement park, its gondolas towered over the public right-of-way by a little over 10 feet, which triggered a zoning violation.

At a meeting in early June, after considerable discussion, Trimper’s and Wood Entertainment were given little recourse but to remove the Big Wheel entirely or relocate it in the park so that it SEE PAGE 22

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Public Defender’s Office Urges OCPD’s Body Camera Use

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

OCEAN CITY – Following a pair of incidents earlier this month when the Ocean City Police Department’s use of force was questioned, the state’s Office of the Public Defender this week called for an expedited mandatory use of bodyworn cameras for the department’s officers.

The two incidents resulted in cell phone videos circulating on social media, putting the town in the unenviable position of navigating a national public relations storm. In both incidents, the confrontations between Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers and young adults began with attempted citations for vaping in undesignated areas of the Boardwalk and ended with physi-

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cal confrontations between law enforcement officers and the suspects. It’s important to note the social media videos that went viral depict just a fraction of the entire incidents, largely the parts when OCPD officers resorted to use of force to subdue unruly and uncooperative suspects, whom, in some cases, physically and verbally assaulted officers, according to court documents.

Both incidents began with OCPD officers attempting to issue citations for vaping outside of approved areas on the Boardwalk and ended with physical confrontations when the suspects did not comply with officers’ orders. In both cases, officers were threatened by the suspects before force was used. Whether the use of force was justified in both cases, one during which a suspect was kneed repeatedly and another in which

a suspect was tased while holding his hands up, is the subject of the current investigations.

During this year’s General Assembly session, amid a myriad of other police reform bills, state lawmakers approved legislation requiring law enforcement agencies to require their officers to wear body-worn cameras to document their interactions with the public. Senate Bill 71 was approved by the General Assembly, but was vetoed by Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican. The assembly then overrode the governor’s veto largely along party lines.

According to language in the bill, it would “require certain law enforcement agencies to require the use of bodyworn cameras by July 1, 2023 for each law enforcement officer that regularly interacts with the public, requiring a cer-

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tain body-worn camera to automatically record and save at least 60 seconds of video footage immediately prior to the officer activating the record button, requiring each law enforcement agency to establish a certain system to identify police officers who are at risk of using excessive force, and to provide appropriate responses to reduce the risks.”

In the wake of the well-publicized incidents, the Maryland Office of the Public Defender this week fired off a letter to Mayor Rick Meehan and OCPD Chief Ross Buzzuro urging them to expedite the state mandate requiring body-worn cameras for resort police officers.

“The Office of the Public Defender joins in the public outcry related to the recent viral video that depicts members of the Ocean City Police Department using excessive force against visiting youth based on a minor ordinance violation,” the letter reads. “In addition to the investigations of this incident that are underway and related measures being called for by community groups, I urge you to take meaningful steps to improve transparency and accountability measures beyond this incident.

Specifically, the Ocean City Police Department should obtain body-worn cameras (BWC) and adopt and implement a BWC policy as soon as possible.”

Whether the use of force during both incidents was appropriate under the circumstances will ultimately be determined by an internal investigation by the OCPD’s Office of Professional Standards. When the incidents went viral last week, local officials pointed out in various public statements the videos portrayed just snippets of the larger incidents that escalated to the use of force and not the entire turn of events that led to the action.

Anecdotally, some officers in the law enforcement industry have issued statements in the past saying they welcome the use of body-worn cameras for that reason. Body-worn camera footage would ostensibly show an entire 12-minute interaction and not the most-damning 12-second snippet. Of course, the body-worn camera footage would not likely be made available to the public, unless it was used as evidence in the public trial, for example, but it could assist in internal investigations into incidents.

Nonetheless, the Maryland Office of the Public Defender’s letter is adamant about expediting the use of body-worn cameras for the OCPD in the wake of recent incidents. The letter, authored by District Public Defender Chasity Simpson, called the incidents disturbing.

“The video of Ocean City police tasing, kneeing and restraining black youth for purportedly violating a smoking ordinance is disturbing, but sadly not isolated,” she said. “My office regularly represents individuals who are stopped for a minor violation that escalates due to police conduct.”

Simpson said similar incidents aSEE NEXT PAGE

Final Marlin Fest MOU Approved

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

OCEAN CITY – After some final tweaks regarding vendor fees and the town’s in-kind contribution, the council this week approved the final memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the White Marlin Open to host a Marlin Fest event at the 3rd Street park in conjunction with the tournament.

Marlin Fest is proposed to complement tournament headquarters at Harbour Island. The event will offer an alternative to spread out and enjoy the tournament in a wide open, safe, family friendly atmosphere with the weigh-ins streamed on a big screen. The bayfront site will allow for a nice vantage point to watch the boats come in with their catch flags flying.

In April, the MOU between the WMO and the town was first presented, spelling out the parties’ responsibilities for Marlin Fest, and while all agreed the concept was a good one, there were a few details to clear up in terms of vendor fees and the town’s in-kind contributions to the event. It was determined because Marlin Fest was being held on recreation and parks department property, the event was somewhat of a hybrid in terms of vendor fees.

For example, special events held on other city property, such as the Inlet lot for example, have a certain fee schedule for vendors, while events on parks property, such as the downtown recreation complex in this case have a different fee schedule for vendors. Because Marlin Fest is being held on recreation and parks property, the initial MOU included a $650 fee for each individual vendor for the entire week-long event.

The vendor fee for a special event on other town property is a flat $75 for the entire event. When the MOU for Marlin Fest was presented in April, WMO producers questioned the great disparity in the vendor fees between parks property

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events and other city-owned venues in town. As a result, WMO officials went back the drawing board with the city manager, city solicitor and special events staff to work out a solution.

On Monday, the final MOU presented for the event, and ultimately approved by the council, sets the vendor fee at a flat $75 for the week-long event. Another issue to resolve was the level of in-kind services the town provides to the White Marlin Open each year.

For decades, the town has provided in-kind assistance for the White Marlin Open in and around Harbour Island such as trash cans, road barriers, extra police for traffic and pedestrian control and the like. When the MOU was first presented in April, the town’s special events department considered the level of in-kind services needed to support the WMO at both Harbour Island and the Marlin Fest at the downtown recreation complex would increase significantly.

It was decided at the time that the town’s in-kind financial contribution should roughly match what was contributed in 2019. Last year was essentially thrown out because of the COVID-19 restrictions and limitations on the event curtailed what the town had to provide to support the event.

Staff was directed to review what was provided in 2019 and come up with an estimate for 2021 to provide services to both Harbour Island and Marlin Fest. It was determined the total contribution in 2019 came in at nearly $15,000. The breakdown included over $10,000 from the public works maintenance division, roughly $3,000 from the police department and another $1,500 from the transportation department.

The final MOU approved on Monday includes a facility fee for the use of the downtown recreation complex of $2,816 to be paid by the WMO, along with a one-time flat $75 vendor fee. The town’s overall contribution in in-kind services continues to be just under $15,000.

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round the country are often recorded by private citizens, but the fact they were recorded on a crowded summer Boardwalk casts a different light on them.

“What is unique about this interaction is that a private citizen was brave enough to record the mistreatment and to publicize the video,” she said. “Oversight and accountability of police conduct should not require recordings by private citizens.”

The incidents in question are still being investigated internally, but Simpson’s letter calls for immediate and decisive action by the town and the OCPD. “Youth, tourists, and black and brown individuals generally should feel all welcome on the Ocean City Boardwalk without fear of police escalation and excessive force,” the letter reads. Now is the time for decisive action, not just to address what happened last week, but to bring our police department up to the quality and standards of national best

practices. Body worn cameras have become standard-issue equipment in law enforcement agencies across Maryland and the country. BWCs serve a valuable role, not just in promoting transparency and accountability, but in recording evidence, promoting professionalism and documenting officer performance and interactions with the public.”

For its part, the Town of Ocean City and its police department were guarded in their response to the Maryland Public Defender’s Office letter this week, largely because the internal investigations into the incidents are not yet complete.

“We are aware of the comments made by the District Public Defender,” said Ocean City Communications and Marketing Director Jessica Waters in an email on Wednesday. “The investigations into the incidents are underway.

Due to the ongoing investigation, we are unable to comment further at this time.”

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Ocean City Council Endorses Rebranding Process

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

OCEAN CITY – A plan to develop a strategy to rebrand Ocean City’s image received a rousing endorsement from the elected officials.

Last week, Ocean City Tourism and Business Development Director Tom Perlozzo presented his ambitious plan to dive into research and data collection on a path to begin rebranding Ocean City’s image to the town’s Tourism Commission. On Monday, Perlozzo presented the same plan to the Mayor and Council.

Perlozzo was appointed to the newlycreated position in April and began June 1.

The four-phase plan presented to the Mayor and Council on Monday includes

research and data collection. The plan calls for collecting more visitor data and research and implementing a strategy to drive more visitors to the resort. The research phase focuses not only on those visitors who already come to Ocean City, but perhaps more importantly, those who have never been or choose to vacation elsewhere.

Essentially, the plan calls for retaining the traditional customer base, while attracting new visitors. While it does not suggest a major departure from the town’s image as a traditional family vacation destination, the plan suggests there are opportunities to expand on that image.

“Destination branding is the foundation of a location’s marketing strategy,” said Perlozzo. “The branding process

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Perlozzo said his plan included four phases. The first is planning and research, the second is outreach and analysis, the third is designing the creative and testing it, and, finally, adoption and activation.

Perlozzo said a key element to his plan is research and data collection, an area that has been lacking over the years. For example, in recent years the town and its ad agency MGH have attempted to collect visitor information including zip codes with varying degrees of success through visitor surveys and hotel booking information. Perlozzo said there is technology available to collect better visitor data.

The proposal calls for carrying over funds left over from the fiscal year 2021 budget tourism and marketing line item to provide seed money for the ambitious four-phase rebranding plan. Funding for the later phases could be included in the fiscal year 2022 advertising budget.

When pressed on how much funding could be carried over from the fiscal year 2021 budget, Perlozzo said the figure is likely around $490,000. However, he said not all of that funding would be dedicated to his four-phase rebranding plan.

For example, if the convention center was courting a large group and they were looking for some concessions on fees, funding could be used to offset that in order to attract the group. Perlozzo also said the funds could be used for focused marketing, or geo-marketing or geo-fencing, for example.

The council ultimately voted to approve the four-phase plan to allow Perlozzo and his crew to begin implementing it. Mayor Rick Meehan said the plan represented why the new position was created in the first place.

“You’ve brought forward a plan and that’s exactly what we’re looking for,” he said. “We can reinvent what we’re doing, and I think we’ve done a lot of good things.”

Meehan said it was a good time to get a fresh look at the town’s marketing strategy.

“It’s 2021 and we have to go above and beyond,” he said. “That’s why you were hired, and I think you’ve brought us something that’s strategic and well thought-out. I think it’s the direction we need to go.”

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER

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OCEAN CITY – With the governor’s COVID-19 state of emergency set to expire, certain business practices borne out of the pandemic will go away, while others could remain.

When the health pandemic emerged last spring and Gov. Larry Hogan declared a state of emergency, restaurants and bars were closed to the public and many went to a carryout and delivery model including modified ways of selling alcohol. The state and allied local liquor

boards relaxed the rules for selling beer, wine and spirits through carryout or delivery and mixed drinks in sealed containers for off-site consumption.

While certainly not ideal, the relaxed rules sustained many businesses through the pandemic, allowing them to generate some revenue and keep people employed. As a result, a pair of bills were introduced and ultimately approved in the General Assembly this year to allow the carryout and delivery model to continue.

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Last week, the BLC sent out an email blast to the county’s liquor license holders advising them the carryout and delivery model would end when the governor’s state of emergency expires on July 1.

“As a result of the expiration of the governor’s executive orders in regard to carryout and delivery of alcoholic beverages, effective July 1, 2021, all holders of alcoholic beverage licenses in Worcester County will cease all carry out and delivery of alcoholic beverages, which were permitted solely through the executive orders,” the BLC’s notice reads.

House Bill 12 and its companion Senate Bill 205 were approved by the General Assembly and signed into law by the governor. It allows for the sale or delivery of alcoholic beverages for off-premise consumption “providing that certain authorization for the holders of certain licenses to sell alcoholic beverages for off-premise consumption in a certain manner applies only in a jurisdiction in which the local licensing board had adopted certain regulations.”

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The off-premise sale bill approved by the General Assembly and signed by the governor simply allows the practice to continue if the local boards adopt regulations to that effect.

“In considering whether to adopt regulations under this section, a local licensing board shall weigh the need to promote the economic recovery of different categories of small businesses in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the need to protect public health and welfare,” language in the bill reads.

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BY CHARLENE SHARPE

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SNOW HILL – Changes approved last week are expected to strengthen Worcester County’s animal control laws.

The Worcester County Commissioners last Tuesday passed two bills meant to enhance the county’s animal control practices. Animal advocate Lenore Bennett told them she wanted to see the animal control changes approved.

“I’m here in full support of this bill,” she said. “A lot of effort went in to devising it.”

Chief Animal Control Officer Glen Grandstaff told the commissioners he recommended they approve the changes presented. They would adjust the stray hold time, clarify existing standards and address issues such as shelter provisions and commercial kennel recordkeeping requirements.

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“Much of the proposed legislation changes stem from a situation involving a dog breeder from the Pocomoke area and have been championed by Commissioner Josh Nordstrom,” he said in a memorandum to the commissioners.

Bennett told the commissioners she worked for the Worcester County Humane Society and also operated a dog training business and dog daycare. As an animal advocate, she said she wanted to see the bill passed.

“I’m involved in a couple of cases directly as a result of breeders that have conditions that are not humane,” she said.

She added that animals came to the humane society with various health issues because they weren’t cared for properly.

“The humane society is taking on the expense which is hard on their budget,” she said.

While she supported the proposed bill because it would improve commercial breeding operations, she said even more animal control changes were needed.

“I am fully aware of animals that have froze to death in our county, under our watch, and also died from heat,” she said.

“So I look forward to working with animal control and others.”

The commissioners voted unanimously to approve the changes to the animal control regulations. They followed that vote with a unanimous vote on related zoning changes.

“This is really a companion bill to the one you just passed,” said Ed Tudor, the county’s director of development review and permitting. “It incorporates the same definitions that are in the bill you just passed into the zoning code and straightens out some other little inconsistencies we had.”

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FROM PAGE 10 premises is located,” the notice reads.

“All license holders will be required to adhere to all regulations and requirements for the seating of patrons and service of alcoholic beverages that existed prior to the COVID -19 outbreak, unless a request for alteration of a licensed premises is approved by the Board of License Commissioners.”

The BLC attorney essentially said the temporary outdoor seating issue falls under the purview of the county health department, the local jurisdiction, such as the town of Ocean City, for example, and the fire marshal’s office. During the pandemic, Ocean City allowed businesses to create temporary outdoor seating areas under certain conditions.

City Manager Doug Miller said this week there were basically two components to the temporary outdoor seating issue.

“On the first [of July], those restaurant owners who are offering temporary outdoor seating in many cases made sizable investments to do so,” said Miller.

“Therefore, we will allow the temporary use to continue through the end of the calendar year.”

In some cases, the seating areas are just that, temporary, and Miller said the town will allow those to continue. In other cases, some businesses have made their temporary outdoor seating areas permanent, after going through the appropriate approval process such as zoning compliance, site plan approval and building permit approval, for example.

“On the second, if a permanent outdoor-type structure has been legally built, then it is zoning compliant,” said Miller. “As such, it can remain in operation for as long as the owner desires.”

The program was implemented at the height of state restrictions on indoor dining and dozens of local businesses took advantage of it. Generally speaking, Ocean City food service establishments fell into one of three categories in terms of outdoor seating.

Naturally, those with existing dining areas were immediately allowed to utilize those areas when Hogan announced the first phase of the state’s recovery plan. The second category included those that did not have existing outdoor dining, but had opportunities on their own private property to create areas for outdoor seating. The third included those businesses that desired to use a portion of the public right of way, such as sidewalks and street areas, for example.

The Mayor and Council, in partnership with the county health department, the local liquor board and the Ocean City Fire Marshal’s Office, implemented a flexible plan to allow the latter to utilize areas in the public right of way for outdoor seating, as long as other COVID restrictions such as masks and tabledistancing were observed. In some cases, that meant adding a few tables on the public sidewalk adjacent to the business. In other cases, it involved putting picnic tables in the roadway adjacent to a business on a temporary basis.

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BY CHARLENE SHARPE

STAFF WRITER

BERLIN – The town’s elected officials will begin reviewing potential short-term rental regulations Monday.

The Berlin Town Council will hold a work session Monday evening to discuss short-term rental regulations.

Though the issue initially came up in 2019, officials delayed addressing it when COVID-related attendance restrictions were in place at town meetings.

“They thought it was too important to not have a lot of public input,” said Dave Engelhart, the town’s planning director.

“We’re picking the topic back up Monday.”

Town staff began researching shortterm rental regulations in other communities in 2019 at the request of the Berlin Planning Commission. Though the Coastal Association of Realtors and

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some residents expressed concern regarding regulations, officials said the town needed to have something on the books. Engelhart worked with David Gaskill, the town’s attorney, to review the

short-term rental laws in place in other jurisdictions. They eventually created a draft ordinance but with the onset of the pandemic it was never discussed by the council.

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“We had done a lot of work leading up to the draft,” Engelhart said.

Now that attendance restrictions have been lifted at town hall, officials are set to finally review and discuss the draft ordinance created last year. As proposed, it would permit short-term rentals in the R-1 and R-2 single family residential districts only in a property owner’s permanent residence. The ordinance defines permanent residence as a unit in which the owner resides “for an aggregate of at least 180 days annually and the dwelling unit carries the official designation as the owner’s principle residence in accordance with the criteria governing the State of Maryland Department of Assessment and Taxation Homestead Tax Credit Program.”

The ordinance would also permit short-term rentals in the R-3 and R-4 districts and the business district where dwelling units are allowed.

Engelhart said he hadn’t received any complaints regarding short-term rentals in town but was aware that there were several in existence.

“I don’t think it’s as widespread as people think,” he said.

The council will hold the short-term rental work session Monday immediately following its regular 7 p.m. meeting.

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Worcester To Spend $120K On Summer STEM Academy

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BY CHARLENE SHARPE

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SNOW HILL – County officials approved plans for a summer STEM program at Worcester Technical High School.

The Worcester County Commissioners last week approved plans for WEST (Worcester Enrichment in Science and Technology) Academy in August. The program will be offered at Worcester Technical High School in partnership with the school system.

“In terms of the structure that’s already in place with the technical high school, we felt they were the best suited to operate this program,” said Melanie Pursel, director of the Worcester County Office of Tourism and Economic Development.

Pursel advised the commissioners that since they’d approved hiring a workforce engagement specialist and reconfiguring the county’s summer STEM program, she’d been working to create a new program.

“We explored many options, however after numerous productive meetings with the Board of Education and Worcester Technical High School staff, it was clear they were the most efficient and best equipped with the highest level of expertise to work with,” she wrote in a memorandum to the commissioners.

“Although this year (FY21) we are still focusing on STEM to fulfill the commitments to the students that applied last year, we have asked that the technical school team begin to incorporate Skilled Trades, Agriculture and Tourism (STAT) into the program.”

The new program, WEST Academy, will offer up to 50 participants the chance to pursue pathways in robotics and drones, culinary science, art/tech laser cutting, 3D printing and forensic science.

Commissioner Jim Bunting was quick to question the academy’s $120,000 cost. Though the county wasn’t able to offer its traditional STEM program last year, in 2019 it was able to fund STEM camp, internships and a high school leadership program for $100,000.

“There’s different pathways that the participants can take,” Pursel said of the new program. “Each of them will actually leave with a product. So the materials for the pathways is what’s so costly.”

Bunting said he recalled staff projecting a cost of $60,000 for the program when the STEM reorganization was approved.

“Well we were able to use the funds that were already in the budget,” Pursel said. “This is FY21 funding. I think next year moving forward we’re also working with the Tri-County Council to get some funds leveraged to do the STEM and the STAT that we talked about This is just trying to take care of the 60 students that were displaced last year because the program was not able to be held so we figured this was a good opportunity to work with the professionals with the board of education, put on a summer STEM academy and then be able to re-

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group, see how it goes and see how we can incorporate the STAT moving forward.”

Commissioner Chip Bertino asked if

the program would in any way impact the county’s Maintenance of Effort funding.

“No it does not,” Pursel said.

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Commissioner Joe Mitrecic said the Tri-County Council was excited about the program and eager to provide it with grant funding in the future.

“We’re actually a model…,” Pursel said. “I think that partnering with the tech school was really the smart thing to do.”

The commissioners voted unanimously to approve plans for WEST Academy.

Ocean Pines Board Advances Short-Term Rental Regs

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BY BETHANY HOOPER

STAFF WRITER

OCEAN PINES – Association leaders say more work will need to be done before a vote to adopt the county’s regulations on short-term rentals can be brought to the association’s residents.

Last Wednesday, the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors voted 61, with Director Tom Janasek opposed, to incorporate Worcester County’s code on short-term rentals, litter and noise into the Declarations of Restrictions (DRs) for all sections.

The motion that was approved last week also gives the association the ability to levy fines and suspend a member’s ability to engage in short-term rentals for up to 60 days for repeated violations, and to require rules on occupancy limits, noise, trash and parking restrictions to be posted in a conspicuous area of short-term rental properties.

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Director Frank Daly told members at the board meeting each section of the community will now be given the opportunity to vote for or against the adoption of such regulations into the association’s DRs. “I’m not sitting here asking seven people to determine the fate of shortterm rentals,” he said. “What I want is 8,452 lot owners, each one that could be affected by short-term rentals, have a voice in saying whether these rentals should be regulated. This is not a seven-person vote. This is a vote that will pass or fail by each section in this community when asked to all 8,452 lot

owners.”

Director Colette Horn thanked Daly for his efforts in drafting the proposed short-term rental regulations, but pointed out it was just one step in a lengthy process. She said she planned on introducing a motion next month to apply the proposed short-term rental regulations to long-term rentals and non-rental properties.

“It’s been a long road to get here and I appreciate the work and intelligence that you applied to this,” she told Daly.

“That said, one of the things we learned in this process is there are people in the community who would like the enforce-

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ment to apply across the board, not just short-term rentals but to long-term rentals and to properties not rented.”

Director Camilla Rogers said she supported Horn’s effort.

“I see this as we have built the template for where we want to go …,” she said. “I want this to be expanded to the entire community.”

In the board’s discussion on shortterm rental regulations, Janasek said he took issue with the proposed enforcement process, which he described as being too vague. He argued the county should be enforcing its regulations, not the association.

“It’s too wide open for me …,” he said. “My opinion is it’s going to come down the road and they’re going to have to start enforcing it. I don’t think we need to start getting into enforcing these regulations.”

While he agreed with the concept, Director Doug Parks questioned the wording of the motion.

“The question is, when you use the term ‘short-term rentals’ does that mean – and I’m playing devil’s advocate here – that these three ordinances in the county code don’t have to be adhered to by long-term rentals and property owners?”

Parks also noted there was no clear process for short-term rental suspensions or fines. He argued it appeared the association was targeting short-term rentals.

“We have to define exactly what it is we’re going to do …,” he said. “I want to see something more concrete regarding what process will be followed.

How’s the enforcement going to work, how’s the reporting going to work, how’s the follow-up going to work, and what’s it going to cost us?”

Daly said violations would be reported through a complaint-driven system. He added that the association could only discuss proposed fines and penalties once the association adopted regulations giving it the ability to fine.

Horn agreed.

“The DRs don’t speak to process, they speak to rules,” she said. “So if the community tells us they want this, the community tells us they want something that applies across the board, the next step is to develop that process …

I think there is a lot of work to do, but the first step is to take the first step.”

Parks told board members he would support the motion, so long as the board agreed to inform the community on the process for adopting and enforcing short-term rental regulations and to acknowledge more work needed to be done. Daly and President Larry Perrone agreed.

“To get from this to the next step, there’s a lot more work that needs to take place …,” Perrone said. “You’re right. We can’t ask the community to vote on something when they don’t know what they are voting on.”

With no further discussion, the board voted 6-1 in favor of short-term rental regulations.

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Around 8:20 p.m. last Wednesday, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) Special Enforcement Unit detectives received a controlled dangerous substance (CDS) complaint from a convenience store at North Division Street.

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OPA Board Repeals Director Misconduct Resolution

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BY BETHANY HOOPER

STAFF WRITER

OCEAN PINES – Ocean Pines leaders voted last week to repeal a policy regarding director and officer misconduct.

Last week, the Ocean Pines Association (OPA) Board of Directors voted unanimously on second reading to repeal Resolution B-08, which addresses director and officer ethics and misconduct.

“This is the second reading,” said Director Frank Daly. “The purpose of the second reading is to repeal Resolution B-08 in its entirety.”

In 2018, the board of directors adopted a resolution governing the conduct and ethical standards of directors and officers. The resolution also sets a process for handling complaints against officials.

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In February – following an investigation of a B-08 complaint filed against President Larry Perrone – Daly called on the board to amend or repeal the resolution by its May meeting.

“We’re not the Central Intelligence Agency, we’re not the National Security Agency,” he said at the time. “This cloak of secrecy that ties hands is extremely unfair, first to the community and second of all to the people involved … Like it or not, there are two sides to every story.

And I don’t like a process that handcuffs one side.”

In a memo to board members last month, Daly noted the handling of three B-08 complaints since his election to the board and argued against the process and secrecy surrounding such complaints. He argued complaints should be written by the complainant, not a board

member, and basic information should be made available to the public. He also critiqued the investigation process and the inability of all involved parties to address the board before judgements are made.

“This resolution has prevented the board from identifying who made the complaint, who the complaint was against and what the complaint is,” he wrote. “The resolution has completely prevented the accused of making any comments to defend themselves. It has prevented answers to totally appropriate questions from association members.

The procedures employed have raised fair, and serious, questions regarding due process for both the accused and accuser.”

In the last year, the board has handled two B-08 complaints involving

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board members.

Last November, General Manager John Viola filed a complaint against Director Tom Janasek regarding offensive remarks he made against Viola during a business lunch. Janasek was ultimately censured by the board.

And in January, former employee Colby Phillips filed a complaint against Board President Larry Perrone alleging he had yelled at her on multiple occasions and spoke to her in a condescending manner.

Following an investigation, the board found no violation occurred. Weeks later, Phillips submitted her resignation to the board, ending a nearly seven-year tenure with OPA.

Solar Array Will Save $11K A Year

BY CHARLENE SHARPE

STAFF WRITER

BERLIN – A new solar array is expected to generate electricity for the town’s substation on Schoolfield Street.

Crews this week were finishing up the installation of a rooftop solar array at the substation on Schoolfield Street. Tim Lawrence, the town’s electric utility director, said the array was expected to save the town about $11,000 a year.

“The system should, if everything goes correctly, it should cover the entire total electric consumption of the facility for the entire year,” Lawrence said.

The town received a $122,375 grant from the Maryland Energy Administration in March to fund a solar array at the substation. The municipality partnered with Carter Machinery, the same company it worked with on its natural gas generator, for the project.

On Wednesday, a crew of five was finishing up the 10-day installation of the array. Morgan Graves, commercial construction supervisor for Solar Energy Services, said the Schoolfield Street site was ideal because of the amount of sun it received. He said the 110-panel system was expected to last 25 to 30 years.

“Annually that’s going to be producing 59 megawatt hours a year,” Graves said.

Lawrence said the project would help the town reach renewable energy goals.

“By 2030, 50% of the purchase power we sell has to come from renewable energy sources — wind, solar, that type thing,” he said. “We’re actually working toward that now so the more solar that is installed, that means the less purchase power we’re having to sell.”

He said that once the system was turned on, staff in the town’s electric department would be able to monitor it with an app.

“We can monitor the output of the system,” he said. “We’ll be able to see that on our computer and on our phone so we can actually tell what each panel is producing.”

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FROM PAGE 4 would not encroach over the public rightof-way. As the fines started to mount, the ride’s owner dismantled the Big Wheel in the days following that meeting.

As part of the arrangement with Trimper’s, Wood Entertainment brought three other rides to the park for the summer. After recalculating, Wood Entertainment found a way to keep the Big Wheel in Ocean City for the rest of its 40-day commitment. As of Thursday, the attraction was being reassembled in its new position and is expected to be

open for business on Saturday, according to Wood Entertainment’s Michael Wood.

“Yes, we’re going to put it back up,” he said. “We have to take one ride out and move two others. I wouldn’t call it a happy ending, but it’s a moderately happy ending. All’s well that ends well.”

The original plan called for the Big Wheel to remain in Ocean City for 40 days. With roughly two weeks lost during the dismantling and reassembling process, that window has now shrunk to 23 days. Wood Entertainment has other contractual obligations for the Big

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From the beginning, Wood and Trimper’s acknowledged they had mistakenly sited the attraction so it encroached over the Boardwalk and Wood admitted as much this week, although he said the public outcry after it was learned it would have to be taken down made figuring out a way to move it worth it.

“Mistakes were made,” he said. “I understand the town’s position. Through all of this I have followed and read all of the comments on social media and there is overwhelming support for keeping the Big Wheel here. At the end of the day, the customers are what matters. They are my boss, not Trimper’s and not the town.”

Moving the ride has had significant financial consequence. During the meeting in early June, it was estimated to cost around $100,000 to dismantle the ride and reassemble it. Factor in losing roughly two weeks when the Big Wheel was down, and the loss of one of the other rides Wood Entertainment brought to Trimper’s this summer, and the loss is substantial. However, Wood said this week moving it and keeping it here was the right decision.

“It’s probably a terrible short-term decision, but a good long-term decision for our guests,” he said. “Most importantly,

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we’re taking care of our customers because they’re what matters the most.

We made mistakes, but we’re going to make the best of it.”

While Wood acknowledged mistakes were made in the original siting of the Big Wheel, he said he and Trimper’s never really got a firm answer from the town on the original request last October. No official vote was ever taken on the issue.

“I can understand the position of the Mayor and Council,” he said. “They never did give us a definitive answer on the four feet. Obviously, we missed that mark, but we were kind of left up in the air.”

Even before the Big Wheel began getting reassembled this week, Mayor Rick Meehan acknowledged the issue at the close of Monday’s regular meeting.

“I’d just like to thank Trimper’s Rides for complying with our request,” he said.

“It was a difficult decision, but they did exactly what we asked them to do. They worked with the Town of Ocean City and I thank them for that.”

Meehan said on Monday he believed Trimper’s and Wood Entertainment were working on a solution.

“I know it was a financial hardship for them,” he said. “I understand they’re trying to relocate the wheel in the park and I hope they can find a way to do that.”

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Two firefighters were injured in Tuesday morning’s effort to extinguish and contain the blaze.

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BERLIN – The cause of Tuesday morning’s fire in West Ocean City remains under investigation with no cause determined at this time.

The Worcester County Fire Marshal’s Office is at the lead of the fire probe at a single-family home located at 12849 Harbor Rd. in West Ocean City. The fire also damaged three adjacent singlefamily homes. The structure of fire origin was unoccupied at the time of the fire.

Arriving fire units reported a single-family home and an adjacent out-building on fire.

Volunteer fire companies from Berlin, Ocean City and Ocean Pines responded to the 1:51 a.m. fire. Two firefighters were injured during the fire. One was

Wicomico Drowning Victim Recovered

BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

SALISBURY – The body of a man who drowned at a Wicomico County park was recovered in the Nanticoke River early Tuesday morning.

Around 5 p.m. last Sunday, Maryland State Police troopers responded to the Cherry Beach Park in Sharptown for a reported possible drowning. When troopers arrived, Maryland Natural Resource Police (NRP) and the Sharptown Volunteer Fire Department were conducting dive operations and boat searches in an attempt to locate the victim, later identified as John Davis, 53, of Seaford, Del. According to the preliminary investigation, Davis was at the park for a family gathering when he decided to jump into the Nanticoke River from a boat dock to go swimming. Nearby boaters saw Davis struggling to keep his head above water and responded to the area. However, by the time boaters arrived, Davis had slipped below the surface.

Search efforts continued until sunset on Sunday and resumed on Monday to no avail. Delaware State Police divers also assisted with the search efforts.

Around 7:45 a.m. on Tuesday, an NRP helicopter patrolling in the area of Cherry Beach Park located Davis about a quarter of a mile from where he was last seen.

flown to Tidal Health for burn injuries to his legs. The other firefighter sustained injuries from a fall. Both individuals were released later Tuesday from the hospital and are recovering. Fire units remained on the scene for over five hours.

The County Fire Marshal’s office was assisted by the Ocean City Fire Marshal’s Office and a Maryland State Fire Marshal K9 accelerant unit. The investigation is ongoing, and no cause has been determined as of this release.

Anyone with any information is asked to call the Worcester County Fire Marshal’s Office at 410-632-5666 or the Maryland Fire and Arson hotline at 1800-492-7528.

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Lewis Road Sewer Project Approved

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BY CHARLENE SHARPE

STAFF WRITER

SNOW HILL – The Lewis Road sewer extension project will proceed despite concerns from several elected officials about how it’s being funded.

The Worcester County Commissioners voted 4-3 last Tuesday to approve funding the Lewis Road sewer extension with a grant, a loan and money from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). Commissioners in opposition said they supported the project but felt it wasn’t fair to use ARPA funding for it.

“I just don’t understand why the ratepayers over there wouldn’t have to pay for the connection from the road to their house,” Commissioner Chip Bertino said.

“Why would the county pay for that? We don’t do it anyplace else.”

County staff said the sewer extension was expected to cost $1,980,000. Proposed project funding is a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) loan in the amount of $500,000 at an interest rate of 1.375% for 40 years and a grant of $1,480,800.

“It has taken some time to secure this funding from the feds,” said Bob Mitchell, the county’s director of environmental programs.

He said ARPA funding could be used to help with the project, particularly to cover connection costs for residents.

Commissioner Diana Purnell was quick to voice her support for the proposal.

“It’s been a 20-year project,” Commissioner Diana Purnell said. “I think we should try to go ahead and do this and get it done.”

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“It’s been a 20-year project,” she said.

“I think we should try to go ahead and do this and get it done.”

Commissioner Jim Bunting said he supported the project but said the county didn’t usually cover hookup costs for residents. Mitchell said typically the county offered loans.

“We haven’t done this for other areas,” Bunting said, adding that Newark residents had recently had increased costs due to sewer work.

He added that the commissioners had already talked about using the county’s ARPA funding for broadband and fire companies.

“You’ve gone to the umpteenth degree here to really help this community…,” Bunting said. “I just don’t see where they would qualify for any extra help as compared to any other part of Worcester County.”

Bertino agreed. He said when the Newark rates had increased officials had received letters from residents citing the difficulty they’d have in paying the higher fees.

“Are we opening ourselves up to people coming in saying ‘I’ve got problems too, I want the county to pay for my hookup?’” he said.

Mitchell said there were environmental issues associated with the Lewis Road project. He said it also wasn’t in one of the state’s priority funding areas.

Bertino said he thought that if this was approved residents in other service areas would have every right to come in and ask for funding help.

“This is something that’s been in the works for 20 years,” Purnell said.

Bertino said that didn’t change the fact that no one community should be treated differently than others.

“It just doesn’t seem fair,” he said.

Bunting suggested the commissioners wait to make any decisions regarding ARPA funds until they had a work session on the topic.

Commissioner Joe Mitrecic said ARPA funding wasn’t available when the county’s previous sewer projects were underway.

“This gets rid of a lot of septic systems that are leaching into waterways,” he said.

The commissioners voted 4-3, with Bertino, Bunting and Commissioner Ted Elder opposed, to approve the project using the USDA loan, grant and ARPA funds.

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The Ocean City Live-Saving Station Museum expressed its appreciation to the Ocean City Coast Guard for volunteering to paint the museum's largest artifact, an 1870s two 1/2-ton anchor. The anchor was found off the coast of Assateague Island and donated to the museum in 1981 in memory of BMC William H. Parker of the United States Coast Guard.

Pictured, from left, are Petty Officer Baldwin, Cadet Mattingly and Petty Officer Cheyney.

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OC Council Reduces Taxi Fees

BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

OCEAN CITY – In an attempt to boost a lagging cab industry, resort officials this week voted on first reading to significantly reduce the fees for taxi medallions.

In 2010, Ocean City adopted a taxi medallion system in an attempt to better regulate the town’s cab industry and as a means to generate revenue. The intent was to limit the number of cabs that operate exclusively on the island, eliminate rogue cab companies from other areas that showed up during peak times and add stronger regulations including inspections in the interest of public safety.

At the peak of the system, there were 175 town-issued taxi medallions on the streets in town. Now, the number has dwindled to 106, largely because of changes in the industry and the proliferation of ride-share platforms such as Uber and Lyft, for example.

In May, the discussion about adjusting the fees for taxi medallions began at the Police Commission level. The commission took up the debate again last week and sent a favorable recommendation to the full Mayor and Council to significantly reduce the fees for the medallions, which have seen their values drop in the face of competition from Uber

and Lyft.

The council had before it on Monday an ordinance on first reading to amend the “vehicles for hire” chapter in the town code related to taxi medallion fees. The ordinance calls for reducing the medallion fee from the current $250 to $50.

The ordinance introduced on Monday will also reduce the taxi medallion transfer fee significantly. The transfer fee between one operator to another used to be a percentage of the original cost of the medallion, but the transfer fee has since been lowered as the demand for the medallions has waned.

As a result, the ordinance proposed on first reading on Monday will reduce the medallion transfer fee from $1,000 to just $100. The council approved the ordinance on first reading with no discussion.

The ordinance also addressed the potential suspension or revocation of a taxi medallion for a variety of reasons.

Suspensions and revocations, as they have from the beginning, will be handled by the police commission, but the ordinance approved on first reading on Monday adds an appeal process before the full Mayor and Council. The appeal process would be similar to the process any other business license suspension would go through with the purview of the Mayor and Council and the city manager.

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Motor Vehicle Theft Arrest OCEAN CITY – A Virginia man was arrested on motor vehicle theft charges last week after a license plate reader on Route 50 pinged on the stolen car.

Around 3:25 a.m. June 16, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer patrolling in the area of 8th Street was advised by Ocean City Communications a license plate reader on the Route 50 bridge alerted on a Hyundai Sonata with Florida tags that had been reported stolen in Virginia. The officer stopped the vehicle in a condo parking lot at 16th Street.

The officer identified the front-seat passenger as Christopher Parham, Jr., 26, of Richmond. While the officer was waiting for Ocean City Communications to confirm the stolen status of the vehicle, Parham spontaneously said, “I just got that car a week ago from a friend who was renting it,” according to police reports.

It was determined the vehicle had been reported stolen in Virginia by a car rental agency. Parham was placed under arrest at that point. The female driver was also detained and was later issued a citation for driving without required license. During booking, Parham reportedly told police he had paid a friend to use the vehicle for a period of three weeks, and that he had made similar arrangements with the friend in the past.

He reportedly told police he could not go through a traditional vehicle rental agency because of “crashes.”

Parham was charged with motor vehi-

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Paintball Shooting Spree OCEAN CITY – A Pennsylvania man was arrested last weekend after an alleged paintball shooting spree at signs and electrical equipment downtown.

Last Wednesday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer was notified another officer had seen a male suspect firing a paintball gun in the area of 5th Street and Baltimore Avenue.

The officer advised the suspect, later identified as David Smith, Jr., 19, of York, Pa., was shooting paintballs at a green electrical box on the opposite side of Baltimore Avenue. The bicycle officer arrived and reportedly saw Smith sitting on a front porch on 5th Street holding a paintball gun with a paintball hopper affixed to the top of the gun.

As the bicycle officers got closer, he reportedly heard the distinctive “pop” sound a paintball gun makes when it is being fired. As OCPD officer approached, Smith turned and looked at them, and then put the paintball gun on the ground in an attempt to distance

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An OCPD officer observed a stop sign on the corner of 5th Street and Wilmington Lane, which had been facing Smith’s position on the porch. According to police reports, there were roughly 20 orange paintball impact markings on the sign and its support pole. Officers also observed two orange paintball markings on a nearby telephone pole.

OCPD officers knocked on the door to the unit and someone let them in. Officers located Smith sitting on a couch with a paintball gun on the floor in front of him. There was also a paintball pistol on the counter, according to police reports. Smith reportedly admitted shooting paintballs at the stop sign and he was arrested and charged with malicious destruction of property and discharging a firearm in city limits.

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edly walking around the hallways of an uptown hotel completely naked.

Around 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer responded to a hotel at 123rd Street in reference to a naked male in the hallway on the fourth floor. Upon arrival, the officer met with a front desk staff member, who reportedly told the officer he was making his rounds when he saw a suspect later identified as Victor Perez-Verdugo, 36, of Germantown, Md., walking through the hallways on the second and third floors completely naked.

The front desk staffer called the police and then looked at the hotel’s security surveillance footage. The staffer told the officer he observed Perez-Verdugo walk up to the fourth floor, narrowly avoiding being seen by a group of young females, according to police reports. The staffer reportedly told the officer when Perez-Verdugo reached the fourth floor, he passed out on the floor in the hallway.

The officer went to the fourth floor and observed Perez-Verdugo lying passed out in the hallway outside a room and the suspect was arrested and charged with indecent exposure.

Burglary Charge OCEAN CITY – A Pennsylvania man was arrested on burglary and other charges last weekend after allegedly entering a home on 70th Street occupied by a family with young children.

Shortly after 11 p.m. last Sunday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer patrolling in the area of 70th Street heard screaming and shouting coming from a condo unit. According to police reports, the officer heard a male, who was later identified as the owner of the unit, screaming, “Hey you, get out of my house,” and “Get the [expletive deleted] out of my house.”

The officer exited his patrol vehicle and walked around to the front of the unit where he saw another male, identified as Sam Smith, 18, of Hatboro, Pa., coming out of the unit and starting to walk away. Smith was detained while the officer determined what had happened, according to police reports.

The unit owner reportedly told police he had just left his house to take his two dogs for a walk while his wife and two children, ages 10 and 11, remained inside. The victim told police Smith and another unidentified male walked past him. The victim told the officer Smith walked up the steps onto his porch, opened the front door and entered the house before proceeding up an interior flight of stairs, according to police reports.

The victim told police he rushed back to the house, which is when the officer arrived. The victim’s wife told police she was on the second floor with her children when she heard the commotion. She reportedly told the officer she started to go down the stairs when she came face to face with Smith. She appeared shocked and frightened, according to police reports.

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... COPS & COURTS him down and out of the house, which is about the same time her husband had rushed back. Smith was arrested and charged with fourth-degree burglary and disorderly intoxication. The second unidentified male took off southbound down the street and was not arrested.

Traffic Stop Nets Handgun Bust OCEAN CITY – A Ridgely, Md., man was arrested last weekend after resort police found a handgun and marijuana in his backpack during a routine traffic stop.

Around 5:50 p.m. last Saturday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer patrolling in the downtown area observed the driver of a vehicle not wearing a seatbelt and conducted a traffic stop. OCPD officers observed what appeared to be marijuana in plain view in the vehicle during the traffic stop and asked the driver, identified as Paul Baynard, 22, of Ridgely, Md., to step out, according to police reports.

When Baynard stepped out of the vehicle, he was reportedly holding a backpack and the officer advised him to leave it in the vehicle. During a probable cause search of the vehicle and the backpack, OCPD officers located a handgun and a baggie containing over 10 grams of marijuana. Baynard was arrested and charged with possession of a handgun and possession of over 10 grams of marijuana.

Sister Hotel Assault OCEAN CITY – A Pennsylvania woman was arrested last week for allegedly assaulting her younger sister who came back to their motel room late and woke her up.

Around 6 a.m. last Thursday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer was dispatched to a motel on 30th Street for a report of disorderly females outside one of the rooms. The officer arrived and located a 17-year-old juvenile, who informed police she had been in an altercation with her older sister, identified as Destiny Gilbert-Klein, 21, of Peach Bottom, Pa. The juvenile reportedly told police

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she came back to the hotel late and had forgotten a key to the room, so she had to knock to be let in. The knocking woke Gilbert-Klein up and she became irate, which is when the altercation started, according to police reports.

The juvenile reportedly had a bite mark on her right shoulder, which had broken skin and drawn blood. The officer also observed minor lacerations on the juvenile’s right arm. The juvenile told police Gilbert-Klein had choked her during the altercation, but at no point did she lose consciousness. The victim had red finger-shaped markings on her neck, according to police reports.

The victim also told police GilbertKlein took her cell phone and threw it across the motel parking lot, shattering it and rendering it inoperable. Gilbert-Klein was ultimately arrested and charged with second-degree assault and malicious destruction of property.

Bad Finish To Water Day OCEAN CITY – A Takoma Park, Md., woman was arrested last weekend for allegedly punching and biting her boyfriend while he was driving.

Around 7 p.m. last Friday, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers were dispatched to the area of 52nd Street for a reported domestic assault.

Ocean City Communications advised the male involved in the incident was standing near the couple’s vehicle, while the female combatant had walked toward the beach.

OCPD officers arrived and located the male in the street and the female, later identified as Iris Miranda, 21, of Takoma Park, Md., on the beach.

OCPD officers interviewed the male, who told police he and Miranda and a group of friends had rented a boat for the day from a nearby watersports company.

The male said when the day on the water was over, his friends asked Miranda for their car keys, which they had asked her to hold for them. Miranda could not locate the keys and they were later found on the seat in the vehicle underneath where she was seated.

When the male scolded Miranda about how much she had to drink throughout the day, she became argumentative with him, according to police reports.

The male returned the keys to his friends at the watersports location and

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The victim told police as he was turning onto 52nd Street, Miranda punched in the right side of his face, according to police reports. When the victim held his arm out to prevent Miranda from hitting him again, she bit him on his right forearm near his wrist, according to police reports.

The officer observed the rear-view mirror was completely detached from the windshield. Officers also observed injuries to the victim consistent with his version of the events, including bite marks near his wrist.

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When interviewed about the incident, Miranda did not initially want to speak with the officers. When asked why she had punched and bitten the victim, Miranda told police she was tired of the victim talking bad about her and not standing up for her, according to police reports.

OCPD officers spoke with a witness who advised he had observed the victim and Miranda driving in the ocean block of 52nd Street and had seen Miranda bite the victim while he was driving with his arm extended to prevent himself from getting hit again. OCPD officers determined Miranda was the primary aggressor and she was arrested and charged with second-degree assault and malicious destruction of property.

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Ocean City Council Reconsidering Dog License Direction

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

OCEAN CITY – It appears the requirement for an Ocean City dog license might not go away after all as resort officials this week tabled a vote on an ordinance that would have eliminated them.

Back in May, the Mayor and Council reviewed proposed changes to the town’s ordinance regarding dogs and licenses. The proposed amendments eliminated some arcane language in the ordinance regarding certain fees, but most importantly, streamlined the rather confusing process for obtaining a dog license and a dog park permit in Ocean City.

Currently, Ocean City requires a license for all pet dogs residing in the city.

The license could only be obtained at City Hall, but the recreation and parks department requested to be able to issue dog permits from Northside Park as well. The license, and more importantly, proof of rabies vaccinations, are required to allow dogs to enter the renovated city dog park at 94th Street.

Before acting on the request, however, some on the council questioned why the town even issued its own dog license considering Worcester County also requires one. Worcester already requires a dog license for pet dogs residing in the county. While the license can

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be issued by a county department, they are typically issued by a pet owner’s vet at the time of vaccinations.

In June, before acting on the proposed changes, the council directed City Solicitor Heather Stansbury to research the genesis of the existing dog license ordinance in Ocean City. Stansbury determined the town’s municipal dog license requirement has been on the books since 1974 with a requirement all pet dogs in the resort were registered and vaccinated for rabies.

In the 1990s, Worcester began requiring licenses for all dogs in the county, which, of course, includes Ocean City. Satisfied with the research and the notion the town’s dog license was duplicating the county service, the council voted last month to abolish the Ocean City dog license and bring the proposed changes back in the form of amendments to the existing ordinance.

On Monday, the proposed ordinance changes came back to the Mayor and Council for approval on first reading before Councilman Mark Paddack asked to pump the brakes on the issue for further discussion.

“I’d like to withdraw this back to a work session,” he said. “I learned from the county today this ordinance is not going to meet the needs of our residents.”

Paddack said the proposed ordinance amendments had drifted beyond the original intent and eliminating the

Ocean City dog license altogether might not be the best option.

“Our recreation and parks director has said the original intent of this is proof of inoculation,” he said. “I ask that we remand this to a work session. We can bring in recreation and parks, county animal control and our own animal control people.”

Council Secretary Tony DeLuca agreed the ordinance changes might need more discussion.

“My feeling is this doesn’t have a sense of urgency,” he said. “I think we need to get this right the first time I think we need to hear from the county’s expert.”

Stansbury reminded the council the entire issue was borne out of a banal request from Recreation and Parks Director Susan Petito.

“This came to you in the form of a simple request,” she said. “Currently, you need an Ocean City dog license and you can only get that from City Hall. She was trying to address a very, very narrow issue. Could her department issue dog licenses up at recreation and parks and save residents the drive down to City Hall?”

Stansbury said the issue became more complicated when the question was raised if the town’s dog license was just a duplication of the county’s service.

“At some point, a councilmember asked why does the town have dog li-

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censes at all,” she said. “At that time, there was not a great answer for that.

We reported back to you there really wasn’t a great reason other than you’ve always had them. Currently, your animal control officers use them most often to return lost dogs, but recently, because more and more dogs are becoming microchipped, that hasn’t been a big issue.”

It was determined the county issues the dog licenses at its facilities in Snow Hill, but most often the licenses are issued to pet owners when they take their dogs to the vet to get the requisite vaccinations. Stansbury said there aren’t any veterinarian offices within corporate limits.

“The county reminded us there aren’t any veterinarians currently in the town of Ocean City,” she said. “Any person taking an animal to a vet is going outside corporate limits. The vets are issuing dog licenses because it goes hand in hand with the rabies vaccination.”

Stansbury said the council had the option to table the ordinance before them on Monday and discuss the issue further with the county’s animal control officers with input from the town’s animal control officers. Or, the council could decide to keep the Ocean City dog license and address the original issue of distributing them at Northside Park in addition to City Hall.

“From a legal standpoint, we take no position here,” she said. “We’re just trying to address the concerns of the council. You can eliminate the Ocean City dog license, you can refer this back to recreation and parks, or you can revert back to what was requested in the first place.”

Paddack said he raised the initial question about simply eliminating the Ocean City dog license, but has since done more research on his own.

“I asked the question why do we have it and why is it duplicated,” he said.

“What I’ve learned from a vet I spoke to is state law mandates all domesticated animals, mostly dogs, to receive the vaccine. The recreation and parks department is not so concerned about the dog licenses. Their concern is that any dogs that utilize city property such as the dog park be vaccinated to protect the town of Ocean City.”

Paddack said the county provides the dog licenses to the town in the interest of convenience.

“Worcester County supplies the licenses and the paperwork to the town of Ocean City so our residents don’t have to make the drive down to Snow Hill to get them,” he said.

Stansbury also said most dog licenses are being issued through vet offices.

“The vets are also distributing the dog licenses, so residents don’t have to go to Snow Hill,” she said. “It’s really up to the council to decide what they want to do with keeping the licenses or not.”

After considerable debate, the council voted to remand the entire issue back to a future work session with participation from all parties involved.

Board Rejects Motion To Document Pines Bylaw Change

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BY BETHANY HOOPER

STAFF WRITER

OCEAN PINES – A motion to accept a bylaw change resulting from a recent referendum failed last week.

Last week, the Ocean Pines Association (OPA) Board of Directors voted against a motion to approve the amended bylaws on board capital spending limits.

Based on the results of a recent referendum, the association’s membership voted in favor of a bylaw change to lower board expenditure spending to $1 million without a referendum. Director Doug Parks told board members last week he submitted a motion to approve and accept the updated bylaw language that was drafted.

“We’re not questioning the referendum. The referendum is not an issue that we can deal with,” he said. “What we are doing here is documenting, memorializing, the fact we accepted the restated bylaws that were submitted to us by counsel based on the requirements for referendum. It serves that purpose, and the purpose of documenting the fact.”

Parks noted the association’s bylaws on board spending last changed in 2008, but no documentation or meeting minutes could be found. While he noted the board was not required to take a vote on the amended language, he encouraged them to do so.

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“We would not be violating any due process, any laws, by not doing this, but I felt it would be important as an administrative procedure to go ahead and document the fact that we did this,” he said.

“We recognize the fact the information we got from counsel was in line with what the referendum demanded … It’s nothing more than to document the fact we accepted the language from counsel.”

Director Camilla Rogers noted the motion did not mean the board was accepting the results of the referendum, but rather the language drafted by the association’s attorney.

“We are not voting to accept the referendum,” she said. “What we are voting for here, by voting for this motion, is we are voting for the language, which has been put forth by our attorney, to memorialize what we are going to do, to appear on the historic records in Snow Hill.”

Director Frank Daly, however, argued the motion did not explain how the association arrived at a referendum.

“I realize there’s a document that has to go down to Snow Hill, but this doesn’t memorialize the path that got us to that bylaw change,” he said. “I think we need to memorialize the path that got us to the bylaw change very clearly.”

Director Colette Horn noted the actions and discussions leading up to the referendum were documented in meeting minutes.

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“It’s also in the records with the elections committee, so this information has been recorded,” President Larry Perrone added.

For his part, Perrone said he believed the motion to be unnecessary.

“This is a redundant motion, and quite honestly as a homeowner I am offended that this motion would be presented, that we are now looking to accept the wording of the referendum,” he said. “Counsel has not advised us this should be done.”

While he agreed it was somewhat redundant, Parks noted it was not meant

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to offend.

“You clearly didn’t understand the intent of the motion,” he said. “The intent of the motion is not to accept or ratify or authorize the results of the referendum.

The intent of the motion is to document the language and format that counsel presented us, so that we can have it in meeting minutes and corporate vital records for future reference. That’s it.”

With no further discussion, the board voted and the motion failed with Parks, Rogers and Director Tom Janasek in favor and Perrone, Horn, Daly and Director Frank Brown opposed.

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POCOMOKE – A group of students from Pocomoke Middle School will broaden their environmental experiences with a new summer camp.

In July, members of Pocomoke Middle School’s Surfrider Club will have the chance to participate in a summer program highlighted by an offshore boat trip.

“My personal goal for this camp is to get the kids to see themselves as scientists,” teacher Karen McCabe said. “That can take on many forms but I want them to see that they can succeed in a variety of local industries that preserve our natural resources rather than deplete them.

It’s also been a tough year and this group has worked hard to keep up with the expectations of membership. This is a celebration of all that we’ve accomplished.”

McCabe said 17 kids applied for membership in the school’s Surfrider Club in the fall of 2020. They spent the rest of the school year helping with environmental initiatives on campus.

“We’ve recycled paper, bottles and cans that are equivalent to the weight of a humpback whale since September,” McCabe said. “They’ve also been instrumental in maintaining our native flower beds, assisting with Earth Day and doing outreach for other things around the school.”

When the Ocean City Surfrider chapter helped raise funds for the school to

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purchase a water bottle filler, students in Pocomoke Middle’s Surfrider Club created a video to educate their peers about the benefits of reusable water bottles.

When school administrators asked for summer program ideas, McCabe presented plans for a four-day camp built around an offshore fishing trip. That camp is now set for July 12-15 with a trip aboard Mark Sampson’s Fish Finder as the highlight. “’Shark School’ will give the students a positive first-hand experience with the sharks found in our local waters,” McCabe said. “Captain Sampson focuses on the ecological importance of sharks and the efforts necessary to conserve these animals.”

The Surfrider camp will include a variety of other coastal activities.

“We will also be visiting Go Green OC to learn about industrial composting, Tom’s Cove Aquaculture to learn about the importance of filter feeders for water quality, doing marine species surveys on Assateague Island and conducting our own beach cleanup with the OC chapter of Surfrider International. The kids and I are so excited.”

McCabe said the club had been sanctioned by Surfrider International and that members of the global group would be featuring the camp on their social media pages. Community members will be able to get a glimpse of the campers’ adventures by following #SurfriderCamp2021 on Twitter.

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Open House Provides Look At Snow Hill's New Riverboat

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On Tuesday, the Town of Snow Hill hosted an open house to give area residents the chance to get an up-close look at the Black-Eyed Susan. The Black-Eyed Susan, purchased by the town last year thanks to a loan from Worcester County, arrived in Snow Hill in early June and is now docked at Sturgis Park.

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“It’s definitely an exciting opportunity for Snow Hill,” Mayor Jennifer Jewell said.

Jewell and Jim Washington, the boat’s operator, welcomed visitors onto the boat and answered countless questions as community members came to see the new attraction Tuesday afternoon. The 149-passenger riverboat, purchased by the town in 2020, arrived in Snow Hill in early June after spending months at Murtech Marine in Salisbury undergoing repairs. Snow Hill officials selected Washington, a retired culinary arts instructor and former operator of Tavern on Green Street, to be the boat’s operator this spring.

He told those touring the boat Tuesday that he expected to have it open to the public by August. He hopes to offer various cruises, such as cocktail, lunch and dinner options, and to serve a buffet in the formal dining room on the boat’s main level. Though he doesn’t have plans to serve food on the boat’s upper level, it too features tables and chairs for passengers to occupy as they enjoy the expansive views of the Pocomoke River.

The upper level also features a small bar. Jewell told visitors the wooden bar top—donated by Gary Weber—was the same “Snow Hill” one once located in the Blue Dog Café.

Jewell said municipal officials were excited about the riverboat because it would bring more economic development and tourism to the southern part of Worcester County.

“We are enthusiastic about the potential for the Black-Eyed Susan,” she said.

“We’re excited about our partnership with Washington Inc.” Washington hopes to have the boat cruising the river by August. He is currently interviewing potential captains.

“That’ll be a good start,” he said.

Though the boat will have a limited season this year, Jewell expects it to be up and running full-time by 2022. She said the boat would take passengers as far as Shad Landing and turn around, a trip that would be roughly 2.5 hours. She said that in addition to traditional dinner cruises, Washington was also considering more creative concepts such as dinner theater.

“There’s a lot of different ideas,” she said.

Staffing Shortage Delays Wicomico Septic Permit Reviews

June 25, 2021

BY BETHANY HOOPER

STAFF WRITER

SALISBURY – A discussion on septic issues and operations at the health department’s environmental health division highlighted a recent meeting in Wicomico County.

Last week, members of the Wicomico County Council met with Health Officer Lori Brewster and Acting Environmental Health Director Dan Williams to discuss permitting delays relating to septic systems.

“I looked at the numbers this morning and we’re averaging about four to five weeks before we can actually touch the permit to begin the process,” Williams said. “Depending on the type of permit we’re dealing with, it takes time.”

In recent months, Wicomico’s septic issues have taken center stage as county leaders have met with real estate agents, developers and officials with the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) to discuss failing septic systems.

In addition to state regulations and soil standards making it difficult and costly to install and replace septic systems, officials noted staffing shortages at the health department have led to months-long delays.

“In 2020, we issued 371 permits. We received 419,” Williams said. “In 2021, from January to current, we’ve received 290 applications and we’ve issued 151.

So we are trying to put the word out the best we can. We’re severely limited by

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staffing. We also had a tremendous setback throughout the pandemic and all the things that went with it.”

Williams noted his department is currently operating with one supervisor, two health specialists and one trainee. He said his department was actively recruiting, but noted the lengthy process for finding qualified workers.

“We are considerably low in our salaries in environmental health, which makes it extremely difficult to attract individuals to come to work in the department …,” Brewster noted, adding the health department was seeking the council’s support for a salary review. “You can go into the private sector and make a whole lot more money doing the same type of work.”

Council members said they had been approached by several developers who refuse to build in Wicomico County because of its lengthy and challenging permitting process. They questioned why it was so difficult to build and replace septic systems.

“We’ve had contractors in here who say they can go to neighboring counties and get them approved in no time,” Councilman Ernie Davis said.

Officials noted Wicomico County received more scrutiny from MDE based on the results of a 2018 audit. As a result, Williams said his department spent more time reviewing applications.

“We go over every permit application with a fine-tooth comb. We make sure the I’s are dotted and the T’s are crossed … ,” he said. “In other words, we go by the

book.”

Adding to the department’s challenges, officials say, are delays for system approvals. Williams noted that innovative and advanced septic systems that don’t fit within the constraints of the state’s regulations must receive approval from MDE. “We will make decisions unless regulations prevent us from doing things,” he said.

Councilman Bill McCain argued that flexibility was needed when it comes to replacing failing septic systems. He noted that the suggested mound systems were large and often unattractive.

“I know we often get septic providers

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where they can get a system that works fine, but the parameters we have to do it in don’t work …,” he said. “If we just had more flexibility, more alternatives.”

Councilman Josh Hastings said the county needed to advocate not only for additional staffing, but for better septic systems.

“This is something that needs to be a team effort …,” he said. “We all have to advocate for changing to a better system, otherwise we’ll be dealing with these same issues 30, 50, 100 years from now.”

After further discussion, the council agreed to hold regular work sessions with the health department.

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OC Air Show: The 14th An-

nual OC Air Show attracted hundreds of thousands of people to the resort to take in the sights and sounds of military jets and civilian performers. The headliner once again was the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds demonstration team, pictured on this page. Other performers included the GEICO Skytypers, opposite page top left; the F-22 Raptor demo team, opposite page top right; Mike Wiskus, middle row left; the A-10 Thunderbolt II team, middle row, right; U.S. Coast Guard with a Thunderbird jet flying by; and the Air Force Heritage Flight.

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Flying With The GEICO Skytypers Over Ocean City

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BY BETHANY HOOPER

STAFF WRITER

OCEAN CITY – For the first time in my years as a reporter, I had an opportunity last week to join the GEICO Skytypers on a close-formation flight over Ocean City.

On Thursday, as The Dispatch staff wrapped up last week’s issue of the paper, I left my office and headed to the Ocean City Airport, where I climbed – not so gracefully – into a World War IIera plane with a member of the GEICO Skytypers Air Show Team, which performed in last weekend’s 14th annual OC Air Show.

“It requires different skillsets than you are normally used to …,” my pilot, Lead Solo Steve Salmirs, said of the aircraft.

“We’ve brought Blue Angels and Thunderbirds [pilots] up on practice days, and they’re like, ‘I never realized how much more work and how much more difficult it is than flying jets.’”

Based out of Long Island, N.Y., the GEICO Skytypers Air Show Team performs a low-level, precision-flying demonstration featuring tactics and maneuvers taught to World War II and Korean War pilots in the 1940s and 1950s.

In addition to air show performances, the team skytypes giant messages that can be as tall as the Empire State Building and seen for 15 miles in any direction.

As the team geared up for the weekend’s performances, I accompanied Salmirs on a flight in one of the six World War II military training planes. Joined with other reporters, I was given a helmet, flight suit and brief instructions before climbing into the No. 6 aircraft for the ride of my life.

“It’s a perfect day for flying,” Salmirs told me before taking off.

Salmirs’ calm, friendly demeanor

Lead Solo Steve Salmirs is pictured at the Ocean City Municipal Airport briefing The Dispatch Staff Writer Bethany Hooper prior to their flight last Thursday.

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gave me every confidence it would be an amazing flight. And, after learning of his past accomplishments, it was very clear I was in good hands.

Salmirs, who joined the Skytypers in 1996, started flight training his sophomore year of high school. After graduating from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, he began a career as a calibration engineer at Kennedy Space Center, working on ground and flight equipment used on space shuttles from 1980-1982. Salmir then joined the U.S. Air Force and was selected to fly the F16 Viper during his service in the military.

Today, Salmirs is a commercial pilot.

But for the past 25 years, he’s served as a member of the GEICO Skytypers team, spending roughly 15 weekends each year performing air shows for the

public.

“It’s a labor of love,” he said.

As our planes left the runway, and the coastline came into view, it was easy to get distracted by the picturesque scenery. But my attention soon turned to the other Skytyper planes as they inched closer to mine in a tight formation. I would later learn the wingtips of each aircraft came within mere feet of each other as we reached breakneck speeds of more than 140 mph.

“It was a three-foot wing overlap,” Salmirs said.

The majority of our flight was spent off the coast of Ocean City. As spectators watched from the beach below, Salmirs and his teammates conducted a line-abreast formation, close- and extended-trail maneuvers, and more, leaving trails of smoke in their wake. Re-

Staff Writer Bethany Hooper is pictured heading north after flying over the Inlet in Ocean City.

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turning to the airport, Salmirs then warned me of the tactical maneuver the team would perform as they approached the runway. And one by one, Skytyper planes began peeling away from one another as they made their descent.

“It’s like being on a rollercoaster,” he said.

Salmirs said a lot of work goes into putting on air shows. Just last week, for example, the team spent 18 hours one day preparing for the weekend’s performances. By the time the GEICO Skytypers flew over the beach on Saturday and Sunday, they would have already gone through roughly three-and-a-half hours of training that morning.

“We do things like brief, debrief, walk through maneuvers on the ground, until we get it the way we want it – the radio calls, the maneuvers, the positioning,” he said of his team’s preparations.

“Then when we go up, what the crowd sees is the reward.”

Salmirs said he enjoys flying in the OC Air Show each year, as it gives him an opportunity to interact with people and take in the coastal scenery.

“It’s just gorgeous,” he said. “We’ve always been honored and lucky to be here.”

Salmirs said the Skytypers’ participation in the OC Air Show not only gives people the opportunity to learn about the team’s sponsors, but about the planes themselves.

Powered by 600-horsepower Pratt and Whitney engines, the six SNJs can perform all the maneuvers of a fighter plane, but at lower speeds. Salmirs noted the advanced training aircraft taught World War II pilots how to fly with a heavier engine and more complex systems and conduct basic fighter maneuvers.

“I really wish people will appreciate the maneuvers based on military and tactical maneuvers and appreciate the heritage of the planes,” he said. “These were living in World War II and are still going strong.”

‘Rampant’ Fraud Seen In Unemployment Claims

June 25, 2021

BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

OCEAN CITY – With federal unemployment insurance enhancements set to expire next week, the number of fraudulent claimants in Maryland continues to soar.

Enhanced unemployment benefits during the pandemic have attributed somewhat to the acute labor shortage in the resort and beyond this year along with a variety of other factors. The federal supplement, which adds $300 on top of a claimant’s regular state contribution is set to expire on July 1, which could help ease the issue.

Of course, some remain on unemployment due to COVID and many rightfully

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so, but there has been a remarkable spike in the number of fraudulent claims during the pandemic, including over half a million in the last six weeks alone, according to a Maryland Department of Labor report released this week.

“With fraudulent activity rampant in unemployment insurance programs across the country, Maryland has consistently adapted and added new security measures to prevent, detect and report fraud,” said Governor Larry Hogan this week. “In fact, an astonishing 1.3 million claims flagged by the state have been confirmed as fraudulent since the beginning of the pandemic, with over 508,000 being detected in the last month and a half alone.”

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County, FOP Agreement Ratified

BY BETHANY HOOPER

STAFF WRITER

SALISBURY – County leaders voted last week to ratify a three-year contract with Wicomico’s Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Lodge 111.

Last week, the Wicomico County Council voted unanimously to a threeyear bargaining agreement between the county and the police union. County attorney Paul Wilber said the terms of the agreement resulted from the collaborative efforts of negotiating teams representing Wicomico County, the sheriff’s office and FOP Lodge 111.

“This has been a long process,” he said. “We are here today to hopefully bring it to a conclusion.”

Attorney Kevin Karpinski told council members last week the collective bargaining process was first approved by voters in 2010. Since that time, the county has entered into three agreements with the union.

“The last agreement was a five-year deal, and that is sort of on the longer side of agreements for the FOP,” he said. “Ultimately, a three-year deal was reached with the thought process being we wanted a shorter window given the current economic status.”

The bargaining agreement approved last week covers a range of issues, in-

cluding clothing allowances, discipline, pensions and overtime.

Karpinski noted the agreement also includes a change to the department’s wage scale, which features competitive wages for deputies and more consistent step increases.

“It has 7% title growth up through the rank of corporal and then 5% for sergeant and first sergeant, so there’s greater growth on the lower end of the scale and then it lowers by 2%,” he said. “And then there’s step growth of 3% at each step on the scale itself.”

Karpinski added the agreement also extends the timeline for settling grievances before an arbitrator is needed.

While noting the lengthy bargaining process, Karpinski told council members the finalized agreement satisfied the needs of both the county and FOP members.

“I think this agreement makes the sheriff’s office competitive in obviously one of the most important areas that can be provided by government, which is public safety,” Karpinski said. “And I think it addresses a lot of the concerns that were left unaddressed, or were ambiguous, in the last agreement that was done five years ago.”

After further discussion, the council voted 7-0 to implement the collective bargaining agreement.

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ment insurance claims filed during the pandemic, especially with the enhanced federal contribution, Maryland and other states have been combatting “bad actors” and fraudsters using illegally-obtained data to file claims. The state’s Department of Labor is urging business owners and employers to be aware of fraudulent separation claims.

“As the economy recovers and states across the country continue to opt out of the federal benefits programs, bad actors are becoming more brazen and aggressive in their attempts to exploit unemployment insurance programs than ever be-

fore,” said state Labor Secretary Tiffany Robinson. “I strongly encourage all Marylanders to remain especially vigilant in the coming weeks to protect themselves against scams and identity theft.”

In partnership with LexisNexis, an independent vendor selected to provide identity theft and fraud detection services, it was been determined over 508,000 potentially fraudulent claims have been filed in Maryland since the week ending May 8. In the week ending June 5, there were over 190,000 fraudulent claims filed, with another 140,000 in the week ending June 12.

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Albert Richard Tingle PARSONSBURG – Albert Richard Tingle, 86, passed away peacefully Wednesday, June 23, 2021 at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional in Salisbury.

He was born January 2, 1935 in Salisbury, a son of the late Oliver and Rosa Tingle.

Albert was a proud lifelong Wicomico Countian being raised and living in Parsonsburg. He was a self-employed carpenter at North Park Gardens in Salisbury for many years and the Eden Roc Motel in Ocean City. He owned rental homes until he was 65 years old. His words of advice to live by were, ALBERT “Be good, go to church RICHARD and do good in life. Take TINGLE care of your family.”

Throughout his life, Albert, a man with a quick wit and the kindest soul, felt volunteering was important, spending many hours serving his God through his church and coaching youth football and baseball. He had a passion for the Salisbury Gun Club and loved writing articles for the club to memorialize events. He was very involved in the gun club’s youth gun safety program.

Known as an expert skeet shooter, he was also an avid 4-H Club supporter.

He served in a variety of capacities for his Bethel United Methodist Church including Sunday School Supervisor and Lay Speaker.

Albert was a true and classic Eastern Shoreman, loving to hunt, fish, working

OBITUARIES in his shop and around his property farming and always enjoying the outdoors. He raised show chickens for many years to display during the local county fairs including the Somerset County Fair, of which he was a member of the Board of Directors. In 2012, the fair book was dedicated in his honor for his decades of service and contributions.

Albert and Ellen together operated a guided whitetail and sika deer hunting lodge in Elliotts Island. He also enjoyed his many years of playing baseball and softball as a youth and into his early adulthood. He loved the Baltimore Colts until they moved, as well as the Orioles. He left behind a collection of poems and songs for his family to enjoy.

In addition to his parents, Albert was predeceased by his wife of 50 years, Ellen Wallace Tingle, who passed away Sept. 16, 2020. Also preceding him in death were his brother, Robert Lee Tingle, and a son-in-law, Bradley Blose.

Albert is survived by his children, Pamela Green (Steve), Donna Jo Patt (Gerald Jr.), Samuel Edward Windsor (Dana) and Martha “Marti” Blose; his grandchildren, Lisa Patt Gennusa O’Connell (Timothy), Gerald Patt III, Linnea Patt Cipriano (Rocky), Nicholas Windsor, Steven Blose (Stephanie), Samantha Blose Dodgen (Josh), Steven Salvatore (Trang), Beckett

Green and Carson Green; 12 great grandchildren; and many cousins, including Wayne Tingle (Lisa) who was invaluable to him during his long illness.

A visitation for family and friends will be held on Friday, July 2, 2021 from 910 a.m. at Short Funeral Home in Delmar. Funeral services will begin at 10 a.m., followed by interment in Bethel Cemetery in Parsonsburg.

Memorial contributions may be made be made in his memory to Bethel United Methodist Church at 31810 Old Ocean City Road, Salisbury, Md. 21804 or the Salisbury Gun Club, 32240 Dagsboro Road, Parsonsburg, Md. 21849.

Arrangements are in the care of Short Funeral Home in Delmar. Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.shortfh.com.

Michael Edward Dickerson OCEAN CITY – Michael Edward Dickerson, age 74, died Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin.

Born in Wilmington, Del. he was the son of the late Robert and Elizabeth (Baltrush) Dickerson. He was preceded in death by his wife Jayne Ellen Powell Dickerson in 2017. He is survived by his son, Michael C. Dickerson and his wife Judy of Tampa, Fla. Also surviving are his sisters, Nancy Cutrona and her husband Sam and Linda Troxler and

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her husband Larry, brother-in-law Dick Powell, and several nieces and nephews.

Michael graduated from PS Dupont High School in 1964. Following high school, he obtained a business degree from Goldey-Beacom College in Wilmington, Del. in 1966. Michael then made the decision to move to Ocean City in the early 70’s. Michael MICHAEL worked in several busi- EDWARD nesses in Ocean City DICKERSON over the years and in the late 70’s met the love of his life, Jayne. Together they were operators/owners of Ocean Plaza Tees, which had locations at Ocean Plaza Mall on 94th St., Division St. on the Boardwalk and Bethany Beach.

He was a member of St. Luke Catholic Church in Ocean City and was a patron of Worcester Preparatory School in Berlin. He was a fan of all Notre Dame athletics, loved music, especially Elvis, and danced on American Bandstand.

Michael was truly a lover of life, a kind and eternally optimistic man who lived for his family. He was devoted to his wife and son, and enjoyed being a snow bird spending time with his family in Florida during the winter. A mass of Christian Burial was held on Wednesday, June 23 at St. Luke Catholic Church, 100th Street and Coastal Highway in Ocean City. Very Rev. Paul Jennings officiated. A donation in his memory may be made to: St. Jude Children’s SEE NEXT PAGE

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Marie Hevner Carras BERLIN – Marie Hevner Carras, age, 82, died on Saturday, June 12, 2021 at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin.

Born in Norristown, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Mabel (Snyder) Carras. She was preceded in death by her husband, Austin Benjamin Hevner in 2003. Surviving, are her children, Lisa Bentz (Brady Bowman) of Ocean City, Barbara Clark of Ohio, Penny Hudson of Ocean Pines MARIE HAVNER and Matt Dean of OhiCARRAS o. There is one granddaughter, Courtney Hevner, and two great-grandchildren, Benny and Theo Dietz. Also surviving are special “likegranddaughters”, Allison and Shelby Bowman, and Danielle Douglas Patterson and special “grandson’ Christian Dietz.

Mrs. Carras had worked for Trimper’s Rides for 20 years. She attended St. John Neumann Catholic Church.

She also enjoyed playing Bingo and the slot machines. Most of all she loved spending time with her family.

Cremation followed her death.

A celebration of life will be held at the American Legion Post #166, 24th Street, Ocean City, on June 27 from 14 p.m. A donation in her memory may be made to The America Cancer Society, 1315 Mt. Hermon Rd., Salisbury, Md. 21804. Letters of condolence may be sent via www.burbagefuneralhome.com.

Joseph Carl Dukehart CATONSVILLE – Joseph Carl Dukehart of Catonsville passed away on April 20, 2020.

He was the beloved husband of the late Mary Patricia Dukehart and caring father of Mary Ann, Dr. Peter J., Stephen C., Andrew G., and Dr. Matthew R. Dukehart: cherished grandfather of eight grandchildren; and two greatgrandchildren. He was predeceased by his sister, Betty Quinn, and brother, Reverend CH Dukehart.

Donations may be made to The Joseph House Crisis Center, The Little Sisters of Jesus and Mary, PO Box 1755, Salisbury, Md. 21802 or St. Charles Villa, 603 Maiden Choice Lane, Catonsville, Md. 21228.

Relatives and friends are invited to visit at the Our Lady of Angels Chapel at Charlestown Retirement Community, 715 Maiden Choice Lane, Catonsville, Md. 21228 on Friday, July 9, 2021, 9:30-10 a.m. where a Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 10 a.m. Burial with Military Honors will follow at Garrison Forest Veterans Cemetery.

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FENWICK ISLAND – Eight candidates are seeking four seats on the Fenwick Island Town Council this year.

On Wednesday, the Fenwick Island Town Council held a special meeting to accept the names of eight candidates who will vie for four council seats currently held by Gene Langan, Richard Mais, Mike Houser and Bill Weistling.

In addition to the four incumbents, candidates for this year’s election include Janice Bortner, Paul Breger, Jacque Napolitano and Natalie Magdeburger, daughter of Councilwoman Vicki Carmean. Board of Elections Inspector Audrey Serio noted the committee certified the list of candidates preceding this week’s council meeting.

“There will obviously be an election held,” she said.

This will be the first election the town has held in two years. In 2019, Langan, Mais, Houser and Weistling were the top four vote-getters among six candidates.

Last year, however, the town was forced to cancel its election as the three incumbents were the only applicants.

Serio told officials this week seven of the eight candidates are residents of Fenwick Island. Bortner, she noted, is a non-resident property owner.

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Weistling, who served four terms on the council between 2006 and 2016, is seeking a sixth term on the council after returning to the dais in 2019. And Langan, who’s served six consecutive times since 2009, is seeking his seventh term.

Mais, who was first elected in 2015, is seeking a fourth term, while Houser is seeking his second consecutive term.

The four newcomers in this year’s election have been viewed as watchdogs for elected officials in recent years and have been vocal in their opposition to certain town matters, including the construction of an outdoor bar at the Fenwick Shores hotel and the development of an offshore wind interconnection facility at Fenwick Island State Park.

The annual town election has been scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 7. Absentee balloting will also be available by filing an affidavit with the town. An outdoor absentee ballot box will be stationed at the Fenwick Island Police Department.

“This would just be for absentee ballots, but it would be strictly for the town of Fenwick Island and no other purposes …,” Town Manager Terry Tieman said last month. “They’re meant for our election.”

The four candidates that are elected to serve on the town council this year will hold a two-year term that expires in 2023.

Fraudulent Activity Alert Issued

BY BETHANY HOOPER

STAFF WRITER

FENWICK ISLAND – Officials in Fenwick Island are urging residents to use caution after receiving reports of multiple scams involving potentially fraudulent bills.

Officials at Fenwick Island Town Hall say they have been receiving reports of multiple scams happening in the area, including potential fraudulent

bills being sent to residents from Fenwick Water & Sewer.

“No such place exists,” the town’s Facebook post reads. “Bills in this area come from Sussex County Sewer and Artesian (water). Be very wary of calls and mail you receive and people you interact with through the internet.”

Residents who are unsure of potentially fraudulent activity are encouraged to call the Fenwick Island Police Department at 302-539-2000.

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BERLIN – Atlantic General Hospital has launched an integrated behavioral health program designed to reduce barriers to needed counseling and treatment for its health system’s primary care patients.

The medical community has come to recognize the strong link between mental wellbeing and physical health and has begun to correct a decades-old inclination to treat behavioral health – or the emotions, biology and behaviors that affect one’s wellbeing – as an afterthought.

Yet, significant gaps in care remain.

According to the American Hospital Association, more than 40% of the roughly 44.7 million Americans living with mental illness receive behavioral health care each year.

Through the use of telehealth technology, the integrated behavioral health program at Atlantic General allows patients to receive the care they need right in their primary care provider’s office. Embedding this service in the primary care office allows providers to refer patients with an acute behavioral health concern for care same-day. It also makes it easier for individuals who live in southern Worcester County or in Sussex County, Del., to get the care they need without additional travel to Berlin, where the behavioral health center is located.

Any patient of an Atlantic General Health System primary care provider is eligible to receive behavioral health services via video visit.

“We want to make it as easy as possible for patients to receive the behavioral health care they need,” said Diane Skolka, who is a board certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner with Atlantic General and the dedicated provider for this service. “Patients can speak to their primary care provider for a referral, or simply call Atlantic General Behavioral Health Center to set up their first appointment.”

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BERLIN – General Manager John Viola announced last Wednesday night that the $1.143 million in federal assistance received through the Paycheck Protection Program tied to COVID-19 relief has officially been forgiven.

Ocean Pines first announced it had received the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funding in April 2020.

Viola said Ocean Pines submitted paperwork through Bank of Ocean City in March of 2021 to have the loan converted to a grant. That paperwork was then sent to the Small Business Administration, which had 90 days to respond.

“Bank of Ocean City contacted me the other day [and] told me that they had received in their system that we had received forgiveness,” Viola said.

He added that Finance Director Steve Phillips also received an official letter of forgiveness from the Small Business Administration.

“So, the PPP has been forgiven,” Viola said.

Viola said the Association accounted for the funds as revenue, which was then applied to payroll as required.

“All the PPP money was used for payroll,” he said. “Obviously, [the Small Business Administration] checked it. They asked us for information [and] we gave them everything. Every dollar of the PPP money was used for payroll, which was the whole idea of the program. We adhered to that 100%.”

Unaudited results for fiscal year 2020-2021, also announced by Viola on Wednesday, show a net operating profit of about $1.275 million.

Viola said the overage would “roll over” into retained earnings, with some of that wiping out prior operating deficits. He said additional funds could be put into reserve accounts including roads, but added “that’s for us to discuss” with the Board of Directors and Budget and Finance Committee.

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Bethany Hotels Sold OCEAN CITY – Blue Water Development, a real estate investment and outdoor hospitality management company, recently announced the sale of the only two hotels in Bethany Beach, Del. The 112-room Bethany Beach Ocean Suites, Residence Inn by Marriott and the 100room Holiday Inn Express Bethany Beach were purchased by a privately-held real estate investment firm.

Blue Water built the Bethany Beach Ocean Suites in 2015 as the first, and only, hotel on the resort’s Boardwalk.

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Blue Water acquired the Holiday Inn Express in 2018. This is the only other hotel in the immediate area and is just two blocks from the beach.

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BERLIN – On June 9, the Atlantic General Hospital Foundation Board of Directors and general membership expressed their appreciation to Todd Ferrante, outgoing foundation chair, for his many years of service.

Ferrante joined the foundation’s Board of Directors in 2011 and served two years before being nominated to join the executive committee as vice chair. In 2015, he became board chair. Over the last seven years, the AGH Foundation has seen his leadership take on different forms, from his innovative ideas and strategic and forward thinking to his tireless efforts to increase the credibility and visibility of Atlantic General Hospital in the community and surrounding areas.

His incredible fundraising efforts helped secure the largest single major gift to date, a $4 million donation from the Gudelsky Family Foundation to the hospital’s Campaign for the Future.

“Board service is the toughest volunteer role, and he took on his duties with dedication, grace, and compassion,” said Steve Green, incoming foundation chair who has served as vice chair for two years. “We thank him for his amazing ability to connect community members to AGH, his willingness to support every fundraiser, his advocacy efforts to advance hospital goals with town, city and county representatives, his leadership, his service as a judicious steward of our organization and, most of all, his

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Pictured, from left, at last week’s annual meeting were Steve Green, incoming chair, Atlantic General Hospital Foundation; Todd Ferrante, outgoing foundation chair; and Caroline Phillips, development officer for Atlantic General Hospital.

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“With great gratitude, we thank Todd Ferrante for his contributions to the success of our organization and outstanding service to the Worcester County com-

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tunities for change. It represented a return to normalcy. We are in our 38th year of serving the coastal region of Maryland. The 37th year was without question the toughest. The challenges – most of which none of our doing – were robust and the concerns – as complicated as they get with no easy cures – endless. Indeed, 2020 was a year to forget, but also a source of pride in what it has been overcome.

Anyone in business who is still around today and embracing the new normal should beat the chest a bit because what was overcome was unprecedented and should not be understated.

Gone today are the feelings of panic and fear from 2020 when the pandemic brought a crisis to small business operators. There was no guidebook to refer to for advice. There were no years of experience to serve as confirmation.

There were no trusted individuals in the industry to call to bounce concepts off.

The only course left to chart was work hard with passion and fight through it.

It was a year to focus on details, adjust as needed and remain fluid. It was sur-

vival mode. This paper was about half the page count a year ago this week than it is today. We are rebounding. It’s a summer of recovery and correction with better times ahead.

Though proud of our team in the art department who created and steered the new design effort, it’s what these changes represent providing the most excitement. While some may miss the old layouts and others embrace the new look, we hope we can all agree on one thing – the community newspaper is alive and well enough to be introspective again and make improvements. It probably means more to us, which is understandable as we live with ink running through us, but we do always seek to be reflective of the community we serve. We are a much healthier business today than we were one year ago or even six months ago.

It’s worth celebrating, and we choose to do so with a new look and feel on our pages. We look forward to continuing to serve in the trusted role of a community newspaper for years to come.

Letters To The Editor Incident Disputed Editor: After reviewing Tara Courtland’s alleged account of the June 14 incident on the Boardwalk, I’m wondering what planet she was on at the time and can only describe her rendition of the event as suspicious. I was also witness to this encounter, and can assure that Courtland’s narrative simply did not occur.

The individuals that triggered the incident were given several profession al requests and warnings from OCPD officers and rather than simply comply and go on their way, continued to become increasingly belligerent, hostile and confrontational. Law enforcement officers were more than patient and were given no choice but to enact measures as they were trained to do.

There was no way officers could have “deescalated the situation or admonish everyone involved”.

What happened that day was another repeat performance of an occurrence that we read about on an almost daily basis these days; young men with zero social skills who have never received mentoring on how to interact with authority, or for that matter, in public. Their insubordination is fostered at home, reinforced in school, and unfortunately, comes to a violent conclusion when challenging law enforcement officers who are simply doing the job that we trust they will do. The overwhelming majority of these incidents involve minor infractions which could be easily dismissed by compliance.

Whenever situations like this happen, the media always seems to highlight the subsequent necessary actions of law enforcement while ignoring what the offenders did to warrant the outcome. I’m sure the omnipresent dozens of onlookers filming the incident also edited their recorded material accordingly. This is also the case with Courtland’s fictional version of the story.

And it’s no surprise that most of these encounters end up exposing a weapon and/or drug violation.

What many do not seem to understand is that the police do not enact laws, they simply enforce them. It’s their job. Those that complain about “trivial” ordinances, vaping, crosswalks, noise, etc., need to take their case to the city government, not the OCPD. If this isn’t enough to convince you, I suggest you read Steven Green’s June 18 “Thoughts from the Publisher’s Desk.” It’s right on the money.

David Armbruster Salisbury

Extreme Legislation Alert Editor: For decades, radical extremists have been trying to create a campaign finance and campaign regulation regime that will tilt the playing field to the left once and for all. Tired of having to work hard of campaigning for office, or working with fellow citizens to affect the outcome of a vote on a piece of legislation, they’ve decided just to rig the game for all future battles. Their dream

legislation – H.R. 1 in the House, and S. 1 in the U.S. Senate – would do just that.

The bill’s various titles, if enacted, would abandon more than two centuries’ experience with state-level election administration, by centralizing election administration and regulation in Washington, DC. State laws requiring voter ID would be overturned. States would be required to massively enlarge their voter rolls, by automatically registering persons who use state agencies, even if they’re not eligible to vote because they are not citizens. A public financing scheme – yes, welfare for politicians – would be implemented, with sixto-one match, so a contribution of $200 would be matched by a federal grant of $1,200.

But it’s not just election laws that would be changed. The bill would also add cumbersome new restrictions and regulations on those who join their fellow citizens to exercise their First Amendment rights to assemble for the purpose of petitioning the government.

I urge my fellow residents of Berlin to call both Senators and your Representative, and urge them to oppose this terrible legislation.

Katherine Azbell Berlin

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Letters To The Editor ally, I wanted to go lay down. The Dispatch may have to publish twice weekly to accommodate all the police reports.

We live here so the June pilgrimage of criminals, drunks, degenerates and domestic abusers is now part of our identity. This year we have seen things ratchet up a bit with an extraordinary increase in arrests that involve guns.

Last year it appeared to be martial arts weapons but it seems we are moving up. How sadly ironic that in this same issue is an extensive story on the effort to "Re-brand" Ocean City. Good luck with that, although a fitting marketing slogan to the "Discover Downtown" campaign might be to have the added tag line “just follow the sound of the gunfire.”

We may have to be like the old west towns that made people check their guns before they cross the bridge.

While they are unlikely to do that voluntarily, perhaps we could establish an incentive program along the lines of the COVID vaccine where if they check their guns they get unlimited rides at Trimpers, or give them a million skeeball tickets, or a free crab cake. Then they can collect their guns on the way back out of town, assuming they have not been arrested for some other infraction while they were here.

The scary part of these gun arrests is to think how many are not getting caught. Thankfully many of these guntoters are idiots who get caught for a moving violation and invariably are smoking pot, which leads to a search.

But there must be a few drug dealing, gun carrying visitors who are smart enough to wait until they finish selling their drugs and smoke pot once they get back to wherever they are staying. Who knows what they would do if stopped.

In all seriousness, guns go off. One of these days we are going to have a genuine tragedy here. Our cops are doing an outstanding job but the percentages are not with us to continue to avoid a real shootout. Our Mayor, city council, and citizenry must demand of the state and county court systems that prosecute these troublemakers to send a message. We need tougher sentences across the board, the last few years have been a joke as we read the punishments handed out. But when it comes to guns we need to take it to another level. If these criminals – and thats what they are – knew that if they get caught with a handgun in city limits they would face a mandatory year or two – no questions asked – they just might not bring it.

Until then it may get worse before it gets better. As for the cops, we back the badge. They show amazing restraint given the total lack of respect they face every day. I wish the national news about last week’s tasing had shown the "victim" swinging a bike at the public safety officers.

Tony Douglas Ocean City

Viewpoint Applauded

Editor: My husband and I are new to OC and the recent taser incident happened right on the steps of our condo.

I wanted to applaud Editor Steve Green for his editorial and let you know how wonderful it is to find leaders here that are not cowering under the current tidal wave of insanity. It takes brave souls to announce that the emperor has no clothes. This assumption that people of color are all innocent victims and police are racist brutes has got to stop. To make heroes and saints of bullies, thugs and criminals is destined to bring a complete meltdown of our society. We can already see it happening with the number of police attacked and killed and the increase in violence with no one to stop it.

No one wants to see abuse of authority or excessive force but if we don't give the police reasonable latitude to control violent people we are going to find ourselves one day with no law left at all.

I so admire people like you who are willing to step into the fray.

I hope reason will ultimately win.

Thank you for your bravery.

Janet Kurtz Ocean City

Dangerous Congressman Editor: Throughout the last 10 years, Congressman Andy Harris has been a dangerous mix of ineffective and radical.

During his entire tenure in office he has passed one bill, renaming a post office.

However, where Harris has been dangerous is in the ideology he pushes.

He has openly associated with White Nationalists like Chuck Johnson and Steve King.

He voted against funding for 9/11 first responders and rewarding the brave officers who defended the capital on January 6th. He also has pushed the big lie saying the election was rigged. These lies directly resulted in the insurrection and an attack on the very American ideals we hold near and dear.

Through it all the following local leaders have remained silent through these misdeeds and continued to support a man they know to be dangerous.

We have no doubt that this is due to the large amounts of campaign contributions they have accepted from Andy Harris and his campaign. Senator Mary Beth Carozza, $10,725; Delegate Carl Anderton Jr., $5,000; Delegate Johnny Mautz, $2,500; Senator Addie Eckardt, $2,000; Delegate Chris Adams, $2,000; Delegate Wayne Hartman, $2,000; Wicomico Councilmember, Nicole Acle $500; and Delegate Charles Otto $500.

Decency For District One calls on these representatives to return these donations, stand with our police and first responders, and commit to rejecting the radical politics of the insurrection.

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Between The Lines

by Publisher/Editor Steve Green It was thought there would be concerns with Worcester County not allowing local bars and restaurants to continue with carryout drinks next month. Though there has not been an outcry from liquor license holders, according to the Board of License Commissioners (BLC), it was expected by some Worcester County would follow the recent state legislation allowing the practice to continue beyond the state of emergency, which expires July 1.

Bills passed in Annapolis earlier this year allowed for the continued sale of carryout drinks with carryout food orders, “providing that certain authorization for the holders of certain licenses to sell alcoholic beverages for off-premise consumption in a certain manner applies only in a jurisdiction in which the local licensing board had adopted certain regulations.” In other words, local control rules. The state will allow restaurants and bars to continue selling margarita jugs or other mixed drinks in togo cups with lids, but the local governing body can restrict it. Worcester has opted to restrict it.

“As a result of the expiration of the governor’s executive orders in regard to carryout and delivery of alcoholic beverages, effective July 1, 2021, all holders of alcoholic beverage licenses in Worcester County will cease all carry out and delivery of alcoholic beverages, which were permitted solely through the executive orders,” read the BLC’s notice last week.

While the email to license holders surprised some operators, there does not appear to be a major uprising in support of retaining this pandemic perk. As of early this week, the BLC had not fielded any complaints, according to its attorney.

It seems the Greater Ocean City Chamber of Commerce is trying to discover whether businesses truly are fine with this practice being dropped or are just too busy to notice. A “Carryout Alcohol Impact Survey” read, “If your business/customers benefited from such privileges during the pandemic and would like for this to continue, NOW is the time to contact the Worcester County Board of License Commissioners (BLC) requesting that they adopt related regulations as soon as possible. The Restaurant Association of Maryland and the Maryland Licensed Beverage Association have already sent a Letter to Local Liquor Boards requesting such.

But it’s important for local liquor boards to also hear directly from licensees on this issue.” The survey poses questions to businesses about the economic impact of not having carryout drinks for sale and whether “discontinuing with carryout alcohol result in the close of your business.”

From my unscientific survey of businesses, many reported adding carryout drinks to a to-go order certainly helps boost sales, especially during lean times. Most business operators I spoke with this week reported being busier than ever, while staying focused on their ongoing help issues and random supply chain problems. The consensus seemed to be fighting for carryout drinks at this point in the summer is not worth it. The added sale to a carryout food order was a nice boost, but many also expressed concerns over what has been seen on the Boardwalk with open alcohol being blatantly consumed. I saw this for myself last weekend with a large group of individuals slamming cocktails on the Boardwalk sea wall near an establishment. It’s clear this perk did not help the Boardwalk’s image.

With the budget process now in the books, the next brouhaha in Berlin could be short-term rental regulations. The last time the issue came up officially was in 2019. A proposal was drafted, allowing short-term rentals (essentially AirBNB type operations) in the R-1 and R-2 single family residential districts only in a property owner’s permanent residence. The proposal would allow short-term rentals in the business district. The definition of a “permanent residence” is critical. It’s referred to as a unit in which the owner resides “for an aggregate of at least 180 days annually and the dwelling unit carries the official designation as the owner’s principle residence in accordance with the criteria governing the State of Maryland Department of Assessment and Taxation Homestead Tax Credit Program.”

It’s expected the proposal on the table from two years ago will be a starting point for the Berlin Town Council’s discussion on Monday night.

The “permanent residence” issue is going to be huge because it will essentially knock out most short-term rentals. Most of the properties listed for rent on AirBNB today are not year-round homes. Some properties were bought for the purpose of renting. Back in 2019, then-Councilman Zack Tyndall, who was elected mayor last fall, said he did not support the owner-occupied requirement, saying, “I have to agree that I think allowing people to rent their single-family homes is probably a good thing to do.”

Councilman Troy Purnell and Tyndall were actually on the same page on this issue, saying then, “I think you need to allow them but monitor them.

If you occupy it or don’t occupy it, I still think I have the right to rent it.” It will be interesting to see if the rest of the council feels the same.

Another voice sure to be represented will be the Coastal Association of Realtors, which opposed this very proposal two years ago. “A property owner has the right to operate a short-term rental which, as we’ve expressed in the past, is still a residential use, despite it also being a source of income,” then-CAR President Joe Wilson said.

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WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE

BY COLLIN MACOMBER

SPECIAL TO THE DISPATCH

BERLIN – Through investment industry and financial media sources we constantly hear the message that our money should be diversified. By spreading assets throughout a number of different vehicles, we can take advantage of various market opportunities while helping protect them from some investment risks.

But how much diversification is too much? And what exactly should it cover?

For example, should you spread out your money across brokerages and custodians, or maintain a small number of accounts with one or two financial institutions? As young investors, we are often tempted to try out different investment opportunities in response to broker solicitations, direct mail advertisements, money managers we hear on television or radio,

as well as several other mediums that seem promising.

But as we near retirement, it’s usually a good idea to begin consolidating accounts. This is because it can often be easier to manage fewer accounts as we grow older. It also can help our loved ones or a hired financial professional step in to find and manage money on our behalf. If you have reached this stage and would like to get your finances organized and consolidated, we can help you decide the best options for your situation. Don’t hesitate to call.

Should you consolidate down to just one brokerage and/or one bank? That may depend on the total value of your assets. Note that the Securities Industry Protection Corporation (SIPC) insures up to $500,000 in each account held at each institution. In other words, if you hold a taxable account and a tax-deferred ac-

count at the same brokerage firm, each is insured for up to half a million dollars. Also note that your money is kept separate from the assets of the brokerage firm itself. Therefore, if the company gets into trouble, it can’t tap its customers’ money to bail itself out.

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count. In fact, it can be a good idea to vary products for tax diversification. A combination of taxable and tax-free accounts — such as traditional and Roth IRAs (which do not require minimum distributions) – can reduce your tax liability during retirement.

However, be aware of portfolio overlap as you diversify your investments. Your investments — particularly mutual funds and ETFs — may share many of the same securities. When you consolidate, it can be a good time to cross reference your investments to identify security duplication and concentration. One rule of thumb is to consider holding no more than 10% of your total investment in any particular industry or company. Otherwise, a performance decline may dramatically affect your income during retirement.

Another idea is to consolidate into a “Target Date” fund which is designed to adjust its allocation mix as you approach the target date (often your retirement date). In doing so, you benefit from a single diversified portfolio managed by financial professionals who periodically rebalance the investment mix to stay on target with its timeline and performance goals.

Be aware that as working spouses begin to consolidate their individual accounts, they may have many of the same underlying investments. Review all accounts to determine an appropriate asset allocation and retirement timeline for each spouse as well as the household.

If you are considering consolidating multiple 401(k) plans, your choices may be limited by what your past and current plan sponsors allow. Sometimes it’s easier to roll over those assets to a traditional IRA, especially if you tend to change jobs relatively often. The IRA becomes a repository to consolidate old 401(k) assets and maintain a strategic asset allocation without being overly diversified or having too many overlapping securities. Consider your 401(k) options: •Leave the assets in the current 401(k) if allowed by your former employer’s plan.

•When changing jobs, roll your old 401(k) account assets into your new employer’s plan — if allowed by the new plan. This may be preferable if the new plan permits loans but be sure to compare new and old plan fees and investment options to ensure you get what you want.

•Roll over your old 401(k) into an individual retirement account (IRA) — do this with each career/company move to maintain one consolidated reservoir. Be aware that an IRA does not permit loans and there may be negative tax consequences if you have significantly appreciated employer stock.

•Cash out your old 401(k) only if you need the money. Not only are those funds considered taxable income and subject to an immediate tax withholding, but you also may be subject to a 10% tax penalty if you cash out too young. Moreover, you could miss out on future tax-deferred gains.

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

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People in Society It was a family affair at the Bishopville Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary pulled pork carryout with Stephen, Mike and Pete Von Bank in charge of the kitchen.

by Jeanette Deskiewicz Featuring Those Helping Causes in the Resort Area

Welcoming everyone in to their June pig roast were Dave “Raven” Robinson (Vice President) and Eileen Humphrey of ABATE of Sussex County Lone Scouts.

Selling books from the Little Honey’s Little Adventure Series at Arts Day at the Winery, were book illustrator Tara Eisenhauer Ebersole with husband, Erick, providing the muscle.

The Bishopville Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary held a pulled pork carryout with Krista Redina, Marie Hammond, Maria Dattore, Tina Rojers, Dave Gault and Bev Gault working the door.

Father and son, Mark and Ty Diffenderfer, had fun play- Young jewelry artist, Olivia Koval and her mom Stephing cornhole at The ABATE of Sussex County Lone anie, had Olivia’s Ear Cheer product line available for Scouts pig roast fundraiser. sale in the Arts Day at the Winery Artisan Marketplace.

ABATE of Sussex County Lone Scouts Officer JoAnn McKeon thanked Stan Johnson for providing the pig roasting services at their recent event.

New to the ABATE (American Bikers Aiming Towards Art and wine enthusiasts could create their own wine Arts Day at the Winery, had a variety of kids crafts Education) family, were Julie Dugan and Brenda Tom- glass charm with Anna Oberste and Betty Young while including these adorable pipe cleaner rings being attending Arts Day at Windmill Creek Winery. linson, at the pig roast earlier this month. modeled by Janice Earley and Susan Burch.

Hypothetical Downtown Property Site Plan OK’d With Conditions

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

OCEAN CITY – In a somewhat bizarre action, resort planners conditionally approved a site plan for the redevelopment of an historic downtown property for a project that will likely never be built as planned.

For roughly a century, the historic building at the corner of Talbot Street and Baltimore Avenue stood as perhaps one of the best examples of early Ocean City architecture. The original structure was built in 1920 and was a throw-back to an earlier era in the resort. Called the Perdue House and the Taylor House at different times during its century-long existence, the mixeduse structure featured commercial businesses on the street level and residential on the second- and third floors.

Its most distinctive features included the wrap-around enclosed porch area that ran from its second-floor entrance on Talbot Street across the building’s façade along Baltimore Avenue, complete with dozens of windows overlooking the downtown streetscape. The third floor featured unique eaves, bump-outs and even a cupola of sorts over the corner of Baltimore Avenue and Talbot Street. The aging structure fell into disrepair over the years.

In 2017, a developer with a background of renovating historic structures bought the property with the intent of restoring it to its former glory. However, after purchasing the property, developer Larry Payne and his crews discovered the historic building on the corner of Talbot Street and Baltimore Avenue had suffered too much structural damage and could not be salvaged. The old building was demolished in 2019.

Payne at the time vowed to redevelop the historic property with many of the same architectural features that had made the old building so prominent on the downtown landscape for nearly a century. In 2018, town planners extended certain non-comformities for the property in terms of residential density, setbacks and parking, for example.

Those non-comformity allowances are set to expire at the end of June, so Payne has submitted a tentative site plan for the redevelopment of the parcel with the intent of preserving those noncomformity allowances that will allow him flexibility in the proposed project.

On June 15, the Ocean City Planning Commission reviewed a tentative site plan, which includes a five-unit residential project that preserves many of the historical features of the original structure. However, it was determined the plan might never come to fruition and was submitted tentatively to preserve the non-comformities granted three years ago.

It put the planning commission in the unique position of approving a site plan for a project that might change substantially before a shovel hits the dirt. The commission was sensitive to the deadline approaching on the existing non-

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comformities and expressed a desire to work with the developer on the attractive project, but wanted to take a deeper dive into some of the nuances of the site plan.

“I don’t know if we’ve ever seen something like this before,” said Planning Commissioner Peck Miller. “I’m not entirely comfortable with this because it’s really not a working plan.”

Planning Commission Chair Pam Buckley questioned if there was a way to extend the non-comformity without committing to the tentative site plan.

“Can’t we just approve continuing the non-comformity?” she said. “We can approve this conditioned upon them coming back for a full review before applying for a building permit. I don’t have a problem giving them the non-comformity for one unit and requiring two parking spaces for the other four units. They

might not need the non-comformity if they don’t build this.”

Planning Commissioner Palmer Gillis said he was comfortable with extending the non-comformity to allow the developer flexibility in the project, but raised concern about approving the site plan as presented.

“The goal here is to allow a continuance of the non-comformity,” he said. “If this panel approves this plan, my legal fear is the applicant will come back and say we already approved it. I have a laundry list of questions about this site plan. I think it’s a little disingenuous for us to approve this in my opinion.”

Buckley said, and the commission’s legal counsel agreed, the site plan approval requested on Tuesday could be conditioned on a final review of the finished product.

“Any amendment to the plan has to

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come back to the planning commission and is subject to a full review,” she said.

“That’s where we are right now. If they come back with a whole different project, it’s subject to our review and approval.”

Somewhat humorously, Miller said the commission could approve the plan for a project that might never be built as presented.

“I would recommend accepting this and one of the conditions is the applicant agrees not to use it,” he said.

“That’s how crazy this is. The bottom line is, the applicant promises not to use this. They are using this for the purpose of preserving the non-conformity. They can sign an agreement to that effect.”

The commission ultimately voted unanimously to approve the site plan for the project with several conditions, including another review of the final plan.

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Every Friday: Bingo Knights of Columbus will host 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. Light refreshments available. Call 410-5247994 with any questions.

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Every Sunday: Berlin Farmers Market Main Street will be closed every Sunday through September from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. in downtown Berlin. A producers only market featuring produce, flowers, baked goods, art and homemade products. Free parking.

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

Weekly Programs Through Aug. 31: Museum Programs Free weekly programs beginning at 10 a.m. at the Ocean City Life-Saving Station Museum. Monday: History of our Surfman, learn about the U.S Life Saving Service and the heroic men who rescued ships in distress off the coast of Ocean City.

Tuesday: Beach Safety, learn how to be safe in the surf and spell your name using semaphore. The famous Ocean City Beach Patrol is on hand with everything you need to know.

Wednesday: Knot Tying, become an expert at nautical knots with help from the U.S Coast Guard Auxiliary.

Thursday: All About Sharks, discover what types of sharks are found off the coast of Ocean City.

Friday: Land Sky, & Sea, learn how the island was formed, what birds fly overhead, and what creatures inhabit our ocean and coastal bays.

Daily at 11:30 a.m.: Aquarium Feeding Daily, discover the wildlife that inhabits the ocean and coastal bays, as you watch our aquarium animals eat their morning meal.

June 26: Yard Sale The Parke at Ocean Pines is holding its community sale (rain date is Sunday, June 27) from 7 a.m. to noon in the driveways of its residents. The Parke is an active 55+ Adult commu-

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Things To Do nity of 503 homes. Parke residents are selling their treasures for others to enjoy. There are clothes, lamps, artwork, household items, electronics, furniture and more.

June 27: Sundaes in the Park Bring your chair to Northside Park and your sweet tooth on Sunday nights all summer long. Sit back and enjoy your favorite bands with a tasty ice cream treat. Following the concert, get ready for the first of its kind OC Drone Show over the Bay at 9 pm. www.oceancitymd.gov for summer concert series.

July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29: Sunset Park Concerts The Ocean City Development Corporation will hold Sunset Park Party Nights downtown on Thursday nights from 7-9 featuring local and regional bands. www.oceancitymd.gov for summer concert series.

July 3: Berlin Fireworks At dusk fireworks will be held in Berlin at Heron Park.

July 4: Freedom 5K Race Runners are invited to join the fun this Fourth of July during the 10th annual Freedom 5K, sponsored by the Ocean Pines Recreation and Parks Department. This patriotic trot is scheduled to start at 8 a.m. at Veterans Memorial Park in Ocean Pines. Preregistration, $25, is open through July 2 at www.raceentry.com Day-of registration is $35 and starts at 7:15 a.m.

July 4: OP Fireworks The Ocean Pines Recreation and Parks Department will once again host a Fourth of July fireworks celebration at Veterans Memorial Park on Route 589 and Cathell Road. The event this year is scheduled from 5-8:45 p.m., with carnival games, dry slides and bounce houses for children, plus live music and food and drink ven-

dors. General admission is free and open to the public. Fireworks are scheduled to start at 9:15 p.m. and go until roughly 9:45 p.m.

July 4, 11, 18, 25: Sundaes in the Park Bring your chair to Northside Park and your sweet tooth on Sunday nights all summer long. Sit back and enjoy your favorite bands with a tasty ice cream treat. Following the concert, get ready for the first of its kind OC Drone Show over the Bay at 9 pm. www.oceancitymd.gov for summer concert series.

July 8, 15, 22, 29: Beach Dance Party Head to the Boardwalk and the Caroline Street Stage for a weekly beach dance party under the lights beginning at 7;30 p.m. www.oceancitymd.gov for summer concert series.

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competitive wages and signing bonuses will be accepting applications and hiring onsite. No registration is required. Come prepared to apply and interview. Training and transportation resources will be available onsite. Space is also available at no cost for employers who would like to participate. This event will take place rain or shine. For more information, contact WCTED Workforce Engagement Specialist Jackie Trieu atjtrieu@co.worcester.md.us or at (410) 632-3110.

July 15: Annual Crab Feast American Legion Riders Post 166 will hold all you can eat crab feast from 47 p.m. Cost is $43 per person, children under 12 $21.50, only 220 tickets available. 410-289-3166 or email steward166@comcast.net for tickets

Aug. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29: Sundaes in the Park Bring your chair to Northside Park and your sweet tooth on Sunday nights all summer long. Sit back and enjoy your favorite bands with a tasty ice cream treat. Following the concert, get ready for the first of its kind OC Drone Show over the Bay at 9 pm. www.oceancitymd.gov for summer concert series.

July 9: Bathtub Races The Bathtub Races are back for 2nd Friday in Berlin. Bathtubs of all shapes and sizes race down Main Street for the winning trophy. Parade begins at 6 p.m. with races at 6:15 p.m. Sponsored by the Berlin Chamber of Commerce featuring Ocean98 DJs Big Al Reno & Schwab. 410-6414775.

Aug. 5, 12, 19, 26: Sunset Park Concerts The Ocean City Development Corporation will hold Sunset Park Party Nights downtown on Thursday nights from 7-9 featuring local and regional bands. www.oceancitymd.gov for summer concert series.

July 14: Job Fair Prospective employers from across Worcester County will be on hand offering hundreds of seasonal and yearround jobs at the Open Air Job Fair at Elks Lodge #1624 in Pocomoke from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. Employers offering

Sept. 5: Sundaes in the Park Bring your chair to Northside Park and your sweet tooth on Sunday nights all summer long. Sit back and enjoy your favorite bands with a tasty ice cream treat. Following the concert, get ready for the first of its kind OC Drone Show over the Bay at 9 pm. www.oceancitymd.gov for summer concert series.

July 10: Oyster Fritters, Fish Fry Calvary United Methodist Church at 8607 Ironshire Station Road in Berlin is offering an oyster fritter and Fish fry fundraiser beginning at 10:30 a.m. until sold out. Sandwiches are $9 apiece and platters $12 (includes a side and soda). 443-783-6024.

Aug. 5, 12, 19, 26: Beach Dance Party Head to the Boardwalk and the Caroline Street Stage for a weekly beach dance party under the lights beginning at 7;30 p.m. www.oceancitymd.gov for summer concert series.

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Arts Day: On Sunday, June 13, the

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Who’s Where When 45TH STREET TAPHOUSE 443-664-2201 45th St. & Coastal Hwy. Friday, June 25: The Pips, Going Coastal Sunday, June 27: Anna Burgess Wednesday, June 30: Aaron Howell Thursday, July 1: Ward Ewing

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Best Beats

DJ ROBCEE Fager’s Island: Friday, June 25 Crawl St. Tavern: Tuesdays

On The Beach BEATS BY WAX

9TH STREET TAPHOUSE 443-664-2641 9th St. & Boardwalk Friday, June 25: Wes Davis Saturday, June 26: Josh Pryor Thursdays: Chino Rankin

Crawl St. Tavern: Monday, June 28 Pickles Pub: Tuesdays & Thursdays Coins Pub: Sundays & Wednesdays

ATLANTIC HOTEL 410-641-3589 2 North Main St., Berlin Fridays: Zander Jett Mondays: Earl Beardsley BUXY’S SALTY DOG/DRY DOCK 28 410-289-0973 28th St. & Coastal Hwy. Friday, June 25: Funk Shué Thursday, July 1: Aaron Howell Duo Sundays: Local’s Party w/ DJ BK CAPTAIN’S TABLE 410-289-7192 15th St. & Baltimore Ave. In The Courtyard Marriott Fridays: Phil Perdue COCONUTS BEACH BAR & GRILL CASTLE IN THE SAND HOTEL 37th & 38th St. 410-289-6846 Friday, June 25: Darin Engh, Zion Reggae Saturday, June 26: Kevin Poole & Joe Mama, The Rockoholics Sunday, June 27: Shortcut Sunny, Rick & Regina Monday, June 28: Sean Loomis, Bob Wilkinson & Joe Smooth Tuesday, June 29: Jack Worthington, Marcella Peters Duo Wednesday, June 30: Chris Diller, Loomatix Thursday, July 1: Kevin Poole, Whisky Train Duo COINS PUB 410-289-3100 28th St. Plaza On Coastal Hwy. Friday, June 25: Jimmy Charles Saturday, June 26: Jim Long Sundays & Wednesdays: DJ Wax Thursday, July 1: Dust N Bones Duo

DJ BK Greene Turtle North: Friday, June 25 Buxy’s Salty Dog: Sundays

JUMPER Fager’s Island: Friday, June 25

BEATS BY ADAM DUTCH Purple Moose: Friday & Sunday, June 25 & 27, Tuesday June 29, Thursday, July 1

JIMMY CHARLES Coins Pub: Friday, June 25

MISSPENT YOUTH Purple Moose Saloon: Friday & Saturday, June 25 & 26

BEATS BY STYLER Pickles Pub: Fridays, Sundays & Wednesdays

DJ BILLY T Harborside: Friday, Sunday June 25, 27 & Thursday, July 1

CRABCAKE FACTORY BAYSIDE 302-988-5000 37314 Lighthouse Rd., Rte. 54 Selbyville, DE Sunday, June 27: Bilenki Duo Wednesday, June 30: Smooth & Remy CRAWL STREET TAVERN 443-373-2756 Wicomico St. Downtown O.C. Friday, June 25: Josh Pryor Band Saturday, June 26: Tear The Roof Off Sunday, June 27: Karaoke w/DJ Jeremy Monday, June 28: DJ Wax, Tuesday, June 29: DJ RobCee Wednesday, June 30: EDM w/Reckless Minds Thursday, July 1: Dadbods CORK BAR Saturday, June 26: Lennon LaRicci Sunday, June 27: Ron “Stretch” Thompson FAGER’S ISLAND 410-524-5500 60th St. in the Bay Friday, June 25: Party Fowl, DJ RobCee, Jumper Saturday, June 26: Rich Mascari Band, DJ Groove, In Too Deep Monday, June 28: Josh Christina, DJ Hector,(deck), IV Stone, (stage) Tuesday, June 29: DJ Bigler, DJ Hector Wednesday, June 30: Boy In Black (Johnny Cash Tribute) DJ Adam Dutch Thursday, July 1: Sons Of Pirates DJ Groove, 9:30 p.m.; Lombardy

FIRST CLASS Ocean Club/Clarion: Friday & Saturday, June 25 & 26 Lenny’s Beach Bar: Monday, June 28

ANDREW ROBEAR Pickles Pub: Saturday, June 26

STEPHEN ANTHONY Lenny’s Beach Bar & Grill: Friday & Saturday, June 25 & 26

DJ BIGLER Fager’s Island: Tuesday, June 29

JAH WORKS Seacrets: Thursday, July 1

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Who’s Where When GREENE TURTLE WEST 410-213-1500 Rte. 611, West OC Friday, June 25: TBA

JOSH PRYOR BAND Crawl St. Tavern : Friday, June 25 9th St. Taphouse: Saturday, June 26

SMOOTH & REMY Crabcake Factory Bayside: Wednesday, June 30

AARON HOWELL DUO 45th St. Taphouse: Wednesday, June 30 Dry Dock 28: Thursday, July 1

THE LOOMATIX Coconuts Beach Bar: Wednesday, June 30

FULL CIRCLE Seacrets: Monday, June 28 & Wednesday, June 30

JIM LONG BAND Seacrets: Friday, June 25 Coins Pub: Saturday, June 26 (solo)

OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS Harborside: Pickin’ Party, Sunday, June 27 Seacrets: Tuesday, June 29

HIGH VOLTAGE (AC/DC TRIBUTE) Purple Moose: Thursday, July 1

ECLIPSE Sunset Park: Thursday, July 1

ON THE EDGE Lenny’s Beach Bar: Friday-Sunday, June 25-27 Tuesday-Thursday, June 29-July 1

HARBORSIDE 410-213-1846 South Harbor Rd., West O.C. Friday, June 25: DJ Billy T Saturday June 26: Side Project, DJ Jeremy Sunday, June 27: Pickin’ Party, DJ Billy T Thursday, July 1: DJ Billy T MULLIGAN’S 410-213-7717 12445 Ocean Gateway, West OC Thursday, July 1: TBA OCEAN CLUB 410-524-3535 10100 Coastal Hwy. In The Clarion Hotel Friday & Saturday, June 25 & 26: First Class, DJ Twitch Mondays: DJ Twitch Lenny’s Beach Bar & Grill Friday & Saturday, June 25 & 26: Stephen Anthony Friday-Sunday, June 25-27: On The Edge Monday, June 28: First Class Tuesday-Thursday, June 29-July 1: On The Edge OCEAN PINES YACHT CLUB 410-641-7501 1 Mumford’s Landing Rd., Ocean Pines Friday, June 25: Sons Of Pirates Saturday, June 26: Kitty Back Sunday, June 27: Lauren Glick Band Thursday, July 1: Overtime PICKLES PUB 410-289-4891 8th St. & Philadelphia Ave. Friday, June 25: Beats By Styler Saturday, June 26: Andrew Robear Sunday, June 27: Beats By Styler Mondays: Karaoke With Wood Tuesdays: Beats By Wax Wednesdays: Beats By Styler Thursdays: Beats By Wax PURPLE MOOSE 410-289-6953 Between Caroline & Talbot Sts. On The Boardwalk Friday, June 25: DJ Adam Dutch, Misspent Youth Saturday, June 26: DJ Rut, Misspent Youth Sunday, June 27: DJ Rut, DJ Adam Dutch Monday, June 28: DJ Rut Tuesday, June 29: DJ Adam Dutch Wednesday, June 30: DJ Rut Thursday, July 1: DJ Adam Dutch High Voltage (AC/DC Tribute) SEACRETS 410-524-4900 49th St. & Coastal Hwy. Friday, June 25: Jim Long Band, I&I Riddim Reggae, Kristen & The Noise Saturday, June 26: DJ Cruz, Stealing Savannah, S.T.O.R.M. The Karl Malones, Nowhere Slow Sunday, June 27: Triple Rail Turn S.T.O.R.M., Gypsy Wisdom Monday, June 28: Full Circle, I&I Riddim Reggae, Cherry Crush Tuesday, June 29: Opposite Directions, I&I Riddim Reggae, Wednesday, June 30: Full Circle Duo, New Direction, My Hero Zero, Thursday, July 1: John McNutt Band, Jah Works, Go Go Gadjet

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The Ocean City Surf Club presented college scholarships recently to local students. A $5,000 college scholarship check was presented to Stephen Decatur High School student Macy Dill. Pictured, above from left, are Surf Club member Brad Hoffman, Surf Club President Tommy Vach, and Dill. Below, the Ocean City Surf Club presented a $2,000 scholarship to Stephen Decatur High School student Maddux Bunting. Below, Vach is pictured with Bunting.

During their June 15, 2021 meeting, the Worcester County Commissioners commended Stephen Decatur High School senior Houston Phillips for taking first place in three regional championships and four state championships in the Stock Market Games (SMG) hosted by the Maryland Council on Economic Education in 2020 and 2021. Phillips set the state record by turning $100,000 into over $290,000 in the SMG, dominating the competitions and becoming the most decorated SMG competitor in the history of Worcester County Public Schools. Phillips is pictured with SDHS Principal Tom Zimmer and the commissioners.

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The Juneteenth Snow Hill Freedom Walk was held on June 19th at Byrd Park in Snow Hill. The event, commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S., was sponsored in partnership with Snow Hill United, Worcester County NAACP and African American Heritage Society of Snow Hill & Surrounding Areas. Pictured, from left, are Dr, Maria Blake, Sarai Nwagbaraocha, Snow Hill Mayor Dr. Jen Jewell, NAACP President Ivory Smith, Kristian Blake and Brigadier General Janeen Birckhead.

The Worcester County NAACP recently commemorated Negro League Baseball Player and Hall of Famer Judy Johnson, a Snow Hill native, on Saturday, June 19. He was recognized in front of the Judy Johnson Memorial at the Snow Hill Library. Among those in attendance include Judy Johnson's good friend, James Knott, his niece, Sylvia White, who is also chair of the Judy Johnson Foundation, Andrea McCoy-Carty and Ivory Smith, Worcester County NAACP president.

The Worcester County Commissioners last week presented a commendation to longtime judicial clerk Charlene Showell as she retired after 36 years working in the District Court for the State of Maryland and the Circuit Court for Worcester County.

Showell, who began her career May 24, 1985, was surprised by the commendation.

She said she’d enjoyed her time as a judicial clerk and secretary in Worcester County.

“Ms. Showell played an integral role as a judicial assistant and her expertise and experience have been instrumental in the overall management of the Worcester County Circuit Court,” read the commendation presented by Commissioner Josh Nordstrom.

Showell said she was sorry to leave just as the courts got busy again, with jury trials resuming as COVID-19 restrictions waned. “But I’ve got another job,” she said.

“I’m getting ready to be a full-time mom mom and I’m looking forward to it.”

Ocean Pines Offering Fourth Of July Celebration, Fireworks June 25, 2021

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BERLIN – The Ocean Pines Recreation and Parks Department will once again host a Fourth of July fireworks celebration at Veterans Memorial Park on Route 589 and Cathell Road.

The event this year is scheduled from 5-8:45 p.m., with carnival games, dry slides and bounce houses for children, plus live music and food and drink vendors.

Children’s wristbands are $7 and are good for all slides and bounce houses. Wristbands will be required for those attractions only.

General admission is free and open to the public.

Fireworks are scheduled to start at 9:15 p.m. and go until roughly 9:45

p.m.

The fireworks will launch from the north side of the pond, by Cathell Road. A new viewing zone will be fenced off from Manklin Creek Road to the Veterans Memorial. There will be no viewing along Ocean Parkway, from Cathell Road to Manklin Creek Road.

There will also be a “safe zone” marked by an orange fence, from the pond to the firehouse. No one may enter the marked area.

Guests may bring lawn chairs and blankets.

Parking will be available in the area near the Ocean Pines Library and Taylor Bank. Parking will not be allowed along Ocean Parkway. Limited handi-

BERLIN – Local and regional runners are invited out on the Fourth of July for the 10th Annual Freedom 5K, sponsored by the Ocean Pines Recreation and Parks Department.

This patriotic trot is scheduled to start at 8 a.m. at Veterans Memorial Park in Ocean Pines.

Runners will dash through scenic areas of the Ocean Pines community and may show off their best patriotic-inspired outfits. Timing for the event will be provided courtesy of Overland Tim-

ing.

Awards will be given to male and female first- through third-place finishers in nine different age groups, from 10 and under to 70 and over. An award will also be given to the best dressed runner.

Pre-registration, $25, is open through July 2. Visit www.raceentry.com/races/ ocean-pines-association-freedom5k/2021/register for more information.

Day-of registration is $35 and starts at 7:15 a.m.

10th Annual Freedom 5K Planned

capped parking will be available in a marked area just south of the Sports Core Pool.

Police will close Ocean Parkway from Manklin Creek Road to Offshore Lane about 20 minutes before the fireworks begin. That area will remain closed until the Fire Marshal deems it safe.

Additionally, police will close Cathell Road from Ocean Parkway to the entrance of the Sports Core Pool at around noon, when the fireworks company is scheduled to arrive. The area will remain closed until the fireworks

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equipment is loaded back up.

Police and fire department personnel will help direct traffic throughout the day, and it is strongly encouraged that motorists follow their directions. Pedestrian traffic, if at all possible, is highly encouraged.

At the conclusion of the fireworks, pedestrians will be given preference over motorists. Residents and guests should expect delays throughout the day.

In case of inclement weather, the fireworks display will move to Monday, July 5.

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GUARDING THE BEACH

BY DAMIEN SANZOTTI

SPECIAL TO THE DISPATCH

OCEAN CITY – A trip to the beach is always better when you have everything you need. Taking the time to make sure you have everything will undoubtedly make your day at the beach more enjoyable.

First and foremost, make sure you bring sun block and water. These two items are not only essential for a good beach day, but for your health. The key to avoiding sunburn and dehydration begins before you leave your room. Bring plenty of water to make sure you stay hydrated all day. One trick that a lot of lifeguards use is freezing a container of water. The container will melt as you enjoy cool water throughout the day.

I cannot overstress the importance of wearing plenty of sun block. Severe sunburn will put a damper on at least a few days of any vacation. Every summer we see cases of sunburn that are so severe medical treatment is required. To help prevent painful and damaging sunburn

you should apply sunscreen with at least an SPF of 30 right out of the shower and before getting dressed (making sure all areas of skin are protected). This allows the sunscreen to be absorbed and provides better protection, and even more importantly is the need to reapply frequently throughout the day especially if you are in and out of the water. All too often people get so preoccupied with playing on the beach and in the water that they forget to reapply. Sunscreen with a higher rating than a SPF of 50 does not offer much more protection and often leads to a false sense of not needing to re-apply as often. Make sure you purchase a high-quality sunscreen that is classified as “broad spectrum” and apply liberally and re-apply often.

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While on vacation also make sure you have any medications that you might need throughout the day, especially items that may be needed in an emergency such as heart medication, insulin, asthma inhaler, epi-pen, etc. Every summer the beach patrol responds to emergencies that could have been avoided if the person brought their medication.

DAMIEN Increased activity, loss of SANZOTTI fluids through sweating or lack of adequate hydration may cause your medications to affect you differently than normal, so be aware of changes in how you are feeling.

Beach patrons sometimes make the mistake and bring some unnecessary items to the beach. At the top of that list

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is alcohol and smoking materials (including vaping). Alcohol, smoking and vaping are illegal on the beach in Ocean City and are citable offenses that will be enforced by the Ocean City Beach Patrol and Ocean City Police Department. Besides being illegal, alcohol increases your chances of being stricken by a heat related illness, as hundreds of beach patrons are each season.

We also recommend that people do not bring items of value to the beach.

Every summer our supervisors are involved with beach patrons who are frantically searching for lost jewelry that is sentimental or of extremely high value.

Losing something like car keys, an engagement ring, expensive eyeglasses, passport, or wallet can be upsetting.

Keep it simple and just bring the basics to the beach. Remember to “Keep your feet in the sand until the lifeguards in the stand!”

(The writer has been with the beach patrol for 18 years and is currently a sergeant. He is a physical education teacher at Berlin Intermediate School.)

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(Editor’s Note: The following is a 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 – Growing up in the '80s near the tobacco fields of Upper Marlboro, Jim Matchett felt like the beaches of Ocean City were another world. But as luck would have it, he found himself attending college at Salisbury University, putting the beach a lot closer.

While studying athletic training and working out at the SSU student gym, he happened to see a flyer for guarding positions with the Ocean City Beach Patrol.

It looked the kind of challenge he liked, so he set himself to training and just, "went for it."

Like many others before him, Jim discovered that the OCBP tryouts were a lot harder than he imagined. "It was cold, raining with maybe 55 degree water … it was the toughest physical thing I've ever done." It was the beginning of the summer of '91, and Jim was about to find out just how much of a physical challenge it was to guard in Ocean City. For the next

three summers, he was stationed in the thick of things around the pier. Guards regularly have to make rescues through the pier, facing the double dangers of rip currents and wooden pilings. Add to that the ever-present threat of being swept out to sea beyond the inlet, and Jim found himself training daily for the toughest situations the ocean could present.

The training would pay off for Jim. Not just when he was a guarding the crowded shores of the inlet, but years later.

"My most memorable pull (rescue) happened just a few years ago while on vacation on an unguarded beach in North Carolina. They did have red flags out most of the week and four teens lost their lives just the week prior,” he recalled. “I was sitting about 100 yards away from two kids who entered the water and were quickly in obvious trouble. They looked to be about 10 and 12. Their father went out to help them followed by a bystander who also swam to help. All along I'm running as fast as my old legs could go watching this happen. I used my daughter’s body board as a rescue buoy. The father had

one boy holding onto him when I got to them. At the same time, I'm yelling to the bystander who now had the other boy to just swim to us.”

Jim continued, “He didn't realize that he was swimming against the rip and making no progress. I swam over to them as they drifted towards me in the rip and took the other boy and yelled at the bystander to follow me. We all made it to the body board and just let the rip take us around and over. I held the board in front while everyone kicked their feet making it to some breaking waves. By the time we made it in a large crowd was watching.

The EMS was there followed by a truck with wave runners speeding down the beach. It was intense and very emotional for the father and his two boys as their mom was crying and hugging them when we got in safely. I was 48 years old at the time but all that training I had many years ago never leaves you. And as much of us still do, we watch our water looking out for everyone even though no longer on the OCBP.” Jim takes pride in the job that he did

Jim Matchett is pictured climbing back into his chair after a rescue.

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SPORTS Inaugural Tuna And Tiaras A Big Success In The News

BY SHAWN J. SOPER

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OCEAN CITY – The inaugural Tuna and Tiaras tournament last weekend was a rousing success with plenty of participants and lots of big fish all for a good cause.

Hosted by the Ocean City Fishing Center, the Tuna and Tiaras tournament was a ladies-only event for the benefit of Women Supporting Women, a grassroots organization founded in 1993 to provide awareness, education and support for those affected by breast cancer.

Funds raised by the organization stay on Delmarva and provide free services and support to local breast cancer survivors.

A total of 36 boats participated in the first-ever event last weekend, which be-

gan with registration on Thursday and two days of fishing on Friday and Saturday. Over $64,000 was doled out to the winners in different categories.

In the heaviest tuna division, the crew on the Hocus Pocus came in first with a 98-pound tuna. Second place went to the crew on the Tighten Up with a 97-pounder, while the Chain Reaction was third with an 84-pounder.

In the heaviest stringer division, the C-Boys took first with a total of 204 pounds. The Hocus Pocus took second with 172 pounds. By virtue of finishing first in the heaviest tuna category and second in the heaviest stringer category, the Hocus Pocus was the tournament’s top prize winner with over $23,000. The Reel Chaos was third in the heaviest stringer division with 160 pounds.

Decatur’s Fisher Wins State Tennis Title

Decatur’s Noah Fisher last week won the state 2A men’s singles tennis championship. Pictured above is Fisher with Coach Steve Berquist.

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

BERLIN – Stephen Decatur tennis standout Noah Fisher last week won the state 2A men’s singles championship.

Fisher started his run through the state men’s singles tournament with a win over Wicomico’s Ethan Bishop in the first round, then beat North Caroline’s Austin Lynn to reach the section

championship. In the section championship, Fisher beat Kent Island’s Thomas Murray.

That win advanced Fisher to the 2AEast Region championship, where he took down Reid Dedeaux of Harford Tech to advance to the state’s final four.

In the semifinals, Fisher beat Jae Yi of Poolesville, 6-5 and 7-5, to reach the state championship. In the final, Fisher beat William Pallan of Hereford, 6-0 and 6-2, to claim the state title.

Janney, Mielnik Medal In State Meet

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MANAGING EDITOR

Decatur’s Owen Mielnik (left) took third in the pole vault in the state championship meet last week, while Jessica Janney (right) took second in the high jump.

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BERLIN – A pair of Stephen Decatur outdoor track athletes medaled in their respective events in the state championship meet last week including a second in the high jump for Jessica Janney and a third in the pole vault for Owen Mielnik.

Janney, Mielnik and other Decatur track athletes qualified for the state championship meet after turning in strong performances in the regional meet. Janney finished second in the high jump, while Mielnik finished third in the pole vault.

Other Decatur state championship qualifiers placed in their respective events. Zimere Handy finished seventh in the 200. Tristan Dutton finished fourth in the 1,600, while Liam Foley was seventh.

Foley finished sixth in the 3,200, while Philip Becnel came in seventh.

In the women’s 1,600, Decatur’s Carolina Novelli finished seventh. In the 3,200, Avery Braciszewski finished sixth and Amalia Murphy came in seventh. In the 100-meter hurdles, Summer Brenner was seventh and Alexandria Urbanski was eighth. Brenner also finished sixth in the high jump, while Janney finished fifth in the long jump.

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with Scott Lenox The first official day of summer was June 21, but it’s felt like summer in Ocean City for the past several weeks.

Fishing has been very good for several different species both inshore and offshore and now traffic and crowds have added to the summer feeling. Last week we had some more good sea bass fishing for charter and party boat anglers.

We added a blue marlin to the “first of the season” list and tuna fishing in the offshore canyons was stupid good for lots of boats on a couple of days. Summer is off to a great start and from here on out we’ve got a tournament just about every weekend.

I had the pleasure of joining Captain Mark Hoos, owner Mike Bostic and the crew of the MARLI to film a new episode of Hooked on OC last week and we had an epic time. We fished the Rockpile area using squid chains, spreader bars and ballyhoo and the yellowfin tuna were snapping hard. We had several knockdowns of four to six rods and at the end of the trip we had an eight-man limit of 24 yellowfin tuna between 25 and 50 pounds. We caught so many fish that producer Dave Messick and myself even got to catch a couple. The tuna fish-

ing was so good that day several other boats had limits of yellowfin as well.

Boss Hogg, Pumpin’ Hard, Reel Chaos, Turnin’ Fins, Talkin’ Trash and Wrecker all ended up in my nightly fishing report the Daily Angle with limits of yellowfin in the same size range. It was an insane day of tuna fishing for the fleet and I was happy to be a part of it. Should make for a “reel” good episode of Hooked on OC. Last week the first white marlin of the season was caught by the crew of the Tuna Fowl fishing out of the Ocean City Fishing Center and this past week the first blue marlin of the season was caught and released. Captain Chris Watkowski and mate Jacob Bialk caught and released the first blue marlin while trolling for tunas outside of the Washington Canyon. We had a few rough weather days last week that kept the ocean bottom fishing fleet tied to the dock, but when they were able to get out fishing for sea bass was still very good. There aren’t as many 15 fish per person limits coming over the rail for the charter and party boat fleet, but there are still plenty of 12 ½-inch keeper sized fish being put in coolers. There are also more and SEE PAGE 66

The crew of Talkin’ Trash with Captain Chris Little enjoyed the epic yellowfin tuna bite and put a limit of fish in the box.

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Above top left, Captain Chris Mizurak of the Angler got this customer 3/4 of a limit while fishing over ocean structure. Above top left center, Chris Little and the crew of his Fishizzle caught a jumbo 71-inch bigeye that weighed in at 212 pounds. Above top right center, Jesse Constantino used the Fish in OC Double Trouble in chartreuse. Above top right, George Henning caught this nice keeper flounder while fishing on board the Morning Star with his good friend Captain Monty Hawkins.

Above left, this family had a great time with Captain Jason Mumford of Lucky Break Charters finding four keeper flounder for the cooler. Above right, I had a great time on the MARLI with owner Mike Bostic and his crew when we landed 24 yellowfin tuna.

Opposite page, top left, Captain Brian Porter and the crew of the Boss Hogg had an epic day with a limit of fat yellowfin tuna. Opposite page, top right, this crew had a blast on the Reel Chaos with Captain Anthony Matarese when they boxed 12 yellowfin tuna and a stud bigeye tuna. Opposite page, bottom left, Captain Mike Burt of the Pumpin’ Hard put this group on an 18-fish limit of yellowfin tuna last week. Opposite page, middle right, Captain Chris Watkowski and mate Jacob Bialk from the Spring Mix II found these anglers the first blue marlin release of the 2021 season and a nice yellowfin tuna. Opposite page, bottom right, Captain Chase Eberle and the crew of Chasin’ Tides Charters has been seeing some great catch and release shark fishing the past few trips.

... Fish In OC FROM PAGE 65 more flounder being caught as water temperatures rise inshore so the focus for bottom fishermen should switch in the next month or so.

When fishing for sea bass and flounder around ocean structure, the baits are similar, but the technique is slightly different. Sea bass will congregate right on top of structure while flounder will be found on flat bottom around the structure. Drop straight down while anchored over for sea bass and either cast and retrieve or drift outside of the structure for flounder.

Speaking of flounder, back bay fishermen are dealing with inconsistent water clarity as we’ve had some rain, wind and even a tropical storm pass through the area. The best clarity recently has been at the top of the high tide after the ocean has had plenty of time to fill the back bays with the coolest, cleanest water and it makes a big difference with your chances of catching a flounder. The Fish in OC Deadly Double and Double Trouble rigs have been productive for flounder fishermen the last few weeks.

Bait the rigs with a Gulp or Otter Tail in white or chartreuse and tip it with a minnow for your best shot at landing a 16 1/2” or better fish. There have been some keeper rockfish between 28” and 35” caught around the inlet and Route 50 Bridge area the past week with some

“chopper” sized bluefish in the mix as well. Anglers casting Roy Rigs or bottom fishing live bait have seen both of these species and are having a good time catching them. Big Bird Cropper and Shawn Flaherty have had much success fishing the Route 50 Bridge with rockfish up to 33” and some big bluefish up to 35”. Captain Jason Mumford of Lucky Break and Captain John Prather of Ocean City Guide Service have had some good luck for anglers too with keeper rockfish and bluefish up to 33 inches. If you’re looking for some catch and release rockfish action fish the shallower side of the route 50 bridge in 4’ to 10’ of water and cast our Fish in OC Thing A Ma JIG or Big Bird’s Roy Rig. We have two tournaments this weekend with the Ocean City Marlin Club

Small Boat tournament and the Indian River Marina Kid’s Catch All Tournament. The OCMC Small Boat Tournament is open to all boats under 35 feet and has both inshore and offshore divisions. The IRM Kid’s Catch All is open to all anglers from ages 3 through 18 and has categories for just about everything.

This is a great tournament put on by Indian River Marina and is all about getting kids fishing and having fun. You can check out standings and results for both events along with my Daily Angle fishing report at www.FishinOC.com. 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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The Dispatch Legal Notices LEGAL RATES Legal advertising rate is $7 per column inch.

The deadline is Tuesday at noon. For more information call 410-641-4563 or email classifieds@mdcoastdispatch.com Third Insertion NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE ESTATE NO. 18771 Notice is given that the CHANCERY COURT of SUSSEX COUNTY, DE, appointed KATHERINE L. MYRICK, 7104 JOHN CALVERT COURT, ELKRIDGE, MD 21075 and ROBERT A. WEBSTER, 6016 ADOCK LANE, HANOVER, MD 21076 as the EXECUTORS of the Estate of CATHERINE M. WEBSTER who died on DECEMBER 17, 2020, domiciled in DELAWARE, USA. At the time of death, the decedent owned real or leasehold property in the following MARYLAND counties: WORCESTER. All persons having claims

against the decedent must file their claims with the Register of Wills for Worcester County with a copy to the foreign personal representative on or before the earlier of the following dates: (1) Six months from the date of the decedent's death, except if the decedent died before October 1, 1992, nine months from the date of the decedent's death; or (2) Two months after the foreign personal representative mails or 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.

Page 71 Name of Newspaper: Maryland Coast Dispatch Date of Publication JUNE 11, 2021 KATHERINE L. MYRICK Foreign Personal Representative ROBERT A. WEBSTER 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 06-11, 06-18, 06-25

Third Insertion SUSAN S. TILGHMAN SEIDEL, BAKER & TILGHMAN, P.A. 110 NORTH DIVISION STREET SALISBURY, MD 21801 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 18775 To all persons interested in the estate of LARRY DENZIL KENT, ESTATE NO. 18775.

Notice is given that LORI MILLER, 9 CLARK AVENUE, POCOMOKE CITY, MD 21851 was on, JUNE 07, 2021, appointed Personal Representative of the estate of LARRY DENZIL KENT, who died on MARCH 23, 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 7TH day of DECEMBER, 2021.

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

forceable thereafter. Claim forms may be obtained from the Register of Wills.

Name of Newspaper: Maryland Coast Dispatch Date of Publication JUNE 11, 2021 LORI MILLER 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 06-11, 06-18, 06-25

Third Insertion LESLIE LOBOS, TRUSTEE PINES PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, INC. 11029 CATHELL ROAD BERLIN, MD 21811 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR WORCESTER COUNTY STATE OF MARYLAND CASE NO. C-23-CV-21-000076 BORDERLINKS I TIME INTERVAL OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. 11029 CATHELL ROAD BERLIN, MD 21811 Plaintiff vs.

POORMAN TIME SHARE DISPOSAL SERVICES LLC, et al.

Defendants NOTICE ORDERED, by the Circuit Court for Worcester County, Maryland this 8th day of JUNE, 2021, that the foreclosure sale of the properties mentioned in these proceeedings, made and reported by Leslie Lobos, Trustee, be RATIFIED AND CONFIRMED, unless cause to the contrary thereof be shown on or before the 12TH day of JULY, 2021, provided a copy of this Order be inserted in some daily newspaper printed in Worcester County, Maryland once in each of three successive weeks, before the 5th day of JULY, 2021.

The Report of Sale filed in the above case states the amount of the sales to be as indicated below for the referenced time-share intervals: Timeshare Week-Unit Wk 15, #Ae5 Wk 43, #Bi35 Wk 09, #Bo41 Wk 42, #Bu47 Wk 12, #Bv48 Wk 46, #Bv48 Wk 38, #Bz52

Price $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $1000.00

Name of Newspaper: Maryland Coast Dispatch Date of Publication JUNE 11, 2021 TRUE TEST COPY SUSAN R. BRANIECKI Clerk of the Circuit Court Worcester County, MD 3x 06-11, 06-18, 06-25

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The deadline for all legal advertising is Tuesday at noon.

For more information call 410-641-4563 or email classifieds@mdcoastdispatch.com Third Insertion LESLIE LOBOS, TRUSTEE PINES PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, INC. 11029 CATHELL ROAD BERLIN, MD 21811 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR WORCESTER COUNTY STATE OF MARYLAND CASE NO. C-23-CV-21-000077 VILLAS OF OCEAN PINES BORDERLINKS TIMESHARE OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. 11029 CATHELL ROAD BERLIN, MD 21811 Plaintiff vs.

OCEAN DEVELOPMENT GROUP, INC, et al.

Defendants NOTICE ORDERED, by the Circuit Court for Worcester County, Maryland this 8th day of JUNE, 2021, that the foreclosure sale of the properties mentioned in these proceeedings, made and reported by Leslie Lobos, Trustee, be RATIFIED AND CONFIRMED, unless cause to the contrary thereof be shown on or before the 12TH day of JULY, 2021, provided a copy of this Order be inserted in some daily newspaper printed in Worcester County, Maryland once in each of three successive weeks, before the 5th day of JULY, 2021.

The Report of Sale filed in the above case states the amount of the sales to be as indicated below for the referenced time-share intervals: Timeshare Unit-Week Aj10-45 Ay25-46 Ay25-48 Bb28-33 Bb28-35 Bb28-42 Bb28-46 Bc29-13 Bc29-51 Bg33-12 Bg33-32 Bq43-14 Br44-36 Br44-43

Price $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 Not Offered For Sale Not Offered For Sale $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 Not Offered For Sale Not Offered For Sale Not Offered For Sale Not Offered For Sale $50.00

Name of Newspaper: Maryland Coast Dispatch

Date of Publication JUNE 11, 2021 TRUE TEST COPY SUSAN R. BRANIECKI Clerk of the Circuit Court Worcester County, MD 3x 06-11, 06-18, 06-25

Second Insertion BRIAN P. COSBY ESQ. P.O. BOX 600 OCEAN CITY, MD 21843 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 18770 To all persons interested in the estate of MARIGOLD KEE HENRY, ESTATE NO. 18770. Notice is given that BARRY HENRY, 12311 SINEPUXENT ROAD, BERLIN, MD 21811 was on, JUNE 11, 2021, appointed Personal Representative of the estate of MARIGOLD KEE HENRY, who died on SEPTEMBER 8, 2003, 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 11TH day of DECEMBER, 2021.

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 JUNE 18, 2021 BARRY HENRY 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 06-18, 06-25, 07-02

Second Insertion NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 18774 To all persons interested in the estate of TERRENCE SEYMOUR, ESTATE NO. 18774. Notice is given that THOMAS SEYMOUR, 7 SAINT CATHERINE DRIVE, CARROLLTON, VA 23314 was on, JUNE 07, 2021, appointed Personal Representative of the estate of TERRENCE SEYMOUR, who died on MAY 02, 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 7TH day of DECEMBER, 2021.

Any person having a claim against the decedent must present the claim to the undersigned personal representative or file it with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned on or before the earlier of the following dates: (1) Six months from the date of the decedent's death, except if the decedent died before October 1, 1992, nine months from the date of the decedent's death; or (2) Two months after the personal representative mails or otherwise delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or other written notice, notifying the creditor that the claim will be barred unless the creditor presents the claims within two months from the

mailing or other delivery of the notice. A claim not presented or filed on or before that date, or any extension provided by law, is unenforceable thereafter. Claim forms may be obtained from the Register of Wills.

Name of Newspaper: Maryland Coast Dispatch Date of Publication JUNE 18, 2021 THOMAS SEYMOUR 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 06-18, 06-25, 07-02

Second Insertion JOHN C. SEIPP, ESQ. 105 CAMDEN STREET SALISBURY, MD 21801-4916 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE ESTATE NO. 18781 Notice is given that the ORPHANS’ COURT of PHILADELPHIA COUNTY, PA, appointed KENNETH CUSTIS, 5757 HADDINGTON ST., PHILADELPHIA, PA 19131 as the EXECUTOR of the Estate of KELVIN GLENN CUSTIS AKA KEVIN CUSTIS who died on SEPTEMBER 02, 2019, domiciled in PENNSYLVANIA, USA. The Maryland resident agent of service of process is JOHN C. SEIPP, ESQ., whose address is 105 CAMDEN STREET, SALISBURY, MD 21801.

At the time of death, the decedent owned real or leasehold property in the following MARYLAND counties: WORCESTER. All persons having claims against the decedent must file their claims with the Register of Wills for Worcester County with a copy to the foreign personal representative on or before the earlier of the following dates: (1) Six months from the date of the decedent's death, except if the decedent died before October 1, 1992, nine months from the date of the decedent's death; or (2) Two months after the foreign personal representative mails or 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

June 25, 2021 Date of Publication JUNE 18, 2021

HELEN MAE VOGT Personal Representative

KENNETH CUSTIS 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 06-18, 06-25, 07-02

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 06-18, 06-25, 07-02

Second Insertion NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 18784 To all persons interested in the estate of KATHLEEN H MITCHELL, ESTATE NO. 18784. Notice is given that TERESA KAY RIGGIN, 307 S BAY STREET, SNOW HILL, MD 21863 and HELEN MAE VOGT, 811 SUNDAY DRIVE, DENTON, MD 21629 was on, JUNE 09, 2021, appointed Personal Representative of the estate of KATHLEEN H MITCHELL, who died on MAY 25, 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 9TH day of DECEMBER, 2021.

Any person having a claim against the decedent must present the claim to the undersigned personal representative or file it with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned on or before the earlier of the following dates: (1) Six months from the date of the decedent's death, except if the decedent died before October 1, 1992, nine months from the date of the decedent's death; or

Second Insertion LESLIE CASE DIPIETRO, ESQ. PROCINO-WELLS & WOODLAND, LLC 225 HIGH STREET SEAFORD, DE 19973 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 18789 To all persons interested in the estate of JAMES D MITCHELL AKA JAMES DOUGLAS MITCHELL, ESTATE NO. 18789. Notice is given that LISA ANN MITCHELL, 3613 FARRAGUT AVENUE, KENSINGTON, MD 20895 was on, JUNE 11, 2021, appointed Personal Representative of the estate of JAMES D MITCHELL, who died on APRIL 26, 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 11TH day of DECEMBER, 2021.

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.

(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 JUNE 18, 2021

Name of Newspaper: Maryland Coast Dispatch Date of Publication JUNE 18, 2021

TERESA KAY RIGGIN Personal Representative

LISA ANN MITCHELL Personal Representative

June 25, 2021

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TERRI WESTCOTT Register of Wills for Worcester County Room 102 - Court House One W. Market Street Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 1x 06-25

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LEGAL RATES Legal advertising rate is $7 per column inch.

The deadline is Tuesday at noon. For more information call 410-641-4563 or email classifieds@mdcoastdispatch.com 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 06-18, 06-25, 07-02

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND CIVIL CASE NO. C-23-FM-21-000211

To all persons interested in the estate of JUDE DARRAH. Notice is given that MARK DARRAH, 117 GRANARD AVENUE, CENTREVILLE, MD 21617, was on JUNE 16, 2021, appointed Personal Representative of the small estate of JUDE DARRAH, who died on NOVEMBER 16, 2020 without a will.

FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO KATIE MAY DOTSON NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION (ADULT) (MD. RULE 15-901) The above petitioner has filed a petition for Change of Name. They seek to change their name from TIMOTHY SINCLAIR DOTSON to KATIE MAY DOTSON. The petitioner is seeking a name change because: I WANT MY LEGAL NAME TO BE KATIE MAY DOTSON BECAUSE THAT IS THE NAME I AM KNOWN BY. Any person may file an objection to the Petition for Change of Name on or before JULY 24, 2021. The objection must be supported by an affidavit (written statement confirmed by oath or affirmation) and served on the Petitioner (Md. Rule 1321). If no timely objection is filed, the court may issue a judgement or grant the name change.

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

Name of Newspaper: Maryland Coast Dispatch Date of Publication JUNE 18, 2021 SUSAN R. BRANIECKI Clerk of the Circuit Court for Worcester County, MD Room 104 - Court House One W. Market Street Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 1x 06-25

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MARIANNA BATIE ESQ LAW OFFICE OF MARIANNA BATIE 9748 STEPHEN DECATUR HIGHWAY, SUITE 112 OCEAN CITY, MD 21842

CHRISTOPHER S ROBINS, ESQ. ROBINS & ROBINS, P.A. 128 EAST MAIN STREET PO BOX 506 SALISBURY, MD 21803-0506

SMALL ESTATE NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 18792

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IN THE MATTER OF TIMOTHY SINCLAIR DOTSON

SMALL ESTATE NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

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 shall file their objections with the Register of Wills within 30 days after the date of publication of this Notice.

All persons having any objection to the probate of the will shall file their objections with the Register of Wills within six months after the date of publication of this Notice.

All persons having claims against the decedent must serve their claims on the undersigned personal representative or file them 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) Thirty days 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 claims will be barred unless the creditor presents the claim within thirty days from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. Any claim not served or filed within that time, or any extension provided by law, is unenforceable thereafter.

Name of Newspaper: Maryland Coast Dispatch Date of Publication JUNE 25, 2021 MARK DARRAH Personal Representative True Test Copy

ESTATE NO. 18788 To all persons interested in the estate of PATRICIA WAYSON. Notice is given that BRIAN P DEVENEY, 17 HERON ISLE COURT, BERLIN, MD 21811, was on JUNE 16, 2021, appointed Personal Representative of the small estate of PATRICIA WAYSON, who died on MAY 31, 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 shall file their objections with the Register of Wills within 30 days after the date of publication of this Notice.

All persons having any objection to the probate of the will shall file their objections with the Register of Wills within six months after the date of publication of this Notice.

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To all persons interested in the estate of SHIRLEY MAY HUDSON. Notice is given that SHEREE L BRABSON, 324 PORT PENN ROAD, MIDDLETOWN, DE 19709, was on JUNE 16, 2021, appointed Personal Representative of the small estate of SHIRLEY MAY HUDSON, who died on MAY 27, 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 shall file their objections with the Register of Wills within 30 days after the date of publication of this Notice.

All persons having any objection to the probate of the will shall file their objections with the Register of Wills within six months after the date of publication of this Notice.

All persons having claims against the decedent must serve their claims on the undersigned personal representative or file them with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned on or before the earlier of the following dates:

All persons having claims against the decedent must serve their claims on the undersigned personal representative or file them 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

(1) Six months from the date of the decedent's death; or

(2) Thirty days 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 claims will be barred unless the creditor presents the claim within thirty days from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. Any claim not served or filed within that time, or any extension provided by law, is unenforceable thereafter.

(2) Thirty days 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 claims will be barred unless the creditor presents the claim within thirty days from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. Any claim not served or filed within that time, or any extension provided by law, is unenforceable thereafter.

Name of Newspaper: Maryland Coast Dispatch Date of Publication JUNE 25, 2021

Name of Newspaper: Maryland Coast Dispatch Date of Publication JUNE 25, 2021

BRIAN P DEVENEY Personal Representative

SHEREE L BRABSON 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 1x 06-25

True Test Copy TERRI WESTCOTT Register of Wills for Worcester County Room 102 - Court House One W. Market Street Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 1x 06-25

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 18793 To all persons interested in the estate of ALICE M TWEEDY, ESTATE NO. 18793. Notice is given that WILLIAM L TWEEDY, 395 BURR STREET, FAIRFIELD, CT 06824 was on, JUNE 17, 2021, appointed Personal Representative of the estate of ALICE M TWEEDY, who died on APRIL 29, 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 DECEMBER, 2021.

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

WILBER, VORHIS, DOUSE & MATHERS, LLP PO BOX 910 115 BROAD STREET SALISBURY, MD 21803-0910 SMALL ESTATE NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 18794 To all persons interested in the estate of DAVID A. KRAMER. Notice is given that LEIGH ANN KRAMER, 11 SEAFARER LANE, OCEAN PINES, MD 21811, was on JUNE 21, 2021, appointed Personal Representative of the small estate of DAVID A. KRAMER, who died on MARCH 22, 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 shall file their objections with the Register of Wills within 30 days after the date of publication of this Notice.

All persons having any objection to the probate of the will shall file their objections with the Register of Wills within six months after the date of publication of this Notice.

All persons having claims against the decedent must serve their claims on the undersigned personal representative or file them with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned on or before the earlier of the following dates:

(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.

(1) Six months from the date of the decedent's death; or

Name of Newspaper: Maryland Coast Dispatch Date of Publication JUNE 25, 2021

Name of Newspaper: Maryland Coast Dispatch Date of Publication JUNE 25, 2021

WILLIAM L TWEEDY Personal Representative

LEIGH ANN KRAMER 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 06-25, 07-02, 07-09

True Test Copy TERRI WESTCOTT Register of Wills for Worcester County Room 102 - Court House One W. Market Street Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 1x 06-25

(2) Thirty days 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 claims will be barred unless the creditor presents the claim within thirty days from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. Any claim not served or filed within that time, or any extension provided by law, is unenforceable thereafter.

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MICHAEL B MATHERS ESQ WEBB, CORNBROOKS,

MICHAEL B MATHERS ESQ WEBB, CORNBROOKS,

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‘Simpler Approach’ To Summer Vacation Bible School Planned

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The Dispatch Legal Notices LEGAL RATES Legal advertising rate is $7 per column inch.

The deadline for all legal advertising is Tuesday at noon.

For more information call 410-641-4563 or email classifieds@mdcoastdispatch.com WILBER, VORHIS, DOUSE & MATHERS, LLP PO BOX 910 115 BROAD STREET SALISBURY, MD 21803-0910 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 18797 To all persons interested in the estate of FRANK WILLIAM ERNST SR, ESTATE NO. 18797. Notice is iven that DORIS MAE ERNST, 147 PINEHURST ROAD, OCEAN PINES, MD 21811 was on, JUNE 21, 2021, appointed Personal Representative of the estate of FRANK WILLIAM ERNST SR, who died on SEPTEMBER 14, 2020, with a will.

Further information can be obtained by reviewing the estate file in the office of the Register of Wills or by contacting the personal repre-

sentative 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 21ST day of DECEMBER, 2021.

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 JUNE 25, 2021 DORIS MAE ERNST 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 06-25, 07-02, 07-09 DO YOU KNOW ...

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June 25, 2021

BERLIN – A local church is going back to basics with this year’s vacation bible school program.

Buckingham Presbyterian Church will be hosting vacation bible school sessions every other Friday throughout the summer. All are welcome to attend the 6 p.m. sessions.

“It’s kind of a different take on classic vacation bible school,” Pastor Mark Piedmonte said. “Rather than a full week program, an out of the box vacation bible school program, we’re taking a simpler approach.”

Buckingham Presbyterian has combined its vacation bible school program with the family events it was already hosting some Friday nights.

This summer’s dates for Vacation Bible S’more Time are June 25, July 16, July 30, Aug. 13 and Aug. 27.

Piedmonte hopes that by spreading vacation bible school out over the summer, volunteers won’t have to put all of their effort into one week and more families will have a chance to experience the program.

“Anybody can come in any week and get the full experience,” he said.

During each 1.5-hour vacation bible school session on the church lawn, kids can enjoy dinner, learn a bible story and then participate in

crafts and games. Because kids spent much of the past year staring at screens for virtual learning during the pandemic, organizers of vacation bible school are trying to keep this summer’s program as hands-on as possible.

“We’re kind of going old school with this,” Piedmonte said.

Another aspect of this year’s program organizers are excited about is the fact that other churches will be partnering with Buckingham Presbyterian, meaning they will take the lead on certain sessions. Piedmonte is also hoping they’ll join Buckingham Presbyterian for the final event in August, which will include a “blessing of the backpacks” for kids preparing to start the school year.

He wants the program to include a worship service lead by three pastors.

“Ecumenical partnering, we’re called to do that,” he said. “There’s strength in numbers.”

Along with the blessing of the backpacks, the church is collecting school supplies to donate to local children as the school year begins in the fall.

For more information on this year’s vacation bible school, check the Buckingham Presbyterian page on Facebook or go to buckinghampcusa.org.

OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Film Festival is planning to present the 4th Annual Ocean City Film Challenge to filmmakers and aspiring filmmakers across Delmarva and beyond.

Deadline to register for the challenge is July 9.

The challenge is for filmmakers to shoot a film in or about Ocean City over the month of July 2021 and enter for a chance to win an Ocean City hotel stay, swag, cash prizes, and screenings of the winning film.

The challenge is open to any artist who wishes to make a short film that takes place in Ocean City and tells a story about the resort, preferably suitable for viewing by all ages.

The film must be made July 1-31, 2021 and be no longer than 10 minutes. Complete rules and entry details are available at http://www.ocmdfilmfestival.com/ocean-city-film-challenge.html Filmmakers must register for the challenge by July 9 at https://forms,gle/pKGGeo(sbPwDBYa7.

Final cuts are due on July 31, and sent via online transfer to Oceancityfilmfest@gmail.com or delivered on flash drive to the Ocean City Center for the Arts, 502 94th St., Ocean City, Md. 21842.

Entries will be screened on Saturday, Aug. 21 at the ArtX Festival in Northside Park and at the 6th Annual Ocean City Film Festival in March 2022.

“Ocean City is a beautiful landscape, and there’s so much that artists can take advantage of right here in town,” said Film Festival Director B.L. Strang-Moya. “There are many ways to tell a story through motion picture, and the challenge pushes filmmakers to explore these boundaries.”

First prize includes all-access passes for the 2022 Film Festival complete with a hotel package and $150 cash prize. Second prize receives $100 cash prize, passes, and swag. Third prize receives $50 cash prize and passes.

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ommiserating with parents of middle school-aged kids has become a guilty pleasure of mine.

Therefore, a warning to those of you with kids in the early teen age range I’m looking to hear some thoughts, experiences, joys and horror stories.

I have found myself seeking out parents to catch up on what’s going on in their world. The goal being comfort in the “misery loves company” realm of things. It’s always a relief to hear some of the changes and challenges presenting themselves for us are shared by others. It’s comforting to hear we are not alone in this adventure and there are shared concerns for many.

A few talks of late I’ve had by subject: •Immature: I actually think my 13year-old might be getting more immature as he gets older. I got into a conversation about this very topic with a parent at basketball camp pickup this week.

He is as loose with his words these days as I have ever seen him. He seems to want to show off his new vocabulary, which does not consist anything impressive. He seems anxious to demonstrate the new expressions he has learned with his same-age friends.

The exception being when it comes to speaking with his parents. He’s got little to nothing to ever say to us. When we pepper him with questions about this or that, he gets annoyed and dishes attitude. Once I grab the phone out of his hand, I get some attention, probably only because he fears it’s going to be taken away for a while.

Though he doesn’t tantrum like he used to as a toddler, there are still meltdowns as a teen. These moments of nearing breakdown are disturbing.

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out of observing how ridiculous he can be at times over the silliest of things.

What’s important to him makes no sense to us but I guess it’s because we have perspective, something he lacks severely right now.

•Gratitude: While happy he does not have to struggle for much in life, there are instances when I know he needs to go without for a while to gain some appreciation.

This lack of gratitude is infuriating.

It’s on display every night when Pam and I are calling it a night. Because there is no school, he thinks there should be no bedtime. He should just be able to fall asleep when he wants and have his electronics as he wishes.

He also thinks he needs an entirely new iPad because his is three years old and his buddy got a new one (albeit his first ever one). It’s a fine line between spoiling and providing. I’m thinking Pam and I have crossed it more often than not, but I also realize it’s a kid thing in general nowadays.

There is a certain level of expectations that’s foreign to me.

•Privacy: There is no reason for a closed door. Yet, it’s a discussion that takes place all the time. To communicate with his friends, the door needs to be closed. To read a book, the door must be closed. To use the bathroom, the door to his bedroom must also be closed. To watch television, the door should be shut tight.

It’s a shared phenomenon as several parents have remarked on it. It’s a constant fight over privacy. “It’s none of your business,” we are told. The reality is, “everything is our business,” in reply.

Oddly enough, to leave the house to skateboard outside, the door to the house somehow doesn’t get closed all the way. It’s because his hands are full, he says.

•Social awkwardness: While out to

eat recently, I introduced my teen to the restaurant owner. Instead of putting out his hand or even saying hello, he simply stared at him and didn’t say a word.

After Pam and I laid into him for being rude, he became friendlier from that point on. He was laying it on a little too thick. At one point, he offered to clear the table for a staffer. He also told the waiter we were going to tip him 50% for going next door and getting his little brother a dairy-free dessert.

Later when I broached the conversation about the tip comment he flared up with some nonsense about me being stingy.

The comment made by a parent that, “Everything about a middle schooler is awkward,” resonates.

•Mistreatment: From one conversation with a father of five, I learned it’s completely normal for young teens to treat their parents terribly while being kind and respectful to others.

I have had several instances when people have shared experiences with my son that truly surprise me these days. I was informed recently my son jumped up from a table outside a business and rushed to hold the door for a woman with her grandkids in tow. She was impressed.

Later that night, I watched as my son reacted with disgust and revolt over cleaning his room and getting his school books organized for packing away. School had been done for two weeks and I thought the folders and books left around the room from studying should be put away.

“School doesn’t start for two months, what’s the rush,” he said, as he tripped over folders and loose papers.

(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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HOROSCOPES ARIES (March 21 to April 19): You feel ready to face up to a major change, although it might involve some risks. A once-dubious family member comes around and offers support and encouragement.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): Move forward with your plans, despite discouraging words from those who underestimate the Bovine's strong will.

Your keen instincts will guide you well.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20): A misunderstanding is easily cleared up.

Then go ahead and enjoy some fun and games this week. A Libra might have ideas that merit serious consideration for the future.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22): You might feel as if you're in an emotional pressure cooker, but the situation is about to change in your favor.

Take time out for some well-earned fun.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22): A shift in your workplace responsibilities creates resentment among some co-workers. Deal with it before it becomes a threat to your success on the job.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22): Expect some surprises in what you thought was one of your typically wellplanned schedules. Deal with them, and then enjoy some lighthearted entertainment.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22): Be

careful: What appears to be a solid financial opportunity might have some hidden risks attached. A hazy personal matter needs to be cleared up.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21): It's a good time to strengthen ties with family and friends. You might feel unsure about a recent workplace decision, but time will prove you did the right thing.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21): Just when you thought your relationship was comfortable and even predictable, your partner or spouse could spring a potentially life-changing surprise on you.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19): Your usually generous self is overshadowed by your equally strong suspicious nature. You might be judging things too harshly. Keep an open mind.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18): Love and romance dominate the week.

Married Aquarians enjoy domestic harmony, while singles could soon be welcoming overtures from loving Leos.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20): An old health problem recurs, but it is soon dealt with, leaving you eager to get back into the swing of things. A favorable travel period starts this week.

BORN THIS WEEK: You have an independent spirit that resists being told what to do. But you're also wise enough to appreciate good advice. © 2021 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Owner Charles “Buddy” Jenkins added kiddie rides the next summer (including a train and a small roller coaster) and the Jolly Roger amusement complex has continued to grow each year since.

The view here looks east toward the oceanfront (circa 1966); the vacant spot along the shoreline is now occupied by the Dunes Manor Hotel.

Today the Jolly Roger amusement complex is one of Ocean City’s most popular attractions and includes Splash Mountain — one of the largest water parks on the East Coast — and Speedworld with a multitude of go-kart tracks. It has come a long way from an Arnold Palmer Driving Range.

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