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Surfers Healing, a traveling camp partnering surfers with individuals with Photos by Nick Denny Autism, returned to Ocean City on Wednesday. See page 4 for full story.

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The inspirational Surfers Healing event pairing professional surfers with special needs kids and their families returned to Ocean City on Wednesday for the 10th year. Pictured above, the beach at 37th Street became a festival of sorts on Wednesday for the event.

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OCEAN CITY – Surfers Healing returned to the beaches of Ocean City this week for the 10th annual day-long surf camp for children with autism.

On Wednesday, more than 200 children, their families and surfers from Hawaii, New Zealand and California gathered on the beach in front of the Castle in the Sand Hotel for Ocean City’s 10th annual Surfers Healing camp.

Founders Israel and Danielle Paskowitz started the organization in 1996 as a way to help and connect with their youngest son, who has autism. Israel Paskowitz found that surfing calmed his son and soon began inviting other families to join them. Since that time, Surfers

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Healing has expanded to several yearly events around the nation and in other countries.

Camp Co-Director Kat Trammell shared her efforts to bring Surfers Healing to Ocean City more than a decade ago. She noted the impact the event had on her own son.

“I got involved because I did this in Belmar, New Jersey with my own son, who has autism,” she said. “Back then he was pretty non-verbal. But when he was with his speech pathologist, he actually initiated a conversation by pointing in a book and saying ‘Water. Ocean.

Surfing.’ It was amazing. So, we reached out to see what we could do to bring the event here. We wanted more kids to be able to participate in it.”

Trammell said what once started as a smaller event has grown to include hundreds of families from around the region.

“Each year now we have people on the wait list,” she said.

Trammell is joined by Camp Co-Directors Woody German and Dale and Kelly Loeser, who operate Quiet Storm Surf Shop in Rehoboth Beach, Del., as well as several volunteers.

Kelly Loeser said she and her husband jumped at the chance to partner with Trammell and bring a Surfers Healing camp to Ocean City. At the time, the Loesers had a son on the autism spectrum.

“Back then, there wasn’t really anything in this area for anyone on the spectrum,” she said.

Kelly Loeser noted the camp provides a sense of community for children with autism and their families.

“This event is near and dear to our hearts,” she said. “We know what these families are going through. We lived it.

We know the tantrums that no one else understands and the constant judging by the public. It’s rough, not to mention what you have to deal with at home.”

Parent Jeffrey Moore of Townsend, Del., said he was eager to see his son, Elijah, participate in his first Surfers Healing camp. He said he and his wife first heard of the event through a network of moms and dads with children on the spectrum.

“He loves the water, but taking commands from people may be challenging for him,” he said. “I think this will bring him peace.”

Anne Arundel County residents Tony and Jill Zaukus said both of their sons, Andrew and Bradley, are returning to Surfers Healing for the third year.

“There are not many things that are autism specific,” Jill Zaukus said.

“These kids can do anything here and are accepted and embraced.”

In addition to surfing, children and their families also had the opportunity on Wednesday to participate in games and arts and crafts and visit informational booths.

“It’s like there’s a magic in the air,” Loeser said. “There are smiles and tears all day long. This is a day these kids remember.

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Berlin Drainage Projects Reprioritized

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BY CHARLENE SHARPE

STAFF WRITER

BERLIN – Town leaders approved updates to Berlin’s stormwater priorities at a meeting this week.

On Monday, the Berlin Town Council voted unanimously to remove a Bottle Branch stormwater project from the town’s list of priorities. The adjustment came at the request of Town Administrator Laura Allen, who will forward what is now a four-project priority list to the county.

“At some future date we’ll bring it back and reintroduce another collection of projects but by establishing these as the priority you’ll enable us to go ahead and get this information into the Worcester County Hazard Mitigation Plan,” she said.

Allen initially brought town officials a priority list of Tier 2 stormwater improvement projects last year. The list included five projects, the last of which was meant to target Bottle Branch at Decatur Street.

“It’s unlikely that we’ll get to Project 5, which is Bottle Branch at Decatur Street, for at least five, maybe 10 years,” Allen said. “What we have is an issue with a property owner who saw this PowerPoint presentation in a council packet and has expressed some concerns about the project and has an interest in working with the town more closely on the design.”

She said the town was in the pro-

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cess of asking the county to incorporate its stormwater projects into the Worcester County Hazard Mitigation Plan. In the interest of getting the list into the county’s plan, she proposed deleting Project 5 for now, as a portion of it would have been on the concerned property owner’s land.

Allen said getting the stormwater priorities into the county’s plan could help the town attract more grant funding.

“This is important because when FEMA looks to fund stormwater projects, they look to the county’s hazard mitigation plan and the challenge we’re having currently is there’s not enough information, specific information on specific projects in the plan, to really entice being able to support it,” she said.

Removing the Bottle Branch at Decatur project, the list would include Hudson Branch along Pine, Franklin, Grice and Nelson streets, Hudson Branch at Bottle Branch Road, Bottle Branch at Henry’s Mill and Henry’s Green and Bottle Branch at West Street and Abbey Lane.

Mayor Gee Williams said the issue being considered Monday was simply the removal of what had been considered Project 5. He said the town could have its stormwater engineer come in and field questions about the other projects.

“Quite frankly it won’t all work until it’s all done,” he said. “We don’t want to make the problem worse before we make it better.”

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Lighting Strikes Twice For Local Teacher In WMO

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Stephen Decatur teacher Tommy Hinkle and the crew on the Fish Whistle last week won the signature division in the White Marlin Open for an unprecedented second time. Pictured above, Hinkle’s gesture on the bow of the boat says it all about the remarkable second win. Photo by Jessica Shue

OCEAN CITY – Lightning struck twice last week for local teacher and seasoned tournament angler Tommy Hinkle, whose 79.5-pound white marlin survived some late challenges during an extended White Marlin Open final day to hang on to the top prize of over $1.5 million.

Hinkle, a teacher at Stephen Decatur High School, and the crew on the Fish Whistle, caught the 79.5pound white on Thursday of White Marlin Open (WMO) week and it held on. Hinkle and the Fish Whistle crew caught the winning white marlin 11 years ago in 2008 with an 81-pounder to take the top prize in that WMO. Several challengers were brought

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The penultimate boat to weigh a fish shortly before 10 p.m. on Friday had a white marlin on board and the big crowd was hushed as WMO staffers took the requisite measurements. When the long, but lean white was raised at the scale, it topped out at 71 pounds, clinching the win for the Fish Whistle and Hinkle, who became the first-ever twotime winner in the 46-year history of the WMO. Hinkle was on hand at the scale surrounded by family and friends, who shouted “Tommy, Tommy” as the results became official. Ironically, Hinkle was wearing a T-shirt reading “I Love When My Wife Let’s Me Go Fishing.” He had proposed to his wife Lisa at the scale several years ago during the White Marlin Open and has since won the prestigious tournament twice.

The big win and the outpouring of love and support during the wait, after it became official and in the days since left the typically loquacious Hinkle speechless.

“I’m really at a loss for words to describe it,” he said. “Winning it was obviously important, but to me, having all of those people coming up to me and saying they were rooting for me was just as important. It was a pretty good feeling to have all of those people on your side.”

Hinkle said the Fish Whistle caught and released two white marlin on day one last Monday, then saw two whites, a blue marlin and sailfish on day two on Tuesday, but didn’t boat any of those fish. He said there was some talk of fishing again on Thursday, but Captain Charlie Horning and the Fish Whistle crew decided to take a day off Wednesday and get back after it on Thursday.

Hinkle said they caught a dolphin early and it was predetermined if a billfish came up in the spread, he was going to be the angler. Around 11:30 a.m., the future winner came up in spread and took the bait and it was game on.

“We got it to the boat in about 10 minutes and once we got a look at it, we knew it was long enough to boat and bring to the scale,” he said.

“Then, it kind of got spooked and ran. It took me around 90 minutes to the boat, which I think is the longest I ever fought a fish. It jumped a couple of times and we knew it was a special fish, at least big enough to get on the leaderboard maybe, or take the small boat daily. When we got a gaff in it and got it in the SEE PAGE 28

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OCEAN CITY – The 2019 White Marlin Open was one for the books and perhaps the best ever with a local angler winning the signature division for an unprecedented second time, a record payout and the old record for the number of white marlin released shattered.

With 404 boats participating and a world record $6.2 million in prize money on the line, the 2019 White Marlin Open (WMO) was shaping up to be a memorable one before a single line entered

the water and it certainly lived up to its expectations. Each White Marlin Open is uniquely different and this year’s version was special for a lot of reasons.

This year, local angler and high school teacher Tommy Hinkle and the crew on the Fish Whistle weighed a 79.5-pound white marlin on Thursday and sweated out throughout the last day on Friday to see if the fish would hang on and reward them with a $1.5 million payday.

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last Friday, the crew on the Oil Slick came in with a relatively big white marlin to weigh, but the long, lean fish topped out at 71 pounds and Hinkle and the Fish Whistle crew could celebrate their victory.

The 2019 WMO was also somewhat unique in how the boat-fishing days were expended. There were 404 boats registered for the tournament, each with three fishing days available, for a total of 1,212 “boat days.” With a red hot white marlin bite going on at the outset of the tournament, 389 boats went out on day one last Monday and another 355 went out on Tuesday, meaning 744 of the total 1,212 boat days, or roughly two-thirds, were expended in just the first two days.

Another remarkable feature of the 2019 White Marlin Open was the new record for white marlin releases, which shattered the old record set in 2016.

The tournament prides itself on conservation and catch-and-release rates and that has been the case again thus far this year. Throughout the week, many boats reported multiple white marlin releases, but most were too short or too light to qualify and were released.

In 2016, when prevailing conditions and water temperatures were similar to this year, a tournament-record 1,358 white marlin were caught and released and it appeared that number would almost surely fall this year by midweek of the 2019 tourney. When the dust

settled and the scale closed on Friday, a new record 1,429 white marlin had been released.

As if the first-ever two-time winner and a new white marlin release record did not create enough drama on its own, the 2019 tournament will also likely be remembered for the participation of NBA legend Michael Jordan. In addition, celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse participated in the 2019 WMO, also adding to the intrigue and star power.

When all was said and done, it was Hinkle and the Fish Whistle crew taking first place in the signature white marlin division with a 79.5-pounder worth $1,504,720. Angler Nathan Walker on the Chaisin’ Tail took second with a 74pounder worth $135,432 and angler Michael Wagner on the Backlash took third with a 73.5-pounder, but earned $1,502,450 in prize money because of added entry levels. The lone qualifying blue marlin was caught by angler Craig Dickerson on the Haulin and Ballin, a 465.5-pounder worth $962,165.

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Homeless Team’s Efforts Earn Praise From OC Officials

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OCEAN CITY – A collaborative effort to address homelessness in and around Ocean City earned the praise of resort officials this week.

On Monday, members of the Worcester County Homeless Outreach Team (HOT) presented the Ocean City Police Commission with an update on efforts to provide support services to homeless individuals in Ocean City and throughout the county.

The effort to address the homeless population in Worcester County began last year, as homelessness on the Boardwalk in Ocean City started gaining the attention of residents, visitors, resort agencies and media outlets.

Officials have cited complaints from tourists, and police reports including individuals with “no fixed address” who have been charged with crimes like disorderly conduct and burglary.

“We started getting a lot of attention for our homeless population in Ocean City …,” said the Worcester County Health Department’s Sara Howell. “So we took it upon ourselves to form this group.”

To that end, the HOT team – comprised of partnerships among the Worcester County Health Depart-

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ment, Local Behavioral Health Authority, Local Management Board, Department of Social Services, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD), Diakonia, Ocean City Crisis Coalition, and Atlantic General Hospital – was created.

“What this is, is a collaboration of resources…,” OCPD Lt. Dennis Eade said. “The issue was we were all doing our own thing and sometimes the right hand might not have known what the left hand was doing.”

The HOT team began conducting bi-weekly visits to homeless individuals in the Ocean City area last fall.

As of July 3, the team has reached 40 homeless individuals. Sixty percent of them have now secured housing.

Howell said the goal of the program is to provide access to resources, remove barriers and reduce stigma. She said team members offer information regarding shelters, food pantries, behavioral health resources, medical appointments and more. They even help people obtain birth certificates and identification.

“In order to get into housing or inpatient, or to get a job or bank account, an ID is crucial,” she said.

“Before we even talk about resources, we have to make sure they have the proper identification.”

Howell said the HOT program

often reduces the costs associated with homelessness. She noted, for example, that team members can often assess an individual’s health situation before utilizing emergency services.

“One of the guys has actually been to the emergency room 62 times so far this year,” she said. “He’s costing us right now about $85,000 between ER visits and EMS transports. We are seeing that a lot of these homeless individuals are utilizing services like EMS and other things to get off the street. It’s a huge problem in Worcester County.”

Team members noted that mental health and substance abuse disorders were common among the homeless individuals that were reached. Howell added that many could not find affordable housing because of their criminal records.

“The point is the landlords don’t want to accept these people because of their criminal history,” she said.

The HOT team told commission members that 13 of the 40 individuals that were reached are currently using shelters. They said the goal is to continue gaining their trust in order to help them.

“That’s why it’s important we go out to them on a bi-weekly basis,” Howell said.

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drug court coordinator, said the HOT team began their efforts in Ocean City, but hope to expand their outreach to jurisdictions throughout the county.

“The whole goal was once this was workable and successful then we would expand it to the county,” she said. “That’s phase two.”

Members of the HOT team noted the percentage of homeless children in Worcester County exceeded the state average, and 42% of kids are enrolled for free and reduced-price meals.

“We are starting to see that they are living in cars or at Diakonia,” Eade said. “That’s our next generation, quite frankly.”

Members of the police commission commended the HOT participants for their efforts.

“You’ve got a lot of hands in this right now,” Council President Lloyd Martin said. “But the more you have, the better it is.”

Ocean City Police Chief Ross Buzzuro also praised members for tackling a challenging issue.

“I want to commend you all for the work that you are doing,” he said. “We are proud to be partners with you.”

Mayor Rick Meehan agreed.

“With all of you working together, it is setting a great example,” he said.

“And that is how we achieve these goals.”

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FROM PAGE 10 with a 135-pounder worth $34,110 and Graham Ward on the Reeldiculous was fifth with a 121-pounder worth $108,000.

In the wahoo division, angler Anne Aramendia took first with a whopping 91-pounder worth $24,475. Kyle McLaughlin on the Natural took second with an 82-pounder worth $23,475, Rich Kostzyu on the Hubris took third with a 76.5-pounder worth $2,000 and Sam Falland on the Keepin It Reel was fourth with a 61.5-pounder worth $20,475.

In the dolphin division, John Kreiner on the Playmate took first with a 41pounder worth $20,380. Frank Sinito

on the Irene took second with a 39pounder worth $3,000, Randy Drozd on the Miss-Tres was third with a 38pounder worth $74,900, Rob Howes on the Game Changer was fourth with a 35.5-pounder worth $16,380, Ryan Higgins on the Viking 72 was fifth with a 33-pounder worth $16,380, Don Smiley on the Hellsea and Mike Peet on the No Quarter tied for sixth with a pair of 22-pounders and each earned $16,380 in prize money. The lone shark weighed during the tournament was a 277.5-pounder caught by angler Greg Robinson on the Polarizer worth $231,300.

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Resort Officials Consider Easing Impact Fees

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

OCEAN CITY – Finding a balance between encouraging more people to make the resort their year-round home and having them help pay for the infrastructure improvements and services provided was the subject of a debate during a Mayor and Council work session on Tuesday.

During the work session, Planning and Community Development Director Bill Neville provided an overview of the town’s 14-year-old ordinance requiring impact fees for new construction. Impact fees are applied to new construction projects to help offset the cost of capital projects such as water and sewer improvements, for example.

While the town’s current impact fee structure applies to new construction all over Ocean City, the discussion on Tuesday largely focused on new home construction in the R-1, or single-family home, residential zoning districts. It has been pointed out in the past by builders and property owners hoping to build homes on their vacant lots that the town’s impact fees often make it cost-prohibitive.

It is a stated goal in the town’s comprehensive plan to make Ocean City more livable and affordable and, on the surface, impact fees appear to run counter to that. Neville said he and his staff had been reviewing the existing impact fee structure at the direction of the Mayor and Council.

“The Mayor and Council have considered whether affordability of building single-family homes is a constraint that could be addressed by selected fee waiver incentives,” he said. “We have to consider the livability factor for the town.

We should be looking at strategies to improve residential neighborhoods and property values.

That’s already part of our adopted comprehensive plan.”

Neville’s prepared presentation included a statement that essentially illustrates the challenges with the impact fees, pointing out the fees are needed to offset the cost of infrastructure improvements and services associated with increased development.

“Impact fees inhibit people from building in town,” it reads. “The fees may not be a significant amount for the town, but they are significant to a builder.”

Indeed, the amount of revenue generated by the town through impact fees on single-family homes in the residential neighborhoods does not appear to be significant, largely because much of the town is already built-out and there are few vacant lots in residential neighborhoods. For example, in fiscal year 2019, just 19 permits for single-family homes were issued with impact fee revenue generated at roughly $99,000. Mayor Rick Meehan said easing the impact fees for primary residents could encourage more single-family home development.

“Whatever we can do to encourage people to make Ocean City their year-round home benefits everybody,” he said. “It benefits the town, it benefits businesses. Everybody benefits from a vibrant year-round population.”

The town’s impact fee structure includes a base amount of $827 for infrastructure along with a per fixture fee of $126 for water and a per fixture fee of $220 for sewer. For the sake of easier math, a modest single-family home with say 10

water and sewer fixtures would require impact fees of around $4,300. Naturally, that figure would go up if a home was larger and had even more water and sewer fixtures. Meehan suggested perhaps a rebate could be given to new homeowners if they were truly moving to Ocean City yearround.

“Is there a way to provide a rebate if it is proven to be a primary residence?” he said. “If it is built with the intention of being a primary residence, I think there might be some incentive to do that. It makes a stronger, better community, not that we don’t already have strong community, but we can and do always look at ways to make it stronger.”

Councilman Dennis Dare agreed a possible rebate program could be an incentive for new homeowners in Ocean City.

“We’ve been thinking of ways to bring more year-round residents into town,” he said. “We need people living in Ocean City to keep our yearround businesses viable.”

Dare also pointed out year-round residents who make Ocean City their primary home are already given an incentive of sorts with the town’s Homestead tax cap set at zero percent. The Homestead tax credit sets limits on tax increases for primary homeowners on the assessed value of their property. Years ago, Ocean City set its Homestead tax cap at zero percent.

“We already give a rebate of sorts to the people who live in town,” he said. “It’s called the Homestead tax cap.”

Councilman Mark Paddack said the timing could be right to consider easing the impact fees in order to encourage new residential development.

“Looking at today’s real estate market, it’s the perfect time to consider doing something like this,” he said. “Interest rates are low and if we can provide a rebate on the impact fees of some sort, it might encourage people who want to build here and live here. We should also look at grandfathering some of the projects that are already in the permitting pipeline.”

Council President Lloyd Martin pointed out the sample size is relatively low with the number of vacant lots available in the R-1 zoning districts.

He also pointed out there are likely opportunities for property owners with older homes to tear down and replace with newer residences.

“How many single-family vacant lots do we have?” he said. “Not many. There could be situations where an old home is torn down and replaced with a new one of equal size and an equal number of fixtures. I like the rebate idea. We all want the town to thrive year-round.”

Again, just 19 new single-family home permits were issued in the last fiscal year. Paddack pointed out in his Caine Woods II neighborhood of over 300 residences, there were only seven vacant lots available and two of them were in the permitting process for new home construction, leaving just five available for future home construction.

Paddack also pointed out relaxed impact fees or some rebate program for proven year-round residences could encourage the town’s employees to build and live in the resort.

“I think we should look at ways to encourage city employees to live in town,” he said. “Especially our fire, police and emergency services providers so they live in or close to the areas they serve.”

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BERLIN – Berlin Police Department officials are reviewing on-street parking practices in town to determine if changes need to be made.

Police Chief Arnold Downing said at this week’s town council meeting that in the wake of a garage fire on Washington Street, concerns had been voiced regarding accessibility on the town’s streets. He wants to ensure fire engines and other emergency vehicles are able to access all of the town’s streets when there is an emergency.

“We will be reviewing that street and other streets in regards to the accessibility of emergency vehicles and other vehicles,” Downing said. “One thing we do know is that not only emergency service vehicles but even the town vehicles actually have a rough time getting

down those streets and doing their jobs at times with parking on both sides.”

According to Downing, a similar review was conducted in 2004. His staff will look over that one and look at any changes that have taken place in the interim. He said he would also be working with the town’s planning department.

“We have minimum standards of what the state says streets should be for parking,” Downing said. “We know how big the actual travel portion of the lane should be. We will just go ahead and review those, remeasure the roads and make recommendations about when developments are built that those standards are adhered to.”

Downing said that parking during Berlin’s special events had also become an issue. At one recent event, cars parked around the post office blocked mail trucks from getting out.

He said signage would likely be need-

ed to ensure accessibility wasn’t a problem in the future.

Mayor Gee Williams said he’d spoken to residents of Washington and Grace streets after the garage fire. He said he’d encouraged them to contact police if they saw cars parked in a way that hampered accessibility.

“If a neighborhood has parking restrictions and someone has violated restrictions, the chances of somebody in law enforcement coming by at that time are very slim but calling the police department is instant and everybody has a smart phone or cellphone nowadays,” he said.

He said he’d also advised them to approach the council with their concerns.

“I’m hoping when they’re ready they’re going to come before us and I think be very supportive of the recommendations that you make,” he told Downing.

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Councilman Zackery Tyndall encouraged police to contact local schools in advance of the new school year to remind them to ask parents not to block surrounding roadways. He said the presence of an officer near Buckingham Elementary School at certain times last year had kept parking from becoming a problem.

“I don’t think we have to resort right to writing a ticket but just educating the consumer a little bit,” he said.

Williams said traffic cones or temporary signs could also prove useful at busy times.

“Unfortunately, nobody’s thinking about how their actions’ impact others,” he said. “It’s never been good, but it’s got to be near rock bottom. It’s the times we’re living in, so we take actions we’ve never had to do in the past when there was I guess more common courtesy.”

Ivy Wells, the town’s economic and community development director, acknowledged that there had been issues with parking during the town’s special events. She said she’d ordered additional wayfinding signs to direct visitors to parking at Stephen Decatur Park and had also ordered temporary “no parking” yard signs. She plans to put them along West Street the day before a special event. She plans to use them for the first time during the Fiddlers Convention.

“I think that would be a good place to do a trial run for that,” she said, adding that the signs could be used anywhere they were needed.

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER

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WEST OCEAN CITY – Two local men, arrested last October for their roles in a vast cigarette smuggling and tax evasion conspiracy after a raid by federal officials at their West Ocean City home, pleaded guilty last week in a New York Supreme Court and now await sentencing later this month.

Last October, federal officials raided the West Ocean City home of Basel and Samir Ramadan for the second time in six years as part of a larger investigation into a vast cigarette smuggling and money-laundering investigation. During the raid, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Homeland Security Investigation (HSI) officials, along with allied local law enforcement partners, searched the Ramadans’ West Ocean City home as part of Operation Sidestep, a months-long investigation into an untaxed cigarette smuggling, moneylaundering and tax evasion scheme carried out by the two local men.

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Last Thursday, both Basel and Samir Ramadan each pleaded guilty to a single conspiracy charge, the highest charge against each defendant. Sentencing has been set for Aug. 26 in King’s County Supreme Court in New York.

The 21-count indictment charges the Ramadans and their alleged co-conspirator, identified as Fahd Muthana, also known as “Ahmed Abdullah,” 39, of Brooklyn, N.Y. in the three-person cigarette trafficking ring allegedly responsible for distributing over 1.25 million cigarettes and evading nearly $430,000 in tax liability.

Code-named Operation Sidestep, federal, state and local law enforcement agents concluded a monthslong investigation into a network that allegedly evaded New York state and New York City excise and sales taxes by trafficking more than 1,500 cartons of untaxed cigarettes per week from Virginia to be sold in retail shops in Brooklyn. The investigation was led by the New York State Attorney General's Organized Crime Task Force (OCTF) in partnership with

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the Intelligence Bureau of the New York Police Department (NYPD) and Homeland Security Investigations. It is alleged that a total of approximately 1,255,000 cigarettes were smuggled into Brooklyn, evading a total of $426,700 in tax liability due to New York State and New York City.

During the raids at the Ramadans’ West Ocean City homes last October, federal, state and local authorities seized three handguns, one shotgun, three vehicles and over $312,000 in cash. In addition, over 341,000 untaxed cigarettes were seized from the suspects’ storage location in Brooklyn.

In May 2013, federal officials concluded an investigation into a multimillion-dollar cigarette smuggling operation with raids on two locations in and around the resort area including the Ramadans’ homes. Federal officials on the same day raided the Ramadans’ offices over the Subway restaurant they owned at Sunset Drive near 26th Street in Ocean City.

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Also seized were numerous vehicles and other property belonging to the Ramadans. The Ramadans allegedly conducted the vast cigarette smuggling operation out of their Ocean City properties, but 14 other co-conspirators, from transporters to distributors to resellers, were also rounded up at locations all over the mid-Atlantic region.

According to the New York Attorney General’s Office, the Ramadans and their co-conspirators allegedly funneled thousands of cartons of untaxed smokes and millions of dollars in ill-gotten revenue through Ocean City and Worcester County from a wholesaler in Virginia to a distribution warehouse in Delaware, from whence the illegal, untaxed cigarettes were distributed to retail outlets all over New York City and upstate.

Following the raids in May 2013, a New York grand jury handed down formal indictments against the Ramadans and their alleged 14 co-conspirators. According to the indictment, the Ramadans were successful in disguising the illicit proceeds and funneling through local banking institutions and allowed them to continue to finance the purchase of thousands of cartons of cigarettes from a Virginia wholesaler.

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BY BETHANY HOOPER

STAFF WRITER

FENWICK ISLAND – Four elected leaders were sworn in to the Fenwick Island Town Council this week.

On Monday, Gene Langan, Richard Mais, Bill Weistling and Mike Houser took their oaths of office in an organizational meeting of the town council.

The governing body then unanimously re-elected Langan to serve as president, Mais to serve as vice president, Councilman Gardner Bunting to serve as treasurer and Councilman Bernie Merritt to serve as secretary for the coming year.

“Thank you all and congratulations to everybody,” Langan said.

“This year, incumbents Langan, Mais, Councilman Roy Williams and Councilwoman Julie Lee and challengers Bill Weistling and Mike Houser vied for four open seats on the town council.

Weistling received 217 votes, Langan received 207 votes, Houser received 205 votes, Mais received 200 votes, Lee received 174 votes and Williams received 136 votes.

Both Langan and Mais will retain their seats on the council another two years. Langan will return for his sixth consecutive term and Mais will return for his third consecutive term.

Pictured, from left, are Fenwick Island Town Council members Mike Houser, Vicki Carmean, Gardner Bunting, Gene Langan, Bernie Merritt, Bill Weistling and Richard Mais.

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Weistling, who served four terms on the council between 2006 and 2016, returns to a seat on the dais after a three-year hiatus. During that time, he has held an active role as

chairman of the charter and ordinance committee and member of the town’s budget, dredging, finance, pedestrian safety and technology committees.

Houser, the only newcomer in this year’s election, has been a resident of Fenwick Island since 1978 and currently serves on the town’s charter and ordinance committee.

Major Spike In 911 Call Hang-Ups

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BY BETHANY HOOPER

STAFF WRITER

OCEAN CITY – Resort officials continue to seek answers for the growing number of 911 hang ups taking place throughout town.

On Monday, Ocean City Police Chief Ross Buzzuro presented the Ocean City Police Commission with an update on police activity for the month of July.

Among the top 25 calls for service last month, Buzzuro said the most notable statistic was 911 hang ups, which increased from 538 in July of 2018 to 1,084 in July of 2019, a 101% increase.

In a review of the issue, the department noted the locations from which the calls originated were not confined to a certain area, but rather spread out citywide.

“I can’t understand why there’s such an uptick,” Emergency Services Director Joe Theobald said. “It could be technology. It could be legitimate hang ups. I can’t answer how and why.”

Council President Lloyd Martin questioned how the department responded to such calls.

“Do we respond to these 911 hang ups?” he asked.

Theobald replied that the department dispatched officers to any address or area that was identified before the call ended.

“Police are dispatched every time there’s a hang up to confirm there is not an issue,” he said.

Buzzuro agreed.

“If we don’t have an address, and a call came in, then we can code it as such,” he said. “If we have something to go on, whether it’s triangulation of an area or something else, we will do our best.”

Mayor Rick Meehan questioned if something was wrong with the system.

“No, but I think it’s something we have to watch for another month and start to look at it on a weekly basis,” said Theobald. “We’ll keep an extra eye on it.”

It should be noted this is not the first month the department has reported an uptick in 911 hang ups. In May, for example, hang ups increased from 234 to 328, a 40% increase and in June, hang ups increased from 421 to 695, a 65% jump.

Councilman Matt James questioned if the number of hang-ups were correlated to hotel occupancy. He noted, for example, hotel guests could dial nine to enter an outside phone number and inadvertently call 911.

“I know we have a lot of people that call, by mistake, from a hotel room,” he said. “I don’t know if it makes up the 500-call difference, but I wonder if there’s some correlation between hotel occupancy and 911 hang ups.”

Buzzuro said it was worth exploring.

He also questioned if the growing number of 911 hang ups were related to new tower installations and technology. Currently, the department attributes the increase to accidental “pocket dialing.”

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OCEAN CITY – A wrongful death civil suit filed in federal court by the family of a local man struck and killed on Coastal Highway in 2017 could be heading back to Worcester after the plaintiffs acknowledged this week the Circuit Court is likely the more appropriate venue for the case.

During the October 2017 Endless Summer cruising event, Thomas Lawlor, 57, of Ocean City, attempted to cross Coastal Highway at 76th Street from west to east when he was struck by a Maryland State Police (MSP) vehicle allegedly traveling at a high rate of speed in response to another incident. Lawlor was struck by an MSP Ford Explorer operated by Trooper James Price as he

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crossed the northbound lanes of Coastal Highway at 67th Street and ultimately succumbed to injuries sustained in the collision.

In May, the decedent’s wife, Rennae Lawlor, of Lewes, Del., and her two sons filed suit in U.S. District Court, naming Price, the MSP, the state of Maryland and the town of Ocean City as defendants. However, in June, the defendants filed a motion to dismiss the case, asserting, among other things, the U.S. District Court lacked subject matter jurisdiction because of the lack of diversity among the plaintiffs.

Federal district courts have jurisdiction based on diversity of citizenship when the parties are citizens of different states. In this particular case, the victim, Thomas Lawlor, lived in Ocean City at the time of the incident and his estate

was probated in Worcester County.

However, his wife Rennae Lawlor, who filed the suit in U.S. District Court, is a resident of Lewes, Del. The defendants in the case, particularly the Maryland State Police and the trooper behind the wheel during the collision, in June filed a motion to dismiss the case because of a lack of diversity among the plaintiffs.

“The plaintiffs bring various state tort claims based on negligence and gross negligence, but no federal claims,” the motion to dismiss reads. “Because there is a lack of complete diversity among the plaintiffs, and because the defendants are protected by immunity, the plaintiffs are not entitled to any relief in this court.”

The defendants’ motion to dismiss asserts while the plaintiffs in the case resided at different times in Delaware and New Jersey, the victim lived in

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Maryland and his estate was probated in Worcester County, which is why the case should be dismissed.

“In this case, although the Lawlors may indeed be residents of New Jersey and Delaware, complete diversity is lacking,” the motion to dismiss reads. “Mr. Lawlor at the time of his death was a resident of Ocean City Maryland. His estate was probated in Worcester County, Maryland. Because Mr. Lawlor was a resident of Maryland at the time of his death, there is no complete diversity of citizenship among the parties and the court does not have jurisdiction in this case.”

This week, however, the plaintiffs filed a motion acknowledging the lack of diversity issues, but asked the federal court to remand the case to Worcester County Circuit Court rather than dismiss it entirely.

“The plaintiffs agree that complete diversity does not exist as the estate of Thomas Lawlor was probated in Worcester County, thereby depriving this court of subject matter jurisdiction,” the motion to remand the case to Circuit Court filed on Wednesday reads. “While this court could dismiss the case and allow the plaintiffs to file in state court, the court may transfer the case in lieu of dismissal.”

In short, the plaintiffs are now seeking to have the case sent back to Worcester County.

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BERLIN – A petition effort, election results and presentations by Ocean Pines Association officials highlighted the homeowners association's annual meeting Saturday.

Roughly 100 Ocean Pines Association (OPA) members were in attendance at this year's meeting, which included remarks from General Manager John Viola as well as Doug Parks, president of the OPA board. Much of their discussion focused on the economic turnaround underway at several of the community's amenities. The association ended the last fiscal year $130,584 better than what was budgeted.

"Without the participation of the membership and belief in the amenities that wouldn't happen," Parks said.

In his financial report, Viola pointed out the various categories of the budget that were doing better than projected. He highlighted the Ocean Pines Yacht Club in particular, which he said was seeing the benefits of "the Matt Ortt factor." The company was hired to run the operation in 2018 and will be taking over the Tern Grille as well. The amenities as a whole are more than $100,000 favorable to budget according to Viola.

"We're definitely moving in the right direction," Viola said.

He added that in spite of the increased assessment homeowners faced in the spring, officials were doing what they could to keep costs down.

"We're bringing down the debt," he said, "the amenities, departments, are operating on full cylinders."

Though a malfunctioning fire alarm threatened to derail his general manager remarks, Viola was able to outline his leadership efforts for the residents in attendance. He stressed the importance of teamwork at the management level.

"We have a lot on our plate and

that's fine," he said. "Honestly it's all constructive. The only way to get it done is by utilizing the team."

He said department heads, being aided by a variety of community work groups, were results driven and were working hard to address ongoing problems such as drainage, dredging and roadwork.

"It's a total team effort," he said.

Following announcement of this year's election results, which will add Tom Janasek, Larry Perrone and Camilla Rogers to the board, the public comment portion of the meeting was opened. Former board member Slobodan Trendic used the time to share news of his petition efforts. He said that after leaving the board earlier this year, he and members of START (Strategic planning, Transparency, Accountability, Respect, Trust) had worked to collect signatures of those who wanted to see the board's spending limit reduced to $1 million and also of those who wanted members to approve OPA's golf clubhouse project. According to the association's bylaws, a petition requires signatures representing at least 10% of the maximum number of votes that can be cast.

"START and the team worked very hard on these two petition drives," Trendic said.

Before submitting them to the association's secretary Saturday, he said that the petition regarding the board spending had 880 signatures while the petition regarding the clubhouse had 810 signatures.

"I just wanted to say thank you to everybody that took part in this and saw this effort as a not a controversy, as being for or against, but really as a way to engage the community and to allow the homeowners to express their opinions on two very important subjects," he said.

Other speakers expressed concern about the petitions and potential referendums. Resident Ann Shockley spoke against lowering the board's

current spending limit.

"Yes $1 million sounds like a lot but if you're building things it's really not much at all," she said. If you have to have a referendum every time you want to decide something of this nature it's going to cost the association at least $4,000 just in postage."

Resident Pete Gomsak, another former board member, said he respected Trendic's efforts but asked residents to vote no if the two questions did reach referendum. He said lowering the spending limit would tie the board's hands.

"In my opinion we have to trust the board we elect," he said.

As far as a vote on the clubhouse at the golf course, Gomsak said a referendum would impact the already underway project.

"Any effort to curtail, impede, throw up a wall against what's already in progress would be a very negative thing," he said.

Former board member Tom Terry didn't criticize the potential referendums but rather their source. He said not long ago the association had been $1.5 million in debt.

"One of the leaders into that change stood up here a couple minutes ago with a couple referendums in his hand trying to lead the community again," he said. "I strongly recommend that you remember the decisions that were made and led by certain people led us into that financial disaster that we ended up in."

Terry said he wasn't opposed to the concept of referendums.

"I did one for the yacht club," he said.

He went on to praise the efforts of the board within the last several months.

"Remember we have to trust these people," he said. "Trust is an important word and when somebody has violated that trust in the past pay very close attention to where they lead you."

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Stranger Passed Out In Bed With Child OCEAN CITY – A Pennsylvania man was arrested on multiple charges last weekend after allegedly being discovered passed out in a bed with a child at a midtown condominium.

Around 2:15 a.m. last Saturday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer was dispatched to a condominium on 54th Street for a reported breaking and entering in progress. The officer responded and met with the unit’s owner, a couple who directed the officer to their juvenile daughter’s bedroom where they had discovered a man in their daughter’s bed whom they did not know.

The officer entered the bedroom and observed a male later identified as Tyler Whiteburke, 23, of Collegeville, Pa., lying asleep in the juvenile girl’s bed wearing a black T-shirt and black underwear. According to police reports, the couple’s juvenile daughter was also asleep in the bed.

The officer awakened Whiteburke and ordered him to get out of the bed before handcuffing him.

The female victim reportedly told police she heard the baby monitor in the room go off around 2 a.m. The female victim reportedly went to the child’s bedroom to check on her and saw a man lying in bed with the child whom she initially believed was her husband. However, she quickly realized it was not her husband, but instead an unidentified white male.

The female victim called her husband into the bedroom to remove Whiteburke, but he was unable to awaken him. Instead, the male victim called 911 and the police arrived a short time later. When OCPD officers asked Whiteburke if he knew where he was, he reportedly said “Holiday Inn?” According to police reports, Whiteburke exhibited signs of intoxication.

He was arrested and charged with fourth-degree burglary and intoxicated endangerment. When asked how Whiteburke had gained access to the unit, the male victim told police he “probably forgot to lock the front door,” when he closed it.

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Around 4:30 a.m. last Friday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer was patrolling in the area of 37th Street and observed a vehicle parked in the Convention Center overflow parking lot parked on an angle in two parking spaces with its engine running. The OCPD officer approached the vehicle and found the driver, later identified as James Arabia, 39, of Charleston, West Va., sleeping in the vehicle with the driver’s seat in a reclined position.

According to police reports, the officer tapped on the window, but Arabia did not immediately wake up. The officer then walked around to the driver’s side, tapped on the window again with his flashlight and shined it on Arabia, who then woke up. As the officer was advising Arabia it was illegal to sleep in a vehicle in Ocean City, he observed a handgun placed in a holster which attached by a magnet underneath the bottom of the steering wheel, according to police reports.

Arabia reportedly told police he did not have concealed carry permit, but that he did have a concealed carry permit in his home state of West Virginia. However, a background check revealed Arabia’s carry permit in West Virginia had expired in 2016. The officer asked Arabia if the handgun was loaded, to which he replied yes.

At that point, the officer instructed Arabia not to reach for the weapon and told him to exit the vehicle. The officer seized the weapon and discovered it was a 9mm Ruger with one round chambered and seven rounds in the magazine. In addition, a search of the vehicle revealed an illegal spring-assisted knife in the cup holder

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Arabia was arrested at that point and charged with carrying a loaded handgun, possession of a spring-assisted knife and other violations. During a post-arrest interview, Arabia told police the gun was registered to another man, but that the spring-assisted knife belonged to him.

Bike Rental Robbery OCEAN CITY – A Prince Frederick, Md., man was arrested last weekend after allegedly robbing and assaulting a downtown bicycle rental company employee.

Around 8:15 a.m. last Saturday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer responded to a bike rental operation on Caroline Street for a reported robbery that had just occurred. The officer arrived and met with the victim, a juvenile female employee of the business who had been renting bicycles.

The victim told police a suspect later identified as Joseph Peifer rode his rental bike up to the business to return it. After getting off the bike, Peifer allegedly approached the juvenile female who was wearing a black fanny pack around her waist. The fanny pack was open and contained around $200, or the proceeds from the morning’s bike rentals.

According to police reports, Peifer reached his hand forcefully into the victim’s fanny pack and grabbed the $200 in cash, pulling on the fanny pack in the process. When Peifer began to run away from the scene, he was tackled by another juvenile male employee of the bike rental operation.

The juvenile male attempted to hold Peifer down, but Peifer pulled away, pushing the male employee and drop-

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OCPD met with a man who reported he was Peifer’s cousin, identified as Dominci Dzickan. The cousin said he did not know why Peifer was being stupid and tried to steal the money. He also told police Peifer was always acting crazy and that he had been arrested the night before in Millsboro on drunk-driving charges after a hit-and-run incident and that they had to take an Uber the rest of the way to Ocean City.

Peifer’s cousin called him on his cell phone and let the OCPD officer talk to him. According to police reports, Peifer told the officer he took the money because he needed something to eat. The officer reportedly told Peifer to return to the bike rental business and apologize, and if he did, the officer would not arrest him.

However, Peifer did return to the bike rental business and he was taken into custody and charged with robbery, assault and theft.

Burglary, Malicious Destruction Charges For Break-In OCEAN CITY – A local man was arrested on burglary and other charges last weekend after allegedly breaking into the downtown residence of a woman whom had a protective order against him.

Around 1:25 p.m. last Sunday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer responded to a residence on Robin Drive for a reported suspicious person. The occupant of an adjacent unit had called the police because he reportedly observed a man later identified as Ronald Wimer, 52, of Ocean City, using a butter knife to gain entry to his neighbor’s residence.

A day earlier, the female resident had obtained a protective order against Wimer prohibiting him from having any contact with her, prohibited him from entering the residence, the grounds, outbuildings or any common areas surrounding the residence.

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He was located a short time later near Robin Drive and Philadelphia Avenue. He was taken into custody and charged with burglary and failure to comply with a peace order. An inspection of the unit’s front door revealed small cuts and other damage consistent with it being opened with a knife and malicious destruction of property charges were tacked on.

Couple Arrested After Fight In Street OCEAN CITY – A Silver Spring, Md., couple was arrested on various charges last week after an alleged fight spilled over from the sidewalk into the bus lane, causing a vehicle to swerve to avoid hitting them.

Around 1:10 a.m. last Sunday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer was driving south on Philadelphia Avenue near 21st Street and observed a couple later identified as Diane Aguilar, 22; and Alfredo Diaz, 23, both of Silver Spring, arguing on the public sidewalk. The officer parked his vehicle on 21st Street and reported the argument could be heard at least 50 feet away in violation of the town’s noise ordinance.

As the officer approached the couple, they reportedly started pushing each other in the bus lane. At least one motorist had to quickly change lanes to avoid hitting Aguilar and Diaz, according to police reports. The couple then stumbled into a fence at a nearby restaurant overflow parking lot.

OCPD officers ordered Aguilar and Diaz to stop fighting and to sit on the sidewalk. However, they initially ignored the orders and attempted to walk away from police. OCPD officers detained the couple, who reportedly told police they were “play fighting” and that they didn’t think they had done anything wrong.

According to police reports, both suspects displayed signs of intoxication. The OCPD officer warned the couple to keep their voices down and stop shoving each other and disturbing the public. The officer then allowed the couple to leave.

However, as soon as the officer left the immediate area, Aguilar and Diaz reportedly started arguing and shoving each other again. According to police reports, a passing motorist called to the officer “Can you please do something about them before they hurt somebody else?”

This time, the officer arrested Aguilar and Diaz and charged them with disorderly conduct, intoxicated endangerment, failure to obey a lawful order, causing a disturbance in public while intoxicated and a noise violation.

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Around 6 p.m. last Saturday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer was patrolling on the Boardwalk and observed a man later identified as Darrell Andrews, 39, of Philadelphia, being disorderly. According to police reports, Andrews walked past the officer with an abnormal gait and yelled in a loud voice “hey man, don’t worry about me.”

The officer wasn’t sure if Andrews was impaired by alcohol or suffering a medical emergency, so he approached and asked Andrews if he was okay. Andrews became agitated and began shouting, “there are 15,000 people out here on this Boardwalk, so why the [expletive deleted] are you bothering me,” according to police reports.

The officer was approached by a female companion of Andrews and told her the situation and that he had to calm down. Andrews then walked south away from the officer, but continued to yell loud profanities and insults at the OCPD as he walked away.

He was ultimately arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and obstructing and hindering.

Probation For Bus Stop Assault OCEAN CITY – A Mechanicsville, Md., man arrested in June after picking a fight with a group at a resort bus stop, pleaded guilty last week to disorderly conduct and was placed on probation for one year.

Shortly after midnight on June 29, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer patrolling in the midtown area observed a fight in progress near the bus stop at 45th Street. The officer observed a group of people yelling with two individuals, one of whom was later identified as Joshua Rackey, 21, of Mechanicsville, actively engaged in a fist fight.

OCPD officers separated the two men and interviewed them about what had happened. The other combatant told police Rackey had approached his group at the bus stop and attempted to start a fight. When the group dismissed Rackey and sent him on his way, Rackey reportedly crossed to the other side of Coastal Highway.

However, the witness told police Rackey crossed back over and attempted to punch members of the witness’s group. Rackey swung and missed at one member of the group, but connected with a punch to the witness, which precipitated the larger fight. While both combatants were detained in handcuffs while police sorted out what had happened, the witness was released when it was determined a reportedly intoxicated Rackey had caused the altercation.

Rackey was arrested and charged with assault and disorderly conduct.

According to police reports, when Rackey was being taken to a transport van, he allegedly lunged at and threatened one of the police officers. Last week, Rackey pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and was placed on probation for one year.

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Guilty Plea For Supplying Fentanyl

BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

BERLIN – A Berlin man charged in January for supplying the drugs that resulted in the fatal overdose of another local man pleaded guilty last week to distribution of fentanyl and was sentenced to 10 years, five of which were suspended.

On January 8, members of the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Enforcement Team responded to a residence in Berlin in reference to an apparent fatal drug overdose of a 20-year-old male. During the course of the investigation, detectives were able to identify Eric R. Bouaphakeo, 21, of Berlin, as the victim’s alleged supplier using various investigative techniques.

As a result of the investigation, Bouaphakeo was charged with possession of heroin and possession with intent to distribute heroin. Last Wednesday, Bouaphakeo pleaded guilty to distribution of fentanyl and was sentenced to five yeas of incarceration followed by five years of supervised probation.

There have been similar cases in recent years where the state has sought and successfully prosecuted suspects on manslaughter charges for supplying heroin to users that have resulted in a fatal overdose, but that was not pursued in this

case. In 2016, a Berlin man was sentenced to 35 years after supplying heroin that led to the fatal overdose of another man. In a 2017 case in Ocean City, a Delaware woman was sentenced to 10 years with all but three suspended for injecting her father with the heroin that caused his overdose death in a ERIC R. BOUAPHAKEO resort hotel room.

However, the cases are often tricky and typically require an actual nexus from the supplier to the user. Worcester County State’s Attorney Kristin Heiser said following Bouaphakeo’s arrest in January manslaughter charges would not be sought and that he had been charged appropriately by the Sheriff’s Office after consultation with her office.

Meanwhile, the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office has said it is committed to holding those responsible for distributing controlled dangerous substances in the community. The Worcester County Sheriff’s Office is also reminding residents and visitors that under the Good Samaritan law, individuals that call 911 during an overdose crisis can be immune from prosecution for possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of drug paraphernalia or providing alcohol to minors.

Berlin Man Sentenced For Rifle Threat

BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

SNOW HILL – A Berlin man found guilty of assault and weapons charges for threatening to blow a tenant’s head off during an incident last November was sentenced last week to 20 years in prison, all but seven of which were then suspended.

On June 12, a Worcester County Circuit Court jury found Joseph Baker, Sr., 56, of Berlin, guilty of second-degree assault, illegal possession of a rifle by a disqualified person, illegal possession of a rifle by a prohibited person and illegal possession of JOSEPH BAKER, SR. ammunition. Sentencing was deferred at that time pending a pre-sentence investigation.

Back in court last Friday, Baker was sentenced to 20 years in prison, all but seven years of which were then suspended. He was also placed on supervised probation for five years upon his release.

The charges stem from an inci-

dent on Libertytown Road in Berlin back on November 4. Local law enforcement was dispatched to the location for a reported landlord-tenant dispute involving a weapon. The investigation revealed Baker, who was the landlord, threatened to blow his tenant’s head off while pointing a rifle at him.

Maryland State Police (MSP) troopers located Baker nearby and placed him under arrest. MSP troopers also recovered a rifle, a shotgun and ammunition in Baker’s home. A criminal background check revealed Baker was disqualified and prohibited from possessing any firearms or ammunition. Worcester County State’s Attorney Kris Heiser commended the MSP’s investigative efforts which led to the successful prosecution of the case. She also commended her team of prosecutors for their thorough and thoughtful presentation at the sentencing hearing.

“We are grateful that no one was injured as a result of this defendant’s actions and we applaud law enforcement for working to keep firearms out of the hands of criminals in Worcester County,” she said.

Park Cleanup Efforts Continue

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BERLIN – Berlin Falls Park remains closed as cleanup efforts continue in the wake of a chemical spill in June.

The town council voted this week to approve a requisition to Chesapeake Environmental Services for roughly $27,000. The bill comes after the council agreed to pay the firm $107,000 last month.

“This is the second invoice we’ve got and not the last,” Mayor Gee Williams said. “This gets us up to date now, but we’re anticipating at least one or two more requisitions before the cleanup’s completely done.”

Williams said the town was paying monthly invoices to Chesapeake Environmental Services as the cleanup of the park continued. The process has been ongoing since a chemical spill was discovered in June as several old buildings on the property were being demolished.

When asked by residents in attendance at Monday’s meeting when the cleanup would be complete, Williams said he hoped work would be done in August. He said the town was waiting for news from the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE).

“The best we can guess, we’re thinking by the end of August,” Williams said.

“Everything’s proceeding, but when they send us their final OK is up to them.”

He said that so far, MDE had approved of the town’s actions in the wake of the spill. While the actual chemical that spilled has been cleaned up, Williams said there was still work that needed to be done.

“There is some residual and that’s the next thing we’re going to be doing,” he said. “It’s right at the base of the building where all this happened… we just want it gone. That’s why we’re holding off on reopening the park.”

The park has been closed, and monitored by security guards, since late July.

When contacted this week, MDE spokesman Jay Apperson confirmed that the investigation into the spill at the park was ongoing.

“MDE is investigating the spill and is overseeing the cleanup of the site,” he said. “The town's contractor completed an initial round of cleanup, determined more cleanup would be needed and prepared a plan. We have approved the plan, which is to include the removal of pipes and equipment which would then be decontaminated and properly disposed of. Once the equipment is removed, additional sediment and liquid would be removed and additional testing performed.”

Though the park remains closed as cleanup continues, the council voted unanimously this week to rename the property Heron Park. The new name came at the recommendation of the park’s advisory committee following a community survey.

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Hinkle said the Fish Whistle returned to Harbour Island and was the first boat at the scale on Thursday.

When the big white was pulled from the cockpit and raised at the scale, it topped out at 79.5-pounds and the celebration could begin, at least temporarily.

“In all of the confusion and noise, when it was first weighed I thought they said it was 70.5,” he said. “They said no, it’s 79.5 and I had no idea it would be that big.”

There were still a lot of boats with fish to weigh on Thursday, and a full day of fishing on Friday with over 200 boats still with a fishing day left.

Hinkle said he hung around Harbour Island on Thursday and by Friday, his good friend and Ocean City restaurateur Doug Buxbaum came up with a plan to wait out the remaining day, just as he had when Hinkle and the Fish Whistle won the WMO in 2008.

“Buxy told me I need to get away tomorrow [Friday], and it was a good idea,” he said. “We had some lunch, had a couple of beers and were back at Harbour Island by around 7 p.m. I thought ‘okay, this is good. Probably just a few more boats to come in and then we’ll see what happens.’”

Instead, boat after boat came in, stretching well past the prescribed 9:15 close time for the scale. Shortly before 10 p.m., the Oil Slick weighed its 71-pounder and it became official.

Hinkle and the Fish Whistle crew had held on to win the signature white marlin division for a record second time.

The last time Hinkle and the crew won the WMO in 2008, they caught the winning white marlin on day one on Monday and had to wait it out the rest of the week to see if it would hold up. This time, the wait was harder despite the shorter duration.

“It was a lot harder than the first time because we still went out fishing and went about doing our thing,” he said. “This was just an intense 24 hours or so because we didn’t have anything else to do.”

With the win confirmed and the requisite polygraph exams and other formalities dispensed with, Hinkle and the Fish Whistle crew received their ceremonial big check at the awards ceremony on Saturday. He said this week his share of the $1.5 million won’t change is life, but will certainly make it a little easier.

“It’s a game-changer, but not a life changer,” he said. “On the first Tuesday after Labor Day, I’ll be back in the classroom and starting the grind.”

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BERLIN – Ocean Pines Association officials validated last week’s election results and elected officers this week.

New members Tom Janasek, Larry Perrone and Camilla Rogers were elected last week to fill three available seats on the board. Because there was no quorum at Saturday’s annual meeting, the outgoing board validated the election results in a special meeting Wednesday. In a separate session immediately afterward, the new board, made up of Janasek, Perrone, Rogers, Doug Parks, Steve Tuttle, Colette Horn and Frank Daly, set a schedule for the coming year and elected officers. Parks will once again serve as the association’s president.

“I will continue to work to make sure we obviously function as a well-oiled machine as much as we can and to be focused on the important issues among us in Ocean Pines,” Parks said.

This summer’s election gave voters the chance to choose three of seven candidates. Ballots were counted Aug. 9 and results announced shortly thereafter. Perrone, former chair of the budget and finance committee, received 2,131 votes. Janasek, former chair of the environmental and natural assets committee, received 2,160 votes and Rogers, a retired attorney, received 1,753 votes. Candidates who didn’t earn seats on the board in this year’s election included Paula Gray, who received 1,407 votes, Shawn Kotwica, who got 235 votes, Ed Solum, who received 191 votes, and Gregory Turner, who collected 478 votes.

At this week’s organizational meeting, the new board selected Parks to serve as president, Tuttle to serve as vice president, Horn to serve as secretary and Perrone to serve as treasurer.

Michelle Bennett will serve as assistant secretary and Steve Phillips will act as assistant treasurer. While the board agreed to have Lerch, Early and Brewer continue as legal counsel, board members instructed General Manager John Viola to issue a request for proposals for an auditing firm. Parks said it was the industry standard to request proposals every three years.

A board orientation was scheduled for Aug. 26. It’s expected to provide new board members with information that will help them as they serve the community.

“We basically go through a lot of the general conditions about being a board director,” Parks said. “Our legal counsel presents a lot of information regarding the HOA act.”

As for the overall board schedule for the coming year, though Parks recommended continuing the practice of Saturday meetings, the board agreed to alternate between Saturdays and Wednesdays. Saturday meetings will start at 9 a.m. while Wednesday meetings will start at 7 p.m.

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Donald Lee Bunting, Sr. CENTREVILLE – Donald Lee Bunting, Sr., age 80, died on Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at Coastal Hospice in Centreville, MD. Born in Frankford, DE he was the son of the late Franklin and Ethel Ketterman Bunting. He is survived by his wife, Ann Bunting, brother Gerald and his wife Jane, and children, William Bunting and his wife Donna of Tweed, Canada, Sherry Adkins and husband Jeff of Salisbury, Mark Bunting of Newark, MD, Susan Riley of Newark, MD, Donald Bunting, Jr. and his wife Tracy of Georgetown, DE, Kim Bunting of Berlin, and stepson, Louis Witt and his wife Roxanne of Cordova, DE,. There are two grandchildren Ryan Powell and Angelina Bunting, two step grandchildren, Amber and Charlotte Witt, and three greatgrandchildren, Connor, Gracelyn and Abel DONALD LEE Powell. Also surviving BUNTING, SR. is Grace Waterhouse, mother of his children, several nieces and nephews and a host of friends. He was preceded in death by a grandson Jacob Adkins, and a brother David Ray Taylor.

Mr. Bunting served in the United States Marine Corps from 1956-1959, then joined the Merchant Marines, serving until 1962. He later worked as an electrician for Teco for 25 years.

Donald loved the outdoors and was an avid hunter. He also enjoyed raising vegetables in his yearly garden.

The Buntings would like to thank Tommy Elmer Higgs and his family for making them a special part of their family for the past 31 years. Tommy was Donald’s “right arm”, and always there when he needed him.

A celebration of life was held Tuesday, Aug. 13 at the Burbage Funeral Home in Berlin. Pastor John Oltman officiated. Interment was private for the family. A donation in his memory

may be made to: Compass Regional Hospice Inc., 160 Coursevall Dr., Centreville, MD 21617. Letters of condolence may be sent via: www.burbagefuneralhome.com.

Ann Irene Bunting HENDERSON – Ann Irene Bunting, age 74, died on Wednesday, August 7th, 2019 at her home. Born in Oswego, NY, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Myrtle Hubbard Worden. She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Bunting, Sr, and two sons Richard and Wendall Witt.

She is survived by her son Robert Witt and his wife Roxanne of Cordova, MD. There are two grandchildren, Amber Lynn and Charlotte Ann Witt. Also surviving are her step children, Mark Bunting of Newark, MD, William Bunting and his wife Donna of Tweed, Canada, Donald Bunting, Jr. and his wife Tracy of Georgetown, DE, Sherry Adkins and her husband Jeff of Salisbury, Susan Riley of Newark, MD, and Kim Bunting of Berlin.

Mrs. Bunting had worked as a laundress for William Hill Manor Nursing Home.

After retiring from there she worked at Walmart. When she wasn’t working, she enjoyed gardening, and being with her husband and ANN IRENE BUNTING her extended family. An animal lover, she was also preceded in death by her devoted dogs.

A funeral service was held for her and her husband Donald on Tuesday, Aug. 13 at Burbage Funeral Home in Berlin. Pastor John Oltman officiated.

Interment followed in Riverside Cemetery near Berlin. In lieu of flowers, a donation in their memory may be made to: American Cancer Society, 1315 Mt. Hermon Rd., Salisbury, MD 21804 Letters of condolence may be sent via: www.burbagefuneralhome.com.

Obituaries cost $50 to appear in The Dispatch and photos are no extra charge. Direct all inquiries to editor@mdcoastdispatch.com, fax to 410-641-0966 or mail to P.O. Box 467, Berlin, Md. 21811.

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FENWICK ISLAND – Planning is now underway for a continuous sidewalk system in Fenwick Island.

In a meeting of the Fenwick Island Pedestrian Safety Committee this week, Councilwoman Vicki Carmean announced the town is working with The Kercher Group, an engineering firm, to finalize cost estimates and plans for the first phase of a sidewalk construction project.

“Right now, they have the go-ahead to start working on the figures and the plans,” she said. “Then they are going to come up with an estimate.”

Town Manager Terry Tieman said the first phase of the project would most likely take place in the five bayside blocks south of James Street.

“They think that’s where we’ll get the most connectivity with what we’ve already got,” she said.

The town, however, would first need to put the project out to bid and select a contractor.

“I wish I could say we are shovel ready, but we are not quite that ready,” Carmean said. “We have to work through Kercher first. They said they are busy, but they have started the process.”

Committee member Lauren Weaver questioned when the project would be put out to bid.

“I’m hoping it’s no later than November,” Carmean replied. “I really think we need to push on this. We’ve been ready for 17 years.”

Carmean added she would continue to update the committee on the engineering firm’s progress. She also shared plans to add Senator Gerald Hocker and Representative Ron Gray as advisory members of the committee.

“I think we need them involved,” Councilman Gardner Bunting said.

In recent months, the committee worked alongside Gray to secure $250,000 from the state’s bond bill for the first phase of the sidewalk construction project. But Carmean said she had no plans of stopping there.

“It might be too soon, but I also think we need to continue to ask for money to complete this project,” she said. “I doubt we will have enough to finish it.”

Tieman, however, said the town could seek community transportation funding once engineering estimates are complete.

Councilman Bill Weistling also questioned if the town should also pursue funding from the county.

“In terms of asking them for help for our part of it, I think the county would need to have that before the budget process,” Tieman replied. “If we can get Kercher to give us estimates for the next few sections then we can submit it to the county for consideration.”

Carmean told the committee the town would approach property owners once plans are complete.

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BERLIN – The month-long celebration of “Runaway Bride” continues as the town marks the 20th anniversary of the movie made in Berlin.

Walking tours on Mondays and a free outdoor showing of “Runaway Bride” set for Aug. 24 will give residents and visitors alike the chance to learn more about the movie starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere.

“It’s a fun opportunity to celebrate a turning point in the town’s history,” Town Administrator Laura Allen said.

In honor of the 20th anniversary of “Runaway Bride,” shopkeepers have wedding-themed windows and Berlin is hosting free walking tours each Monday in August. The first two tours, held Aug. 5 and Aug. 12, proved significantly more popular than organizers expected.

“We’ve had approximately 50 people on each tour,” said Ivy Wells, the town’s economic and community development director.

To accommodate the crowds, the town will host two tours on each of the remaining Mondays in August, one at 3 p.m. and one at 4 p.m. Wells said

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that would ensure that there was room on the sidewalk and that everyone on the tour could hear guide Mary Raley.

“That’s going to make it a more intimate experience and it will give everybody an opportunity to stay on the sidewalk,” Allen said.

During the 45-minute tour, Raley takes participants by places that played prominently in the movie, such as the Atlantic Hotel and what served as Roberts’ house on Baker Street. Tours start at the Berlin Welcome Center on Main Street. To sign up call 410-6291716.

“They’re very successful and people just love them,” Wells said. “Runaway Bride still gets all that love even after 20 years.”

Allen agreed.

“A lot of folks are coming out and really getting into nostalgia around the

movie,” she said. “It’s really kind of cool.”

Downtown merchants are paying homage to “Runaway Bride” with related window displays. Some shops have the movie’s soundtrack playing for shoppers while others are showing behind-the-scenes video footage.

The Calvin B. Taylor House Museum also has a display featuring items used during filming as well as photographs taken during the process.

Saturday, Aug. 24 will be “Runaway Bride Day” in Berlin. The movie will be shown on Jefferson Street at 8:30 p.m. Attendees are encouraged to wear movie costumes to win prizes sponsored by the Berlin Arts and Entertainment Committee. The committee will also be offering a special café table seating option during the movie that will feature a drink and light fare and a slice of wedding cake.

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repair what they believe is a damaged sewer line. The length and date of the closure, however, will depend on weather and the specifics of the repair that needs to be made.

“I’m hoping we can have it excavated and done in a day,” he said.

“That’s our goal.”

The town council on Monday voted unanimously to approve a contract for $11,753 with Goody Hill Groundwork for the project. Though other companies were contacted, they indicated they were too busy to take on the project.

“The challenge is you put these things out to bid and you really want to get at least three proposals but sometimes that’s not feasible,” Town Administrator Laura Allen said. “This time of year is challenging because people are busy.”

She added that the town had worked with Goody Hill previously and had a good relationship with the company.

While officials hope the project will be a quick one, Allen stressed that the weather and other factors could affect the timeline.

“We think it’s some kind of sewer collapse but we’re not sure,” she said.

“The road will need to be closed for an unspecified period of time.”

She said the issue came to the attention of Latchum’s department after motorists began noticing a dip in the road. The sewer line in that area runs right down the center of the street.

“It’s a depression,” Allen said. “You can see it in the road.”

Councilman Elroy Brittingham, who lives on Flower Street, said he was eager to see the work completed as he had heard concerns about the dip in the road.

“A lot of people traveling that street are starting to complain,” he said.

Allen said the town would use CodeRED, the town’s emergency notification system, to alert residents in the area so they’d be aware of the closure.

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WEST OCEAN CITY – The small plane that skidded off the runway and overturned at the Ocean City Airport in July experienced engine trouble just after takeoff, according to a report released this week.

The National Safety Transportation Board (NTSB) on Wednesday released the report for the small plane crash at the Ocean City Airport in July.

Shortly after noon on July 19, an experimental, amateur-built Vans RV-7A took off from the Ocean City Airport bound for Manassas, Va., according to the flight plan filed for the aircraft.

According to the NTSB report, the unidentified pilot performed a pre-flight inspection of the aircraft and an engine run-up with no anomalies reported. The pilot then taxied the aircraft onto runway 20 and applied full power as he took off. However, with the plane about 500 feet off the ground, the engine experienced a partial loss of power.

The pilot attempted a landing on runway 14. According to the NTSB report, the pilot radioed the tower that he was landing on runway 14. However, on approach he noticed another airplane was already on the runway, according to the report.

The pilot then radioed the pilot of the other aircraft and asked him to abort the takeoff. As that airplane exited the runway, the pilot of the distressed aircraft continued to approach runway 14.

The pilot reported his aircraft was “high and fast,” but he still wanted to land on the runway in order to avoid landing in the water, according to the report.

The pilot landed the plane “hard” about 1,000 feet from the end of the runway and continued for about another 150 feet into the grass where it “nosed over” and came to rest inverted, which resulted in substantial damage to the rudder. The pilot sustained minor injuries and was transported to the hospital. A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspection revealed compression was confirmed on all cylinders, fuel was noted in the fuel lines and there were no holes in the crankcase.

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Salisbury Mayor Day To Seek Re-Election

SALISBURY – Mayor of Salisbury Jake Day this week announced he will seek a second term as the leader of the Eastern Shore’s largest city.

Day’s announcement, which came at a kick-off event on Salisbury’s Downtown Plaza on Tuesday, stressed he will focus on continuing the growth the city has seen during his first term.

“Our city is growing at an exceptional rate,” he said. “The city’s population has grown by more than 10% in the last decade. We’re growing faster than any city in Maryland, and we’re growing with a vision. We know that growth only comes when people have a reason to stay.”

During Day’s administration, Salisbury has seen a revitalization of the downtown area, an initiative he hopes to continue in a second term.

“We want safe and walkable streets, places to go, and things to do,” he said. “It’s why we have made it easier than ever before for builders to bring plans and ideas, and turn those drawings into housing and businesses. We can’t build a better tomorrow with yesterday’s blueprints.

Let’s think bigger, better and bolder.”

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OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) is currently accepting applications for Citizens Police Academy, scheduled to begin Tuesday, September 10.

Classes will take place every Tuesday for 10 weeks at 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. Citizens Police Academy is not only for citizens that wish to see the inner workings of the local police department, but also serves as the initial training needed to become a volunteer Auxiliary Officer.

The Citizens Police Academy was created years ago to enable citizens to learn more about the OCPD and build relationships between the police and the community. During this course, students meet a variety of officers to learn about traffic enforcement, evidence collection, firearms, arrest procedures, narcotics enforcement and many other topics. Students also participate in practical scenarios, which afford citizens a hands-on opportunity to understand various law enforcement applications.

“Educating citizens about their police department and building closer relationships with our residents and visitors is the best crime prevention tool that we have,” said Chief Ross Buzzuro. “Citizens Police Academy not only benefits our community but also benefits the officers of the Ocean City Police Department.”

Capital Campaign Launched For Ball Field SALISBURY – Wicomico County Recreation and Parks launched a

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capital campaign for the Project 7.5 initiative at the Henry S. Parker Athletic Complex in Salisbury.

Project 7.5 is designed to provide individuals with physical or mental disabilities the opportunity to play the sport of baseball. With a proposed location between existing fields 7 and 8 at the Henry S. Parker Athletic Complex, field 7.5 would serve as a host facility for Challenger Little League on the Eastern Shore and include other special needs programs.

Capital campaign funds will be combined with funding from Wicomico County and a state of Maryland Project Open Space grant for field construction and the addition of inclusive playground equipment, sensory trail and legacy areas. County officials have set the capital campaign goal at $400,000, which they hope to meet by the end of this calendar year.

The campaign kicked off strong with a total of $55,000 in pledges from Pohanka, the Delmarva Shorebirds and the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore. Steve Miller, director of Wicomico County Recreation, Parks & Tourism, has been encouraged by the response to Project 7.5.

“We’ve always considered the Parker Complex a hub for baseball and softball on the shore, but we were missing the opportunity to serve this segment of the population,” Miller said. “The addition of field 7.5 will make the Parker Complex a baseball and softball hub for everybody.”

Ocean City University Enrollment Open OCEAN CITY – The Town of Ocean City is accepting applications for the 2019 semester of Ocean City University.

The free course invites residents and visitors to learn more about the town’s municipal government and services. Classes are held on Wednesdays from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., beginning September 11. There is no charge for the 10-week course, which offers citizens a diverse background on Ocean City by covering topics on public works, public safety, tourism, finance and a variety of areas related to Ocean City’s municipal government.

“The goal of Ocean City University is to provide a better understanding of government’s role and relationship with citizens, as well as continue to build the relationship between government and residents to improve our community’s quality of life,” said City Manager Doug Miller.

“We hope this course gives citizens a sense of ownership in government actions because we believe informed citizens can make a difference in the community.”

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Appeal Denied In Worcester High Speed Chase Case

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

BERLIN – A Salisbury man, convicted last year on multiple counts of assault after leading police on a high-speed chase in the wrong direction on Route 113, had his appeal denied this week.

Last August, a Worcester County jury found Garland Moss, 51, guilty of multiple counts of second-degree assault after he fled from police northbound on Route 113 in the southbound lanes for over five miles at speeds topping 100 mph, causing numerous motorists to veer off the highway in order to avoid a head-on collision. Moss was sentenced to over 17 years combined for the various counts, but quickly filed an appeal.

Moss’ appeal asserted the state

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failed at trial to prove the fairly rare second-degree assault of the intent to frighten type. Because Moss sped up Route 113 toward Berlin in the wrong direction at speeds over 100 mph, the state asserted at trial Moss had committed second-degree assault with intent to frighten the numerous motorists forced to swerve off the roadway in fear of injury or death.

However, Moss asserted the state did not sufficiently produce evidence to that effect during trial. The Court of Special Appeals this week issued an opinion the state did produce sufficient evidence to prove the second-degree assault with intent to frighten counts and denied Moss’s appeal.

“In challenging the sufficiency of the evidence, Mr. Moss claims the state failed to prove that he had the specific

intent to frighten the victims,” the opinion reads. “There was sufficient evidence that Mr. Moss intentionally created a zone of danger for the other vehicles, and having created this zone of danger, the jury could reasonably conclude that Mr. Moss intended to place everyone in the zone of danger in fear of immediate harm, even if he did not know the identity of each individual driver.”

On October 27, 2017, Moss stole a flat-screen television from the WalMart in Pocomoke, causing Pocomoke Police to give chase as the suspect fled the scene in a vehicle. Pocomoke Police pursued Moss’s vehicle as it headed north on Route 113 toward Berlin. Pocomoke Police dropped their chase efforts when Moss traveled out of the municipality’s jurisdiction and the

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Worcester County Sheriff’s Office took up the pursuit.

Moss’s vehicle headed north on Route 113 in the southbound lanes for several miles with speeds reaching in excess of 100 mph with Worcester County Sheriff’s deputies in pursuit.

By then, the Worcester County call center had received multiple 911 calls reporting they had nearly collided head-on with Moss’s vehicle as the high-speed chase continued in the southbound lanes of Route 113.

Callers reported Moss’s vehicle was weaving in and out of traffic at a high rate of speed, causing motorists to veer out of his path to avoid being hit head-on.

Finally, Worcester County Sheriff’s deputies were able to disable Moss’s vehicle by blowing out its tires, but Moss continued to travel north in the southbound lanes. By then, the chase had covered 16 miles from where it began in Pocomoke before Moss’s vehicle burst into flames. Sheriff’s deputies were able to extricate Moss from the burning vehicle when it came to rest on the shoulder of Route 113 in the area of the Worcester County Technical High School.

Moss was charged initially with theft from the WalMart incident, along with fleeing and eluding. However, because of the dangerous nature of the highspeed chase against oncoming traffic headed in the opposite direction along with the dangers caused to the sheriff’s deputy pursuing him, the Worcester County State’s Attorney’s Office also pursued second-degree assault charges against Moss. It was a unique approach in that some of the victims in the case were essentially the nameless John Does and Jane Does who placed 911 calls about Moss’s daring run through Worcester County.

In its opinion this week, the Court of Special Appeals asserted the seconddegree assault-intent to frighten convictions against Moss as to the unnamed John and Jane Does should stand.

“Mr. Moss also claims that the state failed to prove that he had the apparent present ability to bring about physical harm from the viewpoint of the John and Jane Doe victims because no John or Jane Doe victim ever testified to such frightening,” the opinion reads. “However, a victim’s state of mind can be proven circumstantially even if the victim does not testify.”

The high court’s opinion asserts the county sheriff’s deputy’s dashcam evidence supported that conclusion.

“The state introduced the detective’s dashcam video, which showed multiple people swerving to avoid a collision and a recording of multiple 911 calls from people who had observed Mr. Moss driving toward them at a high rate of speed,” the opinion reads. “Therefore, we are persuaded that the state presented sufficient evidence that the John and Jane Doe victims were aware that Mr. Moss had the apparent ability to cause them harm.”

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Lawsuit Comments Inaccurate Editor: Jim Majernik's take in last week’s issue, “Editorial Inappropriate,” on the frivolous lawsuit filed by the family of Ashley O'Connor is full of inconsistencies and incorrect information.

One glaring inaccuracy involves warnings about sleeping on the beach.

Every entrance to the beach has signs clearly spelling out the prescribed town rules. They plainly state: "No SLEEPING on the beach between 10:00 pm and 6:00 am". You can't miss them, (that is, if you're sober).

As for the liability of holes that people dig in the sand, it is literally impossible for any municipality to continually monitor every square inch of 10 miles of beach in order to protect those that are too inebriated or clueless to avoid them. A hole that size can be dug in minutes without digging equipment and everyone is aware of service vehicles, trash pickup, etc., that maintain the beaches overnight.

And yes, beach cleaning vehicles do have excellent lighting, but in this case, they needed sonar to have been able to detect and avoid the victim.

Apparently, O'Connor was so intoxicated, if she had walked in a different direction, we'd be reading about her getting killed on Coastal Highway (then who would her family sue?)

Majernik's abysmal litany is a prime example of today's blameless society and the shameful lawsuits that spawn from poor and dim-witted decisions that seem to be infiltrating our society today.

Phillip Guggenheim Ocean City

Monitoring Foods Critical Editor: "Climate Change Threatens World Food Supply" was the lead story in yesterday's leading newspapers. It was prompted by the release of a summary report by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), staffed by more than 100 experts from 52 countries.

The report details how climate change is threatening our world's food and water supplies -- turning arable land to desert, degrading soil, and raising the frequency of devastating weather conditions. It concludes that avoiding wholesale starvation and mass migrations requires fundamental changes in current animal agriculture and land management practices, which account for 23 percent of humancaused greenhouse gas emissions.

The conclusions of the IPCC report match closely those by Oxford University in 2017 and by Chatham House in 2015. A 2010 United Nations report blames animal agriculture for 19% of greenhouse gas emissions, 70% of freshwater use, and 38% of land use. All reports recommend a massive shift to plant-based eating.

In an environmentally sustainable

world, meat and dairy products in our diet must be replaced by vegetables, fruits, and grains, just as fossil fuels are replaced by wind, solar, and other pollution-free energy sources. Our next visit to the supermarket provides a superb starting point.

Otis Mallory Ocean City

Remembering A Friend Editor: (The following was submitted as a remembrance of John McBride, who passed away suddenly on Jan. 15.)

In the spring 2012, my family just bought a canal-front condo in Ocean City. Oh, what an exciting time. Why not add a new boat and get those memories started stat? So there’s the condo, there’s the new boat, and there’s my boater’s license in my pocket. The license is even newer than the boat. I just got it online. Needless to say the licensing process didn’t add a lot of confidence to this maiden voyage from a boat ramp in Fenwick Island to a canal somewhere near 94th Street. Everything I knew about boating at that point in my life came from the “Water Boats” ride at Trimper’s. Now, I was considered an expert on the “Water Boats” according to my grandmother, but that was about 40 years ago, and I may have gathered some rust since then. But fair seas and maybe some Irish luck led to a most pleasant trip on the Assawoman that day and my confidence soared.

Several minutes later after locating my canal via my iPhone, I met Mr. John McBride. I’d soon learn that he was my new neighbor. My newfound boating confidence would soon be crushed by this man. A picture is worth a thousand words, they say.

Well, the scowl of John McBride that morning had far more than a thousand words, as I haphazardly hurtled this non-steerable albatross down that canal somewhere near 94th Street in Ocean City. I felt those fair seas a changing. I lost my balance at the swirl of what must have been a cataclysmic change in the norms of the North Atlantic Drift. I tried to assure myself that things could not be that bad, that my perception had been fouled by the scowl. But the scowl’s words kept coming. In the interest of time, I’ll summarize what John McBride’s scowl said to me that day.

First and foremost, because it was most important and the most exigent, his scowl told me that the well secured pontoon boat currently in the crosshairs of my wayward docking performance was none other than his beloved boat.

The scowl told me that I had no business attempting to do what I was attempting to do with nothing other than an Internet boating license. It informed me that actual hands-on boating experience would have been exponentially more helpful in the current scenario.

The scowl came with its own Cur-

riculum Vitae too, you should know. A boating background worthy of expert status within any court of law, not unlike Marisa Tomei’s proven expertise in the independent rear suspension of a 1963 Pontiac Tempest with positraction.

Contrary to the judging scowl, John’s actions were not to stand-by and watch me fail, thankfully. Instead, he sprang into action. He physically assisted me with my first docking.

And, thanks to him, my first docking was now a success. I state that with an appropriately highlighted asterisk.

He then offered me a surprisingly non-judgmental piece of boating advice. Clearly a smart man, he kept the advice quite short and simple. I think he knew anything other than short and simple would have been a waste of his breath. And I think he knew such simple advice would accomplish two other things, as well. No. 1, it was enough to keep my wounded boating ego well enough to continue on and, number two, leave that ego bruised enough that he could still crush it with ease, should he find that necessary sometime in the future if he feels his boat is at risk.

But, alas, that first piece of advice turned into something more. John became my boating mentor. And, without that, my boating career would have surely failed back in 2012.

Something else changed too, the scowl. The scowl, with all its words, turned into a smile with even more words. John had a whole face smile and when he shared it with you, you felt it sincerely. I take pride in receiving that smile on every trip to the beach since 2012.

Something steered my family to that specific condo back in 2012, shortly before I almost steered my big aluminum pontoon into John McBride’s boat. Since then, beautiful sunsets have been appreciated, laughs have flowed and wonderful memories have been cast. I suspect that these cherished moments would have come with any of the beach house choices. But fate put the Daly’s directly next to the McBride’s, the best neighbors any family could ask for in all of Ocean City. And this is the best gift any home could ever offer.

The way I feel about John McBride as a friend transcends the amount of time I spent with him. My time with him was real and it’s cherished. A piece of him will always be with me. I look forward to sharing it in the future with some lumbering fool blowing down the Bradley Road Canal. I’ll have a scowl to offer. I’ll have friendship to offer.

Jim Daly Catonsville Editor’s Note: The Between The Lines column that appears weekly in this space will return next week as Editor Steve Green is on assignment.

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CFES Sets New Charitable Grant Record At $6.2M

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1,700 Grants, 400 Scholarships Given

SALISBURY – The Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore has announced a record breaking total of $6.2 million in charitable grants for the 2019 fiscal year.

As the region’s single largest annual grant maker, the funds were awarded through more than 1,700 grants supporting various community needs across the Lower Eastern Shore as well as more than 400 scholarships totaling $600,000. This most recent milestone brings the Community Foundation to $84 million in grants to the community since 1984.

The foundation also recently earned its third consecutive accreditation from the National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations -- the nation’s highest standard for philanthropic excellence.

“Receiving the National Standards accreditation is a rigorous and comprehensive process designed to establish legal, ethical, effective practices for community foundations,” said Community Foundation President Erica Joseph. “However, our donors are putting their trust in us, and accolades such as this attest to the strength and health of our foundation.”

The Community Foundation will celebrate annual grant making achievements at the 2019 Annual Meeting and Awards Luncheon on Nov. 1 at the Fountains Wedding and Conference Center in Salisbury. The foundation will report on its philanthropic activities during the past year, and announce winners of the 2019 Community Foundation awards, as well as highlight philanthropic initiatives that serve the Lower Shore.

The public is welcome to attend the Annual Meeting, however tickets are required due to limited seating. For ticket information visit CFES.org or call 410-742-9911.

Brown Box Theatre Kicks Off Local Schedule Aug. 29

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OCEAN CITY – Kyler Taustin, executive artistic director of Brown Box Theatre Project, has announced the cast and dates for the upcoming “Measure for Measure” – Delmarva’s only travelling, free outdoor Shakespeare production.

Marking the troupe’s largest and most ambitious production to date, Brown Box will tour Shakespeare’s timeless -- and timely -- tale of power and political corruption to 18 outdoor sites across Delmarva.

All performances are free, outdoors, and open to all audiences; no tickets are needed. Enjoy the bard under the stars on the lawn or bring blankets and lawn chairs. Due to mature themes, this show is recommended for ages 13 and older.

The full cast includes: Sarah Boess as Isabella: Credits include Chicago at the Broadway Theatre of Pitman, The Honey Trap at Boston Playwrights' Theatre, and Angels in America at Boston University's Booth Theatre.

Aislinn Brophy as Marianna: Recent theater credits include Cloud 9 (Central Square Theater), A Story Beyond (Liars and Believers), Heritage Hill Naturals (Fresh Ink Theatre) and Red and the Wolf (Fresh Fruit Festival).

Drew Cleveland as Claudio: Credits include Orlando in As You Like It (Brown Box Theatre); Owen in Translations and Antonio Salieri in Amadeus.

Tim Colee as Escalus: Past credits include Oberon (A Midsummer Night’s Dream), Snowball (Animal Farm), Cassio (Othello), Sebastian (Twelfth Night), Ebenezer Scrooge (A Christmas Carol), and Marcellus Washburn (The Music Man).

Chris Kandra as Duke: Previous credits include The Christmas Revels: An American Celebration of the Winter Solstice (Revels Theatre Company), The Importance of Being Earnest (Firehouse Center for the Arts), As You Like It (Brown Box Theatre Project), Dancing at Lughnasa (Gloucester Stage), Othello and To Kill a Mockingbird (Classic Repertory Company 2018 tour).

Francis Xavier Norton as Lucio: Credits include SpeakEasy Stage Company, Greater Boston Stage Company, Actors’ Shakespeare Project, Fresh Ink Theatre, Praxis Stage, Apollinaire Theatre Company, Boston Conservatory, MIT Shakespeare Ensemble, Rebel Shakespeare, Ridiculous Project.

Ivy Ryan as Julietta: Regional credits: Antony and Cleopatra (Virginia Arts Festival); Man of La Mancha, Fiddler on the Roof (New Repertory Theatre); Move Your Face (Boston Theater Company); Nomad Americana (Fresh Ink Theatre); NSFW (Theatre on Fire); The Scarlet Letter, Romeo and Juliet (Classic Repertory Company).

Tanya Avendano Stockler as Provost: Credits include Hermia/Oberon in The Donkey Show (A.R.T); inaugural tour of Pericles (the rig); Veronica in Heathers; Wendla in Spring Awakening; and Laertes in Hamlet.

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Spencer Parli Tew as Angelo: Credits include Duke Senior in As You Like It, King Hamlet's Ghost in Hamlet and Henry Harry in Brilliant Traces (all with Brown Box Theatre Project); Maelgywn in The Merry Way and Malvolio in Twelfth Night of the Living Dead (Anthem Theatre Company); and Eddy Gee in The Texas Chainsaw Musical (Arts After Hours).

Delmarva performances are as follows and start at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted.

Aug. 29, Selbyville, The Freeman, 7 p.m. start Aug. 30, Dover, First Heritage State Park Aug, 31, Downtown Berlin, Pitts and Main streets (Rain date: 9/3) Sept. 1, Chincoteague, Robert Reed Park, Main Street Sept. 4, Wilmington, Rockford Park,

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2000 Lookout Drive Sept. 5, Pocomoke City, Cypress Park, 7 Bridge Street Sept. 6, Snow Hill, Sturgis Park, 100 River Street Sept. 7, Charlestown, Avalon Park, 8 Louisa Lane Sept. 8, Ocean City, Sunset Park, 700 S. Philadelphia Ave Sept. 11, Dagsboro, Holts Landing State Park, 27046 Holds Landing Road Sept. 12, Seaford, Seaford Jay’s Nest, 600 N. Market St. Extended Sept. 13, Crisfield, J. Millard Tawes Museum, 3 Ninth Street Sept. 14, St. Michaels, Muskrat Park, 207 Willow Green Street Sept. 15, Salisbury, Pemberton Hall, 5561 Plantation Lane Sept. 18, Princess Anne, Teakle Mansion, 11736 Mansion Street

Sept. 19, Ocean City, Northside Park, 200 125th Street (behind gym) Sept. 20, Exmore, Exmore Town Park, 3386 Main Street Sept. 21. Lewes, Lewes Public Library, 111 Adams Ave (Rain date Sept.

22) Brown Box Theater Project’s 2019 free Shakespeare tour of Measure for Measure is provided in partnership with the Maryland State Arts Council, the Massachusetts Cultural Council, Worcester County Arts Council, Fall River Cultural Council, Webster Cultural Council, Wilmington Cultural Council, Plymouth Cultural Council, Easton Cultural Council, Midshore Community Foundation, Hopkinton Cultural Council, Talbot County Arts Council, Paul M. Angell Family Foundation and Somerset County Arts Council.

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Sports

26th OC Lacrosse Classic In The Books

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Poor Girls Open Tournament Underway In The News

BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

OCEAN CITY- After the drama of the high dollar, high profile White Marlin Open subsides, the resort area’s lady anglers get their turn in the spotlight this weekend with the return of the Poor Girl’s Open for the 26th year.

The Poor Girl’s Open, which typically falls on the weekend after the White Marlin Open, was founded in 1994 by the late Captain Steve Harman and his wife Pam to provide a ladies-only fishing event with the proceeds donated to a local charity. In recent years, the American Cancer Society has been the recipient of choice in conjunction with other “pink ribbon” events held in and around the resort all year long.

In the last few years, the Poor Girl’s Open has raised well over $100,000 for the American Cancer Society’s breast cancer research and awareness programs. In addition to the fishing, the event includes silent auctions, 50-50 raffles, T-shirt sales and other events, all at tournament headquarters at Bahia Marina in Ocean City.

Despite its charitable overtones, the tournament is all about the fishing and the dozens of boats and hundreds of competitors take it very seriously. The tournament is a catch-and -release event with points awarded for billfish releases. There are also added entry levels for tuna and dolphin with potential winning fish weighed each day of the tournament at host Bahia Marina. Teams of lady anglers must choose to fish one of the three officials fishing days, next Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

Last year, 155 boats and 765 lady anglers competed in the Poor Girl’s Open and nearly $223,000 in prize money was doled out to the winners in several categories. At the awards ceremony following the tournament, host Bahia Marina and Poor Girl’s Open staffers presented a check for $130,000 to the American Cancer Society.

In the signature billfish release division, the crew on the Absolut Pleasure took first place with 12 white marlin releases and earned $120,965 in prize money. The crew on the Reel Chaos took second with eight white marlin releases and earned $29,379 in prize money. The Pumpin’ Hard crew took third place with seven white marlin releases and earned $19,586. The Bar South crew also had seven white marlin releases and led heading into the last day, but the Pumpin’ Hard took third place on the time-of-catch tiebreaker.

In the tuna division, angler Nancy Kohl on the A Salt Weapon III took first place with a 112-pounder worth $14,797. Heather Bean on the Whiskey Kilo took second in the tuna division with a 73-pounder worth $7,975, while Megan McDonald on the Spring Mix II took third with a 66pounder worth $4,869.

In the dolphin division, it was angler Brittany Grove on the Bent Tent taking first place with a 36-pounder worth $15,270. Angler Lindsay Stanton on the Buckshot took second with a 32pounder worth $8,262. Tasha DavisLockhart on the Bent Tent took third in the dolphin division with a 20-pounder worth $5,508. First place in the wahoo division went to angler Lucy Muhlenbruck on the Blood Money with a 30pounder worth $1,500.

Berlin Juniors’ Run In World Series Ends

BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

BERLIN – The Berlin Little League Junior All-Stars made a valiant run to the final four on the U.S. side of the bracket in the World Series this week, but it ended with a 5-1 loss to Michigan on Wednesday.

The Berlin Little League Junior AllStars last month won the district championship and the Maryland state championship to advance to the eastern regionals in New Jersey. Berlin then swept all five games at the re-

gional tournament to take the title and advance to represent the east in the Junior World Series in Michigan.

Last Sunday, Berlin got off to a rough start in the World Series with a 15-2 loss to southeast representative Melbourne, Fla. Berlin rebounded in impressive fashion on Tuesday with a 19-2 win over southwest representative Tulsa to reach the final four on the U.S. side of the bracket. Alas, Berlin fell to host Michigan, 5-1, on Wednesday, but the loss did little to tarnish what was a remarkable run for the local team.

Steam Lacrosse beat Ryleigh’s Oysters, 8-6, to win the men’s Elite A division in the Ocean City Lacrosse Classic last weekend.

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OCEAN CITY – The 26th Annual Ocean City Lacrosse Classic, held at several venues in and around the resort area last weekend, was once again a huge success with over 100 teams and thousands of the top players in the country competing for four days culminating with championships in eight divisions.

The event has grown by leaps and bounds since its inception in 1993 when just a handful of teams competed. Over 100 teams featuring some of the top men’s and women’s collegiate and professional players in the country now compete in seven divisions including men’s and women’s elite divisions, masters, grandmasters, super masters, King Neptune and wheelchair divisions.

The action started last Thursday at venues in Ocean City and all over northern Worcester County. Games were played practically around the clock all weekend with the tournament wrapping up with championship games at Northside Park on Sunday.

Northside Park became the center of the lacrosse world all weekend with a festival atmosphere including toplevel lacrosse, vendors, food and drinks and live music.

For the record, in the men’s Elite A division, it was Steam Lacrosse beating Ryleigh’s Oysters, 8-6, in the championship game. In the men’s Elite B division, Jaunt Pieces won the championship, beating the Barn Muckers by the same 8-6 score.

The H&W Sirenas Muertas beat the KCI Lady Laxers, 6-5, in a tight women’s Elite division championship.

In the women’s Masters division, it was Cornett Heating taking down Dry Dock 28 in the championship game.

In the men’s Master’s division, the Jack Lingo team beat Kooper’s, 10-2, to win the championship. McFaul’s Ropewalk beat The Rock, 5-4, in a close Super Master’s division title game. In the King Neptune division, Pickle’s beat Mr. Boh, 8-7, in yet another one-goal championship game.

Finally, in the wheelchair division, it was the Maryland Thunder blanking Buffalo, 10-0, to win the title.

The H&W Sirenas Muertas beat the KCI Lady Laxers, 6-5, in the women’s elite division in the Ocean City Lacrosse Classic last weekend.

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Pictured in the back row from left to right are American Legion Post 166 chairman Sarge Garlitz, Manager Eric Snelsire, Blake Marshall, Billy Wheatley, Jack Rosenberg, Ashten Snelsire, Hayden Snelsire, Alex Gaddis, Cole Gursky, Dawson Delaney, Gavin Bunting, Bench Coach Dave Parsons and Coach Cameron McDonough. Pictured in the front row from left to right are Tristan McDonough, Brenner Gursky, Greyson Gursky, Rafe Parsons, Chris Bauman and Coach Brady Hare.

Ocean City Marlins Reach State Final

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OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Marlins, representing American Legion Synepuxent Post 166, made a great run in the Maryland American Legion Baseball Championship Series last week and finished as runner-up after falling in the title game.

The Marlins last month won the American Legion Eastern Shore District championship to advance to the eightteam state championship tournament last week in Western Maryland. In the

early rounds, the Marlins beat American Legion Post 82 from LaPlata two times with scores of 16-2 and 10-0.

The Marlins then beat American Legion Post 214 of Garrett County, 4-3, to advance to the championship round.

The local team would have to beat American Legion Post 211 from Funkstown twice to win the title. The Marlins got it done in the first game, beating Funktown, 3-2, in 10 innings. In the second game against Funkstown, however, the Marlins fell 5-4 in eight innings and Funkstown was crowned state champion.

Mid-Atlantic Tournament Returns Next Week

BY SHAWN J. SOPER

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OCEAN CITY – The resort area’s collective hangover from last week’s White Marlin Open has just about worn off in time for the next big event on the summer sportfishing calendarthe 26th Annual Mid-Atlantic, a Cape May, N.J.-based tournament that will again have a strong presence in Ocean City this year.

Now in its 26th year, the Mid-Atlantic continues to be one of the top sport fishing events in the region with over $3 million in prize money expected to be doled out again this year.

Tournament headquarters has always been the Canyon Club in Cape May, and that hasn’t changed, but the increased number of boats from the resort area has given the event a decidedly Ocean City flair.

Over a decade ago, Mid-Atlantic organizers opened up Ocean City as a second port from which to fish and the change was met with great enthusiasm. For the first two years, however, any Ocean City boat that caught a qualifying fish had to transport it to the official scales in Cape May. Nine years ago, however, Sunset Marina in West Ocean City was added as an official sister port for the event and local an-

glers participating in the Mid-Atlantic began to weigh potentially-winning in at their homeport.

This year, in order to maintain the Mid-Atlantic’s high standard of dockside service and hospitality, caps have been set at 95 participants from each of the two host ports. As of midweek, Ocean City was already near its cap of 95 participants, while Cape May entries were way ahead of last year.

The tournament gets underway on Sunday with captain’s meetings, registration and a kick-off party at the two venues in Ocean City and Cape May, but the real action gets started on Monday with the first of five fishing days. Participating boats must choose to fish three of the five days and weigh-ins will be held each day at Sunset Marina and in Cape May. There were several anomalies during the 2018 Mid-Atlantic tournament including records in payouts and blue marlin releases. The leaderboard in the signature white marlin category changed on the last day with a 78pound white marlin caught by angler Sean O’Donnell on the Got Game taking over first place. The first-place white marlin earned a tournamentrecord $905,408 in prize money.

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(Editor’s Note: The following is a reprint from December of 2009. The writer is on assignment in Ocean City having a “staycation.”) riving around with the kids can be quite entertaining these days, due largely to the element of surprise always looming.

What’s great is most of the time the kids are laughing at each other and that’s never a bad thing to see in the rearview mirror. What’s interesting is discovering what’s causing it.

There’s nothing quite like the sound of your kids laughing together, and that seems to happen most often in the vehicle on our way somewhere.

Whether it’s an odd game of peeka-boo between them, a funny video playing (currently Barney is the popular request), Beckett’s penchant for kicking the back of my seat (aggravating, yes) or some sort of toddler communication code, Beckett and Carson seem to generally get a thrill from a ride.

Beckett is now at the age that he likes to announce everything and give a detailed play-by-play account of what’s happening around him.

For instance, if Carson has fallen asleep in the car as he’s prone to do, Beckett makes sure his parents are aware of it immediately.

What’s interesting is it flows both ways, just in different fashions.

Carson has a way of letting us know what Beckett is up to without even saying anything. Our youngest is still a quiet boy, who tends to observe more than verbalize his thoughts at this point in his life. That’s why when he makes a sound, whether it’s a cry, scream, laugh, giggle or whatever, he has our absolute attention.

On the way somewhere last weekend, a big laugh from Carson immediately caused Pam and I to see what had tickled him.

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who is unfortunately in touch with his immature side, I laughed as well, while Pam, who often has to don the disciplinarian’s hat, reminded Beckett how inappropriate it was.

Even at this young age, it seems they are both actively reporting on each other, and I like that. aking the time to smell the proverbial roses is a key to living a balanced and happy life, in my opinion.

I understand this full well, but that doesn’t mean I always am able to do it.

Like anyone else, there are moments when life overwhelms and it can be challenging to view matters with a big picture mentality.

However, every once in a while comes a situation that truly does open my eyes to all the blessings of life.

While in the backyard with Beckett last Sunday, my boy got a little winded running around with me and the dogs.

After telling me that in his own cute and clever way, (“Beckett’s so tired”), he eventually sat down on our fire pit and instructed me to join him in only the way that a toddler can.

“Daddy, you sit down right here, Daddy now,” he said, demonstratively pointing to the desired site, which had me knee-to-knee with my little guy.

We proceeded to have a long conversation on a wide variety of subjects, confirming how a toddler’s mind races from various subjects.

Over the course of what turned out to be about 30 minutes, we talked and talked about a number of matters, including why the dogs tend to do their business by one side of the fence, rather than elsewhere.

He was fascinated by the fact the dogs tended to one area when it comes to their daily work. He was obsessed by it and still mentions it days later.

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side and big boys do their business on the “potty”, something he still has not mastered yet. He steered away from that topic quickly.

Later, we talked about how blue the sky was, how “very puffy” one particular cloud was and how it made him feel. He proceeded to tell me, “how that cloud might rain,” and that “daddy and Beckett might to get Mommy to get their jackets.”

A few minutes of odd conversations persisted until he wanted me to rehash the story of the power outage from a month or so ago that left us stranded in the bathroom for a few minutes (although it seemed like hours).

I have told this story so many times over the course of the last month or so that I have begun unintentionally embellishing it to keep me interested. He hangs on every word and gets quite a kick out of it. What was a five-minute outage is now two hours in my story to him.

What I marveled over was how I could stop telling the story, and he would pick it up and keep telling it in his own 2-year-old broken English.

It was a great half hour spent one-onone with my oldest son just talking in the backyard, and those are precious times.

Special moments happen often in life, and my family is a big part of that for me. Like other busy types, I just need to do a better job of not letting these memorable exchanges and occurrences pass me by without taking notice.

That’s a little advice to all young parents out there juggling personal and professional matters. Life will never be more hectic than it is currently, as multitasking rules the day. However, when possible, just keep it simple, as years from now you will look back on these days and marvel how remarkable they were. Insist on it and make it happen.

(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.

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Knights of Columbus Council #13348 of Lewes chose Tunnell Cancer Center as the recipient of a $1,000 gift in memory of recently departed member Ernest J. Tramposch, who received care at the cancer center. Monica Tramposch and her family attended the presentation of the donation.

The Elks Lodge 2645 upstairs hall was dedicated earlier this month in honor of Jim Flaig and Toni and Carroll Wagner. These individuals have constantly been involved with Elks Lodge 2645 and with the community. Their family and friends attended and enjoyed a dinner at the lodge and Exalted Ruler Kevin Matthews Submitted Photos was on hand to unveil the plaque.

The OC Recreation Boosters volunteer each week at the Sunset Park Party Nights music events selling beverages and snacks. Proceeds from these events are directed to youth programs. Pictured, standing from left, are Dan Wormann, Gary Crouse, Chuck Wilson and Diane Wormann; and, seated, Norma Simmons and June Wilson.

The Worcester County Commissioners joined with representatives from Worcester County Department of Social Services (DSS) to recognize August as National Child Support Awareness Month and to urge citizens to learn more about the child and parental support services that are available locally through DSS. Pictured, front from left, are DSS representatives Adrian King, Edward Adkins, Amy Fitzgerald and Deborah White-Hall; second row, Amy Hughes, Pam Gebo, Missy Greene, Angela Smith and Kerri Craige; third row, Commissioners Diana Purnell and Bud Church and DSS professionals Mary Beth Quillen and Kirby Brewington; and Commissioners Josh Nordstrom, Ted Elder, Jim Bunting, Chip Bertino and Joe Mitrecic.

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ARIES (March 21 to April 19): A chaotic atmosphere taxes the patience of the Aries Lamb, who prefers to deal with a more orderly environment. Best advice: Stay out of the situation until things settle.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): Tension runs high in both personal and workplace relationships. This can make it difficult to get your message across. Best to wait until you have a more receptive audience.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20): This is a good time to take a break from your busy schedule to plan for some well-deserved socializing. You could get news about an important personal matter by the week's end.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22): An offer of help could come just when you seem to need it. But be careful about saying yes to anything that might have conditions attached that could cause problems down the line.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22): Sometimes a workplace colleague can't be charmed into supporting the Lion's position. That's when it's time to shift tactics and overwhelm the doubter with the facts.

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PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20): A personal matter appears to be making more demands on your time than you feel you're ready to give. See if some compromise can be reached before things get too dicey.

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Martial Arts Team Wins 48 Medals At AAU Olympics Games

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BERLIN – Local martial artists, the CMA Marlins, traveled to Greensboro, N.C. recently to compete at the AAU Junior Olympics Games, the largest amateur multi-sport event in the United States featuring 16,000 athletes participating in 22 sports.

Eight students of CMA Marlins, ranging in age from 6 to 17 years old, entered 48 events over the span of two days and earned 48 medals. The student athletes competed in forms (poomsae), forms with weapons, selfdefense techniques and board breaking. Weapons that the Marlins team competed with were the bo staff, nunchucks and the folding fan. Self-defense techniques are demonstrated with open hand against multiple attackers of various size and strength. Board breaking competition includes creative breaking, flying/jumping breaks, repetitive hand/foot breaks, and power braking (large stacks of boards!) by either hand or foot. The students were judged on traditional techniques, skills, speed, power and creativity.

The final medal count was 23 gold, 20 silver and five bronze for the CMA Marlins.

The team that is based at Chesapeake Martial Arts (CMA) in Ocean Pines. Members train for 11 months of the year. They compete in local, regional and national events. The 2019 Junior Olympics team members were Nick Graham, Sienna McVicker, Matthew DeHuarte, Dorian Messick, Madison Mitchell, Maia Holland, Syalwon Shakya and Dominique Azbell.

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"At their age, they have the support of the instructors and parents to assist them in learning how their bodies react to training,” Dawson said. “We want them to be healthy while working hard.”

Shakya stated that he “could not be more proud of the kids and their hard work to get them to this stage. They have come such a long way from their first practice. To see them compete at

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BERLIN – On Friday, Aug. 16, Assateague Coastal Trust (ACT) and its Assateague Coastkeeper program will bring the “kayaktivist” event, Float For The Coast, to Ocean City for the fifth consecutive year.

An on-the-water-rally that will focus on promoting clean water, clean air and healthy communities will take place on the waters of Isle of Wight Bay. “It’s the environments we surround ourselves with that shape who we are as individuals,” said ACT Communications Director Billy Weiland. “An event like our Float For The Coast brings community members together that recognize the importance of putting our environment and communities first, and it demonstrates the influence that our coastal environment has on our overall well-being.”

All participants in this year’s event will launch from 48th Street Watersports on 48th Street (bayside) and convene behind the convention center. The event takes place during the annual Maryland Association of Counties summer conference and is anticipated to bring clean water advocacy to the attention of local and state political leaders attending the meeting.

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executive director. "Our waterways belong to everyone and to no one, they are a Public Resource that deserves absolute priority over every other economic sector. … Clean air and clean water are essential to healthy communities, and Float for The Coast is intended to remind everyone that it requires a commitment to protect the public health by keeping our air unpolluted, our water clean and our streets litter free.”

Check-in time for registered participants will begin at 11 a.m. at 48th Street Watersports. A post paddle social gathering will also take place at Fish Tales Bar & Grill on 22nd Street (bayside) beginning at 12:30 p.m.

Registration is required for the event. Kayak rentals will be available from 48th Street Watersports for those wishing to participate but don’t have their own kayak, SUP or other water craft. Those interested in participating should visit www.ActForBays.org/f4c2019 to pre-register.

The public is encouraged to join in the float for a small registration fee that will include an event T-shirt with artwork by local artist Marc Emond, one free beverage ticket for the post paddle gathering at Fish Tales Bar & Grill and a commemorative gift.

Registration is required and preregistration is strongly encouraged for those needing a kayak rental.

SALISBURY – The Wicomico Farm & Home Show and Wicomico County announced the return of the Wicomico County Fair from Aug. 1618 at WinterPlace Park. This year’s event will celebrate 83 years of fair traditions, and it is presented by Perdue Farms and the Pohanka Automotive Group.

The Wicomico County Fair serves to showcase the importance of agriculture on the Eastern Shore in a family-friendly atmosphere. Returning fair events include carnival rides and games, livestock showings, educational poultry exhibits, petting farm, Maryland High School Rodeo, Mason-Dixon Deputies-sanctioned mounted shooting competition, garden tractor pulling, watermelon seed spitting contest, watermelon and pie eating contests, Fair Queen Pageant, Chase the Chicken 3K Fun Run & Walk, Wing War, baking and craft competitions, classic car, Jeep and motorcycle shows, 5’ fry pan, live music, fireworks and more.

Organizers are also excited about the new activities at this year’s event.

“As the fair continues to grow, we are excited to explore opportunities to provide new programming and further engage members of our community,” said Zach Evans, Wicomico County

Fair chair.

The most notable of these additions is the Renaissance Ring.

“This year we will add jousting competitions and Renaissance demonstrations for the first time,” Evans said. “Jousting is Maryland’s official state sport, which serves as another example of the Fair’s focus on the heritage and culture of our community.”

The Renaissance Ring will also feature a yarn spinner, stained glass maker and pottery thrower. Attendees can try pottery throwing for a small fee. Kids can take part in the unicorn kissing booth on Friday.

The weekend’s live music line-up includes Front Page News, Barren Creek Band, North Meets South, Six Pack Rodeo, Petting Hendrix, Anthony Calamoneri and LandMark. Friday night will be headlined by Dalton Elliott, a Chincoteague, Va. resident and contestant on season 17 of American Idol.

Admission and parking at the Fair is free. For more information, visit www.WicomicoFair.com.

To ensure the safety of attendees, staff and vendors, Blue Ribbon Road between Old Ocean City Road and WinterPlace Parkway will be closed through Monday, Aug. 19 at noon.

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It was great to get out and about and check out some NFL preseason action at the Original Greene Turtle, Tequila Mockingbird North, Taphouse Tavern and Northside Pit & Pub.

Greene Turtle North: Sean Ward, Stephen Pappas and Sydney Stoner

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Northside Pit & Pub: Chris, Christian & Kristina Watkowski

Taphouse Tavern: Father & Sons, Patrick, Tim & Dave Marshall

Taphouse Tavern: Megan Aro, Jessica Watkins and Franklin Ritsua

Greene Turtle North: Mark Jones & Tasty

Tequila Mockingbird North: Mother & Daughter Alison & Eileen Farmer

Northside Pit & Pub: Bobby & Linda Gentile

Tequila Mockingbird North: Megan Saulsbury, Matt Spece and Mattie Waterman

Greene Turtle North: Jill Scott & Dave Peters

Tequila Mockingbird North: Mother & Son, Irene Panella & Bill Curtis

Efforts Underway To Bring Back Former Women’s Doubles League

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Members of the Ocean Pines Women’s Tennis League are pictured during a recent outing.

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BERLIN – Ocean Pines tennis has opened its courts to area players as it works to revive an interclub women’s doubles league.

For the first time in several years, Ocean Pines, on Thursday, hosted a match for the informal league, which also includes players from Rehoboth Country Club, Bethany West and Bethany Club Tennis.

Thursday’s play was a rematch against Rehoboth Country Club, whom Ocean Pines faced earlier in the summer at the Delaware club’s courts. Rehoboth walked away with victories in both matches, winning 31 in the first match and 4-0 in the second.

For racquet center manager Vernon Mummert, the revival of the league is one way he’s trying to increase tennis’ profile in Ocean Pines.

He hopes to expand the program by adding a men’s or even a co-ed team in the near future.

Although Ocean Pines has participated in interclub play in the past, it’s been “several years,” according to Ocean Pines Tennis Club member Susan Morris, who had played in the league previously. Morris played in Thursday’s match with partner Marie Lunzyski.

Other teams participating from Ocean Pines included Nancy Behning and Leanne Paranik, Geri Fasulo and Char Vanvick, and Meg Herrick and Marcie Wendell.

Currently, it’s incumbent upon the teams in the league to set up matches among themselves, but Mummert said he’d like to find someone in Ocean Pines who would be willing to serve as a coordinator.

“We self-schedule now, which gets a little crazy,” he commented. “We want to get more organized next year.”

Ocean Pines racquet facilities in

Manklin Meadows feature eight HarTru soft tennis courts, two lighted hard courts, eight dedicated pickleball courts and six platform tennis courts, as well as a full-service pro shop. Memberships, drop-in play, clinics and lessons are available to the public year-round.

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MONDAYS-PETTICOAT REGIME LIVE PERFORMANCE: A production set in the 1920s introduces four remarkable women who were largely responsible for turning Ocean City from a sleepy fishing village into a vibrant ocean resort.

TUESDAYS-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.

WEDNESDAYS-KNOT TYING: Become an expert at nautical knots with help from the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary.

THURSDAYS-ALL ABOUT SHARKS: Discover what types of sharks are found off the coast of Ocean City!

FRIDAYS-LAND, SKY & SEA: Learn how the island was formed, what birds fly overhead, and what creatures inhabit our ocean and coastal bays.

SATURDAYS-AQUARIUM FEEDING: Discover the wildlife that lives beneath our oceans and bays, as you watch our aquarium animals eat their morning meal.

WEST OCEAN CITY – An Ocean City resident is turning his ideas for a high-performance outdoor bucket into a successful, homegrown business.

Joe Schneider, the founder of Huck Performance Buckets, began his quest to reinvent the a typical five-gallon bucket more than three years ago.

Since that time, he has developed his own high-performance product that is now being assembled from his own facility in West Ocean City.

Schneider said the story of Huck Performance Buckets started with a fishing trip in the Florida Keys.

“I was walking down the dock to go fishing with a bucket full of bait and the handle broke,” he said. “I lost my bucket and all of the bait went overboard. I was thinking there wasn’t even a middle-of-the-road option when it comes to five-gallon buckets.”

Schneider said he spent the ensuing months designing a durable product that would stand the test of time.

From there, he began the process of trademarking his high-performance buckets and securing design and utility patents before moving on to research and development.

Helping Schneider in his endeavors was a $25,000 reward from Salisbury University’s Philip E. and Carole R. Ratcliffe Foundation Shore Hatchery entrepreneurship competition, which he won in the fall of 2017.

“A guy had reached out to me and asked if I had ever heard about the Shore Hatchery competition, which is an entrepreneurial competition – similar to the show ‘Shark Tank’ – at Salisbury University,” he said. “If you win, you can get up to $25,000 free money to pursue your invention. I entered it and won.”

Schneider said the money was spent on molds, development and new product.

“There’s never been a performance five-gallon bucket company in the world, so it’s not like I had a roadmap,” he said. “I had to figure all of this out myself. That was time consuming and expensive.”

Schneider said he eventually ended his career in commercial real estate to develop and market his invention, which was developed using SpryTech material he created, and parts produced by American manufacturers.

“I couldn’t come to the market with a product that was moderately better than the best bucket out there,” he said. “It had to be exponentially better.”

Huck owner Joe Schneider is pictured with Jake Jones and Greg Burns at a previous trade show.

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Schneider said the buckets are assembled at his 1,400-square-foot facility in West Ocean City. From there, they are shipped to online customers or retail stores.

“We are doing all of the buckets for Viking Yachts, Airstream and we are also working with Jeep,” he said. “We are already in 34 stores in 10 different states and Costa Rica… The response we’ve gotten has been tremendous.”

Schneider said Huck has also partnered with tournament organizers to be a sponsor for this year’s White Marlin Open.

“Every single boat in the White Marlin Open is going to have a Huck Performance Bucket on it,” he said.

While his buckets come with a higher price tag, Schneider said his product is environmentally friendly and durable, and parts are replaceable. He said he wants to do for the bucket industry what Yeti did for the cooler industry.

“At every single turn, where we could have opted for cheaper or quicker, we opted for quality …,” he said.

Schneider encouraged anyone to visit www.thehuckbucket.com, or any of the company’s social media accounts, to learn more.

“This is a product from right here in Ocean City,” he said. “It has a lot to do with the community and it’s different than anything that’s been done before.”

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Each week staff photographer Chris Parypa is tasked with submitting a photo from his vast library to be featured in this space. Above, a double rainbow is pictured Aug. 6 near the Inlet. To purchase any of Parypa’s photos, click over to www.chrisparypa.com.

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An ad featuring Ames Discount Department Stores promoted two stores – one on Route 50 in Berlin and another on Route 1 in Rehoboth.

Among the features being advertised at the Hurricane on 71st Street was a Best Looking Bathing Suit contest, Best Tan contest and a Wednesday Nite Fever Dance Contest. The

English’s Family Restaurants on 15th Street, 137th Street and in the Route 50 Berlin Shopping Center were offering “All the Delmarvalous Fried Chicken You Can Eat” for $3.29.

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The Dispatch Crossword Puzzle Berlin is celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the filming of Runaway Bride!

Free Guided Walking Tours Every Monday in August!

See & hear about the locations where the movie was filmed!

Meet at the Berlin Welcome Center at 4pm. Tours last 45 minutes.

This free tour is sponsored by The Gulyas Family

Runaway Bride Trivia Contest!

Look for the questions in our shop windows, if you get 10 answers correct you are entered in the drawing to win a free nights stay at The Historic Atlantic Hotel.

Stop by the Berlin Welcome Center Mon-Fri 10-4 to take a selfie with Richard Gere & Julia Roberts!

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Volunteers are pictured at the Community Church of Ocean Pines prior to boarding buses to participate in the Appalachia Service Project.

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BERLIN – As soon as school let out for summer, groups of Worcester Preparatory School students, parents, and faculty loaded into caravans headed to Kentucky and West Virginia as part of the Appalachia Service Project (ASP).

Volunteers participated in one of three ASP church trips -- The Community Church of Ocean Pines, Trinity United Methodist Church, and St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church. The ASP mission trips are part of a Christian ministry that inspires hope and service through volunteer home repair in Central Appalachia.

The Community Church of Ocean Pines group, coordinated by Worcester Prep teacher Allison Bescak, traveled to Magoffin County, Ky. for a week to repair homes and make them warmer, safer, and drier. The other two ASP groups, from Trinity United Methodist Church and St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church in Salisbury, traveled to West Virginia to assist families in need.

Led by Bescak, the 45 volunteers (23 from WPS) who traveled to Kentucky hosted fundraisers and collected donations from parishioners and local businesses, such as Chesapeake Eye Center, to help fund the ASP trip.

“We travel there with the hopes of changing peoples’ lives,” said Bescak, “but in reality it is our lives that are changed for the better. This is a ministry with a little construction on the side. Being uncomfortable in our own skin ultimately forces change and growth that is hard to put in words.”

This was not the first ASP trip for most of the WPS students or parents.

Many have volunteered for three to four consecutive years. Reflecting on her four years with ASP, graduate Gracie Gardner added, “Knowing I am making a difference first hand, my ASP trips have truly been the best weeks of my summers. Witnessing extreme poverty in our own country, volunteering with peers my age, and bonding with families we serve, has been a life-changing experience I will never forget.”

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Managing parking operations at the Celebrate Entrepreneurship Party were Kirk Tingle, Kacey Tingle and Terrance Jones of Maryland Capital Enterprise.

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FEATURING THOSE HELPING CAUSES IN THE RESORT AREA

Roadie Joes catered this year’s Celebrate Entrepreneurship Party with Chef Jason Myers, Jarrett Reeves and owner Jeremy Norton, winner of the 2018 Maryland Capital Enterprise Palmer Gillis Entrepreneur of the Year Award.

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Always welcoming everyone in with a smile are Kisha Ward, Tanya Justice and Stephanie Hayward for the Maryland Capital Enterprise Celebrate Entrepreneurship Party.

For the August Flea Market, BUMMS (Bethany United Methodist Church Men’s Society), Henry Doller, Joe Dell, Ray Nornes, Franklin Nash and Jack Carpenter served breakfast and lunch.

Textile artist Heather Roades (Natural Histories) had help from Neil Winn selling her hand-made creations at the Berlin Peach Festival.

During the Violent Femmes/Ben Folds performance at The Freeman Stage, Louis Folds and Adrianna Leone sold various items at the merchandise tent.

Sweet ladies of Bethany United Methodist Church, Kelly Wood and Linda Moler, always sell out at the bake table during the monthly flea markets.

At the 2019 Berlin Peach Festival, Worcester County Commission Ted Elder joined apiarist Wes Townsend behind the hive.

Donating a delicious dessert display for the Maryland Capital Enterprise Celebrate Entrepreneurship Party were Shaina Bounds and Heather Hall, co-owners of The Ugly Pie.

The Freeman Stage volunteers Michael Juergens and Pat Farina showed patrons to their seats for the Violent Femmes/Ben Folds performance.

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BERLIN – Work to remove the remaining portion of the Whitetail Sanctuary crabbing pier in Ocean Pines was complete by contractors last week.

The floating portion of the pier was removed last November by Fisher Marine Construction Inc, based on a unanimous vote by the Ocean Pines Board to authorize the work.

Board members on May 4, this year, voted 5-0 to allow Fisher Marine to remove the remaining structure.

Ocean Pines Public Works performed some additional work in the area. The entrance from the road to the pier has been roped off, and new grass and several trees were planted in the entranceway. Additionally, drainage pipes, fencing, benches and bike racks were removed, and a small footbridge was taken down.

Public Works Operations Manager Nobie Violante said the intention was to restore the site to a natural wetland and wooded area.

“The idea was to make everything look like it’s back to nature,” Violante said. “The contractor will be doing the actual removal of the pier itself.”

The pier was built as part of the Whitetail Sanctuary neighborhood and as such was not considered an amenity to be used by the entire association. The original permit, issued

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Contractors are shown removing the last of what was once a crabbing pier in the Whitetail Sanctuary area of Ocean Pines.

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May 3, 1994, stated the pier was intended “for recreational use of abutting residential sections.” A turnover agreement later conveyed the pier to the Ocean Pines Association.

Part of the consideration for removal is based on an evaluation by J. Stacey Hart & Associates, Inc. of

Snow Hill. The firm visited the site in April 2018 and concluded, based on a visual inspection, “the existing structure is beyond repair.”

Additionally, a 2007 study suggested “The pier and its surrounding area were not designed and are not maintained to sustain its high-occu-

pancy and inappropriate usage.”

Other factors for removal included the remote location and lack of public parking.

Board members have publicly said they are open to considering a new location for a pier, although no decision has yet been made.

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who’s where when 28th/127th Street Pit & Pub 410-289-2020 • 443-664-7482 28th St. & CoaStal hwy. & 127th St. & CoaStal hwy.

Friday, Aug. 16: Otto Grundman Wednesdays: DJ Wax (127th St.)

45th Street taPhouSe 443-664-2201 • 4507 CoaStal hwy.

Friday, Aug. 16: Sean Loomis Duo Saturday, Aug. 17: The Pips Sunday, Aug. 18: Ian McG Wednesday, Aug. 21: Aaron Howell Thursday, Aug. 22: Ward Ewing

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BRYAN CLARK Fager’s Island: Tuesday, Aug. 20

DJ BK Green Turtle North: Friday, Aug. 16 Buxy’s Salty Dog: Sundays

atlantiC hotel 410-641-3589 • 2 north Main St., berlin Mondays: Earl Beardsley Tuesdays: Bob Miller on Piano Fridays: Zander Jett

DJ DUSTY Clarion/Ocean Club: Every Friday & Saturday

buxy’S Salty Dog/Dry DoCk 28 410-289-0973 • 28th St. & CoaStal hwy.

Friday, Aug. 16: DJ Wax Saturday, Aug. 17: Steelers Sundays: Local Party w/DJ BK Caribbean Pool bar 410-289-6181 • 2nD St. & boarDwalk Friday, Aug. 16: Funk Shué Saturday, Aug. 17: Permilla Project Sunday, Aug. 18: No Byscuyts Monday, Aug. 19: Dave Sherman Tuesday & Wednesday, Aug. 20 & 21: Murphy’s Law Thursday, Aug. 22: Spiffy & Friends

ON THE EDGE Clarion/Lenny’s Beach Bar: Friday - Sunday, Aug. 16-18 Lenny’s Beach Bar: Monday-Thursday, Aug. 19-22

DJ BIGLER Fager’s Island: Sunday, Aug. 18 Harborside: Wednesday, Aug. 21

AARON HOWELL Coconuts Beach Bar: Tuesday, Aug. 20 45th St. Taphouse: Wednesday, Aug. 21

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Every Thursday Thru Saturday: Phil Perdue On Piano

Clarion hotel 410-524-3535 • 10100 CoaStal highway Ocean Club: Friday & Saturday, Aug. 16 & 17: New Censation Fridays & Saturdays: DJ Dusty Lenny’s Beach Bar: Friday-Sunday, Aug. 16-18: On The Edge Monday-Thursday, Aug. 19-22: On The Edge CoConutS beaCh bar & grill CaStle in the SanD hotel 37th & 38th St. • 410-289-6846 Friday, Aug. 16: Darin Engh, The Everafter Saturday, Aug. 17:Shortcut Sunny, Stratus Fear Sunday, Aug. 18: Copper Sky, Old School Monday, Aug. 19: Nate Clendenen, Bob Wilkinson & Joe Smooth Tuesday, Aug. 20: Aaron Howell Duo, Keri Anthony Wednesday, Aug. 21: Kevin Poole, Chris Button & Joe Mama Thursday, Aug. 22: Smooth & Remy, Full Circle

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THE KLASSIX M.R. Ducks: Saturday, Aug. 17 Fager’s Island: Monday, Aug. 19

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Fager’S iSlanD 410-524-5500 • 60th St. in the bay Friday, Aug. 16: The Scott & Dan Show, DJ Hook, Jumper Saturday, Aug. 17: Opposite Directions, DJ Groove, Jumper Sunday, Aug. 18: DJ Bigler, Bruce In The USA, DJ Willoughby Monday, Aug. 19: The Klassix, DJ RobCee, Goodman Fiske Tuesday, Aug. 20: DJ Adam Dutch, Bryan Clark, DJ Hector Wednesday, Aug. 21: DJ Adam Dutch, DJ Hector Thursday, Aug. 22: DJ Greg, DJ Groove, Jason Morton & The Chesapeake Sons

RANDY LEE ASHCRAFT & SWC Johnny’s Pizza & Pub: Wednesdays Smitty McGee’s: Thursdays & Fridays

DR. HARMONICA & ROCKETT 88 Greene Turtle West: Friday, Aug. 16 Greene Turtle North: Saturday, Aug. 17

BEATS BY JEREMY Pickles Pub: Mondays Harborside: Saturdays

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Friday, Aug. 16: Pearl & DJ BK Saturday, Aug. 17: Dr. Harmonica & Rockett 88 Mondays: Karaoke W/ DJ Wood Tuesdays: DJ Casper Wednesdays: DJ Wiz Thursday, Aug. 22: Jon Plevyak

greene turtle weSt 410-213-1500 • rte. 611, weSt oC Friday, Aug. 16: Dr. Harmonica & Rockett 88 Saturday, Aug. 17: Will Hill Band

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Wicomico Council Votes 6-1 Against Rehiring Attorney

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BY BETHANY HOOPER

STAFF WRITER

SALISBURY – Officials in Wicomico County last week voted against a recommendation to rehire Paul Wilber, who was terminated from his position as county attorney in May. County Executive Bob Culver, however, has since announced the appointment of Wilber as acting county attorney effective immediately.

On Aug. 6, members of the Wicomico County Council had before them a recommendation to appoint Wilber as the county’s attorney nearly three months after the council voted to remove him from the same position.

In May, the council voted 6-1, with Councilman Bill McCain opposed, to fire Wilber effective July 31.

At the time, the council members who voted to remove him from office did not provide their reasoning for the termination. The decision, however, came weeks after Wilber issued a letter outlining disagreements regarding his role in representing the county. He wrote that certain members of the county council requested he resign, while Culver requested that he remain.

Following his termination, Culver put the legal services out to bid, and three law firms – the Law Offices of Hearne & Bailey, P.A., Robert Benson

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of Laws, Insley & Benson, P.A., and Paul Wilber and Roscoe Leslie of Webb, Cornbrooks, Wilber, Vorhis, Douse, Leslie & Mathers, LLP – submitted their proposals.

Last week, Culver submitted the name of Wilber to the county council for confirmation.

“Three bids were evaluated and Mr. Wilber’s firm was both the most qualified and lowest priced of the firms that bid,” Culver wrote in a letter to the council. “Given the results of the bidding and the overwhelming positive feedback from County Department Heads and personnel, I am submitting Paul Wilber to the Council for approval as County Attorney.”

McCain, the only council member to oppose Wilber’s termination in May, said he supported the confirmation.

“I haven’t had one single constituent say he should be terminated,” he said. “I’d like to see us support this.”

Council President John Cannon, however, said it was in the county’s best interest to remove Wilber from the office of county attorney, though he refused to comment on the reasons

behind the decision.

“I was somewhat surprised to see the executive would turn in the name of a county attorney that we had just fired …,” he said. “To a certain degree it creates unnecessary delays. We all know this is of the utmost importance.

This has to get done and come to some sort of resolution.”

Councilman Josh Hastings said he questioned the evaluation process.

“It certainly wasn’t clear to me how we arrived at the conclusion and the executive’s office decided this was the right individual to put forward,” he said.

Assistant Director of Administration Weston Young said each of the law firms were ranked based on factors such as cost and experience.

“Mr. Wilber’s firm ranked the highest,” he said.

Young also noted the urgency in finding another county attorney. Without representation, he said more than 400 active cases cannot move forward.

“That’s not lawsuits,” he said. “It’s contracts and things we are reviewing.

It’s more than a one-man job for certain.”

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After further discussion, however, the council voted 6-1 to reject Wilber’s appointment to the office of county attorney.

McCain, the only member to support Wilber’s appointment, then made a motion to amend the resolution the council passed in May to fire the county attorney. The amendment would extend the termination date by 90 days, allowing Wilber to remain in his position until another attorney is submitted to and approved by the council.

Several council members, however, took issue with the amendment. Cannon argued the council couldn’t extend the termination date for a county attorney who had already been fired.

“The county attorney has been fired,” Cannon said. “We don’t have a county attorney.”

Councilman Joe Holloway added that the charter allows the county executive to appoint an acting attorney for 90 days without the approval of council.

“I think that would be the way to go,” he said.

After an extensive debate, the council also voted against the amendment, bringing the discussion to a standstill at last Tuesday’s meeting.

On the next morning, Culver announced Wilber will serve as acting county attorney effective immediately.

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Ocean City Hires Consultant To Study Water, Sewer Rates

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OCEAN CITY – When it comes to investing in water and sewer infrastructure while maintaining relatively low rates for consumers, Ocean City does it better than most communities, but there are likely challenges ahead.

Consultants from NewGen Strategies and Solutions are about to embark on a study that could determine the water and wastewater rates for Ocean City’s consumers for the next five years. The last study, and the rate recommendations that followed it, was completed in 2015 and is about to expire at the end of the current fiscal year.

Ocean City has contracted with NewGen to complete a new study that will set the water and sewer rates for consumers for the next five years. The town’s water and wastewater systems are enterprise funds, meaning they are subsidized entirely through user fees.

Ocean City sets water and sewer rates based on the number of fixtures, and while the town has been successful in maintaining well-operating systems while keeping the rates relatively low for consumers, some adjustments will likely be needed in the rate structure at the completion of the new study.

NewGen Vice President Edward Donahue told the Mayor and Council

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recently Ocean City is somewhat unique in terms of water and sewer demand because of the large swings in population at different times of the year.

“Water and sewer systems are the most expensive investments a community can make,” he said. “It’s exacerbated in a town like Ocean City because of the influx of visitors. You don’t need a system that meets the needs of just your year-round residents. You have a system that can serve 300,000 people on a peak summer weekend.”

Donahue said the town has done a good job in maintaining water and sewer systems capable of meeting the demands of the masses during the summer months, but will have to continue to invest in some of the aging systems.

“I hate to be the bearer of depressing news, but you have a lot of deferred maintenance for your water and wastewater infrastructure,” he said.

“You’re getting to the point some of this stuff is wearing out and you need an aggressive plan for repairs and replacement.”

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creases in water and sewer rates for consumers, but the challenge is to continue to invest in the infrastructure without whacking the users with big spikes in rates in a single year, for example.

“The cost of water and sewer is going up,” he said. “People are used to getting water and sewer for a nominal fee for a long time and they don’t understand when it suddenly goes up.

Somebody is going to have to pay for this and it shouldn’t come out of the general fund.”

While some of that sounds ominous, NewGen Executive Consultant Eric Callocchia said Ocean City has positioned itself well against major infrastructure investments and the associated costs to users.

“You all are in pretty good shape,” he said. “You’ve done a good job over the years in maintaining your system compared to places like Baltimore City. They ignored their water and sewer systems for 50 years and now they are paying the price.”

Callocchia said Ocean City has done a good job in maintaining its systems, but must continue to do so to avoid a major system overhaul and the costs associated with that.

“Your system has to be self-sufficient and the fees have to pay for the service,” he said. “The objective of this is to keep the rates as low as possible while maintaining the systems. We could maintain the same rates for the next five years and abandon maintenance, but sooner or later, 10 years down the road, that would catch up to you.”

Donahue reiterated Ocean City’s need to maintain systems capable of meeting the needs of hundreds of thousands of visitors, even if it only nears capacity a fraction of the year.

“You’ve invested a boatload of money in your infrastructure that is largely used three months out of the year,” he said. “The challenge is getting

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those who use the system to pay for it and not just your year-round residents.”

During the presentation, the NewGen consultants revealed many communities around the country have neglected their water and sewer infrastructure to the point they have to make major one-time investments on the backs of the ratepayers. One slide in the presentation graded most communities with a D or D-plus on several indicators. When asked where Ocean City graded out on the same preliminary indicators, Callocchia said the town was doing much better.

“You are in a better financial position than most are,” he said. “I would probably put Ocean City’s water and sewer system at a solid B-plus or Aminus.”

While any rate adjustments will likely come at the completion of the study, Donahue said the recommendation will likely be modest increases phased in over five years.

“Your rates should increase a little every year just like inflation does,” he said. “What you don’t want to see is suddenly a 20% increase in a single year. That’s what’s happening in a lot of communities.”

Donahue said the town has done a good job in maintaining reserves in its water and wastewater funds, but determining just how much to hold in reserve is a balancing act.

“What is the right level of reserves?” he said. “You need the right amount of reserve in case of an emergency, but you also don’t want to have too much in reserve to the point people say why are these things going up.

We will likely recommend some nominal increases phased in over the next five years.”

Councilman Dennis Dare said the town should remain consistent in the amount of reserves in the water and sewer funds.

“I think we want to remain conservative with the amount of reserves,” he said. “What we have been doing has been successful. In the past, we’ve never raised the rates higher than the projections. We have lowered them, however.”

Chris Via: Hard Work Pays Off

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OCBP Alumni Of The Week

Chris Via is pictured in the summer of 2011.

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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 – Chris Via was always a hard worker. Whether it was on the Howard High football team, training for a marathon or getting his engineering degree at Maryland, he always gave his best to whatever challenge was put in front of him.

It was no surprise then, that when he decided to try out for the Ocean City Beach Patrol in the summer of 2011, he spent months in the pool working on his swimming. Even so, he admitted that "the training week was likely the toughest thing I have been put through."

The work paid off and Chris soon found himself guarding the same beaches he'd played on as a kid.

"I grew up going to OC, so I have always loved the town,” he said. “It felt good to be one of the representatives of the town."

He was put to the test in August.

Via remembers that "the surf had been getting rougher gradually over the previous two weeks and rip currents were more frequent and stronger." A young boy was playing in waist deep water when a wave came and pushed him into one of the rips that had opened up. Disoriented, the boy started swimming in the wrong direction and heading further into trouble.

"I blew my whistle and rushed after him. This was one of my first rescues where I thought that without a guard here and now, he would have been in serious danger," Via recalled.

His hard work and training made all the difference as he pulled the boy to safety and then returned to his stand to keep watch over the rest of the beach.

It was only one summer but Chris felt honored to be a part of the OCBP. "It felt like a brother/sisterhood as you knew that each one of them was put through the same strenuous training week that you went through. My biggest regret is that I didn't start earlier," he said.

True to form, an internship he'd worked hard to get that year led to his current career as an engineer in Baltimore, but he still makes time to get back to the beach every chance he gets.

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Weisengoff Named Wilkinson Volunteer Award Recipient

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BERLIN – In being presented the Sam Wilkinson Volunteer Award, 2019 recipient Paul Weisengoff honored others for their service, including the children he coaches and the Ocean Pines Volunteer Fire Department.

The annual award each year recognizes outstanding volunteer service to the community through the Ocean Pines Recreation and Parks Department.

It was presented during the Annual Meeting on Saturday by Recreation and Parks Program Supervisor Debbie Donahue.

"In August 2003, the Sam Wilkinson Volunteer Award was established here in Ocean Pines in honor of an 8-yearold young boy named Sam Wilkinson who lost his life in a tragic accident at Northside Park in Ocean City. As a way to honor the memory of Sam, and the Wilkinson family for their dedication to Ocean Pines Recreation and Parks, we felt the award would continue on in his name and pay tribute to Sam's involvement here in the Recreation Department, as well as his father,” Donahue said.

Bob Wilkinson was a volunteer coach both for Ocean Pines and Ocean City recreation programs, she added.

"We're honoring a gentleman that has been such a great help, not only to our youth programs, but also in the

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Wilkinson Volunteer Award recipient Paul Weisengoff, pictured with Recreation and Parks Program Supervisor Debbie Donahue, addresses Ocean Pines residents last weekend.

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community,” Donahue said.

Originally from Baltimore, Weisengoff moved to the Eastern Shore in 1978 and became an Ocean Pines resident six years later. He retired from the Maryland Division of Corrections in 2016 "and has pretty much become a full-time volunteer in our community," Donahue said.

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the OC Fast Breakers girls’ basketball team, which includes many players from Ocean Pines, according to Donahue. In 2017, he was inducted in the Washington Metropolitan Slow Pitch Softball Hall of Fame, as an umpire.

Donahue said Weisengoff schedules referees and umpires for Ocean Pines' recreation programs and has helped to restructure recreation rules "to better our programs."

"He and his Fast Breakers players have volunteered at many of our special events for the past three years," she said. "He believes in giving back and having the girls learn the same philosophy."

Weisengoff also referees Ocean Pines youth basketball games.

"As you can see, this gentleman has been and will hopefully continue to be a major asset not only to the Recreation Department, but the community as well. And I'm very lucky to call him my friend," Donahue said. "He also is pretty handy at catching crabs – and he likes to share."

Donahue handed Weisengoff the award as the two embraced.

"Thank you for everything," Donahue said.

Weisengoff, taking the podium, thanked what he called old and new friends in attendance. He was quick to credit the young athletes he coaches for their own volunteerism.

"My kids are great. They help in everything I ask them to do ... Fourth of July, Breakfast with Santa, [the] Easter Bunny, whatever," Weisengoff said. "They come and they willingly give ... I do some things, but I couldn't do it without them."

As president of the Manklin Meadows Association, Weisengoff said he also wanted to thank the Ocean Pines Volunteer Fire Department for their recent service to the community.

"We had a fire in one of our condo units the other day, and the firemen and the auxiliary was fantastic to our owners," he said.

Weisengoff said he receives a mailing from the fire department each year asking for contributions. Most years, he admitted, he doesn't pay much attention to them.

"Guess what? It's a great organization, so I'm going to ask everybody to please reach out to them and do what you can, because they were awesome," he said.

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The Bank of Delmarva President/CEO John W. Breda announced the recent $500 donation to Team Keller, a local charity that is raising awareness to help find a cure for Cystic Fibrosis. Keller Hoch is the 8-year-old son of Corey and Jenna Hoch of Salisbury. Keller was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis right after his second birthday in October of 2013. Team Keller was formed in 2014 and they have helped raise over $100,000 through fundraising efforts to help the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

The Bank of Delmarva's employees contribute money to a Casual Day Fund in order to dress casually on Fridays throughout the year. The monies collected are then donated to various organizations in the communities they serve. Pictured, from left, are Ashley Clevenger, Employee Committee, The Bank of Delmarva; Jenna Hoch; Corey Hoch; and Shane Niblett, vice president, Information Security Officer, The Bank of Delmarva. Pictured in the front row are Keller Hoch and Laney Hoch.

Hospital goes Purple

BERLIN – Atlantic General Hospital has announced its AGH Goes Purple kickoff event on Friday, Aug. 30, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in the hospital lobby in collaboration with Worcester Goes Purple (WGP) and community partners.

The community education and resource event in observance of Opioid Awareness Day, will promote opioid awareness by providing information on recovery and peer support, integrative therapies, Naloxone training and other resources for addiction treatment.

Worcester Goes Purple has secured grant funding from the Worcester County Arts Council for the installation of an art rock river. Rocks will be available during the event to be painted and placed in the River of Care and River of Hope in honor of those who have died from an overdose or are struggling with addiction.

For more information, contact Donna Nordstrom, Atlantic General Hospital Director of Community Health, at 410629-6820 or dnordstrom@atlanticgeneral.org.

Worcester Goes Purple is an opioid addiction awareness and prevention campaign taking place in September across Worcester County. The cam-

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paign’s mission is to start the conversation within the community about drug education and prevention, the signs and symptoms of addiction, and where community resources can be found for assistance. ‘Going Purple’ is currently looking for volunteers or business partners to join the movement. You can show support by wearing purple, displaying purple in your yard or home, putting a purple lightbulb in your business storefront, creating a purple product for your business, or more. For more information about participation in this campaign, contact Event Coordinator Debbie Smullen at 410-870-5161 or at dasmullen@worcesterk12.org.

CBRB agents Ranked

OCEAN CITY – Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Ocean City Offices recently had several agents ranking in July for the Greater Baltimore Region.

The local agents included Nancy Reither, fifth; Dan Clayland, 10; Jamie Caine, 24; Peck Miller, 39; Michele Pompa, 55; Eric Green, 62; Chelsea Tull, 71; Shawn Kotwica, 87; Ed Galyon, 92; Terri Moran, 94; and Mike Higgins, 97.

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Coastal Hospice addition

SALISBURY – Tracey Horan has joined Coastal Hospice as vice president of clinical services. She will be responsible for the oversight and direction of hospice health services.

Horan brings 29 years of experience to the position and was most recently the Director of Orthopedic and Neurosurgical Service Lines at St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital in Newburgh, N.Y. “We are thrilled to have Tracey on board as our new vice president of clinical services,” said Alane Capen, president of Coastal Hospice. “Her career in the medical field provides her with the knowledge and skill set to thrive in our hospice organization.”

While working at R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, Horan received the Hero Award and later received the Leader of the Year Award during her tenure at St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital in Newburgh, NY. Horan received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Towson University in 1990 and completed her Master of Public Administration from Marist College in 2011.

endoscopy Center Opens

OCEAN PINES – Physicians Endoscopy (PE), along with the Peninsula Regional Health System and its Peninsula Regional Medical Center, announce the opening of Delmarva Endoscopy Center in Ocean Pines at the Ocean Pines Health Pavilion.

The Delmarva Endoscopy Center is a full-service facility that saw its first patients on July 16. It operates a fully functional endoscopy suite with two endoscopy procedure rooms, all featuring state-of-the-art equipment.

“I am excited to provide care at Delmarva Endoscopy Center in Ocean Pines, which is a state-of-the-art facility to improve quality, access, and patient experience,” said Jerry Canakis, MD, gastroenterologist and physician lead. “The ease of the process, comfort, and convenience contribute to the high-quality endoscopy services our patients will receive. We are a team dedicated to providing safe and exceptional care.”

Joining Canakis at the Delmarva Endoscopy Center are fellow gastroenterologists Dan Daniels, MD, and Pushpjeet Kanwar, MD. The doctors are performing EGDs and colonoscopies, examining the stomach, esophagus, and colon to help diagnose and treat patients and to screen for colon cancer.

The Delmarva Endoscopy Center is one of four buildings that comprise the Ocean Pines Health Pavilion, which is owned and operated by the Peninsula Regional Health System. The building totals 11,000 square feet of which 6,000 is dedicated for the endoscopy center. The remaining space is utilized

by Canakis and his staff for his medical office.

The Ocean Pines Health Pavilion is 21 acres in size and features hospitalstyle services without inpatient beds. Included is the state-of-the-art Richard A.

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architectural Firm Honored

SALISBURY – Becker Morgan Group was recently recognized by Engineering News-Record (ENR) as a 2019 Mid-Atlantic Top Design Firm for the sixth year in a row, ranking No. 82. ENR is the leader in providing engineering and construction news, analysis, and data throughout the industry. The annual Top Design Firm List ranks the largest U.S. design firms in each region.

“We are honored by ENR’s recognition, and continue to be grateful for our client’s trust and confidence in our exceptional staff. About 85% of our work is from repeat clients, which motivates us in the pursuit of design excellence,” said President W. Ronald Morgan.

One of many projects contributing to the ENR ranking is Showell Elementary School, a 154,500-square-foot facility in Berlin, the firm’s largest project to break ground in 2018. The new elementary school will provide 34 classrooms and five common areas for approximately 630 students in pre-kindergarten to fourth grades. Currently, under construction, the new school is anticipated to receive LEED Silver Certification and open for the 2021-2022 school year.

University Recognized

SALISBURY – Kiplinger’s Personal Finance again has named Salisbury University one of its “Best Public College Values.”

Academic quality carries more weight than costs in Kiplinger’s formula.

Among public colleges, SU is No. 61 based on out-of-state costs and No. 102 for in-state costs.

“We start by looking for schools with strong academics, including a competitive admission rate, a low student-faculty ratio and a record of getting students out of school on time,” said Kiplinger’s staff writer Rivan Stinson. “On the financial side, we look for schools with reasonable price tags, solid financial aid for students who qualify and low average debt among students who borrow.”

“As we prepare for the 2019-20 academic year, we are thrilled that Kiplinger’s once again has recognized the high-quality academic programs SU offers, as well as our great value for students and families,” said Dr. Karen Olmstead, SU provost and senior vice president of academic affairs.

“SU’s continued recognition as a ‘best value’ speaks highly of the excellent educational experience our faculty and staff provide.”

Institutions are ranked on factors, including admission, retention and graduation rates, student-faculty ratios, SAT or ACT scores, as well as cost and financial aid measures.

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OCEAN CITY – I often get asked how many guards it takes to cover all 10 miles of Ocean City. The answer really depends on what time of year it is. On a typical day in the middle of summer, the answer is a simple 91.

However, during the early and late parts of summer, our numbers may be different based the number of people that we have available to work.

A majority of our guards range in age between 18 and 22, and are currently working on a college degree, which may affect their availability during the “shoulder” times of summer.

With 91 stands, it takes a minimum of 109 Surf Rescue Technicians (SRTs) to just cover these stands and lunch shifts. However, based on the typical workweek of an SRT, which is 5½ days, it takes additional SRTs to cover days off, special duties, and training. In order to schedule such a large number of per-

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Towards the end of August, we also experience a reduction in staffing due to the fact our personnel are returning to other obligations. As previously mentioned, many of our guards are attending colleges and universities all over the country, all with different starting dates.

Additionally, a good portion of the people that hold leadership roles on the beach patrol are professional educators at school systems and colleges throughout the country and return for professional activities at least 1 week prior to their students. Thanks to Governor Hogan’s decision to have Maryland Public Schools start students after Labor Day (which may change for 2020 due to actions of the state legislature) we have been able to retain our teachers for an additional one DAMIEN SANZOTTI or two weeks longer than previous seasons. These teachers are some of our most experienced SRT’s and mostly in supervisory rolls on the beach. However, after Labor Day, we lose all of our educators for weekdays, although many will return to help cover our beaches on weekends.

During this time of year, you are going to notice a larger distance between stands. This trend continues until our last day of the season which is Sunfest Sunday (Sept. 22). Typically, on the weekends, the number of stands will increase due to personnel returning from college or teaching responsibilities to work for the weekend.

Although our coverage will be done with fewer personnel and less lifeguard towers than during peak season we will supplement this coverage by increasing the number of mobile rescue units patrolling the beach. These mobile units are first-aid and AED equipped with one SRT (rider) acting as the primary rescue swimmer while the other SRT (driver) maintains radio communication and backup during an emergency. Both are qualified as surf rescue technicians, medical first responders and are quad (ATV) certified. During this time, it is best to walk and swim in front of the nearest lifeguard. This short walk is worth the lives of you and your family.

For additional information, please call beach patrol headquarters. Guard stand placement may relocate daily as conditions change. To locate the closest stand to your beach, you may go to the official beach patrol website (ococean.com/ocbp) and scroll down to the “beach conditions” table and click on the stands location link or by calling Beach Patrol Headquarters at 410-289-7556 between the hours of 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.

And always remember, “Keep your feet in the sand until the lifeguards in the stand.”

(The writer has been with the beach patrol for 16 years and is currently a sergeant. He is a physical education teacher at Berlin Intermediate School.)

Hundreds Attend National Night Out In Ocean Pines

BERLIN – A few early rain showers did little to dampen the spirits of the hundreds who attended Ocean Pines’ second annual National Night Out event last week at White Horse Park.

The free event included representatives from Ocean Pines Police, the Ocean Pines Volunteer Fire Department, Worcester County Sheriff’s Office and Maryland State Police.

Law enforcement, nonprofits and community groups provided information, hosted activities and games for children, and handed out raffle and door prizes.

Visitors to White Horse Park last Tuesday evening were also treated to free food and drinks, including hot dogs courtesy of the Kiwanis and Republic Services, snacks provided

by Sea Floor Carpets and Pipeline Contracting, and ice cream donated

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National Night Out is sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch and designed to heighten crime and drug prevention awareness, generate support for and participation in local anticrime efforts, and strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships.

“I was happy with the large turnout and gratified with the participation of our residents,” Ocean Pines Police Chief David Massey said.

“We also appreciate the participation of our Worcester County Sheriff’s Office and Maryland State Police – our partners who we have a great relationship with. The event was kind of a reaffirmation of community policing within Ocean Pines.”

Massey and Del. Wayne Hartman each took turns as the subject of a dunking booth – sponsored by the Ocean Pines Chamber of Commerce – during the event.

“I enjoyed everything. I even enjoyed the dunking that our children and residents gave me,” Massey added. “Everybody always says it’ll be cold, but it wasn’t that bad. The first time you hit the water, it’s like going in the ocean for the first time.”

Massey and Hartman also helped to run the dunk tank and, more than once, pressed the button to send the other splashing into the water.

“Overall, I thought the whole event was great,” Hartman said. “It was a great turnout and a great event with a lot of different agencies represented. Considering the weather we had just before this, it’s been a great day and a fun time for everybody. Hopefully we’ll be doing it again next year.”

Chamber Executive Director Kerrie Bunting said both Massey and Hartman were good sports.

“They kept saying, ‘As long as there’s kids in the line I’m going for it.’ We really appreciate their help,

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and they did it for the community.

The kids just loved it,” Bunting said.

Other event participants included Republic Services, who offered a display on recycling guidelines. Republic Services Division Manager Anthony Spirito answered questions from the public, while a local elementary school student, Marissa Davis, provided helpful tips for children.

“I was impressed that nobody beat me up,” Spirito said with a laugh. “I was also impressed that people specifically came over to learn about recycling and it was great that the community wants to learn and wants to do the right thing.

And with my help from Marissa, it was a great event. I even made some friends tonight.”

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BERLIN – Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) immersion is how 75 Worcester County students from middle school to college spent part of the summer. During the seventh annual Worcester County Economic Development (WCED) STEM Summer Programs Recognition Ceremony on Friday, July 26, interns discussed how their experiences working with program sponsors shaped their educational and career goals.

“Listening to the students recall their intern experiences with local businesses and discovering for themselves that strong careers in the STEM field are here and growing is encouraging,” WCED Director Kathryn Gordon said.

“Our students are finding out for themselves that satisfying STEM careers will be here waiting for them when they complete their education.”

Rahat Choudery, a rising junior at Washington College majoring in computer science, discussed her intern experience at NASA Wallops Flight Facility.

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The STEM program – which includes a college internship program, a high school leadership development cohort, and a middle school summer camp – helps high-achieving Worcester students make contacts and build networks with potential employers at home.

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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 17693 To all persons interested in the estate of THOMAS R. WARDEN, ESTATE NO. 17693. Notice is given that, MARGARET A. PARADIS, 19208 TURKEY ROAD, ROCKVILLE, VA 23146, was on JULY 26, 2019, appointed Personal Representative of the estate of THOMAS R. WARDEN, who died on NOVEMBER 20, 2018, 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 26TH day of JANUARY 2020.

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

fore 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

tha 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 AUGUST 02, 2019 MARGARET A. PARADIS 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 8-02, 8-09, 8-16

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THIRD INSERTION NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 17934 To all persons interested in the estate of JAMES BROOKS BOUNDS, ESTATE NO. 17934. Notice is given that, JAMES R. BERGEY, JR., 8938 WORCESTER HIGHWAY, BERLIN, MD 21811 was on JULY 25, 2019, appointed Personal Representative of the estate of JAMES BROOKS BOUNDS, who died on JUNE 20, 2019, with a will.

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

All persons having any objection to the appointment (or to the probate of the decedent’s will) shall file their objections with the Register of Wills on or before the 25TH day of JANUARY 2020.

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

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JAMES R. BERGEY, JR. 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 8-02, 8-09, 8-16

SECOND INSERTION WILLIAM E. ESHAM III ESQ. AYRES, JENKINS, GORDY & ALMAND, PA 6200 COASTAL HIGHWAY, STE 200 OCEAN CITY, MD 21842 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 17949 To all persons interested in the estate of GARNETTE B. CRAWFORD, ESTATE NO. 17949. Notice is given that SALLY J CRAWFORD, 12744 TOWNSEND ROAD, OCEAN CITY, MD 21842 and ELLEN C. PRICE 5322 CHARLOTTE DRIVE, CHARLOTTE, NC 28227, was on AUGUST 02, 2019, appointed Personal Representative of the estate of GARNETTE B. CRAWFORD, who died on JULY 19, 2019, with a will.

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 tha date, or any extension provided by law, is unenforceable thereafter. Claim forms may be obtained from the Register of Wills.

of publication of this Notice. 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 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:

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(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

SALLY J CRAWFORD ELLEN C PRICE 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 8-09, 8-16, 8-23

FIRST INSERTION ROBERT A BENSON ESQ LAWS, INSLEY & BENSON, P.A. 209 EAST MAIN STREET SALISBURY, MD 21801

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.

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

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 2ND day of FEBRUARY, 2020.

ESTATE NO. 17911

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

To all persons interested in the estate of CHARLES JOHN GIESEY JR., AKA CHARLES JOHN GIESEY. Notice is given that GREGORY MICHAEL GIESEY, 34323 MAIN STREET, PITTSVILLE, MD 21850, was on JULY 03, 2019, appointed Personal Representative of the SMALL ESTATE of: CHARLES JOHN GIESEY JR., who died on APRIL 20, 2019 with a will.

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

All persons having any objection to the appointment shall file their objections with the Register of Wills within 30 days after the date

(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 AUGUST 16, 2019 GREGORY MICHAEL GIESEY 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 8-16

FIRST INSERTION MICHAEL B MATHERS ESQ WEBB, CORNBROOKS, WILBER, VORHIS, DOUSE & LESLIE, 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. 17953 To all persons interested in

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the estate of RITA FRANCES KACZMAREK. Notice is given that JEROME BERNARD KACZMAREK, 7965 LONGVIEW ROAD, BROADVIEW HEIGHTS, OH 44147, was on AUGUST 09, 2019, appointed Personal Representative of the SMALL ESTATE of: RITA FRANCES KACZMAREK, who died on FEBRUARY 18, 2019 with a will.

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

All persons having any objection to the appointment 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 appointment shall file their objections with the Register of Wills within 30 days 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, except if the decedent died before October 1, 1992, nine 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 AUGUST 16, 2019 JEROME BERNARD KACZMAREK 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 8-16

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ARLETTE K BRIGHT ESQ THE LAW OFFICES OF ARLETTE K. BRIGHT, PC 213 WEST MAIN STREET, SUITE 206 SALISBURY, MD 21801 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 17638 To all persons interested in the estate of OTTIS J. BAKER, AKA: OTTIS JAMES BAKER, ESTATE NO. 17638.

Notice is given that KRISTA SUZANNE BAKER, 815 WEST MAIN STREET, FRUITLAND, MD 21826, was on JULY 22, 2019, appointed Personal Representative of the estate of OTTIS J. BAKER, who died on OCTOBER 23, 2018, with a will.

There was a prior small estate proceeding.

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

All persons having any objection to the appointment (or to the probate of the decedent’s will) shall file their objections with the Register of Wills on or before the 22ND day of JANUARY, 2020.

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

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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 AUGUST 16, 2019 KRISTA SUZANNE BAKER 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 8-16, 8-23, 8-30

FIRST INSERTION NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 17937 To all persons interested in the estate of ALICE M. FOREMAN, ESTATE NO. 17937. Notice is given that ALTHELIA FOREMAN, 10110 GERMANTOWN ROAD, GERMANTOWN, MD 21811, and VALERIE FOREMAN, 10110 GERMANTOWN ROAD, GERMANTOWN, MD 21811 was on AUGUST 09, 2019, appointed Personal Representative of the estate of ALICE M FOREMAN, who

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died on NOVEMBER 25, 1996, 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 9th day of FEBRUARY, 2020.

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

the notice. A claim not presented or filed on or before tha 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 AUGUST 16, 2019 ALTHELIA FOREMAN VALERIE FOREMAN 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 8-16, 8-23, 8-30

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(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

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 17956

(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

To all persons interested in the estate of LINDA A. BARRETT, ESTATE NO. 17956.

Notice is given that TARA KATHLEEN BARRETT, 5930 BOXIRON ROAD, GIRDLETREE, MD 21829, was on AUGUST 12, 2019, appointed Personal Representative of the estate of LINDA A. BARRETT, who died on

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MAY 28, 2019, with a will.

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

All persons having any objection to the appointment (or to the probate of the decedent’s will) shall file their objections with the Register of Wills on or before the 12th day of FEBRUARY, 2020.

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

sented or filed on or before tha 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 AUGUST 16, 2019 TARA KATHLEEN BARRETT 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 8-16, 8-23, 8-30

FIRST INSERTION IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR WORCESTER COUNTY, MD C-23-FM-19356 IN THE MATTER OF CATHERINE KAYE SHINGLETON FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO CATIE BERENA CRUZ

(DOM REL 61) The above petitioner has field a petition for Change of Name in which she seeks to change her name from CATHERINE KAYE SHINGLETON to CATIE BERENA CRUZ. The petitioner is seeking this name change for the following reasons: THE NAME IS USED PROFESSIONALLY AND INCLUDES BIOLOGICAL FAMILY NAMES. Any person may file an objection to the Petition on or before the 17th day of SEPTEMBER, 2019. The objection must be supported by an affidavit and served upon the Petitioner in accordance with Maryland Rule 1-321.

Failure to file an objection or affidavit within the time allowed may result in a judgment by default or the granting of the relief sought.

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

Name of Newspaper: Maryland Coast Dispatch Date of Publication AUGUST 16, 2019 SUSAN R. BRANIECKI Clerk of the Circuit Court for Worcester County Room 104 - Court House One W. Market Street Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 1x 8-16

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The Freeman Stage’s Photo Of The Week: Each week during the season The Freeman Stage will submit a photo of the week from the Selbyville venue.

Above, The Great DuBois performed two free events on Aug. 8. Recently featured in Hugh Jackman’s hit movie, “The Greatest Showman,” Michael DuBois and Viktoria Grimmy have five generations of circus performing between them and have wowed crowds at countless shows at theatres, universities, cruise ships, fairs and festivals Photo by Natalee DeHart/The Freeman Stage all over the world. To learn more about upcoming events, click over to www.freemanstage.org.

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church 3 Church Street Berlin, Md. 410-641-4066

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August 16, 2019 BERLIN – The following represents a collection of press releases from universities announcing local student achievements.

•Some 64 Worcester County students recently graduated from Salisbury University. They were among the 1,691 students who received 1,442 bachelor’s degrees, 243 master’s degrees and six doctoral degrees during a ceremony at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center.

Berlin area residents include Cheryll Bissell, M.S.W.; Cora Cox, B.S., elementary education, magna cum laude; Britaney Dunkle, B.S., marketing; Drew Eckman, B.S., management; Cassidy Eichelberger, B.S., interdisciplinary studies; Corey Gwin, B.A., environmental studies, magna cum laude; Evan Heim, B.S., marketing and management; Sadie Helvig, B.S., information systems, cum laude, University Honors; Brooke Keane, B.S., biology; Kellie Ketterman, B.S., marketing, B.A., communication arts; Liliia Khmarskaia, M.A.T.; Casey King, B.A., environmental studies; Conor May, B.S., exercise science, magna cum laude; Ashley Miller, B.S.N., University Honors; Victoria Miller, B.A.S.W., summa cum laude; Riley Phillips, B.A., history; Jessica Reeck, B.S., accounting; Sydney Sebold, B.A., communication arts; Myia Tariq, B.A., environmental studies; Barbara Taylor, B.S., biology, cum laude; Haley Trice, B.S.N.; Carly Wilkinson, B.A., French, cum laude; and Victoria Williams, B.A.S.W. Bishopville area residents include James Dibuo, M.S.W.; Sara Nickoles, B.S., biology, cum laude, University Honors; Somer Schaeffer, B.S., biology; Madison Tinus, B.S., medical laboratory science.

Newark area residents include Tyann Johnson, M.S.W.; and Joanna Lewis, B.A., theatre.

Ocean City area residents include Hannah Adkins, B.S., biology, cum laude; Elizabeth Clapp, B.S., medical laboratory science; Skyler Coursey, B.S., interdisciplinary studies; Nikole Fishel, M.A., conflict analysis and dispute resolution; Amanda Hurley, M.Ed., curriculum and instruction; Laura James, B.A., psychology; Leah Hames, M.Ed., educational leadership; Kayla Miller, M.B.A.; Erica

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Pierce, M.S.W.; Hannah Proctor, B.S.N., summa cum laude; Yesenia Vega, B.A., communication arts; Brittany Wenschhof, B.S., exercise science, cum laude; and Alvin Woodhouse, M.S.W. Ocean Pines area residents include Yvonne Mills, B.S., early childhood education, magna cum laude; Amber Shaffer, M.S.W.; and Andrew Wineke, B.S., information systems.

Pocomoke City area residents include Lewis Alexander, B.S., computer science; Maya Batson, B.S., early childhood education, magna cum laude; Kathryn Baylis, M.A., conflict analysis and dispute resolution; Emily Clark, M.B.A.; Kyle Clark, M.B.A.; Amber Hall, B.S., early childhood education, cum laude; Rachel Hobbs, B.A.S.W.; Colby Payne, B.S., biology;

Taylor Portier, B.S., physics; Sara Randall, B.A.S.W., summa cum laude; and Taylor Zimmerman, B.S., respiratory therapy.

Snow Hill area residents include Tekeisha Dennis, B.A.S.W; Hunter Deutsch, B.S., finance; Larry Gaigler, M.B.A.; Elton Gray, B.S., physical education; Sydney Hall, B.S., mathematics, summa cum laude; Connor McMichen, B.A., music, cum laude; Tyler McMichen, M.S.W.; and Taylor Thomas, B.S., exercise science.

Other area residents include Jennifer Holland, M.B.A., of Stockton.

•Loyola University Maryland has announced the members of its spring 2019 Dean's List. In order to qualify for the Dean's List at Loyola, a student must achieve a minimum QPA of at least 3.500 for the term, provided that,

Page 75 in the term they have successfully completed courses totaling a minimum of 15 credits. The local students were Jamie Ditzel of Berlin and Danielle Gelinas of Berlin.

•Maddie Simons of Ocean City was named to the dean's list for the spring 2019 semester at Washington University in St. Louis. Simons is enrolled in the university's College of Arts & Sciences.

•Earning a degree from Western Governors University were Carolyn Miller Cragway of Berlin, who earned her Bachelor of Science, Nursing, and Gabriel Leor of Ocean City, who has earned his Bachelor of Science, Marketing Management.

•Jenna Leitgeb of Berlin has been placed on the Gettysburg College Dean's Honor list for outstanding academic achievement in the Spring 2019 semester. Students with a quality point average of 3.60 or higher (on a 4.0 scale) for a semester's work are placed on the College's Dean's Honor List.

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Arien Moore, 5, in Ocean City

August 16, 2019

Kids of Summer

Jessie Boult, 16, and Cassie Gaumont, 16, in Ocean City

Sid Hultgren, 5, and Maggie Nelson, 4, in Ocean City

Gus Hultgren, 10, in Ocean City

(Part 1)

It’s our pleasure to produce the 13th Annual Kids of Summer photo series, featuring little ones of all ages, from near and far, enjoying all that comes with the summer season. If you would like your child(ren) featured in this space, there’s still time.

Just email us your photo(s) at editor@mdcoastdispatch.com or mail to P.O. Box 467, Berlin, Md. 21811 with the child’s name, age and location.

Sofia, Reid, Payton, Birthday girl Alyssa, 17, and Bogger in Ocean City

Philip Rittersbacher, 15, Lexi Martin, 9, Nicolas Rittersbacher, 12, and Alexander Rittersbacher, 5, on Assateague Island

Nathan Walton, 12, in Ocean City

Chase, 6, and Paige Riesner, 13, in Ocean City

Beckett Inchausti, 3, in Ocean City

Spencer, 19, Cole, 11, and Halley, 10, in Ocean City

Sadie Sweiger, 4 months, in Ocean City

Wesley Grimes, 4, in Ocean City

Olivia, 1, and Katelynn Flor, 6, in Ocean City

Donivan Petrice, 8, in Ocean City

Gabby Schlossberg, 19 months, in Ocean City

Natalie Weaver, 8, in Ocean City

Olivia Weaver, 11, in Ocean City

Grace Carmella, 2, in Ocean City

Patrick Francis, 12, in Ocean City

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Wicomico County Clerk of Circuit Court James “Bo” McAllister administers the oath of office to new Council member Nicole Acle last week. Photo by Bethany Hooper

BY BETHANY HOOPER

STAFF WRITER

SALISBURY – District 2 resident Nicole Acle was sworn in as the newest member of the Wicomico County Council last week.

On Aug. 6, Acle was instated as the new District 2 representative for Wicomico County.

Late last month, the Wicomico County Council held a special meeting to appoint a nominee to fill the District 2 seat left vacant by former Councilman Marc Kilmer’s resignation on June 15. During the special meeting, Acle was appointed to the position by a unanimous vote.

Prior to the start of last week’s council meeting, Acle was sworn in by the Wicomico County Clerk of Circuit Court James “Bo” McAllister.

For her part, Acle thanked her family and county officials for their support.

“They have been very patient with all my questions,” she said.

Acle also recognized the residents in her district.

“I would like to thank you for the outpour of support from municipalities and constituents of District 2,” she said. “I am humbled today to accept this nomination to represent District 2.

And thank you to the Republican Central Committee for the confidence in putting my name forward.”

Acle was among four candidates in District 2 to be nominated by the Wicomico County Republican Central Committee to fill the District 2 seat until a special election is held in 2020.

“The privilege of this nomination comes with a serious charge, that is to ultimately serve the people of Wicomico County,” she said. “The responsibilities of leadership rest in the language of the county charter. As such, I look forward to working in partnership with my colleagues on the council, the county’s executive office, the Wicomico County Board of Education and the municipalities within Wicomico County.”

Acle, a Wicomico County business owner, said her top priorities as

a councilwoman include education, economic growth, and finding solutions to septic and stormwater issues plaguing District 2 residents.

She added her appointment will bring “diversity in representation,” as she will be the only woman on the council.

Several members of the county council took time on Tuesday to recognize the legislative body’s newest member.

“I want to welcome Mrs. Acle to the county council …,” Councilman Bill McCain said. “We are all happy to have you.”

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with Scott Lenox

The third largest wahoo in White Marlin Open history was this 91-pound beast caught by lady angler Anne Aramendia aboard the Give it Away.

This crew fished with Captain Joe Drosey aboard Rhonda’s Osprey and had a great day in the canyon releasing a white marlin and boxing a bunch of gaffer mahi.

Randy Swain, Sr., Randy Swain, Jr., Louden Swain, Nathan Mangiafico and Marty Wilhelm had a crazy good day with the flounder with fish up to 5 pounds while fishing over ocean structure.

Hello all, the 46th Annual White Marlin Open is in the rearview mirror and it was truly one for the record books with 404 boats competing for over $6.1 million in prize money and some awesome fish caught. There were qualifiers in every category including shark, some of the largest fish in the tournament’s history were caught and we had our first ever two-time champion crowned at the end of the week. It was a very memorable event and I was glad to be a part of it.

One of the most impressive fish in this year’s White Marlin Open was a fish that was caught by accident and would eventually break a payout record. On the first day of the tournament, the crew of the Polarizer rolled into Harbor Island with a mako shark that they said came into their marlin spread and wouldn’t leave before having something to eat.

The crew of the Polarizer obliged the hungry mako, fought her for a few short minutes and then boated her and headed to the scales. When the big mako tipped the scales at 277.5 pounds, the crowd roared and it was one of the most viewed moments of our livestream broadcast. The crew of the Polarizer knew they would probably win the shark division, but they did not know that their shark would break the White Marlin Open record for payout for shark by winning a whopping $225,000 in prize money.

There were some big dolphin and wahoo caught during this year’s White Marlin Open and the lead would change in both categories several times throughout the week. On Friday both categories would change for the last time with two big fish that no one really saw coming. Everyone, including me, thought that the 82-pound wahoo sitting in first place on Friday was going to win

Russ Garufi battled this 201-pound bigeye for 2 1/2 hours aboard the Crisdel and walked away with first place tuna money to the tune of over $900,000.

Captain Jason Mumford of Lucky Break charter put this family on some fantastic flounder fishing when he led them to seven keepers.

This family fished with Captain John Prather of Ocean City Guide Service and put seven keepers in the box including a nice 4.9-pound doormat.

The only qualifying blue marlin of the White Marlin Open was this 465 1/2 pounder caught by the crew of Haulin’ N’ Ballin’ worth $900,000.

Tommy Hinkle and the crew of the Fish Whistle became the first two-time winners of the White Marlin Open with this 79 ½-pound white worth $1.5 million.

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the event, but female angler Anne Aramendia and the crew of Give It Away pulled into Harbor Island on Friday and put up a whopping 91-pound wahoo and swiped first place honors with the third largest wahoo ever caught in the White Marlin Open.

More drama ensued late on Friday when the crew of the Playmate out of the Ocean City Fishing Center pulled into the scales with a dolphin to weigh.

A nice fish of 39 pounds was sitting atop the leader board, but we would soon find out that wasn’t going to do it. Captain Jeremy Shandrowski and the crew of the Playmate were elated to find out that their bull dolphin would jump into first place by just two pounds and take top honors in the category.

The only blue marlin to qualify in this year’s White Marlin Open was a beautiful 465 1/2 pound fish caught by the crew of Haulin’ N’ Ballin’, also out of the Ocean City Fishing Center. Captain Howard Lynch and crew jumped for joy when Mike and Alex pulled the tape on the big blue and it was over the 114-inch minimum for the tournament. Thanks to a rule change by WMO officials, the crew knew that they would hit the leaderboard because there was no longer a minimum weight to qualify. One other blue marlin came to the scales that didn’t meet the minimum length and at the end of the week Haulin’ N’ Ballin’s blue marlin would be worth $900,000.

Longtime friend of mine Captain Butch Davis and the crew of the Chasin’ Tails weighed the first qualifying white marlin of the tournament when they hit the scales on Monday and it would stand until the eventual winner of the tournament would pull into Harbor Island on

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The largest mahi of the White Marlin Open was this 41 pounder caught by the crew of the Playmate out of the Ocean City Fishing Center.

Thursday. Captain Butch and crew were looking at over $1.5 million on Monday afternoon, but that was swiped away Thursday by the crew of the Fish Whistle with angler Tommy Hinkle. Tommy’s 79.5-pound fish bumped Chasin’ Tails’ 74 pounder into second place and would hold on and take first place honors in the coveted white marlin division. Tommy became the first ever two-time champion

of the White Marlin Open when he added this victory to his win in 2008 where he won first place in the white marlin category with an 81-pound fish.

Tommy’s fish in 2008 would win him just under $1 million in prize money, but this year’s winner would grab him over $1.5 Million. I guess lightning really does strike twice.

The White Marlin Open may be in the books, but fishing tournament season is far from over. The Poor Girl’s Open is currently under way at Bahia Marina and runs through Saturday, Aug. 17 and then the MidAtlantic rolls into town. The Mi-

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This 277.5-pound mako shark caught by the Polarizer became the highest money winning shark in WMO history when it won $225,000.

dAtlantic is a fish three of five-day tournament with scales action at the Canyon Club in Cape May, N.J. and at Sunset Marina in West Ocean City from Monday, Aug. 19 through Friday, Aug. 23.

Scales are open from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. every night and the Hooked on OC crew and I will be broadcasting the event live to the MidAtlantic website at www.themidatlantic.com There are usually some very nice fish weighed during the MidAtlantic and we sometimes see the biggest blue marlin of the season hit the dock. I also hear that Michael Jordan will be coming back to Ocean City to fish the

event.

I hope you are all enjoying the great weather and fishing so far this summer and I hope you can get out there and take advantage of it sooner than later. If I get a little time off between tournaments you just might see me drifting the east channel….if not, you can catch me here.

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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Every Monday: TOPS Meeting 5:30-6:30 p.m. Atlantic General Hospital, Berlin. Take Off Pounds Sensibly is a support group promoting weight loss and maintaining a healthy lifestyle.410-641-0157.

Every Monday: Delmarva Chorus Meeting 7 p.m. Ocean Pines Community Center. Women of all ages invited to sing with the group. 410-641-6876.

Second Monday Of Month: Ocean Pines Camera Club 7 p.m. Ocean Pines branch library.

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

Every Tuesday: TOPS Meeting 5:30-7 p.m. Worcester County Health Center, 9730 Healthway Dr., Berlin.

Take Off Pounds Sensibly is a support and educational group promoting weight loss and healthy lifestyle. jeanduck47@gmail.com.

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

Third Tuesday: Alzheimer’s Support Group 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Berlin Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 9715 Healthway Dr., Berlin. Free caregivers group.

410-629-6123.

Every Wednesday: Community Bible Study (Women and Children) September 2019 through May 2020.

Harvest Baptist Church, 29945 Dixon Rd., Salisbury. Pre-registration now open. $35 for adults, $10 for children.

Thirty-week study of Revelation, Galatians and Colossians. Women of all ages and Bible knowledge welcome.

Coordinator Linda Frey, 410-4228773. Register and pay online at Salisbury.CBSclass.org.

Every Wednesday: Delmarva Hand Dance Club Dance To Sounds of ’50s And ’60s Music 5:30-9 p.m. Ocean City Elks Lodge, 13708 Sinepuxent Ave. $5 donation per person to benefit veterans and local charities in the Delmarva region.

All are welcome. dance@delmarvahanddancing.com or http://delmarvahanddancing.com. 410-208-1151.

Second Wednesday: Polish American Club Of Delmarva Meeting 2-4 p.m. Columbus Hall. Anyone of Polish or Slavic descent is welcome.

No meetings June, July, August. 410723-2639 or 410-250-2548.

Every Thursday: Beach Singles 45 Plus, happy hour 4-7 p.m., Clarion Hotel, 10100 Coastal Hwy., Ocean City. 302-436-9577, 410-524-

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Second Thursday: Ocean Pines Garden Club 10 a.m. Ocean Pines Community Center. Visitors and new members welcome.

Every Friday: Knights Of Columbus #9053 Bingo Doors open at 5 p.m., bingo at 6:30 p.m. 9901 Coastal Hwy., Ocean City.

Possible to win the $1,000 big jackpot each week. 410-524-7994.

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

Every Saturday: Goat and Sheep Seminars 10 a.m. Tractor Supply Co., Berlin and Farmers & Planters Too, Salisbury.

Free programs focusing on small ruminant health, fencing and pasture management and feeding. Programs

by University of Maryland Extension.

For full schedule and registration, contact Maegan Perdue, mperdue@umd.edu or 410-632-1972.

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

New members are always welcome.

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

Every Sunday Now Through Sept. 29: Berlin Farmers Market 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Producers-only market featuring locally handmade or grown products. More than 20 vendors including fresh fruits and veggies, baked goods, seafood, poultry, farm-fresh eggs, organic goods, wood working, beauty products and much more. Live music by local artists, kids crafts and a petting zoo. Berlin Welcome Center: 410-973-2051.

June-Sept. 8 Saturdays: Yoga On The Beach 8 a.m. Enjoy low-impact exercise to in-

crease balance, flexibility and reduce stress to the sound of ambient waves.

All levels welcome. Free but park entrance fees are in effect. Donations benefit Assateague Island National Seashore. Bring your own beach towel. Meet at the Shade Pavilion in North Beach parking lot, 6633 Bayberry Dr., Berlin.

Aug. 17: Willards VFC Chicken BBQ 11 a.m. Rt. 346 & Main St., Willards. $10 for a half chicken, two sides, roll and can of soda. Benefit for Jimmy Parker. 410-430-1135.

Aug. 17: Steak Dinner 4-7 p.m. American Legion 123, 10111 Old Ocean City Blvd., Berlin. $16 dinner includes 14oz. Porterhouse steak, baked potato, salad and dinner roll.

Public welcome. Pre-order required.

Call for tickets or pick up from the bartender at the legion. Don, 410-6005294. Ray, 410-215-9354.

Aug. 17: Festival on the Lawn 1-6 p.m. Frankford Community Park, Frankford. Free concert featuring several acts including the Zion Reggae Band, Committed to Serve and Ty Bolden. Music, food, games and book bag giveaways. Event presented by Center Stage Resources to bring awareness on mental health and human trafficking. For more information contact centerstagre@yahoo.com.

Aug. 17: Chicken, Dumplings Dinner 11 a.m. Ocean Pines Community Center. $10 dinners include chicken n dumplings, potato salad, candied yam, mac n cheese, string beans, rolls and corn bread. Dine-in or carry-out available. Drinks and desserts available.

Fundraiser for Calvary United Methodist Church.

Aug. 17: Children’s Superhero Lunch 11:30 a.m. Poplar Hill Mansion, 117 Elizabeth St., Salisbury. $22 per person. RSVP to reserve seats. Dress up as your favorite superhero or comic book character. Kid-friendly menu features smoothies, sandwiches, fruit and desserts. Games and prizes. All proceeds benefit Poplar Hill Mansion. To RSVP, call 410-749-1776.

Aug. 17: Classic Car, Truck, Bike Show St. Paul United Methodist Church and its men’s ministry will host the 4th Annual Classic Car, Truck and Bike Show will be held, 10-a.m.-2 p.m. (registration 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.) Rain date Aug. 24. BBQ children, bake sale, trophies and T-shirts available.

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Aug. 21: Church of the Holy Spirit Quarter Auction 7 p.m. Church of the Holy Spirit, 10001 Coastal Hwy., Ocean City. $10 ticket includes one paddle. $2 for each additional paddle or three for $5.

Doors open at 6 p.m. Food available for purchase. Call to purchase tickets.

Church office, 410-723-1973. Jackie, 443-735-4275. Cheryl, 410-491-7749.

Aug. 23: 1st Annual Jeep Poker Run Noon. American Legion Post 123, 10111 Old Ocean City Blvd., Berlin.

Open to all Jeeps or vehicles. $20 donation per driver, $15 donation per passenger. Trophies and cash prizes for winners. Registration at American Legion Post 123 on Aug. 22 from noon to 4 p.m. and on Aug. 23 from 10 a.m. to noon.

Aug. 24: Church of the Holy Spirit Indoor Yard Sale 7 a.m.-Noon. 10001 Coastal Hwy., Ocean City. 410-723-1973.

Aug. 24: Super Bingo 5 p.m. Willards Lions Club, Main St., Willards. Pays $125 per game. Doors open at 5 p.m. Early bird games at 5:30, 6 and 6:30 p.m. Regular bingo at 7 p.m. Food and desserts for sale.

410-430-1135.

Aug. 31: Market Day, Yard Sale The Selbyville Elks Market Day and Yard Sale will be held 7 a.m.-1 p.m.

Indoor and outdoor tables will be available for $10. Vendors welcome, call Lynne 302-853-5335. Breakfast and lunch sandwiches and bakery items will be available. 13324 Worcester Highway, Bishopville.

Sept. 2: Annual Labor Day Picnic Noon-3 p.m. White Horse Park, Ocean Pines. $25 per person. Chicken, baby back ribs, salads and beverages. Catering by Em-Ings. Features music and a speaker. Sponsored by Worcester County Democratic Club. To RSVP, call 301-667-3099.

Sept. 3-5: Basic Boating Course The US Coast Guard Auxiliary is offering the Maryland Basic Boating Safety Course at the Ocean Pines Library.

The course is required for all boat operators born after July 1, 1972. A certificate is awarded after successful completion of the course. $15 for all three evenings. Register or get more information by calling Barry Cohen at 410-935-4807, or Email CGAUXOC@Gmail.com Sept. 4: Free Square Dance Lessons 7-9 p.m. Ocean Pines Community Center. Adults, singles and couples welcome. Additional square dance lessons available October 2019 through May 2020 for a nominal fee.

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Sept. 7: Walk To End Epilepsy 8 a.m. Boardwalk at the Inlet, Ocean City. Free registration. Join the Epilepsy Foundation Maryland at this nationwide walk to end epilepsy, a fun, family-friendly walk that brings the community together to affect change through care, advocacy, research and education. Features kids’ games, purple tent, scavenger hunt, entertainment. Money raised from the walk helps fund research and awareness, training programs and first aid, as well as improved access sto specialty and supportive care for the more than 60,000 people affected by epilepsy in Maryand. Create a team, sponsor an activity or be a volunteer. Epilepsy.com/Maryland or mwontrop@efa.org.

Sept. 7: Corn Hole Tournament Noon- 5 p.m. Berlin Lions Club, 9039 Worcester Hwy., Berlin. Teams of two will face off in a double elimination battle. Food and beverages for sale. $30 per team. Sponsored by Ocean Pines Chamber of Commerce. Registration closes Sept. 5. Register online at oceanpineschamber.org.

Sept. 7: Walk for Recovery 1 p.m. Ocean City Boardwalk. Fivemile walk on the Boardwalk starting at the Inlet. Registration at 1 p.m. Walk begins at 2 p.m. First 50 registrants receive a free t-shirt. Participants are encouraged to wear purple. $20 donation requested. Proceeds benefit Worcester County individuals and families touched by the disease of addiction. Register online at www.atlanticclubocmd.org. For more information, call 410-213-1007.

Sept. 11: Free Square Dance Lessons 7-9 p.m. Ocean Pines Community Center. Adults, singles and couples welcome. Additional square dance lessons available October 2019 through May 2020 for a nominal fee.

Pine Steppes Square Dance Club President Barbara C. Roos, barbcroos@gmail.com or 908-229-8799.

Sept. 14: Farm-to-Table Harvest Dinner 4-8 p.m. Ocean Pines Community Center. Local food prepared by Berlin chef Toby Gilbert with music by local musician Bryan Russo. Hosted by Socially Responsible Agricultural Project.

Portion of proceeds will benefit Delmarva Farmer’s Union. Tickets available by phone at 717-826-7286 or at www.DelmarvaFarmToTable2019.com /Tickets.

Sept 18: Free Square Dance Lessons 7-9 p.m. Ocean Pines Community Center. Adults, singles and couples welcome. Additional square dance lessons available October 2019 through May 2020 for a nominal fee.

Pine Steppes Square Dance Club President Barbara C. Roos, barbcroos@gmail.com or 908-229-8799.

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Annual Stevenson Mission Back-to-School Supply Drive July through August Call for details

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

8:30 a.m.: Fellowship In The He Brews Cafe 9 a.m.: Blended Sunday Worship Service 9:30 a.m.: Children And Youth Sunday School

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BERLIN – John Francis Basilone was born in Buffalo, N.Y. on Nov. 4, 1916. His parents emigrated from Benvenuto, Italy and eventually settled in Raritan, N.J. He attended St. Bernard Parochial School but never finished high school. He enlisted in the United States Army in 1934 and spent much of his enlistment in the Phillipines.

He became a champion boxer and fell in love with Manila and spoke so much about it, he acquired the nickname of "Manila John." He was discharged in 1937 and returned to the United States. Dissatisfied with civilian life and hoping to return to the Phillipines, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1940. After training, he was sent to the Pacific (PTO) as part of DR. JOSEPH F. the 1st Marine Divi- PALMISANO sion and participated in the defense of Henderson field during the Battle of Guadalcanal in 1942. Due to the ferociousness of the Japanese resistance, the battle raged for months, and only ended when almost the entire Japanese force was killed.

Excerpts from John Basilone's Medal of Honor Citation: "For extraordinary heroism and conspicuous gallantry in action against enemy Japanese forces above and beyond the call of duty while serving with the 1st Marine Division, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, October, 1942. Sgt. Basilone, in charge of two sections of heavy machine guns, fought valiantly to check a savage and determined assault by an overwhelming number of banzai crying Japanese. By himself, he moved an extra machine gun into position to replace another that had been put out of action, then under continual fire, he personally manned it. Later, when ammunition ran low and supply lines were cut off, he battled through enemy lines with urgently needed shells for his gunners, thereby contributing to a large measure, to the virtual annihilation of an entire Japanese Regiment…"

After the successful capture of Guadalcanal, he was returned to the States as a hero, received his Medal of Honor from President Roosevelt, and was persuaded to participate in parades and public appearances in order to raise morale and sell War Bonds. The American public was eager for heroes, and his actions drew thousands of people, and raised over a million dollars in war bonds, a considerable sum in 1943.

Celebrities, politicians and the national press were attracted to him with his good looks and unassuming attitude. He appeared and was, the epitome of a patriotic American fight-

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ing man. His picture was in Life magazine and newsreels, and he became one of the best-known Americans of the time. He soon tired of this lifestyle and requested a return to active duty.

He was offered a permanent stateside position as an instructor and even a commission as an officer. It was an unwritten rule that Medal of Honor winners were not sent back into combat. His request was denied.

But something was gnawing at Basilone. He knew the country he loved was at war with a relentless "fight to the death" enemy." He also knew he had fought that enemy, and it could be defeated by equally inspired adversaries. His sense of patriotism was stronger than his sense of self-preservation. He had to rejoin the struggle to conquer Japan. He applied again for combat duty. This time his request was approved. He was activated and sent to Camp Pendleton in California for further training.

While stationed at Camp Pendleton, he met Lena Mae Rigi, a sergeant in the Marine Corps Women's Reserve. They fell in love and were married at St. Mary's Star of the Sea Church in Oceanside, Calif. After a honeymoon, they both returned to duty. At the completion of training, he was assigned to the 5th Marine division and became part of the invasion force at the blood-bath called Iwo Jima.

Excerpts from his Navy Cross Citation: "For extraordinary heroism while serving as the leader of a Machine-Gun Section, 5th Marine Division in action against enemy Japanese forces on Iwo-Jima island, 19 February, 1945. When his invading unit was held up by intensive fire from a heavily fortified blockhouse, he worked his way around the enemy flank, took up a position atop the blockhouse, and with grenades and demolitions, single-handedly destroyed the entire hostile strong point and its defending garrison. Despite the overwhelming volume of enemy fire, he then led his men forward until he fell, instantly killed by a bursting mortar shell. He gallantly gave his life in the service of his country."

His body was recovered, returned to the states, and he was buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery. Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone was the only enlisted marine in World War II to receive both the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross. "He was a one-man army," according to General Douglas Macarthur.

(The writer is a retired physician who shares insights about historically significant events and personal reflections on the area. The Ocean Pines resident is the author of “Doctor Joe, A Family Doctor In The Twentieth Century.”)

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Page 84 WEST OCEAN CITY-BERLIN-OCEAN PINES ASSATEAGUE CRAB HOUSE & CARRYOUT Rte. 611, Assateague Island • 410-641-4330 On the way to visit the ponies of Assateague, stop by this rustic crab house. Enjoy Maryland crabs by the dozen, or try the all-you-can-eat specials including snow crab legs. Their extensive menu features various appetizers, fresh fish, seafood, steaks, chicken and ribs. The kids can enjoy their own menu along with the great game room. Great for casual dining or carry-out. House specialties: All-you-can-eat, crab cakes, steaks and ribs.

ASSATEAGUE DINER Rte. 611 & Sunset Avenue, West Ocean City • 443-664-8158 www.assateaguedinerandbar.com Inspired by a classic diner culture, this new hotspot offers breakfast, lunch and dinner. The menu here features classic comfort foods prepared and executed with a modern coastal trust. Be sure to check out the exceptional coffee program and the Westside Bar within features delicious craft cocktails throughout the day.

BLACKSMITH RESTAURANT AND BAR 104 Pitts Street, Berlin 410-973-2102 Located in the heart of America’s Coolest Small Town, Berlin, Md., Blacksmith has established itself as one the area’s most loved dining and drinking destinations for foodies and wine, spirt and craft beer enthusiasts. Chef owned and locally sourced, Blacksmith keeps the main focus on Eastern Shore tradition. Everything here is homemade and handmade. Cakes and baked goods are delivered daily from down the street. Cozy and modern, traditional and on trend; Blacksmith has risen to the ranks of the area’s finest casual eating and drinking establishments. Visit and see why folks from Baltimore, D.C., Chincoteague and locals alike think Blacksmith is worth the trip. Open daily at 11:30 a.m. for lunch, dinner and bar snacks. Closed Sunday.

BREAKFAST CAFE OF OCEAN CITY 12736 Ocean Gateway, West Ocean City 410-213-1804 Open 7 days a week between Sunsations & Starbucks, across from Outback, come join us at the “Breakfast Cafe” (formerly Rambler Coffee Shop) we are a family-friendly restaurant that’s been family owned for 30 years passed from mother to son in 2001. We believe that fair pricing, putting out quality food as fresh as we can make it and a nice atmosphere makes a meal. I like to think we have many “House Specialties” which include our Crab Omelet, real crab meat, cheddar cheese and mushrooms, our Sunfest Omelet, Swiss cheese, ham and mushrooms; Cafe or French Sampler, pancakes or French toast, with eggs, bacon and sausage. Homemade creamed chipped beef on toast and sausage gravy on biscuits with browned potato home fries, with onion, excellent cheesesteak subs and fries and more! We use Rapa Scrapple fried on the grill the way you like it for all our breakfasts, sandwiches and sides. Summer hours, 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Come enjoy!

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

CRAB ALLEY Golf Course Road, West Ocean City Head Of Commercial Fishing Harbor 410-213-7800 • www.craballey.com Just close enough to be out of the way-located at the head of the commercial fishing harbor in West Ocean City, Crab Alley has it all! Spectacular view, casual and fun atmosphere, super service and mouth-watering food combine to make “The Alley” a true locals’ favorite. Enjoy our light fare and full menu of unbelievably fresh seafood, chicken and steaks indoors or on our upper deck. We offer appetizers, sandwiches and a children’s menu too.

Our name says it all -”crack’em and attack ‘em”.

Big Fat Crabs both by the dozen and all you can enjoy specials. Check out our website for our fantastic happy hour food and drink specials or find us on Facebook. Having a special affair? We can handle your group, large party or special occasion.

Make Crab Alley your first stop!

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DUMSER’S DAIRYLAND West Ocean City, Boardwalk locations, 501 S. Philadelphia Ave., 49th St. & 123rd St. www.dumsersdairyland.com This classic ice cream shop is a tradition for many families. Voted O.C.'s “Best Ice Cream” for the past 20 years, Dumser's is celebrating 80 years of serving the shore, and the ‘40s-style décor takes you back in time. With locations throughout Ocean City, treating your tastebuds to this signature homemade ice cream is easy. The 49th and 124th streets locations offer vast lunch and dinner menus (breakfast too at 124th) in addition to a wide variety of ice cream treats. You’ll find an impressive array of kid-favorites, along with fried chicken and seafood options, wraps, subs, sandwiches, salads and sides like sweet potato fries and mac-andcheese wedges.

FOX’S PIZZA DEN 11328 Samuel Bowen Blvd., West Ocean City 410-600-1020 • www.foxpizzamd.com Enjoy a brand new, spacious dining room. Happy hour every day from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. with $5 food specials and awesome drink specials. Enjoy incredible weekly chef specials along with our extensive regular menu. Check out foxspizzamd.com for a list of our regular menu items

FULL MOON SALOON 12702 Old Bridge Road, West Ocean City 443-664-5317 Locally owned and operated, this moderately priced casual restaurant/bar has freshly caught seafood, BBQ, and pork entrees, giant sandwiches as well as a variety of homemade soups. Locally we are known for our jumbo lump crab cakes, pork and beef BBQ, cream of crab soup, and 100% angus burgers as well as a variety of other sandwiches and entrees that are cooked with a local flair. Open daily at 11 a.m. for lunch and open until midnight. Sundays breakfast offered 8 a.m.-noon.

Fifteen televisions and a big screen available for all sports events.

GREENE TURTLE-WEST Rte. 611, West Ocean City • 410-213-1500 Visit Maryland’s No. 1 Sports Pub and Rest-aurant, the World-Famous Greene Turtle. Proudly serving West Ocean City since January 1999, The Greene Turtle features a beautiful 80-seat dining room, large bar area with 54 TVs with stereo sound and game room with pool tables. With an exciting menu, The Greene Turtle is sure to please with delicious sizzling steaks, jumbo lump crab cakes, raw bar, homemade salads and more. Live entertainment, Keno, Turtle apparel, kids menu, carry-out.

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

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

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

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

LIGHTHOUSE SOUND St. Martin’s Neck Road • 410-352-5250 Enjoy the best views of Ocean City at the newly

renovated, Lighthouse Sound. Come relax and dine overlooking the bay and the beautiful Ocean City skyline. Savor entrees such as local rockfish, tempura-battered soft shell crabs, char-grilled filet mignon and jumbo lump crabcakes. Open to the public, we serve Sunday brunch, lunch and dinner.

One mile west of Ocean City, Md., just off Route 90 on St. Martin’s Neck Road. Reservations recommended.

RUTH’S CHRIS Within the GlenRiddle Community 410-213-9444 • www.ruthschris.com Ruth’s Chris specializes in the finest custom-aged Midwestern beef. We broil it exactly the way you like it at 1,800 degrees to lock in the corn-fed flavor. Then we serve your steak sizzling on a heated plate so that it stays hot throughout your meal.

Many of our recipes were developed by Ruth, favorites such as shrimp Remoulade, Crabtini and Ruth’s chop salad. Located five miles west of Ocean City in the GlenRiddle Golf clubhouse. Extensive wine list. Reservations recommended.

THE SHARK ON THE HARBOR 12924 Sunset Ave., West Ocean City 410-213-0924 • ocshark.com We make real food from scratch. We believe that great food and healthful ingredients are not mutually exclusive of each other. Featuring local organic produce and seafood. All natural products – clear of preservatives and antibiotics. Whole grains and whole foods are used in the preparation of our menu – which our chefs write twice daily, based on what's fresh, available and delicious. Fresh. Local.

Organic. Taste the difference. Open Daily Year Round, Monday through Saturday for Lunch & Dinner and Sundays for Brunch, Lunch & Dinner.

Reservations suggested.

INLET TO 94TH STREET 28TH STREET PIT & PUB 28th Street & Coastal Highway 410-289-2020 • www.pitandpub.com Ocean City’s home of Pulled Pork and the finest barbecue, the legendary 28th Street Pit & Pub is known for serving up delicious smokehouse specialties. Grab a brew and enjoy the live sports action on one of the big screen TVs. Happy Hour daily, 3-6 p.m. Family friendly atmosphere. Weekend entertainment.

32 PALM 32nd Street Oceanside In The Hilton 410-289-2525 • www.32palm.com Executive Chef Rick Goodwin has introduced an exciting new menu. A favorite among many is the Bermuda Triangle, featuring cinnamon seared scallops finished with an ancho mango coulis along with house broiled crabcake with a sweet chili remoulade and finally, applewood smoked bacon wrapped around jumbo shrimp, grilled to perfection with jalapeno barbecue sauce. Other wonderfully delicious dishes cover the land and sea as well and each have a special touch that makes this restaurant unique among its peers.

Children’s menu available. Open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

45TH STREET TAPHOUSE 45th Street and the bay • 443-664-2201 At the newly remodeled 45th Street Taphouse, the best views of bayside Ocean City, MD are the backdrop where craft beer meets Maryland cuisine. This is vacation done right, all year long.

Wash down a Crabby Pretzel or homemade crabcakes with one of our 35+ craft beers on tap, all made right here in the USA. Not feeling crabby?

Pair your craft brew with our award-winning wings or even our brand new breakfast menu. Anyway it’s served, come get tapped with us.

BLU CRABHOUSE AND RAW BAR 24th Street & Coastal Highway 410-289-3322 • www.blucrabhouse.com Brought to you by the restaurateurs of The Embers, BLU Crabhouse and Raw Bar features outside dining under the palms, with a newly expanded outdoor bar, beautiful sunsets on the bay, and accessibility by boat to enhance your experience. Featuring jumbo crabs by the dozen, all-

August 16, 2019 you-can-eat crab feasts and a diverse menu focusing on a variety of seafood & non-selections. Be sure to check out the popular BLU Beach Bar Happy Hour from 3-6 p.m. for great bargains on drinks and food. Open daily at noon.

BONFIRE 71st Street & Coastal Highway 410-524-7171 www.thebonfirerestaurant.com 150 ft. Seafood & Prime Rib Buffet. A famous Ocean City Restaurant for 37 years. It’s all here.

The service, the atmosphere and the finest, freshest food available. Fresh seafood, snow crab legs, prime rib, BBQ ribs, raw oysters, raw clams, steamed shrimp, fish, homemade soups & salads.

Decadent dessert selection – homemade donuts & bread pudding, soft serve ice cream with hot fudge topping and lots more! Large selection of children’s favorites – chicken tenders, hot dogs, burgers, macaroni & cheese and pizza. A la carte menu available featuring fresh cut steaks and seafood. Open Monday-Friday at 4 p.m. SaturdaySunday, at 3 p.m. Plenty of free parking.

BUXY’S SALTY DOG 28th Street • 410-289-0973 • www.buxys.com Destiny has a new home in Ocean City. From the ‘burgh to the beach, Buxy’s is your home away from Pittsburgh. Come see what all the locals already know and have known – Buxy’s is the place to come to meet friends, relax and be social with no attitudes. House specialties include “The” Cheesesteak Sub, Primanti-styled sandwiches, piero-gis,egg-rolls and homemade crab dip. Don’t miss our daily specials.

CAPTAIN’S TABLE 15th Street & Baltimore Avenue • 410-289-7192 One of Ocean City’s premier restaurants is back with a new and improved atmosphere and a brand new home. However, the mission to provide the same fresh, quality food and attentive service has not changed. Excellent chefs, who inspect each dish for culinary perfection, prepare the meals here. The finest seafood is guaranteed and nothing but the best in black angus beef is served. Be sure to inquire about the daily specials and check out the new bar and lounge area. They have the kids covered as well with a quality kids menu. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

COCONUTS BEACH BAR & GRILL 37th Street Oceanfront • 410-289-6846 No matter if you are looking for a hearty sandwich, a tasty seafood appetizer or a robust fresh salad, they have all the bases covered. A favorite on the appetizer list is the wasabi shrimp and crab dip bites, but everything on the menu is worth a try at least once and never disappoints, especially the fresh seafood offerings that can be added to salads and make for impressive sandwiches. They have the “Little Surfers” covered as well with several offerings. Also be sure to ask about their specialty cocktails that are always impressive.

COINS PUB & RESTAURANT 28th Street Plaza • 410-289-3100 Great mid-town location offering a complete dinner menu, lunch and lite fare. Coins features the freshest seafood, shrimp, scallops, clams, fresh catch and lobster plus the best crab cake in Maryland, hand cut steaks cooked to your liking, succulent veal and chicken dishes. Also authentic pasta selections. Enjoy live entertainment and dancing in the lounge nightly. Happy hour daily 3-6 p.m. Casual dining in a relaxed atmosphere. Special kids menu. Lots of free parking.

DRY 85 OC 12 48th Street • 443-664-8989 • dry85.com Steps from the beach. Gourmet "stick to your ribs" Lowcountry cuisine. A made-from-scratch kitchen with every sauce and every dressing hand crafted.

It's that attention to detail that takes the concept of burgers, fries, ribs and wings and turns them completely on their head. Charcuterie boards. Late night bar. 120+ Whiskies. Craft beer. Artisanal craft cocktails. Seasonal outdoor seating. Named one of the Top 40 Whiskey Bars in America by Whiskey Advocate.

DRY DOCK 28 28th Street and Coastal Highway 410-289-0973 The new kid on the dining scene in Ocean City features eclectic pizzas, delicious sandwiches, soups, salads and hot steamers in a modern, nautical themed atmosphere. A beautiful boat bar is featured inside and features craft cocktails and brews.

Outdoor seating is available. Carry out available and beer and wine to go. Live music is also offered in this kid-friendly establishment.

EMBERS RESTAURANT 24th Street & Coastal Highway SEE NEXT PAGE

August 16, 2019 410-289-3322 • www.embers.com The Embers is stepping it up again with their Famous All-You-Can-Eat Seafood and Prime Rib Buffet. New buffet selections from our Executive Chef and Sous Chef paired expertly with all the old favorites! Massive crab legs, large shrimp, crab cakes, and over 100 additional items including our Raw Bar, Steamed Clams, various fish selections and a continuous array of delicious surprises from the kitchen daily. The Embers also offers an excellent happy hour with some of the lowest drink prices and discounts on selected items from the buffet until 6 p.m. in our bar! Open daily at 3 p.m.

FAGER’S ISLAND RESTAURANT & BAR 201 60th Street On The Bay 410-524-5500 • www.fagers.com Fager’s Island is an award-winning popular bayfront restaurant where lunch is a forgivable habit, dinner an event and sunsets unforgettable.

Lite fare lunch served from 11 a.m.-9 p.m., dinner from 5 p.m., famous raw bar, festive Sunday Jazz Brunch, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and children’s menu. Complete house wine list and award-winning proprietor’s list available upon request. Outdoor decks and bar. Nightly entertainment in-season, FridaySaturday, off-season. Open every day, year-round.

A Fun Place!

GENERAL’S KITCHEN 66th Street & Coastal Highway • 410-723-0477 Join us at our new bigger and better location.

Everybody likes breakfast, but for too many it comes too early in the morning. Not so at this sunshine-happy delight. Breakfast is what it’s all about, from 6:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. The menu is a breakfast lover’s dream. From juice, cereal and eggs, to corned beef hash, waffles, hot cakes, bacon, sausage, to the best creamed chipped beef on the coast (try it on french fries). This is definitely the place. House specialties: creamed chipped beef, O.C. No. 1 breakfast, own recipes.

HARRISON'S HARBOR WATCH RESTAURANT AND RAWBAR 1 Boardwalk South, Overlooking the Inlet 410-289-5121 www.harborwatchrestaurant.com Harrison's Harbor Watch Restaurant and RawBar has been bringing Ocean City, MD the Freshest Seafood, an award winning RawBar, Certified Angus Beef Steaks, unlimited sides and a view you have to see to believe for the past 35 years.

Please come join us at the end of the Boardwalk where the Inlet meets the Atlantic Ocean. Open for lunch and dinner everyday. Banquet and wedding space available.

HAPPY JACK PANCAKE HOUSE 2404 Philadelphia Avenue • 410-289-7377 www.happyjackpancakehouse.com Happy Jack Pancake House has been serving the families of visitors and locals alike for over 50 years. Started by Dick Smith and taken over by Bob Torrey over 30 years ago, the restaurant has been a “must-visit” for generations. Good food, including 14 varieties of pancakes, fast service and a friendly staff is a guarantee. A family operated and family oriented restaurant, family serving family is a way of life here. There is something for every breakfast lover on the menu.

HIGGINS CRAB HOUSE 31st Street & Coastal Highway 128th Street & Coastal Highway 410-289-2581 There is no doubt about it. Higgins offers traditional Eastern Shore favorites for the entire family to enjoy. Of course, the house specialties include all-you-can-eat crabs, crab legs, fried chicken, steamed shrimp and baby back ribs. In addition, there is a full menu offering a variety of delicious soups, appetizers and entrees. Open Monday-Friday at 2:30 p.m., Saturday & Sunday at noon.

HOOTERS RESTAURANT 5th Street & The Boardwalk Ocean City 410-289-2690 • www.hootersofoc.com Mouthwatering traditional and boneless wings with 12 sauce selections. Burgers, quesadillas, tacos, and healthy salads. Extensive seafood selections with Alaskan snow crab legs and Maryland steam pots. Kids’ menu. Pet-friendly oceanfront patio. Official Hooters merchandise and of course, the world-famous Hooters Girls.

HOBBIT RESTAURANT 81st Street, Bayside • 410-524-8100 Beautiful panoramic views day and night from the bayside await in a warm, sleek and sophisticated dining room. Forgetting the view, the menu will also please, featuring the Hobbit Catch, Veal Pistachio and Jumbo Lump crabcakes. Fresh, new preparations from the chef will also never disappoint. The bar is friendly and inviting with bar stools and lounge seating available.

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JOHNNY'S PIZZA & SPORTS PUB 56th Street & Coastal Highway 410-723-5600 www.johnnyspizzapub.com The Official Pizza of OC, Johnny's Pizza & Sports Pub serves families throughout Ocean City and its surrounding communities 365 days a year. Eat in, carry out or have it delivered right to your doorstep.

Our comfortable dining room features ample seating for small groups or large parties and our speedy delivery service will deliver your hot, delicious pizza right to your home, hotel or condo for your added convenience. From steaming homemade pizzas to lightly tossed salads and fiery hot wings, we have something for everyone. Live entertainment every weekend all winter and live entertainment four nights in the summer.

MARLIN MOON RESTAURANT 33rd Street in the DoubleTree Ocean City Oceanfront 410-289-1201 www.marlinmoonocmd.com Eat where the locals eat. Marlin Moon is back in town with the talented Executive Chef, Gary Beach, creating his legendary food magic. Marlin Moon combines an eclectic atmosphere of ocean views and a fresh vibe with creative seafood and steak dishes you won’t forget. Winner of the Maryland People’s Choice Award, Marlin Moon delivers the culinary combinations you’re craving and uses only locally sourced seafood, meats and vegetables. Some of the original classics, such as Mom’s Shrimp and Freddy’s Seafood Pasta, are back as well as a raw bar, small plate appetizers, fresh salads and entrees sure to satisfy any food mood.

Open daily serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner from 7 a.m.-11 p.m.

M.R. DUCKS WATERFRONT BAR & GRILLE Talbot St. & The Bay • 410-289-9125 www.talbotstreetpier.com A world-famous, open-air gazebo bar on the bay.

Deck seating available for lunch and dinner. Live entertainment Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 4-9 p.m. No cover and plenty of parking. Wings, crab dip, burger, steamed shrimp, crab cakes and much more. Kid-friendly menu. Great sunsets and cool drinks. One block south of the Rte. 50 bridge.

RED RED WINE BAR OC 12 48th Street • 443-664-6801 redredwinebar.com Steps from the beach. Fresh coastal cuisine with a focus on locally sourced seafood and hand tossed pizzas. Artisanal cheeseboards. 35+ Wines By the Glass. Full bar. Craft beer. Late night bar.

Luxurious colors and custom built couches. Casual atmosphere. Seasonal outdoor seating. Named Best Wine and Beverage Program in Maryland by the Restaurant Association.

PICKLES PUB 8th Street, Ocean City • 410-289-4891 It’s pub food with a twist and a special emphasis put on quality and large portions. The big juicy burgers and oven baked wedge sandwiches are locals’ favorites as are the pub wings (in a variety of styles) and tacos (choose from thai pulled pork, grilled chicken and blacked ahi avocado). There are numerous unique craft pizza options to choose from as well with the house favorite here being the blackened shrimp and arugula.

SEACRETS On The Bay At 49th Street 410-524-4900 • www.seacrets.com We are Jamaica USA! Serving our world famous jerk chicken, along with a full menu of appetizers, soups, sandwiches, salads, entrees, desserts and a children's menu. Enjoy happy hour drink prices everyday until 7 p.m.and live entertainment in a tropical atmosphere. Please check our website www.seacrets.com for a complete list of live bands and daily food and drink specials or call 410-5244900. Find us and get lost!

94TH STREET NORTH-FENWICK-BETHANY ABBEY BURGER BISTRO • 410-250-2333 12601 Coastal Highway An enticing selection of flavors are offered for any

burger palate, from rotating exotic meats like antelope to locally raised Dry Aged Black Angus to Delicious Handmade Vegetarians and even Vegan options. All are hand-pattied and made to order. If you’re feeling creative, you can build your own using our signature ‘Build A Burger’ checklist, or simply choose one of the tested and proven classics and leave it to the chef. A wide selection of local, domestic, and imported beers and microbrews as well as an expansive bar are featured.

Also offered are adult and children’s arcade games as well as a children’s play area.

BILLY’S SUB SHOP • 410-723-2500 140th Street, Oceanside • 410-250-1778 Rte. 54, Fenwick Shoals • 302-436-5661 Now the best just got better because they deliver fresh-dough pizza, subs and shakes to your door and have three locations to serve you better.

Washington Magazine wasn’t lying when it said Billy’s had the best milkshakes and fresh ground beef hamburgers at the beach and they don’t stop there. Fresh-dough pizza, cones, shakes, sundaes and more. More cheese steaks sold than anyone else in Maryland. Billy’s accepts MC/Visa.

CAROUSEL OCEANFRONT HOTEL AND CONDOS 118th and the Beach • 410-524-1000 Reef 118 Oceanfront Restaurant located in the Carousel Hotel offers beautiful oceanfront dining in a casual atmosphere. Enjoy a hearty breakfast buffet or try one of our specialty omelets including lump crab and asparagus. Our menu offers a wide variety of Succulent Seafood along with steaks, pastas & ribs. $5.95 kids’ menu available. Stop by the Bamboo Lounge serving happy hour daily 4-6 p.m. with super drink prices and $4.95 food specials. Visit the Carousel and get served by the friendliest staff in OC! THE CRAB BAG 130th Street, Bayside • 410-250-3337 Now serving lunch and dinner, trust us when we say you can’t go wrong with anything you order here. The crabs are fat and never disappoint and are available eat-in or carryout. The BBQ ribs are also worth a try as well as any of the char-grilled specialties. Remember “Super Happy Hour” offered seven days a week, all day. Plenty of bargains available on drinks and food.

THE CRABCAKE FACTORY USA 120th Street/Beachside (Serene Hotel) 410-250-4900 Voted “Best Crabcakes in Maryland, DC and Virginia” by The Washington Post. Full-service family restaurant, carry-out and sports bar. Outside seating available. Menu selections include prime rib, chicken Chesapeake, steamed shrimp, beer battered fish, real Philly cheesesteaks, burgers, and a kids menu. Casual attire, full liquor bar, no reservations. Open Year Round. The Crabcake Factory started out as a breakfast house in 1996 and still serves one of the best and most creative breakfast menus in Ocean City. Try Eastern Shore favorites prepared daily by Chef-Owner John Brooks including a chipped beef, skillets, omelettes and their famous lump crab creations. World-Famous Crabcakes are served all day starting at 8 a.m. and can be packed on ice for you while you are eating breakfast. Try Sue’s Spicy Bloody Marys to start the day with a kick. Full breakfast menu available for carry-out. Online at: www.CrabcakeFactoryUSA.com. See other listing (Crabcake Factory USA). Open year-round.

CRABCAKE FACTORY BAYSIDE Rt. 54, Selbyville, DE • 302-988-5000 Under new ownership but SAME award-winning crab cakes and bloody marys! Enjoy WATERFRONT dining. Full-service family restaurant, carry-out & sports bar. Outside seating available.

Open daily at 9 a.m. YEAR ROUND. Menu selections include crab cakes, prime rib, Philly-style cheese steaks, various seafood, kids menu plus full breakfast menu. visit us online at crabcakefactory-online.com or on our Facebook page. Casual dress, full liquor bar, no reservations.

FENWICK CRAB HOUSE 100 Coastal Highway Fenwick Island, DE • 302-539-2500

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Along with all-you-can-eat crabs every day, the full menu is available daily for eating in or eating out.

Daily dinner specials are offered along with favorites such as fried chicken and baby back ribs.

Check out the new lunch menu, which is available until 3 p.m. daily. A fun and popular happy hour is also offered daily until 6 p.m. with food and drink specials.

GREENE TURTLE-NORTH 116th Street & Coastal Highway 410-723-2120 www.facebook.com/OriginalGreeneTurtle This is the Original Greene Turtle, an Ocean City Tradition, since 1976! A fun and friendly Sports Bar & Grille, where every seat is a great spot to watch sports with 50+ High Def. TVs up & downstairs!

Menu favorites include homemade crab cakes, kids’ menu, salads, burgers, wings and more! Join them for weekday lunch specials 11 a.m.-4 p.m. and happy hour 3-7 p.m. Popular features are game room, gift shop, carry-out, party trays, nightly drink specials, MD Lottery-Keno, Powerball and DJs with dance floor. Something for everyone!

Open 11 a.m-2 a.m., year-round.

HARPOON HANNA’S RESTAURANT & BAR Rte. 54 and the bay, Fenwick Island, DE www.harpoonhannasrestaurant.com 302-539-3095 No reservations required. Harpoon Hanna’s features a children’s menu & full bar. We are a casual waterfront restaurant serving lunch & dinner including fesh fish, seafood, steaks, sandwiches and all-you-can-eat Alaskan crab legs. Open yearround.

HORIZONS OCEANFRONT RESTAURANT Located inside the Clarion Resort 101st Street, Ocean City 410-524-3535 Horizons Oceanfront Restaurant is proud to have Chef Rob Sosnovich creating beach-inspired dishes in both our oceanfront restaurants, Horizons and Breaker’s Pub. Our new all day menu, available 11:30 a.m.-11 p.m., features many of your favorites and some exciting new creations with a local flare – from Lite Bites to Big Bites and everything in between. Our deluxe Sunday breakfast buffet is open year-round and our “famous” allyou-can-eat prime rib, crab legs and seafood buffet is available most weekends throughout the year and daily in season. The Ocean Club Nightclub features top-40 dance music every weekend and nightly this summer. We’ve added some popular local bands to our lineup, so come join us “where the big kids play!” Lenny’s Beach Bar & Grill: enjoy surf, sun and live entertainment 7 days a week on the deck, from Memorial day through Labor Day during our afternoon beach parties. Enjoy something to eat or drink from our extensive menu. Try our “Bucket of Fun”, or a fresh “Orange Crush”–two of our favorites!

NANTUCKETS Rte. 1, Fenwick Island • 302-539-2607 Serving the beach great food and spirits for over 20 years. David and Janet Twining will wow you with the finest foods and drinks in the area. You’ll be pleasantly surprised by what one of the coast’s finest dining establishments has in store for guests. Everything here is a house specialty.

There’s the memorable steaks, fresh seafood, famous quahog chowder and the chef’s daily specials, just to name a few.

SMITTY MCGEE’S Rte. 54-West Fenwick Ireland 302-436-4716 www.smittymcgees.com Smitty McGee’s is the place to be for fun. Best wings on the beach for 28 years and counting.

Enjoy great food and drink specials in a casual atmosphere. Happy hour daily. Come enjoy the live entertainment Thursday and Friday. Full menu served unil 1 a.m. Banquet facilities available.

Open seven days a week. We never close!

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

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

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The Lankford Hotel was constructed in 1924 on the Boardwalk between 8th and 9th streets by Mary Ayres Quillin. She built it with an inheritance from her aunt, Amelia Coffin Lankford, and named it in her honor.

As with most hotels of that era, the Lankford originally operated on the American Plan where meals were included with the cost of the room and that continued into the early 1960s. Good meals were essential for retaining a clientele and the Lankford was proud of its dining room. Another essential for a resort hotel was a long front porch where guests could sit for hours and enjoy the ocean breezes. The Lankford was well known for its porch (and still is today) with its proximity to the sights and sounds of the nearby Boardwalk.

Today the Lankford is one of just a few pre-World War II hotels (others include the Atlantic, the Shoreham and the Majestic) still operating on the Boardwalk – part of a slower, more relaxed period of time in Ocean City.

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