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Hundreds of people gathered on the beach in north Ocean City Sunday when a juvenile sperm whale was found Photo by Chris Parypa in distress. The whale later died before a necropsy was conducted and it was later buried.

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Beached Whale In OC Later Passes

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The deceased whale is pictured being removed from the beach Sunday afternoon.

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

OCEAN CITY – National Aquarium staffers conducted a necropsy on the juvenile sperm whale that washed ashore around 112th Street before it was buried.

On Sunday morning, a juvenile sperm whale was discovered near the shoreline at 112th Street. Onlookers gathered around the distressed whale and attempted to push it back into the ocean to no avail. Members of the National Aquarium’s animal rescue team and staffers from the Maryland De-

partment of Natural Resources (DNR) responded to assess the whale’s health but it passed soon after.

Ocean City Public Works Department staffers removed the deceased whale to the town’s public works facilities at 65th Street where National Aquarium and DNR staffers began a necropsy on Monday. National Aquarium spokesperson Jennifer Reardon said on Monday investigators collected tissue samples to assess what could have caused the whale’s demise, although it would take weeks or even months to determine the cause. The deceased whale was later buried at an undisclosed location.

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OC Task Force Plans New Strategy

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

OCEAN CITY – With two motorized special events on the horizon, the resort’s task force met this week with a promise of an even stronger presence and a new strategy to tackle some of the challenges.

In the wake of a couple of troublesome motorized special events in the past, Ocean City formed a task force to explore strategies to address some of the lawlessness and abject bad behavior associated with some of the participants. Out of those early task force meetings was a “special event zone,” with reduced speed limits and higher fines among other enforcement measures.

The task force’s efforts also resulted in a stronger law enforcement presence during the motorized special events and a concerted effort by the private sector to curb some of the illicit behavior associated with the events.

With last week’s Bike Week in the books and two events on the immediate horizon in the resort, including the unsanctioned H2Oi event’s hangerson next week, followed by the Endless Summer Cruisin’ event during the first weekend in October, the task force reconvened on Tuesday to begin shoring up plans for increased enforcement including some new strategies.

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For years, the H2Oi event, self-billed as the “laid back” two-day Volkswagen and Audi event, was held at Fort Whaley campground on Route 50 west of Berlin. Last year, the official H2Oi event moved to Atlantic City and is scheduled to return their next weekend.

Unofficially, the annual event took place on the streets of Ocean City.

Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) Chief Ross Buzzuro confirmed during Tuesday’s task force meeting his department’s intelligence work indicates a strong contingent of unofficial hangerson are expected to return next week.

To be fair, it’s important to note the H2Oi event was never sanctioned by the town nor did it bill itself as an event held in the resort. However, in recent years, the annual event typically held in late September and early October has been associated with lawlessness and recklessness that spurred the creation of a task force to begin exploring ways to curb some of the illicit behavior associated with some of the motorized special events.

“We expect to have an as large or even larger presence,” he said. “The true enthusiasts will go to Atlantic City, but they aren’t the ones that cause us any problems anyway. We’ll have a strong presence, larger than we’ve had in recent years.”

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FROM PAGE 7 speed limits, higher fines for violators, and increased law enforcement presence and other measures aimed at curbing the behavior associated with the special events will be implemented next Tuesday. Buzzuro said the OCPD will implement increased enforcement efforts around the same time, with the allied law enforcement partners arriving shortly thereafter.

“We will start to ramp up our enforcement on Wednesday,” he said.

“Then, we’ll have a strong allied law enforcement presence throughout the weekend.”

While special enforcement zones and a stronger police presence will continue to be the hammers during the motorized events, task force members on Tuesday unveiled some elements of a softer ap-

proach. Mayor Rick Meehan showed new signs that will be placed around the resort during next week’s unsanctioned event and the cruising event during the first weekend in October.

The first version of the signs, which are being supplied by the Endless Summer Cruisin event promoter, read “Drive Like Your Kids Live Here,” but it was determined there were copyright issues with that message. Instead, the new signs, which will be placed around the resort during the special events read “Drive Safely- Keep Our Kids Safe.”

Similar messages will be promoted on the temporary electronic message boards at the entrances to the resort and throughout town along with the standard speed limit reduction and higher fines messages. Meehan said the signs hope to be a reminder to

participants that Ocean City is also a residential community similar to those from whence the participants come.

“We’re going to place them in entryways to residential communities and on Coastal Highway,” he said. “We hope it will help get the word out to our citizens that we are being proactive with these events and also let the visitors know our families and our kids live here too and remind them to drive and behave like they do in their own communities.

Sometimes, small steps yield big results and we hope this is one of those cases.”

While all agreed with the signs’ message and implementation strategy, Buzzuro cautioned next week’s group might not take the hint. He suggested the signs might not make it through next weekend and be available for the cruising event the following week.

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“I think we have to be careful with these signs,” he said. “I think they should be at the entrances to residential communities, but on Coastal Highway, I think they will become trophies.”

Task force member Joe Groves suggested getting a different message out to participants of next week’s unsanctioned event. In recent years, the lead-up to the unofficial H2Oi event has been marked by a battle of wills on social media with the town and its law enforcement agencies promising strict enforcement and zero tolerance.

Many of the unofficial and unregistered attendees of the event have thumbed their collective noses at those messages, promising to come anyway, continue the typical behavior and “send it,” to borrow their expression. Groves suggested reaching out to the group with a softer message.

“I agree with everything we’re doing, but I think there might be a different approach,” he said. “It wouldn’t hurt to reach out to them through social media with a message that we’re welcoming the good ones and all are welcome as long as they obey the laws and respect the community.”

Buzzuro said his department and its allied partners would continue their zero tolerance approach, but agreed Groves’ social media idea might have merit. He suggested toning down some of the negative rhetoric.

“It seems the negative messages we put out kind of embolden this particular group,” he said. “It can have an adverse effect.”

Regardless of the approach, Buzzuro said the large group expected to begin arriving in Ocean City next week will be met with an in-kind response from law enforcement.

“We realize what we’re going to be up against,” he said. “It’s going to be a challenge. We’ll put everything out there from a resource standpoint. Our strategy has changed somewhat for this year.

We realize this will always be challenging. Our strategy will be zero tolerance.”

For his part, Meehan praised the efforts of the task force and the entire community for coming together to find solutions to tame the motorized special events somewhat, although challenges remain.

“I think it shows a real commitment in the community,” he said. “The town is partnering with the business community, law enforcement, residents and all of the stakeholders.”

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Berlin Town Administrator Fired For ‘Multiple Reasons’

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BERLIN – Berlin officials fired Town Administrator Laura Allen Monday morning.

Mayor Gee Williams confirmed Monday that officials unanimously agreed to terminate Allen last week and that she was informed at 8 a.m.

Monday morning.

“This action was based on the best interests of the Town of Berlin and the property owners,” he said. “All of us are committed to doing what is neces-

sary. What was necessary was due to multiple issues.”

When contacted for comment, Allen simply said she worked for the elected officials.

“As town administrator, I served at the will of the mayor and council,” she said. “It’s their right to make changes as they see fit.”

Williams confirmed that one of the issues he referred to was the chemical spill at Heron Park.

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tion of financial liability that we obviously think could have been avoided,” he said.

Councilman Thom Gulyas made similar comments and stressed that the elected officials had the town’s best interests at heart.

“I do feel the town has been betrayed,” he said.

When asked how so, Gulyas said he LAURA ALLEN couldn’t be specific and that the Environmental Protection Agency and the Maryland Department of the Environment were still investigating.

“Let them do their jobs first,” he said.

The environmental investigation comes in the wake of the chemical spill identified in June at Heron Park.

As of last week, cleanup costs had risen to more than $244,000.

Councilman Zack Tyndall declined to comment on Allen’s departure and said questions regarding the specifics of her termination should be directed to the mayor.

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Administrator, does not deserve to be publicly humiliated,” Tyndall said. “Despite whatever differences the mayor and council may have had with the Town Administrator, I believe Laura is a very kind and knowledgeable public servant. I wish her the best in all future endeavors.”

Williams said that for the immediate future, he and Managing Director Jeff Fleetwood would split the town administrator’s duties. The town will, however, move forward with filling the position.

“The current situation is temporary but I don’t expect it to be resolved overnight,” Williams said.

Williams said there was a severance requirement in Allen’s contract, which was renewed in November of 2016, and that it would be fulfilled.

When asked if there had been talk of resignation before Allen’s termination, Williams said “there was no discussion of resignation.”

Williams said the town would continue to move forward.

“This is a very unfortunate outcome but we remain optimistic about the town’s immediate and long-term future,” he said. “This will not discourage us from maximizing the town’s potential.”

Prior to coming to Berlin in 2013, Allen spent five years as city manager in Colma, Calif.

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fies where other improvements can be gained at the same time.

As part of the relatively new Complete Streets policy, any time a roadway is considered for repaving, broader consideration is given to other pedestrian and bicycle safety improvements. In some cases, that means widening sidewalks, undergrounding utilities where possible and adding marked or shared bicycle lanes where possible.

Complicating the Robin Drive repaving project is the desire among residents along the corridor to not lose any on-street parking spaces. Last week, City Engineer Terry McGean presented several options that were essentially winnowed down to two labeled 2A and 3A, which were brought back for discussion on Monday.

Both 2A and 3A achieve the desired goals of gaining eight-foot sidewalks on both sides of Robin Drive, while expanding the vehicle travel lanes to 12.5 feet, facilitating wider lanes for a shared bicycle path. Each would have an impact on on-street parking to some degree. Under 2A, six parking spaces near Coastal Highway adjacent to the mini-golf course would be removed to facilitate a dedicated left turn lane near the intersection.

However, under 2A, 11 on-street parking spaces would be added on the north side of the street on either end of a long curve in the roadway. Under 3A, the same six spaces adjacent to the mini-golf facility would be lost along with seven other spaces on the south side of the street, two of which are time-restricted.

However, the same 11 parking spaces would be gained along the curve on the north side of the street.

In short, option 2A would result in a net gain of five on-street parking spaces, while option 3A would result in a net loss of two standard on-street parking spaces along with two time-restricted parking spaces.

Beyond the parking considerations, perhaps the biggest difference between 2A and 3A is the distance of the project. For example, 2A would gain wider sidewalks and wider travel lanes from Coastal Highway to Judlee Road, roughly one block or 380 feet. Option 3A would run from Coastal Highway to Sparrow Lane, or a distance of 1,400 feet, essentially tripling the length of the project.

Of course, there is a cost associated with tripling the length of the project. The base project, or just simply milling and repaving Robin Drive and making minor adjustments in the sidewalks to make them ADA compliant would cost $1.12 million. Option 2A would add $48,000 to the bottom line.

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able to triple the distance on which wider sidewalks would be gained.

Before the Mayor and Council took up the debate, the floor was opened to public comments. Delegate Wayne Hartman, speaking as a property owner along Robin Drive, thanked McGean for tweaking the plan to gain more parking spaces and minimize the impact on on-street parking in the residential neighborhood.

“I’d like to thank the city engineer for finding those extra spots,” he said. “That certainly is appealing to me as a property owner. Losing any spots would be a detriment to the community.”

Hartman also pointed out widening the sidewalks could create additional liability in terms of maintenance for the private property owners along the roadway. Per city ordinance, the property owners share responsibility for maintaining the sidewalks when they crack, crumble or otherwise need replacing with a 50% split.

Hartman pointed out the wider sidewalks on Robin Drive but throughout the town in general could create a larger burden on the property owners when it came to maintaining them. Mayor Rick Meehan said that point was valid and the city should look into the wording in the ordinance.

“I think that is a legitimate request,” he said. “The Mayor and Council should have a discussion about the ordinance. We don’t want to add any burden to the property owners.”

When the council took up the debate between options 2A and 3A, the distance added by taking the project to Sparrow Lane, and the $100,000 additional cost associated with it, became the center of the often chippy discussion. Councilman Mark Paddack said he wasn’t in favor of spending $100,000 to gain eight-foot sidewalks on both sides of the street all the way to Sparrow Lane.

“All of the emails I got in favor of 3A came from one condo,” he said. “The rest came in favor of 2A. I’m not in favor of spending $100,000 for concrete.”

Paddack then made a motion to approve 2A, a motion seconded by Councilman John Gehrig, who pointed out widening the sidewalks to eight feet on Robin Drive was basically a feel-good measure from an aesthetic point without any real value in terms of public safety.

“Eight-foot sidewalks are nice, but I’m just not willing to spend $100,000 to get wider sidewalks,” he said. “Five-foot sidewalks have served Ocean City well for 100 years.”

However, Councilman Dennis Dare pointed out the Mayor and Council had adopted the Complete Streets initiative to address issues such as Robin Drive.

“I’m not going to be able to support the motion,” he said. “We adopted the Complete Streets philosophy of improving safety for pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists and this accomplishes that for all three groups. We can’t put a price tag of $100,000 on safety.”

Dare pointed out extending the project to Sparrow Lane essentially tripled its length for a relatively modest $100,000 investment.

“The 2A option is just one block,” he said. “By going all the way to Sparrow is the equivalent of three times that. I feel like the responsible thing to do is to maximize it in the name of safety.”

Gehrig said all on the council were interested in improving safety wherever possible, but the statistics show there is no significant safety problem on Robin Drive with the existing five-foot sidewalks.

“Everybody wants safety, but it comes with a cost,” he said. “Statistics don’t show that is a dangerous area for pedestrians. I’m not buying it. It’s not like we’re going to have unsafe sidewalks. We don’t need to spend $100,000 on something that looks nice, or so people can walk side by side. It’s

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just not worth $100,000 for fear of something that could happen.”

Meehan attempted to calm what was becoming a contentious debate. He said wider sidewalks have improved safety and improved the quality of life in neighborhoods where they have already been accomplished.

“I guess it’s just a different way of looking at things,” he said. “Wherever we’ve widened sidewalks, people have loved it. I think it really makes the neighborhood nicer and the goal is making Ocean City move livable. I just think 3A will make Robin Drive a better neighborhood.”

Council President Lloyd Martin pointed to the widened sidewalks on major thoroughfares in Caine Woods uptown such was 139th Street and 141st Street.

“We widened the sidewalks on those streets in Caine Woods and it really made a difference,” he said. “People aren’t walking in the street anymore.

They can walk side by side on the sidewalk even if they are carrying beach chairs.”

Councilman Tony DeLuca pointed out option 2A only gained one block of improvements including wider sidewalks and shared bicycle lanes.

“I just don’t think Judlee to Coastal Highway does enough,” he said. “Every email I got supported 3A. I just think it’s safer.”

Gehrig reiterated his point that safety was being presented as a valid reason for spending the additional $100,000 for 3A, asserting the majority of the council was acting out of fear.

“We might as well put up a padded wall or a NASCAR fence,” he said. “We’re talking about spending $100,000 for aesthetics when safety concerns don’t bear it out statistically. I just think it’s irresponsible. We’re being sold fear for $100,000 and we’re buying it. We’re going to spend $100,000 because we’re being told somebody is going to get killed if we don’t.”

Meehan objected to the notion 3A was being supported because of fear.

“I’m not supporting this because I think somebody is going to get killed,” he said. “I’m supporting 3A because I think it’s a good investment in our residential community.”

Councilman Matt James agreed, pointing out the majority of the residents he heard from supported 3A. “I’m not supporting 3A because I was sold fear,” he said. “I’m supporting 3A because that’s what I heard from the residents and it’s their tax money. I’m not supporting this out of fear. This is what the people who will be impacted the most asked for.”

Paddack referenced his decades-long career with the Ocean City Police Department, which often had him patrolling in the Robin Drive area. He said in all of his years, there were only a handful of incidents along that stretch of roadway.

“None of you have worn my shoes or put your butts in a bicycle seat,” he said. “Because it feels good to put eight-foot sidewalks in a residential neighborhood, we’re going to spend another $100,000. I agree it’s nice, but we can meet every one of these goals and objectives with 2A and not spend the $100,000.”

Council Secretary Mary Knight enumerated her reasons for supporting 3A and none of them included fear.

“Number one, I’m not fearful,” she said. “I’ll be voting for 3A for some very valid reasons and not because I’m scared. Believe me, I’m not scared of many things and I’m not scared because I think someone will get hit.”

In the end, Paddack’s motion to approve 2A failed with a 5-2 vote with he and Gehrig in support.

The council then approved 3A with the same 5-2 vote the other way.

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BY BETHANY HOOPER

STAFF WRITER

WEST OCEAN CITY – A resort fishing brand is working alongside the connections of a Florida-based business to raise funds for hurricane relief efforts in the Bahamas.

Through Sept. 22, Pure Lure Reel Fishing Gear – a brand of performance gear and casual attire based in the Ocean City area – will be donating 100% of its profits from every online sale to ongoing Hurricane Dorian relief efforts.

Owner and founder Brendan Hanley said the effort is his way of giving back to an area that has had a profound impact on his life.

“I’ve been to the Abacos in the Bahamas on surf trips many times, and I’ve spent months there,” he said. “So when I saw what was happening on

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the news and hearing from my friends, I thought ‘how can we do something and be of assistance.’”

To that end, Hanley said he decided to reach out to longtime friend and former Ocean City resident Jimmy Fields, who owns Tournament Yacht Sales in Tequesta, Fla. Shortly after the Category 5 storm made landfall in the Bahamas earlier this month, Hanley said Fields and his family began collecting donations.

“They are running across 110 miles and hand delivering the products,” he said.

Fields, who grew up with Hanley, said he was eager to partner with Pure Lure and the Fire Cadets for Freeport – a charity organization launched by his son to coordinate collection and delivery efforts – to bring relief to those in the Bahamas. To date, 20,000 pounds

of supplies have been collected through their efforts.

“It’s been great,” he said. “We’ll continue to collect items as long as donations keep coming in.”

Hanley applauded Fields, his wife, Jennifer, and their son, Dawson, for their actions. To support their efforts, he encouraged everyone to visit purelurefishing.com.

Performance sun shirts, stickers and sports bottles, all featuring the Bahamian flag, are also available.

“The feedback has been incredible,” he said. “We’ve sold over 100 shirts. So on Monday we’ll be able to cut a check and give it to Tournament Yacht Sales to use that money and help those in need.”

For more information, visit the Pure Lure website, or visit the “Fire Cadets for Freeport” or “Tournament Yacht Sales” Facebook pages.

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OCEAN CITY – A Pennsylvania man struck by a vehicle on Baltimore Avenue early Saturday morning succumbed to injuries sustained in the collision on Wednesday.

Around 12:15 a.m. on Saturday, David Folger, 55, of Philadelphia, attempted to cross Baltimore Avenue at 22nd Street in a marked crosswalk from west to east when he was struck by a vehicle. The vehicle, a Lincoln Navigator, was operated by Nathaniel Cuff, 18, of Delmar, Del., who was traveling southbound on Baltimore Avenue.

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Cuff was issued three traffic citations at the scene including failure to stop for the pedestrian in a crosswalk, failure to exercise due caution to avoid a pedestrian collision and failure to control speed on a highway to avoid a collision.

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BERLIN – Two individuals were injured including one sent to Shock Trauma during a vehicle collision on westbound Route 50 on Wednesday night.

Shortly before 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Maryland State Police troopers from the Berlin barrack responded to a reported motor vehicle collision on westbound Route 50 near Route 610.

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SNOW HILL – New restaurants in Snow Hill and West Ocean City received liquor licenses this week.

The Worcester County Board of License Commissioners (BLC) on Wednesday granted a beer, wine and liquor license to Elliott’s Tavern, set to open in Snow Hill in early October.

“We’re going to be a full-time, fullservice restaurant,” proprietor Ted Elliott said.

Elliott, who told the board he had more than 35 years of experience in the local restaurant industry, will open his establishment on Green Street in the former location of Harvest Moon Tavern. He said the layout of Elliott’s Tavern would be similar to that of Harvest Moon.

Attorney Joe Moore told the board that Elliott’s Tavern would be the only fulltime restaurant/bar in Snow Hill.

“It is fulfilling a need for the accommodation of the public,” he said.

Moore drew laughter from the board as he facetiously offered a “memorandum of law” citing the primary reason the license should be approved—the fact that it was in Snow Hill.

Board members acknowledged that it would be the only full-time restaurant and bar in town. Board member Marty Pusey asked if the tavern would include a dance floor.

“I know in the past people have been known to dance,” she said.

Moore said that while customers wouldn’t be prohibited from dancing, Elliott was not installing an actual dance floor.

The board voted 3-0 to approve the license request.

The only other item addressed by the board this week was a request from Hooper’s Crab House to extend its license. Patrick Brady, manager at Hooper’s, told the board the restaurant was seeking to extend its existing license to include the easternmost unit in the new Hooper’s Shopping Plaza.

He said the restaurant’s connections would be opening a new 77-seat Mexican restaurant in the space. The eatery will be known as Pancho & Lefty’s.

“It’s on the grounds of Hooper’s,” Brady said. “We’re just looking to expand the license to encompass that.”

When asked for more detail, Brady said the restaurant would be a full-service Mexican restaurant that would be open year-round. While it will definitely be open for dinner, it may be open for lunch as well. It’s expected to operate seven days a week.

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As soon as Commissioner Josh Nordstrom agreed to put his name on a bill that would have allowed existing permanent residents of White Horse Park to stay there year-round, Commissioner Jim Bunting made a motion to reject it. That motion was approved 5-1, with Nordstrom opposed.

Nordstrom said after the meeting he knew the text amendment might not have been ideal but felt something had to be done to ensure White Horse Park residents weren’t kicked out of their homes.

“We’re making criminals out of otherwise good people,” he said. “I can’t speak to the motivation or thoughts of the other commissioners but for me this was a matter of conscience and trying to do the right thing.”

For much of the past year, a group of 54 White Horse Park residents have been working with attorney Hugh Cropper to develop a text amendment that would enable them to live in the park year-round. The group of residents, headed by Sue Naplachowski and Sally Connolly, hired Cropper af-

ter the county began efforts to enforce the existing restrictions on campground subdivisions. The county has two campground subdivisions, White Horse Park and Assateague Pointe, and according to regulations they are not to be inhabited year-round.

Nevertheless, Naplachowski said a small percentage of White Horse Park’s 465 units have been inhabited full-time for decades. A little more than a year ago, the county began efforts to enforce the provisions governing campground subdivisions, which state between Sept. 30 and April 1 units cannot be occupied for more than 30 consecutive days or an aggregate of 60 days. Naplachowski and her fellow fulltime residents, many of whom are elderly, began working with Cropper to find a way to amend the zoning code to allow them to stay.

The text amendment up for introduction by the commissioners Tuesday would have allowed White Horse Park property owners who have resided there full-time since June of 2018 to stay until they discontinued their full-time residency, passed away or sold their unit.

Ed Tudor, director of the county’s department of development review and permitting, advised the commissioners that neither staff nor the county’s planning commission supported the amendment as written.

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“Staff has extreme concerns over this text amendment application as written,” Tudor said. “We feel it is fraught with problems and only makes a bad situation worse.”

Bunting cited staff concerns as he made his motion to reject the amendment. He also said there were approximately 400 White Horse Park property owners who didn’t support it.

Nordstrom, however, said he felt that even if the proposed amendment wasn’t suitable another solution should have been explored.

“We may not have found the right thing, but the wrong thing is to put people out of their homes,” he said.

Naplachowski said she was disappointed with the commissioners’ decision. In enforcing a regulation that hadn’t been enforced for 30 years, she said the county would be kicking 70and 80-year-olds out of their homes.

Resident Jon Gilmore said he found it disheartening that the commissioners weren’t interested in hearing from the public on the issue.

“Frankly, I never expected a ‘thumbs up’ from the county,” he said.

“However, it must be nice to have the luxury of making a decision of this magnitude without having to hear from those involved. And that goes for people who are in favor of the amendment and also for those opposed. My feel is that it flies in the face of democracy.”

Gilmore was particularly upset by Bunting’s comment that 400 property owners were opposed to the amendment.

“An official unbiased poll or survey has never been circulated among White Horse Park home owners,” he said. “Not only that, some people own multiple properties. I'm sure there are other ways the numbers could be skewed to fit one's opinion and/or agenda.”

In an interview Wednesday, Bunting said he made the motion to reject the amendment because he felt the discussion had gone on long enough.

He said he’d initially shared his concerns with White Horse Park residents in 2018. He added that Cropper had spent months adjusting the proposed text amendment and had met multiple times with the planning commission

regarding the occupancy issue.

“I assure you, there was not going to be a change in our decision whether this was a public hearing or not,” Bunting said. “I didn’t see a need for continuing on. I thought it was time to get it over with. … It’s not fun being the bad guy. I took an oath to enforce the rules and regulations and code of Worcester County. I don’t worry about politics.”

Commissioner Ted Elder agreed that “the law is the law.” He said that just because people got away with living there for years that doesn’t mean they should continue to be able to live there.

Elder acknowledged that both White Horse Park and Worcester County were to blame for letting the situation get to this point.

“A lot of the problems we have are complaint driven,” he said. “If we don’t know about it things can go on. A lot of the time when we get a complaint that’s what opens the door. It’s a bad situation but these people have known about it for a year.”

When asked why he’d supported Bunting’s motion to reject the amendment, Commissioner Chip Bertino said he felt it had no standing because it was not supported by the community’s board of directors. Commissioner Diana Purnell said that after reading the staff report, she felt she couldn’t support the amendment.

“The staff opinion was right on the money,” she said.

County officials said this week they were still working on a strategy for how to enforce the White Horse Park occupancy rules. Cropper, however, said he hoped his clients would continue their fight.

“I’m incredibly disappointed that the commissioners would not even give them basic due process, the right to speak and tell their side of the story,” he said.

Instead, he said the elected officials relied on staff reports that were misleading. He added that many of the residents had lived in the community for decades and there’d never been a problem.

“I hope my clients hire me to file an injunction because I don’t think there’s a judge out there that’ll throw these people out,” Cropper said.

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OCEAN CITY – The Mayor and Council this week approved a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the first-ever Spartan obstacle course race in Ocean City set for Oct. 5.

Spartan, a national sports event company based in Boston, produces high-intensity obstacle course runs all over the country. For the first time ever, Spartan is bringing it obstacle course run to Ocean City on Saturday, Oct. 5, after the council on Monday approved an MOU outlining each party’s responsibilities for the event.

The Spartan event will include a festival village at the Inlet parking lot featuring tents with food, music and vendors. The obstacle course itself will take place largely on the Boardwalk in the downtown area including some obstacles at street ends.

Thousands of competitors are expected to compete in the race, which includes obstacles such as cargo nets, walls to traverse, rope climbs, monkey bars, water hazards, atlas carries, box jumps, spear throws, sandbag carries and others. The Ocean City event is characterized as a sprint, “delivering 20 obstacles” over the three-mile course, according to Spartan’s website.

Tourism Director Donna Abbott explained Spartan produces similar events all over the country. Indeed, a check of the company’s website revealed there are obstacle races practically every weekend in different areas around the country including three others on the same day as Ocean City’s event.

“It’s a rather large-scale event,” said Abbott on Monday. “I believe they have 3,200 to 3,300 competitors already registered. It’s the first one in Ocean City and the hope is it becomes an annual event.”

The town’s contribution to the inaugural event is $80,000, which is coming from the Tourism Advisory Board allocation in the Tourism Department’s budget. The town’s allocation will cover Spartan’s host fee, banners and a temporary pedestrian bridge. Abbott said the event’s footprint will require some traffic modifications in the downtown area on race day.

For example, North Division Street between Baltimore Avenue and the Boardwalk will be closed entirely on race day from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. In addition, single lanes of Baltimore Avenue will be closed from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. on race day between Caroline Street and North Division Street, and between 7th Street and Surf Avenue. The Spartan race will cause the closure of the Inlet lot, which will also be shared with a Corvette event the same weekend.

Later during Monday’s meeting, the council approved a resolution allowing Spartan to sell food and drinks only in the festival village at the Inlet lot.

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER

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OCEAN CITY – With the arrival of a massive meteorological tower off the resort coast signaling the next significant step in the development of offshore wind farms, Ocean City officials this week, as promised, fired off a letter to the governor reiterating the town’s position on the distance of the turbines from the shore.

US Wind, one of two companies to gain approval to develop offshore wind energy farms off the coast of Ocean City, last week transported a meteorological tower, or met tower, off the coast of the resort. The met tower, which measures 328 feet in height, will be installed when offshore conditions improve, signaling the next significant step in the process. The tower, which will be installed a little over 14 miles off the coast, will be used to collect wind resource data within the Maryland lease area in advance of the future installation of as many as 32 massive offshore wind turbines.

The most recent letter of opposition, which was sent to the governor last Friday, attempts to hammer home the city’s oft-stated position.

“We would like to make it clear that the Mayor and Council support the concept of clean energy including offshore wind, provided it is done in a responsible manner,” the letter reads.

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“The Mayor and Council’s support for offshore wind is contingent on the projects not being visible from the Ocean City shoreline. Specifically, it is critical that the top of the turbine tower should not be visible from the highest residential unit in Ocean City.”

The letter points out when offshore wind was first brought to the town’s attention in 2012, resort officials agreed to allow turbines to be 13 miles or more from the shore. At that time, the proposed offshore wind turbines were two megawatt towers roughly 200 feet in height, which would have been virtually invisible from shore. However, in

the years since, the technology has improved and the turbines have grown exponentially.

“Now, we understand that the developers are proposing to install 12 megawatt towers approaching 500 feet in height,” the letter reads. “In order for a structure that large to be invisible from Ocean City, they would need to be located at least 33 miles from our coast. The visual impact and the associated negative affect on tourism, property values and the environment of these giant structures, now more than twice the height of the tallest high-rise in Ocean City and al-

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According to the letter, recent changes in state law have resulted in even less limitations on the size and location of offshore wind turbines.

“Despite numerous requests by the Mayor and Council to the Maryland Public Service Commission and the General Assembly asking for some reasonable restrictions on these projects, we have received nothing but vague assurances to ‘minimize visual impact,’ yet the structures get larger and larger without any meaningful review by the federal or state government,” the letter reads. “The recent Clean Energy Jobs Act subsidized additional turbines without placing any limits on size or requiring that they be located any further than 10 miles offshore.”

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Burglary, Assault Arrest

OCEAN CITY – A Selbyville man was arrested on first-degree burglary charges this week after allegedly breaking into a resort apartment and assaulting another man before swiping his money.

Around 9 p.m. last Sunday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer responded to a residence on 12th Street for a reported burglary and assault. The officer met with the victim who told police he had heard a knock on the unit’s back door. However, before the victim could get to the back door, a suspect whom he knew, identified as Montez Green, 22, of Selbyville, allegedly kicked open his bedroom door and began punching the victim in the face.

The victim told police Green punched him in the head at least 10 times before the victim fell into a chair and the assault ended. According to police reports, the victim had swelling, bruising and redness on his face consistent with his version of the attack.

The victim told police he observed Green rummaging through his dresser and other areas of the residence before Green exited through the front door. According to police reports, the victim told the officer he observed his money on the floor under the couch and determined Green had allegedly stolen $90.

According to police reports, the victim observed Green’s vehicle in the street. The victim told police he knew Green because he occasionally bought marijuana from him, but that he did not owe Green any money nor did he have any other dispute with him.

OCPD detectives located a picture of Green on social media and the victim confirmed he was his alleged attacker. A background check revealed

Green had been stopped in the vehicle as recently as 10 a.m. that same morning and that he had often been stopped driving that same vehicle.

A further check of the license plate readers at the access points to Ocean City revealed Green had entered the resort in his vehicle around 7 p.m. that night and left the area around 11:30 p.m.

Based on the evidence and witness testimony, Green was charged with first-degree burglary, theft and assault.

Detectives Track Down Credit Card Thief OCEAN CITY – An Ocean City woman was charged this week with multiple counts of credit card theft and fraud after allegedly swiping a man’s wallet while he slept in a vehicle and using his cards to make several purchases back in May. On May 21, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) detective began an investigation into the theft of a wallet and the illegal use of credit cards it contained. The victim told police his wallet had been stolen on May 21 from his jeep while he slept in the vehicle.

The initial investigation revealed that several of the victim’s credit cards had been used at various locations in the Salisbury area including a sub shop during which an as-yet-unidentified suspect used a credit card number to pay for and obtain a food delivery to a residence. The OCPD officer was able to obtain the sales slip from the sub shop purchase along with the address to which the food was delivered.

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was delivered and went to the address to interview the man. The resident told police a woman he identified as Marilyn Blackwell, 49, of Ocean City had been at his apartment that day and had ordered a food delivery using a credit card she pulled from a black wallet. The witness told police he knew Blackwell lived in Ocean City, according to police reports.

The OCPD detective went to Blackwell’s residence on South Baltimore Avenue to interview the suspect. According to police reports, Blackwell told the detectives she found the victim’s credit cards and other identification scattered in the landscaping in front of the Ocean City Beach Patrol’s headquarters on Talbot Street.

Blackwell reportedly told detectives she should have returned the cards and other identification to the victim or the police when she found them. Instead, she told police she used the credit cards to make purchases at various convenience stores and other retail stores in the area. She also told detectives she used the victim’s credit card to purchase the food that was delivered to the apartment in Salisbury.

Records indicate Blackwell used the stolen credit cards to make purchases at at least six locations including convenience stores, a nail salon and the sub shop in Salisbury. The largest purchase was from the nail salon in Salisbury at $152. Based on the evidence and her own testimony, Blackwell was formally charged this week with multiple counts of credit card theft and fraud.

Roommate Assault Over Alcohol OCEAN CITY – An Ocean City man was charged with assault last week after allegedly attacking his roommate during a dispute over alcohol.

Around 6:50 p.m. last Wednesday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer responded to a residence on Sunset Drive for a reported assault that had already occurred. The officer met with a victim who reportedly told police his roommate, identified as Walter Everett, 57, of Ocean City had assaulted him. According to police reports, the victim, who was being

The Dispatch/Maryland Coast Dispatch treated by Ocean City EMS, had visible signs of an apparent attack including a black and blue eye that was still bleeding. The victim also complained about a painful thumb, which had allegedly been bent backward during the assault.

The victim told police he and Everett had a minor argument over an alcoholic beverage when Everett became violent and struck him in the face at least three times with an open palm, according to police reports. The force of the strikes reportedly caused the victim to fall to the ground. Based on the evidence, Everett was charge this week with second-degree assault. He was taken into custody last Friday and was later released on recognizance after first being held without bond.

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Daughter Assaults Mom OCEAN CITY – A New Castle, Del., woman was arrested on assault charges last weekend after allegedly punching her mother in the face multiple times during a domestic dispute.

Around 1:30 a.m. last Friday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer responded to an apartment building at 23rd Street for a reported domestic dispute. The officer met with a female suspect identified as Amelia Hall, 24, of New Castle, with whom the officer was familiar from separate incidents earlier in the same night. During one of those incidents, Hall had been observed arguing on the public sidewalk in the area of 36th Street and Coastal Highway.

According to police reports, the officer met with Hall’s mother and observed a large bruise about four inches in diameter on the victim’s face. Also according to police reports, the victim had applied copious amounts of make-up in an attempt to cover the injury sustained.

The victim told police she and Hall got into an argument as they walked along Coastal Highway near 33rd Street and that Hall had punched her several times with a closed fist. According to police reports, the victim also had bruises and scratches on her chest consistent with being punched.

When interviewed, Hall reportedly told police she had gotten into an argument with her mother at a nearby nightclub and when her mother said some things she didn’t like, Hall “swung on her” a couple of times. Hall was ultimately arrested and charged with second-degree assault.

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FROM PAGE 22 search and rescue efforts and block national defense radar installations from detecting hostile aircraft and other objects. The letter specifically addresses some of the issues raised by the commercial fishing industry locally and up and down the coast.

“The tight spacing of the structures will make the windfarm areas inaccessible to many local commercial fishing vessels that use gear that can be snagged and fouled by tower foundations,” the letter reads.

When reached this week, US Wind Manager Salvo Vitale said the town’s most recent letter to the governor included several mischaracterizations and, in his opinion, revealed Ocean City officials haven’t shown any willingness to work with the company.

“Ocean City has asked for 26 miles

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and now 33 miles, but the truth is the approved Wind Energy Area outlined by the Public Service Commission only extends out 24 miles,” he said. “We’ve agreed to do the best we can within the designated wind energy area, but the town has shown no real interest in sitting down and finding a common solution. There doesn’t appear to be a real will to work together.”

In terms of the size of the turbines, Vitale said the PSC approval included a provision that allowed the developer to utilize the best available technology when it came time to actually build the wind farm. He acknowledged the best available technology at the time of the PSC approval for the capacity of the wind turbines was two megawatts and that has since changed through the long approval and development process.

However, he dismissed the letter’s assertion that US Wind is now considering 12 megawatt turbines. Instead, Vitale said the turbines changed from four megawatts to the eight megawatts now under consideration.

“That does change the height of the turbines, but only by 17%,” he said.

“That changes from a 165-meter turbine at four megawatts, to a 196-meter turbine at eight megawatts. The tradeoff is we’ll be able to reduce the number of turbines by 50%. So instead of 64 wind turbines, we’re now proposing 32.”

Nonetheless, despite an increase in height of 17% with the eight-megawatt turbines compared to the fourmegawatt turbines, the structures would still be fairly ominous offshore.

For example, in a conversion from meters to feet, the four-megawatt turbine at 165 meters would be 541 feet tall,

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while the larger eight-megawatt turbine at 196 meters would by 643 feet tall. By way of comparison, the Washington Monument is 555 tall.

US Wind spokesman Greg Tucker reiterated even with the increased height, they would not be visible from shore even at the 17-mile distance currently on the table.

“Saying the turbines would be visible from shore at 17 miles is a ridiculous assertion,” he said. “There would be no impact on views, tourism or property values.”

Vitale dismissed the notion US Wind has been less than transparent through the process and that no public meetings or hearings have been held in the resort area, pointing to a presentation in Ocean Pines earlier this summer.

“We’ve been very public every step of the way in this process,” he said.

“The notion we’ve been anything less than transparent is simply not true.”

Vitale pointed out US Wind has followed every regulation spelled out in the PSC approval to the letter and even compromised with moving the closest turbines to 17 miles offshore.

He said the town’s most recent letter, like those that have come before it, signals an unwillingness on the part of Ocean City to work with US Wind.

“We’ve offered all along to meet at the table and find solutions,” he said.

“The reality is, there is no real interest on their part in finding a solution.”

State Test Scores Confirm Worcester Schools Among Best

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SNOW HILL – The latest test results show that Worcester County students continue to perform at high levels.

In a presentation to the Worcester County Board of Education, officials reported that Worcester County Public Schools ranked first and second on the Eastern Shore in English language arts and math through the Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program.

“We’re excited about what we’re seeing,” said Amy Gallagher, coordinator of accountability and assessment for the school system.

Students in grades three through eight and students in selected courses in high school participate in testing each school year. Data is released by the state each August.

In the area of English language arts, Worcester ranked first on the Eastern Shore in grades three, four, seven, 10 and 11. Worcester ranked second on the Eastern Shore in grades five, six and eight.

In math, Worcester ranked first on the Eastern Shore in grades three and seven. Worcester ranked second on the shore in grades four, five, six and eight.

Gallagher said the school system could reach out to other jurisdictions to explore what they were doing. She pointed out that in most areas where Worcester was not first on the Eastern Shore, it had only been outperformed

by Carroll County.

“That’s an opportunity for us to talk to our colleagues and see what’s happening across the state,” she said.

Educators said that Worcester students had performed above the state average in all categories.

“We across the board are outperforming the state,” said Cassidy Hamborsky, the school system’s coordinator of literacy.

As far as state rankings in reading, Worcester ranked first in third grade and seventh grade. In math, Worcester ranked first in the state in third grade and seventh grade.

“I think we can all agree we’re in a really great place,” said Chief Operating Officer Annette Wallace. “If we could close our achievement gap with our minority students we’d be number one across the board.”

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BZA Okays Special Events At Estate

September 20, 2019

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BERLIN – A Flower Street property will be able to host special events following approval from the Worcester County Board of Zoning Appeals last week.

After a lengthy hearing last Thursday, the board voted 5-1 to allow property owner Patrick Brady to hold special events at Brooklyn Estate on Flower Street. The approval, which is subject to various conditions, came after some community members argued against bringing a commercial use to a residential neighborhood.

“You don’t have a concern for our community,” Mary Road resident and Flower Street property owner Gabe Purnell said. “It’s all about money. I feel like we’re being destroyed.”

Brady approached the board seeking a special exception to use his properties — the well-known estate and the adjacent cottage — to host weddings and special events. Brady said he’d purchased the adjoining properties eight years ago and fixed them up. He now offers them as vacation rentals and wants to use them to host special events as well. He acknowledged that he’d held two special events there prior to realizing he needed approval and that he’d ensured that during those events there had been sufficient offstreet parking, portable restrooms and no music past 10 p.m.

He stressed that the closest neighbors to his property supported his plans and said that he’d ensure there was no detrimental effect on the community.

“He’s a good neighbor,” said Rena Smack, who lives in the house closet to Brady’s property. “I can’t ask for anyone better than he is.”

Local resident Shaneka Nichols agreed. She said she had no issue with the property hosting special events as long as Brady ensured the noise and traffic was not a problem.

She added that school buses lined the sides of the street when the local schools held cross country meets and that that was more of a traffic issue than Brady’s events.

“I commend him for taking two properties that did sit vacant and turning them into something our community can take a bit of pride in,” she said.

Area residents Denee and Linda Bowen also spoke in support.

“I think what he’s doing is good for our neighborhood,” Denee Bowen said.

When board members asked what sort of events Brady intended to hold, he said he’d been approached about weddings, class reunions and corporate teambuilding events. County staff added that Brady would be required to contact them to get a permit for each event and that if the special exception was approved, it meant Brady could host events for the next year but would SEE NEXT PAGE

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have to return when that year was up to seek another special exception.

Debbie Brittingham, who lives elsewhere but owns property on Flower Street where she spends weekends and plans to retire, said she was opposed to Brady hosting events. She said he’d have no control over the type or number of people who attended functions at his estate.

“That neighborhood is not set up for that type of thing,” she said.

Natasha Owens said she didn’t live in the neighborhood but worked on Mary Road and was representing several properties on Flower Street. She praised Brady’s efforts to cleanup the two homes but said he wouldn’t be able to control everything at events.

She pointed out that Brady had property elsewhere to which he could direct interested clients.

Flower Street resident Gregory Purnell brought up the fact that just across the street from Brady’s land county officials and residents had gathered last year to recognize historic Briddletown.

He said Brady’s presentation hadn’t mentioned the historic significance of the area and instead focused on bringing a business to a 200-year-old African American residential community.

“What does the community benefit?” Purnell asked.

He said Flower Street was already one of the busiest streets in the town because of the amount of school re-

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lated traffic it received. He suggested studies needed to be done to determine what sort of impact the activity associated with special events would have on the neighborhood.

“We’re changing the character of the neighborhood as it has existed,” he said.

Purnell argued that the landfill had already been thrust upon the community.

“You wouldn’t do it for your own neighborhood,” he said. “Why do it for us?”

Board member David Dypsky pointed out that while Purnell used the word business, Brady was in fact proposing to host family events such as weddings and reunions.

“You’re having social events not commercial events,” he said.

When asked specifically what his primarily concern was, Purnell said it was the fact that once Brady started hosting events the practice would continue.

“This is business,” he said. “He’s in it to make money.”

Board member Thomas Babcock said he understood the community apprehension, as what Brady proposed could morph into something more.

Purnell said Brady was a nice guy but that what he was planning would not benefit the Flower Street community.

“There’s potential here to tear the community apart,” he said.

Gabe Purnell said the problem began years ago when county officials

approved construction of the elaborate estate property, which he said was out of character with the community.

“I don’t know what happened down the road when they allowed the Mexican to come in and build a milliondollar mansion in the middle of a community such as ours,” he said. “That makes no sense. If it wasn’t for that, this man would not have even looked at the property.”

Area resident William Johnson said that wasn’t Brady’s fault.

“I think that because he’s not an African American, he’s not a Purnell or not a Briddle, that we are judging him

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unfairly because he’s been a hell of a neighbor to all of us,” Johnson said. “If you don’t know him that’s your fault.”

The board voted 5-1, with Babcock opposed, to approve the special exception to allow up to 12 special events subject to various conditions, including no parking on Flower Street and a 10 p.m. event cutoff time. An on-site coordinator also has to be present during events, which are limited to weddings, family reunions, corporate retreats and local class reunions, and the sheriff’s office and Berlin’s police have to be notified of events in advance.

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Bishopville Land Rezoning Approved

September 20, 2019

BY CHARLENE SHARPE

STAFF WRITER

SNOW HILL – The Worcester County Commissioners approved a rezoning request for land on North Piney Point Road this week.

The commissioners on Tuesday voted 6-0 to rezone 9.4 acres on North Piney Point Road from E-1 estate to I-1 light industrial. The request, which came from Moore Boat LLC, had received a favorable recommendation from the Worcester County Planning Commission.

“The light industrial zoning will bring it consistent with the use that has existed there for many years and to some extent still exists today,” attorney Hugh Cropper told the commissioners.

According to county staff, the 9.4 acres is made up of three parcels that were initially zoned for agricultural use. The land was given the E1 designation in the 1990s. Moore Boat applied for the rezoning to industrial on the basis that a mistake had been made in designating the land E-1.

“It’s not appropriate for houses,” Cropper said.

Phyllis Wimbrow, the county’s deputy director of development review and permitting, said the planning commission had concluded that a mistake had been made.

“The planning commission found that the petitioned area is the site of a long-established boat repair and fabrication operation and that although the intensity of this operation has waxed and waned, it has never ceased being utilized as such,” Wimbrow said.

She said the commission found that there was an issue with the consistency of the petitioned area’s zoning classification and its longtime use.

The commission also noted that the property had long been the site of a boat repair operation and that it had coexisted with the residences in the area.

Todd Lekites told the commissioners he owned property on North Piney Point Road and was worried about an increase in traffic if the property was rezoned industrial.

“He’s been a great neighbor,” he said. “My only concern is the amount of traffic this rezoning might result in. I don’t want it to affect our quality of life.”

Property owner Leighton Moore said he didn’t expect to bring a big increase in traffic to the street.

“We are going to use this for storage so it should not generate that much more traffic,” he said, adding that he would also continue to use the property for boat and metal fabrication.

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BERLIN – A writer and documentarian with ties to Ocean City will return to the area this weekend for a book signing and question-and-answer sessions.

On Saturday, Sept. 21, John Chester, the writer, director and producer of the documentary “The Biggest Little Farm,” will visit The Greyhound Indie Bookstore and Fine Arts Gallery in Berlin for a story time reading of his new children’s book, “Saving Emma the Pig.”

From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Chester will be available to meet with patrons and sign copies of his book that are purchased at the store.

“It’s quite an honor for us at The Greyhound Indie Bookstore and Fine Arts Gallery,” said proprietor Susan

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Ayres Wimbrow. “We are so proud of him and are honored that he would make an appearance at our store.”

A description of the book reads, “Welcome to Apricot Lane Farm, a unique world full of true stories about heartwarming animals’ relationships and the special people who care for them. When Emma the pig arrives at the Apricot Lane Farm, she is about to give birth to piglets. But she is also sick, and after her seventeen babies arrive, Emma is unable to care for them. Taking care of seventeen piglets and a sick mama pig are a challenge for Farmer John and his team. But the cure for Emma reminds them what is most important — for pigs and for humans: love and friendship.”

The farm – 214 acres of diverse land in the foothills of Ventura County, Calif. – is also the subject of his newest award-winning documentary “The Biggest Little Farm,” which chronicles the life of Chester and his family as they create a sustainable farm from nothing.

The documentary received rave reviews at the 2018 Telluride Film Festival as well as at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.

As an Ocean City native, Chester grew up around the resort and made his way through Worcester County’s public school system before moving to the west to pursue a career in filmmaking.

During his upcoming visit to the east coast, Chester will also participate in question-and-answer sessions after two 6:30 p.m. showings of his documentary at Flagship Cinemas in West Ocean City. The movie will be showing all week. Those who purchase a ticket to the 6:30 p.m. showing of “The Biggest Little Farm” on Saturday, Sept. 21, or Tuesday, Sept. 24, can ask questions and receive feedback from Chester.

Those interested can purchase a ticket at flagshipcinemas.com. “The Biggest Little Farms” will be playing at Flagship Cinemas from Sept. 20 through Sept. 26.

In Berlin, the Berlin Maryland Arts and Entertainment will present “The Biggest Little Farm” on the lawn of the Calvin B. Taylor House Museum. The film will begin at 8 p.m. On Sept. 28.

Author/filmmaker John Chester is pictured during a question-and-answer session in March for his documentary, “The Biggest Little Farm.”

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER MANAGING EDITOR

OCEAN CITY – The Town of Ocean City filed a formal motion to dismiss the $1 million civil suit brought by the family of a woman who was found deceased and buried on the beach in July 2017.

The suit was filed by the decedent’s mother, Gayla Lutyk, through her attorneys in July, just one week from the two-year anniversary of the tragic incident on July 31, 2017. The negligence suit seeks $1 million in compensatory damages.

On July 31, 2017, the Ocean City Public Works Department’s beach cleaning crews were completing their overnight duties between 6 a.m. and 7 a.m. when they discovered a deceased woman on the beach at 2nd

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Street later identified as Ashley O’Connor, 30, of Plano, Texas. The victim was buried in the sand with just a forearm and hand exposed.

The Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) Forensics Unit, with assistance from Maryland State Police crime scene technicians, processed the scene and removed the victim’s body from the sand around 4:15 p.m. that afternoon, or several hours after it was first discovered. The victim was evaluated by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, who determined the cause of death was accidental and the manner of death was asphyxia due to suffocation.

OCPD detectives determined around 2 a.m. on July 31, O’Connor walked alone onto the beach in the area of 2nd Street and shortly thereafter fell into or

sat in a hole roughly three- to four-feet deep made by a person or persons unknown. Around 6:30 a.m., she was discovered buried in the sand.

O’Connor had been vacationing in Ocean City with her parents and the family members had been at a Boardwalk establishment. At some point, O’Connor’s mother walked back to their lodgings on the Boardwalk nearby and the victim a short time later walked down the Boardwalk and onto the beach around 2nd Street.

OCPD Chief Ross Buzzuro said video surveillance showed O’Connor walking on the Boardwalk and then briefly on the beach, but there was no available video evidence of her falling into or sitting in the large hole.

At some point, after O’Connor ended up in the hole, the dry sand sur-

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rounding her collapsed for reasons unknown, covering the victim. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled the death to be accidental caused by asphyxia due to suffocation. It was not known after the incident, nor will it ever likely be known, how the hole collapsed around O’Connor.

However, the $1 million civil suit filed by the decedent’s family in July asserts the town was negligent for a variety of reasons, including that it invites visitors to use the beach at all times, night and day, and does not post warnings about potential holes and heavy equipment cleaning the sand overnight. However, a city ordinance prohibits being on the beach between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.

In addition, and perhaps most importantly, the complaint filed in July asserts the town was negligent in that the heavy tractors and beach cleaning equipment likely caused the sand to collapse on the victim as she lied in the hole. In perhaps its strongest language, the complaint asserts the town’s beach cleaning heavy equipment operators should have seen O’Connor lying in the hole but instead, drove the heavy drag over her not once, but multiple times.

“During the night of July 31, 2017, the defendant’s agents failed to see what was or should have been plainly visible, namely the decedent Ashley O’Connor, in a hole on the beach, failed to control their equipment including but not limited to a tractor pulling a long, heavy drag, failed to exercise due diligence in general and with reckless or willful wanton disregard of human life, particularly given the awareness of visitors and a large number of holes on the beach on the night in question, yet drove over or drove the drag over Ashley O’Connor not once, but multiple times, entrapping her, failing to look into the hole in which Ashley O’Connor was located.”

In its formal answer filed this week, the town, through its attorney, systematically denied the allegations paragraph by paragraph. The formal answer points out the town does invite visitors to use the beach during the hours spelled out in the ordinance, but asserts the victim was on the beach during prohibited times.

“The defendant admits that, generally speaking, its residents and visitors are permitted to enjoy the beaches of Ocean City at certain times of the day, but otherwise denies the allegations,” the answer to the complaint reads.

“The defendant asserts the assumption of risk. The defendant asserts the defense of contributory negligence.”

The answer filed this week seeks a dismissal of the case, pointing out the decedent at least shares some culpability in the tragic incident.

“The defendant owed no duty to the decedent, who was trespassing and violating applicable law by being on the beach at the time of the events alleged in the complaint,” the answer reads.

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Cindy L. Ward BERLIN – Cindy L. Ward died July 16, 2019 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury after an extended illness. She was 69 years old.

Born on Dec. 6, 1949 in Harrisburg, Pa., Ward was predeceased by her husband of 43 years, Rodney L. Ward, who died April 21, 2019, and her parents, Doris Heisey Commings and Charles Frances Commings.

A published children’s book author (Cookie’s Week), Cindy was a kind soul with a huge heart. She was a lover of cats and all animals, proper usage of grammar, creative writing, poetry, the television show “Monk,” happy meals from McDonalds, beautiful handwritten notes, pizza dates with CINDY L. WARD her husband, people watching on the Boardwalk and The Dispatch newspaper. Cindy passed away three months after her husband, Rodney, who died

on Easter.

Cindy worked in The Dispatch’s art department for more than 35 years, including 30 years as art director. She was a dedicated staff member who never missed a week of work until her health ailments made it impossible for her. She was a loyal, detail-oriented and organized type who took great pride in her work at the newspaper.

While shy by nature, Cindy impacted many people in the community with her caring and compassionate dedication to animals, especially her beloved cats.

Cindy is survived by her sister, Karen Commings, and her sister-in-law, Deb Shepler, both of Harrisburg, Pa.; her feral friends who she often put before herself; and a wonderful group of friends who were like family to her.

The family would like to thank all her wonderful friends who cared for Cindy and Rodney during their extended illnesses.

A memorial service will be held at a later date. Donations in her memory may be made to Kenille’s Kupboard Pet Pantry & Rescue, Inc., PO Box 589, Ocean City, Md. 21842 or the Community Cats Coalition, PO Box 1761, Berlin, Md. 21811.

Ty A. Turner FENWICK ISLAND – Ty A. Turner, 68, longtime resident of Lewisburg, Pa., and Fenwick Island, Del., before relocating with his wife to Washington, D.C., and Alexandria, Va., passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, July 2, 2019 at his home.

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September 20, 2019 sylvania to James and Ruth. Ty’s Dad was mortally wounded in the senseless Korean War and died without ever meeting his beautiful boy. Ty grew up alongside his widowed mother as he perfected his gifts of carpentry, drawing, painting and design. He graduated from Lewisburg High School and Thaddeus Stevens College where he studied engineering and learned the principles of equality for all.

Ty always had a sense of humor and was the likely culprit (or suspected participant) in a number of underage beer runs and other dalliances in the Lewisburg area. But such were the youthful indiscretions of a gentleman whose concern for people was in his DNA. He would go the extra mile to help a senior with a home project or make someone feel included.

Ty was both a hunter and an environmentalist. He helped organize the Susquehanna River Waterfowl- TY. A TURNER ers Association to give (CAPTAIN OF CASUAL) sportsmen a voice in the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s setting of hunting limits and season dates. But the sportsmen would soon take the lead in the preservation and improvement of waterfowl habitats. Early in his career, Ty volunteered on the committees of Ducks Unlimited, a nonprofit dedicated to conservation of wetlands and upland habitats. “If humans were as good at parenting as Canada geese,” Ty once remarked, “it’d be a whole lot better world.”

As a consummate artisan and designer of duck decoys – and later, fishing gear – Ty made a name for himself on the East Coast. His black Labrador, Coot, inspired him to start his Coot Decoy Company in New Columbia, Pa., which got the attention of L.L. Bean. Ty was chosen to provide decoys for the company for the next several years. At L.L. Bean, everything had to be precise, and Ty handcarved, painted and boxed every decoy.

According to Bill Lawton, a friend of more than 40 years, Ty possessed an extreme gift of being able to artistically blend oil paint colors.

“He was a master craftsman,” according to Roe “Ducman” Terry, a friend and decoy designer in Chincoteague, Va. Ty’s God-given talent was deep. He was a master carver of decoys. In fact, that was the event that brought us together in the first place. When we were young adults, we purchased one of his magnificent decoys from an art show and then had the pleasure to meet him in person later that year as both of us were residents of the beach – Ty on South Carolina Avenue in Fenwick, us down the street on 120th Street in Ocean City. We instantly bonded together, as beach souls are apt to do, we shared our love for reggae music and uncrowded September beach walks; our souls were finely meshed with each other – Ty used to say “We are Beach Family.”

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Ty, by all accounts, was the quintessential beach boy. He would walk the beach for hours, finding treasures in the simplicity of a certain seashell, a lonely piece of driftwood cast aside by the waves, or a mound of sea grass dried from the sun. Ty would take these unceremonious items and repurpose them as art -- spectacular art that would leave the recipient speechless.

For that is what he did with his art, he gave it away, and if you were lucky enough to receive one or more of his creations, your fortune was certain.

Ty had sovereignty about him, if he was engaged with you in telling a

The Dispatch/Maryland Coast Dispatch story, he commanded your undivided attention. This was not delivered in a dominant way, but in the manner of a great teacher. And, throughout the years of loving him, we learned many lessons from this great unassuming mentor.

Ty is survived by his wife, Mary Rose of Alexandria, Va.; two daughters, Andi Turner of New Columbia, Pa. and Diandra Turner of Dallas; his much beloved granddaughter, Ukiah of New Columbia, Pa.; and a beautiful newborn grandson, Hudson James Turner of Dallas. Services are private.

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Brown, 79, passed away Sept. 12, 2019, at his home in Ocean City.

Born in Methuen, Mass., he was the son of the late Ira and Marguerite Brown. He is survived by his beloved wife, Frances; sons Thomas and Kevin; granddaughter, Ryan; brother Paul and wife Elaine of Massachusetts; and niece Diane.

Mr. Brown was a member of the Knights of Columbus, the AnTHOMAS cient Order of Hiberni- EARLE BROWN ans, Boy Scouts of America and was a proud descendent of the Mayflower. He was an avid reader with a passion for stamp and coin collecting.

Mr. Brown served as Army intelligence and was the recipient of the National Defense Service Medal; Sharpshooter, Marksman and received the Good Conduct medal.

A memorial mass will be held on Friday, Sept. 20 at 11 a.m. at Saint Luke’s Catholic Church in Ocean City Maryland. Rev. John Lunness will officiate. Interment will be at a later date, private for the family. A donation in his memory may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tenn.

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Jeannie, who graduated from Southern High School in Baltimore 1960, is survived by her husband of 59 years, Robert (Bob) Stone; daughter Tracey Despeaux and husband Darryl; grandmother to Josh Utz and Kerri, Mandy Coble and Matt, Rebecca Despeaux; and great grandmother to Jacob Utz and Bradley Coble. Jeannie is also survived by her sister, Shirley Semone; niece JEANNIE Kimberly; sister-in-law PATRICIA STONE Janice; niece Kelly; nephew Christopher; sister-in-law Leota Parsons and Randy, Charlene Stone; brothers-in-law Allen Stone and Carolyn, Richard Stone and Debbie; cousins Linda Myers and Hugo; and longtime friends, Fran Zulka and Chris Bratton and Kenny.

Jeannie is preceded in death by her parents, Lester and Beulah Shockey, and brother, Lester Shockey Jr. She was a substitute teacher at Solley Elementary School in Anne Arundel County. She was also a school bus aid for handicap students in Anne Arundel County. She passed the Real Estate Test in 1992 where

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Later she transferred to Champion Real Estate in Severna Park.

Jeannie and Bob retired together in 1997 and moved to Ocean Pines.

Later they had a new home built in Pittsville on two acres where Bob currently resides.

Jeannie enjoyed traveling. Her favorite places were warm and sunny; Aruba, Virgin Islands, Hawaii, Puerto Vallarta, Cancun, Bahamas and Key West Florida. Jeannie and Bob purchased a motor home after retirement and traveled to 18 states, including a few of her favorite places; Grand Canyon, El Paso and Tombstone in Arizona.

She will be sorely missed by her loving family. Now she is in God’s hand.

The family would like to thank the personnel at Health South, Coastal Hospice by the Lake and Stansell House of Coastal Hospice at Ocean Pines.

A memorial service will be held Saturday, Sept. 28 at 2 p.m. in the afternoon, at Solley United Methodist Church, 7600 Solley Road, Glen Burnie, Md. 21060. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Solley United Methodist Church.

Arrangements are in the care of Eastern Shore Cremation and Funeral Service a division of Holloway Funeral Home, P.A., 504 Franklin Avenue, Berlin, Md. 21811. Please visit www.easternshorecremation.com to express condolences to the family.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Solicitor Position Should Be Salaried Editor: The passing of Guy Ayres the City Solicitor of Ocean City and in Government for 37 years underscores the end of an era. It reminds us that life is in constant change. That although we often perceive that our days are the same, they are not, every day is different, ever changing to the unending parade of time. The so called “goodold-boys” that has governed the town is subject to the same parade of time that we all are. Guy Ayres will be indelibly enshrined in the memories of many in government, or observers of government on the Eastern Shore if not throughout the State of Maryland.

Relegating him to memory and marking the end of an era doesn’t diminish his service yet and with every end there is the seed of a beginning.

Although often in disagreement with Guy, I respected his intensity and knowledge, always for the Town of Ocean City which through him was reflected in public service by all in leadership during his generation. I for one will certainly not forget him. To his family, I am sorry for your loss. To the community, he will be remembered for a style of governance that will prove irreplaceable.

After a period of remembrance and mourning, the town will soon set out to find a new city solicitor, and I would like to give some thoughts on what I

hope will be considered in their search to fill Guy Ayres’ shoes.

A city solicitor can best serve if he or she is paid an annual salary and dedicated to the position. Moving forward I would hope the new city solicitor would be hired on the same basis as the city manager and not paid on a service rendered basis. In Annapolis the city solicitor is on the payroll and makes about $150,000 salary a year.

He is not allowed to perform services outside of his job nor is he paid piece meal for work performed and the reason is simple.

To continue paying any city solicitor piecemeal may put their income stream in conflict with their duty to the Town of Ocean City. In a private enterprise, we expect to be paid more for working more. The more widgets one sells the more they make, however a city solicitor is able to better serve with a steady income stream. It might not be in the town’s interests to pass more ordinances or participate in more litigation.

A city solicitor should not be penalized by being paid less for determining not to recommend an ordinance or not to embark in litigation, nor should he or she be rewarded more by the number of ordinances written in a year particularly if they are not needed.

Although we spent considerably more than $150,000 a year to Guy’s law firm, they give us a discount and provide SEE PAGE 44

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Berlin Entering Transition Period HOW WE SEE IT

What a year it has been in Berlin.

This week’s firing of the town administrator over “multiple issues’ is the latest in what has been a tumultuous 2019 by all accounts.

Much of the early part of this year involved the significant budget problems that were discovered after an audit last year revealed mismanagement of funds and an inadequate level of reserve funding. The budget nightmare concluded with an 18% property tax increase and hikes in utility rates for residential and commercial property owners as well as a 14% reduction in town expenses. The budget was such a mess the town needed to raise taxes and fees on its residents and businesses while also authorizing massive cuts in spending and freezing salaries. More tax and fee increases are forecasted for next year.

Though the budget crisis was about as serious as it gets for a municipality, town dynamics were exacerbated this summer when a significant chemical spill occurred at Heron Park, the site of a former poultry plant operation. To date, the cost for the cleanup and the 24-hour security detail required to keep people out of the closed park is estimated to cost the town at least $283,000. Though there were not many details given as far as why Laura Allen was ousted Monday, we know her handling of the costly chemical spill at Berlin’s Heron Park was a big reason. Town officials were convinced she hid information from them and a major reason why termination was chosen over resignation.

A result of the budget predicament and the chemical spill mess has been a simmering resentment toward the town’s elected officials in general. This disdain played out last week during a routine change to a planned community development and officially when a group of residents over the summer tried to stop the town’s annexation of a parcel near Route 50 that will ultimately be home to a commercial project. In the end, the petition fell short of the required numbers. We were happy to see it fail because the project was going to occur whether or not the town annexed the land. With the annexation allowed to proceed, the town will receive welcomed revenue from the project rather than the county getting it.

All these matters will surely be talking points for next year’s election, when the mayor’s seat (Gee Williams), the District 2 seat (Zack Tyndall) and the District 3 seat (Elroy Brittingham) will be up for grabs. By then, a new administrator will be in place, but the calls for change in leadership will likely persist.

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Though Maryland’s next legislative session is still four months away, the groundwork has begun to keep school systems from opening before Labor Day weekend.

Within a matter of hours yesterday, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan sent an email seeking funding help to fight the legislature on the matter and the results of a survey on the economic impact of starting school after Labor Day were released. Within the same time window, Sen. Mary Beth Carozza also posted on Facebook about the issue. With school boards across the state likely to consider the next school year’s calendar in the coming months, she encouraged constituents to “tell your school board members that school should start after Labor Day.” There is no way all these communications were a coincidence.

Through his Change Maryland Action Fund organization, Hogan’s email stated, “Three years ago, I listened to you and residents across our state who wanted a common sense, bipartisan change to improve their lives. … Despite overwhelming support, out-of-touch politicians in the legislature passed a law overturning the will of the people. Worse, they knew how unpopular their power grab would be so they shifted responsibility to the local school boards who operate without most people knowing what they are doing. By doing this, the Annapolis politicians think they can cut family vacations short and force children back into the classroom during the heat of the summer … Without you even knowing! … we can't allow the special interests and lobbyists to defeat the kids, parents, and teachers. Your donation will help us fight the shenanigans this powerful lobby will use to overturn the voice of the overwhelming majority, and it will enable us to empower families to speak out.”

The economic and fiscal impact study of a post-Labor Day start was conducted by Salisbury University’s Business Economic and Community Outreach Network (BEACON). Report highlights include a total net economic impact of allowing schools to start after Labor Day of between $58 million (six extra days of summer) and $115 million (12 extra days); additional wages earned by workers of about $2.9 million to $5.8 million; and net revenue to state and local governments of $8 million to $16 million.

“This independent analysis validates what we already know: starting school after Labor Day is good for Maryland families, good for our local businesses and good for the Maryland economy,” said Democratic Comptroller Peter Franchot. “At a time when the state is considering new sources of revenue for our public schools, this adds millions of dollars to our state’s coffers, all while supporting great family-owned, small businesses and sustaining summer employment.”

A major lobbying effort appears to be on tap for the next legislative session. When the legislature overturned the governor’s executive order mandating a post-holiday start for schools during the last session, it took place too late in the year for school systems to alter their calendars. It’s clear most Maryland school systems will revert to starting school the third or fourth week in August next year. In fact, my guess is Worcester and Garrett counties will be the only school systems in Maryland to continue with the post-Labor Day start in 2020.

Despite the sound intentions of elected officials, the new economic data and the majority of Marylanders preferring to start school after Labor Day, this issue has unfortunately become a political hot potato. It’s simply an opportunity for the ruling Democratic Party to flex its muscles and remind Republican Hogan he does not have the ultimate authority in the state without enough Republican support to override a veto. It’s also an opportunity to try and weaken Franchot’s presumptive bid for governor in 2022.

The Worcester County Commissioners did what was expected this week when they voted 5-1 to reject a text amendment that would have allowed current year-round residents to stay in White Horse Park despite a county law forbidding it. The amendment would have essentially grandfathered current residents in until they died or sold their property.

An argument could be made the commissioners who voted against the amendment were right to do so because they were simply upholding a current law. I disagree with that premise. I believe it was the county’s responsibility to enforce its own law in the first place. By not doing so, the county allowed the perception that it was okay to live in the mobile home park against the law to become a reality. There should be a consequence for that. The county should have been enforcing its own law. The commissioners should find out why staff members were not doing so for decades.

Moving forward, residents have a decision to make because attorney Hugh Cropper wants to take the matter to the courts. “I’m incredibly disappointed that the commissioners would not even give them basic due process, the right to speak and tell their side of the story,” he said. “I hope my clients hire me to file an injunction because I don’t think there’s a judge out there that’ll throw these people out.”

It will be interesting to hear how the court system would rule. I think imposing an injunction with a set of conditions, including a specific amount of time the residents can continue to stay full time, would be a wise course.

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Tony Christ

Bike Week Needs Special Zone Rules Editor: Once again Ocean City residents had to endure the roar of groups of motorcyclists as they traveled up and down Coastal Highway this weekend.

Thousands of bikers attended the OC BikeFest that was advertised as the largest motorcycle rally on the east

The Dispatch/Maryland Coast Dispatch coast. The OC BikeFest event required that Ocean City police to call on a number of outside law enforcement agency for assistance. Numerous individuals were arrested for speeding and other reckless driving.

This event and similar motor vehicle events are getting to the point that the Ocean City Council needs to reassess whether the benefits of these events exceed their costs and results in staining the family image that Ocean City advertises.

The council’s initial step should be to find out why OC BikeFest was not designated a special event. The special event law, passed as an emergency law in April 2018, allows the State Highway Administration, at the request of Ocean City officials and

the meeting of certain other motor vehicle requirements, to designate Coastal Highway as a special event zone, and reduce speed limits in that zone to 30 mph. Violators can face a $1,000 fine. The special event law has been so helpful to the Ocean City police department that discussions have taken place to extend the time period the special event law can be in effect.

There is no question that OC BikeFest met the requirements of the special event law. The City Council owes Ocean City residents an explanation as why they did not request the SHA to designate OC BikeFest a special event.

Joseph H. Potter Ocean City

September 20, 2019

Support Appreciated Editor: It is with much appreciation and gratitude that we the members of the Germantown School express to the communities, churches, businesses, and organizations in whatever way you were involved in the support of the John Maxwell benefit held on Saturday, Aug. 24.

A special thanks to Carol Rose and Clarence Rounds, Jr. for their volunteered hours. Thanks for helping to bless John with $1,712. It would not have been the great success without every one’s support.

Barbara Purnell Berlin (The writer is the president of the Germantown School.)

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Decatur Boys Stay On A Major Roll

September 20, 2019

In The News

BY SHAWN J. SOPER MANAGING EDITOR

BERLIN – Stephen Decatur’s boys’ varsity soccer team stayed on a major roll to start the season this week, blanking county rival Snow Hill, 7-0, on Tuesday.

The Seahawks have started the season with a perfect 4-0 mark after the win over Snow Hill on the road on Tuesday. Decatur beat the Eagles, 7-0. In its first four games, Decatur has outscored its opponents by a combined 20-3.

The hot stretch to start the season began with a 4-1 win over North Caroline in the opener at home last Monday. The very next day, the Seahawks

traveled to Crisfield and beat the Crabbers, 3-1. Last Friday, Decatur took on Mardela on at home and beat the Warriors, 6-1, before Tuesday’s shellacking of Snow Hill.

The Seahawks face Queen Anne’s on the road on Friday as part of that school’s childhood cancer awareness night. The Lions are 2-2 on the season after dropping a pair of games this week including a 2-0 loss to Bennett on Tuesday.

Decatur’s schedule ramps up next week with a couple of games against tough Bayside South schools. The Seahawks face Parkside at home on Tuesday, followed by a road game against Wicomico next Thursday.

Mallards Edge Seaford, 3-2, In Overtime

BY SHAWN J. SOPER MANAGING EDITOR

BERLIN – Worcester Prep’s varsity field hockey got off the snide this week with a dramatic 3-2 overtime win over Seaford at home on Monday. Not much was going right for the Mallards in the early part of the 2019 season with a 9-0 loss to Sussex Tech in the season opener at home, followed by a 9-1 loss to Holly Grove on the road last week. That changed on Monday, however, with a 3-2 over Seaford at home in overtime.

Worcester led 1-0 at the half, but

Seaford scored twice in the second half while the Mallards added another tally. Regulation ended with the two teams tied at 2-2. Senior Abby Nechay, who had scored both of Worcester’s goals in regulation, completed the hat trick with an overtime goal to complete the 3-2 victory.

With the win, the Mallards are now 1-2 on the season. On Thursday, Worcester played the first of five straight home games against St. Thomas More in a game played too late to be included in this edition. Next week, the Mallards will play Delmarva Christian and Gunston both at home on Monday and Wednesday.

Seahawks Fall To Queen Anne’s, 31-19

Decatur sets up its offense during last Friday’s game against Queen Anne’s.

The Seahawks fell to the Lions, 31-19.

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER MANAGING EDITOR

BERLIN – Despite a valiant comeback effort, Stephen Decatur’s varsity football team fell to host Queen Anne’s last Friday to fall to 1-1 on the season.

The Seahawks got on the board first against the Lions on a 30-yard touchdown run by Terran Wright with about nine minutes left in the first quarter to take a 6-0 lead. Queen Anne’s then ran off 21 unanswered points to take a 21-6 lead into halftime.

Decatur Girls Get In The Win Column

BY SHAWN J. SOPER MANAGING EDITOR

BERLIN – After starting the season with a couple of losses against tough Bayside North schools, Decatur’s girls’ varsity soccer team vented some frustration in Wicomico on the road this week.

The Seahawks started the season

with a 2-1 loss to North Caroline on the road last week, followed by a 6-1 loss to Kent Island last Wednesday.

On Monday, the Decatur girls got in the win column in a big way with an 11-0 rout of Bayside South rival Wicomico to improve to 1-2. Decatur will play Snow Hill at home next Monday, followed by a road game against Parkside next Wednesday.

Field, Stadium Dedication Set For Friday

BY SHAWN J. SOPER MANAGING EDITOR

The new turf field at Decatur will be dedicated as the Robert G. Knox Field and the stadium will be dedicated as the Louis H. Taylor Stadium during a special ceremony on Friday.

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Decatur’s Devin Waters scored on a 15-yard touchdown run to cut the Lions’ lead to 21-13 about halfway through the third quarter. However, the Lions scored the next 10 points to extend their lead to 31-13. Decatur pulled closer in the fourth on a 68yard touchdown pass from Ashten Snelsire to Koby Higgins to cut the lead to 31-19, but the Lions held off the Seahawks the rest of the way.

With the loss, Decatur is now 1-1 on the season heading into Friday’s home game against Easton. The Seahawks routed Arcadia, 35-14 in the season opener.

BERLIN- Two local icons will be feted during a special ceremony dedicating the new turf field and stadium at Stephen Decatur High School during Friday’s home game against Easton.

Last February, the Worcester County Commissioners approved roughly $1.4 million for the new turf field at Stephen Decatur High School and it was installed during the summer months. Not long after the funding for the new turf field was approved, the Worcester County Board of Education announced the field would be dedicated as the Robert G. Knox Field at Louis H. Taylor Stadium for the two fixtures at the

Berlin high school and throughout the county.

Knox has been a teacher and head football coach at Decatur for decades, while Taylor is a former long-time principal at the Berlin school and is now the Worcester County Public Schools Superintendent. While the fall sports teams have already played on the new field this season, a special dedication ceremony has been planned for Friday night at halftime of the home game against Easton.

Stephen Decatur Principal Tom Sites will act as master of ceremonies for the dedication event, while Knox and Taylor are also expected to speak. The game against Easton is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. and the ceremony will promptly begin at halftime.

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Tough Guy Of The Week:

Local Teams Solid In First XC Meet This week’s Atlantic Physical Therapy “Tough Guy of the Week” award went to Devin Waters, who rushed for 258 yards and a touchdown in a loss to Queen Anne’s. Pictured above is Waters (center) flanked by APT therapist Charles Curran (left) and Coach Bob Knox (right).

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER MANAGING EDITOR

BERLIN – The local high school cross country teams turned in strong performances in the first meet of the season last week at Decatur with high team scores and several standout individual finishes.

In the girls’ division, Decatur finished first in its home meet, while Worcester Prep was second and Snow Hill was third. On the boys’ side, Bennett finished first in team scores, while Worcester Prep was second and Decatur was third.

For the Decatur girls, Mary Mergott finished first, Avery Braciszewski was third, Elizabeth Dutton was fourth, Makenzie Cathell finished sixth, Mikayla Denault finished eighth, Amalia Murphy was 10th, and MarieAmelie Grandadam was 19th.

For the Worcester Prep girls, Ashley Laws was ninth, Linley Hill finished 11th, Caitlyn Hoen finished 13th, Lexi Willey was 22nd, Sydney Lamson-Reich was

23rd and Henna Parmar was 24th.

For the Worcester Prep boys, Graham McColgan finished third, Connor Carpenter finished fifth, Nick Hearne finished 10th, Frank Carter finished 15th, Gavin Hentschel came in 22nd, Enzel Zechail finished 31st, Joseph Schwartz finished 33rd, Riley Moyer finished 36th, Cooper Ludt came in 41st, Luke Loesser finished 45th, Cole Myers finished 48th, Graham McCabe finished 50th, Hugh Thomas Cropper came in 51st, and Rory Pugh finished 52nd.

For the Seahawk boys, Tristan Dutton finished sixth, Liam Foley finished ninth, Silas Cascio finished 11th, Sam Rakowski finished 13th, Gavin McCabe finished 16th, Philip Becnel came in 17th, Jake Banks finished 18th, Aryavir Sangwan finished 19th, John Reho came in 20th, Kai Ross finished 23rd, Shiloh Ponds finished 27th, Alexey Koulikov finished 38th, Jake Gillespie came in 55th, Kyle Elliott finished 57th and Rife Leonard finished 62nd.

OC Marlin Club Retains Challenge Cup

BY SHAWN J. SOPER MANAGING EDITOR

OCEAN CITY – The 41st annual Charles Kratz and Scott Smith Challenge Cup last weekend was one of the closest ever with just a handful of release points separating the Ocean City Marlin Club from the Cape May Marlin and Tuna Club.

The Challenge Cup, which pits teams of boats from the Ocean City Marlin Club against teams of boats from the Cape May Marlin and Tuna Club, officially began in 1978 as a formal competition between the friendly rivals which share the same canyons off the coast. The two rival clubs meet each September to compete for the Challenge Cup and bragging rights for the next year.

The Challenge Cup is a release

tournament and the top six boats with the most billfish releases count toward each team’s final tally. Last weekend, the Ocean City Marlin Club’s top six boats combined for 2,850 points, for an average score of 475. Meanwhile, the top six boats for Cape May combined for 2,775 points, for an average score of 462.5. Essentially, a single white marlin release proved to be the difference for the Ocean City Marlin Club, which retained the coveted Challenge Cup for another year.

For Ocean City, the top release boat was the DA Sea with 675 points. The Billfisher was second with 600 points, followed by the Electric Bill and Instigator, each with 450, the Reel Chaos with 375 and the No Quarter with 300. The overall points winner was the DA Sea with 675 points for nine white marlin releases, based on time of catch.

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aybe it’s just parenting’s ups and downs, but I’ve noticed my kids having some moods lately.

Somedays they seem just off, and it’s an adjustment to see these new mood swings in my boys, 11 and 9 years old, respectively.

I’m used to them being excitable, motivated and anxious to do whatever.

Now, these boys have their own perspectives on things, and like most people they want to do things their way.

The problem is it’s not the right way.

In Beckett’s case, these newfound desires may include waking up at 7:45 on school mornings when we must leave the house at 7:55. He then gets an attitude when I have to rush him to put his shoes on while eating his breakfast. His reluctance to kick himself into gear after I spent most of the morning pulling his blankets off him repeatedly and urging him to get out of bed aggravates me. I now insist on 7:15 as his morning wakeup time.

During a recent conversation about how middle school was going, Beckett admitted he has anxiety about it. It took multiple conversations over the course of the week to learn what was giving him trouble. We ultimately learned it was a new revolving schedule that was giving him consternation.

Organization and planning are not strong suits of his at this point, and this rotating school day routine is a struggle for him. When we asked how we could help, he said, “I’m not a baby, I just need time to adjust.” We told him we understand that, but we were here if we could help him get better prepared for his school day the night before or give him some advice on how to organize his locker.

Of course, our 11-year-old wants to do things his way. We like that, as we are not enamored with helping with his homework and reminding him to study. One night this week I asked

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Later, I questioned him on it and he insinuated I was making a big deal out of nothing and that it was early in the term. He may have been right that I was blowing a quiz out of proportion, but it’s incredibly difficult to watch your kid underachieve when you think you can help.

That, of course, is one of the struggles with parenting. Knowing when to push your involvement and help versus letting them be independent and learning from mistakes is mental warfare. It’s not a black-and-white issue.

Parenting is a sea of gray I’ve concluded. You do the best you can with decisions and challenges as they arise, while truly never having clarity on whether you did the right thing or not. Hindsight often provides the answer, but that’s not always the case.

Though my kids are still young, I see the value in letting them fall down every now and again. It’s true they learn more from hiccups and missteps than they do when everything goes as planned. It’s a good thing to see them struggling from time to time. It fosters independence and awareness. I saw a great sense of pride in Beckett when he did well on the next quiz after the one he bombed. He realized he must acquaint himself better with the content or he’s not going to be successful.

As my kids get older, I’m finding there are more and more instances when we, as their parents, must let them learn these lessons on their own.

We can talk about these situations repeatedly, but there is a lot to learn from first-hand failing.

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This is especially the case with Carson. Typically, we try and get both our kids to do their homework immediately after school. It’s been our experience putting it off till later in the evening after dinner and sports practices is not productive.

Of late, it seems Carson, 9, requires a break after school. For the first couple weeks, he was napping on the way home from school in the car. That shows how much school takes it out of him. I joke with him it’s hard work being a good boy. He then points at me in his trademark fashion, as if to say in his nonverbal fashion, “it’s hard for you to, right?” I always reply, “oh man, it’s incredibly hard.” He always giggles.

He seems to be adjusting this week and no longer needs a few minutes of napping, though he still doesn’t want to do his homework as soon as he gets home or to our office after school.

A couple years ago, it would have been impossible to get him back in the school mindset. He’s now able to transition from school to relaxing or playing outside back into school mode to get his homework done. I’m not saying he’s thrilled about it. There’s a few dramatic sighs and grunts, but he eventually gets it done.

I consider that progress. Celebrating the successful small things is part of taking things day to day with our special needs kiddo.

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

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The Ocean City-Berlin Rotary Club recently donated a trunk full of school supplies to students in Worcester County through Worcester Youth and Family Counseling.

Pictured, from left, are Cliff Berg, Stan Kahn, Margaret Mudron, President Dan Harris, Sonia Baker, Nancy Bradford, Dr. Larry Michnick, Frank Baker and Arlan Kinney.

September is Literacy Month and Showell Elementary School was the proud recipient of a monetary donation to buy books. The Republican Women of Worcester County has generously gifted $300 to increase classroom libraries and support the 100 Book Challenge Reading program. Pictured, from left, are Kate McCabe, Library Media Specialist; Diane Shorts, Principal; and Liz Mumford, RWWC Literacy Chair.

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The Elks Lodge 2645 Veterans' Group sponsored a Sept. 11 Remembrance Service. Veterans' Group Chairman Sarge Garlitz opened the service with Call to the Colors followed by the invocation, National Anthem and Pledge of Allegiance. Message and introduction of guests was done by Elks 2645 Exalted Ruler Kevin Matthews. The service was closed by Bugler Earl Hewitt playing Taps and Rosie Garlitz singing God Bless America. Several Ocean City Fire Department and Police Department representatives and first responders attended the service. Above, Ocean City Fire Chief Richie Bowers is presented a $1,000 donation by Matthews.

The local Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pines-Ocean City supports many different organizations, including Worcester GOLD (Giving Other Lives Dignity). The club's $800 donation will provide supplies for GOLD's VAULT (Vast Amounts of Useful Little Things). Pictured, from left, are Kiwanis Chair for Worcester GOLD/Priority One Jim Spicknall, Worcester GOLD President Carol Jacobs and Kiwanis Club President Dick Clagett.

Star Charities will begin collecting holiday gifts for wounded soldiers next month.

Star Charities members: Secretary Sue Walter, Faith Stanley, Paulette Mari and Anna Foultz are pictured during a recent organization meeting.

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The Good Samaritans who tried to help the whale last weekend Upsets in professional sports Lobster mac ‘n cheese

When something that’s gluten- and dairyfree actually tastes good Hearing church bells in the distance Friday afternoons off

The view looking south from the Inlet jetty Confidently riding through a sobriety checkpoint Speeches from the heart

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Hospital Pharmacy Will Now Offer Medication Disposal Kits

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Deborah Smullen, events coordinator for Worcester Goes Purple, and Jeff Kukel, pharmacy manager at AGH, are pictured with the Deterra Drug Deactivation pouch.

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BERLIN – Atlantic General Hospital will begin distributing the Deterra Drug Deactivation System with all opioid prescriptions. The medication disposal kits are part of the Worcester Goes Purple campaign’s efforts to bring awareness to substance abuse and will be given out free of charge.

The Deterra Drug Deactivation Systems were generously donated by RALI of Maryland, an alliance of more than a dozen local, state and national organizations committed to finding solutions to end the opioid crisis in Maryland.

Each drug deactivation pouch contains water-soluble pods containing MAT12 Activated Carbon, which when mixed with warm water and the drugs, dissolves. The pills, patches and liquids in the pouch absorb the pod-water mixture and are permanently deactivated. This allows the drugs to be properly disposed of, making them unavailable for misuse.

The program is the first of its type on the Eastern Shore, however Deborah Smullen, events coordinator for the Worcester Goes Purple campaign, plans to extend the program to local

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pharmacies.

“This partnership will be a great compliment to the drug disposal box at the Rediscripts Pharmacy at AGH. It will help Worcester County in their efforts to fight substance abuse and addiction,” said Smullen.

Jeff Kukel, pharmacy manager at AGHRx Rediscripts, explained how the majority of opioid abuse stems from the use of prescription pain killers for non-medical purposes.

“The need for expanded drug disposal solutions is overwhelming and contributes to stockpiles of unused and unwanted medications in our medicine cabinets as well as improper disposal of prescription medications. Providing our patients with another safe, free option for disposing of their unwanted opioids is critical in the fight against addiction,” said Kukel.

The collaborative community effort began on Tuesday, Sept. 10 in conjunction with the Rediscripts fifth anniversary celebration. The Rediscripts pharmacy cut a purple ribbon to signify the collaborative effort between Worcester Goes Purple and Atlantic General Hospital.

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Tickets Now On Sale For National Touring Stage Show

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OCEAN CITY – For the second year, the Art League of Ocean City will bring an art-inspired national touring stage show to Ocean City. On Sunday, Oct. 6 at 6 p.m., Catapult Entertainment will perform for Delmarva at the Ocean City Performing Arts Center.

Catapult wowed the judges, critics and millions of viewers when they catapulted to fame on Season 8 of “America’s Got Talent,” earning their way to the finals of the NBC-TV hit show. The live audience leapt to their feet; the judges gave the group standing ovations, and America was captivated.

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bring visual arts to our community, and this performance is a fabulous piece of visual art that moves and transforms right before your eyes,” Rina Thaler, executive director of the Art League, said. “We are proud to take the arts beyond the walls of our Arts Center and entertain audiences and school children here on Delmarva.”

Catapult is a theatrical art form about the human body and its ability to transform, an imaginative combination of dance, story-telling, and sculpture. The Catapult dancers work behind a screen to create dancing shadow silhouettes of shapes from the world around us. The

dancers morph into a mountain, a full size elephant, a helicopter, a house with a window and people inside. Catapult's show is packed with hundreds of shape transformations and is full of humor, emotion, and engaging stories.

Tickets are $20, $25 and $30 and available at ticketmaster.com and the Ocean City Performing Arts box office.

Sales benefit the programs of the Art League of Ocean City and also allow for a free performance on Monday, Oct. 7 for more than 1,000 Worcester County students.

The Humphreys Foundation, the Optimist Club, T.E.A.M. Productions,

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the Town of Ocean City, and the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore are funding the special free Monday performance.

“This is the type of opportunity that can change kids’ lives,” Thaler said.

“When children are exposed to the arts at an early age, it opens up possibilities they may not have considered in their lives and gives them an outlet of self-expression.”

Video previews of the show are available at www.CatapultEntertainment.com.

More information is available from the Art League at 410-524-9433.

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ARIES (March 21 to April 19): An offer to help with a stalled project should reassure you that you have a workable plan in spite of the problems in getting it up and running. The week's end brings more positive news.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): A past problem about a workplace situation re-emerges early in the week.

Talking things out helps ease tensions by midweek, but some hurt feelings could linger a few more days.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20): Optimistic aspects dominate your efforts.

However, expect to confront some criticism, some of which might be valid, so keep an open mind. But overall, it's your views that will count.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22): Social interaction with new people, especially on the job, could be a bit strained in the early part of the week.

But the awkwardness passes as you get to know each other better.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22): Expect news about a follow-up to a workplace change that could make a difference in your career path. Meanwhile, new friends widen the circle for all you Social Lions who love to party.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22): Enjoy your well-earned plaudits for a job well done. But be aware that some people might not share your colleagues' admiration, and you might have to work harder to win them over.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22): It's a good week to recheck your probably already overlong "to do" list and decide what to keep and what to discard. Lose the clutter and focus your energy on what's really important.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21): This is a good time to take a new perspective on what you've been offered.

Expanding your view could help to uncover any plusses or minuses that weren't apparent at first.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21): Applying the usual methods to this week's unique challenges might not work too well. Instead, use your creativity to find a way to resolve any impasse that develops.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19): So what if fate throws some obstacles in your path this week? Just keep in mind that the sure-footed and resolute Goat can get past any barrier by focusing on the goals up ahead.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18): This week calls for better communication with people in both your private life and the workplace. Start by asking questions, and then pay close attention to the answers.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20): Potentially beneficial workplace changes could be closer than you realize. Make sure you know what's going on so that you're not left high and dry when the good things happen.

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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 lifeguard at the Inlet is pictured talking with visitors last week. To purchase any of Parypa’s photos, click over to www.chrisparypa.com.

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It was so much fun to get out and about and take in the sights and sounds of Bike Week in Ocean City, including visits to Pickles Pub, Harborside and the Purple Moose Saloon.

Harborside: Lara Helou, DJ Billy T and Kaitlyn Kahl

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Purple Moose: Gogo Simsek, Dieane Long, Nathaniel Penick and Jhoel Familia

Pickles Pub: Owners Justin & Brittney Acita, Alison Leiner and Mike Shiflett

Harborside: Jan Layton, Will DiGennaro and Jordan Kellagher

Harborside: Co-Owner Chris Wall and Josh Emm

Harborside: Phil Lewis and Greg “Grimmy” Grim

Purple Moose: Tom Kuser and GM Bobby Taylor

Pickles Pub: Colin Topping and Jon Kerin

Pickles Pub: Chad Cirigliano and Ryan Dietz

Purple Moose: Karen Martin and Brian Eash

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Correctional Graduates:

Thirty-five jail and correctional officers from Wicomico, Worcester, Somerset, Dorchester, Talbot and Caroline counties graduated in the 105th entrance-level class of the Eastern Shore Criminal Justice Academy (ESCJA) operated by Wor-Wic Community College in Salisbury. Above, officers from the Wicomico County Department of Corrections are, front row, from left, Zachary T. Abbott, Jyrell L. Ballard and Cody L. Brock. In the back row, from left, are Tyler A. Kilgore, Kearon D. Lehman Jr., Donavon L. McNeil, Jason H. Morton and Joseph T. Sparrow IV. Submitted Photos

Officers from the Worcester County Jail and Detention Center who graduated were, from left, Jesse T. Bozman, Nathan R. Cook and Matthew Swistak.

Officers from the Eastern Correctional Institution (ECI) who graduated were, front, from left, Mikia R. Bailey, Aaron L. Barton, Deborah A. Brinkley-Bonds, Roland T. Budd, Tina M. Butler and Jamaz S. Clark. In the second row, from left, are Neil B. C. Daubach, Linda M. English, Jessica N. Lewis, Felicia A. Matthews and Jonna Mae P. McIntyre. Back row, from left, are Thomas J. Messick, Dakota J. Shultz, Michael T. Swem, Michael S. Thomas, Brandon K. West and Briana T. Whittington.

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Lifeguards Sierra Wakefield and Jeremy Simon, made sure all the pups stayed safe during the Ocean Pines Aquatics’ Annual Doggie Swim.

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AGHRx RediScripts Pharmacy Technicians Tynisha Brittingham, Karan Bealla (MTM Pharmacist), Meghan Hudson, and Michelle Briddell stepped out from behind the counter for the 5-year anniversary ribbon cutting.

Altitude Trampoline Park’s Ashton Lyons and Joshua Jackson had lots of fun giveaways for fans during the last Delmarva Shorebirds game of the season.

Kicking off football season with a bar-hop cruise to benefit their Penguin Swim Team were Maggie and Gary Miller (Ravens Roost #44 Swim Team Captain).

Long-time Ravens Roost #44 members Susan and Frank Berterman got ready to board the bar-hop cruise to benefit their AGH Penguin Swim Team.

Celebrating the AGHRx RediScripts 5th Anniversary with the community were Financial Navigator Kelli Bosic and Pharmacy Manager Jeff Kukel.

During the final game of the Delmarva Shorebirds regular season, Sandra English, Audrey Vane and Bruce Hamilton stayed busy in the In the flock shop.

The beneficiary of the Ocean Pines Aquatics’ Annual Doggie Swim was the Worcester County Humane Society with Yvonne Blimline and Stephanie Gamm helping out at the event.

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Date Announced For 17th Autumn Wine Festival

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SALISBURY – Taste wines from across the state of Maryland here in Wicomico County when the Autumn Wine Festival returns to Pemberton Historical Park this October.

The 17th annual Autumn Wine Festival will take place Oct. 19-20. The Wicomico County Recreation, Parks & Tourism event, which is produced in partnership with the Maryland Wineries Association, offers festivalgoers the opportunity to taste samples from different Maryland wineries. Hours are 11 a.m.-5 p.m. each day.

The Autumn Wine Festival has also partnered with Women Supporting Women, a local nonprofit that strives to provide awareness, education and support to those affected by breast cancer. Women Supporting Women will be on-site all weekend hosting a variety of fundraisers under the Pink Party Tent.

The festival also features live music, regional cuisine, vendors and a Sports Zone.

“Pemberton Park provides the perfect location to enjoy wine, food, music and activities during the Autumn Wine Festival,” said event organizer Cole Lacey. “Bring a chair or blanket and partake in this annual tradition with your friends.”

Tickets for the festival are on sale now. Tasting tickets include a sixounce glass.

Early bird tickets are available for $25 for one day or $40 for both days.

Regular tickets are $35 for one day or $60 for both days. Non-tasting tickets are also available; early bird non-tasting tickets are $5 and regular non-tasting tickets are $10.

Early bird sales end online, in person and by phone on Friday, Oct. 11, at 6 p.m. Additional fees may apply to ticket prices. Ticket buyers also have the option of making a donation to Women Supporting Women at checkout.

Purchase tickets online at www.AutumnWineFestival.org or at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center box office, located at 500 Glen Ave. in Salisbury (Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.).

The box office can be reached at 410548-4911.

For the latest updates on the festival and fundraising opportunities for Women Supporting Women, visit www.AutumnWineFestival.org.

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OCEAN CITY – Buoyed by a successful season blessed with great weather for the most part, resort officials are recommending a modest increase in the hotel package rate at the town-owned Eagle’s Landing golf course.

During the Sept. 10 Recreation and

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Parks Committee meeting, Eagle’s Landing PGA Professional Bob Croll presented a plan to increase the municipal course’s standard hotel package rate for the prime weekends in the offseason. The Recreation and Parks Department voted to forward a favorable recommendation to the Mayor and Council for approval of the proposed rate increase.

“We’re looking to increase the hotel

Registration Deadline Near For Annual Tee Off For Youth Tourney

BERLIN – Worcester County Recreation & Parks (WCRP) will host the 7th Annual Tee Off for Youth Golf Tournament and Fundraiser on Friday, Oct. 4, at the Ocean City Golf Club.

Join WCRP for a wonderful day of golf. Check-in and lunch begin at 11:30 a.m. A shotgun start will follow at 1 p.m.

The cost to participate is $75 per golfer, and all proceeds generated by this event will benefit underprivileged youth who participate in WCRP youth programs, leagues, after school activities, and summer camps. Over one third of the children participating in WCRP’s programs are considered underprivileged, and tournament proceeds provide scholarships to assure all children can participate in recreation programs year-round.

Register a team for this year’s Tee Off for Youth Golf Tournament and Fundraiser. Forms to register your fourman scramble are available on the WCRP website or pick one up in person at the Worcester County Recreation Center, located at 6030 Public Landing Road in Snow Hill. The registration deadline is Friday, Sept. 27.

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For more information, contact WCRP Director Tom Perlozzo at tperlozzo@co.worcester.md.us or Deputy Director Kelly Rados at krados@co.worcester.md.us or call them at 410-632-2144. Learn more about WCRP programs for all ages at www.worcesterrecandparks.org.

package rate for the prime weekends in the fall,” said Croll. “They’ve grown tremendously in popularity. It’s really pretty simple. It’s just seven weekends in the prime package season in the fall.”

Croll said the modest hike in the hotel package rate will keep Eagle’s Landing in the same basic rate structure with most of its private-sector competitors.

“It would still be a very competitive rate and I don’t see us losing any rounds because of the increase,” he said. “Among our competitors, we’re still the second lowest rate. That’s just where we want to be as a municipal course.”

Croll provided an overview of the summer season at Eagle’s Landing and the upcoming fall package season. He said the municipal course thrived this summer, largely because of the stellar weather.

“It has been a great season,” he said. “With the weather last year, it was about as bad as it could get. The opposite has been true this year. It has been about as good as it can get.

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We’re still getting more than our share of rounds compared to our competitors.”

Croll also provided an update on some of the larger projects at Eagle’s Landing. For example, last year it was determined many of the wooden cart bridges at the 30-year-old municipal course had fallen into disrepair and were in urgent need of replacement with an estimated cost of $230,000.

The Mayor and Council including the funding for the project in the capital improvement plan. Croll said the project is expected to start after the first of the year and be completed in advance of the next summer season.

In addition, Croll provided a brief update on the new spray irrigation system at Eagle’s Landing. In 2014, Ocean City entered an agreement with Worcester County to create a spray irrigation system at Eagle’s Landing, essentially a win-win for both parties in that the county gets to dispose of treated effluent and the golf course much needed irrigation. Croll said this week the system is working as planned.

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BERLIN – Starting next month, fourth graders from three Worcester County public schools will get an important lesson on water safety with the help of the Ocean Pines Aquatics Department.

Students will take part in a threeday safety course at the indoor Sports Core Pool in Ocean Pines, with lessons such as survival swimming skills, basic first aid and how to help distressed swimmers, and beach safety tips including how to safely navigate a rip current.

Senior staff members of Ocean Pines Aquatics, in conjunction with Ocean City Beach Patrol and the Ocean Pines Fire Department, will teach hundreds of 9 and 10-year-old students from Ocean City Elementary, Berlin Intermediate and Buckingham Elementary schools beginning Tuesday, Oct. 1 from noon to 2 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Berlin Intermediate School sessions are scheduled Oct. 1-3 and Oct. 8-10. Buckingham Elementary School students are scheduled Oct. 22-24 and Oct. 28-30, and Ocean City Elementary is scheduled Nov. 19-21 and Dec. 3-5.

The Ocean Pines Aquatics Department and Worcester County Public Schools jointly launched the program last year, with the school district supplying funding.

“The Aquatics team is excited to start our second year, teaching some of the fourth graders of Worcester County,” Ocean Pines Operations Director Colby Phillips said. “This was a program that was a priority for myself and the team when I first started with Ocean Pines, and the support of the Board of Education and the County Commissioners in providing funding has been a huge blessing.

“Drowning is one of the numberone causes of death for children,” she continued. “Learning to save yourself in different types of water safety situations is our goal for these children. We teach them everything from basic pool safety to ice safety, and the Ocean City Beach Patrol comes in as well to discuss rip currents.”

For more information on Ocean Pines Aquatics programs, visit www.oceanpines.org/amenities/pools or call 410-641-5255.

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Fiddlers Convention Returns To Berlin For 27th Year

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BERLIN – The Berlin Fiddlers Convention returns to Main Street for its 27th year this weekend, featuring bluegrass, old-time, Celtic, Irish and Cajun musicians from all over the country competing for thousands in prize money.

Hundreds of attendees of all ages turn out each year to cheer on their favorite competitors in full band, fiddle, banjo and mandolin categories and the Maryland State Flatpicking Guitar Championship. Renowned performers, accomplished youth and adult contestants, fantastic regional food and drink and artisans make this one of Maryland’s most fun occasions. The event is free.

Kicking off the weekend’s festivities on Friday, Sept. 20 will be a headline performance from the Jakob’s Ferry Stragglers, hailing from western Maryland and Pennsylvania.

The Jakob’s Ferry Stragglers draw freely from old time, bluegrass, rockabilly and swing music to create their own brand of high energy, Appalachian Bluegrass. Gary Antol (guitar/vocals) and Libby Eddy (fiddle/vocals) founded the band in 2014 with a simple goal -- write good songs, honor the music and take it to the road. In the time since, the band has appeared at festivals and clubs all across the country.

“The Jakob’s Ferry Stragglers are a daring and talented young bunch, and I can only hope that they manage to reach out and unite the bluegrass and old-time communities as easily as their music does,” according to Bluegrass Unlimited.

Opening the show from West Virginia’s eastern panhandle is Robert Mabe’s Irish Banjo at 7 p.m. at the north end of Berlin’s Main Street. Rain location is the Berlin Intermediate School Auditorium.

Robert Mabe grew up surrounded by many of bluegrass music’s great performers. Building his foundation on the styles of Earl Scruggs and a young Bela Fleck, Mabe began to dig deeper into the banjo’s place in other genres such as jazz, blues, and bluegrass’ primary predecessor, Irish music. He will be joined by Virginia-based fiddler and Berklee College of Music alum, Ben Walters.

Over the years, he has performed thousands of shows across the USA and Canada -- from honkey tonks to Carnegie Hall. His latest release entitled “Somewhere in the Middle” features stand out performances from an all-star lineup of pickers. “Somewhere in the Middle” also caught the attention of trade publications, Bluegrass Today and Bluegrass Unlimited, who both published high praise of the project.

On Saturday, Sept. 21, registration for the competition begins at 10 a.m. for youth and adult contestants.

New for this year is a miscellaneous

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category, which will be open to bluegrass and old-time musicians to perform on instruments other than the “standard.” Competition begins at noon. Encore performances from Friday’s headlining and opening bands will also be included. Parking shuttle service will be available from Berlin Intermediate School. Rain location is the Berlin Intermediate School Auditorium.

To round out the weekend on Sunday, Sept. 22 is the Gospel Bluegrass Jam, hosted by members of locallybased bluegrass and country pickers, Stevenson’s Crossroads and Blue Crab Crossing on the lawn of the Taylor House Museum at noon. Rain location is the Masonic Lodge on Main Street.

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

OCEAN CITY – Improvements at the town’s dog park at 94th Street have been completed, but the entire park complex could be expanded in the future.

Back in July, Public Works Director Hal Adkins presented a plan to the Recreation and Parks Committee for expanding the diminutive dog park at 94th Street in-house with little out-ofpocket expense for the city. The Mayor and Council ultimately approved the project.

The dog park always had a storm water retention area, essentially a marsh, running down the length of one side. Adkins’ plan was to excavate that marshy area and backfill it.

Under the plan, a new storm water retention pond was created that will handle the runoff formerly handled by the marshy area. The project, which has essentially doubled the size of the dog park at 94th Street, was completed a few weeks ago. New sod and an irrigation system has been installed at the improved and expanded dog park and the facility is open for business, it was learned during a Recreation and Parks Committee meeting this month.

Recreation and Parks Director Susan Petito said on Tuesday the de-

partment is hopeful there might be an opportunity to expand that entire municipal park complex in the future if the old Ocean Plaza Mall property is redeveloped. In 2018, the new property owner tore down most of the old mall, leaving the anchor stores Acme and Rose’s in place.

While no new future plans for the property have been announced, Petito said her department would like the opportunity to expand the municipal park complex at 94th Street if an opportunity arises when then property is redeveloped.

“If and when the 94th Street mall property is redeveloped, we would ask the Mayor and Council to be proactive in possibly obtaining more property if an opportunity presents itself with the developer,” she said.

“Recreation and Parks would love to be able to expand the 94th Street park.”

Currently, the town’s park at 94th Street includes the aforementioned dog park along with a basketball court and some other amenities. Petito said a future expansion could include a number of possibilities.

“It really is an ideal midtown location,” she said. “The possibilities are endless. We could expand the dog park or create a mini-skate park, or maybe add more tennis or pickleball courts.”

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County officials discuss Wor-Wic scholarship’s future

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SALISBURY – Officials at Wor-Wic Community College are expected to work with county leaders to reevaluate a taxpayer-funded scholarship initiative in light of a new statewide program.

On Tuesday, Bryan Newton, vice president for enrollment management and student services at Wor-Wic Community College, met with the Wicomico County Council in an open work session for an annual review of the Wicomico Economic Impact Scholarship (WEIS)

program.

The WEIS program – created in 2016 – is funded by Wicomico County and offers free tuition to eligible high school graduates. The belief is that local students who benefit from the scholarship will complete their degrees, seek work in the community and ultimately grow the county’s tax base.

While Wor-Wic officials argue the program has removed some of the financial barriers to a college education, the success of the program has often been met with some skepticism from members of the county council.

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This week, for example, Council President John Cannon noted that four of the 17 students who received county scholarships to Wor-Wic last fall continued to pursue their education full time in the spring semester.

“I’m not sure we are hitting the mark as much as we thought we would,” he said. “Our concerns on the county level is the most efficient use of our funds.”

Cannon said he believed the program was not an effective use of taxpayer dollars.

“It’s not a bad reflection on WorWic,” he said. “But something seems to be amiss.”

Newton assured the council that WEIS funding offered students the opportunity to pursue higher education.

He noted, however, that officials with the community college and county council could reconsider the scholarship’s requirements.

Currently, eligible scholarship recipients must be a Wicomico County resident and registered for 12 or more credits in the fall term immediately following graduation. They must also meet GPA and income thresholds.

But Newton noted that many scholarship recipients could not handle a full-time course load. He said 33 of the 62 students who have received WEIS funding since 2016 have graduated, transferred to a four-year college, or have continued their education at

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“The program requires 12 credits to continue receiving funding,” he said.

“We have a number of students that couldn’t handle those 12 credits and continue to work or take care of families. So they have continued with us in a part-time capacity. We still consider that a success.”

Newton said Wor-Wic, upon the recommendation of the council, has agreed to suspend the county’s scholarship program until the Maryland Community College Promise Scholarship – which helps eligible students afford community college – was fully implemented. He noted that both scholarships were similar in terms of eligibility and program requirements.

“Both the Wicomico program and the Promise program are focused on students coming out of high school,” he said.

Newton said the county’s scholarship program could be dedicated to other needs that are not being met. He noted, for example, that the funds could benefit part-time and older students, or those completing noncredit programs.

“We are asking for the council’s patience as Dr. [Ray] Hoy and myself put pen to paper and try to come up with what the future of the program would look like and come back to you for further conversation at a later date,” he said.

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‘everything Just clicked’ at national Folk Festival

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BY BETHANY HOOPER

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SALISBURY – Salisbury officials estimate that more than 153,000 people attended this year’s National Folk Festival, a significant increase from last year’s inaugural event.

In a statement issued last Friday, Salisbury Mayor Jake Day reported that the city’s information services department calculated a total of 153,911 attendees – more than double the previous year’s figures – throughout the weekend.

“We expected to see larger crowds this year, and we certainly did,” Day said. “It’s a wonderful feeling. Downtown has never been so alive.”

The 79th annual National Folk Festival returned for the second year of a three-year residency in downtown Salisbury from Sept. 6-8. The festival – a free, outdoor event produced by the National Council for the Traditional Arts – celebrates arts, culture and heritage through live performances, workshops, demonstrations, children’s activities and more.

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One of the stages at this year’s National Folk Festival is pictured during the event earlier this month.

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unique devices which had been logged as present inside the footprint in the three weeks prior to the festival.

Information Services Director Bill Garrett noted a significant increase in traffic beyond what was seen in the three-week period leading up to the festival.

“It’s primarily social media driven,” Garrett said in a statement. “Streaming to sites like Facebook comprises a large portion of the bandwidth increase, which was almost 2,500% higher over the weekend of the Festival than it was in the previous 3 weeks.”

City officials also noted the success of the festival’s recycling, composting and water conservation efforts and reported gross sales of $218,716, merchandise sales of $37,111 and donations of $40,790.

Donations were collected by volunteers on the Bucket Brigade, which circulates throughout the crowd seeking contributions to ensure the festival remains free for attendees. According to officials with the festival, donations from the crowd this year more than doubled.

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According to the press release, the festival briefly ran out of local craft and Maryland-brewed brews. By mid-afternoon, organizer began calling for more beer to be delivered to the festival.

Lora Bottinelli, Director of the National Council for the Traditional Arts, expressed her satisfaction with the event.

“The 79th National Folk Festival was a resounding success by any and every measure,” she said in a statement. “Our artists delivered outstanding performances, sharing their cultural traditions from across America and beyond. This year’s attendance far exceeded expectations and launched Salisbury to new heights in its continued cultural renewal.”

In an interview this week, Caroline O’Hare, local manager for the National Folk Festival, praised the efforts of organizers and volunteers to make this year’s event a success.

“I’m so incredibly proud of not only the community but the state,” she said. “We came together to work so hard to make this a success … It was bigger and better than I could have ever imagined it.”

O’Hare said turnout for this year’s festival was an improvement from last year’s event, which attracted more than 60,000 people despite rainy conditions. She said nice weather and improved public awareness played a large role in its success last weekend.

“This was the festival I always knew it could be,” she said. “Last year, we battled weather and awareness. This year everything just clicked.”

O’Hare noted that organizers will once again work with Business, Economic and Community Outreach Network (BEACON) at Salisbury University’s Franklin P. Perdue School of Business to complete an economic impact study of the festival. Throughout the weekend, between 20 and 25 surveyors canvassed the festival’s footprint to gather information from attendees.

“Last year we got the results a few months later,” she said. “I’m hoping we can get those sooner this year.”

O’Hare added that this year’s festival featured participants and attendees of various ages, races and backgrounds.

“I loved seeing the diversity of not only the performers, but the crowd that came together …,” she said. “It’s a beautiful celebration of America, which is what the festival is about.”

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OCEAN CITY – Sunfest is back to again take over the Inlet parking lot this weekend, from Sept. 19-22. Admission to Sunfest is free.

Sunfest offers something for everyone, with four days of just plain fun by the beach and Boardwalk. Boasting nearly 300 vendors including over 180 artists, Sunfest distinctively combines live music, artistic demonstrations, gourmet food and beverages, along with family hayrides on the beach.

Sunfest also offers unique elements including T-Mobile’s large exhibit and GEICO’s national marketing tour to win a trip to the CMAs in Nashville.

Another creative addition allows guests to participate in their own artwork with the OC Painting Experience, giving visitors the opportunity to create their own masterpiece. Kids can enjoy inflatable bounce houses on the beach, family hayrides and activities.

After working up an appetite, guests can delight in eastern shore favorites found in the famous food tent or relax to the sounds of free entertainment at the outside pavilion.

Sunfest hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday.

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Parking is restricted at the festival grounds so it is advised visitors take advantage of the town’s Park and Ride services. The West Ocean City Park and Ride on Route 50 just west of the bridge provides a convenient location for attendees with free parking and shuttle service to and from the South Transit Center on S. Division Street, just one block from Sunfest. Shuttle service is $3 to ride all day.

Special event express shuttle service is also available at the Convention Center on 40th Street, where you can park for free in the south lot and ride the express shuttle directly to Sunfest.

Fare is $3 to ride all day, as is the normal Coastal Highway bus fare service.

Additional park and ride locations are also located at the Public Safety Building on 65th Street, the municipal lot at 100th Street and Northside Park at 125th Street.

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To mark this important milestone in caring for the community, the pharmacy donated all cash register sales made during the day to the indigent patient fund. RediScripts contributed more than $2,100 to support medication therapy for patients who otherwise would not have been able to afford their prescriptions.

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Monthly Housing Recap BERLIN – Despite a continued decline in available housing inventory, the Lower Eastern Shore saw an increase in home sales in August 2019, according to the latest numbers from the Coastal Association of REALTORS® (Coastal).

In all three counties throughout August, new settlements were up 5.3 percent compared to the same time last year and Year to Date (YTD) settlements were up 0.7 percent. Individually, new settlements throughout August were up by 10.4 percent in Worcester and by 12.5 percent in Somerset. New settlements were down by five percent in Wicomico. YTD settlements were up by 5 percent in Worcester and by 2 percent in Somerset, but were down by 7.4 percent in Wicomico.

Inventory remained down in August, as the tri-county area as a whole saw a 27.1 percent decrease in active listings and no change in new listings compared to the same time last year. Individually, active listings were down by 22.7 percent in Worcester, by 36.6 percent in Wicomico, and by 27 percent in Somerset. New listings were down by

9.4 percent in Wicomico and were up by 4.3 percent and by 12 percent in Worcester and Somerset, respectively.

The average list price for the shore was $229,066, which is 5.5 percent higher than this time last year. The average sale price was $210,377, which is five percent lower than this time last year.

The average Cumulative Days on Market (CDOM) for August was 118, or 1.6 percent lower than the same time last year. Individually, CDOM increased by 55.2 percent in Worcester and by 24.3 percent in Wicomico, and decreased by 40 percent in Somerset.

“Historically low interest rates are really pulling buyers into the market, as we can see from August’s increase in sales,” said Coastal President Bernie Flax. “We will continue to struggle with inventory as this demand gets stronger and stronger.”

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Agents Join Company BERLIN – Sheppard Realty, Inc. has announced two agents have recently joined their offices.

Brittany Carver is a new agent, who worked in the hospitality industry for the past 13 years. She prides herself on great customer service, consistent communication, strong attention to detail and ensuring positive and memorable experiences for all. Her BRITTANY CARVER dream has always been to serve her community in their real estate needs. She will be working out of the Berlin office.

Also joining the company is Mitchell David, an experienced real estate agent who is a highly motivated, hardworking, team player who will guide his client through their real estate transaction. He has been in the real estate industry since 2001 and his experiences include assisting MITCHELL DAVID clients in buying and selling real estate for the past 10 years, operating a property management company, project development and the co-owner of a licensed con-

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Top Agents Rank High OCEAN CITY – Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Ocean City Offices recently had several agents ranking among high in August for the Greater Baltimore region.

The agents were Jenny CropperRines, 17; Shawn Kotwica, 31; Jamie Caine, 35; Katie Landon, 38; Michael Nolen, 82; Whitney Jarvis, 90; Dave Barnett, 91; Eric Cropper, 93; and Michele Pompa, 94.

The top teams were Katy Durham/Rick Meehan, 4; Cain Team of OC, 7; The Noyes Team, 10; and McNamara & Associate, 16.

Safety Month Observed BERLIN – In observance of National REALTOR® Safety Month, the Coastal Association of REALTORS® (Coastal) is distributing safety information to its members and encouraging

them to practice an abundance of caution to reduce their risk of being targeted by predators.

Throughout the month, Coastal is sharing safety tips with its members via social media and weekly newsletters. These tips offer safety information on an assortment of topics, including open house safety, garage safety, cyber security, home security, and more. The tips are compiled by the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) and are distributed in an easily shareable format.

“REALTORS® don’t always know the people they meet for showings, so it’s very important that they take precautions to protect themselves,” said Coastal President Bernie Flax. “It’s also important that our members share safety protocols with home buyers so they know what they may encounter when working with a REALTOR®.

There are good reasons that an agent may ask for your driver’s license or tell you they’d prefer not to carpool to a

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NAR’s REALTOR® Safety Program was established more than a decade ago to empower and inform members of potential risks they face in their profession and how to navigate them safely.

However, the REALTOR® safety issue was pushed into the national spotlight in 2014 after Arkansas REALTOR® Beverly Carter was kidnapped and murdered while showing a home.

“And just last month, a man was arrested in Colorado after he posed as an interested buyer at an open house and, once he and the REALTOR® were upstairs in the master bedroom, he threatened her with a knife, rope, and bear spray,” Flax said. “The REALTOR® was able to escape, and she was lucky. This is scary stuff, and we don’t want anything to happen to our members as they continue to serve the people of the Lower Eastern Shore.”

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Hailey Campion, 3, in Ocean City

Madison Hoke, 6, in Ocean City

Emily, 16, Billy, 12, and Makaelah Sedor in Ocean City

Ellie Papsan, 8, in Ocean City

Brynnleigh Stanisce, 1, on Assateague

Hank Mullins, 6, on Assateague

Katelynn Flor, 6, in Ocean City

Maggie Stockett, 3, in Ocean Pines

Grady David, 1, and Aiden Emilia, 3, on Assateague

Katelynn Flor, 6, and Wesley Grimes, 2, in Ocean City

Keera, 7, and Sienna Pearce, 11, in Ocean City

September 20, 2019

Sadie Sweiger, 4 months, on Assateague

Shawn Hobbs, 12, in Ocean City

Caroline, 6, and Maggie Fuson, 3, in Ocean City

Tanner Robillard, 11 months, in Ocean City

Caleb, 4, and Bennett, 2, in Ocean City

Hunter Morningstar, 5, Casey Collins, 10, and Jackson Morningstar, 7, in Fenwick Island

Braeden Huber, 5, in Ocean City

Juliana, 4, and Brynnleigh Stanisce, 1, on Assateague

McKenna Schlegel, 10, in Ocean City

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Ryan, 3, and Hailey Damiani, 5, in Ocean City

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Hudson Alexander, 2, in Ocean City

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Landon Peterson, 12, in Ocean City

Reese Ramirez, 4, in Ocean City

Kids of Summer (Part 6)

Patrick, 4, Caroline, 11, and Daniel Miller, 7, in Ocean City

Molly Hoffman, 12, in Ocean City

Gracelynn Conway, 6, Alexandria Olson, 5, and Jeremy Conway, 1, in West Ocean City

Daniel Miller, 4, in Ocean City

This week marks the sixth and final installment of the 13th Annual Kids of Summer photo series, featuring kids of all ages enjoying the summer season.

Over the course of this series, more than 200 children have been featured.

Thanks to our readers for their submissions.

Beckett, 11, and Carson Green, 9, in Ocean City

Emmy, 8, Maggie, 3, and Franklin Stockett, 7, in Ocean City

Will Ski, 5, Timmy O’Connell, 13, and Ben Ski, 20 months, in Ocean City

Kaelyn Pickett, 11, Ashlyn Pickett, 9, Carolyn Thuman, 6, and Abigail Thuman, 20 months, on Assateague.

Anna Hickman, 11, in Ocean City

McKenna Schlegal, 10, and Sienna, 11, and Keera Pearce, 7, in Ocean City

Emily Smith, Sophia Casino and Brooke Berquist, all 12, in Ocean City

Emily Peterson, 10, in Ocean City

Zoe Bradford, 9 months, in Ocean City

Kamila Naylor, 10, in Fenwick Island

Chase Bartnik, 4, in Ocean City

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HELP WANTED HYGIENIST:Patient-centered family dental practice in Berlin is seeking a RDH. We are looking for a people oriented hygienist with a gentle touch. Please email your resume and any questions to: dentistryinthepines@gmail.com ––––––––––––––––––––––––––– TEQUILA MOCKINGBIRD NORTH: Need FT Server must have Experience. Must be flexible with hours and shifts. Apply Within Ask for Jen. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––– KITCHEN/DW HELP:FT Kitchen and Dishwasher help needed. 94th St. Bull on the Beach. Contact Matt: 410-524-2455, option 1 for appointment.

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––––––––––––––––––––––––––– SOUTHSIDE GRILL WOC: Hiring Line Cooks, Kitchen Help, Dishwashers. YR, FT or PT. Ambitious, willing to work individuals only. Pay neg. based on performance. 9923 Stephen Decatur Hy. 410-2131572.

––––––––––––––––––––––––––– GO-CART SMALL ENGINE MECHANIC NEEDED: FT/YR. Call 410-289-4902 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Searching for FT, YR employees for Housekeeping, Food & Beverage & Front Desk.

Great benefits including medical, dental, vision and employee travel.

Eligible for a $200 sign on bonus*

Apply to our job postings under Hyatt Place Ocean City MD on indeed.com or text 76977 to 844-311-6432

Maintenance Specialist (HVAC) Atlantic General Hospital/Health System offers you the opportunity to work in an environment that is both stimulating and rewarding. Our management team and Board of Directors place a high priority on keeping our associates satisfied and committed to the organization and our community. We are seeking to satisfy the need for professional satisfaction and growth in a team-oriented individual in the following capacity: Maintenance Specialist (Full Time): Working knowledge of the following systems: mechanical, electrical, plumbing with an emphasis in HVACR. Installs, maintains, and repairs all heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration systems along with their associated equipment which includes Building Automation Controls (DDC). Full Time, Monday – Friday, 7am – 3:30pm. Looking for a High school graduate or equivalent with excellent mechanical aptitude. Degree from a technical school preferred. Universal EPA refrigerant recovery certification. HVAC Journeyman licensure strongly preferred.

Atlantic General Hospital 9733 Healthway Drive, Berlin, MD 21811 PH: 410.641.9612 FAX: 410.641.9715 e-mail: jobs@atlanticgeneral.org www.atlanticgeneral.org/careers

PUT YOUR LOGO IN COLOR FOR JUST $10

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

Deadline For Insertions, Cancellations And Payment Is 3 p.m. Tuesday.

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

COOKS WANTED : FT,YR. Looking for cook w/ Italian Dinner exp. preferably. Also Breakfast cook needed. Call 410-726-6508 to set up interview. Dough Roller Restaurant.

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– SPECIAL EVENT SECURITY : Needed in Ocean City. Clean record. Please call 443-513-4198 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––– PT/FT CLEANING PERSON $15/Hr. for a large home in Ocean Pines. Must be honest, reliable, meticulous, drug free, intelligent.

Fax resume to 410-208-3633 or email atlanticptrehab@aol.com.

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FULL-TIME PERSONAL BANKER Farmers Bank of Willards has a full-time Personal Banker position available at the Talbot Branch, Ocean City location. Looking for professional and motivated individuals with extraordinary customer service skills. Cash handling experience & excellent computer skills a must.

Please send resume to 12641 Ocean Gateway, OC, MD 21842 410-213-2983 or email: jennie.rice@fbwbank.com Application cut off is 9-30-2019 “Equal Employment Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer”

NOW HIRING!

We’re hiring for multiple positions in our OC, MD office.

Including:

INTEGRATED SALES REP, OPS PROJECT MANAGER, LOW VOLTAGE SERVICE TECH! Openings to start ASAP! Must have exp! Pay DOE & position. www.arksysinc.com or call 410.995.1220 ask for HR

Currently hiring manpower for

•STUCCO & EIFS MECHANICS • CARPENTERS •CONCRETE BLOCK • FLAT CONCRETE •CONCRETE REPAIRS •COMMERCIAL CAULKING •COATINGS SPECIALISTS •DELIVERY DRIVER •WINDOW & DOOR INSTALLERS Experience Preferred. Tools, transportation & a valid driver’s license are a plus.Competitive benefit package available.

Please apply in person at 11935 Hammer Rd, Bishopville, MD, or apply online: http://allstatesconst.com/delmarva-renovations-careers

LEAD CARPENTER/FRAMERS STUCCO/EIFS APPLICATORS PAINTERS INTERIOR REMODELERS SKILLED LABORERS

Please apply in person 12905 Coastal Hwy, Ocean City MD or online at https://oceantowerconstruction.com/careers/ call 443-366-5556 during regular business hours

Full Time Receptionist Ocean City, MD

A fast-paced construction company is looking for a full time Receptionist to do daily laid-out tasks.

Prior experience answering phones and dealing with the public a plus. Candidate must be proficient in MS Word and knowledgeable in MS Excel, have experience in clerical work, have a professional outlook with outstanding etiquette with phone and customers, high work ethic, be highly organized and attentive to details, fast typist and learner. Position will report directly to the President and Managers of the company.

Responsibilities: answer phones, computer input and database maintenance, type office documents, filing, work closely with customers and employees, daily tasks assigned to the position.

Knowledge with accounts payable and blue prints and construction experience is a plus. Competitive benefits package is available.

Only qualified candidates will be considered.

Please send resumes to Jennifer@AllStatesConst.com

ResortQuest Delaware Now Hiring for a Full-time, Year-round

RENTAL RELATIONS AGENT

This position requires extensive interaction and communication with owners and guests.

Candidate will inspect and evaluate properties regularly to ensure that all rental units are maintained in good condition and meet high standards for rental program participation.

Rental Relations Agent is the contact person for our owners and guests, facilitating everything from contract questions to housekeeping/repairs on their rental units.

Candidate will create and foster a working relationship and deliver highest standards of customer service to all homeowners, guests, property managers and peers.

• High School diploma or equivalent required • Delaware Real Estate License • Minimum of 2 year of experience in Customer Service.

• Vacation Rental experience is preferred.

Interested candidates please apply online at wyndcareers.com

University of Maryland Extension Agent Associate – Finance

Full time, 12 month Non-Tenured Faculty Position serving Worcester County and the surrounding area.

Focused on financial capabilities for families, youth and communities. BS Degree in personal finance, comm. dev., social work or related field required; MS Degree preferred.

To apply, http://ejobs.umd.edu/postings/72898 Best consideration 9/30/19.

EOE/AA Selbyville Goose Creek Fenwick Goose Creek Hiring for all positions.

For Both Locations Apply Online www.mygcjob.com

Assawoman Ale Shoppe Hiring for all positions.

Apply within store.

52nd Street, Bayside, OC.

Ride the B in OC!

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

We Invite You to be a Part of our Family!

FREE EMPLOYEE MEALS AND EXCELLENT BENEFITS! FAX RESUME & SALARY REQ. to: 410-723-9109 Online at www.clarionoc.com APPLY IN PERSON Mon-Sat 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

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

NOW HIRING

CARPET CLEANING TECHNICIAN Must have knowledge and a valid Driver’s Lic.

Call 443-493-0966

•HOUSEKEEPERS •HOUSEMEN •BARTENDER •BANQUET SERVER •SERVER •BANQUET HOUSEMAN

NOW HIRING!

Come Join Our WinningTeam!

Now accepting applications for the following positions!

Room Attendants Breakfast Server Line Cook Recreation Looking for experienced personnel with customer service skills. Must be flexible with hours. Email resume to jobs@carouselhotel.com or stop by and complete an application at the Front Desk. We require satisfactory pre-employment drug testing and background check.

Carousel Resort Hotel & Condominiums 11700 Coastal Highway, Ocean City, MD 21842 EOE

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

Deadline For Insertions, Cancellations And Payment Is 3 p.m. Tuesday.

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

Year Round - Full/Part Time ~BANQUET SERVERS ~SERVERS ~HOSTESS/HOST ~BUSSER ~DISHWASHER ~LINE COOKS ~GRILL COOKS ~MAINTENANCE MECHANIC ~GROUNDSMAN ~SECURITY GUARD ~HOUSEKEEPING HOUSESTAFF ~HOUSEKEEPING SUPERVISOR ~WASHROOM ATTENDANT ~EXECUTIVE SECRETARY ~PM LOBBY ATTENDANT ~REVENUE MANAGER

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G! YR-FT N I IR KITCHEN/ASSISTANT

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MANAGER

Great pay & Benefits!

Please apply in person.

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

SENIOR MANAGER

Senior Manager CPA firm in beach area has full time opening for Senior Manager level position.

Requirement: CPA with minimum 5 years public accounting experience.

STAFF ACCOUNTANT

Staff Accountant with 2-4 years experience of public accounting; prefer CPA or CPA candidate in near future.

Can be full or flex-time.

Confidentiality maintained. Send resume to careers@cgcpa.pro

YEAR ROUND ONLY

•PM COOK •FT DELIVERY DRIVER TOP PAY PLUS TIPS. MEAL PLAN & UNIFORM. Apply in person. Interviews Tues, Thurs & Sat at 11am.

Johnny’s Pizza & Pub, Bayside, 56th St. & Coastal Hwy. Work With the Best Ocean City has to Offer ...

We Invite You to be a Part of our Family!

AM DINING ROOM MANAGER

We are currently recruiting an experienced AM Dining Room Manager to help our team oversee our busy restaurant. Must have strong management experience in a large restaurant, ability to train staff, excellent communication skills and ability to solve problems. Micros and computer experience strongly preferred. Excellent salary and benefits package. Send resume and salary requirements to: Clarion Resort Fontainebleau Hotel 10100 Coastal Highway Ocean City, MD 21842 410-524-3535 Facsimile 410-723-9109 EOE M/F/D/V The Lighthouse Club Hotel Personnel Needed Full & Part time

•HOUSEMAN •LAUNDRY ATTENDANT Please apply in person Monday thru Thursday at The Lighthouse Club Hotel 56th Street Bayside Ocean City, MD Positive Attitude, Good Grooming and Good Work Ethic requited.

NO PHONE CALLS, PLEASE

THE ATLANTIC HOTEL

PT & FT Positions Available

Now accepting applications for the following

Year Round Positions FRONT DESK ROOM ATTENDANT Apply in person or email resume to duran.showell@marriott.com No phone calls, please All candidates must go through a satisfactory background check.

2 15th Street, Ocean City, Maryland

www.courtyardoceancity.com

NowAccepting Applications: YEAR ROUND:

•SERVERS (EXPERIENCED)

•FOODRUNNERS •DAY BUSSPERSONS •HOUSEMAN 2 North Main Street, Berlin, MD

Please Apply in Person

THE DISPATCH IS ON FACEBOOK!

RENTALS

WEEKLY RENTALS 2 BR Apartment $300.

3 BR Suite $400.

4 BR House $500.

Family Room $235.

Burgundy Inn 1210 Philadelphia Ave.

410-289-8581 WINTER RENTALS: DOWNTOWN OC. 2BR, 2BA. Furn., W/D, Occupancy limited to 2. Non smoking, no pets. $675 per mo. + util.’s. 410-2026353.

––––––––––––––––––––––––––– RENTAL 28TH ST BAYSIDE: 2BR, 1BA. Condo. 2nd Flr. Waterview. No pets. Winter $700 per mo. + util.’s.

Year Round $1,100 per mo. + util.’s.

410-430-5316.

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ROOMMATES SEASONAL ROOMMATES: Looking for College age female roommates for seasonal rental.

Call Tricia 443-610-4644.

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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE: NEWLY REDUCED! THOUROUGHLY UPDATED! 3BR, 2BA. home in Bishopville.

Step in shower, Lrg. LR, lead free, no city taxes!. $239,000. Call Howard Martin Realty. 410-3525555.

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COMMERCIAL WEST O.C. OFFICE/RETAIL SPACES AVAILABLE: 3 Offices/Retail and 2 Warehouses.

Plenty of Parking. 443-497-4200.

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STORAGE NEEDED GARAGE/BUILDING: in need of a garage/building for the winter storage of a Jeep. West OC or Berlin area. Nov. thru March. 410-8048779.

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YARD SALES HUGE MULTI FAMILY MOVING SALE: Sat,9/21 7AM. RAIN OR SHINE. Jewelry, tools, misc home décor, women’s clothes & shoes, Coach & Vera Bradley purses, Longaberger baskets, sports memorabilia, kitchen items, Pampered Chef, furn. Chesapeake Martial Arts, 11070 Cathell Rd, Berlin, MD, Pines Plaza Shopping Center.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE ESTATE NO. 17982 Notice is given that the COMMON PLEAS - NINTH DISTRICT COURT of CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PA appointed CAROL A. SPRINGER, 132 16TH STREET, NEW CUMBER-

YARD SALE: Sat. 9/21, 7AM-12 NOON. 100% everything for ladies! Handbags, jewelry, all sizes of clothing, footwear, jackets.

Please bring change, no lrg. bills.

13 Trinity Place, Southgate, OP. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––– RUMMAGE SALE: 9/21, 9am.-5 pm and 9/22 12noon-5pm.

Clothes, housewares, crafts, craft supplies, school supplies, Everything under the sun. All proceeds support FORGE Youth programs.

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FOR SALE MODEL HOME FURNISHINGS SALE: Fri 9/20 thru Sun 9/23 9am- 4pm. Artwork, accessories & furniture selling below cost! 9801 Mooring View Lane, unit 58, Ocean City MD 21842.

––––––––––––––––––––––––––– VINTAGE MAGAZINES: 50’s & 60’s magazines. Great/good condition. Most kept in sleeves. Life, Look, Womans Day, Good Housekeeping, Playboy and many more.

Call for more info. 410-251-1098.

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PETS LABRADOODLES: Now taking deposits for multigen labradoodles available early October.

Dewclaws removed, shots, microchipped, and crate included.

1 female and 4 males left. Contact 410-430-3693 for more information. References available upon request.

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SERVICES OCEAN SEABREEZE CONTRACTING: All phases of work. 35 yrs. in the area. 443-880-3346.

––––––––––––––––––––––––––– HANDYMAN SPECIALIST: General maintenance of all types, All powerwashing. Build/Stain/PWash Decks. Drywall repair. Painting.

Property Management. Call for any other odd jobs! Joe 443-610-4644.

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Ceja’s Landscaping

1991 Sturgis Limited Edition Harley Davidson 1513/1600 Excellent condition!

2nd owner of this bike. Garage kept w/ cover.

Has only 16,000 miles!

Some upgrades (braided cables, etc) but all stock part are available with it. Bike hasn't been ridden in 6 years, but has been properly maintained and starts and runs perfectly.

Price $9,500.00 call Lloyd 443-235-1583

& More!

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

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

Deadline For Insertions, Cancellations And Payment Is 3 p.m. Tuesday.

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

FURNISHED WINTER RENTALS 1BR, 1BA Oceanblock, 122nd St. Pet friendly w/addtl. dep. $700 per mo.

2BR, 1BA Bayshore Dr. $900 per mo.

3BR, 2BA Jamestown Rd. $1,100 per mo. Tenant pays elec. & cable. 410202—2632 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– LAST OPPORTUNITY! YR RENTAL: High Point North. Direct OF. Lrg 1BR, 1BA. Beautiful view of ocean & bay.

Convenient Location, $1,000 per mo. + util.’s. & sec. dep, 717-938-5986.

Must be credit worthy. Single occupancy only.

–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– YR RENTAL, 28TH ST.: 1BR Condo.

Bayfront. 3rd Floor. 2 parking spots. $900. + elec. Cable incl. 410-4307675.

–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– YR RENTAL, OCEAN PINES: 3BR, 2BA. Newly remodeled. New Appl’s.

Indoor/Outdoor deck. Lrg. yard. $1450 per mo. + util’s. 410-202-2887.

–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– WINTER RENTALS, DOWNTOWN OC: Clean & Comfortable Furnished Unit’s $550 -$1,000 per month, utilities included. 443-856-5241 OcWinterRentals.com –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– WINTER OR YR RENTAL: Montego Bay, North OC. Very close to beach.

443-513-1150.

–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– YEAR ROUND CONDO, 3BR 2.5 BA, Furn. Modern appl’s, W/D, 117th ST. Bayside on canal. $1500. per mo. No pets, call 410-848-1767. dougherty35@aol.com –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– WINTER RENTAL: 1BR, 1BA. Sleeps 6. Newly renovated. 52nd St, OC. Starts Oct. 1st. $250 per wk + minimal util’s. Cable & WiFi incl. 267-254-0111.

–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– WEEKLY RENTAL:4BR, 2 1/2BA. Fully furnished. W/D, Pool, Tennis court. Quiet community. 7 miles from the beach. $2,500 per wk.

Call Mike for details. 410-877-3894 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

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LAND, PA 17070 as the PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE of the Estate of HELEN C. BENNETT, who died on JUNE 08, 2019, domiciled in PENNSYLVANIA, USA. The Maryland resident agent for service of process is KATHLEEN JEWETT, whose address is 1192 CODURUS STREET, FREDERICK, MD 21702. At the time of death, the decedent owned real or leasehold property in the following MARYLAND counties: WORCESTER.

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

eign personal representative mails or otherwise delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or other written notice, notifying the creditor that the claim will be barred unless the creditor presents the claims within two months from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. Claims filed after that date or after a date extended by law will be barred.

Name of Newspaper:

Maryland Coast Dispatch Date of Publication SEPTEMBER 06, 2019 CAROL A. SPRINGER 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 9-06, 9-13, 9-20

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BEFORE THE REGISTER OF WILLS FOR WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND IN THE ESTATE OF LAURA F. MAULSBY KLINE ESTATE NO. 17793 PUBLIC NOTICE TO CAVEAT

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LEGAL RATES: Legal advertising rate is $7 per column inch. Deadline for all legal advertising is Tuesday at noon. For more information, call 410-641-4563 or fax 410-641-0966.

To all persons interested in the above estate: Notice is given that a petitiion to caveat has been filed

by MEGHAN K. WHITEHEAD, 565 WINDSONG DRIVE, ABERDEEN, MD 21001, challenging the codicil dated DECEMBER 8, 2018. You may obtain from the Register of Wills, the date and time of any hearing on this matter.

Maryland Coast Dispatch Date of Publication SEPTEMBER 13, 2019 TERRI WESTCOTT Register of Wills for Worcester County Room 102 - Court House One W. Market Street Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 2x 9-13, 9-20

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COATES,COATES, & COATES, P.A. RAYMOND D. COATES JR, ESQ 6200 COASTAL HIGHWAY,

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SUITE 300 OCEAN CITY, MD 21842 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE ESTATE NO. 17995 Notice is given that the CIRCUIT COURT of FAIRFAX, VA, appointed TIMOTHY ALLAN WOLK, 1157 WATER POINTE LANE, RESTON, VA 29014, as the EXECUTOR of the Estate of IDA BLACKBURN WOLK, who died on JANUARY 21, 2019, domiciled in Virginia, USA. The Maryland resident agent for service of process is RAYMOND D COATES JR., whose address is 6200 COASTAL HIGHWAY, SUITE 300, OCEAN CITY, MD 21842. At the time of death, the decedent owned real or leasehold property in the following MARYLAND counties: WORCESTER. All persons having claims against the decedent must file their claims with the Register of Wills for

Worcester County with a copy to the foreign personal representative on or before the earlier of the following dates: (1) Six months from the date of the decedent's death, except if the decedent died before October 1, 1992, nine months from the date of the decedent's death; or (2) Two months after the foreign personal representative mails or otherwise delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or other written notice, notifying the creditor that the claim will be barred unless the creditor presents the claims within two months from the mailing or other delivery of the notice.

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

Name of Newspaper: Maryland Coast Dispatch Date of Publication SEPTEMBER 20, 2019 TIMOTHY ALLAN WOLK 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 9-20, 9-27, 10-04

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JOEL J. TODD, ESQ.P.O. BOX 4060 OCEAN CITY, MD 21842 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 17973 To all persons interested in the estate of WAYNE L. MORELAND, ESTATE NO. 17973. Notice is given that BARBARA JEAN INGHAM, 51 BLACK DIAMOND ROAD, EPHRATA, PA 15722 was on SEPTEMBER 11, 2019, appointed Personal Representatives of the estate of WAYNE L. MORELAND, who

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died on APRIL 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 the11th day of MARCH, 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.

Name of Newspaper: Maryland Coast Dispatch Date of Publication SEPTEMBER 20, 2019 BARBARA JEAN INGHAM 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 9-20, 9-27, 10-4

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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

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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, 410-524-0649, beachsingles.org.

Second Thursday: Ocean Pines Garden Club 10 a.m. Ocean Pines Community Center. Visitors and new members welcome.

Every Friday: Knights Of Columbus #9053 Bingo Doors open at 5 p.m., bingo at 6:30 p.m. 9901 Coastal Hwy., Ocean City.

Possible to win the $1,000 big jackpot each week. 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 September 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.

September 19-22: Paint Berlin Plein Air Artists will be out and about from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. creating original paintings of scenic views and historic locations.

September 20: Bowling League Returns The Young at Heart Bowling League Ocean Pines-Ocean City returns on Fridays for 24 weeks ending March 20. Senior citizens only. Tom Southwell, 410-641-5456, for more information.

September 20: Picnic For A Livable Planet Young people and adults will meet all over the country to demand transformative action be taken to address the climate crisis. The Lower Shore Nationwide Day of Action will hold “The Picnic for a Livable Planet” at the Stephen Decatur Park, from 3-6 p.m.

Come for free live music, food and knowledgeable speakers from many local “Earth Advocate” groups.

September 20: Fish Fry Bowen United Methodist Church will host from 4:30-7 p.m. Platters $10 and include flounder, macaroni and cheese, green beans, corn bread and dessert.

September 20-22: Treasures of the Earth Gem, Mineral and Jewelry Show Friday, Sept. 20, noon-6 p.m.; Saturday, Sept. 21, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; ad Sunday, Sept. 22, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Wide selection of jewelry and jewelers on hand under one roof. Admission charge, 16-and-under free with an adult.

September 20-22: Berlin Fiddlers Convention Music fills the town with music competitions, food and craft vendors and beer. Free admission. Hours, Friday, Sept. 20, 7-10 p.m.; Saturday, Sept.

21, noon-5 p.m.; and Sunday, Sept.

September 20, 2019 22, noon-3 p.m. (Taylor House Museum)

September 21: Church Fall Festival From 3:30-6 p.m., Powellville Church will offer oyster fritters, chicken salad, BBQ pork and homemade desserts. A silent auction is planned. Eat-in or carryout. Pastor Danny Travers will provide music in the sanctuary at 6 p.m.

443-880-8804 September 21: BBQ Chicken Dinner St. Paul United Methodist Church will hold in Berlin at 405 Flower Street, 11 a.m.-until. Proceeds benefit church’s Homecoming Committee.

September 25: 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.

September 25: Blues On The Bay Join Coastal Hospice for an evening of jazz to benefit the Macky & Pam Stansell House. Reservations are $75 per person and include an open bar, delicious hors d’oeuvres and live music from Everett Spells.

Reservations can be made by visiting https://coastalhospice.org/event/blues -on-the-bay.

September 26: Republican Luncheon The Republican Women of Worcester County announce September Luncheon Meeting to be held at Ocean Pines Yacht Club. The guest speaker will be a representative from the Census Bureau. Cost of the luncheon is $20 per person. Doors open at 10:30 a.m. and the meeting begins at 11 a.m. To make your reservation and/or for more information, Ann Lutz at annlutz60@gmail.com or at 410-2089767 September 28: Rummage Sale Ocean City Presbyterian Church will host on 13th Street, 7 a.m.-1 p.m.

September 28: Super Bingo Willards Volunteer Fire Company will host Sept. 28 at the Willards Lion Club. Doors open 5 p.m. with early bird games 5:30, 6 and 6:30 p.m. Regular bingo starts 7 p.m. Games are $125 per game. 410-430-1135.

September 29: MSO Concert SEE NEXT PAGE

September 20, 2019 The Ocean City Performing Arts Center will host at 3 p.m. the Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra’s “Movie Themes to Classica,” performances.

Tickets are $45 and can be purchased online at www.midatlanticsymphony.org, by phone at 888-846-8600, or at the box office.

September 30: Chorus Guest Night The Delmarva Chorus, a chapter of Sweet Adelines International, is planning Guest Night from 7-9 at the Ocean Pines Community Center for all ladies interested in an evening of singing and meeting new friends. 410208-4009 October 5: Touch A Truck From 10 a.m.-noon at Stephen Decatur Park, kids can check out vehicles used by Berlin’s electric, water resources, public works and police departments as well as exhibits and demonstrations.

October 5: Chicken/Dumplings Dinner Calvary United Methodist Church is hosting a chicken and dumplings dinner, 11 a.m. until, at the Ocean Pines Community Center. Dine in or carryout.

October 5: State Party Abate of Delmarva will host State Party starting at 11 a.m., featuring camping from Oct. 4-6 for a fee. Food, music, basket of cheer and prizes during event including bonfire. Location, 34291 West Line Road, Selbyville.

410-251-8699 October 6: Feast, Pet Blessing The Church of the Holy Spirit in Ocean City will hold a Blessing of the Animals ceremony from noon till 1 p.m. in the church parking lot on 100th Street.

Pets should be on leashes or otherwise under their owners’ control. Any size, shape or type of pet is welcome.

You may also bring a photo of a departed pet, or a stuffed animal that means a lot to you. Following the blessing, a crab/chicken feast will be held 2-5 p.m. Tickets available, but limited. 410-723-1973

October 10: AARP Meeting The local AARP chapter will meet Thursday, Oct. 10 at 10 a.m. in the Ocean City Senior Center. Please arrive early at 9:30 for a social half-hour and refreshments. Guest speaker will discuss fire prevention and an optional luncheon will follow the meeting at Denny's. New members are welcome.

Call Bob McCluskey at 410-250-0980 with questions.

October 12: Pancake Breakfast Annual Fall Kiwanis Club event from 8-11 a.m. in the Assateague Room of the Ocean Pines Community Center.

Carryout also available.

October 12: Coastal Walk Join Coastal Hospice for the inaugural

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The 5K will start on the paved trail but after a mile transitions to the beach.

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October 12: Artisan’s Festival The Bethany Beach Fire Company Auxiliary’s 12th Annual Artisan’s Festival will be held at the fire house, noon-3 p.m.

October 24-27: Plein Air Workshop This four-day workshop, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., led by fine artist, Karen McLain, encompasses the complete process of field study, anatomy, photo reference and to complete a studio painting with the life and energy of paintings in the field. Registration at AssateagueIslandAlliance.org/shop November 10: Anniversary Celebration The Polish Club of Delmarva’s 20th Anniversary Celebration and Veterans Day Memorial will be held 1-5 p.m. at

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November 14: AARP Meeting The local AARP chapter will meet Thursday, Nov. 14 at 10 a.m. in the Ocean City Senior Center. Please arrive early at 9:30 for a social half-hour and refreshments. Guest speaker will be Mayor Rick Meehan and an optional luncheon will follow the meeting at a local restaurant. New members are welcome. Call Bob McCluskey at 410-250-0980 with questions.

Things To Do activities are printed free of charge. To ensure that an event is listed in a timely manner, please submit information as early as possible, since all items will be listed in advance as space permits. Be sure to include the date, name of event, time, location, address and a contact number. Email to editor@mdcoastdispatch.com; fax to 410-641-0966; or mail to The Dispatch, P.O. Box 467, Berlin, Md. 21811.

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Prior to the Fall Festival’s opening, the school will be hosting a fundraiser to help families whose lives have been affected by Hurricane Dorian. The annual “Kiss Buddy the Donkey” contest will offer students and families the opportunity to donate to the teacher or administrator they would like to see pucker up to kiss Buddy. All proceeds from this contest will be sent to help with hurricane relief in the Bahamas.

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BY MARC CUSTODIO

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BERLIN – A Required Minimum Distribution – more commonly known as “RMD” -- is a withdrawal that an individual must take from any Individual, Simple or SEP IRA, beginning in the year the account owner turns age 70 and one half.

The amount of the withdrawal is calculated based on the asset’s prior year end value along with the account owner’s age. The most common type of RMD is based on the IRS’ Uniform Lifetime Table which correlates an individual’s age with a life expectancy factor. This amount will change year by year as the account balance fluctuates and the account owner ages.

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Let’s look at an example of how an RMD is calculated. Bill has an IRA that on Dec, 31, 2018 had an account value of $100,000. Bill is 74 years old and falls under the Standard Uniform Table for RMD calculations. The age-based factor for a 74-year-old according to this table is 23.8, based on $100,000 divided by 23.8.

Bill must withdraw a minimum of $4,201.68 from his IRA by Dec. 31, 2019 to satisfy this requirement. There is no penalty from an RMD perspective if more than this amount is withdrawn from this account within the same calendar year, although there may be product specific limitations.

It is important to note that some situations may require use of different tables per IRS publication 590. If you have an IRA where your spouse is the sole beneficiary and said spouse is at least 10 years younger than you, the account owner, the calculation table used to determine an RMD is different than that used by an account owner whose spouse and beneficiary is the same age.

Additionally, if an IRA is passed to someone other than a spouse at death, RMD calculations may differ from the Standard Uniform Table. If you have either of these situations, we urge you to seek assistance for accurate determination of your Required Minimum Distribution.

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September 20, 2019

History Revisited

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BERLIN – The Rhine River with its wide, cold, swift waters has always been both a physical and symbolic obstacle to any invader attempting to cross it and attack the heartland of Germany.

Hitler was well aware of this and gave explicit orders to have all bridges destroyed before the allies could cross the Rhine. This was accomplished except for one important one, the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen.

It was originally built during World War I as a means to transport trains and logistics across the Rhine to reinforce the Western Front. The bridge carried two railroad tracks and a pedestrian walkway. One track was planked over to allow vehicular traffic. It was the last of 22 important bridges over the Rhine as the Americans continued their seemingly relentless trek toward Berlin.

On March 7, 1945, advanced units of the American 9th Armored Division captured the heights west of Remagen.

They could see vast numbers of German troops fleeing across the Ludendorff Bridge to relative safety on the east side of the Rhine.

At 1500 hours (3 p.m.) on that day a prisoner was captured who revealed that the bridge was mined for demolition and was to be destroyed at 1600 hours (4 p.m.), in barely one hour.

The Americans immediately took decisive action. At 1535 hours (3:35 p.m.) a column of combat engineers raced across the still intact bridge in the face of intense enemy fire.

There was an immediate explosion, but the bridge was still intact. Engineers climbed down abutments, cutting wires to explosive charges and hurling hundreds of pounds of explosives DR. JOSEPH F. into the Rhine. More PALMISANO troops rushed across the bridge and after intense fighting secured the high ground on the east side of the Rhine. It took just 20 minutes to secure the

bridge. Soon tanks, trucks, and troops flooded into the heartland of Germany.

The Germans deployed every available aircraft and artillery unit to destroy the critical span, but the Americans held long enough to allow prodigious amounts of troops, tanks, trucks and other equipment to cross.

The 9th Armored Division erected a sign, saying, "Cross the Rhine with dry feet courtesy of the 9th Armored Division."

The bridge at Remagen stood for four days before it finally collapsed due to extensive structural damage, sending 18 combat engineers to their death. By then the bridgehead was secure.

There were several immediate consequences to the American capture of the Ludendorff Bridge.

First, it led to the early capture of the Ruhr, Germany's industrial heart, and severely diminished Germany's ability to wage war. The second, and equally important, consequence was the shattering forever of the myth of German superiority in men and machines of war. The bridge

was captured due to American innovation at all levels while the Germans were hamstrung by their oath of implacable obedience to superiors. The Americans were just as courageous, but far more inclined to use individual endeavors to attain important objectives.

In retaliation for the bridge's capture, Hitler ordered the execution of six officers involved in its defense. One escaped the sentence because he had been captured by the Americans.

It is estimated that the capture of this intact bridge shortened the war by several months and saved thousands of lives.

Years after the war, I visited the small, but interesting, museum at the site. I was impressed with the importance of what happened there. Further research revealed the whole story and led to the writing of this article.

(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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29 at the Ocean City Performing Arts Center within the Roland E. Powell Convention Center, the Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra will kick off its 22nd season with Lalo Schifrin’s Mandolin Concerto and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7.

The concert will begin with Nicolas Mazmanian’s “Mission Impossible Variations,” which was dedicated to Lalo Schifrin. Schifrin is an Argentine-American pianist and composer who is best known as one of Hollywood’s top composers. His most notable compositions are the “Theme from Mission: Impossible” and “Bullitt.”

Schifrin wrote his “Mandolin Concerto” for Vincent Beer-Demander, one of Europe’s foremost mandolinists. Beer-Demander will join the MSO for the American Premiere of Schifrin’s concerto.

The concert will conclude with Beethoven’s iconic Seventh Symphony, which Wagner called “the apotheosis of dance itself.”

Tickets are $45 and can be purchased online at www.midatlanticsymphony.org, by phone at 888.846.8600, or at their box office (open one hour before each performance, subject to availability).

According to Maestro Julien Benichou, “This year’s season includes an incredible mix of new music, iconic masterworks and amazing soloists. Like every season, the MSO continues to break new ground and introduce new repertoire. We

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can’t wait to share our 22nd season with our patrons.”

The Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra is supported in part by the Maryland State Arts Council; the Talbot County Arts Council; the Worcester County Arts Council; Sussex County, Delaware; the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore, Inc; Costal Style Magazine; and Whats Up? Media. These concerts benefit the Mid-Atlantic Symphony’s mission to offer to the citizens of the Mid-At-

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Season subscriptions and individual tickets for the Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra’s 2019-2020 season are available online at midatlanticsymphony.org or by telephone at 888-8468600. For any further information, visit the organization’s website midatlanticsymphony.org.

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with Scott Lenox

This rare catch of a triple tail off of Ocean City was documented by Captain Chase Eberle of Chasin’ Tides Charters.

This crew had an amazing time on board the Spring Mix II with Captain Chris Watkowski and mate Ayrton Pryor when they released two white marlin and boxed 51 mahi.

Tony Freiji, Mike Freiji, Don Mauzy and Janean Mauzy combined forces to land this nice 128.5-pound swordfish while fishing on the Hammer Down. Submitted Photos

The fish box on the Boss Hogg out of Sunset Marina was full on this day when the crew caught a 70-pound yellowfin tuna and a big pile of tasty mahi.

Katie Larrimore of Chestertown caught this jumbo sea bass while fishing on the Morning Star with Captain Monty Hawkins.

Budd Heim of the ASCA reeled in this 18-inch triggerfish after casting a sand flea into the south jetty.

Captain Austin Ensor had an awesome overnight trip on the Primary Search that included two white marlin releases, one white marlin kept, 76- and 86-pound yellowfin tuna, some mahi and tilefish and a mako shark release.

The first official day of fall is Monday, Sept. 23. By this time last year my column had shrunk to one page with just a handful of photos, but fishing is still so good that I had no problem finding 10 nice pics to fill up the spread. Inshore fishing will get better before it gets worse and offshore fishing isn’t showing any signs of slowing yet so I’ll be bringing you two pages for at least another week.

Speaking of offshore fishing in September, we haven’t had the epic white marlin bite that we can see some Septembers, but we have had some pretty good fishing as of late. There have been a lot of blue marlin seen and caught this month too, and I’ve seen several big swordfish hit the dock. Mahi fishing is almost always good this time of year and this year is no exception with boats catching their limits of 10 fish per person on a regular basis. Most of the mahi are in the 5-10-pound range, but there have been some real studs caught as well in the 20-30-pound range. None was as big as the new Maryland state record caught last month during the Poor Girl’s Open that weighed in at a whopping 74.5 pounds.

More good news on the offshore front is the arrival of some yellowfin tuna to the area. There aren’t a ton of fish around yet, but there have been some nice fish to over 80 pounds caught and there should be more fish moving into the area as offshore waters cool.

Ocean bottom fishermen had to deal with a couple of days off last week thanks to a strong wind, but when they were able to get out they enjoyed good fishing for sea bass, flounder, triggerfish and some mahi. Captain Chase Eberle of Chasin’ Tides Charters even caught a triple tail, which is very rare for our waters. Fishing over structure in the ocean should get better as we move into the fall as inshore water temperatures cool so good fishing now is a great sign.

Flounder fishing in the back bays was a little better last week thanks to water clarity improving and I saw a few more croaker and trout from the Inlet area.

Amber Smoker is a regular at the Oceanic Pier and last week she had a smorgasbord of inshore fish, catching flounder, tautog, bluefish, black drum, sheepshead and rockfish. Amber even had a nice keeper that she caught while fishing the Route 50 Bridge at night.

Flounder are being caught in the Inlet and in the east and west channels north of the Route 50 Bridge with some larger fish coming from the deeper holes and channels. The rocks around the north and south jetty have been the spots for black drum, sheepshead and triggerfish and the best baits for these species have been crabs and sand fleas. You can catch black drum, red drum, triggerfish and sheepshead on crabs and fleas and you’ll never know if the little nibble at the end of your line is a 5-pound sea bass or a jumbo sheepshead. The current state record sheepshead was

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Juan and Lucas Franzetti along with Steve and Matt Magassy caught this nice 262-pound swordfish on board the Killin’ Time with Captain Jason Norton.

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Captain Chris Little of the Talkin’ Trash put this crew on an awesome day offshore with a golden tilefish, several mahi and three white marlin releases.

caught in September just two years ago when an 18-pound slob was caught on the south jetty.

The 41st Annual Charles Kratz and Scott Smith Challenge Cup was held last weekend to see who could win bragging rights between the Ocean City Marlin Club and the Cape May Marlin and Tuna Club. At the end of a competitive,

but very friendly, event the Ocean City Marlin Club came out on top by just a few points to hold onto the Challenge Cup for another year. The DA Sea was the overall points total winner with nine white marlin releases worth 675 points.

Believe it or not, there is no fishing tournament scheduled for this weekend and there isn’t one scheduled until our 3rd Annual Ocean City Inshore Classic Tournament the weekend of Oct. 11-13.

This is an awesome inshore event with rockfish, flounder, tautog and open divisions that is fun for the entire family. Last

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Amber Smoker sent this photo to Bear at the Oceanic Pier after she caught a keeper rockfish from the Route 50 Bridge.

year’s event had 30 boats and over 100 anglers and we paid out over $9,000 in prize money. There is also a prize for the angler 16 years or younger that catches the largest fish of the tournament. Registration is Friday, Oct. 11 from 5-7 p.m. at the Sunset Marina recreation room at the east end of the property. Participants are allowed to fish any or all of 32 hours from lines in at 7 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 12 until lines out at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 13.

Scales are open on Saturday from 4-7 p.m. and on Sunday from 3 until 5 p.m.

Awards will be held at the Ocean City

Marlin Club from 6-8 p.m. on Sunday following scales action. If you’d like more information you can call me at 410-4301016 or email fishinoc@hotmail.com I hope to see you there.

Remember to check out my fishing report the Daily Angle for more up to date fishing action on our website Fishin_ OC.com. Until next week, tight lines.

(The writer is the owner of Fish in OC and host of Ocean City’s fishing television show Hooked on OC. He has worked in the fishing industry and been fishing the waters in and around Ocean City for over 25 years.)

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Steve, Dawne Pappas Named Glick Honorees

September 20, 2019

OCEAN CITY – The nominating committee of the Hal Glick Distinguished Service Award announced Steve and Dawne Pappas have been named the 2019 honorees.

The Pappas’ will be recognized and presented the award at this year's Glick Award Gala scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 15 at the Crystal Ballroom in the Clarion Resort in Ocean City. The award recognizes their philanthropic service to the community, and raises funds for several area nonprofits.

The Pappas’ of the Original Greene Turtle have been active in many civic organizations and charities, including the American Cancer Society, Atlantic General Hospital & the Jack Burbage Cancer Center, Worcester County Humane Society, Believe In Tomorrow, Salisbury University, Worcester Preparatory School, Worcester Public Schools, Indian River School District, Ocean City Rec Dept., St. George Greek Orthodox Church, Holy Savior Catholic Church, Ocean City Police Dept, Ocean City Fire Dept., Ocean City Downtown Association, Ocean City Development Center, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Worcester Gold, Diakonia, Worcester Development Center, Lions Club, Ravens Roost 44, Hogs and Heroes and the list goes on.

Steve and Dawne Pappas join a distinguished group of previous Glick Community Service award honorees including Kimmerly Messick, Jack Burbage, Buddy Trala, Billy and Madlyn Carder, Dr. Lenny Berger, Leighton Moore and Hal Glick.

The award and event were started in 2010 by Temple Bat Yam and a group of local business leaders. Originally developed to honor Hal Glick for his vision and quiet philanthropy, it has been expanded to recognize others for their contributions to the Eastern Shore communities. In 2015, Glick succumbed to cancer and this award is both a legacy to him and a way to honor others for their community service.

Since its inception, this event has raised over $750,000, which has been distributed to area organizations, including Atlantic General Hospital, Peninsula Regional Medical Center, the Worcester County Humane Society, Diakonia, Worcester County Youth and Family Counseling, Salisbury University, The Jesse Klump Foundation, the Art League of Ocean City, the American Cancer Society and Temple Bat Yam. The 2019 nominating committee included Ocean City Mayor Rick Meehan, Ocean City Council Secretary Mary Knight, Buck Mann, Tammy Patrick of Atlantic General Hospital, Rebecca Moore, Kari Berger, the former honorees and event co-chairs Jeff Thaler and Christine Glick.

For information on sponsorships, purchasing tables or buying seats for the Hal Glick Gala, call 410-641-4311. The gala is open to the general public. Last year over 400 people attended the soldout event.

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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-

September 20, 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 Saturday & Sunday at noon, Thursday and Friday at 3 p.m.

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.

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September 20, 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 4 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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WITH BUNK MANN

For many years, the only way to cross the Chesapeake Bay was by ferry. The ferries ran from Sandy Point near Annapolis to the Matapeake State Park on Kent Island (and before that from Annapolis to Claiborne in Talbot County). Cars were loaded bumper to bumper and it took slightly less than an hour to make the crossing. Including the waiting time to board and lack of dual highways on much of the Eastern Shore, it could take five or six hours to get to Ocean City from Baltimore or Washington, D.C. The opening of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge on July 30, 1952 put an end to the ferries and became one of the most important events in Ocean City’s history. Quick and easy access to the beach via the new bridge did more than any single thing to increase tourism in Ocean City.

To purchase one of Bunk Mann's books, click over to www.vanishingoc.com.

Photo courtesy John Hurlock from spring of 1952

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