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Vol. 1 No. 12 March 2015

Shown are the Salisbury Lions Club’s boys’ and girls’ player of the year awards, which are now named after legendary high school basketball coaches Butch Waller and Barbara McCool. See story on page 18. Photo by Mike McClure

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Local businesses help farmers feed families. Pages 4-7 PROTECTION- Advice on how to protect your farm against drought. Page 3 RECYCLING- Wicomico County recycling program is a success.

Page 4 ORGANIC- Local farm grows organic crops. Page 8 MARINA- Marina improvements help city make progress.

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INDEX Bulletin Board ........................... 16 Business Digest ....................... 14 Business Directory..............36-37 Education ................................. 28 Entertainment ........................... 16 Health....................................24-25 Personnel File ........................... 12 Salisbury University ................. 31 Sports ...................................18-22 The Great Outdoors ................. 19 Tim Gonzales ............................ 34 Business Profile ....................... 14 Studet Profile ............................ 28 Final Word ................................. 39

How Sweet It Is sits on over 80 acres and sells produce, dairy products, landscape matierals, beer, wine and more.

How Sweet It Is...more than fresh produce, plants

By Al Higgins

In 1993, Woody Malone and his son Brent pulled a few wagons to the road side along Route 13, just north of the Somerset County line, and started selling sweet corn. They were peddling a variety known as “How Sweet It Is” and the Malone’s adopted that name for their business. Four years later they moved their wagons a few hundred feet to the north on a recently-acquired 80-acre piece, and started to grow their business.

The original store was a small structure with a pea-gravel floor, and the father and son specialized in offering high quality produce to their customers. With their newly acquired land they began an extensive farming operation and were soon able to offer produce directly from their gardens.

“At this time of year,” said Brent, “we buy fresh strawberries and corn from Florida. In a few weeks cantaloupes from Georgia will become available. When our growing season kicks off we grow our own strawberries, a host of different greens, squash, cucumber, 39 varieties of pumpkins and other garden vegetables. In season, everything we sell is grown locally.”

While it was produce that sprung the business to life, the store now offers a wide variety of products. “We sell a lot of crab meat,” explained Brent. “All of

it is locally caught and processed, and we even carry crab meat that has been pasteurized, allowing for longer shelf life. We also sell oysters, clams and we hope to be looking at fresh fish in the near future. We also carry fresh dairy products from Chesapeake Bay Farms and locally made jellies and jams.”

How Sweet It Is is more than a place to stop by and pick up some fresh produce and other food items,it is also the largest supplier of landscape materials on the Eastern Shore.

“You will find anything you need in our landscape department,” said Brent.

“We have a full line of fruit and ornamental trees, shrubs and bushes – including flowing shrubs – house plants, plants for your decorative fish pond, and garden plants, such as tomato, pep-

per, broccoli, eggplant and so on.

“We also handle several types and colors of mulch, peat moss, landscape masonry and stone in a variety of colors, sizes and textures. Whatever your needs for patio, poolside or other masonry needs, we have it at the store,” he continued.

A new addition to the store is a full line of beers and wines. Many of the beers are from local brewers and wineries, including Bordeleau. In fact, How Sweet It Is stocks over 180 bottles of the finest wines.

How Sweet It Is is truly a one-stop market. They are located a few miles south of Fruitland along Route 13 and they provide ample parking. If you have not visited the store you are in for a treat. It’s something special.

How Sweet It Is began in 1993 with a few wagons on the roadside of Rt. 13 just north of the Somerset County line.

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How to protect your farm against drought this summer

By Al Higgins If you have any connection to agriculture on the Eastern Shore then you are familiar with the name Roger Richardson. Roger has farms in Wicomico, Somerset and Worcester counties and once served as Maryland’s Secretary of Agriculture. To say Roger is capable of speaking about the farming industry on Delmarva would be an understatement.

He is highly knowledgeable and articulate on all aspects of agriculture. I visited Roger recently and asked him what measures grain farmers on Delmarva can take to protect against drought.

“First and foremost,” he began, “is crop insurance. If you’re going to be a farmer then you must be an optimist.

Every year at planting time you need to believe that this is going to be a great growing year. However, you have to look at reality. A farmer can control seed and fertilizer rates but when it comes to the weather he doesn’t have a clue. Mother Nature can be very kind or very hostile to farmers.”

When it comes down to crop insurance the farmer needs to decide how much he wants to spend on the insurance and how he wants to structure his agreement with the insurer. A farmer can insure individual fields or they can insure their entire farming operation under a program called Enterprise Units.

This is the path Roger follows when insuring his farms.

“Simply put,” said Roger, “a farmer

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can insure his crop at a level of 75 percent, 85 percent or for a major catastrophe. What these percentages mean is that if you chose to be insured for 85 percent, for example, you will be reimbursed by the insurance company for any yield that is below 85 percent of theds average county yield as set by the Farm Service Agency. If your yield exceeds the average then you receive nothing. Under the Enterprise Units program the total yield of all my farms is compared to the average yield across the counties I farm.”

When it comes to planting, timeliness is very important. Farmers are busy during April, May and the first part of June. This is when the seed is being put in the ground and fertilizer is being applied.

The success of a corn crop is determined, to a large degree, by the first six weeks of the plant’s life. When it germinates and emerges from the ground it needs nutrients and moisture to help it develop. If they are not there the plant suffers.

“Weather is everything,” Roger said.

“Another critical time,” he continued, “is from July 10th to July 30th. If we can get an inch or two of rain during that period we are almost assured a good yield.”

So, how much does it cost to plant an acre of ground to corn and soybeans

Roger Richardson and his cat, Smudge

on Delmarva?

“Corn runs about $350 an acre and soybeans about $100 an acre,” said Roger. “That only includes the cost of seed and fertilizer. Labor is a separate component.”

Plant scientists are continually striving to design agricultural crops that are drought resistant. “For example,” said Roger, “in the last five years soybeans have been developed that increase the time in which the soybeans can be pol-

linated. This gives the farmer a better chance of bean pods being set.”

But again, it all comes down to Mother Nature; the best laid plans of the most efficient farmers can be laid to waste when the rains fail to come. As Roger so eloquently stated, “Farming is the only profession where you bury your money in the ground in the spring and hope it comes back to you in the fall.”

Let’s all pray for rain this summer.

Parkside 4-H to receive donation

By Carol Kinsley

Parkside High School in Salisbury comes out a big winner in a program called America’s Farmers Grow Communities, funded by Monsanto. The program offers farmers a chance to win $2,500 for their favorite local nonprofit organization, and for Lee Richardson of Willards, that was Parkside High’s 4-H/ FFA program. His name was selected in a sweepstakes drawing in December.

Richardson, who, with his parents operates Richardson Farms, a 2,000acre grain and poultry farm, graduated from Parkside High before going on to the University of Delaware. He knew there was a new 4-H and FFA program that started at the school last year and wanted to help. In a ceremony at the school on March 10, he will turn over a $2,500 check from Monsanto to Amy Rhodes and Jerry Kelley for the 4-H program.

Kelley said their plans are to use the funds for the 4-H/FFA Junior Beekeeping group, which is supported by the Wicomico Extension Office and the Lower Shore Beekeepers. “We also will purchase a nice camera to document the beautiful flowers we grow at the A+ Garden Centre,” he added.

The A+ Garden Centre is a threeyear community supported and student operated career technology program which offers students involvement in

practical business applications, greenhouse organization and crop production.

Students grow and sell a variety of bedding plants and nursery stock. During the year they grow over 100,000 plants including vegetables. Students research and apply the latest methods in greenhouse production and plant cultural requirements.

Monsanto representative Angela Allen said the Monsanto Fund will give a total of $3.3 million to farmers in 1,324 counties across 40 states this year.

Other recipients on Maryland’s Lower Eastern Shore are the Humane Society of Somerset County and Pocomoke City Volunteer Fire Company.

The Monsanto Fund, the philanthropic arm of the Monsanto Company, “works to improve lives in rural America,” Allen said. “These are people who provide the resources we all need to live. Farmers feed and clothe us. The Monsanto Fund focuses on educational support in farming communities and meeting the critical needs of communities.”

This is the fifth year for the program which has given nearly $20 million to a total of 7,300 organizations.

Active farmers of 250 acres or more of grain or 40 acres of open field vegetables are eligible to enter between August and November by going online to www.growcommunities.com or calling 1-877-267-3332.

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It pays to do business with Farm Credit

Shown are Weston Young, left, and Henrik Wise with bundled cardboard before shipping.

Recycling program is a success in Wicomico County

By Patricia Villani

“We’d like to thank all of the residents and businesses in the county for helping us get the best recycling rate in the four county area,” says Weston Young, Deputy Director of Public Works for Wicomico County. “When the State recently issued its report on recycling, we were delighted to see that we were at 41.91 percent, compared to other nearby counties: 29.18 percent in Worcester; 12.57 percent in Somerset; and 35.95 percent in Dorchester. This is great news because it means that our recycling program is helping improve the environment and extend the life of the landfill. “ “During the year on special days, such as Earth Day, we have special collection events, and for certain products, such as hazardous household waste and tires, we have times when we waive collection fees. We use our website to advertise these events. Our goal is to eventually include an item by item list to tell our residents how and where to recycle. Common questions asked pertain to hazardous waste, car batteries, old appliances, computers and printers.

For example, we now have a mattress recycling pilot program which is going great. We can market these mattresses to companies who refurbish and resell them. “ “We take all of the massive amounts of vegetation that is dumped here by landscapers and others and grind it up for mulch which is used on the landfill as well as sold to the public. We want to reuse whatever we can and market the rest. I’m sure if residents knew what happens to the things they recycle they

would be impressed,” adds Young. “I think it’s important that our taxpayers see that we are doing good things with their money and making a positive impact.”

Henrik Wise, Recycling Coordinator, has the job of managing the regional recycling facility that processes recyclable materials for end users. In addition, the facility also operates 11 convenience centers (that accept recyclables) and 8 recycling convenience drop-off centers. Convenience centers are for the use of homeowners with permits to dispose of their household garbage and recyclables.

Wise notes that, “Recycling is a learning process. Residents are still discovering what is recyclable and what isn’t. Many items are thrown into recycle bins that we end up having to take to the landfill. For example, ceramics, clay pots, crystal, drinking glasses, foam products, light bulbs, mirrors, plastic bags, plastic glasses, plastic eating utensils, toys, heat resistant ovenware and window glass are all non-recyclable.

“It’s also not agreeable for some to pay to drop off their items here, and they leave them by the roadside and dump them where they won’t have to pay. We try to counter that with some amnesty days, especially for tires, which usually cost $2 each to recycle.

Caring about the environment is also a learned attribute. Recycling is still regarded by many to be a nuisance way to sort garbage. The benefits to the environment and how many new products continue to be developed from recycled items are not always appreciated by others. New products are coming on the

When we do well, you do well; that’s what being a Farm Credit member-borrower is all about. While most businesses return their profits to outside vendors, Farm Credit is a cooperative, which means we share our profits with our borrowers. For us, our borrowers ARE our investors!

A patronage return is a way of distributing the association’s net income to its member-stockholders. A member’s return is based on the portion of interest earned on his or her loan and the eligible interest earned by the association.

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Last year alone, we distributed over $33.7 million to our member-borrowers.

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market constantly made out of old tires, recycled plastics, cardboard and also glass,” adds Wise.

He continues, “I am pleased that we get some groups who call us to tour the facility and when they do they are amazed at what they see. It’s hard to explain the enormous equipment we have that enables us to package huge mounds of plastic, cardboard, newspapers, and make mulch for marketing.

They are also surprised at how clean we keep the facility and how we are able to manage such huge amounts of materials. We also have a program for recycling unwanted televisions, computers, and computer peripherals that includes

keyboards, printers, scanners, mouses, and more, and encourage the public to bring these items to the center.”

Young and Wise are both based at the Newland Park Landfill located on Brick Kiln Road northwest of the city of Salisbury. They appreciate that local residents are doing such a great job recycling and are grateful for the work that goes into such a high recycling rate for the county.

To learn more about recycling programs, check out the website at www. wicomicocounty. org/302/recycling.

You can call for a group tour at 410548-4935 or write: hwise@wicomicocounty.org.

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Governor calls for research of phosphorus in area soil

By Al Higgins

Much has been written recently about Governor Hogan’s halting of the implementation of the Phosphorous Management Tool (PMT). The environmental community maintains that, through the application of chicken litter to agricultural fields, phosphorous is leaching into waterways, and eventually into the Chesapeake Bay. Farmers, on the other hand, claim that the phosphorous binds to the soil colloids so tightly that runoff is nearly impossible and that phosphorous found in the Bay’s water is mostly from upstream pollution.

The governor is calling for a significant analysis of existing data relative to the movement of phosphorous in the soil profile. There has been much argument within the farming community that the data used to determine the need for the PMT was from a single source and does not represent real world conditions.

Matt Holloway, vice-president of the Wicomico County Council, is an area farmer and has been involved with the PMT discussions. “There have been several studies, by different agencies, on phosphorous movement in soils and these data were not included in the formulation of the PMT,” he said. “The economic impact of the PMT is huge and it must be thoroughly studied before implementation.”

Holloway believes that application field rates should be dependent upon soil and plant tissue samples. “It makes good sense, both economically and environmentally, to apply only as much fertilizer as necessary. By sampling the soil and plant tissues a farmer can make informed decisions on application rates.

We also need to look at ways in which we can release bound phosphorous from the soil and make it available to crops,” he explained. There have been studies that show that when Humates of Humic Acid is applied to an agricultural field, phosphorous, which is necessary for plant root production, is freed from the soil colloids and can then be utilized by the plant.”

Matt Holloway

Holloway explained that Maryland’s farmers have already exceeded the EPA’s timetable for the reduction of phosphorous in croplands. “Through implementation of the Nutrient Management Plan, and by utilizing best practices, Maryland’s farmers are ahead of the curve and moving in the right direction, regarding the reduction of nutrients to farming soils. The governor’s moratorium on implantation of the PMT has allowed area farmers to continue using best practices when determining their fertilizer needs.”

Holloway went on to say that agriculture is not dodging the phosphorous issue.

The farming community is willing to abide by necessary regulations, but they ask that every measure be taken to ensure the end product leading to the regulation be scientifically sound, and that upon implantation, the regulation be complete with everything in its place.

Holloway typifies the young Eastern Shore farmer. He, his dad and his brother grow 1,200 acres of sod, and with his wife Katie, they grow several varieties of hydroponic lettuce in their half acre of greenhouses. Holloway is not only an enthusiastic supporter of agriculture, but he involves himself throughout the community and, in doing so, gives much more than he receives.

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Eastern Shore Poultry offers exclusive product line, three Delmarva locations

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Eastern Shore Poultry has everything required for big poultry operations as well as supplies for smaller backyard flocks, and everything for hog producers, too.

Whether it’s heating, lighting, plumbing, electrical, ventilation, biosecurity or waste management, you’ll find what you need at Eastern Shore Poultry Services.

“We at Eastern Shore Poultry Services pride ourselves on timely response and completion of projects. We can offer turnkey projects or supply equipment to those who wish to construct their own facilities.,” said Greg Mariner, regional retail manager.

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Other producers noticed the quality of his product, called on him for help, and a small family business was born.

Today, Hog Slat is the largest company offering construction and manufacturing of hog equipment in the United States with approximately 1,000 U.S. employees.

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Trends in the area land market

By Sperry Van Ness Land Group

In 2014, the Delmarva land market demonstrated several trends to watch in 2015. While we don’t expect to see these topics appear on Twitter or Facebook, from our perspective, these observations are clearly relevant if you are in the land market in 2015.

Timberland buyers are coming back to the market as hunt clubs with liquidity and private buyers seek investments in both small acreages of 50 acres up to purchases nearing 1,000 acres. In fact, Timber Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT) reported higher returns in the third quarter of 2014 than Agricultural REITs did, according to Agrimoney. com. While this is a rare occurrence it is nonetheless notable.

Farmland leasing for quality production land remains strong and highly competitive, even in the face of lower grain markets. This past fall, more than 50 producers participated in a bid process on 2,000 acres of farmland in Maryland and Delaware. Annual land rents averaged over $230 for awarded bids which the producer will irrigate and lease for seven years.

The take home of this outcome dictates as land income remains strong the underlying land value will ultimately follow a similar trend line, if, however, agricultural rents significantly decline

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this will put downward pressure on farmland values. Based on these recent outcomes, there is not much evidence of this decline yet.

The poultry industry on Delmarva is driving farmers and investors to seek land for construction of new poultry houses. This change in land use from small grain or timber as poultry houses are built will be tempered by environmental and zoning restrictions in Maryland, Delaware and Virginia. This trend will continue to meet the demand of local poultry integrators on Delmarva currently estimated to have significant room for growth.

Conservation easements have had a notable impact on land values on the Delmarva Peninsula over the past few decades. A recent analysis of timberland values over the past two years in Maryland has demonstrated a clear but subtle spread in value for timberland encumbered with a conservation easement versus those lands which are not encumbered.

This clearly begs the question of what value is being removed from the land in the sale of development rights, but it may also be demonstrating the lack of development value in a marketplace which remains saturated with resi-

dential lots and zoning policies restricting development from parts of a county without municipal services.

This lack of “delta” creates a challenge to land protection in that a different set of parameters must be established in order to evaluate and justify continued land protection on the Eastern Shore.

Agriculture and forestry are the largest land uses on the Delmarva Peninsula, and in light of the current level of growth slated for the region now and in the foreseeable future, these uses will continue to be highest and best used for land under most conditions.

A range of factors influence land values, including agricultural commodities, development pressure, timber

value, as well as the intangible factor of the user value we place on the utility of open space, clean water, and wildlife.

These intangibles are on the radar of some professionals who are working to monetize these values through the trade of “credits” for avoidance of loss or the addition of more ecosystem services through practices like stream or wetland restoration. If such trade programs were instituted this would be another factor to watch shaping our land values.

A myriad of issues are shaping the land market in 2015 on Delmarva, and the SVN Land Group remains confident that land will remain an attractive and adaptable asset to own. We welcome the opportunity to put our team and resources to work for you.

Wicomico Regional Airport to close lot for maintenance

On Feb. 24, the Wicomico Regional Airport (SBY) discontinued parking in Lot B for parking lot paving maintenance. The paving project is to begin on Monday, March 16. Passenger parking will be in Lots A or C during the renovation. Paving and striping of Lot B should be completed by April 3.

All vehicles currently parked in Lot B will need to relocate no later than Sunday, March 15 Beginning on March 16, vehicles in Lot B will be towed at the owner’s expense. Airport Management is encouraging passengers flying from SBY to consider asking a family member, friend and/or business associate to transport them to and from the Airport during the renovation period. With only 278 vehide spaces available in Lots A and C, parking will be limited.

Airport Manager Bob Bryant stated, “The rehabilitation and paving of the airport terminal parking lot is a component of a larger scale project that will include rehabilitation and paving of Airport Terminal Road. Much of the existingpavements originated in the 1970’s and need to be rehabilitated due to deterioration.”Any questions or concerns, please contact the Airport Manager’s office at 410-548- 4927.

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Lisa Garfield indoors at the farm.

Growing in the greenhouse.

Calliope Farm grows organic crops

By Patricia Villani

Located a few miles from the heart of Salisbury, Calliope Farm, owned and managed by Lisa Garfield, grows and sells organic crops for the Delmarva area. Garfield moved here from California seven years ago. She had farmed there for about two years growing organic avocados and vegetables.

Upon moving back to the East Coast in the hopes of starting her own farm, she came to Salisbury, where she had visited family often while growing up in Washington, DC. After investigating the area, she thought Salisbury would be a good place to farm, since there is proximity to good markets and room for growth. With a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) model already active here, she had a guaranteed market before she began planting.

A CSA refers to a particular network or association of individuals who have pledged to support one or more local farms, with growers and consumers sharing the risks and benefits of food production. CSA members or subscribers pay at the onset of the growing season for a share of the anticipated harvest. Once harvesting begins, they receive weekly shares of vegetables and fruit, and whatever else the farmer provides as part of the harvest.

Garfield bought her 11.5 acre farm at an auction, moved in in December, and by February had the first crops planted, including peas, snow peas and potatoes. She remembers washing salad mix and bagging it and going to the local farmer’s market to sell. She only brought a small amount of produce to the market initially, but sold everything she had. She said she was very excited

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If a person wanted to sign up for a CSA with Calliope, he/she would pay up front at the beginning of the season and then come to the Camden Farmer’s Market to pick up a weekly share of distribution.

For example, if an individual bought a medium share for the year, one week’s share might be a pint of cherry tomatoes, a few heirloom tomatoes, a pound of green or wax beans, a quart of potatoes, basil, garlic, and a pint of blackberries. She encourages people to freeze some of their vegetables for the winter months .“It’s like harnessing the summer sun!” she says.

Garfield doesn’t do all of the grow-

A table at the market.

that she made $80 that day and “felt so lucky!”

People always ask her why she chose organic farming. Most organic farmers are dedicated not just to growing, but to the environment. She says they feel that it’s not just about growing and selling quality foods, it’s about protecting the environment and the ecosystem, which goes beyond the individual. By farming organically, growers are protecting the local environment, helping to build a local economy and growing healthier foods.

Many people also ask her to describe to them what joining a CSA means and if it makes sense for them to do it.

She notes that buying into a CSA isn’t only for large families. A single person or two singles can join and divide the share year round. She thinks it’s a wonderful way to purchase groceries.

Between the farm share and what’s available at the local farmer’s market, a person can eat top quality, fresh food year round. She encourages people to check out her website to see the type of foods one would get as a member of a CSA (http:// calliopefarmandgarden.

ing and chores herself. She hires a few employees to help during the summer months. She usually employs a full time person and a few part timers. Sometimes she participates with an international work exchange called, WWOOF (World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms) and as a host, provides food, accommodation and opportunities to learn about growing organically.

Garfield is often asked what the differences are between organic and regular farming. She says that there are a lot of distinctions and appreciates that she can’t describe them all for a short article. She summarized by saying that organic growers make every effort to keep the soil enriched in every way possible and focus on developing hardy plants that grow well in the climate and environment available. When farmers provide the healthiest possible environment for growing, the result is usually a superior crop.

Organic farmers are also moving toward minimal tillage. This translates to minimal use of machinery. Called No-Till farming, this is an agricultural technique which increases the amount of water that infiltrates into the soil and adds to organic matter retention and nutrients in the soil. Learning ways to enhance the soil are crucial to organic farmers because the end result is an improved growing environment.

Garfield hopes that more people in the Delmarva area learn more about the organic growing process. She enjoys giving tours of the farm to groups and teaching young people about organic farming. She is looking forward to a new growing season and hopes to see more locals visit the Camden Farmer’s Market in Salisbury on Tuesdays.

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Marina improvements enhance the city’s push for progress

By Patricia Villani “We are making our marina facilities more user-friendly, attractive and accessible to different types of recreational boaters and visitors,” says Mike Moulds, Salisbury’s Director of Public Works. “Our goals are to gradually install the kinds of improvements that will bring more residents to the waterfront area. We are including the Marina as part of the revitalization plans for Salisbury. As the area becomes more usable and attractive, it will bring more foot traffic here and provide an appeal for new businesses as well.”

Moulds is discussing anticipated enhancements to the Port of Salisbury Marina at 506 West Main Street, using a cache of funds that will launch the Marina’s renewal. The funds for the upgrades include a $40,000 grant award from the Maryland State Highway Administration, along with unspent city funds ($50,000) from a previous project, and future funds ($100,000) from another state grant.

The $40K in Highway Administration funds are earmarked for the construction of a dock, gangway and floating dock made specifically for the ease of use for rowers in kayaks, canoes, and sculls. “It will make water access much safer for these smaller craft,” says Moulds. “The dock will have rollers so that once the boater is situated, he or

she can just slide off the dock into the water.”

The city funds will be spent for a new entrance sign and a more attractive entrance to the marina grounds; fencing for the area; landscaping which will include some paving and trees and flowers; more service availability at the docks; and linking the Marina walkway to the Riverwalk.

“New fencing is important for security,” adds Moulds, “and will also add to beautification.” The plan is to make the new fencing match the existing fence at the housing complex alongside the Marina grounds.

Another anticipated state grant for $100,000 will be spent for a new boathouse to store equipment and small boats and offers the possibility of a vendor who would rent them there. “We’re in the design phase now,” says Moulds, “and it is hoped that the community, secondary schools and possibly even Salisbury University will use the new boathouse facility.”

Glenn Lay, the Port of Salisbury Marina’s Dockmaster says, “I don’t think people who drive by here every day realize how beautiful and convenient this spot is. We would like to attract more boaters here and these improvements will hopefully help to do just that.”

“Our revitalization efforts are extending out from the heart of the city into areas that have long needed atten-

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tion. The city’s property is in need of reinvestment and once we make those investments, I believe we can make a better case to businesses that they should be a part of revitalizing the Fitzwater corridor,” notes Jacob Day, City Council President.

Moulds anticipates that the first improvement phase of the 89 slip Port of Salisbury Marina will be completed in about two years. “This area is rich with history, and continuing to preserve and build on what is here fits with our objectives,” says Moulds.

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Truitt home on Park Avenue is filled with charm, memories

By Patricia Villani

was a separate home and located on Williams Street (in this neigh“This house was built circa 1850 and borhood) and was moved here and has gone through lots of renovations joined with the older home. There inside and out,” says Bette Jane “Rusty” is a hallway which leads from one Truitt. Bette is in her 80s and still an section to the other, but if you active and fiery redhead. “My husband didn’t know that there were two Jim and I bought this home in Newtown sections that make up this house, Salisbury’s historic district in 1961. you wouldn’t guess it.

When we were looking for a house, we “We enclosed a side porch and looked at Polaroid’s of homes for sale, made it a room off the kitchen and and my husband said, ‘Oh, that’s the added another bathroom so we old Sermon house.’ We looked at the would have one on the main floor. house and bought it. It was the home of We started a family and had two my husband’s maternal grandparents, girls first and then 10 years later the Sermons. George Sermon used the had a son. We called our kids the coach house in the back yard to keep his three T’s – Terry, Toni and Tom. horse and buggy. His cousin also kept With five bedrooms upstairs, the a horse there. A wood house, smoke children were able to have their house and an outhouse were also in the own rooms. yard. The coach house was covered “We knew that our pine furwith wisteria which was old and very niture wouldn’t do here, so we established. There is still some of it began buying antiques. We both The Truitt house at 314 Park Avenue in Salisbury. back there. enjoyed shopping for them together is in the home restoration business and “We discovered that Jim’s grandparand added a piece at a time. We coordinated all of the necessary repair ents took out a pink marble fireplace would go to Easton and other places in work, including work in the attic. I’m in the living room that they didn’t care the area to look for them. We also apreally pleased with what he did. As an for and added a brick one. We often preciated Asian art and combined the afterthought I mentioned that I’d always wondered what that must have looked two looks into a décor that we both like and why they went so far as to take loved and appreciated. We have carpets, wanted a brick walkway in the front of the house, and after he confirmed that it out. There is a beautiful crystal chanlamps, art and other collectibles that brick was what I really wanted, he was delier in the dining room that was left have an Asian theme. We chose colors out there the next day breaking up the in the house when we bought it and we that tied in with our pieces, light apricement. The result is exactly as I had discussed whether it would go with our cots, greens and blues. envisioned it. tastes. As the years went by, we were “The house became the hub for our “Older homes have so much charm so happy we kept it. Maybe the pink extended family. Anytime someone and hold our memories along with the fireplace didn’t wear as well with the visited us from out of town, sometimes aura of the past. I realize that the tradeSermons.

Kentucky or Florida, they would stay off is that older homes can be more “When we first moved in we had with us and we would invite others to the outbuildings, which we eventually visit and have a party. Both my husband costly since they have more maintenance, and the utility bills are higher. took out, and took our time making and I loved to entertain and the house The Truitt’s at a college dance.

But the pleasures are so great it is hard other changes to the house both inside helped us do that. It was a nice lifestyle to let them go.

I now have my son livand out. We discovered that the house living here; we had built apartments in upstairs, and I also enjoy my two cats, consisted of two older homes that were Ocean City, so we maintained those and ing with me – he has his own space so I don’t feel alone here. My daughjoined together. The back part of the spent many summers down there with ters live in California and Colorado so house is considered the oldest, circa the children. they are not in the area. I receive such 1850. The front portion of the house “One story about our additions outlovely gifts from them during the year, side has to do with a lovely so I know that they have me in their fish pond that we installed. thoughts.

We put a metal wire cover “My husband died in 2007. We on it to prevent larger birds would have been married 60 years that from eating the fish. We had November. I met him in college so we a terrible storm one day and had a long life together. He enjoyed lightning struck the wire and this house as much as I did and I have killed all the fish. We didn’t so many memories of him here, I never replace the fish after that and want to move,” Bette says. eventually filled in the pond.

Bette’s son Tom adds, “I moved here We continued to upgrade the after I had a stroke a few years ago and yard by adding lovely smaller stayed. Since I grew up here, I have gardens. many fond memories of the house and “More recently, during a what it was like living here as a child. fierce storm coined the ‘SecThe house is large enough so that both ond Sandy’ by meteorologists my mom and I have a lot of privacy. I in 2013, a 100-year-old tree share her feelings about the house and fell on the house in the area of the pride one has of living in a home the living room and it caused with so much history and connections to a lot of damage. Jeff Smith, The home is filled with antiques, Asian accents Bette Truitt with the dining room’s the past. I’d like to help her remain in who lives in the neighborand soft colors. crystal chandelier. this house as long as possible.” hood with his wife Sue Ellen,

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Focusing on small business development in Salisbury

By Tony Russo

It’s been easy to lose track of the economic development side of Salisbury, especially in the wake of the Labinal announcement just last month. But while the town and even the county might not have a plan for developing or retaining multinationals, Salisbury’s Main Street program is strong, aggressive and in a position to help small businesses grow.

The reason for investment in small businesses is important for places like Salisbury is that a small business’ ratio of potential good to potential harm is attractive for cities that understand them.

Small, locally-owned businesses pay their taxes, pay their employees a fair rate and sink nearly every nickel the company earns back into the community. Their employees tend to do the same. Moreover, small businesses employ only a few people protecting the community at large from the mass unemployment or the massive underemployment that tend to be the risks associated with large businesses.

Finally, as a local business grows and becomes successful, its roots are more firmly-planted in the community.

Certainly it is rarer to grow a massive company than to woo one, but hometown loyalty is pretty ubiquitous, as long as the right relationships have been cultivated.

Enter Laura Kordzikowski, the city’s business development specialist. As the manager of the city’s Main Street Maryland program, Kordzikowski is charged with helping move things along downtown.

The Salisbury University graduate is still finding her feet in the position, but as the downtown becomes more of an attraction for new businesses, she’s

been shepherding people through the business development process with a little more regularity.

One of the programs she runs and hopes to see more people taking advantage of is the town’s revolving loan program. Designed for supporting small business startups or as short term loans for well-established businesses, the revolving loan program was established by the town, but is funded by the borrowers.

It can provide up to $50,000 or one third of the money the business requires, whichever amount is less. The idea is to supplement a business’ funding so the entrepreneur has sufficient capital. Kordzikowski said she would like to have more people participate in the loan program, not only so the money is doing good in the community, but also to better promote a business friendly atmosphere.

As the town’s business development specialist, Kordzikowski is responsible for business “retention and ease of entry.” The revolving loan program is among the most potent tool she can use to get businesses to stay and grow or to help them open.

Another of her jobs involves supporting the Salisbury Arts and Entertainment district committee. Bounded by the river on one side and Broad Street and Route 50 on the other, the Arts and Entertainment District runs from Salisbury Boulevard and comes to a point at the soon-to-be-open Rivers Edge Gallery and Apartments.

While the district designation can bring with it tax relief for working artists in the downtown, is also is something of an umbrella for smaller, more aggressively active committees like the Third Friday Committee and the First Saturday Committee.

Each of these groups focuses on

USO CARE PACKAGES - UMES Pharmacy School and Physical Therapy students along with employees from Apple Discount Drugs filled care packages for members and families of the USO of Hampton Roads and Central Virginia in Fort Lee. McKesson Pharmaceuticals provided the medical and toiletry supplies for the care packages. This was the first year for the project but organizers plan to make this an annual event. Pictured, 1st Year UMES Pharmacy School Students Megan Cox, Michelle Sebok and Ashley Payne.

Salisbury Main Street director and business development specialist Laura Kordzikowski poses before the Arts and Entertainment District maps in her office. Kordzikowski has begun touting the town’s revolving loan program aimed at helping existing businesses operate and expand and helping new businesses get off the ground. Photo by Tony Russo

cultivating downtown as a destination for the arts by supporting tentpole events that highlights the downtown’s possibilities.

These events are as much for businesses as they are for residents. Showcasing the possibilities of an engaged, involved downtown is a great way to

attract entrepreneurs.

“All the things these committees do go a long way toward making Salisbury and the region, but particularly the downtown, a place for business,” Kordzikowski said. “It re-enforces the fact that a business in Salisbury doesn’t have to be boring.”

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Personnel Day named president of Perdue

Jim Perdue, chairman of Perdue Farms, has announced the promotion of Randy Day to president of Perdue Foods.

“Randy has 35 years of experience at Perdue Farms, including more than two decades on the Perdue Foods side of the business, and fully understands our diverse and growing Foods business and the strategy for growth,” said Perdue.

Prior to his promotion, Day was executive vice president of supply chain for Perdue Foods.

Day He joined Perdue Farms in 1980.

A native of the Eastern Shore of Maryland, Day graduated from Easton High School and received a bachelor of science degree in biology from Western Maryland College. He earned a master’s degree in poultry nutrition from the University of Maryland College Park and completed an advanced management program at Harvard Business School.

Clopper joins Choptank Transport

Choptank Transport, a leading nationwide transpor-

tation and logistics provider, announces the appointment of Courtney Clopper as corporate recruiter. This is the second corporate recruiter to join Choptank Transport in just over a year as the company continues its expansion.

Clopper is a recent graduate of Salisbury University where she earned her bachelor’s degree in management and marketing.

“Choptank is committed to continuing our rapid growth here on the Eastern Shore,” said Pam Clopper Hutchinson, director of human resources. “By adding a recruiter who will focus solely on local candidates, it will strengthen our position to find the best talent in the area.”

Ohlsson named executive director

The Board of Directors of the Salisbury Substance Abuse Community Center (SSACC) announces that Beth Ohlsson has been hired as its new executive director.

SSACC has survived on volunteer efforts since opening its doors in 1991. Hiring an executive director marks a new chapter for the SSACC as it expands its

outreach and education efforts.

Ohlsson spent 25 years as an educator in Frederick County Public Schools. In 2000, she left teaching to work in the addictions field, moving to the Eastern Shore in 2002 to join Worcester County Health Department’s Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program.

While with Worcester Health Department, she was an addictions counselor at the WACS Center in Ocean City and the Center 4 Clean Start in Salisbury.

Stijntjes joins Wor-Wic

Wor-Wic Community College welcomes Emma B. Stijntjes of Seaford, Del, as a programmer/ analyst.

She has more than 20 years of experience in the field of information technology, most recently as a senior specialist in business and technical analysis at Merck in Millsboro.

She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of the Stijntjes Philippines.

She and her husband, Frank, a physical therapist with Generations Home Care, have a daughter, Clarissa, 8.

Church Potomac Youth Conference returns

The Potomac Youth Conference is a powerful weekend that will change students’ lives. The Youth Conference consists of three services – one on Friday night and two on Saturday – with live worship bands and entertainment by 321 Improv. Come join over 2,500 students from all over Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland on March 1314 at the Wicomico Youth and Civic Center in Salisbury, MD this spring. For more information or to register, visit www.potomacyouth.com.

Guest Speaker: Tim Matthews- Tim Matthews is the Executive Director of 2:5 Ministries, a ministry dedicated to sharing the gospel in engaging ways for all to embrace. John 2:5 is the scripture that has inspired the name and challenges us to follow Jesus. Matthews travels wherever opportunities lead him and speaks to anyone willing to listen.

Paul’s words in Ephesians 2:1-10 encapsulate the testimony and heart of Tim Matthews. He is a native of Richmond, Va. where he lives with his wife Georgie Matthews and daughter Willow. He served as a youth minister for years in his church before feeling the call from the Lord to put his dynamic teaching and preaching gifts to use to reach more people.

Worship Band: Planetshakers and River Valley Worship- Forming for the first Planetshakers Conference in

1997, the Australian Christian worship band, Planetshakers is passionate to see generations worldwide unite together to worship God. Their goal is to see people encounter God, be transformed by His presence and empowered to make a difference in their world. Hailing originally from Adelaide, the Planetshakers Band is now based in Melbourne at Planetshakers Church, under the leadership of Senior Pastors Russell and Sam Evans. With over 20 internationally acclaimed albums, the band tours annually to the USA, South America, UK, Europe, South Africa, South East Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Since 1997, the band has grown substantially with two teams now traveling the globe regularly.

River Valley Worship- River Valley Music is a collection of artists, musicians and songwriters who are an extension of the vibrant creative culture within River Valley Church. With campuses spread across the greater Minneapolis area of Minnesota as well as international campuses in Valencia, Spain and Swaziland, Africa, River Valley is truly making a global impact.

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The three guys in 321 Improv instantly turn audience suggestions into hilarious scenes. No two shows are the same/ 321 Improv Comedy is: Carl Crispin of Boca Raton, FL; Mike Domeny, of Birmingham, AL; and Jeremy Schofield, who lives in Oklahoma City, OK. Crispin (Co-founder and member of CPR Improv Comedy from 1992-2004) started 321 Improv in 2004 and has been traveling and performing improv full time since 1997. Domeny and Schofield both bring years of comedy and improv experience to the team as well as a level of energy that makes the show completely unpredictable.

321 has performed for various audiences from 50 to 10,000, at various student and adult events, but the typical 321 Improv Comedy show is hosted by a local church. An evening with 321 Improv at a church is an opportunity to build community among the adults of the church; to invite unchurched friends to see what it’s all about; or just enjoy an evening out with a spouse or some friends.

Since the group was formed in 2004, 321 Improv Comedy has been in high demand for events across the United States and Canada. They’ve performed in more than 40 states and four Canadian provinces for over a half million people.

Faith Filled Women’s

Conference late March The Wicomico Youth & Civic Center will host the fourth annual Faith Filled Women’s Conference on Saturday, March 21 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event is open to women of all ages, stages and backgrounds who want to grow in their faith and connect with other women on the same journey.

The conference hopes to inspire women to join in learning, sharing and connecting through worship, Bible-based teachings and personal experience. There will be a variety of workshops, inspiring praise music, a buffet lunch and dynamic fellowship with women from all over the Eastern Shore and beyond.

The event will feature bestselling author, speaker and life coach Valorie Burton who is dedicated to helping people get unstuck and be unstoppable in every area of life.

Tickets are $50. For more information, visit www.faithfilledwomen.com, email info@ faithfilledwomen.com or call 410-849-9079.

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Business Digest Hotel sold for redevelopment

Ben Alder and Chris Davis, senior advisors with Sperry Van Ness – Miller Commercial Real Estate in Salisbury, announce the sale of the Anchor Inn in Chincoteague, Va. The waterfront hotel located at 3791 South Main St., has 22 rooms and a marina.

The hotel sold for $1,350,000 and is pending a full redevelopment with the addition of adjacent acreage which will settle in early 2015.

Dudley-Eshbach named to list

The Daily Record has named Salisbury University President Janet DudleyEshbach to its 2015 listing of Influential Marylanders. The SU president joins Dr. Peggy Naleppa, president/CEO of Peninsula Regional Medical Center, as the lone Eastern Shore recipients of Dudley-Eshbach the recognition.

Fifty-one honorees were selected for their significant contributions to their respective fields and for their leadership in Maryland.

This is latest accolade the Baltimorebased newspaper has bestowed upon Dudley-Eshbach. In 2012, the publication named her among Maryland’s Most Admired CEOs. The paper also ranked her among Maryland’s Top 100 Women three times, inducting her into its Circle of Excellence in 2010.

The winners will be recognized on Thursday, March 26, at a reception at The Grand Lodge in Cockeysville.

Perdue Farms launches new website

Perdue Farms has launched a new website, www.perduepoultrywelfare. com, to help consumers and other online audiences better understand one of the company’s programs for raising chickens.

“We know that consumers have questions about where their food comes from,” said Dr. Bruce Stewart-Brown, senior vice president, Food Safety, Quality and Live Production for Perdue Foods. “This new website is a way for consumers to better understand why we raise many of our chickens indoors, and our commitment to responsible animal husbandry across all of our raising programs.”

The website uses photos and video shot on farms raising chickens for Perdue to show the inside of chicken houses, and to allow independent growers to share their experiences. An “info-graphic” explains how a modern chicken house provides a comfortable environment for chickens.

Rotary Club seeks nominations

The Rotary Club of Salisbury seeks nominations for the 4-Way Test Award, the club’s most prestigious award honoring exceptional community and volunteer service.

Individuals to be considered should exemplify Rotary’s motto: Service Above Self.

The deadline for nominations is April 1. A ceremony to name the award recipient will be held April 23. Last year’s award recipient, Vernon Rivers, will be the evening’s keynote speaker.

For nomination forms or more information, contact 4-Way Test Chairperson, Gary Mackes, at 410-749-3377 or garymackes@gmail.com.

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Learn about entrepreneurship

Maryland Capital Enterprise will offer the free course, “First Steps in Starting Your Own Business,” from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 18 at the One Stop Job Market in Salisbury.

Decide if entrepreneurship is for you. Find out about the pros and cons of small business ownership, what skills and resources are needed, State of Maryland requirements to start a business, why credit is important and why a business plan is needed.

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SVN-Miller awarded new properties

Sperry Van Ness – Miller Commercial Real Estate Managing Director Amy Miller, CPM announces the addition of five new properties to their management portfolio. They now manage the ES Adkins Business Center, North Salisbury Plaza and an industrial complex on Northwood Drive.

All located in Salisbury, the properties consist of office, retail and industrial space.

They were also awarded two commercial properties in Pennsylvania.

“Expanding our property management market share is a priority this year, and with these properties we are off to a great start,” said Amy Miller. “We focus on providing full-service responsive property management to our clients on the Delmarva Peninsula and beyond.”

DVB to remodel medical center

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By Al Higgins Etch-Art Awards began doing business in Salisbury in the late 1970s. Current owners, Dave and Nancy Pfingst – along with their son Mike – took over the business in 2007 and moved it to their current location at 931 Mt. Herman Road in 2009.

“We engrave all kinds of medium and objects,” said Dave Pfingst. “As you would expectt, we engrave trophies, plaques, medallions, name badges, personalized gifts, door or desk name plates, watches, pewter dinner ware, bracelets, pocket knives, corporate awards and gifts. Our engraving is not limited to metal, however. We also engrave wood, glass, crystal, wood and just about anything else.”

Pfingst points out there are several types of engraving other than the actual removal of the medium.

“Aside from rotary engraving,” explained Pfingst, “we do laser and photolaz engraving. Laser engraving burns away the surface, while photolaz becomes part of the surface itself. For example, you can feel the result of rotary Eastern Shore Drive in Salisbury.

The project is scheduled to take between 12-13 weeks with an opening date in May. The new space will be three times the size of the original office space.

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or laser engraving, while the photolaz surfaces are perfectly smooth.”

“At Etch-Art Awards,” said Pfingst, “we sell recognition. Our trophies are given to people for achievement in everything from sporting events to longevity on the job to awards for community involvement, to contributions to service groups.”

Etch-Art is also a dealer in Bulova watches and fine, hand rolled cigars from the Caribbean and beyond.

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Salisbury Jaycees threepeat

For the third consecutive year, the Salisbury Jaycees has won the Henry S. Giessenbier Memorial Award, designating it the top chapter in Maryland.

The honor came during the Maryland Jaycees’ winter convention, hosted in Annapolis. It marked the fifth time in the past 11 years the Salisbury chapter has won the award.

Individual Salisbury Jaycees members were also lauded. Travis Fisher was inducted into the Maryland Jaycees Militia, the state’s highest Jaycees honor, granting him lifetime membership in the organization.

Serving as executive vice president of the Maryland Jaycees in 2014, he was named Executive Board Member of the Year. In addition, he and Emily Nock were sworn in as members of the 2015 state Jaycees board of directors, as management development vice president and membership vice president, respectively.

The Salisbury Jaycees’ Children’s Christmas Shopping Tour, chaired by Joel Maher and Ashley Morris, received the Project of the Year Award.

Samantha Chesley, Salisbury Jaycees membership vice president for 2014 was honored as Local Chapter Officer of the Year, and Salisbury was named the Membership Chapter of the Year.

Nock earned the inaugural Elaine Williams Memorial Recruiter of the Year. She and 2015 Management Development Vice President Kristy Johnson were named among the Top Five Jaycees in Maryland for the fourth quarter of 2014. Johnson also won the convention’s Write-Up essay contest.

In addition, 2015 Membership Vice President Megan Bachelder was recognized as the convention’s First Timers competition winner. She, Nock and chapter member Amanda Liang also advanced in the U.S. Junior Chamber’s

CRE FORUM - Sperry Van Ness – Miller Commercial Real Estate held its Commercial Real Estate Forum at the Perdue School of Business in Salisbury recently.

The event provided information to real estate investors regarding economics, community development and market statistics. Over 130 commercial real estate investors attended the event which was sponsored by W.R. McCain & Associates, BB&T, Twilley, Rommel & Stephens, Real Estate Title and Escrow, Real Property Services, Paradise Energy Solutions and Delmarva Power. The forum featured guest speaker Jason Broadwater of Revenflo and Keynote Speaker Anirban Basu of Sage Policy Group. “We are seeing the true resilience of our economy as the commercial real estate sales volume in our area was up 44 percent from 2013. Our market is recovering and we expect that to continue through 2015, but we still have a lot of work to do and we will continue our efforts to turn bad news into new opportunities,” said Wesley Cox, CCIM, SVN-Miller. For information about the 2016 Commercial Real Estate Forum, contact Wesley Cox, CCIM at Wesley.Cox@svn.com or call 410-543-2440.

Travis Fisher was inducted into the Maryland Jaycees Militia as a lifetime member during the awards ceremony.

Passport to Leadership program.

As this year’s Giessenbier Award winner, the Salisbury Jaycees will compete with other chapters to be named the national chapter of the year at the JCI USA Annual Meeting in March in Nashville, Tenn.

Celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2015, the Salisbury Jaycees is the only Jaycees chapter on the Eastern Shore, providing community service, social and leadership training opportunities for men and women ages 18-40.

Membership meetings are 7 p.m. the third Monday of each month at the Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce Business Center.

Annual city-wide community clean up day date set for April The Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce Beautification Committee, City of Salisbury and Wicomico County’s Stash Your Trash contributors and ESBLN (Eastern Shore Business Leadership Network) are teaming up for a community clean-up day - the Sixth Annual Spring Spruce-Up - on Saturday, April 11 from 9 a.m. to noon.

ESBLN has dubbed April 11, Ability Awareness Day, a day to celebrate and raise awareness that people with disAbilities can and want to work and give back to their community.

Teams of volunteers will work together on projects at the Salisbury Zoo to “spruce” it up in time for Earth Day. Sponsorships are available.

“Volunteers who work the zoo are sponsored by participating employers on a first come first serve basis,” said Jackie Gast, director, Eastern Shore Business Leadership Network.

“Since 2010, this event has maxed out in volunteer participation. We get so much

done for the zoo and have a great time mulching, raking, planting, painting, and repairing or anything the zoo needs for us to do. We hope people will come out to encourage us and realize people with disAbilities are just that – people!”

The beautification committee and Stash Your Trash organizers will piggyback on the April 11 Ability Awareness Day Spring Spruce Up date and host the “Stash Your Trash Clean-Up Day” with teams of volunteers from the Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce members and the community.

The group is recruiting teams for the clean-up initiative. Anyone interested in volunteering can contact Priscilla Timken at 443-366-2784 or info@chesapeaketourplanner.com.

Gloves and trash bags will be provided to all volunteers. Salisbury City Public Works will make a pick-up of all trash and transport to the landfill. Clean Up teams can meet at the Wicomico County Youth and Civic Center at 8 a.m. on April 11.

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Events at AI&G

The Art Institute & Gallery in Salisbury has planned the following exhibitions, classes and events. For more information, visit www.aiandg.org or call 410-546-4748.

• 15th Annual Blooming Artist Youth Show - Now - March 13 • Photography Show - March 20 - April 10 - Opening Reception: 3rd Friday, March 20, 5-8 p.m. Judge: Carl Goldhagen; Foyer Gallery: Solo Exhibit of Scott Kasden entitled “Photography on Metal” • Special Lecture - “Forensic Facial Reconstruction and the Anatomy of Art,” Saturday, March 28 (time and place TBD). Richelle Kauffmann of Falls Church, Va., will discuss the correlation of art, anatomy and science.

Richelle has been instrumental in the forensic side of anatomical details as seen in such shows as Bones and NCIS. This is a ticketed event as seating is limited.

Advance tickets are $5; at the door, tickets are $7.

• Take Me Out to the Ball Game - Popcorn, Peanuts & Cracker Jacks Season - April 17 - May 8; Juried for adults age 18+; Youth grades: Little League - grades 3-5; Pony League - grades 6-8 and Big Leagues - grades 9-12. Curator: Marie Cavallaro • Summer Juried Members Show - May 15-June 12; Opening Reception: 3rd Friday, May 15, 5-8 p.m.; Judge: Maurice Sevigny; Robinson Gallery: Solo Exhibit of Ed Challenger entitled “A Retrospective” • Student Art Days when county teachers have In-Service Days. Look for these dates and offerings on AI&G’s website. Most classes are from 9-11 a.m. with a $25 per student cost.

Wicomico County schools events

• Bookfair to Benefit Fruitland Schools - The Fruitland schools will hold their annual book fair on Saturday, March 7 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Barnes & Noble store in Salisbury.

A percentage of all purchases that day will help the media centers at Fruitland Primary and Fruitland Intermediate purchase new books for students.

• SSO annual Children’s Concert - The Salisbury Symphony Orchestra at Salisbury University (SSO) presents music from Star Wars during its annual Children’s Concert, “Music about Earth and Beyond.” Curtain is 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 7, in Holloway Hall Auditorium. Admission is $10. Children 12 and under are free when accompanied by an adult. For tickets and more information, visit www.SalisburySymphony-

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• “Light of Literacy” Awards - Know someone who is lighting the way for others in literacy? Nominate that person for a Light of Literacy Award through the Friends of the Wicomico Public Library. Nominations will be accepted until March 6. For more information, visit www.lightofliteracy.org.

• Nominate a Teacher - Local TV station 47 ABC (WMDT) supports teachers throughout the school year by giving Teacher Who Makes a Difference recognition, sponsored by Accurate Optical. WMDT receives nominations and surprises recipients in their classrooms.

Nominate a deserving teacher today.

Visit www.wmdt.com/teacher-whomakes-a-difference/30119644.

• Bingomania 71 to Benefit Mardela Middle & High School Bands - Bingomania, the Eastern Shore’s largest bingo cash prize event, returns to the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center on Saturday, May 9. Doors open at 5 p.m. for early bird games and regular games begin at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale at the civic center. For more information, contact the Mardela Band-Aides at 410677-5170.

Annual Coloring Contest

Runaway Bay Apartments and Island Club Apartments announces its third annual coloring contest. The contest is open to all Wicomico County students in kindergarten through sixth grades.

Two winners will be selected and each winner will receive $100, a framed certificate and a goodie bag. The PTA of the winners’ home schools will receive a $100 donation and up to a $150 sponsorship to one school event.

For more information or to pick up a coloring page, stop by or call Runaway Bay at 410-860-0095/TTY:711 or 410677-3555/TTY:711; both sites are an EHO.

Coastal Kids Consignment Sale

The Semi-Annual Coastal Kids Consignment event is March 5-7, at the Wicomico Civic Center in Salisbury.

Hundreds of families come together to sell, shop and save on kids items and support multiple charities by donating items at the end of the event. This year, financial and in-kind donations will be distributed to Life Crisis of Salisbury, the Eastern Shore Pregnancy Center of Salisbury, and several other churches and local shelters.

This is a one stop opportunity to find spring and summer season items at 60-90 percent off retail. Bigger than a consignment store, Coastal Kids is

a three-day consignment event. Over 20,000 items were available at last year’s event. Shoppers will find high quality, gently used items for infants to juniors and maternity including clothing, shoes, toys, baby gear, strollers, pack and plays, bounce chairs, outdoor play items and more.

Admission is free. For details, visit www.coastal-kids.com or www.facebook.com/CoastalKidsConsignmentSales.

ESWA Writing Workshops

The Eastern Shore Writer’s Association (www.easternshorewriters. org) presents the first in a series of six half-day workshops on writing from 9:30 a.m. to noon, Saturday, March 28 at Trinity Cathedral in Easton, Md. All workshops are held on a Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to noon.

The first workshop focuses on “The Art and Craft of the Short Story,” with noted literature teachers John Miller and John Ford. The class is a must for anyone interested in writing short stories.

Additional workshops include: April 18 - Evergreen Center, Easton Blogging 101 April 25 - Bridgeville Library, Bridgeville, Del. - Poetry May 9 - Trinity Cathedral Parish Hall, Easton - Self Publishing 101 May 30 - Evergreen Center, Easton - Weaving Story from Fact June 20 - Evergreen Center, Easton Inspired Writing Workshops are open to the public.

Cost is $30 for ESWA members/$40 non-members. For registration, email kathykwinfield@gmail.com. For more information, visit the website listed above or email Gerald F. Sweeney at sweeneygf@aol.com.

Fried Chicken Dinner

An All-You-Can-Eat Fried Chicken Dinner will be held at New Hope United Methodist Church in Willards from noon until, on Saturday, March 21.

The menu includes mashed potatoes, greens, string beans, macaroni and cheese, beets, biscuits, dessert and coffee.

Cost is $12 for adults. Carry-outs will be available. For more information, call 410-543-8244 or 443-235-0251.

Fruitland Easter Parade

Fruitland Easter Parade, presented by the Fruitland Chamber of Commerce, will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 28. The parade will start at Fruitland Primary School. Entrance fee to

participate is $10. All proceeds go to the Fruitland Chamber of Commerce Scholarship Fund. For more information, contact Dave Pfingst at 410-7424660.

Presentation by Amadou Kouyate

A lecture and demonstration of traditional and contemporary expressions of West African music, dance and an oral history will be given by Amadou Kouyate, on Thursday, March 19, at 5 p.m., in Room 302 of the Hazel Center at Wor-Wic Community College in Salisbury.

Kouyate’s repertoire ranges from traditional songs from the 13th century to contemporary original compositions incorporating blues and jazz riffs. He was selected as a 2013-2014 Strathmore artist in residence and has received the Maryland State Arts Council Governor’s Citation and other artistic awards.

For more information, call 410-5728711.

Lecture rescheduled for March 2

The presentation “Slave and Free on Virginia’s Eastern Shore: From the Revolution to the Civil War” with the Rev. Kirk Mariner, originally scheduled at Salisbury University on Thursday, Feb. 19, will be held at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 2. The talk will be held in Fulton Hall, Room 111.

Learn about trapping

The first program in Westside Historical Society’s Saving Our Traditions series will explore the Eastern Shore’s oldest tradition since settlement began – trapping our marshes.

On Sunday, March 8 at 2 p.m., expert trapper Morgan Bennett will talk about this bit of the area’s cultural history.

Trapping was the business of this area’s very first European settlers, who made deals with the Native Americans living here to buy all the pelts they could harvest. Those pelts became the area’s first “cash crop,” but trapping has continued to be a source of income, recreation, food, and appreciation.

Bennett will bring a variety of fur pelts, traps and other objects and share his insights and experience with the audience. The audience is invited to bring items they may have that are related to trapping. A $10 fee is charged per item for an evaluation.

This free program will be held in the historic Barren Creek Springs Church building, Mardela Springs. For more information, email westsidehistorical@ gmail.com or call 410-742-8047.

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Entertainment SU grad pursues music career Whether he becomes a country music star - or a cardiopulmonary rehabilitation specialist - Salisbury University graduate student Eric Karge will be doing something he loves.

The 25-year-old singer-songwriter was named the 2014 Country Music Artist of the Year during the inaugural Maryland Music Awards at Rams Head Live in Baltimore.

“It was quite an honor to be chosen by fans as one of the best artists coming out of the state,” said Karge, a Preston native who is working on his master’s in applied health physiology at SU. Fans voted online for the first round of the awards, nominating Karge among the top five artists for the country music category, as well as Songwriter of the Year and Breakout Artist of the Year.

There were 12 categories total.

In round two, over 60 music industry professionals including artists, producers and promoters reviewed material from the leaders in each category.

Karge submitted three original songs, including “Small Town Night,” written about his hometown.

Karge got his first taste of the music industry while he was a senior exercise science/pre-med major at High Point University in North Carolina.

“During my last semester, I decided I wanted to record something professional, so I went to Osceola Studios in Raleigh and pretty much laid down all the money I had left as a student,” he said. There he met producer Dick Hodgin, who continues to be his mentor.

Since his debut EP in 2012, Karge

has continued to make a name for himself as an artist, writing songs, performing and recording when possible.

Last year, he recorded the single “Havin’ Some Fun” at Nashville’s Blackbird Studio with members of bands for Reba McIntyre, Martina McBride and George Strait. He currently is working with Hodgin on a military tribute album due out this spring.

Karge hopes to finish his master’s next December. The son of SU alumni Robert and Gail Karge, he graduated from Colonel Richardson High School in 2007 and High Point in 2011. His music is available via the iTunes Store and Amazon, or visit www.erickarge. com.

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Ringling Bros. Circus

Royal Tea Party at SU

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Presents Built To Amaze!® at the Wicomico Youth and Civic Center in Salisbury on March 5-8.

The party starts at the all access preshow an hour before show time, where everyone is invited to join the fun on the arena floor and meet the international cast of performers.

The show is custom built for family fun and features a single trapeze, a crossbow act, whirling unicyclists, an aerial act and more.

Performances will be held on Thursday, March 5 at 7:30 p.m., Friday, March 6 at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, March 7 at 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. and Sunday, March 8 at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.

Opening night tickets and kids tickets are $10. All other tickets start at $20. For tickets, call 410-548-4911 or visit the Wicomico Youth and Civic Center Box Office. For group rates and information, call 877-407-8497 or email

Aspiring country music artist Eric Karge is an applied health physiology graduate student at Salisbury University.

In conjunction with the Russian National Ballet’s presentation of Cinderella at SU on Wednesday, March 11, the University hosts a Royal Tea Party and Story Time for boys and girls at 4 p.m. in the Great Hall of Holloway Hall.

The menu includes tea, mock Champagne punch, a variety of finger sandwiches, date bread with cream cheesestrawberry filling, fruit with chocolate dip, fairy godmother wands (chocolatecovered pretzel rods) and other sweet treats. Cinderella will greet and interact with guests. Children are encouraged to dress in their crowns, tiaras and best finery.

Tickets are $15 per child accompanied by an adult. Advance reservations are required. To register, call 410-5436271. Note that tickets to the tea party do not guarantee admission to the ballet. Tickets for the ballet are no longer available; however, a wait list for unfilled seats will be available at the door.

IRISH BLESSING TO PERFORM - In celebration of Irish-American heritage month, Irish Blessing will perform traditional Irish music and dance on Wednesday, March 4, at 12:30 p.m., on the first floor of the Hazel Center at Wor-Wic Community College in Salisbury. The Srour family quartet includes Jim on drums and Cushla on piano, whistle and flute, along with their sons, Jonathon on the flute and Joshua on the fiddle. Members pictured, from left, are Jim, Cushla, Jonathon and Joshua Srour.

For more information, call 410-334-2891.

Pork in the Park 2015 dates announced An eastern shore staple, Pork in the Park, will return to Salisbury’s WinterPlace Park on Friday, April 24 and Saturday, April 25. The two-day event offers family-friendly entertainment including live music, amusements, craft vendors, delicious food and cold beverages.

For more information visit www.PorkinthePark.org. The festival is open Friday, April 24 from 4-10 p.m. and Saturday, April 25 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Daily admission is $3 for adults. Children 12 and under are admitted free.

Cornhole tournament is March 14

The Shamrock Shootout Cornhole Tournament is Saturday, March 14 at 1 p.m. in the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center’s Midway Room.

Game play includes a double elimination tournament, with matches being the best of three. Cash prizes of $500, $250 and $100 are up for grabs. The event is open to all ages. Those 21 or older may opt to BYOB. The cost is $50 per team and registration is now open at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center Box Office or at www.

WicomicoRecandParks.org.

Onsite registration will also be available the day of the event beginning at noon.

Proceeds will benefit the Stay Ready Riderz Bike Club and Wicomico Friends of Recreation & Parks’ Tomorrow Fund.

Fashion show

Come to the Spring Luncheon/Fashion Show at Poplar Hill Mansion on Thursday, April 16 at 11:30 a.m. Menu includes chicken salad with cranberries

and nuts, pasta salad, Spring garden salad with raspberry vinaigrette, madeilines, dessert and coffee or tea. The fashion show will be by Chicos. Raffle items are also available to take a chance on. The cost is $22 per person. Make someone’s day brighter with a donation of nonperishable food items for the Joseph House food bank. Fpr more info: icurator@poplarhillmansion.org, 410749- 1776 or 410-749-5168.

St. Patty’s 5K

The 15th Annual St. Patty’s 5K Run/2K Walk will take place Saturday, March 21 at 3:00 p.m. at the Salisbury Elks Lodge.

The scenic 5K (3.1 mile) course will guide runners and walkers around the park and zoo to the finish line.

This year’s goal is to have a minimum of 250 runners/walkers and raise over $20,000 for Alzheimer’s respite care programs in the lower tri-county area.

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Sports

Ronnie Wainright (left), Barbara McCool’s assistant coach at Mardela, speaks of the legendary basketball coach’s effect on her former players. An emotional Butch Waller (right) thanked his former players and coaches, family members, and friends for honoring him at a press conference last month. Waller also vowed payback for those who tricked him into showing up for the event. Photos by Mike McClure

Salisbury Lions Club names awards after longtime coaches

By Mike McClure

The Salisbury Lions Club will honor local boys’ and girls’ basketball players with most outstanding player awards named after a pair of Maryland legends: former Mardela varsity girls’ basketball head coach Barbara McCool, who passed away in 2009, and Wicomico varsity boys’ basketball coach Butch Waller. Former assistant coaches and players attended a press conference last month to pay tribute to the longtime coaches.

Among those in attendance at the press conference at Brew River in Salisbury was McCool’s assistant coach, Ronnie Wainwright. Wainwright said McCool treated all her players equally, teaching them life lessons about about hard work, dedication, sportsmanship, team work, and self worth.

Most importantly, Wainwright said, she taught them “to be a good person to everyone at all times.”

“Her greatest achievement to me is her lasting effect on so many young people. She was dedicated to Mardela High School,” said Wainwright. “She took care of her players as if they were her own. She is truly the definition of

Former Wicomico High star Ed Lashley thanked coach Butch Waller for teaching him humility. Photo by Mike McClure

what I’d call a legacy.”

“I’m always prepared. Needless to say I am shocked, I’m overwhelmed,” a surprised Waller said at the end of the press conference. “I don’t think I mea-

Wicomico graduate Paul Butler of WBOC talks about boys’ basketball head coach Butch Waller and his contributions to his student-athlete’s lives. Photo by Mike McClure

sure up to Barbara McCool. Barbara and I were tight.”

The Salisbury Lions Club will now present the Butch Waller “Most Outstanding Male Player”, and the Barbara McCool “Most Outstanding Female Player” awards. The recipients will be selected from one of the four Wicomico County secondary school institutions.

The award winner’s school will be able to display the trophies in their respective school’s trophy case for one year with their names permanently etched upon the name plates.

“The citizens of this county have benefitted immeasurably from the devotion of these two leaders to their trade, to their schools, and to their student-athletes - each coach producing hundreds of citizens who then became exemplary role models themselves upon graduation,” said Lions Club member Bruzz Truitt. “Countless times, Mr. Waller and Ms. McCool were not just coaches to these students, they became mentors, surrogate parents, the brother or sister they never had, the benefactor they needed, the ear to help them vent.

At the very core of this counsel, both coaches permanently impressed upon them that hard work, continued diligence, and unrelenting determination, will make you a better individual and you will ultimately be rewarded with personal success.”

Former Salisbury City Councilman Mike Dunn moved to Salisbury in 1963 and lived near Wicomico High School.

As a youth he watched how Waller coached his baseball teams .

“I watched the way that he conducted practice and how his teams won.

I wanted to grow up and play for him,” said Dunn, who eventually made the

Wicomico High athletic director Stosh Schtierman, a former assistant coach under Butch Waller, talks about the impact Waller has on his athletes and how Barbara McCool was often misunderstood. Photo by Mike McClure

Mardela Athletic Director Kory Shiles knew the late Barbara McCool as her student, player, assistant coach, and coach. McCool has been honored with the naming of the Salisbury Lions Club Female Basketball Player of the Year award in her honor. Photo by Mike McClure

team and was in the starting lineup.

“Communities like Salisbury and Mardela across this country are made up of legendary people like Barbara McCool and Butch Waller.”

“He saw a little bit in me, he saw potential,” Wicomico grad Paul Butler said of Waller. “What he does for us as young men is really amazing. We learned not only how to play the game the right way, but we also learned how to be good citizens. We learned how to be gentlemen.”

While McCool won over 600 games as a coach, she is best remembered for what she taught her players. Mardela athletic director Kory Shiles knew McCool as her student, player, assistant

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Get ready for some great spring fishing

By Al Higgins

GUEST SPEAKER- Baltimore Orioles manager Buck Showalter speaks at Delmarva Shorebirds’ Hot Stove banquet, which took place in January. Photo by Grant L. Gursky

coach, and head coach at the school.

“Coach McCool had an incredible ability to motivate young people to get the very best out of the them on a daily basis,” said Shiles. “I can truly think of no two individuals that are more deserving of having an award in their honor.”

Waller told of how he turned down the jobs of head basketball and baseball coach at Wicomico High a couple times before he received a final offer from former athletic director Charlie Berry.

After pursuing a master’s degree at East Tennessee University, he came back to Salisbury to his alma mater.

As of Feb. 5 he had accumulated 744 wins and 332 losses. “What coach in the United States would still have a job with 332 losses. Thank God they didn’t all come first,” Waller joked.

Several of Waller’s former players came out to pay tribute to their former coach. “He had a lot of patience. I was not the most humble athlete,” said Ed Lashley. “Butch taught me how to win. and how to lose in humble fashion.”

Waller says he now has three lives throughout the year: high school and college baseball umpire, golfer, and basketball coach. “It’s just a thrill to do what I’ve been able to do,” Waller said. “Anybody’s that in coaching high school for the money’s made a horrible, horrible mistake. The money’s not a factor.”

Waller, born and raised in Salisbury, thanked his wife, Sandy, and apologized to his son for not being there for him as much as he’d like because of his job.

He had opportunities to coach elsewhere in the city but never took them.

“As far as I’m concerned, there’s only one school in Wicomico County,” said Waller, who was tricked into attending the press conference under false pretenses. “This is a very special honor.

I really appreciate this and I’ll never forget it.”

The 2015 awards presentation will take place at Wicomico High School on March 18 in conjunction with the Bayside all-star games.

Salisbury’s souce for local sports, the Star.

As I write this the wind is blowing 35 miles per hour, the temperature is in the single digits and from my home I can see ice flowing in the Wicomico River. It’s cold, too darn cold, but in just a few weeks huge numbers of trophy sized rockfish will be leaving the depths of the Atlantic Ocean and entering the Bay to spawn. There is some great fishing ahead for us, but before we venture out on the water there are a few chores we should pay special attention to.

The only connection between you and that 40 pound rockfish is your tackle. Consequently it is vitally important that it be in fine shape for the struggles ahead. First of all, monofilament line is easily scarred or nicked through normal use and one of the principal culprits are the guides on your fishing rod.

To be sure they are free of sharp edges, simply run a Q-Tip through the guide and if there is a sharp edge it will immediately grab some of the fine cotton filaments. If you fish hard then you may want to do this several times during the fishing season. Even the smallest nick in your monofilament line may result in the loss of the fish of your dreams.

The next item of concern should be the monofilament line itself. As a general rule, the line on your reel should be changed several times during the season. Fishing pros change their line after every outing, and while that may be excessive for recreational anglers, it is a good idea to ensure you have fresh line on your reels. Good monofilament line is inexpensive when purchased in large spools.

How long has it been since you removed your reels from their rods?

Over time the mechanism that holds the reel in place can weaken and allow the reel to pop off the rod at the most inopportune time. It takes but a minute or two to remove the reel from its seat, clean the area and

The Great Outdoors replace the reel. I’m willing to bet that many of you have never even considered cleaning the interior of your reels. Charter captains do it all the time, and it is fairly easy to do, particularly with spinning tackle. By taking the time to clean your reels you have an opportunity to inspect them for worn or damaged gears and bushings. It is also a good time to give the reel a little extra lubrication. Reels are expensive so it pays to take good care of them. If you’re not comfortable breaking into the inner gears of your reels call around to local tackle shops and I’m sure they can recommend a good reel mechanic.

While getting ready to land those big rockfish, remember to give your terminal tackle a little attention.

Snaps and swivels should be inspected for wear and lures, plugs, jigs and everything else you use to coax a fish into biting should be given a thorough inspection. The one area in which most anglers fail is having sharp hooks. Those shiny hooks that dangle from the $15 lure you just purchased are not sharp enough for fishing. Nearly every hook you buy must be sharpened. True, there are some chemically sharpened hooks that do a pretty good job, but all hooks, particularly once they have been used, need to be resharpened.

I cannot stress this point enough.

I believe most fish are lost due to hooks that are unable to penetrate the boney jaw of a fish.

Next month we’ll talk a little about getting your boat in shape for the season. Until then, get going on your tackle and get in top notch shape for this spring’s fishing.

Should you wish to contact me my email address is alsbow3031@ aol.com. I’d love to hear from you.

Registration open for Wicomico County’s Youth Soccer League Lace up those cleats, registration is now open for the Wicomico Soccer League for girls and boys ages 6-16. Players of all skill levels and experience are welcome to participate.

Registration is open now through March 20. The program fee is $300 per team plus referee fees. The leagues are: U8 (ages 6-7); U10 (ages 8-9), U12 (ages 10-11), U14 (ages 12-13), U17 (ages 14-16).

Games will take place Sunday afternoons April 12- June 21 with the tournament on June 28.

Games will be played in an 8 vs 8 format. The season will consist of eight regular season games and an end of the season tournament. This league is team entry only, teams must provide their own uniforms/jerseys. Participants must wear shin guards.

Registration is available at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center box office (Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–6 p.m.) and online at www.WicomicoRecandParks.org.

For more information, contact Ken Tustin at 410-548-4900 x105 or ktustin@ wicomicocounty.org.

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Salisbury University sports notes

Baseball honors- D3baseball.com named its first National Team of the Week of the season, and junior Tyler Hrycak of Salisbury University baseball team earned a spot in the outfield for his strong start to the year. Hrycak was been a key element to the Sea Gulls’ 2-0 start this season. The Hockessin, Del. native went 2-for-4 against Gwynedd Mercy University with a home run and two RBI, helping Salisbury win its first game of the year, 13-6.

In the first game of a doubleheader against Virginia Wesleyan College, Hrycak went 2-for-3 with a double, scoring a run and driving a run in. In the second game, which has yet to be finished, Hrycak blasted another homer to put his total at two on the year. Hrycak has also been a force to be reckoned with in the outfield, recording five putouts in five total chances for a 1.000 fielding percentage.

Track season- Sophomores Zack White and Ashley Jackson were both named Capital Athletic Conference Field Athlete of the Week for their success at the Collegeville Indoor Classic held at Ursinus College, the league announced. White captured two secondplace finishes during the meet, recording a 21’ 10.75” effort in the long jump and a 43’ 8.5” jump in the triple jump.

The Salisbury native helped the SU men take first in the meet.

Jackson took two top-five finishes at the meet, as well, placing second in the triple jump with a 35’ 0.5” effort, and added a fifth-place mark in the long jump with 16’ 3.25” leap.

Senior Dylan Burkett was also named the conference’s men’s Field Athlete of the Week for the second time during the indoor season. Burkett led the Sea Gulls in a two-day event at the George Mason University Patriot Games. He placed first in the weight throw, setting a personal record with a 52’ 10” toss. He finished with another top-five effort, grabbing third in the shot put after a 50’ 4” throw. Burkett previously won the CAC Field Athlete of the Week on Dec. 9, after the first week of indoor competition.

Salisbury University junior Luke Campbell was named the Division III Eastern College Athletic Conference South Athlete of the Week for the second time this season, leading the Sea Gulls during the Vince Brown Invitational at Christopher Newport University. Campbell tallied three top-five finishes in the meet.

He placed first in the 400-meter dash and the 60-meter hurdles, notching times of 49.41 and 8.05 seconds, respectively. The 400 time ranks 11th in the country, while his hurdles time comes in at No. 2 in the nation. He also added a fifth-place finish in the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.38 seconds, which sits 12th in the country. For his efforts, Campbell also was named the Capital Athletic Conference Track Athlete of the Week.

Pre-season honors- Senior midfielder Bethany Baer was named by Lacrosse Magazine as the Division III Preseason Player of the Year entering the season. Baer has put together quite a resume at Salisbury the past three sea-

sons, recording 113 goals and 42 assists for 155 points.

Rarely coming off the field, the Westminster, Md. native already sits second in program history with 133 draw controls, just 73 behind the top spot. She also is in seventh place in ground balls with 107.

Last season, Baer helped guide the Sea Gulls through the national tournament to their third title, with 14 goals and three assists for 17 points through five games. While winning 21 draw controls, scooping 13 ground balls and causing five turnovers, the captain was ultimately named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player.

Through her career thus far, Baer has been named a two-time FirstTeam All-American, and in 2014, the Midfielder of the Year by the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches’ Association. For Lacrosse Magazine, she was named Preseason Midfielder of the Year last season before earning All-American status at the conclusion of the year.

Women’s basketball- Salisbury University senior Sarah Seipp earned Capital Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for the second time this season. Seipp scored 16 points in the St. Mary’s College in Maryland matchup along with a gamehigh eight rebounds. She continued to impress against Southern Virginia University by leading the game with 21 points, tying her season high, as well as tying a career high with seven steals.

Both wins this week helped push the team’s winning streak to nine games with an overall record of 18-1.

Men’s Basketball- Salisbury University junior Wyatt Smith earned Capital Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week for the first time in his career. The Abingdon, Md. native scored a game-high 17 points against Wesley College, along with a season-high 14 rebounds. Smith didn’t stop there; he tallied 16 points in the Frostburg State University game, shooting 75 percent from the floor. The win against the Bobcats put the Sea Gulls at a five-game win streak and into a threeway tie for second place in the CAC. All-Academic- Senior Thomas Burke of the Salisbury University men’s cross country team was honored as a 2014 Division III all-academic athlete, the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches’ Association announced. Burke was one of 246 men to earn the All-Academic honor, as athletes must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.30 and have finished in the top 25 percent of finishers at their regional championships. Burke placed 29th in the Mideast regional on Nov. 15, racing in a time of 25:51.2.

The award adds to an already successful season, which saw Burke be named the Capital Athletic Conference Runner of the Year, after winning the

Salisbury alum Quinn named head coach of Atlanta Falcons

Salisbury University Athletics Hall of Fame member and 1994 graduate Dan Quinn has reached the pinnacle of his profession as he was named the newest head coach of the Atlanta Falcons in the National Football League recently.

“Dan was an outstanding leader and student-athlete in his time as a Sea Gull and we could not be happier for him as he takes the next step in a great coaching career,” Salisbury Director of Athletics Dr. Michael Vienna said.

Since his graduation from then Salisbury State University, Quinn has climbed the coaching ranks to the upper echelon of the collegiate game, as a defensive coordinator at the University of Florida, and spending the past two seasons in the same position with the Seattle Seahawks. With the Seahawks, Quinn went to the Super Bowl twice and won once, as his defense put on an incredible show against Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos in a 43-8 victory in 2014.

“I am grateful for this opportunity, and I am excited to be the head coach of the Atlanta Falcons,” said Quinn in a statement from the Falcons. Quinn and the franchise have reportedly agreed to a five-year contract.

The Falcons appeared set on Quinn as their next head coach, but due to NFL rules were forced to wait until the Seahawks’ season was complete in the Super Bowl on Feb. 1 to officially offer the job.

Quinn was a feared defensive lineman while wearing maroon and gold from 1989-93, where he recorded 145 tackles. After getting time during his freshman year, Quinn was expected to see more action as a sophomore in 1990, but an injury limited his participation to just one game. Quinn was a mainstay for his final three years, playing in all 28 games, with 135 tackles, two forced fumbles, a recovery and one interception, which he returned for a touchdown.

While a Sea Gull, Quinn was a two-sport athlete, also excelling in track and field as a thrower, breaking the school record in the hammer throw (168’ 8”), which stood until 2012.

His climb through the coaching ranks after leaving Salisbury helped to build the football program’s reputation of producing quality players and graduates, and Quinn’s hire in Atlanta will only further that status.

“Dan Quinn being named head coach for the Atlanta Falcons is the most amazing accomplishment in the history of Salisbury University football. Dan is the true example of excellence,” Salisbury University Head Football Coach Sherman Wood said. “Dan’s achievements will help to raise the profile of Salisbury University football even more, as prospective student-athletes will know of us not only as an outstanding Division III program, but also the jumping off point to the career of an NFL head coach.”

The post with the Falcons will be the fifth NFL team Quinn has worked with, getting his first job in the league in 2001 with the San Francisco 49ers before positions with the Miami Dolphins and New York Jets. conference individual championship with a time of 25:02.2 and leading the men’s team to its 10th CAC crown.

Burke was the lone Sea Gulls to earn the honor, as both Salisbury cross country teams were honored with AllAcademic Status, as well.

The Salisbury University men’s and women’s cross country teams have both been awarded All-Academic team honors for the 2014 fall season, the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches’ Association announced.

The Sea Gulls were one of 152 men’s teams and 211 women’s teams to be

honored with All-Academic status this season.

Programs must have compiled a cumulative grade-point average of 3.10 or greater and competed in at least five different meets with at least five runners representing their school at each in the 2014 season. The men boast a team cumulative GPA of 3.13 and the women hold a team cumulative GPA of 3.43.

This is the seventh-straight year that the men’s team has earned the honor and the fourth-consecutive year for the women.

Wicomico Recreation to offer Wicomico Matrix Soccer Academy

Wicomico Recreation is excited to introduce the Wicomico Matrix Soccer Academy. Early stage development begins at four years of age and continues through 15 years of age for some players.

The Wicomico Matrix Soccer Academy focuses on fundamental technical skill development through Matrix designed training sessions teaching turns, moves and passing superiority. In addition, the program helps participants develop life skills including focus, confidence, leadership and teamwork. Each session is run by a Matrix qualified coach.

The Wicomico Matrix Soccer Academy is open for boys and girls ages 4–15.

The program will run April 6 – June 7 and consists of training sessions on Monday and Wednesday evenings and small sided games on Sunday mornings.

Training and games will be held at Henry S. Parker Athletic Complex.

The program fee is $100 per participant. Those also registering for the Spring Wicomico Soccer League will receive a $15 discount. Registration is open now through April 4 at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center Box Office (Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.) and online at www.WicomicoRecandParks.org. Needbased scholarships are available. For more information, contact Ken Tustin at 410-548-4900 x105 or ktustin@wicomicocounty.org.

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BASELINE DRIVE- Colen Gaynor of Parkside drives the baseline against Delmar’s Shyheim Mitchell. Photo by Mike McClure

BASELINE DRIVE- Devin Redding of Parkside, right goes up against a pair of Delmar defenders during a non-conference boys’ basketball game. Photo by Mike McClure

Registration open for Wicomico County’s Adult Softball Leagues

FOUL SHOT- The Rams’ Dajour Diggs prepares to shoot a free throw in his team’s 83-71 win over Delmar.

Diggs had 24 points in his team’s victory.

Photo by Mike McClure

FOUL SHOT- Parkside’s Gary Briddell takes the ball to the basket in a game against Delmar. Photo by Mike McClure

Softball season is right around the corner, and Wicomico County’s Recreation and Parks division will host four different leagues, accommodating the recreational to competitive player.

Coed Slow Pitch- Season: April 12- July; Entry- Team or individual registrations accepted; Ages 16+ The Coed Slow Pitch league offers 10 regular season games with two different divisions. Games are held at the Henry S. Parker Athletic Complex on Sunday afternoons. This league is sanctioned by the United States Speciality Sports Association (USSA).

Men’s Slow Pitch- Season: April- June; Entry- Team or individual registrations accept ion; Ages 16+ The Men’s Slow Pitch league typically plays two games per week, followed by a double elimination playoff tournament. Most games are held at the Henry S. Parker Athletic Complex on weekday evenings. This league is sanctioned by the United States Speciality Sports Association (USSA).

Men’s Slow Pitch (Short Season)- Season: Mid-March-May; Entry- Individual registrations accepted; Ages 16+ The Men’s Slow Pitch Short Season league offers a condensed season for players, consisting of 10 regular season games with a double elimination playoff.

Women’s Slow Pitch- Season: April- Mid July; Entry: Individual registrations accepted; Ages 15+ The Women’s Slow Pitch league includes 12 regular season games followed by an all-inclusive double elimination playoff tournament. Play takes place Wednesday evenings at the Henry S. Parker Complex and other surrounding Wicomico County fields.

Participants in all leagues must provide their own equipment, including bats, gloves, balls, etc. Registration is available now at the Wicomico Youth and Civic Center Box Office (500 Glen Avenue, Salisbury; M-F, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.) or online at www.WicomicoRecandParks.org. For more information, contact Ken Tustin at 410-548-4900 x105 or ktustin@wicomicocounty.org.

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Salisbury University swimming teams compete in championships

The Salisbury University men’s and women’s swimming teams capped off a fantastic weekend at the 2015 Capital Athletic Conference swimming championships, as the men placed third and the women finished fourth overall on the final day of action.

It was a record-breaking weekend for the Sea Gulls, as the men and women combined for 16 school records during the championships, including six more records today.

In the preliminaries for the men’s 200-yard butterfly, senior Daniel Keller qualified for the finals, taking fourth place, while also breaking a school record that was set back in 1998 with his time of 1:57.75. Keller took fifth in the finals and touched the wall at 1:58.68.

Junior Nicki Schult finished fifth and broke a seven-year-old school record set by Becky Akers in the women’s 1,650-yard freestyle, touching the wall at 18:21.74.

In the women’s 100-yard freestyle preliminaries, freshman Bizu Baldinazzo grabbed sixth and touched the wall at 54.14 seconds, qualifying her for the finals in the event. In the finals, Baldinazzo cut her time by almost a second and broke a school record set by Alison Calcaterra in 1999, finishing in a time of 53.52 seconds. Baldinazzo placed fourth in the race.

The women set another school record in the 400-yard freestyle relay, as a team of sophomores Victoria Radcliffe and Layne Gable, Baldinazzo and Schult finished the race in a time of 3:41.68, capturing third and breaking a 16-year-old record.

Gable added in indivdual top-10 finish in the women’s 200-yard butterfly, swimming for eighth-place and tabbing a final time of 2:19.86.

In the men’s 400-yard freestyle relay, juniors Will Gough and Jake Blazer, and sophomores Okan Eyigor and Scott Schirmer set a new school record, recording a final time of 3:09.21 and taking second in the event. Gough swam the first leg of the event, and while doing so, set a new school record for the 100-yard freestyle, touching the wall at 45.96 seconds.

Eyigor placed second with a time of 1:54.46 in the preliminaries for the men’s 200-yard backstroke, which qualified him for the finals. The Istanbul, Turkey native improved his time in the finals for the event, grabbing second place again and recording a final time of 1:54.03.

In the men’s 100-yard freestyle, Blazer notched a fifth-place finish and touched the wall at 48.02 seconds. The third place finish for the men’s team is its best finish since the 2007-08 season.

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PARKSIDEDELMAR- Parkside’s Juwan Williams looks to get past Delmar’s Dejour Brown, left, and Shane Leatherbury during the Rams’ road win last month. Photo

by Mike McClure

Minor returns as Shorebirds’ manager, Howie Clark joins as hitting coach

The Delmarva Shorebirds, Class “A” affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, had its field staff assigned for the 2015 season recently.

Ryan Minor will return to manage his fifth season with the Shorebirds. A former third baseman with the Orioles, Minor’s 232 career victories with Delmarva rank first in team history. He was also a member of the Shorebirds in 1997, where he hit .307 with 24 home runs and 97 RBIs while helping the team capture its first SAL Championship. The 2015 season will be his eighth as a coach or manager in the Orioles organization.

“As we celebrate our 20th season in 2015, it’s very exciting to have Ryan back on board given his place in Shorebirds history,” Shorebirds general manager Chris Bitters said. “We’re confident that he and his staff will have a team ready to compete every night.”

Pitching coach Blaine Beatty will return for his second season in Delmarva after spending the last two seasons with Double-A Bowie. He will take over a Shorebirds pitching staff that improved their league ranks in ERA, hits allowed, walks and strikeouts from 2013. This season will mark Beatty’s 10th with the Orioles.

Former Oriole utilityman Howie Clark will join the staff as hitting coach. Clark brings a bevy of experience to the Eastern Shore, as he hit .291 in 1,593 career minor league games over 18 seasons. He also appeared in 134 Major League games for three different teams between 2002 and 2008.

Trek Schuler is returning to serve as the team’s athletic trainer for the second straight year. Schuler, who previously worked with Delmarva from 2001-2003, is entering his 16th season as an athletic trainer in the Orioles organization.

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Restaurant Week 2015 to go beyond Salisbury

By Tony Russo Even though it isn’t in Salisbury, Abbott’s on Broad Creek is one of the featured restaurants in the inaugural Salisbury Restaurant Week. Its presence on that list says a lot more about the local culinary culture than it does about a particular geographic designation.

“A lot of our customers come from Salisbury,” said chef and owner Ryan Cunningham. “It’s nice that people are driving out to give us a shot.”

As the region diversifies, people increasingly are drawn to local restaurants, not only because there are different choices, but also because there are different atmospheres. The chain restaurants that dominate the current landscape offer the sameness many people are comfortable with. That is their stock and trade.

Local restaurants are able to offer the kind of specificity a person only can get at a restaurant conceived, owned and operated by someone with close community ties. They also make up the only

participants on the Salisbury Restaurant Week list.

Locally owned and operated restaurants occupy a particular place in the foodie food chain. They don’t really compete against one another in the way other businesses vying for the same market share do. For the independent restaurant owner, the focus is on a culture change that puts emphasis on local restaurants, not their particular restaurant.

As one of the newer people on the list—Abbott’s has been open a little more than a year— Cunningham spoke about looking forward to connecting better with the other restaurant owners.

He said he saw Salisbury Restaurant Week as a way to begin doing just that.

“We’re trying to participate in a lot of things,” he said. “We also are very involved in our local community.”

Cunningham said that in addition to being practically equidistant to Seaford and Salisbury, as the Laurel Downtown heats up the restaurant is the beneficiary of the enhanced appreciation of eating local. It is something all three downtowns are experiencing, but the “Eat Local” phenomenon really is just get-

Norman H. Conway, former chairman of the Maryland House Appropriations Committee who served in the state legislature for 28 years before losing his reelection bid in November, was feted by some 350 admirers Sunday afternoon, Feb. 8, at the Willards Lions Community Center.

Conway, 73, a Democrat, represented a district where geographical lines shifted at times but always included a significant portion of Wicomico County, where he lives with his wife, a recently retired educator.

He was born in Salisbury, went to public schools there, graduated from then Salisbury State Teachers College and was a teacher and administrator in the county school system before embarking on his political career.

He was a staunch supporter of education and through his efforts as head of the powerful Appropriations Committee was instrumental in funneling funding, from both operating and capital budgets, to programs and projects supporting teaching and learning on the Lower Shore.

Millions of dollars were directed to public elementary and secondary schools as well as higher education, including his alma mater Salisbury University, Wor-Wic Community College

and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.

Many other local organizations benefitted from Conway’s tenure in the House of Delegates. A fireman since his teens, volunteer fire departments had a friend in Annapolis who could find necessary resources.

The Salisbury Zoo, Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art, Salisbury YMCA, Wicomico Youth and Civic Center, Salisbury Rotary Scout and Community Center are but a few of the host of institutions and agencies Conway supported.

In recognition of a lifetime of public service to his community, some $40,000 was raised at Sunday’s event for a scholarship in Conway’s honor. The $1,000 scholarships, held and managed by the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore (CFES), will go to students from Wicomico High School and James M. Bennett High School who attend SU, Wor-Wic or UMES. Students will be selected by committees at the respective high schools based on the applicants’ academic scholarship, community service, participation in school activities and employment during the school year. It is anticipated the first two recipients will be announced this spring. To contribute to the scholarship contact CFES.

Restaurant week runs March 2-8 and includes special prices and menues and many of the local restaurants.

For a complete list of participating places visit:

Abbott’s on Broad Creek is one of three regional restaurants participating in Salisbury Restaurant Week. Owner and chef Ryan Cunningham is working to be a bigger part of the community and also of the “Eat Local” movement. Photo

ting started.

As the spring comes on and the tourists make their way through the region the focus on authenticity, or at least local flavor has never been a greater

enticement. The Salisbury Restaurant Week event ends March 8 but many see it as kind of a kick off of the next chapter of a concerted culinary effort focused on a local food experience.

After storied political career, Norm is honored for his service

Greg Prince Salisbury University vice president of advancement, Dr. Dane Foust SU vice president of student affairs, Erica Joseph, president of the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore, Norman Conway, Elizabeth Summers,director of development and philanthropy at the Community Foundation, Dr. Ray Hoy, president of Wor Wic Community College, Dr. Juliet Bell, president of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and Vern Rivers, president, Delmarva Education Foundation at the recent celebration of Conway’s career.

The event celebrating Conway’s contributions to the community was sponsored by the Delmarva Education Foundation.

DEF, a non-profit whose mission is to enhance college access and success

for Lower Shore residents, manages a database of over 200 local need- and merit-based scholarships. Its website providing information about those scholarships is currently being renovated and will be online soon.

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Health

in the field of echocardiography.

Dr. Natesan joins PRMC board

The Peninsula Regional Health System and Peninsula Regional Medical Center announce the addition of Vel Natesan, MD, an internal medicine specialist, as its newest member to the Board of Trustees.

Dr. Natesan has been practicing medicine since Dr. Natesan 1995, and has been an active member of the PRMC medical staff for 17 years.

He has been in private practice with his wife, Dr. Usha Natesan, at Vel Natesan, MD, PA in Salisbury since 2001.

Dr. Natesan received his medical degree from Madras Medical College in India and completed and internship and residency at Medstar Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore.

Dr. Natesan’s initial term on the PRMC Board of Trustees is for three years.

Apple receives reaccreditation

Apple Discount Drugs Diabetes Center has renewed its accredited diabetes education program with the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE). This certification assures quality education through the year.

Through the Apple Drugs Diabetes Center, John Motsko and Geoff Twigg offer one-on-one and group counseling sessions to educate, provide resources and support diabetic patients in managing the disease.

Motsko is a registered pharmacist and a Certified Diabetes Educator.

He has been working in the diabetes field for over four decades. Twigg is a PharmD, a Certified Diabetes Educator and is also Board Certified in Ambulatory Care Pharmacy. Geoff’s specialty is in Medication Therapy Management.

Together, they bring almost 50 years of diabetes experience to their patients.

PRMC is Blue Distinction Center+

Peninsula Regional Medical Center (PRMC) has been designated

by CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (CareFirst) as a Blue Distinction Center+ for Hip and Knee Replacement and a Blue Distinction Center+ for Spine Surgery.

PRMC has held Blue Distinction Center designations for Hip and Knee Replacement and Spine Surgery continuously since 2009. It is now one of only seven hospitals in Maryland to be designated as a Blue Distinction Center+ in both Hip and Knee Replacement and Spine Surgery in this latest reporting cycle, and is the only Delmarva Peninsula hospital to earn both honors.

The Blue Distinction Centers for Specialty Care® program is a national designation awarded by Blue Cross and

Salisbury Kidney Walk is May 3

NEW EDUCATION CENTER - MAC Inc., Area Agency on Aging, celebrated the groundbreaking of its new “Living Well” Education Center on the grounds of the Salisbury Wicomico Senior Services Center. The project should be complete by the end of June. The new wing will house three permanent classrooms and provide space for MAC’s health and wellness classes. One classroom will be dedicated for use by the Association of Lifelong Learning for their adult educational activities. Sixty percent of the funding of the $1.1 million needed to finance the new wing has been raised. The agency continues to accept tax deductible contributions to help complete the project.

Donations may be made at www.macinc.org or by calling 410-742-0505.

Blue Shield companies to only those medical facilities that have demonstrated expertise in delivering quality specialty care.

The program has been expanded to include more robust quality measures focused on improved patient health and safety as well as new cost-efficiency measures. Those hospitals, like PRMC, that met both the existing and new measures were awarded the additional plus (+) designation.

PRMC installs charging stations

Charge your cellphone for free at Peninsula Regional Medical Center’s new charging stations.

For the convenience of patients and visitors, free-standing charging stations have been installed in the Emergency Department and the Outpatient Lab waiting room inside the Frank B. Hanna Outpatient Center. Additional locations will be added in the future. PRMC also installed charging stations in the Centre at Salisbury Food Court in September.

Each unit has 12 cords and can accommodate nearly every type of mobile device on the market. Batteries are fully charged after seven minutes.

PRMC offers childbirth classes

Peninsula Regional Medical Center is offering a four-week Prepared Childbirth course on Tuesdays from 6-9 p.m. beginning March 3.

Learn about prenatal care, labor and delivery, postpartum care and infant safety. You will tour the medical center and learn what to expect during labor

and birth.

Classes should be taken during the sixth to eighth month of pregnancy. The fee is $75 for the mom to be and her coach. Pre-registration is required.

Parents who cannot attend the full course may take an online class via www.peninsula.org, with a two-hour inperson component that includes a tour of Peninsula Regional’s Labor & Delivery and Mother-Baby units.

A Newborn Care class will be offered from 6-9 p.m. on Tuesday, March 24 at PRMC. Educators will focus on survival skills for the first six weeks home with baby.

There is a $30 fee that covers the mom to be and her coach. Pre-registration is required. Note, if you are attending a four-week prepared childbirth class, this information is also covered in that class.

For more information, call 410-5437512, email lavern.henry@peninsula.org or visit the Classes and Events section of the Peninsula Regional Medical Center website at www.peninsula.org for online registration.

AGH receives accreditation

Atlantic General Hospital has been granted a three-year term of accreditation in Adult Transthoracic Echocardiography by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC).

IAC accreditation is a seal of approval that patients can rely on as an indication that the facility has been carefully critiqued on all aspects of its operations considered relevant by medical experts

The National Kidney Foundation of Maryland (NKF-MD) will hold its eighth annual Salisbury Kidney Walk, Sunday, May 3, at Winterplace Park.

Stephanie Elliott, MS, BSN, CNN, PRMC renal services program manager, will chair the dog-friendly event.

Registration and festivities begin at 9 a.m. The walk will kick off at 10 a.m.

Participants can choose from a 3-mile route or shorter path for strollers and wheelchairs.

There will be refreshments from Panera Bread and Aquafina, music by Moonbeam Entertainment and the Kidney Kids Corner with face painting and games.

There is no registration fee and sponsorships are available.

For pre-registration, or information about sponsorship or volunteer opportunities, call 410-726-8732 or visit www. kidneywalk.org.

Chronic Disease program scheduled

The Wellness Center at MAC Inc. has scheduled the next Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP).

Participants will learn the benefits of fitness and exercise, pacing activities and rest, healthy eating and making treatment decisions. The program is free. This series will run seven consecutive weeks due to an additional session on hypertension.

The series will be held Tuesday afternoons, March 24 through May 5 from 1:30–4 p.m., at the Salisbury Wicomico Senior Services Center. Advance registration is required by calling 410-7420505, ext. 130.

Dr. Shrestha joins PRMC

Ajit Shrestha, MD, was recently granted active staff membership with clinical privileges in the Department of Anesthesiology, in the specialty of pain management, at Peninsula Regional Medical Center.

Dr. Shrestha Dr. Shrestha received his medical degree at Tribhuvan University in Kathmandu, Nepal. He completed an internship and residency in anesthesiology at Detroit Medical Center in Detroit, Mich., and a fellowship in pain management at Case Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio.

Dr. Shrestha is board certified in pain medicine and anesthesiology. He has joined the Peninsula Regional Pain Management practice.

Reinke named COO

Carolyn Reinke, MBA, CMPE has-

SALISBURY STAR • MARCH 2015 joined Peninsula Regional Medical Center as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Peninsula Regional Medical Group.

Reinke, who holds a bachelor of Reinke science in management and a master’s in business administration in healthcare management from the University of Phoenix, was most recently the executive director of the Carroll Health Group, the physician network of Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster. She has a nearly 30-year career in healthcare holding leadership positions at both hospitals and in the private practice setting.

She has relocated here with her husband, Damion, and daughters Samantha, Alexandra and Amanda.

PRMC receives cardiac designation

Peninsula Regional Medical Center has been named a Cardiac Intervention Center by the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS). The award was first received in 2011.

Because of Peninsula Regional’s advanced cardiac interventional capabilities, MIEMSS now designates that any patient suffering a heart attack in this region and being transported by ambulance must be brought to Peninsula Regional Medical Center for immediate, life-saving care.

Patient Safety week at PRMC

Peninsula Regional Medical Center will join the nation’s 5,000 hospitals in celebrating National Patient Safety Awareness Week from March 8-14.

This year’s theme is “United in Safety.”

Everyone in the healthcare process plays a role in delivering safe care and by uniting together and sharing that common goal, we can make a difference in patient safety.

In support, each Tuesday during the month of March, members of the PRMC Pharmacy Team will be available to answer general pharmaceutical questions for patients, families and visitors in the lobby of the Hanna Outpatient Center from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

In addition, advice on medication safety, medication reconciliation, why it’s extremely important for patients to keep an updated and comprehensive list of the medications being taken and a template for doing so will be available.

PRMC will also be actively involved in a series of events to reinforce the importance of safety, proper hand washing and hand hygiene practices, speaking up when concerned, and educating families and patients on taking the lead role as advocates in their own care.

Free mental illness support group

NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Lower Shore will offer a free

monthly Family Support Group Program for family members of persons with mental illness beginning Tuesday, March 10 from 6:30-8 p.m. at the Atlantic Health Center in Berlin.

The support group, which is run by trained family members, has been designed to help families cope with a family member with mental illness.

The group will meet the second Tuesday of each month beginning Tuesday, March 10 from 6:30-8 p.m. at the Atlantic Health Center, 9714 Healthway Dr., Berlin.

Registration and enrollment is not required. For more information, contact Carole Spurrier, NAMI Lower Shore representative, at 410-208-4003 or carolespurrier@msn.com; or Gail S. Mansell, AGH director, Supportive Care Services, at 410-641-9725 or gmansell@atlanticgeneral.org.

Naleppa named to list

The Daily Record has named Dr. Peggy Naleppa, MS, MBA, FACHE, President/CEO of Peninsula Regional Medical Center, to its 2015 listing of Influential Marylanders.

Dr. Naleppa joins Salisbury University President Dr. Janet Naleppa Dudley-Eshbach as the Eastern Shore recipients of the recognition.

The 51 honorees were selected by the editors of The Daily Record, a panel of Baltimore-based business experts, for their significant contributions to their respective fields and for their leadership in Maryland.

The winners will be recognized on Thursday, March 26, at a reception at The Grand Lodge in Cockeysville.

Andrews receives Daisy Award

No one wants to spend holidays in the hospital, but when there’s no alternative, a nurse like Joy Andrews, RN, can make a world of difference.

A Peninsula Regional Medical Center patient said Andrews, a Andrews night shift nurse, was her beacon of light this past Christmas Eve. For her extraordinary compassion, Andrews has earned the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses for January.

“When I saw Joy for the first time as she came on for the evening shift, she waited and smiled. There was such joy and happiness in that first expression that I knew right away joy was in her heart as well as in her work with the patients,” Andrews’s nominator wrote. “I

had been suffering from depression and the kindness she brought me impacted my life forever. That night joy returned to my heart and I knew things were going to change and my life would now have joy because of that Christmas Eve which I will always remember for all Christmas Eves to come.”

To nominate an exceptional nurse, visit www.peninsula.org/DaisyAward and share a story.

2015 Helping Hands Award

Peninsula Regional Medical Center (PRMC) is accepting nominations through April 7, for the Leighton Moore Helping Hands Award.

Moore, a local philanthropist and owner of Seacrets, Jamaica USA in Ocean City, has been the chairman of the PRMC Foundation Board of Directors since 2006.

The award will be presented annually to the non-management PRMC employee who, like Leighton Moore, has exhibited passion and dedication to the lives of others, and to their local community.

The award will be presented at the PRMC Employee Recognition Banquet in May, and the honoree will also be recognized at the PRMC Annual Board of Trustees meeting in October.

Nominations are welcome from PRMC staff, physicians, volunteers and the community. Forms are available online at www.peninsula.org/helpinghandsaward. For more information, contact Billing at 410-543-7140 or denise.bill-

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Diabetes Support Group for kids

Peninsula Regional Medical Center’s Kids and Teens Diabetes Support Group will meet from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 10, at the Avery W. Hall Educational Center at PRMC. The topic will be “Bite Into a Healthy Lifestyle: National Nutrition Month focus for 2015” with speakers Rachel Anderson and Olive Newman, UMES dietetic interns.

All children must be accompanied by an adult. Call the Peninsula Regional Diabetes Education Program at 410-543-7061 to register.

Free vascular screenings

The Guerrieri Heart & Vascular Institute at Peninsula Regional Medical Center will sponsor free vascular screenings for people 55 and older on Thursday, March 12 in the Vascular Lab between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. Fourteen half-hour screenings sessions are available on a first-come basis. Appointments are required.

Those currently under a physician’s care for vascular or arterial health issues and those who have participated in this screening in the past are not eligible to participate.

Call the Guerrieri Heart & Vascular Institute at 410-543-7123 to find out if you qualify for the free vascular screenings and to reserve a date and time.

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Delmar considers referendum, seeks parks and rec chief

By Tony Russo Dr. David Ring, Delmar superintendent, attended the most recent Delmar (Md.) meeting to make the case for a referendum on school improvements and an operational budget increase. In the shadow of the then-impending referendum vote, much of the conversation was diverted to that topic.

Ring did invite the board as well as members of the community to attend the informational meeting beginning 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24 in the school district offices. The two question referendum will be put to a vote at a special election 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 10 in the district office board room.

The commissioners asked Ring about the possibility of adding an additional crossing guard somewhere along State Street to try and better contend with the number of students who cross at various places along the road.

Ring said that it wasn’t a problem to get a crossing guard. It isn’t even a particularly expensive endeavor—the $3,500 could be split between the two town governments and the school.

The other difficulties, though, include making the route ADA compliant and convincing the students to abandon oldroutes for new ones.

If the school installs a crossing

guard, the sidewalks on each corner would have to be made wheelchair accessible. Very few along the route on the Maryland side are cut to accommodate wheelchairs.

Commissioner Thomas Luffman suggested the town look into the cost of having the curbs done anyway and checking to see if there were State Highway Administration or ADA grants available to help the town get the work accomplished.

Beyond whether the town does the work, however, is the question of whether the students will alter their habits to take advantage of the new crossing guard. As it stands many students avoid the current crossing guard at the corner of Delaware and 8th Streets in favor of crossing at more convenient east-west intersections.

Whether students will travel the extra distance for a guard along the northsouth route was a question among the school as well as the town administration.

Moreover, Ring pointed out that one of the additional difficulties is the number of cars competing for space as parents drop students off for the day.

He said he believed that as many as a third of the students probably elect to be dropped off rather than ride the bus, Continued on page 27

Delmar Superintendent of Schools Dr. David Ring speaks recently before the Delmar (Md.) Commissioners. Ring discussed the upcoming referendum as well as the pros and cons of adding additional crossing guards around town.

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Delegate report

By Carl Anderton Since I took the oath of office on January 14 my time in Maryland’s House of Delegates has been a very positive experience. I’ve met people from both sides of the aisle who have been welcoming and gracious.

I have been placed on the Environment and Transportation Committee, which will hear bills such as the Phosphorus Management Tool, bills dealing with the poultry industry, automobiles, roads, and the Chesapeake Bay. It’s a great assignment for someone from the Lower Eastern Shore to have, as we have a particular interest in the environment, and there is a huge need to restore funding to the road maintenance allocation to the counties and municipalities.

Every committee also has a number of subcommittees, where some bills will be referred for further study and deliberation. I was picked for the Environment subcommittee as well as the subcommittee on Local Government.

I’m excited about the opportunity to work in smaller groups on the bills that come before us.

I was also chosen as the Chairman of the Wicomico County Delegation.

It is comprised of the five delegates and two senators who have a portion of Wicomico County in their districts. The delegation allows us to present bills that are area specific.

The final day to “drop” a bill was February 12. I was involved with two bills, both were entered as Wicomico County Delegation bills. The first is HB1039, which would allow a microbrewery with a class 7 license (brewpub), to raise their production limit from 22,500 barrels per year to 45,000 barrels per year. Evolution brewery is projected to hit the current limit in a few years. If the production limit for the class 7 license is not raised, Evolu-

tion would have to decide to either not increase production or change their facility to just a brewery or just a restaurant. This could result in job losses.

By allowing their business to increase production we will protect current jobs, while also allowing their business to grow and hire more people.

The second bill is HB1040, which would put a hybrid school Carl Anderton board on a ballot in 2016. The Wicomico County Council sent a letter with unanimous support asking for this bill. It calls for five elected school board members, using the five councilmatic county council districts. The other two members would be chosen by the county executive. There is language in the bill which specifically asks that the executive take diversity into account when appointing those two seats. We place this bill into bill drafting in January, but waited until after the Wicomico County Council had held public meetings to enter the bill into the record.

This way we were able to listen to input and change the bill based on the input of the public.

In the coming weeks both of these bills and literally more than a thousand others will be heard in committees and debated on the floor. I look forward to hearing from anyone who would like to offer input. We value your voice and respect your concerns. Please reach out to our office any time.

which for many would require a much earlier departure from home.

Parks and Recreation

Mayor Karen Wells announced that, in the wake of the recent resignation

by Ron Wilkosz, the town hopes to reinvigorate the parks and recreation commission Wilkosz had run nearly single-handedly.

Wilkosz had been the town’s liaison with Wicomico County, helping coordinate between the town’s men’s softball league and the county girls softball league.

Competition for use of the field in the Mason-Dixon Sports Complex could sometimes be fierce and Wilkosz often was instrumental in making sure everyone had a place to play.

MEDIA PARTNER AWARD - Kathleen McLain, general manager of 47ABC, Delmarva’s CW3 and Me-TV, presents a $25,000 Media Partner award to Dennis Leebel, executive director of Parkinson’s Education & Support Group of Sussex County Inc. The award will be used to promote Parkinson’s awareness and education as well as events in 2015 on the station’s broadcast and digital facilities as well as production and consulting. Pictured from left: Elizabeth Leebel; Parkinson’s Education & Support Group of Sussex County, Inc. Executive Director Dennis Leebel; 47ABC General Manager Kathleen McLain; Art Cooley from the Lower Shore Parkinson’s Support Group and Parkinson’s Support Group of Sussex County members Patricia and Ed Slygh.

Send your company and civic club photos to editor@mspublications.com

Carl Anderton is the Maryland State Delagate for District 38B.

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As softball season approaches, the town men’s league representatives will have to make their own arrangements with the county.

In the meanwhile, people interested in reserving other space in the park will be directed to the Wicomico County Department of Parks and Recreation.

Wells said she hoped to attract more volunteers to the program so the work could be more evenly distributed.

New homes approved

The development along Amber Ridge Road, just off Stage Road on the Maryland side of Delmar, will grow by three houses after the town approved the builder’s request. The houses, which are not sold, but will be build on spec, will be in the 1,300 square feet range in keeping with the neighborhood’s dynamic.

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Education Mardela Senior Kai Johnson competes at all levels

By Patricia Villani

“When I was in ninth grade I took a biology class and really liked it. I began taking more classes like chemistry and physics and before you know it I was planning to become a geneticist,” says Kai Johnson.

“Hopefully, one who works in the field of stem cell research and genetic diseases.

My grandmother has Alzheimer’s Disease and I want to become a researcher who is helping to find a cure.”

Johnson is now a senior at Mardela Middle and High School in Mardela Springs, Maryland, where she is ranked number one in her class and a straight A student. She has a perfect attendance record for four years of high school and has been on the honor roll all four years.

Johnson has won numerous awards for her

Student Profile

Kai Johnson is a competitor on and off the track, representing Mardela High School athletically and academically.

scholarship including the 2014 Wendy’s High School Heisman, the School winner and state finalist; the Minds in Motion Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement while doing Athletics (all four years); Advanced Placement Scholar Award; National Honor Society (four years); Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society (three years), to name only a few.

Johnson is now carrying four advanced placement classes: statistics, biology, English and calculus. In addition, she is captain of three sports teams, cross country, indoor track and outdoor track where she has been elected Most Valuable Player in all and has competed at the state level in all as well. “We were in a state track Continued on page 32

Young authors recognized by Eastern Shore Reading Council Winners of the 2014-2015 Eastern Shore Reading Council Young Author’s Contest have been announced.

Wicomico winners represent 11 schools. Winners from Wicomico County Public Schools placed 1st in eight categories.

The Eastern Shore Reading Council will honor all of this year’s winners at an April 9 reception at Salisbury University.

Entries placing 1st in the Eastern Shore Reading Council contest are forwarded to the state level for judging, and winners at that level will be recognized during the State of Maryland International Reading Association Council (SoMIRAC) conference in April.

Students from Wicomico County Public Schools who achieved a 1stplace finish at the local and/or recognition at the state level will also be recognized at the May 5 Wicomico County Board of Education Awards and Recognitions Night.

Congratulations to all of these award-winning Young Authors:

Grade 3 Poetry

2nd – Ethan Power, North Salisbury Elementary, A Day in Minecraft; Grade 3 Short Story - 3rd – Phebe C. Burke, North Salisbury Elementary, Hop Home!

Grade 4 Poetry

1st – Laura Rogers, Delmar Elementary, Fighting for Freedom; 3rd – Tajhzmir Pinder, Glen Avenue Elementary, Cambridge, Maryland; Grade 4 Short Story - 2nd – Rebecca Holland, Glen Avenue Elementary, The Lonely Vampire

Salisbury Middle, Untitled

Grade 8 Poetry

2nd – Zoe Michelle Bradshaw, Mardela Middle, Bridge to Burn; Grade 8 Short Story - 2nd – Ally Yeager, Pittsville Middle, The Dream; 3rd – Mia Fisher, Salisbury Middle, Wanted

Grade 9 Poetry

1st – Alison Sahler, James M. Bennett High, Child’s Utopia; 2nd – Christy Sun, James M. Bennett High, Improvisation; Grade 9 Short Story - 1st – Abigail Reilly, James M. Bennett High, Untitled; 2nd – Maddy Sherwood, James M. Bennett High, Love Doesn’t See Color; 3rd – Sabrien Abdelrahman, Wicomico High, Intuition

Grade 10 Poetry YOUNG AUTHORS CONTEST - Several students at The Salisbury School received awards in the Eastern Shore Reading Council’s Young Authors Contest. The competition is open to all students in 2nd through 12th grade in Wicomico, Worcester and Somerset counties and winners are chosen in both poetry and short story categories for each grade. First and second place winners move to the state level of competition. The Salisbury School winners are: 2nd Grade, Poetry: 1st place - Rhenn Early; 2nd Grade, Short Story: 3rd place - Jenna Link; 3rd Grade, Short Story: 1st place, Caroline Robinson; 4th Grade, Short Story: 3rd place, Sadie Case; 7th Grade, Short Story: 1st place, Sarah Rodler; 8th Grade, Poetry: 1st place, Elsa Quillin; 11th Grade, Poetry: 1st place, Hannah Honick; 11th Grade, Short Story, 1st place, Hannah Honick; 12th Grade, Poetry: 1st place, Gail Rabasca.

Grade 5 Poetry

1st – Rosemary Schmuff, North Salisbury Elementary, Music to My Ears; 2nd – Jonta Lee, North Salisbury Elementary, True Friends; Grade 5 Short Story - 1st – Katie Mitchell, Fruitland Intermediate, The Bad Dog; 3rd

– Robyn Fielding-Jones, Northwestern Elementary, The Interesting Vacation Grade 6 Poetry - 1st – Rylie Green, Mardela Middle, Words and Voice; 2nd – Alyssa M. Boltz, Mardela Middle, Wild at Heart; Grade 6 Short Story - 1st – Noah Hornstein, Salisbury Middle, The Identity Thief; 3rd – Grace Arb,

2nd – Dhritisha Chakroborty, James M. Bennett High, Depth; Grade 11 Poetry - 3rd – Wahed Abdullah, Parkside High, Where I’m From

Grade 11 Short Story

2nd – Hanna Holland, Parkside High, Anxious; 3rd – Phina Jeannite, James M. Bennett High, A Rose in Salty Water

Grade 12 Poetry

2nd – Taylor Eyo, James M. Bennett High, The Little Green Bug; 3rd – Jarrett Braxton Reeves, Wicomico High, Malignant Tumor; Grade 12 Short Story - 1st – Kayla Thornton, Parkside High, Funeral: View of the Deceased; 2nd – Tristan Bullion, Wicomico High, Beautiful Irony

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Education Briefs Driver’s ed classes begin March 16

The continuing education division at Wor-Wic Community College is offering driver education classes Monday through Friday, March 16-27, from 5:30 to 8:45 p.m., at the college campus in Salisbury.

Classroom size is limited to 30 students. Behind-the-wheel training is one-on-one with an instructor. Students must have a valid Maryland learner’s permit before starting class. Students under 18-years-old at the time of registration must have an adult attend the first class session as part of the course orientation process.

Students seeking financial aid must apply by March 2.

For more information, visit www. worwic.edu or call 410-334-2815.

Small Farm Spring Workshop series

A series of informational workshops have been created with the Eastern Shore farmer and/or farming enthusiast in mind. The Small Farm Spring Workshop Series begins Saturday, March 14.

This year’s series comprises three workshops, beginning with a “How to Understand the Soil in Your Field, Pasture and Garden” workshop on March 14 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Swine Facility classroom at UMES. A March 28 workshop, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., answers the question, “What Cut Flowers Should You Grow for Your Operation?” The “High Tunnel Cool Season Crop Production” workshop is Saturday, April 18 from 10 a.m. to noon on the Pereyra Farm in Newark.

The registration fee, which includes all materials and lunch for the March 14 and March 28 workshops, is $20 per person. For the High Tunnel workshop, the registration fee is $10 per person and lunch is not included.

For more information and to register, call 410-651-6070/6210 or send an email to ssallen@umes.edu or mce@ umes.edu. To register online, visit smallfarmworkshopseries.eventbrite. com.

Dr. Vulpen attends symposium

As national debates about end-of-life care continue, a Salisbury University social work professor is weighing in on implications in nursing homes.

Dr. Kimberly van Vulpen was the only representative of Maryland selected to present at The Ohio State University’s 26th National Symposium of Doctoral Research in Social Work. One of two panelists in Dr. Vulpen a session on aging, van Vulpen shared her study on end-of-life care in U.S. nursing homes.

“Social workers are in a position to help to facilitate change by serving, for

example, as advocates for residents who face insurance barriers, liaisons for services, and educators for staff and families,” van Vulpen said. “Social workers can actively lead conversations about policies and practices related to end-oflife care standards and planning with residents and families.”

A graduate of SU’s Social Work program, van Vulpen earned her M.S.W and Ph.D. from the University of Maryland’s School of Social Work.

New online GIS program

Salisbury University is now offering its Master of Science in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Management completely online.

“Our program is designed specifically for working GIS professionals who seek management credentials for career advancement,” said Dr. Stuart Hamilton of the Geography and Geosciences Department. “The combined focus on technical and management skills makes it one of only a few programs of its kind in the world.”

Customizable for those working in government, business and nonprofit sectors, the program also allows students to earn education credits toward their GISP® certification. The degree may be completed in 13 months fulltime or two years part-time.

The two other SU graduate programs beginning online versions, starting in fall 2015, are the Master of Business Administration and Master of Social Work. Those will still offer campusbased options.

Students earn scholarships from SU

From staffing rest stops to providing medical services, Salisbury University students volunteer hundreds of hours annually to help welcome over 7,000 cyclists for the Sea Gull Century bike ride.

In return, part of the proceeds from the 2014 ride provided over $5,000 in scholarships for 13 students. All were participants or volunteers.

Area winners included Rob Close, Delmar, senior, computer science/ mathematics major and Rebecca Early, Mardela Springs, junior, physical education/mathematics major.

Selected annually by a Sea Gull Century committee, students must have a minimum 3.0 grade point average. This year’s recipients were each awarded $400 toward their academic needs for the spring semester.

Call For Nominations The President’s Distinguished Community Leadership Award: Recognizing Those Who Change Us Do you know a person or organization who makes an extraordinary contribution to the community and people of the Lower Eastern Shore*? Please nominate them. Established by SU President Janet Dudley-Eshbach, the award has two categories:

individual

organization

Previous Distinguished Community Leadership Award Winners: 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Individual

Organization

Lewis Riley Sue Revelle Henry H. Hanna, III Dr. Peggy Naleppa Dr. Carolyn Stegman Deborah Abbott & Dr. George Whitehead Marty Neat

Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore Women Supporting Women, Inc. MAC, Inc. United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore Dove Pointe Habitat for Humanity of Wicomico County & Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce Lower Shore Enterprises, Inc.

To Enter Your Nomination Visit: www.salisbury.edu/communityleadership

Download and complete the form(s) and mail to: Robby Sheehan, Chair, Town-Gown Council Salisbury University, 1101 Camden Avenue, Salisbury MD, 21801 or e-mail to Gina Boobar, Executive Administrative Assistant: gmboobar@salisbury.edu.

For more information call 410-548-3316.

Recipients are honored during SU’s spring commencement and their names are engraved on a plaque in the President’s Office.

The 2015 deadline for nomination materials for both awards is Friday, April 3.

2014 INDIVIDUAL WINNER: Lee Whaley

2014 ORGANIZATION WINNER: Richard A. Henson Foundation, Inc.

SU faculty earn grants

Proceeds from Salisbury University’s Sea Gull Century bike ride are supporting the research and scholarly endeavors of 11 faculty members.

They are sharing their work at professional conferences across the United States this spring and have received over $5,000 in grants for expenses.

Recipients include: Dr. Jon Andes, Education Specialties Department; Dr. Continued on page 31

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* The Lower Shore is defined as — Maryland: Dorchester, Wicomico, Worcester and Somerset; Virginia: Accomack and Northampton; Delaware: Sussex.

SU is an Equal Opportunity/AA/Title IX university and provides reasonable accommodation given sufficient notice to the University office or staff sponsoring the event or program.

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Delmar singer connects with other passionate students

By Tony Russo For the last three years Delmar High School junior Katy Schell has placed in the top 10 for the all state chorus.

Based upon that, as well as upon several other indicators and her application, Schell was invited to participate in this year’s All Eastern Chorus, part of the annual National Association for Music Education conference. This year’s conference is held April 9-12 in Providence, R.I. Schell has been an active member of the chorus throughout her time at Delmar, starting in the fifth grade at Delmar Elementary and carrying through until this year. But it was more than just her love of singing and raw talent that compelled her to continue participating in the chorus, it was about surrounding herself with people who had the same disposition.

“I like working with other people my age who have the same passion I do,” she said. “I automatically connect.”

Forming these connections has the effect of helping Schell push herself to be better, as well as to make certain she is doing her part for the chorus. As she heads up to Providence, the 16-year-old Delmar native expects this attitude will serve her well.

The All Eastern Chorus will have dozens of members from throughout the region, rather than mostly her friends from Delmar. If elevating her performance means making a connection, Schell will have to count on encountering other passionate students.

Fortunately, the students attending will have to have undergone the same rigorous practice she has. Similarly, they will have be adept at learning to work as a team, which is what the three days of practice, Schell hopes, will give them the opportunity to do.

The students and their chaperones-DHS choir director Stephanie Fernsler will accompany Schell on the trip--will stay in the same hotel and generally be encouraged to bond over the course of the weekend. Schell said she is confident, though a little wary, about how she’ll find ways to fit in.

There are reasons for stereotypes, and Schell said she believes that many of the students who have been successful participating in the choruses at the local and state level will have some kind of personality quirks.

“I’m really an awkward person,” she said. “I think I’ll be able to connect with them more.”

One significant concern is the rigor

Junior Katy Schell, who recently was named to the NAFME Eastern Conference Chorus poses with some of her chorus mates, Lauren DeFelice, Faith Tarrance, Julie Brennick, Savanna Smith, Sara Miller and Sierra Pastula. Photo by Tony Russo

of three days of consistent practice.

Schell said she is prepared to do a lot of the work necessary to pull off a great show.

Having this attitude certainly will prevent her from being surprised at the challenges of all day practices.

Fernsler said the trip is being sponsored in part by the chorus boosters, who covered the entrance fee. Schell is the first member of her class to be invited to participate in the NAfME chorus.

The chorus is open to high school students in their junior year or below.

SWEET TREATS - Students in sixth grade at The Salisbury School decorated sweet treats recently to brighten the day of local Meals On Wheels recipients. In total, 1,100 Hershey bars were decorated and signed by Salisbury School students to say “Thank you” to community helpers such as the Sheriff’s Office and Wicomico Library staff. United Way works with TSS students in grades two through eight every year as they learn about different elements of our community such as the elderly, those with addictions and emergency services.

PERDUE LEADERSHIP AWARD- Salisbury University’s Franklin P. Perdue School of Business recently honored Smartlink, Driven and Chesapeake Bayhawks owner and CEO Brendan Kelly for his vision and community giving, presenting him with the 2014 Perdue Leadership Award. Kelly comes from a family of entrepreneurs; seven of his 11 siblings own businesses. After studying at Anne Arundel Community College (AACC) and SU, he spent six years as the director of sales for his family’s business, Kelly Generator and Equipment. In addition, he founded The Kelly Group, a mid-Atlantic real estate investment company, which he continues to oversee. In 2000, Kelly launched Smartlink to fulfill staffing needs for communications companies. Adding an information technology division last year, the company now does business in 43 states and is considering international opportunities. In 2007, Kelly founded Driven, a corporate transportation service initially begun to transport Smartlink’s clients and executives. It has since branched into a members-only business, catering to some 87 clients in the mid-Atlantic.Three years later, he purchased the Washington Bayhawks Major League Lacrosse team, changing the name to the Chesapeake Bayhawks to increase regional appeal. Kelly resides in Annapolis with his wife and five children.

Education Briefs Continued from page 29

Jathan Austin, Mathematics and Computer Science Department; Drs. Claudia Burgess and Chin-Hsiu Chen, Teacher Education Department; Dr. Mara Chen, Geography and Geosciences Department; Dr. Linda Cockey, Music Department; Dr. Lincoln Gibbs, Health and Sports Sciences Department; Dr. Dean Kotlowski, History Department; Drs. T. Ross Leasure, English Department and Victoria Pass, Art Department; and Dr. Manav Ratti of the English Department.

Recipients are selected by a Sea Gull Century committee and, this year, each received up to $500.

Museum announces award recipients

The Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art, Salisbury University, will recognize artists Patrick Godin, Robert Sutton and William Veasey with its 2015 Living Legend Award for 2015.

The presentation will take place Friday, April 24 from 5-8 p.m., at Harrison’s Harbor Watch Restaurant in Ocean City, following the Ward World Championship Wildfowl Carving Competition and Art Festival.

The award highlights those who have been long-time advocates for wildfowl art and the Ward Museum. Winners are generous in spirit and commitment

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to teaching others and passing on their knowledge, skills and talents.

Advance tickets are required to attend the Living Legend Award dinner.

Tickets are available through April 17 at the museum’s website, www.wardmuseum.org. For more information, call 410-742-4988, ext. 120.

SU Seeks Community Leader Nominations

Polkinghorn named ambassador

By Robby Sheehan SU Town-Gown Council Chair

One of Salisbury University’s past Fulbright Scholars has been appointed as a distinguished Fulbright Alumni Ambassador for the United States.

Dr. Brian Polkinghorn, faculty in SU’s Conflict Analysis and Dispute Resolution Department and executive director of SU’s Bosserman Center for Conflict Resolution, was chosen this year as one of only 24 ambassadors by the Institute of International Education (IIE) and its Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES).

“My job is to go out and promote Fulbright service for American scholars,” said Polkinghorn. “I will be talking about the program and my experiences to encourage others to apply.”

Polkinghorn spent eight months at Tel Aviv University in Israel as a Senior American Fulbright Scholar in 2010. Prior to his appointment as a Fulbright Alumni Ambassador, Polkinghorn also volunteered as a Fulbright application reviewer for several years.

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Inspiring classroom mentors. Those bravely fighting life-ending diseases.

Humanitarians helping to feed the hungry. And others unable to be pigeonholed — simply known as “community heroes.” Ordinary people doing extraordinary things on the Delmarva Peninsula are making lives better for others every day … and Salisbury University wants to hear about them!

SU’s Town-Gown Council is accepting nominations for its 2015 President’s Distinguished Community Leadership Awards. Awards are presented in two categories: organization and individual. Winners will be recognized during SU’s Spring Commencement on Thursday, May 21.

Past individual winners include former Maryland Secretary of Agriculture Lewis Riley, breast cancer support advocate Sue Revelle, Henry Hanna III, Peninsula Regional Medical Center President and CEO Peggy Naleppa, Dr. Carolyn Stegman, Deborah Abbott, Dr. George Whitehead and Marty Neat.

Past organizational winners are the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore, Women Supporting Women, MAC, Inc., the United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore, Dove Pointe, Habitat for Humanity of Wicomico County, the Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce and Lower Shore Enterprises, Inc. Last year’s recipients — Lee Whaley for the individual award and the Richard A. Henson Foundation, Inc. for the organizational honor — are good examples of the types of people and groups we want to spotlight.

Whaley has been a pillar of the Salisbury community and the greater Eastern Shore since she began her work as a liaison for U.S. Senator Paul Sarbanes in 1991. Her impact has been substantial and wide ranging. On many occasions throughout her career, she interceded on behalf of some of the neediest citizens in our community for a variety of issues, including assisting individuals with Social Security, veterans’ concerns and relief coordination for victims of Hurricane Isabel and Superstorm Sandy.

Now retired from government service, Whaley continues to serve the community as a pioneering member of the Salisbury Arts and

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Entertainment District Committee, which is credited with helping revitalize the downtown area. She also is a member of a number of community organizations working to improve the region.

Created by Maryland aviation pioneer Richard A. Henson in 1990, the Richard A. Henson Foundation continues to uphold the values and beliefs of its late founder through community philanthropy.

In the past 24 years, the foundation has contributed millions to education, health, wellness and recreation, including SU, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Wor-Wic Community College, Peninsula Regional Medical Center, Salisbury Zoological Park, YMCA and Boy Scouts of America Del-Mar-Va Council. As indicated by its motto, the Henson Foundation works “so that others may soar.”

Individuals and organizations in Wicomico, Worcester, Somerset and Dorchester counties in Maryland; Accomack and Northampton counties in Virginia; and Sussex County in Delaware are eligible for the award.

Nomination forms are available online at www.salisbury.edu/ communityleadership.

Nomination forms and two letters of support should be sent to me at Robby Sheehan, SU Town-Gown Council Chair, Salisbury University, 1101 Camden Ave., Salisbury, MD 21801, or emailed to Gina Boobar, executive administrative assistant, at gmboobar@salisbury.edu.

The deadline for nominations is 5 p.m. Friday, April 3. Please call 410-548-3316 with any questions.

The University looks forward to again thanking those who have been remarkably generous to this community and celebrating them as exemplars of civic behavior for our students. It is our privilege to honor the deserving individuals and organizations that help make our area a better place.

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Dedication to hard work makes Kai Johnson a classroom MVP Continued from page 28

competition on Monday, and it was very exciting, yet sad to know it was my last indoor meet,” she says.

“I am now the President of Future Business Leaders of America for the high school. I really like the experience because we participate in so many valuable programs for the community. As a result, I have been involved in the Maryland Adopt a Highway Program, the Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign, Applebee’s Fundraiser Breakfasts and running a concession stand for the Eastern Regional Wrestling Tournament.

“I’m not sure what I’ll be doing this summer before I start college in the fall.

I won a NASA scholarship through the Black History Club, which I’ll receive at a banquet this Saturday. As part of that scholarship I am being considered as an intern for the summer at NASA which would be great. My first choice for a college is Towson University where I hope to study molecular biology, biochemistry, and bioinformatics. My mom and dad have been helping me look for scholarships and have been very encouraging.

My school has been very supportive also,” Johnson adds.

Mary Antlfinger-Norton is Johnson’s chemistry and Advanced Placement physics teacher, and she has this to say: “Kai is a wonderful person and fantastic student. She always comes to class prepared.

She’s very strong in chemistry and hardly needed any help with that class. She researches what she needs to accomplish her goals. In ninth grade when she realized that she was interested in biology, she began planning her future school curriculum at that point. That’s very unusual for a young person to be so focused and directive.

“Kai also helps others. Her classmates really like her. It is clear by her actions that she is considerate of other people.

I’ve seen her ringing the bell for the Salvation Army and also know that she has worked with the homeless in the area. I must have written 30 letters of recommendation for college for our students and Kai was the only one who wrote a thank you note to me. She is thoughtful and doesn’t take others for granted. She is grateful and appreciative and shows it,” Antlfinger-Norton adds.

Michael Matonak, Johnson’s cross country and indoor and outdoor track coach is also very effusive with his praise: “When I’m not able to be at practice immediately, Kai, as captain of all three teams, leads them in my stead. I trust her to do that, which I couldn’t do with some captains in past years. The players listen to her and respond to her direction. They don’t slack off because she doesn’t.

“She always does a great job even when she’s not feeling great. She doesn’t

Kai Johnson is at home in the classroom as she works to excell in her studies.

take time off and is totally reliable. She leads by example. She’s the same in the classroom, she always does her best. She doesn’t make excuses and you can count on her to consistently show leadership and trust,” he adds.

Johnson says the reason for this dedication is that, “My parents have always encouraged me to be the best that I can be.”

Matonak notes that Johnson is the first

student since he’s started coaching that has been with him all 12 seasons through four years of school. “She also has sent me letters of appreciation for being her coach. I showed a few of them to my mom who is also a teacher and she started crying while she was reading them.”

Both of Johnson’s teachers interviewed wish her well and know that she will be a huge success no matter what path she chooses to take.

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Bushnell speaks at Worcester Brunch Anna Dolle Bushnell ‘96, Berlin, was the featured speaker at the Class of 2015 100-Day Brunch hosted by the Worcester Preparatory School Alumni Association. Bushnell spoke of her 13 years at Worcester followed by her studies at American University. The Ocean City businesswoman told the seniors that Worcester students are well prepared for their college studies. “I knew the moment when I went to my

first class at American and the professor handed out an assignment that I was far more prepared for my career as a student than many of my classmates.” Bushnell remembered fondly her teachers at Worcester who helped her go on to honors at American University and work at the Smithsonian before returning to work with her parents and brother in the family business, Dolle’s Candyland.

Worcester Prep Pre-Kindergarten teacher Jeanie Mancini will retire in June. Beginning with the 2015-2016 school year Worcester’s current Lower School computer teacher Erika Phillips will lead the pre-kindergarten program at the school. Front, from left: Jack Lynch, Ocean City; Kinzie Bunting, Rehoboth Beach, Del.; Gracie Holloway, Ocean City; Mac Miller, Millsboro, Del.; (back) Ellie Phillips, Ocean City; Erika Phillips, Ocean City; Jeanie Mancini, Ocean City; and Gabriel Sardi, Seaford, Del.

Prep Pre-K teacher will retire In 1989, Jeanie Mancini walked into Dr. Barry Tull’s office and suggested Worcester Preparatory School create an early childhood program. Tull, the school’s headmaster, had been thinking along the same lines and agreed with the ideas Mancini presented. “I remember that day well,” said Dr. Tull, “and I remember thinking that Mancini would be the perfect teacher for our youngest students. She was.”

Twenty-six years later, after watching her treasured 4-year-olds go through their years at Worcester and off to college and careers, Mancini, a master teacher and mother of two WPS alumni, will retire in June. The Mancini brand

of teaching — caring, encouraging, dynamic and fun — will always be part of Worcester Prep’s early childhood program.

Mancini plans to use her time after retirement to enjoy her first grandchild and to work with her husband Gabby at the family restaurant, Mancini’s, in Fenwick Island, Del. As Worcester Prep prepares for Jeanie Mancini’s retirement this year, it welcomes master teacher Erika Phillips as the new pre-k teacher. Phillips, who is certified in early childhood education, has been at Worcester for 11 years, first as a Grade 5 teacher and currently as Lower School computer teacher.

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What is on your bucket list?

By Patricia Villani, MPA, PhD

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UALITY OF IFE AS E GE Many of us hadn’t heard of bucket lists before the 2007 Jack Nicholson and Morgan Constructing and acting Freeman film of the same on a life list enhances name (The Bucket List). A bucket list enumerates the our satisfaction and things we want to do before encourages us to look we die (kicking the bucket).

Let’s use the term “life list” forward instead of back. here, since it has a more positive connotation than “bucket list.” going to a movie alone if that is an acCo-author of the 2009 book, Creattivity we’ve never attempted before. ing Your Best Life: The Ultimate Life Looking forward to new experiences, List Guide, Caroline Miller, says, “The undertaking a venture that we’ve never research is clear that the happiest people tried, making the plans instead of reactwake up every day to short- and longing to another’s, all enrich our quality term goals that involve taking risks, of life and support successful aging. connecting with others, and persisOur intent should be to prepare a life tence.” list, experience each rewarding event, Constructing and acting on a life list and subsequently bask in the positive enhances our satisfaction and encourmemories. ages us to look forward instead of back.

Our wishes are more likely to come We sometimes think of risk-taking as true if they are within reach and we daring feats, such as jumping out of an strive to make them happen. Also keep airplane, but in this context the meaning in mind that we can’t create a list for is very broad. someone else, no matter how well we Moving out of our comfort zone think we know that person; many incould signify something as simple as

Your Social Security benefits

By Tim Gonzales, CFP I am often asked when is the right time to begin taking Social Security retirement benefits. The answer is not as simple as you may think and varies for each individual. Some questions you and your spouse should consider are: how can you leverage your existing retirement savings to help you get a higher monthly benefit, what impact will Social Security benefits have on your surviving spouse, and how is your health?

Before marching down to the Social Security office at age 62 to get your “money before it’s all gone,” consider that by taking your benefits at age 62, you will be locking in a 25 percent reduction of your full retirement benefit.

This decision is a permanent one that impacts not only you, but also your spouse should you die first. If a married couple is receiving Social Security retirement checks based on both spouses’ work history, one of the checks will stop when one of the spouses dies. The surviving spouse has the opportunity to receive the highest of the two checks, but not both. If the deceased spouse was the higher earner in his or her working years and elected to take benefits early at age 62, the surviving spouse would be forever locked in to receiving a reduced monthly check. This could leave the surviving spouse in financial dire straits.

Using retirement savings can help you delay taking your Social Security benefits until you reach your Full Retirement Age (FRA), which is 66 if

you were born between 1943 and 1954.

If you need retirement income before reaching age 66, you can take withdrawals from your IRA’s, 401k’s, and other retirement savings, which would allow you to delay taking your Social Security benefit. If you are fortunate enough to be able to wait even longer to begin receiving benefits your payout will increase by eight percentfor every year you defer until you reach age 70.

Deferring until you are 70 is a way to lock in a higher guaranteed income stream as part of your retirement income plan.

An eight percent guaranteed increase of your Social Security retirement benefits sounds great, but if you have health issues, it may be best for you to take your retirement benefits early at age 62. Although you will receive a lesser amount, having reliable income can help reduce the stress of living with poor health. Since there is no “right” answer, it really is a personal decision and you have to feel comfortable with your choice.

It is important to carefully examine all of your options. Use all of your available resources including accessing a plethora of information online at www.ssa.gov/retire, visiting your local Social Security office several times before making a final decision, and working with a financial advisor who acts as a fiduciary.

About the author Tim Gonzales, CFP® AAMS® is a Certified Financial Planner™ with PKS Investment Advisors, LLC.

dividual wishes are kept private for fear of seeming silly or inconsequential. Sometimes people prefer exciting experiences to more serious ones, for example, hang gliding rather than pondering the classics. Only we can decide what kinds of events would mean the most to us.

To make worthy contributions to our life list, we could ask ourselves, “If I knew that I were going to meet my Maker next month, what would I be sure to do between now and then that

would bring me the most joy and gratification?”

Items that have been reported on other people’s life lists, in addition to millions of others, are: learn to fly a plane; write poetry; stand under a waterfall; ride in a horse and carriage; take a trip in a hot air balloon; be more outgoing and make new friends; learn to scuba dive; learn a new language; and travel just about everywhere, especially to visit the Great Barrier Reef, the Northern Lights, and the Great Wall

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Salisbury’s economic future might be in the library’s basement

By Tony Russo Salisbury has never had a dearth of lettered business outlets for startups SCORE, SBDC, SWED to name just a few. All of these semi-private resources, as well as others provided by the city and the state, provide important free or low-cost business development help.

But in the basement of the Wicomico County Library, another asset, aimed exclusively at small, independent entrepreneurs, is preparing to take its place at the table.

Funded in part by Wicomico County and the with logistical support from the library, Launch/Sby is an open space where business idea free-for-alls are encouraged.

Occasionally, if the stars align, there can be what program coordinator Bobby Audley calls a collision, in opposition to a collaboration.

Audley, an entrepreneur, speaker and generally very-energetic guy, only has been on the job a couple of weeks but he’s already working to change the Launch/Sby culture.

Library Executive Director, Andrea Berstler had a pretty specific vision of what Launch/Sby could be when she worked with the Wicomico County Council to help fund it and designate it a library program. She has turned Audley loose on an arc they both agreed could help center the library as a place where people learn.

“The strength of a library is they collect resources,” Berstler said.

Libraries, beyond books, have been a depository of practical knowledge for decades, holding talks and classes.

In the Internet age, it is the one place where lack of a computer doesn’t bar a person from that infinite resource. In Salisbury, particularly, the library has been a place for people to look for work online and to learn about how to start a business.

People already use the library as an office. They go there to work in a place that’s quiet but not deserted, doesn’t have Muzak or policies about buying a coffee to use the facility. From Berstler’s perspective, Launch/Sby was the next obvious step.

“We have all theres resources, people can meet here or create introductions,” she said. “All of a sudden they have a library of resources.”

And not only is talking allowed, it’s

encouraged.

Last year, the room was available for Launch/Sby use. The popular entrepreneurial spitballing session entitled Whiteboard Wednesdays was hosted there. But the resource was unstaffed and somewhat dingy. This summer, the place underwent a cosmetic change. It was expanded, got a fresh coat of paint and office-y ancillaries, like a coffee maker and pencils. But Berstler’s staff wasn’t up to the task of keeping it open on top of their other library duties.

The grant funding included a Launch/ Sby coordinator and Audley was just the man for the job. He enjoys talking with people helping them better contextualize their dreams or ideas. Making connections, though, is his specialty and pleasure.

“The idea is to help build the next generation business community, not only entrepreneurs exclusively,” he said.

For Audley, one of the best case scenarios would be to have people who are running different businesses use each other as resources. A graphic designer, for example, might bump into someone looking to get a logo done.

“Sure, they could get it done less expensively on Fiver,” he said. “But keeping money in the community and building local business relationships is part of it.” Fiver is a low-cost Internet remote contractor site.

Audley already has put several people on the road to starting a business.

The idea is for him to work closely with not only those considering the entrepreneurial route, but also the other agencies that help businesses.

SCORE, for example, provides mentors for people who are going through the startup process. The Small Business Development Center at Salisbury University (SBDC) helps people develop business plans, find funding and learn the ins and outs of running a business.

Although part of what he does is provide resources for entrepreneurs, and even office space for those without the startup capital even for that, the goal is to help people take the next step.

If the SBDC is the action and SCORE is the planning, Launch/Sby is the inspiration for a business venture.

It’s a place for people who are creative to develop ideas and to bounce those ideas off of like-minded people.

Most important, it is the place where the local business community of the

Learn at Launch

Bobby Audley, coordinator at Launch/Sby at the Wicomico County Library’s downtown branch, runs a monthly “Learn at Launch” work session wherein experts speak to small business owners and entrepreneurs.

This month, representatives from the Salisbury law firm Otway, Russo and Rommel will discuss the legal considerations of structuring a company. Although there will be a presentation, the event is more workshop than lecture. It’s scheduled noon-4:30 Tuesday, March 20 at Launch/Sby. For more information visit www.launchsby.org

Launch/Sby Coordinator Bobby Audley is ready to help entrepreneurs get their businesses underway as well as to help facilitate small business for growth.

Photo by Tony Russo

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3rd Friday - Jeremy Perry, Jeremy Norton, Bret Davis and Patrick Kelley braved the cold to come out to 3rd Friday in Salisbury last month. Photo by Tony Russo

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3rd Friday - Mark Delancey, Scott Robinson, James Robinson and Patrick Walker at 3rd Friday downtown. Photo by Tony Russo

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3rd Friday - Friends Amy Heger, Kara-Marie Mills and Chase Jester stopped off at Roadie Joe’s during 3rd Friday. Photo by Tony Russo

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3rd Friday - Roadie Joe’s staff members Ashley Smith, Josh Elliott and Christen Wickham spent their 3rd Friday working, sort of. Photo by Tony Russo

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Home Expo

Band on the Run - Arcade, a band comprised of Academy of Music Students performed at the Better Living Expo at the Wicomico Youth and Civic Center. Band members are drummer Brennan Kaiser, electric guitarist Zack Simms, bassist Gabe Resto, singer Tristan Lathbury and singer/guitarist Gigi Pesaniello. Photo by Tony Russo

A family affair - Optimist club members Mike Alford, Laura Wilson and Pat DeFiore helped run the Better Living Expo, which the club sponsored. Photo by Tony Russo

Who are you? - Drummer Brennan Kaiser mugs for the camera during warmups before his band, Arcade, played at the Optimist Club-sponsored Better Living Expo at the Wicomico Youth and Civic Center. Photo by Tony Russo

Optimistic author - Joanne DeFiore with her son, Mike at the Better Living Expo in Salisbury. Mike was among the chief organizers and Joanne was there selling handcrafts, including her pop-up book, “A Day in Rehoboth Beach.” Photo by Tony Russo

Browsing - Kyle and Rodney Beebe shopped for outdoor art in the Fine Arts and Crafts area of the Better Living Expo. Photo by Tony Russo

Big night out - Hundreds of people attended the Optimist Club-sponsored Better Living Expo weekend at the Wicomico Youth and Civic Center. Photo by Tony Russo

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Final Word

One woman’s inspirational journey to self-healing

By Veronica Correa, LCSW-C with Patricia Morales

I hope this story will inspire others to take the journey into their own healing.

It all started in May 2013 during one of our trips to visit our daughter in New York City. After walking for a few blocks and going in and out of the subway, I started having awful pain in my right hip.

I thought it would go away but it only got worse. By June my left hip started hurting and it was so bad that I went to see my physician. My blood work showed that I had extreme anemia and I was admitted to the hospital for a blood transfusion.

Before I left the hospital my pain was unbearable. I was not able to understand then what was happening. I left the hospital with a prescription for narcotics and I was told to follow up with my physician.

This was the beginning of a procession of doctors.

After I was discharged from the hospital, I was offered a massage and a Reiki session at The Personal Wellness Center in Salisbury. At the end of the session my pain was not better, but all the frustration and anger melted. I felt peace. I did not go back to The Wellness Center. I am a nurse practitioner and a biochemist and a holistic approach to healing was not something that I believed in or understood then.

Because I had a history of psoriasis I diagnosed myself with psoriatic arthritis.

I asked my doctor to refer me to a rheumatologist and physical therapy. Physical therapy kept me moving while I was waiting for an appointment to see the rheumatologist. Time passed and I was feeling worse. I was able to work, but I was not able to take care of my house, my family, visiting my friends or going out. My pain regimen was taking NSAIDS twice a day, Tylenol in between while I was at work.

As soon as I got home I took Vicodin or Percocet, two tablets every four hours.

Narcotics have the opposite effect on me, instead of helping me sleep they gave me insomnia. After four hours the effect went a way and I was in pain and unable

to sleep.

In December 2013, I was ULTIVATING RATITUDE still waiting to see a rheumatologist and I was not able to bear my pain any longer. In As I changed the way desperation I asked one of my I perceived the world friends to prescribe prednisone. around me I was feeling As soon as I started taking prednisone my pain got better, better and better, I started and I started feeling like myself taking less and less pain again. I knew that I could not take it for too long because of medication. the side effects. I had to choose between dealing with side efings. fects later on or lying in bed twisting from Little by little I changed my attitude topain. ward my husband and my children. Years By mid-January 2014, I finally went of feeling victimized by my husband to see a rheumatologist. She prescribed changed in seconds after listening to what Methotrexate which helped a little but he had to say. Our relationship improved did not took my pain away. Between takimmediately and I love him more than ing methotrexate, prednisone NSAIDS, I ever did. As I changed the way I perand narcotics I was able to function until ceived the world around me I was feeling June. Despite my pain I went on a medibetter and better, I started taking less and cal mission to Nicaragua. The trip was less pain medication. In my conversations wonderful. I enjoyed every minute of it, with the holistic counselor at The Personal however I could feel my body getting Wellness Center, my past experiences more and more tired. Five days after I got came into my awareness and I was able home, I fell down the stairs, or I could say to forgive others, and, more importantly, I reached bottom. forgive myself.

In my desperation I went back to The

By October 2014, I was not taking any Personal Wellness Center. A Healing pain medication and I quit taking PredJourney was outlined for me and that nisone. In November, the rheumatologist opened the door for my healing. Every told me that my psoriatic arthritis was in Friday I would meditate on the BioMat, remission. The only thing left was some and then I would spend time talking with dry patches on my arms from my psoa holistic counselor. The second time that riasis. By January the patches had disapI meditated on the BioMat I went home and I slept for 24 hours. By Monday I was peared and my skin is completely clear. It seems like a dream now; I have never felt feeling better. As soon as I started feeling better and seeing results, I started meditat- better and happier than I feel now.

I give thanks to God and everyone ing every day for 45 minutes and reading that helped me in this path. Every day is about self-healing. an opportunity for growing and helping I also spent every minute that I had others to find healing. As a nurse practilistening to people that have changed tioner, my hope is that my healing journey their lives by changing their mind. While will inspire others to heal themselves.

I was meditating I was able to perceive About the authorthe reasons for my illness. These answers Veronica Correa, LCSW-C, is a liwould come like whispers to my ears. censed clinical social worker and life I found out that for many years I had coach. To learn more about her work, been acting and feeling like a victim. I visit www.thepersonalwellnesscenter. found out that I was controlling, envious com or call 410-742-6016. and jealous. It was a huge eye opener for me; I never thought I had those feel-

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Last Laugh

BUCK- Baltimores Orioles’ manager Buck Showalter served as the keynote speaker at the Delmarva Shorebirds’ 14th Annual Hot Stove banquet, which took place Jan. 28 at the Wicomico Civic Center. Photo by Grant L. Gursky

A Mormon was seated next to an Irishman on a Flight from London.

After the plane was airborne, drink orders were taken.

The Irishman asked for a whiskey, which was promptly brought and placed before him. The flight attendant then asked the Mormon if he would like a drink. He replied in disgust, “I’d rather be savagely attacked by a dozen prostitutes than let liquor touch my lips.”

The Irishman then handed his drink back to the attendant and said, “Me, too, I didn’t know we had a choice.”

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