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Business Journal PO Box 510 Salisbury, MD 21803-0510
Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce
Vol. 15 No. 11
Dedicated to the Principles of Free Enterprise
June 2012
Delmarva Chicken Festival Salisbury host of 63rd festival June 15,16 at The Centre
Salisbury Festival
The Salisbury Chamber and surrounding community celebrated the 30th Annual Salisbury Festival. See scenes and a thank you on pages 16 and 17.
High honors
Salisbury University recognizes those providing outstanding contributions to the community. Page 5
Member Spotlight
Your life could be saved by a small technology company located in Fruitland. Page 20
INSIDE Ad Directory................................... 6 Barometer...................................... 9
Bus After Hours...............14, 15, 18 Bus Before Hours........................ 19 Business Directory.................28-29
Calendar........................................ 4 Director’s Journal.......................... 3 Financial column......................... 31 Health.....................................23-25
Insights........................................ 22 Member Spotlight........................ 20
Mark your calendars for the 63rd Annual Delmarva Chicken Festival on June 15 and 16 at The Centre at Salisbury. Sponsored by Toyota, this year’s festival is guaranteed to have plenty of attractions for the whole family to enjoy. A Carnival Preview Night will be held on Thursday, June 14, from 6:30 to 10 p.m. and will include special prices on wristbands. Bring your family and friends and enjoy discounted prices on carnival rides. On Friday, June 15, the festival will open at 10 a.m., and the Opening Ceremony and Ribbon Cutting will take place at 11 a.m. Daily attractions include the Giant Fry Pan, Home & Trade Show (sponsored by PNC Bank), Arts & Crafts Show, Community Resources Show, Educational Exhibits, Carnival Rides, and much more. There will be a variety of activities for children to enjoy throughout the two-day festival, including the Baby Chick Display, face painting, Chicken Capers (fun competitions for kids of all ages), as well as the Children’s Corner from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily (comprised of various activities, games, and crafts), hosted by Lower Shore YMCA and Camp Odyssey, and sponsored by Peninsula Regional Medical Center. From 4 to 8 p.m. on Friday and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, University of Maryland Extension, the Maryland and Delaware Soybean Boards, and Delmarva Poultry Industry, Inc. will be hosting a “Chicken Hunt,” our version of a scavenger hunt. Participants will receive a prize and will be eligible for a drawing that will take place every hour during the game times. Live entertainment on Saturday will include community performances during the day, Cascading Carlos at 3 p.m.,
The baby chick display is a favorite among children at the Delmarva Chicken Festival each year. The festival will be held on June 15-16, 2012 behind the Centre at Salisbury. Above is a scene from a previous festival.
Alex&Shiloh from 4 to 7 p.m., and Tom Larsen from 7 to 10 p.m. New this year, Saturday’s activities will begin with the first ever Delmarva Chicken Run. This 5K Walk/Run will begin at 8 a.m. with registration at 7 a.m. The course will start and end at Vernon Powell Shoes. To register, visit www.active.com/running/salisbury-md/ delmarva-chicken-run-2012. The always popular Wheels That Heal Classic Car Show, sponsored by Courtesy Chevrolet of Salisbury, will
Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce Patrons
New Members............................. 10 Personnel File............................. 30 Salisbury University..................... 27 Technology column..................... 21
See Page 14 to Meet the Patrons
take place on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mountaire will present their Chickin’ Pickin’ National Championship on Saturday from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. This is a contest of speed, skill and strategy designed to determine the fastest chicken picker on the Peninsula. Competitors have 5 minutes to pick and shred as much cooked meat from our oven roasted chickens as possible. The 2 hour event features 20 contestants who square off five at a time through four preliminary heats, with the winner of each heat moving onto the championship round. Winners will claim $500 in prize money and earn the title of Mountaire Chickin’ Pickin’ Champion. New to this year’s festival is “Rule the Roost,” the Chicken Festival’s version of American Idol. Sponsored by Continued to page four