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Vol. 2 No. 12 March 2016

Salisbury Young Professionals group offers networking opportunity for those interested in professional growth

By Al Higgins

STUDENT PROFILE- This month’s student profile is on Worcester Prep senior Julia D’Antonio who enjoys helping others, especially children. See story on page 24 FUNDRAISER- Eastern Shore Mission of Mercy holds fundraiser dinner. Page 4 GALA- Foundation for Delmar Education’s annual Gala to take place. Page 4 SUPPORT- Emerging Leaders support communities through the United Way. Page 5

Sometimes it can be very easy to meet people. For example, hunters can meet others with similar interest by joining a hunting club, fishermen can do likewise and golfers need only to join an area golf club and they will soon be invited to play. But what if your interests are related to your work and community development? How would you go about finding folks who not only share your interests but are among those individuals who are looking for professional growth? If that is the case around here, look no further than becoming involved with the Young Professionals, a network of the Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce.

Sophia Smecker is the Director of Media and Public Relations for the Chamber. “The Young Professionals,” she explained, “has three missions, the first being to provide an avenue in which young professionals can network with each other. The second is professional and personal development and

Shown are members of the Young Professionals, a network of the Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce. Submitted photo

the third being community outreach.

Networking takes various forms, but a very popular one is the Coffee Connect

AWARD- Delmar youth wins Prudential Spirit of Community award. Page 6 PROXIMITY MALT- Proximity Malt to rehabilitate Laurel Grain Company facility. Page 8 EAGLE SCOUT- Bratton earns Eagle Scout rank. Page 10

INDEX

Bulletin Board ......................21-23 Business Digest ....................... 10 Business Directory..............36-37 Church ....................................... 33 Community ..........................33, 37 Delegate Report .......................... 7 Dental Column .......................... 33 Gee Dunsten ............................. 34 Education ............................24-28 Entertainment ........................... 23 Final Word ................................. 38 Finance column ........................ 12 Health....................................30-32 Personnel File ........................... 14 Quality Staffing column ........... 13 Real Estate ................................ 34 Salisbury University ................. 27 Sports ...................................16-20 The Great Outdoors ................. 19 Veronica Correa........................ 32

1,000TH POINT- Shown (l to r) are members of the Salisbury Christian boys’ basketball team: coach Dave Etling, Allen Royal, Zachary Johnson, captain Joey Choquette, captain Chase Murphy, and junior captain Schuyler Minton. Choquette scored his 1,000th point in January. See story on page on page 16. Photo by Mike McClure

that is held monthly at local restaurants that are owned by members of the Chamber. The informal meetings begin around 7:30 a.m. and continue until 9 a.m. Young professionals are urged to drop in as time allows for interfacing with other members. Every other month the group meets for After Hours sessions, again at member owned restaurants.”

Another aspect of networking is the partnering with United Way Emerging Leaders. The group plans to maximize the benefits of the individual memberships by making all networking, professional development and community outreach events available to members of either group.

“The partnership between the Chamber’s Young Professionals and the United Way Emerging Leaders is another great example of maximizing our efforts & resources to benefit both our future leaders and our community,” said Kathleen Momme’, Executive Director of the United Way. Ernie Colburn, President and CEO of the Chamber, said, “The Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce is proud of the effort put forth on behalf of the Young Professionals and Emerging Leaders, recognizing and realizing the need to join forces for the betterment of our community and at the same time, affording each group the opportunity Continued on page 5

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Eastern Shore Mission of Mercy holds a fundraiser dinner in Salisbury

By Mike McClure After providing 1,298 dental services for 1,094 patients through 11,173 volunteer hours last April, the Eastern Shore Mission of Mercy (ESMOM) is now raising funds for it next event, which will take place next year. On Friday, Feb. 19 the organization held a fundraiser dinner at the Ancourage Healthcare center in Salisbury, one of several fundraisers planned this year.

Last year a free adult dental clinic was provided at the Wicomico Youth and Civic Center by volunteer dental professionals during the two day event.

Patients lined up Thursday morning for the event, which started on Friday.

“That’s when you realize this makes a difference,” said Patti Ripple, cofounder of the Salisbury event.

An estimated $850,000 in professional medical services, $158,924 in cash donations, and $174,600 in products/services and in kind donations were provided to help people who could not afford to pay for the services. Over 160 college students were among 1,481 volunteers who donated their time.

According to Ripple, the event takes over the civic center every odd year with fundraising for the next event tak-

Eastern Shore Mission of Mercy cofounder Patti Ripple discusses the 2015 event which took place at the Wicomico Youth and Civic Center.

Photo by Mike McClure

ing place in the even years. In addition to providing dental services, the patients receive an examination, x-rays, glasses (if needed), and have their blood pressure checked.

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MOM took place in 2010. The events are open to people who are 18 or older.

Patients do not have to be Maryland residents to take part in the ESMOM service.

The missions of mercy are paid for by private donations. Additional ES-

MOM fundraisers are planned throughout the year including an outdoor concert in June. ESMOM is always looking for volunteers to help with its services.

Meals at the benefit dinner were served by the Wicomico High School honor students.

By Rachel Farris

ships, while everyone on the committee works on collecting merchandise.

Community businesses have been very generous sponsors. Delmar VFW, for example, is a Platinum sponsor (options based on donations available start with Bobcat sponsor, then Wildcat sponsor, up to Platinum sponsor).

Delmar Pizza has shown “great local community support;” Gateway Subaru is also sponsoring, and Mayor Houlihan “is extremely generous.”

“I’ve lived here 10 years,” Waters says. “It’s a small community, and they all embrace you. Like with VFW, and the mayor, sometimes in a bigger town you don’t have that.”

She adds that the Gala is something different for the town as well. It is a chance to dress up in a more formal attire; this year’s theme is “Passport to Paris.” There is also entertainment

by On The Edge, and the band is well known for putting on a good event, she says. There will be raffles and a cash bar as well.

The live and silent auctions are a big hit and a big part of the fundraiser.

These auctions require a lot of volunteering and support from the community. “To pull something like this off, it’s not just one person,” Waters adds. Administration and teachers volunteer as well, whether it’s tying bows on baskets or donating items. All ages help out, from the younger teachers, to long-term Continued on page 6

Foundation for Delmar Education prepares for its annual fundraiser On Saturday, March 5, the Foundation for Delmar Education will be hosting their annual Gala. Held at the Delmar Fire Hall, it will last from 7 p.m. to midnight at $50 per person. Amy Waters, the committee chair for the event, hopes that this year’s turn out will be as good as last year’s 250 attendees, which is around the fire hall’s capacity.

The Gala is the Foundation’s one and only fundraiser. The Foundation for Delmar Education is made up of six people, which Waters describes as “a little core group that has a big impact on the district.” Schools in the Delmar District determine their need with the budget and request grants; the Foundation then reviews and awards them.

“Grants were just reviewed,” Waters says. “[The Foundation] awarded almost $12,000 in at least 10 different grants.

That money wouldn’t be there without the Gala.” Last year, they awarded the schools over $25,000 throughout the year.

The Gala was previously chaired by Stephanie Ring, who no longer lives in the area. In her absence, the Foundation asked Waters to chair the event. “[Ring] was very well known and very well respected,” she says. “I’m trying to fill her shoes. It was an honor to be asked.”

The planning committee is made up of 12 people; they are “the worker bees to make the event happen,” Waters says. She is spearheading the sponsor-

SALISBURY STAR • MARCH 2016

Emerging Leaders supports local communities through United Way

By Rachel Farris

Since 2010, United Way’s Emerging Leaders (formerly the Young Leaders Society) has worked through United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore, focusing on volunteerism and philanthropy. They offer networking and professional development opportunities.

The members make an annual contribution of $250 or more per household (the total can be combined between spouses), and many choose to make this donation through payroll deduction if their employer works with United Way. There are currently around 30 members, and the hope is that the society will continue growing.

This year, the Emerging Leaders have partnered often with the Salisbury Chamber of Commerce’s Young Professionals.

“This is a great way for us to offer the Emerging Leaders more networking opportunities,” says Chelsea Micka, donor relations coordinator and United Way’s staff liaison for Emerging Leaders. “It also opens doors for the Young Professionals to participate in our volunteer events.”

Young Professionals Continued from page 1

to further the growth and talent base in our community.”

An interesting project for the group is called Career Day which will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on March 16 at Salisbury University. There will be two separate sessions: a morning session for Parkside HS, Wicomico HS and The Salisbury School students and an afternoon session for Mardela HS and Bennett HS students. There will be over 30 career fields represented that the ninth grade students have chosen. Over 40 area professionals have volunteered to speak to students about their career paths.

“Career Day has been such an instrumental event for ninth graders in the county,” said Smecker. “Students get first-hand insight from business professionals and suggestions on what they can start doing and planning now to become successful in the future.”

Career Day is a joint effort between the SACC Young Professionals and the Wicomico County Board of Education.

Professional and Personal Development provide members of the group opportunities to be involved in areas in which they may not have any experience. Members may be exposed to the game of golf and the etiquette that is required on a golf course. Self-defense classes are always a good idea and training is made available to those that are interested in learning this discipline.

Buying ones first home can be a fright-

Micka and Vicki Miele, Outreach and Communications Manager for United Way, affectionately refer to the Emerging Leaders as “the young and the young at heart.” The members range from mid 20s to mid 40s. Many of them are younger professionals just starting out and looking for opportunities. The time commitment is not daunting, according to Miele; the average member commits about five hours per month, though it also depends on the need at the time and what is going on. In addition to being a good resume builder, Emerging Leaders gives the chance to volunteer with local causes in fun ways.

“Everything United Way does is local,” Mica says. “The dollars we raise stay within the four counties we serve (Wicomico, Somerset, Worcester, and Dorchester). We help support 62 programs locally, and we focus on education, financial stability, and health.”

These are what they call the “building blocks of a healthy community,” she says.

The Emerging Leaders provide a “really good pool of volunteers when United Way is having a project,” Miele ening experience. However, Young Professionals have an opportunity to learn the important steps to take when contemplating such a purchase, as well as being schooled on the intricacies of investing in the stock market.

Community Outreach is another important aspect of Young Professionals. The group involves itself in many worthwhile causes in the area, such as the United Way, the Humane Society and Habitat for Humanity.

The Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce is also involved with a program called Young Entrepreneurs.

The program is available to students in grades 6–12. The goal of the program is for students to decide upon a business, create a business plan and work with graphic designers, mentors and investors to obtain seed money for their business. The program requires a three year commitment by the students. The first year is basically spent brainstorming business ideas. The second year involves interaction with the investor panel and the final year is when the students actually launch their businesses. Students will make their pitches to an investor panel at Salisbury University Frank Perdue Business Center on March 30, 2016 and a Trade Show showing these businesses will be held at the Salisbury Library on April 18, 2016.

The Chamber’s Young Professionals are obviously an energetic and community conscious group of young people, All are either members of, or work for companies that are members of the Chamber and their efforts certainly reflect their positive attitude and dedication to their community.

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Shown (left to right) are: front- Emerging Leaders Teresa Niblett, Kelsey Dickerson Tilghman, Lori Clark and Chelsea Micka; back- Filippa Ennerfelt, Beth Reid and Candice Schroepfer, pose for a photo after completing a wheelchair ramp build for a local disabled senior citizen.

adds. “They are the go-to people if we need to get things done.” They also support United Way’s mission, which is “to increase the organized capacity for people to care for one another,” according to their website.

Emerging Leaders are involved in a variety of events. On Feb. 25, they held a speed networking event with the Young Professionals and the Salisbury Jaycees. There have been several wheelchair builds for disabled members of the community who could not afford construction companies to perform the work. A project such as that goes through the Chesapeake Housing Mission, which United Way helps to fund and helps with volunteers.

Every Thanksgiving, members of Emerging Leaders help deliver dinners, and at Christmas they shop for and wrap presents for local, struggling families.

Christmastime also saw an annual Gingerbread Party for local preschool and elementary aged youth. Each child

left with a book, encouraging literacy in the local community. Last year’s was held at Pocomoke High School, where Emerging Leader member and co-chair for the event Annette Wallace is principal. Around 25 children played games, visited with Santa, and built gingerbread houses.

This spring, Emerging Leaders will host a “Put-Put” Miniature Golf Tournament in Ocean City for adults 21 and over. This event has been popular in the past; the registration fees and local businesses sponsoring holes benefit United Way. They have also done several guest bartending events with another coming up in the spring; the last one featured Councilman Jim Ireton, Mayor Jake Day, and Chris Perdue as guest bartenders at Roadie Joe’s. In the past year, these events have raised over $2,500.

For information on joining the Emerging Leaders, contact Chelsea Mica at Chelsea@unitedway4us.org.

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SALISBURY STAR • MARCH 2016

Delmar’s Kenney wins Prudential Spirit of Community youth award

By Rachel Farris

The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards has chosen its 2016 winners from across the United States. Two students, one middle and one high school, were chosen from each state and D.C. for the nation’s “largest youth recognition program based exclusively on volunteer community service.”

The middle school winner from Del. is Will Kenney of Delmar, who attends Millsboro Middle School.

Kenney won this award due to his work raising awareness for SturgeWeber Syndrome (SWS). He has known Stella Hastings since she was born; she is now four years old. This little girl, whom Kenney knows through his mother Sandy, has Sturge-Weber, though “a mild case, fortunately,” Sandy added. This prompted him to do some research.

SWS is a rare disorder that is characterized by a birthmark on the face called a “Port Wine Stain” from birth and neurological abnormalities. Seizure activity often starts at one year of age and is the most common problem; the seizures usually affect the side opposite the stain. Issues may arise with the eye the Port Wine birthmark is on, such as glaucoma or enlarging of the

eye (buphthalmos). There is treatment available for SWS, but no cure.

Will, unwilling to sit around during the summer, began thinking in January of 2014 of options for his vacation time. “Instead of lying around the house, I decided to do something for the community,” he said. He wanted Stella to be a part of it too, and so he came up with a carnival that both adults and kids could participate in. In March 2014, he began planning.

The first “Will’s Carnival for a Cause” on Aug. 23, 2014 included 16 games, a petting zoo, silent auction, two bounce houses, and a couple of rides. The second year of the carnival, it grew to accommodate 23 games, an auction with over 100 items, pony rides, a dunking booth, and three rides (including a hay ride).

Not only did the carnival double in size, but in donations raised as well; the 2014 carnival brought in $5,500 for SWS, and the 2015 carnival ended with $10,000. Most of the attractions and items are donated, Will said. Chick Berry Farms in Laurel provided the space for the event, as well as doing the hayride, petting zoo, and donating items for the auction. George & Lynch in Dover (where his father, Bruce Kenney, Jr. works) has provided monetary dona-

Stella Hastings, 4, was the inspiration for the fundraiser Will’s Carnival for a Cause. Submitted photo

tions. A.P. Croll & Son in Georgetown donated the carnival t-shirts both years.

North Star reached out to Will and wanted to help. Sandy added that local, privately owned businesses have been incredibly helpful to the cause.

From school, the Millsboro Middle School’s football team supported their captain as volunteers for games and clean-up, and two coaches volunteered for the dunk booth. Several teachers also attended the carnival.

As a member of Future Farmers of America, Will received support from another chapter of FFA. Lewes’s Cape Henlopen High School FFA, with the help of advisor Heather Valentine, traveled to Laurel for the event to volunteer. Friends and family, coworkers, and Stella’s family and friends all provided support during the event.

Will received a packet from Prudential on Feb. 9 with a letter congratulat-

ing him as a winner from Del. He will be granted a $1,000 scholarship and an engraved silver medallion. Will said that he received a lot of support and recommendations from his teachers and principal while applying. He will accompany the other 101 winners on a trip to Washington D.C. April 30 - May 3. “I look forward to seeing the other students and what they’ve done to benefit their charity work,” Will said.

According to the Prudential website, “While in Washington, the honorees share their experiences and ideas with one another, tour the historic monuments and landmarks of the nation’s capital, visit their U.S. senators on Capitol Hill, enjoy a festive dinner cruise on the Potomac River, and are honored at a gala dinner and award ceremony at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Continued on page 7

Delmar Gala

popular last year that they are donating one again this year. Waters says that an item like that might generate $500.

“All of these 70-something items will add up,” she explains. Then it all goes back to the schools. Some of the grants will fund field trips, enrichment programs, student mentor programs, and STEM programs.

“Maybe it’s only for a couple of students, like the mentoring, but that program can change things for them,” she remarks. One thing that the Foundation funded that affected a large number were the agendas. Every high school student was given an agenda with a calendar in it; these can help prepare for college as well as form a link between teachers and parents, Waters says.

For more information and updates regarding the Gala, visit the Foundation’s Facebook page, www.facebook. com/FoundationForDelmarEducation.

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staff, to retirees who love the students and the community.

So far, they have around 70 items for the auctions. Otter Tail Pet Resort in Delmar, run by Karen Sullivan, put together a basket. “Karen has a son in the elementary school, is an alumna, has a local business. She donated a basket worth maybe $90,” Waters explains.

She mentions that Dr. Vickers, who is known in the region for braces and dentistry, donated a free visit. “The kids might not like that,” she laughs, but it is a great contribution; Kuhn’s Jewelers donated a mother of pearl and onyx necklace, which Waters hopes will go over well. Last year, Spicer Brothers construction company made a custom corn hole set for the live auction. “One had Maryland colors and flag, one had Delaware,” Waters recalls. It was so

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Maryland Delegate’s Report

By Delegate Carl Anderton

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Award

Continued from page 6

Week number six of the 436th General Assembly of Maryland saw committee hearings and policy discussions covering several areas and is now in the books. The legislative session moves fast and we are expected to entertain over 3,000 bills this year. Leave it to Annapolis to think of 3,000 ways to change your life!

I’ve been asked a few times about the Poultry Litter Management Act. There are a number of reasons that the bill should not go forward. Our office has not heard an outcry from Carl Anderton poultry farmers asking the state to intervene in their contracts with poultry integrators. Given that there is no issue being raised by farmers, this looks like an Annapolis solution looking for a problem to solve. However, even if we were to look beyond that, the bill is essentially a tax on poultry integrators.

The bill, if it were ever needed (and I have my doubts), is entirely premature. After years of working on the phosphorous management tool (PMT), it was finally implemented in 2015. Instead of waiting for any results from the PMT, this bill seeks to create a law that we’re not even sure is needed- again at the expense of the poultry integrators.

These kinds of bills are not helpful and create incentives for poultry companies to re-locate to Delaware from Maryland. Every river north of the Wicomico on the peninsula originates in Delaware. By pushing poultry companies from Maryland to Delaware, not only would we lose an essential component of our economic region, but our state would also lose the ability to have a seat at the table with the poultry companies to work together to solve issues.

I’d also like to highlight one of Governor Hogan’s bills that would improve our efforts to create more manufacturing jobs in Maryland- including on the Lower Eastern Shore. The bill will be heard this coming Tuesday in the House Ways and Means Committee and I am a proud co-sponsor of the bill.

The “Manufacturing Empowerment Zones” bill (HB450) will: • Eliminate the state corporate income tax for a period of 10 years on new manufacturers in areas designated as Empowerment Zones, or areas where unemployment is highest.

• Empowerment Zones will include Western Maryland, the lower Eastern Shore, and Baltimore City.

• Individuals who earn less than $65,000 per year and are employed by new manufacturers in Empowerment Zones will pay no state income taxes.

Recently, the Wicomico County Delegation (that I chair) presented a bill that would allow distilleries to open in Wicomico County (HB1359). Currently, there are companies that have expressed interest in opening distilleries in our area. If this bill passes it will allow local people to start a distillery and/or outside investors to look at our county as a good place to open up shop.

I am also co-sponsoring a transportation funding bill (HB723) that will be heard by my committee (Environment and Transportation). HB273 would give local governments stability in funding for roads. Since 2008, when the previous administration severely cut funding for roads to local governments, our towns, cities, and counties have struggled to keep up with road projects. The unstable funding has also made it difficult for local governments to budget, as the formula that gave budget stability has been largely abandoned. This bill would reinstate the formula and give the state a five year phase in period to reach full funding. The stable, incremental increases of the phase-in period would allow the state to continue to recover from the recession, while addressing the structural deficit.

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Natural History. In addition, 10 of the 102 State Honorees are named America’s top youth volunteers of the year at a formal luncheon at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.”

The honorees will also do a joint service project, read to D.C. school children, and donate books to classrooms.

This trip may allow him a break from planning, but Will is already in full swing of preparing for this year’s carnival, which will take place Aug. 6 from 4-7 p.m. In addition to adding seven new games and hopefully new rides and entertainment (including DJ Whisper, who has done the previous events), Will is adding another charity to the fundraiser.

The third Will’s Carnival for a Cause will split the donations between Sturge-Weber Syndrome and Dysautonomia Foundations.

Dysautonomia is “an umbrella term used to describe a group of medical conditions caused by a malfunction of the Autonomic Nervous System.” This disease affects over 70 million people worldwide.

There may be primary or secondary medical issues in conjunction with Dysautonomia, and treatment is available (though there is no cure).

Will came across this condition

when Rita Chandler began supporting the carnival. Chandler, Will said, has POTS, one form of Dysautonomia that affects an estimated one-three million Americans. Sandy, who also has a friend with POTS, said, “We’re just learning about this one. It’s not rare, there just hasn’t been as much research, so not many people know they have it.”

After receiving permission from Dysautonomia International Foundation to formally fundraise for them with the carnival, Will received a proclamation from the state that October is Dysautonomia Awareness month (SWS awareness is in May).

All of the planning and working for Will’s Carnival for a Cause takes nearly all year. Will is also a part of Future Farmers of America and Business Professionals of America, captain of the football team, and president of both the National Junior Honor Society and Student Council.

Will enjoys being outdoors, whether he’s playing sports, fishing, or hunting. Though keeping up with all of these commitments can be difficult in conjunction with the carnival, it has become easier now that he has done it before.

“He’s very organized,” Sandy said, “and he has a lot of support from friends, family, and the community, and that’s a big help too.”

For updates and information on Will’s Carnival for a Cause, visit their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ willscarnivalforacause.

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Proximity Malt to rehabilitate Laurel Grain Company facility

By Lynn R. Parks

The shuttered Laurel Grain Co. on alternate U.S. 13 south of Laurel is being rehabilitated for use as a malting facility. Proximity Malt, based in Milwaukee, bought the property in December and plans to start turning out malted barley, an ingredient in many beers, in 2017.

The company will sell the malt to brewers in the mid-Atlantic area, said vice president of sales and marketing Amy Germershausen. When it is fully operational, the plant will employ 20 to 25 people and will turn out 25,000 tons of malt a year.

The Laurel plant is one of two plants in the United States that Proximity is starting. The other is in Monte Vista, Colo. As with the Delaware site, the Colorado plant will be on a rehabilitated brownfield site.

The company, which was started last year, is also redoing an old plating factory in Milwaukee as a “collaboration center,” where recipes will be tried out and its headquarters will be located.

Using old industrial sites means that farmland doesn’t have to be sacrificed for new construction, the company said.

It also fits in with Proximity’s focus on

sustainability.

Germershausen said that her company is very pleased with the existing silos at the Laurel site. While many of the site’s conveyor belts, which had grown rusty, will have to be replaced, as well as the grain bins, “the cement elevators will be fully utilized,” she said. “They would be very expensive to duplicate.”

Germershausen said that both the Colorado and Laurel sites were selected because of their proximity to areas where there is stable barley production.

In 2010, 35,000 acres throughout Delaware were planted in barley, a crop that sold for $1.816 million in total, according to the state’s Department of Agriculture. The state’s wheat crop, grown on 80,000 acres, brought in $14.254 million that year.

Proximity may use nearby train tracks for delivery of grain to the site.

Outgoing product will probably be shipped by truck, Germershausen said.

Proximity would also like to develop relationships with home-brewers who want to use locally grown and malted grain, she added.

At first, barley is the only grain that will be malted at Proximity. The company will work with farmers to achieve the taste that brewers want.

Shown is the Laurel Grain facility located on alternate Route 13. The facility will procuce barley for beer in 2017. Photo by Mike McClure

Eventually, other grains will be malted there, Germershausen said. “We will certainly be looking for a wide range of grains and see where that takes us,” she added. Wheat, rye, rice and oats can be malted. The state’s wheat crop, grown on 80,000 acres, brought in $14.254 million in 2010.

The company has applied for grant money through the Delaware Development Office. A decision on that application is pending, Germershausen said.

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Wicomico County Department of Social Services offers family second chance Ke’Myra celebrated her third birthday in January. Ke’Myra is too young to understand or remember much about where she has been and what has happened in her world up to this point. In her eyes, it doesn’t matter because she is now back with her family. She is loved, cared for, guided, and surrounded by a strong group of women who would do anything for her. Ke’Myra is a reunification success story.

When Ke’Myra was born, she was found to have cocaine in her system.

Her mother, Tierra, was struggling with a drug problem and needed help. She was placed in an outpatient program but it wasn’t enough. Tierra had to move to Baltimore to enter an inpatient drug program but the good news - she was able to take her daughter with her.

“It was a mother and child facility which was great until I got into more trouble and lost my daughter,” said Tierra.

Ke’Myra was removed from her mother’s care at the age of nine months and placed in foster care in the Baltimore area. Four months later Tierra relocated to Wicomico County to be close to family and Wicomico County Department of Social Services agreed to accept legal responsibility for the foster care case from Baltimore in order to work with Tierra towards reunification with her daughter.

“The people at the Department of Social Services were very upfront with me from the beginning,” said Tierra.

“They wanted me to know that there was hope that one day I could be with my daughter again. I was given a list of things I had to do in order to get Ke’Myra back. First I had to get clean, and then get a job and find a stable home. I knew I had to move back to Salisbury where my family was in order to get it done.”

And that’s what she did. Ke’Myra moved back in with Tierra the Christmas before she turned two.

“It was the best Christmas ever,” said Tierra.

She admits that getting to the point of reunification wasn’t easy, but the process forever changed her life.

“I’m not a party girl anymore. I am a mother. It used to hurt so much when

I would see her beautiful face during a visitation and then had to leave her.

I was scared at first. I didn’t know the people who were caring for my daughter so how could I trust them? I would lay in bed at night wondering if they were taking good care of her. If she was okay.”

The good news was, Ke’Myra was more than okay. She was loved and cared for so much that her foster family is still a part of her life even after she was reunified with her birth mother.

“We facilitate an on-going relationship between any foster parent and the biological family,” said Kelly Myrer, resource development supervisor with Wicomico County Department of Social Services. “We credit the foster providers because when they allow ‘shared parenting’ to occur, it keeps the biological family informed and involved which is a win-win situation.”

Wicomico County Department of Social Services also provides on-going case management to help monitor and support the parent(s) progress during the reunification process. Case management can include establishing health insurance and any health related services, connecting to community resources for stable housing, job readiness skills and employment, child care, and transportation to identify a few. The goal of case management is to eliminate the safety concerns and barriers relative to the parent(s) situation which are preventing reunification.

“I couldn’t have done it without the help and support of DSS,” said Tierra.

“They took care of everything I needed to help me get to a better place in my life and get my daughter back. I am so grateful.”

“I am so proud of my daughter, Tierra,” said Stacy Robinson, mother to Tierra and grandmother to Ke’Myra.

“She realized what she had to do for Ke’Myra and worked hard to get straight so she could be there for her daughter. There is so much joy in my granddaughter’s life. To be able to see her face light up when mommy walks into the room is worth the pain and hardships we all went through to get here today.”

“And when Ke’Myra is misbehaving

RUNNINGFormer Salisbury Mayor and current City Councilman Jim Ireton declared his candidacy for House of Representatives (MD1) with an announcement in Crisfield on Jan. 26. Submitted photo

Shown from left are: Rosetta Bratten, Tierra Robinson and Stacy Robinson with Ke’Myra. Submitted photo

and doesn’t want to do what Mommy says, she thinks she can just walk three houses down the street to my house,” said Stacy. “But she’s a smart little

girl. She is starting to realize that I am stricter than mommy and I don’t give in. One day she will know why - it’s because I (we) love her so much.”

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Kory Bratton is awarded the rank of Eagle Scout in Salisbury In a special Court of Honor ceremony at Bethany Lutheran Church on Saturday Feb. 13, Kory Bratton was awarded the esteemed rank of Eagle Scout. He earned the rank by meeting all of the merit badge requirements, being an active scout and completing the Eagle Scout community service project.

Tom Smith presented the award to Kory. The ceremony was led by Andy Tyler and attended by local dignitaries Jacob Day and Jim Ireton. Pastor Kevin

Wackett gave the invocation.

Kory has been an active Scout in Troop 194 of Salisbury and served his troop in a variety of leadership roles over the past nine years. He has earned 21 merit badges, including the 13 required for Eagle Scout. To earn the rank of Eagle Scout, Kory developed, planned and gave leadership to a project to benefit the Camden Avenue community. He had taken interest in developing a project ever since he became

Kory Bratton stands next to the free standing public library he created to benefit the Camden Avenue community. The project also helped Bratton earn the rank of Eagle Scout.

Kory Bratton is congratulated by Salisbury Mayor Jacob Day, left, during Bratton’s Eagle Scout ceremony. Submitted photo

involved with the Camden Community Garden. Kory chose to build a free standing public library in the community garden for the community to enjoy.

As a high school student at James

M. Bennett High School, he was very active in the Bennett High School Drama Club. Koryis currently attending Wor-Wic Community College in Salisbury.

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Business Digest Salon owner Michelle Lewis is not new to industry, area Submitted by Maryland Capital Enterprises

Michelle Lewis & Co. Salon may be new in town, having opened in June 2015, but owner Michelle Lewis is anything but new to the industry. Michelle began her career at age 14 as an assistant at a salon. A licensed cosmetologist since she was 18-years-old, Michelle has owned, managed and consulted for spas and salons in Northern Virginia, the D.C. area and the Eastern Shore for over nine years. Michelle’s newest venture is Michelle Lewis & Co. Salon in Salisbury where she strives to offer the best care to both her clients and employees.

Located on 1008 W. Main St., Michelle Lewis & Co. Salon offers a variety of haircare services including the latest coloring techniques, hair extensions, keratin treatments, cutting and styling. In addition to stylists, nail technicians are on staff to offer nail services such as manicures and pedicures.

Michelle and her team offer top quality products for both nails and hair as well as skin care. They sell their own line of all-natural, handmade scrubs and lotions called “Vintage Kiss,” in scents such as Creamy Coconut, Salty Sea Air, Love Spell and Cucumber Melon. The salon offers weekly specials on their

Facebook page for their products and services, including cut and color combos and specially-priced gift certificates.

When starting the business, Michelle’s goal was to open a salon and spa where experienced stylists and nail technicians could express their individuality while still being part of a team.

She also sought to offer a compensation structure that was competitive, rewarding, and unique to the industry standard.

The support and benefits Michelle offers her team makes her salon feel like a home where happy employees serve happy customers.

An MCE client, Michelle received the financial help she needed to start her business and the guidance and support necessary to reach the community.

As the salon marked their six month anniversary in January, Michelle was already thinking about the future. In 2016, she will continue to expand her customer base and her salon team. Over the next several years, she plans to open a total of five locations to support her growing staff and the need in the market.

If you are looking for a new salon, a day of pampering, or top quality hair, skin and nail care products, be sure to check out Michelle Lewis & Co. Salon in Salisbury.

a.s.a.p.r. celebrates 20 years It was 1996: a postage stamp was $.32 and a gallon of gas $1.20. “Independence Day” topped the box office.

The Macarena swept the dance floor and The Runaway Jury sat atop the best seller list. And, in West Chester, Pa., a small public relations firm – a.s.a.p.r. – was born.

“Being an entrepreneur has been the most amazing, occasionally terrifying and always gratifying experience,” said Robbie Tarpley Raffish, CEO. “a.s.a.p.r. launched from a tiny home office. Over the years we’ve grown and adapted, expanding the team and incorporating branding and marketing, traditional and new media. I am extremely grateful for the support of our clients and contractor partners.”

In celebration of the milestone, the agency has updated its logo with a splash of blue. It features a bold “20th” that merges with the logo’s signature yellow and creates a green transition.

The logo, originally created by Cheryl Nemazie of Studio C and updated for the anniversary by Debi Rus of Rus Design, is representative of the agency’s approach to work.

Edward Jones hosts seminar

Edward Jones Financial Advisor Roger Martinson of Delmar, Del., will host the seminar, Tax-free Investing: It’s Not What You Make, It’s What You Keep, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. on Monday, March 14, at the Delmar Edward Jones office, Stateline Plaza, 38650 Sussex Hwy., Delmar.

The workshop is designed to help participants determine if tax-free investing is one way to help them reduce their tax burdens. Other topics include: • Tax-advantaged investment and their features • Tax-free investment returns vs. taxable investment returns • Three ways to purchase municipal bonds • How tax-free investing can help you achieve your goals The seminar is free, but space is limited.

Apply for entrepreneurship program

Applications are being accepted through Monday, March 21, for the sixth round of funding through Salisbury University’s Philip E. and Carole R. Ratcliffe Foundation Shore Hatchery entrepreneurship program.

Business startups throughout the mid-Atlantic are eligible to apply for their share of $90,000. Selected entrepreneurs will have the chance to present their proposals to the program’s advisory board for consideration on Thursday, April 21, at SU’s Perdue Hall.

Participants will pitch their business ideas to the board during a “Gull Cage” competition similar to the format used for the hit ABC-TV show Shark Tank.

The Ratcliffe Shore Hatchery program is a $1 million, five-year initiative to assist entrepreneurs and help them create new jobs in the community. For application materials and more information, visit www2.salisbury.edu/perdue/ sh.

MASMI named USCA member

“We’re creative, strategic and targeted with more than a dash of fun thrown in,” said Raffish. “We look forward to a year-long celebration with a ‘throwback’ review of past work and a look forward to many new assignments.”

The agency relocated to Salisbury in 2001. In 2011, the company introduced the a.s.a.p.r. Creative Suite – the umbrella organization for its contractors.

In 2015 the company expanded into a larger office in the Gallery Building in downtown Salisbury, opening a business incubator for the Creative Suite.

That same year Clay Tarpley rejoined the business as vice president of operations.

The Mid-Atlantic Sales and Marketing Institute at Salisbury University (MASMI) has been named an associate member of the national University Sales Center Alliance (USCA).

The USCA advocates for the continued advancement of the sales profession through teaching, research and outreach, such as competitions and career fairs.

Founded through SU’s Franklin P. Perdue School of Business in 2015, the MASMI provides an academic program for students interested in sales, with financial and mentoring support from regional and national sales leaders.

“Membership in the USCA provides validation that we are adhering to the strictest standards in our sales course criteria,” said Dr. Christy Weer, Perdue School dean. “We look forward to learning from other member institutions as we continue to offer a top-notch sales program for Salisbury’s students.”

MASMI hosts inaugural symposium

The Mid-Atlantic Sales and Marketing Institute (MASMI) at Salisbury University’s Franklin P. Perdue School of Business hosts its inaugural sales symposium Friday, March 4, in Perdue Hall’s Bennett Family Auditorium.

Registration opens at 8 a.m., followed by a conference welcome and awards announcements at 8:30 a.m.

Breakfast is served from 8-8:30 a.m.

The symposium includes two 75-minute morning sessions. In the first, panelists Stephanie Willey of Comcast Spotlight, Ernie Colburn of the Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce, and H.G. Wilson of Preston Automotive Group and Dale Carnegie Training address “Timeless Sales Skills.”

During the second, panelists Nick Adams of Salesforce.com, Dana Seiler of Vantage Point Solutions, and Kevin Justice of Matice, LLC, speak on “Technology and Innovation in Sales.”

Following a break for lunch, participants hear from keynote speaker Scott Inks, director of the H.H. Gregg Center for Professional Selling at Ball State University. The symposium ends with a career fair from 2-5 p.m.

Registration is $50. Those using the discount code “thrifty” receive 50 percent off online registration at http://beacon.salisbury.edu/masmi-symposium. html.

Attendance at the symposium is limited to 50 people. The public is invited.

For more information, call 410-5466001.

Employees attend training

SVN Miller Commercial Real Estate Administrative Assistant Melissa Chelton, Maintenance Manager Justin Hart and Advisor Tonney Insley attended the Discover Leadership Training Game Changer Program in Salisbury recently.

The two day experiential training program teaches transformational skills which allow individuals to communicate more effectively, accept responsibility for their choices and actions, and uncover their hidden potential.

Newly trained Game Changers are people who positively transform every relationship and situation by accepting personal responsibility for their professional wellness.

Bushman recognized by council

The Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art, Salisbury University is proud to announce that Mark McMullen Bushman has been recognized by the Council for Environmental Education and the Flying Wild National Office as Flying WILD Facilitator of the Year for 2015. Mark is the director of education and environmental learning at the Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art. Last year under his leadership, the Ward Museum saw a 39 percent increase in its educational program service to the community.

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Six questions to ask older parents As parents age, they may become increasingly reliant on adult children to help them manage their money. Here are some questions to help you get the conversation started.

Regardless of whether you and your parents have always talked freely about money or never discuss the subject, there are several considerations you may want to address with them as they approach their later years. The six questions below can help you to start thinking about and planning for that conversation.

1. What’s the best way to introduce the topic of your parents’ financial needs and goals? When you do decide it’s time to “have the talk,” tactfully make clear what you would like to discuss, but also let your parents know you respect their privacy.

2. Are you confident that they are staying on top of their finances? Are bills getting paid on time? Are investments being monitored? Maybe you have already spoken with your parents about these money matters, but not in a long while. If you think they might appreciate a follow-up, it may be a good idea to check in again.

3. Are they taking advantage of direct deposit, online bill paying, etc., to help simplify their financial life? If your parents aren’t comfortable with technol-

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In addition to having an up-to-date will, there are other planning considerations, such as shielding assets from estate tax. The federal estate tax exemption amount is $5.45 million in 2016 - or double that amount for married couples.

There are several ways to reduce the value of an estate: One is to make annual tax-free gifts of up to $14,000 (in 2016) to anyone they wish.

Another is placing assets in an irrevocable living trust. Income taxes on revenue-generating assets placed in such a trust are paid by the trust itself, not by them. In addition, the assets in the trust are not considered part of your parents’ estate and are therefore not subject to estate taxes when they both pass away. However, “irrevocable” means that generally they cannot change beneficiaries or trustees once they are chosen; your parents also relin-

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How to work with millennials

By Maria Waller Quality Staffing Services

For the first time in our lives, the baby boomers aren’t the largest workforce population. The millennials, those born between 1981 and 1997, now outnumber the boomers 75.3 million to 74.9 million. The old adage, “the times they are a changing,” has never been more evident than in the workplace today as baby boomers find themselves as the hiring entities attempting to find common ground and an appreciation for what the millennials can add to their work environment.

While boomers were groomed in a work force that respected loyalty, self-starters, independent workers, high overtime expectations and office formality, the millennials tend to have job ADD, a need for a hands on approach from their superiors, hold sacred their out of work time and function better in a more open, jeans wearing work environment. So, how can those two seemingly opposite generations function harmoniously and productively at work?

Start by acknowledging what the millennials can bring to the table. While boomers are still playing catchup with technology, millennials teethed on it.

They can seamlessly upgrade versions, learn a new device and figure out code in their sleep.

This is an invaluable resource for the entire office. Millennials have a strong desire for self-betterment and social responsibility. Whether it’s recycling, starting an office charity fund, selfimprovement workshops or creating a communal garden, they want to do better, be better. This non-egocentric mindset is refreshing and soul enlightening. Embrace it. It’s great PR and if it makes them happy, why not?

To satisfy their need for a communal

atmosphere, conduct roundtables when new technology or procedures enter your realm. Regular staff meetings promote cohesiveness and a chance for clarification. Be open to an interactive, open door work day. Hiding behind blanket memos, gopher hole cubicles and closed doors creates isolation and isn’t healthy anyway. An open office layout and communication procedure promotes transparency, human interaction and, ultimately, more loyalty and job satisfaction.

Have your staffing agency on speed dial! Raised on 24 hour news channels, video games and a disposable society, millennials just can’t help their ADD nature. They may love working for you but their soul yearns to wander, explore and always seek out new challenges.

The idea of someone retiring from a company after 40 years with them is a distant memory.

You’ll be lucky to get ten out of younger generations. So, be prepared to be in what can seem like a state of constant hiring.

While this causes a slight back tracking as you bring the newbie up to speed, embrace the opportunity to be able to mold a new mind, appreciate the new spirit, talent and ideas. These days society applauds change, reform, and a company’s self-awareness. Remember, they have ADD too!

While the workforce leaders and incoming talent come from two very different experiences and societies, they complement each other perfectly.

Millennials help boomers with technology and bring with them a more global mindset while the boomers provide the much needed and appreciated guidance and industry specific experience. A truly symbiotic dynamic that can sustain and grow your company…until the next generation!

Salisbury University has one of the Most Affordable MSW programs

Salisbury University has one of the “50 Most Affordable Accredited M.S.W. Programs in the East,” according to the BestSocialWorkPrograms.com website.

SU and its Master of Social Work were ranked at No. 19 on the list, which included campuses from Florida to Maine.

Editors noted that “The school’s Social Work program offers an affordable M.S.W. degree that is also recognized as among the top 175 graduate social work programs.” This is based on data from U.S. News & World Report, which ranks SU as the 71st Best Regional University in the North.

SU’s M.S.W. is offered on campus and online. It also is available at five satellite sites, including one in Germany and four across Maryland (Cecil College, Eastern Shore Higher Education Center at Chesapeake College, University System of Maryland at Hagerstown, and Southern Maryland Higher Education Center).

This BestSocialWorkPrograms.com ranking was compiled using data on geographic location, accreditation and tuition from the National Center for Education Statistic’s College Navigator tool. The website’s goal is to share academic and career options in the social work field to assist students in achieving professional goals.

For more details about SU’s M.S.W. visit http://www.salisbury.edu/socialwork/programs/msw/msw.html. For more information about the University, call 410-546-6030 or visit the SU website atwww.salisbury.edu.

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Personnel Walbert receives promotion

Becker Morgan Group announces the promotion of Jeremy I. Walbert, P.E., to senior associate.

Walbert, a structural engineer in the Salisbury office, leads the structural department. With a Walbert master of civil engineering from the University of Colorado Boulder, and a bachelor of civil engineering from the Florida Institute of Technology, Walbert has over 10 years of professional experience.

GMB announces new owners James H. Willey, Jr., P.E., managing member of George, Miles & Buhr, LLC (GMB), announces the following promotions. Chris B. Derbyshire, P.E., Katherine J. McAllister, P.E., and Morgan H. Helfrich,

Derbyshire

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AIA, LEED AP were promoted to vice president and welcomed as new owners.

Christopher B. Derbyshire, P.E. has served GMB for 14 years and is a senior project manager in McAllister the Salisbury Water/ Wastewater Group.

Chris is a member of the Fruitland Lions Club and participates on several committees at St. John’s United Methodist Church in Fruitland.

Katherine J. McAllister, P.E. joined GMB’s Water/Wastewater group in 2005. As a senior project manager in the Salisbury office, she has extensive knowledge of municipal public works, funding agency requirements, rate structures and grant writing, as well as strong technical skills. She chairs GMB scholarship activities, coordinates data collection with the Wicomico Creekwatchers’ group, and participates with the Sunrise Rotary Club.

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Coastal Hospice promotions

Coastal Hospice & Palliative Care announces the promotions of three staff members.

Valerie Beckwith has been promoted to director of human resources, overseeing the 153 employBeckwith ees of Coastal Hospice. Beckwith, a resident of Princess Anne, has been with Coastal Hospice for 17 years.

Kevin Ireland has been promoted to director of regional facilities infrastructure. He is responsible for Ireland Coastal Hospice’s facilities on Old Ocean Road and Philmore Commons in Salisbury, Coastal Hospice at the Lake at Deer’s Head Hospital, Coastal Hospice at the Ocean in Berlin, and the Coastal Hospice Stewart Thrift Shop in Berlin. Ireland has been with the agency for 14 years.

Nancy Stewart has been promoted to provider relations manager and is the hospice’s liaison to area physicians, medical practices and healthcare facilities. Stewart, a resident of Salisbury, has been with Coastal Hospice for five years.

Wor-Wic welcomes employees

Wor-Wic Community College welcomes Denean Jones-Ward, Leonda Jones-Ward Williams Keniston, and Nicole Buccalo.

Denean Jones-Ward of Pocomoke City joins Wor-Wic as a director of continuing education and workforce development. She has 12 years of experience in program administration, most

recently as administrator of the adult education and family literacy program at Wor-Wic. Jones-Ward received her bachelor’s degree from Boston University in Massachusetts and Keniston her master’s degree from Wilmington University.

She and her husband, Anthony E. Ward Jr., have three children, Jaina, 20, Chasely, 15, and Anthony III, 11.

Leonda Williams Keniston of Buccalo Salisbury joins WorWic as director of assessment. She worked at John Tyler Community College in Chester, Va., for the past 13 years, most recently as the associate dean of mathematics, natural and health sciences.

Keniston received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Va. She and her husband, Les, have two daughters, Alexandra, 20 and Sophia, 16, and a son, Malcolm,14.

Nicole Buccalo of Parksley, Va., has joined Wor-Wic as director of student engagement. Previously, she worked at The Defiance College in Ohio for the past three years as the director of student activities and leadership.

Buccalo received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Bowling Green State University in Ohio and her associate of science degree from Owens Community College in Perrysburg, Ohio.

She and her husband, Dominic, have a daughter, Magdalayna, 7, and a son, Declan, 1.

Minuteman Press welcomes staff

Minuteman Press welcomes Heather Group as marketing intern and Nicole Dubbs as print production specialist.

A senior at Salisbury University with plans to graduate this spring with a bachelor of science in marketing, Heather will be working as an intern at Minuteman Press for 10 weeks. Heather will help update Minuteman’s website and social media accounts and develop a plan for Minuteman to maintain a viable online presence.

Originally from Dover, Pa., Nicole Dubbs is the new print production specialist. Nicole, who has been in the printing business since 1996, moved to the Salisbury area in 2008 and started working for Minuteman Press this past October. Nicole’s responsibilities include running full production of the printers in order to assure jobs are done on time with high quality.

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Sports Registration is open for Wicomico Recreation Youth and Adult Soccer Programs

Shown with Salisbury Christian senior Joey Choquette (front, second from left) after he scored his 1,000th career ppoint is the Jaguar boys’s basketball team; head coach Dave Etling (front, far left); Joey ‘s mom, Sally (front, right); athletic Director Gene Hawke (back- third from right), and assistant coach Kevin Colliton (back- far right). Submitted photo

Joey Choquette shares 1,000 point milestone

with his Salisbury Christian teammates, coaches

By Mike McClure

It took longer than expected, but on Jan. 13 Salisbury Christian senior Joey Choquette scored his 1,000th career point. Snow delays and injuries pushed back the timeline for the occasion, but they did not diminish the honor.

“It’s a big honor. It’s kind of a cool experience,” said Choquette. “I give glory to God. I couldn’t do it without my teammates or anyone else. We’ve got a great group of guys. Everyone’s put in the work. We’re all good friends.”

Choquette became just the second 1,000 point scorer in school history, joining Greg Palmer, who is currently playing pro basketball in Spain. The Salisbury native scored 500 points his junior year, scoring 43, 39, 40, and 32 points in a five game span. He was expected to reach the 1,000 point mark around Christmas but injuries and a snow delay on his way back from an eight day mission trip to Costa Rica caused some delays.

“It’s been crazy. There have been good times and bad times,” Choquette said of his senior season. “It (scoring 1,000th point) took a lot of pressure off my shoulders. It’s like a weight was

lifted.”

According to Salisbury Christian Athletic Director Gene Hawke, 33 percent of the team’s points have been scored by Choquette. “His scoring has been a reflection on the team’s success,” said Hawke.

“It’s (going to Salisbury Christian) been great. I have a lot of close friends.

You can talk to just about everyone including the teachers,” said Choquette.

Joey, who plans to major in a science related field (Physics or Engineering), wants to play basketball at Salisbury University.

He started playing basketball for the Jaguars in seventh grade and would like to continue playing basketball in his hometown.

“It would be great to play for them.

I definitely want to work hard and have an impact,” Choquette said.

Choquette had an opportunity to play in a scrimmage at the school during a recruiting visit. “It was a lot different than high school basketball even though we were only scrimmaging. It was a lot faster but it was good to get out of my comfort zone,” said Choquette.

Salisbury Christian boys’ basketball coach Dave Etling said Salisbury University plays a fast pace game and likes

to press on defense, which is the same style of play as Salisbury Christian. “It has been an honor to coach Joey. He is a strong character kid. I have watched him make solid character choices and when he made mistakes he has owned up to his mistakes and moved forward in a positive way,” Etling said.

For Etling, who serves as a Young Life Developer as well as a basketball coach, it is about more than just basketball.

“My prayer every day is that our players would be better leaders, fathers, husbands, and Christians than basketball players,” added Etling.

Assistant basketball coach and Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) Coordinator Kevin Colliton likes to offer quotes to his players, including: “Compete against your best self” and “Jesus went all the way for you”.

Also instrumental to the team’s success this season were seniors Chase Murphy and Zachary Johnson. “These guys have really stepped it up in the paint,” said Etling.

“I try to learn something new every day on the court,” Johnson said.

“Just knowing that you’re a senior, people look to you as a role model even if you don’t know it,” added Murphy.

Registration is open for Wicomico Recreation’s youth and adult spring soccer programs.

The Wicomico Soccer League is accepting team registrations for youth divisions U8 (ages 6 & 7), U10 (ages 8 and 9), U12 (ages 10 and 11) and U14 (ages 12 and 13).

Teams of all skill levels and experience are welcome.

Games are played on Wednesdays and Sundays beginning April 3 at the Henry S. Parker Athletic Complex.

Registration is open now - March 18.

The program fee is $300 per team plus referee fees.

For youth seeking additional practice, the Wicomico Matrix Skill Development program offers eight weeks of training for boys and girls ages 6–11. Two levels are available; Level I for players with little to no experience and Level II for players who are familiar with the fundamentals of Matrix training.

Training sessions will be held on Monday evenings beginning April 4 at Henry S. Parker Athletic Complex.

Registration is open now - March 18. The program fee is $25 per player. For more information on youth soccer programs, contact Allen Swiger at 410-548-4900 x108 or aswiger@wicomicocounty.org.

Wicomico Recreation’s Adult Coed Soccer League is accepting team registrations. The league is open to men and women ages 16+.

Games are played on Thursday evenings beginning March 31 at the Henry S. Parker Athletic Complex.

The season includes eight regular season games plus single elimination playoffs.

Registration is open now through March 11. The program fee is $300 per team plus referee fees. For more information on Adult Coed Soccer, contact Brian Workman at 410-5484900 x105 orbworkman@wicomicocounty.org.

Registration for both youth and adult soccer programs is available at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center Box Office (500 Glen Ave., Salisbury, MD 21804, Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.) or online at www.

WicomicoRecandParks.org.

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DRIVE- Mardela’s Caleb Corbin drives into the paint and protects the ball against the reach and foul by Seaford’s Larry Wilson. Photo by Lynn Schofer

JUMP SHOT- Mardela’s Mallory Sterrett takes the shot for the Warriors in their home win over Seaford last week. Photo by Lynn Schofer

RAMS- The Rams’ Rachel Bratton has the ball in traffic during her team’s win in Delmar. Photo by Mike McClure

MARDELA- The Warriors’ Colby Standford drives past Seaford’s Marcus Pitts in the fourth quarter of the home game against Seaford. Photo by Lynn Schofer

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Salisbury University sports notes

Salisbury University men’s track & field senior Luke Campbell notched his third weekly award as the Eastern College Athletic Conference honored Campbell as the ECAC Division III South Men’s Athlete of the Week.

Campbell tallied two first-place finishes at the Patriot Games, taking over the top spot in the country in both the 400-meter dash and the 60-meter hurdles. He finished the 400 in 49.07 seconds, which was only .02 seconds off of the Salisbury program record, just after notching an 8.04-second effort in the 60 hurdles. He also helped the Gulls’ 4x400-meter relay team to third place in the race with a 3:21.17 finish; that time currently ranks fourth in the country.

The men’s track and field team also swept the Capital Athletic Conference’s weekly awards, with Campbell earning the CAC men’s Track Athlete of the Week and sophomore Matthew Adedeji earning the CAC men’s Field Athlete of the Week.

Adedeji led the Sea Gulls in the field events with two top-five finishes in the jumps. He took third in the triple jump with a personal-best mark of 44’ 9.75” and placed fifth in the high jump with a 6’ 2.25” leap. His triple jump mark is currently tops in the CAC. The United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches’ Association also named Campbell the NCAA Division III Men’s National Athlete of the Week for his performance in the Patriot Games.

Salisbury University women’s track and field junior Kathy Kammerer was named the Capital Athletic Conference women’s field athlete of the week for her efforts at the Susquehanna University Invitational. Kammerer led the Salisbury women’s team in the field events, with a fifth-place finish in the pole vault. She used a 9’ 5.75” effort in the event for the top-five finish, marking the best height of her 2015-16 season.

The Salisbury University men’s and women’s track and field teams traveled to Christopher Newport University for the 2016 Capital Athletic Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships, with the men placing second with 118 points and the women placing third with 76 points.

The Sea Gull women were paced by two individual championships by junior Meghan McGowan and sophomore Christine Randall, while one school record was set and four personal records were bested.

McGowan took first in the high jump with a top leap of 5’ 4.5” for her second-straight CAC title in the event.

Randall placed first in the triple jump with a 35’ 8.75” effort, also marking her second-consecutive title. The Gulls took the top-two spots in the triple jump, as junior Ashley Jackson finished second with a jump of 35’ 3.25”. The pair also finished in the top five of the long jump with Randall placing fourth, while setting a personal

record (16’ 9.75”) and Jackson placing fifth (16’ 6”).

As they have all season, the jumps were a strong point for the Sea Gulls in the meet, as the team had four athletes in the top five of the pole vault, as well.

Kammerer placed second to lead the way with a 9’ 8” vault, tying a personal record. Junior Sarah Taylor placed third with a 9’ 8” effort, and sophomore Amanda Ellen and junior Tess Johnson tied for fifth with 9’ 4.25” vaults.

In the track events, freshman Jamie Farley set two personal records, while setting a school record in the 400-meter dash. She placed third in 59.73 seconds, breaking Whitney Handy’s record set in 2012. Farley also placed fourth in the 200-meter dash in 26.56 seconds.

Sophomore Chanel Beaudoin finished just behind Farley in the 400 in fourth in 1:00.17, also setting a personal best. Also coming in the top five was junior Delaney Tregoning in the 800-meter run; she finished fifth with a time of 2:25.77.

The Sea Gulls also fared well in the relays, taking third in the 4x400-meter relay. Farley and Randall teamed with juniors Stephanie Bidle and Kelsey Larger to finish in a time of 4:13.19.In the distance-medley relay, Tregoning teamed with freshmen Jill Ciritella and Carly Sniffen and sophomore Taylor Nantz to take fifth in 14:30.83.

The Salisbury men were led by four individual championships, while breaking two CAC meet records and six personal records.

Campbell paced the team with two first-place finishes, including his thirdstraight in the 60-meter hurdles. Campbell ran a final time of 7.98 seconds to tie the No. 1 time in the nation with the win. He also finished first in the 400-meter dash with a time of 49.40 seconds, leading a group of three Sea Gulls that all finished in the top five of the race.

Sophomores Zach Schmelz and Eric Halton joined Campbell by placing second and fifth, respectively, with Schmelz running in 49.78 seconds and Halton running in a personal-best 50.46 seconds.

Campbell rounded out his day by taking third in the 200-meter dash by tying a personal record and taking over the No. 20 spot in the country in a time of 22.35 seconds.

Campbell, Halton, and Schmelz joined junior Jerel Madison in the 4x400-meter relay for one of Salisbury’s other first-place finishes, running the race in 3:21.45, breaking the meet record which Salisbury set last

year.

The fourth individual title came from sophomore Ben Meister, who set the CAC meet record and a personal best in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 8:47.70. Senior George Martinez finished fifth in the race in 8:52.57.

Meister also took fourth in the mile run with a time of 4:27.94. Freshman Matt Boulden placed third in the 800-meter run (1:56.89), and Alieu Cole placed fifth in the 60-meter hurdles (8.85 seconds) to round out the Gulls’ individual efforts in the track events.

In the distance-medley relay, Cole, Boulden, junior Tom McIntyre, and freshman Emmanuel Porquin placed second with a 10:47.34 time.

Adedeji had a strong day in the jumps to lead the field events. His top finish came in the triple jump with a second-place effort of 44’ 0.75”. He also placed third in the long jump with a personal-record 21’ 6” leap and fourth in the high jump with a 6’ 2.75” height.

Also in the jumps, classmate Ryan Pappas took fourth in the pole vault (13’ 1.5”).

Sophomore Duncan Ferrin and junior Andrew Volz both set personal records in the weight throw. Ferrin finished second with a top heave of 53’ 4.25”, and Volz finished fourth with a top throw of 49’ 4.5”. In the shot put, junior Graham Hensley took fourth with a 45’ 9.25” toss.

Student Athlete Mentor group show off their skills- Salisbury University student-athletes pride themselves on being leaders on the field and off.

Some Sea Gulls rise above to help steer their fellow student-athletes toward making good decisions.

The Student-Athlete Mentor group (SAM) recently showed off their skills at the APPLE East Coast Conference, which assists colleges in promoting student-athlete health and wellness by empowering teams of student-athletes and administrators to create an institution-specific action plan.

The conference, held at the University of Virginia on January 15-17, was attended by a contingent of six Sea Gulls, student-athletes Jamie Tacka (women’s soccer), Emma Vicchio (field hockey), Tim Steindl (football), and Matt Zimmerman (men’s soccer), along with graduate assistants Jessica Say (field hockey) and Michelle Conrad (women’s soccer).

As part of the conference, the attendees representing more than 30 schools from Divisions I, II and III were tasked with creating a 30-second video to urge student-athletes to not drink and drive.

The Salisbury contingent’s video was named the best of the conference.

McLaughlin earns honor- For the third time this season, senior forward Julia McLaughlin of the Salisbury University women’s basketball team was named Capital Athletic Conference women’s basketball Player of the Week, the league announce Monday.

McLaughlin led the Sea Gulls to a 2-0 week and helped the team clinch a playoff spot.

The Monkton, Maryland native

notched a pair of double-doubles last week as Salisbury earned wins over Wesley College and Southern Virginia University.

Against Wesley, McLaughlin tallied 22 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Gulls in a 76-64 home victory. The senior put on a repeat performance against the Knights, putting up another 22 point, 10 rebound day to help Salisbury earn a 79-59 win on the road.

McLaughlin also averaged 3.5 assists, two steals, and two blocks while shooting 57.1 percent from the floor on the week.

Men’s swim team places second in CAC championships- The Salisbury University swimming squads concluded the 2016 Capital Athletic Conference championships with the men finishing in second place (491 points) for the first time ever and the women capturing a third-place finish with 439 points.

In qualifying earlier in the day, Will Gough continued his historic showing at the championships with another school record as he qualified in the top spot of the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 45.81 seconds. The record was set in 2015 by Gough himself at 45.96 seconds.

Okan Eyigor qualified for another backstroke final as he raced the 200yard backstroke preliminary in 1:56.27 to finish the heat in third place.

The last finals qualifier on the day for Salisbury was Stephen Arcidiacono, who took the last qualifying spot in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:03.19.

The final session of the championships opened up with Peter Moyer breaking a 17-year old school record and getting a fourth-place finish in the 1,650-yard freestyle. Moyer swam the race in 16:42.72 to shatter the school record that was set in 1999 by 10 seconds.

Eyigor added to his stellar season with a second-team All-CAC finish in the 200-yard backstroke. Eyigor finished the event in 1:55.12 to pick up the second-team nod.

Gough once again impressed as the senior won his third individual event of the championships, a first in program history. Gough broke the school record he set earlier in the day in the 100-yard freestyle by swimming the race in 45.60 seconds. The 45.60 time also earned Gough a NCAA provisional “B” cut.

Gough is now the only member of the Salisbury men’s swimming team to have earned four first-team All-CAC honors in their career, as he won the 200-yard freestyle last season. Gough is also now just the fourth male in CAC history to ever earn first-team honors in the 50-yard, 100-yard, and 200-yard freestyle in the same season.

The men earned their last All-CAC performers of the championships in the 400-yard freestyle relay as the team of Eyigor, Andrew Ward, Jake Blazer, and Gough finished third with a time of 3:10.95.

The women had two members -Victoria Radcliffe and Layne Gable -- qualify for the finals in events during the morning session.

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Thinking about spring fishing, in the winter It’s been pretty darn cold this winter, with more snow than I’d like to see. Keep in mind that my wife and I moved down here from Vermont nearly five years ago to escape the white stuff but it seems to have followed us. But complain as I might, I have to admit that winters on Delmarva are a heck of a lot less stressful than those in the Green Mountain State.

While living in Vermont, and before that along the Hudson River in New York, we were treated to an excellent run of striped bass every April, extending into May. I have had to relearn the fish’s name and now try to refer to them as rockfish, but they’re the same fish and are equally fun to catch here as in New York. The Chesapeake Bay is famous for its schools of large adult rockfish. It is widely accepted that the Bay is the most important body of water in the world when it comes to the survival of these great fish, and year after year huge potbellied females make their way from the Atlantic Ocean to the shores of the Chesapeake.

When fishing the Hudson River, anglers were allowed to live-line herring and many fishermen fished chunks of American Shad or herring.

Now, it is illegal to sport fish for shad and there are many new restrictions on the use of herring as bait.

Such is the case here on the Chesapeake Bay, which may explain the reason why so many anglers chose to fish for rocks by trolling. I have to admit that in my mind the only thing worse than trolling is not going fishing at all! I hate it!

While outfitting one’s boat with four, or six, or more fishing rods is perfectly legal, and dragging lures of hideous purples, pink, chartreuse and oranges, the color of prison uniforms is certainly effective, it is also BORING! And, if you should get a strike, the angler becomes nothing more than a winch as he reels against the fight of the fish and the drag of the boat as it continues along its course.

Radcliffe qualified for the 200yard breaststroke by breaking her own school record (2:29.32, 2014). She finished the race in 2:28.03 to qualify in second place.Gable moved onto the finals in the 200-yard butterfly with a 2:16.23 race to finish the preliminary in fourth place.

The women started the night session with Nicki Schult grabbing a top-eight finish in the 1,650-yard freestyle, finishing seventh with a time of 18:28.12.

In the finals of the 200-yard breaststroke, Radcliffe destroyed her own school record that she had set just hours

The Great Outdoors However, there are techniques that allow the fisherman to keep his mind from becoming numb and provide for a more realistic fight once a fish has decided to chomp on your lure.

I’m really not knocking fisherman who choose to troll for stripers. I know it’s a proven technique and there is some science and skill involved in being consistently successful. Another thing is that the vast majority of truly big fish are caught by trollers. I, on the other hand, prefer to have a rod in my hand, while working a lure.

Perhaps my favorite way to fish for rocks is jigging. The way I would go about it on the Hudson was to run the boat with my eye on my electronics. Invariably I would locate a school of herring, alewives or shad, and the rockfish would be close to it.

Once the school was located I would drop a ½ or ¾ ounce metal jig over the side and fish it vertically. I use a 61/2 foot medium action rod with 12 pound line. The technique was to jerk the lure off the bottom and let it flutter back to the bottom on a nearly slack line. The fish always hit the lure on the fall.

This technique is not just for schoolie fish. I have taken stripers over 40 pounds in this manner, and believe me, when fishing in less than 25 feet of water and a fish is hooked, the first few minutes – as the fish tries to run out to sea – is pretty darn exciting.

I am currently looking to buy a boat for this year’s rockfish run and if you see a guy standing in the front of a boat jigging his rod up and down, don’t think you’ve come across some crazy man. It’s just me out there, trying to hang a big rockfish. I welcome your comments and can be reached at my email address: alsbow3031@aol.com earlier in the preliminaries to pick up second team All-CAC recognition.

Radcliffe touched the wall in 2:25.72 to secure the second All-CAC secondteam finish in her career.

Gable finished the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:16.36 to grab a sixthplace finish for the women.

The second-place finish for the men stands as the highest finish ever in the championships, while the third-place finish for the women is their secondhighest finish of all time as they came in second place during the 2001 championships.

The Salisbury Christian School Middle School boys’ basketball team went undefeated in annual SCS Middle School Basketball Tournament.

Registration open for Jr. Eastern Shore Golf League This spring, Wicomico Recreation will introduce the Junior Eastern Shore Golf League for boys and girls ages 9-18. The program consists of a six week session from April 18 – June 5 on Mondays and Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. Sessions will be held at Nutter’s Crossing, Elks Lodge, Green Hill Golf Club, Great Hope Golf Course and other courses if deemed necessary.

The program fee is $50 per participant plus $5 per session, due at the course.

Participants must provide their own equipment including clubs, golf balls, push carts, etc. Registration is open now through April 15 at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center Box Office (500 Glen Ave., Salisbury, MD 21804; Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.) or online at www.WicomicoRecandParks.org.

For more information on the Jr. Eastern Shore Golf League, please contact Brian Workman at 410-548-4900 x105 or bworkman@wicomicocounty.org

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Hargrove named men’s soccer coach at Salisbury University

Salisbury University Interim Director of Athletics Dr. Gerry DiBartolo recently announced that Alex Hargrove has been named the new Head Men’s Soccer Coach. Hargrove, who has been with the program for the past 10 years as a player and coach, becomes the sixth head coach in program history.

“Alex Hargrove is the true embodiment of Salisbury University soccer and is the perfect choice to lead the program into the future,” DiBartolo said. “As a player and coach, he has developed a passion for the community, the University and the student-athletes that have come through the program.

That passion will serve to better the Sea Gulls moving forward.”

Hargrove, who grew up in Clarks Summit, Pa., joined the Salisbury program as a player in 2006 and played four seasons as a midfielder, competing in 81 games while scoring 21 goals and notching nine assists. In his four years in uniform, the Sea Gulls won two Capital Athletic Conference championships and advanced to the NCAA tournament three times, while accumulating a 5716-8 overall record. Hargrove was a two-time first-team All-CAC selection and in his senior season was named to the second team of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America AllRegion team.

As an assistant coach for the past six years, Hargrove helped the program to four more NCAA tournament appearances and the 2015 CAC championship.

With Hargrove on the bench, the Sea Gulls won 84.3 percent of their confer-

Alex Hargrove

ence games.

“Having spent 10 years as a Sea Gull, I could not imagine continuing my coaching career anywhere else,” Hargrove said. “I’m so thankful to Dr. DiBartolo and the search committee for entrusting me with the future of Salisbury University men’s soccer. I have been completely devoted to the program for the past 10 years and look forward to what the future has in store.”

The Salisbury men’s soccer program has amassed nearly 600 wins over more than 80 years and appeared in the NCAA tournament 13 times while collecting eight Capital Athletic Conference titles. The Sea Gulls have reached the national tournament in each of the last three seasons.

BOYS- Sports awards were presented to the following Worcester Prep Middle School boys’ basketball players (l to r): front row- Seventh grade- Ben Brandt (MVP), Mason Brown (Coaches Award), Brugh Moore (Most Improved Player); back- Eighth grade- J.P. Issel (Coaches Award), Ayrton Pryor (Most Improved Player), and Colby Hook (MVP). Submitted photo

NFHCA- Pictured is Worcester Prep head coach Katie Oxenreider with her Worcester Prep Varsity Field Hockey players who were named to the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) National Academic Squad are shown (l to r): Macayla Costleigh (Dewey Beach), Hanna Nechay (Hebron), Hannah Arrington (Salisbury), Isabel Carulli (Lewes), Oxenreider, Regan Lingo (Rehoboth Beach), Eva Parks (Onancock), Leigh Lingo (Rehoboth Beach), and Ava Schwartz (Eden).

Registration open for Wicomico Recreation’s Coed and Men’s Softball Registration is open for Wicomico Recreation’s Coed and Men’s Slow Pitch Softball Leagues. Both programs are sanctioned through USSSA. Coed Slow Pitch Softball is open to men and women ages 16 and older. Registration is open now through March 11. The season begins April 3.

Men’s Slow Pitch Softball is open to men ages 16 and older. Games will be held at the Henry S. Parker Athletic Complex (and other county fields as needed) Monday through Thursday evenings. The season consists of 22 games followed by double elimination playoffs. Registration is open now through March 4 for team entry. The season begins March 21.Registration is available at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center Box Office.

GIRLS- Sports awards were presented to the following Worcester Prep Middle School girls’ basketball players (l to r): front row- Seventh grade- Sydney Stebenne (Most Improved Player), C.C. Lizas (MVP), Sophia Ludt (Coaches Award); backEighth grade- Maddy Shanahan (MVP), Quinn McColgan (Coaches Award), and Madison Van Orden (Most Improved Player). Submitted photo

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Community Bulletin Board AI&G programs for March

For more information, call 410-546-4748 or visit www.aiandg.org.

March 2 - Home School Art Day - 9-11 a.m.; $10/child, $7.50/grandparent or family members, $20 maximum/family. Visit our website for the topic. Reservations suggested.

March 5 - April 1 - 4H Youth Art Show - Open Tuesday-Friday, noon-5 p.m.; Saturday, noon-4 p.m. Art show featuring the work of 4H students from the Salisbury region.

March 5, 12, 19, April 2 - Sketch Booking and Watercolor Painting for Teens - 9 a.m.-noon. $100/family/grandparent members, $125/teen (non-member). Students will learn the basics of sketching and watercolor painting to create several watercolor pictures.

March 9 - 2nd Wednesday Figure Drawing Open Studio - 6:30-9 p.m. $15/person, $10/members. Figure drawing with a live nude or partially clothed model in a relaxed atmosphere. Artist/instructor will facilitate and help answer questions if needed. Registration not required.

March 17 - Third Thursday Tot Story and Art Time, 10 a.m. $5/family, free for family and grandparent members. We will read a book and engage in art related to the story.

Check website for featured stories. Registration not required.

March 18 - Third Friday Downtown Salisbury, Open House Reception Celebrating the 4H Youth Show Artists, 5-8 p.m.; free, open to the public.

March 26 - The Chicken and the Egg Dying Breakfast - $15/children, $10/adults, $10/ children of family or grandparent member, $7.50/adult member. Join us for a continental breakfast; children will dye and take home six eggs and create other chicken art projects.

Reservations required.

Dinner Auction

A Dinner Auction to benefit the Delaware Diamonds Gold 12U will be held at the Ellendale Firehouse on Saturday, March 19 from 6 p.m. until.

Dinner will include pasta, salad, bread and drink. Desserts will be available. The auction will begin at 7:30 p.m.

Cost is $20 for adults and $10 for kids ages 10 and under. For tickets, contact Jacob Boothe at 302-245-9735.

Spring Bus Trips

Registration is open for Wicomico Recreation’s spring bus trips. All trips depart from the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center in Salisbury.

Philadelphia Flower Show - Join us for the 2016 Philadelphia Flower Show “Explore America,” the largest flower show in the U.S., on Friday, March 11.

Bus departs the Civic Center at 9 a.m. and returns at 10 p.m. Cost is $72 per person.

Cape May, N.J. - Visit Cape May and enjoy the Spring Festival full of crafts, collectibles, tours and more on Saturday, April 30. Departs the Civ-

ic Center at 7 a.m. and returns at 9 p.m.

Cost is $97 per person.

Cape Cod, Mass. - Travel to Cape Cod for tours of history and New England architecture on May 15-18. Fully escorted tours include Hyannis area, Provincetown, Plymouth and more.

Cost is $498 per person. Includes lodging and meals.

For more information, visit www.

WicomicoRecandParks.org. To register, contact Karen McInturff at 410-5484900, ext. 118 or kmcinturff@wicomicocounty.org.

Coastal Kids Consignment Sale

The Coastal Kids Consignment Sale will be held at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center on Thursday, March 17 from 4-8 p.m., Friday, March 18 from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. and Saturday, March 19 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Admission is free.

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 much more. A one stop opportunity to find spring and summer season items at 60-90% off retail, this is an event you do not want to miss.

Financial and in-kind donations will be distributed to HALO, Life Crisis, and Eastern Shore Pregnancy Center, all of Salisbury, and several other churches and local shelters.

For complete details, visit www. coastal-kids.com or www.facebook. com/coastalkidsconsignmentsales.

crab cake dinner.

The highlight of the evening will be the introduction of the 2016 scholarship recipients.

As in past years, Chinese, silent, and live auctions will be held, and all monies collected from the auctions will go directly to the student scholarship fund.

Donated items are needed for these auctions. If you have any questions or an item you would like to donate, contact Diana Nero Dean at 846-9592. Pickup can be arranged if desired.

For the first time in many years, a disc jockey will be playing music for dancing and listening enjoyment. Following dinner and introduction of the 2016 scholarship winners, “DJ Wookie” will spin dance tunes until 10 p.m.

Cost is $25 per person. Advance registration is required by April 11. There will be no ticket sales at the door. Reservation forms are available online at www.delmaralumni.net or by calling Gary Riley at 846-3846.

Drone Technology Talk at SU

Unmanned aerial vehicles often evoke mental images of military actions; however, they also can be an inexpensive, safe alternative for environmental studies data collection.

Dr. Patrice Ludwig of James Madison University’s Biology Department discusses outcomes of a recent project

that employed such tactics during the presentation “Can Drone Technology Solve Global Problems?”

Part of Salisbury University’s Environmental Studies Colloquium Series, her talk is at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 9, in Henson Science Hall Room 243.

Admission is free and the public is invited.

Lions Club Golf Tournament

The Delmar Lions Club will hold their 23rd annual golf tournament fundraiser on Friday, March 25, at Nutters Crossing Golf Course in Salisbury.

Registration will start at 8:30 a.m. Shotgun start will be 9:30 a.m. Applications can be found at e-clubhouse.org/sites/ delmar/, by emailing delmarlionsclub@ gmail.com or by calling Lion Dave Burton at 302-846-9860.

Delmarva Kids Expo

A new resource for families is coming to the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center on Saturday, March 5 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

From the creators of the Coastal Kids Consignment Sale, the new Delmarva Kids Expo brings together family-friendly businesses, non-profits and other community resource tools in one location.

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Cornhole Tournament

Registration is open for Wicomico Recreation’s Second Annual Shamrock Shootout Cornhole Tournament on Saturday, March 19 at the LaQuinta Hotel in downtown Salisbury. On-site registration opens at 11 a.m., pre-registered teams check in at 11:30 a.m. and bags fly at noon.

Cash prizes will be awarded to the top four finishers.

Proceeds will benefit the Stay Ready Riderz Bike Club and Wicomico Friends of Recreation & Parks’ Tomorrow Fund. This fund provides scholarships to youth participating in County child care programs and youth sports programs.

Registration is available at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center Box Office, or online at www.WicomicoRecandParks.org. Register as a team for $40 or as an individual for $20. For more information, contact Lefty at 410603-0190.

Delmar Alumni Banquet

The 14th Annual Delmar Alumni Association Banquet will be held on Saturday, April 23 at the Delmar Fire Hall. Social hour will begin at 5 p.m. followed by a ham, fried chicken and

JUST ZOO IT WINNER - The Delmarva Zoological Society (DZS) surprised a group of 5th graders in Mrs. Stephanie Krisulevicz’s class recently at The Salisbury School who are the grand prize winners of the Just Zoo It Campaign with their donation of $963.25. Since they raised more money for the campaign than any other class in any other school in four counties, they will get to go inside the Andean Bear Exhibit. The class that raised the most in each county receives a special VIP trip to the Zoo in the spring to meet Zookeepers, learn about the collection of animals, enjoy a pizza party, cupcakes, and take home a t-shirt and a Zoo stuffed animal. This is the fifth year that students across the Lower Shore have collected coins and cash in special Just Zoo It! containers for the Delmarva Zoological Society, the non-profit that raises money for capital improvement projects at the Salisbury Zoo. The 2015 campaign raised more than $32,000 for DZS, and since it began five years ago, has raised almost $150,000. To learn more about Just Zoo It or DZS, go to RenewTheZoo.com or call 410-742-3977.

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While parents, grandparents and parents-to-be explore the resources available, children can enjoy games, bouncing and interactive demos. Snacks and drinks will be available for purchase.

Admission is $5 for adults and $2 for children (under two admitted free). Resource providers interested in exhibiting can visit www.delmarvakidsexpo.com for information and pricing or call 410603-3925 to reserve their space.

Multicultural Leadership Summit

Salisbury University’s Multicultural Student Services Office hosts its annual Multicultural Leadership Summit for students from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, March 5, in the Wicomico Room of the Guerrieri University Center.

This year’s theme is “A World of Opportunities: Leadership, Exploration and Development.” Dr. Monica Moody Moore, founder of High Aspirations, an educational and management consulting service, and associate dean of Johns Hopkins University’s Carey Business School, keynotes the event at 9 a.m.

The SU alumna speaks on “Building a Leadership Brand: What Good Do You Stand For?” For more information, visit www. salisbury.edu.

Pink Ribbon Bingo

A Pink Ribbon Bingo to benefit Women Supporting Women will be held at the Salisbury Moose Lodge on Thursday, March 10.

Doors open and food will be for sale beginning at 5 p.m. Games start at 6:30.

All items will be filled with complimentary goodies including Pampered Chef and Thirty-One. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door.

For tickets and more info, visit www. womensupportingwomen.org or call 410-548-7880.

Jaycees Read Across America

The Salisbury Jaycees host their ninth annual Read Across America event 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 5, at the Wicomico Public Library in downtown Salisbury.

The event features local celebrities reading their favorite Dr. Seuss books, as well as coloring activities and visits from the Cat in the Hat and Saul the Salisbury Jaycees Bear. The first 75 children in attendance receive a free book, courtesy of the Eastern Shore Reading Council.

Readers include Wicomico County Sheriff Mike Lewis and Salisbury Assistant Fire Chief James Gladwell. All children will be entered into a drawing for Dr. Seuss character stuffed animals and items donated by the Delmarva Shorebirds. The Salisbury Fire Department will provide firetruck tours.

Admission is free and the public is invited. For more information, visit www.salisburyjc.com.

Soft Shell Metric Century

The Salisbury Jaycees’ ninth annual Soft Shell Metric Century bike ride in

lower Somerset County is Saturday, May 28.

Following a show-and-go start at American Legion Stanley Cochrane Post 16 from 8-9 a.m., riders have the option of following a 62.1-mile (100-kilometer) or 23.1-mile (37-kilometer) route.

Registration for adults is $45 before Sunday, May 22, $60 after. Registration for riders ages 12 and under is $25 before Sunday, May 22, $35 after. The event is rain or shine. No refunds will be given after April 30.

Registration is available online at www.bikereg.com/soft-shell-metric-century-bike-ride. Printable forms for mailin registration are available through the Salisbury Jaycees website at www.salisburyjc.com/soft-shell-bike-ride.

For more information call 410-7490144, ext. 109, or email softshell@salisburyjc.com.

Spanish Film Festival at SU

Salisbury University showcases contemporary trends in Latin American and Spanish cinema during its inaugural Spanish Film Festival select evenings in March and April.

Screenings begin at 7 p.m. in Fulton Hall Room 111. Films are shown in Spanish with English subtitles unless otherwise noted. Selections include: Wednesday, March 2 – Pelo Malo by Mariana Rodón Wednesday, March 9 – Infancia clandestinae by Benjamin Ávila Thursday, March 24 – Las analfabetas by Moisés Sepúlveda Thursday, March 31 – Post Mortem

by Pablo Larrain Thursday, April 7 – Asier eta Biok

by Amaia Merino Merino; shown in Basque and Spanish with English subtitles Admission is free and the public is invited.

St. Pats Party and Concert

Beach, Del. Proceeds benefit Delmarva Public Radio (DPR), which includes WSCL 89.5 FM and WSDL 90.7 FM, the listening-supported public radio stations at Salisbury University.

Advance registration, available at www.races2run.com/events/tie-dye-5kfor-radio until noon Thursday, March 31, is $25. On-site registration, beginning at 4 p.m. Saturday, April 2, is $30.

Entry fees include admission to the race post-party, featuring live music, beer from Dogfish Head Craft Brewing Co. and food from SoDel Concepts.

Post-party tickets for non-race-participants are $15.

Awards will be presented for the top overall male and female runners, top three male and female runners in 10-year age groups (from 13 and under through 70 and older), and top two male and female walkers.

For more information about the run email barb@races2run.com. For more information about DPR call 410-5436895 or visit www.delmarvapublicradio.net.

Bus trip to New York

Salisbury University’s Cultural Affairs Office sponsors an “on-your-own” bus trip to New York on Saturday, April 9.

The bus leaves the Guerrieri University Center parking lot at 6 a.m. It departs New York’s Lincoln Center at 7 p.m.

Tickets, available at the Information Desk of the Guerrieri University Center, are $40 for students, faculty and staff, $55 for the greater community.

Signups for the campus community begin Tuesday, March 1. Greater community signups begin Tuesday, March 8.

For more information call 410-5436271 or visit www.salisbury.edu.

Annual Tim Kennard Run/Walk

The Tango Lovers performance originally scheduled at Salisbury University on Wednesday, April 27, has been postponed until fall. An announcement will be made once the new date has been finalized.

The 2016 Tim Kennard 10 Mile River Run & 5K Run/Walk will take place Sunday, March 6, in Salisbury. Starting and finishing on the campus of Salisbury University, the race winds through the neighborhoods surrounding the University and the Wicomico River.

Options include a 10 mile race, 10 mile 2 person relay race, 5K race and 5K non-competitive walk. Cash awards are given to the top finishers in the 10 mile, 10 mile relay and 5K races.

Online information/registration is available at www.timkennard.org.

The race is in honor of Timothy Kennard, an avid local runner who passed away in 2004 after a courageous battle against kidney cancer. Proceeds from the race, as requested by Tim to help children and animals, will benefit: Coastal Hospice, Salisbury Horizons, Coalition of Caring, and VSCOA PAWS.

Tie Dye 5K Run for Radio

Faith Filled Women’s Conference

Join us at Poplar Hill Mansion for a Saint Patrick’s Party and Concert on Wednesday, March 16, from 6-9 p.m.

Enjoy Celtic ballads performed by Mickey Justice, Mike O’Loughlin, and Aleta Davis and partake in traditional Irish refreshments.

Cost is a $10 donation per person to benefit the mansion. RSVP is requested so we can plan for enough food.

Donations of non perishable food or personal care items for our food pantry to benefit Joseph House are greatly appreciated.

Performance postponed

Registration is open for the inaugural Tie Dye 5K Run for Radio which takes place at 5 p.m. Saturday, April 2, at the Gordons Pond Beach pavilion at Cape Henlopen State Park in Rehoboth

The 5th Annual Faith Filled Women’s Conference will return to the WY&CC on Saturday, March 12 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Doors open at 9 a.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.

Keynote speaker will be Liz Curtis Higgs, author of more than 30 bestselling books, including the popular Bad Girls of the Bible Series.

Tickets, which are $50 per person, are available at www.faithfilledwomen. com or by calling 410-849-9079.

Exhibit by Brooke Rogers

Salisbury University Art Galleries presents “Line Time: New Paintings by Brooke Rogers” March 23-May 14, at its Downtown Campus.

A reception is 5-8 p.m. April 15, during the Salisbury Arts & Entertainment District’s monthly 3rd Friday celebration.

Rogers, professor of art at SU, combines hard-edge painting with rich surfaces in his latest works. His sensibility is rooted in personal experience living near the beach in his hometown — Ocean City — where light and color reflect from sea to sky, infusing the atmosphere.

In addition, the Academy Art Museum in Easton showcases Rogers’ works in the solo exhibit “In the Offing” from April 23-June 12. An opening reception for that exhibit is 5:30 p.m. Friday, April 22.

Wicomico River Clean Up

The Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Environmental Studies Department at Salisbury University and the Salisbury City Public Works will host an On & Around-The-Water River Paddle Clean Up as part of an initiative ignited by the SACC Beautification Committee and Stash Your Trash Leaders.

The event will be held from 1-4 p.m. on Saturday, April 9.

Launching and docking is from Riverside Boat Ramp located at 538 Riverside Dr., Salisbury. Networking at Brew River will be held after 4 p.m.

RSVP to Sophia Smecker at ssmecker@salisburyarea.com or 410749-0144.

Additional community clean up dates include - April 2 - Salisbury Zoo Clean up, part of an ESBLN initiative; and April 16 - Stash Your Trash Community Clean Up Day.

Light of Literacy Awards

The Friends of Wicomico Public Libraries will host their Fourth Annual Light of Literacy Awards on Thursday, April 7, from 8-10 a.m. at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center.

Tickets are $15 per person and can be purchased at all library locations and online.

The Light of Literacy Awards recognize the power of everyday individuals doing extraordinary work in promoting the power of literacy throughout the community.

Who do you know that is making a difference in the lives of others by promoting literacy? Visit lightofliteracy. org to nominate your luminary.

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Entertainment 1st Saturday kicks off season

1st Saturday will celebrate the start of its second season by throwing a free Launch Party on Saturday, March 5, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Headquarters Live.

Three of 1st Saturday’s 2016 bands will play at the event – Academy of Music Performance at 4 p.m., Zen Monkeys at 5 p.m., and Alex & Shiloh Band at 6 p.m. 1st Saturday will unveil its 2016 lineup at the event.

To raise money for the upcoming season, 1st Saturday will be accepting donations at the door, and all who donate will receive a complimentary bumper sticker. There will also be a silent auction, chance auction, 50/50 raffle, and games. The SoBo’s on the Road food truck will be selling food and 1st Saturday will be selling limited edition 2016 T-shirts.

The Launch Party is also the official race packet pick-up location for the 2016 Tim Kennard River Run, which is on Sunday, March 6.

1st Saturday provides a free, familyfriendly experience for locals while also promoting local business, tourism growth, and community involvement through music and celebration. Visit www.1stsaturdaysby.com for more info.

Ward Museum to present award

The Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art, Salisbury University, will recognize artists Del Herbert, Rich Smoker and Todd Wohlt with its 2016 Living Leg-

end Award for 2016.

The award ceremony for this year’s Living Legends will be held in the Performing Arts Center at the Ocean City Convention Center Friday, April 22, at 5 p.m. Dinner will follow the ceremony at 6:30 p.m., at Harrison’s Harbor Watch Restaurant in Ocean City.

The award highlights those who have been long-time advocates for wildfowl art and the Ward Museum.

They have created an impact on the field of wildfowl art and/or the Ward World Championship competition.

Advance tickets are required to attend the dinner. Tickets are available now through April 17 at the museum’s website, www.wardmuseum.org.

Join Ocean Bay Chorus

The Ocean Bay Chorus of Sweet Adelines International will hold a Guest Night at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 15, at the Wicomico Presbyterian Church, 127 Broad St., Salisbury.

If you like singing ballads, up-beat tunes and seasonal favorites, Ocean Bay is the place for you. Musical knowledge is not a requirement as voice training and music education are a component of membership.

Sing with the Ocean Bay Chorus under the direction of Sharon Ehrisman on any Tuesday night at 6:30. For more information, call Laura at 410-749-1194 or Elaine at 410-546-1487.

FILM RECOGNIZED - Worcester Preparatory School (WPS) technology teacher Nancy Raskauskas and a group of 11th graders from her film class have once again received an award for their short film entry in the Toronto 50-Hour Film Competition.

The film, titled Knock Knock, won Honorable Mention for “Best Audience Reaction.”

Going by the name Aevus Media, the 11 members of the film’s cast and crew include WPS juniors: Alex Abbott, Riley Dickerson, Amy Lizas, Davis Mears, Paul Townsend, Allie Van Orden, Thomas Polk, Clare Riley, Jonathan Ruddo, Jordan Welch, Zachary Wilson, and WPS Technology Teacher Nancy Raskauskas. Aevus Media plans to create films to enter a 48 Hour Film Contest in March, a Baltimore City Student Film Contest and a Baltimore Friend’s School Film Contest in May, and another 50-Hour Contest in July.

Delmar Alumni to hold Annual Membership Meeting on April 4

Delmar Alumni Association will hold its Annual Membership Meeting on April 4 at 7 p.m. in the Library at Delmar High School. Members are encouraged to attend this important meeting where election of the 2016-17 officers will be held.

Exhibit at Technology Fair

The Coastal Association of Realtors (CAR) seeks exhibitors for its 2016 Realtors Technology Fair from 1:30-5 p.m. on Thursday, April 21, at The Fountains Conference Center in Salisbury.

Technology vendors are invited to present their products and services and connect with the over 1,000 real estate professionals who are CAR members, as well as guests from neighboring realtor associations.

All exhibitors will have the opportunity to conduct 15- to 20-minute “how to” workshops. A Business Card Exchange and Happy Hour will immediately follow the event.

For more information including a list of sponsorship levels, visit www. coastalrealtors.org or contact Veronica Bishop at veronicab@coastalrealtors. org or 410-641-4409.

St. Paddy’s Day Run ALEX AND SHILOH- The group Alex and Shiloh performs during the Eastern Shore Mission of Mercy benefit dinner. Photo by Mike McClure

Send us your news

Readers are invited to send any news or photos that they would like to see featured in the Salisbury Star. Items can be e-mailed to mmcclure@mspublications.com.

Registration is open for the 17th Annual St. Paddy’s Day 5K Run/2K Walk, Racing For a Reason, to be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, March 19, at the Salisbury Elks Lodge. Registration will begin at 2 p.m. Cost is $25 and event sponsors are needed.

All proceeds will support MAC Inc. programs and services for family mem-

bers, caregivers and those living with Alzheimer’s disease.

For race information, call 410-7420505, ext. 118; email cfr@macinc.org; or visit www.macinc.org/st-paddys-5k. html.

Fruitland Chamber of Commerce to hold 13th Annual Easter Parade

The Fruitland Chamber of Commerce’s 13th Annual Easter Parade will take place on Saturday, March 19 at 10 a.m. Each year many line the parade route in Fruitland to watch and enjoy what is becoming a tradition for many in the community.

If your organization or business is interested in participating, contact the the Chamber by March 11.

There is no charge to participate in the parade; however, donations for the Fruitland Chamber Scholarship Fund are welcome and appreciated. All monies collected will be used for the fund, which is awarded annually to a Fruitland resident/high school student (Checks payable to the Fruitland Chamber of Commerce).

Once the registration has been processed and the parade line-up is set, you will be contacted with the necessary details. For more information, call Dave Pfingst at 410-742-8466 or Paula Brown at 410-860-2929.

Easter celebration to take place at John B. Parsons March 19

An Easter celebration will take place at John B. Parsons on March 19 from 1 to 3 p.m. The egg hunt starts at 1 and is divided by ages (children 10 and under only). For a $5 donation to the Alzheimer’s Association enjoy live entertainment, lunch, games and prizes.

Children 10 and under eat free.

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Education

Worcester Prep senior Julia D’Antonio is escorted by her mom, “Buffy”, and dad, Tony, during the girls’ soccer team’s senior day. Submitted photo

Julia D’Antonio enjoys spending time with kids, helping people

By Mike McClure

Worcester Prepatory School senior Julia D’Antonio has excelled in the classroom and on the soccer field during her time at the Berlin based school.

D’Antonio, who plans to study fashion merchandising and marketing in college, is looked to for guidance from the younger students at the school.

The Salisbury area native has been going to Worcester Prep since preschool. Now she spends time with the students at the lower school and serves as a tour guide for the school’s new students.

“It’s cool to be able to say you’ve been here for a long time and have the kind of experiences that I’ve had, which are good ones,” said D’Antonio.

While she does well academically, she says it doesn’t come easily. “I definitely have to work pretty hard for my grades,” D’Antonio said. “I love to read and I love talking about books.”

Julia enjoys English and literature and is taking AP English. She says she is not so good in match. Her activities at the school include playing four years of soccer (including her senior season last fall during which she served as a captain), lower school teacher art aide, basketball player for two years, and manager of boys’ basketball and lacrosse teams.

Last year she served as a lower school lunch room and playground helper. She sat with the kindergarten

Student Profile

class at lunch and played with them at recess.

“It’s different because you become really close with some of them,” said D’Antonio. “It’s really cool being around younger kids because their imaginations are so vivid.”

She has also helped with the school’s recycling club and is trying to create a Hats for the Homeless club, in which students would make hats, scarves, and blankets for the homeless.

D’Antonio also sings with the school’s chorus and ensemble and went with the group to sing at nursing homes over the winter.

Julia’s community service experience is extensive. She has been involved with the Appalachian Service Project through Trinity Methodist Church in Salisbury. Throughout the year the students go in groups and build wheelchair ramps. She has also helped serve food to people in need through the HALO cafe.

“It’s been pretty awesome. They make us feel very blessed,” D’Antonio said.

In the summer the Appalachian Service Project takes groups up to the Appalachian Mountains. Students are divided into groups of seven and assigned to different families. They work on things in the house, fix the roof, or build wheelchair ramps for the families

Julia D’Antonio sends the ball downfield during a Worcester Prep girls’ soccer game last Fall. Submitted photo

while interacting with them. On the final day the families are invited to a group picnic/cookout.

“You get really close with your families,” said D’Antonio.

The teens are also asked to speak to the group about how the trip brought them closer to God. Julia said she has made a lot of friends at other schools through the project. “We all shared this amazing experience that not everyone got to go to,” D’Antonio added.

She has also served as a youth leader at St. Francis de Sales Church.

D’Antonio has applied to three colleges in pursuit of her dream of working in fashion: Savannah College of Art and Design, Philadelphia University

and Virginia Commonwealth University. She was featured on the cover of Beach to Bay magazine’s Fall issue wearing different designs. She was asked to do so by 2012 Worcester Prep alum Taylor Harmon.

“I love my parents but I like to be away and explore and meet new people,” said D’Antonio (about going away to school).

Julia is the daughter of Anthony and Bethany “Buffy” D’Antonio. Her older sister, Gabriel, is a junior at Birmingham-Southern College in Alabama.

“They’ve (parents) always been very supportive of me. They’ve always told me to do what I want to do,” D’Antonio said.

MISSION TRIP - The Salisbury Christian School Class of 2016 recently returned from their seven day senior mission trip to Costa Rica. Thirty three members of the class traveled with four chaperones to serve the Costa Rican people. They also took advantage of the opportunity to explore Costa Rican culture and tourist attractions, like Tortuga Island and Arenal Volcano. Every year, the Salisbury Christian School senior classes embark on international mission trips to broaden their view of the world and to experience true service opportunities.

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Ash named to dean’s list

Sampson Ash, of Laurel, Del., was named to Susquehanna University’s dean’s list for the fall 2015 semester.

An earth and environmental sciences major, Ash is a member of the class of 2018. A 2014 graduate of Delmar High School, Ash is the son of Daniel and Amy Ash. The dean’s list recognizes students who achieve a grade point average of 3.4 or higher out of a possible 4.0 for the semester.

Area students recognized

Megan James of Delmar, Del. and Amanda Goslee of Sharptown, Md., have been named to the fall 2015 dean’s list at Delaware Valley University in Doylestown, Pa.

Dr. Joyner named NBRC president

Dr. Robert Joyner, associate dean of Salisbury University’s Richard A. Henson School of Science and Technology, has been named president of the National Board for Respiratory Care, Inc. Joyner (NBRC).

The NBRC provides high-quality voluntary credentialing examinations nationally for practitioners of respiratory therapy and pulmonary function technology. Joyner has served on its 31-member board of trustees since 2013.

Joyner earned a B.S. in respiratory therapy from SU in 1991 and a Ph.D. in cardiovascular physiology from Dartmouth Medical School in 1998. He returned to join SU’s respiratory therapy faculty that year and became program director in 2003. He was named associate dean in 2011.

Engineer Girl Showcase

Salisbury University hosts an Engineer Girl Showcase 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, March 12, in the Wicomico Room of the Guerrieri University Center.

The event is part of SU’s Engineer Girl initiative, made possible through a $5,000 Women in Engineering Grant from the Engineering Information Foundation, secured by Dr. Chrys Egan of SU’s Communication Arts Department.

Through the free program, 20 girls in grades six through eight are meeting monthly at SU and online to learn to use computer language and programming basics. During the showcase, they will display professional posters of the work involved in building a website, app or animation created as part of the project.

The audience may interact with their creations, which provide resources for middle school girls to enhance science and mathematics success and confidence, and allow the student to describe how participating in the program enhanced her own academic or personal success.

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Dr. Dewald receives Patriot Award

A Salisbury University chemistry professor has been honored for her “extraordinary support” of students serving in the military.

Dr. Alison Dewald received a Patriot Award from the U.S. DepartDewald ment of Defense’s Maryland Office of Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR). She was nominated by Lance Corporal David Diaz, an SU junior from Gaithersburg, Md., for being highly supportive and understanding of his service in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve.

“Dr. Dewald is always more than willing to help catch me up and never [let me] fall behind in class due to military training requirements,” Diaz said.

Shipper takes part in workshop

Dr. Frank Shipper, professor of management in Salisbury University’s Franklin P. Perdue School of Business, was invited to participate in Rutgers University’s Mid-Year Fellows Workshop in Honor of Louis O. Kelso.

His presentation, “Conducting and Publishing Business School Case Studies on Corporations With Broad-Based Employee Ownership” focused on the types of cases researched, methodology used and journals to which articles have been submitted by Shipper and his colleagues.

In addition, he chaired a meeting session with Upendra Chivukula and Veny Musum, authors of the book The 3rd Way: Building “Inclusive Capitalism” Through Employee Ownership.

Shipper has researched extensively the shared governance and ownership management model and its role in many top companies.

SU selected for project

Salisbury University has announced its selection by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) to participate in the threeyear “Re-Imagining the First Year of College” (RFY) project, a sweeping initiative aimed at transforming the first year of college to enhance students’ success in their undergraduate years and in the 21st-century workplace.

Salisbury is the only institution in Maryland selected for this initiative and one of only 44 nationally.

The first year of college has emerged as the critical barrier to student success, the point at which undergraduate institutions experience the greatest loss of students, according to AASCU. The objective of the RFY project is to help participants implement changes that enhance the first-year student experience and increase student retention and graduation rates, particularly among historically underserved populations.

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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 2014

Individual

Organization

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

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. Richard A. Henson Foundation, 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 2016 deadline for nomination materials for both awards is Friday, April 1.

2015 INDIVIDUAL WINNER: Anthony Sarbanes

2015 ORGANIZATION WINNER: Coastal Hospice and Palliative Care

www.salisbury.edu

* 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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Education briefs continued SU will select and implement proven, evidence-based strategies that focus on four core areas to help first-year students succeed: institutional intentionality, curriculum, faculty and staff roles, and student roles.

SU also will participate in a learning community with the 43 other selected state colleges and universities.

UMES secures research grant

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore is a recipient of a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency grant being used to underwrite research to degrade herbicides and pesticides quickly and safely.

Madan K. Kharel, assistant professor of pharmaceutical science, is the faculty leader of a team of student-researchers that qualified for $15,000 through the EPA’s “People, Prosperity and the Planet” program.

“Agro-chemicals (that kill invasive plants and insects) have been routinely used (on) farms to maintain good agricultural productivity,” Kharel wrote in the grant application. “However, many of these chemicals are resistant to degradation under the normal environmental conditions.”

“This project is dedicated to developing a system to facilitate the degradation of these agro-chemicals without causing additional negative environmental impact.”

Potomac Youth Conference returns

Join over 2,500 students from Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland for the Potomac Youth Conference on Friday, March 4 and Saturday, March 5, at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center in Salisbury.

This year’s theme is “Only The Brave,” featuring speakers Jeremy Johnson and John May along with musical performances from Fearless BND (Formerly Worth Dying For) and Fedel.

For more information and to purchase tickets, visit potomacyouth.com/ events/youth-convention.

Congressional Art Competition

Congressman Andy Harris (MD-01) has announced that the 2016 Congressional Art Competition is now open for submissions. The competition, supported by the Congressional Institute, Southwest Airlines, and the House of Representatives, recognizes talented high school artists around the country.

Winners from each congressional district will be eligible to attend the National Reception in Washington, D.C. All high school students in Maryland’s First Congressional District are encouraged to apply. A winner from each congressional district will be chosen to display his or her artwork in the U.S. Capitol building for one year.

For full competition guidelines and the student release form, visit Congressman Harris’ website at harris. house.gov. Go to the “Serving You” tab at the top of the screen and click on “Art Competition.”

The deadline for submissions is Friday, April 22.

Scholarships for Del Tech grads

On Wednesday, Feb. 17, representatives from Delaware Technical Community College and Salisbury University gathered at the Jack F. Owens Campus in Georgetown, Del., to announce new scholarships available to Delaware Tech associate degree graduates who transfer to SU. The Delmarva Partnership Scholarship program provides eligible students, who are residents of Delaware, $5,000 in scholarship funds annually to cover approximately 60 percent of the cost difference between in-state and out-ofstate tuition at SU. In addition, Delaware Tech graduates may also be eligible for an additional $1,000 annual award toward a bachelor’s degree at SU. Delaware Tech graduates gain serious financial benefits from transfer agreements between the two colleges.

Transfer agreements provide graduates of several Delaware Tech programs with a streamlined transition to juniorlevel status in specified SU bachelordegree majors, without a duplication of courses.

The colleges currently have 10 existing transfer agreements for Delaware Tech business degree program graduates to enroll at SU’s Franklin P. Perdue School of Business. Agreements also exist in human services/social work and medical laboratory technology/clinical laboratory science-medical technology. Additional transfer agreements are in progress for environmental engineering technology.

Students place in competition

Two Worcester Prep seniors Taylor Zarif and Kathryn O’Malley, both of Berlin, captured two top awards at the 2016 High School Art Competition and Exhibit hosted by the Berlin/Ocean City Optimist Club on Feb. 12. Zarif received first place and O’Malley received third place for their paintings.

All entries were on display at the Worcester County Arts Council in Berlin through the end of February.

Zarif

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Worcester Prep students honored

Headmaster Dr. Barry Tull congratulates the following area students who made the Worcester Prep Term 2 Headmaster’s List for the 2015-2016 school year. Students on the Headmaster’s List earned an average of 93 percent or above in their major subjects and have

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SU Seeks Community Leader Nominations

By Robby Sheehan SU Town-Gown Council Chair

STUDENT ATHLETES HONORED - Delmar student athletes Jenna Lloyd, Hailey Naugle, Miranda Haday and Aubrie Jones (pictured) were selected for the 2015 NFHCA/Keith Waldman – Optimal Performance Associates High School National Academic Squad. The program recognizes high school seniors and juniors who have achieved a minimum cumulative, unweighted GPA of 3.5 out of 4.0 or the equivalent through the first quarter of the 2015-16 school year.

MIDDLETON NAMED FINALIST - Worcester Preparatory School senior, Victoria Middleton of Bethany Beach, has been named a Finalist in the 61st annual National Merit Scholarship Program. As a finalist, she is eligible to receive a National Merit Scholarship which will be awarded in April. About 1.5 million juniors entered the 2016 National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the 2014 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. National Merit Finalist status places students in the top one percent of those taking the test. Pictured from left: Headmaster Dr. Barry Tull presents Worcester Prep senior, Victoria Middleton, her National Merit Scholarship Program Finalist certificate.

no grade lower than 76 percent in any subject.

Students on the Honorable Mention List achieved an average of 89-92 percent in their major subjects and have no grade lower than 76 percent in any subject.

Headmaster’s List - Grade 6 - Austin Cannon, Salisbury; Anita Hearne, Salisbury; Nick Hearne, Salisbury; Abbey Miller, Salisbury; Maggie Miller, Salisbury; Riley Schoch, Salisbury; Grade 7 - Daniel Chen, Salisbury; Tenley Pelot, Salisbury; Hannah Perdue, Salisbury; Vincent Petrera, Salisbury; Grade 8 Abigail Plylar, Salisbury; Ellie Todorov, Salisbury. Grade 9 - Delaney Ab-

ercrombie, Salisbury; Grace Gardner, Salisbury; Jacob Meakin, Salisbury; Maya Natesan, Salisbury; Will Todd, Salisbury; Grade 10 - Cameron Langeler, Salisbury; Brenner Maull, Salisbury; Grade 11 - Jamie Gittelman, Salisbury; Nick Moondra, Salisbury; Patrick Petrera, Salisbury; Grade 12 - Nate Abercrombie, Salisbury; Hannah Arrington, Salisbury; Biola Eniola, Salisbury; John Meakin, Salisbury.

Honorable Mention - Grade 6 - Jarett Sofronski, Salisbury; Grade 7 - John Arrington, Salisbury; Grade 8 - Jenna Elrick, Salisbury; Joe Perrotta, Salisbury; Steve Perrotta, Salisbury; Grade 9 - Jaye Eniola, Salisbury; Grade 10 - Re-

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 2016 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 19.

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, Marty Neat and Lee Whaley.

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; Lower Shore Enterprises, Inc.; and the Richard A. Henson Foundation, Inc. Last year’s recipients – former educator and elected official Tony Sarbanes for the individual award and Coastal Hospice and Palliative Care for the organizational honor – are good examples of the types of people and groups we want to spotlight.

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 1. 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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Board seeks input on calendar

Salisbury Assistant Fire Chief Darrin Scott reads a book to students at Salisbury Christian School’s Lowe School Read-In Day.

SCS students enjoy Read-In Day

Area community leaders participated in Salisbury Christian School’s Lower School Read-In Day recently – a school day dedicated entirely to reading.

“Research has shown that reading increases brain function and can lead to improved understanding in all school subject areas,” says Dr. Steven Lamkin, SCS Lower School Principal.

This belief in the importance of reading prompted Salisbury Christian to host its first annual Read-In Day, with the theme of “Cozy Up and Read.”

The school day was filled with reading and book-related activities. Not only did teachers read to their classes, the students themselves built forts in which to explore books on their own. Reading by flashlight was another favorite activity. Even music and physical education classes dedicated their time to reading on this day.

“One of the kids’ favorite parts, though, was the opportunity to interact with our community leaders,” says Tabby Bova, SCS Special Education Teacher and Coordinator of the Read-In Day. “Our students got to meet people they typically only see on television and to witness those leaders’ love for reading. What perfect role models to inspire our students,” said Bova.

Mayor Jake Day, Sheriff Mike Lewis, City Council members Jack Heath and April Jackson, and Assistant Fire Chief Darrin Scott each joined SCS for a portion of the day, reading a book of their choice to the students. Assistant Fire Chief Scott even brought a fire truck, which elicited great excitement in the first graders who got to tour the truck and witness a fireman ascend to the top of the 75-foot ladder.

Public school enrollment up Maryland’s public school enrollment is at an all-time high this year, and the Wicomico County Public School System is clearly part of the statewide growth trend in public education.

Wicomico’s official Sept. 30, 2015 head count enrollment total was 14,790 students, up from 14,545 the previous Sept. 30. That 1.7 percent increase was well above the statewide increase of .6 percent, and was the second-highest jump in the state (Howard County experienced 2.2 percent growth).

Earlier this school year, in response to higher than anticipated kindergarten enrollment at some schools, Wicomico added four new kindergarten teachers – a rare mid-year adjustment. A grantfunded prekindergarten class was also added at Pemberton Elementary.

Maryland public school enrollment hit a new record this year, with nearly 880,000 students filling elementary, middle, and high school classrooms across the state.

Overall, 12 of Maryland’s 24 local school systems increased in enrollment over the 2014-15 school year.

Maryland’s public schools have gained 35,740 students since 2008.

Wicomico’s student population head count of 14,790 is: 45.1 percent white, 35.8 percent black/African-American,

8.6 percent Hispanic, 6.9 percent two or more races, 3.1 percent Asian. A small number of students are American Indian/Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian/ other Pacific Islander.

Here are some other important numbers affecting public education in Wicomico County, as provided by the Department of Legislative Services: • Wicomico’s Fiscal Year 2015 percentage of students at risk was 74.9 percent, the fifth-highest percentage in the state. This figure includes students with disabilities, students eligible for free and reduced-price meals, and students with limited English proficiency, with some students in more than one of the above categories. About a decade ago, the at-risk percentage was 59 percent.

• Wicomico’s FY2016 state aid per pupil of $9,181 per student is fifthhighest in the state and above the state average of $6,347 in state aid per pupil.

• County aid per pupil in Wicomico for FY2016 is $2,935 per student, below the state average of $6,961 and second-to-lowest amount per pupil in the state. In a related figure, Wicomico County’s wealth per pupil is the lowest in the state.

• State and county aid for education in Wicomico Schools total $12,116 this year, 15th in the state.

NATIONAL HANDWRITING DAY In honor of National Handwriting Day on Jan. 23, Worcester Prep Lower School Student Yasmina El Sabbagh of Milton, DeL., practices her cursive writing that is a required part of the school’s curriculum beginning in Grade 2. National Handwriting Day was developed to recognize John Hancock, the first to sign the U.S. Declaration of Independence in 1776, and to promote the history of penmanship.

The Wicomico County Board of Education is seeking input as it builds a calendar for the 2016-2017 school year. Three different draft calendars have been created in order to gather feedback prior to Board consideration of the calendar at the March 8 Board meeting.

The three draft calendars, along with a side-by-side comparison of dates in the three calendars, may be accessed from the www.wcboe.org home page by clicking on the Calendar Input button.

Calendar A would begin school on Monday, Aug. 29, and end the year on Tuesday, June 6. Students would be off Dec. 22-Jan. 1 for the winter holidays.

Calendar B would begin school on Monday, Aug. 29, and end the year on Friday, June 9. Students would be off two full weeks for the winter holidays.

Calendar C would begin school on Monday, Aug. 29, and end the year on Tuesday, June 6. Students would be off Dec. 23-Jan. 2 for the winter holidays.

Share your draft calendar preference and any other comments or suggestions by noon Friday, March 4, by contacting either comments@wcboe.org or 410-677-5251. The Board is expected to consider a 2016-17 calendar at its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. on March 8.

Students able to research abroad The Women’s Circle of Salisbury University’s Educational Enhancement Award helps students gain additional learning experiences outside the classroom. Two 2016 recipients did just that — in South Africa and Hawaii.

Mary Kate Lamm, a sophomore pre-nursing major from Ellicott City, MD, spent three weeks in Cape Town in January, working in health care settings including clinics and hospitals. She learned about treating such diseases as AIDS, fetal alcohol syndrome and tuberculosis in a culturally diverse environment.

“This experience [made] me more aware of healthcare outside the United States,” she said. “Nursing and health care practices are very different in each part of the world.”

She also explored the work of nongovernmental organizations, learned from civic leaders and professionals, and witnessed the strong “sense of community” that exists in Cape Town.

Hayley Schindler, a sophomore biology major from Bel Air, interned for 20 days in Maui, studying the effects of human marine activities, specifically underwater boat pollution, on the breeding activities of the Hawaiian humpback whale. The internship helped her gain hands-on experience working with both animals and scientists.

“Spending every single day with the humpback whales was really eyeopening because I learned so much about them, yet there is still so much more to be discovered,” she said. “We influence the lives of animals much more than people think.”

She also learned about working on a team and techniques for performing research.

Each received a $500 award, matched with an additional $500, thanks to a partnership with SU’s Thomas E. Bellavance Honors Program. Both are Honors students. Lamm hopes to become a nurse practitioner. Schindler is an aspiring veterinarian.

“Both young women will share their experiences during The Women’s Circle Annual Celebration Luncheon in March,” said Stefanie Gordy of SU Advancement.

Founded in June 2014, The Women’s Circle of SU is open to any women who are committed to supporting the University and the educational experiences of students, as well as the personal and professional growth of one another. The group is comprised of women from varying backgrounds, careers and ages.

For more information, visit The Women’s Circle of Salisbury University on Facebook or contact Gordy at 410-677-0292 or skgordy@salisbury. edu.

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Teacher of the Year finalists

HUMANITARIAN AWARD WINNERS - Khadijah Sampson, a senior biology major at Salisbury University, and Jalessa Young, a recent graduate of Morgan State University, earned the prestigious Humanitarian Award at this year’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, hosted by the Tri-County Organizations’ Coalition, Inc. at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center. The award honors those who give back to their home counties on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. When Sampson and Young began providing school supplies to less fortunate students in their hometown of Cambridge in August 2013, they didn’t expect any recognition. Sampson and Young are already brainstorming ways to expand the program. Ultimately, Sampson would like to see a center for homework help and mentoring in Dorchester County, maybe even a nonprofit to help young people in the area. Pictured, Presenter Lee Taylor, center, with award winners Khadijah Sampson and Jaleesa Young.

Area educators travel to West Africa For the 11 educators (and one student) from Salisbury University and Wicomico schools, the highlight of traveling to West Africa on a FulbrightHays international education grant was installing a well for a school and village that had no running water.

“The Mate Masie initiative, SU’s Fulbright-Hays funded program in Ghana was an unqualified success,” said Dr. James King of SU’s English Department, who led the group. “The well project will provide the village of Amanokrom fresh drinking water for the next 100 years, while SU faculty, as well as educators from Salisbury Middle and the Salisbury School, made great strides toward establishing meaningful relationships with educators at Amanokrom Presbyterian Junior Secondary School and the nearby University of Ghana at Legon.” Return trips are being planned to continue the work the initiative started, he added.

During the four-week experience, the group explored Ghana’s rich culture, met prominent Ghanaians and spent time at educational institutions.

For Amanda Ampofo-Williams, a senior community health major from Burtonsville, these sites gave particular meaning to the Ghanaian idea of “going back to your roots.” Her parents are from Ghana and she briefly lived there as a child.

Another highlight was hearing lectures at the University of Ghana in political science, religion, sociology and “Twi” (the native dialect). The group visited the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, the University of Cape Coast and the University of Education, Winneba, as well as Aburi Senior High School. Williams said she interviewed a 102-year-old

queen mother of Amanokrom village.

Ultimately, the teachers and professors hoped to make cross-curricular connections to enrich their classes at the K-12 and collegiate levels with details related to West African culture and themes.

Dr. Diallo Sessoms of SU’s Teacher Education Department, who spent several days observing students at the Amanokrom school, was moved by the topic of a sermon they heard while attending a church service to “face opposition with joy.”

“The phrase is apropos with respect to how many Ghanaians deal with life,” he said. “It was relevant to students in school as they seemed as content … even though the conditions of the

Twenty-six educators from Wicomico County Public Schools have been named semifinalists for 2016-2017 Wicomico Teacher of the Year. These semifinalists will go through an extensive judging process that will end in the new Wicomico Teacher of the Year being named Thursday, March 17.

The annual Wicomico Teacher of the Year Banquet, with more than 200 guests including dozens of outstanding teachers (semifinalists, nominees, and former Teachers of the Year), will be held at the Commons at Salisbury University beginning at 6 p.m. March 17.

The banquet will also feature student musicians, an address by outgoing Wicomico Teacher of the Year Kim McGlinchey of Wicomico High School, and the honoring of a new Friend of Education.

Four finalists – one for each school level – will be announced, and from among those four finalists the new Wicomico Teacher of the Year will be announced.

Congratulations to the semifinalists: Beaver Run Elementary: Kathleen Rush, 2nd grade; Bennett Middle: Christy Briggs, 6th grade English language arts; Charles H. Chipman Elementary: Tamara Filippelli, Intervention; Choices Academy: Starla Blank, special education; Delmar Elementary:

Vanessa Stein, 3rd grade; East Salisbury Elementary: Rebekah Davis-Slade, media specialist; Fruitland Intermediate: Stacy Wheeler, 3rd grade; Fruitland Primary: Jessica Hanes, kindergarten; Glen Avenue Elementary: Jessica Womer, 2nd grade; James M. Bennett High: Erin Davis, art; Mardela Middle and High: Nancy Guillemart, 6th grade history; North Salisbury Elementary: Diana Hill, 3rd grade; Northwestern Elementary: Melissa Echard, 5th grade; Parkside High: David Miles, CTE Project Lead the Way; Pemberton Elementary: Arnetta Thomas, 5th grade English language arts; Pinehurst Elementary: Audra Phippin, 2nd grade; Pittsville Elementary and Middle: Lindsay McCauley, 5th grade English language arts; Prince Street Elementary: Ariel Thomas, 2nd grade English language arts; Salisbury Middle: Carole Rollins, 7th grade science; West Salisbury Elementary: Meeka McCoy, 2nd grade; Westside Intermediate: Kimble Messick, 5th grade English language arts; Westside Primary: Christina Stewart, 1st grade; Wicomico Early Learning Center: Cindy Becker, pre-kindergarten; Wicomico High: William Duck, modern world history; Wicomico Middle: Alison Davis, 6th grade English language arts; Willards Elementary: Carolyn Check, 2nd grade.

school are probably worse than the poorest schools in the U.S.” Dr. Lincoln Gibbs, chair of SU’s Health and Sport Sciences Department, said he found a landscape of hope, laughter and faith in Ghana. He explained: “I quickly learned that your greatest worries are not the ones that are in front of you, but the ones you choose to see. Despite all odds, the villagers chose to celebrate life before their sorrows.”

Professionally, he said, the experience expanded his understanding of global health, including disparities, and

led him to further appreciate grassroots public health advocacy. He hopes to use perspectives gained to create a global health seminar course at SU and to enhance his community health courses with information on these topics.

The other SU participants were Drs. Gina Bloodworth of Geography and Geosciences, Victoria Venable of Social Work, and Jeanne Whitney and Joseph Venosa of History, along with Kimberly Clark-Shaw of the Seidel School. The cohort also included four from Salisbury Middle and the Salisbury School.

Pictured in Ghana, from left, are Jeanne Whitney, Lincoln Gibbs, Joseph Venosa, Diallo Sessoms, Gina Bloodworth, Karen Carroll, James King, Amanda Ampofo-Williams, Kenneth Johnson, Alex Boamah and Katherine West.

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Health Blood Bank ships special platelets

Almost one year to the day that Blood Bank of Delmarva (BBD) signed an agreement with Cerus Corporation for their INTERCEPT Blood System for platelets and plasma, the first product from this system has been shipped and transfused. BBD was the first blood center in the United States to sign an agreement with Cerus for the INTERCEPT product.

With the first shipment also comes another first as the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Wilmington becomes the first medical facility in Delaware to transfuse this product.

The INTERCEPT Blood System reduces the risk of transfusion-transmitted infections such as Hepatitis B and C, HIV, West Nile Virus and malaria that could be present in donated blood.

INTERCEPT blocks the replication of pathogens such as viruses, bacteria and parasites, making them inactive.

Dr. Julie A. Horst, director of the medical center’s clinical laboratory said, “This is truly a remarkable step forward in the science of transfusion medicine which we are proud to be a part of. The INTERCEPT blood system greatly improves the safety of platelet and plasma transfusions we provide veterans.”

Free kidney screenings

The National Kidney Foundation of Maryland (NKF-MD) will hold a free KEY (Kidneys: Evaluate Yours) health screening from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 2 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center HealthFest at James M. Bennett High School, Salisbury.

KEY screenings identify early markers for high blood pressure, diabetes and kidney disease.

No appointments are needed for the screening and any adult can participate.

Lasting about 20 minutes, the screening includes blood pressure and weight checks, as well as counseling with a doctor and dietitian. Those needing to have their blood sugar and kidney function checked may have blood tests.

For more information visit www. kidneymd.org or call 410-726-8732 to speak with Nicole Scharf, NKF-MD’s director of field services for the Eastern Shore of Maryland and Southern Delaware.

McCready welcomes new CNO

McCready Health welcomes Debra Lynn Hansen, MSOL, BSN, B-C, ACM, as chief nursing officer.

Hansen brings over 32 years of clinical, educational, administrative, and managerial experience. She was most recently the director of Case Management, Social Services and Behavioral Health Services at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Horizon Greenville/Shenango.

A native of Pennsylvania, she earned a bachelor of science in nursing from Duquesne University and a master of science in organizational leadership from Geneva College.

Hansen resides in Crisfield with her husband and is the proud mother to one grown son and two dogs.

PRMC receives designation

Peninsula Regional Medical Center (PRMC) has been designated

by CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (CareFirst) as a Blue Distinction Center+ for Cardiac Care. It is one of only three hospitals in Maryland to be designated as a Blue Distinction Center+ in Cardiac Care, and is the only hospital on the Delmarva Peninsula to earn the distinction.

The Blue Distinction Centers for Specialty Care® program is a national designation awarded by Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies to medical facilities that have demonstrated expertise in delivering quality specialty care – which expanded recently to include more robust quality measures (Distinction Center+) focused on improved patient health and safety, as well as new cost-efficiency measures.

Peninsula Regional Medical Center is also a Blue Distinction Center+ in Hip and Knee Replacement and a Blue Distinction Center+ for Spine Surgery.

Nurse receives DAISY Award

The right nurse can make patients feel special, and holidays make that ability even more important. That’s why Jennifer Glass, RN, recently earned the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses at Peninsula Glass Regional Medical Center.

It was New Year’s Eve, and at about 11:45 p.m., a coworker noticed Glass pulling a chilled bottle of sparkling cider out of the unit refrigerator. He discovered Glass had brought it for her six patients, who were alone and hospitalized without their families on New Year’s Eve. She went from room to room with the sparkling cider bottle tastefully in a champagne bucket with ice, and

served the patients in elegant glasses.

She was working on a unit that faces the Salisbury downtown, and was able to arrange her patients’ rooms so they could face the windows and see the fireworks at midnight. She went above and beyond to show compassion, which brought a smile to the faces of her patients and helped them have a happy start to 2016.

For her exceptional care and compassion, Glass was honored with the Daisy Award in a ceremony before her colleagues, and received a certificate commending her for being an extraordinary nurse.

She was also presented with fresh daisies on behalf of the Peninsula Regional Medical staff, and a sculpture called A Healer’s Touch, hand-carved by artists of the Shona Tribe in Zimbabwe.

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

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Readers are invited to send any news items and photos that they would like to see featured in the Salisbury Star. Items can be emailed to mmcclure@mspublications.com.

PRMC adopts CareSage

Peninsula Regional Medical Center (PRMC) has become the first onesource business model site in the nation to adopt CareSage, a predictive analytics engine from Philips Lifeline that helps to identify patients who are at risk for emergency room transport, allowing for clinicians to intervene before problems occur.

CareSage uses Philips Lifeline AutoAlert technology and a wealth of aging and health data to focus on senior patients when they return home after a hospital stay to help them remain safer at discharge, aiming to avoid hospital readmissions.

“Coming home after a hospital stay is a relief for seniors, but it also comes with a lot of risks,” said Greg Gordon, head of strategy, Philips Home Monitoring. “CareSage lets health care systems like Peninsula Regional Medical Center continue to monitor and care for patients, and provides the right data at the right time to enable timely interventions.”

For more information about CareSage or the Philips Lifeline Service at PRMC, contact Bevereley Stoakley, Lifeline manager, at 410-543-4740 or 1-800-215-1031.

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Changing our belief system

By Veronica Correa

LIFE COACHING

As humans, we accumulate a set of beliefs and assumptions that help us navigate life. Somehow, along the way, we become certain that these beliefs and assumptions are correct. Remember, once upon a time, people believed with certainty that the Earth was flat.

The first few people who discovered that the Earth was in fact round were told to take that belief back or they would be killed. Breaking through culturally acquired beliefs can be difficult and even dangerous. However, learning to question your thoughts and beliefs can not only be life changing but an extraordinary experience.

Most of us have acquired faulty beliefs such as: “it’s hard to make a lot of money, opportunities are limited, it’s so hard to find the right partner, there is so much sickness around, I am just not good at…” When we believe these thoughts life somehow confirms them for us by giving us exactly what we believe. One to three percent of the population believes differently. They believe there are plenty of opportunities, that one can have loving relationships and they see challenges as opportunities.

I spent six years of my life believing

Changing your thoughts and your beliefs takes time and a conscious effort. that I couldn’t speak English. I would say, “it’s too hard,” “I just don’t get it,” “the teacher doesn’t like me,” etc.

When I graduated from high school I felt so relieved because I would never have to deal with the English language again. Little did I know that I would be coming to this country and I would have to learn the language if I wanted to enjoy my life here.

After I changed my belief system from “I can’t” to “I can” it took me only one year to become bilingual and proficient enough to have conversations in English. What a surprise! I could have done it all along but my beliefs and assumptions held me back. This new found belief system took me much further than just learning English. I decided to go back to college, finish my degree, go to graduate school and start my own business. All of it happened because I was willing to change my

JUMP ROPE FOR HEART - Under the direction of physical education teacher Megan Block, students at Northwestern Elementary raised $23,285. Second grader Delanie Spear and her family raised $10,151. In 2015, Spear was recognized as the top fundraising youth in the state. Over the past seven years, Northwestern students, families and staff have raised over $78,000 for the American Heart Association.

thoughts and beliefs. I liked the process of changing my belief system so much that this is what I do now as a therapist and life coach. I help others change their own thoughts and beliefs.

Can we actually change our lives by changing our thoughts? Life has proven time and time again that yes indeed we can but where does one begin? Thousands of thoughts swim in our minds each day which makes the task very daunting.

Changing your thoughts and your beliefs takes time and a conscious ef-

fort. It is as challenging as learning a foreign language. Most people give up the idea of a foreign language because it takes consistent practice. You have to stay focused and keep reminding yourself not to give up. You begin by making a decision on what needs to change in your life, then you take action and persevere.

Begin today to create the life you want. Make a decision on what kind of life you want, take the necessary steps to begin the journey and, most importantly, persevere.

Church

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Community

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Events at Parkway Church of God

Friend Day, Sunday, March 13, 9 and 11 a.m. Are you looking for real life connections? Everyone is welcome.

Dinner and a Gospel Sing - Recording Artist J.P. Miller in concert, Saturday, March 19, 4 p.m. Limited seating.

Cost is $15 per person, $25 a couple.

Miller will also perform at Sunday morning services on March 20 at 9 and 11 a.m.

For more information, call the church office at 410-749-9428 or visit www.myparkwaycog.com.

Women’s Day Observance

Union United Methodist Church, 1203 Pine St., Delmar, will observe Women’s Day on Sunday, March 13.

The Rev. Greta Belote will be the messenger for the 9 a.m. service and the Rev. Tamela will be the messenger for the 3:30 p.m. service. A fellowship meal will be served from noon to 2:30 p.m. All are welcome. For more information, contact Jackie Kimball at 410-749-9511.

Third Day to perform

Grammy award-winning Third Day will perform at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center on Saturday, March 19, during their “Lead Us Back” tour.

Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Brandon Heath will join the tour.

Third Day’s hit single, “Soul On Fire,” was the most-played song on Christian radio in 2015, solidly sitting at No. 1 for 11 weeks.

Tickets may be purchased at the

HALO RECEIVES GIFT - The Christian Leadership & Community Foundation (Maranatha, Inc., formerly Joy! 102.5 WOLC) provided a $5,000 gift to HALO Ministries. The donation will be used to purchase an enclosed trailer to pick up large donations which will save HALO approximately $15,000 a year in rental fees associated with using rental trucks. Pictured from left: Celeste Savage, HALO director and Deborah Byrd, CLCF executive director.

Wicomico Youth & Civic Center Box Office, by phone at 410-548-4911 or online at www.WicomicoCivicCenter. org.

The Cleansing Stream Seminar

Parkway Church of God in Salis-

Worship Guide Parkway Church of God Service Times: 9:00 and 11:00am Pastor Greg Morris

All Are Welcome!

Rt.50 and 600 Edison Street, Salisbury, MD 21804 410-749-9428 | www.myparkwaycog.com

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United Methodist Church Join US Sundays …

9 am Contemporary Praise Service 10 am KIDZ & Adult Sunday School 11 am Trad. Svce & KIDZ Church

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101 E. State Street, Delmar, DE 19940

302-846-9501

WSW RECEIVES GRANT - Women Supporting Women received a $4,707 grant funded by the Franklin P. and Arthur W. Perdue Foundation to help pay for publishing their monthly newsletter, which features articles on nutrition, health and the latest on the advancements in treatments for breast cancer, and articles written by local breast cancer survivors. Pictured from left: Natassia Feather, WSW, office manager; Alaina Van Gelder, WSW, executive director; Kim Nechay, Frankin P. and Arthur W. Perdue Foundation, executive director; Cindy Feist; WSW, director of fund development; Emily Rantz, WSW, director of community relations.

bury presents The Cleansing Stream Seminar, an eight week series of classes which prepare participants to receive healing and deliverance.

Orientation will be held on Wednesday, March 2 at 6:30 p.m. Classes begin the following Wednesday, March 9 at 6:30 p.m. Classes culminate in a one day retreat in Ocean City on Saturday, April 23.

Classes will be held at the church, Room #3. Cost is $50 per person or $85 per couple. Pay online at www.myparkwaycog.com.

For more information, visit online or call the church office at 410-749-9428.

St. Stephens events

Join us for the following events at St. Stephens UMC, 101 E. State St., Delmar.

For more information, contact the church office at 846-9501 or visit www.ststephensumc.com.

Saturday, March 19 - Chicken and Crust, 4-7 p.m. Adults - $12, kids - $6, ages 3 and under - free. Carry-outs available.

Sunday, March 20 - Cantata, 11 a.m.

Thursday, March 24 - Maundy Thursday Service, 7 p.m.

Friday, March 25 - Good Friday Service, 7 p.m.

Sunday, March 27 - Easter Sunday Services - 7 a.m. - Sunrise Service; 9 a.m. - Praise Service; 10 a.m. - Easter Egg Hunt; 11 a.m. - Traditional Service Donations are needed for Operation We Care, which sends supplies to troops overseas.

For more information, contact

GYM RECEIVES DONATION - Main Street Gym has received a $1,000 donation from The Opportunity Shop, a local non-profit organization affiliated with Asbury United Methodist Church in Salisbury. Coach Hal Chernoff of Main Street Gym received the donation from Sharon Marshall, a volunteer of The Opportunity Shop. Chernoff, head coach, trainer and director of operations for the gym, said the money will go toward purchasing more equipment and paying for travel expenses for his fighters.

Brenda Morris or visit www.operationwecare.org.

Send your community news and photos to the Salisbury Star: mmcclure@mspublications.com

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Real Estate Let’s hear from the Real Estate Advisor: Choosing the right listing agent

By Gee Dunsten, Sales Associate Long and Foster Real Estate

You’ve decided to sell your house.

You begin to interview potential real estate agents to help you through the process. You need someone you trust enough to: • Set the market value on possibly the largest asset your family owns your home • Set the time schedule for the successful liquidation of that asset • Set the fee for the services required to liquidate that asset An agent must be concerned first and foremost about you and your family in order to garner that degree of

trust. Make sure this is the case.

Be careful if the agent you are interviewing begins the interview by: • Bragging about their success • Bragging about their company’s success An agent’s success and the success of their company can be important considerations when deciding on the right real estate professional to represent you in the sale of your house.

However, you first need to know they care about what you need and what you expect from the sale. If the agent is not interested in first establishing your needs, how successful they may seem is much less important.

Look for someone with the “heart of a teacher” who comes in prepared well enough to explain the current real estate market and patient enough to take the time Gee Dunsten to show how it may impact the sale of your home - not someone only interested in trying to sell you on how great they are.

You have many agents from which to choose. Pick someone who truly cares.

About the author: Gee Dunsten, a

graduate of the University of Maryland, entered the real estate business in 1972. Starting in residential sales, he progressed to general sales manager, then owner/broker in 10 years.

Over the course of his career, Gee has helped more than 3,000 families achieve the American dream of home ownership, and he is currently an associate broker with Long and Foster in Ocean City. Gee has been a senior instructor with the Council of Residential Specialists for over 25 years and served as their 2001 president.

Gee has co-written and developed the Recreation and Resort Specialist Training courses and is recognized as a Recreation and Resort Specialist.

Gee was inducted into the Real Estate Experts Hall of Fame in 2012 and was also selected as one of 10 Top 5 Elite Speakers.

The Lower Eastern Shore kicked off 2016 with a spike in pending sales, according to the latest figures from the Coastal Association of Realtors (CAR).

CAR’s local housing statistics for January showed an overall 23.6 percent increase in pending sales, or contracts, compared to the same time last year in Somerset, Wicomico and Worcester counties.

Single family home contracts in Somerset saw the largest increase of 75 percent, while single family home contracts in Wicomico and Worcester increased by 23.7 percent and 10.9 percent, respectively.

Settlements of single family homes and condominiums were largely down, with the exception of a 15.6 percent increase in condominium settlements in Worcester County.

Local inventory declined, this month by 9.9 percent compared to the same

time last year in all three counties. Listing and sales prices were down by 17.9 percent and 20.1 percent, respectively, compared to December 2015.

“A slight decline in inventory, coupled with decreased listing and sales prices, creates a favorable market for any potential buyers who may be sitting on the fence, waiting for a good time to buy,” said CAR President Linda Moran.

“As usual, we expect those increased contracts to become increased settlements in the coming months. Overall, our members are busy and January’s numbers indicate the beginning of an active year in local real estate.”

CAR’s monthly local housing statistics are pulled from the association’s Multiple Listing Service, which represents the activity of over 1,000 local realtors in Somerset, Wicomico and Worcester counties. Visit www.coastalrealtors.org for more information.

Realtors see increase in contracts

NEW MAINTENANCE DIVISION - SVN-Miller managing directors Brent Miller, CCIM, CPM and Amy Miller, CPM, announce the formation of a maintenance division to add to the full service commercial real estate brokerage and property management divisions. Maintenance Manager Justin Hart has been hired to build and grow all maintenance efforts for existing property management clients. Prior to joining SVN-Miller, Justin worked in the fishing and hunting industry for 15 years. He was in charge of maintaining fishing vessels and handled the upkeep on the hunting lodge and grounds. For more information about the newly formed maintenance division, contact Amy Miller at amy.miller@svn.com or call 410-543-2440.

Trend of stabilization continues

The first month of the new year started with great promise with an increase of 14.2 percent in home sales, according to the Maryland Association of Realtors®, (MAR). As compared to January 2015, average prices rose by 2.5 percent and median prices increased by 4.8 percent. Once again, smaller counties continue to experience declines in average and median price. Most notable is Kent County with a decline of 32.2 percent and Talbot County with a decrease of 31.4 percent as compared to January 2015.

“We are cautiously optimistic about the start of 2016,” said MAR President Bonnie Casper. “The one area of concern is the decline of 1,114 homes in pending units from 6,013 in January of 2015 to 5,899 to the same time this year,” added Casper. “We look forward to a vibrant spring market.”

MAR publishes the Maryland Housing Statistics monthly; it is available online at www.mdrealtor.org.

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AFTER HOURS- Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Chesapeake hosted a Business After Hours on Jan. 14 at its offices on West Main Street in Salisbury. Big Brothers Big Sisters was joined by other mentoring organizations including Epoch Dream Center, The Wicomico Mentoring Project, and Horizons Salisbury, Inc. More on these organizations in a future issue of the Salisbury Star. The event was sponsored by United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore, the Wicomico Board of Education and the Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce. Photo by Mike McClure

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Salon Image Colar Bar and Spa gets rave reviews in opening

By Carol Kinsley

There’s a new spa in town, Salon Image Color Bar & Spa, and it’s getting rave reviews. Located on the outskirts of Salisbury but with a Fruitland address, Salon Image was opened in October.

If the number of employees is any indication of how popular the spa has become, the count is up to 31 as of mid-February, when five more full-time stylists were hired.

Most of the stylists — at least 75 percent — have more than 15 years experience, reported spa owner January “Jan” Lilly. All have at least five years.

In addition to technicians and assistants (all with cosmetology licenses), there are two estheticians and a massage therapist.

This team of talent operates as a family. That feeling of family, rather than corporate structure, was important to Lilly as she made plans for her new business. She is pleased that everyone helps each other. She posted on Facebook: “I love how our team works together! You know it’s special when you have stylists that have been in the industry 20 years, who work on commission, jumping in on their down time sweeping hair, hanging custom-

ers’ coats. Getting drinks for customers.

Makes it all worth it knowing you have hired such great professionals.”

Continuing education is also important to Lilly, whether it’s in-house classes for the staff or traveling for a seminar elsewhere. In February, a Wella hair color class was held at the salon.

“We want it to be a teaching salon, a happy place for everyone to go,” Lilly said.

Stylists are encouraged to use social media to share photos of their work.

“It’s about being proud of everything we do, inspiring the public to be creative, to be what they want to be.”

Lilly, who has been “doing hair” for 16 years, grew up on the Eastern Shore.

In high school, she said, “Everything I did was about art. I definitely have a creative side.”

The beautiful interior of the spa is an example. It has a crisp, modern, open feeling. Clients are greeted by a salon coordinator who schedules appointments and keeps thing moving smoothly, but the first thing they may notice is the color bar. The bar allows clients to relax over a refreshing cold drink or cup of Rise Up coffee while their stylists mix hair colors. They can watch television, read magazines or talk to other clients. Most importantly, the

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stylist is in full view and clients are involved in every aspect of color service.

Fantasy color is the newest trend, Lilly said. “Everybody wants to have vibrant colors — purple, teal, mermaid, unicorn hair color. That’s our new service. Sometimes it takes all day to do.”

Services such as these, or hair extensions, attract young people, the new generation which spas will depend on for clients in the future. Lilly admitted she was “outside her box” learning fantasy color, since most of her clients are closer to her own age, but she was in the shop recently on her day off, practicing.

Spa memberships are now available, for $57.77 per month. Benefits include your choice of one hour-long Swedish massage per month or an express facial each month, plus your choice between an express manicure or an add-on Olaplex treatment (with color) per month.

Members also get 10 percent off the spa’s exclusive glo therapeutics skin care products and select Smith & Cult nail lacquers.

Salon Image also offers other exclusive specialty products, including R+Co hair products and glo minerals.

Lilly said she had received compliments on the ease of reaching Salon Image.

The spa is located behind the Wine Rack at 104 West Cedar Lane, Suite 100, about five minutes south of Salisbury University. It’s easy to reach from the bypass, so you don’t have to fight in-town traffic, she added.

SALON mage COLOR BAR & SPA

Cut • Color • Style • Balayage • Brazilian Blowout Manicures • Pedicures Facials: Modern, Organic & Glow (Glycolic Peel & Vit. C) Skin Care: Cleansing , Exfoliation, Masks Full Body: Body Buff Treatment Massage: Deep Tissue, Swedish, Hot Stone

Your image is our image.

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410-831-3578

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Jan Lilly, Co-Owner of Fruitland’s Salon Image. Before Salon Image recently opened, it required two years of dedicated planning, innovativeness as well as her seasoned expertise to bring this unparalleled Hair Salon to fruition to the Greater Salisbury area.

The salon opens at 9 a.m., six days a week, closing at 5 p.m. on Monday and Saturday; 8 p.m. on Tuesday through Thursday and 7 p.m. on Friday. For an appointment call (410) 831-3578.

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Business Professionals and Services Directory

Name

Contact

Phone

Fax

Website

Email

ACCOUNTING Twilley, Rommel & Stephens, P.A. Robert Stephens, Jr. 410-749-1919 410-548-5039 trscpa.com rstephens@trscpa.com 1405 Wesley Dr., Salisbury, MD 21801 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ADVERTISING Morning Star Publications, Inc. Greg English 302-629-9788 302-629-9243 mspublications.com genglish@mspublications.com 951 Norman Eskridge Hwy., Seaford, DE 19973 Mark Waterhouse 302-339-7130 302-629-9243 mspublications.com mdw@mspublications.com ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ARCHITECTS & ENGINEERS Andrew W. Booth & Associates, Inc. Matthew Smith 410-742-7299 410-742-0273 awbengineers.com msmith@awbengineers.com 1942 Northwood Dr., Salisbury, MD 21801 Debbie Bailey dbailey@awbengineers.com ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Davis, Bowen & Friedel Michael Wigley 410-543-9091 410-543-4172 dbfinc.com mrw@dbfinc.com One Plaza East, Suite 200, Salisbury, MD 21801 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ AUTO DEALER Pohanka of Salisbury Chris Hagel 410-202-3453 410-742-5168 pohankaofsalisbury.com chagel@pohankaofsalisbury.com 2012 N. Salisbury Blvd., Salisbury, MD 21801 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ AUTO RENTAL Mills Rental Cars, Inc. Betsey Bradford 410-860-5466 410-742-3875 millsrentalcars@aol.com 102 Broadway St., Fruitland, MD 21826 410-546-2296 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ DENTAL CARE Peninsula Total Dental Care Stewart Perim 410-742-8686 410-742-6044 asmile4life.com stewartp@comcast.net 1505 South Salisbury Blvd., Salisbury, MD 21801 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ FINANCIAL The Bank of Delmarva Debbie Abbott 410-548-1100 410-742-9588 bankofdelmarva.com dabbott@bankofdelmarva.com 2245 Northwood Dr., Salisbury, MD 21801 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ FINANCIAL PLANNING & INVESTMENTS Delmarva Wealth Management Bob Anderson 410-912-4286 410-912-4287 delmarvawealth.com bob.anderson@lpl.com 543 Riverside Dr., Suite B, Salisbury, MD 21801 CFP (R) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ GARDEN CENTER Johnson’s Seed and Feed Cale Ashcraft 410-742-2151 410-548-5403 johnsonsseedandfeed.com seedandfeed@hotmail.com 871 W. Isabella St., Salisbury, MD 21801 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ HEATING AND AIR Mid-Atlantic Heating and Air Keith Owens 410-546-5404 410-546-5418 midatlanticheatandac.com ko.midatlantichvac@comcast.net 2312 Allen Dr., Salisbury, MD 21801 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ HOME MORTGAGE Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Erik Weeg 410-845-4918 877-698-7941 wfhm.com/erik-weeg erik.k.weeg@wellsfargo.com 1000 E. Main St., Salisbury, MD 21804 Branch Manager ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Ken Lee 410-845-4912 410-548-4154 www.wellsfargo.com Kenneth.J.Lee@wellsfargo.com 1000 E. Main St., Salisbury, MD 21804 Sales Manager ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL PAINTING ProCoat LLC, PO Box 2154 David Ennis 410-749-7491 443-944-9924 procoatdmv.com dennis@procoatdmv.com 26538 Siloam Rd., Salisbury, MD 21802 Sales Manager ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ INJURY LAW FIRM Ingerman & Horwitz LLP Vicki Gmurek 410-548-9919 410-548-3935 yoursalisburylawyer.com salisbury@ihlaw.com 209 E. Market St., Ste. 100, Salisbury, MD 21801 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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LAP BLANKETS FOR VETERANS - The Juliennes, The Ladies Auxiliary of the Knights of Columbus, Father Edmund Julian Council #11616 in Westover, made and donated patriotic lap blankets for veterans in the care of Coastal Hospice. Pictured from left: Evelyn Hengst, Ann Renois, and Cathy Fordham. Coastal Hospice honors every veteran who comes into their care as part of the We Honor Veterans program.

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SALISBURY STAR SPORTS- Salisbury Christian School eighth grader Tyler Tillinghast, left, is shown passing his Epworth Christian School opponent during the Annual SCS Middle School Basketball Tournament. Parkside’s Kayla Handy pulls in a rebound during her team’s 31-22 road win over Delmar. Handy scored 13 points to lead the Rams. Photo by Mike McClure

Business Professionals and Services Directory

Name

Contact

Phone

Fax

Website

Email

INSURANCE Avery Hall Insurance Group Kevin Hayes 410-742-5111 410-742-5182 averyhall.com khayes@averyhall.com 308 E. Main St., Salisbury, MD 21801 Joe Gast jgast@averyhall.com ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Gamee Elliott, State Farm Insurance Gamee Elliott 410-749-4725 410-749-4175 statefarm.com gamee.elliott.bvm6@statefarm.com 923 Eastern Shore Dr., Salisbury, MD 21804 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Gary K. Marshall Agency David Galeone 410-651-1111 410-651-9963 garymarshallagency.com david@garymarshallagency.com PO Box 250, 12610 Somerset Ave. Princess Anne, MD 21853 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Landmark Insurance & Financial Group Ryan McClenahan VP 410-651-2110 410-651-9288 landmarkinsuranceinc.com ryan@landmarkinsuranceinc.com 30386 Mt. Vernon Rd., Princess Anne, MD 21853 K. Jill Hall-CEO jill@landmarkinsuranceinc.com ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ RPS ISG International Dean Goodwin 410-901-0736 410-910-0836 isgintl.com dean_goodwin@rpsins.com 204 Cedar St., Cambridge, MD 21613 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thomas A. Prunty, State Farm Insurance Thomas A. Prunty 410-543-0333 410-546-0715 tomprunty.com tom.prunty.u29t@statefarm.com 1131 South Salisbury Blvd., Suite A-2, Salisbury MD 21801 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ PORTABLE STORAGE Cubes To Go Betsey Bradford 410-742-2100 410-742-3875 cubestogo.com cubestogo2100@aol.com PO Box 238, 104 Broadway St., Fruitland, MD 21826 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ PRINTING/GRAPHIC DESIGN Minuteman Press Diana Merritt 410-548-7122 410-548-7124 salisbury.minutemanpress.com image@minutemanpress.com 829 E. William St., Salisbury, MD 21804 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ TIRE & AUTO REPAIR Burnett White Tire Pros Dawn Tilghman 410-742-2222 410-543-4182 www.burnettwhite.com dawn@burnettwhitetire.com 412 E. Main St., Salisbury, MD 21801 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Call 302-629-9788 for advertising information.

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Final Word

Letters to the Editor Addressing the poultry farm

As Wicomico County Executive, I want to address the apprehension some of our citizens have expressed regarding the poultry farm that is being considered on West Road.

Many of the statements that have been made during public comments in County Council meetings along with emails that I have received personally and articles in the media have been less than accurate. I take this matter very seriously and have my own concerns about this issue. Because of these concerns, I have reached out to experts on the topic who are charged with the responsibility of protecting public health and our environment.

I have invited the secretaries of Maryland Department of the Environment, Maryland Department of Agriculture and the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and have asked them to conduct a public meeting locally to share the facts as they know them and to answer our citizens’ concerns.

I have also been meeting with poultry companies, the Delmarva Poultry Industry, our local Health Department and others attempting to collect factual information on an operation of this size being considered at this time.

Until all of this information can be compiled, I believe it is premature to attempt to legislate or regulate a business as important as the poultry industry is to our county and to restrict citizens’ property rights.

Bob Culver

Wicomico County Executive

Give hope through United Way

It is a great honor to serve as board president for United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore. In this role, I continue to witness the selfless generosity among individuals and organizations in our community who support United Way’s mission to improve the lives of the most vulnerable on the Shore. What we achieve together is nothing short of amazing!

Our United Way currently touches the lives of one in three people. It is the largest non-governmental source of funding for 62 critical programs in the four Lower Eastern Shore Counties in Maryland. Last year, your United Way impacted 76,000 local people, giving them the tools they need to build a better life and hope for a brighter, secure future. When you give, you can count on the responsible stewardship of your contribution to help the most people, in the most impactful way possible. Did you know that 100% of each contribution stays local?

The local United Way Community Impact Committee spends over 800 volunteer hours each year vetting the pro-

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Last Laugh Wit always wins over anger

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When Gandhi was studying law at University College, London, a professor, whose last name was Peters, disliked him intensely and always displayed prejudice and animosity towards him. Also, because Gandhi never lowered his head when addressing him, as he expected…. there were frequent “arguments” and confrontations.

One day, Mr. Peters was having lunch at the dining room of the University, and Gandhi came along with his tray and sat next to the professor. The professor said, “Mr. Gandhi, you do not understand. A pig and a bird do not sit together to eat.”

Gandhi looked at him as a parent would a rude child and calmly replied, “You do not worry professor. I’ll fly away,” and he went and sat at another table.

Mr. Peters, reddened with rage, decided to take revenge on the next test paper, but Gandhi responded brilliantly to all questions. Mr. Peters, unhappy and frustrated, asked him the following question. “Mr. Gandhi, if you were walking down the street and found a package, and within was a bag of wisdom and another bag with a lot of money, which one would you take?”

Without hesitating, Gandhi responded, “The one with the money, of course.”

Mr. Peters, smiling sarcastically said, “I, in your place, would have taken wisdom, don’t you think?” Gandhi shrugged indifferently and responded, “Each one takes what he doesn’t have.”

Mr. Peters, by this time was beside himself and so great was his anger that he wrote on Gandhi’s exam sheet the word “idiot” and gave it to Gandhi. Gandhi took the exam sheet and sat down at his desk trying very hard to remain calm while he contemplated his next move. A few minutes later, Gandhi got up, went to the professor and said to him in a dignified but sarcastically polite tone, “Mr. Peters, you signed the sheet, but you did not give me the grade.” grams in which you invest From youth and elderly issues to transportation and health care, these volunteers scrutinize agency budgets and programs to ensure all contributions will have the greatest impact.

Currently, we are in the final stages of this year’s campaign, and I encourage all readers to consider helping by making a contribution. I also encourage all local businesses to consider a workplace campaign to allow employees to donate through payroll deduction.

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Mark Waterhouse Rick Cullen Chris Redman

When you give to our local United Way, you are building a healthier community. I strongly urge those in our community to join our “United Way Family,” and experience first-hand what it means to live united.

For more information or to make a tax-deductible donation, visit www. unitedway4us.org.

Cathie Thomas

Board President, United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore

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SALISBURY STAR • MARCH 2016

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Nina Nina Littleton Littleton

TracyJones Jones Tracy 410-430-1975 (c) 410-430-1975 (c) Tracy.Jones@LongandFoster.com Tracy.Jones@LongandFoster.com Tracy Jones Tracy Jones Tracy Jones is looking forward to sharing her pos-

410-430-9481 410-430-9481 (c) (c) Nina.Littleton@LongandFoster.com Nina.Littleton@LongandFoster.com

Nina Littleton Nina Littleton

Nina Littleton has been agent in Nina Littleton has beenaaatop topproducing producing agent in in 410-430-9481 (c) Nina Littleton has been top producing 410-430-9481 (c) agent thethe Salisbury area priority the Salisbury areafor formany manyyears. years. Her Her top top priority priority Salisbury area for many years.

Her top Nina.Littleton@LongandFoster.com isNina.Littleton@LongandFoster.com going beyond the expected to deliver an excepis going beyond the expected to deliver excepis going beyond the expected to deliver an excepNina Littleton has been a top producing agent in in Nina Littleton has been a top producing agent tional and fully satisfying one-stop, full-service tional and and fully fully satisfying satisfying one-stop, one-stop, full-service full-service tional the Salisbury area for many years.

Her top priority the Salisbury area for Her top priority real estate experience home buyers and sellers. real estate experience formany homeyears. buyers sellers. real estate experience for home buyers and sellers. isNina going beyond the expected to deliver an excepis going beyond the expected to deliver an excepNina is married and has two children attends is married and has two children and attends Nina is married and has two children and attends tional and fully satisfying one-stop, full-service tional and fully satisfying one-stop, full-service church locally.

She is passionate about real estate and is always excited to church locally.

SheShe is passionate excited to to church locally. is passionateabout aboutreal realestate estateand and isis always always excited real estate experience for home buyers and sellers. real estate experience for home buyers and sellers. work with her clients throughout theirentire entirehome homesearch search or or sale sale process, process, work withwith herher clients throughout their process, work clients throughout their entire home search or Nina is details. married and has and attends Nina is married andtwo haschildren two children and attends and assisting in finalizing finalizing the details. assisting in andand assisting in finalizing thethe details.

Tracy Jones Jones410-430-1975 is looking looking forward(c) to sharing sharing her posposTracy is forward to 410-430-1975 (c) her itive attitude, enthusiasm and 13+ years of real itive attitude, enthusiasm and 13+ years of real itive Tracy.Jones@LongandFoster.com attitude, enthusiasm and 13+ years of real Tracy.Jones@LongandFoster.com estate experience with Long & Foster and estate experience experience with with Long Long & & Foster Foster and and her her her estate Tracy Jones is looking forward to sharing her posTracy Jones is looking forward to sharing her pos-the clients.She a Salisbury native enjoys clients.

SheShe is aaisSalisbury Salisbury native who who enjoys the clients. is native who enjoys the itive attitude, enthusiasm and 13+ years of real itiveknit attitude, enthusiasm of close knit community andand theand way theyears town hasrealhas close knit community the13+ way the town close community and the way the town has estate experience with Long & Foster and her estate experience with Long & Foster and her expanded.

Tracy and her family attend church expanded.

Tracy and her family attend church expanded. Tracy and her family attend church clients.

She is a Salisbury native who enjoys the clients.

She is a Salisbury native who enjoys locally and also enjoy the beach.

She specializes in new construction and locallyand andalso alsoenjoy enjoy beach. specializes in new construction locally thethe beach.

SheShe specializes in new construction andtheand close knit community and the way the town has close knit community and the way the town helping first time home buyers.

With thethe support of the the Long & Foster Foster team,has helping home buyers.

With the support of & team, helpingfirst firsttime time home buyers.

With support of Long the Long & Foster team, expanded.

Tracy and her family attend church expanded.

Tracy and her family attend church Tracy is certain to make 2016 a wonderful year!

Tracy is certain to make 2016 a wonderful year!

Tracy is certain to make 2016 a wonderful year! church locally.

She isShe passionate aboutabout real estate and isand always excited to tolocally church locally. is passionate real estate is always excited and also the beach.

She specializes in new and and locally andenjoy also enjoy the beach.

She specializes in construction new construction work work with her throughout their entire homehome searchsearch or saleorprocess, withclients her clients throughout their entire sale process,helping first time buyers.

With With the support of theof Long & Foster team,team, helping firsthome time home buyers. the support the Long & Foster and assisting in finalizing the details. and assisting in finalizing the details.

TracyTracy is certain to make 2016 a2016 wonderful year! year! is certain to make a wonderful

Ann Ann Hammond Ann Hammond Ann

Alice Alice Fisher Alice Fisher Alice 410-430-1739 (c) Fisher Fisher 410-430-1739 (c)

410-430-4547 (c) (c) 410-430-4547

410-430-1739 (c) (c) 410-430-1739

410-430-4547 (c) Hammond Hammond 410-430-4547 (c) Ann.Hammond@LongandFoster.com Ann.Hammond@LongandFoster.com

Alice.Fisher@LongandFoster.com Alice.Fisher@LongandFoster.com

Ann Hammond Hammond comes comes to to Long Long & & Foster Foster with with over over three three Ann.Hammond@LongandFoster.com Ann

Ashley Ashley Holland Ashley Holland Ashley 443-623-7298 (c) Holland Holland 443-623-7298 (c)

443-623-7298 (c) (c) 443-623-7298 Ashley.Holland@LongandFoster.com Ashley.Holland@LongandFoster.com

Alice Fisher is is aa lifelong lifelong resident resident of of the the lower lower EastEastAshley Holland is is originally originally from from Annapolis, Annapolis, MaryMaryAlice.Fisher@LongandFoster.com Ashley.Holland@LongandFoster.com Alice Fisher Ashley Holland decades of professional professional experience and personal comland and graduated from Salisbury University in 2010Mary of experience and personal comAnndecades Hammond comes to Long & Foster with over three ern Shore and has been a licensed Realtor for over and graduated Salisburyfrom University in 2010 Alice Fisher is has a lifelong the lower East- land Ashley Holland from is originally Annapolis, ern Shore and been aresident licensed of Realtor for over mitment to work work for for her her clients. During During her career career Ann Ann.Hammond@LongandFoster.com with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Marketing, and Ann.Hammond@LongandFoster.com mitment to clients. her Ann Alice.Fisher@LongandFoster.com Ashley.Holland@LongandFoster.com decades of professional experience and personal comwith a Bachelor’s degree in Business Marketing, Alice.Fisher@LongandFoster.com Ashley.Holland@LongandFoster.com 30 years. years.

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