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Vol. 3 No. 8 November 2016

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Hoppa gives back to community as chaplain for local organizations

By Mike McClure

STUDENT PROFILE- Worcester Prep senior Ava Schwartz of Salisbury hopes to play field hockey in college. Story on page 24

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INDEX Bulletin Board......................20-21 Business Digest ....................... 12 Business Directory..............32-33 Business Profile ....................... 12 Church ....................................... 23 Delegate’s Report....................... 6 Education ............................24-27 Entertainment ........................... 22 Final Word................................. 35 Gee Dunsten ............................. 15 Health....................................28-31 Personnel .................................. 14 Real Estate ................................ 15 Salisbury University................. 26 Sports ...................................16-19 The Great Outdoors ................. 19 Veronica Correa........................ 34 Veterans Day............................. 11

For the past 23 years, Jimmy Hoppa has been on the airwaves as a radio and TV personality on the Delmarva Peninsula. But what some of his fans may not know is that he volunteers his time as a chaplain for local organizations and is a lay minister at his church where he and his wife run a Celebrate Recovery program. Or how he got his name.

For the past three years Hoppa has served as chaplain for the Laurel Fire Company. He is also a member of the company’s fire police.

“We’ve got kids that jump into buildings and put fires out and I respect them for that,” said Hoppa, who is also a chaplain for the Sussex County Volunteer Fire Fighters Association and Nanticoke Memorial Hospital.

Hoppa lives by a saying that can be found on a bumper sticker on his car, “He died for me, I’ll live for him.”

“I’m not smart enough to do this.

Anything that you see me do is not me, it’s that I made myself available to God and said ‘what do you want me to do’,” Hoppa said.

His position as an anchor on WBOC often helps break the ice when visits people in the hospital. “God’s given me the ability to walk into the room and it’s (awkwardness of meeting someone new) is gone. The introduction was already made though TV,” said Hoppa.

Once the ice is broken, Hoppa says he is able to pray and talk with patients.

He also goes to the scenes of accidents in his role as chaplain for the fire company and talks to people while EMTs and paramedics work.

“You hear a lot that it’s (fire department) a brotherhood, it really is. I think they all like to serve or they wouldn’t be running into burning buildings or into a car,” Hoppa said of the firefighters who often risk their lives to save strangers.

Hoppa was born in Mountain Home, Idaho, but his family moved around because his father was in the air force.

He grew up in southern Oklahoma and later made his home in Oklahoma City when he worked at a local radio station, on the morning show. That is where he met his wife, Carol, now a teacher in the Seaford School District.

Carol, born in Chicago, met Jimmy at the radio station. The station held

WBOC anchor and Laurel Fire Department chaplain Jimmy Hoppa speaks during a 9/11 memorial ceremony at the Citizens Hose Fire Company in Smyrna.

Photo by Gene Shaner

Community Profile a party with a deaf performing group and he met with the group’s coordinator prior to the party. That was Carol, who is hearing impaired. The couple

married and later moved to New Jersey, allowing them to be close to family in New York. Jimmy worked at a radio station there for two years, but after dealing with some “culture shock” from moving from Oklahoma to New Jersey, Continued on page 4

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Wicomico Library relaunches adult literacy program

By Rachel Farris

The Wicomico Library is currently relaunching a program for the Salisbury community called “Project Read.” Originally a simple adult literacy program in the late 80s and 90s, this relaunch sees the program becoming much more wholistic, as Executive Director Andrea Berstler described it.

Decades ago, Project Read provided one on one tutoring for adults who couldn’t read. Each student worked with a tutor on-on-one, and the tutors, for the most part, just took the time to read with them, using books on the shelves; the library had books available that were written for adults whose reading levels were low.

According to Berstler, “Fast forward 20 years… and what we’re doing is launching Project Read, but it’s a little more robust and a lot more wholistic in its approach.” It still provides one-onone tutoring and is free and confidential, but it no longer simply teaches people how to read anymore. “There’s a lot more to literacy than simply being able to understand words,” Berstler said.

The new project will not just teach people how to read words, but how to gain information from those words and how to use that information. The program will focus on five categories of

literacy: basic literacy (reading), health literacy, financial literacy, technology literacy, and family literacy. Family literacy will incorporate guardians reading to their children and perpetuating literacy within the family. After all, kids want their parents to read to them, but some adults struggle with even the most basic of children’s books, Berstler said.

Technology literacy will involve using tablets, computers, iPads, etc. to help people become more comfortable and familiar with technology. “Oftentimes, the best way to learn to use a computer or a tablet is just to use it,” Berstler explained.

They felt there was a need for this program; what spurred on the relaunch, however, are the discussions Wicomico Library had with Wor-Wic Community College. Wor-Wic’s adult basic education program is housed in the downtown library, and the college asked whether the library knew of anyone with literacy tutoring programs. People wanted to enroll in their adult course, but their reading skills were too poor; they couldn’t get into the classes to earn their high school diplomas. Berstler said they began to realize this was a bigger problem than they initially thought; they started to research illiteracy rates and the impact of illiteracy in the community.

They came to the conclusion that this

should be a priority.“We started doing talks about the impact of illiteracy in the community,” Berstler continued, “and things moved very quickly once people saw some of the numbers for what illiteracy costs people, how much it impacts our community overall, and how many doors are closed to people who can’t read.”

The startup money has come from grants, which will help alleviate costs for the first two or three years. The library is just recently partially recovered from budget cuts around 2008-09, though the budget is still not as much as it was before those cuts, Berstler added. However, “We got to the point where we felt we had ourselves on solid enough financial footing that we could start talking about bringing back some of these kinds of programs, and Project Read was one of the first ones on the list.”

The United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore is providing $35,000 for the first two years as startup funding and is the primary funder. The Rotary Club of Wicomico County has really spearheaded this initiative; nearly every place that Berstler and Wynette Curtis, Project Read coordinator, have gone to talk about the project, a representative from the Rotary Club has accompanied them. The Rotary Club has worked on

making contacts and taking charge of the public aspect of getting the program off the ground. One of the appearances the partnership made was before the Henson Foundation, which has committed to an additional $20,000 for the first three years. Other philanthropic entities in the community have also expressed an interest in providing money at such a time as it is needed.

The goal is to be fully funded through the library itself by year four as part of its operational budget. Grant money generally does not go past three or four years, Berstler said that as organizations have other programs they would like to help finance. In year four of Project Read, they look for it to be a full library program the way they take care of other expenses, such as putting on story-time, buying books, or providing databases. “This would be part of our function in this community,” she added.

The literacy categories included in the program’s expansion were chosen after research - and listening. They listened to what people were asking the staff for help with the most, and decided what they were qualified to assist with.

For example, Berstler explained, many people ask legal questions. The staff can Continued on page 5

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Rotary Club seeks applicants The Rotary Club of Salisbury seeks applications for its new 3-Point Initiative; a grant that will be awarded to a local non-profit(s) in December that locally promotes responsibility, integrity and academic achievement - the 3-Point Initiative - to area youth. The deadline to apply is Nov. 15.

The 3-Point Initiative grant, with awards ranging from $1,000 to $10,000 depending on the program impact and funds available, will be presented during the Wicomico County Governor’s Challenge Basketball Tournament, which will take place on Dec. 27-30, at the Wicomico Youth and Civic Center and at select high schools in Salisbury.

More than 100 teams (30 locally) from 10 states are expected to participate, with over $1 million being infused into the local economy.

Again this year, the Rotary Club of Salisbury is partnering with the Governor’s Challenge Holiday Basketball Tournament by procuring sponsors.

The Rotary Club receives a portion of the sponsorship dollars, which are earmarked for charitable purposes. All of

the profits will be distributed to local non-profit organizations whose mission promotes the 3-Point Initiative. Additionally, every dollar raised for this initiative will be matched by the generosity of the Donnie Williams Foundation.

Organizations interested in applying must meet eligibility criteria that include being a government entity, faithbased organization or a non-profit public charity that supports programs for youth on the Lower Eastern Shore. A narrative is required detailing how the organization promotes the three tenets of the grant: responsibility, integrity and academic achievement.

The grant application is available on the Rotary Club of Salisbury website at www.RotarySalisbury.org. Questions may be directed to Rotary Club of Salisbury President, Marie Calafiura at 410-543-0182.

Those wishing to support the grant, through sponsorship of the Governor’s Challenge Basketball Tournament or placement of an ad in the event program, may contact Dan Williams at williams00001@comcast.net.

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the couple decided to move to the Delmarva Peninsula. That is where “Jimmy Hoppa” was born.

Hoppa went ahead to Delaware while Carol finished teaching. She arrived she said of Delmarva, “this is just like home.” Hoppa signed a contract with 99.9, which transitioned from a rock and roll format to country in 1993.

Once he arrived he was told that the station would be a Froggy station and that all of the DJs would have reptile names like “Ann Phibian” and “Jimmy Hoppa.”‘ He worked there for seven years

before going to rival country station Cat Country, which asked him to keep the name. By the time he made the switch from radio to tv, the name had stuck.

“Radio was a terrific ride. I met a lot of great people,” said Hoppa. “It (the switch) was a learning curve, it was tough. WBOC has been so kind to me, I’ve learned a lot.”

Jimmy and Carol run a Celebrate Recovery program at Park Lane Church of God in Federalsburg, where he is also a Lay Minister.

The program, which was started in California, deals with more than just alcohol and drugs. Hoppa said it is like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), expect the higher power is Jesus Christ.

The members of the group ask for forgiveness so that they can move forward and make positive changes in their lives.

County works to fight hunger

For the second year in a row, Wicomico County has partnered with the Maryland Food Bank to help collect food during the holiday season with the “Feeding Our Neighbors” challenge.

County government employees have been challenged to collect a total of 3,000 pounds of non-perishable food for the Maryland Food Bank. Last year, County employees collected 2,317 pounds of food which provided 2,780 meals.

The campaign will run through Dec. 16.

The Maryland Food Bank estimates that 46,000 people living on the Eastern Shore are considered to be “food insecure,” meaning they are not sure where they will get their next meal. One third of those are children.

The public is invited to participate, and can drop off non-perishable food items at several locations: the Government Office Building, the Department of Corrections, the Roads Department, the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center, and the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Department.

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Project Read Continued from page 3 show them all of their resources on the subject, but they are not lawyers and cannot give legal advice. On the other hand, there are basic financial literacy tools available that they can help with, such as how to use a budget, how to manage credit cards better, what a bank can do for its customers, etc.

There are also health literacy tools available, and they are currently in discussions to work with Peninsula Regional Medical Center (PRMC) and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s pharmacology school. Both organizations are very interested in providing the kind of information needed for health literacy, Berstler said. In addtion, technology literacy is an issue they encounter all the time, “that digital divide where people don’t know how to use a computer. They don’t understand it; they can’t get the information they need or know whether or not it is good information.”

Besides the staff’s personal observations, the National Adult Literacy Campaign lists the five literacy subjects they find the most concerning across the United States, Curtis explained. “Once you master those, your quality of life improves,” she added. Berstler elabo-

SALISBURY STAR • NOVEMBER 2016 rated that Project Read, in that respect, is really a life-skills training. Twenty years ago, those skills were taught in schools, and people would learn how to reconcile their bank account, or to pay bills, or manage a household, as part of their curriculum. Unfortunately, Berstler said, these skills are not taught in school and are not being taught in the home, either; people who are welleducated still have no idea how to use a budget, or what it means to manage healthcare and be proactive in that realm of their life. “We’re turning out generations of people now who have no life skills. They have a lot of information and no life skills,” she said.

There is also a population of people too dependent on technology, Curtis added. She cited an experience not long ago of a cashier who couldn’t make change for a $20 bill upon being unable to enter it into the register. A woman who relies on digital clocks, she said, could not tell her grandson the time on his Judy Clock because she did not understand it in analog.

Considering the diverse problems people face with literacy, Curtis does intake testing for those wanting to participate, which is really more of “an informal assessment,” she said. She finds out what they want to learn and works through all of the resources there and that other libraries have made available to develop a personalized plan of action just for that student. She finds a volun-

teer to be their literacy coach, hopefully one with the background experience and knowledge to assist their personal goals. The coach and student commit to meet for an hour to an hour and a half, twice a week, for as long as it takes to address the identified wants of the learner. Each literacy coach is committed to a max of six months, but it may not take that long; it is up to the student to decide when they feel they have learned what they wanted to learn.

“It’s very self-identified, very outcome-based, and highly customized, which I think is what makes the program that we’re trying to do here unique,” Berstler said. “We haven’t seen another program like this anywhere in the country that takes on this scope of literacies and does it in such a wholistic approach to addressing those skills.”

Each volunteer undergoes an initial four-hour training session. They then continue with bi-monthly one to two hour professional development sessions to touch on any topics they have concerns about or anything that Curtis feels they need to brush up on. They may use these sessions to enhance what is already being done based on Curtis’s observations of the learner. Curtis added that she is the literacy coaches’ main resource; they can approach her at any time for help or material.

Some volunteers will be, and have been, recruited from Salisbury Univer-

PAGE 5 sity, which has offered practical, onthe-ground help. Dr. Judith Frantz has helped with curriculum development, and her doctoral students are assisting with that as well as tutoring strategies, Berstler said. Graduate students are also working on recruiting on campus for literacy coaches, Curtis added. Dr. Koomi Kim has been a tremendous help, as she has found some funding to obtain wordless picture books specifically geared towards non-functioning adults. Berstler also identified Dr. Maida Finch as a key component; she is helping with the formal assessment of the program so that the program will be as high quality as possible. They are working to “make sure that our measurements for how successful we believe the program is are accurately measuring things the way they should be, so that when we say this is a successful program, we have the numbers to prove it,” she said.

“The response has been so tremendous,” Curtis said. “I was expecting initially 15 [literacy coach volunteers], but now we might have about 18.” On top of that, they have had 18 referrals and three walk-ins wanting to become students in the program. Curtis went to Hope And Life Outreach (HALO) to discuss the program, and five people showed an interest. Even without others who are perhaps considering the program but have not spoke up, Continued on page 6

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Maryland Delegate’s Report

By Carl Anderton Over the past month our office has participated in meetings with senior officials in the Hogan administration on a number of things. We sat down with Secretary of Budget and Management David Brinkley to discuss budget priorities for our area and we also met with Deputy Chief of Staff Roy McGrath to confer about the funding for road maintenance and construction, to name a few.

My district includes Fruitland, Salisbury, Delmar, and unincorporated portions of Wicomico County. I attend as many local government meetings as my schedule will allow. This month I have attended meetings for all three municipalities as well as the county council. It is always great to see so many people participate in local government.

This month also saw the latest successful launch from Wallops Island.

The launch was a great opportunity to discuss the wonder of scientific ex-

Project Read Continued from page 5

Berstler said, “We haven’t even truly started recruiting students, and yet here

ploration as well as the economic impact that the facility has to both Maryland and Virginia.

There were several community events this month Carl Anderton including banquets hosted by the NAACP, Delmar Fire Department, and the Fruitland Fire Department. We also saw young people having an opportunity to play football at Seagull Stadium, Donnie Drewer retire after over 50 years of service to the State Highway Administration, and the Governor’s Service Awards. Finally, I was able to brush off my cleats and join several other members of the General Assembly in a charity softball game.

As I wrote last month, fall on Delmarva is gorgeous and I encourage everyone to follow Scorchy Tawes’ sage advice and “wander our Delmarvalous land”. we have 25 plus students who are basically standing on our doorstep, waiting for us to open the door.”

These are people whose lives have gotten off-track and who now have almost no options, said Berstler. “Their career options are severely limited.”

People often ask why these people

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Referendum on BOE members Registered voters in Wicomico County received by mail sample ballots for the Nov. 8 election. The ballot includes Question A: Local Referendum on the Wicomico County Board of Education – Election and Appointment of Members.

Information on the ballot question and links to documents related to the referendum are posted online for the community to review at www.wcboe. org/leadership/board_of_education/ november_8__2016_referendum_on_ school_board.

The seven members of the Wicomico County Board of Education are currently appointed by the Governor of Maryland, with local input. The referendum on the November General Election ballot presents three options for choosing future Board members, as outlined

in Senate Bill 145 (signed into law on April 26, 2016, by Gov. Larry Hogan.

Option 1 - Retain the current appointed Board system in which the Governor appoints the members of the Board.

Option 2 - Change to an elected Board, with five members elected by voters within the voters’ council district and two at-large members elected by all voters of Wicomico County, effective with the November 2018 election.

Option 3 - Change to a combination of members who are elected and who are appointed, with five members elected by voters within the voters’ council district, effective with the November 2018 election, and two members appointed by the Wicomico County Council from a list of nominees proposed by a school board nominating commission.

don’t just get jobs, as places like McDonald’s or Perdue may be hiring, Curtis relayed. To work in those places, she explained, you still need some sort of literacy. These are the employees who are always late or too early, because they cannot read the schedules; they are often hurt because they cannot follow safety procedures; they make too many mistakes at work due to being illiterate.

However, Berstler added, upwards of 85 percent of the students who go

through the adult education program at Wor-Wic to obtain their high school diploma then enroll in Wor-Wic to further their training and get better jobs, so getting them at a reading level where they can enroll is the goal of Project Read. This will help them “get their lives, their careers, and their ability to learn back on track.”

For more information on Project Read, call the Wicomico Public Library at 410-749-3612.

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Shamrock Express helps Lil’ Red Hen has been serving people explore their Irish roots Delmar families for over 30 years

By Carol Kinsley

Who better to plan a trip to Ireland for your group than an Irish native who knows, first hand, the best places to go and how to get there?

Deirdre Kenny came to the United States 30 years ago and has been in the travel business ever since. In 1990, she formed her own travel agency, Kenny Tours Ltd., which does business as Shamrock Express. Based in Salisbury, Kenny gets requests from all over the United States to arrange trips for families seeking out their Irish roots, for family reunions, church groups, garden enthusiasts, incentive groups, golfers or folks interested in horse racing.

Sometimes it’s a trip for a school such as Salisbury School. In March, Kenny said, “We had the pleasure of hosting an 11-night tour for Philadelphia Police and Firefighters Pipes and Drums Band.”

Shamrock’s clientele are usually age 50 and up. Group sizes range from 10 people to as many as 250.

Shamrock will customize an itinerary to Ireland, Scotland, England or Wales based on the group’s needs and desires.

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This is a good time to go to the United Kingdom, Kenny said. “The UK now offers great value to tourists as the British pound is at its lowest exchange rate against the U.S. dollar in 168 years!”

Flights are arranged with the most convenient airline. “We work closely with American Airlines, United and Aer Lingus (Irish Airlines),” Kenny said.

From the Eastern Shore, most flights are on American, out of Philadelphia.

Staff in Ireland are always in the arrival hall of the airport, Kenny said.

“You are in very capable hands from start to finish of the tour.”

Shamrock Express is board approved by Tourism Ireland, the National Tourism Development Authority. The company is highly experienced, capable and ready to guide your group on an enchanted holiday in the “Land of Lyrics, Legends and Leprechauns.”

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Lil’ Red Hen Nursery and PreSchool and After School Program, located at 400 N. Bi-State Blvd., Delmar, Del., was opened in 1985 by Jane Bonsall. Anne Atkinson started as the Pre-K teacher in 1988. Soon after, Anne became the director and in 1999 she purchased Lil’ Red Hen. Lil’ Red Hen accepts children from six-weeks-old thru fourth grade. Well over 4,000 children have attended Lil’ Red Hen over the years. Anne and her dedicated staff of 18, has won the Governor’s Award for Excellence in Early Care and Education and received a Star Level 5, the highest rating from Delaware Stars, a very rigorous rating system that covers all aspects of early childhood care. They rate everything from room arrangement, curriculum, teacher qualifications and much more.

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“We also realize how hard it is for parents to leave their children with strangers,” she said.. Lil’ Red Hen takes the children’s safety very seriously. The building is designed with an open floor plan with 32 security cameras.

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Window World can help provide new, energy efficient windows

By Carol Kinsley

Melissa and Richard Malone have opened Olde Towne Deli at 120 N. Division St., Salisbury. The deli offers a daily $5 special and everything costs less than $6.95. Online ordering and full service catering is available.

Olde Towne Deli harkens back to small town America

By Al Higgins

The word deli is truly non-descriptive. In New York City, for example, it conjures up mental images of fragrant meats and cheese’s hanging from the rafters, ready to be converted into delicious sandwiches. In other parts of the country delis have gas pumps out front, a beer cooler in the back of the store, rows upon rows of bags of chips, cookies and other so-called food and possibly a microwave in the corner where one can heat-up a sandwich rescued from a refrigerator. However, new to uptown Salisbury is another type of deli; one that harkens back to small town America.

When Melissa Malone sold her IT business of 17 years she knew what she wanted to do for the rest of her life – she wanted to own a deli. “It was between Christmas and New Years of last year when I awoke with the realization that I was going to open a deli. I sat my husband – Richard -- down and after discussing the possibility he said, ‘Let’s do it’, and on Aug. 3 we opened for business,” said Melissa.

The business is called the Olde Towne Deli and it is located at 120 North Division Street, across from the County Office Building. “When we moved into our building,” explained Melissa, “we were met with four bare

walls, and that was it. From Salisbury University we were able to obtain large poster boards containing news clips from years past and we adorned one wall with them. This gave the deli a very comfortable look and provides for lots of interesting reading. There is seating for up to 30 customers, and in the short time we have been in business we already know many of our customers on a first name basis.”

The Olde Towne Deli is more than a place to stop in for a quick bite to eat, or to catch a coffee on the way to work.

The first impression when you walk in is that of tranquility. In the back ground soft jazz being played on a piano adds to the air of relaxation and the overall ambiance is homey.

“A big part of my husband’s and my life is devoted to helping people,” said Melissa. “Our church is a very big part of our lives and we do all we can to assist the less fortunate. Every week we hold Bible study classes for women as well as meetings for the Restoration Project.”

“Every day we offer a $5 special at the deli and everything we have costs less than $6.95. We are here to serve the working people of our community,” explained Melissa. “We serve the highest quality meats and cheeses and our bread is delivered daily from Uptown Baker in Hyattsville, Md.. Rather than

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Window World of Delmarva, one of 200 locally owned and operated franchises, sold 6,000 of those windows last year.

Mike Hayman, who started the Salisbury-based company in 2007, is enthusiastic about the vinyl windows and sliding doors his company offers.

“Window World is a big company with a very good reputation. We’ve got the best warranty in the business — a life-

time warranty on our products, including glass breakage. The price is right, the quality is good and, all in all, it’s a good plus for the homeowner.”

Hayman’s company offers free, no-pressure in-home consultations in the mid- and lower Eastern Shore of Maryland, Kent and Sussex counties in Delaware, and Accomack County, Va. The sales representative brings samples to your home and takes measurements.

Windows are custom-made in a variety of colors and sizes up to 54 by 84 inches. He provides a detailed, written estimate, including installation. DIY customers are welcome, but most opt for the reasonably priced installation.

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Scarborough Fair offers unique holiday gift options Scarborough Fair is an amazing store for holiday shopping and more.

Unique is defined as “being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else.” That’s exactly what you’ll find at Scarborough Fair Country Store in Mardela Springs. The store has been in business for over 25 years and for the past 10 years current owners, Mark and Debbie Robbins have been keeping the local store one of the most popular places to shop for area residents and distant travelers alike.

What makes the store unique is a combination of many elements. First, the store offers a large assortment of items that are personally chosen by Mark and Debbie. Debbie says, “It keeps us busy and is sometimes a challenge because our store is so diverse in offering country, beach, nautical, antique, primitive and hand crafted home décor for all seasons. People tell us our store is like a treasure hunt because you never know what you’ll find. We also sell items from local artists. Jack Smith is one of those, who hand crafts model boats that have been sold all around the world. He can even reproduce your own boat.”

Second, is hand-crafted Amish furniture. The Robbinses have sought out various Amish manufacturers from small shops to some of the biggest in the industry, from rustic to refined, finished and unfinished. One of the best selling dining room tables is the

Holidays White Oak 100 year plus reclaimed barn wood. They come in a variety of sizes from 4’ x 36” to 10’ x 48”. The most popular seller is an unfinished 8’ x 42” which sells for $731.99. Mark says, “We decided to offer many pieces of unfinished Amish manufactured furniture in cherry, oak, maple and pine so that customers can choose to finish it themselves or choose the paint or stain colors of their choice.”

Many of the Amish manufacturers also custom make almost any piece of furniture from hutches, beds, cabinets and more.

Debbie says, “We’ve had several customers bring in a picture from a magazine and wanted design changes to that item and the customers can’t believe they are getting exactly what they want at a price way lower than they expected.”

Something that is not unusual is how people coming into the store for the first time say how they have been driving by for many years, and when they finally do stop to check out the store, they are so surprised and wished they’d stopped in sooner. They say they never knew that a store so amazing and extraordinary existed. They go on to say how they look forward to making it a favorite place to shop.

Barren Creek Road rebuild options are limited

Since a severe storm washed out a section of Barren Creek Road in July, county officials have been reviewing the options to reopen the road, County Executive Bob Culver said recently.

A privately owned dam was destroyed during the historic rain event, and rushing water from the nearby 11,000 acre watershed completely washed out the road.

Complicating the situation, the land under and surrounding the road was never owned by the county, but by a private citizen.

Culver said he’s been in discussions with the landowner to see if he’s willing to donate the land in order to get the road repaired.

“We cannot do anything without this property owner’s consent,” he said. “We know that the only other property owner on Barren Creek Road doesn’t want the road reopened. The other, who owns the pond and the dam, doesn’t live in Wicomico County and as of now, his intentions are unclear.”

Environmental concerns are another huge issue, Culver said. “The state of Maryland has a lot of concerns, and we understand they don’t want the dam rebuilt.

But if our state legislators are willing to work toward that end, and find the funding necessary to get it rebuilt, I will certainly welcome that approach.”

There are at least three options to consider: Rebuild the dam to current dam safety standards and rebuild the road. Estimated cost: $4 million; Forgo the dam but install fish passage pipes to allow the water to flow under the road and fish to spawn in the creek. Estimated cost: $500,000 to $750,000; Make permanent cul-desacs on each end of the road and let the natural flow occur as it is today. Estimated cost: $50,000 - $100,000 All options, however, will require cooperation from the private landowner. Barren Creek connects U.S. Route 50 and State Route 54 in the northern part of Wicomico County, and while it only has two residences on it, it is used as a shortcut for some local traffic.

Since the historic storm events in July and August, county road crews have been busy inspecting and shoring up roadways that were impacted by the amount of water that has drenched our area, Culver said.

BROOKE’S CLOSET- Peninsula Regional Medical Cental held “Bring a Toy to Work Day” on Monday, Oct. 17. The drive benefitted Brooke’s Toy Closet at PRMC. Every child who visits the Emergency Department or Pediatrics is given the opportunity to stop by Brooke’s Toy Closet to select a toy to make their visit a little happier.

The closet is named in honor of Brooke Mulford, pictured, who appeared at the event.

Mulford has been battling cancer since 2009. Photo by Mike McClure

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Operation We Care ships over 1,500 care packages a year

Operation We Care is a local all volunteer non-profit organization that supports our Military, Law Enforcement and Fire Departments.

The group’s main effort is sending care packages to our deployed troops.

Each of these packages, carefully filled with local love and effort, goes to a member of our Armed Forces serving our country while deployed away from home.

Operation We Care volunteers rally together two times of the year: in November around Veteran’s Day and in May around Armed Forces Day to assemble the care packages.

A year ago, the November effort was extraordinary. As the dust settled, 800 packages were set to launch, funneled through the 71st Street Post Office in Ocean City, as they have since the project began more than 10,000 boxes ago in 2007. Every box goes through the hands of Pam Hammond, an employee of the USPS and one of the original volunteers of the project.

The 800 boxes, using the USPS’s military flat-rate option, costs were just under $13,000 to ship for the holidays.

Monetary donations to Operation We Care are used for postage and ensure its arrival before the holidays.

All the care package boxes are

decorated on the inside by local school children, youth and church groups. This provides an additional message from home and demonstrates our community spirit.

Operation We Care began small in 2007, and the project quickly widened its scope to include members of the community and became a non-profit organization led by event organizer Jeff Merritt, his wife Diana from Salisbury and Bruce Bennett from Laurel.

Operation We Care has organized trips to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., as well as working with the local VA offices to assist with various veteran needs and even organizing a motorcycle welcome home escort for the Salisburybased 115th MP Unit in September 2013.

The Merritts and several of the OWC volunteers also work with other local projects like Heroes Haven in Sharptown that brings our wounded heroes to the Eastern Shore for hunting and fishing trips.

For more information on Operation We Care, visit www.operationwecare. org or find us on Facebook at www. facebook.com/OpWeCare.

NEW CONSERVATION CENTER - Delmarva Veteran Builders has been hired to build the new William E. Morgan Conservation Center at the Salisbury Zoo. The 1,300 square foot building will include a customized fiberglass enclosed reptile exhibit and outside space for zoo docents and classroom activities. The interior will provide storage and food prep space for zoo animals. The structure’s second floor will also be equipped with additional storage space.

Veterans Day events at the American Legion

The American Legion will hold the following events: Friday, Nov. 11 - Veterans Appreciation Dinner - 5:30 p.m. cocktails, 6 p.m. dinner Sunday, Nov. 13 - Memorial Service at the Memorial Wall at noon followed by retirement of the flag

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Recognizing Women in Business

OFFICERS GRADUATE - Nine jail and correctional officers from Wicomico, Worcester, Dorchester, Talbot and Caroline counties graduated in the 96th entrancelevel class of the Eastern Shore Criminal Justice Academy (ESCJA) operated by Wor-Wic Community College in Salisbury. Graduation exercises, which were held in Guerrieri Hall on the college campus, featured a commencement address by Detective Capt. William Sage of the internal investigative division of the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services. Donald Rollyson Jr., assistant director of the ESCJA, and Carl L. Crumbacker Sr., ESCJA coordinator, presided at the ceremony. Craig O. Wilson of the Wicomico County Department of Corrections was the class speaker. Additional Wicomico County graduates included Andrew J. Meyer and Keith L. Mills Sr. of the Wicomico County Department of Corrections.

Pictured from left: Andrew J. Meyer, Keith L. Mills Sr. and Craig O. Wilson from the Wicomico County Department of Corrections and James W. Burke of the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office.

We salute all of the dedicated women who strive to help our community thrive.

From the medical field to motherhood, the courtroom to the conference table, today’s women contribute to every area of our nation’s success.

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Business Digest

Landmark Insurance can Undercover Cleaning Services help with healthcare choice

By Maryland Capital Enterprises

Navigating the complex world of Open Enrollment and finding quality healthcare coverage can be a daunting task. The Affordable Care Act requires everyone have health insurance or pay a 2.5 percent penalty on your income.

Many employers offer insurance, however, for those who do not have this option, coverage can be obtained through the Insurance Market Place.

Open enrollment begins Nov. 1 and runs through January 31, 2017. Dec. 15, 2016 is the last day to choose a plan to ensure coverage will be effective on January 1, 2017.

Rates are determined by the ages of your family members. You may qualify for a tax credit based on your household income. You should be diligent in shopping your plan as rates have increased significantly this year.

You can obtain coverage through the traditional Market Place in which there are only three carriers available

Avery Hall acquires Milton agency

Avery Hall Insurance Group has purchased The Gordy Insurance Agency located on 103 Broadkill Road, Milton, Del. The purchase comes as a result of the previous retirement of agency founder, Frank Gordy, and upcoming retirement of current owner Renee Fjelsted.

Gordy Insurance is an independent agency that has served Milton customers since 1980 and is a leader in the local insurance market.

Longtime Gordy Insurance employee, Dawn Porter, will be joined at the Milton office by Account Executive, Randy Brown, former senior marketing representative for Cumberland Insurance Group in Maryland and Delaware.

Gillis Gilkerson works on project

Gillis Gilkerson has been hired to build Phase II of Maryland General Square located at 2408 N. Salisbury Blvd., Salisbury.

The 9,000 square foot project includes a one story steel and metal fram-

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this year. A possible option for business owners is group insurance as some carriers have lowered rates. In addition to those choices, Landmark Insurance & Financial Group has now partnered with a Christian Based Ministry Program. This offers an exemption from Obamacare and can significantly lower your premium.

There are also Short Term Medical programs if you are without coverage and have missed the open enrollment deadline.

We know how overwhelming choosing healthcare coverage has become, which is why our agents at Landmark Insurance and Financial Group will do our best to make finding the right healthcare coverage for you as hassle free as possible! Call us today at 410651-2110. ing with masonry veneer. The building is being leased to Aspen Dental and Sleep Number with an additional 2,200 square feet of vacant space available for lease.

According to Gillis Gilkerson project manager Don Murray and superintendent Charles Morris, the project is scheduled for completion this fall.

Wisniewski earns designation

Tim Wisniewski, CIC, CRM, CISR, CAWC, assistant vice president and account manager, Avery Hall Insurance in Salisbury, has been awarded the Certified Authority on Workers’ Compensation (CAWC) designation.

The designation offers a unique perspective on workWisniewski ers’ compensation, combining business acumen with key educational training, for an innovative and unique skill set.

Perdue to speak at Duty to God and Country Breakfast

The Boy Scouts of America Del-Mar-Va Council will host its annual Duty to God and Country Prayer Breakfast at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center on Thursday, Nov. 17. The keynote speaker will be Jim Perdue, chairman of Perdue Farms. Doors open for the event at 6:45 a.m., and the program begins at 7:15 a.m.

Individual tickets start at $30, and there are also sponsorship opportunities that include seating for eight at a table. Attendees are asked to RSVP for the breakfast by Thursday, Nov. 10. Registration is available online at www.dmvc.org/dtg. For more information, contact Kevin LesCallette at 443-523-7639 or klescallette@dmvc.org.

Donna Snyder began her business eight years ago when a friend who owned a real estate company had a difficult time locating dependable, honest and reliable cleaners for their rental units.

Donna knew she had found her niche cleaning seasonal rental units.

Thereafter, she began expanding to residential and commercial units. Itwas then that Undercover Cleaning Services launched, and Donna and her team have been proudly serving Worcester County and surrounding areas of Maryland’s Eastern Shore.

Besides offering residential, commercial and rental unit cleaning, Undercover Cleaning also offers move in and move out cleaning, deep steam carpet cleaning, boat cleaning and new construction cleaning. Donna and her team customize their schedules to fit the customer and will offer daily, weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, seasonal and onetime cleaning.

Undercover Cleaning also provides a special “Royal Service” to their customers, which is unique to their industry.

Donna and her team are able to make any occasion special by picking up flowers of the customer’s choice from a florist or by preparing vegetable, fruit, chocolate or cheese trays. Offering this service allows Donna’s customers to make their rental units special for guests.

A client of Maryland Capital Enterprises, Undercover Cleaning was able to expand their services to a wider range of customers with a loan. MCE also provided Donna with the tools she needed to be successful during the expansion.

The future is looking bright for Undercover Cleaning Services. Donna looks to continuing growing corporate customers, including servicing new construction of hotels, office buildings and condominium buildings. Donna has been working hard to educate herself on presenting bids, and last year she was given the opportunity to complete post construction of two large medical facilities.

If you are looking to spruce up a home, rental or office, contact Undercover Cleaning Services, servicing the Eastern Shore of Maryland.

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The right insurance for your business

By Kathy Bennett Avery Hall Insurance

Forty percent of businesses go under after disaster strikes. Scary statistic, but, according to the Insurance Information Institute, that is the percentage of all businesses that close their doors after a weather related disaster, never to reopen again. Furthermore, another one in four that is able to recover initially isn’t able to sustain themselves for more than one year.

Having adequate insurance coverage, geared towards your needs as a small or medium sized business, can help beat the odds. Not only for weather related disasters, but all the many losses that are covered under a comprehensive insurance policy. Many carriers offer a “Business Owners” policy that combines many different types of coverage, all chosen for their relevance to business owners.

There are many factors to consider, and your independent agent is trained to help you make sure you have all your bases covered. That includes making sure all your real property (buildings, business personal property, inventory, and goods – just to name a few) is covered for the cost to replace.

A very important coverage, in the reopen your business scenario, is business income and extra expense coverage.

Business income will pay your continuing expenses, and lost profit, while you are rebuilding after a covered loss.

Extra expense will pay the additional costs to get your business up and running as fast as possible (i.e. – special shipping for that crucial piece of equipment or rent and moving expenses to open a temporary location). Or, perhaps your city has passed some new building codes since your building was built. Ordinance or law coverage will give you the added coverage you need to be able to rebuild to meet the new requirements (i.e. sprinklers or different construction materials).

Then there is the Liability section of the Business Owners policy. This covers bodily injury or property damage for which you are legally liable. That is the coverage for those slips and falls, or your product causing injury to another (think contaminated food in a restaurant). Maybe you are a tenant, and your lease requires that the landlord be insured for liability arising from your operations. The Liability section is where you find that coverage.

So many different coverage options are added in when you purchase this type of policy, too numerous to outline all of them. To mention just a few, money and securities, back up of water or sewer lines (not to be confused with flood coverage – that is a separate, equally important policy), accounts receivables, non-owned and hired auto liability. The list goes on and on.

This is why it is crucial to use a qualified agent, to help you make sure all the things that are important to

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YEA! DONATION - The Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce received a $4,000 donation from Pohanka Automotive Group to support the Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!). This donation makes Pohanka Automotive the Local Champion sponsor giving them an exclusive judging seat when students present their ideas at the YEA! Investor Panel event this spring. It also entitles them to an exclusive seat at the CEO Roundtable. Pictured from left: Sophia Smecker, YEA! co-program manager and Sandy Fitzgerald-Angello, vice president/dealer operator, Pohanka Automotive Group.

your particular business are included.

Finally, it is important to be sure you are with a reputable, financially stable insurance carrier. A few dollars saved in premium may be negated by poor claims service when you really need it!

Call Kathy Bennett at Avery Hall Insurance at 410-742-5111 for a review of your businesses’ coverage.

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Barton welcomed to Wor-Wic

Wor-Wic Community College recently welcomed Chuck Barton of Berlin as clinical coordinator and assistant professor of emergency medical services (EMS).

Barton has been working for the Barton fire department and emergency services division of the Town of Ocean City since 1978, most recently as a deputy chief. He has also been a part-time EMS instructor at Wor-Wic since 2002 and at Chesapeake College since 1994.

Barton holds an associate of arts degree in general studies, a paramedic certificate from Anne Arundel Community College in Arnold and a bachelor of science degree in biology from Salisbury University.

He and his wife, Tammy, have two daughters.

Burnside joins Wor-Wic

Wor-Wic Community College recently welcomed Dr. Dana Burnside of Salisbury as an associate professor of speech.

Prior to joining Wor-Wic, Burnside was a full-time faculty member at Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. She also taught at Lehigh Carbon Community College in Schnecksville, Pa.,

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Northern Virginia Community College in Sterling, Va., and Camden (N.J.) County College.

Burnside received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Burnside in Bloomsburg and her doctorate from George Mason University in Fairfax, Va. She has a daughter, Hayley, 11.

Gerhold added at Wor-Wic

Wor-Wic Community College recently welcomed Erika Gerhold of Salisbury as an instructor of mathematics.

Gerhold received her bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Salisbury UniGerhold versity (SU) and her master’s degree in mathematics from Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College in Baton Rouge.

Prior to coming to Wor-Wic, she was a part-time calculus instructor and math tutor at SU.

Hovatter joins Bank of Delmarva

Jamie L. Hovatter has been named assistant vice president and senior credit analyst/underwriter at The Bank of Delmarva.

Hovatter comes to the bank with 15 years of experience in commercial Hovatter lending and retail banking. She will be working from the Administrative Building on Northwood Drive in Salisbury.

Hovatter is a graduate of Wilmington University with a master’s degree in business administration and a bachelor’s degree in finance. She received her associate’s degree in business from Wor-Wic Community College. She resides in Delmar.

Thornton added at Bank of Delmarva John W. Thornton III has joined The Bank of Delmarva as assistant vice president, senior credit analyst/ underwriter.

Thornton will be working from the bank’s administrative offices on Northwood Drive in Salisbury. He comes

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Thornton is a graduate of the University of Delaware with a degree in finance. He resides in Bridgeville, Del., with his wife, Brittany and daughters Brynn and Jordynn.

Wray joins Wor-Wic

Wor-Wic Community College recently welcomed Sarah Wray of Westover as an instructor of nursing.

Wray has been working in the nursing field since 2009, most recently as a clinical supervisor Wray at the Peninsula Regional Medical Center. She has also been a part-time nursing instructor at Salisbury University (SU).

Wray received a bachelor of science degree in biology from Messiah College in Mechanicsburg, Pa., and bachelor and master of science degrees in nursing from SU. She and her husband, David, have a son, David, 6, and a daughter, Virginia, 2.

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Let’s hear from the Real Estate Advisor: You need a professional when buying a home

By Gee Dunsten Many people wonder whether they should hire a real estate professional to assist them in buying their dream home or if they should first try to do it on their own. In today’s market, you need an experienced professional!

You Need an Expert Guide if You Are Traveling a Dangerous Path The field of real estate is loaded with land mines. You need a true expert to guide you through the dangerous pitfalls that currently exist. Finding a home that is priced appropriately and ready for you to move in to can be tricky. An agent listens to your wants and needs, and can sift out the homes that do not fit within the parameters of your “dream home”.

You Need a Skilled Negotiator In today’s market, hiring a talented negotiator could save you thousands, perhaps 10s of thousands of dollars.

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Realize that when an agent is negotiating their commission with you, they are negotiating their own salary; the salary that keeps a roof over their family’s head; the salary that puts food on their family’s table. If they are quick to take less when negotiating for themselves and their families, what makes you think they will not act the same way when negotiating for you and your

Home sales stay strong in September

The month of September continued steady sales with a 6.3 percent rise in home sales, according to the Maryland Association of Realtors® (MAR). Once again, the smaller rural counties posted declines while the more populated areas had strong sales. Average and median prices made modest gains statewide, with increases of 0.2 and 3.8 percent respectively, as compared to September 2015.

“We are hoping that the trend of robust sales continues throughout the fourth quarter of 2016,” said MAR President Shelly Murray. “Based on the numbers of pending units, we expect that October will also report strong sales. We anticipate a vibrant autumn residential market.”

Maryland monthly housing statistics are compiled by data as reported by MRIS and the Coastal Association of Realtors®. For the purposes of this report, “units” are defined as the closed sales and “pending units” are properties under contract.

Months of inventory are based on the current active inventory and monthly sales for the corresponding month.

MAR publishes the Maryland Housing Statistics monthly; it is available through the association’s website, www.mdrealtor.org.

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“After a twoyear assignment in learning and development, I am very pleased to have Megan back in human resources operations,” said Tracy Morris, vice Neal president of human resources. “Megan’s previous results in Georgetown and Milford will allow her to be successful and add value to the foods business at Salisbury.”

Megan joined Perdue in 2011 as an associate relations representative in Georgetown, Del. She has held various positions over her five years at Perdue with increasing responsibility and was most recently the manager of training and development based at the corporate office in Salisbury. Megan is a certified professional in human resources and holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Wilmington University.

United Way team expands

United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore is pleased to announce the addition of two part-time team members. Tracy Ritter, grant manager, and Cathie Thomas, leadership & planned giving Ritter officer, recently joined the United Way team as a result of a significant anonymous grant received to help United Way expand services.

Ritter has 15 years of experience in grant writing on numerous projects, Thomas including health, financial stability and poverty reduction.

Thomas, with the Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce, has supported local non-profits over the past 30 years.

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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.

HOMEOWNER EDUCATION SEMINAR - A Community Wide Homeowner Education Seminar was held on Saturday, Oct. 8, at Rivers Edge Apartments in Salisbury. Funded by a $3,600 grant from the National Association of Realtors® and funded in part by the Coastal Association of Realtors and Salisbury Neighborhood Housing Services, this seminar allowed 28 local families to acquire the certification required to access many mortgage programs. Pictured is Cheryl Meadows, SNHS executive director and Don Bailey, CAR president.

NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS - The Coastal Association of Realtors (CAR) installed its 2016-2017 board of directors at a special ceremony recently at Lighthouse Sound in Bishopville. Donald Bailey, a realtor for Coldwell Banker Residential in Salisbury, was installed as president of the association’s board. Bailey was installed

by Dean Cottrill, president of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, Mid-Atlantic.

The following members were installed during the ceremony by Shelly Murray, 201617 President of the Maryland Association of Realtors: President Elect Joel Maher, Coldwell Banker Residential, Salisbury; Vice President Terrence McGowan, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices PenFed Realty, Ocean City; Secretary Bernie Flax, EXIT Realty at the Beach, Ocean Pines; Treasurer Joni Martin-Williamson, ERA Martin Associates, Salisbury; Immediate Past President Linda Moran, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, PenFed Realty, West Ocean City; Director Joseph Wilson, Condominium Realty, Ocean City; Director Courtney Wright, Condominium Realty, Ocean City; Director Jeff Powell, Powell Real Estate, Salisbury; Director Tony Prochazka, Vantage Resort Realty, Ocean City; Director Brandon Johnson, ERA Martin Associates, Salisbury; Director Grace Masten, Sea Grace at North Beach Realtors, Ocean City.

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Sports SALISBURY STAR • NOVEMBER 2016

Shawn Phillips named Delmar varsity boys’ basketball coach

By Mike McClure

Until last week, former Laurel boys’ basketball coach Shawn Phillips didn’t know if he’d be coaching this season.

Now the Laurel grad is the head coach of rival Delmar, a school Phillips is familiar with from his time as an assistant coach there.

“It feels good to have another job in the Henlopen Conference,” said Phillips. “I’m excited for a new start. I’m just looking to build on the basketball program.”

Phillips served as the head coach of the Bulldogs for the past four seasons, accumulating a 56-24 record with state tournament appearances in each of those years. He stepped down as the boys’ basketball and baseball coach at Laurel last spring, after it was announced that his brother, Glenn (now an assistant coach at Parkside) would not be back as the school’s head football coach.

The arrival of Phillips in Delmar comes following the departure of Tim Velasco. Seaford’s long time head coach, Art Doakes, replaced Phillips at Laurel.

“There’s new administration in each district. They want to bring their own people in,” Phillips said. “You think you’ll be at a place for a long period of time and then some new faces come in and they want to make a change.”

Phillips saw the position at Delmar posted, applied and had a good interview. Prior to becoming the head coach at Laurel, Shawn served as an assistant coach to former head coach Chad Jones for three years. He had been Laurel’s middle school basketball coach prior to that.

“I am thankful that he gave me a shot. Middle school and high school are different. I learned a lot,” said Phillips.

“I’m excited to get back there.”

Phillips says he is looking to build on what coach Velasco did during his time as the Wildcats’ coach. “They played with a lot of heart and they played until the end of the last quarter,” Phillips said of the Delmar team. “They have good kids. They want to get after it.”

After coaching at Laurel, Phillips knows what its like to coach at a football school and Delmar’s no different.

Shown (l to r) is the Salisbury School middle school girls’ soccer team with coach Kelsey Beach: back row: Tricia Colaprete, Lauren Kang, Rhona Lynch, Ella Gammell, Callie McLaughlin, Kate Conway, Lindsey Stetzer, Bridget Kemp, Molly Simms, Jordyn Disney, Kellyn Hanna (manager); front row: Cyia Quillin (manager), Mia Kemp, Caroline Wright, Jasmine Walters, Megan Walling, Leigha Early, Sadie Case, Emma Dunne, Arden Rinnier, Claudia Colaprete, Morgan Johnson, and Ava Rinnier. Submitted photo

New Delmar varsity boys’ basketball head coach Shawn Phillips, right, is shown with a player during a past game. Phillips, a Laurel alum, resigned as the Bulldogs’ coach last spring. File photo by Mike McClure

“At Laurel football was first, football is always going to be first. It’s just what you have to deal with. A lot of your basketball players play football.

Delmar’s got a rich tradition in all their sports and I’m just trying to build on that,” said Phillips. “Delmar gets good support for its sports teams and hopefully we’ll put on a good showing and they’ll come out and support their basketball teams.”

Now that he knows he will be coaching again, Phillips said he is working on his practice schedule and getting back into basketball mode. Phillips’ coaching staff will include long time assistant coach Donald Johnson, head JV coach Ogia Miles, and middle school coach Bill Hearn.

As for the two times the Wildcats and Bulldogs will face each other on

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Pictured (l to r) is the Salisbury School middle school boys’ team with coach Chris Jackson: back row- Cyia Quillin (manager) Riley McBride, Luke Schoellkopf, Carter Robinson, Henry Gill, Brady Mancha, Jack Gardner, Ethan Hickman, Jack Maier, Finn McBride, Ben Layfield, Connor McLaughlin, Kellyn Hanna (manager); front row: Charlie Potterton, Josh Collins, JP Wright, Aidan Kypreos, Luke Dunne, Carter Knorr, Wyatt Miller, Jack Knorr, Zander Jett, and Nate Magill. Submitted photo

The Salisbury School soccer teams dominate 2016 season The Salisbury School’s middle school soccer teams have completed a spectacular season. The girls’ team completed an undefeated first season, finishing 8-0 and the boys had a 10-1 record. This was the first year TSS has had a girls’ team and they certainly showed they had the skills to take on any team in the district. At their final games of the season against Sts. Peter and Paul, the boys won 9-1 and the girls won 5-0.

Chris Jackson, middle school AD at The Salisbury School said, “This has been an amazing season for us all. Most of our girls are used to playing co-ed but they proved they could stand alone and use their skills to win time after time. Our boys fought hard and built on the last few years of training to come out strong once again.”

the hardwood, Phillips is looking forward to those games. “That will be something I’ll circle on my calendar, just to make it something more interesting with the rivalry,” he said. “It will

be different and it will be exciting at the same time (facing Laurel). They’re (Laurel) going to have a good team.

They have Art Doakes and I think he’ll do a great job.”

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Shown (l to r) are Salisbury Christian School golfers Trace Theofiles, Davey King, Ryan Hannigan, and David Farace. Submitted photo

Salisbury Christian School golf team wins ESIAC title

The Salisbury Christian School golf team won the regular season ESIAC conference with a record of 10-1-1.

At the conference championship, which was played recently at Rum Pointe golf course, SCS had its biggest win of the year, defeating Worcester Prep, 164-183, and Salisbury School, 164-214. The Jaguars were led by Ryan Hannigan (Laurel) who shot a tournament best with a 38, followed by Trace Theofiles (Millsboro) with a 39, Davey King (Delmar) with a 43 and David Farace (Delmar) with a 44.

Worcester was led by Austin Taylor with a 43.

Hannigan was the medalist and was also named Player of the Year. King and Theofiles were also on the all-conference team and Farace was honorable mention.

According to SCS head golf coach Ed Hannigan, the best part of the year was the honesty, integrity and sportsmanship that was shown in each match, by all schools.

DRIBBLE- Worcester Prep’s Hailee Arrington of Salisbury dribbles the ball ball during the Mallards’ win against Delmarva Christian. Photo by Mike McClure

DEFENSE- Delmarva Christian’s Jordan Flaherty looks to get past Worcester Prep’s Tucker Brown during a recent varsity boys’ soccer game. Photo by Mike Mc-

GOALIE- Worcester Prep goalie Cooper Richins boots the ball downfield in his team’s 2-0 win over Delmarva Christian. Photo by Mike McClure

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Salisbury University sports notes Delmarva Shorebirds add

Salisbury University freshman Patrick Bernado was named the New Jersey Athletic Conference’s (NJAC) football Defensive Rookie of the Week.

Bernardo helped lead the Sea Gulls to a 41-6 Homecoming win against The College of New Jersey on Saturday, October 1. The Potomac, Md. native recorded a team-high 10 tackles and a pass breakup as the Sea Gull defense held the Lions to just 143 yards of total offense.

Bernardo has worked his way into a starting role at linebacker this season, having recorded five tackles at Southern Virginia University in the team’s third game of the year.

Senior Aarron Moore was also named the NJAC Special Teams Player of the Week. Moore opened Salisbury’s 77-19 win at William Paterson University with an 80-yard kickoff return for a touchdown.

The return was the only special teams touch that Moore had on the day, but he also found the end zone on offense, garnering a pair of carries, including a five-yard touchdown run.

The Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) also named Moore as the ECAC South Special Teams Player of the Week.

Senior Ryan Kolb has been named the league’s NJAC Offensive Player of the Week. Kolb led Salisbury’s rushing attack in a 36-14 victory against visiting Kean University on Saturday, October 22. The Sea Gulls ran for 457 yards in the game, with Kolb accounting for a career-high 184 yards and a touchdown in the victory.

Field hockey- The accolades continue to roll in for the Salisbury University field hockey team, as the Capital Athletic Conference named junior goalkeeper Tressie Windsor (Delmar, Md.) the CAC Defensive Player of the Week.

Windsor notched four saves in the Sea Gulls’ 6-1 victory over conference foe and No. 17-ranked University of Mary Washington. The Eagles entered the contest as the top scoring team in the nation – averaging 5.13 goals per game – but were shut down by Salisbury’s defense, which allowed just nine shots and one goal.

Windsor earned the honor again after she helped the Sea Gulls to two wins, surrendering just one goal. She made a pair of saves in a 2-1 overtime victory against Christopher Newport University and needed just one save to earn her fourth solo shutout of the year at St. Mary’s College of Maryland.

Cross country- Salisbury University cross country freshman Branson Oduor was named the Capital Athletic Conference Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week for his performance at the

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28th Annual Don Cathcart Invitational.

Oduor finished first out of 92 runners in the men’s 8k race posting a time of 25:48.74 with an average mile time of 5:11.6 to earn the victory. The Sea Gulls won the event overall totaling 27 points and a time of 2:10:51.99.

His first-place finish is Oduor’s best this season since finishing second at the Bill Fritz/Charlie Way Invitational hosted by Rowan University on September 17. Oduor has finished in the top four of every race so far this season for Salisbury.

Soccer- The Salisbury University men’s and women’s soccer teams have both been selected by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America as 2015-16 College Team Academic Award winners, the organization announced on October 6. To qualify for the honor, the team’s grade point average must be above 3.0. That number is determined by adding every player’s GPA and dividing by the number of players.

892 soccer teams across all divisions won the award (315 men, 577 women) for the 2015-16 academic season. However, there were just 221 schools in the nation that received the honor for both its men’s and women’s soccer teams.

As the award encompasses the 201516 season, it marks the ninth straight season that then head coach, and current Interim Athletic Director Gerry DiBartolo led his team to the award.

The award for the women’s side marks the fourth time in Head Coach Kwame Lloyd’s career at Salisbury that his squad has been honored.

Salisbury University men’s soccer junior Nicholas Carrington has been named the Capital Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week.

The junior back had a stellar week as he was part of the Gulls back line that in two contests last week allowed just three shots on goal in a pair of shutout victories.

Carrington also got things going on the offensive side as he scored a goal in both games played. The goals came on just two shots.

He was also selected as the Eastern College Athletic Conference South Region Defensive Player of the Week.

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The Delmarva Shorebirds, Class A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, have brought in four new staff members to their front office in preparation for the 2017 season.

Josh Knupp joins the Shorebirds as the Group Sales Manager. He will be overseeing all group outings at Arthur W. Perdue stadium while selling new and renewal outings to local businesses and organizations. Knupp graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Kinesiology from Mississippi State University in 2014. Knupp makes his way back up the east coast, after working as the Coordinator of Sales with the Pittsburgh Pirates as part of their Florida operation in Bradenton, Florida. He has also worked as a Sports Activities Manager for Protential Sports, an Account Executive with IMG Learfield Sports at the University of South Florida, and an Account Executive with The Aspire Group at Rutgers University. When Josh is not at Perdue Stadium, he enjoys spending time outdoors including hunting, fishing, and going to the beach.

Matt LeBlanc also has relocated to the Delmarva area to join the Shorebirds’ front office as a Ticket Sales Account Executive. He will be busy on the phones selling new and renewal season ticket packages as well as group sales to local community groups and organizations. LeBlanc most recently worked with the Jackson Generals in Jackson, TN as a Group Sales Assistant. Before he worked with the Generals, Matt gained experience in the baseball industry through internships with the Nashau Silver Knights and Lowell Spinners.

LeBlanc graduated with a Bachelor’s of Science in Sport Management from Daniel Webster College in Nashau, NH. He is a huge fan of New England sports teams including the New England Patriots, Boston Red Sox, and especially the Boston Celtics.

Bobby Coon has been added to the Delmarva Shorebirds’ front office staff as the new Communication Services Coordinator. Coon will be behind most of the updates to www.theshorebirds. com and the Shorebirds’ social media,

including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. He will also assist in media relations efforts and writing press releases.

Coon joins the Shorebirds after working for the Beloit Snappers in Beloit, WI for the past four seasons. He serveD as the Director of Media Relations and Marketing for the Snappers over the last three seasons. Coon graduated with a degree in Emerging Technology and Multimedia from Slippery Rock University in 2012. Before working with the Snappers, Bobby was an intern with the Williamsport Crosscutters and the show Sport Science on ESPN. He also worked in radio. When he’s not at the stadium, Coon enjoys spending time with family and friends, watching his beloved Philadelphia sports teams, watching Netflix, and doing other fun activities. Coon is a native of Williamsport, Pa. Will DeBoer is the new Voice of the Delmarva Shorebirds on Fox Sports 960 AM and will also serve as lead broadcaster for Maryland Eastern Shore men’s and women’s basketball. Will comes to Salisbury after spending a season as the Broadcast and Media Relations Assistant with the independent York Revolution in York, Pa. Prior to that, he served as broadcaster for summer collegiate teams in Kalamazoo, Michigan and Lisle, Illinois. Will grew up in West Lafayette, Indiana, in the shadow of Purdue University. One of the first people to inspire him to go into broadcasting was current Orioles TV voice, Gary Thorne.

Will earned his B.A. from Hope College in Holland, Michigan in 2014 and an M.P.A. from Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia earlier this year. At both colleges he was heavily involved in broadcasting and production.

“We are extremely excited to have these new individuals as part of the Shorebirds’ team. They really bring a wealth of knowledge from their previous experiences and we are proud to have them represent the Delmarva Shorebirds,” said Chris Bitters, General Manager.

Salisbury’s source for local sports: The Salisbury Star Sign up today for the Adult Coed Volleyball League Registration is now open for Wicomico Recreation’s Adult Coed Volleyball League. This league, for men and women ages 15 and older, will be held Sundays starting at 1 p.m. at Bennett Middle School, at 532 S. Division St. in Fruitland. The season starts Dec. 4, and there will be 10 regular season games and playoffs.

There are two options for registration. Teams can pay a $325 league fee plus a $30/player contract fee, or teams can pay $550 for a team with no additional player fees.

The early registration deadline is Nov. 14, with a late registration period of Nov. 15-18 and a late fee of $25 per team.

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

Contact Brian Workman at 410-548-4900 x105 or bworkman@wicomicocounty.

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Hunters understand importance of the rut

By Al Higgins

The Worcester Prep Varsity Volleyball team dresses in pink and raises money for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Pictured (l to r) are: front- Sara Young (Accomack), Amy Lizas (Berlin); middle- Sandra Karsli (Ocean City), Isabella Osias (Bethany Beach), Caroline Pasquariello (Ocean Pines), Rachael Rodimak (Selbyville), Stevie Eppard-Annis (Berlin); back- Maria Deckmann (Milton), Eliza Chaufournier (Millsboro), Leigh Menendez (Georgetown), Coach Keith Donoway, Ally March (Berlin), Camryn Sofronski (Salisbury), Sophie Bandorick (Ocean City), Hannah Merritt (Seaford), and Hailey Merritt (Seaford). Submitted photo

WPS volleyball team raises $350 for Breast Cancer

Worcester Prepatory School (WPS) senior volleyball captain Amy Lizas, along with help from head coach Keith Donoway and teammates, coordinated a Dig Pink® volleyball fundraiser on Oct. 18. Between their matches against Chesapeake Christian, players and their families hosted a bake sale and collected donations from fans to participate in fun games during halftime. The WPS Volleyball team raised $350 and donated it to the Side-Out Foundation. The Side-Out Foundation mission, founder of Dig Pink®, is to team up with the volleyball community to inspire science and hope in the match against breast cancer.

Wicomico Recreation program offers chance to drop in for basketball

Middle and high school students can spend time with their friends while working on their basketball skills at Wicomico Recreation’s Youth Drop-In Basketball nights.

The free program is held Monday and Wednesday nights at the Salisbury Middle School gymnasium. The school is located at 607 Morris St. in Salisbury.

The first drop-in night is Nov. 2, and it will run until March 29.

Middle school students in grades 6-8 are invited to drop in between 6 and 7:30 p.m., and high school students in grades 9-12 can practice the sport between 7:30 and 9 p.m. High school students must show a student ID if they have one.

Registration is available on-site. Contact Cortney Kline at 410-548-4900 x109 or ckline@wicomicocounty.org.

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If you are a hunter, particularly a bowhunter, then you are probably beside yourself with excitement. The month of November is here. The rut will be going on and the big guys will be on their feet during daylight hours. Every seasoned hunter is well aware of the significance of the rut.

But, I think it’s important to go over exactly what the rut entails and what it means to a hunter.

The rut is actually a prolonged period of time. It begins with bucks during the month of August when the blood supply to their antlers begins to lessen and by Labor Day many bucks have shed their velvet.

During the same time bucks begin to become more solitary and definitely more nocturnal. As we move into October the testosterone level with bucks has risen considerably and they start to show their dominance by creating rubs and scrapes. It is actually a period of sexual frustration for them. They are beginning to feel sexual urges but the females – does – show no interest in them.

By the first week of November every buck in the herd is ready to breed and their sexual frustration mounts every day. It’s important to remember that as ready to breed as a buck may be, it is the does that determine the actual rut. During the first week of November and extending into the second week bucks are harassing does at every opportunity.

This is the period of the rut known as the chasing time. Bucks are often seen running after non-receptive does during the early morning and evening hours.

Beginning around Nov. 10 some of the does come into estrus and will breed. They will be receptive for only 24–36 hours and if not bred during that period she will cycle into estrus 28 days later. Bucks are able to determine when a doe is about to come into estrus and will spend up to three days courting her. This is called the tending period. After he has bred the doe he will be on his feet again looking for another receptive doe. This activity will continue throughout the rut.

As hunters we need to pattern our hunts around these various cycles of the rut. From late October until around the middle or end of the first week of November it is wise to disregard the rubs and scrapes you may have located and concentrate your hunting hours on doe bedding areas

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in the morning and feeding areas in the evening. The bucks know where these areas are and they will check them regularly while in search for a hot doe. When the actual rut kicks in, try to spend as much time on a stand as you can take. All day sits are excruciatingly difficult but many a fine buck has been taken during the mid-day hours.

During this period concentrate on stands that are in funnels or pinch points. As mentioned earlier, once a buck has bred a doe he will be on his feet looking for another and funnels, particularly those within heavy cover often provide the best opportunity for bagging Mr. Big. On a personal level, I will be hunting in southeast Iowa this month in an area we call Kansas. The 160 acre piece resembles Kansas in that it is comprised almost exclusively of open CRP lands with a deep, very dense creek bottom running through it. I will be spending all my time in a ladder stand in the creek bottom.

Due to the close confines of the bottom I will not see many deer, but when I do they will be close and hopefully one of them will be a 160 inch giant.

Good luck to you all and I hope your deer hunt this fall is all you want it to be.

Delmar Youth League basketball signups to be held in November

Signups for the 2016-2017 Delmar Youth League Basketball season, for boys and girl’s ages 5-12, will be held on the first three Saturdays in the month of November. These dates are: Nov. 5, 12, and 19 from 10 a.m.-noon at the north entrance of Delmar High School by the gym. The cost is $40 per child or $50 a family. Children must be residents of the Delmar School District. Any questions, please call Odell Jones Jr., president of Delmar Youth League Basketball at 410251-6570 (cell) or email: odell.jones@delmar.k12.de.us.

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Community Bulletin Board

Oyster Fritter/Chicken Salad Dinner On Friday, Nov. 18, an oyster fritter dinner, or chicken salad dinner, or a combination of both, will be held at the Delmar VFW, 200 W. State St., Delmar. Dinner begins at 6 p.m. and ends at 8.

The dinner includes two sides (applesauce, beets, macaroni and cheese, turnip greens), iced tea/coffee, and a roll.

This event is sponsored by the Delmar Memorial VFW Post #8276 with proceeds benefiting various charities.

For more information, call the Post at 410-896-3722 after 3 p.m.

November at AI&G

Classes Nov. 23, 9 a.m. - noon - Children: Creating a Three Dimensional Story Box - Students will create an assemblage story box in the tradition established by American artist, Joseph Cornell. Each will have the opportunity to create a story box that expresses their views on a subject matter. Reservations - 410-546-4748; $15/child.

Nov. 8, 22, 6-9 p.m. - Ceramics: Clay Bowls - Students will create their own bowls. Learn tips on centering, shaping, trimming and carving. In the second class students will glaze their bowls. Beginning to intermediate levels. Reservations - 410-546-4748; $100/members; $125/non-members.

Nov. 9 - Open Drawing Studio Adults - Drop by Salisbury Art Space to brush up on your life drawing skills. We will have a live model and a facilitator present. Bring your own drawing materials and supplies. $10/ members and students and $15/nonmembers.

Events Nov. 11, 5-8 pm - Affordable Art Show Opening and Member Holiday Party - A night to celebrate our artists and thank the AI&G members that make it all possible. Reception celebrating the works on display in the Affordable Art Show, as well as a coming together of members to acknowledge their generous support and celebrate the year’s accomplishments.

Nov. 18, 5-8 p.m. - 3rd Friday Affordable Arts Show and Holiday Craft Bazaar Opening Night - Reception celebrating the artists and works on display as part of the holiday arts and crafts show. Opening of Holiday Bazaar Sale which ends Dec. 30. Downtown Salisbury 3rd Friday make and take activity on the Plaza.

Nov. 26, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. - Small Business Saturday Sale and Reception - Reception and gift shop sale featuring the works in the Affordable Art Show and the Holiday Arts and Crafts Show.

10 percent off in the AI&G gift shop.

Appraisals, Antiques Show

On Saturday, Nov. 5, Westside His-

torical Society will present an all-day show featuring appraisals by experts Charlene Upham and Steve Blumenauer, as well as mini-lectures on a variety of collectibles and antiques, plus a number of vendors who will be selling and buying a wide range of antiques and collectibles.

The show will take place at the Mardela Fire House and doors open at 9:30 a.m. There is no admission charge, but there is an appraisal fee of $5 for one item and $10 for three items.

All appraisal proceeds will be donated to Westside Historical Society.

Owners of old handmade quilts and coverlets are invited to bring these items in to be photographed and documented for the society’s ongoing collection of records of Antique Eastern Shore Quilts. Also, a small silent auction will be offered, and food will be sold by the Mardela Springs Fire Dept.

Auxiliary.

For more information, including renting vendor space, contact Sylvia Bradley at westsidehistorical@gmail. com or call 410-726-8047 or 443-7833335.

Quarter Auction

On Thursday, Nov. 17, the Women of the Moose #1208 will have a Quarter Auction at the Moose Lodge, 833 Snow Hill Rd., Salisbury, with food concessions, a homemade baked goods table, and a gently used purse table.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the auction starts at 7. The first paddle is $5, extra paddles are $3. Bring two canned food items for the Maryland Food Bank and get one free paddle with first paid paddle (limit one free paddle per person).

Vendors wanted. Call or text Barb Gregory at 443-235-4488 or visit the Facebook event page, Salisbury WOTM Chapter 1208 Quarter Auction.

All proceeds support various charities.

Senior Art Show

The Salisbury University Art Department presents its 55th biannual senior art show in the University Gallery of Fulton Hall.

The graphic design portion of the show is Nov. 7-19, with an awards reception 5-7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11. The fine arts portion is Dec. 1-14, with an awards reception 5-7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9.

The first exhibition includes an assortment of graphic design including print, web, posters, graphic art and more. The second features works of a wide variety of media, from sculpture and installation, to photography and painting.

Admission is free and the public is invited. For more information, call 410548-2547 or visit the SU Art Galleries website at www.salisbury.edu/universi-

tygalleries.

Bingomania returns Nov. 5

Bingomania returns to the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center on Saturday, Nov. 5. Doors open at 5 p.m. for early bird games and regular games begin at 7:30.

Admission includes all regular and special games, including the Jumbo Jackpot Game. Regular game payouts are $500 while special games will pay out $1,000. The Jumbo Jackpot Game pays a maximum of $10,000 depending upon attendance.

Increase your chances of winning and help a local food bank at the same time by bringing three non-perishable food items to the event. Those who do will receive three additional cards for the first early bird game.

Tickets are $45 per person in advance and $55 per person at the door; fees may apply to ticket prices. Tickets are on sale at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center Box Office and online at www.WicomicoCivicCenter.org.

All proceeds benefit the Mardela Middle and High School Bands.

Annual Christmas Bazaar

The Annual Christmas Bazaar will be held at Victoria Park Apartments at Sassafras Meadows, 875 Victoria Park Dr., Salisbury, on Saturday, Nov. 19 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Handmade crafts and baked goods. Tables are available for rent. $10 for large tables and $5 for small tables. All crafters welcome. For more information, contact Jackie King at 302-388-7859.

National French Week at SU

Salisbury University celebrates Le Semaine du Français – National French Week – with a celebration of French music and poetry on Saturday, Nov. 5.

The program, “La Bonne Cuisine: Chant et Poésie” (“Good Cooking: Song and Poetry”), begins at 7 p.m. in the Great Hall of Holloway Hall with a pre-concert wine and hors d’oeuvres reception in the adjacent Social Room, followed by the program.

Admission is free and the public is invited. Donations are appreciated. For more information, call 410-548-5588 or visit www.salisbury.edu.

Magi Festival tickets on sale

The Magi Fund will host its 23rd annual Choral Festival on Nov. 19-20.

This year’s concert, “Sounds of Christmas!,” will feature performances by the National Christian Choir and the Magi Children’s Choir.

The event will be held on Saturday, Nov. 19 at 7 p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 20 at 2 p.m., at the Wicomico High School Auditorium in Salisbury.

Tickets cost $20 and are available at The Country House in Salisbury and all branches of First Shore Federal

Savings and Loan in Salisbury, Ocean Pines, Snow Hill, Fruitland, Pocomoke, Berlin and Ocean View and Millsboro, Del. Proceeds benefit the Christian Shelter and Joseph House Center. For more information, call Bonnie Luna at 410749-1633.

Visiting artist to speak

Artist Cheryl Nemazie has worked with businesses and non-governmental organizations worldwide.

On Thursday, Nov. 10, she speaks about her career as a visiting artist at Salisbury University. Her presentation is at 5:30 p.m. in Fulton Hall Room 111.

Originally from Newark, Del., Nemazie now resides in Salisbury, where she operates Studio C. Design and Photography, Inc., handling assignments in both the corporate and NGO arena.

After establishing a career as an art director and award-winning graphic designer for an international hotel chain, Nemazie left the corporate world to focus on a second career as a documentary photographer.

Admission to her talk is free and the public is invited. For more information call 410-548-2547 or visit www.salisbury.edu.

Scouts host Prayer Breakfast

The Boy Scouts of America DelMar-Va Council will host its annual Duty to God and Country Prayer Breakfast at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center on Thursday, Nov. 17. The keynote speaker will be Jim Perdue, chairman of Perdue Farms.

Doors open at 6:45 a.m., and the program begins at 7:15. Individual tickets start at $30, and there are also sponsorship opportunities that include seating for eight at a table.

Attendees are asked to RSVP for the breakfast by Thursday, Nov. 10.

Registration is available online at www. dmvc.org/dtg.

For more information, contact Kevin LesCallette at 443-523-7639 or klescallette@dmvc.org.

Quidditch Championship

Muggles on the Lower Shore will get a taste of Hogwarts at the US Quidditch Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship in Wicomico County on Nov. 19-20.

Games of quidditch, based on the sport of the same name introduced in J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” series, will be played at Fruitland Recreational Park, and admission is free to the public.

Games will begin at 8 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, with the last game of the day starting at 4 p.m., and on Sunday, Nov. 20, games will begin at 8 a.m. with the last game starting at 3 p.m.

SALISBURY STAR • NOVEMBER 2016 At least 24 teams are set to take part, bringing more than 1,000 players, coaches and families to the area from seven states and Washington, D.C. At the regional championship, youth of all ages can get a chance to try the sport on a youth field run by US Quidditch with help from the Salisbury University quidditch team from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day.

The winning team will continue on to the national championship for the US Quidditch Cup. For more information, visit www.

SalisburyChampionships.org.

Walk/Run for Recovery

The Atlantic Club will host its “Fifth Annual Walk/Run for Recovery” on Saturday, Nov. 5, from 10 a.m. to noon.

The Atlantic Club is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping individuals and their families recover from the addiction.

A portion of proceeds will go towards The Atlantic Club, so that they can continue their mission. The Atlantic Club recovery fellowship hopes to give back to a student who has been affected by addiction and help him/her fulfill their dreams.

Show your support as a sponsor (levels from $50 to $500) and/or participant with a $20 donation.

Send all donations to: The Atlantic Club, Attn: Laura Puckett, PO Box 563, Ocean City, MD 21842. Make checks payable to The Atlantic Club. Donations may be made online at www.atlanticclubocmd.org. For more information, call Colleen Wareing at 410-430-6896 or Laura Puckett at 443-397-5618.

‘Shore Wars Fight Night’

Main Street Gym will host a USA Boxing sanctioned event on Saturday, Nov. 19. Fighters from all weight classes across Delmarva will take on competitors from Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia.

Fighting for Main Street Gym will be 2016 Golden Gloves champion T.J. Mottinger, who will compete in the Heavyweight division, and Matt McMurdo, a teacher at Prince Street School, at Super Heavyweight. Also representing MSG will be Corey Moore, brothers Jordan and Gavin Brown, and many others.

There will be a cash bar, food for purchase, and live music.

Weigh in is at 4:30 p.m., doors open at 6 and bouts start at 7.

Tickets are $20 for general admission, $10 for children 12 and under, $350 for VIP tables of 8 and $450 for VIP tables of 10.

For more information and sponsorship opportunities, visit the Main Street Gym page on Facebook or www.mainstreetgymsalisbury.com.

Free concerts for kids

The High School Orchestra Students of Wicomico County will present two free concerts for children on Friday, Nov. 4 at 9:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., in the Parkside High School Auditorium.

Orchestra students from James M. Bennett High and Wicomico High will perform at 9:30 a.m., and Parkside orchestra students will perform at 1 p.m.

Children from public schools, private schools, daycare centers and the community are invited to attend. The concerts are free but reservations are required. For more information and to RSVP, contact Sarah Burton at sburton@wcboe.org.

Family Engagement Conference

The Fifth Family Engagement Conference - “Making Stronger Connections: Family, Schools & Community” – kicks off American Education Week in Wicomico County Public Schools.

The conference will be held on Saturday, Nov. 12, at James M. Bennett High School.

Dr. Donna Hanlin, superintendent of schools, will give the keynote. Jake Day will lead a workshop “Meet the Mayor: Q & A.” The conference is designed to promote family engagement and provide information for families to help their children be successful students and to help families create loving and stable homes.

There are more than 20 workshops and free child and youth care is available for children, ages 3-12. The free conference includes breakfast and a chance to win door prizes.

For more information and to register, visit wcboe.org/families/family_engagement_conference or call Faye Wilson at 410-677-4529.

Board of Ed meeting

The November meeting of the Wicomico County Board of Education will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15 in the Board of Education Auditorium at 101 Long Ave., Salisbury.

The agenda will be posted at www. wcboe.org; click on the BoardDocs box to view the agenda. The meeting will be livestreamed and will also be viewable after the meeting at www.wcboe. org/leadership/board_of_education/ watch_board_meetings. The meeting will also be aired on PAC 14.

Fifth Annual Pathways Night

The Fifth Annual Pathways Night will be held at Wor-Wic Community College on Thursday, Nov. 17 from 6-8 p.m. in the Fulton-Owens Hall.

Nearly 400 students and parents attended last year to meet with colleges and employers and to attend seminars on planning that next step after graduation, or even for the senior year of high school. There will be businesses and the One Stop van to help parents get employment.

Register for Turkey Trek 5K

The Eighth Annual Turkey Trek 5K will be held on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 24, at Pemberton Historical Park in Salisbury. The course takes runners and walkers on Pemberton Park’s trails, through forests, meadows and wetlands. Enjoy refreshments and holiday pie after crossing the finish line.

The event benefits Pemberton His-

PAGE 21 torical Park’s environmental education programs. Early registration is available through Nov. 21 for $25. The cost for on-site registration is $30.

Register by Nov. 11 to be guaranteed an event shirt. Long-sleeved shirts are available for an additional $5.

There will be gift certificates and awards for the fastest runners in the following age groups: 14 and under, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59 and 60+ in both male and female divisions.

Participants can also dress up and try to earn the award for Best Thanksgiving Costume.

Registration is available at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center Box Office and online at www.PembertonPark.org.

For more information, contact Allen Swiger at 410-548-4900, ext. 108, or email aswiger@wicomicocounty.org.

Salisbury Christmas Parade

The Salisbury Jaycees are accepting entries for the 70th annual Salisbury Christmas Parade, which will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 4 (rain date Sunday, Dec. 11).

This year’s theme is “The Magic of Christmas.” The parade route will remain the same as in recent years, starting at Civic Avenue and Mt. Hermon Road, then turning onto East Main Street before ending at Wicomico Middle School. The reviewing stand will be located at City Park.

Entry forms are available online at www.salisburyjc.com/chapter-projects/ christmas-parade. Entry deadline is Thursday, Nov. 17. For more information, e-mail parade@salisburyjc.com.

STEM Saturday

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) Saturday classes will be offered throughout the school year for students in grades 4-5 and 6-8.

The next STEM Saturday will be held Nov. 12, with students in grades 4-5 exploring “Science Behind Winning: Logic or Luck, Games & Probability” and middle schoolers working on “Amazing Paper Tricks: The Magic of Paper.”

All STEM Saturdays will take place from 10 a.m.-noon. Locations will vary.

STEM Saturdays are free for Wicomico County students in grades 4 through 8. Anyone interested in attending a STEM Saturday event must preregister, and early registration is recommended as the courses fill up early.

For a detailed schedule and registration form, see the STEM Saturday 2016-2017 flyer at wcboe.org/ instruction_student_services/programs/ stem_program. For information, contact Gretchen Boggs at 410-677-4504 or gboggs@wcboe.org.

American Education Week

Wicomico Schools will welcome thousands of visitors Nov. 14-18, during American Education Week. Each school will share information on its visitation schedule. Parents and guardians should fill out the Approved Visitor Form sent home from school with the names of anyone allowed to visit a student during American Education Week, then return the form to the school office by Nov. 9.

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Annual Christmas Bazaar

All are welcome to browse, shop and dine, as Worcester Preparatory School (WPS) kicks off the holiday season at the 45th annual Christmas Bazaar on Sunday, Dec. 4, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., in the WPS Field House and Athletic and Performing Arts Center. Admission is free and the event is open to the public. Funds raised go directly toward school and program upgrades and improvements.

Take a holiday stroll through the Christmas Village, which includes oneof-a-kind greens and decorations, decadent homemade desserts, handmade gifts, vendors, silent auction items and so much more.

Children can purchase gifts for their loved ones in the Mallard General Store, enjoy a holiday scavenger hunt and have a picture taken with special guest Santa Claus, who will stop by the Village from noon to 2 p.m.

Wicomico Retired Educational Personnel Plan November Meeting Retired staff from Wicomico County Schools have planned an eventful agenda for their Nov. 15 meeting. Students from Young Entrepreneurs Academy will display their business products to interested attendees from 11 - 11:50

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am. YEA is a year long entrepreneur curriculum sponsored by the Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce for eligible 6th-12th grade Wicomico County students. Lunch is served at noon and our speaker will follow.

The group will welcome the 2016 - 2017 Wicomico County Teacher of the Year, Christy Briggs, a sixth grade English Language Arts teacher at Bennett Middle School. New superintendent Dr. Donna C. Hanlin will also attend.

The November service project is a new, unwrapped toy for the Salvation Army’s Christmas Program. Please come! Cost is $10.00 to attend. RSVP to 443-880-3543.

Rock ‘n’ roll show fundraiser

Support the Delmar Public Library’s Capital Campaign Building Fund while enjoying a rock ‘n’ roll show featuring The Fabulous Hubcaps at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center on Saturday, Nov. 5 from 7-11 p.m. Doors open at 6:45 p.m.

Tickets are $50 and there will be light fare and a cash bar.

For tickets, call 302-846-9894. Tickets are available for purchase online at www.delmarpubliclibrary.org/TheFabulousHubcaps.aspx.

BRITISH INVASION EXPERIENCE - The British Invasion Experience performs at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center on Saturday, Jan. 14. In this high-energy performance, The British Invasion Experience pays tribute to the Beatles from the group’s introduction on the Ed Sullivan show through the band’s career to the rooftop of Abbey Road Studios.

The show begins at 7 p.m., and tickets include a dinner, which will be served at 5:30 p.m. The menu includes a garden salad, Irish stew, fish and chips, corned beef and cabbage, mashed potatoes, vegetable medley, rolls and butter, a chef’s dessert table, and iced tea, water and coffee.

Tickets, which are $40 per person plus fees, can be purchased online at www. wicomicociviccenter.org, by phone at 410-548-4911 or in person at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center Box Office.

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IMAGINATION LIBRARY FUNDRAISER - RPS ISG International held their FifthAnnual Disc Golf Tournament recently raising a record $14,315 to benefit United Way’s Imagination Library Program. Thirty six teams from local businesses competed to raise funds for the program, providing free, home-delivered books each month to local children from birth to age five. The Imagination Library Literacy Program has distributed over 81,000 books to nearly 4,000 children in Wicomico, Worcester, Somerset and Dorchester counties since its inception in 2012. The proceeds of the tournament will provide over 6,600 books to local children.

Above, from left, Dennis Myers, Steve Pearson, Ed Dorr and Brandon Christian of Affordable Business Systems accept their first place award in RPS ISG, International’s Fifth Annual Frisbee Golf Tournament.

Below, from left, last year’s Frisbee Golf champions, Laura Baker, Rick Stoakley, Greg Gay and Matt Ziokowski of WBOC-Draper Holdings accept the second place award this year, having lost by only one point.

The following special services will be held at Parkway Church of God in Salisbury. All are welcome.

Sunday, Nov. 6 - Friends Day, 9 and 11 a.m. services Sunday, Nov. 20 - Family Day, 9 and 11 a.m. services Saturday, Dec. 24 - Christmas Eve Service - 6 p.m.

St. Stephens events

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

For more information about any of the events below, contact the church office at 846-9501 or visit www.ststephensumc.com or on Facebook at delmarststephens.

Sunday services - Join us on Sundays - 9 a.m. - Contemporary Praise Service; 10 a.m. - KIDZ & Adult Sunday school classes; 11 a.m. - Traditional Service & KIDZ Church November - Fourth Annual Community Love Light Tree - This year’s tree in State Street Park will be the biggest yet - about 40’ tall. The many

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The lighting ceremony will be held at 6 p.m. on Sunday Nov. 27, the first day of Advent, with the Homeland Singers performing holiday music.

Saturday, Nov. 26- Delmarva Railroad Open House at Camelot Hall from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 27- Delmarva Railroad Open House at Camelot Hall from noon to 4 p.m.

December Sunday, Dec. 4- Community Carol Sing at Delmar High School - Public is welcome and we have refreshments at Camelot Hall.

Sunday, Dec. 18- Cantata at St. Stephens UMC - 11 a.m. service.

Saturday Dec. 24 - Christmas Eve. Services at 7 p.m. and 11 p.m.

New Year’s Eve Dinner and Concert - An evening with the Homeland Singers and Friends, dinner and then a concert at Camelot Hall. $15 a person.

Door prize drawings. Enjoy southern gospel at its best.

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Education

Worcester Prep senior looks to play hockey in college

By Mike McClure

Worcester Prep senior Ava Schwartz of Salisbury keeps very busy between her in and out of school activities, academics and field hockey. Schwartz plans to continue her education and is hoping to continue to play field hockey in college.

Among her school activities are: weight training, co-editor of the yearbook, and National Honor Society.

Through the National Honor Society, Ava helps tutor lower school and

middle school students at the school.

She also participated in photography in ninth and 10th grade.

While she played lacrosse in her freshman and junior years, Schwartz sport of choice is field hockey. She started playing field hockey when she was in seventh grade and also plays club ball.

One activity she takes part in within the community is Athletes Serving Athletes, in which three people help a person with a physical or mental disabilitiy run a race because the athletes

Worcester Prep senior Ava Schwartz of Salisbury is shown playing field hockey. Schwartz is undecided on what college she will attend, but she wants to continue to play field hockey. Submitted photo

COMMENDED STUDENTS - Pictured, WPS Headmaster Dr. Barry Tull congratulates this year’s 2017 Commended Students in the 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program. Front row, from left: Dr. Tull; Sambina Anthony, Seaford. Back row: Rayne Parker, Ocean City; Zachary Wilson, Berlin; Jordan Welch, Berlin; and Nikhil Moondra, Salisbury. Commended Students placed among the top five percent of more than 1.6 million students who entered the 2017 competition by taking the 2015 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®).

Student Profile

are unable to run on their own. She’s participated in two races so far.

“I’ve really enjoyed that a lot. It definitely makes you feel thankful for the things that you take for granted,” said Schwartz.

When she was a sophomore she joined other girls from the school to do activities such as building wheelchair ramps, hosting the battle of bands at Civic Center, and holding a Veterans Day 5K through One Year to Empowerment.

Schwartz is a member of the National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, and is a National Merit Scholarship finalist. She was also Cum Laude last year. Ava’s family has always encouraged her to do well in school.

Schwartz is undecided on what college she will attend, but she is looking to study exercise science, nutrition or physical therapy. Throughout her time in school, her family has always supported her.

“My family’s always been very supportive of everything I’ve done,” Schwartz said, noting that they drove her to events and took her to camps.

“They’ve always been there for me if I’m upset about something and offer really good advice to help me get through it.”

Ali has been attending Worcester

Ali Schwartz

Prep since pre-school and has enjoyed her time there. “It’s a small school but you’re getting a great education,” said Schwartz. “I still don’t feel like a senior. I feel like I was a freshman last year. I haven’t thought that far ahead (graduation) but I’m excited.”

One of her biggest influences at the school is AP Biology teacher Mr. Wescott. “You could tell he loved what he was teaching and enjoyed teaching it. It was great to have that experience,” Schwartz said.

FIRE SAFETY - Worcester Preparatory School teacher Sasha Motsko and her second grade class thank Sparky the Fire Dog and the Berlin Fire Company for visiting the Lower School to teach about fire safety on Oct. 10. From left: Sophia Poffenberger, Dagsboro, Del.; Anna Mumford, Selbyville, Del.; Jack Adkins, Dagsboro; Beau Brittingham, Millsboro, Del.; Alyson Ray, Berlin; Chase Burbage, Berlin; Laney Hoch, Salisbury; Gray Bunting, Rehoboth Beach, Del.; Haven Harrison, Berlin; Gavin Mann, Bishopville; Conan Geiger, Ocean City; Grade 2 Teacher Sasha Motsko; Jackson Curry-Crayton, Ocean City.

DiBlasi named to dean’s list

Billie DiBlasi of Delmar, Del., has been named to the dean’s list for the spring 2016 semester at Stevenson University.

SU recognized

Salisbury University is the No. 1 school for environmental studies in Maryland, according to a recent ranking

by Environmental Science.org.

The site ranks SU at No. 35 nationally. Only one other Maryland campus, the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, is included. The full rankings are available online at www.environmentalscience.org/top-schools.

Environmental Science.org considered several factors in creating the list, including location, faculty, study abroad opportunities, program breadth, degree levels offered and research quality. Also a factor: thinking green.

“We are honored by this ranking,” said Dr. Michael Lewis, chair of SU’s Environmental Studies Department.

“It’s hard to imagine how much Environmental Studies has grown in the past 15 years — from a minor to the 35thranked program in the country.”

SU team wins competition

For the third time in five years, Salisbury University’s Franklin P. Perdue School of Business Ethics Team took first place in the annual Enactus Ethics Competition, held at Mount St. Mary’s University.

Enactus promotes student education in business and is sponsored by Fortune 500 companies. The competition involved colleges and universities from around the region.

The case presented to students at the competition involved Apple, Inc., and how to address allegations that certain suppliers, such as Foxconn, were negligent in their treatment of employees.

The SU team included senior management major Alexandra Chandler of Montgomery County; senior marketing major Edward Ibe of Silver Spring; junior marketing and communication arts major Nicole Kline of Rockville; and junior finance major Samuel Russell of Ellicott City.

SU student interns at The Hague

Salisbury University student Brittany Foutz, a second-year graduate student from Baltimore, pursuing an MA in conflict analysis and dispute resolution, spent a month over the summer as an intern at the International Peace and Security Institute (IPSI) at The Hague in the Netherlands.

She received grants from the offices of the deans of Graduate Study and Research and the Charles R. and Martha N. Fulton School of Liberal Arts to cover airfare and a scholarship from IPSI covered the remainder of the cost.

During her month at The Hague, Brittany met other IPSI nominees from around the world — students selected to learn about diplomacy and peacemaking through the program, overseen by the United Nations and its International Institute for Peace. Students

SALISBURY STAR • NOVEMBER 2016 attended classes, sat in on trials and worked to establish plans for a transitional justice mechanism to redress the human rights issues that led to the Syrian revolution.

After earning her master’s from SU, she plans to pursue her doctorate to become a professor of international conflict analysis and dispute resolution.

Garcia receives scholarship

Salisbury University Junior Cody Garcia, a veteran of the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, received $2,000 from the U.S. Military Veterans Scholarship Program of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) Foundation. He is one of only 10 recipients nationwide for 2016.

At SU, Garcia is majoring in earth science and minoring in geographic information science.

A native of Chino Hills, Calif., Garcia followed his wife to her native Garcia Eastern Shore and they reside in Salisbury.

After earning his bachelor’s in December 2017, Garcia hopes to pursue a master’s in either forestry/watershed science or geographic information systems. “I’m interested in environmental hazards and pollution,” he said. “A lot of these issues can be solved with maps that allow people to see the bigger picture.”

Horton receives medal

For more than four decades, Salisbury University environmental studies lecturer Tom Horton has championed the environment.

The Virginia-based Water Environment Foundation (WEF) recently recognized Horton for his dedication, honoring him with its 2016 Media and Public Education Medal. The award was presented during WEF’s annual technical exhibition and conference in New Orleans.

Horton covered the environment for the Baltimore Sun for 35 years. He has written nine books about the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. In 2015, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley proclaimed him an “Admiral of the Chesapeake,” one of the state’s highest honorary titles.

Hutchinson featured in arts festival Dr. Victoria Hutchinson’s acclaimed reconstruction of Mary Wigman’s 1926 “Hexentanz” (“Witch Dance”) recently appeared at the FringeArts Festival in Philadelphia.

Dancefusion, a modern dance repertory company, featured the work in its program Making Dance.

Hutchinson is a faculty member of Salisbury University’s Music, Theatre and Dance Department.

Thinkingdance.net reviewer Lisa Kraus noted, “To see a restaging of a work like Mary Wigman’s “Hexen-

tanz” provides a jolting reminder of the power and intensity of early modern dance. To see it full length, in living color (with red costume!) danced convincingly by Jennifer Yackel, is a rare thrill.”

Yackel, a Salisbury native and Philadelphia-based dance artist, performed “Hexentanz” in a 2015 SU Dance Company program.

Testing for Magnet, TAD programs

Second-grade students not currently enrolled in Wicomico County Public Schools whose parents/guardians would like them to be considered for the Magnet Program and the Thinking and Doing (TAD) Program for the 2017-2018 school year must register by Dec. 1, for the student to participate in the Dec. 7-8 administration of InView, an assessment of cognitive abilities that includes verbal reasoning, sequences, analogies, and quantitative reasoning.

Prospective WCPS students must participate in the InView assessment on the same dates as current WCPS students to be considered for the Magnet Program for the upcoming school year.

This assessment opportunity will not be offered at any other time during the 2016-2017 school year.

InView Magnet Program assessment for nonpublic school second-graders will be on two days (students must participate both days) at the main office of Wicomico County Public Schools, 2424 Northgate Drive, Ste. 100, Salisbury: Day 1: From 1-3 p.m., Wednesday,

PAGE 25 Dec. 7 Day 2: From 1-3 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8 Families interested in having their child participate in this assessment must register with Mary Kay Morgan in the Division of Instruction by 4 p.m. on Dec. 1. Call 410-677-4587 to register for the InView assessment.

PAC 14 airs BOE meetings

There are now four ways for the community to see Wicomico County Board of Education meetings.

1. In Person: People are always welcome to attend these public meetings at 101 Long Ave., Salisbury.

2. Live Online. All monthly meetings of the Board of Education (and budget hearings, special meetings and some work sessions too) will be livestreamed online at www.wcboe. org/…/board_of_educat…/watch_ board_meetings.

3. Indexed Online. After the meeting, the video will be posted on BoardDocs and indexed to the meeting agenda, making agenda items easy to find and watch at www.boarddocs.com/ mabe/wcboe/Board.nsf/Public 4. On PAC 14. PAC 14 is partnering with the school system to rebroadcast Board meetings within a few days of the livestream.

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Education Continued from page 25

The Princeton Review, in partnership with the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), has named Salisbury University one of the nation’s most environmentally responsible colleges.

The University is featured in the Guide to 361 Green Colleges, which highlights impressive environmental and sustainability programs at campuses throughout the United States and select institutions in Canada.

The guide is based on a survey of hundreds of colleges nationwide. Questions explore institutional commitment to areas including LEED building certifications, environmental studies programs, alternative transportation, recycling and conservation programs, and more.

To download the Guide to 361 Green Colleges, visit www.princetonreview.com/college-rankings/green-guide.

Input on school calendar

The Wicomico County Board of Education is seeking input as it builds a calendar for the 2017-2018 school year.

Two different draft calendars – one with school starting before Labor Day, one with school starting after Labor Day – have been created in order to gather feedback prior to Board of Education consideration of the 2017-2018 calendar at the Nov. 15 Board meeting.

The two draft calendars may be accessed from the www.wcboe.org home page by clicking on the Calendar Input button. A comparison of dates in the two calendars is also provided. Please share your draft calendar preference and any other comments or suggestions by noon Friday, Nov. 4 by contacting either comments@wcboe.org or 410677-5251. The Board is expected to consider a 2017-2018 calendar at its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 15.

Ravizza develops symposium

Dr. Dean Ravizza of Salisbury University’s Health and Sport Sciences Department developed a symposium for the International Convention on Science, Education and Medicine in Sport (ICSEMIS) related to his work on the uses of sport in humanitarian emergencies.

The convention is a joint scientific effort of the world’s four leading organizations on sport, and is held every four years in conjunction with the Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games.

Ravizza, who also is a senior research practitioner for SU’s Bosserman Center for Conflict Resolution, presented on “Promoting Social Inclusion through Sport for Children and Youth in Armed Conflict.”

Ravizza, who joined SU’s faculty in 2006, is actively involved in international efforts to use sports as part of holistic intervention methods for children and youth in conflict situations in collaboration with United Nations and

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non-governmental agencies.

Students recognized

Nicholas Selser of James M. Bennett High and Patrick Temple of Parkside High have been recognized as state finalists in the Wendy’s High School Heisman Awards program for achievement in athletics, academics and service to community.

Abigail Boltz and Anthony Williams of Mardela High, and Sarah Diller of Parkside High are school winners.

The Wendy’s High School Heisman program runs in conjunction with the collegiate Heisman, and celebrates the achievements of the nation’s top high school seniors both in and out of the classroom.

National Merit Scholars named Wicomico Superintendent of Schools Dr. Donna C. Hanlin is proud to announce that five seniors from Wicomico County Public Schools have received recognition in the National Merit Scholarship Program.

Nicholas Jeffrey Selser of James M. Bennett High School has been recognized as a Semifinalist in the National Merit Scholarship Program, and will advance for consideration as a Finalist.

Wicomico has also received word of four students recognized as Commended Students in the National Merit Scholarship Program. Congratulations to Commended Students Lucas Jackson Murphy and Anna E. Garlock of James M. Bennett High, Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed of Parkside High, and Rachel Christine Bier of Wicomico High.

All five of these outstanding students will be recognized at the Nov. 17 Board of Education Awards & Recognitions Night.

During the 20152016 school year, the Board of Education, superintendent and schools were proud to honor two Wicomico students who were named

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Music Abounds This Fall At Salisbury University

By Dr. William Folger, Co-Chair SU Music, Theatre and Dance Department From classical and chamber works to jazz and sounds of the holidays, music fills the air at Salisbury University this November and December.

The SU Cultural Affairs Office brings the U.S. Air Force Heritage of America Band’s Heritage Brass ensemble to campus 7 p.m.

Tuesday, November 15, in Holloway Hall Auditorium. Comprised of 10 brass players and a percussionist and vocalist, its repertoire includes orchestral transcriptions, patriotic favorite and jazz standards, as well as new compositions. Tickets are not required.

Other musical Cultural Affairs highlights that month include the next concert in the Peter and Judy Jackson Chamber Music Series, featuring the ATOS Trio, at 7 p.m.

Wednesday, November 16, in the Great Hall of Holloway Hall.

Recognized by the BBC as “New Generation Artists,” the ensemble has earned the prestigious Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson International Trio Award.

Music, Theatre and Dance Department musical events continue this semester with “An Evening of Percussion,” featuring the SU Percussion and World Drum ensembles 7:30 p.m. Thursday, November 17, in Holloway Hall Auditorium. Eric Shuster and Ted Nichols direct the respective groups.

SU’s Feature Fridays lecture and performance series concludes for the fall with a presentation by the SU Madrigal Choir on November 18 at The Brick Room in downtown Salisbury. Leading the choir, I will share insights on the evening’s selections. The event starts with networking at 5:30 p.m., followed by the presentation and a questionand-answer session at 6 p.m.

For those who are unable to make that event, the Madrigal Choir performs a “Seasonal Sonance” concert 4 p.m. Sunday, December 4, in the Great Hall.

SU’s annual Winter Music Festival begins Saturday, December 3, as the Salisbury and University chorales, also under my direction, present the concert “Luminescence.” All performances in the series are 7:30 p.m. in Holloway Hall Auditorium.

Chorale selections include Ešenvalds’ “Stars” for voice and crystal glasses, along with Chilcott’s

“Nova! Nova!” and Rob Landes’ Images for choir and jazz trio. The concert also features the premiere of “Stella Clara” (“Star Light”) by Richard Waters, with text by Charles Anthony Silvestri. Admission is $12; $9 for seniors 62 and over, SU alumni and all students.

The Salisbury Pops, directed by Lee Knier, continues the series with its annual Holiday Concert on Tuesday, December 6. The SU Jazz Ensemble, directed by Jerry Tabor, follows on Thursday, December 8.

The festival culminates with the Salisbury Symphony Orchestra concert “A Fandango Holiday” with guest violinist Anton Miller on Saturday, December 10. Since his Carnegie Hall debut in 1992, Miller has appeared throughout the U.S. and abroad. Dr. Jeffrey Schoyen directs.

Admission is $25, $20 for seniors age 60 and over, $5 for all students.

Advance tickets are available at www.SalisburySymphonyOrchestra. org and at the Guerrieri University Center Information Desk.

Area youth also share their musical talents this season. Students enrolled in SU’s PRESTO music and theatre preparatory program perform at 5 and 7 p.m. Tuesday, December 13, in the Great Hall of Holloway Hall.

SU’s fall musical offerings conclude with the Salisbury Youth Orchestra’s annual Holiday Concert, also directed by Schoyen, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, December 15, in Holloway Hall Auditorium.

Admission is $5, $3 for seniors, free for children 12 and under.

Admission to all other music events is free unless otherwise noted.

With so much to choose from, SU is offering something for nearly every musical taste this fall. We look forward to seeing you … while you hear us!

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Students named ambassadors Students in the Horticulture Management Program at the Parkside High School Department of Career & Technology Education (CTE) have earned themselves the chance to lead and learn on the local, regional and national levels as Junior MANRRS Ambassadors and delegates to the 2016 Borlaug Dialogue International Symposium.

Through a collaborative partnership with the University of Maryland Eastern Shore School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences and the Crop Science division of Bayer, Minorities in Agriculture Natural Resources and Related Sciences (MANRRS) selected 16 students from Maryland as Junior MANRRS Ambassadors. Two of those students attend Parkside CTE: Brittany Briddell and Logan Dennis, both seniors who also attend Parkside High.

The other 14 students attend schools on the western shore. The JrMANRRS Leadership Institute was held at UMES

on Sept. 23-25.

“These two Parkside CTE Horticulture students had an awesome weekend at UMES attending the third annual JrMANRRS state convention,” said Jerry Kelley, Horticulture instructor. “Students had opportunities for networking and agriculture-related workshops. And there was lots of good news: Omariah Estrada, our recent graduate and UMES student, was awarded the Maryland Farm Credit $1,000 JrMANRRS scholarship.” Kelley received recognition as the JrMANRRS Advisor of the Year.

Seniors Logan Dennis and Layla Renshaw, also a senior at Parkside, were selected as Borlaug Scholars and student delegates to the Global Youth Institute of the World Food Prize in Des Moines, Iowa, Oct. 12-14. These Parkside seniors represented the State of Maryland at this prestigious conference as two of the top 200 students from around the world.

National Merit Scholarship Program Finalists. Both of those students, Michael Li of James M. Bennett High and Tiffany Pham of Parkside High, are now attending Princeton Uni-

versity.

National Scholarship Program recognition is based on a student’s PSAT score from the PSAT administration in 11th grade.

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Salisbury University’s World Drum and Percussion ensembles present “An Evening of Percussion” 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, in Holloway Hall Auditorium.

The World Drum Ensemble, directed by Ted Nichols, features two dances from West Africa inspired by Mamady Keita, who helped introduce the djembe drum to the world. “Kassa” is a harvest-dance of the Malinke of East Guinea. “Sorsornet” is a rhythm of the Baga. Its accompanying song expresses young girls’ gratitude to their mothers. Both feature the Amp! African dance ensemble, directed by Kimberly Clark-Shaw, with SU students.

Additional selections include “Bembe,” a rhythm from Cuba that has become a large part of the Afro-Cuban folkloric culture, and “Mobasa,” inspired by the African rhythm and blues scene in Germany, popularized by the band Mombasa in the 1970s. The song’s final section is further inspired by Hans Zimmer’s soundtrack from the 2010 Leonardo DiCaprio movie Inception.

The Percussion Ensemble, directed by Eric Shuster, features Julia Perry’s Homunculus, C.F. for harp and percussion orchestra, as well as a special 80th birthday tribute to composer Steve Reich with a performance of his Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices and Organ.

Sponsored by the Music, Theatre and Dance Department, and SU’s Fulton Public Humanities Program, admission is free and the public is invited. For more information call 410-548-5588 or visit the SU website at www.salisbury.edu.

SFS presents Macbeth- The Salisbury Film Society (SFS) presents William Shakespeare’s Macbeth 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6, in Fulton Hall 111.

Directed by Justin Kurtzel, this dramatic film adaptation features a stellar casting of Michael Fassbinder as Macbeth and Marion Cotillard as Lady Macbeth. After hearing a prophecy that he will become the king of Scotland, Macbeth and his power-hungry wife become fixated on taking the throne and decides to murder the current king to do so.

Michael O’Sullivan of the Washington Post said the film “possesses a terrible beauty, evoking fear, sadness, awe and confusion. Presented with the aesthetic of a dark comic book, it’s also a mournful masterpiece. ”Dr. Elsie Walker of SU’s English department leads a group discussion following the screening.

The SFS series is co-sponsored by the Salisbury Wicomico Arts Council (SWAC) and SU’s Charles R. and Martha N. Fulton School of Liberal Arts.

Tickets are $9, $8 for SWAC members, free for college and university students with ID. For more information call 410-543-ARTS (2787) or visit the SWAC website at www.543arts.org.

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Diabetes presentation at PRMC

The Peninsula Regional Endocrinology and Diabetes Center and its Diabetes Education Program invite anyone interested in learning more about diabetes to attend a free education event, “Tired of Diabetes? Fatigue and Other Challenges” on Monday, Nov. 14.

Jack Snitzer, DO, an endocrinologist with the Peninsula Regional Endocrinology and Diabetes Center in Salisbury, will keynote the session that will explore ways to overcome the fatigue and other challenges diabetes can bring.

The event begins at 5:30 p.m. with exhibits from companies involved in diabetes care and services until 6:45.

Dr. Snitzer’s presentation will begin at 7, and last approximately one hour. The program will be held in the auditorium of the Avery W. Hall Educational Center on the Peninsula Regional Medical Center campus. An RSVP is required; please call Peninsula Regional Endocrinology and Diabetes Center’s Diabetes Education Program at 410-543-7061.

There is no cost to attend.

David Leach joins Apple Drugs

Apple Discount Drugs welcomes David Leach to the team of pharmacists in the Fruitland location.

David graduated from Eastern University in 2003 with a degree in biogenetics with Leach a concentration in sports medicine.

Soon thereafter he became an athletic trainer in the public school system in Doylestown, Pa. In 2006, he moved to Seaford to open up a restaurant with his wife. After 10 years in the restaurant business he decided to go back to school and graduated from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in May of 2016.

Leach was assigned to do rotations at Apple Discount Drugs and was hired upon graduation.

Flu clinic gives 3,142 vaccinations

Peninsula Regional Medical Center (PRMC) extends its gratitude to the 3,142 people on Delmarva who were vaccinated against the flu during the 2016 Drive-Thru Flu Clinic on Oct. 13, at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium.

PRMC appreciates the community making sure they “live well” through annual vaccinations against the flu.

They are also appreciative of the Delmarva Shorebirds and its long-standing partnership and the use of the ballpark to host the medical center’s largest and best attended annual community healthcare event.

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p.m. The Richard A. Henson Cancer Institute at Peninsula Regional Medical Center will offer the “Look Good…

Feel Better” program, a free, nationwide community service program dedicated to teaching female cancer patients beauty techniques to help restore their appearance and self-image while undergoing cancer treatment.

The two-hour workshop will be held at the Richard A. Henson Cancer Institute’s Cancer Support Services office, 560 Riverside Drive, Bldg. A, Ste. 106, Salisbury.

Certified cosmetologists will provide personalized make-over tips, including a 12-step skincare/makeup application lesson, demonstration of options for dealing with hair loss, and nail care techniques.

For more information or to pre-register for a workshop, call 410-543-7209.

Lung Cancer Awareness event

Lung cancer is the second most common cancer among both men and women, and the Eastern Shore is no exception. The Richard A. Henson Cancer Institute at Peninsula Regional Medical Center diagnosed and treated 224 cases last year in our area. Early detection and awareness of the risk factors can make a tremendous difference in those numbers.

That’s why PRMC is sponsoring a Shine a Light on Lung Cancer Awareness event on Wednesday, Nov. 2 from 6-7 p.m., at the Centre at Salisbury, at the stage area near Boscov’s department store.

The event will feature speakers including survivors, researchers and experts in the early detection and treatment of lung cancer. It’s also a celebration for lung cancer survivors; Delmar Lions cheerleaders will be there to perform and there will be door prizes, giveaways and information. All are welcome.

Medicare open enrollment events

MAC Incorporated will continue to offer Medicare open enrollment events on the Lower Shore, through Friday, Dec. 2.

Participants must bring their Medicare card and all medications in their original containers. Registration will begin 30 minutes in advance and participants will be seen in the order of their arrival.

Enrollment will be available at MAC Inc., the Area Agency on Aging in Salisbury, from 9 a.m. to noon on Fridays, Nov. 4, 18, and Dec. 2.

In addition, enrollment events in November, held from 1 to 3 p.m., include: Wicomico Public Library, Pittsville branch, Tuesday, Nov. 8.

This is a free service. For more information, call 410-742-0505.

Physical therapists recognized ‘Look Good…Feel Better’ program On Wednesday, Nov. 9 from 5-7

On World Physical Therapy Day, held in October which is Physical

Therapy Month, Peninsula Home Care recognized two staff PTs as “Outstanding Physical Therapist of the Year.”

Ivy Tuason of the Ocean Pines Branch and Michael Jansen of the Salisbury Branch were honored.

Ivy joined Peninsula Home Care (PHC) in 2014 but has worked in the home care industry for 13 years. Her Tuason past work experience includes working with varsity athletes at the University of the Philippines, time as a staff physical therapist at Saint Luke’s Medical Center and My Health Clinic in Manila, Philippines and a home health Jansen physical therapist with Gentiva Home Health in Charleston West Virginia.

Ivy earned a bachelor of science in physical therapy at the University of the Philippines, Manila.

Michael has been with Peninsula

Home Care since 2004 but working as a physical therapist since 1998. His work experience includes three years as a staff physical therapist and then three more years as an Acute Care supervisor for the Physical Medicine Department at Peninsula Regional Medical Center.

Mike graduated from James Madison University with a BS in healthcare administration and from the University of Maryland, Baltimore with a BS and Master’s in physical therapy. He is a credentialed clinical instructor for the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA).

PRMC recognized by ACS NSQIP

The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP®) has recognized Peninsula Regional Medical Center as one of 60 ACS NSQIP participating hospitals that have achieved meritorious outcomes for surgical patient care.

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Medicare Advantage Plans offered

Peninsula Regional Health System has become an equity partner in Johns Hopkins Medicine’s Medicare Advantage Plans.

The agreement makes PRMC a minority owner in the Hopkins Medicare managed insurance plans Advantage MD and Advantage MD Plus, the fastest growing Medicare Advantage plans available in Maryland.

The plans offer Medicare-eligible beneficiaries in 11 Maryland counties more comprehensive coverage, cap out of pocket costs and make it much easier to budget for healthcare expenses.

The agreement is solely focused on providing a quality, cost-effective Medicare supplement option for people on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.

Peninsula Regional Health System will be working with local physician offices during the open enrollment period of Oct. 15 to Dec. 7 to make information on Advantage MD and Advantage MD Plus easily available.

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PA of the year named

Kemuel Carey, MHS, PA-C, ATC, of Peninsula Orthopaedic Associates (POA) in Salisbury and a member of the Peninsula Regional Medical Center (PRMC) Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Center surgical team, was recently named the 2016 Maryland Physician Assistant of the Year by the Maryland Academy of Physician Assistants (MAPA) at the organization’s annual conference.

Carey, who joined POA and PRMC in 2005, was an athletic trainer in his home state of Pennsylvania, but sought a greater involvement in patient care.

He enrolled in and graduated from the Drexel University Physician Assistant program in 2003.

He has served as a clinical preceptor for the Philadelphia University PA program, Towson University-CCBC/Essex PA program, Eastern Virginia Medical School’s PA program, and Salisbury University’s Athletic Training program.

Carey was also recognized for his leadership, serving on the MAPA Legislative and Reimbursement Committees since 2012, and co-chairing the CME Committee for PAs in Orthopedic Surgery from 2012-2015. He was also appointed as liaison from the American Association of Physician Assistants to the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and has served in that role since 2013. He is a five-year member of the Advance Practice Professional Committee at Peninsula Regional Medical Center.

Carey resides in Salisbury with his wife Tery and their three sons.

SUNSHINE AWARD - Peninsula Regional Medical Center recently honored Certified Nursing Assistant Jasmine Nicholson with its inaugural Sunshine Award. The Sunshine Award was designed to recognize outstanding certified nursing assistants, patient care technicians and assistants for exceptional care.

Nicholson was chosen because, her nominator said, she consistently goes above and beyond. The nominator, a colleague, said, “We had a very confused elderly patient who was unaware of her surroundings and scared. I watched Jasmine sit with the patient in her room, talk to her all throughout the night, and even wheeled her around the unit in her recliner to make the patient feel more comfortable and safe.”

Nicholson is known for being a comfort not only to patients but also to her colleagues, for whom she is a role model. Nicholson was honored in a ceremony before her coworkers, and was presented with fresh flowers, a pin and a certificate recognizing her exceptional care. To nominate a deserving CNA, pCA or PCT, please visit www. peninsula.org./sunshine.

Pictured, PRMC Board of Trustees member Memo Diriker, left, and Board of Trustees Chairman Monty Sayler present Nicholson with the Sunshine Award.

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STUDENTS VISIT PRMC - On Monday, Oct. 24, Laura Mansueti’s fourth grade class from St. Francis De Sales School in Salisbury visited Peninsula Regional Medical Center’s Richard A. Henson Cancer Institute for a tour of the Radiation Oncology unit, which was led by Mrs. Mansueti’s husband, radiation oncologist John Mansueti, MD. The students, who had already created inspirational drawings that are being displayed on the unit near its healing garden, wanted to stop by to further show their support for patients. While visiting, they had the unique opportunity to see the insides of the TrueBeam linear accelerator, used to treat cancer, which was undergoing regular maintenance.

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DiBartolo receives professorship With over 10,000 baby boomers turning 65 every day, Dr. Mary DiBartolo of Salisbury University’s Nursing Department says there is a crisis facing the nation’s health care system.

Doing her part to help educate and prepare others about this issue, DiBartolo has received SU’s first Fulton Endowed Professorship in Geriatric Nursing.

“Our society as a whole must begin to change its attitudes about the aging population and how we provide care

and services,” DiBartolo said. “I recognized that nurses can play a key role in the development of models of care to address the increasingly complex needs of this group.”

DiBartolo worked in long-term care faDiBartolo cility administration before joining SU’s faculty in 1995.

Peninsula Home Care delivers immediate results on patient blood tests

Peninsula Home Care continues to look out for our patients! Many patients use the blood thinners warfarin or Coumadin to treat blood clots or atrial fibrillation (an irregular heart rhythm which can lead to more serious clots, heart failure or stroke). These patients often require frequent blood draws from their arm sent to a lab for results. Results take several hours or days, delaying the patient’s proper dosage adjustments and treatment which may cause serious complications. Peninsula Home Care now offers a quicker, less painful finger prick test delivering instant results our nurses communicate to physicians’ right from the home! Along with this quick and easy testing, our nurses instruct patients in anticoagulation therapy and bleeding precautions. Our goal remains to keep our patients safe, educating them and preventing complications which often occur when blood becomes “too thin.”

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Milligan nominated for Daisy Award by patient’s daughter

A nurse’s kindness is as important to family members as it is to patients. Peninsula Regional Medical Center nurse Brandon Milligan’s reassuring, comforting care made the difference to one family during a difficult time recently, and for that, he has earned the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses.

The patient’s daughter nominated Milligan, saying: “I met Brandon when my father became a patient, and was unresponsive for three days and placed on a breathing machine to lower his CO2 levels. For three days I sat by his bed, waiting for him to wake up. Brandon was very positive and caring.

Shortly after arriving home on the fourth day, Brandon called my cell phone to tell me that my father Milligan was awake. He gave my dad the phone and it was one of the best calls I had ever received.”

Unfortunately, the patient passed away a few days later. “My mother and I were taken into a conference room and informed of my dad’s passing; Brandon, along with the doctor, explained that my dad’s heart had stopped and they honored his wishes not to be resuscitated. Brandon didn’t just seem to be going through the motions. It showed that he truly cared about my dad, my mother and I.”

Certified in gerontological nursing, her areas of interest include Alzheimer’s/dementia and caregiving, Parkinson’s care, and end-of-life issues.

SU’s Fulton Endowed Professorship in Geriatric Nursing was made possible by a $500,000 gift in 2008 from the estate of Charles Fulton. Its goal: support SU’s Nursing Department by providing awards to faculty to benefit students, the University and the community, and recognize leadership and dedication in education related to geriatric nursing.

DiBartolo has long been involved

with research, teaching and outreach related to the care of older adults, and the three-year appointment allows her to continue this work.

DiBartolo earned her bachelor’s in nursing from Towson University, M.B.A. from Salisbury, and Ph.D. from the University of Maryland, Baltimore, School of Nursing.

She is the recipient of SU’s 2016 Distinguished Faculty Award, a prestigious tribute that is given by faculty to faculty.

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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 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ARCHITECTS & ENGINEERS Andrew W. Booth & Associates, Inc. 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3RD FRIDAY- Shown are scenes from the October 3rd Friday event, which took place Oct. 21 in downtown Salisbury. Photos by Mike McClure SACC DONATION - The Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce received a $1,000 donation from Hebron Savings Bank to support the Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!). This donation makes Hebron Savings Bank an Investor Panel sponsor, giving them an exclusive judging seat when students present their ideas at the YEA! Investor Panel event this spring. YEA! is an innovative afterschool program that transforms local middle and high school students into real entrepreneurial successes. Pictured from left: Donna DeFino, president/CEO of Hebron Savings Bank and Sophia Smecker, YEA! co-program manager.

Foundation awards $61,375

The Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore has awarded a series of Community Needs Grants totaling $61,375. Grants were awarded to the following organizations: Art Institute and Gallery of Salisbury, Inc., University of Maryland Eastern Shore Foundation - Mosely Art Gallery; Rackliffe House Trust, Inc.; Athletes Serving Athletes, Inc.; Habitat for Humanity of Wicomico County, Inc.; Maryland Food Bank, Inc.; Eleven 21, Inc. - Epoch Dreams Center; Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art; Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation, Inc.; Coastal Hospice, Inc.; Somerset County Judy Center Partnership; Worcester County Health Department; Shirley Grace Pregnancy Center, Inc.

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Open your heart to gratitude

My first experience with Thanksgiving in the United IFE OACHING States was love at first sight.

I thought the food, which After my first Thanksgivwas prepared with so much love and enthusiasm, was ing experience 39 years absolutely delicious and very different from anything I had ago I still look forward ever experienced before. The to that holiday year after family gatherings and the warmth around it created a year. beautiful experience and gave me another opportunity to be and more successful. My gratitude pracgrateful. tice has evolved over the years.

After my first Thanksgiving experiNow besides my regular gratitude ence 39 years ago I still look forward to practice I have learned to be grateful for that holiday year after year. Thanksgivthe things I want to attract into my life ing, though, needs to be something we as if they have already occurred. This is do more than once a year. something new that I learned along the Growing up in my home country I way. It brings more peace and tranquilwas surrounded by scarcity and I reity into my heart and it helps me move member being grateful, at a very young age, for the simple things in life like my forward in spite of the challenges that life gives me. ability to walk, talk, see, have food to We are often unaware that in order eat and a bed to sleep on. I remember to have a grateful heart you also need my parents didn’t have a good relationa forgiving heart. If you don’t empty ship but I found a way to be grateful your heart of old resentments, hurts that I, at least, had parents. In my work and grudges toward yourself and othas a counselor and life coach I have learned that gratitude can be an antidote ers it is hard to fill it with gratitude.

And, forgiveness is a choice we make to fears, worries and unhappiness. moment by moment. I have found it to Gratitude can change your life for be very liberating to forgive everyone the better. Modern research tells us that who has hurt me or offended me - past, people who have a regular gratitude practice tend to be happier, healthier, present, and future. That practice clears

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COASTAL HOSPICE DONATION - Members of the Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine presented Coastal Hospice with a generous gift recently. Pictured from left: Coastal Hospice Clinical Director Vondi Hutt, Past Potentate Jesse Turner, Illustrious Potentate Frank Ausby, Coastal Hospice President Alane Capen, Honorary Past Potentate John D. Handy Sr., and Chief Rabban Lemonte Robinson.

my mind and my heart allowing me to enjoy life to the fullest in the present moment.

You can begin today with a gratitude practice and bring more joy and inner peace into your heart. Keep a gratitude journal and write just one or two sentences daily about what you are grateful for that day. By the time next Thanksgiving comes around you will have over 365 things to be thankful for.

When you are in bed, before you fall asleep go over everything that went well that day, the people you love and the ones that share that love with you.

When you wake up in the morning it is also an opportunity to be grateful for all the wonderful things that are about to happen in your day. Make it a prac-

tice to tell others how grateful you are that they are in your life. And, remember that you are being grateful when you choose to not complain or criticize others.

I hope you make the choice to begin practicing forgiveness and gratitude, which will allow you to bring more joy and wellness into your life. Happy Thanksgiving!

About the author Veronica Correa, LCSW-C, is a licensed clinical social worker, certified hypnotherapist and life coach.

To learn more about her work, visit www.thepersonalwellnesscenter.com or call 410-742-6016.

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Final Word

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DASH 8 PULL FOR UNITED WAY - Piedmont Airlines of Salisbury recently held its 6th Annual “Dash 8 Pull” to benefit United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore. Teams of eight were formed, with each member making a $10 donation to United Way to complete their entry. Each team then competed by pulling a Dash 8 Aircraft for 15 feet in hopes to have the shortest time. In addition to the competition, Piedmont employees sold food and chances to dunk their supervisors in a dunk tank. Outside competitors included a team from a local gym, Olympia Fitness, and a team of clients at Lower Shore Enterprises, Inc. The Olympia Fitness team was victorious overall, with a record pull time of 5.4 seconds.

Above, from left: teammates Drew Crawford, Kenny Smith, Elvis Bivens, Travis Wright, Gregg Evans, Josh Eyler, Jimmy Martens, and Josh Knox of Lower Shore Enterprises at the Piedmont Airlines Hanger.

Letter to the Editor

Coastal Hospice sincerely thanks everyone who made this year’s Kicks for Kids fundraising event a big success.

The event raised more than $5,000 to fund Coastal Kids Supportive Care, the pediatric program of Coastal Hospice and Palliative Care.

Eight enthusiastic kickball teams braved the chilly weather and brisk wind, with the “Recess Studs,” a family team headed by David Capobianco, taking home the winner’s trophy. Everyone on the field played hard and contributed to the day’s success.

We wouldn’t have attempted this event without generous volunteer and business support. We’re grateful to Sophia Smecker of the Salisbury Chamber of Commerce for chairing a committee that included Jenna Bowne, Kathleen Abercrombie, Mike Birely and Sarah Mahmoud; to Blair Carey for organizing the matches; to the members of Salisbury University’s Girls on Top of the World for volunteering in a number

of roles; to Goose Creek, Southbound Lanes, Olympia Fitness, Uptown Cheapskate and Subrunners for the gift card prizes; and to EtchArt for the trophies.

We’re also grateful to SVN-Miller Commercial Real Estate for the use of their field.

The needs of our pediatric patients and their families are unique, and of-

ten fall outside of the normal hospice benefit and reimbursement. Thanks to this generous community, we can afford to deliver on our promise to put our patients’ needs and goals first in all we do.

Sincerely, Alane K. Capen President, Coastal Hospice

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