Women’s Club of OP giving out scholarships to students

(March 3, 2023) The Women’s Club of Ocean Pines will be awarding scholarships in June to promising students who are full-time residents of Ocean Pines.

These students must graduate from high school in good standing with a minimum grade point average of 2.5 and plan to attend an accredited institution for further education.

These awards may be used by the recipient to help defray post-high school expenses at any approved degree, certificate-granting college or university, technical or vocational school.

The WCOP Scholarship committee will consider the applicant’s needs, goals, citizenship, community service, extra-curricular activities and motivation.

The club adheres to a non-discrimSee SCHOLARSHIPS Page 24

Assault

Chacarra Townsend, of Horntown, Virginia, was charged with first- and second-degree assault and reckless endangerment following an incident that sent one person to TidalHealth in Salisbury.

On Feb. 23, Worcester County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the area of Stockton Road in Pocomoke for a reported stabbing. Townsend was later identified as the suspect and captured. The victim was treated and released the same day.

Handgun

Anthone Nathaniel Gillis, of Baltimore, was charged seven times, including having a loaded handgun in a vehicle, knowingly altering a firearm ID number and manual removal of a serial number. Just before 8 p.m. on

Feb. 24, Ocean City police stopped Gillis, who was driving south on Coastal Highway in the vicinity of 112th Street, because his 2015 Honda Civic’s headlights and taillights were not on.

The officer reported that a strong odor of marijuana drifted from the car and that all its occupants were ordered to exit. Upon search of the vehicle, an officer located a loaded revolver in the glove box.

Replica gun

Eran Kristopher Boyd-Brown, of Wilmington, Delaware, was charged twice for possession of a replica gun. At 12:51 a.m. on Feb. 25, Ocean City police responded to Late Night Liquors, Beer and Wine on 66th Street for reports of a disorderly group. A male had allegedly attempted to buy alcohol without identi- fication and he and a second male refused to leave.

An officer observed that an odor of marijuana was emanating from a red 2012 Chevrolet Equinox in the parking lot. Two more male occupants were seated in the vehicle, one of which handed the officer a bag containing marijuana.

Upon searching the vehicle, officers found another bag containing marijuana, a spent .22 caliber chisel casing and two airsoft guns.

Assault

John George Schultheis, of Ocean City, was charged with first- and second-degree assault and possession of a deadly weapon with the intent to injure. On Feb. 23 at 6:31 p.m., Ocean City Police officers responded to a residence in the 12800 block of Assawoman Drive on the report of an assault that had already occurred.

Upon arrival, officers encountered Schultheis’s roommate, who said the pair had been arguing about rent. The roommate also said Schultheis was intoxicated and produced a knife. The fight was broken up by a third party, who allegedly took Schultheis on a car ride immediately afterward in an attempt to calm him.

Police said they saw two scrape marks on the roommate’s hand. Schultheis was later picked up by officers on 127th Street and placed under arrest.

Hit-and-run

John Nathan Joshua Bahorik, of Ebensburg, Pennsylvania, was charged with failure to remain at the scene of an accident with property damage and failure to notify the property owner of the accident after allegedly striking two pillars in the parking lot of the Sandy Pause III at 3 Baltimore Avenue.

A third party there told police a “heavily intoxicated” woman walking along Baltimore Avenue fell multiple times into the road and at one point fell face-first into a concrete pillar in the parking lot, according to a police report.

Worried for the woman’s safety, the third party said he asked if she needed help. Then, a white Kia sedan allegedly driven by Bahorik turned into the parking lot. The third party said the vehicle struck multiple concrete pillars in the parking lot before the woman entered the car and the pair left. Police saw damage marks on two separate concrete pillars in the parking lot.

The vehicle was later found unattended in the parking lot of the Americana Hotel at 913 Atlantic Avenue. Officers observed a small paint scrape on the passenger side of the front bumper of the vehicle as well as “older” scratches and scrapes. Upon identifying Bahorik as the owner of the vehicle, officers determined he was staying in one of the rooms at the hotel and placed him under arrest.

Scholarships for Pines residents

Continued from Page 23 ination policy on the basis of race, gender, religion, national origin or family status.

Applications for these scholarships may be found on the Naviance website. All completed applications must be returned to a senior counselor at Stephen Decatur High School by March 22.

Qualifying applicants who do not attend Stephen Decatur High School are asked to call 410-641-8046 for information and/or an application.

New hours

All branches of the Worcester County Library will open at 9 a.m. (Monday through Saturday) effective Monday, March 6.

Closing times vary by location. For a complete list of branches and library hours, visit WorcesterLibrary.org/branches.

Also, check out Facebook: Worcester County Maryland Library, Instagram: worcesterlibrarymd,

The mission of the Worcester County Library is to promote reading, thinking, learning, and the enjoyment of the arts.

Dean’s List

Ben Forbes was named to the dean’s list at Miami University for the 2022-23 fall semester.

Miami University students who are ranked in the top 20 percent of undergraduate students within their division for the fall semester were recognized for their academic performance.

Forbes, from Berlin, is earning a B.S. in Business and Finance.

Kai McGovern was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at the University of Vermont.

McGovern is from Berlin and is majoring in Forestry.

To be named to the dean’s list, students must have a grade-point average of 3.0 or better and rank in the top 20 percent of their class in their respective college or school.

The University of Tampa honored 2,044 students who were named to the dean’s list for the fall semester, including Madison Van Orden, of Berlin, majoring in Accounting BS and Kennedy Duke, of Ocean City, majoring in Accounting BS.

Students must maintain a GPA of 3.75 or higher to be eligible for the dean’s list.

Ridge Watson, of Berlin, was honored for academic achievement by being named to the dean’s list at Delaware Valley University for the fall semester.

Ashley Laws of Berlin, and Cooper Richins of Ocean Pines, were included on Furman University’s dean’s list for the fall semester.

The Greenville, South Carolina school’s dean’s list is composed of full-time undergraduate students who earn a grade point average of 3.4 or higher on a four-point system.

Gavin Hentschel, of Berlin, earned a spot on The Citadel’s dean’s list for the fall semester.

The dean’s list for the Charleston, South Carolina school is a recognition given to cadets and students who are registered for 12 or more semester hours and whose grade point average is 3.20 or higher, with no grade of I (Incomplete) and no grade below C for work in a semester.

Abbie Baker and Noah Fisher, both of Berlin, and Brittyn Leonard of Ocean City, were named to the Dean’s List at Frostburg State University in recognition of outstanding academic achievement for the fall semester.

To be eligible, a student must undertake a minimum of 12 credit hours and earn a cumulative semester grade point average of at least 3.4 on a 4.0 scale.

Graduates

University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) graduated more than 7,600 students worldwide in the fall. Students from all 50 states, five U.S. territories, and 18 countries earned UMGC degrees including Worcester County residents Josephine Sidleck (Bachelor of Science in Psychology) and Gavin Joseph Dembeck (Bachelor of Science in Marketing), both of Ocean City, and Sherry Weller of Bishopville (Bachelor of Science in Health Services Management).

The University of Tampa hosted a commencement ceremony in December to honor the 985 degree-seeking candidates at the university’s 155th commencement.

Among the graduates were Ocean City residents Kennedy Duke of (Accounting BS degree), Irvin Ebaugh (Film and Media Arts BA degree) and Alyssa Moran (Allied Health BS degree).

Jack Fager, of Bishopville, was among the more than 600 students