Filing of charges one of many steps to come Letters

The point is, as eager as many people are to see justice served and the Knupp family provided with some degree of closure, if that’s even possible in a situation as heartbreaking as this, we should not get ahead of ourselves and presume, publicly at least, how this will end.

As disagreeable as it might seem, we have no choice but to leave this in the hands of the courts and continue to wait, when, as the late author Michele Hanson wrote, “waiting is bad enough, but not knowing how long is worse.”

Community compassion

Editor, What defines a community isn’t just geographic proximity, it’s a willingness to work together for the betterment of the whole. Recently, I had the wonderful opportunity to witness the compassion of our community during a Stephen Decatur High School-sponsored Believe in Tomorrow beach supply drive.

EDITOR ............................................ Stewart Dobson

MANAGING EDITOR ................................ Lisa Capitelli

STAFF WRITERS ..............Jack Chavez, Mallory Panuska, ............................................Cindy Hoffman, Hunter Hine

ACCOUNT MANAGERS .......... Mary Cooper, Vicki Shrier

..................................................................Renee Kelly

CLASSIFIEDS/LEGALS MANAGER .... Nancy MacCubbin

SENIOR DESIGNER ................................ Susan Parks

GRAPHIC ARTIST .................................... Kelly Brown

PUBLISHER........................................ Christine Brown

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT ...................... Gini Tufts

Our Believe in Tomorrow House By the Sea is truly a magical place where families with children suffering from life-threatening illnesses can enjoy a stress-free vacation in our beautiful area.

At the conclusion of our drive, we were able to fill three SUVs with beach buckets, shovels, beach toys, towels, games, cards, books, toiletries, and other goodies for our visiting families to enjoy.

I would like to especially thank the following people and organizations for their help in sponsoring this drive and for their extraordinary kindness: Mary Brown, Believe in Tomorrow Program Manager, Jude Al Hamad and family, Sonya Bounds and family, Atlantic United Methodist Church, Home Depot, Berlin location.

Debbie Donahue, Ocean Pines Recreation & Parks Director, Ocean Pines Recreation Center, Ocean Pines families and surrounding community, Walmart, Berlin location, Laurie Chetelat, Stephen Decatur High School Connections Adviser. Mandi Wells, Stephen Decatur High School Testing Coordinator, Tom Sites, Stephen Decatur High School Principal, SDHS Mu Alpha Theta, SDHS National Honor Society, SDHS student body & staff. Brooke Berquist Stephen Decatur High School sophomore Believe in Tomorrow student advocate

Lifeguard shortage hits OP pool hours

(May 4, 2023) Continued staffing issues related to a national lifeguard shortage is having an impact locally, as the Ocean Pines Association expects that some pools will be forced to operate with limited hours this summer.

OPA officials said pool schedules are likely to be similar to the rotating hours announced last year.

The association will announce the Monday-Sunday operating hours in advance, each Friday. Announcements will be posted on the front door of each aquatics facility, and advertised on the Ocean Pines Association website, Facebook, and in a weekly email. To subscribe to weekly emails, visit https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/WyIaXID/t hisweekinthepines.

The likelihood of limited hours was previously publicized and listed on pool mem- bership applications.

To respond to the lifeguard shortage, the association hosted and participated in job fairs, increased lifeguard salaries, offered to pay for safety training, and posted job openings on the website, social media, and through paid advertising in local press and through local schools. For information on current job openings in Ocean Pines, visit https://www.oceanpines.or g/web/pages/work-here.