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‘Juvenile play’ led to OP fire, loss of home Community chips in to aid nine left homeless by blaze

By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (June 4, 2021) A raging house fire that erupted just after 10 p.m. Tuesday at 301 Ocean Parkway in Ocean Pines drew multiple fire companies to the scene and ultimately displaced nine occupants from the residence who all escaped unharmed.

Worcester County Fire Marshal Jeffrey McMahon, whose office investigated the cause, said in a statement the blaze was attributable to “juvenile fire play.”

Ocean Pines Fire Chief Steve Grunewald said the department received numerous calls about the blaze at the two-story waterfront property which had grown to a massive state when first responders appeared on the scene.

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Gov. Larry Hogan and Ocean City Mayor Rick Meehan planted the first umbrella in the sand on Friday, which is a fairly new tradition that the two started in 2019 to kick off Memorial Day weekend.

Biden trip grounds skydivers but not local banner planes

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A skydiver from Skydive OC is shown flying above the resort skyline. President Joe Biden traveled this week for the first time to his Rehoboth Beach-area home by air, thus grounding all skydiving operations for the duration of his visit.

By Mallory Panuska Staff Writer (June 4, 2021) Anyone who was planning to skydive Wednesday through Friday evening in Ocean City this week had to change their plans — and they have President Joe Biden to thank.

“Whenever the VIP TFR is active, skydiving is prohibited,” Skydive OC owner Jeanice Dolan said in reference to the Temporary Flight Restriction the federal government enacts for a 30-mile radius every time the president travels by air.

Biden was set to take his first trip

since his inauguration to his Rehoboth Beach-area home Wednesday at 5:45 p.m., with his expected departure set for Friday, Dolan said. And because Skydive OC is on the edge of the TFR at the Ocean City Municipal Airport off Route 611, all of its flights are grounded for the duration of the visit.

“I still have not yet received any type of accommodations to be able to continue to operate while the TFR is active,” Dolan explained. “When I found out earlier this week, I had a couple of phone calls with the Secret See PLANES Page 3

Weather puts soggy damper on OC business

By Greg Wehner Staff Writer (June 4, 2021) Traditionally, Memorial Day weekend marks the beginning of summer in resort towns like Ocean City, though it exists to honor the fallen who died serving the United States.

Many events over the weekend honored those people, whether they died in battle, serving in the military, working See HOGAN Page 5

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Planes with flight plans can continue to share airspace Continued from Page 1 Service and they were very responsive, but at this point there are no [exceptions] available to us.”

Overall, she said she had to cancel about eight scheduled skydive trips between Wednesday and Friday, which was not terrible. However she worries about the rest of the summer.

“We can weather the storm on a Thursday and Friday at the beginning of June but we can’t weather the storm if it’s continuous weekends through July and August,” she said.

The trickle down effects are also concerning, as she cannot pay employees when she shuts down her business, and she hopes that there is some compensation available down the road if these situations keep happening.

“If we’re unable to operate from a business perceptive, and from the perspective of employees, we are looking for funding to assist us to keep our doors open,” she said.

Until this week, owners of airbased businesses in Ocean City were unsure of how the president’s trips to his Delaware beach house would affect their operations.

And for some, like Bob Bunting, who owns and operates Banner Planes and Red Biplane Sightseeing, it isn’t nearly as big of an interruption has he originally anticipated.

“I’ve been working loosely with the Secret Service for weeks and I’m permitted to fly,” he said of his banner, crop dusting and sightseeing planes.

“I just have to follow the flight plans and I can’t fly in north Bethany through Rehoboth, but in Ocean City and lower Bethany, we’re fine.”

Bunting was initially frustrated

with the lack of communication from federal officials and concerned about what the TFR could mean for his business, but as long as he files flight plans and sticks to them, he is pretty much in the clear in most spots.

Unlike Dolan, who got a hard and fast no.

Airport Manager Jaime Giandomenico said stricter regulations are in place for skydivers, paragliders and drones because of the unpredictability of the operations.

“What they are looking for is a predictable thing,” he said. “I fundamentally disagree with the opinion, but that’s their conclusion for the time being. It’s not controllable or predictable the way an airplane would be.”

He added that the planes that drop the skydivers also hover around the air within the TFR, which is also a cause for concern.

Outside of that, he said most planes can operate as usual as long as they follow the specific flight plans and stay in contact with airport officials.

“Our staff, to everybody that flies in, asks if they are familiar with [the TFR],” Giandomenico explained.

“Our job is outreach and coordination to make sure nobody gets the fighter jet treatment.”

According to an article in the Cape Gazette in Lewes, Delaware, the president is traveling to his beach house in North Shores — a community between Rehoboth Beach and Gordons Pond — to celebrate his wife’s 70th birthday on Thursday. He bought the home during the summer of 2017 and has not been there since New Year’s Eve, the Cape Gazette reported.

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Multiple fire units responded to a house engulfed in flames Tuesday night in Ocean Pines, from which all residents escaped unharmed.

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Four adults and five children, ages 2, 4, 8, 10 and 12, made it out of the structure without harm.

Adjacent homes on either side of the waterfront property received exterior damage from the fire.

Grunewald said one Ocean Pines firefighter suffered a leg injury and was taken to Atlantic General Hospital before being released.

Grunewald said volunteer fire companies from Berlin, Showell, Bishopville and Ocean City assisted the Ocean Pines department, whose firefighters arrived shortly after receiving the alarm to find the woodensided house fully engulfed in flames.

“We actually had Ocean City’s fire boat assisting with fighting fire on the back of the house,” he said.

“The amount of fire that was already in the house was just incredible,” he said. “It had plenty of fuel to get it going.”

Grunewald said crews took the better part of two hours to contain the fire.

Fire officials caution residents to conform their home is equipped with functional smoke detectors.

The Harmon family was taken to the Ocean Pines South Fire Station and assisted by the American Red Cross.

By the following day, Ocean Pines neighbors began soliciting clothing donations and funding to support the family.

Donations can be dropped off at the Sports Core Pool, Ocean Pines Public Works.

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Hogan opens season, pushes vaccinations Continued from Page 1 the front lines during the covid-19 pandemic, or various other ways.

Friday’s kickoff event at the beach near North Division Street was not just a day of remembrance, but also a day of celebration.

Gov. Larry Hogan presented a plaque to Jonathan Bauer for his heroic efforts when he jumped off Route 90 Bridge in May to save a two-year-old girl who fell out of a truck during a horrific accident.

Hogan also took part in a somewhat new tradition that started in 2019, in which he and Ocean City Mayor Rick Meehan planted the first umbrella in the sand to signify the beginning of the season.

The planting of the umbrella was then followed by the unveiling of a football field-sized flag that was held by frontline workers, city workers, officials, and residents.

Prior to planting the umbrella, Hogan spoke about vaccination efforts throughout the state and those that were taking place in Ocean City.

He said for the first time, people will have their choice in getting the covid-19 shot of their choice – Moderna, Pfizer, or Johnson and Johnson.

In fact, Hogan planned to be at Seacrets at 49th Street where the popular establishment was offering discounts on food and drinks to those who got vaccinated.

He joked during the umbrella planting ceremony that he would be at Seacrets giving shots – a different type of shot than when he hung out at the restaurant in his younger days.

Hogan toured the GoVax Maryland walk-up covid-19 vaccination site in the Seacrets parking lot that day, where from noon to 2 p.m., the

pop-up site served anyone who wanted a shot.

The GoVax Maryland initiative is sponsored by the state Department of Health and aims to make vaccinations more accessible to residents across the state. It also includes a mass vaccination site in the Roland E. Powell Convention Center parking lot from May 28 to June 6, which is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

On Monday, the American Legion held a memorial at its Ocean City chapter headquarters on 24th Street.

During the ceremony, a room full of veterans, Scouts, motorcyclists, and others who were there to remember the fallen, drank beer, soda, coffee, and tea while chowing down on T-bone steak, rolls, donuts, and more.

Sergeant-at-Arms Bob Gilmore read about the lone table for one, a small table set aside with a white tablecloth and single rose in a vase, for the soldier who did not return.

Discussions about soldiers who lost their lives in Pearl Harbor, Vietnam, Korea, Kuwait, South America, and other conflicts and wars were shared during the memorial service as well.

“Today, we are here to honor all of the fallen heroes,” Commander Tom Wengert told the room. “The location is unimportant ... the hearts on all of these men and women are all that matter.”

Scouts from three different troops – Troop 261, 621, and Cub Pack 261 – assisted with the Pledge of Allegiance and read poems and jokes to the crowd.

While the fallen were being remembered, crowds rained down on Ocean City, despite the weather.

“Going into the weekend, we had several members who reported they

were close to being sold out,” Susan Jones, the executive director of the Ocean City Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Association said Wednesday. “Even with the weather, members reported a fairly strong weekend.”

Jones did not have numbers, as they normally are not available until about a month later. But she gave a comparison of 2019 and 2020.

May occupancy in 2019 was 62 percent, where in 2020, it was 29.7 percent.

So far, though, the numbers appear to meet her expectations.

“Yes, everyone is well aware of the pent-up demand for travel. It’s like revenge shopping – folks are ready to get out and spend,” she said. “Being cooped up is not something our culture enjoys. Travel provides freedom to explore, and many folks are ready to do so.”

Jeff Hicks, the general manager at Coconuts Beach Bar and Grill at 37th Street said Saturday and Sunday were washouts.

Two bands scheduled for Saturday were cancelled, and when the rain finally stopped on Sunday, the band set to play later in the day was able to take the stage.

Hicks described Saturday and Sunday as “abysmal,” and Friday and Monday as “fantastic.”

But if this past weekend was a sign of what’s to come, things are still looking up.

“It’s going to be a fantastic season,” he said. “All signs are pointing toward record numbers if we can get the weather to cooperate.”

He also said Hogan’s signing of a proclamation on Wednesday ending enhanced federal unemployment benefits in July will help staffing shortages seen throughout the resort area.

Although Coconuts is pretty much staffed up, Hicks said there are still some back-of-the-house positions that need to be filled. Also, several J1 students have been approved, but are waiting on being signed off by their embassies. When they arrive, they should be a big help to places like Coconuts.

“This will be a busy summer, but given the labor shortages, it will be a difficult summer,” Jones said. “Unfortunately, there are some [who] want to work and can’t find seasonal housing as those places have either been purchased as vacation homes or are now in vacation rental pools such as Airbnb’s.

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Plans for hotel, parking on Baltimore Avenue advance

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A 20-room hotel is planned for 608 Baltimore Ave., the current site of the Nock Apartments. Last week, the project received approvals for parking and other details both at the site and down the street at 505 Baltimore Ave.

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By Mallory Panuska Staff Writer (June 4, 2021) A 1930s-era apartment building on Baltimore Avenue in downtown Ocean City is getting a new look.

Last week, members of the resort’s Board of Zoning Appeals approved parking exceptions and other details for both a planned 20-room hotel at the site of the Nock Apartments at 608 Baltimore Avenue, and a nearby parking area down the street.

The project required approvals from the board for exceptions to provide 17 parking spaces and a reduction of drive aisles at 505 Baltimore Avenue, and a parking exception and setback variance at 608.

Bill Neville, the town’s director of planning and development, said arguments in favor of the projects during the public hearing included the unique size and width of the lot at 505 and the fact that creating parking in that particular neighborhood could actually help.

“Essentially the parking was being improved and the impact on the neighborhood was being reduced,” he said.

Board member Christopher Rudolf initially expressed some leeriness about the location of the lot in reference to the new hotel as well as the seemingly lopsided arrangement of the spaces. However his concerns were eased when his fellow board

members pointed out that the concept has not only worked in other places, but is one of the only options.

“Complaining about parking would be like going to the beach and complaining about the sand. That’s just the way things are,” board member Brian Shane said. “In a 125-yearold downtown, we’re just going to have to work around it. They’ve come up with a very clever, not hugely elegant solution, but it’s going to work for them.”

Members of the Ocean City Development Corporation Downtown Design Committee also submitted comments in favor of the projects.

Overall, a letter OCDC Executive Director Glenn Irwin submitted said the group has no objections to the requests and submitted several proposed amendments, including removing two employee housing units at the 608 property and removing two efficiencies at 505. The change would reduce the need for four parking spaces.

In the final unanimous approval for 505, BZA members included requirements to remove the efficiencies and add a bike rack to the plans. At 608, conditions for approval included variances for side yard setbacks and a requirement that Juliet balconies proposed for the hotel serve only as architectural features.

The project will move next to the planning phase.

Hurricane plan, calls for big storm season same as ’20

By Jack Chavez Staff Writer (June 3, 2021) With covid-19 restrictions lifting and a sense of normalcy beginning to return, Ocean City Director of Emergency Services Joe Theobald said that Ocean City’s hurricane plan for the 2021 hurricane season, which runs from June 1 through Nov. 30, looks no different from last year’s plan.

“Year-to-year planning rarely changes any of the actions, so no changes from last year,” Theobald said.

The Emergency Services Department does acknowledge on its website that the pandemic still poses certain challenges when preparing for a possible natural disaster.

Like last year, the department recommends that residents and visitors give themselves more time than usual to prepare emergency food, water and medical supplies. Those who can shop for items from home should, but those who must shop in person should take the usual precautions of

wearing a mask and practicing social distancing, according to its hurricane evacuation webpage.

Residents and visitors should also know their evacuation zones, of which there are four: the inlet to 33rd street, 33rd Street to 62nd Street, 62nd Street to 100th Street and 100th Street to the Delaware state line.

Last year, forecasters with NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, a division of the National Weather Service, predicted an “above-average” Atlantic hurricane season and the prediction is roughly the same this year.

Last year’s prediction was 13 to 19 named storms, six to 10 hurricanes, and three to six major hurricanes.

All told, the 2020 season saw 30 named storms, 13 hurricanes, and six major hurricanes, a new record, according to National Weather Service, Wakefield meteorologist Eswar Iyer said.

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OC council members plan on eliminating town dog license

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Ocean City council members are one step closer to eliminating the need for pet owners to obtain a town dog license to use a park dedicated to the animals at 94th Street.

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She provided council members with three options. The first option is to keep the Ocean City license in play but allow people to get them from Northside Park when they obtain the dog playground permit. The original issue was that pet owners needed to go from 125th Street to Third Street, just to get the dog license.

The second option is to keep things the way they are and continue having people drive between Northside Park and City Hall when getting their dogs licensed and permitted to use the dog park.

And the third option, Stansbury said, was for the council to consider abolishing the Ocean City dog license, requiring dogs to only be licensed through the county.

Councilman Tony DeLuca said he sees the town dog license as a duplication, motioning to eliminate the license and only require the county one, which requires proof of vaccination.

Councilman Mark Paddack seconded DeLuca’s motion, admitting that he has never licensed his dogs through the town, yet has always taken them to the playground.

“Why duplicate a service when it’s not necessary?” Paddack said.

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By Greg Wehner Staff Writer (June 4, 2021) Ocean City Council members agreed on Tuesday to eliminate the need for dog owners to license their furry pals with the city when applying for a permit to use the dog park at 94th Street.

Under the current requirements, dog owners must get a permit from the Recreation and Parks department to use the 94th Street dog playground. To get the permit, the pet owner must get a dog license at City Hall.

A discussion of the situation came up in early May, when council members asked why a dog license from the city was needed.

City Attorney Heather Stansbury told the council on Tuesday that nobody really knows why the city adopted a city license program in 1974. She was able to discover that the county adopted a similar program several years later because the state law regarding dog licenses had changed.

Stansbury said pet owners can get the licenses from the county, but more commonly, they get them from their vets when dogs have their rabies vaccinations done. She added that the license obtained from the vet is actually from the county.

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Continued from Page 6 cane season is for 13-20 named storms, six to 10 hurricanes, and three to five major hurricanes,” Iyer said.

As climate change continues to bring more and stronger named storms ashore along the gulf coast and the eastern seaboard, Iyer said he hasn’t noticed any obvious shifts in weather patterns that the resort should be worried about. Ocean City typically sees the peak of the hurricane season in September, but Iyer pointed out that disaster can still strike earlier.

“I wouldn’t say there has been a shift, but Tropical Storm Fay tracked just offshore of Ocean City last July before making landfall in New Jersey, and that track was close enough for several inches of rain to fall in Ocean City. Flash flood warnings were issued for the city and Worcester County.”

Iyer concurred that it is important for residents and visitors to be prepared this summer.

“Have a hurricane plan,” he said.

“Also, know that impacts can and almost always occur well outside the

‘cone of uncertainty.’ Lastly, tropical storms can cause as much devastation as major hurricanes in some cases due to impacts other than wind.

Take (Hurricane) Harvey for example, as it was ‘just’ a low-end tropical storm when it was responsible for the unprecedented flooding in and around Houston.”

In a Maryland Emergency Management Agency press release, MEMA Executive Director Russ Strickland said people and families should have their plan in place before the season starts.

“As we learned last year, it just takes one storm hitting your area to make a severe impact,” Strickland said. “Make sure COVID-19 precautions are considered in your family plan and be ready to follow the directions of local emergency officials.”

The town’s hurricane advisory plan is available to view on the Ocean City Department of Emergency Services website.

People can also visit ready.gov for the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) preparedness and planning tips.

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County reverses 2009 rezoning of two farms

By Jack Chavez Staff Writer (June 4, 2021) The Worcester County Commissioners unanimously approved the rezoning of two properties on Tuesday, after hearing that the planning commission had endorsed the proposals to help farmers.

Altogether, the owners of 581 acres on two generations-old farms sought to have their properties’ zoning designations changed from Resource Protection (RP) District to A-1 Agricultural District.

When zoning was first established in the 1960s, the properties were given A-1

designations, but in 2009, the properties were redesigned as RP, which the farm owners felt was a mistake.

“The Planning Commission found that there is a mistake in the existing zoning of the petitioned area, given that the property was historically in crop and timber production with residential dwelling and accessory buildings,” Development, Review and Permitting Deputy Director Jennifer Keener said in the case of Daniel Strickland Hope’s farm, located on Nassawango Road, northwest of Snow Hill.

Hugh Cropper, Hope’s attorney, pre-

sented the commissioners with evidence that the farm has been used for agricultural purposes for nearly a century and that this rezoning was necessary for the future wellbeing Hugh Cropper of the farm.

“Mr. Hope’s family bought this farm in the 1920s,” said Cropper. “Since then it’s been used to raise hogs, grow corn, grow potatoes; now used to grow soybeans and corn. It is the family’s strong desire to retain it as a sustainable working farm …

Agriculture is a pillar of this county and we need to protect farms and protect farmers. Zoning this property A-1 will give the agricultural uses the protection they need and it will give the landowners flexibility to keep those uses going.”

In 2009, the Planning Commission backed a proposal before the Worcester County Commissioners that rezoned large portions of the county. At the center of the issue was protecting swaths of land from the sort of residential zoning areas that opponents at the time felt put too much stress on the local environment.

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By Greg Wehner Staff Writer (June 4, 2021) A new crosswalk is being considered by the Ocean City Council at the intersection of Coastal Highway and 144th Street to allow residents of a proposed development on the western side of the main highway to cross the street safely.

Bill Neville, the director of planning and community development, presented the proposal to paint a crosswalk across Coastal Highway near the proposed Sanibel Seas residential community, a development that was approved by the town’s planning commission in April.

The development calls for 59 multi-family townhomes and condominiums on the west side of Coastal Highway between 144th and 145th streets.

Neville told council members that the planning commission recommended a crosswalk at 144th Street to get families across Coastal Highway safely, to and from the beach. The nearest crosswalk currently is at 142nd Street.

During the site plan review, Neville said, it was suggested that the crosswalk would be the developer’s responsibility to install, but the developers suggested that the addition is a public safety improvement, therefore, it should fall on the Town.

The planning commission suggested the developer submit a letter to the mayor and council requesting a traffic study be conducted in the area to support the modifications, Neville said. The recommendation could then be forwarded to the state highway department.

“We’ve held off until this time because of two priorities,” Neville said.

The first reason was because ground has not been broken yet and the first house has not even been constructed. The second was that the study should be conducted during the peak season.

To advance the project, Neville told the board it would need to take the initiative and cover the cost of the study. Otherwise, he added, the town could try to figure out a way to put the See CROSSWALK Page 12

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Fight not over for ICE jail money despite Hogan veto

By Mallory Panuska Staff Writer (June 4, 2021) A large chunk of the Worcester County Detention Center’s annual budget is safe for another year after a gubernatorial veto, but state lawmakers on the left side of state immigration debates are coming for it next session.

Delegates David Moon (D-20) and Vaughn Stewart (D-19) said on Twitter last week that they look forward to overriding Gov. Larry Hogan’s veto of House Bill 16, which, among an array of immigration-related actions, would ban local jails from receiving money from the federal government to house people detained on immigration matters.

The measure requires the two

counties — Worcester and Frederick — that hold contracts with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency, or ICE, to end them by Oct. 1, 2022, cutting off a large chunk of the Worcester County jail budget’s annual revenue.

Local lawmakers, however, said they have no plans to sit back and watch it happen.

Both Sen. Mary Beth Carozza (R38) and Del. Wayne Hartman (R38C) vowed to keep fighting to get Worcester County exempted from the legislation, which they tried to do last session to no avail.

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Worcester County,” Hartman said this week.

He added that he always expected the strong advocates for the bill — who are arguing for policies that they believe would eliminate deep-seated discriminatory practices against immigrants — to override it, and is ready to fight.

According to a letter the Worcester County commissioners sent the Senate Judicial Committee chairman in April, county officials do not oppose the bulk of the legislation, they simply want Worcester County exempted so they can continue receiving ICE money to house detainees.

The letter said that under the current contract, which began in 1999, the county could house up to 200 federal detainees per day, depending on

space. On average, the number was around 160 before declining significantly with the onset of the covid-19 pandemic. In May, the number had dropped to 21, according to the letter.

According to previous reports, the program has generated significant revenue for the jail, accounting for $5.1 million of its total $9.2 million budget in fiscal 2019, $3.5 million in fiscal 2020 and an estimated $4 million in fiscal 2021.

The 2022 budget allocated a little under $1.5 million from the program, a $2.5 million decrease from the current year. Warden Fulton Holland said in April that the decrease was included in anticipation of the passage of House Bill 16.

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Crosswalk needed because of added pedestrian traffic Continued from Page 10 project on the State Highway Authority’s list as a potential concern and projxurt Neville advocated for the project and addition of the crosswalk, adding the estimated completion date for the development is still waiting on the building application for the first phase out of three. Based on that, he said, he anticipates the project will be competed in three to four years.

Councilman Mark Paddack told Neville that the construction of the development brings about the need for the crosswalk, therefore, the developers should be responsible for it – not the taxpayers.

But even without the development, Neville said, residents nearby would use the crosswalk; it would not just be used by the residents of Sanibel.

Neville also said he did not think the city could act independently because the road part of the state highway system.

“I’m advocating on just getting started on the project,” he said, for something that could potentially get

built.

While there is the potential that the crosswalk could be paid for by the state, Paddack said if it does not, the $42,000 cost for the traffic study would fall on the town.

Councilman Matt James told Neville that conducting the study before the development is constructed was backwards, especially since the people would not be in place during the peak season until the buildings are in place.

“I just don’t want to be on the hook for wasted money that doesn’t need to be spent,” James said.

Neville agreed and said the study would not be conducted until the third phase of the project was in place.

But the need for the crosswalk, he said, was established in a study conducted back in 2000, and was based on the amount of time it takes a person to cross the street at that intersection.

“It may have some benefit,” Neville said. “It’s something that starts to build that process.”

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Town council members adopt FY22 budget Ocean City public safety projects take priority in $143.6 million forecast

By Greg Wehner Staff Writer (June 4, 2021) The Ocean City council approved on second reading, the $143.6 million fiscal year 2022 budget, with a general fund budget of $91.9 million, as compared to $88.7 million in 2021.

The budget represents a nearly $8 million increase from 2020, which was reduced last year because of the novel coronavirus’ impact on the city’s tourism industry.

Highlights of the new budget include a property tax rate of 45.61 cents per $100 of assessed value, and personal property and corporation tax that will remain the same as FY21, of $1.14 per $100 of assessed value.

Budget Manager Jennie Knapp explained early in the budget process that residential property owners will see a “very slight” tax increase, meaning the owner of a $300,000 property will see a $0.60 increase next year; a $1 increase on a property assessed at $500,000; and $2 more on a property valued at $1 million.

Fund balance in the amount of $3.4 million has been appropriated as part of the budget to fund a new capital maintenance reserve fund in the amount of $3 million, year five of five of the Atlantic General Hospital Fund, and $300,000 partial funding

Local lawmakers continuing fight to exempt county Continued from Page 12 public information officer, said via email that 26 positions at the jail could also be affected if the county loses the ICE contract. The jail currently has 104 correctional officer positions, with five vacancies.

“The county is currently developing a plan to address anticipated impacts and are working to address some of the anticipated staffing reductions through attrition,” she said.

Hartman and Carozza have also expressed concerns about safety if House Bill 16 ultimately goes into law. Carozza has said that passage would pave the way for Maryland to become a sanctuary state, and Hartman said the detainees are serious criminals and would pose a threat if released.

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of projected increases in the public safety pension fund.

Real property taxes are expected to generate $42.2 million, which will fund 46 percent of the General Fund Budget.

Additionally, $3.3 million will go toward capital improvement projects, including $450,000 for the repair of the Chicago Avenue bulkhead, Jennie Knapp $100,000 for storm drain cleaning, $100,000 for Boardwalk maintenance, and $150,000 for repairs to the Northside Park gym floor.

Other capital improvements around town include replacing the soccer field lights at Northside Park for $165,000 and replacing the deck-

ing at Sunset Park for $80,000.

Out of the $91.9 million general fund, the bulk of the money, or $40.4 million will go toward public safety.

Culture and recreation will receive $8.6 million, Economic Development and Tourism will receive $8.3 million, $6.2 million will go toward sanitation and waste removal, $6.1 million toward public works and beach maintenance, $6 million toward highways and streets, $5.2 million toward debt service, and $3.9 million for general government.

Additionally, the airport fund will get $394,586, the convention center fund will receive $1.7 million, and the capital maintenance fund will get $1.7 million.

In terms of investments, the city’s biggest investment by far is made toward its public safety divisions, com-

ing in at a total of $40.4 million.

These costs include upgrading the uninterrupted power source at the public safety building for $110,000; repairing the elevator at fire headquarters for $170,000; and replacing a fire apparatus for $517,500.

Funding from the State Police Aid is expected to decrease by $106,150 in FY22, though grants received in 2020 totaling $71,298 will be added to the budget in 2022.

Revenue from parking fines is expected to increase to $115,000, and tow fines are anticipated to remain level.

The budget also reflects the addition of 24 full-time positions made up of 10 police officers, six firefighters and EMTs, six public works maintenance workers, one communications operator, and one building inspector.

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County signs on to agritourism legislation Agricultural buildings won’t need new permit if used for weddings, more in ’22 bill

By Jack Chavez Staff Writer (June 4, 2021) The Worcester County Commissioners approved a measure 5-2 on Tuesday to add the county to an agritourism House bill that will be voted on in the next Maryland General Assembly.

The bill states that an agricultural building will not be seen as having its occupation designation changed, which requires a building permit if it is used in an agritourism capacity.

With Worcester on board, 19 of 23 Maryland counties have signed onto it.

“This would be able to take (these

buildings) up to 200 occupants,” Department of Development, Review & Planning Director Ed Tudor said. “I also believe a similar amendment is needed … to specifically define weddings as an agritourism use.

Taking (these buildings) to 200 (occupants) doesn’t do any good for weddings if you don’t have them Ed Tudor listed in as agritourism use.”

Commissioner Chip Bertino asked Tudor if he was in favor of the bill.

“I think it’s appropriate for what I’ve been instructed, what you all want to accomplish, yes,” Tudor said.

Agritourism reform is one of the bigger pieces of legislation in front of the county in 2021. Impassioned ar-

guments have already been made on both sides of the issue, which to this point has been defined by those who want Worcester County to keep pace with the other Maryland counties versus those who wish to protect the interests of farmers who could still see their farms harmed by the industry.

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Commissioner Jim Bunting’s chief concern was that the county might be putting the cart in front of the horse.

“How does this affect the fact that we haven’t had our work sessions and

decided what we’re going to do with agritainment?” Bunting asked.

Mitrecic explained that this bill in front of them is at the state level and “drill down” on it at the county level.

“I understand that, but we haven’t decided what we’re going to do, how we’re going to do things,” Bunting replied. “Worcester County can figure out (how to do handle it) ourselves.

We don’t need to be going in with the other counties on a state bill.

Commissioner Ted Elder said that the purpose of the measure is to ensure the county can do what it wants when the time comes to make decisions.

“This is basically the next step in that process,” Elder said.

Tudor said it’ll be next April before it is even known if the bill passes in Annapolis.

Commissioners pass FY22 operating budget

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The budget is approximately a $12.19 million increase over the FY21 operating budget. The commissioners’ budget work sessions resulted in $2.1 million being trimmed from the originally requested expenditures.

At one point, the disparity between the requested expenditures budget and the expected revenue was more than $8 million.

The FY22 budget also maintains the real property tax rate of $0.845 per $100 of assessed value and the local income tax rate of 2.25 percent.

Though the real property tax rate did not technically increase, the property taxes the county earns is expected to increase by $3.3 million.

“Worcester County residents will continue to benefit from the lowest income tax rate and the 2nd lowest real property tax rate as compared to all other counties in Maryland,” read a press release from the commissioners.

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WORCESTER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS BRIEFS

By Jack Chavez Staff Writer (June 4, 2021) The Worcester County Commissioners discussed the following during the June 1 meeting:

Board of Education The commissioners, as is the standard practice, separated the Board of Education’s operating budget for FY22 from the rest of the general fund and unanimously approved it at $97 million, approximately $2.39 million over the current adopted FY21 budget. The commissioners will receive the annual budget certification from the board, now that the budget has been approved.

Gum Point Rd sewer line The commissioners unanimously approved the task lists for extending the Gum Point Road sewer line, now that renderings for the project have been created. Bid specifications, bidding and award of contracts are the next steps for the project, which will be funded by an intergovernmental loan and repaid as residents connect to the extended sewer line.

OP sanitary service area The commissioners unanimously approved an $11,399 contract to EA Engineering, Science and Technology

Inc., to evaluate and determine the best ways to improve and increase the permitted water allocation of the Ocean Pines water system. According to a memo from the Department of Public Works, new customers in recent years have put added stress on the water system.

Allocation agreement The commissioners unanimously approved an allocation agreement between the county and the owner of the Palmer Gillis Medical Office Building in Berlin. The owners had disputed

the suggested sewer flows per EDU in the building, which under the county code, means the owner was able to request a review of the projected sewer flows.

Bayshore Drive quitclaim The commissioners unanimously approved a quitclaim brought forth by Ross Lee Kendall for the unplatted road inside the Bayshore Acres development in West Ocean City. A quitclaim is a formal renunciation or relinquishing of a claim. The road has never been recognized as part of the

Worcester County road system.

911 Bd project approval The commissioners unanimously approved a Department of Emergency Services request to forego the bidding process and work with Baltimore City Carousel in obtaining and completing a 911 Phone System Refresh upgrade. The project includes a five-year support contract that will cover critical spare parts to be onsite and upgrades a detailed service plan, according to an Emergency Services memo.

Baker named new DPW director (June 4, 2021) Dallas Baker became Worcester County’s new director of Public Works on Monday, following his appointment by the county commissioners.

“I’m grateful to the Commissioners for this opportunity and look forward to serving the citizens of Worcester County,” Baker said.

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Bloody good time: Summer OC drive boon for blood bank

Bethany Poole donates blood during the June 2020 Blood Bank of Delmarva blood drive at the Roland E. Powell Convention Center on 40th Street. The blood bank is coming back to the convention center on Tuesday and aims to take 155 whole blood donors and 25 double red cell donors.

By Jack Chavez Staff Writer (June 4, 2021) A year after adding a summer blood drive date, the Blood Bank of Delmarva is coming back again on Tuesday at 9 a.m. in the Roland E. Powell Convention Center parking lot on 40th Street.

“It’s exciting for us,” said Blood Bank Communications Specialist Tony Prado. “That was unprecedented last year, getting into the convention center simply because they had room for us. In years past, that wasn’t always possible. That’s been a silver lining of the pandemic. We’re happy that we’re able to come back. “ The blood drive aims to take 155 whole blood donors and 25 double red cell donors. As of May 28, the double red cell reservations were almost full, but 40 spots remained for whole blood donations.

Blood donations are another service that has taken a hefty hit because of the pandemic. Prado said towards the beginning of the pandemic, donations were down by as much as 57 percent.

The numbers have been recovering as donors start feeling more comfortable giving blood, but there is still room to improve.

“Some people were understandably

avoiding crowds and for any number of reasons people just get off track from donating blood,” Prado said.

Compounding the issue has been the fact that high schools and colleges, which typically account for as much as a quarter of the Blood Bank’s donations, did not have students for significant portions of the last year.

“When you lose those young, healthy donors, it really hurts,” Prado said. “This year is even worse because summer comes and you’re still in the same boat. We can usually count on the schools to get us the blood we can use as a reserve for the summer. But we can only get it from the generosity of people — we can’t manufacture blood outside the body.”

Prado emphasized that donors are safe giving blood. The Blood Bank is stringently sanitizing donor beds and screening donors and staff alike for any signs of illness. These are the same basic measures that have existed since before the pandemic, but the Blood Bank has stepped up its responsiveness as a result of it.

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Local and regional high schoolers celebrated at alternative proms recently at Jolly Roger Amusement Park, left, and Trimper Rides in the absence of school-sanctioned events.

Alternative proms held at two resort destination spots

By Mallory Panuska Staff Writer (June 4, 2021) When officials at Jolly Roger Amusement Park in Ocean City learned recently that the covid-19 pandemic had robbed yet another group of high schoolers from having a formal prom, they decided to take action.

The result was an “Un-Prom,” held last Friday for students at Salisbury’s Parkside High on the grounds of the resort amusement park.

“Overall, it was just a great event,” said Dawn Dillon, the director of sales and marketing at Jolly Roger.

“It was the community coming together, Jolly Roger really stepping up to the plate.”

The formal event was held primarily for the graduating class of Parkside, but Dillon said more than 200 students attended, along with parents and other family members who donated gifts and hosted raffles.

Steve Pastusak, the vice president of the company that runs Jolly Roger, said in late April that the idea for the grassroots event came about while he was talking to some parents at a Parkside sporting event. He has kids who attend the high school and knows how important events like prom are to teenagers, and how devastating it has been over the last year with covid-19 cancellations.

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Live art shows hosted at three spots in OC (June 4, 2021) In-person First Friday art openings will take place at three venues on June 4 from 5-7 p.m.

The Ocean City Center for the Arts on 94th Street, bayside, hosts the main event, with art shows also taking place at the Princess Royale and Coffee Beanery. The public is invited to attend free of charge, and refreshments will be served.

The Thaler Gallery at the Arts Center hosts artist Nina Mickelsen of Lewes, Delaware, a contemporary artist working in acrylic silk screening as well as mixed media.

Mickelsen came to art later life after a long, international business career in Europe and the United States. Her work has been called progressive and characterized by the Washington Post as “Latter-Day Pop-Art.” As a Finland native, her artistic roots are in Scandinavian clean and colorful design. Equally comfortable working with realistic, graphic shapes as she is with abstract, slightly sculptural work, she is inspired by nature, coastal and contemporary design.

The Galleria will feature a group show entitled, “Rare Earth,” judged by Susan Holt, Mosely Gallery Director at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.

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ring today, the actions being taken to protect the planet, and why the environment is worth conserving and celebrating. Holt will award cash prizes to the winners.

The Spotlight Gallery hosts works

by Worcester County middle and high school students for the Lower Shore Addiction Awareness Visual Arts Competition sponsored by the United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore. The show places an emphasis on hope and maintaining recovery.

Marge Bradach of Gargatha, Virginia, is the artisan in residence during June, creating jewelry made from stones, sea glass and driftwood embellished with semiprecious stones, wire and clay. Her expressive jewelry combines earth, wind and fire to form a visual adornment meant to inspire the wearer.

June is Clay Month at the Art League with two unique exhibits. Studio E features works by members of the Clay Guild of the Eastern Shore: Nicki Jacobs, Ernie Satchell, Florence Kasden, Riley Green, Sarah Halcott, Robert Johnson, Marie Cavallaro, Lisa

DeRicco, Mary Michele Davis, Charlene Willner and Karen Bearman.

The Clay Guild was founded in 2005 and serves the southern part of the Eastern Shore, with members in Maryland, Delaware and Virginia.

The online ceramics group show features contemporary ceramic artists from across the region and beyond.

David Smith, associate professor of ceramics at Salisbury University, judged the show and awarded prizes in both the functional and non-functional categories. The exhibit is posted at www.ArtLeagueofOceanCity.org/online-exhibits/.

The First Friday receptions continue to branch out to other points in north Ocean City.

The new main lobby gallery at the Princess Royale Oceanfront, 9100 Coastal Hwy., opens an exhibit of abstract oil and acrylic paintings by Jack Knight of Long Neck, Deaware. In his career, Knight has had more than 100 exhibits including 15 solo exhibits, and his large colorful works are in major public and private collections.

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And despite the night’s forecast threatening rain, Dillon said they lucked out.

“The weather really turned out well,” she said. “It was Jolly Roger hosting an event and students, parents and grandparents were all attending and were watching this experience unfold.”

Worcester County schools also did not have official proms this year, but officials at Trimper Rides stepped up Pinball • Sk keeetball Prizes • Videos

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Megan Petro, the social media coordinator for Trimper, said via email that anyone who missed out on their prom this year was invited to the event, and both local and out-of-state students attended.

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A second satellite gallery on 94th Street, is located less than a block from the Arts Center at the Coffee Beanery and features the work of Rebecca Morgan.

Morgan is an illustrator and painter from the Eastern Shore who works between Maryland and Barcelona, Spain and is influenced by both cultures. She creates brightly-colored images to energize and uplift the viewer.

Refreshments at the Arts Center are sponsored by PKS Investments. All shows will be on display until June 26.

More information is available at www.ArtLeagueofOceanCity.org or by calling 410-524-9433.

The Art League of Ocean City is a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing the visual arts to the community through education, exhibits, scholarship, programs and community art projects. Funding for this event is in part provided by the Worcester County Arts Council, Maryland State Arts Council and the National Endowment of the Arts, organizations dedicated to cultivating a vibrant cultural community where the arts thrive.

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The event, which had a Hollywood glam theme, was held in Trimper’s park and included a performance by DJ Taylor Senpai, raffles, photo-ops under a balloon arch, dinner under the stars and unlimited rides.

Second 2021 blood drive vital for area hospitals Continued from Page 18 is something the Blood Bank has wanted to do for some time, Prado said, but it’s historically been a challenge to secure time and space during the busy summer months. Every year the organization holds a January blood drive in Ocean City.

The future isn’t certain as to whether they will continue coming out twice a year, but Prado said the Blood Bank certainly would like to.

“It’s something that we’ve wanted to but weren’t able to because Ocean City is one of the great beach towns on the East Coast, Prado said. “It’s a destination. Originally, they wouldn’t have room for us. We’re very appreciative of the fact that the Town of Ocean City, who is a great partner to team up with, is bringing us back. It’s a great town and the folks there are just wonderful.”

People interested in donating blood or want more information can visit https://delmarvablood.org or call 1888-8-Blood-8.

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REAL ESTATE REPORT

Recap of real estate laws from ’21 session

By Lauren Bunting Contributing Writer (June 4, 2021) As a conclusion to the previous weeks’ articles, below is a final reporting of the Maryland State Legislature, which convened on Jan. 13 and adjourned on April 12.

Maryland Realtors’ issues a report each year on the Maryland session to summarize the legislation that affects the real estate industry. Below is a finishing summary of the items from the report that passed (a full report showing bills that did not pass is available at mdrealtor.org): HB 104/SB 401 – Landlord-Tenant – Nonrenewal of Lease – Notice Re-

quirements– Effective Oct. 1, 2021: Extends from 30 days to 60 days the notice that must be given to a tenant when a landlord chooses not to renew a residential lease if the lease was for less than a year.

The bill does not change the notice of 90 days for leases of a year or more and exempts small landlords (less than five units) from the extended 60-day period if the landlord is being foreclosed upon (the foreclosure exemption does not apply in Montgomery or Baltimore City where the local law already

provided for a 60-day notice).

HB 861/SB 691 – Real Property – Landlord and Tenant – Reusable Tenant Screening Reports– Effective Oct. 1, 2021 Provides that tenants may use “reusable” tenant screening reports if accepted by a landlord. If a landlord chooses to accept a “reusable” tenant screening report, the landlord may not charge a rental application fee.

If a landlord chooses not to accept “reusable” tenant screening reports, the landlord must notify tenants that such reports are not accepted.

HB 1069 – Water Supply – Private Well Safety Program: Provides that res-

idential rental property that uses well water must test the well water every three years.

If a well is contaminated, the landlord is given three choices: providing a potable water source; remediating the contamination; or providing the tenant with the ability to terminate the lease.

Landlords who fail to test their well are subject to a fine up to $1,000. The original bill would have established pointof-sale requirements for well testing, and a transfer tax increase to fund it.

– Lauren Bunting is an Associate Broker with Atlantic Shores Sotheby’s International Realty in Ocean City.

Coastal Realtors’ Association awards grants (June 4, 2021) The Coastal Association of Realtors has awarded $4,250 in grants to local charities through the Coastal Realtors Foundation.

Since the foundation was created in 2019 it has awarded nearly $50,000 to local charities.

The following organizations received grants in the Coastal Realtors Foundation’s latest round of funding: • Junior Achievement Eastern Shore

• Epoch Dream Center • Eastern Shore Pregnancy Center • Wall that Heals (Veterans Memorial) • WGP Warriors Against Addiction “We are so excited to partner with these great local organizations,” said Coastal President Joni Williamson “We have just entered our third year of the foundation, and although covid-19 threw a wrench into some of our plans

and fundraising we are continuing to push forward and support our Realtor members who nominate and work with these wonderful non-profits.”

The Coastal Realtors Foundation is a charitable fund held by the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore. The association raises money for the fund through an annual charity golf tournament as well as other efforts throughout the year.

The fund is accessible to members of

Coastal through an application process administered by the association and reviewed by a committee of members.

Grant recipients must be 501(c)3 organizations and must be located in Somerset, Wicomico, or Worcester counties.

Applications are accepted quarterly, and the next deadline is June 15. For more information about the Coastal Realtors Foundation, visit www.coastalrealtors.org.

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MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND

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Posting of Colors is conducted by the Joint Color Guard during the Memorial Day service in Ocean Pines on Monday.

Flag-waving attendees share a moment during the Memorial Day ceremony in Ocean Pines on Monday.

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Emery Bosko, a Life Scout in Troop 621, reads a poem titled, “Flanders Fields,” during a Memorial Day ceremony at the American Legion in Ocean City on Monday.

An emotional Manny Perez shares stories about his time serving the U.S. military in South America during a Memorial Day ceremony at the American Legion Post in Ocean City on Monday.

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Memorial Day weekend festivities at North Division Street included the planting of the first umbrella

by Mayor Rick Meehan and Gov. Larry Hogan, a big flag ceremony and the presentation of colors.

To kick off the Memorial Day weekend, a football field-sized American flag was rolled out on the beach on Friday and held by frontline workers, citizens and public officials.

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FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Homemade hot dog bacon bites with baked beans

By Deborah Lee Walker Contributing Writer (June 4, 2021) If bacon, baked beans and hot dogs whet your appetite, you are in luck.

But before we approach the subject of hot dogs, let us take a closer look at baked beans.

No matter how you look at it, baked beans made with canned beans are not as tasty as making the dish from scratch. Canned beans are mushy and the flavor profile is lacking and all one note.

Dried beans take longer to prepare, but the results are well worth the extra effort.

The most important step when soaking dried beans is to brine them.

Salt and baking soda breaks down the tough pectin walls of the beans and as a result, the beans have a creamier texture and cook more evenly.

There is a debate among bean enthusiasts when to add salt. Some believe adding salt too early can toughen the bean. But it takes time for beans to absorb flavor, so I prefer to add sodium at the get go.

Beans need fat. Salt pork, bacon and ham bones are a great way to incorporate a meaty stock.

Onions, garlic, carrots, celery, fennel, rosemary and thyme are just a few examples of giving your bean dish depth of flavor. Just remember, beans are bland and they need seasoning.

Let us now move onto the topic of hot dogs. Hot dog bacon bites are simply a bite of hot dog encased in bacon.

It is important to partially precook the bacon. This way, the bacon is pliable and can be molded around the hot dog. Also, you are able to eliminate the excess bacon fat.

Memorable moments depend on fantastic tasting dishes. Homemade baked beans and hot dog bacon bites are fun and everyone in the family is sure to love them.

But if time is of the essence, following is a semi-homemade, semi-storebought version of baked beans.

The recipe follows: Cook two-thirds of a pound of regular cut bacon in a sauté pan over medium heat until thoroughly cooked. Allow bacon to cool, coarsely chop, and set aside.

In the same pan, sauté 1 small yellow onion that is finely chopped and 2 large cloves of minced garlic until translucent. Drain and set aside.

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Delicious, easy summer treats Continued from Page 23 sugar, 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard, and ¾ teaspoon liquid smoke. Serve immediately.

Sometimes, a simple dish that has been elevated to new heights can be the star of your festivities. Hot dog bacon bites with homemade baked beans are a mouthwatering example of this. Enjoy!

Homemade Baked Beans 1 pound dried navy beans 1 teaspoon baking soda 2 ½ teaspoons kosher salt 1 ½ pounds thick cut bacon 1 medium yellow onion 4 cloves garlic, minced ½ cup molasses 3/4 cup maple syrup 1/8 cup Liquid Smoke ¼ cup tomato paste 1 tablespoon cider vinegar 3 tablespoons dark brown sugar ¼ teaspoon ground cloves 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce 3 teaspoons Dijon mustard ½ teaspoon coarse black pepper

2 bay leaves 4 cups cold water 1. Place beans in a large bowl. Add enough water to cover the beans by 4 inches. Add baking soda and salt, stir, and allow to sit for 12 hours.

2. In a large sauté pan, cook bacon.

Once it has cooled, coarsely chop.

3. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.

4. In a large bowl, combine beans, molasses, maple syrup, Liquid Smoke, tomato paste, vinegar, brown sugar, cloves, soy sauce, mustard, pepper, bay leaves and water. Mix thoroughly.

5. Transfer mixture into a Dutch oven or 2-quart Pyrex dish. Bring to a boil over the stove for 20 minutes.

Cover with lid or tin foil and transfer to the oven. Cook for 1 hour.

Remove dish from oven, add onions, garlic and bacon, stir mixture, cover and cook for 1 more hour. Stir and return to oven uncovered. Cook beans until are tender, about 30 minutes. Make sure you check the liquid level once in a while.

6. When the beans are done, remove bay leaves and adjust season-

ings, if necessary. If the beans are a little liquidly, simply add a little cornstarch slurry. Beans can be served cold or warm.

Hot Dog Bacon Bites 4 hot dogs 8 slices of bacon, cut in half 1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

2. In a large sauté pan, sear the hot dogs and set aside.

3. Cook the bacon so it is twothirds done.

4. Cut each hot dog into 1 ½-inch pieces. Wrap a half of slice of bacon around the hot dog. Place it on a baking sheet with the seam side down.

Repeat this process for the remaining hot dog bites.

5. Cook approximately 10 to 12 minutes. You will have to keep an eye on it. You want the bacon well done but not burnt. Serve immediately.

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Worcester Youth & Family seeks volunteers Applicants would work with children; Zoom meeting set for Wednesday, June 9 (June 4, 2021) Worcester Youth & Family Counseling Services, Inc. and its volunteer programs, Worcester Connects Mentoring and CASA, are gearing up for the summer.

The organization is looking for volunteers to work with children who need a positive influence in

their live. Join Debbie Smullen, Worcester Connects Mentoring director, and Jerrona Smith, CASA Director, for an interest meeting via Zoom on Wednesday, June 9 at 6 p.m. Those unable to make the Zoom meeting, but would still like to learn more about volunteers, contact Worcester Youth at 410-6414598.

For the mentoring program, there are youth in grades 1-12 who are in need of caring adults who can offer

extra support and guidance.

To students, mentorship means having someone they can talk to, spend quality time with, and have fun with. To mentors, it means helping a student with communication, selfconfidence, and making healthy choices.

For both parties, it is a positive lifetime experience that will never be forgotten.

For the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) program, the or-

ganization is looking for volunteers to work with children in foster care system who need a caring adult who can advocate for them.

In an overburdened social welfare system, Worcester Youth does not want abused and neglected children to slip through the cracks.

CASA volunteers become a constant person to advocate for them amidst the countless list of strangers, who work to find a safe and permanent home.

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Worcester Prep Class of ’21 overcomes barriers to excel

By Mallory Panuska Staff Writer (June 4, 2021) When a graduation speaker is a highly accomplished doctor, it’s natural that his commencement speech comes with some medical analogies.

That was the case last week when Dr. Christian Castaneda took the stage at the Worcester Preparatory class of 2021 graduation.

Fitting in the time of covid, the young New York Presbyterian Queens fellow and proud Worcester Prep alum likened the 43 members of the senior class decked out in elegant white dresses and sharp black tuxedos to bright-eyed medical interns.

Like the soon-to-be doctors, who rely on their hours of rotations to confidently know what to do in times of medical distress and uncertainty, the teenagers are preparing to rely on the education and training they have received at the Ocean City private school in their next chapters. And unlike many students who matriculated at Worcester Prep in the past, the members of the class of 2021 cleared some unique hurdles.

“Your class had to overcome barriers to education during one of the darkest times in the history of the United States,” Castaneda said during his

speech, referring to the covid-19 pandemic that swooped in and shook up their path to graduation during their junior year.

“You’ve had to navigate applying to higher education amidst the pandemic, the likes of which our country has never seen,” he continued. “For this you should be commended. Because not only did you navigate these troubled waters, it seems like you’ve excelled in them.”

Diane Brown, the marketing and public relations associate for Worcester Prep, said via email that the students received more than $6.6 million in merit scholarship offers and will attend 36 different colleges and universities, which are in 19 states and D.C. Nineteen members of the class, or 44 percent, entered Worcester Prep in either pre-k or kindergarten.

The students also collected numerous awards for academics, service, arts and sports during their commencement ceremony last Friday.

Charles “Buddy” Jenkins, the president of the Board of Trustees, summarized some of the accomplishments while addressing the students, which he attributed to the school’s adept education system.

“About 70 percent, year over year,

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Graduate Waverly Choy smiles after receiving an award during Worcester Prep’s graduation ceremony last Friday in Berlin.

are deemed to be gifted and talented students,” he said. “You guys weren’t born that way were you? No, it’s a tribute to the school.”

Class President Caroline Anderson told her peers to look around the rows of chairs set up on the Worcester Prep lawn during the ceremony and remember the moment. While she recognized that high school may not be something everyone would want to revisit, she said she will treasure her time there and hopes her classmates feel the same.

And to give encouragement to face tough situations in the future, Anderson recited “Invictus” a poem by Earnest

Hemingway. She said she learned from one of her teachers that Nelson Mandela found inspiration and encouragement from the poem, and she hopes her classmates will as well.

“I want everyone here today to keep this poem in their heads as we enter the next chapter of our life,” she said. “In college there will be times when you feel stressed and alone, when all you want to do is give up, but remember this poem and remember everyone here today.

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Worcester Tech student wins state mapping competition

By Mallory Panuska Staff Writer (June 4, 2021) Brennan Morris wanted to help law enforcement officers gain better, faster access to calls they were answering.

In making that happen, the 17year-old Worcester Technical High student not only created a working mapping system to improve officer

drive times, but he also gained statewide recognition.

Morris’ project, which uses GIS technology to map drive times between police stations and service areas, was the top entry in the Are We Protected? Maryland Mapping Competition, beating every other contestant in the state. Morris was surprised See PROJECT Page 28

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Graduate Ryan Brafman walks back to his seat after accepting a sports award at Worcester Prep’s graduation last Friday.

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Worcester Technical School student Brennan Morris, center, poses with Cathy Cooper and Ryan Mellow from the Maryland Mapping competition after receiving a statewide award for a project he created with GIS software.

Continued from Page 26 a phone call away.”

Friday’s graduation was the first official ceremony the school hosted since 2019. In 2020, officials were forced to get creative with a drive-thru graduation due to covid-19 social distancing restrictions. Graduates also celebrated with a car parade.

Below are highlights from the Class of 2021: • 43 seniors: 22 girls and 21 boys.

• 19 students (44 percent of the class) entered in either pre-K or kindergarten,

making them Worcester Prep “lifers.”

• 106 colleges and universities offered admission to one or more Worcester Prep seniors.

• 36 colleges and universities enrolled one or more Worcester Prep seniors, representing 23 private and 13 public colleges and universities.

• 19 states and D.C. are represented in the colleges and universities the students are attending.

• More than $6.6 million in merit scholarships were awarded to members of the class.

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Project fuses GIS, public safety Continued from Page 27 with the award last week and said he had no idea until he was called to the front office.

“When they gave it to me, that entire day, I was shocked,” he said.

A junior at Stephen Decatur High School with dual enrollment in GIS and criminal justice at Worcester Technical, Morris said he wanted to use both his study areas when generating ideas for his project.

“I wanted to look at things I could do in GIS,” he said. “I saw the drive times and decided to do that with mapping the police stations.”

He created the system in ArcGIS Online, a program he has used for the last two years in his studies.

“It took me about three weeks to do everything,” he said.

With an interest in criminal jus-

tice, Morris said he was focused on something that would help the officers who are on the frontlines and behind the scenes in public safety. But he also wanted to create something that would help the community.

“It helps the police drive times because they are able to put more people out there and … they can get there faster rather than leaving from the police station and taking more than 30 minutes to get there,” he said. “I just want to be able to help people and solve the problems in the community to just keep up with everything.”

As a junior, Morris said he has not thought extensively about his next steps but right now he is interested most in criminal justice. He said he is leaning toward pursuing a job as a police officer, or a position as a crime analyst.

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Morrie Semiatin, who celebrated his 95th birthday this week, is pictured recently at Waterman’s Seafood Co. in West Ocean City. Wearing his Purple Heart, Semiatin was 5th Marine Division Iwo Jima.

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Now open 7 days a week, breakfast, lunch and dinner, 8 a.m. until close. Happy Hour, 2-5 p.m. Wonderful starters, soups, salads, lite fare, and entrees. Famous bone-in ribeye, burgers, crab cakes, tacos, thyme roasted chicken and so much more. Dine in or carry out.

■ COINS PUB & RESTAURANT 28th Street Plaza and Coastal Highway, Ocean City 410-289-3100, www.coinspuboc.com $$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Casual dining atmosphere for families.

Soups, salads, crab cakes, hand cut steaks, fresh seafood, scallops, fresh soft crabs, and specialty dishes. Happy hour daily, 2-5 p.m. with food and drink specials.

Early bird daily, 3:30-5:30 p.m. with special dinner menu. Open Wednesday through Monday at noon. Closed Tuesday. Dine in or carry out.

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Buttermilk pancakes, fresh handmade dough pizza and Italian dinners. We have something for everyone!

■ FISHTALES BAR & GRILL 21st Street and the Bay, Ocean City 410289-0990, www.ocfishtales.com $-$$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar FishTales located in a premier outdoor beach location on the bay with the best sunsets. Come for the best local fare. We offer lunch and dinner with great happy hour food and drink specials. Kids play area too. So sit back and enjoy.

■ HARBOR WATCH 806 S. Atlantic Ave., Inlet Ocean City 410-289-5121, www.harborwatchrestaurant.com $$-$$$ | Reservations | Kids’ menu | Full bar Bringing Ocean City the freshest seafood, an award-winning Raw Bar along with certified Angus Beef. Great view of the Ocean City Inlet and Assateague Island. Call for Banquet information. Hours are Friday and Saturday, 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday, 1-8 p.m.

■ PHILLIPS SEAFOOD, CRAB HOUSE 21st Street, Ocean City 410-289-7747, PhillipsSeafood.com $$-$$$ | Full bar Traditional dining and carry out. Hooper’s Island crab cakes, steamed blue crabs, ultimate seafood feast, fried chicken and more.

MIDTOWN

29th to 90th streets ■ 32 PALM Located in The Hilton,32nd Street, Ocean City 410-289-2525, www.32palm.com $$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Open daily, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Bar and lounge. Western Caribbean cuisine with a mix of traditional Eastern Shore favorites.

■ COCONUTS BEACH BAR & GRILL Castle in the Sand Hotel, 37th St & the Beach, Ocean City 800-552-7262, www.castleinthesand.com $-$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Beachfront open air dining in a tropical setting. Serving grilled sandwiches, specialty salads, appetizers, wraps, tacos and frozen drinks, beer and wine. Live entertainment.

Happy Hour daily, 5-6 p.m. 2 for 1 drink specials. Waitress service on the beach Memorial Day thru Labor Day. Coconuts is open daily, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., weather permitting.

■ THE DOUGH ROLLER 41st Street and Coastal Highway 410-

524-9254; 70th Street and Coastal Highway 410-524-7981, www.TheDoughRoller.com $$ | Kids’ menu | Online ordering See downtown locations for description.

■ JOHNNY’S PIZZA PUB 56th Street, Ocean City 410-723-5600, www.johnnyspizzapub.com $ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Featuring homemade pizzas, 18 gourmet pizzas, a variety of calzones, subs, burgers, sandwiches and jumbo wings with 20 different sauces. Open everyday, 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. Dine in, pickup, carryout and delivery.

■ LONGBOARD CAFÉ 6701 Coastal Hwy., Ocean City 443-6645639, www.longboardcafe.net $$-$$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Classic and creative American dishes and cocktails are showcased in a festive, surfthemed setting with weekly specials. Featuring burgers, tacos, prime rib, seafood and more. Closed on Tuesday. Dine-in and curbside pick-up.

■ MARLIN MOON Located in the Double Tree Hotel, 3301 Atlantic Ave., Ocean City 410-289-1201, www.marlinmoonocmd.com $$ Open Sunday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m.to 10 p.m. Restaurant and bar with fresh seafood, small plates, desserts and cocktails.

■ RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT 61st Street Bayside/2nd Floor @ Bayview Bar & Grill, Ocean City 443- 664-7043 $$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Bayfront dining with a casual atmosphere.

Specializing in burgers, flat breads, crab cakes, shrimp burgers and full dinner specials. Open Friday and Saturday, 4-11 p.m. and Sunday, 1-9 p.m. Happy Hour Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 4-7p.m.

■ SEACRETS 49th Street, Ocean City 410-524-4900, www.seacrets.com $$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Open Thursday and Friday, 4 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. with Island atmosphere. Jamaican jerk chicken, appetizers, sandwiches, paninis, pizza and fresh seafood.

UPTOWN

91st to 146th streets ■ BAHAMA’S CRABSHACK CARRY OUT & OUTLET Oceanside MD/DE Line and Coastal Highway, Fenwick 302-537-5882 Premium seafood, fat crabs by weight, sandwiches and dinners. Seafood, chicken,

homemade soups, super crab cakes, steamed shrimp, fresh clams, soft crabs, scallops, oysters and snow crab claws.

Open 7 days a week for carryout only.

■ HORIZONS OCEANFRONT RESTAURANT, BREAKERS PUB & LENNY’S BEACH BAR & GRILL Inside the Clarion, 101st Street, Ocean City 410-524-3535, www.clarionoc.com $-$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Serving beach-inspired dishes in our oceanfront restaurants, Horizons and Breakers Pub. All-day menu, available 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner including light fare and steamer specials.

■ REEF 118 118th Street, in the Carousel, Oceanfront Hotel and Condos, Ocean City 410-5241000, www.carouselhotel.com $-$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Oceanfront dining in a casual atmosphere.

Great ambiance, salads, soups, lite fare, cocktails, drink specials and service. Enjoy chef’s specials, crab cakes, salmon, chicken caprese and shrimp scampi. Friday and Saturday is Prime Rib Dinner for $19.95. Open 7 days a week, 4-10 p.m.

WEST OCEAN CITY ■ OC CHOPSTICKS Asian Bistro 12741 Ocean Gateway, Suite 890, West Ocean City (Outlets Ocean City) 410-8011111, www.occhopsticks.com $$ | Beer | Premium Sake Offering a wide array of authentic Chinese, Japanese and Thai food. Dine-in and carryout. Lunch specials. Dinner and lite fare.

Sunday through Thursday, 11:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. and Friday and Saturday, 11:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.

OCEAN PINES ■ CLUBHOUSE BAR AND GRILLE 100 Clubhouse Drive, Ocean Pines 410641-7222, oceanpinesgolf.org/dining $$ | Full bar With sweeping views of the 18th hole, the new Clubhouse Bar and Grille serves freshly prepared breakfast and lunch items. Full bar. Open daily, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., weather permitting.

■ OCEAN PINES YACHT CLUB 1 Mumford Landing Road, Ocean Pines 410-641-7222, www.OPyachtclub.com $$-$$$ | Full bar The Ocean Pines Yacht Club offers casual coastal cuisine for lunch and dinner in a beautiful bayfront setting. Fresh seafood, signature drinks, live music and more.

Open daily, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

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Calendar Submit calendar items to: editor@oceancitytoday.net.

Submission deadline is 5 p.m. Monday, the week of publication. Local submissions have priority. Area event listings are subject to space availability.

Fri., June 4 FIRST FRIDAY OPENING RECEPTIONS

Held at the Ocean City Center for the Arts (94th Street), Coffee Beanery (94th Street) and Princess Royale Oceanfront (91st Street), 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM. See new exhibits by a variety of local artists plus complimentary refreshments. Open to the public, free of charge.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS BINGO

Fridays - Columbus Hall, behind St. Luke’s Church, 9901 Coastal Highway, Ocean City, MD. Doors open at 5 p.m. and bingo begins at 6:30 p.m. Masks are required while moving around inside.

410-524-7994

siblings or babysitting. The group will practice rescue skills, like choking rescue and CPR and well as learning safety, first aid, life, business and child care skills. Cost is $50. Trudy Gebhardt, tgebhardt@marylandcoast.org, 410632-2144, Ext. 2514

2ND ANNUAL YOUTH FISHING DERBY

Newtown Park, 2001 Groton Road, 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM. Open to youth ages 15 and under. Festivities will begin with a ribbon cutting for the new pier at 9:15 a.m. An awards luncheon will take place at 11:30 a.m. There is no cost to participate in the tournament or the luncheon.

Participants should bring their own fishing rods and bait. Allen Swiger, 410632-2144, Ext. 2520

support and educational group promoting weight loss and healthy lifestyle.

Berlin group No. 169.

AGH DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP

Meeting via conference call, 6:00 PM 7:00 PM. Dial 978-990-5451, wait for voice command, then press 3753651.

Open to the public and meets the first Monday of each month. Discussion and education related to diabetes is provided. AGH Diabetes Outpatient Education, 410-208-9761

Sat., June 5 OCBP PRE-EMPLOYMENT TESTING

Ocean City Beach at Dorchester Street.

There are no pre-certification requirements and experience in ocean rescue is not necessary to apply.

Registration/check-in will begin at 9 a.m. on the Boardwalk at Dorchester Street.

Prepare for a full day of testing. Candidates are strongly encouraged to pre-register at www.ococean.com/ocbp. Applicants must be 17 years old or older by June 28.

BATTLE AT THE BEACH & BOARDWALK II

Youth Basketball Tournament takes place at the Ocean City convention center and Northside Park. Teams attended from 11 different states as well as teams from Canada. 631-926-5942, https://premier1events.com

CHURCH RUMMAGE SALE

Ocean City Presbyterian Church, 1301 Philadelphia Ave., 7:00 AM - 1:00 PM.

NAACP YARD SALE

Stephen Decatur Middle School parking lot, 9815 Seahawk Road, 7:00 AM 11:30 AM. Vendors space cost is $20 and doesn’t include a table. Call 443-5131745 or 443-944-6701 to reserve a spot.

The Worcester County Health Department will hold a Vaccine Clinic at the yard sale. No appointment is needed.

Both Johnson & Johnson and Modern available.

SAFE SITTER CLASS

Worcester County Recreation Center, 6030 Public Landing Road, 9:00 AM 2:30 PM. Registered participants, in grades 6th through 8th, will learn how to be safe home along, watching younger

Saturdays - White Horse Park, 239 Ocean Parkway, 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM. Shop for everything from fresh local produce to unique handmade artisan goods. Open to the public.

Sun., June 6 BATTLE AT THE BEACH & BOARDWALK II

Youth Basketball Tournament takes place at the Ocean City convention center and Northside Park. Teams attended from 11 different states as well as teams from Canada. 631-926-5942, https://premier1events.com

Tues., June 8 OCEAN CITY BLOOD DRIVE

Ocean City convention center, 4001 Coastal Highway, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM. Walk-in are welcome, appointments are preferred. Make appointments using code OCCC: smarturl.it/BBD_FBEvent.

Blood donor are to wear a face covering and temperatures will be taken before the start of registration. Refreshments available.

Meeting via video call, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM. Join the Faith Partnership: A cooperative effort for local Worship Centers and Atlantic General Hospital & Health System to increase health awareness, education and healthy living incentives. Gail Mansell, gmansell@atlanticgeneral.org, 410-641-9725

SAFE BOATING COURSE

Ocean Pines library, 11107 Cathell Road, June 8, 10, 15 and 17, 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM. Register: ocpsabc@gmail.com. Successfully completing this class satisfies state requirements nationwide. Cost is $20. Middle and high school students can take the course for free. http://ocusps.org

BERLIN FARMERS MARKET

Sundays through September - Downtown Berlin, 9:00 AM - 1:00 pm. This is a producers market only featuring produce, flowers, baked goods, art and homemade products. https://www.berlinmainstreet.com/far mersmarket/

Mon., June 7 STORY TIME - ‘DRAGONS’

Meeting via Facebook, 10:30 AM. Miss Susan shares some entertaining stories and poems about dragons. For ages 2-5 years. No registration required.

TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY MEETING

Atlantic General Hospital, Conference Room 1, 9733 Healthway Drive, 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM. Meeting in-person and via conference call. Reservations required for in-person: Rose Campion, 443-880-8884. For call-in option, dial 605-472-5789, wait for voice command, then press 944874. TOPS is a weekly

TEEN CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP WITH HONOR MCELROY

Meeting via Zoom, 3:30 PM. Bring your poetry, song lyrics, drawings woven with words, stories or anything that defies categories. Register: www.worcesterlibrary.org under events.

MENTOR INTEREST MEETING

FAITH-BASED PARTNERSHIP FARMERS & ARTISANS MARKET

Rosenkranz will discuss all aspects of potted vegetables and flowers as well as give a demonstration. Register: worcesterlibrary.org under events.

ATLANTIC COAST SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION MONTHLY MEETING American Legion Berlin Post #123, 10111 Old Ocean City Blvd., 7:30 PM. This month’s guest speaker will be Paul Daisey who will be speaking about fishing on the Jack Spot. Beverages and food available. Guests are welcome. Ron Smith, smitty3894@aol.com, http://https:acsportfishing.org

DELMARVA HAND DANCE

Tuesdays - Selbyville Elks Lodge 2173, 13324 Worcester Highway, 5:30 PM 9:00 PM. Dance to the sounds of the ‘50s and ‘60s music. A $5 donation to benefit Veterans and local charities. Members and guests welcome. dance@delmarvahanddancing.com, 443-783-4872, https://delmarvahanddancing.com

Wed., June 9 PLANT CLINIC WITH GINNY ROSENKRANZ Meeting via Zoom, 2:00 PM. Ginny

Meeting via Zoom, 6:00 PM. Obtain information on becoming a mentor or volunteer CASA and what this support means to the youth. Debbie Smullen, dsmullen@gowoyo.org, 410-641-4598

AGH DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP

Meeting via conference call, 7:00 PM 8:00 PM. Dial 978-990-5451, wait for voice command, then press 3753651.

Open to the public and meets the first Wednesday of each month. Discussion and education related to diabetes is provided. AGH Diabetes Outpatient Education, 410-208-9761

MOVIE ON THE BEACH

Carousel Resort Hotel and Condominiums, 11700 Coastal Highway, 8:30 PM. Featuring “Despicable Me.” There will also be music and entertainment with family friendly yard games like corn hole, ladder ball, spike ball, large connect four and more. In the event of inclement weather, all activities will be cancelled. Ocean City Recreation & Parks, 410-250-0125, http://www.oceancitymd.gov

Thurs., June 10 SMOKED PULLED PORK CARRYOUT ORDER DEADLINE

Bishopville Volunteer Fire Department, 10709 Bishopville Road. Offering 1/2 pint smoked pulled pork, baked beans, coleslaw and a roll (for sandwich making) for $12. Additional pint of pork $10.

Call 619-922-9950 by June 10 for orders. Pick up is June 12 from 5-7 p.m.

ZUMBA FOR ALL LEVELS

Meeting via Zoom, 4:00 PM. These classes uplift and improve mood. This is a webinar style program, meaning you can practice your moves without being seen. Register: worcesterlibrary.org under events.

FAMILY BEACH GAMES

Carousel Resort Hotel and Condominiums, 11700 Coastal Highway, 6:30 PM. Free interactive fun for the whole family.

Games include sand castle contests, tugof-war, relays and more. Parents are asked to stay with their children. In the event of inclement weather, the program will be cancelled. http://www.ococean.com

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SCHOLARSHIP DONATION Berlin Rotary Club recently presented a donation of food to St. Paul’s By-The-Sea Episcopal Church’s food pantry, the Shepherd’s Crook in Ocean City. The donation was one of eight made possible through a grant secured by the club. Club Treasurer Margaret Mudron and member Ashley Church shopped for the groceries then delivered them to the pantry. Pictured, from left, are Mudron, Church and Shepherd’s Crook members Nancy Knotts and Jean Charles. The club normally meets every Wednesday at the Residence Inn in Ocean City. However, due to the pandemic the club is meeting

by Zoom. For more information, email ocberlinrotary@gmail.com.

Family and friends of the late Worcester County Sheriff’s Office Deputy 1st Class Brian K. Heller recently presented a check for $3,000 for the endowed scholarship in his name, which benefits WorWic Community College criminal justice students from Worcester, Wicomico or Somerset County.

Pictured, from left, are Dr. Ray Hoy, president of Wor-Wic Community College; Worcester County Sheriff Matt Crisafulli; Heller’s mother, Connie Widmann, and her husband, Dave Widmann, along with Heller’s daughter, Laura Jorgenson and her sons, Jon, 5, Everett, 18 months, and Shane, 7. The scholarship fund was created in 2004 in memory of Heller, who died in the line of duty in 2000.

FEATURED CRAFTER PHOTO COURTESY D.J. LANDIS, SR

BIKE EVENT The Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pines-Ocean City participated in the Ocean Pines Bike event on May 1. Pictured, from left, are Sue Wineke, President-Elect Tim Lund, President Steve Cohen and Shelley Cohen. Kiwanian Sarah Walker, who took the photo, also participated.

The Pine’eer Craft Club of Ocean Pines has announced Sharon Cooper as the June crafter of the month. Cooper and her husband, Ray, moved to Ocean Pines 15 years ago from Carroll County. Soon after, she began making jewelry as a hobby and it took off from there. Several years ago a close friend encouraged her to join the craft club and put her jewelry in the shop. Her goal is to make unique and affordable jewelry. View her projects and other handmade items at the Artisan Gift Shop in White Horse Park, on 239 Ocean Parkway in Ocean Pines. The shop is open every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

INDUCTION Thirty students were inducted to the Worcester Preparatory School National Art Honor Society on April 8. The National Art Honor Society recognizes students who have shown outstanding ability in art scholarship, character and service. Pictured, in front, from left, are Grade 12: Will Mears, Cole Lamson-Reich, Graham McColgan, John Arrington, Brugh Moore, Waverly Choy, Ava Gerachis, Summer Walker, Maddy Warren, Meredith Cummings, Bryn Elliott, Arusa Islam, Hannah Perdue, Ryan Brafman and Nathan Oltman; middle row - Grade 10: Morgan Schoch; Grade 11: AnnaMarie Buas, Brooke Emeigh, Marshall Mumford, Bennett Tinkler, NAHS President Hannah Brasure, NAHS Vice President Hugh Thomas Cropper IV, Austin Cannon, Brice Richins, Nick Hearne, Charlotte Catapano, Sumira Sehgal, Morgan White, Anna Williams and Grace Baeurle; and in back, Assistant Head of School and Head of Upper School Mike Grosso, Technology teacher Nancy Raskauskas, Middle School/Upper School art teacher George Zaiser and Head of School Dr. John McDonald. Not Pictured: seniors Mason Brown and Sarah Butler/Salisbury.

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Call 410-723-6397 Classifieds appear in Ocean City Today & Bayside Gazette each week and online at oceancitytoday.com & baysideoc.com

HELP WANTED

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HELP WANTED The Spinnaker Now Hiring Full-time, Seasonal

Housekeepers

NOW HIRING DRIVER, BARTENDER, COOK & COUNTER HELP Call 443-880-2486 for Interview

Good Pay! Monthly Bonuses Apply in person 1800 Baltimore Ave. Mon-Fri, 11am-4pm

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Part-time position in law office. Proficient computer skills, Word Perfect, Dictaphone, telephone and light bookkeeping required. Familiarity with E-filing a plus, but will train.

Please respond by sending resume to P.O. Box 56, Ocean City, MD 21843

HELP WANTED MAINTENANCE Custodial and Light Maintenance.

Call 410-250-2262 for interview.

Cleaners Wanted for OC If you are a conscientious individual or team looking for great hours and pay on the weekends ... then we are the cleaning company for you.

Exp. preferred. Cell phone and vehicle required. 443880-0525

Thunderbird Beach Motel Now Hiring • Day shift Housekeepers • 4pm-12am shifts: Front Desk Clerks & Maintenance/Bellman Apply in person 32nd St., Baltimore Ave. Mon-Fri, 9-3pm

www.oceancitytoday.com Order YOur Classifieds Online!

by Monday 5 p.m.

HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

Positions Available FT/PT Landscape, Lawn Care and Irrigation Experience required Email Bob@pgmsinc.com or call 443-365-5195, leave message.

Pino’s Pizza Hiring $16/hr + Counter Tips

Counter tips split equally by small crew daily. Ages 15 & up welcome. J-1 students welcome. Job is arriving at 3pm to set up, open at 4pm, close at 10pm, clean till 11pm. Closed Mondays. Seeking six full timers for this dinner slot. Part timers and spot workers welcome also. Also seeking 2 workers for lunch shift 10:30 am till 4:30 pm. Strength is needed for sauce making and cheese shredding galore, plus heavy cleaning at close. This fast-paced job is not for the meek. Bossman (me) is fast & hyper, making sure every order is perfect. Menu is “Pizza only” so easy-peasy as for what to learn. Walk-ups only to apply must arrive between 5pm to 11pm any night except Mondays. 81ST Plaza. PinosOC.com Take a photo of this ad and share with your friends.

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Accepting Applications for All Positions • Groundskeeper • Front Desk Clerks • PM Maintenance • Lifeguards

• Grill Cook • Housekeepers • Shuttle Bus Drivers • Pool Attendants • Part-Time Security • Bartenders

Applications available at the Front Desk or email info@fskfamily.com Voted in the Top 10 on Tripadvisor for OC properties!

Come be a part of our success!

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SEASONAL & YEARROUND POSITIONS for immediate hire, sign-on bonuses! Bethany Beach (20 minutes from OC) More info and to apply: vacasa.com/careers

NOW HIRING ALL SHIFTS! Front Desk Staff, Housekeeping, Maintenance, Housemen.

Apply in person at The Safari on the Boardwalk, 13th St. 410-289-6411

Frog Bar and Grill now hiring Cooks, Bus Boys & Food Runners. Apply within after 9am, M-F. 221 Wicomico St., OCMD.

Responsible and Reliable Person Needed Part-Time for Disabled, Pleasant Senior. Knowledge of Hoyer lift helpful.

Availability is for 9-15 hours a week, 3-4 hour shifts.

Fenwick Island area.

Contact: 571-243-3398.

HIRING ALL POSITIONS!!

NOW HIRING!!

Production Crew for our WOC kitchen facility Up to $17.50/hr.

Apply online at: www.delmarvadd.com

Starting wages are $13.50-$15.00 depending on experience.

Full time & Part time Stop by our location on 52nd Street or call 443-664-2825

PAPA JOHN’S Now hiring ALL POSITIONS for the Ocean City area.

Ask for Mary 410-524-1300 Med Tech. CPR, first aide certified. Must be able to pass background check.

Drug free facility. Full time position and every other weekend. Email resume to truittsandy@yahoo.com or call 443-880-7341.

NOW HIRING ALL POSITIONS FOR SUMMER • Front Desk • Maintenance • Housekeeping • Houseman

TOWN OF BERLIN EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Equipment Operator I Public Works Department Fulltime. $32,000-$44,000 DOQ. Full Benefits Essential Functions: Perform duties required in all aspects of Public Works on a 40-hour workweek basis with the possibility of nights and weekends.

Education and Experience: H.S. Diploma or GED. Experience with heavy equipment. Backhoe, street sweeper, tractor, grass cutters, and hand equipment. Perform road/street maintenance and routine required maintenance on equipment. Maintains parks. MD Class “C” driver’s license or equivalent required (copy of driving record required upon employment). Must be capable of lifting up to 50 lbs and be able to stand and walk 60% of the work period. Construction or roadwork background preferred. Must be able to pass a criminal background check and drug screening.

Closing Day: Open until filled.

Apply: Qualified candidates are encouraged to submit a confidential Town of Berlin application for employment, a resume, and three professional references to the Town’s Administrative Manager at kjensen@berlinmd.gov.

Applications can be found at www.berlinmd.gov or can be picked up at 10 William Street Berlin, MD 21811 by calling 410-641-2770. EOE/M/F/V/D.

LIGHT CONSTRUCTION Build, Screen, & Re-Screen Porches Install Swinging Screen Doors Make & Install Sliding Screen Doors CAN TRAIN QUALIFIED APPLICANTS Pay based on experience.

3-5 days/week no weekends!

Transportation to Selbyville shop required.

• Email: delmarva@ screenmobile.com • Call: 410.520.0025 • Text: 302.604.0006

Send Resume: Johanna@ocrooms.com Call for interview 410-213-9556

Hiring Cooks (up to $18), Security ($14), EMTs, Audio/Video Techs, Office Receptionists, Boutique Associates, Distillery Tour Guides, Expeditors, Servers, Cashiers, Food Runners, Hosts, Groundskeeping, Bartenders, Barbacks, Prep Kitchen, Maintenance Staff, Head Distiller, Painter, & Carpenter.

Apply in person or online at seacrets.com

Work At The BEACH...

Work With The BEST!!

Top wages and excellent benefits package available to successful candidates.

Food & Beverage Manager We are currently recruiting an experienced Food & Beverage Manager to work under our Food & Beverage Director. Responsibilities include overseeing and being responsible for our busy restaurants, bars & conference center. The candidate should have excellent communication and problem-solving skills along with the ability to train employees. Must have strong management experience in a large restaurant, banquet and/or convention services experience. Must be able to work a flexible schedule including weekends and holidays. Excellent salary and benefits package.

Send resume and salary requirements to: lwatson@clarionoc.com.

Employment Opportunities: Full Time, Year Round: Night Audit, Executive Assistant, Housekeeping Supervisor, Painter, Room Attendant, Front Desk Agent, Maintenance Seasonal: Security, Grill Cooks, Servers, Bartender, Hostess/Host, Busser, Food Runners, Beach Stand, Pool Attendant, Warehouse Clerk

Top Wages Excellent Benefits Housing Available

Clarion Resort Fontainebleau Hotel Attn: Human Resources Dept.

10100 Coastal Highway, Ocean City, MD 21842 Phone: 410-524-3535 Fax: 410-723-9109 EOE M/F/D/V

Grill Chef We are hiring a working Chef / Grill Supervisor for our beautiful ocean front beach bar and grill.

Successful candidate must have a minimum of three years hands-on kitchen supervisory experience in a high volume restaurant and excellent employment references. We offer excellent benefits and salary (commensurate with experience).

Housing available. Qualified applicants, forward resume with salary requirements to: lwatson@clarionoc.com.

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RENTALS

COMMERCIAL

DONATIONS

VEHICLES

NOW HIRING Seasonal Housekeepers (day & evening shift) & Laundry Person (evening shift).

Apply within at the Sea Hawk Motel, 12410 Coastal Highway, OCMD.

Bali Hi RV Park, Bishopville MD. Maintenance Man/ Groundskeeper. Grass cutting. Experience in plumbing and electric required. 40 hours per week. $15 per hour.

Call 724-825-8746.

SEEKING 3BR/2BA+ HOUSE RENTAL: 6-12 mo. lease, beginning June or July in Berlin or surrounding areas. Prefer modern/ updated and garage.

Responsible, professional couple w/small (10lb.) dog.

443-866-1657

1 Office/Retail Space & 1 Warehouse Unit available in West Ocean City.

Call 443-497-4200

Do you have an old bicycle not being used? It could mean a world of difference to a hard-working international student. We are looking to get as many bikes as possible. Your donation will be taxdeductible. Contact Gary at 443-975-3065.

BMW Motorcycle. 1988.

R100GS. Bumblebee Edition, black and yellow. 24,000 miles. Never down. Garage kept. 443-206-3752

OC Massage seeking PT/FT YR Massage Therapist.

Experience preferred but willing to train.

Team-work environment.

50/50 commission split.

Send resume to massageoceancity@gmail.com or call/text 410-629-9900 for interview.

Now hiring full-time positions for Front Desk, Maintenance, Housekeeping & Housemen.

Apply within Comfort Suites, 12718 Ocean Gateway (Rte. 50) Ocean City, MD (WOC). 410-213-7171.

PGN Crabhouse 29th Street & Coastal Hwy. Now Hiring for • Waitstaff • Kitchen Help Apply within after 11:00 am

The Spinnaker Now Hiring Full-time, Seasonal

Front Desk Staff

To Order Product Call Christine 443-880-8397 or email: snowhillavon@ comcast.net

Sun N’ Fun Motel Now Hiring • Evening shift, 4pm-12am, Desk Clerks • Day shift Housekeeping Apply in person 29th St., Baltimore Ave. Mon-Fri, 9-3pm

Saturday, June 5th, 8-1.

Tools, albums, AV tools and much more. 36366 Derrickson Dr., Selbyville.

Rain date June 12th.

Seeking Year-Round & Seasonal Rentals!

Call Howard Martin Realty 410-352-5555

Multi-Family Yard Sale.

Sat., June 5, 8am-2pm. 402, 404, 407 West Street, Berlin. Everything you can’t live without!

Weather permitting.

YR Ocean Pines. Large 2 story. 3BR, 2.5BA, three season-porch, open decks, fireplace, oversized garage.

No Smoking, no pets. Good Credit. Security deposit plus utilities. $1700 per month.

301-509-6515

Sat., June 5, 8-1pm The Refuge Community.

Over 50 homes participating.

Maps available at entrance.

Selbyville, 19975 GPS; 37363 Harmony Drive, West of Fenwick off 54.

RAMBLER MOTEL

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Disposal of Surplus Vehicles and Equipment to be Auctioned on GovDeals.com “Disposition of County Personal Property no longer used by the County” The following described personal property, including vehicles, furniture and equipment, have been determined to be no longer required for County use by the County Commissioners of Worcester County, Maryland and deemed to be surplus property: SURPLUS VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT Surplus vehicles, listed by make and model (with model year), as follows: Ford Expedition XL 4x4 (2017, 2007); Ford F-150 (two 2002, two 2009); Chevrolet 2500HD Utility (2005); Dodge Ram 1500 2wd (2007); Ford F-800 Dump Body (1988); International 4700 Dump Truck with plow (2000, 2001); Ford F-550 Dump Body (2004); Chevrolet 3500 2wd Utility Body (1997); Ford Crown Victoria (two 2009, 2007, 2010); Dodge Stratus (2005); Chevrolet Silverado 1500 2wd (two 2005); Chevrolet Silverado 1500 2wd (2005, 2006); Ford Excursion (2003); Ford Expedition (2010, 2008); Chevrolet Tahoe (2015); Chevrolet 3500 Express Van (2006); Ford Ranger (2002); International 6 Wheel Dump Truck (1990); Jeep Cherokee 4x4 (1997).

Surplus equipment, including: Simplicity Broadmoor 44 inch; Kubota G2160 Diesel Mower; John Deere 1445; Kut Kwick Brush Mower (1980); Homemade Utility Trailer (1978); Meadows 6 Wheel Dump Body/Hoist; Massey F Model 240 Tractor; Massey F Model 231 Tractor; Demco 3 Point Sprayer 80 Gal (1997); Vermeer 1250 Chipper (1996); Vicon 3 Point Spreader; Onan 20KW DNAF-3368265 20KW; Lima 30KW 30KW Generator.

Surplus furniture and miscellaneous equipment, including: Misc.

Cell Phones; Various Computers (174); Panasonic Toughbooks (4 CF30F, 4 CF-31A, 10 CF-30K); Various Electrical Tower Circuit Boards; Dell Computer Monitors (7); Dell Laptops (9); Piano; Misc. Office Chairs; Television Rolling Carts (3); Magnavox Flat Panel TV; Rolling Medical Microscope; Printers (43); AAMCO Brake Lathe; Midtronics Battery Tester; Various Metal File Cabinets (5 drawer, 4 drawer, 2 drawer); Manual Well Pump; 1986 Rockwood Band Saw Model 185440; Craftsman Miter Saw; Ryobi 10 inch Table Saw; Craftsman Table Mounted Miter Saw; Toro 22 inch Self Propelled Push Mowers (2); GE Pole Mounted Outdoor Light Fixture; Rolling Hoist Frame; 2010 Reznor Radiant Shop Heater Model VR175 with Misc.

Pipes; Metal Office Desks (2); Pull Behind Yard Cart; Echo PB200 Blowers (2); Echo Weed Eaters (4).

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE AND CONVEYANCE: The County Commissioners propose to solicit competitive bids via an Internet-based auction system operated

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Ocean City Today / Public Notices ning bidder pays a buyer’s premium of twelve and one-half percent (12.5%) of the winning bid for each transaction so that there is no net cost to the County. All of the above referenced surplus property will be offered for sale “AS IS, WHERE IS.” The County Commissioners make no warranty, guaranty or representation of any kind, expressed or implied, as to the merchantability or fitness for any purpose of the property offered for sale. The County Commissioners warrant to the buyer that the property offered for sale will conform to its description. The County Commissioners reserve the right to reject any and all bids as they see fit and to withdraw from sale any of the items listed. Payment in full by successful bidders shall be made to Worcester County Commissioners.

OPPORTUNITY FOR OBJECTIONS: Anyone objecting to the proposed conveyance of the above surplus vehicles and equipment shall do so in writing prior to 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 10, 2021, or in person at the regularly scheduled meeting of the County Commissioners to be held at 10:00 a.m. on June 15, 2021 in the County Commissioners Meeting Room, Room 1101 - Government Center, One West Market Street, Snow Hill, Maryland 21863.

WORCESTER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OCD-5/20/3t _________________________________ BWW Law Group, LLC 6003 Executive Blvd., Suite 101 Rockville, MD 20852 CARRIE M. WARD, et al.

6003 Executive Blvd., Suite 101 Rockville, MD 20852 Substitute Trustees/ Plaintiffs, vs.

MARGARET ANNE PATTERSON (DESEASED) 187 Beachcomber Lane Ocean City, MD 21842 Defendant(s).

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND Case No.C-23-CV-20-000017

NOTICE

Notice is hereby given this 11th day of May, 2021, by the Circuit Court for Worcester County, Maryland, that the sale of the property mentioned in these proceedings and described as 187 Beachcomber Lane, Ocean City, MD 21842, made and reported by the Substitute Trustee, will be RATIFIED AND CONFIRMED, unless cause to the contrary thereof be shown on or before the 14th day of June, 2021, provided a copy of this NOTICE be inserted in some weekly newspaper printed in said County, once in each of three successive weeks before the 7th day of June, 2021.

The report states the purchase price at the Foreclosure sale to be $179,000.00.

Susan R. Braniecki Clerk, Circuit Court for Worcester County, Maryland True Copy Test: Susan R. Braniecki Clerk of the Circuit Court

Worcester County MD OCD-5/20/3t _________________________________ C. GREGORY COBURN ESQ 6806B COASTAL HIGHWAY OCEAN CITY, MD 21842

NOTICE

OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Estate No. 18738 TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF JOYCE BOWEN JOYNES Notice is given that Jokima Joynes Millar, 9360 Montgomery Run Road, Suite A, Ellicott City, MD 21043, was on May 11, 2021 appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Joyce Bowen Joynes who died on November 23, 2020, with a will.

Further information can be obtained by reviewing the estate file in the office of the Register of Wills or by contacting the personal representative or the attorney.

All persons having any objection to the appointment (or to the probate of the decedent’s will) shall file their objections with the Register of Wills on or before the 11th day of November, 2021.

Any person having a claim against the decedent must present the claim to the undersigned personal representative or file it with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned on or before the earlier of the following dates: (1) Six months from the date of the decedent’s death, except if the decedent died before October 1, 1992, nine months from the date of the decedent’s death; or (2) Two months after the personal representative mails or otherwise delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or other written notice, notifying the creditor that the claim will be barred unless the creditor presents the claims within two months from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. A claim not presented or filed on or before that date, or any extension provided by law, is unenforceable thereafter. Claim forms may be obtained from the Register of Wills.

Jokima Joynes Millar Personal Representative True Test Copy Terri Westcott Register of Wills for Worcester County One W. Market Street Room 102 - Court House Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 Name of newspaper designated by personal representative: Ocean City Digest Date of publication: May 20, 2021 OCD-5/20/3t _________________________________

NOTICE

OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Estate No. 18742 TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF ROBERT FLOYD BAKER Notice is given that Robert F. Baker III, 12605 Dawn Circle, Bish-

opville, MD 21813, was on May 13, 2021 appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Robert Floyd Baker who died on May 4, 2021, with a will.

Further information can be obtained by reviewing the estate file in the office of the Register of Wills or by contacting the personal representative or the attorney.

All persons having any objection to the appointment (or to the probate of the decedent’s will) shall file their objections with the Register of Wills on or before the 13th day of November, 2021.

Any person having a claim against the decedent must present the claim to the undersigned personal representative or file it with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned on or before the earlier of the following dates: (1) Six months from the date of the decedent’s death, except if the decedent died before October 1, 1992, nine months from the date of the decedent’s death; or (2) Two months after the personal representative mails or otherwise delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or other written notice, notifying the creditor that the claim will be barred unless the creditor presents the claims within two months from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. A claim not presented or filed on or before that date, or any extension provided by law, is unenforceable thereafter. Claim forms may be obtained from the Register of Wills.

Robert F. Baker III Personal Representative True Test Copy Terri Westcott Register of Wills for Worcester County One W. Market Street Room 102 - Court House Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 Name of newspaper designated by personal representative: Ocean City Digest Date of publication: May 20, 2021 OCD-5/20/3t _________________________________

NOTICE

TO CREDITORS OF APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE ESTATE NO. 18745 Notice is given that the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Fairfax County, VA appointed Gregory Beckwith, 702 Crown Meadow Drive, Great Falls, VA 22066 as the Personal Representative of the Estate of Ginette M. Beckwith who died on January 24, 2021 domiciled in Virgina, America.

The Maryland resident agent for service of process is Frank R. Jones whose address is 102 Centennial Street, Suite 102, LaPlata, MD 20646.

At the time of death, the decedent owned real or leasehold property in the following Maryland counties: Worcester County.

All persons having claims against the decedent must file their claims with the Register of Wills for Worcester County with a copy to the foreign personal representative on or before the earlier of the following dates:

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(1) Six months from the date of the decedent’s death, except if the decedent died before October 1, 1992, nine months from the date of the decedent’s death; or (2) Two months after the foreign personal representative mails or delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or other written notice, notifying the creditor that the claim will be barred unless the creditor presents the claim within two months from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. Claims filed after that date or after a date extended by law will be barred.

Gregory Beckwith Foreign Personal Representative Terri Westcott Register of Wills One W. Market Street Room 102 - Court House Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 Name of Newspaper: Ocean City Digest Date of first publication: May 20, 2021 OCD-5/20/3t _________________________________

NOTICE

OF PUBLIC HEARING WORCESTER COUNTY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS AGENDA

THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 2021 Pursuant to the provisions of the Worcester County Zoning Ordinance, notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held in-person before the Board of Zoning Appeals for Worcester County, in the Board Room (Room 1102) on the first floor of the Worcester County Government Center, One West Market Street, Snow Hill, Maryland.

6:30 p.m.

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6:45 p.m.

Case No. 21-35, on the application of Mark Cropper, Esq., on the lands of Robert & Julia Ewell, requesting an appeal of the determination made by the Department as it applies to the processing/ slaughtering of livestock in the A-1 Agricultural District, pursuant to Zoning Code Section ZS 1-116(c)(1), associated with the property located on the northeast corner of the intersection of Cropper’s Island Road and Worcester Hwy (US Route 113), Tax Map 40, Parcel 93, in the Fourth Tax District of Worcester County, Maryland.

ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS OCD-5/27/2t _________________________________ COON & COLE, LLC DAVID COLE ESQ. 305 W. CHESAPEAKE AVE., SUITE 510 TOWSON, MD 21204

NOTICE

TO CREDITORS OF APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE ESTATE NO. 18751 Notice is given that the Superior Court of New Castle County, DE appointed Robert F. Kopecki, 8 Edward Drive, Avondale, PA 19311 as the Executor of the Estate of Clara A. Kopecki who died on February 17, 2021 domiciled in Delaware, USA.

The Maryland resident agent for service of process is David H. Cole Esq. whose address is 305 W. Chesapeake Ave., Suite 510, Towson, MD 21204.

At the time of death, the decedent owned real or leasehold property in the following Maryland counties: Worcester County.

All persons having claims against the decedent must file their claims with the Register of Wills for Worcester County with a copy to the foreign personal representative on or before the earlier of the following dates: (1) Six months from the date of the decedent’s death, except if the decedent died before October 1, 1992, nine months from the date of the decedent’s death; or (2) Two months after the foreign personal representative mails or delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or other written notice, notifying the creditor that the claim will be barred unless the creditor presents the claim within two months from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. Claims filed after that date or after a date extended by law will be barred.

Robert F. Kopecki Foreign Personal Representative Terri Westcott Register of Wills One W. Market Street Room 102 - Court House Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 Name of Newspaper: Ocean City Digest Date of first publication: May 27, 2021 OCD-5/27/3t _________________________________

NOTICE

OF PUBLIC HEARING BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS TOWN OF OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 110 of the Code of Ocean City, Maryland, hereinafter referred to as the Code, same being the Zoning Ordinance for Ocean City, Maryland, notice is hereby given that public hearings will be conducted by the Board of Zoning Appeals for Ocean City, Maryland in the Council Chambers of City Hall located on Baltimore Avenue and Third Street, in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland on: Thursday June 10th, 2021 at 6:00 P.M. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 110-93(3), Powers, of the Code, an appeal has been filed pursuant to the provisions of Section 110-95(1)(a) requesting an after the fact variance to the side yard setback to allow the current 3-foot encroachment of a deck into the required 5-foot setback.

The site of the appeal is described as Parcel 7975, Lot 12, Block 25, of the Isle of Wight Plat, further described as located on the east side of Wilmington Lane, and locally known as 5740 Wilmington Lane, in the Town

JUNE 4, 2021 of Ocean City, Maryland.

APPLICANT: COASTAL PLANNING & MGMT INC C/O JEFF THALER – (BZA 2595 #2109500014) Further information concerning the public hearings may be examined in the office of the Department of Planning and Community Development in City Hall.

Alfred Harrison, Chairman Maureen Howarth, Attorney OCD-5/27/2t _________________________________ REGAN J. R. SMITH ESQ. WILLIAMS, MOORE, SHOCKLEY & HARRISON LLP 3509 COASTAL HIGHWAY OCEAN CITY, MD 21842

NOTICE

OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Estate No. 18737 TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF EMERSON RICHARD LLOYD SR. Notice is given that John Robert Lloyd, 106 Bentwood Court, Peachtree City, GA 30269, was on May 07, 2021 appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Emerson Richard Lloyd Sr. who died on January 7, 2021, with a will.

Further information can be obtained by reviewing the estate file in the office of the Register of Wills or by contacting the personal representative or the attorney.

All persons having any objection to the appointment (or to the probate of the decedent’s will) shall file their objections with the Register of Wills on or before the 7th day of November, 2021.

Any person having a claim against the decedent must present the claim to the undersigned personal representative or file it with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned on or before the earlier of the following dates: (1) Six months from the date of the decedent’s death, except if the decedent died before October 1, 1992, nine months from the date of the decedent’s death; or (2) Two months after the personal representative mails or otherwise delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or other written notice, notifying the creditor that the claim will be barred unless the creditor presents the claims within two months from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. A claim not presented or filed on or before that date, or any extension provided by law, is unenforceable thereafter. Claim forms may be obtained from the Register of Wills.

John Robert Lloyd Personal Representative True Test Copy Terri Westcott Register of Wills for Worcester County One W. Market Street Room 102 - Court House Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 Name of newspaper designated by personal representative: Ocean City Digest Date of publication: May 28, 2021 OCD-5/28/3t _________________________________

JUNE 4, 2021

NOTICE

OF PUBLIC HEARINGS BOARD OF PORT WARDENS Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 106, ”Waterways,” Article II – “Shoreline Development” of the Code of the Town of Ocean City, Maryland, hereinafter referred to as the Code, same being the Port Wardens Ordinance of Ocean City, Maryland, notice is hereby given that public hearings will be conducted in the Council Chambers of City Hall located at 301 Baltimore Avenue, Ocean City, Maryland.

Thursday, June 10, 2021 At 2:00 p.m.

PW 21-060 Carried over from May 13 Meeting. A request has been submitted to install one boat lift with four associated pilings, maximum channelward extension of 13’.

The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 2813 TERN DR UNIT 206 Parcel # 4755 206 in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland.

OWNER: JASON WHITE APPLICANT: PRISTINE PERMITTING, LLC. PW 21-069 A request has been submitted to install one (1) PWC lift with all associated poles. Maximum channelward extension of 20’. The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 802 GULF STREAM DR Parcel # 8020A1530B- in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland.

OWNER; ROBERT MEYERS APPLICANT: HIDDEN OAK FARM, LLC. PW 21-070 A request has been submitted to install one (1) boat lift and one (1) PWC lift all with associated poles to an existing pier, maximum channelward extension of 35’.

The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 3603 N CANAL ST SLIP 201 Parcel # 4326 -201 in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland.

OWNER: DONAL REUWER APLICANT: HIDDEN OAK FARM, LLC. PW 21-071 A request has been submitted install 60’ of replacement vinyl bulkhead, replace the existing parallel platform on the same poles, and install one (1) boat lift with all associated poles, maximum channelward extension of 17’. The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 305 OLD LANDING RD Parcel # 1755A-8 in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland.

OWNER: JOSEPH JANKOWSKI APPLICANT: HIDDEN OAK FARM, LLC. PW 21-072 A request has been submitted to install a 6’ x 11’ pier extension to an existing 6’ x 28’ pier for a total of 39’. Add a 7’ x 11.5’ platform at the end of pier. Install two boatlifts, and two PWC lift with as-

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OWNER: DOMINIC DUBOIS APPLICANT: MCGINTY MARINE CONSTRUCTION PW 21-073 A request has been submitted to install one boat lift with associated piling. Maximum chanellward distance 22’. The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 111 NEWPORT BAY DR UNIT D Parcel # 3667A-D2 in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland.

OWNER: DEAN BERKHEIMER APPLICANT: MCGINTY MARINE CONSTRUCTION PW 21-074 A request has been submitted to install one boat lift with all associated poles to an existing pier, maximum channelward extension of 20’. The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 11618 SEAWARD RD UNIT 8 Parcel # 3890A-8 in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland.

OWNER: LEE HALL APPLICANT: HIDDEN OAK FARM, LLC. PW 21-075 A request has been submitted install a 22’ pier extension to an existing 13’ pier with all associated pilings, maximum length and chanelward extension 35’. The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 3603 N CANAL ST SLIP 302 Parcel # 4326 -302 in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland.

OWNER: MIKE BARNES APPLICANT: PRISTINE PERMITTING, LLC. PW 21-076 A request has been submitted to construct a 6’ x 25’ pier w/associated pilings, install one boat lift w/4 pilings and 2 additional pilings for future PWC lift; maximum channelward extension of 25’. The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 600 DORY RD UNIT 6 Parcel # 9051 -6 in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland.

OWNER: PAUL CASTO APPLICANT: PRISTINE PERMITTING, LLC. PW 21-079 A request has been submitted to install 36 support piles along +/- 226’ of bulkhead, and one additional pile for a boatlift maximum channelward extension of 12’.

The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 735 BRADLEY RD Parcel # 9271 -4 0115 in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland.

OWNER: PONTE VISTA CONDO ASSN. APPLICANT: CLEMENTE MAINOLFI, PRES. BOD OCD-5/28/2t _________________________________ James E. Clubb, Jr., Esq. 108 N. 8th Street Ocean City, Maryland 21842 THE QUARTERS TIME SHARE OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. Plaintiff vs.

NED L. LEX, JR. Defendant IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR WORCESTER COUNTY

STATE OF MARYLAND CASE NO. C-23-CV-20-000248

NOTICE

ORDERED, by the Circuit Court for Worcester County this 25th day of May, 2021, that the foreclosure sale of the property mentioned in these proceedings and described as Series of Weeks “B”, Unit No. 301, The Quarters Condominium, Ocean City, MD 21842, made and reported

by James E. Clubb, Jr., Substitute Trustee, be RATIFIED AND CONFIRMED, unless cause to the contrary thereof be shown on or before June 28, 2021, provided a copy of this order be inserted in some weekly newspaper printed in Worcester County, once in each of three successive weeks, before June 21, 2021.

The Report states the amount of the sale to be $1,000.00.

Susan R. Braniecki Clerk True Copy Test: Susan R. Braniecki Clerk of the Circuit Court Worcester County, MD OCD-5/27/3t _________________________________ C. GREGORY COBURN ESQ. 6806B COASTAL HIGHWAY OCEAN CITY, MD 21842 SMALL ESTATE

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OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 18760 TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF ROBERT S. DICKEN Notice is given that Mary Ann Ottenberg, 20701 Parkside Circle, Potomac Falls, VA 20165, was on May 25, 2021 appointed personal representative of the small estate of Robert S. Dicken who died on April 23, 2021, with a will.

Further information can be obtained by reviewing the estate file in the office of the Register of Wills or by contacting the personal representative or the attorney.

All persons having any objection to the appointment shall file their objections with the Register of Wills within 30 days after the date of publication of this Notice. All persons having an objection to the probate of the will shall file their objections with the Register of Wills within six months after the date of publication of this Notice.

All persons having claims against the decedent must serve their claims on the undersigned personal representative or file them with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned on or before the earlier of the following dates: (1) Six months from the date of the decedent’s death, except if the decedent died before October 1, 1992, nine months from the date of the decedent’s death; or (2) Thirty days after the personal representative mails or otherwise delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or other written notice, notifying the creditor that the claim will be barred unless the creditor presents the claim within thirty days from the mailing or other deliv-

ery of the notice. Any claim not served or filed within that time, or any extension provided by law, is unenforceable thereafter.

Mary Ann Ottenberg Personal Representative True Test Copy Register of Wills for Worcester County Terri Westcott One W. Market Street Room 102 - Court House Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 Name of newspaper designated by personal representative: Ocean City Digest Date of publication: June 03, 2021 OCD-6/3/1t _________________________________

NOTICE

OF APPLICATION FOR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE Application has been made by the Undersigned for a Class: "B" BEERWINE License: 7 Day, By: Heidi Alethea Johnson, 301 Bay Street, Berlin, Maryland 21811; Eric Scott Johnson, 301 Bay Street, Berlin, Maryland 21811.

For: J & M Meat Market, LLC For the premises known as and located at: T/A: J & M Meat Market 101 William Street Berlin, Maryland 21811 There will be a public hearing on the application in the Board Room, Room 1102 in the Government Center, Snow Hill, Maryland, on: June 16, 2021 @ 1:10 P.M. The Board welcomes written or oral comment at said public hearing from any interested party.

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OF APPLICATION FOR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE Application has been made by the Undersigned for a Transfer of a Class: "B" BEER-WINE-LIQUOR License: 7 Day, By: Jennifer Reda, 1103 Hunt Creek Lane, Sparks, Maryland 21152; Anne McFaul, 3026 Shepperd Road, Monkton, Maryland 21111; Adam Horn, 10312 Plantation Lane, Berlin, Maryland 21811.

For: Windwar OC, LLC For the premises known as and located at: T/A: Atlantic Beach House 115 75th Street Ocean City, Maryland 21842 Formerly: BJ's on the Water, Inc. There will be a public hearing on the application in the Board Room, Room 1102 in the Government Center, Snow Hill, Maryland, on: June 16, 2021 @ 1:20 P.M. The Board welcomes written or oral comment at said public hearing from any interested party.

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Undersigned for a Transfer of a Class: "B" BEER-WINE-LIQUOR License: 7 Day, By: George V. Trala, 12516 Ocean Reef Drive, Berlin, Maryland 21811.

For: DGOC, LLC For the premises known as and lecated at: T/A: Frontier Town Lazy River Saloon And Pool Bar, Golden Nugget And Campstore 8428 Stephen Decatur Highway Berlin, Maryland 21811 Formerly: Frontier Beverage, LLC There will be a public hearing on the application in the Board Room, Room 1102 in the Government Center, Snow Hill, Maryland, on: June 16, 2021 @ 1:35 P.M. The Board welcomes written or oral comment at said public hearing from any interested party.

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OF APPLICATION FOR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE Application has been made by the Undersigned for a Transfer of a Class: "B" BEER-WINE-LIQUOR License: 7 Day, By: Stephen P. Joyce, 3315 Collins Avenue #5B, Miami Beach, FL 33140; John J. Brooks, 41 Cannon Drive, Berlin, Maryland 21811.

For: CCK Holdings, LLC For the premises known as and located at: T/A: Crabcake Factory 12000 Coastal Highway Ocean City, Maryland 21842 Formerly: Satellite Restaurants, Inc. There will be a public hearing on the application in the Board Room, Room 1102 in the Government Center, Snow Hill, Maryland, on: June 16, 2021 @ 1:45 P.M. The Board welcomes written or oral comment at said public hearing from any interested party.

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TO CREDITORS OF APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE ESTATE NO. 18765 Notice is given that the District Court of Salt Lake County, UT appointed Kostadenos Moutsos, 6085 South Cotswold Court, Salt Lake City, UT 84121 as the Personal Representative of the Estate of Despina G. Moutsos who died on July 19, 2016 domiciled in Utah, United States.

The Maryland resident agent for service of process is Joseph E. Moore Esq. whose address is 3509 Coastal Highway, Ocean City, MD 21842.

At the time of death, the decedent owned real or leasehold property in the following Maryland counties: Worcester County.

All persons having claims against the decedent must file their claims with the Register of Wills for Worcester County with a copy to the foreign personal representative on or before the earlier of the following dates: (1) Six months from the date of the decedent’s death, except if the decedent died before October 1, 1992, nine months from the date of the decedent’s death; or (2) Two months after the foreign personal representative mails or delivers to the creditor a copy of this

published notice or other written notice, notifying the creditor that the claim will be barred unless the creditor presents the claim within two months from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. Claims filed after that date or after a date extended by law will be barred.

Kostadenos Moutsos Foreign Personal Representative Terri Westcott Register of Wills One W. Market Street Room 102 - Court House Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 Name of Newspaper: Ocean City Digest Date of first publication: June 03, 2021 OCD-6/3/3t _________________________________ SMALL ESTATE

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OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 18753 TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF HAZEL LOUISE JUSTICE Notice is given that Vicky R. Macabenta Rev, 516 Emory Court, Salisbury, MD 21804, was on May 26, 2021 appointed personal representative of the small estate of Hazel Louise Justice who died on February 22, 2021, without a will.

Further information can be obtained by reviewing the estate file in the office of the Register of Wills or by contacting the personal representative or the attorney.

All persons having any objection to the appointment shall file their objections with the Register of Wills

within 30 days after the date of publication of this Notice. All persons having an objection to the probate of the will shall file their objections with the Register of Wills within six months after the date of publication of this Notice.

All persons having claims against the decedent must serve their claims on the undersigned personal representative or file them with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned on or before the earlier of the following dates: (1) Six months from the date of the decedent’s death, except if the decedent died before October 1, 1992, nine months from the date of the decedent’s death; or (2) Thirty days after the personal representative mails or otherwise delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or other written notice, notifying the creditor that the claim will be barred unless the creditor presents the claim within thirty days from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. Any claim not served or filed within that time, or any extension provided by law, is unenforceable thereafter.

Vicky R. Macabenta Rev Personal Representative True Test Copy Register of Wills for Worcester County Terri Westcott One W. Market Street Room 102 - Court House Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 Name of newspaper designated by personal representative: Ocean City Digest Date of publication: June 03, 2021 OCD-6/3/1t _________________________________

NOTICE

OF APPLICATION FOR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE Application has been made by the Undersigned for a Class: "B" BEERWINE-LIQUOR License: 7 Day, By: Marcos Lopez, 711 Kelly Road A, Ocean City, Maryland 21842; Shaun Bounds, 10285 Broken Sound Boulevard, Ocean City, Maryland 21842; Thomas Colby Bounds, 141 Teal Circle, Berlin, Maryland 21811; Brandon Tolan, 101 Franklin Avenue, Berlin, Maryland 21811.

For: 410 Social, LLC For the premises known as and located at: T/A: 410 Social Eatery and Barroom 16 Pitts Street Berlin, Maryland 21811 There will be a public hearing on the application in the Board Room, Room 1102 in the Government Center, Snow Hill, Maryland, on: June 16, 2021 @ 2:10 P.M. The Board welcomes written or

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Library grant debate built up on molehill Jennifer Ranck, Worcester County’s library director, stood her ground Tuesday as she was peppered with loaded questions by the county commissioners’ book police.

At issue was the library’s acceptance of a tiny grant from a small company, Zoobean, which late last year awarded the system a Beanstack Black Voices Microgrant of $1,000 as part of an effort to further the cause of social justice.

This debate of the program’s merits and objectives should never have happened, but it did because someone in Ocean Pines was sufficiently alarmed by the “Black Voices” title to look up the company’s website — and then discover that its homepage states support for the Black Lives Matter movement.

Cue the alarm bells, and, apparently, a call to Commissioner Chip Bertino, who asked Ranck who determines whether a grant is appropriate.

He and Commissioner Ted Elder also wanted to know who ensures the library’s books are suitable for young readers and who protects the library from grants that have partisan strings attached, politics being off limits to the library system.

Bertino’s suggestion that library officials apply a “problematic” subjectivity in making these decisions is ironic, when subjectivity on the opposite end of the spectrum is what led to Tuesday’s grilling in the first place.

Ranck, however, explained that the Beanstalk reading program is simply an effort to give non-White kids something to read that features characters with whom they can identify.

That’s it. Are we to assume that the real message to Ranck is that she should scour these books for subversive messages because they feature Black characters ... and well, you know?

Ranck’s defense of the program was backed up by commissioners Diana Purnell, Josh Nordstrom and Joe Mitrecic, but it might have been Mitrecic who ended the debate over partisan use of the library by pointing out that the library hosts political gatherings and sessions all the time. That would include, he added, Bertino’s monthly meetings in the library in Ocean Pines.

We agree with Mitrecic that anything that gets young people off their phones, reading and talking with each other is “more important than anything on this table right now.”

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Sex Day unmasked

Talk about your awkward timing — that would be the speedy return of a maskless society just as National Sex Day approaches.

That would be what’s known as an unfortunate confluence of events for many people, who would rather not hear, as he or she attempted to follow through on a year of masked flirting, “But ... but ... you had such an arousing forehead.”

Not to be indelicate, but the chances that adults who don’t know each other well might By indulge in hanky panky on Sex Stewart Day are declining as post-panDobson demic facial reveals take place.

To put it another way, there’s liable to be a whole lot less panky when people remove the hanky, although truly determined individuals could help long-suffering bars by delivering a big boost in beer sales, if you know what I mean.

The truth is I was surprised to learn there is such a thing as National Sex Day, that it occurs on June 9 and that you won’t find any cards for it at Hallmark.

And, in another timing coincidence, did I mention that June 9 this year falls on a Wednesday, which is frequently referred to as ... ?

But alas, the unmasking of America will probably put a damper on this observance, given the likelihood that all the N-95s, the kerchiefs and gaiter masks we have been wearing have concealed a fair percentage of facial “Whoa!”

“Well, I’d say ‘chin up,’” one person tells another after the big undraping, “except that you don’t have one! Hahahahahaha.”

As I mentioned earlier, the whole Sex Day campaign was unbeknownst to me until I received an email from ... get this ... a landscaping company. It’s true. This alert came as part of the company’s report on — and again, this is true — the nation’s most- and least sex-obsessed cities.

All I’m going to say about that is don’t go to Midland, Texas for any reason.

So says this company, whose message also listed the best cities for World Naked Gardening Day (don’t go to Lincoln, Nebraska, or do, depending on the situation next door, cactus gardens, etc.).

Normally, I wouldn’t open an email like this, but, armed with a mighty anti-virus program and other malware blockades, I just had to know what this surveyor of skin cities meant when it said, “Landscaping Tips.

Might this, I wondered, have anything to do with World Naked Gardening Day and, say, pruning mishaps?

But no, it did not. Nothing on this site indicated any connection between its surveys and lawn care, unless hidden somewhere on its pages is a pattern for making pants out of grass clippings.

The reality is I have no idea why it’s promoting what it promotes, other than it might need to boost its web traffic, since lawnmower reviews and such just don’t cut it.

And as for National Sex Day? I really don’t know anything about it, although I’m dying to know about how it handles its parades.

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Letters to the editor Governor’s veto of HB016 shameful to some Editor, It is terrible that Gov. Larry Hogan vetoed HB016, the Dignity Not Detention Act, and our State Sen. Mary Beth Carozza voted against it this past session.

What is even worse is their current cowardice effort to dehumanize our immigrant communities on the Shore and across the state by spreading divisive lies about the bill to spread fear and hate in our community in hopes it will bring them political gains.

Here are the facts. The Dignity Not Detention Act sponsored by Delegate Vaughn Stewart and Senator William C. Smith Jr. doesn’t turn Maryland into a “Sanctuary State,” nor does it “allow criminals to roam Maryland and threaten public safety.”

The legislation protects our immigrant communities from the aggressive and often illegal federal policies conducted by ICE by banning local prison contracts with federal immigration agencies.

This legislation stops places like Worcester County from profiting off

of human suffering and supporting the policies of ICE that are often unconstitutional and violate numerous human rights. Human Rights violations that include separating child from their parents, locking kids in cages, and unwanted invasive medical procedures like complete hysterectomy leaving immigrant women unable to have children.

It is shameful that our governor and state senator (who claim to be “Pro-life” and want small government) are using racist dog whistles to justify continued compliance with a government entity with a history of overreach, ignoring our Constitution, and human rights violations.

An entity that only exists because it was created during the high of post 9/11 fears on the false pretense that “immigrants were a national security threat.”

Our immigrant communities here on the Shore and across the state are full of working people just trying to make a living and live their lives.

They are massive contributors to the betterment of our society and are just as much a Marylander as you or I. In the 2022 midterm election, we deserve better than this from our next

governor and state senator. The Lower Eastern Shore is the most impoverished region in the state.

We need leaders who will focus on bringing opportunities and improving the economy of this region, not cowards who looked for scapegoats to cover up their failures and hid their weaknesses. It is easy as a political leader to target immigrants or other underrepresented communities.

It takes strength and vision to lead our region out of poverty. Strength and vision we currently don’t have. I look forward to working towards quickly overriding this veto next session and continuing the work to prepare for the 2022 state election.

Jared Schablein Chair, Lower Shore Progressive Caucus Pittsville

Bathtub Races spectator concerns Editor, The Berlin Bathtub Races are scheduled for [Friday, July 9], and many other events will be happening in downtown Berlin now that the pandemic restrictions are lifting.

Restrictions or not, we believe spectators at these events need to practice a little common courtesy.

Many people stand along the sidewalks and would like to have full

views of the events.

Out of respect and courtesy, we wish our fellow spectators would remain in one place once events begin.

It is very hard to see if other spectators are constantly walking in front of you rather than staying in one place.

Once you decide where to stand, please stay there so others behind you can see the events. Thank you.

Bob and Joan Faszczewski Berlin

Costly unnecessary visits from doctors Editor, After my wife returned home from a stay in a local hospital, something has come to mind about very unnecessary medical expenses. We are now getting bills of $190 and $150 from doctors that we have never heard of or met.

We believe that they may be part of a group of doctors that are given the OK to stop in and say “hi” by one of the doctors in charge of the case.

This is not right and when you complain they always say the main doctor wants their advice.

So far, the bill is $21,000 for four days with many more bills in the mail. Am I wrong to feel this way? We expect the $10 aspirin bill, but what can anyone do?

Joseph M. Marx Sr. Ocean City

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Co. Commissioners debate Black Lives Matter in library

By Jack Chavez Staff Writer (June 4, 2021) Three weeks after County Commissioner Chip Bertino raised questions about a Worcester County Library reading program for teens that he said is affiliated with the Black Lives Matter political organization, Library Director Jennifer Ranck explained to the commissioners Tuesday the library’s connection with the program’s parent company.

The reading program Bertino referChip Bertino enced comes from the Beanstack Black Voices Microgrant, a $1,000 grant program intended for libraries that wish to create or advance reading programs that focus on social Jennifer Ranck justice.

The front page of the Black Voices webpage contains the sentence “In solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement.”

The library applied for the grant last spring and was awarded it in December.

Bertino asked Ranck how the library vets grant opportunities with outside organizations and what the criteria are to ascertain if a program is an appropriate library partner.

Ranck said when looking through different grants she considers the library’s ability to keep up with the grant’s requirements. The requirements of this specific grant could be completed virtually, which Ranck said last year made it an attractive option.

“Is there any way to … determine whether or not it’s a political organization that’s offering the grant?”

Bertino asked.

Ranck replied that, in this instance, Beanstack is not a political organization.

Bertino asked again about the vetting process to filter out politically affiliated organizations and Ranck pointed out that political organizations use the library’s meeting rooms all the time without the library being affiliated with them.

“This grant program (is meant) to bring diverse literature to teens,” Ranck replied. “It’s a voluntary program and that seemed to jive with our mission.”

“But it’s partisan,” Bertino said.

“I disagree with you on that,” Ranck said. “I understand your concern (about keeping the library apolitical) but I just don’t agree (that this group is political).”

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Pocomoke Elementary School pre-kindergarten teacher Lauren Walker encourages movement in the classroom while maintaining physical distance.

A new program for virtual blended learning was launched last week and parents have until June 17 to enroll their children.

New WCPS virtual plan opt-in open

By Mallory Panuska Staff Writer (June 4, 2021) Worcester County parents have until mid-June to decide whether they want their kids to participate in a new, more detailed virtual learning program for the 2021-22 school year.

Last week, Superintendent Lou Taylor issued a robocall to parents letting them know that a full-year blended learning program, complete with new screen time requirements, is available for the coming academic year.

The enrollment period for the program, which is open to all students and has different requirements and details for younger and older groups, launched May 24 and is open until June 17. Information about the program is available on the Worcester County Public Schools website at www.worcesterk12.org.

According to the plans, the program was designed to serve students from kindergarten through fifth grade and secondary students in grades 6 through 12. The groups will use different methodologies with elementary stu-

dents engaged in a locally designed program, and secondary students in the Blended Virtual Program offered by the Eastern Shore of Maryland Educational Consortium. Students can learn more about the program at easternshorevirtual.org.

School officials will also host live virtual information sessions in the coming weeks where all staff members will be available to go over the programs in detail and answer questions live. The times and dates of the sessions are accessible via social media.

Local Author Goes Nationwide Berlin resident records her tumultuous memoir.

Mary Christine Strobel (Benton), known as Christine, was born in Baltimore, Mary Christine Strobel Maryland in 1962. She relocated to the small town of McDaniel, Maryland in 1975 where she lived on the watershed of the Chesapeake Bay. As an adult, Christine moved to Roxana, Delaware. It was during that time she began to document her life's experiences, as a therapeutic way of overcoming many trials and tribulations she had experienced that lasted decades; challenges that few, if any, could withstand.

After several years of nudging from her husband, Michael Strobel, Christine began the long tedious process to turn her timeline into a book. Her motivation was also to share her story with her children,

grandchildren, and her family for generations to come and to possibly help others who find themselves in the throes of life changing hardships.

Christine presented her manuscript to long time editor, Bill Cecil, M. Ed. and technical writing professor at the University of Maryland, Eastern Shore Campus for review and editing. After reading Christine’s manuscript, Bill encouraged her to persevere through the challenges of completing her memoir, Stuffing Cotton. There has been a lot of interest in Christine’s story thus far. Those who have read Stuffing Cotton have attested to its impact as being one of the most powerful books they have read to date. Stuffing Cotton has also been reviewed

by Hollywood Producers for a possible screenplay.

Christine loves the Delmarva Peninsula and she wishes to share her story with the community that she is grateful to be a part of.

For more information, please feel free to contact Christine at stuffingcotton@gmail.com or visit www.stuffingcotton.com.

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Covid vaccine numbers inching up in county

By Mallory Panuska Staff Writer (June 4, 2021) Gov. Larry Hogan’s vaccine push last Friday in Ocean City did not generate a significant number of shots — at least not the medical kind — but the covid vaccination numbers are steadily increasing as more clinics open up across the county.

Travis Brown, the public affairs officer for the Worcester County Health Department, said 14 people were vaccinated during the launch of Hogan’s GoVAX Summer Tour last Friday at Seacrets on 49th Street. The campaign brings mobile clinics and vaccine outreach to cultural and community events, bars and breweries, and popular destinations across the state.

At the May 28 event, free covid-19 vaccines were available for two hours in the restaurant’s distillery parking lot and everyone who participated was eligible to receive a voucher for savings on food, drinks or merchandise.

And while the specific event did not significantly bump up the county’s vaccine numbers, Brown said the stats have been climbing throughout the month of May as more clinics are opened countywide.

Sarah Yonker, the director of marketing for Atlantic General Hospital, said hospital staff members also vaccinated 10 people on the Boardwalk last Friday.

Also last week, the hospital worked with the health department for second dose clinics for individuals who received their first doses at the Ocean City convention center in early May. She said the clinics were geared toward workers in the service industry.

Yonker also pointed out the importance of getting vaccinated to keep the positivity rates down, especially with more people coming in to Ocean City for the summer and the easing of mask mandates in many places.

“We have done a great job in Worcester County getting our local residents vaccinated. This may be our best defense, and we continue to encourage individuals to get vaccinated,” she said. “At Atlantic General Hospital and Health System, as with all healthcare facilities in the state of Maryland, we still have a mask mandate and screening in place.”

According to numbers from the health department, Worcester County’s death rate from covid also jumped up during the last week. After teetering at 99 for weeks, a total of 106 deaths were recorded as of Thursday.

Vaccine numbers and info: • As of Thursday, Maryland providers have administered more than 6.19 million covid-19 vaccines and a total 70.3 percent of Marylanders had been vaccinated.

• Hospital personnel have received a total 11,000 the Pfizer and Moderna and 900 of the Johnson & Johnson vaccines as of Wednesday. In total, 9,486 of the shots have been administered.

• The Worcester County Health Department holds vaccine clinics each week. For information about when and where they will be held visit worcesterhealth.org/protect-menu/1726-worcester-county,-md-coronavirus-covid-19-in formation-2020.

Covid case numbers: • As of Thursday, Worcester County’s covid-19 positivity rate was 1.83 percent, an increase from 1.56 percent last week.

The state’s rate was 1.39 percent.

• Also as of Thursday, Maryland reported 460,194 confirmed cases of covid-19.

• Worcester County has confirmed 31 new cases since last week, bringing the

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county’s total cases since March 2020 to 3,661.

• Ocean Pines and Berlin had 1,476 cases and Ocean City had 935 cases Thursday.

• Worcester has recorded a total of 106 deaths from covid-19.

• As of Wednesday, the hospital re-

ported zero covid in-patients in-house.

• Worcester County schools reported zero positive covid cases. *Information from Gov. Larry Hogan’s office; the Maryland Department of Heath; Atlantic General Hospital; Worcester County Health Department; and the CDC*

State extensions offering six 4-H programs this summer (June 4, 2021) University of Maryland and University of Maryland Eastern Shore Extension are teaming up to offer “The 4-H Wonders of Summer,” six oneday programs beginning June 22 and ending July 7.

These fun, experiential learning sessions for youth age 8-13 will be held at various locations in Wicomico and Worcester counties from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The cost of each daily program is $20.

Participants are to pack a lunch, beverage, and sun protection, as appropriate. These programs will follow the current Maryland 4-H guidelines for inperson programming.

Programs include: • “The 4-H Wonders of Water - the Sinepuxent Bay” will be held at the Paul S. Sarbanes Coastal Ecology Center on Assateague Island, June 22. Participants will try seining, discover pollinators and explore nature’s bounty as they learn about the watershed.

• “The 4-H Wonders of Nature and History of Pemberton Park” will take place on June 23 in Salisbury, and include exploring trails, fishing, making minnow traps, going on an insect hunt, and playing old-fashioned games while discovering the history of the park.

• “The 4-H Wonders of STEAM” is a creative adventure at Christ United Methodist Church in Salisbury on June 29, where participants will learn about the science of art and color through different painting techniques.

• “The 4-H Wonders of the Pocomoke River State Park at Shad Landing,” will focus on fishing techniques on June 30.

There will be a treasure hunt and participants will make and take home an unusual gift that can be entered in county fairs.

• “The 4-H Wonders of Historical Crafting at the Adkins Historical Complex” in Mardela Springs will take place on July 6.

Spend the day at the one-room school house to learn how people lived in the 19th century. Learn the basics of leather crafting and how to use natural dyes.

• “The Wonders of Nature’s Filters in the Sinepuxent Bay,” will take place on July 7 at Sarbanes Center on Assateague Island. Learn about the oyster, dissect a squid and expand creative abilities by making art from nature.

Register for each session at https://the4hwondersofsummer.eventb rite.com. For more information or if reasonable accommodations are needed to participate, contact any of these 4-H program staff and faculty or call 410-6321972: Barb Barga (bbarga@umd.edu), Cindy Morris (cmorris1@umd.edu), or Lisa Murphy (lbmurphy@umes.edu).

University programs, activities and facilities are available to all without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, age, national origin, political affiliation, physical or mental disability, religion, protected veteran status, genetic information, personal appearance, or any other legally protected class.

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Keeping library apolitical central to debate Continued from Page 43 Bertino said the mission of the program, to promote teen reading, is admirable, but called it “disingenuous” to have accepted this grant.

“I think there’s a subjectivity that is associated with your determination of what grants you will and will not accept,” Bertino said. “That’s problematic.”

The issue split the other commissioners.

“While I agree with you in principle, Commissioner Bertino, I disagree on this particular case because I don’t see where this particular organization is being funded or is funding the other organization that could be considered partisan,” said Commissioner Josh Nordstrom. “What the relationship between (Beanstack and Black Lives Matter) is unclear, it says ‘in solidarity,’ and we stand in solidarity with organizations all the time. It doesn’t make us partisan necessarily and it doesn’t in this case either.”

Bertino said the issue was brought to his attention by one of his Ocean Pines constituents.

Commissioner Ted Elder asked if there was a list of approved books that children can read from and if there’s a vetting process for the contents of the books themselves.

“Each month has a different theme, there’s a list of books under

that theme, and they can select any book that they’d like to read and discuss … They’re all young adult books and are vetted for our collection.

Elder said he’d be interested in seeing what’s in the books to verify what’s being exposed to Worcester County children. “(Their endorsement of the Black Lives Matter movement) is like a means to separate us by race,” Elder said. “To me, it’s a way to separate us by groups … I strongly believe in individuality and content of character … All across this country it seems we’re getting separated more and more by race, gay, female, tomato.

This seems like it’s instilling more of that into our children than becoming one, as individuals and their content of character are much more important to me than what group you belong to. I just don’t agree with this at all whatsoever.”

Ranck defended the grant program’s mission by relating a story about Bryan Collier, a Black children’s book writer and illustrator from Pocomoke City who has received multiple awards and recognitions throughout his career and how in an interview, he once said that he got into book writing because growing up and in his early career he didn’t see many people of color in children’s books.

Stories like Collier’s influenced the selection of this grant program, she said.

“You want your collection and your programs (to reflect diversity),” Ranck said. “It’s not meant to be divisive, it’s meant to be inclusive.”

Commissioner Diana Purnell said that she is familiar with the library system through summer youth reading programs that she’s worked with, and that particularly there were children of color in these programs, but there were not always a lot of books they could read that reflected the kids they would take there.

“If you wanted to learn about other cultures, no matter what it was, you could find it in the library,” Purnell said. “But you never found much about African American culture. We don’t have it in the schools. We should but we don’t.”

Purnell said the same goes for the representation of Hispanics and Asian Americans in some cases, as well as voices that deal with social problems such as poverty.

“I applaud what you’re doing,” Purnell told Ranck. “African-American voices, Asian-American voices, diverse abilities, female voices, Native-American voices, homelessness (are all things our kids need to read about and see) because unless they

participate in the voices that they hear, they will never know what this country has gone through, is going through and why it’s going through it. … If you don’t know, you don’t know.”

Commissioner Jim Bunting praised Ranck’s ability to run the library but said he believes she erred in applying for this grant.

“Just because of the (endorsement on the program’s website) — that is a political organization,” Bunting said.

Commissioner President Joe Mitrecic asked Ranck if the library board approved the grant and if it’s caused an uproar. She replied that they approved her selection process and that no controversy has arisen from the reading program’s introduction.

“I’ve been to the library for candidate forums before — (that’s) a political use,” Mitrecic said.

“Commissioner Bertino holds his meetings (at the library), that’s a political use. I think that anything that gets our teenagers reading and sitting at a table discussing something and not playing with their phones is a positive. They actually have to converse with each other and I think that’s more important than anything else on this table right now.”

“Would I rather it not be (this particular reading program?) Yes. But it is and it’s a good program.”

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As promised, Berlin budget vetoed by Tyndall

By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (June 4, 2021) Responding to a FY22 budget amendment introduced last Monday by Berlin Councilman Jay Knerr, Mayor Zack Tyndall last Friday vetoed the budget change and issued a multi-point explanation for his decision.

Tyndall said one of his concerns was the 1.5 percent salary increases in Knerr’s amendment.

Tyndall claimed boosting pay rates during FY22 could jeopardize the town’s finances, noting the 1.5 percent increase would total more than $103,000.

Tyndall said of that sum, about $69,000 would be drawn from the town’s general fund contingency, depleting that account to about to three days of operating expenses.

Conversely, Tyndall said a number of capital projects, including roadwork, were delayed for the FY22 budget to assure a sufficient contingency fund bal-

Berlin American Legion posts work flag deals apart

By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (June 4, 2021) While the bulk of Memorial Day remembrances occurred on Monday, a week earlier separate efforts

by Berlin’s two American Legion Posts, Boggs Disharoon #123 and Duncan Showell #231, maintained longstanding traditions of placing American Flags at military veterans’ gravesites.

American Legion Post #123 Commander Vincent Holloway Jr. said more than 1,500 flags were put out early last week on the headstones of former military members throughout Worcester County.

“Just about every graveyard there is around here,” he said.

American Legion Post #231 historian Gregory Purnell said members placed flags on gravesites of several hundred African-American veterans at a handful of area cemeteries.

Purnell said the two posts — one Black and one White — split tasks at Evergreen Cemetery and St Paul’s United Methodist Cemetery.

“It’s done on a racial divide and the cemetery is still divided by a hedge,” he said. “The veterans on the St. Paul Cemetery side are done by Post #231.”

Purnell said Post #231 members also placed flags on veterans’ graves at Whaleyville United Methodist Cemetery, Curtis United Methodist Church Cemetery on Campbelltown Rd., New Bethel United Methodist Church on Germantown Rd and the Fooks Family Cemetery on Route 611.

“The post has done that since the 1950s,” he said.

Holloway said Legion Post #123’s Memorial Day tradition of honoring departed veterans with flags at gravesites See BERLIN’S Page 49

ance was maintained.

Another problem Tyndall noted with increasing salaries related to the town’s Sewer Fund, which is not anticipated to sell sufficient equivalent-dwelling units (EDUs) to account for debt service.

Tyndall said the Sewer Fund had been projected to close FY22 with a roughly $66,000 Zach Tyndall negative balance, with the proposed salary adjustments potentially pushing that number to more than $79,000.

In contrast to the proposed salary boost, Tyndall recommended increasing funding for healthcare to keep employees costs consistent.

Tyndall also questioned removing $27,500 earmarked for a feasibility study for a new community center facility on Flower Street.

Tyndall noted the current multipurpose building located on Flower Street has been neglected, while talks about building a new facility have continued for the last two decades.

Tyndall took exception with the continued conclusion that the building initiative could be delayed another year.

An updated feasibility study would strengthen Berlin’s position to win future grants from state and other sources, Tyndall argued.

The allotted $27,500 would be offset by advancing funds from the community center reserve fund.

Tyndall said the expenditure would not affect Berlin’s financial footing, but would function to leverage potential funding sources.

Tyndall also questioned the removal of $16,500 to finance development of a long-term strategic plan.

For almost four years Berlin has lacked financial and capital strategic plans, with the town’s fund balance shrinking from roughly $8 million in 2012 to about $16,000 when Tyndall was elected last October.

“It has never been more vital for our town to have a strategic plan to serve as a guiding document as we rebuild our town’s fund balance and determine the priority of capital investment,” Tyndall wrote.

The strategic plan endeavor would enable town staff and elected officials to plot present and pending expenditures.

To address aging infrastructure, Tyndall included purchasing a GIS locator, or mapping tool, in the FY22 budget.

In addition to assisting Berlin’s trio of water resources utility funds, the GIS locator would also be used for the electric utility fund, Tyndall said.

“Our town lacks an accurate understanding of its existing infrastructure,” Tyndall wrote.

Knerr’s proposal to cut $5,000 from

the $20,000 set aside in the electric utility fund to finance costs for tree trimming also troubled Tyndall.

The landscaping work seeks to trim back limbs that have grown precariously close to Berlin’s main power line.

“Understanding the vulnerabilities of our area with hurricanes, nor’easters, and high winds, I knew this project was in critical need of funding,” Tyndall wrote.

Other points of contention Tyndall raised with the budget amendment included cell phone reimbursements, technology needs for the mayors’ office, along with vehicle replacements and allowances.

Tyndall concluded the response letter by noting elected officials agree on the vast majority of the 700-odd line items in the FY22 budget.

“I am confident that over the next couple of weeks, we can continue to have constructive dialogue about ways we can pass a financially responsible FY22 budget together,” he wrote.

While professing to assess budget matters analytically, Tyndall took exception to not being given a preview of Knerr’s budget amendment before the council meeting on May 24.

“For a body that has been so vocal about the need for increased communication, I would have appreciated the same respect you are requesting from me,” Tyndall wrote.

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VIEW FROM ABOVE An aerial photo from the Park & Ride in West Ocean City overlooks the bay and points toward the resort area.

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BROAD STROKES Ocean City-based artist Colleen Black paints her view of West Ocean City across the Route 50 bridge from the grounds of the new Cambria Hotel Ocean City — Bayfront during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new eight-story, 137-room hotel along the new bayside boardwalk last week.

Due to safety protocols, families were unable to attend the Worcester Preparatory School National Art Honor Society April 8 ceremony, however, one senior was allowed a guest. NAHS inductee Ava Gerachis poses with her uncle, George Zaiser, who is the WPS Middle/Upper School art teacher and NAHS sponsor.

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VACCINATIONS (Left) Gov. Larry Hogan poses with staff from Atlantic General Hospital of Berlin who ran a Maryland MassVax pop-up site in the Seacrets distillery parking lot on 49th Street on May 28. The pop-up site served anyone who wanted to get a vaccine from noon to 2 p.m. (Right) Ocean 98 radio station personality, DJ Matt Schwab, smiles and shows off his arm after getting vaccinated at the Maryland MassVax pop-up site.

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(Left) WWII Army veteran John Roman salutes the crowd while being applauded for his selfless service during the Memorial Day service in Ocean Pines on Monday. (Right) Performing the women veterans “Presentation of Wreath,” ceremony on Memorial Day, from left, are Sandra Macabee, Mjr. Trish Masterson (USAF) and Diane Tanner (USN Nurse Corps) at the Worcester County Veterans Memorial in Ocean Pines.

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The pre-employment evaluation is being held in Ocean City, in the area of Dorchester Street and the beach. There are no pre-certification requirements and experience in ocean rescue is not necessary to apply.

Registration/check-in for the test begins at 9 a.m. on Dorchester Street and the Boardwalk and will be followed by a brief orientation.

Candidates should prepare for a full day of testing, which includes a 400meter swim, a 300-meter run, and various simulated swimming rescues which demonstrate the capacity to run fast in timed sprint races.

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The Beach Patrol requires acceptable proof of age of all candidates, which can be a driver’s license, birth certificate or U.S. passport. Without proper proof of age, applicants will not be permitted to

participate. In addition, applicants must be 17 years old or older by June 28, 2021, and those under 18 must be accompanied by a legal guardian during the entire testing process.

Following the physical skills evaluation, those meeting qualifying standards are eligible for appointment to the Beach Patrol’s Surf Rescue Academy (SRA), which is being conducted in Ocean City beginning on June 20. For additional information, including future testing dates, contact the Ocean City Beach Patrol at 410-289-7556 or visit www.oceancitymd.gov/ocbp.

Berlin’s twin American Legion posts Continued from Page 47 goes back at least a half-century.

“I’ve been a member for 46 years and we’ve been doing it ever since I’ve been here,” he said. “It’s been on the books for a long time.”

American Legion Post #123 Boggs Disharoon was established in 1936 by area physician Dr. Clifford Schott and named after two Worcester County veterans who perished during WWI. Purnell said American Legion Post #231 was established in 1947 and named after WWII veterans PFC Leon Duncan, who died in Italy, and PFC Daniel Showell, who was killed in North Africa, both in 1944.

Holloway said Post #123 has maintained a running log of Worcester County veterans’ final resting spots since the flag tradition began decades ago.

“Anytime we see an article about a veteran that died, we’ll write down what graveyard they’re being buried at,” he said.

Holloway said Post #123 members accomplished its goal in short order by dividing the task.

“We did it all in two days,” he said.

“We split up and go in groups.”

Lending assistance were Post #123 Sons of the American Legion, American Legions Riders and the Ladies Auxiliary of the American Legion.

“We’ve been lucky the last two or three years,” he said. “We’ve had a lot of people coming to help us.”

Holloway said in recent years American Legion Post #166 in Ocean City has helped finance the flags for the project.

“They furnish all the flags that we set on graves and our Legion places them all,” he said. “So, actually it’s a joint thing between two Legions.”

Speaking on Monday, Purnell said Post #231 members visited the various cemetery locations on Memorial Day to perform “Taps,” to honor the memory of departed military members.

“I used to be a bugler,” he said.

Purnell said while attending high school at Stephen Decatur in the mid1960s, he played trumpet in the band.

“My grandfather, George Smack, was a charter member of American Legion Post #231,” he said. “When he got older, he asked me would I promise to continue to blow taps as long as I could at veterans’ graves.”

Purnell played taps on Memorial Day with Post #231 from the mid-1960s until the late-1980s to honor the wishes of his grandfather, who was a WWII veteran.

Prior to 1971, when Congress passed the Uniform Monday Holiday Act to mark Memorial Day on the last Monday in May, Purnell said Berlin’s twin posts joined forces every May 30 to perform Taps at the War Memorial on Main Street near the Taylor House Museum.

“John Cannon was the music teacher at Stephen Decatur,” he said. “He blew for post #123 and I blew for post #231.”

Starting in 1971, the duo performed echoing taps on the Sunday morning prior to Memorial Day. “John Cannon and I blew those taps together,” he said. “That was the one time that the two posts came together to celebrate the veterans.”

Purnell said based on the relatively small area Berlin encompasses it begs the question why separate but equal fraternal groups continue to exist.

“Even in 2021, we still have two American Legion posts,” he said. “We were taught that veterans were veterans.”

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Two arrested after stabbing four

By Greg Wehner Staff Writer (June 4, 2021) Three men were flown to local trauma centers and treated for stab wounds after a potential drug deal went bad near a party on 130th Street last week.

Stas Urbanski-Hughes, 18, of Frankford, Delaware, and Brandon Storm Allen Messick, also 18, of Ocean City were charged with four counts each of first- and second-degree assault and reckless endangerment as well as one count of openly wearing and carrying a dangerous weapon.

Police responded to the firehouse at 130th Street at 12:35 a.m. on May 28 after being alerted that multiple stabbing victims were present. When police arrived, the report said, three men – Luke Crowson, Michael Mandl, and a 16-year-old juvenile – were screaming that they were stabbed.

The juvenile, police said, was holding a balled-up T-shirt on the left side of his neck, and when removed, there was a three-inch long cut that was approximately two inches deep, just below the jaw line, with a slow stream of blood pouring from the wound.

The juvenile told police he was involved in a fight near the beach at 130th Street, describing one of the suspects – later identified as Messick

– as a “skinny white kid with curly blond hair.”

As officers assisted and interviewed the victims, a Ford Focus was stopped at 130th Street for running a red light at 136th Street. The driver, UrStas Urbanskibanski-Hughes, had Hughes dried blood on his hands, and blood was seen throughout the vehicle. Messick was also in the car.

Police interviewed two witnesses at the scene of the fight, including Blake Graves, Brandon Storm who told officers UrAllen Messick banski-Hughes slashed him with a knife, and that he could identify the suspects if he saw them again.

While Urbanski-Hughes and Messick were stopped on the same block, police escorted Graves to the vehicle, and he positively identified the two men as the suspects in the assault.

Both Urbanski-Hughes and Messick were placed under arrest and transported to headquarters for processing.

When the juvenile was interviewed, police said, he told officers he and his friends were looking for a

party near 130th Street when they were approached by UrbanskiHughes and Messick. The two men offered to sell the juvenile and his friends marijuana, police were told, and although they said no, Messick and Urbanski-Hughes continued to pressure them into buying weed.

The juvenile told police that Crowson insulted Urbanski-Hughes when he pulled out a knife and began charging Crowson. The juvenile said he then tried to tackle the knife wielding Urbanski-Hughes before he could get to his friend, but then, Crowson said, “I’ve been stabbed.”

The juvenile backed away, the report read, and noticed he too had been stabbed, and they both fled the area to seek medical help.

Crowson’s story echoed the juvenile’s, in that they were looking for a party near 130th Street when Urbanski-Hughes and Messick approached them to sell marijuana.

According to Crowson, UrbanskiHughes charged at him with a knife, which resulted in several people fighting. Then, he realized he had been stabbed and backed away from the fight.

Messick told police that he and Urbanski-Hughes were at a party on 75th Street before leaving to find another party at 130th Street. When See THREE Page 51

Busy Memorial Day weekend in OC

By Greg Wehner Staff Writer (June 4, 2021) This past Memorial Day weekend had all the signs of a washout, though police and surf rescue efforts remained steady as people still wanted to get outdoors.

OCPD Deputy Communications Manager Ashley Miller said there were 1,560 calls for service between Thursday, May 28 and Sunday, May 31. Of those calls, 1,023 were made by officers in the field, while 537 were from citizens.

The department also made 93 arrests of the weekend – five that were drug related, nine involving weapons and 11 DUIs. The weekend kicked off with reports of a quadruple stabbing on Friday in North Ocean City at 130th Street.

According to the police report, the incident was the result of a potential drug deal gone bad. Two 18-year-old boys – Stas Urbanski-Hughes and Brandon Messick – were arrested as suspects.

Police also arrested Timothy Hayter, 54, of Hagerstown who had a warrant out for his arrest. After four hours of negotiations, police were able to get Hayter to exit his downtown hotel room, and he was found to

be in possession of a handgun, two loaded magazines and ammunition.

Police also made 93 traffic stops resulting in 255 citations and 76 warnings being issued. There were also 93 traffic acButch Arbin cidents reported to police over the extended weekend.

“While we did not have the picture-perfect beach weather for Memorial Day weekend, we hope everyone was able to make Ashley Miller the most out of the weekend,” Miller said.

“During the weekend, our law enforcement personnel was out in full force and remained proactive.”

Lifeguards also took to the stands over the weekend along the 10-mile span of beach in Ocean City on Saturday morning.

Pictures plagued social media walls of the guards setting up their stands and sitting on watch while wearing their bathing suits and rain jackets.

But those posting the pictures often gave words of thanks and support for the Beach Patrol staff being on duty.

Capt. Butch Arbin said for the first time in 23 years, a prayer service held on Saturday – day one of the season – had to be moved inside because of lightning. He also said there were periods of rain that day were the heaviest he has ever seen.

The rain threw a wrench into things, though the guards were expected to be on the stand, as the department provides rain gear and umbrellas. When lightning was present, they did not have to be in the stands, Arbin said.

Of the three days, Monday was the best, and things along the beach were quiet, according to Arbin, apart from a couple of rescues where swimmers got caught up in rip currents.

Still, if this weekend was a sign of how things are going to be this summer, it’s going to busier than normal.

As people begin to loosen up as covid-19 restrictions lift, Arbin said he believes more people are going to come to Ocean City.

“I do expect this summer is going to be a very busy summer for the Town of Ocean City,” he said.

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Heroin bust Craig Vincent Derr, 56, of Millsboro was arrested by Ocean City Police at 9:10 a.m. on May 26 near 60th Street and charged with DWI by a controlled substance. Police said officers responded to reports of an individual overdosing in their vehicle.

When the officer arrived, police said, Derr was unresponsive and in the driver seat, and a syringe with an orange cap was nearby. Derr was unresponsive when the officer tried to address him, police said, and the officer broke the passenger side window and immediately began life-saving measures.

When Derr became responsive, he declined EMS treatment, police said.

A search of the vehicle discovered Derr was in possession of heroin, a straw with substance in the straw, a plastic spoon with brownish color liquid and a syringe with the same brownish liquid, police added, stating the substance was melted down heroin.

Derr was free to leave the scene at 9:53 a.m., though it was advised that he not drive, and at 10:02 a.m. he was seen driving and stopped by officers. He was taken to police headquarters, police said, where he admitted to doing a bag of heroin.

“Yes, I did a bag of heroin,” police said he told them. “I used heroin, I’m guilty. I did a couple bags, yes, I’m guilty.”

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Three men airlifted after stabbing Continued from Page 50 they got to 130th Street, they had trouble finding the party, he said, and began walking back to their car.

As they walked to their car, Messick said, they started talking to a group of five white men, one of whom asked if they knew where he could find some weed.

Messick told the guy he could contact someone to get the weed, according to police, before the men got impatient and started arguing with him and Urbanski-Hughes.

Messick told police he handed Urbanski-Hughes a knife because the situation “did not feel right,” and then he heard the knife click.

Police said Messick told them he believed the knife click was UrbanskiHughes opening the knife. Messick added that he did not see what Ur-

banski-Hughes did with the knife because he was focused on the men fighting him.

One of the men, he told police, put him in the choke hold when UrbanskiHughes “hit” the guy, causing him to yell out in pain and release Messick.

That man, police later determined, was Graves.

Messick told police he and Urbanski-Hughes ran to their car and fled, but they returned later to try to find Messick’s phone. While there, Messick sad he picked up a knife and put it in his pocket, though when they were driving away, he threw the knife out the window to “ditch it.”

The police reported that Messick said he threw the knife away because he did not believe it to be his.

When Urbanski-Hughes was interviewed by police, his story was like

Messick’s, though he added that when he was being punched, he pulled out the knife and went straight for the first guy’s face. Then, police said, Urbanski-Hughes said a second guy punched him and he started swinging the knife at everyone until they scattered.

During the fight, police summed up, the juvenile, Crowson, Mandl and Graves all received stab wounds from the knife Urbanski-Hughes was wielding Crowson received cuts to the right side of his torso and right buttock; the juvenile received a cut just below the jaw line; Mandle was cut on the upper right side of his chest and to the left side of his torso below the armpit; and Graves was cut on his left arm near the elbow.

The juvenile, Crowson, and Mandl were all air lifted to local trauma centers and treated for their wounds.

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Police said Wardle was seen by officers leaving the courthouse at 65th Street behind the wheel of a vehicle after being told not to drive by officers because she had a suspended license.

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POLICE/COURTS Continued from Page 51 State Police and was not allowed to enter. She then picked up her phone, police added, and advised officers she was calling the FBI and NSA, though the phone was not on an active call.

The officer said in his report that Wardle referred to him as “an ItalianMuslim detective with the Ocean City Police Department,” while she was on the fake call. When Wardle was placed under arrest, she was in the driver’s seat and began leaning to the passenger seat while kicking the officer’s arm and midsection, police said. At the same time, she started yelling, causing a public disturbance. She was eventually taken into custody and processed.

Molly possession Tywan Damos Winder, 35, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania was arrested by Ocean City Police at 11:46 p.m. on May 26 near 37th Street and charged with possession of drugs other than marijuana and possession of a martial arts weapon, among other violations.

Police said Winder was stopped because the vehicle he was driving was connected to an active fugitive warrant. The officer smelled alcohol on Winder, police said, and he was arrested after the warrant was confirmed to be connected to Winder. He was then taken to police headquarters for processing. A search of the vehicle revealed three pills, a small amount of marijuana, a knife, and a hard white colored substance wrapped and tied in a bag.

Winder told officers the white powder in the bag was MDMA, or Molly, and that he was not selling it because he was caught doing so in Pennsylvania, according to police.

DUI chase Matthew Gabriel Welborn, 28, of Arlington, Virginia was arrested by Ocean City Police shortly after 12:10 a.m. on May 27 near 81st Street and charged with possession of a controlled substance, DUI and speeding.

Police said Welborn was seen driving approximately 60 mph in a 35mph zone while swerving in an out of his lane, and even after officers turned on their red and blue lights to initiate a stop, he led them on a short chase for about 13 blocks before turning onto 81st Street, which is a dead end. An investigation revealed Welborn was under the influence of alcohol. A further investigation, police added, found Welborn was in possession of cocaine. He was transported to the public safety building for processing.

Two loaded guns Anthony Jai Wilson, 23, of Havre De Grace, was arrested by Ocean City Police at 1:47 a.m. on May 27 near 31st Street and charged with two counts of

possessing a loaded handgun in a vehicle and two counts of a handgun in a vehicle.

Police said Wilson was stopped for a traffic violation and when the officer approached the vehicle, marijuana emanated from the passenger side.

Next to the rear passenger, Erin Christopher Jones, 25, was a tray with what the officer believed to be small pieces of marijuana.

Wilson, police said, appeared nervous and when asked for his license, he told the officer he did not have one and that Taquan Brice, 23, who was sitting in the passenger seat, was teaching him how to drive.

It was determined that Wilson’s license was suspended, police said, and all occupants – Wilson, Jones and Brice – were told to get out of the vehicle so officers could search the car.

Tucked between the seat and center console was a black .40 caliber handgun, and in the glove box was a 9-millimeter handgun. Both guns were loaded, according to police.

All three men were arrested and charged with two counts of having a loaded gun in the car and having a gun in the car. They were taken to police headquarters and processed.

obtained a description of Bivens from Salah and we able to find a photo from the criminal justice information system.

Bivens, police said, was convicted of robbery in 2017 in Wicomico County Circuit Court and was on probation at the time of the robbery, making him a convicted felon.

DUI hit and run Minerva Carranza-Higgins, 28, of Laurel, Maryland was arrested by Ocean City Police at 11:11 p.m. on May 28 near 28th Street and charged with DUI and leaving the scene of an

accident.

Police said officers responded to a hit-and-run accident near 30th Street and Baltimore Avenue, where a Jeep crashed into a sedan. Just 10 minutes earlier, police noted, another hit and run occurred at 32nd Street, where witnesses described the vehicle as a Jeep SUV as well. CarranzaHiggins was spotted in the damaged Jeep at 28th Street when officers conducted a traffic stop.

After an investigation, police said, it was determined that Carranza-Higgins was under the influence of alcohol.

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Armed robbery Lacaine Anthony Bivens, 22, of Crisfield was arrested by Ocean City Police this week and charged with armed robbery, first- and second-degree assault, possession of a firearm after being convicted of a felony, possessing a loaded handgun, and illegal possession of ammunition – all charges stemming from an incident on May 7 at a hotel near 54th Street.

Police said detectives were called in to investigate an attempted armed robbery at the hotel, and it was determined that a person by the name of Salah was sleeping when he was awakened, when Bivens struck him on the head with a toilet tank cover.

Saleh told police he got into a scuffle with Bivens in the hotel room when Bivens pulled out a handgun from his waistband. A woman was in the room as well, Salah told police, though he did not know who she was. Bivens told the woman, “Back up girl, I’m gonna shoot him,” according to comments made by Salah in the police report.

Eventually, Salah was able to get the gun out of Biven’s hand, though he got struck on the head with the butt end of the gun, police said, before getting out of the room.

Salah told police Bivens told the girl during the fight to search his pockets, though she was unable to get anything out. Later that night, Salah returned to the room with hotel staff and Bivens and the woman were no longer there – his phone, on the other hand, had been smashed.

Salah told police he believed Bivens was trying to rob him of money he received for his birthday – the money was still in his pocket. Police

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DUI crash Rebecca Irene Elliott, 22, of Bel Air was arrested by Ocean City Police at 11:20 p.m. on May 29 near 66th Street and charged with DUI. Police said Elliott was involved in a two-car crash after she lost control of the vehicle she was driving and crashed into the car in front of her.

An investigation revealed Elliott was intoxicated, and when asked if it would have been a better idea to take Uber or Lyft, she told officers yes. Elliott was taken into custody and transported to police headquarters where she was processed.

Assault Alverhanne Syaire Brown, 24, of Towson was arrested by Ocean City Police at 1:36 a.m. on May 31 near Second Street and charged with two counts of second-degree assault, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, reckless driving, and numerous other traffic violations.

Police said officers responded to a fight at a nearby hotel and found Brown in an “extremely irate” state with people trying to hold him back from a fight. Brown began walking toward the driver’s door of his car when officers told him to stop, though he did not comply, according to police, and he got into the car and drove off.

While fleeing, Brown ran a red light, crashed into an SUV, drove away from the scene, and then led police on a pursuit. Police said Brown was eventually stopped and when he began to exit the vehicle, he ignored commands from officers, saying, “You‘re going to have to tase me.” Police complied, he fell to the ground and was taken into custody.

DUI drugs Salina I. McShay, 30, of Alexandria was arrested by Ocean City Police at approximately 1:40 a.m. on May 31 on the Route 50 bridge and charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance and driving while impaired by drugs.

Police said McShay was stopped for several traffic violations and when the officers approached the car, her passenger, Joshua Dounkan Montecinos, was swaying side to side in his seat with his eyes opening and closing.

In Montecinos’s hand was a plastic wrap consistent with that used to package drugs, and as the officer tried to speak with him, McShay say he just snorted a “bar” of Alprazolam, or Xanax. When asked to get out of the car, Montecinos could barely stand, police said, and he was found to be in possession of two additional Alprazolam pills. He was placed under arrest and transported to headquarters for processing. McShay was also asked to get out of the car, and while police did not smell alcohol on her, officer said they believed her to be under the influence of a controlled substance.

Police said a search revealed McShay was in possession of two baggies containing white-clear crystalized substance consistent with methamphetamines in the driver’s door pocket of the vehicle.

Police also said there were several bags and bag corners in the car previously used for drug packaging, empty pill bottles in the center console of the car, an empty bottle of whiskey in the rear of the vehicle, loose marijuana, and a clear blue glass plate under the front passenger seat of the vehicle with white powdery substance that appeared to be cocaine.

McShay was also arrested and transported to police headquarters.

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WORLD WAR II

Allies invade French Mandates manded by Maj. Gen. John Lavarack, crossed the border from Northern Palestine into Southern Lebanon on June 8, 1941. They were assisted by guides from the Palmach, the elite fighting force of the Jewish Haganah. Two of its members were future Israeli leaders Yitzhak Rabin and Moshe General Sir Henry Maitland “Jumbo” Wilson Dayan. It was during the invasion of Syria that Dayan lost his eye.

River was crossed and the advance on The objective of the Australians was Beirut continued.

Beirut, in Lebanon. In order to get Simultaneously, the 5th Indian Inthere, they had to cross the Litani fantry Brigade, consisting of AusRiver. Assisting the defenders were tralians, Welshmen, Gurkhas, Punjabis the French destroyers, Guépard and and Englishmen, commanded by WilValmy. Eventually, on June 9, the fred Louis Lloyd, crossed the Syrian border from Palestine, en route to Damascus. During the campaign, the invaders were joined by the 1st Free French Division, commanded by Paul Louis Legentilhomme.

On June 15, the 6,000-year-old city of Sidon fell to the Australians after two days of fighting. It is the third largest city in Lebanon and is located on the Mediterranean coast, 25 miles south of Beirut. Today, it has a population of 200,000.

Habforce, commanded by John G. W. Clark, invaded Syria from Iraq on June 21. This was a force which had been assembled to relieve the Habbanayi Royal Air Force Base, located near Lake Habbanayi, about 60 miles outside of Baghdad, which had been under siege by an Iraqi force. Its objective was the capture of the 4,000year-old city of Palmyra which is located about 175 miles northeast of Damascus.

Damascus was captured the same day. Damascus is, and was, the capital of Syria and is considered by historians to be the oldest, continuously inhabited city in the world. Currently it has an estimated population of about 2 million.

On July 1, units of 10th Indian Division, commanded by William Slim, crossed into Syria from Iraq. Two days later, these troops captured Deir-elZor, located about 375 miles northeast of Damascus, on the Euphrates River.

Today it has a population in excess of 500,000. Palmrya surrendered to Gen. Clark’s Habforce the same day.

On July 9, the 4,700-year-old Lebanese port city of Tyre fell, Damour was captured after a three-day battle, and Homs, the third largest city in Syria, was taken. Tyre is located on the Mediterranean coast 50 miles south of Beirut, and currently has a population in excess of 100,000 and is the fourth largest city in Lebanon.

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By Peter Ayers Wimbrow III Contributing Writer (June 4, 2021) This week, 80 years ago, Allied forces invaded the French Mandates of Syria and Lebanon, in “Operation Exporter.” The Allied forces did not believe that they would face serious resistance from the French forces stationed there, or their colonial Arab units. They were wrong.

Actually, hostilities had begun on May 15, 1941, when the RAF began bombing airfields in Syria. By the time of the Allied invasion, on the morning of June 7, in addition to the bombings by the RAF, six Axis and one Vichy French aircraft had been shot down by the RAF, while the French had shot down two British Blenheim Bombers.

Allied Forces, under the command

of Gen. Sir Henry Maitland “Jumbo” Wilson, numbered about 36,000 and included Australians, English, Welsh, Czechs, Free French, French Foreign Legion, Circassians, Jews, Gurkhas, Punjabis and Sikhs.

The troops defending Syria were the 45,000 man Armée du Levant commanded by Gen. Henri Dentz. The soldiers available to Gen. Dentz included French, French Foreign Legion, Algerian, Lebanese, Sengalese, Morrocan, Tunisian, Mehariste, Druz, and Circassians.

After the invasion began, Vichy France attempted to send reinforcements through Greece, and then by sea to Lebanon, but the circuitous route caused them to arrive too late.

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Continued from Page 54 is located 101 miles north of Damascus on the Orontes River and currently has a population of 1.5 million.

Gen. Dentz, despite orders to the contrary from Vichy, on July 11 sought an Armistice. His request was denied by the British, because they suspected that he was playing for time, in hopes of a German rescue.

Gen. Dentz, instead, was told to have a representative at the British outpost on the Beirut-Haifa road at 9 a.m., July 12, or hostilities would resume. He sent his assistant, Lt.-Gen. Joseph-Antoine-Sylvain-Raoul de Verdillac. The French general was then transported to Acre in Palestine. Acre, one of the oldest continuously inhabited sites in Israel, is located in the north of the country on the north side of Haifa Bay, and currently has a population of 46,000.

The Armistice of Saint Jean d’Acre was signed on July 14 — Bastille Day — at the Sydney Smith Barracks on the outskirts of the City of Acre. In Vichy France, it was the “Day of National Mourning.”

The Allies had suffered 4,052 casualties. The French had suffered between 6,352 and 8,912. The Allies had lost 27 aircraft and the French 179.

Two British Destroyers, Illex and Isis, were seriously damaged by the Luftwaffe. The RAF sank the French Destroyer, Chevalier Paul. The British Submarine, Parthian, sank the French Submarine, Souffleur.

The Allies offered 37,736 Vichy French soldiers the choice of being repatriated to France or joining the Free French. Only 5,668 men chose to join the Free French. Between Aug. 7 and Sept. 27, 1941, eight convoys of four ships sailed from the Middle East to France carrying the defeated Vichy French soldiers.

Free French Gen. Georges Catroux was placed in control of Syria and Lebanon. Lebanon became an independent state on Nov. 8, 1943, and on Feb. 27, 1945 declared war on Germany and Japan. Syria became independent on Jan. 1, 1944 and on Feb. 26, 1945 declared war on Germany and Japan.

In January 1945, Gen. Dentz was tried for his collaboration with the Axis, convicted and sentenced to die.

Gen. de Gaulle commuted his sentence to life imprisonment. However, on Dec. 13, 1945, he died.

This action created much consternation among the French as Frenchman fought Frenchman. It did help to keep Turkey neutral this time.

Next week: Operation Battleaxe Another Victory for the “Desert Fox” Mr. Wimbrow writes from Ocean City, Maryland, where he practices law representing those persons accused of criminal and traffic offenses, and those persons who have suffered a personal injury through no fault of their own.

He can be contacted at: wimbrowlaw@gmail.com.

LEROY ELMER DUGGAN Salisbury Former Ocean City Police Chief and Ocean City Councilman Leroy Elmer (Lee) Duggan, 93, of Salisbury, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 26, 2021.

Born on April 26, 1928 in Baltimore, Lee was the son of the (late) John and Helen Duggan.

Leroy E. Duggan He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Maxine Elizabeth Duggan.

He is also survived by his daughter, Joanie Baysinger; grandchildren, Kim Hart of Hanover, Pennsylvania, Jaime Sullivan (Micah) of Hanover, Pennsylvania, Meghan Lonczynski of Hanover, Pennsylvania, Matthew Baysinger of Salisbury, Maryland, and Cory Baysinger (Traci) of Medford, New Jersey; a sister, Helen Gruzs of Baltimore; nephew, Larry Gruzs (Christall); nieces Roxanne Hann (Ed), Genile Dupack (Ted), Nancy Adkins and Mary Ann Jones (Leroy); and special great-grandchildren; and son, Gary Duggan.

Lee was preceded in death by Larry Duggan; daughters Debbie DugganLoncyznski, Shirley Dodge and Susan Blackmon; grandson Ryan Lonczynski; and brother-in-law John Gruzs.

Lee enlisted in the U.S. Navy and proudly served his country. Upon

being honorably discharged, he joined the Baltimore County Police Department, becoming the major of detectives after 20 years of service.

He moved to Ocean City in 1970 and continued his law enforcement career. He was named chief of police, and then went about transforming and updating the department with new training, equipment and programs. In 1978, he resigned as chief of police.

Lee was elected to the Ocean City Council in 1980 and served as a councilman for many years. In 1987, he was reappointed by the Ocean City Council to return as chief of police.

In returning to that post, Lee became the only person to serve as chief of police twice. During his tenure as councilman and chief of police, Lee worked diligently to serve the citizens of Ocean City.

Throughout the years, he was a member and served as past president of the Ocean City Lions Club, an honorable member of the Ocean City Fire Department, and member of the Ocean City Elks Club.

Fishing was one of his hobbies.

Countless hours were spent on the ocean with Dr. Hunter Mann, Mayor Hugh Cropper, and Herb Morgan, to see who would catch the largest fish of the day.

Taking up golf in his later years, that became a favorite pastime and he played with “Friday Nighters,” which

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met every Friday evening at the Ocean City Golf and Yacht Club of which he was a member.

Spending the winter with his wife in Vero Beach, Florida for 20 years after his retirement was the highlight of his life.

Lee was an avid Baltimore Colts fan and enjoyed watching both college and professional football.

Many people will remember him as a humble, gentle, gracious, kind and loving husband, father and friend.

A visitation for family and friends was held on Tuesday, June 1, 2021 at Holloway Funeral Home, Salisbury, Maryland. There were additional visitation on Wednesday, June 2, 2021 at Atlantic United Methodist Church in Ocean City, where a service followed.

Interment was held at Springhill Memory Gardens in Hebron, Maryland. The Reverend George Patterson officiated.

Contributions may be made to: Coastal Hospice, P.O. Box 1733, Salisbury, Maryland 21803; Lu’s Labs, www.Luslabs.org, P.O. Box 551, Berlin, Maryland 21811; or Atlantic United Methodist Church, 105 4th Street, Ocean City, Maryland 21842.

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Stephen Decatur sophomore Sarah Tarr and junior captain Noah Fisher compete in their second and first singles matches, respective, during last Friday’s meet-up with Pocomoke in Berlin. Tarr came from behind to win, 9-7. Fisher earned an 8-0 shutout.

Senior Decatur tennis players recognized

By Lisa Capitelli Managing Editor (June 4, 2021) The Stephen Decatur tennis program recognized its seniors last Friday in Berlin, and the boys’ team celebrated with a victory over the Pocomoke Warriors.

Junior captain Noah Fisher shut out his first singles opponent, 8-0.

Senior captain Aaron Cohen topped his second singles opponent, 8-2.

Junior Ben Johnson and freshman David Janney edged out their first doubles opponent, 8-0.

With only two players, Pocomoke forfeited the rest of the matches to Decatur.

“They played great. Only losing two games out of the whole match is pretty good,” said Decatur Coach Steve Berquist. “I’m blessed and lucky to coach this team because I have good tennis players, and they’re good kids. It makes my job easy. It’s a pleasure to coach this team.”

The girls’ team lost 4-3. Sophomore Sarah Tarr came from behind to take her second singles match, 97. She and senior captain Emily Stitely topped their first doubles opponents, 8-6.

Pocomoke forfeited the third doubles match to Decatur.

“We underperformed because I

think our minds were elsewhere,” said Decatur Coach Jamie Greenwood.

Decatur’s last match of the regular season is today, Friday, against the Parkside Rams at 4 p.m. in Salisbury.

The first time the two schools went head-to-head was the season opener on May 12. The Decatur boys’ team won 5-2, while the girls’ squad was edged out, 4-3.

“We beat them 5-2 last time, but there were some close matches, so we have to be on our game,” Berquist said. “It’s a good warmup for sectionals.”

For the girls to be successful, Greenwood said they “need to finish, close out games and not let them slip away.”

“There were some close games last time. We just couldn’t close them out and win those points,” he added. “It’s the regular-season finale, and the last match for most of them, so they need to come out and play their best.”

Decatur will compete in the sectional tournament on Tuesday and Wednesday in Cambridge. The top two in each sectional will advance to the regional competition on Saturday at Harford Community College in Bel Air.

Fisher and senior Brooke Ranney will represent Decatur in singles competition.

Janney and Johnson, and Tarr and sophomore Grayce Kilian will participate in the doubles tournament.

Cohen and Stitely will team up for mixed doubles.

“We need to keep unforced errors to a minimum and close out those close games. That’s the key to victory,” Greenwood said.

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Stephen Decatur seniors, from left, Jarrett Humphress, Aaron Cohen, Emily Stitely and Brooke Ranney were recognized during last Friday’s match against Pocomoke in Berlin. Not pictured: Luke Davis.

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SD track athletes preparing for sectionals

By Lisa Capitelli Managing Editor (June 4, 2021) The Stephen Decatur track and field teams both won last Wednesday’s three-school meet in Berlin.

“Overall, I think that we did pretty well. It was pretty hot and windy, which I think affected performances a little bit, especially in the sprints,” said Decatur Coach Jody Stigler. “We are getting some improving performances, which is encouraging. Our

meet [Friday] is at Bennett and then we will be moving into the qualifying meets for the state championship, so hopefully everyone continues to improve.”

Decatur’s girls’ team scored 81 points. Mardela finished in second place with 39 points, and Pocomoke came in third with 18.

Lady Seahawks who won their individual events were: sophomores Carolina Novelli (800-meter run, 2:53.91; 1,600-meter run, 6:22.01)

After loss, Decatur bounces back and shuts out Mardela

By Lisa Capitelli Managing Editor (June 4, 2021) After falling to the Mardela Warriors, 6-2, last Wednesday in Mardela Springs, the Stephen Decatur softball team came out on the winning end this week, shutting out its opponent, 10-0.

The Lady Seahawks hosted the Warriors on Tuesday in Berlin.

“We practiced last Thursday and Friday to get our hitting fixed, as well as getting our catcher back from vacation, [junior] Chloe [Candeloro]. With her back, we could put our most Scott Kurtz consistent defensive lineup on the field and we played very good defense,” said Decatur Coach Scott Kurtz. “[Junior] Skylar [Griffin] only gave up two hits on the mound, which was a huge difference in the [second] game. We also hit so much better [in the second matchup], clearly with three home run.”

Decatur scored two runs in the first, one in the second, two in the third, two in the fifth and three in the sixth.

The Seahawks scored 10 runs on 10 hits.

Freshman Leah Simpson hit the ball over the fence in the second inning, and both junior Alexa Eisemann and senior captain Brooklyn Pugner had home runs in the sixth.

Eisemann had two hits, two RBIs and scored twice. Simpson chipped in with two hits, two RBIs and scored once. Pugner finished with one hit, two RBIs and two runs scored.

Griffin had two hits and scored three times. On the mound, she struck out 10, walked one and gave up two hits in six innings.

“They responding to adversity from last week’s loss. They put together a solid bounce back in all facets of the game: pitching, fielding, hitting and base running, etc.”

Decatur’s final game of the regular season was slated for yesterday, Thursday, in Saint Michaels against the Saints. Post-season play begins next week.

and Summer Brenner (110-meter hurdles, 19.86 seconds; 300-meter hurdles, 1:02.63), junior Amalia Murphy (3,200-meter run, 15:45.76) and senior Jessica Janney (high jump, 4 feet 8 inches; long jump, 15 feet 2 inches; triple jump, 32 feet 7 inches).

All of the relay teams came in first place: 400 meters (sophomores Breanne Ferguson, Ivorie Helmbright and Alexandria Urbanski and junior Miah Schwind, 1:00.36); 800 meters (sophomores Leah and Macy Seitz, Eva Luzier and Ferguson, 2:10.09), Jody Stigler 1,600 meters (the Seitzs, Luzier and sophomore Sadie Peters, 5:27.28) and 3,200 meters (Novelli, Murphy, sophomore Mackenzie Cathell and junior Avery Braciszewski, 13:12.42).

The Decatur boys’ team tallied 70 points, followed by Pocomoke (48) and Mardela (19).

Winning their individual events were: juniors Tristan Dutton (800meter run, 2:19.59; 1,600-meter run, 5:01.16), Nick Purnell (high jump, 5 feet) and Owen Mielnik (pole vault, 12 feet), and senior Liam Foley (3,200-meter race, 11:45.82).

Finishing in first place in the relay

events were: 400 and 800 meters (senior Kyler Stubblebine, junior Zimere Handy, sophomores Jaden Holland and A’Zavion Manuel, 53.91 seconds and 1:52.94) and 3,200 meters (Dutton, Foley, freshman Ethan Justice and junior Gavin McCabe, 10:44.91).

The last meet of the regular season is today, Friday, in Salisbury at 4 p.m.

Decatur, James M. Bennett and Parkside are participating.

Decatur will then compete in the 3A South Section 2 championship on Thursday, June 10, at 3 p.m. in Salisbury. The 3A South Region championship is slated for Tuesday, June 15, at 4 p.m. at St. Charles High School in Waldorf.

“There will still be a region meet as in years’ past, but athletes must qualify for the region meet through the section meet (new this year),” Stigler said.

Four athletes in the section meet will qualify for the region meet and two athletes in each region will qualify for the state meet. This is a change from previous years when four athletes from each region qualified for the state meet, Stigler added.

“We are going to be working hard at practice and hopefully peaking in the next few weeks,” he said. “Everyone’s goal is to PR in all of the championship meets.”

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Decatur baseball team gets 16 hits, tops Mardela 14-3

By Lisa Capitelli Managing Editor (June 4, 2021) The Stephen Decatur baseball team had 16 hits in its 14-3 victory over the Mardela Warriors on Tuesday in Mardela Springs.

“We came out in the first and scored seven. We pitched well throughout,” said Coach Rich Ferro.

“We need to keep focus offensively.

They played hard and did a great job of running bases.”

The Seahawks tallied seven runs in the first, one in the fourth, two in the sixth and four in the Rich Ferro seventh.

The Warriors scored three in the fifth inning.

Junior Shawn Rosemond and sophomore Owen Knerr had two hits, three RBIs and scored one time each.

Junior Jack Quisgard chipped in with two hits (one home run) and one RBI. Sophomore Ryan McLaughlin contributed one hit and two RBIs and one run scored.

On the mound, Rosemond struck out four and walked two in four innings. Freshman Dalton Blades struck out four, walked two, allowed two hits and gave up three runs in two innings. Sophomore Luke Mergott struck out three, walked one and gave up a hit in one inning.

“The hitting is getting better …

Pitching and defense was again very good,” said Assistant Coach Mike Shockley. “We are playing our best baseball right now. Hopefully it continues and we can make a run in the playoffs.”

Decatur’s final game of the regular season was scheduled for yesterday, Thursday, against the Saint Michaels Saints in Berlin. Post-season competition will begin next week.

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Decatur boys’ lacrosse team rolls after adjustments made

By Lisa Capitelli Managing Editor (June 4, 2021) After getting off to a slow start, the Stephen Decatur boys’ lacrosse team went on a 6-1 run in the second half to win Tuesday’s game against the Cambridge Vikings in Cambridge, 10-4.

“We haven’t had a full team practice, with every player, in over two weeks. It’s tough due to the season running later and all the senior commitments,” said Decatur Coach “Hoffy” Hoffman. “We were a little sluggish to start. We weren’t executing as sharply as we could. Everyone was “Hoffy” Hoffman rusty.”

The last practice the team had before Tuesday’s match was Thursday, but it was without the seniors.

Cambridge led 2-0 early, but Decatur battled back to pull ahead 4-3 at halftime.

Hoffman said they made some adjustments at halftime and he told the boys they needed to put forth more effort and be more aggressive on their rides.

“Around the second quarter was when we stated to make the adjustments we needed to. By the second half, it started to kick in,” Hoffman said.

The defensive matchups were also changed. Senior captain, long stick midfielder, John James was put on Cambridge’s top player, Brice Bromwell, who was held to four goals.

“He had a great game,” Hoffman

said of James.

Hoffman also praised the defensive efforts of junior Joe Buxbaum, senior captain Aidan Morrison and senior Koby Higgins.

“The second half was better. We started executing more of our plays,” Hoffman said.

Decatur tallied six goals in the second half and held Cambridge to one.

Leading Decatur on the attack was junior Jeff Eichelberger, with five goals.

“He really came out of his shell. He had a great game,” Hoffman said of Eichelberger. “He had some really beautiful shots.”

Senior Tiernan Weinstein chipped in with two goals and three assists.

Junior Lance Adams had one goal and two assists and Buxbaum and Higgins scored one each.

Senior captain Riley Rayne also contributed, picking up six ground balls and causing five turnovers.

“He was a dominant presence out there,” Hoffman said.

Junior goalie Collin Fohner recorded nine saves. Senior Adison Hommel took over in the fourth quarter and made one save.

“Defense keeping any team to four goals is really good,” Hoffman said.

In addition to Buxbaum, Morrison and Higgins, Hoffman also acknowledged the defensive play of Rayne, seniors Wil Barrett and Steve Hoffman, and junior Henry Brous.

Decatur’s last regular-season game was scheduled for yesterday, Thursday, against James M. Bennett in Berlin.

Post-season competition will begin next week.

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Twelve Seahawks score goals and 14 of 17 assisted

By Lisa Capitelli Managing Editor (June 4, 2021) The Stephen Decatur girls’ lacrosse team scored 17 and held the Cambridge Vikings to two goals on the road, Tuesday.

“The girls played well overall. There were a few dropped balls and miscommunications, but it was great to have everyone in and playing together,” said Decatur Coach Lindsay Owens.

“We were very proud of having 12 players score and having 14 out of 17 goals coming off assists.”

The Lady Seahawks led 12-1 at halftime in Cambridge.

Junior Saige Figgs Lindsay Owens had two goals and three assists. Freshman Sadie Kauffman, sophomores Audrey Mumford and Shelby Rosemond and junior captain Darby Moore tallied two goals apiece.

Senior captain Brittyn Leonard chipped in with one goal and seven assists.

Juniors Jessica Beck and Ryleigh Cunnane split time in the goal for Decatur.

The Seahawks’ final game of the regular season was scheduled for yesterday, Thursday, in Salisbury against the James M. Bennett Clippers.

Post-season play will begin next week.

“We think the girls are coming along very well. We are in a great position as we enter playoffs, but still have more to learn and accomplish,” Owens said. “The girls are focused and determined to keep their season alive.”

Memorial golf tournament June 10 (June 4, 2021) The First State Detachment of the Marine Corps League is announcing its 15 annual Frank Conlon Memorial Golf Tournament on Thursday, June 10 at the Ocean City Golf Club.

Men, ladies and teams are invited to participate. Cost per player is $105, which includes greens fees, range balls, beverages, a continental breakfast, and lunch at the afternoon

awards ceremony.

The format is a Captains Choice with prizes for three flights: Iwo Jima, Eagle Globe and Anchor and Semper Fi. Prizes include a winner of a hole-in-one car provided by i.g.

Burton of Berlin, Closest to the Pin on three par 3 holes, straightest drive, and a putting green contest.

Funds raised will benefit the “Semper Fi & America’s Fund” that

provides immediate financial assistance and lifetime support to combat wounded, critically ill and catastrophically injured members of all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces and their families.

Interested golfers can register by texting 410-430-7181, by visiting www.firststatemarines.org or send an email to websergeant@firststatemarines.org.

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Memorial bench dedication June 12 for Paul Rusko (June 4, 2021) Community members will host a memorial bench dedication in honor of Paul Rusko on June 12 at 11 a.m. at the Ocean Pines Racquet Center.

Rusko, who passed away in December, was seen as a mentor to many in the Ocean Pines area and in Anne Arundel County, where he was the coordinator of physical education and athletics for more than three decades.

Among those he mentored is Tim McMullen, the current Ocean Pines Racquet Sports program coordinator and a former athletic director at Broadneck High School in Anne Arundel County.

“Paul was a mentor to hundreds of teachers and coaches in Anne Arundel County, and in Ocean Pines he was the founder of the ‘Early Bird’ group many years ago,” McMullen said. “We would get together and play tennis, and then go out to breakfast and solve the problems of the world.

“He was a phenomenal person,” McMullen continued. “We’re hoping the tennis community here, and the teachers and coaches from Anne Arundel County will attend this memorial dedication.”

The Ocean Pines Racquet Center is on 11443 Manklin Creek Road, in Ocean Pines. For more information, contact McMullen at mac122147@gmail.com.

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Mako Mania tournament runs today through Sunday

By Lisa Capitelli Managing Editor (June 4, 2021) The annual Mako Mania tournament kicks off today and runs through Sunday with weigh-ins at Bahia Marina in Ocean City.

The event, hosted by Bahia Marina Tournaments, returns after a one-year hiatus because of covid.

“We’re excited to get our tournaments back on track,” said Earl Conley, co-director of Mako Mania, last week.

The entry fee is $500 per boat for up to four anglers. Two additional anglers — to make a six-person team — may be added to a boat for $50 each.

Although crews can still enter the tournament, the deadline to participate in the added-entry level calcuttas was Thursday. Anglers will fish two of three days, Friday through Sunday, June 4-6.

All fish must be weighed at Bahia Marina on 22nd Street, bayside. Scales will open at 3:30 p.m. and close at 7:30 p.m.

The public is invited to watch the weigh-ins.

Prize money will be awarded for the three heaviest mako brought to the scale as well as to the teams with the most mako releases. The team that releases the most makos will be presented the W.W. Harman award.

The anglers who catch the three heaviest thresher sharks will also receive

prize money.

Conley said Wednesday morning that several makos and threshers have been caught over the past week.

There will be prize money awarded for the two largest bluefish as well.

An awards banquet will be held after the scale closes on Sunday, June 6.

For more information, call 410-2897438 or visit https://bahiamarina. com/tournament/mako-mania.cfm.

Participation was down for the 23rd Mako Mania Tournament in 2019, as rough ocean conditions put a damper on the annual fishing competition. Eighteen boats were entered and a total of $42,850 was awarded to tournament winners.

No mako sharks were boated.

The Just Fold team released four makos and won $21,185. They were also presented the W.W. Harman award for most released makos.

The Sea-Ment crew released three makos and was awarded $10,911. The Just One More team released two makos and took home $7,274.

No thresher sharks were boated.

The Sea-Ment crew earned first place in the bluefish division with a 12.5pounder. The group received $2,787.

The Reel Obsession team landed a 6.8pound bluefish and won $693.

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Newtown Park in Pocomoke spot for fishing derby (June 4, 2021) The second annual youth fishing derby at the new pier at Newtown Park in Pocomoke was postponed due to inclement weather and will now take place, Saturday, June 5.

This free Worcester County Recreation and Parks event is open to youth ages 15 and under. Festivities will begin with a ribbon cutting for the new ADA compliant pier at 9:15 a.m., with the fishing derby slated from 9:30-11:30 a.m.

An awards luncheon will take place at 11:30 a.m. There is no cost to participate in the tournament or the luncheon.

Participants should bring their own fishing rods and bait. A parent or guardian should be present to assist their children with fishing.

The pier is open to those of all ages daily. Permitted activities at the pond include kayaking, canoeing and paddle boarding. However, swimming and ice skating are strictly prohibited.

For more information, contact Allen Swiger at 410-632-2144, ext. 2520.

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OC Beach Patrol again ready to fulfill three-part mission

By Kristin Joson Contributing Writer (June 4, 2021) It is so exciting to be at the beginning of another summer season in beautiful Ocean City.

We are eagerly anticipating the many visitors that will vacation in our resort town this summer. Sun worshipers, graduates, boogie boarders, surfers, beach enthusiasts and just about anyone that wants to get away for a relaxing and fun vacation will be arriving.

Some have been planning all winter for their beach vacation and anticipate a picture-perfect week. Although many things have changed due to covid, the Beach Patrol’s mission cannot change, and it is the expectation of our visitors and citizens that the Beach Patrol will be ready to respond as we have in the past.

The phrase “The New Normal” seems to have gained wide acceptance recently, however, I am not ready to buy into that mindset.

The people who will be visiting our beach this summer are not expecting a “New Normal.” They are expecting the familiar normal of seasons’ past.

I am not denying that much has changed, however, people are expecting the same care and service from the lifeguards as they have always received. Although we have changed procedures to adapt to covid-19, this does not affect the services that we must provide.

People will still walk up and ask questions, report lost children, ask for first aid, and expect to be assisted in the water if they need help. The Beach Patrol has always prided themselves on going beyond expectations, and covid is no excuse to change that now.

How we accomplish our mission may need to be adjusted, but our guards are prepared to fulfill all three

aspects of our mission: education, prevention and intervention. This mission guides our organization.

As a retired educator with Charles County Public Schools for over 32 years and 17 years as the Beach Patrol’s public education coordinator, I know the importance of the first part of our mission.

Education is not only one of the best gifts you can give someone, but it is also incredibly empowering. Ocean City Today has been an asset for us in helping to achieve the educational part of our mission.

Understanding the dangers that our ocean presents, allows a person to make decisions to keep themselves and their family safe while vacationing in Ocean City. I cannot tell you how many times someone has shared with me that they just had no idea about certain safety messages.

Each week I will continue to share some of the most important things to remember to make your stay safe and enjoyable.

We will still provide education to the public though the activities, opportunities and venues as we have in the past. Our Junior Beach Patrol program has been approved to return to a full roster of 30 campers for each session, with covid protocols in place.

We will still participate in the weekly Life-Saving Station Museum schedule, Sundaes in the Park, and have safety articles in multiple publications, and you will still see our most meaningful educational opportunities on the beach with our lifeguards performing their beach safety seminars and the individual or small group “EDUs” that are performed daily.

The second part of our mission is prevention.

Preventive actions are the main tools for keeping the public safe and avoiding more serious situations. Our knowledge and expertise help us to inform the public that they are potentially getting into unsafe or dangerous

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CJ LaCasse has been with the Ocean City Beach Patrol for eight years. He is the crew chief for crew 11 and sits the stand at 76th Street.

situations before we must intervene.

To accomplish this, we must be willing to get off our stands and interact with the public, while taking the appropriate precautions.

Our lifeguards will be provided with PPE again this season. You can help your guard by following the local ordinances (rules) and laws, so they do not have to leave their stand as often, to ask you to stop a prohibited activity.

The final aspect of our mission, intervention, relies on the application of the lifeguard’s physical skills and training.

Although executing the first two aspects of our mission reduces the likelihood that we will need to intervene, we know through experience that there will be instances on the beach when we will be required to perform first aid and water rescues as routine parts of our daily duties.

Performing these skills will be made safer with our updated protocols and procedures, and we will respond without hesitation.

As we fulfill our mission, you might also be interested to know the statistics of a typical summer season for the

OCBP. Returning lost and found individuals (1,000 – 2,000) Minor first aids (1,500 – 2,500) Medical emergencies with EMS (100 – 200) Head/neck/spinal responses (80 – 100) Police assists (75 –125) USCG/DNRP assists (10 – 25) Preventative actions in water (75,000 – 150,000) Surf rescues (2,000 – 4,000) The changes we accept to complete our mission are changes in protocols and procedures.

While we exist to provide a public safety service, we will continue to deliver a “normal” beach experience during these covid times.

Ocean City is a great place to vacation, and we are in competition for the continued loyalty of our visitors. We will continue to do our part as lifeguards and as ambassadors for the Town of Ocean City.

To get current information about the Beach Patrol, beach safety, as well as daily stats and current beach conditions, you can visit our website at See STAY Page 61

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GOLD excited for upcoming charity golf tournament (June 4, 2021) Worcester County GOLD (Giving Other Lives Dignity) announces the return of GOLD on the Green Charity Golf Tournament, scheduled for June 16 on the Newport Bay Course at Ocean City Golf Club.

“We can’t wait to get out there and see everyone,” said Executive Director Nicholas Cranford. “We’ve got some really exciting things planned for this year, including use of the course’s newly designed outdoor space for the awards dinner.”

Proceeds benefit GOLD, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides emergency assistance for urgent needs like housing, utilities, and basic needs for children and vulnerable adults.

GOLD is seeking teams of golfers, sponsors and donors to make this fundraiser a success. Call 410-4743414 or visit www.WorcesterGOLD.org to access additional information or submit the registration form.

Worcester County G.O.L.D., Inc. provides financial aid and basic needs items for Worcester County residents living in poverty and low-income circumstances. It believes no member of the community should suffer without access to basic needs like housing, utilities, food, clothing, and items for children and vulnerable adults.

Along with emergency services, GOLD offers special programs like

Safe boating course set to begin June 8 at OP library (June 4, 2021) The Ocean City Power Squadron, a unit of the United States Power Squadrons, will present a comprehensive safe boating course beginning on June 8 at the Ocean Pines Library.

This 10-hour course will be given on four nights starting on Tuesday, June 8 and continuing on June 10, 15 and 17. This includes a review and exam on the last night.

There is a $20 fee for the course material. Middle and high school students can take the course, including material, for free.

Registration information can be obtained by e-mailing ocpsabc@gmail.com or on the first night at 5:45 p.m. The course will run from 6-8:30 p.m. each night.

Anyone born after July 1, 1972, is summer activities for at-risk youth, school supplies for students, Thanksgiving turkey meals, and Helping Hands for the Holidays.

For more information, contact Nicholas Cranford, executive director, at Nicholas.Cranford@maryland.gov, 410-474-3414, or visit www.WorcesterGOLD.org, email WorcesterCountyGOLD@gmail.com, or call 410-677-6830. Check out Worcester Gold Facebook at www.facebook.com/worcestergold, and Instagram, www.instagram.com/worcestercountygold.

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This course covers basic boat handling, rules of the road, navigation, federal and state regulations, aids to navigation, and required equipment, among other topics.

Statistics show that in 82 percent of boating fatalities, the captain had no formal boating education. The Ocean City Power Squadron encourages all boaters to complete a boating safety class.

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Stay informed of safety practices Continued from Page 60 oceancitymd.gov/ocbp or follow us on Instagram or our Facebook page.

We will never know how many lives have already been saved by the lifeguards’ attentiveness, but you can help and do your part by reading our safety advice each week and sharing the information with others.

We also encourage you to check in with the lifeguard each time you visit to learn about current conditions.

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Tuna and Tiaras ladies-only tourney planned (June 4, 2021) Atlantic Tournaments, LLC announced this week the inaugural Tuna and Tiaras, Ladies Tuna Tournament on Friday, June 18, and Saturday, June 19.

The tournament is presented by HUK, Raymond E. Williams Plumbing and Atlantic Tackle. This is a firstof-its-kind tournament, in that it is the first ladies-only tuna event registered with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

The tournament will be held at the Ocean City Fishing Center in West Ocean City, with in-person registration on Thursday June 17 from 2-8 p.m. or virtual registration starting

Saturday, June 5.

The scales will open Friday and Saturday at 3:30 p.m. and remain open until 9 p.m. Spectators are encouraged to watch the fish come into the scales.

June is typically the prime month for tuna fishing off the Ocean City coast. The scales are sure to be busy with anglers weighing tuna mahi, and wahoo. There will also be vendors set up on the grounds of the Fishing Center all three days.

This is a fish one-of-two days tournament. Tuna and Tiaras has set up the tournament, so that every angler has an opportunity to compete and win. This is a team tournament, and

participants are encouraged to help each other out.

“We want the ladies to have a great time, and we are proud to see the explosive growth of women in the fishing industry,” said Tournament Director Pam Taylor.

For more information on tournament rules, visit www.tunaandtiaras.com/tournament-rules-1 or contact Taylor at 410-212-71569 or admin@tunaandtiaras.com.

Tuna and Tiaras has partnered

with Women Supporting Women of Salisbury.

“WSW is a great local organization, that we are proud to support.

This is the second tournament that we have donated a significant portion of our proceeds to these great folks and we commend them on the awesome work they are doing in the local community for women in need,” Taylor said.

For more information, visit www.womensupportingwomen.org.

Seasonal branch established by Taylor Banking Company Campaign helps businesses promote kindness, positivity

(June 4, 2021) The Art League of Ocean City has developed a summer campaign to help businesses in the resort promote positive messages and kindness themes to their clientele.

The Art League has created three free and unique posters with positivity headlines to provide businesses with effective communications strategies, leading to a positive Ocean City experience for visitors. Businesses in the resort as well as the town are promoting the “post the positive” messages.

The Art League developed the campaign along with a coordinated effort by the Ocean City Tourism partners to create a “2021 OC Strong & United Toolkit.”

Local businesses may pick up free preprinted posters at the Ocean City Center for the Arts at 502 94th Street, or go online to ArtLeagueofOceanCity.org, where they are available for download and printing.

Individuals may also download and print the posters at no charge.

To encourage visitor participation, the Art League has also developed coloring page versions of the posters for children and families to create

and color, also available for download and printing on the website.

“The three posters are colorful, quick messages to encourage everyone who comes to OC to love it and to be kind to others,” Rina Thaler, executive director of the Art League said.

“Art brings out the humanity in all of us, and it is part of our mission as a nonprofit community arts organization to promote community pride through art.

“In 2020, our hugging heart campaign helped people get through the pandemic,” Thaler continued. “In 2021 - with the expectations of a busy summer and staffing shortages - we hope these posters make people stop and think and smile, and perhaps diffuse tension and impatience.”

The posters’ headlines promote positive themes: “Enjoy your crabs.

Don’t be one. Love OC;” “Love OC. Relax & Chill;” and “Kindness and a smile always work.”

The Art League encourages participating businesses, as well as families who create coloring pages, to post them on the Art League’s Facebook page – Facebook.com/artleagueofoceancity with the hashtag #PostThePositive

(June 4, 2021) Raymond M. Thompson, president and CEO of Calvin B. Taylor Bankshares, Inc. and Calvin B. Taylor Banking Company, has announced that the bank has made application with the Maryland Division of Financial Regulation and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to establish a seasonal branch at its current year-round branch located at 9105 Coastal Highway, Ocean City.

The proposed seasonal full-service branch will provide general banking services to residents and businesses located in Ocean City. The branch will be open seasonally for six months May 1 through Oct. 31 annually, and will temporarily close for six months Nov. 1 through April 30 annually, commencing Nov. 1, 2021.

Any person wishing to comment on this application may file his or her comments in writing with Mr. Frank R. Hughes, Regional Director, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1300, New The Art League of Ocean City is a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing the visual arts to the community through education, exhibits, scholarship, programs and community art projects.

York, New York 10118.

Comments are due not later than June 7.

The non-confidential portions of the application are on file at the appropriate FDIC office and are available for public inspection during regular business hours. Photocopies of the non-confidential portion of the application file will be made available upon request.

Calvin B. Taylor Bank is a community bank providing deposit and loan services to consumers and businesses through 12 offices located in Worcester County, and lower Sussex County, Delaware, and northern Accomack County, Virginia. Information on the bank is also available through its website, www.taylorbank.com.

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