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According to numbers released by the Ocean City Police Department, accidents involving pedestrians and bicyclists in the fenced area of Coastal Highway, between 40th and 62nd streets, are about the same or lower than in previous years.

Median fence safety: so far so good Barrier has done its job to date, with no pedestrian accidents By Brian Gilliland Associate Editor (July 27, 2018) While it’s still early into the useful life of the median fence installed this year between 40th and 62nd Streets, early numbers released by the Ocean City Police Department show the fence is more than a boondoggle or a design faux pas. In the past five years, the numbers show that 2014 was the worst year to walk or ride a bike in the resort, with 33 pedestrians and 31 bicyclists struck during the year. Also during that year up until June 30, the most recent data available, 11 pedestrians and 13 cyclists were involved in vehicle crashes, with three pedestrian crashes in the median fence zone.

For 2014 as a whole, eight pedestrians and three bicyclists were struck in the fence zone. This year, during the same time period, there have been six pedestrian crashes in the resort with zero in the fence zone, and seven bicycle crashes with one in the fence zone.

It should be noted, however, that the lone bicycle crash in the fence area happened in May, before the fence was complete, Lindsay Richard, OCPD public information officer, said. In 2013, there were 13 pedestrian accidents before July 1, with three in the fence zone and by year’s end there

were 26 accidents with five in the fenced area. For bicycles, there was only one up until June 30, but 19 during the year, with one in the fenced area. After 2014, the volume of accidents involving pedestrians and bikers lessened on the pedestrian side. From See HIGHWAY Page 3

By Paige M. Passman Staff Writer (July 27, 2018) The Ocean City Chamber of Commerce and other business interests along the Atlantic seaboard last week got behind legislation introduced by Rep. Mark Sanford (R-SC) that would have protected offRep. Mark shore areas Sanford from oil and gas exploration and drilling. His effort failed, but Sanford’s coastal protection measure was an amendment to the House Interior Appropriations bill that would have tied funding for the Interior Department to a prohibition against these activities. His effort was one of several offered by Republicans See OCEANA Page 66

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Continued from Page 1 2015-2017 there were 16 pedestrian accidents before July 1, with a total of 60 for the three years combined with almost one-quarter of those in the median fence area. The same didn’t hold true for cyclists. Last year was almost as bad as 2014 for bikers, with 11 strikes by July 1, and a total of 30 on the year. In 2015 there was only one, and in 2016 there were five before July 1. Those years ended with 23 and 26 accidents respectively, with a total of six in the fence zone. Last year had only one bicycle accident in the fence area.

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OC installs surveillance cameras on buses New system not monitored in real time but will provide relevant footage if needed

By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (July 27, 2018) Anyone who gets that feeling someone might be watching as they ride an Ocean City transit system bus would be correct, to an extent. The resort has instituted a fleetwide bus camera surveillance program to capture video of incidents occurring inside or outside of public transportation vehicles. Transit Manager Mark Rickards said the entire 64-bus fleet is now outfitted with security cameras. “This is the first camera system for video monitoring or surveillance in our Ocean City bus system,” he said.

Rickards said eight cameras are installed in the 35- and 40-foot buses, with 60-foot articulating buses including a dozen and para-transit buses having a half dozen. “This is basically exterior and interior cameras and a DVR, which is, of course, not real time,” he said. “If we have an instance where we need to view something that happened, we will have to pull the video and send it to the proper parties for review.” The bus camera system will assist in a number of different areas, in some cases not actually involving mass transit vehicles, Rickards said. “If something hit the outside of the bus, or there was a pedestrian or bicycle incident, the police department or risk management would probably request that footage,” he said. Rickards said the camera system will

also capture interior footage to keep a watchful eye on passengers and drivers. “Half the cameras are focused on the inside, which would be for disorderly conduct or if somebody falls,” he said. The cameras are not being viewed in real time, such as the City Watch system on the Boardwalk, Rickards said. “We’re not watching people constantly,” he said. “It’s not like a casino or retail store, this is just available on demand.” OCPD Public Affairs Officer Lindsay Richard said her department will use the new bus cameras in a similar fashion to private property owners’ surveillance systems, where police request permission to use footage for investigative purposes. “Our Forensic Services Unit has worked to familiarize themselves with the software so that video can easily be

grabbed when needed,” she said. Although law enforcement has a limited role with the bus camera surveillance program at this point, Richard said the system could be expanded. “In the future, there is a possibility of being able to monitor the cameras live, similar to the City Watch system on the Boardwalk, but for now we don’t have that capability,” she said. In addition to working with the police and risk management, Rickards said the system would also prove useful for monitoring driver interactions. “It’s actually helped us as a deterrent for bad behavior for drivers and for customers,” he said. “If somebody calls and says a driver was rude, or a driver was using a cell phone, we can check that.”

OC seeks grant to further work to be ‘Bicycle Friendly’

By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (July 27, 2018) Looking to continue down the path to becoming a “Bicycle Friendly Community,” Ocean City applied last month for nearly $80,000 in state funding to support its effort. The Bicycle Friendly Community program was established by the League of American Bicyclists in 1995 and has grown to include more than 400 communities nationwide. Ocean City Engineering Manager Paul Mauser, who presented the idea to the City Council in March, said in mid-June the town had applied for a Maryland Department of Transportation Bikeways Program grant to help create a bike master plan. “The town currently has bicycle routes on St. Louis Avenue, Sinepuxent Avenue, the Boardwalk, Wight Street, Assawoman and Jamaica drives,” he said. “Now what we’re looking at doing is bringing in a professional consultant who develops bike master plans.” Earlier the month, the council voted to pursue the designation and approved forming a related Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee. Mauser said the next steps in the lengthy approval process, which rejects about half the applicants, involve evaluating modes of available transpiration to establish a bike master plan. “We established bicycle routes throughout town where we saw demand and now we need to hire a professional planner to make a master plan,” he said. “They can provide insights where we need to place the next [bike paths] at [and] how it should be constructed.” Mauser said the consultant would See OC Page 6

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Campground faces Worcester code violations County seeking survey of White Horse Park residents living in trailers year-round

By Brian Gilliland Associate Editor (July 27, 2018) Worcester County and the White Horse Park community are working toward a solution after complaints emerged about residents using the campground as their primary residence despite a caveat in the zoning code preventing such use. Campgrounds in Worcester County are for seasonal use only, and not meant to become a person’s home, but county officials are reluctant to start throwing people out on the street. “We left it that the homeowners’ association would forward us a letter containing the lot, name, number of individuals and other details, like if the person was living on a fixed income, was a veteran or some other data,” County Administrator Harold Higgins said. Higgins was at a meeting with the homeowners’ association along with Commissioner Jim Bunting this week. “We first sent them a letter in January, telling them they cannot be there between Sept. 30 to April 1,” Bunting said. “They can stay there temporarily during that time, as long as it’s not more than 30 days at a time or 60 days in aggregate.” Rumors stating the park was going to be closed are greatly exaggerated, Bunting said. “We’re trying to get the (homeowners’) board to do it using their own documents, but if that doesn’t work the county will have to step in and do enforcement,” he said. White Horse Park Campground Property Manager Ted Gajewski said

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County officials are looking into claims that year-round residents living in the White Horse Park Community Association, near Ocean Pines, are in violation of county zoning ordinances.

the association would be sending a letter out along with the relevant section of code to property owners soon, but didn’t have a timeline set. “Some of the residents have disabilities or handicaps. Some have no place else to go,” Bunting said. “We’re going to prioritize.” There is a framework, Higgins said. “Their lawyer has drawn up a plan with phases 1, 2 and 3 and they all read a little differently,” Higgins explained. But not everything between the two entities is compatible. The campground, Higgins said, has a 90-day timeline to bring properties into compliance, where the rest of the county

has 60 days. Higgins said the idea was to let the plan circulate and to give it time to work. “The county can issue citations, or

impose a fine and the property owners can request a hearing — it all takes time,” he said. Time that could be saved by trying it this way, Higgins explained.

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OC studies paid sick leave financial impact Few employees have used state-mandated benefit yet, full cost still uncertain

By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (July 27, 2018) Although the imposition of the state’s mandatory paid sick law is relatively recent, Ocean City government is monitoring the financial impact of the Maryland Healthy Working Families Act. The measure, which went into effect in February, was roundly criticized by the tourist industry because of its dependence on seasonal workers. Other conservative voices came into play as well, resulting in Gov. Larry Hogan’s veto of the measure last May. The governor’s veto, however, was

overridden in the General Assembly this year. Human Resources Director Wayne Evans said of approximately 900 fulland part-time people on the city’s payroll, only 19 employees have taken advantage of the enhanced benefits thus far. “The town of Ocean City is completely compliant [but] we’ve had minimal usage at this point,” he said. The new law stipulates that businesses with 15 or more employees who clock in for at least 12 hours per week must give them one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 worked. Businesses with 14 or fewer employees would be required to provide unpaid sick leave at the same rate. While the initial version of the measure would have permitted employees to use accrued sick leave after

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OC seeks $80K in grant funding for ‘Bicycle Friendly’ Continued from Page 4 also be listening to residents, council and the related bike advisory committee. “We’re just looking for the bike routes that perhaps aren’t quite as obvious [and to] craft some out of the box thinking,” he said. Bikeways Program grants generally are awarded in October and support a wide range of bicycle network development activities. The three main categories include design plans and feasibility studies, which must be completed within two years of the award. “This all ties into the Bicycle Friendly Community application,” he said. “If we have a grant in place and are proactively working towards completing a Bike Master Plan, that will go a long way in the application process.” If funding is approved, Mauser said the Bikeways Program grant would cover the cost of hiring the consultant, and would keep the effort on track to meet a summer 2019 target date. “We would actually be able to start this project in April of 2019 if everything goes through,” he said.

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Evans also noted employees can accrue up to 40 hours of paid sick leave per year, with unused time carrying over to a maximum of 64 hours. “This is an indirect cost,” he said. “In theory, we’re still paying the same salary, but we’re losing the cost of those work days used for paid sick leave.” Evans also said employees rehired within 37 weeks would retain previously earned sick leave. “It’s still early to say [but] there’s going to be some impact on the budget,” he said. “We’ll have a better idea, because we’re tracking this, by the end of next year.”

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Citizens concerned about geese form group

By Josh Davis Associate Editor (July 27, 2018) A concerned citizens group has formed in the wake of the June 29 culling of about 300 Canada geese in Ocean Pines. Dubbed “The Ocean Pines Geese and Ecology Brain Trust Initiative: Securing a Balance,” the group plans to meet publicly for the first time on Thursday, Aug. 16 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Ocean Pines library on 11107 Cathell Road. According to a release from Chairwoman Mary Deborah Wilson, “Residents of this community were unaware of the geese confiscation until the action had occurred … in the wee hours of the morning. As a result, there has been much contention and various emotions about the circumstance within this and surrounding communities in Worcester County MD. It is important to channel those responses into action. “The mission will be to establish best practices in balancing community, geese, and ecological needs in the region based on facts not opinions,” Wilson said in the release. “I plan to request meeting attendance from experts in veterinarian medicine, ministers, water quality, ornithology, lawyers, and political representatives.” She said the initial meeting would create subgroups “that develop pertinent recommendations and strategies.” “If you are motivated, persistent, and interested in this initiative, we want you!” Wilson said. “Welcoming any interested parties to attend.” Wilson, in a phone interview Monday, said she’s a Baltimore native and currently a mental health and geriatric nurse practitioner. “I’ve been a resident here for seven years in the Pines and part of the allure and beauty, I think, of this region is the wildlife and the ecology,” she said. “I believe we’re all champions of those that can’t defend themselves, that are powerless, so I feel that we have a responsibility to look toward the future and see how we might better resolve the issue of trying to find a balance between the ecology and the wildlife, so that really spurred me on.” She added she was “concerned that the community really did not know about the action until after it occurred.”

“Everyone’s involved in a different part of the grieving process, trying to come to terms with this. Part of me says, ‘OK, we could be upset, we could be angry, we could be whatever for a long period of time, but let’s do something.’ Let’s channel it, let’s see … what really is the issue and can the bird experts tell us something that might be used to set a better game plan and strategy.” Perhaps association bylaws and “other protections need to be revised” and put into place, Wilson added. “I’m hoping that we’ll have a lot of different brains and types of people … and try to come up with a best practice,” she said. Wilson said future meetings have been set for Sept. 18, Oct. 9 and Dec. 11. While the subject of goose control has been controversial, it’s not exactly new. “They’ve been talking about this for the last eight-to-ten years,” Environment and Natural Assets Committee Chairman Tom Janasek said. His group looked into the issue and provided a formal recommendation to the board and general manager. “It’s been on the books … we’ve had [board] approval for it for the last five years, but nobody would ever sign the check,” he said. “We never had a GM that actually had the will do the right thing and get rid of them.” Janasek said his committee and the Ocean Pines administration had already explored several other options, including egg addling, installing monofilament lines around the ponds, growing grass barriers, and then cutting them down. According to a June 29 press release, Ocean Pines hired the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services for the goose removal. When contacting the agency, Janasek said he again went through the checklist. “When I called them to set this, they said, ‘Have you done this?’ ‘Yup.’ ‘Have you done that?’ ‘Yup.’ They said, ‘Well, this is the last thing we can do,’” Janasek said. “And they went to two other places right after they left us, to do the same thing. “We’ve been talking about it for years,” he continued. “It was in there, it in the budget [as wildlife management]. It’s been there, plain as day, when we did

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… frankly, Ocean Pines has a problem now with everybody having to give their opinion and nothing getting done. “All I would do is reference the article [the Gazette] wrote in last week’s paper, referencing the USDA talking about how the goose population is so incredibly high everywhere that it’s just not manageable,” Janasek continued. “The people that came down from Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources told me personally that the South Gate pond, the way it is, couldn’t sustain that many geese.”

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By Josh Davis Associate Editor (July 27, 2018) Ocean Pines Board of Directors candidates participating in a forum last Wednesday issued a unified message – civility and transparency by leadership needs to improve and help is on the way. Last month, five of the seven candidates participated in the only forum sanctioned by Ocean Pines and presented by the association’s election committee. Last Wednesday, the same five candidates – Frank Daly, Paula Gray, Ted Moroney, Greg Turner and Steve Tuttle – took part in a candidate forum at The Parke, a homeowner’s association within the larger association of Ocean Pines. Two candidates, Esther Diller and Arie Klapholz, did not attend either forum. The opening question from moderator Diane McGraw asked candidates

how they would address transparency in the wake of surprisingly severe financial loses and accusations of theft and impropriety a year ago. Daly, answering first, said the current board has held too many closed meetings. He said the board has certain rights, but should tell homeowners the reason for going into closed session. “That hasn’t happened,” he said. On theft, Daly said any crimes should be reported to the Worcester County Sheriff and state’s attorney’s office. “The board of directors of Ocean Pines does not have the ability to forgive sin,” Daly said. Gray said she is concerned by wildly fluctuating numbers and wondered how much had been stolen and how much, as her grandmother used to say, was labeled as “misspent.” “That is all past and we have to wait for the results of that forensic audit before we can say, ‘This is how much, this

is what we need to do,’” she said. “Right now, the transparency issue is what’s important.” Gray, too, said the board has the right to go into closed session and privately address certain issues. “Transparency from now on must be a little different,” she said. “Money has to be spent, but you sleep a lot better if really knew where it went and where it’s going in the future. This travesty is not going to happen again.” Moroney, the only incumbent in the election, said the biggest issue was “the failure of the board to jump in when we were looking at losses last August of $745,000.” Since then, he said, a “deep dive” audit was done and auditors were checking to make sure recommendations from the review were put into place. Secondly, he said a forensic audit was well underway. See SEVEN Page 10

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Seven candidates remain in hunt for four board positions Continued from Page 8 “As has been stated, if we find impropriety, that is going to go to police,” Moroney said, adding one identified theft was turned over to the Worcester County Bureau of Investigations last year. He said the forensic auditors would speak to that agency this week. “I think we’re taking the appropriate steps in moving forward, to try to make sure we’re as transparent as we can be, while protecting the interest of the individuals,” he said. Turner said the only time a closed meeting should occur was “when you talk about a specific employee or employees.” He said money lost, perhaps $1 million or more, was mind-boggling. “It just like disappeared,” he said. “It just seems that it’s just ridiculous that we didn’t know about it … You put this money into the pot to be spent and used wisely, and I don’t think that it was. “We just need to have more openness about everything that’s done here,” Turner continued. “If you do elect me, I will change that.” Tuttle said he demonstrated transparency through his prior public service in Ocean Pines. In 2016, he organized an unofficial candidate forum at the Ocean Pines library and later that year joined and became chairman of the association election committee. On the committee, Tuttle helped open up the voting process. His proposals to count votes in public and immediately announce voting totals were adopted by the board. “I spent the last two years on that committee working to bring transparency to the full voting process,” he said. “So, I think I’ve demonstrated a commitment to transparency that’s very, very important. It is important that [the board] communicate openly and straightforwardly to the membership.” The candidates were also asked if and how they would work together to move the association forward. Gray said she was “aghast” by the behavior of some board members over the last year and said many homeowners

were ostracized during meetings for asking questions. “Sometimes you have to get a new team and that’s what we’re all here to be,” she said. “Most of us here have the idea that change is necessary … you don’t want to have to get up in the morning and wonder what’s going on – you want us to do that. “You just want to know that we’re doing it in good faith for you all and that’s what’s gone astray,” Gray added. Moroney said the prior board was perhaps “the most dysfunctional board in the history of Ocean Pines.” He was appointed last September, a month after the last election, when former interim general manager and director Brett Hill resigned. With the exception of the last month or so, Moroney said, “We were pretty good at working together.” “I think the biggest thing that I’ve brought to this [board] is the ability to reach across the aisle to individuals that others may have a problem with,” he said. “I think I’ve demonstrated that’s part of my main role on the board, going forward.” Turner said he’s been in Ocean Pines for a long time, adding, “I’m not going to go along with anybody unless I think it’s the right thing to do.” He said he would use his best judgment and homeowners were welcome to call him any time to discuss issues. Daly, in the first of at least half a dozen similar references, said the board needed to evoke “an attitude of operational excellence.” He asked how many times homeowners had been let down because department heads, the general manager and board members did not do what they were supposed to. “What we need to do … is expect operational excellence in every aspect of this association’s management,” Daly said. Tuttle invoked gunslingers from the Old West coming into a town and having to check their weapons at the door of a saloon. See OCEAN Page 12

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Ocean Pines ballot deadline Aug. 8; votes counted Aug. 10 Continued from Page 10 “One of the things that the board members have to do is check their egos at the door,” he said. “There’s no place on the board for personal egos and personal agendas. We have to work together as a team, we have to evaluate the issues carefully, do the research that’s required and then vote accordingly.” Also, Tuttle said, “The press is no place to try our differences.” “I’m very disappointed with some of the reports that came out in the newspaper recently about some board comments about one another. There’s no place for that,” he said. “The newspaper … is no place to start badmouthing one another or saying negative things about each other. We need to learn to work as adults and not as a kindergarten class.” The topic of civility was a recurring theme and, as Tuttle said, “should be a given.” “We have to learn to listen to one another,” he said. “If we can’t work it out, sometimes we have to agree to disagree. But acting in a civil manner towards each other is just absolutely essential.” Daly repeated one of his taglines of the campaign that board members should “learn to criticize without punching and learn how to accept criticism without crying.” “Civility is important and also how to ask a question or accept a question without seeing it as an attack,” Gray said. “Obviously, I think we need to be civil with one another,” Moroney said, adding that could be achieved by getting board members on the same page, from the start, during organizational and orientation meetings. He also suggested “the new Joe Reynolds rule, which is to refrain from talking badly about other board members in the press.” “I think if we do that alone, that would be a huge plus moving forward,” Moroney said. “You can disagree on issues, but when it becomes personal … it becomes something that sticks in somebody’s craw from then on.” Turner said he’s read news reports about ridiculous things happening be-

tween board members. “We’re all grownups,” he said. “You’ve gotta work with people and with their faults and ideologies … that’s a given.” Candidates agreed, when asked if amenities should break even or be subsidized, that the goal should be to at least break even in all areas. They also found common ground when asked about purchasing financial management software that more information was needed in order to make a decision. Asked what each hopes to accomplish, Tuttle said he would work hard on financial management and making the board more accountable and transparent. Daly also called for better accountability, as well as establishing a five-year strategic plan. Turner said he would like to see buildings and other assets better maintained. During the next 12 months, Moroney said he wanted to finish the reserve study, come to a decision on financial management software, pass a balanced budget, and develop a method to fund new capital projects. Gray said she wanted to improve living conditions in Ocean Pines and develop a plan for the future. “We are here because Ocean Pines is absolutely a great place to be,” she said. “I’m here to make you realize that this board is your functional tool and that you can approach any of us and all of us without feeling rejection or abuse or neglect. “We need financial stability, we need a pleasant and nonacrimonious way of interacting with each other … and we can have that. You should expect that from all of us,” Gray added. Ballots were mailed on July 11 and are due back by Aug. 8. Voters may select up to four candidates. Votes will be counted and vote totals announced on Aug. 10, and results will be certified during the Aug. 11 annual meeting of membership. For questions about ballots or the election, contact the Ocean Pines Election Committee at 410-208-3989 or elections@oceanpines.org.

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By Josh Davis Associate Editor (July 27, 1018) Ralph DeAngelus of the Matt Ortt Companies last Thursday said there were no hard feelings following several news reports and commentary elsewhere regarding the Ocean Pines Clubs Committee and the Ortt Company’s handling of the association’s yacht and beach clubs. A July 5 article in the Bayside Gazette, OC Today’s sister paper, said the clubs committee perception of Ortt Companies was “mostly upbeat,” although a few committee members reported having bad experiences. The following week, DeAngelus in an email exchange disputed some of the contents of committee meeting minutes, saying information “put forth about the Beach Club couldn’t be more inaccurate.” The exchange was reported in the Gazette on July 12. That led to a Joe Reynolds commentary on the Ocean Pines Forum suggesting that the committee “perhaps it has outlived its usefulness.” Committee member Gary Miller, last Thursday, said “98 percent of what we discussed at the last meeting was extremely positive.” “Everybody is ecstatic with what’s going on,” Miller said. “But, because we did hear a few little things, those were the types of things [the committee wanted] to tell you about, just so little things don’t go into big things.” Miller added, “Everything has been very, very positive, regardless of how it came across in the paper and on Joe Reynolds’ Forum.” “It is kind of the purpose of the clubs committee to not only tell you all the good things, [but] if there is something that you could do a little different or there are some questions ... to bring it to your intention,” Miller said. “What you do with it is completely up to you. We do not enforce or tell you [what to do], or try to have anything other than just giving you comments we hear.” Miller said he sent a copy of the June meeting minutes to DeAngelus because he didn’t know some of the answers to questions that came up. When DeAngelus replied, Miller said he forwarded that to the Gazette “Just so you can do a follow up in the paper, so that there isn’t any miscommunication.” “And I understand [the Gazette] called to talk to you to make sure that was OK,” Miller said. “If there was any negativity that came out of that, it was not our intention.” DeAngelus said he and his business partner, Matt Ortt, were not thin skinned. “The truth of the matter is, I hear enough good things. I’ve got enough people blowing smoke up my ass,” he said. “I’d like to hear what the problems are. I don’t even want to hear how great you thought it was — I want to hear what you thought was wrong.” See DEANGELUS Page 14

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Berlin temple welcomes new rabbi By Paige Mallory Passman Staff Writer (July 27, 2018) Rabbi Estelle Mills has joined Temple Bat Yam in Berlin, taking over for Rabbi Susan Warshaw who retired on June 30. Her background is both as a rabbi and a Jewish educator. “I love teaching, and I have won several national awards for my Jewish programming for doing creative, out-of-the-box, Jewish programs, she said. “I’m excited to try to bring some of that to Temple Bat Yam, and because they have a welcoming community. Also, to help grow the congregation.” Mills grew up in Greensville, North Carolina. She attended Univer-

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DeAngelus attends clubs meeting Continued from Page 13 DeAngelus went on to say his email to the committee was intended to “set the record straight.” He did, however, take issue that emails were forwarded to the media and asked that not happen again. “That set me aback a little bit,” he said. “That was just a misunderstanding and I don’t think we’re going to forward each other’s emails any longer to the press.” DeAngelus went on to say his comments about inaccuracies in the meeting minutes were not in response to committee member Gerald Horn’s story about a negative experience at the beach club. In the July 5 article, Horn said he and his wife, Ocean Pines Director Colette

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the bill with its stunning and expansive water views. We knew it was a gem as soon as we saw it.” Located roughly 50 miles south of the Virginia-North Carolina border on 480 secluded acres abutting Currituck Sound, the family and pet friendly property hosts numerous tent and RV sites, many of which are waterfront. It offers a general store with gasoline, groceries, plus RV and fishing supplies; updated restrooms, laundry facilities, a recreation room and kids’ playground and a pier providing easy access to fishing, crabbing and swimming. It also offers an easy drive to many local attractions including the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge, the Currituck Marina and Restaurant, and the famous H2OBX Waterpark. The campground will host regular seasonal activities and themed weekends, from crab feasts to campfire

cookouts, that will keep campers well entertained on site in true Blue Water hospitality fashion. Blue Water hosted an official ribbon cutting ceremony on May 11 during which they introduced their new mascot, Burbage the Bear, and revealed a surprise dedication of a fire pit in honor of the campground’s former owners, Jim and Anne Slade. The Hampton Lodge Campground is open March 30 to Oct. 31 and is located at 1631 Waterlily Road in Coinjock, North Carolina. For reservations, call 757-303-1932 or visit its streamlined online reservation system at http://hamptonlodgenc.com/. Founded by Jack and Todd Burbage in 2002, Blue Water Development is a real estate developer specializing in commercial and hospitality properties operating in Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Maine, New Jersey and North Car-

olina. Blue Water’s diverse portfolio includes five luxury RV resort properties: The Resort at Massey’s Landing in Millsboro, Delaware, Chincoteague Island KOA in Chincoteague, Virginia, Cape Charles/Chesapeake Bay KOA in Cape Charles, Virginia, Flat Rock Bridge Family Campground in Lebanon, Maine, and Hampton Lodge Campground in Coinjock, North Carolina; eight hotels: Bethany Beach Ocean Suites, The Commander Hotel in Ocean City, Maryland, Aloft Hotel in Ocean City, Maryland, Drifting Sands Hotel in Ship Bottom, New Jersey, Fairfield Inn & Suites on Chincoteague Island, Virginia, Atlantic Oceanfront Inn, Ocean City, Maryland, and Holiday Inn Express Bethany Beach; and three recreational venues: Blue Water Golf, Maui Jacks Waterpark in Chincoteague, Virginia, and Sea Rocket in Ocean City, Maryland.

Man accused of assaulting woman By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (July 27, 2018) John Mellon Jr., 29, of Norristown, Pennsylvania was arrested for first- and second-degree assault on Friday just after 10:15 p.m. at a hotel in the 2100 block of Baltimore Avenue. Police were contacted by other hotel guests who reported hearing fighting and yelling inside another room. The witnesses heard a woman in

the room crying for help and said that it sounded like she was being thrown around and choked. Police said when they met with the couple, the woman said an John Mellon Jr. argument with Mellon turned physical and that she had been assaulted for several minutes. According to the police report, the woman said Mellon had kicked her

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OC Police Department to do seasonal staff tests, Aug. 1 (July 27, 2018) The Ocean City Police Department will hold its first testing date for prospective 2019 seasonal employees on Aug. 1 at the Roland E. Powell Convention Center on 40th Street. Doors will open at 7 a.m. and testing will begin promptly at 8 a.m. Positions being considered during this testing date are seasonal police officers and public safety aides. Those seeking full-time police officer positions will also be considered. Applicants will begin by completing a background questionnaire followed by a written examination which measures the basic skills necessary to perform successfully as a police officer or public safety aide. Applicants for police officer will then complete a physical abilities test

which includes a 220-yard shuttle run, an obstacle course, and a dummy drag. Applicants who successfully complete the initial components will be invited to the Public Safety Building, located at 6501 Coastal Highway, for an oral interview on Aug. 2. “Former seasonal police officers and public safety aides can be found working for local, state and federal law enforcement agencies across the country and are highly sought after by recruiters,” said Police Chief Ross Buzzuro. “Our seasonal program offers employees a tremendous opportunity to get real law enforcement experience, giving them an advantage in their career.” For more information, visit www.joinocpd.com.

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2BR/2BA condo w/courtyard. Being sold fully furnished. Plenty of room in kitchen. Very close to beach & restaurants off 120th street. Plenty of amenities in the community of Heron Harbour, including tennis courts, large outdoor pools, and an indoor pool. MLS 1001562630

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Direct Ocean front, shows like a model. 3BR/3BA, Decorator furnished with 2 Master suites. Upgrades throughoutcustom mural,granite counter-tops, surround sound, gas fireplace, wainscoting, and GE profile appliances. Indoor pool, fitness center. Walk to restaurants and shops. MLS 1001564344

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3BR/2BA end unit in NOC steps from beach. Oversized balcony w/ocean views. Kitchen upgraded wgranite counters, large dining room & living area. Master is spacious w/bath and door to balcony. Well maintained building w/low fees. Storage closet, assigned parking, elevator. MLS 1001563816

area. Kitchen has plenty of counter and storage

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and kitchen overlook the water and lead into dining

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19 E MALLARD DR OCEAN PINES - $459,000 3BR/3.5BA townhome overlooks water & comes w/2 car garage, fenced in yard & boat lift. Upgrades and attention to detail throughout. Large kitchen opens to large family room leading to glass sliders onto deck. MLS 1001562768

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7601 COASTAL HWY $429,900 3BR/3BA direct bay front. Sunset views from family room. Fireplace. Beautiful floors in foyer, kitchen, dining & family room. Kitchen w/granite counters, SS appliances & breakfast bar. Family room off kitchen & has glass sliders to large deck. Master bedroom w/large walk-in closet, overlooks bay w/glass sliders to deck. MLS 1001560610

11901 WIGHT ST OC NOW $379,000 Spacious 3BR/2BA ocean view 4th floor condo comes fully furnished. Large kitchen has ample counter space. Beautiful tile flooring. Large utility room with a full size washer and dryer. Lving room w/ balcony access has great ocean views. MLS 1001563816

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38808 GRANT AVE SELBYVILLE, DE - $675,000 Estate Sale-Investment opportunity! 2 separate units. 2BR/2BA for a total of 4BR's & 4BA. Rent one out & keep one unit, or rent both units out. Rarely opportunity to own a duplex on water. Possibilities are endless. Large deck & docking for boat. Close to the DE Beach w/Low taxes. MLS 1001573824

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Man allegedly imprisons girlfriend

By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (July 27, 2018) Nicholas Richard Langshaw, 38, of Wilmington, Delaware was arrested for false imprisonment and second-degree assault following a domestic dispute last Tuesday at approximately 6:44 p.m. in the 13000 block of Wight Street. Following an argument the previous evening with her boyfriend, later identified as Langshaw, the woman said she was forbidden from leaving the apartment. When the woman initially con-

tacted police she advised Langshaw has left the unit, but when police arrived she called to say he had returned. Police who reN. R. Langshaw sponded spotted the woman on a secondfloor balcony and said she claimed Langshaw would not permit her to leave the unit. Police said Langshaw eventually came outside and admitted the couple had been arguing the previous evening and said his girlfriend had

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Accused of assault, fleeing in car

By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (July 27, 2018) MacGregor Anthony McClelland, 36, of Brandywine, Delaware was arrested for second-degree assault, unlawful use of a motor vehicle and four counts of malicious destruction of property last Friday about 10:30 p.m. Police went to a reported domestic assault at a hotel in the 4500 block of Atlantic Avenue and were told the man involved had already fled the scene. Police interviewed a woman staying

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Woman impaled by umbrella in OC in stable condition

By Paige Mallory Passman Staff Writer (July 27, 2018) A 46-year-old Pennsylvania woman, Jill Mendygral, was impaled by a flying beach umbrella during last Sunday’s high winds in Ocean City was in stable condition later this week after being hospitalized in Salisbury with a chest injury. The woman was sitting on the beach just after 3:10 p.m. on Sunday, July 22, when wind gusts lifted the umbrella from the sand and sent it hurtling through the air before it came down point-first into the woman’s chest, according to Jessica Waters, Town of Ocean City communications manager. The woman was airlifted to Peninsula Regional Medical Center, Waters said. As unusual as this incident was, it was not unique. Ocean City Beach Patrol Capt. Butch Arbin said he has seen four similar cases during his 46 years of service on the beach. “People are responsible for their own umbrellas,” Arbin said, adding that safety dictates that the umbrella pole be set at least 18 inches into the ground. Even then, beachgoers need to react to current conditions. “Sudden change in wind gusts, like winds [Sunday] — people are advised to put down their umbrellas,” Arbin said.

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Three OC businesses reprimanded

By Brian Gilliland Associate Editor (July 27, 2018) Three businesses were disciplined by the Board of Licensing Commissioners last week, with one earning a letter of reprimand and the other two receiving monetary fines. The Board of License Commissioners is the local branch of the state agency that controls which businesses can sell alcohol to patrons among as well as regulating other concerns such as live entertainment at licensed establishments. During the meeting, the three-person board found that Village Market, Rio Grande Café and Oceans Market sold alcohol to minors and handed out punishments based on the infractions. Village Market, at 1816 Philadel-

phia Ave., earned the largest fine amount at $500. The Rio Grande Café, 14502 Coastal Highway, was fined $250 for a similar offense, and Oceans Market, 14107 Coastal Highway, received a letter of reprimand for its violation. Letters of reprimand are generally given out for first offenses, or offenses that take place after a substantial period of compliance has been observed. However, the final determination is up to the board members. According to April Payne, county liquor license administrator, the Village Market and Rio Grande Café owners paid their fines immediately during the Thursday meeting, though they had until the following day to do so before facing more serious consequences.

Also during the meeting, the commissioners authorized the transfer of the liquor license for the Touch of Italy on 66th Street from Touch of Italy LLC to Farindola OC, and made several requested changes by the Monte Carlo Surf Inn, 216 Baltimore Ave., to its operating hours, entertainment options and allowable games. The owners wanted to extend its allowable operating hours, live entertainment three times per week featuring performers in bands no larger than three pieces and multiple games. The commissioners extended the hours slightly, from 10 a.m. until 9:30 p.m., only about 30 minutes less than the request, allowed one piece of unamplified music three times per week and granted permission for three games, excluding Cornhole, or a bean bag toss.

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Page 26 Annual Jesus at the Beach festival kicks off Monday

By Morgan Pilz Staff Writer (July 27, 2018) Hundreds of people are expected to participate in the 24th annual Jesus at the Beach Music & Ministry Festival, hosted by Son’Spot Ministries, Monday, July 30 to Wednesday, Aug. 1. The festival will begin at the Ocean City convention center on 40th Street each morning at 10 a.m. and run until roughly 1 p.m. In the evening, activities will take place on the beach at Caroline Street from 7-10 p.m. “Last year, God used many people to minister through music, song, preaching, prayer, witnessing, sand sculpture, dramas, dance and fellowship,” Jesus at

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Greek festival attendees dance to music during the 2017 event at the Ocean City convention center on 40th Street.

Greek Festival this weekend in OC

By Morgan Pilz Staff Writer (July 27, 2018) The long awaited Greek festival, full of food, shopping, music and dancing, returns to the Ocean City convention center on 40th Street for the 29th year, this weekend. “The Greek festival is a compilation of everything Greek. We try and reproduce a little of bit of Greek culture, food, sounds, experience in the convention center for three days,” said Alexandra Hall, festival promotion, volunteer and raffle coordinator. “It’s for people who are Greek to experience their own heritage and get to eat Greek food and do Greek dancing, which is a very limited thing here. “For the non-Greeks, it’s for people who’ve been to Greece and it’s something they can relive their Greek vacation experience,” she continued. “[It’s also] for the people who are non-Greeks who’ve never been to Greece. It’s something to look forward to and gives them an idea of another culture.”

Greek food is the main attraction of the festival, with choices such as half chickens, gyros, shish kabobs, grape leaves, meatballs, spanakopita (spinach pie) and baked lemon chicken. Vegetarian favorites include stuffed zucchini, baked veggies and oven cooked potatoes. Additional favorites include moussaka (eggplant and spiced ground beef topped with a béchamel sauce), souvlaki (marinated pork with pita), Greek salad and pastitsio (lasagna with two layers of macaroni, spiced ground beef and cheese topped with béchamel sauce). For those with a sweet tooth, desserts include rice pudding, loukoumades (honey pastries), koulourakia (egg cookies), kourabiethes (butter cookies), tsoureki (sweet bread) and the most famous of all, baklava. “Come for the food, stay for the fun,” Hall said. “Everybody loves Greek food. I’ve never heard of anyone not loving Greek food.” All menu items will be offered starting at noon for dine-in or carry-

out. In addition to the food, participants can shop for jewelry, art, clothing, music, imports, toys and other unique items in the vendor booths. On Saturday, Golden Flame, a Greek Bouzouki band, will bring Greek sounds to the convention center. The band will play throughout the festival daily with live performances from noon to 2 p.m. and 5-11 p.m. New to the festival this year are the Boston Lykeion Ellinidon Dance Troupe. The group will represent Greek folk dances and will perform at 4:30, 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. Up to 5,000 people attend the only Greek Festival on the Eastern Shore each year from Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, New York and Washington D.C, Hall said. Two raffles will take place at the event including its “Best Odds in Town,” which gives ticket buyers a 1in-200 chance of winning a minimum of $5,000, and up to $10,000. See PLETHORA Page 27

the Beach Director Gary Steger stated in a press release. “God is so good. It was awesome to watch the Lord minister to so many of the thousands on the Boardwalk.” The free event was first created in 1995 when Son’Spot Ministries’ directors were inspired to have a festival where multiple groups can come and enjoy being together for three days. “Inside the convention center there will be praise, worship music, some interpretive dance and teaching from the bible,” Steger said. “We have several music groups, a dance group, and a drama group [joining us] from various ministries from Maryland and Pennsylvania. “It’s an opportunity to gather together with other Christians for fellowship, worship, prayer and encouragement,” he continued. There will be a T-shirt stand and information canopy set up on the beach at Caroline Street in downtown Ocean City during the evening. T-shirts cost $15. “There’s a designated prayer canopy near the Boardwalk and a lot of people come there walking by for us to pray with them,” Steger said. “It becomes a very busy part of what we’re doing. We’ll have prayer counselors, prayers and worship music, some testimonies and some interpretive dance.” The event draws a couple thousand people who stop along the Boardwalk See OCEAN Page 28

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An assortment of food will be offered during the annual Greek festival, held this weekend at the Ocean City convention center on 40th Street.

Plethora of Greek food available at annual OC festival Continued from Page 26 Tickets cost $100 each and only 200 will be sold. A second raffle offers a chance to win $1,000. The cost is $5 for six tickets. Drawings will take place on Sunday, July 29, around 8 p.m., though participants do not need to be present to win. Participants must be 18 or older. Raffle tickets can be purchased online at www.oceancitygreekfestival.com using a credit card or PayPal. Guests can also take advantage of the Selfie/Photo Op backgrounds of ancient Greek Ruins of the Parthenon or the whitewashed, blue domed Church village scene at the festival. Children can partake in face painting and a crafts booth sponsored by the St. George Sunday School students. All proceeds from the festival support the St. George Greek Orthodox

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Music, dancing and worship will again take place on the beach at Caroline Street during the Jesus at the Beach Music & Ministry Festival, held Monday through Wednesday in Ocean City.

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(July 27, 2018) The Shepherds Crook reopened on Tuesday, July 17 in its new location, at St. Paul’s by the Sea Episcopal Church, 302 N. Baltimore Avenue, in DeWees Hall. The shop is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon. It will continue to offer dry food goods with the NOEL (Nothing Other than Eating and Loving) Community carryout lunches on Saturdays. Use the DeWees Hall north entrance door at the top of the driveway. For more details, call the church office at 410-289-3453. To volunteer at the Shepherds Crooks, contact Jane Ellis at 540-808-6055.

Ocean baptism to take place Wednesday near 42nd Street Continued from Page 26 and beach to watch the festivities or concerts taking place on the Caroline Street stage. On Wednesday, a baptism will complete the three-day festival, which is slated to take place around 1 p.m. in the ocean at 42nd Street following a meeting in the convention center. Attendees should bring their own blankets and chairs to the beach. “The baptism is a public demonstration of their faith,” Steger said. “It’s symbolic of the old man being buried and the new man arising. The bible says when you’re born again, you’re a new creature of Christ. So, it’s a public testimony or public demonstration of what occurred spiritually for that person.”

Son’Spot Ministries, on Worcester Street in downtown Ocean City, was founded in 1981 with daily gatherings for the Bible, fellowship and Christian music. The Son’Spot continues to be a missionary outreach each year of the Body of Christ, emphasizing salvation and victory in Jesus, through evangelism, fellowship and Holy Spirit ministry. There is plenty of free parking at the convention center. Riding the city bus to the downtown festivities is encouraged. The cost is $3 to ride all day. Evening ministries will take place in the convention center instead of the beach if there is rain. For more information, call 410-2891296 or visit www.jesusatthebeach.org.

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Cool Runnin’s Fastest Server contest at Seacrets, July 31 By Morgan Pilz Staff Writer (July 27, 2018) Seacrets’ ninth annual Cool Runnin’s Fastest Server on Da Beach contest will take place at the 49th Street restaurant and nightclub on Tuesday, July 31, beginning at noon. Local bartenders, waiters and waitresses will put their skills to the test while competing for a first-place prize package worth at least $1,000. The prize package also includes a Believe in Tomorrow Beach Bash ticket for a chance to win an additional $10,000. “Come out to support a local charity and have fun with fellow locals,” Seacrets’ Marketing Manager Jackie Miller said. “Plus, we have got some great prizes up for grabs for first, second and third place, including Seacrets Gold Cards, local restaurant gift cards, cash prizes and first place will get a ticket for the Believe in Tomorrow Beach Bash drawing for the chance to win $10,000.” Proceeds will be donated to Believe in Tomorrow’s Children’s House by the Sea, a local nonprofit organization providing respite housing and services for critically ill children and their families. Last year, the competition raised over $1,500 for the char-

ity. The competition has been supporting Believe in Tomorrow for five years. “It’s just a fun, enjoyable event,” said Wayne Littleton, coordinator of Believe in Tomorrow. “I think back to when I used to participate in the competition a long time ago. It used to be a big event.” Littleton participated in the Fastest Server contest before it was run by Seacrets when he worked for the Purple Moose Saloon on the Boardwalk. Back then, the competition was held at the convention center on 40th Street. “It’s a lot of fun to watch young people participate,” Littleton said. “I watch it and I think, ‘Hey, I did this one time.’” Participants will race through a beach obstacle course balancing a tray of drinks including a bottle of Tropicale beer, a glass of wine and a can of Red Bull. Obstacles such as tires, chairs, a limbo stick and kiddie pools will attempt to impede the competitors. Servers cannot touch the tray with their other hand and if anything falls over they are disqualified. The server with the fastest time wins. Last year, around 60 competitors participated in the contest.

Blake Lodge represents the Taphouse during the Cool Runnin’s Fastest Server on the Beach Contest at Seacrets on 49th Street, last year.

The top three finishers will receive a trophy in addition to cash and prizes donated from local businesses. The first-place finisher will take home a prize package worth at least $1,000 in gift cards, cash and prizes. All participants will receive a souvenir T-shirt. Spectators can view the competition for free. Seacrets’ full food menu and drinks will be available.

Registration starts at 11:30 a.m. for the Cool Runnin’s Fastest Server on Da Beach contest. The $20 registration fee will benefit the Believe in Tomorrow Foundation. Waiters, waitresses and bartenders must work in Ocean City or surrounding areas and be 21 or older to participate. For more information, call Seacrets at 410-524-4900 or visit www.seacrets.com.

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OUT & ABOUT

Ocean City residents Rick and Kerry Gruszecki smile for a photo during dinner at Tailchasers on 123rd Street, Sunday. MORGAN PILZ/ OCEAN CITY TODAY

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Debbie George and her daughter, Cori Laros, of Pennsylvania, visit Lenny’s Beach Bar and Grill at the Clarion Hotel on 101st Street, Monday.

Enjoying dinner at Tailchasers on 123rd Street, Sunday, July 22, from left, are Hartford residents Garry Wilcox, Reno and Giovanni Williams, 7, Gavin, 8, Liz and Ayremina Wilcox, 4, and Juliana, 4, and Shannon Williams. MORGAN PILZ/ OCEAN CITY TODAY

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Tana and Joe Beck, of Ohio, enjoy dinner at Tailchasers on 122nd Street, Sunday.

Visiting Bull on the Beach on 94th Street, last Saturday, from left, are Pennsylvania residents Justin Vonderheide and Julie Sarcone, Lauren and Tony Farina of New Jersey, and Long Island residents Rene and Frank Minutello. MORGAN PILZ/ OCEAN CITY TODAY

New York residents, seated from left, Grace Weaver, 8, Dave and David Matula, 4, and standing, Emine Weaver, left, and Suzie Matula, stop by Lenny’s Beach Bar and Grill at the Clarion Hotel on 101st Street on Monday, July 23. MORGAN PILZ/ OCEAN CITY TODAY MORGAN PILZ/OCEAN CITY TODAY

Having fun drinking beer and playing darts at Bull on the Beach on 94th Street, Saturday, July 21, from left, are Calvert County resident Mark Pfeil, Michael Bassett of D.C., and Mark, Kirsten and Ross Niosi, of Calvert County.

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Peach festival at St. Peter’s in OC absolutely beautiful.” A flea market will take place inside the church all day on Thursday and on Friday, Aug. 3, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Items for sale range from dishes, to pictures, jewelry, toys, household decorations and appliances. Last year, St. Peter’s raised more than $10,000 during the festival with 10 percent going to a Lutheran benevolence charity – the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, based in Illinois – and another 10 percent to the Ocean City Crisis Center, which provides respite housing for the homeless.

Remaining proceeds went into a mortgage reduction fund, to assist with payments for the Committee Life Center at the church, built several years ago. “This year [the funds] will be used to replace the kitchen,” Stannard said. “Our mission is to feed and without a good kitchen we can’t fulfill our mission and all the appliances are getting old or in bad repair.” Donations can still be brought to the church until Wednesday, Aug. 1. For more information, call St. Peter’s Lutheran Church at 410-5247474 or visit www.stpetersoc.com.

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By Morgan Pilz Staff Writer (July 27, 2018) The annual peach festival at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church will take place on Thursday, Aug. 2, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event has actually evolved into a two-day flea market since it first began 22 years ago, and includes concessions stands, vendors, a silent auction, children’s activities, holiday items, books, baked goods, and of course, plenty of peaches at the 103rd Street church. “It has grown as we have done this,” said Ginny Stannard, who co-chairs the festival with Dee Floyd. “It’s a great day. Come for the peach smoothies, that’s why I go.” Peaches are purchased from Bennett Orchards in Frankford, Delaware and will be on sale for $1 each, or get them by the bag. Ocean Pines Food Lion will also donate 10 pounds of peaches this year. The fundraiser sells over 25 boxes, or 100 pounds, of peaches each year, according to Stannard. Attendees can also purchase hamburgers, hot dogs, soda and chips. Baked goods for sale include cakes, pies, cookies, brownies, cupcakes and cobblers. Children’s activities include face painting and games with prizes. In addition, at least 10 vendors will be on hand featuring a farmer’s market, cosmetics and jewelry. The silent auction will offer prizes including a free two-day stay at the Clarion hotel on 101st Street in Ocean City, a $50 gift card from Fager’s Island on 60th Street and coupons from the Ocean Pines Golf Course. “We have local artists that donate paintings and this year we have four of the most beautiful [sports team] quilts that one of the parishioners made,” Stannard said. “They’re just beautiful,

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NOW PLAYING ANGLER 312 Talbot St., Ocean City 410-289-7424 www.angleroc.net July 27: Zion Reggae, 6 p.m. July 28: The Reels, 10 p.m. July 29: Willow Hills, 5 p.m. Aug. 2: Chelsea Takami, 5 p.m. BJ’S ON THE WATER 75th Street and the bay, Ocean City 410-524-7575 www.bjsonthewater.com July 27: Over Time, 9 pm July 28: Thin Ice, 9 p.m. Aug. 1: Old School, 6 p.m. Aug. 2: Bettenroo, 8 p.m. BOURBON STREET ON THE BEACH 116th Street, behind Fountain Head Towers Condominium, Ocean City 443-664-2896 www.bourbonstreetonthebeach.com July 27: Dave Sherman, 8-11 p.m. July 28: 33 RPM, 8-11 p.m. July 29: Vagabonds, 6-9 p.m. July 30: Tony Schuto, 6-9 p.m. July 31: Jack Worthington Aug. 1: Reform School, 6 p.m.; Open Mic, 9 p.m. Aug. 2: Chris Button, 7 p.m. CAPTAIN’S TABLE 15th St. & Baltimore Ave., Ocean City 410-289-7192 www.captainstableoc.com Every Thursday-Saturday: Phil Perdue, 5:30 p.m. CAROUSEL PATIO BAR AND GRILL In the Carousel Hotel, 118th Street and the ocean, Ocean City 410-524-1000 www.carouselhotel.com July 27: Kaleb Brown, 4-8 p.m. July 28: Pearl, 4-8 p.m. July 29: Dave Sherman July 31: Rick Kennedy, 4-8 p.m. Aug. 1: Jack Worthington Aug. 2: DJ Jeremy, 6-10 p.m. COCONUTS BEACH BAR AND GRILL In the Castle in the Sand Hotel 37th Street oceanfront, Ocean City 410-289-6846 www.castleinthesand.com July 27: Darin Engh, noon to 4 p.m.; Human Connection, 5-9 p.m. July 28: Kevin Poole & Joe Mama, noon to 4 p.m.; The Swell Fellas, 5-9 p.m. July 29: Half Naked Duo, noon to 3 p.m.; Luna Sea Band, 4-8 p.m. July 30: Nate Clendenen, noon to 3 p.m.; Bob Wilkinson, Joe Smooth & Pete, 4-8 p.m. July 31: Matt Tichon, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Lima Green Band, 3-7 p.m. Aug. 1: Jon Pheasant Solo, noon to 3 p.m.; Chris Button, Joe Mama & Matt Tichon, 4-8 p.m. Aug. 2: Chris Diller, noon to 3 p.m.; Kevin Poole & Joe Mama, 4-8 p.m.

COWBOY COAST COUNTRY SALOON AND STEAKHOUSE 17th Street and Coastal Highway Ocean City, 410-289-6331 www.cowboycoastoc.com July 27: Live Music on the outside stage, 6-10 p.m.; DJ, Tops Cut Off DJ Team, 9 p.m. July 28: Live Music on the outside stage, 6-10 p.m.; VJ/DJ Jammin Jeff Aug. 1: Live Band Karaoke w/Kaotik and DJ Jerry B Aug. 2: Throwback Summer Concert, ticketed event, Flock of Seagulls, 9 p.m. DRY 85 12 48th Street, Ocean City 443-664-8989 www.dry85.com Aug. 2: Chris English Blues Duo, 9 p.m. DUFFY’S TAVERN 130th Street in the Montego Bay Shopping Center, 410-250-1449 www.duffysoc.com July 27: Bob Hughes, 5-8 p.m. July 28: DJ Chuck D, 8 p.m. to midnight HARBORSIDE BAR & GRILL 12841 S. Harbor Road, West Ocean City, 410-213-1846 www.ocharborside.com July 27: DJ Billy T, 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. July 28: Side Project/Chris Button, 2-6 p.m.; DJ Jeremy, 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. July 29: Opposite Directions, 2-6 p.m.; DJ Billy T, 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. July 30: Blake Haley, 4-7 p.m.; DJ Billy T, 7 p.m. July 31: Dust N Bones Aug. 1: Karaoke w/Jeremy or Trivia w/DJ Bigler Aug. 2: Opposite Directions, 6 p.m. HIGGINS CRAB HOUSE SOUTH 3102 Coastal Highway, Ocean City 410-289-2581 www.higginscrabhouse.com July 27: Troy Grove, 5:30 p.m. HOOTERS 12513 Ocean Gateway, West Ocean City, 410-213-1841 www.hootersofoc.com July 29: First Class, 3-7 p.m. MARINA DECK 306 Dorchester St., Ocean City 410-289-4411 www.marinadeckrestaurant.com Aug. 2: Karaoke, 9 p.m. M.R. DUCKS BAR & GRILLE 311 Talbot St., Ocean City 410-289-9125 www.mrducksbar.com July 27: Eleven Eleven, 6 p.m. July 28: Full Circle, 5 p.m. July 29: Over Time, 5 p.m. Aug. 1: DJ Batman, 5 p.m. Aug. 2: Glass Onion, 6 p.m.

OC Brewing Company 56th Street, bayside, Ocean City 443-664-6682 www.ocbrewingcompany.com July 28: Rockin at the Beach w/Troll Tribe, 8-11 p.m. OCEAN 13 13th Street on the boardwalk Ocean City www.Ocean13ocmd.com July 27: Bob Stout, piano lounge, 6 p.m.; Mark Shaw, tiki bar, 8 p.m. July 28: Apple & Brit, piano lounge, 7 p.m.; Joey Harkum, tiki bar, 9 p.m. July 29: Karaoke w/DJ Jeremy, tiki bar, 9 p.m. July 31: Beats By Jeremy, 9 p.m. Aug 2: Michael Smith, piano lounge, 7 p.m.; Ray Wooten, tiki bar, 9 p.m. OCEAN CLUB NIGHTCLUB In the Horizons Restaurant In the Clarion Fontainebleau Hotel 101st Street and the ocean Ocean City 410-524-3535 www.clarionoc.com Every Friday and Saturday: DJ Dusty, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. July 27-28: On the Edge Lenny’s Deck Bar July 27-29: Power Play, 5-10 p.m. July 30-31: On the Edge, 5-10 p.m. Aug. 1: On the Edge, 4-9 p.m. Aug. 2: On the Edge, 5-10 p.m. OCEAN PINES YACHT CLUB 1 Mumford’s Landing Road Ocean Pines 410-641-7501 www.oceanpines.org July 27-28: Danny Dolan Duo, 6-10 p.m. PICKLES 706 Philadelphia Ave., Ocean City 410-289-4891 www.picklesoc.com July 27: Beats By Jeremy, 10 p.m. July 28: Chris Diller, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. July 30: Karaoke w/Jeremy, 9 p.m. July 31: Beats By Adam Dutch, 9 p.m. Aug. 2: Beats by Wax, 9 p.m. PRINCESS ROYALE OCEANFRONT RESORT & CONDOMINIUMS 91st Street, Oceanfront Ocean City 410-524-7777 www.princessroyale.com Tuesday-Sunday: Laugh Out Load Comedy Club featuring Johnny Watson, 9 p.m. PURPLE MOOSE SALOON 108 S. Atlantic Ave., Ocean City 410-289-6953 www.purplemoosesaloon.com July 27-28: CK the DJ/VJ, 2 p.m.; Bad with Names, 10 p.m.

July 29: CK DJ/VJ, 2 p.m.; Beyond Empty, 10 p.m. July 30 Beyond Empty, 10 p.m. July 31-Aug. 1: VJ Mazi, 9 p.m. Aug. 2: High Voltage, 10 p.m. SEACRETS 49th Street and the bay, Ocean City 410-524-4900 www.seacrets.com July 27: DJ Bobby-O, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Jim Long Band, 5-9 p.m.; LUNASEA Full Moon Glow Party, 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.; DJ Tuff, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.; Innasense, 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.; DJ Bobby-O, 10 p.m. to 1:50 a.m.; DJ Mike T, 10 p.m. to 1:50 a.m.; Gypsy Wisdom, 10 p.m. to 1:50 a.m. July 28: Cruz-in de Bay, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Nowhere Slow, 1-5 p.m.; Innasense, 5-9 p.m.; JJ Rupp Band, 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.; DJ Cruz, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.; DJ Bobby-O, 10 p.m. to 1:50 a.m.; The Benderz, 10 p.m. to 1:50 a.m.; DJ Tuff, 10 p.m. to 1:50 a.m. July 29: DJ Bobby-O, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Jim Long Band, 5-9 p.m.; DJ Tuff, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.; Innasense, 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.; Lima Bean Riot, 10 p.m. to 1:50 a.m.; DJ Davie, 10 p.m. to 1:50 a.m. July 30: DJ Bobby-O, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Full Circle, 5-9 p.m.; I&I Riddim Reggae, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.; Stellar Mojo, 10 p.m. to 1:50 a.m.; DJ Davie, 10 p.m. to 1:50 a.m. July 31: DJ Bobby-O, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Fastest Server on Da Beach, 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Opposite Directions, 5-9 p.m.; I&I Riddim Reggae, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.; My Hero Zero, 10 p.m. to 1:50 a.m.; DJ Mike T, 10 p.m. to 1:50 a.m. Aug. 1: DJ Bobby-O, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Full Circle Duo, 5-9 p.m.; DJ Cruz, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.; Zion Reggae Band, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.; DJ Mike T, 10 p.m. to 1:50 a.m.: The Rockets, 10 p.m. to 1:50 a.m. Aug. 2: DJ Bobby-O, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Rew Smith, 5-9 p.m.; Jah Works, 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.; DJ Cruz, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.; DJ Bobby-O, 10 p.m. to 1:50 a.m.; Go Go Gadjet, 10 p.m. to 1:50 a.m. SKYE RAW BAR & GRILLE 66th Street, bayside, Ocean City 410-723-6762 www.skyebaroc.com July 27: Marcella Peters, 4-8 p.m. July 28: Elwood Bishop Duo, 4-8 p.m. Aug. 1: Sean Spiffy Styles, 4-8 p.m. Aug. 2: Aaron Howell, 4-8 p.m. WHISKER’S BAR & GRILL 11070 Cathell Road, Suite 17 Pines Plaza, Ocean Pines 410-208-3922 www.whiskersbar.com July 27: Karaoke w/Donnie Berkey

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themselves or swimming out farther than they should. Years ago, a young man who was in town celebrating his high school graduation had one too many drinks and took a headfirst dive into two inches of water. He is now paralyzed from the neck down. More recently, a young adult (under the age of 21) consumed a fifth of rum (as reported by his friends) and went swimming against his friends advice who were also poor/non-swimmers and his body was recovered an hour later. This is another easily avoidable tragedy that not only affects the person with poor judgment but also friends and family who must deal with the loss. Over time, it has become clear that many diving-related accidents and most of the heat-related illness have a direct correlation to alcohol consumption. Even more interesting, when it comes to heat emergencies, the alcohol consumption may have been over 12 hours before the incident. We know that from a safety perspective “alcohol and water don’t mix.” Many of our more serious incidents over the years have involved intoxicated beach patrons that do things after drinking that See OBEY Page 36

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Obey laws, listen to surf rescue technicians Continued from Page 35 they would never do if sober. The sad fact is, that many lives have been altered or affected in a permanent way by alcohol-related incidents or injuries both in the water and on the streets, highways and crosswalks of Ocean City. Most of our pedestrian accidents, several of which are fatal each year, involve alcohol for either the driver or the pedestrian who stepped into the path of the oncoming vehicle. Not only is the life of the victim of a paralyzing injury or accident affected, but so are the lives of the family members who are often left caring for that individual following the injury. Another, issue with intoxicated “swimmers” is that reaction time and physical ability are diminished and often

lead to the person finding themselves in trouble in the water and in need of help. If this occurs between the hours of 10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. they will be lucky enough to be rescued by a surf rescue technician, although following the rescue these individuals do not do very well and are often transported to a medical facility for further evaluation (we had several the past few summers). Although we do a very good job of keeping these people safe while we are on duty regardless of how reckless they are, we unfortunately respond to several off-duty “swimmer in distress” calls each season, some of which are fatal and almost all are alcohol related. If you’re going to drink, don’t swim and take a bus or cab to get home safe. In addition to Maryland’s drinking

laws, you might not be aware that Ocean City has its own laws and ordinances. Those that relate to alcohol are: – Public Consumption of Alcohol has been reclassified (2012) as a criminal offense and may lead to your arrest. – Consuming alcohol in public by anyone is prohibited. – Carrying an open container of alcohol is a violation. This includes the beach areas, sidewalks and the Boardwalk. – Using false identification is a criminal offense that can result in a fine and/or loss of license. Police officers in plain clothes help enforce this law. If your beverage happens to be in a glass container you are also guilty of violating an additional ordinance. You might be interested to know that the law is specific about the consump-

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tion of alcohol and has nothing to do with the container it is in (except that glass is also prohibited) although many people wrongly believe that pouring it in a cup makes it acceptable, which is not true. Some beach patrons know the law, but choose to disobey and take their alcohol to the beach and then attempt to hide the behavior from the beach patrol. This makes the job of the surf rescue technician (lifeguard) on duty who is responsible to monitor and enforce all activities on the beach as well as in the water much more challenging. To some it appears as a game, to see if they can conceal their illegal activity from the beach patrol while the surf rescue technician attempts to perform their job and enforce all of Ocean City laws and ordinances. The result is that your surf rescue technician has to divide their responsibilities between protecting people in the water and pleading with “adults” to follow the rules. I have to say though, I often find it ironic that 30- or 40-yearold beach patron will try to hide beer from an 18-year-old lifeguard. The beach patrol and your surf reach technician work very hard to enforce the laws and ordinances of the Town of Ocean City, but we need your help. Please do your part and obey the laws and listen to the surf rescue technician and keep the alcohol off the beach. Violation of these laws is a criminal offense and may lead to arrest and will absolutely require another trip to Ocean City, but this time it will be for a court date. We hope you will have a wonderful time on your vacation in Ocean City, but we also want you to remember to drink when and where it is safe and legal to do so. And always remember, “Keep your feet in the sand until the lifeguard’s in the stand!”

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COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS Members of the 2018-2022 Democratic Central Committee of Worcester County met at their campaign headquarters in Berlin on July 7 to approve appointments to the committee. Pictured, in front, from left, are Tom Butler (at large), Kathy Emmert (auxiliary), Whitney Palmer (at large), Judy Davis (at large), Laurie Brittingham (auxiliary), Joshua Nordstrom (District 1), Judy Butler (auxiliary), Dr. Dennis Acholonu (vice chair/District 2), Lanny Hickman (treasurer/District 5), Teri Lojewski (secretary/District 3), and Candidate Register of Wills Nicole Caudell, and in back, Jerry White (at large), Jim Richardson (auxiliary), guest Barbara Richardson, Vicky Wallace (auxiliary) and Christina Hulslander (District 4). Not pictured: Chuck Hebert (chair/District 6), Priscilla Zytkowicz (District 7) and Howard Sribnick (auxiliary).

POETRY CONTEST Two Worcester Prep Middle School students won the state level in their grade of The Federated Garden Clubs of Maryland, Inc. Poetry Contest for the Worcester Garden Club, District I Chapter. Pictured, from left, are Garden Club representative Glenda Clarke, sixth grader Lebby Becker, Garden Club representative Joanne Kirby and seventh grader Rory Pugh.

George A. Weber III recently presented a donation toward the George and Suzanne Hurley Scholarship Fund in memory of his late ex-wife, Rose Weber. The scholarship fund is organized by the Ocean City Life-Saving Station Museum and is open to Stephen Decatur High School seniors. Pictured, from left, are Museum Society Board President Nancy Howard, Weber and museum volunteer Daphne Hurley, daughter of George and Suzanne Hurley.

MORE TO READ Because of the Worcester County Education Foundation, Stephen Decatur High School Advanced Placement English students will have additional reading material this summer. The reading initiative was the brainchild of A.P. English Teacher Kimberly Patrick (front, right), who applied for and received a grant for the “Flip Grid Summer Book Club” and used the money to purchase a plethora of high interest and College Board recommended advanced level reading materials.

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PRESENTATION Stephen Decatur High School’s National English Honor Society presents Stephen Decatur Middle School Language Arts teacher Jamie Ridgely with a gift card for her travels to Birmingham, United Kingdom where she was slated to speak at the International Federation of Teachers of English. Her conference session, “Embracing the Experiences of Middle School Writers in America,” a qualitative interview study, will also be presented in November at the NCTE conference in Houston, Texas.

OP BEACH BASH Ocean Pines residents enjoy a day at the beach during the Ocean Pines Beach Bash at the Ocean Pines Beach Club on 49th Street in Ocean City on Sunday, July 22. Pictured, from left, are George Ball, Ocean Pines Association President Doug Parks, Stevie Parks, and Communications Committee Chairwoman Jenny Cropper-Rines.

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Fried tomatoes with fresh basil remoulade By Deborah Lee Walker Contributing Writer (July 27, 2018) The summer plays havoc on my social life; writing my column, working at the bank, teaching cooking classes, cleaning condos, cooking for family and friends, taking care of my animals, and trying to keep my home immaculate is needless to say, time consuming. But in reality, I would not have it any differently. I am thankful to be working, I love to cook, my animals mean the world to me and I enjoy cleaning my home. I am not complaining; I am actually very blessed. As a rule, I have Sunday to myself unless an unexpected condo cleaning comes my way. Weather permits, I ride “pinky” (my bike) to Rehoboth. Maybe it’s me, but it seems like Ocean City is windier than it used to be. Trust me, the wind makes a long bike ride even longer. My other favorite pastime on Sunday is to visit the local farmer’s market. I am like a kid in a candy store. Juicy sweet corn, gorgeous ruby red tomatoes, colorful peppers, and gigantic zucchinis are just a few of the pickings that have me salivating each day.

When I come home, I carefully arrange all of my produce on my kitchen counter. It is a stunning display that should grace the cover of a national magazine. Color, height and texture influence my presentation. The tomatoes are arranged in groups of red, green and heirloom. Some people might think I am obsessive. Not really, it is a fascinating journey from seed to the stage of consumption. While I am on the subject of tomatoes, I love fried tomatoes. But I must confess, I am not a fan of fried green tomatoes. Green tomatoes have the coveted consistency that is needed for frying but they do not have any flavor. A green tomato that is starting to turn red is the best of both worlds and perfect for frying. Following are a few tips that will ensure the best fried tomatoes you will ever eat. A partial green/red tomato is a must. A cast iron skillet is the best for frying; it retains the heat that is so important for that crunchy bite. I prefer canola oil for frying because it is neutral in flavor and allows the taste of the tomatoes to stand out. A few tablespoons of bacon drippings added to the canola oil increases the level of flavor. Next you will need to set up a dredg-

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temperature of the oil which will affect the overall texture. Finally, when the fried tomato slices are cooked, place them on a cooling rack. There is nothing worse than to develop a wonderful crunch and allow them to sit on a plate in soggy paper towels. Also, salt and pepper your tomatoes while there are hot, seasoning adheres better on hot food. Tomato season is in full swing. If you are a fan of fried tomatoes, you must give this recipe a try. Enjoy!

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Local produce, homemade goods available at markets Continued from Page 43 p.m. until the last Sunday in September. “[However,] if the farmers still want to be here then I have no problem keeping it open longer,” Wells said. “It’s a farmer’s market not a produce market. These farmers are selling what they sell [for a living].” Many vendors in the Berlin market also participate in the Ocean Pines market on Saturdays. Ocean Pines: The largest farmer’s market in the northern Worcester area is located in Ocean Pines. It has been held for several years on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. until this May, when the market also began taking place on Wednesdays from 4-7 p.m. Held in the tree-shrouded White Horse Park, the market includes dozens of vendors who provide items ranging from locally-grown produce to deli meats, seafood, clothing, jewelry, homemade soaps and lotions, woodwork, carpets and kitchen appliances. There is even a small petting zoo featuring alpacas. “I like the community feel,” Ocean Pines resident June McKenna, who sells lemonade and iced tea, said. “I

love that everything is local.” The Wednesday market is new to Ocean Pines this year and has received praise from local residents. “There’s been a demand for it from the public for the past couple years and we decided to finally open it up [on Wednesday],” Ocean Pines Market Manager David Bean said. “A lot of folks that come into town on Saturday come after 1 p.m. and they can’t get here on time, and by being here on Wednesday from 4-7 p.m. we can accommodate those people.” Some new activities were also introduced at the Ocean Pines market, including Goat Yoga, where baby goats interacted with yoga participants during the first week of June. “I think it was totally fun,” Ocean Pines resident Janice Applebee said about goat yoga. “It was a brand-new experience and it’s always good to try new things.” Ocean City: The market in Ocean City is held on 142nd Street, bayside, on Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. “It’s every day with a ‘U,’ as we say,” said Lawrence McDonald of Quindocqua farm in Somerset See BUY Page 46

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Christmas in July supporting Toys for Tots at Jolly Roger

(July 27, 2018) Originally scheduled on Wednesday, Jolly Roger on 30th Street will celebrate Christmas in July today, Friday, with the First State Detachment Marine Corps League in support of the Toys for Tots program. The original event was postponed because of rain. The campaign collects toys and cash donations for needy children throughout America. Since 1947, Marines have fulfilled the dreams of millions of less fortunate children each Christmas by providing them with toys during the holidays. Last year’s local campaign distrib-

uted 7,710 toys to 3,789 children on the Eastern Shore. Jolly Roger participated in 2017 and looks forward to an even bigger and better event this year. On Friday, July 27, bring a new, unwrapped toy or a minimum donation of $10 to Jolly Roger Park and receive a 20-percent discount, good through July 30, on each admission for each toy or donation provided between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Look for the Toys for Tots banner at the entrance of Jolly Roger to drop off donations and to receive discount vouchers.

Millikin explores music from 1950s-1970s in new book

(July 27, 2018) The Ocean City Life-Saving Station Museum will host author Mark Millikin on Friday, July 27, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Millikin will be on site with his newest book, The Joy and Heartache of Our 1960’s Music. In The Joy and Heartache of Our 1960’s Music, Millikin recounts how and why music made so many listeners feel joy and heartache during the ‘60s and why those songs still resonate with people today. Millikin also covers the late ‘50s and the early ‘70s music, but ‘60s music is this book’s central theme. From rhythm and blues, rock and roll, gospel, country, doo wop and folk music came “soul,” psychedelic rock, garage rock, bubble gum, folk rock, psychedelic soul and hard rock. Millikin was born in Baltimore in 1951, moved to Randolph, a Boston, Massachusetts suburb, when he was 6 and then to Perry Hall, Maryland when he was 11. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Conservation and Resource Development at the University of Maryland, College Park and a Master of Science degree in Marine Biology at the College of Charleston. Millikin worked for NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service as a fishery biologist and fishery manager

ROTARY OFFICERS The Ocean City-Berlin Rotary Club 2018-2019 officers, from left, are Treasurer Cliff Burg, President Margaret Mudron and Secretary Sonia Baker. The Ocean City/Berlin Rotary Club meets on Wednesdays at 6 p.m. in the Captain’s Table Restaurant (Courtyard Marriott Hotel) on 15th Street and N. Baltimore Avenue.

for 39 years. He has written two other books, “Jimmie Foxx: The Pride of Sudlersville” and “The Glory of the 1966 Orioles and Baltimore,” and the booklet, “Babe Ruth, Star Pitcher of the 1914 Baltimore Orioles.” For more information regarding Millikin’s book signing, contact the museum at 410-289-4991 or email christine@ocmuseum.org. The Ocean City Life-Saving Station Museum is located at 813 S. Atlantic Ave. at the southern end of the Boardwalk, across from the Inlet Village. PHOTO COURTESY D.J. LANDIS, SR.

NEW MEMBER Cheryl Care is welcomed as the Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pines - Ocean City’s newest member. She was sponsored by Kiwanian Kitty Wrench and inducted during the June 27 meeting by membership Chair Pat Winkelmayer. Pictured, from left, are Wrench, Care, Winkelmayer and Kiwanis Club President Ralph Chinn.

PERFECT ATTENDANCE Stephen Decatur High School freshman Yunjin Bang learned that perfect attendance has other rewards than just doing well in the classroom. As part of the Positive Behavior Intervention and Support program and a school-wide attendance initiative, Decatur and Premier Driving School partnered to reward one student who attended school all day for 180 straight days with a free driving course. Bang is pictured with outgoing Decatur Principal Tom Zimmer and Premier Driving School representative Kelly Sisk.

BOOK BUCKS The Ocean City Surf Club recently made a $1,500 donation to the Ocean City Beach Patrol to help finance the printing of the OCBP Water and Beach Safety Activity/Coloring Book. Pictured, from left, are Effie Cox, OCSC; Kristin Joson, OCBP public education coordinator; Tommy Vach, OCSC president; Rusty Ruzin, OCSC; OCBP Capt. Butch Arbin; Lt. Ward Kovacs; and Councilman Tony DeLuca.

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Dining Guide ■ PRICE RANGE: $, $$, $$$ ■ RESERVATIONS: Reservations accepted ________________________________

DOWNTOWN

South end to 28th Street

■ CAPTAIN’S TABLE RESTAURANT 15th Street and the Boardwalk, Ocean City 410289-7192, www.captainstableoc.com $$-$$$ | Reservations | Kids’ menu | Full bar Family-owned, serving fine seafood, steaks and poultry on the third floor of the Courtyard by Marriott. ■ COINS 28th Street and Coastal Highway, Ocean City 410524 3100, www.coinspub.com $-$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Casual dining atmosphere for families. Crab cakes, hand-cut steaks, fresh seafood. Everything homemade. Happy hour 3-6 p.m. and early bird 4-6 p.m. Daily specials. ■ THE CORAL REEF CAFE / HEMINGWAY'S RESTAURANT 17th Street, in the Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites, Ocean City 410-289-2612, www.ocsuites.com/dining $-$$ | Reservations | Kids’ menu | Full bar Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. Four-story atrium cafe and an elegant dining room, Floridian/islandstyle cuisine, fresh seafood, fresh cuts of meat, farmto-table produce, artisanal desserts, hearty sandwiches and much more. ■ COWBOY COAST COUNTRY SALOON AND STEAKHOUSE 17th Street, Ocean City 410-289-6331, www.cowboycoastoc.com $-$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Lunch, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and dinner, 5-10 p.m., daily. Voted 2015 OC Best Cream of Crab Winner. OC’s only steakhouse serving fresh homemade food from scratch. Hand cut steaks, beer can chicken, fresh seafood. We even pickle our own pickles for the best fried pickles you’ve ever had. Kids ride for free on OC’s only mechanical bull. Nightly drink specials, live music, national concert acts. ■ FISHTALES BAR & GRILL 21st Street on the bay, Ocean City 410-289-0990, www.ocfishtales.com $-$$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar FishTales is 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. ■ HOOTERS 5th Street and the Boardwalk, Ocean City 410-2892690, www.hootersofoc.com $-$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Traditional or boneless wings, burgers, quesadillas, tacos and healthy salads. Seafood selections with Alaskan snow crab legs and Maryland steam pots. Pet friendly oceanfront patio. ■ PHILLIPS SEAFOOD, CRAB HOUSE 21st Street, Ocean City 410-289-7747, PhillipsSeafood.com $$-$$$ | Full bar Traditional dining, buffet and carry out. Early Bird Menu when seated before 5 p.m. All-you-can-eat buffet. Voted OC’s Best Buffet. Featuring more than 100 items including snow crab legs, carving station, made-to-order pasta, handmade crab cakes and so much more. ■ VICTORIAN ROOM RESTAURANT Dunes Manor Hotel, OCEANFRONT at 28th and Baltimore Ave, Ocean City 410-289-1100, www.dunesmanor.com $$ - $$$ | Reservations | Kids’ menu | Full Bar Open year round. Oceanfront dining atmosphere with local, farm to table/sea to table cuisine. Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. (Friday and Saturday, till 10 p.m.). Also Zippy Lewis Lounge with happy hour from 4-7 p.m., featuring Craft Beer selections and appetizer menu; Milton’s Out Door Cafe; and the Barefoot Beach Bar in season.

MIDTOWN

29th to 90th streets

■ 32 PALM 32nd Street, in the Hilton Suites, Ocean City 410289-2525, www.oceancityhilton.com/dining $$ | Reservations | Kids’ menu | Full bar Western Caribbean cuisine, Eastern Shore favorites, gourmet and tasty liquid desserts. ■ THE BIG EASY ON 60 5909 Coastal Highway, Ocean City 410-524-2305, www.thebigeasyon60.com $-$$ | Reservations | Kids’ menu | Full Bar Come try some Ocean City favorites as well as our take on traditional Louisiana cajun dishes. ■ BJ’S ON THE WATER 75th Street, Ocean City 410-524-7575, www.bjsonthewater.com $-$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Entire dining menu served 11 a.m. to 1:30 a.m., seven days a week, year-round. Daily specials, daily

duck feeding. Entertainment every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. No cover. Available for parties and banquets. Indoor and outdoor dining. ■ DRY 85 OC 12 48th Street, Ocean City 443-664-8989, www.DRY85.com $$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Steps from the beach. Gourmet “stick to your ribs” home cooking. A made-from-scratch kitchen with every sauce and every dressing hand crafted. It’s that attention to detail that takes the concept of burgers, fries, pork chops and wings and turns them completely on their head. Late night bar. Seasonal outdoor seating. ■ HIGGINS CRAB HOUSE 31st Street, Ocean City 410-289-2581, higginscrabhouse.com $-$$ | Kids’ menu | Full Bar Known for all-you-can-eat crabs, crab legs, fried chicken, steamed shrimp, and baby back ribs. ■ 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. Live music Fridays, Saturdays and Wednesdays. Carry out or delivery until 4 a.m. ■ LONGBOARD CAFÉ 67th Street Town Center, Ocean City 443-6645639, www.longboardcafe.net $$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Serving lunch and dinner. Lite fare to dinner entrees offering a variety of burgers, paninis, sandwiches and salads. The "veggies" menu features wrinkled green beans. Signature house libiations and signature entrees made with ingredients from local farms and fisheries. A family restaurant. ■ OC BREWING 56th Street, bayside, Ocean City 443-664-6682, www.ocbrewingcompany.com $-$$ | Large Parties Accepted | Kids’ menu | Full bar Best Craft beer in Ocean City. Daily Happy Hour Deck Parties, 3-6 p.m. Brewery Tours Monday and Saturday, 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. ■ OCEAN PINES BEACH CLUB 49th Street and the beach, Ocean City 410-5242957, www.oceanpines.org/dining $$ | Full bar Enjoy Beach Front Casual Dining, swimming pool and music on Saturdays at 1 p.m. Fresh seafood sandwiches, wraps, tacos, nachos, hot dogs, hamburgers, salads, signature drinks and more. Open daily, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. ■ P.G.N. CRABHOUSE 29th Street, Ocean City 410-289-8380 $ | Kids’ menu | Beer, wine The Kaouris family has been serving the finest crabs, seafood, steaks and chicken to Ocean City locals and visitors since 1969. ■ RARE AND RYE 106 32nd St., Ocean City 410-213-7273, https://www.rareandrye.com Full Bar Whiskey and wine bar. Farm to table. Locally grown and prepared cuisine with an eclectic menu. Unique libations with robust selection of ryes, bourbons, whiskeys and specialty drinks. Authentic green space with industrial and rustic décor. ■ RED RED WINE BAR OC 12 48th Street, Ocean City 443-664-6801, www.RedRedWineBar.com $$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Steps from the beach. Coastal cuisine with a focus on local seafood and hand tossed pizzas plus artisanal cheeseboards. 35+ wines By the Glass, 120+ By the Bottle. Flights. Luxurious colors and custom built couches. Late night bar. Seasonal outdoor seating. ■ SEACRETS 49th Street, Ocean City 410-524-4900, www.seacrets.com $$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Island atmosphere. Soups, salads, Jamaican jerk chicken, appetizers, sandwiches, paninis, pizza and fresh seafood. ■ SKYE RAW BAR & GRILLE 66th Street, Ocean City 410-723-6762, www.skyebaroc.com $-$$ | Reservations | Full bar Lunch, dinner, raw bar or lite fare, at the top of 66th Street and Coastal Highway. Happy hour, 3-6 p.m. with food and drink specials.

UPTOWN 91st to 146th streets

■ ALBERTINO’S BRICK OVEN EATERY 13117 Coastal Highway, Ocean City 410-250-2000, www.albertinosoc.com $-$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Lunch and dinner daily. Open 11 a.m. Homemade pizza and pasta, seafood, steaks. Daily specials and happy hour. ■ BAYSIDE CANTINA 141st Street, Ocean City 410-250-1200, bayside-

cantina.com $-$$ | Full Bar Owned and operated by the Phillips family. Now open and offering fresh, simple and authentic flavors of classic Mexican favorites. Happy hour from 4-7 p.m. featuring $4 classic margaritas, sangria, draft beers and nacho bar in bar, lounge and patio. ■ BLUE FISH JAPANESE & CHINESE RESTAURANT AND SUSHI BAR 94th Street, Ocean City 410-524-3983, www.bluefishocmd.com $-$$ | Reservations | Full bar Japanese and Chinese restaurant and sushi bar with beer, wine and cocktails. Dine in, take out and delivery available. ■ BOURBON STREET ON THE BEACH 116th Street & Coastal Hwy., (Behind Fountain Head Towers Condominium), Ocean City 443-6642896, www.bourbonstreetonthebeach.com $$-$$$ | Reservations recommended for large parties | Kids’ menu | Full bar Eastern Shore fare with a New Orleans Flare. Seafood, steaks and pasta dishes. Specializing in Jambalaya, Creole, & Gumbo. Home of the Ragin’ Cajun Bloody Mary. Happy Hour 4-7 p.m. Weekly entertainment. ■ THE CRAB BAG 130th Street, bayside, Ocean City 410-250-3337, www.thecrabbag.com $-$$ | Full bar Dine in and carryout. Open 7 Days a week, 11 am til late night. Hot steamed crabs, world famous fried chicken, ribs, burgers, barbecue, pasta, seafood, steaks, sandwiches and more. Lunch and weekly carry-out and dinner specials. Happy hour at the beach with drink and food specials. ■ DUFFYS 130th St., in Montego Bay Shopping Ctr. & Coastal Highway, Ocean City 410-250 1449, www.duffysoc.com $-$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Casual dining, indoor or outdoor seating. Irish fare and American cuisine. Appetizers, soups, salads, sandwiches, steaks and seafood. Second season and daily dinner specials. Dine in, carry out. Happy Hour, daily, noon to 6 pm. ■ HIGGINS CRAB HOUSE 128th Street, Ocean City 410-289-2581, higginscrabhouse.com $-$$ | Kids’ menu | Full Bar Known for all-you-can-eat crabs, crab legs, fried chicken, steamed shrimp, and baby back ribs. ■ HORIZONS OCEANFRONT RESTAURANT 101st Street, Ocean City 410-524-3535, www.clarionoc.com $-$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Serving beach-inspired dishes in our oceanfront restaurants, Horizons and Breakers Pub. All-day menu, available 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Deluxe Sunday breakfast buffet, open year-round and AUCE prime rib, crab legs and seafood buffet available Friday and Saturday, 5-9 p.m. ■ JULES FINE DINING 118th Street, Ocean City 410-524-3396, www.ocjules.com $$, $$$ | Reservations | Kids’ menu | Full bar Local fare, global flair. Fresh seafood year-round, fresh local produce. ■ NICK’S HOUSE OF RIBS 144th Street & Coastal Highway, Ocean City 410250-1984, www.nickshouseofribs.com $$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Casual, family friendly with upscale atmosphere. Extensive menu from our famous baby back ribs, fresh seafood, black angus steaks. ■ NORI 11403 Coastal Highway (Gold Coast Mall), Ocean City 443-880-6258 $$ | Reservations accepted | Kids’ menu | Full bar Open 7 days serving lunch and dinner. Our creative menu features hand-cut steaks, grilled fish, crab cakes, sushi and sashimi. Dine-in or carry-out. ■ REEF 118 118th Street, in the Carousel Oceanfront Hotel and Condos, Ocean City 410-524-1000, www.carouselhotel.com $-$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Open seven days a week. Oceanfront dining in a casual atmosphere. Serving breakfast from 7-11 a.m., featuring a breakfast buffet or special order from the regular menu. Dinner served from 4-9 p.m., seafood, ribs, steaks, pasta and prime rib. Join us for family theme night dinners. ■ SHANGHAI BUFFET & BAR 131st Street, Ocean City 443-664-8335 $$ | Full Bar OC’s largest seafood, all-you-can-eat buffet featuring soups, raw sushi and sashimi, steamed and baked seafood along with classic Chinese entrees and many classic desserts and fruits. Open 7 days a week. ■ WHISKERS PUB 120th Street, OC Square, Ocean City 410-5242609, www.whiskerspub.com $ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Certified Angus®burgers and casual fare. Call for hours.

DELAWARE

■ FOX’S PIZZA DEN 31225 American Parkway, Selbyville, Del. 302-436FOXS, www.foxspizzade.com $-$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Sit-down bar and restaurant. Full menu includes pizza, pastas, salads, sandwiches and more. Specializing pizza and chef specials. Open daily for lunch and dinner at 11 a.m. Take out and delivery.

WEST OCEAN CITY

■ ALEX’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT Route 50, West Ocean City 410-213-7717, www.ocitalianfood.com $-$$ | Reservations | Full bar Serving homemade Italian cuisine, steaks, seafood, chicken, pork and pasta. Elegant dining room. Early bird specials every day from 5-6 p.m. ■ FOX’S PIZZA DEN 11328 Samuel Bowen Blvd., West Ocean City 410600-1020, Foxpizzamd.com $-$$ | Kids’ menu | Full Bar Enjoy a brand new spacious dining room. Happy hour every day from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. with $5 food specials. Full menu includes appetizers, salads, stromboli, hoagies and wedgies, pizza, spaghetti and more. Open every day from 11 a.m. to midnight. ■ HARBORSIDE BAR AND GRILL 128741 S. Harbor Road, West Ocean City 410-2131846, weocharborside.com $-$$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Home of the Original Fresh Squeezed Orange Crush! Open every day, 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. Appetizers, fresh seafood, steak and pasta. Live entertainment Thursday through Sunday. ■ HOOTERS Route 50 & Keyser Point Road, West Ocean City 410-213-1841, www.hootersofoc.com $-$$ | Kids’ menu and game room | Full bar New smoked wings with half the calories. Traditional wings, burgers, quesadillas, tacos and healthy salads. Seafood selections with raw bar and crab legs. Sports packages and live entertainment. Large parties welcome. ■ PIZZA TUGOS Routes 50 and 611, West Ocean City 410-5242922; 114th Street and Coastal Highway, Ocean City 410-524-2922, www.pizzatugos.com $-$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Serving lunch and dinner. Open 7 days. Pizza Tugos is a family-friendly dining restaurant that features award winning pizza, pasta, craft burgers, sandwiches, subs, appetizers and salads. Great happy hour and football specials with full bar and 54 craft beers. ■ POPEYE’S LOUISIANA KITCHEN Route 50, West Ocean City 443-664-2105 $ | Kids’ menu Family restaurant. Eat-in, carry out or drive-thru. Open seven days, year-round. Every Monday and Tuesday, two-piece chicken for 99 cents. Every Wednesday, free kids meal with purchase of combo.

OCEAN PINES

■ OCEAN PINES YACHT CLUB 1 Mumford Landing Road, Ocean Pines 410-6417222, www.OPyachtclub.com $$-$$$ | Full bar Amid a bay front setting, the Ocean Pines Yacht Club offers dining selections for lunch and dinner. Fresh seafood and signature drinks. Live music Fridays and Saturdays, 6 p.m., Happy Hour daily, 3-6 p.m. and Sunday brunch beginning July 14 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. ■ TERN GRILLE 100 Clubhouse Drive, Ocean Pines 410-641-7222, oceanpinesgolf.org/dining $$ | Full bar The Tern Grille serves freshly-prepared breakfast and lunch items. Winter hours are Friday and Saturday from 4-9 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

BERLIN

■ OCEAN DOWNS CASINO, POSEIDON’S PUB 10218 Racetrack Road, Berlin 410-641-0600, www.oceandowns.com $-$$$ | Full bar House soups, small plates, sandwiches, burgers and entrees including steaks, chicken, veggie and Eastern Shore favorites. Dining room hours: Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday, noon to 10 p.m.; Monday and Tuesday, noon to 8 p.m.; and Friday and Saturday, noon to 11 p.m. Pub open late.

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Book sale at Ocean Pines library, July 27-30

(July 27, 2018) The Friends of the Ocean Pines Library will hold its annual book sale, July 27-30. Taking a look back at the New York times best seller list 10 years ago, readers will see that authors writing then are still writing today. Most prolific is James Patterson with four books on the 2008 New York Times list. Janet Evanovich had two books and others such as Stephen King, John Grisham, Jodi Picoult, Lee Child and Michael Connolly had at least one. Those interested in these writers and their other works, then the book sale is the place to find them.

In addition, visit the newest section on hard to find, collectible and autographed books, as well as first editions. Nonfiction categories include gardening, sports, travel, history, family, biography, reference, home school/ education, large print, westerns, classic, poetry, humor, religion, animals, nature and science fiction. Looking for holiday gifts? Visit the holiday-related, craft and cook book section. There is a large childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s selection, as well as sections with music CDs, DVDs and audio books. Check out coffee table books covering films, photography and art as

well as thousands of paperback books. The sale will begin at 6 p.m. on Friday, July 27, for the Friends of the Ocean Pines Library. Guests can join at the door for $5 (individual membership) and $10 (family membership). On Saturday, July 28, the sale will be open to the general public from 9 a.m. to 4 p .m. with books ranging from 50 cents to $2 (specials as marked). On Monday, July 30 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., all books will be sold at half price. Cash and checks

only. This sale is the single biggest source of income for the friends group. The funds are used to help the Ocean Pines Library in many ways, including the purchase of books, upgrades of the computer system and electronic system, as well as providing financial support for childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and adult programs. The Ocean Pines Library is located at 11107 Cathell Road, next to the Ocean Pines Post Office and across from the Sports Core Pool off of Route 589.

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Calendar Fri., July 27 Jolly Roger, 2901 Coastal Highway, 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM. Bring a new, unwrapped toy or a minimum $10 cash donation to Jolly Roger Park and received a 20 percent discount on each admission for each toy or cash donation provided. Drop off your donations and receive a discount voucher and a free gift.

TOYS FOR TOTS CHRISTMAS IN JULY

Ocean City Life-Saving Station Museum, 813 S Atlantic Ave., 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM. Mark Millikin will be on sight with his newest book, The Joy and Heartache of Our 1960’s Music. In the book, Millikin recounts who and why music made so many listeners feel joy and heartache during the ‘60s and why those songs still resonate with us today. christine@ocmuseum.org, 410-289-4991

MARK MILLIKIN BOOK SIGNING

Ocean City convention center, 4001 Coastal Highway, 12:00 PM - 11:00 PM, Offering authentic traditional Greek cuisine, including baked lemon chicken, lamb shank, Keftedes, Dolmathes, Spanakopita, Tiropitas, Greek salad, Pastitsio, Moussaka, Gyro sandwich and Greek coffee and desserts. There will be many unique vendors of jewelry, imports and art. Dancing and music, provided by Golden Flame, begins at 5 p.m. Also, featuring the Authentic Greek Dance Performers. Admission is free. Festival proceeds benefit community and ministry programs of St. George Greek Orthodox Church. 410-524-0990, http://www.oceancitygreekfestival.com

29TH ANNUAL GREEK FESTIVAL

65TH ANNIVERSARY OF KOREAN WAR CEASE FIRE

Synepuxent Post #166, 2308 Philadelphia Ave., Ocean City, MD, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM. Synepuxent Post #166 American Legion and the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter #1091 will hold an open house to recognize the 65th Anniversary of the Cease Fire of the Korean War. All Korean War ERA Veterans are welcome to attend. Tom Wengert, television9153@yahoo.com, 443994-2513 Ocean Pines library, 11107 Cathell Road, 6:00 PM. Friday night’s sale is for the Friends of the Ocean Pines Library members only. Membership will be available at the door for $5 (individual membership) and $10 (family membership). Proceeds are used to help the Ocean Pines library.

18TH ANNUAL BOOK SALE

Assateague North Beach parking lot, 6633 Bayberry Drive, 8:00 PM. Free but park entrance fees are in effect and all donations go directly to benefit Assateague Island National Seashore. All levels welcome. Bring a towel; insect repellent is recommended. Meet at the shade pavilion.

FULL MOON YOGA

Ocean City beach at 27th Street, 8:30 PM. Featuring “Paddington 2.” (weather permitting). Ocean City Recreation & Parks, 410250-0125, http://www.oceancitymd.gov

FREE MOVIES ON THE BEACH - DOWNTOWN

Daily through Aug. 25 - Jolly Roger Amusement Park, 2901 Coastal Highway. Takes place every night at 5 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. until Aug. 25. Enjoy acrobats, jugglers and other thrilling circus acts. See Circus Smile featuring the Wheel of Death with the Morales family. 410-289-3477, http://jollyrogeroc.com

FREE CIRCUS

Daily through Aug. 25 (except July 4) Boardwalk Tram Station, just north of the Ocean City Life-Saving Station Museum, 813 S. Atlantic Ave., Ocean City, MD. Enjoy fun facts and topics. Great free summer program for the entire family. Sandy, 410289-4991, www.ocmuseum.org

OC MUSEUM SUMMER PROGRAMS

Daily through Sept. 3 - N. Division Street and beach, 9:00 PM - 11 PM. Special 3minute displays at 9 p.m., 9:20 p.m., 9:40 p.m., 10 p.m., 10:20 p.m., 10:40 p.m. and 11 p.m. Featuring high-powered, colored search lights that move and sway to music.

BEACH LIGHTS

Sat., July 28 Ocean City beach at N. Division St., 6 PM. Watch the Ocean City Beach Patrol lifeguards compete against each other in events and demonstrate their athletic skills. kjoson@oceancitymd.gov, 410-289-7556

OC BEACH PATROL CREW COMPETITION

Ocean Pines library, 11107 Cathell Road, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM. On Saturday, the sale will be open to the general public with books ranging from 50 cents-$2 (specials as marked). Cash and checks only. Proceeds benefit the Ocean Pines library.

18TH ANNUAL BOOK SALE

American Legion Berlin Post #123, 10111 Old Ocean City Blvd., 11:00 AM. Chicken platter includes 1/2 BBQ chicken, two sides and a roll for $9. The public is welcome.

BBQ CHICKEN

St. Paul United Methodist Church, 405 Flower St., 11:00 AM. A half BBQ chicken and roll for $8. Eat-in or carry-out. Sponsored by the Men’s Ministry. Patrick Henry, 443-880-4746

BBQ CHICKEN

Ocean City convention center, 4001 Coastal Highway, 12:00 PM - 11:00 PM. Offering authentic traditional Greek cuisine, including baked lemon chicken, lamb shank, Keftedes, Dolmathes, Spanakopita, Tiropitas, Greek salad, Pastitsio, Moussaka, Gyro sandwich and Greek coffee and desserts. There will be many unique vendors of jew-

29TH ANNUAL GREEK FESTIVAL

elry, imports and art. Dancing and music, provided by Golden Flame, begins at 5 p.m. Also, featuring the Authentic Greek Dance Performers. Admission is free. Festival proceeds benefit community and ministry programs of St. George Greek Orthodox Church. 410-524-0990, http://www.oceancitygreekfestival.com Stephen Decatur Park, 17 Burley St., 8:30 PM. Free family-friendly movie featuring “Lion King.” Bring a blanket or chair, snacks and drinks. Alcohol is not permitted. Weather cancelations will be posted on Facebook at Town of Berlin Maryland. Mary Bohlen, mbohlen@berlinmd.gov, 410-641-4314

BERLIN OUTDOOR MOVIE NIGHT

FREE CIRCUS

OC MUSEUM SUMMER PROGRAMS

BEACH LIGHTS

Saturdays - White Horse Park, 239 Ocean Parkway, 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM. Locally grown vegetables and fruits, eggs, honey, kettle korn, flowers, artisan breads, seafood, meats and more. New vendors welcome. 410-641-7717, Ext. 3006

FARMERS MARKET

Sun., July 29 Ocean City convention center, 4001 Coastal Highway, 12:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Offering authentic traditional Greek cuisine, including baked lemon chicken, lamb shank, Keftedes, Dolmathes, Spanakopita, Tiropitas, Greek salad, Pastitsio, Moussaka, Gyro sandwich and Greek coffee and desserts. There will be many unique vendors of jewelry, imports and art. Dancing and music, provided by Golden Flame, begins at 5 p.m. Also, featuring the Authentic Greek Dance Performers. Admission is free. Festival proceeds benefit community and ministry programs of St. George Greek Orthodox Church. 410-524-0990,

29TH ANNUAL GREEK FESTIVAL

http://www.oceancitygreekfestival.com Tyree AME Church, 9004 Trappe Road, 3:30 PM. Guest speaker will be Rev. Dr. Roxie Dennis-Acholonu, Ambassadors For Christ International Ministries.

5TH SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICE

Northside Park, 200 125th St., 7:00 PM 9:00 PM. Create your own sundae for a nominal fee and enjoy free music by Mike Hines and The Look (high energy dance). Also, free activities and entertainment for children. Additional ice cream novelty and beverage options available. Bring picnic basket and beach chairs. Fireworks display at 9 p.m. Held inside in the event of inclement weather. 410-289-2800 or 800626-2326

SUNDAES IN THE PARK

FREE CIRCUS

OC MUSEUM SUMMER PROGRAMS

BEACH LIGHTS

Sundays through Sept. 30 - Bethany United Methodist Church, front lawn, 8648 Stephen Decatur Highway, Berlin, MD, 8:30 AM. Bring a lawn chair or blanket. bethany21811@ gmail.com, 410-641-2186

OUTDOOR WORSHIP SERVICE

Mon., July 30 JESUS AT THE BEACH MUSIC & MINISTRY FESTIVAL

18TH ANNUAL BOOK SALE

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CALENDAR only. Proceeds benefit the Ocean Pines library. White Horse Park, 239 Ocean Parkway, 8:00 PM. Free family-friendly movie featuring “Lady and The Tramp.” Bring chairs, food and drinks. Ice cream, candy and drinks will be for sale. Open to the public. Ocean Pines Recreation and Parks Department, 410-641-7052, http://OceanPines.org

MOVIE IN THE PARK

Ocean City beach at 27th Street, 8:30 PM. Featuring “A Bug’s Life.” (weather permitting). Ocean City Recreation & Parks, 410250-0125, http://www.oceancitymd.gov

FREE MOVIES ON THE BEACH - DOWNTOWN

OC MUSEUM SUMMER PROGRAMS

BEACH LIGHTS

Mondays through Aug. 28 - Ocean City beach at N. Division St., 10:30 p.m. Fireworks will be visible along the boardwalk. 410-289-2800 or 800-626-2326

BEACH FIREWORKS

Mondays - Ocean Pines Community Center, 239 Ocean Parkway, 7:00 PM. All levels of singers and drop-ins welcome. Jean, 410208-4149

DELMARVA A CAPELLA CHORUS

Tues., July 31 JESUS AT THE BEACH MUSIC & MINISTRY FESTIVAL

Ocean City convention center, 4001 Coastal Highway, all day. Takes place at the convention center and at the Caroline Street Stage on the Boardwalk at Caroline Street from 710 p.m. Family-oriented Christian praise music, drama and dance. Gary, info@jesusatthebeach.org, 410-289-1296, http://www.jesusatthebeach.org Mondays through Thursdays until Aug. 25 - Jolly Roger Amusement Park, 2901 Coastal Highway. Showtimes are Mondays through Thursdays, 7:30 p.m. and 8:45 p.m. until Aug. 25. Free showing of the park’s infamous pirates. Audience participation is encouraged. 410-289-3477, http://jollyrogeroc.com

FREE PIRATE THEATRE

FREE CIRCUS

Smile featuring the Wheel of Death with the Morales family. 410-289-3477, http://jollyrogeroc.com Daily through Aug. 25 (except July 4) Boardwalk Tram Station, just north of the Ocean City Life-Saving Station Museum, 813 S. Atlantic Ave., Ocean City, MD. Enjoy fun facts and topics. Great free summer program for the entire family. Sandy, 410289-4991, www.ocmuseum.org

OC MUSEUM SUMMER PROGRAMS

BEACH LIGHTS

Tuesdays through Sept. 25 - Ocean Pines library, 11107 Cathell Road, Ocean Pines, MD, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM. Got bugs or other plant problems? Bring your bagged samples by and let the master gardeners find solutions to your questions. 410-208-4014

ASK A MASTER GARDENER

Tuesdays through Aug. 14 - Ocean City beach at 27th Street, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM. All skill levels welcome. Activities include sand castle contests, tug-of-war, relay games and more. All activities are free. Parents are asked to stay with their children. Denise Ortega, 410-250-0125.

FAMILY BEACH OLYMPICS

Tuesdays - Worcester County Health Center, 9730 Healthway Drive, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM. TOPS is a support and educational group promoting weight loss and health lifestyle. jeanduck47@gmail.com

TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY MEETING

Wed., Aug. 1 JESUS AT THE BEACH MUSIC & MINISTRY FESTIVAL

Ocean City convention center, 4001 Coastal Highway, all day. Takes place at the convention center and at the Caroline Street Stage on the Boardwalk at Caroline Street from 710 p.m. Family-oriented Christian praise music, drama and dance. Gary, info@jesusatthebeach.org, 410-289-1296, http://www.jesusatthebeach.org Ocean City convention center, 4001 Coastal Highway, 8:00 AM. Doors open at 7 a.m. The Ocean City Police Department will hold their first testing date for prospective 2019 seasonal employees. Positions being considered are seasonal police officers and public safety aids and full-time police officer positions. Applicants for police officer will need to complete a physical abilities test which includes a 220 yard shuttle run, an obstacle course and a dummy bag. http://www.joinocpd.com

OCPD HOSTING FIRST TESTING FOR 2019

Beach at Dorchester Street, 9:00 AM. The Ocean City Beach Patrol will hold a pre-employment physical skills evaluation on Aug. 1, Aug. 4 and Aug. 18 to fill openings in the

OCBP TESTING FOR SUMMER 2019

2019 employment roster. There are no precertification requirements and experience in ocean rescue is not necessary to apply. Pre-registration is now required, but strongly encouraged: www.ococean.com/ocbp. Sponsored by Atlantic General Hospital and takes place at Rite Aid, 10119 Old Ocean City Blvd., Berlin and at Rite Aid, 11011 Manklin Creek Road, Ocean Pines, 1-3 p.m. Free blood pressure screening and health information. Michelle, 410-641-9268

HYPERTENSION CLINICS

Wednesdays through Sept. 26 - St. Paul’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 302 Baltimore Ave. Takes place Wednesdays until Sept. 26 in DeWees Hall. Featuring a full size replica of the 12th Century original Labyrinth is available for walking with candlelight and sacred music anytime between 7-9 p.m. The hall entrance is wheel chair accessible and is located just off the Boardwalk on the north side of Third Street behind the church. 410-289-3453, https://stpaulsbythesea.org

BOARDWALK CANDLELIGHT LABYRINTH

Carousel Resort Hotel and Condominiums, 11700 Coastal Highway, 8:30 PM. Featuring “Leap.” (weather permitting). Ocean City Recreation & Parks, 410-250-0125, http://www.oceancitymd.gov

FREE MOVIES ON THE BEACH - UPTOWN

OC MUSEUM SUMMER PROGRAMS

Wednesdays - Ocean City Elks Lodge, 13708 Sinepuxent Ave., 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. Dance lessons offered the first and third Wednesday of each month from 5-5:45 p.m. Dancing follows until 9 p.m. Members and their guests welcome. dance@delmarvahanddancing. com, 410-208-1151, http://delmarvahanddancing.com

DELMARVA HAND DANCE CLUB

Wednesdays - Ocean Pines Community Center, 239 Ocean Parkway, 8:00 AM. Doors open at 7 a.m., meeting begins at 8 a.m. 410-641-7330, http://www.kiwanisofopoc.org

KIWANIS CLUB OF GREATER OP/OC

Wednesdays - Captain’s Table Restaurant in the Courtyard by Marriott, 2 15th St., 6:00 PM. cliff0917@aol.com, 302-540-2127

OC/BERLIN ROTARY CLUB MEETING

Wednesdays through Sept. 26 - White Horse Park, 239 Ocean Parkway, 3:00 PM 7:00 PM. Locally grown vegetables and fruits, eggs, honey, kettle korn, flowers, artisan breads, seafood, meats, jewelry, clothing, artwork and more. Open to the public. New vendors welcome. 410-641-7717, Ext.

OP FARMERS & ARTISANS MARKET

3006 Wednesdays through Aug. 22 (except July 4) - Oasis Pool (formerly known as the Yacht Club Pool), 1 Mumford’s Landing Road, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Games, contests and music. Cost is $3 for swim members, $5 for Ocean Pines residents and $7 for nonresidents. Only those swimming pay a fee. Food and beverages will be for sale poolside., Ocean Pines Recreation and Parks Department, 410-641-7052 http://OceanPines.org

FAMILY FUN NIGHT

Thurs., Aug. 2 St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 10301 Coastal Highway, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM. Featuring flea market, vendor tables, silent auction, face painting, games and prizes for the kids, holiday room and music, book and media room and health fair. There will be burgers and dogs on the grill, homemade bake table and fresh-picked peaches in bushels, bags, ice cream and smoothies. 410-524-7474, http://www.stpetersoc

PEACH FESTIVAL

Sunset Park, 700 S. Philadelphia Ave., 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Enjoy a free concert by British Invasion Experience (Beatles Tribute Band) while watching the sunset over the Isle of Wight Bay. Admission to the park is free, while beverages, including beer, are available for purchase. It is recommended to bring your own seating. 410-289-2800 or 800-626-2326

SUNSET PARK PARTY NIGHTS

Thursdays through Aug. 22 (except July 4) - Oasis Pool (formerly known as the Yacht Club Pool), 1 Mumford’s Landing Road, Ocean Pines, MD, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM. Games, contests and music. Cost is $3 for swim members, $5 for Ocean Pines residents and $7 for nonresidents. Only those swimming pay a fee. Food and beverages will be for sale poolside. Ocean Pines Recreation and Parks Department, 410-6417052, http://OceanPines.org

FAMILY FUN NIGHT

Thursdays - Clarion Resort Fontainebleau Hotel, 10100 Coastal Highway, 4:00 PM 7:00 PM. Beach Singles 45-Plus meets for happy hour. Info: Arlene, 302-436-9577 or Kate, 410-524-0649. http://www.BeachSingles.org

BEACH SINGLES

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JULY 27, 2018 Classifieds now appear in Ocean City Today & the Bayside Gazette each week and online at oceancitytoday.net and baysideoc.com.

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LINE COOKS SEASONAL BAR WAIT STAFF Please call Greg Fiore:

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HELP WANTED $$$ EARN EXTRA $$$

Delivering Phone Books in Ocean City & surrounding areas. Must have own transportation and insurance. Please call 410-2892145.

NOW HIRING!! Production Crew

for our WOC kitchen facility Starting at $12.00/hr. Apply online at: www.delmarvadd.com PT, Y Yeeaarr-Round/Seasonal

Swim Instructors Certified Lifeguards Recreation Attendants Please apply in person at the new Health and Aquatic Club at Bayside

31264 Americana Prkwy., Selbyville, 19975 Call: 302.988.2315, x 0 or email: BaysideRecreation@troon.com

EXPERIENCED BARTENDER Top Hourly Rate

Plus Tips and Year-End Bonus

email resume:

billguckin@gmail.com or call Bill 10am-10pm 215.313.5667 Fenwick Island

Work At The BEACH... Work With The BEST!!

Top wages, excellent benefits package and free employee meal available to successful candidates.

Employment Opportunities:

Year Round, Full/Part Time: Room Attendant, Hskpg House Staff, HSKPG Supervisor, Wash Room Attendant, Line Cooks, Banquet Cook, Servers, Banquet Servers, Hostess/Host, Busser, Dishwasher, Maintenance Mechanic, Security Guard, Coffee Shop Attendant Seasonal: PM Food Runner (1pm-10pm), Room Attendants, Laundry Wash Room (7:30am-4pm)

Free employee meal and excellent benefits.

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

HELP WANTED Now Hiring

Back to School Photographers

No Experience Necessary. Send Resumes to: meslin@lifetouch.com

IMMEDIATE OPENING FOR FULL TIME TRIM CARPENTER Must have experience and a valid driver’s license. Benefits offered. Apply in person at Beachwood Inc. 11632 Worcester Hwy Showell, MD 21862

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HELP WANTED

A quaint, OC Massage therapy office on 120th Street in Ocean City is looking for a licensed/registered massage therapist for independent contractor work for full or part-time, Monday-Friday, 10am-6pm. We have a beautiful, clean environment with other therapists who are team players and help each other. It is a fun and friendly place to work. Please call or text Karen at 410-629-9900 or email: massageoceancity@ gmail.com Century Taxi - Now hiring taxi drivers. Call Ken 443-2355664.

is now hiring for the following positions:

Y/R Exp. Hostess, Y/R Food Runner, Cooks, A/V Staff, Boutique Sales, Gardener, Distillery Tour Guides, EMT, General Maintenance & Night Receptionist For more details or to apply, please go online to www.seacrets.com/employment

off the hook restaurant group Now Hiring:

MANAGERS

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The Worcester County Humane Society

The Worcester County Humane Society is seeking full or part-time Animal Care help. Position includes cage/kennel cleaning, feeding, medicating, grooming, exercising, and monitoring behavior/ health. Prior cat and/or dog care experience preferred. Veterinary assistant experience a plus. Pay commensurate with experience. Persons applying need to follow established rules & protocols, display a positive attitude, and believe in our mission & no kill philosophy. Applications available upon request at savinganimals@worcestercountyhumanesociety.org

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HELP WANTED

Groundskeeping/Janitorial. 7 days a week, 4-6 hours per day. Leave a message at 443-513-1371. Experienced Cleaner Reliable w/own transportation, cleaning supplies, trustworthy & dependable. Call 443-513-4024. Only serious inquiries apply.

LINE COOK

Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse located in the Glen Riddle Clubhouse is seeking a Full Time, Year Round Line Cook Must have experience and working knowledge of a commercial kitchen. Must be a strong team player. This position offers a Full Benefit package; including Health benefits, 401K and vacation, sick and holiday pay. Please apply in person at Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. 11501 Maid at Arms Lane Berlin, MD 21811 Comfort Inn Gold Coast We are seeking to fill the positions of

• Room Attendants • Maintenance • Front Desk Agent

These positions may be full or part time, are yearround, and require a flexible schedule. We offer excellent pay and benefits. Experience is preferred but we will train the right person. Please apply in person at 112th Street, Ocean City, next to the Gold Coast Mall

HELP WANTED AUTOMOTIVE

Great Opportunities! We are a large Automotive Group with parts stores, service centers and used car dealership - and still growing. We have locations in the Rehoboth, Bethany and Ocean City areas. We are now accepting applications for additional: - Technicians - Lube Techs - MD State Inspectors - Sales Assoc./Managers Must have valid drivers license. We offer great pay & advancement opportunities. Co. matched retirement plan & more. Call: 302-249-7364 or 443-614-3740

Become a Better You in 2018!

To Order Product Call Christine 443-880-8397 or email: snowhillavon@ comcast.net To Become an Avon Representative Sign Up at www. ChristinesBeautyShop.com

Classifieds

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Work At The BEACH... Work With The BEST!!

Top wages, excellent benefits package and free employee meal available to successful candidates.

F&B MANAGER

We are currently recruiting an experienced food & beverage manager to help our team oversee our busy restaurants and convention center. Must have strong management experience in a large restaurant, ability to train staff, excellent communication skills and ability to solve problems. Micros and computer experience strongly preferred. Excellent salary and benefits package. Send resume and salary requirements to: Clarion Resort Fontainebleau Hotel 10100 Coastal Highway, Ocean City, MD 21842 410-524-3535 Facsimile 410-723-9109 EOE M/F/D/V

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HELP WANTED

WORK ON THE BEACH RENTING UMBRELLAS AND CHAIRS. HOURS 9-5. CALL OR TEXT 410-726-0315. DENTAL OFFICE Looking for Front Desk Person w/dental knowledge. Insurance exp helpful. PT or FT hrs neg. No weekends/evenings. Email pkernan@atlanticdental.com or fax resume to 410-213-2955 Maryland Licensed Cosmetologist. Salary plus commission. Contact Joey at 410-250-6110.

Experienced Cleaners needed for Part-time work in Ocean City & Bethany. Must have vehicle and cell phone and pass background check. Please call 410-202-2887.

SEEKING SEEKING EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT

Seeking Employment! Mature semi-retired male just relocated to Berlin, MD area. Valid/clean driver’s license, clear background check, excellent employment/resume history - good health and capable. Looking for employment indoor/outdoor, full-time if possible, with CASH payment option. Call 954-7400567. Retired Couple Looking to Relocate to the Beach. Looking for onsite living to watch over property, light cleaning, light yard work & errands. 6 yrs. experience! Let us watch your property! Call 717-538-9910 or email robertrnolt@gmail.com www.baysideoc.com www.oceancitytoday.com

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RENTALS

Winter Rental. Oceanfront unit. Quiet building. October through May. Washer/dryer, fireplace. Top corner unit, very well furnished. No pets/smoking. 410-8043444, 410-524-6680 Year-Round Rentals available in West Ocean City. 2 bedroom, 1 bath and 1 bedroom, 1 bath. Call 1-877-289-1616 for more information.

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Female Roommates Wanted. Seasonal/YR cozy house to share. Safe neighborhood in OP. 2 rooms w/ shared bath $750/each. Utilities included. Just move in. Pets ok. No smoking. Employed females only. 410-208-3570.

Cleaning Services weekly, biweekly or one time service. Call us today to schedule cleaning 443-366-1822

REAL ESTATE

PAYING CASH for junk A/C’s. Will also pick up other scrap metal or appliances free of charge. 302-222-7297

REAL ESTATE

Mobile Home 14’x45’. Ground included. 2BR, 2 boat slips. 24th Street, Ocean City. 410-289-6073, 410-9409090

Call Tyler For A Free Estimate! Offering grass cutting, mulching, hedging & yard clean up. Ocean City and surrounding areas. 410-920-4292

2 Office/Retail Spaces & 3 Warehouse Units available in West Ocean City. Call 443497-4200.

OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT

Looking for space, comfort and great views? Spacious, climatecontrolled offices available, with use of Conference Room, in a modern, wellmaintained building, in prime Ocean City location. Call 410-524-3440 for appointment.

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SERVICES

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COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL

Berlin: Atlantic Business Center. Office space 225 sq. ft. for rent. Utilities incl. $300/ month. Also, several storage units available $95/month. Call 410-726-5471 or 410641-4300.

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LOTS LOTS&& ACREAGE ACREAGE

DIRECT BAYFRONT South Point 1.9 Acre Lot. Approved for well & septic permit. Overlooking Sinepuxent Bay. Price Reduced $349,900. Call Howard Martin Realty, 410-352-5555.

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.

BUDGET MOVERS

FREE Report Central Florida homes for sale near Disney. No state income tax. Realtor Gail at 407-704-9882 Coldwell Banker Orlando. Beautiful 3BR, 2BA home on 1 Quarter Acre. Large kitchen and living room. Shows like new. Minutes to the beach. Call Howard Martin Realty 410-352-5555.

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AUCTIONS

The contents of mini storage units will be sold at public auction. Units to be auctioned; B58-B64-B65B82-O29-O115-O164-O5O35-O68-O79-O148-S26 S56-S121-S223-S177S185-S315-S767. Units are being sold due to non-payment of rent. Common items in units are, household items, furniture, tools, fishing equipment, paintings, antique and vintage items. Date: Saturday, July 28th, 2018 Time: NEW TIME 10:00AM #1 Starts at Berlin Mini Storage: Route 346 #2 Continues at OC Mini Storage: Route 50 #3 Finishes at OC Mini Storage: Route 611 Terms: CASH ONLY Auctioneer: Tom Janasek

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The newly constructed K-Coast Surf Shop on 78th Street now has an additional 4,700 square feet set up for a restaurant, which is anticipated to open in the spring of 2019.

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By Morgan Pilz Staff Writer (July 27, 2018) After months of demolition and construction, the KCoast Surf Shop on 78th Street is open for business once again. The old structure was torn down last July and replaced with a new, larger complex that includes space for a restaurant. The new shop opened in late June. “We started our business in 1988,” Co-owner Mark Pugh said. “We’ve just been committed to the surfing community ever since.” The surf shop first opened on Somerset Street in downtown Ocean City in 1988. That store closed in 1995. A new shop opened on 78th Street in 1990. In 2005, the company built its 35th Street location. The new 78th Street spot was planned with similar designs to the 35th Street store. “We had outgrown it; the [78th Street 2,800-square-foot] building was quite old,” Pugh said. “We have a restaurant at the 35th Street [location] and it works very well customer

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K-Coast employees Matt Mills, left, and Andrew Phillips pose for a photo on the second floor of the new K-Coast Surf Shop on 78th Street.

wise, having a lot more stuff for people to do. We wanted a restaurant in it because we were slow in the afternoon, and the restaurant brought a lot of lunch people in and more customers.” While the 2,800-square-foot surf shop is up and running, the 4,700square-foot restaurant section of the

new building will not be available for lease until November. “We knew that [the restaurant] wasn’t going to be able to be open for 2018 so we put [it] on hold and concentrated on the surf shop,” Pugh said. “We have to pull a separate building permit to install the tile See SURFING Page 58

By Lauren Bunting Contributing Writer (July 27, 2018) In Worcester County, homeowners may utilize the zoning use called the Accessory Structure to gain additional living quarters. The purpose is to allow no more than one accessory apartment per lot of record through conversion of existing residential structures or construction of new residential facilities. The intent behind this use is to provide the opportunity and encouragement to meet the special housing needs of persons of low and moderate income as well as relatives of families currently residing in the county. The county’s website also states that the intent and purpose of this provision is to allow the more efficient use of the county’s existing housing stock in a manner consistent with land use objectives identified in the Worcester County Comprehensive Plan and to provide economic support for present resident families of limited income, while protecting and preserving property values and community character. There are standards associated with this use, and a sampling of those include: 1. Accessory apartments shall only be permitted where adequate wastewater disposal capacity has been determined to be available by the Environmental Programs Division but, as accessory residential uses, shall not be counted against permitted density on any parcel. 2. The owner of the residential dwelling unit in which the accessory apartment is to be located shall occupy at least one of the dwelling units on the premises. 3. An accessory apartment may be located either in the principal dwelling unit or in an accessory building. 4. The minimum floor area for See ACCESSORY Page 58

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The recently rebuilt 2,800-square-foot K-Coast Surf Shop offers surfing accessories such as booties, wetsuits and gloves, as well as other merchandise including sunglasses, shirts, sweatshirts and shorts.

Surfing gear, T-shirts, shorts, other merchandise available Continued from Page 57 floors, hood systems, etc. You get a building permit for the entire building [but] have to file a separate tenant permit. “We’re hoping to have that completed and ready to lease by November in preparation for next summer,” he continued. The new store is equipped with the latest surfing equipment, including accessories such as booties, gloves, surfboard maintenance accessories and other necessary gear. Other items include shirts, shorts, hats, wetsuits and sweatshirts. “We have huge inventory and we always like to hire local kids that

know the area. We know their parents and everything,” Pugh said. “They’re always good and friendly and knowledgeable. We like the fact that when you shop here your money stays in town. “We’re super proud,” he continued. “We’re coming up on 30 years and still going strong. We love what we do, we love the town and we love the people who come in and shop with us.” The store is open daily from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. For more information about the new store, call 410-723-3330, visit at https://kcoast.com, or email Pugh at markp@kkoast.com.

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Accessory structures explained Continued from Page 57 an accessory apartment within the principal building shall be 500 square feet, but in no case shall it exceed 35 percent of the gross floor area, exclusive of any garage, of the dwelling in which it is located or 900 square feet, whichever is less. 5. No accessory apartment shall contain more than two bedrooms.

6. There shall be no more than one accessory apartment permitted per single-family dwelling. The full list of county requirements for accessory structures can be viewed online at www.co.worcester.md.us. — Lauren Bunting is a licensed Associate Broker with Bunting Realty, Inc. in Berlin.

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EXEC COMMITTEE During its June board meeting the following members were approved as the Ocean City Development Corporation Executive Committee for the next year (June 2018 through May 2019). Pictured, from left, are John Lewis, M.R. Ducks/Talbot Street Inn, treasurer; Igor Conev, Mann Properties, vice president; Anna Dolle Bushnell, Dolle’s Candyland; Blaine Smith, retired Ocean City Zoning administrator, president; and Stephanie Meehan, Funcade, secretary. The OCDC is a nonprofit organization charged with revitalizing downtown Ocean City. The OCDC website, www.ocdc.org, lists its various projects, programs and other information about the organization.

Flowers named president, COO of global operations

manager of several of Phillips’ highvolume restaurant operations. In 1996, Flowers was named chief financial officer of Phillips Foods and Seafood Restaurants, and in 2006 assumed additional responsibilities as executive vice president. As president and chief operating officer, Flowers will handle strategic planning, sales and operations for the company’s domestic and international interests. He will continue to focus on growing foodservice and retail sales, leading the development of new products to keep Phillips Foods on the cutting-edge of the foodservice industry. Additionally, Flowers will spearhead company development on the restaurant and franchise side, tasked with acquiring new markets and building strong partnerships. “Dean has been a trusted, central member of our team for many years and has impacted all avenues of our business, including restaurants, foodservice, retail and manufacturing,” said John Knorr, senior vice president of Phillips Foods. “In his new role, he will provide the guidance we need to drive our business growth forward.”

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JULY 27, 2018 form of cashier’s or certified check, or in such other form as the Substitute Trustees may determine, at their sole discretion, for $27,000 at the time of sale. If the noteholder and/or servicer is the successful bidder, the deposit requirement is waived. Balance of the purchase price is to be paid within fifteen (15) days of the final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court for Worcester County, Maryland. Interest is to be paid on the unpaid purchase price at the rate of 5% per annum from date of sale to the date the funds are received in the office of the Substitute Trustees, if the property is purchased by an entity other than the noteholder and/or servicer. If payment of the balance does not occur within fifteen days of ratification, the deposit will be forfeited and the property will be resold at the risk and cost of the defaulting purchaser. There will be no abatement of interest due from the purchaser in the event settlement is delayed for any reason. Taxes, ground rent, water rent, and all other public charges and assessments payable on an annual basis, including sanitary and/or metropolitan district charges, and front foot benefit charges, if applicable, to be adjusted for the current year to the date of sale, and assumed thereafter by the purchaser. Condominium fees and/or homeowners association dues, if any, shall be assumed by the purchaser from the date of sale. The purchaser shall be responsible for the payment of the ground rent escrow, if required. Cost of all documentary stamps, transfer taxes, and all settlement charges shall be borne by the purchaser. If the Substitute Trustees are unable to convey good and marketable title, the purchaser’s sole remedy in law or equity shall be limited to the refund of the deposit to the purchaser. Upon refund of the deposit, the sale shall be void and of no effect, and the purchaser shall have no further claim against the Substitute Trustees. Purchaser shall be responsible for obtaining physical possession of the property. The purchaser at the foreclosure sale shall assume the risk of loss for the property immediately after the sale. (Matter #17-602810). Laura H. G. O’Sullivan, et al., Substitute Trustees ALEX COOPER AUCTS, INC. 908 YORK RD., TOWSON, MD 21204 410-828-4838 www.alexcooper.com OCD-7/26/3t _________________________________ COHN, GOLDBERG & DEUTSCH, LLC ATTORNEYS AT LAW 600 BALTIMORE AVENUE SUITE 208 TOWSON, MARYLAND 21204

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES’ SALE OF IMPROVED REAL PROPERTY 300 BAY STREET BERLIN, MD 21811 Under a power of sale contained

Ocean City Today / Public Notices chaser waives personal service of any paper filed in connection with such a motion on himself and/or any principal or corporate designee, and expressly agrees to accept service of any such paper by regular mail directed to the address provided by said bidder at the time of foreclosure auction. In such event, the defaulting purchaser shall be liable for the payment of any deficiency in the purchase price, all costs and expenses of resale, reasonable attorney’s fees, and all other charges due August 7, 2018 AT 3:20 PM and incidental and consequential damages, and any deficiency in the ALL THAT FEE-SIMPLE LOT OF underlying secured debt. The purGROUND and the improvements chaser shall not be entitled to any thereon situated in Worcester surplus proceeds or profits resulting County, MD and more fully de- from any resale of the property. If scribed in the aforesaid Deed of the Substitute Trustees cannot conTrust. The property is improved by vey insurable title, the purchaser’s sole remedy at law or in equity shall a dwelling. Terms of Sale: The property will be the return of the deposit without be sold “as is” and subject to condi- interest. The sale is subject to posttions, restrictions, easements and sale confirmation and audit of the agreements of record affecting same, status of the loan with the loan serif any and with no warranty of any vicer including, but not limited to, kind. A deposit of $19,100.00 by cer- determination of whether the bortified funds only (no cash will be ac- rower entered into any repayment cepted) is required at the time of agreement, reinstated or paid off the auction. Balance of the purchase loan prior to the sale. In any such price to be paid in cash within ten event, this sale shall be null and days of final ratification of sale by void, and the Purchaser’s sole remthe Circuit Court for Worcester edy, in law or equity, shall be the reCounty. At the Substitute Trustees’ turn of his deposit without interest. Edward S. Cohn, Stephen N. discretion, the foreclosure purchaser, Goldberg, Richard E. Solomon, if a corporation or LLC, must proRichard J. Rogers, Michael duce evidence, prior to bidding, of the McKeefery, Christianna Kersey, legal formation of such entity. The and David W. Simpson, Jr., purchaser, other than the Holder of Substitute Trustees the Note, its assigns, or designees, shall pay interest on the unpaid pur- Mid-Atlantic Auctioneers, LLC chase money at the note rate from (410) 825-2900 the date of foreclosure auction to the www.mid-atlanticauctioneers.com date funds are received in the office CGD File #450923 OCD-7/19/3t of the Substitute Trustees. In the event settlement is delayed _________________________________ for any reason , there shall be no BWW Law Group, LLC abatement of interest. All due 6003 Executive Blvd., Suite 101 and/or unpaid private utility, water Rockville, MD 20852 and sewer facilities charges, or front (301) 961-6555 foot benefit payments, are payable by the purchaser without adjustment. Real estate taxes and all other public charges, or assessments, ground rent, or condo/HOA assessments, not otherwise divested by ratOF REAL PROPERTY AND ANY ification of the sale, to be adjusted as IMPROVEMENTS THEREON of the date of foreclosure auction, un3 BEACH CT. less the purchaser is the foreclosing OCEAN PINES A/R/T/A BERLIN, lender or its designee. Cost of all MD 21811 documentary stamps, transfer taxes and settlement expenses, and all other costs incident to settlement, Under a power of sale contained shall be borne by the purchaser. in a certain Deed of Trust dated OcPurchaser shall be responsible for tober 30, 2015 and recorded in Liber obtaining physical possession of the 6662, Folio 359 among the Land property. Purchaser assumes the Records of Worcester County, MD, risk of loss or damage to the property with an original principal balance of from the date of sale forward. $315,933.00, default having occurred TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE. If under the terms thereof, the Sub. the purchaser shall fail to comply Trustees will sell at public auction at with the terms of the sale or fails to the Circuit Court for Worcester go to settlement within ten (10) days County, at the Court House Door, of ratification of the sale, the Substi- One W. Market St., Snow Hill, MD tute Trustees may, in addition to any 21863, on other available remedies, declare the AUGUST 7, 2018 AT 3:30 PM entire deposit forfeited and resell the property at the risk and cost of the defaulting purchaser, and the pur- ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF chaser agrees to pay reasonable at- GROUND, together with any buildtorneys’ fees for the Substitute ings or improvements thereon situTrustees, plus all costs incurred, if ated in Worcester County, MD and the Substitute Trustees have filed more fully described in the aforesaid the appropriate motion with the Deed of Trust. Court to resell the property. PurThe property, and any improve-

in a certain Deed of Trust from Myrtle P. Jackson, dated October 4, 2004 and recorded in Liber 4315, Folio 746 among the Land Records of Worcester County, Maryland, with an original principal balance of $181,410.21, and an original interest rate of 1.500%, default having occurred under the terms thereof, the Substitute Trustees will sell at public auction at the Courthouse door for the Circuit Court for Worcester County, on

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PAGE 61 ments thereon, will be sold in an “as is” condition and subject to conditions, restrictions and agreements of record affecting the same, if any, and with no warranty of any kind. Terms of Sale: A deposit of $31,000 in the form of certified check, cashier’s check or money order will be required of the purchaser at time and place of sale. Balance of the purchase price, together with interest on the unpaid purchase money at the current rate contained in the Deed of Trust Note from the date of sale to the date funds are received by the Sub. Trustees, payable in cash within ten days of final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court. There will be no abatement of interest due from the purchaser in the event additional funds are tendered before settlement. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE FOR THE PURCHASER. Adjustment of current year’s real property taxes are adjusted as of the date of sale, and thereafter assumed by the purchaser. Taxes due for prior years including costs of any tax sale are payable by the purchaser. Purchaser is responsible for any recapture of homestead tax credit. All other public and/or private charges or assessments, to the extent such amounts survive foreclosure sale, including water/sewer charges, ground rent, whether incurred prior to or after the sale to be paid by the purchaser. Any deferred water and sewer charges that purports to cover or defray cost during construction of public water or wastewater facilities constructed by the developer and subject to an annual fee or assessment are to be paid by the purchaser to the lienholder and are a contractual obligation between the lienholder and each owner of this property, and is not a fee or assessment imposed by the county. Any right of prepayment or discount for early prepayment of water and sewer charges may be ascertained by contacting the lienholder. All costs of deed recordation including but not limited to all transfer, recordation, agricultural or other taxes or charges assessed by any governmental entity as a condition to recordation, are payable by purchaser, whether or not purchaser is a Maryland First Time Home Buyer. Purchaser is responsible for obtaining physical possession of the property, and assumes risk of loss or damage to the property from the date of sale. The sale is subject to post-sale audit of the status of the loan with the loan servicer including, but not limited to, determination of whether the borrower entered into any repayment agreement, reinstated or paid off the loan prior to the sale. In any such event, this sale shall be null and void, and the Purchaser’s sole remedy, in law or equity, shall be the return of the deposit without interest. If purchaser fails to settle within ten days of ratification, subject to order of court, purchaser agrees that property will be resold and entire deposit retained by Sub. Trustees as liquidated damages for all losses occasioned by the purchaser’s default and purchaser shall have no further liability. The defaulted purchaser shall not be entitled to any surplus

PAGE 62 proceeds resulting from said resale even if such surplus results from improvements to the property by said defaulted purchaser. Sub. Trustees will convey either marketable or insurable title. If they cannot deliver one or the other, or if ratification of the sale is denied by the Circuit Court for any reason, the Purchaser’s sole remedy, at law or equity, is return of the deposit without interest. (Matter No. 319860-1) PLEASE CONSULT WWW.ALEXCOOPER.COM FOR STATUS OF UPCOMING SALES Howard N. Bierman, Carrie M. Ward, et. al., Substitute Trustees ALEX COOPER AUCTS, INC. 908 YORK RD., TOWSON, MD 21204 410-828-4838 www.alexcooper.com OCD-7/19/3t _________________________________ BWW Law Group, LLC 6003 Executive Blvd., Suite 101 Rockville, MD 20852 (301) 961-6555

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES’ SALE OF REAL PROPERTY AND ANY IMPROVEMENTS THEREON 103 SECOND ST. A/R/T/A 103 2ND ST. POCOMOKE A/R/T/A POCOMOKE CITY, MD 21851 Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust dated August 28, 1997 and recorded in Liber 2425, Folio 270 among the Land Records of Worcester County, MD, with an original principal balance of $102,000.00, default having occurred under the terms thereof, the Sub. Trustees will sell at public auction at the Circuit Court for Worcester County, at the Court House Door, One W. Market St., Snow Hill, MD 21863, on JULY 31, 2018 AT 3:30 PM ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND, together with any buildings or improvements thereon situated in Worcester County, MD and more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust. The property, and any improvements thereon, will be sold in an “as is” condition and subject to conditions, restrictions and agreements of record affecting the same, if any, and with no warranty of any kind. Terms of Sale: A deposit of $12,000 in the form of certified check, cashier’s check or money order will be required of the purchaser at time and place of sale. Balance of the purchase price, together with interest on the unpaid purchase money at the current rate contained in the Deed of Trust Note from the date of sale to the date funds are received by the Sub. Trustees, payable in cash within ten days of final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court. There will be no abatement of interest due from the purchaser in the event additional funds are tendered before settlement. TIME IS

Ocean City Today / Public Notices OF THE ESSENCE FOR THE PURCHASER. Adjustment of current year’s real property taxes are adjusted as of the date of sale, and thereafter assumed by the purchaser. Taxes due for prior years including costs of any tax sale are payable by the purchaser. Purchaser is responsible for any recapture of homestead tax credit. All other public and/or private charges or assessments, to the extent such amounts survive foreclosure sale, including water/sewer charges, ground rent, whether incurred prior to or after the sale to be paid by the purchaser. Any deferred water and sewer charges that purports to cover or defray cost during construction of public water or wastewater facilities constructed by the developer and subject to an annual fee or assessment are to be paid by the purchaser to the lienholder and are a contractual obligation between the lienholder and each owner of this property, and is not a fee or assessment imposed by the county. Any right of prepayment or discount for early prepayment of water and sewer charges may be ascertained by contacting the lienholder. All costs of deed recordation including but not limited to all transfer, recordation, agricultural or other taxes or charges assessed by any governmental entity as a condition to recordation, are payable by purchaser, whether or not purchaser is a Maryland First Time Home Buyer. Purchaser is responsible for obtaining physical possession of the property, and assumes risk of loss or damage to the property from the date of sale. The sale is subject to post-sale audit of the status of the loan with the loan servicer including, but not limited to, determination of whether the borrower entered into any repayment agreement, reinstated or paid off the loan prior to the sale. In any such event, this sale shall be null and void, and the Purchaser’s sole remedy, in law or equity, shall be the return of the deposit without interest. If purchaser fails to settle within ten days of ratification, subject to order of court, purchaser agrees that property will be resold and entire deposit retained by Sub. Trustees as liquidated damages for all losses occasioned by the purchaser’s default and purchaser shall have no further liability. The defaulted purchaser shall not be entitled to any surplus proceeds resulting from said resale even if such surplus results from improvements to the property by said defaulted purchaser. Sub. Trustees will convey either marketable or insurable title. If they cannot deliver one or the other, or if ratification of the sale is denied by the Circuit Court for any reason, the Purchaser’s sole remedy, at law or equity, is return of the deposit without interest. (Matter No. 147845-1) PLEASE CONSULT WWW.ALEXCOOPER.COM FOR STATUS OF UPCOMING SALES Howard N. Bierman, Carrie M. Ward, et. al., Substitute Trustees ALEX COOPER AUCTS, INC. 908 YORK RD., TOWSON, MD 21204 410-828-4838

www.alexcooper.com OCD-7/12/3t _________________________________ C. Larry Hofmeister, Jr., Esq. Hofmeister & Breza 11019 McCormick Road Hunt Valley, MD 21031 410-832-8822 STEPHANIE H. HURLEY, et al Substitute Trustees Plaintiffss v. HAROLD V. HARBOLD, II, et al Defendant(s) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR WORCESTER COUNTY CASE NO.: C-23-CV-18-000136

NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given this 11th day of July, 2018 by the Circuit Court for Worcester County, Maryland, that the sale of the property mentioned in these proceedings and described as 102 6th Street, Unit #4, Ocean City, MD 21842 will be ratified and confirmed, unless cause to the contrary thereof be shown on or before the 13th day of August, 2018, next, provided a copy of this NOTICE be published at least once a week in each of three successive weeks in the some newspaper of general circulation published in said County before the 6th day of August, 2018, next. The report states the amount of sale to be $200,000.00 to Joseph Frank Palmisano, Jr. and Marcia A. Palmisano. Susan R. Braniecki Clerk of the Circuit Court for Worcester County True Copy Test: Susan R. Braniecki Clerk of the Circuit Court Worcester County MD OCD-7/19/3t _________________________________ ROBERT SLOAN, ESQ. WHITEFORD, TAYLOR & PRESTON, LLP 7 ST. PAUL STREET, SUITE 1500 BALTIMORE, MD 21202

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Estate No. 17481 TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF TERRENCE F. BLADES AKA: TERRENCE FILLMORE BLADES Notice is given that Candise B. Dunleavy, 163 Oakwood Drive, New Providence, NJ 07974, was on July 05, 2018 appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Terrence F. Blades who died on June 7, 2018, 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 5th day of January, 2019. Any person having a claim against the decedent must present the claim to the undersigned per-

JULY 27, 2018 sonal 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. Candise B. Dunleavy Personal Representative True Test Copy Charlotte K. Cathell Register of Wills 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: July 12, 2018 OCD-7/12/3t _________________________________ JAMES W. ALMAND ESQ AYRES, JENKINS, GORDY & ALMAND, PA 6200 COASTAL HIGHWAY, SUITE 200 OCEAN CITY, MD 21842

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Estate No. 17476 TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF JOANNE J. WHEATON AKA: JOANNE ELIZABETH WHEATON Notice is given that David F. Wheaton Jr., 8518 Newark Road, Newark, MD 21841 and John M. Wheaton, 220 Broad Street, Berlin, MD 21811, were on July 12, 2018 appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Joanne J. Wheaton who died on June 13, 2018, 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 12th day of January, 2019. 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

JULY 27, 2018 (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. David F. Wheaton Jr. John M. Wheaton Personal Representatives True Test Copy Charlotte K. Cathell Register of Wills 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: July 19, 2018 OCD-7/19/3t _________________________________

TOWN OF BERLIN Pursuant to the Town of Berlin, MD Code Section 108-215, the Town of Berlin Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing on Wednesday, August 8, 2018, at 6:00 PM in the Council Chambers of Berlin Town Hall to hear the request from M & G Route 50 Land, LLC for the addition of two parcels at the intersection of MD Route 346 and U.S. Route 50 to Growth Area # 3 of the Comprehensive Plan of the Town of Berlin, MD. These parcels are identified as Worcester County Tax Map No. 20, Parcel 47, and Worcester County Tax Map 20, Parcel 318. OCD-7/19/2t _________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF

HOMELAND SECURITY FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations for the Town of Ocean City, Worcester County, Maryland, Case No. 18-03-1304P. The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) solicits technical information or comments on proposed flood hazard determinations for the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), and where applicable, the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report for your community. These flood hazard determinations may include the addition or modification of Base Flood Elevations, base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area boundaries or zone designations, or the regulatory floodway. The FIRM and, if applicable, the FIS

Ocean City Today / Public Notices report have been revised to reflect these flood hazard determinations through issuance of a Letter of Map Revision (LOMR), in accordance with Title 44, Part 65 of the Code of Federal Regulations. These determinations are the basis for the floodplain management measures that your community is required to adopt or show evidence of having in effect to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program. For more information on the proposed flood hazard determinations and information on the statutory 90-day period provided for appeals, please visit FEMA’s website at www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/fhm/bfe, or call the FEMA Map Information eXchange (FMIX) toll free at 1-877FEMA MAP (1-877-336-2627). OCD-7/26/2t _________________________________

being considered, previous experience of bidders with county contracts, or any other factors they deem appropriate. All inquiries regarding the bid specifications shall be directed to the Housing Program Inspector, Dave Walter, at 410-213-2021. All other inquiries shall be directed to Jo Ellen Bynum, Housing Program Administrator, at 410-632-1200, ext. 1171. OCD-7/26/2t _________________________________

NOTICE TO LEAD ABATEMENT CONTRACTORS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the County Commissioners of Worcester County, Maryland, pursuant to Section 4-405 (West Ocean City Harbor) of the County Government Article of the Code of Public Local Laws of Worcester County, will accept sealed bids for three (3) 100foot and five (5) 75-foot dock spaces in the commercial section of the County owned portion of the West Ocean City Harbor for a period commencing September 23, 2018 and expiring September 22, 2020. All bidders must be a bona fide commercial fishermen as defined in said ordinance and will be required to certify that they will operate a bona fide commercial fishing operation from the West Ocean City Harbor and will use the dock space at least 270 days per lease year. All bids must be in writing, upon forms provided by the Office of the County Commissioners, Government Center - Room 1103, One West Market Street, Snow Hill, Maryland 21863 which may be obtained online at www.co.worcester.md.us or by calling the Commissioners’ Office at 410-632-1194 to request a package by mail. Sealed bid proposals will be accepted until 1:00 p.m., Monday, August 13, 2018 in the Office of the County Commissioners at the above address at which time they will be opened and publicly read aloud. All bids must be accompanied by a refundable bid deposit of 10% of the total bid, which will be applied to the second year rent payment. Envelopes shall be marked “West Ocean City Boat Slip Bid - _____Foot Slip” in the lower left-hand corner, with the slip size designated. After opening, bids will be forwarded to the Budget Accountant for tabulation, review and recommendation to the County Commissioners for their consideration at a future meeting. In awarding the bid, the Commissioners reserve the right to reject any and all bids, waive formalities, informalities and technicalities therein, and to take whatever bid they determine to be in the best interest of the County considering any factors they deem appropriate. All inquiries should be directed to Kim Reynolds, Budget Accountant, at (410) 6321194. OCD-7/26/2t _________________________________

INVITATION TO BID Housing Rehabilitation Worcester County, Maryland The Worcester County Commissioners are currently accepting bids for rehabilitation and lead abatement work to be performed on a single family home located in the Snow Hill area of Worcester County. Bid specification packages and bid forms are available to licensed Maryland Home Improvement Contractors also possessing Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) lead abatement certification and may be picked up from the Office of the County Commissioners, Worcester County Government Center, One West Market Street - Room 1103, Snow Hill, Maryland 21863, obtained online at www.co.worcester.md.us under the "Bids" dropdown menu in the lower right hand side of the home page, or by calling the Commissioners' Office at 410632-1194 to request a package by mail. Please note that the General Contractor must hold the lead certifications; lead work may not be subcontracted. This project is proposed to be funded by the State Lead Hazard Reduction Grant and Loan, Special Loans and Community Development Block Grant Programs and is thus subject to all applicable Equal Opportunity and Civil Rights guidelines. Sealed bids will be accepted until 1:00 p.m., on Monday, August 13, 2018 in the Office of the County Commissioners at the above address at which time they will be opened and publicly read aloud. Envelopes shall be marked "Lead Housing Rehabilitation Bid - August 13, 2018" in the lower left-hand corner. Bids will be reviewed by staff and awarded by the County Commissioners at a future meeting. In awarding the bid, the Commissioners reserve the right to reject any and all bids, waive formalities, informalities and technicalities therein, and to take whatever bid they determine to be in the best interest of the County considering lowest or best bid, quality of goods and work, time of delivery or completion, responsibility of bidders

ATTENTION COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN, CLAMMERS, LOBSTERMEN AND WATERMEN

REQUEST FOR BIDS West Ocean City Commercial Boat Slip Leases Worcester County, Maryland

PAGE 63 JAMES E. CLUBB, JR., ESQ. 108 N. 8TH STREET OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND 21842 COUNCIL OF UNIT OWNERS OF OCEAN HIGH CONDOMINIUM, INC. Plaintiff v. WANDA ANN BLOOM et al. Defendants IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR WORCESTER COUNTY STATE OF MARYLAND CASE NO. C-23-CV-18-000165

NOTICE ORDERED, by the Circuit Court for Worcester County, Maryland this 23rd day of July, that the foreclosure sale of the properties mentioned in these proceedings, made and reported by James E. Clubb, Jr., Trustee, be RATIFIED AND CON FIRMED, unless cause to the contrary thereof be shown on or before the 27th day of August, provided a copy of this order be inserted in some weekly newspaper printed in Worcester County, Maryland once in each of three successive weeks, before the 20th day of August. The Report of Sale filed in the above case states the amount of the sales to be as indicated below for the referenced time-share intervals: Price $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $1,500.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 Susan Braniecki Clerk of the Circuit Court Worcester County, Maryland True Copy Test: Susan R. Braniecki Clerk of the Circuit Court Worcester County, MD OCD-7/26/3t _________________________________ Timeshare Wk40, #D-6 Wk 6, #D-5 Wk 19, #B-3 Wk37,#C-11 Wk 5, #C-11 Wk45, #C-11 Wk 48, #F-10 Wk 52, #C-22 Wk45, #G-23 Wk48, #G-23 Wk 17, #C-14 Wk43, #B-3 Wk 21, #F-10 Wk 18,#G-31 Wk 43, #D-6 Wk 12, #C-21 Wk40, #G-34

JAMES E. CLUBB, JR., ESQ. 108 N. 8TH STREET OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND 21842 COUNCIL OF UNIT OWNERS OF OCEAN HIGH CONDOMINIUM, INC. Plaintiff v. ALAN QUINONES MIMI QUINONES et al. Defendants IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR WORCESTER COUNTY STATE OF MARYLAND CASE NO. C-23-CV-18-000166

NOTICE ORDERED, by the Circuit Court for Worcester County, Maryland this 23rd day of July, that the foreclosure

PAGE 64 sale of the properties mentioned in these proceedings, made and reported by James E. Clubb, Jr., Trustee, be RATIFIED AND CON FIRMED, unless cause to the contrary thereof be shown on or before the 27th day of August, provided a copy of this order be inserted in some weekly newspaper printed in Worcester County, Maryland once in each of three successive weeks, before the 20th day of August. The Report of Sale filed in the above case states the amount of the sales to be as indicated below for the referenced time-share intervals: Price $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 Susan Braniecki Clerk of the Circuit Court Worcester County, Maryland True Copy Test: Susan R. Braniecki Clerk of the Circuit Court Worcester County, MD OCD-7/26/3t _________________________________ Timeshare Wk47, #C-18 Wk 17, #C-17 Wk 10, #E-8 Wk 8, #C-19 Wk43, #A-1 Wk 18, #B-3 Wk 14, #G-34 Wk 39, #B-4 Wk 18, #C-18 Wk 42, #C-18 Wk 45, #C-19 Wk 15, #D-6 Wk 36, #C-13 Wk42, #C-13 Wk 38, #C-15 Wk45,#C-18 Wk 50, #G-23 Wk 52, #G-23 Wk 36, #G-34

Ocean City Today / Public Notices

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, MD Thursday August 9, 2018 At 2:00 PM A request has been submitted to modify plans apprvd by BOPW 2/8/18. Original request to ext exist 5’6”x27’ pier an add’l 5’6”x23’, instl (1) btlft & (1) dble jetski lift w/assoc piles max chwd dist 50’ MHWL. Mod request is to mve dble jetski lift to right side of pier by blkhd, max chwd 14’ MHWL at 810 32nd St Parcel #4481 in the Town of Ocean City, MD Applicant: McGinty Marine Constr Owner: Tom Nugen PW17-130 A request has been submitted to obtain approval for unpermitted exist btlft w/assoc poles, max chwd ext 17’at 10610 Pine Needle Rd Par-

cel #1697A in the Town of Ocean City, MD Applicant: Noreen Wright Owner: Pine Needle Residence Trust PW18-069 A request has been submitted to instl 60’ of vnyl blkhd replcmt 2’ chwd of MHWL. Instl 10’x13’ float dock 10’ chwd of exist MHWL at 113 Winter Harbor Dr Parcel # 624A in the Town of Ocean City, MD Applicant:McGinty Marine Constr Owner: Maulik Trivedi PW18-070 A request has been submitted to instl a btlft w/assoc piles, chwd dist 29’ MHWL at 1920 Marlin Dr Parcel #3280 in the Town of Ocean City, MD Applicant: McGinty Marine Constr Owner: Andrew Jones Revocable Trust PW18-071 A request has been submitted to widen exist 4.5’x15’ pier to 6’x15’; instl a btlft w/assoc piles all w/in confines of slip, chwd 15’ MHWL 2836 Gull Way Parcel #4892 in the Town of Ocean City, MD Applicant: McGinty Marine Constr Owner: Scott & Kerry Sefton PW18-072 A request has been submitted to instl a btlft w/assoc piles, max chwd dist 22’ MHWL all w/in confines of slip at 119 Newport Bay Dr Unit C Parcel #3643A in the Town of Ocean City, MD Applicant: McGinty Marine Constr Owner: Eric & Gail Bricker PW18-073 A request has been submitted to remv exist pier & replc w/6’x16’ pier; instl a 6’x14’ floating jet dock, chwd dist 30’ MHWL at 2849 Gull Way Parcel #4892 in the Town of Ocean

JULY 27, 2018 City, MD Applicant: McGinty Marine Constr Owner: Ron Krauss PW18-074 A request has been submitted to constr a 6’x25’ pier, instl btlft w/assoc piles, a floating jet dock 6’x13’, a PWC lift w/a 6’x10’ pltfrm w/assoc piles. Max chwd dist 25’ of MHW at 8605 Seabay Dr Parcel #0100A in the Town of Ocean City, MD Applicant: McGinty Marine Constr Owner: Timothy & Maria Covell PW18-075 A request has been submitted to instl 40’ of rplcmnt vnyl blkhd w/batter piles, replc deck, stringers & headers on exist parallel pltfrm & perp pier w/new (in kind) w/steps down to pier, & instl a 5’x8’ pier ext. MDC 44’ at 531 Harbour Dr Parcel #8020A in the Town of Ocean City, MD Applicant: Ocean Services of DE Owner: Tony & Karen Cole PW18-076 A request has been submitted to remv exist para patfrm, instl 60’ of replcmnt vnyl blkhd 18” chwd of exist blkhd, instl a new 5’x16’ perp pier. MCD 17’6” at 600 94th St Parcel #9750 in the Town of Ocean City, MD Applicant: Ocean Services of DE Owner: John Seets PW18-077 A request has been submitted to dredge 185’x158’ marina to depth of 6’ w/6 year maint dredge permit at 312 Talbot St Parcel #2458 in the Town of Ocean City, MD Applicant: Hidden Oak Farm LLC Owner: Angler Marina/Julie Smith (Bunting Family LLC) PW18-078 OCD-7/26/2t _________________________________

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Chamber needs to keep pushing

Alas, South Carolina Republican Rep. Mark Sanford’s amendment to the appropriations bill for the Interior Department didn’t make the cut. His was one of the efforts in the House of Representatives to block offshore oil exploration and drilling along almost every mile of the U.S. coastline. Many members of Congress and other officials from the East, West and Gulf coastal states have lined up against President Trump’s announcement last January to open the outer continental shelf to oil and gas companies, ostensibly to secure the country’s independence from foreign sources. That, however, is not quite as true as it once was. Just last month, domestic production in the United States hit a new record, surpassing the production levels of all but two of the OPEC countries, Saudi Arabia and Iraq, according to federal government reports. Meanwhile, the American Geosciences Institute says the country’s petroleum imports were already on the decline. As of 2016, they had dropped to 25 percent of national consumption from 60 percent in 2005. Increasing domestic production took care of the difference and is only getting better. Why, then, is opening the outer continental shelf to oil and gas exploration portrayed as being so critical to the nation’s security and well-being when the advanced technologies employed by the energy industry are allowing it to produce more oil than ever before? Further, why the big rush to go offshore when it also appears that land-based operations alone are pushing this country to the top of the oil-producing heap? Another concern, as oil exploration leasing on the offshore frontier gets closer to happening, is that the Department of Interior is rolling back many of the safety regulations instituted after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. Even though this most recent attempt to block offshore exploitation failed, the Ocean City Chamber of Commerce needs to keep pushing and see if, through First District Congressman Andy Harris, there’s anything that can be done to protect the tourism industry and the coastal communities overall.

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Make me a sandwich

Nothing surpasses old movies and television commercials as a means of illustrating just how things have changed in a relatively short time in the modern era. At least that would be the case for us Baby Boomers, who witnessed the transitition in female icons from Betty Crocker to Ronda Rousey. One popular commercial pitch of that earlier time was this one for a toilet cleanser: By “Gee, hon, bathroom Stewart bowl sure needs cleaning!” Dobson the chipper TV commercial husband yells to his wife, who, amazingly, doesn’t reply she’s about to fix him so he’ll never need a bathroom again. That always got me, even those many years ago, as it seemed like such an open invitation for a great response: “Well, gee, honey, I was hoping the mailman would take care of it after you’ve gone to work.” Or, “Sure thing, hon, where’s your toothbrush?” Today, something like that would never happen for a couple of reasons, the first of which is the husband would discover just how far his wife had advanced in her kickboxing class. The second would be that today’s homes have multiple bathrooms, one of which is specifically assigned to the adult male. This is the one that, over time, becomes more of a biology experiment than a rest-

room, and from which the male is likely to emerge someday screaming, “It’s alive. It’s alive!” Or at least that’s what’s been suggested to me. Other politically incorrect commercials from that era include one with the husband asking, as he peers into the refrigerator, “Honey, when was the last time you baked a cake?” She answers, “Last week,” suggesting that either her husband has been stuck in the bathroom for the past seven days or has the memory of a goldfish. “Let’s see,” she would reply in my preferred response, “I’m not sure, but I think it coincided with the last time you’re weren’t an idiot, which would have been … never.” My favorite outdated expression of all time, however, came from an old movie, even though it did enjoy a renaissance in the late 1990s beginning with a Saturday Night Live skit. That would be the “Go make me a sandwich” line as uttered by a man to a woman. That couldn’t happen today. I know, because I tried it once, albeit much more politely and more as a joke than anything else. “I’m hungry,” I said as we watched this particular movie one evening. How about you make me a sandwich, please?” “Sure,” she said, causing me to raise my eyebrows in surprise. But then she added,“I hope you won’t mind that it’ll come in suppository form.” Ah yes, the modern era. Say goodbye, Betty Crocker, and hello, Ronda.

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Oceana maintains its effort to block offshore oil projects Continued from Page 1 and Democrats from coastal states whose constituents object to President Trump’s proposal in January to open the ocean to oil and gas drilling in almost all offshore areas. Also helping to spread the antidrilling message is Oceana, an international organization funded by high profile foundations and corporate sponsors and dedicated to protecting the world’s oceans. “The chamber has been pushing out information from Oceana to our members to help fight this,” Chamber Executive Director Melanie Pursel said this week. “We hope to have a meeting with (1st District Republican Congressman) Andy Harris as well as OC officials to draft/present additional amendments.” Harris initially supported offshore oil development when it was first proposed, but took the opposite stance a month later. This week he said, “I support offshore oil exploration so long as it can be conducted in an environmentally sound manner. However, decisions regarding such projects cannot be made without input from the local communities affected by such projects. The people of

Worcester County have made it clear that they do not want oil exploration off their coast, and I stand by that decision.” Currently, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has five permits pending for seismic airgun testing, which presents its own set of problems, said Matthew Heim, Oceana’s Mid-Atlantic organizer. Heim said companies try to locate potential gas and oil deposits via seismic testing using up to 40 high-pressure airguns. “Each of these airguns fires compressed air, which generates one of the loudest manmade sounds on Earth. These sonic blasts go off every 10 seconds, 24 hours a day for the duration of a mapping exercise, which can last several weeks,” he said. Heim also cited studies that show up to an 80 percent decline in catch rates for certain species of fish where seismic airguns have been employed. “We need to understand that the decision to open the Atlantic is a forever decision,” Heim said. “Once oil and gas development is allowed in the Atlantic, there is no turning back. The people need to carefully weigh the impacts against the possible benefits.”

JULY 27, 2018

Letter to the editor Leave politics out of local economy

Editor, I live in Berlin, but I have spent much more time in Ocean City this summer than I usually do, driving my kids to work, walking the Boardwalk, sitting on the beach and eating in several local restaurants. This year I have noticed the amazing diversity of people and families choosing to spend their vacation, and money in Ocean City. I am grateful for these tourists because my own livelihood is dependent on the tax dollars their spending generates. Not only my job, but my own children’s education as well as the wonderful qual“Millions of people visit the Maryland coast every year, which supports hundreds of small businesses and thousands of jobs, and we have an economy and a way of life that depends on a clean, healthy ocean ecosystem.” Touching on the 2010 Deepwater

ity of life we enjoy here in Worcester County, are all dependent on a variety of people feeling welcome here. We want and need them to return year after year to spend their vacation in Ocean City. With that in mind I feel it is important to remind the local businesses, choosing to fly a Trump flag from their place of business, or from boats docked at their marinas, that not all Americans voted for him. In fact, most Americans did not vote for him, nor do they agree with the policies he is enacting in our country. I think it is best leave national politics out of our local economy. Melissa Reid Berlin Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Heim said it doesn’t take a major disaster to have a major economic impact on the region and that lesser events also produce negative effects. Between 2006-2015, he said, 335 spills from oil platforms took place in U.S waters.

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Fatal heroin overdoses on rise in Worcester By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (July 27, 2018) Fatal overdoses from heroin and related substances continue to rise in Worcester County, and across the Eastern Shore, as dealers market fentanyl mixtures to unsuspecting users. Tim Sponaugle, Worcester County Criminal Enforcement Team heroin coordinator, said non-fatal overdoses on the Eastern Shore have jumped by 13 percent on the shore overall, while fatal cases have grown by 29 percent compared to last year. Sponaugle said half a dozen overdose deaths have occurred in Worcester County though this July 13, compared to four at the same point last year. Unlike the situation in other shore counties, Worcester has seen the number of nonfatal incidents drop from 34 this time last year to 24 so far in 2018. Sgt. Nate Passwaters, with the Worcester County Criminal Enforcement Team, said fentanyl is betweem

50-100 times more powerful than heroin. “There’s not a more dangerous time to buy illicit street drugs than there is now in this country because of the fentanyl,” he said. “The fatal dosage amount is substantially less than it is for heroin.” Sgt. Todd Speigle, with the OCPD major crime unit, said the mounting deaths are directly attributable to the quality of street drugs being marketed. “People are getting stuff that they don’t know what it is [and] for the most part it’s going to be fentanyl,” he said. Speigle said his unit handles fatal overdose cases, which require a dual response between the city and county. “We work it as a group,” he said. “If there is a fatal overdose I’m going to respond by sending a detective, narcotics is going to send a detective, and … we have a three-person forensics team.” Passwaters said Worcester County enacted an overdose response plan in 2013, while also noting the Criminal En-

forcement Team responds to fatal and non-fatal overdose reports. “The purpose of our response on the drug side is we want to work the case backwards and try to locate the source and possibly make a case on distribution or manslaughter,” he said. Although not without challenges, Passwaters said when fatalities do occur, drug investigators try to identify dealers and bring charges. “We do that through [cell] phones, interviews and any corroborating evidence that we can put together,” he said. “You have to have the right circumstances come into play to make those cases.” Passwaters said even experienced heroin users have proven to be susceptible to the deadly mixtures. “They have a high tolerance… but that one bag of heroin … ended up being straight fentanyl,” he said. Street-level drug production is not an exact science, Passwaters said. “Obviously, these individuals mixing

the fentanyl and the heroin, it’s not in a pharmaceutical atmosphere or environment,” he said. “There’s going to be a little more fentanyl in some than others, and it’s playing Russian Roulette.” Economics plays a large role, with fentanyl costing significantly less than heroin, Passwaters said. “They can buy fentanyl on the dark web, have it shipped into the country from China or wherever it is produced,” he said. “It’s only $3,000-$3,500 a kilogram while heroin is probably $60,000$65,000 a kilogram.” In the meantime, the addiction takes hold and addicts find themselves chasing a fleeting sensation. “You’re going to crave those drugs [and] you’re going to do anything you can do to get those drugs,” he said. “A lot of people that are battling this demon aren’t even getting high from the drugs anymore or feeling the euphoria,” he said. “They’re only using to become See DRUG Page 69

Hall sentenced for theft and fraud charges Continued from Page 24 trial that her legal troubles began after a series of family tragedies, starting with the loss of her husband Bill in March 2016. He said that started a tailspin of behavior reinforced by subsequent losses and family concerns that resulted in the claims against her. Caldwell said the loss of Hall’s husband, followed by the loss of her stepson’s wife resulting in Hall assuming temporary custody of the couple’s four children, followed by the death of her mother months later, along with other family troubles combined with the floundering of the butcher shop, led to her making regrettable decisions to keep her family afloat. Hall retains custody of one of her step-grandchildren. Other family members have assumed responsibility for the other children. Hall, according to prosecutors, was under investigation following an August 2017 report that someone had left the

premises of the Acme grocery store in Ocean City with thousands of dollars worth of meat that had not been paid for. The investigation later found that it had been repeated at least four times at the local store alone. It was learned later that Hall was the focus of the investigation and the charges made against her by one of her suppliers surfaced. Bourdon said Hall had a system all worked out where she would order the meat, return to the front of the store to pay for a packet of cigarettes, and then would leave the store with both the cigarettes and meat. The meat was then used as inventory at her Berlin Butcher Shop, which marketed its products as organic or otherwise specialty items. This process was put into place after Hall’s relationship with her regular supplier soured because of nonpayment. The supplier was one of the entities charging Hall with passing bad checks. She was charged in December 2017

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Drug overdose issue continues Continued from Page 67 well and be able to function in society that day.” That, Speigle said, sends many addicts in pursuit of stronger drugs. “They seek out the dealers that have the … ‘hot load,’ or strong batch of heroin, because it gives them a more euphoric high, but they also know … they have a greater chance of overdosing,” he said. To address the health crisis, Passwaters said continued emphasis needs to be put both on enforcement and prevention. “On the enforcement side, we need to understand the addiction and how it sets

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US Wind still going through approval process Continued from Page 1 auctioned two lease areas off the Maryland coastline totaling 79,000 acres. The winning bid of $8.7 million was submitted by US Wind, a subsidiary of Renexia, an Italian renewable energy company. The leases went into effect in December 2014 and were subsequently merged into a single lease area this March. Several weeks later, BOEM approved US Wind’s site assessment plan that was submitted in April 2016. In terms of next steps, US Wind hopes to submit its Construction Operation Plan by the end of this year. Vitale described that as an extensive document that requires further surveys and continued analysis. “From the moment [BOEM] receives the COP, they will have 12-16

months to review it, [then] collect all the opinions and comments from all the relevant stakeholders,” he said. At that point, Vitale said the federal oversight agency can opt to reject or approve the plan, with the potential for further conditions to be tacked on. “Which may well include some of the suggestions that the stakeholders proposed,” he said. Despite the laundry list of worries discussed the prior week, such as turbines creating navigational difficulties for marine species and commercial vessels, Vitale said relevant stakeholders were less specific during earlier comment periods. “They raised general concerns this may interfere with their business,” he said. “They are trying to cover an earlier inefficiency and now

they are overreacting to cover a lack of activities in the past.” During the earlier request for information, BOEM consulted with the U.S. Coast Guard and completed an Atlantic Coast Port Access Study in May 2011. The American Waterway Operators were also engaged, with BOEM reducing the Maryland wind farm area based on its recommendations. Vitale also noted the COP process requires a Navigation Risk Assessment be submitted, with BOEM actively engaging the Coast Guard through the entire process. Although the commercial fishing industry presentation to council presented data related to a multitude of environmental concerns, Vitale said their conclusions fly in the face of previous studies.

“They are, maybe, having a bit of an emotional approach rather than an approach based on fact,” he said. “The scientific community largely discredits their allegations.” US Wind legal consul Gregory Tucker said with the exception of the Coast Guard, American Waterway Operators and the Business Network for Maryland Offshore Wind, no other entities, including Ocean City government, responded to the public sale notice issued by BOEM in 2013. “They’ve never been left out of anything and have had ample opportunity to raise concerns,” he said. To assist in developing its site assessment plan, Vitale said US Wind consulted with numerous environmental groups, including the Sierra Club, National Resources Defense Council, Earth Justice, the National Wildlife Federation and the Maryland League of Conservation Voters. “We’ve already committed our company to use the measures these organizations proposed,” he said. Vitale also disputes claims made by commercial fishing industry representatives regarding turbines disturbing aquatic life, while restating plans to construct an artificial reef to compensate. “There would be another population of fish that would attract bigger species around this reef that would be created,” he said. “Generally speaking, based on experiences in other places with wind turbines, commercial or recreational fishermen are generally happy with the increase of fish populations in those areas.” Recent attempts to offer industry perks to Ocean City residents have also been mischaracterized, Vitale said. “I keep reading in the news our proposition to offer free electricity to the population of Ocean City as an attempt to bribe the council,” he said. Since BOEM makes the final determination to allow the project, Vitale said offering financial incentives to local municipalities is provided as an industry perk that has no influence on approval. “Generally, the locality that is closest to the wind farm always gets benefits for, let’s say, any discomfort from being the closest one,” he said. “The council rejected this offer in a closed-door meeting without even asking what the population would answer.” Looking forward, Vitale said US Wind wants to continue to engage stakeholders during the COP approval phase, with the ultimate goal of gaining backing from all parties. “I’m more than happy to face their concerns for the next round of comments,” he said. “We want any stakeholders effected by our project to be a supporter.”

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By Sam Ghaleb Contributing Writer (July 27, 2018) The Spanish Civil War had its beginnings in Spain’s elections of February 1936. The Republicans, consisting of the Communists, Socialists, and Basque and Catalonian separatists, won by a narrow margin. Under the leadership of José Calvo Sotelo, the right wing (monarchists, the military, and the Fascist Party) continued to oppose the elected government. In July, the Republicans arrested, then assassinated Señor Calvo Sotelo, ostensibly in retaliation for the killing of a policeman by the Fascists. The right wing, now united as Nationalists, used this as their justifica-

tion for launching a revolution. On July 17, 1936, Gen. Francisco Franco and soldiers loyal to him seized a Spanish Army outpost in Morocco. In Spain, other Nationalist troops quickly seized other garrisons. A junta of generals, led by Franco, declared themselves the legal government, and the war officially began. The world was forced to take sides. Many countries, including the United States and Great Britain, chose to stay neutral, believing that involvement would lead to war. However, individuals from neutral countries did volunteer with the Republican International Brigades, feeling the cause was one for which it was worth fighting. A group of three Americans pilots

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train troops. Although Hitler was careful not to send enough troops to make the world perceive them as a combatant nation, 19,000 German “volunteers” gained valuable combat experience in Spain. Because the Nationalists already had strong army support, Germany sent over mostly aviators from the Luftwaffe. The Germans were organized into the Legion Kondor that was equipped with the most modern airplanes and a specially trained staff. Many of the newest airplanes were tested in real combat situations, among them the Heinkel He-111, and the Messerschmitt Bf-109B. The Legion was divided into bomber, fighter, reconnaissance, seaplane, communication, medical, and anti-aircraft battalions, and also included an experimental flight group. The chief of staff was Col. Wolfram von Richthofen, a cousin of “The Red Baron.” The first challenge the German Condor Legion faced was the 20,000 Nationalist troops stranded at the outpost in Morocco, prevented by a Spanish Navy blockade that was loyal to the Republicans, from joining the remainder of the Nationalist Army in Seville. Continued on Page 77

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WORLD WAR II Continued from Page 74 The Condor Legion succeeded in evacuating the troops by air—something that had never been done before. On Aug. 6, 20 Junkers Ju-52 transports arrived in Morocco. Over the next two months, the Condor Legion transported all the Nationalist troops to Seville, with the loss of only one airplane. U.S. General “Hap” Arnold later described the airlift as the most important air power development of the interwar period. The Spanish Civil War suggested to the German Air Staff that dive bombing was the single most accurate bombing method. The special circumstances that existed in Spain enabled the Condor Legion to operate virtually uncontested in the skies over the Iberian Peninsula. Moreover, the equipment with which the Legion was provided proved unsuitable for “strategic” bombing missions. At first the Germans attempted to use the Ju-52 as a bomber, but it was slow and cumbersome, and thus an extremely vulnerable target for Republican anti-aircraft batteries. Not until later, in 1937, did the Legion receive aircraft, such as the He-111, which was better suited for “strategic” bombing missions. In any event, the unqualified success of close ground support operation underlined the need for an aircraft that could drop bombs with

pinpoint accuracy, something conventional bombers proved unable to do, so as not to scatter bombs on friendly forces. The plane that fulfilled these requirements was the Junker Ju-87 Stuka dive bomber. Col. von Richthofen discovered the Ju-87 not only to be an accurate bomber but a psychologically demoralizing weapon as well. A technician suggested attaching sirens to the landing gear, a development which gave the Stuka its trademark whistling sound as it hurtled down on its target. Perhaps more so than the bombs themselves, the Stuka’s sirens scared Republican forces. Sometimes it created such a panic that the troops abandoned their weapons and fled. As the Stuka proved the value of dive bombing, the emphasis in production in Germany shifted toward the Ju-87, confirming the belief among the military staff that the bomber was a tactical offensive weapon. Precision bombing replaced “strategic” bombing for the Luftwaffe in Spain. This partially explains why the air staff neglected the development of a heavy four engine conventional bomber so sorely needed in later years. On May 1, 1937, von Richthofen wrote a letter to the Luftwaffe High Command stating “Spanish [Nationalist] artillery is always late in arriving; it fires too slowly and too poorly

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the Condor Legion Fighter Group, equipped with Heinkel He-51 biplanes. Lützow commanded a squadron of the new Messerschmitt Bf-109Bs. In Galland’s first engagement in Spain, at Brunete, July 1937, the Condor Legion sent every plane it had against the “Reds” who were equipped with modern Russian Polikarpov I-16 “Ratas.” The Legion’s air support and German artillery saved the day for Franco’s Fascist forces. In Spain, Galland first displayed his dashing style — flying an aircraft gaily decorated with a Mickey Mouse figure, in swimming trunks, clenching a cigar between his teeth, flying. But he was not a mere show-off — he flew over 300 missions in Spain, developed early gasoline bombs, and was awarded the Spanish Cross with Swords in Gold with Diamonds. In Spain, Galland met Werner Mölders. After Spain, he and Mölders were appointed Wing Kommodores of the Luftwaffe’s fighter force. In the Asturias campaign, in September 1937, Galland experimented with new bombing tactics. This became known as carpet bombing (dropping all bombs on the enemy from every aircraft at one time for maximum damage). German aircraft dropped more than 16,000 tons of bombs during the war and air units expended over 4 million rounds of

JULY 27, 2018 machine-gun ammunition. The Condor Legion also had a ground component, which, although smaller than the Luftwaffe contribution, was no less important. Even before the Condor Legion was formed, the German Army had already sent to Spain a small armored contingent, designated Panzergruppe Drohne. This contingent was later reinforced after the creation of the Condor Legion. This unit eventually had an establishment of 300 men organized as headquarters staff, three tank instruction and trial companies with 16 tanks each, a transport company, a maintenance workshop, and a small antitank detachment. Of the 19,000 Germans who served with the Condor Legion in the Spanish Civil war, 298 were lost, with 173 being killed by the enemy. This included 102 aircrew, 27 fighter pilots and 21 anti-aircraft crew. A large number were killed in accidents and others died of illness. The Condor Legion lost 72 aircraft to enemy action. Another 160 were lost in flying accidents. Due to the missions carried out by personnel of the German Army serving with the Condor Legion, casualties among them were very low in comparison with those suffered by the Luftwaffe. Of 28 deaths, only 7 were in action, 14 from accidents and a further 7 from illness.

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OBITUARIES BETTY M. MATTHIESEN Berlin Betty M. Matthiesen, age 87, of Berlin and formerly of Arbutus, Maryland, died Tuesday, July 17, 2018 at Lakeside Assisted Living in Salisbury. She was born in Baltimore, Maryland and was the daughter of the late Eugene P. and Marie B. (Watts) Hubbell. Betty had been a waitress for over 35 years and worked for many restaurants including the former Bowden’s Restaurant in Berlin and the former Greenwood Farms Restaurant in Bishopville. Many years ago she had been a funeral assistant for 10 years with Hubbard Funeral Home in Baltimore. She was a faithful member of Taylorville United Methodist Church in Berlin. She is survived by a brother, Leroy Hubbell of Sykesville. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frederick William Matthiesen, in 2007 and a son, Robert Matthiesen, in 2005. A funeral service was held on Monday, July 23, 2018 at Bishop-Hastings Funeral Home in Selbyville with Rev. Walt Crocker officiating. Burial was in Loudon Park Cemetery in Baltimore on Tuesday, July 24, 2018. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to: Taylorville United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 456, Berlin, Maryland 21811. Condolences may be sent by visiting www.bishophastingsfh.com. MARLENE ANN ROSSING Ocean Pines Marlene Ann Rossing, age 77, passed away on Wednesday, July 18, 2018 at her home. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Vincent and Pauline Heminger Barrett. She was preceded in death by her husband, Barry Rossing, in 2003. She is survived by her children, David Rossing and his wife, Shannon, of Downingtown, Pennsylvania, and Maria Ver-

Ocean City Today hoef and her husband, Erik, of San Diego, California. There are three grandchildren, Anders and Lucinda Rossing, and Anna Verhoef, and Marlene Rossing six nieces and nephews. Also preceding her in death was her brother, Anthony Barrett. Mrs. Rossing received her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees from Carnegie Institute of Technology and had been employed as a scientific librarian by Basell. After retiring, she and her husband moved to Ocean Pines. She was a member of St. John Neumann Catholic Church, loved to read and play cards. She was a breast cancer survivor. A mass of Christian Burial was held on Monday, July 23, 2018 at St. John Neumann Catholic Church near Ocean Pines. Rev. Joseph MPR Cocucci officiated. Interment was in Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Dagsboro. A donation in her memory may be made to: breastcancer.org. Letters of condolence may be sent via: www.burbagefuneralhome.com. BRENDA JEAN (CAMERON) GUSS Ocean City Brenda Jean (Cameron) Guss, 69, of Ocean City, Maryland, passed away suddenly on Monday, July 16, 2018 at her home. Born Nov. 25, 1949 in Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of Anna Jean (Kinzer) Cameron of Thompsontown, Pennsylvania and the late Lyle S. “Tot” Cameron. Surviving are her children, Kasey (Jessica) Guss of Howell, Michigan and Laurie Fetterman of Pasadena, Maryland; a brother, James (Diane) Cameron of Port Royal, Pennsylvania; a sister, Beth (Michael) Stoner, Mifflintown, Pennsylvania; grandchildren, Alexis and Lucas

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Fetterman and Paul and Joseph Guss; nephews, Brent (Brittany) Stoner, Jason (Travis Varner) Stoner, and Nathan (Scott Shelley) Stoner. Her education included being a 1967 graduate of East Juniata High School, Cocalamus, Pennsylvania and a 1971 graduate of West Chester University. An elite athlete growing up, she was active in sports throughout her life. She was an ASA softball umpire and a basketball referee. A highlight of her officiating career was being selected as an umpire for the 1990 US Olympic Festival. An avid Penn State fan, she was a member of the Nittany Lion Club and enjoyed attending home football games with her family and friends. She enjoyed gardening, camping and spending time outside, especially on the water. She also enjoyed her family, especially her four grandchildren who affectionately called her “Beach Grandma.” A memorial service was held on Monday, July 23, 2018 at the Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Pennsylvania with the Rev. Michael Sigler officiating. Interment was private. A visitation was held on Sunday, July 22, 2018 at the Brown Funeral Homes, Inc. in Pennsylvania. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial contributions be made to the American Cancer Society, 1375 Martin St. Suite 206, State College, Pennsylvania 16803. Online condolences can be shared at www.brownfuneralhomesinc.com. JEAN D’AQUILA Berlin Jean D’Aquila, 85, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 19, 2018 at Atlantic General Hospital. She was born Aug. 14, 1932 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Walter and Verna Lawniczak. Jean is survived by her husband, Don; sisters, Janet, Bernie and Marian; brother, Richard; children, Don, Ron, Danny and Lisa; 14 grandchildren and

eight great-grandchildren. In addition to her extensive family, Jean leaves behind the support, love, admiration and respect of all who crossed her path. Jean D’Aquila Jean’s story is one of unequivocal success, from her humble beginnings as a loving stay-at-home mother to her rise to prominence in the Delmarva real estate industry in the 1980s. Over the course of her nearly 30-year career, Jean enjoyed a professional reputation unrivaled by many in her field, and was known by her peers for her competence, character and tenacity. Jean’s renown and skill preceded her even into her retirement, and was often called upon by friends and family for her sound guidance and informed advice. Jean loved nothing more than working hard to provide for her family, and gave of herself unconditionally, even in her waning years. In her personal life, Jean relished in her role as the matriarch of an accomplished family, who in no small measure credit their successes to Jean’s example and support. A woman of faith, Jean also gave generously to the church in both time and resource, and rarely missed a Sunday mass or holiday service, even in the moments where her health failed her. Jean will be remembered by her family and friends as a strong, confident, loving woman, and will be missed deeply, but never forgotten. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Holy Savior Catholic Church, 1705 Philadelphia Avenue Ocean City, Maryland 21842. Arrangements are in the care of the Burbage Funeral Home in Berlin. Letters of condolence may be sent to the family at www.burbagefuneralhome.com. A Mass of Christian Burial will be private for the family. Continued on Page 80

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OBITUARIES Continued from Page 79 ANN RILEY ABBOTT Ocean City Ann Riley Abbott, age 94, passed away on Wednesday, July 18, 2018 at her home. Born in Parsonsburg, she was the daughter of the late James and Wilsie May Jackson Riley. She was preceded in death by her husband, Alger Hammond Abbott, Jr., in 2015. She is survived by her children, Dr. Peter Abbott and his wife, Dee, of Willards, Riley Abbott and his wife,

Ellen, of Berlin, and Jenn Fredland and her husband, Robert, of Centreville, Maryland. She was adored grandmother to four grandchildren and four great-grandchilAnn Abbott dren. Also surviving are two brothers, Hugh Jackson Riley and Lewis R. Riley, both of Parsonsburg. Also preceding her in death were six brothers, Richard Riley, Raymond Dale Riley, Robert Lee Riley, J.D.

NOTICE OF FY 2018/2019 ADOPTED EXPENSE BUDGETS FOR WORCESTER COUNTY The Worcester County Commissioners adopted the expense budget for the General Fund on June 5, 2018. The Solid Waste Enterprise Fund and Wastewater Services Enterprise Fund budgets were adopted on June 19, 2018, all of which became effective as of July 1, 2018. WATER & WASTEWATER ENTERPRISE FUND Personnel Services $ 4,911,029 Supplies & Materials 938,713 Maintenance & Services 3,932,096 Other Charges 158,914 Interfund Charges 726,962 Capital Equipment 737,000 TOTAL APPROVED EXPENSES $ 11,404,714 Charges for Services Interest & Penalties Operating Grants Miscellaneous Transfers In TOTAL ANTICIPATED REVENUES

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Riley, Quinton Riley and William Riley. Mrs. Abbott was a 1944 graduate of Salisbury State Teachers College. She was an elementary school teacher in Baltimore, Southern Maryland and Salisbury. After her marriage in 1949 she soon went into the motel business, owning and operating the Ocean Side Motel on 34th and 35th Streets in Ocean City from the 1950’s until 1996. Ann hosted many families who returned year after year to Ocean Side. She considered them part of her family.

JULY 27, 2018 She also was an accomplished seamstress, and member of the altar guild at St Paul’s Episcopal Church where she was a member. A funeral service will be held on Friday, July 27, 2018 at 1 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Berlin. Rev. Michael Moyer will officiate. A donation in her memory may be made to: Coastal Hospice, P.O. Box 1733, Salisbury, Maryland 21804, or St Paul’s Episcopal Church, P.O. Box 429, Berlin, Maryland 21811. Letters of condolence may be sent via: www.burbagefuneralhome.com.

GENERAL FUND Board of Education: Operating Expenses Debt Payments to be paid on behalf Boat Landings Circuit Court Commission On Aging County Administration Debt Service (less Education Debt) Development Review & Permitting Economic Development Elections Emergency Services Environmental Programs Extension Office Fire Marshal Grants to Towns Health Department Human Resources Insurance & Benefits: (Includes OPEB-all employees ) Interfund Transfer- Solid Waste: Homeowner Convenience Centers Recycling Jail Library Maintenance Division Mosquito Control Division Natural Resources Orphan's Court Other General Government Other General Government: (State Dept. of Assessment Operating Exp) Parks Public Works Recreation Recreation & Culture Roads Division Sheriff Social Service Groups State’s Attorney Taxes Shared with Towns Tourism Treasurer Vol. Fire Companies & Ambulance Companies Wor-Wic Community College: Operating Expenses TOTAL APPROVED EXPENDITURES Property Taxes Income Taxes Other Local Taxes State Shared Federal & State Grants Licenses & Permits Charges for Services Fines & Forfeits Interest on Investments Misc/Sale of Assets/& Other Transfers In – Casino/Local Impact Grant Funds Transfers In - Solid Waste Convenience Centers Transfers In – Solid Waste Recycling TOTAL ANTICIPATED REVENUES

87,461,775 10,396,581 54,099 1,245,744 1,128,650 933,069 1,231,644 1,718,252 442,065 938,700 2,784,976 1,346,823 181,438 502,222 5,712,425 5,547,753 442,758 18,200,895 664,984 1,033,339 9,438,401 2,642,946 1,059,167 284,158 501,254 28,294 2,342,388 621,610 1,264,283 483,702 1,235,925 65,000 4,571,962 7,581,494 751,979 1,390,723 2,335,070 1,085,502 1,100,625 7,074,282

2,203,762 $ 190,030,719 $ 135,821,065 23,000,000 11,985,000 971,020 3,939,595 1,944,507 6,392,186 52,500 1,475,000 515,323 2,236,200 664,984 1,033,339 $ 190,030,719

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Big Fish Classic weigh-ins at Talbot St. Pier this wknd.

By Lisa Capitelli Managing Editor (July 27, 2018) The fifth annual Huk Big Fish Classic is underway with weigh-ins today through Sunday in downtown Ocean City. “The weather is looking the best it’s been in the last few days,” Brian Roberts, co-director of the tournament said on Tuesday. “Friday/Saturday, Saturday/Sunday looks fishable.” Teams have the option to choose between two 32-hour slots: 7 a.m. Friday, July, 27 to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 28, or 7 a.m. Saturday, July 28

‘We expect a lot of fish coming in throughout the tournament... It’s a great opportunity to see big fish up close. It’s going to be a fun event for all ages.’ Brian Roberts, co-director of Big Fish Classic to 3 p.m. Sunday, July 29. Crews can fish the entire 32 hours or come back to the dock and head out offshore again after a break with the same or different anglers. Final registration was Thursday. Boats can depart from any port between New Jersey and Virginia. Teams can fish up to 125 nautical miles from the Ocean City sea buoy. All fish must be weighed at the Talbot Street Pier. Tournament weigh-ins will take place from 4-9 p.m., Friday, July 27 and Saturday, July 28. The scale, between M.R. Ducks and the Angler in downtown Ocean City, will be open from 4-8 p.m. Sunday, July 29. Weigh-ins are free and open to the public. “We expect a lot of fish coming in throughout the tournament,” Roberts said. “It’s a great opportunity to see big fish up close. It’s going to be a fun event for all ages.” There will be live music each evening and vendors selling artwork, clothing and event merchandise. Huk Performance, Sirius Radio and Shore Tackle & Custom Rods will be on hand as will Imperium Outfitters, showcasing a 3D printer that makes fishing lures. Local artist George Kalwa will be selling original paintings and prints. The Captain Morgan pirate mascot

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SURF’S UP Michael Lawson Jr. catches a wave near the inlet on Sunday. “The conditions were ‘small craft warnings’ and winds out of the east after Saturday’s storm. Surfer’s delight,” said Dan Collins, who captured several surfers taking advantage.

will make an appearance on Saturday. In addition, there will be activities for children, and face painting. The weigh-ins will be streamed live this year with sound courtesy of Hooked on OC. “I think it will be an amazing perspective for people if they can’t get to the scale,” Roberts said. “It’s like you’re right there up front.” The 2017 tournament was originally scheduled to take place in July but it was postponed because of poor weather conditions. Forty boats were entered into the 2017 Classic, held Sept. 8-10, and $227,990 was distributed to the winners. Talbot Street Pier is the original spot where some of the first fish caught off the coast of Ocean City were weighed. Nearly 100 years ago, the pier in downtown Ocean City was bustling with activity as anglers took their daily catches there. Organizers of the Big Fish Classic wanted to bring the action, and big fish, back to the pier. For more information, visit www.bigfishclassic.com.

OC Marlin Club’s 10th ‘Heels and Reels’ tourney, Aug. 3-4 By Lisa Capitelli Managing Editor (July 27, 2018) The Ocean City Marlin Club’s ninth annual “Heels and Reels” competition in 2017 saw a record number of boats and prize money awarded, but that could be topped this year. “I think we’re on pace to be bigger this year. As long as the weather is good, it should be a good tournament,” said Franky Pettolina, Ocean City Marlin Club president and co-director of the tournament. “It all depends on the weather. It can make or break a tournament.” Approximately 300 ladies fished on 50 boats and $52,020 was awarded to tournament winners last year. About $4,500 was presented to the Marlin Club Crew of OC Scholarship Fund, generated from a portion of Heels and Reels entry fee, 50/50 raffle and silent auction.

Registration for Heels and Reels, open to both Marlin Club members and nonmembers, will begin at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 2, at the Marlin Club, on Golf Course Road in West Ocean City. A captains’ meeting will follow at 8 p.m. There will be a 50/50 raffle during registration. Many ladies participate in the tournament annually. Some even started out as junior anglers. In addition, a number of women have competed since its inception 10 years ago. In fact, four of the five women Pettolina takes out fishing on his boat, the Last Call, have participated since the first year. “We have a pretty loyal following,” he said. “It’s a fun tournament. It’s not high pressure, but there’s still substantial prize money and the money’s spread out among marlin, tuna and mahi.” See EVENT Page 83

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Event to benefit Marlin Club Crew of OC Scholarship Fund Continued from Page 82 Many of the teams will wear matching outfits or make costumes, he added. Anglers are permitted to fish one of two tournament days: Friday, Aug. 3 or Saturday, Aug. 4. Weigh-ins will take place both days from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Atlantic Tackle on Sunset Avenue in West Ocean City. The cost is $300 per boat for up to six anglers. A portion of the entry fee will again be donated to the Marlin Club Crew of OC Scholarship Fund. Added entry level calcuttas, or wagering pools, ranging in cost from $200 to $500, are available and include a billfish release and a meatfish (tuna (no bluefin) and dolphin) divisions. A junior angler division is open to girls 16 and younger. The minimum weight for tournament tuna (yellowfin, big eye and long fin) is 30 pounds; 10 pounds for

dolphin. “Prior to this blow, this wind, marlin fishing has been good – it’s on pace to be one of the better years. A lot of blue marlin are around,” Pettolina said. “Everything’s been good this year. We’ve seen more and bigger mahi this year and tuna fishing has been consistent, with a decent quality of fish. We’ve seen more 50, 60, 70 pounders than the last couple years and we’ve seen some nice yellowfin tuna in the 100-pound class or bigger.” An awards banquet is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 4, from 6:30-9 p.m. at the Marlin Club. Anglers who reel in the three heaviest tuna and dolphin will take home prize money. First, second and third place in the billfish release division will also win prize money. For more information, call 410213-1613 or visit www.ocmarlinclub.com.

Pre-employment physical skills evaluation for OCBP

(July 27, 2018) The Ocean City Beach Patrol will hold a pre-employment physical skills evaluation on Wednesday, Aug. 1, Saturday, Aug. 4 and Saturday, Aug. 18 to fill openings in the 2019 roster. 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. Testing for the 2019 season will resume in February at off-site locations throughout the region (check website for more information). Registration for the test begins at 9 a.m. on Dorchester Street and the Boardwalk. After orientation, and an English language proficiency test, applicants should prepare for a full day of testing beginning shortly after registration. Candidates will swim 400 meters, run 300 meters, perform simulated swimming rescues and demonstrate the capacity to run fast in timed sprint races. Water-related activities will take place in the Atlantic Ocean with all running activities on the beach. Although pre-registration is not required, candidates are strongly en-

couraged to sign up in advance for the test by visiting www.ococean.com/ocbp. 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 24, 2019, 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, which is being conducted in Ocean City beginning on May 19 or June 16. The academy is eight days long and provides all training and certifications required to be a surf rescue technician while earning $13.55 per hour, with an increase to $14.94 after a three-week probation period (2018 pay rates). For additional information, including future testing dates, contact the Ocean City Beach Patrol at 410289-7556 or visit www.oceancitymd.gov/ocbp.

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Lifeguards to participate in friendly games that make use of trained rescue skills

By Morgan Pilz Staff Writer (July 27, 2018) The Ocean City Beach Patrol will host its annual Crew Competition, Saturday, on the North Division Street beach, beginning at 6 p.m. For the past 40 years, the beach patrol has gathered all of its crew teams for a friendly competition to demonstrate their athletic ability and build camaraderie between the different groups. “It was the brainchild of Capt. George S. Schoepf who was assistant captain for a number of years,” Lt. Skip Lee, organizer of the competition, said. “He was looking for a way to create crew camaraderie and teamwork and for a place to showcase that. The idea of inter-crew competitions started in the early 1970’s. “It gives purpose and reason for crews who work together in a professional capacity all day long to compete as a team,” he continued. “A lot of our skills translate into athletics so it’s an opportunity for folks to show off a little bit and work as teams toward a common purpose.” Sgt. Jeff Brabitz will emcee the event, providing a play-by-play of the action for spectators. During the competition, all 200 beach patrol employees will split into 18 teams and compete in at least three out of the five events. Many crews dress in costumes or in a particular theme. “This [Monday] at our weekly professional development meeting I distributed the lineups, the rules and regulations and a tally sheet that each crew uses to organize their team,” Lee said. “We have a good mix of experi-

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enced guards and new employees and it gives them an opportunity [to see] how things go in the cadence of the evening, how quickly the events come around, the recovery time between events, etc.” The first event – the landline rescue – will take place at 6:15 p.m. During a rescue mission where the rip current is particularly strong, a lifeguard will swim toward the “victim” with rope tied around their waist. Once they reach the target, the guards on the beach will pull them back in. All 18 crews will participate in this event. The winning team will be determined by the time it takes to complete the challenge. Following the landline rescue is the rescue board relay. Participants will use a long yellow board during rescues. Members of each team will swim out with the board to a designated marker and back. The first team to complete the relay wins. “The two most important skills are getting out through the waves and coming back through the waves safely,” Lee said. “I stress that very strongly.” The third event consists of a mini triathlon known as the swim/run/swim relay. The first running portion of the trial is a 100-meter run. Competitors will then swim approximately 50 meters out to a designated buoy and back and perform another 100-meter run. The final task held near the ocean is the soft sand sprint, roughly a 160/170-meter run from North Division Street to Somerset Street. “A lot of our work is done not by the water where the sand is hard and compact, but in the softer sand,” Lee said. “We will run a measured distance back and forth relaying with a baton, [and] the team that finishes first is the winner of the event.” Tug-of-War, the fifth and final por-

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tion of the competition, is considered the “pinnacle event,” according to Lee. For the tug-of-war section of the competition, the crews will move closer to the Boardwalk, where bleachers will be set up for viewers to observe the final leg of the competition. The challenge will be set up as a double elimination tournament. Gold, silver and bronze medals will be awarded to the first-, second- and third-place teams overall. The awards ceremony will begin around 9:30-10 p.m. Last year’s winning team was Crew 10, based from 64th to 72nd streets. Harrison Fisher was their crew chief. Seventeen crews – approximately 180 lifeguards – participated last year. “We encourage people to come out and have a good time along with us,” Lee said. “It’s an action-packed event where’s there’s never a dull moment.” The event is free to watch, and spectators can observe the entire competition from the beach. Guests are advised to bring their own chairs. “This week has been extremely busy on social media and the town’s website,” Lee said. “We’ve made a lot of rescues over the past couple weeks and people [are] taking the time to express their gratitude for the work we’ve done. “This particular event affords the audience an opportunity to see us in a different environment,” he continued. “You get to see our entire patrol up close. People in the audience interact with our crews, sit side by side with them and get a feel for who they are after work. It’s nice for the public to see that side of the guards.” The crew competition will not be postponed should it rain. However, the games will be adjourned until Sunday evening if there is lightning. For more information about this event, ask any lifeguard on the beach. Each of the beach patrol members will be participating in the competition.

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Berlin 11-12 League pursues title

By Morgan Pilz Staff Writer (July 27, 2018) After another week of tournaments, one Berlin Little League All-Star team continues to pursue a state championship title. 11-12 League In state competition, the 11-12 team defeated South Maryland Little League in Hagerstown on Saturday, July 21, 121. Then on Tuesday, the Berlin team edged out Concocheague Little League, 3-2, in Hagerstown. “It was just the perfect balance of these guys playing their role to the fullest,”

Head Coach Cameron McDonough said Tuesday evening. “It was just beautiful the way the guys all played together and it didn’t matter who was in or who was out of the game, they were all playing for each other. It was beautiful to watch.” The team was scheduled to play Thursday at 8 p.m. against Chesapeake City in Hagerstown. Junior Softball League The Junior League team was eliminated from the regional tournament on Tuesday, losing to top-seeded Rhode Island, 16-0. “It was a great experience for the girls

and could be a once-in-a-lifetime experience for them,” Head Coach Katie Griffin said. “They competed well against some great teams and will make history being the first softball team from Berlin to win a state championship and win games in a regional tournament.” The team won its first game of the tournament, topping Delaware, 9-6, in Connecticut on Friday, July 20. The Berlin All Stars lost to Pennsylvania on Saturday, July 21, 7-2. The girls turned their luck around and pulled out a 5-0 win over Connecticut on Tuesday. They fell to Rhode Island later that day.

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Minor Softball League The Minor Softball League team’s tournament run ended during the state championship against Chesapeake City Little League in Waldorf. Berlin lost 4-3. “I’m proud of them for going farther than any minor team has gone before in the Berlin Little League softball history,” Head Coach Katie Griffin said. The team began their state tournament run Saturday, July 14, in Waldorf. The girls shut out their first opponent, Talbot All Stars, 10-0 in four innings. The team then won 10-0 over St. Mary’s All Stars on Sunday. The girls played against Chesapeake City on Tuesday, July 17, and lost, 6-4. The next day, the squad defeated St. Mary’s 11-5.

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SURF REPORT

Taking surfing lessons encouraged

By Dave Dalkiewicz Contributing Writer (July 27, 2018) Learning to surf can be, well, quite difficult. The good news, though, is that the process can be most enjoyable if the right attitude is utilized. Probably the first issue is to know how to swim and to have a certain “comfort” in the ocean. This can be developed over time, of course. One doesn’t have to be the best or the fastest swimmer, but a smart swimmer. Yes, that’s probably one of the best attributes to have. The ocean is full of currents, high and low tides, idiosyncrasies, and is constantly changing. Above all, the ocean has to be respected. In a beach town such as this it’s easy to view this massive body of water as another amusement or attraction. Yes, it serves these purposes, but so too it’s a foreign environment and once again the aspect of respect can never be overemphasized. The Town of Ocean City and surrounding municipalities obviously go through plenty of time, effort and expense to make sure that its beaches and

waters are a safe place to be. Beaches aren’t guarded during most hours when surfing is allowed but the example of being safe around the water is exemplified for all to see. Equipment is important. Choosing a board that will make the process of learning the least difficult is rather obvious. This can be accomplished through renting or borrowing until the best vehicle can be found. Generally a longer, wider board is best for floatation, stability, paddling and ease of wave catching. There is a point where the board can become a bit too big and difficult to handle but better to err on the larger side to hasten the learning process. It won’t take too long to learn that wave conditions are totally variable and ever changing given the whims of wind, swell, tide and bottom contours. This is part of the attraction and the frustration. The playing field, the canvas to draw upon, is not always available. Easy to see though, that milder, less challenging conditions are apt to produce the quickest results. The secret, if there is one, is to enjoy the process. The beach and ocean are generally rather pleasant places to be. Relief from the heat and humidity of the summer is readily available in the cool ocean water. Sure it can take

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months to really become a proficient surfer, but again the process can be enjoyable with a proper attitude. If the desire is present there’s no doubt that the task of learning will be accomplished. Probably the smartest thing to do is to take at least one or however many lessons necessary to get a good grasp of the basics. Back in the day, surf lessons were unheard of. If you could find someone to lend a board it was considered fortunate. There you go! Good luck! Ha ha ha! Cover your head when you wipe out. Swimming, golf, tennis lessons were, and still are, typical and traditional. These days, however, lessons and even so called “camps” are everywhere. It seems as though everyone and their brother and sister are surf instructors. If a lesson is to be had do a little background and research work and choose an instructor with a good reputation. Even if only a small tip or two is picked up it can go a long way in learning one of the most unique sports, activities that I have ever come across. — Dave Dalkiewicz is the owner of Ocean Atlantic Surf Shop in Ocean City.

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