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By Josh Kim Staff Writer (Sept. 6, 2019) Labor Day weekend marked the beginning of the end for Ocean City’s busiest season, and according to the Ocean City Police Department, it also marked another decrease in calls for service. Police department spokeswoman Ashley Miller said that from Friday, Aug. 31, to Tuesday, Sept. 3, there was 1,580 calls for service—18 fewer than last year’s holiday weekend. Calls of service were dominated by city ordinance violations, 216, which include smoking on the Boardwalk, alcohol citations and public consumption of alcoholic beverages. Traffic stops were next, with 188 traffic-related calls, 11 of which were See SEASON Page 64
Building a sand castle during the last Family Beach Olympic Games of the season on the beach of the Carousel Hotel on 118th Street, Thursday, Aug. 29, from left, are Jessica, 13, Samir, Jenna, 10, and Nemeen Naoum of New Jersey. See more pictures on page 19.
Rips, surf keep Beach Patrol busy By Morgan Pilz and Rachel Ravina Staff Writers (Sept. 6, 2019) Strong rip currents and surf conditions resulted in a busy Labor Day weekend for the Ocean City Beach Patrol, which made 264 rescues over the course of the fourday holiday. Of those rescues, 25 took place on Friday and Saturday, 61 on Monday, and the most rescues happened on Sunday with 153 rescues, said the beach patrol’s public information coordinator, Kristin Joson. Most rescues were considered assists, said Ocean City Beach Patrol Capt. Butch Arbin, who cited tropical
activity as a reason for the stronger waves. “The rescues made were more of an assist in the sense that we didn’t want people to be afraid,” Arbin said. Kristin Joson “If a person didn’t respond, we were spread out, so we don’t have the ability to do the more preventive type [of guarding]. Several times this weekend we pulled people out of the ocean a couple spots and then we would talk to them about conditions and let them back in.” Many lifeguards returned to the resort to work Labor Day weekend,
allowing for 32 stands to observe 10 miles of beach, Arbin said. “Forty of our people drove over 110 miles, or at least the other side of the Chesapeake Bay Butch Arbin bridge, or Pennsylvania or New Jersey,” Arbin said. “One girl drove all the way from Miami, Florida, to work the weekend and another guy drove all the way from Indiana, so people really stepped up to help bring the numbers up.” The increased number of guards also meant it was possible to perform See STRONG Page 59
Worcester sees 13th rabies case with sick raccoon By Elizabeth Bonin Staff Writer (Sept. 6, 2019) This Worcester County Health Department confirmed the 13th case of rabies this year when a man brought a sick raccoon to the Nature Center at the Pocomoke River State Park at Shad Landing in Snow Hill last Wednesday. Staff members at the park noticed that the raccoon wasn’t moving, which is a symptom of paralytic rabies, according to Angela Richardson, rabies program coordinator for environmental health. See RABIES Page 64
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New state regulations aim to increase renewable energy By Oct. 1, 26.2 percent of consumer electricity must come from Tier 1 resources By Elizabeth Bonin Staff Writer (Sept. 6, 2019) In accordance with Maryland’s goal of reaching 50 percent renewable energy by 2030, energy consumers will be required to purchase a certain amount of green energy as of Oct. 1. At that point, a law passed by the Maryland General Assembly this year requires consumers to purchase at least 26.2 percent of the electrical power from Tier 1 renewable resources, including at least 5.5 percent from solar energy. Other Tier 1 sources include wind, biomass, anaerobic decomposition, geothermal and small hydro, though solar energy is the most popular. The bill, known as the Clean Energy Jobs Act, passed through Maryland’s General Assembly in May without Gov. Larry Hogan’s signature. Igor Conev, a property manager at Mann Properties in Ocean City, said the simplest way to explain the bill is that the state government is regulating what kind of electricity consumers must buy. “Whether you’re a believer in global warming or not, the fact of the matter is that there’s more demand for electricity,” Conev said. “Companies are trying to find new ways of producing electricity, which is why there’s a boom in solar panels, especially in our areas.”
Conev added that up until now, electricity in Maryland was unregulated. He said Mann Properties regularly works with electricity brokers to get the best per kilowatt rate for clients. “Renewable energy is typically more expensive, so where it’s going to affect owners is their bottom line,” Conev said. As an example, he explained that Mann Properties received a quote a couple of years ago from a company out of Washington state that had solar farms in Maryland. They would charge 8.5 cents per kilowatt, as opposed to the company’s current 6.4 cents per kilowatt. Though that’s a large jump, Conev said that with time and technology progression, the price will decrease. According to a newsletter from Utility Savings Solutions, an East Coast energy broker, Maryland customers could absorb a $1-3 megawatt per hour increase. Even though green energy will be a higher up-front cost, Conev believes it is worth the investment. He advises consumers to take a look at their personal budgets and ensure that they’re using energy efficient lights, appliances and thermostat settings. “We all have to be more aware and less wasteful,” Conev said. “Then you can control your cost.” Conev added that if a consumer enters in an energy contract by the end of September, he or she will not be required to meet the new standards for renewable energy.
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Sunny days leads to great weekend By Morgan Pilz Staff Writer (Sept. 6, 2019) Sunny skies were a prime factor in yet another successful Labor Day weekend for Ocean City, drawing hundreds of thousands of people to the beach. The resort saw huge crowds throughout Saturday and Sunday, city Communications Manager Jessica Waters said. “We had a wonderful Labor Day weekend, and it’s the first time in a long time that I can remember that we not only had a beautiful Memorial Day weekend, but we had a beautiful Labor Day weekend as well,” Waters said. “On those busy holiday weekends, the weather is everything and we couldn’t have asked for a prettier weekend in terms of weather. “Not only was Saturday busy but Sunday was very busy in terms of people who were out on the beach and the Boardwalk,” she continued. “It was nice to see the families took an opportunity to take the last weekend before school started, the last traditional weekend of summer here at
the beach. “Considering what was happening to the south of us with the storm and Hurricane Dorian ... we got really lucky in terms of weather and what we could have been dealing with,” Waters said. “It was one of those holidays that will go down in the books as one of the best ones yet.” Business flourished for many hotels in the area, said Susan Jones, executive director for the Ocean City Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Association. “It was a really strong weekend. The weather was perfect and a lot of hotels were sold out … I’m sure the restaurants did equally as well,” Jones said. “Labor Day is always dependent on weather, and Mother Nature has smiled upon us all summer and certainly continued to smile throughout the weekend.” Some restaurants, like Coconuts at Castle in the Sand on 37th Street, enjoyed a busy three-day weekend in the hotel and on the beach. “We were way up our numbers from the last couple of seasons,” Coconuts General Manager Jeff Hicks said. “The
Restaurants, businesses hit with alcohol violations in Wor. By Elizabeth Bonin Staff Writer (Sept. 6, 2019) Eight area food service businesses were hit with alcohol violations at the Board of License Commissioners meeting on Aug. 21. The businesses all faced a hearing. The consequences ranged from a letter of reprimand to a $2,000 fine. According to Liquor License Administrator April Payne, police conducted an alcohol violation check at
weather was perfect, the beach was rocking and the music was playing, it was a great weekend all in all.” Castle in the Sand enjoyed sold out hotel rooms Friday through Sunday. “There’s a lot of competition nowadays with the new hotels popping up, so we don’t always get our first-choice rates,” Hicks said. “Sometimes we have to lower [the rates] to fill up, but we’ve been doing very well this year. I hope the weather [stays] that nice every weekend.” Along the bayside, other restaurants enjoyed success as well. “I’m surprised with this impending storm coming our way, usually you start to see the town empty out but we’re ahead of every night so far,” owner Macky Stansell said. “We were also a little surprised because leading up to [Labor Day weekend] the temperature dropped into the 70s. “That’s very unusual for this time of the year and it slowed down a little bit from (last) Monday into Wednesday but the weekend — Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday — were all better than last year, which is always good,” he continued. “Even Tuesday of this week has been excellent ... much better than in the last couple of years. We had enough help, which this time of year is debatable, but we had a full staff and everything went well. It was trouble-free.”
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CITY COUNCIL BRIEFS By Josh Kim Staff Writer (Sept. 6, 2019) The following took place during Tuesday night’s City Council meeting.
Worcester goes purple Members of City Council wore purple Tuesday night to honor the declaration of September as National Recovery Month. “What we’re looking for…is to bring attention and awareness to the opioid epidemic, to talk to people about the situation, to bring education to our children, to our society as well as promote recovery,” Worcester Goes Purple Event Coordinator Deborah Smullen said. “ Smullen stressed the importance of recognizing addiction as an illness rather than a personal choice. In doing so, Smullen hopes to end stigmas around addiction so that victims may feel comfortable seeking help. Suicide prevention month September is National Suicide Prevention Month. “The stigma is real, as it is with addiction, and it [suicide] is something we need to talk about an awful lot more than we do,” said Susan Schwarten, a member of the Governor’s Commission on Suicide Prevention. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Maryland was one of 49 states that saw increased suicide rates from 1999 to 2016. The CDC reports that Maryland’s sui-
cide rates grew by 8.5 percent—lower than national growth rates, but growth nonetheless. Multiple organizations offer support through online chats: The Crisis Text Line (741741), 211 and the Maryland chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (afsp.org).
Future meetings Here is the schedule for next week: City Council will meet next Tuesday, Sept. 10, at 11 a.m. for the closed session and 1 p.m. for the open session at City Hall. There are four items on the agenda for next week’s meeting, one of which is a follow up on the sidewalkwidening project on Robin Drive. Tourism Committee—Monday, Sept. 9, at 3 p.m. in room 214 of the Convention Center. The members will discuss the strategic plan, a rate recommendation and a department report. Transportation Committee—Tuesday, Sept. 10, at 9 a.m. in the Public Works conference room on 65th Street. The committee will discuss general updates and follow-ups on bus and tram ridership and deployment. Recreation and Parks Committee Tuesday, Sept. 10, at 3:30 p.m. at the Northside Park Recreation Complex. The committee will be reviewing the Eagle’s Landing fees and charges, town policy and procedures modification recommendations, parks master plan review and department activity updates.
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Private events City Council voted to approve the following private events: Park Place Jewelers Treasure Hunt at the Beach—Sept. 21-22 Mid-Atlantic Surf Fishing Tournament—Oct. 4-5 SeaSide 10/5K Halloween Fun Run—Oct. 26 MS Walk Ocean City—April 18 Second reading ordinance 2019-14 Council members voted 6 to 1 to approve the second reading of ordinance 2019-14, which authorizes the purchase and finance of Parcel 6670, 67th Street for $1.1 million. The town will use the property to build a water treatment plant. A resident protested the purchase, and told council members that the purchase would strip the property of its tax value to the town. In addition, he said that the council had not properly appraised the property,
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Councilman Tony DeLuca asked Mayor Rick Meehan to write another letter to Gov. Larry Hogan to readdress the windmill issue. DeLuca said that the city needed to reiterate its position that, while it supported wind energy, it did not support the placement of the windmills so close to Ocean City’s shore. “They need to be 33 miles offshore, especially now that they have gone from eight megawatts to 12 megawatts,” DeLuca said. The council previously has argued that the current plan for the windmill installation would cause aesthetic damage and create visual pollution.
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By Josh Kim Staff Writer (Sept. 6, 2019) Parking will be stacked for a future 12-unit condominium that will be located on the south side of 26th Street, following the Board of Zoning Appeals’ approval of a parking exception on Aug. 22. “Tandem or stacked parking is when there are two or more parking spaces for an individual unit in line instead of next to each other,” Zoning Analyst Karen Gordy said. The property area is mixture of residential and commercial, as there are plans to add a restaurant and a hotel. Because of the condominium’s Lshape, it would be difficult to combine a residential building and a commercial building with code compliant parking and maintain efficient traffic flow, property developer Peck Miller said. In addition, if the building used a traditional parking layout, it would be limited to 24 parking spaces. Miller said that using stacked parking would allow him to add an additional eight spaces, and avoid any issues with encroaching on the space allocated to the hotel and restaurant. Attorney Joe Moore, who presented
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the case for Miller, made it clear that the site plan was already code-compliant, and that Miller was simply requesting a design exception to allow the stacked parking. There were concerns about how the parking would affect the flow of traffic along the intersection of 26th Street and Philadelphia Avenue. However, Moore pointed out that the lot entrance was on the western section of the building, which is the furthest point away from the intersection.
In addition, the site plan for the lot allotted enough space for drivers to get in and out of parking spaces, without having to go onto the street. The committee approved the request, and the site plan will move forward to a Technical Review Committee meeting on Sept. 19, and then to the next Planning Commission meeting, tentatively scheduled for Oct. 1. Miller serves on the planning commission and will have to recuse himself.
BPAC installs first test bike rack By Josh Kim Staff Writer (Sept. 6, 2019) Cyclists can look forward to pedaling to 67th street now that the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee installed the first of three test bike racks there on Thursday, Aug. 22. “Next one is 120th in about a week, [and the] third one will be 28th later this fall,” Public Works Director Hal Adkins said. Because of preparations for Bikefest and Sunfest at the Inlet Lot, the second bike rack will be installed sometime the week of Sept. 9, Adkins said. The bike rack is made with salt-treated lumber, which is resistant to rot and water damage, with rust-resistant galvanized metal vertical slats, Adkins said. Councilman Tony DeLuca said that the bike rack could accommodate roughly 16 bikes, and would need little to no maintenance. Parking at the bike rack is restricted to daytime, and the Ocean City Police Department will be keeping an eye out
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The Bike Committee installs a bike rack on 67th Street last Thursday, Aug. 22. The bike rack can hold roughly 16 bikes at a time, and will need little to no maintenance.
for parking offenders. The committee began this project back in July after residents shared concerns about beachgoers parking their bikes all over the dune and the dune fence. Members of the committee chose 28th, 67th and 120th Street because each street experiences heavy bike traffic.
Adkins said that the committee would collect data throughout fall, and see how landowners and visitors respond to the project. If the project proves successful, Councilman Tony DeLuca said the committee would hunt down more problematic streets for future bike racks.
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County leases part of West OC Harbor for ‘The Alyosha’ By Elizabeth Bonin Staff Writer (Sept. 6, 2019) A part of the West Ocean City Harbor is now designated for county use or county joint ventures and could be leased to dock the catamaran, “The Alyosha.” The space is between Governor’s Dock and the recreational boat ramp at West Ocean City Harbor. The commissioners may now use the space for a variety of purposes, as it was previously unused space. Commissioner Joseph Mitrecic approved the motion and Commissioner Ted Elder seconded. Mitrecic noted that the measure will “allow doors to open.” Commissioner Jim Bunting opposed the motion. “We’re taking this away something that belongs to the public,” Bunting said. “It’s an area that’s very impor-
tant. We’ve done our very best to keep commercial purposes away from our boat ramps or parks.” Commissioner Chip Bertino also opposed the motion. That same space may be leased by Thrive Engineering LLC, to dock the catamaran “Alyosha.” The Alyosha currently takes guests on cruise and sailing trips several times a day from on Harbor Road in West Ocean City. The minimum rental fee is $8,500, plus advertisement fees yet to be determined. The lease would begin Oct. 1 and run through Sept. 30, 2024. Tom Perlozzo, director of Worcester County Recreation and Parks, came forth with the request as an opportunity for West Ocean City. “The proposed docking of the See LEASE Page 11
County records update will address electronic archives By Elizabeth Bonin Staff Writer (Sept. 6, 2019) The Worcester County record retention system and disposal schedule has not been updated since 2002, according to Worcester County attorney Maureen Howarth. That will soon change, as Worcester County Commissioners moved last month to approve work with the Cadence Group, a records management company out of Montgomery County. “It’s about time that we take on this project to update our schedule to address our records,” Howarth said. She said that the current record retention system does not account for electronic records, such as emails or text messages. By law, these records
must be held until they are added to the schedule. “It’s a very challenging program to keep up with,” Howarth said regarding the movement to address both hard copy and electronic files. The Cadence Group will advise Worcester County for a contracted fee of $39,620, which is accounted for in the FY20 budget. The company will work with the Maryland State Archivist to make sure the new county system is acceptable. After the system is approved, county employees will be trained to understand the system and properly dispose of records when needed. Commissioner Chip Bertino moved to approve work on record retention and Commission Ted Elder seconded.
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Evergreen Village RPC passes public hearing Development will have 90 single-family homes built at old Pine Shore Golf Course By Elizabeth Bonin Staff Writer (Sept. 6, 2019) The Evergreen Village single-family home project proposed for Beauchamp Road received its Residential Planned Community (RPC) zoning designation from the Worcester County Commissioners Tuesday. The 90-house single-family home development by Blue Water Development, would occupy the site 95-acre site of the former Pine Shore Golf Course property, which has been closed since 2010. Zoning Administrator Jennifer Keener told the commissioners the project’s impact on the surrounding area would not be significant because of its location in an area that already has been developed. Commissioner Chip Bertino voiced concerns regarding drainage issues across the street from the development at the River Run Golf Course and whether drainage from the development could affect Ocean Pines. Director of Environmental Program Bob Mitchell said that all storm water will be treated on site, so it will be self-
sufficient within Evergreen. “There’s an opportunity to discuss it,” Mitchell said in response to potential drainage issues. During the public hearing, Bob Hand, the designer of Evergreen, said it will contain an interior sidewalk with one entrance at Beauchamp Road and a sidewalk leading toward St. John Neumann Church. Civil engineer Ronnie Carpenter reported that sewage will be provided by River Run and water by Ocean Pines. Sheila Zimmer, representing St. John Neumann Church, inquired about a natELIZABETH BONIN/OCEAN CITY TODAY ural barrier between the church and the community. St. John Neumann’s Church, located on Beauchamp Road, is adjacent to the future Evergreen Village. The The church is adjacent to two properties will be separated by a natural barrier of either red cedars or white pines. where the RPC will be constructed. “I just wanted to make sure it’s a part of the deal, because it’s important to us,” Zimmer said. see any drawbacks and is excited to McCabe assured Zimmer that they Continued from Page 10 would plant either red cedar or white Alyosha will add an attraction to the have the catamaran in the harbor. Commissioner Mitrecic motioned pine trees as a natural barrier and for- West Ocean City area and support another business,” Perlozzo said. “In ad- to approve the lease agreement for the est conservation area. Blue Water Development hopes to dition to that, it’ll eventually create Alyosha and Commissioner Elder secbegin infrastructure work next Febru- sailing programs through the recre- onded. There will be opportunity for public ary and begin construction by late ation and parks department.” Perlozzo said he doesn’t currently comment and objection on Oct. 1. summer.
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Farmer suicide prevention program expands By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (Sept. 6, 2019) Since launching the “Save a Shore Farmer” campaign last year, the Jessie Klump Suicide Awareness and Prevention Program has seen the approach resonate throughout the area, with renewed funding helping to finance an expanded approach in year two. Ron Pilling, treasurer for the Jessie Klump Memorial Fund, said the initial program tracked better than expected in the first year. “Its’ taken on a much greater lifer than we ever anticipated,” he said. Looking to promote the cause in 2019, Pilling said that hope became a reality after the Rural Maryland Council awarded additional grant funding for a second year. Pilling said the impetus for the famer initiative was based on a report from the Center for Disease Control in 2016 listing suicide attempts by profession. Since that time those figures have been adjusted by the CDC to separate farm workers from agricultural ownership. “The result of that is the suicide rate among farm workers rose dramatically,” he said. Factors behind the trend include employment uncertainty, low pay and physically demanding work, Pilling said. “In the administrative category, it turned out that farmers themselves had an elevated and rising risk of suicide,” he said. These points were confirmed previously to the CDC report, Pilling said. “The University of Iowa did a study looking at data between 2010-2013 and concluded that the farmers that work their own farm are three times as likely to make an attempt on their lives compared to the national average,” he said. Aware the demographic in question would be unlikely to admit, as many people are, that they are struggling with suicidal thoughts, Pilling said a different approach was adopted. “We started this campaign without deluding ourselves into thinking that we were going to get farmers out to public suicide prevention workshops,” he said.
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The “Save a Shore Farmer” campaign initiated last year by the Jessie Klump Suicide Awareness and Prevention Program is running again in 2019 after the Rural Maryland Council awarded grant funding to continue the outreach effort for a second year, with organizers now working to provide the tools to launch comparable undertakings in other rural regions.
In addition to the stigma surrounding the topic, Pilling said farmers are typically fiercely independent. Hoping to educate its audience about available resources, Pilling said two billboards were erected last year on Route 13 between Salisbury and Crisfield. “The whole goal was to send people who needed information ... to the website www.saveashorefarmer.org The oversized visuals had an immediate impact, Pilling said. “The day before the billboards went up we had five visits to the website,” he said. “The day after … we had 35 visits to the website.” Those metrics were further boosted with more than 1,000 public service announcements on television and by placing brochures at 19 sites on the lower Eastern Shore and making appearances at farm-related events. “We’re working with the Future Farmers of America kids but not reaching directly to a farmer,” he said. “We really thought the spouses and farm kids were our audience.” In addition to website traffic, the media blitz also garnered phone calls from far and wide.
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“I interviewed with “Lancaster Farmer,” which is a professional journal for central Pennsylvania farmers,” he said. “I did two or three radio interviews here and one in Mount Airy.” The outreach yielded better results than envisioned when the University of Minnesota Rural Health Center reached out, Pilling said. “They have a contract with the USDA to create a suicide prevention tool kit that will become part of the national arsenal to prevent farmer suicides,” he said. “Save a Shore Famer, our little program down here, will be cited in the tool kit as a model campaign.” Pilling said on tap next month are two speaking engagements at the Maryland Suicide Prevention Conference and the Maryland Rural Health Association Conference. “Anybody who is anybody in suicide prevention or rural health care goes to these two conferences,” he said. The aim this year is to provide information for others interested in following suit. “Hopefully, when they walk out of that conference if they’re interested in launching their own campaign directed
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By Elizabeth Bonin Staff Writer (Sept. 6, 2019) Worcester County Commissioners took the following action Tuesday in Snow Hill.
Award of $300,000 to aid housing rehab, will assist neighborhood revitalization
Blacktop surfacing The commissioners approved a bid to begin the blacktop resurfacing of approximately 11.45 miles of county roads. The bid accepted was from Chesapeake Paving & Sealing Inc. at $73.50 per ton for a total estimated cost of $916,618.50. John Ross, deputy director of public works, clarified that filling in the shoulders involves smoothing the transition between the road and the grass with asphalt. Commissioner Jim Bunting requested that the smoothing transition would be as minimal as possible, as it takes up chunks of grass that is a natural filtration.
Radio amendment An amplification system will be installed in the Newark fire station. Billy Birch, director of emergency services, made this request as amendment six to the System Purchase Agreement with the Harris Corporation. According to Birch, this agreement is not final payment or acceptance.
Arcadia Circle Worcester County will hold a public hearing on introducing Arcadia Circle into the county roads program on Oct. 15. According to John Ross, deputy director for public works, all road monuments and lot corner markers have been installed to meet the Worcester County Code. The road passed the final inspection on Dec. 13, 2018.
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(Sept. 6, 2019) Gov. Larry Hogan recently announced Community Development Block Grant awards for Fiscal Year 2020, and included in that distribution is Worcester County. The $300,000 awarded the county for housing rehabilitation is part of the $4.2 million the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development will distribute for nine community development and infrastructure projects. “These awards reinforce my administration’s strong support of projects and initiatives in rural Maryland,” said Gov. Hogan. “These grants will improve infrastructure
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managed by HUD and provides federal funds directly to larger, metropolitan counties and cities. The States and Small Cities Program provides federal funds to the states who then distribute assistance to more rural counties, cities and towns. Through that program, the state of Maryland received nearly $7.8 million in funding in FY20. In addition to the nine community development and infrastructure projects, the funding will be used for homelessness services and special projects across the state. During the Hogan administration, the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development has administered nearly $40 million in community block grant assistance for more than 100 projects across the state.
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Improper practices increase recycling costs By Elizabeth Bonin Staff Writer (Sept. 6, 2019) Improper recycling in Worcester County is harming the environment and increasing the cost of recycling, Anthony Spirito, division manager for refuse hauler Republic Services said last week in response to questions regarding glass recycling in Ocean Pines. Spirito said company personnel frequently find non-recyclable items in recycling bins, such as plastic bags and yard waste, which includes tree limbs and grass clippings. Spirito said recyclables must be cleaned if they once contained any sort of liquid or food. “You could have clean cardboard that’s getting stained and contaminated,” Spirito said. When materials are contaminated, they can no longer be properly recycled. Though the old saying was “When in doubt, recycle,” Spirtio said the new saying is “When in doubt, throw it out” to avoid possible contamination. Contaminated materials and misplaced non-recyclables must be separated and hauled to a landfill. This drives up the cost of recycling. Republic is running a program called Recycling Simplified. According to Spirito, the program calls for only recycling clean cardboard, paper, clean colored plastics, household plastics and aluminum containers. Household plastics
include Tide bottles and soda bottles. Confusion over glass recycling arose at the Worcester County Commissioner’s meeting on Aug. 20 when Commissioner Chip Bertino mentioned that Ocean Pines residents were confused on whether to recycle glass. Bertino said he supports the Keep Worcester Clean campaign and that Ocean Pines would do “anything we can do to lessen confusion. It created a real dust-up for five or six days.” According to Spirito, Republic continues to accept recyclables from Ocean Pines residents, but said the glass eventually ends up at a landfill. “At this point in time, there is no market for broken glass recycling,” Spirito said. Spirito said that the glass in residential recycling containers always breaks when it hits the truck. If it were to be recycled, the shards would have to be separated between colored and clear. It is then melted and reprocessed. However, shards of glass make this a laborious task. Instead, the glass is separated from the other recyclables and transported to a landfill center. Because of the cost, Spirito said it makes more sense to simply throw glass away with other non-recyclable materials. He confirmed that intact glass can be recycled at Public Works located at 1 Firehouse Lane near south station fire department. Spirito said that the trade war with
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China is also driving up the cost, as China used to be the primary purchaser of American recycled material. Since it is no longer buying, the U.S. is selling to other countries, such as countries in southeast Asia. According to Spirito, these countries have a higher standard for recycled materials, so recycling services are not making up for losing China as a buyer. A year and a half ago, Spirito said, it cost $30 a ton to recycle material. Though he couldn’t say exactly how much it costs per ton today, he did say that it has increased and could continue to rise. The cost typically fluctuates between $80-120. Ocean Pines has a three-year contract with Republic. Residents can pay a quarterly $60.81 fee for single-stream recycling with a three percent increase to account for inflation and employee benefits every year. Though an increase cost per ton to recycle doesn’t currently affect resident fees, Spirito said it could in the future. He thinks that re-educating people on recycling can help turn the situation around. “We still want to be able to do the
right thing and recycle,” Spirito said. “We just got to get smarter with it.” In contrast to Ocean Pines, Berlin does not have single-stream recycling pick-up for residents. Residents must separate their own recyclables: glass, plastic (no bags), aluminum, tin cans, paper and cardboard. Berlin also does not provide recycling containers. There is no recycling fee for residents. Jeff Fleetwood, managing director of Berlin, said he sees items in recycling bins that cannot be recycled, particularly construction materials, such as lumber and shingles. He said if a household has a significant amount of recycling material, there is a single-stream bin next to Heron Park. “It cuts down on the amount of waste that’s dumped into cells in the landfill,” Fleetwood said. To save money, Ocean City dropped its recycling program nearly 10 years ago. Instead, almost 90 percent of Ocean City’s waste is sent to the Energy Resource Recovery facility, owned and operated by Covanta, located in Chester, Pennsylvania.
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Worcester County to launch litter campaign By Elizabeth Bonin Staff Writer (Sept. 6, 2019) To combat litter on county roads and illegal dumping, Worcester County government is launching the “Keep Worcester Clean” campaign this month. The campaign aims to encourage community stewardship of public and private entities, to educate the public on proper disposal of trash and recyclables and to discourage illegal dumping by residents and visitors. At the Aug. 20 Worcester County Commissioner’s meeting, Public Information Officer Kim Moses and Recycling Coordinator Mike McClung said the appeal will focus on children and their families. The plan is to send flyers home with students, take them on field trips to the landfill and recycling centers, and to visit classrooms and host information tables at school events. It will reach the larger community by sending press releases and PSAs, writing columns and letters to the editor and creating flyers. The campaign will run for a minimum of six months, Moses and McClung said. “While that will be a part of the initial campaign, I do see us continuing to get that message out about littering beyond that six-month period,” Moses said. According to Moses, county roads have been experiencing littering prob-
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run in July with an article in the Ocean Pines Association newsletter. “We do hope to be out and about at different public events in communities throughout the county,” Moses said. “People can come up and meet the people who are working at the recycling centers and learn about the recycling process and proper litter disposal.” Besides attending the various events, Moses said that residents can support the campaign by encouraging their
friends and neighbors to recycle the correct items and properly dispose of litter. Commissioner Chip Bertino moved to approve the campaign and Commissioner Ted Elder seconded. For more information about the campaign and proper recycling, visit co.worcester.us/departments/publicworks, call 410-632-3177 or email Mike McClung at mmcclung@co.worcester.md.us.
Sen. Cardin requests project input By Elizabeth Bonin Staff Writer (Sept. 6, 2019) Following a request from Sen. Ben Cardin (D), Worcester County Environmental Programs will suggest local projects for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to manage. According to Worcester County’s Director of Environmental Programs, Bob Mitchell, Cardin cannot directly
call for funding on specific local projects, but he can advocate to fund the corps’ general program budgets that manage those projects. Mitchell suggested several ongoing projects to the Worcester County Commissioners during their Tuesday meeting: the inlet navigational improvement project, the scour hole study, the Assateague Island restora-
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Hogan joins American Flood Coalition cause State’s top elected official adds name to list of nearly five dozen political leaders By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (Sept. 6, 2019) Espousing the need for nonpartisan solutions to address rising sea levels and heightened flooding incidents, Gov. Larry Hogan last week joined with the American Flood Coalition to champion its campaign for long-term adaptation strategies. Hogan joins South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster as the second top state-elected official, along with nearly five-dozen politicians, to back the American Flood Coalition. In total, the coalition has more than 180 members from 14 states, in-
cluding elected officials, military ness. leaders, businesses and civic groups. “No one wants it to flood [but] we Hogan said in a statement that need to be preparing before these storms hit,” she said Maryland continues to take the lead by Roberts said that ‘No one wants it to flood establishing, all too often com“strong environ- [but] we need to be preparing munity members lack foresight remental and climate before these storms hit.’ garding the dangers leadership,” in an Melissa Roberts, attempt to, “adMother Nature executive director of vance real solupresents. the American tions,” nationally. “That’s when it’s Flood Coalition so important to Hogan stressed the importance of have leaders like proactive strategies Gov. Hogan who to safeguard, “our citizens, our econ- can break through the inertia and help us to really change our policy to omy, and our environment.” Melissa Roberts, executive direc- adapt to higher seas, stronger storms tor of the American Flood Coalition, and the more frequent flooding that said, perhaps, the largest challenge we’re seeing across the country,” she related to flooding occurrences is said. Besides Maryland absorbing highchanging the dynamic of prepared-
dollar flood related costs in recent years, including two 1,000-year floods in Ellicott City and ever increasing tidal waters in Annapolis, Roberts noted the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have estimated sea rise off the Ocean City coastline of at least half a foot over the next 15 years. While the approach of Hurricane Dorian towards the southeast U.S. coastline dominated headlines this week, Roberts said reactionary approaches only serve to leave lives in harm’s way. “We see moments when a hurricane captures a news cycle, and it’s critically important, but the hard work is really done before there’s a storm,” she said. “We need to be preparing before these storms hit.
County to send list of projects USACE can help manage Continued from Page 16 senator’s radar,” Mitchell said. Mitchell highlighted that the special dredging material is important on a local, state and federal level. He said that the “beneficial use of dredged materials include restoration of underwater grasses, restoration of islands, stabilization of eroding shorelines, replenishment of beach areas, creation of restoration of wetlands and creation, restoration or enhancement of fish or shellfish habitats.” The dredging materials can be re used for similar projects, which Mitchell intends to state in the memo to Cardin. Mitchell also listed projects that do not yet have a sponsor: restoring the eroded northern tip of Assateague Island, reshaping jetties off that same tip, as well as a “return” to prevent future damage and supplying dredged materials to supply resiliency projects and islands in Assawoman and Sinepuxent Bays. Commissioner Joseph Mitrecic moved to approve suggesting the projects and Commissioner Bud Church seconded. Commissioner Chip Bertino questioned whether Assateague Island could be brought back to what it was, highlighting that it currently looks like a cliff. “You could certainly do it with some the material,” Mitchell said. “It’s whether they could get included and tagged in these projects.” Mitchell said it’s important to make congressional delegates “aware of how federal monies are important to local governmental priorities.”
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OLYMPIC FUN (Left) Families scramble to finish their sand castles during the last Family Beach Olympic Games of the season on the beach of the Carousel Hotel on 118th Street, Thursday, Aug. 29. (Right) They also competed for prizes during the event.
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Man calls cops on wife, gets arrested for assault instead By Josh Kim Staff Writer (Sept. 6, 2019) A man who is accused of attempting to hold his wife’s head under water in the bathtub on Aug. 31 faces assault and other charges. According to court documents, police answered a domestic assault call at 67th Street and met Darron Maurice Tillison, 56, of Newark, Delaware, who Darron Tillison said his wife had punched and scratched him without cause. When police questioned him further, he became uncooperative and refused to talk about the situation, the police report said. Police then spoke with his wife, who said her husband had become violent after she refused to give him her car keys the night before. She said that Darron was highly intoxicated, and wanted to use her car to go a bar and drink more. She claimed that Darron began to follow her around the house demanding the keys. The victim told police that Darron had assaulted her multiple times in the past, so she hid in the hallway bathroom and later in her niece’s room— fearing he would hurt her again. Around 6 a.m. the victim said she came out of hiding and began packing to leave before her husband woke up. However, when she entered her bathroom she found her belongings in the bathtub, which was full of water. The victim claimed that Darron came in a few minutes later, and told her, “Now we are going to finish this. You think I don’t know what to do, as long as I don’t leave marks, it’s my word against See MAN Page 22
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PROCLAMATION Event Coordinator for Worcester Goes Purple Deborah Smullen poses with members of Ocean City Council after they presented a proclamation of September as National Recovery Month.
(Sept. 6 2019) With a successful eightweek run of an original play on the Ocean City Boardwalk behind them, where they paid tribute to the women pioneers who all but made Ocean City the thriving resort town it is today, the Ocean Pines Players will highlight their versatility with a “Salute to Elton John” in another tribute. The show, co-produced by Amy Morgan and Ocean Pines Players President Karen McClure, will be performed at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church on 103rd Street in Ocean City on successive Mondays, Sept. 9 and 16, starting at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $15 and can be purchased at the door. Morgan said the Ocean Pines Players decided to pay tribute to Elton John because “this year is the 50th anniversary of his first album, ‘Empty Sky,’ released in 1969 in the United Kingdom, and because of the release of ‘Rocket Man,’ the highly popular movie of his life released earlier this year. “We knew the timing was right for this, and if our rehearsals are any indication, we were right,” she continued. “They have been mega fun and very productive. Our goal is to be highly electric and a little over the top in true Elton John style. We are especially delighted about the addition of two new, young cast members, Zander Jett and Will Devokees. They bring a fresh outlook and energy to the show, making it truly multi-generational and a show meant for the entire family.” The program of almost two dozen songs includes the 1995 Academy Award winning “Can you Feel the Love Tonight,” from the hit movie “The Lion King,” as well as Academy Award nominated songs from the same movie, “Hakuna Matata” and “Circle of Life.” In addition to producers Morgan and McClure, Jett and Devokees, the other cast members also are local performers: Dan Carney, Jerry Gietka, Brenda Golden, Dorothy Shelton and Sharon Sorrentino. For further information, call Ed Pinto at 703-901-5544. Follow on Facebook or visit www.oceanpinesplayers.com.
Man attempts to dunk wife’s head Continued from Page 21 yours. You are about to be dunked.” She said that Darron grabbed her by her neck and attempted to dunk her head into the bathtub. The victim fought back, hitting him and scratching his arm in order to break free from his grasp. After interviewing the victim, her brother and other family members, police determined that Darron was the aggressor. The suspect faces charges of malicious destruction of property and second-degree assault.
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Pennsylvania teenager faces second-degree assault charge By Josh Kim Staff Writer (Sept. 6, 2019) A welfare call about an intoxicated woman turned into a bloody assault, with police accusing Nacqueese J. Humphrey, 18, of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, of hitting the woman and severely injuring her. According to the police report, officers on scene responding to the welfare call saw Humphrey punch the victim in the face. The victim fell, hit her head on the ground and lost consciousness. Police reported that an officer had to roll the victim onto her back because she was lying face down in a puddle of her own blood, which almost suffocated her. The victim eventually regained consciousness, but could not communicate—she was heavily intoxicated and had suffered a jawbone fracture, the police report said. The victim was originally taken to Peninsula Regional Medical Center,
but was then transferred to Shock Trauma in Baltimore. According to witnesses, the victim and Humphrey had spoken on the phone before he arrived on N. Humphrey scene. Witnesses told police that they had heard a car alarm, and later Humphrey confirmed that he had smashed the victim’s car window. Police reported finding footprints on the rear window located on the driver’s side of the victim’s car, which matched the pattern on the bottom of Humphrey’s shoe. Neither the relationship between the two nor the motive for Humphrey’s attack was confirmed in the police report. Humphrey faces charges of second-degree assault, disorderly conduct, malicious destruction of property, resisting with arrest and reckless endangerment.
Police accuse Californian of kicking officers during arrest By Josh Kim Staff Writer (Sept. 6, 2019) Police accused Lisa Louise Grieco, 44, of South Pasadena, California, of battering and bruising officers after she attempted to kick and scream her way out of an arrest, Monday, Aug. 26. According to a police report, Grieco had been bar hopping before she found herself at a 45th Street bar, where she consumed one drink before the bartender cut her off. Grieco apparently left the bar and
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Woman subject to multiple charges, including assault Continued from Page 23 She was arrested and ordered her to open her mouth for a search, court documents said, though what kind of search was not specified. Police said Grieco refused the officers’ orders, and began to kick the officers and the police car. The officers subdued Grieco and put a restraining device on her. Grieco faces two counts of second-degree assault and one count of resisting arrest, obstructing and hindering an arrest, disorderly conduct, negligent driving, exceeding the speed limit, following too closely, driving under the influence, aggressive driving and disobeying an officer.
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Grand theft auto Police arrested Michael James Barton, 34, of Greenwood, Delaware, after he was accused of stealing a blue 2019 Nissan Murano from a car rental company. On Aug. 30, a detective broadcasted a lookout for a vehicle that the Philadelphia Police Department had listed as stolen. An officer, driving north on Coastal Highway, spotted the vehicle cruising south bound near 85th Street, but lost sight of it after making a turn at Pacific Avenue in an attempt to pursue. The officer later found the vehicle parked in a lot on 8203 Coastal Highway, and asked the driver, Barton, to step out of the vehicle. Upon searching the suspect, the officer found a knife in his pocket, the police report said.
Ocean City police communications confirmed that the vehicle was stolen from Enterprise Rental Company. In addition, it found that Barton’s license had been suspended. Barton faces multiple charges including stealing a motor vehicle, theft, unauthorized removal of a motor vehicle and possession of a spring-loaded knife.
Don’t touch the car Like a kid forbidden to open his gifts before Christmas Day, but opens one anyway, Darren Thomas Goldsborough found the temptation of harassing police officers too good to resist, which resulted in his arrest on Aug. 31. According to the police report, officers were responding to a call at a 49th Street club when Goldsborough, 24, of Deale, Maryland, approached a
police vehicle and attempted to open the driver’s-side door. After being reprimanded by police, Goldsborough stumbled toward an officer, who pushed Goldsborough to keep the suspect from falling on to him, according to the report. Goldsborough left the area after getting into a brief argument with the officer about being pushed and about touching his car. However, he came back and supposedly began to smack the driverside rear quarter panel while chanting, “touching, touching,” police said. An officer arrested Goldsborough, and searched his person. The officer found a cigarette pack that contained a red straw with white residue, and later found a bag filled with a white powdery substance. Police said the substance was cocaine, and charged Goldsborough with intoxicated endangerment, possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and tampering with a motor vehicle.
Fight club Police officers had their hands full Saturday, Aug. 31, after a trio was spotted fighting in front of an icecream parlor on 49 Street. According to a police report, an officer near the area saw Daniel E. Japa, 29, of Haddon Township, New Jersey, Cory Gordon Hathaway, 21, of Gaithersburg, Maryland, and Amy E. Robinson, 25, of Barrington, New Jersey, throwing punches at each other. The officer arrested Japa first, who complied with the officer’s orders. Security staff from a nearby bar helped secure Japa on the ground as the officer dealt with the other suspects. Hathaway was next, and was apparently not as compliant as Japa, an officer said. The officer had to grab Hathaway’s shoulder and put him on the ground into a prone position. Robinson was reportedly the least compliant. An officer attempted to grab her wrist and place her under arrest, but she broke free and began to flee, police said. The officer incapacitated Robinson using a Taser. Police reported that Japa was bleeding from his mouth and that Robinson had blood on her face as well as a cut in her right palm. All three face charges of disorderly conduct and affray, and Robinson faces an additional charge of resisting and interfering with an arrest.
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Over 300 participants are expected to ride down the Boardwalk during the 16th annual 911 Parade of Brothers Memorial Ride held by the Red Knights Maryland Chapter, on Wednesday, Sept. 11.
Parade of Brothers Memorial Ride By Morgan Pilz Staff Writer (Sept. 6, 2019) The local Red Knights Motorcycle Club, Maryland Chapter 3 will host the 16th annual 9/11 Parade of Brothers Memorial Ride in commemoration of those who lost their lives during the 2001 terrorist attacks, on Wednesday, Sept. 11. “The reason that we do this, right after 9/11 [because] everyone said ‘we’ll never forget,’” John Tartufo, local Red Knights’ treasurer and parade organizer, said. “This current generation seems to want to put things behind them like it never happened and it did happen. People don’t want to educate their children about it, because they think it may it may offend them. “As long as Maryland Red Knights Chapter 3 is in existence, it will not be forgotten,” he added. In 2003, president and founder of the Red Knights Larry Sackadorf called Tartufo about creating the 9/11 ride on the Boardwalk,. It was originally limited to Red Knights riders only. The second year, Tartufo re-
quested the event be open to the public. “The second year that we had it, we asked the mayor and city council if it could be opened to the public,” he said. “They agreed to allow us to have [the parade] open to the public as long as the Red Knights want to have that parade of brotherhood, we would be allowed to do it forever.” Last year, the ride portion of the event was canceled because of a pending tropical storm. This year, Tartufo estimates there could be as many as 400 riders. “This year Sept. 11 is one day before Bike Week,” Tartufo said. “So we could have a lot of bikers who have come down for that week join us.” Registration begins at 9 a.m. on the Boardwalk at 27th Street. Riders will leave promptly at 11:30 a.m. with the patriotic procession starting at 27th Street and continuing south to North Division Street on the Boardwalk. A memorial service will take place after the ride at the Boardwalk firefighter’s memorial at noon, with Tartufo serving as the master of cere-
monies. Former senator Jim Mathias, Police Chief Ross Buzzuro, County Sheriff Matt Crisafulli and Ocean City Mayor Rick Meehan will be the guest speakers during the event. This year, the Ocean City Police Honor Guard will assist the parade. After the ceremony, police will escort the riders out of Ocean City along Route 113 through Bishopville to the Moose Lodge in Roxana, Delaware for lunch, brotherhood and entertainment. DJ Batman, an honorary Red Knight, will provide music at the luncheon. Registration for the memorial ride costs $10 per bike, which includes the ride down the Boardwalk, a pin and the escorted ride to lunch at the Moose Lodge. Lunch is not included in the ride entry fee. The ride is open to all motorcyclists, and will take place rain or shine. To learn more about the Red Knights, Maryland Chapter 3, 9/11 Parade of Brothers Memorial Ride, visit www.redknightsmd3.com or call Tartufo at 443-614-3425.
By Morgan Pilz Staff Writer (Sept. 6, 2019) Pieces of plastic, bottles, caps, bags sand toys and cigarettes are the most frequently found items in the ocean, on the beach and near the bay areas during the annual Coastal Cleanup, which will take place in Ocean City on Saturday, from 10 a.m. to noon. The Coastal Cleanup is part of an International Coastal Cleanup sponsored by Ocean Conservancy, an organization working to protect the world’s oceans. It gathers the types and amounts of trash collected during these efforts to help identify sources of debris and to explore ways to reduce litter. The event has been taking place in Ocean City since 1994, and volunteers have picked up thousands of pounds of trash since its inception. “Once you participate in a trash cleanup, you will find that you will always be picking up trash, which could be a small piece that might just be that piece that saves a bird or a marine animal from harm,” Sandi Smith, development and marketing coordinator for Maryland Coastal Bays Program, said. “Everyone is welcomed and encouraged to participated in this year’s cleanup.” Last year, over 200 people participated in the Ocean City coastal cleanup and removed 500 pounds of trash from the beach, bay and sidewalks. In addition to removing trash, volunteers contributed to the world’s largest database on marine debris by logging each item picked up. “It’s going to be interesting this year because last year it took place two weeks after school started,” Smith said. “This year it’s one week after school starts. I don’t know if it’s going to be on a lot of people’s radar or not just because of the other obligations … with team sports and stuff like that, so it’ll be interesting to see.” After picking up the trash, data is sent to the Ocean Conservancy where it is tabulated. “Results from this cleanup will be included on the Ocean Conservancy website so you can actually see what a difference you made,” Smith said. According to Smith, the most commonly picked up piece of trash around the beach and bay areas are cigarette butts. “A couple of years ago, during one See STATE Page 26
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Opiate addiction awareness walk on Boardwalk this Sat. By Lydia Woodley Intern (Sept. 6, 2019) Dress up in purple, grab your sneakers and join The Atlantic Club and Worcester County Warriors against Opiate Addiction for the “Walk for Recovery,” this Saturday on the Ocean City Boardwalk from 2-5 p.m. The walk will begin at the Ocean City Life-Saving Station Museum, at the southern end of the Boardwalk. Participants will walk to the end of the Boardwalk, which is 27th Street, and back. The cost to participate is $20 per person. Teams are welcome. To sign up or donate, visit wocowarriors.org, atlanticclubocmd.org or stop by the registration table on the day of the event. The first 50 people to sign up will receive a free shirt. The money raised from the walk will be split between the Atlantic Club and the Worcester County Warriors. The money will be used to fund scholarships for education and treatment for those affected by addiction. It will also support The Atlantic Club with its 24/7 recovery service that helps those going to and returning from treatment. Last year, the walk funded nine scholarships. Heidi McNeeley, director of the Resources Committee for the Worcester County Warriors and a “Walk for Re-
covery” organizer, said it is important to participate, “because the opium epidemic and addiction is so prevalent.” “I don’t know anyone who hasn’t been touched by it,” she said. “People are angry and want to do something about it. The money will help those with addiction and break the stigma against them.” Last year, about 50 people walked to show their support. This year, organizers would like to see 200 people participate. McNeeley said they want to see “a sea of locals coming together” in purple to show their support. Purple is the color of the Worcester County Warriors and the color of recovery. The walk is held in conjunction with Worcester Goes Purple, which highlights addiction awareness during national recovery month. McNeeley said that purple has become “symbolic” for the walk. A deejay from 93.5 The Beach will provide musical entertainment. The radio station became a supporter for the cause after it lost someone to an opiate overdose about two months ago. For more information about the Walk for Recovery or to donate, visit the Worcester County Warriors at wocowarriors.org or the Atlantic Club at atlanticclubocmd.org.
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State employees can be paid four hours for cleanup Continued from Page 25 of our cleanups when we started focusing on cigarette butts, when we noticed they were our number one source of trash, we were providing small bags and a mother came up with her child,” Smith said. “She came up and she looked at us and she was just bewildered. She looked at us and she said, ‘Oh, my God, I smoke and I throw my cigarette butts out the window all the time. I never thought about it.’” “That’s why we started our butt hut program, which is kind of a slowmoving program, and I’m hoping maybe after the summer season we can get more,” she continued. Maryland Coastal Bays collaborates with the Town of Ocean City, the Ocean City Surf Club, Chesapeake Utilities and Sandpiper Energy for the cleanup. “We all want to take care of our homes and want it to be the best it can be for our kids but on the other side of it, we need to solve a lot of problems we have with the environment and we need to teach our kids by example,” Effie Cox, environmental chair for the Ocean City Surf Club, said. “Not only to help correct what’s there right now and protect our homes and the sea life so we don’t create more problems right now, but we need to teach our next generation that these are problems and we need to change what we do.” The event can also be used as an incentive to complete community service hours and also qualifies for Maryland’s Day to Serve. “The governor’s mandate started a couple of years ago with another state,” Smith said. “But then whatever state it was gave a challenge to all the other governors and [Gov.] Hogan jumped right on it. All state employees can be paid up to four hours for doing a volunteer service job.” Participants should arrive a little before 10 a.m. at Ocean City Town Hall on Third Street where organizers will distribute trash bags, latex gloves and trash tally sheets. Participants will also receive a free T-shirt courtesy of Chesapeake Energy and Sandpiper Utilities while supplies last. For more information about Coastal Cleanup or to register for Saturday’s event, call Smith at 410-2132297 ext. 106 or email at sandis@mdcasostalbays.org.
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Activities planned next wk. for motorcycle enthusiasts By Morgan Pilz Staff Writer (Sept. 6, 2019) The highway will be filled with Indians, Kawasakis, HarleyDavidsons and other motorcycle brands during the 19th annual Delmarva Bike Week, the ninth annual Ocean City BikeFest and the 11th annual Bikes to the Beach, which returns to the resort next week. Thousands of bike enthusiasts will take over the resort area, with activities beginning Thursday, Sept. 12. Events include live music, motorcycle demos and shows and hundreds of vendors selling merchandise.
Ocean City BikeFest: BikeFest activities will begin next Thursday at the inlet parking lot and outside the convention center on 40th Street. Bands including Stone Temple Pilots, ZZ Top, Kix, Hairball, Cheap Trick and Rival Sons will take the stage throughout the weekend. The event draws as many as 150,000 to 175,000 attendees, and is one of the largest motorcycle festivals in the country, ranked third only to Daytona, Florida, and Sturgis, South Dakota, according to Event Organizer Chase Micheal. “There are two other weekend rallies that are arguably very similar … one is in Arkansas and one is in Florida,” Micheal said. “But for all intents and purposes, we are the largest weekend rally.” Last year, despite concerns of a tropical storm, over 100,000 people attended BikeFest, Micheal said. Outside the convention center, tents will contain dozens of vendors selling a variety of bike merchandise and offering promotions. Food and drinks will also be available for purchase. There will be craft beer for sale as well. “New for this year, at the inlet, we will have a custom semi [truck] that is a tribute to veterans that will be on site and on
display,” Micheal said. The concert times have changed as well, with musical acts finishing up at 9:30 p.m. The main acts will end at 8 p.m., and another band will play for an additional hour and a half. The events at the convention center will be open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. next Friday and Saturday, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. Free parking for motorcycles is available on a first come, first serve basis and entry to the convention center is free. Activities excluding concerts are free as well. Tickets for concerts during the event costs $80 for a weekend pass or $45 for a day pass. Ticket holders can also purchase a commemorative OC BikeFest and Delmarva Bike Week poker chip for $5 each, while supplies last. Visit www.ocbikefest.com to purchase tickets and for a full schedule of concerts and events.
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Delmarva Bike Week: Delmarva Bike Week activities will be held at Salisbury’s Arthur W. Perdue Stadium next Thursday through Sunday. “The Delmarva Bike Week was created by the dealership – the local Harley dealership. It was out of necessity for getting people together to ride on the Eastern Shore,” Micheal said. “It’s grown into one of the largest motorcycle rallies in the country beside Sturgis and Daytona. It’s probably the second or third largest [motorcycle] event in the country.” The Delmarva Bike Week Cruzin’ the Coast participants will ride around to eight locations throughout Wicomico and Worcester counties. Riders have the opportunity to choose between taking their own routes or using the suggested one by the event. Riders must get all eight destinations/sponsors to stamp the playing card to be eligible for the cash prize drawings. See SEVERAL Page 28
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Several new events on tap this yr. Continued from Page 27 They will have more than three days to complete their stamps. Once completed, riders can drop off their playing card at the Info Booth at Shorebirds Stadium. The drawing will be held and announced at the Twisted Tea stage at Shorebirds Stadium on Sunday, Sept.15. New this year will be the Hooligan Race, which will take place at the stadium. The race will be a 1/8 mile grass race, which will take place next Saturday. Musical acts include The Roadduck Show, Brickyard Road Show, Jason Morton and the Chesapeake Sons, Poverty Ridge, The Bodine Brothers, The Few and The Original Booze Brothers, all of whom will perform live during the event.
Vendors will range from clothing to accessories for motorcycles and cars, lights and other merchandise. Visit www.delmarvabikeweek.com for more information.
Bikes to the Beach: Hooper’s Crab House in West Ocean City, Oasis Bar ‘n Grill in Whaleyville, Fish Tales on 21st Street, Seacrets on 49th Street and a number of other venues around the resort will host bike events, which will begin next Thursday, featuring live music, vendors, contests and other events. At Hooper’s, located at the base of the Route 50 bridge, visitors can listen to live entertainment next Friday and Saturday from musical acts, in addition to checking out several vendor booths.
“It’s always been a relaxed, fun atmosphere. It’s free and kind of an easy event for bikers to come down to, walk down and see the scenery and listen to some music and grab some good food,” Hooper’s Manager Patrick Brady said. “There’s plenty of parking and a lot for bikers to do.” The vendor booths will feature merchandise for sale such as LED lights, Tshirts, patches, head gear, custom seats and accessories for bikes. “We’re really excited, especially after last year where they called for a state of emergency so a lot of the biker crowds canceled their trips, so we’re looking forward to a nice crowd this year and welcoming them back to Ocean City,” Brady said. Visit www.oceancitybikestothebeach.com for more information.
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HOROSCOPE ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, be careful with your words so they are not taken the wrong way in the coming days. If you practice what you plan to say, others will see your words for the kind gesture they are.
TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, there’s no need to apologize if you want to stay close to home this week. Invite some friends over to join in the fun.
GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Expect to work in a group setting this week, Gemini. Doing so will require you to carefully manage your time so everything can be done efficiently. Embrace others’ input and the collaborative effort.
CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Start this week with high energy, Cancer. You can ride that momentum through the weekend when you may need an extra boost. Find friends who can help you along.
LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, don’t be so modest that you won’t share your recent accomplishments with those you love the most. It is okay to brag about yourself once in a while.
VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, many people are willing to lend you a helping hand, so take them up on their offers. You will be able to repay them in time if you feel the need to reciprocate.
LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Join a group of people who share the same goals as you, Libra. It can be a work group or a social movement if you so desire. Either way, socialize along the way. Sounds of Korea, a Korean music and dance group from New York, perform during the National Folk Festival in Salisbury, last year.
National Folk Festival in Salisbury By Morgan Pilz Staff Writer (Sept. 6, 2019) The 79th annual National Folk Festival will take place Friday through Sunday in downtown Salisbury, featuring more than 350 traditional musicians, dancers, craftspeople, regional and ethnic cuisines and craft brews, storytelling and parades. Since it was first presented in St. Louis in 1934, the National Folk Festival has celebrated the roots, richness and variety of American culture. Championed in its early years by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, the folk festival was the first event of national stature to present the arts of many nations, races, and languages on equal footing. Last year, approximately 63,000 people attended the first Salisbury Folk Festival despite the rainy conditions. “It was just amazing to see our community come together, welcome new visitors, and celebrate –rain or shine,” Salisbury Folk Festival Director Caroline O’Hare said in a press release.
“We’re a strong city with a big heart, and we will continue to shine into years two, three and beyond.” This is the second consecutive year the event, one of America’s largest, most prestigious and longest-running celebrations of arts, culture and heritage, will be held in Salisbury. The 80th annual National Folk Festival will also be held in Salisbury in 2020. The festival embraces the heritage and traditions of all Americans, from those whose families have been here for centuries or millennia, to those who have more recently arrived. Musicians and craftspeople from every state and most U.S. territories have participated in this event. The festival was the first to present to the public musical forms such as the blues, Cajun music, polka bands, TexMex conjunto, Peking Opera, and many others. While the event takes place in Salisbury, the event draws in people to stay in the resort as well.
“There are some hotels that have extended group rates to the National Folk Festival and the Town of Ocean City is a sponsor of the event, so we have been getting exposure from our sponsorship,” said Susan Jones, Executive Director for the Ocean City Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Association. “Surely, there aren’t that many hotel rooms in Salisbury, so we’ll get some as a result.” The festival is free and hours are Friday, 6-10:30 p.m.; Saturday, noon to 10:30 p.m.; and Sunday, noon to 6:30 p.m. Food vendors and the Festival Marketplace will open at 5 p.m. on Friday, and at 11 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Free parking and free shuttles are available from the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center. For more information about the Folk Festival, visit www.nationalfolkfestival.com, call Caroline O’Hare at 410677-1917 or email cohare@salisbury.md.
SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Being outdoors has much appeal for you this week, Scorpio. Be sure to get outside and enjoy it as much as possible over the next several days.
SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 There is a fine line between being flexible and standing firm when you believe in your point of view, Sagittarius. Speak up if you feel strongly about your position.
CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Make a concerted effort to ensure a certain situation is not blown out of proportion, Capricorn. Carefully examine things before offering your input.
AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Try to add more exercise to your routine, Aquarius. Not only will it make you feel better physically, it can clear your head and allow for alone time to do some thinking.
PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, your life may be a little hectic over the next few days as a deadline draws near. Eventually things will return to normal.
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By Morgan Pilz Staff Writer (Sept. 6, 2019) More than 100 vendors will display hunting and fishing merchandise during the inaugural Sportsman Expo, this weekend at the Ocean City convention center on 40th Street. Organizers Josh Parente, who lives in Canada, and George Makres, a Maryland native, have been friends for years and enjoy hunting and fishing. Both also enjoy traveling to Ocean City and realized there was not an event available for people who like outdoor activities. “We’ve got a pretty good array for both the hunters and the [fishermen] and pretty much anyone who is an outdoorsman, which is kind of our crown jewel for this whole entire expo,” Parente said. “It’s one big weekend for outdoorsmen and their whole family.” Brands available range from Cabela’s Outfitters, Sea Tow, Altera, Yeti, Outdoor Dreaming, Red Beard Sailing and dozens more. Also planning to attend the event are representatives from the Boy Scouts of America, the Maryland State Police, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and Ford Motors. There will also be four or five boat dealers on site as well, Parente said. “One of the main goals of our show is to focus on loving the outdoors and conservation,” Makres said. “It’s really raising awareness of preserving and really focusing on the joy and enjoyment that you get from being outside.” In addition to activities for hunters, fishermen and women and outdoor outdoorsmen, the expo will offer events for children to participate in as well. Children can cast into a giant tank, which includes medal fish to catch, as well as learn about conservation, waterfowl and other aspects of nature from representatives from the Ward Museum of Salisbury. “Kids will have the opportunity to paint decoys as well … little Mallard decoys, which is pretty fun as well,” Makres said. “It’s something the
whole family can come and enjoy.” Makres and Parente are looking forward to the response from the community of the new event. “We love Ocean City. We love coming here,” Parente said. “We really want to bring and make this a staple expo for years to come. That’s our goal. We want to bring the best brands and the best vendors to the shore because this is one of our favorite towns to come and visit all the time, and we really want to give this community a great experience for years to come.” “Ocean City has been so accommodating so far and [we wanted to] really give back to the community and put something on that entire fishing, hunting and outdoors community can come and enjoy,” Makres said. “That’s important to us.” Makres and Parente already have big plans for future expos, depending on the success of the inaugural event, including adding an indoor concert. “We’re also putting a big push behind giving back to veteran-owned companies,” Makres said. “We have about five veteran-owned companies that are going to be there, and that’s something that’s very important to us. We wanted to make sure that we gave back to them and gave them an opportunity to show all of their great products.” There are four ticket tiers for the event. A single-day pass will cost $12. For children 12 and under, as well as service men and women, the single day pass will cost $8. General admission for a weekend pass is $15 and $10 for children under 12 and service men and women. Hours are Friday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. By purchasing a ticket, participants will also be entered to win a free two-day hunt with Schrader’s Outdoors. The winner will be announced on Saturday at the expo. For more information, visit OC Sportsman Expo on Facebook and Instagram, or visit www.ocmdsportsmanexpo.com.
Lodge presents scholarships (Sept. 6, 2019) The Sons and Daughters of Italy Ocean City Lodge 2474 announced this summer the 2019 recipients of the Lodge’s Memorial Scholarships. Three local high school seniors of Italian descent were awarded $1,750 each. Recipients were chosen based on academic excellence, a commitment to community service and pride in their Italian heritage. Members of the Lodge’s scholar-
ship committee attended the high school awards ceremonies and presents the scholarships to the following: Holly Brooke Nicolle, Stephen Decatur High School, will be attending Stevenson University. Becky Sue Trader, Sussex Technical High School, will be attending Furman University. Kaitlyn Marie Kreiser, Indian River High School, will be attending University of Delaware.
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About to get some food at Phillips Crab House on 20th Street, Saturday, Aug. 31, from left, are Aryana Hernandez, Robert Trujillo, and Jade, 14, Adam and Anna Kirkman, of New York.
Stopping by for a spot of tea in the Victorian Room of Dunes Manor on 28th Street are Aleta, left, and Shayla Klein of West Virginia, Saturday, Aug. 31.
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Enjoying some tea outside the Victorian Room of Dunes Manor on 28th Street are Adam and Rosemarie Cavanagh of Smith Island, New York, Saturday, Aug. 31.
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Dining at Captain’s Table on 15th Street, Saturday, Aug. 31, from left, are Anne, Frank and Nico Pacione, 3, of Westchester, New York.
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Waiting for a table at Phillips Crab House on 20th Street, Saturday, Aug. 31, from left, are Mike George, Jennifer Barreda, Rebecca Burcaw, Collin Gotzan, Mary Szymanski, Shelby Krupka, Evan Klokis and Andrew Kiefer, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Ordering drinks at the bar at Captain’s Table on 15th Street, Saturday, Aug. 31, are Ocean City residents Sharon and Donald Braden.
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Smiling for a photo at Phillips Crab House on 20th Street, last Saturday, from left, are Sergei, Vladimir, 11, Elena, 7, Mila, 2, and Maria Antoshin of Washington, D.C.
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Serving up hot tea and cookies during the daily tea time at the Victorian Room of Dunes Manor on 28th Street, last Saturday, are Mona Bacala and Bar Manager Vince Donofrio.
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Visiting Captain’s Table on 15th Street, Saturday, Aug. 31, from left, are Ocean City resident Ben Robertson, New York residents Courtney Grill, Jillian Hayes and Katie Schiavi, and Christina Isser, of Ocean City.
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Second annual Epilepsy Walk on Boardwalk Event will offer 1K and 5K to raise awareness, money for research and surgeries By Morgan Pilz Staff Writer (Sept. 6, 2019) The second annual Epilepsy Walk in Ocean City will take place this Saturday on the Boardwalk. The Epilepsy Foundation created the inaugural Ocean City Epilepsy Walk last year as a means to promote awareness and fundraise for the neurological disorder. “One in 26 people will develop epilepsy at some point in their life,” Executive Director Mary Wontrop said. “That’s a very high number. Unfortunately, epilepsy has been a condition that has been hidden in the closet. A lot of stigma goes around it.” Epilepsy, or seizure disorder, affects nearly 60,000 Marylanders, Wontrop said. There has been an epilepsy advocacy organization in Maryland for over 50 years, but in October 2017, a decision was made to start a chapter of the Epilepsy Foundation, creating the Epilepsy Foundation Maryland. As part of the nationwide network, the Maryland chapter’s goal is to increase epilepsy awareness and continuing to provide education programs,
support groups, information and referral, advocacy, family events and scholarships to people living with epilepsy in the state, as well as their families, teachers, employers, classmates and co-workers. Last year, around 50 people participated and $20,000 was raised during the inaugural event. However, Wontrop believes this number is lower than originally anticipated as a result of bad weather. “Those that did come, there was a lot of enthusiasm and they seemed to enjoy it,” Wontrop said. “Everybody had a really positive attitude, even though the weather was awful.” New to the event will be a memory tent dedicated to epilepsy victims who have died from what is called “Sudden Unexplained Deaths,” or SUD. Families and friends will be able to share the names of their departed loved ones at this tent. “There is not a cure for epilepsy at this time, but they do continue to look for new medications, new types of surgery, a way to be more specific in diagnosis and devices that control seizures and help create a better quality of life for individuals with epilepsy,” Wontrop said. “The funding that we raise goes to the services as well as research that we can provide, where we can do support groups, provide education to
ensure a safer environment for individuals with seizures by teaching people how to recognize and handle them properly. “There’s still a lot of misconceptions about [epilepsy],” she continued. “We want to let people with epilepsy connect with others that know they’re not alone in their battle with seizures. Other people are dealing with this and are able to draw strength from learning from others and how they have handled situations.” The 5K walk will start and finish on the Boardwalk at South Division Street. The 1K family walk will begin at South Division Street and end at Fourth Street. The walks will start at 9 a.m., with registration opening at 8 a.m. This year, one guest speaker will be Stephanie Atkins, who wrote a book about dealing with childhood epilepsy, as her daughter, Aaronica, is battling the disorder. As of earlier this week, over $16,000 had already been raised for the event and 102 people have pre-registered online. This year, the organization hopes to raise more than $30,000 for epilepsy research and treatments. Wontrop believes awareness has surged recently after the death of Disney child star Cameron Boyce, who died after complications with epilepsy.
Boyce was 20 years old when he died in July. “It kind of put that conversation out there,” she said. “It’s always tragic when someone has to die to get the conversation started … but for many years, it was a condition that was not talked about, and it is something to be [made] aware of.” Activities for children including ring toss, lollypop grabs and games. Other activities will be set up at the beginning of the race, and include face painting, photo booths, and various pharmaceutical vendors will be on hand with information about the disorder. An Epilepsy Foundation information booth will also be on site. Snacks and water will also be provided at the event. “We appreciate any kind of support and anybody who is interested in coming out and participating,” Wontrop said. Jogging is not required, but will not be discouraged. The walk will take place rain or shine. Registration is free. In order to receive a purple Epilepsy awareness Tshirt, registered participants must raise $50 for the cause. Participants can register individually or as a team. For more information about the walk or to donate, call 301-918-2100 or visit www.walktoendepilepsymd.org.
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(Sept. 6, 2019) The Art League of Ocean City announces that tickets are now on sale for “pARTy of the Year: Paint the Town” on Wednesday, Sept. 11 at 6:30 p.m. at the Aloft Hotel in Ocean City. The annual event is a benefit for the nonprofit Art League of Ocean City, which operates the Ocean City Center for the Arts, and allows the Arts Center to remain free to the public and open daily year round. Funds raised also provide critical funding for the operations for the Arts Center and its youth and community outreach programs. The event will be held at the new bayfront Aloft Hotel, 4501 Coastal Hwy. in Ocean City. Tickets cost $125 and are available by calling the Art League at 410-524-9433 or online at artleagueofoceancity.org/party. Guests will enjoy heavy hors d’oeuvres by Taste Events, sushi by Nori Sushi, and an open bar. Plead the 5th will perform with live music and dancing, and interactive art surprises will be scattered throughout the party, including art being created on the spot. The party will also be the last
chance to buy raffle tickets for a trip for two, including airfare, to Florence, Italy, as the winner will be drawn and announced that evening. Raffle tickets cost $100 each, and only 300 tickets will be sold. You need not be present to win. Raffle tickets are available online at artleagueofoceancity.org/party or by calling the Arts Center. They will also be available at the party, unless the 300 limit has been reached. “This truly is the ‘pARTy of the Year’ in Ocean City,” Rina Thaler, executive director of the Art League, said. “When a group of artists with their creative imaginations throw a party, you never know what is going to happen, but you can be sure it will be a lot of fun. Guests can have a great time and know they are supporting a great cause.” The Ocean City Center for the Arts at 502 94th Street is the home of the Art League of Ocean City, a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing the visual arts to the community through education, exhibits, scholarship, programs and community art projects. More information is available at 410524-9433 or artleagueofoceancity.org.
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Dish presentation just as important as taste of food By Deborah Lee Walker Contributing Writer (Sept. 6, 2019) Another successful season of children’s cooking classes has come to an end. A special thank you to the management of the Hilton Suites Oceanfront and Holiday Inn Oceanfront for making these classes possible. Teaching little chefs takes a certain amount of patience and at the same time, reaps many rewards. Thirteen years is a long time, my only regret is that I did not start sooner. Some parents opt to stay and watch their children in action. As a result, I include entertaining tips so the adults can also benefit from the discussion. Positive feedback from the children makes my day, a seal of approval from the parents is the ultimate compliment. The class is divided into three parts. We start out with a culinary activity that enhances their cookery skills, then the children partake in a tasting of ingredients as we prepare a particular
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ON GUARD
OC Beach Patrol in ‘fall guarding’ season By Kristin Joson Contributing Writer (Sept. 6, 2019) Although Labor Day marks the traditional end of the summer season and begins what the Ocean City Beach Patrol refers to as “fall guarding,” I assure you that there will still be a lot of beautiful sunny beach days ahead, well into the fall. I personally plan on taking advantage of this season. Even though it’s fall we still have safety messages. What we want you to be aware of is that fall guarding is different from guarding during the summer months and it comes with many unique challenges. During this period, we are in a reduced coverage mode with fewer lifeguard towers and surf rescue technicians patrolling the beach. This reduction in personnel is an annual occurrence with the start of college classes and the return of our education professionals to school systems throughout the U.S. Thanks to Gov. Larry Hogan’s decision to have Maryland Public Schools start students after Labor Day we were able to retain our teachers for an additional one or two weeks longer than a couple seasons ago. Unfortunately, due to action by the legislature this past year, most schools systems in Maryland will have students returning prior to Labor Day in 2020 and teachers a week or more before that. These teachers are some of our most experienced surf rescue technicians and mostly in supervisory rolls on the beach. However, now that Labor Day has passed we have lost all of our educators for weekdays, although many
will return to help cover our beach on weekends. Additionally, tropical storm activity in the Atlantic is usually at its peak during this time and contributes to rougher surf. This heavy surf contributes to the frequency and severity of rip currents, which account for 95 percent of surf rescues. With fewer guards on the beach and stands that are farther apart, a guard may have to run four blocks or more (as far as 800 meters or a half-mile) to rescue a victim where as in the summer they need only run 50 meters. In order to increase safety and coverage of the beach, the beach patrol will rely more heavily on its motorized support vehicles to patrol between stands. This enables them to provide backup if the need should arise, compared to the summer when the surf rescue technicians in the stand on both sides of the rescue are responsible to back up the rescue and give support if needed. Additionally, each surf rescue technician will be issued a hand-held radio as well as binoculars to assist with coverage of the area between stands. Although we have less available personnel, the beach patrol remains committed to provide surf rescue technicians along the entire beach for all visitors and residents. So rather than have unguarded areas, the number of available lifeguard towers are equally distributed along the beachfront. While nearby beaches in Delaware and Assateague are unguarded, have reduced hours and days or where the guarded area is reduced to just a few blocks. As this redistribution occurs, the location and distance between stands changes. We will continue to provide coverage from 10 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. along all 10 miles of Ocean City beach
until Sunday, Sept. 22. This coverage will be done with fewer personnel and lifeguard stands; however, we will supplement this coverage by increasing the number of mobile rescue units patrolling the beach. These mobile units are first aid and AED equipped with one surf rescue technician (rider) acting as the primary rescue swimmer while the other surf rescue technician (driver) maintains radio communication and backup during an emergency. Both are qualified as surf rescue technicians, medical first responders and are quad (ATV) certified. Surfing locations is another difference you may notice during the fall season. OCBP Capt. Butch Arbin will modify the ordinance that restricts surfing and allow surfing along the entire beach, except where guards are posted. The beach patrol keeps the swimmers in front or near their stand and surfers are encouraged to congregate away from the swimmers. This is a time of the year the surfers enjoy. They can surf while the patrol is on duty and not be confined to designated surfing beaches like they are during the summer. Surfers must still utilize an ankle leash and remain 50 yards from the nearest swimmer. Having surfers in the vicinity often proves valuable in saving lives. It is helpful to have the extra flotation devices in the water at this time of year when the coverage is spread over larger spans of beach. It is not unusual for surfers to aid a distressed swimmer and keep them afloat until a surf rescue technician can reach them and take them safely back to shore. Although surfing restrictions have been modified, the beach patrol still reserves the right to prohibit surfing in
certain areas or under certain conditions. Another difference is the standup paddle board rule. Beginning the Monday following Labor Day, Sept. 9, standup paddle boards (SUPs) will be allowed, Monday through Friday during the day. Standup paddle boarders must follow all applicable Maryland state boating laws and enter and exit the water away from the areas where we are encouraging people to swim. The use of skim boards and other watercraft (kite surfers, windsurfers, prone paddle boards, kayaks, etc) is still prohibited. Even though fall guarding is different than guarding during July, the first priority of the beach patrol continues to be public safety. To aid the surf rescue technician, the beach patrol suggests taking extra precautions and make sure to walk the short distance to the nearest lifeguard stand and check in with the surf rescue technician and always swim near or better yet, in front of them. We strongly encourage all beach patrons to restrict any beach or water-related activities to times and locations when and where beach patrol personnel are on duty, never swim alone, always stay with the limits of their swimming ability and never rely on a flotation device in place of swimming ability. For additional information, please call beach patrol headquarters. Guard stand placement may relocate daily as conditions change. To locate the closest stand to your beach you may go to the official beach patrol website (ococean.com/ocbp) and scroll down to the “Beach Conditions” table and click on the stands location link or by calling headquarters at 410-2897556 between the hours of 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.
New art exhibitions and juried show in Sept. (Sept. 6, 2019) Six new art exhibitions including a juried show by members of the Maryland Federation of Art fill the galleries of the Ocean City Center for the Arts during September. The public is invited to the free opening reception at the Arts Center on 94th Street, bayside, on First Friday, Sept. 6, from 5-7 p.m. to meet the artists and enjoy complimentary hors d’oeuvres. The shows will run until Sept. 28. The Maryland Federation of Art runs the MFA Circle Gallery in Annapolis, the oldest continuously-operating nonprofit gallery in Maryland, with more than 2,300 current and former members. The Federation invited all of its member artists residing in the United
States, Puerto Rico, Canada and Mexico to enter both 2D and 3D art into its first “MFA @ Ocean City” competition. Elizabeth Kauffman, assistant professor of Art and Galleries at Salisbury University, will jury the show, selecting the best works for the exhibition that will hang in the Thaler Gallery. A weekend pop-up exhibit features the photography of Ocean City’s international J1 students who worked in the resort for the season and captured local scenes through their global lens. The free exhibit opens on First Friday and continues Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 7-8, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Previews at #j1photoshow. An all-media Art League members group show, themed “Out of the Blue,” will hang in the Galleria during Sep-
tember. Sculpture by Salisbury University students that previously was on display on the grounds of ArtX will be on exhibit in the courtyard. Gwen and Don Lehman of Ocean Pines display their artwork in the Spotlight Gallery in a show titled, “In Lehman’s Terms.” Don will exhibit his photographs, inspired by the way light enters a room and creates patterns, as well as painted panels representing light and shadow. Gwen will exhibit her paintings defined by her feelings of what is emerging as she paints using brushes, brayers, sponges, wadded paper towels, sprayed water, and ink. Sales from this exhibit will benefit the “Friends of Gwen Freeman
Lehman Scholarship Fund” awarded annually to Stephen Decatur High School theatre students pursuing advanced education in the dramatic arts. Kerry Doran of Frederick, Maryland, creates both fine art and illustration mostly in traditional media. She earned a BFA in illustration from Savannah College of Art & Design and majored in art at Montgomery College. In her fine art pieces, she explores realism, abstract-expressionism and sometimes surrealism. Within the illustration sphere, she prefers working in conceptual, literal, narrative and representational styles. Svetlana McCoy-Rusanova of Linden, New Jersey, is the Art Center’s arSee MEET Page 42
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Flatbread antipasto pizza recipe Continued from Page 35 does not highlight your efforts. Excitement captures one’s attention and starts the flow of anticipation. One of the best-kept secrets to beautiful plating is paying close attention to the details. This is a theme that is reiterated throughout my classes. While the focus is the protein, consider how the other elements of your dish can create drama. Color and contrast are a great way to achieve this and should always be taken into consideration. You can create a beautiful background by adding green vegetables or brightly colored fruits as accent points. Your “palette” of choices is endless. Contrary to popular belief, your garnishes should always be edible. That being said, they are a great way to add beautification and ultimately enhance the overall dish. Fall is around the corner and one’s menu should reflect the changes in the seasons. Flatbreads are gaining momentum and their innovation is on the rise. Flatbreads, whether poufy and doughy, or thin and crisp, are an ideal “canvass” for a chef’s creativity. Antipasto is always a popular starter. This colorful, delicious dish is known for its color, flavor, texture and how well the ingredients complement each other. But some of the ingredients such as prosciutto, imported olives and fresh mozzarella can make this dish pricy. Flatbread pizza topped with antipasto is the best of both worlds. The flatbread should not be overpowered with sauce, cheese and toppings like a traditional pizza which results in a much lighter and less expensive dish. Following the rules of plating, let us review how one can present a flatbread pizza topped with antipasto. Stonefire has a great line of flatbreads and I highly recommend them. They have already been precooked, so all you have to do is heat them in the oven. A light layer of gooey cheese adds to the festivities and gives the impression of a pizza. Since you will only be using a
small amount of cheese, a blend is preferred as opposed to one type of cheese. Instead of placing prosciutto flat on the pizza, bunch it up to give the illusion of height. Four or five slices is all you need for one flatbread pizza. Baby greens add color and contrast, and also add freshness. The richness of the antipasto ingredients will benefit from the light, aromatic greens. Olives are a must but make sure you remove the seeds. Serve them in larger pieces, this adds to the theme of antipasto and gives the pizza some texture. There is no set recipe, allow your imagination and personal preference be your guide. Flatbread pizza topped with antipasto is easy to make and won’t break your budget. Enjoy!
Flatbread Pizza Topped with Antipasto Ingredients 1 Stonefire artisan flatbread 1 ½ to 2 cups of Kraft Italian Five Cheese blend that includes Mozzarella, Provolone, Asiago, Parmesan and Romano cheese prosciutto red onions, sliced thinly on a mandoline assorted olives pepperoncini sundried tomatoes marinated mushrooms assorted baby greens such as red and green Swiss chard, arugula and spinach freshly ground black pepper 1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Remove flatbread from the package. Top flatbread with shredded cheese. Bake approximately 8 minutes or until cheese is bubbly and starting to turn a light golden-brown color. 2. Slice flatbread and artistically top with antipasto toppings. 3. Add a light dusting of freshly ground pepper and serve immediately. Secret Ingredient – Illusion. “The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.” – Daniel J. Boorstin
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NAACP MEETING AWARDED Incoming OC Lions Club President John Topfer, left, receives the Darley Travers Award from Outgoing President Norm Cathell.
“Community policing” was discussed during the Aug. 15 Worcester County NAACP meeting. Pictured, from left, are NAACP Vice President Laurie Brittingham, Rev. Doctor Roxie Dennis, Worcester County Community Policing Organizer for the NAACP Adriano “Bubba” Almony, Snow Hill Police Chief McGee, Ocean Pines Police Chief Massey, Worcester County NAACP President Ivory Smith, Worcester County Sheriff Matt Crisafulli, Pocomoke Police Lt. Brian Craven and Berlin Police Chief Arnold Downing.
LUNCHEON ANNUAL GATHERING The Ladies of Drawbridge Road in Ocean Pines held their annual luncheon at the home of Jackie Choate, right, on Aug. 6. This is the fifth year that the ladies have enjoyed this get together.
The General Levin Winder Chapter members recently attended the annual Seven Chapter luncheon of the Daughters of the American Revolution at the Ceilton Fire Department, in Ceilton, Maryland. Pictured, in front from left, are Chapter Regent Gail Weldin, Maryland State Regent Maureen Tipton and Susanne Zantzinger, and in back, Barbara May, Jackie Spurrier and Pat Arata. The DAR is a women’s service organization dedicated to promoting patriotism, preserving American history, and securing America’s future through better education.
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Members of the Delmarva Chorus recently provided a donation of filled school backpacks for the Worcester G.O.L.D. (Giving Other Lives Dignity) and rolls of table coverings for the Worcester County Development Center for its new arts program. The Delmarva Chorus is always welcoming new members. A guest night and membership drive is scheduled for Monday, Sept. 30 from 7-9 p.m. in the Ocean Pines Community Center.
Maryland’s First Lady Yumi Hogan visited the Worcester County Developmental Center in Newark, Aug. 16. Pictured, from left, are Secretary Carol Beatty, program participant Nick Haglich, Hogan, Sen. Mary Beth Carozza, and WCDC Executive Director Jack Ferry.
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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 410-2897192, 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/island-style cuisine, fresh seafood, fresh cuts of meat, farm-to-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 $-$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Hand cut steaks, beer can chicken and fresh seafood. We even pickle our own pickles for the best fried pickles you’ve ever had. Kids ride for free on OC’s only mechanical bull. Nightly drink specials, live music and national concert acts. ■ THE DOUGH ROLLER South Division Street and Boardwalk 410-289-3501; 3rd Street and Boardwalk 410-289-2599 $$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Breakfast served daily at West OC, 3rd, 41st, and 70th street locations. Dayton’s Boardwalk famous fried chicken and seafood, cooked to order at S. Division Street. Check out our new bar and happy hour specials at our new West OC location. Order online at www.TheDoughRoller.com. ■ FISHTALES BAR & GRILL 21st Street and the Bay, Ocean City 410-289-0990, www.ocfishtales.com $-$$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar FishTales located in a premier outdoor beach location on the bay with the best sunsets. Come for the best local fare. We offer lunch and dinner with great happy hour food and drink specials. Kids play area too. So sit back and enjoy. ■ FROG BAR Inlet Village, Ocean City 410-289-3764 $$ | Reservations | Kids’ menu | Full bar Open daily, 8 a.m. Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. Two-hour parking available at the Inlet Village parking lot (under the bar) free for bar patrons. Great place to sit and have a beer and relax. Enjoy appetizers, salads, sandwiches, burgers and chowders while enjoying the view of the inlet and Assateague Island. ■ HARBOR WATCH 806 S. Atlantic Ave., Inlet, Ocean City 410-289-5121, www.harborwatchrestaurant.com $$-$$$ | Reservations | Kids’ menu | Full bar Bringing Ocean City the freshest seafood, an award-winning Raw Bar along with certified Angus Beef. Great view of the Ocean City Inlet and Assateague Island. Call for Banquet information. Hours are Friday and Saturday, 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday, 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. ■ HOOTERS 5th Street and the Boardwalk, Ocean City 410-2892690, www.hootersofoc.com $-$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Traditional or boneless wings, burgers, quesadillas, tacos and healthy salads. Seafood selections with Alaskan snow crab legs and Maryland steam pots. Pet friendly oceanfront patio. ■ PHILLIPS SEAFOOD, CRAB HOUSE 21st Street, Ocean City 410-289-7747, PhillipsSeafood.com $$-$$$ | Full bar Traditional dining, buffet and carry out. Early Bird Menu when seated between 3-4 p.m. All-you-can-eat buffet. Voted OC’s Best Buffet. Featuring more than 100 items including snow crab legs, carving station, made-to-order pasta, handmade crab cakes and so much more. ■ SANIBELS, OCEANSIDE 32 106 32nd Street, Ocean City 410-213-7273, www.sanibelsoceanside32.com $-$$$ | Reservations | Kids’ menu | Full bar Fresh local seafood, hand-cut steaks, daily selection of fresh oysters, lite-fare, handhelds and entrees. Happy hour daily, 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. featuring fresh oysters for a “Buck A Shuck” food and drink specials. Private party and event packages are available. ■ 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.
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29th to 90th streets ■ 32 PALM 32nd Street, in the Hilton Suites, Ocean City 410-2892525, www.oceancityhilton.com/dining $$ | Reservations | Kids’ menu | Full bar Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. Western Caribbean cuisine, Eastern Shore favorites, extensive wine list and gourmet desserts. ■ BJ’S ON THE WATER 75th Street, Ocean City 410-524-7575, www.bjsonthewater.com $-$$ | 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. ■ COCONUTS BEACH BAR AND GRILL Castle in the Sand Hotel, 37th St & the Beach, Ocean City 800-552-7263, www.castleinthesand.com $-$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Beachfront open-air dining in a tropical setting. Serving grilled sandwiches, specialty salads, appetizers, wraps, tacos and frozen drinks, beer and wine. Live entertainment. Happy Hour daily, 5-6 p.m., 2-for-1 drink specials. Waitress service on the beach Memorial Day thru Labor Day. Coconuts is open daily 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., weather permitting. ■ THE DOUGH ROLLER 41st Street and Coastal Highway 410-524-9254; 70th Street and Coastal Highway 410-524-7981 See description under downtown location. ■ DRY 85 OC 12 48th Street, Ocean City 443-664-8989, www.DRY85.com $$ | 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 $-$$ | Kids’ menu | Full Bar Known for all-you-can-eat crabs, crab legs, fried chicken, steamed shrimp, and baby back ribs. ■ JOHNNY’S PIZZA PUB 56th Street, Ocean City 410-723-5600, www.johnnyspizzapub.com $ | Kids’ menu | Full Bar Featuring homemade pizzas, 18 gourmet pizzas, a variety of calzones, subs, burgers, sandwiches and jumbo wings with 20 different sauces. Carry out, delivery or dine in. ■ LONGBOARD CAFÉ 67th Street Town Center, Ocean City 443-664-5639, www.longboardcafe.net $$ | 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. ■ MARLIN MOON 3301 Atlantic Ave., in the DoubleTree Ocean City 410-280-1201, www.marlinmoonocmd.com $$ | Full bar Featuring Executive Chef Gary Beach. Fresh cuisine featuring locally sourced seafood, steaks and vegetables. Small plate appetizers, fresh salads. Local craft beers and cocktails. Open for lunch and dinner, 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. ■ RED RED WINE BAR OC 12 48th Street, Ocean City 443-664-6801, www.RedRedWineBar.com $$ | 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. ■ THREE ANCHORS 7805 Coastal Highway Unit B, Ocean City 410-5248930, info@threeanchorsoc.com $-$$ | Full bar Serving up unique coastal cuisines and spirits. Enjoy local beer selections at both the upstairs and downstairs bars or grab a table on the second floor deck for
the clam strips casino and a swordfish burger, both local favorites. Open for brunch and lunch weekends and daily for dinner. Happy hour 4-6 p.m., Monday-Friday at the bar. Smoothie and ice cream shack open daily at 10 a.m.
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91st to 146th streets ■ ABBEY BURGER BISTRO OC 126th Street, behind the Holiday Inn, Ocean City 410289-2525, 410-250-2333, www.abbeyburger.com/ocean-city $$ | Reservations | Kids’ menu | Full bar Large parties welcome. Craft beer. Award winning burgers. Voted Best in Maryland, Wild Game. ■ ALBERTINO’S BRICK OVEN EATERY 13117 Coastal Highway, Ocean City 410-250-2000, www.albertinosoc.com $-$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Lunch and dinner daily. Open Monday through Thursday, 4 p.m. and Friday through Sunday, 11 a.m. Homemade pizza and pasta, seafood, steaks. Daily specials and happy hour. ■ BEACH BARRELS 13207 Coastal Highway, Ocean City 410-250-0522, www.beachbarrels.com $ | Full bar Happy hour Monday through Friday, 3-6 p.m. Live entertainment Wednesday through Saturday. Featuring primo hoagie menu where premium ingredients are fresh, nothing is pre-cut. Open 7 days, 9 a.m. to 2 a.m. ■ BLUE FISH JAPANESE & CHINESE RESTAURANT AND SUSHI BAR 94th Street, Ocean City 410-524-3983, www.bluefishocmd.com $-$$ | 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 443-664-2896, 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 $-$$ | Full bar Dine in and carryout. Open 7 Days a week, 11 am til late night. Hot steamed crabs, world famous fried chicken, ribs, burgers, barbecue, pasta, seafood, steaks, sandwiches and more. Lunch and weekly carryout and dinner specials. Happy hour at the beach with drink and food specials. ■ DUFFYS 130th St., in Montego Bay Shopping Ctr. & Coastal Highway, Ocean City 410-250 1449, www.duffysoc.com $-$$ | 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. ■ MY THAI OC 13727 Coastal Highway, Ocean City 410-250-9918, mythaioc.webs.com $-$$ | Beer, wine Authentic Thai food, full vegan menu and vegetarian options including curry, rice and noodle dishes. Homemade appetizers, soups and sauces. Seafood, meat, vegetable and tofu. Desserts, beer and wine. Dine in or takeout. Lunch specials daily, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. ■ NORI 11403 Coastal Highway (Gold Coast Mall), Ocean City443-880-6258 $$ | Reservations | 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 $-$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Open seven days a week. Oceanfront dining in a casual atmosphere. Serving breakfast from 7-11 a.m., featuring a breakfast buffet or special order from the regular menu. Dinner served from 4-9 p.m., seafood, ribs,
steaks, pasta and prime rib. Join us for family theme night dinners. ■ TEA BOSS CAFE 11805 Coastal Highway, Unit B (Food Lion Plaza) 410-213-4693 $ | Kids’ menu Bubble Tea, Sushi Takeaway, Ice Cream Rolls, Bingsu. Family and large group friendly. Newly opened cafe serving variety of Asian specialty desserts and sushi. Open 7 days a week, 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. ■ WHISKERS PUB 120th Street, OC Square, Ocean City 410-524-2609, www.whiskerspub.com $ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Certified Angus®burgers and casual fare. Call for hours.
DELAWARE ■ FOX’S PIZZA DEN 31225 American Parkway, Selbyville, Del. 302-436FOXS, www.foxspizzade.com $-$$ | 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 $-$$ | Reservations Accepted | Full bar Serving homemade Italian cuisine, steaks, seafood, chicken, pork and pasta. Elegant dining room. Early bird specials every day from 4-6 p.m. ■ THE DOUGH ROLLER West Ocean City, 12849 Ocean Gateway 410-2137655 See description under downtown location. ■ HARBORSIDE BAR AND GRILL 128741 S. Harbor Road, West Ocean City 410-2131846, weocharborside.com $-$$$ | 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 everyday. ■ HOOTERS Route 50 & Keyser Point Road, West Ocean City 410213-1841, www.hootersofoc.com $-$$ | Kids’ menu and game room | Full bar New smoked wings with half the calories. Traditional wings, burgers, quesadillas, tacos and healthy salads. Seafood selections with raw bar and crab legs. Sports packages and live entertainment. Large parties welcome. ■ POPEYE’S LOUISIANA KITCHEN Route 50, West Ocean City 443-664-2105 $ | Kids’ menu Family restaurant. Eat-in, carry out or drive-thru. Open seven days, year-round. Every Monday and Tuesday, two-piece chicken for 99 cents. Every Wednesday, free kids meal with purchase of combo.
OCEAN PINES ■ OCEAN PINES YACHT CLUB 1 Mumford Landing Road, Ocean Pines 410-6417222, www.OPyachtclub.com $$-$$$ | Full bar Amid a bay front setting, the Ocean Pines Yacht Club offers dining selections for lunch and dinner. Fresh seafood and signature drinks. Open everyday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. ■ TERN GRILLE 100 Clubhouse Drive, Ocean Pines 410-641-7222, oceanpinesgolf.org/dining $$ | Full bar The Tern Grille serves freshly-prepared breakfast and lunch items. Open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, weather permitting.
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: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, 4-11 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, noon to midnight; Sunday, noon to 11 p.m. Pub open late.
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Fall into Fiction event to feature local writers (Sept. 6, 2019) The Ocean City Center for the Arts will host an evening of short readings by nine members of Berlin’s “First Saturday Writers” group on Thursday, Sept. 12 from 6:30-8 pm. The event is free and open to the public, and light refreshments will be served. Nine writers from the group will read original flash fiction, short stories, poetry and excerpts from books and work in progress during the Fall into Fiction evening. Will Danaher of Bishopville is a graduate of Salisbury University and working on his first compilation of short fiction stories. Gwendolyn Lehman of Ocean Pines taught English, psychology and theater for 46 years at Stephen Decatur High School. She is best known for having initiated and developed the curricular SDHS Theater Program. Her awards include Maryland Drama Teacher of the Year, Worcester County Teacher of the Year, Maryland Outstanding Arts Educator, the Governor’s Arts Award, and a National Milken Educator Award. Don Lehman of Ocean Pines has worked as a fine artist, educator, photographer and partner in a marketing company. He has published three volumes of haiku and recently selected 28 short stories for a self-published paperback. Al Shearman of Bishopville is an unexpected writer, semi-retired carpenter, and maintenance man who enjoys telling the story of Charlie as he dream-travels, soon to be published as “Dreams: Travels with Charlie.” Cindy Roman of Ocean Pines is a
Meet artists at First Friday party Continued from Page 36 tisan for September. In creating jewelry, she draws inspiration from the beauty and energy of natural stones and other natural materials (amber, pearls, etc.), as well as from her experience as a gardener and flower arranger. The artist uses the best that nature has to offer and transforms it into something useful, multi-functional and even more beautiful. Admission is always free to the Ocean City Center for the Arts at 502 94th Street, home of the Art League of Ocean City, a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing the visual arts to the community through education, exhibits, scholarship, programs and community art projects. Financial support comes primarily through membership dues from individuals and corporate sponsors. More information is available at 410-5249433 or www.artleagueofoceancity. org.
retired professor of management and human resources in the School of Business Administration at Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia. She will read from her new fiction novella, “Desperate Trek: One Family’s Journey from Honduras to Texas.” Ellen Krawczak of Ocean Pines is a transplanted New Yorker who loves to travel. She is a volunteer for Worcester County Family and Youth and also does some volunteer editing. Bill Ellis of Ocean Pines is a former professor of English and American Studies at Penn State’s Hazleton Campus. He has written books and articles focusing on modern forms of folklore and is currently working on preserving family stories in creative non-fiction in his “Granny-Annie Stories.” Carol Ann Ellis of Ocean Pines spent 40 years teaching English at
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Ohio State, the University of Puerto Rico, and Penn State, as well as editing and critiquing textbooks and articles. Egged on by her colleagues at the Courier newspaper in Berlin, she has written a series of stories about the fictional congregation of St. Robert’s Lutheran Church. Jean Marx of Berlin is the co-leader of First Saturday Writers with Ellis. In 2008, she started Time Flys, where she helps people get their special memories captured into book form, such as through compiling their memoir or through self-publishing stories they
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have written. The First Saturday Writers’ Group was founded in 1990 by Mary Elizabeth Paterra, a successful writer, educator, and educational consultant who died in 2018. The group’s monthly meetings are held on the first Saturday of each month at the Worcester County Library in Berlin at 10 a.m. Writers bring a sample of their work each month to read followed by light critiquing. More information is available at 410-524-9433 or www.artleagueofoceancity.org.
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Calendar Submit calendar items to: editor@oceancitytoday.net. Submission deadline is 5 p.m. Monday, the week of publication. Local submissions have priority. Area event listings are subject to space availability.
Fri., Sept. 6 FIBER FRIENDS Ocean Pines library, 11107 Cathell Road, 10:00 AM. Bring your lap work and join the group as they knit, crochet and embroider. All are welcome. Victoria Christie-Healy, 703507-0708, http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
OCEAN CITY SPORTSMAN EXPO Ocean City convention center, 4001 Coastal Highway, 11:00 AM - 8:00 PM. Featuring all things hunting, fishing, boating, outdoors and more. General admission cost is $15 for the weekend or $12 for the day. Admission cost for children 12 and younger and service men and women is $10 for the weekend or $8 for the day. Purchase tickets online for a chance to win a free 2-day hunting trip. Tickets: www.ocmdsportsmanexpo.com/tickets. ocfishhunt@gmail.com, 410-289-2800
CASTING CALL Ocean Pines library, 11107 Cathell Road, 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM. The Ocean Pines Children’s Theater is holding auditions for their 2020 production of Legally Blonde. The group is looking for many young men and women (at least 13 years old). Be prepared to perform a Broadway song. Show is scheduled for evening performances on Jan. 17 and 18. Sharon Sorrentino, sharon.sorrentino@yahoo.com
FIRST FRIDAY OPENING RECEPTION Ocean City Center for the Arts, 502 94th St., 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM. Six new art exhibitions, including a juried show by members of the Maryland Federation of Art, fill the galleries during September. Meet the artists, enjoy hors d’oeuvres and refreshments and see the new exhibits featuring a variety of local artists. Free and open to the public. 410524-9433, http://www.artleagueofoceancity.org
79TH NATIONAL FOLK FESTIVAL Downtown Salisbury, 100-110 Circle Ave., 6:00 PM - 10:30 PM. A free, large-scale, three-day outdoor event featuring more than 350 of the nation’s finest traditional musicians, dancers, craftspeople and other keepers of culture in performances, workshops and demonstrations, plus children’s activities, regional and ethnic cuisines and craft brews, participatory dancing, stoytelling, parade and more. 410-677-1916, https://nationalfolkfestival.com
Sat., Sept. 7 O’NEILL EAST COAST GROM TOUR
Ocean City beach at 36th Street. A progressive contest program for surfers want to have fun, meet new friends and win some cool prizes. See website for more details. http://www.eastcoastgromtour.com
SQUARE DANCE DEMONSTRATIONS AND LESSONS Ocean Pines Community Center, 239 Ocean Parkway, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM. The Pine Steppers Square Dance Club will perform demonstrations to encourage new dancers to take free lessons. Single and couples welcome. Interested persons can take square dance lessons every Wednesday from October through May 2020. Info: Pine Steppers on Facebook. 302-436-4033 or 970-3893389
OCEAN CITY SPORTSMAN EXPO Ocean City convention center, 4001 Coastal Highway, 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM. Featuring all things hunting, fishing, boating, outdoors and more. General admission cost is $15 for the weekend or $12 for the day. Admission cost for children 12 and younger and service men and women is $10 for the weekend or $8 for the day. Purchase tickets online for a chance to win a free 2-day hunting trip. Tickets: www.ocmdsportsmanexpo.com/tickets. ocfishhunt@gmail.com, 410-289-2800
14TH ANNUAL CRUISERS FOR CHRIST CAR/BIKE SHOW Whaleyville United Methodist Church, 11716 Sheppards Crossing Road, 9:00 AM 2:00 PM. Trophies will be given to the Top 20 and Best in Show. There will be vendors, a silent auction, gospel music and food for purchase including scrapple sandwiches, hamburgers, hot dogs and baked goods. 410-641-0059 or 410-726-0603
Republic Services and more. Concessions will be available for sale. Ocean Pines Recreation and Parks Department, 410641-7052, http://www.oceanpines.org/recreationand-parks
O’NEILL EAST COAST GROM TOUR
FIRST SATURDAY WRITERS
14TH ANNUAL FLOUNDER POUNDER
Berlin library, 13 Harrison Ave., 10:00 AM. Novice and established writers gather to share their fiction, non-fiction and creative writing projects. Structure includes critiques and appreciation, market leads and writing exercises. Drop-ins welcome. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
Bahia Marina, 2107 Herring Way. One-day fishing tournament for flounder. This tournament is great for kids. Fish from your own boat or rent a skiff, skimmer or pontoon from the marina. 410-289-7438, http://www.bahiamarina.com
Ocean City beach at 36th Street. A progressive contest program for surfers want to have fun, meet new friends and win some cool prizes. See website for more details. http://www.eastcoastgromtour.com
BERLIN FARMERS MARKET COAST DAY CLEAN-UP Ocean City Town Hall, 301 Baltimore Ave., 10:00 AM, Held in celebration of the Ocean Conservancy Annual International Coastal Cleanup. Volunteers will receive trash bags, latex gloves, trash tally sheet and a commemorative T-shirt (while supplies last). Show up on the day of the event or register ahead by contacting Sandi Smith, sandis@mdcoastalbays.org, 410-213-2297, Ext. 106; or Effie Cox of the Ocean City Surf Club, ecox3284@gmail.com, 410-6005953. Event qualifies for community service hours as well as Maryland’s Day to Serve.
WEEKEND POP-UP ART EXHIBIT Ocean City Center for the Arts, 502 94th St., 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM. Featuring the photography of Ocean City’s international J1 students. Free and open to the public. Previews at #J1photoshow. 410-524-9433, http://www.artleagueofoceancity.org
Pitts Street and Main Street, 9:00 AM 1:00 PM. Featuring more than 20 vendors including fresh fruits and veggies, baked goods, seafood, poultry, farm fresh eggs, organic goods, wood working, beauty products and more. Also enjoy free crafts for kids, a variety of tutorials, a petting zoo and music provided by Bryan Russo. Ivy Wells and Allison Early, 410-973-2051
OCEAN CITY SPORTSMAN EXPO Ocean City convention center, 4001 Coastal Highway, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Featuring all things hunting, fishing, boating, outdoors and more. General admission cost is $12. Admission cost for children 12 and younger and service men and women is $8. Purchase tickets online for a chance to win a free 2-day hunting trip. Tickets: www.ocmdsportsmanexpo.com/tickets. ocfishhunt@gmail.com, 410-289-2800
BLESSING OF THE BACKPACKS 79TH NATIONAL FOLK FESTIVAL Downtown Salisbury, 100-110 Circle Ave., 12:00 PM - 10:30 PM. A free, large-scale, three-day outdoor event featuring more than 350 of the nation’s finest traditional musicians, dancers, craftspeople and other keepers of culture in performances, workshops and demonstrations, plus children’s activities, regional and ethnic cuisines and craft brews, participatory dancing, stoytelling, parade and more. 410-677-1916, https://nationalfolkfestival.com
Stevenson United Methodist Church, 123 N. Main St., 9:00 AM. A gathering, after service, with parents. Refreshments served. https://www.stevensonchurch.org/calendar
SUNDAY WORSHIP Bethany United Methodist Church, 8648 Stephen Decatur Highway, 10:00 AM. Sunday Worship will return to 10 a.m. beginning Sept. 8. Children will leave worship to attend Sunday school following the children’s message. bethany21811@gmail.com, 410-641-2186
WALK FOR RECOVERY WALK TO END EPILEPSY Ocean City Boardwalk at S. Division Street, 9:00 AM. Registration begins at 8 a.m. Walks include 5K and 1K lengths, both fully wheelchair accessible. Featuring music, kids games, purple tent, scavenger hunt and entertainment. Individual walkers who raise $500 or more will win a special prize, and the top team will be recognized. Snacks and bottled water available before and after the walk. Register: www.walktoendepilepsymd.org. mwontrop@efa.org
ANNUAL BIG TRUCK DAY Worcester County Veterans Memorial at Ocean Pines, 11144 Cathell Road, Ocean Pines, MD, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM. Children will be able to see, touch and sit in a variety of oversized vehicles provided by the police, fire departments, public works, Maryland Natural Resources Police, U.S. Coast Guard,
Ocean City Inlet Parking Lot, 809 S Atlantic Ave., 2:00 PM. Registration begins at 1 p.m. Create a team, wear purple and walk to celebrate and advocate for addiction recovery. A $20 pledge/donation is requested. First 50 registrants will receive a free T-shirt. Register: www.atlanticclubocmd.org. 443397-5618
WEEKEND POP-UP ART EXHIBIT Ocean City Center for the Arts, 502 94th St., 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM. Featuring the photography of Ocean City’s international J1 students. Free and open to the public. Previews at #J1photoshow. 410-524-9433, http://www.artleagueofoceancity.org
OCEAN PINES BAY DAY FARMERS & ARTISANS MARKET Saturdays - White Horse Park, 239 Ocean Parkway, 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM. Featuring live music, chef demos, children’s activities and other special events. Shop for everything from fresh local produce to unique handmade artisan goods. Open to the public.
Sun., Sept. 8
White Horse Park, 239 Ocean Parkway, 11:30 AM - 3:30 PM. The Maryland Coastal Bays Program will show homeowners how to improve backyard habitat by planting native pollinator plants, building bat boxes, bird houses, bee homes and constructing seed bombs. Homeowners can receive a Maryland native plant to take home. There will also be food and beverage vendors, live music, free boat tours and kayaking, educational exhibits, hands-on activities and live animals. Liz Wist,
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79TH NATIONAL FOLK FESTIVAL Downtown Salisbury, 100-110 Circle Ave., 12:00 PM - 6:30 PM. A free, large-scale, three-day outdoor event featuring more than 350 of the nation’s finest traditional musicians, dancers, craftspeople and other keepers of culture in performances, workshops and demonstrations, plus children’s activities, regional and ethnic cuisines and craft brews, participatory dancing, stoytelling, parade and more. 410-677-1916, https://nationalfolkfestival.com
Ocean Pines library, 11107 Cathell Road, 2:00 PM. Elaine Flynn transforms into one of the wittiest women of the 1920s. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
This annual event is a motorcycle ride and memorial service to commemorate 9/11/2001. The parade takes place on the Ocean City Boardwalk from 27th Street to N. Division St., beginning at 11:30 AM.
OPEN HOUSE AND RIBBON CUTTING
SELF-DEFENSE BASICS: A TWO PART SERIES
Atlantic General Hospital, Main Lobby, 9733 Healthway Drive, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM. In celebration of AGHRx RediScripts Pharmacy’s fifth anniversary, RediScripts will make a donation to Atlantic General’s indigent patient fund equal to the total register sales for the day. The ribbon cutting will take place at 4 p.m. Refreshments also offered.
Berlin library, 13 Harrison Ave., 2:00 PM. Two-part course on self-defense held on Sept. 11 and 18. Sign-up: 410-641-0650. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
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SHAKESPEARE’S MEASURE FOR MEASURE Sunset Park, 700 S. Philadelphia Ave., 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM. The performance is free. Outdoors, lawn seating; blanket or lawn chair welcome. Recommended for ages 13 and older with the advisory of a parent. 410289-7739, https://brownboxtheatre.org
Mon., Sept. 9 IPAD CHICKS Ocean Pines library, 11107 Cathell Road, 10:00 AM. Explore the world of iPads while learning from each other. Register: Norma Kessler, 410-641-7017. Men are welcome. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
WRITING FOR WELLNESS Ocean Pines library, 11107 Cathell Road, 1:30 PM. Group uses exercises to stimulate creative expression. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
THE MOBILE MENTOR Berlin library, 13 Harrison Ave., 2:00 PM. One-on-one assistance for those who want to make the most of their tablet or mobile device. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY MEETING Atlantic General Hospital, Conference Room 1, 9733 Healthway Drive, 5:00 PM 6:30 PM. TOPS is a weekly support and educational group promoting weight loss and healthy lifestyle. Berlin group No. 169. Rose Campion, 410-641-0157
‘SALUTE TO ELTON JOHN’ PERFORMANCE St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 10301 Coastal Highway, 7:00 PM. The Ocean Pines Players decided to pay tribute to Elton John since this is the 50th anniversary of his first album, Empty Sky, and because of the release of Rocket Man, a popular movie of his life released earlier this year. Tickets cost $15 and can be purchased at the door. Ed Pinto, oceanpinesplayers@gmail.com, 703901-5544, http://www.oceanpinesplayers.com
DELMARVA A CAPELLA CHORUS Mondays - Ocean Pines Community Center, 239 Ocean Parkway, 7:00 PM. All levels of singers and drop-ins welcome. Carol, 410-641-6876
Tues., Sept. 10 ELAINE FLYNN: A CHAT WITH DOROTHY
PARKINSON’S SUPPORT GROUP Gull Creek Senior Living, 1 Meadow St., 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM. Group provides discussions and mutual support, as well as education on exercise, nutrition, coping techniques, medications and developments in treatment. Kay Kinnikin, 410-641-4765, http://www.delmarvaparkinsonsalliance.org
YOGA WITH SHULI TOR Pocomoke Library, 301 Market St., 5:00 PM. A class for stretching and relaxation based on yoga and qigong. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
OCEAN CITY BOOK OF THE MONTH Ocean City library, 10003 Coastal Highway, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM. This month’s selection is A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra. To obtain a copy of the book, call 410-524-1818. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
pARTy OF THE YEAR: PAINT THE TOWN Aloft Hotel, 4501 Coastal Highway, 6:30 PM. Enjoy heavy hors d’oeuvres, sushi and open bar. Plead the 5th will provide music for dancing. There will be interactive art surprises will be scattered throughout the party, including art being created on the spot. Tickets cost $125 and are available by calling 410-524-9433 or online at artleagueofoceancity.org/party. Proceeds benefit the Art League of Ocean City.
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM. Participants share their poetry/prose and receive encouraging feedback. New members welcome. Bring something you’ve written, or, participate in a writing prompt/creative exercise. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
COASTKEEPER: WATER FOR ALL Pocomoke Library, 301 Market St., 2:00 PM. Kathy Phillips, your current Assateague Coastkeeper, is an on-the-water advocate who protects the Maryland and Northern Virginia Eastern Shore coastal bays. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
‘FALL INTO FICTION’ READINGS Ocean City Center for the Arts, 502 94th St., 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM. Featuring nine members of Berlin’s First Saturday Writers group. The event is free and open to the public, and light refreshments served. 410524-9433, http://www.artleagueofoceancity.org
BEACH SINGLES Thursdays - Clarion Resort Fontainebleau Hotel, 10100 Coastal Highway, 4:00 PM 7:00 PM. Beach Singles 45-Plus meets for happy hour. Info: 302-436-9577, 410-5240649 or BeachSingles.org
GRIEF SUPPORT NAMI LOWER SHORE FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP Atlantic General Hospital, Conference Room 1, 9733 Healthway Drive, 6:30 PM 8:00 PM. Free, monthly program offers shared wisdom and problem solving for family members of individuals with mental illness. No registration or enrollment obligation necessary. Carole Spurrier, 410-2084003, carolespurrier@msn.com or Gail S. Mansell, gmansell@atlanticgeneral.org, 410-641-9725
FREE SQUARE DANCE LESSONS Ocean Pines Community Center, 239 Ocean Parkway, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Adults, singles and couples welcome. Square dance lessons are October through May, 2020 on Wednesdays from 7-9 p.m. at a nominal fee.
KIWANIS CLUB OF GREATER OP/OC Wednesdays - Ocean Pines Community Center, 235 Ocean Parkway. Doors open at 7 a.m., meeting begins at 8 a.m. 410-6417330, http://www.kiwanisofopoc.org
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DELMARVA HAND DANCE CLUB
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
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@delmarvahanddancing.com, 410-208-1151, http://delmarvahanddancing.com
‘ASK A MASTER GARDENER’ PLANT CLINIC Tuesdays through September - Ocean Pines library, 11107 Cathell Road, 1-4 p.m. Bring your photos or bagged plant samples by and let expert Master Gardeners find solutions to your questions. Free service.
Wednesdays - Captain’s Table Restaurant in the Courtyard by Marriott, 2 15th St., 6:00 PM. 302-540-2127
Thurs., Sept. 12
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OC BIKEFEST
Berlin library, 13 Harrison Ave., 10:00 AM 12:00 PM. Knitters, Crochet enthusiasts, needle artists of all skill levels are invited to join this group for a casual morning of sharing. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
Takes place at the Roland E. Powell Convention Center from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and at the Ocean City Inlet from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Featuring vendors, merchandise, food, concerts and entertainment. Tickets are required for admission to the Inlet. Ticket costs for adults are $45 per day or $80 for weekend pass. Child passes cost $15. VIP Passes are also available. Visit the website for tickets, scheduling and more. https://ocbikefest.com
Ocean Pines library, 11107 Cathell Road, 11:00 AM. Adult craft class where participants will make two hand stamped cards and envelopes. Supplies provided. Register: 410208-4014. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
O.C. WRITERS’ GROUP 9/11 PARADE OF BROTHERS
ONGOING EVENTS BUS TRIP TO HARRINGTON CASINO The bus will leave from the Ocean Pines Yacht Club parking lot at 10 a.m. on Oct. 17 and return at approximately 5 p.m. Cost is $20 and includes $15 slot play and $7 food voucher good towards the lunch buffet. Open to all. Reservations: Tom or Barbara Southwell, 410-6415456.
BOWLING LEAGUE OC/BERLIN ROTARY CLUB MEETING
Wed., Sept. 11
STAMPING WITH TRACEY
Thursdays - Ocean Pines library, 11107 Cathell Road, 11:00 AM. Coastal Hospice provides grief support and education. Participants work together to help each other navigate through grief at their own pace. Free and open to the public. Nicole Long, 443-614-6142
Ocean City library, 10003 Coastal Highway,
The Young at Heart Bowling League Ocean Pines - Ocean City will bowl on Fridays for 24 weeks, commencing the third Friday of September, (9/20/2019). Season ends March 20, 2020. Senior citizens only. Tom Southwell, 410-641-5456.
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Sales Manager The Clarion Fontainebleau Resort Hotel is seeking an experienced, year- round hotel Sales Manager to join our team. Previous hotel and conference sales experience and current market experience a plus. This is a fulltime, year-round position reporting to the Director of Sales. Must be able to supervise and oversee events. Must also be an outgoing energetic team player ready to sell our beautiful property that boast 250 guest rooms and 85 Suites along with the 40,000 square feet of meeting space! Applicant must be detail oriented and computer literate – Delphi experience a plus. Excellent benefits, working conditions and salary (commensurate with experience). Qualified applicants only, forward resume with salary requirements to: Clarion Resort Fontainebleau Hotel Human Resources 10100 Coastal Highway, Ocean City, MD 21842 Fax: 410-723-9109 ~ lwatson@clarionoc.com EOE M/F/D/V
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AM Dining Room Manager We are currently recruiting an experienced AM Dining Room Manager to help our team oversee our busy restaurant. 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 ~ Fax: 410-723-9109 EOE M/F/D/V
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This position supervises and implements the rules and regulations of the associations. Job duties include: General property operations, knowledge of building main systems, implementing rules and regulations for properties, maintain/update databases for current contracts, schedule preventative maintenance, acquire competitive bids, supervise maintenance staff, perform inspections, work closely with HOA board members, assist with property meeting preparations and attend all meetings, assist with social activities, maintain website, develop an annual budget. Required Qualifications: Available for on-call/emergency work during nights and weekends; 3+ years community condominium management, 2+ years managing maintenance staff, proficient in contract review and negotiation, strong communication skills, computer literate, knowledge of website maintenance, knowledge of audio visual equipment. ResortQuest offers health benefits, travel benefits, and a generous vacation package.
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Help Wanted - Full and Part Time Positions. Line Cook, Prep Cook, Dishwasher, Driver. Please Apply at Paradise Grill & Pizzeria, 11022 Nicholas Lane, Ocean Pines. 410-641-8100
Cleaner Experienced w/Check-In & Check-Outs. Reliable with own transportation. Will supply cleaning supplies. Excellent pay. Call Donna 301-7125224 for interview.
Winter Rentals. 1BR at Coconut Malorie. $700/month includes utilities. 2BR at Carousel. $775/month plus electricity. Available Oct. 1 thru end of April 30. Call 301-437-2799.
Winter Rental. Nicely furnished 2BR Apartment on 14th St. Available Sept. 30thMay 31st. W/D, cable TV, Wi-Fi. 717-318-4775
2 Bedroom, 2.5 bath, 128th Street, Ocean Block. Email for more information: OC.prop.to.sell@ gmail.com
House and Rental Clean Out, small and local moving, and removal of junk and furniture. Also, will clean out garages/ sheds. 302-222-7297, 302422-9390
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Law Office. Part-time/fulltime. Computer, Word Perfect, Dictaphone, telephone and bookkeeping required. Familiar with E-filing a plus. Will train. Please respond by sending resume to PO Box 56, Ocean City, MD 21843.
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Now Hiring Maintenance & Housekeeping Help. Fulltime. Full benefits. $12/hour. Call Club Ocean Villas II, 410-524-0880. Comfort Inn Gold Coast Assistant Executive Housekeeper We are seeking to fill the position of Assistant Executive Housekeeper. This is a full time, year round position with competitive pay and benefits. Hotel Housekeeping supervisory experience required. Please apply in person at 112th street, Ocean City, next to the Gold Coast Mall.
Oceanfront Boardwalk Condo. 2BR, 1BA, washer/dryer. October 1, 2019-April 30, 2020. $875 per month plus utilities. 410-598-5572
NOW HIRING!! Production Crew for our WOC kitchen facility Up to $16/hr. Apply online at: www.delmarvadd.com
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REAL ESTATE DEEPLY DISCOUNTED BELOW MARKET WATER FRONT FORECLOSURE AFTER REPAIR VALUE ESTIMATED AT $1,000,000.00 PRICE AT $719,900.00!!!!!!! 46 ALTON POINT OCEAN PINES MD 21811 THIS RARE OFFERING IN TERNS LANDING FEATURES THE BEST WATERFRONT LOCATION IN THE COMMUNITY FEATURING 4BR, 2BA, BOAT DOCKAGE, LARGE DECK, SUN ROOM AND MORE. THE PROPERTY IS IN NEED OF PAINT, CARPET, FLOORING AND SOME UPGRADES AND IS PRICED AS AN ASSIGNMENT OF THE BANKS FORECLOSURE CONTRACT AND SOLD IN AS IS CONDITION. FIX IT UP & FLIP IT, OR MOVE IN AND ENJOY THIS SPECTACULAR WATERFRONT HOME AND ENJOY HUNDREDS OR THOUSANDS OF $$$$ OF IMMEDIATE EQUITY. DON’T MISS THIS. YOU WILL NEVER SEE THIS PRICE IN TERNS LANDING WITH THIS BEAUTIFUL LOCATION. THIS IS AN OFF MARKET SALE. BROKERS WELCOME AND PROTECTED. CONTACT JIM SAPIA AT 443-745-6905 OR EMAIL JAMESSAPIA1@GMAIL.COM FOR APPOINTMENTS AND PICTURES VISIT AND SIGN UP FOR OUR FORECLOSURE WEB SITE AT MARYLANDFORECLOSURES.NET
JUST REDUCED $239,000. REMODELED, 3BR, 2BA Home. 10 minutes to the beach. Off-street parking. No association fees. Call Howard Martin Realty, 410-352-5555.
COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL 2 Office/Retail Spaces & 3 Warehouse Units available in West Ocean City. Call 443-497-4200.
DONATIONS DONATIONS 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.
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Jeanie Mariner, left, and her daughter, Brittany, display two of the five different wines available at Windmill Creek Vineyard and Winery in Berlin.
Windmill Creek in Berlin celebrates first anniversary By Morgan Pilz Staff Writer (Sept. 6, 2019) Situated on a 12.5acre farm with a historic house, the Windmill Creek Vineyard and Winery, located on 11206 Worcester Hwy in Berlin, celebrated its first anniversary at the end of August. Windmill Creek has been owned by the Mariner family for six generations, spanning nearly 100 years. The first Mariners to own the farm were Edwin A. and Susan Mariner, who purchased the 164-acre property on July 19, 1924. The farm was passed down to their son, Edward Mariner and his wife, Gertrude, on April 5, 1949. The story of the house itself is also a significant part of Worcester County history. It was built in 1858 by Lemuel Showell, the founder of the town of Showell. His grandson, Lemuel, III, was the president of the Pocomoke Wicomico railroad that brought the railroad line into Ocean City, which started the tourism industry. Edward was the first Mariner in the family to create recipes for homemade wine, fifth generation Jeanie
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The farm at Windmill Creek Vineyard and Winery currently has 2,500 vines. Owners plan to expand production in the near future.
Mariner said. “We inherited the farm in 2015,” she said. “My daughter, [Brittany], was in school for analogy and viticulture. She went to college to learn to make wine and grow grapes. We knew we had this family farm that we were going to keep in the family, and we weren’t sure what to do with it, but we decided since she was going down the wine route, we would jump in and we opened the winery.” The farm property was 164 acres until 2010, when other family members sold off portions of the land. It is now made up of 12.5 acres. On those acres, the family has 2,500 vines, albeit only three years old, which is two years too young to be used for wine
making. Currently, Windmill Creek sources its grapes from different vineyards across the country, including New Jersey, the Finger Lakes of New York, and Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The winery has five different varieties of wine – a Gruner Veltiner, Riesling, Chambourcin, a Summer Red and it just released a Rosé bottle this past Sunday. Prices range from $18-26 per bottle. “All of my wines are going to be on the dry side,” Brittany Mariner said. “My Gruner wine is similar to a Pinot Grigio and it will have a lot of melon flavors toward the front and is very herbal with a nice clean dry finish. We See VINEYARD Page 50
By Lauren Bunting Contributing Writer (Sept. 6, 2019) Customary in the state of Maryland is a split of transfer and recordation charges between a buyer and a seller. Section 14-104(b) of the Real Property Article, Annotated Code of Maryland provides that, unless otherwise negotiated in the contract or provided by state or local law, the cost of any recordation tax or any state or local Transfer Tax shall be shared equally between the buyer and seller. In Worcester County, the transfer and recordation fees total 1.66 percent of the purchase price. Recordation tax is an excise tax imposed by the state of Maryland for the privilege of recording a sale in the land records. The current recordation tax is $6.60 per thousand of value, and this number does not change if the transaction is for the purchase of a home. However, discounts are available for refinances. Real estate transfer taxes are taxes imposed on the transfer of title of real property. In most cases it is an ad valorem tax that is based on the value of the property transferred. In Maryland, the transfer tax is a total of 1 percent of the sales price. One-half of the 1 percent is payable to the county, and the other half is payable to the state. Discounts are available for primary residences and first-time homebuyers: • If a buyer is going to live in the home year-round, the first $50,000 is exempt from the .5 percent county transfer tax, which nets to a $250 discount (.5 percent of $50,000). This discount is customarily split between buyer and seller in our area unless otherwise agreed upon. • If a buyer is a first time Maryland home buyer and the home is going to be a primary residence, one half of the state transfer tax is waived, and the other half of the state transfer tax is paid for by the seller. There is no additional cost to a seller to work with a first-time homebuyer, unless the first time homebuyer addendum states otherwise. This is a state proSee COSTS Page 51
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Vineyard located on historic farm Continued from Page 49 have a dry Riesling, which is pretty unique because typical Rieslings around here are really sweet. We wanted to go more traditional of making them, so we went dry. “Our Rosé is very fruit forward, also on the dry side, especially for a Rosé. You get a little bit of the floral tones in it as well, and my two reds the fruit comes from Western Maryland and they’re medium bodied. One has a little bit of a mocha cherry flavor to it and the other one is similar to a Pinot Noir,” she continued. Brittany already has plans to grow her wine selection in the years to come. “We’re going to be expanding the list year by year. Next year I’m looking at bringing in some heavier reds and build up my red list and then also bringing in another white,” she said. “Everybody in the family loves the dry wine and there’s a whole lot of sweet wines in Maryland so we’re trying to set ourselves apart. There’s nothing wrong with sweet wines ... we’ll eventually have it on our menu, but for now, we want to stick with something that’s going to separate us.” The reception for the wines has been praised by visitors to the area. “The tourists seem to find us first because they’re Googling things to do
when they’re in Ocean City, so they kids can play and not have to worry find us really easily,” Jeanie said. “But about breaking anything. It’s just in the last two months, we’re seeing unique for our area.” huge growth and in attendance of our The winery stays open 11 out of 12 evening events.” months of the year, closing down in In addition to selling wine, Wind- January to preform maintenance and mill Creek farm offers several wine check on the progress of the vines. tastings. The cost is $5 per tasting Windmill Creek Vineyard and sample. The Mariners can also hosts Winery is open Monday through parties, luncheons and weddings and Thursday from noon to 7 p.m., and provide children friendly activities. Friday through Sunday from noon to Animals are also welcome to the farm. 9 p.m. Every Friday and Sunday, from 5For more information about events 8 p.m., there is live music on the lawn. at Windmill Creek Vineyard and Win“It’s just such a unique experi- ery, visit www.windmillcreekvineence,” Brittany said. “We do the live yard.com or call 410-251-6122. music on the lawn. You can bring your family and your dogs. There’s not really a place here where every type of person in every age group is welcomed at all times. We have kid’s rooms in the farmhouse just for the parents and they MORGAN PILZ/OCEAN CITY TODAY can sip on their The Mariner Farmhouse at Windmill Creek Vineyard and Winery has been wines and the in the family since 1924 and was built in 1858.
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PRICE REDUCED Don’t let this one get away. Now is the time to make every day a vacation. Located in one of the most desirable communities in North Ocean City just off 130th street. Completely remodeled with new floors, paint, carpet. The home features 2-bedrooms, 1 1/2 baths, kitchen with a breakfast bar, double stainless steel sink, electric range, frost free refrigerator with ice maker dishwasher plus a eat in kitchen. The 10 x 39 enclosed porch is perfect for relax after a day at the beach. This home is located on a 40 x 90 deeded lot with no ground rent or ground lease attached. The community amenities include bayfront boardwalk with 3-fishing & crabbing piers, 2-adult pools, 1-kiddie pool, 2-tennis courts, 2-shuffleboard courts, miniature golf course, 8 acre wildlife sanctuary with a 1/2 mile paved walking/jogging path, and an 5 acre open park. The HOA fee is just $272.00 per year. Sold Partially Furnished For $179,900. We are the Original Montego Bay Specialist Since 1971.
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MONTEGO BAY COMMUNITY CAINE WOODS WATERFRONT Residential building lot in North Ocean City, located between 130th & 135th Street-bayside. The lot is one of the largest (6473 +/-) lots in the community and is zoned for mobile, modular and stick-built (custom-built) construction up to 2 habitable floors. The community features 3 pools, including a wading pool, 2 tennis courts, 2 shuffleboard courts, 9-hole min. golf course, pickle ball court, bayfront boardwalk with 3 fishing piers, canalfront crabbing area, an 8-acre wildlife sanctuary with 1/2 mile walking path and 5-acre open park. Additional amenities include city streets & sidewalks, city water & sewer and city trash collection. The homeowners association dues are just $272.00 a year. $143,500
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Well maintained 3BR/3.5BA waterfront home. First level features a 2-car garage, a family room with a gas fireplace, office (or 4th bedroom), a full bath, a laundry room, and patio door that accesses a sundeck. The 2nd level features a living room with vaulted ceilings and a wood burning fireplace, a dining room, an eat-in kitchen featuring a breakfast bar, Corian counters, stainless steel appliances & a walk-in pantry. Large wrap-around sundeck. The 3rd level features a master suite & master bath that features a large jetted tub, a separate shower and a double sink vanity. Walk-in attic for storage. Boat dock, a 2-zone heat pump system, a central vacuum and an intercom system. Community features 3 city parks that include 2 picnic pavilions, tennis court, racquetball court and 2 tot-lots. No HOA fees! Listed at $599,900
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Open house for RediScripts’ fifth anniversary (Sept. 6, 2019) Atlantic General Hospital will hold an open house and ribbon-cutting for the community on Tuesday, Sept. 10, to celebrate AGHRx RediScripts Pharmacy’s fifth anniversary. In recognition of this milestone, RediScripts will make a donation to Atlantic General’s indigent patient fund equal to the total register sales at RediScripts on Sept. 10. The pharmacy started small in 2014, and its evolution has been dramatic. In addition to handling the prescription needs of Atlantic General Hospital and Health System employees, medical staff and volunteers, RediScripts was there to fill the first supply of medication ordered for patients discharged from the hospital. The primary goal was to get the necessary medication in the hands of patients before they left the hospital, thereby increasing the odds that they would remain adherent with their physician’s treatment plan and continue on the path to recovery. The retail pharmacy’s scope of business expanded quickly as Atlantic General layered on new services to further improve medication adherence and reduce barriers to improved health for the community at large. RediScripts was soon filling prescriptions for all Atlantic General Hospital and Health System patients, and then for any community members with medication needs. The pharmacy began a discharge concierge program, offering advice and education about prescribed medications as well as the purchase of first-fill prescriptions right at the
bedside for patients scheduled to go home. It also launched an award-winning medication therapy management program that helps individuals with complex medication needs to better understand their medications and keep them organized to ensure safe and effective use. Consultations and education are offered at the pharmacy or directly in the home, to ensure a complete review of all medications and supplements. Compliance packaging, which organizes multiple medications by dosage time, is provided at no additional charge to these patients. To increase prescription fills among patients who might typically forego their medication due to cost, the pharmacy instituted a co-pay support program as well as an indigent fund. A financial counseling function is baked into the medication filling process for pharmacy staff members, who are constantly on the lookout for cost savings for their patients. In addition to the typical offerings of a retail pharmacy, RediScripts coordinates fulfillment of oral chemotherapy needs for patients of the Burbage Regional Cancer Care Center and stocks bariatric and wound care specialty products. “What helps set RediScripts apart is our passion for tackling the tough challenges with medication for our patients to help support them on their path to wellness,” said Jeff Kukel, manager of RediScripts pharmacy. “Rising prescription drug costs are nothing short of a national crisis. While our donation to the indigent fund is by no means the solution for the larger problem at hand with pre-
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scription drug prices, we hope that by continuing to help sustain this indigent fund we can make a difference for families in our area who would have otherwise walked away from a pharmacy counter untreated. Our goal is that every patient we serve gets the medications they need at a price they can afford. While certainly no easy task, the staff at AGHRx RediScripts Pharmacy is always up for the challenge.” The event will take place from 3-5 p.m., with the ribbon cutting at 4 p.m. in Atlantic General Hospital’s main lobby. Refreshments will be offered. Atlantic General Hospital has been providing quality health care to the residents of Worcester, Wicomico and Somerset counties in Maryland and Sussex County, Delaware, since May 1993. Built through the commitment and generosity of a dedicated community, Atlantic General’s main facility in Berlin combines the warmth of personalized attention with the reassurance of medical expertise and advanced technology. The not-for-profit hospital provides quality specialty care in oncology, medical and surgical weight loss, orthopedics, and women’s diagnostics among other services.
Atlantic General Health System, its network of more than 40 primary care providers and specialists, cares for residents and visitors throughout the region. For more information about Atlantic General Hospital, visit www.atlanticgeneral.org.
REAL ESTATE REPORT
Costs tend to be shared between buyer and seller Continued from Page 49 gram, so there is no break on the county side. One thing to note is that many HUD/Fannie Mae foreclosure properties are exempt from paying any transfer or recordation taxes, so the buyer may be responsible for the full amount. However, in some cases the buyer may be able to get seller closing cost assistance to cover other closing costs that can help to offset the transfer and recordation fees. — Lauren Bunting is a licensed Associate Broker with Bunting Realty, Inc. in Berlin.
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VICTORIA L. O’NEILL, ESQ. AYRES, JENKINS, GORDY & ALMAND, P.A. 6200 Coastal Hwy, Suite 200 Ocean City, Maryland 21842
TRUSTEE’S SALE
OF TIME SHARE INTERVALS IN THE BORDERLINKS I CONDOMINIUM OCEAN PINES, MARYLAND By virtue of a certain Claim of Lien recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County, Maryland, and pursuant to the Order of the Circuit Court for Worcester County, Maryland, Case No. C-23CV-19-000191, the undersigned Trustee will offer for sale at public auction at the entrance of the Borderlinks I Condominium, located at, 438 Ocean Parkway, Ocean Pines, Maryland, the following described property located in Ocean Pines, Worcester County, Maryland, on Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. the following timeshare intervals: Condominium Units Ad4 Ad4 Ay25 Bb28 Bn40 Bn40 Bn40 Bn40 Bn40 Bn40 Bn40 Bn40 Bn40 By51 By51 By51 By51
Time Intervals 36 33 30 22 5 8 13 14 20 27 39 48 18 52 13 44 48
Each time interval being one week per year in the corresponding unit, each unit being part of the Borderlinks I Condominium, including an undivided interest in the common elements thereof, as established pursuant to a Declaration of Condominium and Timeshare recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County, Maryland in Liber 1332, folio 280, et. seq. The property 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 warranties and guarantees. A secured party may bid and shall be excused from deposit requirements. The Trustee reserves the right to
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withdraw any interval from the sale and/or to reject any and all bids. Terms of Sale: A deposit in the full amount of the sales price per time interval will be required at the time of sale, such deposit to be in cash or check. Cost of all documentary stamps, transfer taxes, 2019 maintenance fees and all other settlement costs shall be borne by the purchaser. The date of settlement shall be within fifteen (15) days after final ratification by the Circuit Court for Worcester County, Maryland, time being of the essence; otherwise the deposit will be forfeited and the property will be resold at the risk and expense of the defaulting purchaser, or in any manner designated by the Trustee; or, without forfeiting deposit, the Seller may exercise any of its legal or equitable rights against the defaulting purchaser. For more information, call: Victoria L. O’Neill, Esq., Trustee, at 410723-1400 OCD-8/29/3t _________________________________ Stern & Eisenberg Mid-Atlantic, P.C. 9920 Franklin Square Dr., Suite 100 Baltimore, MD 21236 410-635-5127
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES’ SALE
OF IMPROVED REAL PROPERTY 14 DRAWBRIDGE RD. OCEAN PINES, MD 21811 Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust from Joan Lee Trent a/k/a Joan L. Trent, dated March 31, 2006 and recorded in Liber 4684, folio 453 among the Land Records of Worcester County, MD, 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 SEPTEMBER 9, 2019 AT 2:05 PM ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND AND THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON situated in Worcester County, MD and more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust. The property is improved by a dwelling. The property, 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 $32,000 in the form of cashier’s or certified check, or in such other form as the Substitute Trustees may determine, at their sole discretion, will be required at the time of sale. If form of payment is not cashier’s or certified check, it must be cleared with the Substitute Trustee at least 24 hours prior to the sale. Balance of the purchase price to be paid in cash within 10 days of final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court for Worcester County. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE. If the purchaser fails to settle within the aforesaid
ten (10) days of ratification, the purchaser relinquishes their deposit and the Sub. Trustees may file an appropriate motion with the court to resell the property. Purchaser waives personal service of any paper filed with the Court in connection with such motion and any Show Cause Order issued by the Court and expressly agrees to accept service of any such paper or Order by certified mail and regular mail sent to the address provided by the purchaser and as recorded on the documents executed by the purchaser at the time of the sale. Service shall be deemed effective upon the purchaser 3 days after postmarked by the United States Post Office. It is expressly agreed by the purchaser that actual receipt of the certified mail is not required for service to be effective. If the purchaser fails to go to settlement the deposit shall be forfeited to the Sub. Trustees and all expenses of this sale (including attorney fees and full commission on the gross sales price of the sale) shall be charged against and paid from the forfeited deposit. In the event of resale the defaulting purchaser shall not be entitled to any surplus proceeds or profits resulting from any resale of the property regardless of any improvements made to the real property. Interest is to be paid on the unpaid purchase money at the rate of 5.00% per annum from the date of sale to the date the funds are received in the office of the Sub. Trustees. Taxes, ground rent, water rent, condominium fees and/or homeowner association dues, all public charges/assessments payable on an annual basis, including sanitary and/or metropolitan district charges, if applicable, to be adjusted for the current year to date of sale and assumed thereafter by the purchaser. Purchaser shall be responsible for the costs of all transfer taxes, (including agricultural transfer taxes, if applicable), documentary stamps and all other costs incident to settlement. Purchaser shall be responsible for physical possession of the property. Purchaser assumes the risk of loss from the date of sale forward. The sale is subject to post sale audit by the Noteholder to determine whether the borrower entered into any repayment/forbearance agreement, reinstated or paid off prior to the sale. In any such event the Purchaser agrees that upon notification by the Sub. Trustees of such event the sale is null and void and of no legal effect and the deposit returned without interest. If the Sub. Trustees are unable to convey either insurable or good and marketable title, or the sale is not ratified for any reason by the Circuit Court including errors made by the Sub. Trustees, the purchaser’s sole remedy at law or in equity shall be limited to a refund of the deposit without any interest. Steven K. Eisenberg, Paul J. Moran, Substitute Trustees ALEX COOPER AUCTS, INC. 908 YORK RD., TOWSON, MD 21204 410-828-4838 www.alexcooper.com OCD-8/22/3t _________________________________
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019 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 107 123RD ST., UNIT #33 OCEAN CITY, MD 21842 Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust dated April 5, 2006 and recorded in Liber 4695, Folio 275 among the Land Records of Worcester County, MD, with an original principal balance of $326,000.00, 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 SEPTEMBER 17, 2019 AT 3:30 PM ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND, together with any buildings or improvements thereon situated in Worcester County, MD and described as Unit No. E-33, in the Bermuda Bay Townhouse Condominium 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 $30,000 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 lien-
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019 holder 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. 337845-1) 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-8/29/3t _________________________________ BARBARA ANN SPICER 9515 DEERECO ROAD, SUITE 902 LUTHERVILLE, MD 21093
NOTICE
OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Estate No. 17962 TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF AUGUST VANSCAY SEIBEL AKA: AUGUST V. SEIBEL, VAN SEIBEL Notice is given that Thomas Mark Seibel, 26225 Crosswinds Landing, Selbyville, DE 19975, was on August 16, 2019 appointed Personal Representative of the estate of August Vanscay Seibel who died on August 6, 2019, with a will.
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NOTICE
OF PASSAGE OF BILL 19-4 WORCESTER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Take Notice that Bill 19-4 (Taxation and Revenue - Rental Licenses) was passed by the County Commissioners on August 20, 2019. A fair summary of the bill is as follows: § TR 2-201. (Repeals this section of the Taxation and Revenue Article of the Code of Public Local Laws of Worcester County, Maryland regarding Tourist permits and renumbers Section TR 2-202 (Gaming permits) as Section TR 2-201.) § TR 2-106. (Adds this new section to Subtitle I (Licenses) of the Licenses and Permits Title of the Taxation and Revenue Article of the Code of Public Local Laws of Worcester County, Maryland to establish provisions for Rental Licenses; provides that the words and terms contained in this new section shall have the meanings and interpretations as ascribed by the definitions contained in Section § ZS 1-103 of the Zoning and Subdivision Control Article of the Code of Public Local Laws of Worcester County, Maryland; pro-
vides that a license must be obtained by the property owner in order to rent any house, townhouse, apartment, condominium unit, cottage, cabin, manufactured home, rooming house, recreational vehicle, recreational park model, hotel or motel room, or any other building or structure or portion thereof as sleeping accommodations or any lot or parcel of land for the purposes of placing a manufactured or mobile home, recreational vehicle or tent, regardless of the length of the rental term; provides that the fee for a rental license will be established by resolution of the County Commissioners; establishes the information required to be submitted on the application for a rental license, including: a floor plan; the number, size and maximum occupancy of rooms in a hotel or motel; number, size and maximum occupancy of sites in a manufactured or mobile home park or campground; a copy of the lease agreement and rules for renters; names and contact information of owners, property managers and resident agents; and other information as determined necessary by the department to ensure compliance with this Title; establishes license terms (valid for one year), provisions for annual renewal, requirements for display of the rental license; and requirements to include the license number in all advertising; establishes the uses allowed in accordance with the license, and restrictions on licenses which are not transferable, and provides that a rental license may not be issued unless the property is in compliance with all State and local laws and regulations; establishes administration and enforcement provisions by the department as determined by the County Commissioners; grants enforcement staff the right to enter the property for inspection upon permission by the tenant or with a valid search warrant; provides for notification to the property owner regarding violations of this section; empowers the department to take action to correct violations if not corrected within a reasonable period of time; provides that violations constitute a civil infraction; provides that penalties may include suspension or revocation of the rental license, fines, and filing of an injunction for corrections, and abatement of violations which pose an imminent danger to the health and safety of the occupants; provides that a revoked license may not be re-issued for a period of three-years; and provides that after providing the owner of the licensed property an opportunity to be heard, the County Commissioners may revoke, suspend or refuse to renew any rental license issued due to: a material falsification of the rental license application; any activity conducted on the property which is detrimental to the health, safety and welfare of the public; conviction of a felony; a repeated failure to conform to rental license conditions, rules or regulations, or recurrent offensive conduct of persons on the property causing a public nuisance or disturbance as determined by the County Commissioners.) This bill becomes effective fortyfive (45) days from the date of its
passage. This is only a fair summary of the bill. A full copy of the bill is posted on the Legislative Bulletin Board in the main hall of the Worcester County Government Center outside Room 1103, is available for public inspection in Room 1103 of the Worcester County Government Center and is available on the County Website at www.co.worcester.md.us . THE WORCESTER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OCD-8/29/3t _________________________________
NOTICE
OF PASSAGE OF BILL 19-5 WORCESTER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Take Notice that Bill 19-5 (Taxation and Revenue - Hotel Rental Tax) was passed by the County Commissioners on August 20, 2019. A fair summary of the bill is as follows: § TR 1-601. (Repeals and reenacts Subtitle VI “Hotel Rental Tax” of Title 1 “Taxation” of the Taxation and Revenue Article of the Code of Public Local Laws of Worcester County, Maryland to update the language with regard to rental units and with reference to State Law, and to make certain stylistic changes with regard to the language; the proposed revisions extend the hotel rental tax to any hotel or motel, at any house, townhouse, apartment, condominium unit, cottage, cabin, manufactured home, rooming house, recreational vehicle, recreational park model or other tourist home, or any other building or structure or portion thereof used as a place of lodging; revises the definition of “Hotel, motel, apartment , cottage or similar place” to also include any public or private house, townhouse, apartment, condominium unit, cottage, cabin, rooming house, manufactured home, recreational vehicle, or recreational park model where all or a portion thereof provides sleeping accommodations in return for compensation of any kind; revises the definition of “Room or building rental” to extend to any monetary or non-monetary compensation received for the rental of the above referenced sleeping accommodations; revises the definition of “Transient” to apply to a person who obtains any of the above referenced sleeping accommodations for any period less than four consecutive months; provides in the case of failure to report and remit hotel rental taxes that the County Commissioners may institute injunctive mandamus or other appropriate proceedings of law to correct violations and that delinquent and unpaid taxes shall become a lien upon the real property and collectible in the same manner as real estate taxes; provides that the County Commissioners may deduct a reasonable sum for the cost of imposing and collecting the hotel rental tax for the above referenced sleeping accommodations with the remainder of the total proceeds paid to the Mayor and City Council of the municipal corporation in which the sleeping accommodations are located.)
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This bill becomes effective fortyfive (45) days from the date of its passage. This is only a fair summary of the bill. A full copy of the bill is posted on the Legislative Bulletin Board in the main hall of the Worcester County Government Center outside Room 1103, is available for public inspection in Room 1103 of the Worcester County Government Center and is available on the County Website at www.co.worcester.md.us . THE WORCESTER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OCD-8/29/3t _________________________________
NOTICE
OF PASSAGE OF BILL 19-6 WORCESTER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Take Notice that Bill 19-6 (Taxation and Revenue - Mobile and Manufactured Home Park Licenses) was passed by the County Commissioners on August 20, 2019. A fair summary of the bill is as follows: Subtitle V - Mobile and Manufactured Home Park Licenses. (Repeals Subtitle V “Mobile and Manufactured Home Park Licenses” of Title 1 “Taxation” of the Taxation and Revenue Article of the Code of Public Local Laws of Worcester County, Maryland to eliminate this subtitle which requires a license to establish, maintain or operate any mobile or manufactured home park in the County, which also serves to eliminate the excise tax for these uses, given that mobile or manufactured home parks will be regulated under the terms of Section TR 2-106 (Rental Licenses) as established by Bill 19-4 and Section TR 1-601 (Hotel Rental Tax) as revised by Bill 19-5.) This bill becomes effective fortyfive (45) days from the date of its passage. This is only a fair summary of the bill. A full copy of the bill is posted on the Legislative Bulletin Board in the main hall of the Worcester County Government Center outside Room 1103, is available for public inspection in Room 1103 of the Worcester County Government Center and is available on the County Website at www.co.worcester.md.us . THE WORCESTER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OCD-8/29/3t _________________________________
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OF PUBLIC HEARING WORCESTER COUNTY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS AGENDA
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2019 Pursuant to the provisions of the Worcester County Zoning Ordinance, notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held before the Board of Zoning Appeals for Worcester County, in the Board Room (Room 1102) on the first floor of the Worcester County Government Center, One West Market Street, Snow
Hill, Maryland. 6:30 p.m. Case No. 19-30, on the application of Richard Lynch, on the lands of Lavara Paal & Bob Moore, Trustees, requesting a special exception to expand an existing surface mine in the A-1 Agricultural District, pursuant to Zoning Code Sections ZS 1116(c)(3), ZS 1-201(c)(16), and ZS 1330, located on Cedartown Road, approximately 0.4 miles east of Taylor Road, Tax Map 57, Parcel 36, in the Fourth Tax District of Worcester County, Maryland. 6:35 p.m. Re-Advertisement of Case No. 1925, on the application of Mark Spencer Cropper, on the lands of Chet Rohrbach and Janet Yilmaz, requesting a variance to the Atlantic Coastal Bay Critical Area setback associated with the proposed construction of a single family dwelling in the R-2 Suburban Residential District pursuant to Zoning Code Sections ZS 1-116(m)(1), ZS 1206(b)(2), ZS 1-305 and Natural Resources Sections NR 3-104(c)(4) and NR 3-111, located on the northerly side of Croppers Creek Lane, approximately 477 feet from Waterview Drive, Tax Map 26, Parcel 392, Lot 16B, in the Tenth Tax District of Worcester County, Maryland. 6:40 p.m. Case No. 19-33, on the application of Mark Spencer Cropper, Esquire, on the lands of Andrew and Susan Baxter, requesting an after-the-fact variance to the Ordinance prescribed front yard setback from 50 feet to 40.7 feet (an encroachment of 9.3 feet), an after-the-fact variance to the Ordinance prescribed rear yard setback from 30 feet to 29.8 feet (an encroachment of 0.2 feet), and a variance to the Ordinance prescribed left and right side yard setbacks from 6 feet to 5.8 feet (an encroachment of 0.2 feet), all of which are associated with a single-family dwelling in the R-3 Multi-Family Residential District pursuant to Zoning Code Sections ZS 1-116(c)(4), ZS 1-207(b)(2) and ZS 1-305, located on the northerly side of Old Bridge Road, approximately 350 feet east of Marthas Landing Road, Tax Map 27, Parcel 493, Lot 5, in the Tenth Tax District of Worcester County, Maryland. 6:45 p.m. Case No. 19-24, on the application of Hugh Cropper, IV, Esquire, on the lands of Stephen Cook, requesting a variance to the Atlantic Coastal Bay Critical Area setback associated with the proposed construction of a single family dwelling in the R-3 Multi-Family Residential District pursuant to Zoning Code Sections ZS 1-116(m)(1), ZS 1-207(b)(2) and ZS 1305 and Natural Resources Sections NR 3-104(c)(4) and NR 3-111 located on the northerly side of Old Bridge Road, approximately 2,104 feet west of Golf Course Road, Tax Map 27, Parcel 234, Lot 16, in the Tenth Tax District of Worcester County, Maryland. 6:50 p.m. Case No. 19-34, on the application of Hugh Cropper, IV, on the lands of Brooklyn’s Estate, LLC, requesting a special exception to allow weddings and special events (transient use) in
the A-2 Agricultural District, pursuant to Zoning Code Sections ZS 1105(c)(5), ZS 1-116(c)(3), and ZS 1-337, located on the southerly side of Flower Street, approximately 1,244 feet east of Honeysuckle Road, Tax Map 25, Parcel 256, in the Third Tax District of Worcester County, Maryland. 6:55 p.m. Case No. 19-35, on the application of Hugh Cropper, IV, on the lands of Brooklyn’s Estate, LLC, requesting a special exception to allow weddings and special events (transient use) in the A-2 Agricultural District, pursuant to Zoning Code Sections ZS 1105(c)(5), ZS 1-116(c)(3), and ZS 1-337, located on the southerly side of Flower Street, approximately 1,124 feet east of Honeysuckle Road, Tax Map 25, Parcel 255, in the Third Tax District of Worcester County, Maryland. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS OCD-8/29/2t _________________________________ BWW Law Group, LLC 6003 Executive Blvd., Suite 101 Rockville, MD 20852 Carrie M. Ward, et al. 6003 Executive Blvd., Suite 101 Rockville, MD 20852 Substitute Trustees Plaintiffs vs. ROLAND A. RUIZ, II 715 142nd Street Unit 430 Ocean City, MD 21842 Defendant(s) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND Case No. C-23-CV-18-000177
NOTICE
Notice is hereby given this 20th day of August, 2019, by the Circuit Court for Worcester County, Maryland, that the sale of the property mentioned in these proceedings and described as 715 142nd Street, Unit 430, Ocean City, MD 21842, made and reported by the Substitute Trustee, will be RATIFIED AND CONFIRMED, unless cause to the contrary thereof be shown on or before the 23rd day of September, 2019, provided a copy of this NOTICE be inserted in some weekly newspaper printed in said County, once in each of three successive weeks before the 16th day of Setember, 2019. The report states the purchase price at the Foreclosure sale to be $92,000.00. Susan R. Braniecki Clerk, Circuit Court for Worcester County, Maryland True Copy Test: Susan R. Braniecki Clerk of the Circuit Court Worcester County MD OCD-8/29/3t _________________________________
NOTICE
OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Estate No. 17960 TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF SUSAN MARIE DIBARTOLO Notice is given that Anthony
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019 DiBartolo, 108 Alessandra Court PAT 178, Frederick, MD 21702; and Linda Schrader, 25816 Ricky Drive, Hollywood, MD 20636, was on August 15, 2019 appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Susan Marie DiBartolo who died on July 31, 2019, 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 15th day of February, 2020. Any person having a claim against the decedent must present the claim to the undersigned personal representative or file it with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned on or before the earlier of the following dates: (1) Six months from the date of the decedent’s death, except if the decedent died before October 1, 1992, nine months from the date of the decedent’s death; or (2) Two months after the personal representative mails or otherwise delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or other written notice, notifying the creditor that the claim will be barred unless the creditor presents the claims within two months from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. A claim not presented or filed on or before that date, or any extension provided by law, is unenforceable thereafter. Claim forms may be obtained from the Register of Wills. Anthony DiBartolo Linda Schrader Personal Representatives True Test Copy Terri Westcott Register of Wills for Worcester County One W. Market Street Room 102 - Court House Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 Name of newspaper designated by personal representative: Ocean City Digest Date of publication: August 29, 2019 OCD-8/29/3t _________________________________ BWW Law Group, LLC 6003 Executive Blvd., Suite 101 Rockville, MD 20852 Carrie M. Ward, et al. 6003 Executive Blvd., Suite 101 Rockville, MD 20852 Substitute Trustees Plaintiffs vs. CRYSTAL M. BANKS ELDER J. BANKS 6244 Basket Switch Road Newark, MD 21841 Defendant(s) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND Case No. C-23-CV-19-000115
NOTICE
Notice is hereby given this 20th day of August, 2019, by the Circuit Court for Worcester County, Maryland, that the sale of the property
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019 mentioned in these proceedings and described as 6244 Basket Switch Road, Newark, MD 21841, made and reported by the Substitute Trustee, will be RATIFIED AND CONFIRMED, unless cause to the contrary thereof be shown on or before the 23rd day of September, 2019, provided a copy of this NOTICE be inserted in some weekly newspaper printed in said County, once in each of three successive weeks before the 16th day of Setember, 2019. The report states the purchase price at the Foreclosure sale to be $103,000.00. Susan R. Braniecki Clerk, Circuit Court for Worcester County, Maryland True Copy Test: Susan R. Braniecki Clerk of the Circuit Court Worcester County MD OCD-8/29/3t _________________________________ IN THE ORPHANS’ COURT FOR (OR) BEFORE THE REGISTER OF WILLS FOR WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND IN THE ESTATE OF: BETTY M. GALEONE ESTATE NO. 17969
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OF JUDICIAL PROBATE To all Persons Interested in the above estate: You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed by Thomas J. Kokolis, Esquire, 110 N. Washington Street, #500, Rockville, Maryland 20850 for judicial probate and for the appointment of a personal representative. A hearing will be held at Worcester County Court House, Court Room 4, One W. Market Street, Snow Hill, Maryland 21863 on 10/01/2019 at 10:00 a.m. This hearing may be transferred or postponed to a subsequent time. Further information may be obtained by reviewing the estate file in the office of the Register of Wills. Terri Westcott Register of Wills One W. Market Street Room 102 - Court House Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 Phone: (410) 632-1529 Newspaper designated by personal representative: Ocean City Digest Publication Date: 08/29/2019 OCD-8/29/2t _________________________________
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OF APPLICATION FOR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE Application has been made by the Undersigned for a Class: "B" BEERWINE-LIQUOR License: 7 Day, By: Barbara Marie Taylor, 4548 Paw Paw Creek Road, Snow Hill, Maryland 21863; Theodore Byrd Elliott, III, 2456 Worcester Highway, Pocomoke City, Maryland 21851. For: Dog Box, Inc. For the premises known as and located at: T/A: Elliott's Tavern 208 West Green Street Snow Hill, Maryland 21863 There will be a public hearing on the application in the Board Room,
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PUBLIC NOTICE The motor vehicles described below have been abandoned. The owners and lien holders are hereby informed of their right to reclaim the vehicles upon payment of all charges and costs resulting from the towing, preservation, and storage of the vehicles. The failure of the owners or lien holders to reclaim the vehicles within three weeks of notification shall be deemed a waiver by the owners or lien holders of all rights, title and interest and thereby consent to the sale of the vehicles at public auction beginning August 29, 2019, or to have it otherwise disposed of in a manner provided by law. Line No Year 643.19 2013 647.19 N/A 671.19 2011 674.19 2000 686.19 2006 785.19 1988 803.19 2008
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All vehicles will be sold at auction on-line at www.govdeals.com. For details call 410-723-6643. AUTH: Ross Buzzuro Chief of Police OCD-8/29/3t ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Room 1102 in the Government Center, Snow Hill, Maryland, on: September 18, 2019 @ 1:00 P.M. The Board welcomes written or oral comment at said public hearing from any interested party. OCD-9/5/2t _________________________________ WILLIAM E. ESHAM III ESQ AYRES, JENKINS, GORDY & ALMAND, PA 6200 COASTAL HIGHWAY, STE 200 OCEAN CITY, MD 21842
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OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Estate No. 17977 TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF RICHARD E. SCAMMON Notice is given that Michael G. Scammon, 49 Fairway Lane, Berlin, MD 21811, was on August 28, 2019 appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Richard E. Scammon who died on August 8, 2019, 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 28th day of February, 2020. Any person having a claim against the decedent must present the claim to the undersigned personal representative or file it with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned on or before the earlier of the following dates: (1) Six months from the date of the decedent’s death, except if the decedent died before October 1,
1992, nine months from the date of the decedent’s death; or (2) Two months after the personal representative mails or otherwise delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or other written notice, notifying the creditor that the claim will be barred unless the creditor presents the claims within two months from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. A claim not presented or filed on or before that date, or any extension provided by law, is unenforceable thereafter. Claim forms may be obtained from the Register of Wills. Michael G. Scammon Personal Representative True Test Copy Terri Westcott Register of Wills for Worcester County One W. Market Street Room 102 - Court House Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 Name of newspaper designated by personal representative: Ocean City Digest Date of publication: September 05, 2019 OCD-9/5/3t _________________________________
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OF PUBLIC HEARINGS BOARD OF PORT WARDENS Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 106, “Waterways,” Article II –“Shoreline Development” of the Code of the Town of Ocean City, Maryland, hereinafter referred to as the Code, same being the Port Wardens Ordinance of Ocean City, Maryland, notice is hereby given that public hearings will be conducted in the Council Chambers of City Hall located at 301 Baltimore Avenue, Ocean City, Maryland. Thursday, September 12, 2019 At 2:00 p.m.
MAJOR A request has been submitted to install four (4) boat lifts on existing piles maximum channelward 20’ of the MHWL. The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 1111 EDGEWATER AVE Parcel # 3692 -4 in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland. PW19-070 APPLICAN/OWNER: DANIEL W. BURT A request has been submitted to install (1) boat lift with associated piling and to build a 2x10’ pier extension to existing pier. Maximum channelward distance of 27’. The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 205 125TH ST UNIT C313 Parcel # 6060A-in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland. PW 19-071 APPLICANT: MCGINTY MARINE CONSTRUCTION OWNER: PARKSIDE PARTNERS, LLC. A request has been submitted to install (1) boatlift with associated piling. Maximum channelward distance of 25’. The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 606 DORY RD UNIT 302 Parcel # 9031 -302 in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland. PW19-72 APPLICANT: MCGINTY MARINE CONSTRUCTION OWNER: JEFFREY KEPPLER A request has been submitted to install a new 5x40’ parallel platform, a new 5x44’ perpendicular pier, and (4) associated mooring piles. The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 163 PINE TREE RD Parcel # 8020A- in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland. PW19-073 APPLICANT: MCGINTY MARINE CONSTRUCTION OWNER: DARRIN MICK A request has been submitted to remove existing batter pile system, to install 40’ of replacement vinyl bulkhead 18” channelward of exist-
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ing bulkhead with engineered batter pile system, install a 5x30’ perpendicular pier w/ (4) associated mooring piles. The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 305 S OCEAN DR Parcel # 8020A- in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland. PW19-074 APPLICANT: OCEAN SERVICES OF DE., C/O ERIN ROGERS OWNER: WILLIAM ROTHSTEIN OCD-8/29/2t _________________________________
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OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Estate No. 17971 TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF NICHOLAS JOHN COLICIGNO AKA: NICHOLAS J. COLICIGNO Notice is given that Carla J. Gallagher, 218 Larchmont Lane, West Grove, PA 19390, was on August 23, 2019 appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Nicholas John Colicigno who died on August 3, 2019, 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 23rd day of February, 2020. Any person having a claim against the decedent must present the claim to the undersigned personal representative or file it with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned on or before the earlier of the following dates: (1) Six months from the date of the decedent’s death, except if the decedent died before October 1, 1992, nine months from the date of the decedent’s death; or (2) Two months after the personal representative mails or otherwise delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or other written notice, notifying the creditor that the claim will be barred unless the creditor presents the claims within two months from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. A claim not presented or filed on or before that date, or any extension provided by law, is unenforceable thereafter. Claim forms may be obtained from the Reg-
ister of Wills. Carla J. Gallagher Personal Representative True Test Copy Terri Westcott Register of Wills for Worcester County One W. Market Street Room 102 - Court House Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 Name of newspaper designated by personal representative: Ocean City Digest Date of publication: September 5, 2019 OCD-9/5/3t _________________________________ IN THE MATTER OF: JACK NASCIMBENI ELLISON FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO: JACK WILDER NASCIMBENI IN THE CIRCUlT COURT FOR WORCESTER COUNTY STATE OF MARYLAND CASE NO. C-23-FM-19-000392
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FOR MINOR The above Petitioner has filed a Petition for Change of Name in which she seeks to change the name of a minor child from Jack Nascimbeni Ellison to Jack Wilder Nascimbeni. The petitioner is seeking this name change for the child because the Petitioner and the child’s father, who were never married, have not resided together since the child’s birth, and the child’s father has not fully participated in raising the child. Any person may file an objection to the Petition on or before the 1st day of October, 2019. The objection must be supported by an affidavit and served upon the Petitioner in acccordance with Maryland Rule 1321. Failure to file an objection or affidavit within the time allowed may result in a judgment by default and/or the granting of the relief sought. A copy of this notice shall be published one time in a newspaper of general circulation in Worcester County at least fifteen (15) days before the deadline to file an objection. Susan R. Braniecki CLERK True Copy Test: Susan R. Braniecki Clerk of the Circuit Court Worcester County MD OCD-9/5/1t _________________________________
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Guy Ayres did more than advise council Drawing from Mayor Rick Meehan’s observation this week, there’s a good probability that the late City Solicitor Guy Ayres had a greater impact on Ocean City than many people realize. As Meehan said, Mr. Ayres, during his 37 years as the counsel to local government, practically wrote the city code, which means in ways large and small that hundreds of thousands of people, visitors and residents, institutions and businesses have been affected by his legal interpretations of the City Council’s wishes. It was his job, after all, to keep the mayor and council from acting on impulse and running headlong into indefensible legal territory. His was the cooler head that had to prevail when politics or personal beliefs threatened to propel elected officials in the wrong direction. That’s what makes his loss so difficult for local government. Although other attorneys who have sat in for him on occasion are highly capable themselves, it is impossible to replace Mr. Ayres’ four decades of institutional knowledge and his legal library of recollections. As for his accomplishments during his tenure with Ocean City government, both as its attorney and as a member of the council, Mr. Ayres could boast — were he a boastful person, which he clearly was not — of his involvement in some of the most significant moments in local government history. He and six other council members in 1981 conducted what amounted to a coup against then-Mayor Harry Kelley. They stripped him of his authority over finances and operations, granted those powers to the council, and hired a city manager to carry out their directives. That was the big turning point in the conduct of local government. Later on, as former city manager Councilman Dennis Dare recalled, he guided the council through two major land purchases that resulted in the creation of the Public Safety and Public Works complexes on one parcel and Northside Park on the other. That’s quite a legacy, but what his contemporaries, associates, friends and even City Council audiences will remember and miss most of all will be simply this — his presence in the room.
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New weather info revealed Just when I thought I knew everything, as I have been told many times by my marital associate, who generally begins with, “Will you just shut up?” it turns out that I don’t know as much as I thought I did. For instance, just this week I learned something new, as I watched the weather report on television. “The effects of Hurricane Dorian on the coast will be By greater the closer it gets to Stewart shore.” That’s what she said, I Dobson swear it. And here all this time it never occurred to me that storm conditions were dependent on — get this — the storm’s actual location. Wow. It was just the other day, in fact, that I was out on the bay with my fishing buddy when I observed, “We’re getting a little chop on the water. Probably a storm in China.” He doesn’t pay any attention to me because I fulfill two vital roles: I clean the boat and I scratch Mr. Salty’s butt whenever he needs it. Mr. Salty, I should probably point out before anyone asks, is a dog. But it’s true that on Thursday, my favorite weatherperson revealed that incredibly important piece of information, after, I assume, being conked on the head by a meteorite or a
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drive-by brick. It had to be either one of those or she got sucked up into a Category 5 Vortex of Dumb, where also to be found are numerous sports color commentary individuals, whose descriptive powers are somewhat less than inspiring. “Well, Jim,” the sidekick says, it all comes down to whoever has the most points is going to win this game.” Yes, he really said that. I mean I don’t know all the ins and outs of professional sports, the rules, player stats and all that, but I am relatively certain that all these contests are decided by ... well … some of us refer to it as the score, as in runs, points and whatnot. On the other hand, my weathercaster might have been given orders to be more like other television meteorologists, who have taken to spicing up the ordinary with hyperbole. “It’s going to be sunny today. Twenty-five million people affected!” Or, “Good morning. Here’s your weather update … Run For Your Lives! … back to you Jim.” Then again, I learned something else as well on that same day. “You know,” my wife advised me, “jumping out of your recliner in an explosion of crumbs and various remotes and yelling “You idiot!” at the television screen doesn’t exactly make you Einstein either.” As I say, you live and learn.
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Letters Two changes will benefit weekly Council meetings Editor, Last Tuesday the council debated dropping three of their 52 annual meetings around holidays with John Gehrig advocating to drop more than three meetings. Dennis Dare another member, opposed Mr. Gehrig saying “Our staff works 40 hours a week preparing this stuff and they look at their bosses that can’t come in for an hour a week,” he said. Let’s take a closer look. Do we really need 100-plus page opuses once a week? Since 2010 I have made time to attend council meetings and periodically write on the council’s political actions. There have been weekly meetings, year in and year out. Every week there has either been a Monday evening meeting at 6 p.m. or a Tuesday work session at 1 p.m. in the afternoon. In addition, the council has met in closed session every Tuesday prior to the work session, so the total meetings are actually 52 plus 26 closed session or 78 annual meetings.
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To outside eyes, the purpose of these closed-door meetings prior to the public meetings has garnered much criticism among voters. Although sometimes minds are changed after public comments, often minds are made up in closed session and the ordinance votes along with public comments are merely going through the motions. Many feel there should be no decisions made in closed session. Closeddoor decisions are thought unnecessary, surreptitious and offensive. Fifty-two public meetings and 26 closed-door meetings was not always the case. The Ocean City Charter only calls for one meeting a month or 12 meetings a year, not 78 and not any closed-door meetings. Here is the rub, for each of these 78 meetings; the staff prepares copious notes that are often unnecessary, averaging 100 pages or more. Many of these notes are posted on the town’s website. Just the composition of these notes is expensive, taking many man hours a week. Who knows what notes staff prepares for the council’s closed-door meetings? It’s worse than that. I don’t think
20 percent of these expensive compositions deal with what would be generally considered public goods or put another way, traditional government business. Also consider the council’s time spent reading all these copious and unnecessary notes as well as the huge savings if we went back to one public meeting a month as the charter requires. A first step might be to limit the staff agenda notes to 10 pages and to reduce the meetings to 26 meetings, no closed door, one public meeting every other week. It is predictable that member Dare, a lifelong public employee, would argue to preserve additional meetings while Mr. Gehrig who is at risk in private business wishes to cut down further on the huge costs to hold all these meetings, many of which deal with matters outside of public goods. Eventually, maybe we should transition back to the Charter Requirement 12 meetings a year instead of 78. Think of all the money that would be saved. There would be no more backroom meetings either, allowing
Page 58 the council to focus on what is important and transparent, always in public view. If an emergency comes up, the council can always call a private meeting, but it would not be a weekly scheduled event. This would allow the council time to assimilate each important issue, greatly increasing their ability to manage the city and the staff. It often appears like the staff is managing the council. With meetings reduced and spaced, the council would have time to be better informed and have more control over the staff. Much money would be saved for the town and its taxpayers. These two changes: 1) cutting the public meetings in half and eliminating closed sessions by going to one meeting every two weeks or 26 a year down from 78; and 2) requiring staff to keep their notes down to 10 pages or less would give the council adequate time to be better informed before making decisions and equally important sometimes decide what not to move ahead on too. Tony Christ Ocean City
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Strong rip currents expected this weekend Continued from Page 1 their three primary objectives; education, prevention and intervention. “I think we had a great Labor Day weekend,” Joson said. “We were able to continue all parts of our mission. We performed what our lifeguards call EDUs which stands for education. The guards will semaphore EDU to the guards to the north and south and let them know they are getting down off the stand to education a group or individual. They also pulled groups to the stand to give their safety talks as we have been doing all season long.” Preventive measures include only swimming when lifeguards are on their stands, which is daily from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Arbin also emphasized the importance of swimming in front of a guard. “We ask the swimmers to swim in front of the nearest guards and that’s even more important now because we’ve really reduced the number of stands on the beach,” he said. “We want people to check in with the guards about conditions before they go in and we don’t want them to rely on artificial flotation as opposed to swimming ability. “Sometimes parents give a boogie board to a child who can’t swim,” he continued. “They can be separated from their flotation [device] and then that becomes a serious situation. If you can swim and you want to use a boogie board that’s fine, but to use a boogie board when you can’t swim is a really bad situation.” Lifeguards will remain on duty every day until the end of Sunfest, which takes place Sept. 17-22. “We have a great group of people that are committed to the safety of the beach and that’s why they made the trip back and we’ll be able to add additional stands,” Arbin said. “In addition to all the stands, we have 12 mobile rescue units ... all 12 rescue units were out all [last] weekend and they are out now with the few stands we have. We will add stands and the mobile rescue units this weekend.” Staying with sight of lifeguards will
be especially important this weekend, because of the expected effects of Hurricane Dorian. Although the current tracking data places the hurricane far out to sea by late Friday, with the possibility of winds reaching tropical storm stage only about 38 percent, according to the National Hurricane Center’s Wednesday forecast, the storm will still affect tides and surf on the beach. A tropical storm warning is in effect from the North Carolina-Virginia border to Fenwick Island, Delaware, which includes Ocean City, according to a National Hurricane Center advisory. A tropical storm watch is also in effect for inland Worcester County. The National Weather Service office in Wakefield, Virginia issued a “high rip current risk” for Maryland beaches that would remain in effect until 8 p.m. Thursday evening. Rip currents, which used to be called, erroneously, rip tides, are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore. They occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as jetties and piers. Arbin said that higher wave activity and increased water are contributing factors to rip currents. “Our rip currents are increased by more water coming into the beach because of increased wave action just caused by this time of the year, and then that increased water coming into the beach has to make its way back out, so that causes the additional currents and rip currents and the strength of the rip current,” he said. “More water coming in, more water has to go out. The more water has to flow out, then it’s more powerful.” Arbin said a storm system or hurricane can be hundreds of miles offshore and still pose a danger to swimmers and waders just off the beach. He used a pebble as an analogy to illustrate this point, “When you drop a [pebble] in the pond, the ripples continue on out until you just can’t tell them anymore. It’s the same thing,” Arbin said.
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Ocean City Beach Patrol has 17 mobile patrol units out each day to supplement reduced coverage. Surf rescue technicians are classified as medical first responders.
“When we get tropical activity in the Atlantic, the closer it gets, it’s still going to push water in front of it because of the wind bands.” Waves are caused by wind and as waves approach shallow water or land, they increase in height because the wall of water has nowhere else to go, and as all that water recedes into the ocean, a rip current can be the result. The strongest of these currents occur in July, August and September. “This time of year, every year, we have increased surf, and that has to with tropical depressions and tropical activity in the Atlantic basin,” Arbin said. “That’s normal for us.” In terms of strength, even the best of swimmers is no match for a headto-head contest with one of these
backward-flowing columns of water. “Michael Phelps could not swim straight against a strong rip current,” he said. “You just can’t do it, because for every two strokes he comes closer to shore, the rip current pushes him back a stroke.” If someone does find themselves in a rip current, the Ocean City Beach Patrol has a trusty acronym: • “R” is for “Relax.” Arbin stressed that people shouldn’t panic. • “I” is for “I need help.” Arbin said the person should waive his or her arms to signal their need of assistance to lifeguards. • “P” is for “Parallel,” which means people should swim parallel to the rip current until help arrives or until they See RIP Page 64
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‘To Avenge’ seeks multi-million dollar house Director looking for location to create billionaire family scenes around Ocean City By Morgan Pilz Staff Writer (Sept. 6, 2019) A movie that was set to begin filming in Ocean City this month has been delayed as a result of a sudden shortage of locations to shoot particular scenes. Filming was scheduled to take five weeks overall, with 30 full days to be shot in Ocean City. However, as a result of complications, the production crew is looking for locations in or around Ocean City. “If [residents] know of a location we might be able use, they’re welcome to reach out and contact us,” Director Nick Belial said. “We’ll shoot around their schedule, at their convenience and give the business a special thanks on screen.” “To Avenge” is about a young woman named Vera, who was sexually assaulted while visiting her friend at the resort town. When her attackers are arrested, the media goes into a frenzy because two of the men are brothers of the billionaire Danvers family. Coercion and blackmail behind-the-scenes lead to the charges being dropped.
Taarna, a complete stranger, is a young woman outraged by the way women are often treated during sexual assault proceedings. Though she does not know Vera, she is determined to avenge her. In Taarna’s mind, if the system won’t obtain justice … she will. Belial is looking for a multi-milliondollar home on the bay to shoot at, ideally with a large boat dock to be used for the home of the Danvers family. “The Danvers is a billionaire family and they have two sons … the older brother’s a few years older and he’s taken part of his inheritance and bought a beautiful bayside home,” Belial said. “We’re looking for one of those homes on the bayside. In other words, unfortunately, it can’t be like a twobedroom condo. It would be great if they had like a dock out back because there is a scene where they walk out the back of the house and to their boat, which is docked right there on the bay.” The production crew is also looking for a few inns or hotels willing to house the crew and actors during filming. Belial, a writer, producer and director from Philadelphia, is well acquainted with Ocean City, and has been vacationing in the town with his family for more than 40 years. This film will be Belial’s directorial debut.
“When I wrote the story for ‘To Avenge’ it was natural to place the bulk of the story and action in Ocean City,” Belial said. “It’s the perfect backdrop for filming. There’s so many iconic spots and beautiful views that I want to include in the cinematography. “I love the energy in Ocean City … the Boardwalk, the waves crashing against the rocks at the inlet, sunrises on the beach and sunsets on the bay. There are so many great places to stay, shop and eat,” he continued. “Seacrets has been a favorite restaurant of mine for decades. How many places can you sit under a canopy of palm trees at sunset enjoying jerk chicken and a Red Stripe and have a duck waddle by.” Filming is expected to take place in several locations, including Slaughter Beach, Lewes and Wilmington, Delaware, but mostly in Ocean City. Additional scenes will be shot on Assateague Island and in Cape May, New Jersey. Belial hopes to shoot a few scenes on the Boardwalk, inside Seacrets on 49th Street and inside an office building to represent the legal side of the film. “I’d like for people who know the area to watch the film and feel a sense of excitement and pride in seeing the
PHOTO COURTESY NICK BELIAL
“To Avenge” is a revenge thriller which will take place here in Ocean City. Filming will begin once locations have been determined for shooting.
locations they’re familiar with … the spots around town they love,” Belial said. “I really can’t imagine shooting ‘To Avenge’ anywhere other than Ocean City.” To learn more about “To Avenge” or volunteer your house or local business to be filmed for the movie, visit www.toavenge.com or email Belial at nickbelialphotography@gmail.com or visit his director’s page at www.imdb.com/name/nm6016248/.
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Pleasant Manor tenants take issues to state After three months of back and forth with management, residents seek external aid By Josh Kim Staff Writer (Sept. 6, 2019) Tenants of Pleasant Manor in Snow Hill have written a letter to the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) and to the Community Development Administration (CDA), alleging that the new owners and
Couple invites man to wedding after he finds ring in ocean By Michella Drapac ABC News 27 Harrisburg (Sept. 6, 2019) There’s no denying high school sweethearts Derek and Hannah Bush are in love. “Hannah, she is the life of a room. She’s a light. She makes anybody laugh,” Derek said. “Derek is loved by everybody. He is just so relatable and so personable, and so unbelievably kind,” Hannah said. So kind, that the pair invited a man they knew for only two weeks to their wedding in August. Brian Rudolph saved the day by finding Hannah’s engagement ring in the Atlantic Ocean, about 115 feet from shore, four feet under the water, and under eight inches of sand. “We definitely wanted him to be there and we definitely wanted to give him a shout-out at the wedding, too, you know, and let everyone know that this is the guy who saved the day,” Hannah said. “The signal was almost unrecognizable. The fact that I actually heard that signal with the ocean roar, everything going on around me, I believe in itself was a miracle,” Rudolph said. Hannah lost the ring a month ago when a wave knocked her over on her bachelorette party in Ocean City, Maryland. “It was absolutely the worst feeling in the world,” Hannah said. “I knew that once it was in the ocean, there was no getting it back unless there was one miracle left, and Brian was the miracle for us,” Derek said. The professional ring returner spent just under six hours looking for the ring, and his persistence has Derek and Hannah forever grateful. “I don’t see how it is there, but it’s there,” Hannah said. “I look at it every day,” Derek said. (Reprinted with permission of WHTM News 27, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania).
property manager have been mistreating them and failing to communicate properly with them for the past three months. “In submitting this letter to you, the tenant council is requesting that your agency take action to stop illegal rent increases, to compel the owner to comply with existing leases … and to require the owner to develop and implement a plan to address the unsafe conditions that threaten the tenants’ health, life, and safety,” the letter to state Housing Secretary Kenneth Holt said. Three months ago, the Severn Companies, a parent company of Pleasant Manor Acquisition LLC, bought the property from its former owner, Snow Hill School Limited Partnership. On July 7, residents found memo-
randums posted on their doors stating their rent would increase from $338 to $450 effective Aug. 1. In addition, the new owners implemented an all-encompassing pet ban. Several of the residents make roughly $750 a month, relying on Social Security and disability checks. Furthermore, many of the residents own pets, some of which are said to be service animals. Following protests from the tenants, the pet ban was removed although the alternative was not well received. The new policy required tenants to pay a pet deposit of $650 of which $200 was non-refundable. On Aug. 23, several residents met with attorneys of Maryland Legal Aid — a private, non-profit law firm — to discuss their grievances and figure
out a way to combat the policies. Gregory Countess, director of advocacy for Housing and Community Economic Development, told the group that one option they could pursue was to write a letter to the DHCD and CDA, which the group ultimately chose to do. The letter addresses three issues: The pet policy, the conditions of the property and the nature of the rent increase. The letter contends that a blanket restriction on pets, without reasonable accommodations for emotional support and service animals, is a violation of federal law. Under the Fair Housing Act, legitimate service animals are legally considered tools, not pets, and are not subject to pet deposits, pet rents or See LETTER Page 66
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Over 28,000 killed in largest Polish battle By Peter Ayers Wimbrow III Contributing Writer (Sept. 6, 2019) This week, 80 years ago, the Polish Armia Poznań, commanded by Major-Gen. Tadeusz Kutrzeba, attacked the invading German Eighth Army, commanded by Gen. Johannes Blaskowitz. It would be the largest battle during the Polish campaign. The opposing commanders were both career army officers and veterans of The Great War, fighting on the same side. Gen. Kutrzeba’s Army consisted of four infantry divisions, the 14th, 17th, 25th and 26th, and two calvary brigades, the Wielkopolska, commanded by Gen. Roman Abraham and the Podolska, commanded by Col. Leon Strzelecki. Kutrzeba’s Army was joined by the remnants of Armia Pomorze, commanded by Maj. Gen. Władaysław Bortnowski, which had been severely mauled by German armor in the Polish Corridor. As Blaskowitz’ Eighth Army headed for Warsaw, Kutrzeba noticed that its left (northern) flank was weak. On Sept. 9,1939, he launched his two calvary brigades against the over-stretched German 30th Infantry Division, commanded by Major-Gen.
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Loch, at Malachowicze. However, with the Luftwaffe commanding the skies, the Poles had tough sledding. After learning, on Sept. 12 that Armia Łódź on the left flank of Armia Posnań had disintegrated, with part retreating into the Modlin Fortress, 30 miles north of Warsaw, and the rest — about 30,000 — under its commander, Gen. Juliusz Rómmel, making their way to Warsaw, on Sept. 15 and 16, Gen. Bortnowski’s Armia Pomorze took up defensive positions on the northern bank of the Bzurą River, and linked up with Gen. Kutrzeba’s Armia Posnań. During The Great War, with Poland being divided between the German, Austro-Hungarian and Russian Empires, Rómmel had served the Austro-Hungarian Empire, while Bortnowski served its enemy, the Russian Empire. Both spent the next 4.5 years in German P.O.W. camps. After the war, Rómmel returned to Poland and died in Warsaw in 1967. Bortnowski eventually emigrated to the United States and died in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, in 1966. On Sept. 12, Col.-Gen. Gerd von Rundstedt, commander of Armeegruppe South, ordered the German Tenth Army, under the command of Gen. Walter von Reichnau, together with elements of the Fourth Army, commanded by Gen. Günther von Kluge, to come to the rescue of the beleaguered German units. On Sept. 16, these forces joined with Blaskowitz’ Eighth Army and surrounded and attacked both Polish Armies. Although neither German commander would survive the war, both earned the coveted Field Marshal’s baton. Field Marshal von Reichnau died of natural causes in
winter of 1942, while Field Marshal von Kluge died by his own hand in July 1944. On the night of Sept. 17, Armia Posnań/Pomorze attempted a break out, with some heading for Warsaw, and some heading for Modlin Fortress. Generals Kutrzeba, Edmund Stansislov Knoll-Kownacki and Michał Tadeusz KaraszewiczTokarzewski, together with the two calvary brigades and the 15th and 25th Infantry Divisions, commanded by Gens. Zdziław Przyjałkowski and Franciszek Alter, were able to escape. The rest — 170,000 — under Gen. Bortnowski, surrendered between Sept.-18-22 after the Soviet invasion. The 20,000 Polish dead included Gens. Franciszek Wład, Stanisław Grzmot-Skotnicki, and Mikołaj Bołtuć. German dead numbered 8,000. Although the Poles were defeated, the German advance toward Warsaw, and its timetable, had been slowed, giving the city time to better organize its defenses. Of course, it all became moot when, on Sept. 17, the Soviet Union honored its treaty obligations by occupying the eastern portion of Poland, and France and Great Britain failed to honor theirs by not coming to Poland’s aid against either invader. In speaking of the battle, years later, Hitler said that this, “...battle cost me more nerves than the whole French Campaign!” Next week: Red Army Invades Poland Mr. Wimbrow writes from Ocean City, Maryland, where he practices law representing those persons accused of criminal and traffic offenses, and those persons who have suffered a personal injury through no fault of their own. He can be contacted at: wimbrowlaw@gmail.com.
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Rabies cases climb to 13 for year Continued from Page 1 They called animal control, which then notified the health department. The raccoon tested positive for rabies. Richardson said that the man thought he was doing the right thing by bringing the raccoon to the nature center, but emphasized that calling the health department would be the better option if rabies symptoms are recognized. Richardson also advised avoiding feeding wild animals. “Wildlife needs to stay wild,” Richardson said. The last case of rabies was found in a raccoon off Snug Harbor Road in Berlin on July 31. Other recent cases were a fox on Holly Swamp Road in Pocomoke on July 22, a fox on Boston Road in Pocomoke on July 20 and a raccoon off 130th Street in Ocean City on July 8.
The health department says rabies warning signs as “fearfulness, aggression, excessive drooling, difficulty swallowing, staggering, and seizures.” If these signs are recognized, call the health department at 410-641-9559 and Worcester County Animal Control at 410-632-1340.The health department website includes several recommendations when dealing with suspected rabid animals: • If you see a wild animal, such as a raccoon, skunk, fox, groundhog, opossum, or a feral cat behaving in a threatening or obviously sick manner, or should your pet be involved in an altercation with one of those animals, report immediately to your local police department or Sheriff’s office. • Prevent further contact by keeping pets and people away. If a pet or person has already had contact, it is
important that the rabies suspect animal be obtained (safely) for rabies testing. • If a pet has had contact, do not touch the pet barehanded. Make sure the health department is contacted for further instructions if contact has occurred. Your pet’s veterinarian may also be contacted for further advice. Rabies is most commonly spread through bites. According to the Center for Disease and Control, rabies might not show up in humans for a few weeks. Symptoms typically include pain, fatigue, headaches, fever, hallucinations, seizure and paralysis. Richardson advises keeping pets current on rabies vaccinations. The health department plans to hold a low-cost vaccination clinic in October. For more information on rabies, visit worcesterhealth.org.
Season crime data available later Continued from Page 1 DUI arrests. One hundred and twenty six people called during Labor Day weekend seeking police assistance, while 104 people changed their minds and chose to hang up on police. There was an increase in arrests, however, with 64 arrests in comparison to last year’s 31. Data about crime stats and calls for service for the season as a whole would not be available until later, Miller said. The police department has quite a bit to live up to after it saw extremely promising numbers last season. In 2018, OCPD reported an impressive 23 percent decrease in serious crime, with a 61 percent decrease in robberies and a 25 percent decrease in thefts. Data specifically comparing seasonal calls for service were not available, but OCPD saw a general decrease in 2018 from 2017. While the summer may be over,
city officials reminded off-season beachgoers that the Ocean City Beach Patrol would be on duty daily, between 10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., until Sept. 22. After that, the beach will be unguarded until next season, and the police and Beach Patrol strongly encouraged beach patrons to restrict beach or water-related activities during that time. In addition, Miller suggested that seasonal residents sign up for the res-
idential security check program, which is free of charge. “If you have a second home in Ocean City that is currently unoccupied or (you are) planning to go on a vacation for a week or longer, please let us know and we will check on it up to five times per week while you’re away,” Miller said. To sign up for the home security program, go to https://oceancitymd.gov/oc/departments/police/pr ograms/#tab-1446833897-1-40
Rip currents: can’t fight them Continued from Page 59 find themselves outside its grip. Arbin said it’s critical that a swimmer caught in a rip current not attempt to swim against it and back to shore. Arbin said people should leave it to the professionals and not attempt to go into the ocean to rescue others. “The guards are trained,” Arbin
said. “The guards don’t swim a person straight back in against the rip current.” As for Hurricane Dorian, Arbin said the system is not presently contributing to the rip currents in area, although it is likely to have some impact on surf conditions as it passes out to sea.
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Continued from Page 61 pet bans, and owners do not have to provide documentation or proof that an animal is certified, according to the American Disability Association. Another area of complaint was the living conditions at Pleasant Manor, which the letter described as hazardous. “The roof is in need of repair or replacement. There are leaks in numerous apartments, causing holes in ceilings, moisture and mold,” the letter says. The letter goes on, detailing pipe leaks, rodent issues and holes in the floor. “There are holes in the floor in common areas of the building that management simply covered using pieces of plyboard screwed on to the floor,” the letter says. “The plyboard makes the floor uneven and dangerous to the elderly and disabled residents.” According to the letter, one resident claimed that her air conditioning broke during days where the temperature was above 90 degrees. The resident had to use a donated window unit while waiting for management to fix the issue. “Management prioritized the construction of a new office equipped with air condition for the property manager without addressing the eld-
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erly tenants’ living conditions,” the letter says. Perhaps the most important issue addressed in the letter was the rent increase. “The apartments were subsidized with state funds and favorable lease terms by the town,” the letter says. The subsidies were for the purpose of providing 31 housing units to elderly tenants whose gross annual incomes did not exceed either 30 percent or 60 percent of the area median income. In 2009, the state apparently approved a refinance of the debt and additional subsidy, as well as modifications to the income restrictions. The modifications allowed the owner to charge rent affordable to those at 50 percent of the area median income for all units in the property. However, the owner was to preserve the rent of those living at the 30 percent median income margin. Under the Assignment Assumption Agreement and the Modification to Maryland Affordable Housing Trust Grant Agreement for Capital Project and Deed of Trust: “…this Amendment shall have prospective effect only, and that no current tenant at the property shall be removed or displaced from a unit … have their lease … terminated or
not be renewed, or have their rent increased, on the basis of any revision of income restrictions of this agreement, “To the extent that a unit … is occupied by a household whose income is 30 percent or less of area median income, such unit shall be restricted by the income level of the tenant until the tenant voluntarily terminates the tenancy, or the tenancy is terminated in accordance with the terms of the tenant’s lease.” In addition, because Pleasant Manor is subsidized, the new owners were required to request permission from the state to raise the rent. “Neither the owner nor management has indicated that these rent increases have been approved by the state,” the letter says. “If these increases have not been requested or approved, then the owner is in violation of the 5th Amendment of the Regulatory Agreement … and the 3rd Amendment to the Agreement and Declaration of Covenants.” If the request had been made or approved, the letter says it was a step back from the state’s plan to address the lack of affordable housing. The Severn Companies’ President Arthur “Jib” W. Edwards, Jr., said that he had no comment as of Sept. 4, but would address the issues presented in the letter soon.
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OC honors life of City Solicitor Guy R. Ayres III By Josh Kim Staff Writer (Sept. 6, 2019) Tuesday night’s Ocean City Council meeting began with a somber tribute to one of the city’s most respected figures, Guy R. Ayers III, who died at his home last Saturday, Aug. 31. “These chambers seem a little empty tonight,” Mayor Rick Meehan said. “This is the first time in 37 years that we’ve held a meeting, and Guy Ayres has not been the city solicitor for the Town of Ocean City.” Although Ayres took up the mantle of city solicitor 37 years ago, his service to the city began even earlier, on Sept. 18, 1978, when the residents of Ocean City elected him as a member of City Council. Meehan described Ayres as fiercely loyal to his civic responsibility — a quality that even his opponents found commendable. “Even when [people] were in opposition or disagreement with Guy, when they walked away, they respected his opinion and his approach,” Meehan said. “Guy Ayres was truly everything you could ask for in a city solicitor.” Meehan also credited Ayres for practically writing the city’s codebook, and said that Ayres’ memory and ability to recall information was unrivaled. Ayres’ legacy would live on, Meehan said, as council members would continue to rely on the decades of wisdom Ayres shared with his local government and peers. “We certainly lost something as a town government and as a community, with the passing of Guy Ayres, but what I know is… he will never be forgotten, and we will … reference the city solicitor, Guy Ayres, on many occasions.” *** One of the most notable accomplishments of the City Council during Guy Ayres’ time of service as a council member continues to resonate through City Hall today — the institution of the city council/city manager form of government in 1981 and the transfer of authority from the mayor’s office to the council. The council at that time consisted of Ayres, Granville Trimper, George Feehley, Hale Harrison, Lee Duggan, Thelma Conner and Bernard Deutch, and it was they who challenged the authority of then-Mayor Harry Kelley, who until then was the town’s chief executive. One of Mr. Ayres’ more famous traits as solicitor was how he often responded when questions were posed to him involving matters of municipal law. Such inquiries, frequently asked in the form of “Guy, can we do that?” were met with a long gaze and an extended period of silence as he weighed the merits of the situation and the law before issuing his advice. That pause and deliberation lent a gravity to his counsel that the mayor, council and other
city officials seldom ignored. As former City Clerk Carol Jacobs said this week, “For some 23 years, I turned to Guy for legal guidance on many aspects of the City Clerk’s Office, elections, ordinances, charter amendments, street performers, public information requests and on and on. He never let me down, a little pause sometimes before answering, but he always got it right.” Not much of a talker just for the sake of talking, Ayres found himself one time driving back from Annapolis with then-Councilwoman Nancy Howard, who was admittedly in awe of him. Her telling of the story is she began talking out of nervousness, and continued to talk for miles, while Ayres drove silently. Finally, Ayres interrupted her chatter, she recalled, as he turned toward her and said, “I like you, all right?
Now stop talking.” *** City Councilman Dennis Dare served in city government with Guy Ayres as long as and maybe longer than anyone. “Guy served on the City Council for one term beginning in 1978. He resigned in 1982 to become city solicitor, about six months before I was appointed city engineer in the fall of 1982. During his time in office, he participated in two bold actions that shaped the Town of Ocean City forever. “ The first was the purchase of Playland, an abandoned amusement park between 65th and 66th Street that spanned from Coastal Highway west to the bay. Up until then, city services were provided from areas in the downtown and West Ocean City. “That was fine then, but the town
had recently expanded the city limits all the way to the Delaware line, so the future was going to require many more city services over the 10-mile island. “The purchase of Playland provided a centralized location for many of those services, resulting in reduced costs and reduced response times. Today, the parcel is home to the Public Safety Complex that houses the OC Police Department, 911 Center, District Court, etc., and an extensive public works complex that provides and maintains the city’s comprehensive infrastructure. “The second major purchase was at 125th Street and the bay. A developer had violated the federal wetland laws. Resolution in U.S. District Court resulted in the City Council purchasing the property from the developer and See LASTING Page 68
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Guy Robins Ayres III, counsel to resort govt. (Sept. 6, 2019) Guy Robins Ayres III died on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019 at his home in Ocean City, Maryland. Born in Salisbury, Maryland, June 25, 1945, he was the son of the late Guy Robins Ayres, Jr. and Marjolane Reilly Ayres Hopkins. He is survived by his beloved wife of 50 years, Kay Watson Ayres; his daughter, Courtney Ayres Seward (husband, John and daughter, Katherine) of Portland, Oregon; his son, Chip Ayres of Ocean City, Maryland; and son, Chase Ayres (husband, Jeremiah Berger) of Brooklyn, New York. He is also survived by his sister, Melanie Ayres Merryweather (husband,
Tom and daughter, Lanie M. Wooten) of Cambridge, Maryland. Mr. Ayres graduated in 1967 from University of Maryland with a Bachelor of Science Degree and continued his Guy Ayres III education at the University of Baltimore graduating in 1970 with a Doctor of Jurisprudence. He was admitted to the bar in 1971, Maryland and U.S. District Court, District of Maryland, 1974, U.S. Supreme Court, 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; elected Fellow of American College of Trial Lawyers, 2009; Bar
Register of Preeminent Lawyers; AV rated in the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory; Marquis, Who’s Who. Mr. Ayres was a dedicated and passionate public servant who was appointed city solicitor for Ocean City, Maryland in 1982 until the time of his death. In 1983, he was appointed to the Governor’s Task Force on Time Sharing. He served as an Ocean City councilman from 1978 until 1982. He was also a member of Worcester County (treasurer, 1976: secretary, 1977: vice president, 1978; president 1979), Maryland State and American Bar Associations; National Institute of Municipal Law Of-
ficers: Maryland Municipal Attorney’s Association (treasurer, 1984-1986; secretary, 1986-1987; vice president, 19871988; president, 1988-1989). A memorial service was held on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019 at The Ocean City Performing Arts Center, located at the Roland E. Powell Convention Center in Ocean City, Maryland. The Rev. Matthew D’Amario officiated. Donations may be made to: Atlantic General Hospital, 9733 Healthway Drive, Berlin, Maryland 21811; or Ocean City Paramedic Foundation, P.O. Box 3099, Ocean City, Maryland 21842. Letters of condolence may be sent to the family at www.burbagefuneralhome.com. Arrangements are in the care of the Burbage Funeral Home in Berlin.
husband, Charles, all of Baltimore. There are seven grandchildren, David Arnold, Carrie Arnold, Rebekah Langford, Daniel Dolan, Shannon Dolan, Molly ThompLorrie Dolan son and Cameron Thompson, and 11 great-grandchildren. Also surviving is her brother, John Dolch and his wife, Grace, of Pocomoke. She was preceded in death by her sister, Jacqueline Dorsey.
Mrs. Dolan had been a secretary at the University of Maryland, Baltimore City. She was a member of St. Peters Lutheran Church. She enjoyed reading, visiting nearby casinos, traveling (especially to Germany) and learning about and participating in her German heritage. A memorial service will be held on Sept. 8, 2019 at 3 p.m., at St. Peters Lutheran Church in Ocean City. The Rev. Frank Harpster, III will officiate. Friends may call one hour before the Continued on Page 70
Lasting impact on Ocean City
OBITUARIES DOLORES MARIE DOLAN Ocean City Dolores “Lorrie” Marie Dolan, age 87, died on Friday, Aug. 2, 2019 at her home. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late John and Lillian Wilkins Dolch. She is survived by her beloved husband of 61 years, Francis E. Dolan, and children, Daniel Dolan and his wife, Lonnie, of Glen Rock, Pennsylvania, Michele Arnold and her husband, William, and Lori Thompson and her
Continued from Page 67 restoring the damaged wetlands. Today, we know that parcel as Northside Park, home to our Recreation and Parks Department. “These two actions in Guy’s short time on the City Council has allowed the town to grow and prosper for more than 40 years and on into the future.”
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This has been an amazing season for all of us at Berlin Little League. Four of our teams, Baseball 9-10 All-Star Team, Baseball Intermediate All-Star Team, Baseball Junior All-Star Team and the Major All-Star Softball Team won Maryland State Titles, and our Junior Baseball All-Star Team also advanced to the Junior League World Series by winning the US East Championship. Our teams and families travelled all Summer throughout Maryland and on to New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Michigan to represent our organization and the wonderful town of Berlin. None of this would have been possible without the overwhelming support from the community. Our teams wish to sincerely thank the many businesses and fans who generously donated to us financially and watched our journey cheering all of us along the way – it meant a lot as we felt the love from near and far, your support was invaluable in allowing us to make the journey. To our family members, who took weeks off work to travel with us, along with our coaches and team members who encouraged and motivated us, we couldn’t have done it without you. We thank you all!
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Bryce Baker, Urijah Braciszewski, Jordan Bredenberg, Conner Calloway, Ronan Diaz, Hunter Dysart, Tannen Edelmann, Bryce Huyett, Tanner Intrieri, Lucas Kohut, Daylen Linton, Gavin Smith Manager: Ron Calloway Assistants: Barb Kohut & Simon Bredenberg
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OBITUARIES Continued from Page 68 service. A donation in her memory may be made to: St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St Jude’s Place, Memphis, Tennessee, 38105, or St Peter’s Lutheran Church, 10301 Coastal Hwy., Ocean City, Maryland 21842. Letters of condolence may be sent via www.burbagefuneralhome.com. Arrangements are in the care of the Burbage Funeral Home in Berlin. EDNA L. MCGEE Selbyville Edna L. McGee, age 94, of Selbyville, died Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019 at her home. Mrs. McGee was born in Chester, Pennsylvania, and was the daughter of the late Morris W. and Catherine (Dever) LaRue. She was a retired owner and hostess from the former Libby’s Restaurant in Fenwick Island. She is survived by two sons, Rick McGee of West Fenwick and E. David McGee and wife, Patty, of Dagsboro; two grandchildren, Heather Jollie and Jessica Mitchell; two great-grandchildren, Adrianna and Matthew Mitchell; four sisters, Myrtle Blizzard of Selbyville, Jean Tryens of West Fenwick, Katherine “Cass/Kathy” Garvine of West Fenwick and Emily LaReau of Bethany Beach; and two brothers, Robert LaRue of FL and Ronnie LaRue of Wilmington.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene D. McGee, in 2007; three brothers, Morris W. LaRue Jr., Walter N. LaRue and Frank LaRue; and a sister, Mary Elizabeth (Betty) Hoffman. A Celebration of Life was held on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019 at The Salted Rim Restaurant in Ocean View, Delaware. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to: Delaware Hospice, 100 Patriots Way, Milford, Delaware 19963. Condolences may be sent by visiting www.bishophastingsfh.com. GEORGE H. ANNIS Bishopville George H. Annis, age 88, of Bishopville, Maryland, died Monday, Aug. 26, 2019 at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin. He was born in Camden, New Jersey, and was the son of the late Herbert and Hazel Anna (Burris) Annis. George was a member of Wilson United Methodist Church in Bishopville and Knights of the Round Table. He is survived by his wife, Geraldine H. Annis of Bishopville; his children, Robert K. Annis and wife, Anne Marie, of Oldsmar, Florida, Lynn F. Mayer of Royal Palm Beach, Florida, Sandra D. Annis-Heger and husband, James K., of Crofton, Maryland, George P. Annis of Chesapeake Beach, Maryland, Steven H.
Annis of Ocean City, Maryland and Geraldine D. Annis-Wright and husband, Richie G., of Salisbury, Maryland; 14 grandchildren and seven greatgrandchildren. A funeral service was held on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019 at Bishop-Hastings Funeral Home in Selbyville, Delaware with Rev. Paul Sherwood and Rev. Dean Perdue officiating. Burial was in Garden of the Pines Cemetery in Berlin, Maryland. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to: Wilson United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 375, Bishopville, Maryland 21813. Condolences may be sent by visiting www.bishophastingsfh.com. ROBERT H. LANDEFELD, JR. Ocean City Robert H. “Bob” Landefeld, Jr., age 77, of Ocean City, Maryland, formerly of Timonium and Cockeysville, Maryland, passed away on Friday, Aug. 30, 2019 at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin, Maryland, with his loving wife by his side. Bob was born in Baltimore, on May 19, 1942, son of the late Robert H. and Margaret Landefeld. He proudly served his country in the United States Coast Guard. Bob also was a graduate of Townson University. He retired as engineer with Lucent Technologies in 2001 with over 30 years of service.
Bob was a member of the Elks Lodge #2645 in Ocean City, Maryland, and also the American Legion Post #116 in Ocean City. He was a true history buff and enjoyed Bob Landefeld, Jr. traveling and visiting historical battlefields. Bob also enjoyed his retirement by spending time with family and friends. He loved being near the water. Bob loved to read and always had a book in his hand. He also enjoyed taking fishing trips and watching sports, with football, baseball, soccer and lacrosse being his favorites. Bob will be remembered for his warm and caring personality along with his knowledge on almost any imaginable subject. He is survived by his loving wife of 37 years, Christine (Tsottles) Landefeld; two brothers-in-law, James Tsouvalos and his wife, Karen, and Nick Tsottles and his wife, Nancy; and two sisters-inlaw, Leni Tsottles and Constance Tsouvalos; four nephews, Gregory Tsouvalos, Marcus Tsouvalos, Daniel Tsottles and Adam Tsottles and his wife, Irina, and their three children, Caroline, Nick and Nadia; and a niece, Natalie Tsottles. A prayer service was held on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019 at the Ocean View, Chapel of Melson Funeral Services in Ocean View, Delaware. Interment was private. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions in Bob’s name to the Town Cats of Ocean City, P.O. Box 1405, Ocean Pines, Maryland 21811; Ocean City Volunteer Fire Company, P.O. Box 27, Ocean City, Maryland 21840; or the Wounded Warrior Project by visiting www.woundedwarriorproject.org. Online condolences may be sent by visiting www.melsonfuneralservices. com. DON CONAWAY Selbyville Don Conaway, age 79, of Selbyville, passed away peacefully on Monday, Aug. 26, 2019 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, Maryland. He was surrounded by his family and friends. He was born in Harrington, Delaware, and was the son of the late Alfred and Katherine (Godwin) Conaway. Don was loved and is missed and will always be cherished. He is survived by his loving wife of 58 years, Lanta Conaway of Selbyville; his children, Don D. Conaway and his wife, Jennifer, of Selbyville, Candace E. Conaway of Selbyville, and Brett T. Conaway and his wife, Danielle, of Ocean View; and his four grandchildren, Kate, Olivia, Brett Jr. and James. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019 at Bishop-Hastings Funeral home in Selbyville, Delaware. Condolences may be sent by visiting www.bishophastingsfh.com.
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“I feel it’s a rebuilding year, but the fact that the athleticism is there I think it’s going to be a fun season,” said Coach Don McMullen. “Some guys have never been on a golf team before but they’re very athletic and we’ve already seen early on that they’re pretty good players.”
Athletic players make up Wor. Prep golf team By Lisa Capitelli Managing Editor (Sept. 6, 2019) The Worcester Prep golf team may not have an abundance of experienced players, but it does have
athletic participants. “I feel it’s a rebuilding year, but the fact that the athleticism is there I think it’s going to be a fun season,” said Coach Don McMullen. “Some guys have never
Adkins new head coach of Wor. Prep boys’ soccer team By Lisa Capitelli Managing Editor (Sept. 6, 2019) Jon Adkins joined the Worcester Prep boys’ soccer team as an assistant to Head Coach Terry Underkoffler last year. When Underkoffler decided to retire after seven seasons leading the squad, Adkins was happy to take over the program. “I’m grateful for the opportunity and I’m ready to get rolling,” he said. Adkins was familiar with the players even before he came to Worcester. He was head coach of the Holly Grove boys’ soccer team for four years, which Worcester plays at least twice a season. The two teams met 11 times while he was coach of the Holly Grove squad. Since he already knew the Mal-
lards it made the transition from assistant to head coach of the Prep team smooth for everyone. “Terry and I had a good relationship when we coached Jon Adkins against each other. When I came in, the plan was for me to take over the program,” he said. “I learned a lot from Terry. He has over 500 career wins. Terry knows everything. He still helps me a lot. I still bounce things off him.” Adkins has 25 players on his roster, 10 of whom were on the team last year which finished with a 12-2-2 record. The Mallards also captured the Eastern Shore Independent Athletic Conference championship. See SENIOR Page 72
been on a golf team before but they’re very athletic and we’ve already seen early on that they’re pretty good players.” He will look to the only senior on the team, Don McMullen captain Devin Wallace, to help lead the group. Wallace earned All-Eastern Shore Independent Athletic Conference honorable mention accolades for his performance last season. The 2018 squad went 22-6-1 overall and finished 10-0-1 in conference play. The Mallards also won the ESIAC championship. Several members of that team who were major contributors graduated. Wallace has been on the team since he was a freshman. “I know pretty much what coaches want and I know everyone pretty well and I feel like we can have a good year. I’ll try to help out where they need it, wherever I can,” he said. “I just want to play the best I can. I’m pretty excited for the season.” Players are still going through qualifying matches to determine who will be on the varsity and JV teams. There are six returning from last year’s varsity team – Wallace, juniors Kaden Mault, TJ Bescak, Teague Quillin and sophomores Riley Schoch and Ben
Tinkler. “I think the six returning members of the golf team, that’s part of the strength,” McMullen said. “They have been through the program.” Mault has been a member of the team for three years. “I’ll be able to help some of the new people with the stuff they don’t know how to do very well, like putting,” he said. “I’ve been playing golf five years, so I can use my experience to help the younger kids and help lead team. Some kids have improved a lot and as the season goes on they will get better.” Newcomers who McMullen will look to contribute include juniors Mason Brown, who played soccer last fall, Carson Cebula and Ryan Brafman, and freshman Harrison Humes. “A majority of the new kids have some golf experience and a few are just starting the game,” McMullen said. “These kids are coachable. They understand the game.” The team is shooting for another ESIAC championship. “We have individuals who are competitors and that will help,” McMullen said. “I think we’ll be in all the matches. It’s going to be competitive year.” The first match of the season is Wednesday, Sept. 11 at 3:30 p.m. at Green Hill Yacht Club in Quantico, Maryland.
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Senior leadership strong for W. Prep boys’ soccer team Continued from Page 71 “We’re very senior heavy. The seniors have been waiting for their opportunity and they’re ready,” Adkins said. “Our senior leadership is strong.” Leading the team will be senior captains Alec Burbage (forward), Ryan Cronin (center midfield) and Gavin Carmody (forward). All three have been on the team since they were freshmen. Returner, Max Taylor, a senior, will join Burbage and Carmody on the forward line along with senior JP Issel and freshman Pearson Schul, who are both new to the team. Freshman Logan Ginnavan is new to the team and will play in the midfield. Adkins said the team is strongest on defense, with five core players in the back. Sophomore Michael Wehberg started on defense last year and will play center back this season. He earned All-Conference honors for his performance during the 2018 season. Seniors Max Huber and Noah Hudson will also play in the back in addition to sophomore Brice Richins. Freshman Austin Gentry is new to the team and will join them on defense. The team also has two new goalies this year – freshman Jack Gardner and senior Spencer Paquette. The forward and midfield lines are solid as well, with senior veterans leading the charge. “We’ll lean on our defense to start the season until the offense can get going,” Adkins said. “I think we have multiple people who can score this year.” Last year the team relied on Vincent Petrera for goal scoring. He finished the season with 39 goals and was named ESIAC Player of the Year. Petrera transferred to McDonogh High School this year. The team also graduated 10 players who were major contributors and a few other boys are playing different sports this fall. “Last year we had one kid who
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“We’re very senior heavy. The seniors have been waiting for their opportunity and they’re ready,” Coach Jon Adkins said. “Our senior leadership is strong.” (Left) Pictured are senior captain Gavin Carmody, left, and freshman Austin Gentry battling for the ball during practice last week. (Right) Senior Ryan Cronin is also a team captain.
scored, this year we’ll have more bal- work to do, but I’m happy with where they’re at. They know it’s going to anced scoring,” Adkins said. “People don’t think we’re going to take the whole team this year.” In addition, Adbe good this year, kins said the boys but we want to prove them wrong,” ‘We’ll lean on our defense to get along well and have bonded since Burbage added. start the season until the day one. “We lost basically offense can get going... “It’s been great. all of our starters practices and our best player I think we have multiple people Team have been fun,” he went to a different who can score this year’ said. school. Jon Adkins, Worcester They have also “Last year was Prep boys’ soccer team bought into the new more of passing to system and formaone kid and him head coach tion – three defenddoing everything…I ers, five midfielders feel like it’s a whole and two forwards – different game now,” he continued. “Instead of just which was incorporated at the end of giving it to one person and him doing last season. Adkins is also focusing on condieverything, everyone’s working totioning this year. gether.” “We might not be the most talAdkins said the coaching staff and players want to carry on the Worces- ented, but we’ll be the most conditioned team,” he said. “They worked ter winning tradition. “We’re coming along faster than I hard over the summer and they came thought we would. A lot of people are [into preseason] in shape.” “We’ve hustled a lot and condistepping up,” he said. “They’re a great group of boys. We still have some tioned a lot, which goes to show how
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much we want to win,” Carmody added. Burbage said many of the players got together over the summer and played, which has been beneficial at the start of the season as players got to know each other better. The team would like to win the ESIAC championship again. Adkins also wants the players to improve every practice and every game. “At the end of the season hopefully we’ll be playing our best soccer,” he said. To be successful this season, Cronin said it will take “communication, talking, connecting our passes, obviously scoring, and coming together as team.” “We’re looking to work hard and train as hard as we can and we’re going to do our best,” he said. “And to build almost like a brothership, that will help us also,” Carmody added. The first game of the season is Monday, Sept. 9, against the Salisbury Christian Jaguars at 4 p.m. in Berlin.
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Eleven freshmen join Wor. Prep XC program By Lisa Capitelli Managing Editor (Sept. 6, 2019) Twenty-nine runners will compete for the Worcester Prep cross country program this season. About half of the group is cross country veterans. “We’ve got a lot of new freshmen this year. Probably the most we’ve ever had,” said Coach Keith Geiger. There are 11 freshmen participat-
ing this year – eight boys and three girls. Geiger will rely on his top returners to lead each squad. “Our top returners will be strong,” he said. Keith Geiger S o p h o m o r e Myranda Beebe and junior Graham McColgan came in first place in the Eastern Shore Independent Athletic
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Conference championship meet in 2018 and earned Runner of the Year awards. Runners who finished in the top six in each race were named to the All-Conference team. Also returning this year who received All-Conference recognition along with Beebe and McColgan are junior Connor Carpenter and seniors Enzo Zechiel, Frank Carter, Ashley Laws and Quinn McColgan.
“Up front, we’ll be good. It will be interesting to see who fills in the rest – who fills in behind them – and how close they are to No. 1,” Geiger said. Also returning are senior Gavin Henschel and junior Ethan Griffith, who was hampered by hip issues last season. Eight girls are participating this year. Laws has been named a team captain again. See COACH Page 74
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Coach interested to see who fills spots behind top runners man, so I’ll be carrying over the traContinued from Page 73 “I think I can be there for them, be dition.” Zechiel is excited and looking forreally supportive as we’re running and keep their spirits up,” said Laws, who ward to the season. His goal is to run has been a member of the team for as fast as he can and drop his time four years. “I’m pretty sad about it from last season. He thinks the boys’ team has a being my last year, but I think it will be a good one. I think we’ll do really well.” good shot to win the ESIAC title Laws hopes to drop her time from again. The squad earned the champilast season, for the girls’ squad to win onship in 2016, 2017 and 2018. the ESIAC title and to “encourage “I think everyone’s looking really each other and keep going even if good,” he said. Geiger said his captains are good you’re too tired.” “If we push ourselves hard enough role models, they’re easy going, keepwe can [win the ESIAC title],” she ing things light and fun, and they said. work hard. “They’re setting a The Lady Mallards captured the good tone,” he said. “They have good atchampionship in ‘It seems like a lot of 2016, the first year titudes, they’re enpeople ran this summer so for the award, and couraging and they we’re off to a good start…’ look out for the again in 2018. Ashley Laws This is only the younger kids. They’ll be good fifth year for the Worcester Prep leaders this year.” Geiger said many of the athletes cross country program. “It seems like a lot of people ran did their summer workout program this summer so we’re off to a good and came into preseason in shape start and I’m sure with enough work and ready to go. In addition, all of the during the practices and with the help runners get along well. Newcomers who have shown poof Mr. Geiger we can get where we tential early in the season and who need to be,” Laws said. Twenty-one boys are competing Geiger thinks will contribute include this year. Zechiel has been again cho- freshmen Linley Hill, Caitlyn Hoen sen as a team captain. and Riley Moyer and sophomore As a member of the team for four Nick Hearne. In addition to winning conference years, he plans to use his experience to lead the group and show them the team titles this year, Geiger said he wants the runners have a good showropes. “[To be] that guy that the fresh- ing in the larger public school meets men can look up to, who’s been run- and invitational competitions. The Mallards will host their first ning for four years, so they can see how things go,” he said. “That’s what meet of the season today, Friday, bethe seniors did when I was a fresh- ginning at 4 p.m., in Berlin.
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“Up front, we’ll be good. It will be interesting to see who fills in the rest – who fills in behind them – and how close they are to No. 1,” Coach Keith Geiger said. “We’ve got a lot of new freshmen this year. Probably the most we’ve ever had.”
Offense, midfield strong for Wor. Prep girls’ soccer team By Lisa Capitelli Managing Editor (Sept. 6, 2019) After winning the girls’ soccer Eastern Shore Independent Athletic Conference championship last year, Worcester Prep Coach Carol Hartnett summed up the season as “perfect.” The team went undefeated, 11-0, last year. The Lady Mallards scored 58 goals and only gave up one – in the championship game. Sixteen of the girls on Hartnett’s 23-player roster – four seniors, one junior and 11 sophomores – were part of that successful run last season. She will look to her four senior captains – Mesa Cammack, Madison Van Orden, Emily Copeland and Say-
lar McGuiness – to lead this year’s squad. “They’ve all been on the team for four years,” she said. “They’ve done a great job. They really picked up where the Carol Hartnett old captains left off.” Copeland, an All-Conference honoree, played in the goal her freshman year and she will return to the net this season. McGuiness will be in front of her on the defensive line. Sophomore Lily Baeurle will assist in the back playing stopper. Van Orden will help run the midSee GOAL Page 75
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Goal for players to come together as one single unit Continued from Page 74 field. She will be joined in the middle by junior Waverly Choy and sophomore Morgan White, who received All-Conference accolades for her performance last season. As a captain, Van Orden hopes to encourage her teammates and use her experience to help them. She also wants to make their experience enjoyable. “I’m very excited and looking forward to the season. I think we’re doing really well and we’re coming together nicely and work together really well,” she said. “I just want everyone to have fun and be a family and to be there for each other on the field and in school, too. We do all sorts of stuff outside the soccer field…It’s not just sportsrelated, it’s getting to know the personalities and character,” she continued. Cammack will play on the forward line with sophomores Anna Carpenter and Natalie Brushmiller, who led the team in scoring last year with 18 goals. Cammack earned All-Conference accolades for her performance last season. Brushmiller was presented honorable mention distinction. “I have experience and we know the way Ms. H coaches, so we can help the younger players, give them some direction out there when we’re playing and hopefully guide them and help them become better players,” Cammack said. “I’m always excited about soccer season. We’re starting to come to-
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“Our offense and midfield are strong. We’re trying to work out the defense,” Coach Carol Hartnett said. “The girls are all working hard. They’re great teammates and they’re just nice girls.” (Left) Pictured is senior captain Mesa Cammack during practice last week. (Right) Sophomore Natalie Brushmiller, Worcester’s leading scorer last year, right, goes head-to-head with teammate Charlotte Catapano, a sophomore.
gether and bond and really form connections, which helps on the field,” she continued. Hartnett, who has been leading the program since 1998, said the team’s new additions are making progress and fitting in well. For some of them, this is their first time playing soccer. “Our offense and midfield are
strong. We’re trying to work out the defense,” Hartnett said. “The girls are all working hard. They’re great teammates and they’re just nice girls.” Hartnett said the goals for the season are for the girls to come together and play as a single unit, have each other’s backs, communicate, stick to the game plan and have fun.
“It’s a young team,” she continued. “I’m looking forward to a great season.” Cammack and Van Orden said they would also like to win an ESIAC championship their senior year. The first game of the season is Monday, in Salisbury against the Salisbury Christian Jaguars at 4 p.m.
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Five eighth graders part of Wor. Prep field hockey team By Lisa Capitelli Managing Editor (Sept. 6, 2019) The Worcester Prep field hockey team is young and inexperienced this season after graduating six starters from last year’s squad, in addition to losing several players because of knee injuries and a few others transferred to different schools. Since numbers are low across the Eastern Shore Independent Athletic Conference this year as school enrollment is down, eighth graders have been permitted to play on varsity field hockey teams. Of the 11 girls on Coach Katie Oxenreider’s roster, five of them are in eighth grade. Without those players, the school would not be able to field a team this year. “It will probably be a tough transition, but by the end of the year I think they will improve,” she said. Four of the five eighth graders do have field hockey experience, Oxenreider said. “All but one played on the middle school team last year,” she added. There is a range of talent this year, from girls who will play field hockey in college, to those who are picking up a stick for the first time. The field hockey team finished with a 12-6 record last year. The Lady Mallards lost 3-1 to Holly Grove in the ESIAC championship. Five players are back from last season, including 2019 senior captains Abbi Nechay and Rylie Carey. Both have been on the team since they were freshmen. They also received All-Conference accolades for their performances during the 2018 season. Nechay finished second on the team in scoring last year. She netted 10 goals and had seven assists. “Since I’ve been on the team for four years I know how our team should work and how our standards are at Worcester,” she said. “I’ve been a captain since my sophomore year, so I’ve always been a strong leader. Especially with the eighth graders moving up, I feel like it’s a big year to step up as a leader more. I’ve always had girls above leading me, but now I’m the core leader for our group.”
Nechay, who will be in the midfield and on defense, said she is excited to play with her younger sister, Madilyn, an eighth grader, this year. Although it is bitterKatie Oxenreider sweet, she is looking forward to having those special moments and games as a senior. “We’re really hoping to dominate in the ESIAC and work together and build a better team, because we are a growing team this year,” she said. “We’re trying to [fill] positions and figure out where everyone is strongest at. Everybody has different contributions to add to the team, so it’s a big variety of who can help.” Carey was also one of the top contributors last year. She tallied seven goals and had eight assists. She will play in the midfield and as a forward, on the right wing, this season. “I know how it feels to be a new girl on the team and with that experience I can welcome them and make them feel like this is their team and that they can be confident and mistakes are OK,” she said. “It’s refreshing to be a leader – it’s always great to be a leader – but it’s fun to just play your sport, do your best, lead everyone and bring them along with you.” Carey said there are things the players need to work on – “just the basics” – but everyone is improving. “With a few good practices, we can be our best and I think we’re going to come along really well,” she said. She would love to get back to the ESIAC championship game and win the title this year. “I want to get these girls a championship and hopefully I can lead them into that pretty well,” she said. “I’m excited, I’m ready. I think if we just [give it] our best effort we can really do some good things.” Oxenreider, who is now in her fifth season as head coach, said the squad is solid in the backfield and in the midfield. She said the new girls are getting better each day. “They’re catching on. The older girls are helping them learn the game and
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“We’re really hoping to dominate in the ESIAC and work together and build a better team, because we are a growing team this year,” said senior captain Abbi Nechay, left. She is pictured with senior co-captain Rylie Carey. “Everybody has different contributions to add to the team, so it’s a big variety of who can help.”
working with them,” she said. “[The goal] is for the younger girls to improve their hockey knowledge, start to learn the game and strategies better. Once they see it on the field they’ll catch on.” Stepping into the goal this year will be eighth grader Maggie McCabe. So far, Oxenreider has been pleased with her performance.
McCabe is not new to the sport as she plays on a club field hockey team, Oxenreider said. Madilyn Nechay has field hockey experience as well as she is also on a club team. She will play in the midfield for Worcester. The Mallards will play the Holly Grove Eagles on Wednesday at 4 p.m. in Westover.
Brown shares passion for volleyball with Prep players By Lisa Capitelli Managing Editor (Sept. 6, 2019) Cheryl Brown started last season as the assistant coach of the Worcester Prep varsity volleyball team, but six matches in she took over as head coach. She will lead the program again this year. “As head coach for this year I just really want the girls to have a passion and love for the game just as much as I do. I just really want them to love it,” Brown said. “Watching them smile out on the court is really my main objective. I want them to want to be here every day.” The girls are also excited to have Brown as their head coach this season. “It’s been so much fun,” said senior
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captain Kathryn Marini. “She really brings a different vibe to the team. She makes it about having fun and playing for yourself and for the people around you more than it being about compe-
tition.” Joining her as captains are seniors Sami Repass and Jenna Elrick. All three have been on the varsity team for two years. “I think we have a very good and strong group of captains this year. We’re a very close-knit group and we’re very close friends the three of us so I See LADY Page 77
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Lady Mallards recognize strengths and weaknesses Continued from Page 76 think that’s awesome and that’s helping us come together as a leadership rather than being separate people and separate vibes… it’s allowing us to be able to be all in all the time,” Elrick said. “[It’s] a lot of responsibility, but I’m up for the challenge and I love the girls so I hope to just keep the positive attitude and help them with anything they need,” Repass added. “I’m all about constructive criticism and if we can help each other to get better that will help improve the team.” Of the nine players on Brown’s roster, six were on the varsity team last year, which finished with a 2-12 record. The Lady Mallards’ season ended with a loss in the Eastern Shore Independent Athletic Conference semifinals. Despite only winning a few matches, Brown said the girls improved and learned throughout the season. Junior Maddy Warren is also back to compete. She earned All-Conference honorable mention accolades for her performance last season. Junior CC Lizas returns as well and will take the
court as a setter. Brown is pleased with what she has seen from her players during preseason. “I just want them to continue to push through with their stamina, because we’re at a good high with the start of the season. I want to stay high and keep that momentum going forward,” she said. The girls are also committed, Brown added. “These girls have come hard every single day to practice starting Aug. 14, so commitment for sure is a huge strength of ours,” she said. “Everyone is trying so hard and is putting their best effort in,” Repass added. After the Aug. 24 playday in Snow Hill, Brown met with each player to discuss what they were successful at and what they need to improve upon. “They recognize their strengths and weaknesses,” she said. “They know what they’re good at and what they need to work on.” Brown actually gave each player a sticky note with their highlights from the playday. She encouraged them to
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“As head coach for this year I just really want the girls to have a passion and love for the game just as much as I do. I just really want them to love it,” Coach Cheryl Brown said. “Watching them smile out on the court is really my main objective.” Pictured are senior captain Kathryn Marini passing and junior CC Lizas setting.
put that note in their journals, which she provided for them at the start of the season. “I believe strongly in personal development. I encourage them to write in their journals daily,” she said. Worcester’s first match is today, Friday, against Sussex Academy at 5 p.m. in Berlin. “Last year was a good building year for us,” Elrick said. “Almost all of us are
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coming back for our second year on varsity. We’re building on what happened last year and overall, were coming together really well.” Repass said some of the goals this year are to win more games, be comfortable together on and off the court and be more of a family. “We’re a close-knit team,” Marini added. “We do stuff outside school too, which helps us.”
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As much as a swell can possibly be delivered, it doesn’t mean that the resulting waves are going to be of a hoped-for quality. There are plenty of other factors that will affect the breaking wave as it gets close enough to the shoreline. The factors include direction of the swell, current formation of sand bars, the tide and local winds. Oft times, the swell is so big that the bottom can’t really “hold” it. The wave won’t break in a nice clean line and comes over all at once, closing out, making it so the rider ends up going in a straight-off line, stuck in white water. On the other hand, assuming that at least enough of these factors can come together, one or more spectacular rides might be the result. That alone can be worth the price of admission. These storms are always big news and of course the closer to land the bigger the news. The Weather Channel seems to make its living off of these events. Needless to say, a lot of other news networks will do the same. Again, for the surfer, the out-to-sea interest will be typically greater than the average observer. Probably the most recently-named storm that affected our area got close enough to blow up the Boardwalk and blow off half of the roof of Ocean Atlantic Surf Shop. Hurricane season; don’t take it lightly. – Dave Dalkiewicz is the owner of Ocean Atlantic Surf Shop in Ocean City.
OP swim team enjoys success (Sept. 6, 2019) The Ocean Pines Swim Team met and raised the bar once again after another successful Delmarva Swim Association season. For the first time in the group’s history, Ocean Pines Swim Team won the top division at Delmarva Swim Association championships and finished second in the overall team scoring. The Delmarva Swim Association league sets qualifying times that swimmers must meet in order to compete at the championship meet. This season, Ocean Pines Swim Team had 78 swimmers qualify to attend, which made it the largest squad in attendance. “What was fun to watch was the swimmers coming together to support every teammate in the water,” said Head Coach Kim Wanner. “We had kids cheering throughout the meet, and with that kind of support and enthusiasm comes a lot of great swims. We are excited to see that enthusiasm carry over to the start of the fall season.” Adam Diehl, Daniel Karcheuski,
Gavin Stearn and Breyden Wright swam on the winning relays for the 1314 boys’ 200-yard freestyle and 200yard medley relays; setting new team records with times of 1:39.49 and 1:51.74, respectively. Nate Fink also earned an overall first place finish in the 9-10 boys’ 25yard backstroke (17.65 seconds). Several Ocean Pines Swim Team swimmers ended the season by breaking team records at the event. Wright lowered his 13-14 boys’ team records set earlier in the season with times of 27.46 seconds in the 50-yard backstroke and 59.10 seconds in the 100-yard individual medley. The 13-14 girls’ 200-yard medley relay team of Kayden Hamby, Natalie Canham, Emma Sperry and Trista Harner set a new record with a time of 2:02.98. The 15-18 girls’ 200-yard medley and 200-yard freestyle relay team of Katie Marcum, Kirsten Graham, Alexis Racow and Ashley Marcum also set new records with times of 1:58.55 and 1:46.52. respectively.
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