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By Josh Kim Staff Writer (Sept. 27, 2019) The traditional taxi industry in Ocean City is in trouble, as the days when people called or waved down a cab are fading into the shadows of highertech ride share services. Now, people swipe into their smartphones and click on the Uber or Lyft app from their couches, derailing a once prosperous industry and leaving it struggling to survive. “There won’t be taxis in Ocean City in five years at this rate,” said one taxi operator, who asked not to be identified for fear or reprisals. One reason, he said, is the lack of regulations for Uber and Lyft drivers, while his industry must continue to conform to a higher standard. See CAB Page 61
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Suds sales, crowd numbers show biggest Sunfest ever By Morgan Pilz Staff Writer (Sept. 27, 2019) For one thing, beer sales weren’t just up, they were up by 25 percent, which is about as accurate an indicator of last week’s recordbreaking Sunfest crowd as any measure of success organizers might employ. But as frivolous as that might
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Mayor, OC Council ask for support to move wind mills By Elizabeth Bonin Staff Writer (Sept. 27, 2019) The wind turbine projects approved for construction off Ocean City’s coast generated another protest from Ocean City Mayor Rick Meehan and the City Council last week, this time in a letter asking Gov. Larry Hogan to back their position that the turbines should be least 33 miles offshore. “We would like to make clear that the Mayor and Council support the concept of clean energy including offshore wind, provided it is done in a responsible manner,” said the letter sent last Wednesday. “The Mayor and Council’s support for offshore wind is contingent on the projects not being visible from the Ocean City shoreline.” Skipjack Wind Farm, whose parent
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Letter requests Hogan’s backing Continued from Page 3 He reiterated that the turbines will provide nearly 1,400 jobs in Maryland and over $200 million of local investment and establish a permanent facilities and related jobs in Ocean City. “Now we are about to begin a multiyear permitting review in which a number of state and federal agencies will consider all environmental and stakeholder issues, including the project’s visibility from shore,” Plummer said. “We encourage any interested parties to participate in those processes.” The U.S. Wind project, according to its website, will be 32 turbines approximately 17 miles off the coast of Ocean City in 20-30 meters of water. With 250 MW of power expected, it would meet 100 percent of Maryland’s offshore wind renewable energy goals. The U.S. Wind website states that its Maryland Offshore Wind Project will contribute 5,000 jobs and a $16 billion net economic benefit. “We support the windmills,” Ocean City Councilman Dennis Dare said. “We’re not arguing about that. We don’t want to see them though.” Meehan agreed that he supported the windmills and wanted to ensure it was “done in a responsible manner.” “Our concern is the drastic change that has been made to the proposed project since 2012 when it was submitted to the Public Service Commission,” Meehan said.
Dare said that the proposal has changed from 200 feet tall to 500 feet tall and from 2 MW to 12 MW. His biggest concern is that the wind turbines could have a detrimental effect on property values and tourism, mainly that visitors are less likely to come to Ocean City because of the wind turbines. Dare added that one of the firms had a study done and two thirds of the respondents didn’t have a problem with seeing wind mills off the coast of Ocean City. “If you’re going to lose one third of your business, wouldn’t that be a concern of you?” Dare said. He further explained that each wind turbine requires two red blinking aviation lights. “At night, it’s going to look like red fireflies out over the ocean,” Dare said. “Now talk about a viewshed being disturbed. If it can be prevented, why not prevent it?” Ocean City Councilman Tony DeLuca agreed with Dare and added that he saw another wind farm in either West Virginia or Kentucky. “They were not operable,” DeLuca said. “They were rusting and they were eyesores in the mountains because they weren’t being used. That potential worries me, long term, if that’s what’s going to happen to the ones that are in the ocean.” DeLuca and Dare both hope that the state and governor will have some influence over moving the proposed turbines
farther offshore. DeLuca said the turbines should not be visible from the resort’s tallest building, which is the Century One building. The turbines, according to Dare, could affect water navigation, which could lead to the structures being struck. “The visual impact and associated negative affect on tourism, property values, and the environment of these giant structures, now more than twice the height of the tallest high-rise in Ocean City and allowed within 10 miles of our shore, cannot be understated,” the statement reads. “Yet to this date not a single public hearing has been conducted in Ocean City corporate limits by any regulatory agency to listen to the concerns of our citizens regarding these huge towers.” Though the statement says the turbines are allowed to be within 10 miles of the shore, neither project is proposed to be constructed that close. The statement also expresses that the commercial fishing industry, maritime transportation industry, Coast Guard and Department of Defense oppose the location of the turbines. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management conducted the environmental assessment and determined that there would be no significant impact. Though U.S. Wind hoped to install its Meteorological Tower in July, weather has delayed the date.
Kirwan’s funding formula goes into executive session Sen. Carozza objects, says discussion should be open By Rachel Ravina Staff Writer (Sept. 27, 2019) State Sen. Mary Beth Carozza (R-38) objected to the Kirwan Commission’s funding formula workgroup’s decision to go into executive session during a meeting last Thursday, charging that as a public body it is obligated to work in the open. “I … strongly objected to this decision to work on education funding formulas in secret,” Carozza said. “These meetings should be open to the public and not behind closed doors.” The workgroup, which is responsible for making recommendations to allocate millions of dollars in education funding, has been meeting throughout the summer. Carozza said that State Del. Maggie McIntosh (D-43) called for the closed session, which passed with an 8-4 vote. David Brinkley, secretary of the Maryland Department of Budget and Management, objected to the motion, See RECOMMENDATIONS Page 5
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Recommendations due by Nov. 1 Continued from Page 4 as did Harford County Executive Barry Glassman and Dr. Alvin Thornton, chairman of the Kirwin Commission’s predecessor, the Thornton Commission. “Secretary Brinkley was right when he said this is a public body, and these billion-dollar decisions for our educational system should be made for everyone to see,” Carozza said in a statement released by her office. Carozza said she had requested to sit in on the executive session because of her membership on the full commission, but was denied, as only members of the funding formula workgroup were permitted to attend. No reason for the executive session was provided by the funding formula group or the commission. “My expectation, along with the public’s expectation, and my constituents’ expectation is that those discussions would be public and transparent and in the open,” she said. An executive session was listed on the Sept. 19 agenda, as posted on the Commission on Excellence and Innovation’s website. No executive sessions were listed on any other agendas since the funding formula began meeting on June 20. Carozza also said there was no Republican representation on the Kirwan Commission after Sen. Steve Waugh (R-29) lost his reelection campaign last November. She said she brought this to senate republican leaders, who then recommended her appointment to Senate President Mike Miller. Carozza was selected for the commission after the conclusion of the Maryland General Assembly’s 2019 legislative session, but was not chosen for the funding formula workgroup. Carozza also said she’d hoped “to
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‘We can’t afford the proposed Kirwan recommendations unless they are prioritized and phased out over time.’ State Senator Mary Beth Carozza on outcomes, accountability and fair funding formulas,” she said. There is no Eastern Shore representation on the funding formula workgroup. “I’m very concerned about making sure the shore’s voice is heard … especially to Worcester County, which puts too much emphasis on property wealth as opposed to looking at income and other factors,” Carozza said. Worcester County receives the second lowest amount of state funding at $4,217 per student and some $26.5 million overall in fiscal year 2019. Lou Taylor, superintendent of Worcester County Public Schools, said in a previous interview that more than $255 million in state funding for fiscal year 2020 was included as part of aid to education legislation, and of that Worcester County received just $688,000. “Our board will be closely monitoring the activity of the funding workgroup as they begin to meet this
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Fresh face enters 2020 Congressional race By Josh Kim Staff Writer (Sept. 27, 2019) For 30-year-old Jorge Delgado, the time for change is now, as he campaigns for a chance to lead Maryland’s First Congressional District in 2020. “I’m excited to get in there to add a voice of reason, a voice of common sense and to shake things up,” he said. The Maryland native and Ocean City resident entered the political world after graduating from Auburn University with a bachelor’s degree in international business. Colorado Republican Congressman Scott Tipton recruited the Auburn alumnus in 2012, and Delgado said his time with Tipton helped him learn the challenges faced by small businesses and rural communities. He moved on and had a successful stint as campaign manager for then Colorado State Rep. Clarice Navarro, who later resigned to take a post in the Trump Administration, and then found himself working for the National Republican Senatorial Committee as aide to the chairman. Most recently, Delgado was the economic policy advisor for Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Colorado) and focused on affordable housing, taxation, opportunity zones and other relative issues. Delgado said he decided to run for Congress because he was frustrated
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Rep. Andy Harris announces $1.1 million federal grant (Sept. 27, 2019) Rep. Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) announced this week the award of a $1.1 million federal grant to the Salisbury-Ocean City: Wicomico Regional Airport. The grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation and will fund rehabilitation of the apron, taxiway and lighting. The airport supports more than 1,600 local jobs. “As a member of the Committee on
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Second Jellyfish Festival planned Live Wire Media & Events submits special events app with Ocean City this week (Sept. 27, 2019) After its inaugural run in summer 2019, Jellyfish Festival organizers are making plans for next year’s edition. Live Wire Media & Events this week submitted a special events application with the Town of Ocean City to hold the second annual Jellyfish Festival, featuring music, vendors, and action sports on the beach downtown. Key components coming back include live music on the beach with national and regional acts, performances on two stages with professional
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By Morgan Pilz Staff Writer (Sept. 27, 2019) Several events will be moving from their usual dates to a week later on next year’s calendar because 2020 is a leap year. Many events held at the convention center on 40th Street or at the inlet parking lot will be delayed by one week as a result of the extra day in February. These events include Cruisin’ OC, which will be moved to May 14-17; Firemen’s Convention will be moved to June 21-25; OC Bikefest will be moved to Sept. 17-20; the 46th annual Sunfest will take place the last weekend of September and the Wine on the Beach Festival will take place the first weekend of October. Next year’s Springfest and Sunfest
will be the reason so many events will be delayed by a week. “Springfest always falls on the first Thursday of the month, so when you lose that, it pushes back a week,” Special Events Coordinator Frank Miller said. “When you look at Springfest for next year, the first Thursday is still April 30th.” Sunfest is always three weeks after Labor Day weekend, Miller said. Since 2020’s Labor Day will be pushed to Sept. 7, events before and after Sunfest will be affected as well. “When the calendar shifts, the events move,” Miller said. Despite causing some scheduling confusion for people who plan for specific events every year, there should be no issues regarding traffic and hotel availability next year, he said.
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By Elizabeth Bonin Staff Writer (Sept. 27, 2019) Revenue to local governments from Ocean Downs Casino continues to climb, according to records from the Local Development Council meeting for the Ocean Downs Video Lottery Facility. For FY19, Ocean Downs raked in a total of $4.48 million to be split between the county and three local jurisdictions. This is an increase from FY18, which produced a total of $3.9 million. Berlin, Ocean Pines, Ocean City and Worcester County receive shares of casino revenue in the form of Local Impact Grants, which must be used for infrastructure improvements, facilities, public safety, sanitation, economic and community development and other public services and improvements, according to the state law that legalized gaming in Maryland. For FY19, Berlin received $384,485.34, Ocean City received $768,970.66, Ocean Pines received $384,485.34 and Worcester County
received $2,937,454.44. Table game revenue produced $428,542.42 of Worcester County’s total. Per the state law, each jurisdiction is required to report how it spent its grants. Berlin used most of its gambling revenue to fund the Berlin Police Department construction. In FY18, the town completed Phase III of the construction with $353,053.99. The FY19 grant will replenish Berlin’s general fund. Additional funds with help public safety and improvements for the town. The Town of Ocean City used the FY19 funds to repave 141st Street and it plans to use FY20 funds for street paving. Ocean Pines used most of the FY19 funds for road pipe replacements. The community association plans to use FY20 funds for repaving numerous roads and a parking lot for Sports Core Pool. Worcester County used FY19 funds for Worcester Technical High School facilities loan payment. FY20 funds will be used for more loan payments and school equipment.
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Program Open Space hits half-century mark By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (Sept. 27, 2019) Maryland’s Program Open Space, which was established 50 years ago along with the Department of Natural Resources, is continuing its mission to fund land acquisitions for communities to enjoy in perpetuity. Worcester County Director of Recreation and Parks Tom Perlozzo reflected on his previous involvement with using Program Open Space funds to develop North Side Park while serving as the top parks and recreation director in Ocean City from 1985 to 1997. “Program Open Space is really the cornerstone of land acquisition and project development in all cities and counties across Maryland,” he said. Over the last 50 years, DNR officials reported that Program Open Space has help fund the purchase of more than 342,000 acres of land, which comprises 219 state parks and forests, as well as wildlife management and nature areas. Statewide, since 1969 Program Open Space has assisted local jurisdictions preserve more than 48,000 acres of parklands. The list of amenities includes playgrounds, tennis courts, sports fields, park facilities, swimming pools, hiking/biking trails, forests, wildlife areas, fishing/hunting areas, boat-launching ramps, historical sites, along with shoreline access spots for the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. Perlozzo said before the 1980s, Northside Park was a mere shadow of the current site. “There was a single-building recreation center with the land adjacent and that kicked things off in the late 1970s,” he said. “Through the funds that Program Open Space provided, we were able to develop the baseball fields, soccer fields and the playground.” DNR officials said nearly every Maryland resident lives within 15 minutes of public parks or preserved lands, with Program Open Space continuing to serve as a national model for land conservation. To raise funds for land acquisitions by local jurisdictions, a real estate transfer tax of half a percent was enacted as part of Program Open Space.
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Following an initial award to Northside Park of more than $400,000 in February 1980, an additional $119,000 was granted in 1986, followed by $273,000 in 1987. “In 1985-1986, that’s when we took advantage of the outdoor recreation Program Open Space money,” he said. “We were using Program Open Space for the actual building. However, when we moved outside and expanded the footprint in north Ocean City, that’s when we [really] took advantage of that money. “What happened was we were able to create a foundation for the project [and] show some great need,” he said. “Today it is carried out by the current director Susan Petito [who has] done a terrific job maintaining the park and taking advantage of Program Open Space funds as they become available.”
Before the creation of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources in 1969, the Board of Forestry, established in 1906, took the first action to preserve open spaces by purchasing parcels for conservation ends. During the President Theodore Roosevelt administration, environmental concerns began to fuel public sentiments for conservation. The Board of Forestry was drawn up as part of an arrangement with the Garrett brothers, John and Robert, who in 1906 donated more than 1,900 acres of mountainous woodlands in their namesake county. The area, which now comprises part of the Potomac-Garrett State Forest near Swallow Falls, was donated on the condition the natural environment was maintained. Now that he’s overseeing develop-
ment of recreational opportunities countywide, Perlozzo said he will be seeking Program Open Space money for Worcester’s benefit. “What the County Commissioners are tasking is the creative concept of taking advantage of Program Open Space in all areas of the county,” he said. “There is some strategic discussion going on as it relates to Ocean City, Berlin, Snow Hill and Pocomoke.” Perlozzo said a five-year development plan is being created to identify potential projects. “Typically, the state provides an allocation on an annual basis,” he said. “In some of those years, when the state was fiscally not as sound as it is maybe today, there wasn’t any Program Open Space money [but] recently we’ve been able to once again get funding from the state.”
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By Elizabeth Bonin Staff Writer (Sept. 27, 2019) The Worcester County Health Department and the Ocean City Fire Department held a tour of the Safe Station at the 15th Street fire station in Ocean City on Wednesday. The Safe Station, which opened on Sept. 1, is for people seeking drug addiction treatment to receive immediate, basic services and a referral to a treatment program. According to Mike Trader, assistant director for Worcester County’s behavioral health program, when a person walks in for addiction services, he or she will be medically evaluated by emergency medical services staff. Staff may transfer the patient to a hospital if he or she has outstanding medical issues. If there are no outstanding medical issues, fire house staff will call the Worcester County’s peer support group and someone will come over to speak with the patient in a designated room and determine the patient’s program needs. These programs could be in-patient or out-patient treatment or a recovery group. “The key for us is opening the door and saying ‘There is no wrong time to
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Sandy Kerrigan, the community-based services manager for Worcester County Health Department, presents the safe station room at the 15th street fire station in Ocean City, where those seeking drug addiction treatment can receive help 24/7.
get help,’” Trader said. “There’s no wrong place to get help. We want to make sure we’re there and ready to respond when folks decide ‘I’m going to make this next step toward my recovery.’” According to Trader, the fire station at 15th Street was chosen because it’s staffed 24/7 and geographically matches the area where most overdoses have occurred. He emphasized that those seeking help can still go to the county health
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department Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Snow Hill on Public Landing Road, but the safe station is a place to go to receive services no matter the time or day. Worcester County’s safe station is modeled after Anne Arundel County’s, where every police or fire station is also a designated safe station. Jennifer LaMade, director of planning, quality and core services at the Worcester County Health Department, said that the police department in Gloucester, Massachusetts was the nation’s first safe station and Manchester, New Hampshire was the first to open a safe station in a fire department. “If we find something that’s working in another community, we do our best to replicate it and see if it will work in our community,” LaMade said. According to LaMade, 15 people as of midweek have received services from Ocean City’s safe station. Seven of those have gone on to in-patient care. “Any life saved is a great success for us,” LaMade said. Sandy Kerrigan, the communitybased services manager for Worcester County Health Department, See STATION Page 14
By Elizabeth Bonin Staff Writer (Sept. 27, 2019) Instead of receiving roadway striping services from the State Highway Administration (SHA), Worcester County will contract with Alpha Space Control. The SHA has provided that service since 2000 and currently charges .06 cents per foot for striping. On May 8, the SHA notified the county that its paint truck needed repairs and the parts needed were on back order and therefore could not service Worcester County at the time. On June 24, SHA reported that they would begin striping projects for Worcester County in July. However, July passed without service from the state. On Aug. 7, SHA reported to the county that they still had other roads to complete and would contact the county when itcould begin. The county has not heard from SHA since then. At the Worcester County Commissioner’s meeting on Sept. 17, Director of Public Works John Tustin asked the commissioners to approve a contract with Alpha Space Control, since SHA could not complete necessary services. According to Tustin, SHA is currently working on roads in Wicomico and Kent counties. Worcester County roads, both old and new, need striping now, Tustin said. The county needs 302,154 feet completed. Alpha Space Control will provide services for .072 cents per foot for a total of $21,755.08 for the FY19 schedule. For FY20, the county needs 350,528 feet for a total of $25,238.02. Both FY19 and FY20 allow for $35,000 for striping services. Commissioner Chip Bertino moved to approve contracting with Alpha Space Control and Commission Joshua Nordstrom seconded.
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CSP grant will provide immediate treatment Funds to create more crisis beds at remodeled house for drug addiction services By Elizabeth Bonin Staff Writer (Sept. 27, 2019) Immediate treatment for substance abuse in Worcester County will expand with a $532,109 grant from the Opioid Operational Command Center to fund the Crisis Stabilization Project (CSP). The grant, received by the Worcester County Health Department, is in conjunction with Wicomico and Somerset Counties to provide more crisis beds for the CSP, a new program that will be a part of Hudson Health Services in Salisbury. Hudson Health Services is a private nonprofit operation dedicated to substance abuse treatment. Hudson Health has walk-ins from 8 to 11 a.m. Monday through Friday for those seeking addiction treatment and receives referrals from all over Maryland, as well as Delaware. It accepts Maryland and Delaware Medicaid. According to Jennifer LaMade, director of planning quality and core services with the Worcester County Health Department, the CSP will be a remodeled house opened by Hudson Health for those who are seeking first steps to addiction treatment and recovery. Once in a crisis bed, patients can be referred to an inpatient program that may or may not be Hudson Health. Inpatient beds for the Eastern Shore are scarce, according to LaMade. “If they need an inpatient service, it is not uncommon that they have to wait —sometimes two weeks,” LaMade said. “The crisis beds are to bridge that gap.” The purpose of crisis beds is to begin treatment immediately while also waiting for an inpatient spot to open. LaMade believes the importance of crisis beds is because patients don’t have to wait for services, especially since many don’t return if they have to wait.
“They might overdose in that period of time,” LaMade said. “They might die.” Though the CSP will be located in Salisbury, it will benefit both Worcester and Somerset counties as well because patients can receive referrals from a health department or Safe Station. A Safe Station opened on Sept. 1 at the 15th Street Ocean City Fire Station. The Safe Station, according to the health department, is available 24/7 for those seeking immediate addiction services. A patient can receive basic medical care at the site until he or she is referred to a treatment program. “This new project is so important because, since its inception, we’ve had 13 individuals come through the Safe Station,” said Sandy Kerrigan, the community-based services manager for the health department. The CSP is proposed to have eight beds for all three counties. Those who come through the Safe Station will also receive assistance from a peer support specialist. “Peer support folks are there to help with transportation and help figure out insurance barriers,” Kerrigan said. If someone in Worcester is referred to the CSP, a member of the peer support team will drive that person to Salisbury if necessary, she said. Director of Program Development at Hudson Health Kennedy Hinman is looking forward to closing the gap on immediate access to treatment. According to Hinman, patients at the CSP will receive almost identical services to inpatient care. “Once they arrive there [CSP], they’re going to receive a medical evaluation and the medications right there in the house,” Hinman said. “We’ll get the doctor orders by phone, they will have an assessment for addiction by an addiction specialist, and then what we plan to do is actually bring them to our campus for treatment and then back to the house every evening. We’re going to integrate them into our existing treat-
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Hudson Health Services, located in Salisbury on Emerson Avenue, will open the Crisis Stabilization Project House around the end of November, which will have addiction services available for those referred from Worcester County.
ment model.” She hopes that this immediate treatment access will reduce overdose deaths on the Eastern Shore. “The most important thing I want people to understand is that recovery is possible,” Hinman said. “We all
know and are very aware of the negative consequences of drug use — how it ravages families.” Hudson Health is now hiring staff for the CSP, which LaMade, Kerrigan and Hinman agreed could be ready by the end of November.
Station offers 24/7 assistance Continued from Page 12 thanked Hudson Health Services for helping develop and implement safe station in both Worcester and Wicomico Counties. “We identified that one of our biggest needs would be crisis beds and the ability to place individuals in treatment facilities as quickly as possible,” Kerrigan said. “Hudson Health Services and President and CEO Leslie Brown heard our need for crisis beds and set into motion to help to identify and give us access to two crisis beds as well as nontraditional intake hours and a 24-hour referral line.” Kerrigan recognized those who assisted the development of the safe station, including Hudson Health Services, the Worcester County Fire
Department, the Worcester County Warriors, the Atlantic Club, State’s Attorney Kris Heiser, the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office and the Worcester County peer support specialists. “We know that if we want to make lasting change in the community, it’s not just one person or agency,” Trader said. “It’s a community effort and a community response.” Trader added that though there are no definite plans for more safe stations at this time, he hopes to open more in the future. People seeking help for substance abuse treatment can also call the hotline number 211, which provides additional assistance regarding food, housing, domestic violence and more.
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By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (Sept. 27, 2019) With the last piece of the Ocean Pines Health Pavilion coming into focus, Peninsula Regional Health Systems used its “Party in the Pines” event last Wednesday to provide more information on the final building at the Richard A. Henson Cancer Institute. The gathering attracted a sizeable crowd who heard about existing services at the pavilion and the construction of a fourth structure this fall. PRMC President of Strategy and Business Development Chris Hall said completing construction of “Building 3,” estimated at roughly 60,000 square feet, would take about a year and a half and would be the key to rounding out services at the Ocean Pines location. “In essence, it’s like a health care campus without hospital beds,” he said. The center currently addresses array of health care needs, with the PRMC Home Scripts Pharmacy, Ocean Pines Family Medicine, Junior Board Café, PRMC Adult Fitness, PRMC FamilyLab and namesake Richard A. Henson Cancer Institute.
Adding to the list, in July the new Delmarva Endoscopy Center opened for business. Director of Community Relations Roger Follebout Jr. said with PRMC’s history of providing cancer treatment to the lower shore dating to the 1970s,
30 percent of the population is over 65,” he said. Addressing the medical needs of a significant portion of the community is the goal, Hall said. “They use health care three times more than any other age cohort population,” he said. “Stop the traveling for two hours across the bridge.” Among the services PRMC hopes to include within the newest structure slated for the parcel’s south side are CoreLife Delmarva Weight Loss and Wellness an orthopedics practice and MRI services. “We’re finalizing work on an imaging company,” Hall said. Luring other specialists, including endocrinology, cardiology, and urology, is also in the works. “We’re trying to work with a lot of the Salisbury specialists,” he said. “A lot of them are independent, so we have to work with their business plan.” Regardless of pending growth, Follebout said the Ocean Pines Health Pavilion is already abuzz with activity. “We’ve grown by leaps and bounds on this campus,” he said. “Every one of the services in here is extremely busy.” Follebout credits the site’s initial success to the warm embrace offered by the Ocean Pines community at large. “The patient population is in this area,” he said. “They don’t have to travel very far to reach their doctor.”
‘We’re the only comprehensive community-accredited cancer center. We replicated that expertise and brought it down here as well so people don’t have to travel across the bridge to get the care.’ Roger Follebout, Jr., Director of Community Relations the intent behind the Cancer Institute at Ocean Pines was to provide a onestop location specific to Worcester County. “We’re the only comprehensive community-accredited cancer center,” he said. “We replicated that expertise and brought it down here as well so people don’t have to travel across the bridge to get the care.” Situating the Health Pavilion in Ocean Pines made sense demographically, Hall said. “[Roughly] 40 percent of Worcester County lives right here [and] 26-
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In addition, abnormally hot summers and falls “cooked” the seagrass, causing the once abundant population to plateau in 2000, and crash within the following decade, he said. “We measured over time increased sea levels, increased temperature and … increased rainfall,” Dennison said. “These aren’t climate projections — these are real data on what’s already happened. That’s why I can be so confident.” Dennison’s assertions are supported by a recent United Nations study that found Earth’s waters were under extreme strain from climate change, with rising average temperatures and declining oxygen levels. Dennison clarified that the increased rainfall by itself wasn’t the problem, but that its runoff, which carries manure, sediment, other matter, is the real culprit. “It ends up in the coastal bays, and that’s a problem,” he said. The runoff and higher-than-average temperatures also led to an unusual algal bloom around December that continues to persist. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, algal blooms sometimes produce toxins that harm fish and other animals. Even if it does not produce toxins, it can block out sunlight and clog fish gills. More importantly, algal blooms create dead zones — areas in water with little to no oxygen — and decimate fish and aquatic populations. So what can be done to improve water quality in coastal bays? On a macro-scale, Dennison said communities along the bay need to upgrade their septic systems to remove nitrogen from wastewater, because excess nitrogen can cause algal blooms. Agricultural industries need to inSee SCIENTIFIC Page 19
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Scientific research points to elevating water temperature Continued from Page 18 crease usage of cover crops, which help mitigate erosion, and prevent over-fertilization, he said. Dennison also recommended upgrading the 90th Street sewage treatment plant in Ocean City, as a crew of scientists had found the effluent has been causing phytoplankton populations, micro-algae, to flourish. Preventing further coastal bay damage on a micro-level involved largely the same ideas: prevent nutrient runoff by using less fertilizer, and picking up after pets. The Maryland Coastal Bays Program plans to continue monitoring coastal bays and protecting water quality, but it needs help. “We’re actively trying to secure funding to maintain our … environmental intelligence program,” Dennison said. “We’re providing really important feedback on our large investments in water treatment, in rain guards — all of the best management practices that we’re implementing, which are hundreds of millions of dollars.” For more information on this years Bay Report Card, go to https://mdcoastalbays.org
Heron Park closes again in Berlin By Rachel Ravina Staff Writer (Sept. 27, 2019) Heron Park is closed, again, but this time until further notice. Given the park’s unexpected lack of money, the Berlin Town Council decided Monday night there is no other course of action to take, at least for now. Councilman Zack Tyndall cited safety concerns and moved to close the park indefinitely, even though the demolition of structures on the former chicken processing plant property remains unfinished business. He said town officials should consider other payment opportunities for the removal of those buildings. The motion passed in a 3-1 vote with Councilman Dean Burrell dissenting. The council also approved another payment, this one for $25,874.89, to Chesapeake Environmental Services for its work to clean up a spill of sodium hydroxide (caustic soda or lye) that occurred in June during the demolition work by another contractor. Williams said the town has spent roughly $265,000 on the cleanup project, and will have spent about $283,000 once everything is completed. It is that expense that depleted the park’s funds. The park was closed for much of
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Heron Park, formerly known as Berlin Falls Park, is closed indefinitely following a vote during a Berlin Town Council meeting. The park is closed while officials figure out other ways to pay for demolition costs.
that process and reopened earlier this month, albeit with most its funding having been set aside to cover Chesapeake’s bill. Meanwhile, the Maryland Department of the Environment and Environmental Protection Agency investigating the release of sodium hydroxide on park grounds. During Monday’s council session, several residents expressed concerns about the park’s situation, with Deborah Fletcher asking if selling or leasing the property might be an option. “Can we try to create things that are
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Berlin Councilman Zack Tyndall, left, resident Sara Hambury and Police Chief Arnold Downing gather for a photo after Monday’s Town Council meeting. Hambury took a moment to thank town officials for their support after a fire burned her garage on Grace Street on July 30.
By Rachel Ravina Staff Writer (Sept. 27, 2019) Berlin resident Sara Hambury thanked town officials Monday night for their support as she continues to rebuild her garage after a fire in July. “I still have exploded windows. I have burned trees. I have shattered glass. It looks like a fallout zone,” Hambury said during a Town Council meeting. No one was injured in the fire on July 30 on Grace Street, but it revealed a serious parking problem in Berlin. Hambury recalled a fire truck had to make a “five-point U-turn” to navigate around the cars parked on the narrow streets. Hambury said in a previous interview that the streets were built nearly 100 years ago and were meant to ac-
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Nearly $265,000 spent on cleanup Continued from Page 19 cials authorized it. Williams replied the council might need to “look into borrowing from ourselves” or via money set aside for a community center. Burrell agreed and moved to press on with revitalization efforts. “The time is today and I do believe that we need to proceed with trying to get this property as pristine as possible,” Burrell said. That initial motion failed in a 1-3 vote with Councilmen Elroy Brittingham, Thom Gulyas and Tyndall dissenting. Other residents asked about the potential costs associated with underground piping on the property. “Those pipes haven’t been used in maybe 15 years,” Williams said. Resident Marie Velong urged the council to press pause on the project until the necessary funds are available. She added that borrowing from one municipal source to pay for an unrelated project is not the answer. “That’s what you’re starting to do with this and that’s how we got into trouble,” she said, referring to the town’s need to replenish the water and sewer funds. Fletcher agreed and asked for town officials to “let the dust settle.” “Can’t we just put the breaks on … non-essential spending?” she said. Velong also slammed members of the council for buying the park property in the first place, citing a 2017 report that it would take millions to clean-up the ponds. “I mean this was a catastrophe,” Velong said. “It should never have been bought with knowing what was there.” Councilman Troy Purnell, the property owner who sold the parcel to the town, was absent from Monday’s meeting.
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to those who wish to learn. Today, the country faces a behavioral health crisis and often problems arise in the workplace. This seminar will help locate potential problems and how to defuse a situation before it arises. Those who would like to complete the Narcan training, should email info@oceanpineschamber.org to ensure enough kits are on hand. Call the Chamber at 410-641-5306 for questions.
Fire wake-up call on parking safety issues, Town of Berlin Continued from Page 20 recent special events including the Berlin Fiddlers Convention and Small Town Throw Down. Drivers were prohibited from parking in certain areas. Hambury also said she’s experienced cluttered streets. “I’m as much to blame. I mean in the last seven weeks my construction crews, my tree guys, my mess has been expanded beyond the border of my property into the streets,” she said. “So I understand it is a challenge to keep the streets clear.” Hambury said she had trees re-
moved that were burned in the fire. Thankfully, July 30 was not a windy night, or Berlin would look significantly different, she said. Councilman Thom Gulyas suggested Hambury brainstorm ideas with her neighbors and bring them to Chief Downing and Planning Director Dave Engelhart. “I’d love to make sure that you have your input heard,” Gulyas said. Downing said there’s been adequate communication between the neighbors. “We give them credit for being a good community,” Downing said.
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Mother-daughter assault A mother called the police on her daughter, Andraleen Elizabeth Savlik, 37, of Tamaqua, Pennsylvania last Thursday, after accusing her of hitting and biting her. According to the police report, the mother said she, her husband, her daughter and he daughter’s boyfriend were vacationing in Ocean City. The mother said her daughter had been drinking all day, and suddenly disappeared from the hotel. When she returned, Savlik and the boyfriend began arguing, the report said. Police reported that when the mother attempted to calm the two, Savlik “swatted” her face, and began to scratch her mother’s arm and bit her. Slaviks’ father and boyfriend corroborated the mother’s story, and police arrested the suspect, who faces two counts of second-degree assault.
Wrong car On Friday evening, police found Laurie Ann Silvis, 48, of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, wandering the ocean block of Caroline Street. A patrol officer reported seeing Silvis
having trouble walking, and said she appeared to be intoxicated. The officer interviewed Silvis, who said she was walking home because her husband was mad at her and wouldn’t pick her up, the police report said. Silvis apparently told police she did not want help, and crossed Baltimore Avenue and walked westbound on the 100 block of Caroline Street. There, police reported Silvis approached a gold Nissan SUV, opened the front passenger door, and began yelling at the occupants — a woman and her three children. She then slammed the door shut and continued walking. Police arrested Silvis, noted that she was uncooperative, and charged her with disorderly conduct.
Trespassing Police encountered Elias G. Kipouros, 66, of Fairfax, Virginia, twice in one night last Saturday, once when he was involved in a vehicle damage incident and then in a trespassing situation. At 11 p.m., an officer reported going to a 75th Street bar where he learned that Kipouros had fallen, hit his head on Continued on Page 23
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POLICE/COURTS Continued from Page 22 a parked car and damaged it. The officer obtained Kipouro’s information, and the suspect was released. However, later around 11:42 p.m., the officer found himself encountering Kipouros again, when the latter refused to leave a rental property. The officer warned the suspect to leave or else he would face arrest, but Kipouros reportedly refused to leave the premises. Two officers arrested Kipouros, who apparently put up a struggle. Kipouros faces charges for disorderly conduct, trespassing posted property, resisting arrest and intoxicated endangerment.
Drug combo A traffic stop turned into the arrest of Kristin Wallace Fowler, 64, of Ocean City, after police accused her of being under the influence of drugs last Sunday. Around 10:40 p.m., an officer spotted Fowler driving her white Ford Fusion with no lights on. The officer reported that Fowler had been driving in a bizarre manner, and initiated a traffic stop. According to the police report, Fowler’s showed signs of being impaired, so the officer arrested her. Police reported that Fowler was not under the influence of alcohol, but that she was under the influence of a mixture of cannabis and central nervous system depressants. The officer reported finding a pill bottle containing Acetaminophen, Hydrocodone Bitartrate, Oxycodone Hydrochloride and Diazepam. Fowler faces four counts of possession of controlled dangerous substance,
Severna Park man killed in weekend crash on Rt. 589 By Rachel Ravina Staff Writer (Sept. 27, 2019) A 22-year-old man died from injuries sustained in a crash Saturday evening on Route 589 near Ocean Pines, according to the Maryland State Police Berlin Barrack. Valentine Aaron Ronk, of Severna Park, was driving a 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse north on Route 589, when the vehicle left the road and overturned several times in a grassy area on the right side before it came to a stop, police said. Troopers went to the scene at 5:41 p.m. Ronk was flown to Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, where he later died, according to police. The circumstances leading up to the crash remain under investigation, police said.
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Stalker A woman called police in fear of her safety last Friday, after Christopher John Bohley, 58, of Berlin reportedly broke a protective order and harassed her and
her friends at 75th Street bar, police said. According to the report, the complainant said Bohley had followed her throughout the night, and stared at her and her friends. Police said the woman told officers she left the bar after Bohley approached her and her friends, and became argumentative.
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By Morgan Pilz Staff Writer (Sept. 27, 2019) Around 13 Maryland wineries will provide an assortment of samples for wine aficionados in the Ocean City inlet parking lot during the 25th annual Wine on the Beach Festival, held today and Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. About 130 different types of wine will be available for tasting as well as four microbrew beers. There will also be music and 45 vendors on hand. Wine on the Beach Festival launched ain 1994 as a vehicle to introduce the Maryland Wine industry to the Delmarva region and extend the beach season into the fall. Since then, the inlet festival/beach party has become an annual tradition among family and friends who enjoy learning about Maryland wines, tasting new products and stocking up on their favorites. “All these wineries have a lot of good wines that people don’t otherwise [notice] because they’re not in your local liquor store,” Christina Nokes, event coordinator, said. St. Michaels, Layton’s Chance, Far Eastern Shore, Knob Hall, Cove Point, The Urban Winery and Bordeleau are some of the Maryland wineries scheduled to attend the fall festival along with a few craft breweries including Fat Tire, Landshark and Evolution. “Each of these wineries bring about 10 different flavors,” Nokes said. “I’ve talked to a lot of [wineries] and they are gonna bring a couple extra truckloads of wine.” In addition to wine, there will also be domestic beers like Bud Light and Michelob Ultra. New this year, there will also be craft beer and the trending White Claw, an alcoholic seltzer. Last year, more than 8,000 people attended the event, and while Nokes was happy with the number, it might also be too many, as the event sold out of wine by 4 p.m. on Saturday. If tickets have not been purchased in advance many people might be turned away. “We have advertised that all year that if you don’t buy an advanced ticket and you get to the gate … we might have to shut the gate,” Nokes said. The reason the gates might be closed early this year is because there is only a baker’s dozen of wineries expected to participate this year. “These are mom and pop wineries,” Nokes said. “Many can’t leave their winery and come to Winefest because they
By Morgan Pilz Staff Writer (Sept. 27, 2019) The Offshore Powerboat Association National Championship Offshore Power Boat Races return to Ocean City this weekend. The official races will take place Sunday, Sept. 29. There will be two races, the first beginning at noon and the second starting around 1:30 p.m. The boat races are divided into classes. Smaller boats are rated between Classes 5-7. Larger boats are classified between Classes 1-4. Racers will compete against other boats in their classes. There will also be a super boat class, which Miss GEICO is a part of. The GEICO-sponsored boat broke a world record in 2008 for holding four world championships simultaneously. It held the championship titles for Super Boat International World Champions, the Pacific Offshore Powerboat Racing Association World Champions, the Offshore Performance Association World Champions and the Offshore Super Series World Champions. “It’s exciting. You don’t get too many chances to watch offshore powerboat racing in the ocean,” said Phil Houck, sponsor of the event and owner of Bull on the Beach and Crab Alley restaurants. “The best place to watch the race, believe it or not, is on the start-finish boat, which is called the Sea Rocket. They’re [currently] selling tickets $30 apiece.” Houck has hosted the powerboat races in Ocean City for several years. Houck traveled to Key West Florida back in early 1992 and watched a couple races there. When he returned home, he decided to hold races here in Ocean City in 1992. “It’s one of the best races [you’ll] ever see,” Houck said. The event was canceled in 2015, 2016 and 2017 because of poor weather conditions in September, though the races have been held in previous years. Last year, the event was moved to June in hopes for better weather conditions. Thirty-five boats competed in 2018. Houck wanted to move the event back to September this year. “The weather turned out great except at the end of the race, it started getting a little misty,” Houck said. “We actually called the race about See OC Page 26
Brittany Mariner serves wine from Windmill Creek Winery to Damon Callis, who works for Urban Winery located in Silver Springs, Maryland, during Wine on the Beach at the inlet last year.
Pennsylvania residents Jodi Longenecer, left, and Cindy McLaughlin enjoy sangrias during the Wine on the Beach Festival at the Ocean City inlet last year.
don’t have anybody running their winery.” Pat O’Brennan kicks off the live musical entertainment at the festival today, Friday, from 12:30-3:30 p.m. Bird Dog & the Road Kings will perform each day from 47 p.m. and 3 Penny Opera will take the stage on Saturday, from 12:30-3:30 p.m. “[The bands] have been with us for a long time and the crowds love them,” Nokes said. “They like to keep the crowd dancing.” Guests can shop from a wide variety of vendors, including the Hip Klip, Indigo Moon, LuLaRoe, Mick’s Gourmet
Soups, Bamboo Pillows and Wild Raven Boutique. One vender, BJ Holders, will also be selling a wine glass holder that can be worn around the neck for easy traveling. Attendees also have the option to purchase wine by the glass, bottle or a case to drink at the event or to take home with them. A holding booth will be set up for people to leave their wine in while they peruse the festival. Tickets for the festival cost $35 at the gate. General admission includes a souvenir wine glass, sampling tickets, and See THIRTEEN Page 26
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Thirteen wineries and 45 vendors to attend OC festival Continued from Page 25 on-stage entertainment. For nondrinkers, admission includes a commemorative wine glass and unlimited soft drinks from the designated driver location. Guests are encouraged to bring blankets and chairs. Attendees younger than 21 must be accompanied by an adult. Children ages 13-20 get in for $15. Youth 12 and under are admitted free. Parents must sign a waiver at the gate. For a full list of vendors, wineries, breweries and a discount coupon, visit www.winefest.com. Call 410-280-3306 for more information.
the ocean on Third Street, which is right in front of the Bull on the Beach Boardwalk restaurant. The event is free to watch. Houck’s restaurant, Bull on the Beach on 94th Street, will broadcast the event on its TVs. Viewers can see the races from the Boardwalk, beach, or online. Visit bullonthebeachoc.com and watch the race online by selecting Live Racing. Registration is open today, Sept. 27. Boats will be docked at the West Ocean City harbor. Registered racers must be members of the Offshore
Powerboat Association. Houck estimates anywhere between 40-45 boats competing in the races this year. “I’d like to thank the Town of Ocean City, Worcester County, and the Coast Guard for working with me to put this race together,” Houck said. There will be a meet-and-greet welcome racer party at Crab Alley in West Ocean City beginning at 7 p.m. tonight, Friday. To register for the event or for more information, go to www.oparacing.org.
Dozens of boats will race from 18th Street to First Street right off the coast of Ocean City during the Offshore Powerboat Association National Championship Offshore Power Boat Races this Sunday.
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Seventh annual Prom Court to raise money for charity is Insurance Broker Sami Glaeser; Beth By Morgan Pilz Scaniffe of Whiskers Pub in Ocean Staff Writer (Sept. 27, 2019) The seventh annual Pines; Salisbury University student Believe in Tomorrow Prom Court has Cindy Taggert; and WBOC Radio Perbeen announced and the competition sonality April Brilliant. has officially begun. Members of the court will hold Nine candidates are vying for the Be- fundraising events over the next four lieve in Tomorrow Prom King and months to try and raise the most money. Queen titles. The man and woman who Acita has participated before with his raise the most money for the organiza- restaurant, Pickles Pub on Eighth Street tion from now until the beginning of in Ocean City, when the event took a February will be debreak from prom court clared the winners. individuals to have Wayne Littleton, comultiple restaurants ordinator for the Becompeting. His wife, lieve in Tomorrow Brittany, competing in Children’s Respite the court last year. She Housing Program, raised over $19,000. originally created the “We raised a lot of Beth Scaniffe event to help raise April Brilliant money and I feel I have money to replace the to beat her this year heating air conditionand raise more,” Acita ing system in the 66th said. “It’s important for Street respite condos. us because we have “We wanted to do a three kids of our own little event that hopeand it’s a cause that’s fully would offset the been near and dear to cost a little bit and raise us since we started the money in the winter- Chuck McMillian Cindy Taggert whole thing.” time,” he said. The Acitas have al“Through the course ready started raising of conversation, the money and will host prom theme came up,” various events like a he continued. “I wings cookoff, a mini thought, ‘I enjoyed my golf tournament and a prom during high party to celebrate Pickschool, but do people les’ 30th anniversary. Justin Acita really want to relive Cody Bentzel He will also raffle off their prom?’ And it a Yeti cooler filled with turns out they do. The prizes, where the winfirst year, I would have ner will be announced been happy with at prom. $10,000 but we raised This will be Bentzel’s $35,000. The second first time participating year we came back and in the prom court, but raised $85,000 [which he is very familiar with Ryan Milton I believe is] because we Rush Stehley the program as Littlehad a better idea of ton is his father. what worked and what didn’t “I’m just trying to raise as work.” much money for the Children’s The competition raised an House as I can,” Bentzel said. all-time high of $132,000 durBentzel, from Hanover, ing the 2019 campaign. The Pennsylvania, owns an amuse2019 Prom King was Stevie ment company, which sells coinDay, who collected $5,000. The operated games. Prom Queen title went to EJ Sami Glaesar He has donated games and Foxx, who raised over $33,000. funds from his company to the Littleton has a lofty goal for his court organization, but realized he could do this year, hoping to raise $200,000. more. He has already raised some “It’s a nice even number,” he said. “It money through a pig roast he hosted in just rolls off the tongue.” July as well as a Labor Day party. He has Money raised from this year’s com- more plans, which includes events held petition will be used toward the new in Ocean City. respite house, which has begun conThis is also Brilliant’s first time runstruction on 65th Street and is expected ning for Prom Queen. The Salisbury resto be completed at the end of 2020. ident became a volunteer when her Competing for Prom King this year is daughter, Stephanie, also became a volJustin Acita, owner of Pickles Pub; Pho- unteer over the summer. tographer Chuck McMillian; Embers “I got a chance to volunteer myself at Restaurant Manager Rush Stahley; some of the deck parties,” Brilliant said. Bentzel Amusements owner Cody “It was awesome to see the kids and the Bentzel; and Salisbury University stu- families enjoying all the amazing things dent Ryan Milton. they do. EJ Foxx approached me and I Competing for Prom Queen this year See LITTLETON Page 28
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Littleton hopes to raise $200,000 Continued from Page 27 thought to myself, ‘I’d love to do that.’ My children are my life and I can’t imagine being in that position having a critically ill child or having to go through what they have to do every single day. That’s why the Children’s House by the Sea is so awesome.” Brilliant will hold two separate Halloween parties at the Salisbury Elk’s Lodge on Oct. 27 and has plans for more events in the future. Glaeser works for Deeley Insurance Group and restaurant Ocean 13 on 13th Street and has considered the Believe in Tomorrow Children’s House a near and dear charity to her heart. “A part of what Deeley Insurance Group is, is they have a few spotlight charities that they adopt every year and Believe in Tomorrow has been a steady charity they pull every year,” Glaeser said. “My beau, Jeremy Brink, ran for Prom King two years ago and so ever since I’ve been a huge supporter of Believe in Tomorrow. My goal is to raise as much money for the kids.” Glaeser has already started raising money. She hosted a charity event at Burley Oak’s Café in Berlin two months ago and set up a booth at the White Marlin Open at Harbour Island this year. She is collaborating with Prom King competitor Chuck McMillian to do an Elvis Bar Crawl on Oct. 27. More events will be planned for the future. McMillian, of Bishopville, began his photography career with Believe in Tomorrow three years ago and has remained loyal to the organization ever since. “I was doing photography and someone said I’ve got a personable personality and I should work with Believe in Tomorrow and do portraits, so I connected with Wayne,” McMillian said. “I’m giving back what they gave me. It’s a great organization and it’s touching to
see the children and the families and knowing they’re relaxed and on vacation and not worrying about hospital visits. I’m pairing up with other Prom King and Prom Queen candidates because I feel like the main subject is to generate the most money by all of us; it doesn’t have to be one candidate.” McMillian has already begun to raise money and will hold an 80s/90s party at Whiskers Pub in Ocean Pines in the near future, as well as a golf tournament. But his largest event planned is an Elvis Bar Crawl, which will span from Ocean 13, Purple Moose, Cork Bar, Bearded Clam, Pickles and Seacrets. The event will take place Sunday, Oct. 27. Milton is a junior at Salisbury University who is double majoring in Business and market management. He is a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. This is his first time running for Prom Court. “I heard about Believe in Tomorrow through Phi Mu. They did a great job promoting it,” Milton said. “I think it’s a great opportunity for fundraising for kids that need it. I know a lot of people so I feel I can do a great job of fundraising and getting my voice out there.” No events have been given a date yet, but Milton plans to uses his Sigma Alpha Epsilon resources to help raise awareness and funds for his campaign. He wants to pass around donation buckets and use social media to help raise money. Scaniffe, who works at Whiskers Pub in Ocean Pines, has been a loyal follower of Believe in Tomorrow and has donated several hours and meals for the cause. “I’ve been involved for four years … it’s a good cause for kids,” Scaniffe said. She has already raised some money with a few raffles and will hold an 80sthemed party at Whiskers as well as a
paint night on Oct. 1. Scaniffe is also planning a golf tournament on Oct. 8 and a casino night at the American Legion on Nov. 17. Stahley wants to use his connections at Embers and Blu Crabhouse and Raw Bar to help his campaign ever since he went to his first Believe in Tomorrow Beach Bash eight years ago. “The first year I was here a friend of mine had tickets for the beach bash,” he said. “I went and I learned about Believe in Tomorrow and I thought, ‘What a cool thing they do.’ I started attending random events, including prom. Believe in Tomorrow is my favorite local organization.” Stahley wants to hold bingo basket events and will also receive a portion of sales from Embers’ last day open, which is Oct. 6. Taggert is a junior, Phi Mu sorority sister from Salisbury University and was encouraged to participate when one of her sisters, Nichole Goheen, ran for Prom Queen last year. “Our local philanthropy is the Believe in Tomorrow House and our national charity is the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals,” Taggert said. “I’m also an education major so kids are my thing. It helps all the kids that come to the house and the families that need it and it helps our chapter get closer to our local philanthropy and not just our national philanthropy.” Taggert plans to hold a dance-a-thon as well as sell grilled cheese and tomato soups in booths when the weather gets colder and also hopes to use the resources offered by her sorority sisters. The Prom King and Queen winners will receive personalized baskets, which include gift cards and various donated items from local businesses. The Prom Queen also typically receives a bouquet of roses. The final results will be announced at See NINE Page 29
HOROSCOPE ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, you like to be friendly to everyone, but sometimes you have to accept that not everyone is on your team. This week you may experience push-back from a new face.
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Nine candidates will work to earn money before February Continued from Page 28 Seacrets on 49th Street, Saturday, Feb. 1, during prom night. Doors will open at 7 p.m., and the announcement will be made at 9 p.m. Tickets purchased in advance cost $35 and $40 at the door. Believe in Tomorrow Children’s Foundation provides hospital and respite housing services to critically ill children and their families. Since 1982, Believe in Tomorrow has provided over 900,000 individual overnight accommodations, from every state in the U.S. and more than 82 countries worldwide. The Believe in Tomorrow facility on 66th Street in Ocean City is open year-
round to provide a free getaway to the beach for critically ill children and their families whenever they may need to escape the stresses of their child’s illness. Each of the four condos feature kidfriendly décor and paintings with at least two bedrooms, a full bathroom, a fully-stocked kitchen, living and dining room areas. Families can also vacation at the Believe in Tomorrow House in Fenwick Island and House by the Bay on 28th Street. Learn more about Believe in Tomorrow at http://believeintomorrow.org or call Littleton at 443-978-0680.
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Members of Salisbury University Fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon volunteer during the 15th annual Believe in Tomorrow Beach Bash at Seacrets on 49th Street, Monday, Sept. 23. More than 800 people attended the event, which raised an estimated $35,000 for the organization.
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Showing off some second-place prizes from the Tipsy Turtle contest at Coconuts Bar and Grill at 37th Street, Sunday, Sept. 22, from left, are Ian, Brayden, 12, and Sheryl Conk of New Jersey.
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Serving up ahi tuna from Harborside Bar and Grill during the 15th annual Believe in Tomorrow Beach Bash at Seacrets on 49th Street, Monday, Sept. 23, are Jamar Hayward, left, and Brandon Hudson.
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Grabbing some drinks at the bar during the 15th annual Beach Bash at Seacrets on 49th Street, Monday, Sept. 23, from left, are Maryland residents Jack Hardt, Joyce Hartman, Patty Foltz, Dottie Rounds, Linda Lunsford and Lynn Street.
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WPS raises money to help victims of Hurricane Dorian By Rachel Ravina Staff Writer (Sept. 27, 2019) Worcester Preparatory School donated more than $4,000 to the American Red Cross to help victims of Hurricane Dorian in the Caribbean. “The thing[s] that people need immediately is clean water, food, shelter, and medical care,” said Mary Beth Herbert, president of the school’s parents’ association. “Those immediate things have been completely wiped out.” The Category 5 storm battered the islands with wind speeds of up to 185 mph and hovered over portions of the
Bahamas for about two days earlier this month. Students dressed down for a good cause on Sept. 12 during a “Bucks for the Bahamas” fundraising event. Herbert added that each student was encouraged to bring $1 so they could don casual clothing for the day. Herbert said roughly 500 students raised more than $3,800 during the event, and the parents association contributed money to round the total up to $4,000. “We were just thrilled with the magnitude of the generosity, and honestly I’m not surprised because See DRESS Page 33
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Worcester Prep Class of 2020 students attended the summer College Workshop in August. Pictured, from left, are Madison Van Orden, Damiana Colley, Kennedy Humes, Annika Larsen, Sami Repass and Enzo Zechiel.
WPS seniors participate in college application workshop (Sept. 27, 2019) In August, the Worcester Prep Class of 2020 hit the ground running in preparation for their college application season this fall. Rising seniors attended a four-day College Workshop in the Guerrieri Library, hosted by the Worcetser Prep Office of College Counseling. The students worked one-on-one with the Worcester Prep Director of College Counseling, Vickie Garner,
writing college applications and essays, practicing interview techniques and refining their college lists. Â In addition, guest speakers visited throughout the week to share their expertise with the students including, Kimberley Gordy, former admissions officer at Goucher College and George Washington University; and Liz Nally and Megan Leslie, (WPS English teachers.
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Continued from Page 31 this is what happens,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All you need to do is ask, and people open their hearts, and open their wallets. It was really wonderful to see.â&#x20AC;? Worcester Prepâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; soccer team also chipped in. Coach Carol Harnett, who is also a health and physical education teacher, said her team raised about $578 during a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Boots for the Bahamasâ&#x20AC;? fundraiser, which also took place on Sept. 12. The 24 athletes canvassed the school, asking faculty, parents and fellow students to give what they could. Hartnett said Worcester Prep alumna Sarah Ann Showell, who graduated in 2009, is also working to help storm victims. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They absolutely need boots because nobody can get around unless they are wearing boots, because of all the debris and the water, and everything thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in it,â&#x20AC;? Hartnett said. The Showell familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Green Turtle Club Resort on Green Turtle Cay in the Bahamas was destroyed in the storm, but their more immediate concern was helping the islandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s residents, which they did by starting an online crowdfunding campaign for that purpose. For more information,
visit the GoFundMe page at gofundme.com/f/green-turtle-cay-hurricane-dorian-relief-fund. Hartnett expressed her gratitude to Herbert and other members of the parentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; association for getting the ball rolling. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They, through their efforts, have shown our kids that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important to them, and so it became important to our community, and family, and our school, so kudos to our parents association for spearheading this,â&#x20AC;? Hartnett said. Hartnett and Herbert acknowledged that while the fundraising events help those in need, it could also be a teachable moment for students locally. Herbert said she hopes to continue involving Worcester Prep in other initiatives to help those affected by Hurricane Dorian. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great way to sort of inspire giving, and compassion, and getting kids to think outside of their little town,â&#x20AC;? Herbert said. Junior Baylie Holmes agreed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were asked to donate $1, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s amazing what we accomplished working together in one day that made an even larger impact for those in need,â&#x20AC;? Holmes said.
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TREASURE HUNT (Left) One hundred and twenty-five people search for 60 black leather pouches during the 10th annual Park Place Jewelers Treasure Hunt on Third Street, Saturday, Sept. 21. (Right) Michael and Tammy Schmid of Orangeville, Pennsylvania, celebrate their 35th anniversary with jewelry they found during the treasure hunt.
NHS OFFICERS Stephen Decatur High School National Honor Society officers pose for a photo on Freshman Seahawk Day. Prior to the start of school, Stephen Decatur opened its doors to all 370 freshmen so that they had the opportunity tour the school. Pictured are Ellie Dutton, Kiley Hamby, NHS President Nicholas Poist, Ella Peters and Mikayla Denault.
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SHOW DISPLAY Rita Albrecht, from Christopherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Crystal Mine in Youngstown, Florida, organizes her display for the Gem, Mineral and Jewelry Show at the Ocean City convention center on 40th Street, Sept. 20.
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OUT OF THE DARKNESS WALK (Left) Boy Scout Troop 261 displays the Out of the Darkness Walk banner while leading the annul Boardwalk event in the fight against suicide, last Saturday. (Right) Participants in the Out of the Darkness Walk wrap up the event with a group celebration in the sand.
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Cheese ball encased in bacon, walnut crust By Deborah Lee Walker Contributing Writer (Sept. 27, 2019) On Thursday, Sept. 19, I had the pleasure of doing a cooking segment with Lisa Bryant and Jimmy Hoppa for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Delmarva Life.â&#x20AC;? We made veggie fries topped with marinara ketchup. The segment can be viewed by going to YouTube, and typing in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Delmarva Life, Deborah Walker, Veggie Fries.â&#x20AC;? I also did a Facebook live cooking show the same day with Jimmy. He has an incredible sense of humor and is a joy to work with. We made a cheese ball encased in crispy bacon and crunchy walnuts. The easiest way to view this is to google â&#x20AC;&#x153;Delmarva Life, Cheese Ball, Deborah Walkerâ&#x20AC;? and it will take you directly to the show on Facebook. Live streaming is changing the way audiences view cooking shows. The basic format of live streaming allows viewers to participate in a â&#x20AC;&#x153;live chatâ&#x20AC;? which makes it a more personable experience. Many, many years ago I was on acting scholarship at Lee Strasberg Institute in Los Angeles and New York City and was also invited to study in London. Classes with Bobby Lewis and Stella Adler reinforced my training. I do believe the acting classes has helped me indirectly with my cooking segments for television. I also believe being glued to the tube for the Food Networkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Starâ&#x20AC;? competition has given me some insight. The judges give the competitors tasks to perform and are judged accordingly.
For example, one challenge is to cook, describe your dish, and engage with the camera at the same time. In other words, one should not stop cooking in order to converse with the audience; it has to be a continuous, fluid motion. There is also an episode where the judges purposely set up a situation where something will go wrong and the competitors must work their way through it. When Jimmy and I were doing the live cooking show, I opened the drawer to get a spoon and to my horror there was not a single spoon. But, there was an ice cream scoop, so I went with it. I use to enjoy the improvisation classes at Lee Strasberg and feel they have given me the tools to help me work through awkward moments and trust my instincts. I relish my times on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Delmarva Life.â&#x20AC;? Lisa and Jimmyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s professionalism and warm personalities not only help me relax but makes the entire experience a memorable occasion. That being said, the holidays are around the corner and homemade cheese balls are always a hit. One might ask, why go through all the trouble and expenses when you can purchase one in the store. The answer is simple, homemade dishes are far superior and come from the heart. The following recipe can yield three small balls or a combination of one large and one small ball. Personal preference comes into play and the choice is yours. One important note to make. I prefer a very coarse coating on the cheese balls. Because of this, the amount of bacon, walnuts, scallions and roasted peppers will have to be
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Cheese Balls Encased with Crispy Bacon and Crunchy Walnuts Ingredients 1 Ÿ pound bacon, cooked, drained, and finely chopped 12 ounces cream cheese Ÿ cup half and half 3 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 cup walnuts 1/3 cup scallions, minced Ÿ cup fresh parsley, minced ½ cup pepper Jack cheese, shredded 1 cup sharp cheese, shredded 1/3 cup roasted peppers, finely chopped, and drained of any excess liquid 1 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper seeds 2 teaspoons hot sauce 2 teaspoons prepared horseradish splash of fresh lemon juice kosher salt to taste 3 teaspoons black sesame seeds 1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds 1 ½ tablespoons very coarsely ground black pepper 1. Place cream cheese and cream in medium bowl and whip until blended. 2. In a medium sautÊ pan, heat 1 ½ tablespoons butter over medium heat. Add walnuts and cook until the nuts have developed a
crunchy exterior. Remove nuts and allow to cool. Chop nuts and set aside. 3. In the same pan, add the remaining butter and sautĂŠ the parsley and scallions for 3 minutes. 4. In a large bowl, combine cheeses, parsley, pepper seeds, hot sauce, horseradish and half of the bacon, walnuts, scallions and roasted peppers. Mix thoroughly and add salt to taste. 5. Place the remaining bacon, nuts, scallions, roasted peppers and very coarse ground black pepper on a baking sheet. Add the sesame seeds to the mixture and make sure all of the ingredients are thoroughly combined. 6. Divide the cheese balls into 3 equal balls. Carefully roll each cheese ball in the bacon/sesame seed mixture until completely coated. The cheese will be soft but will harden when refrigerated. 7. Wrap each cheese ball in tin foil and refrigerate for at least 3 hours. Serve with favorite crackers. Secret Ingredient â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Fun. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not having fun, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s your own fault.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Rich DiGirolamo
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ALOC PARTY
GOLD SUPPORT
The Art League of Ocean City held its annual "pARTy of the Year" on Sept. 11 at The Aloft Hotel in Ocean City. The party honored the homeowners who opened their doors to the Sand Castle Home Tour as well as raises funds for the outreach programs of the Art League. Pictured are Jim and Jan Perdue.
The Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pines - Ocean City supports many different organizations, including Worcester GOLD (Giving Other Lives Dignity). Each week donation cans are on the tables at the club's meetings for members to contribute as the wish. Proceeds support the Kiwanis Young Children-Priority One Program, helping youth pre-natal to age 4. The club's donation goes for supplies to GOLD's VAULT (Vast Amounts of Useful Little Things). Pictured, from left, are Kiwanis Chair for Worcester GOLD/Priority One, Jim Spicknall; Worcester GOLD President of the Board, Carol Jacobs; and Kiwanis Club President Dick Clagett presenting an $800 donation.
GRADUATES
SCHOLARS
Officers from the Worcester County Jail and Detention Center who graduated in the 105th entrancelevel class of the Eastern Shore Criminal Justice Academy operated by Wor-Wic Community College in Salisbury, from left, are Jesse T. Bozman, Nathan R. Cook and Matthew Swistak.
Three Stephen Decatur High School students have been named scholars by the National Merit Scholarship Program based on their performance on the 2018 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Qualifying Test. Madison Birckett and Maxwell Ewancio, right, earned Commended Scholar, placing in the top 3 percent of all test takers. Grayson Wolf was named a semifinalist, scoring in the top 1 percent. Wolf will now proceed in the competition to become a National Merit finalist. All three students are active members of the National Honor Society and the Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society as well as other school clubs.
GUEST SPEAKER
RECOGNITION
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Cedar Chapel principal Belinda Gulyas spoke to the Ocean City Lions Club about the school's individualized learning environment at a recent meeting. She is pictured receiving a check from OC Lions President John Topfer.
Members of Worcester Technical High Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s SkillsUSA team were recognized during a Worcester County Board of Education meeting on Sept. 17 for their efforts during the national conference earlier this summer.
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Golf tournament raises money for Wor. youth By Elizabeth Bonin Staff Writer (Sept. 27, 2019) The seventh annual Tee Off for Youth Golf Tournament and Fundraiser is a chance to help youth in Worcester County Recreations & Parks programs. Check-in and lunch will begin on Friday, Oct. 4 at 11:30 at the Ocean City Golf Club on Country Club Drive in Berlin. The tournament is a four-man scramble. The shotgun will start at 1 p.m. All proceeds for the tournament will go toward the Worcester Department of Recreation & Parks Youth Scholarship Fund to assist children and families who otherwise cannot afford to participate in programs. Deputy Director of Kelly Rados said programs include baseball, dodgeball, track, volleyball, fishing derbies, summer camps and numerous youth leagues. “It gives them extra things to do outside of their normal schedule and outside of school,” Rados said. In addition to exercise, the pro-
grams help with team building in a less structured setting, Rados said. Children who will specifically benefit from the fundraiser are those that also qualify for the free and reduced lunch program. The department will also assist families who home-school their children or who have toddlers and therefore don’t qualify in the traditional sense. “We don’t want any kids to not participate in a program because they can’t afford it,” Rados said. Brianna Goddard, program manager and marketing for Worcester County Recreation & Parks, added that it’s important for the department to help youth because the staff sees them so often. Children in the programs come anywhere from Berlin, Pocomoke and sometimes out of state, according to Goddard. She also said that the programs focus on both social and physical aspects. “Meeting other kids their age and perfecting something that they like is definitely a benefit,” Goddard said. Rados added that the tournament
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City and American Legion Post #93 – Pocomoke. “It’s a great benefit to meet other people who all want to support the cause for underprivileged in the county,” Goddard said. Though the registration deadline is tomorrow, Rados said that they can take additional sign ups through Monday. Registration costs $75 per golfer. Online registration is available at worcesterrecandparks.org/calendar/event/7th-annual-tee-youthgolf-tournament or paper registration forms are at the Worcester Recreation center in Snow Hill at 6030 Public Landing Road. For more information, contact Kelly Rados at krados@co.worcester.md.us or 410-632-2144 extension 2502.
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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.
MIDTOWN
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 $-$$ | Full bar Serving up unique coastal cuisines and spirits. Enjoy local beer selections at both the upstairs and downstairs bars or grab a table on the second floor deck for
the clam strips casino and a swordfish burger, both local favorites. Open for brunch and lunch weekends and daily for dinner. Happy hour 4-6 p.m., Monday-Friday at the bar. Smoothie and ice cream shack open daily at 10 a.m.
UPTOWN
91st to 146th streets ■ ABBEY BURGER BISTRO OC 126th Street, behind the Holiday Inn, Ocean City 410289-2525, 410-250-2333, www.abbeyburger.com/ocean-city $$ | 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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Pines Pickleball Pink Ribbon Classic to take place Friday By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (Sept. 27, 2019) The Ocean Pines Pickleball Club is hosting the second annual Pickleball Pink Ribbon Classic on Friday to raise funds in support of a larger campaign that has contributed roughly $34 million for breast cancer research over the last two plus decades. Tournament organizer Bobbie Corbett said the inaugural event last year netted about $4,000, which has already been exceeded for the second gathering. “The support this year has been unbelievable,” she said. Preceding Friday’s fundraiser, Corbett said 18 sponsors have kicked in anywhere from $100 to $1,000 to back the charitable effort. “Atlantic Physical Therapy gave us $1,000, they’re one of our biggest sponsors,” she said. “Just from sponsors this year, we’re up to about $5,500 and a few are still coming in.” Speaking days before the Sept. 30 entry deadline, Corbett said only one opening remained among the field of 72 participants, who each pay $35 to compete, with lunch and prize drawings also on the agenda. “I assume we’re going to have a waiting list,” she said. Pickleball, which was created in the late 1960s in Washington State, incorporates
rules comparable to tennis and is played on a badminton-sized court. It was introduced as a drop-in sport in Ocean Pines in 2011 and has gained immense popularity. Corbett said the idea for the pickleball tournament was brought to her last year and since then has taken on a life of its own. “I was approached last year to see if we could get pickleball into our Pink Ribbon Classic umbrella … because it was such a popular sport and was growing so fast,” she said. Since its inception in 2018, the fundraiser now has a wealth of involved parties, Corbett said. “The volunteers this year took the ball and ran with it,” she said. In addition to more than $8,000 being drawn from participants and sponsors, Corbett said numerous door prizes and a 50/50 raffle should help generate further funding. Corbett said since the annual Pink Ribbon Classic Golf Tournament started in 1996, the event has inspired many similar endeavors. “We always have the Pink Ribbon Classic Committee behind us,” she said. “It all culminates with the Making Strides [Against Breast Cancer] Walk on Oct. 19.” For information, call Corbett at 443735-2328 or email bbcocean@msn.com.
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Coastal Cleanup event set for Sept. 28 at Assateague (Sept. 27, 2019) The Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup is held at hundreds of beaches and coastal regions across the world as a means to bring together community members near and far to help remove litter and debris from marine environments and coastal landscape. Assateague Coastal Trust, along with the National Park Service at Assateague Island National Seashore and Assateague OSV Count will host the 2019 ICC on Saturday, Sept. 28 from 8 a.m. until noon. Check-ins will be stationed under the ACT and NPS tents near the south end pavilion of the North Ocean Beach parking lot in the National Park. All visitors and volunteers will be welcomed into the park admission free in honor of National Public Lands Day. Assateague Island State Park will also be participating in the cleanup. Last year, over 350 volunteers participated in the 2018 ICC on Assateague Island. University departments, schools, organizations, businesses and individuals are encouraged to attend the annual
cleanup. Those who come out will have the opportunity to get to know the ACT staff and some of the NPS rangers. Plenty of reusable burlap bags courtesy of the NPS at Assateague, and compostable trash bags courtesy of ACT will be available for all volunteers. Those planning to come out to the park for the event should dress appropriately and bring their own gloves if preferred. To better understand the kinds of trash and plastics that accumulate on beaches, volunteers are encouraged to download the Ocean Conservancy’s Clean Swell app on their smart phones. The app allows users to easily report data from cleanups to Ocean Conservancy’s database. Alternative, paper data forms will be available at the check-in site on the day of the cleanup. Questions concerning the 2019 ICC at Assateague Island National Seashore should be directed to Billy Weiland at billy@actforbays.org. For more information, visit www.actforbays.org/ICC-2019.
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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. 27 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, 703-507-0708, http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
WINE ON THE BEACH Ocean City Inlet Parking Lot, 809 S Atlantic Ave., 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM. Featuring a variety of wine and craft beers and live music. General admission cost $35 and includes a commemorative wine glass and wine tasting samples. Valid ID required. Admission cost for dhildren ages 13-20 years is $15. Children 12 years and younger will be admitted free. No pets, picnic baskets, coolers or outside beverages. info@winefest.com, 410280-3306, http://www.winefest.com
TRIVIA WITH JIM MECKLEY Ocean Pines library, 11107 Cathell Road, 2:00 PM. Prizes awarded to the top three teams. Register your four-player team: 410-208-4014. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
Sat., Sept. 28 DELMARVA ESA SURF CONTEST #5 Ocean City beach at 35th Street. Contests are subject to change due to wave and weather conditions: http://delmava.surfesa.org/contact.html or http://delmarva.surfesa.org/2019-summer-series.html.
CHURCH RUMMAGE SALE Ocean City Presbyterian Church, 1301 Philadelphia Ave., 7:00 AM - 1:00 PM.
BEACH YOGA Assateague Island National Seashore, 6633 Bayberry Drive, 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM. Meet at the Shade Pavilion in North Beach parking lot. Low impact exercise to increase balance, flexibility and reduce stress. Yoga is suitable for all levels. Free but park entrance fees are in effect. Donations benefit Assateague Island National Seashore. Take a beach towel. outreachAIA@gmail.com, http://www.AssateagueIslandAlliance.o rg
INTERNATIONAL COASTAL CLEANUP Assateague Island National Seashore, 7206 National Seashore Lane, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM. Participant check-ins will be
stationed under the ACT and NPS tents near the south end pavilion of the North Ocean Beach parking lot. All visitors and volunteers will be admitted free in honor of National Public Lands Day. Trash bags will be provided. Dress appropriately and bring your own gloves if preferred. Volunteers are encouraged to download the Ocean Conservancy’s Clean Swell app for easy reporting of trash data. Alternative, paper data forms will be available at check-in. Billy Weiland, billy@actforbays.org
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION DAY Showell Elementary School, 11318 Showell School Road, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM. Household hazardous waste and computers/laptops may be dropped off, but no other electronics will be accepted. Hazardous waste includes pesticides, pool chemicals, gas and other fuels, oilbased paints, thinners and everyday hazardous wastes accumulating in and around the home. Water-based paints are not hazardous materials and should be properly disposed of in the trash. Open to Worcester County residents only. Mike McClung, 410-632-3177
MAGNIFICENT MONARCH MIGRATION AND TAGGING DEMO Assateague Environmental Education Center, 7206 National Seashore Lane, 11:00 AM. Discover the fascinating life history of these insects and what researchers are learning about their migration to and from Mexico. If conditions are favorable, adult monarchs will be tagged and released. Donations benefit Assateague Island National Seashore. outreachAIA@gmail.com, http://www.AssateagueIslandAlliance.org
FIRE DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY APPRECIATION DAY AND 80TH ANNIVERSARY Bishopville Volunteer Fire Department, 10709 Bishopville Road, 11:00 AM 5:00 PM. Featuring games, food, demonstrations and many vendors. 443880-6966
KANGEN WATER TRUE HEALTH & WELLNESS WORKSHOP Ocean Pines Community Center, Assateague Room, 239 Ocean Parkway, 4:00 PM. The speaker, Terence Hope, has 25 years of experience with alternative medicine approaches to health and wellness and has been a Kangen Water/Enagic Distributor for the past 10 years.
SUPER BINGO Willards Lions Club, Main Street. Doors open at 5 p.m., early bird games at 5:30 p.m., 6 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Regular bingo starts at 7 p.m. Pays $125 per game. Assorted food and desserts for sale. 410-430-1135
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. 29
Mon., Sept. 30 DEADLINE TO ENTER 2ND ANNUAL PICKLEBALL PINK RIBBON CLASSIC The tournament will take place on Oct. 4 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Manklin Meadows Racquet Sports Complex on Manklin Creek Road. Entry cost is $35 and includes snacks, lunch and prizes. Sign-up: Bobbie Corbett, 443-735-2328 or bbcocean@msn.com. http://www.oppickleball.shutterfly.com
WATERCOLOR WORKSHOP Ocean City Senior Center, 104 41st Street, 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM. Doors open at 9:45 a.m. The theme is “By The Water’s Edge” and all levels are welcomed. Cost is $15. Pre-register: 410289-0824.
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, 410-6410157
BERLIN FARMERS MARKET
AROMATHERAPY FOR RELAXATION
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 Kasey Briggs & Natalie Davis. Ivy Wells and Allison Early, 410-973-2051
Snow Hill library, 307 N. Washington St., 5:00 PM. An interactive aromatherapy workshop where the group will discuss how certain scents balance your lives and others spark your creativity. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
OCEAN CITY POWERBOAT GRAND PRIX First race will begin at noon. Second race will begin at 1:30 p.m. Powerboat race starting at 18th Street to 1st Street. 443-783-1298, http://www.oparacing.org/oc.html
CRAB FEAST FUNDRASIER Hooper’s Crab House, 12913 Ocean Gateway, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM. All-youcan-eat steamed crabs, steamed shrimp, Hooper’s fried chicken, Maryland grown corn, hush puppies, unlimited soft drinks and gratuity all included for $40. Tickets can be purchased at the church office of Community Church at Ocean Pines.
WINE ON THE BEACH Ocean City Inlet Parking Lot, 809 S Atlantic Ave., 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM. Featuring a variety of wine and craft beers and live music. General admission cost $35 and includes a commemorative wine glass and wine tasting samples. Valid ID required. Admission cost for dhildren ages 13-20 years is $15. Children 12 years and younger will be admitted free. No pets, picnic baskets, coolers or outside beverages. info@winefest.com, 410-
one hour before performance.
DELMARVA WOMEN’S A CAPELLA CHORUS Mondays - Ocean Pines Community Center, 239 Ocean Parkway, 7:00 PM. Come and sing. Drop-ins welcome. Carol, 410-641-6876
Tues., Oct. 1 FAITH-BASED PARTNERSHIP Burbage Regional Cancer Care Center Conference Room, 9707 Healthway Drive, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM. A cooperative effort for local Worship Centers and Atlantic General Hospital & Health System to increase health awareness, education and healthy living incentives. The group meets the first Tuesday of each month. Gail Mansell, gmansell@atlanticgeneral.org, 410-641-9725
FLU CLINIC MID-ATLANTIC SYMPHONY PERFORMANCE Ocean City Performing Arts Center, in the Ocean City conventtion center, 4001 Coastal Highway, 3:00 PM. The orchestra will kickoff its 22nd season with Lalo Schifrin’s Mandolin Concerto and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7. Tickets cost $45 and can be purchased at www.midatlanticsymphony.org, 888846-8500 or at the box-office opening
Pocomoke Fire Department, 1410 Market St., 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM. Atlantic General Hospital/Health System is providing community flu vaccination for ages 13 and older. High dose flu vaccine will not be offered. Donations made during the clinic will help offset the cost of future flu clinics. 410-641-9FLU (9358)
APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN DULCIMER Berlin library, 13 Harrison Ave., 2:00
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CALENDAR PM. Join the group for a demonstration of the Appalachian Mountain Dulcimer and learn about this historic instrument. Instruments will be available for experimentation and practice. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH IN THE WORKPLACE SEMINAR AND NARCAN TRAINING Ocean Pines library, 11107 Cathell Road, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM. Free, public seminar on how to maintain a work environment that promotes good mental health and reduced substance abuse, and how to spot potential problems. Also, Narcan training offered. RSVP for the Narcan training: info@oceanpineschamber.org. 410-641-5306
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
100+ WOMEN WHO CARE ON THE SHORE MEETING Fins Ale House & Raw Bar, 119 N. Main St., 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM. The group meets three times a year and learns about local nonprofit agencies, nominated by members. Voted on by the group, one agency is selected to receive individual checks of $100 from the members. Open to all women interested in donating to local charities. info.100womenwhocareontheshore@gm ail.com, http://www.facebook.com/100WomenWhoCareOntheShore/
TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY MEETING 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 a healthy lifestyle. jeanduck47@gmail.com
Wed., Oct. 2 WITTY KNITTERS 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
HYPERTENSION CLINICS Sponsored by Atlantic General Hospital and takes place at Rite Aid, 10119 Old Ocean City Blvd., Berlin and at Rite Aid, 11011 Manklin Creek Road, Ocean Pines, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM. Free blood pressure screening and health information. Donna, 410-629-6820
PAINTING WITH WATERCOLOR Berlin library, 13 Harrison Ave., 2:00 PM. Artist Jan Coulborne will demonstrate the use of value, mediums and brush strokes to assist in the creation of a beautiful artwork. Supplies provided. Register: 410-641-0650. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP Ocean Pines library, 11107 Cathell Road, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM. Sponsored by Atlantic General Hospital, the group is open to the public and meets on the first Wednesday of each month. Speaker and education related to Diabetes provided. AGH Diabetes Outpatient Education program, 410-208-9761
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. 410641-7330, http://www.kiwanisofopoc.org
years and older, meet for happy hour. Info: 302-436-9577, 410-524-0649 or BeachSingles.org
GRIEF SUPPORT 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
ONGOING EVENTS BUS TRIP TO HARRINGTON CASINO
DELMARVA HAND DANCE CLUB 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 in the Delmarva region. Members and guests. dance@delmarvahanddancing.com, 410-208-1151, http://delmarvahanddancing.com
OC/BERLIN ROTARY CLUB MEETING Wednesdays - Dunes Manor Hotel, 2800 Baltimore Ave., 6:00 PM. 302540-2127
Thurs., Oct. 3
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, 410-641-5456.
CLASSIC MOVIE THURSDAY Ocean City library, 10003 Coastal Highway, 2:00 PM. Featuring Them (1954). Snacks provided. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
‘ACHIEVING SURGICAL WEIGHT LOSS SUCCESS’ SEMINAR Atlantic General Bariatric Center Conference Room, 10231 Old Ocean City Blvd., Suite 207, Berlin. Takes place the first Monday of each month at 1 p.m. This is a free, in-person seminar. Additional opportunities are also available in the form of an online webinar. Register: 410-641-9568.
STAR CHARITIES MONTHLY MEETING Ocean Pines library, 11107 Cathell Road, 10 a.m., on the first Friday of each month. Anyone interested is welcome. Info: Anna Foultz, 410-641-7667.
GHOST TOURS
FRIDAY NIGHT SERVICES
Ripley’s Believe It or Not!, 401 S. Atlantic Ave., Ocean City, each Friday and Saturday from Sept 27 through Nov. 3. Utilizing EMF meters and laser grids, teams will search out the spirits that call the Ripley’s Odditorium home. Tours start at $15 and begin at 8 p.m. VIP tours from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. include the paranormal seeking equipment in a private guided setting.
Temple Bat Yam, 11036 Worcester Highway, Berlin, every Friday, 7:30 p.m. A reform Jewish Synagogue. Info: 410641-4311.
MERRY MAKERS — ‘PUMPKINS’ Ocean Pines library, 11107 Cathell Road, 10:30 AM. Adult craft group meets the first Thursday of each month and have fun creating with new and recycled materials. October features decorative pumpkins. Register: 410-208-4014. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
boro Road, Pittsville, every Friday, 6:308:30 p.m. This is a contemporary youth and family ministry, designed for kids ages 5-65 years. The program providees a meal, music, games, activities and a life lesson that can be of use to anyone. Info: Rob, 443-366-2813.
FREE WELLNESS WORKSHOPS Free workshops dealing with hypertension, chronic pain self-management, chronic disease self-management, diabetes, fall prevention and cancer. If you would like to register for one of these workshops or you would like more information about bringing any of the workshops to your business or group, contact Jill at MAC, 410-742-0505, Ext. 159. A new workshop, titled “Building Better Caregivers” has been added. It’s a free, 6-week workshop for caregivers of those with conditions that affect memory.
AUMC THRIFT SHOP Atlantic United Methodist Church, 105 Fourth St., Ocean City, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Open Monday through Saturday, year round. Located behind the church with a donation drop off room that is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. 410289-4458
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CATHOLIC FAITH RCIA is a process for individuals, adults and children 8 years and older, who are seeking Baptism. Also for those already baptized in another Christian tradition who want to come into the Catholic Church. Call Rita at 410-289-7038 or come to a session held on Monday evenings at 7 p.m. in the Father Connell Parish Center, 1705 Philadelphia Ave., Ocean City, MD. All are welcome.
POCOMOKE BOOK OF THE MONTH Pocomoke Library, 301 Market St., 2:00 PM. Featuring “What the Eyes Don’t See A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City,” by Mona HannahAttisha. Copies of books are available in advance at the library. 410-957-0878, http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
WORCESTER YOUTH & FAMILY ANNUAL CELEBRATION Worcester Youth and Family Ray Room, 124 N. Main St., 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM. The agency will be celebrating 44 years of serving the community. The event is offered free of charge, with complimentary hors d’oeuvres and live entertainment by Everett Spells. Several individuals will be recognized for their support and dedication to the agency’s mission. 410-641-4598
BEACH SINGLES Thursdays - Harpoon Hanna’s, 39064 Harpoon Road, Fenwick Island, DE, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM. Beach Singles, 45
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Ocean City library, 10003 Coastal Highway. Adults can check out a rod and tackle to use in bay and river waters. An adult library card is required. For more information and regulations, call 410524-1818.
Support groups meet the third Wednesday of each month at 1 p.m. at Atlantic General Hospital, 9714 Healthway Drive, Berlin; and the second Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at PRMC Cancer Institute, 11105 Cathage Road, Ocean Pines. 410-548-7880
FREE VESSEL SAFETY CHECKS For a free vessel check, by a certified United States Power Squadron vessel examiner, contact Tony Curro at tcurro@mchsi.com.
THE DISCOVERY CLUB Delmarva Discovery Museum, 2 Market St., Pocomoke City, Wednesdays, 10:3011:30 a.m. Children, ages 3-5 years, will enjoy books, art, singing and movement coordinating with the week’s theme. Caregivers are invited to join in. www.DelmarvaDiscoveryCenter.org
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SEPTEMBER 27, 2019 Classifieds now appear in Ocean City Today & the Bayside Gazette each week and online at oceancitytoday.com and baysideoc.com.
HELP WANTED 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.
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Clarion Resort Fontainebleau Hotel Attn: Human Resources Dept. 10100 Coastal Highway, Ocean City, MD 21842 Phone: 410-524-3535 Fax: 410-723-9109 EOE M/F/D/V
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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. Now Hiring Maintenance & Housekeeping Help. Fulltime. Full benefits. $12/hour. Call Club Ocean Villas II, 410-524-0880.
NOW HIRING Sub. or PT Painter Good Hours Nice place to work! Contact Gene Brewis Harbour Island Manager 410-251-1423
To Order Product Call Christine 443-880-8397 or email: snowhillavon@ comcast.net To Become an Avon Representative Sign Up at www. ChristinesBeautyShop.com
NOW HIRING!! Production Crew for our WOC kitchen facility Up to $16/hr. Apply online at: www.delmarvadd.com
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Comfort Inn Gold Coast We are seeking to fill the following positions:
~ Housekeeping ~ ~ Maintenance ~ Please apply in person at The Comfort Inn Gold Coast at 112th Street, Ocean City, next to the Gold Coast Mall
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
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FT/ T//YYR COMMUNIT Y HOA MANAGER This position super vises and implements the rules and regulations of the associations. Job duties include: General proper ty operations, knowledge of building main systems, implementing rules and regulations for proper ties, maintain/update databases for current contracts, schedule preventative maintenance, acquire competitive bids, super vise maintenance stafff,, per form 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 stafff,, proficient in contract review and negotiation, strong communication skills, computer literate, knowledge of website maintenance, knowledge of audio visual equipment.
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Courtyard by Marriott 2 15th Street, Ocean City, MD 21842 Now accepting applications for the following YR positions:
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RENTALS
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YEAR ROUND RENTALS: 94th St.: 3BR/3.5BA ($2,200/ mo.). 12th St.: 2BR/2BA ($1,600/mo) w/pool. Both units close to beach & bay. Newly remodeled. Furnished/unfurnished & avail. Oct. 1. Will consider mult. yr. lease for the right tenant. Call 410-251-2892.
Year Round Condo. 1BR, 1BA. Unfurnished. Quiet building. New kitchen and bath. Top floor. $900/month plus utilities. Limit one. No pets. 410-804-3444
2 Story Townhouse to Share. Year-round, Fenwick Island. Fully furnished. Screened-in deck porch. Available immediately. Monthly price includes all utilities! Great location & amenities. Call 410-3656845 for details.
Sat., October 5, 8am-noon. Household items, decorations, etc. Everything must go. 11312 River Run Lane, Berlin. Rain or shine.
RAMBLER MOTEL 9942 Elm Street, WOC (Behind Starbucks) Sleeps 4, $250 per week Manager onsite 410-213-1764
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WINTER WEEKLY RENTALS Family Room $235/week 2BR Apartments $315/wk 3BR Suite $400/week 4BR House $500/week Burgundy Inn 1210 Philadelphia Ave. 410-289-8581
Yearly & Seasonal Rentals We Welcome Pets 7700 Coastal Hwy 410-524-7700 www.holidayoc.com
OFF SEASON RENTAL: Waterfront home/mobile home, 11212 Gum Point Road, Berlin, MD. 2 Bedroom and 4 Bedroom. $900 & $1200 per month. 410-430-9797 (text preferred) WR - 1BR Condo - Off 28th St. - Furnished, $700/mo. w/WiFi. $500 sec deposit. 1BR w/queen & full size beds. House avail. upon request. No smoking/pets. 410-7681791 Winter Rental Downtown OC. 2BR, 2BA. Furnished, W/D. Occupancy limited to 2. Non-smoking/no pets. $675/ mo. plus utilities. 410-2026353 2nd Floor, Oceanfront Boardwalk Condo. 2BR, 1BA. No elev. Washer/dryer. October 1, 2019April 30, 2020. $875 per month plus utilities. 410-598-5572 W/R - 1BR/1BA - 140th Street. Cable, WiFi, furnished, clean. No smoking/no pets. Avail. October 1-April 1. $725/mo. + sec. 302-367-5266 YR Rental, Ocean Pines. 3BR, 2BA. Newly remodeled. New appliances. Indoor/outdoor deck. Large yard. $1450/month plus utilities. 410-202-2887
ROOM RENT ROOM FOR FOR RENT 7 minutes from OC on Coastal Hwy. All utilities included. Master room/private bath. Much more. Newer home. $600/mo. Male/Female. Call for details 443669-3303.
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REAL ESTATE REAL ESTATE 2 Bedroom, 2.5 bath, 123rd Street, Bayside. Email for details: OC.prop.to.sell@gmail. com 2 Bedroom, 2.5 bath, 128th Street, Ocean Block. Email for more information: OC.prop.to.sell@ gmail.com MAKE OFFER! 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.
LOTS LOTS&& ACREAGE ACREAGE Building Lot For Sale. Captains Cove, near Chincoteague, VA. Marina, golf course & restaurant, indoor/outdoor pools. 30 min. from OC. $2500/obo. 410271-0336
AUCTIONS The contents of mini storage units will be sold at public auction. Units to be auctioned; B5, B10, B12, B36, B38, B55, B56, B85, O40, O69, O81, O126, O134, O137, O29, O115, O164, S25, S35, S40, S102, S123, S170, S173, S185, S223, S315, S324, S409, S501, S509, S636, S716. Units are being sold due to non-payment of rent. Common items in units are, household items, furniture, tools, fishing equipment, paintings, antique and vintage items. Date: Saturday, September 28th Time: NEW TIME 10:00AM #1 Starts at Berlin Mini Storage: Route 346 #2 Continues at OC Mini Storage: Route 50 #3 Finishes at OC Mini Storage: Route 611 Terms: CASH ONLY Auctioneer: Tom Janasek
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Used Boat Lift in excellent condition! Located in Montego Bay/North OC. Disassembly/removal your responsibility. $2000/best offer. Bill ~ 443-280-2530 Classifieds 410-723-6397
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. Classified Deadline is Monday @ 5pm
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COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL 2 Office/Retail Spaces & 3 Warehouse Units available in West Ocean City. Call 443-497-4200.
SERVICES SERVICES Eastern Shore Mobile Notary 443-664-2797 Call for quote Make an appointment 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
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Jester celebrates 50 years in real estate business By Morgan Pilz Staff Writer (Sept. 27, 2019) Bob Jester has spent the majority of his life in Worcester County. The 72-year-old has been working in the real estate business for 50 years, which has made him an essential part of Ocean City’s growth as a resort town. Jester currently works with Keller Williams Realty on 75th Street. He also worked for 14 years at Coldwell Banker, which bought out the company he had worked for previously, Moore, Warfield and Glick, where he spent 25 years. He also worked at the Sea Watch high rise when it was first developed as well as a company called Fulton Real Estate. Jester attended Stephen Decatur High School in Berlin and found his interest in real estate when he was a teenager, while babysitting the owner of Kane Real Estate’s children. “Mr. Kane was responsible for most of the major land development,” Jester said. “He developed 63rd Street where the city has all the maintenance area, he developed 94th Street going back all the way to the bay, and he developed all the way up to Montego Bay. He was the single largest developer in Ocean City … and he would let me babysit his kids. “I used to babysit for him and I liked being around all these guys,” he continued. “I liked being around the agents … because they had fast cars and good-looking duds.” Jester spent most of his life living in Ocean City except the time he went to the University of Maryland, College Park and a brief stay in Annapolis while his father worked at the Naval Academy. Jester remained interested in the real estate industry when he joined the United States Coast Guard. He was able to be stationed in Ocean City through connections of his father and uncle, both of whom had also been in the Coast Guard. “[During the Vietnam War] I knew I was gonna get drafted because there weren’t a lot of young people in this county,” Jester said. “So, before I was gonna get drafted, I had connections and got the Coast Guard because I saw this coming.” Jester was stationed in the Coast Guard in February of 1968 and was moved to Ocean City in 1970. During this time, he was able to work both in the Coast Guard and begin his career
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Bob Jester of Ocean City has been selling real estate for 50 years.
in real estate. “I was a gopher … I just did things for [Bounds Real Estate] around the office,” he said. “The owner asked me, ‘So why don’t you get your real estate license?’ So, I went ahead and studied for it and I passed immediately.” During his time in the Coast Guard, he had a six-day week where he worked for three and was off for three. Jester spent his time working three days for the Coast Guard and another three as a real estate agent every week, until his term ended in
‘I was a gopher … I just did things for [Bounds Real Estate] around the office,” he said. “The owner asked me, ‘So why don’t you get your real estate license?’ So, I went ahead and studied for it and I passed immediately.’ Realtor Bob Jester 1972. One of his most interesting experiences came in 1974, which had been a bad year for real estate with an economic downturn. During this time, several high rises like the Carousel and other condominiums were being built, one of which was the Sea Watch on 115th Street. “The Sea Watch was going to go into receivership, which means the developers were going to lose it and the bank was going to take it back and to lower the prices and just get rid of it like a foreclosure,” Jester said. “One of the banks that lent the money on it, I knew one of the senior vice presidents. I said I’d like to interview to run the job … I was the first guy to be hired. So long story short, there were
400 units in the building and we sold 360 of them in 13 months and five days.” Within this story, however, there was another. “I sold a Chinese doctor a unit … he liked the building and he was a very nice man,” he said. “He called me like the next week or whatever he said, I want to come down and we want to buy a unit. He comes down and he brings another man with him. It’s one of his friends, which is another Chinese doctor. “He in turn, goes home and tells his friends, and in the next eight to 12 weeks, I sold 18 units, all to doctors through this one gentleman,” he continued. “That went on for seven or eight years. The office called me the ‘Head Chinaman.’” Having so many years of experience, Jester offered advice for anyone interested in buying a home in Ocean City or near the resort. “You want to have another source of income or you have income and you work on holidays or weekends and then get into where you’re comfortable enough to go full time,” he said. “You have to have enough money to put down whether it’s 10 percent or 20 percent or whatever you to get a 20-, 25- or 30-year loan. “A lot of these places are second homes,” he continued. “Ocean City is a great place to live. It’s a great place to raise your family.” He also offered advice for anyone who wanted to get into real estate. “If you want to get into this business, you have got to have a real outgoing personality because you have to talk to people,” Jester said. “You are helping them make one of the single biggest decisions in their life financially because you’re helping them buy a home. “You have to know the territory,” See JESTER Page 48
By Lauren Bunting Contributing Writer (Sept. 27 2019) A home warranty is different from a homeowner insurance policy. Homeowners insurance policies cover things that “might” happen, such as theft, fire, storms/floods. But, home warranty plans cover things that “will” happen, such as AC isn’t cooling house down, toilet breaks, or dishwasher stops working. Where homeowner insurance policies are mandatory for lenders, a home warranty is optional. In certain situations, a home warranty can be a good idea to give buyers peace of mind that they won’t have any big repair expenses. A home warranty is a yearly service contract which covers the replacement or repair of household appliances and mechanical system components, such as HVAC, that unavoidably break down over time and use. Home warranties cover the parts and components of major home systems and appliances, and technicians are sent to your home to repair them or replace them. From HVAC systems to kitchen appliances, home warranty plans help cover damage caused by normal, everyday wear and tear. To purchase a home warranty, you don’t need to have a home inspection, nor do you need to provide maintenance records before being able to purchase a warranty plan. And, companies don’t refuse coverage based on the age of your home’s systems and appliance. When a technician is sent to your home for a repair, most companies charge a fee per visit. This fee can vary depending on what type of plan you purchase. With many home warranty companies, you can choose your plan’s scope—as little as just covering appliances, or possibly covering only mechanical systems, or you can purchase combo plans that cover both appliances and systems. Usually the systems plans will cover items such as hot water heaters, heating and air conditioning, garbage See HOMEOWNER Page 48
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Shaffers donate $10,000 to AGH campaign (Sept. 27, 2019) David and Patricia Shaffer recently donated $10,000 toward the Atlantic General Campaign for the Future in loving memory of Andre Lavanceau. “Having a local hospital and cancer center is vital to the Worcester County community,” Patricia Ilczuk-Shaffer said. “When Andre’s illness took a turn,
it was the doctors at Atlantic General Hospital who were able to connect us to the resources needed to prolong his life. We were blessed with another three and a half years together. Leaving a legacy in Andre’s name is important to me, my daughter and my grandchildren.” The funds raised during the $10 mil-
David and Patricia Shaffer recently donated $10,000 toward the Atlantic General Campaign for the Future in loving memory of Andre Lavanceau. Pictured, from left, are Toni Keiser, vice president of public relations at AGH; Michael Franklin, AGH president and CEO; David Shaffer and Patricia Ilczuk-Shaffer; and Tammy Patrick, AGH development officer.
lion Atlantic General Campaign for the Future will allow Atlantic General Hospital to complete $35 million in capital projects. Among them is completion of a new 18,000-square-foot full service cancer care center, completion of the women’s health center in West Ocean City, renovation of existing surgical facilities and expansion of emergency services within Atlantic General Hospital as well as improvements to inpatient care areas. To date, the foundation has already secured more than $8.13 million of the $10 million goal in pledges, commitments and grants. 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 by the commitment and generosity of a dedicated community, the hospital’s state-of-the-art facility in Berlin combines personal attention with the latest in technology and services. It provides quality specialty care such as weight loss surgery, orthopedics, outpatient infusion and chemotherapy for individuals with cancer or blood/autoimmune disorders, and a comprehensive Women’s Diag-
nostic Center. Atlantic General Health System, a network of more than 40 primary care providers and specialists associated with AGH, cares for residents and visitors throughout the region. For more information about Atlantic General Hospital, visit www.atlanticgeneral.org.
Homeowner policy does not require home inspection Continued from Page 47 disposals, electrical, etc. Also, you don’t have to currently be purchasing a home to be able to purchase a home warranty plan. While there are many home warranty companies available to choose from, a few of the largest home warranty companies with high customer service ratings from consumeraffairs.com are: American Home Shield, www.ahs.com; Choice Home Warranty, www.choicehomewarranty.com; and Liberty Home Guard, www.libertyhomeguard.com. — Lauren Bunting is an Associate Broker with Bunting Realty, Inc. in Berlin.
Jester offers advice for new home owners and Realtors Diakonia Thrift Store 12748 Stephen Decatur Hwy. – Rt. 611
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Back Corner of Warehouse We have relocated our Thrift Store donation drop offs to 9748 Stephen Decatur Hwy, unit 405. Decatur Business Park behind the main building back right corner of warehouse area. Follow the signs with arrows. Please note that food pantry, toiletries and monetary donations still go to the main house.
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Continued from Page 47 he continued. “People should have a real good understanding of the area like Ocean City, the Boardwalk, know about the bay, know about the fishing, know about South Point Association
because you don’t want to have a lot of questions where you don’t know the answers.” For more information about Jester or real estate, call Keller Williams on 75th Street at 410-726-8829.
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Taylor Bank recently announced the first group of individuals to complete its Professional Development Program. Pictured, from left, are Sarah Matthews, senior customer service associate; Hanna Ford, operations supervisor; Tori Grundman, marketing manager; Atif Gaddis, BSA officer; Meagan Farber, staff accountant; and Ashley DeMarr, electronic services specialist/PT corporate trainer.
Group completes two-year program (Sept. 27, 2019) Taylor Bank announces the first group of individuals to complete its Professional Development Program. Established to meet the development needs of the bank’s next generation, the program included quarterly interactive sessions devoted to competencies common to leadership, including: powerful communication, creating personal and organizational accountability, developing emotional intelligence, improving performance, time management and delegation. The two-year program concluded with a group project and presentation to the bank’s executive team. To celebrate the occasion, the bank held an awards ceremony on Sept. 17. “We are extremely proud of this inaugural class of professionals,” said Raymond M. Thompson, President
and CEO. “We applaud their accomplishment and thank them for their dedication, leadership, and contributions.” The following individuals represent the Professional Development Class of 2019: Ashley DeMarr, electronic services specialist/PT corporate trainer; Tori Grundman, marketing manager; Meagan Farber, staff accountant; Hanna Ford, operations supervisor; Sarah Matthews, senior customer service associate; and Atif Gaddis, BSA officer. Calvin B. Taylor Banking Company, the bank subsidiary of Calvin B. Taylor Bankshares, Inc., founded in 1890, offers a wide range of loan, deposit, and ancillary banking services through both physical and digital delivery channels. The company has 11 banking loca-
tions within the eastern coastal area of the Delmarva Peninsula including Worcester County, Maryland, Sussex County, Delaware and Accomack County, Virginia. There is also a loan production office located in Onley, Virginia.
THE SOUND OF THE SHOFAR A CALL TO ACTION A CALL FOR RENEWAL
JOIN TEMPLE BAT YAM IN THE CELEBRATION OF: THE HIGH HOLY DAYS - THE DAYS OF AWE 2019/5780 ROSH HASHANAH SERVICES:
Sunday Sept. 29, 7:30 p.m. Monday Sept. 30, 10 a.m. Childrens Service Monday Sept. 30, 9 a.m.
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Tuesday Oct. 8, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday Oct. 9, 10 a.m. Childrens Service Wednesday Oct. 9, 9 a.m.
Temple Bat Yam
A Year-Round Reform Jewish Temple Ocean City – Berlin 11036 Worcester Hwy. Berlin, MD 21811 www.templebatyam-oc.org For Visitor and Guest Tickets Call 410-641-4311
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MSO to perform in OC this Sunday
BUSINESS BRIEFS
(Sept. 27, 2019) The Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra will kick off its 22nd season with Lalo Schifrin’s Mandolin Concerto and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7, Sunday, Sept. 29 at the Ocean City Performing Arts Center, inside the Roland E. Powell Convention Center on 40th Street. The concert will begin with Nicolas Mazmanian’s “Mission Impossible Variations,” which was dedicated to Schifrin, an Argentine-American pianist and composer who is best known as one of Hollywood’s top composers. His most notable compositions are the “Theme from Mission: Impossible”
Ed Balcerzak, longtime top producing sales agent in the West Ocean City Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices PenFed Realty office, recently obtained his associate brokers license. Balcerzak has a scope of real estate knowledge and experience that includes, Ed Balcerzak but is not limited to, new construction, resale, commercial, agricultural as well as raw land. He shares Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices PenFed Realty’s commitment to quality and customer service, and professional advancement. He can be reached at 410-520-2600.
and “Bullitt.” Schifrin wrote his “Mandolin Concerto” for Vincent Beer-Demander, one of Europe’s foremost mandolinists. Beer-Demander will join the MSO for the American Premiere of Schifrin’s concerto. The concert will conclude with Beethoven’s iconic Seventh Symphony, which Wagner called “the apotheosis of dance itself.” Tickets cost $45 and can be purchased online at www.midatlanticsymphony.org, by phone at 888-846-8600, or at the box office, which is open one hour before each performance - subject
to availability. The Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra is supported in part by the Maryland State Arts Council; the Talbot County Arts Council; the Worcester County Arts Council; Sussex County, Delaware; the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore, Inc; Costal Style Magazine; and Whats Up? Media. These concerts benefit the Mid-Atlantic Symphony’s mission to offer to the citizens of the mid-Atlantic region musical entertainment and enjoyment and to promote musical activities and programs for the cultural and educational benefit of the public.
Forty-four years of counseling work (Sept. 27, 2019) Worcester Youth and Family Counseling Services, Inc. will hold its annual celebration to commemorate 44 years of serving the community, on Thursday, Oct. 3. The celebration will be held in the Ray Community Room, in the Worcester Youth & Family office, located at 124 North Main Street in Berlin, from 5-7 p.m. There is no cost to attend the event. Complimentary hors d’oeuvres will be provided by Denovo’s Trattoria. Live entertainment will be provided by local
jazz musician Everett Spells. Each year, Worcester Youth & Family recognizes individuals for their support and dedication to the agency’s mission. The honorees are presented with wall décor in their name in the shape of a “sun” to represent the “rays of hope” these individuals have offered the community. This year the following community members will be recognized: Ron Pilling of the Suicide Prevention Coalition as Distinguished Advocate, and Kenny
Tomaselli, Michele “Shelly” Bruder and John Lewis as Outstanding Contributors. This year, Worcester Youth & Family served more than 1,000 friends and neighbors by: helping to prevent homelessness; supporting and empowering at-risk adolescent girls and boys; offering cultural, educational and wellness experiences to children during out of school time; providing comprehensive counseling and therapy services to those coping with life’s stressors; and advocating for neglected and abused children so
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they may have a brighter future. Worcester Youth & Family is a nonprofit organization in Berlin and has been serving the community since 1975. Worcester Youth & Family serves people of all ages by offering a broad spectrum of services, including mental health counseling, youth and adolescent enrichment programs, advocacy for abused and neglected children, and empowerment programs for those less fortunate. For more information about the event, call the office at 410-641-4598.
REAL ESTATE MARKETPLACE WHY RENT WHEN YOU CAN OWN
THIS IS THE ONE!!
401 NAUTICAL LANE
504 NAUTICAL LANE PRICE REDUCED
JUST LISTED
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.
WOW STOP THE CAR this is the one. Ready to move into and enjoy. You will not believe this location. In the community of Montego Bay North Ocean City, MD. Outstanding feature like 4-bedrooms 1-1/2 -baths, front eat-in kitchen with breakfast bar, tile counter top, frost free refrigerator , electric range with self-cleaning oven, large living room plus a huge family room. Central air-conditioning, natural gas heat, full size washer & dryer, updated master bathroom with newer vanity. House type replacement windows throughout, single roof, aluminum siding. Sold fully furnished for $164,500. We are the Original Montego Bay Specialist Since 1971.
Larry Holdren Real Estate, Inc©
Larry Holdren Real Estate, Inc©
13901 Coastal Hwy., Suite 8, Ocean City, MD
13901 Coastal Hwy., Suite 8, Ocean City, MD
For More Information Call 800-252-2223 • 410-250-2700
For More Information Call 800-252-2223 • 410-250-2700
www.larryholdrenrealestate.com • email: ocmdhre@gmail.com
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MONTEGO BAY WATERFRONT!
DIRECT OCEANFRONT
Magnificent oversized lot with 62' of waterfront. Property includes a private dock, pier, and electric boatlift. Home features 3BR/2BA, insulated windows and doors, laminate flooring, and a large open living area. Home is conveniently located within walking distance to the pool, the beach, stores, restaurants, Northside Park and more. Home is being sold fully furnished. Community amenities include 2 inground swimming pools, 2 tennis courts, shuffleboard court, 9 hole mini-golf, an 8 acre wildlife sanctuary with a pond and blacktop walking trail, and a bayfront boardwalk with 3 fishing/crabbing piers...all for only $272.00 a year. $425,000
Call Bill Rothstein
800-745-5988 • 443-280-2530 108 S. Ocean Drive • Ocean City, MD
This beautifully maintained 1BR/1.5BA condo located
on 138th Street. Walking distance to the city busline, restaurants/bars, amusements and the MD/DE stateline. Features include a covered oceanfront balcony with hurricane shutters, a fully equipped kitchen with a newer refrigerator and a new garbage disposal, a half bath in the bedroom, drywall interior, a ceramic tile shower surround and a stack washer & dryer. The building has been well maintained and features an elevator, a basement for owner's storage and off-street parking. A new roof was
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installed in the fall of 2018. The unit is being sold fully furnished. $241,500
Montego Bay Realty
Call Michael “Montego Mike” Grimes
montegobayrealty@aol.com www.montegobayrealty.com
108 S. Ocean Drive • Ocean City, MD
800-745-5988 • 410-250-3020
13800 WIGHT STREET #202
Montego Bay Realty Montegomike@verizon.net www.montegobayrealty.com
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019 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 Monday, October 14, 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 withdraw any interval from the sale and/or to reject any and all bids. Terms of Sale: A deposit in the
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Ocean City Today / Public Notices 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-9/26/3t _________________________________ BWW Law Group, LLC 6003 Executive Blvd., Suite 101 Rockville, MD 20852 (301) 961-6555
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OF REAL PROPERTY AND ANY IMPROVEMENTS THEREON 107 SEA LA. OCEAN CITY, MD 21842 Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust dated September 22, 2007 and recorded in Liber 5000, Folio 144 among the Land Records of Worcester County, MD, with an original principal balance of $440,000.00, 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 OCTOBER 15, 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 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 $39,000 in the form of certified check, cashier’s check or money order will be required of the purchaser at time and place of sale. Balance of the purchase price, together with interest on the unpaid purchase money at the current rate contained in the Deed of Trust Note from the date of sale to the date funds are received by the Sub. Trustees, payable in cash within ten days of final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court. There will be no abatement of interest due from the purchaser in the event additional funds are tendered before settlement. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE FOR THE PURCHASER. Adjustment of current
year’s real property taxes are adjusted as of the date of sale, and thereafter assumed by the purchaser. Taxes due for prior years including costs of any tax sale are payable by the purchaser. Purchaser is responsible for any recapture of homestead tax credit. All other public and/or private charges or assessments, to the extent such amounts survive foreclosure sale, including water/sewer charges, ground rent, whether incurred prior to or after the sale to be paid by the purchaser. Any deferred water and sewer charges that purports to cover or defray cost during construction of public water or wastewater facilities constructed by the developer and subject to an annual fee or assessment are to be paid by the purchaser to the lienholder and are a contractual obligation between the lienholder and each owner of this property, and is not a fee or assessment imposed by the county. Any right of prepayment or discount for early prepayment of water and sewer charges may be ascertained by contacting the lienholder. All costs of deed recordation including but not limited to all transfer, recordation, agricultural or other taxes or charges assessed by any governmental entity as a condition to recordation, are payable by purchaser, whether or not purchaser is a Maryland First Time Home Buyer. Purchaser is responsible for obtaining physical possession of the property, and assumes risk of loss or damage to the property from the date of sale. The sale is subject to post-sale audit of the status of the loan with the loan servicer including, but not limited to, determination of whether the borrower entered into any repayment agreement, reinstated or paid off the loan prior to the sale. In any such event, this sale shall be null and void, and the Purchaser’s sole remedy, in law or equity, shall be the return of the deposit without interest. If purchaser fails to settle within ten days of ratification, subject to order of court, purchaser agrees that property will be resold and entire deposit retained by Sub. Trustees as liquidated damages for all losses occasioned by the purchaser’s default and purchaser shall have no further liability. The defaulted purchaser shall not be entitled to any surplus 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. 165832-3) 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-9/26/3t _________________________________
PAGE 51 Rosenberg & Associates, LLC 4340 East West Highway, Suite 600 Bethesda, MD 20814 (301) 907-8000 www.rosenberg-assoc.com
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OF IMPROVED REAL PROPERTY 63 WHITE HORSE DR. OCEAN PINES, MD 21811 Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust from Nancy A. Shipley dated June 19, 2006 and recorded in Liber 4785, folio 294 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 OCTOBER 11, 2019 AT 1:45 PM ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND, together with the buildings and improvements thereon situated in Worcester County, MD and more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust. Tax ID #03-078558. The property, which is improved by a dwelling, 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 $17,000 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 to be paid in cash within ten days of final ratification of sale by the Circuit Court for Worcester County. Interest to be paid on the unpaid purchase money at the rate pursuant to the Deed of Trust Note from the date of sale to the date funds are received in the office of the Sub. Trustees. There will be no abatement of interest in the event additional funds are tendered before settlement or if settlement is delayed for any reason. The noteholder shall not be obligated to pay interest if it is the purchaser. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE FOR THE PURCHASER. Adjustment of all real property taxes, including agricultural taxes, if applicable, and any and all public and/or private charges or assessments, including water/sewer charges and ground rent, to be adjusted to date of sale and thereafter assumed by purchaser. Condominium fees and/or homeowners association dues, if any, shall be assumed by the purchaser from the date of sale forward. Cost of all documentary stamps, transfer taxes and settlement expenses shall be borne by the purchaser. Purchaser shall be responsible for obtaining physical possession of the property. Purchaser assumes the risk of loss or damage to the property from the date of sale forward. Additional terms to be announced at the time of sale. If the Sub. Trustees are unable to convey good and marketable title,
PAGE 52 the purchaser’s sole remedy in law and equity shall be limited to a refund of the deposit without interest. If the purchaser fails to go to settlement, the deposit shall be forfeited, to the Trustees for application against all expenses, attorney’s fees and the full commission on the sale price of the above-scheduled foreclosure sale. In the event of default, all expenses of this sale (including attorney’s fees and the full commission on the gross sale price of this sale) shall be charged against and paid out of the forfeited deposit. The Trustees may then re-advertise and resell the property at the risk and expense of the defaulting purchaser or may avail themselves of any legal or equitable remedies against the defaulting purchaser without reselling the property. In the event of a resale, the defaulting purchaser shall not be entitled to receive the surplus, if any, even if such surplus results from improvements to the property by said defaulting purchaser and the defaulting purchaser shall be liable to the Trustees and secured party for reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses incurred in connection with all litigation involving the Property or the proceeds of the resale. Trustees’ file number 65323. Diane S. Rosenberg, Mark D. Meyer, et al., Substitute Trustees ALEX COOPER AUCTS, INC. 908 YORK RD., TOWSON, MD 21204 410-828-4838 www.alexcooper.com OCD-9/26/3t _________________________________ BWW Law Group, LLC 6003 Executive Blvd., Suite 101 Rockville, MD 20852 (301) 961-6555
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OF REAL PROPERTY AND ANY IMPROVEMENTS THEREON 3 BAYVIEW CT. OCEAN PINES A/R/T/A BERLIN, MD 21811 Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust dated November 30, 2007 and recorded in Liber 5032, Folio 418 among the Land Records of Worcester County, MD, with an original principal balance of $305,500.00, 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 OCTOBER 8, 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 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.
Ocean City Today / Public Notices Terms of Sale: A deposit of $33,000 in the form of certified check, cashier’s check or money order will be required of the purchaser at time and place of sale. Balance of the purchase price, together with interest on the unpaid purchase money at the current rate contained in the Deed of Trust Note from the date of sale to the date funds are received by the Sub. Trustees, payable in cash within ten days of final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court. There will be no abatement of interest due from the purchaser in the event additional funds are tendered before settlement. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE FOR THE PURCHASER. Adjustment of current year’s real property taxes are adjusted as of the date of sale, and thereafter assumed by the purchaser. Taxes due for prior years including costs of any tax sale are payable by the purchaser. Purchaser is responsible for any recapture of homestead tax credit. All other public and/or private charges or assessments, to the extent such amounts survive foreclosure sale, including water/sewer charges, ground rent, whether incurred prior to or after the sale to be paid by the purchaser. Any deferred water and sewer charges that purports to cover or defray cost during construction of public water or wastewater facilities constructed by the developer and subject to an annual fee or assessment are to be paid by the purchaser to the lienholder and are a contractual obligation between the lienholder and each owner of this property, and is not a fee or assessment imposed by the county. Any right of prepayment or discount for early prepayment of water and sewer charges may be ascertained by contacting the lienholder. All costs of deed recordation including but not limited to all transfer, recordation, agricultural or other taxes or charges assessed by any governmental entity as a condition to recordation, are payable by purchaser, whether or not purchaser is a Maryland First Time Home Buyer. Purchaser is responsible for obtaining physical possession of the property, and assumes risk of loss or damage to the property from the date of sale. The sale is subject to post-sale audit of the status of the loan with the loan servicer including, but not limited to, determination of whether the borrower entered into any repayment agreement, reinstated or paid off the loan prior to the sale. In any such event, this sale shall be null and void, and the Purchaser’s sole remedy, in law or equity, shall be the return of the deposit without interest. If purchaser fails to settle within ten days of ratification, subject to order of court, purchaser agrees that property will be resold and entire deposit retained by Sub. Trustees as liquidated damages for all losses occasioned by the purchaser’s default and purchaser shall have no further liability. The defaulted purchaser shall not be entitled to any surplus 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 in-
surable 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. 326906-1) 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-9/19/3t _________________________________
NOTICE Lease of West Ocean City Harbor Joint Venture Area in Worcester County, Maryland In accordance with the provisions of Section 10-312 of the Local Government Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, the County Commissioners of Worcester County, Maryland propose to lease the following described County property to Thrive Engineering, LLC for the use and occupancy of the designated dock space at the West Ocean City Harbor for the vessel known as Alyosha through a Joint Venture with the County Commissioners of Worcester County, Maryland. WEST OCEAN CITY HARBOR COUNTY JOINT VENTURE AREA - includes the space which is approximately 64 feet in length and running along the bulkhead from the Worcester County Boat Ramp to the Worcester County Governor's Dock on the north side of the Harbor as established by Resolution No. 19-28 on September 3, 2019 and which is reserved for use by the County or County joint ventures as may be from time to time determined by the County Commissioners. PROPOSED LEASE OF WEST OCEAN CITY HARBOR COUNTY JOINT VENTURE AREA - The County Commissioners propose to lease the County Joint Venture Area of the West Ocean City Harbor to Thrive Engineering, LLC for the use and occupancy of the area for docking of the vessel known as Alyosha. TERMS OF LEASE - The County Commissioners propose to lease the above referenced space for a period of five years beginning on October 1, 2019 and ending on September 30, 2024 for an annual fee of $8,500.00 (eight thousand five hundred and 00/100 dollars), plus one-half of the revenues derived from advertising and corporate sponsorships displayed on the various sails and flags on the Alyosha which operates sailing cruises in the Atlantic Ocean along the coast of Ocean City, Maryland from the Ocean City Inlet north to approximately 120th Street during summer months from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend. OPPORTUNITY FOR OBJECTIONS - Anyone objecting to the proposed lease of the above County property shall do so in writing sub-
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019 mitted to the address below prior to 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 25, 2019, or in person at the regularly scheduled meeting of the County Commissioners at 10:10 a.m. on October 1, 2019 in the County Commissioners Meeting Room, Room 1101 - Government Center, One West Market Street, Snow Hill, Maryland 21863. WORCESTER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OCD-9/12/3t _________________________________
NOTICE
OF PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING AMENDMENT TO COUNTY ROADS INVENTORY WORCESTER COUNTY Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 1-204 of the Public Works Article of the Code of Public Local Laws of Worcester County, Maryland that the County Commissioners of Worcester County will hold a Public Hearing on October 15, 2019 at 10:20 a.m. in the County Commissioners’ Meeting Room, Room 1101 Government Center One West Market Street, Snow Hill, Maryland 21863 The purpose of the hearing is to receive public comment on the proposed inclusion into the Inventory of County Roads of the following public road which is located on the west side of Langmaid Road, in the Fourth Tax District of Worcester County, Maryland as shown on Worcester County Tax Map 49 as Parcel 27 and known as Arcadia Subdivision: 1. Arcadia Circle being approximately 0.39 mile in length. Copies of the plat for the above referenced road are filed with the Department of Public Works - Roads Division, 6113 Timmons Road, Snow Hill, Maryland and are available during regular business hours (Monday through Thursday, 6:00 AM 4:30 PM, except holidays) for inspection. The public is invited to attend the hearing and make comment. WORCESTER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OCD-9/12/3t _________________________________ REGAN J. R. SMITH ESQ WILLIAMS, MOORE, SHOCKLEY & HARRISON LLP 3509 COASTAL HIGHWAY OCEAN CITY, MD 21842
NOTICE
OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Estate No. 17994 TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF MARGARET REGAN VIGNALE Notice is given that Joseph Vignale Jr., 13226 Bank Street, Bishopville, MD 21813, was on September 09, 2019 appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Margaret Regan Vignale who died on August 12, 2019, with a will. Further information can be obtained by reviewing the estate file in the office of the Register of Wills or
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019 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 9th day of March, 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. Joseph Vignale Jr. 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 19, 2019 OCD-9/12/3t _________________________________
NOTICE
OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Estate No. 17990 TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF JOHN J. SAUER SR. Notice is given that Regina M. Cusson, 9 Pierson Green, Cromwell, CT 06416, was on September 05, 2019 appointed Personal Representative of the estate of John J. Sauer Sr. who died on August 23, 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 5th day of March, 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,
Ocean City Today / Public Notices 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. Regina M. Cusson 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 12, 2019 OCD-9/12/3t _________________________________
livery 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. Joseph Michael Kucinski 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 19, 2019 OCD-9/19/3t _________________________________
CECILE R. CROGAN, ESQ LAW OFFICERS OF PETER G. ANGELOS ONE CHARLES CENTER, 100 N. CHARLES STREET, 22ND FLOOR BALTMORE, MD 21201
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. 19-40, on the lands of Mohammad Nasir and Mahe Iqbal requesting a special exception to allow an existing manufactured home to be used for non-residential purposes in the A-1 Agricultural District, pursuant to Zoning Code Sections ZS 1-116(c)(3), ZS 1-201(c)(12), ZS 1-305, ZS 1-314 and ZS 1-339, located at 2832 Betheden Church Road, at the terminus of Klej Grange Road, Tax Map 78, Parcel 99, in the Eighth Tax District of Worcester County, Maryland. 6:35 p.m. Case No. 19-37, on the application of Charles “Roy” Trageser, on the lands of YK Enterprises, LLC, requesting a variance to the Ordinance prescribed lot width requirement from 200 feet to 182.74 feet (a reduction of 17.26 feet) in the E-1 Estate District, pursuant to Zoning Code Sections ZS 1-116(c)(4), ZS 1203(b)(4), and ZS 1-305, located at 12046 St. Martins Neck Road, approximately 1,988 feet west of Back Creek Road, Tax Map 10, Parcel 167, in the Fifth Tax District of Worcester County, Maryland. 6:40 p.m. Case No. 19-32, on the application of Dylan Drew, on the lands of Mary Ange, requesting a variance to the Ordinance prescribed front yard setback from 25 feet to 14.7 feet (an encroachment of 10.3 feet) associated with the proposed construction of a single-family dwelling in the R-2 Suburban Residential District, pursuant to Zoning Code Sections ZS 1116(c)(4), ZS 1-206(b)(2) and ZS 1-305, located at 12121 Salt Point Road on the northwestern corner of
NOTICE
OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Estate No. 15308 TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF DAVID JAMES KUCINSKI Notice is given that Joseph Michael Kucinski, 2587 Captains Corridor, Greenbackville, VA 23356, was on September 11, 2019 appointed Personal Representative of the estate of David James Kucinski who died on September 4, 2013, with a will. Further information can be obtained by reviewing the estate file in the office of the Register of Wills or by contacting the personal representative or the attorney. All persons having any objection to the appointment (or to the probate of the decedent’s will) shall file their objections with the Register of Wills on or before the 11th day of March, 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 de-
NOTICE
OF PUBLIC HEARING WORCESTER COUNTY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS AGENDA
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2019
PAGE 53 the intersection with Cove Landing Road, Tax Map 4, Parcel 26, Block 9, Lot 1, in the Fifth Tax District of Worcester County, Maryland. 6:45 p.m. Case No. 19-39, on the lands of Vincent & Denise Lynch, requesting a special exception to reconstruct a non-conforming two-story addition to an existing single family dwelling, in the V-1 Village and RP Resource Protection Districts, pursuant to Zoning Code Sections ZS 1-116(c)(3), ZS 1-122(d)(1)B, ZS 1-204(b)(2) and ZS 1-305, located at 10720 St. Martins Neck Road, approximately 507 feet south of Bishopville Road (MD Route 367), Tax Map 9, Parcel 153, in the Fifth Tax District of Worcester County, Maryland. 6:50 p.m. Case No. 19-36, on the application of Mark S. Cropper, Esquire, on the lands of Hugh F. Jr. and Tonia B. Wilde, requesting a variance to the Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Regulations to allow a pier to extend greater than 100’ over state or private wetlands in the R-1 Rural Residential District and the RP Resource Protection District pursuant to Zoning Code Sections ZS 1116(m), ZS 1-116(n)(2) and Natural Resources Sections § NR 3-125(b)(1) and NR 3-111, located at 10620 Piney Island Drive, approximately 530 feet south of Bunting Road, Tax Map 15, Parcel 218, Lot 7, in the Fifth Tax District of Worcester County, Maryland. 6:55 p.m. Case No. 19-38, on the application of Mark S. Cropper, Esquire, on the lands of David Dvorchak, requesting a shoreline modification to exceed the allowable channelward extension of 19.4 feet by 7 feet (for a total of 26.4 feet channelward) in conjunction with a proposed boat lift in the R-2 Suburban Residential District, pursuant to Zoning Code Sections ZS 1-116(n)(2) and Natural Resources Sections § NR 2-102(e)(1), located at 10506 Brighton Road, approximately 265 feet north of Rumgate Road, Tax Map 21, Parcel 8, Section A, Lot 17, of the Cape Isle of Wight Subdivision, in the Tenth Tax District of Worcester County, Maryland. 7:05 p.m. Case No. 19-41, on the application of Hugh Cropper, IV, Esquire, on the lands of Michael and Diana Abbaticchio, requesting an after-the-fact variance to the Ordinance prescribed right side yard setback from 9.4 feet to 3.6 feet (an encroachment of 5.8 feet) associated with the construction of a second story on an existing one-story detached garage in the A1 Agricultural District, pursuant to Zoning Code Sections ZS 1-116(c)(4), ZS 1-201(d)(2), and ZS 1-305, located at 8921 Stephen Decatur Highway, on the northwesterly side of Stephen Decatur Highway, approximately 373 feet south of Dutch Harbor Lane, Tax Map 33, Parcel 9, Lot 6, in the Tenth Tax District of Worcester County, Maryland. 7:10 p.m. Re-Advertisement of Case No. 1924, 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
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proposed construction of a single family dwelling in the R-3 MultiFamily 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. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS OCD-9/26/2t _________________________________ Stern & Eisenberg Mid-Atlantic, PC 9920 Franklin Square Drive, Suite 100 Baltimore, Maryland 21236 Paul J. Moran, Esq. Steven K. Eisenberg Substitute Trustees 9920 Franklin Square Drive, Suite 100, Baltimore, Maryland 21236 v Joan L. Trent 14 Drawbridge Rd Ocean Pines, Maryland 21811 Laura L. Sauers Revocable Trust 14 Drawbridge Rd Ocean Pines, Maryland 21811 The Laura L. Sauers Family Ttust 14 Drawbridge Rd Ocean Pines, Maryland 21811 Charles F. Sauers Revocable Trust 14 Drawbridge Rd Ocean Pines, Maryland 21811 The Estate of Joan L. Trent, C/0 RICHMOND T. P. DAVIS, Personal Representative 5525 TWIN KNOLLS ROAD, SUITE 325 COLUMBIA, MD 21045 Defendant IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR WORCESTER COUNTY CASE# C-23-CV-19-000078
NOTICE
ORDERED, by the Circuit Court for Worcester County this 18th day of September, 2019, that the foreclosure sale of the real property known as 14 Drawbridge Rd., Ocean Pines, Maryland 21811, being the property mentioned in these proceedings, made and reported by Paul J. Moran and Steven K. Eisenberg, Substitute Trustees, be RATIFIED AND CONFIRMED, unless cause to the contrary thereof be shown on or before the 21st day of October, 2019. Provided a copy of this Order is inserted in some weekly newspaper printed in Worcester County, once in each of three successive weeks, before the 14th day of October, 2019. The Report states the amount of the Foreclosure Sale to be $233,000.00. Susan R. Braniecki Clerk of the Circuit Court of Worcester County, Maryland True COPY TEST: SUSAN R. BRANIECKI CLERK OF THE CIRUIT COURT WORCEster County, MD OCD-9/26/3t _________________________________
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NOTICE
OF AMENDMENTS TO BILL 19-3 WORCESTER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Take Notice that Amendments to Bill 19-3 (Zoning - Boarding and Lodging Rentals) were introduced by Commissioners Bertino, Bunting, Church, Elder, Nordstrom and Purnell on September 17, 2019. A fair summary of the amendments to the bill are as follows: § ZS 1-103(b). (Adds a new definition of “Bedroom” in the Zoning and Subdivision Control Article of the Code of Public Local Laws of Worcester County, Maryland.) § ZS 1-351. (Amends this new section to the Zoning and Subdivision Control Article to regulate "short term rentals (STR)" to specify that the definition of a “family or housekeeping unit” in the County Zoning Ordinance shall not apply in determining the occupancy limitations for licensed short term rentals, but rather that occupancy limitations shall be determined based upon the maximum occupancy of bedrooms at a ratio of one occupant per fifty square feet of unobstructed floor area; and amends the requirement to provide one additional offstreet parking space for short-term rentals to apply only to structures for which a building permit application is received after the effective date of this section.) A Public Hearing will be held on the amendments to Bill 19-3 at the Commissioners' Meeting Room, Room 1101 - Government Center, One West Market Street, Snow Hill, Maryland, on Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. This is only a fair summary of the amendments to the bill. A full copy of the amended 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-9/26/2t _________________________________
NOTICE
OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT APPLICATION WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND The Worcester County Commissioners will conduct a public hearing to obtain the views of citizens on community, economic development, and housing needs to be considered for submission of an application to the Maryland Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program for the Newark Spray Irrigation Project. Citizens will have the opportunity to discuss proposed projects and to provide input on other needs to be considered. A draft of the application to be submitted is avail-
able for the public to review in the County Commissioners Office, Room 1103 Government Center, One West Market Street, Snow Hill, Maryland 21863. The hearing will be held on: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2019 AT 10:20 A.M. in the COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING ROOM Room 1101- Government Center One West Market Street, Snow Hill, MD 21863 Citizens will be furnished with information including but not limited to: - The amount of CDBG funds available for State Fiscal Year 2020; - The range of activities that may be undertaken with CDBG funds; and - The proposed project under consideration by Worcester County The Maryland CDBG Program is a federally funded program designed to assist governments with activities directed toward neighborhood and housing revitalization, economic development, and improved community facilities and services. It is administered by the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD). The Maryland CDBG Program reflects the State’s economic and community development priorities and provides public funds for activities which meet one of the following national objectives, in accordance with the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, that: 1.Benefit low and moderate income persons and households; 2.Aid in the prevention or elimination of slums or blight; 3.Meet other community development needs of an urgent nature, or that are an immediate threat to community health and welfare. Efforts will be made to accommodate the disabled and non-English speaking residents with 5 days’ advanced notice to Kelly Shannahan at 410-632-1194. Questions may be directed to John Ross, Deputy Director of Public Works, at 410-641-5251, ext. 2412. Diana Purnell, President Worcester County Commissioners OCD-9/26/1t _________________________________
NOTICE TO BIDDERS Purchase of Hydraulic Crawler Excavator Worcester County, Maryland The Worcester County Commissioners are currently accepting bids for the purchase of one (1) new current production model Hydraulic Crawler Excavator for the Solid Waste Division of Public Works. Bid specification packages and bid forms are available from the Office of the County Commissioners, Room 1103 - Worcester County Government Center, One West Market Street, Snow Hill, Maryland 21863, may be obtained online at www.co.worcester.md.us or by calling the Commissioners’ Office at 410-632-1194 to
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019 request a package by mail. Sealed bids will be accepted until 1:00 PM, Monday, October 21, 2019 in the Office of the County Commissioners at the above address, at which time they will be opened and publicly read aloud. Envelopes shall be marked "Bid for Hydraulic Crawler Excavator" in the lower left-hand corner. After opening, bids will be forwarded to the Department of Public Works for tabulation, review and recommendation to the County Commissioners for their consideration at a future meeting. In awarding the bid, the Commissioners reserve the right to reject any and all bids, waive formalities, informalities and technicalities therein, and to take whatever bid they determine to be in the best interest of the County considering lowest or best bid, quality of goods and work, time of delivery or completion, responsibility of bidders being considered, previous experience of bidders with County contracts, or any other factors they deem appropriate. All inquiries shall be directed to Michael Mitchell, Solid Waste Superintendent, at 410632-3177. OCD-9/26/1t _________________________________ COHN, GOLDBERG & DEUTSCH, LLC ATTORNEYS AT LAW 600 BALTIMORE AVENUE SUITE 208 TOWSON, MD 21204 410-296-2550 File #: 454559 Edward S. Cohn Stephen N. Goldberg Richard E. Solomon Richard J. Rogers Michael McKeefery Christianna Kersey David W. Simpson, Jr. 600 Baltimore Avenue, Suite 208 Towson, MD 21204 Substitute Trustees Plaintiffs v. Samer Ramadan 12415 Torquay Road West Ocean City, MD 21842 Defendant IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND Case No. C-23-CV-19-000206
NOTICE
Notice is hereby given this 19th day of September, 2019, by the Circuit Court for Worcester County, that the sale of the property mentioned in these proceedings, made and reported, will be ratified and confirmed, unless cause to the contrary thereof be shown on or before the 21st day of October, 2019, provided a copy of this notice be published in a newspaper of general circulation in Worcester County, once in each of three successive weeks before the 14th day of October, 2019. The Report of Sale states the amount of the foreclosure sale price to be $187,600.00. The property sold herein is known as 12415 Torquay Road, West Ocean City, MD 21842. Susan R. Braniecki Clerk of the Circuit Court Worcester County, Maryland True Copy
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Test: Susan R. Braniecki Clerk of the Circuit Court Worcester County MD OCD-9/26/3t _________________________________ IN THE MATTER OF: Timothy Tut Lawson FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO: Sophia Grace Lawson IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND Civil No.: C-23-FM-19-000399
NOTICE
(Adult) (DOM REL 61) The above Petitioner has filed a Petition for Change of name in which he/she seeks to change his/her name from Timothy Tut Lawson to Sophia Grace Lawson. The petitioner is seeking a name change because: I am a transgender person and I wish my name and gender marker to reflect this change on all my legal documents. Any person may file an objection to the Petition on or before the 15th day of October, 2019. The objection must be supported by an affidavit and served upon the Petitioner in accordance with Maryland Rule 1-321. Failure to file an objection or affidavit within the time allowed may result in a judgment by default or the granting of the relie sought. A copy of this notice shall be published one time in a newspaper of general circulation in the county/city at least fifteen (15) days before the deadlines to file an objection. Susan R. Braniecki CLERK True Copy Test: Susan R. Braniecki Clerk of the Circuit Court Worcester County, MD OCD-9/26/1t _________________________________
NOTICE
OF PUBLIC HEARINGS BOARD OF PORT WARDENS Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 106, “Waterways,” Article II – “Shoreline Development” of the Code of the Town of Ocean City, Maryland, hereinafter referred to as the Code, same being the Port Wardens Ordinance of Ocean City, Maryland, notice is hereby given that public hearings will be conducted in the Council Chambers of City Hall located at 301 Baltimore Avenue, Ocean City, Maryland. Thursday, October 10,2019 At 2:00 p.m. A request has been submitted to replace +/- 60’ of replacement vinyl bulkhead, install (1) swinger jet ski lift w/associated piling. Construct a 8x14’ recessed dock, maximum channelward 6’ when ski is extended out. The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 158 WINTER HARBOR DR Parcel #
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 September 26, 2019 or to have it otherwise disposed of in a manner provided by law. Line No Year 855.19 2005 981.19 1994 983.19 2002 995.19 2014
Make CHRYSLER FORD HYUNDAI HYUNDAI
Model 300 ECONOLINE ELANTRA GENESIS
Color BLUE GOLD BLACK WHITE
Style 4D E150 4D 2S
VIN 2C3JA63H45H101104 1FDEE14N9RHB23373 KMHDN45DX2U467973 KMHHT6KD4EU119453
Mileage N/A N/A 205,906 N/A
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-9/26/3t ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1594A-37 in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland. PW19-077 APPLICANT: MCGINTY MARINE CONSTRUCTION OWNER: JOHN & LINDA CONDON A request has been submitted to construct (3) 3x18’ finger piers and install five boat lifts with associated pilings, creating (5) boat slips (slips 52-56) a maximum of 18’ from existing pier. The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 2205 PHILADELPHIA AVE Parcel # 4236 in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland. PW19-078 APPLICANT: J. STACEY HART AND ASSOCIATES OWNER: HARBOUR TOWNE CONDOMINIUMS, C/O STEVEN L. HORR A request has been submitted to remove a 5x18’ section from the existing dock (new dock dimensions = 5x32’), construct a 4x16’ pier. Install (1) boat lift and one (1) double PWC lift w/ associated pilings a maximum of 21’ channelward of existing bulkhead MHW/MLW. The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 714 141ST ST Parcel # 9431A-7 in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland. PW19-079 APPLICANT: J. STACEY HART & ASSOCIATES OWNER: LINDA DONELLAN & ROBERT MCCARTHY JR. A request has been submitted to install two (2) boat lifts with associated pilings a maximum of 50’ channelward. The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 233 S OCEAN DR Parcel # 8020A-in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland. PW19-080 APPLICANT: J. STACEY HART & ASSOCIATES OWNER: MICHAEL & LESLIE DIFONZO A request has been submitted to install one (1) boat lift with associated pilings a maximum channelward 18’ of existing bulkhead face/MHW/MLW The site of the proposed construction is described as
being located at 203 S HERON DR UNIT 204A Parcel # 6067A-in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland. PW19-081 APPLICANT: J. STACEY HART & ASSOCIATES OWNER: GERALD MCALLISTER, JR. A request has been submitted to install one (1) boat lift with associated pilings a maximum of 36’ channelward. The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 2209 PHILADELPHIA AVE UNIT 504 Parcel # 3205 -504 in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland. PW19-082 APPLICANT: J. STACEY HART & ASSOCIATES OWNER: MYERS ROBERT L & BRENDA H MYERS A request has been submitted to add a 5 x 25’ finger pier to existing 6 x 21’ pier, and to relocate existing boat lift with associated piling. Maximum channelward distance 21’. The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 164 WINTER HARBOR DR Parcel # 1597A-34 in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland. PW19-085 APPLICANT: MCGINTY MARINE CONSTRUCTION OWNER: BLAKE & CINDY MCGRATH OCD-9/26/2t _________________________________
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
NOTICE
OF PUBLIC HEARING Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 110, Zoning, of the Code of the Town of Ocean City, Maryland, notice is hereby given that a public
hearing will be conducted by the Planning and Zoning Commission in the Council Chambers of City Hall located at 301 Baltimore Avenue in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland on: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2019 At 7:00 pm Pursuant to the provisions of Article II, Section 5, Conditional Uses, a request has been filed under the provisions of Section 110-514(18), Uses permitted by Conditional Use in the LC-1, Local Commercial, Zoning District, to permit a full-service car wash. The site of the request is described as Lots 10, 15 and 16 in Block 49 and Lots 11, 12, 13 and 14, Block 59 on the Plat of Fenwick; further described as located on the west side of Coastal Highway and north side of 141st Street, formerly known as “Phillips Restaurant, 14101 Coastal Highway, in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland. APPLICANT: JOSEPH E. MOORE, ESQ., ATTORNEY FOR CRAIN PARTNERS, LLC (FILE #19-12100003) No oral or written testimony will be accepted after the close of the public hearing. Public hearings that are not completed at one meeting may be continued without additional advertised notice provided the Commission Chairperson announces that the hearing will be continued and gives persons in attendance an opportunity to sign up for written notice of the additional hearing dates. For further information concerning this public hearing, please contact the Department of Planning and Community Development, Room 242, City Hall, 301 Baltimore Avenue, Ocean City, MD 21842. Phone 410-289-8855. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION PAM GREER BUCKLEY, CHAIRPERSON WILLIAM E. ESHAM, III, ATTORNEY OCD-9/26/2t _________________________________
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OF PUBLIC HEARING BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS TOWN OF OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 110 of the Code of Ocean City, Maryland, hereinafter referred to as the Code, same being the Zoning Ordinance for Ocean City, Maryland, notice is hereby given that public hearings will be conducted by the Board of Zoning Appeals for Ocean City, Maryland in the Council Chambers of City Hall located on Baltimore Avenue and Third Street, in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland on: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2019 at 6:00 pm Pursuant to the provisions of Section 110-93(2), Powers, of the Code, an appeal has been filed pursuant to the provisions of Section 110-94(2)(b)
requesting a special parking exception to waive two (2) parking spaces to allow the creation of an office and storage space in the northwest corner of the parking garage. The site of the appeal is described as Lot 105, Block 48, Tax Map 0114, Parcel 0675A of the Oceanbay City Plat; further described as located on the south side of 81st Street, and known locally as Saint Tropez Condominium, 5-81st Street, in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland. APPLICANT: MAD DESIGN GROUP, INC – (BZA 2537 #19-09400012) at 6:10 pm Pursuant to the provisions of Section 110-93(2), Powers, of the Code, an appeal has been filed pursuant to the provisions of Section 110-94(3)(a) requesting special yard exceptions to the minimum 5’ setbacks from the front and rear site lines required per Code for a replacement manufactured home in keeping with the setbacks of the adjoining site on the west side. The site of the appeal is described as Lot 3-C, Section C of the Warren’s Park Mobile Home Plat; further described as located on the north side of Middle Way Lane and locally known as 8 Middle Way Lane,
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in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland. APPLICANT: ADAM RONES (BZA 2538 #19-09400013) Further information concerning the public hearings may be examined in the office of the Department of Planning and Community Development in City Hall. Alfred Harrison, Chairman Heather Stansbury, Attorney OCD-9/26/2t _________________________________
SHERIFF’S SALE
OF PERSONAL PROPERTY KNOWN AS WARREN’S PARK INC, 5101 COASTAL HWY., OCEAN CITY, MD 21842, AND INCLUDES STOCK CERTIFICATE NO. 612 ISSUED BY WARREN’S PARK INC, FOR LOT NO. 7BA/INCLUDING MOBILE HOME ON LOT NO. 7BA Pursuant to Writ of Execution issued in Case No. C-23-CV-18-000257 in the Circuit Court for Worcester County, Maryland, in accordance with MD. Rule 2-642 , I have this 21st day of June 2019, levied upon, seized and attached as Sheriff of Worcester County, Maryland, all of the right, title, claim, estate and interest of Michael Reagan Sr., (“Judgment Debtor”), in and to certain personal property located at Warren’s Park, Inc. 5101 Coastal Highway, Ocean City, Maryland 21842, MD and includes Stock Certificate No.612 issued by Warren’s Park, Inc. for Lot No. 7BA, 1750 Shares, and including the mobile home located on Lot No. 7BA as more particularly described below. Purchasers should be aware that they are purchasing the interest Michael Reagan Sr.only. The described property will be sold subject to reservations of title, subject of liens of records, and all claims known and unknown. In order to obtain clear title, the cost of conveyance and outstanding senior liens, if any, must be paid by the purchaser. This notice of sale will be posted on a bulletin board in the vicinity of the courthouse door, for at least 20 days before sale. I hereby give public notice that on, October 18th, 2019 at the hour of , 1:00pm, I will offer for sale at public auction on the steps of the courthouse of the Circuit Court for Worcester County, 1 West Market Street #104, Snow Hill, MD 21863, all the right, title, estate, claim and interest of Judgment Debtor in and to the following personal property (the “Property”): Worcester County Tax ID Number 10-439183 BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED as Lot 7B S A 1750 SH W/S Coastal Hwy Warrens Park Co-Op. Premise Address: 6 Bay Overlook Ln Ocean City, MD 21842 Including a mobile home 414 SF located on Lot No. 7BA of Warren’s Park TERMS OF SALE: A deposit in the amount of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), payable by certified check or other form acceptable to the Sheriff’s Department of Worcester County, will be required of the purchaser(s) at the time and place of sale. The balance of the purchase
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019 price shall be due at settlement by certified check with interest on the unpaid balance of the purchase price at the rate of ten percent (10%) per annum from the date of sale to and including the date of settlement. Taxes, water and all other municipal charges and liens owed against the Property that are not otherwise extinguished as a matter of law as a result of the Sheriff’s sale shall be the responsibility of the purchaser and shall be paid by the purchaser at settlement. The property sold will be subject to the rules and Warren’s Park, Inc. The Property will be sold in an “AS IS” condition and without any warranties or representations, either express or implied, as to the nature, condition or description of the improvements. In addition, the Property will also be sold subject to all existing housing, building and zoning code violations, subject to all critical area and wetland violations, subject to all environmental problems and violations which may exist on or with respect to the Property, and subject to all matters and restrictions of record affecting the same, if any. The purchaser at the Sheriff’s sale shall assume the risk of loss for the above-referenced Property immediately after the sale takes place. It shall be the purchaser’s responsibility to obtain possession of the Property following ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court for Worcester County, Maryland and conveyance of the Property by the Sheriff to the purchaser. The Property will be sold subject to all senior liens and encumbrances, if any, and subject to all easements, conditions, restrictions, rights of redemption, covenants, such state of facts that an accurate survey or physical inspection of the Property might disclose, and agreements of record affecting the Property. The purchaser shall pay at settlement all state and local transfer taxes, documentary stamps, recordation taxes and fees, title examination costs, attorneys’ fees, conveyance fees and all other incidental settlement costs. The purchaser shall settle and comply with the sale terms within fifteen (15) days following the final ratification of sale by the Circuit Court for Worcester County, Maryland. Time is of the essence. In the event of default by said purchaser and at their risk and expenses, the Sheriff may declare the deposit forfeited and resell the premises. In such event the defaulting purchaser will be liable for payment of all costs and expenses of both sales. The forfeited deposit, less expenses, will credited towards the judgment after final ratification. This sale will be final after ratification from the court. The information contained herein was obtained from sources deemed to be reliable, but is offered for informational purposes only. The Sheriff, the Auctioneer, and the Judgment Creditor do not make any representations or warranties with respect to the accuracy of this information. Auctioneer: Worcester Auction & Abstract Service Company, Inc. Matthew Crisafulli, Sheriff OCD-9/26/3t _________________________________
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Local cab companies need help competing One of the better examples of government having difficulty keeping up with the changing times is the sorry state of the traditional taxi industry. It is being hammered by ride-hailing outfits such as Uber and Lyft, which are largely unregulated by government, while traditional cab companies have to toe the regulatory line in the interest of protecting the public. It makes no sense if, as one operator put it this week, the traditional cab business revenue in this area has plummeted dramatically because of ride-hailing’s entry into the resort market. While it might be argued that the cab industry must suck it up like any other enterprise threatened by newer technology and figure out a better way to compete, it isn’t like any other enterprise. It’s held to a higher standard than its competitors, which, warranted or not, have captured a big share of an increasingly app-happy market. It’s more fashionable, in other words, to tap a ride on a phone app than it is to call a cab, even though the cab fare for short trips is less in most cities than what Uber would charge. Ocean City government has acknowledged the situation by lowering certain fees, but it remains focused on maintaining control of a commercial concern for the benefit of a society that’s increasingly ignoring it. Besides, the standard business models no longer apply, as Amazon demonstrated by losing billions of dollars in its first few years before turning an almost negligible profit seven years after its founding. Uber is losing money too, a lot of it, and it doesn’t care because Wall Street investors still believe the big payoff will come, as the company seeks greater saturation of the market. Meanwhile, the local cabbie is paying the price of ride-hailing companies’ ambitions. Assuming it wishes to continue providing resort’s visitors with a cab ride that bears its seal of approval, Ocean City government needs to start thinking creatively about how it will help these companies compete against outfits that answer only to themselves.
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SEASON FINALE Cars are on display during the Ocean City Cruzers event on Somerset Street, Sunday, Sept. 22. It was the organization’s last car show of the summer season.
Observations on ‘observe’ Risk-taker that I am, I made note last week of the police custom of “observing” incidents rather than “seeing” them, and suggesting in the process that the difference between the two at trial would be exile to a galaxy far, far away for being “observed” crossing against the light, as opposed to receiving a warning and a free car wash for having been “seen” doing the same. By As plausible as that unStewart doubtedly sounds, especially exile-in-space part, it is Dobson the not true. Before I explain why that is, I should point out that making ridiculous comparisons with regard to police practices can have ramifications. “So, Mr. Dobson, we have observed you making fun of the police again. But before we discuss it, here’s a question for you: did you ever observe the 1932 movie, ‘I Am A Fugitive From A Chain Gang?’ I have, as it happens, and it’s not “Mary Poppins Returns.” So, as I was saying, the police have a good reason for using “observe” instead of “see” on their reports. As it turns out, I have been illuminated by a former law enforcement official, who advised me that police officers are taught to use “observe” in the police academy. That’s because there’s no misunderstanding what’s being said or written. It also prevents officers from alienating juries with past participle abuse by saying, “I seen.”
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I do feel comfortable saying, however, that someone, somewhere at some point in their careers declared that he or she witnessed an incident because they were “observating” at the time. The fact is, the English language is constantly changing, as observers of the MerriamWebster dictionary crew well know. That’s especially true in recent years, with hundreds of new words added to the acceptable usage list. This includes the relatively new term, “adulting” which means to do what an adult would do, and is drawn from the new verb, “to adult.” In other words, it’s now perfectly acceptable to say, “I adulted yesterday,” even though my belief is that anyone who says, “adulted” still has some work to do. Or, at the very least, might want to take up reading something besides the screens on their phones. But “observe?” Perfectly acceptable in law enforcement usage as far as I’m concerned. Besides, teaching rookies to use a particular word helps to prevent them from using the wrong one that, again, might distract the court from its serious business. My trusted law enforcement advisor says that can happen, as was the (true) case of an officer whose report and testimony didn’t exactly set the right tone. Without going into the particulars, the officer achieved a degree of immortality, when, in his report and later in court, he referred to a part of the female anatomy as a “Virginia.” You can probably guess what he meant, but the only observation I can make without inviting trouble is that it’s south of Maryland. I only wish I could have been there to observe it.
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Star Charities members, from left, Sue Walter, Anna Foultz, Faith Stanley and Paulette Mari promote the group’s annual “Holiday Gifts for Soldiers” collection, which will take place during October. It will forge ahead despite the passing of Start Charities co-founder, Foultz, on Sunday.
Star Charities contemplates mission after Foultz passing By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (Sept. 27, 2019) Following the passing of Ocean Pines community stalwart Anna Lucarello Foultz, 93, on Sunday, volunteers with Star Charities are pushing ahead with the annual “Holiday Gifts for Soldiers” collection, while also considering plans to memorialize the charity’s founder. Speaking on Tuesday, Sue Walter, who assisted Foultz with numerous Star Charities initiatives over the last four years, said the volunteer group are intent on continuing the spirit of giving that Foultz embodied. “It’s a very sad day for all of Ocean Pines and the groups she had been involved with,” she said. Foultz and her husband of 64 years, Carl, who died in 2010 and served during WWII in Burma, China and India, founded Star Charities in 2007. Walter said Foultz would likely insist that the show must go on. “It just gives us that much more strength to follow in Anna’s footsteps,” she said. Walter said Star Charities’ annual holiday gift drive for soldiers runs the entire month of October, with black collection buckets placed throughout
Ocean Pines, Gold Coast Mall in Ocean City, the First Shore Federal Savings & Loan on Racetrack Road and public libraries in Ocean City, Ocean Pines and Berlin. “This collection for the soldiers overseas Anna has been doing for many years,” she said. “Kind of a line I came up with is, “Fill the bins to the rims in honor of Anna.” Collected items are distributed to U.S. Armed Forces members serving outside the states. Walter said non-perishable and non-glass items are needed, with calling cards to enable soldiers to phone home especially sought after. “Things that anybody would think their son or daughter or husband or wife who’s stationed overseas would enjoy having,” she said. In November, the Salisbury National Guard will pick up collection buckets and handle overseas shipping. Walter said Star Charities members would meet in short order to assess next steps for the organization. “We do want to talk about doing something in Ocean Pines as a tribute or memorial service,” she said. “We want to run it by the family first.”
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Letters to the editor Art League thanks event supporters Editor, The arts are alive and well in Ocean City. On behalf of the Art League of Ocean City, thank you to everyone who made this year’s “pARTy of the Year: Let’s Paint the Town,” a wonderful success. It was a fun-filled evening at the beautiful waterfront Aloft Hotel that raised funds to help support the many community programs of the Art League. Nearly 200 pARTy guests enjoyed an amazing charcuterie buffet and hors d’oeuvres by Taste Events, fabulous sushi by Nori Sushi, sweet treats from Candy Kitchen Shoppes, and mouth-watering desserts from Phil Cropper. A big thank you to our other in kind sponsors: The Aloft Hotel, Bluewater Development, Virginia Pappas, Seacrets, Sysco, Coastal Tents, Pepsi, and the Taustin Family. Our pARTy committee did an outstanding job of coordinating the event and decorating the bayfront ballroom at the Aloft with a “paint the town” theme. Our committee members include: Jamie Albright, Kari Berger, Patty Falck, Rebecca Galyon, Sandy Gillis, Georgette Greason, Marsha Howarth, Jennifer Klepper, Cindy Leiner, Virginia Pappas, Jan Perdue, Loretta Spinuzza, Eileen Stamnas, Cheryl Taustin, Gayle Widdowson, and Nadine Wieder. Our thanks also goes out to our monetary event sponsors: Jeff and Jamie Albright, Bank of Ocean City, Sidney and Sherrie Beckstead Family, Kari and Dr. Leonard Berger, Jack Burbage, Casual Designs, Delaware
Elevator, Dr. Kathy Dillon and Dan Mason, Fager’s Island, Gillis Gilkerson, The Gudelsky Group, Harrison Group, Buddy and Laura Jenkins, Jennifer and Dr. Lee Klepper, Cynthia and Bruce Leiner, Maller Wealth Advisors, Mercedes of Salisbury, Kimmerly Messick, Jim and Jan Perdue, Seacrets, Eileen and Dr. Greg Stamnas, Cheryl and Jay Taustin, Jeff Thaler, Gayle and Dirk Widdowson, and Nadine Wieder. Our raffle for a trip for two to Florence, Italy was won by Sylvia Moritz of Ocean View. Thank you to all of the 300 people who purchased a raffle ticket. Rina Thaler Executive Director Art League of Ocean City Ocean City Center for the Arts
Time to prioritize suicide prevention in September Editor, I want to talk about suicide. Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States. It can be prevented. I care deeply about the issue of suicide prevention. Thirty years ago, my father died by suicide. The guilt was awful. I’ll never know if I missed something he said or something he did that could have prevented this from happening. September is Suicide Prevention Month. Throughout this month and into the future I will be urging my public officials to prioritize suicide prevention and mental health and to
PAGE 59 “Be the Voice” for the millions of Americans affected by suicide each year. To prevent suicide, we need to: 1. Invest in suicide prevention research within the National Institute of Mental Health at a level equal to the suicide problem in our country 2. Strengthen oversight for mental health parity at the state and federal levels 3. Fully fund the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255 [TALK]) and local crisis call centers 4. Make service member and veteran suicide prevention a national priority Please join me by calling your members of Congress and your state and local officials to ask them to make suicide prevention the priority it deserves to be. Together, we can save lives. Mary Harrison Ocean City
Household waste collection, Sat. (Sept. 27, 2019) The Worcester County Public Works Recycling Division will host Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day on Saturday, Sept. 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Showell Elementary School on Route 589 (Racetrack Road). Household hazardous waste and computers/laptops may be dropped off, but no other electronics will be accepted. Household hazardous waste includes pesticides, pool chemicals, gas and other fuels, oil-based paints, thinners and everyday hazardous wastes accumulating in and around the home for safe disposal. Computers and laptops will be collected and later recycled. Water-based paints are not hazardous materials and should be prop-
erly disposed of in the trash after solidifying by drying or adding absorbent materials, such as sand, kitty litter, or mulch, rather than brought to a hazardous waste event. Collecting household hazardous waste for safe disposal saves valuable landfill space and helps protect the environment, as many of these items do not degrade and contain poisonous materials that could seep out of the landfill and contaminate surrounding soil and groundwater. Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day is open at no charge to Worcester County residents only. This event is hosted in conjunction with Maryland Environmental Services and the Maryland Department of the Environment . A representative from MDE will be
on-site checking vehicle registration. Clean Ventures of Baltimore will be responsible for the safe disposal of all hazardous waste collected. For more information, contact Worcester County Recycling Manager Mike McClung at 410-632-3177.
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Sunfest shines with record-breaking crowds Continued from Page 1 85,021 people, which Miller said was unheard of. More than 300 vendors under large tents were featured during the four-day event. “Usually, Thursday is what we would call our local day,” Miller said. “That's when the locals, the people from the local region will come and they will shop the vendors, because typically our weekend traffic doesn't hit at that point. But this year, some seem to believe that the extended weekend vacation is starting to get a little broader and we're starting to see people coming down for a Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday vacation.” This year breaks the record set last year, when 268,406 people came to the inlet parking lot to shop, dance, eat and drink. Friday saw 82,778 people compared to 77,888 last year. Saturday saw 110,209 compared to 105,747 last year and Sunday also saw a slight increase with 39,411 compared to 32,948 attendees last year. The crowds were so large this year that Miller has begun to wonder if more room might be needed in the future, even though Sunfest already takes over two-thirds of the inlet parking lot (the other third is used for vendor parking). “We really maxed out the capacity
of our event,” Miller said. “We've gotten to a point of saturation with patrons that we may need to somehow look at expansion. That's definitely under consideration for future years. “When you have the crowd level that we had over that event, you inherently run into certain issues that you wouldn't normally have,” he continued. “Things like seat saving, parking, aisle space being congested, heat buildup in the tents because the number of bodies that are going through ... you have to start looking at those elements and saying, what can we do if we're going to continue to maintain this level of people coming through? How can we ease those issues? We're taking a look at all of those things.” Headliners also had an excellent year, despite none of the shows getting sold out. However, the Comcast Entertainment Pavilion had a maximum of 1750 seats available, and were 80-90 percent filled for all three shows. “All three were strong concerts, and we will continue to try some new things,” Miller said. “The tribute bands that we do not normally see on the Eastern Shore had strong presence for our events.” This was also the most profitable year for vendors, especially on Thursday, he said. “It was incredible. People came into
town that are used to shopping that day, couldn't find parking,” he said. “When they got into the craft tents, they could barely move in the tents. And they were just absolutely surprised by the number of people that had come out that day. “There were many vendors that said that Thursday was their record sales day of any previous Sunfest,” he continued. “In other words, this Thursday [alone] beat out Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and every other year.” Several new and returning vendors corroborated that claim. “We've been here for six years and this has been our record-breaking year over the past six years that we've been here selling our soups,” said Maryland resident Lauren Pinder, who sells Mick’s Gourmet Soups. “We've got to restock because we'll be here for Wine on the Beach and we're down to 10 cases. This year's Sunfest was the best ever. The weather was picture perfect! The attendance was greater than I've ever seen here.” Other vendors enjoyed the crowds’ enthusiasm. “It's fun. There's been so many of us [vendors] taking videos when they drop the chain to watch the crazy people run to be first to get in,” Candle seller Ken Ingalls, of New Jersey, said.
“It's different from a lot of the craft shows I do because you've got people who come every year but you've constantly got a fresh supply of people who have never seen your product and there's such an attendance here.” This was also a good year for new vendors, like Allen Chisholm of Massachusetts who sold his alcohol-infused jams, jellies, hot sauces and honeys. “I had the best time ... the people were nice and the weather was fabulous,” Chisholm said. “You can't beat it. It was the best weekend of all the shows I do. I introduced a lot of different funky jellies to people that they've never had or seen or heard of before. Next year, I will be loaded up with my moonshine jellies and wine jellies and Summer Ale beer jellies too.” As for the beer sales, Tucker Washburn of Salisbury’s Carey Distributors said they were the highest the company has seen. “We sold 22 more kegs than last year, which was 88 kegs,” Washburn said. “That brings us to 110 kegs overall for the 45th year.” Perfect weather was an obvious factor in the Sunfest turnout, especially as compared to last year’s poor weather forecasts, which led to several events being canceled. See PERFECT Page 61
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Pleasant Manor in Snow Hill is in line for repairs and improvements, residents learn after meeting with the property owner.
Cab outfits struggle to compete Continued from Page 1 “The taxi industry is under strict regulations and they enforce those regulations on a daily basis,” he said. “When [a taxi] gets pulled over for any reason…it gets fully inspected … nobody is doing that to Uber. Nobody. There is no one regulating Uber and Lyft, and it’s the wild, wild, west out there.” In 2015, Uber spent $127,139 lobbying for a ride-share bill that would allow the company to operate in the state under far less stringent regulatory structures. It passed, and, for a time, Uber and Lyft have conducted name-based background checks through services such as Checkr, but little else. In 2016, the state attempted to force Uber and Lyft drivers to begin fingerprint background checks — as taxi drivers are required to do — but it failed, in part after Uber threatened to leave the state. Uber argued that fingerprint background checks were unnecessary, and would slow the process of getting drivers on the road. Instead, state regulators accepted Uber and Lyft’s waivers, which required the two companies to tighten up their regulations, with oversight from the Maryland Public Service Commission. With less stringent oversight, Uber and Lyft are out-pacing the taxi industry, and business has plummeted. “We’ve probably lost about 65 percent of our business,” the taxi operator said. “It has gotten progressively worse and worse every year.” Taxi medallion values have plum-
meted as well. Taxi medallions are transferable city-issued permits that authorize taxi drivers to operate, and help regulate the industry and prevent oversaturation. However, the value of a taxi medallion is reliant on the market and its perceived worth. “They’re [medallions] worthless,” he said. “… That’s no exaggeration, they’re completely worthless ...” At one point, the Washington Post called medallions the “best investment in America,” and New York medallions, the most valuable in the U.S., were worth $1 million. Ocean City saw peak medallion values in 2015, when average resale prices were around $7,788. The next year, medallions were worth $4,200. This year, two medallions sold for $2,000 each. In comparison, Uber and Lyft commissions to the city jumped from $36,800.14 in 2017 (124,500 fares) to $77,348.14 in 2019 (309,392 fares). In addition, there is a cost to medallions. Until April this year, taxi companies paid $500 each to renew medallions each year. That fee has since dropped to $250 in an attempt by the City Council to help the industry. The city does not have the jurisdiction to charge Uber and Lyft such fees. The taxi operator said until the state is able to hold Uber and Lyft to the same standards as it does the taxi industry, the industry’s future is bleak. “It’s not the strong will survive, that won’t happen,” he said. “The strong will die.”
By Josh Kim Staff Writer (Sept. 27, 2019) After three months of uncertainty, residents of Pleasant Manor in Snow Hill found some closure last Thursday, after meeting with the property owner. “It was a really good meeting,” said Nancy McCaig, chief attorney at Legal Aid Maryland. “It gave the residents an opportunity to ask questions, express their concerns. It was the first time the residents heard that there is a plan to repair and renovate.” Almost four months ago, the Severn Companies, a parent company of Pleasant Manor Acquisition LLC, bought the property, and began enacting new policies, such as a rent increase and a pet ban.
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Perfect weather helps Sunfest Continued from Page 60 “We have had no threat of weather, we had no major wind issues,” Miller said. “The overall air was very positive and people were just really enjoying themselves at the event. And that's what I'm emphasizing in my summary to the mayor and city council … the incredible positive memories that we
created and the experience of Sunfest for our patrons this year. “It's really been incredible to see this event grow since I started back in 2013,” he continued. “So, I'm really happy that the town has continued to benefit from its success and that the patrons continue to enjoy what we have to offer.
Pleasant Manor largely caters to older, disabled residents, and many could not afford the jump in rent from $338 a month, to $450. Pets were initially banned, but later the policy changed and residents could have pets — after paying a $650 deposit. In late August, the tenants formed a tenant council, and, with the help of Maryland Legal Aid, wrote a letter to the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) and to the Community Development Administration (CDA), describing what they alleged was mistreatment and lack of communication. They sent a letter to the Severn Companies as well, which resulted in Arthur “Jib” Edwards Jr., president of the comSee IMPROVEMENTS Page 62
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Improvements, repairs pledged Continued from Page 61 pany, meeting the tenants to discuss the issues face to face. Edwards declined to comment on the meeting. McCaig said the Severn Companies would seek funding from the CDA, and begin work in two phases. “The first phase is going to be the big infrastructure, the roof, the windows, patching things like holes in the floors,” she said. “The second phase might come down the road, maybe next year … which would be additional rehabilitation of the building and the units.” McCaig said Edwards backed down on the rent increase, and the residents would go back to paying $338 a month until January 2020. Pets apparently were not heavily discussed during the meeting, although a new pet policy would be enacted, and the deposit fee would decrease to $250. Despite a successful meeting, McCaig said the road ahead would be long as the needs at Pleasant Manor were tremendous. “One of the problems that the owners have … is that they’re starting from scratch,” McCaig said. “They need to develop information on each tenant to establish eligibility. Normally, there’s a tenant file, there’s income information … they have nothing. For some reason the prior owner did not retain good records.” Members of CDA visited the property on Friday to begin cost evaluations for repairs, which could take several months. Nonetheless, despite an uncertain timeline for funding and repairs, the future at Pleasant Manor seems to be heading in a different direction. “It was a good opportunity for the tenants and the owner to have a face-toface [conversation] … and acknowledge that there is a lot to be done there,” McCaig said.
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Warsaw first capital to surrender By Peter Ayers Wimbrow III Contributing Writer (Sept. 27, 2019) This week, 80 years ago, the City of Warsaw became the first of many European capitals to surrender to the German Wehrmacht. It was only the first if Vienna and Prague are not counted. The first welcomed their German cousins enthusiastically, while the second provided no resistance. It was also the first major European city to be bombed into submission. This was the second time in the 20th Century that German forces had captured the city. In 1915, the Imperial German Army had captured it when it was the second largest city in the Russian Empire. The population of the Polish capital on the eve of WWII was 1.3 million. By war’s end, it had dropped by more than two-thirds. Today, its population is close to 3 million. Since the initial assault on Poland, its capital had been targeted daily by the German Luftwaffe. When, on Sept. 17, the Red Army, in compliance with the secret provisions of the treaty between the German Reich and the Soviet Union, occupied the eastern portion of Poland, any hope that the Poles had of preventing the complete collapse of their country was eliminated. Poland’s commander-in-chief, Marshal of Poland, Edward SmiglyRydz, had, on Sept. 3, appointed Gen. Walerian Czuma as commander of the forces defending Warsaw. Col. Tadeusz Tomaszewski was named chief of staff. Three days later, Marshal Smigly-Rydz ordered the government to evacuate the city. Initially, the forces available for the defense of Warsaw were sparse — four infantry battalions and an artillery
battery. However, as the Polish Armies began to retreat in the face of the German onslaught, more units began to collect at Warsaw. Gen. Czuma appointed the mayor of Warsaw, Stefan Starzynski, as the civilian commissar, who organized civilians into work brigades, constructing barricades and adding tank barriers on the outskirts of the city. On Sept. 7, the “Children of Lwow” Regiment, under the command of Lt. Col. Josef Kalandyk, joined the city’s defenders. A monument now stands at an intersection defended by it. By Sept. 8, 1939, advance units of Gen. Walther von Reichnau’s Tenth Army had reached the southeastern suburbs of Warsaw. The city’s suburbs of Grojec, Radziejowice, Nadarzyn, Raszyn, and Piaseczno were occupied by XVI Armeekorps, commanded by Erich Hoepner. The next day, the Tenth Army’s 4th Panzer Division, under the command of Major Gen. Georg-Hans Reinhardt, launched an attack against the city which was repulsed. The following day, the 4th mounted another assault, with the same results. The two attempts had cost it 80 of its 225 tanks. It was subsequently withdrawn and sent into the Battle of the Bzura. Its place in the line was taken by the 31st Infantry Division, commanded by Rudolf Kampf. Marshal Smigly-Rydz, safely out of the capital, on Sept. 11 ordered it be held at all costs. The next day, elements of the German Third Army, under the command of Gen. Georg von Kuchler, began crossing the Narew River, and by Sept. 15, were in place, east of the city. On Sept. 13, the Germans crossed the Vistula River, south of Warsaw. Within three days, Warsaw was sur-
rounded, but refused the Germans’ surrender demand. German forces under Gen. Johannes Blaskowitz unsuccessfully attempted the capture of the borough of Praga. The result was the annihilation of the 23rd Infantry Regiment by the elite “Children of Warsaw” Regiment, commanded by Col. Stanislaw Sosabowski. The colonel escaped from German captivity, made his way to England and during Operation Market Garden, in September 1944, commanded the Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade. He was portrayed by Gene Hackman in the movie, “A Bridge Too Far.” The Red Army began its occupation of the eastern part of Poland on Sept. 17. With the end of the Battle of Bzura on Sept. 19, elements of the Poznan and Pomorze Armies arrived in the city, to bring its effective defense force to approximately 120,000 soldiers. Facing the defenders were more than 175,000 confident, well-equipped German soldiers. On Sept. 24, all German forces surrounding Warsaw were put under the command of Gen. Blaskowitz. In the early morning hours of the next day, Gen. Blaskowitz hurled nine German infantry divisions against the Polish capital. When they were repulsed, some of the German generals advised Hitler to starve the city into submission, rather than cause further destruction to the historic capital. He declined their advice, and instead sent in Gen. Baron Wolfram von Richthofen’s bombers in Operation Coast. The next day, Polish General Tadeusz Kutrzeba opened surrender discussions with the Germans. See WORLD WAR II Page 64
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WORLD WAR II Continued from Page 62 The situation in the city was becoming intolerable for the civilians. However, the bombing continued. At noon, on Sept. 27, a cease-fire agreement was signed, and the fighting, shelling and bombing ceased. Even then, the Germans did not enter the city for another three days. The Poles said that they were afraid to enter a city without electricity and water! On Sept. 30, the remaining Polish soldiers began their new lives as POWs. On Oct. 5, 1939, an exultant German Fuhrer watched as the soldiers of the triumphant Wehrmacht marched in review through the streets of the Polish capital. Commissar Starzynski and other important Polish figures were arrested and held to guarantee the safety of der Fuhrer. They were released after his departure. German soldiers kept the Poles a block away from the victorious leader. Simultaneously, Slovakian armed forces staged parades in Brataslava and Poprad. The defense of Warsaw cost the Polish Army 6,000 killed in action and 16,000 wounded. Upon capitulation, 5,000 officers and 97,000 Polish soldiers marched into German captivity. Twenty-five thousand, eight hundred civilians lost their lives and 50,000 were wounded. Twelve percent of the city’s buildings were completely destroyed.
The next six years were probably the most unpleasant in the city’s 1,000 years of existence, as it endured the brutal German occupation, life in the Ghetto for the Jews, the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in 1943, the Warsaw Uprising in 1944 and the Soviet “liberation.” By that time, the beautiful old city had been utterly destroyed. Because it has been completely rebuilt, it is known as the “Phoenix City.” For their service on The Eastern Front, Gens. von Reichnau, von Richthofen, and von Kiickler would receive the coveted baton of the German Field Marshal. Field Marshal von Reichnau died of a heart attack shortly after receiving his baton. Although he survived the war, Field Marshal von Richthofen died of brain cancer in an Allied POW camp. Field Marshal von Kiickler, Gens. Blaskowitz and Reinhardt were charged with war crimes. Field Marshal von Kiickler and General Reinhardt were convicted and sentenced to 20 and 15 years, respectively. General von Blaskowitz committed suicide before he could be tried. Ironically, he had been the most vociferous German general in his complaints regarding “excesses” of the “pacification” squads which followed the frontline troops into Poland, probably to the detriment of his career. Marshal Smigly-Rydz died of heart failure in 1941, while fighting as a
common soldier in the Polish resistance. Gens. Czuma and Kutrzeba spent the rest of the war as prisoners of the Germans, until liberated by the Allies. “The Fall of Warsaw” (Sarah Louisa P. Hickman Smith) Through Warsaw there is weeping, And a voice of sorrow now, For the hero who is sleeping, With death upon his brow; The trumpet-tone will waken, No more his martial tread, Nor the battle-ground be shaken, When his banner is outspread! Now let our hymn Float through the aisle, Faintly and dim, Where moonbeams smile; sisters, let our solemn strain Breathe a blessing o’er the slain! There’s a voice of grief in Warsaw, The mourning of the brave O’er the chieftain who is gather’d Unto his honour’d grave; Who now will face the foeman? Who break the tyrant’s chain? Their bravest one lies fallen, And sleeping with the slain. Now let our hymn Float through the aisle, Faintly and dim, Where moonbeams smile; Sisters, let our dirge be said Slowly o’er the sainted dead! There’s a voice of woman weeping,
In Warsaw heard to-night, And eyes close not in sleeping, That late with joy were bright; No Festal torch is lighted, No notes of music swell; Their country’s hope was blighted, When that son of freedom fell! Now let our hymn Float through the aisle Faintly and dim, Where moonbeams smile Sisters, let our hymn arise Sadly to the midnight skies! And a voice of love undying, From the tomb of other years, Like the west wind’s summer sighing It blends with manhood’s tears; It whispers not of glory, Nor fame’s unfading youth, But lingers o’er a story Of young affection’s truth. Now let our hymn Float through the aisle, Faintly and dim, Where moonbeams smile; Sisters, let our solemn strain Breathe a blessing o’er the slain! Next week: First Battle of Changsha 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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Ocean Pines says farewell to Anna Foultz, 93 Local legend and oldest Girl Scout in United States will be buried in Arlington By Morgan Pilz Staff Writer (Sept. 27, 2019) Anna Lucarello Foultz, a beloved figure of Ocean Pines and the Worcester County community, died 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 22, at age 93. Foultz, who was said to be the oldest Girl Scout in the United States, was a member of countless organizations throughout the community, including the Sons of Italy, Kiwanis, Juliettes, Star Charities and a bridge club among others. “Our beloved treasure, Anna Foultz, has organized her last fundraiser, written her last column, played her last game of bridge and pinochle,” Her daughter, Shirley Isbell, said. “Anna has ridden in her last parade, organized her last beef and beer, collected her last gift for the soldiers and everyone who knew her will feel a tremendous loss. “She left this world … after she gave away the last bit of her big heart,” she continued. “Her last words were, ‘From wherever I am, I will love you always.’” The beginning of Foultz’s life was as remarkable as the rest of her journey. She was born in her grandfather’s barbershop in Camden, New Jersey on Jan. 11, 1926. The third child out of six born to an Italian Catholic family, Foultz spent most of her young childhood toiling away in factories or other odd jobs during Prohibition. Her mother and father were musicians and performers and would occasionally include Foultz in singing in front of crowds.
Foultz would meet her future husband, Carl “Gill” Foultz, at the age of 14. Carl and Anna married Nov. 3, 1945, right after his return from his four-year service in World War II. They raised three children: two girls, Betty Ann and Shirley, and one boy, Carl “Gilly” Jr. Foultz would not become a Girl Scout until she was a mother, in 1958. Her eldest daughter, Betty Ann, wanted to become a Scout. “I wanted my daughter to know the values of life,” Foultz had said in an interview last year. “But they didn’t have a leader. So, they said, ‘Well, she can’t join – we don’t have any leaders. Will you be a leader?’ I said I don’t know anything about this. [But] I said alright, I’ll take a chance at it.” Foultz taking a chance at it ended up making her the longest active member of the Girl Scouts, with the organization making her a lifetime member. Foultz’s charitable work led to many awards, some from high-ranking officials, including congressional awards signed by Presidents Jimmy Carter and George H.W. Bush. In addition to meeting five presidents – Carter, Lyndon B. Johnson, George H.W. Bush, Ronald Reagan, and George W. Bush – she’s had the chance to meet other famous celebrities, like Debbie Reynolds and Elizabeth Taylor. Foultz moved to Ocean Pines from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina in the 1970s, after a friend begged her to visit. Her decision to move her came from a misinterpretation. “I thought my friend lived in Atlantic City,” Foultz had said in a previous interview. “My friend said, ‘I don’t live in Atlantic City; I live in Ocean City!’ and I said, ‘Where is
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Anna Foultz, 93, was a beloved member of the Ocean Pines community. Foultz passed away on Sunday and will be buried with her husband, Carl “Gill” Foultz, in Arlington Cemetery.
that?’ I didn’t know anything about it. She took me to the country club, and I said ‘Oh, I love it here! I’m going to buy something here.’ “So, the very next day, I went to the Realtor, and my husband went fishing,” Foultz continued. “So, I looked everywhere and I said I’m buying some property. I found this [house] real cheap, [went] to the family and said, ‘I’m paying cash.’ So, I never told my husband.” By her account, her husband was not pleased with her decision, when she told him several months later. Nevertheless, Carl and Anna fit right into the Ocean Pines community. Carl fished and worked, and Anna kept being Anna. Anna and Carl created their own fundraiser in 2007, STAR Charities, a nonprofit organization designed to help a multitude of others through events and fundraisers. “STAR” stands for Sharing Time and Re-
sources. The organization donates food, clothing, and money to various causes. In 2017, she published a memoir about her life; “Two Steps Forward,” with the help of her youngest daughter, Shirley. “[Our] family wants to thank all the friends who have loved Anna Foultz and helped her throughout her lifetime of service,” Isbell said. “Since the day she was born in a barbershop on Jan. 11, 1926, Anna has touched so many lives with her brave spirit and selfless acts of kindness.” Foultz was considered a treasure among residents and volunteers. Her work and humble attitude precedes her, and she was always there to offer her assistance, whether you asked for it or not. Foultz will be interred with her husband, Carl, at Arlington Cemetery. A service and date had not been determined at the time of publication.
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OBITUARIES MARY LOUISE BOUNDS Newark Mary Louise Bounds, age 89, made her final journey home on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019. Born in Newark, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late James Russell Bradford, and Mazie Parker Bradford. She was preceded in death by her Mary Bounds beloved husband, Thomas W. Bounds, in 2011, and her son, James Brooks Bounds, in 2019. Surviving are her children, Thomas R. Bounds and Bonnie L. Ward. There are eight grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, one great-great grandchild, many nieces and nephews, and a host of friends. Also preceding her in death were siblings, Hilton Bradford and Betty Barbely. Mary had been a homemaker. She was a member of Bowen United Methodist Church. Mary’s hobbies were making the best pies on the Eastern Shore, although she never cooked anything that wasn’t loved. She was happiest surrounded by family and friends. She loved to swing or rock on her front porch listening to country gospel music with a glass of sweet tea in one hand and a crotchet needle in the other. Mary’s home was a place where everyone was invited, and everyone was cherished and loved. A funeral service was held on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019 at 2 p.m. at the Burbage Funeral Home in Berlin. Rev. Tina Whaley officiated. Interment followed in Bowen Cemetery in Newark. A donation in her memory may be sent to: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38105. Letters of condolence may be sent via: www.burbagefuneralhome.com. LINDA JEAN (MORGAN) MARATEA Berlin Linda Jean (Morgan) Maratea, age 71, moved on from this life early Tuesday morning, Sept. 17, 2019, surrounded by love and family in her home. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late William J. and Jane Morgan (nee Paraventi). She is survived by her husband, and love of her life for 53 years, James M. Maratea, and children, Jenny A. Karpinski and husband,
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Jim, Jill M. Forte and husband, and Michael, Patrick J. Maratea and wife, Elizabeth. She was an adored grandmother of Elizabeth, Julia, Francesca and Lainey. Also surviving is her brother, Bruce Morgan. She is predeceased by her brother, Daniel Morgan. Mrs. Maratea graduated from Pennsbury High School and Lower Bucks County Technical School of Nursing. She worked as an LPN for approximately 20 years before retiring. A talented woman, she took hobbies and passions and made careers of them in working for a time as a florist before opening her own quilt/fabric shop in Merchantville, New Jersey. She and her husband, who she called “Jimmy,” moved from Merchantville to Ocean Pines, Maryland permanently in 2014, following their retirement. She served as president of the Merchantville Juniors Women’s Club, as well as various other roles in countless activities - most recently Quilters by the Sea in Ocean Pines. Her hands were for crafting and sewing, always, and her arms were for the most memorable of hugs. She loved to travel with her family and saw much more of the world than she ever anticipated.
She adored her grandchildren, her “girlfriends,” and was present for as many of their functions and activities as she could be. One of her most treasured activities was watching football, especially the Philadelphia Eagles, of whom she was a devoted fan. Cremation followed her death. Formal services are under arrangement by Alloways Funeral Home in Merchantville, New Jersey, date and time to be announced. In lieu of flowers, donation in her memory may be made to St. Jude’s Hospital for Children. Letters of condolence may be sent via: www.burbagefuneralhome.com. Arrangements are in the care of the Burbage Funeral Home in Berlin. STEVE J. KEMP Selbyville Steve J. Kemp, age 72, passed away peacefully in his home in Selbyville, Delaware, on Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, after a brief illness. Steve was formerly from Bowie, Maryland, and retired from the IBEW, Local 26, in Washington D.C. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and served in Vietnam. At his death, Steve was re-joined with the love of his life, his dance partner and wife of 47 years, Sharon L. Kemp. He is survived by his mother, Ros-
alie Kemp; his siblings, Jean Napolitano, Donna Sanger and her husband, Randy, Patricia Kemp, Michael Kemp and his wife, Melissa, Paul Kemp, Kathie Poplai and her husband, Neal, and Patrick Kemp and his wife, Melissa; his dear in-laws, Carol and Tommy Park, Mike and Kasha Helget, and Mary Ann and Donald Maurey. Steve also leaves behind numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, neighbors and friends. The family would like to thank all of his wonderful friends who cared and visited him during this illness. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, Sept. 27, 2019. Visitation at 10:30 a.m., Mass at 11 a.m. at St. Luke’s Catholic Church, 9903 Coastal Highway in Ocean City. Interment will follow the service at the Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 26669 Patriots Way, Millsboro, Delaware 19966 followed by a reception at Bear Trap Dunes, 7 Clubhouse Drive, Ocean View, Delaware 19970. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Steve Kemp’s memory can be sent to: Worcester County GOLD, 299 Commerce Street, Snow Hill, Maryland 21863 or a cancer foundation of your choice. Online condolences may be sent by visiting www.melsonfuneralservices. com.
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Robert G. Knox and Louis H. Taylor are immortalized in the Stephen Decatur High School Athletic Complex in Berlin.
New Stephen Decatur HS athletic complex dedicated By Morgan Pilz Staff Writer (Sept. 27, 2019) Even though the Stephen Decatur football team lost to the Easton Warriors, 49-14, last Friday, there was still plenty to celebrate as the high school’s new athletic complex was dedicated at halftime. The $1.3 million project included the installation of the turf field and resurfacing the running track. Construction by FieldTurf USA began on May 20 and wrapped Sept. 2. The Stephen Decatur High School Athletic Complex has been named the “Robert G. Knox Field and Louis H. Taylor Stadium” in honor of longtime football coach and teacher, Bob Knox, and Superintendent of Schools, Lou Taylor. Decatur Principal Thomas Sites congratulated the two men for their service to Stephen Decatur High School and Worcester County overall. “This is truly a momentous, once-ina-lifetime moment for our school,” Sites said. “Tonight, we will formally dedicate this beautifully renovated athletic complex in honor of two gentlemen who have dedicated their lives to their students, teachers and leaders of Stephen Decatur High School and Worcester County.” Bob Knox began his high school career in 1974 as a social studies teacher and assistant football coach. He would become the head football coach nine years later and lead the school with several accolades under his belt. During Knox’s tenure, his success includes 24 county championships, nine
conference championships, 10 state playoff appearances, including two state semifinals and two regional championships. “He shaped the minds and instilled confidence within countless students and he instilled leadership within his colleagues, myself included,” Sites said. Knox was humbled by the decision to have the field named in his honor. “Tonight is an overwhelming honor that I could never envision 36 years ago when then Principal Gladys Burbage chose me to be the head football coach of Stephen Decatur High School,” Knox said. “Since then, I’ve worked with many principals [and] administrators … like Principal Sites and [former Decatur Principal Tom] Zimmer, the two who nominated me for this great honor, the Board of Education for voting for it and Superintendent Lou Taylor for confirming it. “I would like to recognize this awesome community,” he continued. “Thank you to the many coaches who made this possible, with their hard work and dedication and tribute to the profession and the game of football, and to the many players and for the relationships we have built together. I also want to thank my wife, my children for allowing me to give my time to the young men who played for Decatur. Go Seahawks!” Sites said Taylor also began his legacy at the school when he entered as a student in 1974, the same year Knox became a teacher. It was during his high school years he decided to become a teacher. See NEW Page 69
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Lou Taylor, superintendent of Worcester County Public Schools, is honored by having his name added to the new Stephen Decatur High School Athletic Complex in Berlin. A ceremony took place Friday, Sept. 20, at the school.
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Bob Knox was also honored during the dedication ceremony of the new Stephen Decatur Athletic Complex. It has been named the “Robert G. Knox Field and Louis H. Taylor Stadium.”
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New SD athletic complex named after Knox, Taylor Continued from Page 68 “At only 34 years of age, Mr. Taylor became the principal of Decatur, the largest school in the county,” Sites said. “His youth didn’t diminish his capacity as a leader. During his tenure, he shaped the Decatur way, in which every student and staff member came to know the value of pride, achievement, respect and responsibility. His wisdom, passion and leadership can now be felt across all of our county as he now serves not just the students of Decatur, but all students of Worcester County as the superintendent of schools.” Like Knox, Taylor was also humbled and honored by the dedication. “I am so incredibly honored and humbled by this dedication tonight,” Taylor said. “Never in my wildest dreams from the time that I was a student here to just this past spring when I was surprised with this announcement that I would be a part of something so special. “It was here that I learned how to be a leader under the tutelage of people like Coach Knox,” he continued. “It was here that I discovered my passion, that I wanted to be in education and returned as a teacher and a coach. It was here I discovered the true value of being an educator.” There were so many people to thank for getting him to this point, Taylor said during the dedication. He thanked his colleagues, his parents and his extended family … which were not all related to him by blood. “To my Worcester County Public Schools family – yes, I call you my family too, because that’s what you truly are to me – to all the principals who are here tonight, supervisors, executive team, to our outstanding Board of Education ... I am so grateful for your trust in me and I’m so proud to work beside every one of you every day,” Taylor said. Decatur will travel to Ridgely, Maryland, to play the North Caroline Bulldogs today, Friday, at 6:30 p.m. The Seahawks’ next home game is Friday, Oct. 4, at 6 p.m. against the Kent Island Buccaneers. It is Decatur’s homecoming game.
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Coach Stearman proud of Decatur golfers’ performance By Lisa Capitelli Managing Editor (Sept. 27, 2019) The Stephen Decatur golf team earned two more victories to increase its record to 9-0. Last Thursday, Decatur came in first place in the eight-school match at GlenRiddle Golf Club in Berlin. The Seahawks scored a 169. They were led by medalist, senior captain Brady Leonard, who shot a 37. Also contributing to the victory was sophomore Abby Wesche (42), senior captain Blake Marshall (42) and senior Matt Brown (48). “The team played really well and this gives us eight wins on the season with three to play,” said Decatur Coach Dan Stearman. “I think this is what we are working toward, districts.” Parkside finished in second place with a 183. James M. Bennett followed in third with a 184. On Tuesday, Decatur took top honors in the nine-school match at the Elks Golf Club in Salisbury. “At the most difficult course we have played all year we won with a score of 181,” Stearman said. Bennett was runner-up with a 197
and Parkside came in third with a 210. Marshall shot a 43 to lead the team and earn medalist honors. Wesche carded a 44, sophomore Jacob Bauer scored a 45 and Leonard tallied a 49. “We played really well on a really tough course,” Stearman said. “I can’t say enough about how proud I am of the entire team.” Decatur’s final match of the regular season is Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. at the Green Hill Country Club in Quantico. Maryland.
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Stephen Decatur senior captain Blake Marshall scored a 43 to earn medalist honors and lead the squad during Tuesday’s match.
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Stephen Decatur senior captain Brady Leonard shot a 37 to win medalist honors and lead the team during last Thursday’s match.
SD field hockey squad logs first victory of season By Lisa Capitelli Managing Editor (Sept. 27, 2019) The Stephen Decatur field hockey team won its first game of the season on Tuesday, topping the Kent County Trojans, 1-0, in Worton, Maryland. “They worked well together [and] communicated well,” said Decatur Coach Amy Matthews. “They got the ball up the field and played good defense.” Sophomore Emma Ozazewski scored off Amy Matthews a pass from freshman Bre Ferguson about 12 minutes into the second half. Senior Alexis Duvall played in the goal for Decatur. She stopped 13 Kent County shots. “We definitely saw improvements today,” Matthews said after the game. “It’s clicking out there for them. [They know] where they need to be and how to communicate with each other.” Decatur’s next game is Tuesday, Oct. 1, against the Washington Jaguars at 6 p.m. in Princess Anne. www.oceancitytoday.com
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Seahawks come together to score win over Warriors By Lisa Capitelli Managing Editor (Sept. 27, 2019) The Stephen Decatur volleyball team got off to a slow start, but the Lady Seahawks picked up the pace to win in three games over the Pocomoke Warriors on Monday in Berlin. “They were slow to get going, but came together as a team toward the end of the first game. Our serves and serve receive were good,” said Decatur Coach Sara Patrick. Decatur outscored Pocomoke 25-18 in the first game. The Berlin squad earned a 25-7 victory in the second and came out on top, 25-5, in the third. Senior captain Jaclyn Gallagher had nine aces, three kills and 10 assists. Senior captain Summer Vorsteg chipped in with four kills and three aces, and junior Taylor Barrett added four aces and four digs. “We are 4-2 now. We have some tough games coming up – Parkside next week and Bennett the week after,” Patrick said. “The team has the best defense we’ve had in a few years. We are still working on strengthening our offense. I’m proud of the hard work they have put into the season so far.” Decatur will travel to Salisbury to play the Parkside Rams on Wednesday, Oct. 2, at 5 p.m.
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Runners represent WP and SD well By Lisa Capitelli Managing Editor (Sept. 27, 2019) The Stephen Decatur and Worcester Prep cross country teams joined more than a dozen other schools for the annual Rumble in the Jungle competition, last Wednesday in Cambridge. “I was really pleased with the results at the Rumble in the Jungle last week,” said Decatur Coach Jody Stigler. “The girls’ team came in second, which I thought was very encouraging early in the season.” Leading the Lady Seahawks was junior Mary Mergott, who finished in fifth place overall (20:53.10). Rounding out the top five Decatur athletes were: junior Devon Kramer (10th, 21:30.20), freshman Mackenzie Cathell (19th, 22:56.30), sophomore Avery Braciszewski (20th, 22:56.40) and senior Elizabeth Dutton (21st, 22:58.60). “I thought all of our girls ran as well or better than I expected,” Stigler said. “Individually, I thought Devon ran her best race at RITJ, but the other girls were not far behind her in terms of performance.” Kent Island won the girls’ race, scoring 30 points. Decatur tallied 61 points. Worcester Prep came in eighth with 223 points. Sophomore Myranda Beebe was the first Lady Mallard to cross the finish line. She tied for 15th overall (22:23.50). Also scoring points for Worcester were: freshmen Caitlyn Hoen (40th, 24:36.90) and Linley Hill (56th,
25:55.30), senior Quinn McColgan (82nd, 29:11.10) and junior Lexi Willey (88th, 31:21.50). “The girls team really stepped up,” said Keith Geiger Prep Coach Keith Geiger. “We still haven’t finished a race with our top girls [because of injuries], so the bottom half of the girls’ team were very gutsy. “Myranda had a great race after being Jody Stigler injured for the week before, and freshman Caityln Hoen surprised me. She ran a great race and looked in control and confident,” Geiger added. The Decatur boys’ team finished in sixth place with 180 points. Kent Island took top honors, scoring 29 points. Senior Sam Rakowski was the first Decatur runner to cross the finish line. He placed 20th overall (18:52.40). He was followed by sophomores Sam Woodley (29th, 19:09.60) and Tristan Dutton (34th, 19:22.50) and juniors Liam Foley (51st, 20:17.10) and Philip Becnel (53rd, 20:22.60).
“The boys did OK as well, but I think the girls’ team overall is a little ahead of the boys at this point,” Stigler said. “We definitely have seen some improvement from the team in the last few weeks. It’s harder to tell in cross country sometimes than in track because all of the courses are different (hills vs. no hills, etc).” Worcester Prep finished in seventh place with 203 points. Scoring points for the Mallards were: juniors Graham McColgan (11th, 18:17.20) and Connor Carpenter (26th, 19:02.80), seniors Frank Carter (48th, 20:04.40) and Gavin Hentschel (61st, 20:31.80) and sophomore Nick Hearne (76th, 21:09.90). “The boys took seventh, which was a fantastic result,” Geiger said. “We are such a small school, so for us to place that high means we are on the right track and improving year to year. Graham McColgan once again set the standard and took 11th overall. Connor Carpenter has been steady for the last three years and continues to run really well for us.” Male and female runners who placed 25th or better received medals. Decatur also competed in the Bull Run Invitational a few days later, held last Saturday at Hereford High School. See COACHES Page 71
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Members of the Stephen Decatur girls’ cross country team celebrate after their second-place finish last Wednesday in the Rumble in the Jungle competition in Cambridge. Pictured, from left, are sophomores Amalia Murphy and Avery Braciszewski, junior Devon Kramer, freshman Mackenzie Cathell, senior Ellie Dutton, junior Mary Mergott and senior Mikayla Denault.
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Coaches pleased with results Continued from Page 70 “I wanted to do Bull Run this year to try to get our runners out of their comfort zone. The course at Hereford is challenging and the competition is really strong (there are over 100 teams) and it is runners and teams that we do not normally go against,” Stigler said. “The course at Hereford is similar in difficulty to our home course. My goal was for everyone to just beat their time that they ran at our home course in the first meet and basically everyone did that so I was pleased with the performance in that respect.” The girls’ team finished 13th overall
in the medium varsity division. The first five Seahawks to cross the finish line were: Mergott (38th, 23:53), Dutton (60th, 25:56) senior Mikayla Denault (61st, 26:07), Cathell (70th, 27:05) and Braciszewski (72nd, 27:08). The boys’ squad came in 19th in its division. The top five Decatur finishers were: Woodley (69th, 20:16), Dutton (93rd, 20:51), junior Silas Cascio (124th, 22:51), Becnel (127th, 23:04) and sophomore Jake Banks (128th, 23:10). Both Worcester Prep and Decatur will participate in the Tidewater Invitational on Wednesday in Salisbury. The races kick off at 3:30 p.m.
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SD SOCCER Stephen Decatur sophomore James Barrett, left, battles for the ball with a Parkside player during Tuesday’s game in Berlin. Parkside won, 1-0. LISA CAPITELLI/ OCEAN CITY TODAY
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Senior Max Huber controls the ball for Worcester Prep during Wednesday’s game against Gunston Day in Berlin. Worcester won 2-0.
WP boys’ soccer team earns two, 2-0, victories this week By Lisa Capitelli Managing Editor (Sept. 27, 2019) The Worcester Prep boys’ soccer team earned two, 20, shutout victories this week on its home field in Berlin. Worcester hosted the Delmarva Christian Royals on Monday. Senior captain Gavin Carmody provided the Mallards with a 1-0 lead in the first half. He assisted senior Joseph Issel’s goal in the second half. Senior Spencer Paquette recorded 10 saves for Worcester. “I think since the rough start losing the back-to-back ESIAC games, they have just been more focused and determined in practice,” said Prep Coach Jon Adkins. “We have worked on finishing and moving the ball/switching fields and they are really starting to understand what we are preaching to them. “Passing was the best it’s been this year,” he continued. “We are going after the 50/50 balls. The defense was superb. [They are] really starting to play as a team.” The Gunston Day Herons came to Berlin on Wednesday for competition. The game was scoreless at halftime. “[It was a] very slow start. I think
we were lucky it was 0-0 at half,” Adkins said. “I challenged our seniors for the second half and they answered.” Senior captain Ryan Cronin netted a penalty shot with 27 minutes left in the game. After a Gunston foul, he scored on a free kick with about six minutes on the clock. “Ryan Cronin, a senior leader, had the two goals. Very proud of the second half, but we need to play a full 80 minutes next time,” Adkins said. “The second half we were setting up our triangles and switching the field well. [Sophomore] Michael Wehberg is just a great defensive player. Defense is stepping up. Offense, we just got to keep going.” “We were just dangerous,” he continued. “We have the talent to be dangerous, we just got to do it for 80 minutes.” Paquette made five saves in his second consecutive shutout. “We have high expectations here and we have a two-game winning streak going and hopefully we can continue to elevate and play the way we know we can play,” Adkins said. Worcester will travel to Georgetown, Delaware, on Monday to play Sussex Academy at 4 p.m.
By Lisa Capitelli Managing Editor (Sept. 27, 2019) The Worcester Prep golf team competed in two matches this week. The Mallards came in first place during Monday’s competition and finished in second on Wednesday. The Prep squad won its fourschool match on its home course at GlenRiddle Golf Club in Berlin on Monday. “They played well in very windy conditions at the GlenRiddle Golf Club,” Prep Coach Don McMullen said. “They’re improving weekly.” Worcester scored a 186 and was led by junior Kaden Mault, who shot a 41. Also contributing to the victory were juniors TJ Bescak (48), Hunter Gentry (48) and Mason Brown (49). Salisbury Christian was runner-up with a 191, followed by Salisbury School (221) and Gunston Day (222). On Wednesday at Nutter’s Crossing in Salisbury, the Prep squad finished in second place with a 200. “It was an off day for some of our players,” McMullen said. “Griffin Jones and TJ Bescak shot decent
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Worcester Prep scored a 186 on Monday to win the match. The team was led by junior Kaden Mault, who shot a 41.
rounds.” Contributing to the second-place finish were Bescak (48), Jones, a freshman (49), Mault (51) and Brown (52). Junior Teague Quillin also carded a 52. Salisbury Christian won the match with a 185. Gunston took third with a 209, followed by Salisbury School (246). Worcester’s next match is Wednesday, Oct. 2, at 3:30 p.m. at Nutter’s Crossing.
Brushmiller nets four goals in WP soccer team’s 5-0 win By Lisa Capitelli Managing Editor (Sept. 27, 2019) The Worcester Prep girls’ soccer team shut out the Gunston Day Herons, 5-0, on Wednesday in Centreville, led by sophomore Natalie Brushmiller, who netted four goals. “They played really well in a lot of different aspects,” said Prep Coach Carol Hartnett. “They were marking up on defense. Communication on defense was awesome. The strikers were connecting the dots and taking good shots, and the midfield worked hard.” Hartnett shifted the defense around on Wednesday because sophomore Ava Nally was sidelined after suffering an injury during last week’s game. She said freshmen Annie Carter and Ava Wilsey did a fantastic job in the back during Wednesday’s match.
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Brushmiller score the first goal for Worcester and sophomore Morgan White tallied the second. Brushmiller made it 30 before halftime. Brushmiller added two more goals in the sec-
ond half. Senior captain Emily Copeland played in goal in the first half. She recorded five saves. Freshman Olivia Mattingly took over in the second half and made three saves. “The weather was perfect. It was just a beautiful day to play a game,” Hartnett said. “All around it was a great team effort. Everyone contributed all over the field, which is what we need to be successful.” See WP Page 73
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Decatur girls’ squad shuts out SH backs, senior captain Alyssa Romano and junior Julianna Fohner, kept Snow Hill’s attack at least 30 yards from the Decatur goal. Steve Isett “We never let them get inside,” he said. “We were organized defensively. I was a happy with what I saw.” Senior captain Isy Kristick recorded nine saves for Decatur.
Isett said accurate, well-timed passes are key for the Seahawks. “Snow Hill was a good challenge for us. Athletically, we were evenly matched,” Isett said. “The advantage was our ability to make pretty good, accurate, technical passes. It was a good team effort.” Decatur will host the Easton Warriors, today, Friday, at 5:30 p.m. in Berlin. The Seahawks will then take a trip to Centreville on Monday to face the Queen Anne’s Lions at 5:30 p.m.
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By Lisa Capitelli Managing Editor (Sept. 27, 2019) The Stephen Decatur girls’ soccer team won Monday’s match, 3-0, over the Snow Hill Eagles in Berlin. “We’re playing a lot better. Our passing has improved exponentially,” said Decatur Coach Steve Isett. “We’re understanding how to play as a team, working together and where to be [on the field] to be the best option for our teammates. Our combination plays are getting better, which also comes from familiarity with your teammates and believing in your teammates.” Junior Brittyn Lyra Leonard netted a goal for Decatur in the first half. Freshman Mia Kemp tallied the Lady Seahawks’ second goal with about 26 minutes left in the game. Senior captain Macy Dill scored Decatur’s third goal. Isett was pleased with the defensive play. The defense, led by center
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redirect swells in the ocean. We don’t see much of this formation on this coast save for New England and certain piers, inlets and jetties or groins, so just the possibility of even a facsimile of a point was, well, exciting! Now, granted, I’m pushing the envelope a bit here, but it’s born of experience and frustration. When groins were exposed, and there were quite a few, the surf was much better. The irony is that they are still there, only buried under lots and lots of sand. I understand the protection of Ocean City. What I don’t understand is the method. Pumping sand onto the beach is an endless proposition that is extremely expensive. There are other methods that could work and should be explored. In the long run, other ideas such as extended groins, jetties and artificial reefs could have great benefit. This could not only protect the beach, but provide good possibility for waves, safety for swimmers and bathers, and more potential for fishermen. Also, as another benefit, the cost could be much, much more reasonable. Seeing these little points starting to form obviously got my juices flowing, my wheels spinning. Go ahead, take your own survey and see what’s out there. Changes take place. Sometimes subtle, sometimes dramatic. Exciting? You bet! – Dave Dalkiewicz is the owner of Ocean Atlantic Surf Shop in Ocean City.
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