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Nordstrom apologizes for affidavit request By Elizabeth Bonin Staff Writer (Oct. 4, 2019) Concerns regarding speculation that the county commissioners quietly support cutting Snow Hill and Pocomoke City in for a share of Ocean Downs casino revenue surfaced Josh Nordstrom at the Worcester County Commissioners m e e t i n g Tuesday, as southern district Commissioner Joshua Bud Church Nordstrom’s attempted to have Commissioner Bud Church pledge his backing in writing. On Sept. 3, the commissioners agreed to postpone until May discussing Nordstrom’s request for a grant based on table game revenue from the casino on Racetrack Road. Nordstrom advocated giving cash-strapped Pocomoke and Snow Hill a piece of the action like Ocean City, Ocean Pines and Berlin receive through “impact grants.” The difference, however, is that the impact grants were created to help these communities deal with the effects of the See BERTINO Page 62
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PLEASE REMAIN SEATED An Ocean City police officer stands above the seated driver of one of the modified cars that descended on Ocean City last weekend. Police agencies issued more than 1,500 traffic citations from Thursday through Sunday.
‘That’s just not acceptable’ Mayor, police chief say car event came just to raise havoc By Josh Kim Staff Writer (Oct. 4, 2019) City officials and the Ocean City Police Department are brainstorming for ways to prevent another H2Oi-style event in the resort, following a nightmarish weekend when thousands of modified foreign cars took over the roads and their drivers dominated law enforcement’s attention. “We had a group come to
town, and they were here with the sole purpose of raising havoc throughout our community, and that’s just not acceptable,” Mayor Rick Meehan said. “The level of disrespect [toward law enforcement] is something we have never seen,” Police Chief Ross Buzzuro said. “I want to stress this point that the group of individuals this weekend … they had issues with law enforcement. We did our very best to handle this, and at times it was very, very taxing for us.” Ocean City residents began to see trickles of mod-
ified and foreign cars filtering into the resort last Wednesday for what was billed for an unofficial H2Oi event. By the following Friday, the city had been overtaken. H2Oi stands for Watercooled International and references specific German cars such as Volkswagen and Audi. But in Ocean City, it has come to represent all small, highly modified foreign cars. Hundreds of officers from OCPD, the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office, the Maryland State Police, See POLICE Page 4
By Josh Kim Staff Writer (Oct. 4, 2019) An Ocean City police officer was swarmed by a mob as he attempted to arrest Andrew James Steitz, 21, of Forked River, New Jersey last Friday. The officer said Steitz was standing in the middle of traffic on Coastal Highway near 45th Street and that Steitz blocked traffic to create space for cars to do burnouts. The officer said two cars almost collided because of Steitz’ actions, and he attempted to direct Steitz to the curb. See MOB Page 4
‘Hit-and-run’ wasn’t, but arrest made By Josh Kim Staff Writer (Oct. 4, 2019) Police identified Josiah Ament of Lititz, Pennsylvania, as the driver who drove his car into a crowd of guests last weekend. “In reference to pedestrians being struck at 33rd Street & Baltimore Avenue, it was not a hit-and-run,” Ocean City Police Department Spokeswoman Ashley Miller said. “The driver was still on scene but had moved away from the large crowd for safety reasons.” See HIT-AND-RUN Page 4
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OC Council ponders staffing requests for fire department Despite approval to bolster offseason crew numbers, Chief Bowers questioned By Josh Kim Staff Writer (Oct. 4, 2019) Despite unanimously approving funding for additional fire department staffing, members of Ocean City Council on Tuesday voiced concerns over the frequency of funding requests. Additionally, the council addressed long-held concerns over Worcester County’s contribution to funding fire and EMS services in West Ocean City. “All of us are committed to public safety,” Councilman John Gehrig said. “The question is — this is more than a report, you’re asking for money, the money is unbudgeted, and I’m wondering why it’s not budgeted, and why you guys are back asking for more money when we knew this was a problem?” Fire Chief Richie Bowers explained that during the offseason, Oct. 1 to April 30, call volumes in Ocean City and in West Ocean City increased by 20 and 13 percent respectively, from 2014 to 2018. In addition, from 2016 to 2018, there was a net gain of 462 residential units, 185 business licenses and an overall increase in hotels that remained open year-round. While call volumes and area coverage have increased over the years, staffing during the offseason has decreased, Bowers said. This causes safety issues, as it leads to increased call response time. Bowers requested $159,385, which
would be derived from a $60,000 Safe Station grant and a roughly $125,000 county grant toward EMS response, to add an additional twoperson crew. In addition, City Manager Doug Miller advised Gehrig that the current single-response model had been suggested in February, several months before Bowers was hired. Nonetheless, Gehrig still found issue with the request, as Bowers had requested $300,000 in September to replace engine motors. “I look at this as a salary cap,” he said. “When you ask for it [funding] in all these different ways, it’s not our decision, it’s your decision on how you use your cap. So we have the engines, we have the union contracts, we have all of these conversations that involve dollar bills, and we have to sit up here and spend them.” Gehrig asked Bowers if he would be making more unbudgeted requests in the near future. “Yes, I have to prioritize through our strategic planning, which we just did ... where we need to go,” Bowers said. “I don’t want to say there will be, but there could be.” Gehrig said he understood and agreed with Bowers concerns, but would prefer a mini-budget session in order to pinpoint the fire department’s needs, and budget it properly. Councilman Tony DeLuca, Councilman Dennis Dare and Meehan agreed with Gehrig. The funding was approved because it was drawn from grant money, and not from the general fund budget. Gehrig reiterated, however, that fuSee GEHRIG Page 6
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Police write up more than 1,500 citations Continued from Page 1 Maryland Transit Administration Police and the Natural Resources Police worked around the clock last weekend to control the vehicular melee and to protect the population. They also issued a staggering number of traffic citations. “A preliminary report shows over 1,500 traffic citations were issued this weekend,” OCPD Spokeswoman Ashley Miller said. “This figure includes citations issued from OCPD and the allied agencies. This figure will increase as the data from the weekend continues to get entered into the system.” Last year, police issued 1,280 traffic citations. Miller said the total cost of citations would be difficult to calculate, but individual citations could cost up to $1,000 for speeding in Special Event Zones. Miller also wanted to clarify that the city makes no money from citations issued. All money received from citations goes to the state. The cost of overtime pay for officers during the weekend was also unavailable, as it is still being calculated, she said. Despite the explosion of vehicles in Ocean City over the three-day period, Buzzuro said in a Monday press conference that few, if any, serious injuries were reported. That would be surprising, given the chaos on the streets captured by videos and photos and posted online on social media sites.
Crowds can be seen blocking police vehicles attempting to initiate traffic stops, people setting off illegal fireworks in the middle of Philadelphia Avenue, costumed spectators weaving into the streets and through crowds and cars fishtailing and doing donuts with nothing to block them from bystanders. One video, which has more than 3,800 views on Twitter, shows a car drifting — when a driver intentionally oversteers during a turn to create a gliding effect — and almost slamming into the person recording. Buzzuro described the participants as “hostile” toward law enforcement, adding that this hostility seemed to fester each day, sometimes resulting in violence. Participants reportedly threw rocks and glass bottles at officers, and became physically violent during arrests. One officer reported being surrounded by a mob of 50 or 80 participants, yelling at him for arresting a participant and attempting to physically remove the participant from the officer’s grasp. Participants blasted police online after a photo showing a woman being arrested at gunpoint by officers, as well as a video that shows an officer Tasing a participant began circulating on social media outlets. “Can we identify this police officer who Tasered someone for being a bystander during H2Oi in Ocean City this Saturday,” a Twitter user tweeted,
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Ocean City Police Chief Ross Buzzuro says participants of the unofficial H2Oi event came ready to fight with law enforcement officials.
which garnered 673 retweets, 743 likes and 29 comments. The video itself has more than 30,000 views. During a press conference on Monday, OCPD Chief Ross Buzzuro said he did not know the exact details for these two incidents, but that they would be reviewed. Perhaps the most horrific moment this weekend occurred Friday night, when a white BMW veered into a crowd of bystanders and struck pedestrians. The driver was arrested at the scene, and the pedestrians did not sustain serious injuries. Both refused medical treatment.
While Buzzuro and Meehan could not release specific details on what steps they might pursue to prevent a repeat of the weekend, they did say they were working with state agencies in an attempt to increase Special Event Zone fines, and expand punishable traffic violations. “I’m very fortunate to have some of the finest men and women in law enforcement,” Buzzuro said. “All of our allied agencies along with the Ocean City Police Department worked this weekend … well above and beyond their call of duty. Putting themselves out there … in harm’s way to protect this community, and they certainly need recognition.”
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Continued from Page 1 The suspect fled the area, and the officer pursued him by vehicle up until 45th Street, and then proceeded to chase after him on foot. After a lengthy pursuit, the officer managed to subdue Steitz on the ground, but was then swarmed by a crowd of 50 to 80 people, the report said. The officer activated an emergency button for help, but could not hear
the radio response over the shouts from the crowd. The officer then reported that two unidentified white males attempted to grab Steitz’s arms to drag him away, but the officer managed to block them from doing so. Backup arrived, and the officer arrested Steitz, who faces charges for disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, intoxicated endangerment and failure to obey a lawful order.
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Continued from Page 1 Last weekend, a video posted online showed crowds of participants on 33rd Street and Baltimore Avenue surrounding a white BMW. For reasons unknown, the driver, later identified as Ament, suddenly drove his car into the crowd, hitting two pedestrians. Police charged Ament with reckless driving, negligent driving, driver spin-
ning wheels, driving a motor vehicle in a manner to cause skidding and driver failure to exercise due care to avoid pedestrian collision. Miller said Ament was cooperative during the investigation, and police released him after issuing his citations. Fortunately, neither of the pedestrians who were hit suffered serious injuries, and they both refused medical treatment, Miller said.
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Mayor: need proven for tough law By Josh Kim Staff Writer (Oct. 4, 2019) City officials, police officers and residents say “enough,” after participants of a social media-arranged car event held the city hostage last weekend, defying law enforcement and endangering lives. “What took place this past weekend in Ocean City can never happen again,” Mayor Rick Meehan said. “They placed our town, as well as our citizens and visitors, under siege and in danger, which is unacceptable.” Meehan, alongside Ocean City Police Chief Ross Buzzuro, held a press conference Monday to express the city’s commitment in finding ways to prevent future tuner car mayhem. However, they acknowledged that the road ahead would be difficult. “This group of people … we’re not going to be able to keep them away,” Buzzuro said. “[But] we are already starting to prepare … for next year. Nothing is off the table. We’re going to look at every imaginable measure we can deploy into this, because we have to figure out ways to resolve this.” Buzzuro said the solution would be multi-faceted, and would require multiple measures to safeguard the city. “I don’t think we’re getting enough of deterrence in the form of the fine amounts that we could see through legislation,” Buzzuro said. “Heightened fines, maybe it’s not the solution, but if enough people are deterred from doing it [traffic violations] in the future, it could certainly be some type of a relief valve from what we’re experiencing.” Then Delegate now Sen. Mary Beth Carozza, (R-1), and former Sen. Jim Mathias, (D-38), introduced the original Special Event Zone legislation in 2018, which passed. However, the bill was heavily watered down, and did not include increased penalties for violations such as reckless
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and negligent driving. Carozza and Del. Wayne Hartman, (R38C), attempted to expand this legislation in March through Senate Bill 682 and a partner bill in the House of Delegates, but the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee voted unanimously to issue an unfavorable report, killing the bill. “The increased reckless, destructive, and illegal activity over the past H2Oi weekend demonstrated that the Maryland General Assembly should have passed our 2019 special events increased penalties bill,” Carozza said. “I will continue to work with Mayor Meehan, Police Chief Buzzuro, the Hogan Administration, and my colleagues to take all necessary actions, including legislation, to protect our home community.” Hartman said he is working in conjunction with the mayor and Carozza, and would continue working toward viable solutions toward curtailing future vehicular onslaughts. State Sen. Jill Carter, (D-41), who is a member of the Senate committee that voted down Carozza’s bill declined to comment on whether she would enter-
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Gehrig takes issue with fire funding Chief Bowers seeks Continued from Page 3 ture funding requests should be consolidated and reviewed for the FY2021 budget. DeLuca shifted gears and asked whether Worcester County was contributing money to help cover the costs of providing fire/EMS services in West Ocean City, which is under county jurisdiction, not Ocean City. Budget Manager Jennie Knapp said Worcester County reimburses Ocean City $760 per call, but said it did not cover the cost completely. Dare put the issue into context by pointing to the fire and EMS budget. He said the budget is roughly $8.3 million dollars, while ambulance fees collected by the city amount to $1.1 million. The Worcester County grant is around $1.2 million, but 60 percent of that comes from Ocean City taxpayers, so essentially the city has been paying itself $720,000. In any case, Dare said there was a $6 million dollar deficit that taxpayers were paying for, and 17 percent of those costs go toward West Ocean City. Seventeen percent of $6 million is
$1,020,000, so essentially residents of West Ocean City were using $1 million worth of Ocean City services for free, Dare said. Meehan said the council sent a letter to the county in years previous to address this issue, but received no response. “I would like us to calculate what the cost of providing services to West Ocean City, over and above what we are getting back, [is] and send them a bill,” Meehan said. Councilman Matt James moved to send the bill, which Knight seconded. However, Dare and Gehrig protested. “It doesn’t solve the problem,” Dare said. “Let them figure it out,” Meehan retorted. “You keep bringing it up, let’s send them a bill.” Gehrig said while he supported the idea in general, he felt it would be antagonizing and preferred creating dialogue with commissioners instead. “We sent a letter asking last year, and didn’t get anything back,” James said. The council passed the motion 6 to 1, with Gehrig voting in opposition.
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OC businesses give thumbs down to H2Oi ‘bad apples’ By Josh Kim Staff Writer (Oct. 4, 2019) While some business owners did see increased profits during the unsanctioned H2Oi weekend, several agreed that the money was not worth the trouble. “Business in town was definitely impacted, yet it was a terrible waste of manpower and money,” Fish Tales restaurant owner Shawn Harman said. “... If you want to look at it as a strict monetary thing, it’s not worth the hassle.” Car enthusiasts seemed especially fond of gas stations, and crowds of participants could be seen loitering in gas station parking lots. Council President Lloyd Martin, who owns 7-Eleven gas stations uptown, said his businesses saw increased profits, but avoided rowdier groups as much of the action took place downtown. Hotels and rental businesses also benefited from the influx of guests, but faced several issues. “In terms of hotel occupancy, there
were many folks who did fill or were close to filling — but, those who had Winefest guests had many Winefest patrons who left early,” said Susan Jones, executive director of the HotelMotel-Restaurant Association. Jones said Winefest guests flooded her emails with complaints, and that it was unfair for a few “bad apples” to ruin the experience of other guests. Councilman Matt James, whose family operates hotels and rental units, said the problem was not only about money, but image. James said H2Oi participants made up around 60 percent of his guests, but said he worried that guests would begin to associate Ocean City with the faux H2Oi crowd, and stop coming to the resort. “I was young once, and I did dumb things ... but we need to come to some understanding with the people who come here,” Harman said. “I’m sure that not all of them were bad guys, but the ones that were ruined it for everybody. It’s not the kind of clientele that we would typically care to have.”
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Planning, zoning approves shopping center site plans By Josh Kim Staff Writer (Oct. 4, 2019) Members of the Ocean City Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to approve site development plans for a 4,000square-foot commercial shopping center on 26th Street. Commission member Peck Miller, who is involved in the project, abstained from the vote. Planning Director Bill Neville said the shopping center was phase two of a master plan development project along 25th and 26th Streets. Phase one involved the construction of Fairfield Inn and a residential condominium. For the shopping center, 1,000 square feet would be dedicated for retail space, while the remaining 3,000 square feet would be used for restau-
rant development. While most of the site plan was good to go, Neville said State Highway officials and City Engineer Terry McGean shared concerns over the proximity of the parking lot entrance located on 26th Street and Philadelphia Avenue, and whether that would clog traffic at the intersection traffic light. To remedy this issue, Neville said the entrance would be converted into a one-way exit. There were concerns about parking, as one member worried that residents of the condominium would overtake parking on the east side of the shopping center. However, Neville replied that most of those parking spaces were designed for residential, not commercial, use.
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County to enforce WHP seasonal residency By Elizabeth Bonin Staff Writer (Oct. 4, 2019) The Worcester County Commissioners on Tuesday finalized an off-season occupancy enforcement plan for the White Horse Park campground subdivision.
The plans comes following the commissioners’ rejection last month of a zoning change sought by a group of property owners that would have lifted the seasonal occupancy restriction and made legal those owners who have been living in the park year-round for years.
The plan involves sending letters to all owners in White Horse Park, including those who may have violated seasonal occupancy restrictions, as well as renters and the board of directors for White Horse Park association. Chief Administrative Officer Harold
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By Rachel Ravina Staff Writer (Oct. 4, 2019) The Kirwan Commission’s funding formula workgroup is expected to announce its decision of how to allocate millions of dollars in education money across the state in the next few weeks, Chairman William “Brit” Kirwan said during a meeting last Thursday. “I’m also announcing today we need a meeting on Oct. 15, and that will be when we make our final decisions, and that will be in public,” Kirwan said last week. The legislation, known as The Blueprint for America’s Future, included proposals for free preschool for 3-and-4-year-olds living at 300 percent below the property level, higher salaries for teachers, college and career readiness standards, vocational education, and allocated funding for counties, according to a February 2019 interim report. The funding formula workgroup has met periodically since June 20. Recommendations are due to the Maryland General Assembly by Nov. 1. Members of the funding formula workgroup moved to convene and meet in executive session for the first time during a Sept. 19 meeting. That concerned several officials, including State Sen. Mary Beth Carozza (R-38). “I … strongly objected to this decision to work on education funding formulas in secret,” Carozza said in a statement on Sept. 19. “These meetings should be open to the public and not behind closed
doors.” Carozza is a member of the full Kirwan Commission, but not the funding formula workgroup. No Eastern Shore counties are repSen. Carozza resented in the aforementioned subgroup. Kirwan addressed the decision during last week’s meeting. “First, we made clear that no decision was going to be made other than in public,” Kirwan said. He said during last week’s meeting that the formula could have “sensitivity to different assumptions” and members wanted to see “what happens with the formula as you change some assumptions” in order to get a better understanding of the formula. “So the whole process where the decisions are being made will be in the public, and I just wanted to emphasize that point,” Kirwan said last week. The Kirwan package approved by the legislature would cost roughly $3.8 billion annually. The Senate bill went through without Gov. Larry Hogan’s signature in June. However, Hogan said during the Maryland Association of Counties conference earlier this summer that he couldn’t support the formula because half the monetary burden would fall to the counties in Maryland. Hogan added that it would require a 39 percent increase in personal income tax, an 89 percent sales tax in-
crease and a 535 percent property tax increase, which would create an $18 million state deficit. Carozza also took issue with the workgroup’s ideas of property valuebased wealth. “The problem with the current formula is that it is more skewed towards property values rather than making an adjustment to incorporate poverty to more equitably distribute school funds to the school systems,” Carozza said in a statement. 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. Carozza also urged local leaders to bring these concerns to the commission directly. “I have been encouraging community and business leaders and local elected officials to share their concerns about the current wealth formula with the commission leadership and why it puts some of our shore counties at a disadvantage,” Carozza said in a statement. Kirwan will hold a forum from 67:30 p.m. next Tuesday, Oct. 8 in the Guerrieri Hall auditorium of WorWic Community College on 32000 Campus Drive in Salisbury.
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from consciously participating in this act, or force a sex trafficking victim into a marriage. Hartman cosponsored the legislation. • HB0368/SB0248: Life-threatening injury involving a vehicle or vessel The criminal negligence law would impose penalties on those involved in causing someone to have a life-threatening injury. The law would also take prior offenses into account. Offenders could serve up to 18 months in prison, pay a fine of up to $5,000 or some sort of combination of the two. Hartman and Carozza cosponsored the legislation. • HB0230/SB0163: Repeat Drunk Driving Offenders Act of 2019 The legislation, cosponsored by Hartman and Carozza, will impose harsher penalties for those who drive under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Offenders who violate the law could pay a fine not exceeding $10,000, serve up to 10 years in prison or both, according to the bills. • HB0155/SB0164: Spending increases for state grants, mental health facilities Under the terms of the law, projects to construct or renovate community mental health facilities and developmental disabilities centers using state grants through the Community Mental Health, Addiction and Developmental Capital Program are permitted to increase spending percentages. Additionally, the law would permit percentage increases for certain projects funded by state grants through the Federally Qualified Health Centers Grant Program, according to the Maryland General Assembly. Carozza, Hartman and Otto cosponsored the legislation. • HB0420/SB0139: Threat of mass violence The legislation, cosponsored by Carozza, would impose harsher penalties on someone threatening to commit a violent crime that could injure or kill at least five people. Offenders found guilty of this could face a maximum 10-year prison sentence, a monetary fine not to exceed $10,000, or a combination of the two.
Berlin Touch A Truck event to feature recreation, education By Rachel Ravina Staff Writer (Oct. 4, 2019) Adults and children especially can examine police cars, fire trucks, dump trucks and other specialized vehicles t this Saturday at the Berlin Touch A Truck at Stephen Decatur Park. The third annual event will take place from 10 a.m. to noon at the park on Tripoli Street off Route 113. Admission is free. Tim Lawrence, Berlin’s electric utility director, started the event in 2016 and has seen attendance grow up to 300 peo-
ple since then. Lawrence, who’s been doing electric work for 38 years, said an event like this is a good opportunity for people to get a better understanding about the work that goes into maintaining a town. As one example, he said becoming a certified lineman takes four years of school and 8,000 hours of on-the-job training. “A lot of people don’t realize what we have to go through to get to that point See LOCAL Page 11
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Bay bridge backup lasts 10 hours Comptroller admonishes Transportation Department Secretary for major traffic By Morgan Pilz Staff Writer (Oct. 4, 2019) Comptroller Peter Franchot and Lt. Governor Boyd Rutherford had some stern questions for state Transportation Secretary Pete K. Rahn Wednesday about last Friday’s 10-hour traffic jam at the Chesapeake Bay bridge. The eastbound traffic backup, which was said to have been 14 miles long at one point, occurred as two-way bridge access was restricted because of a redecking project. Franchot, Rutherford and Maryland State Treasurer Nancy Kopp asked Rahn during a Board of Public Works meeting Wednesday how such a monumental snarl could happen without notice. “I support the critical maintenance the bridge needs and its importance, but it has been deferred for years,” Franchot said. “I am not at all convinced that suitable foresight was
given, where sufficient steps were taken to mitigate the burden and safety risks associated with this massive project. “The Chesapeake Bay Bridge is not just a luxury, it’s an unconditional economic-social public safety necessity,” he continued. “When commuters can’t get to work on time, when first responders can’t make it to the scene of an emergency and when products cannot be transported to the markets in a timely manner our entire state, frankly, suffers.” Rahn replied there had been ample time to warn people about the construction, but unexpectedly nice weather contributed to traffic volume. “This project has started in the planning process back in 2014,” he said. “There was a notice given all summer long to expect delays once the project started. It’s no surprise to hardly anyone that the project, in fact, started last Friday. “We were faced with two incidences,” Rahn continued. “Unusually nice weather had brought out more people to the Eastern Shore, and there
Local, state agencies to attend Continued from Page 10 where you’re considered a master utility lineman,” Lawrence said. Local, county and state agencies will feature department vehicles and offer demonstrations throughout the morning. “It’s a great event. It’s a very educational event,” Lawrence said. “It’s very informative, and it showcases what we do in our day-to-day lives for the Town of Berlin.” The following Town of Berlin agencies are scheduled to participate: the police, fire, electric, public works, as well as water and sewer departments. Lawrence added that the electric utility would have a “power town display,” which educates parents and children about scenarios involving power lines. As for Worcester County, the emer-
gency services department will take part, and the sheriff’s office will have a K-9 unit on site. The Maryland State Police is also expected to join in on the event. Ivy Wells, the town’s community and economic development director, said adults attending could embrace their inner child during Berlin Touch A Truck. “It’s such a fun event,” Wells said. “I think the adults look forward to it even more than the kids do.” The Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pines and Ocean City will also have hamburgers and hotdogs available for purchase during the event. For more information, contact Lawrence at the or visit berlinmd.gov/event/berlin-touchtruck/
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Actuary report for employee pension fund fluctuating By Josh Kim Staff Writer (Oct. 4, 2019) A report from the actuary charged with analyzing Ocean City’s employee pension fund led to a threehour City Council debate Tuesday about why the fund’s revenues were fluctuating. “We have record stock market performance … and we’re not even close to the numbers—we’re on a losing streak,” Councilman John Gehrig said. But whether the city is on a losing streak or it just seems that way is difficult to determine, as the data is premature, and any gains and losses are based on expected revenues. Another way to put it would be the city’s pension fund investments did not lose money, but did not make as much as projected. The city manages two types of pensions: Defined Benefit (DB) and Defined Contribution (DC), the resort’s acting actuary Cavanaugh Macdonald said. The main difference between the two is that a DB pension plan guarantees a specified payment amount in retirement, while a DC plan allows employees and employers to contribute and invest funds over time. Employers bear the brunt of responsibility and financial risk in a DB plan, because they must pay the benefit regardless of how well funded that pension account See EMPLOYEE Page 12
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Employee pensions do not see rise in rates cent threshold. Contribution requirements for FY2020 went up for both general and public safety plans: $2.2 to $2.4 million, and $3.4 to $3.8 million — $600,000 in total. “In 2017, we had a surplus of $350,000 that year,” Gehrig said. “…We decided to keep that in the general fund, and not allocate it in the pension, because we’re going to go with what the actuary tells us to do.” Macdonald clarified that the surplus $350,000 was excess in the general fund budget, and had nothing to do with asset returns. “Well, whatever it was, we had extra money,” the councilman continued. “That’s what Martha (former Finance Director Martha Bennett) and I had estimated we would need for pension that year, and then when the actuarial report came in, we didn’t need to fund at that level that’s why we kept it in the general [funds],” Budget Manager Jennie Knapp said. Gehrig expressed confusion over why the $350,000 of surplus budget money was not allocated toward the pension budget, in case of future losses. Knapp said all surpluses are kept in the general fund in case it is needed elsewhere, as unexpected expenses were bound to arise. Gehrig said if the council had put the money in the pension fund it would have prevented losses incurred this year. “If we had, that does not necessarily
Continued from Page 11 is. Employees take more of a risk in a DC plan, but there also is the possibility that it will outperform the DB version. Before April 1, 2011, all general city employees received DB plans in which employees contributed five percent of their pay to cover a portion of their benefits, payable for life. After April 1 of that year, new general employees received DC plans in which they could contribute up to seven percent, which the city then matches, in addition to investment options and the ability to roll over lump sums for retirement. There is a separate Public Safety plan for police, EMS, firefighters and Fire Marshal’s Office, that exempts these groups from the 2011 crossover. They are on a DB plan, with the ability to contribute eight to nine percent of their pay, with the city picking up contributions. Up until April 1, 2017, the asset return assumption was 7.5 percent, which has since decreased to 7 percent. This means that the actuary believes the return in investment each year will be around this percentile. The asset returns from 2015 to 2019 were 5.6, -3.7, 9.7, 8.7 and 1.5 percent, respectively. Macdonald clarified, however, that five years of acturial smoothing meant the city actually had a 4.2 percent return this year. Furthermore, he said it was rare for the actual return to hit the 7 per-
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in the last three years, and asked whether the council needed to lower its assumption rate. Macdonald said it did not, because the assumption is long-term and the 7 percent range allowed for the city to remain stable in its revenues. “Going forward, I don’t want to make assumption changes each year, because that defeats the purpose of funding the pension plan over a long period of time,” Macdonald said. “… You got to let your investments work. Some years they’re going to be down, like this year, they will be down, but in other years they may be up.” “That makes it even worse,” Gehrig responded. Councilman Mark Paddack and Council Secretary Knight shared similar concerns, pointing to their own gains in investments and retirement pensions. Macdonald explained the city currently has $60 million in its pension fund right now in order to fund its beneficiaries, which amounts to roughly $3 million per year. He said if the city decided to cut its investments and made zero gains, it could continue paying retirees for another 20 years. “We know there’s going to be contributions going in, [and] we know there’s going to be investment earnings,” Macdonald said. “Yes, they haven’t been what we would prefer them to be over the last few years, but we do know that … the long-term nature of the plan is 20, 30 years from now, we’re trying to fund for that plan.” He said it was normal not to be 100 percent funded in accrued liabilities, and that the national average was around 70 percent, while Ocean City was roughly at 86 to 87 percent. Rather than jumping from one assumption to another, it would be best to go in small increments, to avoid expounding losses. “We got time,” he said. “And we got time to get to that “better” number.”
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Mia Mason to run for 2020 First Congressional District By Josh Kim Staff Writer (Oct. 4, 2019) A voice for the marginalized is the theme for Democratic Congressional candidate Mia Mason’s run to represent Maryland’s First Congressional District in 2020. “I found myself ... involved in politics when I was losing my civil rights, and then when other people started losing the same ones,” Mason said. “As a person from the LGBT community, we had to fight to serve [in the military], so I helped other friends do that and then I became an advocate to make sure that it wouldn’t happen to others.” Mason served the United States Navy, Army and District of Columbia Coast Guard for 20 years. She served on board USS KittyHawk CV-63 for Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom for three tours of duty. She also served on board USS Bataan LHD-5 to help communities devastated by Hurricane Katrina. She won the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Award, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with Arrowhead Device and Humanitarian Medal among other awards for her work. Despite Mason’s successful military career, as a transgender woman, she faced discrimination, particularly under the Trump administration, which imposed a ban on transgender people in the military. “Under this administration ... he [Trump] went after immigrants ... people of color ... women, and then [he] came after me while I was still serving in the military. “I had so many various jobs, and
then as I transitioned, that became a turning point for me, because, when the policies were announced, I basically became an unknown person,” Mason said. “I tried to become Mia Mason known, but because my story was so different ... I am only enlisted by going through some of the hardest and roughest parts of our military, just to be able to serve in our military.” She said this inspired her to enter the political world so that she could prevent other people like her from going through the same obstacles. “Our biggest motivation for [running] was seeing what was happening with the current representative,” Mason said. “How he was voting against the environment, how he was voting against certain policies for women for abortion, and affecting our health care services for women in general.” In addition to civil rights, Mason said other important issues included Medicaid for all and improving Maryland’s education system. Mason is aware of the challenges ahead of her as a Democrat running in a traditionally Republican district. Nonetheless, she said regardless of party affiliation, her campaign would ensure that both sides are heard. “You [constituents] can ask more questions,” she said. “That’s going to be the best thing for us to get to know the community a lot more. Everybody... has a story.” For more information on Mia Mason, go to https://miadmason.us/ or call 410-94-MASON
WORCESTER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS BRIEFS By Elizabeth Bonin Staff Writer (Oct. 4, 2019) The Worcester County Commissioners took the following actions during their Tuesday meeting.
The Alyosha The issue of Worcester County leasing dock space in the West Ocean City harbor to the Alyosha died Tuesday because of concerns about its boarding location on the other side of the harbor. The original proposal was to lease county property on the north side of the harbor to Thrive Engineering LLC, for five years beginning Oct. 1 for $8,500 a year. Director of Worcester County Recreation & Parks Tom Perlozzo said leasing the dock space to the Alyosha could bring in at least $50,000 in advertising sales. How-
ever, during public comment, local attorney Hugh Cropper, who co-owns dock space next to Mad Fish Grill, said when the Alyosha loads and unloads in front of Mad Fish, he cannot access his own dock because the Alysoha extends approximately 12 feet into his property. Though he made a private agreement that he could simply ask the Alyosha to move when necessary, Cropper expressed a worry that if the business took off, the vessel would block his dock space more frequently. County Attorney Maureen Howarth reminded the commissioners that they were to vote on where the Alyosha could be docked, not where it loads and unloads. Despite this, some commissioners were hesitant when they heard Cropper’s issue. Commissioner Joshua Nordstrom moved to approve the Continued on Page 15
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WORCESTER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS BRIEFS Continued from Page 14 lease for a year only, earning a second from Commissioner Ted Elder. Commissioner Bud Church abstained from the vote. Commissioners Chip Bertino and Jim Bunting voted against the lease, and Commissioner Joseph Mitrecic was absent.
Sheriff over-expenditure The county commissioners approved an over-expenditure of $80,097.65 for the county sheriff’s office FY19 budget. Sheriff Matthew Crisafulli told the commissioners that when the budget was created, it assumed the sheriff’s office would use retired vehicles for replacement parts. However, this was made impossible when two vehicles were totaled. In addition, the costs for equipment increased after the budget was created. According to Crisafulli, the sheriff’s office needs to replace 11 vehicles and the unanticipated car collisions caused an over-expenditure of $114,367, which was reduced after reallocating funds. Crisafulli added that though the cost of the two totaled vehicles would be paid for by insurance, he did not yet have the exact amount. Commissioner Chip Bertino moved to approve the over-expenditure and Commissioner Joshua Nordstrom seconded.
Litter clean-up The commissioners agreed to allow two deputies from the sheriff’s office help protect volunteers during a litter clean-up on portions of Holly Grove Road behind the Walmart in Berlin/West Ocean City. Kelly McCullen, director of the Delmarva Free School, and Billy Weiland, of Assateague Coastal Trust’s program Trash Free Assateague, proposed the collaboration to encourage clients and the public to engage with nature for mental and physical health. Commissioner Chip Bertino moved to approve the request and Commissioner Jim Bunting seconded. The clean-up is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 2 at 9:30 a.m.
Evergreen Village The commissioners passed a resolution granting Residential Planned Community zoning status to Evergreen Village, a 90-house single-family home development by Blue Water Development on the northwest side of Beauchamp Road, north of Route 589. Zoning Administrator Jennifer Keener said the proposed planned residential community fits in with the surrounding area and would not have any foreseeable negative impact on the already existing area.
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POWERBOAT RACES The Offshore Powerboat Association National Championship Offshore Powerboat Races returned to Ocean City for competition last Sunday. This photo was taken aboard a U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary vessel, which was on the water maintaining a safe zone for the boats to race.
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Planning, zoning pass 45th Street retail store plans By Josh Kim Staff Writer (Oct. 4, 2019) Members of the Ocean City Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously to proceed with site plans for a 45th Street retail development on Tuesday evening. Planning Director Bill Neville said the retail store would be roughly 4,720 square feet, with configurations for restaurants to have outdoor dining areas. One of the main topics of the night was parking. Based on the square footage, the property would require around 351 parking spaces, but by working through the zoning codes, Neville said parking discounts could be applied. Since the project is considered mixed-use. it would allow for a 20 percent reduction in bayside parking. Further reductions could be applied because of hotel accessory regulations. The final provision used to reduce the parking requirement involves having an equal amount of indoor and outdoor restaurant dining space. To do that, Neville said the applicant would take out portions of the
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proposed restaurant area, and open it up for outdoor seating. Using those three provisions, Neville said the new parking space requirement would decrease to 258
spaces. Still to be done are a review by the fire marshal’s office, which will be handled during the building permit application stage.
CITY COUNCIL BRIEFS By Josh Kim Staff Writer (Oct. 4, 2019) The following took place during Tuesday’s Ocean City Council meeting:
Firefighter retirements Mayor Rick Meehan and council members honored the service of firefighter and cardiac rescue technician David N. Cropper and firefighter and paramedic David H. Pruitt. “[Former mayor] Fish Powell told me one time, ‘If you’re ever in a pinch, if you’re ever in trouble, you call David Cropper,’” Meehan said. “I couldn’t have done what I did without the support of the volunteer fire company and the city,” Cropper said. “I don’t feel bad about leaving, I think we’re in good hands … Thank you all, it’s been a ride.” Continued on Page 18
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Wor. historical architecture book resurfaces By Elizabeth Bonin Staff Writer (Oct. 4, 2019) Worcester County residents and visitors can learn more about historical properties in the area with the reappearance of Paul Touart’s book, ‘Along the Seaboard Side: The Architectural History of Worcester County.’ Published 25 years ago, the book had been forgotten by many, but then Worcester County government staff realized they had two pallets of the book still in storage. Budget Officer Kathy Whited brought a proposal to the Worcester County Commissioners to sell the hardback and paperback books at a discounted price. “This would be a good time of year to do that before the holidays,” Whited said. Kelly Shanahan, assistant chief administrative officer, recalled that the
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1993 Worcester County Commissioners wanted to preserve architectural history of the county with the book, which was published the next year. “They recognized that development was causing some of these properties to go away,” Shanahan said. “They wanted to document all the historical properties in the county.” Touart, an architectural historian living in Somerset County, was commissioned to produce the book, which he also did elsewhere on the Eastern Shore. Lisa Challenger, tourism director for Worcester County, said the book is valuable because it details historic properties that no longer exist. “There was a hotel in downtown
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Challenger added that they could also donate books to the Greyhound independent bookstore in Berlin and the Ocean City Life Saving Museum. Worcester County Commissioner Chip Bertino moved to drop the price of the paperbacks to $3 and hard covers to $5 and to disperse as many as possible to area nonprofits for fundraising purposes. Commissioner Ted Elder seconded.
Council Secretary Mary Knight presented five bid bonds to the council: -Corman Construction, combined $245,000, alternative $27,600. -Mar-Allen Concrete Products Inc., combined $377,833, alternative $75,103. -Bluefin Construction, combined $116, 875, alternative $17,000. -A.J.T. Holmes LLC, combined $88,140, alternative $11,810 -Apex Business Solutions, combined $136,940, alternative $16,400 The council voted unanimously to remand the bids to city staff for further review.
the MSA needed to be completed to reflect these changes. The council voted unanimously to approve the new convention center construction and operation agreement between the MSA and the city.
CITY COUNCIL BRIEFS Continued from Page 16 “It’s hard to lose 80 years of combined service to our community in one afternoon,” Meehan said to Pruitt. “Forty years of service is a tremendous accomplishment, and ... one of the staple parts of [Ocean City] was David’s service to our community.” “I would like to thank the city, my coworkers, and fellow city employees,” Pruitt said. “[They] made my career great here and I got a lot of fond memories and remember everybody ... I think the department will be one of the best in the state. Thank you all.”
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Snow Hill,” Challenger said. “It’s cool to imagine that there today. It’s too bad it’s not.” She highlighted the Beverly plantation in Pocomoke City and the Rackliffe Plantation House in Berlin as some of her favorite historical properties. Challenger added that the book is interesting to residents who live in historic homes because they may find their own house in the book. “People can learn a lot about where they live,” Challenger said. The book price at the time was set to cover the costs of production, but county budgets have long since written off that cost. Commissioner Jim Bunting suggested donating the books to as many school libraries as possible.
City Engineer Terry McGean said the estimate for cart bridge renovations at Eagles Landing golf course would be $180,000. The renovations would include redecking and general repairs. McGean said the cost was only for the labor and equipment, not the materials. He said the costs were separated to ensure the right materials are bought for the project, and to save costs. If the city purchases the materials, it can do so tax-free and save around 6 percent on costs, rather than having the contractor buy the materials at a taxed value. Bidders submitted two bids — one that combined costs for renovation of bridges CH, 4, 7, 8, 9, 16, 17, 18a and contingent wale replacement, while an alternative bid focused on costs for renovation of bridges 10, 11, and 18b.
Funding laws change McGean told council members that funding laws relating to the convention center had changed. In the past, construction costs were split 50/50 between the Maryland Stadium Authority (MSA) and the city. Now, that ratio is 60/40, MSA and city respectively. In addition, contributions to the Convention Center Capital Reserve Fund increased from $50,000 per year from the city and MSA to $100,000. McGean said this increase is due in part because the size of the convention center would greatly increase after renovations, and also because of projected costs of repairing and replacing outdated equipment. He said a new Construction and operations agreement between the city and
Transfer of funds The council approved the transfer $30,000 from the deferred revenues account toward mitigation programs. City Environmental Engineer Gail Blazer presented to the council a slideshow of projects funded by the mitigation fees. These projects included rain gardens, pervious paving, rain barrels, tree planting and beach district plants. The approved funding will be broken down into three focus areas: Stormwater projects, $10,000, critical area projects, $15,000, and afforestation projects, $5,000.
Floodplain management The council approved the floodplain management and hazard mitigation plan progress report, presented by Director of OCDC Bill Neville. Essentially, a community rating system (CRS) review conducted in 2017 resulted in a classification change to 6a, which resulted in a 20 percent discount for flood insurance premium costs. This means premium costs would be cut by $1.48 million dollars total, or $57 per policy.
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Wor-Wic College building project outlined By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (Oct. 4, 2019) In addition to providing an initial pathway into higher education, Wor-Wic Community College continues to offer learning options to foster workforce development on the Eastern Shore, with plans currently afoot to construct an applied technologies center by the year 2023. Wor-Wic President Ray Hoy presented an outline of the plans at the institution during a meeting of the Governor’s Economic Development Committee of Ocean City on Wednesday at the Carousel Hotel on 117th Street. Hoy said Wor-Wic is a comprehensive community college with about half of attendees making it the first stop before pursuing educational goals at four-year schools. “That’s about 48 percent of our students who come in with the expectation of getting a transfer,” he said. Wor-Wic is on par nationally, Hoy said. “There was a national study that was recently done analyzing college transcripts and 49 percent of all baccalaurean degree recipients attended community college,” he said. “That seems to be a pathway people take.” The other half of Wor-Wic’s student population is focused on indus-
try-specific continuing education. “Our vision is to be the leaders … on the lower Eastern Shore by developing a world class workforce by providing excellent Dr. Ray Hoy education and training,” he said. Regardless of future educational plans, Hoy said most Wor-Wic alumni remain on the shore. “Annually we have about 1,000 students and 90 percent of them stay, live and work in our community,” he said. With training for employment in health care, law enforcement and public safety, Hoy said Wor-Wic has a crucial impact on the community. “In any number of areas that are important, not just to our economy, but to one another,” he said. Wor-Wic also works with numerous industries to offer training for carpenters, nursing assistants, welders, hospitality workers and casino dealers. Hoy also highlighted a partnership with both Ocean City Hotel-MotelRestaurant Association and the Greater Ocean City, Maryland Chamber of Commerce for hospitality programs and certifications. “Some are one-day classes or just a
few meetings,” he said. Other options for short-term training include social media marketing, website design, desktop publishing, programing and coding classes. “These are just a taste of some of the classes that we provide,” he said. Meeting community health care needs is also a principal goal, Hoy said. “In the arena of health care, we have a major footprint because not everybody is a physician,” he said. “What we’re doing is preparing all those people [and] technicians who work in the industry.” Citing the “one to two to seven,” educational support principal, Hoy outlined the role Wor-Wic provides within the community. “For every one masters/doctorialtrained individual … we need two bachelors-trained people and seven middle-skills trained people,” he said. “We fill those mid-skill jobs.” Joining the list of specialized training classes, Hoy said Wor-Wic now provides chemical dependency counseling courses. “Unfortunately an area that is such a need,” he said. “We have the only certified licensed program on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.” Supporting local government staffing requirements is also a crucial
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AGH offers flu vaccinations, annual community clinics (Oct. 4, 2019) Atlantic General Hospital/Health System is providing community flu vaccination, and will offering annual clinics for ages 13 and older. High dose flu vaccine will not be offered. People who desire the high dose flu vaccination, should contact their primary care provider or the RediScripts pharmacy located in the main lobby at Atlantic General Hospital. The flu vaccine is considered preventative care and is covered at 100 percent by most insurances. Patients of AGHS providers can call to schedule their flu shots or inquire about available walk-in times. Townsend Medical Center on 10th Street in Ocean City will be offering flu vaccines, no appointment necessary. This year the hospital and health system has scheduled clinics as follows: • Tuesday, Oct. 8, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Taylor Bank (Snow Hill branch) 108 West Market Street Snow Hill. • Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., Atlantic General Hospital (use emergency room entrance), 9733 Healthway Drive Berlin. • Thursday, Oct. 10, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Holy Savior Catholic Church
1705 Philadelphia Avenue, Ocean City. • Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., Atlantic General Hospital (use emergency room entrance), 9733 Healthway Drive Berlin. • Saturday, Oct. 19, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., Health Fair at Ocean Pines Community Center, 235 Ocean Parkway Ocean Pines. • Wednesday, Oct. 23, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Atlantic General Women’s Health, 38394 Dupont Boulevard Unit H Selbyville. Influenza, or flu, is a highly contagious virus spread by inhaling droplets from an infected individual’s cough or sneeze. Most symptoms emerge within 24 to 48 hours and are characterized by fever, chills, sore throat, cough and headache. An infected person can pass on the flu to family members and loved ones because the virus can be transmitted 24 hours before symptoms appear. Donations made during the Atlantic General Hospital flu clinics help offset the cost of future flu clinics. For more information on the Atlantic General Hospital Community Flu Clinics, contact Atlantic General Hospital at 410-641-9FLU (9358).
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CELEBRATION Children delight in an array of games and activities during an 80th anniversary celebration for the Bishopville Fire Department on Saturday.
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Reversing normal guidance to exit structures filled with smoke, kids are admitted entry to tour the Worcester County “Fire Safety House” to learn survival techniques in the event of a blaze on Saturday during the Bishopville Fire Department’s 80th anniversary celebration.
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N2BHS-ALQ (“Connie’s Girl”) was struck and killed by a park vehicle on Assateague Island, Sunday morning, Sept. 29.
Horse hit and killed by park vehicle at Assateague Island (Oct. 4, 2019) On Sunday morning, Sept. 29, a horse was struck and killed by a park vehicle on Assateague Island. The chestnut mare, N2BHS-ALQ (“Connie’s Girl”) was standing in the road on a curve on Bayberry Drive in the predawn hours, before first light when the park vehicle struck the hind quarter of the horse. The park employee was uninjured and the incident is under investigation. N2BHS-ALQ was born in April 2018 to mare N2BHS-AL (“Ms. Macky”) with the likely sire N9BM-E (“Yankee”).
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By Elizabeth Bonin Staff Writer (Oct. 4, 2019) The Ocean City Fire Department will mark the beginning of National Fire Prevention Week with an open house on Sunday at its headquarters on 15th Street from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This year’s theme is “Not Every Hero Wears a Cape: Plan and Practice Your Escape” to encourage the public to create and practice an escape plan in the event of a fire emergency. Fire Marshal Ryan Whittington said that the event will be free, family fun. “We’re going to have a fire safety house where kids will crawl through a simulated house with a bedroom and kitchen,” Whittington said. “They’ll hear the smoke alarm sound and practice escaping.” He added that there will be free CPR training, fire extinguisher training and blood pressure checks. Whittington said fire prevention week is important because it helps families prepare to escape and survive in the event of a house fire. According to the National Fire Projection Association, fire departments responded to 357,000 house fires in 2017. In those fires, 2,360 people died and 10,600 suffered injuries from the fire. An average of seven people died in a home fire every day during 2012 to 2016. Whittington emphasized that families should prepare fire escape plans and regularly check smoke detectors in the building. “Fire escape plans are an essential part of fire safety,” Whittington said. “And smoke alarms — smoke alarms detect and alert people to a fire in the early stages. Smoke alarms can mean the difference between life and death
in a fire.” In a press release, Ocean City Fire Chief Richie Bowers added that these plans are important outside of the home, too. “Situational awareness is a skill people need to use wherever they go,” Bowers said. “No matter where you are, look for available exits. If the alarm system sounds, take it seriously and exit the building immediately.” Whittington said Ocean City firefighters will travel to local elementary schools and daycares to teach fire prevention. They hope to reach some 700 children and their families. The goal is to help children learn how to escape their home, if necessary, and to understand what a smoke alarm means. “It’s vital for the children to have such practical info at a young age because it will not only save their life, but their family members,” Whittington said. The Worcester County Commissioners recognized Oct. 6-12 as National Fire Prevention Week, along with the Worcester County Fire Marshal’s office and area fire departments, during the Tuesday commissioner’s meeting. President of the Worcester County Commissioners Diana Purnell expressed her appreciation for firefighters in the county during the recognition at the commissioner’s open meeting. “They do an excellent job from the southern end to the northern end,” Purnell said. For more information about the open house and National Fire Prevention Week, call the Ocean City Fire Department at 410-289-4346 and visit fpw.org for resources on home escape planning.
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Bertino hosts active shooter training in Pines on Oct. 17 Commissioner sought help from Sheriff Matt Crisafulli for upcoming safety course By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (Oct. 4, 2019) Helping residents understand how to counter random acts of violence is the intent of a Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events (CRASE) training class hosted by Worcester County Commissioner Chip Bertino, in conjunction with the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office, on Thursday, Oct. 17. The CRASE training will be held at the Ocean Pines library starting at 6:30 p.m. Chip Bertino “This is the first time I’m hosting an event like this,” he said. “The sheriff’s office offered it earlier in the summer and my wife and I attended that class.” In addition to obMatt Crisafulli taining active shooter training through the Maryland Association of Counties, Bertino said after recently attending the class offered by the sheriff’s office, it seemed appropriate, in light of the seemingly endless string of random public shootings, to provide Pines residents with the strategies for survival. “I think people like to feel empowered as best they can, and given how engaged the Ocean Pines community is, it seemed like something that could be of interest to a fair number of people,” he said. The course, which will run nearly two hours with a lecture and video presentation, incorporates “avoid, delay and defend” strategies. “It really gives those in attendance something to think about,” he said. “It gives you more situational awareness.” After attending the CRASE class with his wife this summer, Bertino said the couple has a better understanding of how to remain safe in public locations. “You’re much more aware when you’re in a public place where the exits are and what your surroundings are like,” he said. “The most important thing you get out of it is situational awareness and not having a sense of being powerless.” Bertino expressed gratitude, tinged with remorse, for Sheriff
Matthew Crisafulli agreeing to bring the class to Ocean Pines. “Unfortunately, it’s the world in which we live,” he said. While not mandatory, attendees are encouraged to RSVP by emailing Bertino at cbertino@co.worcester.md.us or calling 443-783-3248. While acknowledging unpleasant realities is troubling, taking proactive measures is necessary to combat potential terror, Bertino said. “It’s very difficult now to turn on the news without seeing something that happened in a community or a shopping mall,” he said. “Although we can’t stop those things ourselves, we certainly can take charge of how we may respond.”
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CRASH COURSE A two-car accident occurred between Ninth and 10th streets during the unsanctioned H20i car event on Saturday, Sept. 28.
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Wake up call Ronald Edgar Alvarez-Chanax, 29, of Georgetown, Delaware, faces an assault charge, after police accused him of attacking an officer last Saturday. According to the police report, an officer responded to a welfare call on the 10 block of 76th Street, and found three brothers passed out in a black Honda Civic. The officer reported waking up two of the brothers, but not AlvarezChanax, so the officer called emergency services and administered smelling salts. The latter worked, but police said Alvarez-Chanax began punching the officer, and another officer had to help remove the suspect from his car as he resisted arrest. Alvarez-Chanax faces charges for resisting arrest and second-degree assault.
Speeding, DUI Police arrested Andrew James Wharff, 26, of Clayton, Delaware, after accusing him of going almost triple the posted speed limit, and finding drug paraphernalia on his person, last Thursday. Police reported seeing Wharff drive his black 2019 Ford Fusion at 90 miles per hour on Coastal Highway,
and ran multiple red lights. Once Wharff was stopped, an officer found that Wharff had blood on his face, a cut and swollen lips. Police said the suspect did not remember what caused the injuries. According to the police report, his car was severely damaged. Wharff failed multiple sobriety tests, and an officer placed him under arrest. Upon an inspection, the officer found a red straw in the suspect’s back pocket. Wharff apparently told the officer that the residue inside the straw was cocaine. Wharff faces multiple charges, including possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a controlled dangerous substance, negligent driving and driving under the influence.
Bottle thrown at trooper Police arrested Francis Emeliano Ortiz-Oro, 20, of Washington, DC, after accusing the suspect of throwing a glass bottle at an officer last Saturday. The police report said that the suspect threw a bottle at a Maryland State Police motorcycle trooper, as he rode to assist with a traffic stop. The officer pursued the suspect on foot, and arrested him after a brief struggle near Seventh Street. Continued on Page 63
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Animal cruelty charges filed after man seen beating dog By Josh Kim Staff Writer (Oct. 4, 2019) Police arrested Jordan E. Brokus, 22, of Parkville, Maryland, after city surveillance footage showed him brutally beating his dog last Friday. According to the police report, Brokus was walking his dog, a twoyear-old boxer/lab mix named Stone, along Caroline Street and the Boardwalk. In the video, Brokus kicked Stone in the rib cage twice, before grabbing the dog by his collar, lifting him in the air and strangling him, police said. The officer said Brokus then slammed his dog on the ground, and began choking him. The video then showed Stone pulling himself out of his collar, and
running away from Brokus. However, Brokus’ girlfriend appeared to call for the dog, which obediently returned. Brokus then apparently aggressively put the collar on Stone, punched the dog in the face several times in the face and then repeatedly yanked on the leash, causing the dog to fall forward several times. Police said the suspect kicked the dog in his ribs again and began dragging him down Caroline Street toward Baltimore Avenue. Stone ran away again, but was later retrieved by Brokus’ girlfriend with no incident. Police said the dog had not acted aggressively at all in the video. Brokus faces one count of aggravated animal cruelty and two counts of animal cruelty.
Cryer held without bond in Baltimore for animal cruelty By Rachel Ravina Staff Writer (Oct. 4, 2019) A 53-year-old Ocean City man is being held without bond on animal cruelty charges in Baltimore City, according to the Worcester County State’s Attorney’s Office. Joseph Cryer was served with a warrant on Sept. 24 in Baltimore City. He’s in custody at the Baltimore Central Booking and Department of Pretrial and Detention Services, according to online court records. It’s unclear why Cryer was in Baltimore, and State’s Attorney Kristin Heiser couldn’t provide further comment as “this is a pending case.� The warrant stems from an inci-
dent on Sept. 10 where Cryer was accused of killing his dog. He was charged with animal cruelty and aggravated animal cruelty charges, according to the District Court of Maryland’s online records. A resident of Montego Bay, where Cryer lives, alerted the resort’s animal control division after discovering a dog’s remains in a neighborhood trashcan. Cryer was later identified as the dog’s owner. A police spokesperson said the officers described Cryer as being “in an altered state due to mental health problems.â€? Animal control personnel removed all remaining pets from Cryer’s home, according to police.Â
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Page 25 Coin and Currency Show to showcase various collections By Morgan Pilz Staff Writer (Oct. 4, 2019) At least 25 coin and currency dealers will showcase their collections this weekend at the convention center on 40th Street during the 20th annual OC Coin and Currency show. The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. Admission and appraisals are free. Visitors can buy, sell or trade coins with participating vendors during the event. “There will be a lot of museumquality pieces, early American coins, a lot of foreign and currency like gold bullion and silver bullion and plat-
Hundreds of Corvettes take over the Ocean City inlet parking lot during the Corvette Weekend event last year.
Corvette Weekend will bring old and new cars to resort By Morgan Pilz Staff Writer (Oct. 4, 2019) The 33rd annual Free State Corvette Club Weekend kicks off today, Friday, at the Clarion Resort Fontainebleau Hotel on 101st Street and in the inlet parking lot. Over 850 registered Corvettes, vintage and new, are expected to be seen throughout the resort as well as the inlet, today and Saturday. “A Corvette enthusiast likes to do anything related to Corvette,” Craig Steinbock, president of the Free State Corvette Club, said. “There will probably be close to 800 beautiful Corvettes representing every generation and every year since they started the Corvette in ’53.” This year’s Corvette Weekend is taking place earlier than usual as a result of the Town of Ocean City moving it two weeks forward for the next two years. Despite this, Steinbock believes it will still be a great weekend filled with Corvette enthusiasts. Tonight, a welcome dance party will take place in the Clarion Crystal Ballroom with live music from Mike Hines and The Look and a cash bar from 7-11
Nearly 700 Corvettes are driven down the Ocean City Boardwalk during the Corvette Parade last year.
p.m. The event will include door prizes and raffles. An all-you-can-eat buffet is available from 7-9 p.m. at an additional cost, though participants must sign up for the dinner in advance during registration. Corvette Weekend continues in the inlet parking lot Saturday morning, where hundreds of cars can register and be on display. In addition, a number of vendors will be selling items, three car shows will take
place and four car rallyes will be going on simultaneously before an afternoon Corvette Boardwalk parade launches at 4 p.m. The competitive car shows begin at 7:30 a.m., when Corvette owners will prepare their cars to be judged in three competitions. Participants can vote for their favorite cars in all classes, including their own, in the Fun Show. Children represented by See CORVETTE Page 26
‘There will be a lot of museumquality pieces, early American coins, a lot of foreign and currency like gold bullion and silver bullion and platinum.’ Promoter, Carl Ostiguy inum,” Promoter Carl Ostiguy said. “I have coins from a shipwreck called the El Cazador, a Spanish brig that sunk in the Gulf of Mexico in 1784 on its way to Louisiana. “They found it in 1995, but they only recovered half the treasure,” he continued. “They believe pirates were able to get half the treasure off the ship before it sank.” Currency from shipwrecks, large and small sized coins, early American to colonial and treasure coins will all be featured in the show. Vendors and dealers will also have coins and currency from all over the world. “There’s a lot of history behinds some coins,” Ostiguy said. “We have stuff there that ranges from high end to affordable for beginning collectors. It’s a very good family activity. A lot of kids come with their parents and they learn about the different coins and they get involved.” Different mixtures of precious and semiprecious metals were used to make older coins, so their value is higher. Coins from 1964 and earlier are generally worth more than face value, he said. Hundreds of people are expected to visit the convention center this weekend for the show, which is hosted by the Salisbury Coin Club. Members of the Metal Detector SociSee NO Page 26
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Continued from Page 25 Spina Bifida Association of Maryland will select a favorite Corvette in the second show and a representative from the Free State Corvette Club will select Governor’s Choice award winners. At 9:45 a.m., four rallyes will launch from the inlet simultaneously Saturday, taking drivers and their navigators on a scavenger hunt journey while collecting poker run cards and scrabble titles for various contests. The rallyes are limited to 150 registered Corvettes. “It’s basically a scavenger hunt with Scrabble … you get tiles at each stop, and whoever spells the word with the most points, with the scrabble tiles, wins that award,” Steinbock said. Participants are encouraged to drive safely during the event. “Their licenses are placed into a padded envelope and sealed,” Steinbock said. “If they come back and that seal has been opened, they’re disqualified, because they were probably pulled over and had to give their license. They’ve got to abide by all Maryland rules of navigation and traffic laws.” Participants can register for poker, scrabble or gimmick portions separately or concurrently, he said. The highlight of Corvette Weekend is a parade with about 600 vehicles traveling north up the Boardwalk from the inlet starting at 4 p.m. on Saturday. An awards presentation and wrap-up party will be held Saturday evening at the Clarion for the car shows and rallyes. An awards presentation will take place at 8 p.m. Another all-you-can-eat dinner will
be served for an additional fee with a cash bar before the awards ceremony. Diners must sign up for the buffet in advance during registration. Corvette Weekend benefits several charities, including the Spina Bifida Association of Maryland, USO, Bennet Institute Booster Club, Heroes of the Water and Gilchrist. Over the last 32 years, the Ocean City show has helped organizers donate more than $1 million to local nonprofits. Over the years, the club has raised over $600,000 for its main sponsor, the Spina Bifida Association of Maryland. “Spina Bifida gets 60 percent of our proceeds,” Steinbock said. “We’ve given [them] well over $600,000 since we started this.” In 2018, more than 800 Corvettes were registered and organizers estimate 2,000 Corvettes overall were in the resort for the weekend. “I just want to thank everybody who continues to support us year after year,” Steinbock said. “Without the folks that come down and support us, we wouldn’t have this event going on strong 33 years.” Those who have not pre-registered for Corvette Weekend can visit the late registration table in the Clarion today from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. to sign up for the parade, shows and rallyes. Registration costs $40 per person. Participants do not need to be members of the Free State Corvette Club or another club to take part in Corvette Weekend. For more information and costs, visit www.corvetteweekend.com.
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No cost to attend annual show Continued from Page 25 ety will also be at the show. There could also be members of the Boy Scouts working for their coin merit badges at the event. Last year, around 300 people attended the event. “I’ve been doing this for 45 years now and it’s a lot of fun and a lot of people enjoy collecting,” Ostiguy
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Event supports Children with Hair Loss, Believe in Tomorrow By Morgan Pilz Staff Writer (Oct. 4, 2019) The third annual Locktoberfest event, hosted by Hair We R in the Montego Bay Shopping Center on 129th Street, will take place this Saturday from 12-4 p.m. Last year, Hair We R salon owner Joey Biafore joined with Wayne Littleton, coordinator for the Believe in Tomorrow Children’s Respite Housing Program, to turn her Locktoberfest event into something bigger and more locally involved. What started on the sidewalk in front of her store has turned into an event that takes an entire section of the Montego Bay parking lot. Biafore will offer free haircuts to hair donors throughout the event. Donated hair must be a minimum of eight inches and cannot be bleached. Colored hair is acceptable. Last year, Biafore collected 15 feet of hair. It was donated to her favorite hair nonprofit, Children with Hair Loss, a nonprofit organization which provides high quality wigs for children with medically-related hair loss. The event also raised $5,000. “I want to exceed that goal this year,” Biafore said. “It’s going to be so much fun.” Activities for children organized by Phi Mu sorority sisters and Sigma Alpha Epsilon brothers from Salisbury University will be available for a small fee. The groups will organize games, such as a rock paper scissors, a hopscotch tournament, as well as a hula hoop contest. “We’re asking both of our [Phi Mu and Sigma Alpha Epsilon] chapters to try and get involved in the event as much as they can with other events going on that day as well,” said Believe in Tomorrow Prom Court Candidate Sydney Taggart, who is a junior at Salisbury University and member of Phi Mu sorority.
New this year will be a video game truck by Anchors Aweigh Entertainment. The vehicle will have three gaming systems – PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo – as well as two TVs set up outside the station to play Dance Party Revolution, and will allow children to play for 30 minutes per round, though they can play as many rounds as they want provided, they take turns. The cost to play in the truck will be $10 via a bracelet sold at the event. “Your kids can play games all day and win stuff,” Littleton said. “Plus, we’re raising money for the Children’s House.” An Ocean City firetruck will be on site for families to take photos in and firefighters will be on hand to meet. Sand art, face painting and temporary tattoos will be available at the event for a donation. Music will be provided by Jack Worthington. In addition to the carnival games, a bake sale, raffle items, a 50/50, an auction, and returning to the event will be a hermit crab race. “I hope we see more people this year,” Littleton said. “Especially children. So many of our events are for adults … I would like to see a lot more kids having fun.” Biafore hopes that this event will lead into something much bigger in the near future. Her goal for the future is to make her own wigs locally. “We don’t have that service here and it would be nice to raise the hair for the kids locally and the residents in the community because they have to go out of state or they have to order them online,” Biafore said. She also has a lofty goal to collect 50 feet of hair and raise $100,000 for the Children’s House and Children with Hair Loss. “I’m going to shoot for the moon,” she said. “And if I don’t make it this year, See DONATIONS Page 28
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Second annual WBOC Shore Living Expo set for this Sat. More than 80 vendors and variety of demonstrations to take place during event By Morgan Pilz Staff Writer (Oct. 4, 2019) The second annual WBOC Shore Living Expo will be held at the Ocean City convention center on 40th Street, this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. “Shore Living Expo celebrates ‘Health, Wealth and Home,’” Event organizer Stephanie McVey said. “This is a free event where you can get information for your home, for your family and for your health.” Over 80 vendors will be selling their merchandise during the event. The show was created by WBOC to provide local vendors and businesses a chance to share their products and services or interact with people on a face-to-face basis, McVey said. Some of the vendors who will be at the show include Delaware Elevators, Atlantic General Hospital, the Ward Museum ib Salisbury, Johnny Janosik Furniture and Peninsula Regional
Health System. “We will have vendors [ranging] from home improvements to boats, cars and finance, and some great, original craft booths to go shopping,” McVey said. A taping of DelmarvaLife will be shown from noon to 2 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center. Last year, around 1,500 people attended, but McVey estimates there will be more guests this year. There will also be several demonstrations taking place throughout the day, including piano lessons by Mark Gratton, a spooky tour about Ripley’s Believe it or Not ghost tours, dog training advice from K-9 experts and a workshop about making paper flowers. Attendees could also win one of several prizes including a one-week Carnival Cruise out of Baltimore, a free makeover provided by the Delaware Learning Institute of Cosmetology and four-pack tickets to Ripley’s Believe it or Not. There will be other giveaways and prizes presented during the event. For more information about the WBOC Shore Living Expo, visit https://wbocevents.com.
Donations for both hair and children’s charity welcomed Continued from Page 27 there’s always next year, and I’ll do it until I make $100,000.” The cutoff to make an appointment to donate hair is today, Friday. Walk-ins are not available at this time. For more information or to contact Biafore about hair donation, call 410250-6110. 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 yearround 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.
Pines Players to perform Oct. 4-7 (Oct. 4, 2019) The Ocean Pines Players stage the Ocean City debut of the play, “Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks,” in October, with five performances before going “on the road” for the theater company’s first production in Pocomoke. In “Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks,” by American playwright Richard Alfieri, Victoria Cook and Thom Harris play Lily Harrison, a self-
described “old biddy” who lives alone, and Michael Minetti, her dance instructor who was forced to leave his life as a chorus boy on Broadway behind. The witty dialogue supports the moving relationship that develops between the two. “Six Dances” will be performed Friday, Oct. 4, Saturday, Oct. 5, and Monday, Oct. 7 at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church on 103rd Street in Ocean City
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PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Make family your top priority this week, Pisces. Everything else can take a back seat for the time being. There will be time to get everything done.
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Walker provides recipe for braised pork and clam stew By Deborah Lee Walker Contributing Writer (Oct. 4, 2019) Inspiration comes in many flavors and one should take advantage of every bite. In addition, if originality is to flourish, one must be willing to explore new recipes and forgo the comforts of daily specials. Porco a Alentejana, a popular Portuguese dish that consists of pork, clams, paprika and potatoes, brings the fruits of the sea and the goodness of the land to a perfect balance. Aromatics and vegetables are nurtured until a luscious stew develops. The following recipe is an adaptation of Porco a Alentejana. The traditional recipe calls for the pork butt to be marinated for a few days before cooking the actual stew. This recipe forgoes the marinating process and cooks the pork by itself in homemade chicken stock. The richness of the stock will add depth of flavor and allow one to easily remove any impurities and grease that develops during the cooking process. Once the pork is cooked, it is then combined with the customary ingredients and simmers until the flavors have a chance to come together. As with Porco a Alentejana, the seafood is added at the last minute. Homemade stock is the key to this dish and is very easy to make. Place chicken backs in a pot, add enough water to cover them and simmer for 2 to 2 ½ hours. When the stock has cooled, strain
it through a sieve lined with cheesecloth. After the stock has been refrigerated, it will have a gel-like consistency. It is important to note that some chefs prefer to remove the liver attached to the back and some choose to keep it. The liver will impart an “earthly” quality to the stock and this choice is up to the individual cook. Once the pork is cooked, combine the homemade chicken stock with some of the pork stock. A heavy abundance of pork stock can overpower the brininess and tenderness of the clams. The ratio of chicken stock to pork stock is 2:1. In addition, I have added mussels and colorful peppers for extra flavor and a more festive presentation. Braised pork and clams are comfort food at its best. This stew has modest roots which adds to overall appeal. A garnish of fresh cilantro pops the beautiful colors and adds to the presentation. Warm, crispy bread and a glass of vino completes this delicious dish. Cooler weather is around the corner and if one gets the urge to try something new, consider braised pork and clam stew. Enjoy!
Braised Pork and Clam Stew Ingredients 5 to 6 pounds chicken backs 4 to 5 pounds boneless pork shoulder, cut into 1 ½-inch cubes 1 cup dry white wine 8 cups reserved chicken stock 4 cups pork stock juice of 1 lemon 8 cloves of garlic, minced 1 large yellow onion, chopped 3 poblano peppers, stems removed, seeded, and cut into thin strips 1 large orange and yellow peppers, stems removed, seeded, and cut into thin strips 2 stalks celery, finely sliced including the leaves 1 (28-ounce) can whole tomatoes, drained, seeds removed, and crushed by hand 1 (12-ounce) can tomato paste 3 tablespoons good quality extravirgin olive oil 2 bay leaves 1 ½ tablespoons smoked paprika few pinches saffron (optional) 1 to 1 ½ teaspoons crushed red pepper seeds 2 ½ teaspoons dried thyme 2 teaspoons dried, crushed rosemary 2 ½ teaspoons dried basil 1 ½ teaspoons of ground, roasted cumin See PRESENT Page 33
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Enjoying some music and mini bites during the annual Blues on the Bay Coastal Hospice event, last Wednesday at Macky’s Bayside Bar and Grill on 54th Street, from left, are Hellen Palko of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and Judy and Jon Tremellen of West Ocean City.
Raising money for the Macky and Pam Stansell Coastal Hospice House located in Ocean Pines during the annual Blues on the Bay event, held last Wednesday at Macky’s Bar and Grill on 54th Street, from left, are donor Gayle Widdowson, Coastal Hospice Manager Pam Watroba, Event Coordinator Amy Wigglesworth and Director of Advancement Heather Duma.
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Rooting for their respective football teams at the Skye Bar on 66th Street, Sunday, Sept. 29, from left, are Ocean City residents Jason and Nan Meisner and Terry Gallo.
Sampling different foods during the annual Blues on the Bay event on Wednesday at Macky’s Bar and Grill on 54th Street are Lauren Talbott and Paul Fiori of Ocean City.
Ordering some appetizers at the Skye Bar on 66th Street, Sunday, Sept. 29, are Taylor Dunham of New York, and Melani Faria of Brazil.
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Celebrating a night of music, food and charity at the annual Blues on the Bay Coastal Hospice fundraiser, last Wednesday at Macky’s Bayside Bar and Grill on 54th Street, from left, are Macky Stansell, Coastal Hospice Board member Dirk Widdowson and Pam Stansell.
Enjoying a meal with a view at the Skye Bar on 66th Street, Sunday, Sept. 29, from left, are Ryan Bishop of Parsonsburg, Maryland, Ariana, 2.5, and Anya Trapnell of Fenwick, Delaware, and Tracie Bishop of Parsonsburg.
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706 Philadelphia Ave., Ocean City 410-289-4891 / www.picklesoc.com Oct. 4: Beats by Jeremy, 9 p.m. Oct. 5: Sean Loomis, 10 p.m. Oct. 6: Karaoke w/Jeremy, 9 p.m. Oct. 8: Beats by Adam Dutch, 9 p.m. Oct. 10: Beats by Wax, 9 p.m. PURPLE MOOSE SALOON 108 S. Atlantic Ave., Ocean City 410-289-6953 / www.purplemoosesaloon.com Oct. 4-5: CK the VJ/DJ, 2 p.m.; Slamm, 10 p.m. Oct. 7-8: JParis, 10 p.m. Oct. 10: CK the DJ/VJ, 2 p.m. SEACRETS 49th Street and the bay, Ocean City 410-524-4900 / www.seacrets.com Oct. 4: Opposite Directions, 5-9 p.m.; DJ Bobby-O, 6 p.m. to 1:50 a.m.; Cherry Crush, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.; DJ Tuff, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.; Shake 3X, 10 p.m. to 1:50 a.m. Oct. 5: Full Circle, 5-9 p.m.; DJ Bobby-O, 6 p.m. to 1:50 a.m.; Nowhere Slow, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.; DJ Cruz, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.; Kristen & the Noise, 10 p.m. to 1:50 a.m. Oct. 10: Opposite Directions, 5-9 p.m.; DJ Cruz, 9 p.m. SKYE RAW BAR & GRILLE 66th Street, Ocean City 410-723-6762 / www.skyebaroc.com Oct. 4: Marcella Peters, 4-8 p.m. Oct. 5: Aaron Howell, 4-8 p.m. WHISKER’S BAR & GRILL 11070 Cathell Road, Suite 17, Pines Plaza, Ocean Pines 410-208-3922 / www.whiskersbar.com Oct. 4: Karaoke w/Donnie Berkey
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Present braised pork and clam stew with crusty bread
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Day to Serve Coordinator Jessica McInerney and Worcester County Public Schools Superintendent Lou Taylor smile for a photo as they continue working last Wednesday along with dozens of volunteers to build a wheelchair ramp at a home in Newark during the Day to Serve service opportunity.
Wheelchair ramp built by WCPS for Newark resident By Rachel Ravina Staff Writer (Oct. 4, 2019) Worcester County Public Schools staff members volunteered their time to build a wheelchair ramp for a Newark homeowner last Wednesday. “It’s a gift to expand her world. It’s a gift of life, really,” said David Downes, a board member and volunteer for the Chesapeake Housing Mission, a Salisbury-based religious nonprofit organization dedicated to helping low-income residents with home repairs.
Event coordinator Jessica McInerney said she asked the Chesapeake Housing Mission to organize a time for 45 central office volunteers to help build the ramp. “We’re just glad that people are able to give of their time,” McInerney said. This initiative was part of Gov. Larry Hogan’s 2019 Day to Serve, a roughly month-long service opportunity for Maryland residents. Downes said his organization works with volunteers like the Worcester See WCPS Page 35
Continued from Page 29 2 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes, sliced 3 pounds little neck clams, scrubbed 1 ½ pounds mussels, scrubbed and beards removed kosher salt to taste freshly ground black pepper to taste chopped fresh cilantro as a garnish lemon wedges and crusty bread for serving 1. Place chicken backs in a large pot and add enough water to cover the bones. Simmer for 2 ½ hours, occasionally skimming for any impurities. When the stock has cooled, strain through a fine sieve with cheese cloth and discard the bones. Set aside 8 cups of chicken stock for the braised pork and clam stew. 2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 3. In a large Dutch oven, add the remaining chicken stock to cover the pork. If you do not have enough chicken stock, add water. Cook for 1 to 1 ½ hours or until pork is fork ten-
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der. 4. Remove Dutch oven from the oven. Remove meat and pour stock into a bowl. Using wet paper towels, wipe the inside of the Dutch oven clean. 5. Add the pork, 8 cups of chicken stock, 4 cups of pork stock, and the rest of the ingredients, except for the seafood, cilantro, lemon wedges and bread to the Dutch oven and simmer in the oven until the potatoes are cooked thoroughly, about 30 minutes. 6. Remove the Dutch oven from the oven and place on top of the stove over medium heat. Adjust seasoning if necessary. Add clams and mussels, cover, and cook just until they start to open, about 3 to 5 minutes. 7. Garnish with fresh cilantro, lemon wedges and crusty bread. Serve immediately. Secret Ingredient – Cleverness. “Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.” – Rumi
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PARTYGOERS 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, Sept. 19-20, as well as raises funds for the outreach programs of the Art League. Pictured are Velda and Patrick Henry.
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Feast on crabs, chicken, Sunday
GUEST SPEAKER Mabel Rogers of the Ocean City Life-Saving Museum spoke to the OC Lions Club about the history of boating and fishing in the resort. She is pictured receiving a check from Lions Club 1st Vice President Mike Hooper.
(Oct. 4, 2019) The Church of the Holy Spirit is having a crab and chicken feast on Sunday, Oct. 6 from 2-5 p.m. at the church. The feast includes crabs, fried chicken, corn on the cob, hush puppies, iced tea, lemonade and coffee. Guests should bring their own mallets. Food will be served until 4:30 p.m. Desserts will be available for $1. There will also be a chance auction, with an assortment of items to bid on. Tickets cost $35 for guests ages 12 and older, and $15 for youth. Tickets, available at the church, are limited. The church is located at 100th Street and Coastal Highway in Ocean City. Call the church office at 410723-1973 or Monica at 443-235-8942 for further information.
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WINE FESTIVAL Attending the 25th annual Wine on the Beach event at the inlet parking lot, Sept. 27, from left, are Jodi Shillow, Sherry Mowery, Joan Nissley and Becky Heindel of Hershey, Pennsylvania.
Operation We Care was founded in 2007 by Jeff and Diana Merritt, with the purpose of supporting military and first responders through the assistance of many volunteers. They pack over 2,000 care packages a year, which are sent to deployed troops. Pictured are Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pines-Ocean City President Dick Clagett, left, with Jeff Merritt. Kiwanis Club members donated items to Operation We Care.
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WORCESTER GOES PURPLE (Left) Leah Ray, 9, and Melanie Hubbard, write messages on rocks for the “River of Hope” art installation at the Atlantic Club in West Ocean City on Sept. 26. (Right) The “River of Hope” features approximately 1,000 pounds of rocks with inspirational messages for those struggling with addiction and recovery.
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WCPS office staff volunteer during Day to Serve, Wed. Continued from Page 33 County Public Schools employees on projects. He added that Chesapeake Housing Mission gets matched with area low-income residents who need assistance. The organization also fundraises for materials and gets the building permits. “We get the materials on site, the tools, and all the equipment, and some superviDavid Downes sion,” Downes said. “And the volunteers come, and in one day, they give to the person in need a precious gift.” Downes said that volunteers were directed to construct the ramp using salt-treated lumber for the posts, joists and decking boards to make sure the it was up to code at the property on Basket Switch Road in Newark. “To add a little bit of aesthetics to it, [we put] in pickets at the top, which will make it a little more attractive for her,” Downes said. While individual schools have participated in volunteer efforts, Superintendent Lou Taylor said this was the first central office-focused project. “In my humble opinion, it’s a way that we can give back and help our
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community,” Taylor said. School officials also said that students are required to complete service hours to graduate and this was a way for employees to participate and pay it forward. “Our schools ask a lot of our community, and we get a lot from our community, and this is just one small way we can show our support for those who are in need … because … we don’t believe it’s a one way street,” Taylor said. Tamara Mills, coordinator of instruction for Worcester County Public Schools, agreed. “The people in our community give us their children, and their children’s love all day long, and we give what we
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can in the classroom, but some of us have gifts and skills in other ways, and when we can share that in our community it’s a win-win,” she said.
Worcester County Public Schools’ central office staff members work to construct a wheelchair ramp for a Newark homeowner last week as part of the 2019 Day to Serve.
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Endless Summer Cruisin’ set for Oct. 10-13 in Ocean City By Morgan Pilz Staff Writer (Oct. 4, 2019) The 22nd annual Endless Summer Cruisin’ event will begin next Thursday and will take place throughout the weekend in the Ocean City inlet parking lot and at the convention center on 40th Street. Over 2,000 hot rods, street machines, trick trucks, customs and classics will be featured during one of the eastern region’s largest fall car shows. “Fall is just such a great time to visit Ocean City,” Meredith Herbert, Cruisin’ organizer and promoter, said. “The weather’s a little cooler, the town’s a little less crowded and these events just have something for everyone.” Show hours for both the inlet and convention center are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., next Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 10-12. The Grand Finale Car Show and Awards Ceremony will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. next Sunday at the inlet. Last year, thousands of people attended to see over 2,200 vehicles on display, according to Herbert. Celebrity guests this year will include Stacey David from the television show “GearZ” and Amanda Martin from “Iron Resurrection.” They will be available for photos and autographs at the convention center and inlet parking lot. “From the grandparents to the grandkids, we have kids of all ages that come to the event,” Herbert said. “It’s just a fun time.” A highlight for Endless Summer Cruisin’ Car Show is the Boardwalk parades, which will take place Thursday, Friday and Saturday mornings. Staging begins at 26th Street on the Boardwalk and the parade will be scheduled to begin at 8 a.m., going south to the inlet. A performance by The Doo Wop Project will take place at the Ocean City Performing Arts Center in the convention center, next Thursday at 8 p.m. Tickets range from $35-45 and are on sale at the Ocean City Box Office, at 1800-OC-OCEAN, TicketMaster at 1800-551-SEAT or online at delmarvaconcerts.com. Automotive merchandise and products will be featured at the Manufacturer’s Midway in the inlet parking lot. Vendors include Advance Auto Parts,
AMSOIL, Automotive Lift Service, Events Apparel, Keen, Maryland Lottery, Miller Welding and Sundance Vacations. Ocean City Special Events and Cruisin’ Classic Auctions will team up this year. The auction will be held on Saturday at 10 a.m. inside the convention center, though attendees will be able to preview the auction items on Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. “We’re really excited to be working with them,” Herbert said. “They have a 2000 Ford GT, which is valued at I believe close to $200,000. They also have a 1929 Ford Woody … and a lot of nice cars going across the auction block.” For more information about the auction items, visit www.cruisinclassicauctions.com. Tickets for Endless Summer Cruisin’ cost $15 a day Friday and Saturday, and $10 on Thursday and Sunday for activities at the inlet and convention center. Children under 14 enter free with an adult. Weekend event passes are also available for $35. For additional information visit endlesssummercruisin.com or call 410-7986304 or visit the Facebook page Cruisin Ocean City MD. In conjunction with Cruisin’ will be the 39th annual Hot Rod and Custom Car Show Thursday through Saturday at the convention center from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dozens of cars will be on display ranging from customs to classics, trick trucks to hot muscle cars. Trophies will be presented to the top three in each class as well as over $2,000 in cash and specialty awards. Admission costs $10 on Thursday and $15 a day on Friday and Saturday. For more information, visit https://specialeventpro.com/hot-rodshow. On Friday, Oct. 11, the Endless Summer Car Show at the Ocean City Outlets will run from 9 a.m. to noon. Dozens of cars will be displayed at the outlets in West Ocean City next weekend for a chance to win prizes and raise money and awareness for the organization Women Supporting Women. Entertainment and savings throughout the stores will be available during the event. Registration cost is $10. For more information, visit www.outletsoceancity.com/events/endless-summer-car-show.
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First Friday ‘RISE’ showcases work by female artists (Oct. 4, 2019) The Art League of Ocean City invites the public to a special opening reception for “RISE,” an art show by women artists, on First Friday, Oct. 4 from 5-9 p.m. at the Ocean City Center for the Arts on 94th Street. The exhibit opens with a free public reception and art marketplace featuring complimentary hors d’oeuvres. RISE, a building-wide multimedia exhibition that seeks to empower women through art, emphasizes women overcoming adversity. Curated by Deborah Rolig of Berlin, the exhibit is sponsored in part by the Women’s Fund of the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore. This is the third year for Rolig’s allfemale show that will showcase a cross-section of female artists incorporating all facets of visual art and conceptual art forms, promising to be thought provoking and visually stimulating. Exhibiting artists include Rolig, Joanna Barnum, Janice Elder, Susan Emond, Patti Euler, Autumn Faber, Raye Gillette, Dee Gray, Angela Herbert-Hodges, Tinsel Hughes, Alyssa Maloof, Barb Mowery, Sophia Smith, and Dawn Tarr, plus a group show of
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Deborah Rolig of Berlin will again be the curator of the “RISE” exhibit by women artists at the Ocean City Center for the Arts on 94th Street.
submitted artworks. Seven female artisans will offer their work at a special art marketplace. Once again, Kathleen Martens will unite Delaware and Maryland women writers, who have written a book of prose and poetry to accompany the show. “Seaside Scribes: Women Writing, Women Rising” will be on sale during the opening and through October. The public is also invited to the RISE events happening during October at the Ocean City Center for the Arts. Rolig and her sister, Dee Gray, will teach a “Soul Play” workshop on Saturday, Oct. 12 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Seaside Scribes will read from their new book on Sunday, Oct. 13, from 1-4 p.m. Dr. Judy Pierson will give a free lecture entitled, “Heart to Heart We Rise,” on Tuesday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. Rolig and Gray team up again for a “Nature Vignette” workshop on Saturday, Oct. 19, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The SHEro Awards ceremony on Friday, Oct. 25 at 7 p.m. will honor women who have made a difference on Delmarva, and is free and open to the public. Admission is always free to the Ocean City Center for the Arts on 94th Street, a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing the visual arts to the
Star Charities to honor Foultz with final holiday drive (Oct. 4, 2019) Volunteers from Star Charities and other community organizations hope to honor the late Anna Foultz by making one of her final wishes come true – to make the 2019 “Holiday Gifts for Our Soldiers” drive one of the biggest yet. Foultz and her late husband, Carl, more than a decade ago started the drive, which each year collects nonperishable items to send to men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces stationed overseas. Starting Oct. 1, volunteers will place collection containers throughout the community. Drop-off sites in Ocean Pines include the Administration Building, Community Center and Ocean Pines branch of the Worcester County Library. Collection containers will be marked with a list of the most requested items, which include baby powder and foot powder; black and white cotton socks; See COLLECTION Page 39 community through education, exhibits, scholarship, programs and community art projects. More information is available at 410-524-9433 or ArtLeagueOfOceanCity.org.
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STAND UP, SPEAK UP The goal at Ocean City Elementary is to directly teach the students the strategies they need to demonstrate positive leadership as bystanders to stand up and speak up to bullies. At the annual Stand Up, Speak Up assembly on Sept. 12, fourth grade students presented a skit to the entire school teaching strategies for dealing with bullying situations.
The General Levin Winder Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution serve as docents at Historic St. Martin’s Church. Chapter Chaplain Barbara Rusko, left, is pictured with Librarian Carol Morrison. The DAR is a women’s service organization dedicated to promoting patriotism, preserving American history, and securing America’s future through better education.
#CHOOSEKIND PHONICS Second graders Layla Hunchuk and Rosalin Carbajal from Maria Graham’s class, work on building words during their Phonics time at Ocean City Elementary.
PEACE PINWHEELS In honor of International Day of Peace on Sept. 21, Worcester Prep Lower School art teacher Rebecca Tittermary continued the annual tradition of having her students decorate more than 200 pinwheels to display around campus to commemorate the occasion. Pinwheels for Peace is a global project to help students make a public visual statement about their feelings of war, peace, tolerance, cooperation, harmony and unity. First graders Suri Thomas, left, and Matthew Evangelista are pictured.
Ocean City Elementary School students from Monica Piern’s third grade class learn about how to be kind and show kindness to one another. Pictured on the playground Buddy Bench with their work for the Third Grade #ChooseKind Showcase, seated, are Issac Vazquez, Opal Hambury and Reese Rogerson, and standing, Timmy Schlender, Elianna Fiori and Derek Ye.
HOME TOUR Art League Board Member Emily Schwab checks in guests at a home on Edgewater Ave. in Ocean City during the 15th annual Sand Castle Home Tour, held Sept. 19-20. The annual event raises funds for the programs of the Art League of Ocean City and helps keep the doors of the Ocean City Center for the Arts on 94th Street open seven days a week, with free admission.
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Collection drive to support troops will run until Oct. 31 Continued from Page 37 chewing gum; powdered Crystal light, ice tea and Gatorade; Slim Jims, nuts and other nonperishable snacks; games like checkers, backgammon, chess and dominos; tooth paste and brushes; feminine products; and small paperbacks. Do not place any perishable items, glass, hotel samples (as they do not include a list of ingredients that might cause allergies) or pork products in the containers. Containers will be available until Oct. 31, at which time volunteers will transport them to a central location or-
ganized by Barb Peletier of Star Charities. The National Guard will pick up the donations and ship them to various locations, overseas. A representative from Star Charities said they hope the containers are “bulging with gifts by the end of this drive,” adding the collection will mark the final activity of the nonprofit. To quote Foultz, “Do your part to help the heroes who keep America free, and God Bless all of you!” For more information about “Holiday Gifts for Our Soldiers,” contact Peletier at 443-896-4914.
Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic School fall festival (Oct. 4, 2019) Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic School will host its annual Family Fall Festival on Friday, Oct. 4 from 3-6 p.m. This free, family friendly event offers fun for everyone. There will be rides, games, vendors and baked goods and hot food for sale. Purchase wristbands at $25 each for unlimited access to all games and rides. This year, several new attractions were added including the Mind Winder and Ladder Climb rides. Crowd-favorites like the Surf Challenge, Gaming Truck, Archery Game and Laser Tag are back by popular demand. There will also be hayrides, carnival games and a rock wall. Prior to the fall festival’s opening will be a fundraiser to help families whose lives have been affected by
Hurricane Dorian. Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic School’s annual “Kiss Buddy the Donkey” contest will offer students and families the opportunity to donated to the teacher or administrator they would like to see pucker up to kiss Buddy. All proceeds from this contest will be sent to help with hurricane relief in the Bahamas. Free parking will be available. All proceeds from the fall festival benefit the Home and School Association. Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic School is a pre-K 3 through eighth grade school located at 11242 Racetrack Rd. in Berlin. For more information about this event or admissions, contact Amanda Evans, director of Admissions and Advancement, at 410-208-1600.
Noms for SHEro Awards sought (Oct. 4, 2019) The Art League of Ocean City is seeking nominations for the 2019 SHEro Awards, honoring Delmarva women who have shown courage in facing adversity and turned that around into something positive. The awards will be presented on Friday, Oct. 25 at 6 p.m. at the Ocean City Center for the Arts on 94th Street, and the public is invited to the free event. The SHEro Awards are part of the month-long all-women art exhibition entitled, “Rise,” opening on Friday, Oct. 4 at the Arts Center. Curated by Deborah Rolig of Berlin, the multimedia exhibition seeks to empower women through art, emphasizing women overcoming adversity. The exhibit is sponsored in part by the Women’s Fund of the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore. This is the second year for the SHEro Awards, which honored nine Delmarva women in 2018. “The SHEro Award winners are
filled with courage and tenacity,” Rolig said. “The kind of women who have overcome a major challenge in their lives — be it health, family, job, or something similar — yet have dug-in to thrive and persevere. These are the women we want to know about and honor as SHEros.” Candidates for the SHEro Awards must be women residing on Delmarva, but they do not have to be related to the arts. Nomination forms are available at the Arts Center or online at www.ArtLeagueOfOceanCity.org. Admission is always free to the Ocean City Center for the Arts at 502 94th Street, home of the Art League of Ocean City, a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing the visual arts to the community through education, exhibits, scholarship, programs and community art projects. More information is available at 410-524-9433 or ArtLeagueOfOceanCity.org.
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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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Catapult Entertainment to perform in OC this Sunday (Oct. 4, 2019) For the second year, the Art League of Ocean City will bring an art-inspired national touring stage show to Ocean City. On Sunday, Oct. 6 at 6 p.m., Catapult Entertainment will perform at the Ocean City Performing Arts Center on 40th Street. Catapult wowed the judges, critics and millions of viewers when they appeared on Season 8 of “America’s Got Talent,” earning their way to the finals of the NBC-TV hit show. “The mission of the Art League is to bring visual arts to our community, and this performance is a fabulous piece of visual art that moves and transforms right before your eyes,” Rina Thaler, executive director of the Art League, said. “We are proud to take the arts beyond the walls of our Arts Center and entertain audiences and school children here on Delmarva.” Catapult is a theatrical art form about the human body and its ability to transform, an imaginative combination of dance, story-telling and sculpture. The Catapult dancers work behind a screen to create dancing shadow silhouettes of shapes. Dancers morph into a mountain, a full size elephant, a helicopter, a house with a window and people inside.
Tickets cost $20, $25 and $30 and are available at ticketmaster.com and the Ocean City Performing Arts box office. Sales benefit the programs of the Art League of Ocean City and also allow for a free performance on Monday, Oct. 7 for more than 1,000 Worcester County students. The Humphreys Foundation, the Optimist Club, T.E.A.M. Productions, the Town of Ocean City, and the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore are funding the special free Monday performance. “This is the type of opportunity that can change kids’ lives,” Thaler said. “When children are exposed to the arts at an early age, it opens up possibilities they may not have considered in their lives and gives them an outlet of self-expression.” Video previews of the show are available at www.CatapultEntertainment.com. The Ocean City Center for the Arts at 502 94th Street is the home of the Art League of Ocean City, a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing the visual arts to the community through education, exhibits, scholarship, programs and community art projects. More information is available at 410-524-9433 or ArtLeagueOfOceanCity.org.
Museum to present Spirit Award (Oct. 4, 2019) As part of the cityproclaimed History Week, Oct. 12-19, the Ocean City Life-Saving Station Museum will present a Spirit Award for the preservation and furtherance of historical aspects of Ocean City. Individuals or organizations are eligible. Nominations can include, but are not limited to, written documents, structure preservation, artistic renderings, educational materials, environmental attributes and biological materials, etc. “There are so many aspects to ‘history,’” said Museum Society President Nancy Howard. “We are asking folks to put on their thinking caps and be creative. Individuals and organizations can be considered for the award.” The award will be presented Oct. 13. Nominations should not exceed 500 words and can be sent to the museum at P.O. Box 603, Ocean City, Maryland 21843. In addition to the Spirit Award the museum will hold its second Historic House Tour on Oct. 12. Visit the museum website for details at ocmuseum.org. Proceeds from the tour support the George and Suzanne Hurley Scholarship. On Oct. 17 there will be a showing
of the 1962 Ash Wednesday Storm at the Ocean City Library at 10:30 a.m. One of the most memorable storms to hit Ocean City, the March 1962 storm had a tremendous impact on the island. In this DVD guests will see interviews with people who lived through the storm and shared their memories of its devastation.
Pet blessing at OC church, Sun. (Oct. 4, 2019) In honor of St. Francis of Assisi, who loved all animals and whose feast day is Oct.4, the Church of the Holy Spirit in Ocean City will hold a Blessing of the Animals ceremony on Sunday, Oct. 6, from noon to 1 p.m. in its parking lot. The church is on Coastal Highway at 100th Street. Pets should be on leashes or otherwise under their owners’ control. Any size, shape or type of pet is welcome. Attendees may also bring a photo of a departed pet, or even a stuffed animal. Call the church at 410-723-1973 for further information.
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HAVE A TASTE Angie Amaya of Urban Winery of Silver Spring, Maryland, pours samples of wine during 25th annual Wine on the Beach Festival at the inlet parking lot, Friday, Sept. 27.
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15TH ANNUAL OC CHAMBER ALL-U-CAN EAT CRAB FEAST October 10, 2019 • 5:00 - 8:00 PM Steamed Blue Crabs • Fried Chicken • Corn on the Cob • Steamed Shrimp Potato Salad • Cole Slaw • Assorted Desserts • Rolls and Butter Soft Drinks • Draft Beer • House Wine
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Calendar Fri., Oct. 4 FREE STATE CORVETTE WEEKEND Ocean City Inlet Parking Lot, 809 S Atlantic Ave. Car shows, road rallies, a parade and other related activities raise money for charity. http://www.freestatecorvette.com
MID-ATLANTIC SURF FISHING TOURNAMENT Participants must be pre-registered, have a permit to drive on the beach and hold a valid Maryland Saltwater Fishing License. fishing@oceancitysurfanglersmd.com
DEADLINE FOR 60TH REUNION TICKETS The Stephen Decatur Class of 1959 will hold their 60th Reunion on Oct. 9 from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Windmill Creek Winery in Berlin. Reservations: Monty, 443-235-6621 by Oct. 4.
FIBER FRIENDS Ocean Pines library, 11107 Cathell Road, 10:00 AM. Bring your lap work and join this group as they knit, crochet and embroider. All are welcome. Victoria Christie-Healy, 703-507-0708, http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
THE 1966 BALTIMORE ORIOLES Ocean Pines library, 11107 Cathell Road, 2:00 PM. Mark Millikin, author of “The 1966 World Series and Baltimore,” will discuss this nostalgic time for Orioles fans and about the iconic city itself. A book signing will follow. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
MBS FAMILY FALL FESTIVAL Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic School, 11242 Racetrack Road, 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM. Family-friendly event offers rides, games, vendors and baked goods and hot food for sale. Purchase wristbands at $25 for unlimited access to all games and rides. There will also be hayrides, carnival games and a rock wall. Prior to the Fall Festival’s opening, students and families will have the opportunity to participate in the annual Kiss Buddy the Donkey contest. 410-208-1600
ALL-FEMALE ART SHOW OPENING RECEPTION Ocean City Center for the Arts, 502 94th St., 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Free public reception and art marketplace featuring complimentary hors d’oeuvres. Rise, a building-wide multimedia exhibition that seeks to empower women through art, emphasizes women overcoming adversity. 410-524-9433, http://ArtLeagueOfOceanCity.org
FAMILY BONFIRE ON THE BEACH Ocean City Beach at 130th Street, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM. S’mores, hot cocoa, refreshments, storytelling and live music. Bring beach chairs, blankets and warm clothes. Pre-registration is requested.
Children under 16 years must be accompanied by an adult. Pets welcome. The program will be canceled in the event of inclement weather. Call Parks &. Rec to confirm pricing. Anna Paterson, 410250-0125
‘SIX DANCE LESSONS IN SIX WEEKS’ PERFORMANCE St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 10301 Coastal Highway, 7:00 PM. Featuring the Ocean Pines Players. Witty dialogue supports the moving relationship that develops between a self-described old biddy and her dance instructor who was forced to leave his life as a chorus boy on Broadway behind. http://www.oceanpinesplayers.com
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FIRST SATURDAY WRITERS Berlin library, 13 Harrison Ave., 10:00 AM. Novice and established writers gather to share their writing projects. Structure includes critiques and appreciation, market leads and writing exercises. Drop-ins welcome. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
BERLIN TOUCH A TRUCK Stephen Decatur Park, 130 Tripoli St., 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM. Local, county and state agencies will feature department vehicles and offer demonstrations. There will be a power town display, which educates attendees about scenarios involving power lines. Hamburgers and hot dogs will be for sale. http://berlinmd.gov/event/berlin-touchtruck/
FREE STATE CORVETTE WEEKEND Ocean City Inlet Parking Lot, 809 S Atlantic Ave. Car shows, road rallies, a parade and other related activities raise money for charity. http://www.freestatecorvette.com
MID-ATLANTIC SURF FISHING TOURNAMENT Participants must be pre-registered, have a permit to drive on the beach and hold a valid Maryland Saltwater Fishing License. fishing@oceancitysurfanglersmd.com
SPARTAN RACE - OCEAN CITY SPRINT Ocean City Inlet Parking Lot, 809 S Atlantic Ave. Starting at 7:30 a.m., waves of 15 racers will be released every minute. https://www.spartan.com/en/race/detail/5325/overview
Susan.Rossiter@yahoo.com, 614-4069233, http://artandsoulretreat.com
TAKE A KID MOUNTAIN BIKING DAY Lower Shore Family YMCA, 1900 Worcester Highway, 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM. There will be riding lessons from a certified MTA trail guide, a kids bike give away, as well as Fat tire bike riding demos. All minors require a waiver signed by a guardian to participate. Light snacks and drinks provided. Bring bikes, helmets, knee/elbow pads, water bottle, sunscreen and bug spray. Free family event.
BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS Church of the Holy Spirit, parking lot, 10001 Coastal Highway, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, Pets should be on leashes or otherwise under their owners’ control. Any size, shape or type of pet is welcome. Participants may also bring a photo of a departed pet or a stuffed animal. 410-723-1973
ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT FRIED CHICKEN BUFFET Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church, 36536 Mount Pleasant Road, 11:00 AM. Menu includes chicken, vegetables, beverages and desserts. Cost is $14 for adults, $7 for children and free to those 5 years and younger. Bake table and carry outs available. Nelda Dennis, 443-614-9898
BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS CEREMONY Community Church at Ocean Pines, parking lot, 11227 Racetrack Road, 1:00 PM. All are invited. Pets should be on leashes or under their owners control. All types of pets welcome as well as photos of departed pets or a special stuffed animal. 410-641-5433
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St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 10301 Coastal Highway, 7:00 PM. Featuring the Ocean Pines Players. Witty dialogue supports the moving relationship that develops between a self-described old biddy and her dance instructor who was forced to leave his life as a chorus boy on Broadway behind. http://www.oceanpinesplayers.com
Church of the Holy Spirit, 10001 Coastal Highway, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM. Menu includes crabs, fried chicken, corn on the cob, hush puppies, iced tea, lemonade and coffee. Bring your own mallets. Desserts available for $1. There will also be a chance auction. Tickets cost $35 for adults and $15 for children 12 years and younger and are available at the church.
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NO MORE AUTO MODE Introductory photo workshop for those ready to learn how to use their camera for maximum creativity all while surrounded by the natural beauty of Assateague Island National Seashore, 6:00 AM - 7:00 PM. Register: AssateagueIslandAlliance.org/shop.
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.
COMMUNITY GARAGE SALE The Parke at Ocean Pines, 7:30 AM 12:00 PM. Parke residents will be selling their treasures including clothes, lamps, artwork, household items, electronics, furniture and more. Maps will be available at the main entrance of the Parke located at Central Parke West, located off of Ocean Parkway at the south entrance of Ocean Pines. Rain date is Oct. 6. 410-208-4994
WBOC’S SHORE LIVING EXPO Ocean City Performing Arts Center in the Ocean City convention center, 4001 Coastal Highway, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM. See Delmarva Life filmed in front of a live audience, win lots of prizes and check out all of the vendors from crafts and home services to boats and everything in between. Free admission. Stephanie McVey, smcvey@wboc.com, 410-289-2800,
Sun., Oct. 6
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 10301 Coastal Highway, 2:30 PM. Featuring the Ocean Pines Players. Witty dialogue supports the moving relationship that develops between a self-described old biddy and her dance instructor who was forced to leave his life as a chorus boy on Broadway behind. http://www.oceanpinesplayers.com
ART & SOUL RETREAT
‘CATAPULT’ PERFORMANCE
Art and Soul Retreat at Princess Royale Oceanfront Resort, 91st Street Oceanfront. Sixty creative classes offered by multiple instructors all week long with the Art and Soul Retreat! Offering classes featuring Mixed Media, Collage, Acrylic, Watercolor, Fabric and Textile arts, Jewelry and Fine Art Metals. There is an onsite art supply store in the resort with unique art and fabric supplies by Artistic Artifacts whose home base is in Alexandria, VA. Art and Soul Retreats also has an Artists Market in the evening on Oct. 9 where instructors and local artists can sell their wares. For class descriptions and details see the website: ArtandSoulRetreat.com. Susan,
Ocean City Performing Arts Center in the Ocean City convention center, 4001 Coastal Highway, 6:00 PM. Catapult dancers work behind a screen to create dancing shadow silhouettes of shapes. The dancers morph into a mountain, a full size elephant, a helicopter, a house with a window and people inside and more. Tickets are $20, $25 and $30 and available at Ticketmaster.com and the Ocean City Performing Arts box office. Sales benefit the Art League of Ocean City and also allow for a free performance on Oct. 7 for more than 1,000 Worcester County students. Video previews are available at www.CatapultEntertainment.com. 410-524-9433,
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Mon., Oct. 7 CPAP MASK FITTING Atlantic General Hospital Sleep Disorders Diagnostic Center, 9733 Healthway Drive. Free mask fitting clinic for patients who are having trouble adjusting to their CPAP equipment. By appointment only: Robin Rohlfing, 410-641-9726.
HYPERTENSION CLINIC Apple Discount Drugs, 314 Franklin Ave., #600, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM. Sponsored by Atlantic General Hospital and takes place the first Monday of every month. Free blood pressure screening and health information. Donna, 410-629-6820
THE MOBILE MENTOR Berlin library, 13 Harrison Ave., 2:00 PM. Providing one-on-one assistance for those who want to make the most of their tablet or mobile device. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
and her dance instructor who was forced to leave his life as a chorus boy on Broadway behind. http://www.oceanpinesplayers.com
Tues., Oct. 8 FLU CLINIC Taylor Bank, 108 W. 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. 410641-9FLU (9358)
ZUMBA FOR OLDER ADULTS Ocean City library, 10003 Coastal Highway, 2:00 PM. A less intense Zumba class designed especially for older adults and for those working their way up to the traditional format. Register at the library or by calling 410-524-1818. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
sharing. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
FLU CLINIC Atlantic General Hospital, Emergency Room entrance, 9733 Healthway Drive, 2:00 PM - 6:00 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. 410641-9FLU (9358)
Atlantic General Hospital, Conference Room 1, 9733 Healthway Drive, 5:00 PM 6:30 PM. TOPS is a weekly support and educational group promoting weight loss and healthy lifestyle. Berlin group No. 169. Rose Campion, 410-641-0157
LOVING VINCENT Snow Hill library, 307 N. Washington St., 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, A one of kind oil painting animation. Pulling from the letters of Van Gogh and his brother Theo, the plot explores the artist’s final days. A brief art history discussion precedes the film. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
MEDIA AND CHILDREN PART 2 Ocean Pines library, 11107 Cathell Road, 6:00 PM. A three-part series for parents that delves into the who, what, when, where, why and how of children and the media. Part 2 will look at tools available for parents to monitor and control media usage as well as a few highly-rated apps and websites for kids. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
AGH DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP St. Paul United Methodist Church, 405 Flower St., 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM. Open to the public and meets the first Monday of each month. Speaker and education related to diabetes is provided. AGH Diabetes Outpatient Education, 410-208-9761
DELMARVA WOMEN’S A CAPELLA CHORUS Mondays - Ocean Pines Community Center, 239 Ocean Parkway, 7:00 PM. Come and sing. Drop-ins welcome. Carol, 410641-6876
‘SIX DANCE LESSONS IN SIX WEEKS’ PERFORMANCE St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 10301 Coastal Highway, 7:00 PM. Featuring the Ocean Pines Players. Witty dialogue supports the moving relationship that develops between a self-described old biddy
Gull Creek Senior Living, 1 Meadow St., 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM. Group provides discussions and mutual support, as well as education on exercise, nutrition, coping techniques, medications and developments in treatment. Kay Kinnikin, 410641-4765, http://www.delmarvaparkinsonsalliance.org
HAMILTON PHYSICAL THERAPY RIBBON CUTTING Hamilton Physical Therapy, 11007 Manklin Creek Road, Unit 5, 5:00 PM 7:00 PM. Co-owners William Billy Hamilton Jr and his wife Jennifer Hamilton will celebrate their grand opening by opening their doors to the community to tour and answer questions about Physical and Hand Therapy. Refreshments and light hors d’oeuvres served.
NAMI LOWER SHORE FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP Atlantic General Hospital, Conference Room 1, 9733 Healthway Drive, 6:30 PM 8:00 PM. Free, monthly program offers shared wisdom and problem solving for family members of individuals with mental illness. No registration or enrollment obligation necessary. Carole Spurrier, 410208-4003, carolespurrier@msn.com or Gail S. Mansell, gmansell@atlanticgeneral.org, 410-641-9725
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. 9
Ocean Pines library, 11107 Cathell Road, 10:00 AM. Explore the world of iPads while learning from each other. Register: Norma Kessler, 410-641-7017. Men welcome. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
AARP MEETING
Ocean City library, 10003 Coastal Highway, 2:00 PM. Featuring “The Nightingale” by Kristin Hannah. To obtain a copy of the book, call 410-524-1818. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
Ocean City Senior Center, 104 41st St., 10:00 AM. Doors open at 9:30 a.m. for a social half-hour and refreshments. The guest speaker will discuss fire prevention and an optional luncheon will follow the meeting at Denny’s on 62nd Street and Coastal Highway. New members are welcome. Bob McCluskey, 410-250-0980
WATER EDUCATION Berlin library, 13 Harrison Ave., 2:00 PM. An educational presentation by the Town of Berlin Water Resources Department. Learn about what they do and the importance of clean water. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
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
POISONED WATER: A NOVA DOCUMENTARY Pocomoke Library, 301 Market St., 2:00 PM. NOVA, as part of a special report, investigates what happened when a city turned its back on the people in an attempt to save money. Pipes corroded and lead leached into the water system creating dangerous levels of poison. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
THE DOO WOP PROJECT 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
Ocean City convention center, 4001 Coastal Highway, 8:00 PM. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. The Doo Wop Project traces the evolution of Doo Wop from the classic sound of five guys singing tight harmonies on a street corner to the biggest hits on the radio today. Tickets cost $35 and $45 and are available at Ticketmaster.com or at the Convention Center Box Office.
OC/BERLIN ROTARY CLUB MEETING
BEACH SINGLES
Wednesdays - Dunes Manor Hotel, 2800 Baltimore Ave., 6:00 PM. 302-540-2127
Thurs., Oct. 10
Thursdays - Harpoon Hanna’s, 39064 Harpoon Road, Fenwick Island, DE, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM. Beach Singles, 45 years and older, meet for happy hour. Info: 302436-9577, 410-524-0649 or BeachSingles.org
22ND ANNUAL ENDLESS SUMMER CRUISIN CAR SHOW
GRIEF SUPPORT
The event takes place at the Ocean City Inlet Parking Lot, the Ocean City convention center, 4001 Coastal Highway, and various citywide locations, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Featuring more than 2,000 hot rods, street machines, customs and more, as well as Boardwalk parades, celebrity appearances, live entertainment including The Doo Wop Project (tickets: 800-OCOCEAN, 800-551-SEAT, delmarvaconcerts.com), a Manufacturer’s Midway and various vendors including jewelry and arts and crafts. In conjunction with this show, there will be the 39th Annual Hot Rod & Custom Car Show and the Cruisin Classic Auction. General admissions cost for Thursday is $10 for adults and free to children 13 years and younger. Four-day event passes cost $35. 410-798-6304, http://www.endlesssummercruisin.com
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
IPAD CHICKS
OCEAN CITY BOOK OF THE MONTH
PARKINSON’S SUPPORT GROUP TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY MEETING
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)
FLU CLINIC Holy Savior Catholic Church, 1705 Philadelphia Ave., 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM. Atlantic General Hospital/Health System
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
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OCTOBER 4, 2019 Classifieds now appear in Ocean City Today & the Bayside Gazette each week and online at oceancitytoday.com and baysideoc.com.
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FT/ T//YYR COMMUNIT Y HOA MANAGER
F&B MANAGER We are currently recruiting an experienced food & beverage manager to oversee and be responsible for our busy dining room & convention center. Must have strong management experience in a large restaurant, banquet and/or convention services experience, ability to train staff, excellent communication skills and ability to solve problems. Must be able to work a flexible schedule including weekends and holidays. Our current F&B Manager is retiring after 26 years. Excellent salary and benefits package. Send resume and salary requirements to: Clarion Resort Fontainebleau Hotel 10100 Coastal Highway, Ocean City, MD 21842 410-524-3535 Facsimile 410-723-9109 EOE M/F/D/V
This position supervises and implements the rules & regulations of the associations. Job duties include: General proper ty operations, knowledge of building main systems, implementing rules and regulations for properties, maintain/update databases for current contracts, schedule preventative maintenance, acquire competitive bids, super vise maintenance stafff,, perform inspections, work closely with HOA board members, assist with property meeting preparations and attend all meetings, assist with social activities, maintain website, develop an annual budget. Required Qualifications: Available for on-call/emergency work during nights and weekends; 3+ years community condominium management, 2+ years managing maintenance stafff,, proficient in contract review and negotiation, strong communication skills, computer literate, knowledge of website maintenance, knowledge of audio visual equipment. ReessoorttQ Res tQueesst offfeerrss hheealtthh beenneffiitss,, trraavveel beneffiitss,, and a ggeenerroouuss vvaaccaatio tiioonn packag ckkaaggee.
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NOW HIRING!! Production Crew for our WOC kitchen facility Up to $16/hr. Apply online at: www.delmarvadd.com 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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AUTOMOTIVE POSITIONS Work at the Beach with the Top Paying Service Center in the Area! We are a large Service Repair & Parts Group. We have been in business for 35 years and we are still rapidly growing. We commit ourselves to providing the finest customer service in the parts and service industry. We are Full Tire & Service Centers and Parts stores with locations in the Bethany Beach, DE, Rehoboth Beach, DE and Ocean City, MD. areas. Come Join Our Winning Team!! State of the Art Equipment PLENTY of Opportunity for CAREER ADVANCEMENT! • Technicians — Oil Lube / Tire Techs • Service Advisors — Parts Advisors • Car Sales Person Call Now!!!! 302-228-2353
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RENTALS
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Now Hiring Maintenance & Housekeeping Help. Fulltime. Full benefits. $12/hour. Call Club Ocean Villas II, 410-524-0880.
W/R, 1BR/1BA - 33rd Street. W/D, cable, WiFi, furnished. No smoking/ no pets. Avail. October 15April 15. $750/mo. + sec. 302-367-5266
2 Office/Retail Spaces & 3 Warehouse Units available in West Ocean City. Call 443-497-4200.
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Year Round, 2BR, 1BA. Energy efficient on well and septic. Near casino. $850/month plus utilities. Call Steve 410-251-3412, leave message.
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)
Brand New, Never Used, Wood Burning Fireplace, Monaco XL, model FL064 model, double glass doors, blower, firebox volume 4.28 sq.ft., 27" deep, 45" wide, 41" tall, logs can be up to 2 feet, up to 95,000 BTU, built by Stove Builder Int'l Canada. Best offer. It's very heavy! 443-454-3467
HUGE YARD SALE!! SAT. ONLY OCT 5th. 8-3 pm. Items upscale to wacky from 4 households. Furniture, Kitchenware, Antiques, Holiday & Kid stuff Gotta come see! Everything 50% OFF after 1pm. 11603 Sinepuxent Rd., Berlin
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RAMBLER MOTEL 9942 Elm Street, WOC (Behind Starbucks) Sleeps 4, $250 per week Manager onsite 410-213-1764
OP SALE/RENTAL. 4BR, 2BA. New roof, appl., siding, deck, shed. Lease purchase avail. 3% towards closing. $285K. Owner Lic. RE agent. Text 443-880-0468. Winter Rental. Avail. October thru April. Oceanfront. Newly furnished. Quiet building. No pets/smoking. $850/mo. plus utils. Occupancy limited to 1. 410-804-3444 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.
Responsible Roommate Wanted to share Apartment, mid-town. $450/month plus electric. Single occupancy. Call Brian for details 410-251-6678.
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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 & ACREAGE LOTS & 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 Classified Deadline is Monday @ 5pm
SERVICES SERVICES Eastern Shore Mobile Notary 443-664-2797 Call for quote Make an appointment We Come To You! 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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FURNITURE DONATIONS DONATIONS Do you have an old bicycle not being used? It could mean a world of difference to a hard-working international student. We are looking to get as many bikes as possible. Your donation will be taxdeductible. Contact Gary at 443-975-3065.
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T3 Sixty sends out news release for 2022 MLS Agenda
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Macky and Pam Stansell, left, are the winners of the Greater Ocean City Chamber of Commerce’s Lifetime Achievement Award. They are pictured with, from left, Mayor Rick Meehan, Sen. Mary Beth Carozza, Del. Wayne Hartman and Worcester County Commissioner Joe Mitrecic during the chamber’s annual awards ceremony at the Clarion hotel on 101st Street, last Thursday.
OC Chamber of Commerce awards Community members honor business owners, charitable groups and professionals By Josh Kim Staff Writer (Oct. 4, 2019) Filet mignon, a bluesy trumpet and rainbow-colored awards highlighted last Thursday’s Greater Ocean City Chamber of Commerce Awards, held in the Clarion Resort Fontainebleau Hotel’s Crystal Ballroom on 101st Street. This year’s award winners are: • Lifetime Achievement Award – Pam and Macky Stansell of Macky’s Bayside Bar & Grill • Business Person of the Year – Michael James of the Carousel Hotel Group • Citizen of the Year – Dawne Pappas of the Original Greene Turtle and the American Cancer Society • Young Professional of the Year – Chrissy Maddy of BB&T • Non-profit of the Year – Worcester County G.O.L.D • First Responder of the Year – six members of the Ben Paepcke Rescue Team, Ocean City Beach Patrol
The chamber created the first responder award this year after six members of the Ocean City Beach Patrol saved the life of 19-year-old Benjamin Paepcke who suffered neck and spinal cord injuries after he dove into the shallow ocean water on July 4. “These surf rescue technicians are heroes, and I’ll repeat that again, they are heroes,” said Chris Hall, vice president of Strategy and Business Development for Peninsula Regional Health System. The crowd gave three of the six surf rescue technicians who attended – RJ Hayman, Joanna Kulp and Jay Banks – a standing ovation as they walked to the stage to receive the first responder award. “This whole experience has been humbling for myself, and my crew,” Hayman said. Another standing ovation awaited the winners of the Lifetime Achievement Award, the Stansells. “This prestigious award recognizes an individual, or a team, for a lifetime of consistent community leadership and philanthropic endeavors that have made a lasting impact on this community,” said Laura Deeley Bren, president of Associate in Surplus
Lines Insurance. Pam Stansell told the crowd how 50 years ago she decided to get a summer job in Ocean City, but then never left the resort. She made Ocean City her home, and then met Macky. “Mack really is the catalyst of all of our philanthropic work,” she said. “I want to thank you all for thinking of us.” “This is just an amazing town,” Macky Stansell said. “The number of people here that we have who are so involved in our community, it speaks volumes about this town.” He went on to thank his wife of 39 years and his business partners, who he credited for making his charitable efforts possible. He then read a quote from “The Prophet,” by Khalil Gibran: “Then said a rich man, ‘Speak to us of giving,’ and he answered, ‘You give but little when you give up your possessions. It is when you give up yourself that you truly give.’” “I’m going to leave it at that,” he said. “That says it all, and that’s what this community is all about. Everyone here in this room tonight gives themselves first and foremost of all. Thank you very much for everything.”
By Lauren Bunting Contributing Writer (Oct. 4, 2019) T3 Sixty, a management consulting, training and in-depth research company for the real estate industry, issued a news release about its new white paper, The MLS 2022 Agenda. Members of The MLS Roundtable (MLSRT) and T3 Sixty, the joint authors of the MLS 2022 Agenda, firmly believe the MLS is undergoing fundamental change that will definitively change the direction of MLS organization and services over the next few years. The Roundtable issued a warning in 2017, with the release of The MLS 2020 Agenda and in 2018 followed up with a four-step plan to revolutionize the MLS. “There are big foundational shifts taking place that many MLS executives do not wish to acknowledge” said Art Carter, CEO of CRMLS and Roundtable member. “The MLS has failed to protect its essential value propositions,” said John Mosey, CEO of NorthStar MLS. “And we are playing dominoes when the new world’s playing 3-D chess,” added Brian Donnellan, newly appointed CEO of Bright MLS, all members of the Roundtable. Due to numerous major real estate shifts over the past few years, the MLS is at a crossroads. MLSs are at this crossroads because not enough focus is being placed on the changing nature of the residential real estate brokerage industry. Technology is changing the home buyer and seller of the future and MLS organizations are being faced with a dwindling role as the market’s primary location for all available listing inventory. The 2022 Agenda outlines eight action steps for brokers and MLSs to take responsibility and address the shift. According to Swanepoel, the 10 MLSs that make up the MLS Roundtable are all committed to taking meaningful action at their respective MLSs, and several of the proposed steps are already being addressed by them. The hope is that the white paper will redefine the value proposition of MLSs in a new light and spur other MLS leadSee NEWS Page 50
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WINNERS The Harrison Group held its 33rd annual “End of Season” company party and Employee Prize Drawing on Sept. 15, with $15,000 in cash and other prizes awarded. Each group employee received an entry ticket for each week they worked during the three-month summer season period for the random prize drawing. This year’s $5,000 prize winner was Harry Cropper from the Quality Inn Boardwalk. The second prize of $3,000 was won by Jterra Kinsey who is also from the Quality Inn Boardwalk, and the third prize of $2,000 went to Lashawn Awosika from the DoubleTree Ocean City Oceanfront Hotel. Ten other employees won $500 each. They were Dorina Peter, Dashawn Beckett, Rochina Brittingham, Jacqueline (Jackie) Haggerty, Michelle Wilkins, Beth Harrington, Eduard Mateita, Paul Stoica, Felicia Grant and Adela Porutiu. Pictured, in back, from left, are Kinsey, Beckett, Cropper, Grant and Awosika, and in front, Brittingham, Wilkins, Harrington, Porutiu and Haggerty.
Westcott joins board of Wor. GOLD (Oct. 4, 2019) Worcester County GOLD (Giving Other Lives Dignity) welcomes the Honorable Terri Westcott to its board. She brings diverse and extensive experience in community relations and enhances the well-being of Worcester County citizens. Westcott shares in GOLD’s mission to provide a “helping hand” to assist families facing crisis situations and those in critical need. GOLD is fortunate to have her as a new member of the team as she brings empathy and knowledge to the table. Westcott gained experience in estates and trusts during 14 years of employment at the law office of Harry S. Groton, Jr. She served as the chief deputy reg-
ister of wills for over 18 years before being elected and sworn into office as the register of wills for Worcester County on Dec. 1, 2018. Terri Westcott Westcott is a member of the Maryland Register of Wills Association, serves on the Maryland Register of Wills Technical Committee, sits on the Worcester County Library Foundation, and is a member of the Worcester County Commission for Women. Since its inception in 1997, Worcester County GOLD, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, has provided critical financial assistance for Worcester County residents who experience an unex-
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pected crisis while already living in poverty and low-income circumstances. In 2018, GOLD provided emergency assistance for 919 families that include 1,292 adults and 1,468 children. All requests for emergency assistance come directly from trained social workers at partnering community agencies to ensure that each person has been fully vetted for financial need. As GOLD works to provide immediate vital assistance for those in crisis, the referring agency works to provide resources to assist these individuals with ongoing support until they are back on the road to self-sufficiency.
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News release says big changes soon to arrive for MLS Continued from Page 49 ers, and their broker constituents, to recognize the urgent need to reconstitute the MLS. The local association, Coastal Association of Realtors, joined BrightMLS, which went active locally in 2018 to address the industry changes. BrightMLS is one of the 10 MLSs in the Roundtable, and is second in largest subscriber size out of those involved in the Roundtable. BrightMLS was formed from the consolidation of 43 visionary associations in the MidAtlantic, with a coverage area across six states and Washington, D.C. The 16-page white paper is available for free download at mlsroundtable.com. – Lauren Bunting is a licensed Associate Broker with Bunting Realty, Inc. in Berlin.
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OP Yacht Club and Matt Ortt Co. give $600 to hospice (Oct. 4, 2019) Representatives from the Matt Ortt Companies and Ocean Pines Yacht Club recently presented a $600 donation to Coastal Hospice. Funds came from an Oyster & Bull Bash held at the Yacht Club on Sept. 7. Coastal Hospice Director of Advancement Heather Duma said the donation would aid the Macky & Pam Stansell House of Coastal Hospice at the Ocean. “We’re making history. This is the first-ever hospice residence on the Lower Shore, so to be able to bring this to our community is really special,” she said. According to Duma, the property was previously part of The Pointe community in Ocean Pines. The Stansell House opened in May and includes 12 patient beds, a labyrinth garden for meditation and a library for visitors, among other amenities. “It’s absolutely beautiful there,” Duma said. “It’s intended for folks toward the end of their life who aren’t necessarily able to care for themselves at home or who don’t have an able caregiver at home, so it’s a really wonderful project.”
Representatives from the Matt Ortt Companies and Ocean Pines Yacht Club recently presented a $600 donation to Coastal Hospice. Beverage Director Kearston Frey, left, and Special Events Coordinator Lia Isel of the Matt Ortt Companies, present a check to Coastal Hospice Director of Advancement Heather Duma, right, at the Ocean Pines Yacht Club.
Matt Ortt Companies Special Events Coordinator Lia Isel said donating to Coastal Hospice was an easy decision. “At Matt Ortt Companies, we love supporting our local charities, particularly on the Eastern Shore and in Ocean Pines,” she said. “The Stansell House is in Ocean Pines, so it’s a terrific way to give back to the local com-
munity and it’s such a great organization.” Isel said the inaugural Oyster & Bull Bash was a success, and the hope is that it will become an annual event that grows each year and earns more money for local charities. For more information on Coastal Hospice, visit www.coastalhospice.org.
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Attends retreat Tim Meadowcroft, a sales associate with Long & Foster Real Estate in Ocean City, attended the company’s fall ReCharge retreat held at the Greenbriar Resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. Consumer education, technology and planning techniques were among the topics discussed at ReCharge, an event created by and for Long & Foster’s top-producing sales associates. The event brought agents together for business development sessions and networking opportunities from Sept. 17-19. “Attending ReCharge helped me connect with my fellow Long & Foster agents and prepare for the upcoming business year,” Meadowcroft said. “Long & Foster understands what agents like me need to be successful, so we can provide unparalleled service to all our clients.That is always my number one goal.” Meadowcroft has been
named the office top salesperson for the last several years. In his nine years in the business he has sold over $100 million of real estate. He has been a Gold Team member for several years as well. Over 400 Long & Foster agents attended ReCharge, which is open to members of the company’s Gold Team— agents who produce between $5 million and over $100 million or more in volume in a calendar year.
Ribbon cutting Hamilton Physical Therapy will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony to commemorate the grand opening of its new outpatient Physical Therapy clinic on Tuesday, Oct. 8, from 5-7 p.m. Co-owner William “Billy” Hamilton Jr. has worked in the Ocean Pines community for the past 10 years, and is excited to continue serving alongside his wife, Jennifer. “We’re happy to introduce our new practice to the area residents and business own-
ers,” Hamilton said. “The ribbon-cutting ceremony for Hamilton Physical Therapy marks the launch of our new Outpatient Physical and Hand Therapy Clinic in Ocean Pines, Maryland.” The Hamiltons are looking forward to offering a few remarks regarding their new practice, and to assist in the ribbon-cutting ceremony. “We are excited to open our doors to the community to tour our new facility and to answer any questions about Physical and Hand Therapy,” Jennifer Hamilton said. Both Hamiltons graduated from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore with their Doctor of Physical Therapy degrees. In addition, they are both Certified Hand Therapists, which makes them specialists in the hand, arm and shoulder. Hamilton Physical Therapy is located in the Food Lion shopping center in Ocean Pines. Refreshments and light hors d’ oeuvres will be served.
Marine Corps award $42.7M to Hardwire (Oct. 4, 2019) The U.S. Marine Corps announced last week that the Pocomoke City company Hardwire has been awarded a multi-year $42.7 million contract to manufacture and supply the ballistic protection for the Marines for the next five years. “The Marines are one of the most feared and effective fighting forces in the world, and with Hardwire’s soft armor – the lightest, thinnest protection available – they become even faster and more capable,” said Hardwire CEO George Tunis. The Gen III soft armor offers the last layer of ballistic and fragmentation protection for the Marine user. The Hardwire soft armor manufacturing process is unique in the soft body armor industry. It presses the armor materials with millions of pounds of force at precise temperatures and then softens the material
into flexible layers similar to softened leather. This process produces a fabric of sorts that transfers incoming projectile energy onto a greater area, resulting in less trauma for the wearer. The high degree of automation in the manufacturing process also improves cost effectiveness by, among other innovations, not using a single sewing machine like older, out-of-date armor producers, Tunis said. “Our armor is up to 50 percent lighter and 65 percent thinner than older Kevlar®-based systems, but most importantly, we consistently stop the threats that our Marines face while still lightening their equipment load,” he said. Hardwire has been in the armor protection and military vehicle design business for almost two decades, providing armor for vehicles, aircraft, boats, personnel, and infrastructure.
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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. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE. If the purchaser shall fail to comply with the terms of the sale or fails to go to settlement within ten (10) days of ratification of the sale, the SubstiOF IMPROVED REAL PROPERTY tute Trustees may, in addition to any other available remedies, declare the 2 133RD STREET, UNIT 204 entire deposit forfeited and resell the OCEAN CITY, MD 21842 property at the risk and cost of the defaulting purchaser, and the purUnder a power of sale contained chaser agrees to pay reasonable atin a certain Deed of Trust from torneys’ fees for the Substitute Richard Boothe, dated May 2, 2003 Trustees, plus all costs incurred, if and recorded in Liber 3697, Folio 385 the Substitute Trustees have filed among the Land Records of Worces- the appropriate motion with the ter County, Maryland, modified by Court to resell the property. PurLoan Modification Agreement chaser waives personal service of recorded on July 22, 2019 in the any paper filed in connection with Land Records of Worcester County such a motion on himself and/or any at Liber 7458, Folio 334, with an principal or corporate designee, and original principal balance of expressly agrees to accept service of $198,000.00, and an original interest any such paper by regular mail dirate of 5.500%, default having oc- rected to the address provided by curred under the terms thereof, the said bidder at the time of foreclosure Substitute Trustees will sell at pub- auction. In such event, the defaultlic auction at the Courthouse door ing purchaser shall be liable for the for the Circuit Court for Worcester payment of any deficiency in the County, on purchase price, all costs and expenses of resale, reasonable attorOctober 22, 2019 AT 3:23 PM ney’s fees, and all other charges due and incidental and consequential ALL THAT FEE-SIMPLE LOT OF damages, and any deficiency in the GROUND and the improvements underlying secured debt. The purthereon situated in Worcester chaser shall not be entitled to any County, MD and more fully de- surplus proceeds or profits resulting scribed in the aforesaid Deed of from any resale of the property. If Trust. The property being sold is a the Substitute Trustees cannot concondominium unit and all common vey insurable title, the purchaser’s elements appurtenant thereto. sole remedy at law or in equity shall Terms of Sale: The property will be the return of the deposit without be sold “as is” and subject to condi- interest. The sale is subject to posttions, restrictions, easements and sale confirmation and audit of the agreements of record affecting same, status of the loan with the loan serif any and with no warranty of any vicer including, but not limited to, kind. A deposit of $19,000.00 by cer- determination of whether the bortified funds only (no cash will be ac- rower entered into any repayment cepted) is required at the time of agreement, reinstated or paid off the auction. Balance of the purchase loan prior to the sale. In any such price to be paid in cash within ten event, this sale shall be null and days of final ratification of sale by void, and the Purchaser’s sole remthe Circuit Court for Worcester edy, in law or equity, shall be the reCounty. At the Substitute Trustees’ turn of his deposit without interest. discretion, the foreclosure purchaser, Edward S. Cohn, Stephen N. if a corporation or LLC, must proGoldberg, Richard E. Solomon, duce evidence, prior to bidding, of the Richard J. Rogers, Michael legal formation of such entity. The McKeefery, Christianna Kersey, purchaser, other than the Holder of and David W. Simpson, Jr., the Note, its assigns, or designees, Substitute Trustees shall pay interest on the unpaid pur- Mid-Atlantic Auctioneers, LLC chase money at the note rate from (410) 825-2900 the date of foreclosure auction to the www.mid-atlanticauctioneers.com date funds are received in the office CGD File #: 452224 of the Substitute Trustees. OCD-10/3/3t In the event settlement is delayed _________________________________ for any reason , there shall be no abatement of interest. All due COHN, GOLDBERG & DEUTSCH, LLC and/or unpaid private utility, water ATTORNEYS AT LAW and sewer facilities charges, or front 600 BALTIMORE AVENUE foot benefit payments, are payable SUITE 208 by the purchaser without adjustTOWSON, MARYLAND 21204 ment. Real estate taxes and all other public charges, or assessments, ground rent, or condo/HOA assessments, not otherwise divested by ratification of the sale, to be adjusted as of the date of foreclosure auction, un- OF IMPROVED REAL PROPERTY less the purchaser is the foreclosing lender or its designee. Cost of all 13 69TH STREET, UNIT 209 documentary stamps, transfer taxes OCEAN CITY, MD 21842 and settlement expenses, and all other costs incident to settlement, Under a power of sale contained COHN, GOLDBERG & DEUTSCH, LLC ATTORNEYS AT LAW 600 BALTIMORE AVENUE SUITE 208 TOWSON, MARYLAND 21204
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Court to resell the property. Purchaser waives personal service of any paper filed in connection with such a motion on himself and/or any principal or corporate designee, and expressly agrees to accept service of any such paper by regular mail directed to the address provided by said bidder at the time of foreclosure auction. In such event, the defaulting purchaser shall be liable for the payment of any deficiency in the purchase price, all costs and expenses of resale, reasonable attorney’s fees, and all other charges due October 22, 2019 AT 3:23 PM and incidental and consequential ALL THAT FEE-SIMPLE LOT OF damages, and any deficiency in the GROUND and the improvements underlying secured debt. The purthereon situated in Worcester chaser shall not be entitled to any County, MD and more fully de- surplus proceeds or profits resulting scribed in the aforesaid Deed of from any resale of the property. If Trust. The property being sold is a the Substitute Trustees cannot concondominium unit and all common vey insurable title, the purchaser’s sole remedy at law or in equity shall elements appurtenant thereto. Terms of Sale: The property will be the return of the deposit without be sold “as is” and subject to condi- interest. The sale is subject to posttions, restrictions, easements and sale confirmation and audit of the agreements of record affecting same, status of the loan with the loan serif any and with no warranty of any vicer including, but not limited to, kind. A deposit of $16,000.00 by cer- determination of whether the bortified funds only (no cash will be ac- rower entered into any repayment cepted) is required at the time of agreement, reinstated or paid off the auction. Balance of the purchase loan prior to the sale. In any such price to be paid in cash within ten event, this sale shall be null and days of final ratification of sale by void, and the Purchaser’s sole remthe Circuit Court for Worcester edy, in law or equity, shall be the reCounty. At the Substitute Trustees’ turn of his deposit without interest. Edward S. Cohn, Stephen N. discretion, the foreclosure purchaser, Goldberg, Richard E. Solomon, if a corporation or LLC, must proRichard J. Rogers, Michael duce evidence, prior to bidding, of the McKeefery, Christianna Kersey, legal formation of such entity. The and David W. Simpson, Jr., purchaser, other than the Holder of Substitute Trustees the Note, its assigns, or designees, shall pay interest on the unpaid pur- Mid-Atlantic Auctioneers, LLC chase money at the note rate from (410) 825-2900 the date of foreclosure auction to the www.mid-atlanticauctioneers.com CGD File #: 454435 date funds are received in the office OCD-10/3/3t of the Substitute Trustees. In the event settlement is delayed _________________________________ for any reason , there shall be no BWW Law Group, LLC abatement of interest. All due 6003 Executive Blvd., Suite 101 and/or unpaid private utility, water Rockville, MD 20852 and sewer facilities charges, or front (301) 961-6555 foot benefit payments, are payable by the purchaser without adjustment. Real estate taxes and all other public charges, or assessments, ground rent, or condo/HOA assessments, not otherwise divested by ratOF REAL PROPERTY AND ANY ification of the sale, to be adjusted as IMPROVEMENTS THEREON of the date of foreclosure auction, unless the purchaser is the foreclosing 107 SEA LA. lender or its designee. Cost of all OCEAN CITY, MD 21842 documentary stamps, transfer taxes and settlement expenses, and all Under a power of sale contained other costs incident to settlement, in a certain Deed of Trust dated Sepshall be borne by the purchaser. tember 22, 2007 and recorded in Purchaser shall be responsible for Liber 5000, Folio 144 among the obtaining physical possession of the Land Records of Worcester County, property. Purchaser assumes the MD, with an original principal balrisk of loss or damage to the property ance of $440,000.00, default having from the date of sale forward. occurred under the terms thereof, TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE. If the Sub. Trustees will sell at public the purchaser shall fail to comply auction at the Circuit Court for with the terms of the sale or fails to Worcester County, at the Court go to settlement within ten (10) days House Door, One W. Market St., of ratification of the sale, the Substi- Snow Hill, MD 21863, on tute Trustees may, in addition to any other available remedies, declare the OCTOBER 15, 2019 AT 3:30 PM entire deposit forfeited and resell the property at the risk and cost of the ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF defaulting purchaser, and the pur- GROUND, together with any buildchaser agrees to pay reasonable at- ings or improvements thereon situtorneys’ fees for the Substitute ated in Worcester County, MD and Trustees, plus all costs incurred, if more fully described in the aforesaid the Substitute Trustees have filed Deed of Trust. the appropriate motion with the The property, and any improvein a certain Deed of Trust from Francesco Gambo and Jean Gambo, dated April 8, 2008 and recorded in Liber 5101, Folio 215 among the Land Records of Worcester County, Maryland, with an original principal balance of $150,000.00, and an original interest rate of 6.250%, default having occurred under the terms thereof, the Substitute Trustees will sell at public auction at the Courthouse door for the Circuit Court for Worcester County, on
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PAGE 54 ments thereon, will be sold in an “as is” condition and subject to conditions, restrictions and agreements of record affecting the same, if any, and with no warranty of any kind. Terms of Sale: A deposit of $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
Ocean City Today / Public Notices 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 _________________________________ 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 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
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES’ SALE
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. 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
OCTOBER 4, 2019 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
OCTOBER 4, 2019 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 _________________________________
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 pur-
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Ocean City Today / Public Notices chaser(s) at the time and place of sale. The balance of the purchase 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 _________________________________ 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 Test: Susan R. Braniecki Clerk of the Circuit Court Worcester County MD OCD-9/26/3t _________________________________ CECILE R. CROGAN, ESQ LAW OFFICES OF PETER G. ANGELOS ONE CHARLES CENTER, 100 N. CHARLES STREET, 22ND FLOOR BALTIMORE, MD 21201
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 ob-
tained 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 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 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 _________________________________
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
PAGE 56 is described as being located at 158 WINTER HARBOR DR Parcel # 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,
OCTOBER 4, 2019
Ocean City Today / Public Notices
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 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Maryland. PW19-085 APPLICANT: MCGINTY MARINE CONSTRUCTION OWNER: BLAKE & CINDY MCGRATH 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 _________________________________
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 _________________________________
NOTICE
OF PUBLIC HEARING BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS TOWN OF OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 110 of the Code of Ocean City, Maryland, hereinafter referred to as the Code, same being the Zoning Ordinance for Ocean City, Maryland, notice is hereby given that
OCTOBER 4, 2019 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, 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 _________________________________ SMALL ESTATE
NOTICE
OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 17986 TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF GLORIA JEAN GAGUSKI Notice is given that Kimberly Zimmerman, 10062 Keyser Point Road, Ocean City, MD 21842, was on September 25, 2019 appointed personal representative of the small estate of Gloria Jean Gaguski who died on July 5, 2019, without a will. Further information can be obtained by reviewing the estate file in the office of the Register of Wills or by contacting the personal representative or the attorney. All persons having any objection to the appointment shall file their objections with the Register of Wills within 30 days after the date of publication of this Notice. All persons having an objection to the probate of the will shall file their objections
Ocean City Today / Public Notices with the Register of Wills within six months after the date of publication of this Notice. All persons having claims against the decedent must serve their claims on the undersigned personal representative or file them with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned on or before the earlier of the following dates: (1) Six months from the date of the decedent’s death, except if the decedent died before October 1, 1992, nine months from the date of the decedent’s death; or (2) Thirty days after the personal representative mails or otherwise delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or other written notice, notifying the creditor that the claim will be barred unless the creditor presents the claim within thirty days from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. Any claim not served or filed within that time, or any extension provided by law, is unenforceable thereafter. Kimberly Zimmerman Personal Representative True Test Copy Register of Wills for Worcester County Terri Westcott One W. Market Street Room 102 - Court House Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 Name of newspaper designated by personal representative: Ocean City Digest Date of publication: October 03, 2019 OCD-10/3/1t _________________________________ IN THE MATTER OF: Brody Michael Shiflett FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO: Brody Michael-Maloy Downs BY AND THROUGH HIS/HER MOTHER/FATHER/GUARDIAN: Hunter Downs lN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR WORCESTER COUNTY Civil No.: C-23-FM-19-000412
NOTICE
(Minor) (DOM REL 65) The above Petitioner has filed a Petition for Change of Name in which he/she seeks to change the name of a minor child from Brody Michael Shiflett to Brody MichaelMaloy Downs. The petitioner is seeking this name change for the child for the following reasons: The Petitioner, Hunter Downs, is the biological father of the minor child, and has sole legal and sole physical custody of the minor child. The minor child's biological mother, Danielle Shiflett, is not involved in the minor child's life and has only seen the minor child a few times since the minor child's birth. Any person may file an objection to the Petition on or before the 29th 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 relief 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 deadline to file an objection. Susan R. Braniecki CLERK OCD-10/3/1t _________________________________ FRAME & FRAME, LLC TARA FRAME ESQ. 8562 FORT SMALLWOOD ROAD PASADENA, MD 21122
NOTICE
TO CREDITORS OF APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE ESTATE NO. 18006 Notice is given that the Circuit Court of St. Lucie County, FL appointed Bobbi K. Stepp, 772 Cheyenne Lane, Elgin, IL 60123 as the Personal Representative of the Estate of Robert George Stepp AKA: Robert G. Stepp who died on February 28, 2018 domiciled in Florida, USA. The Maryland resident agent for service of process is Tara K. Frame Esq. whose address is 8562 Fort Smallwood Road, Pasadena, MD 21122. At the time of death, the decedent owned real or leasehold property in the following Maryland counties: Worcester County. All persons having claims against the decedent must file their claims with the Register of Wills for Worcester County with a copy to the foreign personal representative on or before the earlier of the following dates: (1) Six months from the date of the decedent’s death, except if the decedent died before October 1, 1992, nine months from the date of the decedent’s death; or (2) Two months after the foreign personal representative mails or delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or other written notice, notifying the creditor that the claim will be barred unless the creditor presents the claim within two months from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. Claims filed after that date or after a date extended by law will be barred. Bobbi K. Stepp Foreign Personal Representative Terri Westcott Register of Wills One W. Market Street Room 102 - Court House Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 Name of Newspaper: Ocean City Digest Date of first publication: October 3, 2019 OCD-10/3/3t _________________________________ KEVIN T. OLSZEWSKI PA, ESQ 5 SOUTH HICKORY AVENUE BEL AIR, MD 21014-3732
NOTICE
TO CREDITORS OF APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE ESTATE NO. 18008 Notice is given that the Circuit Court of For Lee County, FL appointed Frank Pinto, 4641 S.W. Santa Barbara Place, #5, Cape Coral, FL 33914 as the Personal Representative of the Estate of Marc S. Pliscof who died on September 13, 2018 domiciled in Florida, Amercia. The Maryland resident agent for
PAGE 57 service of process is Kevin T. Olszewski whose address is 5 S. Hickory Avenue, Bel Air, MD 21014. At the time of death, the decedent owned real or leasehold property in the following Maryland counties: Worcester County. All persons having claims against the decedent must file their claims with the Register of Wills for Worcester County with a copy to the foreign personal representative on or before the earlier of the following dates: (1) Six months from the date of the decedent’s death, except if the decedent died before October 1, 1992, nine months from the date of the decedent’s death; or (2) Two months after the foreign personal representative mails or delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or other written notice, notifying the creditor that the claim will be barred unless the creditor presents the claim within two months from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. Claims filed after that date or after a date extended by law will be barred. Frank Pinto Foreign Personal Representative Terri Westcott Register of Wills One W. Market Street Room 102 - Court House Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 Name of Newspaper: Ocean City Digest Date of first publication: October 03, 2019 OCD-10/3/3t _________________________________
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BID SOLICITATION Fortinet FortiGate Firewall
The Town of Ocean City is seeking bids from qualified and experienced vendors to provide a Fortinet FortiGate Firewall to be in conformity with the specifications detailed in the Bid Documents. Bid Documents for the Fortinet FortiGate Firewall may be obtained from the Town of Ocean City’s Procurement Department by either emailing the Purchasing Associate, Leila Milewski, at lmilewski@oceancitymd.gov or by calling 410-723-6643 during normal business hours, or via the Bid tab on the Town’s website. Vendors are responsible for checking this website for addenda prior to submitting their bids. The Town of Ocean City is not responsible for the content of any Bid Document received through any third party bid service. It is the sole responsibility of the vendor to ensure the completeness and accuracy of their Completed Bid Documents. A Pre-Bid meeting will be held on Thursday, October 10, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. in the Purchasing Department located at 204 65th Street, Building A, Ocean City, MD 21842. Sealed Bid Documents are due no later than Friday, October 25, 2019
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by 1:00 p.m. and will be opened and read aloud at same time. Bids are to be submitted to the Town of Ocean City, Attn: Procurement Department, 204 65th Street, Bldg. A, Ocean City, MD 21842. Late Bid Documents will not be accepted. Minority vendors are encouraged to compete for award of the solicitation. OCD-10/3/1t _________________________________
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OF PUBLIC HEARING WORCESTER COUNTY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS AGENDA
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2019 Pursuant to the provisions of the Worcester County Zoning Ordinance, notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held before the Board of Zoning Appeals for Worcester County, in the Board Room (Room 1102) on the first floor of the Worcester County Government Cen-
ter, 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 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. Mar-
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OCTOBER 4, 2019 tins 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 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 _________________________________
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Blame legislature, committee for failing OC Do not blame Ocean City officials or the Ocean City Police Department for failing to stop the vehicular havoc of last weekend. They did all the law allows to control an infestation of the resort by thousands of tuner cars, whose owners were bent on inflicting themselves on a community they knew didn’t want them. Blame instead the members of the Maryland Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee, who last March killed a bill sought by Ocean City government, and submitted by Sen. Mary Beth Carozza, that would have reinforced the Special Event Zone law. That bill, had it not been perfunctorily dumped in a unanimous vote by the committee led by Sen. Bobby Zirkin, (D-Baltimore), would have outlawed or prevented many of the actions that resort residents and innocent visitors found dangerous and infuriating: the purposely grid-locked roads that denied other vehicles passage, the excessively loud gunning of engines, the perpetual backfiring, and the tire spinning that squealed from traffic light to traffic light. But no, the committee, fully aware that the police
would be outnumbered by at least 10 to one and that every minute the police spent on one situation would render them unable to respond to dozens of others, brushed off these concerns as an overreaction. In committee members’ minds, incessant engine backfiring at 140 decibels is just part of a good time at the beach, as is barely being able to control the direction of a vehicle on a crowd-lined street because of wheel-spinning-induced loss of traction. If anything, the legislation waved off by the committee as too severe was much too restrained. The original proposal, which was summarily dismissed by legislators when it was first discussed in 2017, would have imposed much stiffer fines, allowed impoundment of vehicles in cases of negligent and reckless driving and called for jail time for some offenses. Instead, the General Assembly in 2018 passed a skim milk version of the law because legislators feared special event zone enforcement might be sought by their own towns someday. Suffice to say had what gone on last weekend in
Ocean City happened in Baltimore, Ellicott City, Emmitsburg, Towson, Takoma Park or Havre de Grace, towns and cities represented by members of the Judicial Proceedings Committee, it would have been viewed as a riot. But not here in a beach town, where residents and businesses must observe a greater level of tolerance, apparently, at least until committee members’ constituents begin to wonder about how the values of their beach properties might be affected. As it now stands, this com-
munity’s tolerance is used up. Its enthusiasm for excessively loud special events of all kinds is at low ebb, and good actors will be penalized along with the bad. Don’t blame the police for failing to control the situation. They did a remarkable job, given the numerical disadvantages and legal limitations with which they had to work. Don’t blame the mayor and City Council, who pushed hard for sterner measures but were rebuffed, and who will now have to consider other
actions to protect the town, its residents and its destination resort image. Without help from the state, and a law that provides for much steeper fines, the suspension of driver’s licenses, jail time and the power to impound cars for a variety of moving violations, resort officials will find themselves considering options that may prove unpopular. Don’t blame them, blame the General Assembly and the Judicial Proceedings Committee for denying Ocean City’s attempt to protect itself.
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A big hatch back home? The positive side of last weekend’s visit by swarms of vehicular insects is that thousands of basements along the East Coast finally got a good By cleaning, and moms could Stewart make something for dinner Dobson beside mini pizzas. Although it is true that our papers were flying off the newsstands over the course of the infestation, I suspect many of them were collected for use back home as nesting material. Admittedly, lumping all the participants together as a sort of fresh-air-kid outing for the socially awkward is unfair, when other plausible explanations for the visitation exist. For instance, many home gardeners hoping for one last harvest might have shooed them away for the weekend because they
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were eating all the leaves on the tomato plants. It also could have been that travel plans were made after a successful day at work at the car wash, where, I am told, people with small hands can do quite well fishing out loose change from under the seat cushions. Or, maybe it was nothing more than a big bagworm hatch back home. And Bernie Sanders wants to pay off all student loans? Clearly, some standards must be applied, including the denial of federal assistance to anyone whose mother continues to do his or her laundry. Am I being unfair to innocent parties? Yep, but that’s too bad, because that’s what the bad guys among the innocents did to us. So buzz off for now, but do come back after you have emerged from the larval stage.
Letters What happened was a travesty Editor, To the Mayor and City Council of Ocean City – enough! What happened in Ocean City this past week was a travesty! No more finger pointing and blame game! It cannot happen again. I have never felt unsafe walking down Coastal Highway until this past weekend. There needs to be changes made and they need to be made now. Our police tried their best but they were hopelessly outnumbered by the hoodlums that invaded our town. There is a better way. Please accept my humble opinions as to what changes would have the effect of stopping what occurred. 1) Don’t just hand out tickets that are so small that they just consider them the cost of doing business – make them count! A ticket for burnouts and donuts should be at a minimum $1,000 – money talks. 2) Don’t just hand them a ticket – impound the cars. A car impounded on Friday night can’t be recovered until the offices open up again on Monday.
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Result – less cars on the street. I don’t care if you have to rent a parking lot to put all the impounded cars in – do it! And the best idea of all - #3 – put up concrete barricades all the way up and down Coastal Highway so that only one (the center) lane can be driven in. The side lanes can be used for emergency vehicles trying to move around town. If all the cars are in one row there is not enough space on their sides for donuts or burnouts. There are too many cars all in one line for speeding. This would be more cost effective than having to pay the overtime for all of the officers who have to babysit these infants. It effectively slows them down, allows for movement of emergency vehicles, keeps the crowds from the travel lanes and eliminates the space needed for their juvenile antics! A year or two of handling it this way and maybe they will choose to move on as another disruptive group did several years ago when they found they were unwelcome. Just a thought! Wendy Sevier Ocean City
Worcester Goes Purple an emotional journey Editor, As the events coordinator for “Worcester Goes Purple,” I would like to personally thank the Worcester County government, town governments, businesses, the recovery community and every Worcester County citizen who has participated in Worcester Goes Purple for September 2019, National Recovery Month. For me, this has been a truly amazing and emotional journey. I have met so many wonderful people that I now call my friends. There have been many highs and lows. Holding the hand of a mother who lost her son … having a sister tell you that she lost her brother three weeks ago to a drug overdose, listening to a parent in the depths of despair describe the havoc that their child in active addiction is making in their family, hearing stories of shame from family members that think it is somehow their fault and then having a guy in recovery tell you with the biggest smile that he has been clean for 113
Page 60 days. Worcester Goes Purple will only become bigger and stronger in the months to come. We need your help. Each one of us can make a difference by keeping the conversation going. No one agency or person can solve this epidemic themselves. It does truly take a community. Thank you again for making Worcester County a place that we can be proud to call home and share hope and recovery from addiction with everyone. Debbie Smullen Worcester Goes Purple Events Coordinator
Turbines won’t turn off visitors, other issues will Editor, We are concerned with the onesided picture the residents of Ocean City and its surrounding communities are getting concerning offshore wind power. It is clear that Ocean City’s Mayor and City Council have made up their minds to oppose the concept, no matContinued on Page 61
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OCES named National Blue Ribbon School Elementary school joins nation’s best once again, also recognized in 2006 By Rachel Ravina Staff Writer (Oct. 4, 2019) Ocean City Elementary was recognized as a 2019 National Blue Ribbon School, school officials announced last week. Principal Julie Smith said she “crowded around” with fellow staff members last Thursday, Sept. 26 to watch as they awaited the results. She said was “over-the-moon elated” when she learned that Ocean City Elementary School received the distinction of being a National Blue Ribbon School. “It’s just such an honor,” she said. This isn’t the first time the school received this recognition. Smith said the school was first awarded the blue
ribbon standard in 2006. “It is a pure standard of excellence, and to be quite honest it really just shows that schools in Worcester County … a Julie Smith small county on the Eastern Shore of Maryland – look at what we are able to do with scores, and students, and how we can push them to succeed,” Smith said. “So Worcester County Public Schools is just a great, great place to be.” She added that the county’s school district strives for excellence across the board. “I think what sets Worcester County apart from the rest is that it’s close-knit, but also [has] that yearn for high achievement. There’s never a doubt that our children can do it,” Smith said. “Our children can, and
they will, and here’s how they’re going to.” Smith said that Ocean City Elementary School was recognized as a Maryland Blue Ribbon School last year. Lou Taylor Smith added that Gov. Larry Hogan and State Superintendent of Maryland Dr. Karen B. Salmon designate these educational institutions based on a variety of factors including test scores. Smith said school officials then applied for the 2019 National Blue Ribbon School distinction. Smith said that there are 88 staff members and 592 students at Ocean City Elementary School. “Everybody just works so hard, so when you’re named a National Blue Ribbon School, it’s such a feeling of gratitude, but also what we’re doing
is working, and we really are making a difference here,” Smith said. While the staff plays an integral part in student success, Smith emphasized the important role of the overall community. “We’re so supported here by our community. Parents, businesses, all of the volunteers, anybody we ask for help just jumps at the opportunity to help this school,” Smith said. “I’m so, so appreciative of that.” Smith also said she appreciates the support her school receives from Superintendent Lou Taylor. “Especially our superintendent, Mr. Taylor, is behind us 110 percent, and there is never a doubt that anything we need, he’s there and willing to give it, and I think that also is a big part of what makes this county so successful,” she said. Taylor praised Smith and former See SCHOOL Page 63
visitors would actually be turned away by having wind generators “mar” their ocean view. Instead, the town mission seems to be to bring in every possible group and event to do all they can to make the resort area too crowded, too deafening, too grid-locked, too disrespectful of law enforcement, too far away from the reason most people come to the ocean—its serenity and relaxation to refresh the soul. A look at Block Island, Rhode Island, a very progressive community, shows that its five wind generators have become a tourist attraction with tour boats taking eager visitors out for a closer look. People are not turned off by them. Also fishermen report catching more fish in the vicinity of the plat-
forms. And these are only three miles offshore, presenting a pleasant sight for land visitors as well. This, of course, is beside the fact that the turbines have now reduced the cost of the island’s electrical power supply by 30 percent for the 1,000 year-round residents, plus seasonal visitors. Renewable energy is the salvation of the planet. Anything else is shortsighted. Our children and grandchildren will pay too big a price for this generation’s selfishness. With the current trend toward overcrowding, Ocean City needs alternate energy sources more than ever to bridge the energy gap. A politician with a concern for the future would be wise to explore all the avenues for making our town a better
place to visit and to live while preserving the natural beauty for future generations. With a more forward-looking leadership, Ocean City could be a trailblazer in leading the way for a better Continued on Page 64
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Continued from Page 60 ter the details or facts that emerge. There seems to be an underlying resort culture that says the most important thing is bringing more people (and their money) to Ocean City, no matter the cost to residents or to the environment or to the beauty of the area. At what point is the natural attraction of the ocean and its innate appeal completely destroyed by too many people, too much traffic, too little parking (most of it for a fee), and too much noise? Have the politicians really looked very far into the future? What does this have to do with an offshore wind farm? Mainly the irony that so much public attention has been given to the false concern that
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‘They have nothing’: Purnell travels to Bahamas to help Sees nothing but ruination left after Hurricane Dorian hovers two days over island By Rachel Ravina Staff Writer (Oct. 4, 2019) Berlin Councilman Troy Purnell saw the devastation caused by Hurricane Dorian when he traveled to the Bahamas last month to help victims rebuild their homes and lives. “More importantly, we came down to help the people that have lost everything, and I mean everything,” Purnell said. “Houses flattened. They
have nothing.” The Category 5 storm battered the islands with wind speeds up to 185 mph as it hovered over portions of the Bahamas for about two days starting on Sept. 1. Purnell said he flew down with Adam Showell, owner of the Green Turtle Club Resort on Green Turtle Cay. Along with Purnell, Showell assembled a team of carpenters, an electrician and a builder on site already in the Bahamas. “[Showell] called me and said, ‘Hey, can you give us a hand?’ And I said, ‘absolutely,’ and I dropped what See PEOPLE Page 63
PHOTOS COURTESY TROY PURNELL
Homes remain decimated more than a month after Hurricane Dorian, a category 5 storm, hit the Bahamas on Sept. 1. Berlin Councilman and property owner Troy Purnell traveled to the Bahamas last month to help with relief and rebuilding efforts on Green Turtle Cay.
Bertino, Church say no promises were made Continued from Page 1 casino’s growth and legalized gambling in northern Worcester County, while Snow Hill and Pocomoke are unaffected but need the money. In what appeared to be a run-up to some political horse trading, Nordstrom initially held up a measure that would have increased the room tax, but eventually did vote for it, leading
some to conclude a deal had been struck. During the Worcester County Commissioner’s meeting on Tuesday, however, Commissioner Chip Bertino expressed frustration that the public and media had been led to believe that all the commissioners supported the table game revenue grant. “When I read … the votes were
there to pass something, when we didn’t even have a debate, to me rings a little bit hollow,” Bertino said. “If the votes were there, I suspect that particular issue wouldn’t have been tabled and the vote would’ve happened. Thus and then, government would have moved forward. It did not.” He reiterated that he never promised to vote a certain way on the table game revenue grant and that no single commissioner speaks for the Chip Bertino rest. Commissioner Jim Bunting reported similar sentiments. Though neither named the commissioner they believed had indicated an agreement was in place, Nordstrom clarified that it was he about whom they were speaking. “When I speak to the press or anyone else, I speak for myself, not the rest of the commissioners,” Nordstrom said. “I believe I make that clear to the reporters.” He went on to say that other commissioners may not approve of his ac-
tions or his way of getting funding for Pocomoke and Snow Hill, but that he has never done anything illegal or immoral. Nordstrom further expressed his displeasure that Bertino and Bunting did not bring their concerns to him personally before commenting during the public session. Commissioner Bud Church then said he was offended by Nordstrom’s request that he sign an affidavit pledging his vote in favor of the table game revenue grant. “You don’t try to force a commissioner to vote your way by having him sign an affidavit to a vote,” Church said, adding that Nordstrom was out of line. Nordstrom reiterated his apology and said he thought it was the right thing to do at the time. Commissioner Ted Elder said the open county meetings have made it clear that there aren’t any deals being made regarding votes. “Many times, I don’t have my mind made up until I’m sitting here and listening to what’s going on,” Elder said. “I just want people to know there’s no backyard deals or backyard politics going on.”
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People watched everything blow away in hurricane Continued from Page 62 I was doing, and flew down there with him,” Purnell said. Purnell said they landed on Treasure Cay on Sept. 18, and returned to the U.S. on Friday, Sept. 27. Purnell said they spent 10 days putting roofs on different properties and cleaning up debris. He added they also distributed food and clothing to those who were left with neither. Purnell said he also saw supplies pouring in from public and private donors. “It’s a very humbling experience,” he said. “I can tell you these people … watched everything they’ve ever
POLICE/COURTS Continued from Page 24 The suspect faces charges for second-degree assault, throwing missiles at a vehicle, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct.
Striking officer Andrew Alexander Guzman, 20, of Abingdon, Maryland, faces two assault charges after police accused him of hitting an officer and a bystander. According to the police report, an officer responded to a fight at a Ninth Street hotel. A witness told police that he saw Guzman and a woman fighting, and believed the woman was in danger. When the witness intervened, however, Guzman reportedly slapped that person, breaking the witness’ glasses, and then proceeded to punch the witness in the head. The report said that the victim attempted to help the witness, but Guzman punched her in the shoulder. An officer arrested Guzman, who faces two second-degree assault charges as well as a charge for malicious destruction of property.
School receives second national top school award Continued from Page 61 Principal Dawn Rogers for their efforts in making this recognition possible. “We are all incredibly proud of Ocean City Elementary School for being recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School; that they are receiving this prestigious recognition for the second time makes this even more exciting,” Taylor said in a statement.
worked for and had just blown away in one storm. It’s pretty bad.” The Showell family’s Green Turtle Club Resort on Green Turtle Cay in the Bahamas was “badly damaged”
by Dorian, but their more immediate concern was helping the island’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.
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WORLD WAR II
First battle of Changsha sends Japanese in retreat By Peter Ayers Wimbrow III Contributing Writer (Oct. 4, 2019) This week, 80 years ago, Japan’s first attempt to capture the 3,000-year-old Chinese city of Changsha was ending with a Japanese defeat. Today Changsha is home to more than six million Chinese, and is, and was, the capital of Hunan province, which is in the south-central part of China. It is located on the Xiang River, in the Xiang River Valley, formed by the Luoxiao Mountains in the east, Wuling Mountains in the west, the Hengshan Mountains in the south, and the Dongling Lake in the north. Hunan supplied tungsten and iron ore, as well as agricultural products.
Former Communist Party Chairman Mao Zedong began his political career there, first as a student at Hunan Number One Teacher’s Training School, and later as teacher and principal at the same school. It is the birthplace of the chairman’s first wife, Yang Kaihui. The largest Chinese restaurant in the world, with seating for 5,000, is located there. In May of this year, the city hosted the International Construction Equipment Exhibition, with 1,200 companies displaying their products to 150,000 visitors. The primary motivation for the Japanese operation was to atone for the humiliation its forces had reContinued on Page 65
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Continued from Page 61 environment and a better community. Monty and Sara Lewis West Ocean City
Urges county to ban balloon releases Coastal Association of Realtors recently sent a letter to the Worcester County Commissioners regarding the Ocean City Surfrider Foundation’s proposed ban on intentional balloon releases. Dear Commissioners, On behalf of the Coastal Association of Realtors, I write to support the efforts of the Ocean City Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation to prohibit intentional balloon releases in Worcester County. Recently, our association launched the Realtors Reuse Recycle initiative as means to provide resources to our members and to the public so they may be environmental stewards of the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland. The current focus of our initiative is the “Real Estate Boycotts Balloons” campaign, which encourages our members to use balloon alternatives when conducting open house events or other marketing efforts. The association has also stopped using balloons and helium at all of our events. Now, we ask the Commissioners to support the Surfrider Foundation in this very important request to stop commemorative and celebratory balloons releases once and for all. According to the National Oceanic
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& Atmospheric Administration’s annual International Coastal Cleanup report, from 2008 to 2016, almost 300,000 balloons were found on U.S. beaches. Latex balloons are not natural or biodegradable, despite what their packaging may say. Animals often mistake balloons as food. Birds, marine life, and other animals eat balloons, and the latex blocks their digestive system, causing a very painful and slow death. Ribbons and strings become entanglement hazards for animals, who become unable to move or feed. Additionally, filling balloons with helium is wasteful. There is a limited supply of helium and it should be conserved for where it is critically needed. Finally, mylar or foil balloons can cause power outages and spark fires when they come in contact with electric power equipment. Our industry relies heavily on the success of local businesses, as well as the area’s appeal to tourists, high quality of life for residents, and the health of our natural assets. We must protect our natural resources, upon which so many of us depend to support our way of life and our livelihood. Please help protect beautiful Worcester County from harmful balloon litter by passing legislation that prohibits balloon releases. Thank you for your consideration. Bernie Flax 2018-19 President Coastal Association of Realtors
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WORLD WAR II Continued from Page 64 ceived at the hands of the Red Army in the recently concluded Battle of Khalkin Gol. Additionally, the Japanese thought that, with the German victories in Poland, they needed to demonstrate their military prowess as well. The Japanese brass thought that Changsha would be easy pickings and therefore would restore the morale of the Japanese Army. By this time in the war, there wasn’t much left of the city. What was not bombed by the Japanese, had been burned by the Chinese. However, it was the gateway to China’s southernmost provinces and last doors to the Western world. The Japanese forces assigned to capture Changsha were led by Gen. Toshizō Nishio, who had previously commanded the Imperial Japanese Second Army until it was defeated in the Battle of Taierzhuang on April 30, 1938, after which he was reassigned to Tokio. He returned to China on Sept. 12, 1939 as commander of the Thirteenth Army and 10 days later assumed command of all Japanese forces in China as commander-in-chief of the China Expeditionary Army. On March 1, 1941, Gen. Nishio returned to Japan and became a member of the Supreme War Council, where he served until his retirement in 1943. Although he was arrested as a war criminal by the Americans after their occupation, he was never formally charged and was ultimately released. To prosecute the assault, Gen. Nishio selected the Eleventh Army, commanded by Gen. Yasuji Okamura. After the war, Gen. Okamura was convicted of war crimes by the Nanjing War Crimes Tribunal, and although he, through his use of chemical weapons and administration of the “Three Alls” policy — “Kill All, Burn All, Loot All” — had been responsible for 2.7 million Chinese civilian deaths, he was immediately pardoned by Nationalist Leader Chang Kai-Shek, who gave him a job as military advisor to the Chinese Nationalist Army. The Japanese Eleventh Army numbered about 100,000 and consisted of the Sixth Division, commanded by Lt. Gen. Shiro Inaba; the 106th Division, commanded by Lt. Gen. Ryōtarō Naki; the 33rd Division, commanded by Lt. Gen. Jūtarō Amakasu; the 13th Division, commanded by Gen. Shizuichi Tanaka; the 3rd Division, commanded by Lt. Gen. Susumu Fujita; and the 101st Division, commanded by Gen. Yaheta Saitō. Gen. Tanaka would later, almost single-handedly stop the planned revolt of several army officers who were going to try to prevent the emperor’s announcement of Japan’s surrender. A few days later he committed suicide at his desk. Lt. Gen. Amakasu later was promoted to General and given
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OBITUARIES command of The Mongolian Garrison Army, where he served for a year. Changsha was in the Chinese Ninth War Area, which was commanded by Gen. Chen Cheng. Gen. Cheng first met Chiang Kai-shek when he attended Wampoa Military Academy, where Chiang was an instructor, in 1924. He continued to serve the Nationalist government militarily and politically after the war. The Chinese forces defending Changsha were commanded by Xue Yue. He was probably the best that Nationalist China had. American Gen. Claire Chennault, leader of the famed “Flying Tigers,” nicknamed him the “Patton of Asia.” This highly respected Chinese General lived until 1998, when he died at the age of 101, in Taiwan. Nationalist soldiers under his command forced Mao’s Communist army to embark on the famous, year-long, 8,000 mile “Long March,” which was actually a long retreat, in 1934-5. For this, he was described by Chiang as, “... a true example of an officer.” After the Nationalist retreat to Taiwan, upon their defeat by the Communists under Mao, Gen. Yue was offered a government post, but declined, and instead retired from the army with 10 years back pay plus interest, making him relatively wealthy. Last summer, his son-in-law, Tai Kuo, was sentenced by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Virginia to spend 16 years in prison for spying against the U.S., for China. The forces under Gen. Yue’s command were divided into Nineteenth Army Group, under Lt. Gen. Lo ChoYing; the First Army Group, commanded by Lu Han; Thirtieth Army Group, commanded by Wang LingChi; the Twenty-seventh Army Group, commanded by Yang Sen; the Twentieth Army Group, under the command of Shang Chen, and Fifteenth Army, commanded by Kuan Lin-Cheng. Gen. Cho-Ying later served as Gen. “Vinegar” Joe Stilwell’s chief-of-staff. The Japanese assault began on Sept. 17, 1939. However, a successful counter-attack by Chinese forces forced their retreat. Two days later, the Japanese launched another attack in the Sin Chiang River area. With the use of poison gas, they drove the Chinese out of that area, and on Sep.r 23, the 6th and 13th Japanese Divisions crossed the river under artillery cover and advanced along the Miluo River. The Chinese continued to fall back. On Sept. 29, the Japanese reached the outskirts of Changsha. It was then that the Chinese sprang the trap by encircling the Japanese. After suffering heavy losses, the Japanese began a general withdrawal on Oct. 1. Two days later, Gen. Yue ordered a Chinese counter-offensive. On Oct. 5, the Chinese recovered the Japanese withdrawal plans from a downed Japanese plane. By Oct. 10,
it was all over. The Japanese had suffered their second crushing defeat in almost as many months. Some estimates place Japanese dead at 40,000. Instead of celebrating their victory, most observers believe that the Chinese would have been better served to pursue the beaten Japanese and further exploit their victory. Exactly two years later the Japanese renewed their attempt to take Changsha. unsuccessfully. On Dec. 24, 1941, the Japanese attempted to take the city for a third time, with the same result. In June 1944, the Japanese attempted, for the fourth time, to capture Changsha. This time the outcome was different. First, they employed more than three times as many troops, and second, Gen. Yue was not in command of the Chinese. The commander of the Chinese forces defending Changsha, Gen. Zhang DeNeng fled the city and was later executed by Chiang Kai-shek. Next week: U-47 Sinks H.M.S. Royal Oak 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.
DOROTHY GERTRUDE TAKOSH Ocean City/Willards Dorothy Gertrude Takosh, age 95, died on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019, at Chesapeake Manor Assisted Living in Willards. Born in Milford, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Nicholas and Anna Dudlak Takosh. She is survived by her nieces, Barbara Dorothy Takosh M. Hood, Lorraine Flather, Norma Otter, Lisa Smallwood and Margaret Peres. She was preceded in death by her brother, Nicholas Takosh, and sisters, Mary Hoffer, Ann Takosh, Margaret Takosh, Alice Rodes, Helen Musselwhite, and Martha Woolard. Also preceding her in death was her nephew, Louis Hoffer. After graduating from high school in Milford, she moved to New York City and began her working career as a teller at CitiBank, where continued education and determination enabled her to progress to the level of assistant vice president prior to her retirement in 1989. Dorothy was a talented, vivacious woman, who never let the glass ceiling get in her way, an exceptional accomplishment for a woman in the era in which she lived and worked. Continued on Page 66
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OBITUARIES Continued from Page 65 She had a passion for learning about history and about the lives of other people in other countries. She loved to travel and she and her sisters visited countries in every continent as they traveled over the years. Dorothy left her beloved New Jersey home and relocated to her favorite beach town, Ocean City, Maryland, where she enjoyed living close to other family members. Cremation followed her death. Interment will be in George Washington Memorial Park, Paramus, New Jersey, at a later date. Letters of condolence may be sent via: www.burbagefuneralhome.com. BETTY CARMEAN PRUITT Snow Hill Betty Carmean Pruitt, age 92, died on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019 at the Snow Hill Nursing and Rehab Center after a brief stay. Born in Snow Hill, she was the daughter of the late Dorsey B. and Mary Bonneville Carmean. She is survived by her beloved husband of 74 years, George Lee “Tad” Pruitt; sister, Wilsie C. Haber of Lewes Delaware; sisters-in-law, Margaret “Peggy” Pruitt of Salisbury, and Pam McCabe of Snow Hill, and Shirley Hunt of South Carolina; brother-in-law, Benny Ward (Linda) of Hebron, and numerous nieces and
nephews. Preceding her in death was a sister, Grace Ellen Dukes; brothers-in-law, Lawrence Pruitt, Homer Pruitt, Paul McCabe, Robert Betty Pruitt Wimbrow and Charles Hunt; and sister-in-law, Mary T. Pruitt and and Shirley Hunt. Betty was a devoted wife, homemaker and aunt. She was a lifelong member of Whatcoat United Methodist Church, Snow Hill American Legion Post #67 Ladies Auxiliary, Snow Hill Volunteer Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary, and the Snow Hill C.B. Club, and served on many committees at Whatcoat Church. She had attended Goldy Beacom Business College in Wilmington, Delaware. Betty retired from Moore Business Forms in Snow Hill where she served the company as a proof reader for many years. For the past 20-plus years she had worked as a hostess with the Burbage Funeral Home in Snow Hill. She and Tad enjoyed traveling, especially to Florida, and dining with friends and family in many area restaurants. They were a mainstay at the local American Legion on Friday nights.
A funeral service was held on Monday, Sept. 30, 2019 at 11 a.m. at Whatcoat United Methodist Church in Snow Hill. Rev. Mary Haggard officiated. A donation in her memory may be made to: Whatcoat United Methodist Church, 100 West Federal St., Snow Hill, Maryland 21863. Letters of condolence may be sent via: www.burbagefuneralhome.com. Arrangements are in the care of the Burbage Funeral Home in Snow Hill. MICHAEL LEROY SCHAUER Greenbelt Maryland Michael LeRoy Schauer, known to most everyone as Mick, was born on Dec. 18, 1972, in Washington, D.C. He grew up in Hyattsville, Maryland, and lived in nearby cities his entire life. From the very start, he was incredibly clever and creative. He built intricate models, drew elaborate pictures and excelled at his piano lessons. The lessons stuck—his enthusiasm and talent for music would shape his entire life. His mother, Carole, was the director of a nonprofit serving people who are deaf in Washington, D.C., and his father, LeRoy, was a Methodist pastor who spent a large part of his ministry serving a church of the deaf. Mick’s brother Andrew joined the
family in 1976. In the summers, Mick and the family would spend weeks with paternal grandparents in Ocean City, Maryland, a tradition that would continue into his teens. Long days on the beach turned his light blonde hair into an almost impossibly bright shock of white. As he became more independent, he would take to the Boardwalk with his cousins in the evenings to enjoy arcades and amusements. He would return to Ocean City often in his life, to play gigs, visit family and enjoy life with friends. Most years, the Schauers also spent time in South Dakota visiting Mick’s mother’s side of the family, where he shared an endless stream of pranks and inside jokes with his cousins there. Mick helped out with farm chores and enjoyed the close-knit, small town life with his extended family. The family also took many summer road trips, hauling a pop-up trailer to campgrounds up and down the East Coast. In his youth, Mick’s family had a piano in their living room, an organ in the basement, and a classic Casio electric keyboard. Mick developed his skills on them all. He also played trumpet for his grade school band, and he was great at that too, of course.
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OBITUARIES In sixth grade, Mick joined the Boy Scouts, and he would be the quintessential Eagle Scout for his whole life. As a teen, he thrived at Camp Gorton in upstate New York. While there, he forged long-lasting friendships and earned his reputation as a fixer. There wasn’t a problem that he couldn’t solve with a pocket knife and duct tape. Later in life, Mick would even serve as a scoutmaster for the troop. He went to Eleanor Roosevelt High School, starting in 1986. Sporting a very-1980’s pom-pom of curly hair on top of his head, Mick was invigorated by music. Formally, he studied the baritone and euphonium in the school’s bands, but at home he continued to master the keys, taking a special interest in the vintage sounds he heard in classic rock. Also, fueled by dubbed tapes of local D.C. hardcore bands, he taught himself to play bass. In 1990, Mick started as a freshman at the University of Maryland. Though he eventually majored in natural resources management, his real inspiration came from the music scene. In college, he joined his first rock band, Swoon, and began playing shows locally. In the summer of 1994, Mick and his brother were gifted a month-long road trip across the U.S. from their parents on their graduations from college and high school. In his binder of cassette tapes, one tape was on almost constant replay— it was a band called Jook. Mick had been given the tape so he could learn the songs. He had just joined as their new keyboard player. Jook released a self-titled album in 1996, and though they evolved dramatically over the years, Mick and his bandmates inspired a dedicated following. They travelled a lot, driving rental vans to far-flung locations on the East Coast and sometimes opening for performers they idolized, like George Clinton and Maceo Parker. For a time, the band even played weekly gigs in Ocean City, lugging all their gear in cramped vehicles and crashing on couches after the shows. The band eventually wound down around 2002. Through it all, the chemistry between the Jook boys was incredible to see. Picture four 20something-year-old guys, one minute they would be trying their hardest to crack each other up, in the next, they would be challenging themselves with intensely complex arrangements and music textures. The year 2003 was a rough one for Mick. His father passed away after two heart transplants, a kidney transplant, and years of health complications. Mick adored his dad, and he felt a sharp pain from that loss that never faded. The band Clutch reached out to
Mick in 2004. They had released an album with organ tracks on it and they were looking for a performer who could take those sounds on the road. Mick Schauer Tour after tour, he crisscrossed the country with Clutch, playing to packed clubs at every destination. They travelled the world, rocking crowds in Europe, Russia, Australia, Japan, and more. Roadies lugged Mick’s gear. Techs would set up it up. And Mick delivered the chops. His solos sent the music soaring and his growling Hammond organ added a deep, dark texture to the band’s sound. Many, many Clutch fans have shared stories about how Mick was always friendly and easy-to-approach after the shows. He loved talking with the band’s fans, and they gushed over him. Mick recorded two albums with Clutch — “Robot Hive/Exodus” in 2005 and “From Beale Street to Oblivion” in 2007 — and was credited as a member of the band in the liner notes. Mick was hugely influential on those albums, and he was proud that his work reached so many people. In 2008, Clutch chose to return to
their original formation and no longer tour with an organ player. A decade later, the walls of Mick’s new home in Greenbelt would be adorned with Clutch posters. Always rooted in the College Park community, Mick found work at Atomic Music, handling internet sales and some repairs of the used gear they sold. His depth of knowledge about instruments and music tech made him an expert resource for the business, and many customers have come forward to express their appreciation for the tall rocker who knew everything about everything. Mick also appreciated the eccentric cast of characters at the store. They ended up being his friends, bandmates, mentors, mentees, and a second family. He recorded and played with various performers and bands throughout this time, including Vasudeva. Mick worked at Atomic until 2018. Recently, Mick had been working as a technician for a music gear rental business. Once again, he was the expert. He described himself as “the old man” that knew all the tech, and though it sometimes meant long hours, the work really excited him. He routinely made stops to manage projects at some of the area’s most notable venues, like the Kennedy
Center and Wolf Trap. He passed away in his sleep on the morning of Sept. 15, 2019 due to complications related to cancer. He was 46. It was unexpected and devastating. He is survived by his mother, Carole Herlyn Schauer of Ocean Pines; his brother, Andrew; his sister-inlaw, Inna-Marie Strazhnik; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. Throughout his life, Mick developed many close friendships and he was a fixture in the College Park area for decades. His passing will leave a hole in the broader community just as it leaves a terrible absence in the hearts of his friends and family. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Rev. LeRoy E. Schauer Scholarship, which supports students who are preparing for ministry to the deaf community (Wesley Theological Seminary, Attention: Development Office, Rev. LeRoy E. Schauer Scholarship, 4500 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20016), or the American Cancer Society (P.O. Box 22478, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73123
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Wor. Prep girls’ soccer team gets win on home field By Lisa Capitelli Managing Editor (Oct. 4, 2019) After starting the season with four games on the road, the Worcester Prep girls’ soccer team finally competed on its home field and was successful. The Lady Mallards netted six goals and held the Salisbury Christian Jaguars scoreless last Friday in Berlin. “We played really well. We were firing on all cylinders,” Prep Coach Carol Hartnett said. “At every level we were being successful. “In the defensive end, we were making great stops and we were clearing balls decisively. In the midfield, we were backing up the front line and we were working back playing defense,” she continued. “We’ve been working on being touch tight – touch your mark and know where she is all the time – and obviously our strikers were right from the start firing on the goal, and they were good, strong shots.” Sophomore Natalie Brushmiller scored three goals for a hat trick in the first half. Sophomore Morgan White tallied one goal in the first half and added two more in the second to also earn a hat trick. “It was the first time in the history of our girls’ program we had two hat tricks in the same game,” said Hartnett, who has led the team since 1998. Senior captain Emily Copeland played in goal in the first half. She stopped four shots. Freshman Olivia Mattingly recorded one save in the second half. Hartnett said it was nice to finally play at home. “We know what the ball’s going to do, we know where we can shoot from and we know where each other is,” she said. “When you play on a field it becomes as comfortable as a glove. When you’re going other places the glove never exactly fits you.” Worcester will finish the regular season at home. The Mallards have three games remaining before the Eastern Shore Independent Athletic Conference tournament. They will host the Salisbury School Dragons on Tuesday at 4 p.m. “We’re coming along amazingly well. I’m happy the team is growing together and [the girls are] growing as people,” Hartnett said. “It’s been a good season. It’s been a team effort. Everyone has played every half unless they were sick or hurt or something.”
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(Left) Worcester Prep sophomore Morgan White controls the ball during last Friday’s game against Salisbury Christian in Berlin. She scored three goals in the 6-0 victory. (Right) Senior captain Saylar McGuiness brings the ball up the field.
SD golfers end regular season, 11-0 By Lisa Capitelli Managing Editor (Oct. 4, 2019) The Stephen Decatur golf team finished the regular season undefeated, 11-0, earning its final victory on Wednesday at the Green Hill Country Club in Quantico, Maryland. “The team played really well today on a tough course and now it’s on to the Bayside [Conference] championship this coming Wednesday,” said Decatur Coach Dan Stearman. “I can’t say enough about how proud I am of this team.” The team celebrated its seniors and wore pink in honor of cancer awareness as October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Decatur won the eight-school competition with a score of 183. The Seahawks were led by medalist, junior Katelyn Davis, who shot a 44. Also contributing to the win was senior captain Blake Marshall (45), sophomore Abby Wesche (46) and senior captain Brady Leonard (48). Parkside came in second place with a 208, followed by James M. Bennett, who carded a 215. “The season has been awesome. I can’t say enough about this group,” Stearman said. “They play for each other and continue to surprise me with their grit and determination. “We set a goal of repeating as Bayside South champs and trying to go
undefeated, and so far we have done that, but they really want a Bayside title,” he added. Decatur will battle the Kent Island Buccaneers on Wednesday, starting at noon for the Bayside Championship at Queenstown Harbor The River Golf Course in Queenstown,
Maryland. Kent Island won by one stroke last year over Decatur. “We need to continue to play our style and that’s not making big mistakes and just playing Decatur golf and supporting each other,” Stearman said.
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Stephen Decatur junior Katelyn Davis earned medalist honors, shooting a 44, and led Decatur during Wednesday’s match in Quantico, Maryland.
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SD cross country teams both come out with victories By Lisa Capitelli Managing Editor (Oct. 4, 2019) The Stephen Decatur girls’ and boys’ cross country teams both came in first place during last Wednesday’s six-school meet, hosted by North Dorchester High School, in Hurlock, Maryland. “I thought we ran pretty well last week,” said Decatur Coach Jody Stigler. “Mary [Mergott] ran her PR and I thought Sam Woodley was our standout for the Jody Stigler boys.” Decatur’s Lady Seahawks scored 27 points in the victory. James M. Bennett finished in second place with 44 points. North Dorchester was third with 72 points. Mergott, a junior, crossed the finish line first overall (20:40). Rounding out the top five finishers for Decatur were: junior Devon Kramer (fifth, 22:31), freshman Mackenzie Cathell (sixth, 23:05) and seniors Mikayla Denault (seventh, 23:19) and Ellie Dutton (eighth, 23:27). The Decatur boys’ team tallied 42 points. Bennett was a close second, scoring 44 points. North Dorchester placed third with 67 points. The top five Decatur finishers were: sophomores Woodley (fourth, 18:44) and Tristan Dutton (fifth, 19:00), junior Liam Foley (eighth, 19:32), senior Sam Rakowski (11th, 20:02) and junior Silas Cascio (14th, 20:14). “We beat Bennett who had beaten us previously at our first home meet so that shows that we are improving on the boys’ side,” Stigler said. Decatur’s next meet is Tuesday at 4 p.m. in Salisbury.
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(Left) Stephen Decatur senior Drew Haueisen, center, challenges for the ball in the air during Tuesday’s game against Easton in Berlin. He scored two goals in the 5-0 win. (Right) Decatur senior Hunter Wolf looks to play the ball forward.
Boys play well in first half, win 5-0 By Lisa Capitelli Managing Editor (Oct. 4, 2019) The Stephen Decatur boys’ soccer team put five goals in the net and held the Easton Warriors scoreless on Tuesday in Berlin. Senior Drew Haueisen put Decatur on the board about 12 minutes into the game. Sophomore Eric Berry made it 2-0 about six minutes later. Junior Kellen Catrino netted a penalty kick 10 minutes before halftime.
“We played well in the first half,” said Decatur Coach Jamie Greenwood. “We moved the ball well. We played, passed and moved with a purpose.” Catrino tallied his second goal with about 12 minutes left in the game. Haueisen headed the ball into the goal off a corner to finish the scoring for the Seahawks. Decatur sophomore goalie Aeddan Jones recorded three saves. “In the second half we didn’t play
as well, but we survived. We scored two goals,” Greenwood said. “We had a nice, comfortable lead and I think we got a little lax. We didn’t do the little things I would have liked us to do.” Decatur will travel down the road to play the Pocomoke Warriors on Tuesday at 4 p.m. “We need to spread the field and knock the ball around,” Greenwood said. “We need to play simple soccer. That’s where we’ve had our most success.”
Seahawks capitalize in second half By Lisa Capitelli Managing Editor (Oct. 4, 2019) The Stephen Decatur girls’ soccer team capitalized on more of its opportunities in the second half and won, 4-1, over the Mardela Warriors on Wednesday in Mardela Springs. Junior captain Macy Dill scored for Decatur in the first half. “We had quite a few opportunities in the first half. Unfortunately, we were unable to put them away,” said Decatur Coach Steve Isett. Within the first five minutes of the second half, freshman Mia Kemp net-
ted a shot. Kemp and Dill both scored two goals in the second half. “If you want to win, your good players have to play well. They have to score goals and they did,” Isett said. “We look to put them in a position where they can be in and around the goal. We rely on those two to score goals and keep us in games.” Senior captain Isy Kristick recorded six saves in goal for Decatur. “We pretty much controlled the game. Eighty percent of the time we
were in possession,” Isett said. “We were able to do a lot of what we wanted to.” With center back, senior captain Alyssa Romano out with an ankle sprain, Isett said several underclassmen stepped up, including junior center back Julianna Fohner and junior midfielder Victoria Mueller. “It’s a good sign for the future,” Isett said. Decatur will travel to Salisbury to play the James M. Bennett Clippers today, Friday, at 4 p.m. The Lady Seahawks will host the Parkside Rams on Monday in Berlin at 5:30 p.m.
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Decatur to battle Kent Island during homecoming game By Lisa Capitelli Managing Editor (Oct. 4, 2019) The Stephen Decatur football team hopes to turn its three-game losing streak around this Friday when the Seahawks host the Kent Island Buccaneers on their homecoming night. Decatur Coach Bob Knox said the Seahawks’ practice earlier this week involved more contact play to prepare for Kent Island. “We’ve got to get more physical to match their physicality,” he said. To be successful, Knox said the Seahawks need to match the Buccaneers physically, and they need to be disciplined. “If we can do that we’ll come out with a win,” he said. With a number of homecoming activities this week at school, Knox said it would be important for the Seahawks to remain focused. Knox said the coaching staff has good offensive and defensive plans, the players just need to execute them. The game is scheduled to kick off at 6 p.m. Decatur’s homecoming queen will be announced at halftime. Fireworks will also be shot off in celebration of homecoming.
SDHS HOMECOMING Stephen Decatur High School has announced its 2019 Homecoming Court after a schoolwide vote. The homecoming queen will be crowned during halftime of the Decatur football game on Friday, Oct. 4, while the king will be crowned earlier in the day during the annual afternoon pep rally. Queen nominees, in back, are Tacoa Johnson and Leslie Zamora-Espinoza and in front, Abby Yesko, Alexa Upperman, and Macy Layton. King nominees are Keegan Mitchell, Branden Manuel, Noah Carpenter, Andre Andrews and Jackson Halverson.
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Seahawks play ‘amazingly well’ in match with Rams By Lisa Capitelli Managing Editor (Oct. 4, 2019) The Stephen Decatur volleyball team won three games to one over the Parkside Rams on Wednesday in Salisbury. “The girls played amazingly well. [Senior captain] Jaclyn Gallagher led the team in aces and assists. She was our most valuable player of the game,” said Decatur Coach Sara Patrick. “[Senior captain] Summer Vorsteg dominated the net with blocks and kills. [Junior]
Brooklyn Pugner kept the team together and excited. She had amazing hits and serves. As a whole, Decatur showed up to win and they dominated the game.” The Lady Seahawks won the first game 25-12 and the second 25-13. Parkside took the third game, 25-18, but Decatur battled back to win the fourth, 25-13. Decatur will host the Snow Hill Eagles on Monday at 5:30 p.m. The Wicomico Indians will come to Berlin on Wednesday to play Decatur at 5:30 p.m.
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WP golfers show improvement as year progresses By Lisa Capitelli Managing Editor (Oct. 4, 2019) The Worcester Prep golf team came in second place during Wednesday’s four-school match at Nutter’s Crossing in Salisbury. “Overall, [they played] pretty good,” Prep Coach Don McMullen said. “I think in the beginning [the 90-plus-degree heat Don McMullen was a factor] but the cloudy skies helped later in the match.” Salisbury Christian won the match with a score of 185. Worcester was runner-up with a 192. Contributing to Worcester’s second-place finish was junior Carson Cebula (46), senior captain Devin Wallace (47) and juniors Kaden Mault (48) and TJ Bescak (51). Gunston took third with a 216, followed by The Salisbury School with a 230. Worcester’s two final matches of the regular season are next week. The Mallards will play on Monday at GlenRiddle Golf Club in Berlin and on Wednesday at Nutter’s Crossing in Salisbury. The Eastern Shore Independent Athletic Conference championship match will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 22 at GlenRiddle. “They have improved since the beginning of the season,” McMullen said. “We’re very close to having four of the players shoot in the 40s consistently.”
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Inaugural OC Spartan Race Sprint set for this Saturday By Morgan Pilz Staff Writer (Oct. 4, 2019) The inaugural Ocean City Spartan Race Sprint will take place this Saturday, starting in the inlet parking lot. “I think getting out there and putting yourself out of your comfort zone and testing what you’re really capable of from a mental and physical standpoint is something that’s really important and can be really beneficial for a lot of people,” Spartan Race Director Lauren Taylor said. “I also think it’s a great way to interact with your community and see what’s around and help support local businesses.” The race held in Ocean City this weekend will be a considerably shorter event than other Spartan races. Sprints take place over a three-mile distance, whereas Super ranges from five to seven miles and The Beast includes runs 13 miles or farther, Taylor said. “We are part of what Spartan Race refers to as their new urban race series,” Ocean City Special Events Coordinator Frank Miller said. “Our event is considered a sprint, so it’s one of their shorter, more of an entry level race. Ocean City being very flat, they would consider this an easier course and they will be bringing in obstacles. “With the beach and the very soft sand that we have, we can put together a very difficult course if they would ever choose to consider doing so,” he continued. “But we’re very excited to host them this year for sure.” There will be five categories for this year’s race: Elite Men, Elite Women, Age Group, Morning (8:45-11 a.m.) and Afternoon (11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.). The first wave of runners will take off at 7:30 a.m. and 15 more runners will be released every minute. “We’ll be using a lot of the Board-
walk, which has an awesome history in this area,” Taylor said. “We’ll also be using the sand a little bit and were going to have an awesome sprint course.” In addition to the competition, there will be a Spartan Race Village filled with vendors and merchandise from the Official Spartan Store. The festival village will open at 7 a.m. and close at 6 p.m. Racers will compete for cash and other prizes. Elite winners for the men’s and women’s division will receive $500, $200 and $100 for first-, second-, and third-place, respectively. Every finisher will also receive a “Badass Sprint Finisher Medal,” a trifecta medal wedge piece, a craft Sprint Finisher T-shirt, free professional photos, snacks and drinks. After the race ends, participants and spectators are invited to go to the Jolly Roger Amusement Pier at 7 p.m. to see a fireworks display provided by the Town of Ocean City. From there, participants with a headband can also enjoy happy hour priced drinks all night at Seacrets on 49th Street, beginning at 8 p.m. “The fireworks will take place at our normal Fourth of July location on the beach right near Dorchester Street,” Miller said. “Our goal is to develop an event where people will want to come not just for the day, but spend a couple days or more here in Ocean City, and that’s what we’re trying to do with some of these extra activities that we’re offering.” Elite Men and Women costs $139 to register, Age Group costs $134, morning spots costs $109 and afternoon are $99. Teams can be any size but must have at least four members to be included in the team rankings. Racers that are registered for Elite or
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7 a.m. – Festival opens 7:30 a.m. – Elite Men begins 7:45 a.m. – Elite Women begins 8-8:30 a.m. – Age Group Start Times 8:45 a.m. – Morning Start Times 11:15 a.m. – Afternoon Start Times 6 p.m. – Festival closes morning start times will not be grouped with racers in the afternoon start times or vice versa. Participants must be 14 or older to register for the event. Participants are encouraged to arrive an hour and a half before their start times to have ample time to park, receive their info packet, drop off their bags and prepare for the run. Registration for the event opens at 6:30 a.m. Both Taylor and Miller have high hopes for the event’s success and would like to see more races in the resort in the future. “Spartan is really excited to be working with Ocean City to put on this event,” Taylor said. “We’ve received a lot of great support from the city and we’re hoping to continue this great relationship moving forward.” “We’re excited for it,” Miller said. “It’s something the town really stands behind. We see that there could definitely be a strong future with Spartan race here in Ocean City because they have so many variations to the types of races that they can offer in Ocean City.” Spartan races first began in 2010 when founder Joe De Sena became increasingly aware that humans are missing a critical component in the modern world. As humans took steps forward technologically, holistic health took a step backward. Life is getting “easier”, but as a result, people are becoming overweight, depressed, lonely and less self-sufficient. “The company started in 2010 with the purpose to rip people off their See ACTIVITY Page 73
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By Morgan Pilz Staff Writer (Oct. 4, 2019) Next Saturday’s “Spooktacular Surf Stomp” competition will be the last one for the 51st season of the Eastern Surfing Association (ESA) Summer Surf Series for amateur surfers. Competitors of all ages will participate in divisions including bodyboard, shortboard, longboard and stand up paddleboard. There is also an open division for shortboard and bodyboard, where divisions of all ages are eligible to compete during the event on Oct. 12. Participants must arrive to the designated ready area 15 minutes before their competition begins. Next Saturday’s event will take place at Assateague State Park from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., weather permitting. Competitors should arrive at 7:30 a.m. The deadline to sign up for this event is Thursday, Oct. 10. The first round of the 2019 Summer Surf Series was held on May 11 on 35th Street in Ocean City. More than 50 competitors, ages 8-58 years old, participated in the event. The second event, which was set to take place June 15, was canceled due to a lack of waves. The third round took place on July 13, and consisted of a championship swim called the “Summer Surf Series Maryland Surfing Competition.” Around 80 competed in the fourth tournament on Aug. 17, the largest
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Coastal to present second Pink Ribbon Classic Series annual golf tourney, Oct. 10 offers assortment of events (Oct. 4, 2019) The Coastal Association of Realtors’ (Coastal) second annual golf tournament to benefit the Coastal Realtors Foundation, will take place on Thursday, Oct. 10, at the Ocean City Golf Club Seaside Course. Registration opens at 10 a.m. and the shotgun start is at 11 a.m. The tournament is a four-person scramble with all levels of players welcome. The cost to participate is $400 per team. Players without a team are welcome to register for $100 and will be assigned. Teams who wish to sponsor a tee sign will receive a discount. Prizes will be awarded for best and worst scores. Included in the cost of registration are green fees, golf cart rental, a swag bag, drink tickets, snacks, and a full after-golf meal. The event is the primary
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“This is a group that does not rest on past accomplishments. They motivate the community to get behind the cause of finding cures for breast cancer,” Bellis said. “The Harman family is just amazing. The work that goes into the tournament during the busy summer months is a tremendous gift.” Since 2005, the total donated to the American Cancer Society by the Harman family through the tournament and other events is over $1.1 million. Most of the Classic events take place in October – Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In 2018, just under $290,000 was raised through the Pink Ribbon Classic at the Beach Series. The goal this year is $300,000, Bellis said. “The funds raised will support the American Cancer Society’s breast cancer initiatives. This includes programs and services for breast cancer patients and survivors, information on prevention, screening and treatment,” Bellis said. “Most of the funds will support research. The American Cancer Society is currently funding 160 breast cancer-related grants totaling more than $64.3 million. Since 1989, breast cancer deaths are down 40 percent in the U.S.,” she added. The Pink Ribbon Classic Series was started in 1996 by a group of volunteers. Since its inception, the series has raised about $3.7 million for breast cancer research, awareness, programs and services. Some of the local programs and services available in this area include free wigs for patients and Road to Recovery, which connects local drivers with patients to transport them to and from treatment. There is also the Hope Lodge, which provides lodging during treatment; Cancer Survivors Network available at www.cancer.org, a 24hour-a-day cancer information center; and 1-800-227-2345 for patients to access ACS services. In addition, resources for caregivers, information on screening and prevention, and referral to local, regional and national outlets is available. This year, 5,290 women in Maryland will be diagnosed with breast cancer. Across the country, that number rises to 268,600, and an estimated 41,760 will die from the disease, according to the ACS. To learn more about the American Cancer Society, visit www.cancer.org or call 1-800-227-2345. Visit makingstrideswalk.org /oceancitymd for more information. Find the chapter on Facebook at www.facebook.com/makingstridesoc or at the Twitter handle @OCMDStrides.
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