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HOLIDAY SHOPPERS Thousands of people peruse the merchandise of more than 150 local and out-of-state vendors during the 35th annual Holiday Shopper’s Fair at the Ocean City convention center on 40th Street, last weekend.
Council considers raising room tax With property tax revenue still off, city looks elsewhere for money
By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (Nov. 30, 2018) A half-cent increase in Ocean City’s room tax rate could be in the offing, as the City Council sees that as a possible way to increase revenues because of static property taxes and the increased cost of services. Bumping the room tax rate for hotels, motels and rentals from 4.5 to 5 percent, was discussed as part of a revenue and fiscal policy review presentation given by Budget Manager Jennie Knapp and City Manager Doug Miller during the council work session on Tuesday. “We want to go over some of our fiscal policies, which includes the debt policy and how we use fund balance in reserves,” Miller said. “We are coming up to budget preparations for FY20.” Knapp said real property taxes account for 48 percent
‘We want to go over some of our fiscal policies, which includes the debt policy and how we use fund balance in reserves.’ City Manager Doug Miller of general fund revenues, while charges for services, grants and room taxes supply the rest. “Part of the conversation as we go into next year’s budget is … trying to determine what revenue sources in the general fund should pay for what services,” she said. The general fund is the city’s primary operating budget, which in addition to supporting public safety, public works, solid waste, recreation, tourism, special events, general government and debt service, also proSee OC COUNCIL Page 8
By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (Nov. 30, 2018) Ocean City is inching closer to a groundbreaking for a new water treatment plant, as the City Council agreed to a bid for more than $1.2 million to purchase the former World Gym building on 67th Street during a closed session meeting earlier this month. Council President Lloyd Mar- Council President tin provided an Lloyd Martin said update on po- the council voted tential property unanimously purchases at a during a Nov. 5 council work closed session session on Tuesto offer Wells day. Fargo Bank Martin said $1,205,825 the council voted unanimously during the Nov. 5 closed session to offer Wells Fargo Bank slightly more than $1.2 millon for the property at 107-109 67th Street. In September, the council voted in closed session to condemn the property when it was in the midst of foreclosure proceedings. The city already had completed property acquisitions between 65th and 67th streets for a proposed water treatment plant. Zeke’s World LLC, which had operated the gym, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in June 2016, with liabilities up to $10 million and no more than $500,000 in assets. Wells Fargo Bank bought the property at a foreclosure auction for roughly $1.134 million in September. The property has two standing See CITY BIDS Page 7
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Giving Tuesday charity event raises $171K
(Nov. 30, 2018) More than 1,500 donations raised in excess of $171,000 for 99 Lower Shore nonprofits for the fourth annual Shore Gives More Giving Tuesday campaign. The totals symbolize record-breaking fundraising for the event, according to its coordinating agency, the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore. Giving Tuesday, held each year on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving, is an international 24-hour online giving
movement. The foundation’s regional campaign provided support for local nonprofits, as well as an online donation portal and marketing campaigns. “Giving Tuesday shows us the power of ambitiously compassionate people coming together to make a difference in our local community,” said foundation President Erica Joseph. “Each year the event grows which means more nonprofits on the Lower Eastern Shore are
able to thrive.” The Shore Gives More was first launched as a local Giving Tuesday campaign in 2015 and raised just under $7,500 in its first year. Joseph also points out that while larger donations were received, most donors gave smaller amounts. “Being a philanthropist doesn’t require a large checkbook, it only requires a passionate heart.” The campaign received sponsorships
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Council awards funding for third film festival Tourism Board suggests city grant $4,500 for next event scheduled for March 2019
By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (Nov. 30, 2018) The third annual Ocean City Film Festival, which will take place until March, came further into focus this week as the Tourism Advisory Board approved funding for the event. Tourism Director Donna Abbott presented the tourism board’s funding recommendation of $4,500 at the City Council work session on Tuesday. The Art League of Ocean City, which hosts the annual cinematic festival, had requested $5,250 for the upcoming event, with Abbott reporting the Tourism Board met on Nov. 1 and opted to grant slightly less than the $4,850 provided for the film festival’s second installment held this past March. The council voted unanimously to support the funding request for the next OC Film Festival, which is scheduled for March 8-10, 2019. The deadline for film submissions is Saturday. After the inaugural festival was staged in June 2017, organizers decided to hold subsequent events during the offseason to ease travel plans for filmmakers and to improve attendance from area residents. Film submissions are being solicited from the following categories: feature films, short horror, short documentary, youth short films, short animations, music videos, not-shortbut-not-feature-length films, funny shorts, dramatic shorts, social commentary shorts, experimental films, and short “feel-good” films. Films can be submitted online at
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OC targets waste source reduction City hopes to piggyback on recent state plan aimed at decreasing flow to landfills
By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (Nov. 30, 2018) Looking to join state efforts to reduce waste flowing into disposal facilities, Ocean City government is organizing a planning workshop in January to examine how that can be accomplished. In government speak, it’s called “source reduction,” which is another way to say preventing waste by eliminating or reducing whatever causes it. Maryland’s Waste Reduction and Resource Recovery Plan executive order was signed by Gov. Larry Hogan in June 2017, and through that, the state Department of Environment seeks to work with government or private entities to pursue opportunities for waste diversion. Councilman Tony DeLuca told the council last Monday the Coastal Resources Legislative Committee Green Team will hold a January strategy session to investigate potential solutions. “We’re going to base it around source reduction with possible targets of straws, single-use plastics and composting,” he said. “We have
a lot of different options to be considered to be a cleaner, greener community.” The state’s plan seeks to establish revamped methods to quantify and track recycling and waste prevention rates. Further, the plan would institute voluntary statewide goals for sustainable materials management to lessen volumes of recycled materials. Environmental Engineer Gail Blazer is working with Green Team member Tom Murray, who has a background with the Environmental Protection Agency, to establish the scope of work during the one-day strategic planning workshop. “He suggested that we determine the biggest waste stream that has the biggest impact to the town,” DeLuca said. DeLuca also said Murray is working with the state to develop a sustainable material management program. “Tom is actually working with MDE to develop the dialogue and ideas,” he said. “Apparently, a waste market place is being developed and it is an eBay type of network that connects people who have waste to buy and sell.” DeLuca said a representative of Maryland Environmental Services would attend the planning session to
highlight past examples of how the agency has assisted communities. Dovetailing with the planning session is the EPA’s Trash Free America program, which Green Team member and Coastal Bays program Executive Director Frank Piorko highlighted during the Coastal Resources Legislative Committee meeting on Nov. 14. “They are focusing on resort areas and ways they can help support source reduction of trash,” he said. “This may be another opportunity for obtaining funds for our source reduction efforts.” DeLuca said working with the state’s Waste Reduction and Resource Recovery Plan could help with grant applications. “Tom recommends determining a specific waste stream that has the biggest impact to the town,” he said. “He’s suggesting composting.” To that end, DeLuca said The Hobbit Restaurant on 81st Street completed a four-week long composting pilot program in mid-October. With assistance from Go Green OC, the effort removed approximately 1,700 pounds of food waste from the trash stream. DeLuca add that restaurant owner Garvey Heiderman could update the Green Team on that process at its next meeting.
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City bids for bankrupt gym for use as water plant site Continued from Page 1 buildings for the gym, along with parking, and totals more than 12,000 square feet. The proposal would be the city’s latest property acquisition in the vicinity, following its $795,000 purchase of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8296 on 66th Street last October. Martin said the city’s bid, if accepted by the bank, specifies the seller would facilitate and pay for any evictions.
In another possible purchase, Martin reported the city bid $160,000 for property near the Ocean City Municipal Airport on 12327 Sinepuxent Road at a closed session on Nov. 13. “This is for a piece of property for FAA uses,” he said. The city is responsible for 5 percent of the purchase price, with 90 percent provided by the Federal Aviation Administration, and the Maryland Aviation Administration kicking in 5 percent, Martin said.
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By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (Nov. 30, 2018) Following the municipal election earlier this month, Mayor Rick Meehan announced legislative commissions and committee appointments during the City Council work session on Tuesday. Numerous commissions and boards are recognized in the city government charter or ordinance and require mayor and council representatives. Police Commission: Mayor Rick Meehan, Matt James, Mary Knight, Lloyd Martin Tourism Commission: Mayor Rick Meehan, Matt James, Mary Knight, John Gehrig Noise Board: Mark Paddack, alternate Matt James Pension Committee: Mayor Rick Meehan, Lloyd Martin
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OC Council looks at bumping up room tax Continued from Page 1 vides partial funding for the Ocean City Municipal Airport, the convention center, transportation department and “pay-as-you-go,” projects. Knapp and Miller separated the departments covered by the general fund umbrella into two categories: core services and quality of life services. “We consider the core services to be the departments that preserve property values [and] provide traditional municipal services,” she said. “These include government administration, public works, public safety and debt service.” Ocean City began collecting room taxes in 1998 and last increased rates from 4 to 4.5 percent in 2008 as part of an agreement with the lodging industry to spend a portion of that on resort marketing. Knapp said, however, that reduced property tax revenues over the past decade have offset the economic boost that room taxes provides. “Costs to provide core services increased during this time period but the revenue source that traditionally covered these … property taxes, decreased,” she said. Knapp said Ocean City collected about $47.9 million in property taxes in fiscal 2009, which funded 82 per-
cent of core services costs, but by fiscal 2017 that number dropped to roughly $43.2 million which only covered 69 percent of the costs for providing core services. “Parking revenue increased from $2.5 million to $4.7 million during the same time frame, which covered some of the cost previously from property tax revenue,” she said. Although the Worcester County Commissioners would need to approve the change, Knapp said the city could raise room tax rates to 5 percent without state authorization. “We would recognize an additional $1.73 million in revenue,” she said. Knapp said the city ordinance that raised room tax rates a decade ago also increased the percent of gross room revenue dedicated to the resort’s advertising budget from 1.4 to 2 percent starting in 2012. “At the time we implemented this ordinance it was important that we increase our advertising and that we had a way to fund it,” she said. “Advertising and marketing is paid primarily through a combination of room tax and the Maryland state tourism grant.” Additionally, Knapp said the city receives a $300,000 grant from Worcester County government to offset tourism expenses. “We’ve increased the percentage going to advertising and reduced the amount of room tax that’s staying in the general fund to pay for other expenses,” she said. Knapp said in fiscal 2009, a third of room tax revenue, roughly $3.7 million went into the advertising
budget, with 67 percent, about $7.8 million flowing to the general fund. By fiscal 2018, Knapp said those percentages had altered, with 44 percent of room tax revenues, roughly $6.8 million dedicated for advertising, and 56 percent, about $8.5 million, going to the general fund. “Advertising as a percentage of gross room revenue was 1.65 percent in FY18 with the other portion of that 2 percent being made up by marketing costs,” she said. “We actually are spending about $1.2 million on what I would consider marketing costs at this point.” Knapp said the marketing category includes funding for sponsorships, the Tourism Advisory Board, as well as research and support for special events. Knapp estimated if room tax rates were set at five percent, based on the current two percent funding formula, the advertising budget would increase about $58,000 with the amount dedicated to general fund expenses jumping more than $1.6 million. “That would increase the advertising budget but it would greatly increase the amount that’s going towards the general fund,” she said. Knapp said room tax revenues used for general fund expenses have only increased about $826,000 in the last decade. “We could discuss changing the percentage that we dedicate to advertising or marketing,” she said. “Do we want to devote a certain percentage to advertising and another percentage to marketing costs?”
Turning to debt policy, Knapp said city code specifies the aggregate amount of bonds, notes and other indebtedness cannot exceed 5.2 percent of assessed property value. Knapp reported the city’s fiscal 2018 assessed property value was more than $8.9 billion, of which 5.2 percent is roughly $464 million, far higher than the city’s current $115 million in outstanding bonds, loans and leases, which is equal to 1.3 percent. Knapp also noted the city’s net bonded debt, limited to no more than 3 percent of assessed property value, or approximately $267 million, is at 1.13 percent with outstanding bonds totaling about $101 million. “We’re below the limit of what we can borrow per our policies,” she said. Councilman John Gehrig moved to forward the fiscal policy discussion to the Tourism Commission for further refinement. “It makes sense if we offer this to the Tourism Commission to workshop some suggestions and ideas,” he said. “Specifically about the [room tax] increase, how to handle it, and the ordinance change language.” Councilwoman Mary Knight, who serves on the Tourism Commission, said she would pull comparable data for room taxes in surrounding areas prior to the next meeting. “The last time I did it we were very well below [other rates,] especially in Rehoboth, and some Delaware beaches just raised theirs quite substantially,” she said.
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Delayed canal dredging doubled up this year
By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (Nov. 30, 2018) After a trio of canal dredging projects were delayed last year because of permitting issues, the City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to amend the earlier contract with low bidder, Brittingham Construction and Landscaping, to include additional locations this year. City Engineer Terry McGean said a competitive bid process was held last year to mechanically dredge: Canal 2A (south of Teal Drive,) Canal 54 (between Peach Tree Road and 136th Street) and
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any of that dredging last year,” he said. Noting that the delayed projects bid amount was roughly $169,000 under budget last year, McGean said a comparable arrangement was reached this year. “The contractor has agreed to hold his $35 per cubic yard price to do the canals we had scheduled for this year,” he said. “We’ll be doing essentially two years’ worth of dredging in a single year.” Included in the slate of work this year are Canals 44 & 46 (Jamestown Road area) and Canal 56 (between 139th Street and Loop Road), which were budgeted at $300,000.
“The price for the canals this year is $296,500,” he said. McGean noted that price include dredging both public channels and private boat slips, with the latter being reimbursed. “The cost for just the public channel, which is what we pay for, is $212,500,” he said. “It is well under the $300,000 we had budgeted for this year.” McGean said the cost to complete the delayed dredging from last year was for more than $372,000. The dredging projects are scheduled to finish prior to next April.
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OC ‘Complete Street’ policy approved to increase safety By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (Nov. 30, 2018) Evaluating roadway design criteria to ensure safety and convenience for pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists is the impetus for the “Complete Street” policy approved last Monday by Ocean City Council. Engineering Manager Paul Mauser provided details on a Complete Street policy resolution during a Nov. 13 council work session. “There are a number of these policies … existing in the U.S. right now,” he said. “I checked last week and there were 1,472 in the U.S. across various jurisdictions.” Mauser said the road safety initiative is a mandated element of the city’s campaign to be designated a Bicycle Friendly Community, the pursuit of which the council approved in March. The Bicycle Friendly Community program was established by the League of American Bicyclists in 1995 and now includes more than 400 communities nationwide. To launch the effort, the Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee was formed in July. “One of the major action items for that committee was developing the complete streets policy before council today,” he said. Mauser said the committee, which met four times through November, used the complete street policy adopted by Maryland State Highway Administration in 2012 as a template. The policy’s first steps include forming a three-member implementation team to review design standards for city-owned roads under repair to address roadway corridors and intersections. “They would have discretion
whether that design criteria would be implemented,” he said. “That team would also prepare an annual report to discuss progress of implementation of this policy.” Mauser said the design criteria, in addition to considering the needs of bicyclists, pedestrians and motorists, would seek to accommodate transit and emergency vehicles. Councilman Tony DeLuca said the team will evaluate courses of action, or inaction, with the complete street policy providing direction on what avenues the city can explore. “It assures that all streets are reviewed for all … situations,” he said. “It kind of completes the complete street.” DeLuca also suggested that Mayor Rick Meehan nominate, in addition to Mauser, Public Works Director Hal Adkins and Planning Director Bill Neville for the three-member implementation team. Councilman Dennis Dare said when roadways are milled, the team could become involved before the repaving begins. “It may be a larger turning radius … a crosswalk [or] a bike lane,” he said. Mauser said the safety improvements would be weighed against fiscal considerations. Councilman Mark Paddack asked if a member of the Ocean City Police Traffic Safety Unit would be consulted when fleshing out the policy for intersection improvements. Mauser replied Ocean City police Cpl. Allen Hawk is serving as vice president of the bicycle advisory committee. In addition to coordinating with the police department, Mauser said the Complete Street team would also consult with State Highway.
Sea Oaks Village townhome project gets flexible zoning Worcester Commissioners designate Rt. 611 parcel to be ‘residential planned’
By Rachel Ravina Staff Writer (Nov. 30, 2018) The Sea Oaks Village townhome project on Route 611 received “residential planned community” (RPC) zoning status last Tuesday, and can now proceed with the development of its site plan. The Worcester County Commissioners’ acceptance of the county planning commission’s Nov. 1 recommendation means the 59-unit, two commercial-space project will have
more flexibility in design and layout than usual zoning regulations allow. The commercial buildings will provide 24,570 square feet of space for retail, office and other business uses. In addition to succeeding at its RPC hearing, the Sea Oaks project cleared a second hearing that resulted in the reclassification of its sewer planning area to reflect the need for sewer sooner rather than later. Under the original proposal, the project called for service within 3 to 5 years, but now the developers anticipate needing it before the end of two years.
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By Rachel Ravina Staff Writer (Nov. 30, 2018) A resolution raising the salary of the Worcester County state’s attorney for the 20182022 term was approved last Tuesday by the county commissioners. Under the new schedule, the pay would start at $131,7oo, increase to $136,200 next July, and then increase $5,000 each year until 2021.
The 2017 salary was $122,850. The commissioners’ approval, however, was close to a formality, since the pay for this county’s state’s attorney is tied to the district court judges’ salary schedule by the Maryland statutes. The state code stipulates that Worcester’s state’s attorney is to be 90 percent of a salary for a district court. The Maryland General Assembly approved legislation to that effect last year. A district court judge’s salary is $146,333 of July 1, and would increase by $5,000 each year until
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SHOCKLEY RETIRES Tuesday, Nov. 27, was the last day for Judge William D. Shockley to serve as judge of the Orphans Court for Worcester County. Judge Shockley has served 32 years on the court, 28 of those years were served as the chief judge. He is pictured with the outgoing Register of Wills, Charlotte Cathell who will be ending her 20-year run as Worcester County's Register of Wills. Newly-elected Terry Westcott will be taking over the reins as the next Register of Wills. Cheryl Jacobs will be replacing Judge Shockley on the bench and will be sworn in on Dec. 4.
WORCESTER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS (Nov. 30, 2018) The Worcester County Commissioners unanimously approved two bid recommendations and a bid invitation for projects during a meeting last Tuesday.
White Horse Drive project The county commissioners approved a $30,546 home rehabilitation bid from Ocean Tower Construction LLC. County approval was necessary because funding came through the state Community Development Block Grant program. There were four companies bidding on the project on White Horse Drive in Ocean Pines, and Ocean Tower Construction had the lowest bid, according to the bid recommendation. Commissioner Bud Church moved to accept the bid and Commissioner Merrill Lockfaw seconded the motion.
Friendship Road project County commissioners approved a $41,512 bid from Poseidon Plumbing and Home Services for a rehabilitation project for a home on Friendship Road in Berlin. There was only one bid for this project, but it was originally listed at $29,402, according to the bid recommendation. Housing Program Administrator Joe Ellen Bynum said after the company inspected further, they found a more extensive scope of work “due to the environmental hazards presented by
waste infiltration under the home.” After speaking with the state to confirm having one bid was allowed, Bynum then set a recommendation to accept the bid, according to the proposal. Commissioner Chip Bertino moved to accept the adjusted bid and Commissioner Ted Elder seconded the motion.
Ocean Pines home Contractors were permitted to bid on a rehabilitation project on a single-family home, according to a proposal. Bids for the project, also funded by the Community Development Block Grant program, will be accepted until 1 p.m. on Dec. 10, according to the proposal. Those interested can pick up bid specification packages and forms online at www.co.worcester.md.us, by calling the commissioners’ office at 410-6321194 to request a package by mail, or in person from the Office of the County Commissioners in Snow Hill. Interested parties can submit their bids with “Housing Rehabilitation Bid – December 10, 2018” listed in the lower left-hand corner, and address their bids to Room 1103 of the Worcester County Government Center, 1 West Market Street, Snow Hill, Maryland, 21863. Contractors with bid specification questions may call Dave Walter, housing program director, at 410-213-2021. Anyone with questions may also call Jo Ellen Bynum, housing program administrator at 410-632-1200, ext. 1171.
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Worcester seeks grant for County board of education national hurricane conf. budget input meeting, Tues. By Rachel Ravina Staff Writer (Nov. 30, 2018) A proposal to apply for a $3,914 grant to send two people to the National Hurricane Conference was expediently and unanimously approved last Tuesday during a Worcester County Commissioners meeting. The conference is scheduled from April 22-25 in New Orleans, according to the proposal. Grant funding is set to cover hotels, airfare, food and transporta-
tion. Just after Chief Administrative Officer Harold Higgins finished his final word explaining the proposal, Commissioner Chip Bertino interjected and laughter filled the room. “Motion to approve,” Bertino said. Commissioner Joseph Metricic quickly seconded the motion. “That’s the spirit, but you will not get this all the time,” Commission President Diana Purnell said.
By Morgan Pilz Staff Writer (Nov. 29, 2018) Those wishing to have a say in the fiscal year 2020 Worcester County Board of Education budget are encouraged to attend a public budget input meeting, scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. at the Board of Education Central Office in Newark. “The public budget input meeting is an opportunity for the public to give the board of education and school system administration feedback on what they think should or should not be included in the follow-
ing year’s budget,” Carrie Sterrs, coordinator of public relations and special programs, said. During the meeting, Chief Financial Officer Vince Tolbert will give an overview of the fiscal 2020 budget, while Sterrs will provide a presentation regarding the results of annual parents’ survey, which closed Nov. 20. “The survey is intended to solicit input on the quality of our educational programs and support services, parent/guardian input on the school improvement process, and See COUNTY Page 16
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County schools exceed test times – slightly
By Morgan Pilz Staff Writer (Nov. 30, 2018) Worcester County public schools came close to meeting the state’s restrictions on the amount of time spent testing students versus teaching them last year, but because that overage is slight they won’t change their approach. Amy Gallagher, the board of education’s coordinator of accountability and assessment, reported the findings last Tuesday. Because of the state’s More Learning, Less Testing Act of 2017, state, public schools are required to submit results of the amount of time spent on instruction used for student assessment. The analysis is to be done on even or odd years, but
not both. Accordingly, a committee of board staff and members of the Worcester County Teacher’s Association must meet and review local assessments requirements and must agree if the time spent on testing exceeds 2.2 percent of the instructional time. The one exception is 2.3 percent for eighth grade. “We did that last year [and] we found we did slightly exceed that requirement in grades 5, 7 and 8,” Gallagher told the board. “We as a district and the teachers association were able to mutually agree on that overage. She added, however, the committee also agreed that the assessment program in place is aligned to the state standards
and does serve the purpose of meeting expectations of college and career readiness.” During the even year, like this one, the law dictates the committees must meet to review the the purpose of the assessment, the time required to complete these assessments, the value of the feedback students receive and the teachers receive, the timeliness of the results and whether or not the results and assessments duplicate. “The only area for duplication would be we give the English 11 students an assessment for college and career readiness, and we also give the SAT,” Gallagher said. “Those are measuring pretty similar things but different ways
of measuring.” The results presented to the board revealed the school district exceeded the maximum testing test for fifth, seventh and eighth grade students, but will not reduce the amount of time spent testing in those areas. Another area showed some concerns for early childhood education assessments, where testing may cause a hinderance to overall teacher-student one on one learning, as well as time allocated for national assessments. “In terms of the value, we do feel our data is useful,” Gallagher said. “We continue to use that data in performance matters. The recommendation of the committee was to leave things as they are.”
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County schools budget meeting open to public Continued from Page 14 parent/guardian input on their budget priorities for the FY 2020 budget,” Sterrs said. “All parents/guardians in the school system [were] invited to participate.” All 14 schools in Worcester County will have a representative from the school improvement advisory committee, comprised of teachers, support staff, school administration, parents/guardians and community members, on hand to present their school’s budget priorities for the following year. Some students can also be considered members of the SIAC. The meeting is open to the public similar to regular board of education meetings. “The Worcester County Board of Education values input from all stakeholders when prioritizing what items, it plans to include in its operating budget,” Sterrs said. “This annual meeting is another opportunity for the public to be included in the school system budget planning process.” The next regular board of education meeting is set for Tuesday, Dec. 18.
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Surfrider’s ‘Strawless’ work honored
By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (Nov. 30, 2018) The Ocean City chapter of the Surfrider Foundation received accolades from the mayor and City Council last Monday for its “Strawless Summer Pledge” and plans to continue that initiative next year. OC Surfrider Chairwoman Jane Robinson, Secretary Marina Feeser and volunteers Mel Harrison and Debra Heft were recognized by Mayor Rick Meehan for launching the campaign. Additionally, Councilman Tony DeLuca credited Robinson and her group for suggesting the waste reduction awareness campaign. “She brought this idea to the Green Team [and] we brought this idea to the mayor and council,” he said. “The results have clearly exceeded our expectations … when you see the number of restaurants that have voluntarily taken this pledge.” Robinson, however, replied that the undertaking succeeded because of the efforts of Surfriders volunteers. “It was a lot of work and we’re really tickled with the success with 62 restaurants in town and a few out of town,” she said. “We even had some Fenwick people and we’re going to count them too.” The Surfrider Foundation, which was established nationally in 1984 with the Ocean City chapter launching in 1999, seeks to form a “network of coastal defenders,” to help protect wa-
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OC Surfrider Foundation members, from left, Debra Heft, Mel Harrison, Marina Feeser and Chairperson Jane Robinson are honored on Tuesday by Mayor Rick Meehan and the City Council for launching the “Strawless Summer Pledge,” earlier this year.
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pounds] added annually. The report also estimated that ocean waters would contain one metric ton of plastic for every three metric tons of fish by 2025, with manmade pollution on pace to outweigh aquatic life within another quarter century. Looking forward to expanding the roster of pledge takers next summer, Robinson said community engagement has been phenomenal. “People come into restaurants and demand, ‘we hear you’re a strawless summer restaurant so don’t give us any straws,’” she said. “If they do somehow by mistake give them straws, we hear about it.” In the meantime, Robinson said interested parties can still sign the strawless pledge on the group’s website. “We’re going to keep the pledge going at least through next summer … along with other things we’re doing with the city to reduce single-use plastics,” she said. For more information about “Strawless Summer,” check the Ocean City Surfrider Foundation’s Facebook page or visit Oceancity.surfrider.org. Anyone interested in joining the group can email volunteercoordinator@oceancity.surfri der.org.
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Showell Elementary School expected to open fall 2020 By Morgan Pilz Staff Writer (Nov. 29, 2018) Bill Moschler of Oak Contracting, LLC presented an update on construction activities for the new $47 million Showell Elementary School at the Worcester County Public Schools Board of Education meeting, last Tuesday. “Work has been completed in the last 30 days,” Moschler said. “The perimeter construction fence has been installed. Jersey wall barriers have been installed to separate the portals from the immediate work area. Tree removal is complete and stump and root mat removal is complete as well.” Current work includes sediment erosion control measures. Construction is anticipated to start within the next 30 days. Plans to replace the aging and outgrown Showell Elementary date back
to 2014. The Worcester County Commissioners approved funding for the preconstruction and bidding process in January. The current 5,200 square-foot facilities will be replaced with a state-ofthe-art 9,600 square-foot building, eliminating the need for the nine portable classrooms currently in use and allowing an additional grade to return to the school. At present, the 40-year-old school enrolls 536 students from kindergarten through third grade. Fourth graders were moved out of the building because there was not enough space. With the additional 4,400 square feet, around 280-290 fourth grade students will return to the building upon reopening. The project officially broke ground on Tuesday, Sept. 25. The new school is expected to be completed by the beginning of fall 2020 school year.
Worcester County students provided creative art outlets
By Morgan Pilz Staff Writer (Nov. 30, 2018) Worcester County Public School students have benefitted from a long-term arts partnership with local nonprofit organizations, Tamara Mills, coordinator of instruction, told the board of education meeting last Tuesday. Art activities for children in Worcester County are sponsored in large part by the Art League of Ocean City, Worcester County Arts Council, Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra (MSO) and Arts Education in Maryland Schools (AEMS), as well as smaller but still influential partners. “It’s a project that I’ve been working on here with our Chief Administrative Officer Dr. John Quinn, just to try to expand experience for our kids,” Mills said. “Money is always tight in the publicschool system, so anything we can do to
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County approves Mystic Harbour project funding
By Rachel Ravina Staff Writer (Nov. 30, 2018) A second loan and grant for the Mystic Harbour Effluent Disposal Project was unanimously approved last Tuesday by the Worcester County Commissioners. Jessica Wilson, enterprise fund controller, said the loan and grant for the second portion of the project totaled $250,000. Wilson added the project is about 85 percent finished and just over $2.9 million has been spent so far. The funds, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, total $3.45 million. Commissioner Chip Bertino moved to approve the loan and grant and Commissioner Joseph Metricic seconded the motion. www.oceancitytoday.com
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Area nonprofits fuel art activities Continued from Page 19 “Art shouldn’t be something for a particular population of people,” she continued. “Arts should be for everyone.” The Art League of Ocean City, located on 94th Street, offers art classes and afterschool activities, and presented the Artrageous show, which Mills said inspired more than 1,200 students. “The arts are very important in a wellrounded education,” she said. “Outside of those classroom experiences, the arts help our children mentally, they help our children develop pre-empathy with one another and they help our children to become problem solvers. “When students have to solve an art problem, or create a musical composition, they’re using areas of their brains that a typical classroom doesn’t use,” Mills continued. “While the classroom instruction is great, it’s always awesome to have all these other supplemental activities in the arts for kids that can help them become a successful, whole child.”
The Worcester County Arts Council in Berlin provides more art exposure to teachers. The council is funded by a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council. “Worcester County Arts Council tends to work with me and art teacher development,” Mills said. “As we have additional teacher development days, it’s important [that] I keep my teachers engaged in professional learning for them. Arts council has helped with that.” The Maryland arts education program has also helped teachers gain more knowledge about art’s numerous forms and techniques. “They brought a music workshop to our teachers in early childhood, which is pre-K to second grade,” Mills said. “Because our pre-K-ers are getting younger and younger, we now have the ‘pre-K Three’ program. A lot of our teachers were not initially trained to work with threeyear old’s, so they’ve been really helpful this year bringing in early childhood arts education to our teachers. That way, kids
at a very, very young age can still get art and music [lessons] from people who are certified.” Mills told the board the symphony orchestra organization helps with master classes on advanced teaching methods. It also brings in professional musicians from MSO and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. MSO also provides collects donated instruments for students who cannot afford to buy or rent equipment, and will clean and repair them in some circumstances. “We have a closet here at the board [of Education Center] where we store instruments that have been donated for students who … can’t afford to buy or rent their own instrument,” Mills said. “Money is not an obstacle for students who want to play.” The board of education accepts most instrument donations by calling Mills at 410-632-5000. The school system does not accept pianos.
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OC men accused of stealing Sheet flushed down toilet TVs, burglarizing area hotels damages jail sewer system
By Rachel Ravina Staff Writer (Nov. 30, 2018) Two men accused of stealing TVs and burglarizing seasonal hotels were arrested last week at a home on 32nd Street, the Ocean City Police Department said. Paul J. Kelly III, 31, of Ocean City, Kelly was charged with fourth-degree burglary, malicious destruction of property, theft of $100 to less than $1,500, theft of $1,500 to less than $25,000, two counts of first-degree burglary, and two counts of seconddegree burglary, according to police. He’s being held on a $20,000 bond at the Worcester County Jail. James T. Eckenrod, 44, of Ocean City was charged with two counts of theft of $100 less than $1,500, and was released on his personal recognizance, police said.
Police went to a hotel on Nov. 14 near 29th Street and Baltimore Avenue in reference to a burglary. Suspects were accused of stealing TVs from rooms around 5:45 a.m. on Nov. 12. Police then obtained a warrant to search the home on 32nd Street and found numerous items previously reported stolen, including televisions and bicycles. It’s unclear which suspects’ home was searched. Police went to another hotel on 45th Street while serving the previous warrant, and received reports of stolen TVs. The hotel’s descriptions of the TVs matched those at the suspects’ home, police said. The aforementioned hotels were closed during the off-season, according to police.
By Rachel Ravina Staff Writer (Nov. 30, 2018) An inmate at the Worcester County Jail apparently flushed a sheet down the toilet in August and ruptured the sewer system, prompting the need for repairs. Donna J. Bounds, warden of the Worcester County Jail, said the repairs cost $9,932.32. The county commissioners last Tuesday unanimously approved a budget overage to fix the jail’s sewer system, as well as have quarterly maintenance. Bertino asked if the inmate received any punishment for the incident and cited costing the county money.
Bounds said because of the nature of the system, it’s unclear where the sheet originated. “So we don’t know what prisoner did it, we just know a prisoner did it,” Bertino said. Bounds also requested having the same company that did the repairs, Chesapeake Environmental Services, clear the surplus waste on a three-month basis, which would cost approximately $1,450 per removal. “I anticipate using Chesapeake Environmental Services at least three times before the end of June 2019,” Bounds said in a memo. Bertino moved to approve the request, which was seconded by Commissioner Bud Church.
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By Rachel Ravina Staff Writer (Nov. 30, 2018) Two fires within hours of each at two abandoned homes in Pocomoke are being investigated by the Worcester County Fire Marshal’s Office. Flames fully engulfed the two-story home around 10:34 p.m. at 508 Bonneville Avenue, according to the fire marshal’s office. It took crews approximately two hours to extinguish the flames. Firefighters then responded around 1:14 a.m. to a second fire at a two-story home on 4 Gray Streer. There was “heavy fire from the front of the structure,” but the flames were put out in less than one hour, the fire marshal’s office said. Firefighters from several agencies including Pocomoke, Girdletree and Snow Hill responded to the scene, according to the fire marshal’s office. The homes were about five blocks away from each other, the fire marshal’s office said. The home on Bonneville Avenue is the rental property owned by RMB Holdings LLC. from Salisbury, according to the fire marshal’s office. Pocomoke resident Steven Mills Jr. owned the home on Gray Street. How the fires started is unknown. Anyone with information should call the fire marshal’s office at 410-632-5666 or the Maryland Arson Hotline at 1-800-492-7529.
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By Rachel Ravina Staff Writer (Nov. 30, 2018) An 18-year-old man was arrested last Wednesday in connection with a shooting in a Walmart parking lot in Pocomoke City, the Worcester Bureau of Investigation said. Nathan Lee Smith, of Hurlock, Maryland, was charged with a slew of offenses including first-degree assault, second-degree assault and other handgun violations, according
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Disorderly conduct Sharon Elizabeth Wardle, 52, was arrested on Nov. 20 and charged with disorderly conduct, according to an arrest report filed in district court. A police officer was inside the Food Lion on Coastal Highway around 3:03 p.m. when a customer service manager said Wardle took a shopping cart into the bathroom, according to the report, but had made no purchases. The customer service manager asked the officer to issue the woman a trespassing warning. Wardle then began yelling profanity and was arrested.
Sleeping in crosswalk John Francis Hughes, 55, of College Park, Maryland, was arrested on Nov. 24 after being found asleep at the wheel of his car in a crosswalk. Police reported they found a black Nissan Maxima stopped on the crosswalk at 20th Street and Baltimore Avenue with the engine running and headlights lit. Police reported that Hughes, “was found asleep with his mouth wide open� in the driver’s seat. The officer then woke him, and Hughes reportedly said he had consumed “a lot of drinks.� Hughes consented to a breath test and posted a .26 BAC.
By Rachel Ravina Staff Writer (Nov. 30, 2018) A traffic stop last Wednesday on Coastal Highway ended with the arrest of 31year-old man on drug and other charges, according to an arrest report filed in District Court in Ocean City Kenneth William Baker, of Salisbury, was charged with possession of cocaine and identity fraud to avoid prosecution, according to the arrest report. Police stopped a white Ford SUV traveling north on Coastal Highway after noticing an inoperable headlight, according to the report. The officer also had difficulty seeing the SUV’s plate because of a lift or rack device partially covering it. The Ford, driven by Davon James Sheppard, pulled into The Quay condominium building on 10700 Coastal Highway, with one passenger sitting on the rear driver’s side and Baker sitting on the rear passenger side, according to the report. Sheppard gave police his Maryland identification card and informed them his license might be suspended because of a child support issue. The vehicle was registered to Baker’s mother. Baker identified himself to police as “John Baker,� but added “John was an odd spelling,� according to the report.
The officer also saw a clear glass smoking device in the vehicle’s center console, as well as what appeared to be marijuana in the passenger side door, according to the report. Baker then told police his name was Jhaun Vernon Baker and that he had a Pennsylvania license. The officer then searched the vehicle and found a box for Suboxone sublingual strips, a schedule III CDS, according to the report. The box also bore the name of Kenneth Baker, who the officer identified as Jhaun Baker via a photo from a law enforcement database. Baker also had an active warrant for a parole violation from an armed robbery conviction, according to the report. Baker was then placed in handcuffs and, when asked again, admitted his name was Kenneth Baker, and that he had been using his brother’s name. Police searched Baker and found a $20 bill rolled up into a tube with a white, powdery substance inside the money, according to the report. The officer then searched the rear driver’s side seat and found what appeared to be cocaine. Sheppard was issued a citation for driving with a suspended license, according to Lindsay Richard, public information officer for the police department.
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Santa and Mrs. Claus wave to the crowd during the Ocean City Christmas parade last year.
on 115th Street, the Town of Ocean City has been coordinating the annual Christmas parade for the last four years. Three professional judges from the National Judges Association will be reviewing parade participants in the following categories: school bands, marching units, floats and motorized vehicles or groups.
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Spectators line Coastal Highway to watch the 2017 Christmas parade in Ocean City. This year’s event will take place on Saturday, beginning at 11 a.m. from about 100th to 120th Street.
By Morgan Pilz Staff Writer (Nov. 30, 2018) Get into the holiday spirit in Ocean City this Saturday when the 36th annual Christmas parade rolls through town. Coastal Highway between Old Landing Road and 120th Street, southbound, will be closed from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. for the parade, which begins at 11 a.m. The parade will start on Old Landing Road near 100th Street and continue north to 120th Street where 60 units featuring high school bands, horses, antique cars, local businesses, floats, car clubs and service vehicles including police and fire department and the Coast Guard are slated to participate. “It’s just another great tradition. Just like Winterfest [of Lights at Northside Park],” Frank Miller, special events director for the Town of Ocean City, said. “They’re just great holiday traditions. It’s fun for the whole family. [There’s] a lot of history for both of them.” Originally created by the Gold Coast Mall Merchant’s Association,
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“We have some great floats that come in…,” Miller said. “The OC Stars have a fabulous float, and it’s always fun to see them entertaining the crowds.” The parade will feature three local high school bands—Snow Hill, Pocomoke and Stephen Decatur. In addition, the Stephen Decatur Middle See AWARDS Page 26
By Morgan Pilz Staff Writer (Nov. 30, 2018) Christmas cheer, music and festivities await guests during Believe in Tomorrow’s second annual “Magic of Christmas” event at Seacrets on 49th Street from 2-5 p.m., this Saturday. “I wanted to do something family friendly people could bring their children and it wouldn’t cost them any money,” Wayne Littleton, coordinator for the Believe in Tomorrow Children’s Respite Housing Program, said. “I just want people to come and have fun for the holidays. It was magic, that’s why I use the word … it was just priceless.” Photos with Santa Claus and his elf helpers, a screening of “The Grinch” and face painting are some of the free activities in store. All eight members of the Believe in Tomorrow Prom Court will have tables set up to raise money for the fundraising competition which ends early February. “We have a wonderful group of children volunteers from the 2024 Girl’s Saltwater lacrosse team,” Littleton said. “They will come in and do activities with the children. There will be sand dollars so they can make Christmas ornaments.” Seashell City is donating 75 sand dollars to make the festive ornaments. Seacrets will offer food and drinks throughout the event. Last year, 100 guests attended the inaugural festivities. “People were coming up and saying, ‘Oh my god what a great event,’” Littleton said. “It was priceless and magical.” In addition to the no-cost activities, there will also be a silent auction and Christmas bazaar, as well as mystery boxes, which cost $10 each and hold prizes ranging from gift cards to jewelry donated by Park Place Jewelers. One lucky winner will find a black onyx necklace. This is the first year for the Christmas bazaar. The bazaar will feature jewelry, Christmas decorations and accessories, books and electronics. “I’ve never done one before. This should be interesting,” Littleton said. “Everything offered is going to be priced low, so the kids can shop too. I want all the children to walk out with something.” See VARIETY Page 26
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Awards, festivities to follow OC parade at Carousel Hotel Continued from Page 25 School Marching Band will participate for the second consecutive year. Many local businesses and nonprofits will join Trimper’s Rides and Harrison Group’s commercial floats, which have participated since the parade’s inception. They include Plak That, Bearded Men’s Society of Ocean City, Frontier Town, Century 21 New Horizon, OC Paintball and Sport Center, Seaside Christian Academy, Bank of Ocean City and Coastal Fitness. Trophies will be awarded at the Carousel Hotel on 118th Street following the parade for first, second and third place in each category. In addition, two special trophies will be awarded. The Coca-Cola Award will go to the parade entry who displays the most energy and fun. The Carousel Group will present an award to the best Ocean City vacation-themed unit. Coco-Cola, Carousel Oceanfront Hotel and Condominiums, Dunkin’ Donuts and Food Lion are sponsoring the event this year. “It’s a really nice fun, family friendly event for that afternoon,” Miller said. “As far as parades go, we’re the only daytime parade [in Worcester County].” WBOC television anchors Chris Weimer and Bill Mich will share the master of ceremony title and provide a play-by-play of the parade for spectators. The event will last approximately two hours and seating will be located in the Food Lion parking lot on 118th
Street for spectators along with the judges’ stand. Hundreds of people participate in the parade annually and thousands of spectators are expected to line up along Coastal Highway to watch the procession, Miller said. Santa, one of his elves and Mrs. Claus will conclude the parade in an IG Burton Jeep and are also included in Winterfest of Lights activities at Northside Park on 125th Street, until Christmas Eve. After the parade, festivities will continue at the Carousel Hotel with half-price ice skating, complementary refreshments including coffee, apple cider and hot chocolate, a deejay playing holiday music, discounted food items and free photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus. Traffic pattern changes will begin around 8 a.m. on Saturday. “This parade for many years shuts down the southbound side of Coastal Highway,” Miller said. “We still allow southbound traffic, but it’s condensed all over to the eastern lanes of Coastal Highway which means if you’re traveling through Ocean City just expect it may take a little longer to get from north to south and south to north.” Due to the high volume of pedestrian traffic, everyone is reminded to use crosswalks and cross with the traffic signal. There is no fee to participate in the parade. To register, contact the Ocean City Special Events Department at 410-250-0125.
Variety of activities planned during ‘Magic of Christmas’ Continued from Page 25 Another new feature is the mystery candy bars, priced at $5. Some of the candy has secret prizes inside, such as gift cards, a ticket to have breakfast with Santa – another event held by Believe in Tomorrow on Saturday, Dec. 15 – or a chance to win a stuffed animal. Believe in Tomorrow is also partnering with PetSmart in Berlin, which is donating stuffed animals so every child can bring a gift home. According to Littleton, the silent auction will feature decorations, jewelry, clothing and other items still being collected as of earlier this week. “It’s going to be a hodgepodge of everything,” he said. “I’m hoping it will grow bigger and bigger every year.” Believe in Tomorrow Children’s Foundation provides hospital and respite housing services to critically ill children and their families. Since
1982, Believe in Tomorrow has provided over 900,000 individual overnight accommodations, from every state in the U.S. and more than 82 countries worldwide. The Believe in Tomorrow facility on 66th Street in Ocean City is open year-round to provide a free getaway to the beach for critically ill children and their families whenever they may need to escape the stresses of their child’s illness. Each of the four condos feature kid-friendly décor and paintings with at least two bedrooms, a full bathroom, a fully-stocked kitchen, living and dining room areas. Families can also vacation at the Believe in Tomorrow House in Fenwick Island and House by the Bay on 28th Street. Learn more about Believe in Tomorrow at http://believeintomorrow.org or call Littleton at 443-978-0680.
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Dry 85 presents Bourbonfest at Residence Inn by Marriott By Morgan Pilz Staff Writer (Nov. 30, 2018) Bourbon and whiskey aficionados can sample a wide variety of blends during the inaugural Dry 85 Bourbonfest, held at Residence Inn by Marriott on 61st Street, Saturday, Dec. 1 from 1-5 p.m. “The bourbon train has left the station and there’s an incredible wave of interest in bourbon in particular, but whiskey in general,” Dry 85 owner Brian Bolter said. “I felt like there was an opportunity in Ocean City for us to hold this event … This is something I’ve wanted to do for a long time.” More than 20 different varieties of whiskey and bourbon from Japan, Scotland, Ireland and some rare Dry 85 private barrels will be available for sampling. Beer, wine and cigars will also be available for purchase. Dry 85 will collaborate with Maker’s Mark for the Maker’s Mark cocktail contest, where five local bartenders will create a signature drink. Guests can then vote for their favorite. “There is a lot of interest in whiskey and as one of the Top 40 bars in America, according to Whiskey Advocates, we have a responsibility and our privilege to teach whiskey to people who are interested and don’t know a whole lot,” Bolter said. Each ticket includes a complementary glass with a signature red
Maker’s Mark wax dipping. Guests can also create their own drinks at the Irish whiskey-Irish coffee bar or sample the Signature Knob Creek Cocktail. Live music will be provided by Bryan Russo Blues Duo and local singer and songwriter Melissa Alesi. A raffle will also take place, with prizes such as free hotel nights and rounds of golf. “It’s a fantastic opportunity to learn about whiskey in general and bourbon in particular,” Bolter said. “It’s a fun afternoon of tasting and talking with experts. VIP tickets [offer] a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to taste some of our previously private bourbon barrels that we’ve had in the past that are no longer available.” A portion of the proceeds and all raffle proceeds will benefit Habitat for Humanity of Worcester County. Tickets can be purchased online at Eventbrite.com, at DRY 85 on 48th Street in Ocean City or at the event. Regular admission tickets cost $60. VIP tickets cost $100, which will allow guests to sample 12 private or discontinued barrels an hour early from 12-1 p.m. Doors open to the public at 1 p.m. Guests must be 21 years or older to participate. Valid ID is required for admission. For more information, visit www.eventbrite.com.
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By Morgan Pilz Staff Writer (Nov. 30, 2018) Local restaurants will showcase their chili during the 21st annual Hots 4 Tots Chili Cookoff at the Greene Turtle in West Ocean City, Sunday, Dec. 2. The Cookoff raises funds and collects toys for Worcester County G.O.L.D. (Giving Other Lives Dignity), a local nonprofit helping children, adults and families in need during the holiday season. “Worcester County G.O.L.D. is a huge organization that does so much for people in need in the county this time of year,” said Chili Cookoff Organizer Joel Feldman of the Horizon Group Team at Keller Williams. “Through Worcester G.O.L.D. you could adopt a family … There’s so many things you can do to help people and brighten up their spirits for the holidays.” Restaurants will provide samples of their chili, ranging from spicy, hot to mild in the audience-judged competition. Attendees will vote for their
favorite recipe to determine which restaurant will take home the top prize. First place will receive $250, second place and best in show will each take home $100, and $50 will be given to third place. “[Best in show] has nothing to do with your chili, it’s how you decorate your area and how you dress yourselves, [whether in] costume or otherwise,” Feldman said. “We don’t want people to show up with a black tablecloth and say, ‘Here’s our chili.’ We want them to get into it, especially during the holidays.” Music will be provided by DJ BK, and drink specials will also be available. Last year, hundreds of people attended the event and donated a plethora of toys. About $2,500 was raised for Worcester County G.O.L.D. Iron Horse won the 2017 cookoff. Tequila Mockingbird placed second and also received the Best in Show Award. Pickles Pub came in third place. See COOKOFF Page 28
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CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22
Nearly a dozen restaurants serve chili to hundreds of guests during the 20th annual Hots 4 Tots Chili Cookoff benefiting Worcester G.O.L.D. at the Greene Turtle in West Ocean City last year.
Cookoff benefits Worcester G.O.L.D. Continued from Page 27 “We lost count on how many toys we had,” he said. “Last year we filled up a [police] paddy wagon.” For 19 years, the Parrothead Club of Ocean City had sponsored the Chili Cookoff and when the group disbanded, Feldman and his team offered to take over the event. Chad Rogers, the general manager of Greene Turtle West, and Boz Jefferson, of Movement Mortgage, are the key components of the competition, Feldman said. “Chad, the manager at the Greene Turtle, said, ‘Hey, what can we do to keep this thing going,’ so my team came in as a sponsor financially and help work it,” he said. “[But] Chad and his staff, they’re the ones who really took this on. Twenty-one years ago, he said, ‘We’re going to open our doors and shut our business down for the whole day.’ The whole restaurant is taken over.” West Ocean City Greene Turtle, Iron Horse, Pickles Pub, Micky Fins, Ocean 13, the Original Greene Turtle, Shotti’s Point, Ristorante Antipasti and Tequila Mockingbird are all slated to compete. Restaurants can still sign up for the competition until the end of today, Friday. “Any restaurants that wants to get
in they can still get in,” Feldman said. “It will be a good time. The Ravens game will be on for Ravens fans, as well as every [other] game. We don’t want to interrupt anyone’s football time.” The cost of admission is $10 or a new, unwrapped children’s toy. The Chili Cookoff will take place
from 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2, at the West Ocean City Greene Turtle on Route 611. Doors will open at 12:30 p.m. Restaurant representatives can sign up to participate in the Chili Cookoff by contacting Feldman at Joel@HorizonGroupRealEstate.com or call 410-365-7344.
Cancer, you probably have a lot of running around to do this week and wonder how you are going to meet all of your obligations. Delegation can help with that.
LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23
Do not be surprised if many visitors pop in to say hello, Leo. Impromptu social events can be enjoyable and even perk you up when you could use a smile.
VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22
Spend time exercising at the gym or go on a hike this week to relieve some feelings of anxiety, Virgo. This will help calm you down and refocus.
LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23
Libra, an exciting communication could come your way in the next few days, sparking all sorts of changes in your life. Just weigh through all the options first.
SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22
Scorpio, you may want to participate in group activities or make a few new friends but do not know where to start. It’s all in the way you present yourself.
SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21
A powerful burst of energy has the potential to turn you into a workaholic this week, Sagittarius. You must keep yourself in check so you do not burn out quickly.
CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20
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Capricorn, frustration can rear its ugly head when you don’t need it to visit. You’ll overcome this obstacle if you focus on positivity and the light at the end of the tunnel.
AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18
A busy week is ahead and you will need to put your head down and get to work, Aquarius. Rest, exercise and time spent with the ones you love can make it all worthwhile.
PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20
Pisces, there’s a lot of work to do at home, but right now you may not be in the right frame of mind to start. Wait to start until you’re ready.
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Girl Scouts donate cancer care items to Burbage center
By Josh Davis Associate Editor (Nov. 30, 2018) Local Girl Scouts from Troop 736 continued their charitable efforts last week, as they presented cancer care items to the staff at the new John H. “Jack” Burbage Jr. Regional Cancer Care Center in Berlin. In September, Troop 736 presented 100 cancer care kits to staff at the Richard A. Henson Cancer Center in Ocean Pines as part of their pursuit of the Bronze Award, the highest honor given to Junior Girl Scouts. Last Wednesday, the girls brought additional care kits with ginger tea and ginger candies, toothbrushes and toothpaste, and tissues and other toiletries to the Berlin center. Also included were handmade “Hats for Hope” made from LuLaRoe leggings, and the Scouts put together a small coloring book station and made paper roses colored purple to denote cancer awareness. “It’s just a nice little bouquet for them to look at and to remind them that nobody fights alone,” Troop Advisor Colleen Dillon-Rutzler said. Each of the girls in Troop 736 have been affected in some way by cancer and Dillon-Rutzler, in a previous interview, said she was an acute myeloid leukemia survivor and her sister succumbed to metastatic breast cancer after a 14-year battle. The Scouts were assisted by community donations, with several local businesses agreeing to act as drop-off sites for items included in the care kits. Dillon-Rutzler said the original plan was to donate items to both centers, but there was difficulty getting in touch with the Regional Cancer Care Center in Berlin, which officially opened in July. “Since they were so new here, we weren’t able to connect originally, back when we were trying to get ready for the Bronze Award,” she said. “But, we thought when we had some extra things that we would definitely go ahead and say, ‘welcome to the neighborhood.’ “We thought we would come right around Thanksgiving time because, obviously, cancer doesn’t take a break,” she continued. “People are getting diagnosed every day and every hour, so we thought we would stop by and … drop off some fun things for them.” Dillon-Rutzler said the girls recently finished the Junior level and would be moving up as Cadets. The entire troop will remain intact. “They will be Cadets for sixth, seventh and eighth grade – these girls are all sixth graders – so, over the next three years we hope to do more with the community service and more with both cancer centers. And, hopefully, some of these girls will look at doing their Silver Awards with one or both of the cancer centers.”
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Local Girl Scouts last week donate cancer care items to the new John H. “Jack” Burbage Jr. Regional Cancer Care Center in Berlin.
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Grabbing a bite to eat at Haborside Bar & Grille in West Ocean City are Baltimore residents Kira Capelli and Nick Finney, Sunday, Nov. 25.
West Ocean City residents Maia and Clifton Rogers enjoy a meal at Haborside Bar & Grille in West Ocean City, Sunday, Nov. 25.
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West Ocean City residents, from left, Reyne and Randy Buttion, Jenna Radford and Daniel Buttion enjoy cocktails at Haborside Bar & Grille in West Ocean City, Sunday, Nov. 25.
Ross Williams and Ali Ardis, of West Ocean City, order drinks at Haborside Bar & Grille in West Ocean City, Sunday, Nov. 25.
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Harborside bartenders Chris McKenzie and Summer Mattie smile for a photo at the West Ocean City establishment, Nov. 25.
Steelers fans, from left, Lisa Wear, Melissa and Russell Reed, Mike Hess and Rick Wear, of Ocean City, root for their team at Haborside Bar & Grille in West Ocean City, Sunday, Nov. 25.
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word searches, jigsaw puzzles, games, foam footballs, basketballs, Frisbees, hacky sacks, playing cards, yo-yos, portable DVD players, CD players, DVDs, CDs and disposable cameras. Moleskin, medicated foot powder, athlete’s foot ointment, paper, envelopes, pens, pencils, cards, children’s art projects and homemade cookies in airtight containers are also being collected. All items can be dropped off at the American Legion headquarters on 24th Street and Philadelphia Avenue, the Boggs-Disharoon Post #123 in Berlin, the Bank of Ocean City in West Ocean City or 59th Street ,and the Minute Man Press of Ocean City on 120th Street. Last year, 300 boxes were sent around the globe. This year, the Connections Club at Stephen Decatur High School has already collected about 39 cases of items for the initiative and donated money to help with shipping costs, Garlitz said. “I’m sending about 300 boxes a year,” Garlitz said. “I’ll contact different military outfits who’ve been deployed in areas where they don’t have the luxury of everyday living. We find out what the needs are and we collect the stuff on the list. We’ll pack up [approximately] 100 boxes in about two hours.” Items can still be dropped off until 2 p.m. this Saturday, Dec. 1. If any items cannot be delivered, call Garlitz at 443-735-1942 or email him at firstsgt166@msn.com. The boxes will be packed on Sunday, Dec. 2, and shipped on Monday, Dec. 3.
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‘MIX AND MATCH’ Ocean City Elementary School students enjoy their annual “Mix and Match” Spirit Day on Oct. 5. Pictured, from left, are Wylie Rogers, Zoey Newcomb, Principal Dawn Rogers, Sophia Ciorroco, Layla Hunchuk and Christian Winter.
Showing off freshly-painted faces are Camp Hill, Pennsylvania residents Makenna, 4, and Brayden, Druckemiller, 9, while their mom, Stephanie, shops at the 35th annual Holiday Shopper’s Fair at the convention center on 40th Street, Nov. 24.
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FAMILY OUTING Kellie and Mike Swecker, of Baltimore, enjoy their first Downtown Winter Festival with their daughter, Easter, 14 months, on the Boardwalk near the Inlet Village, Saturday, Nov. 17.
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HOLIDAY SONGS The Little Dreamer’s Homeschool Choir joins the Delmarva Chorus in singing Christmas carols during the Ocean Pines Christmas Tree-Lighting ceremony in the Ocean Pines Community Center, located in White Horse Park, Saturday, Nov. 24.
GRANT AWARDED The General Levin Winder Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution announce that Snow Hill Middle School Social Studies teacher Sean Wilson was recently awarded a $500 Junior Membership Classroom Grant from National Society DAR. Wilson intends to use the funds for student projects in the National History Day competition. Pictured, from left, are Community Classroom chair Janet Simpson, Regent Gail Weldin, Wilson and Principal Dr. Christina Welch.
SMILES AT WPS Worcester Preparatory School celebrated World Smile Day on Oct. 5. The event falls on the first Friday of October each year and was initiated by commercial artist Harvey Ball who created the Smiley Face in 1963. WPS Counselor Kathy Roberts orchestrated the school-wide celebration to promote acts of kindness and cheer to make a person smile. Third grader Ryan Langroudi logs his ladybug observations in his Scientist Journal.
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NOW PLAYING BJ’S ON THE WATER 75th Street and the bay Ocean City 410-524-7575 www.bjsonthewater.com Nov. 30: Luna Sea, 9 p.m. Dec. 1: Dust N Bones, 9 pm Dec. 5: Christmas Party w/Thin Ice, 5 p.m. BOURBON STREET ON THE BEACH
Every Friday & Saturday: Phil Perdue, 5:30 p.m. DUFFY’S TAVERN 130th Street in the Montego Bay Shopping Center 410-250-1449 www.duffysoc.com Nov. 30: Bob Hughes, 5-8 p.m. Dec. 1: Karaoke w/DJ Chuck D, 8 p.m. to midnight
116th Street, behind Fountain Head Towers Condominium Ocean City 443-664-2896 www.bourbonstreetonthebeach.com Nov. 30: Randy Lee Ashcraft, 4-7 p.m.; Jack Worthington, 8-11 p.m. Dec. 4: Tony Sciuto, 6-9 p.m. Dec. 5: Reform School, 6-9 p.m.; Open Mic, 9 p.m. Dec. 6: Chris Button, 7 p.m.
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13th Street on the boardwalk Ocean City www.Ocean13ocmd.com Dec. 2: Karaoke w/DJ Jeremy, 9 p.m. OCEAN CLUB NIGHTCLUB In the Horizons Restaurant In the Clarion Fontainebleau Hotel 101st Street and the ocean Ocean City 410-524-3535 www.clarionoc.com Every Friday and Saturday: DJ Dusty, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Nov. 30-Dec. 1: Power Play PICKLES 706 Philadelphia Ave. Ocean City 410-289-4891 www.picklesoc.com Nov. 30: Beats By Jeremy, 10 p.m. Dec. 1: Sean Loomis, 10 p.m. Dec. 3: Karaoke w/Jeremy, 9 p.m. Dec. 6: Beats by Wax, 9 p.m.
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OUT & ABOUT Friends and family come together to eat dinner at Hooters in West Ocean City, Sunday, Nov. 25. Pictured, from left, are Brian Smith, of Kent Island, Matthew Parks Jr., 14, and Matthew Parks Sr., of Annapolis and Ocean Pines resident Karen Elliott.
SKYE RAW BAR & GRILLE 66th Street, bayside Ocean City 410-723-6762 www.skyebaroc.com Nov. 30: Rick and Lennon La Ricci, 4-8 p.m. Dec. 1: 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 Nov. 30: Karaoke w/Donnie Berkey
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Joe and Colleen Lates, of West Ocean City, pose for a photo at Hooters in West Ocean City, Sunday, Nov. 25.
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Enjoying some drinks at Hooters in West Ocean City, from left, are Lana Rakutsis, Tony Brooks and Natasha Vick of West Ocean City, Sunday, Nov. 25.
Hooters employee Stephanie Lomax joins customer “Fast” Eddie Moore, of Ocean City, for a photo at the West Ocean City establishment, Nov. 25.
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HEAVENLY HATS Ocean City Elementary School held its annual Heavenly Hats Spirit Day on Sept. 26. For a $1 donation, students and teachers could wear their favorite hats to school to positively impact the lives of those suffering from cancer. Ocean City Elementary’s Heavenly Hats Spirit Day raised $628.70. Since 2001, the Heavenly Hats Foundation has donated more than 3,200,000 hats to hundreds of hospitals and clinics across the country. Pictured, from left, are third graders Wyatt Scrimgeour, Brody Taylor and James Irving.
SHOPPER’S FAIR D.C. resident Ali Porter and her sidekick, Paisley, sell Bow Wow clothes and accessories during the 35th annual Holiday Shopper’s Fair at the convention center on 40th Street, Nov. 24.
ART SHOW Rafael Reyes created a large black octopus from recycled bike tires as part of the "We Cycle & Recycle" show at the Ocean City Center for the Arts on 94th Street. The show will culminate with a public auction of the artwork at the Arts Center on Saturday, Dec. 1 at 6 p.m.
WPS WELCOME Worcester Preparatory School celebrated World Smile Day on Oct. 5. The event falls on the first Friday of October each year and was initiated by commercial artist Harvey Ball who created the Smiley Face in 1963. WPS Counselor Kathy Roberts orchestrated the school-wide celebration to promote acts of kindness and cheer to make a person smile. Pictured, from left, are Gray Bunting, Reed Corron, Roberts, Upper School Spanish Teacher Kira Eade, and Eliza Myers welcoming everyone to school with a Smiley Face sticker.
HI SANTA! Kris Kringle surprises children like Frankie Maratea, 5, of Ocean Pines, with a visit during the Ocean Pines Christmas TreeLighting ceremony in the Ocean Pines Community Center in White Horse Park, Saturday, Nov. 24. MORGAN PILZ/OCEAN CITY TODAY
PINK SUPPORTERS Ocean City Elementary School recently held a Wear Pink Casual Day in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. A total of $228 was collected by the faculty and staff and donated to the Women Supporting Women organization which serves the Delmarva Peninsula.
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Roasted Brussels sprouts and crispy pancetta featured
By Deborah Lee Walker Contributing Writer (Nov. 30, 2018) Sharing interesting culinary trivia is fun and informative, especially for those who relish the art of cooking. No matter your level of proficiency, increasing one’s understanding should always be on the horizon. Following are some tips that will spice up one’s repertoire of comprehension. Kitchen scales are a must for those who adore the art of baking. In spite of careful calculations, measuring cups do not take into consideration that the density of solid ingredients can vary. Weighing as opposed to measuring dry ingredients is more accurate and the preferred choice. The golden rule of cooking is to always taste your food before serving. The world’s best-known seasoning is salt; that being said, can you distinguish between table salt, kosher salt and sea salt? Cooking is based on the premise of developing flavors; a little tasting might prove to be informative. The best way to separate egg whites from egg yolks is to crack the shell on the countertop, not on the edge of the bowl, and quickly drop the whole egg into the hollow of your other hand. Let the white run out between the fingers into the bowl below and drop the yolk into another bowl. There are two secrets to great potato salad. First, you need waxy potatoes with low starch content for perfect consistency; Yukon gold and red potatoes are a good choice. Secondly, as soon as you take the potatoes off the stove, soak them for 30 seconds in equal parts of chicken stock and rice vinegar. Then drain and follow your favorite recipe. The stock and vinegar give the potatoes a subtle flavor that enhances the overall dish. One might think that a microwave would zap fish in no time, but such is not the case. As a matter of fact, it takes exactly as much time to microwave fish as it does to oven-poach. The microwave saves you on cleanup time, but the end results cannot compare to the gentle style of poaching. Pancetta and prosciutto are often confused, since both are traditional Italian cured pork products. Pancetta comes from the belly of the pig, whereas prosciutto comes from the hind leg. Because pancetta is only cured, it must be cooked before eaten. On the other hand, prosciutto is salt-cured and air-dried for months making it
safe to eat without cooking. Pancetta is rolled and often put in a casing before being hung to dry to develop texture and flavor. It can be sliced to order or bought pre-sliced in packages. Prosciutto is also sliced to order or bought pre-sliced in packages, but the slices are paper thin because of the richness and saltiness of the meat. Believe it or not, but the super thin slices enhance the taste of the meat and allow it to be used in many more ways. If you are planning your holiday menu and want a special vegetable that will coincide with the upcoming festivities, consider roasted Brussels sprouts with crispy pancetta. Brussels sprouts get a bad rap and it is because many cooks do not know how to properly cook them. A few suggestions might change your mind. The first consideration is how to tone down the bitterness associated Brussels sprouts and still allow the natural flavor to come through. Steaming the mini cabbages in chicken or vegetable stock is one option; the broth enhances the flavor and at the same time offsets the sharpness of the sprouts. The texture is another concern. Brussels sprouts are notoriously undercooked or overcooked; finding a happy medium can be tricky. I find roasting them with a drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil produces delectable delights. The roasting process also creates a caramelization which heightens the taste. Brussels sprouts need salt and the addition of crispy pancetta is the perfect pairing. The pancetta needs to be chopped finely; otherwise, it will overpower the dish. Christmas is around the corner and as one starts to plan their menu, Brussels sprouts with crispy pancetta is a decadent delight. The simplicity of the recipe is another reason to celebrate. Enjoy! See BRUSSELS Page 36
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Brussels sprouts with pancetta Continued from Page 35
Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Crispy Pancetta
Ingredients 3 pounds fresh Brussels sprouts, trimmed and any spotted leaves removed 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for drizzling 1/3-pound pancetta, finely chopped kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste 1. Cook pancetta in a medium skillet over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes or until crisp. Set aside. 2. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. In a sheet pan, toss Brussels sprouts in 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil and salt. Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until tender. 3. Place Brussels sprouts under the broiler until you get a nice caramelization. 4. Remove Brussels sprouts from oven and place in a medium bowl. Add pancetta and a drizzle of olive oil. Toss and serve with a dusting of fresh pepper. Serve immediately. Secret Ingredient – Thought. “Great thoughts reduced to practice become great acts.” — William Hazlitt
Vendors sought for OP Holiday Holistic Health Fair, Dec. 8
(Nov. 30, 2018) The Recreation and Parks Department is seeking vendors for the Holiday Holistic Health Fair, in Ocean Pines on Saturday, Dec. 8, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. In the United States, about 38 percent of adults and approximately 12 percent of children are using some form of diverse medical and health care systems, practices and products that are not generally considered part of conventional medicine, according to National Center for Health Statistics. The Holistic Health Fair is open to the public, free to attend and will be held at the Community Center, located at 235 Ocean Parkway in Ocean Pines. Area residents will get the opportunity to explore holistic and alternative approaches to overall health, healing and empowerment. Businesses interested in participating in the event should contact Brittany Jarman at 410-641-7052 or bjarman@oceanpines.org. Vendor spaces are $20. For information about this and other recreation programs, call the Ocean Pines Recreation and Parks Department at 410-641-7052 or visit OceanPines.org.
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Events with Santa planned in Ocean Pines during Dec.
(Nov. 30, 2018) Celebrate the charm of Christmas with a roundtrip sleigh ride to Ocean Pines for a look inside Kris Kringle’s cozy cabin in a magical winter wonderland at White Horse Park. Children will soon get a chance to deliver handwritten letters and whisper holiday wishes to Santa Claus at his toy-lover’s dream home at 235 Ocean Parkway in Ocean Pines. Santa’s House will be open for visits on Dec. 1, 8, 20, 21 and 22 from 68 p.m. There is no charge for this Santa experience. Stop by the Ocean Pines Community Center to enjoy “Breakfast with Santa Claus & Friends” on Saturday, Dec. 1 from 8-11 a.m. The cost is free for children ages 3 and under, $5 for children ages 4-10 and $7 for ages 11 and up. Attendees are encouraged to bring an unwrapped, new gift or nonperishable food items for local families in need. The breakfast will feature pancakes, sausage, pastries, coffee, tea, milk and orange juice. The Reindeer Lane Gift Shop, also held on Dec. 1 from 8-11 a.m. at the Community Center, is a holiday “store” where children will be able to purchase gifts for family and friends. Items for children and adults, all $2 or less, will be available. Gift donations for the shop are now being accepted. Families are invited to a special showing of the 2009 movie “A Christmas Carol,” an animated adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic Christmas story, on Friday, Dec. 7 at 7 p.m. in the gym of the Community Center. Folks are encouraged to bring a lawn chair or blanket. Drinks, popcorn and candy will be available for purchase at this free holiday movie night. Kris Kringle is ditching the holiday-famed Santa suit for a pair of swim trunks and flip-flops at the annual “Swim with Santa” on Saturday, Dec. 8 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Sports Core Pool, located at 11144 Cathell Road in Ocean Pines. The fee is $6 for swimmers and $3 for nonswimmers. All of these events are open to the public. For more information, call the Ocean Pines Recreation and Parks Department at 410-641-7052 and the Ocean Pines Aquatics Department at 410-641-5255.
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Dining Guide ■ PRICE RANGE: $, $$, $$$ ■ RESERVATIONS: Reservations accepted ________________________________
DOWNTOWN
South end to 28th Street
■ CAPTAIN’S TABLE RESTAURANT 15th Street and the Boardwalk, Ocean City 410-289-7192, www.captainstableoc.com $$-$$$ | Reservations | Kids’ menu | Full bar Family-owned, serving fine seafood, steaks and poultry on the third floor of the Courtyard by Marriott. ■ COINS 28th Street and Coastal Highway, Ocean City 410-524 3100, www.coinspub.com $-$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Casual dining atmosphere for families. Crab cakes, hand-cut steaks, fresh seafood. Everything home-made. Happy hour 3-6 p.m. and early bird 4-6 p.m. Daily specials. ■ THE CORAL REEF CAFE / HEMINGWAY'S RESTAURANT 17th Street, in the Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites, Ocean City 410-289-2612, www.ocsuites.com/dining $-$$ | Reservations | Kids’ menu | Full bar Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. Fourstory 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. ■ VICTORIAN ROOM RESTAURANT Dunes Manor Hotel, OCEANFRONT at 28th and Baltimore Ave, Ocean City 410-2891100, 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 410-289-2525, 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. ■ DRY 85 OC 12 48th Street, Ocean City 443-664-8989, www.DRY85.com $$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Steps from the beach. Gourmet “stick to your ribs” home cooking. A made-fromscratch kitchen with every sauce and every dressing hand crafted. It’s that attention to detail that takes the concept of burgers, fries, pork chops and wings and turns them completely on their head. Late night bar. Seasonal outdoor seating. ■ HIGGINS CRAB HOUSE 31st Street, Ocean City 410-289-2581, higginscrabhouse.com $-$$ | Kids’ menu | Full Bar Known for all-you-can-eat crabs, crab legs, fried chicken, steamed shrimp, and baby back ribs. ■ LONGBOARD CAFÉ 67th Street Town Center, Ocean City 443664-5639, 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. ■ RARE AND RYE 106 32nd St., Ocean City 410-213-7273, https://www.rareandrye.com Full Bar Whiskey and wine bar. Farm to table. Locally grown and prepared cuisine with an eclectic menu. Unique libations with robust selection of ryes, bourbons, whiskeys and specialty drinks. Authentic green space with industrial and rustic décor. ■ RED RED WINE BAR OC 12 48th Street, Ocean City 443-664-6801, www.RedRedWineBar.com $$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Steps from the beach. Coastal cuisine with a focus on local seafood and hand tossed pizzas plus artisanal cheeseboards. 35+ wines By the Glass, 120+ By the Bottle. Flights. Luxurious colors and custom built couches. Late night bar. Seasonal outdoor seating. ■ SEACRETS 49th Street, Ocean City 410-524-4900, www.seacrets.com $$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Island atmosphere. Soups, salads, Jamaican jerk chicken, appetizers, sandwiches, paninis, pizza and fresh seafood. ■ SKYE RAW BAR & GRILLE 66th Street, Ocean City 410-723-6762, www.skyebaroc.com $-$$ | Reservations | Full bar Lunch, dinner, raw bar or lite fare, at the top of 66th Street and Coastal Highway. Happy hour, 3-6 p.m. with food and drink specials.
UPTOWN
91st to 146th streets
■ ALBERTINO’S BRICK OVEN EATERY 13117 Coastal Highway, Ocean City 410250-2000, www.albertinosoc.com $-$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Lunch and dinner daily. Open Wednesday and Thursday, 4 p.m. and Friday through Sunday, 11 a.m. Homemade pizza and pasta, seafood, steaks. Daily specials and happy hour. ■ BLUE FISH JAPANESE & CHINESE RESTAURANT AND SUSHI BAR 94th Street, Ocean City 410-524-3983, www.bluefishocmd.com $-$$ | Reservations | Full bar Japanese and Chinese restaurant and sushi bar with beer, wine and cocktails. Dine in, take out and delivery available. ■ BOURBON STREET ON THE BEACH 116th Street & Coastal Hwy., (Behind Fountain Head Towers Condominium), Ocean City 443-664-2896, www.bourbonstreetonthebeach.com $$-$$$ | Reservations recommended for large parties | Kids’ menu | Full bar Eastern Shore fare with a New Orleans Flare. Seafood, steaks and pasta dishes. Specializing in Jambalaya, Creole, & Gumbo. Home of the Ragin’ Cajun Bloody Mary. Happy Hour 47 p.m. Weekly entertainment. ■ THE CRAB BAG 130th Street, bayside, Ocean City 410-2503337, www.thecrabbag.com $-$$ | 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 $-$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Serving beach-inspired dishes in our oceanfront restaurants, Horizons and Breakers Pub. All-day menu, available 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Deluxe Sunday breakfast buffet, open year-round and AUCE prime rib, crab legs and seafood buffet available Friday and Saturday, 5-9 p.m. ■ JULES FINE DINING 118th Street, Ocean City 410-524-3396, www.ocjules.com $$, $$$ | Reservations | Kids’ menu | Full bar Local fare, global flair. Fresh seafood yearround, fresh local produce. ■ NICK’S HOUSE OF RIBS 144th Street & Coastal Highway, Ocean City 410-250-1984, www.nickshouseofribs.com $$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Casual, family friendly with upscale atmosphere. Extensive menu from our famous baby back ribs, fresh seafood, black angus steaks. ■ NORI 11403 Coastal Highway (Gold Coast Mall), Ocean City 443-880-6258 $$ | Reservations accepted | Kids’ menu | Full bar Open 7 days serving lunch and dinner. Our creative menu features hand-cut steaks, grilled fish, crab cakes, sushi and sashimi. Dine-in or carry-out. ■ REEF 118 118th Street, in the Carousel Oceanfront Hotel and Condos, Ocean City 410-5241000, www.carouselhotel.com $-$$ | 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. ■ WHISKERS PUB 120th Street, OC Square, Ocean City 410524-2609, 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. 302-436-FOXS, www.foxspizzade.com $-$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Sit-down bar and restaurant. Full menu includes pizza, pastas, salads, sandwiches and more. Specializing pizza and chef specials. Open daily for lunch and dinner at 11 a.m. Take out and delivery.
WEST OCEAN CITY
■ ALEX’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT Route 50, West Ocean City 410-213-7717, www.ocitalianfood.com $-$$ | Reservations | Full bar Serving homemade Italian cuisine, steaks, seafood, chicken, pork and pasta. Elegant dining room. Early bird specials every day from 5-6 p.m. ■ FOX’S PIZZA DEN 11328 Samuel Bowen Blvd., West Ocean City 410-600-1020, Foxpizzamd.com $-$$ | Kids’ menu | Full Bar Enjoy a brand new spacious dining room. Happy hour every day from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. with $5 food specials. Full menu includes appetizers, salads, stromboli, hoagies and wedgies, pizza, spaghetti and more. Open every day from 11 a.m. to midnight. ■ HARBORSIDE BAR AND GRILL 128741 S. Harbor Road, West Ocean City 410-213-1846, weocharborside.com $-$$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Home of the Original Fresh Squeezed Orange Crush! Open every day, 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. Appetizers, fresh seafood, steak and pasta. Live entertainment Thursday through Sunday. ■ HOOTERS Route 50 & Keyser Point Road, West Ocean City 410-213-1841, www.hootersofoc.com $-$$ | Kids’ menu and game room | Full bar New smoked wings with half the calories. Traditional wings, burgers, quesadillas, tacos and healthy salads. Seafood selections with raw bar and crab legs. Sports packages and live entertainment. Large parties welcome. ■ PIZZA TUGOS Routes 50 and 611, West Ocean City 410524-2922; 114th Street and Coastal Highway, Ocean City 410-524-2922, www.pizzatugos.com $-$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Serving lunch and dinner. Open 7 days. Pizza Tugos is a family-friendly dining restaurant that features award winning pizza, pasta, craft burgers, sandwiches, subs, appetizers and salads. Great happy hour and football specials with full bar and 54 craft beers. ■ POPEYE’S LOUISIANA KITCHEN Route 50, West Ocean City 443-664-2105 $ | Kids’ menu Family restaurant. Eat-in, carry out or drivethru. 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 410641-7222, www.OPyachtclub.com $$-$$$ | Full bar Amid a bay front setting, the Ocean Pines Yacht Club offers dining selections for lunch and dinner. Fresh seafood and signature drinks. Live music Fridays and Saturdays, 6 p.m. Happy Hour daily, 3-6 p.m. Tiki Bar opens at 3 p.m. Sunday brunch from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. ■ TERN GRILLE 100 Clubhouse Drive, Ocean Pines 410641-7222, oceanpinesgolf.org/dining $$ | Full bar The Tern Grille serves freshly-prepared breakfast and lunch items. Winter hours are Friday and Saturday from 4-9 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
BERLIN
■ OCEAN DOWNS CASINO, POSEIDON’S PUB 10218 Racetrack Road, Berlin 410-6410600, www.oceandowns.com $-$$$ | Full bar House soups, small plates, sandwiches, burgers and entrees including steaks, chicken, veggie and Eastern Shore favorites. Dining room hours: Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday, noon to 10 p.m.; Monday and Tuesday, noon to 8 p.m.; and Friday and Saturday, noon to 11 p.m. Pub open late.
NOVEMBER 30, 2018
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New Kimochi program at OCES
By Rachel Ravina Staff Writer (Nov. 30, 2018) Ocean City Elementary School students can get by with a little help from their new friends: Kimochis. The school received a $1,450 grant from the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore for “teacher training, and for materials that come with the [Kimochi] curriculum.” School Counselor Linda McGean said Kimochis are stuffed animals within a “social and emotional curriculum used in elementary schools to help kids regulate their emotions, to understand how they’re feeling.” McGean said this educational program could not be integrated into the curriculum at Ocean City Elementary School without a little help. “We are so grateful to both the Jesse Klump Memorial [Fund Inc.,] and the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore,” she said. “They are always there looking out for education, you know if there is a need they’re there to fill it, and we are really grateful for that.” The Jesse Klump Memorial Fund Inc. was established in 2009 by Worcester resident Kim Klump after her son, Jesse, a Snow Hill High School senior, took his own life. McGean said she first learned about the Kimochi program when she – along with five other guidance counselors in Worcester County – received the initial grant for a kit, which includes the stuffed animals, over the summer. McGean said the initial grant for approximately $500 came from the Jesse Klump Memorial Fund. “When I got this I thought … this is wonderful, my teachers will love this, but they need to have it,” McGean said. McGean said the school currently has nine kits between the kindergarten, preK3 and preK4 classes. She also stressed the importance for the kits to be used in the classrooms to prepare teachers and students for a myriad of situations. “It should be available for the teacher every day to do quick little fiveto-10-minute lessons, and then when things happen … she can pull out the kimochis, talk about how everybody’s feeling, [and] how they can solve this problem,” McGean said. Children are able to express their emotions through these stuffed animals. They can also use techniques to gauge how they’re feeling, cope and learn to solve problems in a comfortable setting. “It’s very tactile,” McGean said. “Kids love things they can hold.” McGean also emphasized the benefits this program has specifically for Ocean City Elementary School. She went on to say how many students encounter mature obstacles at home including homelessness, addiction, divorce and separation.
“We have a lot of children who are dealing with trauma,” she said. “Things that have happened in their family or their personal lives.” For students dealing with issues outside the classroom, McGean said it is important to allow the school’s hallowed halls to serve as a refuge. “Being able to talk about emotions and relationships and feel more secure here at school,” she said. “To know that school is a safe place.” However, she stressed the importance of addressing these problems first in order to have successful educational experience. McGean said she hopes to “expand it into first grade eventually.” She added a benefit to this program is once its materials are purchased, it’s an advantageous investment. “So there isn’t a whole lot of additional
cost that’s going to be added on each year,” she said. For McGean, she said it’s simply about building a strong emotional foundation. “We’ve got to be able to build relationships and teach kids to manage their emotions before they can truly learn the academics,” she said. Ocean City Elementary School Pre-kindergarten students Carter Harrison and Diana Moreno-Ricardo explore emotions using the Kimochi curriculum after the school received a $1,450 grant from the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore. PHOTO COURTESY LINDA MCGEAN
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‘Light Up the Pines’ house decorating contest
(Nov. 30, 2018) It will soon look like Christmas in Ocean Pines as the community’s annual “Light Up the Pines” house decorating contest returns. The contest, which is sponsored by Choptank Electric, is free to enter and open to any resident within the community limits of Ocean Pines who registers by emailing their name and address to info@oceanpines.org or calling 410-6417717 ext. 3006 by the deadline, Friday, Dec. 7 at 5 p.m. Lights and decorations should be visible when Ocean Pines Marketing and Public Relations Director Denise Sawyer swings by to photograph the homes on Friday, Dec. 7 from 6-8 p.m. This year, contestants will be able to submit a photo for the contest if they choose to do so. The Marketing and PR Department will verify that the photo is an accurate capture of the contestant’s home.
Entries will be judged by residents and non-residents on social media. Voters would have to like/follow the Ocean Pines Association’s Facebook page, look for the “Light up the Pines 2018” photo album, find their favorite home displays in the photo album and give a thumbs-up. The three photos with the most ‘Facebook Likes’ by midnight of Dec. 21 will be named winners. Ocean Pines Association will also organize the entries in an online map for those looking to enjoy a festive drive through the community. The map will be made available on Saturday, Dec. 8 at 9 a.m. on www.oceanpines.org. Voting is to take place from Monday, Dec. 10 to Friday, Dec. 21 on Facebook. Those new to the contest as well as previous contestants are encouraged to enter. Winning entries will be published in the winter edition of the Ocean Pines Report, the community’s quarterly newslet-
ter, and in the Christmas edition of the weekly email-newsletter. All contest winners are invited to redeem their winnings at the Administration Building, located at 239 Ocean Parkway, from Monday, Dec. 31 to Friday, Jan. 11, during normal business hours. The winners will be given a gift bag filled with goodies, including a gift certificate for a Choptank Electric Cooperative bill credit. Choptank Electric, a Touchstone Energy Cooperative, is a not-for-profit, member-owned, electric distribution coop located on Maryland’s Eastern Shore
serving over 53,000 members. For more information, contact Sawyer at 410-641-7717 ext. 3006 or dsawyer@oceanpines.org. The contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook. Each entry will give the Association consent to advertise its home decorating on Facebook in respect to the “Light Up the Pines” annual decorating contest. This contest will be administered through the official Ocean Pines Association’s Facebook page.
CROSSWORD
Sponsor gifts for kids, adults
(Nov. 30, 2018) Last year with the support of the local community, Worcester County G.O.L.D. (Giving Other Lives Dignity) provided gifts for over 800 children and 68 vulnerable adults in Worcester County who live in poverty and low-income circumstances. With only one full-time and one part-time employee, Worcester County G.O.L.D. depends heavily on the generosity and support of the community to enhance the quality of life of local citizens for whom traditional means of well-being support are not currently available. Sign-up to sponsor gifts for children and vulnerable adults by completing a sponsor form available on Worcester G.O.L.D.’s Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/WorcesterGOLD.
Like and follow GOLD’s Facebook page to keep informed about programs, and share it with friends to build support. In addition, sign-up through Worcester G.O.L.D.’s website at www.WorcesterCountyGOLD.org. Donations by check can be sent to: Worcester County G.O.L.D., 299 Commerce Street, Snow Hill, Maryland 21863 or by credit card though the website. For questions, call 410677-6830. Every day, Worcester County GOLD works to enhance the lives of Worcester County residents who live in poverty and low-income circumstances. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 11 percent of Worcester County’s population, 50,748 individuals, live below the poverty level.
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Calendar Fri., Nov. 30 Ocean Pines library, 11107 Cathell Road, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM. Bring your lap work and join this informal group. Knitters, crocheters, embroiderers, etc. are welcome. Victoria Christie-Healy, moonlightknitting@gmail.com, 703-507-0708, http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
FIBER FRIENDS
AGH Thrift Shop, 10452 Old Ocean City Blvd., 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM. There will be sales on jewelry, Christmas and holiday decorations, Longaberger baskets, Corningware, toys, American Girl dolls, Barbie dolls and games.
AGH’S AUXILIARY THRIFT SHOP HOLIDAY SALE
Ocean Pines library, 11107 Cathell Road, 2:00 PM. Discuss books choose by the club. Discussion questions will be shared after the meeting. For children at a middle-grades reading level. Karen Earp, 410208-4014, http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
HOMESCHOOL BOOK CLUB
Sat., Dec. 1
Ocean Pines Golf Club, 100 Clubhouse Drive, 10:00 AM. The day will include golf as well as Mrs. Claus’ Breakfast, Santa’s Cheer Cart, Rudolph’s Reception and contests. Registration begins at 9 a.m. and a shotgun start at 10 a.m. A reception and awards will follow at 3 p.m. The fee per golfer is $85 at the door and includes 18 holes of golf, breakfast, golfer gift and posttournament reception. Each golfer is also asked to bring a new, unwrapped gift for a child ages 7-17. Benefits Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Eastern Shore. Registration: OceanPinesGolf.org or 410-543-2447. John Malinowski, jmalinowski@oceanpinesgolf.org, 410-641-6057 Stevenson United Methodist Church, 123 N. Main St., 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM. Featuring a variety of vendors, bake table, silent auction, white elephant sale, vegetable beef soup and chicken salad sandwiches. Eat in or carry out.
CHRISTMAS BAZAAR
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
FIRST SATURDAY WRITERS
CHEER AND DANCE EXTREME
Ocean City convention center, 4001 Coastal Highway. Info: Ann, ann@cheeranddanceextreme.com, http://www.cheeranddanceextreme.com
TABLE TOP KINGDOM
INDOOR YARD SALE
Bishopville Volunteer Fire Department, 10709 Bishopville Road, 7:00 AM - 12:00 PM. Breakfast sandwiches and other food and beverages available. Table space costs $15 for one or $25 for two. Table reservations: 443-880-6966.
FIRST SATURDAY WRITERS’ WORKSHOP
Ocean Pines Community Center, 239 Ocean Parkway, 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM. Menu includes pancakes, sausage, pastries, coffee, tea, milk and orange juice. Cost is $7 for adults, $5 for children ages 4-10 and free to those 3 and younger. Attendees are encouraged to bring an unwrapped, new gift or nonperishable food items for local families in need. Info: Ocean Pines Recreation and Parks Department, 410-641-7052.
AGH’S AUXILIARY THRIFT SHOP HOLIDAY SALE
BREAKFAST WITH SANTA CLAUS & FRIENDS
Ocean Pines Community Center, 239 Ocean Parkway, 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM. A holiday store where children can purchase gifts for $2 and less. Gift donations for the shop being accepted. Info: Ocean Pines Recreation and Parks Department, 410-641-7052.
REINDEER LANE GIFT SHOP
Ocean Pines library, 11107 Cathell Road, 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM. Create themed crafts using materials provided by the library. For all ages. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
CRAFTY SATURDAY MAKE & TAKE ‘APPLES’
26TH ANNUAL SANTA’S OPEN GOLF TOURNAMENT
Berlin library, 13 Harrison Ave., 10:00 AM 1:00 PM. Play Magic The Gathering, Boss Monster or Mustache. For ages 12 years and older. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org Berlin library, 13 Harrison Ave., 10:00 AM 12:00 P., The group meets once a month to share their creative writing. New members and occasional visitors welcome. This month’s theme (optional) is spirit. Jean Marx, 443-880-0045 AGH Thrift Shop, 10452 Old Ocean City Blvd., 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM. There will be sales on jewelry, Christmas and holiday decorations, Longaberger baskets, Corningware, toys, American Girl dolls, Barbie dolls and games. Santa and Mrs. Claus will be making an appearance from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The parade proceeds along the southbound lanes of Coastal Highway beginning at Old Landing Road and going northbound to the judges’ stand at 120th Street at 11 AM. Featuring more than 50 units including high school bands, horses, antique cars, holiday floats and more. Trophies will be awarded inside the Carousel Hotel following the parade. Festivities at the hotel will begin immediately after the parade conclusion and will include half-priced ice skating, a DJ, photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus and complementary winter refreshments. The is plenty of seating along the parade route, including the Food Lion parking lot and judging area. Brenda Moore, bmoore@oceancitymd.gov, 410250-0125
36TH ANNUAL OC CHRISTMAS PARADE
Residence Inn by Marriott, 300 Seabay Lane, 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM. Early VIP entry is from 12-1 p.m. and costs $100. Featuring 12 exclusive pours of Dry 85 and private whiskey library selections. General admission if from 1-5 p.m. and costs $60. Featuring tasting tables: bourbon, Irish whiskey, world whiskey signature cocktail. Taste and judge the Maker’s Mark cocktail contest. Live music, bites, glass wax dipping, beer, wine, cigars for purchase. Tickets: eventbrite.com search Dry 85 Ocean City, MD.
DRY 85 BOURBONFEST
Tour 10 artist’s studios in and around downtown Berlin, 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM. Maps available at the Berlin Visitor’s Center, 14 S. Main St., and at each studio. Tours are free of charge. Heather Layton, 2ndfridayartstroll@gmail.com, 410-629-9301
3RD ANNUAL BERLIN HOLIDAY STUDIO TOUR
Seacrets, 117 49th St., 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM. A family-friendly Christmas event featuring an ugly sweater contest, visits with Santa and his elves, silent auction, children activities, raffles, face painting, and more. Admission is free. Proceeds are donated to The Children’s House By The Sea. http://BelieveInTomorrow.org
THE MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS
Art League of Ocean City, 502 94th Street, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Don’t miss this special event for your final chance to bid on artwork from the “We Cycle and Recycle!” exhibition at the Art League of Ocean City. A portion of sales will benefit the Eastern Shore International Mountain Biking Association (ESIMBA), a non-profit organization dedicated to creating, enhancing and preserving great trail experiences for mountain bikers on the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay. Art League of Ocean City, info@artleagueofoceancity.org, 4105249433, https://www.facebook.com/events/20298 04233744442/
WE CYCLE & RECYCLE AUCTION
Ocean Pines Community Center, 239 Ocean Parkway, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Children can visit with Santa free of charge. Info: Ocean Pines Recreation and Parks Department, 410641-7052. Denise Sawyer, dsawyer@oceanpines.org, 410-641-7717, Ext. 3006
SANTA’S HOUSE OPEN
Ocean City Performing Arts Center, in the Ocean City conventtion center, 4001 Coastal Highway, 8:00 PM. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. A multi-media tribute to Frank Sinatra starring Tony Sands and his six-piece band. Tickets cost $45 and $35. Tickets: www.ticketmaster.com; TicketMaster, 800-745-3000; or 410-289-2800. sbradford@oceancitymd.gov. Tickets also available at the Ocean City Convention Center Box Office.
‘IT WAS A VERY GOOD YEAR’ PERFORMANCE
Saturdays - White Horse Park, 239 Ocean Parkway, 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM. Locally grown vegetables and fruits, eggs, honey,
FARMERS MARKET
kettle korn, flowers, artisan breads, seafood, meats and more. New vendors welcome. 410-641-7717, Ext. 3006
Sun., Dec. 2 The Greene Turtle West, 9616 Stephen Decatur Highway, 1-5 p.m. Doors open at 12:30 p.m. Restaurants will provide samples of their chili in this audience-judged competition. Music provided by DJ BK and drink specials available. The cost for admission is $10 or a new, unwrapped children’s toy. Benefiting Worcester G.O.L.D.
21ST ANNUAL HOTS 4 TOTS CHILI COOKOFF
LIFE-SAVING MUSEUM HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE
Ocean City Life-Saving Station Museum, 813 S Atlantic Ave., 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Free admission, book signings and discounts in the Gift Shop. 410-289-4991, http://www.ocmuseum.org Worcester Preparatory School, 508 S. Main St., 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM. Enjoy shopping, food, face painting and kids games. Also, photos with Santa. 410-641-3575, http://worcesterprep.org/bazaar
WORCESTER PREP CHRISTMAS BAZZAR
Poplar Hill Mansion, 117 Elizabeth St., 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM. The mansion will feature holiday decorations including a Christmas tree with more than 1,500 ornaments, Christmas Village with trolley and a Nutcracker Nursery with more than 100 nutcrackers. Christmas music provided by harpist Kara Dahl Russell and light refreshments. This is a free event, but donations are greatly appreciated. Also, consider bringing a non-perishable item for Joseph House. 410-749-1776
ANNUAL YULETIDE OPEN HOUSE
Northside Park, 200 125th St., Ocean City, MD, 5:00 PM. Featuring a 5K Run/Walk through Ocean City’s Winterfest of Lights. Long-sleeve race shirt, hot chocolate, cookies and a ride on the Winterfest Express after the race. Cost for 5K adults is $32 and $25 for children 12 years and younger. Packet Pickup and Post Race party located at Tequila Mockingbird, 12919 Coastal Highway. Packet Pickup is from 3:45-4:40 p.m. with the race beginning at 5 p.m. http://octrirunning.com
JINGLE BELL 5K RUN/WALK
Mon., Dec. 3 Atlantic General Hospital Sleep Disorders Diagnostic Center, 9733 Healthway Drive, 12:00 AM. Free mask fitting clinic for patients who are having trouble adjusting to their CPAP equipment. By appointment only: Robin Rohlfing, 410-641-9726.
CPAP MASK FITTING
Apple Discount Drugs, 314 Franklin Ave.,
HYPERTENSION CLINIC
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CALENDAR #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. Michelle, 410-641-9268
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Snow Hill library, 307 N. Washington St., 10:30 AM. Children, under 2 years old, will be introduced to songs, stories, game and finger plays. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
LAP TIME
Berlin library, 13 Harrison Ave., 2:00 PM. Provides one-on-one assistance while exploring the wide world of apps and handheld computers. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
THE MOBILE MENTOR
Ocean Pines library, 11107 Cathell Road, 2:30 PM. Group meets twice a month to discuss reading selections recommended by the Great Books Foundation. Lisa Harrison, 410-632-3970, http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
GREAT BOOKS DISCUSSION
Ocean City library, 10003 Coastal Highway, 3:30 PM. Children, under 2 years old, will be introduced to songs, stories, games and finger plays. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
LAP TIME
Fins Ale House & Raw Bar, 119 N Main St., 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM. Fins will donate 20 percent of the food and beverages sales to the Worcester County Arts Council. There will be a 50/50 raffle and hourly door prizes.
MAKE A DIFFERENCE MONDAY
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
TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY MEETING
Ocean Pines library, 11107 Cathell Road, 5:00 PM. Experience a sampling of simple STEM projects. For the whole family. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
FAMILY TIME ‘STEM EXPLORATIONS’
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
AGH DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP
Ocean Pines Community Center, 239 Ocean Parkway, 7:00 PM. Featuring The Delmarva Chorus. There will be cookies, coffee and tea served.
FREE COMMUNITY HOLIDAY SING-ALONG
Mondays - Ocean Pines Community Center, 239 Ocean Parkway, 7:00 PM. All levels of singers and drop-ins welcome. Carol, 410-641-6876
DELMARVA A CAPELLA CHORUS
Tues., Dec. 4 Burbage Regional Cancer Care Center Conference Room, 9707 Healthway Drive, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM. A cooperative effort of local Worship Centers and Atlantic General Hospital & Health System to increase health awareness, education and healthy living incentives. The group meets the first Tuesday of each month. Gail Mansell, gmansell@atlanticgeneral.org, 410-641-9725
FAITH-BASED PARTNERSHIP
Berlin library, 13 Harrison Ave., 10:30 AM. For 2 to 5 year old children. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
STORY TIME ‘WINTER WONDERLAND’
Berlin library, 13 Harrison Ave., 2:00 PM. Crafting fun for adults. Make crafts, gifts and decorations for the home. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
TUESDAY CRAFTERNOON
Ocean City library, 10003 Coastal Highway, 2:00 PM. Learn simple techniques to making your own easy, fun and tasty chocolate gifts. Participants will be taking some chocolates home. Register: 410-524-1818. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE GIFTS
Ocean City library, 10003 Coastal Highway, 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM. Learn to code using Scratch, Sphere BB8 robots and Cubetto. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
FAMILY TIME ‘CODING’
Jeffrey Auxer Designs studio, 19 Jefferson St., 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM. Learn how to blow your own glass ornament. Cost is $30 per person for one ornament. Reservations are accepted for every half-hour from 5:30-8 p.m. by calling 443-880-4944.
BLOWN GLASS ORNAMENT FUNDRAISER
Northside Park, 200 125th St., Ocean City, MD, 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM. Activities include arts and crafts, a ride through the Winterfest of Lights, cookie-decorating, refreshments, visits with Santa and more. Anna Duffey, 410-250-0125
PIZZA WITH SANTA
Tuesdays - Worcester County Health Center, 9730 Healthway Drive, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM. TOPS is a support and educational group promoting weight loss and health lifestyle. jeanduck47@gmail.com
TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY MEETING
Wed., Dec. 5 First Presbyterian Church of Ocean City, 1301 Philadelphia Ave., 7:00 AM - 12:00 PM. Eggs any style, pancakes, buckwheat pancakes, sausage, ham, biscuits, hash brown potatoes, grits, coffee and tea. Cost is $8 to eat in and $7 to carry out. Milk, soda and orange juice available for purchase. A Christmas Bazaar will be held during the breakfast featuring baked goods, handmade items, jewelry, cards and more. 410-2899340
GRACE PARKER ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT BREAKFAST
Ocean City library, 10003 Coastal Highway, 10:30 AM. Holiday science, art and fun for children ages 3-7 years old. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
STEAM STORYTIME ‘REINDEER GAMES’
Sponsored by Atlantic General Hospital and takes place at Rite Aid, 10119 Old Ocean City Blvd., Berlin and at Rite Aid, 11011 Manklin Creek Road, Ocean Pines, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM. Free blood pressure screening and health information. Michelle, 410-6419268
HYPERTENSION CLINICS
Berlin library, 13 Harrison Ave., 2:00 PM. This program is designed to start you on the path of making a few easy changes in your family’s ways of living to bring about changes that will enhance your lifestyle and save money too. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
STEPS TO SUSTAINABLE LIVING
Snow Hill library, 307 N. Washington St., 2:00 PM. The library will provide materials, instructions and books about the topic. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
Wednesdays - Ocean City Elks Lodge, 13708 Sinepuxent Ave., 5:30 PM - 9:00 PM. Dance to the sounds of the ’50s and ’60s music. A $5 donation to benefit Veterans and local charities. Dance lessons offered the first and third Wednesday of each month from 5-5:45 p.m. Dancing follows until 9 p.m. Members and their guests welcome. dance@delmarvahanddancing.com, 410-208-1151, http://delmarvahanddancing.com Wednesdays - Ocean Pines Community Center, 239 Ocean Parkway, 8:00 AM. Doors open at 7 a.m., meeting begins at 8 a.m. 410641-7330, http://www.kiwanisofopoc.org
KIWANIS CLUB OF GREATER OP/OC
Wednesdays - Captain’s Table Restaurant in the Courtyard by Marriott, 2 15th St., 6:00 PM. cliff0917@aol.com, 302-5402127
OC/BERLIN ROTARY CLUB MEETING
TEACH YOURSELF CALLIGRAPHY
Ocean Pines Community Center, 239 Ocean Parkway, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM. The Live Well Academy is a free, year-long lecture series on a wide range of healthcare topics. This month’s topic will be Radiation Oncology. The lecture is open to the public. Advance registration is required: Ocean Pines Recreation and Parks Department, 410641-7052.
FREE HEALTHCARE LECTURE
Berlin library, 13 Harrison Ave., 4:00 PM 7:00 PM. Read the book ahead of time (optional) and join the group for a book trivia contest followed by a showing of the movie followed by a discussion of the film adaptation. Snacks provided. This month’s selection is Everyday by David Levithan. For teens and young adults. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
BOOKS TO BIG SCREEN
Jeffrey Auxer Designs studio, 19 Jefferson St., 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM. Learn how to blow your own glass ornament. Cost is $30 per person for one ornament. Reservations are accepted for every half-hour from 5:30-8 p.m. by calling 443-880-4944.
BLOWN GLASS ORNAMENT FUNDRAISER
THE RED DOORS COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS CABARET
Ocean City Performing Arts Center, in the Ocean City conventtion center, 4001 Coastal Highway, 6:00 PM. Program of young people performing live music, dance and skits. Tickets cost $8 and are available at the OC Convention Center Box Office. 410-289-2800 Ocean Pines library, 11107 Cathell Road, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM. Sponsored by Atlantic General Hospital, the group is open to the public and meets on the first Wednesday of each month. AGH Diabetes Outpatient Education program, 410-208-9761
DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP
DELMARVA HAND DANCE CLUB
Thurs., Dec. 6 Snow Hill library, 307 N. Washington St., 10:30 AM. For 2 to 5 year old children. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
STORY TIME ‘BEARS’
Ocean Pines library, 11107 Cathell Road, 10:30 AM. Learn new skills while playing with educational toys. For infant to 5 year old children. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
PLAY TIME
Berlin library, 13 Harrison Ave., 2:00 PM. Make a wreath out of household items. All are welcome. Register: 410-641-0650. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
WREATHS YOU CAN MAKE
Ocean City library, 10003 Coastal Highway, 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM. Examine the debates over free speech, from the most offensive speech being allowed on college campuses to pondering if it is worth hearing from those we intensely disagree with. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
TED TALK ‘THE RIGHT TO SPEAK’
Thursdays - Harpoon Hanna’s, 39064 Harpoon Road, Fenwick Island, DE 19944, 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM. Beach Singles 45-Plus meets for happy hour. Info: Arlene, 302436-9577 or Kate, 410-524-0649. http://www.BeachSingles.org
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NOVEMBER 30, 2018
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Winter Rentals available on St. Louis Avenue, right before 1st Street, Ocean City. Call 301-331-2209.
WINTER RENTAL: 1BR/2BR/3BR Homes available in West Ocean City for December Move In. Call 443-373-9177.
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4BR House $500/week 2BR Apartment $300/week Burgundy Inn 1210 Philadelphia Ave. 410-289-8581
RAMBLER MOTEL 9942 Elm Street, WOC (Behind Starbucks) Sleeps 4, $250 per week Manager onsite 410-213-1764
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The Town of Ocean City Department of Tourism recently teamed up with six Eastern Shore county tourism officials for a “Crab Tank on the Choptank” competition held live during the 38th annual Maryland Tourism & Travel Summit in Cambridge earlier this month.
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(Nov. 30, 2018) The Town of Ocean City Department of Tourism recently teamed up with six Eastern Shore county tourism officials for a “Crab Tank on the Choptank” competition held live during the 38th annual Maryland Tourism & Travel Summit in Cambridge earlier this month. The ultimate pitch competition, loosely based on the hit television show “Shark Tank,” featured contestants presenting their tourism marketing campaign ideas. Ocean City Tourism Director Donna Abbott and Destination Sales Manager Norma Dobrowolski partnered with tourism officials from Worcester County, Wicomico County, Dorchester County, Talbot County,
Queen Anne’s County and Kent make the pitch,” Abbott said. “This County. group tour marketing initiative will be Their awardof great benefit to all winning pitch conof our destinations.” ‘We were excited to partner sisted of a group Ten Marylandwith our fellow destination tour travel itinerary based teams created that invites visitors programs and promomarketing organizations to to “Chase the Blue make the pitch...This group tions that targeted Crab.” The idea befour specific catetour marketing initiative will gories: human-powhind the new travel be of great benefit adventure is to celered recreation, ebrate, learn, savor family travel, multito all of our destinations.’ and enjoy authen- Ocean City Tourism Director cultural/diversity tic experiences travel and group Donna Abbott across the Eastern travel. Each team parShore. ticipated in convinc“We were exing the crabs to invest cited to partner with our fellow desti- in their marketing campaign to innation marketing organizations to crease visitation to Maryland.
Judges included: Charmaine Singh of Reach Global, Vicki Osman of American Bus Association, Chris Adams of Miles Marketing Partnership, Mike DeAnzeris of Meredith Travel Marketing and Michael Haynie, former chair of the Maryland Tourism Coalition. The winning “Chase the Blue Crab” pitch received $50,000 in promotional exposure by the Maryland Office of Tourism, a division of the Maryland Department of Commerce. The Town of Ocean City Department of Tourism also was the recipient of the Cooperative Partnership Award with Worcester and Wicomico counties for the marketing of the National Folk Festival.
REAL ESTATE REPORT
Buyers turn to adjustable-rate mortgages
By Lauren Bunting Contributing Writer (Nov. 30, 2018) The National Association of Realtors recently reported that rising interest rates are prompting more home buyers to turn to adjustable-rate mortgages. Though these mortgages typically come with lower interest rates initially, they reset to market rates after five or seven years, potentially shocking borrowers with much higher costs. The percentage of borrowers with ARMs rose to 8.2 percent in October, up from 7.2 percent in September, ac-
cording to Ellie Mae’s newly released Origination Insight Report. The Ellie Mae Origination Insight Report provides monthly data and insights from a sampling of closed loan applications through Ellie Mae’s Encompass mortgage management software and Ellie Mae Network. “As interest rates continue to rise, the percentage of adjustable-rate mortgages is increasing, as home buy-
ers are looking to take advantage of the best rates from their lenders,” said Jonathan Corr, president and CEO of Ellie Mae, a cloud-based platform for the mortgage finance industry. Freddie Mac reported last week that the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 4.81 percent compared to a 4.09 percent national average for fiveyear ARMs. Ellie Mae’s report also showed: • The time to close on all loans is on the rise: 45 days in October, up from 44 days in September. • The average loan to value re-
mained at 79 percent for the third consecutive month. • FICO scores of applicants averaged 727 in October. • The average FHA purchase FICO dropped to 676 in October, down one point from September. • Conventional refinance FICO scores held steady at 733 in October, and Conventional purchase FICO scores remained at 751 for the fourth month. — Lauren Bunting is a licensed Associate Broker with Bunting Realty, Inc. in Berlin.
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AGH earns Most Wired Hospital distinction
(Nov. 30, 2018) Atlantic General Hospital is the recipient of the Most Wired Hospital distinction for the third year in a row. Previously bestowed by the American Hospital Association’s (AHA) Health Forum to hospitals at the forefront of using healthcare IT to improve the delivery of care, the awards program has been taken over by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME). The awards are based on an annual survey and benchmarking study of hospitals and health systems across the U.S. CHIME revised the survey questions and methodology this year to highlight strengths and gaps in the industry. The goal is to identify best practices and promote the strategic use of healthcare IT to elevate the health and care of communities around the world. CHIME designated Atlantic General Hospital for 2018 Most Wired recognition at the CHIME Fall CIO Forum in San Diego. “Receiving the Most Wired award is a reflection of the forward-thinking culture at Atlantic General Hospital that has allowed us to implement so many best practices in healthcare IT,” said Jonathan Bauer, vice president for information systems at Atlantic General Hospital. “But it is also a tes-
tament to the skill and passion of our IT team working together with our dedicated medical staff. I cannot thank all of them enough for their ongoing efforts.” “Healthcare IT has the potential to revolutionize care around the world, but to meet that potential it must be used strategically,” said Russell Branzell, president and CEO of CHIME. “The technology is important, but leadership and a strategic vision are equally important. The diversity of the organizations that earned Most Wired status this year shows quality care can be achieved almost anywhere under the right leadership. By sharing the best practices in Most Wired, we hope quality care will one day be available everywhere.” A Few of AGH’s Initiatives: • Telehealth According to the survey, 89 percent of participating healthcare organizations offer some form of telehealth service, but few offer focused telehealth services such as genetic counseling or rehabilitation. Atlantic General entered the telehealth space with 24-hour monitoring and intervention recommendations for ICU patients in 2010 and has since expanded the technology for partnerships with Kennedy Krieger Institute and Sheppard Pratt to provide developmental health and mental health
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services, among others. Most recently Atlantic General established a partnership with University of Maryland’s Greenebaum Cancer Center to provide patients and the oncologists at the Burbage Regional Cancer Care Center access to University of Maryland cancer specialists for consultations and care plans for more difficult cancer diagnoses. The first to benefit from this telehealth partnership have been patients with lung nodules or suspected lung cancer who are connecting with thoracic surgeons at University of Maryland for pre- and post-operative consultations, followed by patients with breast cancer and other cancer diagnoses. This fall, Atlantic General began offering genetic counseling via telemedicine with specialists at the Greenebaum Cancer Center for patients diagnosed with cancer or their family members, to inform treatment decisions and assess genetic risk for cancer. • Communication and Coordination Over the past year, Atlantic General Hospital has been upgrading the nurse call system in its inpatient unit to improve efficiency and shorten response time to patient requests for assistance. The project included purchase of smart phones for nursing staff to send and receive secure messaging related to patient care. Over the next six months, the secure messaging on the smartphones will be integrated with the organization’s Allscripts electronic medical record as well as bedside telemetry equipment and the sensors on new smart beds from Stryker. This unified communications environment will allow clinical staff who are on-the-go to receive alerts about a patient’s deteriorating vitals, for ex-
ample, or that a patient with a high risk of falling has gotten out of bed. It will also enable nurses to communicate immediately with patients who have asked for help and coordinate care with other staff. • Systems Continuity Over the last year, the IT department at Atlantic General Hospital and Health System has made several improvements to ensure continuity of critical applications and reduce downtimes that require clinical staff to revert to a paper environment. This includes transitioning more systems to remotely hosted cloudbased solutions, expanding data storage and computing power, and using a high speed fiber network for the remote locations to improve performance and security. Detailed results of the Most Wired survey and study and a list of the 2018 winners can be found at https://chimecentral.org. Atlantic General Hospital has been providing quality health care to the residents of Worcester, Wicomico and Somerset counties in Maryland and Sussex County, Delaware, since May 1993. Built by the commitment and generosity of a dedicated community, the hospital’s state-of-the-art facility in Berlin combines old-fashioned personal attention with the latest in technology and services. It provides quality specialty care such as weight loss surgery, orthopedics, outpatient infusion for individuals with cancer or blood/autoimmune disorders, retina surgery and a comprehensive women’s diagnostic center. Atlantic General Health System, its network of more than 40 primary care providers and specialists, care for residents and visitors throughout the region. For more information about Atlantic General Hospital, visit www.atlanticgeneral.org.
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Sebastian welcomed EXIT Realty At The Beach in Ocean Pines announces the addition of Julie Sebastian to its team of real estate professionals. Bernie Flax, broker/owner of EXIT Realty At The Beach is excited to welcome Sebastian. Flax said that EXIT is growing and attracting quality business people every day. Julie Sebastian Sebastian graduated from Penn State with a degree in mineral economics. She then traveled to the Middle East and spent six years teaching and learning more about the world. Once she returned from the Middle East, she spent the next 11 years working in human services and worked her way up the ladder in several nonprofit agencies. Sebastian now resides in Ocean Pines with her husband and two sons. EXIT Realty At The Beach is located at 11002 Manklin Meadows Lane #3, in Ocean Pines. For more information, call 410-208-3948.
in May of 2017 as business development officer with two years of previous banking and financial experience. Miller is a Stephen Decatur High School graduate. He attended Wor-Wic Community College and then The Art Institute of Charleston, South Carolina, for a degree in business management and digital marketing. Caleb Miller Miller is very active in the community. He serves as the treasurer of the Bishopville Volunteer Fire Department, the chairman of the Board for The Friends of Bishopville Cemetery Committee and is an ambassador for the Bethany-Fenwick Area Chamber of Commerce where he most recently won Inspiring Business Person of the Year 2018. Bank of Ocean City is a locally-owned, independent community bank. Established in 1916 and headquartered in West Ocean City, the bank has six offices: three in Ocean City, one in Ocean Pines, one in Berlin. Its newest addition is in Fenwick Island, Delaware. For more information, contact Tingle at the 59th Street office at 410-524-6144.
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Reid Tingle, president and CEO of Bank of Ocean City, along with the Board of Directors, welcome Petronela Whitman as branch manager of its 59th Street office. Whitman joined Bank of Ocean City in the spring of 2016 with over eight years of experience in the service industry. Before moving to the United States in 2013, Whitman managed a P. Whitman Work and Travel office in Iasi, Romania for a little over three years. There she helped J1 students with their internships in the United States. Whitman started her banking career as a teller for the 59th Street branch before moving to the Operations Department in November 2016. During this time, she received several banking certificates as well as customer service training. Whitman is also an American Bankers Association Certified Small Business Banker. Bank of Ocean City is a locally-owned, independent community bank. Established in 1916 and headquartered in West Ocean City, the bank has six offices: three in Ocean City, one in Ocean Pines, one in Berlin. For more information, contact Tingle at the 59th Street office at 410-524-6144.
Page Browning, executive vice president of the Coastal Association of Realtors, is being honored by the National Association of Realtors with the Realtor association Certified Executive designation, which recognizes exceptional efforts by Realtor association executives. Browning is one of over 500 Realtor association executives who Page Browning have achieved this mark of excellence. Local and state association executives who hold the RCE designation represent Realtors in 50 states/territories. The RCE is the only professional designation designed specifically for Realtor association executives. It exemplifies goaloriented association executives with drive, experience and commitment to professional growth, according to NARâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website. Prior to becoming a candidate for the RCE designation, applicants must document their association management and academic experiences. Eligible candidates must then successfully complete a multiple-choice exam based on a comprehensive understanding of association operations and management practices. Candidates must demonstrate knowledge of areas critical to Realtor association management, including association law, governance, and issues related to member services. To retain the designation, RCEs must be recertified every four years. Browning also holds the Certified Association Executive designation through the American Society of Association Executives. For more information about CAR, call 410-641-4409 visit www.coastalrealtors.org.
Miller promoted Reid Tingle, president and CEO of Bank of Ocean City, along with the Board of Directors, announces the promotion of Caleb Miller from business development officer, to branch manager/loan officer of the Ocean Pines location. Miller Joined the Bank of Ocean City
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SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES’ SALE OF IMPROVED REAL PROPERTY 3 WHITE HORSE DR. OCEAN PINES, MD 21811 Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust from Ann H. Moore, dated June 20, 2014 and recorded in Liber 6419, folio 466 among the Land Records of Worcester County, MD, default having occurred under the terms thereof and at the request of the parties secured thereby, the undersigned Substitute Trustees will offer for sale at public auction at the Circuit Court for Worcester County, at the Court House Door, One W. Market St., Snow Hill, MD 21863, on DECEMBER 17, 2018 AT 1:15 PM ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND AND THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON situated in Worcester County, Maryland and more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust. The property is improved by a dwelling. The property, will be sold in an “as is” condition and subject to conditions, restrictions, easements, encumbrances and agreements of record affecting the subject property, if any, and with no warranty of any kind. Terms of Sale: A deposit in the form of cashier’s or certified check, or in such other form as the Substitute Trustees may determine, at their sole discretion, for $6,000 at the time of sale. If the noteholder and/or servicer is the successful bidder, the deposit requirement is waived. Balance of the purchase price is to be paid within fifteen (15) days of the final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court for Worcester County, Maryland. Interest is to be paid on the unpaid purchase price at the rate of 5% per annum from date of sale to the date the funds are received in the office of the Substitute Trustees, if the property is purchased by an entity other than the noteholder and/or servicer. If payment of the balance does not occur within fifteen days of ratification, the deposit will be forfeited and the property will be resold at the risk
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and cost of the defaulting purchaser. There will be no abatement of interest due from the purchaser in the event settlement is delayed for any reason. Taxes, ground rent, water rent, and all other public charges and assessments payable on an annual basis, including sanitary and/or metropolitan district charges, and front foot benefit charges, if applicable, to be adjusted for the current year to the date of sale, and assumed thereafter by the purchaser. Condominium fees and/or homeowners association dues, if any, shall be assumed by the purchaser from the date of sale. The purchaser shall be responsible for the payment of the ground rent escrow, if required. Cost of all documentary stamps, transfer taxes, and all settlement charges shall be borne by the purchaser. If the Substitute Trustees are unable to convey good and marketable title, the purchaser’s sole remedy in law or equity shall be limited to the refund of the deposit to the purchaser. Upon refund of the deposit, the sale shall be void and of no effect, and the purchaser shall have no further claim against the Substitute Trustees. Purchaser shall be responsible for obtaining physical possession of the property. The purchaser at the foreclosure sale shall assume the risk of loss for the property immediately after the sale. (Matter #17-603124). Laura H. G. O’Sullivan, et al., Substitute Trustees ALEX COOPER AUCTS, INC. 908 YORK RD., TOWSON, MD 21204 410-828-4838 www.alexcooper.com OCD-11/29/3t _________________________________ Rosenberg & Associates, LLC 4340 East West Highway, Suite 600 Bethesda, MD 20814 (301) 907-8000 www.rosenberg-assoc.com
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES’ SALE OF IMPROVED REAL PROPERTY 3917 MARKET ST. SNOW HILL, MD 21863 Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust from Shawn Johnson dated May 18, 2006 and recorded in Liber 4744, folio 725 among the Land Records of Worcester County, MD, default having occurred under the terms thereof, the Sub. Trustees will sell at public auction at the Circuit Court for Worcester County, at the Court House Door, One W. Market St., Snow Hill, MD 21863, on DECEMBER 14, 2018 AT 2:00 PM ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND, together with the buildings and improvements thereon situated in Worcester County, MD and more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust. Tax ID #02-010720. The property, which is improved by a dwelling, will be sold in an “as is” condition and subject to conditions, restrictions and agreements of
record affecting the same, if any, and with no warranty of any kind. Terms of Sale: A deposit of $14,000 by cash or certified check. Balance of the purchase price to be paid in cash within ten days of final ratification of sale by the Circuit Court for Worcester County. Interest to be paid on the unpaid purchase money at the rate pursuant to the Deed of Trust Note from the date of sale to the date funds are received in the office of the Sub. Trustees. There will be no abatement of interest in the event additional funds are tendered before settlement or if settlement is delayed for any reason. The noteholder shall not be obligated to pay interest if it is the purchaser. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE FOR THE PURCHASER. Adjustment of all real property taxes, including agricultural taxes, if applicable, and any and all public and/or private charges or assessments, including water/sewer charges and ground rent, to be adjusted to date of sale and thereafter assumed by purchaser. Condominium fees and/or homeowners association dues, if any, shall be assumed by the purchaser from the date of sale forward. Cost of all documentary stamps, transfer taxes and settlement expenses shall be borne by the purchaser. Purchaser shall be responsible for obtaining physical possession of the property. Purchaser assumes the risk of loss or damage to the property from the date of sale forward. Additional terms to be announced at the time of sale. If the Sub. Trustees are unable to convey good and marketable title, the purchaser’s sole remedy in law and equity shall be limited to a refund of the deposit without interest. If the purchaser fails to go to settlement, the deposit shall be forfeited, to the Trustees for application against all expenses, attorney’s fees and the full commission on the sale price of the above-scheduled foreclosure sale. In the event of default, all expenses of this sale (including attorney’s fees and the full commission on the gross sale price of this sale) shall be charged against and paid out of the forfeited deposit. The Trustees may then re-advertise and resell the property at the risk and expense of the defaulting purchaser or may avail themselves of any legal or equitable remedies against the defaulting purchaser without reselling the property. In the event of a resale, the defaulting purchaser shall not be entitled to receive the surplus, if any, even if such surplus results from improvements to the property by said defaulting purchaser and the defaulting purchaser shall be liable to the Trustees and secured party for reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses incurred in connection with all litigation involving the Property or the proceeds of the resale. Trustees’ file number 71631. Diane S. Rosenberg, Mark D. Meyer, et al., Substitute Trustees ALEX COOPER AUCTS, INC. 908 YORK RD., TOWSON, MD 21204 410-828-4838 www.alexcooper.com OCD-11/29/3t _________________________________
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SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES’ SALE OF IMPROVED REAL PROPERTY 103 123RD ST., UNIT #325 A/K/A 123 STREET JOCKEY BEACH CLUB, UNIT #325 OCEAN CITY, MD 21842 Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust from Timothy R. Corvin and Debra M. Corvin, dated November 20, 2007 and recorded in Liber 5048, folio 96 among the Land Records of Worcester County, MD, default having occurred under the terms thereof, the Sub. Trustees will sell at public auction at the Circuit Court for Worcester County, at the Court House Door, One W. Market St., Snow Hill, MD 21863, on DECEMBER 3, 2018 AT 1:35 PM ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND AND THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON situated in Worcester County, MD and described as Unit No. 325 in the “Jockey Beach Club Condominium” and more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust. The property is improved by a dwelling. The property, will be sold in an “as is” condition and subject to conditions, restrictions and agreements of record affecting the same, if any and with no warranty of any kind. Terms of Sale: A deposit of $14,000 by cash or certified check. Balance of the purchase price to be paid in cash within 10 days of final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court for Worcester County. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE. If the purchaser fails to settle within the aforesaid ten (10) days of ratification, the purchaser relinquishes their deposit and the Sub. Trustees may file an appropriate motion with the court to resell the property. Purchaser waives personal service of any paper filed with the Court in connection with such motion and any Show Cause Order issued by the Court and expressly agrees to accept service of any such paper or Order by certified mail and regular mail sent to the address provided by the purchaser and as recorded on the documents executed by the purchaser at the time of the sale. Service shall be deemed effective upon the purchaser 3 days after postmarked by the United States Post Office. It is expressly agreed by the purchaser that actual receipt of the certified mail is not required for service to be effective. If the purchaser fails to go to settlement the deposit shall be forfeited to the Sub. Trustees and all expenses of this sale (including attorney fees and full commission on the gross sales price of the sale) shall be charged against and paid from the forfeited deposit. In the event of resale the defaulting purchaser shall
NOVEMBER 30, 2018 not be entitled to any surplus proceeds or profits resulting from any resale of the property regardless of any improvements made to the real property. Interest is to be paid on the unpaid purchase money at the rate of 4.625% per annum from the date of sale to the date the funds are received in the office of the Sub. Trustees. Taxes, ground rent, water rent, condominium fees and/or homeowner association dues, all public charges/assessments payable on an annual basis, including sanitary and/or metropolitan district charges, if applicable, to be adjusted for the current year to date of sale and assumed thereafter by the purchaser. Purchaser shall be responsible for the costs of all transfer taxes, (including agricultural transfer taxes, if applicable), documentary stamps and all other costs incident to settlement. Purchaser shall be responsible for physical possession of the property. Purchaser assumes the risk of loss from the date of sale forward. The sale is subject to post sale audit by the Noteholder to determine whether the borrower entered into any repayment/forbearance agreement, reinstated or paid off prior to the sale. In any such event the Purchaser agrees that upon notification by the Sub. Trustees of such event the sale is null and void and of no legal effect and the deposit returned without interest. If the Sub. Trustees are unable to convey either insurable or good and marketable title, or the sale is not ratified for any reason by the Circuit Court including errors made by the Sub. Trustees, the purchaser’s sole remedy at law or in equity shall be limited to a refund of the deposit without any interest. Steven K. Eisenberg, Paul J. Moran, Substitute Trustees ALEX COOPER AUCTS, INC. 908 YORK RD., TOWSON, MD 21204 410-828-4838 www.alexcooper.com OCD-11/15/3t _________________________________ 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 14001 COASTAL HWY., UNIT #328 OCEAN CITY, MD 21842 Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust dated March 4, 2005 and recorded in Liber 4401, Folio 172 among the Land Records of Worcester County, MD, with an original principal balance of $140,000.00, default having occurred under the terms thereof, the Sub. Trustees will sell at public auction at the Circuit Court for Worcester County, at the Court House Door, One W. Market St., Snow Hill, MD 21863, on DECEMBER 4, 2018 AT 3:36 PM
Ocean City Today / Public Notices ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND, together with any buildings or improvements thereon situated in Worcester County, MD and described as Unit Number 57 in the “Orleans Court Condominium” and more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust. The property, and any improvements thereon, will be sold in an “as is” condition and subject to conditions, restrictions and agreements of record affecting the same, if any, and with no warranty of any kind. Terms of Sale: A deposit of $10,000 in the form of certified check, cashier’s check or money order will be required of the purchaser at time and place of sale. Balance of the purchase price, together with interest on the unpaid purchase money at the current rate contained in the Deed of Trust Note from the date of sale to the date funds are received by the Sub. Trustees, payable in cash within ten days of final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court. There will be no abatement of interest due from the purchaser in the event additional funds are tendered before settlement. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE FOR THE PURCHASER. Adjustment of current year’s real property taxes are adjusted as of the date of sale, and thereafter assumed by the purchaser. Taxes due for prior years including costs of any tax sale are payable by the purchaser. Purchaser is responsible for any recapture of homestead tax credit. All other public and/or private charges or assessments, to the extent such amounts survive foreclosure sale, including water/sewer charges, ground rent, whether incurred prior to or after the sale to be paid by the purchaser. Any deferred water and sewer charges that purports to cover or defray cost during construction of public water or wastewater facilities constructed by the developer and subject to an annual fee or assessment are to be paid by the purchaser to the lienholder and are a contractual obligation between the lienholder and each owner of this property, and is not a fee or assessment imposed by the county. Any right of prepayment or discount for early prepayment of water and sewer charges may be ascertained by contacting the lienholder. All costs of deed recordation including but not limited to all transfer, recordation, agricultural or other taxes or charges assessed by any governmental entity as a condition to recordation, are payable by purchaser, whether or not purchaser is a Maryland First Time Home Buyer. Purchaser is responsible for obtaining physical possession of the property, and assumes risk of loss or damage to the property from the date of sale. The sale is subject to post-sale audit of the status of the loan with the loan servicer including, but not limited to, determination of whether the borrower entered into any repayment agreement, reinstated or paid off the loan prior to the sale. In any such event, this sale shall be null and void, and the Purchaser’s sole remedy, in law or equity, shall be the return of the deposit without interest. If purchaser fails to settle within
ten days of ratification, subject to order of court, purchaser agrees that property will be resold and entire deposit retained by Sub. Trustees as liquidated damages for all losses occasioned by the purchaser’s default and purchaser shall have no further liability. The defaulted purchaser shall not be entitled to any surplus proceeds resulting from said resale even if such surplus results from improvements to the property by said defaulted purchaser. Sub. Trustees will convey either marketable or insurable title. If they cannot deliver one or the other, or if ratification of the sale is denied by the Circuit Court for any reason, the Purchaser’s sole remedy, at law or equity, is return of the deposit without interest. (Matter No. 157553-2) 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-11/15/3t _________________________________ 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 9642 BISHOPVILLE RD. BISHOPVILLE, MD 21813 Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust dated May 21, 1999 and recorded in Liber 2697, Folio 306 among the Land Records of Worcester County, MD, with an original principal balance of $132,079.06, 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 DECEMBER 4, 2018 AT 3:30 PM ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND, together with any buildings or improvements thereon situated in Worcester County, MD and more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust. The property, and any improvements thereon, will be sold in an “as is” condition and subject to conditions, restrictions and agreements of record affecting the same, if any, and with no warranty of any kind. Terms of Sale: A deposit of $15,000 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 re-
PAGE 51 ceived by the Sub. Trustees, payable in cash within ten days of final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court. There will be no abatement of interest due from the purchaser in the event additional funds are tendered before settlement. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE FOR THE PURCHASER. Adjustment of current year’s real property taxes are adjusted as of the date of sale, and thereafter assumed by the purchaser. Taxes due for prior years including costs of any tax sale are payable by the purchaser. Purchaser is responsible for any recapture of homestead tax credit. All other public and/or private charges or assessments, to the extent such amounts survive foreclosure sale, including water/sewer charges, ground rent, whether incurred prior to or after the sale to be paid by the purchaser. Any deferred water and sewer charges that purports to cover or defray cost during construction of public water or wastewater facilities constructed by the developer and subject to an annual fee or assessment are to be paid by the purchaser to the lienholder and are a contractual obligation between the lienholder and each owner of this property, and is not a fee or assessment imposed by the county. Any right of prepayment or discount for early prepayment of water and sewer charges may be ascertained by contacting the lienholder. All costs of deed recordation including but not limited to all transfer, recordation, agricultural or other taxes or charges assessed by any governmental entity as a condition to recordation, are payable by purchaser, whether or not purchaser is a Maryland First Time Home Buyer. Purchaser is responsible for obtaining physical possession of the property, and assumes risk of loss or damage to the property from the date of sale. The sale is subject to post-sale audit of the status of the loan with the loan servicer including, but not limited to, determination of whether the borrower entered into any repayment agreement, reinstated or paid off the loan prior to the sale. In any such event, this sale shall be null and void, and the Purchaser’s sole remedy, in law or equity, shall be the return of the deposit without interest. If purchaser fails to settle within ten days of ratification, subject to order of court, purchaser agrees that property will be resold and entire deposit retained by Sub. Trustees as liquidated damages for all losses occasioned by the purchaser’s default and purchaser shall have no further liability. The defaulted purchaser shall not be entitled to any surplus proceeds resulting from said resale even if such surplus results from improvements to the property by said defaulted purchaser. Sub. Trustees will convey either marketable or insurable title. If they cannot deliver one or the other, or if ratification of the sale is denied by the Circuit Court for any reason, the Purchaser’s sole remedy, at law or equity, is return of the deposit without interest. (Matter No. 327484-1) PLEASE CONSULT WWW.ALEXCOOPER.COM FOR STATUS OF UPCOMING SALES
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WORCESTER COUNTY TREASURER 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-11/15/3t _________________________________ 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 8 CANAL SIDE MEWS WEST OCEAN CITY, MD 21842 Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust dated November 29, 2006 and recorded in Liber 4842, Folio 423 among the Land Records of Worcester County, MD, with an original principal balance of $560,000.00, default having occurred under the terms thereof, the Sub. Trustees will sell at public auction at the Circuit Court for Worcester County, at the Court House Door, One W. Market St., Snow Hill, MD 21863, on DECEMBER 4, 2018 AT 3:33 PM ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND, together with any buildings or improvements thereon situated in Worcester County, MD and described as Unit LUT-AX-8, in Phase 8, pursuant to a Condominium Regime established by and shown on a condominium plat entitled “Condominium Plat Phase 8, The Townhouse Condominium II At Sunset Island” 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 $57,000 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 pub-
NOTICE OF EXCESS PROCEEDS FROM TAX SALES Notice is given that the Worcester County Treasurer is holding excess proceeds from Worcester County Tax Sales on the properties listed and described herein. The owner names listed here were the owner of record at the time of the Tax Sale. If the property was assessed to you at the time of the sale, you may be entitled to this balance retained by Worcester County. Further information may be obtained by calling (410)632-0686 x1220. When calling, provide the Account #, Name of Owner, and your name and phone number on this message line. Phillip G. Thompson, Finance Officer Office of the Treasurer, Worcester County Property Owner Current Amount of Premise Address/Legal Description Excess Proceeds Account No. at the time of Sale 01001639 01001884 01001957 01002082 01002171 01002309 01002376 01002384 01003151 01003461 01006371 01007262 01007262 01008439 01008447 01009249 01012754 01015206 01015648 01015745 01017470 01020420 01020420 01020722 01020757
Fosque, William M. Duck, Mardine Evans, Norma Lenell Hargis, John Handy Williams, Ida M. Lambertson, Walter Long, Hester Luber, Harold Waters, Patrick, Darrnell Williams, Lora James 1 Bradway, Helen Lenick, Michael Hancock, Lawrence Deshields, Margaret, J. Deshields, Margaret Schoolfield, Stran Schoolfield, Charles Attwood, Chad Tarr, Harold & Gloria Delia, Victor and Donna Bratten, William Edwards, Charlene L. Edwards, Charlene R&M Inc. Sturgis, Helen
Property Owner Account No. at the time of Sale 01024191 Veney, Lawson 01034189 Ardis, Elton D. & Blanche 02004461 02005808 02009692 02016540 02016680 02017210 02021129 02029987 02029987 02030861 03001261 03001997 03002608 03002616 03002950 03003035 03003574 03014673 03016617 03017257 03019217 03019616 03019691 Account No. 03020088 03020754 03020940 03021475 03021491 03022846 03034402 03034488 03035387 03039439 03045544 03047431 03050769 03051900 03055035
Jones, Otis E. & Joanne B. Blake, Charles Walton, Sarah Palmer, Kenneth, Lee Washington, James Collins, Gary & Elwood Deshields, Evelyn Atlantic Process Realty Group Village of Nassawango Pusey, Stephen Pitts, Jeanette and Lloyd Collick, Floyd, Lewis Hickman, Mary E. Hickman, Parker Johnson, Calvin Lewis, Green Showell, Ella Burbage, Louise Moore, Agnes Beatrice & Elijah James Bythewood Dale, Richard, Lee Jones, Barbara Jean Foreman, Rayfield & Elizabeth Henry, James Property Owner at the time of Sale Spence, Emily Smith, Preston Fassett, William, Walter Henry, Anna, Brittingham Henry, Charles Raney, Joan Steele Showell, Thurman Timmons, Lizzie Purnell, Elwood & The Estate of Thomas F. Johnson Barnhard, Dane Jay Clark, Arthur, Thomas Crum, Roger, Jesse Dunford, Mae Eddy, W. James Gibraltar Industries
1901 Cropper Court, Pocomoke, MD 21851 Clementine Street, Pocomoke, MD 21851 1423 Unionville Road, Pocomoke, MD 21851 Pit Circle Road, Pocomoke, MD 21851 Pit Circle Road, Pocomoke, MD 21851 Clementine Street, Pocomoke, MD 21851 Unionville Road, Pocomoke, MD 21851 Clementine Street, Pocomoke, MD 21851 2047 McMichael Ave., Pocomoke, MD 21851 828 Pit Circle Road, Pocomoke, MD 21851 East Side Maryland 359, Pocomoke Lambertson Road, Pocomoke, MD 21851 Lambertson Road, Pocomoke, MD 21851 Cypress Road, Pocomoke, MD 21851 New Bridge Rd, Pocomoke, MD 21854 1225 New Bridge Road, Pocomoke, MD 21851 935 Colona Road, Pocomoke, MD 21851 Railroad Ave., Pocomoke, MD 21851 803 Clarke Ave., Pocomoke, MD 21851 810 Second St., Pocomoke, MD 21851 Front Street, Pocomoke, MD 21851 722 Sixth Street, Pocomoke, MD 21851 722 Sixth Street, Pocomoke, MD 21851 Fifth Street, Pocomoke, MD 21851 517 Young Street, Pocomoke, MD 21851
$3,054.29 $7.20 $0.96 $95.79 $1,808.52 $1.33 $5,582.50 $322.99 $65.44 $69.18 $18,680.41 $6,346.03 $471.23 $304.29 $85.66 $65.86 $4.33 $76.44 $275.96 $19.71 $5.65 $6.10 $363.66 $509.73 $36.77
Current Amount of Premise Address/Legal Description Excess Proceeds 713 Cedar Street, Pocomoke, MD 21851 $14,762.78 16 acres Back Land on Pocomoke River, NE of Pocomoke River 21851 $4,640.76 4441 Old Furnace Extended Road, Snow Hill, MD 21863 $7,945.59 Blake Road, Snow Hill, MD 21863 $3.37 Public Landing Road, Snow Hill, MD 21863 $4,512.33 201 Commerce Street, Snow Hill, MD 21863 $10,749.80 102 Green Street, Snow Hill, MD 21863 $17,885.74 421 Dighton Ave., Snow Hill, MD 21863 $1.83 102 Martin Street, Snow Hill, MD 21863 $3,070.03 Village Trl, Snow Hill, MD 21863 $39.19 Village Trl, Snow Hill, MD 21863 $1,453.17 Seneca Drive, Snow Hill, MD 21863 $759.29 11819 Steam Mill Hill Road $19,463.86 $21.47 Back Street, Whalleyville, MD $93.68 1/2 Acres South side Whaley Street, Whaleysville $21.10 11609 Campbelltown Road, Bishopville, MD 21813 $203.96 $924.30 Hall Road 2, $167.65 Libertytown Road, Berlin, MD 21811 $31.85 10824 Oak Court, Berlin, MD 21811 $19,732.86 10744 Flower Street, Berlin, MD 21811 Libertytown Road, Berlin, MD 21811 Bethards Road, Berlin, MD
$275.74 $1,520.37 $1,586.72 $1,950.42
Current Amount of Premise Address/Legal Description Excess Proceeds 8549 Ironshire Station Road, Berlin, MD 21811 $20.63 Germantown Road, Berlin, MD $2,051.96 10148 Germantown Road, Berlin, MD 21811 $452.07 $2.96 Camelia Lane, South East of Berlin $2,131.16 10229 Germantown Road, Berlin, MD 21811 $11,030.36 RT - 113 Hwy, Berlin, MD 21811 $4,926.21 108 Railroad Ave., Berlin, MD 21811 $1,531.40 532 Flower Street, Berlin, MD 21811 $7,205.69 87 Pinehurst Road, Ocean Pines, MD 21811 209 Ocean Parkway, Ocean Pines, MD 21811 87 Bramblewood Drive., Ocean Pines, MD 21811 23 Offshore Lane Ocean Pines, MD 21811 5 Sandridge Road, Ocean Pines, MD 21811 1 Alden Court, Ocean Pines, MD 21811
$66.01 $6,562.15 $5,518.34 $7,054.26 $7,632.75 $4,876.51
NOVEMBER 30, 2018 Account No. 03063038 03065626 03065960 03068323 03070018 03071944 03072274 03072770 03073939 03075419 03075702 03079031 03080196 03086445 03086933 03087964 03090450 03090701 03091414 03097854 03098621 03099350 03100057 03100065 03102548 Account No. 03102769 03103358 03106349 03107213 03107337 03109046 03121801 04001389 04001397 04001613 04003365 04004841 05000971 05001064 05001064 05001285 05001331 05003091 05005663 05008816 05011582 05011973 08001375 08003858 Account No. 08003971 08004188 08004277 08004633 08004986 08005427 08006091 08006172 08006180 08006326 08007527 08008574 08009090 10000327 10011280 10025893 10093740 10177812 10177952 10180961 10203333 10319188 10323622 10356059
Property Owner at the time of Sale Kaufman, Stephanie Langley, Raymond Law, William Makowski, Christine McDermott, James, Andrew Mitchell, Samuel Moore, Phyllis Mosley, William Lawrence, Joseph A. Grimm, Tracey, L. & Steven M. Drocella Breski, Joseph A. & Nancy L. Mid-Continental Bldg Romer, Henry James Stevens, Jonathan Stuart, Roy L. & Louise Teal, Robert Vitkauskas, Cpt Vytautas Wainwright, Oliver Waters, Carmelita Cordery, E. CostoN & Elizabeth C. Bayer, Jay, D. & Julia D. Firth, Richard K. Gibraltar Industries Gibraltar Industries Joson, Purificacion Property Owner at the time of Sale Kelly, John Lynn Laupert, Lucille Leinemann, Ingo Rau, David, Richard Reich, Heinz Smith, Earl Scott Jr. Armstrong, Bobbie Foreman, Atwood Foreman, Elijah & Annie M. Landry, Mary P. & Thomas Peter Johnson, Clement Aydelotte, Thomas Mumford, Octa Lenick, Michael Roberts, Almeter Townsend, Eliza Trustees Mt. Calvery Holy Church Harbaugh, Larry Mumford, Nancy Hartman, Loyal, William Jr. & Bonnie Lee Luber, Harold Bayview Estates Ltd Collick, Leah Copes, Phyllis, O. Property Owner at the time of Sale Doughty, Donald Good Samaritan Hall Harmon, David Manuel, Rosetta Purnell, Fred Chandler, Raymond J. Adams, Shirley Irving, Benne Heirs Bennett, Edwards & Beatrick Manuel Butler, Mamie Partridge, Seymour T. Paradis, Virginia G Collins, Charles Bond, Mary Historic Railroads Inc. GP Limited Partnership Bayside Maint Corp Montego Bay The Spring Land Co Pasta, Salvatore A. & Dorothy I. McKean Construction Co Joyner, Debra Baycorp LTD Carlotta, Paul Aydelotte, Philander Larson, Ann Coulbourne, William
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Current Amount of Premise Address/Legal Description Excess Proceeds 81 Tail of the Fox Drive, Ocean Pines, MD 21811 $22.98 27 Offshore Lane, Berlin, MD 21811 $78.68 20 Harpoon Road, Ocean Pines, MD 21811 $7,152.55 23 Moonraker Road, Ocean Pines, MD 21811 $7,253.12 3 Duxbury Road, Ocean Pines, MD 21811 $5,407.65 231 Windjammer Road, Ocean Pines, MD 21811 $6,587.59 110 Martinique Circle, Ocean Pines, MD 21811 $103,779.55 36 Fairway Lane, Ocean Pines, MD 21811 $9.66 8 Marview Drive, Ocean Pines, MD 21811 $5,158.43 9 Rockside Road, Ocean Pines, MD 21811 $5,261.79 254 Windjammer Road, Ocean Pines, MD 21811 15 Liberty Street, Ocean Pines, MD 21811 10 Allendale Court, Ocean Pines, MD 21811 10 Deerfield Court, Ocean Pines, MD 21811 23 Concord Lane, Ocean Pines, MD 21811 99 Bramblewood Drive, Ocean Pines, MD 21811 120 Seafarer Lane, Ocean Pines, MD 21811 24 Alden Court, Ocean Pines, MD 21811 24 Offshore Lane, Ocean Pines, MD 21811 18 Crossbow Trail, Berlin, MD 21811 1342 Ocean Parkway, Ocean Pines, MD 21811 11001 Manklin Meadows Lane, Berlin, MD 21811 1008 Ocean Parkway, Ocean Pines, MD 21811 10 Juniper Court, Ocean Pines, MD 21811 1 Footbridge Trail, Ocean Pines, MD 21811
$5,232.80 $7,648.97 $5,891.26 $1.82 $12,866.77 $2.32 $169.50 $1.90 $3,895.76 $3,376.46 $3,868.10 $7.26 $7,362.50 $3,206.43 $3,688.15
Current Amount of Excess Proceeds $4,642.96 $1,831.69 $3,500.96 $5,145.75 $22.79 $1.15 $1,204.13 $65.90 $242.70 $10,850.83 $323.38 $2,305.57 South Side Line Hotel Road, South of Selbyville 21813 $941.56 Hotel Road, Bishopville, MD 21813 $36.19 Hotel Road, Bishopville, MD 21813 $845.18 Cemetery Road, Bishopville, MD 21813 $1061.47 9464 Morris Road, Bishopville, MD 21813 $20,655.56 9413 Whaleyville Road, Whaleyville, MD 21872 $6.28 R-113 HWY, Bishopville, MD 21813 $8,365.26 11229 W Tammy Drive., Bishopville, MD 21863 $5,582.50
Premise Address/Legal Description 2 High Sheriff Trail, Berlin, MD 21811 90 Nottingham Lane, Ocean Pines, MD 21811 1180 Ocean Parkeway, Ocean Pines, MD 21811 36 High Sheriff Trail, Ocean Pines, MD 21811 83 High Sheriff Trail, Ocean Pines, MD 21811 14 Hemlock Lane, Ocean Pines, MD 21811 Duncan Crossing Road, Berlin, MD 21811 8302 Patey Wood Road, Newark, MD 21841 Patey Woods Road, Newark, MD 21841 8335 Langmaid Road, Newark, MD 21841 Queponco Road, Newark, MD 21841
Peerless Road, Bishopville, MD 21813 Cove Landing Road, Bishopville, MD 21813 Blossom Road, Girdletree, MD 21829 Madison Road, Stockton, MD 21864
$191.65 $3,826.00 $3.08 $7.40
Current Amount of Premise Address/Legal Description Excess Proceeds 1444 Snow Hill Road, Stockton, MD 21864 $4,991.86 Stockton Road, Stockton, MD 21864 $14.28 5528 Stockton Road, Stockton, MD 21864 $3,278.13 St John Road, Stockton, MD 21864 $19.17 Train Station Road, Stockton, MD 21864 $154.39 1501 Snow Hill Road, Stockton, MD 21864 $4.74 George Island Landing Road, Stockton, MD 21864 $720.97 Freetown Lane, Landing Road, $7,535.97 Freetown Lane, Stockton, MD $37.59 George Island Landing Road, Stockton, MD 21864 George Island Landing Road, Stockton, MD 21864 eorge Island Landing Road, Stockton, MD 21864 4736 Big Mill Road, Stockton, MD 21864 Assateague Island Lots 11 & 12 Right-of-Way 3.12554 ACS Fox Run & Knoll Hill Drive, Ocean City, MD 21842 94th Street Ocean City, MD 21842 14205B Duke Ave., Ocean City, MD 21842 Improvements Lots 16,17,18&19 Stable Road 616 S Surf Road, Ocean City, MD 21842 Coastal Highway, Ocean City, MD 21842 155 Jamestown Road, Ocean City, MD 21842 Madison Ave., Ocean City, MD 21842 Salisbury Road, Ocean City, MD 21842
$105.53 $1,023.37 $3,305.00 $9,610.72 $1.62 $2,641.25 $125.89 $259.74 $436.54 $986.56 $22,263.69 $362.79 $279.00 $965.08 $10,920.76 $2,199.46 $452.61 $253.50
lic and/or private charges or assessments, to the extent such amounts survive foreclosure sale, including water/sewer charges, ground rent, whether incurred prior to or after the sale to be paid by the purchaser. Any deferred water and sewer charges that purports to cover or defray cost during construction of public water or wastewater facilities constructed by the developer and subject to an annual fee or assessment are to be paid by the purchaser to the lienholder and are a contractual obligation between the lienholder and each owner of this property, and is not a fee or assessment imposed by the county. Any right of prepayment or discount for early prepayment of water and sewer charges may be ascertained by contacting the lienholder. All costs of deed recordation including but not limited to all transfer, recordation, agricultural or other taxes or charges assessed by any governmental entity as a condition to recordation, are payable by purchaser, whether or not purchaser is a Maryland First Time Home Buyer. Purchaser is responsible for obtaining physical possession of the property, and assumes risk of loss or damage to the property from the date of sale. The sale is subject to post-sale audit of the status of the loan with the loan servicer including, but not limited to, determination of whether the borrower entered into any repayment agreement, reinstated or paid off the loan prior to the sale. In any such event, this sale shall be null and void, and the Purchaser’s sole remedy, in law or equity, shall be the return of the deposit without interest. If purchaser fails to settle within ten days of ratification, subject to order of court, purchaser agrees that property will be resold and entire deposit retained by Sub. Trustees as liquidated damages for all losses occasioned by the purchaser’s default and purchaser shall have no further liability. The defaulted purchaser shall not be entitled to any surplus proceeds resulting from said resale even if such surplus results from improvements to the property by said defaulted purchaser. Sub. Trustees will convey either marketable or insurable title. If they cannot deliver one or the other, or if ratification of the sale is denied by the Circuit Court for any reason, the Purchaser’s sole remedy, at law or equity, is return of the deposit without interest. (Matter No. 61132-1) 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-11/15/3t _________________________________
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PAGE 54 McCabe, Weisberg & Conway LLC 312 Marshall Avenue, Suite 800 Laurel, Maryland 20707 301-490-3361 Laura H.G. O’Sullivan, et al., Substitute Trustees Plaintiffs vs. George C. Boone Defendant IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND Civil No. C-23-CV-18-000229
NOTICE ORDERED, this 8th day of November, 2018 by the Circuit Court of WORCESTER COUNTY, Maryland, that the sale of the property at 2432 Stockton Road, Pocomoke City, Maryland 21851 mentioned in these proceedings, made and reported by Laura H.G. O’Sullivan, et. al, Substitute Trustees, be ratified and confirmed, unless cause to the contrary thereof be shown on or before the 10th day of December, 2018 next, provided a copy of this notice be inserted in some newspaper published in said County once in each of three successive weeks before the 3rd day of December, 2018, next. The report states the amount of sale to be $30,800.00. 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-11/15/3t _________________________________ Samuel I. White, PC 5040 Corporate Woods Drive, Suite 120 Virginia Beach, VA 23462 JOHN E. DRISCOLL, III, et al Plaintiffs, Substitute Trustees v. ESTATE OF ANN LORETTA TEARE HALEY LYNN TEARE, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE JOHN EVERETTE TEARE, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Defendant(s) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND Civil Action No. C-23-CV-17-000299
NOTICE Notice is hereby given this 8th day of November, 2018, by the Circuit Court for Worcester County, Maryland, that the sale of the property mentioned in these proceedings and described as 12101 Assawoman Drive, Unit 105, Ocean City, MD 21842 will be ratified and confirmed, unless cause to the contrary thereof be shown on or before the 10th day of December, 2018, provided a copy of this NOTICE be published at least once a week in each of three successive weeks in the some newspaper of general circulation published in said County before the 3rd day of December, 2018. The Report of Sale states the amount of the sale to be $264,000.00.
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Property Owner Current Amount of Account No. at the time of Sale Premise Address/Legal Description Excess Proceeds Coulbourne, William $223.50 Quinn, John $629.70 Webster James $548.61 Amelia Europa MD $361.10 Alfred Meyer $330.46 The Sterling Bldg $16.41 Wise Homes of Salisbury $10.72 Viola Armstrong $7.79 Walter Whaley $2.29 Worcester Farmers Coop $12,390.94 Walter Whaley $3.30 Ralph Broughton $936.56 Asbury Manuel $463.87 OCD-11/22/2t ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Susan R. Braniecki CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND True Copy Test: Susan R. Braniecki Clerk of the Circuit Court Worcester County MD OCD-11/15/3t _________________________________
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: November 22, 2018 OCD-11/22/3t _________________________________
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RAYANNE BEERS ESQ BLADES & ROSENFELD, P.A. 20 S. CHARLES ST., STE. 1200 BALTIMORE, MD 21201
OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Estate No. 17627 TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF BETTY JEAN WARLICK BURTON Notice is given that Cathy Lynn Burton, 8006 Corkberry Lane, Apt. 301, Pasadena, MD 21122, was on November 13, 2018 appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Betty Jean Warlick Burton who died on October 31, 2018, with a will. Further information can be obtained by reviewing the estate file in the office of the Register of Wills or by contacting the personal representative or the attorney. All persons having any objection to the appointment (or to the probate of the decedent’s will) shall file their objections with the Register of Wills on or before the 13th day of May, 2019. Any person having a claim against the decedent must present the claim to the undersigned personal representative or file it with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned on or before the earlier of the following dates: (1) Six months from the date of the decedent’s death, except if the decedent died before October 1, 1992, nine months from the date of the decedent’s death; or (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. Cathy Lynn Burton Personal Representative True Test Copy Charlotte K. Cathell Register of Wills Worcester County
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Estate No. 17626 TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF MARGARET B. MOORE Notice is given that Elizabeth L. Tilwick, P.O. Box 370, Saylorsburg, PA 18353, was on November 13, 2018 appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Margaret B. Moore who died on June 12, 2018, with a will. Further information can be obtained by reviewing the estate file in the office of the Register of Wills or by contacting the personal representative or the attorney. All persons having any objection to the appointment (or to the probate of the decedent’s will) shall file their objections with the Register of Wills on or before the 13th day of May, 2019. Any person having a claim against the decedent must present the claim to the undersigned personal representative or file it with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned on or before the earlier of the following dates: (1) Six months from the date of the decedent’s death, except if the decedent died before October 1, 1992, nine months from the date of the decedent’s death; or (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. Elizabeth L. Tilwick Personal Representative True Test Copy
Charlotte K. Cathell Register of Wills Worcester County One W. Market Street Room 102 - Court House Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 Name of newspaper designated by personal representative: Ocean City Digest Date of publication: November 22, 2018 OCD-11/22/3t _________________________________
NOTICE TO HOME IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTORS INVITATION TO BID Housing Rehabilitation Worcester County, Maryland The Worcester County Commissioners are currently accepting bids for rehabilitation work to be performed on a single-family home located in the Ocean Pines area of Worcester County. Bid specification packages and bid forms are available to licensed Maryland Home Improvement Contractors and may be picked up from the Office of the County Commissioners, Worcester County Government Center, One West Market Street - Room 1103, Snow Hill, Maryland 21863, obtained online at www.co.worcester.md.us under the "Bids" drop-down menu in the lower right hand side of the home page, or by calling the Commissioners' Office at 410-632-1194 to request a package by mail. The project is proposed to be funded by the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program and is thus subject to all applicable Equal Opportunity and Civil Rights guidelines. Sealed bids will be accepted until 1:00 p.m. on Monday, December 10, 2018 in the Office of the County Commissioners at the above address at which time they will be opened and publicly read aloud. Envelopes shall be marked "Housing Rehabilitation Bid - December 10, 2018" in the lower lefthand corner. Bids will be reviewed by staff and awarded by the County Commissioners at a future meeting. In awarding the bid, the Commissioners reserve the right to reject any and all bids, waive formalities, informalities and technicalities therein, and to take whatever bid they determine to be in the best interest of the County considering lowest or best bid, quality of goods and work, time of delivery or completion, responsibility of bidders being considered, previous experience of bid-
NOVEMBER 30, 2018 ders with County contracts, or any other factors they deem appropriate. All inquiries regarding the bid specifications shall be directed to the Housing Program Inspector, Dave Walter, at 410-213-2021. All other inquiries shall be directed to Jo Ellen Bynum, Housing Program Administrator, at 410-632-1200, ext. 1171. OCD-11/29/2t _________________________________
NOTICE OF INTRODUCTION OF BILL 18-7 WORCESTER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Take Notice that Bill 18-7 (Zoning - Campgrounds - Recreational Vehicle Camping Areas) was introduced by Commissioners Bertino, Bunting, Church, Elder, Lockfaw, Mitrecic and Purnell on November 20, 2018. A fair summary of the bill is as follows: § ZS 1-318(c)(3)B. (Repeals and reenacts this subsection to remove the requirement for a specific angle of access and egress to each pullthrough campsites in rental and membership campgrounds. The current language requires an angle of between one hundred twenty and one hundred thirty-five degrees, which may not be appropriate in all cases and is better self-regulated by the owner of the campground.) A Public Hearing will be held on Bill 18-7 at the Commissioners' Meeting Room, Room 1101 - Government Center, One West Market Street, Snow Hill, Maryland, on Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. This is only a fair summary of the bill. A full copy of the bill is posted on the Legislative Bulletin Board in the main hall of the Worcester County Government Center outside Room 1103, is available for public inspection in Room 1103 of the Worcester County Government Center and is available on the County Website at www.co.worcester.md.us . THE WORCESTER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OCD-11/29/2t _________________________________ McCabe, Weisberg & Conway LLC 312 Marshall Avenue, Suite 800 Laurel, Maryland 20707 301-490-3361 Laura H.G. O’Sullivan, et al., Substitute Trustees Plaintiffs vs. Jayme J. Mott and Jayme J. Mott Defendants IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND Civil No. C-23-CV-18-000126
NOTICE ORDERED, this 20th day of November, 2018 by the Circuit Court of WORCESTER COUNTY, Maryland, that the sale of the property at 5143 Fleming Mill Road, Pocomoke City, Maryland 21851 mentioned in these proceedings, made and reported by Laura H.G. O’Sullivan, et. al, Substitute Trustees, be ratified and con-
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMPREHENSIVE (SECTIONAL) RECLASSIFICATION OF THE E-1 ESTATE AND A-1 AGRICULTURAL ZONED PROPERTIES NORTH OF GRAYS CORNER ROAD AND WEST OF MD ROUTE 589 (RACETRACK ROAD) IN THE THIRD TAX DISTRICT OF WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND Pursuant to Section 1-113 of the Worcester County Zoning Ordinance, the Worcester County Commissioners have initiated a comprehensive (sectional) reclassification of all those properties currently zoned E-1 Estate District and A-1 Agricultural District that are located to the north of Grays Corner Road, on the easterly and westerly sides of McAllister Road, northerly and southerly sides of Griffin Road, and the westerly side of MD Route 589 (Racetrack Road) in the Third Tax District of Worcester County, Maryland. After considering the proposed comprehensive (sectional) reclassification, the Worcester County Planning Commission has recommended that the subject properties remain in their existing E-1 Estate and A-1 Agricultural District zoning classifications. Pursuant to Sections 1-113 and 1114 of the Worcester County Zoning Ordinance, the County Commissioners will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2018 at 10:30 A.M. in the COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' MEETING ROOM ROOM 1101 GOVERNMENT CENTER ONE WEST MARKET STREET SNOW HILL, MARYLAND 21863 Copies of the proposed comprehensive (sectional) reclassification maps, the staff report, and all associated documents may be obtained from the Department of Development Review and Permitting, Worcester County Government Center, One West Market Street, Room 1201, Snow Hill, Maryland 21863-
1070. These documents may be reviewed at the Department during the regular business hours of 8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M., Monday through Friday, except holidays. Anyone having questions may contact Phyllis Wimbrow at 410.632.1200, ext. 1110 or by email at pwimbrow@co.worcester.md.us. All interested citizens are encouraged to attend the hearing and express their views on these matters. Both written and oral testimony will be accepted. Diana Purnell, President OCD-11/29/2t _________________________________ TIMOTHY J. SESSING ESQ ADAMS, MORRIS & SESSING 12850 MIDDLEBROOK ROAD, SUITE 308 GERMANTOWN, MD 20874
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Estate No. 17628 TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF MAXWELL STANDER Notice is given that David J. Stander, 10112 Burton Glen Drive, Rockville, MD 20850, was on November 20, 2018 appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Maxwell Stander who died on June 1, 2018, with a will. Further information can be obtained by reviewing the estate file in the office of the Register of Wills or by contacting the personal representative or the attorney. All persons having any objection to the appointment (or to the probate of the decedent’s will) shall file their objections with the Register of Wills on or before the 20th day of May, 2019. Any person having a claim against the decedent must present the claim to the undersigned personal representative or file it with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned on or before the earlier of the following dates: (1) Six months from the date of the decedent’s death, except if the decedent died before October 1, 1992, nine months from the date of the decedent’s death; or (2) Two months after the personal representative mails or otherwise delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or other written notice, notifying the creditor that the claim will be barred unless the creditor presents the claims within two months from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. A claim not presented or filed on or before that date, or any extension provided by law, is unenforceable thereafter. Claim forms may be obtained from the Register of Wills. David J. Stander Personal Representative True Test Copy Charlotte K. Cathell Register of Wills Worcester County One W. Market Street Room 102 - Court House Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 Name of newspaper designated by personal representative: Ocean City Digest
PAGE 55 Date of publication: November 29, 2018 OCD-11/29/3t _________________________________ IN THE MATTER OF: Nathan Gary Mozeik FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO: Natalie Anne Mozeik IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR WORCESTER Civil No.: C23FM180474
NOTICE (Adult) (DOM REL 61) The above Petitioner has filed a Petition for Change of Name in which he/she seeks to change his/her name from Nathan Gary Mozeik to Natalie Anne Mozeik. The petitioner is seeking a name change because: I am transitioning genders from male to female. Any person may file an objection to the Petition on or before the 14th day of January 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 True Copy Test: Susan R. Braniecki Clerk of the Circuit Court Worcester County MD OCD-11/29/1t _________________________________
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING WORCESTER COUNTY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS AGENDA
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2018 Pursuant to the provisions of the Worcester County Zoning Ordinance, notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held before the Board of Zoning Appeals for Worcester County, in the Board Room (Room 1102) on the first floor of the Worcester County Government Center, One West Market Street, Snow Hill, Maryland. 6:30 p.m. Case No. 18-50, on the lands of Heather & Matthew Delauter, requesting a variance to the Ordinance prescribed rear yard setback from 30 feet to 20.5 feet (an encroachment of 9.5 feet) and a variance to the Ordinance prescribed right side yard setback from 6 feet to 3.55 feet (an encroachment of 2.45 feet) associated with a proposed single-family dwelling in the R-2 Suburban Residential District, pursuant to Zoning Code Sections ZS 1-116(c)(4), ZS 1122(c)(1), ZS 1-206(b)(2), and ZS 1305, located at 12315 Meadow Drive, approximately 1,185 feet southeast of the intersection with Snug Harbor Road, Tax Map 33, Parcel 346, Lot 19
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and a variance to the Ordinance prescribed setback from a property line from 210 feet to 159.6 feet (an encroachment of 50.4 feet) associated with a proposed monopole 160 feet in height in the R-3 Multi-family Residential District, pursuant to Zoning Code Sections ZS 1-116(c)(3), ZS 1116(c)(4), ZS 1-207(c)(14), ZS 1-305 and ZS 1-343, located at the easterly terminus of Shore Lane, Tax Map 16, Parcel 78, in the Third Tax District of Worcester County, Maryland. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS OCD-11/29/2t _________________________________ COHN, GOLDBERG & DEUTSCH, LLC ATTORNEYS AT LAW 600 BALTIMORE AVENUE SUITE 208 TOWSON, MD 21204 410-296-2550 Edward S. Cohn Stephen N. Goldberg Richard E. Solomon Richard J. Rogers Randall J. Rolls David W. Simpson, Jr. 600 Baltimore Avenue, Suite 208 Towson, MD 21204 Substitute Trustees Plaintiffs v. Jack J. Depont AND Lee D. Depont 717 139th Street, #1 Ocean City, MD 21842 Defendants IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND Case No. 23-C-15-000598
NOTICE Notice is hereby given this 20th day of November, 2018, 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 24th day of December, 2018, 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 17th day of December, 2018. The Report of Sale states the amount of the foreclosure sale price to be $312,067.32. The property sold herein is known as 717 139th Street, #1, 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-11/29/3t _________________________________
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AMENDMENT TO WORCESTER COUNTY WATER AND SEWERAGE PLAN FOR RECLASSIFICATION OF WATER AND SEWER PLANNING AREAS OCEAN PINES SANITARY SERVICE AREA WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND The Worcester County Commissioners will hold a public hearing to consider a requested amendment to the Worcester County Comprehensive Water and Sewerage Plan (The Plan) as submitted by Hugh Cropper, IV., on behalf of Atlantic General Hospital, to reclassify the water and sewer planning area designations for two adjacent properties to serve a proposed outpatient medical center. The proposed amendment seeks to change the designation for the properties from W-6/S-6 (no planned service) to W-1/S-1 (planned to be served within two years) and will include the relevant information for the Ocean Pines planning area in The Plan. The proposed medical office development will consist of
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE ESTATE NO. 17621 Notice is given that the Register of Wills court of Luzerne County, PA appointed Alayne M. Rosner, 31 Edge Rock Drive, Drums, PA 18222 as the Personal Representative of the Estate of Joan K. Malkemes who died on July 20, 2018 domiciled in Pennsylvania, USA. The Maryland resident agent for service of process is Jeanette Brighton whose address is 1102 Bay Highlands Drive, Annapolis, MD 21403. 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. Alayne M. Rosner Foreign Personal Representative Charlotte K. Cathell 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: November 29, 2018 OCD-11/29/3t _________________________________
Commentary
Stick with original room tax promises
The possible pitfalls of raising Ocean City’s room tax to 5 percent aren’t strictly about the money, but also involve some political considerations that depend on how it might be explained to the resort’s tourism industry. There’s no argument that city government continues to suffer from decreased property tax revenues, which have yet to recover from the 2008-09 real estate blowout, which led to a $1.6 billion loss in the assessed value of resort properties values two years later. As it also happened, the real estate collapse seemed to catch city government off guard, considering that it didn’t really scale back spending until after the recession was in full swing. Those circumstances left municipal government dealing with some big operational expenses, less money to cover them, a no-tax-increase philosophy and, ultimately, no choice but to draw on its cash reserves to pay the bills for a time. Now comes the possibility of taking in more money by raising the room tax, while placating the lodging industry, which got the city to boost the tax back in 2008 so a percentage of it could be used to bring people to Ocean City. Since then, some of that money has been used to make visitors happy after they have arrived, and then there have been discussions about what constitutes advertising versus marketing. None of this was part of the original plan. Meanwhile, justifications using tax rates employed by other beach resorts are beside the point, since that assumes that room rates are the same everywhere and that Ocean City visitors are the same as Rehoboth Beach or Virginia Beach visitors. They’re not. What’s important is that the City Council not fiddle with the original room tax deal and continue to provide the same level of support for out-of-area advertising that it promised to do in 2008. Whatever else it might do with the room tax is really between the city and those who will be adding it to their bills.
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Things I just don’t get
Trying to make sense out of this week’s nonpolitical news stories is no easier than puzzling out the political ones, which is like attempting to solve Rubik’s Cube in a dark closet with your ear lobes. Although it’s likely that some 10-year-old kid will eventually do it, (and then enjoy a brief career as a latenight TV guest until everyone is completely creeped out by it) the rest of us will continue to use our ears for traditional purposes only, such as jewBy elry displays and hearing, but Stewart still not quite understanding going on around us. Dobson what’s Take, for instance, billionaire car-rocket-builder and maybe bat-doodoo crazy Elon Musk, who has announced that he will live on Mars. He doesn’t say exactly where, which is no surprise given the housing shortage there just now. He did say in an interview, however, that “Your probability of dying on Mars is much higher than on Earth." Wow, who would’ve thought? Actually, the probability of dying on Mars is exactly the same as it is on earth, as in it’s definitely going to happen, unless you’re Cher, who apparently inhabits a (great) new body every now and then, or singer Johnny Mathis, who must be around 120 years old by now, but still looks 40 because he’s shooting up box turtle extract or something. My opinion is that no one will live on Mars until we have no other choice because of climate change, if you believe in that, or, if you don’t, because it’s just too damn hot here for reasons unknown.
Moving on, also in the news is the Washington Redskins’ pickup of linebacker and accused girl-slapper Reuben Foster, apparently because management isn’t sure if he really smacked her all that hard. After all, in his last domestic dust-up in April, his girlfriend withdrew her complaint, suggesting that her ruptured ear drum sorta went ka-blooey on its own. Meanwhile, former quarterback Colin Kaepernick can’t get a job carrying a team’s used Band-Aids, because he kneeled during the national anthem and sent the world whirling out of control. I didn’t like Kaepernick much even before that incident, but I am struggling with the idea that slapping your girlfriend around is, well, more pro-American. In Foster’s defense, it should be noted that he does provide excellent side-to-side field coverage, which, in the patriotic scheme of things, is pretty darn important. But enough of that. Now we turn to the Chinese scientist who thought it would be a good idea to fiddle with the genes of a human embryo. He evidently backed down after the scientific community suggested he might be going a little too far and that the next you know, we’d be producing super humans, as was the case in “Star Trek II, The Wrath of Khan.” I don’t understand why anyone would even want to start that business, as we puny humans wouldn’t stand a chance against a strain of nearly indestructible people, who could live on Mars, use Elon Musk for parts, solve Rubik’s Cube in a dark closet 10 blocks away, and play linebacker AND receiver at the same time and succeed at both. Or, be ageless without box turtle extract.
Letters Pastor praises ‘tradition’ serving Thanksgiving meal
To the Ocean City community, “Love God, Love Others, Serve at the Beach” is the motto of Ocean City Baptist Church. Four decades ago, Ocean City Baptist Church opened their doors and hearts on Thanksgiving because nobody should go hungry or be alone for the holiday. Thousands of turkey dinners later, OCBC is proud to continue this annual tradition and it would not have been possible this year without the generous donations of the following businesses: American Legion Post 166, Bank of Ocean City, Benchmark Property Services, DiCarlo Printing in Salisbury, Elks Lodge #2645, Humphrey’s Foundation Inc., Taylor Bank, the Wednesday Night Ladies’ Bowling League, and, of course, the members and visitors of OCBC. I believe that sharing a hot turkey meal with all the trimmings serves as a great reminder that no matter how rough times may be, there is still a lot to be thankful for. I am very thankful to be surrounded by over 100 volunteers who
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graciously gave their time and energy into making this dinner a success. A few people need to be thanked for their individual efforts and they are Anne Russo, Paul DeHuarte Sr., Robin Derrickson, Judy Baker, and Amy Smith. All the glory goes to our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, as I proudly say that we served 495 meals this year — 113 meals eaten at church, 130 delivered, and 252 carried out. I am privileged to be part of this annual tradition and we look forward to being part of your next Thanksgiving! Sean Davis Pastor
Coastal Hospice president touts new Stansell House
Editor, November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Awareness Month and a chance to increase awareness that hospice is a program that works and a benefit that matters. Hospice is not a place. Hospice is not about dying. Hospice is about providing dignity and quality of life to those with life-limiting conditions in their own homes, whether their
homes are in assisted living facilities, nursing homes or in another residence or facility. At Coastal Hospice, our vision includes anticipating and meeting the growing demand for our service in new settings. This year, as we celebrate this awareness month, we are also celebrating our latest project, the Macky and Pam Stansell House of Coastal Hospice at the Ocean. This is the first hospice house for the Lower Shore and is expected to open in early 2019. The Stansell House fills a gap in care for those who need hospice services, but cannot receive it in their home. Many of our aging residents of the Lower Eastern Shore become unsafe at home when they become seriously ill and are admitted to hospice. They either live alone or their family member is frail themselves and unable to care for the person’s needs. This is why Coastal Hospice has worked with community partners for a decade to build the Stansell House. The public is invited to a preview, prior to the finishing touches, of the first ever hospice house for the Lower Shore. The Macky and Pam Stansell
House of Coastal Hospice at the Ocean will host visitors from 5-8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 27 as we celebrate Giving Tuesday, at the site located at The Point in Ocean Pines. We hope the community will join us as we celebrate this awareness month and to support the progress Coastal Hospice is making in meeting the needs of the community by making the vision of the Stansell House a reality. Alane Capen Coastal Hospice President
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King Carol II and the ‘Night of the Vampires’ Carol was banned from returning to Romania. Princess Helen finally divorced him in 1928. By that time, Carol’s father, Ferdinand I, had died, leaving young Mihai as king. A regency for the young King was established, headed by Carol’s younger brother, Prince Nicholae, and including Miron Cristea, the Metropolitan-Primate of the Orthodox Church, and Gheorghe Buzdugan, who resigned as a judge on Romania’s highest court to accept the position. Buzdugan was succeeded, upon his death in 1929, by Constantine Sarateanu. About the regency, the patriarch said that it, “ . . . does not work because it has no head. The prince smokes cigarettes, Sarateanu looks through his books, and I, as a priest, can only try to reconcile.” On June 7, 1930, Carol II returned
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continued to live together in Paris, eventually producing a son, Carol Lambrino, on Jan. 8, 1920. But political opponents and other, “. . . intriguers . . cunningly . . . [foisted] other young and attractive women in his view in society . . . and corroded his relations with his wife. . . .” His relationship with Zizi thus “corroded,” Carol left her and their infant son in Paris. Ultimately, his mother, Queen Marie, introduced him to his future wife, Princess Helen, who was the daughter of the King of Greece. Helen’s brother, the Greek Crown Prince, married Prince Carol II’s oldest sister, Elizabeth. Both marriages occurred in 1921. The only son of Carol and Helen, Prince Mihai (Michael), was born on Oct. 25, 1921. The couple returned to Athens at the end of January 1922. The following month, Carol returned to Romania and resumed an affair with a former mistress, actress Mirella Marcobici. Princess Helen began spending more time with her family after September 1922, when a military coup forced her father, King Constantine I, to abdicate the Greek throne. This left Carol with more free time. In the summer of 1924, he met Elena Lupescu, better known as “Magda,” who was Jewish. In December 1925, Crown Prince Carol II traveled to London to represent the Romanian Royal Family at the funeral of Queen Alexandra, who was the widow of Britain’s King Edward VII, and who was the daughter of the King of Denmark, Frederick VII, and aunt of Kaiser Wilhelm II. Following the funeral, Crown Prince Carol and Magda arrived in Milan, making the front page of all the Italian newspapers. In order to marry Magda, he abdicated his rights of succession to the Romanian throne, which abdication was ratified by the Romanian Parliament on Jan. 4, 1926, making his four-year-old son, Mihai (“Michael”), crown prince.
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By Peter Ayers Wimbrow III Contributing Writer (Nov. 30, 2018) Eighty years ago today, Corneliu Zelea Codreanu, the founder and leader of the Romanian Iron Guard, and 13 other leaders of the guard were killed, “while trying to escape” from Doftana Prison in Romania. This came to be known, in Romania, as “The Night of the Vampires,” and was ordered by the Romanian King, Carol II, in an attempt to eliminate the threat to his government. King Carol II was born on Oct. 15, 1893, in Peles Castle in Romania’s Carpathian Mountains. He was the first member of the Romanian Royal family – the Hohenzollerns – to be born in the country. The Hohenzollerns were also the rulers of Prussia, and later of a united Germany. The first Hohenzollern to be King of Romania was King Carol I, who ruled from 1881 until 1914. Being without heirs, upon his death, he was succeeded by his nephew, Ferdinand I, who was Carol II’s father, in July of 1927. It wasn’t for nothing that Carol II was known as “The Playboy Prince.” His first marriage, on Aug. 31, 1918, in the Cathedral Church of Odessa, in Ukraine, was to Joanna Marie Valentina Lambrino, known as “Zizi.” She was the daughter of a Romanian major, Constantin Lambrino, and had met in Iaşi, where the Romanian government had moved to avoid the invading German army during WWI. As a result of Carol II’s marriage to a commoner, his father, the king, had him kept in close confinement in the Vistriţa Monastery for 75 days. His reputation in Romania was further sullied by the fact that, being an officer in the Romanian army, he had technically deserted his post during war time to travel to Odessa to marry Zizi. In August 1919, Romania’s Supreme Court ruled the marriage unconstitutional and unlawful and annulled it. Even so, Carol and Zizi
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Students graduate from Wor-Wic (Nov. 30, 2018) The following Worcester County students completed their program requirements to graduate with a certificate of proficiency (CT), associate of applied science (AAS), associate of arts in teaching (AAT), associate of science (AS) or associate of arts (AA) degree from Wor-Wic Community College this past summer. Berlin: Angela Lee Day, AS, Nursing; Alona Dubrovska, CT, Nursing; Jenna Enderle, CT, Nursing; Nicholas P. Fleming, CT, Criminal Justice; Michael Andrew Lennon Hamblin, CT, Criminal Justice; Kevin Patrick Lloyd, CT, Criminal Justice; Alexia N. Murcia, AA, Business; Carolyn Peabody, AA, General Studies;
Martez D. Purnell, AAS, Criminal Justice; Brian M. Rafer, AA, General Studies; Hailey M. Scott, CT, Nursing; Leann Weamer, AAS, Chemical Dependency Counseling; and Ashley E. Zlotorzynski, AAS, Chemical Dependency Counseling. Bishopville: Rachel Erickson, CT, Nursing; Shakiyla Q. Gordon, AS, Nursing; Dylan Kerkovich, AAS, Criminal Justice; Damian S. Lockhart, AA, General Studies; and Edward Ruggiero, AAT, Education. Newark: Sarah Ann Lewis, AS, Nursing. Ocean City: Joshua B. Anderson, AAS, Business; Hannah C. Duckworth, AAT, Education; Brittany E. Gede, AS, Nursing; David D.
Machado, AA, Business; and Lindsey Moore, CT, Nursing. Pocomoke City: Tina M. ArtisBrown, AAS, Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Management; Heath Austin Cowger, CT, Criminal Justice; Alexandra R. D’Agostino, CT, Nursing; Brianna Sue Jones, AAS, Office Technology; Austin A. McGee, CT, Criminal Justice; Phyllisse Nelson, CT, Criminal Justice; Lydia Annabelle Parsons, CT, Nursing; and Takiara L. Taylor, CT, Nursing. Snow Hill: James Burke, CT, Emergency Medical Services; Rachel L. Carmean, CT, Nursing; Samantha M. Hunter, AS, Nursing; and Angel Smythers, AS, Nursing. Stockton: Jamie M. Nock, AS, Nursing.
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WORLD WAR II Continued from Page 59 Helen, who was very popular. The king spent the next several years consolidating his power and attempting to solidify his kingdom’s position in European geopolitics. The kingdom was surrounded by countries that wanted something from it. The Kingdom of Romania had only joined the Allies in WWI after it had extracted from them promises of territorial gains from the enemy, should the Allies prevail. After they did prevail, and as a result of the Treaty of St. Germain, imposed upon the Austrian Empire by the Allies, Romania acquired Bukovina. Pursuant to the Treaty of Trianon, imposed upon the Kingdom of Hungary, it acquired Transylvania. The Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine, imposed upon Bulgaria, transferred Dobruja from Bulgaria back to Romania. While the Soviet Union was in the throes of its civil war, Romania had occupied Bessarabia. Now, these countries, in various stages of resurgence, began agitating for the return of these territories. In order to protect itself from its neighbors, Romania entered into the Balkan Pact with the Kingdoms of Greece and Yugoslavia, guaranteeing each other’s borders on Feb. 9, 1934. Although, Romania considered France its “Latin sister,” and, in 1926, had executed a treaty of alliance, within a decade things had begun to change. The Depression hit Romania very hard. Because of other countries’ protectionist policies, the largely agricultural economy was unable to sell its products internationally. When, in 1936, the Germans “remilitarized” the Rhineland in violation of the Treaty of Versailles, with no response from France or Great Britain, King Carol began to think that maybe his kingdom shouldn’t count on those two. In November 1936, the king sent Gheorghe I. Brătianu, founder and leader of the right-wing National Liberation Party-Brătianu, to meet with the German Führer, his Reichsminister of Foreign Affairs, Konstantin von Neurath and Lufwaffe chief, Hermann Göring. They assured him that the Reich had no interest in the Transylvania dispute with Hungary, and would not Continued on Page 61
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WORLD WAR II Continued from Page 60 take sides. On Dec. 9, 1937, the two countries executed an economic treaty, calling for the sale of Romania’s oil to the Reich. For the king, the political situation was complex. Like most European parliamentary systems, there were a number of parties spread across the political spectrum, of various sizes and strengths. The three main parties were the National Liberals, National Peasant’s Party and the National Christian Party, whose flag contained a swastika. Somewhat allied with the Christian Party was the Iron Guard, modeled after the Nazis. Ion Gheorge Duca, of the Liberal Party, was sworn in as the prime minister on Nov. 14, 1933. However, he was gone before the end of the year, the victim of an Iron Guard assassin’s bullet. In December 1937, Octavian Goga, of the Christian Party, became prime minister. The King hoped that this appointment would serve to placate the Germans, who were pushing to occupy the Romanian oil fields and refineries. The king initiated a second coup d’état in February 1938, deposing Prime Minister Goga and replacing the constitution with one giving him more power. Armed with his new power, the king began to squeeze the Iron Guard. In April 1938, the government began arresting its leaders. After the Guard retaliated with assassinations of police officers and government officials, the king ordered its members arrested, and those caught with weapons summarily executed. Among those arrested was Codreanu. On Nov. 24, the Romanian King met with the German Führer at the German leader’s vacation home, the Berghof, in the Bavarian Alps, to discuss the sale of Romanian oil to oilstarved Germany. At the meeting, Hitler demanded that Codreanu be released from prison and made prime minister. Instead, the king had him killed on “the Night of the Vampires.” As Europe edged toward war, the king desperately tried to navigate his country between the shifting alliances and to keep it out of the coming conflict. He announced in January 1940 that he intended to build a gigantic wall around the country to defend it, as France had done, and that to pay for it, taxes were going to be increased. Romanians called it the “Imaginot Line!” As it became clear that France was going to lose the war, the king began cozying up to Germany. First, he formed a government which included the Iron Guard. Next, he invited the Guard’s leader, Horia Sima, to return from his exile in Germany. But just as everything seemed to be going well, the U.S.S.R dropped a bombshell. On June 26, 1940, it demanded the return of Bessarabia, as well as Northern Bukovina. The Soviets threatened war within two days if there was no agreement. Not knowing of the “Se-
Carol II of Romania in 1938
cret Protocols” of the MolotovRibbentrop Non-Aggression Treaty between Germany and the U.S.S.R., allocating Romania to the Soviet sphere, the Romanians turned to their new best friends, the Germans, for help. Finding none, and knowing that the Royal Rumanian Army was no match for the Red Army, the king folded. Like the scent of blood in the water, this brought the sharks. First Bulgaria demanded the return of Dobruja, which Bulgaria had lost in the Second Balkan War. Pursuant to the Treaty of Craiova, Romania ceded the southern half to Bulgaria. Next was Hungary’s demand for Transylvania. Pursuant to arbitration, ordered by Hitler, the northern half was transferred to Hungary. These territorial losses greatly weakened the king politically. In an effort to preserve the throne, the king, reluctantly, appointed Gen. Ion Antonescu Prime Minister on Sept. 5, 1940. Two days later, the king abdicated and fled to Mexico, where he spent the war years. After the war, he relocated to Estoril, Portugal, home of many deposed kings and dictators, where he died in 1953. His remains were returned to Romania 50 years later. He was succeeded on the throne by his son Mihai I, who died Dec. 5, 2017, at age 96. Next week: Enrico Fermi receives Nobel Prize 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. This week, imposed martial law and suspended civil liberties in his kingdom. Istrate Micesçu, who had, up until that time, served as Romania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, and who was a lawyer and professor of Law and Political Science at the University of Bucharest, prepared a new Constitution which, although it retained a Parliament, gave almost dictatorial powers to the king. On February 24, 1938, Romanians went to the polls and voted, verbally, “Yes” or “No,” to the charter. It was approved and promulgated on February 27, 1938.
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OBITUARIES HERBERT DONALD KING Ocean City Herbert Donald King, age 84, passed away on Monday, Nov. 19, 2018 at his home. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Mildred Waddy. He is survived by his beloved wife of 34 years, Beatrice (Schaaf) King, and children, Father Herbert King Stephen King of California, Michael King and his wife, Linda, of Hampstead, Maryland, John King of Pasadena, Maryland and Christopher King and his wife, Rebecca, of Ellicott City, Maryland. He was an adored grandfather to Amanda, Brooke and Caroline King, and great-grandfather of Ethan and Leo. Preceding him in death were his two siblings, Robert King and Ilene Allen, and first wife, Joyce King, mother of Stephen, Michael and Katherine Herbert joined the United States Army while still in his youth. Later, he joined Baltimore County Police Force, where he moved up the ranks to major. He was commander of the
Ocean City Today first SWAT Team. After retiring, he worked for Bank of America as a senior vice president of Security and Protection. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Police, Sons of Italy in Baltimore, the Elks in Ocean City, Guns and Hoses, and he enjoyed NASCAR. A mass of Christian Burial was held on Monday, Nov. 26, 2018 at St. Luke Catholic Church. Rev. John Luness officiated. Interment was in Good Shepherd Cemetery in Ellicott City. A donation in his memory may be made to the School Sisters of Notre Dame, 6401 N. Charles St. Baltimore, Maryland 21212, or Worcester County Humane Society, P.O. Box 48, Berlin, Maryland 21811. Letters of condolence may be sent via www.burbagefuneralhome.com. Arrangements are in the care of the Burbage Funeral Home in Berlin. BERNARD E. ROACHE, JR. Ocean City Bernard E. “Bernie” Roache, Jr., age 78, of Ocean City, died Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018 at St. Francis Hospital in Wilmington. He was born in Washington, D.C. and was the son of the late Bernard E. Sr. and Frances R. (Clements)
Roache. Bernie was a real estate broker and owned Century 21 New Horizon in Ocean City. He was a member of the Ocean City B. Roache, Jr. Chamber of Commerce, Coastal Board of Realtors and was Realtor of the Year twice and had served on many committees through the years. He was a member of Holy Savior Catholic Church and sang in the choir, was a cantor and Eucharistic Minister. He is survived by three brothers, Raymond Roache of Florida, William Roache of Ocean City and Michael Roache of Ohio; three sisters, Lorraine Raiden of Virginia, Mary Frances Lutzio of Annapolis, Maryland and Terry Looney of Ocean City; his close nieces, Kimberly and Tina Looney and Jennifer Lilley and Jessica Roache. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews, great nieces and nephews, cousins, uncles and aunts. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Jack Roache. A Mass of Christian burial was
NOVEMBER 30, 2018 held on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018 at Holy Savior Catholic Church in Ocean City. Burial was in Sunset Memorial Park in Berlin. Condolences may be sent by visiting www.bishophastingsfh.com. PHILIP DUANE REED Ocean Pines Tuesday, Sept. 3, 1918 in Syracuse, New York, a son was born to Kathleen and Roscoe Reed. They named him Philip Duane. A child of the Great Depression, Phil worked as a soda jerk in Syracuse, was a Syracuse High Philip Reed School Junior tennis champion, and in 1942 enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. On Aug. 7, 1942, he landed on Red Beach, Guadalcanal, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Platoon, First Marine Division. On June 8, 1945, he married Ann Virginia Kiggins, daughter of Russell and Catherine Kiggins. They were inseparable for 66 years. Six kids—Joe, Dan, Sue, Kathy, Sally and Christine, in that order— eventually came along and were raised in Syracuse, New York, Wilm-
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ington, Delaware (where Phil was a Little League coach) and Croton-onHudson, New York, where Ann and Phil resided for 30 years. The six were followed by eight grandkids: Alison, Roberta, Katie, Rebecca, Brendan, Spencer, Kelly, and Ben in that order, and, in 2017 a “little cutie,” great-granddaughter, Logan Eva Reed was welcomed to the family. “P.D.” landed a job in the mail room at Continental Can Company, and, 42 years later, after many, many long rail commutes from Croton to New York City, the former Syracuse, New York soda jerk retired in 1982 as the Continental Can regional purchasing director of plastics in Manhattan. Ann and Phil, both golfers, left Westchester County, New York—and, membership in the Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, New York — and settled in a picture-perfect house on the 18-hole golf course in Ocean Pines, Maryland, right down the road from the world-famous Ocean City Boardwalk and beach. They lived a good life in the Pines, enjoying golf as active members of the Ocean Pines Golf Club, bridge, poker, gardening, the ocean and the beaches. They traveled, both domestically and internationally, and enjoyed many good friends and neighbors. They were gracious hosts to all who visited. Phil was a 30-year member of Community Church at Ocean Pines; a regular at the 8 a.m. service. A caring parent, he was happiest spending time with his family. All his kids were special to him, but, his youngest daughter, Christine, who called him “Pal,” was extra special. Sadly, Chris passed away in 2006, followed by Vietnam veteran/Purple Heart recipient, Joe, in 2007, then, most sadly, by Ann Virginia, in 2012. Cpl. Reed was honored by an Elks/American Legion “Home Town Heroes” banner on the Ocean City Boardwalk in 2018. In September, 90 family members and friends joined him for a “Cheers to 100 Years” birthday celebration in The Parke in Ocean Pines. At 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16, 2018, Philip Duane Reed died very peacefully in that full-of-memories house on the Ocean Pines Golf Course. His kids were with him. His red/gold United States Marine Corps flag is at half-staff. Semper Fi, Cpl. Reed.Semper Fi. A memorial service will be held Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018, at 11 a.m., at Community Church at Ocean Pines, 11227 Racetrack Road, Berlin, Maryland. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts can be made to: Worcester County Veterans Memorial at Ocean Pines, P.O. Box 1576, Ocean Pines, Maryland 21811, or the Elks U.S.A. in Ocean City #2645, 13708 Sinepuxent
Ocean City Today Ave., Ocean City, Maryland 218424553, or the American Legion Synepuxent Post #166, P.O. Box 63, Ocean City, Maryland 21843. Letters of condolence may be sent to the family at www.burbagefuneralhome.com. JEANNINE CAVE AYDELOTTE Berlin Jeannine Cave Aydelotte, age 87, died Friday, Nov. 23, 2018 at the home of her son in Libertytown near Berlin. Born in Lancaster, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Edward Cave and Helen Wallace Cave. She was preceded in death by her husband, Emory Lee AyJ. Aydelotte delotte, in 2000. She is survived by her son, Jay Aydelotte and his wife, Roseanna, of Berlin; two granddaughters, Kristen Aydelotte Fitzgerald and Michelle Aydelotte Smethhurst; and two greatgrandsons, Cody Fitzgerald Aydelotte and Brandon Michael Fitzgerald. Also surviving are two sisters, Rose Abdalla of Stubenville, Ohio, and Nora Filiatrault of Columbus, Ohio, and numerous nieces and nephews. Mrs. Aydelotte had been a registered nurse throughout her career, working at the Harrison House Nursing Home in Snow Hill, and the Millsboro Nursing Home and an administrator. She was a member of St Mary’s/Holy Savior Catholic Church in Ocean City, and had been a member of their choir. A mass of Christian Burial was held Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018 at Holy Savior Catholic Church in Ocean City. Rev. William Lawler officiated. Interment followed in Riverside Cemetery in Libertytown near Berlin. In lieu of flowers, a donation in his memory may be made to: St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Pl., Memphis, Tennessee 38105. Letters of condolence may be sent via: www.burbagefuneralhome.com. Arrangements are in the care of the Burbage Funeral Home in Berlin. RONNIE VICTOR TILGHMAN Salisbury Ronnie Victor Tilghman, age 70, died Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018 at his beloved home. Born in Salisbury, he was the son of the late James Avery Tilghman and Doris Elizabeth Shockley Tilghman. He was preceded in death by his sister, Lorraine Walker; a nephew, Victor Walker; and niece, Cindy Freeman. He is survived by his nephew and caregiver, Dan Short of Salisbury, and several cousins. Mr. Tilghman had been a comptroller with Salisbury Steel Products,
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a 911 emergency dispatch operator, and a police communications officer with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, from which he retired. He had been a member and officer in the Salisbury Jaycees. A memorial service was held at the Union United Methodist Church on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018. Rev John Stark officiated. In lieu of flowers, a donation may be made to: Union United Methodist Church, 4218 Union Church Rd., Salisbury, Maryland 21804. Arrangements are in the care of the Burbage Funeral Home in Berlin. JOSEPH VINCENT GUGLIUZZO Smyrna Joseph Vincent Gugliuzzo, age 82, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018 at Gull Creek Retirement Community in Berlin, Maryland.
Born in Baltimore, he was the son of Russell Gugliuzzo and Eda Gugliuzza. He was preceded in death by his twin sister, JoAnn Warner. He is survived by Joseph Gugliuzzo his wife, Dayle “Penny” Bringenberg Nedzel; sons, Douglas Gugliuzzo and Kristopher Nedzel (Julie); daughters, Laura Nobile (George), Deborah Gugliuzzo and Kerry Cavalcanto (Jay); sisters, Kathryn Pellegrino (Louis) and Jean Hollis; nine grandchildren, Melissa, Greg, Sofia, Shawn, Katie, Billy, Nina, Nick and Ben, and numerous nieces and nephews. Joe retired from Fox Asset Management where he worked as an investment trader in New Jersey. He enjoyed bowling, dancing and Continued on Page 64
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OBITUARIES Continued from Page 63 always had his camera in hand to take a picture. After retirement, he lived in Smyrna, Delaware and Ocean City, Maryland where he loved to travel, spend time with his grandchildren, listen to music and go for walks with his dog, Mitton. He was an avid Ravens and Orioles fan. A Mass was held on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018 at Holy Savior Catholic Church in Ocean City. Letters of condolence may be sent to the family at www.burbagefuneralhome.com. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America at 322 Eighth Ave. 7th Floor, New York, New York 10001, www.alz.org, or Gull Creek Senior Living Memory Care Unit, Attn: Director Cassandra
Coulbourne at 1 Meadow Street, Berlin, Maryland 21811. MARY CAROLYN CONNELLY Berlin Mary Carolyn Connelly, long-time resident of New Jersey, found a new home and many new friends on the Eastern Shore in Berlin, Maryland. Carolyn was born in Oklahoma on Oct. 5, 1942 and passed away on Nov. 16, 2018 at the Hospice House in Easton, Maryland. She is survived by Mary Connelly her stepson, William; her brother, Jack; and her sisters, Liz and Susan. A graveside service and burial will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 3, 2018 at Christ Church in Philadel-
OBITUARY NOTICES Obituary Notices are published free each week in the Ocean City Today. E-mail: editor@oceancitytoday.net Mail: Ocean City Today, P.O. Box 3500, Ocean City, Md. 21843 Fax: 410-723-6511 Obituary Notices are published as space allows. Every effort is made to publish all that are received.
phia, Pennsylvania. A celebration of her life will be held at the Globe in Berlin, Maryland, Dec. 3 from 4-7 p.m. RICHARD A. LEFAIVE Ocean Pines Richard A. “Dick” LeFaive, age 79, of Ocean Pines, passed away at home Thursday, Nov. 22, 2018. Son of the late Kenneth H. and Faye Jean (Robison) LeFaive, he was born in Hillsdale, Michigan. Dick was an active student-athlete Richard LeFaive throughout his high school career and was the first in the history of Grass Lake High School to earn 16 varsity letters—four each in football, track, basketball and baseball. After graduation, Dick enlisted in the United States Navy and served faithfully for 20 years, achieving the rate of chief petty officer. Upon his retirement from active duty, he went on to serve for 20 more years as a department head at the Navy Manpower Analysis Center. Dick was an active member of the Community Church at Ocean Pines, where he sang with the chancel choir. He was an excellent golfer, made numerous holes-in-one, and drew
NOVEMBER 30, 2018 great satisfaction from teaching others the sport. An avid card player, in recent years, he was especially fond of bridge. He is survived by Molly, his wife of 54 years; a son, Kenneth Robert Le Faive; a daughter, Ruth Elizabeth LeFaive (husband, Andy Wolfe); a sister, Connie Harris (husband, Mac); a brother, Phillip LeFaive; two grandchildren, Samantha Stern (husband, Samuel) and Robert K.W. Le Faive; and their mother, Laurie Le Faive. He was preceded in death by a brother, Stephen LeFaive. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 30, 2018 at Community Church at Ocean Pines in Berlin with Rev. Boyd Etter officiating. Friends may call one half hour before the service. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to: Community Church at Ocean Pines, 11227 Racetrack Road, Berlin, Maryland 21811, or the Ocean Pines Fire Department, 911 Ocean Parkway, Berlin, Maryland 21811. Condolences may be sent by visiting www.bishophastingsfh.com. EVA MARIA GILLEN (NÉE WOOD) Berlin Eva Maria Gillen (née Wood) passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018. She was a 1984 graduate from Stephen Decatur High School and worked for many years as a dialysis technician. Eva will be forever Eva Gillen held in the hearts of her husband, David Gillen; her mother, Maria Schlick; her stepfather, Glen Schlick; her sisters, Titiana Cropper (Wally III), Josephine Schlick (Joel Baus) and Jessica Schlick Leisenring (Matthew); her nephew, Wally Cropper IV; her best friend, Brian Robinson; and her brothers, Allen, Charles, John and Michael. In addition to her love of music, art, and nature, she enjoyed caring for many animals throughout her lifetime. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the Community Cat Coalition (P.O. Box 1761, Berlin, Maryland 21811 - or online at http://communitycatscoalition.com/ donate). Letters of condolence may be sent to the family at www.burbagefuneralhome.com.
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“This is the deepest, most talented team I’ve had since I’ve been here,” Prep Coach Scot Dailey said. “Everyone knows that we should be pretty good…[this] could be a special season.”
WP girls’ basketball squad ready for action Dailey: This is the deepest, most talented team I’ve had since I’ve been here
By Lisa Capitelli Managing Editor (Nov. 30, 2018) The Worcester Prep girls’ basketball team competed in two scrimmages during the preseason and, after the second one earlier week, Coach Scot Dailey said this “could be a special season.” “This is the deepest, most talented team I’ve had since I’ve been here,” Dailey said. “With that brings some expectations from me to me, from me to them, from the community to them. Everyone knows that we should be pretty good.” If the Lady Mallards can take over leadership of the squad from the coaching staff, Dailey said there will be no stopping them. “I believe if they start to take ownership and [make] it be their team, the sky’s the limit,” he said. “I told them that on the first day of practice. If me, [assistant coaches] Aaron [Wyatt] and Katie [Oxenreider] are being the leaders, then we’re just going to be pretty good.” Ten of the 12 players on Dailey’s roster were members of the varsity team last year that finished 14-6. They were the
runner-up in the Eastern Shore Independent Athletic Conference, falling to Delmarva Christian, 44-42, in the championship game. Worcester also lost to Delmarva Christian twice during the regular season and Dailey said the Mallards are looking to come out on the winning end this year. “They’re all back. They remember the sting of losing by two points in the championship game last year Scot Dailey and getting beat by that team three times,” he said. “They’re looking for redemption.” With so many players returning, Dailey said the team has depth and experience, and is almost picking up where it left off in February. “We’re definitely more advanced in our practices than we have been in the past. We’re a little ahead in some things than we were at this point last year,” the fourth-year coach said. “They know what’s expected and they know the plays. Some stuff we’ve briefly gone over, but they remember. They’re picking everything up quickly.” Seniors Hailey Merritt and Gracie Gardner were captains last year and will lead the team again this season. Both girls earned All-Conference
honors for their performance during the 2017-18 season. Merritt was voted team MVP by the Mallards. She led the squad in points with 205 and assists (32). She was second in steals (51). “I think with a lot of talking we’ll be able to help lead the team [and] get the ball moving a lot more; it will help to get the game moving a lot quicker,” Merritt, a three-year varsity player, said. “I feel like I have a presence. They kind of look at me for guidance.” Since the girls have been playing together for a few years now, Merritt said they are jelling. “Our glue is already there,” the guard said. “We played over the summer, so we’re a well-seasoned team. We all just want to work on our communication [and], once we get that going, hopefully we’ll win a lot of games and have a lot of fun.” Gardner finished second in points last season with 183. She was the top rebounder (156) and recorded the most blocks (41). “The program’s definitely grown since freshman year. We’ve gotten better and better each year and the seniors have always held an important position as leaders, so I’m looking forward to stepping into that position,” Gardner said. “I’m looking forward to the season and just having fun with everyone …
Our goal always is for everyone to play together as a unit and play our best.” Gardner, a center, has been a member of the team for four years. She had to sit out her sophomore year while recovering from a knee injury, so she was a team manager then. Dailey also expects the defense to be robust. “Defensive stoppers Carly Hoffman and Delaney Abercrombie [will] bring the tenacious defense back again,” he said. Hoffman, a junior, also received AllESIAC accolades. She led the team in steals (61) and was third in assists (23). Abercrombie, a senior, logged 27 assists last season, the second highest on the team. Dailey said he is excited to have freshman Lily Baeurle join the team. “She’ll make an instant impact,” he said. “She’s going to give us the dynamic we haven’t had in a while,” Wyatt added. “She’s going to add a whole different look to our team with what she can do offensively.” Dailey said all 12 girls are capable of playing and, when he does make a substitution, the team won’t lose a step on the court. “We’re just trying to find the right mix, because some girls got better from last year and we added two that are See SKY’S Page 66
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Moeser new WP boys’ bball coach
By Lisa Capitelli Managing Editor (Nov. 30, 2018) After 23 years as a teacher and coach at Calvert Hall in Baltimore, John Moeser has made the move to the Eastern Shore to take over the boys’ varsity basketball program at Worcester Prep. He actually interviewed for the boys’ lacrosse head coach position when he learned the basketball coach job was open as well. He got both jobs. “I had an opportunity to move down here, and I obviously know the reputation of Worcester being a great school,” he said. “It was a great opportunity. My family is down here. I’m really the only person that was left on the other side of the bridge. I had a house down here … and this was were I wanted to be.”
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A biology teacher, Moeser coached soccer, basketball and lacrosse at Calvert Hall. He has been on the sidelines with some of the top coaches in the state and the country, and brings a tremendous amount of experience to Worcester. “I’ve had great menJohn Moeser tors. I’ve been fortunate that I coached under two legendary coaches from the Baltimore Catholic League,” he said. “I played and coached with Ray Mullis, who at one time had the most wins in Maryland … and then at Calvert Hall I worked with Mark Amatucci, who won a national championship in 1982 at Calvert Hall, then also was the head coach at Loyola University in Baltimore. “I coached at Cardinal Gibbons, my alma mater, for two years and Steve Wo-
jciechowski was there, and when he went to Duke I was able to hang around the Duke program and learn a lot down there,” he added. Moeser said the transition to Worcester has been fairly smooth, with the help of Assistant Coach Greg Palmer, who was with the program last year. Moeser’s friend, Pat Moylan, who played for DeMatha, then Bucknell University, joins the coaching staff and “has been a great help as well.” “I have a great staff,” he said. There are 14 players on the roster – eight seniors, two juniors, three sophomores and one freshman. “The kids are fantastic … It’s a good mix. I think the chemistry is starting to generate and jell,” Moeser said. “They’re very coachable, they listen and we’ve made tremendous improvement [since preseason began].” See SENIORS Page 68
‘Sky’s the limit’ if girls take control, leadership of team Continued from Page 65 both very skilled,” he said. “Trying to find minutes for 12 players might be my biggest obstacle.” The goal this year is to win the regular season and be the No. 1 seed for the Eastern Shore Independent Athletic Conference tournament. “This is the first graduating class. The seven seniors were all freshmen when I started,” Dailey said. We’ve been to three championships and they’ve all been on the road. We want to host this year and win it. I’m super excited.” Worcester will participate in the Indian River Tip-Off Classic this weekend in Delaware. The Mallards will play Indian River at 7:30 p.m. today, Friday, and Delmar at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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Runners to get festive during Jingle Bell 5K By Morgan Pilz Staff Writer (Nov. 30, 2018) Jingle Bell 5K participants have the opportunity to run through the Winterfest of Lights, this Sunday at Northside Park on 125th Street, from 5-6:30 p.m. “We just thought it would be a great idea to let family and friends run through the festival of lights together before they start the tram ride through,” Chris Klebe, event organizer, said. “We thought it would be a neat idea and the idea took off.” Participants will run or walk
through the Christmas lights display twice. When it concludes, hot chocolate, cookies and a long-sleeve T-shirt will be waiting at the finish line. All runners will receive a free ride on the Winterfest Express. “They start right outside the gates of the Winterfest of Lights, then to the park through the lights. They do one big loop through, and then they go out of the park and go behind the Montego Bay Shopping Center,” Klebe said. “It’s a quarter mile there and a quarter mile back for another loop around the Winterfest of lights and then to the finish.”
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Seniors ‘heart and soul’ of Prep boys’ squad Continued from Page 66 Six players competed last season when the team went 8-8. The Mallards’ season ended with a 56-36 loss to Delmarva Christian in the semifinal round of the Eastern Shore Independent Athletic Conference. The team graduated five players. Four of them were starters. Senior Colin Miller earned ESIAC Honorable Mention accolades for his performance during the 2017-18 season. Miller was third on the team in points with 133 and second in assists (56) last year. He has been a member of the team for four years and will again take the court at the point guard position. Miller is a team captain this season, with seniors Cooper Richins and Cole Berry. “I think the experience of seeing all the defenses from previous years and having the composure that I didn’t have freshman year” will help Miller lead the team, he said. “I love playing point guard. I love being able to help my teammates out and get everyone involved, and pass instead of shooting most of the time. It’s fun,” he said. Although he prefers to pass, Miller said he will “still get my fair share of shots.”
Moeser said Miller will be instrumental as an extension of the coaching staff on the floor. Senior Michael Curtis also returns. “Michael Curtis is probably our best offensive player. He shoots the ball really well,” Moeser said. “Cole Berry is a guy that keeps everything going. He’s kind of the enforcer. He will play down low and Cooper Richins is a post player.” Junior Sam Tinkler, who Moeser said stands at 6’5’’-6’6,’’ will be a big presence down low because of his height. Moeser said newcomer Mason Brown, a sophomore, is athletic, a good shooter and offensive player. Freshman Brice Richins will also be a contributor as the season goes on, Moeser said. “Even though we lost four starting seniors last year, Colin’s been doing a great job getting all the guys together and making sure everyone knows where they are supposed to be and what they’re doing,” Curtis said. “I think everyone is looking pretty well. We’ve definitely evolved out of tryouts, and each player is getting better and better each practice. Shots are going in more and free throws are better.” As a whole, Moeser said the team is very athletic. “We’re going to run. We’re going to press,” he added. During the preseason scrimmages, the Prep defense was solid.
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“I think that’s going to be our strength,” Moeser said. Since a majority of the roster is made up of seniors, Moeser said they will be the “heart and soul” of the team. “We’re really heavily senior laden, so we have great leadership. The seniors so far have taken that role and ran with it,” he said. Moeser said his concentration has been on the fundamentals of the game and he hopes to build the basketball program. “The main focus is to make sure middle school kids feel like part of the program, and JV kids,” he said. Having a successful feeder program
is important, especially with so many seniors. Worcester will compete in the Indian River Tip-Off Classic this weekend in Delaware. The Prep squad will battle Indian River at 6 p.m. tonight, Friday. The Mallards will then play Laurel at 2 p.m. on Saturday. “We’re working hard. We’re looking forward to opening up with the tip-off tournament,” Moeser said. “I hope we’re going to surprise some people this season.” “I’d like to go out with a bang,” Miller said. “We definitely want to win the league and go undefeated. It will take a lot of hard work in practice.”
Bayside South Conference soccer awards announced
By Lisa Capitelli Managing Editor (Nov. 30, 2018) Several soccer players on the Stephen Decatur boys’ and girls’ teams were presented Bayside South Conference awards for their performance during the fall season. Three boys earned First Team honors. Junior forward John Karacoulakis, a team captain, led the Seahawks this season with 11 goals and seven assists. J. Greenwood “John has been a great addition to our offense. [He was moved] up top after being a two-year starting defender after the second game of the season to generate more offense,” Decatur Coach Jamie Greenwood said. “John was definitely the focus of other teams’ game plans. Often times, John was double teamed, because he is so strong with the ball at his foot. We look forward to having John back next season and again lead the team in scoring.”
Greenwood gave out his team awards during a banquet Monday night. The Golden Boot (leading goal scorer) award went to Karacoulakis. He also took home the Offensive MVP award. Senior Kevin Beck, also a team captain, landed a spot on the First Team for midfielders. “Kevin definitely was our field general in the center of the field every game. The Bayside South coaches were all aware of Kevin’s ability to dictate the pace of play in each game,” Greenwood said. “He worked hard every day at practice and gave everything he had in every game, to the point of exhaustion. He is going to be a tough team captain to replace.” Greenwood also presented Beck with his team Midfield MVP award. Junior Drew Haueisen represents Decatur on the First Team Defense list. “Drew was a fantastic addition to our program this season. He, along with his other three counterparts on defense, shut down the best offenses See SEVERAL Page 69
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Several Decatur soccer players recognized Continued from Page 68 in the Bayside South,” Greenwood said. “Drew’s height definitely contributed to his ability to dominate balls out of the air. He is very smooth with the ball at his foot for a big man. We again look forward to having Drew back next year.” He received the Decatur Defensive MVP award. Bayside Honorable Mention accolades went to seniors Brett Berquist (goalie), Brady Ford (forward) and Brooks Wingert (midfield), junior Hunter Wolf (defense), sophomores Evan Kinsey (defense) and Kellen Catrino (midfield) and freshman James Barrett (midfield). Berquist, a team captain, was presented the Unsung Hero award by Greenwood. “Brett played his hardest every game. He was the only player to play every minute of every game this season,” Greenwood said. “He had a .92 goals per game allowed average this season. He was the reason we were in every single game. “Brett has incredible athleticism and made numerous insane saves
Santa’s Open golf tournament this Saturday at OPGC
(Nov. 30, 2018) Area golfers can enjoy golf, fun and holiday cheer during the 26th annual Santa’s Open golf tournament to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Eastern Shore on Saturday, Dec. 1 at Ocean Pines Golf Club. The day will include golf as well as Mrs. Claus’ Breakfast, Santa’s Cheer Cart, Rudolph’s Reception and additional contests. Registration will begin at 9 a.m. and the tournament will begin at 10 a.m. with a shotgun start. A reception and awards will follow at 3 p.m. Day-of registration is $85. The fee includes 18 holes of golf, breakfast, golfer gifts and the post-tournament reception. Each golfer is also asked to bring a new, unwrapped gift for a child ages 717. Registration forms are available at OceanPinesGolf.org. Registration may also be completed by calling 410-5432447. Ocean Pines Golf Club is the only Robert Trent Jones championship course on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Nestled in the heart of the Ocean Pines community, it is open to the public year-round and offers annual memberships for individuals, families and juniors. For more information about Ocean Pines Golf Club, contact John Malinowski, PGA director of golf at Ocean Pines Golf Club, at 410-641-6057 or jmalinowski@oceanpinesgolf.org.
over the course of this season and his career,” Greenwood continued. “He has left big shoes to fill in the goalkeeper position. He will be missed next season.” Ford was second in goals scored for Decatur, with seven. Barrett was named team Rookie of the Year and Catrino won the Newcomer Award. Junior Eric Gwin received the Sportsmanship Award and Coaches Awards went to senior Maggie Berke George Luzier, Gwin and Wolf. Decatur ended the season with an 8-4-1 record. The Seahawks lost in the second round of Section II of the 3A East Region tournament. “Overall, I was happy with the season and most of the kids will be back next year,” Greenwood said. “We have a good core group returning – eight of the 11 starters.” For the girls’ squad, juniors Gabby Izzett (defense) and Alyssa Romano (forward) earned Bayside South First Team distinction. Decatur Coach Maggie Berke gave the overall team MVP award to Izzett, who is also a team captain. “Gabby was a major playmaker this season. Her selflessness on the ball helped to progress her team-
mates to the net, even if the stats didn’t go to her,” Berke said. “She worked both on and off the field for the benefit of the team as a whole, both through her leadership and her work ethic.” Romano took home the team’s Forward MVP award. “Alyssa was our leading goal scorer for the regular season this year,” Berke said. “In every game, Alyssa worked in any capacity she could to help the team and get the ball down the field.” Romano and sophomore Macy Dill both tallied seven goals this season. Dill scored a spot on the Bayside South Second Team for midfield. She received Decatur’s Midfield MVP award. “Macy scored six regular-season goals this year, helping the team stay alive in some major games like Easton and Parkside, while also contributing through multiple assists for her teammates,” Berke said. Bayside Honorable Mention awards went to seniors Logan Townsend (defense), Rachel Haskell (defense) and Mia Dill (midfield), and junior Isy Kristick (goalie). Townsend, also a team captain, took home Decatur’s Defensive MVP award. “Logan jumped into the defensive role for the first time this year and
you never would have guessed it,” Berke said. “She came through with some huge saves for the team and was not only a leader for the defense this year, but the entire team.” Haskell earned the team’s Most Improved award. “I have witnessed Rachel learn and grow over the last four years, but nothing compared to the hard work she put in this year and it showed,” Berke said. “She became one of our most reliable players on the field and a huge leader for her teammates.” Mia Dill and junior Sarah Haskell were given Coaches Awards. “Both girls were faced with major injuries this season that inhibited their ability to participate to the capacity that they would have liked, but they still continued to attend games and practices and support their teammates any way they could,” Berke said. The team’s season ended in the second round of Section II of the 3A East Region tournament. Decatur finished the season with a 4-9 record. “Overall, the season was very up and down, but the girls ended making great improvements and playing the best they had all season,” Berke said. “I think the team next year looks promising. A lot of young, motivated girls are returning, so it should be a positive year.”
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Dalkiewicz enjoys Ocean City winter surfing By Dave Dalkiewicz Contributing Writer (Nov. 30, 2018) Seems like it has finally shown up. Meteorologists, the weathermen and women, will regard winter as the three months of December, January and February. Astronomically speaking, referencing the tilt of the Earth and the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, winter won’t start until Dec. 21. Either way, it doesn’t matter. The cold season is upon us. Sure, it will get colder and we’ll still see a few days that get into the 60s, but the days are so short any warmth doesn’t last too long. Plus, we’re very susceptible to the wind on these barrier islands which does quite a job in exacerbating the cold. The water’s down to the mid-50s by now and with any luck will stay into the 50s into January. Boots, gloves and at least a 4/3 fullsuit are probably the best idea going forward. Oh, and something on your head in the way of a wetsuit hood or cap. Naval studies show that a large percentage of one’s body heat can be lost through the head and back of the neck. Coverage in these areas would therefore make a lot of sense. Oft times, the subject of a “surfing
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BREAKFAST WITH SURFIN’ SANTA
Gourmet Dinner Buffet 8 pm – 10 pm Dancing and Entertainment 9 pm – 3 am • Open Bar 8 pm – 1 am
Saturday, December 1, 2018 • 8:00 am to Noon Adults $13.95 • Children 4-8 $10.95 • Under 3 FREE Includes Gift & Picture with Santa
Reservations Required | Must be 21 Years of Age – Proper I.D. Required
Adults $29.95 • Children 4-12 $19.95 • Children 3 & Under FREE Reservations Recommended
• Visit Both Bands - Power Play & On The Edge •